A letter to the editor in today's NeighborNews, a little newspaper they throw on our driveway every Wednesday in Denville and Rockaway Township:
Don't kill the innocent bears, or the deer for eating leaves
Last year, according to authorities, 97 deer were culled (killed). (I hope one wasn't the albino.)
That is about half of the population of deer in Denville. Perhaps deer from surrounding towns are infiltrating Denville.
With regards to the forest devastation, there seems to be a misunderstanding. When deer eat leaves off trees, they will grow leaves again. When it comes to shrubs, yes, deer will eat certain varieties but many come back year after yeqar depending on how hearty they are.
The bear hunt also really disturbs me. When a bear is being chased, their first instinct is to climb a tree. What happens next is that the hunter will shoot it until it falls down. You call that hunting?
Come January, from what I understand, while the bears hibernate, their dens will be located and the bear killled as it is sleeping. From what I heard about the previous hunt, cubs were also killed in their dens. ......
Al Wiedman
Denville
So maybe he just wants to protect the Denville deer and not the Infilltraters [lol][lol]Perhaps deer from surrounding towns are infiltrating Denville.
I wonder how he voted in the last Presidential election?Al Wiedman
Denville
His name should be Weiner not Wiedman. Weiner is much more fitting.Al Wiedman
do you have 100% proof of this? I would LOVE to see it.It was my letter that was published in the Daily Record the last time we were having this battle .... that humiliated Tvass, exposing that he is not a Professor, not on the faculty, but only a teaching assistant (a position normally taken by grad students). But, now ... he is calling himself a professor again.
That never happens on NJH[ko]Wow, it's amazing how many people that are uneducated and completely misguided on certain subjects open their mouths and speak.
Sadly I know this man who actually is not a bad guy but God knows where he comes up with this kind of statement. Looks like I will have to have a talk with him and explain where the bear really is in the buckwheat. This kind of mis-information is what the antis feed on. It is very apparent that Al does not have a clue! You really showed your butt on this one Al. I hope after I have a little talk with him that even if he is still against a bear hunt that he will at least understand more of the FACTs and truth about the planned hunt and bear management in New Jersey.[down]Come January, from what I understand, while the bears hibernate, their dens will be located and the bear killled as it is sleeping. From what I heard about the previous hunt, cubs were also killed in their dens. ......
If he is still against the hunt after being showed facts then it is because of his own deliberate ignorance.I hope after I have a little talk with him that even if he is still against a bear hunt that he will at least understand more of the FACTs
Yes. He is not a Professor, Assistant Professor, or Associate Professor .... http://rutchem.rutgers.edu/facultyHe's listed on Rutgers website as "part time lecturer"
http://search.rutgers.edu/people.html?q=tvass
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http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislativepub/Pubhear/sed0609.htmWe’re going to move on with some other persons.
MS. THOMPSON: Can Ed say something, or not?
SENATOR MARTIN: I’ll give him one minute. You got one
minute, Ed, and I’m serious.
Go.
E D T A V S S, Ph.D.: I was waiting to speak for half an hour.
SENATOR MARTIN: Ed, you’re going to tick me off, now,
because we’re trying to get a bunch of folks in here. You can wait. We will hear
you at a different time. We have a very complicated schedule today. The fact
that you’re even up here-- Don’t do this to me. Okay? We got a bunch of
other people who, also, want to -- here, and they want to monopolize a lot of
time. So you have one minute. Make your best shot.
DR. TAVSS: I understand. Okay. Thank you.
Let me try to be brief. I got my Ph.D. about 30 years ago from
Rutgers University. I wanted to teach at that time. I couldn’t find a teaching
position. I worked for industry. I worked for Colgate-Palmolive Company for
28 years. I loved that. I did very well. And then I had an opportunity to come
back to teach at Rutgers University. I grabbed this opportunity. It was
wonderful. I love it, but there are some issues. One of the issues is the salary.
I work the same way as I worked at Colgate, about 70 hours a week, but my
salary is about $8,000. In terms of performance for pay, there’s an inequity
there. So I just wanted to bring that to your attention.
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The second issue is fringe benefits, in particular health benefits. I
was covered when I worked for Colgate, now I’m covered under my wife’s
policy. She’s going to retire. It seems reasonable that a person who works as
hard as I do, who puts in 70 hours a week, whose students do extremely well,
should receive health benefits -- at least just for us to be covered under the
program that the -- under the State plan of benefits. That’s all that I ask for.
I, as a part-time lecturer, would be willing to pay. I don’t ask the State to pay,
but at least we should be covered under the State Health Plan.
Thank you.
I was shocked with amazement how effect a TA can be, deserves to be the teacher.
http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=354001&page=8he's the man! seriously, with all the help he gives you, ANYONE should be able to get an A. by far the most involved recitation instructor i've ever had/heard of at Rutgers
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I am now dumber, having read this.....