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Inquest called into 1982 stabbing death at Collins Bay prison

Edit Toronto Sun 14 Sep 2016
Nearly 34 years after Ottawa teenager Robert Conroy was fatally stabbed to death outside his cell at Collins Bay Penitentiary in Kingston, a coroner’s inquest will try to find some meaning in his death ... A man with a fiery temper, Conroy tried to bolt from the prisoner’s box and screamed obscenities at the judge when the verdict was delivered in an Ottawa courtroom ... He died in hospital ... ....

Speech on Tasmanian football (Australian Greens)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Sep 2016
(Source. Australian Greens). I am not sure how many other senators saw it, but the AFL women's All-Stars game on 3 September was a fantastic showcase of Australian Rules Football ... Their skills, their commitment and the general standard were outstanding ... But the genuine excitement around the new league, beginning next year, has been tempered somewhat by the embarrassingly low pay deal offered to players ... Tassie is a footy state ... (noodl....

Loss of elephants could lead to rapid environmental changes: Study

Edit Deccan Chronicle 13 Sep 2016
According to a new research loss of megaherbivores such as elephants and hippos could allow woody plants, non-grassy herbs and flowering plants to encroach the grasslands in African national parks ... The results could give ecologists an idea of what could happen to Africa's grasslands if elephants, whose populations are steeply declining, went extinct or reached near-extinction....

Fairy circles or termitaria ghosts in Australia? [Biological Sciences]>

Edit PNAS 13 Sep 2016
For southern African grasslands, many hypotheses have been posed and contested to explain bare circular areas (“fairy circles”) (1). Getzin et al. (2) “discovered” similar bare areas in arid grasslands of Australia and investigated their causes. Their data and modeling supported the hypothesis that soil crusting, water flow, and plant... ....

Why Ethanol Is Worse Than Oil As a Fuel Source

Edit Mercola 13 Sep 2016
It turns out that even as environmentally beneficial grasslands have been plowed under to make room for more ethanol-producing crops (i.e., corn), the crops only offset 37 percent of carbon dioxide emissions produced by burning biofuels.3 ... In order to increase yields, farmers are plowing up native grasslands to make more room for corn ... Carbon-Sequestering Grasslands Plowed Up to Grow Corn for Ethanol....

UCT events and interview opportunitiess (University of Cape Town)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Sep 2016
Mammals, spiny plants and the origins of African savannas ... - The origin and spread of savannas is one of the great mysteries of the earth's ecological histories ... The new study analysed the distribution of nearly 2000 woody species from southern Africa and found that spiny plants are most common in arid savannas with high densities of mammal browsers ... Mammals, spiny plants and the origins of African savannas....

Fairy circles develop without termitaria [Biological Sciences]>

Edit PNAS 13 Sep 2016
Bare-soil gaps in arid grasslands often appear in conjunction with termites or ants (1, 2), but should this common correlation (3) automatically infer a causal relationship? To the unfamiliar, it may be difficult to realize that plant populations can organize themselves into geometric order so as to optimize their access... ....

Dear Annie: Dad’s temper causing rift

Edit Worcester Telegram 13 Sep 2016
DEAR ANNIEDear Annie. I’m 18, and recently I’ve been having problems with my dad.I tried to be a mature person while growing up. I never had a particularly rebellious stage. But my dad’s temper isn’t always controllable ... Luckily, as I grew, his temper quelled a bit, but still when I don’t quite agree with his opinions — even if ... ....

Monday's prep roundup: Discovery Canyon tops Air Academy in softball

Edit Colorado Springs Gazette 13 Sep 2016
SOFTBALL. Discovery Canyon 5, Air Academy 1. At Discovery Canyon. In a battle of two of the top teams in the city, Corah Price shut down a potent Kadets lineup, pitching a complete game and giving up one run on six hits and striking out six. Madison McCoy and Sami Edwards each had a double and two RBIs to lead the 4A/3A No ... 4A/3A No ... Falcon 16, Palmer Ridge 6. At Falcon ... Savanna Goodin led the way for Falcon (6-4, 2-0 5A/4A Pikes Peak) with....

Lady Broncos edge Ladycats 3-2 on tennis courts

Edit Wilmington News Journal 13 Sep 2016
MT. ORAB — The Blanchester tennis team dropped its second match of the year Monday in a 3-2 loss to Western Brown. The Ladycats, who defeated the Lady Broncos earlier in the season, are now 8-2 on the year ... SUMMARY. September 12, 2016. @Western Brown High School ... • Brooklyn O’Hara, Savanna Roades (W) d ... ....

‘Giant vacuum cleaner with miles-long hose’ proposed to tackle garbage issues on the High Line

Edit Inhabitat 13 Sep 2016
Could a trashy makeover be in store for the High Line? A sustainability-centric firm called ClosedLoops has proposed revamping the popular park’s current waste collection process by installing a high-tech pneumatic system ... Related. Celebrate the High Line’s idyllic Chelsea Grasslands with a full month of special events ... Priced at more than $8.5 million, the ClosedLoops system is not a cheap option ... Via DNAinfo ... ....

SECO/WARWICK to display advanced technology for thermal processing at Heat Treat Mexico Technology Conference 2016 (SECO/Warwick SA)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Sep 2016
(Source. SECO/Warwick SA) 13.09.2016. SECO/WARWICK is a proud sponsor of ASM Heat Treating Society's 'Heat Treat Mexico ... SECO/WARWICK is a technology leader is a wide range of technologies including gas-fired fuel heating in nitriding, vacuum tempering and annealing processes ... Friday, September 23. 9.30 - 10.00 a.m ... 2.30 - 3.00 p.m. 'Gas-fired Fuel Heating in Nitriding, Vacuum Tempering and Annealing' in the Bonus Nitriding track ... (noodl....

UJ women finish 6h at Tracy Lane Memorial (Jamestown College Athletics)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Sep 2016
(Source. Jamestown College Athletics). BEMIDJI, Minn.-- Annie Nelson (JR/Bismarck, N.D.) and Savanna Nesemeier (JR/Kindred, N.D.) shot team-best scores of 159 to help the Jimmie women's golf team to a sixth-place team finish at the Tracy Lane Memorial Tournament, held at Bemidji Town and Country Club ... Minnesota State took top team honors with a score of 645....
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