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Archaeologists with the University of Cincinnati used the latest technology to find evidence suggesting ancient Maya people grew surplus crops to support an active trade with neighbors up and down the Yucatan Peninsula.

They will present their findings at the annual American Association of Geographers conference in Washington, D.C.

The Mayan civilization stretched across portions of Mesoamerica, a region spanning Mexico and Central America. The oldest evidence of Maya civilization dates back to 1800 B.C., but most cities flourished between 250 and 900 A.D. By the time Spanish ships arrived in the 1500s, some of the biggest cities were deserted. Researchers at UC are trying to piece together the life history of the Maya before the Spanish conquest.

Nicholas Dunning, a professor of geography in UC's McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, was part of a research team that found evidence of cultivation along irregular-shaped fields in Mexico that followed the paths of canals and natural water channels at a place called Laguna de Terminos on the Gulf of Mexico. The archaeologists expect to find evidence of habitation when they begin excavations.

The extensive croplands suggest the ancient Maya could grow surplus crops, especially the cotton responsible for the renowned textiles that were traded throughout Mesoamerica.

"It was a much more complex market economy than the Maya are often given credit for," Dunning said.

Local workers brought the Laguna de Terminos site to the attention of researchers about seven years ago.

"A forester working in the area said there seemed to be a network of ancient fields," Dunning said. "I looked on Google Earth and was like, 'Whoa!' It was an area in the Maya Lowlands that I'd never paid any attention to. And obviously not a lot of other people had, either, from the perspective of looking at ancient agriculture."

Satellite images revealed a patchwork quilt of blocks along drainage ditches that suggested they were built. Archaeologist also studied imagery NASA created of the region using a tool called Light Detection and Ranging, or LIDAR, that can depict the contours of the ground beneath the leafy canopy of trees and vegetation. Their review confirmed Dunning's suspicions: the area was covered in ancient farm fields.

University of Cincinnati student Jeff Brewer stands above UC geography professor Nicholas Dunning at an archaeological site in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Credit: Nicholas Dunning/UC

"It appears they developed fairly simply from modifications of existing drainage along the eastern edge of the wetlands," Dunning said. "They probably deepened and straightened some channels or connected them in places, but then further expanded the fields with more sophisticated hydro-engineering."

LIDAR gives scientists a never-before-seen picture of the Earth's surface even after centuries of unchecked jungle growth conceals the remains of ancient structures. Researchers look for telltale signs of human activity: squares and rectangles indicating old foundations and circular pits from man-made reservoirs and quarries where the chert used in stone tools was mined. On the LIDAR maps, any hidden structures pop out, including ancient roads and former villages.

"That's the magic of LIDAR," UC assistant research professor Christopher Carr said.??Carr spent a career practicing engineering before returning to UC to study and eventually teach in the geography department. He approaches questions about the ancient Maya from an engineer's perspective.

Carr pointed to a map of Yaxnohcah, Mexico, showing a small reservoir the ancient Maya apparently dug in a wetland far from cultivated fields or known settlements.

"What were my ancient counterparts thinking when they built that water reservoir? What did they want to accomplish?" he asked.

Carr also used the LIDAR imagery in the project to follow an ancient Maya road that perhaps hasn't been traveled in more than 1,000 years. The road is perfectly visible on the LIDAR map but is virtually impossible to discern when you are standing right on it, Carr said.

"There's vegetation everywhere. But when you've been doing this for a while, you notice little things," Carr said. "I'll have a LIDAR image on my smartphone that shows me where I am, but I don't see anything but rainforest. You just walk back and forth until you can feel something underfoot and follow it."

Identifying possible roads is important for another interest of the UC researchers: ancient Maya marketplaces. Dunning and Carr are working at Yaxnohcah with researchers such as Kathryn Reese-Taylor from the University of Calgary and Armando Anaya Hernandez from Universidad Autónoma de Campeche to unlock the mysteries of the ancient Maya economy. Additionally, they and graduate student Thomas Ruhl have been analyzing NASA's LIDAR imagery across the Yucatan Peninsula to identify more ancient marketplaces.

Unlike pyramids or even many homes, marketplaces had no foundations or permanent structures, researchers said. They were built on low platforms or cleared areas, perhaps like a seasonal fair or flea market. But they were an important part of life in Maya culture

University of Cincinnati geography professor Nicholas Dunning, left, and assistant professor Christopher Carr have been studying ancient Maya sites in Mexico. Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services

Dunning said the presence of roads between Maya cities would lend credence to the value the ancient Maya placed on trade with their neighbors. He thinks some of the larger squares identified on the LIDAR maps represent these open markets.

"In some areas, they have this very distinct physical signature," Dunning said. "So far, we've identified several possible marketplaces. We don't know for sure that they're marketplaces, but they have an architectural layout that is suggestive of one."

Soil analysis at other locations identified evidence of ancient butcher shops and stone masons. Dunning solicited the help of UC's botanists who are conducting analyses that might shed light on his marketplace hypothesis. But the LIDAR maps themselves are instructive.

"I look at spatial patterns. If you look at these big structures and small pyramids, you can tell they're important structures," Carr said. "And then you have this 'lightweight' thing next to it. That's what a marketplace looks like to me."

Dunning said the ancient Maya likely sold perishable goods such as maize and a starchy tuber called manioc. And they traded "mantas," or bolts of the ornate and richly patterned textiles made from the cotton they grew. These were prized by the Spaniards who arrived in the 1600s.

"We don't have direct evidence of what the textiles look like in this area. But if you look at ancient paintings and sculptures, people were wearing very elaborate garments," Dunning said.

Dunning first explored the historic sites of the Yucatan Peninsula at age 14 when he and his older brother drove down to Mexico from Illinois.

"We took a train to the Yucatan and used public transportation to get around to the sites," Dunning said.

He applied to the University of Chicago partly because it offered a Mayan language class. Dunning returned to Mexico while in college to conduct his first field research. He's been back many times since.

UC student Thomas Ruhl works at an excavation of an ancient storage pit in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Credit: University of Cincinnati

"My interest in archaeology is in human-environment interactions, including agriculture," Dunning said.

Dunning is learning more about how ancient Maya people shaped their world to overcome challenges and take advantage of natural opportunities. Dunning's work also took him to a place called Acalan near the Gulf of Mexico.

"Roughly translated, Acalan means 'place of canoes' because it's very watery," Dunning said. "And getting around by water is far easier than any other means in that area."

Then as now the region is covered in thick tropical rainforest. Researchers have to be wary of cheeky monkeys that will throw fruit or worse from the treetops. Carr said one encounter left him sore for days.

"There was this aggressive spider monkey. He'd seen me a couple days earlier. And he's back shaking the trees," Carr said. "And all of a sudden, I'm lying flat on the ground. A branch hit me in the shoulder and knocked me to the ground."

Visiting archaeologists at Yaxnohcah stay at a former Army outpost that was converted into a staffed research station.

"Living conditions are actually luxurious by camping standards. You're in the field all day and you're dirty and tired. But you can take a shower. And when you're finished, someone has cooked you a meal," Carr said.

At Laguna de Terminos, UC researchers are working to collect clues about the ancient Maya before they are lost to development. Many of the wetlands are being drained or plowed up for grazing pasture.?

Dunning said ironically these low-yield pastures provide far less economic value to today's farmers than the seeming bounty of crops the ancient Maya derived from them more than 1,000 years ago. Their study warns the land-use practices are causing environmental damage to some of these valuable wetlands.

"It's a shame because the grazing isn't particularly good. The economic production from that land use is minuscule compared to what was produced by the Maya," Dunning said.

#archaeology #arqueologia #maya #mesoamerica #yucatan #mexico #art #arte #history #historia

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artificialqueens · 7 years

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Hey Stranger Part 1 (Biadore) - Houdini

A/N: come on part 1! Firstly, thank you all so much for your kind comments on this and Glow (I am shook). Secondly, originally Hey Stranger was supposed to be Biadore but it kind of became a monster, and I’ve hinted at a few side pairings here. Any feedback/comments/suggestions/bribes would be amazing, hit me up at @princess-banana-lady :) Here’s the official first part of Hey Stranger, enjoy! xoxo Houdini

Fuck. Adore rolled over once again, trying to will herself to sleep. She had to be up ridiculously early tomorrow for orientation and she had a feeling showing up with dark circles wouldn’t go over well at Charles’. One sheep, two sheep, three sheep- what if I don’t make friends? Ganj will be there, she’ll be outgoing, but I can’t just rely on her. What kind of weirdo has one friend that’s also their cousin?

Adore’s inner monologue was interrupted by the sound of her door creaking open. She held back a smile as she heard feet padding towards the bed. Obviously. Rolling over to make room for her cousin, she let out a groan. “Can’t sleep either?”

Laganja snorted. “Nah, I just felt like squeezing in your bed,” she replied drily, flicking on the bedside lamp and slipping her amazon-long legs into the sheets. The two faced each other silently. After years of living together, words weren’t needed. Adore blinked as she noticed a lilac streak running through Laganja’s long hair. “That’s dope,” she commented. Laganja smiled. “Gotta keep up the image, girl”.

Adore let out a laugh. Always one to march to the beat of her own drum, Laganja had gone through virtually every hairstyle on the planet. A few years and lifestyle choices after their move, she had ditched her plain-jane (literally) name and threw herself into more advanced dance classes. People at school saw Laganja as the loud, leggy blonde with a penchant for tongue pops, but Adore could see the same cousin who had come to live with them when Adore was 7. And right now, she was scared shitless.

Not that Adore was any different. Starting tomorrow, she couldn’t rely on her social butterfly of a cousin to make friends for the both of them. They had homeroom together, but other than that, Adore would be in the music stream and Laganja in the dance stream. “Adore?” Langanja whispered. “Yeah, Ganj?”

Laganja paused before continuing. “Can you do that purple eyeshadow thing on me tomorrow?” she asked quietly. Adore punched her playfully. “Yes, bitch. You do the cat eye on me.” Laganja nodded eagerly. “It’ll be okay I think. Plus, Bianca will be there and her mom says she’s got tons of friends,” she said before lowering her voice. “Are you ready to see your lesbian awakening again?” she teased.

Adore shrieked and slapped Laganja’s arm. “Don’t play that, girl!” she responded before letting out a huge yawn. Laganja giggled and turned off the lamp. “You didn’t answer,” she mumbled, already drifting off. But they both knew the answer. Hell no.

*****

Bianca checked her reflection in the mirror again, pursing her lips. She didn’t normally wear makeup to school, but Courtney’s excessive tirades about “The importance of senior year, B!”, had gotten to her. Dark brown eyeliner made her amber eyes pop, and her glossy lips looked downright kissable. Grabbing her bag, she made her way downstairs and out the door just as Courtney pulled up. The upbeat Aussie flashed her pearly whites as Bianca slid into shotgun. “You look stellar, lady killer!” she trilled, revving her engine. Bianca cackled. “You’re just excited for new meat, aren’t you?”

Courtney feigned shock before nodded. “I just want to find someone I can actually have a real thing with, you know?” she mused. Bianca nodded, trying to hide the look of disgust on her face. She failed. “Bianca! Not everyone can just fuck and leave like you do. Besides, there will definitely be some cute new girls” she teased. Bianca rolled her eyes as Courtney began singing along to the radio.

3 songs later, they pulled into the parking lot and were promptly greeted by Alaska and Jinx. The two theatre majors grinned as they greeted Bianca and Courtney with hugs. “Court, you’re never gonna guess who the new dance head is! It’s Alyssa–” “Edwards.” Courtney finished. “Her daughters are here too, apparently,” Jinx mused.

Alaska’s eyebrows shot up. “Girl, Adore Gelato’s back?” she exclaimed.

“Delano.” Bianca mumbled.

Alaska nodded before continuing. “Shit, if both her kids are here they must be talented as hell. We haven’t had siblings since Shangela and Gia last year.”

The foursome made their way through the front entrance. “Where’s Trixie?” Bianca questioned, searching the halls for the last member of their group. As if she had magically conjured her, a pink faced Trixie emerged from a classroom and lumbered her way towards them. “Move!” she snapped, practically pushing a new kid out of her path. “Shit.” Courtney muttered, staring at the angry pink tornado as she approached.

“Ican’tfuckingbelievethisfuckmrkressleyIamnotgoingto-” “Bitch, breathe!” Bianca barked. Trixie took a deep breath before speaking again. “You know how I applied to be the student director for the fall production, right?” she began, balling her fists. “Of course we know. We read through your application about 40 fucking times.” Bianca exasperatedly replied.

“Right, well Mr. Kressley emailed me to meet with him today, saying I got the position. But apparently, there’s going to be two directors this year,” she seethed. Courtney wrinkled her nose, staring at her fellow music major in confusion. “Why is that a bad thing?” she questioned.

“It’s not. It shouldn’t be.” Trixie retorted. The four girls waited for an answer. “Except the other director is KATYA ZAMOLODCHIKOVA!” she hissed.

Bianca bit back a smile as she eyed the other girls, each of them trying equally as hard not to crack. Finally, Jinx spoke. “You know, Ivy really likes Katya. Maybe you’ll finally get along,” she chuckled.

Trixie and Katya had been rivals since they began at Charles. Although to be fair, it was more of a one way rivalry. They were the top two students in the year, but Trixie never understood how the perpetually chilled out Russian did so well. The girl was constantly pulling all nighters and managed to show up in weird prints every single day, and to the driven Trixie, that was a reflection of her work ethic. However, Bianca had seen Katya’s work. The girl was fucking talented, and a gem to boot.

Trixie huffed as the group approached a table filled with fliers. “And she’s a design student. Since when has a design student qualified to help direct a musical? No offencee Bianca.”

Bianca smiled. “None taken,” she replied, picking up a flier and handing it to Courtney, who gasped. “Legally Blonde??? YES!!!” she exclaimed. “I’ve always wanted to play Elle,” she raved, raising her voice to be heard over two excited new girls.

One of the newbies, muscular with unruly blonde hair turned towards Courtney.

“I see that,” she remarked, unabashedly raking her eyes over Courtney’s body. “Yes gawd!” her friend sang, snapping her fingers at the now blushing Courtney. “Come on, Elle!”

Alaska and Jinx laughed at the blonde, who had legs up to her fucking ears and a light purple streak in her sleek hair. Bianca blinked as she stared at the girl’s blue eyes, framed by long lashes and shimmery purple eyeshadow. The girl looked weirdly familiar.

The muscular one grinned at them. “I’m Willam, and this giraffe is-” “

Holy shit!” the leggy girl exclaimed. “Bianca! Bianca Del Rio??” she cried, her haughty face splitting into a warm smile.

Bianca nodded, still not sure who this girl was. “That’s me,” she rasped. Willam’s eyebrow shot up. “Sexy voice,” she commented. Bianca rolled her eyes. “Nice try blondie, but I don’t do charity work,” she quipped.

Willam shrugged. “You’re not my type either,” she replied, eyeing Courtney, who was batting her annoyingly long lashes.

The tall girl stared at Bianca before raising her eyebrows. “Girl, it’s me!” she said, gesturing wildly. Bianca stared at her before shaking her head. “Sorry, I don’t remember-” “Jane!” , the tall girl whispered, looking around furtively. Willam let out a loud laugh. “Your actual name is-” she screeched, cutting off abruptly when she saw the glare coming from her new friend.

Bianca’s eyes widened. “Holy shit, you grew the fuck up!” she cackled, giving the girl in front of her a hug. “It’s Langanja now,” Laganja announced. Jinx laughed. “I can smell. I mean, tell.” she joked.

Bianca quietened. If Jane, or Laganja, or whatever is here, then Adore’s gotta be here already too. Why am I so invested in seeing that kid again? It’s not like-

“Where’s Adore?” Alaska asked, looking around the atrium and rousing Bianca from her train of though. “She’s helping Aunt Alyssa set up the studio. I would help but the school doesn’t want me hanging around Alyssa that much. Conflict of interest or some shit,” Laganja explained, rolling her eyes.

“She’s in dance. I’m music,” said Willam. Bianca nodded. “I’m design, these two bitches are theatre,” she suppled, turning to Courtney slyly. Courtney turned pink as she looked at Willam. “Trixie and I are music too,” she said feebly, as the other seniors tried not to laugh.

“What’s up Charles! This is Manila Luzon and Latrice Royale with your 5 minute warning!” blared a familiar voice over the P.A system.

“We should get going to homeroom, the bell’s gonna go,” warned Jinx. Trixie turned back to the two younger girls. “You guys should audition for the musical. It’s just one song and a monologue, and I’m the assistant director.”

“Co-assistant director,” Alaska teased. Trixie rolled her eyes. “But yeah, Court and Jinx normally do it and Bianca’s head of costuming. Auditions are in two days.”

Willam nodded. “Sounds good.” she decided, before turning to go. “It was nice meeting you girls. Bye Courtney,” said Willam, shooting the Australian a wink.

“Have you seen Adore yet?” Laganja questioned, her expression unreadable. “Nope,” Bianca responded, trying to ignore the weird feeling in her stomach. Laganja nodded before sauntering away with Willam.

“Who’s gonna tell them new meat always get the chorus?” Jinx chuckled. Bianca smiled. “They’ll learn.”

Trixie checked her watch. “Let’s go,” she suggested, turning to Jinx. The two headed down the east corridor while Alaska made her way to the south one. “I’ll say hi to Katya for you!” she yelled, laughing as Trixie flipped her off.

Courtney grabbed Bianca’s arm as the two headed to their own homeroom.

***

Laganja pulled out her phone as Willam led her to their first class. She grinned as Adore picked up on the first ring.

“We finally finished setting up that fucking barre, I never want to see a dance studio ever again,” Adore ranted. Laganja laughed at how out of breath Adore’s voice sounded.

“Adore?”

“Yeah Ganj?”

“What do you think of Legally Blonde?”

#hey stranger #houdini #cisgirl au #high school au #multiship #biadore #witney #trixya #bianca del rio #adore delano #trixie mattel #alaska thunderfuck #jinkx monsoon #willam belli #laganja estranja #rpdr fanfiction #lesbian au

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mitchbattros · 5 years

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Researchers Find Ancient Maya Farms In Mexican Wetlands

They will present their findings at the annual American Association of Geographers conference in Washington, D.C. The Mayan civilization stretched across portions of Mesoamerica, a region spanning Mexico and Central America. The oldest evidence of Maya civilization dates back to 1800 B.C., but most cities flourished between 250 and 900 A.D. By the time Spanish ships arrived in the 1500s, some of the biggest cities were deserted. Researchers at UC are trying to piece together the life history of the Maya before the Spanish conquest. Nicholas Dunning, a professor of geography in UC's McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, was part of a research team that found evidence of cultivation along irregular-shaped fields in Mexico that followed the paths of canals and natural water channels at a place called Laguna de Terminos on the Gulf of Mexico. The archaeologists expect to find evidence of habitation when they begin excavations. The extensive croplands suggest the ancient Maya could grow surplus crops, especially the cotton responsible for the renowned textiles that were traded throughout Mesoamerica. "It was a much more complex market economy than the Maya are often given credit for," Dunning said. Local workers brought the Laguna de Terminos site to the attention of researchers about seven years ago. "A forester working in the area said there seemed to be a network of ancient fields," Dunning said. "I looked on Google Earth and was like, 'Whoa!' It was an area in the Maya Lowlands that I'd never paid any attention to. And obviously not a lot of other people had, either, from the perspective of looking at ancient agriculture." Satellite images revealed a patchwork quilt of blocks along drainage ditches that suggested they were built. Archaeologist also studied imagery NASA created of the region using a tool called Light Detection and Ranging, or LIDAR, that can depict the contours of the ground beneath the leafy canopy of trees and vegetation. Their review confirmed Dunning's suspicions: the area was covered in ancient farm fields. "It appears they developed fairly simply from modifications of existing drainage along the eastern edge of the wetlands," Dunning said. "They probably deepened and straightened some channels or connected them in places, but then further expanded the fields with more sophisticated hydro-engineering." LIDAR gives scientists a never-before-seen picture of the Earth's surface even after centuries of unchecked jungle growth conceals the remains of ancient structures. Researchers look for telltale signs of human activity: squares and rectangles indicating old foundations and circular pits from human-made reservoirs and quarries where the chert used in stone tools was mined. On the LIDAR maps, any hidden structures pop out, including ancient roads and former villages. "That's the magic of LIDAR," UC assistant research professor Christopher Carr said.??Carr spent a career practicing engineering before returning to UC to study and eventually teach in the geography department. He approaches questions about the ancient Maya from an engineer's perspective. Carr pointed to a map of Yaxnohcah, Mexico, showing a small reservoir the ancient Maya apparently dug in a wetland far from cultivated fields or known settlements. "What were my ancient counterparts thinking when they built that water reservoir? What did they want to accomplish?" he asked. Carr also used the LIDAR imagery in the project to follow an ancient Maya road that perhaps hasn't been traveled in more than 1,000 years. The road is perfectly visible on the LIDAR map but is virtually impossible to discern when you are standing right on it, Carr said. "There's vegetation everywhere. But when you've been doing this for a while, you notice little things," Carr said. "I'll have a LIDAR image on my smartphone that shows me where I am, but I don't see anything but rainforest. You just walk back and forth until you can feel something underfoot and follow it." Identifying possible roads is important for another interest of the UC researchers: ancient Maya marketplaces. Dunning and Carr are working at Yaxnohcah with researchers such as Kathryn Reese-Taylor from the University of Calgary and Armando Anaya Hernandez from Universidad Autónoma de Campeche to unlock the mysteries of the ancient Maya economy. Additionally, they and graduate student Thomas Ruhl have been analyzing NASA's LIDAR imagery across the Yucatan Peninsula to identify more ancient marketplaces. Unlike pyramids or even many homes, marketplaces had no foundations or permanent structures, researchers said. They were built on low platforms or cleared areas, perhaps like a seasonal fair or flea market. But they were an important part of life in Maya culture Dunning said the presence of roads between Maya cities would lend credence to the value the ancient Maya placed on trade with their neighbors. He thinks some of the larger squares identified on the LIDAR maps represent these open markets. "In some areas, they have this very distinct physical signature," Dunning said. "So far, we've identified several possible marketplaces. We don't know for sure that they're marketplaces, but they have an architectural layout that is suggestive of one." Soil analysis at other locations identified evidence of ancient butcher shops and stone masons. Dunning solicited the help of UC's botanists who are conducting analyses that might shed light on his marketplace hypothesis. But the LIDAR maps themselves are instructive. "I look at spatial patterns. If you look at these big structures and small pyramids, you can tell they're important structures," Carr said. "And then you have this 'lightweight' thing next to it. That's what a marketplace looks like to me." Dunning said the ancient Maya likely sold perishable goods such as maize and a starchy tuber called manioc. And they traded "mantas," or bolts of the ornate and richly patterned textiles made from the cotton they grew. These were prized by the Spaniards who arrived in the 1600s. "We don't have direct evidence of what the textiles look like in this area. But if you look at ancient paintings and sculptures, people were wearing very elaborate garments," Dunning said. Dunning first explored the historic sites of the Yucatan Peninsula at age 14 when he and his older brother drove down to Mexico from Illinois. "We took a train to the Yucatan and used public transportation to get around to the sites," Dunning said. He applied to the University of Chicago partly because it offered a Mayan language class. Dunning returned to Mexico while in college to conduct his first field research. He's been back many times since. "My interest in archaeology is in human-environment interactions, including agriculture," Dunning said. Dunning is learning more about how ancient Maya people shaped their world to overcome challenges and take advantage of natural opportunities. Dunning's work also took him to a place called Acalan near the Gulf of Mexico. "Roughly translated, Acalan means 'place of canoes' because it's very watery," Dunning said. "And getting around by water is far easier than any other means in that area." Then as now the region is covered in thick tropical rainforest. Researchers have to be wary of cheeky monkeys that will throw fruit or worse from the treetops. Carr said one encounter left him sore for days. "There was this aggressive spider monkey. He'd seen me a couple days earlier. And he's back shaking the trees," Carr said. "And all of a sudden, I'm lying flat on the ground. A branch hit me in the shoulder and knocked me to the ground." Visiting archaeologists at Yaxnohcah stay at a former Army outpost that was converted into a staffed research station. "Living conditions are actually luxurious by camping standards. You're in the field all day and you're dirty and tired. But you can take a shower. And when you're finished, someone has cooked you a meal," Carr said. At Laguna de Terminos, UC researchers are working to collect clues about the ancient Maya before they are lost to development. Many of the wetlands are being drained or plowed up for grazing pasture.? Dunning said ironically these low-yield pastures provide far less economic value to today's farmers than the seeming bounty of crops the ancient Maya derived from them more than 1,000 years ago. Their study warns the land-use practices are causing environmental damage to some of these valuable wetlands. "It's a shame because the grazing isn't particularly good. The economic production from that land use is minuscule compared to what was produced by the Maya," Dunning said. Read the full article

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easilymakermoney · 5 years

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Three Knowledgeable MaxBounty Associates Reply Most Requested Newbie Questions

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Kris: If I might recommend one factor to novices it might be to stay with confirmed campaigns which might be already performing properly general. When you’ve made that call, then you can begin testing site visitors sources.

I additionally assume there’s extra worth to realize out of motion than simply pure analysis or training. You’ll be taught extra DOING than you ever will sitting on the sidelines.

Rohit: Training and analysis are an vital factor of understanding the product/marketing campaign, however a properly researched supply can nonetheless fail at making you cash. I personally assume it’s finest to advertise a proposal whereas concurrently persevering with to do extra analysis. This lets you achieve a greater concept of what’s occurring with a marketing campaign, site visitors supply, or technique whereas these issues are in movement. This may help you in correcting errors.

With out analysis you wont totally perceive the marketing campaign and with out failure from ineffectively selling a marketing campaign you received��t actually perceive how to achieve success, so I believe each are equally vital.

Aaron: Each, however for me I kind of like to leap in head first. Now that I’ve been doing this for years, I do know the typical site visitors I produce and what that site visitors ought to earn. I can see when a marketing campaign isn’t going to work inside a couple of hours of testing.

I believe when you’ve got the price range, it’s good to mess around and take a look at the waters. Perform a little research and promote the marketing campaign. If it takes you too lengthy to see outcomes and even break even, ditch the supply and transfer on!

four. What’s one useful resource or type of help that your MaxBounty Affiliate Supervisor supplies you newbie might not assume to ask for or make the most of?

Kris: I don’t assume novices have the boldness to lean on their AMs sufficient after they’re beginning their internet online affiliate marketing careers, so I’d say simply using them typically. To at the present time I nonetheless attempt my finest to put on my affiliate supervisor out with questions, ideas, methods and intel every time I can. They’re a free useful resource so that you may as properly use them.

Rohit: Transparency. They’re very keen to debate virtually something with you concerning campaigns you’re selling or need to promote which might be useful in a number of methods.

In some instances your AM can assist you get site visitors restrictions lifted. For instance, in case you’re an e-mail knowledgeable and also you’re assured you could possibly ship high quality site visitors to an advertiser utilizing electronic mail however the marketing campaign doesn’t at the moment allow that, your AM can talk with the advertiser and probably take away these restrictions for you.

Aaron: Actually, every part!

They’re there to be any kind of useful resource you want. If you’re annoyed and must vent, they may pay attention. If you’re pleased and need to give them a praise, they may take it. When you’ve got points with a marketing campaign, they may dig down and discover the difficulty. Irrespective of in case your wants are constructive or adverse, they’ve your again and are there to assist! They will’t offer you an actual blueprint for achievement, however they may provide help to along with your concepts and with no matter comes up as you make your journey.

Once I first began, I used to be scared to ask my supervisor for something, and now I believe I message my account supervisor a minimum of 5 instances a day even when it’s simply to say hiya!

5. How do you assume internet online affiliate marketing’s identification has modified from once you began in comparison with what it’s as we speak? Do you might have any predictions as to the way it will evolve over the subsequent 5 years?

Kris: Internet online affiliate marketing actually hasn’t grow to be any simpler, but it surely has nice upside potential and I don’t know of some other business the place one individual could make a couple of million a yr in income with out an workplace, staff, or the complications of managing overhead.

I don’t see internet online affiliate marketing going away anytime quickly however I do see it turning into more difficult as time goes on.

Rohit: Internet online affiliate marketing isn’t a component time job. It’s extra difficult than a 9-5 company gig but it surely additionally has limitless potential.

Once I began 7 years in the past I used to be considering: “How can I make $100okay a month?” As we speak I’m considering: “How can I make $400okay a month?” and within the subsequent 5 years I hope I will probably be considering: “How can I make one million a month?”

I believe that potential will proceed to develop however so will the obstacles that will probably be between us and reaching that potential. Simply the way it’s at all times been, the associates who develop the power to adapt to modifications are those who will proceed to have essentially the most success.

Aaron: I believe what has modified since I began is the notion of working from dwelling. Whether or not its internet online affiliate marketing or MLM, when folks see success they need to be part of it. Over time your entire “make money working from home” business has modified and grow to be extra frequent. With that comes extra competitors and all of a sudden the methods you used a couple of years in the past might not work as we speak. You will need to adapt and continue learning new strategies! 5 years from now you’ll probably be capable of learn this similar paragraph and say the identical factor: you want to have the ability to adapt.

In poor health finish with this. Whether or not it’s as we speak or 10 years from now, at all times keep in mind once you see one thing you want and also you click on on that advert or buy that merchandise, somebody someplace made cash on that lead. You simply occurred to be of their funnel. Take into consideration the funnel you possibly can create and the area of interest you might be keen about and you’ll find your alternative.

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Mel Feller Looks at Ways to Start a Business with Little or No Money

Beginning at the age of 10 it appears that I was always dreaming of ways to start my own business. From ideas of starting, a lawn care to a pet sitting business, to finally actually building a six-figure business in a real estate. I just knew I did not want to spend my life busting my dreams by working for ungrateful bosses. This is a fact that I believe most people can relate to.

Starting a business is a dream for many budding entrepreneurs, but startup costs, too many, are not a surmountable hurdle. With eight out of ten businesses, failing in the first 18 months according to Forbes.com, and the majority of startup costs of which may never be recouped.

Therefore, the larger question that Mel Feller needs and answer is to ask is how do you get around it? First, I know what you are thinking, “It’s not possible!” Think again. Get your entrepreneur face on, and follow these tips. Here is how Mel Feller recommends to get started:

Start a business with little to no overhead, but quickly generates income! Positive thoughts = Positive results. This IS very possible, and let me give you my start up idea’s below.

Re-invest your start up profits into learning tools such as courses and/or ebooks as well as marketing strategies to round out your business ideas. This step is especially relevant because it is exactly how 6+ figure businesses start and grow into immense profits.

Are you ready to get started? These tips will not only pave your way to financial freedom, but in addition, will change your life.

The first option is:

FREELANCE WRITING

If you love to write, why not create your own freelance writing business because to many of us writing is a fun and relaxing task. I know this, because I do it as well.

Just look around and see that freelance writers are high in demand, therefore the earning potential is between $50,000 to $100,000+ dollars per year. From bloggers to businesses, the opportunity to make money writing articles and stories has never been better.

Beginning your own freelance writing business will permit you to market your services instantaneously with virtually zero overhead. For the reason that all it takes is investing your time and passion, and as a result, you can rapidly grow into a very rewarding and lucrative business.

Here are a few of free platforms gain some experience:

Fiverr

Textbroker

Writers Domain

Writer Access

BlogMutt

Upwork

iFreelance

In addition, please note that Amazon offers some great free Kindle Unlimited books that will communicate to you how to make money as a freelance writer. A few worth trying out are:

Corporate Freelance Writing Made Easy: How I Earned Over 1 Million in 7 Years

Make Money as a Freelance Writer

Corporate Freelance Writing Made Easy

Freelance Writing on the Side

So How do You Grow

Remember, I mentioned about reinvesting your profits in order to grow your business? After you have tried the above free platforms, you can re-invest your earnings into a course that will help you start a business easily earning a few thousand dollars a month.

One course, I highly recommend is 30 Days to Freelance Writing Successbecause it is a remarkable and affordable course that will help you build the foundation of successful writing, as well as, to establish your business and promote yourself to find paid writing opportunities. Mel Feller believes that this is definitely worth checking out if you want to write.

Next is Becoming a Virtual Assistant

This is one of the top ways to start a business online, because many people have been a virtual assistant (VA) for years, and they absolutely love it. Additionally, VA’s are generally in high demand, so one can rapidly grow into this profitable business.

It is important to note that the average VA earns between $30 to 50 dollars per hour, and in addition, there is a wide variety of services one can offer as a VA.

Here are some of the most popular services:

Office Management

Customer Service

Email Support

Scheduling

Social Media Management

Research

Project Management

Bookkeeping

Data Entry

Blog Management/Content Writing

And so much more depending upon your skills

Free Kindle Unlimited resources to learn more about becoming a VA:

Become a Successful Virtual Assistant: Learn the Business Side and Ditch the 9–5

Take a Leap of Faith and Start a Virtual Assistant Business

Where to find VA work:

Fiverr

FlexJobs

Upwork

Craigslist

Facebook Groups

Fancy Hands

Red Butler

Zirtual

Next is the world of being a Social Media Manger

Pinning, posting and tweeting, oh my! How awesome would it be to be paid to play on Facebook or Twitter all day? If you are addicted to social media, you should turn your hobby into profits by becoming a social media manager.

It is so easy to get lost in social media. That is why big brands and bloggers are turning to social media managers to help them build their online presence. Businesses usually outsource their social media; therefore, this is an extremely profitable business that could easily earn 6+ figures once you build up your clients. The most popular platforms brands often need help with are:

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

Read these free Kindle Unlimited books to help you become an expert managing the above social platforms:

Social Media Marketing

500 Social Media Marketing Tips

Facebook Advertising

Instagram Marketing

Learn Pinterest Strategy

How to Gain 100,000 Followers on Twitter

You can focus on mastering all platforms, or just focus on one platform such as starting your own Pinterest VA business.

If you feel that you are already a social media pro and want to dive into helping business owners grow their online presence, setting up your own website to advertise your business services would be idyllic, on the other hand you can also start marketing your services for free to join platforms such as Fiverr.

My million-dollar tip is that if you really want to hit a home run with your social media manager business, check out Social Media Manager School to learn all of the skills you need to create a very lucrative social media manager business.

Next is the great world of Drop shipping

Have you always dreamed of starting a business, but you cannot afford the expense of buying products and renting a building? If so, drop shipping is a great and very productive alternative. There is no upfront cost or inventory to stock. You only purchase products when you have an order to fulfill.

How drop shipping works:

Customer places an order through your shop

Your shop places the order on the drop-shipping supplier’s website

The drop shipping supplier prepares your order and ships directly to the customer

The supplier does all of the heavy lifting, while you sit back and collect money! In addition, there are drop-shipping suppliers for almost everything. Whether you want to sell socks, jewelry, essential oils or iPads — You can sell just about anything with zero startup costs. It is a great way to save money on inventory since inventory tends to be the largest expenditure for retailers.

Great platforms to get started with a storefront:

Shopify: You can create your own store free for 14 days with Shopify’s trial. By the way, if you open an online shop, Shopify is the one of the best! No joke. No comparison against any other store platform believe me, I have tried them all.

Amazon

Ebay

Dropshipping is one of the easiest, most affordable business models. Anyone can do it, and most are very successful, so it is definitely a business idea to strongly consider.

Ready to dive into learning how to create a 6+ figure business drop shipping? Visit Udemy and search “drop shipping” for a ton of courses starting as low as $11.99. Here are some great courses to search for:

How To Start A 6 Figure Amazon Drop shipping Home Business!

EBay Amazon Drop shipping the Easy Way to Make Profits

EBay Drop Shipping Guide with No Inventory — Work from Home

There are many other low priced courses to browse on Udemy to get you started, so be sure to peruse all of their courses. If you need some inspiration for selling products online, check out The Selling Family and their amazing story. They turned their love of bargain basement shopping for resale and turned it into a 6-figure business in just one year!

Related Content:

How You Can Make 100,000 with Drop shipping This Holiday Season

How to Earn $19,000 per Month with Your Online Store

And finally, Pet Sitting

If you love animals pet sitting is an awe-inspiring way to start a business. Who would not love spending their days or nights being paid to play with furry friends? The majority of will love it so much, we will not even believe you are being paid for it. After all the best job is the one, you love!

In today’s busy society, there is a high demand for reliable pet sitters. You can easily earn anywhere from $15 to $30 dollars per hour. Pet sitting can start out as a side job and quickly scale into a full time income once you build up clients.

How to get started:

Word of mouth. Tell your family and friends that you are interested in pet sitting, and have those people spread the word. Post it on Facebook and hang a flyer in your local vet’s office. In addition, there are also websites to help you get started:

Care.com

Rover.com

Dogvacay.com

Pet Sitter Secrets — Tips, Forms, Systems and Behind the Scenes to Start and Grow is a great free Kindle Unlimited resource for some start up inspiration.

Mel Feller an Architect of Change in Both Businesses of All Types and Various Types of Real Estate Investments

My name is Mel Feller and I am an architect of change. I stand alongside the board and executive of a company and assist as they chart their way forward. It is scary heading into the unknown, into the often-unchartered waters of change. I know how that feels. As an independent advisor, I see clients challenged by complexity as they struggle to develop and execute relevant strategy effectively. My contribution to their enquiry is the union of my experience as a chartered Business Influencer and Real Estate transaction Engineer with a deep interest in leadership behavior and how it influences results.

Mel Feller’s dynamic presence, instinctive strategic vision, and creative thinking produce effective, sustainable bottom-line results for his clients. His “Can Do” attitude generates confidence in his executive coaching clients and strategic consulting corporate clients. Throughout Mel Feller’s career, he has increased the profitability of nearly every organization with which he has worked.

Mel Feller has a unique ability to relate to his clients because he came from The United States Senate, where Mel was the Chief of Staff for a United States Senator and was always meeting with prominent business people or politicians. His main love was dealing with constituents that were the grass root voters! Since founding Coaching For Success 360 In 1989, he has effectively translated that experience into results for his clients. He focuses on separating daily distractions from the real issues in order to put the executive and/or business on the right path to grow and prosper. Results are immediate, growth sustainable, and profitability long-term.

Dozens of Mel Feller’s clients have been on Inc.’s 500/5000 list and many have been named as a “Best Places To Work.

Using Mel Feller’s intuitive, systematic approach, and our proven strategic and tactical tools, we help you plan for profit.

Mel Feller believes that what gets measured is improved. Therefore, he is continually developing processes and systems that allow you to easily measure, manage and maintain a highly profitable business.

Mel Feller is ready to help you increase your sales, trim and manage your operating costs and see your profits soar and/or leverage your time for Business or Real Estate!

“Truth telling, honesty, and candor: I loved you Mel Feller! You have so much energy and knowledge! I truly hope I get another opportunity to be coached by you. I see myself a little clearer now, and it’s not so bad.”

Lisa Mathews

“Mel Feller you added more value than we can possibly see right now. Mel Feller, you are warm, inviting, and accommodating. Thank you for coming alongside us in this transition!”

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“Mel Feller the best education session that we have attended in many years! Thank you so much — I am very excited to put everything you have taught us into practice!”

Michael Randolph

“Mr. Mel Feller, Thank you, thank you, thank you for giving a marvelous keynote at our Symposium! While we have not yet collected the official feedback, the unofficial feedback was that You Were a Hit! I heard nothing but compliments regarding your presentations. Thank you for making such a positive impact on our attendees! ”

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“Mel Feller uses his humor, compassion, and direct nature to help bring out the best in me. Mel Feller is committed to helping me live…I mean, really live, life to its fullest.”

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This Borg Cube makes your

Chris Beard grabbed preserve of Mozilla’s reins for the duration of a rough time.

In the spring of 2014, Mozilla was looking to take on the 2 cell software superpowers, Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS, with its very own Firefox OS. At the same time, its Firefox browser for PCs was losing customers to Google’s Chrome browser. If that wasn’t tough enough, the non-profit agency became rocked to its roots when co-founder Brendan Eich ends the CEO activity after a fantastically seen homosexual-marriage controversy.

Mozilla’s new Firefox hopes Inside Mozilla: Firefox fights again Bid your swoopy Firefox tabs goodbye, beginning now

Mozilla beats its Rust language Cube will make your net safer Borg makes

Mozilla three years later: Is Firefox in a higher vicinity? So Beard, an early Mozilla government, become tapped to help pull the enterprise via the disaster.

A quiet government who can pause for an uncomfortably long time as he cautiously considers how he will answer a question, Beard, 44, would not hesitate in showing his passion for Mozilla’s software and project. He first joined Mozilla in 2004 when the browser crew had simply 10 employees, and he led Firefox advertising and marketing and different initiatives for years. He left in 2013 for a stint as entrepreneur-in-residence at assignment capital firm Greylock Partners. After Mozilla’s control cataclysm, he left a new startup to return to Mozilla’s Mountain View, California, headquarters. His period in-between CEO appointment soon has become permanent. Beard says he knew he had to take at the activity.

“I saw an actual danger in Mozilla now not surviving,” Beard stated in a specific interview. “I also knew how crucial Mozilla is inside the global. I knew how a good deal ability there has been.”

During his 3-yr tenure, Mozilla ditched Firefox OS, started overhauling Firefox, made over financially important partnerships with online search companies, made its first acquisition and invested in new regions like virtual fact.

His job now: Get us all to care approximately Firefox again. Usage of the browser has faded in current years — even though Mozilla says it is now stable with more than 100 million daily users — and the opposition is fiercer than ever, with Chrome leading the marketplace. Beard is prepared for the combat, readying a new edition of Firefox it’s due in November and that targets to persuade us that the net is better independent, now not under the control of Google and a handful of different tech giants.

It’s time to root for underdog browser Firefox — again 1:12

AUTOPLAY: ONOFF 1:12 “Where we have been successful in the past is more as a provocateur — an agent of precise representing the humans,” he said. “Just being that opposing force inside the surroundings can result in right. It would be crazy to head up against Google or Apple or Facebook. But we’ve got a position to play to keep the device a bit more honest and a little extra open.”

Beard pointed out Firefox 57 and what the future holds, together with a club plan that might deliver Mozilla fanatics new services and advantages — and produce new revenue to the employer.

Here’s an edited transcript of our communication.

Q: Hundreds of tens of millions folks use Firefox, however people are not as familiar with Mozilla. Give me the massive-picture view. Beard: At the top of the browser wars [of the ’90s], the final man status changed into Microsoft. Then Microsoft laid off the browser crew. It changed into like in myth tales where the evil emperor comes to power thru some deceptive means, the blue skies depart and all the demons and trolls abruptly take root. There were not a number of exciting things happening on the web or the internet at that time.

Mozilla’s purpose rolled out of the state of affairs. Who’s going to get up and try to do something about this? We may want to do some thing higher than IE [Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser] and we could assist the net and the net attains its capacity.

Our venture at the time, while Mozilla genuinely came collectively, was to sell desire and innovation within the face of that surroundings. The approach becomes to excite human beings — to give human beings a product that confirmed what changed into possible — and on the identical time, bring about a higher surroundings. We now body it in terms of making sure the net is open and handy to all, it’s healthful, and it’s appropriate. Mozilla’s an organization it is all about ensuring that character human beings have a better online life and a higher on line revel in. They’re in control of their experience.

You succeeded inside the IE war with the aid of reigniting browser opposition and moving browsers forward with pop-up blocking off, tabs, and different overall performance and protection features. But that becomes then. Who’s the evil empire now? Beard: At the time, no person idea Microsoft become going to simply roll over. When we launched Firefox 1.Zero, even when we carried out some fulfillment, we often heard, “You guys are crazy. The 800-pound gorilla is going to crush you.” We don’t have the audacity to take credit score for the Cambrian explosion of the web. Back whilst Firefox launched, there wasn’t YouTube or Twitter or Facebook.

Then you saw the rise of mobile platforms. We had been hyper-targeted at the net war and late to embracing cellular. Now one or organizations basically manage what you may do, what you could publish and what you can devour. And that is counter to the promise of the net.

One or two corporations essentially manage what you may do, what you could put up and what you could eat. Mozilla CEO Chris Beard We’ve definitely seen a whole lot of what changed into anticipated in dystopian technology fiction futures in which huge companies amass great manipulate over people’s lives. I name them the megacorps. Good fortune managing the internet and now not touching Google, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook or Amazon. It’s impossible.

Is it the Chrome browser or Google extra widely?

Beard: It’s the browser, but additionally the thought of any individual organization being among you and whatever. You can’t truly engage along with your friends, your circle of relatives, your organization, your faculty, your authorities with out going through a selected corporation who has full control over what came about with the flow of that facts.

Do you want to make bigger your thinking beyond a browser and explore net houses to compete? Beard: No. That’s dangerous. Where we’ve been a success in the past is greater as a provocateur — an agent of exact representing the people. Just being that opposing pressure within the ecosystem can bring about proper. It would be crazy to head up towards Google or Apple or Facebook. But we have a position to play to keep the system a touch extra honest and a little greater open.

You were in on the ground floor with Firefox, however, left after the IE combat. After Eich resigned, why did you come back? Beard: I had two number one motivations. One changed into emotional. This changed into Mozilla. I’d been intimately involved, however, I saw a real threat in Mozilla not surviving. The second purpose is that I also knew how vital Mozilla is inside the world. I knew how an awful lot ability there has been. We were not at that factor a records-driven, agile, contemporary product improvement engineering corporation.

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This Borg Cube makes your

No, it’s no longer the handiest glowing cube PC you may buy.

But it is probably the only one with the intention to try to take in your humanity into its cybernetic collective thoughts. This is the Borg Cube, a formally licensed Star Trek laptop with an as an alternative distinct chassis. And it is no longer pretty much the seems: This PC appears remarkably small considering the amazing components you will find internal. (Disclosure: Star Trek owner CBS is also CNET’s parent agency.)

According to its creators,

the “Borg CubeVR” gaming PC you spot above will measure simply 12 inches (30.5cm) on an aspect, and a smaller Borg Cube centered at media facilities may be an eighth the scale at 6 by way of 6 by using 6 inches (or 15 via 15 through 15 centimeters).

Intriguingly, in addition, they inform CNET what you are seeing isn’t only a plastic shell around a steel frame — they declare to have created an interlocking layout where the walls themselves can act because of the structure of the chassis.

Borg-cube-Cherrytree–sizes The Borg Cube comes in sizes. Martin Roth/Cherrytree They’re both restrained-version items, unluckily. To commemorate the conflict of Wolf 359 (where the Borg destroyed the Federation Armada), they’ll be promoting simply 359 devices of each version, inside the US and Europe, starting on September 26, proper here.

Prices start at $599 (more or less £460 or AU$755) for the access-level model with a Core i3 processor, 8GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD, and it sounds just like the sky is the limit for the Borg CubeVR, so as to feature up to 2 GPUs, a water-cooled 22-center Xeon processor, 64GB of RAM and room for six SSDs.

Here are all the specifications we’ve thus far:

Borg Cube, $599

Intel Core i3-7100 twin-centre three.9GHz processor Integrated pics Asus H110S2/CSM mini-STX motherboard 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws memory 128GB M.2 2280 SATA III storage Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 Wi-Fi 120W outside strength supply Windows 10 Home (Linux is alternative) 6 by 6 through 6-inch injection-molded polycarbonate chassis Borg Cube, $899 (roughly £690, AU$1, a hundred thirty)

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