Rust (fungus) of the rust fungi "Cronartium ribicola", preventing the formation of basidiospores which infect the primary host. Although spores from white pines cannot infect other white pines, survival spores may overwinter on infected pines and reinfect "Ribes" spp. the following season. Infected tissue is removed from white pines and strict quarantines of "Ribes" spp. are maintained in high risk areas. "Puccinia graminis" is a macrocyclic heteroecious fungus that causes wheat stem rust disease. The repeating stage in this fungus occurs on wheat and not the alternate host, barberry. The repeating stage allows the disease to persist in wheat even though the
Kind Movement acts that could be publicly tracked by their unique code on an interactive online platform. In March 2010, the company furthered its efforts to inspire unexpected acts of kindness with "Do the KIND Thing", a platform that empowered people to turn kind acts into support for causes. During the platform's three-month duration, "Do The KIND Thing" inspired more than 40,000 acts of kindness in support of nearly 150 causes. At the culmination, KIND awarded funds to the three causes that inspired the greatest number of KIND acts: Operation Gratitude Good Girls Give and Suffolk County JCC In March 2011, KIND