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Review Retraction: Buff Multifunctional Headwear
by Geoff Stanfield
I wrote a review of the Buff Multifunctional Headwear for issue #138 of Tape Op, but based on a study done at Duke University and reported on by the Washington Post today, I am retracting that review and recommending that you do NOT use the Buff Headwear in the recording studio as it does not provide a safe barrier from Covid-19 particles and may actually be counterproductive. According to the Washington Post article, "The high droplet count reported in the Duke study could be linked to the neck gaiter's porous fabric breaking up bigger particles into many little ones that are more likely to hang around in the air longer. This effect makes wearing them possibly counterproductive. It's not the case that any mask is better than nothing, there are some masks that actually hurt rather than do good."
I still like my Buff Multifunctional Headwear for physically distanced solo outdoor activities but I do not recommend that you use them in the studio. I apologize to anybody who purchased one for that purpose based on my recommendation. Thank you to the Duke University researchers for doing this study and I hope we see more science and fact based information like this in the coming weeks made public to help us deal with the Covid-19 Pandemic. Reliable and factual information made public like this would make this music recording magazine writer feel like I don't need to try and give people advice on how to be safe. Links to the article and study are below.
- John Baccigaluppi
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/mask-test-duke-covid/2020/08/10/4f2bb888-db18-11ea-b205-ff838e15a9a6_story.html
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William A. "Bill" Rogers, 85, formerly of Midland, passed away Sept. 22, 2020 at his home in Sarasota, Fla. The son of the late Laura (Ziets) and Buddy Rogers was born Sept. 4, 1935 in Lake Leelanau, Mich. He honorably served his country with the U.S. Air Force for four years.
On Oct. 24, 1959, Bill married Janet E. Demski at St. Brigid Catholic Church in Midland. They shared 39 years together before her passing in 1998. He worked in the masonry field for over 52 years.
Bill had several hobbies: hunting, fishing, golfing, travelling and spending time with his family and friends. He also enjoyed coaching and playing softball.
He is survived by his children, Deborah A. (Kevin) Stevens, Linda K. (Tim) Griese, William J. Rogers, Lisa M. Hunter and David R. (Angela) Rogers. Also surviving are his 12 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild; and his three brothers and two sisters.
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A celebration of Bill's life will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020 at St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery, located on West Center St. in Sanford. Fr. Dan Fox, OFM Cap of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church will officiate. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church or Hospice. Personal messages of condolence may be offered to the family at www.wilson-miller.com. Local arrangements are under the care of Wilson MILLER Funeral Home.
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The dispute on the question of what is current in the socket a permanent or variable, finally fell out of two people – a famous American inventor–millionaire Thomas Edison and then still a little known Serbian scientist and experimenter Nikola Tesla. Won this dispute, which had taken place almost 150 years ago, Edison. More precisely, won his fame and money invested in the development of mechanisms running on DC energy.
On planet Earth today, 98% of all electricity is produced by alternators. This current is easy enough to produce and transmit over long distances. The current and voltage may repeatedly rise and fall to transform. Does the work not the voltage and current. Therefore, the smaller the value, the less loss in the wires.
Many users believe that the home is only used alternating current with voltage 220V and frequency 50Hz. This is only true for incandescent lamps, electric motors in vacuum cleaners, refrigerators.
In any important household device, powered from the AC mains, there are nodes that run at a constant voltage with different values. To predict what might these values, it is virtually impossible. Therefore, all the consumers in the outlet has alternating current of the same frequency and voltage.
Despite the fact that the share of output DC is only 2%, its value is sufficiently large. DC current produced by galvanic cells, batteries, thermocouples, solar cells.
Solar panels are becoming a very promising direction of energy in the world today, when sharply raises the question of the use of renewable energy sources.
Constant current powers the engines of locomotives in railway transport, is used onboard airplanes and cars.
On the roads of modern cities becoming more and more electric and hybrid cars. To recharge their batteries built stations that provide their needs in DC.
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The size of the outlets, their type, the material from which they are made, depend primarily on the purpose of the sockets, currents and voltages for which they are designed. Device operating at a constant voltage, have the polar plug. Therefore, the outlet for them to be polar. Then even an inexperienced user will not be confused where the "+" and "–".
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Draco decided to stay focused on his makeup, more keen than ever to go out and get shitfaced with Pansy. He had absolutely no right to get mad, or even disappointed, that Harry was seeing other people, yet he couldn't stop the ache in his chest. It was absolutely ridiculous, seeing as Draco technically had a boyfriend himself, but it almost made Draco feel nauseous.
"Sadly can't give you any advice there," he stated, hoping to lighten it all up a little. He tried to not show how badly the conversation was affecting him, but he wasn't sure how good he was at that.
it's quick, it's easy and it's free: pouring river water in your socks
Harry huffed out another brief but genuine laugh. The smile remained on his lips as he, nodding ever so slightly, took a moment to rise and wipe down the sink.
"I appreciate the sentiment, though," he answered, turning away from the sink and towards Draco. Harry took a moment to first look at Draco's profile, and then his reflection in the mirror.
"That's a very pretty colour on you." The comment was gentle but spoken thoughtless, and Harry didn't linger upon it. His eyes returned onto Draco. "You have fun, yeah? I'll see you later."
With that, Harry left the bathroom. After the soft shuffling of his shoes, Harry was out of the flat in a matter of minutes.
Even if the compliment was rather tame, it still managed to rattle Draco enough so that he had to put his brush back down. He looked over at his flatmate, trying to use that to justify his putting the brush back down, rather than being flustered like some kind of idiot.
"Thank you," he said in a soft voice as he looked after his flatmate, trying not to look too longing. "You too."
Even sitting in the far end of the bar, Harry couldn't hep but notice the minute Draco and his friend stepped into the bar. For a crowded bar, Harry still managed to, every now and then, get a brief but clear view of the pair whenever the crowd behind Charlie dispersed or shifted. Draco had been at the bar for the last hour or so, and Harry had found it to be terribly distracting.
Harry was enjoying himself, finding Charlie to both be charming and pretty, and hadn't thought his involuntary, stolen glances at Draco had been anything out of the ordinary. That was, until Draco suddenly got up to go to the bar.
Too abruptly, Harry sputtered a, "Let me get you another drink, yeah?"
His eyes only found Charlie after speaking, and despite his smile, he saw her repress an urge to glance across her shoulder in search for whatever had caught Harry's eye.
"Sure," she said, good humored and, most importantly, unbothered. "Get yourself one too, I hate drinking alone."
Harry's smile changed at that, the corner of his mouth pulling up into a crooked grin. He was already in the process of standing up. "Another pint and a soda for the sake of solidarity."
"Exactly." Charlie returned the grin, and unexpectedly, it made Harry's heart skip a beat.
Not knowing how to address that, he offered her another little smile, before crossing the room towards the same end of the bar as Draco; who, looked in a way that quickly made history of Charlie's smile.
It was entirely a coincidence that Draco and Pansy had ended up at the same bar as Harry and his date. It was a stupid move on Draco's part, seeing as he had no stakes in the relationship with Harry and he should just let it go, but he still wanted to see what he was up against, so to speak.
It hadn't helped that Pansy had caught the attention of some pretty girl and was now busy chatting her up, leaving Draco to silently pine. Sure, he could have gone out with his boyfriend, or what the hell ever Chad insisted that they were, but he also wasn't in the mood to babysit a golden retriever. Besides, he had wanted to wear a dress and Chad was always weird about that.
Sick of being the third wheel, Draco decided to go to the bar to get them, ie him, some more to drink. He hadn't even realised that his flatmate had gotten up as well, before they basically collided at the bar, something that pleased Draco a little bit too much.
"Hello stranger," he said with a crooked grin as Harry approached. Draco was standing a lot taller than Harry than he usually was, due to the high stiletto heels he was wearing. It did help to highlight some of the differences between the two of them. "Fancy meeting you here."
While Harry had noticed Draco must have added some inches to his height, he didn't fully realize just how strikingly tall Draco was until standing in this close proximity. Looking up at the man towering above him, Harry couldn't do much else than to smile wide and dumbly. "Yeah, I'd say."
Finding that he had to take half a step backwards to fully take in the sight of Draco, Harry's eyes shamelessly dipped. What had interested him in the first place was the height of Draco's shoes, but as his gaze wandered upwards it became very evident that other things had caught his eye.
The way Draco's dress clung to him - for that matter the mere fact that Draco was even wearing a dress - made Harry's mouth go dry, though his grin didn't falter. Despite being fully aware that his eyes had lingered, Harry once again met Draco's eyes without any remorse or regret; just another bright smile and a silent acknowledgement of what he suspected Draco had done intentionally.
"You look like you should be on your way to ruin some poor professor's marriage," he teased, once again stepping that half a step closer. Through the tease there was no criticism; on the contrary. Harry thought Draco looked nothing short of breathtaking.
It would be a lie to say that Draco didn't appreciate the way that Harry was looking at him. It wasn't that Draco didn't know that he looked absolutely stunning in the dress, but he did appreciate the fact that Harry was able to see that too. It didn't help on the lingering attraction Draco felt for his flatmate, but he figured that that would be a problem for later.
"Maybe I will," he stated with a smirk, liking how it sounded even if he knew that none of the professors were attractive enough to catch his attention. Then again, the plan was never really a plan at all.
"The night is young and I still have time."
Harry's smile widened at that, seemingly unable to help it.
"Maybe just ruin some poor guy's life," he instead suggested, phrasing it a little broader. Whether or not he was a contender to be said guy wasn't even clear to Harry himself. He had intended to include himself it the statement yet Harry couldn't deny that he had left his date's company in favour for Draco's, however brief it might be. That, however, didn't seem to dim his smile.
In fact, when the bartender approached them, Harry nodded cocked his head in Draco's direction, even before the man had phrased his question. Draco getting served first would allow Harry to linger another few moments longer; Harry couldn't deny it had been a conscious decision.
"What can I get you?" the bartender asked Draco.
Draco was enjoying the attention from Harry, fully well knowing that his flatmate was on a date with someone else, yet he had decided to spend his time at the bar with Draco, even if it was just temporarily. It probably didn't mean anything at the end of the day, but Draco still took it as somewhat of a win.
"I'll have a moscow mule and an appletini," he said while smiling warmly at the bartender, considering if he should be on the list of possible men who's life he would have to ruin.
"And whatever my friend is having is on me as well," he said with a soft nod in the direction of Harry.
At that, Harry looked almost flustered. In his mind, there was no way he would allow Draco to pay for his drink, let alone Charlie's; that, however, didn't fully translate once the bartender was looking at him for an order.
"A pint of lager and a seltzer," he just barely managed to answer, actually having thought of having a soda. When the bartender left, Harry didn't correct him. Instead, he yet again turned towards Draco. Leaning against the bar, Harry ducked his head to look at Draco.
"You do know I'm on a date, right?" he asked, a crooked smile on his face. Though his tone was accusing, he evidently had taken no offense. "There's no way I'm letting you pay for that."
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Draco shrugged at that, not too keen on paying for Harry's date's drink, but he also wasn't about to retract his offer because of it. In fact, it almost made it all the more fun to pay for him.
"I am not going to allow you to refuse," Draco said with a confident smirk and a soft shrug of his shoulder. He figured that it wouldn't take a lot of fighting for Harry to accept his offer, so he was going to give it a go.
"But if you insist, then you owe me a drink in the future."
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Harry but his bottom lip, visibly having to hold his tongue not to instinctively counter Draco's proposal. The mere fact that Draco had suggested they have a drink sent Harry's mind racing at a thousand miles an hour, unable to decipher what he should read into that. Despite it all, a smile shone through the grimace.
Straightening his posture slightly, Harry had seemed to have come to terms with it.
"Which was your order?" he asked casually, but completely transparently. The grin had left his lips but it remained in his eyes. "Moscow mule or the apple martini?"
The fact that that was all it took to get Harry to stop fighting Draco on paying for the drinks made him smirk. He knew that it was stupid, because the two of them could and should not be more than just flat mates, but he still liked that he had Harry's attention like that. It made him feel some kind of way that he was not willing to think about nor describe.
"Take an educated guess," he stated, willing to play a little game with Harry. "You know me sorta well and you know Pansy a little."
Harry had to take a moment to consider that, and thankfully, the bartender arriving with the order provided just that pause. Crossing his arms, he leaned against the bar on his elbows. Though Harry would agree that he had come to get to know Draco, he wasn't sure he knew enough about the drinks themselves to form an educated guess.
The bartender left the two drinks and Harry's seltzer lined up in front of them before disappearing off to pour the remaining lager, and, unsurprisingly, Draco didn't offer any clue as to which of the two drinks he had ordered for himself. Finally looking away fro the drinks and back onto Draco, Harry reached out in order to push the copper glass towards Draco, a boyish grin forming on his lips.
Finding himself pleased with Harry's pick, Draco grabbed the cup and took a sip from the straw, indicating that his flatmate's guess had been correct. It was a silly display, Draco realised as he put his drink back down, but he would just have to go with it.
"Good guessing," he stated with a crooked grin.
"Oh, it wasn't a guess," Harry corrected, his voice airy with a laugh that never came. Straightening his posture, getting off of the counter, to accommodate the bartender and the pint he brought, Harry's eyes remained on Draco. A grin appeared on his lips. "I just know you sorta well."
"Anything else I can get you guy?" the bartender asked, this time vaguely directed at both of them.
Harry, who had mentally come to a conclusion, reached into his back pocket for his wallet. "No thank you, mate. Can I pay for the pint separately?"
"Sure. Anything else for you?" This time, the addition was spoken to Draco.
Draco allowed Harry to pay for the pint, but was rather pleased when he actually got to pay for Harry's drink. It was stupid, yet Draco just loved getting things his own way, so even if it was a small thing, then it was a thing that had gone right for him and that was all that mattered.
"No thank you, just put the rest on our table," he stated, nodding towards the table Pansy was currently sharing with a girl, who Draco could swear wasn't the same she had been talking to when Draco had left the table.
Harry blindly picked out a pound note and reached it over to the bartender. Though he had physically looked at it, he found himself unable to concentrate long enough to fully realise its worth. Realistically, Harry knew that, even on a campus bar, a bottle of seltzer couldn't be more than a couple of pounds; yet, knowing Draco was paying for it made Harry dizzy.
"Thank for that," Harry blurted; the only thing keeping his words from sounding ungrateful was how deafening flustered he was.
Glancing over at Draco with a little grin, Harry finaly reached for his two drinks.
"Don't mention it," Draco said with a warm smile, finding that it didn't really mean lot, yet it seemed to leave Harry very flustered by the gesture and that made Draco feel pretty good about himself. It hadn't become any better of an idea to harbour these kinds of feelings for Harry, yet he knew that wouldn't be able to make it stop any time soon.
"Well, I will be seeing you at home, yeah?" He said leaning in to place a kiss to Harry's cheek, dangerously close to the corner of his mouth, before grabbing his two drinks and getting back to his table.
Harry barely managed to react before Draco had already disappeared. His body responding with a delay, he suddenly found himself alone at the bar feeling flushed, the skin where Draco had kissed him quickly heating up.
Alone and without anybody to help him process what had just happened, Harry picked up the drinks and, distractedly, returned to his table.
"Sorry, I ran into my roommate at the bar," Harry apologized, his smile sheepish and almost flustered.
Charlie, who had been sitting with her back towards the bar and polite not to oggle Harry, now shifted with interest. "Oh?"
With a grip of her chair, she readjusted her line of sight, moving closer towards Harry. Attempting to meet his point of view, it didn't take her long to spot who could possibly have made Harry this flustered.
"Is that them?" she asked, turning her face towards Harry who now was considerably closer. She didn't even need to wait for a verbal confirmation, and a grin formed on her lips. "They're stunning."
"Yeah," Harry just agreed, having lowered his eyes to pour his seltzer into the glass he had been served his soft drink in. "He is."
Drinks with Charlie had dragged out, yet Harry was, unsurprisingly, the first to arrive back at the flat. He had walked Charlie home to her dorm and, with some awkwardness, declined spending the night. His over all perception of the date had been considerably clouded by Draco's presence at the bar, and he had asked her out again
In the moment, Harry had been happy that she had agreed, but now, laying in his bed with his laptop, he felt an unmistakable feeling out doubt form in the pit of his stomach.


"Conduction of the Minotaur" by Oliver Peterson, and "Batman and Cosmos" by Case Jernigan are on view at Greenport Harbor Brewing Co.
Greenport Harbor Brewing Company has opened a new exhibition, Ikons and Heroes, featuring artwork by Water Mill artist Oliver Peterson and artist Case Jernigan, who is based in Brooklyn.
The show is on view now, and an opening reception will be held with both artists on Saturday, February 20 from 6–9 p.m., in the Greenport Harbor Brewing Co. taproom.
Peterson, an East End native with a background in both visual art and writing (full disclosure: he's web editor DansPapers.com), creates mixed media paintings that include comic book heroes and other iconic imagery embedded in various kinds of paint and layered collage. "My work is a visual diary of pop culture, history and the ephemera of everyday life," Peterson says, noting that he finds inspiration in diverse subject matter, including graffiti, literature, politics, religion, medicine, advertising and heroic figures from history, fiction, mythology and modern life.
The bold colors and shapes of Jernigan's work, which comprises cut and torn paper as its primary medium, juxtaposes nicely with Peterson's mixed media works. Also a creator of heroic and iconic images, Jernigan's Batman series creates contrast with color, scale and mark making. "I'm not sure why Batman comes out in my work more than other heroes," the artist explains, adding, "Perhaps because he's a normal guy, not morphed by some accident or delivered from another world. He works at night, is a bit lonely and certainly misunderstood." Jernigan has shown extensively in New York, South Carolina and Connecticut.
Ikons and Heroes runs through April 17 at the Greenport Harbor Brewing Company, 234 Carpenter Street, Greenport. For more information, call 631-477-1100 or visit harborbrewing.com.


The forwarning of weather should have been in the nifty cirrus clounds Tuesday night. We haven't seen much sun since. Since, it was a lovely walk that evening and I'm glad I got out since the subsequent weather hasn't been at all tempting. Currenlty it looks cold (see picture 2 posts below) and the icy bits of snow are scouring against my window, sounding worse than they would if it was colder.
I planted a few nasturiums in my room, and they are currently flourishing in a way that only nasturiums do, seeming to grow before your eyes. 3 flowers have bloomed (I have an orange one that is well ahead of the second lot I sowed in the same container) and two are currently in bloom with at least 4 or 5 more buds getting read to bud. They leave me wanting to plant a whole bunch more. I can't wait to see my garden. I'm not sure what shape it is in, but I'm looking forward to seeing hopefully a few surviving lilies after 2 years of nasty lily beetle infestations and some of the perrenials should have survived not being watered occasionally, assuming they aren't dying from a waterlogging summer. I'll have to go up to Terra and spend some money. (I worked there one spring - but I'm not sure I made much money that I also didn't spend there) I absolutely loved working there and I still visiting. I hope they have nasturiums... because I'm pretty sure my mom needs some for a belated mother's day present.
Its hard to believe that the year is coming to the end. I have lots to look forward in both the summer and next year, but especially in the short term, I'm looking forward to seeing my mom, dad, siblings #3 and #4 and sibling #3's delightful and awesome-sauce spouse and their adorable kids. (#4's girlfriend is also awesome, although I'm not sure if and when I'll get a chance to see her) I'm also looking forward to spending time with my grandparents who were co-authors of most of my best childhood stories and whose stories of the north are the reason I fell in love with the Barrens long before I finally made it here. I will also get to see sibling #2, his wonderful spouse and 2 bright-eyed, and bushy tailed squirrels and S's family too.
I've been here 3 years and I'm a part of this community more than I have been in any other place at any other time in my life. I've gotten past the novelty of living in the north to a sincere appreciation of what it is and what it has the potential to become. Its a beautiful place and frankly, I enjoy complaining about the weather and the lack of produce. The one downside is the distance from my family, so it'll be good to be able to see them all a bit this summer and see how much beansprouting upwards the little ones have done. Additionally, I'll get my fix of trees and gardens and Kaylee (the malamute) and produce - assuming that this deadly E. coli doesn't spread to north america.
Cheers, to living in a wonderful and ever surprising world.... especially on a blizzardy day in June.


While they might find it hard at the minute the St Catherines Girls will benefit hugely from the experience of reaching and playing in the All Ireland Finals in the National Basketball Arena last Tuesday. We had 4 club players in Meabh Dorrian, Sheena Doherty, Orla Carbery and Andrea Furey in the team along with Nadine who played with us last year and hopefully next season again all gaining valuable experience and playing in the home of Basketball. While the girls didnt play to their potential in the first 3 quarters they found their game in the last and played some fantastic Basketball. Well done to all the coaches and players in St Catherines and we hope to see more players come through the door here to us from a great Basketball School. Our girls are back in action with a big game away to Blaze tonight.
There was disappointment for St. Catherine's VS, Killybegs, in the Under 16 C Girls League All-Ireland final on Tuesday, going down to Castlerea CS, at the National Basketball Arena. The Roscommon side won their second All-Ireland title of the year in emphatic fashion, following on from their thrilling Cup final win at the same age group back in January. Lisa O'Rourke, Sandra Keane and Holly Hopkins were the driving forces behind a win that showcased the best of underage Irish basketball as they took control early on, leading 10-7 at the end of quarter one, before extending that lead to 22-10 by the end of quarter two. Killybegs weren't without their stars either though, with Meabh Dorrian, Orla Caberry and Andrea Furey just some of the shining lights in what was a display of grit, determination and a superb never-say-die attitude. The fourth quarter was a massive one for the Donegal side as, despite the fact that Castlerea had kept them to just 12 points up until the end of the third quarter, a fantastic display saw Killybegs net a whopping 18 points – more in that quarter than they had scored in the rest of the game. However, it was too little too late for them as time ran out and it was to be Castlerea's day once more, as Keane, Hopkins and O'Rourke continued to hit the net in style to finish out 40-30 point winners.


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When Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige was asked to outline the humongous cast list of Avengers: Infinity War, the studio's head honcho estimated that there are around 60 (!) characters set to feature in Joe and Anthony Russo's titanic event film.
Even by Marvel's lofty standards, that's a staggering statistic, and the Russo Brothers will no doubt be bringing all of their filmmaking experience to bear – particularly the experience gained on Civil War last year – when crafting the third Avengers movie.
Still in active production ahead of its launch in May of 2018, Avengers: Infinity War is being kept under lock and key, though Marvel has admittedly struggled to keep set photos and videos – two staples of Hollywood's superhero genre – from finding their way online. Generally speaking, those images have been free from any major story spoilers – so far, at least – and while we wait patiently for the advent of Infinity War's debut teaser, the folks over at DeviantArt (via CBM) have rendered a rather awesome fan poster that imagines Earth's Mightiest Hero and the Guardians of the Galaxy fighting out of the same corner.
Their target? Thanos, in all likelihood, although given Joe and Anthony Russo's sprawling epic is set to span over two movies (the untitled Avengers 4 is penciled in for May 2019), we wouldn't be all that surprised if Josh Brolin's villain was used sparingly throughout the course of Avengers: Infinity War, only to declare war against Earth's Mightiest Heroes at the tail-end of the movie. Chalk that up as conjecture for now, and until Marvel divulges some tangible story clues, expect speculation to rage online over the coming weeks and months.
Avengers: Infinity War has been earmarked for release on May 4th, 2018. Next up for the MCU is the launch of Spider-Man: Homecoming on July 7th of this year, and we now know that Spidey's Infinity War screen time will be comparable to that of Civil War.


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February 2020 Summary
By Jason Konigsberg
Snow coverage in Colorado was fairly evenly distributed by the end of January. All Colorado river basins were at or above 100% of the normal median for Snow Water Equivalent (SWE). This changed in February. Persistent northwest flow brought consistent snowfall to the Northern Mountains and parts of the Central Mountains. SWE increases during February were 200% of the normal median for numerous Snotel sites in the Northern Mountains. The Sangre de Cristo range and Red Mountain Pass stayed close to 100% of monthly SWE increases while other areas of the Southern Mountains saw a very dry month.
This image shows accumulated SWE in February as a percentage of the median SWE increase in February from 1981 to 2010. The blue dots show Snotel sites with an increase in SWE of 200% or more. The dark green dots show increases near 100% of normal median, and light green dots show increases closer to 50%. Image courtesy of the National Resources Conservation Service.
The CAIC recorded 862 avalanches during the month, 122 of which were triggered by people. Eleven people were caught in avalanches, three partially buried, and tragically two people were fully buried and killed.
The number of people caught in avalanches during February of 2020 in each region of Colorado.
The first few days of February started warm and dry. The avalanche danger was Moderate (Level 2 of 5) in all ten zones on February 1 and the primary avalanche concern was triggering a small to large Persistent Slab avalanche. February 2 was the warmest day of the month and many mountain locations saw temperatures break the 40 F mark. Fremont Pass (11,400 ft) recorded a high temperature of 43 F. Schofield Pass (10,701 ft) a high of 47 F and Wolf Creek Pass (11,800 ft) a high temperature of 36 F. As temperatures subsequently cooled off, a crust formed on east through south-facing slopes. Plummeting temperatures on February 4 and 5 quickly faceted the snow around this crust. This crust-facet combination would become a major problem with additional loading.
A snowpit on a southeast-facing slope in the Sawatch zone shows a weak upper-snowpack structure on February 6, 2020.
The next loading event started on February 6. An Atmospheric River riding over a high-pressure system in the Pacific took aim at Colorado. The CAIC issued an Avalanche Warning for six zones in the Northern and Central Mountains on February 6, which continued through February 8. A period of intense snowfall began on February 6 and lasted through the evening of February 7. The northwesterly storm track favored the Northern Mountains and parts of the Central Mountains. This storm was one of the most intense 48-hour periods in recent memory. The Columbine Snotel, on Rabbit Ears Pass, recorded a 2.9" increase in SWE in 24 hours. This was the biggest 24 hour SWE increase at this Snotel since the site was installed in 1986. Other notable SWE increases included Copper Mountain and Independence Pass Snotels with a three-day increase of 2.6" and 2.5" respectively. These 3-day numbers were also a Snotel data record. Although this storm largely missed most of the Southern Mountains, portions of the North San Juan zone still picked up healthy snow amounts. Storm totals for Red Mountain Pass were about 2 inches of SWE, around 3 feet of snow.
Mid-level, water vapor, satellite image on February 6, 2020. This loop shows the stream of deep moisture funneling into Colorado on northwest flow.
As expected, we saw numerous avalanches during the storm associated with periods of high-precipitation intensity. As the storm cleared on February 8, it seemed that a lot of the evidence of natural avalanches was filled in by winds, obscuring the true extent of this avalanche cycle. Slopes that did not avalanche were left with a new and strong slab of snow resting on old weak layers. In some cases the 2 to 4 feet thick slab lay above both the weak layer that formed in early February and basal facets, or depth hoar, from October. Following the storm numerous avalanches broke on these weak layers in the Northern Mountains and the Sawatch and Gunnison zones.
Although the February 6 and 7 storm was more widespread in the Northern Mountains, the northern San Juan Mountains also also saw good snowfall, wind, and significant avalanche activity. Pictured is a southeast-facing slope on February 8 near Ophir.
CDOT mitigation efforts along I-70 and near Berthoud Pass on February 11 triggered a large avalanche in the Widow Maker slide path near Arapahoe Basin that buried US-6. Mitigation work also triggered another large avalanche in the Campground slide path near Berthoud Pass. This slide path put avalanche debris on US-40 for the first time since 1950. On February 13 CAIC and CDOT conducted helicopter mitigation work in Tenmile Canyon. Numerous large avalanches ran with powder clouds dusting I-70.
An avalanche triggered by heli-bombing above US-40 on February 11, 2020.
Northwest flow continued to generate snow through the middle of February for the northern half of Colorado. Consistent snowfall and several strong wind events led to spikes in avalanche activity. One of the most notable events occurred around February 14, causing another uptick in avalanche activity.
A very large natural avalanche on a southwest-facing slope in Herman Gulch in the Front Range. Photo taken on February 14,2020.
On February 15 , three motorized snowbikers north of Vail triggered a hard slab avalanche. All three riders were caught in the avalanche and two were fully buried and killed. This was the third and fourth avalanche fatality in Colorado this season. The avalanche likely failed on an old layer of faceted snow about three feet below the surface. This was most likely the weak layer that formed in early February during warm weather followed by very cold temperatures.
Looking up at the northern part of the fatal avalanche near Vail on February 15. Image courtesy of Hunter Schleper.
Another round of snow hit the Northern Mountains and parts of the Central Mountains on February 23 and 24. An intense band of snow set up in a line from Leadville to Breckenridge on the morning of the 23. Areas underneath this band saw 2 inch-per-hour snowfall rates with 8 to 10 inches in 5 hours. There wasn't much wind during the snowfall and although the snow fell fast and furious, few avalanches were reported. This changed overnight on the 24 as wind increased dramatically from the northwest. The intense loading resulted in numerous natural avalanches. The most widespread activity was noted in the Sawatch Range but the largest and most notable avalanches were observed near Peak 1 in the Tenmile Range. The Peak 1 avalanche looked to be the largest avalanche in Colorado this season.
This very large avalanche on the southeast face of Peak 1 in the Tenmile Range released during a wind-loading event around Monday, February 24.
The number of naturally triggered avalanches, size D2 and larger, in the three mountain regions of Colorado from February 9 to 23, 2020. Avalanche activity continued for several days following a large snowstorm on February 6 to 7, 2020.
For the month of February, the Steamboat and Flat Tops zone had a lower avalanche danger than the other forecast zones in the Northern Mountains. The Steamboat and Flat Tops zone had a deeper and stronger snowpack at the start of the month. The early February storm produced abundant snowfall across the zone, but with a strong snowpack most of the avalanches were small. There were no reports of avalanches breaking on deeper weak layers during the storm or for the rest of the month. The CAIC rated the avalanche danger as Low (Level 1 of 5) for eleven days during the month. Increases in the danger were caused by precipitation and wind events, and associated new snow avalanche problems.
February was an active month for avalanches in the rest of the Northern Mountains and part of the Central Mountains. The Front Range, Vail and Summit County, Sawatch and Gunnison zones had similar avalanche danger ratings and avalanche problems most of the month.
Although the avalanche danger ratings in the Aspen zone were similar to the more active zones, there was much less avalanche activity. The number of avalanches reported decreased faster than in adjacent zones after the big February storm, and the last large avalanche in the Aspen zone was on February 8.
In the Southern Mountains, the avalanche danger was generally lower in February than it was in January. The San Juan Mountain zones went to Low danger for the first time this season on February 2. For the month, the North San Juan zone and the South San Juan zone were at Low danger 9 and 12 days respectively. Any days of higher danger were associated with small snowfall amounts coupled with wind-drifting, sometimes activating shallowly buried weak layers.
The backcountry avalanche danger rating for each zone in Colorado during February 2020.
By the end of February the water content of the snowpack was above or near the normal median for most areas. The southwest corner of the state dropped below the long term median. In the deeper snowpack areas, weak layers improved and there were no reports of avalanches breaking near the ground for the last four days of February. The Southern Mountains ended the month with a shallower and weaker snowpack than on February 1. Although sunny slopes were beginning to transition to a springtime regime, the snowpack on shady slopes lost strength.
SWE percent of normal for river basins in Colorado. Image courtesy of the National Resources Conservation Service.
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The first Asia GAME Festival has been announced to be held in Singapore on 9-10 June 2018.
GAME stands for Gaming, Animation, Music, and E-Sports, all of which are represented at the event.
Tournaments for Pokemon (both video and card games), Super Smash Bros, Marvel VS Capcom Infinite, Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle, Dragonball Fighter Z are scheduled, as is a concert on two nights featuring Japanese artistes including BACK-ON (Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology series, Gundam Breaker series, various anime including Gundam Build Fighters and One Piece) and bless4 (various anime including Aquarion Evol, Active Raid, and Kantai Collection).
Cosplay will also be featured at the event, as willlarge e-sports tournaments including the CPL Championship.
Inaugural Asia GAME Festival to deliver all-rounded gamer experience.
Singapore, 11 April 2018 – The Inaugural Asia GAME Festival (AGF), organized by Magika Pte Ltd, in partnership with the Singapore Cybersports & Online Gaming Association (SCOGA) and CPL Digital Entertainment, will be providing an all-rounded gamer experience on 9 & 10 June 2018, at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre.
AGF will give gamers a first-time-ever all-encompassing experience by bringing together esports, community gaming, Cosplay, animation, music and gaming-related talks.
Esports is one of the major elements of the event with AGF hosting the largest number of esports championships in Asia. These include the inaugural CPL Championship-PUBG – featuring PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) – with players from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines battling it out to become the first PUBG champion in the region.
AGF will also be holding the finals of the Hyperplay Singapore National Qualifier, featuring League of Legends. The Singapore National Qualifier will determine who represents Singapore in Hyperplay, the first ASEAN League of Legends competition and music festival showcasing four electrify concerts happening in August 2018.
The main Esports Championships will be streamed 'live' worldwide via media partners Twitch and Yahoo! and audiences will also be treated to the presence of celebrity gaming influencers Treephob "Xyclopz' Tiangtrong (Thailand) and Tiffani "Babyoling" Lim (Malaysia) who will be shoutcasting for the matches as well as interacting with the fans.
Co-organised by SCOGA and ITE, Campus Game Fest (CGF) is now an integral part of Asia GAME Festival. This integration will play host to more than 10 gaming communities coming together for greater excitement in the festival.
"For the past 5 years CGF has grown by leaps and bounds with the support of local gaming communities, and this is the perfect opportunity to bring our event out of the campus environment to a bigger playing ground," said Kelvin Tan, President of SCOGA and Festival Co-Chairman of AGF.
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Cosplay fans coming to AGF can look forward to meeting renowned Cosplayers Aza Miyuko (South Korea) and Yuegene Fay (Thailand), amongst several others. They will also get the chance to play with the Cosplayers in a unique, first-of-its-kind environment. There will also be a cosplay competition where the celebrity Cosplayers will judge the best costumes.
Music has long been an integral part of gaming. AGF recognizes this and will feature two consecutive nights of J Pop concerts with a stellar line-up that includes popular Anisong rock band Back-On, Anisong group bless4, upcoming Anisong singer ASAKA, and Utaite singer Underbar as well as DJ Caesar.
For more information about AGF, do check out AGF website here.
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Singapore Cybersports & Online Gaming Association (SCOGA) was founded by game enthusiasts and community leaders to promote the local gaming scene, esports cyber wellness, and digital literacy. To date, SCOGA has sponsored more than 100 professional gamers to represent Singapore at international competitions. In 2017, SCOGA started the eSports Academy with a vision to create a centre of excellence around esports – empowering youths with leadership, teamwork, and communication skills to strive towards their aspirations and develop their careers.
Started in 1997, Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) has pioneered esports and has shaped the industry to where it is today. Having hosted more than 100 international tournaments in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia, CPL has laid the blueprint for many rival leagues to emulate. Always at the forefront of gaming trends and selecting game titles based on global popularity, CPL will introduce the region's first battle royale edition at Asia GAME Festival featuring PlayerUnknown's Battleground (PUBG).
Ticket sales for Asia GAME Festival commence on 20th April 2018.