Podcasts about wind resistance

Enjoy this classic episode from August 2018Karine Polwart's solo theatre piece “Wind Resistance” and album “A Pocket of Wind Resistance” were inspired by Fala Moor near her home in Midlothian just south of Edinburgh. She takes Matthew for a walk across the Moor which is a haven for wildlife. As she sings you can hear skylarks and curlews flying around her. Karine tells stories of the people who lived near the moor and the monastic hospital which stood nearby where pioneering herbal treatments were invented. And she reflects on her own life journey from social worker dealing with survivors of domestic violence to award winning folk singer.---We rely on support from our listeners to keep this show on the road. If you like what we do please either...Become a member and get great rewards: patreon.com/folkonfootOr just buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/folkonfootSign up for our newsletter at www.folkonfoot.comFollow us on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram: @folkonfoot---Find out more about Karine at https://www.karinepolwart.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back on the Zipp Speed Podcast for another in-depth interview on Zipp's Total System Efficiency approach for wheel design. This episode is Part 2 of a 4 part podcast series on the four barriers of speed identified and attacked by Zipp's TSE approach. In Part 1, we talked with Zipp senior design engineer John Leachman about wind resistance. In this episode, Part 2, we talk with Zipp advanced development engineer Ruan Trouw about the second barrier of speed: Rolling Resistance.   TSE defines Rolling Resistance as Power loss created by the friction of the tires on the ground. It depends on tire performance but also tire patch and tire pressure.   Ruan talks expertly about how Zipp engineers approach decreasing rolling resistance through innovations to rim design. He details what increases or decreases rolling resistance on the bike. He also talks about the balance required to optimize rolling resistance with other essential components to speed, including aero efficiency and vibration loss. At the end of our conversation, Ruan discusses how cyclists should consider rolling resistance when selecting the best wheel.   If you have not already, please return to our last episode, Part 1 on TSE, with John Leachman on Wind Resistance.

Welcome to the first of a four-part blog and podcast series examining each of the four barriers to speed combated by Zipp's Total System Efficiency (TSE) wheel design: Wind Resistance, Rolling Resistance, Gravity (weight), and Vibration Loss. Each episode features a different Zipp engineer discussing one of these barriers to speed. First, Zipp Senior Design Engineer John Leachman discusses the importance of wind resistance. John oversees Zipp's wind-tunnel research and is an avid triathlete and runner.

Because of friction, sleds don't technically touch the snow and instead ride on a small layer of water created by the heat of the sled sliding down the hill.

Wind turbines are being built in ocean waters off the east and west coasts. But why don't we see any in the Great Lakes? The gales of November are an example of how much potential the region has for wind energy – but public opposition is the biggest barrier.

Back in mid-March I received an email from Matt Rainnie, personable host of CBC Mainstreet: would I be interested, he asked, in being the “Spin Time DJ” for the show on an upcoming Friday. Would I be interested? Of course I’d be interested. Had I not been dreaming of this very moment for years! “Spin Time DJ,” for those from away, is a regular Friday feature on the afternoon radio show where a guest is invited, in 22 short minutes, to relate their life story, punctuated by three meaningful songs. Here’s Ashley Belanger-Birt doing it. And Bill Schurman. And John Connolly. As a non-Islander of no particular note, I’d long ago given up hope that I’d one day be called up to the bigs. But dreams do come true. So plans were made to record this morning. And then the hard part. Summarize my life in three songs. Not easy, as it turns out. For a while there I had a strong plan to go completely Kobayashi Maru, and set aside popular music in favour of sounds of Japanese coffee shops and walks in the woods behind my childhood home. Is there not music in nature? But I pulled myself back from the edge, dug in deep, and came up with three songs I’m very happy with. Matt and I had a nice chat this morning, backed by the audio engineering prowess of David Rashed, and the segment will air Friday, April 9, 2021 after the 5:30 p.m. news. You can listen live on the radio if you’re near, on the web stream if you’re not, and the episode will be posted to the Mainstreet website on Monday. —— Postscript: Here are the three songs I choose: Jane Siberry and David Ramsden, The Love I Have for You (3:51), from the 1990 cassette “Quiet Please, There’s A Lady On Stage,” recorded live at the Cameron House in Toronto. Shawn Colvin, This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) (4:01), from the album 1994 album “Cover Girl,” recorded live at the Bottom Line in NYC, August 1993. Karine Polwart, Labouring and Resting (3:14), from the 2017 album “A Pocket of Wind Resistance.”

It's great to be back with some more fab Scottish trad music! I love making these podcasts and I'm glad so many of you are listening to them! If you enjoy these podcasts please support our Patreon www.patreon.com/handsupfortrad Grit by Martyn Bennett Track - Nae Regrets http://www.martynbennett.com The Seventh Wave by Skipinnish Track - Alive http://skipinnish.com Blackfire by Benedict Morris https://benedictmorris.bandcamp.com/track/blackfire Alterum by Julie Fowlis Track - Dh’èirich Mi Moch Madainn Cheòthar https://www.juliefowlis.com Road to Glenfinnan by Glenfinnan Ceilidh Band Track - Gay Gordons http://oldlaundryproductions.com/gfcb.htm Borders by Ossian Track - 'Neath the Gloamin' Star At E'en The Airing by Rebecca Hill Marque of Huntly’s Farewell / Mrs Thom https://rebeccahill.bandcamp.com/album/the-airing One Day :: November Woods by Ryan Molloy and Fergal Scahill Track - Louise’s Reel & Good Run https://ryanmolloyfergalscahill.bandcamp.com/album/one-day-november-woods A Pocket of Wind Resistance by Karina Polwart & Pippa Murphy Track - Lark in the Clear Air https://karinepolwart.bandcamp.com/album/a-pocket-of-wind-resistance Westward The Light Track - Coffee Break https://westwardthelight.bandcamp.com The Key by Blazin’ Fiddles Track - Break The Light https://www.blazinfiddles.com Hearts Broken, Heads Turned by Jarlath Henderson Track - Fare Thee Well Lovely Nancy https://jarlathhenderson.bandcamp.com/album/hearts-broken-heads-turned Marigold by The Fire Track - The Alaska Set https://thefirescottishband.bandcamp.com/album/marigold

The podcast revisiting every episode of S Club 7’s mad TV show, in more detail than anyone ever asked for. This time, Helen Bauer joins Sophie to talk about Miami 7 Episode 4 - Wind Resistance. Paul goes mad with power, Jo becomes a furious Mary Poppins and Tina is a choreographer NOT a combine harvester.Twitter: @HelenBaBauer / @ItsSophieDavies / @SPodThing See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Guest: Dr. Anne Cope, Ph.D., P.E., Chief Engineer of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety explains why calling it hurricane resistance puts so many people at risk.

Not only was the Florida Building Code not fully effective in buildings damaged by Hurricane Michael, but neither were mitigation efforts designed to fortify our homes and businesses, according to a new FEMA report. A team of building experts conducted an assessment of 350 structures affected by Michael's Category 5 winds that reached upwards of 160 mph.  They paint a dismal result.  Buildings with wind retrofits, such as stronger windows or doors, suffered significant damage, even when those windows and doors held up. The FEMA report notes people were injured as a result.  Expensive mitigation upgrades were for nothing.  And entire buildings, including multi-million dollar local government facilities, now have to be rebuilt from scratch.What happened?  Isn't mitigation supposed to be a smart investment?  Host Lisa Miller, a former deputy insurance commissioner, asks her guests, including a former state legislator who had a hand in creating the Florida Building Code and the Panhandle's wind standards, and two noted structural engineers.Show NotesThis podcast is a follow-up in part, to the August 31, 2019 podcast Is Florida's Building Code Protecting All of Us?  A University of Florida engineering school report found that the Florida Building Code wasn't tough enough to withstand Michael's Category 5 winds.  Not even in some newer structures, although they did fare better than those built before the 2002 code was enacted. But almost two-thirds of those buildings built after the code had some roof cover loss, according to the report.Although there is a single state building code, it has different wind standards depending on where you live.  The eastern Panhandle, where Hurricane Michael struck, has some of the weakest wind standards in the state, at 130 mph on the coast and 120 mph slightly inland.  Former state Senator Charlie Clary was involved in the creation of those wind standards in 2002. “We tried to come up with some ways of helping, as we made the codes tougher and more uniform throughout the state, but still be somewhat affordable as they constructed these homes, because we were in a very intense growth mode at that time.  There had never been a Category 4 or greater hurricane to impact NW Florida at that time,” said Clary, who is founding principal with DAG Architects in Destin, Florida.  “We have to just learn lessons from Michael and make the changes necessary.”In Bay County, ground-zero for Michael, officials estimate nearly 75% of its 68,000 households were impacted. The UF report noted roof and siding loss was common in both pre-code and post-code construction. Dr. Arn Womble, Research Engineer with the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, said roofing products themselves need improvement and that aging effects seem to play a big role in how the roofs perform.  “We are frustrated as well as I think everybody in the industry in that the standard test for shingles – and we run them in our lab and they pass a certain test and then when they get subjected to reality out there in the field, they don't perform like the laboratory test indicated that they might, so we're realizing there's a big disconnect there,” said Dr. Womble, who led a field survey team after Michael struck.  He added that siding products haven't gotten as much attention as roofing, but need to going forward.The conversation moved to the newest set of post-Michael reports from FEMA.  Its recovery advisory Successfully Retrofitting Buildings for Wind Resistance, resulted from FEMA's Mitigation Assessment Team survey of Hurricane Michael damage.  It found that buildings and homes with wind retrofits suffered significant damage—even in cases when the retrofit itself performed well—because other building vulnerabilities were not addressed when the retrofit was installed.  So “the whole retrofit project may be ineffective.” “It is true that when you mitigate to try to gain more resilience, your building is only as strong as its remaining weakest link,” said Dr. Karthik Ramanathan, Assistant Vice President & Principal Engineer for AIR Worldwide, a global catastrophe modeling firm.  He, too, has found disconnects between what mitigation can achieve versus what's actually happening in the field.  As an example, his field work has noted “striking dissimilarity” in metal roofs in areas ravaged by Hurricanes Michael and Irma. “Most agree if built and installed properly, metal roofs are a great mitigation investment against wind damage.  But time and again, you saw metal roofs installed on pre-existing shingle roofs.  When you're not attaching a metal roof to a substrate that it ought to be attached to, you cannot expect a metal roof to perform in the way it is supposed to,” said Dr. Ramanathan.  He added that there seems to be a lack of knowledge and a need for education in proper installation.The FEMA assessment also found that “even modest damage to the building envelope or rooftop equipment was observed to lead to costly water damage, which can take months to repair and cause disruption of building operations.”   A companion assessment, Best Practices for Minimizing Wind and Water Infiltration Damage has some recommendations on building materials to use to provide extra layers of protection.Based on the University of Florida report, the Florida Building Commission has taken several steps with the support of the homebuilders to strengthen the next 7th Edition of the Florida Building Code to be published in December 2020.  It includes adoption of ASCE 7-16, the newest Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria.  While there's no reported plans to change the various wind standards around Florida, the method for determining the design pressures on roofs for buildings less than 60 feet in height has changed.  There are expected to be requirements for secondary roof underlayment to prevent water intrusion in the event the roof covering is blown off.New sections are also being added to the code detailing requirements for the attachment of vinyl, fiber-cement, and hardboard.  Wood structural panels and soffit panels are also being added to the code.  All these moves were applauded by the podcast's guests. “I'd like to see the building code and material science move down the building envelope now from the roof,” said Dr. Ramanathan, who focuses on the structural impacts of storms in his work.  “I think the research now needs to focus more heavily on how you build soffits that can withstand the impact of wind-driven rain so that you can keep the home's envelope watertight.  How do you look at the performance of wall siding, be it vinyl or brick, how can you make these better?”  He noted that water damage is more expensive to repair than wind damage.All three guests agreed that code enforcement is crucial when building resilient homes and businesses.  In a recent guest column in the Insurance Journal, two Munich Re senior executives cite “the need to enhance and consistently enforce building codes” as one of the two big challenges facing reinsurers with Florida interests.“I think you're naturally going to have different levels of enforcement just because of the different sorts of budgets throughout the state and the ability to cover what's necessary,” said Dr. Womble.  Given the code is key to protecting consumers, having uniform code enforcement is important, he added.With Hurricane Michael recovery still ongoing in the Panhandle, “I think we're definitely on the right path to building under a tougher code,” said Clary.  “Enforcement is vital and it's important to have the architect and engineers that work for the client involved to make sure the structures are built according to plans and specifications.”Dr. Ramanathan said he sees individual building departments within Florida have gaps in how they adopt and enforce certain practices, including verifying building plans and conducting on-site inspections.  “I think the Panhandle and other parts of Florida need to move to the high-velocity zone (170 mph wind standards), which is essentially Miami-Dade and Broward, not just in terms of building standards but also enforcement standards,” said Dr. Ramanathan.  “Michael did pretty much just what Hurricane Andrew did, so the time is never more opportune than what it is now to reflect that learning, in terms of building code enforcement in the Panhandle.”FEMA will use its two assessments to develop formal conclusions and recommendations to improve resilience of buildings and their utility systems in Florida.  A formal report is expected by December 2019.Host Lisa Miller, a former deputy insurance commissioner, noted “there is ongoing concern that even for those with insurance checks, some Panhandle residents may not be able to afford to rebuild their homes.  Is it time for these tougher standards, materials, and practices we've discussed today to be enacted across the Florida Panhandle – and across Florida for that matter?”Links and Resources Mentioned in This EpisodeDAG ArchitectsInsurance Institute on Business & Home Safety (IBHS)www.DisasterSafety.org  (IBHS guidance for home and business owners)AIR-Worldwide.comSuccessfully Retrofitting Buildings for Wind Resistance (FEMA Recovery Advisory 1, June 2019)Best Practices for Minimizing Wind and Water Infiltration Damage (FEMA Recovery Advisory 2, June 2019)Is Florida's Building Code Protecting All of Us? (The Florida Insurance Roundup podcast of 8/31/19)Reports referenced from our previous podcast “Is Florida's Building Code Protecting All of Us?”: Investigation of buildings damaged by Hurricane Michael (The University of Florida Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment, prepared for the Florida Building Commission, June 10, 2019) Hurricane Michael: Field Assessment Team Early Access Reconnaissance Report (from Structural Extreme Event Reconnaissance Network, October 25, 2018) Florida Building CommissionFlorida Building Commission Wind MapsPitfalls in Mitigating Risk (LMA Newsletter of 8-26-19)Cities Where Hurricanes Would Cause the Most Damage (24/7 Wall Street, July 31, 2019)** The Listener Call-In Line for your recorded questions and comments to air in future episodes is 850-388-8002 or you may send email to LisaMiller@LisaMillerAssociates.com **The Florida Insurance Roundup from Lisa Miller & Associates, brings you the latest developments in Property & Casualty, Healthcare, Workers' Compensation, and Surplus Lines insurance from around the Sunshine State.  Based in the state capital of Tallahassee, Lisa Miller & Associates provides its clients with focused, intelligent, and cost conscious solutions to their business development, government consulting, and public relations needs.  On the web at www.LisaMillerAssociates.com or call 850-222-1041.  Your questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome!  Date of Recording 9/10/19. Email via info@LisaMillerAssociates.com   Composer: www.TeleDirections.com  © Copyright 2017-2019 Lisa Miller & Associates, All Rights Reserved

The Microblogger known as But She’s A Girl is a biologist based in Birmingham UK who has “too many interests” outside her professional life: cycling, programming, photography, music, sewing, and crocheting. We talk about these interests, blogging, and the album A Pocket of Wind Resistance. It took me a while to appreciate the model, that it is more about people posting on their own blogs, essentially, and other people following along with that in a centralized place… I really like the tone of the way that people post on Micro.blog. It feels like a very human place to be, where people treat each other with respect and humanity.

Season 1 Episode 2: Karine was named Folk Singer of the Year at the 2018 Radio 2 Folk Awards. Her solo theatre piece “Wind Resistance” and album “A Pocket of Wind Resistance” were inspired by Fala Moor near her home in Midlothian just south of Edinburgh. She takes Matthew for a walk across the Moor which is a haven for wildlife, particularly birds. As she sings you can hear skylarks and curlews flying around her. Karine tells stories of the people who lived near the moor and the monastic hospital which stood nearby where pioneering herbal treatments were invented. And she reflects on n her own life journey from social worker dealing with survivors of domestic violence to award winning folk singer.

Hi there, Hands Up for Trad are back with the latest Foot Stompin’ Podcast! Featuring 50 minutes of great Scottish music including Adam Sutherland, Hannah Rarity, Karine Polwart, Smok, Hannah Read, Inyal, Doaca, Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafuente, Daniel Thorpe, Iona Fyfe and Heron Valley. What a lineup! Please Share! Some other land by Adam Sutherland Track - Sushi 7/8 http://www.adamsutherland.co.uk Beginnings by Hannah Rarity Track - Erin Go Bragh https://www.hannahrarity.com/ A Pocket of Wind Resistance by Karine Polwart Track - All on a Summer’s Evening http://www.karinepolwart.com Horizons by Smok Track - Empty Pod https://projectsmok.com/ Way Out I'll Wander by Hannah Read Track - She Took a Gamble http://hannahread.com/ Inyal by Inyal Track - Abu Chuibhl http://inyalband.com/ Meridian by Dosca Track - Oblique http://www.doscamusic.com/ The Morning Tempest by Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafuente Track - He Fades Away https://josiepablomusic.com/ The Curiosity Shop by Daniel Thorpe Track - Venus in Tweeds/The Earl of Crawford http://www.danielthorpemusic.com/ Away From My Window by Iona Fyfe Track - Banks of Inverurie https://ionafyfe.com/ Roam by Heron Valley Track - Adore https://www.heronvalleyband.co.uk/ Subscribe to our Hands Up for Trad YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/handsupfortrad More about Hands Up for Trad: http://www.handsupfortrad.scot https://facebook.com/handsupfortrad http://www.twitter.com/handsupfortrad https://soundcloud.com/handsupfortrad

The Art of Listening This first of two episodes from Karine Polwart and Pippa Murphy explores the art of listening and making sound meaningful. Karine and Pippa revisit Fala Moor - a place at the heart of their celebrated stage show Wind Resistance - and, through their recollections and discussions and the interweaving of sound and song, offer a special glimpse into their creative process. A Pocket of Wind Resistance is released on Hudson Records on 17.11.17. Order at https://karinepolwart.lnk.to/windresistance Follow the Hudson Podcast Playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/hudsonrecords/playlist/7gLbVU6oX6Mas2gDY2mC92

In this special episode, listen to a recording of our first live episode which took place at our Scotland's Feminist Future conference in September 2017. We were joined at the Glasgow Women's Library for a discussion on women in the arts in Scotland by a panel featuring: Ghizala Avan, actor who has appeared in films including Ken Loach's 'Ae Fond Kiss' Comedian Susan Morrison, who also treated us to a pre-recording comedy performance Janie Nicoll, visual artist and president of the Scottish Artists Union Karine Polwart, folk singer, songwriter and musician We'd like to thank everyone who came along to our first live recording, and hope our subscribers enjoy listening. As always, let us know what you think on social media using #OntheEngender. You can catch up with our fantastic panel of women in the arts across Scotland in November, and here are a few places you can find them: Karine will be performing Wind Resistance at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh from 3-11 November, and her new album, A Pocket of Wind Resistance, is released on 17 November. Ghizala will be taking part in a staged reading of Letters of Area C to mark 100 years since the Balfour Declaration on 2nd November in Edinburgh. Susan is the director of Previously, Scotland's History Festival, taking place from 17-26 November in Edinburgh, including a whole day marking the centenary of the death of Dr Elsie Inglis. Janie will be presenting a show with Eilidh Rutherford called 'For What it's Worth' at Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art. This episode was produced by Amanda Stanley on behalf of Engender. Jingle by Bossy Love.

With Kirsty Lang at the Edinburgh Festivals.How do shows make the transition from big on the Fringe, to mainstream success? Two talent spotters reveal what they look for when they come to Edinburgh.Scottish folk singer Karine Polwart discusses her award-winning Edinburgh International Festival show Wind Resistance, a love letter to the flora and fauna of her home terrain, Fala Moor just south of Edinburgh.A new play examines what happened during Ukraine's Euro Maidan revolution through an intense immersive experience. Creators, and husband and wife team, Mark and Marichka Marczyk explain why for them theatre was the best way to process what happened.And Viv Groskop reviews US/THEM, a play charting the Beslan siege of 2004 through the eyes of two children who were caught up in the violence.

Alessandro Pestalozza was inspired to study the effects a previous branch failure has on its wind resistance after a fatal injury occurred on a busy street in Italy. Learn about how tree fibers respond to the extreme tension exerted by static pull tests in this effort to make our urban forest a safer place.

Alessandro Pestalozza was inspired to study the effects a previous branch failure has on its wind resistance after a fatal injury occurred on a busy street in Italy. Learn about how tree fibers respond to the extreme tension exerted by static pull tests in this effort to make our urban forest a safer place.

Part 3: Properly Training Your Trees for Wind ResistanceThis week's blog was written by guest blogger Jane Morse. Jane Morse is the Pinellas County Commercial Horticulture Extension Agent. This is part two of a three-part series. Trees are like children. When they are young they need lots of training to make sure they grow up strong, straight and healthy. Proper pruning is extremely important for good tree structure and the health of the tree. The most wind-resistant tree form is one that has a single leader or trunk with evenly spaced branches. There should be no narrow forks or branches leaving the trunk and if there are multiple trunks with sharp V angles these are very likely to split apart in a storm. Tree branches should retain 2/3 of their canopy. The palm on the top has been improperly pruned.The one on the bottomhas been pruned properly.Palms, on the other hand, should never have their fronds removed above a horizontal line, or less than a 90 degree angle off of the trunk. The so-called “hurricane cut” is the worst cut of all for palms. Palms treated in this manner are robbed of food and vigor, and will be more likely to sustain severe damage or death from a hurricane. See these links for more about pruning: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg087and http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep443. For suggestions on choosing a tree care professional, check this website: http://tinyurl.com/7gbqt6r.Having trees that are beautiful, strong, healthy and wind-resistant just takes a little know how. Now that you know what to look for, go outside and inspect your trees. Make sure they have good structure and enough space for their root systems. If a tree needs help, contact a certified arborist who can advise you about pruning steps that can be done to create good structure, or for possible removal if the tree is hazardous. And if a tree does fall or have to be removed, plant a new one. But plant a more storm-resistant one and make sure it gets regular pruning while young. See this link for a tree pruning schedule: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep276

Planting Wind Resistant Trees in Your LandscapeDr. Ed Gilman, Professor of Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida, consulting with a resident on wind resistant tree selection.This week's blog was written by guest blogger Jane Morse.  Jane Morse is the Pinellas County Commercial Horticulture Extension Agent.  This is part two of a three-part series.After you have selected a tree for your yard and are getting ready to plant it, you need to picture it full grown.  Make sure mature trees will have lots of space, both in the air and in the soil, which gives them a better chance of surviving storms.  Plant smaller trees near homes, power lines and other structures. All trees need a certain amount of root space based on their mature size.  Trees smaller than 30 feet tall need a soil area of at least 10-by-10 feet and should be at least two feet from paved surfaces.  Medium trees with a height and spread less than 50 feet need at least 20 x 20 feet should be six feet from pavement.  Trees with a height and spread greater than 50 feet need at least a 30-by- 30 foot area and should be 10 feet from pavement.  More space is needed if there is a high water table and the roots have less than a depth of 3 feet for rooting.When planting for shade it is more important to shade the east and west walls of a house than the roof. Small trees planted fairly close to the house for wall shade will be less hazardous than large trees which can fall on the house.  For more information, see these links: Urban Design for a Wind Resistant Urban Forest and Choosing Suitable Trees for Urban and Suburban Sites.If you are a do-it-yourself landscaper, dig the hole wide and shallow so that the top 10% of the root ball is above ground level.  The outer inch or so of the root ball should be shaved off to remove all circling roots, and mulch should be applied 3 inches thick and in an area 2 feet in diameter for each inch of tree trunk diameter.  Mulch should come up to the edge of the root ball, but not cover it.  Roots will expand best when there are no soil differences, so it is best to stick with the natural soil and not amend the planting hole.  Establishment takes time and providing enough water is critical to tree survival.  For more detail see this link: Planting Trees and Shrubs.Next week Part 3: Properly Training Your Trees for Wind Resistance

Good morning AND welcome. This episode begins with another Nature Walk. Hooray! Warren was watching a movie by M. Night Shyamalan, and the one thing that shattered his suspension of disbelief was a quotation of Einstein on a science classroom board suggesting that if bees vanished, humans would quickly go extinct. Strangely, Warren is more sceptical than Luc about this "fact", perhaps because Luc considers the importance of bees for humans to stretch slightly beyond their delicious contributions of honey to our world. Then in Good Idea/Bad Idea, Warren asks if hybrid car owners deserve special nearby parking spaces. What about walkers and cyclists? Don't they deserve special parking privileges? What about people who drive an El Camino? Or doorless Jeeps? If you own any of these, email us (maskedman@limitedappeal.net) so John can make an appointment to kick you in the balls. Theme music courtesy of General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners and Ipecac Recordings.