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Christmas Bird Count (CBC)
The 116th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count will commence nationally December 14, 2015 through January 5, 2016. The Stuart CBC, will be held on Sunday, January 3, 2016. The pre-count meeting is set for Tuesday, December 8 at AOMC office. We invite guest birders to participate.
Follow the CBC Stuart circle on FACEBOOK at “Stuart CBC” for CBC information and last minute updates.
For more than 100 years, in the United states and other countries, birders at all levels, from inexperienced to advanced, have joined together to count the number of birds of each species in a specified area.
There is a specific methodology to the CBC, and all participants must make arrangements to participate in advance, with the circle compiler for the established circle, but anyone can participate.
Each count takes place in an established 15-mile wide diameter circle, and is organized by a count compiler. Count volunteers follow specified routes through a designated 15-mile diameter circle, counting every bird they see or hear all day. It's not just a species tally--all birds are counted all day, giving an indication of the total number of birds in the circle that entire day. That does not mean you need to be out all 24 hours. Many participants get up early for Morning song (an hour before sunrise) on their count area through 10 AM or so then take a break and regroup in their count area an hour before sunset to observe the birds returning to roost for the night. Some also stay out for owls and other night birds.
If you are a beginning birder, you will be able to join a group that includes at least one experienced birdwatcher. Birders of all levels are invited to participate bringing a variety of skills, such as: vehicle driver who knows the local roads, boater w/ local knowledge, bird spotter, statistics recorder, photographer, etc. The more eyes the better.
If your home is within the boundaries of the CBC circle, you can opt to stay at home and report the birds that visit your feeder on count day as long as you have made prior arrangement with the count compiler prior to December 8.

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Scientists have revealed the speed of death - and the way it spreads like 'falling dominoes' or a mass wave at a football stadium.
In watching death travelling across a living cell for the first time ever, they discovered it moves at a pace of 30 micrometres per minute.
And it happens in a way similar to dominoes - one "death-inducing" molecule activates another and so on and so on, a new study has found.
This continues until the entire cell is shut down.
The study, out of the Stanford University School of Medicine in California, US, discovered that cell death involves the 'trigger wave' phenomenon.
This phenomenon, described as "kind of a rolling surge", guides one of the most well-known forms of cell death - apoptosis, researchers say.
This normal and controlled occurrence happens in multicellular organisms, like humans and animals.
To study the speed of death, systems biologists James Ferrell and Xianrui Cheng took fluid from Xenopus frog eggs and inserted it into tubes.
They then initiated apoptosis through a molecular “death signal.”
Using a fluorescent technique linked to the activation of cell death, they could watch as the bright green glow moved down the tube at a constant speed.
This indicated that apoptosis "was spreading via trigger wave" - like a wave might spread in a 'ripple' fashion among fans at a football match.
Remarkably, the process was visible with the naked eye - with the frog eggs existing as "enormous" single cells, according to the medical school.
Mr Ferrell, professor of chemical and systems biology and of biochemistry at Stanford, said it was another example of trigger waves being used by nature
“This work is another example of how nature makes use of these trigger waves — things that most biologists have never heard of — over and over again,” said the researcher, who was the senior author of the study.
"It is a recurring theme in cell regulation.
"I bet we’ll start to see it in textbooks soon.”
He added: "Sometimes our cells die when we really don’t want them to — say, in neurodegenerative diseases. And sometimes our cells don’t die when we really do want them to — say, in cancer. And if we want to intervene, we need to understand how apoptosis is regulated."
According to Mr Ferrel, cell death was found to 'never slow down', with increasing numbers of inactive molecules being converted to active molecules.
This happens, without petering out or getting lower in amplitude, "until apoptosis has spread to every nook and cranny of the cell", he explained.
The scientists found trigger waves "propagate cell death in an intact cell too".


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In this video series I will chronologically explore all games released by the independent japanese developer known as "Ikiki". The games range from more and less elaborate action games to highly obscure minigames, all varying in scope and quality. Though, they usually have two things in common: They are entertaining and creative, and some are true gems of indie games.
Hakaiman, released on September 17, 2005, is another one of Ikiki's finest games, which can be described as a light Metal Gear Solid. You have clear objectives in each mission, but how you take on the tasks and which way exactly you go is up to you. You can try to silently take down all the guards, fiercly shoot your way through the enemy lines, or just blow everything to pieces with grenades. Additionally, there are often seperate pathways which can be blasted open, and an extra life in the form of different kinds of food is hidden in each level. These serve as good motivation to replay the game several times.
I greatly enjoyed playing Hakaiman and it is a huge step up from Ikiki's earlier top-down shooters Tetuhau and Pineappo (See Part 03 and 15). Even though it only includes six levels, it still takes a while until you make it to the final boss, and finding out all the possibilities to tackle each mission is very fun. You shouldn't miss this one!
Download it here: http://ikiki.html.xdomain.jp/himoji/g... (look for date "2005/09/17", filename "hakaiman.zip")
Arrow keys: Move
Shift: Punch / Shoot / Start game
Hold Ctrl: Lock aiming direction
X: Switch to gun/fists
Z: Throw grenade / Reload
(If you use a QWERTZ-keyboard and Windows, press Shift+Alt in the game to switch the Y and Z keys for better control)
Break enemy's neck: Approach an unalerted guard from behind or the side and punch him to silently take him down
Bounce grenade: Throw a grenade right at the corner of an obstacle (wall, crate, etc.) to make it bounce around the corner

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Movie night - Joseph Zobel : D'amour et de Silence
Presented by:Alliance Française Ottawa
For the month of February, for Black History month, we offer you a special evening revolving around Martinican author Joseph Zobel.
Meet us for a reading of Joseph Zobel’s poems followed by a screening of the documentary « Joseph Zobel, d'amour et de silence ». After the screening, you’ll have the chance to meet the writer of the documentary Olivier Codol for an exchange on the documentary and Zobel’s life and work!
In French with no English subtitles.

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Saussurea lappa is an endangered medicinal plant. Serious efforts are needed to conserve it by rapid in vitro technique. Plant tissue culture is one of the best way for its conservation. Its root contains a bioactive compound, costunolide which possess anti-carcinogenic, anti-ulcer, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory etc properties. A simple high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method for identification and quantification of costunulide was established. Shoot and root derived calli were harvested after seven and fifteen days. The ethanolic extracts of calli, cultivated and wild plant roots, petiole and lamina were used. Standard compound, Costunolide and plant materials were extracted into 70% ethanol and separated on a Perkin Elmer, 200 series using reverse phase column C18 (25 cm × 4.6 mm, 5 µm) with UV visible detector at 225 nm. The mobile phase was HPLC grade methanol and water (70: 30 v/v) at flow rate of 1ml minute-1. The total analysis time per sample was set 20 minutes. The establish method showed a good linerity (R² = 0.988). Costunolide was identified only in roots and root derived calli extracts. Wild root (root c) produced high quantity 1.257 µgml-1 of Costunolide followed by fifteen days old (callus b) callus 1.119 µgml-1 and seven days old callus 1.118 µgml-1 (callus c) while the quantity from cultivated root (root b, root a) was 1.105 µgml-1, 1.102 µgml-1 respectively.
Keywords: Calli; Costunolide; High Performance Liquid Chromatography; Plant Roots

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2020 Audi S7 Release Date – As we may see following first examine traveling, 2020 Audi S7 ought to be a particular of a quantity of-front door hatchback which sector is fired up for. Even though Mercedes has their well-liked models, Audi manufactured a choice to perform the areas exactly where this company has not yet nevertheless managed but. Some of the kinds Audi exhibited have a comparable type and design as prior models, nonetheless the company, as Audi is, is not going to probably end there.
The photos of the product, however, engrossed in hefty defense, uncovered a good deal of changes and changes, but nevertheless attempting to keep the design of modern-day types in the most exceptional institution. Reshaped bumpers hold a great deal more aggressive intakes in advance and feature 4 exhaust cannons poking the once more. All spherical, the modification from A7 to S7 is as delicate and inside of the radar as effectively before, which we appear. Making some area for more stunning fashion to know apart from the following-age RS7.
2020 Audi S7 Engine and Feature
The engine built in 2020 Audi S7 persists not to acknowledge, but there are some signs what 1 could possibly be discovered there. That is 4.-liter V8 1 with 450 hp and 400 lb-feet . of torque. While the finest rate is near to 155 mph. It is probably the same with all the half a dozen-speed auto transmission, to get the greatest driving a car shows. Obtaining decreased, this car represents a fantastic merge of velocity and steadiness even on increased pace.
As we revealed, new Audi S7 could not be noticed on graphics without protection. Nevertheless, many details are visible so we know clearly there. The major cease, with timeless rhomboidal grille, currently has muscle mass edges and improvements, with broader and greater leading lights. As your homes roof is reduced by the stop, the rear finish is lowered and features finer rear lighting fixtures. The rear conclusion has an obvious and wide spoiler at the best of the vehicle doorway. The full car items the develop and design which this design must stand for which is aggressiveness and massiveness, however with a speak to of type as well as.
Read more: 2020 Audi A6 Hybrid Concept
2020 Audi S7 Interior and Exterior
As we discovered the cabin on A8 effectively prior to, we might predict specifically the very same directions and models in Audi S7 2020, yet others are one particular of the greatest inside of the type. Some of those activities we might discuss are entirely new infotainment process with all the new kind of food selection, making use of the encouraged recalling of before methods.
Therefore the vehicle driver will not need to remember previous driving car alternatives. The cabin has to be as luxury and deluxe as on just about every other design from Audi, with a sizeable touchscreen, abundant satisfaction program and high-end innovations in improved trims. As the producer pledges, the seating should be a provide-time made, but as comfort and ease, as is crucial.
2020 Audi S7 Release Date and Price
Assessing as well as other varieties from Audi we could easily imagine that commencing price for 2020 Audi S7 may be all around $79,000, despite the fact that, with all improvements, it could possibly review $85,000.


Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has commended the Federal Government’s efforts in carrying along with the nation’s youths by creating different platforms for their development.
While speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the actress sensitized Nigerian youths to the need to stand firm by the leaders to build the country rather than destroying its image.
Dike, who is also Director of Socials and Empowerment, Committee of Youth on Mobilisation and Sensitisation (CYMS), condemned fake news that was trending on social media to criticise the government`s efforts on youths` developmental projects.
“I actually think that the government is doing a lot. Prior to being a member of the CYMS, I didn’t have the knowledge of the fact that the government has so many platforms assigned to youths to be able to get them to the next level.”
“I didn’t know that because something that is actually, is worse than the pandemic which is actually eating into our society and that is fake news, which is wrong news, which is bad news.”
“Which is what we have and always have been getting, the news that the government is trying to help the youths or the platform in which they help the youth are not found.”
“The information just stops halfway, and it`s not getting to the people who actually need it.”
The Nollywood actress, however, said that CYMS, being a mobilisation and sensitisation organisation, was working to ensure that youths are enlightened by the organisation so as not to give up on the government’s programmes.


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I have made a character using MakeHuman, imported to blender and created a view animations. Then I imported the character as .fbx file into Unity. I set up an FPS scene with a player holding a gun in front of him. The camera is inside the character's head and the character is inside a capsule which is the actual movement controller. I basically just set the parent as needed. So if the gun should follow the hand I make the hand to be parent of the gun in the hierarchy.
I want the gun following the camera, so it is pointing exactly at the center of the players view where a crosshair is positioned.
But when I let the gun follow the camera, I can't let the hands follow the gun. And if I let the hands follow the gun, I can't let the gun follow the camera.
Is there some logical error in my mind or is this a common situation to find some individual method?

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Lumen Gotham Interesting that Lumen Gotham is listed as being buried in Wesleyville Cemetery and is even listed on the monument with all the names interred, but is buried in Veteran's Memorial Cemetery. My info also lists his birth year as 1830. Just wanted to share as there were almost two burial places for him.
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In keeping with the fact it’s Lesbian Visibility Week this week, today’s rec list is going to be one of solely lesbian adult fantasy recs (as requested by Anna). And I mean specifically lesbian, rather than sapphic in general (of which I have an old list here), so we’re talking characters who are attracted to women, but also are completely not attracted to men (simplistically put).
A couple of disclaimers: firstly, I’m fairly sure I’m right in reading these characters as lesbians. But obviously, since it’s fantasy, you don’t tend to get the word itself used, or even hedged around like in contemporary. As such, these are to-the-best-of-my-knowledge recs. Secondly, yeah, a lot of these are upcoming ones. Turns out I haven’t read all that many sapphic adult fantasies that you can pinpoint as lesbian. Something to work on.
All that aside, though, here are ten books you absolutely need to read. Call it lesbian canon, if you will.
Continue reading “Book Recs: Lesbian Adult Fantasy”
This is a rec list I keep promising and then never coming through on, but finally, finally, I’ve got my act together. If you’ve followed me on twitter, you’ll know I regularly complain about lesbians in (generally YA) lit never using the word lesbian about themselves. I even wrote a whole post about just that.
But I never offered you the books I know that do use the word lesbian (of which, I’m finding, I know depressingly few). So, these are they (with the exception of one, which I had to get Anna to tell me how to rec). If you’re looking for more, there are some in this thread.
Before we start, I just need to make clear how I’m deciding on these books. First and foremost, each book has to feature a lesbian character who claims the word lesbian for themselves. Not someone else calling them a lesbian, not random mentions of lesbianism but the mc never says “I’m a lesbian”. Yes, I’m being a bit strict in cases, but I want to offer you ten books where the mc claims the label in a positive context.
I have also tried to keep only to YA books, but I had to sneak one adult in there to make up numbers.
Continue reading “Book Recs: Lesbian Lit”
Let’s be honest, we all know that there is no trope better than found family. And actually, as long as we’re being honest with each other, found family as a concept is inherently gay. There’s just something about choosing your own family, that rings true to all LGBT people.
So yeah, here I am with ten LGBT stories featuring the found family trope. Only the best for you guys!
Continue reading “Book Recs: LGBT Found Family”
This post being a day late (work has made a mess of my timing skills), I figured I would go with something easier. That is, part three of my list of books with less than 400 ratings on Goodreads.
Okay, it’s a mouthful. We’re working on it.
In the meantime, you can find the first post here and the second one here.
Continue reading “Book Recs: Books With Less Than 400 Goodreads Ratings (III)”
It’s been a while since I did my first high fantasy rec list on here, and I’ve read a lot more of it since so, it being Friday and I cannot come up with a more interesting theme for this list, I decided that it’s the perfect time for a sequel.
In the interests of making this list a little more, I don’t know, readable, I suppose, I’m going to only include books that are already out. So, yes, there are several upcoming I’ve read and loved, but they won’t be on here. Plenty of motivation to make a part three then though…
Continue reading “Book Recs: High Fantasy (II)”
Waaaay back when this blog was just a baby blog, I did a rec list of enemies to lovers (or otherwise hate to love) and that rec list has been probably one of the most viewed of all time. But then I went back and looked at it the other day, and was like …this is quite basic.
And hence the idea for a second part was born.
Before we begin, however, I would like to say yes I am aware that enemies to lovers and hate to love are not synonymous. No, I don’t really care, but if you want to be specific, this is more of a hate to love list.
Continue reading “Book Recs: Enemies to Lovers (II)”
As requested by Lena on Twitter, here are ten books with “characters in college/university or that general age range”. A few are straight up taking place at uni, a few are just with protags roughly that age.
I really wanted to include two more books, but I just featured them on my last rec list (Warm Hug LGBT Books), so I figured y’all need some more variety. Please know, though, Abroad by Liz Jacobs & Weak Heart by Ban Gilmartin also fit this theme perfectly.
Continue reading “Book Recs: College-aged LGBT Protags”
Today’s rec list is one which was requested sometime in December on Twitter (and yes, we’re just getting round to it. We are a slow-moving operation). But we’re finally here! In this post you will find 10 books, each featuring a BIPOC bi mc. So get yourself a cuppa and have a look see!
Continue reading “Book Recs: BIPOC Bi MCs”
So, you’ve opened up Scribd. The choices are overwhelming. You’ve read everything Anna suggested on their previous post. But where do you go from here?
Not to worry because today it’s my turn to provide you with 50* books that you can read on Scribd! I’ve done the digging so you don’t have to! So whether you’re looking for YA or adult, classics or poetry, sapphic, achillean or trans/nonbinary rep, hopefully there’s something here for you.
A little disclaimer first though: I myself haven’t read all of these books (some of what I initially included has been taken off since, thanks for that Scribd!), but they are all, if not read, then ones I want to read sometime soon.
*You may not actually have access to all 50 of these books, since Scribd can vary in availability depending on country.
Continue reading “Book Recs: Scribd, Intermediate Mode”
In desperation, two days ago, I asked for a rec list theme. The response I got was the theme of pirates, or the sea in general. Now, I’ve not read that many pirate books (not that I would feel able to rec, at least), so I went with the latter.
So, if you’ve been listening to sea shanties non-stop for however long, in this list you’ll be able to find yourself a book that they’re the perfect soundtrack to.
Continue reading “Book Recs: Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum”


Man kills his five children before committing suicide in Chiniot
The incident took place in Muhammadwala Police Station of Chiniot where the accused disappointed over the attitude of his wife who left him some one month ago over domestic quarrels and was living with here parents took the extreme step.
Reports said he was facing problems to look after and feed his five children which led to the heinous crime.
The merciless accused strangled his five children including Iqrar 8, Waqas 6, Shahzad 5, Usman 3 and one years old Rizwan and later committed suicide. The bodies of the murderer and five children were shifted to hospital for medico-legal formalities where they were handed over to heirs after postmortem.
The police after registering a case into the incident at the respective police station have started the investigation.-Online
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Going into their final weekend of the regular season, the Royals have lost four of their last five games; Their only win came from an 8-4 victory over the Norfolk Admirals. With the playoffs just around the corner, the concern arises that this losing streak might continue, especially with their final opponent of the season being the leader of the division, the Newfoundland Growlers. Coming into this weekend, however, though the records are different for these two teams, they are almost identical statistically. The Royals have scored 253 goals this season, with the Growlers scoring 268. Their penalty kill percentages sit at 81% for the Royals and 82% for the Growlers, which were the same before they hit their losing streak. As for the power play, this is where the biggest gap lies. The Royals have struggled hard with the power play this season, at 20%, while the Growlers have a 25% on the power play, with 68 of their 268 goals scored on the power play alone. Outside of the stats, the record tells the real story of these teams as both have played 70 games thus far, but the Growlers hold a 68.60% win percentage while the Royals only hold a 55.70% win percentage.
Outside of the weekend ahead, warm weather is another issue the Royals faced this Wednesday against the Norfolk Admirals. The sudden high temperatures caused some ice issues, resulting in an extended first intermission to resolve the issue. The ice surely seemed tipped by the end of the game as the Royals faced a 7-4 loss against the Admirals, with Norfolk appearing to dominate the game. The Royals struggled with the Admirals this seeming, facing them 11 times this season with a 6-5 record against them, none of those going to overtime.
There is a bright side for the Royals this week, as Zayde Wisdom has been reassigned to the Royals from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. If he appears in one more game, he is eligible for playoffs. When it comes to playoffs, however, the Royals are still waiting for this weekend to determine who will have home-ice advantage, them or the Maine Mariners. The Royals, in this case, control their fate as they stand just one point ahead of Maine currently. If Maine wins both games this weekend, they will max out at 87 points, while if the Royals win both games, they take home ice advantage with 88 points. The Royals must focus on winning against Newfoundland for the weekend before looking at the results of Maine, who face the Norfolk Admirals. This weekend for both the Royals and the Mariners truly comes down to the wire to see who is taking home ice for the first round of playoffs.

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walking the many rows of fresh goodness.
Finally! The garden is tilled, the rows laid out, & soaker hoses are neatly lining the rows. It's GARDEN TIME! Or at least it was the first week of June. With a growing season from Memorial Day to Labor Day, we weren't too far off our normal planting. A month later than we would have liked, but the rain came causing quite a bit of delay for us, with relatives filling in all the other spare time we had ~grin~. We have been fortunate to find heirloom and organic seeds that actually thrive in our area, so we know there will be food.
So, before more rains could change our minds, off we went to our little piece of dirt filled paradise. How wonderful the dirt felt between the toes. Listening to the chatter of the four legged kids calling out for attention. Safely learning all the 'barn rules', they are left to the quite capable hooves of the mature does.
With double row planting, companion planting, and crop rotation in mind keeping track of the garden from year to year is..........well, easier than trying to remember where everything was.
Planning the garden is key to our crop rotation, companion planting, and double row planting methods. Some are just one of many parts of a broader method of farming. So let's discuss our simplified form of polyculture.
companion planting; and double row planting.
Crop rotation has been around for a very long time. The ancient Romans used the 'Food, Feed, & Fallow' principle, changing to encompass growing multiple crops in the same fields, to our use of crop rotation on a very small scale.
Food, Feed, & Fallow was the practice of growing food crops on one portion of land, growing livestock feed on another, & leaving another field to rest and recover from the prior year's use. The belief was that the soil needed a chance to renew the nutrients lost through use. Though good in principle, the limit with this method is there are specific needs of individual plants and they can vary greatly, without adding nutrients back to the soil - the soil is still depleted.
Large/Multiple Crop Rotation is a method of growing more than one crop on an area of land. The basic principles of this was to maximize the output of land by growing crops in sequence that would replace the nutrients used by one crop with another crop. A sample is Alfalfa, alfalfa needs high levels of potassium to grow well, yet it depletes the soil quickly by its needs. Growing winter wheat can increase potassium. The advantage here is that you can get two crops in the same area. The best way to use this method is with multiple parcels of land. Using a different crops with each parcel, moving crops to a different parcel each year. The limit of this is growing season, if your season is short like ours, it becomes very difficult growing two crops in sequence in a 90 day season.
Small Scale Crop Rotation works best for a small homesteader with limited land to use. We use this method ourselves. The principle of this is - different plants need different levels of
nutrients. As one crop is grown, it depletes the soil of those nutrients. Alternating deep root crops with other crops the level of use changes from one to another (somewhat like companion planting). We are limited on the area we can grow crops, so crops are rotated within the same parcel of land year from year. We practice a three row rotation, meaning corn grown on row one in one year, is grown in row 3 in the following year. It is also
believed that by moving a crop yearly, you limit the risk of pests that favor one plant over another, as is the case with Calendula (Marigold).
Companion Planting is the practice of planting crops closely together that support one another. Remember the saying "Carrots love Tomatoes"? Basically it means planting plants that need higher levels of nitrogen next to plants that need the least amount of nitrogen - there by not depleting the nitrogen in the soil.
We used hundreds of sources, books, online, etc. to developed our 'list' of companion plants & are sharing it below:
Double Row Planting is our method of maximizing our gardens output. Planting two rows side by side of the same crop. Or in the case of corn, 5-6 rows very close together. Corn is one of the few crops that grow better close together, in a patch, not necessarily a row, but because we are limited on space we place the rows butted up to one another. We place a soaker hose in the center of the double row for better watering during our windy days of summer.
Crops that work well in double row planting: Peas, Carrots, Beets, Corn, Onions, and more. Most anything that doesn't spread out, such as the squashes & melons.
When we first started gardening out here, our soil was terrible. Was that really 14 years ago? Having gardened for 16 years already, we chose not to use chemical fertilizers or sprays of any kind. Root crops never made it the first few years - even radishes were always loaded with burrows along the skin. The root crops
failed, became hard and unusable. Crops, such as Peas, were sporadic - causing spotty rows of food.
What we believe is: Healthy soil makes healthy food, healthy food for us, healthy food for our livestock.
Life is inter-connected, all life! Anything and everything you do to your soil affects you and your livestock. If your soil is bad, the
food you grow will not provide the nutrients you and your animals need. If you use chemical fertilizers, they end up in your food and your animals. We will talk about Dr. Albrecht and his 'healthy soil - healthy food/feed' theory in a later blog, promise - you'll want to read it!
What's the old saying - 'you can't get blood from a turnip'. Start with the what soil you have and work it, improve it.
We use crop rotation and companion planting to give the soil the best chance of growing our crops without overworking the soil. By using these methods, the theory is the micro & macro nutrients are not depleted, they are used in tandem. As in, one plant uses a nutrient, another plant adds it to the soil or at least doesn't require the same amount or kind of nutrient - thus allowing the soil to continue feeding one plant as another plant feeds the soil without overworking the soil. But what can we do beyond that to continue to improve our soil? Especially without chemicals?
Improving the soil......
Compost - compost is a magic just waiting to be performed.
By not using chemicals on our crops, what we feed to our livestock is better for them, and better for us. Their organic manure is a dream garden just waiting to happen. We never use our compost during the growing season. Why? With severe cold weather lasting months, have you ever tried turning your compost pile in the middle of a Montana winter? Not likely, so that means our compost isn't completely broken down when we use it. Known as hot compost, it needs time to break down - when breaking down it takes nitrogen to do it. So adding hot compost mid-season would overwork our soil and take nutrients away from our plants and soil. Hot compost can also 'burn' your plants. We add up to a foot of compost (goat & rabbit) to our garden at the end of the season.
By spring, you can barely see the compost - all ready to work it into the soil in preparation of our latest garden. We don't ever recommend cow manure, we have found in the beginning that cows don't digest weed seed well - using cow manure can lead to more weeds in your garden then you want. How can you tell if the compost is well aged? Hay/Straw......an easy rule of thumb is if you can see the hay or straw your compost isn't aged enough to directly use on your plants. Hay or straw can increase the risk of mold or fungus issues that can also destroy your patch of green goodness.
that do better in poor soil and others that need the best. Start out with the low demand plants and work your way up.
tilling may loosen your soil, but you can kill quite a few worms. Though your topsoil may be hard, worms will keep your soil aerated. We know it's a lot of work pulling weeds, after this past month - we're experts on weeding ~sigh~, honestly. There is something honest and rewarding pulling weeds by hand or using hand tools. You get close to the earth, to the plants, closer to the land - some people do yoga, we do weeding. Easier to get closer to God on your knees, on dirt He made, with plants He has growing. Problems with wrist pain or back pain? Try some
ergonomic tools by Radius Garden. We love the Transplanter & Weeder!
Water! Water is as important as your soil. Soaker hoses are great getting water were you need it, but don't forget to water from above. Using overhead sprinklers are important to use as well, they provide water in a more natural way. Watering the whole
garden provides a better environment for worms. Life in your soil is soil with life. Use overhead sprinklers weekly, use soaker hoses when you need to watch the water usage. There are new products - Rainforest Ecological Sprinklers - that use 1/3 less water and cover large areas up to 50ft! They use a misting method to water - no pooling, gentle even on delicate plants and seedlings.
That's right, we are lazy - at least we think so. Once the initial garden is laid out with soaker hoses and string (only way I can plant straight), we trench the rows on either side of the hoses. We then plant our seeds in the trenches and cover them with dirt, patting them down as we go. Plants started indoors are added in the available space with a good watering in the hole first. That's it, we put far more work into the planning the garden than actually planting the garden.
Small seeds don't need to be planted as deep as large seeds. So you need to plant most at 1/2 inch to 1 inch. Not very deep. Do we worry about how close the seeds are? Not really. If we need to thin as they grow, we do - the goats love us thinning the rows, rabbits too.
We were asked by a few how best to plant the seeds, whether trenching or individual 'wholes' were best. Our answer is either. What works best for you. The seed will grow if the soil and temperatures are right, regardless if you planted in a trench or planted each seed individually in it's very own whole. Garden's are not just food, they should be fun as well! Don't make unnecessary work for yourself, if you make it harder, you'll probably never stick with it.
cabbages, some kohlrabi, and some kale), may need hardening off
depending on the weather when we plant them. Most are 'cool' weather crops, meaning they do well in colder weather. If
planted on cooler days - we don't need to harden them off at all.
Everything else, including corn, are direct seeded in the garden. Now, depending on rain, everything should do just fine. So, within 60 days we can usually start harvesting from our garden for eating fresh, canning, or dehydrating for the animals.
So how do we know crop rotation & companion planting
Other then years of experience at it, we saw some improvements every year. Less wormy root crops, more crops per plant, and more 'good' WORMS! Oh how wonderful the worms are! We started seeing less crop failures, higher production, and more beneficial bugs - like lady bugs. Not just that, but we got healthier and our animals got healthier!
With planning, gardening isn't so much a chore as it is a delight. Being able to feed our livestock and ourselves without ever going to the store is even better. Honestly, if it wasn't for our growing & raising all our own food, we would have gone hungry not so long ago. Other than the benefit of not starving we know what we are eating, no preservatives, no hormones, no dyes, no risk of 'Roundup' or other chemicals. Taking a short walk through our garden, deciding what looks good to us today, what's better than that?
BTW......What's for dinner?


Mumford and Sons have announced plans for their biggest-ever tour, which begins in the UK in November 2018. The Grammy Award-winning folk rock band will play 60 dates around the world, including 12 shows in the UK & Ireland.
Muse will play three UK stadium shows during the summer of 2019 as part of their Simulation Theory World Tour. The alternative rock giants will play London's Olympic Stadium, Bristol's Ashton Gate Stadium and Manchester's Etihad Stadium in June 2019.
Nile Rodgers & Chic have lined up a short series of outdoor UK concerts for the summer of 2019. The disco legends will play shows at Newmarket and Haydock Park Racecourses in June and a show at Cardiff Castle in July.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will be playing a number of outdoor headline shows and festivals across the UK & Ireland in 2019. Noel Gallagher and his band have lined up shows in Cardiff, Newcastle, Norwich, Manchester, Dublin and Exeter.
Olly Murs has a massive UK & Ireland arena tour planned for the spring of 2019. The tour will be in support of the singer's new album, You Know I Know, and includes two shows at London's O2 Arena, plus an outdoor show at Gloucester's Kingsholm Stadium.
Ozzy Osbourne will be rocking arenas across the UK for the last time in 2020. The Black Sabbath veteran will play shows in Nottingham, Manchester, Newcastle, London, Glasgow and Birmingham during January and February 2020 as part of his No More Tours II farewell tour.
Pete Tong's Ibiza Classics show will be touring the UK in late 2019. The new show, featuring The Heritage Orchestra conducted by Jules Buckley, will visit arenas in eight UK cities during December 2019.
Pink will play a number of stadium shows across the UK & Ireland during the summer of 2019 as part of her Beautiful Trauma World Tour. The American pop star has lined up shows in Dublin, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool and Wembley for June 2019.
Rita Ora will be touring the UK in support of her second studio album, Phoenix, in 2019. The singer will play shows in Cardiff, Bournemouth, London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds and Glasgow during May 2019.
Originally finding fame with Take That in the early 90s, Robbie Williams is now one of the most recognisable and popular British musicans ever. After leaving Take That in 1995, Robbie enjoyed huge success with his solo work. Some of Robbie's best known tracks include Angels, Rock DJ and Millennium.
Rod Stewart will be touring the UK for the first time in three years during 2019, following the release of his latest album Blood Red Roses. The legendary rocker will play shows across the country from May through to December 2019.
Roy Orbison & Buddy Holly: The Rock 'N' Roll Dream Tour will visit arenas across the UK & Ireland during the autumn of 2019. Combining holographic performance with a live band and backing singers, audiences can enjoy an evening of greatest hits from Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly.
The Spice Girls are back with a UK stadium tour planned for the summer of 2019. Geri Horner, Mel C, Emma Bunton and Mel B will play shows in Cardiff, Manchester, Coventry, Sunderland, Edinburgh, Bristol and Wembley in May and June 2019.
Stereophonics have a number of outdoor shows planned for the summer of 2019. The tour includes a couple of 'Forest Live' shows, plus a 20th anniversary celebration of their iconic concert at Morfa Stadium in Swansea. This time the band will play Swansea's Singleton Park.
Stevie Wonder is one of Motown's best loved musicians. As the writer of great songs such as Superstition, Isn't She Lovely (written about his daughter, Aisha) and I Just Called To Say I Love You, Stevie Wonder has enjoyed worldwide success.
Take That will celebrate their 30th anniversary with a Greatest Hits UK arena and stadium tour in 2019. Take That will play shows in Sheffield, Glasgow, Manchester, Dublin, London, Birmingham, Milton Keynes, Southampton, Bristol, Norwich, Middlesbrough, Huddersfield, Liverpool and Cardiff during the tour.
The Chemical Brothers will embark on their biggest UK arena tour to date in the autumn of 2019. The dance duo will play shows in Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, Cardiff and Birmingham in November 2019.
The Eagles will visit the UK & Ireland during the summer of 2019 as part of a new European tour. The iconic American band will perform shows in Wembley, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Glasgow and Dublin during June and July 2019.
The Killers will play shows in Belfast and Cardiff ahead of their Glastonbury Festival headline slot this summer. The Las Vegas band will play Belfast's Ormeau Park on 25th June and Cardiff Castle on 28th June.
The Lumineers have lined up a UK & Ireland arena tour for November 2019. The American folk rock band will play shows in Glasgow, Manchester, London and Dublin as part of a world tour in support of their third studio album.


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As I was painting this still life in my studio a butterfly gave me a visit so I decided to put it in the picture as it was posing very still for me.
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11 Feb UNMANNED-UNCOVERED: Drone Detective | Episode 50
David Kovar is the CEO and founder of URSA Inc., which stands for Unmanned & Robotics Systems Analysis – a suite of tools designed to collect, integrate, analyze, and present UAV related data for many purposes including fleet management, criminal investigations, failure analysis, and predictive analysis. He also leads the firm’s consulting practice which addresses UAV cyber security and UAV threat management. He’s the man who founded the practice of UAV forensics in 2015 and is one of the leading practitioners in the world. He has worked in digital forensics and cyber security since the mid 90’s and, prior to founding his own company, led EY’s (Ernst & Youngs’s) U.S. incident response program. This episode will uncover how David discovered the advent of UAV forensics and the impact it has had on the drone industry as a whole.
- An explanation of what UAV Forensics is and how it is being used
- What inspired David to start URSA
- Unique stories on how UAV Forensics made the difference when called upon for help
- David’s assessment of how UAV Forensics has and will continue to impact the industry
- Obstacles standing in the way of advancing the integration of this new technology
- David’s key goals and objectives for 2020
- Expectations for the future of the drone industry
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text: We were on location at the SelfPub BookExpo this weekend in New York City. The first interview subject we had lined up was Dan Poynter, who is arguably the father of modern self-publishing. With his first self-published title in the early 80s, through his continuing works that detail the technology and the options that are available for authors, he may know more about indie publishing than anyone other professional. Mark Coker from Smashwords is one of his biggest fans and always speaks very highly of him. Dan spoke with Good e-Reader about the terminology involved and the stigma that both the industry and the authors themselves still place on the independently published author.


Development of urban lands with assorted land usage consequences in creative activity of different signifiers of the metropolis, and this physical development cause traffic jobs. High traffic volume more than capacity of urban systems, consequences in environmental jobs, particularly air and sound pollutions.
Air pollution due to traffic is one of the chief concerns of urban contrivers and environmental decision makers in developing states for decennaries, because air pollution straight affects citizens ‘ wellness. This issue, in developed states, has been solved through right planning on land usage and transit, and stress on environment protection.
We will seek, in this research, to analyze the correlativity between land usage, traffic, and its consequence on urban environment, particularly on air quality. In other words, we will study the effects of land usage in physical motion due to traffic, and its consequence on air quality.
Land usage and transit are two sides of a coin ( … ) . On one manus, transit is most of import demand of metropolis development and, on the other manus, planned or unplanned development consequences in transit demands. Hence, there is a really high correlativity between transit and land usage.
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Many analytical and descriptive theoretical accounts have been developed to demo this correlativity, each one provides one facet of researches and explanatory elements in geometrical construction of metropolis ( … ) .
But correlativity between transit, land usage and environmental parametric quantities such as air pollution haven seldom examined. Although environmental jobs, presents, are one of the most of import jobs, particularly in cities, and these jobs should be solved.
Rural parts, in developing states, are urbanising rapidly, and metropoliss are altering into cities, which cause environmental jobs. Most common type of these jobs is related to air pollution in metropoliss. Air pollution could be consequence of industrial activities, transit and other elements in metropoliss, but harmonizing to JICA, more than 80 % of Tehran ‘s pollution is consequence of urban transit. Because of belonging of important portion of metropolis ( …… square meter equal to …… per centum of territory infinite ) to main roads and linkages in and around territory 2, most of air pollution is created by traveling vehicles in territories ( …… . ) .
Urban transit is affected by three elements: 1- route and street, 2- vehicles and 3- users ( citizens ) , so we should see there three elements to cut down or extinguish air pollution due to transit. These elements are shown in diagram figure ( … . ) .
First, we should see urban substructure, particularly route and street, to cut down air pollution due to transit. If our roads have high traffic capacity, vehicle could go through faster and air pollution will be reduced.
Although route broadening is restricted by land restrictions in metropoliss, otherwise the metropolis would alter into a elephantine parking topographic point ( this is what happened in Hemmat Highway in territory 2 and its image is represented in appendixes ) . Using the good stuffs for route constructing besides could cut down pollutions due to bantam dusts scattered in infinite.
Second, utilizing planning and transit disposal, and utilizing low pollutant vehicles would assist better air quality.
Today, universe is speaking about bi-fuel, battery and solar cars, which make lesser pollution. Another manner of air pollution reduction is besides to advance the usage of public transit systems, which make lesser pollution per rider, in comparing to personal vehicles. Besides developing the green lines in metropoliss for bikes and promote people to utilize them is another solution.
Third, modifying citizens and vehicle and route users travel form is another manner. These would be achieved by cut downing the demand to go by motor vehicles through development of electronic metropolis and utilizing cyberspace and intranet for everyday day-to-day works- nearest manner to go, development of public transit fleet and encouraging people to replace their personal vehicles with public transpiration services. Planing of lasting land usage could cut down air pollutions indirectly.
So we can state that there is a additive relation between transit quality and land usage in metropoliss. City air pollution is most of import job, particularly in large metropoliss of developing states. Beginning of this pollution is vehicles. Main metropolis air pollutants are presented in table below:
Table- metropolis air pollutants due to transit
Effectss of these pollutants on citizens life- metropolis construction- human wellness and … have been proved ( 1234 ) .
As mentioned above, chief beginning of metropolis air pollution is urban transit which is influenced by citizens travel form and land usage. Relationship between urban travel forms, specification of origin-destination and land usage will be achieved through mathematical analysis. Origin-destination distance will impact citizens travel pattern evidently. Long distance between residential and working countries, between beginning and finish so, will impact transit and energy use. Even citizens ‘ economic position and relationship between public conveyance and personal vehicle use will impact traffic volume in metropoliss.
Transportation system is needed because it eliminates distances by modifying relationship ability between assorted activities. Indeed, this stopping point relationship between land usage and transit makes transit equipments one of strongest exceptional geographical tools for contrivers, so they could use it for conductivity of urban development.
However, land usage and transit relation is complicated and we ca n’t do any cause and consequence relationship between them. For illustration, it ‘s obvious that alteration of transit substructure has clear affect on land usage activities. Population volume and distribution of residential countries or industrial supplantings, etc. alter the transit demand form. Therefore, it ‘s necessary to prior end in transit planning be the development of effectual balance between land usage activities and possible capacity of their relationship, to cut down air pollution and enhance environment quality.
Land usage form typically would place by territory choice and territory location and relationship between territories and forming assorted metropolis zones such as commercial-official- internal and external ( 1234 ) . ( )
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There is many-sided interaction between assorted elements. These elements include land use intensity- traffic restriction level- vehicles effectiveness- centralising level- urban form- cost of energy and orientation to assorted types of public transit. All of these elements define metropolis air quality and fuel ingestion degree.
Harmonizing to Newman and Knorty ( …….. ) there are assorted indexes for rating of correlativity between transit and land usage, including:
land usage strength index
orientation to non-automobile transit
traffic restriction degree
vehicles public presentation
centralising degree of urban signifier
public transit public presentation
This survey has been made harmonizing to these indexes.
As travel volume and its features are under affect of land usage strength and nature, it seems garnering basic information about land usage is first to make. Land usage graduated tables for residential countries, typically, do step by pure residential collection. While in working centres and purchasing countries it does step by rate of one individual to allow business infinite. Required informations could be provided by official beginnings and we could synchronise them by resort to be aftering applications regulations. These basic informations have provided by appraising in every internal traffic zone.
Peoples ‘s involvement in public and private transit, day-to-day urban motor traffic volume, chief street breadth, subdivisions, proper use of traffic signals and citizens ‘ attending to them are points that should be taken into history in land usage and urban transit systems ‘ study.
However, most common transit type is cars that occupy more than 20 % of streets in many states. And it shows that land usage for transit intents is the 2nd one after residential land usage.
Environmental jobs in metropoliss have been changed into complex state of affairs, all elements related to each other. Environmental emphasiss in metropoliss are consequence of day-to-day addition in metropolis population and need to more infinite and alterations in land usage for better services. Observation in territory 2 in Teheran shows that chief environmental emphasis is consequence of enhance in traffic volume, particularly in main roads. It brings air and sound pollution jobs. Other environmental jobs besides are challengeable in territory 2, but we will stress on air pollution in this thesis.
Although Tehran ‘s territory 2 is a developed one, but mentioned jobs, particularly traffic load and air pollution decrease the quality of urban environment. Main grounds of vehicles congestion, which is chief beginning of air pollution in territory 2, are as below:
fast and imbalanced development of territory
alterations in signifier of the metropolis and continual alterations in land usage
development of residential countries with high collection
economic development of metropolis, which resulted in sweetening in citizens ‘ afford
Insufficient and inappropriate transit system, which resulted in utilizing personal vehicles by citizens.
Rate of metropolis streets length to personal vehicles
Vehicle parking beside streets
Excessive addition of main roads in territory, which changed territory 2 into transition of other territories.
Insufficient disposal of traffic and transit.
Above grounds may assist in addition of air quality jobs and lessening of urban environmental quality.
It is long clip that traffic multitude is one of the chief jobs of Tehran. This multitude in territory 2 is more because of extent of transitions and main roads. This throng consequences in waste of many hours by citizens and 1000000s of litres fuel excessively. Traffic may ensue in lessening of people belongings and dissatisfaction. Traffic besides affects air quality and consequences in assorted commercial and hygienic hurts. Observations in territory 2 show that traffic volume additions as the metropolis develops. We need a strategic bar method and utilised conventional methods were non effectual yet.
Menaces and chances, and failings and strengths have been considered in strategic bar method. If, as mentioned antecedently, traffic is most of import component in air pollution, there are two methods for decrease of air pollution in metropoliss:
First, by control and lessening of cars volume, traffic, and air pollution hence, will be reduced. Optimal traffic disposal to supply roads capacity- traffic signals- substructure betterment and to supply public transit system could be utilized to command figure of cars. And urban environmental position will be improved by using clean fuel like Bi fuel natural gas or electronic fuel.
Second, a scheme related to urban planning and proper distribution of urban land usage and diminishing urban travels are indispensable to work out the job of urban air quality ruin, and demo the importance and necessity of these studies.
Most of import intents of this study are:
Description of current land usage features in Tehran territory 2, sing zones- development- collection and continuity.
Description of relationship between citizens ‘ physical motion and land usage program and citizens ‘ determination devising in vehicle choice.
Description of features of air pollution in Tehran territory 2, sing sources- type of vehicles exhaust- accommodation and affects on urban environment
Description of some features of land usage policy tools- transit and air quality in Tehran territory 2, which has direct consequence on doing seasonal programs ageless, and suggesting related steps which could better relationship between land usage and physical motion and consequence in better urban air quality.
First hypothesis in this survey is that there is relationship between air quality and land usage program through physical motion by motor vehicles. It is on the footing of fact that any traffic due to utilizing dodo fuel in cars consequences in emanation of pollutants and hence consequences in air pollution. If cars do non breathe air pollutant gases, like electric loanblend or solar cars, there will be no such relationships. But major urban transit in territory 2 is taking topographic point by personal and centrifugal vehicles now ( ……….. ) .
Second hypothesis is that air pollution in territory 2 is largely consequence of motor vehicles and likely it ‘s true, because there is no other pollutant beginning like air pollutant mills in this territory. We can do a clear relationship between traffic volume and figure of air pollutants by this hypothesis. Since air current rate and way, which makes emitted fumess uncondensed, is non considered in measurement of air quality in streets, this relationship will non be wholly realized. So may be emanation volume will non be reported right. Yet there is a deficiency of recorded informations about air quality mensurating which causes some deployment because it reduces the quality of mentioned relationship. Anyhow it ‘s expected that this survey provide basic method for more comprehensive survey about transit and environmental relationships in Tehran territory 2.
Emission of assorted gases depends on fuel type and car age. But it is non possible to find age of cars in gesture and therefore we will connivance it in traffic computation.
Third hypothesis is that if graduated table of car ‘s motor will be considered, any car utilizing dodo fuel, irrespective of age, emits fumes, which has similar consequence on environment.
This survey merely considers relationship between land usage and physical motion through personal cars or public transit systems. Indeed, discrepancies such as migrants- urban transits through public transit systems- personal car proprietors, occupations and intent of urban transit that control physical motion. These discrepancies have been considered in this survey, but direct relation between some of them has been neglected. Actually, affects caused by transit are non limited to air pollution, but include sound pollution and shiver, which have been neglected excessively, and we merely stress on air pollution in this survey.
Tehran, as capital of Iran, is located in natural bed between 3534 grade of north latitude and 51 to 5137 grade of east longitude. This bed is limited to northwest boundary line of Markazi desert in south, to Jajrood vale in E, and vales of Karaj in West. Sing high extent and population ( …… ) , Tehran has been divided into 22 urban territories with independent municipality to better disposal.
Tehran territory 2 is placed in 51’20 ‘ degree Es longitude and 35’45 degree north latitude. It ‘s placed in south skirt of Alborz Mountains. It ‘s limited to south skirt of Alborz Mountain in north, alluvial desert of Markazi in South, and Farahzad and Evin Darakeh watercourses in E and West. Its entire form is as a rectangular with 12 kilometres in north-south way and 4 kilometres in east-west way, including 5000 hectare infinite. South portion of it in Tehran desert has hot and dry clime, while north portion in Alborz Mountains skirt has more temperate clime. General incline is in north-south way changing form 30-40 grades in north portion to gentler incline of 5-10 grades in south portion. Alborz Mountains is in its North. Its most high topographic point is about 1800 metre higher than sea degree, with median incline of 30-50 grades. There are some little vales like Darakeh, Farahzad in Mountains skirt ( north of Tehran ) . There are many hills in centric portion, consequences of H2O eroding. Highest topographic point in these hills is about 1500 metre higher than sea degree. Medial incline in top of the hills are 20-30 grades and in skirt about 30-40 grades. These hills are differentiated from other topographic zones by their tallness, multiple vales and terrible inclines in skirts. Pardisan Park hills and North of Kooye Nasr hills are some of them. This territory ends in 1200 alliance in South. Tehran territory 2 is limited to Alborz Mountains in north, territories 1, 3, 6 in E, territories 9, 10, 11 in south and territory 5 in West. District is wholly in North of Tehran and Aborz mountain skirt and most of it is at least 1400 metre higher than sea degree.
Why territory 2 has selected for survey?
Because territory 2 had experimented intensive alterations in land usage in recent old ages. Most of Tehran ‘s main roads are placed in this territory and it ‘s a good pick because of its extent from centre to North of the metropolis. District 2 includes 10 % of population and infinite of Tehran.
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Every day in the UK there are a number of horse racing and greyhound meetings taking place for you to bet on. Both sports have a great tradition in this country and have been, for a number of years, two of the core betting products.
Here is a look at the differences between the two sports and at what you can bet on in each of them if you are new to either horse racing or greyhounds.
There are number of betting opportunities available in horse racing and greyhounds other than just who will win the race.
In horse racing you can bet on one horse beating another in a match bet, the exact order of first-second and first-second-third, known as forecasts and tricasts respectively, and multiple bets which take place across a number of races.
In greyhound racing, many of the same bets are available as they are in horse racing. One of the most popular bets in dog racing is a combination forecast or tricast.
This is where selections are permed together - you have a better chance of winning, however, your total stake is much more than just a single line.
A jockey’s silk colours in horse racing will represent the owner of a horse.
You will most likely be familiar with the colours of the leading operations, however, they are always published in the race card so you can identify the horse you have bet on in a race.
In greyhounds, the colours of traps 1-6 never change. Once you know the trap number of your dog, you will know which colours to look out for.
One of the biggest differences, other than the type of animals in the two sports, is the course in which the runners race upon.
In horse racing, the track is much bigger, as the distance used is further - in some cases the participants race over four miles and two furlongs.
A greyhound track is an oval shape and each course is very similar in distance. The surface is made of sand to make it as safe as possible for the runners. There are 22 registered greyhound tracks in the UK today.
The majority of horse racing courses are turf, however, there are some all-weather tracks in which fibre sand is used.
This particular surface allows the course to hold meetings all year round, which is particularly useful during winter when temperatures drop and the turf tracks freeze over.
Flat and Jumps
In horse racing, there are two different types of racing: flat and National Hunt. These are both very popular in their own right.
The flat season typically runs from April to October in the UK, while the jumps season takes centre stage from October through to April. Both of these codes hold their own leading meetings.
The Cheltenham Festival is by far the biggest in jumps racing and takes place annually in March, with the Cheltenham Gold Cup being the blue riband event of the week, won by Native River in 2018 who is 6/1 to prevail again in 2019.
Meanwhile, Royal Ascot is arguably the most prestigious week of the year in flat racing and that takes place in mid-June.
Although there are some hurdle races in greyhounds, the majority of the action is on the flat. Some dogs will run in both flat and hurdles competitions, therefore, there isn’t a clear distinction in the code like in horse racing.
Both sports use a grading system to determine the class of the race which is taking place. In horse racing, the highest level a horse can reach is Group One.
These contests involve the very best horses in that division. Many trainers will send their horses around the world in pursuit of these races and prize money.
On a day-to-day basis though, you will see lots of handicap contests in which the runners are closely matched on their official rating.
The handicapper will give the better horses a higher weight in order to give each runner an equal chance of winning.
In greyhound racing, the highest level the dogs can enter is Open racing. For all the major competitions in the sport such as the Derby, where Dorotas Wildcat is 5/1 favourite for the 2018 renewal, an entry fee is required from the owner of the dog for it to take part.
The majority of the greyhound racing which you see will be graded action. A dog will move up and down the grading system depending on its results.
The highest grade is A1 at a particular track, while it can go all the way down to A12 if a dog is struggling for results and time.
Number of runners
In the UK, greyhound races feature six dogs unless there is a non-runner on the day and there is no time to add a reserve. In Australia, eight-runner races are more common, as they use wider tracks for their dogs to get round.
Horse racing is completely different; there can be a minimum of two runners in a race or as many as 40 as there are for the Grand National at Aintree.
The betting obviously changes when there are lots of runners in a race, as it becomes more competitive for punters to bet on.
It is also significant for each-way bets as, when there are 16 or more runners in a handicap, the bookmakers pay four places. In greyhound racing, each-way punters have two places for their dog to finish in, in order to be paid out a return.
In flat racing in horse racing, starting stalls are used to make it as fair as possible at the beginning of a race. This is particularly important in sprint races, as none of the runners can gain an unfair advantage over their rivals.
The position on the track of these starting stalls is different from one track to another, however, the details will always be published in the race card before the contest.
In jumps racing, a tape is issued across the track and a starter will let the horses go. This is because National Hunt races are over two miles or longer, therefore, there can be no advantage gained by some horses being at the front of the line or at the back.
In greyhound racing, starting traps are also used. The greyhounds are placed into the traps by their handlers and once the hare passes the traps, the lids are opened and the runners are then on the move.
The time of a horse race and greyhound contest obviously depends on the distance the runners are travelling. A standard greyhound race will finish much quicker than any horse race as they cover 500 metres in the region of 30 seconds.
In the 2017 King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot, in what is one of the fastest horse races around the world, the winner Lady Aurelia finished with a time of 57.45 seconds. The American returns again this year and is 7/2 to defend her crown.
When at full speed, a horse will travel much quicker than a dog, however, in long-distance races, the jockeys will ensure their mounts travel at a low cruising speed to ensure they see out the full distance, otherwise, they will struggle to get home.
Good luck the next time you are placing a bet on horse racing or greyhounds and enjoy the thrill of the contest you are having a punt on.
*Odds subject to change - correct at time of writing*


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ISO Cyclo 144 hole single row bean drums
I am looing for (2) 144 hole single row bean drums for my 900 boxes. Anyone know of one or two tucked away in a shed?
what part of the world are you from..... I know i would have 2 if you purchased my 16 row 900 rear horizontal fold planter LOL
I'm in Northeast Ohio, just northwestern of Alliance 44601.
Haha, the biggest horse I have is the 4430. I think 16 rows is going to be a struggle.
just need a torch and you can make it any size you want.... this older 16 row pulls WAY easier than my front fold 955 pulls....but got tired of unhooking my fert tank with the rear horizontal fold
if I would have known about your planter last summer id be all over it. im in the process of cutting apart 2 6 rows and making a 12 row 15" bean planter. If I like how it turns out the plan is to eventually do it again with 2 955 12 rows and make a true 12/24. im moving all the row units over 7.5" so the tractor will be in the same tracks as it was when corn was planted but there are 2 row units between every 30" row of corn. on the 12/23 12 of the rows would be right on top corn rows if I didn't move the tractor over. Trying to avoid tire damage and keep the row units off corn stalks.
These were great planters for slit row applications as only one row of n each side actually has something in the way


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Shale boom foundation for WV's new manufacturing economy
The development of the Marcellus and Utica Shale formations has been a sea change for the natural gas industry nationally. In West Virginia, its effects have been dramatic, but in reality, only represent the beginning of much bigger developments to come. The shale boom is a transformational precursor to fundamental changes which, with proper leadership and community support, will drive West Virginia’s economy for the decades to come. It is, in very real terms, the foundation for West Virginia’s new manufacturing economy. This economy has the potential to lift the state out from under a cloud of mediocrity and self-doubt to perhaps the brightest future the state has ever known.
Christopher M. Matthews recently wrote an informative article for The Wall Street Journal titled, “Shale Boom’s Impact in One Word: Plastics.” In West Virginia, it is the underpinning for the expansion of petrochemical industry and for a host of other downstream manufacturing operations. Shale gas is rich with ethane, which is cracked into ethylene which is in turn made into polyethylene, the main feedstock for the plastic industry. This is just part of the equation. Other derivatives from shale gas include butane, propane, propylene, and chlorine. Couple this with the fuel value of clean burning methane, and one can begin to understand the opportunity for West Virginia’s resurgence of downstream manufacturing. The American Chemistry Council estimates the plastic industry will add $294 billion to the U.S. economy by 2025. Along with this comes 462,000 direct and indirect jobs. West Virginia has a chance to be a major player in this expansion. It has been estimated that the American chemical industry will increase its capacity by 50 percent by the end of the decade. U.S. exports are estimated to grow from $17 billion to $110 billion dollars within 10 years. This projected growth far exceeds any other industry in the country. This is West Virginia’s opportunity to join the 21st century as a major industrial player.
As with most transformational opportunities, time is of the essence. It is imperative that the state’s business leadership become fully engaged with local communities to help educate the all stakeholders about the size and scale of the opportunity. To date, much of the headwinds facing the natural gas industry have been focused on keeping the shale gas in the ground and speeding the development of carbon neutral fuel sources and green energy. The advocates for natural gas have staked their claim to the fact that, in the decades to come, natural gas is the bridge to the full utilization of renewable energy. This is just part of the story. The discussion should be recrafted by asking the question, “Is shale gas a bridge fuel, or a foundational feedstock?” In West Virginia’s case, it is most certainly a foundational feedstock because it is so much more than just a bridge to a carbon neutral future. It is about thousands of high paying long term manufacturing jobs and billions of dollars of private sector investment. It is the foundation for West Virginia’s rebirth of the manufacturing sector in the state’s economy. This is just as true for the country as a whole. Exporting LNG, plastics, fertilizers, solvents, adhesives and a host of other products offer the potential to recast the U.S. balance of trade, loosen the stranglehold of Russia on Central Europe through its control of the flow of oil and natural gas, and most importantly, making this country a recognized leader in quality manufacturing exporting its products to the world.
To take advantage of this monumental opportunity, much needs to be done, and done sooner rather than later. As can be seen from the growth projections for the chemical industry, the next five to 10 years is critical. If West Virginia is not careful, it will miss the opportunity to be an industry leader and could fall back once again by reacting to events imposed upon the state through the vagaries of the national and global economies. West Virginia must lead, and not follow, in this once in a generation opportunity. The natural gas industry and land and royalty owners must find a way to work out their differences in lease integration and related issues. The tax structure for industrial inventory and equipment must be brought into sync with the business tax structure regionally and nationally. Taxing real property is one thing. Taxing personal property is all together another. One could argue that this is the biggest single shortfall in West Virginia’s tax structure. If West Virginia can ride the crest of manufacturing expansion, business real property taxes will increase multiple fold. This does not count the severance taxes which increased gas production bring into the coffers. The Appalachian Storage Hub must be constructed for this provides the infrastructure upon which to build a manufacturing power house in the region. This system of interconnecting pipelines and below ground storage caverns will provide incoming industry the predictability and adaptability needed for a diverse source of feedstock necessary to spur the multibillion dollar investments which are on the horizon. Interstate pipelines connecting the regions shale gas to the national market hubs and end users is another piece of the puzzle.
Royal Dutch Shell’s proposed cracker plant and U S Methanol’s two proposed plants are just the tip of the iceberg. These developments along with what MarkWest and other companies are doing in north central West Virginia provide just a taste of what the future might bring if West Virginia gets its act together. This is not an “us versus them” issue. It is about everyone working together, trying to learn and internalize what these gigantic opportunities are all about, and then ultimately charging forward with an unwavering determination to solve the problems, whether they be public perceptions, land use and tax policies, or environmental issues. The shale boom is the foundation of West Virginia’s new manufacturing economy. Let’s make it all that it can be with shale gas being our foundational feedstock.
This article was authored by Brooks McCabe, former senator, current West Virginia Public Service Commissioner and special project consultant for The State Journal. Click here to read it on The State Journal's website.

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