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The report analyzes the key opportunities, CAGR, and Y-o-Y growth rates to allow readers to understand all the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the Dock and Yard Management System market. A competition analysis is imperative in the Dock and Yard Management System market and the competition landscape serves this objective. A wide company overview, financials, recent developments, and long and short-term strategies adopted are par for the course. Various parameters have been taken into account while estimating market size. The revenue generated by the leading industry participants in the sales of Dock and Yard Management System across the world has been calculated through primary and secondary research. The Dock and Yard Management System Market analysis is provided for the international markets including development trends, competitive landscape analysis, and key regions development status.

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* North America (The US, Canada, and Mexico)

* Europe (Germany, France, the UK, and Rest of the World)

* Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India, and Rest of Asia Pacific)

* Latin America (Brazil and Rest of Latin America.)

* Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, the UAE, , South Africa, and Rest of Middle East & Africa)

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Chapter 1: Introduction, market driving force product scope, market risk, market overview, and market opportunities of the global Dock and Yard Management System market

Chapter 2: Evaluating the leading manufacturers of the global Dock and Yard Management System market which consists of its revenue, sales, and price of the products

Chapter 3: Displaying the competitive nature among key manufacturers, with market share, revenue, and sales

Chapter 4: Presenting global Dock and Yard Management System market by regions, market share and with revenue and sales for the projected period

Chapter 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9: To evaluate the market by segments, by countries and by manufacturers with revenue share and sales by key countries in these various regions

Finally, the report global Dock and Yard Management System market describes Dock and Yard Management System industry expansion game plan, the Dock and Yard Management System industry knowledge supply, appendix, analysis findings and the conclusion. It includes a through explanation of the cutting-edging technologies and investments being made to upgrade the existing ones.

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ESPN's team of college writers and reporters has seen some things. In a world where collegiate athletics are on indefinite hiatus, denying us not only March Madness and spring football but also iconic events such as baseball's College World Series and softball's Women's College World Series, our group was enlisted to reflect on the top players, teams and performances that have marked its members' many decades of collective coverage. All college sports were on the table, but much like their MLB colleagues, our writers were bound by one rule -- they had to have seen the moments they were recounting in person.

Up next in our weeklong series -- the incredible plays our group witnessed across the collegiate landscape.

Ivan Maisel: I was in the stands for The Play. I covered the Kick Six. I saw Reggie Bush defy physics. I watched Tommie Frazier break umpteen tackles by Florida on his 75-yard touchdown run in the third quarter of the 1996 Fiesta Bowl. But when I think about the best play I ever saw, I think of Kordell Stewart's 64-yard touchdown pass to Michael Westbrook as time expired to give Colorado a 27-26 victory at Michigan in 1994. A desperation call, a Hail Mary pass, a game-winning touchdown: the best execution of a play I ever saw.

In a weeklong series, ESPN's college writers and reporters were enlisted to reflect on the top players, teams and performances they've witnessed in person across their many collective years of coverage.

Monday: TeamsTuesday: ComebacksWednesday: Individual performancesThursday: PlaysFriday: Prospects / Recruits

Myron Medcalf: Kris Jenkins. Villanova. 2016 national title game. I think that will be my answer forever. If he'd just thrown up a 40-footer to beat North Carolina, seconds after Marcus Paige hit a big shot to tie the score, we would have been impressed, but the development of that play -- Ryan Arcidiacono bringing the ball up the floor, Daniel Ochefu setting him free with the backscreen and a trailing Jenkins nailing the most impressive NCAA tournament shot since Christian Laettner -- was incredible. I remember trying to figure out what I'd just witnessed as I ran toward the North Carolina locker room for a postgame piece. It was wild.

Ryan McGee: That's easy. T.C. Williams Titans vs. Marshall, when Sunshine and Rev ran Fake 23 Blast with a Backside George Reverse. Wait ... that wasn't real, was it? Sorry. Since this quarantine started I've been watching every sports movie on Disney+ over and over.

Mark Schlabach: Sorry, McGee, this one wasn't fiction. In 2001, Georgia played its first big road game under coach Mark Richt at Tennessee. The Vols scored on a long touchdown to take a 24-20 lead with 44 seconds to go. The Bulldogs took possession at their 39-yard line, and freshman quarterback David Greene completed three passes to reach the UT 6 with 10 seconds to go. After a timeout, Greene faked a handoff to tailback Musa Smith and then dumped a pass over the top of the defense to fullback Verron Haynes for a stunning 26-24 victory. The play -- P44 Haynes -- produced one of legendary play-by-play announcer Larry Munson's most famous calls: "We just stepped on their face with a hobnailed boot and broke their nose. We just crushed their face."

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Mechelle Voepel: It was actually a timeout to reset a play. North Carolina trailed Louisiana Tech 59-57 with seven-tenths of a second left in the 1994 national championship game. The Tar Heels were going to lob inside for their 6-foot-5 center, Sylvia Crawley. But inbounds passer Stephanie Lawrence saw that was well-covered, and called a timeout. Asked postgame how she kept her head and made that decision, Lawrence said she had been inbounding the ball for years and, "I never get nervous anymore."

Coach Sylvia Hatchell then decided to go for broke, and called a play where team star Charlotte Smith was to get the ball beyond the arc -- even though she had made just 8 of 31 attempts from 3-point range all season. But she swished it, and North Carolina went from defeat to national championship. It goes back to Lawrence calling the timeout, and then making a perfect inbounds pass to Smith. I asked Lawrence years later about her "never getting nervous" comment, and she laughed and said whenever she watches the end of that game now, she's incredibly nervous.

Chris Low: It was my first game at The Big House, and given the way Michigan lost that day in 2015, I might never be invited back. The game was for all intents and purposes over. Michigan led 23-21 with 10 seconds to play and had only to punt the ball away from midfield. But punter Blake O'Neill mishandled the low snap, tried to pick the ball up, and it landed right in the waiting arms of Michigan State's Jalen Watts-Jackson, who returned the fumble for a winning, 38-yard touchdown on the final play of the game.

Watts-Jackson, a redshirt freshman, had never even touched the football previously in a college game, and adding to the drama, dislocated and fractured his left hip as he was tackled while diving into the end zone and then mobbed by teammates. Watts-Jackson's hip was reset, and he was immediately taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital. On the bumpy ride there, Dr. Mike Shingles, Michigan State's orthopedist, looked down at Watts-Jackson and said, "I know you're hurting, but you just won the game."

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On Oct. 17, 2015, while leading with 10 seconds remaining in the game, Michigan botched a punt, resulting in a Michigan State touchdown and a miraculous Spartans victory.

Jeff Borzello: I had a really lucky string of games in the 2018 and 2019 NCAA tournaments, seeing Jordan Poole's buzzer shot to get Michigan past Houston 3 feet in front of me and then getting most of Virginia's run in the 2019 tournament. But just like in Wednesday's installment of this series, I have to go back to the Virginia-Purdue Elite Eight game for this one, too.

The Boilermakers were up three with 5.9 seconds left in regulation and they fouled Ty Jerome -- who promptly made the first free throw. Jerome missed the second, but Mamadi Diakite tipped the ball back and Kihei Clark retrieved it in the backcourt. Nearly everyone in the arena expected Clark to launch a desperation half-court heave, but he instead rifled a one-handed, 40-foot pass to Diakite, who quickly attempted a short jumper to tie the score and send the game to overtime. Virginia went on to win that game and the national championship, becoming the ultimate redemption story.

Adam Rittenberg: This one won't register for most, but mention "Victory Right" to a Northwestern fan and they'll immediately know what you mean. I covered the 2000 Northwestern team for the student newspaper, and witnessed several incredible finishes as the team won a share of the Big Ten championship. A week before outlasting Michigan 54-51, Northwestern went to the Metrodome and struggled, trailing Minnesota 35-14 before a furious fourth-quarter rally. The game appeared headed for overtime, but Northwestern won on a 45-yard Hail Mary as time expired. Quarterback Zak Kustok heaved the ball toward the right corner of the end zone, where Kunle Patrick, a former volleyball player, deflected the ball to teammate Sam Simmons for the score.

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On Oct. 28, 2000, with the score tied and few seconds remaining, Northwestern's Zak Kustok heaves a Hail Mary pass, which gets batted into the air and hauled in by Sam Simmons, giving the Wildcats the miraculous win over Minnesota.

Northwestern rehearsed the play, "Victory Right," at the end of every Thursday practice. "I'll bet you we hit it 80% of the time," coach Randy Walker said. The play worked again in 2001 to set up a winning field goal against Michigan State. Sadly, the proposed headline for my Minnesota game story -- "Hail Mary, Hail Yes" -- never made it to print.

Joe Lunardi: Grant Hill threw a touchdown pass and Christian Laettner called game.

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Jennifer Rude Klett, Special to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 6:00 a.m. CT May 7, 2020 | Updated 12:30 p.m. CT May 7, 2020

Honeysuckle shrubs are pesky invasive plants for property owners, shown leafing out before most natives by Marcia Wensing of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.(Photo: MARCIA WENSING)

They can be eye-catchingly waving at you along the roadside or innocently sunbathing on a prominent nursery display, but dont be fooled by invasive plants. Away from the checks and balances of their natural ecosystems, these botanical bullies possess an unfair advantage over essential native plants.

Be vigilant as property owners as invasives can mysteriously pop up at any time, even in well-tended yards. Their seeds can slip throughinside potted plants and root balls from nurseries. Or they may be deposited by what birds tend to leave behind.

They can come in the form of gifts from well-meaning but misinformed neighbors and relatives, or simply part of the package when buying a new property. Invasive plants often trigger swift regret and immeasurable havoc that involve backbreaking and potentially expensive eradication efforts in your yard, your neighbors yard, collective open spaces, farms, woods and conservancies near and not-so-near.

Invasive plants cost agencies and private citizens billions of dollars in North America every year, reads a handout from the Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin. Although this actual figure is impossible to estimate, we do know that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources spent nearly $8.4 million in 2015 on invasive species control.

Identifying and learning about them is key to prevention. What is invasive? A plant is invasive when it grows out of its home environment and encroaches into forests, roadsides and prairies where it spreads unchecked and displaces or replaces native plants, according to the Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin.

Invasive plants differ from merely unwanted weeds in that invasives pose a deeper, more-ominous threat due to their ability to destroy the diversity of native vegetation.

By definition, an invasive plant is non-native, said Marcia Wensing, plant pest and disease specialist in southeastern Wisconsin for the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. If it is native to the U.S., we would call it an aggressive native plant. Some gardeners might consider box elder trees invasive, but as a native, they are just well-adapted to the open spaces a site has to offer, explained Wensing, who has worked in landscape management for 30 years and taught in the states technical college system.

True invasives, as non-natives, made the journey to our gardens with assistance from people, she said. Early settlers brought over food and herb plants (such as garlic mustard) from Europe. Many other invasive plants come from Asia. Shrubs such as common and glossy buckthorn and many varieties of honeysuckle were introduced into the horticulture trade because of how they look.

Growing outside their home environment without the insects, fungi, diseases, grazing animals and other competitive plants to keep them in check, invasives can explode exponentially.

Spring is an ideal season to identify invasives because they may be the first to show life, according to Kari Hagenow, president of the Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin.

Honeysuckles are a good example of that. They are the first plant to leaf out, she said, that allows them to exploit a niche to shade out native plants. The same is true for buckthorn in the fall, when itholds itsleaves into November.

With her day job of being responsible for 5,000 acres in Door County as a land steward with the Nature Conservancy, Hagenow has become so proficient in spotting invasives she has trouble tuning them outsort of an occupational hazard. She even notices invasive plants while on vacation.

She called it the tyranny of an environmental education, referring to the writings of Aldo Leopold.

They all bother me, she admitted. I see them all.

Her most despised invasive plant is the common teasel, even after she, her husband, Tyler, and their boxer-lab mix, Brewer, cleaned up their own two-acre property in Green Bay that was covered with buckthorn.

Just because the landscape industry may recommend non-native varieties, theres no guarantee some wont go rogue down the road. Plants introduced from afar may bring long-lasting, expensive, unintended consequences.

For home gardeners, invasives can be the ultimate in high maintenance. Alternatively, its hard to go wrong with native plants. Research recommends landowners landscape with at least 70%native plants to support native insects, birds and pollinators, according to Wensing.

Native plants may also help prevent disease. Woodland areas invaded by barberry have been documented as harboring more ticks that may contribute to disease transmission to humans, Wensing said.

Her top tip to avoid invasives? Get schooled, especially before you dash to the garden center or assess your property in spring.

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Jennifer Rude Klett is a Wisconsin freelance writer of history, food, and Midwestern life. Contact her at jrudeklett.com.

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Lawns are an American obsession. Since the mass proliferation of suburbs in the 1950s and '60s, these pristine carpets of green turf have been meticulously maintained by suburbanites, with grass length and other aesthetic considerations enforced with bylaws and by homeowner associations.

But for nature, lawns offer little. Their maintenance produces more greenhouse gases than they absorb, and they are biodiversity deserts that have contributed to vanishing insect populations. Residential lawns cover 2% of US land and require more irrigation than any agricultural crop grown in the country. Across California, more than half of household water is used outside of the house.

If attitudes toward lawn care are shifted, however, these grassy green patches represent a gigantic opportunity. In 2005, a NASA satellite study found that American residential lawns take up 49,000 square miles (128,000 square km) -- nearly equal in size to the entire country of Greece.

A small, shady garden at Kronish House, a villa by Ricahrd Neutra in Beverley Hills, California designed by Marmol Radzinerm, winner of the ASLA 2016 Professional Honor Award in Residential Design Credit: Roger Davies

According to environmental scientists, transforming lawns into miniature modular bio-reserves could not only boost biodiversity, but could cut water and petrol consumption and reduce the use of dangerous lawn chemicals.

Yet the question for many homeowners remains: how?

In Western states such as California, Colorado and Arizona, droughts have led to restrictions on water usage, forcing many to reconsider their thirsty lawns. Some inventive families and landscape architects have transformed yards, producing oases of life for hummingbirds, bees and butterflies, by employing scientific insight, design and imagination.

"This new garden model is giving people permission to play," said Cook, who has redesigned home lawns across Orange County, with an emphasis on "ecosystem-centric" design. Ripping up a generic lawn can reveal a canvas for personal creativity -- to plant with food, flowering plants and herbs, or to shape into wildlife habitats that invite in local fauna.

Yard, by 2.ink Studio, winner of the ASLA 2018 Professional Honor Award in Residential Design Credit: Stephen Miller / ASLA

"It seems to me that they are yearning for an authentic experience of nature close to home," said Cook. There is increasing evidence that close contact with natural environments can reduce stress and anxiety, and even help maintain memory as we age.

According to Cook, the families she's worked with have been delighted to reconnect with eclectic natural processes, such as watching rain cascade down water-drainage swales. "They don't want to travel to a wilderness park to see ecosystem interactions."

Nationwide Trend

What Cook sees in California reflects an emerging trend across the country. In Minnesota, homeowners have been offered rebates to replace lawns with flowering plants beloved by bees. Cities and municipalities, such as Montgomery County in Maryland, have also offered to pay families and homeowner associations to design gardens that collect storm water in water features and underground rain barrels.

A contemporary remodel of a suburban ranch home in Portland, Oregon by Courtney Skybak from Samuel H. Williamson Associates Credit: Samuel H. Williamson Associates / shwa.net

Such policies can lead to big changes. Images of intensely irrigated lawns in Phoenix, ringed by the red sand of the Arizona Desert, were once a disturbing case study of America's lawn addiction. But in recent decades, the state has taken action, charging more for water in the summer and banning lawns on new developments. At the turn of the millennium, 80% of Phoenix had green lawns, now only 14% does.

Landscape architects are seeing families change their preferences, according to a recent poll by the National Wildlife Federation's (NWF) Garden for Wildlife initiative, which encourages Americans to design gardens with food, water and shelter for wild animals.

A graphic patterned garden in Portland, Oregon by Courtney Skybak from Samuel H. Williamson Associates Credit: Samuel H. Williamson Associates / shwa.net

Changing Tastes

These gardens today represent around 3,600 acres. According to Green America, they have the potential over the next 10 years to capture the carbon equivalent to taking 70,000 cars off the road for an entire year.

Xeriscape Colorado, a program by non-profit Colorado WaterWise, promotes water-saving approaches to landscaping Credit: Kristen Vance

"I think homeowners are trying to seek a higher sense of community, and so they want to be in their front yard, interacting with their neighbors," she added.

Faced with the choice between a wildlife garden or astroturf -- the latter has also become increasingly popular in drought-hit areas -- Mary Phillips, senior director of NWW, urges people to consider nature. She refers to recent research that shows wildlife gardens can support bee biodiversity comparable to natural parklands and, as a result, a greater number and diversity of birds, especially songbirds.

Yard, by 2.ink Studio, winner of the ASLA 2018 Professional Honor Award in Residential Design Credit: Stephen Miller / ASLA

"When we share those kinds of stories, that is what's motivating people," said Phillips. "Because they're actually seeing on the ground, visually, these bees and these butterflies and the birds visiting the property, and they see that they can make a significant difference."

A Few Simple Rules

Even small changes can make a difference to the environmental impact of lawns. The "entry-level option," according to Philips, for families that still want room for their kids to play, is to inject more wildflowers into the turf. That includes plants that are typically viewed as nuisances.

"The stuff that people are usually trying to get out of their lawn, we're saying 'No, that's good to have in your lawn!'" said Philips. "So reintroduce native violets -- and even dandelions -- certain clovers, low-growing thyme and things that flower, which provide pollinator benefits and are better for the soil."

Once a wasteland, Tessa Charnofsky planted hundreds of California native plants and built decks and stairways. "Within a couple of years, it was transformed into a wildlife paradise, and became a Certified Wildlife Habitat. So many species of bumble bee and sweat bee, butterflies and moths, lizards, migrating birds, birds of pray lived here, dined here, or just passed through." Credit: Tessa Charnofsky

The more advanced option means "taller meadow or prairie-like native plants," Phillips said. These types of plants have root systems that better manage storm water runoff, in addition to absorbing more carbon, she explained.

When one home commits to a wildlife-friendly lawn, others often follow. "(It's) an unspoken message to their neighbors, it is evidence that they care about the environment," Cook said. "In many areas, the first house on the block has set off a domino effect, as others take permission to experiment."c

"Each small garden acts as a stepping stone for birds, pollinators and other wildlife, becoming something much larger, impacting whole watersheds," she added.

Pomegranate and Boston Ivy on the wall of a Bel Air home owned by TV writer-producers Amy Lippman and Rodman Flenders, designed by Naomi Sanders Credit: Jennifer Cheung

Top photo: a front garden at Kronish House, a villa by Ricahrd Neutra in Beverley Hills, California designed by Marmol Radzinerm

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When you think of Springtime outdoors, you may picture butterflies floating from flower to flower and birds singing in the trees. You should consider designing your yard to attract wildlife, whether you are interested in conservation, you are a wildlife admirer, or you want a beautiful landscape for an affordable cost. In order to turn your central Alabama yard into an oasis for native birds and pollinators, you need to recruit DSLD Land Management, the experts of residential landscaping in Birmingham, AL. There are several steps you can take to attract butterflies and birds as well as improve water quality and increase the quality of life for existing wildlife.

Plant specific perennials and annuals

Planting the appropriate shrubs, perennials and annuals can give pollinators both food sources and the necessary habitat to complete reproduction. Plant native flowers and trees if at all possible. Here are some examples:

Native plants for butterflies: wisteria, dill, sassafras, common blue violet, foxglove, nettles, and milkweed.

Native trees for butterflies: dogwood, beech, Loblolly pine, black cherry, cottonwood.

Invasive species to avoid: butterfly bush, Lantana, tropical milkweed (click here for a more detailed explanation from AL Butterfly Atlas)

Juicy, overripe fruit can be a nice treat for butterflies as well, but its not just about feeding the butterflies. Its also about having a place for them to successfully lay eggs. Certain invasive species may provide good nectar but are toxic to eggs and/or caterpillars. For a more extensive list of host plants and flowers, visit Alabama Butterfly Atlas.

Consider leaving dead trees alone

Its ok to clean up your landscape to freshen it up and make it look its best, but consider leaving that dead or dying tree alone if youre wanting to attract native birds. Obviously this ONLY applies if it isnt a potential danger to you or your home. A dead or dying black cherry tree (for example) can be the perfect habitat and shelter for birds and the insects they eat.

Here are some landscape and garden reminders from the Alabama Wildlife Center:

Add a water feature

Ponds and other similar low-lying water features are a great addition to your landscape because they provide birds and other animals water for drinking and bathing. Surrounding a pond with small pebbles is even better because it gives pollinating insects a warm place to rest. DLSD Land Management has a waterscapes team that can help make a pond or other water feature work seamlessly with your landscape.

These are just a few ideas on how to attract birds and butterflies to your yard. With the help of DSLD Land Management, you can turn your landscapes into an oasis of native plants and animals!

DSLD is a full-service design/build landscape contracting firm located in Birmingham. The family-owned and operated company is headed up by David Sharp, a brilliant design engineer who is backed by a team of professionals that have decades of experience in taking Alabamians landscape nightmares and turning them into dreamscapes. They do commercial and residential. I speak from experience here AlabamaWX friends: Give David and his team a call. Theyre amazing! Bill Murray

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In recent years, scientific data about global warming has become more prevalent in the news.

In India and China, dangerous levels of air pollution prompted people to wear masks as they went to work. Plastic bottles and other trash in the ocean have led to new inventions for collecting debris and people have organized volunteer efforts to collect trash from beaches. Rising sea levels are a reality rather than speculation and melting glaciers alarm scientists in Antarctica. Just as astronauts have described Earth as one planet, everyday citizens understand that environmental conditions affect more than just their own country. Air pollution flows across the borders of countries as if those borders are nonexistent. Now, we are witnessing the connectedness of people around the world as the coronavirus spreads from region to region.

Before January, most young kids werent familiar with the term pandemic and many adults wouldnt have known the difference between a surgical mask and an N95 mask or respirator. The number 95 refers to the fact that N95 masks filter out 95% of the particulates in the air, protecting the individual from dangerous particles such as air pollution, bacteria or viruses. Yet, for construction workers, dentists, nurses and physicians, these items are part of a typical workday. Painters, firefighters and teams who clean up hazardous waste areas are often required to use masks for their own protection.

As coronavirus spread from China to Europe, it was only a matter of time before cases appeared in the United States. It spread faster than some people expected, although many medical researchers and health care professionals werent all that surprised. There have been predictions of pandemics for many years in medical journals as well as in some governmental emergency response departments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In early March, headlines described shortages of medical supplies like N95 masks and ventilators and some predicted dire shortages of hospital beds in large cities such as New York. Companies instructed employees to work from home, public schools closed, and restaurants and many stores have followed. Grocery store shelves have emptied out, toilet paper has become a sought-after commodity, and take-out is the new go-to at many restaurants. Families are cooking tried-and-true traditional family recipes and kids are calling their grandparents more often.

Parents and volunteers have sprung into action to provide meals for schoolchildren because in many parts of the country, meals at school are the only food they consume each day. College administrators have told students to de-densify by moving out of dormitories and traveling home, much to the chagrin, and sometimes delight, of their parents. Through the end of the academic year, these college students will be finishing their classwork online and participating in discussions through Zoom.

Just after elbow bumping became the craze, most people decided to stop any type of physical contact. Social distancing has become an art, while running outdoors is more popular since gyms have closed. Things keep changing quickly as we collectively hunker down and adjust to new routines.

Good-news stories, however, are plentiful on Facebook. In Denver, a 7-year-old girl made a Get Well card for a state legislator who was diagnosed with coronavirus. The girls dad delivered it to the legislators home along with some candles, which cheered her up the legislator is quarantined at home while her family takes care of her. In the front yard of a home in downtown Colorado Springs, there was a table with dog treats and home-baked cookies for passersby to enjoy. In Ohio, two siblings took their cellos to their front porch and played music for the neighbors. The pandemic has even affected animals routines, such as the penguins at Chicagos Shedd Aquarium, who were let out of enclosures to wander around near the fish tanks.

With the exception of walking our dog and grocery shopping, we havent left our house. Jigsaw puzzles, decks of cards, and the kids laptops from college sit near Lysol wipes and Kleenex boxes. From a distance of six feet or more, we wave at neighbors and thank postal service workers delivering the mail. I hope weve all learned something in this time of dramatic change. Maybe more people will appreciate health care professionals and first responders who have been working even longer hours than usual taking care of patients. I hope theres a deeper appreciation for things we took for granted, like hard-working grocery store cashiers, schoolteachers, waitresses and busboys.

No one is getting through this alone or getting by without some help. Only a fool on April Fools day would think they could do it on their own. It takes a village and even more apparent, that village is global.

Julie Richman is a freelance writer, project manager and consultant. She and her family have lived on Colorado Springs northeast side for 21 years. Contact Julie with comments or ideas for her column at woodmennotes@pikespeaknewspapers.com.

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On a half-acre near downtown Littleton, a couple creates a retreat reminiscent of a quaint European garden.

In the late 1800s, an enterprising couple bought 720 acres of land on the east side of Littleton and developed it into a subdivision designed for city dwellers who also wanted country homes. These entrepreneurs carved out a home for themselves there and planted 75 acres of orchards, plus a nursery of peonies, roses, and grapevines.

It seems only fitting that more than 130 years later, the original farmhouse (remodeled on the inside but still showcasing its 19th-century charm) has a backyard oasis that pays tribute to a bygone era and the patina of time. Owners Ona and Craig Belk, who have lived in the farmhouse for more than 20 years, love to cook and entertain, and several years ago, they turned their attention to the half-acre of land outside their back doors. We wanted to create a space where we could hang out together with our children and their significant others and our grandchildren, Ona says. We call this place the happy house, and it was time to extend that love of hospitality to our outdoor area.

The couples friend and architect, David Robb, joined in their conversation about what the yard could become. Their chats began with ideas for expanding the indoor kitchen and dining space to a wraparound porch outside. A small outdoor cooking area would be nice, they agreed, and so would a water element beyond the porch. Then Robb and the Belks visited the War Memorial Rose Garden in Littleton, where a beautiful little fountain caught Onas imagination, so they dreamed up a poolbigger than a pond and smaller than a lap pool, Robb saysand a small adjacent spa. Theyd need a pump house for the pool, and the contractor, Jeff Slough of Eagle Alliances, mentioned that an outdoor fireplace would be an ideal addition to that structure, so Robb added a Rumford fireplacea tall, shallow design that distributes heat well.

Of course, the counterpoint to all these structures would be plantslots of them. I didnt want a Disneyland backyard with a huge pool and hard materials, says Ona, who has been an avid gardener for more than a decade. Landscape designer Kaylin Kittle of Ivy Street Design created a whimsical plan to give softness and Old-World charm to the yard. We wanted it to feel like a European garden that you just discover as you wander through the gate, Kittle says. To achieve that style, she chose buff flagstone stepping stones spaced in an organic way and surrounded by lush green groundcover to give the impression that nature had taken over the harsh surfaces. The flagstones carve out paths among the pool, fireplace, porch, and the large potager garden, where raised beds separated by gravel pathways feel quite French. There, the Belks grow varieties of tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, fennel, beets, herbs, and edible flowers such as calendula and pansies.

Beyond the garden, the entire yard is full of delectable plants: The Belks wanted a useful garden, Ona says, by which she means a plot of land filled not merely with ornamental vegetation, but with plants that they can use in cooking and in Onas homeopathic tinctures and salves. The landscape is dotted with red and black currants, gooseberries, hawthorn, elderberries, and raspberries, and in a side yard, a small orchard of fruit treesplum, peach, apple, and cherryoffers up a bounty of sweetness.

Three years after its completion, the yard has fulfilled its owners dreams for a warm, vibrant area to entertain and garden. My very favorite thing is to get out there first thing in the morning, with a cup of coffee, to see whats growing, whats blooming, and then to decide what Im going to harvest and make for the day, Ona says. And then, after working in the garden all morning, once the day gets really hot, we take a dip in the pool. Its justbetter than I could have ever imagined.

This recipe, a favorite at the Belks home in the warm months, is best made one day ahead so the flavors can mix well.

Lithuanian Cold Beet Soup (Saltibariai)Serves 8

3 hard-boiled eggs1 cup scallion greens, finely chopped2 cucumbers, peeled, quartered, and finely chopped6 tablespoons whole-milk Greek yogurt1 quart unsweetened kefir1 cup water3 medium red beets, cooked, peeled, and coarsely grated1 cup beet greens, finely chopped1 cup sorrel leaves, tightly packed1 bunch fresh dill (or more to taste), finely choppedEdible small garden flowers or petals(such as pansies or nasturtiums), optionalSalt to taste

Separate the egg yolks from the whites. Crush egg yolks with scallion greens and salt. Add cucumber, finely chopped egg whites, yogurt, kefir, water, beets, beet greens, sorrel leaves, and dill. Mix well. Refrigerate. Serve in individual bowls and sprinkle with dill and small edible garden flowers or petals.

Hilary Masell Oswald is the editor at large for 5280 Home and a 5280 contributor.

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The Backyard Oasis of Our Dreams - 5280 | The Denver Magazine

Goooooooooooooood morning, everyone. I hope your week has started strong youre all feeling right as rain on this Tuesday morning.

We can all breathe a sign of relief now that the team has officially announced the signing of Bryan Bulaga, Linval Joseph, Chris Harris, and Nick Vigil. With the recent reports of the Ravens not signing Michael Brockers and the Jaguars not signing Darqueze Dennard, I started to worry about at least one of these signings falling through for one reason or another.

Could you imagine if Bulaga bounced after failing a physical? There would be a riot. Thank goodness we dont have to deal with that.

Enjoy the links and have a great Tuesday.

https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-announce-free-agency-moves

The Los Angeles Chargers today agreed to terms with tackle Bryan Bulaga, cornerback Chris Harris Jr., defensive tackle Linval Joseph and linebacker Nick Vigil.

https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-kcbs-kcal-iheartradio-team-up-for-lausd-live-fundraiser

On Thursday, Apr. 2, the Los Angeles Chargers are joining CBS 2/KCAL 9 and iHeartRadio for a day-long fundraiser to help raise money, supplies and awareness for Los Angeles Unified School District students and their families who are struggling during this unprecedented COVID-19 crisis.

https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-sign-wide-receiver-darius-jennings

Jennings, a four-year NFL veteran, comes to the Chargers from the Tennessee Titans. Over the last two seasons with Tennessee, he returned 31 kickoffs for 894 yards, including a 94-yarder for a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins. In 2018, Jennings led the NFL with a 31.7-yard average, returning 22 kicks for 698 yards.

https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-mock-draft-tracker-6-0

The Chargers reportedly wont look for a QB in free agency, which means Tyrod Taylor is the man ... for now. But the team will have a decision to make at No. 6. Herbert had a solid 2019 season but improved his stock during the Senior Bowl and combine.

The 2020 NFL Draft may set ratings records

No one can go outside. There are no sports events on television and there is nothing on the horizon. The country is essentially staying at home and there are only so many things to watch on Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, or the streaming app of your choice. There is one respite, one light at the end of the tunnel, one major sporting event that gets great ratings and will absolutely dominate the sports landscape for the next month: the 2020 NFL Draft.

Chargers stack deck in Draft Wire's 4-round mock draft

The majority of the signings and trades have concluded. Now all thats left to the roster-building process for the Chargers and the rest of the teams in the league is the 2020 NFL Draft.

https://boltbeat.com/2020/03/30/la-chargers-great-sixth-nfl-draft/

This draft is likely going to yield the teams future plans for a franchise quarterback, which will impact at least the next half-decade and how successful the Chargers will be. You can afford a bust when you are picking a defensive tackle in the first round, it hurts more when it is a quarterback.

https://boltbeat.com/2020/03/30/la-chargers-draft-order-locations/

The LA Chargers have the sixth overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft and it will be the first time in franchise history that the team has selected sixth in the NFL Draft. We had all intentions of doing a greatest sixth overall picks in team history but that cannot be done without any history.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2883401-the-br-goat-sim-ranking-the-top-10-contenders#slide0

The B/R GOAT Sima 32-team Madden simulation tournament in which every NFL franchise will compete using rosters comprised of legendskicks off this week on Bleacher Reports Twitch.

https://247sports.com/Article/Tyrod-Taylor-provides-coronavirus-relief-to-hometown-LA-Chargers-Virginia-Tech-Hokies145556796/

On Monday, former Virginia Tech star Tyrod Taylor announced he would be donating $25,000 towards the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank via the Tyrod Taylor Foundation. The donation will go towards a truckload of food to help those economically impacted by the coronavirus in Taylors local community.

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Sandra Schpoont and Steve Axelrod were outgrowing their summer home on the North Fork of Long Island and had been renting on the Vineyard for a number of summers. They haphazardly followed the real estate market and toured a few homes, but nothing clicked until the very house theyd rented for one month, in July 2014, a historic farmhouse on Middle Road in Chilmark, hit the market.

It was a summer house, we knew it needed a lot of work, said Schpoont in a brand-new kitchen. We didnt know it would be a complete re-haul.

Axelrod, a psychologist, and Schpoont, a New Yorkbased attorney, enlisted Island architect Chuck Sullivan, of Sullivan + Associates Architects in Oak Bluffs, and husband and wife design team Keren and Thomas Richter, of White Arrow in Brooklyn, to realize their dream of a thoughtfully preserved Island home with a modern flair. I love design, Schpoont said. I didnt want a Cape Cod type of house. I wanted something cool.

The house sits at the bottom of a steep ridge with sweeping southerly views. From a sunny sitting room that was once a makeshift post office, a row of windows showcases the agrarian magic of Keith Farm across the street: cows graze, birds flock, and, a little farther, waves crash. Save for the occasional car traveling Middle Road, it could easily be another time in Island history.

Its a recognizable property for anyone whos spent time traversing up-Island, and its not uncommon for dog walkers and joggers to stop on their way past. If Schpoont or Axelrod are in the yard, someone might let them know that they appreciate the preservation work they did. But for all the preserved glory of the exterior, what those passersby cant see from the road is that the interior is a modern showpiece, curated to meet the needs of a professional couple.

The original layout was choppy, with lots of little rooms and not much in the way of flow. There was no proper entryway or gathering space. It was a classic New England house, architect Sullivan explained. It was added onto over time. So we reconfigured what was there first and then added on.

Though Chilmark does not have a designated historic district, the project was reviewed by the towns zoning board of appeals and the historical commission. We really had to reassure the town that we would maintain the integrity of the house and that it wouldnt look brand new, explained Schpoont. In no small feat of architecture, the addition on the back, built by Jared Kent and Thomas Van Hollebeke, of Kent & Van Hollebeke Construction, is barely visible to the road yet provides the extra first floor living space a master bedroom, pantry, office the couple wanted.

The main entryway once two separate rooms with doors off the original kitchen now leads to an oversized mudroom, a bathroom, and an entry porch carved out of the interior space. Black herringbone tile and white clapboard walls signal a design theme that continues throughout the interior. Its a study in contrasts: old and new, dark and light, functional and fanciful. The bathroom features stunningly bold wallpaper that is both tropical and moody. The white granite sink, set in a surprisingly industrial base, is just minimalist enough to let the wallpaper be the main event. In the living room, meanwhile, there is something to look at in every corner. Interesting furnishings in unexpected hues draw you in: a shin-height coffee table, an indigo-dyed canvas couch, and a vintage Moroccan tuareg rug.

Months before the sofa was placed just so on that vintage rug, designer Keren was in Brooklyn visualizing the project. Her goals, she said, included achieving a space that was refreshing and warm, intuitive and embracing. She imagined a modern dialogue in which the history of the home was still visible through a contemporary lens. Together with her husband Thomas she found a mix of unusual fixtures that were chosen to make the space feel fresh: a chic Bert Frank pendant light in the kitchen, a canopy bed in the master, an aqua velvet sofa in the office. The Richters stayed in the house for a mini vacation once it was finished and they relished the opportunity to see the space at different times of day.

The way the light hits in the evening is magic, Keren said. Everything glows. It came out really, really beautiful.

A kitchen, now relocated to an area of the house that was once used as closed-off living space, has been opened up to capture beautiful Island light. White subway tiles as a backdrop to the Lacanche range provide just a slight sparkly diversion from the white clapboard that continues from the mudroom. Butternut wood countertops are as attractive as they are functional, and a white/gray marble island roots the room in a gathering space.

From here, the tour of the original house ends and the addition begins, starting with an immaculate pantry of glass jars and porcelain bowls. The sunshine-filled hallway ends with three tiny steps to the master suite, which includes a his-and-hers office space, dressing room, and, finally, a bedroom. Vaulted ceilings in the bedroom let in more light and create a breezy, roomy feel. To rein in that openness and add more intimacy, the canopy bed creates a space in and of itself. In the study, richer, darker tones create a homey space where Axelrod and Schpoont can work, read, or kick back and watch a movie on the velvet sofa. Upstairs, guest rooms are clean and sparse with rugs that Schpoont brought home from a trip to Morocco.

Equal attention was paid to the landscape, which had its own challenges. After walking the property, getting to know the curves and hillsides, dips and peaks, designer Barbara Lampson of Tisbury said she approached the landscape design with four considerations the architecture (a farmhouse with modern sensibilities), the genius loci (spirit of the place), Axelrod and Schpoonts taste (lush but no fuss), and the views (rural and sea). It helped that Lampson grew up nearby in Chilmark and has long admired the property.

Steve and Sandra bought that house because they love Chilmark and the informal feel of Chilmark, Lampson said. We wanted to keep it historic and natural feeling.

She was thrilled to have access to the historic stone on the property, some of which she used to create a new walkway from the parking area to the entry. And while she usually aims to keep her landscapes consistent throughouta property, in this case she kept the visible front of the house simple: ancient crab apple trees, a stone pathway, native plants in keeping with the historic character of Middle Road. In the back, on the other hand, she moderned it up with a patio and herb garden in close proximity to Axelrods pizza oven.

Sandy is really the garden person, said Lampson.

She didnt want anything high maintenance, but she does love to garden, cut herbs, and pick blueberries.

Behind the house, fieldstone steps lead to the peak of the property where a deck awaits, perfect for coffee in the morning or wine and snacks in the evening. From the deck the visibility expands. If the view from the old post office sitting room with the Nakashima coffee table is enjoyable and cozy, this is breathtaking and perspective altering. The quiet is palpable from that deck; its a place to sit, chat, maybe read, but nothing more.

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