Samuel “Sam” Raymer is a successful entrepreneur and business owner who currently serves as a land agent and CEO of Raymer Land Services in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Outside of his professional work, Sam Raymer enjoys breeding ball pythons, and plans to develop a python breeding website.Ball pythons originated in west and central Africa, and have become common pets for their docile nature and reluctance to bite handlers. Also known as royal pythons, ball pythons are non-venomous, and capture prey using constriction. In terms of appearance, these snakes have a stout body that is either dark brown or black, with a cream- or white-colored belly.Although it is common for pet ball pythons to experience periods of fasting, they should be offered meals every 7-10 days (more for juveniles). Meals should consist of small rodents that have been frozen and thawed out. This prevents the dangers that come with offering live prey to a snake that may not be interested in feeding. In regards to size, the rodent should be roughly the size of the ball python’s midsection, and leave a small lump in the snake’s body once it feeds.
Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Samuel (Sam) Raymer is an experienced business owner and entrepreneur. In addition to leading Commercial Capital Consulting LLC, Sam Raymer is the owner of Jett Marketing, a company that specializes in coordinating land leases for the renewable energy sector. Across the nation, many farmers and ranchers are choosing to lease their land for large scale wind projects. These leasing agreements have transformed the economies of rural America.Approximately 99 percent of operating wind farms are located in low income rural areas, bringing much needed growth to economies within counties designated as “low income.” In fact, as of 2016, leasing agreements provided $245 million for farmers and ranchers. The presence of wind farms in rural areas has affected rural economies in a number of ways:-Leasing land to wind production companies has allowed farmers to have an alternative source of dependable revenue that is not affected by fluctuating commodity prices or unpredictable weather patterns. Since wind turbines have a relatively small footprint, they can continue to farm their land.-The presence of wind farms expands the tax base of rural communities. The additional revenue is used to improve infrastructure, school systems, libraries, and community services.-Communities with wind farms often enjoy lower overall energy costs.-Available jobs related to the renewable energy sector are quickly growing. During the development and construction of wind farms, employment opportunities skyrocket. After construction is completed, wind farms continue to provide rural job opportunities. -Environmentally conscious corporations are dedicated to using renewable energy. Rural areas are increasingly attracting these companies for relocation and further investment.
Serial entrepreneur Samuel (Sam) Raymer concurrently leads operations at his lending firm, Commercial Capital Consulting, LLC, and at his renewable energy prospecting company, Jett Marketing. In his personal time, Sam Raymer raises ball pythons. For python breeders, getting a female to deliver a clutch of eggs is only half the process. Ball python eggs require a suitable environment to remain viable. Here are some strategies for creating the ideal conditions for hatching:- Maintain the correct temperature. Breeders should ensure that the temperature in an incubator remains steady at 89 degrees. - Minimize handling. When transferring eggs to a smaller container, breeders may find that some eggs are stuck together. Separating the eggs isn’t necessary. Once the eggs are in the incubator, disturbances should be kept to a minimum.- Provide humidity. Ball python eggs do best in a humid environment. Breeders can add moisture to the air by placing a damp paper towel inside the incubator.
Samuel “Sam” Raymer, the owner and CEO of six companies operating in the mortgage and land acquisition industries, has been leading his own firms for upwards of two decades. When he’s not busy with work, Sam Raymer enjoys whitewater kayaking.Regardless of how skilled you are at kayaking, your kayak will likely flip over at some point when going through rapids. When this occurs, it’s important that you do not panic and instead work toward either performing a wet exit or flipping yourself upright.Wet exits are usually the best option for beginning whitewater kayakers, since rolling a kayak upright is more complicated. To start this process, make sure your head is well protected while underwater. This requires that you lean as far forward as your flexibility will allow. From this tucked position, you not only protect your head from rocks and other obstacles underwater, you are also in a better position to reach the grab loop of your spray skirt.The spray skirt is relatively common for whitewater kayakers, since it keeps water from getting inside the kayak. However, since the skirt is kept tight, it effectively will keep you inside your kayak unless you loosen it. This is why it’s so important to find the grab loop quickly - so you can release the skirt from your kayak and get out. While this loop is usually located at the front of the cockpit, this isn’t always the case, and you may have to feel around the rim of the cockpit for it.Once the grab loop is found, securely grip it and push the front of the skirt away from the lip of the cockpit coaming. Then pull the skirt off the rest of the cockpit and over your head. Bring your knees together and push off from the cockpit coaming to propel yourself out and away from the kayak and to the surface.
As owner of Jett Marketing, Samuel (Sam) Raymer oversees the leasing of land for wind farms. Sam Raymer’s role entails helping land owners to understand the incentives surrounding wind energy, so as to enable wind farm development.
In a collaborative program sponsored by the US Department of Energy, government agencies are working together with scholars and private-sector companies to improve the efficiency and overall effectiveness of wind farms. This program, known as Atmosphere to Electrons, or A2e, recently joined forces with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to release a report titled Enabling the SMART Wind Power Plant of the Future through Science-Based Innovation.
The report explains the scientific challenges involved in the creation of a wind farm and poses a solution based on the Scientific Management of Atmospheric Resource through Technology (SMART) concept. The SMART wind farm will incorporate turbines of different sizes and heights, each chosen to suit a particular positioning within the wind farm. This is in contrast to the current standard of wind farm design, which typically features large turbines faced into the wind for maximum collection.
The SMART wind farm will also feature a central controller, which can evaluate wind conditions and respond accordingly. Turbines on a SMART wind farm will be able to rotate and steer high-force winds away from turbines located downstream, so that those turbines can perform with maximum efficiency and prevent overloading. Meanwhile, a high-fidelity modeling system will use advanced sensing technology to monitor the operations of each turbine and schedule maintenance accordingly, so as to minimize repair cost and reduce overall cost of energy.
Scientists believe that implementation of this plan will reduce the cost of wind energy by 50 percent or more as compared to current levels. This may in turn lead to a wind energy increase that will satisfy 47 percent of the country's electricity needs by 2050.
