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NORTH Queensland Cowboys are preparing a welcoming party for Canterbury battering ram Tony Williams in Gosford on Saturday.
Nicknamed "T-Rex'' for his size and the damage he inflicts on the edges, Williams is expected to target Cowboys mastermind Johnathan Thurston in the round 1 NRL clash.
But the Cowboys have some brutes of their own and are planning to utilise the aggressive Sims brothers, Ashton and Tariq, as bodyguards for their co-captain.
At 191cm and 112kg, teenager Jason Taumololo is another bruiser the Cowboys can swing off the interchange bench to fight fire with fire against the Bulldogs.
"T-Rex'll be looking to terrorise Johnathan Thurston,'' Cowboys coach Neil Henry said. "They're both fairly big packs and it will certainly be a good forward battle.
"Williams will be a handful and we'll have to make sure we get numbers around him.''
The Bulldogs are regarded as having the most powerful forward pack in the business, and coach Des Hasler has named 110kg-plus monsters Williams and Martin Taupau in his run-on side.
He can also call on 19-year-old, 120kg beast David Klemmer who has been picked on the bench.
They outweigh their Cowboys opponents but are missing the combined beef of suspended forward James Graham and injured duo Sam Kasiano and Frank Pritchard.
"They're a really dangerous side. Our left edge will have a big job to do,'' Henry said.
Henry has every right to feel confident against Canterbury.
Matt Scott and James Tamou are the competition's benchmark front-rowers and backrowers Gavin Cooper, Glenn Hall and Dallas Johnson are a hardened, established combination.
Williams has nothing but respect for the Cowboys forwards and suggested his days of trampling tired and undersized tacklers may be numbered.
"I've got to change that a little bit,'' the Bulldogs second-rower said. "The game's changing and all the front-rowers are getting quicker.
"I'm a target every year and I'll have to use a little more footwork.''
The Bulldogs answered one of league's burning questions yesterday by naming Steve Turner as Ben Barba's replacement at fullback.
Injured halfback Michael Morgan is the only frontline Cowboy unavailable, leaving Henry the sweet dilemma of who to leave out in a selection room scramble.
Consistency got halfback Ray Thompson the nod over Robert Lui, with the former Tiger facing a battle to win a spot on the bench when Henry trims two players from his bench on Friday.
Melbourne recruit Rory Kostjasyn is expected to fill the bench utility role, with Lui and Scott Bolton the ones most at risk of exclusion.
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|Reviews for Journey of Atonement
| PolarBluePaw chapter 1 . 8/27/2012
I liked it! I really really really hope you do something related to Yo...Arigato!
| COWSARECOOL chapter 1 . 7/3/2012
Awwww...so cute. And it wasn't TOO fluffy either :) GAH I wish there was more YoJinBo fanfics up! That game is oddly addicting...
| moonship chapter 1 . 6/20/2012
Okay, I laughed pretty hard at the snippet with the octopi. I could definitely see that in the game.
| PostiveCharm416 chapter 1 . 6/14/2012
i like this and i hope you write more chapter soon soon!
| My Endless Love chapter 1 . 12/17/2011
I finished Yojinbo a while ago myself, and I really did enjoy the game. Although I went for Ittosai last (regretfully) he actually ended up being my favourite ending. I thought this fanfic was really sweet, and truly captured the essence of Ittosai's "true self". His true self being in reality, a terrified puppy that has gotten itself astray, and became feral simply to protect itself.
I liked how you tied it up in the end, to his quote in the game to Sayori, and how he truly loves her and needs her to be with him. His musings and thoughts about her, were also very in character. Overall, I found this story very short and cute :)
If you were to ever continue it, I look forward to reading it _
- My Endless Love
| AesEa chapter 1 . 9/8/2011
Ittosai has some kind of charm. He's my second favorite next to Bo (the purple haired guy? 'tis been a long time).
I like the way you made the endings. The game ending was just too vague...well I just wanted more!
| Schweetness chapter 1 . 8/15/2011
Awh! I absolutely ADORED this! 3
Not only was it wll-written, but you seem to have gotten the personalities spot-on as well.
I hope that, one day, there will be more added. :3
| mysticLegend11 chapter 1 . 10/25/2010
Aw it was cute. Yeah, that line 'If you ever get tired, you can leave me,' is full of sadness...
Anyway, I'm stuck in the game and I just keep dying! GAH! This is, after trying to get someone else after ending with Ittosai. He certainly is the most popular guy on here, isn't he?
| Chris Star chapter 1 . 9/18/2010
This is a really nice story. I've only gotten Yo's ending myself, but thanks to this, I'm gonna go for Ittosai's next instead of Muneshige's like I originally planned. Keep up the good work! .
| crazysally chapter 1 . 9/16/2010
Yay! I have a neighbor! :) I love this oneshot. Especially when Ittosai was attacked by the octupus! I couldn't stop laughing! I do hope you post more yo-jin-bo stories. :) This one is really good!

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Newburgh - Plum Point Condos
The story goes... There is a rather large building in which is now know Plum Point condo's in Newburgh NY that used to be a all boys Christian school. One of the nun's molested the boy & killed him then put his body in the wall and covered it up well (being there was already construction going on inside it was a good cover-up he was just reported missing) Then about a year later strange things would happen that drove the school to shut down. For about 10 or more years now they have been trying to make it into an apartment complex because there are condo's all around it and every time someone goes in there to work a hand was cut off by machinery the machinery would break for no apparent reason etc.. And many people have said they have seen the boy. October 2005 Correction: The above submission is the popular word about town regarding the information on our site however most of it is not true. Unfortunately this same description regarding Plum Point on many websites.Probably cutting and pasting from this site. A visitor to our site reports the following: Before the condos went in there was a large mansion (complete with detached servant's quarters.) It was originally constructed for a family who met an untimely death. The mansion then became a home for wayward girls for many years and eventually an orphanage of sorts accepting children who were not only parentless but had no where to run. This is where the rumors of the molestation occurrence sprouts from. The molestation may be true but in all my research and hearing of rumors I have never heard a report of anyone being buried in the walls. Eventually the mansion became a hotel had an addition put on both sides of the original building and then was abandon for many years (The room numbers were still on the doors during abandonment.) The property changed hands uneventfully several times as Plum Point started building north of the property. The condo construction went fine UNTIL there was finally a developer who had funding to begin working on the mansion itself. By this time condominium construction was creeping around all sides of the mansion. They developer intended to knock down the servant's quarters which was a small home just a few yards to the south of the mansion. Heavy equipment was brought in but would break down every time they attempted to start the job. Eventually the fire department attempted to burn the house down and failed. if I remember correctly an article appeared either in the Newburgh News or Times Herald Record regarding this however I cannot be certain enough to state this as fact. There was no record of a worker losing a hand in the information I remember seeing. Eventually the building was torn down by hand. Currently Plum Point Condos have engrossed the entire area all the way down to the beach of the Hudson River. The mansion has been rebuilt and turned into several condos and stands proud today however a shell of its' former glory. Regarding the haunting phenomenon there have been many reports of a women/girl holding a baby in the same 2nd floor window of the mansion looking out at the cars driving by. No one really knows if the ghost was a resident from the girl's home or the original owner other than to say the girl appeared fairly young. I witnessed this ghosts myself while walking by the mansion one winter night. When the mansion was abandon doors would frequently slam open and shut while trespassers were walking down the narrow hallway. Rumors regarding this range from a single boy ghost to a group of mischievous boy ghosts having fun with their living guests As their actions never appeared or felt threatening according to witnesses. A female ghost was frequently reported coming down the sweeping staircase in the main hall. This was heralded by a noticeable temperature drop in the area. Trespassers inside the mansion itself while it was abandon who were cut by objects inside the house would bleed for unordinary amounts of time. I witnessed this myself on several occasions. In one case a friend of mine was cut by a piece of black fireplace marble. He bled for the rest of the day and into the evening despite the cut appearing to be small and superficial my friend being in perfect health and treating the cut properly. A crying baby could often be heard down by the riverfront near the railroad tracks just over the hill a short walk towards the river from the mansion. Trains used to frequently stop on this section of tracks. Rumors said that many men who rode in the caboose of the freight train would often hear a baby cry. When they would get out to investigate they would never be able to find the child. When they would approach the area where the crying was coming from the crying would start from somewhere else close by. Condos have now been built on this spot (formerly a very swampy area) and I do not know if this phenomenon continues today. People currently live in the mansion however the current state of haunting phenomenon there is unknown as well.
Newburgh, New York
There are 467 Haunts nearby
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Scientists have discovered a "bizarre" parasite from the Jurassic era that really sucked. An international team of researchers recently described this 165-million-year-old fossilized fly larvae that they found in Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region in northeastern China once studded with volcanoes and freshwater lakes. They named the species Qiyia jurassica ("Qiyia" is derived from the Chinese word for "strange"),…
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Scientists at the Hamamatsu University School of Medicine in Japan have come up with a special kind of spacesuit that can help keep insects alive in a vacuum. Unlike the gear astronauts wear, the nano-suit — as scientists are calling it — is more than 1,000 times thinner than a human hair and it's made using electrons.


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Sudhakar, S and Mishra , Shashank and Ramesh, G and Madhavan, KT and Ahmed, Sajeer (2011) Experimental Studies on SM4308 Airfoil at Low Reynolds Numbers. In: Symposium on Applied Aerodynamics and Design of Aerospace Vehicle (SAROD 2011), November 16-18, 2011, Bangalore, India.Full text available as:
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To provide better longitudinal stability at cruise for one of the MAV configurations developed at CSIR-NAL, a modified version of Eppler-61 airfoil designated as SM-4308 was used. The airfoil geometry was obtained using inverse design method of XFLR5 and aerodynamic characteristics of the modified airfoil were computed using XFLR5 at cruise Reynolds number of 160,000. To get aerodynamic characteristics at off design Reynolds number, an airfoil of chord 150mm was fabricated and tested in a 0.55m wind tunnel in the incidence range of -4 to 15 degree at low Reynolds numbers of 46,000, 67,000, 87,000 and 120,000. Surface pressures on the airfoil and total pressures in the wake were measured. From these, the aerodynamic characteristics in terms of lift, drag and pitching moment coefficients were computed and compared with those obtained on Eppler-61 airfoil earlier. Comparison shows lower pitching moment with the newer airfoil, associated with lower lift and drag coefficient. Variation of lift coefficient with incidence was observed to have lower lift curve slope with the stall occurring at lower angle. Also during positive angle of incidence no sudden change in lift was seen at lower Reynolds number of 47,000 and 67000 as observed on Eppler-61 airfoil. Flow on the airfoil was investigated in a 0.2m tunnel using smoke flow technique at lower Reynolds number of 67,000 and 87,000. Analysis of these photographs together with surface pressure variation on the upper surface shows the presence of bubble like structure on the SM-4308 compared to flow separation on Eppler airfoil. The early stall seen with SM-4308 airfoil was observed to be due to the bursting of bubble. Comparison of surface pressures computed using XFLR5 with free transition mode on SM-4308 airfoil showed nearly good agreement with experimental data.
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Comedian and actor Russell Brand went before Parliament today and gave testimony to a parliamentary committee that was reviewing the U.K. drug policy and the actor calls for the government to have a more compassionate action towards drug addicts.
"By regarding addiction as an illness, by offering treatment instead of a more punitive approach, we can prevent people from committing crimes," Brand told members of Parliament, before opening up about his own struggles with heroin addiction. "Personally, I was a criminal when I was a drug addict by virtue of my addiction and the ways that I had to acquire money to get drugs."
Russell Brand believes that the best way to help eliminate drug-related crimes and stop people from using drugs is to start treating drug addiction as a health and social welfare issue rather than it being a criminal issue. The comedian did end up cracking a few jokes in front of Parliament but for the most part he was very serious because after all this is a very serious subject which Brand brought out with this plea "I think there needs to be love and compassion for everybody involved," said Brand. "If people are committing criminal behavior, then it needs to be dealt with legally, but you need to offer them treatment."
Later Brand was asked if he believed that he could be a great role model for today's children and Brand answered by quoting the late actor/rapper Tupac Shakur saying "Role is something people play, model is something that people make, both of those things are fake.'"
Russell Brand was actually pretty open and honest about his battle to overcome his own drug addiction and about how he felt society perceives drug addicts. If recall after the death of Russell Brand's friend musician Amy Winehouse Brand wrote a beautiful and compassionate blog posts in which the comedian honored his departed friend while at the same time urge those with drug issues to seek treatment and claimed that addiction should be treated the same way you would treat a potentially fatal disease.
Russell Brand says he's been clean and sober now for the past eight years still attend AA meetings three times a week in order to keep his sobriety and addiction in check.
Russell Brand is truly a success story for people who have overcome addiction because I'm impressed that he was able to overcome his serious heroine addiction that he had in the past and hopefully by him speaking before Parliament some changes will be made and if nothing else it will encourage people with addiction and drug problems to seek help because they're not alone and everyone deserves a chance at life.
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As the NBA season approaches, free agency has grinded to a near halt. All the big moves have been made, as stars like LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Paul Pierce have chosen their new teams, or chosen to remain with their old team. The remaining free agency class consists of aging veterans, journeyman, unproven young players and former draft busts. And a lot of former Washington Wizards, apparently. Ex-Wizards who fit each of the aforementioned categories remain on the market, hoping for a chance at a fresh start with a new team. Whether they end up remaining in the NBA remains to be seen, but quite a few of them still have enough in the tank to make an impact.
Andray Blatche – Blatche played the first seven years of his career with the Wizards, from 2005-2012. While in Washington, he showed flashes of potential but developed a negative reputation in the locker room and around the league, exemplifying the blend of on-court skill and poor decision making that was a trademark of many Wizards players during that era. Despite his flaws, the 6'11" Blatche has the size and offensive skill to be a productive NBA player, and he's one of the most talented guys left in free agency. He'll find a new team sooner rather than later.
Jordan Crawford – Crawford, like Blatche, was a talented player that never really fit in with the Wizards. Crawford put up a lot of points, but his me-first style and lack of production beyond scoring never really endeared him to fans or the Wizards organization. He followed his time in Washington with stints in Boston and Golden State. His scoring ability should be enough to keep him in the league in a bench role.
Emeka Okafor – Okafor was traded to the Suns as part of the Marcin Gortat deal, but missed the 2013-2014 season due to a herniated disk in his neck. The veteran Okafor is strong post presence and a productive two-way big, and he's reportedly drawn interest from several teams, including the Heat and Cavaliers.
Antawn Jamison – Jamison was one of the Wizards' most productive players from 2004-2010, averaging over 20 PPG while leading the Wizards to the playoffs three times. Jamison was a versatile scorer and one of the more underrated players of his time, but at 38 his NBA career looks to be just about over, unless he can sign a deal with a contender at the veteran's minimum.
Rashard Lewis – Lewis actually signed with the Dallas Mavericks earlier this offseason, but his contract was voided after the team discovered that his knee required surgery. The Mavericks have since expressed interest in signing him again after his surgery. Whether its with Dallas or another contender, Lewis will likely find a home on a contender looking for a veteran presence, similar to his role in Miami.
Roger Mason Jr. – A DC Native, Mason had two stints with the Wizards, from 2006-2008 and 2011-2012. The veteran guard is a solid three-point shooter and a good locker room guy, so its reasonable to think he can catch on with another team.
Chris Singleton- Singleton was drafted by the Wizards 18th overall in the 2011 draft and soon became yet another Wizards draft bust. Singleton failed to make an impact on the Wizards, but he's young enough that someone else might give him a second chance.
Eric Maynor- Maynor was signed by the Wizards to be their backup point guard, a role he didn't exactly excel in. Maynor was waived by the 76ers in March, and his NBA future looks questionable at this point.
Jan Vesely – Ok, Vesely isn't really an NBA free agent at this point, but this list would feel empty without him. Vesely never quite lived up to those Blake Griffin comparisons, but he did provide some entertaining moments on and off the court. Here's hoping he finds better luck playing overseas.
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Last April, the Barnes hosted its first STEAM fair, showcasing projects and activities that exemplified the creative integration of science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Students and families from across Philadelphia were invited on a Free First Sunday to participate in hands-on activities and demonstrations to show how artists think like scientists, mathematicians, and engineers and, conversely, how creativity is a crucial ingredient in STEM learning.
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On any given school morning, you might hear James Brown echoing in the Barnes's Annenberg Court or see a group of kids working on choreography. Visitors often stop to watch, arrested by the spontaneous appearance of a dance circle. This is the Pictures and Words program for Philadelphia first- and second-grade public school students.
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One of the most common questions students ask about the Barnes collection is, "what are those metal pieces?" At first glance, it can seem odd to have wrought iron hinges, keys, and even spatulas hanging among the paintings in the ensemble displays. I encourage students to think in terms of color, line, and shape to compare art across media, time, space, and cultures.
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Rise To Prosper - Poem by aryaindia india
to naked truths - acceptance
My rise and prosperity
If a problem for you!
My rise and prosperity
Posing an opportunity for you?
Then I rise further to prosper
Giving better opportunities
But finding better ways
Not to be a problem for you!
But also remember the truth
That when I once ruled the scene
You built your empire on pyres
Of civilizations that died unfortunate
So rise like a bush of roses
Present the world with better thoughts
With the fragrance of humble offerings
And be remembered for trouble shooting
Than remaining makers of wars unlimited
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Leave the world a better place without adding to controversies This poem refers to the controversy over comments made by Rice and Bush with regard to reasons they offered for inflation. Rice nd Bush said that the middle class in India and China were making demands for better nutrition and living. The difference was that Rice felt it was a problem whereas Bush looked at the situation as an opportunity to push agro products to the market. But they both forgot that their own prosperity was built on the dying Mayan and Red Indian civilisations that once prospered as India shone with prosperity at that time
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ABERDEEN — Dustin Tetzlaff of Watertown, a senior forward for Northern State University men's basketball team, has been named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Player of the Week.
The 6-foot-7 senior averaged 19.0 points and 8.5 points per game and missed on three shots from the floor in NSU's victories over Carleton College and Minnesota State Moorhead last week.
Tetzlaff had 20 points and 10 rebounds against Carleton and 18 points, seven rebounds and three steals against Moorhead, sinking 17 of 20 field-goal attempts in the two games.
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Two years into an arctic expedition, they were forced to abandon ship a thousand miles north of Siberia.
A little fresh air could be a good thing for the grand old party, even an arctic blast from Alaska.
This was Palin as an arctic John Kerry: she seemed to be saying she was against climate change before she was for it.
Thus scientists regard further melting of the arctic as inevitable.
J. Cole—"Jodeci (Freestyle)" Haim—"The Wire" Phoenix — "Trying to Be Cool" arctic Monkeys—"Do I Wanna Know?"
Points of historic interest were under his eye, and nature was clothed with a wild arctic beauty.
This was the last arctic voyage in which Frobisher took part.
The thought touched her with an arctic sense of cold and desolation.
Then there you lie like the one warm spark in the heart of an arctic crystal.
Nothing more wonderfully beautiful can exist than the arctic night.
late 14c., artik, from Old French artique, from Medieval Latin articus, from Latin arcticus, from Greek arktikos "of the north," literally "of the (constellation) Bear," from arktos "bear; Ursa Major; the region of the north," the Bear being a northerly constellation. From *rkto-, the usual Indo-European base for "bear" (cf. Avestan aresho, Armenian arj, Albanian ari, Latin ursus, Welsh arth); see bear (n.) for why the name changed in Germanic. The -c- was restored from 1550s. As a noun, "the Arctic regions," from 1560s.
Region in the northernmost area of the Earth, centered on the North Pole.
Note: The weather of the Arctic is characterized by long, cold winters and short, cool summers.
Note: The Arctic has been the object of much exploration by air, land, and sea. The shortest distance by plane between continents in the Northern Hemisphere is often over the Arctic.


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Spruce beetle outbreaks have been reported in the Rocky Mountains of western North America since the late 1800s. In their classic paper,
The fundamental research on the biology, ecology and management of spruce beetle,
Since the late 1980s, spruce beetle has affected over 180,000 ha of Engelmann spruce (
Spruce beetle outbreak on the Wasatch Plateau (1985–1995), Manti-LaSal National Forest, Utah (Photo: A. Steven Munson).
These outbreaks have precipitated a surge in new basic and applied research aimed at clarifying our understanding and/or to fill knowledge gaps. Schmid and Frye [
This review synthesizes literature published since
The unprecedented scale of recent spruce beetle outbreaks in the central Rocky Mountains and Alaska prompted research to construct historic outbreak chronologies to better understand how, or if the spatial and temporal dynamics of spruce beetle populations might be related to climate change, past fire exclusion and suppression policies, and decreased forest management. Initial outbreak chronologies were derived from historic documents [
Spruce beetle outbreak chronologies have recently been extended with the development or refinement of environmental proxy measures. The occurrence of spruce beetle outbreaks and other disturbance events in Alaska and Colorado dating back to the 1700s has been determined from chronologies constructed by utilizing tree-ring release patterns, dates of spruce beetle-induced tree mortality, and years since stand establishment [
Wood [
Research has increasingly employed genetic techniques such as mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) gene sequencing, amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLP), nuclear gene sequencing, and microsatellite analysis in bark beetle phylogeographic studies to identify the origin of species or revise species boundaries, estimate divergence times of bark beetle lineages, and infer adaptions to local environments and patterns of range expansion [
Although little gene flow has occurred between the Rocky Mountain group and the two northern groups subsequent to their initial divergence, the results of this study provided evidence that secondary contact between overlapping Rocky Mountain and northern populations in the Pacific Northwest has resulted in some gene exchange and a consequent reconnection of these two groups [
The existence of very divergent lineages in spruce beetle populations, in different geographical regions that inhabit specific species of spruce, raises the possibility that these populations also exhibit substantial genetic differentiation in life history or behavior [
Spruce beetles (
Spruce beetle adult (
As poikilotherms, spruce beetle population growth and survival are highly sensitive to thermal conditions [
Linear models developed from cryophase threshold experiments indicated that a temperature of 13.6 °C should cause a 50% incidence of diapause induction within the population. Other experiments indicated that the induction of diapause occurs only with prolonged exposure (>40 days) to cold temperatures during instar III through instar IV. Early instar IV larvae exposed to cold temperatures for less time only experienced small to minor delays and resumed development with the return to favorable temperatures. This finding suggests that prepupal diapause is a continuous process rather than a discrete event [
By comparing short day and long day treatments in both diapause inducing and averting constant temperature regimes, Hansen
This body of research revealed how specific air and subcortical temperature thresholds can influence life cycles within the same tree or other host material (
This information has also been used to model tree- or stand level proportions of univoltine beetles as a function of air temperature, and to parameterize a maximum likelihood estimation model of temperature-dependent instar IV developmental rates, including the effect of diapause [
Hansen and Bentz [
The results of these studies provided evidence that new univoltine broods can contribute to accelerated rates of spruce beetle population growth, particularly when combined with broods of semivoltine and re-emerged adults [
The survival of overwintering spruce beetles is closely related to winter temperatures with death occurring below critical winter thresholds. Early laboratory studies conducted in Colorado indicated that temperatures below ~26 °C were sufficient to kill spruce beetle adults while larvae died at ~34 °C [
In general, spruce beetle behaves as a facultative parasite primarily colonizing host material with minimal or reduced defenses including newly fallen, stressed, and weakened trees [
Endemic populations of spruce beetle typically inhabit the well-shaded aspects of newly fallen host trees [
Disturbances that produce an abundance of fresh downed host material including timber harvesting, blowdown, landslides and snow avalanches have been implicated in the occurrence of most historic outbreaks [
Large disturbance events, however, have not always resulted in outbreaks of spruce beetle [
Healthy trees possess defenses lethal to bark beetles. The successful colonization of host trees for brood production consequently requires bark beetles to first overcome host tree defenses. Like other bark beetle species, spruce beetle relies on pheromone-mediated behaviors to increase attacks until attack densities are sufficient enough to kill the host tree [
Female spruce beetles locate suitable host trees possibly using both olfactory (volatile chemicals such as specific pheromones and allomones) and visual cues [
After landing, bark beetles may use chemical and tactile cues for orientation [
Upon selecting a suitable host tree, pioneering females produce aggregation pheromones that attract males and other females to the host tree. The production of anti-aggregation pheromones serves to limit attack densities reducing intra-specific competition [
The influence of host tree condition on spruce beetle selection behavior, however, may not be as important as once believed. Moeck
Spruce beetle population densities may also influence host selection behavior. In field and laboratory experiments, Wallin and Raffa [
In further laboratory tests, Wallin and Raffa [
Wallin and Raffa [
Based on these results, Wallin and Raffa [
Spruce beetle interactions with fungi, bacteria, mites, and nematodes, as well as competitors and natural enemies through either density-dependent and/or density-independent mechanisms can also contribute to population fluctuations [
Fungi including blue-staining mycelial species and yeasts are among the most pervasive associates of bark beetles [
Experts generally regard bark beetle relationships with blue-staining fungi as either symbiotic or mutualistic benefiting either associate, or both, respectively [
The prominence of blue-staining fungal associates and the degree to which these fungi affect spruce beetle-host systems often varies from strongly positive to strongly negative [
Bentz and Six [
This finding was supported by Cardoza
In Alaska, Aukema
Other mycelial fungi that typically infect decaying wood may opportunistically colonize the galleries of spruce beetles and have antagonistic effects as the insect invades host trees [
Six and Bentz [
Several species of nematodes were earlier reported to infest spruce beetle contributing to the decline of localized outbreaks [
Although the recent studies of spruce beetle population dynamics has focused on the role of fungi and other spruce beetle symbionts, predators and parasitoids also impact spruce beetle populations. Schmid and Frye [
Although insect predators and parasites may help maintain spruce beetle populations at endemic levels, spruce beetle populations have erupted in spite of the presence of these agents, and these agents have never been associated with the collapse of spruce beetle epidemics [
Based on a review of the literature, Fayt
The red squirrel (
Climate variability and the structure and composition of stands across forested landscapes are both known to influence the potential for spruce beetle population growth, and the spread and duration of outbreaks [
Recent research suggests that regional or hemispheric-scale atmosphere circulations that determine climate (temperature and drought) act as the main extrinsic drivers of spruce beetle outbreaks. Over interannual time scales (approximately one to three years) El Niño Southern Oscillations (ENSO) combined with late-summer drought, contributed to spruce beetle outbreaks in Alaska [
DeRose and Long [
In a second study, DeRose
A very long return interval, high-severity fire regime typically characterizes Intermountain spruce-fir forests [
Alterations in fuel complexes as a result of widespread spruce beetle-induced tree mortality may increase potential fire intensity, severity, and occurrence [
It has been difficult to correlate spruce beetle-caused tree mortality and fuel bed alterations with increases in the number of ignitions, fire risk, or changes in fire behavior [
Surface fire flame lengths and rates of spread, based on Rothermel's [
Significant increases in shrub cover and loading documented by Jorgensen and Jenkins [
Crown fires are the most intense type of wildland fires and result from the interaction between surface and canopy fuels. Crown fires in bark beetle-affected landscapes present significant challenges to fire managers [
The distribution, quantity and quality of canopy fuels largely influence overall crown fire behavior. Inventoried stand level attributes measured by Jorgensen and Jenkins [
It is unlikely that active crown fire would develop in epidemic and post-epidemic classes except under extreme weather conditions that drive large fire growth in these forests [
As stands altered by spruce beetle activity mature, they may again become more susceptible to active crown fire spread as spruce and fir regeneration results in lower canopy base heights and increases the potential for surface fire to transition into a passive crown fire [
Although spruce beetle-induced tree mortality alters fuel complexes, these alterations alone may not necessarily increase the susceptibility of spruce-fir forests to wildfire [
Crown fire behavior is only one concern facing fire managers in bark beetle-affected conifer forests. Managers must also consider how bark beetle tree mortality influences fire suppression operations such as line construction rates and spotting and firefighter safety especially involving snags and safety zones. A holistic approach involving fire behavior prediction, fire suppression operations, and firefighter safety must be considered in determining how bark beetle outbreaks will affect resistance to fire control in conifer forests [
As with other tree-killing bark beetle species, spruce beetle-induced tree mortality has been associated with both ecological and/or economic benefits and costs. Endemic-phase populations of bark beetles have an important role in decomposition and nutrient recycling over long temporal scales by removing older, weaker individuals from stands of trees [
Large-scale, intense bark beetle outbreaks can adversely affect watershed, timber, critical wildlife habitat, aesthetics, and recreational resources [
In areas managed for values other than recreation, the mortality of overstory spruce results in a modification of stand structure and species composition. For example, a spruce beetle outbreak on the Markagunt Plateau, Utah killed 93% of overstory Engelmann spruce during the 1990s [
Few widely scattered large diameter spruce escape infestation during epidemics affecting management objectives to maintain structural and compositional diversity. The elimination of seed sources not only influences species availability, but may also result in a corresponding reduction in genetic diversity [
Schmid and Frye [
Spruce beetle epidemics are most common in overmature stands where average diameter at breast height (dbh) exceeds 60 cm, but can be sustained in large pole (20–30cm dbh) and immature stands [
Spruce beetle populations are often detected through aerial surveys conducted by federal and state personnel [
The development of the digital sketchmapping system, an adaptation of GeoLink software, GPS, mobile pen computers, and flat panel display provides a robust aerial mapping system. This system enables the aerial observer to collect data using a digital topographic image as background coverage, draw the pest infestation polygons directly onto the flat panel display, and quickly enter the required annotations for the GIS database [
Ground surveys provide a more comprehensive method for capturing current spruce infestations especially on smaller landscapes. Unlike recording older spruce mortality from an aerial platform, ground surveys capture currently infested trees that will not fade until the following summer. These often consist of systematic ground surveys comprised of line transects with fixed or variable radius plots. The systematic survey strives to estimate the total number of beetle-killed trees with a sampling error of less than 25 percent, determine the infestation trend in the infested trees, and the susceptibility of the green trees remaining in the stand. A comprehensive ground survey may also consist of line transects recording infested or dead spruce trees within 10 m on each side of the transect and installing fixed or variable radius plots at 100 or 200 m intervals to capture stand attributes. Data on currently infested trees will indicate the number of trees killed and their distribution by diameter class. Since the transect lines are systematically arranged over the infested area, survey results will also provide some indication of the distribution of the infested trees within the surveyed landscape.
Although aerial and ground surveys provide a measure of tree mortality caused by this insect, several experimental designs have been conducted to measure spruce beetle population densities. Studies completed by Knight [
Hazard rating systems such as those in FINDIT [
A hazard or susceptibility rating system for spruce beetle developed by Schmid and Frye [
Where active bark beetle populations exist, susceptible stands are at risk for infestation. Prevention strategies offer the greatest likelihood of reducing the long-term susceptibility of stands by creating a mosaic of structures, age classes, and species mixtures [
Empirical data addressing the efficacy of thinning treatments to mitigate spruce beetle effects is limited. Holsten
A retrospective assessment of partial cutting to evaluate the effects of spruce beetle-caused mortality by Hansen
Uneven-aged prescriptions for spruce stands will not prevent losses caused by the spruce beetle, but will mitigate the effects of an outbreak in a treated area. An uneven-aged prescription may provide an average dbh of 19 cm, an SDI of 35 percent of maximum, and a basal area of 30 m2/ha. Shaw [
Example: Uneven-aged stand attributes for low hazard stand.
|Mid-point DBH (cm)
|Stand Density Index
|Basal Area (m2/ha)
|Trees per Hectare
Undesirable consequences of thinning treatments include visual and site impacts, and probable damage to residual trees increasing the potential for infections by root disease and decay fungi. Avoiding management activities in those portions of stands where root disease is prevalent may minimize infections. If necessary, root diseased areas can be treated favoring the most disease tolerant species. Depending on the thinning treatment, stands would also lose some percentage of large diameter overstory trees. Both beneficial and adverse impacts to wildlife species might occur. The production of green slash would necessitate implementing post-harvest treatments to mitigate potential colonization of host material by secondary beetles such as spruce engraver beetles particularly if treatments coincide with beetle flight periods. Post-harvest treatments should also address reducing hazardous woody fuels. Spruce-fir stands have an increased potential for blowdown in wind prone locations. This would necessitate monitoring treated areas on an annual basis to remove any susceptible and infested host material until the residual stand is windfirm.
When bark beetle populations threaten valuable resources, other silvicultural alternatives can be used to address susceptible and/or infested stands. Although the suppression strategies described independently below can be employed to address spruce beetle populations, Bentz and Munson [
Sanitation treatments involve the removal of currently infested and susceptible host trees [
Salvage treatments involve the removal of currently infested and dead trees from the stand or landscape. The primary treatment objective is to suppress localized bark beetle populations with a secondary objective of recovering some economic value before severe checking occurs within the tree bole [
Salvage treatments are most effective in stands or on landscapes where infestations remain small and the treatment will remove most, if not all of the infested trees within the affected landscape. However, salvage treatments are often combined with sanitation to suppress beetle populations [
A combination of sanitation and salvage treatments is often used to remove currently infested, dead, and susceptible trees (
Residual spruce-fir stand following a spruce beetle sanitation/salvage sale, Unita-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah (Photo: Doug Page, Zone Forester, Bureau of Land Management).
In stands where susceptible host trees comprise more than the recommended percentage of basal area for desired management objectives, the following silvicultural options are possible:
1. Remove all infested and susceptible trees from the entire stand area leaving the average diameters and mean basal areas of the host tree component within desired ranges (
2. Remove less than the recommended basal area of infested and susceptible host trees species throughout the management area. This alternative would not afford complete suppression with significant loss of large diameter spruce highly probable in the long term. Fuel loads would also increase over time, in addition to dead trees providing a source of inoculum of root disease fungi on the site [
High value stands or trees growing in unique environments or under unique circumstances may be considered for short-term treatments designed to protect trees from spruce beetle attack. These could include trees in residential, recreational, or administrative sites.
Preventative applications involve chemical insecticides sprayed directly on the bole of susceptible hosts before spruce beetle flight (May). Insecticide treatments are often initiated to protect high value trees if building or epidemic populations of spruce beetles exist in the area. Multiple applications may be required during the course of an outbreak. Insecticide treatments are applied with ground-based sprayers at high pressure (e.g., ≥2241 kPa) to the tree bole. Insecticide applications are applied to all bole surfaces up to a height of ~11 to 15 m until runoff to ensure thorough coverage of the root collar and exposed roots. The amount of insecticide formulation (water and insecticide) applied varies with tree architecture, tree size, equipment, and applicator, among other factors, but ranges between ~15 to 30 L per tree [
Carbaryl (e.g., Sevin® SL and Sevin® XLR Plus), an acetylcholinesterae inhibitor, is commonly used to protect trees from spruce beetle attack. It is the most extensively studied active ingredient registered for use [
Pyrethroids, synthesized from petroleum-based chemicals and related to the potent insecticidal properties of flowering plants in the genus
Applied correctly, failures in efficacy are rare. However, when failures occur, they are often associated with inadequate coverage, improper mixing, improper storage, and/or improper timing (
Engelmann spruce topkill due to inadequate height coverage on the tree bole using ground application equipment to apply insecticide (Photo: A. Steven Munson).
Insecticide treatments applied to the tree bole are expensive over large areas and not a recommended strategy for general use. To minimize exposure of chemical residues, 10 mil plastic can be used to cover picnic tables, fire pit grates, and any other nearby facilities before application. Washing treated surfaces with a detergent solution will also mitigate chemical exposure to recreation site users.
Research is ongoing in an attempt to find a safer, more portable and longer lasting alternatives to bole applied insecticides by injecting small quantities of systemic insecticides directly into the lower bole. Shea
Arborjet Inc. injection treatment used to apply insecticide directly into the tree bole [
Pheromones are message-bearing chemicals emitted by adult bark beetles and the host tree. Semiochemical-based research for bark beetle control has been widely studied [
Methylcyclohexenone (3-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-one, or MCH) is an anti-aggregation pheromone produced by the spruce beetle [
Spruce beetle is effectively attracted using either a two component lure (frontalin {1,5-dimethy-6,8-dioxabiocyclo[3.2.1]octane} + alpha-pinene) or a three component lure (frontalin + alpha-pinene + MCOL). The addition of MCOL (1-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1ol) substantially increased spruce beetle attraction in field studies [
Trap tree strategies are often combined with other suppression tactics to reduce small and isolated populations of the insect. During endemic population phases, spruce beetle maintains populations in windthrown or diseased trees. Since the beetle prefers downed host material to standing green trees, trap trees are used as a suppression tactic. Spruce selected as trap trees are green, larger diameter trees (>40 cm dbh) felled to attract attacking adult spruce beetles. Until treated, trap trees should remain unbucked to prevent desiccation. Avoid falling trap trees adjacent to uninfested stands or adjacent to standing susceptible spruce spillover attacks and further tree mortality. Trap trees should be felled in the shade and left unlimbed [
Felled trap trees typically have greater mean attack densities than standing spruce [
Non-host trees baited with the attractant pheromone are also potential trap trees because reproduction is prevented and many parent adults die due to the pitch produced by the non-host tree [
Susceptible host trees adjacent to felled trap trees will often be attacked. Felling trap trees in sites comprised of non-host trees or small diameter host trees (<20.3 cm dbh) will reduce the number of spillover attacks on adjacent susceptible hosts. Trap trees not treated by the following spring before adult flight, will add to further tree mortality. To suppress beetle populations, all standing and down infested trees should be treated (burned, debarked or removed) before beetle emergence the following spring (
Log WizardTM [
Standing trap trees baited with an attractant pheromone (tree bait) are effective at absorbing beetles, but attract fewer beetles than downed trap trees [
Standing baited Engelmann spruce trap trees marked in orange paint (Photo: A. Steven Munson).
This technique uses Lindgren funnel traps (12–16 tiered) [
Comprehensive vegetation management plans should be the long-term goal of reducing the impacts of spruce beetle on spruce forests. Such plans will incorporate both long and short-term insect and disease strategies to provide land managers with ecologically appropriate and economically feasible treatments based upon resource goals and management priorities. Vegetation plans will also provide guidance for minimizing the adverse impacts associated with spruce beetle outbreaks while meeting resource objectives. Opportunities should be sought to identify stands where planting a mixture of native tree species would create an environment that supports greater diversity and reduces long-term insect and disease impacts.
Implementation of treatment strategies will require addressing the potential for hazardous fuel accumulations near or on private lands, high-value recreation sites, and transportation and utility corridors. Hazard tree inspections and dead tree removal can be designed and implemented in conjunction with wildland–urban interface fuel reduction programs.
Satisfying critical land-use objectives in the future will necessitate preparing cooperative strategies to restore and maintain the ecological integrity of forests affected today. Public awareness and education will be critical for successfully implementing selected spruce beetle treatment alternatives. As new information about spruce beetle conditions or management activities becomes available, education and outreach opportunities will increase. Cooperative efforts will be needed to develop educational outreach activities and materials that can be used to increase public awareness. These efforts will assist in increasing public support and understanding of the potential impact of spruce beetle outbreaks and associated management activities [
Spruce beetle is native disturbance agent of North American spruce-fir forests and primarily infests Engelmann spruce in the central Rocky Mountains. During outbreaks spruce beetle will also infest lodgepole pine and blue spruce. Spruce beetle-caused tree mortality has been associated with both ecological and/or economic benefits and costs. Spruce beetle has an important role in decomposition and nutrient recycling, and providing habitat and food for wildlife. Large-scale, severe bark beetle outbreaks can adversely affect watershed, timber, critical wildlife habitat, aesthetics, and recreational resources.
Spruce beetle prefers to infest host material with reduced defenses and is commonly found inhabiting fallen host material produced by natural disturbances such as wind, snow avalanches, and landslides. Spruce beetle may also infest susceptible logging residues. Disturbances that produce an abundance of fallen host material may contribute to local outbreaks. Not all disturbance events, however, result in outbreaks. In these cases, insufficient numbers of spruce beetles may be available to exploit host material before it deteriorates. Endemic phase populations are also often associated with root disease mortality centers. Root diseases result in the failure of root systems and increase the likelihood tree fall. Pathogen-induced stress may predispose standing trees to spruce beetle attack. The nature of spruce beetle and root disease associations, however, remains poorly understood. Large-scale outbreaks have also been shown to erupt from multiple epicenters suggesting that weather influences, particularly temperature, has a more important influence in their initiation than disturbances. Spruce beetle only initiates attacks on healthy trees once non-defended host resources have been depleted.
Under certain conditions, endemic spruce beetle populations erupt. Sites across the central Rocky Mountains experience outbreaks approximately once every 75 years. However, outbreaks occur somewhere within a given geographic area once every 15 to 20 years. The occurrence and synchrony of historic broad-scale spruce beetle outbreaks in the central Rocky Mountains have been attributed to positive phases of AMO and drought. Climate, through direct temperature influences, determines spruce beetle life histories. Temperatures above and below 15 °C, and the timing and duration of thermal inputs during instar III through instar IV determine whether life cycles follow a univoltine or semivoltine pathway. Higher proportions of univoltine broods can accelerate rates of population growth. Warm winters increase the survival of overwintering broods. Drought-induced stress compromises host tree defenses thus indirectly affecting the suitability of host trees for spruce beetle colonization and brood survival.
Suitable habitat must exist for spruce beetle outbreaks to occur regardless of climate. Dense stands comprised of a high percentage of large diameter spruce are most conducive to outbreak initiation and population expansion.
Density-dependent population factors, particularly, intraspecific competition, the nature of defensive constituents in host trees, and the lipid stores of dispersing adults more likely influence spruce beetle population replacement rates during epidemics than temperature. Spruce beetle interacting with fungi, bacteria, mites, and nematodes, as well as, natural enemies can also influence fluctuations in populations. The influences of spruce beetle associates can either be beneficial or antagonistic. The most common blue-staining fungal associate of spruce beetle is
Spruce beetle outbreaks affect ground, surface and aerial fuels in both live and dead fuel categories significantly altering the nature of the fuel bed. The effect of spruce beetle outbreaks can be immediate in terms of litter and fine fuels and last for decades as coarse woody fuel accumulates, and as succession proceeds in post epidemic stands. Common wildland fire behavior models were not developed to predict fire behavior characteristics in bark beetle-affected fuelscapes and outputs, especially crown fire predictions, should be viewed with caution No definitive association between spruce beetle activity and crown fire behavior has been established. To the contrary post hoc analyses of spruce beetle outbreaks and fire occurrence has shown no clear relationship. Experimental fires and focused, expert observation of fire behavior in spruce beetle-affected stands could yield important information to establish relationships. Bark beetle outbreaks in western North American conifer forests have important effects on fire management beyond fire behavior. Resistance to fire control will increase in bark beetle-affects forests and operationally consideration must be given to fireline construction rates, spotting, snag mitigation and firefighter safety.
Spruce beetle management strategies include prevention, suppression and restoration activities. Prevention strategies often utilize silvicultural practices to modify stand conditions favorable to spruce beetle and should occur before populations reach unmanageable levels. By enhancing stand diversity and resiliency, prevention strategies can help avoid unacceptable resource losses, maintain or enhance resource objectives, and maximize revenue in the long term. Suppression strategies are usually implemented with building insect populations. When implemented during the initial stages of an outbreak, suppression activities can reduce population levels and the rate of insect spread. Treatment alternatives associated with suppression, however, are usually limited and applied at small scales. Treatments may not sufficiently modify stand conditions and the benefits are often short term. Restoration activities attempt to reestablish vegetation and promote the long-term resiliency of forests to insects and diseases.
The development of vegetation management plans incorporating both long and short-term insect and disease treatment strategies would provide guidance for minimizing adverse impacts and meeting resource objectives. A single treatment strategy generally does not address all resource values within a susceptible and/or infested landscape. Therefore, the selection of ecologically appropriate and economically feasible treatments should consider resource management priorities.
The literature cited has increased our understanding of spruce beetle biology, ecology and management. Important questions remain that provide opportunities for future research direction.
How successful is brood production in lodgepole pine and blue spruce hosts? Does brood production from these hosts significantly contribute to population growth? How does blue spruce chemistry affect spruce beetle pheromones?
How does the distribution and density of endemic phase spruce beetle populations affect the reliability of predicting if, where, or when populations might erupt on a given landscape?
What is the role of natural enemies and spruce beetle associates, particularly fungi, in maintaining endemic populations of spruce beetle?
What population levels exist in root disease mortality centers? Do root diseases affect the nutritional quality of trees for brood production?
What are the specific mechanisms that incite endemic populations of spruce beetle to initiate attacks on healthy trees?
What other density-dependent mechanisms influence spruce beetle population fluctuations?
How can wildland fire behavior prediction systems be modified to accurately predict surface and crown fire behavior in bark beetle-affected conifer forests?
What remote sensing technologies can provide reliable methods for detecting, monitoring and quantifying spruce beetle population trends?
What are effective alternatives to direct suppression of spruce beetle populations?
The outbreaks have, however, provided current researchers with suitable field sites to conduct the research we have cited in this paper. This reflects in many ways the history of research on forest insect species that cause outbreaks resulting in economic losses. Research opportunities and funding follow outbreak cycles and once outbreaks subside these opportunities diminish, interest wanes, and the motivation and incentives for landscape-scale management decrease. It is our hope with this paper that we have provided the next generation of managers with research findings that can supplement
Changing social mores and political agendas coupled with uncertain impacts of human population growth and demand on resources, invasive species and climate change will, however, challenge effective management like never before [
The authors wish to thank the students, technicians, and colleagues who have worked with us in our collective decades of observations, research, and management of spruce beetles in Intermountain subalpine spruce-fir forests. We especially thank Laura Dunning for tireless assistance with manuscript preparation, Wesley Page for contributions to the spruce beetle, fuels and fire interactions section, and Brytten Steed, Darren Blackford, and two anonymous reviewers for manuscript review.
Over the years we have received generous funding from the USDA Forest Service Special Technology and Development and Evaluation Monitoring Programs. Partial support for research on the impacts of spruce beetles on fuels and fire was provided by the Joint Fire Science Program. This work was also supported by the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station at Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
A chronology of historic spruce beetle outbreaks in Utah and Wyoming, from 1905–2013 (NF is National Forest; RD is Ranger District).
|Manti NF
|Dixie NF; Aquarius Plateau
|Dixie NF, Cedar City RD
|Dixie NF, Cedar City RD
|Dixie NF, Cedar RD; Cedar Breaks
|Dixie NF; Boulder Top
|Bridger Teton NF; Gros Ventre, Hoback
|Ashley, Unita, Wasatch NFs; Uinta Mountains
|LaSal NF; Monticello RD; Abajo Peak
|Dixie NF, Teasdale RD; Aquarius Plateau, Griffin Springs
|Fishlake NF, Loa RD; Hilgard Peak
|Manti-LaSal NF, Ephraim RD; Huntington Canyon
|Fishlake NF, Beaver RD
|Uinta NF, Heber RD; Mill Hollow
|Bridger-Teton NF, Jackson RD
|Manti LaSal NF, Moab RD
|Manti-LaSal NF, Moab RD
|Manti-LaSal NF, Monticello RD
|Manti-LaSal NF, Sanpete RD; Twelvemile
|Manti-LaSal NF, Sanpete RD; South Manti
|Manti LaSal NF, San Pete RD; Geyser Pass
|Bridger-Teton NF
|Dixie NF, Cedar City RD; Midway Face
|Wasatch-Cache NF, Evanston RD; Whitney Reservoir
|Fishlake NF, Loa RD, Neff's Reservoir
|Manti-LaSal NF, Sanpete RD; Timber Canyon
|Wasatch-Cache NF, Kamas RD; Humpy Creek
|Manti-Lasal NF, Moab RD; Lasal Pass
|Wasatch-Cache NF, Kamas RD; Hoyt peak
|Dixie NF, Escalante NF, Coyote Gulch
|Wasatch-Cache NF, Ogden RD; Monte Cristo Ridge
|Wasatch-Cache NF, Logan RD; Bear Hodges
|Manti-Lasal NF, Sanpete RD; South Tent
|Manti-Lasal NF, Monticello RD; Indian Creek
|Manti-Lasal NF, Monticello RD, North Creek
|Fishlake NF, Beaver RD; South Fork Beaver River
|Dixie NF, Escalante RD; Barney Top
|Fishlake NF, Fremont RD; Fishlake Hightop
|Manti-LaSal NF, Sanpete RD; Huntington Canyon
|Uinta NF, Heber RD; Bryant's Fork
|Manti-LaSal NF, Monticello RD; North Creek
|Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF, Heber RD; Wolf Creek
|Bridger-Teton NF, Pinedale RD; Elkhart
|Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF, Kamas, Evanston, Mountain View RDs; Whitney Reservoir
|Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF, Heber RD; Cold Springs


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Matthew Brabham and father Geoff Brabham now both hold podium finishes on the streets of Long Beach.
Zach Veach, No. 26 RePLAY XD (Started the 45-lap race from pole position and finished in second place): "Here in Long Beach, it's all about the start. Something happened, so I don't know if we had different wing settings than Gabby (Chaves); he was able to get us going into Turn 1. You run such low downforce here because of the long straightaways, so if you're behind someone, you really can't get close to them.
I made a couple mistakes at the beginning of the race, then I was able to get settled in, catch back up to Gabby and ended up with the fastest lap of the race. Now we're identically tied in the championship, so I think it's going to be me and Gabby on the front row a lot, battling this year, and I think Matt (Brabham) is going to be sneaking up, too. I'm really excited to see how the rest of the season goes for the RePLAY XD team."
Matthew Brabham, No. 83 United Fiber & Data/MAZDASPEED (Best Indy Lights career finish to date in third): "It was a tough race; it's so hard to pass here. Zach (Veach) was behind Gabby (Chaves) there, and I think midpoint in the race, the Andretti Autosport cars were a lot quicker than he was, so we caught him and just couldn't make any passes. I think by the end of the race, all of our tires were falling off and looks like these guys were able to manage them a bit better than I did. The United Fiber & Data/MAZDASPEED car and I, we were just hanging on at the end there - I grazed the wall a couple of times, it was pretty fun (haha)."
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Eligible for the Best Buy label are the organic jeans from the following brands: Monkee Genes, MUD, Hiut, Nudie and Kuyichi.
Also Best Buys are the F-ABRIC compostable jeans and Cock & Bull's hemp and recycled polyester mens' jeans.
Best of the most widely available jeans are Levi's.
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In this guide we look at the main brands of jeans plus some ethical alternatives. Also the Clothes Shops guide, many of which sell their own brand of jeans.
Made from a durable cloth and solidly constructed, jeans were adopted initially as a sturdy choice of workwear worn by miners then cattle ranchers through the ages.
Originally made with a mixed-fibre cloth, slavery and a growth in cotton plantations led to 100% cotton jeans becoming the norm, dyed with indigo from the Americas and India to give them their trademark blue colour. Levi's claims to have 'invented' the blue jean, after patenting its idea of riveting on the pockets in 1873, but even so the company admits that denim trousers had been worn as workwear for many years previously.[1]
Possibly the most enduring garment of all time, in more ways than one, jeans are the backbone of every Westerner's wardrobe. You can buy a pair for £20 on the high street, pre-faded to spare you the years of manual labour required for an authentic look.
Read our article 'Slow Jeans' on how to make your pair sustainable.
Not only does cotton require huge amounts of water and land, but it's also linked with slave labour in Uzbekistan, and when grown conventionally is doused with huge amounts of chemicals.
Cotton is planted on 2.4% of the world's crop land but accounts for 24% and 11% of the global sales of insecticide and pesticides respectively.
It is also largely grown from genetically modified seed. Based on a global hectarage of 30 million hectares, genetically modified cotton accounted for 81% of cotton grown in 2012. The most popular is insect-resistant Bt cotton, followed by stacked cotton (insect resistant and herbicide tolerant).
Several companies in this guide are signed up to the Better Cotton Initiative, but this doesn't commit to remove chemicals entirely, and abstains from passing judgement on the use of GM cotton seed.
The Fairtrade Foundation reported in February 2015 that sales of Fairtrade cotton had dropped by 38% in the previous year.[2] This is backed up by our report which found no fairtrade jeans on offer from brands we have covered.
Luckily there are still plenty of brands using organic cotton, with some, like Kuyichi, significantly increasing their ranges of organic jeans since our last guide in 2011, and Nudie, which has recently achieved its goal of using 100% organic cotton.
We've also seen the emergence of some exciting new brands such as Mud and Hiut which are testing out new innovative business models, challenging our ideas of ownership, while also using sustainable materials and working hard to ensure fairness in their supply chains.
Read our 'Slow Jeans' article for more information on sustainable options.
In 2010, campaigners drew our attention to the practice of sandblasting – a process carried out to give jeans their pre-worn look. It involves quite literally blasting sand particles at a pair of jeans with a jet of air.
Unless extensive safety precautions are taken the practice is deadly, resulting in lung silicosis for the workers who breathe in the tiny particles. Thanks to campaign action, many brands announced bans on sandblasting in 2010/11. But a follow-up report in 2013 found that all this had done in effect was to force the practice underground.
An exposé on Aljazeera earlier this year discovered that sandblasting was still being used in Xintang, China – the 'Jeans Capital of the World'. In one case, a mobile sandblasting operation travelled around to different jeans-sewing factories, which is one way for a factory to ensure that sandblasting equipment is never found on-site.
As a result, in order to receive a best rating on this issue, Ethical Consumer expects companies to not only commit to a ban on sandblasting, but also to state publicly how they monitor their supply chains for compliance with their policy.
The best scoring companies in this issue are:
Clothes shops: M&S, Arcadia, Primark, New Look, H&M and Asda.
Jeans brands: Monkee Genes, Nudie, Kuyichi, Hiut, Mud Jeans, F-ABRIC (does not make faded-look jeans), VF Corp (Lee, Wrangler), G-Star and PVH Corp (Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger).
It takes around 11,000 litres of water to make a pair of jeans. Much of this impact is in the growing of cotton, which is a very thirsty crop and is usually irrigated. But the 'wet processing' stage is also a very thirsty one, with the dyes, fabric treatments and washing all consuming lots of water.
Companies are 'cottoning on' to this hot topic and developing new production methods which reduce water use.
Levi's WaterGap Wise Wash denim (launched in 2012) use low-impact manufacturing techniques that the companies claim consume around 25% less water, electricity, and chemicals than conventional wet processing. Levi says some styles of its Water
Currently both only produce small ranges, but express an interest in scaling up the program. Levi's says it aims to make 80% of its products using Water
Diesel is perhaps best known for its 'edgy' (read: offensive) marketing adverts, one of which was banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for featuring nudity and the slogan 'BE STUPID'. The advertising agency which carried out the campaign then resigned.
While it may be bold and vocal in its ad campaigns, there's not a peep from the company on any of the issues currently facing the fashion industry. The company is not signed up to the Cotton Pledge, or the Bangladesh Accord or any toxics plan.
Since our last product guide, Guess has gone fur-free, according to the Humane Society's fur-free fashion shopping guide. This is great news because the company was found to be selling fur when it was last rated by Ethical Consumer back in 2011.
Guess unfortunately still falls short on our other reporting requirements, making no mention of cotton sourcing, elimination of the use of hazardous chemicals or sandblasting. It has been targeted by Rainforest Action Network for using unsustainable wood pulp in its fabrics.
You could be forgiven for getting confused between the Hiut and Howies brands. Hiut jeans are made by the founders of Howies, who started that brand in 1995 then sold it in 2006. Now it says it has no shareholding in Howies as it stands today.
It's not so long ago that we made a significant proportion of our own clothing here in the UK. This included jeans, which were a specialism of Cardigan in Wales. Hiut Denim set out on a mission to bring jeans manufacturing back to Cardigan with its raw denims, some of which are made with organic cotton. Hiut says its goal is to make all of its jeans from organic cotton, though it doesn't give a date for achieving this.
In 2015, Monkee Genes, a familiar face in the ethical jeans market, has made a transformation into Stop Taking The Pennies Ltd. This charitable company will continue to sell ethical jeans but with a positive twist – 50 cents from each item sold from its new collection will go to a foundation which provides education for children in Bangladesh, local to the company's manufacturing partner.
The STTP profits will go "towards raising awareness on the true cost of fast fashion and the thirst for ever cheaper clothing. This will be done via a variety of methods, including educational trips, workshops, lectures, talks and road shows."
Mud Jeans is an innovative brand demonstrating a real commitment to doing business ethically. It's a member of Fair Wear Foundation's Young Designer Programme, an information-sharing programme for new start-ups, with a view to them joining the full FWF supply chain monitoring programme as they become more established. However, Mud Jeans demonstrates that its commitment to transparency goes above and beyond the reporting requirements of a small company.
At the time of writing it had just published a full audit report of one of its suppliers. The 41-page document includes photographs from inside the factory and full disclosure of all non-compliances found, as well as the plans for making improvements at the factory.
The founder and CEO of Fast Retailing, UNIQLO's parent company, is Tadashi Yanai – Japan's richest man. Since our last guide, Fast Retailing has announced a policy banning Merino wool after a PETA campaign.
The company also runs a new social enterprise, Grameen UNIQLO Ltd in Bangladesh, a joint venture with the Grameen Healthcare Trust.
Grameen UNIQLO seeks to provide clothing that is designed and made in Bangladesh, for the people of Bangladesh. In the company's own words: "The objective behind this was to address issues related to poverty, public sanitation and education, by establishing a sustainable, community-level business cycle."
It started out in 2010, with local partner factories manufacturing clothes that were then sold to the poor door-to-door by 'Grameen Ladies' for $1 each. Then the company set up a showroom and mobile shops, introducing stretchy fabrics and raising its prices to $2-$4 per item. It now has stores in the capital, Dhaka.
Whether this enterprise is any more than a back-door entry to a new market for UNIQLO remains to be seen. Find out more on the website: www.grameenuniqlo.com.
VF Corp (Lee, Wrangler) is the subject of a campaign run by United Students Against Sweatshops over its refusal to sign the Bangladesh Accord.
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Demi Moore
Occupation: Actress, Producer
Date of Birth: November 11, 1962
Place of Birth:Roswell, NM, USA
Sign: Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Taurus
Relations:Husband (separated): Bruce Willis; ex-husband: Freddy Moore; kids: Rumer Glenn, Scout Larue, Tallulah Belle; companion: Oliver Whitcomb (martial arts instructor)
Education: High school dropout
DEMI MOORE RECEIVED a Golden Globe Award nomination for the top-grossing film of 1990, Ghost, and has recently starred in several very different features: as the voice of Esmeralda in Disney's animated The Hunchback of Notre Dame; the comedy Striptease; as well as Now and Then which she also co-produced.
Moore made her film debut as Michael Caine's daughter in the 1984 feature Blame It On Rio. She then earned acclaim for her portrayals in No Small Affair playing an aspiring blues singer opposite Jon Cryer, and the 1985 box office hit St. Elmo's Fire.
In addition to her achievements in film, Demi has enjoyed success on stage and television. Most notable are her performances in the New York production of Caroline Kava's The Early Girl, for which she received a Theatre World Award, and the HBO production of Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor's Bedrooms. She also produced and starred in the award-winning HBO drama If These Walls Could Talk.
1997 GI Jane
1997 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery - Co-Producer
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996 The Juror
1996 Striptease
1996 Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1995 Now and Then
1995 The Scarlet Letter
1994 Disclosure
1993 Indecent Proposal
1992 A Few Good Men
1991 Nothing But Trouble
1991 Mortal Thoughts
1991 The Butcher's Wife
1990 Ghost
1989 We're No Angels
1988 The Seventh Sign
1987 The Early Girl
1986 Wisdom
1986 One Crazy Summer
1986 About Last Night . . .
1985 St. Elmo's Fire
1985 No Small Affair
1984 Blame It on Rio
1982 Parasite
1982 Young Doctors in Love
1981 Choices
1996 If These Walls Could Talk
1990 Dead Right
1987 Judge Reinhold and DemiMoore in the Newcomer's Guide to Happiness
1984 Bedrooms
1982-1983 General Hospital
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Diocesan Junior Roundball Classic slated this weekend at Seton-La Salle High School gym
The 2013 Pittsburgh Diocesan Junior Roundball Classic, consisting of four boys' eighth-grade all-star basketball teams, will be held from Friday to Sunday at the Seton-La Salle High School gym.
The matchups are as follows:
• Friday — South vs. West (6 p.m.); North vs. East (7:30 p.m.)
• Saturday — North vs. South (1 p.m.); East vs. West (2:30 p.m.)
• Sunday — South vs. East (1 p.m.); North vs. West (2:30 p.m.)
Players on each of the four regional all-star teams are:
SOUTH — Matt Thelk, Kellan Gustine, Joey Shulik, Michael Swanson, Nick Krugh, Mike Cortese, David Johnston, Nolan Abbiatici, Mitchell King, Anthony Pampena, Nathan Deitrick, Josh Gardner.
NORTH — Seth Welch, Ryan Hunt, Conner Haberman, Christian Fedko, Nicholas Poilucci, Kevin Haberman, Ben Perdziola, Alex Bianco, Jack Profozich, Sean Colosimo, Adam Taschner, Clay Myers, Tony Patsy.
EAST — Thomas Quinlan, Kistofer Olander, Thomas O'Connor, Michael Truxell, Matt Iannuzzi, Michael Butler, Tyler Elwood, Jack Reilly, Joey Gatti, Jaron Clark, Josh Revak, Gabe Gluscic, Antonio Cheathom, Neil Hartnett, Steve Votodian.
WEST — Julian Bonds, Walter Bonds, Dom Davis, Matt Schnarre, Eli Loncar, Andrew Musial, Nathan Ratliff, Josh Furman, Josh Moon, Jimmy Hurley, A.J. Jancosca, David Snyder.


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Arrows are hand spined and grain weighed. Each set is matched within 20 grains. If ordering 2 sets to make a dozen all efforts will be made to match the full dozen within 20 grains.
Arrows are Left Wing Left Helical Fletched
Shafts are stained ebony and sealed in lacquer.
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• The current land use pattern is a result of growth over the past 100 hundred years. This has caused an unorthodox shift to the southwest, in lieu of some traditional land use expansions. Due to this, each campus section requires duplicate functions, primarily in the academic and residential land use needs.
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Food and Drug Administration
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee
January 13, 2003
The following people have enrolled to speak at the Open Public Hearing at today's session:
Roscoe O. Brady, MD – National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
John A. Barranger, M.D., Ph.D. - University of Pittsburgh
Abbey S. Meyers - National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.
D.G. Warnock, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jean-Pierre Grünfeld M.D. - Université René Descartes, Paris, France
Jack Johnson – Fabry Support Information Group
Tracy Myatt – Clayton, North Carolina
Ricardo D. Borrego, M.D. - Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan
Haya (Jacqui) Howells - Allentown, Pennsylvania
Debra Johnson – Fabry Support Information Group
Gerald I. Walter – Springfield, Virginia
In addition, letters and e-mails were submitted from the public. Copies of these have been provided to the Committee and are available for public viewing in the two binders at the Information Desk. They will also be posted on the FDA website after the meeting and are considered part of the permanent meeting record.