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In three days' time, NASA's InSight Lander is expected to plunge through Mars' atmosphere before parachuting down to a controlled landing on the flat plains of the Elysium Planitia.
Once the dust has settled, a solar powered robotic arm will painstakingly unload the precious instruments stored onboard onto the planet's surface, carefully guided by scientists back on Earth.
These instruments are designed to penetrate further into Mars' subterranean secrets than any mission before. While previous Martian landers have monitored the planet's surface and atmosphere, the goal of InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is to explore Mars' interior using three specialised tools.
These include a heat probe which will measure the heat flow near to the surface, a radio science instrument which will measure how Mars wobbles on its axis, and a seismometer which will tell us about Mars' deep interior. Scientists hope this will lead to new information on the formation of the planets in our solar system, perhaps even illuminating more detail on how our own planet came about.
Seismometers detect seismic waves, vibrations that travel through the ground after an event such as fault movement or meteorite impact. The type of wave and the speed at which it travels can provide important details about the material through which it moves. On Earth, a global network of seismometers has provided vital information about the structure of the planet's core and mantle.
Robert Myhill, a seismologist at the University of Bristol, is part of a large international team of scientists who have been preparing for data returned by InSight's seismometers (known as SEIS). Until recently, Myhill has been investigating how SEIS will be affected by Mars' regolith (its shallow soil surface)[1].
Now that SEIS is en route to its Martian home however, Myhill and colleagues are getting ready for the next phase: receiving the data. "We hope to be able to use the waveforms from marsquakes and/or impacts to image the interior structure of the planet for the first time, including the thickness and structure of the crust, and the composition of the mantle and core," Myhill explains.
"We've also been investigating how we can combine the geophysical data returned by InSight with existing geochemical data to tell us about the history of Mars and the continuing evolution of the planet's deep interior."
The data they will receive comes from two different types of sensors, a 'very-broad-band' (known as 'VBB') seismometer and three tiny short-period seismic sensors which are about the size of a Euro coin. The different sensors can detect various types of seismic wave, depending on the size and location of the seismicity.
Gathering the information needed to achieve the mission's goals presents numerous challenges. For starters, unlike Earth, which has a network of seismometers that can be used together, InSight will be the only active geophysical station on the Red Planet. Two previous seismometers, mounted on NASA's Viking Landers in the 1970s, experienced technical faults and design limitations and are no longer in action. As a result, researchers have had to come up with novel ways to gather information from the lone InSight lander [2] [3].
The mission's designers have also developed new technology to reduce noise and ensure the equipment can operate in Mars' harsh environment. The seismometer will be mounted on a levelling system close to the Martian surface to minimise tilt and reduce the effect of wind. Once levelled, the lander's robotic arm will place a wind and thermal shield over the top of the instruments, sheltering the sensitive instruments from extreme temperatures and buffeting by the Martian winds.
Despite the increased protection afforded by the wind and thermal shield, there remain challenges for InSight. "We hope that during the lifetime of the mission, we don't have a prolonged dust-storm. Although InSight would not be damaged by such an event, it does need solar energy for all its instruments and for data transmission," said Myhill.
From 26 November, he and the others involved must wait with bated breath to see their hard work come to fruition. "We should receive the first data from the instrument deck not long after landing, but full deployment of SEIS (including the wind and thermal shield) is not scheduled until early January 2019," he explains.
"The timing of first results really depends on the level of seismicity, which is currently very poorly known. In fact, determining the rate of seismic energy generation is one of the primary goals of the InSight Mission. But of course, we're all hoping to see something soon after deployment."
For the most up to date information on the mission, as well as more details in the lander's other exciting capabilities see NASA's InSight website.
*Astute readers of this blog may have noticed the error in the title. There is no such thing as an earthquake on Mars… instead InSight will be monitoring 'marsquakes'.
[1] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11214-018-0514-5
[2] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S001910351400582X
[3] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031920116300875?via%3Dihub


I've seen the future of service contracting and it's absolutely amazing. It started with a visit to UI Labs in Chicago, in itself an amazing place. UI Labs calls itself an "innovation accelerator" and a "catalyst." It puts together various manufacturers and emerging technologies to create leading edge products and solutions. It gets a lot of its funding from the Department of Defense and DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, real techie stuff.
One of the products that they showed me was called Remote AR (scopeAR.com) video augmented reality that allows, say, your service manager or top technician, to see what your field techs are trying to fix. The demo used a tablet computer. Hold it up in front whatever you're fixing and it can superimpose repair instructions on the tablet. It works on any hardware platform, which means you could use augmented reality glasses too. The only thing holding it back is content — industry manufacturers have to enter their repair data into the Scope AR platform to make it work.
The next major development was two announcements from XOEye Technologies (xoeye.com) that it has sold hundreds of augmented reality glasses to Lee Co., Franklin, Tennessee, and Brady Services, Greensboro, North Carolina.
The results have been stunning for Lee Co., one of the nation's largest mechanical contractors, that's reporting a $20 ROI for each dollar invested. Lee Co. is saving $500 a month per technician on travel and labor costs and getting an additional $2,500 per month in incremental sales per happy customer. They're also able to hang on to older top tier techs that want to get away from the physical demands of onsite work. They can give junior technicians immediate support. The smart glasses, which capture and stream high fidelity audio and visual content, enabling first-person point-of-view, were rolled out to Brady Services field technicians as part of the company's vision of changing from a building services company that uses technology to a technology company in the building services market.
Brady provides customers with a diverse range of HVAC and building solutions, including building automation, energy conservation, green design, and mechanical solutions.


It's that time of year again, when our wonderful MVP community really has the chance to shine.
We know you're active and enthusiastic all year round, but it's never more evident than during the Summit. This year, thousands of Microsoft community leaders from 73 countries took the trip to our headquarters in Redmond to celebrate MVPs. And what an exciting week it was!
More than 2,500 dedicated MVPs, RDs, and Microsoft Product Group Leaders joined together to engage in conversations about cutting-edge Microsoft technology. For many, it was the trip of a lifetime - not only did participants come away with tons of valuable knowledge, but also with great memories hanging out with fellow technical pros.
The Summit featured an incredible 600 deep technical sessions and hands-on workshops, which were hosted by product teams and technical experts. This included interactive sessions, during which participants evaluated plans and shared community feedback. The workshops consisted of hands-on labs, solution-based workshops, or OSS hackathons - here, participants could really leverage their skills and dive deep into our technologies.
One of the many Summit highlights included Distinguished Engineer and Technical Evangelist James Whittaker's pre-day session, in which he led a talk about mastering the art of personal expression. Another great pre-day session was led by Jono Bacon, the author of critically acclaimed The Art of Community, during which he spoke about how to lead great communities.
Participants attended their fair share of social events, too. The Summit featured a community welcome reception on Monday night, which was retro themed with lots of arcade games and delicious food. Even more, the Regional Community Program Managers (CPMs) and the Product Group hosted two separate happy hours. MVPs in attendance were able to learn more about MVP program events, as well as share their ideas, exchange solutions, and meet new people.
Additionally, this year was the first time the MVP Global Summit hosted a Diversity & Inclusion Reception. Lots of great speakers presented at the event. One MVP, who is visually impaired, shared her experiences in the industry, as well as her passion for ensuring standards around accessibility. We also had an MVP speak about being a transgender woman in tech, and how acceptance and inclusion had had a positive impact on her ongoing career success. She also mentors and coaches other women to help them move from analyst roles, to developer roles, so they may achieve higher salaries and realize their full potential.
"Through technology, you can impact so many people's lives. And when we start within our own industry, to embrace more diverse cultures, we're able to then transform the products that we built into products that feed better to our society, and to our community," said Yina Arenas, Principal PM Manager, in this Channel 9 video filmed at the Summit.
We loved seeing the Summit buzz on social media. Check out what some participants got up to below!
It was great to see you all at the 2016 MVP Global Summit. And we're looking forward to seeing even more of you next year.


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Treatment for severe burns is moving out of the Dark Ages and providing multimillion dollar market opportunities as advances in biotechnology spawn the first generation of permanent, living skin replacement products.
Sources estimate that at least 100,000 patients are admitted to the nation's 170 burn clinics annually. Of those, 25,000 are burned severely enough to require extensive skin grafting. Smith, Barney, Harris Upham and Co., New York, estimated market potential for all severe burn treatment products at $750 million annually.
New technologies are promising to revolutionize traditional burn treatment paths. One company, BioSurface Technology Inc., Cambridge, Mass., has a permanent skin replacement product on the market. Two more companies, Advanced Tissue Sciences Inc., (formerly Marrow-Tech Inc.), La Jolla, Calif., and Organogenesis Inc., Cambridge, Mass., have burn products in clinical trials.
The actual size of the burn care market is not increasing because the number of victims has held steady for several years, sources said. But advances in treatment are expected to open new markets and provide substantial revenue opportunities.
Also, there are many potential niche markets because each burn center has its own care protocols.
Permanent skin replacements are predicted to have widespread use in other treatment therapies as well. Possible applications range from oral wound healing to cosmetic surgery.
Modern therapy "almost barbaric"
One source described current treatment for third-degree burns as "almost barbaric." The gold standard for treatment is the split-thickness skin graft, which is a piece the victim's own skin containing both epidermis and a portion of dermis.
In third-degree burns, both the epidermis and dermis are destroyed. The dermis cannot regenerate. The epidermis can regenerate in the wound bed if the hair follicles and sweat glands, found in the dermis, are intact. Without them, the epidermis can only regenerate from the sides, a process that can take months.
Also, skin from any source except the burn victim has always been rejected by the burn site.
Skin grafting has been the best way to address these problems. However, harvesting the graft creates another second-degree wound. Patients who have been burned over 60% of their body surface run a 50% risk of death, and the risk escalates quickly if a larger percentage of the body is burned. That makes grafting all the more undesirable due to the additional trauma it creates. Furthermore, the limited amount of undamaged skin may necessitate repeated harvesting from the same area.
A variety of temporary replacement skins and synthetic products are available for use at many stages of treatment to cover burn and graft sites. Cadaver and porcine skin are options for living tissue bandages, but they will eventually be rejected by the wound bed.
BTI cultures patients' epidermis
BioSurface Technology's product is AUTOgraft, an epidermal tissue cultured from the victim's own epithelial cells and surgically applied to the burn site, according to David Castaldi, president.
Patients burned over 60% of their bodies are candidates for the technology due to the limited availability of donor sites. Once AUTOgraft therapy has been indicated, a postage-stamp size biopsy is sent to BTI. In three to four weeks, it is cultured into enough 25 cm squares to cover the wound. It is then shipped back to the burn center and applied to the patient.
Besides eliminating the need for a skin graft, other advantages of AUTOgraft include an unlimited supply of skin and an equivalent or better cosmetic outcome than skin grafts offer, Castaldi said.
BioSurface does business with about half of the burn centers in the U.S. and some in Europe, according to Castaldi. Sales were $6 million in 1991 and $17 million total since the company released the product in 1988.
Sales have increased every year, Castaldi said, and should continue to rise as more physicians accept the technology. A small direct sales force calls on burn center surgeons in the U.S. and Europe.
About 1,000 patients with 60% surface burns live to receive treatment annually. This segment is small but significant because such patients need extensive care. Market potential is $20 million to $25 million a year in both the U.S. and Europe, Castaldi said. AUTOgraft has been used on more than 300 victims to date.
Additional sales of $25 million to $30 million may be realized if AUTOgraft applications are found for patients with less severe burns, Castaldi continued. BTI agrees that patients with less than a 60% burn area usually have enough skin for grafting, so skin grafts are the current treatment of choice for those patients.
"AUTOgraft will have to be judged superior to skin grafts to be used for lesser burns," Castaldi said.
Convincing surgeons of this superiority will be a challenge for BTI. Although AUTOgraft replaces the epidermis, it does not replace the dermis. Most skin tissue is composed of dermis, which provides pliability and strength.
Without the dermis, the cultured epidermis is more fragile and more prone to loss due to infection in the first several weeks than traditional skin grafts, Castaldi said. However, after several months, the tissue beneath the AUTOgraft has strength and pliability comparable to that of skin graft tissue, he said.
BTI also is addressing this concern through a technique called the allodermis method, in which a cadaver dermis is used in conjunction with the cultured epidermis, Castaldi said.
Another hurdle for BTI is the cost of AUTOgraft. The average cost per patient for the tissue is $30,000 to $40,000 ($375 for 25 sq cm), while skin graft tissue doesn't cost anything. However, third-party reimbursement is favorable so far and may permit AUTOgraft to be used for treating smaller burns.
BTI also is studying additional applications for AUTOgraft at the request of physicians, Castaldi said. One is for grafting after the removal of giant moles covering 30% to 70% of the body; these moles must be removed in childhood due to cancer risks.
Another application is treating hypertrophic scars that inhibit normal joint functions. Also, AUTOgraft has been shown to heal year-old chronic skin ulcers. Finally, the technology is being used to culture oral tissue for treating gum disease and healing mouth wounds.
Although AUTOgraft has been purchased for the above applications, BTI will not promote those uses until they have been studied, Castaldi said.
Food and Drug Administration approval may not be required for the indications because the agency has chosen not to regulate the technology at this time, Castaldi added.
Finally, BTI is developing another cultured tissue product for burn applications. The product, ALLOgraft, is grown from skin cells from a donor unrelated to the patient receiving treatment.
Unlike AUTOgraft, ALLOgraft will be available as a stock item because it can be frozen and thawed while retaining replicative and metabolic functions.
It is being studied for five applications, four of which are burn-related, according to Castaldi. One potential application is in healing skin graft donor sites on burn victims and other dermatological patients. Clinical trials began in April, and BTI hopes to have that use approved by 1995, Castaldi said.
Another experimental indication is healing deep, partial thickness wounds, which are currently treated with skin grafts and leave scars, Castaldi said.
The other two burn-related applications under study are uses in reducing scars from partial-thickness burns and covering meshed skin grafts to enhance healing and cosmetic appearances. The final ALLOgraft procedure under study is its application for healing chronic wounds and ulcers.
The potential U.S. market for all possible ALLOgraft applications is $750 million, and the European market potential is the same, according to Castaldi.
ATS is betting on Dermagraft
Another company planning to enter the skin replacement market is Advanced Tissue Sciences. The company's product, Dermagraft, is a living dermal replacement tissue cultured from neonatal foreskin, according to Ron Cohen, M.D., vice president of medical affairs.
Foreign dermis is more acceptable to the body than foreign epidermis. Once the replacement dermis is in the wound bed, a very thin graft of the patient's epidermis may be placed on top of it, creating complete skin, he said.
Besides providing a living dermis, Dermagraft offers consistent quality and immediate access because the manufacturing process is more controlled. Variables such as disease cannot be controlled when using a patient's cells for culturing. Using a different source enables ATS to eliminate such factors.
"Dermagraft technology does not rely on the victim's own skin cells," Cohen said. "Quality can be checked on each batch before shipment. Also, the burn center can store the product in-house, so there is no waiting period for the dermis."
Clinical trials began at 12 burn centers in January 1991. Approval has recently been granted to extend studies to another 24 centers, Cohen said. More than 75 patients are enrolled so far, and early results indicate that Dermagraft consistently merges with the patient's own tissue and permits permanent wound closure without rejection or infection, he said.
ATS expects to complete enrollment for trials by the end of this year. Patients will be tracked for a year to determine healing and cosmetic outcomes. Results will be submitted to the FDA for approval in 1993 or 1994, he said, and the projected release date for Dermagraft is early 1995.
Cohen does not consider BTI to be competitor. He said that Dermagraft and cultured epidermal tissue (such as AUTOgraft) provide complementary functions. In fact, ATS in planning to do clinical trials using cultured epithelial cells on top of Dermagraft. The technique may reduce the need to harvest epidermal grafts used with Dermagraft.
"ATS wanted to provide a product-oriented business," Cohen said. "We wanted our dermis to have a shelf life, which is impossible if you're waiting for the victim's own skin to culture."
Dermagraft is projected to cost between $30,000 and $65,000 to treat the most extensive burns (those with total treatment costs ranging from $100,000 to $200,000), according to Smith Barney.
The firm's "conservative revenue model" predicted first-year Dermagraft sales of $37 million and 1998 sales of $125 million. An aggressive model estimated sales of $280 million by 1998.
PaineWebber Inc., New York, predicts that first-year sales of Dermagraft could reach $26.3 million and rise to $120 million by 1996.
Another potential Dermagraft application being studied is healing venous skin ulcers, according to Cohen. Clinical trials for studying indications in pressure and diabetic ulcer treatment are scheduled to begin this year.
U.S. market potentials for these indications are $180 million and $750 million respectively, according to Smith Barney. Dermagraft applications in cosmetic surgery also will be studied eventually, Castaldi said.
GRAFTSKIN to be complete tissue
The third company with sights on skin replacement is Organogenesis. Its GRAFTSKIN is a full-thickness skin designed to replace both the epidermis and dermis, according to Jennifer Pierce, director of corporate communications.
GRAFTSKIN consists of human dermal connective tissue cells and human epidermal cells seeded in a matrix of collagen, a protein accounting for about 33% of all protein in the human body. The tissue may be sutured into the wound, or may adhere by itself in some cases, Pierce said.
The mixture forms a scaffold of tissue, which eventually is supplemented, replaced and reconstructed to more closely resemble natural tissue. Rejection is avoided by removing cells that provoke the immune response prior to application.
The tissue allows physicians to quickly cover a burn wound bed with a full-thickness skin that will not be rejected, Pierce said. The tissue that forms in the wound will be skin, not scar tissue, she said.
GRAFTskin has no pigmentation and may appear much lighter than the rest of the victim's skin, Pierce said. The company plans to add pigments later. Also, the patients' own pigmentation cells occasionally move into the area, she added.
Like Dermagraft, GRAFTSKIN may be regulated more during the manufacturing process since it does not depend on the victim's cells. It also may be stored at the burn center until needed.
GRAFTSKIN should be marketed for permanent skin replacement applications in late 1993 or early 1994, Pierce said. It will cost $5,000 to $10,000 per patient and generate first-year sales of $2 million, according to Gerard Klauer Mattison & Co. Inc., a New York investment firm. GRAFTSKIN will hold 65% of the permanent skin replacement market from 1994 to 1996, with sales topping $92 million in the third year, the firm predicted.
The product also is being developed as a temporary graft or wound dressing. Market release for that indication is expected this year. A 50% share of that market is anticipated, for sales in excess of $20 million by 1995, Gerard Klauer Mattison predicted. The firm also anticipates $16 million in sales by 1995 for a third application in treating skin ulcers.
Organogenesis plans to move in August to a location in Canton, Md., that is twice the size of their current facilities.
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Some of my fellow marketers (I know a few) may feel that keyword research is that tedious, time-consuming, boring (even annoying) step of a digital marketing campaign that HAS TO BE done to move ahead with the campaign.
In my view, any digital marketer who is serious about getting that juicy organic traffic flowing into the website, loves a good keyword research. Why, you ask?
It helps you identify those "low hanging fruits" – search terms that are being searched for, but with little competition.
Okay...So much for the importance of keyword research… What about the bottlenecks you might face?
It's got many things going on at the same time: All of you who have done a keyword research (or read about it) know that there are quite a few parameters that need to be looked at, when running the analysis. You have data from various sources coming in, you have new ideas coming up, competitor opportunities brewing on the side. It's a lot to get hold of at a time.
It CAN BE boring: Ya Ya… I said it! Some aspects of a keyword research can actually be repetitive and time consuming, a.k.a boring.
Now, what if I tell you there is a way to bypass these bottlenecks and simply enjoy the benefits?
What if I give you a step-by-step guide on how to do a keyword research in LESS THAN 60 MINUTES?
That's exactly what I am gonna do. Here are 3 simple steps you can follow to complete a "proper" keyword research in less than an hour. These steps are going to weed out the "boring" out of keyword research, and make you fall in love with keyword research too!
Ask the right questions to the client. Get a quick and clear understanding of what they do, where they are, what (search terms) they want to be found for, their objectives, etc. This will give you the necessary ammunition for the keyword research. Here's a helpful list of questions you can ask clients.
Go through the client's website to understand the structure of their business, their vision & mission, services/products, offers, etc. Do the same with the client's competitors. All this while, keep noting down key services, products/categories, USPs, etc. for the actual research that's coming up.
Run the client website through a web-crawling tool, e.g. screaming frog, to get a list of all the webpages on the site. This also lets you analyse the existing page titles, meta descriptions, headers, etc. on-the-go and get an understanding of the client's current focus.
Categorize the keywords you had noted down earlier, into theme/category based groups. These keywords, and the seed keywords provided by the client form the basis of your research.
If the client's business is location-specific, list down the location(s) they serve. These will act as keyword modifiers to create new keyword opportunities.
Google Autocomplete & Suggestions: This is quite a handy tool to find out trending keywords, most searched terms related to your search query. Simply type in your base keyword in the Google search box and a dropdown of suggestions comes up. Pick up suggested keywords that are relevant to the client's business and target market. Google also suggests a list of similar search terms at the bottom of the SERPs. Feel free to pick and choose!
Google Keyword Planner: Google's very own (and the most popular) tool to find new keyword ideas – the Keyword Planner will help you find new ideas for the base keyword(s) you are searching for. Check out how to use the Google Keyword Planner.
SEMRush: Yet another helpful tool to find new keywords. You can put in your base keywords find a list of new keyword ideas and opportunities to target. Put in your competitor websites to get more refined data (specific to the competitors).
This is quite addictive actually. You can keep putting in new keywords and keep coming up with a bunch of new ideas from each source mentioned above. Once you are happy with your list, STOP. Don't forget that we finally have a timeline to stick to (in this case, 60 mins).
Create new keyword combinations to identify new ideas and opportunities. Add target locations to the services listed by the client to find local-theme keywords to target. Think of pain points of users that the client's services are going to address. For example, if your client is into pest control, A good search term that captures the pain-point could be "how to get rid of bed bugs".
Repeat this for all themes. Once you have a considerable list of keywords in each theme, it's now time to filter out keywords.
What you are left with are the keywords which will go into the final phase of the keyword research and selection process. I usually have around 70-100 keywords to play with, at the end of this step.
Find out the average monthly search volume for the keywords. Google Keyword Planner tool automates this process so you can get this data almost instantly.
Find out the Moz Keyword Difficulty Score for the keywords. Moz also provides this information instantly for all the keywords you put in (max 400 per day).
Determine the current ranking of the client's website for the keywords. For all the ranking keywords, list down the ranking URLs as well. A tool like positionly or SEMRush can provide this information instantly as well, without any wastage of your time.
Search Volume: It's the average number of monthly searches by users for the respective keyword. Higher the number, more are the number of people searching for the keywords.
how expensive are the clicks and how many people are actually searching for the term online.
Higher the Moz Difficulty Score, harder it could be to rank well for that keyword.
Current Ranking: It's the ranking of your website on Google earch results (SERPs), for the respective keyword. Keywords, for which your website is currently already ranking on SERPs, have a better chance of improvement in ranks, compared to keywords which are not ranking in TOP 100.
Voila! You have the final list of keywords to optimize around.
It was that quick! In 60 minutes, we have gone from understanding a website to finalizing the keywords we are going to target in the campaign. Hope this helps my fellow marketers out there with keyword research and saves time to do things we really ❤ to do!
Hope this information has proven helpful. If you would like some help with your keyword research, get in touch.


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Sep 03, 2019 · Authorities are investigating after a body was found on the Appalachian Trail. Crews found a man's body in Carter County near Carvers Gap. They have not identified the man or his cause of death.
A rock climber found a human body Monday afternoon on the Appalachian Trial, according to Maryland Natural Resources Police. NRP said the body was found near Black Rock on the Appalachian Trail in ...
Police investigating human remains found off of the Appalachian Trail in West Virginia. ... Police said the body had on a blue "Montgomery Ward" dress shirt, red jacket with a stripe across ...
A body has been found in Watauga County, NC. There is online speculation that the body may be related to the search for Brian Laundrie. To be clear, there has been NO confirmation yet that the body is Brian or is related to the case. It is currently speculation based on alleged sightings of Brian in Boone and on the Appalachian Trail.
While hiking the Appalachian Trail we met hikers who were robbed. When he was found, he was estimated to be 5'8, weighing about 83 pounds. 725. Collier County received nearly two dozen photos of him taken by hikers. In 2018, the body of a hiker was found at the Big Cypress National Preserve. Opinion.
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Aug 24, 2017 · An Ontario man was found dead on Maine's Appalachian Trail (AT) near Bigelow Mountain Preserve Sunday afternoon, Aug. 20. Gerald Gabon, 55, from Milton, Ontario, Canada, was found dead by another hiker about four miles north of Route 27 the afternoon of August 20.
The body was found less than two miles from where the boy vanished 10 days ago while on a hike with a Morristown Scout adviser and two other scouts on the Appalachian Trial.
Missing hiker found dead just 1 mile away from trail. Hiker Eddie Noonkester was found just one mile from a trail following a multi-day search effort. DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. (CBS46) -- Tragedy struck ...
Hiker claims he encountered Brian Laundrie on Appalachian Trail; Body found in North Carolina national park not connected to Brian; Hiker Claims He Saw Brian Laundrie On Appalachian; Hiker Claims to Have Seen Brian Laundrie on the Appalachian Trail; Appalachian Trail hiker claims to have spoken with Laundrie
An Appalachian Trail hiker whose remains were discovered last year survived at least 26 days after getting lost, kept a journal of her ordeal and ultimately resigned herself to the idea she was ...
Oct 03, 2021 · Hiker Dennis Davis believes he encountered a delirious Brian Laundrie while on the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina on October 2, 2021. Alamy Stock Photo. A Florida engineer is adamant he spoke with Brian Laundrie on a deserted road near the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina on Saturday morning.
and last updated 9:45 AM, Jun 11, 2021. BOONSBORO, Md. — Police are investigating an apparent murder suicide after the bodies of a father and his 2-year-old child were discovered Friday morning along the Appalachian Trail in Boonsboro. Sean Thompson, 34, had reportedly picked up his son Dawson from his in laws house Thursday night.
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When You Find My Body: The Disappearance of Geraldine Largay on the Appalachian Trail. Author: Dee Dauphinee MSRP: $26.95 (240 pages. Release date June 2019) Publisher: Down East Books The story of thru-hiker Gerry "Inchworm" Largay was captured in headlines: lost on the Appalachian Trail in 2013, a massive but futile search, and the chance discovery of her body in 2015.
The Feds are searching the 24,000 swamp reserve in Florida in hopes of turning up Laundrie who has been designated a "person of interest" in Petito's homicide Credit: bizarre_design_/Instagram "Brian Laundrie photo from Pinterest @blaundrie1197 page, elite hiker, outdoorsman, on the run in the woods, may be headed for the Appalachian Trail," a read the tweet.
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UPDATE: A preliminary autopsy report indicates that 53-year-old David Ladley Swanson, whose body was discovered on the Appalachian Trail on Monday, died from cardiac arrest. According to officials ...Oct 11, 2021 · Download Gabby Petito body believed to be found in Wyoming national park Download 2017 Appalachian Trail 02 Neel Gap to Dicks Creek Gap Download Brian Laundrie's sister speaks out While hiking the Appalachian Trail we met hikers who were robbed. When he was found, he was estimated to be 5'8, weighing about 83 pounds. 725. Collier County received nearly two dozen photos of him taken by hikers. In 2018, the body of a hiker was found at the Big Cypress National Preserve. Opinion.A woman played dead so she could fend off a knife-wielding man accused of killing a hiker and threatening others in two separate incidents along the Appalachian Trail, according to law enforcement.
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Aug 06, 2019 · RANGELEY, MAINE — Maine game wardens have found the body of a 63-year-old hiker who hadn't been heard from for more than a week while hiking the Appalachian Trail.Wardens say
Earlier this week, Blue Ridge Outdoors reported an unidentified body found along Appalachian Trail at Black Rock in South Mountain State Park, Boonsboro Maryland. The body has since been identified as Michael Joseph Mack, 58, of Hanover, Md. Two hikers discovered Mack's body on Monday, July 10, and called 911 around 3:45pm.
The Appalachian Trail is one of the greatest American experiences ever. In this read I want to speak of my direct experience and of my family's perception on the trial in order to tell their journey and relay the cultural values of the Appalachian Trail. View of Taylor Mountain, West Virginia. Sooooo, LET'S DO THIS...
Geraldine Largay at the Poplar Ridge Lean-to on the Appalachian Trail in Maine on July 22, 2013. This photo, taken by a hiker who crossed paths with Ms. Largay, is the last known image of her.
Man charged in Appalachian Trail murder found competent to stand trial ... State police are investigating the death of a 43-year-old man whose body was found inside a ...
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They found Dawson's body shortly after 3 a.m. Friday in a ravine about a mile and a half up the trail. Less than an hour later, the body of Sean Thomson was found. Police said both bodies had ...Here's What Happens To Your Body When You Hike The Appalachian Trail. Tweet Share Copy 🍿 Arts ... I've found, is to catch them after a long day of hiking, or early in the morning, when they are barefoot. It's the oddest thing, but it's true: without their boots, the super-hiker is reduced to a limping old crone.
In January 1977, the body of a young man who has never been identified was found frozen in a cave just below The Pinnacle, off the Appalachian Trail in Albany Township, Berks County. The 1,634-foot peak and its scenic outlook are located several miles west of Kempton (approximately 25 miles west of Allentown) in a corner of the county that ...So I tallied up the total road walking on the AT and came up with about 36 miles for 1.6% of the trail. I didn't count any road walks that were less than 0.1 miles. Also didn't count road crossings- the trail had to follow the road for a bit. Few of the longest roadwalks: Hanover, NH: 3.0 mi. Duncannon, PA: 2.8 mi. Delaware Water Gap: 1.7 mi
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Nov 07, 2015 · Geraldine disappeared from the trail in July 2013 in the Saddleback Mountains just after the Poplar Lean-to. I went through this area August 6 and 7, 2008, and it was one of the toughest days on the trail. The terrain is rugged and dangerous. It was raining, cold, and very windy when I crossed Saddleback Mountain. Lost Hiker Was Two Miles From Appalachian Trail When She Died. Hiker found two years after she got lost in the Maine woods left heartbreaking message before she died. Geraldine Largay got lost and ...
Jun 11, 2021 · The Maryland State Police said in a statement Friday that the bodies of Dawson Thomson, 2, and his father, Sean, 34, were found along the Appalachian Trail in Washington County at about 3 a.m. Friday.
Gerry's body had been found about 2,300 feet as the crow flies from a well-worn path known as Railroad Road, which intersects the Appalachian Trail and eventually becomes a public road.Sep 03, 2019 · Authorities are investigating after a body was found on the Appalachian Trail. Crews found a man's body in Carter County near Carvers Gap. They have not identified the man or his cause of death.
In January 1977, the body of a young man who has never been identified was found frozen in a cave just below The Pinnacle, off the Appalachian Trail in Albany Township, Berks County. The 1,634-foot peak and its scenic outlook are located several miles west of Kempton (approximately 25 miles west of Allentown) in a corner of the county that ...
Man's body found at Appalachian Trail shelter. Members of Bedford County Special Operations Command launch a boat into a creek just off the James River to transport first responders to and from ...
Hikers found the body at campsite 82 near the Hazel Creek Trail Friday afternoon. The statement said the hikers first saw an unoccupied tent at the campsite and later found the body across a ...
Brian Laundry may have been found on the Appalachian Trail. catefassbender October 3, 2021. A Florida engineer spoke with Brian Laundry on a deserted road near the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina on Saturday morning. Dennis Davis' alleged encounter with Gabby Petit's boyfriend from the murdered Long Island comes when police receive a ...
Two-year-old Dawson's body was found shortly after 3 a.m. in a ravine off the Appalachian Trail, more than a mile north of where the car was located. Sean Thomson's body was located less than ...
The body of a missing 23-year-old hiker was found after a near two-month search on August 21 in a Montana rockslide with fatal injuries.. Tatum Morell, of Idaho, went missing after she last ...
Feb 20, 2020 · North Georgia hiker found dead near Appalachian Trail: press conference Dawson County authorities give a tragic update on the search for Eddie Noonkester, a hiker who went missing while beginning ...
Feb 10, 2012 · Scott Lilly, found dead in Amherst County on Aug. 12, 2011 while hiking the Appalachian Trail. The death of an Indiana man found near the Appalachian Trail in Amherst County six months ago has ...
Around 3 a.m. Friday morning, the body of the 2-year-old boy was found along a ravine off the trail, more than a mile north of where the car was parked. An hour later Sean's body was found.When You Find My Body: The Disappearance of Geraldine Largay on the Appalachian Trail. Author: Dee Dauphinee MSRP: $26.95 (240 pages. Release date June 2019) Publisher: Down East Books The story of thru-hiker Gerry "Inchworm" Largay was captured in headlines: lost on the Appalachian Trail in 2013, a massive but futile search, and the chance discovery of her body in 2015..
How to find personal property tax on carA hiker's body found two years ago in Big Cypress Preserve has been identified. COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — After more than two years, the identity of the deceased hiker who went by the trail name ...


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Personal Trainer: Math
Math Video Game Ages 10+ Grade Kin+
A Nintendo DS game that drills math facts to improve kids calculation speed and accuracy.
Personal Trainer: Math is a high tech way to do a low tech thing: learn math facts with flashcards.
Instead of parents putting their kids through their math paces using a set of flash cards, this Nintendo DS game does it for them by having a children play the game for 10 minutes a day. Is this method better than using flash cards? Not really. Is it more fun? Yes. The use of technology and the variations from traditional flash cards makes this method more engaging.
To attain mastery of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts, kids need to memorize the facts using repetition. Personal Trainer: Math provides a way to consistently practice essential math facts in an ordered, sequential way. It keeps track of accuracy and speed over days and months of practice.
When kids first sign into Personal Trainer: Math, they meet a cartoon version of Professor Kageyama of the Center for Research and Educational Development in Higher Education at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan, who acts as host and math coach. Kageyama pioneered the 100-Cell Calculation Method, which is used in this game. Professor Kageyama encourages kids to play the game every day.
From the main menu, kids have three choices: Daily Test, Kageyama Method, or Practice Exercises. The Daily Test involves three exercises (pulled from the 40 Practice Exercises and the Kageyama Method) geared toward kids' level of math mastery. Players start on Level 1 and work their way up to Level 20. On Level 1, kids will be shown flash cards showing objects from 1 to 10 and their task is to quickly identify the number of objects and write that number on the screen. Kids will also be shown addition and subtraction facts and have to write the answers as quickly as possible. At the end of each exercise, accuracy and time results are recorded and compared with optimal scores. Completion of the Daily Test results in a check mark on an in-game calendar.
The Kageyama Method has kids practice addition, subtraction, or multiplication by using100-Cell Math, which features a 10 x 10 grid where numbers from 1 through 10 have been placed randomly along the side and top. For each test, kids combine the numbers from the top and the side and place the answer in the corresponding square in the grid. Kids can start with grids as small as 10 cells, and then progress to 30, 50, and finally 100. This method can also be played with up to 15 other people using one game cartridge where all are vying for the best time.
In the Practice Exercises, kids can target their area of math practice. For example if they want to practice multiplication tables involving the number 9, they can do that. They can also select how they want to practice, with exercises including flash cards, completing math sentences, and exploring math ladders (where you add or subtract a number repeatedly).
Personal Trainer: Math is not a traditional video game, rather it is an educational learning aid. By presenting math drills on the Nintendo DS, the video game format helps to take some of the drudgery out of memorizing math facts. The drills are varied and the handwriting recognition works well.
But, this product is pretty dry, and not as much fun as others in the Nintendo Touch Generation series, like Brain Age or Big Brain Academy. What it does do well is get kids to drill math facts to improve their calculation speed and accuracy, in just 10 minutes a day. All you have to do is remind them to turn on their Nintendo DS and use it.
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LAS VEGAS, March 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- JiveWorld16 -- Jive Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: JIVE) today concluded its seventh customer and partner conference by unveiling the 2016 Jive Award winners. Customers from around the world were recognized at JiveWorld16 for their innovative use of Jive's interactive intranet and external community solutions that engage employees and build stronger connections with customers and partners.
Digital Transformation Chief Executive of the Year. Making its debut this year, this award highlights a Chief Executive who has fully embraced better ways to connect, share, learn and collaborate.
Winner: Dr. David J. Shulkin, Under Secretary for Health, United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Shulkin was recognized for his participation and advocacy in driving a more connected and engaged department. VA Pulse, powered by Jive, is a cornerstone of the Veterans Affairs' efforts to engage its 300,000 employees across the Veterans healthcare system. Dr. Shulkin uses VA Pulse for his executive blogs and to enhance town hall meetings, and his entire team leverages the platform to disseminate best practices and help improve employee morale.
Transforming Employee Engagement for HR. This award recognizes innovative company communication that breaks down walls between leaders and the rest of the company. It celebrates companies that have embraced a programmatic two-way dialog for organizational communication, improving employee engagement and unlocking the creative, innovative greatness often locked away in people's one-on-one conversations.
Co-winner: Leidos. As an innovative science and technology solutions leader with approximately 18,000 employees worldwide, Leidos addresses some of the world's toughest challenges in national security, health and engineering. By replacing disparate, legacy enterprise systems with a single interactive intranet powered by Jive, Leidos elevated employee-leadership communication, simplified search and discovery, increased user adoption by 200% and improved employee engagement by 500%.
Co-winner: Spectrum Health. Spectrum Health is a not-for-profit health system based in West Michigan that offers a full continuum of care. It is comprised of 12 hospitals and Priority Health, a health plan with about 715,000 members. The creation of a "One HR" experience for employees and leaders at 130 service sites streamlined, integrated and prioritized key messages and initiatives. The organization is leveraging the Jive-powered InSite community to connect more than 23,000 employees from various departments and geographic locations, resulting in measurable increased employee engagement through locally owned content, access to information and connectivity to and between individuals and groups.
Transforming Customer Engagement for Marketing. This award highlights a company that has transformed marketing inside or outside its walls—either by working more efficiently with other teams to support growth strategies, or by turning customers into brand advocates.
Winner: Marketo. As the provider of leading engagement marketing software and solutions, Marketo leveraged Jive-x to power its Marketing Nation community—bringing together 60,000 members from 4,500 customer companies, 550 partners and nearly 1,000 Marketo employees to provide support and education. Since its launch in May of 2015, over 400 customer ideas have been captured and leveraged in Marketo's products. The company has also seen a remarkable increase in page views (17.4%) and engagement (34.9%).
Transforming Customer Support. This award celebrates a company that has truly turned its customers or partners into an extension of its support team. The award winner is chosen based on its ability to demonstrate how it improves customers' experiences while more cost-effectively supporting them.
Winner: Akamai Technologies. Akamai is the global leader in Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, making the Internet fast, reliable and secure for its customers. Akamai implemented a unified online community to foster communication among the company's globally dispersed customers, partners and staff—establishing a destination for peer-to-peer assistance and interactive self-service. Leveraging Jive-x, Akamai built stronger relationships with and between its customers and partners, resulting in improved satisfaction, better customer retention, shorter sales cycles and increased technology adoption.
Transforming Giving. This award recognizes an organization that not only helps change the world, but also leverages Jive to transform the way it accomplishes its mission.
Winner: PwC. With offices in 157 countries and more than 208,000 people, PwC is among the leading professional services networks in the world. Through PwC's partnership with the United Nations' HeForShe initiative, it is accelerating global momentum toward gender equity in the workplace by bringing men into the conversation on a social platform. Since June of 2015, PwC has driven over 48,000 pledges of support for HeForShe on the Jive-powered HeForShe.PwC.com, and already reached 29% of its target goal for male PwC pledges.
Digital Hub. This award highlights the company that has fully embraced digital transformation as a corporate initiative in growing its business, and has recognized the strategic value of putting Jive at the center of working better together with employees, customers and partners.
Co-winner: Lloyds Banking Group. Lloyds Banking Group is a leading UK-based financial services group, with 30 million customers and 2,000 branches. Since launching its interactive collaboration tool—Hive—last year, the company has connected over 5,000 colleagues. Colleagues are using Hive to collaborate on content, share information and crowdsource solutions that deliver real business value. Lloyds Banking has already exceeded its target goal for participation by 10% and for contribution by 12%, and is now expanding the scope of its interactive intranet to the broader employee base.
Co-winner: Cisco. Cisco has just finished a significant digital transformation. By integrating best-in-class collaboration and technology platforms, Cisco can now drive issues to resolution faster, leverage efficiencies in decision-making, accelerate and transform critical business processes, increase communications and share, find or collaborate on content.
Video of the Year. Also making its debut this year, this award honors the best video submission (as voted by the Jive Community and JiveWorld attendees) that shows how companies are introducing their Jive implementations to new users, or provides an overview of their digital transformation journeys with Jive.
Nominations for the annual Jive Awards program are submitted by customers and Jive Community members. A panel of judges comprised of industry thought leaders, previous award winners and Jive senior leadership selected the award winners and finalists, with the exception of the community choice Video of the Year award. For this category, judges selected the top 5 videos, and the Jive community voted to select the final winner. For more information on the awards, please visit here.


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All are welcome into the life and ministry of Harbor City Church. To become a member of HCC is to make a public promise to follow Jesus, to live according to God's Word, to support and participate in the work of the Church congregation, and to submit to its government and discipline.*
3 Steps to Membership:
Attend the Harbor City Intro Class - Email to sign up
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*Submitting to the government and discipline of a church means submitting only insofar as leaders are reflecting the authority of Scripture. If a leader requires something contrary to Scripture, you should not submit. If there is disagreement between you and an elder, you may appeal to the Presbytery.
If you have never been baptized, we would be delighted to baptize you when you make your public vows. Let the elder know during your interview and we will schedule your baptism (or for parents, a child baptism).
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The annually anticipated Casa Picasso season-opening celebration happened this week. Many of us were already well done from all the Halloween Bar Crawl circuit this year but that did not affect the turnout. When it comes to events where you get "the royal treatment" there is always room for one more.
This year something different happened at the party, new owners Gary Zwierznski and Donna Chamblee were the welcoming committee at the door. Casa has the same great menu made so popular by previous owners Jackie and Adam along with a few additions from new owners. Gary and Donna also kept all the wonderful staff.
I chatted with Gary to find out a bit more about their backstory beyond knowing they were from Fort Wayne, Indiana. He told me they were not looking to uproot but found Casa Picasso for sale online. After they came to check it out in person, experienced the ambiance, the delicious food and the outstanding staff – they could not resist taking the plunge. Before buying a business here, they had stayed at Coco Plum Island Resort in Dangriga 3 years back and loved the people. Their first San Pedro vacation was to see Casa Picasso restaurant (after finding the listing online) and they bought it lock, stock, and barrel. Previous owners Jacke and Adam assisted them through the process and were very supportive during the transition.
International tapas and fine dining.
Signature cocktails and an extensive wine list.
Weekly special "Tasting Thursday" a 5-course tasting menu.
This is also one of the few places on the island you are guaranteed to get a good steak – Filet Mignon.
Casa Picasso is an ideal space for private functions, offering a customized menu to fit your event budget. A capacity for up to 60 people makes it perfect for wedding dinners and receptions, business meetings, as well as anniversary, birthday parties and more.
Browse Casa Picasso food menus and your mouth will be watering before you know it.
Decide how you will wet your whistle, click through to Casa Picasso drink menu.
Pricing in Belize Dollars (half that for USD) and includes 12.5% GST.
20% tip will be added to the bill for parties 6 or more otherwise it is not included.
Cash is King but they also accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.
It can be a bit tricky to find this hidden gem but worth the road trip. Their address is 15 Stingray Street, but for most people that will not provide useful since there are few street signs or places with a number on their building here.
To make it easy, if you are staying south of the bridge, Casa Picasso will pay your taxi to the restaurant. If you are north of the bridge, you can take the water taxi (not included) to Sandy Point dock in town and get your complimentary taxi pick up from there.
Reservations recommended but not required. To make one please call the restaurant at (501)-226-4443 or cell phone at (501) 670-9858.


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I think it's just an England thing. I think it's just an England thing where they don't want to win
and be successful. Whether it's the senior team or u21s, they just won't win. And last night was a prime example of that. In a game where England were the better team and missed numerous chances, they threw away the victory with a calamitous set of errors. Phil Foden was terrific in midfield and scored a great goal whilst the centre backs were brilliant and fought valiantly for 90 minutes. Choudhury was very good up until his moment of madness which ultimately cost England the game. Up until the red card, England has numerous chances but the front three were so poor. Solanke was dreadful whilst Sessegnon and Gray were headless whenever on the ball. Why don't Abraham and Nelson start? Who knows? But Choudhury's dreadful tackle wasn't the one mistake which cost England. Wan-Bissaka - who I thought was all over the place in the second half after starting well - made a howling mistake. A tame header that was going to cause no threat to the impressive Dean Henderson, Wan-Bissaka took a mad swipe which flew into the back of the net. Utterly ridiculous. Maybe he did this on purpose to knock 10 million off his transfer fee and push through a move to United. In a game where England were the better team and deserving of AT LEAST a draw, two moments of madness from individual players were the difference. And in a tournament where only the top team can qualify, it was a hugely damaging blow and now, England need things to fall their way.
Portuguese wonder kid Joao Felix is reportedly close to a move to Atletico Madrid. I've seen little of the youngster, but with apparently every club in Europe being interested, perhaps a move to Atletico is a bit strange. A team notorious for their more defensive football, will he be able to perform at his best? However, they're apparently going to pay 105 million for him, so maybe no other team were willing to do that, explaining why the move is close. 105 million is a lot for a 19-year-old who has just popped up for one season in Liga Nos and the Europa League. It's a gamble, but maybe it might just pay off.
That's all for today, not many transfer stories, so hopefully there will be more tomorrow. Argentina also play their second match in the early hours of tomorrow morning after losing their first match, hoping to get back on track. So, see you then.
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