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D. C. Guynn, Jr.
Influence of Time Lags and Population Segment in Density-physical Parameter Relationships in White-tailed Deer
Managers and biologists have long relied on relatively inexpensive and easily collected data from hunter-harvested deer to provide information for making harvest management decisions. We sought to better understand the influence of time lags and population segment (i.e., total adult and total herd density) on the density-physical parameter relationship. Nine long-term harvest data sets (15-31 years duration, median = 26 years) were acquired from populations located across the Southeastern United States which spanned several physiographic provinces and a wide range of densities (1-32 deer/...
P. D. Keyser
W. M. Knox
K. E. Kammermeyer
Wild Turkey Nesting Ecology in the Lower Coastal Plain of South Carolina
A population of eastern wild turkeys {Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) was studied in the lower coastal plain of South Carolina to determine if intensively managed short-rotation pine plantations have a detrimental effect on reproductive success. Reproductive parameters including nesting chronology, nest success, hen success, clutch size, and hatchability were estimated from 50 radio-instrumented hens monitored during 1988-1990. Predation during nesting and brooding periods was the major cause of nest and adult hen losses (55%). However, illegal kills were as high (45%). Median dates for...
J. Rickie Davis
H. R. Barnhill
R. E. Larkin
W. M. Baughman
Efficiency of Archery Hunting for White-tailed Deer on Medway Plantation
We conducted this study to determine efficiency of archery equipment in conjunction with tracking dogs for harvesting white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) on Medway Plantation in the Coastal Plain of South Carolina. Twentytwo experienced archers hunting from elevated stands over corn feeders shot 61 deer. A tracking dog was used whenever deer did not fall within sight of the hunter (41 of the 61 deer shot). Immediately following each hunt, the hunter completed a questionnaire to determine equipment used, shot conditions, and deer reaction. We recovered 60 of the 61 deer shot (98%)...
Richard T. Morton
R. H. Hortman
J. G. Williams
Territorial Behavior of Beaver in the Piedmont of South Carolina.
Territorial behavior of beaver (Castor canadensis) has not been well documented in the Southeast. Study of this behavioral mechanism may lead to methods which may aid in the control of nuisance beavers in economic and environmentally sensitive areas. Territorial behavior was evaluated for beaver in 4 study areas in the Piedmont of South Carolina by monitoring scent marking and movements of adjacent colonies. Scent marking was observed during January 1982 to June 1985 on 1 area with high (≥ 0.8 beavers/ha) and 3 areas with low densities (≤0.3/ ha), of beaver. Beaver (N = 9) from 2 adjacent...
G. W. Gatlin
Ear Tag Loss in Gray Squirrels and Fox Squirrels
Wildlife population studies that involve marking of animals assume that the "mark" will remain with the animal for the duration of the study. Violations of this assumption may contribute to biased estimates of population parameters. Thirty-six gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) and 16 fox squirrels (S. niger) were marked with ear tags and toe-clipped to study ear tag loss in these species. Fortynine percent of all squirrels lost at least 1 ear tag, whereas 15% lost both tags. Fox squirrels lost ear tags at twice the rate of gray squirrels. Female fox squirrels lost ear tags at a rate...
Philip A. Tappe
J. W. Edwards
Wild Turkey Food Habits in Pine Plantations in South Carolina
A total of 1,576 wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) droppings (650 male and 926 female) was collected from 1 January-31 December 1989 on Westvaco's Oswald Unit located in Jasper County, South Carolina. This Unit is made up of loblolly pine plantations (77%), natural pine stands (10%), hardwood stands (5%), and open, nonforested areas (8%). Fecal analysis was used to determine food habitats. Forty-six food stuffs were identified, and there were no significant differences (P > 0.05) in food items by sex. Panicum sp., Ilex glabra, Myrica cerifera, Paspalum sp., Rubus sp., Vaccinium sp.,...
William M. Baughman
Activity and Habitat Utilization of Beaver Colonies in South Carolina
Movements, primary use areas, activity periods, and habitat use were evaluated for beaver (Castor canadensis) from 2 adjacent colonies, a stream colony, and a lake colony in the Piedmont of South Carolina. Beaver were monitored from February 1983 through March 1984. Minimum total distance moved by individual beaver ranged from 0.26 to 6.83 km. Distance between extreme locations ranged from 0.08 to 1.86 km. Lake colony beaver movements exceeded those of stream colony beaver. Beaver were more active during fall and winter months. Areas frequented by beaver ranged from 10.95 ha to 14.67 ha....
Forest Industry Hunt-lease Programs in the Southern United States: 1989
Selected characteristics of forest industry hunt-lease programs were evaluated for 11 southern states in 1989. Mail questionnaires were returned by 62 (70%) of 89 landowners. The respondents reported owning 8.7 million ha of which 6.5 million ha (75%) were leased for hunting. The weighted average lease fee received was $5.31 per ha, a 60% increase from 1984 as reported by Busch and Guynn (1988). Additionally, respondents reported that public relations had a relative value equal to the lease fee and access control had a relative value of 1.45 times the lease fee. The total value of leasing...
Gerald L. Stuckey, Jr.
A. P. Marsinko
W. M. Smathers, Jr.
Response of Wild Turkey Hens to Bear Hunting in Western North Carolina
Movements of eastern wild turkey hens (Meleagris gallapavo silvestris) were monitored using radio telemetry on the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory in Western North Carolina during 1985-87. Turkeys (N = 15) responded to the use of dogs for bear hunting by temporarily abandoning portions of their established home ranges and relocating to unhunted areas during the 2-month season. Hens returned to abandoned areas soon after hunting ceased and when dogs were not used for hunting. No mortality of turkeys was detected during bear season. The rapid return of hens to former ranges suggests that...
Derik J. Reed
Boundary-strip Width for Density Estimation Based on Telemetric Locations
The mean maximum distance moved (MMDM) of a southern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger niger) population during a l2-day trapping period was compared between radiotelemetry and capture location data. MMDMs derived from capture locations averaged 51% less than MMDMs derived from telemetric locations. In addition, tests of MMDMs based on capture locations failed to detect a difference between sexes, whereas MMDMs based on telemetric locations indicated a significant difference. Density estimates of the fox squirrel population were calculated using MMDM/2 as an estimate of boundary-strip width (W)...


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Jonathan Jackson de Lima Reis (born 6 June 1989) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

PSV
Born in Contagem, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Reis started out at Atlético Mineiro's Academy. In October 2006, he went on trial at Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven and Ajax. After the trial, it was announced two months later that PSV Eindhoven signed Reis on a five–year contract. However, the move will not take effect until July 2007, as he wasn't eighteen at the time of signing for the club. It was also revealed that the club did not pay the transfer fee to sign Reis.

2007–08 season
Ahead of the 2007–08 season, Reis was given a number nineteen shirt. He was mentioned by Manager Ronald Koeman about using him in the first team in the 2007–08 season before leaving in October 2007. Reis officially made his PSV Eindhoven debut in the Johan Cruyff Shield against Ajax on 11 August 2007, where he started the match before coming off in the 73rd minute for Género Zeefuik, in a 1–0 loss. Eight days later on 19 August 2007, Reis set up a goal for Ibrahim Afellay, in a 2–0 win over Heracles Almelo. He then made his UEFA Champions League debut on 12 December 2007, coming on as a late substitute, in a 1–0 loss against Inter Milan. However, he spent the rest of the sidelined, due to lack of first team opportunities.

2008–09 season
Ahead of the 2008–09 season, Reis suffered a foot injury, causing him to miss PSV Eindhoven's pre-season tour. However, PSV coach Huub Stevens, furious over this 'unprofessional attitude', relegated him to the reserve squad. Stevens was also dismayed by the bad influence of Reis' agent Vlado Lemić. After receiving more disciplinary action for returning too late from a stay in Brazil where he attended his grandmother's funeral, his career at PSV looked over. Fellow Dutch league teams Roda JC and FC Utrecht as well as Portuguese side Vitóia Setúbal showed interest, but Reis stayed at PSV. However, in January 2009 Reis returned to Brazil by joining Tupi for the rest of the season.

2009–10 season
In the 2009–10 season, Reis was given a first team chance following a new management of trainer Fred Rutten after he made some impressive pre-season performance. Reis made his first appearance of the 2009–10 season came on 27 August 2009, where he came on as a late substitute, in a 1–0 win over Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv; winning 2–0 on aggregate to send them through to the Group Stage. It wasn't until on 12 September 2009 when he made his first league appearance in over a year, coming on as a late substitute, in a 3–0 win over Roda JC. On 17 September 2009, in the Europa league group K match at Sparta Prague, Reis came on as substitute in the 64th minute and scored twice, in a 2–1 win, salvaging a point and becoming an unlikely hero. Then on 23 September 2009, Reis plays his first full match for PSV in the 2–1 Dutch Cup win against first division side De Graafschap. He added three goals throughout October, scoring against Copenhagen, N.E.C. and Roda JC. He added three more goals between 27 November 2009 and 6 December 2009, scoring twice in the league and once in the UEFA Europa League. Since returning to the first team, Reis established himself in the starting eleven at the striker position. On 24 January 2010, however, his contract was terminated after he tested positive for a banned substance and subsequently refused the club's offer of help to treat drug addiction. It was reported that in the case of Reis signing for another club, PSV would file a lawsuit against the player to try to get back some of the money the club had invested in him. Up until his release, Reis made twenty appearances and scoring eight times in all competitions.

Since his release by PSV Eindhoven, Reis spent time at rehab in Brazil for several months. Over the summer, the club were determined to re–sign him. Eventually, on 17 July 2010, Reis re–signed for PSV Eindhoven for the second time, signing a one–year contract, with an option of extending the contract into a three-year deal.

2010–11 season
In the 2010–11 season, Reis' first month return saw him out of the first team, as he was not selected in the starting eleven. Instead, he spent his first month return with the club's reserve. The following month, on 16 September 2010, Reis played his first match since re–joining the club, in a UEFA Europa League match against Sampdoria, coming on as a late substitute, in a 1–1 draw. After losing his place over driving under the influence of alcohol, he returned to the first team on 3 October 2010 against VVV-Venlo, scoring twice, in a 3–0 win. This was followed up by scoring against Willem II, Debreceni (scoring once in two separate matches) and Vitesse. Reis also netted a hat-trick against Feyenoord (his first in his professional career) in a 10–0 victory on 24 October 2010. His goal scoring form led suggestion from Piet de Visser that he could earn a place for the FIFA World Cup in Brazil (Reis' nationality) if only he continues to be clean. Due to his goalscoring forms, many people in Eindhoven thought the natural heir to Romário and Ronaldo's momentous heritage had finally arrived. However, in a 2–1 win over FC Utrecht on 7 November 2010, Reis was sent–off mid-way through the first half after elbowing Alje Schut. As a result, he served a two match suspension. Things got bad to worse for Reis when he suffered a serious knee injury during a 3–1 win over Roda JC on 19 December 2010. It was announced that Reis would be out for the rest of the season and never played again. In response to the news, Reis received about 1400 messages from PSV supporters for positive support. Up until his knee injury, he went on to make fifteen appearances and scoring ten times in all competitions. He spent the rest of the season, rehabilitating and having operation on his knee injury.

Throughout the 2010–11 season, his contract with PSV ran out despite PSV planning to offer Reis a one-year extension to his expiring deal, but was plagued due to fitness problems, as well as, speculations on whether or not, the contract is being offered on the table yet. However, Reis did not want to settle for anything less than a long-term contract and therefore decided to leave. Following his release from PSV, manager Fred Rutten stated Reis was making good progress in his recovery from a serious knee injury and expected his return to PSV in October. Reis was quoted as being hopeful of returning to PSV Eindhoven on a new deal but the club were not convinced that Reis would fully recover from his knee injury, and opted against offering him a new deal when it was made clear that he wanted to move on.

Reis later reflected about his time at PSV Eindhoven and said: "The lifestyle I had at PSV was due to immature behaviour. I was young, alone in the Netherlands and wasn't responsible at that time. I'm not trying to justify using alcohol at that age, but the chance for things to go awry was made possible by the circumstances."

Vitesse

On 4 December 2011, Reis signed a contract until the end of the 2011–12 season with Vitesse, including an option to extend to extend. His move came after the club had been in the market for attacking reinforcements with Wilfried Bony being away on international duty with Côte d'Ivoire during the Africa Cup of Nations.

However, he spent the rest of December, continuously having surgery. Then, on 22 January 2012, Reis made his first start on his debut for Vitesse before being substituted in the 66th minute for Mart Lieder against N.E.C. in a 1–0 loss. Five days later, on 27 January 2012, Reis was on the bench until coming on for Marcus Pedersen in the 66th minute facing his former club PSV in a 3–1 loss. During the match, he was welcomed back in Eindhoven with bags of powdered sugar being thrown onto the pitch in reference to his struggle with cocaine during his years at PSV. He spent the rest of the season in and out of the first team, either on the sideline and on the substitute bench. By April, Reis began to receive a handful of first team football for the side, as he helped Vitesse secure a UEFA Europa League place next season. At the end of the 2011–12 season, he went on to make thirteen appearances for the side in all competitions. On 27 June 2012, Reis signed a new deal with Vitesse, keeping him until 2016.

In the 2012–13 season, Reis started the season well when he scored the club's fourth goal of the game, in a 4–4 draw against Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League Second Round. In the second leg, SBV Vitesse ultimately went through to the next round after beating them 3–1. He then scored three goals the following month, including a brace against Willem II. His goal from a free kick against ADO Den Haag earned him August's Goal of the Month by the club's supporters. As a result, he became a first team regular for the side. Reis scored three goals in two matches between 25 November 2012 and 2 December 2012, scoring against his former club, PSV Eindhoven, and a brace against Roda JC. Towards the end of the 2012–13 season, Reis soon suffered a goal drought, as well as, fighting for his first team place. During a 2–0 loss against Feyenoord on 21 April 2013, Reis was shown ignoring his teammate, Valeri Qazaishvili when he was substituted, and was criticised by Manager Rutten after the match. At the end of the 2012–13 season, Reis went on to make thirty–six appearances and scoring ten times in all competitions.

Ahead of the 2013–14 season, Reis was given a number 9 shirt following the departure of Bony, who departed to Premier League side Swansea City. He, again, started the 2013–14 season well when he scored his first goal of the season, in a 1–1 draw against Petrolul Ploiești in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League Third Round. Then, on 1 September 2013, Reis scored his first league goal for the club, in a 1–1 draw against AZ Alkmaar. However, he was sent to the reserve side by Manager Peter Bosz and explained his actions, saying: "I felt that was necessary, and that has everything to do with the team: if a player places himself outside, I have to intervene, that's what I did, so that's why I temporarily put him back to the promises." The decision also contributed the pair fallen out. Up until then, Reis made five appearances and scoring two times this season so far.

After spending two months away from the first team, Vitesse dissolved his contract in November 2013 despite having three more years left to his contract. Another factor of his departure was over his family unable to adapt in the country.

Return to Brazil
Reis returned to his home country Brazil and joined Esporte Clube Bahia, only to have his contract with the club terminated ten days later. He joined Tombense and then Castelo, both of them were short–lived. He briefly joined Mamoré at the end of 2014.

At the beginning of 2015, Reis went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side Irtysh Pavlodar and Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side Espérance Sportive de Tunis, both of them were unsuccessful.

Boluspor
On 29 July 2015, it was announced that Reis joined TFF First League side Boluspor. However, he never made an appearance for the side, as his time at Boluspor was overshadowed with transfer problem and weight problem.

On 31 December 2015, it was announced that Reis was released by the club, along with eight players. He revealed that the factor of his departure was the "low wages" and was angry with the club.

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Shortly leaving Boluspor, Reis moved to Japan, where he joined J2 League side Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo. He later revealed that the club's director of football, Hirokatsu Mikami, convinced him to join the club. He also goes under the name for the club, "Heise", and was given a number eleven shirt.

Reis made his Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo debut on 6 March 2016, where he came on as a substitute, in a 4–0 win over FC Gifu. Since joining the club, Reis struggled a goal drought at the start of his Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo's career. It wasn't until on 4 June 2016 when he scored his first goal for the club, having come on as a substitute in a 2–2 draw against JEF United Chiba. Between 13 June 2016 and 3 July 2016, Reis scored three goals in the club's four victories. However, he suffered injuries on two occasions between July and August. Reis later scored two more goals before being sidelined once again. He made his return from injury on 12 November 2016, coming on as a substitute, in a 2–1 win over JEF United Chiba. At the end of the 2016 season, which saw the club get promoted to J.League 1, Reis went on to make twenty–four appearances and scoring seven times in all competitions. At the end of the 2017 season, Reis described the promotion to J.League 1 as the "best moments of his career".

In the 2017 season, however, Reis suffered a knee injury that saw him sidelined for two months. It wasn't until on 21 June 2017 when he made his first team return from injury against Iwaki in the second round of the Emperor Cup and scored twice, as Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo lost 5–2. This was followed up by scoring two goal against Kashiwa Reysol and Shimizu S-Pulse. Reis then scored four more goals, including playing a role in the club's two victories against Vegalta Sendai and Júbilo Iwata. However, he was sidelined for the rest of the season, due to injuries. At the end of the 2017 season, Reis went on to make fourteen appearances and scoring eight times in all competitions. On 5 December 2017, he signed a contract with the club.

In the 2018 season, Reis found his first team opportunities limited, as he was featured on the substitute bench in the number of matches. He scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–1 loss against Shimizu S-Pulse in the J. League Cup Group Stage on 4 April 2018. Having made ten appearances and scoring once for the club this season, it was announced on 30 August 2018 that Reis was released by the club after spending two years.

Albirex Niigata
Shortly after leaving Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, Reis joined another J.League 1 side Albirex Niigata on 11 September 2018.

However, he made no appearances for Albirex Niigata, due to suffering from a heel injury. At the end of the 2018 season, Reis was released by the club.

Retirement
In March 2019, Reis announced his retirement from football after a move to Indonesia failed to materialise. He cited his knee injury suffered in PSV as the reason for his career's deroute. After his retirement, he started working as a youth coach at Brazilian club Brumadinho FC.

Club statistics
Updated to 23 February 2018.

Personal life
On 19 September 2010, Reis was arrested by police after being caught driving under the influence of alcohol. Although the club denied reports that they would terminate his contract, he was instead fined and lost his place as a result. Following the incident, Reis expressed regret for his actions and vowed to repay the club. Two years later, he was summoned to court by the judge on 13 November 2012 to face charges. Ultimately, on his summoned to court, charges against him were dropped, at the request from his lawyer.

Reis is married to his wife Thais and together, they have a son, Caique. He then became a father for a second when his son Ruka was born on 12 July 2018. In addition to speaking Portuguese, Reis is fluent in Dutch and currently taking Japanese lessons to speak the language.

Following his Vitesse's career ended, Reis revealed that when he returned to Brazil, saying: " went back to Brazil, but my mentality was still very bad. I was not busy with my family or career as a professional footballer. I only thought about myself, about Jonah. I was selfish and went all out, into the nightlife of Belo Horizonte. My money went up so quickly. I did it all too easily and could no longer take good care of my family. Fortunately, my wife always kept talking to me to play football again at a professional club. On New Year's Eve of 2015, I decided to change course. I said to my wife, "I stop with alcohol and going out. I'm going to change my life. "She was happy with that, but of course she wanted to see it happen. After a year without disco life, I was a professional football player again."

References

External links

 Profile at Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo

1989 births
Living people
Association football forwards
Brazilian footballers
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Clube Atlético Mineiro players
PSV Eindhoven players
SBV Vitesse players
Esporte Clube Bahia players
J1 League players
J2 League players
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players
Eredivisie players
Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
Expatriate footballers in Japan
People from Contagem
Tombense Futebol Clube players
Tupi Football Club players
Albirex Niigata players
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Sportspeople from Minas Gerais

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Tiny Cottage on a Huge Ranch For Sale
This is a tiny cottage on a huge ranch for sale.
It's part of the Agrarian Freedom Project in Arizona.
The Agrarian Freedom Project works to conserve the West's open, working landscapes. The Project is an entrepreneurial venture designed to connect young, innovative ranchers with the financial and technical resources that are fundamental to revitalizing small-scale ranching, rural agrarian economies and communities, and conservation stewardship of working lands in the West.
Asking price is $295,500 and includes exclusive access to over 1,000 acres of land. Please enjoy, learn more, and re-share below. Thank you!
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Black Jack Creek
Small cottage, huge setting
The offering combines all the advantages of owning a large ranch without the attendant disadvantages (the full ranch would cost $2M+, plus tremendous upkeep expense).
Top-tier materials (stone, wood, glass).
10,000 acre working cattle operation (ColdCreekRanch.org).
Exclusive access to private ranch lands (1,100acres).
Primary (keyed) access points to public lands entry (Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona State Land: 9,000 acres of ranch lease land).
Conservation easement protects the immediate housing envelope area.
Offer price: $295,500
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MJP
Don't be ridiculous. That is over 43 million square feet of land, at a price of less than 1 cent/sq ft. That is a bargain, irrespective of structures.
Candide33
Except that none of it would belong to you…notice that it says you would only have 'access' to the land, not own any of it.
We ran into a lot of those scams when we were looking for land to start a farm on.
Robynne Catheron
IMHO, this is an exorbitant amount of money that would get the tiny house owner nothing except a spot to park it. Almost a third of a million dollars and no land deed to show for it? Unless I'm missing something here, this is insane.
Everything about this house is beautiful. The site of the build is spectacular. Most impressive is the creative use of ranch land while maintaining the ranch itself.
Amalie Lopez
1,000 acres, but good for what? It looks dry, like a desert and don't know much about farms, but if I wanted it for cattle, it's not good! So why would I want this for? I need a tiny house on a farm land that's a healthy land. Way too expensive for the condition it's in, although the tiny house is great.
Katherine Templer
How much does it cost not to own land. I need an environment ly safe Inc ntaminated place to live a tiny house is all I would be able to afford. What would be my responsibility to the ranchee altatude of the landshare weather ,watersorceis it off grid
I would suggest that unless one had expertise in Cattle ranching in a desert, this is not a good situation, regardless of how much one may like the cottage. The desert in this area of the world is unforgiving!
It's really hard to get an idea of the layout of the house from the photos they provide. Looks like a charmer though.
It's a Tumbleweed Enesti.
https://www.houseplans.com/plan/746-square-feet-2-bedroom-1-5-bathroom-0-garage-cottage-39320
Marsha Cowan
Wow! Absolutely amazing! Beautiful house and all that land. And did you see the creek below? I love being near water. It's a great price for the area and the project. If I had the money, I would buy it today, go adopt about 4 dogs and a couple of cats, buy a couple of horses and goats, and enjoy the great outdoors! It is so beautiful!
Cathy Witt
Hello – the article says you get "access" to the land. You are not buying the land! You are NOT gonna be the rancher! You just get to live there. And anyone who can drop $295K for a house is going to want MORE for their money. Unless it's just a vacation home.
Steve in Palm Bay
As my grandma would tell me almost 6 decades ago: "a fool and his money….."
alice h
Definitely would need to do your due diligence and research terms and conditions. The stated purpose is to develop in a limited way that preserves the land and ranch but still provides enough incentive and income to the rancher to keep the place working rather than fully developed for housing. Sounds good in principal. Kudos to the originators for coming up with an innovative solution. Obviously not for everybody but it doesn't need to be, it's a niche market. There could be variations for other landscapes as well.
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What to do? All packed up and ready to head out for an 11-day trip to Clear Creek State Park (PA). Unfortunately, Mother Nature is not cooperating at all. Rained last night, raining all day today and calling for heavier rain tonight. Talked to the park Manager... They "haven't called for a mandatory evacuation"... But There's a flash flood watch until later tonight... The campground has flooded twice in the last year... So... We've decided a holding pattern is best for now. At worst, I'm out $26... Well, that and anxious to go kids... Could be much worse than that, however, if I roll the dice and get flooded.
I don't mind getting rained on once we're settled in... But fighting a storm while you're pulling in and getting set up is another story altogether.
Good decision. Flash floods are not to be taken lightly.
Can you go anywhere else?
A few years back, we got run out of Top Sail Hill SP in Florida by a hurricane.
We spent one night of a 8 day trip there before being evacuated and sent off to a "refugee camp" away from the coast.
The next morning, we looked at the forecast within a days drive and ended up driving all day to get to Myrtle Beach while the hurricane chased us across I-10.
Maybe a site near Raystown is available. It is supposed to be a nice weekend at least.
Sorry to hear the trip is cancelled. Maybe you will be able to get out camping elsewhere even if it's close by. Start checking around for possible options and see what you can find. While it's hit & miss I have had luck picking up reservations after someone else cancels their reservation.
After buying my TT I had a slow start out of the gate getting camping. I even started feeling disconnected to the trailer because of the long wait. When the time came to take my maiden voyage I had to cancel my reservations for the beach campground due to strong winds with gusts up to 65+ mph. I ended up staying one night at a local campground that ended up being one of my favorite spots to get away.
I talked to my sister this morning who is camp hosting for 2 weeks at Clear Creek. She said they have never seen it like this!
This is our favorite campground. Did 10 days last year... Same thing... The back section was evacuated due to rising water. We were river front, so I was a little nervous with the kids... All worked out well.
We haven't abandoned ship yet... Waiting till the morning and going to call for an update. Hopefully, we'll be set up and camping before noon. Otherwise, we'll head somewhere else for the week.
We live about 12 miles from Clear Creek. My family rented cabins there at least 50 years a ago. Great Park. We are currently camping at COE lake in Tionesta, Pa.It is about 30 miles north of us . Not sure about the weather guessers, it is 4pm and sun shining bright.
Yeah... My brother lives just up the hill from Clear Creek (literally) and he says the same thing... Laughing at me actually. But the heavy rain is predicted for a little later... Although the predictions have backed off a little since earlier today.
My luck... Didn't matter which choice I went with, it would have been the wrong one (just ask my wife).
I am eying up Locust Lake SP as an alternative.... Never know.


We just sent our invitations out. I made one up and also made a fill in the blank one for you to use if you would like. I had Hazel pick out some of the Peanuts themed Halloween items at Oriental Trading. She really liked the Peanuts Halloween Luncheon Napkins, Peanuts Halloween Roll Stickers, and the Peanuts Halloween Beaded Necklace Kit. We used the stickers on the back of the invitation envelopes and will also put them on orange paper cups for the party. For bags we loved the Faith Over Fear Totes.
For activities we are planning on playing Peanuts Bingo. I did not find a Halloween Bingo game I liked (that was non-scary) so I made one up using pictures I found on-line of the Peanuts Gang in and out of costumes. I made eight boards and made the call pieces with and without the letters depending on how hard of a game you may want. You can download it for free. It is for personal use and if you would like to share it please send people to this post. We are using candy pumpkins and/or candy corn as the markers in the game. We are also planning on blowing up orange balloons and have a stomp the pumpkins in the pumpkin patch, and a relay with balancing fake pumpkins on their heads. For snacks I am thinking Charlie Brownies and Snoopy Slobber (water) and of course some Peppermint Patty Popcorn when watching "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!"
Now I mentioned Hazel loves to dress up. This summer we went to our local theater that has Kaleidoscope Children's Theatre perform shows (usually fairy tales). The group always sells items as a fundraiser. There is always some form of tiara and Hazel was upset I would not buy her one this year. However I told her she could get a nicer one from Oriental Trading and she picked out the Victoria Tiara. She also fell in love with the White Lace Parasol. She kept telling me she always wanted a parasol. She wants to use it to play tea party!!
She insisted on bringing it on one of our shopping trips to the outdoor mall. We both noticed the fun shadows it made. She loves this parasol!!
Our final items from Oriental Trading were small toy ideas to give out as non-food items to trick-or-treaters as part of the Teal Pumpkin Project. Hazel has several friends with severe food allergies so we are very sensitive to the issues. One of her classmates gives all of his Halloween candy to his siblings since he cannot eat any of it. I had Hazel pick out some items for this purpose. She wanted the Unicorn Rubber Duckies, Plastic Police Badges, Magic Wands, and Bendable Fairies. She plays police with the little boy down the street at my parents and wants a badge to play with him (he has a uniform). She also has been into magicians and magic tricks ever since learning about Houdini (she also recently read the Houdini Magic Tree House book). The unicorn rubber duckies and bendable fairies will also work in the pinata for her fairy birthday party coming up later in the year, so if there are extras they will be perfect. Do you do non-food items? There are so many great little things to give besides candy and food. Be sure to check them out at Oriental Trading!!
Be sure to join us tomorrow when we take a look at Halloween costumes!!


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Composites UK Announces its Board of Directors and New Chairman for 2017 - 2018
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At its Annual General Meeting held on 10th May, Composites UK announced its Board of Directors for the 2017-18 period.
The Board of Directors comprises of 11 directors each serving a two year term of office. All Directors are from member companies and meet quarterly to plan the next steps of the Association.
Four positions were open for election this year, with nine applications received. Voting took place by members electronically before the AGM with an additional vote at the meeting to resolve a tie for the final place.
Re-elected on to the board this year were Prof. Peter Chivers, CEO of the National Composites Centre; Ben Wilson, Director at MPM and Dr. Clara Frias, Technical Lead (Composites) at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre.
Newly appointed is John Doyle, Managing Director at Millfield Composites Group. John has worked in a number of different sectors including industrial and leisure vehicles, marine, rail, construction and housebuilding, and is keen to ensure the voice of the SME remains built into the policy and decisions of the Association.
John replaces Paul Collier of Hexion CCT who has resigned from the Board. Composites UK would like to thank Paul for his four years of support and guidance, particularly in his role of Finance Director.
Composites UK would also like to acknowledge Andrew Dugmore who, although remains on the Board, steps down from his role of Chairman. Andrew was integral in the development and growth of the Association in this position which he held for three years.
Dr. Faye Smith of Avalon Consultancy Services has been elected by the Board into the Chairman role for the next year, and the Association looks forward to working with her as it exceeds 300 members.
The full list of Composites UK Board Directors for 2017-18 is as follows:
• Clara Frias, AMRC
• Chris Taylor, Axon Automotive
• Faye Smith, Avalon Consultancy Services Ltd
• Chris Little, Consuta Training
• Barry Delaney, Menzolit
• John Doyle, Millfield Composites Group
• Ben Wilson, MPM Ltd
• Peter Chivers, National Composites Centre
• Scott Tolson, Sigmatex
• John Toner, Teledyne CML
• Andrew Dugmore, TRB Lightweight Structures
For more information about Composites UK, please don't hesitate to contact us.


There are some books that when you read them, they settle your nerves, sooth you calmly and allow your brain the opportunity to just be…nothing too taxing, a comfortable acceptance…not this!
Nope, this is the rooster standing at the end of your bed in the morning crowing incessantly until you pay attention, the annoying kid in the back of the car asking, "Are we there yet?" this makes demands and rightly so.
There were so many twists and turns that my head is still spinning trying to remember it all as I write this review, I was aghast at the path that the author marched along and it was a purposeful march let me tell you, there was no let up. The angst was to an entirely new level, it was difficult to draw breath at times but darn it who needs to breath anyway, I couldn't get enough and I didn't care!
I loved Issy, the fact that she was so strong, so resolute and such a bad**s, the characteristics that the author imbibed her with more than brought her to life, it gave her credence.
Finn, was another of the power brigade that the author packed the story with, she ensured that whilst his past was one that could seriously impact his future, I was delighted that we had the opportunity to see him find the fortitude he required to succeed.
Of course, the maestro behind the scenes was the enigmatic Jordan Wells and I found it fascinating the lengths he would go to orchestrate the antics that consumed their days. His cunning knew no bounds, he stopped at nothing to try to ensure that everyone was playing according to his rules…but was that a good or bad thing?
Well what do you think!


The key to understanding this is the principle of 'what's in it for me' or 'WIITFM' for your Fan. But also you need to think about 'what's in it for my friend' or 'WIITFMF' from the point of view of your Fan to encourage sharing.
As argued above, if you can provide a good deal to your Fans they are more likely to be receptive and research has shown that one of the key motivations of friending on social networks is to gain discounts and access to exclusive offers. But you can incentivise your Fans to share the offer with the possibility of a lower price, better deal, some exclusive content or other reward such as back stage tickets.
When the reward is seen as valuable and linked to your product or service, it should be seen as legitimate and importantly you answer the 'WIITFM' question for your Fans.
Simply encouraging your Fans to spam their friends doesn't work as you do not provide value for both the recipient and the sender of the offer. Friends who send 'spammy' communications are only a few clicks away from being unfriended. However, if you can be clear as to the incentive for both your Fans and their friends, then you can encourage a natural sharing behaviour.
People like tipping off friends with valuable information and sharing good deals with them. There is kudos from being able to be the first to tell your friend valuable information. For example, that their favourite band has reformed for a one-off revival concert or there is a snap sale for their favourite clothing brand and thanks to you they can get a 70% off coupon.
Your Fans should be able to judge the likely interest of their friends in the offer, and the friend will also benefit from the price dropping or the value improving as more people buy. This point answers both WIITFMF, as the friend gets access to something valuable, but crucially also WIITFM as people who appreciate their network of friends can get a feel good factor from providing welcome information to a friend.
As well as offering a great deal, in a social environment, key elements that add to fun and engagement are co-creation and gamification. Co-creation can help your fans feel some ownership in the deal, such as curating the content or deciding what deal to offer or other elements of the package. Gamification can introduce extra elements by adding time limits, challenges, competitions and leaderboards to add a bit of tension or risk of losing out. Prizes can be offered for various levels of participation to increase incentives and reward those who do the most to make your offer a success.
But innovation is also a key element. People do eventually get bored with Price Drop TV. In social media, people are looking for something that stands out from the crowd. Merely rehashing the same old format time and time again will eventually see diminishing returns. You need to create a platform that can be continually refreshed and work with different creative ideas to create new engaging experiences. But the good thing is that the only bounds are your imagination as to what kinds of engagement strategies you can mix into social selling.
If you can make good offers to your Fans and motivate them to share those with their friends and followers on social media, you can counter the continual depreciation of the value of a like on Facebook and counter, to some extent, the rising commercialisation of these platforms.
Social selling can be added as the missing element to social media campaigns, in fact applying creative input will help keep campaigns fresh.
At Buyapowa we think we have a solution that solves all or part of this problem. If you would like to talk to us about this or if you know of or think you have a solution that can help solve the issue of how to combat the depreciation of a like, we would be happy to speak with you.


Welcome to Klövern's Annual General Meeting 26 April 2019 at 11 am in Kista.
Klövern has signed a rental contract with Better Energy regarding 977 sq.m. of office space in the so-called Codan-house on Gammel Kongevej. Moving-in is expected to be on 1 July 2019. Klövern has also signed a rental contract with Banking Circle regarding 2,180 sq.m. in the recently acquired property on Amerika Plads. Moving-in is expected to be on 1 May 2019. With this rental, the property is fully let. The property, which has a lettable area of approximately 6,000 sq.m., was taken possession of as recently as in December 2018 and was at that point in time almost competely vacant.
Klövern has acquired an office property in Copenhagen for an underlying property value of DKK 174 million, corresponding to around SEK 240 million.
With our own staff at our units, we can provide tenants with fast service and have good knowledge of the market. Only by having close contact can we anticipate tomorrow's needs.
Klövern is a real estate company offering customers attractive premises in growth regions with closeness and commitment. Management takes place in-house and with local commitment.
With our geographical distribution, we can offer premises at a number of locations in Sweden and in Copenhagen. We have a broad range of properties in the form of office, warehouse and industrial premises.
For Klövern, sustainable development means taking responsibility for the long-term economic, environmental and social results of how we put into practice our business concept and our values in operations.


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HILTON TURNS 20 WITH IVTM
October 2017 marked the 20th birthday of one of Durban's most loved, and iconic hotels, Hilton Durban. Built in 1997 to complement the opening of its prestigious next door neighbour, the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, the hotel has been the recipient of numerous awards over the years, including South Africa's Leading Business Hotel for five consecutive years (2013 – 2017). More recently, a multimillion Rand upgrade has been undertaken, with the refurbishment of the lobby, Vasco's restaurant, and all 327 guest rooms, as well as the creation of a business lounge, and the Big Easy Wine Bar and Grill.
With much to celebrate, General Manager, Markus Fritz, called on INHOUSE Venue Technical Management to add that special "technical" touch to the festivities, which was provided with pleasure. "Our brief was to create a classy look and feel for the arrival and formalities, but to then transform the ballroom into a retro disco lounge for party-time," said Ravi Parak, INHOUSE' Venue Technical Manager of Hilton Durban. "We have a comprehensive equipment inventory on site at the venue, however this is more geared towards the conference industry. We therefore called on our colleagues at Gearhouse Durban to supplement our equipment with all the 'bells and whistles'…including the 'compulsory' mirror ball for that disco feel."
Gearhouse Durban's new SGM P5 LED lights had their first outing in the Ballroom pre-assembly area to wash the walls and pillars in blue to highlight the corporate colours of the Hilton brand. This brand was further re-enforced with the provision of two Robe 700's with Hilton gobos scanning from lobby floor to ceiling. Audio for the DJ's relaxed background music and live performance was provided by the versatile Bose L1's, a PA so discrete that "we are often asked by clients 'where are the speakers?'" says Ravi.
The ballroom was up lit by 12 Robe LED Force 18 Pars and washed with 6 Robe Robin 600 lights. 2 Robe Robin Pointes were used as pin spots for the mirror ball and general stage wash and 6 Robe Robin 100s on the truss goal posts above the DJ provided dance floor light. This event was attended by numerous dignitaries, as well as both past and present employees of the Hilton Durban who were recognized for their service and contributions. With a variety of delicious local eats, a huge cake in the shape of the hotel building, and retro party music, a great time was certainly had by all.
"I would like to thank the IVTM team for a great evening and technical guidance for our 20th anniversary," said Hilton Durban GM, Markus Fritz. "The event was a great success and we could not have achieved that without their support. It is a pleasure to work with great partners in the business."
IVTM is proud to have been onsite audio visual supplier to Hilton Durban since November 2012. We would like to wish this valued client a very happy birthday, and look forward to a fruitful partnership for many more years to come.
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A Pyroaerobiologist Finds Life Up in Smoke
How This Researcher Invented an Entirely New—and Entirely Badass—Field of Science
Leda Kobziar and other pyroaerobiologists find life up in smoke. Literally.
By Jennifer Leman Published: Dec 20, 2019
Plumes of wildland fire smoke don't just hoist hot embers into the air—they also carry life.
Pyroaerobiology, a new field of science with a badass name, seeks to understand how colonies of bacteria, fungi, archaea, and viruses are swept up in smoke. These organisms float off into distant lands thousands of miles away, altering the microbial composition of the ecosystem. Microbes floating in this smoke can also impact the weather, seeding the ice crystals that form clouds. There's also been evidence to suggest these microbiotic zoos could potentially contain allergens that could be harmful to humans.
Leda Kobziar of the University of Idaho knows a whole lot about pyroaerobiology because she invented it. Kobziar and her team use drones to capture the microbial samples swirling in clouds of smoke emitted from prescribed burns, so they can better understand what gets picked up in the plume.
Our climate is changing, and so is our relationship with wildland fire. These conflagrations are becoming more frequent, lasting longer, and are growing increasingly more devastating. Scientists like Kobziar are racing to understand how our environment—and humans—adapt to the influx of these foreign organisms.
Popular Mechanics spoke with Kobziar at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco to learn more about the burgeoning field of science and unravel the impacts these wafted microbes have on the world.
Note: This interview has been edited for concision and clarity.
Popular Mechanics: How did you stumble upon this line of work?
Leda Kobziar: I became curious about smoke after I learned that bacteria were being added to snow-making machines—believe it or not—because they act as powerful ice nucleators, which means they can be the nuclei for ice crystals, [spawning snowflakes] at higher temperatures than you would otherwise find.
Ski mountains all around the world use these bacteria and add them to their snow-making machines. I started to think about smoke in the same way. I just wondered if there were any living bacteria in the smoke and if it was perhaps responsible for some of the really interesting clouds that wildland fires create.
Pyroaerobiologist Leda Kobziar (right) and a colleague at a prescribed fire in Utah.
PM: What types of microbes do we see in wildfire smoke?
LK: We are seeing hundreds of different types of microbes, so it's kind of hard to characterize all of them. We're seeing fungi and we're seeing bacteria and we're seeing archaea. We haven't looked at viruses yet, but I'm imagining that there are probably some in there, too.
Some of these are organisms that you would typically find in ambient air, but they're highly concentrated, so we see a lot more of them than we would find in ambient air conditions. Others are organisms that are not typically found in ambient air. So there are things that grow deep in the soil or grow in the insides of plants and not things that would generally be aerosolized just by wind.
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PM: How do these microbes get swept up in wildland fire smoke? How does the population of microbes differ in smoke emitted from a forest fire, a grassland fire, or one that has ignited in a home?
LK: That's something we're really interested in characterizing. What we would expect to see is that the organisms that we see in smoke are going to be related to the organisms that we see in the source material. There are different types of microbes that live in different environments.
Because fires burn in different ways given different ecosystems like, as you mentioned, grassland versus a forest. Depending on what's burning and depending on what is originally in that forest that's burning, that's going to have an impact on what we see in the smoke.
At this point in time, we have pretty much a whole world to examine to understand that relationship. There's a deep, deep area of potential for discovering the relationship between the forest and what we see in the smoke that has yet to be investigated.
Pyroaerobiologist Leda Kobziar (right) and her colleagues study microbes that are swept up in wildland fire smoke.
PM: What happens when microbes disperse to faraway lands?
LK: Once deposited, viable microbes can have a wide array of impacts on the surfaces where they land. For example, they can interact with existing microbial communities and therefore transfer genetic information, compete with or form symbiotic relationships with various types of organisms, or otherwise change community composition and dynamics. Microbes affect every aspect of an ecosystem's functioning.
Since smoke has likely been transporting microbes for millions of years, understanding this mechanism of transport can help us understand microbial biogeography and evolutionary diversity.
JL: Could you talk about some of the potential risks associated with these traveling microbes?
LK: We have seen organisms that are common allergens for human respiratory system. So, it may be that in just more concentrated form that we're seeing in the smoke that it could cause some allergic disturbance to the respiratory system. Organisms that cause disease in plants (like crop pathogens), animals, or humans may also be transported and enter into sensitive populations through deposition or inhalation. This is one area of our findings that is ripe for additional investigation.
PM: Are there any benefits?
LK: There's just as much possibility that the movement of these organisms through the smoke has a beneficial impact. Some microbes called "endophytes" can increase plant growth and yield and some even act as antibiotics against plant pathogens, thereby assisting their host species.
We've seen a lot of bacteria that act as nitrogen fixers. Of course, nitrogen is the building block of all protein and everything that exists on earth. We wouldn't have anything if it weren't for these bacteria, and we've seen these bacteria being transported.
Spreading these bacteria could have a positive impact on the ecosystems in which they land, but those downstream impacts are things that we haven't yet addressed specifically. So we have good reason to believe the impacts are broad and far reaching, and that's going to be work that we do in the future.
PM: What's a typical day in the field like?
LK: It starts with conducting ambient sampling. We clear out the landing space, the [drone] pilots run their safety checks, and then we fly up into the air and hover above the vegetation that we're going to be igniting a couple of hours later. We always want to conduct an ambient sampling prior to any ignition, so that we know we're sampling clean air.
Leda Kobziar checks a DGI Matrice 600 Pro UAV before sending it up into the air to study wildland fire smoke.
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We take our DGI Matrice 600 pro UAS system and load up our sampling devices onto that system in a lightweight aluminum framework that we've built. That includes our compensating vacuum pump that can compensate for changes in air pressure.
Then we attach impactors, small sampling devices about three centimeters across, which have a mesh filter on them so that they can block out large particles. We pump air through the impactor and everything that gets pulled into it impacts onto a filter. We sample for anywhere between five to 10 minutes.
When we come back down, we quickly close the orifice of the impactors to make sure they remain sterile. We remove the device to record the data and take it into our homemade sterile chamber—a glove-box-like mobile lab that we created. We use sterile methods to remove the filters, put them into cryovials, and then put them on ice so we can conduct DNA analysis later when we trek out of the field.
Kobziar analyzes samples of microbes that have been swept up wildland fire smoke in a improvised sterile environment.
PM: Do you need special training to do this work?
LK: The field work involves being trained—entry-level wildland fire training, which is called type 2 training. We all have experience with fire, so that gives us the opportunity to get up close and personal with these sampling sites, where most other scientists wouldn't be able to gain access to these sampling opportunities.
PM: What is the most surprising aspect of your research?
LK: I think the most surprising aspect of the research is how diverse the communities are that we're seeing aerosolized in the smoke. We thought that there might just be a handful of extremophiles—organisms that survive really harsh conditions. But it runs from organisms that are very sensitive to heat to organisms that aren't sensitive to heat at all. The number of species that we're seeing is really striking and the fact that most of them are living, I think, has been really surprising for us.
PM: What sorts of impacts might these microbes have on weather and climate?
LK: The fact that we found a significantly higher number of ice nucleators in the smoke than in ambient conditions does suggest that smoke can have an effect on atmospheric processes, that it is uniquely highly efficient at ice nucleation as well.
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This is something that hasn't been taken into consideration in any of our [computer] models that address the global impact that smoke has on the atmosphere. We know that smoke can act as a direct radiative forcing agent, which means it has impact on the amount of heat energy that's either absorbed, redirected, or trapped by aerosols in the atmosphere. It could also affect the creation of clouds, which obviously has a really big impact on global patterns of weather.
It's not necessarily that the influence of smoke is increasing or decreasing in the world. It's just that we have never taken it into consideration before. We recognize there are biological organisms in the air all the time—they're a pretty significant thing we should include in future models if we really want to understand the impact of smoke on the atmosphere.
PM: What's the most pressing question in your field?
LK: That's probably the hardest question because there are so many exciting different directions for this research to go in. Right now, I'm most interested in two fundamental questions I think we need to answer: How long do these microbes stay alive? And how far do they travel?
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We first have to understand that mechanism. Every question after that is related to the impacts that they have.
From there, I'd really like to understand what potential health impacts these microbes could have—especially on firefighters who are working in direct proximity to wildfire smoke. Even if these things don't get transported very far, they could be having an impact on the personnel who risk their lives already to work with wildland fire. That's really important to me, too.
Jennifer Leman
Jennifer Leman is a science journalist and news editor at Popular Mechanics, where she writes and edits stories about science and space. A graduate of the Science Communication Program at UC Santa Cruz, her work has appeared in The Atlantic, Scientific American, Science News and Nature. Her favorite stories illuminate Earth's many wonders and hazards.
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Get to know seven reasons you can make movement an indispensable habit in your daily life: 1- Wake up the brain. 2- The most pleasure (daily joy). 3- Remove the terrifying headaches. 4 - Lubricates the joints. 5- It makes the body much younger. 6- Reduces muscular and psychological stress. 7- It relieves fibromyalgia. The impact is also positive in adolescents and children. The human body begins to lose flexibility even in the early stages of life, until the age of 21. One reason is the lack of stretching, which is accompanied by problems with the spine and knee. Lazing is the simplest way to preserve flexibility, along with a routine full of regular physical exercise. Cool huh? before getting out of bed try to stretch before, and have a nice day. If you stretch too much, and be invigorated to face the struggles of everyday life.
1- Wake up the brain.
2- The most pleasure (daily joy).
3- Remove the terrifying headaches.
4 - Lubricates the joints.
5- It makes the body much younger.
6- Reduces muscular and psychological stress.
The impact is also positive in adolescents and children. The human body begins to lose flexibility even in the early stages of life, until the age of 21. One reason is the lack of stretching, which is accompanied by problems with the spine and knee. Lazing is the simplest way to preserve flexibility, along with a routine full of regular physical exercise.
Cool huh? before getting out of bed try to stretch before, and have a nice day.
If you stretch too much, and be invigorated to face the struggles of everyday life.
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MIL-OSI Global: Pfizer vaccine has just been approved: here's what the next few months will look like
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Manal Mohammed, Lecturer, Medical Microbiology, University of Westminster
The UK has become the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for widespread use. The government has ordered 40 million doses and the first batch of 800,000 doses is expected to be shipped from Belgium – where the vaccine is being made – in the next couple of days. It will be enough to immunise 400,000 people (two doses per person).
The UK drugs regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), is also started a rolling review of other vaccines in late-stage human trials, such as the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine and the Moderna vaccine. If these vaccines also meet the very high efficacy and safety standards set by the agency, they too will be approved for mass rollout.
The fastest a vaccine has ever been developed is the mumps vaccine, which took a mere four years from concept to market. These latest vaccines beat that record by some margin – taking less than a year to develop. But that doesn't mean any corners have been cut.
The MHRA has pored over the records of over 40,000 vaccine trial participants from diverse backgrounds. The efficacy of the vaccine – that is, how effective it is at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 under trial conditions – is 95%. (That figure is expected to fall slightly under real-world conditions.) And there were no serious side effects, although these will continue to be monitored as the vaccine is rolled out.
It is expected that healthcare workers will receive the vaccine first as they are one of the most vulnerable groups. Also, hospitals have the ultra-cold freezers needed to store the vaccine – so, from a logistics standpoint, it's a good place to start.
Don't ditch the mask just yet
This is all fantastic news and a good reason to be optimistic about the future. But Peter Openshaw, a professor of experimental medicine at Imperial College London, said it would be a "terrible mistake" to ease up on COVID control measures at this juncture.
Don't expect this scene to change any time soon. Andy Rain/EPA
So don't throw away your mask and hug your gran just yet. A report from The Royal Society, the world's oldest independent scientific academy, says that restrictions are likely to remain in place for some months yet – maybe even a year.
When you get the COVID vaccine, you should not expect immediate protection against infection. White blood cells known as B lymphocytes first need to detect the antigen in the vaccine and then generate specific antibodies against it. If you get exposed to coronavirus, these antibodies latch onto the virus and neutralise it.
The response from your immune system, generated by the B lymphocytes, is known as the primary response and it takes about two weeks to kick in. So for two weeks after getting the jab you are still at risk of getting ill from COVID.
Also, many COVID vaccines require two jabs to provide full protection. And the interval between the jabs varies from 21 to 28 days. So the vaccine will take about six weeks after the first jab to provide full protection against COVID-19 disease.
We don't know if the vaccines stop transmission
Although the vaccines in late-stage trials seem to be highly effective at preventing symptomatic COVID, we can't yet be sure that they prevent transmission of the virus.
For this, we would need a vaccine that provides so-called sterilising immunity. This is where immune cells can bind to the virus to prevent it from entering cells where it can start to replicate. So even six weeks after receiving the first jab, you may still get infected with the coronavirus – even if you don't get sick.
Studies from the preclinical phase of the Oxford vaccine found that rhesus macaques that were immunised with the vaccine were protected from serious disease and had no evidence of lung damage. But they still had coronavirus infection in their upper-respiratory tract and virus shedding from their noses. If this is the same with humans, it would suggest that while they will be protected from symptomatic disease, they might still spread the virus.
At this stage, we don't know if the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines stop transmission either, although further studies will hopefully tease this out.
Also, if you have been vaccinated, there is a small chance – at least one in twenty – that the vaccine won't protect you. So even if you have been vaccinated – and full rollout may not be complete till the summer of 2021 – you should still wear a mask, work from home if you can, and practice social distancing. As for good hand hygiene, let's try to keep that going – viruses, including probably SARS-CoV-2, will always be among us.
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Climate Change Impact - Part 11 - Turkey
Mon, Aug 14 2017 03:32 | Climate change, dam, hydrological model, HYSIM, impact, irrigation, season, SRES, water resources | Climate Change, Climate Scenarios, Climate Data
Part 11: Example –Turkey
The Yesilirmak Basin in northern Turkey drains into the Black Sea. The basin is currently highly developed for hydropower and irrigation. The impact of climate change will be to reduce annual flow. Currently snow melt in late spring provides water at the start of the irrigation season; critically, the biggest reduction in flow will be during this period. To maintain current levels of irrigation will require additional storage.
The Yeşilirmak basin in northern Turkey has a drainage area of around 36,000 km2 and flows into the Black Sea. The basin is mountainous with parts of the basin reaching elevations in excess of 2,000m. The aim of the study was to develop an understanding of the water balance of the basin and then to examine the potential effects of climate change on the basin. The basin is heavily developed, mainly for irrigation and hydropower.
Figure 1 Yesilirmak River Basin
Meteorological data were available from two sources. The first source was supplied locally and covered the period 1961 to 2007. The second was from an internationally supported internet site which provided data from 1931 to 2006. There was considerable overlap in data from the two sources and we were able to create a consistent data set from 1931 to 2007. Annual precipitation reaches 1000mm/annum near the coast and is less than 500 mm/annum inland. Average annual temperature is around 14 °C to the north of basin and less than 10 °C in higher areas inland.
From 1931 to 2007 the data showed little trend in annual precipitation or temperature.
Figure 2 Monthly precipitation - Yesilirmak basin
For both precipitation and temperature there were differences in seasonal values. Winter precipitation and spring temperature both showed increases.
Figure 3 Seasonal temperature - Yesilirmak basin
Reservoirs in the basin play an important part in flow regulation. The total storage is over 5,000 million m3. This is close to the annual average flow of 5,500 million m3/annum. The calculation of the effect of reservoirs was complicated by three factors:
Little information was available on their operating rules.
There are transfers of water between basins
When a reservoir is newly constructed water is used to fill the reservoirs.
Annual irrigation use is 500 million m3/annum and is, of course, concentrated in the summer months when flows are at their lowest.
The basin was modelled in two ways. First a water resources model was developed which simulated as far as possible the progressive changes in water use and reservoir storage over the period with data. This model was used to estimate the natural flow in the basin. Secondly the monthly rainfall/runoff model HYSIMM was used to simulate the flows in the basin.
The climate projections were based on the IPCC task force on Data and Scenario Support 2007 report "General Guidelines on the Use of Scenario Data for Climate Impact and Adaptation Assessment". The SresA1B scenario, which assumes rapid growth and a balanced use of energy sources, was used
As an initial appraisal of the potential impacts of climate change, the simulated flow for the period 1980 to 1999 was compared with simulated flow for projected values for the period 2080 to 2099, i.e. 100 years in the future relative to observed.
The following chart shows three lines. The blue line is the observed average monthly flow – or, more accurately, the estimated natural flows after accounting for storage and abstractions. The red line shows the flow simulated by the hydrological model. The third line, in green shows the projected monthly flow after the impact of climate change. The impact of climate change is represented by the difference between the red and green lines.
Figure 4 Monthly flows - with and without climate change
This shows that two importance changes are projected:
Overall flows will be lower,
Currently the peak of flow is in late spring which coincides with the start of the growing season. In effect, snow in the mountains is acting as a reservoir. In the future, the peak flow will be in winter.
The conclusion is that to maintain current levels of agriculture additional reservoir storage will be needed.
Climate Change Impact - Part 10 - Zambia
Mon, Aug 14 2017 03:15 | A1B, Climate change, impact, Integrated Water Resources Management, IWRM, Precipitation, SRES, Temperature | Climate Change, Climate Scenarios, Climate Data
Part 10: Example – Zambia
Zambia has a climate typical of Southern Africa with cool dry winters (June to August) with hot wet summers. The potential impact of climate change was studied as part of a project enhancing the country's skills in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). Temperature are expected to rise throughout the year and over the whole country with slightly higher increases in the south-east. The changes in precipitation are less consistent with some months projected to have an increase and others to have a reduction.
The Government of Zambia was fully aware of the principles of Integrated Water Resources Management. The need for climate change to integrated in water resources planning was recognised in the National Water Plan of 1994. The Water Resources Management Act of 2011 took this a stage further. This act sought to create a National Water Authority. Section 8 of the Act on 'Functions of the Authority' said its functions should include:
minimising the effects of climate change
support proactive climate change planning and management
in consultation with the institution responsible for national statistics, establish and maintain an information system, which will be accessible by both gender, in accordance with regulations issued by the Minister providing for the content of the system, which shall include relevant hydrological, hydrogeological, meteorological, climatological, water quality, water storage and supply and use data, and relevant information on potentials for the use of water
publish forecasts, projections and information on water resources
The aim of this project was to assist the Government in the integration of climate change into Integrated Water Resources Management.
The first, and at the time of the project only, National Communication on Climate Change prepared under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was produced by the Ministry of Tourism and Natural Resources (MoTNR) in 2002. The report considered mitigation options. Under the heading 'Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment" it was estimated that maize production might fall but sorghum could increase and groundnuts remain steady. There was no clear indication of the effect on livestock. In terms of water resources, it was suggested that southern parts of the country might be particularly vulnerable.
A report on the National Adaptation Programme of Action on Climate Change was produced by the MoTNR. Zambia had experienced a number of climate related hazards over several decades. Using multi-criteria analysis, it had identified most urgent needs to prioritize ten immediate adaptation interventions. Zambia was divided into 3 ecological-climatic regions based on rainfall. The wettest regions were toward the north of the country. According to the report, the projections suggested that the wettest region would have an increase in rainfall but the drier regions would have less rainfall. The driest region is projected to produce less agricultural produce and livestock. Wildlife could be heavily stressed due to reduced rainfall and increased migration. Malaria is likely to increase in areas with increasing rainfall.
The average annual temperatures for four stations are shown on figure 1. All four stations show a similar trend: a maximum around 1930, a general fall until about 1975 and then an increase to a new maximum around 2005. Temperatures during the 5 years 1927 to 1931 were about 0.5 °C higher than temperatures from 2001 to 2004.
Figure 1 Average annual temperature in Zambia - four representative stations
Temperatures are lowest in June and July. In terms of geographical distribution of temperatures, they are highest in the south-east and the north though the variation is not great – most of the is in the range 22°C to 24°C.
Figure 2 shows the seasonal distribution of precipitation. It shows that rainfall is highly seasonal with very little rain in the period June to August.
Figure 2 Average monthly precipitation - three representative stations
There is considerable variation in rainfall from year to year. The wettest station showed a slight increasing trend and the driest station showed a slight decreasing trend. The geographical distribution of rainfall showed it as being higher to the north of the country.
Climate change projections were based on the A1B scenario. This is considered to be the 'business-as-usual' scenario. The projection used was the average of 23 climate models used to inform the IPCC Assessment Report.
Temperatures are expected to increase by from 3.2°C to 3.9°C by the end of the century. Figure 3 shows the geographical distribution of the temperature changes.
Figure 3 Geographical distribution of climate change
In the case of temperature, the increases are fairly uniform throughout the year. In the case of precipitation there is a marked difference in the changes at different times of the year.
Figure 4 Projected change in precipitation
This shows that rainfall will decrease in the currently driest periods of the year and will increase most in the wettest periods.
Temperatures are projected to rise throughout the year and over the whole country with slightly higher increases in the south-east. In the case of precipitation there are seasonal variations in the changes. In January, there are increases in precipitation over the whole country but larger increases in the north. In November, precipitation is expected to fall over the whole country with larger falls in the south. December could be considered a 'pivot' month with increases in the North and reductions in the South.
Climate Change Impact - Part 9 - Kyrgyzstan
Mon, Aug 14 2017 02:18 | Climate change, ETCCDI, flood, frost, impact, Pacific, RCP6, RCP8.5, road, RX1, Snow, storm | Climate Change, Climate Scenarios, Climate Data
Part 9: Example –Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan has a continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. Most of the rain falls in the summer months and temperatures are below freezing for most of the winter months. It is projected that storm rainfall will increase by up to 20% and that the duration of lying snow will decrease.
Kyrgyzstan is in central Asia and has severe winters with temperature below zero for many months, particularly in mountainous areas.
Figure 1 Map of Kyrgyzstan showing project road
Climate change can affect roads in many ways. The most obvious is storm rainfall; an increase in storm rainfall could require modification to current design for culverts and longitudinal drains. Other factors include daily temperature range, which could affect expansion joints, and maximum temperature, which could affect the choice of binding agent.
Once current values of these parameters have been determined then the extent to which they will change in the future can be assessed.
The observed climate data were downloaded from internet sites which process data facilitated by international organisations such as the World Meteorological Organisation.
Other documents related to climate change for Kyrgyzstan were downloaded. These included:
UNFCCC Country Brief 2014: Kyrgyzstan
Climate Profile of the Kyrgyz Republic
The Kyrgyz Republic: Intended Nationally Determined Contribution
The Kyrgyz Republic's Second National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
These documents describe the potential change to the climate in general terms but were not specific enough for road design.
Kyrgyzstan has a continental climate with warm summer and cold winters.
The following chart shows the location of the climate stations which were used to determine current climate parameters. Only stations in the area of the project road are shown. The data were at a daily time step and included: precipitation, depth of snow, average daily temperature, daily maximum temperature and daily minimum temperature. Data were downloaded for the period 1950 to the present.
Figure 2 - Location of sites with climate data
Figure 2 shows the location of sites with climate data. Sites with a solid diamond have precipitation, temperature and snow data. Sites with an open diamond only have precipitation data.
The chart also shows the area covered by the nearest climate model cell as an orange rectangle. It is convenient that the section of road of interest corresponds to one of the climate cells.
Rainfall is highest in the summer months. In winter, average monthly temperatures are often below zero. The road itself passes between two areas with higher elevations and maximum daily rainfall is lower than areas with higher land – around 20 mm per day.
To examine the performance of climate models, their simulation relative to past observed climate for the period 1970 to 1990 was examined. The four models chosen on this basis were:
bcc-csm1-1: Beijing Climate Center Climate System Model (China)
IPSL-CM5A-MR: The Institut Pierre Simon Laplace (France)
CCSM4: The Community Climate System Model Version 4 (USA)
NorESM1-M: Norwegian Earth System Model (Norway)
The conclusions relating to climate change and daily maximum rainfall were:
The average percentage increase for the final 50 years of the present century is 7.3% for the RCP 8.5 projections and 5.5% for the RCP 6.0 projections.
The projections of 5-day rainfall, more relevant for rivers which are crossed by the road showed a similar increase which could be translated in into increased flooding.
Winter and summer temperatures have been rising in recent years. The rate of increase has been 3.3 °C per century, slightly lower than the projected 5.5 °C per century. This significance of these increases relate to icing in winter and the heat-resistance of the road surface in summer. There is no indication that the diurnal temperature range (important for expansion joints) will increase.
On average, the depth of snow reaches 500 mm or even more in an average year.
· When a range of models was ranked on the projected increase between the present and the year 2100, the difference in projection between the upper and lower quartile was quite modest; of the order of 15%. This applied for both RCP 6.0 and RCP 8.5.
· When four selected models were compared their difference in projected values for the year 2100 was larger.
· In most cases the largest percentage increase in daily rainfall for any projection occurred not in the final year of this century but in an earlier year. At any time in the current century the increase in precipitation rarely exceeded 20%, apart from the few models with the highest rate of increase in precipitation. A further consideration following from this is that the maximum increase in rainfall could occur during the projected life of the road.
There are no specific projections related to snow depth. Figure 3 shows two alternative metrics. The first is 'icing days'; these are days when the daily maximum temperature is below zero. The second is 'frost days'; these are days when the daily minimum temperature is below zero. The decline in these two variables indicates two things. Firstly, that snow fall will be less frequent and secondly that it will lie for a shorter time.
Figure 3 Days with temperature below freezing for all or part of a day
The main conclusions are that there will be an increase in storm rainfall of up to 20% during the life of the road. The period with lying snow will reduce.


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Steve McKeeStaff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal
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The late former Member of Parliament for North East Westmoreland and Speaker of the House of Representatives died on September 22. The service will be held on Thursday (October 25) at the Mount Carey Baptist Church in Anchovy, St. James, starting at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.
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All Rise Interview Simone Missick Season 1
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Simone Missick as Lola Carmichael in ALL RISE - Season 1
ALL RISE: Simone Missick is the Judge on new CBS series – Interview
The actress talks playing Her Honor
By ABBIE BERNSTEIN / Staff Writer
Posted: October 29th, 2019 / 12:22 AM
Simone Missick as Lola Carmichael in ALL RISE – Season 1 – "Uncommon Women and Mothers" | ©2019 CBS Broadcasting, Inc./Aaron Epstein
In the new CBS Monday-night comedy/drama ALL RISE, created by Greg Spottiswood, Simone Missick stars as Judge Lola Carmichael. Lola, a former prosecutor, has just been appointed to the bench in Los Angeles. Lola tries to balance her conscience with the letter of the law, along with juggling friendships with former peers who now present their cases in her courtroom.
Originally from Detroit, Missick played reporter Misty Knight in three interlinked Marvel Netflix series, LUKE CAGE, IRON FIST, and THE DEFENDERS. Next year, she is in Season 2 of Netflix's ALTERED CARBON.
ASSIGNMENT X: Do you think having a character like Lola Carmichael at the center of a network drama like ALL RISE represents a change in the larger culture?
SIMONE MISSICK: It is. I think that what we're seeing now is, even just politically, women are stepping up to the forefront, in our local government, in our judges, in our Congress, our Senate, we're seeing this wave of women recognizing that we are fifty-one percent of the population, but we are not when it comes to our representation [on TV]. So I think that it is going to be a beautiful thing for people to see their political and judicial representatives on screen in a different way than we've seen before. And it doesn't all have to be old men.
AX: So do you feel that strong female lead roles are becoming a little more prevalent now?
MISSICK: Well, yes. And what I love is that they are in all different forms. It's not just strong female leads in comedies, or dramas, or legal dramas. It's action, it's sci-fi, it's the gamut. And I think that this is the first time that you've seen this, you've seen a black female lead in a legal drama, at least on CBS. Because we've seen it on the Shonda Rhimes train and we've been able to know that, yes, people do like to see these stories told, and so it's exciting to be in the forefront of that for this network.
AX: Was Lola Carmichael written specifically to be African-American before you were cast?
MISSICK: I do not know. I think that's a Greg Spottiswood question, because when I read it, I believe, it said that she was African-American. I know that when he and I were talking, he said this was originally based on a book that came from the perspective of an older white man. And it wasn't that that story wasn't valid, he just thought, what would be an interesting story to tell? Not someone who's been on the bench, who's been jaded, who's been around for a really long time, but someone who's new, and a woman, and of color. What would that do? So I think Lola was written [as a black woman].
AX: Does playing Lola influence the way you think of judges and the whole legal system?
MISSICK: One hundred percent. I did a lot of research in getting ready for this role, and I was able to listen to this amazing podcast called SERIAL. And you hear these stories, you read these stories, and yet you don't really recognize the pull that comes from all angles. All of these people who are involved in this go home with something on themselves. So even just me as the actor, hearing about these things, I'm moved by it. So this role makes me much more aware, every time we dip out on jury duty because we have to go to work [laughs]. You're like, "Oh, my God, I might have been a person to make a difference in someone's life. How much am I not taking my citizenship and my personal responsibility to the highest level?" So I'll definitely answer the call next time. I will never dip on jury duty again. I did before, because I was a poor waitress, and I couldn't take the days off. Sometimes it's hard.
Marg Helgenberger as Lisa Benner, Simone Missick as Lola Carmichael, and L. Scott Caldwell as Roxy Robinson in ALL RISE – Season 1 – "Uncommon Women and Mothers" | ©2019 CBS Broadcasting, Inc./Aaron Epstein
AX: A lot of times people of color get screwed over by our judicial system.
MISSICK: Yes. And poor people.
AX: Does ALL RISE deal with that at all?
MISSICK: One hundred percent. In the pilot the first case that we see is a young woman of color, who is not from a wealthy family, not even from a middle-class family, from a working-class family, who is being prompted to plead out to something that, from the outside, it looks like she did not do. And even though this is an assembly line, that we have to get through case and case and case [in order for the system to run in a timely manner], Lola says, "No. We're stopping this train, because this one person is important. Their life is important, and I cannot take that for granted." So this show definitely deals with the economic and the racial disparity within our justice system, and tackles it head-on.
AX: Lola is told early on to avoid tangling with the LAPD on a case, but she goes ahead and confronts them. Is this going to be a continuing issue for her?
MISSICK: That's a common thing with Lola, a common theme as well. You tell her, "No," she's going to say, "I think so." And I think, having been a deputy district attorney, she knows what the right side of the law is. And at this point, it doesn't matter whether it's political for her, it's about the human being that's right there.
Simone Missick as Lola Carmichael in ALL RISE – Season 1 | ©2019 WBEI. All rights reserved/Tommy Garcia
AX: Are the ALL RISE trials always bench trials, or always jury trials, or is it a mix of the two?
MISSICK: Oh, it mixes. It mixes up every time.
AX: And what would you most like people to know about ALL RISE?
MISSICK: I would love for people to know that ALL RISE has heart, it's funny, it's human, and it is a really fun show to watch.
This interview was conducted during CBS's portion of the Summer 2019 Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour.
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