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Still no cases here in Albion TWP lol Just ordered my pods container Had it shipped to a Poconos storage unit as I should be up there no later than September.. At least the summers are enjoyable even more so than here and they get quite a bit of precipitation.. Looking at some of the stats, in 2011 they had over 80"of liquid, 75" in 2018 lol

Best 8 seconds I've had in a long time lol

It's here. Finally. Spring training 2.0. Or make that summer camp. Or is it summer training? In any case, Major League Baseball begins its strange 2020 odyssey on Wednesday in the strangest of ways -- but appropriate for the times: testing for a virus that didn't exist a year ago. If cleared, workouts will begin on Friday in major league ballparks across the country. Here's what you need to know. Trying to play through a pandemic What does a typical day at spring training 2.0 look like? The actual workouts won't look that different from a February or March day in Arizona or Florida except there will be only one diamond for use. That means some staggered practices, whether that's pitchers throwing bullpens followed by batting practice or vice versa. Pitchers eventually will throw to their own hitters as the latter group tries to find its timing without playing a lot of exhibition games. When everyone is ready, there will be intrasquad games in place of those exhibition contests. Before any of it happens, of course, players will get their temperatures checked and be tested for COVID-19 starting on their arrival day at camp and continuing every other day. Any temperature above 100.4 and they'll be sent home. How often will players be tested? Every other day unless their temperature exceeds 100.4. Then they'll be tested -- no matter the day -- and sent home. They also will be required to take their own temperatures before coming to the ballpark. Anyone with a fever will be told to stay away. How many players are sitting out so far? Do we expect more in the days to come? So far, Ian Desmond of the Rockies and Mike Leake of the Diamondbacks, along with Ryan Zimmerman and Joe Ross of the Nationals, have all decided to opt out of the 2020 season -- without pay. Each has his own reasons, which could include a family member who is high risk or a pregnant wife. Rumors persist that there will be more players who opt out. Stay tuned Are there exhibition games? Intrasquad? Teams can play up to three exhibition games at the end of summer camp. That can be against a regional opponent -- like Mets vs. Yankees -- or against the team they will face in the opening series of the season. Until then, it's all intrasquad with MLB umpires overseeing them Are all 30 teams at their MLB stadium or are there exceptions? With recent COVID-19 outbreaks in Florida and Arizona, it made the decision to hold summer camp at home cities that much easier. How will teams address fans gathering outside the ballparks? They'll discourage it. In some cities, that will be easy. In others, not so much. Players won't come near the fans so the hope is there will be no point in congregating after a while. But it's a concern. How will umpires get ready for the season ahead? A team of three umpires will embed themselves at each summer camp, working live bullpen sessions and intrasquad games. For the final couple of days of training, teams will play each other, bringing together six umpires for final prep before the regular season. Additionally, three minor league umpires will embed with each taxi squad and be ready in case a regular umpire is sick or injured. How will baseball be played differently this year? First, there are some significant rules changes, aside from the coronavirus protocols (such as no spitting or pitchers being allowed to carry a wet rag in their back pocket to use for moisture instead of licking their fingers): • All National League games will include the designated hitter. • In extra innings, each team will begin with a runner on second base. The runner will be the player in the batting order immediately preceding that half-inning's leadoff hitter (or a pinch runner). • As previously planned, all relief pitchers must face a minimum of three batters (unless the inning ends). • Opening Day rosters will feature 30 active players culled from each team's 60-man player pool. The active roster will be trimmed to 28 players on the 15th day of the season and then to 26 players on the 29th day. There will be no limitations on the number of pitchers (as previously required in a new rule change). Teams will be permitted to carry three players from their taxi squads on road trips, one of whom must be a catcher. • The trade deadline is Aug. 31; Sept. 15 is the postseason eligibility deadline. • The standard injured lists will be 10 and 45 days and there will be a separate COVID-19 injured list for players who test positive, have a confirmed exposure to COVID-19 or exhibit symptoms requiring self-isolation. • The schedule will be regionally based, with teams playing 40 games within the division and 20 interleague games against the corresponding geographical division. As for on-field strategies, some things we might see: • Due to the short summer camp training session, starters will likely pitch fewer innings the first two or three times through the rotation. You could see things like tandem starters -- two starters throwing three innings in the same game -- and several teams have already announced they plan to go with a six-man rotation. The Braves are a perfect example of a team that could piggyback starters, with a deep rotation that includes Mike Soroka, Mike Foltynewicz, Cole Hamels, Max Fried, Felix Hernandez, Sean Newcomb, Kyle Wright and Touki Toussaint. • In general, with the expanded rosters for the first month, expect to see more bullpen usage (although the three-batter rule will eliminate some of the churn). The short season and importance of every game means managers may rely more heavily on their best relievers as they won't have to worry as much about having to keep them fresh for six months and then the playoffs. Look to see more four- and five-out saves from closers. • The extra roster spots at the start of the season means we could see more pinch-running/defensive-replacement types used as bench players, a class of player that has largely disappeared in the past couple of decades. The extra-inning baserunner rule in particular means having a speed player on the bench would be of value. • The bunt may not be dead! Sacrifice bunts from non-pitchers are rare these days and now pitchers won't be batting, but the extra-inning baserunner rule could lead to some sacrifice bunting. What are some baseball-related injuries to watch? The big one is Aaron Judge's cracked rib, originally suffered last September but not diagnosed until early March. He reportedly just started to hit off a tee, so we'll know a lot more about his timetable once he reports to summer training. Giancarlo Stanton (calf strain) and Aaron Hicks also would have missed the start of the original season. Stanton should be fine while Hicks has resumed taking batting practice. Some other injury news: • Among those who would have missed the start of the season but should now be OK to go: Justin Verlander of the Astros (groin surgery), James Paxton of the Yankees (back surgery), Cole Hamels of the Braves (shoulder), Rich Hill of the Twins (elbow), Austin Adams of the Mariners (torn ACL), Yoenis Cespedes of the Mets (heel), Nick Senzel of the Reds (shoulder). • Likely to miss start of the season: Mitch Haniger, Mariners (torn adductor muscle and herniated disk). • Out for the season: Chris Sale (Red Sox), Noah Syndergaard (Mets), Luis Severino (Yankees), John Brebbia (Cardinals), Jameson Taillon (Pirates), Chris Archer (Pirates). All except Archer (who had thoracic outlet surgery) had Tommy John surgery. • Returning from Tommy John surgery: Shohei Ohtani (Joe Maddon already said the Angels plan to start him once a week), Michael Kopech, Carlos Rodon, Corey Knebel, Jordan Montgomery. • Suspensions: Michael Pineda of the Twins will still have to serve the full 39 days remaining on his PED suspension. • Opting not to play because of COVID-19: Ryan Zimmerman and Joe Ross (Nationals), Ian Desmond (Rockies), Mike Leake (Diamondbacks). https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29389596/everything-need-know-mlb-2020-season-restart-plan-begins

The emergence of a pandemic affecting the respiratory system can result in a significant demand for face masks. This includes the use of cloth masks by large sections of the public, as can be seen during the current global spread of COVID-19. However, there is limited knowledge available on the performance of various commonly available fabrics used in cloth masks. Importantly, there is a need to evaluate filtration efficiencies as a function of aerosol particulate sizes in the 10 nm to 10 μm range, which is particularly relevant for respiratory virus transmission. We have carried out these studies for several common fabrics including cotton, silk, chiffon, flannel, various synthetics, and their combinations. Although the filtration efficiencies for various fabrics when a single layer was used ranged from 5 to 80% and 5 to 95% for particle sizes of <300 nm and >300 nm, respectively, the efficiencies improved when multiple layers were used and when using a specific combination of different fabrics. Filtration efficiencies of the hybrids (such as cotton–silk, cotton–chiffon, cotton–flannel) was >80% (for particles <300 nm) and >90% (for particles >300 nm). We speculate that the enhanced performance of the hybrids is likely due to the combined effect of mechanical and electrostatic-based filtration. Cotton, the most widely used material for cloth masks performs better at higher weave densities (i.e., thread count) and can make a significant difference in filtration efficiencies. Our studies also imply that gaps (as caused by an improper fit of the mask) can result in over a 60% decrease in the filtration efficiency, implying the need for future cloth mask design studies to take into account issues of “fit” and leakage, while allowing the exhaled air to vent efficiently. Overall, we find that combinations of various commonly available fabrics used in cloth masks can potentially provide significant protection against the transmission of aerosol particles.

Let's see if any of this makes it down here, starting to hear some rumbles from afar.. Just missed a couple storms yesterday..

Just missing out on everything here, 0.97" for the month, maybe we'll hit an inch for the month lol

Looks like we'll come up just short for an official heat wave, in and out of clouds all day, high of 88.9°..

The old lady is trying to transfer her job into a Poconos location lol If she succeeds my stay in NJ will be a short one lol Probably look into buying a condo in mount pocono.. Kind of the best of both worlds, a lot closer to family and friends but still plenty of "upstate feel" with a little jersey flavor..At about 2000 feet asl the summers are much cooler and the winters quite a bit snowier then NJ..I guess we'll have to wait and see lol

Major League Baseball plans to hold a 60-game season that will begin around July 24 but first needs players to sign off on a health-and-safety protocol and to pledge to arrive at home stadiums by July 1 to prepare for the season, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN. The league's owners voted to implement a 60-game season on Monday, hours after the MLB Players Association rejected a 60-game proposal that would have included an expanded postseason and other ancillary salary bumps. After nearly three months of fruitless negotiations, MLB opted to use the right given to it in the parties' March 26 agreement to impose a schedule of its desired length. By choosing a season of 60 games, the league will pack in about as many games as it can through Sept. 27, the league's self-imposed cutoff for the regular season. Additionally, the 60-game season could serve as a buffer against a grievance by the MLBPA, which in the case of a potential implementation has been expected to charge that the league did not fulfill its duty to complete as full a season as possible. The league could file a grievance against the union as well. Multiple players told ESPN that they expect to agree to the league's call to report by July 1 and to its health-and-safety protocol, with executive subcommittee member Andrew Miller telling ESPN, "We are ready to get back on the field." If the players do, it would end a tortuous path to a return-to-play agreement in a typically confusing way: with the players rejecting a proposal, only to have one of the same length implemented. After commissioner Rob Manfred flew to the Phoenix area to meet with union executive director Tony Clark last Tuesday, the league believed it had the framework of a deal in place. But union members balked at the 60-game framework and proposed 70 games plus a larger chunk of postseason bonus money than the $25 million the league was offering, as well as a cut of TV revenue from playoff expansion in 2021. Owners were livid. They rejected the proposal and asked players to consider the original 60-game framework. On Monday evening, the players rejected it by a 33-5 vote, setting the stage for the implementation. "Needless to say, we are disappointed by this development,'' MLB said in a statement. "The framework provided an opportunity for MLB and its players to work together to confront the difficulties and challenges presented by the pandemic. It gave our fans the chance to see an exciting new postseason format. And, it offered players significant benefits.'' The union earlier had suggested that the league implementing a schedule was the next step, saying in a statement: "While we had hoped to reach a revised back to work agreement with the league, the Players remain fully committed to proceeding under our current agreement and getting back on the field for the fans, for the game, and for each other." In its statement, the league asked that the union provide two pieces of information by 5 p.m. ET Tuesday: whether players will be able to report to training by July 1 and whether the union "will agree on the Operating Manual which contains the health and safety protocols necessary to give us the best opportunity to conduct and complete our regular season and Postseason." Under imposition, the deal is spare. Players would receive the full prorated share of their salaries -- about 37% of their full-season salaries and $1.5 billion total. The postseason would remain at 10 teams. Players would not receive forgiveness on the $170 million salary advance they received as part of the March agreement and would get no money from the postseason. Players would not agree to wearing on-field microphones. Teams would not wear advertising patches on their uniforms. The universal designated hitter likely would remain in place, as it's part of the health-and-safety protocol. By rejecting the 60-game framework, the players retained their right to grieve the terms of the March agreement between the two sides. After spring training was shut down in March because of the coronavirus pandemic, the league and the players agreed that when play picked up, players would be paid on a prorated basis and would discuss the economic feasibility of playing without fans in the stands. The players' association maintained that discussion had nothing to do with their pay, and the disagreement led to months of acrimony between the sides. The union delayed its vote on the league's latest proposal in order to collect new data regarding testing for COVID-19 after several recent outbreaks at training facilities in Florida and Arizona and in major league cities, sources told ESPN. All MLB training camps were temporarily closed after multiple teams reported positive tests on Friday, and the league announced Saturday that a restart of training would occur only in teams' home cities. The players then delayed the vote again Sunday, sources said, after Manfred made late tweaks to the proposal, offering in an email to Clark to cancel expanded playoffs and the universal designated hitter for 2021 if 50 games weren't played in 2020. With implementation, that is all moot. What isn't is that after all this time, Major League Baseball finally looks like it will try to have a season.

I didn't even realize we hit 91° yesterday lol Forecast is 91° tomorrow, so maybe an"official" heat wave..

Boy it's hot today..At this rate we may hit mid 90s..

My pets can definitely feel the energy lol

My girlfriend is a big believer in earthing now lol About 7 years ago she developed a blood clot in her leg which went to her lungs and sent her to the ICU for 8 days.. She almost died at 26 years old, well anyway even though she no longer has a clot in her calf she still gets quite a bit of pain as her calf was stretched out and swollen, still to this day..She came to be last night and raved how her leg feels as good as it has since before the blood clot, no swelling, tightness or any pain..She now wants to get more earthing products lol It has also improved her asthma as well as her eczema..No way the mind can fix a skin condition lol Even my pup gravitates towards the earthing mat all the time, like she knows lol

About 4" liquid here over the last 2 months, 0.77" for the month of June so far..

Haven't done one of these in a while. Haven't seen one person without a mask in a couple weeks..

Made it down to 36° overnight..

Felt like an autumn day today, 58°/44°.. Forecast low of 39° tonight, currently 45°..

So here's my experience so far with earthing/grounding, only about an hour a day as I wait for my kit.. #1 is dreaming, multiple-several vivid dreams per night, the type that I will remember weeks from now lol Indicative of deeper sleep..I do sleep longer as well but still more fragmented than I would like.. #2 Increased energy in the mornings.. Even with the broken sleep I tend to feel more awake, alert, "alive" . #3 Reduction of Anxiety, "feeling of calmness" ..I use an oximeter to tell my resting heart rate, I'm usually at 10 bpm less when grounded compared to sitting inside. #4 pain relief and better breathing..I tend to deal with GI issues due to my anxiety, sitting with my feet covered in the earth for about 30min-1hr seems to take most of my discomfort away, including shortness of breath due to anxiety/GI discomfort.. After about 1 hour I tend to feel a warm tingling feeling in my feet that slowly rides up my legs and other parts of my body, I usually would freak out with those type of sensations lol I looked it up and it seems to be totally normal.. This is considered the"detox" phase.. When people are grounded through the feet (either by standing barefoot on the Earth or via grounded EKG patches in experiments), they sometimes feel a tingling sensation moving up the legs. We associate this with the apparent movement of electrons up into the body.

Now today is my kind of day.. Started off in the mid 70s with rain this morning, 0.40" liquid, currently 67° mostly sunny, breezy, low humidity.

Most grounding these days are done indoors, via the grounding port of the 3 prong outlet..It's best to sleep grounded as that's when you're body really repairs itself... I'll do my own study over the next month lol This is the one I purchased . should be here on Friday.. https://www.earthing.com/products/universal-mat-kit Here is the documentary "the grounded"..It's a good watch.. And here is the"earthing movie"

The video I posted about shows the difference in inflammation after just 2 hours of grounding, inflammation is main source of chronic pain.. This can't be placibo lol

This is literally one of the biggest health discoveries of all time that no one knows about or laughs at lol Jason Parkinson, of Sequim, Washington, is a quadriplegic with extraordinary courage and optimism. He suffered a severed cervical spine in a 1990 car crash. In September of 2017, the then 47-year-old began sleeping grounded, and grounding himself as well during the day in his wheelchair. In January 2018, he reported a nearly 90 percent decrease in systemic pain and severely disruptive leg spasms at night, for which he has used very strong medication and even straps. Always prone to coldness, he says he now enjoys systemic warmth. His skin has become pink, indicative of improved circulation. A lab test in December showed that his “severely low” testosterone had soared 78 percent since he started grounding. He had been taking testosterone injections for two years, and stopped them “instinctively” when he started grounding. “I thought grounding might help with my testosterone issue,” he said. “Sure enough. It did.” The visible chronic inflammation on his body, legs, and arms are gone. His lung capacity, previously limited to 20 percent, has expanded to 60 percent. Jason says his doctors are amazed. “I’m grounding most of the day. Nearly 24 hours. The more you ground the better. Good at 8 hours, better at 12, and I’m pretty close to 24 hour every day. It’s helping me phenomenally. My energy is off the charts,” he says. “My strength and clarity are way up. My hair is thicker. My wife and caregiver say I am more confident and can cuss even more.”

Haha I wish I lived in this house for free lol I'll miss you guys as well but like I've stated I will still be on here, I will just have less of a bias lol I still plan on posting as much as possible, I will just sleep a little more.. Heck I've already talked to the old lady about a little camp in the tug or something..I will find my way up here in winter from time to time...

Among the feedback received by Mr. Ober was a letter from a man diagnosed with incurable stage 4 cancer and given less than a year to live. He had an aggressive type of squamous cell carcinoma with some 15 tumors located in his lungs, intestines, liver, and throat. He had chosen to follow a reduced chemotherapy regimen, a change of diet, and grounding. He used a grounding patch for nine weeks placed over the main tumor in his body (7.5 centimeters, in the right lung). At the end of that time, the tumor had shrunk to 2.8 cm. Subsequently he obtained a grounded sheet and used that as well. He stated that after another nine weeks, the combined strategy had “killed all of the tumors.” He said he understands that his body will keep producing cancer cells, and for that reason, he will continue to ground himself for the rest of his life to try to keep the cancer at bay. We do not make any claim that grounding is a cure for cancer or any other disease. We do, however, believe grounding can typically play a highly beneficial role. It is interesting to note that in wild animals, who are generally grounded 24/7 in their natural habitats, cancer rarely occurs