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THINGS: A SHORT PIECE
Published by Nawawi Sani-Deen on June 18, 2020
PLATE #5
During an altercation, a man bludgeons his friend to death. He later on claims that there was a thing which caused him to commit the crime. In this regard, a thing is that which prods, it is that which provokes. All murders, one way or another, are prompted by a thing. Religious apologists will hasten to call this thing 'the Devil' hence naming the nameless. Religious sceptics will prob the possibility of God being the thing. After all, they ask, are we not all under His control. Did He not, by refusing the sacrifice of Cain, provoke the first murder?
What makes a thing a thing? What constitutes the thingness of a thing? A thing is that which exists but
But why speak of things in these abstract, bloodless terms. Allow me to veer towards the personal, for I too have a thing pulsating in the seat of my consciousness. It is a thing that radiates through my body, it is a thing that debilitates my bones, rendering me moribund. What is this thing that I speak of? I am not sure. One doctor tells me that the thing is a virus, another tells me that the thing is a bacteria, another tells me that it is neither a virus nor a bacteria, he tells me it's psychological. 'Ever heard of conversion disorder?' the doctor asks, ' it is a condition where psychiatric symptoms manifest in physiological ways.' In essence what the doctor is trying to tell me is that the thing inside me transitioned from the unreal to the corporeal.
PLATE #26
In medical school, we used the word ' thing' to denote a structure in the body whose name we cannot remember. And since there are many structures in the body, we usually spoke of many 'things'. The Professor is aghast when, unable to recall, the student resorts to using the word ' thing'. ' The thing in the brain,' the student mumbles,' the thing that controls human emotions.' ' Amygdala.' the Professor chides the student, ' It's called the amygdala. Have you been reading your neuroanatomy textbook?'
The German philosopher Novalis writes, ' We seek the absolute everywhere and only ever find things.' Perhaps a thing is that which is not absolute. The existence of a thing still depends on the existence of others. Even seemingly independent things still quietly depend on the others for its functioning. We speak here, of course, of the interconnectivity of things.
Taking the notion of this interconnectivity further, Novalis writes, ' Everything that is lovable is a thing. One can only possess a thing.' Hence a thing is that which we love and, by loving, possess. Love is that which binds us to another, the string that engenders interconnectivity. But we also know that love is thorny, and this thorn can prick us, making us bleed. It is often painful to possess. In one of the last poems he wrote before he killed himself, the Nigeria poet Akachi Chukwuemeka writes that '… love is a basket of painful things.'
When we are unable to remember the name of something we merely call it a 'thing'. It is our way of maintaining a stranglehold on that which is desperately trying to stray from memory. It is our way of flinging it back into the confines of recollection, keeping it from dying. Because when things die, they fade from memory, and hence slide into non-existence. A thing becomes a non-thing.
PLATE # 13
A thing is that which we must not speak of, that which we evade. Because when we speak of it, we are forced to think about it, to rescue it from non-existence, to foist it on our minds. A thing is that which we think about.
A woman watches her son closely and notices him swooning over a boy. She asks the husband, ' Do you think our son is gay?'
The husband responds: ' We must not speak of these things.'
A thing is that which we do not acknowledge. But unacknowledged, the thingness of this thing still festers. It still endures.
A thing is that which we give life to. So in many ways a thing is an extension of the self that creates it. A writer's book, an artist's painting- these are things we create and by creating these things we imprint them with our essence. These things become reflections of our souls. Edvard Munch considered his paintings, his creations, to be part of him. This was why he was so reluctant to part with them.
Unable or unwilling to talk about the sources of their creativity, writers tend to use the word 'thing' to denote that which inspires them. They will speak of the thing that took hold of them, the thing that whispered lyrical and lucid words into their ears, prompting them to set down those words. A thing is that which brings forth writing; it is the wellspring of creativity.
From the incredible writer Maggie Nelson, I learnt that one can collect trivia and use it as the subject of a piece of writing. In her book Bluets, she writes about all things that are blue, things that are both real and ideal.
A thing is that which we seek, that which we yearn for. And because we are a species doomed to a perpetual state of insatiability, we are always acquiring things, cluttering our lives with things.
Could a thing be a virus? Could a thing be an idea? What is the connection between a virus and an idea? How is the thingness of an idea similar to the thingness of a virus? We now know that ideas can take on a virulent quality, spreading rapidly, invading insidiously. Of course presently there is a virus we must contend with, a virus that has killed hundreds of thousands. But we also have to contend with lethal ideologies, the kind of ideology that relegates people of a different race, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, to a subhuman level. The world is awash with these harmful ideologies. Because of its lethality, because of its rapidity, the thingness of this ideology could be likened to the thingness of a virus.
Proving that a thing exists is more complicated than people would think. You would think that what exists exists and what doesn't doesn't. But more often than not we have been deluded into thinking that a thing exists when it in fact doesn't. We realize that that thing is actually a non-thing.
This is the era of fake news, of hood-winking, of the perpetration of an illusion of a thing that doesn't really exist. Most times this Illusion of a thing takes root and it becomes very difficult to yank it out. Left to blossom, this Illusion takes on a certain kind of potency.
There are those who take a perverse pleasure in cultivating this Illusion of a thing. These are mostly those who either do not know better or those who stand to benefit from the chaos that this illusion is bound to create.
A thing is that which is too powerful to name. A boy ties a rope to the ceiling and hangs himself. In his suicide note, he writes about this 'thing' that had invaded his body, coursing through his veins, pervading his senses, exacting an all too powerful control on the trajectory of his life, leading him to the doorsteps of death.
Blindness renders all things unseen. Seeing, we are told, is believing. But the blind believe even without seeing. So perhaps we should pay less attention to seeing, for seeing can be deceiving. Things we see might not necessarily be there. A hallucination is a sensory perception of things that do not exist. People use the term 'seeing things' to imply that a person is hallucinating. Much more than what we see, a thing is that which is felt.
We could consider a thing to be that which is unnerving, that which is disconcerting, that which is terrifying, a nameless fear. As children we were afraid of the thing that lurks in the shadows. But even as adults there are still things that terrify us.
A thing is that which, although on the verge of non-existence, has not yet died. It thrives, it throbs, it pulsates, pushing against that which aims to kill it.
A thing is that which we lose after the death of a loved one; it is that which creates a void in us, leaving us with a feeling of hollowness, of emptiness.
A thing is that which exists outside the spectrum of others. It is this distinctiveness, this apartness, that confers it its quality, making it a thing. Once it blends into others, it loses its thingness. But left alone for too long, a thing withers and dies, obliterating itself. To survive, a thing has to make contact with others, but guardedly, for it has been said that contact with others could also kill a thing.
But a thing is often the term people use to defer blame, to convince themselves that they are not bad people, that whatever evil they might have committed is not their doing but the doing of a nameless thing that took over their consciousness at the time of the crime.
A blind man claims that because he cannot see a thing, the thing does not exist. He takes one step and bumps into a table. He is reassured of the existence of things we cannot see. Oh how I wish that one of these days I will bump into God.
A thing is that which all murder mysteries are made of. A thing is elusive, it is ineffable. Here's a murder mystery: A woman sits solemnly in her room writing a novel while her husband lies on the floor of the living room bleeding to death. Did she commit the murder? And if she didn't, how will we ever know who did?
A thing is that which we create, that which we bring into existence. Let's not assume that it is heretical for man to assume the powers of creation. Of course most people believe that God alone has the power to create. But if we believe we are indeed made in His image then we must also believe that he has given us the permission to create. But then we should also know that originality is a myth, for all seemingly created things are merely realignments of things that has already been made.
And just like you could have a thing for someone, you could also have a thing against someone. To have a thing against someone is to dislike the person in some way, to not want them to succeed. A thing is that which spurs on feelings of antipathy.
A boy grows up in awe of his father only to realize, after his father has an affair, that his father is only human, a flawed one at that. Now this boy has a thing against fathers.
I once sent a short story to someone and after reading it the person responded by saying, 'The only thing I can surmise from this story is that women are unable to control their emotions.' I was shocked. I hadn't intended the story to be read in that way. But then I quickly realized that this person, this reader, has a deep-seated prejudice against women. To justify his bigotry, he went on to speak about the culture which puts the man in a higher place, about religion which says that wives must submit to their husbands. I countered by telling him that culture is not immutable, that culture can be changed, after all was the killing of twins not considered to be a culture at one point? About religion, I tell him that given that it is always open to interpretation, it could also be reinterpreted to benefit women. I preach about equality and justice. But these goes unheeded. This is someone who obviously has a thing against women.
PLATE # 18:
The Oxford Dictionary has various definitions of the word ' thing'. Here are the definitions:
Thing: that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept; a word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity; an individual object or distinct entity; something that is existent or generally recognized; whatever can be owned; the latest fad or fashion; clothes, possessions or equipment; a unit or container, usually containing edible goods; a problem, a dilemma or complicating factor; a penis; a living being or creature; that which matters.
A thing is that which gives us joy; a thing is that which brings us sorrow. A thing is that which tears us apart; a thing is that which unifies us. A thing is that which gathers; a thing is that which scatters. So you see, a thing is that which is coated with a thick layer of paradox, pill off that layer and you are confronted with more paradox. A thing is a balancing of opposites, an aggregate of unlikes; cold and hot, water and desert, sperm and ova, life and death.
A thing is that which a murderer leaves behind at the scene of the crime, it is that which will enable you to catch him. A trained investigator is adept at meticulously collecting things. These things include: hair fiber, a finger print, a bullet, a droplet of blood.
If God is a thing that exists, then how do we prove it? There are those who argue that God does not exist because we cannot see Him. But this is a perfectly puerile argument to make. We can't see gravitational force either, does that mean it doesn't exist? We have established that a thing is not merely that which we can see, it also that whose presence can be felt, that which exacts an effect. The argument thus follows that God exists because even though we cannot see him, we can feel his presence, and he has an effect on our lives and in the world. But I am not sure this is a better argument to make either. Despite the terror that has gripped the word, God doesn't appear to be exacting any effect to make things better. Of course there are those who speak of seeing the ' white light' , there are those who speak of being overtaken by the Holy Spirit, there are those who speak of omens, of premonitions, of revelations, but we now know that these things do not prove the existence of God, we now know that these things can be explained by neurology.
In his book Pensees, philosopher and physicist Blaise Pascal argues that the belief in the existence of God hinges upon a wager: either we believe or we don't. If we believe that God exists and it turns out he doesn't, then we lose nothing. If we do not believe and it turns out that he exists, we lose everything. Then, Paschal asks, why not believe?
Pascal's argument, astute though it is, still misses something, and that is that the belief in God that entertains the possibility of his non-existence is not true belief. It is either God is a thing or He is a non-thing. He cannot both be a thing and possibly a non-thing.
Years ago, my mother had a miscarriage. I moaned the loss of a sibling I never saw. Before birth, a child is called a foetus. A foetus is alternatively called ' an unborn thing.' Perhaps a thing is that which, although technically exists, has not yet made an appearance. A thing is an unseen presence. And the loss of this unborn thing, this unseen presence, will forever be seared in the mind of my mother, leaving an indelible mark.
Sometimes we use the word 'thing' to connote that which we are ashamed to name. A thing is that between a woman's thighs. A thing is that which dangles between the legs of a man. A thing is that which is considered obscene, it is that which we must never name in a polite conversation. But why are we so offended by the mention of the names of genitals? Why is it considered impolite to call a penis a penis, a vagina a vagina? Why do we feel the need to replace the names of our genitals with the word 'thing' ?
A girl is raped by her father. After much prodding she finally admits this. She says that Daddy put his thing in her thing. On hearing what her husband had done, the girl's mother is furious. She threatens to cut off his thing and shove it down his throat.
A thing is that which is easily fractured once assailed by the storm. And given that the world is a stormy place, we are all full of fractured things. A thing is that which is fragile, that which is delicate. A thing is that which is torn apart, that which is rendered into smithereens.. A thing is that which is broken but it is also that which does the breaking. The world is full of things breaking other things.
A thing is that which endures, it is that which persists, resisting its own demise.
A mother realizes that her daughter is pregnant. She asks the daughter who the father is. The daughter says that the father is actually the boy who lives just down the streets. After this conversation, the mother never speaks of the thing. Even as the daughter's belly swelled, even as the delivery date drew closer, they never spoke of the thing. It is during labor, as the girl screams at the top of her voice, that they finally speak about the thing. The mother reminds the daughter that her labor pains are penance for engaging in carnal activities outside marriage.
Akachi Chukwuemeka once wrote: ' There are things we will never understand. Things we will never explain.' Is it possible then that a thing is that which escapes our comprehension, that which befuddles the mind? The intricacies of love, the vicissitudes of life, the presumed benevolence of God arrayed against the terrors of the world- these are things we will never understand.
Objects, paraphernalia, gadgets, accessories- these are all things. But what are they worth? What is their true essence? We have been told that the only thing that matters is that which lives on even after death, that which is transcendent, the soul. But the problem with calling the soul a thing is that, just like God, we are not sure whether it really exists. The transcendent is alluring but the temporal is the only thing whose existence we can prove.
When we have feelings for someone we usually say, ' I have a thing for her.' or ' I have a thing for him.' A thing is that which binds us to another, pulling us into their ambience. It is that which, in the presence of the person, causes our stomach to flutter, our hearts to race. This thing isn't exactly love. It isn't exactly lust either. It oscillates between the two. I have catalogued people who, at one point, I had a thing for; there's the girl who wouldn't allow me to kiss her, there's the lady who almost stabbed me, there's the woman from whom I almost contracted HIV. I have only ever had a thing for people who have a tendency to ruin me.
A thing is that which is imbued with memory, a reflection of all that has been lost. A thing is an emblem of a world fading away, a recapturing of that which is receding.
The memories that a thing stores are evoked through visual or tactile sensations. When we see a thing when we touch a thing, the stories about that thing instantly come alive and we begin to relive these stories, to lose ourselves once more in these narratives. This is at once exhilarating and terrifying. It is merry as well as melancholic.
I am given to the evocation of memories through things. I am always nudging things to awaken the stories they contain.
Each individual has a thing about them, a unique feature, a particular predilection. It is the thing that gives them vigor, the thing that gives them verve, the thing without which they are nothing but a living corpse. What is your thing? Is it writing? Is it football? Is it singing? Beware ! This thing about us is always under attack. The world tries to snuff it out, to murder it, perhaps without knowing that by murdering it they are in fact murdering us. Many are those whose thing has been extinguished by the tyrannical forces in their lives. These people are now left to wander the earth with an absent look on their faces.
The absence occasioned by the death of a thing is not a true absence. Because when things die, their presence lingers on, like a resounding voice in the still night. When things die, they leave a mark on our minds, a stain in our souls. The absence occasioned by the death of a thing leaves what we might as well call, to borrow the words of the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish,' the presence of absence.' It is an undying death.
Why is this piece written in plates? Well, when I was working on the piece, I didn't think of the words as words. I thought of them as artworks. I thought of them as engravings, etchings on a slab.
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Tender curry leaves are useful in diarrhea, dysentery and piles. They can be taken, mixed with honey. Those who can withstand the taste and have a strong stomach can chew on fresh curry leaves and count on it to relieve diarrhea. The bark of the tree is also useful in bilious vomiting. A teaspoon of the powder or the decoction of the dry bark should be given with cold water in this condition.
The curry leaf is traditionally consumed by diabetics in Southern India to aid managing the condition. Eating 10 fresh mature curry leaves every morning for three months is said to prevent diabetes due to heredity factors. It is also cures diabetes due to obesity, as the leaves have weight reducing properties. As the weight drops, the diabetic patients stop passing sugar in urine. Alternatively, another traditional remedy to control diabetes is by finely grinding enough curry leaves to make it into a ball of the size of a table-tennis ball. Mix with yogurt and take it the first thing in the morning.
The root of the curry plant is also said to have medicinal properties. The juice of the root can be taken to relieve pain associated with the kidneys.
Liberal intake of fresh curry leaves is considered beneficial in preventing premature greying of hair. These leaves have the property to nourish the hair roots. New hair roots that grow are healthier with normal pigment. Also the leaves can be eaten in the form of chutney or the juice may be squeezed and taken in Moru.
Curry leaves boiled in coconut oil till they are reduced to a blackened residue forms an excellent hair tonic in retaining the natural pigmentation and also stimulating hair growth. It can be effective hair colorant which causes minimum damage and maximum benefit to greying or thinning hair. South Indian women have, for centuries, mixed the leaves with fenugreek, and applied as a paste to keep hair long, black and gleaming.
Curry leaves can be effectively used to treat burns, bruises and skin eruptions. They should be applied as a poultice over the affected areas.
Fruits of the tree, which are berries, are edible. They are green when raw, but purple when ripe. Juice of these berries, mixed with equal proportion of lime juice, is an effective fluid for external application in insect stings and bites of poisonous creatures.
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That's a great article. Really enjoyed it. I also use curry leaves at home. ALong with the taste it gives it do possess medicinal property. Thanks for sharing the info.
herbal treatments are really good and impressive. the treatment of diabetes you gave in your blog is really amazingly effective. i always prefer herbal treatments because they dint give any side effect and don't harm your body.
Thanks for the great article! I am definitely going to share this with my readers. I never knew there were so many uses for Curry.
Do Karivepila have any side effects (over consumption ) daily ?????
Not all herbal applications are effective in every case in every person. There are people who use 40 raw curry leaves a day for a month to combat hair fall with no side effects. Some might get mild stomach upset. Therefore, use only a few in a day and wait and watch for side effects. If there are none, increase the use cautiously.
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I found your blog URL at rishabhsood.net and dropped by today. Being Indian by birth, I felt nostalgic after reading this post. We have always used herbs and ayurveda, some of which the West has started learning recently.
Curry leaves is called curry pata (pata means leaf) in Hindi and this leaf has been a key ingredient in many cooking recipes. It is used for adding flavor to the dish.
Thats a nice information about useness of curry leaf. Natural products from natural leaf and flowers are very helpful for skin also.
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Very nice post, i really enjoy reading over it, i'm getting interested when it is all about herbal medicine.
There are people who use 40 raw curry leaves a day for a month to combat hair fall with no side effects.
A Very good post – i think Herbal medicine is good to our health it does not contain any chemicals like those of other medicine.
Myself used Herbal medicine, it was helpful!
Thank you for our article.
I am using herbal medicine for how many years that's why i didn't get sick easily……….
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I think herbal medicine is gaining popularity now a days because of its efficiency and lesser cost. There are actually thousands of herbs out there with a lot of medicinal benefits. We just need to inform the public about these.
Yes! I agree with you. The curry leaves will cure and prevent many diseases. I heard about all remedies earlier but the morning sickness is new one. Really appreciate you.
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Billings is Called Montana's Trailhead…But Here Are A Few Other Equally Appropriate Nicknames
June 14, 2018 By Lo4 Comments
Photo Credit: Emily Taylor
Content Produced in Partnership with Visit Billings and Visit USA Parks
Before Billings was Montana's trailhead it was Montana's railhead, a major stop in the westward migration in the late 1800s. Over the years, it's served as a trading post, railroad station, and pit stop for various settlers through the ages. Today, Montana's biggest city has a little something for everyone. Beyond Montana's trailhead here are a few other appropriate nicknames for Montana's main metropolis.
Montana's Foodie Central
Breakfast, lunch or dinner, you'll eat well in Billings. For years, Stella's has been the trusty neighborhood staple, a reliable greasy spoon and community-gathering spot that has been around since the late 70's. If nothing else, swing by for one of the epic giant cinnamon rolls (even the Senator's a fan). More recently though, hip spots like Sassy Biscuit have moved in, catering to a younger demographic and an obvious sign of downtown's dramatic revitalization. After gaining a cult following selling granola at the farmer's markets, Jilan Hall-Johnson's biscuits now bring the brunch crowd in droves. The food is hearty and satisfying, yet the portions aren't outrageous, so you leave feeling full, content, and ready to conquer the day, not like you're about to birth a biscuit. The decor is whimsical and shabby chic with a wall full of clocks that'll have you daydreaming about falling down the rabbit hole in style.
Other notable food spots include the Fieldhouse for fresh farm-to-table goodness including one of the best salads I've ever had in my life (huckleberry dressing and all). Wild Ginger, an Asian fusion gem appointed with chandeliers, murals, fish tanks, and tasty sushi, and Bin 119, for wine and tapas.
When you're ready for a palate cleanser, the walkable brewery district is a great place to waste away the day with six breweries, two distilleries, and a cider house all within 1.5-miles. Uberbrew is quickly becoming a household name and one of the most awarded breweries at the annual Great American Brewery Festival. Last Chance Pub & Cider Mill, boasts fruity but not super sweet ciders and upscale, Mediterranean-inspired bar bites like lamb sliders and salads made with chickpeas and falafel. Their huckleberry sponge cake (sensing a trend?) topped with edible flowers and salted chamomile ice cream is a decadent sweet treat that screams, "This is Montana at it's finest."
Pro tip: Liquor laws in Montana are a bit wonky with breweries operating under different regulations than bars so double check the hours of your favorite establishment if you're looking to imbibe. There are also special events throughout the summer like the Strawberry Festival and Alive After 5, a rotating Thursday night block party you don't want to miss.
Montana's History Hub
Throughout their expeditions, Lewis and Clark crisscrossed the region, leaving markers and memories on places they touched. At Pompey's Pillar, you can actually walk in the footsteps of William Clark and see his scrawling signature in the rock. The interpretive center has real outfits and canoes from the period, making it easy to channel your inner explorer.
Yellowstone Kelly Interpretive Site is a new landmark honoring one of Montana's most notable frontiersmen. Even if you're not a history buff, it's a gorgeous overlook and well worth the trip. For a broader look at the area's past, the Yellowstone County Museum is a quick (and free!) stop right next to the airport and offers a bit of insight into everything from the cowboys and Indians to rodeo life. Intriguing special exhibits showcase Westerners like sharpshooter Tom Frye who makes art out of gunshot silhouettes.
Montana's Basecamp for Adventure
Normally, the river is a major source of entertainment in Billings, but with water levels extra high this season, it's best to get your kicks on dry land for the time being. The Rimrocks circumvent the town, providing a stunning halo of sandstone outcrops suitable for a number of active pursuits. Beyond hiking and biking, the area is popular with rock climbers and you can actually rappel right over the main drag through the Billings Park Department. It's quite the perspective on the city and adrenaline rush (as long as you don't mind some intrigued and curious onlookers).
There are nature spots right in the city like the Pictograph Caves, a .4-mile loop through a series of caves scrawled with Native American art. It's recommended to bring binoculars and make it a scavenger hunt to see what doodles and drawings you can spot. Four Dances Recreational Area is another easy half-mile jaunt that'll take you to an overlook for the river and city. It hooks up to a variety of other BLM trails so you could easily waste away the day getting wanderfully lost.
Visit Billings also has mountain bikes and street bikes available to borrow at the Visitor's Center if you're looking to explore the area on two wheels. There are over 40-miles of paved and gravel trails in the area, suitable for all levels of rider. Zimmerman Park and Dover Park are two of the most popular spots, but a ride along the river is also a great way to beat the heat.
But if it's nature porn you're after, Montana's trailhead is completely accurate.
The last major city before the Beartooth Highway, the scenic route to Yellowstone is 68 miles of pure exhilaration. With almost 3,000 feet of elevation gain in just 12 miles, it's the highest point in both Montana and Wyoming and boasts postcard-worthy alpine views, each turn more impressive than the last.
The drive itself is the main attraction, but there are also plenty of pull-offs to stretch your legs, snag some snowy photos, make friends with the overly friendly chipmunks, and ogle the peak porn. It's one of those magical oases where you can play on the water and shred the slopes in the same day. We saw people toting everything from snowboards and snowmobiles to SUPs and canoes so pick your poison and plan accordingly.
Pro Tip: Before heading up the pass, spend an hour or two meandering Red Lodge, a whimsical mountain town. You can waste away the day playing board games and drinking a boba at Tea Tavern, shop for western wear at the boutiques, indulge in steaks bigger than your head, and snag a huckleberry shake at Scoops for the road.
Where to Stay: The Northern Hotel
A chic yet cozy mountain escape feel in a prime location, the Northern is the perfect base for exploring everything Billings has to offer.
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Wow those pics are so incredible and food looks delicous. Would love to visit some day
Yes! Add it to your list!
Your post makes me want to drop everything here in Europe and fly to Montana! I've been there only once and can't wait to revisit again!
If you're coming all the way from Europe, you should do an entire West Coast trip, but heck ya Montana's a gem.
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How This Track Olympian Overcomes Mental Illness
Story from Home
How This Track Olympian Overcame Mental Illness
Jessica Ciosek
appearance by Brigetta Barrett; edited by Jesse Rindner; produced by Jessica Chou.
On Her Turf, powered by NBC Sports and Refinery29, empowers female athletes both on and off the field. In the video above, Olympic track star Brigetta Barrett shares her story on overcoming mental health struggles and her thoughts on racial injustice.
Imagine you're an athlete, a star high jumper who's just won a silver medal at the Olympic Games, the first US woman to medal in high jump since 1988. You should feel giddy, thrilled, overwhelmed, excited, proud. As you stand on the winner's podium, silver medal draped around your neck, the national anthem begins to play, tears well in your eyes. This is the moment you've been working toward for years. But what if you don't feel a thrill or excitement or even joy? What if, instead, you are overcome with a deep, dark sense of despair? That is what winning silver at the 2012 London Olympic games was like for Brigetta Barrett, a moment of such heartache and despondency she felt certain the whole world could tell. And it was all because of depression. Depression had stolen the most epic moment of Brigetta's young life.
Born in the Bronx, Brigetta Barrett was a fighter from the start. The NYC housing projects were a difficult place to grow up. With few role models, Brigetta felt very alone. Life at home was tough, too. Food was scarce, her older sister often beat her. Brigetta's mom, generally an effusive personality, would disappear behind a locked bedroom door for days at a time. At the tender age of six, Brigetta was placed in foster care. To this day she can recall being torn from her mother's arms screaming and crying. It took a year, but one day mom came to collect her and her sister. But Brigetta's joy was short-lived. Stopping at an aunt's on the way home, Brigetta can distinctly recall running to find her mother only to learn she had disappeared without so much as a good-bye. The sense of abandonment overwhelmed her. After that, Brigetta's life became one of bouncing from relative to relative, sometimes with mom, sometimes not. Many nights she cried herself to sleep, alone and afraid. But she was resilient, brave and determined to survive, so she found a way.
"Everybody has bad things that happen to them, or baggage they have to deal with, it's what creates character," Brigetta can say now.
First, she learned the patterns of the local church food pantries. She and her sister would grab backpacks and travel from one church to another loading up as much as they were allowed to carry and dragging it home to stock the barren cupboards. Brigetta also made friends with the neighborhood kids, knowing which moms consistently invited the whole gang in for a sandwich at lunch time. If life was a question of hustle, Brigetta was gonna make it.
But it was sports that provided a true ray of hope.
"My only option was to move forward, so I had to find a way to cope. Athletics was the way out."
Her tall, long-limbed body, often a target for bullies when she was young, was built for success on the track. But, tough as she was, running was hard and Brigetta did not love it. Day after day she'd train, running the 400 over and over again and wondering why on earth she kept at it. Finally, she'd had enough. "I'm not coming back," she whispered to herself as she walked off the track one hot afternoon. But her coach called after her, "See you Monday." And that one line brought her back the next week. Not long after, she took note of the other athletes. Who were those kids over there in the middle of the track running and jumping? "Those are the high jumpers," her coach said. Brigetta asked if she might give it a try. The coach agreed and a passion was born. Brigetta gave up running for the thrill of the "up-and-over."
From there, Brigetta went on to become a two-time Texas state champion in the high jump, winning a scholarship to University of Arizona. While at Arizona, she won the NCAA indoor/outdoor championship three years in a row, she was the World University Games champion in 2011, won the USA Outdoor championship twice, took silver in the 2012 London Olympic Games and silver again in the 2013 World Outdoor Championships. In 2014, she won the USA Outdoor bronze medal. But through it all, Brigetta was plagued by depression.
"As athletes, we learn how to embrace the pain," she says.
But being an Olympic medal winner came with a profound sense of responsibility for Brigetta, one she took very seriously. Add to it that her return to the U.S. after the Olympics coincided with the Trayvon Martin tragedy. Being a Black athlete in a country divided had huge significance. Brigetta felt the weight of that responsibility acutely.
It was right about then that the walls she'd so carefully constructed to hold her pain in check began to crumble. She couldn't sleep. Always one to take pride in arriving early, she was now missing whole practice sessions. The guilt weighed heavily as she shirked her commitments. Insomnia became her new normal. Exhausted and desperate, she'd stare at the ceiling while her mind raced, cycling through every heartbreaking thing in her life. When she did make it to practice, her performance was subpar. Brigetta was frantic. Athletics had always been her way to overcome life's challenges. Training and competition had taught her how to use her mind to keep moving forward, but the depression was breaking that down.
"It took away my ability to use my mental strength to overcome difficulty," she recalls. "I couldn't outrun the depression."
It was then her trainer suggested she get evaluated, but that proved a hurdle for Brigetta, as well. Raised in the tradition of strong, Black, Christian women, Brigetta had been taught: "You don't need a therapist, you need to pray."
Eventually the day came when Brigetta had run out of her own answers. She decided to seek help. The diagnosis came back: manic depression. The same diagnosis that her mother had received years before. This sent Brigetta into a period of heavy denial. Having worked so hard to break free, how could she possibly be a victim of the same condition that plagued her mother? She accepted the doctor's prescriptions, a sleeping pill and a mood stabilizer, but opted to take only the sleeping pill. The mood stabilizer she kept capped on the shelf.
This was the beginning of Brigetta's journey toward managing her manic depression. For the rest of Brigetta's story check out her interview at On Her Turf.
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"Historic flood waters flowing into our water supply lakes contain very high levels of silt that makes it challenging for the water plants to produce the volume of water needed to supply customers at this time," according to a news release from the City of Austin. Customers of the City of Austin Water Utility receive their drinking water from the Colorado River as it flows into Lake Austin.
Several Round Rock ISD schools are City of Austin water customers and are therefore affected by the boil water notice. According to the school district, the following schools will be provided with bottled water and Food Services will take necessary precautions in food preparation: Anderson Mill, Canyon Creek, Caraway, England, Joe Lee Johnson, Jollyville, Laurel Mountain, Live Oak, Forest North, Pond Springs, Purple Sage , Sommer, Spicewood, Canyon Vista , Deer Park, Grisham, Pearson Ranch, McNeil, Westwood and Wells Branch.
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Hurricane Henriette was a minimal Category 1 hurricane that affected portions of Mexico in late August and early September 2007. The storm, which caused nine fatalities, formed from an area of disturbed weather on August 30, 2007, and became a tropical storm the next day. The cyclone moved parallel to the Mexican Pacific coast, but its proximity to the shore resulted in heavy rainfall over land. The most affected city was Acapulco, Guerrero, where six people were killed by landslides, and where over 100 families had to be evacuated after the La Sabana River flooded. Henriette then turned north and headed towards the Baja California peninsula, and became a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. Henriette made its first landfall east of Cabo San Lucas at peak intensity, causing the death of one woman due to high surf.
Hurricane Henriette then emerged over the Gulf of California, and made its second landfall near Guaymas. After causing heavy rains and killing four individuals in Sonora, the storm dissipated over the Sierra Madre Occidental and its remnants went on to cause flooding in New Mexico and Texas. Damage totaled about $275 million (2007 MXN, $25 million 2007 USD). It hit Mexico on the same day Hurricane Felix hit Nicaragua, only one of two occurrences in which a North Atlantic hurricane and a Pacific hurricane made landfall on the same day.
Henriette originated from a tropical wave that departed the west coast of Africa on August 20, 2007. The wave produced some convection while in the Caribbean Sea but reached Central America on August 28 before any significant development could occur. Early on August 30, the area of low pressure, now 400 miles (640 km) south-southeast of Acapulco, Mexico, started to gain clusters of strong convection. By the afternoon of August 30 the system continued to show strong convection and had developed a broad but well defined area of low to mid level cyclonic turning. By 0600 UTC that day the system became a tropical depression about 360 miles (579 km) southeast of Acapulco and was designated as Tropical Depression Eleven-E.
Convection continued but the cyclone was encountering extensive easterly to north-easterly wind shear which stinted the strengthening of this storm throughout its history. The cyclone initially headed toward the west-northwest around a subtropical ridge that was centered over the western Gulf of Mexico. The depression moved north west, parallel with the west coast of Mexico due to being steered by the mid/upper-level ridge. On August 31, it strengthened to become Tropical Storm Henriette, 85 miles (137 km) south of Acapulco.
Hurricane Henriette making landfall on the Baja California Peninsula.
It continued to move along the Mexican coast bringing heavy rains. With continued strong convection, Henriette maintained its strengthening and was predicted to reach hurricane strength. However, despite the low wind shear and apparent warm waters. Henriette did not strengthen as expected. This is believed to be due to its proximity to land and colds waters being brought up due to Henriette's slow movement. The convection and strengthening continued and maintained itself as it moved away from Jalisco. Henriette turned westward and away from the Pacific coast of Mexico late on September 1 as the subtropical ridge built westward over northern Mexico.
Henriette continued to improve in structure and with the formation of a distinct eye feature, reached hurricane strength on September 4 as it turned north-northwestward toward the Baja California peninsula, ahead of a mid-latitude trough approaching the west coast of the United States. The hurricane reached its peak intensity of 85 mph (135 km/h) that morning while centered about 75 miles (120 km)south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas.
The center of Henriette made landfall just east of Cabo San Lucas on the afternoon of September 4 with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h). It was over land for only about six hours before emerging into the Gulf of California. The brief interaction with land caused a slight weakening, but Henriette remained a Category 1 hurricane for most of that day. The next day it made final landfall near Guaymas in the state of Sonora. Henriette weakened quickly over land and dissipated over the mountains of northwestern Mexico early on September 6. The remnants of Tropical Storm Henriette continued to track across west Texas and southeastern New Mexico as it was being absorbed by a cold front moving through New Mexico. The flow of moisture from originating from these remnants, moderate instability, and marginal shear contributed to flash flooding and severe thunderstorms.
The formation of Henriette was not anticipated well in NHC Tropical Weather Outlooks. The incipient system was first mentioned only about 31 hours before it became a tropical depression, and the potential for the formation of a depression was explicitly stated beginning only about 13 hours prior to genesis.
On August 31, 2007 the National Meteorological Service in Mexico decreed zone of alert from Lagunas de Chacahua, Oaxaca to Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco. It requested the public to take precautions before the possible coming of rain, intense winds and storm surges in the south and southwestern coasts of Mexico. The Ministry of Education of Guerrero canceled classes at all schools in the evening and close the port navigation. Faced with the prospect of Henriette strengthening, The Head of the Harbor Bay in Acapulco stopped all travel for small craft and coastal fisheries. Also blue and yellow flags were raised as a preventive measure for swimmers. On September 4, the port of Mazatlán, Sinaloa had to be shut down to all navigation due to the inclement weather produced by the hurricane. The port authority reported that Henriette produced waves surpassing 4 meters (13 ft) in height. The Carnival Pride cruise scheduled to arrive at the port had to be diverted out to sea as a result of the port's closure. In the city itself, school was suspended for two days, and officials stated that approximately 600 families might have to be evacuated. Further north, the port of Topolobampo, Sinaloa was also closed due to Henriette's threat, and 20 families were evacuated from their homes in an ejido.
In La Paz, the Municipal Direction of Civil defense informed that the first of 13 temporary shelters would be opened and anticipated the evacuation of more than 2000 people that lived in high-risk zones. In some areas, the local police recommended to the population, mostly those living in areas of high risk, that they should take care not to leave their homes unless necessary and to find evacuation routes and temporary shelters. Both Manuel Márquez de León International Airport in La Paz and Los Cabos International Airport in San José del Cabo were shut down, stranding 7,500–8,500 tourists. Henriette also forced the ports in Los Cabos to close completely, and the port in La Paz to close to small craft.
Henriette struck hardest in the resort town of Acapulco. Though the storm never passed closer than 70 mi (110 km) to the town, heavy rains along the coast saturated the ground, leading to mudslides. Six people were reported dead as a result of rockslides in two suburban neighborhoods of the city and in the port itself. Three were killed by a huge rock hitting their house, and the other three were killed when their dwellings partially collapsed. In addition, flooding from the overflowing of the River La Sabana, led to the evacuation of at least one hundred families from around the river by the Consejo Estatal de Proteccion Civil.
Jorge Antonio Pacheco Albert, Director of Civil Protection for the Port of Acapulco, reported that approximately 800 were injured during the passage of Henriette along the coast and that 337 people relocated to temporary shelters. In Michoacán, Henriette damaged 10,000 square meters (107,000 sq. ft) of beach near Ixtapilla, destroying approximately 5,000 Olive Ridley turtle nests, comprising 10% of the endangered species's nests in the state.
In Sonora, the hurricane destroyed 450 homes and damaged another 5,000 dwellings in Etchojoa and Huatabampo, which both have large Mayo Indian populations. The storm's precipitation flooded nearby agricultural fields, stopping wheat production, forcing local government to fumigate the region to try to prevent a dengue fever outbreak. In the Yaqui River valley, two people were killed, and another 70 homes were destroyed by Henriette's winds. Throughout the state, 24,000 families were left homeless.
One woman died due to high surf near Cabo San Lucas on the Baja California peninsula. Two fishermen were reported killed off the Sonora coast. The road connecting Guaymas to Ciudad Obregón was closed due to damage from the overflow of the brook Cocoraque which stranded around 600 cars. Lázaro Cárdenas was affected when the Acalpican River broke its banks. At least 50 houses located in the community of El Habillal, were flooded by water levels of up to 1 m (3.3 ft). The residents had to leave their houses and be relocated in provisional housing. The remnants of Henriette caused flash floods and surface water 8–12 inches (20–30 cm) deep which covered roads with depths up to 1.5 inches (4 cm) in the U.S. States of New Mexico and Texas. Hail also accumulated on roadways. Damage in Mexico totaled about $275 million (2007 MXN, $25 million 2007 USD).
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CertainTeed gains six more Environmental Product Declarations
US: CertainTeed has gained six additional Environmental Product Declarations (EPD), bringing its total number of gypsum wallboard EPDs to 12. The building materials producer started launching product specific EPDs in the drywall category in late 20115.
"CertainTeed is proud to have pioneered EPD verifications both within our drywall products and extending across CertainTeed insulation and ceilings categories. Since the beginning, we've delivered on our commitment to provide better product transparency so that our customers can make informed decisions on environmental sustainability implications at the initial stages of project development," said Dave Engelhardt, president of CertainTeed Gypsum.
CertainTeed Gypsum offers 12 product-specific Type III EPDs that include seven plants in four different product categories. The company says it is the only manufacturer to offer 'Cradle-to-Grave' EPD transparency that takes the entire development process into account. The EPDs from CertainTeed Gypsum are third-party verified by UL Environment and include information on global warming potential, embodied energy and other impacts that occur as a result of manufacturing.
The six new EPDs are available for four product groups including AirRenew, M2Tech, Easi-Lite and CertainTeed Type X. AirRenew is produced at the Moundsville plant in West Virginia and the other products are manufactured at the Montreal plant in Quebec, Canada.
Fort McMurray residents to be compensated for wallboard import tax
Canada: Residents rebuilding their homes in Fort McMurray, Alberta will be compensated for duties liable on gypsum wallboard imported from the US. Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau made the announcement, according to the Canadian Press. A source quoted by the agency said that it is part of the government's response to a Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) ruling that lobbied it to cut duties imposed on wallboard products being imported into Western Canada from the US. The CITT ruled that gypsum wallboard imports from the US had 'hurt' the local industry in January 2017 but, in a separate ruling, it also recognised that competition had been 'substantially' reduced in Western Canada.
Canadian trade tribunal rules that US imports have hurt local wallboard industry
Canada: The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has ruled that gypsum wallboard dumping from the US exports has caused injury to the domestic industry. The ruling means that preliminary duties of up to 276% imposed by the Canada Border Services Agency on imports from the US in September 2016 end but will be replaced by permanent variable duties on any imports that fall below a floor price established in December 2016, according to the Canadian Press.
In a separate ruling the tribunal also found that provisional duties in Western Canada have 'substantially' reducing competition in those markets. It has recommended that the government consider refunding some of the duties paid so far to alleviate short-term pain for contractors and consumers, and that it consider a special remission of duties to residents of Fort McMurray.
CertainTeed Gypsum Canada complained to the Canada Border Services Agency about wallboard originating in the US being sold at 'unfair' prices and this led to an investigation in June 2016. However, CertainTeed Gypsum Canada may have benefitted from being the only Canadian manufacturer of wallboard in Western Canada following the introduction of provisional duties in September 2016.
The tribunal will issue the reasons for its findings and recommendations in both cases on 19 January 2017.
Cabot Gypsum expands to focus on markets along eastern seaboard
Canada: Cabot Gypsum is expanding to focus on markets along the eastern seaboard of North America. The decision follows upgrades on production equipment and maintenance procedures following investment from a Texan investor, according to CBC News. It has now started to expand its workforce and has added BlueGlass, a sheathed gypsum wallboard product, to its portfolio. The plant has a target of 650,000Mm2/month.
Canadian government to hasten review of wallboard dumping tariffs
Canada: The federal government has asked for a faster review of anti-dumping tariffs on gypsum wallboard imports. However, the new schedule isn't expected to immediately reduce the duties, according to the Canadian Press. The Finance Department says it wants to help middle-class families in Western Canada, especially those involved in the reconstruction of Fort McMurray, Alberta following wildfires earlier in 2016 that destroyed large numbers of buildings.
"I am grateful to hear the federal government is responding to our concerns and the concerns of people across Fort McMurray with the recent ruling by Canada Border Services Agency that effectively closed Western Canada from imported drywall,'' said Brian Jean, the leader of the opposition Wildrose Party in a statement. He added that his party will continue to ask the government to suspend the tariff during its review or exempt wallboard coming into Fort McMurray from the tax.
In September 2016 the Canada Border Services Agency imposed preliminary tariffs of up to 277% cent on US gypsum wallboard imported into Canada for use in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Yukon and Northwest Territories. The agency said it was responded to a complaint by CertainTeed Gypsum Canada.
CertainTeed Gypsum Canada responds to anti-dumping complaint and tariffs
Canada: CertainTeed Gypsum Canada has defended its decision to complain about the dumping of gypsum wallboard from the US in terms of Canadian law and jobs. Following the complaint the Canada Border Services Agency imposed preliminary tariffs on US wallboard, which has led to rises in the prices of wallboard. Groups, including certain Canadian customers and Western Canadian Associations, have called for a boycott on CertainTeed products in response to the situation.
"We filed an Anti-Dumping Complaint because drywall manufacturers based in the US were exporting large and growing volumes of products into Western Canada in the last few years at prices materially lower than those at which they are sold in the US," said the wallboard producer in statement. It added that this kind of dumping creates material injury to domestic manufacturers in the form of share loss and price and margin suppression and that this is considered an unfair trade practice sanctioned through an offsetting duty or tariff under Canadian law.
CertainTeed Gypsum Canada went on to say that as a response to US 'dumping' it had to cut jobs in Western Canada and reduce investment in its plants, mines and business. It then reiterated that since the financial crisis in 2008 it had kept all of its Western Canadian plants and operations open, while US companies had closed theirs.
The producer has wallboard plants in Vancouver, Calgary and Winnipeg and mines in Windermere, British Colombia and Amaranth, Manitoba that supply those plants. It employs over 1000 workers in the country.
Wallboard prices rise in western Canada
Canada: Wallboard prices have risen in western Canada following the implementation of antidumping tariffs of up to 277% on gypsum wallboard from the US. Builders and suppliers fear the ruling could disrupt the supply of the product for construction projects, including the rebuilding campaign in Fort McMurray in Alberta, according to the Canadian Press news agency.
The Canada Border Services Agency imposed preliminary tariffs on 6 September 2016 on US wallboard into Canada for use in British Colombia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the Yukon and Northwest Territories. The provisional duty ranges from 125% on imports from CertainTeed Gypsum and Ceiling, 105% on Georgia-Pacific Gypsum, 144% on USG and 277% on all other importers.
Canadian trade tribunal starts main inquiry into US gypsum wallboard
Canada: The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has started an inquiry to determine whether the dumping of gypsum wallboard from the US has damaging effects on the local market. The inquiry follows an investigation by the Canada Border Services Agency. The tribunal will determine whether the dumping has caused injury or retardation or is threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry.
The tribunal is an independent quasi-judicial body that reports to the Canadian parliament through the Minister of Finance. It hears cases on dumped and subsidised imports, safeguard complaints, complaints about federal government procurement and appeals of customs and excise tax rulings. It can also offer advice on economic, trade and tariff matters.
Canadian Gypsum Company shutters mining at Cape Breton quarry
Canada: The Canadian Gypsum Company has stopped gypsum mining for the summer at its Little Narrows quarry in Cape Breton. A local councillor quoted by the Cape Breton Post newspaper said that mining has now stopped for the year. However he didn't believe that the company had yet decided whether to shut down the site completely. He added that synthetic gypsum taken from the power plants was replacing natural gypsum at gypsum wallboard plants along the east coast of the US.
In January 2016 the subsidiary of USG laid off 14 winter maintenance workers at the site.
Canada starts anti-dumping case against US gypsum wallboard
Canada: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has launched an investigation in whether gypsum wallboard from the US is being sold at 'unfair' prices in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, as well as the Yukon and Northwest Territories. The investigation is the result of a complaint filed by CertainTeed Gypsum Canada. The complainant alleges that jobs, profits and productivity in Canada are being harmed by the sale of these goods.
The CBSA and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) will both play a role in the investigation. The CITT will begin a preliminary inquiry to determine whether the imports are harming the Canadian producer and will issue a decision by 8 August 2016. At the same time, the CBSA will investigate whether the imports are being sold in Canada at unfair prices, and will make a preliminary decision by 6 September 2016.
A national anti-dumping investigation into gypsum wallboard from the US was previously conducted by the CITT in 1992.


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Where Oregon's forests and rivers meet the ocean, estuaries are the engines that power salmon, water birds, Dungeness crab, oysters, forage fish, cultural resources and jobs for many walks of life in coastal communities. To sign up to receive our Birdword newsletter, fill in the following fields and hit submit. Now You Know! Estuary, partly enclosed coastal body of water in which river water is mixed with seawater. They occur where a river runs into the ocean, and as a result they have a unique salinity level that can change depending on tides and rainfall. How are estuaries and coral reefs similar? When the sea level rises, flooding exiting river valleys contains a delta, low lying sediment deposit found at the mouth of a river. What You Can Do to Help. Through a variety of games and activities, you'll learn how you can help © copyright 2003-2020 Study.com. Fill in the blank. Land clearance has been a major contributing factor to sedimentation. 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Many are threatened species. migratory birds, like the Pacific Black Brant, feed on eelgrass. Learn about the issue and review resources (see resources below). View educational materials. All rights reserved. When flooding does occur, estuaries often act like huge sponges, soaking up the excess water. which provides a framework for coordination between federal and state agencies to ensure no net loss of eelgrass. Become a Study.com member to unlock this Estuaries are delicate ecosystems. Thank you for asking this question… Because we have no other way to secure the human existence.. 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This may begin with a comprehensive national framework that identifies and protects rivers, wetlands and estuaries that … This loss has slowed since the 1970s but eelgrass in Oregon is still threatened and disappearing. The Pamlico Estaurine System is the most important fish nursery ground on the U.S. Atlantic Coast. Create your account. Yet, eelgrass and other seagrasses are disappearing because of pollution, dredging, development, sea level rise and other impacts. Services, Estuaries Biome: Definition, Types & Climate, Working Scholars® Bringing Tuition-Free College to the Community. Estuaries are very biologically productive.The salinity gradient and the changes in tides, fresh water and accompanying flux in nutrients within estuaries create a variety of habitats that support a diverse food web. Which of the following would disappear first if an... What is the largest estuary in the world? : Eelgrass absorbs and stores carbon acting as a "carbon sink". 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The Yaquina Bay Estuary Management Plan process is just getting underway and, when completed, will be looked at as a blueprint for subsequent estuary plans in Oregon. Estuaries are a fascinating type of environment. Why Are Estuaries Important? Estuaries take the storm first, this is where we find most of our seafood. Logging releases sediment into estuaries reducing water quality damaging eelgrass, introduction of invasive non-native plants can outcompete eelgrass, sea level rise and other impacts related to a warming climate negatively impact eelgrass. There are opportunities to protect Australia's most important aquatic areas so that future generations do not have to pay the high costs of rehabilitation (e.g. Portland Audubon | Portland, Oregon, Protecting Oregon's Eelgrass and Estuaries. 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