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Nedsbar Public Hike: The Dakubetede Roadless Area
Local residents hiking the proposed new road into the Dakubetede Roadless Area through beautiful white oak woodland.
The Klamath Forest Alliance and Siskiyou Crest Blog led a public hike into units 26-20 and 27-20 of the Nedsbar Timber Sale today. Twenty-five residents from the Rogue and Applegate Valleys attended the hike into the Dakubetede Roadless Area, following the route of a proposed new road the BLM intends to build to facilitate logging in the Nedsbar Timber Sale.
We began by hiking a decommissioned road to two units in the previously logged O'Lickety Timber Sale, units 57 and 54. These two units were drastically over-cut, which downgraded dispersal habitat for the northern spotted owl to habitat that is no longer suitable for any of the owl's habitat needs.
Community members discussing the negative outcome of the recent O'Lickety Timber Sale.
The group then hiked the proposed new road through oak woodland in the Dakubetede Roadless Area to unit 26-20 of the proposed Nedsbar Timber Sale, then up the proposed road to unit 27-20. The proposed road leads to a beautiful grassy knob overlooking Lick Gulch.
Taking a break at the top of the proposed new road in a stand of old-growth black oak trees.
The group then hiked into Nedsbar Timber Sale units on the north slope, hiking stands of pine and fir, including areas with large, old trees. The community was in agreement that units 26-20 and 27-20, as well as the proposed new road that would be built to facilitate logging, should all be canceled and dropped from the sale.
Exploring a stand of old-growth trees in unit 27-20 of the Nedsbar Timber Sale.
The hike provided an opportunity for local residents to explore their backyard and see what is at stake in the Nedsbar Timber Sale. It also provided documentary filmmaker, Dean Hawn, an opportunity to see firsthand, the forests proposed for logging in the Nedsbar Timber Sale. Dean is filming a documentary called The Paper Trail, which will explore issues surrounding timber management in Oregon, including the Nedsbar Timber Sale. Today's hike allowed him to hear how community members feel about how their local public lands should be managed.
Stay tuned for info on the next public hike scheduled for March 28, 2015. Also, don't miss the Nedsbar Timber Sale Presentation at the Applegate Community Grange on March 19th, starting at 6:30pm.
Dean Hawn filming community discussion for his documentary film titled The Paper Trail. The film will be exploring timber management in Oregon while highlighting the Nedsbar Timber Sale.
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Nedsbar Timber Sale Presentation March 19, 2015
Unit 25-23 in the Nedsbar Timber Sale
Nedsbar Timber Sale
Applegate Community Grange
3901 Upper Applegate Road
The Nedsbar Timber Sale is a large proposed timber sale on BLM lands in the Little Applegate and Upper Applegate Valleys. The timber sale would include building new roads and logging large, old trees that will likely increase fire hazards adjacent to our homes and communities.
Please come to this free presentation and learn about what is happening on the BLM lands in your backyard and what you can do about it. The presentation will include a history of what has led to this timber sale and where the logging units are in relation to homes and properties within the valley. Beautiful photos of the Nedsbar Timber Sale units, views of the units from the valley floor, and photos of the greater region will be shown in a Powerpoint presentation.
Speakers will present information about the impacts of the BLM's proposed timber sale and the benefits of the Community Alternative developed by local residents and environmentalists. Over 300 people have already signed on in support of the Community Alternative! Learn how you can sign on in support of the Community Alternative and get involved in grassroots efforts to protect the Applegate Valley from inappropriate BLM logging at the Nedsbar Timber Sale presentation.
This sums up the sentiment of many in the Applegate Valley.
The presentation is brought to you by the Klamath Forest Alliance and the Siskiyou Crest Blog. Please support our work; it can only continue with your support. Consider making a donation to the Klamath Forest Alliance and specify "Nedsbar" when making donations. You can donate online or by mail.
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Nesbar Timber Sale Public Hike February, 28 2015
Unit 27-20 in the Nedsbar Timber Sale, the destination of the upcoming public hike sponsored by Klamath Forest Alliance and the Siskiyou Crest Blog.
The Klamath Forest Alliance and the Siskiyou Crest Blog will be organizing public hikes into the Nedsbar Timber Sale this spring. We plan to lead one hike per month into wild forests proposed for logging in the Nedsbar Timber Sale.
The first hike will be on February 28, 2015. We will be meeting at 10:00AM at the intersection of Yale Creek Road and Little Applegate Road, near the long row of mailboxes.
The hike will explore a wild portion of the Dakubetede Roadless Area; we will follow the route of a proposed new road the BLM intends to construct in lower Lick Gulch to facilitate logging in the Nedsbar Timber Sale. The proposed road winds through beautiful oak woodland across currently unroaded slopes to the ridgeline dividing Lick Gulch from the Little Applegate River. The proposed road would lead to Nedsbar units 26-20 and 27-20, the destination for the day. The hike is off-trail and roughly 4 miles roundtrip. The terrain is variable; some areas can be steep. Bring a rain jacket, sturdy shoes, water, trekking poles if needed, and a lunch. To view my recent post about units 26-20 and 27-20 follow this link: Community Monitoring Project: Nedsbar Timber Sale units 26-20 and 27-20
Please stay tuned for a complete schedule of Nedsbar Timber Sale hikes this spring!
Units 27-20 and 26-20 are located in the Dakubetede Roadless Area on a beautiful ridgeline dividing the Little Applegate River and Lick Gulch. The route of the hike will follow the black line in this map, which is a proposed new road development.
The Nedsbar Community Alternative
Nedsbar Community Monitoring Program volunteers in unit 28-10A on the western face of Bald Mountain. This unit, and numerous other proposed logging units in the Nedsbar Timber Sale that support old, fire-resilient forests, would be dropped in the Community Alternative.
Throughout the last few months, the Siskiyou Crest Blog, Klamath Forest Alliance, and local Applegate Valley non-profits and community organizations have organized the Nedsbar Community Monitoring Program (NCMP). The goal of this effort was to walk and evaluate all 93 units in the proposed Nedsbar Timber Sale, to not only educate the public, but also to inform the proposed Community Alternative to the Nedsbar Timber Sale. The Community Alternative has been developed by a committed group of local Applegate Valley residents —known as the Community Alternative Working Group—to address what many in the community see as the timber sale's numerous design flaws and unbalanced prescriptions. The Community Alternative is now being circulated throughout the local area for community members to sign on in support.
The Community Alternative has been created to address the critical fire protection needs of local residents, forest health concerns, and the habitat needs of local wildlife species, as well as generate positive results for the region's rural economy, including organic farms, vineyards, tourism, visitor amenities, real estate, and outdoor recreation. The local economy is driven by scenic values and the region's high quality of life.
The Community Alternative proposes to log and conduct fuel reduction treatments in strategic locations throughout the BLM's Nedsbar Planning Area. Treatments are proposed in forest habitats the have been degraded by logging, road development and fire suppression, rather than in roadless or intact forest ecosystems. The Community Alternative would maximize social and ecological needs, while producing a reasonable and sustainable supply of timber.
The Community Alternative Working Group has released the document for public review. Please read the Community Alternative here.
If you would like to "sign" the Community Alternative please send an email to nedsbarca@gmail.com (as in Nedsbar Community Alternative) authorizing us to add your name. Be sure to include your full name and the town or area you live in. You may include your full address, or at least the road you live on, if you like. Or you can sign on here using Google Forms.
Stay tuned for monthly public hikes planned into Nedsbar Timber Sale units and a public presentation sponsored by the Klamath Forest Alliance and the Siskiyou Crest Blog, sharing the findings of the Nedsbar Community Monitoring Program. See you there!
Below is a letter sent out yesterday by the Nedsbar Community Alternative Working Group.
Dear neighbors and friends in the Applegate and Rogue Valleys,
As many of you know, in 2014, the Medford BLM proposed a large timber sale for the Applegate Valley. It covers much of the BLM lands south of the Little Applegate Road, up onto the ridgeline between Wagner and Anderson Butte, and on BLM land east of Upper Applegate Road. At BLM's request, a small group of concerned landowners have been working for several months to craft a Community Alternative (CA). The results of our efforts are in the attached "Community Alternative for the Proposed Nedsbar Timber Sale."
The CA reflects the drafting group's best efforts to fashion a timber management model that addresses the conditions and needs of our area while allowing for responsible timber harvest. Not surprisingly, advocating for forest management practices that improve forest health and reduce (or at least do not exacerbate) fire hazards in our dangerously dry forests is a very high priority that is reflected throughout the Community Alternative.
Now it's your turn to help us demonstrate broad support for this community-based proposal. We hope everyone receiving this email will want to "sign" the Community Alternative by granting us permission to list your name as a signatory. Our plan is to submit the CA with the list of signers early next week (Monday, February 9), so please let us know as soon as you can whether you will sign on.
As the BLM provides the requested documentation (i.e. critical habitat information) necessary to complete our finalized prescriptions and unit selection, we will be making our recommendations available to the community. We are currently under a BLM deadline to submit the body of our proposal containing the principles and guidelines that will inform our unit selection and prescription development.
If you would like to "sign" the Community Alternative please send an email to nedsbarca@gmail.com (as in Nedsbar Community Alternative) authorizing us to add your name. Be sure to include your full name and the town or area you live in. You may include your full address, or at least the road you live on, if you like.
Thanks so much for taking the time to read the Community Alternative. We hope you will join us in presenting a better alternative for the Nedsbar timber sale. We apologize for duplicate postings; we want to reach as many people as possible.
The Community Alternative Working Group:
Marion Hadden
Hope Robertson
Luke Ruediger
Peter Salant
Chant Thomas
Priscilla Weaver
Unit R-27 is a riparian thinning unit proposed to be logged and tractor yarded by the BLM within the Riparian Reserve of Ned's Gulch, a small stream feeding into the mainstem of the Applegate River in the Upper Applegate Valley. The Community Alternative would not propose any logging within Riparian Reserves and would reduce heavy logging in areas such as the Little Applegate River Canyon, to ensure sedimentation from logging operations does not impact our rivers, streams or fisheries.
What we don't want! A photographic example of what the Community Alternative is trying to prevent. This is unit 70-1 in the BLM's recent O'Lickety Timber Sale located on the slopes above the Little Applegate River.
What we don't want! Another photographic example of what the Community Alternative is trying to prevent. This is also unit 70-1 in the BLM's recent O'Lickety Timber Sale located on the slopes above the Little Applegate River.
Summary of the Community Alternative
The driving force for the proposed Nedsbar Timber sale is the Swanson decision ("Court Order") issued in 2013 by a federal judge in Washington D.C. It requires the BLM to "sell or offer to sell" a specific number of board feet of timber within the BLM's Medford and Roseburg districts. The Nedsbar Sale is one of a series of timber sales that must be offered if the Court Order is upheld on appeal.
Our community supports a timber sale that will help meet a portion of the volume required by the Court Order. However, the specific areas proposed for management at this time and the prescriptions must be appropriate for this project area. Primary considerations in the Little and Upper Applegate Valleys are: 1) a robust and growing agricultural and recreational economy, 2) the dry forestlands with their high fire hazards, 3) the steep topography, and 4) the special environmental characteristics of the Nedsbar area.
Goals of the Community Alternative:
a. A level of combined economic, legal, environmental, social and scientific/technical viability that is equal to or greater than either BLM Alternative 3 (BLM A3) or BLM Alternative 4 (BLM A4).
b. Reduction of fire hazards and fuel loads and building long-term forest resilience.
c. Production of a sustainable level of commercial forest products.
d. Protection and enhancement of the economic values of the affected geographic area, including burgeoning commercial agricultural activities, regional property values, tourism, and recreation.
e. Enhancement of watershed health and of forest vigor.
f. Preservation of the unique habitat connectivity corridor extending from the Rogue Valley into the Nedsbar Planning Area, up the Applegate River, the surrounding ridges to the Siskiyou Crest and well into California.
g. Collaboration among the BLM, local residents and other agencies to achieve a successful timber sale offering without legal challenges.
h. Achieving the goals of the Applegate AMA described in the Northwest Forest Plan and Medford BLM Resource Management Plan.
Stands like this one in unit 27-33 would be thinned in the Community Alternative. If implemented correctly, the Community Alternative would create positive ecological impacts, reduce fuel loads and facilitate timber production.
The Community Alternative would create a 20" upper diameter limit for tree removal. The tree in this photo is 20" in diameter, providing a visual of what size tree would be the largest removed under general prescription guidelines in the Community Alternative.
A hike through the Nedsbar Timber Sale and the Dakubetede Roadless Area.
Complex, fire-resilient, late-seral forest in unit 25-22 of the Nedsbar Timber Sale. The unit lies on a north-facing slope directly above the Little Applegate River.
Recently I hiked through a beautiful portion of the proposed Nedsbar Timber Sale. I began on a clear January morning, drove up Little Applegate Canyon and parked at the old bridge abutments where the Little Applegate Campground was once located. Below is an account of my hike:
I take off my shoes and ford the icy river, reaching a flat, forested river bar on the Little Applegate River's southern bank. Once across the river I find myself amongst large, old fir trees in spacious, closed-canopy stands. Reaching the slope I climb quickly toward unit 25-22 in the Nedsbar Timber Sale. Entering the unit, the stand is at first dense with understory fir and scattered overstory trees, but to the west the stand opens into fire-resilient groves of old pine and fir. It is clear that the unit needs fuel reduction and non-commercial thinning, but not the heavy canopy reduction proposed by the BLM. Located directly above a large area of late-seral (i.e. old) forest in the Little Applegate Canyon, this stand provides connectivity and high quality wildlife habitat to species such as the spotted owl and Pacific fisher.
Switching back through the unit I reach a low, oaky ridge dividing Owl Gulch from the Little Applegate River. Here the BLM proposes to build a small section of new road and two new helicopter landing pads to facilitate logging in Nedsbar units 25-24, 25-22, and 25-23. The ridge is pleasant and diverse; a patchwork of oak, pine, and mountain mahogany broken by isles of grass and chaparral.
Very near the proposed helicopter landing unit 25-23 reaches the ridgeline, then drops west into Owl Gulch. I follow unit 25-23 through mid- to late-seral (i.e. mature and old) stands of open-spaced fir with more pine on the upper third of the slope. The stand supports numerous large, old trees and very minimal fuel loads. Ground fuels are virtually non-existent and ladder fuels created by dense regeneration cannot be found. Quickly I drop into Owl Gulch, a small draw lined in bigleaf maple and Douglas fir. The canyon is steep and narrow.
Beautiful open forest in unit 25-23 of the Nedsbar Timber Sale. The stand is located directly above Owl Gulch in the Dakubetede Roadless Area. Unit 25-23 should be canceled.
In no time I climb the adjacent canyon wall and onto an east-facing slope in the Trillium Mountain portion of the Dakubetede Roadless Area. Shortly I enter unit 25-21A and 25-21B. The slopes are steep and patchy, covered in broken forests of Douglas fir, punctuated by small oak openings, pine stands, and madrone groves. The stands are mature, mid-seral Douglas fir with closed canopies and relatively dense, vertical structure. Staying within unit 25-21 I wind into a steep draw lined in moss and little tufts of bedrock. The forest slowly opens and groupings of larger, more dominant trees begin to add complexity to the stand. Slowly oak woodlands and grassy bald slopes close in from both sides and the long conifer stringer, identified by the BLM as unit 25-21, ends in a strip of pine/oak woodland facing east and offering broad, spectacular vistas across the upper Little Applegate drainage to Bald Mountain and Wagner Butte. Units from the Nedsbar Timber Sale are scattered across this spectacular viewshed and will potentially impact the region's scenic qualities.
The view east from the flank of Trillium Mountain, directly above unit 25-21A, a long conifer stringer rising from Owl Gulch into the Dakubetede Roadless Area. The U-shaped conifer stand at the center of the photo on the low, oaky ridge is unit 25-23. Two helicopter landings and a small section of new road is proposed in the oak woodland above unit 25-23. The mountain on the left in the background is Bald Mountain; many Nedsbar units are located across its southern face. To the right the highest peak is Wagner Butte, a 7,000' peak in the McDonald Peak Roadless Area on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.
Heading north I reach the ridgeline dropping east from Trillium Mountain and dividing the Little Applegate River from Owl Gulch. Dry fir and pine forest cloaks the ridgeline, then patches of white oak. To the north is a steep timbered slope: unit 25-20 of the Nedsbar Timber Sale. The unit is dense with Douglas fir, while the adjacent southeast-facing slope is piney and relatively open, supporting patches of white oak and mountain mahogany. Climbing steadily I reach the distinctive red flagging used to delineate proposed new road construction in the Nedsbar Timber Sale. A long-closed jeep road makes one long switchback across the eastern face of Trillium Mountain, and at the big, v-shaped switchback, the BLM has proposed a new road heading up the moderately steep ridgeline rising to the mountain's summit. The currently unroaded ridgeline is proposed by the BLM to be impacted with new road construction and the development of landings to facilitate logging both unit 25-21 (a helicopter unit) and 25-20 (a cable yarding unit). The flagged out "right of way" leads to a flat-topped knoll supporting pine and oak. This little knoll is proposed to be developed into a landing to deck and process logs. All vegetation would be cleared and the site leveled; the ridgeline that now feels wild and unmanaged would be accessible on maintained logging roads. Another landing is flagged out above.
The long, roadless ridge dropping east from Trillium Mountain in the Dakubetede Roadless Area. The area is proposed for new road construction and helicopter landing pad development. Watch the video below for an on-the-ground look at the proposed new road construction.
Shortly, I can see the summit and the stout, old fir that overlooks the big grassy bald on the mountain's south-facing slope. From the summit of Trillium Mountain the Siskiyou Crest creates a long, high divide between the Applegate and Klamath Rivers. You can see the broad arc of mountains from Grayback Mountain above Williams, Oregon to Wagner Butte on the divide between the Little Applegate and the Ashland Watershed. This broad arc is the Applegate River Watershed and the rugged jumble of summits and ridges below — a region I call the Applegate Foothills. The region represents a relatively intact connectivity corridor that allows for the flow of diversity and genetic exchange between the flora and fauna in southern Oregon and northern California. The low-elevation corridor of the Applegate Foothills and the Nedsbar Planning area provides a vital link in the long chain of connectivity, tying together such varied regions as the fog drenched redwoods of northern California and the high desert habitat of the Great Basin. The region is a significant treasure trove of species sprawling across the foothills in a mosaic of grassland, oak woodland, chaparral, and dry conifer forests.
The wildness and diversity of the region is evident in the vista one sees from the summit of Trillium Mountain. One also sees dozens of Nedsbar Timber Sale units in the watersheds of Owl Gulch, Lick Gulch, Little Applegate River, Yale Creek, and Grouse Creek. When scanning the vista from Trillium Mountain, one fresh scar stands out in the foreground: a small square cut from the forested slope. The square cut from the slope is not a clear-cut, but it has that same hollow, industrial appearance. It is unit 64-1 of the recent BLM timber sale, known as the O'Lickety Timber Sale. It was thinned no doubt, but so drastically so that it no longer serves as nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for the northern spotted owl. The stand was intended to be maintained at this habitat level but was over-cut in the O'Lickety Timber Sale and has been "downgraded" to dispersal habitat. The BLM tells us the results of the Nedsbar Timber Sale will have a similar visual result. In fact, 63% of the proposed Nedsbar Timber Sale units would reduce canopy closure to 40%. The target for unit 64-1 was to maintain 60% canopy closure. It is now as low as 44%.
View west across the "Nedsbar Planning Area" from Trillium Mountain in the Dakubetede Roadless Area. Nedsbar Timber Sale units are proposed in much of the forested country in view. A new road is also proposed to be built within the Dakubetede Roadless Area on the grassy ridgeline below Trillium Mountain (at the center of this photo), to access roadless timber sale units that support complex, old forest on the mountain's north-face.
With this thought on my mind and the beauty of Trillium Mountain surrounding me, I turn my face from the sun and begin my walk back; down the long, wild ridge slated for new road construction and into a forest on the north slope of Trillium Mountain and Nedsbar Timber Sale unit 25-20. The forests proposed for logging are at first dense, dry stands of mature Douglas fir. This relatively even-aged stand has likely regenerated from wildfires in the late 1800s when miners and ranchers routinely burned to facilitate prospecting and to keep the brush back. The slopes are steep with the occasional brief hummock or bench — the depositional remains of historic landslides. I reach a narrow swath of oak and mountain mahogany that divides the forest into two separate stringers of forest. I cross the oak opening and gaze across the Little Applegate canyon to the broad, grassy ridges of the Dakubetede Roadless Area.
Beyond the clearing is another, finer stand of timber. The forest in this section of unit 25-20 is old and complex, a remnant of what once covered north-facing slopes across the eastern Siskiyou Mountains. Such low-elevation forests have become increasingly rare and provide habitat for species such as the Pacific fisher, the flying squirrel and northern spotted owl. Massive old fir with deeply furrowed bark and gnarled old branches grow amongst understory groves of twisted, orange madrone trunks and a few scattered pine. The forest is complex, diverse and spectacular. If the BLM were to log this spectacular roadless mountainside, fuel hazards would increase due to the creation of logging slash and the increase in shrubby understory growth triggered by drastic canopy reduction. Important wildlife habitat would be degraded and roadless wildlands forever transformed into industrial timber management areas. The beautiful old-growth stand and unit 25-20 drop nearly to the Little Applegate River near its confluence with Owl Gulch.
Diverse old forest in the eastern half of unit 25-20 of the Nedsbar Timber Sale. This unit is proposed to be treated with a "Selective thinning" prescription, reducing canopy closure to 40%. BLM prescriptions claim this sort of logging is necessary to reduce stand density, develop resilience to natural disturbance agents such as insects and fire, encourage spatial heterogeneity, and create diversified stand structure. The unit already supports these characteristics, including open fire- resilient conditions, a diverse, multi-layered canopy, patchy highly heterogeneous stand conditions, and large old trees, including significant populations of hardwoods. Unit 25-20 lies within the Dakubetede Roadless Area and is not in need of thinning to maintain healthy stand conditions. The unit should be canceled.
I quickly reach the Little Applegate Canyon and am fortunate enough to find a large cedar log spanning the wide, cold river. Crossing the large cedar log I reach Little Applegate Road and walk back to my vehicle above the Little Applegate Trailhead, an access point for the Sterling Ditch Mine Trail. Winding upstream along the rushing river, I am struck by its beauty and the price we may pay if the Nedsbar Timber Sale is approved as it is currently proposed. The Dakubetede Roadless Area is an important and dramatically diverse region supporting wild, intact habitats and providing connectivity in the eastern Siskiyou Mountains. The Dakubetede Roadless Area should be protected to ensure these attributes are preserved for future generations. The Nedsbar Timber Sale, with it short sighted, profit-driven prescriptions, will degrade the area's wildland character, intact habitat, and scenic qualities. All Nedsbar Timber Sale units within roadless habitat should be canceled and the project's narrow, timber-driven focus should be broadened to include social and ecological values. Units 25-20, 25-21, 25-23, and 25-22 should be dropped as commercial timber sale units and allowed to continue providing the quality of habitat that currently exists in the Dakubetede Roadless Area.
A Google Earth image of my hike through the Dakubetede Roadless Area and units proposed for logging in the Nedsbar Timber Sale. Units are marked with orange boundaries and the route I hiked is shown in light blue. Trillium Mountain is labeled at the top left corner. The Dakubetede Roadless Area extends from the open slopes at the top of the photo to the face of Trillium Mountain. All units identified in this photo are located within the Dakubetede Roadless Area.
A hike through the Nedsbar Timber Sale and the Dak...

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Home Home Simone Ballack: About son Emilio: "I'm just grateful for the 18 years"
In August 2021, Simone Ballack lost her beloved son Emilio in an accident. Now she is talking about her feelings.
August 5, 2021 was a black day in the life of an entrepreneur Simone (46) and ex-soccer player Michael Ballack (45), who were married to each other from 2008 to 2012. At that time, their son Emilio († 18) died in a quad accident in Portugal. Simone Ballack has since bad times went through But slowly she feels her way back to life and has with RTL presenter Frauke Ludowig (58) spoke openly about her feelings.
In the video above, Simone Ballack talks about coping with grief in the BUNTE.de interview.
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In recent weeks, the feeling has become stronger and stronger to speak out about the tragic event in public. Simone Ballack states this right at the beginning of the interview published on "vip.de", which she conducted in her house in Bavaria. There are many pieces there that commemorate her son. And that is also important to the entrepreneur, because Emilio is still present in her life.
"I also like to say Emilio, deliberately," she says. Many other people would not even dare to say the name. There are even people who would cross the street when they see her because they don't know how to deal with her, reveals the 46-year-old, adding: "Then there are people who deal with it very openly, which is sometimes too much for me."
In the video you can see how Simone Ballack spent her first Mother's Day without Emilio.
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Simone Ballack thinks about the accident every day
The entrepreneur now dares to go public again and enjoys an evening in a restaurant, but the terrible misfortune is always present for her. Every day she would think of the loss, she reveals and adds: "Different every day. But you don't think about this day so specifically, you just remember this shock a bit."
The entrepreneur can still remember the terrible days after Emilio's death well: "Actually, you work like a machine. So you know, you have to work now," she reports. She immediately flew to Portugal to see her son one last time.
Report: His son Emilio dies in an accident in Portugal
Simone Ballack talks about her emotional life
Even if she appears to be a strong person on the outside, she would be overwhelmed by her feelings at times, says the 46-year-old. "Of course there are days when I don't want to get up either and I want to stay in bed and cry, but I won't allow it," says Simone Ballack.
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About son Emilio († 18): "Sometimes I think he's just around the corner"
Simone Ballack is grateful for the time with her son
Despite her tragic loss, the entrepreneur also tries to think of the good times with her son and explains: "Actually, you have to be grateful that you had these 18 years. Other people lose their children very early or as a baby or as a toddler ." Others would not be able to have children at all. "I'm actually grateful for the 18 years," admits the 46-year-old, who has two other sons together with Michael Ballack and has been married to her childhood friend Andreas Mecky since 2019.
Now she wants to look ahead and has a good reason for it: "Everything else is just not fair either, towards family and friends," says the 46-year-old, adding: "Because they also want a reasonably happy life lead. And as a mother, I think it's your responsibility."
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Q: How to retrieve shared preference value without refreshing app after edit I have 2 activities: main.java and persistentvalue.java
I save my value at persistentvalue.java and retrieve the shared preference value at main.java.
persistentvalue.java is another activity as a pop up page instead of a new page.
so whenever i press the saved button it will automatically go back to main.java without refreshing main.java activity
I am only able to retrieve the newly updated/edited shared preference when I quit the application and start it again.
How do I retrieve the shared preference value that has just been updated/edited without refreshing the main activity? Because when i put intent from persistentvalue.java to main.java , my app crashes.
Appreciate some help here.
CODE:
persistentvalue.java
prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getApplicationContext());

SharedPreferences.Editor editor = prefs.edit();
editor.putString("text1", editText1.getText().toString());
editor.commit();

main.java
prefs =  PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getApplicationContext());

text1 = prefs.getString("text1", "");

showText.setText(text1);

persistentvalue.java is actually a pop up screen
AndroidManifest.xml
<activity
        android:screenOrientation="nosensor"
        android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden"
        android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan|adjustResize"
        android:name="com.example.project.main"
        android:label="@string/app_name" >
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
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    </activity>
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    <activity
        android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Dialog"
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        android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden"
        android:name="com.example.project.persistentvalue"
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I am able to retrieve the value at main.java but I have to quit the application and start it again so just wondering if there is a way to retrieve without refreshing the activity.
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1.3 Seller shall have no liability for any representation made by it, its employees or agents to Buyer, except where fraudulent.
1.4 No modification of these Conditions of Sale shall be effective unless made by express written agreement between the parties.
Seller's authorised representative or (if earlier) when Seller delivers the Goods to Buyer.
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2.4 Buyer agrees not to do anything which could either directly or indirectly harm Seller, its products or reputation.
2.5 For the avoidance of doubt, point of sale material is supplied by Seller for use by Buyer for business purposes only.
(including, without limit, those of the Portman Group and the Advertising Standards Authority).
or (if earlier) Seller delivers the Goods to Buyer or performs the services.
invoice, 10 working days, after issue).
adjust prices, without notice, to reflect such increase.
shall be the sole liability of and shall be paid by Buyer to Seller against delivery of a valid VAT invoice, whenever issued.
4.3.3 to withdraw the Incentive forthwith.
Goods or services if it notifies Buyer that the Goods or services are ready for dispatch subject to payment.
made by direct transfer into Seller's nominated bank account.
6.2.5 the levying or threat of execution of any distress or diligence on any asset of Buyer.
6.3.4 enter on to Buyer's premises to retrieve the Goods for which payment is outstanding.
6.4.4 immediately terminate all Contracts with Buyer.
charged against Buyer's account to cover bank and administrative costs.
7.1.5 Notification of approval for registration with AWRS issued by HMRC.
(including the Electoral Register) and shared credit and fraud prevention information.
debts that Buyer owes. Records remain on file for 6 years after they are closed, whether settled by you or defaulted.
involved in crime and fraud prevention.
7.5 If Buyer does not pay, Seller will trace Buyer and recover debts.
7.6 Subject to clause 20, Buyer's data may also be used for other purposes for which Buyer gives specific permission or, in very limited circumstances, when required by law.
and other relevant or subsequent legislation or regulation and to withhold Goods until receipt of such confirmation.
8.2 Seller reserves the right at any time to refuse cash payments and will not in any event accept cash payments of £5,000 or more.
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and to inspect the premises and all information, records and documentation.
9.7.2. refuse any future orders to supply Buyer with Goods.
customer questionnaires and annual verification of the same).
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received by or on behalf of Buyer) of any cancellation or change of Buyer's VAT number.
10.2.3 it has been approved for registration with AWRS.
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in, or conditions placed on, the Secondary Buyer's AWRS registration.
Seller that Buyer has sold Goods to any person who is involved in any Dishonest Conduct, Seller may terminate these Conditions of Sale with immediate effect.
"Guarantee") and shall be responsible for payment of any excise duty becoming payable following removal of the Goods from the Seller's premises.
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10.8 Buyer will comply with any and all lawful requests for information about the destination of Goods in order to assist in the detection and prevention of duty fraud.
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Goods promptly or at all.
at the premises of Buyer.
weeks after the estimated delivery date.
under the Contract once any payment made has been deducted.
11.8 Risk of loss or damage to the Goods shall pass to Buyer at the time of delivery, as set out in clause 11.5.
have paid to Seller the full price of the Goods, together with all other monies owed to Seller pursuant to any other contractual arrangement between the parties.
of Sale, Contract or any supply contract, to the satisfaction of Seller and shall produce evidence of such insurance upon the request of Seller.
part with possession of the Goods or allow any lien or encumbrance to arise over them.
any other rights) have the right to repossess and use those Goods by entering any place where the Goods may be stored.
theft. Buyer must not sell, assign, pledge, charge, underlet or in any other way part with possession of the same.
recover any such Containers, Equipment or Returnable Equipment. Credit against such deposit will be given for the return in good condition of the same.
Equipment and Returnable Equipment, from the time of delivery in the name of and for the benefit of Seller.
the delivery note, or affirmation or payment of any related invoice shall irrevocably be deemed to provide absolute verification thereof.
the Goods are not otherwise in accordance with the Contract or are defective.
14.3.2 Buyer shall allow Seller's representatives full access at any time during working hours to examine the affected Goods.
be limited to the return of the Goods, and Buyer shall be credited accordingly.
should there be a conflict between those instructions and this provision.
15.2.2 which have been altered, tampered with, price marked or disfigured in any way.
considers necessary, to facilitate the proper storage, cooling and dispense of goods.
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whether express or implied by statute, common law or otherwise are excluded and the Seller shall have no liability in respect of them whatsoever.
16.3.7 for any special, indirect or consequential damage of any nature whatsoever, howsoever arising.
provisions of clause 18 shall apply.
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the prices payable by Buyer.
proceedings brought by Buyer later than two (2) years following the date the cause of action arose.
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regulations relating to anti-bribery or corruption, tax evasion or slavery and human trafficking by any third party involved in the supply or distribution of the Goods.
Categories of Personal Data" shall have the meanings given to them in the Data Protection Laws.
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this Contract, the Processing Party shall be deemed the Processor and the Controlling Party shall be deemed the Controller.
made promptly and no later than twenty-four hours after the Processor became aware of such incident.
Conditions of Sale or such other address as may be notified by the parties to each other in writing.
an obligation to pay any sums due under these Conditions of Sale) which is caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control.
damage such intellectual property rights in any way.
Contract, save that Seller shall be entitled to assign the Contract as part of a reorganisation.
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Conditions of Sale shall continue in full force and effect.
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The demand for plastics that stand up to hospital disinfectants and are patient-friendly continues to be a problem for device manufacturers, but speciality plastics, designed to undergo repeated decontamination, could offer a solution. Medical Device Developments discusses the lengths the industry is going to in the effort to make sure products are able to last the distance with Bill Brash, a medical equipment manager in the NHS.
A lot of medical equipment cases are made from unstrengthened plastics that are subjected to sanitisation, even though they were not initially designed for patient contact. This repeated action causes environmental stress cracking from repeated wipe-downs with increasingly aggressive disinfectants.
This is a particularly difficult problem and something that has caused huge issues for medical professionals. "I have seen multiple problems with various unconnected medical devices," says Bill Brash, a member of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine's Clinical Engineering special interest group, and area technical manager at the Medical Physics Department of University Hospital Crosshouse in Kilmarnock, Scotland.
Brash's background is in medical physics and medical equipment management, and he can list several examples of where the problems lie, showing that it's a drain on time and resources, particularly with dialysis machines, tympanic thermometers, endoscopes and ultrasound imagers.
"The problems," he explains, "fall into two main categories: discolouration and damage from high-level disinfectants – mainly oxidising agents such as Sterilox, sodium hypochlorite and chlorine dioxide; and crazing and softening of plastics from low-level disinfectant wipes." It's the latter, he believes, that is probably the most widespread issue.
The number of medical device product recalls has been rising steadily over the past 15 years. New devices that incorporate emerging materials such as polymers, hydrogels, biomaterials and nanomaterials are at a higher risk from this wear-and-tear experience due to their more delicate nature. Materials can fail due to routine physical wear and tear, or mechanisms like oxidation, hydrolysis or exposure to chemicals. This is expensive, can increase stay times, and can also create a possibly unsafe environment for patients as products break down after use and begin to fragment.
It appears to be a combination of the detergent and the particular plastic material, and possibly the frequency of cleaning.
Healthcare providers and manufacturers need to have a clear understanding of how the material will degrade under expected and extreme-use cases, and how processes like decontamination will impact the product's lifespan and durability.
While these advanced materials have enabled innovation such as new drug-delivery mechanisms, surgical care products and implantable devices, it is not always easy to predict how they will respond in different use cases.
Many properties of plastics are dictated by their physical structure and surface chemistry – things that are highly dependent on manufacturing conditions, and the environment they are kept and used in. Small differences in product formulation, especially for plastics and polymers, can lead to unexpected changes in material properties.
For example, in one case, a seemingly insignificant change to a substrate-hydrogel interface used in a medical device caused the gel to phase-separate over time. In another, a manufacturer changed the plasticiser in a component to meet new regulatory requirements and discovered that the change led to earlier failure of the component.
Trends Brash has noticed corroborate this. "Anecdotally, plastics [ABS] containing a high level of recycled materials appear to be more likely to be damaged by clinical wipes," he says, "and manufacturers tend not to be too forthcoming about the constituents of their equipment."
This could be a problem for those handling the product, and especially those cleaning it or using it without being overly familiar with its care procedures. Brash points to the sterilisers and disinfectants being used as the main cause of plastic degradation in medical equipment but is clear that these may not be the only reason.
"It's never been fully explained. Some clinical wipes have caused superficial and structural damage to plastic cases on items such as dialysis machines and thermometers, but other similarly purposed items, cleaned using the same materials, have no damage evident. It appears to be a combination of the detergent and the particular plastic material, and possibly the frequency of cleaning."
While Brash doesn't believe things are getting worse in this respect, he doesn't think they are getting better either. "I've not found any significant change; however, the peak of the problem was around five years ago."
So far, some basic solutions have helped – "Changing to a different brand of wipe, often with the same active ingredient, can make a big improvement," Brash notes – his main advice, however, is to keep a close eye on the situation. "I would continue with recommended cleaning and disinfection practice, but closely monitor the effect on the particular material. If damage is noticed, log it and report it to MHRA and suppliers." He also recommends small and large changes if anything does happen: "Consider changing the brand of wipes – or of equipment."
There is a lack of consensus over whether the situation is being taken seriously enough by medical device manufacturers; Brash remains unconvinced that they are doing all they can, but he is hopeful.
"Some equipment manufacturers only recommend their own-brand disinfectants and will warrant against damage if these are used," he says, though he admits that his may be for commercial reasons rather than a recommendation as an outcome of specific testing.
The use of plastics in medical devices is sure to continue – and increase – as the technology develops and adapts to the proliferation of new ideas, and products will inevitably end up incorporating more compounds and novel materials. So what does Brash foresee for the future of plastics in medical equipment and the way this issue is handled? "Perhaps metallic-loaded polymers with silver or copper that don't need disinfection," he muses.
More than just a start, this could be a huge stride forward for the industry on an issue that will never go away unless it is completely solved. But would it at least lead to products lasting longer before they need replacing? Products exempt from cleaning seem likely to suffer less wear and tear, after all. Brash, however, isn't so sure.
"Not generally. There are many variables affecting equipment lifetime; cleaning is only one of these and difficult to separate out," he explains. "It's not really a longevity issue – if any significant damage is noticed, it would have to be rectified – parts replaced and so forth."
We have had some equipment manufacturers accept responsibility and repair equipment at their own expense; there are others that have been less sympathetic.
It's often a case-by-case issue, he says. "It doesn't affect the overall lifetime, but it does cost money to rectify – we have had some equipment manufacturers accept responsibility and repair equipment at their own expense; there are others that have been less sympathetic."
Improper care for a product is an issue, and one that hospitals and other places where the plastic equipment is used must address with the staff that handle it regularly. If a patient's safety is put at risk through lack of expertise in cleaning and maintenance, it is clearly a problem. One of the most publicised cases of this was on the polymer coatings of implants for cardiovascular complaints, an area where wear and tear could lead to breakdowns of the plastic while in the body – something that, in turn, could lead to huge complications.
Some device material failures can be caused by mistakes made by the manufacturer at any point throughout the product development process. Among the most common are selecting the incorrect materials, and not taking into account the full set of criteria of mechanical strength, durability, flexibility, permeability, leechability, surface energy, maximum operating temperature, chemical resistance, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity and optical requirements.
These considerations are the manufacturer's area, and a lack of proper due diligence here could lead to problems further down the line, so it is vitally important that device OEMs take steps to mitigate the risks of materials-related product failure.
Whether or not the fast-moving world of medical device manufacturing, and the hospital staff that represent the end users and carers for such equipment, have taken the concerns and warnings to heart is yet to be seen. Information on proper care is increasingly available; it just has to be put into practice – something the industry, right now, is still wising up to.


With the government preparing security-driven changes to citizenship, it is also readying to kickstart a new debate on Australian values. By Karen Middleton.
An Australia Day citizenship ceremony takes place before an A-League match at Melbourne's Etihad Stadium on January 26.
At the dozens of citizenship ceremonies in Australia every year, new citizens are not the only ones asked to take the pledge.
While it has no legal weight for anyone else, those who are already citizens or who just call Australia home are also encouraged to affirm their commitment.
"I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people, whose democratic beliefs I share, whose rights and liberties I respect, and whose laws I will uphold and obey," the new citizens say.
Afterwards, witnesses are invited to make the same affirmation "as an Australian citizen", with those who are not yet citizens encouraged to join in from the next line.
They are assured no records are kept of who does and who doesn't. But they are encouraged to participate as a kind of renewal of vows to their country, vows that until then many have never been called upon to make at all. It's a reminder that most Australian citizens by birth or descent never have cause to declare their commitment out loud.
"We're in the midst of the debate, whether we like it or not. You either conduct it along the lines of One Nation or you embrace modern Australia and you're inclusive…"
As the federal government prepares to make security-driven changes to citizenship, The Saturday Paper has been told it plans to use the introduction of new tougher criteria to drive a national discussion on what being Australian really means – the values that lie at the heart of the pledge and the obligations they entail.
It may involve having Australians make such a national affirmation more regularly.
It's an acknowledgment that the newest Australians are often much more focused on their responsibilities to the national community than those who were born into it or have lived in it all their lives.
Proponents of such a debate want it to focus on issues such as equal rights regardless of race or gender, potentially linking it to the domestic violence debate.
They are believed to want increased emphasis on the contribution of Indigenous and multicultural heritage to our sense of Australianness and to debunk once and for all the notion that the Australian character draws on British foundations alone. But some view the unfolding citizenship discourse with suspicion and concern.
For the past month, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has been flagging changes that would have would-be citizens' backgrounds scrutinised more thoroughly and require them to sign up to a more specific set of values and obligations.
The Migration Council and the Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils have warned against demonising migrants, especially refugees.
The government is planning to jettison the current citizenship test involving 20 multiple-choice questions on the democratic beliefs, rights, liberties and laws to which the pledge alludes. In its place will be what Dutton calls a "more objective" assessment – a description that may itself be subject to debate.
The Saturday Paper has confirmed this means a tougher character test that would apply ahead of residency, years before any consideration of citizenship.
While cabinet has not yet endorsed the changes, the current compulsory pre-citizenship four-year permanent residency period may be extended.
Last week, Dutton said that whether or not applicants or their families are likely to break the law or be a welfare burden would feature. The assessment could go beyond a person's criminal record in Australia and abroad to personal behaviour, including of their children.
"We could look at whether somebody has been involved, for example, in domestic violence, we could look at whether or not somebody had children that were of school age but had not attended school for extended periods … If your kids are breaking the law, if they're involved in gang violence, if members of your family have been involved in distributing drugs – I mean, it's a complete picture that we need to look at," he said.
A spokeswoman for the minister said he had nothing to add to his public comments.
The secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Michael Pezzullo, reflected on national identity and citizenship in his Australia Day message to departmental staff, obtained by The Saturday Paper.
His written message told staff a nation was not a "blank slate" to be "completely remade every generation" but had implied continuity through common identity, strong and durable institutions, expectations of mutual trust and recognition, and common allegiance.
The way any national debate is conducted will dictate how those chapters are written.
So far, the opposition is cynical.
The shadow minister for citizenship and multicultural Australia, Tony Burke, believes the government is deliberately delaying its citizenship changes to try to wedge Labor politically as he says it did when John Howard was prime minister.
"From their perspective, it is not about the legal changes they end up making, it's about the debate they can kick off on the way through," Burke told The Saturday Paper.
By "modern Australia", Burke meant drawing on many cultures and faiths and not excluding Muslims. He said the government's response so far had been "to normalise One Nation".
"John Howard would never have done that," he said.
While advocates of a monoculture argue it is the only way to keep Australia safe, citizenship expert Professor Kim Rubenstein, who is public policy fellow at the Australian National University's college of law, believes encouraging Australians to embrace their "blended" identity would make the country safer.
Rubenstein says recognising people's ethnic or national heritage and faith as inherent to their Australianness, not in conflict with it, will lessen the risk of homegrown terrorism.
"If we were more able to affirm and value our fellow residents' connections to other national identities or faith identities, I am of the view that would actually strengthen the cohesion of our society as a western Liberal democracy," Rubenstein told The Saturday Paper.
Michael Pezzullo's message touched on a similar theme, suggesting Australia's success as a multicultural society challenged the idea that citizens "have to share a singular identity" based in race or creed. He wrote of "a civic compact", saying Australians expected all to participate equally in society "with a full appreciation of the rights and responsibilities that come with membership".
In a newly updated version of her book Australian Citizenship Law, Kim Rubenstein canvasses the view that the image of citizenship is blokey and can make people feel excluded by gender, age or race.
She told The Saturday Paper any national debate on values and identity must be managed carefully. "In my view, it requires a truly bipartisan commitment to not make it politicised," she said.
She said the government should consider an affirmation promoting liberal democratic values to be learnt from primary school.
Australian citizenship has only existed formally since 1949. Successive governments have revisited it in recent decades.
In fact, while Bradman's scoring prowess is detailed in the official citizenship information booklet, Our Common Bond, it was never a test question. The booklet is divided into testable and non-testable sections and the Bradman reference and other historical and cultural information is in the second part.
The Rudd government established a citizenship review taskforce – of which Kim Rubenstein was a member – that heralded more changes, including a rise in the pass mark from 60 per cent to 75 per cent.
In 2015, the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor raised issues around dual citizenship and the Abbott government changed the law so dual citizens engaging in terrorist activity or linked to proscribed groups would have their Australian citizenship revoked. The first such revocation was revealed last week, involving Daesh fighter Khaled Sharrouf.
Before that change, the then prime minister, Tony Abbott, dispatched the then parliamentary secretary for multicultural affairs, Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, and former immigration minister Philip Ruddock to conduct community consultations and recommend further changes. Their confidential report was produced last year. The upcoming changes will form the government's response.
Fierravanti-Wells, who is now minister for international development and the Pacific, told The Saturday Paper there were "some very clear messages" from the consultations, "including the revaluing of citizenship, affirming the rights and responsibilities of being an Australian and the need to speak English as a common language".
"Strong views were also expressed about greater understanding of citizenship by all Australians, whether by birth or by acquisition of citizenship and the need for there to be strong sanctions against those who commit terrorist acts," she said.
Fierravanti-Wells declined to identify specific recommendations. The Saturday Paper understands they included a longer residency requirement before citizenship and updating both the pledge and the citizenship test.
The report is believed to have raised concerns about cheating on the test and recommended limiting the number of times people who failed were able to repeat it. It is understood to also reflect a sentiment from respondents that the flag should be flown more to demonstrate national pride and there should be more civics education on what allegiance to Australia means.
The department's website expresses a similar sentiment already.
The government is about to make sure we do.
In the current heightened political climate, opening up the subject is risky. While a carefully guided debate could succeed in defusing some of the nation's cultural anxiety, it also has huge potential to go rogue.
This article was first published in the print edition of The Saturday Paper on Feb 18, 2017 as "Pledge to reopen Australia identity debate". Subscribe here.


Crop rotation is defined as the more or less fixed pattern in the successions of crops on a certain field (Struik and Bonciarelli, 1997). The most important attributes that characterize a crop rotation are the crop species, the frequency of each crop and the crop sequence (Struik and Bonciarelli, 1997; Dogliotti et al., 2003). Crop rotation schemes affect the yielding ability of each individual crop, the physical, chemical and biological soil fertility, soil erosion, the existence of soil borne diseases, pests and weeds (Dogliotti et al., 2003). Hence, crop rotation considerations are usually tried to be incorporated in the bio-economical farm models (BEFM). The latter use Linear Programming (LP) models, in order to capture as much as realistic the interactions and the relation between the different elements that comprise the farming systems.
The aim of this research is to analyse and compare two methodologies that capture crop rotation consideration in BEFMs and suggest improvements wherever it was thought to be necessary. The first methodology makes use of a modular approach constructing crop rotations exogenously of an LP model, i.e. SmartFarmer (Dogliotti et al., 2003), in a separate model ROTAT (Dogliotti et al., 2003) that generates feasible crop rotation schemes subject to agronomic rules. The second methodology takes into account the crop rotation considerations endogenously in an LP model i.e. MGOPT_CROP (Schans, 1996), by capturing all rotational aspects such as cropping frequency, sequence and between crop operations in the formulation of various constraints. In order to analyse and test the ROTAT model a manual simulation run was conducted for a small example. The latter obtained different results compared to the ROTAT model's run by using the same input of data. This difference implies that there is a mistake in ROTAT model. This mistake is suggested to be inside the code of ROTAT that was used to model the ROTAT algorithm and not in the algorithm. Hence, a further investigation of the ROTAT code is suggested. According to the analysis of the MGOPT_CROP model, it has been proven that the latter encountered inconsistencies in the formulation of crop rotation constraints, which resulted either in erroneous crop rotation schemes or infeasible solution in many cases. After the improvements that were made the model provided correct results, in terms of crop rotation aspects, for all cases that was tested during this research. Finally, both methods were compared in a case study. The outcome of the comparison and the analysis of the two methodologies resulted in the assessment of pros and cons of each methodology. On the one hand the advantages of the first method compared to the second are that in general it is easier to be followed and understood; the construction of an LP model is less laborious; the outcome of the first method allows the consideration of the complete cropping sequence over all years of the crop duration, while the second method considers only the sequence of crops for two successive years. On the other hand, the second method comprises a more direct approach since there is no intermediate step of first generating crop rotations and then choosing the optimal one.


When I moved into this neighborhood, I fell in love right away. Not with the actual neighborhood, but with its potential: It's affordable, there are nice row houses all around just waiting to be filled up by my friends, there's lot of open space to be exploited, and plenty of parking. Plus, this area has got a great authentic feel and, with a little work, it could be even more authentic. Perfect, right?
So why am I the only one doing anything about it?
I think I saw this guy last week. No really. Only he was shorter and his hair was blonde and he wore a fedora. He complained because there were only two Starbucks on the block and only one fatburger.
The newly gentrified area of mid-city has imposed an 8pm curfew against Latino teens at the newly rebuilt shopping mall, a smaller rip off of the Grove in L.A.
Latino kids have to be in the company of an adult and be in the act of going to a store with purpose to shop or to the theater with purpose to attend a movie. Loitering is prohibited at all times, especially in groups of more than two individuals, because if you do that, then you are of course gang members.
White kids are of course still free to move about as they please, with or without an adult(s).
Dear city attorney, the first class-action law suit based on these violations of the First and Fourteenth Amendments will probably be filed in the near future. See you around.
Whoa. Uh, not that it matters either in terms of racism or in terms of the class-action lawsuit, but is this policy articulated or enforced as though it were?
Living in a city with very few restaurant options, other amenities I have spoken, not acted on having more street lights in my area…more public spaces like restaurants available, maybe one coffee shop and bookstore wouldn't hurt.
Where I live, gentrification is very near and we can't deny the fact that amenities come with gentrificaiton and that's both a good and bad thing. We are currently, like every other city dealing with gentrification. More so, construction craters are everywhere on my way to and from work. Little mom and pop shops are coming in, while I learn that families are being priced out, and I as a renter that pays less than $1,000 for a two bedroom am in that boat of instability.
What I would like to see is reform…let the amenities come, new "class" come in but not at the price of those of us that aren't making the incomes to stay in the community. I do want that new restaurant to stop eating the tacos from king Taco and the cheeseburger special from Dino's, I want a little bit more public amenities, spaces, arts, and I don't want to only have the option of moving to a New York City or San Francisco to get that…and even then, I wouldn't be able to afford it with a child in tow.
Many complexities yes, real "revitalization" can substitute gentrification with affordable housing and imposed curbing from unfair practices taking place in landlords' hands trying to evict low income tenants and families to make room for higher earning tenants that can pay big bucks for the same space.
I'm trying to work to be part of a solution in this dynamic city with so much construction and land up in coming to hopefully see something different other than full blown gentrification.
It's written as if it applies to all minors. It's enforced in a manner that is racially discriminatory towards primarily Latinos. I guess that's also called selective enforcement.
I think there's also problems at another mall near the university with selective enforcement towards African-American and Latino teenagers.
Huge eminent domain landgrab yesterday, mostly small family-owned businesses that will be replaced with restaurants, artist lofts and condos in the $300,000 to $400,000 range.
Many complexities yes, real "revitalization" can substitute gentrification with affordable housing and imposed curbing from unfair practices taking place in landlords' hands trying to evict low income tenants and families to make room for higher earning tenants that can pay big bucks for the same space.
That's better if you can find a politician who will agree to that, let alone a majority of them.
I'm just finding that so many elected officials at the city level are just so in bed with private developers, it's truly sad. Watching the association that many of these small businesses paid money into in the form of taxes not only turn its back on them but stab them in their backs was really disheartening. Telling them off at the meeting yesterday didn't alleviate that.


It has also been renamed the Grenfell Fire Response Team. "The prime minister needs to act immediately to ensure that all evidence is protected so that everyone culpable for what happened at Grenfell Tower is held to account and feels the full force of the law", Lammy said, suggesting that contractors might be destroying evidence before it is sought by police.
According to Manchester Police, the body of an unnamed 18-year-old girl was found in Wigan's Orrell Water Park at 2:30am local time "on the edge of a field". "We will be supporting our students, many of whom are Ellen's friends and her Winstanley family, in every way we can as we come to terms with something no one should ever have to come to terms with".
Colleagues who visited Scalise, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, sounded generally upbeat, but spoke more in terms of hopes than the confident predictions of the immediate aftermath a day earlier. Jack Sava of MedStar Washington Hospital Center . Hodgkinson 66, who was from the St. Louis suburb of Belleville, Illinois, died after being shot by police.
The amendment on Russian Federation, which passed in a 97-2 vote on Wednesday, was attached to a bill to strengthen sanctions on Iran. It also aims to punish Russia's Vladimir Putin for interfering in last year's USA election, and to make it tougher for the White House to roll back sanctions.
In that case, Rosenstein could be called as a witness. And now his lawyer, Jay Sekulow , has made the freakish claim that is is not Trump's actions which were potentially unconstitutional, but rather the investigation into those actions itself.
People in Clarksville came together at McGregor Park to mark the anniversary of the attack in Orlando. Holding hostages during his standoff with police, Mateen claimed allegiance to a leader of the Islamic State militant group before he was killed in an exchange of gunfire with authorities.
The fire, which started just before 1:00am on Wednesday, surprised many as they slept and the speed with which it spread shocked fire experts. Cundy added that it will take weeks or longer to recover and identify all the dead in the housing block that was devastated.
The bodies were found in flooded compartments on Sunday after the Fitzgerald returned to the base in Yokosuka with the help of tug boats. "A number of sailors' bodies that were missing from the collision between USS Fitzgerald .and a merchant ship have been found", the U.S.
The mood changed dramatically at 2:05 p.m. when police moved towards the protesters, who were standing with unfolded posters loudly singing the Russian national anthem. Mr. Navalny's team have been broadcasting about the various actions from a studio set up in Moscow , but it went off air just as Mr. Navalny was being picked up by police.
He lowered his ERA to 3.39. "Counsell showed confidence in letting us go deep". The Brewers starter held the Padres to six singles and two walks as he pitched Milwaukee's first complete game since 2015. Perez continues to play nearly every day with Ryan Braun still out of the lineup. His family gives him life. So when I hit that ball, I told him, 'Hey, this is your chance to win the game.
Deputies say Small assaulted a female detention officer before escaping the jail premises. The sheriff's office obtained warrants against Small for assault inflicting physical injury to a detention officer, escape from a local jail and common law robbery.
Regardless of the outcome, the spectre of Mr Mueller examining the possibility of obstruction of justice appeared to be a new blow to Mr Trump, whose first five months in office have been clouded by the federal and congressional probes into the Russian Federation issue.
He said: "I've spent time with the local community, not just the Christian congregation, but members of all faiths here at the church, grieving, sharing their stories". The leader of the council facing intense criticism over its handling of the Grenfell Tower disaster has insisted there is an "effective" relief effort on the ground.
The Trump tweets come after the top lawyer for his transition team warned organization officials to preserve all records and other materials related to the Russian Federation probe. SUSAN COLLINS: If President Trump ordered you to fire the special counsel, what would you do? The strain on Rosenstein has increasingly become visible in recent weeks, according to Justice officials.
Doubt, however, has been cast on that explanation because of cryptic testimony from former FBI Director James Comey last week. On Monday, speculation was stoked that Trump was considering terminating Mueller, after a confidante of the president suggested it was under consideration.
The bullet that had hit Scalise was a single rifle round that "travelled across his pelvis, fracturing bones, injuring internal organs, and causing severe bleeding". As congressional Republicans and Democrats joined Thursday night in their annual baseball game, played this year in Scalise's honor, word came from the hospital that he remained in critical condition, but had "improved in the last 24 hours".
The Trump administration is still reviewing a policy set in 2012 by U.S. President Barack Obama that protects from deportation almost 600,000 immigrants brought into the country illegally by their parents, known as " Dreamers ", a White House spokesman said on Friday.
Any thought of the unlikeliest of victories was snuffed out when Pandya was run out by the length of the pitch after a mix-up with Jadeja. His transformation into a hero was complete as his final tally was six overs, two maidens, 16 runs and three wickets.
Tillerson's urge came on the same day as the Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan package of new Russian Federation sanctions. Dan Fried, who retired in February as coordinator for sanctions policy at the State Department, told Yahoo News that there was "serious consideration" by the Trump White House to "unilaterally rescind the sanctions".
Sharing the footage, Commander Stuart Cundy, said: "It is really important that we are clear about the scale of the challenge facing us as our teams search Grenfell Tower to recover those people still inside and return them to their loved ones".
The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday that the president is working to discredit and "take down" special counsel Bob Mueller, just as Mueller's probe is beginning. He added: "A lot of people have said, 'When do you think you'll be done?' Maybe the end of the year. No confusion. The president is not under investigation ", Sekulow told Tapper.
Evidentemente i due non si sentivano affatto osservati per compiere un simile gesto dinanzi a decine e decine di persone, senza pensare poi come il video avrebbe potuto fare il giro del web come sta accadendo. Una scena assurda davanti agli occhi increduli di tanti che si sono ritrovati davanti agli occhi una scena da film. Nello stesso luogo in cui nemmeno un anno fa un 23enne nel tentativo di arrampicarsi sull' obelisco cadde a terra e morì.
An online fundraising campaign, originally set up to collect money to send Ms Zelenak's parents to the United Kingdom, has been re-opened in light of the confirmation of her death. "We are facing a global threat", he said. "It is a disease and it is corrupting, seeking to destroy from within the Islamic religion and of course, lashing out to destroy and undermine our way of life".
Rosenstein said "no, I have not", when asked by Sen. "Russian Federation is trying to meddle into our elections", House Speaker Paul Ryan said today in an appearance on "The Hugh Hewitt Show". The talk about dismissing Mueller appeared to be coming from Trump allies - including some close to White House strategist Steve Bannon - who are increasingly frustrated with the prospect of a long and winding probe.
The doctors said that while Scalise remains in critical condition, they "are encouraged by improvement in his condition". But he will remain in the hospital for "a considerable period of time" and faces additional operations. Scalise was an enthusiastic participant in the ballgame - in 2015 he posted pictures from the many times he played in the competition against the Democrats' team.
Once the Xbox One X hits stores later this year, both Microsoft and Sony will have launched three flavors of their home game consoles. The big software Company who have struggled to grow share in the console gaming market resulting in the Company refusing to release sales numbers, claims that their new console packs in more power, speed and graphical fidelity than its predecessors.
It is the smallest Xbox the company has ever made - at 11.8-by-9.4-by-2.4 inches, which is good news for those with limited space on their television stands. Xbox One X makes your existing library "first and third Party games" even better than any console, with better textures, smoother framerates and faster load times, even on a 1080p TV.
British media have reported that contractors installed a cheaper, less flame-resistant type of exterior paneling on the 24-story tower in a renovation that was completed just a year ago. She visited the site of the fire on Latimer Road on Thursday, speaking to first responders. He admitted the local community, a working-class enclave in one of Britain's wealthiest districts, was feeling "frustrated and angry" at the official response to the disaster.
Mr Scalise was shot in the hip when a lone gunman descended on the baseball practice in a Washington , DC suburb on Wednesday. When Scalise first arrived at the hospital, "he was in critical condition with an imminent risk of death", Dr.
Coats and Rogers have testified that they were not pressured by the Trump administration. US intelligence agencies concluded in January that Russian Federation interfered in the presidential race to try to help Trump win, in part by hacking and releasing emails damaging to his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton .
Meanwhile, Vice President Mike Pence has hired a personal criminal defence lawyer to guide him through the various investigations encircling the White House. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Thursday evening that Americans should "exercise caution" before believing anonymously sourced reports , an apparent reference to ongoing leaks surrounding the investigation into alleged connections between Russian officials and President Trump's campaign.


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SMU Guildhall Graduate Catalog Spring 2018 — Cohort 26 - Page 54
Jake Husted Level Design « Morally Ambiguous Choices For my Directed Focus Study, I wanted Players begin by receiving a summons multiple important choices with regards them to act as a special investigator in to set up a situation that presents to narrative, each of which falls into the category of "morally gray." It was my goal to insert a quest into Skyrim Special Edition that makes the player feel like they're in an episode of "True Detective," while blending seamlessly into the world and mythos of Skyrim. I chose this project because I have a a murder mystery. Players assume the role of investigator, taking testimonies from witnesses and suspects, gathering evidence from the scene of the crime, checking alibis and credibility, and finding out exactly what happened to Gorlund, the reportedly murdered servant of the accused. keen interest in player psychology. As Players have the ability to side with one psychology, I like to utilize my skillset for mystery. With every twist the investigation a designer with a bachelor's degree in presenting situations that are set up to influence the player's thought process in new and interesting ways. The project took six months from conception to full polish. 54 from Jarl Gustaaf at Drakeswatch, asking LEVEL DESIGN of two parties as they dig deeper into the takes, my lasting goal was to have the player discover just as much about themselves by the choices they make as they discover about what happened to Gorlund.
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