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Volume 16, Issue 7 - February 14 - February 20, 2008
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This Week's Features:
Still Serving after All These
Years
How did ships built to haul cargo in the South Pacific during World War II end up fishing for one of the sea’s smallest, but to some most important, fish?
a Bay Weekly exclusive by Ben Miller
Wonders in the Winter Woods
Migrant birds scratch in downed leaves, and two easily overlooked plants pick the cold months to show off their finery
by Dotty Holcomb Doherty
Annapolis wouldn’t, but Maryland may ban plastic bags at grocery store check outs … But in this year’s General Assembly, the Critical Area Law is likely to be the big environmental ruckus … Unwelcome visitors: a World War I naval mine washes up at Cove Point … Update: Fired but still fighting, U.S. Park Police chief Theresa C. Chambers hired to protect Riverdale Park … MovieMaker magazine names Baltimore one of America’s Top 10 filmic cities — despite the last season of The Wire … last but not least, this week’s Creature Feature: In Malaysia, 2008 is the Year of the Rat in more ways than one.
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Earth’s Overpowering ShadowCuts off moon’s light sourceThe waxing moon is the main attraction this week, beginning Thursday amid the stars of Taurus. Not 10 degrees from the moon’s outer edge shine the sisters of the Pleiades cluster, while beneath the moon shines the bull’s red eye, Aldebaran. Tidelog®Illustration: © Copyright 1925 M.C. Escher/Cordon Art-Baarn-Holland; Graphics: © Copyright 2007 Pacific Publishers. Reprinted by permission from the Tidelog graphic almanac. Bound copies of the annual Tidelog for Chesapeake Bay are $14.95 ppd. from Pacific Publishers, Box 480, Bolinas, CA 94924. Phone 415-868-2909. Weather affects tides. This information is believed to be reliable but no guarantee of accuracy is made by Bay Weekly or Pacific Publishers. The actual layout of Tidelog differs from that used in Bay Weekly. Tidelog graphics are repositioned to reflect Bay Weekly’s distribution cycle.Tides are based on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and are positioned to coincide with high and low tides of Tidelog.
The Winter Vegetable of Grumpy’s ContentHow cauliflower reforged my granddaughter’s link to the landMiracles do happen, yes they do, and one occurred up here in North County on the 9th of February, 2008. Six-year-old granddaughter Grumpy, aka Mackenzie Noell Boughey, and I picked the cauliflower we planted nearly 10 months ago.
Plan Your Berry Picking NowInclude blueberries in your 2008 gardenA small berry packs a big nutritional punch. Scientists have identified blueberries as the fruit with the most anti-oxidants. As a landscape plant, blueberry bushes not only provide fresh fruit but also have attractive flowers and fall foliage. An Embattled Fishery's Historic FleetA few months ago, an email arrived from a fellow named Svenn Martinsen in Norway (where else would Svenn be?) inquiring about the menhaden fishing ships plying Virginia waters in Chesapeake Bay. |
The Five P’sProper preparation precedes perfection in performanceThe five P’s are an old army axiom that carries over into any worthwhile endeavor. Wise anglers will heed its wisdom.
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