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Secretive Apple Squirms in Gaze of U.S. Monitor
Fire-fighting system at burned ancient Tibetan town 'shut off'
Secretive Apple Squirms in Gaze of U.S. Monitor
Fire-fighting system at burned ancient Tibetan town 'shut off'
I'm not entirely sure what is going on weatherwise and after all this time, I am still not sure why folks think it is political to care for our planet. I guess after all these years I am going to try and read something which explains it better, but who to trust? It seems everyone has a label. Isn't there a way we can work together to help as much as we can? Well I'm going to try. Meanwhile the following is the latest issued. To me it looks like a standard red flag. But Wait!.......It's January. We're in the middle of winter...
.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO
GENERATE MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS OVER THE
REGION...FOCUSED OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THESE
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY FRIDAY...PEAKING
EACH DAY IN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS. PEAK
GUSTS IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE ARE EXPECTED IN THE
MOUNTAINS...WITH PEAK GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE IN THE
VALLEYS. MEANWHILE...AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE HAS
COMBINED WITH THE OFFSHORE FLOW TO BRING VERY WARM AND VERY DRY
CONDITIONS...WITH HUMIDITIES POSSIBLY LOWERING FURTHER THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE INCREDIBLY
POOR...WITH MOST AREAS AWAY FROM THE COAST NOT GOING ABOVE 20
PERCENT. WITH SUCH CONDITIONS...AND HISTORICALLY DRY FUELS...RED
FLAG WARNINGS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THURSDAY...AND MAY NEED
TO BE EXTENDED INTO FRIDAY.
GENERATE MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS OVER THE
REGION...FOCUSED OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THESE
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY FRIDAY...PEAKING
EACH DAY IN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS. PEAK
GUSTS IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE ARE EXPECTED IN THE
MOUNTAINS...WITH PEAK GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE IN THE
VALLEYS. MEANWHILE...AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE HAS
COMBINED WITH THE OFFSHORE FLOW TO BRING VERY WARM AND VERY DRY
CONDITIONS...WITH HUMIDITIES POSSIBLY LOWERING FURTHER THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE INCREDIBLY
POOR...WITH MOST AREAS AWAY FROM THE COAST NOT GOING ABOVE 20
PERCENT. WITH SUCH CONDITIONS...AND HISTORICALLY DRY FUELS...RED
FLAG WARNINGS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THURSDAY...AND MAY NEED
TO BE EXTENDED INTO FRIDAY.
First Snow Survey of 2014 Shows Dry Conditions
California Braces for Possible Third Dry Year
SACRAMENTO – As California’s dry weather pushes into the new year, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced that its first snow survey of the winter found more bare ground than snow.
Manual and electronic readings record the snowpack’s statewide water content at about 20 percent of average for this time of year. That is a mere 7 percent of the average April 1 measurement, when the snowpack normally is at its peak before melting into streams and reservoirs to provide a third of the water used by California’s cities and farms.
“While we hope conditions improve, we are fully mobilized to streamline water transfers and take every action possible to ease the effects of dry weather on farms, homes and businesses as we face a possible third consecutive dry year,” said DWR Director Mark Cowin. “And every Californian can help by making water conservation a daily habit.”
The last time California’s statewide snowpack was this dry was in 2012 when it also was 20 percent of the historical average. The readings today and in 2012 are the driest on record.
California Braces for Possible Third Dry Year
SACRAMENTO – As California’s dry weather pushes into the new year, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced that its first snow survey of the winter found more bare ground than snow.
Manual and electronic readings record the snowpack’s statewide water content at about 20 percent of average for this time of year. That is a mere 7 percent of the average April 1 measurement, when the snowpack normally is at its peak before melting into streams and reservoirs to provide a third of the water used by California’s cities and farms.
“While we hope conditions improve, we are fully mobilized to streamline water transfers and take every action possible to ease the effects of dry weather on farms, homes and businesses as we face a possible third consecutive dry year,” said DWR Director Mark Cowin. “And every Californian can help by making water conservation a daily habit.”
The last time California’s statewide snowpack was this dry was in 2012 when it also was 20 percent of the historical average. The readings today and in 2012 are the driest on record.
This year’s flu season has seen a rise in hospitalizations and deaths across the country. Although the season typically reaches its peak in January and February, this round has already seen fatalities in several states. Experts urge that it is not too late to get a flu shot.
The predominant flu strain affecting the country is H1N1. Back in 2009, an H1N1 pandemic killed over 200,000 people worldwide. Swine flu is not expected to pose a similar danger this time because the current flu vaccine includes protection against H1N1. But the CDC warned that the 2013-2014 season will be most dangerous to young- and middle-aged adults, as it was in 2009. By contrast, common seasonal influenza victims are children and those over the age of 65.
As of early January, the CDC documented 2,622 influenza-related hospitalizations for the season.
In order to properly protect yourself from the rising rate of flu-related sickness, here are five things to keep in mind for a safe and healthy season:
Get a flu shot, even if you already got one last year
This year’s vaccine contains the most up-to-date protection against the circulating strains, including H1N1. An old flu shot will not protect you for a new season. There are also different types of vaccinations available for those with allergies. The flu vaccine finder on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ flu website is a good tool to find the nearest location that fits your need.
Practice proper hygiene
Wash your hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based cleanser after you go to the bathroom, cough, or sneeze. Don’t think that antibacterial gels will be a good substitute. A gel is only a worthy replacement for hand-washing if it is made from over 60 percent alcohol, ethanol or isopropanol, Dr. Roshini Raj said on “Today.”
Avoid touching your too phone often in between washes
Your phone could be a magnet for germs, especially if it’s a touchscreen, NBC DFW reported. Try a disinfectant every once in a while to remove those unwanted pathogens.
Learn how to recognize the symptoms
If prevention doesn’t help you avoid catching the flu, noticing symptoms early on is your best chance for ensuring proper treatment and recovery. Common symptoms include a cough, fever, sore throat, headache, fatigue, and muscle pains. If you think you may be coming down with the flu, see your doctor immediately. Dr. Keri Peterson warned on “Today" that even if you’ve already gotten the flu, you may be susceptible to a different strain.
Do your research
Check out the WHO, CDC, NIH and other trusted websites for more tips to avoid catching the flu. You can also use Google’s Flu Trends map to track the level of influenza nationally and locally.
Source: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/Flu-Outbreak-H1N1-Swine-Flu-Tips-2014-240314491.html
The predominant flu strain affecting the country is H1N1. Back in 2009, an H1N1 pandemic killed over 200,000 people worldwide. Swine flu is not expected to pose a similar danger this time because the current flu vaccine includes protection against H1N1. But the CDC warned that the 2013-2014 season will be most dangerous to young- and middle-aged adults, as it was in 2009. By contrast, common seasonal influenza victims are children and those over the age of 65.
As of early January, the CDC documented 2,622 influenza-related hospitalizations for the season.
In order to properly protect yourself from the rising rate of flu-related sickness, here are five things to keep in mind for a safe and healthy season:
Get a flu shot, even if you already got one last year
This year’s vaccine contains the most up-to-date protection against the circulating strains, including H1N1. An old flu shot will not protect you for a new season. There are also different types of vaccinations available for those with allergies. The flu vaccine finder on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ flu website is a good tool to find the nearest location that fits your need.
Practice proper hygiene
Wash your hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based cleanser after you go to the bathroom, cough, or sneeze. Don’t think that antibacterial gels will be a good substitute. A gel is only a worthy replacement for hand-washing if it is made from over 60 percent alcohol, ethanol or isopropanol, Dr. Roshini Raj said on “Today.”
Avoid touching your too phone often in between washes
Your phone could be a magnet for germs, especially if it’s a touchscreen, NBC DFW reported. Try a disinfectant every once in a while to remove those unwanted pathogens.
Learn how to recognize the symptoms
If prevention doesn’t help you avoid catching the flu, noticing symptoms early on is your best chance for ensuring proper treatment and recovery. Common symptoms include a cough, fever, sore throat, headache, fatigue, and muscle pains. If you think you may be coming down with the flu, see your doctor immediately. Dr. Keri Peterson warned on “Today" that even if you’ve already gotten the flu, you may be susceptible to a different strain.
Do your research
Check out the WHO, CDC, NIH and other trusted websites for more tips to avoid catching the flu. You can also use Google’s Flu Trends map to track the level of influenza nationally and locally.
Source: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/Flu-Outbreak-H1N1-Swine-Flu-Tips-2014-240314491.html
bobshannon.org
BEND — A coyote killing contest is scheduled this weekend in Eastern Oregon.
The event near Burns is called the JMK Coyote Hunt, and this year's event is the eighth, the Bulletin newspaper of Bend reported Wednesday. Last year, 20 teams of hunters killed nearly 150 coyotes.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said such a commercial event would need a permit to be on land the agency manages.
Spokeswoman Tara Martinak said it hadn't been aware of Freilino's hunt, nor of a similar hunt last month sponsored by the Harney County chapter of the Oregon Hunters Association.
The contest entry fee this weekend is $200 per two-person team, and the winning team takes home half the total. The winner is determined by the number of coyotes killed, with ties broken by combined weight of the animals.
Organizer Duane Freilino says the contest will begin and end on private property, but where hunters go to kill coyotes is up to them.
The event near Burns is called the JMK Coyote Hunt, and this year's event is the eighth, the Bulletin newspaper of Bend reported Wednesday. Last year, 20 teams of hunters killed nearly 150 coyotes.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said such a commercial event would need a permit to be on land the agency manages.
Spokeswoman Tara Martinak said it hadn't been aware of Freilino's hunt, nor of a similar hunt last month sponsored by the Harney County chapter of the Oregon Hunters Association.
The contest entry fee this weekend is $200 per two-person team, and the winning team takes home half the total. The winner is determined by the number of coyotes killed, with ties broken by combined weight of the animals.
Organizer Duane Freilino says the contest will begin and end on private property, but where hunters go to kill coyotes is up to them.
bobshannon.org
TORONTO - Five years ago, Vancouver writer J.B.
MacKinnon returned to his hometown of Kamloops, B.C., to find a scene
reminiscent of that in Joni Mitchell's tune "Big Yellow Taxi."
"This
grassland that I had grown up alongside of had been in large part
replaced by a new subdivision," the 43-year-old said in a telephone
interview.
"It made me curious about the history
of the transformation of nature in that place. Then when I dug into that
history, it turned out to be much more dramatic than I expected and I
wanted to see whether the kinds of transformations that I found on my
home landscape, whether that was part of a global phenomenon — and it
turns out that it was."
That's when MacKinnon
started research for "The Once and Future World: Nature As it Was, As it
Is, As it Could Be" (Random House Canada), which has made the short
list for the newly rebranded $25,000 RBC Taylor Prize for non-fiction.
Auction Barn - Malo, WA
To many the following may be nothing. To me it is about constantly proving mainstream doctors wrong. With Guillain Barre, after 2 years, I am supposed to have gotten as better as I was going to get. At two years I was still mainly using a walker or forearm crutches and increased my steps a few days a week.
One day I saw a video a home video of a young Muslim boy in Nepal. It was hard to watch with me not being able to walk without assistance. But this young boy told his wife to keep the camera on. All of a sudden with no warning, not a word, he got up from his chair and started walking for first time in 3 years. He kept walking, while his wife told him to sit flown he was going to keep walking. I cried...and I cried...he planted a seed in me, a Muslim.
Two weeks later,I was sitting on the toilet, flushed it and got up walking 4 steps to wash my hands. It felt unusual different. I got into my chair and went to the living room. I told my wife to come over. Without a word I got up and walked 15 steps with no help. Jane was as shocked as I was. I ask her to get the video camera. She did and I walked 30 feet and back 30 more before severe pain kicked in. I have it on video. From that date, March 27, 2012, I never walked with a walker again. I began walking further and further. On this day I can walk 1200 steps in my house. It all started with Nasim Ansari. A Muslim man of courage. I knew my Lord Jesus Christ threw the Father, a Son and Holy a Spirit were with me. And maybe they were behind Nasim as well.
One day I saw a video a home video of a young Muslim boy in Nepal. It was hard to watch with me not being able to walk without assistance. But this young boy told his wife to keep the camera on. All of a sudden with no warning, not a word, he got up from his chair and started walking for first time in 3 years. He kept walking, while his wife told him to sit flown he was going to keep walking. I cried...and I cried...he planted a seed in me, a Muslim.
Two weeks later,I was sitting on the toilet, flushed it and got up walking 4 steps to wash my hands. It felt unusual different. I got into my chair and went to the living room. I told my wife to come over. Without a word I got up and walked 15 steps with no help. Jane was as shocked as I was. I ask her to get the video camera. She did and I walked 30 feet and back 30 more before severe pain kicked in. I have it on video. From that date, March 27, 2012, I never walked with a walker again. I began walking further and further. On this day I can walk 1200 steps in my house. It all started with Nasim Ansari. A Muslim man of courage. I knew my Lord Jesus Christ threw the Father, a Son and Holy a Spirit were with me. And maybe they were behind Nasim as well.
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