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The findings were published in the journal Trends in Plant Science. Rainforests are wet by definition, which makes them resistant to flames, but when they are destroyed by cyclones, and dry out, fire can begin to spread. For fires to start, fuel needs to burn; the micro-climate must be dry enough and there must be a source of ignition. Cyclones can affect all of these. The intense storms originate in the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, and like hurricanes, they unleash gale-force winds and heavy rains....

Its compact, curved design stands out from the dull rectangular boxes favoured by most of its rivals, but the Covr takes the same approach when setting up your home network. Instead of relying on a single router provided by your ISP to provide a Wi-Fi signal that can cover your entire home, the Covr kits provide either two or three identical routers – which it refers to as ‘Cover Points’ – that you can set up in different rooms in order to provide wider and more reliable Wi-Fi coverage throughout your home....

The awards season is, of course, already well and truly underway. December saw the inaugural Game Awards, an offshoot of Spike VGX, with heavy hitters such as Dragon Age: Inquisition picking up the award for Game of the Year and Destiny picking up the award for Best Online Experience. Winning developers were certainly hoping to continue their success at D.I.C.E. Now, the big winners of the 18th annual D.I.C.E. awards have been announced, and some of the victors will look very familiar....

In a viral Reddit post, u/Specialist_Bake_1036, explained his mom fell pregnant with another man’s baby while married to his dad. Following the divorce, she went on to have four more kids with different men. The original poster, 20, explained his step-siblings “hate” his dad for only taking care of him and not the rest of them while their mom was struggling. It seems the young man isn’t the only one who thinks his dad “didn’t do anything wrong” as a family therapist told Newsweek, his father’s decision was “both a practical solution and a moral one....

But while those around him have been critical of his approach, his actions have drawn a decidedly different response on social media. It would appear there are pros and cons to feeding children vegan diets. A 2021 study by researchers at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health in London and the Children’s Memorial Health Institute in Warsaw, Poland concluded children on vegan diets had a better cardiovascular profile and less body fat than their meat-eating peers....

Laney Perdue, the 11-year-old who survived, was with her father and three others on the plane who did not survive. Laney remains hospitalized with five broken bones but did not have more serious injuries from the crash. Christina Perdue, Laney’s mother, said her late husband, Mike Perdue of Gaylord, held Laney tightly while the two-engine commuter plane crashed on the island in Lake Michigan. “Laney told me in the hospital that her last memory is that dad just grabbed her and held her really, really tight, and in my heart I know that protected her,” she said in an interview aired Tuesday on ABC’s Good Morning America....

The comment, meant to poke fun at Harris’ clear lack of conditioning, understandably upset Harris’ family. MORE: Worst MMA fight ever | Total embarrassment | Good, bad, ugly of event “The Harris Family is appalled at the overtly racist and offensive comments directed at Dada 5000 by Joe Rogan who said in an interview that Dada’s heart was filled with ‘cheeseburgers, fried chicken, and orange soda’, mocking the family’s statement issued the previous day,” a statement distributed by BYB Extreme Fighting read....

VIDEO OF THE DAY When pitchers were able to throw these kind of curveballs, 12-year-old me decided my baseball career was over. WHAT WE’RE READING The five articles you’ll want to save and share with your friends 1. Abrams alert! Jonathan Abrams on former lottery pick Jonny Flynn trying to make it back in the NBA. [READ MORE] 2. Granted, we've been fooled before, but CBS Sports' Matt Snyder says it's time to lay off Chris Davis....

In addition to the picks below, make sure to take a look at the RotoQL MLB Lineup Optimizer when constructing your DFS lineups. All of RotoQL’s DFS tools are packed with great stats and easy to use, making them the perfect complement to your baseball knowledge. You can also come directly to me with last-minute questions, as I’m always on Twitter (@DFSBenj) handing out more MLB and PGA daily fantasy content....

Unfortunately, the splits don’t point to many values or stacking opportunities during the early slate, but the early evening schedule features some nice matchups for the Cardinals, A’s, and even the Reds. In the late games, you can bet you’ll see a lot of Dodgers stacks, but being brave enough to use Giants and Red Sox in a David Price-Madison Bumgarner matchup could really pay off considering how well certain players on both teams hit lefties....

You don’t necessarily need to spend up for a pitcher, but if you do, there should be plenty of value hitters from which to choose. On top of the players with favorable splits listed below, you also have a bunch who are facing very suspect righthanded pitching tonight (see the bottom of our SP rankings). MORE: Fantasy football sleepers Used in conjunction with the DFS Playbook and Optimal DFS Lineups from our partners at Fantasy Alarm, our DFS Notes should be able to help you put together some cash-winning lineups!...

To be fair, it’s not necessarily a good idea to go sleeper shopping for guys facing aces like Chris Sale (vs. Mariners) or Jon Lester (vs. Mets), but we still like to point out the players who traditionally hit very well against southpaws. If, say, Franklin Gutierrez has a good game, you’ll have a big leg up on your competitors in FanDuel and DraftKings tournaments. However, for cash games, you’re better off using one or two value bats against the mediocre pitchers below, plus paying up for a few studs....

Madison Bumgarner will grab a ton of attention and deservedly so. The Diamondbacks have the third worst K-rate and wOBA against lefties, and Bumgarner is coming off seven innings of shutout ball against the Dodgers. James Paxton and Jacob deGrom should continue their recent dominance, and strikeout machine Jacob Faria has a favorable matchup against the strikeout-prone Brewers. Kevin Gausman is likely the best option in the boom-or-bust department. In his past three starts, Gausman is booming (3-0, 20....

RELATED: Cyberpunk 2077: Details Shown In Gameplay Trailers That Didn’t Make It To Launch CD Projekt Red, the studio behind the game, placed a lot of effort into turning Judy into a compelling supporting character. She will contribute a lot to the story and she and V will develop a close relationship as the game progresses. However, there are things about her not everyone will learn on their first playthrough, things that make her character even more interesting and likable....

Cyclone Trevor crossed the Gulf of Carpentaria coast at 9:50 a.m. local time (2250 GMT) in the far east of the Northern Territory, near its border with Queensland state. At the time of landfall it was a category 4 storm, with 5 being the strongest. Most of the sparsely populated area had been evacuated, with more than 2,000 people put up in temporary accommodation in the Northern Territory capital Darwin, and the nearby town of Katherine....

Kvitova underwent surgery to repair damaged tendons and nerves on Tuesday after she was attacked by an intruder with a knife in her apartment in Prostejov. The 26-year-old Czech will now miss the first gram slam of 2017, the Australian Open, and Kaderka hit out at the attacker as he called for guns to be distributed in a form of self-defense. “I’m absolutely shocked and terribly shaken,” Kaderka said. “I consider this attack as absolute madness....

Defending champions Czech Republic beat France 3-1 to advance to the Fed Cup tennis final in the second day’s game of the last four stage. World No.4 Petra Kvitova beat French player Caroline Garcia in straight sets of 6-4, 6-4 and got the winning point for the Czech team, while the French won the doubles on Sunday. In the opening rubber on Saturday, Lucie Safarova beat Garcia in three sets....

However you judge the actions of Russell, who surreptitiously recorded teammate Nick Young discussing dalliances with other women in a hotel-room gab session, the result is going to be the same. The video leaked, and as a result, teammates have taken to giving Russell a collective cold shoulder. Maybe Russell broke some unspoken guy rule, maybe he is a no-conscience fink, maybe he is a young guy playing a prank that got out of hand....

Es la sucesora natural de la RTX 3090 y fue durante la celebración de CES 2022 cuando Nvidia confirmó su desarrollo. La compañía mencionó que escucharíamos más sobre ella a finales de enero, pero no ha sido hasta finales de marzo cuando ha sido presentada oficialmente. ¿Cuánto cuesta la Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti? El precio oficial de la RTX 3090 estándar, la que ha sido hasta ahora la más cara de la marca, tiene un precio de tarifa ofrecido por la marca de 1....

Le Toux, 33, joins after spending the second half of 2016 with the Colorado Rapids following a midseason trade from the Philadelphia Union. Julian Green: I’m thankful for Bayern, but happy with decision to leave for Stuttgart​ “Sebastien has proven over eight MLS seasons that he is a valuable asset to teams in this league,” United general manager Dave Kasper said in a club release. “His tremendous work rate, ability to score and create goals along with his experience make him a great acquisition for the club....