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Meet Dr. Adam T. Silvermanadm_newbeginning2020-10-14T19:05:20-04:00
Dr. Adam T. Silverman was born and raised in Poughkeepsie, NY by his parents, an elementary school teacher and a nurse. He attended the Spackenkill school district where he graduated in the top 5% of his high school class and was a member of the Honor Society. He was also captain of both the high school soccer and basketball teams. His undergraduate studies included a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University at Albany. He achieved the Dean's List of Distinguished Students and graduated cum laude. After graduating college he worked at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in a research laboratory dedicated to cancer. A Master of Science in Cell Biology from New York Medical College was obtained concurrently. Dr. Silverman completed his schooling with a Medical Degree from St. George's University School of Medicine. He achieved both the Dean's List and Chancellor's List. He was also a member of the Honor Society and an Anatomy and Histology course tutor.
Dr. Silverman then completed a General Surgery Residency, including Chief Residency, at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, NJ. Several teaching and leadership awards were obtained during this residency. He then went on to broaden his surgical training in a comprehensive three-year residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the prestigious University of Illinois at Chicago. He was trained by world-renowned craniofacial plastic surgeons, Dr. Mimis Cohen and Dr. Pravin Patel, as well as many other highly regarded cosmetic and reconstructive surgeons in the Chicagoland area. Again he was nominated to be Chief Resident. While living in Chicago, Dr. Silverman was also a Gross Anatomy instructor, moonlighted at Children's Memorial Hospital and was a trauma surgeon.
After completing his training, Dr. Silverman decided to move back to his hometown and provide advanced surgical techniques in the discipline of plastic and reconstructive surgery. Observation of the medical dynamics led him to the conclusion that there was a need for a plastic surgeon to help treat patients in his community with a vast array of deformities, from birth defects to traumatic injuries to cancer related defects.
Academic and Board Certification
American Board of Surgery May 5, 2009
American Board of Plastic Surgery November 16, 2013
Residency/Chief Residency in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Residency/Chief Residency in General Surgery
Monmouth Medical Center
St. George's University School of Medicine
Grenada, West Indies
Doctor of Medicine
Undergraduate School
University at Albany
Staff Appointments
MidHudson Regional Hospital, Poughkeepsie, NY
Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
Kingston Hospital, Kingston, NY
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
Elkwood A, Rose M, Kaufman M, Ashinoff R, Patel T, Parikh M, Sunkeula K, Silverman AT The diagnosis and treatment of bilateral suprascapular nerve compression, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Volume 126(6) December 2010, p315e-316e.
Khara L, Silverman AT, Bethel C, D'Cruz C, Sun X, Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma in a 3-year-old American Boy with a Family History of Thyroid Cancer: A case report and literature review, Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Volume 32(3), April 2010, e118-121.
Silverman AT, Hoffman R, Garza R, Cohen M, Severe Cheek and Lower Eyelid Lymphedema after Resection of Oropharyngeal Tumor and Radiation: A case report and review of the literature, Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, Volume 21, Number 2, March 2010, p 598-601.
Silverman AT, Taylor J, Ciervo A, How to (repair and) Cover a Ruptured Axillary Artery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Volume 124(6), December 2009, p449e-451e.
Silverman AT, Ahmed N, Traumatic pediatric cervical spine craniocaudal distraction injury, Injury Extra, Volume 40, Issue 1, January 2009, p 4-5.
Silverman AT, Goldfarb MG, Baker T, When should a Surgical Resident Call an Attending Surgeon?, Journal of Surgical Education, June 2008.
Silverman AT, Shin SS, Paksima N. Asymptomatic Pisiform-Hamate Coalition: A Case Report. American Journal of Orthopedics, June 2007.
Silverman AT, Parker GS Lake TR, Saad S, Ganglioneuroma; a rare diagnosis of a retrorectal tumor, Contemporary Surgery, May 2006.
Silverman AT, Paksima N. Biplanar Kapandji intra-focal pinning of distal radius fractures; a technique paper, American Journal of Orthopedics, January 2004.
Paksima N, Kaplan FTD, Silverman AT. Use of full-thickness autograft following massive degloving injury to the forearm, The Orthopod, April 2003.
Paksima N, Joseph TN, Silverman AT. Case Study: Unstable Thumb Interphalangeal Joint Fixed with a Mitek Suture Anchor, The Orthopod, September 2002.
Gomez Lahoz E, Liegeois NJ, Zhang P, Engelman JA, Horner JW, Silverman AT, Burde R, Roussel MF, Sherr CJ, Elledge SJ, DePinho RA. Cyclin D- and E-dependent kinases and the p57(KIP2) inhibitor: cooperative interactions in vivo, Molecular Cell Biology, January 19, 1999.
Pomerantz J, Schreiber-Agus N, Liegeois NJ, Silverman AT, Alland L, Chin L, Potes J, Chen K, Orlow I, Lee HW, Cordon-Cardo C, DePinho RA. The INK4a Tumor Suppressor Gene Product, p19ARF, Interacts with MDM2 and Neutralizes MDM2's Inhibition of p53, Cell, March 20, 1998.
Zhang P, Liegeois NJ, Wong C, Finegold M, Hou H, Thompson JC, Silverman AT, Harper JW, DePinho RA, Elledge SJ. Altered cell differentiation and proliferation in mice lacking p57KIP2 indicates a role in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, Nature, May 8, 1997.
Publications Pending
Silverman AT, Seelaus R, Cager G, Cohen M, Icat Imaging, Virtual Modeling And Patient-Specific Prototyping In The Planning For Baha® Placement In Patients With Microtia: A Report Of Innovative, Technology-Based Team Planning Toward Improved Treatment Outcomes.
Silverman AT, Hayes JD, Cohen MN, Staged Reconstruction of a Full-Thickness Scalp Defect with Integra.
Silverman AT, Zhao L, Morris D, Patel P, Computed Tomographic Imaging Measurements of Children with Lambdoid Synostosis.
Silverman AT, Cohen MN, Parotid Duct Laceration: A Review.
Silverman AT, Patel P, Differential Penetrance of Cherubism.
Body Contouring after Massive Weight Loss, Obesity Teaching Day, Vassar Brothers Medical Center, March 17, 2017.
Management of the Plastic Surgery Patient, Skin Wound Ostomy Resource Team (SWORT), Vassar Brothers Medical Center, October 5, 2016.
The Skin and Bones of Plastic Surgery Emergencies, EMS Trauma Symposium, Vassar Brothers Medical Center, September 28, 2016.
Management of the Plastic Surgery Patient, Skin Wound Ostomy Resource Team (SWORT), Vassar Brothers Medical Center, August 23, 2016.
Body Contouring after Massive Weight Loss, Tri-State Bariatrics, July, 18, 2016.
Body Contouring after Massive Weight Loss, Tri-State Bariatrics, April, 18, 2016.
Management of the Plastic Surgery Patient, Skin Wound Ostomy Resource Team (SWORT), Vassar Brothers Medical Center, November 30, 2015.
Silverman AT, Seelaus R, Cager G, Cohen M, Icat Imaging, Virtual Modeling And Patient-Specific Prototyping In The Planning For Baha® Placement In Patients With Microtia: A Report Of Innovative, Technology-Based Team Planning Toward Improved Treatment Outcomes, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, April 4-9, 2011.
Silverman AT, Seelaus R, Cager G, Cohen M, Icat Imaging, Virtual Modeling And Patient-Specific Prototyping In The Planning For Baha® Placement In Patients With Microtia: A Report Of Innovative, Technology-Based Team Planning Toward Improved Treatment Outcomes, American Society of Plastic Surgeons Senior Resident Conference, January 19-22, 2011.
Silverman AT, Zhao L, Morris D, Patel P, Computed Tomographic Imaging Measurements of Children with Lambdoid Synostosis, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, May 16, 2010.
Silverman AT, Hoffman R, Cohen M, Severe Lower Eyelid Edema, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, April 20, 2009.
Silverman AT, Goldfarb MG, Baker T, When should a Surgical Resident Call an Attending Surgeon? New Jersey Chapter of American College of Surgeons, December 1, 2007.
Silverman AT, Dunnican WJ, Chaump M, Dressner R, Borao F, Arvanitis M, Routine use of illuminated ureteral catheters for laparoscopic colon resections for diverticulitis New Jersey Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Februaray 22, 2006.
Silverman AT, Lake TR, Saad S, Parker GS, Ganglioneuroma; a rare diagnosis of a retrorectal tumor. New England Society of ColoRectal Surgeons, June 4-June5, 2005.
Maru ST, Parker GS, Lake TR, Silverman AT, PPH: An Improved Technique For Advanced Hemorrhoidal Prolapse. New England Society of ColoRectal Surgeons, June 4-June5, 2005.
Liegeois NJ, Schreiber-Agus N, Chin L, Zheng J, Silverman AT, Lee HW, Cordon-Cardo C, Serrano M, Beach D, DePinho RA. Both p16INK4A and p19ARF act as potent negative regulators of cellular transformation, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, August 14 – August 18, 1996.
Liegeois NJ, Silverman AT, DePinho RA. Genetic analysis of candidate downstream effectors of p53-dependent apoptosis, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, August 28 – September 1, 1996
Monmouth Medical Center Surgery
Cyril S. Arvanitis Memorial Award 2008
New Jersey Chapter of American College of Surgeons – Second Prize 2008
Drexel University Golden Apple Award 2007
Donald K. Brief Award – First Annual 2006
Ellen M. Cosgrove, MD House Staff Paper Competition Award 2006, 2007, 2008
New Jersey Society of Colorectal Surgeons – Second place 2006
Drexel University Golden Stethoscope Award 2004
Harry B. Slocum Award for Intern of the Year 2003
Iota Epsilon Alpha Honor Society
Iota Epsilon Alpha Honor Society Outstanding Member of the Term
Student representative for New York State recertification
Chancellor's List
Dean's List of Distinguished Students
As a graduate of St. George's University School of Medicine located on the island of Grenada Dr. Silverman has decided to donate his time and expertise to those less fortunate individuals. In March 2015 Dr. Silverman visited Grenada to start the process of establishing a plastic surgery medical mission on the island. He met with members of the Ministry of Health and the medical director of the general hospital to discuss the need for plastic surgery procedures. Although a formal mission had not been established yet, he was asked to perform several surgical procedures because his expertise was needed. Most of these procedures were on burn patients and involved local flap reconstruction of the burn wounds.
"Grenada allowed me to fulfill my dream of becoming a physician. Now it is my turn to give back to the community. My goal is to provide plastic surgery services to the population of Grenada at least once a year."
As a general surgery resident Dr. Silverman was nominated by his chairman, Dr. Goldfarb, to attend a medical mission in Guatemala. In February 2008 during one of his vacation weeks Dr. Silverman was a member of the medical team that went to the Hospital de la Familia in Nuevo Progreso, Guatemala. Patients and families walked for days to be seen by the visiting medical team. Approximately 100 surgical procedures were performed during the week.
Hospitaldelafamilia.com – video about the mission
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Vo Quy is semi-retired, but still officially heads the Center for Natural Resources Management and Environmental Studies at the University of Hanoi in Vietnam. Vietnam's leading ecologist, he has played an instrumental role in restoring natural resources lost in the 1961-75 Vietnam war. On a visit to India recently, Vo Quy talked to T V Jayan
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On the Vietnam war:
No war in the 20th century has seen as massive an assault on the environment. Some 70 million litres of Agent Orange, a herbicide and defoliant, and other toxic chemicals were rampantly used by us armed forces. It completely destroyed about 10 per cent of forests in South Vietnam, including a third of coastal mangroves -- the lifeline for fish stocks and crucial to sustaining coastal ecology.
The herbicides -- called by rainbow colours, orange, blue, white, pink and purple -- were used to destroy thick vegetation that gave good cover to North Vietnamese forces. In addition, the us expended over 14 million tonnes of bombs. The ammunitions used were twice the amount the us used in World War ii. In terms of energy released, it was equivalent to 328 Hiroshima atom bombs. Though the theatre of operations also encompassed portions of Cambodia, Laos and North Vietnam, more than 70 per cent of the ammunitions were emptied in South Vietnam, nearly all in rural areas, where 90 per cent of its population lived.
Today, even 30 years later, we find that many natural ecosystems have still not recovered. In March last year, I showed photographs of many affected places -- taken in 1974, 1982 and recently -- at an international conference on health and environmental effects of Agent Orange/dioxin at Hanoi. Most scientists, including many from the us, were quite shocked to see them. The levels of dioxin, traces of a deadly toxic chemical contained in Agent Orange, in soils of those regions subjected to repeated spraying were as high as 800 parts per trillion (ppt). The maximum permissible limit is 50 ppt.
Studies have shown that dioxin is implicated in birth of deformed babies, many types of cancers and other serious debilitating ailments. Many thick forest areas, with a three-tier canopy, were replaced by persistent grasses of little value. Among the worst affected were areas surrounding the then us bases, such as Bien Hoa and A Luoi, where the us is suspected to have dumped huge quantities of unused herbicides.
On health and environmental impacts of the Vietnam war:
As many as one million children, out of a population of 80 million, are born either with serious deformities or develop crippling diseases as they grow. We do not know how many more generations will be affected. What we do know is that even the second generation born after the war has severe malformations. Offsprings of many American war veterans, too, are born with similar deformities. The us government conveniently conceals that. It is another matter that they regularly organise seminars and conferences on dioxins and Agent Orange. Interestingly, a us scientist recently told me that some 25,000 children of Vietnam war veterans, who were born with defects, are supported in a covert manner.
Did you know that A H Westing, one of the first us scientists to study the disastrous effects of Agent Orange way back in 1983, wasn't allowed to go back to the us ? He had to live in Sweden for a long time, before he was permitted to come back America.
My team's studies have shown that the conversion of rich forest ecosystems into exhausted remnants have also led to many animal species, especially the larger mammals and birds, becoming rare and endangered.
On Vietnam's programme to increase forest cover
Since the early 40s, Vietnam had a forest cover of about 43 per cent. This came down to 33.8 per cent in 1976 and then to less than 27 per cent in 1990, due to large-scale destruction during the war. We plan to increase it to 45 per cent in the next 10 to 15 years. In actual numbers, from 1976 to 1995 natural forests decreased from 11.08 million hectares to 8.25 million hectares. Since 1995, a major initiative has been on for forest rehabilitation through planting trees.
Similarly the mangroves, substantially destroyed due to spraying of dioxin and other toxic chemicals, are being regenerated. Some of these regenerated mangrove areas are being used for shrimp-farming. The coastal area under shrimp-farming by 2005 is expected to be 70,000 hectares.
A large number of craters created by bombs the Americans dropped have been converted into fish ponds by local people. In Vietnam alone there are about 15 million craters, and 3 million of them have been converted into fish ponds. In fact last year, while addressing us scientists, I thanked the Americans for digging such a large number of fish ponds without charging us a penny!
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We are delighted to welcome area band directors and their students to a tradition of excellence at Augustana, the 61st Annual Augustana Band Festival, Nov. 9-10, 2018.
This festival, now in its 61st year, has brought thousands of students from a five-state area to participate in two full days of ensemble and clinic work featuring three separate bands — Gold, Blue, and Honor led by outstanding music educators/directors. Participating students are nominated by their high school directors, and the festival is organized and carried out by an Augustana committee of outstanding student musicians.
The Grand Finale Concert of the festival will be at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, in the Mary Sommervold Hall of the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls. This event will feature the Gold and Blue Bands, each comprised of approximately 100-110 select high school musicans from the five-state area. The Honor Band also is featured, and is composed of approximately 45 students who have been highly ranked by their directors as students ready to be challenged with more advanced repertoire.
TICKETS for the Grand Finale concert are available through the Washington Pavilion Box Office and ALL SEATS ARE RESERVED. Students who are participants in the concert will be seated together in the theatre. Directors, parents, friends and attendees must obtain tickets for a reserved seat from the Box Office. If you would like your group to sit together, you will need to appear together at the Box Office, OR order your tickets in advance by calling 605.367.6000. While K-12 students AND DIRECTORS are always free, to obtain the free seat(s) near a patron who is paying, one must call the Box Office or visit in person prior to the concert. Online purchases will not be possible if they include free seats.
The 2018 Co-Chair is Anna VanRavenswaay.


Thank you for purchasing the Agent Focused theme!
This page will help you set up your website to look like the Agent Focused Pro theme demo. If you have any questions, please contact support.
It will be helpful if you have the demo theme open in another window while you walk through the steps below.
There is also a tutorial to use IDX Broker to set up Agent Focused to look like the demo.
If you need help with the setup to make Agent Focused Pro look like the demo, you can send a support ticket.
Please have the following ready or already installed.
Agent Focused Pro theme. You can purchase the theme here.
Due to image licensing, the images in the demo theme cannot be included in the demo import content for you to use. Gray placeholder images are included.
Image sizes should be at least 1600px X 1000px for the large background image on the home page.
Images for Posts, Listings, and Communities should be at least 1350px wide. The images are cropped to other sizes depending on where they are used.
Login to your WordPress website. You will first need to install the Genesis Framework, if you haven't already installed it, and then install the Agent Focused theme. You will need to activate Agent Focused Pro when you are finished installing.
In the WordPress menu, click on Appearance > Themes.
At the top, click on Add New button.
At the top, click the Upload Theme button.
Click the Choose File button and find the file for Agent Focused theme on your computer; it will have an ending of ".zip".
This time you want to click the text link Activate.
AgentPress Listings. Used for featured listings and the featured listings search.
Genesis eNews Extended. Used for the newsletter sign up.
Simple Social Icons. Used to add your social media icons. Note that if you use IDX Broker and the icons do not appear on IDX Broker page, please use IDX Broker Simple Social Icons instead.
Regenerate Thumbnails. If you already have a WordPress site, this plugin will help resize your images. You can remove it once your images are resized.
Crop Thumbnails. This plugin will help you choose the part of the featured image you want to use for the different image sizes.
Widget Importer & Exporter. This will help you to import the widget demo content, if you choose. You can remove it once the demo widget content is imported.
Importing the demo content will help to quickly make your website look like the demo theme, especially if you're starting with a new install.
You may import the Demo Widget Content on a previous install. You'll just have to make some adjustments.
Important: If you want to use the AgentPress Listings Plugin, and you want to import the demo taxonomy – How Much (Max)?, How Much (Min)?, What type of home?, Where? – you will want to create the custom taxonomies before importing the demo content.
If you are already using the AgentPress Listings Plugin, and you want to keep the taxonomy you have, you may skip this step.
If you will not be using the AgentPress Listings Plugin, you may skip this step.
Importing the demo content is not needed, if you have an existing website.
Find the Agent Focused Pro file that you downloaded – agent-focused-pro.zip.
Right click on it, and unzip or open it.
On the next screen, choose WordPress. Then in the popup window, choose Install Now.
Choose Activate Plugin & Run Importer. The WordPress Importer will be installed.
Upload this file the file, agent-focused-sample.xml, using the form provided on that page.
You can map the authors in this export file to existing users, or leave as is. Then check Download and import file attachments.
WordPress will import each of the posts, comments, and categories into your blog.
Install and activate Widget Importer & Exporter.
In your WordPress dashboard, choose Tools > Widget Importer & Exporter.
You may need to rearrange some of the widgets to match the theme demo.
Assign the menus to the correct locations.
Rearrange the widgets, if needed. You may need to delete some you no longer need.
Add your contact form to Footer 2, if needed.
In the WordPress dashboard, go to Genesis > Theme Settings.
When you're finished, click the Save Settings button.
Choose the Content Sidebar image.
Check – Include the Featured Image?
The Theme Customizer allows you to change the design of your theme without using any code.
Here you can edit the Site Title, Tagline, and Site Icon (Favicon) of your website.
When you're finished, click the Save & Publish button up at the top of the customizer.
Background Color – Change the background color; this will show on pages and posts, but not the front page.
Accent Color – Change color for links and buttons, and front page testimonial background.
Secondary Color – Change color for header, search bars, featured listings, and footer-widgets.
Footer Color – Change the footer color.
Click Select Color next to the color you want to change.
If you prefer to use a logo rather than the text-based Site Title, you can use your logo.
Images that are 600px X 160px will give the best results.
This image is twice the size needed, so that it will appear crisp on a retina screen; it displays at 300px X 80px. You will be able to crop other sizes when you choose it.
Click Add New Image, and choose the image you want to use, either from the media library or upload from your computer.
In your WordPress dashboard, click on Appearance > Menus.
The Agent Focused theme has two menu locations.
The menu in the site header is used for site navigation. The menu in the footer is used for the Communities.
You will want to create a new menu, if you don't already have a menu.
Choose the Edit Menus tab.
Click the link create a new menu; the demo has a menu named Header Menu; you can name yours whatever you like.
Under Pages (on the left), check the pages you want to add. If you don't see all your pages, use the View All tab.
Hover over the menu item until it becomes a crosshairs, and then drag your menu items into the position you want.
You can repeat this to add Posts, Communities, Categories, or Community Types.
Click the Save Menu button when you're finished.
Repeat these steps for the second menu; the demo's menu is named Communities.
Next, you can assign your menu to a location.
Choose the Manage Locations tab.
For Header Navigation Menu, assign the menu you created for the header.
For Footer Navigation Menu, assign the menu you created for the footer.
The front page has 8 widget areas – Front Page 1, Search Bar, Front Page 2 Left, Front Page 2 Right, Front Page 3, Front Page 4, Front Page 5, and Front Page 6.
You can edit each widget area from Appearance > Customize > Widgets, or also Appearance > Widgets.
If you don't want to use a particular widget area, don't add any widgets, and it won't show on your front page.
Of course, all widget areas can be customized with your choice of widgets, although some styles may need adjusting.
You can personalize your website by uploading a large background image for the top of the front page.
Note that you will also need to have at least one widget added to Front Page 1 widget area.
Since a different part of the image may show for different screen resolutions, it's best to choose an image that will look great no matter what the screen size.
Go to Appearance > Customize > Front Page Image to select your new image.
The demo image is 1600px X 1000px.
Click Change Image to choose from the Media Library or to upload from your computer.
Front Page 1, Front Page 4, and Front Page 6 are flexible widget areas. The layout is based on the number of widgets you add to these areas.
Front Page 1 widget area on the demo has two widgets – Text and Genesis – User Profile.
Add background image to Front Page 1.
This is also a flexible widget area, so you can add more widgets, if you like.
Content: Text below or add your own.
You can copy this to your text widget to edit.
The Genesis User Profile widget is used to display a user's gravatar image.
You can get your gravatar account at http://gravatar.com and upload your image there first.
Choose Custom Text – add code below.
Choose None for the extended "About Me" page.
Use your name in place of "Jennifer Dawson".
Add the url for your About Me page in place of #.
The demo search bar widget area uses the AgentPress – Listing plugin Search widget. This area can also use a search widget from your IDX service, but may require additional styling to look like the demo.
You will also need to add some property listings, and check off some of the taxonomy terms, so that the search widget will show.
Check off the the taxonomy that you want to appear in your search bar.
Button text: Demo has Sign Up.
The demo uses a Text widget in this area.
ABOUT JENNIFER: I am enthusiastic. I am passionate. I am tech-savvy. I am friendly. I am responsive. I am committed to excellence. I am ready to impress you with my service, encourage you with my trustworthiness, and thrill you with my commitment to urgency.
This widget uses icons from Ionicons. You may choose other icons if you wish.
Content: Text below to edit.
You will want to change the address, phone numbers, and email addresses to your own.
Front page 3 widget area has the AgentPress – Featured Listings widget.
Front page 4 widget area has a Text widget.
You can copy and paste this into your widget, and edit as you choose. The demo uses column classes and special style on the link.
Front page 5 widget area has a Featured Communities widget. Other featured content widgets may also be used.
Number of Posts to Offset, Order By, Sort Order: Choose your settings.
Front page 6 widget area has a Text widget with a testimonial.
The demo uses column classes and button style on the link.
There are two footer widget areas in the Agent Focuses theme.
Footer 1 widget area uses two widgets – Genesis – User Profile and Simple Social Icons.
The settings on the widget here are identical to that in the Front Page 1 section.
Set up Genesis – User Profile widget.
Add the urls of your social media accounts below the settings.
Footer 2 widget area has a contact form. The form on the demo is created with Gravity Forms, a premium plugin. You may use your choice of contact form plugins.
This form is also used on the Contact page.
AgentPress Listing Search – Settings are the same as for the Search Bar.
Genesis – eNews Extended – Go here to find setup instructions for different newsletter services.
AgentPress – Featured Listings – Settings are the same as for Front Page 3.
There are additional widget areas for you to use.
You can add your Broker, Equal Housing, and Realtor Logos in the Footer Bottom widget area. You can use an Image widget. There are 2 methods below; use only one of them.
1. Use a graphics design app and make all the logos into one image.
Then use the Image widget to add the combined image. This works if you don't require links to each logo.
2. You can use an Image widget for each logo. This allows you to adjust the size of each logo and to add a link to each image.
This widget area is below all posts. Demo uses a Genesis – Featured Posts widget.
The Author Archive content is added on the User Profile page.
Go to Users > Your Profile and scroll to the Author Archive Settings.
The included profile image is a gravatar. You can get your gravatar account at http://gravatar.com.
Author Box: Check Enable Author Box on this User's Archives?
Click Update User button at bottom.
If you want to add a link to the navigation menu for your Author Archive (especially nice for blogs with more than one author), heres's how.
You want to add Custom Links.
The Author Box can show below every blog post.
Author Box: Also check Enable Author Box on this User's Posts?
Next scroll down to the About the User section.
Fill out the Biographical Info section.
The Profile Picture will appear, if you have a gravatar.
Communities can be added to your website just like any WordPress Post or Page.
In the WordPress dashboard, click on Communities > Add New. Then add a title, content in the editor, and a featured image. You may also choose a Community Type (like a Category), if you have created some.
You can add Community Types taxonomy too.
In the WordPress dashboard, click on Communities > Community Type.
Add a communities type name.
You can leave the slug and the description blank, if you like.
Click on the Add New Community Type button at the bottom.
Next, click on the taxonomy, you just created.
Now you can fill in the Community Type Archive Settings section, and add an Archive Headline and Archive Intro Text. Those will appear on the taxonomy archive pages.
There is a also a widget to add the Communities to any widget area; the demo adds the widget to Front Page 5 Widget Area">Front Page 5. You can add this widget to the After Entry area too.
You can add a blog page to your website.
In the WordPress dashboard, click on Pages > Add New.
Give the page a title; the demo uses "Blog".
Find the Page Attributes section.
In the Template drop down, select Blog.
Note that content you place on this page will not appear on the Blog posts page; only the title will.
The AgentPress Listings plugin should be installed and activated, if you will use the AgentPress Listing Search or the AgentPress – Featured Listings widgets to look like the demo. This area can also use a search widget from your IDX service, but may require additional styling to look like the demo.
If you already have the AgentPress Listings taxonomy set up from your previous theme, you can continue to use it. Or you can choose to add the taxonomy that the demo uses.
In the WordPress dashboard, click on Listings.
Then click on Register Taxonomies.
Next you will be at the Listing Taxonomies screen below.
Add the ID, Singular Name, and Plural Name for each taxonomy, as in the image below.
Click the Add New Taxonomy button for each one.
Once you have the taxonomies added, like the demo, you can import the demo content.
For each of the taxonomies that you created, you can add some terms; you can choose your own, if you prefer.
Click on Listings > Where? button. The demo shows a mix of zip codes and cities; use your own.
Click on Listings > How Much (Max)?
Add each of these terms to the Name field and click the Add New How Much (Max)? button.
We used the following, but you will need to choose terms to match your real estate market.
Click on Listings > How Much (Min)?
Click on Listings > What Type of Home (Type)?
Add these terms to the Name field and click the Add New Features button. These are the features in the demo, but you can add more.
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The biogeoclimatic zones of British Columbia are units of a classification system used by the British Columbia Ministry of Forests for the Canadian province's fourteen different broad, climatic ecosystems.  The classification system, termed Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification, exists independently of other ecoregion systems, one created by the World Wildlife Fund and the other in use by Environment Canada, which is based on one created by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) and also in use by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  The system of biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification was partly created for the purpose of managing forestry resources, but is also in use by the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy and other provincial agencies.  A biogeoclimatic zone is defined as "a geographic area having similar patterns of energy flow, vegetation and soils as a result of a broadly homogenous macroclimate."<ref>[http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/glossary/Glossary.pdf Glossary of Forestry Terms in British Columbia, Ministry of Forests and Range, Government of British Columbia]</ref>

All zones are officially abbreviated in capital letters (AT for Alpine Tundra, BWBS for Boreal White and Black Spruce, and so on). Subzones, which are divisions of zones based on more regional climates, have their connotative codes in lower case with the first letter denoting relative moistness and the second relative temperature; thus the northeastern BWBS with its warm thundery summers has been mapped as BWBSmw for "moist warm" while the Alsek Ranges subzone in the northwestern panhandle, stormy in all seasons with winds blowing from glaciers, is BWBSvk for "very wet cool." Subzones may be divided into variants, each of which is denoted by a number. For example, the numerous variants of the Interior Cedar—Hemlock moist warm subzone are designated as ICHmw1, ICHmw2, etc. A variant may be divided into phases, such as ICHmc1a, the amabilis fir phase of the Interior Cedar—Hemlock moist cold subzone.

The biogeoclimatic zones of British Columbia are:

Alpine Tundra (AT)

The Alpine Tundra zone is the harshest and least-populated biozone in the Province.  It occupies the high elevations of mountainous areas, and is especially common in the Coast Range.  The elevation range of this zone varies by area and is influenced both by latitude and by snowfall: in the extremely snowy southwest it starts at  and in the less snowy southeast, . In the relatively dry north, the AT starts at , and in the more snowy northwest it can start as low as .  Most life is found in the lower ranges of the zone.

The terrain in this zone is dominated by ice, snow, rock, and glaciers. Glacier-related features like cirques, talus, alpine lakes and moraine are common.  Climate is a major barrier to life; the growing season is extremely short.  Mean average temperature usually ranges from  to , and even in summer the average temperature does not exceed . The zone sees heavy precipitation, usually in the form of snow.

Tree species are rarely found in this zone, and when they do grow, they take the low, sprawling Krummholz form.  Shrubs are common, especially dwarf evergreen species like partridgefoot, kinnikinnick, crowberry, lingonberry, and alpine-azalea.  Grasses, heath, and sedges are also present.  Wetter areas and calcareous substrates see a larger variety of plant species. Higher elevations are exclusively the realm of the lichens.

Due to its harsh winters, few animals live in the zone year-round.  However, in the spring, summer, and fall, many species are found.  Mountain goats, big-horned sheep, stone sheep, Roosevelt elk, blacktailed deer, mule deer, elk, and caribou all take advantage of summer growth in the zone. Grey wolves follow the ungulates.  Bears, such as black and grizzly, enjoy the many berries of the alpine meadows in the zone. Smaller mammals like the wolverine, hoary marmot, the endangered Vancouver Island marmot, Arctic ground squirrel, and the Siberian lemming are present. Birds of prey include the golden eagle and gyrfalcon.  Ground birds such as the ptarmigan nest in the alpine zone, while other bird species like the snow bunting and rosy finch venture upwards from the treeline.

Spruce—Willow—Birch (SWB)

Found only in the north of the province, this zone occurs in the sub-alpine of the Interior Mountains.

White spruce is the most abundant conifer in the Spruce—Willow—Birch (SWB) zone, except at the upper (parkland) elevations, where subalpine fir dominates. Engelmann spruce and hybrid white × Engelmann spruce is a primary feature distinguishing the SWB from the more southerly ESSF zone.

Subalpine fir is the most common associate of white spruce in the SWB zone. Black spruce (Picea mariana), lodgepole pine and trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) are relatively minor associates. Many spruce stands are quite open, with a well-developed shrub layer dominated by a variety of willows (Salix glauca, S. planifolia, S. scouleriana, S. bebbiana) and scrub birch (Betula glandulosa). Other common shrubs include Potentilla fruticosa, Shepherdia canadensis, Empetrum nigrum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, V. caespitosum and Ledum groenlandicum. Common herbs are Linnaea borealis, Festuca altaica, Epilobium angustifolium, Lupinus arcticu and Mertensia paniculata. In addition to the feather mosses Pleurozium schreberi and Hylocomium splendens, the forest floor contains a diversity of lichens (Coates et al. 1994).

Boreal White and Black Spruce (BWBS)

White spruce is the predominant tree species in the Boreal White and Black Spruce (BWBS), except in the Fort Nelson area where the poorly drained lowlands are dominated by black spruce. Engelmann spruce is absent, though some white × Engelmann hybrids may occur at southern margins of the zone bordering the SBS zone.

Mixed stands of white spruce and trembling aspen (often with a minor component of balsam poplar [Populus balsamifera], birch (Betula papyrifera, B. neoalaskana) or lodgepole pine) are the most common components of forest cover on warm mesic sites in the BWBS. On colder sites, e.g., on north-facing slopes, pure white spruce or mixtures of white and black spruces dominate. Lodgepole pine is the typical associate of white spruce on coarse-textured parent materials, while balsam poplar–spruce mixtures are frequent on floodplains. Subalpine fir is common in western parts of the zone, but is rare east of the Rockies. Wetland black spruce stands often have a minor component of slow-growing white spruce. Typical vegetation in boreal white spruce stands includes the common shrubs Rosa acicularis, Viburnum edule, Shepherdia canadensis, Salix bebbiana, and Alnus viridis, with Ribes triste and Lonicera involucrata on wet sites, and Ledum groenlandicum and Vaccinium vitis-idaea on cold sites. Characteristic herbs are Linnaea borealis, Rubus pubescens, Mertensia paniculata, Petasites palmatus, Pyrola asarifolia, Cornus canadensis and Calamagrostis canadensis, with Equisetum spp. on wet sites. The thick carpet of moss is of Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi and Ptilium crista-castrensis, and the lichen Peltigera aphthosa (Coates et al. 1994).

Sub-Boreal Pine—Spruce (SBPS)

White spruce is a distant second in importance to lodgepole pine in the Sub-Boreal Pine-Spruce zone (SBPS). It occurs most commonly in the understorey to pine, but scattered stands dominated by white spruce can be found on moist sites. Pure Engelmann spruce is absent, and any hybrids appear to have mainly white spruce characteristics.

Lodgepole pine is the most common associate of white spruce in the SBPS. White spruce also occurs with trembling aspen in seral stands, and mixtures of black and white spruces occupy cold low-lying sites. Floodplain stands of black cottonwood (Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa) and white spruce occur uncommonly.

Typical understorey vegetation of moist spruce ecosystems includes the shrubs Lonicera involucrata, Rosa acicularis, Shepherdia canadensis, Juniperus communis, Salix glauca, Betula glandulosa, Ribes lacustre, R. hudsonianum and Viburnum edule, and the herbs Cornus canadensis, Linnaea borealis, Epilobium angustifolium, Petasites palmatus, Fragaria virginiana, Equisetum arvense, Calamagrostis canadensis and Mitella nuda. In addition to the usual feather mosses (Pleurozium schreberi, Hylocomium splendens and Ptilium crista-castrensis) the moss layer characteristically includes Aulacomnium palustre and Peltigera, Cladina and Cladonia lichens (Coates et al. 1994).

Sub-Boreal Spruce (SBS)

Interior spruce (mostly hybrid white × Engelmann, with some pure white spruce) is dominant throughout the many subzones of the Sub-Boreal Spruce (SBS) zone.

Lodgepole pine is the most common associate of interior spruce in the SBS. Subalpine fir is abundant in cooler, moister subzones. Trembling aspen and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca) are often found with spruce on warmer, drier, more southerly subzones. Black cottonwood is the main associate of interior spruce on active floodplain sites, and mixtures of white and black spruces are common on wetlands.

Understorey vegetation in mesic spruce stands typically includes a moderately well-developed shrub layer dominated by Vaccinium membranaceum, Rubus parviflorus, Viburnum edule , Rosa acicularis, Alnus viridis, a variety of herbs (Cornus canadensis, Clintonia uniflora, Rubus pubescens, Rubus pedatus, Arnica cordifolia, Maianthemum racemosa, Orthilia secunda, Aralia nudicaulis) and a well-developed carpet of feathermosses (Pleurozium schreberi, Ptilium crista-castrensis, Hylocomiium splendens, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus). Wetter spruce sites have Lonicera involucrata, Cornus sericea, Gymnocarpium dryopteris, Tiarella trifoliata, Equisetum arvense and Mnium mosses. Characteristic species of spruce bog, fen, or swamp ecosystems are Salix spp., Betula glandulosa, Ledum groenlandicum, Carex spp. and Sphagnum moss (Coates et al. 1994).

Mountain Hemlock (MH)
In coastal areas the MH is transitional between productive low-elevation forests and treeless alpine tundra (AT). Unlike the interior high-elevation transition zones (SWB, ESSF), spruce is usually scarce or absent and mountain hemlock is abundant. Yellow cedar is also common, especially in the more maritime areas. The most common fir is Pacific silver fir and subalpine fir may also be plentiful. Fir is absent on Haida Gwaii. Some western hemlock may be present, especially at lower elevations where its proportion of hemlock cover may reach 50%. If western hemlock cover exceeds 50% of total hemlock cover, the site is considered to be within the CWH.

The westernmost subzone, wet hypermaritime (MHwh) on Haida Gwaii, is atypical for its absence of fir and relative abundance of spruce. In this case the spruce is Sitka spruce, which forms a site series with mountain hemlock and reedgrass on fresh rich sites. Mainland sites formerly mapped as MHwh are being reevaluated.Windward moist maritime (MHmm1) is dominated by mountain hemlock and Pacific silver fir. Yellow cedar places third in abundance and western hemlock becomes increasingly significant with decreasing elevation. Leeward moist maritime (MHmm2) has all of the windward tree species, plus subalpine fir.

Engelmann Spruce—Subalpine Fir (ESSF)

Over most of southern British Columbia, spruce dominates the canopy of mature stands in the Engelmann Spruce—Subalpine Fir (ESSF) zone, while subalpine fir is most abundant in the understorey. At higher elevations, particularly in the north and in wet, heavy snowfall areas, subalpine fir dominates and spruce is a minor component. In southern British Columbia, the spruce is pure Engelmann, but white spruce characteristics become increasingly evident northward, first only at lower elevations, then at all elevations. At the northern limits of the ESSF, Engelmann spruce characteristics are rare.

Subalpine fir is ubiquitous in the ESSF and is the most common associate of spruce throughout. Lodgepole pine is the most common seral species. Deciduous species, such as trembling aspen, paper birch, and black cottonwood, are present but uncommon. Whitebark pine and, in southeastern British Columbia only, limber pine and alpine larch occur in association with spruce, especially in the driest ecosystems, usually at high elevations, where spruce is not abundant. At low elevations in the ESSF, associates of spruce are Douglas-fir, western redcedar (Thuja plicata), western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) and western white pine. Mountain hemlock and amabilis fir (Abies amabilis) are also found with spruce in the ESSF, principally adjacent to the Mountain Hemlock Zone. The dominant plant community in the ESSF has an understorey of ericaceous shrubs, mainly Rhododendron albiflorum, Vaccinium membranaceum, and Menziesia ferruginea, with Vaccinium ovalifolium in high-precipitation areas and V. scoparium in dry areas. Ribes lacustre, Oplopanax horridus and Lonicera involucrata are common shrubs on moist to wet sites. Herbs characteristic of the ESSF forest include Valeriana sitchensis, Gymnocarpium dryopteris, Rubus pedatus, Streptopus roseus, Veratrum viride, Athyrium filix-femina, Cornus canadensis, Lycopodium annotinum, Tiarella spp. and Arnica cordifolia. Dominant bryophytes are Pleurozium schreberi, Dicranum spp., and Barbilophozia spp. Lichens are abundant on the forest floor and include Peltigera spp., Nephroma arcticum, and Cladonia spp. At the upper parkland elevations of the ESSF, closed forest and tree islands of spruce and subalpine fir are interspersed with moist herb meadows and drier ericaceous heath. The meadows typically include the herbs: Valeriana sitchensis, Veratrum viride, Senecio triangularis, Lupinus arcticus, Thalictrum occidentale, Epilobium angustifolium, Pedicularis bracteosum, Castelleja miniata, Erigeron peregrinus, Carex spp. and Luzula spp. Subalpine heath includes Empetrum nigrum, Cassiope mertensiana, C. tetragona, Phyllodoce empetriformis, P. glandulifera, and Vaccinium caespitosum (Coates et al. 1994).

Montane Spruce (MS)

The MS occurs at mid elevations in the south and central interior in the lee of the coast mountains. Its climate is characterized by cold winters and short warm summers, and is warmer in all seasons than in the Engelmann Spruce—Subalpine Fir zone. Hybrid spruce and subalpine fir dominate climax forests. Younger (seral) stands are thick with lodgepole pine to such a degree that the species is one of the zone's most important natural resources. Douglas-fir is present, especially in warmer microclimates. Western larch is present in some southeastern areas, and western red cedar may be seen in moist sections. This zone provides important summer and fall habitat for deer and moose and important winter habitat for mountain caribou.

Bunchgrass (BG)
The Bunchgrass zone is the warmer of the two biogeoclimatic zones in British Columbia which lack trees. It is most commonly found in deeply incised valleys east of the Coast Mountains and within their rain shadow. Drought, not cold as in the Alpine Tundra (AT), minimizes forest or woodland development.

Winters are moderately cold throughout the BG, with frequent though usually light precipitation. Incidence and quantity of precipitation decrease after January, and spring months see little rain. A second rain peak occurs in June, but the quantity rarely matches evaporation; therefore, winter is the primary moisture recharge season. Summers are warm in northern parts of the BG, and hot in low-elevation southern areas such as the Thompson River valley between Kamloops and Lytton.

The bunchgrass plants tend to be widely spaced. Between them a cryptogam crust is present, and shrub cover under climax conditions may reach 15%. Weeds and cacti often replace bunchgrass on overgrazed land.

Although this zone is officially non-forest, trees may be seen here and there. Groves of trembling aspen are occasional at higher elevations, and riparian areas can be lush with aspen, black cottonwood, mountain alder, willows, and many associated understorey plants. Scattered individuals and groves of ponderosa pine form a parkland in some areas, and Douglas-fir can also be present in a similar way.

Despite the limited extent of the BG, wildlife density and diversity are very high. This is credited to the juxtaposition of different habitat types—grassland, shrub-steppe, riparian, and forest. The BG represents "fingers into Canada" of the intermontane steppe which is extensive in the Great Basin of the western United States, and as such it is frequented by animal species at their northern limits. These include pallid bat, burrowing owl and short-horned lizard. Their ranges overlap Canadian species near their southern limits, most prominently snowy owl and gyrfalcon.

Soils in the Bunchgrass zone belong to the Chernozem Order with all four great groups (Brown, Dark Brown, Black, Dark Gray) represented.

Ponderosa Pine (PP)

Ponderosa pine as the most abundant species on mesic or xeric terrain. Douglas-fir is common, and can be dominant on moist sites. White spruce or white × Engelmann hybrids are found only rarely within the Ponderosa Pine (PP) zone, and occur in cool, moist, sheltered situations, e.g., steep, north-facing canyon headwalls (Coates et al. 1994). Two subzones are recognized: the very dry hot (PPxh) around Lytton, Lillooet, Kamloops and the Okanagan Valley south of Vernon, and the dry hot (PPdh) found in or near Midway, Grand Forks, and parts of the Rocky Mountain Trench from just north of Cranbrook south to the Koocanusa Reservoir. Soils of the PP zone are usually Dark Brown Chernozems, Orthic Eutric Brunisols, or Eluviated Eutric Brunisols.

Interior Douglas-Fir (IDF)

Douglas-fir is the most abundant and characteristic tree of the IDF. Lodgepole pine is also abundant and often co-domtinates with Douglas-fir. Ponderosa pine is co-occurs in the southern, lower elevation parts of the zone. White spruce occurs mainly in wetter subzones and at higher elevations transitional to the Montane Spruce, Sub-Boreal Spruce, and Engelmann Spruce–Subalpine Fir Zones.

Western redcedar, western larch, and grand fir (Abies grandis) occur in the southeastern part of the zone. Trembling aspen, paper birch, and black cottonwood are common seral species, and bigleaf maple is present in some parts of the southwestern coastal transition area (wet warm subzone or IDFww). Mixed shrub or horsetail-dominated plant communities are typical of moist, rich ecosystems that include spruce. Common shrub associates include: Ribes lacustre, Lonicera involucrata, Cornus sericea, Rosa acicularis, Symphoricarpos albus and Acer glabrum. The well-developed herb layer contains Linnaea borealis, Cornus canadensis, Aralia nudicaulis, Actaea rubra, and Osmorhiza chilensis, together with Equisetum and Carex spp. on wetter sites. Bog forests with Sphagnum spp., Ledum groenlandicum, and Gaultheria hispidula are infrequent but usually have a tree canopy of pure spruce (Coates et al. 1994).

Coastal Douglas-Fir (CDF)

Coastal Douglas-fir is often predominant in southern coastal British Columbia, particularly on eastern Vancouver Island, The Gulf Islands, and the Sechelt Peninsula. The climate is "Csb" Cool Mediterranean, and the droughty summers inhibit development of a climax Western Red Cedar-Grand Fir association. Arbutus or Shore Pine accompany Douglas-Fir on dry, nutrient-poor to medium sites; Garry Oak occupies some dry rich sites, especially around Victoria. Other prominent deciduous trees include Bigleaf Maple and Western Flowering Dogwood. The only official subzone is moist maritime (CDFmm). Victoria, Oak Bay, and southern parts of Saanich are drier than other parts of the CDF, and had a much higher proportion of oak-grass vegetation prior to settlement, but they have since become so heavily urbanized that no one has bothered to map a drier subzone for them.

Interior Cedar—Hemlock (ICH)

The ICH has a greater diversity of tree species than any other interior zone. Western hemlock and western redcedar are climax species in most variants, and interior spruce often accompanies them as a secondary component. Subalpine fir is a major associate to the north. Black cottonwood, lodgepole pine, trembling aspen, and paper birch are found with spruce in seral communities throughout most of the zone. In the central and southern ICH, spruce may also occur in association with Douglas-fir, western larch, western white pine, and grand fir. A typical spruce or redcedar–spruce stand on a seepage ecosystem has a diverse shrub layer dominated by Oplopanax horridus, Ribes lacustre, Cornus sericea, Acer glabrum, Rubus parviflorus, Viburnum edule, and Lonicera involucrata. Characteristic herbs include Gymnocarpium dryopteris, Athyrium filix-femina, Tiarella unifoliata, Viola glabella, Circaea alpina, Streptopus spp., Osmorhiza chilensis, Dryopteris assimilis, and Actaea rubra. On swampier sites, Lysichiton americanum, Equisetum spp., and Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus and Hylocomium splendens are found. Seral communities on mesic sites in the north of the ICH have a mixed overstorey of spruce, subalpine fir, lodgepole pine, paper birch, and trembling aspen. Typical shrubs are: Rubus parviflorus, Viburnum edule, Rosa acicularis, Paxistima myrsinites, Amelanchier alnifolia, Shepherdia canadensis, Alnus viridis, and Vaccinium membranaceum. Major herbs include: Cornus canadensis, Clintonia uniflora, Aralia nudicaulis, Lathyrus nevadensis, Rubus pubescens, Smilacina spp., Orthilia secunda, Osmorhiza chilensis, and Petasites palmatus. The moss carpet is dominated by Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, Ptilium crista-castrensis, Pleurozium schreberi, and Hylocomium splendens (Coates et al. 1994).

Interior spruce is a common secondary component of Interior Cedar—Hemlock (ICH) forests. It is most abundant in the northern and eastern parts of the zone, close to the Sub-Boreal Spruce Zone, or at high elevations bordering the Engelmann Spruce–Subalpine Fir Zone. It is least abundant in drier parts of the ICH. White spruce, Engelmann spruce, and their hybrids are all present, Engelmann spruce dominating in southeastern British Columbia, particularly at high elevations, and white spruce dominating in the north. In the coast–interior transition of northwestern British Columbia, interior spruce hybridizes with Sitka spruce and their cross is called Roche spruce.

In some subzones either the cedar or the hemlock can be scarce to the point of absence. The ICHdk (dry cool) around Canim Lake and the ICHmk (moist cool) in the Rocky Mountains lack hemlock, while in the northwest the ICHvc (very wet cold) along parts of the Bell-Irving, Iskut and Stikine rivers is beyond the range of cedar. Cedar is also absent, and hemlock locally scarce, in the area mapped as ICHwc (wet cold) around Bob Quinn Lake; forests tend to strongly resemble those of the Sub-Boreal Spruce zone and a Bob Quinn Lake phase (ICHwc(a)) has been proposed.https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/becweb/downloads/downloads_subzonereports/ICHwc.pdf  Hemlock is easily seen along the Stewart-Cassiar Highway at Thomas Creek, but drops out within a kilometre northward as the hitherto-scarce lodgepole pine becomes abundant; this marks an abrupt change to the BWBS zone.

Coastal Western Hemlock (CWH)

A very productive rain-fed forest occurs along the British Columbia coast from Haida Gwaii and Stewart south to Metchosin on Vancouver Island. It also extends inland along river valleys from coastal parts of Alaska, crossing into British Columbia as far north as the Chilkat River.  Western hemlock is a dominant climax species throughout. Western red cedar is present from the Craig Headwaters Protected Area south. Douglas-fir is often present and sometimes dominant in warmer, drier sections as far north as Kemano, while Sitka spruce is important in wet areas near tidewater. Other wet-climate trees include yellow-cedar and Pacific silver fir. Red alder is the most abundant deciduous tree, and black cottonwood also thrives in most places. In southern parts, bigleaf maple and western flowering dogwood are locally prominent.

The Coastal Western Hemlock zone is divided into subzones along gradients of continentality:

  hypermaritime subzones comprise the outer coasts, from Haida Gwaii and Prince Rupert south to Port Renfrew. Hypermaritime forests are characterized by deer fern, yellow-cedar, fern-leaved goldthread,  step moss,  and  lanky moss.
  maritime subzones, which lie inland from areas of heaviest marine dominance, include heavily populated southern areas such as Campbell River, Comox, Courtenay, Port Alberni, and Vancouver. Moist maritime (CWHmm) forests are characterized by species including amabilis fir and thinleaf huckleberry. The driest maritime subzone (CWHxm1), with its often-dominant Douglas-fir and frequent grand fir plus occasional arbutus and a few Garry oak populations, strongly resembles the neighbouring Coastal Douglas-fir zone (CDFmm) but a key characteristic of any'' CWH subzone is its superior hemlock reproduction.
  submaritime subzones are restricted to the leeward side of the Coast Mountains, and are transitional to interior zones. Submaritime forests are characterized by the scarcity of typically coastal species such as salal and yellow-cedar, and the presence of typically interior or continental species like red-stemmed feathermoss and queen's cup.

See also
List of forest regions and districts of British Columbia

References

Biogeoclimatic zones of British Columbia (map), BC Ministry of Forests website

External links
Web Atlas: Biogeographic Zones of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University Geography Dept.

Geography of British Columbia
Ecozones and ecoregions of British Columbia
Articles containing video clips

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The NIDFs are sector gatherings held every few years, for the sector, by the sector.
TheSE are sector gatherings for all dance communities – cultural and contemporary dancers, community dance groups, educators and independent artists – to gather to discuss our needs in communities across Australia.
The NIDF 2017, held 5 - 7 May, was a gathering to develop a sector-led national action plan for Indigenous dance. It brought together representatives from as many regions as possible.
"When you come to the National Indigenous Dance Forum, you have to be really clear about what your purpose is, be strong and determined to fulfil that purpose. Be aware of where you are and have a sense of place.
The National Indigenous Dance Forum 2017 (NIDF) was a BlakDance gathering held in partnership with YIRRAMBOI First Nations Arts Festival. The NIDF was held on the lands of the Kulin Nation at Weelam Ngalut, the Meat Markets Melbourne. Over 180 delegates participated in the NIDF with comprehensive national representation and international guests from; USA, Fiji, Canada and New Zealand. The NIDF was inclusive of the independent and small to medium sector, with diverse practitioners from; grass roots community members, choreographers, cultural educators, contemporary dancers, cultural dancers and youth dance companies. The NIDF process and program was informed by the NIDF Steering Group which included elders and peers of BlakDance as well as sector representatives. Direct advice regarding protocol was taken from the YIRRAMBOI Elders Council.
The NIDF 2017 was part of the Bullarto Wonthaggi (everyone gathering together) program of YIRRAMBOI, facilitated by Wesley Enoch (Artistic Director, Sydney Festival), Marilyn Miller (Founder, BlakDance) and Graham Brady (Elder).
Dedicated and curated intercultural and international conversations, showcases, opportunity for practice-based collaboration and connections at the next NIDF.
The purpose of dance to be upheld through programs and national significance as more than art and prioritised as a means for cultural transmission and healing as well.
Curriculum development for Indigenous dance in mainstream schools.
Increasing producers and presenters cultural competency through programs like the BlakDance Presenter Series. To ensure our cultural needs are included in our contract with the venue, through programs like Performing Country.
Demand for Indigenous led and curated, Blak performing arts spaces.
There is a critical and urgent need for more opportunities to make work, developing process, practice and protocol, like the BlakDance Residency Program.
The 2017 BlakDance Presenter Series ran alongside the forum giving presenters and producers the opportunity to develop first hand insights into curatorial capacity of First Nations dance.
Artists and company representatives attended market development bootcamp within The BlakDance Presenter Series.
For more information about the Presenter Series please click here.
Photo courtesy of Sunday Times Newspaper Perth 1959, the year Mary Joyce Miller auditioned and was accepted as a member of the West Australian Ballet Company.
On Sunday 7 May 2017 BlakDance hosted a panel discussion with seven Aboriginal ballet dancers celebrating their contributions to the art-form.
A historic discussion brought together 7 Aboriginal ballet dancers to journey through history, friendship, generosity and hopes.
Co-convened by Marilyn Miller (founder of BlakDance) and David McAllister (Artistic Director Australian Ballet).
For more information on previous National Indigenous Dance Forums, please take a look at the Creating Pathways outcomes from 2005.
The BlakDance Symposium 2012 here.
The BlakDance Summit 2015 here.
During NIDF 2017 Delegates identified the achievements of the Indigenous dance sector in Australia since Creating Pathways in 2005. The raw data is collated here.


After two nights in Omoa, Honduras, another friend, Emily, was flying into San Pedro Sula from California…we headed there to pick her up.I didn't have time to type my post in Omoa, the internet cafe was small…and here is a picture of my keyboard.
The connection was fast but it gets tricky when the letters are crumbling off as you use the keyboard.
I am now in Roatan, but let's start in Omoa (there is a map below if you are following us with your playbook). Omoa has an incredibly old but well preserved fort and museum on the way into town. Apparently, this northern Carribean coast was first explored by the Spanish in the early 1500s but it wasn't a viable town until the 1750s when the fort was built. This whole coast was a hotbed for pirate activity. Particularly the Brits.
There is a really nice museum right next door to the fort.
The museum is free. $80 lempira (about $4 USD) will get you into the fort.
There were rooms, living quarters and storage areas all around the thick walls. It was also surprisingly cool on a seriously HOT day.
Interesting fact: the fort was used as a serious (and dreaded) maximum security prison for the first half of the 20th century.
The view on top of the walls was gorgeous. Ocean on one side and mountains on the other…but I guess the view is what the fort was built for.
There was also a gorgeous mango tree (aka my heart's fondess wish) right in the center of the green.
After the fort and the pick-up at the San Pedro Sula airport, we headed to Tela…it was about an hour and a half drive.
We drove into the sleepy Garifuna village of Triunfo del La Cruz set right along the beach. There was not very much going on. Small wooden houses and some crumbling cement buildings, it was set on a very pretty strip of water.
We initially found a restaurant (or what appeared to be a restaurant), sat down to have some Barena beers and ask about a good place to camp. There were only 3 people sitting around…honestly, the town seemed deserted. The gentleman (who was clearly well into a bottle of rum) told us he knew about a hotel down the beach that had overnight security…something that is on our "must" list. We packed back into the truck, he grabbed his machete (the accessory of choice for all men in Honduras) and tucked it into his gym shorts.
He ran ahead of us (no room in the truck) with the machete swinging precariously over his bare feet. The combination of the rum, machete and tender feet was making me very nervous.
We cruised into the Hotel Colon…a restaurant and hotel (apparently the only one in town). There were about 15 Danish college aged students staying there…teaching English to kindergarteners and learning Spanish in return.
The beach was pretty but also pretty littered with garbage. These pictures don't really reflect that but what do you want me to do? Take pictures of trash?
The village life was LOW KEY. There weren't very many cars. Our hotel had wood delivered for the oven the next morning.
We woke up relatively early for a swim and to make the drive to La Ceiba, the third biggest city in Honduras. Set between the ocean and the moutains, it's quite a pretty location. I'm not sure how much time travellers spend in the city itself but it is surrounded by great waterfalls, national parks, hiking, zip lining and white water rafting. We found a cheap but decent hotel ($125 lempiras each for 2 double rooms) in the "night club zone". A great idea for good restaurants and bars and relative safety but not such a great idea when you are listening to club music at full blast in the middle of the night. I mean BLASTING.
Thanks to my roommate, Emily, for the Tylenol PM.
We did have a great meal at a place called Mango Tango across the street from our hotel. An outside deck and restaurant under a HUGE mango tree, that dropped delicious mangos constantly on their sheet metal roof. We had to fight a three year old boy for each of the delicious fruits.
But you know it is a bad sign when each of the 300+ passengers are giving a barf bag and a paper towel as soon as you are seated.
It was all fun and games until…well…you can probably predict what happened next.
I'm having fun following your new adventure! Looking forward to seeing some photos from Roatan. It's on our list of future trips!
Definitely should be on the list. The Bay Islands are gorgeous.


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Barycz Nowa – wieś w Polsce położona w województwie mazowieckim, w powiecie zwoleńskim, w gminie Zwoleń.

Barycz Nowa z sąsiednimi wsiami: Barycz Stara i Barycz-Kolonia tworzą sołectwo Barycz. Pod taką nazwą, jako jedna wieś, występowała w zapisach historycznych i urzędowych do początku XX wieku.

Sołectwo Barycz zajmuje obszar ok. 650 ha w widłach ujścia rzeki Sycynki do Zwolenki, na północno-wschodnich obrzeżach dawnej Puszczy Radomskiej.

Wierni Kościoła rzymskokatolickiego należą do parafii Niepokalanego Poczęcia NMP w Jasieńcu Soleckimj.

Nazwa wsi
Nazwa wsi pochodzi prawdopodobnie od słowa bara, dawniej oznaczającego moczary, rozlewiska wodne, bagna i podmokłe tereny.

Historia miejscowości
Wieś leżała na szlaku handlowym prowadzącym z południowej Europy przez Lublin i Chodlik do Radomia, a dalej na zachód i Pomorze, co sprzyjało jej rozwojowi. W rejonach obu rzek odkryto stanowiska dawnego hutnictwa dymarkowego, dla którego surowcem była miejscowa ruda darniowa oraz skorupki naczyń ceramicznych. Pierwszym historycznie udokumentowanym właścicielem wsi był Andrzej Ciołek herbu Ciołek z Żelechowa, pochodzący z rodu Ciołków, którego protoplasta (także Andrzej), starosta sandomierski, prowadził do boju trzecią chorągiew w bitwie pod Grunwaldem. Wcześniej, za zasługi dla króla Władysława Łokietka, otrzymał w dzierżawę dobra sandomierskie, w skład których wchodziła także ziemia zwoleńska.

W 1530 wieś kupił za 1000 florenów Piotr Kochanowski herbu Korwin, sędzia grodzki radomski, właściciel połowy Czarnolasu a od 1525 - Sycyny. Po jego śmierci, w 1559 Barycz przeszła w ręce jednego z pięciu synów, poety i tłumacza literatury antycznej – Andrzeja, brata Jana. Na dokumencie podziału dziedzictwa po Piotrze istnieje zapis: …"wieś czy też miasteczko Barycz"… (w oryg. "villa seu oppidum"), co może świadczyć, że ówczesny stan zabudowy wsi i infrastruktura spełniały podstawowe standardy XVI-wiecznego miasteczka: okazały dwór, młyn, rozległe stawy rybne, folwark z zabudowaniami gospodarczymi, dwie karczmy, we wsi działał kowal oraz garncarz. Do 1676 wieś była w posiadaniu spadkobierców licznego potomstwa Andrzeja Kochanowskiego, kiedy to została sprzedana wojewodzie mazowieckiemu Marcinowi Chomętowskiemu, po czym przeszła we władanie jego syna Stanisława (1706), hetmana polnego, który zmarł bezpotomnie w 1673, a wieś przejął były wojewoda pomorski Ignacy Przebendowski. Kolejnym dziedzicem, po ożenku z córką Ignacego, został Tadeusz Matuszewicz w 1790, minister skarbu Księstwa Warszawskiego. Jego syn Adam, dyplomata, jako spadkobierca utracił wieś za długi karciane w 1835, którą odkupił rząd Królestwa Polskiego i przekazał w 1838 gubernatorowi Kalisza gen. Piotrowi Szabelskiemu, a w 1892 jako donacja przeszła na jego syna Iwana. Po odzyskaniu przez Polskę niepodległości zarządzanie resztą dworskiej ziemi, okrojonej w wyniku uwłaszczenia chłopów (1864), przejął rząd i przeprowadził częściową parcelację, która ostatecznie została zakończona po 1945.

W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość administracyjnie należała do województwa radomskiego.

Dane według stanu z 2003: 317 mieszkańców, 79 gospodarstw, publiczna szkoła podstawowa, dwa sklepy; zabudowa w większości murowana, komunikacja autobusowa. Niestety poza ruinami młyna, nic nie zachowało się z dawnej zabudowy dworskiej.

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Tomasz Palacz, Człek Boże igrzysko. Wyd. Instytut Technologii Eksploatacji - Radom.
 Władysław Bara Kapciak, Barycz i okolice. Okruchy historii. Wyd. Biblioteka Zwoleńska im. dr Jana Pawłowskiego

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Zwoleń (gmina)


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School of Paediatrics & Reproductive Health
Obstetrics and Gynaecology publications
Title: Anti-adhesion barrier gels following operative hysteroscopy for treating female infertility: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Author: Bosteels, J.
Weyers, S.
Mol, B.
D'Hooghe, T.
Citation: Gynecological Surgery: endoscopy, imaging, and allied techniques, 2014; 11(2):113-127
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Responsibility: Jan Bosteels, Steven Weyers, Ben W. J. Mol, Thomas D'Hooghe
Abstract: The aim of this study was to assess the effects of any anti-adhesion barrier gel used after operative hysteroscopy for treating infertility associated with uterine cavity abnormalities. Gynecologists might use any barrier gel following operative hysteroscopy in infertile women for decreasing de novo adhesion formation; the use of any barrier gel is associated with less severe de novo adhesions and lower mean adhesion scores. Nevertheless, infertile women should be counseled that there is at the present no evidence for higher live birth or pregnancy rates. There is a lack of data for the outcome miscarriage. Preclinical studies suggest that the use of biodegradable surgical barriers may decrease postsurgical adhesion formation. Observational studies in the human report conflicting results. We searched the Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Specialized Register (10 April 2013), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (The Cochrane Library 2013, Issue 1), MEDLINE (1950 to 4 April 2013), EMBASE (1974 to 4 April 2013), and other electronic databases of trials including trial registers, sources of unpublished literature, and reference lists. We handsearched the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (from 1 January 1992 to 13 April 2013); we also contacted experts in the field. We included the randomized comparisons between any anti-adhesion barrier gel versus another barrier gel, placebo, or no adjunctive therapy following operative hysteroscopy. Primary outcomes were live birth rates and de novo adhesion formation at second-look hysteroscopy. Secondary outcomes were pregnancy and miscarriage rates, mean adhesion scores, and severity of adhesions at second-look hysteroscopy. Two authors independently assessed eligible studies for inclusion and risk of bias, and extracted data. We contacted primary study authors for additional information or other clarification. Five trials met the inclusion criteria. There is no evidence for an effect favoring the use of any barrier gel following operative hysteroscopy for the key outcomes of live birth or clinical pregnancy (risk ratio (RR) 3.0, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 0.35 to 26, P = 0.32, one study, 30 women, very low quality evidence); there were no data on the outcome miscarriage. The use of any gel following operative hysteroscopy decreases the incidence of de novo adhesions at second-look hysteroscopy at 1 to 3 months (RR 0.65, 95 % CI 0.45 to 0.93, P = 0.02, five studies, 372 women, very low quality evidence). The number needed to treat to benefit is 9 (95 % CI 5 to 33). The use of auto-cross-linked hyaluronic acid gel in women undergoing operative hysteroscopy for fibroids, endometrial polyps, or uterine septa is associated with a lower mean adhesion score at second-look hysteroscopy at 3 months (mean difference (MD) −1.44, 95 % CI −1.83 to −1.05, P < 0.00001, one study, 24 women; this benefit is even larger in women undergoing operative hysteroscopy for intrauterine adhesions(MD −3.30, 95 % CI −3.43 to −3.17, P < 0.00001, one study, 19 women). After using any gel following operative hysteroscopy, there are more American Fertility Society 1988 stage I (mild) adhesions (RR 2.81, 95 % CI 1.13 to 7.01, P = 0.03, four studies, 79 women). The number needed to treat to benefit is 2 (95 % CI 1 to 4). Similarly there are less' moderate or severe adhesions' at second-look hysteroscopy (RR 0.25, 95 % CI 0.10 to 0.67, P = 0.006, four studies, 79 women). The number needed to treat to benefit is 2 (95 % CI 1 to 4) (all very low quality evidence). There are some concerns for the non-methodological quality. Only two trials included infertile women; in the remaining three studies, it is not clear whether and how many participants suffered from infertility. Therefore, the applicability of the findings of the included studies to the target population under study should be questioned. Moreover, only one small trial studied the effects of anti-adhesion barrier gels for the key outcome of pregnancy; the length of follow-up was, however, not specified. More well-designed and adequately powered randomized studies are needed to assess whether the use of any anti-adhesion gel affects the key reproductive outcomes in a target population of infertile women.
Keywords: Adhesion prevention; barrier gel; operative hysteroscopy; infertility; systematic review; meta-analysis
Rights: © The Author(s) 2014


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title: "Hello World"
date: "2017-02-24"
layout: post
path: "/hello-world/"
category: "Beginning Blogging"
description: "Blog redesign using Gatsby."
readNext: "/goals-for-2017"
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![code](./code.jpg)

## My First Post

As a web developer when you are learning a new language the first thing we learn to do is output the string `hello world`.

In 2017 one of my goals was to write more. I have found a tool will allow me to get my thoughts down quickly in [markdown] and publish live with one command from terminal.

```js
yarn run deploy
```

## Gatsby

This tool is called [Gatsby][gatsby].

Gatsby allows you to transform plain text into dynamic blogs and websites using the latest web technologies. A [React.js][react] static site generator.

So the exciting thing for me is that I've also been wanting to learn Javascript deeper so I've settled with learning React as a way to reach my goal.

## Blog Redesign

So after going through the [React Essentials][react-essentials] Lynda course (which is excellent by the way) I decided to continue to explore using React by redesigning my blog using Gatsby.

So here we are. Hope you like it.

## Future Content

I love learning and will continue to share what I learn along the way and continue contributing to open source.

I hope you find it helpful to read as it is for me to write my thoughts down.

[react]: https://facebook.github.io/react/
[markdown]: https://masteringmarkdown.com/
[gatsby]: https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby
[react-essentials]: https://www.lynda.com/React-js-tutorials/React-js-Essential-Training/496905-2.html

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Famed terrorist Carlos the Jackal said: "Only a coalition of Marxists and Islamists can destroy the United States."
In September 2015, UTT published a brief article entitled The Convergence of Threats which illuminates the marriage between the U.S. Islamic Movement and the hard-left Marxists. Today, this marriage moves ever closer to is objective of overthrowing the U.S. government.
In a time when the Republic is in such grave danger from external (China, North Korea) and internal threats (Jihadists, Marxists, Progressives, Communists), and because the threats have massed and are launching unending assaults in our courts, our schools, our political system, and our communities – both violent and non-violent – the response cannot be gradual and it cannot be measured.
The strongest action possible must be taken against revolutionaries inside our nation, be they Antifa, Black Lives Matter, Industrial Areas Foundation, Communist Party USA, Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas, or any others. All nations working to undermine the United States, like China, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Qatar, North Korea, Venezuela, and others must be dealt with harshly and swiftly.
We are at war for the integrity of our nation, and nothing should cause us to hesitate or falter.
During World War II, German spies/saboteurs arrived on American soil in 1944 with orders to destroy critical U.S. infrastructure. Fearing capture, two of the spies turned themselves in and ratted out the other 6 who were captured at the end of June of the same year. President Roosevelt ordered a military tribunal, and on August 8, approximately five weeks later, all six were executed.
While the Manhattan Project was in full operation creating the atomic bombs that would be dropped on Japan and end World War II, spies penetrated secret U.S. laboratories and were stealing secrets about the project. Brigadier General Paul Tibbets (USAF, retired) who piloted the Enola Gay, which delivered the first atomic bomb in Hiroshima, Japan, spoke in November 2000 about his experiences. Tibbets detailed how the United States handled at least two spies during wartime. He told a story, directly related to him by one of the men involved, about a meeting between a traitor/spy and his handler in Chicago. U.S. government officials witnessing the meeting shot them dead in the streets of Chicago and left them there. See Tibbets video HERE (43:55-45:50).
Today, Secret/Top Secret information is being leaked to the media for political gain, gravely damaging the security of the United States. Government officials and elected representatives in both political parties at the federal level are protecting, aiding and abetting, and providing material support to enemies of the United States, including Hamas and Al Qaeda terrorists in suits, as well as leaders of hostile nation states like Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Members of the media are providing material support to these same terrorists by allowing terrorists to use their networks as platforms for propaganda and for destroying the reputations and lives of people who are working to fight against this threat, uphold the law, and honor their Oaths of Office.
Judges are using their benches to assault the integrity of our nation's laws while ignoring their duty to the Constitution and the ideals found in the Declaration of Independence.
Local officials, including mayors, city council members, school board officials, some law enforcement leaders, university presidents and officials, and others are regularly surrendering our founding principles and our security to hard-left Marxists and jihadis just for the sake of avoiding conflict and controversy.
Our universities have, to a great extent, become places of indoctrination and not education, which is an intentional means to achieve our enemies objectives.
Understanding the threat is always the first step, but Americans must also understand these hostile movements at a much deeper level. Every action taken by these movements – even if the action itself is legal – serves to aid these Movements' overall goal of overthrowing the U.S. government. This makes these actions unlawful under Title 18 US Code Chapter 115 as they act to aid in conspiracies to overthrow the government. This includes Advocating Overthrow of Government, Seditious Conspiracy, Misprision of Treason, Treason, and others.
Yet, the federal government is catastrophically broken and is not currently able to deal with the threats bearing down on us. This is why it is imperative for all Patriots to understand this war will be won – or lost – at the local level in their community. Sheriffs and Pastors are key, but active citizens will win the day.
If you live in a community which is surrendering to the Islamic Movement and the hard-left Marxists, UTT suggests you move to a community that has a desire to live and thrive as a free people.
There is a war going on and every able-bodied Patriot is needed. County by county, state by state.
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Come for the dinosaur tracks, stay for the views at this San Antonio-area park
The view from the Bluff Spurs Trail at Government Canyon State Natural Trail.Priscilla Aguirre, MySA.com
Yes, it's humid hot right now, but my hiking adventures shall continue (with an earlier start time to avoid peak heat).
On Sunday, my two friends and I packed up our many water bottles to prepare to take a hike on a trail at Government Canyon State Natural Area that left us breathing heavily, slipping on loose rocks now and again, and so sore (Monday morning, of course). However, the amazing views were worth all the sweat and complaints.
READ ALSO: San Antonio hiker shares guide to top state parks in South Texas
A week prior to our visit, we made reservations before heading to the popular San Antonio natural area on 12861 Galm Road. However, upon entrance, the staff member who greeted us told us reservations are strongly recommended but not always needed during the summer. He said the heat keeps things slow, but I encourage you to book ahead to reserve your day pass ($6 per person 13 and older).
While the natural area is not far from the bustling 1604 highway near Culebra Road, the 12,244-acre park hides well on the far West Side. It leaves you feeling like you're escaping the city life and entering a nature oasis filled with wildlife and beautiful fully-bloomed summer flowers, like the yellow-hued lance-leaved coreopsis and the Indian Paintbrush.
North Bluff Trail Spurs Overlook Trail
The North Bluff Spurs Overlook trail at Government Canyon State Natural Area.
Priscilla Aguirre, MySA.com
The park offers more than 40 miles of trails for hiking and biking. There's even a popular trail (the Joe Johnston Route) that allows you to see 110-million-year-old dinosaur tracks – the only publicly known dinosaur tracks in Bexar County.
However, upon research, I found out the North Bluff Spurs Overlook (3.4 miles) is a staff favorite at Government Canyon, and it's easy to see why.
After parking in Lot A and finding the visitor center, we grabbed a map and started heading toward our trail, which is a bit tricky to find. We circled back a couple of times and ended up asking a staff member at the visitor center how to get there. It was our first time, after all, and you don't want to get lost in the Texan heat.
The Recharge Zone trail at Government Canyon State Natural Area.
After crossing the open paved bridge (which also has breath-taking views of the lively green trees), you'll find a sign to the left of your that reads "Backcountry Trailhead." No pets are allowed in the Backcountry so prepare to keep your furry pals at home or stick with exploring the Frontcountry trails.
Upon arriving at the trailhead, we met a sweet woman who also told us she just finished hiking the same trail we planned to embark on. It's her favorite because of the gorgeous views (which only made my anticipation to get up there and see for myself).
To get to Bluff Spurs, you'll take a short walk up the gravel Backcountry Trailhead and then turn right at the Recharge Zone Trail entrance. There's enough signage to help you find your way.
Once on the Recharge Zone, you'll walk for about half a mile on a flat trail with no shade whatsoever. The sun is glaring here, and it's a tough one to get through when you're returning. Leave enough water towards the end because we poured it all over us. The Bluff Spurs trail is to the left after that half-mile walk.
The journey to the stunning view
The view from the Bluff Spurs Trail at Government Canyon State Natural Trail.
For about half a mile, you'll hike up towards one of the two outlooks found on Bluff Spurs. It's a challenging journey, definitely not for beginner hikers. We burned close to 1,000 calories on this hike, according to my MapMyRun app.
On this trail, there are plenty of spots to take a break from the sun. It's a fun quest up, as you'll see colorful butterflies resting on flowers, friendly spiders crawling on trees, and the impressive arches the branches make (honestly, one of my favorite things about hiking is seeing these nature pathways).
The trip includes lots of up-and-down hikes that will leave you winded and asking if it's over. Well, at least it did for us. However, after about an hour, we reached the area where you can either go left or right to find an overlook. We choose the South Spur Overlook (the left), and I'm so happy we did.
The overlook, which is about a .4 walk from the split, was remarkable. We all let out a loud sigh of relief once we got there and immediately embraced the view of rich, robust trees. We felt so small standing there on the cliff among the hills. There were no city buildings in sight, simply just nature.
A couple saw our reaction, knowing it was our first time, smiled and said as they were leaving the area, "enjoy the view, guys." At that moment, we knew all the whining and sweating was worth it. We stayed for nearly 30 minutes just enjoying the sights.
Although we didn't check out the second overlook due to time, we know we will be back to find that peace and calmness we felt. Now we know now why it's the staff's favorite.
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Did the naive liberal so-called human right activist know that the foreign governments such as US, UK, EU are using religion to sow chaos and discontent the local population? As usual the human right did not see the real danger of foreign governments interfere in the internal affair of a sovereign country, Burma.
Did the naive liberal so-called human right activist know that the foreign governments such as US, UK, EU are using religion to sow chaos and discontent among the local population? As usual the human right did not see the real danger of foreign governments interfere in the internal affair of a sovereign country, Burma.