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Why nonprofits should engage in cause marketing
during the most wonderful time of the year
As the seasons start to change here in Washington, D.C., I'm reminded that the holidays will soon be upon us. Across the globe, it is a giving time of year and for nonprofits, a fundraising time of year. In fact, for most nonprofits, the end-of-year giving time is huge. According to Dickerson, Bakker & Associates, "nearly half of all charities report that they receive one-half to two-thirds of their overall contributions during the last quarter of the year."
This is great news for nonprofits looking to hit their fundraising numbers before the year ends, but with more than 1.5 million nonprofits registered in the US alone – how does a nonprofit cut through the clutter, connect with donors and come out on top?
The Answer: Cause Marketing
Cause marketing needs to be a part of your end-of-year fundraising plans for four reasons. It helps nonprofits:
1) Engage Beyond the Usual Suspects
End-of-year fundraising often reaches out to past donors, volunteers or advocates through mailers or e-mail campaigns but does not reach beyond the nonprofits current rolodex. Cause marketing puts nonprofits out in front of consumers that may not have engaged with the organization before. It's a great way to increase funds, as well as increase exposure and awareness to a larger population.
2) Connect with Millennials and Moms
According to the 2010 Cone Cause Evolution Study, 94% of respondents ages 18-24 find it acceptable for a company to involve a cause or issue in its marketing. And don't let Millennials outshine another important group – Moms. Moms lead the cause consumers with 95% finding cause marketing positive versus the general population which comes in at 88%. This means by reaching out via cause marketing, your fundraising campaign will have a good chance of reaching these two important audiences.
3) Increase Involvement
Cause marketing is not just about cash. Cause marketing can also help a cause stand out from other nonprofits. According to another study by Cone their, 2010 Nonprofit Marketing Trend Tracker,
More than three-quarters (78%) of Americans believe a partnership between a nonprofit and a company they trust makes a cause stand out. When the cause breaks through:
- 50% are more likely to donate to the nonprofit
- 49% are more likely to participate in an event for the nonprofit and
- 41% are more likely to volunteer for the nonprofit.
4) Be Timely and Have a Hook
The holidays are a time where people are undoubtedly going to spend money on presents, gifts and entertaining so why not have some of the proceeds of these purchases go to your organization? It's also an easy way to get people talking about a nonprofit. Many local, national and global media outlets compile ways to give back over the holidays that you can be included in. For example, last year the Huffington Post ran an article titled 5 Holiday Cause Promotions. You can also send out your own press release as we did at United Way last year or spread the word through other owned or shared media.
So now that you know why cause marketing is a holiday fundraising must, here are two great examples of partnerships to get you in the spirit.
United Way American Express Charity Gift Card
What it is: A co-branded United Way and American Express Gift Card. For every gift card you buy, American Express will donate the $3.95 purchase fee to United Way.
Why it works: Gift cards are a great gift for people around the holidays, especially for companies that are often looking to thank vendors, clients or employees. The cause marketing campaign is simple and straightforward and the lift from American Express, a respected and well-known brand also provides added trust and a new base of consumers for United Way to reach.
Macy's "Come Together" Campaign for Feeding America
What it is: First, check out the video!
This campaign raised over 10 million meals for Feeding America. It was a multi-faceted partnership which asked individuals to host dinner parties at their homes through the holiday season and ask guests to donate funds which were matched by Macy's dollar for dollar.
Why it works: The campaign had multiple assets that made it successful including a large celebrity cast, a connection to a time of year where many are already entertaining friends and family, a kick-off event dinner during Fashion Week, in-store events that involved employees and a direct mail, print and ad campaign.
So give your nonprofit a gift and create a cause marketing campaign to engage beyond the usual suspects,
connect with Millennials and Moms, build trust and capitalize on the most giving time of the year. While you may not have American Express or Martha and Mariah to support your cause, there are plenty of ways to get corporate partners involved to cut through the clutter, connect with donors and come out on top.
Don't know where to begin? Check out Joe Waters's Cause Marketing for Dummies – a great read to get you started.
Lauren Kinsey creates, promotes and manages cause marketing partnerships at United Way Worldwide. As the manager of cause marketing, she works with companies such as GE, Ralph Lauren and UPS in an effort to strengthen United Way's brand, create new and loyal ambassadors and concurrently generate income and diversify revenue. She is also currently pursuing her masters in public relations and corporate communications at Georgetown University. Follow her on Twitter @LEKinsey or LinkedIn to connect about cause marketing, nonprofit and corporate partnerships and corporate social responsibility.


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Legislation to repeal controversial changes to school board election districts in Colleton County has failed to make it through the General Assembly.
Sen. Clementa Pinckney, D-Ridgeland, this week blocked the last of three bills filed in an attempt to avoid the implementation of legislation he sponsored to move two school board members into other election districts.
Colleton residents and school board members have raised concerns about Pinckney's intentions with the bill, saying they fear the legislation was political payback against school board members who voted to dismiss Superintendent Leila Williams.
They were hoping for passage of a bill filed by Rep. Kenneth Hodges, D-Green Pond, that would have redrawn Colleton County's Board of Education election districts without impacting any school board members.
But Sen. Chip Campsen, R-Charleston, said an objection from Pinckney prevented the bill from coming to a vote. Campsen also sponsored two bills that would have either repealed Pinckney's measure or redrawn school board election districts without moving any school board members. Those also failed to pass.
Colleton School Board member William Bowman Jr., who is among those facing a move to a new district, said the school board has asked for an opinion from the state attorney general on how to proceed with implementing Pinckney's plan, which was signed into law May 16. It's unclear at this point whether the school district will have to hold special elections in November.
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Monday, October 25, 2010 (Around 4 years ago)
Many thanks to the ELL/Generation 1.5 Action Committee who shared results and recommendations from their Action Plan with faculty at the October 1 Teachers Talking. Resources for instructors with ELL students are provided below.
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Because I said it didn't look better than Halo (graphically)?
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Is this about the ORION comment I made?
Because I said it didn't look better than Halo (graphically)?
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This isn't a public alpha, you have to Pay2Play.
Valve is Independently Owned. not Indie.
Terminology means everything.
The New Alpha isn't.
Don't worry. Parralex Scrolling.
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It's an awesome name, right?
It's all Forged together. Showing off the new features.
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Took the words right out of my mouth.
Also, the AI can be a little unresponsive at times. It's rare, but it happens. Especially during the last part of the level. I sniped all the grunts before the cutscene because they didn't move.
The voice acting also needs more work. You guys were too calm.
It was released on the 25th, under Addons.
Yeah, plus Allison is the Sniper. My knowledge of the story is a bit screwed right know, so I don't know if she's alive or not.
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The graphics just scream UDK. Which means I can't run it. :|
Too bad I won't be able to run this game.
SAGE demo ran better for me. I had XP back then, only had 40 processes running though. I have 60+ now.
YoYoGames (the developers of Game Maker) could port the game to PSP, if it wasn't infringing on copyrights.
They didn't make it up.
Everything looks a lot different when you're actually playing. You'll see.
There's already a Campaign demo. Just so ya know. triblox.org
Wow, ignorance spreads fast. Minecraft is a clone itself. Google "Infiniminer".
Try changing the game's priority and disable any unnecessary applications. It's Game Maker's fault, really.
What OS do you have?
That's how it is in Halo.
Come on over to the site! triblox.org
Did you extract the .zip file?
No. They've worked hard on this, I doubt they'll just give out the code.
Change priority settings.
It does. Just not for Elites.
Could you add gamepad support?
Yeah. Also, as stated above, check out Rainbow Six if you haven't. Look at all of them EXCEPT Lockdown.
The play styles change in between Rainbow Six 3 and Vegas 2. So yeah, they have their ups and downs.
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FAO Technical Assistance Officer
Application of Mean Tree Tariffs 1
1See also Unasylva, Volume 11, Number 4 "A forest inventory in Thailand" by the same author, who is Chief of the Forest Research Institute for Inventory and Management, Reinbek, Germany.
IN THE tropics over the last decade extensive areas have been planted with fast-growing species such as Pinus spp., Albizzia spp., Acacia decurrens, Eucalyptus spp., and this trend is likely to gain in importance in the future. The simplification of the management of such stands with short rotations (8 to 30 years) is a problem awaiting solution.
These forests can be perpetuated either by artificial planting or - as with mangrove or bamboo forests -by natural regeneration. The simplest way of ensuring sustained yields is the well-known age-class method, with area and age-class plus possibly site-class as the only regulatory factors. If the forests are regularly treated and thinned and therefore more or less evenaged and uniform in structure and volume, this method is quite satisfactory.
But for various reasons, the structure of the plantations is often far from the normal (no thinning at all up to the mature age or overthinning by serious illicit cutting, are the extreme situations). It is obvious that yield regulation by area for such forests will result in unequal annual cuts which -will completely upset the production schedules of the industries dependent on them. For the most part the forests are being established to supply pulp and paper mills, as in Indonesia, for which a regular sustained supply of raw material is essential.
In Indonesia, the foresters based their estimations of the volume to be expected from mature plantations on the fairly reliable yield tables which were fortunately available for some of the fast-growing species. The deviations from normality (degree of stocking) were either judged ocularly or measured by sample plots. A reliable visual assessment of the degree of stocking needs a high standard of skill. According to the author's experience in Saxony, it is easier to estimate directly the standing volume per area unit than the degree of stocking in relation to a yield table, because the deviation from normality is produced by a number of factors. Also the number of sample plots necessary for obtaining a reliable estimate of the degree of stocking is almost the same as for a direct estimate of volume without the use of yield tables. Another point of even greater importance: the site-class necessary for using the yield table has to be obtained from age and top heigh.2 Height measurements are time consuming and, especially in mountainous areas like those of Java, are often a source of serious error.
2 Either the average height of the 100 largest girthed trees per hectare or the average height of dominants.
All these considerations led the author to the conclusion that a simple method for making volume estimates must be found which needs neither height measurements nor the use of a yield table and is based upon only two elements: diameter at breast height (d.b.h.) and number of trees per unit area. The most suitable seemed to be the "mean tree tariff" method.
Krenn, who first developed such mean tree tariffs, in 1948 pointed out the following facts in his booklet Tarife zur Mamenberechnung von Beständen (Tariffs for the computation of the total volume of stands). First, in regard to European species, the curves drawn for age-classes and for site-classes respectively, giving "diameter over volume" and "diameter over height" diverge in the form of a curved wedge with increasing diameters; secondly, for application in practice, this extent of variation can be taken into account by computing a middle tariff (M) and two other tariffs, an upper and lower one, each differing by 12 percent from the middle tariff for a given girth. Which of the three tariffs should be used for the specific selected mean tree of a stand must generally be decided by visual assessment of the average height range.
Krenn was thus able to dispense with exact height measurements and the drawing of height curves in connection with European species and rotation periods of 80 years and more. But he had to make allowance for substantial differences in the height of mean trees of equal average diameter by the introduction of his upper and lower tariffs.
The computation of volume with the help of the tariff is effected by the simple formula Vha = Nha·V-Dg, or expressed in words: the volume of timber of a stand per hectare (Vha) is found as the product of the number of trees per hectare (Nha) and the tariff volume of the basal area mean tree (V-Dg).
This simple formula makes the measurement of heights unnecessary. It assumes that irrespective of age-or site-class, a certain average height and consequently a certain volume is strictly related to a given diameter of the basal area mean tree. This assumption, however, only applies to European species within a limit of variation of plus or minus 12 percent. For tropical fast-growing species such as Pinus merkusii, Agathis loranthifolia, Acacia decurrens, and Antocephalus cadamba, for which yield tables have so far been computed, it was found that the curves "diameter over height" only diverge a little with the age- and site-classes. The first evaluation resulting from the use of a yield table made it clear that a single tariff for the total volume of timber, without introducing variations of ± 12 percent, was sufficient.
Furthermore it was proved that the relation "diameter of the basal area mean tree" (D) to "volume" (V) clearly followed the exponential function V = a·Db, where a and b are constants. When transferred into logarithmic form, the equation could be expressed as log V = log a + b log D.
This transformation simplifies the method of computing a tariff quite considerably. With the aid of the least squares method, the corresponding optimum straight line was found for each timber species on the double logarithmic paper through computation of the two coefficients of regression, log a and b. More details about the theoretical background of the mean tree tariffs are given in FAO/ETAP Report No. 1281, Application of mean tree Wigs for the further development of forest management of the plantation forests (Indonesia).
The computation of sound mean tree tariffs must be based on a considerable amount of research. Indonesia is in the favorable situation that for 20 to 30 years the Forest Research Institute at Bogor has had under observation hundreds of permanent sample plots. Thousands of felled trees have been measured and cubed in two-meter sections. Yield and volume tables for various species have been prepared.
From this material the writer was to compute mean tree tariffs for the most important species, the coefficients of regression for which are as follows:
Species |
log a |
log b |
Pinus merkusii |
- 4.65698 |
+ 2.94761 |
Agathis loranthifolia (West Java) |
- 4.18010 |
+ 2.72423 |
Agathis loranthifolia (East Java) |
- 3.93669 |
+ 2.47980 |
Acacia decurrens |
+ 2.21496 |
Albizzia falcata |
- 3.65761 |
+ 2.41198 |
Antocephalus cadamba |
- 4.31180 |
+ 2.83100 |
The tariff curves "volume over diameter of the basal area mean tree" are shown in Figure 1. The tariffs give solid wood under bark down to 7-centimeter minimum diameter without branches. For practical use tariff tables have to be prepared which give the volume down to 3 decimal places for each millimeter of the diameter, as an example shows:
FIGURE 1. - Mean tree tariffs of various last-growing species of Indonesia.
Pinus merkusii
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
31 |
0.548 |
0.543 |
0.559 |
0.564 |
0 569 |
0 575 |
0 580 |
0.586 |
0.59 |
0.597 |
32 |
0.602 |
0.608 |
0.613 |
0.619 |
0.626 |
0.630 |
0:636 |
0.642 |
0.648 |
0.653 |
Before a tariff can be handed over to a forest administration, a thorough check on its usefulness has to be made. The FAO report already cited dealt to a large extent with the results of such tests in Indonesia which satisfactorily confirmed the theoretical assumptions for Pinus merkusii, Agathis loranthifolia West and East and Acacia decurrens, whereas the tariffs for Albizzia falcata, and Antocephalus cadamba are still of a preliminary character.
Implements for direct reading of basal area
The total volume of a unit area is computed by the mean tree method without dividing the trees into diameter classes. For most fast-growing species this total volume estimate is sufficient as the greatest part of the timber is destined for pulp and paper mills.
For finding the basal area mean tree of a stand it is more convenient to note down on the tally sheet the two-dimensional basal area instead of the one-dimensional diameter or circumference as is customary. One of the handiest implements for direct reading of basal area is the Visiernwsswinkel designed by Bitterlich. This tool uses the so-called Wanner weights as a scale. The Warmer weight class 1 means 1140 square meter or 0.025 square meter, class 2 correspondingly 2/40 or 0.05 square meter, etc. Multiplying the basal area of a tree, as fractions of square meters, by factor 40, Warmer attains a grouping into classes of equal basal areas indicated by round figures 1, 2, 3, etc., each of a sphere of 0.025 square meter. (This means that the basal area scale is calibrated in units of 0.025 square meter so that class 1 corresponds to a basal area of 0.025 square meter, class 2 to a basal area of 0.05 square meter and so on.)
The principles of the Warmer weight's division into classes has proved its worth in regard to a range of diameters between 30 and 80 centimeters. For some tropical species like Acacia decurrens or mangroves the basal area mean tree usually lies between 15 and 30 centimeters d.b.h. It was necessary, therefore, to develop an additional implement for these species with smaller diameters. The Kreisflächenstufenkluppe designed by the writer (Figure 2 c) uses the multiplication factor of 160 instead of 40. The range of diameters from 6.3 to 30 centimeters d.b.h. is divided into 12 equal intervals of 0.00625 square meter. The mathematical background for the construction of this implement is given in FAO report No. 1281.
A practical advantage of this tool lies in the possibility of fastening the tally sheet to the side of the implement, thus saving a second man for recording.
Another easy way for direct reading of Warmer weight classes is to use a tape measuring with a Warmer weight scale (Figure 2 b). This tape is to be recommended especially for forests with trees of bigger diameters, because the reading with the Visiermesswinkel of diameters over 80 centimeters d.b.h. is inconvenient.
Field practices
In using the mean tree method in the case of a smaller stand to control felling losses or for fixing stumpage rates, it is advisable that all trees should be measured. But full enumeration is too costly and also unnecessary for the purpose of drawing up working plans. Careful sampling will suffice. As the result of his work in forests in Europe as well as in southeast Asia, the author has found again and again that the small circular sample plot of 0.05 to 0.01 hectare, spread as systematically as possible, gives the most certain results while costing the least.
It may be taken as a rule that errors of up to 15 percent may be tolerated in individual plantations but that an estimate within about ± 5 percent for the total of all stands due to be cut over during the next management period is necessary to enable forest officers to decide on the total annual cut.
The author carried out statistical calculations with respect to stands of Pinus merkusii as well as Agathis loranthifolia to discover the necessary number of sample plots for both of the cases mentioned above. The broad result of this investigation, the details of which are given in FAO Report No. 1281, are as follows.
FIGURE 2: (a) "Bitterlich Tarilmmewinkel" with Wanner weight classification.
FIGURE 2: (b) Tape with Wanner weight classification.
Because of the larger number of stems per hectare, statistical conditions are more favorable for Agathis loranthifolia than for Pinus merkusii. With 50 sample plots of 0.02 hectare in Agathis stands, the t·SV margin of ± 15 percent will generally not be exceeded, whereas in Pinus merkusii stands 100 sample plots are necessary to achieve the same accuracy. To obtain results for the total of mature stands of a forest district 500 sample plots are sufficient.
Assuming a minimum size of about 50 hectares for the individual assessment unit (= stand or group of even-aged stands), Agathis loranthifolia would be best served by one sample plot for every hectare (2 percent cruise) and Pinus merkusii by two sample plots per hectare (4 percent cruise).
In mountainous country the process of walking from one sample plot to the next takes up most of the working time. An absolutely systematic distribution of sample plots would require a lot of time to be spent in walking but would also ensure the best statistical efficiency. A compromise therefore seems necessary to meet practical and statistical requirements. Accordingly, the author has proposed for Agathis loranthifolia a completely systematic distribution of sample plots at a distance of 100 meters by 100 meters, while for Pinus merkusii the distance between two adjacent cruise lines should be 100 meters, with only 50 meters between two sample plots.
Serviceable forest maps to the scale 1:10,000 are available for most parts of Indonesia. To ensure random distribution of the sample plots, the basic line is decided by chance and not by deliberate choice (e.g., a ruler is dropped on the map). The entire system of the projected sample plots is drawn along this base line on a sheet of the forest map. The sample plots must be numbered afresh for every assessment unit.
An inventory crew consists of a team leader (he can be a forest guard but must be able to handle a compass and to make reliable entries on a printed form), one man working with Visiermesswinkel and tape for ascertaining the radius of the plot at the same time, and, according to the terrain, one or two men to clear a path or help generally. The team leader, by means of the forest map prepared with the linear sampling system, first looks for the points of entry of the lines into the forest. There are frequently boundary stones, or measured paths and roads. The bearing has been laid down previously. The inventory then proceeds by routine the centers of the circular sample plots being found with the help of a compass and a tape for measuring distances.
The avoidance of any subjective choice is more important than extreme accuracy in the location of plot centers. In Indonesia a general principle is that the area of deeply cut river valleys (mostly stocked with bamboo) are not recorded if they are smaller than 4 hectares. If such areas occur in a plantation, the team leader should ascertain the number of sample plots falling in these valleys and declare them as zero plots. If he fails to do this, errors will result and the volume figure will be much too high.
After the center for a circular sample plot has been determined, the next step is to count the trees within the plot and to determine their basal areas using the Wanner weights. (Tally sheet follows.)
No time-consuming height measurements have to be made. The plot (radius: 7.98 meters) is measured by tape only in really doubtful cases; these generally occur at a distance of between 6.5 and 9.5 meters from the center of the circular area. Experienced teams usually only need to take one radius measurement within a plot circle. If a tree stands exactly on the plot boundary it is included in the sample plot if the accurate distance from the center of the circular sample plot to the heart of the tree is 7.98 meters or less. It is important on slopes that the tape should be held horizontally. Borderline cases necessitating a radius measurement correct to the nearest centimeter are rare. Experience has shown that the performance per team for the system of distribution "one sample plot per hectare" is 20 to 25 circular sample are-as per day, and 30 circular sample plots per day in the case of the "two sample plots per hectare" system.
Where two or three teams are operating, they should work under a university-trained forester. His duty is the entire planning of sample plots, drawing of maps, controlling of the work (daily visits to the teams in the forest) and descriptions of the stands. In the case of Pinus and Agathis, only those stands more than 15 years old need to be inventoried, younger ones merely requiring a few supplementary measurements in addition to visual assessment. The method leads to statistically sound results for estimating the volume of the growing stock, and this can be accomplished in a very short time if organization is good.
The arithmetical evaluation is very simple: as the example attached shows, for each assessment unit the mean Wanner weight W is found by adding the measured Wanner weight figures and dividing the sum by the number of measured trees
Forest district: |
Lembang |
Compartment: |
Species: |
Pinus merkusii |
Date 27.8.1958 |
Size of circle sample plot: |
0.02 ha. |
Crew leader: |
Checker: |
The number of steins per hectare (N/ha.) is obtained by help of the simple formula
if 0.02 is the size of the sample plot.
As already mentioned the calculation of the volume per hectare which it is desired to know, follows the formula
Vh = Nha · VDg
To enter the tariff it is therefore necessary to tranfer the into Dg.
A conversion table has been constructed for this purpose:
Dg |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
31 |
3.02 |
3.04 |
3.06 |
3.08 |
3.10 |
3.12 |
3.14 |
3.16 |
3.18 |
3.20 | |
32 |
3.22 |
3.24 |
3.26 |
3.28 |
3.30 |
3.32 |
3.34 |
3.36 |
3.38 |
3.40 |
The entry 3.04 means that for a diameter of 31.1 centimeters the Warmer weight is 3.04 (or rather that a Warmer weight of 3.04 corresponds to a diameter of 31.1 centimeters). From the example given on the tally sheet, W = 3.40 the diameter of the basal area mean tree reads 32.9 centimeters. With this diameter the volume vii, reads 0.653 cubic meter. Hence:
Vha. = 400 x 0.653 = 262 m3/ha.
An inventory with only five plots - given as example - has of course no practical value. To illustrate the growing stock of Pinus merkusii in Java some results of stands assessed are given in the following table (size of sample plot = 0.02 hectare):
No. |
Locality |
Age |
N/ha |
Dg. |
VDg |
V/ha=N·VDg |
Lembang |
1 |
30e |
10 |
584 |
23.4 |
0.239 |
139.6 |
2 |
30a |
17 |
268 |
33.4 |
0.683 |
193.0 |
3 |
30b |
18 |
229 |
33.4 |
0.683 |
156.4 |
4 |
30c |
21 |
196 |
36.7 |
0.902 |
176.8 |
5 |
30d |
22 |
150 |
37.3 |
0.946 |
141.9 |
2-5 Total |
17/22 |
206 |
35.3 |
0.804 |
165.6 |
Tjiremani |
6 |
19 |
372 |
28.3 |
0.419 |
155.8 |
7 |
20 |
244 |
32.3 |
0.619 |
166.1 |
8 |
21 |
218 |
33.7 |
0.701 |
152.8 |
9 |
22 |
243 |
36.3 |
0.873 |
212.1 |
10 |
23 |
233 |
34.3 |
0.739 |
173.2 |
11 |
? |
266 |
34.1 |
0.726 |
193.1 |
6-11 Total |
19-23 |
281 |
31.9 |
0.597 |
167.7 |
Mean tree tariffs for bark weights of Acacia decurrens
Acacia decurrens is managed with a rotation of 6 to 8 years in order to extract tannin from its bark. The debarked wood is sold as fuelwood and can only be regarded as a by-product. The author has attempted to amalgamate the existing correlation between the yield of bark per tree and d.b.h. into a tariff for the bark according to the mean tree method. A tariff was also computed for the fuelwood yield.3
3 W. v. Wülffing's yield table (Meddingen van het Boshouwproofstation, No. 28, 1945) could be drawn upon as a source of information. Hellinga's table (1939 Tectona, Part XXXII) was consulted for comparison. Hellinga, delivered a lecture at Bogor on 3 May 1952, Boshouw en Voodsolproductie, in which he discussed in detail the subject of Acacia decurrens; use has been made of this lecture by the author of this article.
From the three site classes of the yield table the values "mid-diameter over mean weight of bark (wet) for a tree" were extracted. The result on double logarithmic paper was that within the range of diameters from 14 to 35 centimeters the values were very well covered by a straight line. The computed equation was:
log y = 1.8409 + 2.6591 log x where
y = weight of bark per tree
x = diameter of the mean tree
From this equation the tariff was calculated, an example of which is given as follows:
D in cm |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
17 |
31.4 |
31.91 |
32.4 |
32.81 |
33.3 |
33.8 |
34.3 |
34.8 |
35.3 |
35.8 |
18 |
31.4 |
31.91 |
32.4 |
32.81 |
33.3 |
33.8 |
34.3 |
34.8 |
35.3 |
35.8 |
19 |
31.4 |
31.91 |
32.4 |
32.81 |
33.3 |
33.8 |
34.3 |
34.8 |
35.3 |
35.8 |
This tariff was carefully checked and it proved suitable for wattle from west Java only, whereas for wattle from east Java the wet weight of bark found by tariff must be reduced by 20 percent. The reason for this discrepancy is that the bark of east Java wattle is thinner. Whether this is due to climate and soil factors or to various subspecies could not be exactly ascertained. The yield tables are based mostly on the older experimental plots of west Java. This study on Indonesian wattle shows that tariffs for bark weight are valid only for limited regions.
The practical value of the mean tree tariff lies in the possibility which it gives for selling on the stump and thus avoiding the weighing of the removed bark with all its drawbacks (time-consuming and losses due to drying if the weighing cannot be done immediately after peeling).
An instrument for ascertaining the basal area mean tree, Kreisflächenstufenkluppe, was constructed (Figure 2 c). The transforming of the quarter Warmer weight into diameter needs a conversion table different from that for the regular Wanner weight. Detailed information is given in FAO/ETA-P Report No. 1281.
Tariff for bamboo inventory
The yield of bamboo is expressed as weight. The planology brigade of east Java (Malang) in 1955 investigated the measured weights for the most important species, Gigantochloa apus, on a sample strip 20 meters broad with a total area of 13.5 hectares. For every culm weighed, the d.b.h. in centimeters was also recorded.
The author has carried out examinations in the light of this information. Classified according to the three local names for bamboo, Apus, Batu and Ulet, diameter groups of 0.5 centimeter were formed, beginning with 3.5 centimeters and ending with 11 centimeters d.b.h. For each group the mean diameter in millimeters and the mean weight of the diameter group in 0.2 kilogram were computed.
These values, inscribed on normal millimeter paper, resulted in parabolic curves. Instead of the diameter, the corresponding value for the basal area (r2p) was now used in the abscissa. The resulting dots clearly followed a straight line, and significant differences between the local subspecies could not be discovered. With the aid of the method of the least squares, the best fitting straight line was computed for the prepared material. The following relation resulted:
y = 1.71297 + 5001.71428 X x where
y = the weight in kilograms
x = the basal area in square meters.
The tariff for the mean weights was computed for Indonesian Gigantochloa according to this formula, using the d.b.h. as initial value.
Because of the high number of culms per hectare (between 2,000 and 7,000) and their growing in dense clumps of various sizes (between 5 and 300 culms) a special design of subsampling had to be selected, a detailed description of which would exceed the scope of this paper and readers are referred to the FAO report already mentioned.
FIGURE 3. - Toot for measuring diameters of bamboo culms using 1/20 Wanner weights as classification.
But it should be pointed out that the author recommended a special and simple implement for direct reading of basal area of the culms based upon 1/20 Wanner weight (see Figure 3).
Developing countries in the tropics need simple but statistically sound methods for forest inventories. For forest plantations with short rotation the mean tree tariff method seems to be promising. For species with a long rotation period (i.e., teak) this method can also be used and even extended to include an assessment of timber quality classes as well as of total volume.
The results achieved in Indonesia appear to be sufficiently significant to justify a broader discussion upon the method itself; because the author believes that with suitable modifications it could also be helpful for other tropical countries.


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Miles Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Miles Township, Pennsylvania |
Township | |
A farm in Miles Twp.
Map of Centre County, Pennsylvania highlighting Miles Township |
Map of Centre County, Pennsylvania |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Centre |
Settled | 1791 |
Incorporated | 1797 |
Area | |
• Total | 62.7 sq mi (162.5 km2) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 1,573 |
• Density | 25.1/sq mi (9.7/km2) |
Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Miles Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,573 at the 2000 census. Miles Township as well as nearby Milesburg, was named after Colonel Samuel Miles, who co-owned the Centre Furnace, along with Colonel John Patton.
Centre Mills, Simon Pickle Stone House, and the Rebersburg Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 62.7 square miles (162.5 km²), all of it land.
Miles Township is bordered by Clinton County to the north, Union County to the east, Haines and Penn Townships to the south and Gregg Township to the west. It is also part of the Penns Valley region of Centre County.
Miles Township is home to McCalls Dam State Park a Pennsylvania state park. The park is in a remote location on a dirt road between R. B. Winter State Park on Pennsylvania Route 192 and Eastville on Pennsylvania Route 880. The park can only be accessed in the winter months by snowmobiling or cross-country skiing.[2]
McCalls Dam State Park has a small camping area and a small picnic area with a few tables and charcoal grills. There are no modern restroom facilities at the park and visitors are asked to carry out all trash as there is no trash pick up at the park.[2]
The park is named for the splash dam that Johnny McCall built on White Deer Creek in 1850. He used the waters that flowed from the dam to power a sawmill. Sixteen years later the dam was rebuilt to provide water for a series of splash dams that were used to float white pine logs to the sawmills on the West Branch Susquehanna River at Watsontown. The park's facilities were originally constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1933. The mill and dam are long since gone, but they are remembered along with Johnny McCall in the name of McCalls Dam State Park.[2]
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,573 people, 526 households, and 419 families residing in the township. The population density was 25.1 people per square mile (9.7/km²). There were 693 housing units at an average density of 11.0/sq mi (4.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.66% White, 0.70% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.13% Asian, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.13% of the population.
There were 526 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.3% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.40.
In the township the population was spread out with 32.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $33,074, and the median income for a family was $36,063. Males had a median income of $24,205 versus $23,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,180. About 9.4% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.5% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.
The township is served by the Miles Township Fire Company :Chief Brad Miller
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ^ a b c "McCalls Dam State Park". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Coordinates: 40°56′00″N 77°30′59″W / 40.93333°N 77.51639°W


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The 2014 Winter Olympics have been rolling right along, with over a week of competition in the books and a number of medals doled out to deserving athletes.
Day 8 was no different, as a wide array of speedskaters, skiers, skeleton sliders and more superstars took to the snow and ice in an attempt to bring gold and glory back to their native countries.
Their performances in the various Day 8 finals would end up having a major impact on the medal standings, which currently include extremely close battles for both the most gold medals and most overall medals in Sochi.
Let's take a look at the latest precious metal tallies at the 2014 Winter Olympics, recap some of Saturday's top events and look at what will be on the line come Day 9.
Gold Medalists
Event | Athlete/Nation |
Women's Alpine Super-G | Anna Fenninger (AUT) |
Women's Cross-Country 4x5 Relay | Sweden |
Women's Short Track 1,500 Meters | Zhou Yang (CHN) |
Men's Short Track 1,000 Meters | Victor An (RUS) |
Men's Speedskating 1,500 Meters | Zbigniew Brodka (POL) |
Men's Skeleton | Alexander Tretjyakov (RUS) |
Men's Ski Jumping Large Hill | Kamil Stoch (POL) |
Notable Events
Cross-Country—Ladies' Relay
Rank | Country | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Time | Behind |
Team Sweden was more than fortunate to win the ladies' relay portion of cross-country at the Sochi Games. It was downright blessed, as Charlotte Kalla, the Swedish anchor, turned a 25-second deficit into a gold-medal performance through sheer skill, will power and determination.
Kalla surged from behind in the 4x5-kilometer event, blitzing past Krista Lahteenmaki of Finland and Germany's Denise Herrmann to put her side atop the podium. The Finnish team settled for silver, while the Germans would slide back to a bronze spot.
Sweden's Charlotte Kalla has just produced one of the performances of #Sochi2014. Find out how here: http://t.co/pWFuPhdjVD #CNNSochi
— CNN World Sport (@WorldSportCNN) February 15, 2014
Kalla put on a skiing clinic that will go down in Olympic lore, something the anchor chalked up to just believing in herself, as per The Associated Press (via the Boston Herald): "I just wanted to go for gold. I knew that if I fight really hard it was possible to cross the finish line first."
The ladies' relay represented the fifth total medal of the 26-year-old star's career. She took home her first gold during the 2010 Vancouver Games, winning the 10-kilometer freestyle event.
Kalla also became the first athlete to win three medals in Sochi, having earned silvers in the 15-kilometer skiathlon and 10-kilometer classical, as well as having a silver in her trophy case from the team sprint event four years ago.
This Swedish skier is quickly becoming one of the most decorated Winter Olympians around and has brought great pride to her home country with her performances in Sochi.
Skeleton—Men's Final
Rank | Country | Name | Time | Time Behind |
1 | RUS | Alexander Tretjyakov | 3:44.29 | 0.00 |
2 | LAT | Martins Dukurs | 3:45.10 | +0.81 |
3 | USA | Matthew Antoine | 3:47.26 | +2.97 |
Host Russia earned a much-needed gold due to the efforts of star slider Alexander Tretjyakov in the skeleton event.
The 28-year-old represented his home country well across four dangerous and exciting heats, finishing 0.81 seconds ahead of the next closest competitor—Martins Dukurs.
The United States earned a bronze thanks to Matthew Antoine's efforts. He finished his four heats with a composite time of 3:47.26.
This was the second straight medal for Tretjyakov in the skeleton competition, as he took home a bronze four years ago in Vancouver. He was dominant from the get-go, finishing his first heat in a blazing 55.95 seconds and setting the pace for the rest of the competition.
John Daly was hoping to medal for the Americans but ultimately came up short with a poor showing on the final heat. He finished that run with a time of 58.54 seconds and ultimately submarined his chances of reaching the podium.
Daly would come in 15th place with an overall time of 3:49.11 and told Jay Busbee of Yahoo! Sports that he will think about this failure for the next four years:
John Daly on skeleton failure: "I had a mile of ice to think about what happened, and now I have four more years to wait."
— Jay Busbee (@jaybusbee) February 15, 2014
Regardless, the Stars and Stripes earned another valuable medal thanks to Antoine's efforts and continued their ascent toward the top spot in Sochi.
Speedskating—Men's 1,500-Meter
Pos. | Name | Country | Time |
1 | Zbigniew Brodka | Poland | 1:45.006 |
2 | Koen Verweij | Netherlands | 1:45.009 |
3 | Denny Morrison | Canada | 1:45.22 |
The 1,500-meter race was one of the most thrilling races of the 2014 Sochi Games. It came down to a photo finish, as Polish star Zbigniew Brodka edged Koen Verweij of the Netherlands by .003 seconds.
Adam Feuerstein of TheStreet.com was absolutely blown away by the fact that this small margin of time decided the difference between a gold and silver medal:
Difference between gold and silver in 1500m speed skating was .003 seconds. Incredible. 1:45.006 vs 1:45.009. Mind blowing.
— Adam Feuerstein (@adamfeuerstein) February 15, 2014
As per Paul Myerberg of USA Today, fans in the arena had to wait until an announcement was made after a brief review, as the scoreboard in the arena only calculates results to the nearest hundredths of a second.
It was finally decided when officials determined that Brodka compiled a time of 1:45.006, while Verweij crossed the line in 1:45.009.
Third place was a bit more clear-cut, as Denny Morrison of Canada finished with a respectable and still very competitive time of 1:45.22.
It just goes to show that the smallest of mistakes can be the difference between reaching the podium and going home empty-handed, as the United States did in this competition.
Team USA switched back to their World Cup uniforms after struggling in the opening speedskating events but still placed just as poorly as they have since the start of the 2014 Winter Games.
Roxanna Scott of USA Today noted that the suits may not be the culprit for the disappointing showing:
Maybe it's not the suit? Shani Davis fails to make the podium, wearing old tested suit http://t.co/g3ZZ81eBaI via @PaulMyerberg #SochiSMG
— Roxanna Scott (@roxscott) February 15, 2014
Shani Davis, regarded as the American's best hope of capturing a gold medal in Sochi, compiled a time of 1:45.98, good for 11th out of the 40 competitors. Brian Hansen had the best showing of the Yankees, finishing in eighth with a time of 1:45.59.
There are still a handful of medal events left that the United States can target to break out of its slump, but it has to turn things around in a hurry.
Day 9 Preview
This Sunday is going to be a big one for athletes in Sochi. A handful of medal sets are up for grabs in a variety of sports that could help some of these countries at the top of the leaderboard separate from the rest of the pack.
Will you watch Day 9?
There will be finals for the men's super-G in the Alpine skiing discipline, the men's mass start in biathlon, the cross-country men's relay, the ladies' snowboard cross and the ladies' 1,500-meter speedskating.
In addition to these medal competitions, a variety of ice hockey and curling matches will take place, as well as the always-popular figure skating and bobsled.
Make sure you tune in throughout the day and check back with Bleacher Report often to find the medal standings, recaps, instant analysis and more.


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Mr Chill meets punkdaddy Mr Chill, former Dodgems front man Gary Turner and punkdaddy, ex-Flesh/Lillettes/April & The Fools guitarist Phil Perfect joined forces back around 2010 and the result is the eagerly awaited debut album Devil's Music. These two had known each other since about 1972. During the heyday of punk they frequently shared the stage with their respective bands at The Vault, The Richmond and The Buccaneer. They first got together to record I Blame Rock n Roll under the banner of The Dodgems feat. punkdaddy. This was put together almost entirley by sending each player's part as an mp3 attached to an email and then mixed and recorded at punkdaddy's. The other Dodgems were far flung around the globe since the heady days of Lord Lucan (have they found him yet?) with drummer Charlie Zuber out in Tasmania, Paul Birchall in South Africa, Doug Potter up in Manchester and Gary the only remaining Brighton connection. punkdaddy had made a solo album, Retard In The White House (2006), a mash up of samples and his own guitar work and having got that out
of his system wanted to work with a singer and get back to his punk rock roots. Enter Dick Damage, who contacted punkdaddy through this very website, the pair hadnt clapped eyes on each other for something like 25 years, punkdaddy: "Me and Dick made an album from his words and my tunes, we called it TSDS after his song The Shit Dont Stick (2007). We had a lot of fun making it and it was all done upstairs at mine just using a mic, a mac and a guitar." Dick sadly passed away in 2011, which is well documented elsewhere in this site. Wanting to continue working with a singer and lyric writer, punkdaddy hooked up with Mr Chill, who himself was on the lookout for a tunesmith to turn his words into music. Mr Chill: "The first song we wrote was Angie. Really the whole album came out of that one song. It's a sad song about losing the person you love to an incurable disease, but punkdaddy came up with a melody that was so well matched to the lyric that we knew there was more to come..." Visit their website
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The British Music Archive is a non-profit music and heritage website that features an audio streaming library of commercially unreleased recordings (demos) with associated biographies. It celebrates the less-established bands that define the real story behind the British rock underground. The website is presently dominated by underground acts from the 1960s that barely made it out of their respective suburbs, but unwittingly contributed so richly to our youth culture and music history and yet sadly, disappeared largely unrecognised. With your help, we would like to broaden our musical content so that we can portray the underground music scene post 1970. To do this, all we would be asking for is your permission for your music (as featured on punkbrighton) to appear simultaneously on a website that has a similar theme, but with music drawn nationwide. If you would like to know more about this website, please visit: www.britishmusicarchive.com Regular punkbrighton contributor and the man who wrote the Attrix Memoirs, Stuart Jones is back on the radio. Sort of. He's put together a webpage of podcasts which you can play or download, one-hour programmes stuffed with the head-spinning variety of music normally found on his very popular Mr.Obscure webpage. There are rarities, archive treasures, original demo recordings of famous stuff, bizarre comedy items and much more. The new page is called Radio Obscure and you can get to it here.
punkbrighton is an online museum created and maintained by it's creator and curator, punkdaddy. I started off with a tatty old box file supplied to me by one Rick Blair, an amiable fellow, a man of integrity and a personal friend. That was in February 1999. I asked Rick if he could let me have any old photos and press cuttings from his days as creator and boss of Attrix Records, Brighton's first truly independent record company, set up in 1977, and as ever, he was obliging. Rick offered to write the first article for the spawning punkbrighton site and I was about to lend him my old Olivetti typewriter when he died suddenly in May 1999. It was such a blow to everyone who knew him, but it made me all the more determined to get all his Attrix Records stuff online so that it wouldn't die with him. Over the years, site visitors have supplied hundreds of additional photos, press cuttings, mp3's and their own recollections to help make the site what it is today. Launched in January 2000, punkbrighton was pretty soon nominated for a Yahoo Web Award, which was a bit of a surprise, because although the site functioned properly and had quite a bit of content, I thought the layout was shite. I've tried to improve it over time but it wasn't until ten years later, in 2010, that I finally felt able to let rip with some artistic input. I hope punkbrighton does justice to all the bands and everyone else who was involved in the mighty upheaval that kicked off with the advent of punk. if you've got stuff, send it in. Ta! Punkdaddy
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With four consecutive 100-RBI seasons under his belt, it is fair to call Miguel Tejada one of fantasy's top five shortstops heading into the '04 season. That isn't likely to change now that he heads to Baltimore. If his value does change, it will probably be for the better. For the past three seasons, Tejada has hit nearly 40 points worse at Network Associates Coliseum than on the road. Oakland is generally considered to have one of the worst hitter's parks in the league. A move to a more offensive-friendly Camden Yards should give Tejada's bat a boost -- he has hit .319 there since '01. Tejada generally hit third or fourth for the A's last season and should be in the middle of an Orioles lineup that could also include free agents Vladimir Guerrero, Ivan Rodriguez and/or Javy Lopez. It would be fair for fantasy owners to expect at least a .290, 30 HR, 100 RBI season out of Tejada. Draft accordingly. -- Brandon Funston |
The Baltimore Orioles added another star shortstop to an already impressive line on Sunday when they signed the former AL MVP to the longest and richest contract of the offseason so far.
"The cornerstone of the Orioles through the years has been our shortstops," said Baltimore vice president Mike Flanagan, a former teammate of both Belanger and Ripken. "And he certainly fits in that mold."
Tejada got a six-year, $72 million deal, according to contract information obtained by The Associated Press. Tejada must pass a physical to finalize the contract.
The St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore to become the Orioles in 1954, and from 1963-97 their shortstop position was manned almost exclusively by Aparicio, Belanger and Ripken. Tejada could take them through 2009.
"I know I'm going to play on the same field where Cal Ripken played and be in the same locker room where Cal Ripken was," Tejada said. "I love the city and the stadium."
The Orioles might not be done. They need a catcher and an outfielder, and they have shown interest in free agents Vladimir Guerrero and either Ivan Rodriguez or Javy Lopez.
"We have other players that are big players that we want to add to the club," vice president Jim Beattie said. "This is a signal -- one of the things we can do to show players that the Orioles are ready to contend, hopefully quickly."
Tejada wouldn't mind setting a trend.
"Whoever comes with me to the Baltimore Orioles, we're going to try to have a winning team," Tejada said. "I know it's a young team. We'll play hard."
Tejada, 27, was the MVP in 2002 when he hit .308 with 34 home runs and 131 RBI in 2002 to help the A's win 103 games and the AL West. But last year he slumped to a .278 average with 27 homers and 106 RBI, striking out 65 times and drawing 53 walks.
"How many chances do you get to add an MVP-caliber player to your club who wants to be there for a long time?" new Orioles manager Lee Mazzilli said.
The Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers had also expressed interest in Tejada. But Baltimore saw him as a key to improving its lot in the AL East, where it has finished next-to-last for six consecutive years, trailing the New York Yankees, Boston and Toronto.
Boston and New York have each made major moves this winter, and the Blue Jays have made several smaller moves to improve their pitching.
"You can't play dumb to the surroundings of what's going on around you," Mazzilli said. "But we have to think about our team."
Red Sox manager Terry Francona, who was a bench coach with Tejada and Oakland last season, said the reigning AL MVP may have slumped under the extra pressure early last season. But Tejada never let it bother him, or affect his work ethic, Francona said.
"Our division got tougher," Francona said. "Part of that's 'cause he's there."
Tejada receives a $12 million signing bonus, with $4 million payable in 2004 and $2 million each in 2005, 2006, 2010 and 2011.
He receives yearly salaries of $3 million in 2004, $9 million in 2005, $10 million in 2006, $12 million in 2007, $13 million in 2008 and $13 million in 2009.
Tejada made $5 million last season and $3.65 million in 2002.
It is the second major free agent to leave Oakland in as many days. The A's said they couldn't afford both Tejada and closer Keith Foulke; they wound up losing both of them.
"They were two pretty major parts of our team last year, so it's definitely been a tough weekend," A's second baseman Mark Ellis said from his Phoenix-area home. "We'll still be good as long as have that pitching staff. But it definitely hurts to lose them.
"We all knew we were going to lose Miguel -- it was kind of a foregone conclusion. Keith Foulke would have been great to keep as our closer.
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