A Soil moisture monitoring comprises testing the soil for its water content or for its ability to have water extracted through being squeezed by plant roots (known as soil suction or soil moisture tension) in order  to better assess how much  or little water is required,  in order to avoid wastage.
The worldwide market for Soil Moisture Monitoring System is expected to grow at a CAGR of roughly 9.1% over the next five years, will reach 130 million US$ in 2023, from 79 million US$ in 2017, according to a new GIR (Global Info Research) study.
There are 15 Chapters to deeply display the global Soil Moisture Monitoring System market.


These laws are meant to prevent discrimination. However, this purpose bumps against the real world, where health insurers cannot charge different premiums to individuals who are sick. The Affordable Care Act (2010) allows employers to offer incentives to workers who participate in wellness programs, and can offer financial incentives up to 30 percent of premium (or up to 50 percent for anti-smoking programs). However, participation in a wellness program also necessitates surrendering personal health information to an employer who would otherwise be barred from having it (under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, 1996).
Because employers cannot use underwriting for medical risk to charge different premiums to different employees, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that wellness programs are designed less to make or keep employees well than to ensure healthy people are attracted to the employer and sick people are not. Evidence suggests this is the real consequence of workplace wellness programs.
Unlike the tri-department rule, which applies only to wellness programs connected with employer-sponsored health insurance or health plan coverage, the EEOC ADA and GINA rules apply to employer wellness programs whether a wellness program is part of employer-sponsored health plan, is offered to employees whether or not they participate in a health plan, or is offered by employers that do not sponsor a health plan or health insurance.
There is no hiding place. We have come a long way from ensuring people in wheelchairs can enter buildings. Laws intended to prevent discrimination are now being used to regulate corporate yoga classes.


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Elena Eroshkin: A Successful Pianist and Ballroom Dancer Helps Others While Planning for Her Future
By ZCode Magazines	• 5 years ago	• Student Stars
by AMY LEHRER | photo by Zeena Gregg Photography
Overcoming Shyness
Elena Eroshkin loves playing the piano and dancing. For the past eleven years, she has taken piano lessons and has enjoyed classical music. She even earned the Advanced Piano Level Certificate of Merit from the Music Teacher Association of California this past year. Watching a ballroom dancing recording inspired her to take ballroom dancing. Elena reminisced, "[The couple] appeared to be from another era – frozen in a timeless dance – as they floated above the floor." Over the last four years she has placed second in eight ballroom dance competitions and even earned the fourth title in the Pro-Am division of the Embassy Ballroom World Championships this past year. One of her most memorable dance experiences occurred while she danced the tango in a final competition round. Nervous that the judge would subtract points and her own shyness limiting her, she became inspired when a friend yelled, "Go Elena!" She recalled, "I distinctly remember something inside me changed. When I opened my eyes, I became the dance." Performing the tango pushed her to become limitless.
Elena has excelled in another area as well. A Girl Scout since Kindergarten, Elena loves helping people. Elena shared, "I am very shy and quiet at school and at home, but when it comes to community service, I am always the loudest one in the crowd." This past year Elena received the Gold Award for the SignWriting app she and her team developed. SignWriting is an alphabet with visual symbols representing the movements and hand shapes of any sign language in the world. Elena was able to travel to Osnabruck, Germany to a school for the deaf to present her app to students who use SignWriting every day. She became aware of how much her app made a difference and was inspired by students finding beauty in small things.
"The sky is not the limit; it is only the beginning of what can be achieved."
In the future Elena hopes to become a surgeon. Currently, her favorite subject in school is research methods, a class that conducts scientific research to learn fundamental concepts of research design and procedures. "I enjoy this subject because it challenges me to learn more and to think outside the box," explained Elena.
Elena plans to pursue a career and preserve time to practice her music and dancing. She advised, "The sky is not the limit; it is only the beginning of what can be achieved."
Name: Elena Eroshkin (18)
School: Canyon Crest Academy
Grade: Senior
Parents: Galina and Alexey Eroshkin
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Oh I am grateful for so many things in my life right now.
I am grateful for this guided mantra meditation when my head gets too full.
I am grateful that I get to be Rebe's sunshine on a rainy day.
I thank my parents,because now I can enjoy the wonder of life, be happy for your child!


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ALG Revises 2020 New Vehicle Sales Forecast Scenarios Based on Latest Impact of COVID-19
- NASDAQ Companies
SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ALG, a subsidiary of TrueCar, and the industry benchmark for determining the future resale value of a vehicle, is providing an updated 2020 new vehicle sales forecast to account for the quickly evolving Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the latest economic outlook. ALG will be revising its forecast weekly along with major new developments.
15.3M (Optimistic):Movement restrictions lifted May 1Stimulus packages deployed and having a positive impact13.2M (Mixed):Multiple social distancing periods limit out of home activityStimulus packages deployed and having a positive impactSupply disruption due to production stoppages11.2M (Cautious):Ongoing social distancing and limited out of home activity through summerProlonged downturn, limited success of stimulus packagesIncreased unemployment throughout 2020"With the temporary closure of dealerships across the nation, continued declines in the stock market and ongoing uncertainty around the short/mid-term strategy to battle COVID-19, ALG expects further declines in our annual automotive sales forecast. While events continue to unfold daily, it seems the most likely outcome is vehicle sales landing in the mid 13 million range for 2020," said Eric Lyman, Chief Industry Analyst for ALG."A dependable personal automobile will continue to play a critical role in daily life. Even during 'stay at home' orders vehicles will be used to get essential employees to work, deliver food, run critical errands and provide a safe transport in a time when public transportation is limited or unavailable," continued Lyman."We cannot stress this enough, automotive sales will return," said Morgan Hansen, Vice President, Data Science at ALG. "The aging U.S. vehicle fleet and growth of millennial market are underlying pillars of strength in mid to long-term auto sales. Natural replacement demand remains steady at roughly 15.5 million vehicles per year. Sales below this figure are not 'lost,' but merely deferred until we see a return to our daily routine."Added Lyman, "Online shopping and digital retailing will play a critical role in mitigating the drop in vehicle sales. Automakers are already rolling out innovative incentive products to stimulate consumer demand but the industry must iterate on existing sales practices and become more accommodating to shoppers in a 'stay at home' environment." Note: All scenarios are absent severe impacts and "speculative pessimism" from:Widespread supply chain or vehicle production disruptionProlonged social distancing beyond 6 monthsProlonged closure of auto dealerships beyond 45-60 daysStimulus packages delayed or ineffectiveSignificant and sustained declines in macro-economic fundamentals (demand)About ALGFounded in 1964 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, ALG is an industry authority on automotive residual value projections in both the United States and Canada. By analyzing nearly 2,500 vehicle trims each year to assess residual value, ALG provides auto industry and financial services clients with market industry insights, residual value forecasts, consulting and vehicle portfolio management and risk services. ALG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TrueCar, Inc., a digital automotive marketplace that provides comprehensive pricing transparency about what other people paid for their cars. ALG has been publishing residual values for all cars, trucks and SUVs in the U.S. for over 55 years and in Canada since 1981.About TrueCarTrueCar is a leading automotive digital marketplace that enables car buyers to connect to our network of 16,500 Certified Dealers. We are building the industry's most personalized and efficient car buying experience as we seek to bring more of the purchasing process online. Consumers who visit our marketplace will find a suite of vehicle discovery tools, price ratings and market context on new and used cars — all with a clear view of what's a great deal. When they are ready, TrueCar will enable them to connect with a local Certified Dealer who shares in our belief that truth, transparency and fairness are the foundation of a great car buying experience. As part of our marketplace, TrueCar powers car-buying programs for over 250 leading brands, including AARP, Sam's Club, and American Express. Nearly half of all new-car buyers engage with TrueCar powered sites, where they buy smarter and drive happier. TrueCar is headquartered in Santa Monica, California, with offices in Austin, Texas and Boston, Massachusetts.For more information, please visit www.truecar.com, and follow us on Facebook or Twitter. TrueCar media line: +1-844-469-8442 (US toll-free) | Email: [email protected] TrueCar and ALG PR Contact:
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by HRN | CONFERENCES, FEASTS & HOLIDAYS, TEACHING, Tony Robinson, TORAH STUDY
RESTORATION OF TORAH
Pastor, Worship Leader & Author
Tony received Yeshua as his Savior in 1980 at the University of Illinois while working on his BS degree in chemistry. Soon after, he began to lead a small group and congregational worship. In 1984 Tony met his future bride, Tina. In 1987 they traveled to Kansas where Tony pursued an MS degree in chemistry. From 1987 – 1997 Tony and Tina helped plant three Vineyard Christian Fellowship congregations. From 1997 – 1999, he served as a Worship Pastor and lay elder in Charlotte, NC. At that time, Adonai graciously opened Tony's eyes to His restoration through the Messianic movement. Since then, Tony, Tina, and their four children have developed a strong foundation for their faith in Yeshua by studying the Torah. Tony wrote an article entitled, "The Restoration of Torah," as a result of his intense study of Hebrew roots. From there the ministry, "Restoration of Torah" was born (www.restorationoftorah.org). Currently, Tony is the congregational leader at Beit Israel Hebraic Community in Chattanooga, TN. Additionally, Tony continues to lead worship and write Messianic congregational songs that celebrate the Torah.
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Q: Print all bibliography entries except "dataonly" ones As part of a literature survey, I have produced an enormous BibTeX file (in Biber dialect) that contains entries (including abstracts) for all the literature of interest.  I made liberal use of crossref fields to avoid time-consuming and error-prone repetition of proceedings/book titles, publisher addresses, etc.  Those crossreferenced entries that are not of interest to me (except as a source of data) I have marked with dataonly = {true}.
Without manually specifying the keys, how can I print my entire bibliography except for the dataonly = {true} entries?
Here is a minimal non-working example:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{biblatex}
\addbibresource{\jobname.bib}
\DeclareFieldFormat{abstract}{\par\small#1}
\renewbibmacro*{finentry}{\printfield{abstract}\finentry}

\usepackage{filecontents}

\begin{filecontents}{\jobname.bib}
@proceedings{acl,
  publisher = {Association for Computational Linguistics},
  address = {Stroudsburg, PA},
  dataonly = {true},
}

@proceedings{acl2015,
  year = 2015,
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 53rd Meeting of the ACL},
  crossref = {acl},
  dataonly = {true},
}

@book{wordnet,
  year = 2016,
  booktitle = {An Introduction to WordNet},
  editor = {Gary Gnu},
  crossref = {acl},
  dataonly = {true},
}

@inproceedings{foo,
  author = {Foo Bar},
  title = {Some article},
  abstract = {Here is the abstract.},
  crossref = {acl2015},
}

@incollection{quux,
  author = {Quux quuux},
  title = {Why I love {WordNet}},
  abstract = {Another fine abstract.},
  crossref = {wordnet},
}

% And hundreds more entries...
\end{filecontents}

\begin{document}
\nocite{*}
\printbibliography
\end{document}

This prints the following:

However, what I want to display is the following:

A: You are halfway there, it's not dataonly = {true}, it's
 options = {dataonly=true},

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For Millions Of Americans In The Middle Of The Country, It Feels Like An Economic Depression Right Now
What do you do when you have lost all hope that things will ever turn around? It may still feel like "the economy is booming" for those at the top end of the economic food chain in big coastal cities such as New York and San Francisco, but for millions of hard working Americans in the middle of the country, talk of a "coming recession" is absolutely ludicrous because it already feels like a severe economic depression is happening right now. In America's heartland, bankruptcies are surging, debt burdens are becoming overwhelming, and suicide rates are spiking to unprecedented levels. We have not seen economic despair this extreme since the last recession, and I am about to share a story with you that will absolutely break your heart.
At one time, South Dakota farmers Chris and Amber Dykshorn looked toward the future with great optimism. But mounting debts and several years of disastrous weather changed all that, and in June their community was shocked when Chris took his own life…
Amber Dykshorn stood at her kitchen window and watched the storm come in.
It was a very dark Saturday night in the middle of the summer in the middle of a year that is on track to be the wettest in more than a century. The wind blew over the farm, the rain came down and she heard the ominous pings on her roof – pea-sized hail, striking the still-fragile stalks of the only corn her husband, Chris Dykshorn, was able to plant before he took his own life in June.
Chris had lost all hope.
The couple was absolutely drowning in debt, and they desperately needed a good year just to keep the farm going.
But then the rain just kept on coming, and now Amber has to deal with three young kids and $300,000 in farm debt all by herself…
Did their crop insurance cover hail damage? She had no idea. That was something Chris would have taken care of, if he were here. Instead she was alone, with nearly $300,000 in farm debt, three kids ages 5 to 13 and a host of grief-fueled questions. Why hadn't she been able to save him? What would happen to them now?
Sadly, the Dykshorns are not an isolated case.
All across the Midwest, farms are going under at a staggering rate. According to the vice president of the National Farmers Union, the state of Wisconsin is "losing two farms a day" at this point…
"You look at the weather, you look at the crops you can't get off the field, you look at the bills you can't pay," Patty Edelburg, vice president of the National Farmers Union, told Yahoo Finance. "Bankruptcies are up. Wisconsin is attributed as the No. 1 bankruptcy in the nation right now, when it comes to dairy farmers. That number is up, I think, 24% from last year already. We're losing two farms a day."
If you can believe it, the state of Wisconsin "lost almost 1,200 dairy farms" between 2016 and 2018.
Overall, the number of dairy farms in the state has fallen by 49 percent during the last 15 years.
Just think about that.
Half of all the dairy farms in our most important dairy producing state are completely gone.
And instead of tapering off, this "farm apocalypse" just continues to pick up speed. Sadly, the bankers are contributing to this crisis in a major way by denying loans to many of these troubled farmers…
"Farming is such a stressful occupation by itself," Edelburg said. "When you start adding financial stress on top of it, it's just going to add more stress. Farmers can't pay their bills, they have no extra money, they have people honing down their neck looking to pay bills. They're going to banks and they can't get loans. They're literally being denied loans."
When you are already drowning in debt and your crops are failing and the banks won't give you any more money, it can seem like there is no way out.
This is the position that Chris Dykshorn found himself in, and we can get an idea of what his emotional state was like just before he committed suicide from the final texts that he sent to his wife…
"I'm struggling so bad today. I don't know what to do anymore," he texted on May 31. "I seriously don't know how we r gonna make it."
On June 1: "I just want to sit in the house and cry."
And then: "What am I supposed to do. I am failing and feel like I'm gonna lose everything I've worked for the past how many years."
As I have stressed over and over, suicide is never the answer. But when someone loses all hope that there will ever be an opportunity to turn things around, it can be very difficult to keep going.
Meanwhile, money is flowing like wine on Wall Street thanks to the Federal Reserve. The unelected Fed has been pumping billions upon billions of dollars into the financial markets, and this has resulted in a higher concentration of wealth among the top one percent than ever before. The following comes from Bloomberg…
The top 1% of American households have enjoyed huge returns in the stock market in the past decade, to the point that they now control more than half of the equity in U.S. public and private companies, according to data from the Federal Reserve. Those fat portfolios have America's elite gobbling up an ever-bigger piece of the pie.
The very richest had assets of about $35.4 trillion in the second quarter, or just shy of the $36.9 trillion held by the tens of millions of people who make up the 50th percentile to the 90th percentile of Americans — much of the middle and upper-middle classes.
In essence, Wall Street is being showered by "welfare money" from the Federal Reserve, and nobody is holding the Fed accountable.
At the same time, tens of millions of American families are working low paying jobs and are just barely getting by from month to month. The following comes from Zero Hedge…
For instance, a new report sheds light on 53 million Americans, or about 44% of all US workers, aged 18 to 64, are considered low-wage and low-skilled.
Many of these folks are stuck in the gig economy, making approximately $10.22 per hour, and they bring home less than $20,000 per year, according to a Brookings Institution report.
Today, half of all American workers make less than $33,000 a year. As the cost of living continues to rise much faster than wages do, hard working Americans are increasingly turning to debt in order to make ends meet, and during the next recession many families will not be able to service those debts.
All over the nation, we are watching a tragedy play out in slow motion.
America's heartland is being gutted, and the "next recession" hasn't even officially started yet. But soon enough it will, and the deep depression that we are already witnessing in many parts of the middle of the country will get a lot worse.
About the Author: I am a voice crying out for change in a society that generally seems content to stay asleep. My name is Michael Snyder and I am the publisher of The Economic Collapse Blog, End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News, and the articles that I publish on those sites are republished on dozens of other prominent websites all over the globe. I have written four books that are available on Amazon.com including The Beginning Of The End, Get Prepared Now, and Living A Life That Really Matters. (#CommissionsEarned) By purchasing those books you help to support my work. I always freely and happily allow others to republish my articles on their own websites, but due to government regulations I need those that republish my articles to include this "About the Author" section with each article. In order to comply with those government regulations, I need to tell you that the controversial opinions in this article are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the websites where my work is republished. This article may contain opinions on political matters, but it is not intended to promote the candidacy of any particular political candidate. The material contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and readers should consult licensed professionals before making any legal, business, financial or health decisions. Those responding to this article by making comments are solely responsible for their viewpoints, and those viewpoints do not necessarily represent the viewpoints of Michael Snyder or the operators of the websites where my work is republished. I encourage you to follow me on social media on Facebook and Twitter, and any way that you can share these articles with others is a great help.
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An "All-Out Blizzard" That Is "Unheard Of For October" Is About To Hit Farms In The Midwest With Up To 2 Feet Of Snow
October 19, 2019 October 9, 2019 by Michael Snyder
Farmers in the middle of the country are about to get hit by what could potentially be the worst October blizzard in U.S. history. According to USA Today, "the massive size and intensity of this snowstorm is unheard of for October". In other words, we have never seen anything like this in the month of October ever before. Such a storm would have been disastrous enough in a normal year, but this has definitely not been a normal year for Midwest farmers. As I detailed extensively in previous articles, endless rain and horrific flooding made planting season a complete and utter nightmare for many Midwest farmers this year. Millions of acres did not get planted at all, and planting was seriously delayed on tens of millions of other acres. As a result, corn, soybeans and other crops are simply not ready to be harvested in many parts of the Midwest, and now an unprecedented winter storm is barreling directly toward our heartland.
This is a very, very serious situation. Normally, most corn in the Dakotas and Minnesota is considered to be "mature" by now, but this year we are facing a completely different scenario.
According to the latest USDA Crop Progress Report, only 22 percent of the corn in North Dakota is considered to be "mature" at this point…
Many farmers continue to wait on the sidelines to get into the fields. With freezing temperatures, heavy snowfall, and high winds set to hit the northern Plains this week, the corn in North Dakota is only 22% mature vs. a 75% five-year average, according to Monday's USDA Crop Progress Report.
Also, South Dakota corn is rated 36% mature vs. an 80% five-year average. Minnesota farmers have a corn crop that is just 39% mature vs. an 83% five-year average.
And now here comes an "all-out blizzard".
In case you are wondering, I am not the one that put such an extreme label on this storm. In fact, Accuweather is specifically using that term to describe this historic storm…
An unusually far-reaching snowstorm for early October will stall, strengthen and evolve into an "all-out blizzard" over the Dakotas and then will send a blast of cold air across much of the Plains and Midwest.
Heavy snow has already fallen on the northern Rockies and was progressing southeastward along with a charge of cold air. Snow and slippery travel were also being reported in parts of Washington state, including around Spokane where new daily snowfall record for Oct. 8 was set. Spokane International Airport recorded 3.3 inches of snow Tuesday, shattering the previous record for the day, which was a trace set in 1981.
It is crazy that Spokane is already getting snow.
According to Yahoo News, that snowfall already makes this the "third-snowiest October" that the city has ever experienced…
Spokane, Washington, was one town that was hit particularly hard by the snow on Tuesday. A record-breaking 3.3 inches of snow fell, the first measurable snow in the month of October since 2001. It also made this month the third-snowiest October on record, following 3.9 inches in October of 1975 and 6.1 inches in October of 1957.
Ultimately, a few inches of snow is not that big of a deal.
But once this storm reaches the middle of the country, it is going to dump up to 2 feet of snow on some of our most important agricultural areas…
A general 6-12 inches is forecast over much of the Dakotas. However, a large swath of 12-24 inches is likely with an AccuWeather Local StormMax™ of 30 inches likely from north-central North Dakota to central and northeastern North Dakota.
Cities that could end up with 2 feet of snow include Bismarck, Jamestown and Devils Lake, North Dakota, as well as Mobridge, South Dakota, and Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Needless to say, that much snow at this time of the year is going to be absolutely devastating for many farmers.
And we are being told that this coming storm actually has "two parts". After the first part strikes, the second part is going to come rolling through on Friday and Saturday…
The storm will have two parts, the first of which is targeting the northern and central Rockies and High Plains on Wednesday into Thursday. The second part will bring snow to the eastern and central portions of the Dakotas and western Minnesota by week's end.
"Near-blizzard to full-fledged blizzard conditions are possible across portions of central North Dakota Friday afternoon into Saturday morning," the weather service in Bismarck said. "Expect high impacts and dangerous to impossible travel conditions."
I can't even imagine how corn and soybean farmers are going to feel once their unharvested fields are buried under two feet of snow.
As I keep warning, weather patterns just continue to become more extreme, and many believe that what we have witnessed so far is just the beginning of our problems (#ad).
There is one more thing that I would like to mention before I wrap up this article.
Do you remember the "Perfect Storm" that we witnessed in the Atlantic Ocean back in 1991? Hollywood made a big movie about it, and that film ended up making more than 300 million dollars worldwide.
Well, according to Accuweather a very similar storm is now developing in roughly the same location…
Interestingly, around the same time in 1991, the "Perfect Storm" was in the making over the western Atlantic Ocean. There are some similarities to the pattern this week with a smaller storm taking shape and stalling just off the mid-Atlantic and New England coasts.
I found this to be particularly interesting, because I wrote an article about "the perfect storm" that is about to hit America just a few days ago. If you missed it, you can find my article entitled "The Book Is About To Close On The Late Great United States Of America" right here.
We live in truly unprecedented times, and things are about to start getting really crazy out there.
So get prepared for "the perfect storm" while you still can, because time is quickly running out.
About the Author: I am a voice crying out for change in a society that generally seems content to stay asleep. I am the publisher of The Economic Collapse Blog, End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News, and the articles that I publish on those sites are republished on dozens of other prominent websites all over the globe. I have written four books that are available on Amazon.com including The Beginning Of The End, Get Prepared Now, and Living A Life That Really Matters. (#CommissionsEarned) By purchasing those books you help to support my work. I always freely and happily allow others to republish my articles in written form on their own websites as long as this "About the Author" section is included. In order to comply with government regulations, I need to tell you that the controversial opinions in this article are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the websites where my work is republished. This article may contain opinions on political matters, but it is not intended to promote the candidacy of any particular political candidate. You can follow me on social media on Facebook and Twitter. The material contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and readers should consult licensed professionals before making any legal, business, financial or health decisions. Those responding to this article by making comments are solely responsible for their viewpoints, and those viewpoints do not necessarily represent the viewpoints of Michael Snyder or the operators of this website.
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"Worst Year Ever": The Chinese Ban On U.S. Agricultural Products Will Be A Death Blow For Countless U.S. Farms
August 6, 2019 by Michael Snyder
U.S. farmers have never experienced a year quite like this. During the first half of 2019, endless rain and unprecedented flooding were the major problems. As a result of the incredibly wet conditions, millions of acres of prime farmland didn't get planted at all, and tens of millions of other acres are going to yield a lot less than usual. Even without anything else happening, we were going to see farm bankruptcies soar to absolutely crazy levels, but now the Chinese government is essentially cutting off U.S. agricultural imports. This will greatly depress the prices that U.S. farmers get for their crops, and so many farmers that were still hoping to squeeze out a profit for this year will be hit with a loss instead. Ultimately, the truth is that 2019 is going to be a death blow for countless U.S. farmers that were barely hanging on financially after a string of really tough years. Many will leave the industry entirely and never go back to farming again, and our nation will be worse off because of it.
When the Chinese announced that they were going to completely stop buying U.S. agricultural products, it sent shockwaves across the middle portion of the country. According to the executive vice president of the American Farm Bureau, our farmers and ranchers will now be facing "just a really tough, tough time"…
"This is a body blow to farmers and ranchers all across the country," Dale Moore, executive vice president of the American Farm Bureau, told FOX Business. "That's one of the things that we are feeling the effects of, and this is on top of a year when mother nature has been a terrible business partner in many parts of the country. It's just a really tough, tough time for farmers and ranchers in this country."
Shares of industrial, farming, oil and transportation companies have plummeted, a direct result of the increased tensions between the world's two largest economies.
Of course President Trump is trying to be upbeat and he is promising that the Chinese will not be able to hurt our farmers, but the truth is that they already have.
Chinese imports of U.S. agricultural products fell by more than half from 2017 to 2018, and now they are going to zero. The following comes from Fox Business…
Despite Trump's tweet, American farmers now stand to lose all of what was a $9.1 billion market in 2018, which was down sharply from the $19.5 billion U.S. farmers exported to China in 2017.
Unfortunately for U.S. farmers, they are caught right in the middle of a tug of war between the Chinese government and President Trump, and China specifically went after U.S. farmers in order to hurt Trump politically…
China's new agricultural ban has an additional benefit to the Chinese of maximizing negative political impact to Trump.
Important presidential election swing states in the Midwest grain belt such as Iowa and Wisconsin were vital to his 2016 election victory. Cutting this particular area of bilateral trade at a time when American farmers are recovering from the after-effects of this year's floods is a potent way for Beijing to punch back against President Trump's new tariffs.
If the presidential election was held this November, it would be really difficult for Trump to win in Iowa in Wisconsin. Of course much can change between now and November 2020, but right now Trump is definitely losing support in the middle of the country.
Speaking of Wisconsin, it just happens to be one of the states that currently has the highest number of farm bankruptcy filings…
Since last June, there have been a staggering 535 Chapter 12 bankruptcy filings, a 13 percent increase. Kansas, Minnesota and Wisconsin had the highest number of filings.
As a result, Congress passed the Family Farmer Relief Act to update the eligibility requirements for Chapter 12 bankruptcy, raising the debt limit from $4.1 million to $10 million — giving more farmers the chance to declare bankruptcy, thereby offering their producers and creditors a better chance to recognize and avoid mass liquidation.
President Trump will try to keep as many farms going as possible with his massive aid packages, but the truth is that even with those aid packages it is inevitable that farm bankruptcies will continue to surge.
In fact, they are already at the highest level that we have seen since the last recession.
What U.S. farmers really need is an end to the trade war and for the Chinese to start buying from them again.
Sadly, that is just not going to happen. At this point, even Goldman Sachs is admitting that there will not be a trade deal with China before the 2020 presidential election…
Analysts at Goldman Sachs no longer think the U.S. and China will manage to negotiate a trade deal ahead of the 2020 presidential election — which is more than 15 months away.
"We had expected a final round of tariffs targeting remaining Chinese imports at a 10 percent rate," the analysts, led by chief U.S. economist Jan Hatzius, wrote in a note to clients. "But news since President Trump's tariff announcement last Thursday indicates that U.S. and Chinese policymakers are taking a harder line, and we no longer expect a trade deal before the 2020 election."
This means that things will continue to go from bad to worse for U.S. farmers, and this will take a major toll on the U.S. economy as a whole.
We have entered the time of "the perfect storm", and things are definitely not going to get any easier in the months ahead.
I wish that I had better news for you, but I don't. Global events are starting to greatly accelerate, and so many of the things that we have been warned about are starting to happen right in front of our eyes.
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Shocking Before And After Photos Reveal The Truth About The Widespread Crop Failures The U.S. Is Facing In 2019
June 23, 2019 by Michael Snyder
Torrential rains have been hammering the heartland of America for months, and at this point vast stretches of farmland in the middle of the country are nothing but mud. As a result of the endless rain and unprecedented flooding that we have witnessed, millions of acres of farmland will have nothing planted on them at all in 2019, and that is a major national crisis. But most farmers were able to get seeds planted in the deplorable conditions, and now they are desperately hoping that something will actually grow. Unfortunately, on farm after farm what is coming out of the ground looks absolutely terrible. Even if we get ideal weather conditions for the rest of the summer, there is no way that many of these fields will be ready before the first hard frost arrives. As you will see below, the truth is that we are potentially facing the most widespread crop failures in all of U.S. history.
This is the biggest news story in America so far this year, and the mainstream media is finally starting to understand the gravity of what we are facing. Just consider the following quote from a recent Quartz article…
The stories across the Midwest are wrenching. Scrolling through the #NoPlant19 hashtag turns up dozens of posts about farmers staring out at soggy fields or farm equipment foundering in deep mud. It's likely many will see their harvests devastated this year, and global grain prices could spike.
But of course a picture is worth a thousand words, and so let me share a before and after photo that a farming couple in Indiana named Kyle and Tori Kline recently shared on Facebook…
According to Tori, the corn was almost above Kyle's head at this time last year, but today it is barely out of the ground…
"These two pictures speaks volumes to the crisis American Farmers are facing this spring. Kyle is about 6'3" and the corn was nearly above his head. Most corn around our area is lucky to be out of the ground, let alone knee high. It's just some food for thought for those who think farmers are "rich" or "greedy" or what have you. It's the reason food and gas prices will be getting higher as the summer goes on. I pray for those who didn't or still haven't gotten their crops in – for their safety and mental health. This year will be one to remember."
Do you think that corn is going to be ready when harvest time rolls around?
And of course the Klines are far from alone. All over the nation, farmers are facing either dramatically reduced yields or no harvest at all.
Let me share four more extremely disturbing before and after photos that were recently posted to Facebook by TD Hale…
We have never seen anything like this before.
Now that you have seen these pictures, are you starting to understand why so many of us have been warning that U.S. agricultural production is going to be way, way down this year?
Corn is not supposed to grow in mud, but due to the horrific weather conditions many farmers in the middle of the country had absolutely no choice in the matter. For example, corn farmer Scott Labig confessed that he was "ashamed" of what the nightmarish weather conditions forced him to do…
Labig was doing something he had never done in his career. Something his father and his grandfather never did either in their time working this same land for the last century.
"I am ashamed of how I am planting corn today," Labig told Campbell on the phone. "This is terrible."
He was putting seeds into mud. How could things actually grow in this mess?
If you do not live in the middle of the country, you may have a difficult time grasping the true scope of what we are potentially facing.
If farmers do not grow our food, we do not eat. This is not a drill, and widespread crop failures are going to have dramatic implications for all of us in the months ahead. Food prices are going much higher, and I urge you to get prepared while you still can.
According to John Newton, the chief economist at the American Farm Bureau Federation, we have never faced "anything like this since I've been working in agriculture". We are truly in unprecedented territory already, and it won't take very much at all to turn 2019 into a complete and utter national catastrophe.
If the weather is absolutely perfect for the next few months, 2019 will still be a horrible, horrible year for farmers in the middle of the country.
But if the rain doesn't stop, or if there is too much heat, or if a very early hard frost happens, we could be facing a national nightmare that is beyond what most of us would even dare to imagine.
And guess what? Over the weekend the middle of the country was pounded by even more severe storms…
Hundreds of people were without power in Missouri and Kansas on Sunday as storms ripped through the area, prompting officials to warn drivers to remain off the roads as flash flood warnings were in effect.
Until 8:45 a.m. central time, a flash flood warning was in effect in Missouri's Trenton, Bethany and Gallatin cities, according to the National Weather Service, while such warnings were in effect until 8:30 a.m. central time in Saint Joseph, Atchison and Savannah.
Just when you think that this crisis cannot possibly get any worse, it does.
Please share this article with your family, friends and those that you care about. People need to understand what is going on out there.
We are literally watching a massive national crisis unfold right in front of our eyes, and I will do my best to continue to keep you updated.
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"It's A Disaster Like I've Never Seen Before": 2019 Could Be The Worst Year EVER For U.S. Corn Farmers
The amount of corn produced in the United States this year is going to be way below expectations. The Department of Agriculture just slashed its harvest estimates quite dramatically in its June report, but some farmers in the Midwest believe that those reduced projections are still way too optimistic. As I have previously detailed, millions upon millions of acres will go unplanted this year, but that is only part of the story. Much of the corn that has actually been planted is coming up very slowly due to the exceedingly poor conditions, and corn farmers all over the Midwest are reporting that their plants look absolutely terrible. If we get picture perfect weather between now and harvest time, this will simply be a terrible year. But if severe heat and/or an early frost hits the Midwest, this could very easily be the worst year that we have ever seen for corn farmers in the United States.
The other day, Illinois farmer James McCune gathered a large number of his fellow corn farmers for a "Prevent Plant Party", and the mainstream media showed up to cover it. The following is from CNBC's coverage of the event…
James McCune, a farmer from Mineral, Illinois, was unable to plant 85% of his intended corn acres and wanted to commiserate with his fellow farmers by hosting the "Prevent Plant Party" at The Happy Spot. He invited them to swap stories while tucking in to fried chicken and a keg of beer in Deer Grove, a village of about 50 people located 120 miles west of Chicago.
"Everybody's so down in the dumps," McCune said.
In addition, McCune told Fox Business that this year is "a disaster like I've never seen before", and he said that some of his neighbors got even less corn planted than he did…
"It's a disaster like I've never seen before," McCune told FOX Business. "My neighbors didn't get 90 percent of their corn planted."
After non-stop rain plagued the region this spring – when corn farmers typically get seed in the ground – most have decided time is now too short and are choosing not to plant.
As bad as things are in Illinois right now, the truth is that some neighboring states are in even worse shape.
According to the latest Department of Agriculture report, 73 percent of the cornfields in Illinois have been planted, but in Indiana that figure is sitting at just 67 percent and in Ohio only 50 percent of the fields have been planted.
50 percent.
That is an unmitigated disaster, because the time for planting corn has now passed.
Needless to say, the farmers that were not able to plant crops have been absolutely flooding their insurance companies with claims. Just check out this quote…
"We get pockets of claims every year," said Luke Sandrock of the Cornerstone Agency insurance company. "We have 1-2 percent of our clients (who typically file). This year, it's over 90 percent, and so we've just never dealt with it on this size of a scale before."
But it is imperative to remember that even if farmers were able to get their fields planted, that does not mean that everything is going to be okay.
In fact, corn farmers all over the Midwest are deeply distressed by what is emerging from the ground. In his entire farming career, James McCune has never seen anything like this…
A smartphone could fit in the space between James McCune's index finger and thumb as the Illinois farmer describes the height of crops stunted by incessant rain and unseasonably cool weather.
"Corn's not supposed to be this tall" in mid-June, McCune, who can trace his family's farm roots as far back as 1857, said. "It's supposed to be this tall," as he gestures just below his waist.
And farmer Rob Sharkey used the word "ugly" to describe the condition of the corn on his farm…
"We planted some stuff that was not pretty," said corn farmer Rob Sharkey. "But I didn't have a choice. We did not get conditions that were right for planting, so we went when we could. It's ugly."
We'll see what happens, but right now we are facing an unprecedented nightmare in the heartland of America.
It is exceedingly difficult to grow corn in soil that is absolutely saturated with water. Some farmers are saying that it is literally going to take "years" to recover from this disaster, and many will never be able to go back to farming again because they have been financially ruined.
Of course there are many farmers that are doing their very best to soldier on, but it is tough. Illinois farmer Mike Thacker was able to get 60 percent of his fields planted, but at this point he is not happy with a single field…
Mike Thacker, a farmer in Walnut, Illinois, planted about 1,600 acres of corn, or 60% of what he planned. He is reluctant to plant more because yields typically decline the later a crop is planted.
Thacker said corn that has started emerging from the ground is shorter than normal. He was not happy with even one field.
"It makes you feel terrible," Thacker said at the party.
But like I said earlier, if the weather is ideal between now and harvest time, 2019 will just be a terrible year.
However, a major heat wave this summer would be absolutely catastrophic, and if there is an early frost it "will turn this world upside down"…
Farmers think more cuts are likely as the late-planted crop could face damage from hot summer weather and an autumn frost.
"An early frost will turn this world upside down," Rock Katschnig, a farmer from Prophetstown, Illinois, said at the party.
So much of the corn that has been planted is way, way behind schedule, and so many Midwest farmers will push things for as long as possible when we get to harvest time.
But an early snap of cold weather could ruin those plans.
In any event, in the short-term U.S. consumers are going to be facing significantly higher prices at the grocery store. Beyond that, we could potentially be facing the sorts of scenarios that most people don't like to think about.
For the moment, more rain continues to hammer the middle of the country. In fact, there was more flash flooding in the Midwest on Saturday…
The combination of two different frontal boundaries caused severe weather and flash flooding in parts of the Plains and Midwest on Saturday. There were over 130 reports of severe weather, including 17 reported tornadoes and numerous reports of straight-line winds of 70 to 80 mph across parts of Texas and Oklahoma.
Sadly, even more "heavy rain" is on the way, and some areas could see over 4 inches of precipitation early in the week…
Heavy rain is expected through Tuesday from Texas to Pennsylvania, with locally over 4 inches of rain expected and flash flooding in spots — especially parts of hard-hit Oklahoma and Arkansas.
I have been repeatedly writing about this crisis for the last couple of months, and now the mainstream media is finally starting to grasp the true gravity of this disaster.
In all of U.S. history we have never witnessed anything like this ever before. We have seen endless rain and catastrophic flooding month after month so far in 2019, and the middle of the country is still getting pummeled at this moment.
Nobody knows exactly what the weather will look like during the critical summer months, but I have a feeling that the end result of this crisis will be far worse than any of the "experts" were anticipating.
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American Soil Is Being Globalized: Nearly 30 Million Acres Of U.S. Farmland Is Now Owned By Foreigners
All across America, U.S. farmland is being gobbled up by foreign interests. So when we refer to "the heartland of America", the truth is that vast stretches of that "heartland" is now owned by foreigners, and most Americans have no idea that this is happening. These days, a lot of people are warning about the "globalization" of the world economy, but in reality our own soil is rapidly being "globalized". When farms are locally owned, the revenue that those farms take in tends to stay in local communities. But with foreign-owned farms there is no guarantee that will happen. And while there is plenty of food to go around this is not a major concern, but what happens when a food crisis erupts and these foreign-owned farms just keep sending their produce out of the country? There are some very serious national security concerns here, and they really aren't being addressed. Instead, the amount of farmland owned by foreigners just continues to increase with each passing year.
Prior to seeing the headline to this article, how much U.S. farmland would you have guessed that foreigners now own?
Personally, I had no idea that foreigners now own nearly 30 million acres. The following comes from NPR…
American soil.
Those are two words that are commonly used to stir up patriotic feelings. They are also words that can't be be taken for granted, because today nearly 30 million acres of U.S. farmland are held by foreign investors. That number has doubled in the past two decades, which is raising alarm bells in farming communities.
How did we allow this to happen?
And actually laws regarding land ownership vary greatly from state to state. Some states have placed strict restrictions on foreign land ownership, while in other states it is "a free-for-all"…
"Texas is kind of a free-for-all, so they don't have a limit on how much land can be owned," say's Ohio Farm Bureau's Ty Higgins, "You look at Iowa and they restrict it — no land in Iowa is owned by a foreign entity."
Ohio, like Texas, also has no restrictions, and nearly half a million acres of prime farmland are held by foreign-owned entities. In the northwestern corner of the state, below Toledo, companies from the Netherlands alone have purchased 64,000 acres for wind farms.
But even in states where there are restrictions, foreign entities can get around that by simply buying large corporations that own land.
For example, when the Chinese purchased Smithfield Foods in 2013 they instantly gained control over 146,000 acres of prime farmland. The following comes from Wikipedia…
Smithfield Foods, Inc., is a meat-processing company based in Smithfield, Virginia, in the United States, and a wholly owned subsidiary of WH Group of China. Founded in 1936 as the Smithfield Packing Company by Joseph W. Luter and his son, the company is the largest pig and pork producer in the world.[4] In addition to owning over 500 farms in the US, Smithfield contracts with another 2,000 independent farms around the country to grow Smithfield's pigs.[5] Outside the US, the company has facilities in Mexico, Poland, Romania, Germany, and the United Kingdom.[6] Globally the company employed 50,200 in 2016 and reported an annual revenue of $14 billion.[2] Its 973,000-square-foot meat-processing plant in Tar Heel, North Carolina, was said in 2000 to be the world's largest, processing 32,000 pigs a day.[7]
Then known as Shuanghui Group, WH Group purchased Smithfield Foods in 2013 for $4.72 billion, more than its market value.[8][9] It was the largest Chinese acquisition of an American company to date.[10] The acquisition of Smithfield's 146,000 acres of land made WH Group, headquartered in Luohe, Henan province, one of the largest overseas owners of American farmland.[a]
Of course this hasn't happened by accident.
The communist Chinese government has actually made the purchase of foreign agricultural assets a top national priority in recent years, and this has been reflected in a series of key documents…
The strategy is reflected in encouragements to invest abroad by various documents and articles issued by Chinese leaders. For example, a series of annual "Number one documents" from China's communist party authorities stating rural policy have contained increasingly specific strategies for investment. A general exhortation to invest in agriculture overseas, issued in 2007, was followed by an initial surge in overseas farming ventures. In 2010, authorities called for supportive policies to encourage investment abroad.
The 2014 document included a more specific mandate to create large grain-trading conglomerates, designed to give Chinese companies greater control over oilseed and grain imports. That was the same year COFCO acquired Nidera and Noble Agri, making COFCO one of the largest trading companies in the world based on value of assets. The 2015 document specifically called for policies to support facilities, equipment, and inputs for agricultural production in foreign countries. The 2017 document broadened the encouragement to include all types of agricultural conglomerates. The 2018 document repeated the general endorsement of overseas investment and instructions to create multinational grain-trading and agricultural conglomerates.
In the end, how much Chinese ownership of our farmland would we be comfortable with?
If they owned 20 percent of our farmland, would we be okay with that?
Well, what if that figure surged to 30 or 40 percent?
Would that still be okay?
We need to start asking these sorts of questions, because foreigners are buying up more of our farmland with each passing day, and this is a very real national security threat.
And after this absolutely disastrous year, thousands more U.S. farmers will be forced out of business and it is anticipated that more U.S. farmland will be up for sale than ever before.
I extensively discussed the problems that farmers in the middle of the country are currently having yesterday, and today I would like to share with you a portion of an email that a friend in Missouri just sent me…
I work for a farmer in West-Central Missouri who raises corn, soybeans, and cattle and to say it's been a challenging Spring would be the understatement of the year!!! We managed to get some corn planted in April but it started to rain and rain and rain and we still have more corn to plant. My boss doesn't like to plant corn after May 15 and here it is May 27 and we still are not done planting corn. With each late day that passes by the yield goes down so what do you do??? Do we start planting soybeans if or when it dries up even though the price of soybeans is at a record low or do we plant corn that has risen in price but will have a reduced yield??? From April 28 through today (May 27) we have had 10 inches of rain. One day we had 4.5 inches with roads and basements flooded. Last week we had rain 4 out of those 7 days!!! It's raining again today as I write this!!! We need warm, sunshine, dry, windy days and we get mostly cool, cloudy, rainy days. Next Thursdays low is supposed to be 57!!! If the weather pattern doesn't change I don't see how we can ever get the soybeans planted and we have 1,300 acres to plant. There are large farmers in my area that don't have anything planted.
This truly is a "perfect storm" for U.S. farmers, and many believe that what we have witnessed so far is just the beginning.
Farm bankruptcies are already at the highest level that we have seen since the last recession, and do we really want foreigners gobbling up even more of our farmland from farmers that are incredibly desperate to sell?
Our founders never intended for America to be for sale to the highest bidder, and hopefully more states will start passing laws that will make sure that U.S. farms stay in the hands of U.S. farmers.
Categories CommentaryTags China, Corn, Corn Production, Crop Failure, Crops, Farm, Farmers, Farming, Farms, Food, Food Production, Food Storage, Get Prepared, Globalization, Prepper, Preppers, Prepping, Soybeans, Storable Food, U.S. Food ProductionLeave a comment
Crop Catastrophe In The Midwest – Latest USDA Crop Progress Report Indicates That A Nightmare Scenario Is Upon Us
The last 12 months have been the wettest in all of U.S. history, and this has created absolutely horrific conditions for U.S. farmers. Thanks to endless rain and historic flooding that has stretched on for months, many farmers have not been able to plant crops at all, and a lot of the crops that have actually been planted are deeply struggling. What this means is that U.S. agricultural production is going to be way, way down this year. The numbers that I am about to share with you are deeply alarming, and they should serve as a wake up call for all of us. The food that each one of us eats every day is produced by our farmers, and right now our farmers are truly facing a nightmare scenario.
You can view the latest USDA crop progress report right here. According to that report, corn and soybean production is way behind expectations.
Last year, 78 percent of all corn acreage had been planted by now. This year, that number is sitting at just 49 percent.
And the percentage of corn that has emerged from the ground is at a paltry 19 percent compared to 47 percent at this time last year.
We see similar numbers when we look at soybeans.
Last year, 53 percent of all soybean acreage had been planted by now. This year, that number has fallen to 19 percent.
And the percentage of soybeans that have emerged from the ground is just 5 percent compared to 24 percent at this time last year.
In other words, we are going to have a whole lot less corn and soybeans this year.
Farmers in the middle of the country desperately need conditions to dry out for an extended period of time, but so far that has not happened.
In fact, last week the heartland was hit by yet another string of devastating storms. The following comes from CNN…
Ten people are dead and a 4 year-old boy remains missing after more than a week of severe weather across the central US that put tens of millions of people at risk.
The deadly spring storm system ravaged several states, unleashing more than 170 reported tornadoes, fierce winds, drenching rain, flash flooding and hail.
One of the tornadoes that was spawned absolutely devastated the capital city of Missouri. It was reportedly a mile wide, and it stayed on the ground for almost 20 miles…
A clearer picture emerged Friday of the size and scope of the powerful tornadoes that tore across Missouri on Wednesday night, leaving a trail of destruction in their paths. The state's capital, Jefferson City, was among the hardest-hit places, struck overnight by a tornado with a peak wind speed of 160 mph that has been given preliminary rating of EF3.
The monstrous nighttime tornado that struck Jefferson City, a city with a population of about 42,000, was almost a mile wide and was on the ground for nearly 20 miles, toppling homes, ripping roofs off homes and business below.
What we are witnessing is definitely not "normal", and I have had a number of readers write to me about this recently. The other day one of my readers in Montana sent me a photograph of a freak May snowstorm that had just hit his area, and another one of my readers in Missouri explained that his boss is freaking out because they haven't been able to get soybeans in the ground. All over the country people want answers, and they are frustrated with the lack of information that they are getting from the mainstream media.
Unfortunately, the truth is that things are going to get worse. Global weather patterns are dramatically shifting, and there is nothing that the authorities will be able to do to stop it from happening.
And it isn't just in the United States where we are seeing widespread crop failures. I would encourage you to check out my previous article entitled "Floods And Drought Devastate Crops All Over The Planet – Could A Global Food Crisis Be Coming?" In that article I discussed the fact that Australia will actually be importing lots of wheat this year, but normally it is one of the largest exporters of wheat in the entire world. As crops fail all over the globe, there will be a scramble for food, and the wealthy western nations have more money than anyone else.
Over in Asia, the biggest problem right now is African Swine Flu. Earlier today, I came across a CNBC article which stated that "up to 200 million Chinese pigs" may have already been lost to this nightmarish disease…
A trade fight with the U.S. isn't the only war China is fighting. African swine flu has decimated the pig population in China and sent pork prices soaring. As many as up to 200 million Chinese pigs have reportedly been lost due to the disease.
Now, Wall Street analysts are scrambling to assess the fallout from the fast spreading illness and how to invest around it.
The entire U.S. pork industry does not even produce 200 million pigs in an entire year.
So another way of looking at this is that the equivalent of what the entire U.S. pork industry produces in an entire year has just been wiped out.
And now African Swine Flu has spread to other countries such as Vietnam and Cambodia, and so this pandemic could soon become a true global cataclysm.
We have never seen so many massive threats hit the global food supply simultaneously, and if this article deeply alarms you that is a good thing.
A perfect storm is rapidly developing, and many expect global events to start accelerating dramatically.
Categories CommentaryTags Corn, Corn Production, Crop Failure, Crops, Farm, Farmers, Farming, Farms, Food, Food Production, Food Storage, Get Prepared, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Prepper, Preppers, Prepping, South Dakota, Soybeans, Storable Food, U.S. Food ProductionLeave a comment


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by John Mortimer
Pub Date: Dec. 1st, 2003
Publisher: Viking
Like Sherlock Holmes, Horace Rumpole has returned from the grave (Rumpole Rests His Case, 2002), commencing with his no-nonsense escape from the dubious convalescent home in which he's been immured.
Times have changed, he finds on his return to number 4 Equity Court. Samuel Ballard, QC, the Head of Chambers, has hired Luci Gribble as Director of Marketing and Administration, and the hard-bitten Luci has responded by falling for Soapy Sam. And his fling with celebrity when he defends lawyer-bashing police commander Bob Durden on a charge of murder-for-hire gives Rumpole a higher profile and even a few briefs of his own. Mostly, though, it's business as usual as Rumpole defends not murder cases—his defense of a religious zealot accused of strangling a lap dancer is the least interesting of these half-dozen tales—but accusations of pickpocketing, invasion of privacy, and burglary-cum–violation of the bathroom. Mortimer's seen no reason to expand his ritualistic view of the short mystery in which the accusers invariably turn out to be guiltier than the accused. Fortunately, the trimmings, from Claude Erskine-Brown's frenzy to confess the most minor indiscretions to his wife the judge to Soapy Sam's avowed desire to cover Luci with custard, are as savory as ever.
Not by a long shot Rumpole's finest hour, but his many fans will share his wife's pleasure in the fact that he's come back at all.


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Битва при Онгале () — сражение между войсками византийского императора Константина IV и Аспаруха в 680 году. Булгары одержали победу, что привело к созданию Первого Болгарского царства.

Предыстория
В 632 году Кубрат провозгласил независимость от авар и встал во главе Великой Болгарии. После его смерти (ок. 665) основанное им государство распалось. Третий сын Кубрата, Аспарух, под хазарским давлением ушёл на запад, в Добруджу, вблизи владений Византии. Чтобы изгнать их, император Константин IV приказал всем войскам во Фракии перейти за Дунай, и сам двинулся против булгар с сухопутными и морскими силами.

Сражение
Константин IV расположил пехоту между реками Ольгою и Дунаем, а корабли поставил у берегов реки. Булгары, увидев многочисленность византийского войска, нашли убежище в своих деревянных укреплениях. Осада, затруднённая болотистостью здешней местности, продолжалась три или четыре дня.

Так как византийцы не начинали сражения, булгары стали смелее и сами начали атаковать противника. Константин IV страдал от подагры и был вынужден возвратиться на юг для пользования минеральными банями (возможно, в Бургасе). Византийская армия посчитала этот отъезд императора бегством с поля боя. Вслед за этим в её рядах начались беспорядки. Воспользовавшись ими, булгары напали на византийцев. Феофан Исповедник сообщал: «Болгары уже приметивши это, преследовали их, весьма многих истребили мечом, многих ранили, гнались за ними до самого Дуная, переправились чрез эту реку…»

Последствия
Булгары переправились через Дунай, покорили местные славянские племена и расселились в Мёзии. Константин IV был вынужден заключить с ними мир и обязался платить ежегодный налог.

Так возникло Первое Болгарское царстве на Дунае.

В культуре
Битва при Онгале занимает центральное место в сюжете третьей серии болгарского телефильма «Хан Аспарух» (1981).

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This is a brand new Hunger Games mao for the Xbox 360! This map is a floating hunger games map which isreally, REALLY well designed! It includes a big jungle, an area full of ice and snow and an area full of desert! This map is really fun to play with 3 to 8 people, because it's not a really big map! Enjoy!


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Jayden Stockley's worked hard for his Preston North End chance says boss Alex Neil
Jayden Stockley with PNE coach Steve Thompson after the victory over Blackburn at Deepdale
Dave Seddon
Published: 06:00 Saturday 02 November 2019
Jayden Stockley's powerhouse performance which helped swing Preston's derby clash with Blackburn in their favour was one very much needed by the striker.
That is the view of Alex Neil, with the PNE manager 'absolutely delighted' by what Stockley produced.
All eyes will now be on the Lilywhites' teamsheet against Charlton tomorrow (12pm) to see if it lands him a place in the starting XI.
Stockley was summoned from the bench inside half-an-hour last week with Preston trailing 2-0.
He had an involvement in the build-up to all three goals as North End stormed back to collect the win.
Neil said: "I was absolutely delighted for Jayden.
"At times it has been a bit frustrating for him and he has not got as many minutes. By his own admission, he has not played as well as we would have hoped.
"He needed a performance like that for himself as much as anything.
"Jayden is a really good character about the place, he is desperate to do well, he wants to be a big part of the club and part of the team.
"I had no reservations in putting him on last week, it was early in the game but I felt it was crying out for his type as it was when I started him against Sheffield Wednesday earlier in the season."
While it was a rare move by Neil to make such an early substitution for tactical reasons, it was not unique.
Midfielder Paul Gallagher was the unlucky man to get the hook and give way to Stockley.
Said Neil: "Two seasons ago I took off Calum Woods and Callum Robinson in the first half against Ipswich, so I've done it before.
Preston North End loan watch: Five PNE players who were in action on Saturday
"When I was at Norwich, I took Jacob Murphy off in the first half of a friendly the week before the start of the season against Hoffenheim.
"Everyone thought Jacob wouldn't start the first game of the season but I started him against Blackburn and he scored from 30 yards.
"I did it at Hamilton, I once took my left-back off after 18 minutes.
"As a manager there are times when you start with a strategy and it doesn't work.
"Half the time that is due to you not having got it right, half the time because the players haven't grasped it.
"You have to fix it and that is what I did in the Blackburn game.
"I think the world of Gally – he has got real quality and he brings so much to the team.
"But I had to change it and fix what we were doing, and I did that.
"Making the change didn't guarantee we would go on and win it but it gave us a better chance.
"Sometimes it takes quite a big change to have the effect you want."


Also known as the "Husk Tomato", "Ground Cherry", or "Tomate Verde" this plant is a member of the tomato family (nightshade). The green fruit are commonly used in Mexican cuisine, and are a necessity when making salse verde.
Fruits range in size from 2-4 ounces and should be harvested when the husks split. You can grow it exactly like other tomato plants, but pollination is improved when 3 or more plants are next to one another. Zesty, tart flavor that can't be reproduced by other tomatoes.


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MXGP, Teutschenthal, GERMANY, 23 June 2019
Elbow injury sidelines Julien Lieber
Julien Lieber of the Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team suffered a fracture of the left elbow when he crashed out of second place during the German round of the FIM World MXGP Motocross Championship
The Belgian made an excellent start in the opening moto at the rugged Teutschenthal track in central Germany to command a solid third place through the first half of the race before executing a masterly pass for second place. The only rider in the race to set regular sub-one-minute-fifty-two-second laps he immediately started to close down the leader until he suffered a serious crash on the slippery approach to a jump on the twelfth of eighteen laps. Thrown over the summit of the jump he landed awkwardly on his left side and examination in the track medical unit revealed a fracture of the left elbow. An update will be available after further examination in Belgium where Julien will be operated on this week.
Julien Lieber: "The weekend started well but didn't finish so well! I got a great start in the first moto and I had a good feeling and good lines on the track; I found a spot to pass Seewer for the second position and my rhythm was so good that I made a little gap on him. I wasn't pushing so hard and at the bottom of the big hill I always took a line on the left of the track as it wasn't so bumpy there. I don't understand what happened; it was a huge crash and I'm so disappointed to finish the weekend like that."
François Lemariey: « After his good qualification yesterday Julien was doing a great race in the first moto and could expect a podium finish until he crashed at the bottom of the biggest uphill; it seems that he hit a soft patch and lost control of the bike, and this section was so fast that he was ejected a long way and landed pretty heavily. The first examinations have revealed an injury to his left elbow; he's on his way back to Belgium for more examinations and surgery. We love motocross, but sometimes this sport doesn't reward you from your dedication. We'll give an update as soon as we know more."
Tommy Searle of BOS Factory was eliminated in the early stages of race one after running off-track on lap one, but advanced quickly from eighteenth to fourteenth, the placing he held to the finish, in race two.
All Teutschenthal news
A third for Henry Jacobi in Germany
Henry Jacobi qualifies fourth in Germany
Henry Jacobi is ready for his home GP
Jed Beaton fifth in Germany
A splendid recovery by Clement Desalle in Germany
Julien Lieber eighth in qualifying


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Letitia James must answer what she knew about top aide's sexual harassment case
By Teresa Blackmon On Dec 6, 2022
Michael Henry, a commercial litigator, was the Republican candidate for attorney general, losing to incumbent Tish James last month. Here, Henry reacts to the scandal that surfaced after the election.
Attorney General Letitia James built a "Believe All Women" brand by soaking up the spotlight on the sexual-harassment investigation of Andrew Cuomo that forced his resignation. Now her office is facing allegations of covering up — you guessed it — a sexual harassment scandal.
It's only now, after the election, that the public has learned that James' longtime Chief of Staff Ibrahim Khan's resigned under the cloud of sexual harassment allegations.
Maybe this would have come during the campaign — if James had come out of hiding. Unfortunately, James was given a pass by many media outlets, simply because they believed she was untouchable. She turned down every offer to debate me. Had anyone peered behind the curtain of the Office of Letitia James, perhaps they'd learn why she avoided the press and the public for the entirety of the campaign. We now know why.
It's not only her support of dangerous bail reform that she didn't want to discuss, she likely didn't want to talk about her "glistening" record on sexual harassment. Maybe she was afraid the story would leak and she'd be caught off guard. But the election is over and action must be taken.
Ibrahim Khan was accused of sexual harassment, forcing him to resign.
New York State Attorney General
Gov. Kathy Hochul must appoint a special prosecutor to conduct a thorough and independent investigation. To remind Letitia James in her own words: "No one is above the law."
As Khan's direct boss, James has the duty to report cases of inappropriate touching and sexual harassment — and we deserve to know the details of what happened inside this office. What are the allegations? Why were they not made public until after the election? And why was Khan allowed to resign?
First off, it seems her office deliberately circumvented the law by quietly hiring law firm Littler Mendelson, which employs former James' staffer Johane Severin, to look into the allegations.
James' former boss and disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned after being clouded with multiple sexual harassment allegations.
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Despite seeking contract approval while investigating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the attorney general did not seek contract approval from Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli for the handpicked, friendly law firm as required.
At least one of the allegations includes "inappropriate touching," and that very well may be a criminal violation. Did Letitia James or anyone in her office report this to police to investigate in the interest of the victim?
Khan also appears to have a previous allegation history, including one claim from James' days in the public advocate's office when a staffer claimed Khan drugged and sexually assaulted her at a holiday party. This employee was called a liar and fired. This case must be reviewed again.
A special prosecutor must get to the bottom of how extensive this coverup is, if laws were violated and if James participated in putting herself before victims to protect her political career. It is certainly a violation of the public's trust and unethical, if not illegal.
Reelected Gov. Kathy Hochul must look fully into Khan's allegations.
Mike Groll/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul
In the interest of the victims, transparency and the integrity of this important office, Letitia James shouldn't fear any Hochul-appointed special prosecutor but welcome one. I encourage the Democratic leaders of the Assembly and the Senate, who supported James' investigation of Cuomo, to support my call for a special prosecutor of James' office in this serious matter and not be complicit in this coverup.
If Letitia James doesn't believe she violated the law, she shouldn't fear it.
FBI's fake 'warnings' about our Hunter story were clearly a coverup to aid Joe Biden
Manhattan Yacht Club is the city's top boating club — in New Jersey


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Tel Aviv suicide attack condemned
Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority has condemned the Tel Aviv suicide bombing. It was the first militant attack inside Israel since the ailing leader was evacuated from the West Bank on Friday for treatment in France. In his absence, Palestinian officials have continued to run day-to-day affairs. Negotiations Minister Saeb Erekat spoke out about the events in Tel Aviv.
"We condemn this attack as we have always condemned targeting civilians," he said. "And we call upon the international community to exert every possible effort in order to revive the peace process because that is the only way to break this vicious cycle." From his hospital bed, the Palestinian president is also said to have condemned the bloodshed. His Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie was reassuring about the 75-year-old's condition. "He is recovering gradually and he is under very good care and treatment from our friends in France," he said. While demonstrating that there is no power vacuum, Palestinian officials stress that Yasser Arafat remains in charge. They maintain that they are expecting his full recovery and return. French medical sources are more cautious about the veteran leader's mystery illness, saying no ailment can be ruled out until doctors complete their examinations.


There is an advertisement in for the .Club winter sports domain name auction in the Wall Street Journal today, and I want to share it with you. The .Club auction began today, and it will run through February 26, 2014. The auction includes 25 winter sports-related domain names in the .Club new gTLD extension. Some of the domain names include Snowboarding.club, Skiing.club, IceHockey.club, Skate.club, and others.
The last time I heard about a domain name related advertisement in a major newspaper like the WSJ was when Heritage Auctions ran one for its inaugural live domain auction in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal in November of last year.
I am not sure whether Sedo paid for the advertisement or if the .Club registry paid for it, and it will be interesting to see if it leads to any sales. From my perspective, the best way to track results would have been if the .Club registry set up a special tracking url for the auction, such as Auction.Club or something similar. Perhaps they didn't care about tracking results because awareness was the goal.
This is going to be one of the first gTLD specific auctions, and we'll see what happens.
Thanks to Joe Alagna of 101Domain for sharing the image with me. You can purchase .Club and other new domain names at 101 Domain.
.Club is fairly well funded and is spending a lot to promote .club. Will be interesting to watch how this pans out.
If Sedo paid for it they would have had their branding on the ad. What baffles me is why wouldn't they give this information to you and all the other major bloggers to release to the domaining world. I would assume that most of the names in the auction won't be bought by end users but who knows. Who in their right mind starts an auction but doesn't tell the biggest target market about it.
I received a press release about it and posted it last week.
Sorry I missed that one.
Adam, Are you using Safari?
Yep. along with millions of other iPhone, iPad and mac users.
A relatively few compared to all possible .club's overall would work really great and I'd be happy to have them, but perhaps only a few really…It's the same principle as with "x.ventures" – there's probably going to be a few exceptions with almost all TLD's even if you wouldn't dream of having most of the normally best keywords before the "dot." I would agree that .club is one of the better ones, though, so there would likely be more desirable ones than with many other TLD's. But let's take a great example: "Stocks." With Stocks.com, you could potentially be "set for life," but it's very likely I wouldn't even pay reg fee for "Stocks.club" unless the fee was quite low. And I don't care how much anyone tries to suggest "oh no, a club about stocks has great potential and there's probably already people out there who would buy it," as far as I'm concerned that would be mostly baloney. Sure, **maybe** it could go for $x x x to $x , x x x if selling is your goal, maybe more if you were fortunate, but as far as I'm concerned it would just not be worth the trouble. And yes, without even doing a search now, I'm confident that in this big country of ours there are already clubs out there pertaining to stocks to one degree or another, but as far as I'm concerned "stocks.club" is still awkward at best, whereas stocks.com is the one that could really potentially change your whole life and that of your family. Sure, anything can happen, but I'd pass. In fact, "gardening.club" is probably more valuable than one like "stocks.club," but I'd pick the latter in .com any day and suspect others would too.
A fan of Elliot's Blog….Sorry DomainInvesting.com, I wanted to chime in here with a response.
To clarify, the WSJ ad was run by .CLUB as a general awareness campaign and to support SEDO's first .CLUB auction.
For .CLUB this is simply the very beginning.
We have, as Andrew pointed out, been well capitalized. We raised 8.2 million and spent more than 5.5 million to date on the auction, marketing, and yes the lawyers. Fortunately we have a decent amount of powder left to launch .CLUB in a big way.
We have also been aggressive on price, matching the wholesale price of .com. For us this isn't about selling domains, or making short term profit….its about launching a worldwide global brand. Ultimately any gTLD can hype their name but if they can't get real users, big brands, domain entrepreneurs, large fan clubs etc using their name, investors will lose interest and ultimately those who bought those names will lose out.
As for Safari, .CLUB was updated in the public suffix list in December which means all new versions that pull from that database will resolve .CLUB extensions. I would expect that there will be a 3 to 6 month delay for Safari users for a new extensions launching. In the meantime the Google results will give us top ranking.
Single run advertising like this is typically a waste. If you are a regular follower of WSJ ads under the mart (I am) you will notice that only certain ones repeat over and over again. I saw this ad of course because it was domain related.
You can't run an advertisement and expect payback you have to run the same add many times.
That said in the mid 90's I ran similar advertising for domain registration and definitely picked up business from those ads and kept running them. (But that was for simple domain registration and hosting..) And the landscape was much different then you could just reach out and grab business since there was little competition (this was in the days when Network Solutions registered domains and you need to give them DNS servers and fill out an arcane registration form).


Sorry I haven't written in you in a while. But I do have a legitimate excuse. I've been in the hospital.
As you recall, the last time I wrote in you I was about to go work a catering job. This involved giving yet another key to the city to Powerhouse, our resident "superhero". Now you remember that I was hoping that a villian would show up and destroy the dishes. Well that happened. But not entirely as I excepted.
Dr. Despicable showed up at the ceremony. (Yeah I know "Dr. Despicable"? Seriously? Couldn't the guy think of a better name?) Anyways, as you probably guessed, the building was destroyed. Yet again. The constant destruction of public property is the reason insurance payments have gotten more expensive.
PH(Power House):(stands on table, ruining perfectly good table cloth) I don't know how you managed to escape from prison, but this is only a short leave of absence for you.
Me: 😦 Those are expensive!
Now at this point of the fight, I could've just left. But being a decent human being (Who doesn't destroy public property on a regular basis) I decided to help with the only way I knew how.
Me: (Half way in wall) ow.
So I suspect that Powerhouse won, because if he didn't, Dr. Descpicable wouldn't be in jail.
I am now thankful for three things. One, my landlady heard I was in the hospital, so she fed spock.
Two, since most people were out of the building when I took the tray to his head, I have been spared that side of publicity. However, I was known as one of the three people in "critical condition" so I did have a few reporters at my door. But since one of the others was a cheerleader for some team out of state, she was focused on. which I am completely fine with.
Three, my boss gave me a few weeks to recover at home, so I'm able to sleep in a little.
Powerhouse said in an interview he was helped by "a grateful random citizen". I'm glad he doesn't know who I am, because that means that the villain probably doesn't know who I am. I hope nothing like this happens again. I'm not a person meant to be in the spotlight.
I have to get to sleep, doctor's orders, and I have to feed the cat, Spock's orders.


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Beatles' documentary available Feb. 8 on DVD
"Ever since Peter Jackson's beautiful and illuminating docuseries debuted, we've heard non-stop from fans who want to experience its unforgettable rooftop performance in IMAX," says Megan Colligan, president of IMAX Entertainment. "We are so excited to partner with Disney to bring Get Back to an entirely new stage and give Beatles fans everywhere a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to watch and hear their heroes in the unrivalled sight and sound of IMAX."
The concert, which is included in its entirety in The Beatles: Get Back, will be optimized for IMAX screens, digitally remastered with proprietary IMAX DMR (Digital Remastering) technology.
A global theatrical engagement of the 60-minute feature, The Beatles: Get Back–The Rooftop Concert, will then run February 11-13. The complete docuseries The Beatles: Get Back will also be available on Blu-ray and DVD in the U.S. on February 8.
The Beatles: Get Back is currently streaming exclusively on Disney+.
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Reply #1 posted 01/06/22 12:30pm
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YES! The 'Get Back' docuseries will be on blu-ray next month.That's exactly the news that I was hoping for!
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The blu-ray set is region-free and comes with four collector's cards. But there's no bonus features, no original-cut of Let It Be (which was promised when Get Back was announced) and there appears to be no UHD 4K edition.
The home video release news was almost a footnote yesterday, alongside the announcement that a 60-minute special: Get Back: The Rooftop Concert has been created for theatrical presentation in IMAX theatres in North American on 30 January. This will roll out globally on 11-13 February. If you are in America the link for tickets is here.
Reply #5 posted 01/07/22 9:08am
lastdecember
It will be interesting on the timing of the IMAX showing because of the covid numbers etc.... already artists have been moving january and february stuff till later spring some summer time. It will depend on your location as there are no lockdowns like we saw but there are ALOT of cancellations going on, Queen just cancelled there whole 2022 tour. So it wouldnt shock me to see this date to move towards later spring summer
"We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F
Reply #6 posted 01/07/22 10:48am
Just got the Beatles Anthology docu-series DVD box set for a decent price on Ebay. Rhat should pair very well with the Peter Jackson series.
pre-ordered from Amazon
Just pre-ordered my copy, too! Can't wait to watch it! That will be a great week with the Beatle's Anthology and Peter Jackson's Doc.
Reply #10 posted 01/10/22 12:15pm
with things like this,I like to have my own official copy.I don't like having to temporarily "subscribe" to a cable TV channel to stream it.I'm old school,lol.
Old school is good
Reply #12 posted 01/11/22 12:28am
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lastdecember said:
I'm so tired of Covid! It ruins everything.
my Bday is around that time.This is a Bday gift to myself,lol.