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The Communication Program has a history as old as the university itself, with academic work in rhetoric dating back to the original charter in 1821. The program explores how people constitute and share meaning in an abstract world. Current curricular offerings probe communication events as media-bound occurrences, studying the verbal and nonverbal, oral or written, live or mass media nature of communication phenomena.
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John W. G. Dunn, Moosehead Lake, 1904Item 5887 info
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John Dunn was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1869. His father, Charles Bullen Dunn, was a wealthy businessman and great outdoorsman.
Due to huge success as a Philadelphia banker, Dunn's father had the resources to make frequent trips from urban Philadelphia to the pristine, remote and rugged Moosehead Lake region of northern Maine.
John Dunn, Ragged Lake area, 1901Item 5874 info
Maine Historical Society
In 1891, John Dunn dropped out of the University of Pennsylvania due to illness, ending a dream of a career in civil engineering.
To recover from illness and to regain stamina, Dunn traveled to Maine for the fresh air and rigors of the outdoors.
From 1885 to 1904, John Dunn spent weeks on end photographing, hunting and fishing around Ragged Lake, Roach Pond and Moosehead Lake.
Bearbrook Landing, 1895Item 5882 info
Maine Historical Society
During his teenage years, John Dunn had developed a fascination for a relatively new technology: photography.
He documented his hunting and fishing trips to Maine using a bulky Graflex box camera and a heavy wooden tripod.
Dunn, with the help of guides, carried the cumbersome equipment to even the most remote and inaccessible areas.
Fishing catch from Ragged Lake, ca. 1887Item 1016 info
Maine Historical Society
Dunn had also become an accomplished fly-fisherman. In the late 1800s, a state-of-the-art fly-fishing outfit might consist of a bamboo fly rod, a reel loaded with silk fly line and hand-tied flies to simulate any number of brook trout prey.
Sandy Point Camp, Ragged Lake, 1896Item 5872 info
Maine Historical Society
Dunn enlisted the services of local guides with keen knowledge of where to find trophy fish and game.
Often, the guides had access to out-post camps, either owned by themselves or fellow guides.
Ragged Lake in the late 1800sItem 1021 info
Maine Historical Society
Deserted logging camps on the shores of pristine lakes and ponds provided protection from the elements and access to remote areas.
Ragged Lake, Socatean Stream, and the Roach Ponds were favorite destinations.
Steamer Henry M, Lily Bay, Moosehead LakeItem 5885 info
Maine Historical Society
Late 19th century travel was an arduous proposition in northern Maine.
To reach outpost camps in remote, game-rich areas, Dunn and his party traveled from Philadelphia to the southern end of Moosehead Lake, where they boarded the steamer Henry M to Lily Bay.
Loading up the teamsItem 5883 info
Maine Historical Society
Disembarking at Lily Bay, the party loaded gear onto horse-drawn wagons and traveled a day or more along dirt roads and wagon trails.
Depending on the destination, they transferred their gear to canoes and paddled upwards of 15 to 20 miles along one of Moosehead's tributaries.
Ragged Lake, 1887Item 1019 info
Maine Historical Society
Around the turn of the century, Maine was developing a national reputation for its abundant game and had begun to experiment with game laws in an effort to protect the valuable resource.
In 1895 the bag limit was set at two deer instead of three. And in 1900, the deer hunting season opened on October 15 and was shortened from closing on January 15 to December 15.
Ragged Lake, 1887Item 1024 info
Maine Historical Society
In addition, the legislature appropriated increased funding for enforcement.
There were now strong laws and money to enforce them. Hunting in Maine would be forever changed.
Tom and his buck from Little Blackberry PondItem 5888 info
Maine Historical Society
Stricter game laws created tension between residents, trying to feed their families and earn a living as market hunters, and wealthy out-of-state sportsmen. The state, supported by sportsmen "from away," wanted to ensure that Maine's trophy wildlife remained abundant.
But Mainers, clinging to long-standing tradition, felt that it was their right to take as much game as they wanted, whenever they wanted.
Ragged Lake, ca. 1887Item 1023 info
Maine Historical Society
Before 1830, the taking of any wildlife in Maine had been largely unrestricted. The strain on the deer, moose and caribou herd was becoming serious.
Tourism became increasingly crucial to the economic development of Maine. Game laws ensured that Maine's marketable wildlife populations stayed strong.
Without trophies to pursue, wealthy sportsmen from Boston, New York and Philadelphia would have no reason to travel to Maine.
John W.G. Dunn's tent, Ragged Lake, 1901Item 5875 info
Maine Historical Society
By 1896, at the age of 27, John Dunn had settled in Minnesota along with the rest of his family and no longer traveled to Moosehead Lake.
However, Dunn cherished his time spent in Maine, and from his home in Minnesota, he sold albums of photographs taken during the numerous bivouacs to the Moosehead region.
And whether he was sleeping in a tent, a camp, under the stars, or in the comfort of his home, Dunn kept a copy of Thoreau's The Maine Woods at his bedside.
John W. G. Dunn cooking fishItem 5886 info
Maine Historical Society
John Dunn died in May of 1941 in St. Paul, Minnesota. A friend fondly wrote that he was considered "a good woodsman, a lover of nature, a fair rod, a strong shot, a good stayer on the tramp, and a most enjoyable companion."
John and Alice Dunn, Moosehead Lake region, 1904Item 5879 info
Maine Historical Society
Works Cited:
Telephone Interview with Julia Hunter, 8/14/2001
Edward D. Ives, George Magoon and the Downeast Game War, Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1998.
James Taylor Dunn, "J.W.G. Dunn: Fisherman, Photographer and Nature Lover," in Dallas Visitor (1989) and The Country Messenger (July 4, 1989).
Harvey Elliot, "The Early Years" in Maine Fish and Game, Spring 1961.

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Who buys a Tesla? Very wealthy people and Toyota Prius owners.
That's the conclusion of an analysis of vehicle registrations by IHS Automotive analyst Tom Libby.
About 15.5% of Tesla Model S buyers owned a Toyota-brand vehicle at the time of the purchase, Libby said. The numbers don't make clear whether they were trading in the Toyota or adding the electric sports sedan to a garage that also had a car from the Japanese automaker, he said.
Toss in Toyota's Lexus luxury division, and the data is even more startling. More than a quarter -- 25.3% -- of Tesla buyers in the United States owned a Toyota-manufactured vehicle at the time of their Model S purchase.
"The Toyota conquests by the Model S are being driven by the Prius, which is the No. 1 model conquested by the Model S," Libby said.
Toyota's Highlander and Sienna are fifth and sixth on the list of models. Nissan's electric Leaf sedan ranks seventh.
"The fact that the Prius and Leaf both rank so high on the Model S conquest list suggests that the S now gives hybrid-/EV-inclined purchasers an opportunity to move up to a vehicle that is clearly a hybrid or electric like their current model but more luxurious and upscale than their current car and more stylish as well," Libby said.
Not surprisingly, Mercedes-Benz and BMW also were well-represented. Nearly 11% of Tesla buyers owned a Benz, and 10% had a Bimmer.
Considering that the Tesla's price starts at $71,070 before any federal or state incentives for purchasing an electric car, it's not surprising that owners of other luxury cars are big buyers.
This trend becomes even more pronounced when the registration data is adjusted by number of vehicles a company sells, Libby said. Besides the green ethos of a Prius, Toyota is at the top of the list because it has so many cars on the road that buyers own or are trading in, he said.
Libby also spun the registration numbers to adjust for how many cars a manufacturer has sold.
He discovered that McLaren supercar owners are the most likely to buy a Tesla when they go car shopping. They don't account for many Tesla sales because McLaren owners number just in the hundreds to low thousands in the U.S., compared with the millions of Toyota owners.
Lotus, Ferrari, Aston Martin and Maserati owners also were more likely than the owners of other brands to buy a Tesla, Libby said.
Why are exotic car owners big into Teslas?
"It is either because they are so wealthy that they can add another toy to the collection," Libby said, "or they could be looking for a more practical vehicle. They have a family of five and it's hard to take them anywhere in a Lamborghini."
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Packers safety Jerron McMillian picked up a $21,000 fine from the NFL for a hit on Giants tight end Martellus Bennett during last Sunday's 38-10 Giants victory and he doesn't believe that the punishment fits the crime.
McMillian doesn't think there was any crime at all, although he was flagged for unnecessary roughness on the hit. He said the team's coaches told him there wasn't anything he could or should have done differently on the play and he'll appeal the fine. McMillian also doesn't think it was a coincidence that a member of the Packers received a fine from the league for the third straight week.
"I think (the NFL) has got a hit out on us. We're trying to play a physical football game, and it calls to be physical in this game of football. Just to have rules and regulations on to how and to where to hit a player, it's hard," McMillian said, via Paul Imig of FoxSportsWisconsin.com. "You want to go all out, you want to leave everything on the field, but that's a little bit of an aspect of the game they're trying to take away. They're trying to take it away."
McMillian also said he thought that Bennett's reaction to the hit helped draw the flag.
"I guess it's for the well-being of whoever was down, because I guess he was crying and whatnot," McMillian said. "I guess something was wrong with him, but it was a clean hit. I think they more so threw the flag because of his reaction instead of the actual contact."
It's not the first time that a member of the Packers has suggested that the NFL is taking a special interest in punishing them this season. It didn't feel true then and it doesn't feel true now.
One need only type "fine" into the search box on this page to see how many fines the league hands out in a week to every team and one need only type "appeal fine" to see how rarely players in the league, Packers and otherwise, agree with the league's assessment. The Packers aren't the only team in this boat, no matter how much McMillian believes there's a "hit" out on them.


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Ernesto Neto's installations ache of a strange dreamy womb I'm sleepwalking towards, one that promises 100 years of hibernation, an extended respite that is sensually comforting and yet also terrifying claustrophobic. It's a peculiar feeling– a mushy feeling, a propelling and repulsive feeling, or push and pull, that I can't stop leaning into.
I am not my body, yet I am my body.
Unintentionally echoing motifs in David Cronenberg's psychological horror films, Neto's "beyond abstract minimalism" worlds seem to confront the dysfunctional relationship we have with our internal and external selves, and the weeping orifices that connect us to one another on a physical and emotional level. Each path is carved viscerally, interactively– ideally, playfully, but admittedly, horrifyingly in our own image, resembling internal organs and wads of flesh and goo. We are attracted to this, and this attraction is disturbing.
Of his work, and perhaps of this feeling I'm describing, in an interview with Bill Arning, Neto states, "Do you understand the word sacanagem? It's a Portuguese word that does not translate well. It is beyond flirting. It's after that, in that moment when both of your faces change into something else because the erotic charge is so high, when your bodies move towards each other. I wanted the work to manifest sacanagem without talking about it. It's all subtextual. My work is first and foremost a contemporary sculpture; it speaks of the finite and the infinite, of the macroscopic and the microscopic, the internal and external, by the masculine and feminine powers, but sex is like a snake, it slithers through everything."


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Today is November 1, 2012. The Dolphins are preparing for a game that is meaningful to them.
How you like them now?
It hasn't been that long since the Dolphins went into November with something riding on the outcome of the coming games. In 2010, the club was 4-3 to start November before finishing 7-9.
But because we often remember what went wrong more than what has gone right, I had to actually remember why there's been such a feeling of dread around the Dolphins to start November -- even with what seemed like a chance to do damage in 2010.
Perhaps it's because last season, In 2011, the Dolphins were 0-7 going into the first week of November and there were "Suck for Luck" calls echoing throughout Miami fandom. In 2009, the Dolphins were 2-4 through October and with Chad Pennington already down for the year and Gibril Wilson still on the roster helping the other teams win, there simply wasn't a ton of optimism surrounding the team.
This year seems different. It feels different.
I'm not saying the Dolphins are going to be a playoff team. Frankly, I'm not sure they'll even be at .500 when all is said and done. But there isn't a feeling of dread over this squad. One is not expecting the next shoe to drop like last season when I was basically reporting weekly updates on whether Tony Sparano was being fired.
This year the club is relevant. Blessed by a favorable schedule, the Dolphins should be in Sunday's game at Indianapolis, the games at home against Seattle and Tennessee, and the Bills don't scare anyone.
So November doesn't loom as a catastrophe month. December does. But November does not. (Keeping it real, folks.)
And that's good for you. That's good for me.
And that's good for the team.
Players report to work happy to be working instead of feeling like its drudgery. Coaches aren't on the hot seat and they can do their jobs better because the players are engaged.
"It's always fun," coach Joe Philbin said. "I told the players, 'There's nothing better in the National Football League than coming to work in November and December and, like you just mentioned, having meaningful games.' It's a lot of fun. It gets your juices going as it should. That part of it's fun, no question."
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As a professional courtesy, committee chairs and staff liaisons are responsible for informing committee members of meeting dates, times, and locations well in advance of any meeting.
Committee members are expected to attend all committee meetings, but ASM recognizes that this is not always possible. Ordinarily, if committee members cannot attend at least half of their scheduled meetings, their ability to contribute is seriously impaired. Committee members residing outside North America often have a difficult time attending face-to-face committee meetings, so many meetings are now held via teleconference and WebEx with e-mail communication between meetings.
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SAN ANTONIO — Game 3 of The Finals was kind of crazy. The San Antonio Spurs hit 16 3-pointers and blew out the Miami Heat without much production from their best offensive player. Tony Parker scored just six points on 2-for-5 shooting.
But Game 3 was also the continuation of a disturbing trend for the world's best player. LeBron James shot a brutal 2-for-14 from outside the paint on Tuesday and is now 39-for-164 (23.8 percent) from outside the paint in 18 career Finals games.
In the 2007 Finals, James and his Cleveland Cavaliers were outmatched by the more experienced and talented Spurs. In the 2011 Finals, the Dallas Mavericks vexed James with their zone and zone-ish defenses. James destroyed the Oklahoma City Thunder in last year's Finals, but almost entirely from the paint.
Interestingly, James' best jump-shooting Finals was 2011, when he had one really awful game (eight points on 3-for-11 shooting in Game 4) and averaged just 3.0 points on 7-for-21 shooting over six fourth quarters.
In his other three Finals series, James' jump-shooting ability has fallen off a cliff. And this isn't a regular season vs. playoffs thing. It's simply a Finals phenomenon.
James' Finals shooting from outside the paint
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These numbers are from only four games in '07, six in '11, five in '12, and three this year. Still, they're fascinating and provide fodder for those who still doubt James' ability to perform on basketball's biggest stage.
You have to wonder if the fatigue of long playoff runs is a factor. But in three of his four Finals years, James has shot better from outside the paint in the conference finals – where he's always faced the best defense of his three Eastern Conference opponents – than in the first two rounds.
He shot 32-for-79 (41 percent) from outside the paint against the Pacers' No. 1 defense in this year's conference finals after shooting just 19-for-56 (34 percent) in nine games against the Bucks and Bulls.
Maybe it's fatigue. Maybe it's something mental. Maybe it's just a fluke.
Whatever the problem is, James has rewarded the Spurs for the way they're defending him. Basically, they're not defending him on the perimeter, inviting him to shoot jumpers.
Here are James' nine mid-range shots (from between the paint and the 3-point line) from Game 3. He was 1-for-9.
On a second-quarter post-up (the second play in the above clip), Danny Green makes James catch the ball about 15 feet from the basket. And then he gives him plenty of space to shoot a face-up jumper …
At the end of the second quarter, Green goes under a Norris Cole screen that is set just above the foul line, basically inviting James to shoot from anywhere beyond 12 feet. And his disregard for James' ability to knock down a pull-up jumper allows Gary Neal to stay at home on Mike Miller in the corner …
When James tried to get to the basket is when the Spurs brought help, lots of it.
Here, Green is again defending James on a post-up. And once James puts the ball on the floor, he gets triple-teamed …
The next example isn't a straight post-up, but James backs Green down and once he gets to the block, the Spurs' swarm arrives, forcing a turnover…
Here's a pick-and-roll example, where Green and Tiago Splitter are in position to help Kawhi Leonard as James comes off a Chris Bosh screen…
James was 5-for-7 in the paint on Tuesday, but three of the five buckets came in transition, and a fourth came off a drive-and-dish by Norris Cole. So only once did James get a basket in the paint via one of his own drives or post-ups. It was a post-up jump-hook over Leonard late in the first quarter.
Dwyane Wade, who is 10-for-39 (26 percent) from outside the paint over his last seven games, is getting the same go-ahead-and-shoot-it treatment as James …
At this point, the only guys the Spurs care to guard on the perimeter are Miller and Ray Allen, who are a combined 16-for-20 from outside the paint in the series. And the rest of the Heat — 34-for-117 (29 percent) from outside the paint — aren't giving them any reason to make an adjustment.
The Heat certainly have defensive issues as well, but if those numbers don't start to change in Game 4, the champs don't stand much of repeating.


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Big Daddy Is Watching You: Bioshock 2 DRM
Okay. Let's keep this just the facts, as everyone knows what they mean. The tech specs for Bioshock 2 are out. They're reasonable enough. There's also some fun DRM. Online verification via SecuRom, with an install limit (15 machines, admittedly). To save the game or play online, you need to be logged into Games for Window Live. This still applies on Steam – so SecuRom and Games For Windows Live are needed in addition to the Steam client. Hmm.
UPDATE: 2K Community Manager Elizabeth elaborates over at the forums. In short, it will be doing the standard Games for Windows Live activation – as in, you can play and save games offline without achievements. SecuROM is only a disc-check method for the retail copy. While final details of Steam are forthcoming, that may imply it won't be there. Hmm.
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I am interested in bringing history to life through telling a story using fictional characters in a well researched historical plot. I am going to explore the historical fiction genre to see how useful it is in honing in on aspects of history which are often overlooked or brushed aside by mainstream historians.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
The past is another country
Even so, there is merit in visiting the place where the novel is set if only to experience such elements as the climatic conditions. it is hard for those of us who live in the wide brown land at the bottom of the world to contemplate the Northern Hemisphere without having felt the seasons for ourselves.
When I went to Ireland for the first time with the ghost of my great great aunt Brigid, I had no expectation of discovering any more that what it felt like to be in a place that was green year around and frequently wet. I soon found out that the countryside wasn't uniformly green, it was various shades of green which were dependent on the soil, the rainfall and the amount of sun and shade there was. Some of the landscape I was seeing showed the impact of the Celtic Tiger which was still flashing its teeth across the island, but underneath there were remnants of the past everywhere I looked. And there were the Heritage Centres and local history libraries which could fill in the gaps that my eyes could not tell me.
At the Heritage Centre at Corofin in County Clare I found out about Brigid's family. On a map I was able to pinpoint the exact location of the house her father had rented, but although I drove up and down the New Quay Road I could not find the lane which led down to the cluster of houses which had once formed a clachan on the edge of the bay. Then I met a couple of old codgers propping up the bar at O'Brien's pub in Ballyvaghan who could remember what their grandmothers had told them of famine times. They told me the boreen I was looking for was the set of tyre tracks across a modern paddock, I had seen but thought nothing of. With some trepidation I went back, opened the gate and began walking towards the bay. There on the other side of a second paddock were the ruins of half a dozen little stone houses one of which had been my great great grandfather's. What a thrill!
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I'm there with you, Jill! I think I've always been more than healthily interested in the past, and love nothing more than going on a journey aiming to make a discovery of some kind, even if it's only to see with my own eyes the place where something specific happened.ReplyDelete
And as no doubt you tell your writing students, such visits are the source of all the vital observations and details that will give life to their words on the page.
It is the little things you discover on research journeys that make all the difference. They're the ones you wont find in the Lonely Planet Guide. Often they are personal, sometimes quirky, and sometimes they can't be used for the project you are working on at the moment but they they become the spark that ignites the imagination for the next project. Mt first Westminster Abbey experience was just that.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2011 at 8:20 PM
There are the times when the Irish you meet seem to fit the stereotypes notwithstanding the (former) Celtic Tiger. It is such a thrill and privilege to see where our ancestors lived, no matter how sparse the physical evidence. PS Loved your book and have had it for years -saw it again the other day when cleaning the bookshelves. Time for a re-read? PauleenReplyDelete
I hope you enjoy it as much the second time around, Cassmob. It's always a thrill to hear from someone who has liked what you have written,ReplyDelete


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Gillnetting is a common fishing method used by commercial and artisanal fishermen of all the oceans and in some freshwater and estuary areas. "Gill nets are vertical panels of netting normally set in a straight line. Fish may be caught by gill nets in 3 ways : (1) wedged – held by the mesh around the body (2) gilled – held by mesh slipping behind the opercula, or (3) tangled – held by teeth, spines, maxillaries, or other protrusions without the body penetrating the mesh. Most often fish are gilled. A fish swims into a net and passes only part way through the mesh. When it struggles to free itself, the twine slips behind the gill cover and prevents escape."[1]
Gillnets are so effective that their use is closely monitored and regulated by fisheries management and enforcement agencies. Mesh size, twine strength, as well as net length and depth are all closely regulated to reduce bycatch of non-target species. Gillnets have a high degree of size selectivity. Most salmon fisheries in particular have an extremely low incidence of catching non-target species.[2]
Gillnets existed in ancient times as archaeological evidence from the Middle East demonstrates.[3] In North America, aboriginal fishermen used cedar canoes and natural fibre nets, e.g., made with nettles or the inner bark of cedar.[4] They would attach stones to the bottom of the nets as weights, and pieces of wood to the top, to use as floats. This allowed the net to suspend straight up and down in the water. Each net would be suspended either from shore or between two boats. Native fishers in the Pacific Northwest, Canada, and Alaska still commonly use gillnets in their fisheries for salmon and steelhead.
Both drift gillnets and setnets have long been used by cultures around the world. There is evidence of fisheries exploitation, including gillnetting, going far back in Japanese history, with many specific details available from the Edo period (1603–1868).[5] Fisheries in the Shetland Islands, which were settled by Norsemen during the Viking age, share cultural and technological similarities with Norwegian fisheries, including gillnet fisheries for herring.[6] Many of the Norwegian immigrant fishermen who came to fish in the great Columbia River salmon fishery during the second half of the 19th century did so because they had experience in the gillnet fishery for cod in the waters surrounding the Lofoten Islands of northern Norway.[7] Gillnets were used as part of the seasonal round by Swedish fishermen as well.[8] Welsh and English fishermen gillnetted for Atlantic salmon in the rivers of Wales and England in coracles, using hand-made nets, for at least several centuries.[9] These are but a few of the examples of historic gillnet fisheries around the world.
Gillnetting was an early fishing technology in Colonial America, used for example, in fisheries for Atlantic salmon and shad.[10] Immigrant fishermen from northern Europe and the Mediterranean brought a number of different adaptations of the technology from their respective homelands with them to the rapidly expanding salmon fisheries of the Columbia River from the 1860s onward.[11] The boats used by these fisherman were typically around Script error: No such module "convert". long and powered by oars. Many of these boats also had small sails and were called "row-sail" boats. At the beginning of the 1900s, steam powered ships would haul these smaller boats to their fishing grounds and retrieve them at the end of each day. However, at this time gas powered boats were beginning to make their appearance, and by the 1930s, the row-sail boat had virtually disappeared, except in Bristol Bay, Alaska, where motors were prohibited in the gillnet fishery by territorial law until 1951.[12]
In 1931, the first powered drum was created by Laurie Jarelainen.[citation needed] The drum is a circular device that is set to the side of the boat and draws in the nets. The powered drum allowed the nets to be drawn in much faster and along with the faster gas powered boats, fisherman were able to fish in areas they had previously been unable to go into, thereby revolutionizing the fishing industry.
During World War II, navigation and communication devices, as well as many other forms of maritime equipment (ex. depth-sounding and radar) were improved and made more compact. These devices became much more accessible to the average fisherman, thus making their range and mobility increasingly larger. It also served to make the industry much more competitive, as the fisherman were forced to invest more in boats and equipment to stay current with developing technology.
The introduction of fine synthetic fibres such as nylon in the construction of fishing gear during the 1960s marked an expansion in the commercial use of gillnets. The new materials were cheaper and easier to handle, lasted longer and required less maintenance than natural fibres. In addition, multifilament nylon, monofilament or multimonofilament fibres become almost invisible in water, so nets made with synthetic twines generally caught greater numbers of fish than natural fibre nets used in comparable situations.
Nylon is highly resistant to abrasion and degradation, hence the netting has the potential to last for many years if it is not recovered. This ghost fishing is of environmental concern. Attaching the gillnet floats with biodegradable material can reduce the problem.[13] However it is difficult to generalize about the longevity of ghost-fishing gillnets due to the varying environments in which they are used. Some researchers have found gill-nets still catching fish and crustaceans over a year after loss[1], while others have found lost nets destroyed by wave action within one month[2] or overgrown with seaweeds, increasing their visibility and reducing their catching potential to such an extent that they became a microhabitat used by small fish.[3]
This type of net was heavily used by many Japanese, South Korean, and Taiwanese fishing fleets on the high seas in the 1980s to target tunas. Although highly selective with respect to size class of animals captured, gillnets are associated with high numbers of incidental captures of cetaceans (whales and dolphins). In the Sri Lankan gillnet fishery, one dolphin is caught for every 1.7-4.0 tonnes of tuna landed[4]. This compares poorly with the rate of one dolphin per 70 tonnes of tuna landed in the eastern Pacific purse seine tuna fishery.
Gillnets are sometimes used by fisheries scientists to monitor fish populations.[14]
Legal status
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/215[15] called for the cessation of all "large-scale pelagic drift-net fishing" in international waters by the end of 1992. The laws of individual countries vary with regard to fishing in waters under their jurisdiction.
Possession of gillnets is illegal in some U.S. states.
Oregon voters had the chance to decide on whether gillnetting will continue in the Columbia river in November, 2012 by voting on Measure 81.[16] The measure was defeated with 65% of Oregon voters voting against the measure and allowing commercial gillnet fishing to continue on the Columbia River.[17]
Gillnets are a series of panels of meshes with a weighted "foot rope" along the bottom, and a headline, to which floats are attached. By altering the ratio of floats to weights, buoyancy changes,[18] and the net can therefore be set to fish at any depth in the water column. In commercial fisheries, the meshes of a gillnet are uniform in size and shape. Fish smaller than the mesh of the net pass through unhindered, while those too large to push their heads through the meshes as far as their gills are not retained. This gives gillnets the ability to target a specific size of fish, unlike other net gears such as trawls, in which smaller fish pass through the meshes and all larger fish are captured in the net[5].
Commercial gillnet fisheries are still an important method of harvesting salmon in Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. In the lower Columbia River, non-Indian commercial salmon fisheries for spring Chinook have developed methods of selectively harvesting adipose fin clipped hatchery salmon using small mesh gillnets known as tangle nets or tooth nets. Non-adipose fin clipped fish (primarily natural origin salmon) must be released.[19] Fishery management agencies estimate a relatively low release mortality rate on salmon and steelhead released from these small mesh gillnets.
Problems that can arise from selective harvesting are smaller reproducing adult fish, as well as the unexpected mortality of the fish which sustain injuries from the gillnet but are not retained in the fishery. Most salmon populations include several age classes, allowing for fish of different ages, and sizes, to reproduce with each other. A recent 2009 study looked at 59 years of catch and escapement data of Bristol Bay sockeye salmon to determine age and size at maturity trends attributable to the selectivity of commercial gillnet harvests. The study found that the larger females (>550 mm) of all age classes were most susceptible to harvest.[20] The study suggests that smaller, younger fish were more likely to successfully traverse the gillnet fishery and reproduce than the larger fish. The study also found that the average length of sockeye harvested from 1946–2005 was 8 mm larger than the sockeye who escaped the gillnet fishery to spawn, reducing the fecundity of the average female by 5%, or 104 eggs.[20] If a salmon enters a gillnet, but manages to escape, it can sustain injuries. These injuries can lead to a lower degree of reproductive success. A study aimed at quantifying mortality of Bristol Bay sockeye salmon due to gillnet-related injuries found that 11–29% of sockeye sustained fishery-related injuries attributable to gillnets, and 51% of those fish were expected to not reproduce.[21]
Gillnets are sometimes a controversial gear type especially among sport fishers who argue they are inappropriate especially for salmon fisheries. These arguments are often related to allocation issues between commercial and recreational (sport) fisheries and not conservation issues.[22] Most salmon fisheries, especially those targeting Pacific salmon in North America, are strictly managed to minimize total impacts to specific populations and salmon fishery managers continue to allow the use of gillnets in these fisheries.[23]
In 2012, University of Washington Fisheries Professor Emeritus Stephen Mathews compared Puget Sound bycatch data for the non-treaty gillnet and purse seine keta salmon fisheries. He found that although neither fishery had major bycatch problems with nontarget salmonids, the gillnet fishery has substantially less impact on nontarget Chinook salmon. His fulltext report is available from the Washington State Puget Sound Salmon Commission.
Given the selective properties of gillnet fishing, alternative methods of harvest are currently being studied. Recent WDF&W reports suggest that purse seine is the most productive method with having highest catch per unit effort (CPUE), but has little information on the effectiveness of selectively harvesting hatchery-reared salmon.[24] More conclusive research has been conducted jointly between the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and Bonneville Power Administration on a 10-year study on selective harvest methods of hatchery origin salmon in the Upper Columbia River by purse seine and tangle net. Their 2009 and 2010 findings show that purse seines have a higher percentage of survivability and higher CPUE than does tangle nets.[25] A Colville Tribe biologist reports that during these two years the tribe harvested 3,163 hatchery Chinook while releasing 2,346 wild Chinook with only 1.4% direct or immediate mortality using purse seines,[26] whereas the tangle net was far less productive but had an approximate 12.5% mortality. Researchers commented that the use of recovery boxes and shortened periods between checking the nets would have likely decreased mortality rates. While there is data that shows success of selective methods of harvest at protecting wild and ESA listed salmon, there still must be social acceptance of new methods of fishing.
Types of gillnets
The FAO classifies gillnet gear types as follows:
Set gillnets
Set gillnets consist of a single netting wall kept vertical by a floatline (upper line/headrope) and a weighted groundline (lower line/footrope). Small floats, usually shaped like eggs or cylinders and made of solid plastic, are evenly distributed along the floatline, while lead weights are evenly distributed along groundline. The lower line can also be made of lead cored rope, which does not need additional weight. The net is set on the bottom, or at a distance above it and held in place with anchors or weights on both ends. By adjusting the design these nets can fish in surface layers, in mid water or at the bottom, targeting pelagic, demersal or benthic species. On small boats gillnets are handled by hand. Larger boats use hydraulic net haulers or net drums. Set gillnets are widely used all over the world, and are employed both in inland and sea waters. They are popular with artisanal fisheries because no specialized gear is needed, and it is low cost based on the relationship of fuel/fish.[13]
Encircling gillnets
Encircling gillnets are gillnets set vertically in shallow water, with the floatline remaining at the surface so they encircle fish. Small open boats or canoes can be used to set the net around the fish. Once the fish are encircled, the fishers shout and splash the water to panic the fish so they gill or entangle themselves. There is little negative impact on the environment. As soon as the gear is set the scaring takes place and the net is hauled back in. The fish are alive and discards can be returned to the sea. Encircling gillnets are commonly used by groups of small-scale fishers, and does not require other equipment.[27]
Combined gillnets-trammel nets
This bottom-set gear has two parts:
- the upper part is a standard gillnet where semi-demersal or pelagic fish can be gilled
- the lower part is a trammel net where bottom fish can entangle.
The combined nets are maintained more or less vertically in the usual way by floats on the floatline and weights on the groundline. They are set on the bottom. After a time depending on the target species, they are hauled on board. Traditional combined nets were hauled by hand, especially on smaller boats. Recent hydraulic driven net haulers are now common. The gilled, entangled and enmeshed fish are removed from the net by hand. Of some concern with this method is ghost fishing by lost nets and bycatch of diving seabirds. Nets combined in this way were first used in the Mediterranean.[28]
Drift nets
A drift net consists of one or more panels of webbing fastened together. They are left free to drift with the current, usually near the surface or not far below it. Floats on the floatline and weights on the groundline keep them vertical. Drift nets drift with the current while they are connected with the operating vessel, the driftnetter or drifter.
Drift nets are usually used to catch schooling forage fish such as herring and sardines, and also larger pelagic fish such as tuna, salmon and pelagic squid. Net haulers are usually used to set and haul driftnets, with a drifter capstan on the forepart of the vessel. In developing countries most nets are hauled by hand. The mesh size of the gillnets is very effective at selecting or regulating the size of fish caught. The drift net has a low fuel/fish energy consumption compared to other fishing gear. However, the issue of concern with this type of net is the bycatch of species that are not targeted, such as marine mammals, seabirds and to a minor extent turtles. The use of drift nets longer than 2.5 kilometres on the high seas was banned by the United Nations in 1991. Prior to this ban, drift nets were reaching lengths of 60 kilometres. However, there are still serious concerns with ongoing violations.[29]
Gillnets and entangling nets
The tangle net, or tooth net, originated in British Columbia, Canada, as a gear specifically developed for selective fisheries.[30] Tangle nets have smaller mesh sizes than standard gillnets. They are designed to catch fish by their nose or jaw, enabling bycatch to be resuscitated and released unharmed. Tangle nets as adapted to the mark-selective fishery for spring Chinook salmon on the lower Columbia River have a standard mesh size of 4-1/4 inches (10.8 cm.). Short net lengths and soak times are used in an effort to land fish in good condition. Tangle nets are typically used in situations where the release of certain (usually wild) fish unharmed is desirable. In a typical situation calling for the use of a tangle net, for instance, all fish retaining their adipose fins (usually wild) must be returned to the water. Tangle nets are used in conjunction with a live recovery box, which acts as a resuscitation chamber for unmarked fish that appear lethargic or stressed before their release into the water.[31][32]
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External links
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gillnets.
- Video: Gillnets in Operation
- Video: Gillnetting the Copper River Delta, Alaska
- Video: Tangle Net Fishing on the Columbia River
- Manual on estimation of selectivity for gillnet and longline gears in abundance surveys - report for Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, 2000.
- http://www.seawatch.org/position_papers/gillnet.php
- Puget Sound Salmon Commission (WSDAg) bycatch study


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Alan Jackson landed the penultimate slot on ABCs CMA Music Festival recap on Monday night, singing Dixie Highway, a song he recorded with Zac Brown for his new album Thirty Miles West. The CMA Music Festival: Countrys Night to Rock special featured highlights of the four-day festival which took place in June.
Jackson stands and delivers as good as anyone in country music ever has. He doesnt need to work back and forth across the stage or toy with his guitarist or help his bass player sing. When he flashes that easy grin from below his famous mustache, country fans know they can count on the reliable legend. With his Dixie Highway performance on Monday, he told stories of life growing up in the rural south. Stories of butter beans, tomato gardens and rolling up fresh tobacco at age 10 came between choruses and rollicking guitar solos.
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I understand how and why the algorithm works, but I am confused by a specific proof of it. I know I have asked a similar question before, but that question was regarding proof of the algorithm. This question is asking for an explanation of a specific proof.
If d divides both a and b, and d = ax + by for some integers x and y, then necessarily d = gcd(a,b)
Proof: By the first two conditions, d is a common divisor of a and b so that it cannot exceed the greatest common divisor; that is, d ≤ gcd (a,b). On the other hand, since gcd(a,b) is a common factor of a and b, it must also divide ax + by = d, which implies gcd (a,b) ≤ d. Putting these together, d = gcd (a,b)
I understand the first part of the proof (d cannot exceed gcd (a,b)), however I am confused by the second part. It states d cannot be less than gcd (a,b), however to me it seems it can. Won't any common divisor (not just the greatest one) divide ax + by? For example, let a be 4, b be 12, x be -2, and y by 1.
Therefore you get: (4)(-2) + (12)(1) = (-8) + (12) = 4.
4 (the greatest common divisor) is not the only one can divide it. Other common divisor such as 2 can also divide ax + by.
Therefore the greatest common divisor is not the only one that fulfills the second part of the proof (so d does not have to be greater than gcd (a,b) to divide ax + by). What am I misunderstanding here?


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Human Resources Management at Mississippi State University is hosting a PERS pre-retirement, full-day seminar on Oct. 3, 2012, at the Bost Extension Center, North Auditorium.
The seminar offers general information on a range of topics, including estate planning, Mississippi Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust, Social Security benefits, and PERS benefits and options.
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TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2012 (HealthDay News) -- Most people forced to retire early because of back problems face ongoing financial struggles, a new study finds.
Not only does early retirement reduce immediate work income, it also affects long-term financial health by significantly reducing the ability to accumulate wealth, said the researchers at the University of Sydney in Australia.
They analyzed data from 147 people, ages 45 to 64, who had to retire due to back problems, 168 people with back problems who worked part-time, and 356 people who had full-time jobs and back problems.
The researchers concluded that nearly all people with full-time jobs and no health problems will accumulate some wealth by the time they're 65, compared with 75 to 85 percent of those who have to stop working early due to back problems.
Men ages 45 to 54 who retire early due to back problems would have a median value of wealth of just over $5,400 (in U.S. dollars) by age 65. This would generate an annuity of only $314 per year.
In comparison, men ages 45 to 54 who remain in the labor force full time would have over $366,00 of wealth when they retire at 65, which would generate an annuity of $21,000 a year.
Among women, the median wealth value at age 65 would be almost $21,700 (annuity value of about $1,100) for those who retired early due to back problems and $256,500 (annuity value of almost $13,000) for those who worked full time until retirement age.
The study was published recently in the journal Pain.
"Relative to those who retired early due to other health problems, there are more than twice as many people who have retired early due to back problems who are estimated to have no savings by the time they reach the traditional retirement age of 65," said lead investigator Professor Deborah Schofield, chair of health economics at the National Health and Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Center and Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney.
"For most of the age and sex groups analyzed, even those who reported back pain and were working full time accumulated less wealth than full-time workers who suffered no chronic health conditions," she added in a university news release.
More information
The U.S. National Institutes of Health offers tips for preventing back pain.


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Hello all!
So it seems that I've finally wandered my way into the wondrous place that is TeaChat. Why haven't I been here before? This place is awesome!
I'm new to the world of tea, having only really had your standard cup of Orange Pekoe up until about six months ago. My interest in tea first started when I attended a local art school here in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for a few courses. In the same building as my school sits a brand new teashop called Sawadee, owned by a lovely Thai woman named Mei Mei. I ventured into the shop one day sheerly out of curiosity, was taken aback by the lovely tea selection and decor the owner had, and I've never looked back since. Sawadee is now known as "My Teashop", and I try to stop in every month or so.
I am now the proud owner of 18 different types of tea, an IngenuiTea (a wonderful device, by the way), and soon to be in possession of a vast selection of Adagio teas. I drink close to 8 cups of tea a day, ranging from Oolongs to Greens to Herbals to Blacks. My bladder is getting lots of exercise!
Green and Oolong are my current favourites, with Iron Goddess Oolong and Gen Maicha topping the list. I also have a fondness for the flavoured black teas, Lemongrass, and Honeybush. I've tried a wide range of Rooibos, but they just aren't quite doing it for me. Maybe I need some more time to adjust to them.
My experience in the tea world is limited, but I'm very eager to learn and taste new types. I would love to hear about everyone's favourite tea!
I have a vast appreciation for tea and its health benefits, and my coworkers are now used to having tea shoved in their face whenever they show up to work sick or complain of a headache. I'm just now coming down with a cold, and I'm sucking back a mixture Lemongrass, Honeybush, Camomile, and rose buds every few hours. It works wonders on my throat! I also find that since I've started drinking so much tea every day, my complexion has improved greatly. My doctor has even commented on how healthy I look!
My father, a former devote drinker of coffee and orange pekoe, now drinks a cup of Gen Maicha every afternoon, thanks to me introducing it to him. He loves munching on the floating rice bits. He's now looking for another nutty flavoured tea to enjoy at the office. Does anyone have any suggestions?
If you've read this far, I commend you! I've got a degree in public relations, and it's really just an official document that says I'm allowed to talk a lot. But for as much as I talk, I also love to learn about new people and hear about everyone's experience with tea. I look forward to chatting with everyone for a long time to come!
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Conway, ARKANSAS
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This house is haunted it will attach itself to you!!!See this property: 1701 DONAGHEY AVE., CONWAY, AR
Jane Doe Thu Mar 02, 17 12:32:42
Is 38treasure lane legally seperated from 40treasure lane or is it all the same property? ,is it owned by 40 Treasure lane?See this property: 38TREASURELANE, CONWAY, AR
Marcel Fri Aug 23, 13 02:56:45
Does all the land belong to 40 treasure lane,there is a second structure located on the same land.. How large is the lot and does it belong solely to 40 treasure lane???See this property: 40TREASURELANE, CONWAY, AR
Marcel Fri Aug 23, 13 02:44:48
I would love to see a Picture of the house. I Often wonder if it has changed at all.See this property: 416 INGRAM ST, CONWAY, AR
Sharon Howard Mon Aug 05, 13 03:37:58
This house was my childhood home, it's where I grew up and went to school. My mother used to run an In Home Daycare out of this house for years. There are a lot of memories in this house. My dream is to own it someday to raise my family in. It would be nice to move back home.See this property: 416 INGRAM ST, CONWAY, AR
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"If Linux doesn't have the solution, you have got the wrong problem."
Petite veille d'ivresse, sainte ! quand ce ne serait que pour le masque dont tu as gratifié. Nous t'affirmons, méthode ! Nous n'oublions pas que tu as glorifié hier chacun de nos âges. Nous avons foi au poison. Nous savons donner notre vie tout entière tous les jours.
Voici le temps des Assassins.
Still get excited to see my fonts in the wild!
Fantastic color-scheme too, and the terminal font is also nice. Dina 13?
- thunar
- terminator
- firefox
fake busy:
fake clean: Oo
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O' rly ? Ya rly Oo
Still get excited to see my fonts in the wild!
Fantastic color-scheme too, and the terminal font is also nice. Dina 13?
It's a fantastic font, used it as a main font for a while but switched back to Dina, nothing beats the readability of Dina imo ^^.
zsh and theme: montecarlo
gtk2: clearlyu pua
rendered with infinality mode 'sharpened'
I`m not a nerd.I`m a level 55 dwarf monk-psychic ninja ;-)
- thunar
- terminator
- firefox
fake busy:
fake clean: Oo
What info-tool is that?
dwm with fbpanel-dwm + several patches
cybertorture wrote:
- thunar
- terminator
- firefox
fake busy:
fake clean: Oo
What info-tool is that?
O' rly ? Ya rly Oo
Fake busy:
- Vim with python code
- Vim showing some of my bash commands
- Luakit with wallbase.cc
- Irssi connected to bitlbee
- Canto showing H-Online feed
What wm is that?
Tzbob wrote:
Fake busy:
- Vim with python code
- Vim showing some of my bash commands
- Luakit with wallbase.cc
- Irssi connected to bitlbee
- Canto showing H-Online feed
What wm is that?
XMonad with spiral layout.
Greetings all,
Always look forward to seeing what you have all done with your Arch setups.
This one is from my old Compaq Presario Laptop. The F-14 in the picture is on it's first flight since a group of us put it back together from scratch after a fire. Thing was a skeleton in the hangar for years. Squadron is VF-101 which was the F-14 Tomcat Fleet replacement command. 68 Tomcats kept us VERY busy.
WM is straight OpenBox with multiple conkys displayed through out.
dwm with fbpanel-dwm + several patches
I love this. What's the font in dzen?
Surprise! Surprise! I Switched DE again
Am now using Gnome Shell again, because I heard it's getting better and better with the Shell and v11.12 - that might be released mid-December - might fully work.
I have edited the Zukitwo Shell theme to suit my preferences (Ubuntu orange, more spacing on the application overview), threw together an icon set consisting of Faience, standard Gnome and FS Ubuntu icons and finally, edited the Radiance theme to play nicely with the Global Menu Extension. All in all, I'm really satisfied (and proud )
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Cocoa Cream Truffle
Truffle means Chocolate Ladu (Laddu), every truffle is center filled with soft and juice.
What you will get: 12 Cocoa milk truffle Chocolates + Free Chocolates + Good Packing + Quick Delivery
How many bought so far: 1833
Delivery time: We deliver any order to any place in India within 2 to 5 working days.
About the quality: Every chocolate is handpicked and packed nicely and have life span, taste and aroma up to 100 days.
1. We give free chocolates with every order, the quantity of the free chocolates is dependent on the amount of the order.
2. Once you receive our chocolate box, please keep the chocolates in refrigerator for 30+ minutes before eating them. We suggest you to store our chocolate in cool and dry places to preserve the best aroma and taste of the chocolate.


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Lil' Son Jackson CDs
Document Records have 1 Lil' Son Jackson CD in it's back catalogue. If you wish to buy the Lil' Son Jackson CD please click the link below.
Lil' Son Jackson Volume 2 will be released in July 06.
Click the link below to buy
Lil' Son Jackson Volume 1 Rockin' and Rollin'
"I never did take music to be a thing that I could make a livin' of; I didn't even think about that because I was a mechanic - mechanic-inclined - I like to work on automobiles."
So said Lil' Son Jackson being interviewed in 1960. Fortunately for us he did take time out from fixing motors to record these 23 great tracks between the years of 1948 and 1950. Jackson was part of the raw Chicago "Down Homes" sound popularised by Memphis Minnie, Johnnie Temple and Arthur Crudup which would explode in the late forties and throughout the fifties.
In 1948 Jackson was persuaded to make the 250 mile trip to Houston and record a demo for the Gold Star record company. Gold Star's owner, Bill Quinn, liked what he heard on the demo and decided to record and release four titles by Jackson. Roberta Blues, Freedom Train Blues, Ground Hog Blues and Bad Whiskey Bad Woman are the first 4 tracks on the Rockin' and Rollin' CD. The remainder of the CD features further tracks cut for Gold Star, Modern and Imperial.
Brief biography of Melvin 'Lil' Son' Jackson
Like a number of Texas bluesmen, Lil' Son Jackson had a short-lived music career during the post-W.W.II period when labels like Gold Star put out singles for the rural jukebox trade, only to have the rug pulled out from under him when music tastes shifted to R&B and R&R. For Jackson that meant he went back to making a living as a garage mechanic and occasionally singing in church.
Melvin Jackson was born in a town called Tyler, half-way between Dallas and Shreveport, in August 1916. Melvin learned the rudiments of guitar playing from his father Johnny Jackson who was a singer and musician. He also sang for the local Holiness Baptist Church Choir.
At the age of sixteen and without his parents permission, Melvin left home, settling in Dallas, working at odd jobs. He kept up his interest in music with frequent appearances for a gospel group singing spirituals at local church gatherings. By the early 40s Jackson began to concentrate on secular music and the blues, developing his own idiosyncratic style of guitar playing and singing.
Melvin was about 30 years old when he joined the U.S. Army. He saw action in Europe for 2 years during the war,returning to Dallas in 1946.
Once again he was working as a handy man, finding jobs in the local area. In 1948, he was persuaded by his friends to cut a demonstration record in an amusement arcade booth and sent the recording to Bill Quinn of the Quinn Recording Company based in Houston, Texas. The company was looking for Texas blues and rhythm performers for its Gold Star label and it was here that Jackson made his recording debut in the Summer of 1948. He was called Lil' Son Jackson by the label, a name which would stick for the rest of his life. His very first recording was "Roberta Blues" / "Freedom Blues" on Gold Star, followed by "Ground Hog Blues" and "Bad Whiskey-Bad Women". With these songs Jackson became a new rising star on the Texas blues scene.
In 1949 he followed up his first recording for Gold Star with another session which included the songs "Gone With The Wind She's Gone" and "No Money No Love", "Cairo Blues" and "Evil Blues". The success of these records enabled Jackson to record again later in the year for Gold Star, producing the sides "Gambling Blues" and "Homeless Blues".
These would be the last sides for Gold Star as by this time the West Coast record companies began to show interest.He recorded one session for Modern Records, releasing "Talking Blues" and "Milford Blues". In 1950 Jackson made the move to California's major independent label Imperial Records and would remain with them for most of the decade. His first recordings for the label were "Ticket Agent Blues" and "True Love Blues". By the late October of the same year "Ticket Agent Blues" became a top R & B seller in the city of Dallas. Two further sides were recorded during this session, "Evening Blues" and "Tough Luck Blues". In December of the same year Jackson recorded
"Rockin' And Rollin'" with "Peace Breaking People" as the flip side. The same session would see him record "Two Timin' Woman", "Rocky Road",
"Disgusted" and "Travelin' Alone".
Jackson went on to record more tracks with Imperial both as a solo artist and with his band called the "The Rockin' and Rollers". But by early 1955 music tastes had moved from country made blues to Rhytmn & Blues and Rock & Roll. Rather than face a life on the road getting gigs when he could, Jackson decided to go back to his job as a mechanic and being an handy man on the side.
By the late 1960s his health began to suffer and during the early seventies he was hospitalized and in May of 1976 he passed away.
Lil' Son Jackson was one of the many outstanding blues practitioners from the state of Texas and should be remembered for the style of his guitar playing and the prodigious amount of recordings that he cut for Imperial in the early fifties.


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Rams Hand Dolphins First Loss of Season
Farmingdale State - 104, Mount Saint Vincent - 75
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's basketball team handed the visiting College of Mount Saint Vincent Dolphins (10-1, 5-1) their first loss of the season tonight with a 104-75 conference victory. The Rams (5-5, 4-1 Skyline) eclipsed the 100-point mark for the first time since the 2008-09 season, when they scored 104 or more points four times and reached the Elite 8 of the Division III NCAA Tournament.
Farmingdale jumped out to an early 6-0 lead over the first three minutes, before the Dolphins came back to take a 10-8 lead with 15:47 remaining in the first half. But that would be the only lead they held the rest of the way, as the Rams shot 54-percent from long range in the first half (6-of-11) and took the 55-33 advantage into the locker room at halftime.
In the second, Farmingdale continued to build the lead and would never look back as they scored the highest point total since February 21, 2009 and improved their All-Time record against the Dolphins to 13-0.
The Rams had five players in double figures, including junior guard Joshua Smith (Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park) with a game-high 21 points, junior guard Dyshaun Flournoy (Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood) with 17 points, senior forward Jermaine Abraham (Brooklyn, N.Y./Wadleigh) and junior forward Davon Henry (New York, N.Y./Wadleigh) with 16 points and senior guard John Dabney (Freeport, N.Y./Freeport) with 10 points.
Junior guard Joe Ecock (Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian) led for Mount Saint Vincent with 15 points.
Farmingdale State will play next at conference rival Old Westbury on Thursday, January 6th at 8:00 p.m.


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These games teach valuable skills and have a high fun and educational rating.
Your child develops an understanding of synonyms by defining the actions and feelings of the dog in the lab.
Your child develops spelling and logical thinking skills by sorting letters in alphabet soup to spell the answer to a riddle.
Your child develops attention and civic education skills by watching an inspirational fictional video about a poor couple who survives by an unexpected invention.
Your child learns about gradable adjectives (e.g. big, bigger, biggest) while organizing animals at the circus.
Your child develops an understanding of letter sounds by stacking chickens with the correct type of word.
Your child develops color recognition and knowing myself understanding by watching a story about feelings and emotions described by different colors.
Your child pairs words that are opposites while helping the bunny earn his carrot milkshake.
Your child develops an understanding of vocabulary and sentence structure by choosing the correct words to complete the sentences.
Your child develops writing skills while filling in the blanks of a story.
Your child learns about eggs by watching a video about an egg that eventually hatches into a baby chick.
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By: Jenna Diva
Kaylie and I have both been chatting about doing some Huron County Challenges in the next couple of months. Kaylie has told me that she is going to do an "Eat Local" challenge where all she will eat (for a pre-determined length of time) will be food from Huron County. She said she will try to only eat things produced in Huron. It is a great challenge, in which she will have the opportunity to find out new places and see how easy or hard it is!
As for my challenge, I am going to challenge myself with finding the most unique foods grown in Huron and make dishes to go with them. I've seen some neat veggies and produce at the farmer's market, so I think it will be fun to try some new items!
Please send us messages if you know any really great places for local food or unique food!


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[Drake: talking]
I don't even need a note pad for this one right here man
Shut the lights off
Let the mind work ya know
I like to ummm
I like to take the time to dedicate this to a special somebody
Yes I call her my most recent addition to my collection to female disappointments
[Verse 1:]
Deceiving you are the reason that
I don't believe in finding the love that I need and
I'm Uncle Phil I switch wifey like every season
So I guess that makes you aunt Viv
Until you take from me till the point that you can't give
And when I see you out I pass by it's offensive
But what you expect though
Kinda direct yo
Cause all that Dolce and Gabana shit was expensive
I told ya
Mr. Edwards I tried to save your daughter
But she wasn't satisfied with none of the things that I bought her
And wasn't tryna show up none of the places that I brought her
And couldn't utilize none of the things that I taught her
So I was just tryna upgrade you
I ain't ya understudy thats tryna upstage you
I was ya other buddy that tried to front page you
Crown you
Get to know the people that surround you
Funny to think that I woulda white gowned you
Cause Now we sit around the studio and clown you
Oops did I let that slip
Oh my bad did I let that slip
I can't forget that quick
Deceiving (you you you you deceiving)
Deceiving (you you you you are so deceiving)
[Verse 2:]
Deceiving you are the reason that
When it gets cold in November seems like it's freezing
And I fit every stereotype that y'all believe in
Cause when I say I'm serious you claim you're only teasin
I planned a trip to the tropics that you missed
So when I'm speakin you only in topic when I'm pissed
And in a couple years I guarantee you'll be thirsty
And by then I'll be lookin like Tropicana twist
What up Tessa I love you like my own mama
And ya daughters getting grown mama
And me I'm just here workin' waitin' patient
For her to be ready for to love and leave her drama
Cause I don't really wanna fight no more
And I don't wanna diss niggas when I write no more
And I don't wanna bring chicks to the crib
To watch a flick in the basement on the bed with dim lights no more
Now I'm losing a feeling
You losing appealing
You need to step it up like prints from shoes on the ceiling
Oh damn did I let that slip oh my fault did I let that slip
I can't forget that quick
Deceiving (you you you you deceiving)
Deceiving (you you you you are so deceiving)
[Verse 3:]
My first reaction was damn girl
How did I swing you?
I wanted you forever now I'm something you cling to
But you was my angel, Seems like ya wings grew
Unaware you was outta state doin' ya thing too
Sayin' to my self you deceiving
You are the reason that I don't believe in finding the love that I need
In fact I know you always be lyin' when u be leavin'
Goin' to visit family promise me you ain't cheatin'
A sure thing just might fail you
Women often conduct themselves just like males do
They huddle in a group and joke about the fact that you a soft nigga
How you think cuddling with is cute
They laugh at how you think you last when you really don't
And make u think u get the ass when you really won't
And dudes do that and why these hoes stealin' it
They doin the same shit with a better job at concealin' it
So sign your name on a prenupt and then initial
She only messin with a rapper if it's beneficial
Opps did I let that slip oh my bad did I let that slip
I can't forget that quick
Deceiving (you you you you deceiving)
Deceiving (you you you you are so deceiving)
[Drake: talking]
Feel like uh
I feel like we back man (yeah)
It's like See, see the problem with these other brothers is that they makin love songs
We makin beyond and above songs you know what I'm sayin
We sayin real stuff we not bitter it's life you know
If ya'll females would pull it together
Maybe we would have something better to talk about
Deceiving is an early Drake song that was featured on his mixtape Comeback Season.
The song is a reference and diss to three women in Drake's past.
The song samples 2U4U by Slum Village, but the instrumental was made by J Dilla.