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Part of the appeal for settling in Springfield was its affordability relative to other cities, the tight-knit community that allows for newcomers to rent rooms from more established residents without the typical financial hurdles of apartment hunting and the relative ease in finding work.

This scale of change in the groundwater-irrigated economy would reduce farm profits relative to the status quo scenario by $7.5 million to $9 million annually.

High-efficiency particulate air, or HEPA, purifiers running at five to 10 air changes per hour cost $1 to $5 per square foot for typical ceiling heights, and indoor particle exposure can be reduced by 10 to 50 times relative to the outdoors, depending on the rate of particles still seeping into the room once doors and windows are closed.

The researchers found that in birds, the tibial joint surfaces have curved arcs, and the shortened fibula is able to roll within the bird's drumstick for about its length relative to the tibia.

“It could still be a dry season relative to normal, it’s just too early to tell,” said Roger Gass, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Monterey.