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re: Water Salinity Measurement

Posted by Cowboyfan89 on 2/13/26 at 4:24 pm to
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If it’s in Louisiana the ldwf may have a sight close by that they are checking monthly. Call local ldwf fisheries biologist and strike up a conversation.

Either this or CRMS. There are monitors all across the coastal region as part of that program.

If it's truly a brackish marsh, then salinity isn't likely to be an issue for the vegetation you're looking to manage for because of the wide range in salinity tolerance those species have. Water depth would be what I would be more concerned about.

General rule(s) of thumb when it comes to marsh types: Fresh marshes are typically the most diverse, and composed of plants that can tolerate wider ranges in flooding, but the least salt tolerance; brackish has widest tolerance for both salinity and depth, but depends on species; and salt marsh is least diverse and most tolerant of salinity, typically least tolerant of prolonged, deep water (since these are typically strongly tidal).

Just based on my observations from years working and planting in the marsh.
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When we look back in ten years, who will be the more successful Tiger in the NFL?

How are you defining "success" in a question involving players at 2 very different positions?

Career longevity? If that's the case, then Campbell seems more likely simply because if he gets demoted to backup, he's probably still going to find work somewhere. Maybe he changes position.

Does anyone consider anything about Russell's career "successful"? The only "success" he had was being able to say he was a 1st overall and got paid alot of money.

Other than that, the dude is probably at the bottom of the list of Tigers in the NFL, and may be one of the biggest draft busts of all time.

ETA: there's an NFL.com story that has him as the #1 biggest bust in the Y2K Era.

Why is this even a question?
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So when she was in her 20s? Got it. It’s one thing to compete on a torn ACL in the prime of your life. It’s quite another to do so when you’re over halfway through your life expectancy.

True.

Regardless, no one that seems to know anything about that specific event/sport seems to think the ACL was the issue here--only armchair skiers.
Watching the replay now, and the guys on the broadcast that appear to know more about this sport than most posting here don't seem to believe the ACL had anything to do with this.

They've pointed out:

-she competed with a torn ACL without even knowing it back in the early 2010s
-many people have competed in this event with a torn ACL or no ACL at all
-She's known for just sending it--all gas, no brakes
-Healthy ACL or not, that crash was going to happen there
-a Healthy, 20 year old Vonn couldn't have avoided that crash

So it seems like all of this "she shouldn't have competed" nonsense is based more in vitriol for the person than a knowledge of the sport.

As someone already pointed out, she was 3rd best out of 5 Americans in the practice rounds. There's an argument if she was 5th and worse than alot of the competition.
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Winning national championships at the FCS level has got to be way more fun than being a 9-3 team in the Big12 or wherever they'll end up.

The post very clearly says "The Mountain West..."
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Really anal people will put the knife in the sink or dishwasher and end up dirtying 10 knives by the time they finish it.

Why not just wash the knife off and use the same one?

Knife always goes in the box, but after so long, I wash it, cut another piece...and put it back in the box.
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You think these roosters are just going to peck in the grass amongst themselves like laying hens? If they get near each other they'll fight until one dies.

This is accurate. I had a couple of Australorp roosters with my hens for a little while. They would do their own thing for the most part. But the bigger bird would always seemingly get tired of the smaller one crowing at around 4 PM, and start kicking his arse all over the yard for 15 minutes until he stopped.

You knew it was on when you heard the little guy choked off mid-crow. :lol:
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cockfighting opinion

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It’s a culture to us. Some of us treat these animals like our kids.

What the hell? So you take your kids to someone's backyard and make them fight other kids?

Weird.
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After reading your reply…. You seem to downplay the fact that this is a recurring issue with catholic priests

I'm not downplaying anything anymore than those in these discussions that like to act like Catholic priests are the only ones that do this.

Nevermind the fact that the Boy Scouts had a massive settlement over sexual abuse issues, and I bet none of those leaders were priests.
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I am saying that the sexual orientation of the abusers was the driving force behind it all.

So married straight men are never guilty of child abuse?

If it was simply because they are gay, why not just go have a secret relationship with another guy? Nobody gets thrown in jail for that in this country.

At worst you just lose the collar.
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How many priests have you heard of who were accused of molesting young girls?

Are you trying to suggest that it's okay if it was a young girl? Because the first part of that statement was clearly saying taking advantage of children is despicable...REGARDLESS OF ANYTHING.

Ya'll are making yourselves look like fools here all Because you think allowing these guys to get married would prevent these things from happening, while neglecting the fact that non-priests do this crap as well.

It's not okay in any situation for one. And suggesting that one thing would solve this is equally ridiculous when there's nothing to suggest that it would.
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You’re very defensive about gay men who prey on boys

"I don't have a good response, so let me play the strawman"....

How is anything I said defensive of "gay men who prey on boys"?

It's a ridiculous argument that assumes the only people who do this kind of thing are Catholic priests, and that it is in some way tied to the requirement of celibacy, and/or someone's sexual orientation.

Taking advantage of children is a despicable act--one that has nothing to do with marital status or sexual orientation.

re: Acadia Parish priest arrested...

Posted by Cowboyfan89 on 1/21/26 at 10:47 am to
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Let priests get married so we get straight priests who will be attracted to girls.

Because gay men never get married to put on the appearance that they are straight, right?

Oh, and there's never been a married man that was into kids, right?

You're assuming the child involved was a boy. Boy or girl, being married doesn't automatically mean the guy wouldn't have still done this (allegedly).

I had a married coworker years ago that got caught watching child porn on a company computer. I've known men that have come out as gay while married to a woman.

People like to blame the church for not allowing priests to marry, but neglect the fact that married men (and men that could get married) do the same terrible things. They just get far less attention because they aren't part of the same organization.

Nobody is ever going to say "those damn white men (or married men) are off doing disgusting things with kids again."

re: What a strange flex

Posted by Cowboyfan89 on 1/20/26 at 8:08 am to
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What’s the deal with the cigarette butts

Cig...Cignetti.

Come on, is this really a question?

Pretty sure their students/fans did some stupid "Catholics vs Cigarettes" thing before that game as a jab at Cignetti.
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Any Kin. ?

Brandon Scott Lavergne was convicted of the 2012 kidnapping and murder of Michaela "Mickey" Shunick. He is currently serving two life sentences in prison in Louisiana.

I know Lavergne's that are black--do you think they are related to Brandon?

Pretty sure Korey is from the Dequincy area, though.
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Was unaware of mcneeses I aplogize

McNeese probably puts more engineers into the local plants than any other university. So to your original point, the university does a fantastic job of keeping people in the area. And considering alot of those people are likely receiving TOPS, that's a good thing.

One of the biggest flaws of TOPS is no requirement to work in the state for a certain amount of time before leaving. "Free" money from the state with no requirement to "pay" it back.
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have engineering ULL which there's not that many that have it in south la.

:lol:

What? The list of 4 year universities in South Louisiana that don't have engineering is: Southeastern (and they still have engineering technology).

Literally every other 4 year in South Louisiana has it, unless you're talking about a specific engineering program.
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ULL the southwestern school

The ULL/McNeese argument is always interesting, because there's a much better argument for keeping 2 schools in "southwest LA" (does anyone actually consider Lafayette southwest, because they don't) than there is for keeping 2 in North LA.

Someone suggested keeping SELA even though it's close to LSU; I'd argue getting rid of it and keeping McNeese and ULL. I don't think either one could handle the enrollment from SWLA if the other closed.

Now, whether they should have to or not is another story. Far too many people go to college these days because "that's what you're supposed to do".
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Paying Texas property tax and Louisiana income tax

Yeah, those guys don't sound very smart...
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Animals dont migrate because cold.

They most certainly do. Some do not, most notably blue-winged teal, but a big Ole fat lazy mallard isn't flying from Saskatchewan to Louisiana simply because he feels like it.

I mean, is he going to fly south simply because it's 32 in Missouri? No. So if that's all you are suggesting, then you aren't suggesting much.

But the fact is, more typically comes with northern cold than just...cold. There's snow and ice that makes that food and water unavailable to them.

Maybe the corn is available longer and allows them to stay, but what are they coming to here if it's somehow banned? Sugarcane? They'll starve to death.

This is low-hanging fruit. Maybe it has an impact if it is banned, but it's a band-aid on a bullet hole.
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Never heard of your situation.

Do you live under a rock? I have this happen at least 3 or 4 times a year.

FedEx was the most recent culprit. Apparently, the driver just managed to scan my package about 2 hours before he delivered it. Had a picture, too, but it was pitch black. Couldn't tell what it was supposed to show.