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Mark Drury Mapping Out a New Farm
The Drurys put out a great new video on DOD TV yesterday. If you are anything like me, this gets you going. Mark Drury purchases a new 120 acre Missouri farm, and documents his habitat plan and improvements. The goal, like most of us, is mature deer and turkeys frequenting the farm during hunting season.
This relates well with me, as I too recently purchased a much smaller parcel here in Michigan. Planning out my habitat work with my hunting strategy has kept me up for hours, but I wouldn't have it any other way. This has been a dream of mine for many years. Stick around for future posts, videos and podcasts on my habitat journey for my improving my OWN Michigan ground.
BBD – Brian Sitka's 2017 Giant MI Bow Buck
It was the evening of Friday the 13th, and I contemplated even going hunting because it was so warm out, but like I've heard a million times… "you can't shoot them on the couch!"
So I grabbed my Mathews bow and went and sat in an elevated blind out behind my home, where I have good bucks on trail camera mostly at night. I got out a little late but knew they would come by close to dark. As the night went on I heard some squirrels and saw a cat go by. Then when I heard the twig snap, I knew something was up. I couldn't see anything or hear any more movement, but I sat dead still and calmly waited.
Trail cam pics from earlier that day
All of a sudden some leaves rustled right in front of me and wouldn't you know it, a big buck was standing there at 20yds. I was so shocked that this thing was able to get there without me knowing! I grabbed my bow and was able to draw back slowly, then sneak up the the blind window. I found my spot, and sent a New Archery Products Spitfire DoubleCross through both lungs. I watched my Nockturnal run off through the woods about 60yds and then silence. I was hoping that's where he crashed. I then ran into the house and told the wife that I had shot a big one. After firing off the BBD text to the boys, we had a whole tracking crew ready to go.
The deer had gone onto the neighbors property so I drove down to his house to get permission to track my buck. He gladly let me. So we took off into the woods where I shot and quickly found 3/4 of my arrow next to a great blood trail. As we pushed through the woods a reflection of an eye caught our attention and we froze. One of the fellas slowly walked towards it and said white belly!
As we approached him I saw it was the big 8 from my trail cam pictures that I've had since early spring. As I walked up to check him out my wife came up to me and gave me a big hug and said "You got him!" with tears of joy running down her face. We drug him to the pickup and went home to take pictures and celebrate.
As I held his tall rack I said "I finally got my big buck with my bow."
Brian Sitka – Outdoor Devotion
Trail cam pics from earlier this Summer
Steelhead Fishing Video – Huge Hen!
Dustin Shrum is after some more CHROME! It is late March in West Michigan with we are with friends Aaron and Jesse. Dustin lands his largest hen to date in this video. Orange trout beads again today.
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Let's just say March was good to us! Grabbed the camera and jumped in the boat with my friends Mike and Chad. We ended up going 6 for 11 that day….which is a great day in terms of Steelhead fishing. We ended up fishing trout beads all day long, which worked perfect. Even caught a couple trout. Ended up taking 1 fish home for dinner. Thank you again Mike for having me along!


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The Department of Political Science cherishes its illustrious past, but tries every moment to enrich its present. With a bunch of fresh, inquisitive students and dedicated faculty, the department's quest for quality and knowledge is unbound. And this quest goes beyond the formal syllabus, beyond the four walls of our classrooms. Students are encouraged to question and debate, and raise issues within and beyond the syllabus. They are encouraged to participate in students' seminars and present papers. The pedagogy involves guiding students to write dissertations and term papers from undergraduate classes beyond formal lecturing. The department believes in helping the students to grow as good human beings, not only good students. The faculty members are engaged in continuous research in all areas of the discipline, besides their regular teaching assignments.
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The Bengals re-signed wide receiver Brandon Tate to another one-year deal this week.
Though this will be his fifth season in Cincinnati if he's on the opening day roster, it's the third straight one-year deal he's signed. The Bengals have never assured him of a spot on the team, and that appears to be the case again this year based on the details of his contract.
Tate is set to make just $825,000 this year with a $745,000 base salary. He got a $50,000 signing bonus, which is half of the $100,000 bonus he got on last year's one-year deal. Tate can earn another $30,000 in workout bonuses, a little less than last year's $50,000 he got for workouts.
If he's on the opening day roster, Tate will have a minimum of a $665,000 cap hit this season, but none of that is guaranteed right now. That means if the Bengals cut him between now and the final roster cuts in August, they won't be on the hook for anything more than the signing bonus and possible workout bonuses.
In other words, his roster spot is anything but guaranteed, and if Cincinnati finds a better returner in the draft or later in free agency, Tate may soon get a pink slip shortly thereafter.


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From mental health to physical fitness, healthy living doesn't have to be complicated.
Small changes can make a big difference in how you feel, and simple tests can offer surprisingly big insights into your life as we've learned throughout the year.
Here are 10 of the best health hacks TODAY.com discovered in 2023. We hope they help you thrive in 2024!
Just 11 minutes of daily walking improves health
It doesn't take a lot of time to get healthy. Just 11 minutes a day of moderate-intensity physical activity, such as brisk walking, can reduce the risk of heart disease by 17% and cancer by 7%, a review of studies found. Daily exercise was associated with a 23% lower risk of premature death.
A separate study found that walking 8,000 steps just once or twice per week may be enough to significantly reduce the risk of death within 10 years.
Wall squats can lower blood pressure
Exercise can lower blood pressure without medication, so experts urge doctors to prescribe it for people with hypertension.
But what type of exercise is best? A review of studies suggests its isometric exercise, where you put tension on the muscle without contracting it, especially the wall squat.
It's simple, but incredibly intense. The review's lead author suggests doing four wall squats lasting 2 minutes each, separated by rest intervals of 1 to 4 minutes. This should be done three times per week to help lower blood pressure.
Try the sit-to-stand test to see how healthy you are
Start in a standing position, then sit cross-legged on the ground, and then stand again without using your hands.
This simple test is an effective indicator of health because you need to have strong cardiovascular health, good balance, agility, flexibility, and core and leg strength to complete it, says NBC News medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar.
Sour cherry juice will help you fall asleep
After the remedy went viral on TikTok, experts told TODAY.com that sour cherry juice may be worth trying as a natural sleep aid but only after checking with your doctor.
Tart cherries contain melatonin and tryptophan, which aid sleep because they increase the amount of melatonin in the body, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
Small studies have found that adults who drink tart cherry juice at night have increased sleep time.
Choose a brand with no added sugar and consume it with other foods that may induce sleep, such as cheese, high in tryptophan, or almonds, high in melatonin, advises Bonnie Taub-Dix, a registered dietitian nutritionist .
Try pickle juice to stop muscle cramps
Athletes sometimes drink pickle juice during intense exertion because it can make muscle cramps worse.
Pickle juice does not prevent the development of muscle cramps; instead, it prevents them from happening in the moment, researchers tell TODAY.com. The acid in the brine triggers a nerve reflex in the throat, which sends a signal down the spinal cord to stop the cramp.
The next time you have a muscle cramp, try drinking a spoonful of juice from a jar of vinegar-based pickles for relief.
A quiet walk will help you feel calmer
Mental health training involves walking alone in nature, without distractions and in a place where there are no people.
The idea is to be mindful of each breath and each step, listen to the sounds of nature around you, feel grateful for the sun kissing your skin, and use the time for reflection, Lalah Delia, author of thought book Vibrate Higher Daily, tells TODAY.com.
Zen Buddhist monks have long practiced silent walking under another name, meditation walking, he added.
Health benefits include reducing stress, having a deeper connection with yourself, and lowering blood pressure and heart rate.
Which alcohol is healthier?
There is no level of alcohol consumption that is safe for health, warns the World Health Organization. But if people choose to drink alcohol in moderation, there are some preferred options, experts say.
One of them is a glass of champagne or sparkling white wine, which has about 100 calories. Choose dry white wine, or dry sparkling wine, which has no added sugar like many other drinks, nutritionists say.
Stop midlife weight gain by simply changing your diet
When it comes to weight creep after 40, starch is a bigger problem than sugar, researchers have found.
They advise focusing on carbohydrate quality substituting some carbs for others.
People who eat more whole grains, fruits and non-starchy vegetables gain less weight in midlife than their peers who indulge in a sugary, starchy diet, a study has found.
The bird test can tell how long your relationship will last
The test, which went viral on TikTok, involves pointing a bird at your significant other and observing their reaction.
If they respond with genuine interest or are otherwise interested in why you're paying attention to the bird, chances are good that you're in for a solid, long-term relationship, bird test advocates say.
If your partner doesn't forget the bird, however, the relationship seems less healthy.
Get rid of the clutter with Swedish death cleaning
The new year is about new beginnings and letting go of old habits and things that weigh you down.
That's where Swedish death cleaning can help with a concept that Swedish author Margareta Magnusson introduced to the rest of the world. The idea is that we shouldn't leave a mountain of crap behind for our loved ones to clean up when we die, he writes in his latest book.
When cleaning, people often struggle to get rid of things that should really be thrown away, but have sentimental value. If that's the case, take a picture of the item, thank it, then let it go, she advises.
Keep it bare and neat. That's the way of life. Don't hoard things, Magnusson told TODAY.com.
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Müller cell (MC) inflammation is an early pathogenic step in the vision-threatening disease diabetic retinopathy (DR). Recent evidence indicates that diabetes-induced free fatty acid (FFA) dysregulation can elicit the release of inflammatory cytokines from MC, promoting DR progression. Palmitic acid (PA) is elevated in the sera of diabetics and stimulates the production of the DR-relevant cytokines by MC, including interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα). IL-1β is elevated in DR and is purported to be a "master regulator" of cytokine-induced inflammation. IL-1β activates MC to produce itself (IL-1β auto-amplification) and other inflammatory cytokines in the retina. Consequently, a modality that blocks both FFA- and IL-1β-induced MC inflammation has therapeutic potential in DR. The CYP-derived epoxygenated fatty acids, epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (EET) and epoxydocosapentaenoic acid (EDP), offer one such therapeutic strategy. In this study we propose that experimental elevation of EET and EDP will reduce PA- and IL-1β-induced MC inflammation.
Human MC (hMC) were treated with vehicle, broad-spectrum CYP inhibitor SFK-525a, or PA or IL-1β in the presence or absence of 11,12-EET, 19,20-EDP or GSK2256294, a soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) inhibitor. Relative expression of TNFα, IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-8 was assayed via qRT-PCR and NFκB-dependent transcription was tested using a luciferase assay. Data were analyzed using ANOVA with Tukey's multiple comparisons post-hoc test.
CYP inhibition by SKF-525a increased hMC expression of inflammatory cytokines. Exogenous 11,12-EET and 19,20-EDP both significantly decreased PA- and IL-1β-induced hMC expression of IL-1β and IL-6. Both epoxygenated fatty acids significantly decreased IL-8 expression in IL-1β-induced hMC and TNFα in PA-induced hMC. Interestingly, 11,12-EET and 19,20-EDP significantly increased TNFα in IL-1β-treated hMC. GSK2256294 significantly reduced PA- and IL-1β-stimulated hMC cytokine expression, demonstrating efficacy over a range of concentrations. 11,12-EET and 19,20-EDP were also found to decrease PA- and IL-1β-induced NFκB-dependent transcriptional activity.
In summary, these data suggest that experimental elevation of 11,12-EET and 19,20-EDP decreases MC inflammation occurring under diabetes-relevant conditions and may represent a viable therapeutic strategy for inhibition of early retinal inflammation in DR. Our data suggest that these epoxygenated fatty acids exert their anti-inflammatory activities, at least in part, by blocking NFκB-dependent transcription.


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He Put My Photo Inside Dustbin Because He Brought Another Woman Home: Lady Accuses Her Boyfriend in Video
- A lady was amazed that her framed photo in her boyfriend's house was dumped inside a trash carton
- The lady accused the man of cheating in her absence, saying that is the only explanation for his act
- Many Nigerians who reacted to the video wondered why a lady's picture would be on the wall of a guy's house if they are not married yet
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A video shared online has shown the moment a lady came home to see her framed photo in her boyfriend's dustbin.
The lady whose face did not show in the clip lamented as she showed where the picture was kept. She said that her lover did that because he most probably brought another girl home.
He never wanted me to come back
In the video sent to @instablog9ja, the lady was heard saying no wonder the man never wanted her to come back on the same day. The pained girlfriend added that the lover could not even find a proper place like inside a wardrobe to put it.
My boyfriend of 4 years broke up with me only to find out a month later that he's getting married - Sad GH lady says & get many reacting
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Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions to the post below:
quirkeccentric said:
"Why will you place your pictures in a man's house when you are not married to him."
babaibejioflagos said:
"Picture hanging in boyfriend house before marriage?"
shapersbytee said:
"Una like to keep property for man house wey never marry una!! Nna eehn."
mcee_slimjoe said:
"But come to think of it why your gf picture go dey your house."
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"Why you hang your picture for man when never marry you for house."
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"Na girlfriend you be o, you don carry picture enter your BF house. Make una dey geh sense nau."
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Oyinbo man gifts lady over GHc11k to see her family in Nigeria for agreeing to talk to him; video emerges
"Funny enough you will still continue to date him."
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"That's not true, the gentleman was just trying to clean the wall and he had to place the picture in a secure place."
He broke my heart
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a young lady in a TikTok video shared online narrated how a young man she has been in a relationship with for three years decided to leave her.
She made a collaged video of their memories together right to the time that everything broke down between them.
In the initial part of the clip, the lady and the boy could be seen dancing together. Seconds after, a snap of their last chat popped up. The last part of the clip has the lady looking bereaved on the bed.
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The Gift of Grace
If there is one present we can give ourselves and others this holiday season, let it be grace.
The holiday season and end of the year can bring cherished moments of happiness, love, connection and warmth. It can also usher in loneliness, grief, stress, resentment, anger and pain.
All of these emotions are real. They're all valid. The ones that feel tender, uncomfortable and scary do not make us inadequate; they simply make us human. After all, we were born to be uncommon, not perfect. The feelings that awake and challenge us to our core allow us to unveil and unpack who we think we are so we can draw closer to who we're actually meant to be. We often live in the past or the future, forgetting that the most precious gift lies in the present.
If there is one present we can give ourselves and others this holiday season, let it be grace. Grace is the ability to empathize and acknowledge the human nature of ourselves and another person. It is the power to recognize our mistakes and shortcomings, yet learn from the experiences with self-compassion instead of self-torture. Grace is that random act of kindness, a smile to a stranger, and an uplifting compliment. Grace is the ability to be deterred but not defeated. Grace is the perspective to celebrate other people's milestones and achievements without comparing ourselves to them. Grace accepts and leans into the fact that we don't always have to know where we are going to start the journey. While practicing grace can encompass many actions and experiences, it is anchored in acceptance, forgiveness and love.
There is immense power in grace. In this unprecedented holiday season and unique moment in time, let's reimagine and reframe how we talk to ourselves about ourselves and how we treat others. While we might unwrap gifts over the coming days, cultivate a moment to give ourselves and others the ultimate gift of grace. Realize that grace cannot be bought or sold. It can only be expressed, shared and experienced by how we lead, love and live.
Through the trials and tribulations, joy is our birthright, and peace always has a place in our lives. Our team at The Daily Coach wishes you and your family a Merry Christmas and happy holiday season. May it be filled with strength, faith, safety, gratitude and, above all, grace.
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Gong Dong builds with light and with matter. The Beijing architect was dazzled by light on the other side of the Pacific, through his post-graduate training in Illinois; he built luminous and somber works on the coasts of China and deep in the countryside; and brings that Eastern light to European lands, to the Venice Biennale by the Adriatic or to the forums of this puzzle of nations. Light thus comes from the East, but a light trapped in the matter of buildings that are firm and dry, lyrical in the poetry of perception and pragmatic in the prose of function, which blend into the landscape and at the same time assert their presence on it, respectful towards the existing and propositive in front of the obsolete, rooted in tradition and bent on invention. With feet on the ground and head in the clouds, this oxymoronic architect goes back to the past to prefigure the future, shaping light with matter and matter with light.
Natural light cuts like a knife the volumes of his seashore library, which opens the books to the beach through horizontal windows that echo the line of the horizon, and that creates meditation spaces where the openings enhance volumes and textures. And artificial light, filtered through lattices, spreads from the pavilions of his hotel on the Li River valley, turning them into light lanterns fractured by warm bamboo cascades, as fractured is the unique relief of its karstic landscape. Be it natural or artificial, light rules both the low-lying library by the sea and the sloping roofs of the hotel that takes shelter in its mountain cradle, phenomenologically interpreting antithetical natural environments, and showing its reverence towards landscape with materials that invite handling and touching through the paradoxical tool of the gaze, because this is an architecture that does not flatter vision, but guides the eye to the hand.
Combining nature and artifice, fusing memory and need, and grafting the buds of the contemporary in the aging tree of heritage, the work of Vector Architects is representative of a generation that does not wish to import iconic forms from international labs, or become self-absorbed in the disciplined extension of a millenary heritage, because they build with the ease of those who know their place in the world. When Gong Dong faces the dialogue with the existing, his palette of materials and lights is not used to stridently show the singularity of the new, or to tamely extend the frozen narrative of the old: the versatility of his compositive and constructive resources is used to blur the boundaries between what is already there and what is added, establishing a conversation that makes continuity the guiding thread, so that the work is both of our time and timeless, belongs to the world and also to the place.


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Micah Parsons shares 'interesting take' on remaining playoff teams
Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane on Tuesday shared what he thinks is one of the keys to making a deep playoff run in the NFL, and Dallas Cowboys star Micah Parsons appears to agree with the theory.
At his season-ending press conference, Beane was asked about the Cincinnati Bengals' wide receiver corps and whether he sees anything to suggest "that's a trend the Bengals need to kind of adapt to."
Beane pointed out how Joe Burrow is playing on a rookie contract, which allows the Bengals to spend money in other places. He also said he would not want the Bills to "suck bad enough to be able to get Ja'Marr Chase."
"I don't wanna suck bad enough to get Ja'Marr Chase."
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"You've gotta go through some lean years to do that. … Those guys are on their rookie deals," Beane said. "We're paying Stefon Diggs a pretty hefty number. We're paying Josh Allen a pretty hefty number. So, there are the constraints of the (salary) cap, but they have a really good team and some good young players."
While many felt the comment was a bitter one from Beane after Buffalo lost in the Divisional Round for the second straight season, Parsons thought the GM raised a good point. The star pass-rusher pointed out that Patrick Mahomes is the only starting quarterback of the four remaining playoff teams who is not on a rookie contract.
Besides mahomes, every team in the final 4 Qb is on a rookie deal and surrounded by talent! Mhmm interesting take! https://t.co/Md1CxGq49e
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"Besides mahomes, every team in the final 4 Qb is on a rookie deal and surrounded by talent! Mhmm interesting take!" Parsons wrote.
Quarterback is by far the most expensive position in football. It goes without saying that not paying a QB top dollar allows a team to spend more money elsewhere and build a better roster, but you also have to draft the right players.
For every Burrow and Chase, there are countless busts who never amount to anything in the NFL. The Bengals and any other team in a similar position deserve credit for drafting well, even if roster construction will become more complicated once their quarterbacks sign their second contracts.
Parsons on Sunday seemed to float another theory about why the Cowboys lost to the San Francisco 49ers. That one is probably the bigger concern in Dallas.


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- Knowing how to support a partner or other loved one who has a trauma history will empower you within the relationship.
- Unmet needs in childhood often manifest in adult relationships, leading to communication struggles and other stressors.
- Keeping proper boundaries in place will help a partner feel that they are being supportive without being taken advantage of.
Even if someone with an identified trauma history is privileged to have therapy and other mental health support, their partners, friends, and other loved ones tend to be their primary support system. Even the best coping skills are no match for the stresses that come with the workweek, holidays with in-laws, and other life stressors. Due to basic proximity, their partners are there the most, second only to the rest of one's chosen social circle, be it friends or other family members. This leaves a lot of time spent with people who probably are not mental health professionals and might not know how to support someone who has had a traumatic past. I often have family members reach out to me for insight into how to best support their loved one.
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1. Listen. Often we worry that we need to have the perfect thing to say or some other insightful response, and then get tripped up in thinking of something to say. In reality, just listening reflectively shows much more support than most responses. Showing some eye contact (if this is comfortable for your relationship dynamic), nodding, and staying silent while they talk will show that you are invested in listening to their words. Be willing to ask questions and learn, instead of educating or telling them about your own story or "someone who I know who…" The same goes for telling people "I know what you mean because ___ happened to me." While some people may find this supportive, most will probably find it dismissive of their feelings, even if your intentions were to be supportive. Listening is a small gesture that can go a long way.
2. Validate them and their experiences. People who are survivors of trauma have a history of being invalidated, dismissed, and not believed. They were quite possibly blamed for the events that took place, or they carry internal blame and shame if these events occurred in childhood. Simply believing them and showing empathy can make a huge difference in how supported they feel by you and their willingness to open up to you.
3. Ask them what way they feel supported best. Some people need a gentle reminder that they are not their past, and that they have overcome and can continue to move forward. Others just need to vent for a moment and then have a gentle reminder when it is time to change topic. Do not assume that a hug will solve anything, as sometimes this can feel dismissive to people who have a history of not feeling heard or listened to. (But sometimes many want a hug anyway, and this is okay too!)
4. Be prepared for them to make connections that might not make sense to you. In my work with couples in which one has experienced childhood trauma or abuse and neglect, it is not uncommon for the traumatized partner to make false assumptions about the other, such as, "You don't text me as often as I text you during the day; how can I even be sure that you love me?" This is not to say that the partner has to put up with these things; the goal is usually to work together to find solutions to get out of these harmful thought patterns. However, it is more of a heads up that this often comes from a place of trauma and unmet attachment needs. If these thoughts and behaviors are not worked on, they can be detrimental to the relationship in extreme cases, as they sometimes make the partner feel they are walking on eggshells, or that they cannot do anything right.
Healing from trauma is not linear. Many survivors will struggle to change thought and behavior patterns that they had to develop in order to survive the trauma they experienced. These behaviors sometimes do not make sense outside of the context of the traumatic situation(s), causing confusion for partners and other loved ones who question their actions and perceptions of events. Keeping in mind that their healing will not progress in the way you would expect a physical wound to heal will help you stay supportive and empathetic in times of need.
5. Keep proper boundaries. Remember that you are not, and can not be, their therapist. There is a difference between listening to show support, and being cast into the role of savior or "fixer," which is inappropriate and also unattainable. There is a reason why therapists are prevented from doing therapy with friends and family, as this is an essential boundary for the safety of both parties. It is okay to suggest that they may need a mental health professional to help them work through some of their past. (For more, see "What to Look for in a Trauma-Informed Therapist.")
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Close on the heels of a pandemic, 2022 has shown we still face a host of intimidating challenges. Unprecedented high temperatures and lengthy droughts have occurred worldwide[1]. Biodiversity continues to decline at a catastrophic rate[2]. And inflation has soared, with consequences for human wellbeing around the world[3].
We must address these issues at scale. The asset management sector – which holds more than $103 trillion of the world's wealth[4] – is critical to achieve this. This wealth is invested in many of the world's leading companies, which gives asset managers significant influence over company practices. How asset managers vote on company resolutions each year therefore determines the future of our planet.
In this 2022 edition of ShareAction's Voting Matters report, we reveal how 68 of the world's largest asset managers voted on 252 shareholder resolutions designed to address current environmental and social crises. We examine voting performance on environmental and social issues, and how it differs from our findings in 2021[5]. For the first time, we also analyse shareholder-filed governance resolutions that directly relate to environmental and social issues, grouped together as Pay and Politics resolutions.
Our annual Voting Matters publication forms part of our campaign to hold asset managers to account and empower their clients. It is intended to be used alongside ShareAction research on voting accountability and the asset management industry, including our Voting Expectations publication, list of Resolutions to Watch and our biannual Global Asset Management Benchmark.
Summary of findings
General findings
The world's very largest asset managers continue to block progress on environmental and social issues, while the sector more broadly shows mixed performance.
- The four largest asset managers backed fewer shareholder resolutions on environmental and social issues in 2022 than they did in 2021.
- 49 additional resolutions would have received majority support if the largest asset managers had voted in favour of them.
- Voting performance has been stagnant in the US and the UK compared to 2021, while European asset managers have shown a large improvement.
- Asset managers across the board are hesitant to back action-oriented resolutions, which would have the most transformative impact on environmental and social issues.
Findings on environmental resolutions
Environmental issues continue to gain more support from investors than social issues, but resolutions deemed important by voluntary initiatives are not receiving support from many of their members.
- Members of the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative (NZAMI) and Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) failed to back a third of climate resolutions on average.
- Five CA100+ members repeatedly voted against CA100+ flagged shareholder resolutions.
- Some asset managers are using their voting power to show strong support for biodiversity issues, although very few environmental resolutions currently target global biodiversity loss.
Findings on social resolutions
Shareholder concerns about social issues are considerable, with 117 resolutions in our analysis, but support from asset managers is still lacking.
- Rationales for opposing action-oriented social resolutions are inconsistent with international human and labour rights standards.
- Asset managers are slowing down progress on diversity within their own sector.
- There are pioneering asset managers supporting the passage of progressive health-related resolutions.
Findings on pay and politics resolutions
Company compensation and political spending policies are powerful tools for driving action on climate change and inequality, but many asset managers have not supported resolutions to use them.
- European asset managers vote much more strongly in favour of healthcare companies aligning their political spending with their publicly stated values than North American asset managers.
- There is limited investor interest in incorporating climate considerations into executive compensation.
[1] World Meteorological Organization, WMO Provisional State of the Global Climate 2022, January 2021.
[2] WWF, Living Planet Report 2022, 2022.
[3] IMF (2022) World Economic Outlook Update, July 2022: Gloomy and More Uncertain. https://www.imf.org/en/Publica....
[4] Heredia L et al., Global Asset Management 2021, 8 July 2022.
[5] ShareAction (2021) Are asset managers using their proxy votes for action on environmental and social issues? https://shareaction.org/report....
ShareAction does not provide investment advice - read our disclaimer here.
All links accessed November 2022.


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AURORA, CO — A growing number of former Aurora cops and firefighters are driving a bit farther west each morning, and that's sowing anxiety among the city's top public safety officials.
Aurora cops and firefighters are jumping ship to work in Denver at an unprecedented rate in 2019, according to employment data outlined at a recent city meeting.
Nearly three dozen cops and firefighters left their respective departments in the first seven months of this year.
"In the last two months with just police and fire we've seen kind of a mass exodus," City Councilwoman Allison Hiltz said at a council committee meeting in July.
In June alone, 12 Aurora firefighters left the department for Denver, according to Dianna Giordano, director of human resources for the city. Seven other Aurora firefighters left the department for various reasons in the first five months of the year.
"We do have an increased percentage of employees that are leaving for another job," she told committee members last month.
Aurora fire expects to lose 33 firefighters in 2019, according to city data. That equates to the total number of departures in 2018 and 2017 combined.
Aurora police are on track to lose slightly more than 30 cops this year, which is about in line with the number of annual departures in recent years, data show. A total of 14 Aurora cops left the department — 11 for another job — in the first five months of the year.
And those turnover numbers don't include retirements, according to Giordano. She said Aurora police and fire average about 15 and 10 retirements, respectively, per year.
But Giordano said the turnover rates for the city police and fire forces — expected to be about 4 percent and 7.5 percent, respectively, by the end of the 2019 — are still well below the average among all city jobs.
Several of the former Aurora fire workers told Fire Chief Fernando Gray in exit interviews that they wanted to join a larger department with more "career advancement" opportunities. The departing workers also mentioned Denver's better starting salary, and the Denver Fire Department's new fast-track lateral academy for fire workers with previous experience.
Denver Fire held its first-ever lateral academy earlier this year, according to Andrea Webber, a records administrator for Denver's Department of Public Safety. Of the 24 people who graduated from the new academy in June, 11 were from Aurora, Webber said.
"They left because of money," Sean Moran, president of the local firefighters union, said. "When it comes down to it, people go where they're getting paid appropriately for their services."
The current starting salary for an Aurora firefighter is $47,203, Giordano said. That's about $10,000 less than the entry-level salary in Denver. Rookie Aurora firefighters will, however, make about $4,000 a year more starting in 2020, according to Giordano.
Starting wages are significantly higher for lateral recruits who come to either department — Aurora or Denver — with various levels of prior experience and successfully complete the academy.
Firefighters in Denver also progress through their steps faster than fire personnel in Aurora, according to Moran. After four years, firefighters in Denver are earning about $88,000, whereas their Aurora counterparts are raking in about $69,000.
In a statement, Gray said departures are a part of doing business in any organization, and vowed to double down on recruitment efforts.
"Attrition is a reality of any organization both through retirements and other separations," he wrote in an email. "We will continue to … reinforce the fact that Aurora Fire Rescue is where people can make a difference for their entire career."
Within the Aurora police department, five officers had departed for Denver as of mid-July, according to Aurora Police Chief Nick Metz.
In exit interviews, four of the departing Aurora cops told Metz they wanted more financial stability and better benefits.
"Three of the five that I spoke with teared up when talking about their departure," Metz said. "They did not want to leave but … from a financial standpoint, being able to take care of their families and plan for the future, that was a decision that they had to make."
The entry-level salary for an Aurora cop with no experience is $55,324, according to city documents. That wage goes up about $13,000 for lateral recruits who come to the department with at least three years of experience.
In Denver, rookie cops earn about $58,000 a year while in the academy, and about $5,000 more upon graduating, according to recruitment materials. Recruits who come to the department with at least two years of experience can net $75,000 a year.
Like firefighters, Denver officers also move through their pay steps faster than their peers in Aurora, Metz said.
Each of the cops who recently left Aurora for Denver also told Metz that stronger pension options in the state capital played a significant role in their decision to elope.
Judy Lutkin, president of the Aurora Police Association, said a weak pension structure in Aurora is a constant complaint among the Aurora rank and file.
"Denver has better pay and better benefits, and the biggest issue with police is our retirement," she said.
Last fall, the city narrowly avoided a ballot measure that would have asked voters to allow Aurora cops to move from a locally-controlled, defined contribution pension plan to a more robust, statewide defined benefit agreement. The city ultimately recommended to increase pay and time off while remaining on the local plan, instead of transitioning to the statewide pension plan, known as the Fire and Police Pension Association of Colorado, or FPPA. Aurora Fire, as well as both Denver Police and Fire, currently use the plan.
Lutkin said the current agreement makes it difficult for Aurora police to both recruit new officers and retain veterans.
That hurdle has made it difficult for recruiters to satisfy the city's long-standing staffing target of having two police officers per 1,000 residents, Lutkin said.
The department currently boasts 703 commissioned officers, though a recent academy class will soon boost that number to about 730. And even with a dozen lateral officers ready to soon hit the street, retirements will make hitting the two-per-1,000 requirement at the end of the year a challenge, Lutkin said.
"We have a lot of people leaving, and we're not quite keeping up with the number of people leaving vs. the people coming in," she said. "We're still short."
Metz said he's concerned that the five new Denver cops from Aurora could spread the word among their former colleagues at APD about the benefits of working in Denver.
"Frankly, I'm not interested in building a farm team for the Denver Police Department," Metz said.
Despite not losing any Aurora cops to Denver in the previous five years to this year, a total of 20 Aurora cops applied to join DPD earlier this year, though only the aforementioned five made the final cut. The quintet of Aurora officers comprised more than a quarter of Denver's overall lateral academy class this spring.
But the possibility of larger lateral applicant pools is swelling, according to Metz.
"My concern right now is over the next few months and over the next year or so, the potential for losing more I think is there," he said.
Moran, too, said the germ of leaving the department is primed to blossom in the coming months.
"There are people looking out the window going, 'What do we have next door?' when they may not have been doing that before," he said.
And Denver may roll out yet another lateral academy next month, pending budget approval, according to Webber with Denver's Public Safety Department.
Lutkin said Aurora cops are natural targets for Denver recruiters, who are just now coming out of a standing hiring freeze and looking to nab applicants who are versed in local geography and state statutes.
"Aurora officers know state laws and they know the general area because the streets are similar or, in many cases, the same," she said. "So of course Denver is going to want to pull our people over. They're already trained and can hit the street quickly."
Lutkin, whose two daughters are Denver police officers, said Aurora officers regularly ask her about what working for Denver police entails.
Aurora politicos lamented the recent losses and expressed concerns regarding the viability of training Aurora cops and firefighters only to watch them leave the city for lucrative positions elsewhere.
"That's not sustainable," City Councilwoman Marsha Berzins said of the recent losses. "We want people to say, 'Hey, I want to go to Aurora because they do this, this and this,' not because, 'I want to just go get trained and leave.'"
The average cost of training an Aurora firefighter is between $100,000 and $150,000, according to Moran. Those numbers do not include paramedic training, which costs the city approximately $100,000 per firefighter, he said. The city has required all new firefighters to become trained paramedics since 2005.
Training new recruits to replace the dozen firefighters who recently skipped across the municipal line will cost the city significantly more in the long run due to cost-of-living increases and inflation, Moran said.
"It's a bad business practice to lose employees and say, 'Oh, we're just going to replace them,'" he said. "It's going to be more expensive in today's dollars vs. 10 years ago dollars to train new individuals, and the salaries have gone up exponentially, too."
Training Aurora police officers is also an expensive venture, officials said. The cost of training an Aurora police officer is approximately $127,000, according to Lutkin.
Hiltz, who currently serves as chairwoman of the safety committee, suggested the city pursue better pay, benefits and amenities in an effort to keep public safety personnel from seeking work outside city limits.
"We can only culture our way out of so many problems," she said. "At some point, a positive attitude isn't going to be enough to pay your bills, or to make your family not worry about your health and safety."
Lutkin called on city council to increase pay and relinquish Aurora cops to the statewide benefit plan.
"City council could help out a lot if they just allowed officers to a have defined benefits," she said. "I think it does have an impact on morale somewhat to have officers in Denver paid more when we're doing he exact same job."
Metz echoed.
"It's disheartening when I'm seeing folks leaving for Denver," he said. "I get it when people leave and move — that's a lifestyle change and they decide that. But it's different when somebody stays in the home that they're in and just turns left instead of right coming to work."
In the meantime, Aurora's human resources department said its trying to button-up exit interviews to record more data from departing cops, and possibly weave that information into future policy.
But barring any foundational changes to pay or pensions, Lutkin said officers will likely continue to hop across Yosemite or move into the private sector.
"If we stay where we're at, we're going to continue to lose officers to Denver," Lutkin said. "And private sector people can make $100,000 a year and not be shot at."
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Most scholars state that scientific calculations can be used to determine if there is visibility of the crescent, but actual sighting of the moon must occur because that's their understanding of our hadiths. The hadiths seem to indicate the the moon must be visible to the naked eye (or visible in a area that shares the same horizon for example).
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Four-time Class 4A state champion shot putter Jace Rivera is now a first-time state champ in the discus.
The Belen High School senior earned the elusive title in the discus Friday morning at the University of New Mexico Track and Field Complex with a throw of 171-9.
"I didn't really expect to win," Rivera said. "But I thought I could do decent if I threw well. There's no such thing as a sure thing. It feels good to finish what I started at the beginning of the year."
Rivera, who progressed from third place two years ago to second last year, won easily this year, outdistancing Aztec's Hayden Boyce by seven feet.
Winning the event capped off what has been a remarkable high school career for Rivera, who plans to attend Colorado State University next year. It's been done before, but rarely does an athlete win four state championships in one event, as Rivera did on Thursday when he put his name in the record books by winning the shot.
"He's been a great competitor for four years," said Eagle head coach Kevin Benavidez. "His freshman and sophomore years, he wasn't supposed to win it. These last two years, he's just been so much better than everyone else."
Each one of Rivera's shot put titles has been significant. Nobody expected him to win as a freshman, but he beat all the bigger boys. He won in a most dramatic fashion as a junior – having to better his best effort by two feet on his last throw to earn the title. He did by mere inches.
His win last year was less spectacular, but, still, he made it three. And not only did he make it four this year, but he broke his own Class 4A record with a chuck of 57-7.
"I would have liked to go a little further, but it's alright," he said. "It was good enough."
Rivera had thrown the shot as far as 59-4 this season and said his goal was to break 60 feet.
"It might have been better if he was up against a little better competition, to push him past that point," Benavidez said. "Because that's when he's really good."
Hayden Boyce was again Rivera's closest challenger. His best toss was five-and-a-half feet short of Rivera's mark.
In other state track and field action involving Belen athletes, the Eagles' 400-meter relay team qualified for Saturday's finals by winning their qualifying heat on Thursday. Nick Carter, Derick Jaramillo, Robert Rimorin and Rodney Harrison will be the fifth seed in the finals, after finishing in an official time of 43.93 seconds.
"They were smoking. That's the fastest time that we've had run in Belen the last five years," said Benavidez, who had them clocked at 43.6.
The Eagle relay team will run in the finals at noon on Saturday.
Also advancing to the finals on Saturday was Lady Eagle eighth-grade sprinter Keita Torres. Torres clocked a time of 12.81 and will be seeded fifth in the finals on Saturday. Torres also ran the preliminaries of the 200 late Friday (no results were available at News-Bulletin press time).
In other action on Thursday, hurdler Emily Schultz ran a 16.64 and finished eighth in the 110 meter hurdles. Only the top seven athletes advance to the finals, so Shultz will have to wait until next year. Schultz finished only nine-tenths of a second from going to the finals.
The Lady Eagles had two athletes competing in the pole vault. Junior Jessica Braswell placed fourth after clearing nine feet. Sophomore Alicia Taylor did not place after failing to clear the opening height.
Junior Sherwin Price finished in a tie with Kirtland Central's Chris Manning for fifth place in the boys high jump. Price cleared 5-10 before his knee gave out while attempting to clear six feet. Price's highest jump coming into the meet was 6-2.
"I don't know what happened," Price said, "I have tendonitis in that knee, and it just gave out."
Price, who is a junior, was disappointed but also optimistic, saying, "There's always next year."
On Friday morning, sophomore Stephanie Sanchez threw the javelin and finished in 11th place overall with a toss of 108-6. Lady Eagle head coach Jim Edwards had nothing but good things to say about Sanchez's effort.
"She improved on her personal mark by two feet," Edwards said. "I'm proud of how well she threw."
Yet to compete for Belen is sophomore Jocelyn Chavez, who is a second seed in two events. She'll contend in the triple jump at 9:30 a.m. Saturday and the high jump at 1:30 p.m.


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MASS office announces events celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
This year's theme is "Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation"
In partnership with student organizations and offices, Central Michigan University's Office of Multicultural Academic Student Services (MASS) is hosting a series of events to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
This year's theme is "Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation." The first event will be on Sept. 15 and the last will be on Oct. 14.
List of events:
Thursday, Sept. 15
Keynote Speaker: Isabel Montemayor-Vasquez
6 p.m.
Bovee University Center Auditorium
Hosted by the Empowered Latino Union
Friday, Sept. 16
La Gente Welcome Back Carne Asada
6 p.m.
Wesley Church
Hosted by the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and the Empowered Latino Union
Monday, Sept. 19
Our History: Reggaetón Music
6 p.m.
Bovee UC Room 108
Hosted by Gamma Phi Omega
Tuesday, Sept. 20
Film: "Under the Same Moon"
6 p.m.
Bovee UC Auditorium
Hosted by Central Bridge
Thursday, Sept. 22
Zumba: Latin Rhythms with Valerie Faber
6 p.m.
MAC Gym
Hosted by University Recreation
Friday, Sept. 23
Arroz Around the World
3 p.m.
Wesley Church
Hosted by Sigma Lambda Gamma
Saturday, Sept. 24
Low-Rider Car Show: Music and Food Taster
12 to 3 p.m.
Location TBD
Hosted by MASS and CMU Police Officer Laura Martinez
Tuesday, Sept. 27
Game Night: Lotería (Mexican Bingo)
6 p.m.
Bovee UC Room 108
Hosted by Central Bridge
Wednesday, Sept. 28
Guest Speaker: Gabriel Ramirez, queer Afro-Latinx poet, activist and artist
6:30 p.m.
Opperman Auditorium
Hosted by Program Board
Monday, Oct. 3
Activity: Make Homemade Tortillas
6 p.m.
Student Activity Center room 204
Hosted by Prospanica
Thursday, Oct. 6
Activity: Papel Picado (Mexican Folk Art)
6 p.m.
Bovee UC Room 108
Hosted by Central Bridge
Friday, Oct. 7
Annual Career Awareness Information Session
2 p.m.
Bovee UC Auditorium
Hosted by the CMU Latino/a Alumni Chapter
Monday, Oct. 10
Our History: Bachata Music
6 p.m.
Bovee UC Room 108
Hosted by Gamma Phi Omega
Wednesday, Oct. 12
Our History: Ballet Folklorico
6:30 p.m.
Powers Ballroom
Hosted by Ballet Folklorico de la Luz
Thursday, Oct. 13
Latine Social Night: Music, Dancing and Fun!
6 p.m.
MAC Gym
Hosted by Valerie Faber and University Recreation
Friday, Oct. 14
La Fogota y Legendas Urbanas
6 p.m.
Wesley Church
Hosted by Sigma Lambda Beta and Sigma Lambda Gamma


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Why Space Exploration is Important for Earth
March 28, 2023 - Revolutionized Team
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Believe it or not, space exploration has been saving and improving lives all over the world for decades. In fact, one could even argue that astronomy and planetary science were fundamental in shaping civilization as we know it.
When many people think of space exploration, they may imagine astronauts floating around on the ISS or hopping around on the Moon. It can be difficult to see why activity on the ISS, the Moon, Mars, and beyond would be worthwhile for people on Earth. Why should we contribute money to space programs when there are problems we still need to solve on Earth?
The night sky has been used for navigation for millennia. The further humans have ventured into space, the more we have learned about life on Earth – its plants, animals, atmosphere, and people. Simply put, Earth needs space. It sparks new innovations and discoveries that are crucial to the modern world.
Invention and Innovation
Many people aren't aware of how many everyday inventions are the result of space exploration. Long before astronauts blast off to leave the atmosphere, hundreds upon hundreds of hours go into developing new technologies designed for the unusual environment of space. From scratch-resistant lenses to solar panels and even artificial limbs, dozens of items that are key to daily life on Earth were invented and developed in space exploration programs.
Some of these inventions came about because NASA and other space agencies were trying to solve unique problems astronauts faced in zero gravity or on the Moon. For example, the insulin pump resulted from equipment designed to monitor astronauts' vitals in space.
This is known as a "spinoff"—an invention scientists originally created for space exploration the later modified or adapted into a consumer or civilian technology. LASIK eye surgery is another famous example of a space exploration spinoff technology.
Over the past few decades, scientists have invented numerous other remarkable technologies aboard the International Space Station. The ISS is, first and foremost, a laboratory. Astronauts don't simply float around for fun during their trips into orbit. Science experiments and research projects are always underway at the ISS.
This research has led to the development of some incredible technologies and scientific discoveries that have had huge impacts on life on Earth. Even living aboard the ISS for extended periods of time has sparked innovation. For example, NASA developed next-gen water purification systems for the ISS, and that technology went on to help improve access to clean water on Earth.
Using Space for Discovery
While the technological inventions sparked by space exploration are amazing, the scientific discoveries are even more so. Space exploration is responsible for far more than identifying new galaxies millions of lightyears away. Important research and breakthroughs in biology, medicine, physics, and more are the result of space exploration. Phenomena such as gravity, fluid dynamics, and the atmosphere itself wouldn't have been discovered if not for our ventures into space.
The ISS is at the heart of these advances, with astronauts contributing to numerous cutting-edge research projects every year.
ISS Medical Research
In fact, space exploration has even helped create life-saving medical treatments. For example, in 2018 ISS astronauts tested an advanced new cancer treatment that doctors were unable to test on Earth, as astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor explains in a zero-g video. Astronauts have also helped develop medical treatments to fight muscle atrophy and bone loss.
A 2020 experiment used a unique implantable device to grow muscles in mice aboard the ISS (yes, the mice flew into space). The technology researched in this project could change the lives of millions of people on Earth who suffer from muscular conditions. Another project is researching artificial cartilage that could help millions of people with things like knee injuries.
The Unique Environment of Space
These projects are just a few examples of the critical role of space exploration in scientific research and discovery. When scientists are trying to understand how something works, they often subject it to unusual circumstances to see how it responds.
The microgravity that astronauts experience in orbit aboard the ISS is an incredibly unique and valuable "unusual circumstance" where scientists can discover new things.
The above-mentioned research projects would not have been physically possible on Earth. Taking those experiments to microgravity allowed scientists to study cells, biology, and the human body in ways they otherwise couldn't have, making discoveries that otherwise would have been inaccessible. There have been dozens of these incredible breakthroughs aboard the ISS over the past few decades.
One cannot overstate the importance of satellites in the modern world. Satellites are critical for so many everyday things all over the world. If all of the satellites orbiting Earth right now were to suddenly shut off and stop working, we would be in trouble.
Satellites help planes navigate, provide Internet access to millions, help first responders save lives, allow us to monitor weather, make Google Maps and GPS possible, and even help us fight climate change.
Without space exploration, there would be no satellites quietly orbiting Earth today and none of these technologies would be possible. What is particularly fascinating about this is that when Roscosmos, the Soviet Space Agency, launched the first satellite into space in 1957, no one could have predicted just how crucial satellites would one day become.
People knew that the launch of Sputnik was groundbreaking, but mostly in the context of its sheer mystery – it seemed like the Soviet Union could do virtually anything with this new technology, namely spy on the US.
Without that first step into the stars with an unassuming little satellite, the modern world would look completely different. For example, the convenient maps we have on our phones wouldn't be possible without the help of satellites. Farmers all over the world rely on satellites for agricultural data that is crucial to supplying the global food supply.
For example, one NASA satellite known as SMAP was launched specifically to monitor water in surface soil on Earth. This data, which NASA makes available worldwide for free, improves weather forecasting, helps predict floods, monitors droughts, tracks energy and carbon cycles, and helps improve crop productivity. The SMAP satellite has a beneficial impact on the whole world, even if we can't see it right in front of us.
The Opportunities of the Commercial Space Industry
Going to space is expensive, costing billions of dollars per year. Luckily, there are also a growing number of opportunities for economic prosperity in space. Throughout the 20th century and the 2000s, space travel was limited to explorers hired by the national space agencies of federal governments, such as NASA. That's no longer the case today.
For over ten years now, private companies have been powering innovation in spaceflight technologies and expanding access to the stars. For example, private spaceflight companies like SpaceX have allowed more organizations to get satellites into orbit, which help with communications and scientific research. The FAA has regulations in place to make sure these launches are performed as safely as possible.
The commercial space industry isn't just for paid rocket launches, either. There are many economic opportunities in space that could enrich life on Earth. Examples include tourism, transportation, manufacturing, communications, energy, mining and even agriculture.
Tourism and Transportation
Space tourism is a staple of science fiction, but it's a real-life possibility. One of the many benefits of the commercial spaceflight industry is that it is making it cheaper, safer and easier to launch people and objects into space. With more people working on launch technology, it is undergoing rapid innovation and creating new supply chains.
As a result, by the end of the 21st century space travel could be available to the masses, much like air travel was in the mid-20th century. Space planes could take people halfway across the world in an hour or two. People could take a vacation to an orbiting space station hotel and see Earth from afar. More scientists and academic institutions could have access to the wealth of research opportunities possible in orbit, as well.
Space is already vital to daily life for billions of people on Earth. Communications companies use satellites in orbit to transmit signals and data around the world. This is how many people access the Internet and use phones.
Studies estimate that at least 2.9 billion people around the world don't have access to the Internet today. Most people in the U.S. access the internet through cable services, which don't rely on satellites. However, it requires extensive time, funding and resources to install the necessary infrastructure for cable internet. Satellites can reach people anywhere as long as they have the right receiver technology.
The commercial space industry is making launches to orbit more affordable and readily available. By making it easier for communications organizations to get satellites to orbit, more people can access the Internet.
Renewable Energy
Most people have heard of solar power today. In fact, millions have solar panels installed at their homes and businesses. Earth is missing out on a big opportunity for renewable energy, though — space-based solar power.
The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that at least 30% of solar power that reaches Earth is reflected away by the atmosphere. This energy could be captured and utilized by launching solar panels into space. In fact, solar panels are the main power source of the International Space Station. So, this technology has already been tested on a small scale.
It will take more engineering innovations to make space-based solar power a feasible source of renewable energy. The potential economic gains of accessing this new power source may motivate commercial spaceflight companies to fund research and test programs for space-based solar in the years ahead.
Additionally, our own Moon could be a game-changing source of clean energy. The bleak gray surface of the Moon may seem boring at first glance. However, lunar soil, known as regolith, contains a valuable resource known as Helium-3. This powerful isotope could be used to generate clean nuclear power using fusion reactors. Numerous commercial space companies are already developing plans and technologies for mining lunar regolith for Helium-3.
Protecting the Human Species
Finally, space exploration protects and unites the human species. This can be seen on a small scale aboard the ISS. One day, though, not too far in the future, explorers from all over the world will come together to return to the Moon and even set foot on Mars.
On a cosmic scale, the survival of the human species relies on us becoming multi-planetary. Back on Earth, learning about our two closest neighbors, Mars and Venus, can help scientists figure out how to keep Earth's atmosphere and environment healthy for millennia to come.
New Inventions and Discoveries
Space exploration has always led to incredible new inventions and discoveries that improve life for everyone on Earth. There's no telling what new innovations could be discovered on expeditions to the Moon and Mars. There is already at least one next-gen space exploration technology that's having a big impact on Earth: 3D printed construction.
Using 3D printed concrete made from Martian soil, NASA could create durable, permanent structures on Mars using autonomous robots. It's no surprise that at the same time that this cutting-edge project is underway at NASA, the world's largest 3D printed neighborhood is also set for construction in Austin, Texas. The increased R&D surrounding 3D printed construction for space exploration could help develop the technology on Earth and end the housing shortage.
A Multi-Planetary Neighborhood
On a grander scale, it is almost certain that humanity will one day colonize the Moon, Mars, and potentially even Venus or one day the moons of Jupiter or Saturn. With humans living on four or more different worlds in our solar system, there would be more resources to go around and less chance of something catastrophic ending human civilization.
Interestingly, Mars and Venus's atmospheres are both alternate versions of Earth, one too cold and thin and the other too hot and dense. This could potentially help us study and prevent long-term climate change. In the distant future, we have even been able to terraform both Mars and Venus to have comfortable, Earth-like surfaces.
Advancing All of Humanity in the Stars
Space exploration isn't about traversing the stars just to see what we find. It is about making new discoveries that broaden our understanding of the universe and humanity – our biology, our planet, our future in the solar system.
The scientific research conducted for and through space exploration has repeatedly led to life-changing innovations for everyone on Earth. By continuing to explore the universe around us, we can advance the entire human civilization, improving lives and expanding horizons for a better future.
Editor's Note: This article was originally published on May 3, 2022 and was updated on March 28, 2023 to provide readers with more updated information.
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Hot iron: Branding for hog identification
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California Agriculture 20(5):4-5.
Published May 01, 1966
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Hot iron branding was successfully used in these tests as a permanent method of identifying hogs. Branding irons with 6-inch symbols made out of 3/2-inch rake tooth were effective markers. Application of lanolin to the brand decreased susceptibility to fly strike but did not affect legibility. Clipping the hair prior to branding was useful, but not necessary. However, even with good brands and well-defined borders of scar tissue, subsequent growth of long hair often concealed or obscured the brand so that animals had to be clipped after 1 1/2 to 2 years to insure rapid identification. Branding did not affect carcass quality when placed on the carcass where the skin was to be removed.