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They think they have a big swimming pool in their back yard," said Mr Rix, who grows oranges, asparagus and grapes. "It's wet and it's been a long time coming." He said the release of water into the Darling from the Menindee Lakes had come just at the right time. Storage in the lakes is about 232GL and is expected to increase to about 400GL over the next few weeks. "With the water in the Menindee Lakes they could put a bit to South Australia, which would mean their needs from the Murray could be a bit less." Two weeks ago, Mr Rix heard from a neighbour upriver that the water was starting to flow down the Darling. Last Wednesday, he waited for hours on the riverbank before it finally came roaring through his property at 9am.
Science of surveying has margin of error
Smith's New Hampshire poll for CNN predicted a Barack Obama victory by 9 points. He lost by about 3 points. Still, demand grows for polls in a country where the citizenry is obsessed with who's No. 1. Presidential polls have been around since the Harrisburg Pennsylvanian newspaper published the first one in 1824. Primary polls, despite their hazards, became a fixture of the political scene in the 1970s, when convention delegates were no longer appointed by party bosses but chosen by voters. "By the '90s everybody was trying to make a name and win recognition, because you get a lot of publicity," said pollster and historian David Moore. At the birth of the industry, there were just two public pollsters. Now there are nearly 40, according to Pollster.com, plus a thriving network of campaign pollsters.
Soviet Jewry movement born on Cleveland’s West side
A recent JTA article notes that 2007 marks the 40th anniversary of the worldwide Soviet Jewry movement.This grass-roots effort involving Jews and non-Jews all over America resulted in the emigration of more than one million Soviet Jews. Activists from Beth Israel-The West Temple on Cleveland's West side, where the international movement to free Soviet Jews began, dispute that timetable. Their campaign, they say, began in October, 1963, with the establishment of the Cleveland Committee on Soviet Anti-Semitism (CCSA). Ahead of politicians, diplomats and the Jewish establishment, this handful of Clevelanders was raising awareness and training other groups long before 1967.By April, 1964, there was enough grass-roots attention to organize an American Jewish Conference on Soviet Jewry in Washington, D.C.Researching modern history .
Celsion stock moving to the Nasdaq
Celsion Corp. will list its shares on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange beginning Feb. 8. The Columbia biotechnology company will make the switch to the Nasdaq from the American Stock Exchange. Celsion's (AMEX: CLN) ticker symbol will remain the same on the Nasdaq, which is well-known as home to technology stocks. On Jan. 18, Celsion received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin international testing of a treatment for liver cancer. The work could begin at 40 sites in North America, Italy, China, Hong Kong, and Korea and will involve more than 600 patients. The trials will study the impacts of ThermoDox, a cancer drug developed by Celsion, when combined with a radiofrequency treatments on liver cancer and tumors.
Browne will veto Holyrood call to run its own elections
The issue rose to the top of the political agenda after last May's electoral disaster when 140,000 ballot papers were spoiled.Ron Gould, the Canadian expert who investigated the ballots fiasco, recommended that one body be put in charge of elections in Scotland.As Holyrood already has control over local elections, the Scottish Government believes it makes sense for it to be given control over its own elections as well – taking that power away from Westminster. But Mr Browne does not want to hand over that power to the Scottish Government and he believes there are other measures that can be taken to prevent a repeat of last year's problems.A source close to the Scottish Secretary said last night: "Mr Browne will tell the First Minister that it is not lik .
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