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This notes are to explore the questions that I had developed during the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop in Chiang Mai, August 2012. This is not an attempt to criticise or making an fuss rather this is my personal opinion and rants as based on the conversation that I had with certain people and the observation during and after the workshop. First thing that I noticed when I arrived to meet my fellow students in Chiang Mai is, where the hell are the South East Asian Photographers?
Fotografer.net (Indonesia) may boast that they are the biggest photography forum in South East Asia (SEA) however, there are only three photographers from Indonesia joining in, myself, Arif Setiawan (the scholarship recipient from Bandung) and Dilla Djalil-Daniel (Foundry alumni), Bea Wiharta (Reuters Photographer) is supposed to join us but he had a sudden assignment . Given the fact that Foundry was being announced at the end of 2011 the number of people who showed up is dissapointing, for other SEA countries it was slightly better although the names that showed up are established photographers that has previously exposed to similar workshop namely the Angkor Photo Workshop or others.
Malaysia had around 5 people on board, Singapore had 3(?), Brunei none, East Timor none, Cambodia none, Vietnam had 3, Burma had 3-4, Lao PDR none.
This is dissapointing for me .
"Oh it is expensive". Not really though, Foundry was announced at the end of 2011 and only conducted in August 2012. That means 6 months period of saving your money and given the fact that a lot of photographers nowadays are the growing middle classes, I don't see why is this the reason.
The low turnout can be argued that documentary photography and photojournalism was quite a niche in the genre, it has even see decline even in the western world as spoken by Alison Morley (ICP). But isn't the possibilties of getting mentored by the biggest names of photojournalism, meeting like minded people in an exotic place and building connection is enough to excite people?
South East Asian Photographers and Our Countries as Developed Market.
Read up David Alan Harvey; (Magnum) conversation with James Estrin; (NYT Lens Blog), on BURN Magazine, they are stating that how becoming a photographer today is one of the best days of becoming one because never was in history that we have unlimited access to almost every people in the planet through internet and how this opens up to new possibilities that was never imagine before. Below is the excerpt of the interview.
JE: And I love that kind of photography, and working for a newspaper. I happen to really like working for a newspaper, but what I am saying is that it has never been an easy profession; it's a myth that it was easy twenty-five years ago.
DAH: Yeah, that's bullshit.
JE: I don't know about forty-five years ago, but I know about thirty years ago and it was not easy!
DAH: No, it was not easy and it seems easy to the young because they see us a certain way and they forget that it wasn't like that really. Every generation has to build their own thing.
JE: And so for all the challenges which young photographers face, and they do face serious challenges, I am not making them smaller than they are, there are also tremendous opportunities that didn't exist then that do now.
The similar sentiment was mentioned as well by Henrik Kastenkov (Bombay Flying Club) in his seminar session during Foundry albeit in a more confusing manner to some. He was stating in the age of the Internet, one only need to make a great work, promoting it and make a business model out of it to survive. Everything else is already there; the audience, and the manners of which you reach your audience.
That is the general condition of the photography world, now let's dig up what are the other conditions that we have as a SEA Photographers:
- All the big names (publishers, contests, workshops, etc) are still very western oriented and viewed in a western perspective, only a handful are SEA native.
- Established and up and coming western photographers are existing in the SEA market as well and they are being assigned and commissioned to go to the SEA.
- SEA photographers have more limited resources as opposed to the rest of the Asia or Western world (funding, knowledge).
- "SEA is no longer a developing market, it is a developed market" ~ Ashley Gilbertson (VII). A statement that I have found to be somewhat true.
- The number of people who owns camera are increasing exponentially, to the point where photography is a more democratic process than general election.
- Crowdfunding method existed, however it was not popular among the SEA native, as far as I can remember one filmmaker is using the method to fund her works and my friend is using one as well to fund his. I don't know whether SEA photographers are comfortable on using this as a platform to fund their projects.
Let's relate this to the writing that I had earlier; we had the people, we living in an age where information is achieveable in a few clicks, it was never been easier to publish work than ever, our region is a developed market and many more. However somehow, we can't realize that we live in this golden age of photography. People are rather stuck with trivial matters, what aperture, what shutter speeds, what lens, rather than discussing in depth where is my photography going and how can you make yourself better.
So there, my observation, would this condition are going to be improved in the future? I don't know, but if people are still staying in the bubble, thinking that photography are only about gears, bikini clad girls, HDR landscape and human interest without going in depth and creating quality work, I can guarantee that we are not going to move much from where we are now.


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Elizabeth Arden Eau Fraiche - For Her
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(NASDAQ:TSLA) reported its EPS in the last quarter as $-0.69/Share lagging the analyst estimate of $-0.43/Share by the difference of $-0.26.
Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) topped its 52-week high price of $287.39 on Feb 14, 2017 and 52-Week Low Price of $178.19 on Nov 14, 2016. The shares were sold at an average price of $190.82, for a total value of $6,379,112.60. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its position in Tesla Motors by 14.5% in the third quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp restated a sell rating and issued a $155.00 price objective on shares of Tesla Motors in a report on Thursday, October 27th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company.
When it comes to the Analysis of a Stock, Price Target plays a vital role.
Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)went up 0.01% during trading on the USA exchange where it had a trading capacity of 4.8M shares. The stock's market cap is $38.83 billion. The current share price indicate that stock is -13.01% away from its one year high and is moving 40.29% ahead of its 52-week low. In order to determine directional movement, the 50-day and 200-day moving averages for Tesla, Inc.
Tesla Motors, Inc. closed its last trading session at $246.23 with the gain of 1.53%. The electric vehicle producer reported ($0.69) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.43) by $0.26. The firm earned $2.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.21 billion. General Motors Company had a net margin of 5.69% and a return on equity of 22.14%.
Record sales of crossovers, large SUVs and pickups in February drove General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) retail market share up more than one-half percentage point versus a year ago. The higher price estimate target is at $375 according to the Analysts.Tesla Motors, Inc. If you are reading this report on another website, it was illegally copied and republished in violation of global trademark and copyright legislation. The legal version of this report can be read at [[permalink]]. 1,168,916 shares of the company's stock traded hands. Studies indicate that the stock prices of firms with significant positive earnings surprises show above-average performance, while those with negative surprises have below-average performance. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 166,846 shares in the company, valued at $35,521,513.40. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The Stock now has a Weekly Volatility of 3.26% and Monthly Volatility of 2.74%. Reilly Financial Advisors LLC now owns 492 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $100,000 after buying an additional 237 shares during the period. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 15,433 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,528,138.13. Baillie Gifford & Co. increased its position in shares of Tesla Motors by 9.5% in the second quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 544 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $115,000 after buying an additional 1,305 shares during the period.
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History of the Company
In 1988, the Burgess family founded ProCare Rx with the vision of providing innovative computer software systems and services to various sectors of the healthcare industry. We processed our first pharmacy claim in 1994 using our own internally developed and managed systems, and today we process millions of claims every year.
Until 1998, ProCare Rx provided pharmacy claims processing, benefit administration, systems, and other management services to nearly one-third of the Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) entities in the United States. That year we made the strategic decision to expand our product line to include full-service pharmacy benefit management through the acquisition of NextGen PBM. In 2003, we established ProCare PharmacyCare, our wholly-owned full service mail order and specialty pharmacy. In 2006, ProCare Rx completed the acquisition of Palliative Therapeutics and created ProCare HospiceCare offering hospice specific PBM services and on-demand clinical pharmacy services.
Since our inception, we have pioneered transparency and a philosophy of "lowest net cost." Because we own all of the component PBM pieces, we are able to lower client costs consistently year after year while providing best in class, client-focused service.
Mission Statement
Our mission today, as it was years ago, is grounded with the same objectives for our clients that guide us every day:
- To provide the best, lowest cost pharmacy benefit management systems and services available
- To focus on providing better, faster, cost-effective services and solutions customized to the needs of our clients
- To partner with our clients to accomplish mutually beneficial goals
- To understand and actively respond to the needs of our clients
About Our Logo
- The eagle at the top of our crest symbolizes the strength that is embodied in everything we do: client relationships, clinical care, and technology systems.
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- The armored arm represents the strength of our leadership; ProCare Rx is the industry leader in 100% transparent PBM models and real-time customized application solutions.
- Our torch stands for the knowledge and honesty we bring to every client relationship: to resolve our clients' healthcare problems by providing the best, lowest cost pharmacy benefit management systems and services available.


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Ever wish you had a way to magically veganize any recipe? Somewhere to turn when you find that perfect dinner dish and all your hopes come crashing down when you scroll through the ingredient list only to discover meat or dairy hiding at the end?
Joni Marie Newman and Celine Steen have you covered with The Complete Guide to Even More Vegan Food Substitutions.
I'll admit that I never paid much attention to the original Complete Guide book simply because I thought I didn't need it. A bit arrogant of me, perhaps, thinking that I already knew everything I needed to know about making standard recipes vegan, because once you've seen one cheese sauce recipe, you've seen them all, right?
Oh, how wrong I was. The minute I got my hands on a review copy of this book, I realized that there was so much more to vegan substitutions than I ever could have imagined. The contents are divided into four sections:
- Dairy (milk and cheese)
- Eggs (for savory dishes and baking)
- Protein (chicken and beef, seafood, bacon and non-meaty meat "replacements")
- Kitchen Success (comprehensive substitution charts)
Throughout the book, Newman and Steen include notations to show which recipes are gluten-free, nut-free and soy-free. You'll also find no-added-sugar recipes, oil-free options and "quick and easy" recipes that come together in a flash. This lets you tell at a glance if a recipe fits your dietary needs and whether or not you can whip it up when your mother-in-law spontaneously announces she's coming over for dinner.
Before delving into the recipes, you can look over a glossary of some of the possibly unfamiliar ingredients that are used. Most are pretty recognizable, but some others, such as black salt, may be new to you. (I haven't had the pleasure of trying that one yet!) When you're ready to head to a specific section, you'll find a chart of substitutions specific to that part of the book along with an example recipe shown in its original and veganized formats. It really couldn't be any simpler than that.
Just what kinds of recipes are there, you ask? A better question would be what isn't there? Of course, there are recipes for the substitutions themselves, such as vegan butter, yogurt and cheese slices, but there are also recipes that use these substitutions. Here's just a small sampling to give you an idea:
- Mexican Cobb Salad (complete with tofu "egg whites" and "yolks")
- "Fish" Tacos
- Strawberry Clafoutis
- Linguine in Tomato Garlic Cream Sauce
- Breakfast Rice with Plums
- Summery Spelt Salad
- Bahn Mi Scramble
As you can see, Newman and Steen cover the whole spectrum from salads to desserts with main dishes for every meal in between. They even include an entire subsection full of meat replacements that don't try to imitate meat; rather, these recipes can stand in for meat when you're looking for a protein option without a meaty flavor. By the time you hit the substitution charts at the end, you'll be armed with an arsenal of vegan recipes for just about any substitution you could want, plus a bunch of brand-new dishes to try. The charts provide both homemade and store-bought suggestions for replacing non-vegan ingredients with page references to recipes within the book.
This is more than a guide; it's practically an encyclopedia. With this as part of your kitchen arsenal, you'll be armed and ready to veganize literally any recipe that comes your way, even those crazy bacon concoctions that keep popping up. (Link contains pictures of actual bacon, but all the recipes can be made vegan!) Because yes, there's even a recipe for Seitan Slab O' Bacon.
Now, you might be saying to yourself, "This all sounds great, but I can just go out and buy vegan yogurt/cheese/chicken/seafood/bacon…" Sure you can, but how many of these products contain the same kinds of highly processed ingredients that are making so many people on the standard American diet sick? The second goal that Newman and Steen have with this book is to provide recipes that use as many natural, whole-food ingredients as possible and avoid the junk that, while tasty and convenient, can undermine the health benefits of a vegan diet.
So go ahead, make that sausage and cheese breakfast sandwich you've been thinking about. Dip your veggies in ranch dressing. Serve your omni guests tuna sandwiches or spaghetti with "meatballs." It's all been veganized, and it's right at your fingertips in The Complete Guide to Even More Vegan Food Substitutions. If I had three thumbs like Zaphod Beeblebrox, I'd be putting them all up for this book!
Thanks to the folks at Quarto Publishing Group for letting me have a look at the book and for passing along a great recipe for me to share with you. True to form for me, the recipe that really smacked me between the eyes was perhaps the least quick and easy of them all. I haven't had a chance to make it yet, but I can practically hear it calling to me every time I pick up the book. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Dinner Plate Bowl. Chock full of goodness, it has everything you could want in a meal from the bed of kale on the bottom to the "special sauce" drizzled over the top. The best part? You can make a bunch when you have time and pop one in your lunch bag to enjoy a hearty plant-based meal at work any time during the week.
Trust me, your colleagues will be jealous. Even the guy who makes fun of you for eating so much kale.
Dinner Plate Bowl
* No Added Sugar * Nut-Free
There is something about putting your whole meal into a bowl that just makes it, well, taste better. And this one is no exception. We call it the Dinner Plate Bowl because inside is all the components of a traditional dinner plate. We like to make all of the components ahead of time, and assemble the bowl and reheat as needed for a quick-and-easy lunch or dinner. In fact, Joni has been known to make huge batches of these ingredients just for the purpose of "bowling" all week long.
- 2 pounds (908 g) baby red potatoes, halved
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil
- 1 tablespoon (9 g) minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary or 1 tablespoon (2 g) fresh
- Salt and pepper, to taste
For the balsamic onions:
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) neutral-flavored oil
- 1 large red onion, cut into thin rings
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) balsamic vinegar
- Salt and pepper, to taste
For the special sauce:
- 1 cup (225 g) vegan mayonnaise, store-bought or homemade
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon (17 g) ketchup
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon chipotle powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried dill, or 11/2 teaspoons fresh
- Salt and pepper, to taste
For the tofu:
- 1 block (10 ounces, or 284 g) extra or super firm tofu, drained and pressed
- 1 tablespoon (8 g) nutritional yeast
- 1/2 teaspooon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) neutral-flavored oil
- Salt, to taste
For the bowl:
- 1 bunch (about 10 ounces, or 284 g) Dino Lacinto kale, julienne cut
- 4 cups (632 g) cooked white or (780 g) brown jasmine rice, warm
- 1 cup (134 g) green peas, heated (fresh, frozen, or canned is fine)
- 2 stalks scallion, small chop on the bias
To make the potatoes: Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C, or gas mark 6). In a medium bowl, toss the halved potatoes with oil, garlic, and rosemary to coat. Arrange in a single layer on baking sheet, and bake for 30 to 45 minutes, or until tender and edges are browned. When done, remove from oven, and add salt and pepper to taste. Keep warm until ready to serve. (QV Note: You can roast potatoes without oil if you prefer–simply use parchment paper or a silicon mat on the baking sheet!)
To prepare the balsamic onions: Heat the oil in a small frying pan over medium heat. Add the onions and saute until soft. About 5 minutes, tossing regularly. Add the balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper, and continue to cook down until onions are very soft and caramelized, 7 to 10 minutes.
To make the special sauce: Whisk together all the ingredients in a small bowl until well combined. Set aside, or refrigerate until ready to serve.
To make the tofu: Add all the ingredients, except oil and salt, to a small bowl and toss to coat. Preheat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the tofu mixture and saute for about 5 minutes or until golden brown. Add salt to taste.
To assemble the bowl: Layer the ingredients in the following order: Kale on bottom, rice over the kale, potatoes over the rice, tofu over the potatoes, peas over the tofu, balsamic onions all over the top, drizzle liberally with sauce, then garnish with chopped scallion. Serve immediately, or package for easy-to-reheat lunches and dinners throughout the week.
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Wedding Photography of Kiran and Sam at Guru Nanak Gurdwara at Willenhall, followed by reception at the Park Hall Wolverhampton
Gopi and Michelle got married in a lovely civil ceremony at Ramada Parkhall Hotel followed by their reception at the same venue. While Gopi got ready at home surrounded by his loved ones, Michelle got ready in the bridal suite of the venue with her nearest and dearest. Michelle wore a lovely lacey white wedding dress while her bridesmaids wore long blush pink dresses.
While Michelle got ready, each of the bridesmaids received gifts and they returned the surprise by presenting Michelle with a little booklet of memories. The girls had all known each other from their days at school and were very close friends so this gift was both personal and meaningful to Michelle. How sweet!
Michelle made her grand entrance with her father into the Orangery of Ramada Park Hall and the wedding ceremony began. The couple shared their vows and officially became husband and wife. After the ceremony, all guests went out into the grounds of the venue for canapés and champagne. The venue has a lovely grand sweeping staircase where we grouped the guests for a big group portrait and confetti shot before taking photographs of smaller groups with the couple.
Gopi and Michelle had planned an outfit change so we managed to get some photographs of the couple before they headed up to their room to get changed. Once they got changed, they headed back downstairs to make their 2nd grand entrance of the day. Once Michelle and Gopi entered the Ballroom they cut their fabulous colourful cake designed to look like beautiful indian style cushions and then took to the dance floor for their first dance. The dance floor opened and our Newlyweds had their nearest and dearest join them on the dance floor to celebrate their beautiful day.
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State offering grants for visually impaired readers
If you or a loved one are in need of assistance to see better -- using magnification or other devices -- the Indiana State Library is offering help.
The Indiana State Library Foundation, in collaboration with the Indiana State Library's Talking Books & Braille Library, is seeking applicants for a new grant supporting patrons with the purchase of assistive technology devices.
To qualify, you must be enrolled in the state's Talking Books & Braille Library program and meet other requirements as stated on the application.
The grants will provide monetary reimbursements ranging from $50 to $1,000 towards the purchase of an assistive technology device of the recipient's choosing.
These devices remove many barriers to education and employment for visually impaired individuals and may include: video magnifiers, optical character recognition systems, speech systems, etc.
Indiana State Library Foundation Chairman Robert Barcus stated, "The foundation is pleased to support visually impaired patrons in the purchase of much needed assistive technology devices. These devices not only make it possible for the visually impaired to experience the joy of books, they also provide access to a world of technology that can lead the way to independent living."
"For years the Talking Books & Braille Library has served visually and physically impaired Hoosiers. The technologies grant program will further the State Library's mission of serving all Indiana residents, leading and supporting the library community, and preserving Indiana history," said State Librarian Jacob Speer.
To apply for an Indiana State Library Foundation grant, please visit http://www.in.gov/library/5442.htm.
For more information on assistive technology devices, please visit the American Foundation of the Blind's website at http://www.afb.org/info/living-with-vision-loss/using-technology/assistive-technology/123.
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Talking Books is a free service provided by the Indiana State Library's Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. This service is provided to individuals unable to utilize regular print because of either a visual or physical handicap.
Talking Books are books and periodicals recorded on specialized USB flash drive cartridges and on cassette tapes. These books and periodicals, as well as the equipment used to play them, are available for lending.
The application for this program can be found online at the Indiana State Library's Talking Books webpage.


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Link to latest Sound Truth Ministry free online Bible study – http://stministry.com/bible-study/harmony/
Live in Harmony
Message in the picture
"Live in Harmony – Whenever you pray, forgive anything you have against anyone. Then your Father in heaven will forgive your failures." Mark 11:25 (NOG)
Scripture for the day
Romans 12:14-16 J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS) And as for those who try to make your life a misery, bless them. Don't curse, bless. 15 Share the happiness of those who are happy, the sorrow of those who are sad. 16 Live in harmony with each other. Don't become snobbish but take a real interest in ordinary people. Don't become set in your own opinions.
Thought for the day
Meditate on this; be happy, of good comfort and joyful. Stay encouraged, do your best to resolve issues, disagreements and opinions between each other quickly. Live in harmony and peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. Now may the God Who gives the power of patient endurance (steadfastness) and Who supplies encouragement, grant you to live in such mutual harmony and such full sympathy with one another, loving each other as a family in accord with Christ Jesus. Be of one-mind in the Spirit and be blessed—Tim.
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♥ Question for 'Live in Harmony'
Do you live in harmony with everyone especially other believers?


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Shopping For Laptops? Check Out These Tips!
Whether you're headed off to college or just landed your dream job, you are probably in the market for a new laptop. Don't let the fact that you don't know much about them intimidate you. With proper knowledge, you can easily buy a laptop. Continue reading for the information you need.
If you'll be watching movies or playing video games on your laptop, choose a computer with a graphics card. Most laptops make use of integrated chips that don't have enough muscle to handle certain video needs. Multi-core processors are a better choice for gamers.
Don't be fooled into thinking that a more expensive laptop automatically means it's the best quality. Expensive does not always mean better. Sometimes, the higher price is a reflection of unneeded software, excessive shipping costs, a bloated ad budget to promote the brand or accessories you will never need or use. Instead, look over the different specs to see what it offers you.
When you're shopping for a laptop, it can be a good idea to leave a little extra room in your budget for a machine that performs a little better. Technology advances rapidly, and a laptop can become obsolete quickly. Upgrading one step up can mean that you get a laptop that last for several years, rather than only one year.
When shopping for laptops, give both Windows and Mac versions a look. Windows laptops are cheaper, but some love the Mac more. Visit an electronics store to give them both a try. After that, read reviews online to determine which is right for you.
Don't confuse netbooks with laptops. A netbook isn't just a small laptop. Netbooks offer simple options for Internet use and email, but nothing like the power and capability of a laptop. If what you need is a laptop, do not get a netbook.
Create a complete list of what you will require in a laptop. Are you going to take it into your kitchen so you can read recipes, for example? If this is your intent, make sure to protect it with a waterproof skin. Use the list to pinpoint the features you must have.
Laptop LCD displays can eat up quite a bit of battery time. Dim the light on your laptop to conserve battery power. Once you dim the brightness, you'll be surprised by how much longer your battery can perform for you.
Don't overlook security on your laptop. Fortunately, there are many options for security on laptops. One great idea is to purchase a laptop that requires fingerprint or face recognition. It will ensure only the people that are allowed to access it can.
Consider getting an extended warranty on your laptop. Laptop repairs can run into hundreds of dollars. Replacing a laptop can cost over a thousand. If you can afford to spend a few dollars for extra coverage, it might save you money down the line.
Keep the LCD screen on the dimmest setting to get the most out of the battery. A display screen drains the most power of your laptop's battery, so lowering this setting will extend your battery's life considerably. The screen brightness is adjusted in the settings part of your OS.
Computing Power
When thinking about computing power in laptop, most people don't require it to be very powerful. You don't need a lot of computing power unless you are planning on gaming on your laptop. The computer will be cheaper if it has less, so don't add things you don't need.
If you're wondering how you can get to the programs you use a lot more easily, you can get the shortcuts pinned to your Start menu. When you find the one you need, do a right-click, and choose the option to "pin" it in your Start menu. That program's icon will now show up in your Start menu.
Think about how much your laptop can be customized. It is easy to buy a laptop that comes with certain specs and be finished. However, you need to get a computer that meets your needs and fits into your budget. A custom laptop may be cheaper than a ready-made one, and you can get precisely the features you need and nothing more.
After you've bought a laptop, test it out thoroughly the first month. Most computers only have 30 days to get returned. Do things with the laptop that you might not have to repeat until well into the future, just to make sure it can do it. You've got a window here that you can use to make sure that this laptop is really the right one for you.
Newer Model
It is often wise to purchase your new laptop when a newer model is hitting the market. Buying a laptop when a newer model is on the market features two benefits. Primarily, you save money on the older model having a lower price point. The second is that the newer model will offer you better features which can be worth the price.
Now that you're more knowledgeable, you can purchase and use a laptop more comfortably. Let these tips help you with your laptop buying experience. You can find the perfect laptop that will last for years. You'll also know what to do when the time comes to replace it.
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tremor
Video (NYSE:TRMR), a provider of software for video ad
effectiveness, today announced that 70 premium publishers selected
Tremor Video's supply side platform (SSP) in Q1. This expansion of
builds on the momentum and continued focus on quality and growth of its
SSP, as reported in Tremor Video's Q4 2016 earnings in February 2017.
The breadth of inventory spans digital publishing conglomerates (AMC
Networks, Billboard, Uproxx Media Group, Salon Media Group), gaming
(Gameloft), international publishers (Give Me Sport UK), and new
categories such as 360/virtual reality (Immersv) and streaming (XUMO).
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The Mercado™ is approved by The National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) & compliant within the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) guidelines...READ MORE
Since its inception more than 70 years ago, the design of the wrestling headgear has never been truly functional, leaving the wrestler's head and face exposed to injuries.
Designed with straps, snaps and other stuff, the headgear shifts all over the place, and is constantly pulled over a wrestler's face and head. A headgear just never properly fits, and every wrestler faces the same problems – even choosing to not wear one at all.
As a former wrestler and coach, I know the struggle of finding a comfortable headgear that fits a wrestler without all the problems. So one day while in graduate school, I came up with an idea to design a better product. A world class team of mechanical, biomedical and industrial product engineers and designers was assembled and embarked on a 4-year mission to develop the most technical and functional headgear on the market that is secure, form-fitting, comfortable and protective – which won a national technology competition…
The Mercado™
The Mercado™ comes in 5 incredible unique graphic designs. Each design is created to capture the energy and spirit of training and competition.
For a proper size measure your head with a tape measurer. Starting at your forehead, wrap the tape measurer around the back of your head then back around to your forehead. Compare the measurements to the size chart below and select the size range that fits within your measurements.
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The Mercado officially hits the market November 15th.ORDER NOW!
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to behave in a certain way.
People laugh, talk, dress, excite,
sadden, and live in a pattern.
Sometimes people have to scream,
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Life is a game,
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I have some really great news!
Recently, like a few hours ago, an inspirational blogger themselves, Summer4Soul nominated me for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award!
Now, I know I have started blogging on here for only a little over a month from today, but this is truly a rewarding opportunity to be acknowledged by someone from the amazing WordPress community once again. My quality in my articles and the work that I have provided is definitely more important than how many articles I have written. Thank you for acknowledging that distinction!
What makes an inspiring blogger?
The Internet has many outlets for bloggers to express themselves about everything and anything you could imagine. Whether you enjoy reading articles like, "Fascination of Paint Drying," or something similar, "The Art of Drying Art," or "Beautiful Music from Nails Across Chalkboard," something must have inspired you from those articles.
Everyone has different tastes and interests for literature. Don't ever assume people will buy the whole local bookstore or read everything in the library. Although if I had the money, I would probably buy new books for local school libraries; not myself. That is definitely something my local parochial school needs now. If I had that much time to read, I would rather read books to children in children hospitals, orphanages, or other organizations.
So, how do you evaluate inspiration?
What makes a blog distinct from inspirational to very inspirational? Is there an award in between? Is it a scale from very distasteful to very inspirational? What if something is distasteful that it has some type of inspirational part in there? Anyways, before I start talking about the inspiration behind sacrificing animals for Middle Eastern holiday rituals – let me review the rules for this award.
The Rules
Here are the "rules" of accepting the Very Inspiring Blogger Award:
- Thank the person who nominated you and link back to them in your post.
- Share 7 interesting things about yourself.
- Nominate 7 bloggers you admire.
- Leave a comment somewhere on the seven blogs to make them aware of their nomination.
Objectives Completed
- Summer4Soul, it is an honor to accept and receive your nomination for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award on Saturday, December 15, 2012.
Mini Bio
Here are seven (7) interesting things about myself:
First, "Prinze Charming" was an original idea for one of my first blog usernames, specifically on Blurty or LiveJournal. It was an idea that didn't come from me, but from a girl I dated in a long distant relationship from Michigan in 2002. So, this glorified romantic reputation came into my life way before my poetic writing surfaced the Internet. I was only a 13 years old boy interested in Robert Frost. Did I write like him? I wanted something close.
Second, I received thirteen stitches from Hartford Children's Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut on my right hand on my mother's birthday. I was only around seven years old. Short story summary: two girls pushed me off an old, rusty wire fence while I was climbing back to the other side.
Third, I graduated from East Hartford High School with perfect attendance for all four years while maintaining outstanding performance in my foreign language classes: Spanish 4 Honors, French 3 Honors and Mandarin Chinese 1. You can read the list of awards on my About Me page.
Fourth, I am a mixed European-American breed. Yes, you see more of my Italian side from my father. His family came from Sicily, while my mom was born in London with a dual citizenship.
Fifth, my life revolved around animals. I raised baby Cockatiels, a wildlife rescued Nanday Conure, Himalayan and Persian cats, and a few goldfish.
Sixth, I am a recent University of Connecticut graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Yeah, surprised it's not English? During this week, last year, I wrote an extensive research paper on, "The Underlying Self Identity of Women in Tunisia; the Psychological Impact of Familial and Societal Pressures on Young Tunisian Women."
That paper truly opened my eyes for cultural identity among women in Tunisia. It was a sociology class that focused on The Developing World. My political courses focused on gender politics and exploitation of women bodies. I will make some time to share my book recommendations for this topic specifically.
Seventh, there's one last ironic thing to say. I've been single for almost six years, but I write like I am in a deep romantic relationship with an amazing person. Yeah, not really, or at least yet. They are all inspirational thoughts and romantic feelings that seem to linger inside my mind all the time. Sorry, ladies for the misunderstanding. I have yet to find a lucky woman while I write these mustered up poetic stories.
No happy ending, no goodnight kisses, nothing. Rien. C'est la vie .
Wow, maybe I should have said stuff like, "Kittens make my heart melt" and "I'm a very patient person that can work with children." Well, there you have it, Miley Cyrus. The seven things you would probably love about me. Don't hate, appreciate.
Now, the seven bloggers that I admire the most. Yeah, see, that's the thing. This compiled list is from a month of being here. Don't take it to heart, but this is the reason I didn't nominate anyone in return for Blog of the Year 2012. I just couldn't decide.
I also searched around, and I noticed that this award has been given out to seven, ten, fifteen or some customized number of nominations. Therefore, it is not fixed. However, I will use seven. Seven is a good number. It's a lucky number for gamblers who love the slot machines!
So, here we go, the following seven people desirable for this award within a month impression.
The Very Inspirational Seven
- cherispeak.wordpress.com
- iamforchange.wordpress.com
- innersecretsofmyheart.wordpress.com
- godgoseonablinddatewithscience.wordpress.com
- redefineyourmind.wordpress.com
- yesthatsme42.wordpress.com
- cookie5683.com
- * writersfield.wordpress.com *
Note: The following people above have contributed so much to me within my first month here. They all have very inspirational blogs. Although this is a very concise compiled list of blogs, I may expand this list at any time. Take care.
01/04/13 – I added Tarisai for causing an influential and inspirational impact on everyone in his community. Thank you!


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Intern should gain knowledge and/or skills in sales and marketing concepts and practices.
Only applicants who receive college credit for their internship will be considered.


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The UK banking major HSBC has been accused of helping businesses to launder money and evade taxes in Argentina.
Argentina's tax agency said that the local subsidiary of the British bank, HSBC Bank Argentina SA, has helped several companies with phantom bank accounts to launder 393m pesos ($77m, £50m) and evade taxes of 224m pesos.
Federal tax agency Afip's six-month investigation uncovered evidence of "decisive participation" of HSBC executives in hiding the businesses' financial information, according to its director Ricardo Echegaray.
The agency which filed criminal charges against the HSBC unit in February said the case is now before a federal judge. The investigation also covers other banks and a brokerage firm.
"We hope to recover what is due and see the courts apply an appropriate penalty," Echegaray said.
Lyssette Bravo, a spokeswoman for HSBC Mexico and Latin America said the allegations "are of great concern, and we are committed to working cooperatively with authorities to ensure a thorough review and appropriate resolution of the matter."
The allegation comes a year after the bank was fined about 32m pesos by Argentina's financial crimes agency UIF for not reporting suspicious transactions.
If convicted for helping tax evasion, the bank is likely to get fines ranging from three to 10 times the amount.
In December, HSBC had to pay a $1.9bn fine to the US for failed anti-money laundering controls. The US authorities had accused that the failure allowed drug proceeds and transactions from sanctioned nations enter the country's financial system.
The bank previously admitted to having poor money laundering controls and has been taking steps to improve its operations. HSBC said last year that it spent $290m to improve anti-money laundering systems.
It also appointed former head of the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, Bob Werner, as the chief of financial crime compliance, a new position created to oversee the bank's anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance systems.


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Stacie Halas, Beyoncé, Separate and Unequal/
Ayanna Nahmias, Editor-in-ChiefLast Modified: 12:32 p.m. EDT, 23 January 2013
OXNARD, California - This past year has been tough on women, especially for those who have taken a brave and public stand like Malalai Yousafzai, a young Pakistani teenager who recently survived an assassination attempt and continues to live under a death threat simply because she advocated for education for girls in her country.
In the United States, a country with far more progressive women's rights legislation than some nations, women are still subject to unequal treatment, physical abuse, and verbal castigation as in the case of Sandra Fluke.
In 29 February 2012, Fluke was called a "slut" and a "prostitute" by a conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh in response to the Georgetown University Law Center student's speech the previous week to House Democrats in support of mandating insurance coverage for contraceptives.
To add insult to injury, this past election cycle revealed a concerted effort by politicians and other far right factions to dismantle the legislative gains women have achieved in this country. In 1963, author, Betty Friedan published her book, "The Feminine Mystique." She discovered that most housewives were unhappy with their lives in which they were relegated to cooking and cleaning, while the men provided.
Although, opportunities for women has expanded beyond the domiciliary confines; there are still many impediments to women achieving equality in both the work place and society in general. Globally, women continue to encounter difficulties in achieving economic and social equality.
According to the White House Project, nearly 18% of women occupy top leadership positions compared to 82% of men. In fact, "among Fortune 500 companies, women constitute only 3% of the CEOs, 6% of the top paying positions and 16% of the corporate officers. Among Fortune 500 companies, women account for 15% of the board members; 13% of these companies have no women on their boards.
The leadership pipeline exists – women make up 48% of the labor force and 51% of all management/administrative/professional positions – but progress beyond this point is stalled and has been for the past three years. The wage gap widens as women age and move up the ladder into management. Women make only 78% percent of what men make – an improvement of less than half a penny a year since 1963 when The Equal Pay Act was signed. African-American women make 64% and Hispanic women make 52% of what white men make. (Source: The White House Project)
Today, many American youth look for role models in the sports and entertainment industries. Young girls are more likely to identify with a movie star, singer, or television personality, than a female CEO or other executive. As an example, in the 2013 January issue of GQ magazine, Beyoncé Knowles graced the cover for a feature article about the state of feminism in Western society. Posing in a small pair of shorts, a cropped and revealing man's shirt that almost exposed her breasts; this was the image that the editors chose to entice readers to purchase the magazine.
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Sex sells; however, this obviously transparent appeal to its reader's libido under the guise of exploring the state of feminism today is nothing short of crass. In reading the Knowles' interview, one wonders why she would have chosen to dress so provocatively while discussing a topic as serious as women's rights, cultural and sexual bias, and the state of feminism.
Gloria Steinem and others would not have chosen to present themselves in a manner that is obviously antithetical to the cause of being taken seriously as a human being, and not just as an empty vessel sex symbol.
In terms of economic prowess and success, Knowles inhabits a rarefied world of top echelon entertainment earners. But, her GQ interview could have been an opportunity to do more than pay lip service to feminism.
In fact her attire on the cover of the magazine, as well as her dress in music videos and while on tour, belies the pro-feminist sentiment she presented in her interview. This obvious dichotomy is part of the reason she is probably successful, but is it an appropriate stance for a woman who millions of young women desire to emulate?
Only Knowles can be the arbiter of her actions and their impact on young women, because in the end it is her life, and her legacy, and any judgment by others would likely be viewed as envy versus circumspection.
Which brings us to the most recent and egregious example of unequal rules governing the lives of men versus women.
In Oxnard, California, Stacie Halas, 32, a middle-school science teacher was fired from her job after it was discovered that she performed in pornographic films during an eight-month period from 2005 to 2006 because of financial problems after her boyfriend abandoned her.
Halas had successfully overcome her past and was by all accounts performing admirably as a teacher. Despite this, she was unceremoniously dismissed and subsequently brought suit against Haydock Intermediate School for wrongful dismissal.
Her lawyer, Richard Schwab said Tuesday. "I think she's representative of a lot of people who may have a past that may not involve anything illegal or anything that hurts anybody." (Source: Huffington Post)
This is not to say that men do not suffer the repercussions of bad sexual conduct, as in the high-profile case of former President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky. Whereas Clinton was subjected to impeachment proceedings and public humiliation, Lewinsky was vilified as a "slut" and a "home wrecker," and subsequently moved out of the country.
Though the discovery of these pornographic videos of Halas on the website may indeed pose a problem for her continued effectiveness in teaching minors; firing her for past indiscretions when many men have been caught in equally compromising position or had sordid pasts revealed without suffering commiserate punishment is hypocritical.
Examples abound, like former D.C. Mayor, Marion Barry, who was caught with a prostitute while smoking crack cocaine, but after a brief incarceration was allowed to resume his political career. Or more recently, former governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who fathered a child, Joseph Baena, with his housekeeper who continued to work for the family until the revelation of the affair when the boy was 15 years old.
Though these are not one-to-one comparisons, they are yet another example of justice unequally rendered, and reminiscent of the racist rational of Jim Crow laws which enforced the political hypocrisy of "separate but equal."Follow Nahmias Cipher Report on Twitter Twitter: @nahmias_report Editor: @ayannanahmias Return to Page 1 »


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Just as it is in real-world marketing, there are many strategies in online product marketing. This is where most of the new online marketers make their primary mistake – they believe that the Internet is a separate market that follows a different approach.
Marketing a product on the Internet needs parallel strategies just as they need these same sales strategies in marketing products in the real world.
There may be other methods and styles of advertising now (Google AdSense, affiliate marketing, etc.) in the online world. However, these new approaches in selling a product cannot guarantee sales based on these new marketing techniques.
The following are some of the aspects you have to consider in doing online product marketing.
Know your product's competitive advantage. Better yet, create one. How different is your product from the others? (More effective? More durable? Stronger? etc.) If you can't find a unique competitive advantage, inventing one is the best solution.
To break through the fierce competition, your product must have a competitive edge over the others.
Niche / Specialty Market
Today, there is no more market for products that sports a one-size-fits-all quality. Your product must find its own niche – the right market where the target group is interested in your product. Scissors for left-handers sell better than regular ones, if marketed in the right niche.
Niche marketing also has the advantage of getting your product away from competition because it is regarded as a specialized one.
Right medium
Finding and using the right communications medium for your product is another important factor in online product marketing. You must know the right media to use in the marketing.
The communications medium should deliver the marketing message (including its competitive advantage) to the right customers. Whether it be a blog, a website or an online ad, the medium must serve to fit your product.
Opening a website with the plan of pushing your product online without any clear marketing message and planning (positioning, USP, target strategies, etc.) will not prosper very much.
Just as it is in the real world, constant repetition is another important factor in selling. A marketing message that is reinforced by constant repetition has more chances of being retained in the market's mind than those that are seldom seen and heard. (The success of products advertised constantly on TV proves that.)
After finding the right online medium for your product, ensure that the message is repeated enough times (and in different online media) to get programmed in the people's minds to buy your products.
Message delivery
The forms of delivery of your marketing message are also crucial. The communication medium can be in the form of a blog, a dedicated website, display ads or some social networking sites.
One caution: Do not use one medium and exclude all the others. Today's online media is in a unique form of network by themselves. You need to support the medium you are using with the available others using the unified message of your product's competitive advantage.
A logo, however great-looking and effective by itself, is not sufficient to start a campaign on your product's competitive advantage. It is nothing more than a visual tool, a component of your strategies on your online product marketing.


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**Funds Available to Assist DEMA Member Exhibitors and Buyers of DEMA Show 2015 **
The Diving Equipment & Marketing Association (DEMA) announced on October 23, 2015 that the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors has approved the activation of the Disaster Assistance Program to assist DEMA-Member Show Exhibitors and Buyers impacted by Tropical Storm Erika, Hurricanes Joaquin and Patricia, and the severe California wildfire known as the Valley Fire.
DEMA's Disaster Assistance Program was first created in 2004 and has been used when DEMA-Member companies are impacted by disasters which may interfere with their ability to promote their businesses, products, services and destinations. The funds have also been set aside to assist DEMA-Member retailers to make sure that they can continue their operations. As funds are limited, in this instance, DEMA has earmarked them specifically for DEMA-Member companies that planned to exhibit or buy at DEMA Show 2015 but which were subsequently impacted by these natural disasters. Funds are provided to Exhibitors, in the affected areas, based on their exhibit size, and to Buyers in the impacted areas who attend DEMA Show and stay in a DEMA block hotel.
Exhibitors from the affected areas outlined below are eligible to apply for the funds to help them get to the trade show. Buyers who planned to attend DEMA Show can also apply for funds to assist in staying onsite at DEMA Show.
"The DEMA Disaster Assistance Program funds are available to DEMA-Member manufacturers, destinations and other industry related entities to aid them in getting to and exhibiting at DEMA Show 2015," said Tom Ingram, Executive Director of DEMA. "Registered Buyers from DEMA Member businesses who are staying in the DEMA hotel block are also eligible for funds to assist in attending DEMA Show, so they can buy products and services they need to keep their businesses in operation."
Exhibitor Assistance Program: DEMA's Disaster Assistance Program funds are available to DEMA-Member Exhibitors who were fully paid by September 25, 2015, and physically located in the following places:
· Dominica – Tropical Storm Erika (August, 2015)
· Northern California Counties of Lake, Napa and Sonoma - Valley Fire (September, 2015)
· Bahamas – Hurricane Joaquin (September/October 2015)
· South Carolina – Hurricane Joaquin (September/October 2015)
· Southeastern North Carolina – Hurricane Joaquin (September/October 2015)
· Western Mexico – Hurricane Patricia (October 2015)
For affected Exhibitors, each exhibit space purchased and paid for by September 25, 2015, DEMA will provide regular Exhibitors with $US 400.00 in assistance. Funds will be awarded onsite at DEMA Show 2015 to the exhibiting companies who apply and fall within the guidelines deeming them eligible for assistance. Funds are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis up to the maximum available from the DEMA disaster assistance fund. All interested parties must apply for the assistance funds on site at DEMA Show in Orlando, FL prior to close of the Show, November 7, 2015. For more information and to receive a DEMA 2015 Disaster Assistance Fund Processing form, see the DEMA Staff at the DEMA Booth at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. The complete rules for disbursements will be available at the DEMA Booth.
Attendee Assistance Program: Designed for DEMA Member Buyers who are registered for the Show and staying in one of the hotels contained within the official DEMA Show hotel block, one registered Buyer from an attending DEMA Member business physically located in the affected areas can receive reimbursement for one night hotel stayin the DEMA hotel block which takes place by midnight eastern time, November 6, 2015. The complete rules for disbursements will be available at the DEMA Booth.
Designated disaster areas eligible for funds include:
- The Bahamas Island chain
- South Carolina
- The Southeastern Region of North Carolina
- Cities located in the Northern California counties of Lake, Sonoma and Napa
- The Island of Dominica
- Western Mexico
Rosen Centre Hotel
9840 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819
Hilton Orlando Convention Center
6001 Destination Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32819
Days Inn Orlando/International Drive
5858 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819
The designated Buyer from an affected DEMA Member must apply for the disaster funds through the DEMA Office prior to close of business on December 3, 2015 and present the receipt for the hotel stay. Funds are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis up to the maximum of the DEMA disaster assistance fund. Exhibitors are not eligible for hotel reimbursement assistance under this program, but can receive Exhibitor Assistance as described above.


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Good Food Day of Service 2012
The 2012 Mayor's Day of Service in Los Angeles aka Good Food Day LA is a citywide event focused on strengthening and celebrating our local food system.
On Saturday, March 31, volunteers throughout Los Angeles will be working together engaging in activities in support of good food at nearly forty different event sites including many community gardens and school gardens.
To find an event location near you, click on the Good Food Day map or download the PDF List of Activities from the Los Angeles Food Policy Council.
I'll be volunteering at the Los Angeles Leadership Academy HS Urban Farm Project, 234 East Avenue 33, Los Angeles, 90031 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm.
The Network for a Healthy California will be holding bi-lingual nutrition education classes and healthy food tastings. UC Master Gardeners will be giving workshops in seed starting, transplanting and container gardening.
Come join us as a participant or come join us as a volunteer. Either way come out and support Los Angeles by helping to create a more healthy, fair and sustainable food system.
Hope to see you there.
Tools for School Giveaway from Garden Tool Co.
Garden Tool Company will give three lucky schools a gift certificate for $500 dollars, so they can pick the tools that will help their school garden program the most.
How to Enter
Are you with a school or do you know of a school that has a garden program and could benefit from some garden tools for the students?
If so, just send us an email from the school's email system and tell us about your gardening program and how you're school and the kids could benefit from winning these tools. (One entry per school please and schools located in the United States)
Send your email to: email@example.com
On April 1st, 2012 we'll pick three lucky winners and contact them via their email address.
Edible Petioles
Pop quiz: When we're eating celery what part of the plant are we consuming?
A celery stalk, the part of the celery plant we eat, is a special part of the leaf structure called a petiole. A petiole is a small stalk that attaches the leaf blade of a plant to the stem.
Can you name any other edible petioles?
If you said rhubarb, you are correct.
What about stems? What are the tastiest stems on the planet?
Arguably asparagus.
For more info see Edible Leafs: Spinach, Celery, and Artichokes
A Clothing Garden – Growing Cotton and Flax
We make a big deal about where our food originates from, but what about our clothing? Sure much of it is man-made chemistry, but natural plant fibers also contribute greatly to our daily wardrobes. Think of t-shirts, sweaters, and skirts made of cotton and shirts, pants and jackets made from linen. All originated as plants.
Cotton is a soft, fluffy, natural fiber that grows into a boll, or protective capsule around the seeds of the cotton plant. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal.
No one knows exactly how old cotton is but archeologists have found cotton bolls and pieces of cloth in Mexican caves that date back 7,000 years. In Pakistan, cotton was being grown, spun, and woven into cloth as early as 3,000 B.C.
Linen is considered to be one of the earliest products known to civilization. It is made from the inner stalk of the flax plant and one of the first vegetable fabrics to be woven. It is valued for its exceptional coolness and freshness in hot weather.
There is evidence of cloth being made from linen in Mesopotamia and in Turkey as far back as 7000 to 8000 BC. The flax plant that it comes from is believed to have first been domesticated in the area known as the Fertile Crescent. Mummies in Egypt were routinely wrapped in linen.
For info on how to grow cotton see Instructions for Planting Cotton Seeds from CottonsJourney.com.
For more information about Cultivating Flax see fact sheet from Department of Horticulture, Purdue University.
Clothing Garden Curriculum Suggestions:
1) Geography
Flax plants are believed to have originated in the area known as the Fertile Crescent aka "The Cradle of Civilization" Can you locate this area on a map? Why do you think linen clothing was popular in this region?
2) Math
It takes a patch of land of about 20 feet square to grow enough cotton for one common blouse. How many square feet would you need for 12 dozen blouses?
3) History
Cotton is woven into our American History because of Slavery and the Civil War. How did cotton figure into both of these events?
4) Art
Design an outfit for a scarecrow using only cotton and linen.
Reflections on a New School Garden
By James Gardeneer, Principal, Austin Road Elementary School, Mahopac, NY
I think we can all agree it has been an unusual winter. It's now the end of the first week in February and we still have no snow on the ground. The temperatures are frequently hitting the low 50's, and there are reports of birds already beginning their spring migration back to the northeast. Despite the unusual weather, and my desire for at least one significant snowfall, I am already turning my thoughts to spring, to warm sun, and of course, to our new school garden. When I look out on our now dormant beds, I see one thing. Potential. Potential for our school to completely integrate a new learning environment into the fabric of our school culture.
As a former life science, biology, and AP environmental teacher (for over 20 years), my transition to an elementary principal 18 months ago was, at times, dramatic. However, the one goal I did want to pursue was to incorporate as much science into our elementary program as possible and, in particular, get students out into the field to observe, to record, to enjoy nature, where it deserves to be enjoyed – outdoors.
With support from teachers and our amazing PTO volunteers, we created a proposal to build a school garden on our grade 1-5 campus. Despite the fact that this was not an inexpensive proposition, our PTO generously approved the project and lent their full financial support to the endeavor. The garden was completed in late July of 2011, just in time for our summer reading camp participants to plant our first small crop.
Our 630 students returned in the fall to an amazing new structure on campus. To say that anticipation was high would be an understatement. Our students energetically jumped into planting over 700 seedlings in our new Austin Road garden. The majority of our teachers participated in this first round of fall planting, and those that did not, did express some regret at not doing so. It gave me great joy to see many classes going out in the garden throughout the fall as they measured, made drawings, and examined their plants to see the amazing growth. Students seemed relaxed and happy outdoors even when getting their hands dirty. Despite a freak 16″ snowfall at Halloween, many of the plants survived and continued being observed and examined by our students throughout most of November. Staff too went to the garden to pick some of the lettuce and bok choy plants for home use. In late November, we blew out the water lines and officially buttoned things up for the winter.
Now as we move into mid-February, I realize that we have a lot of planning and work ahead. Good work and with great potential for positive outcomes. With the help of TGS, we have been contacting other schools to "borrow" curriculum ideas and suggestions. In addition to administrative and teacher input, we have parent volunteers that are very much a part of all of our planning. We even have one amazing 3rd grader, Max, who is heading up our organic insect control research. Could he be a future world famous botanist or entomologist? Only time will tell.
Once again, our PTO has backed our most recent requests with additional financial support. With their generous help we are bringing an outside curriculum consultant to our school to help create a planting schedule, design activities and lessons, and integrate our garden into our school curriculum. Everyone agrees that we don't need another "add on." The school day is already too busy for that. Therefore, our goal is to make our garden part of the school itself. Our hope is to make it as integrated into our student's lives as the playground itself. When this happens, and I am convinced it will, I will feel satisfied that the true potential of our garden has been realized. In the meantime, we are all, students, teachers and parents alike, enjoying the process of building a school garden program.
As we move into the 21st century, our students are immersed in a technological world. Yet they also need real life experiences in nature. In my humble opinion, they will certainly benefit from planting a seed, watching it grow, and harvesting a vegetable. To me, this is where true learning and greater appreciation for our global resources is born and thrives. Who knows what impact these experiences will have on their overall life?
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Integrated Pest Management in the School Garden
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is the term we use to describe the methods involved in controlling animals and insects in the garden. Before listing them it is important to point out the following:
1) Not all insects in the garden are harmful. Familiarize yourself with who the good bugs aka beneficials are and those that do the most harm.
Good Bugs – See Meet the Beneficials, a pdf poster from IPM Online, University of California Davis that illustrates the various natural predators and parasites that feed on common garden pests.
Bad Bugs – See Plant Pest Identification Chart from Dept of Entomology, Texas A&M University .
2) Frequent monitoring of your plants is essential. Don't let a little problem become a big problem. The earlier a problem is addressed the more quickly and easily it can be solved. Careful inspection of your plants should be done on a regular basis. If you're fortunate enough to own a greenhouse careful monitoring of your pants indoors is recommend as well. (If you're in the UK, Argos has a great range of greenhouses.)
3) Some level of damage can be tolerated. A few wormholes on your leaves is not going to destroy your plant. However if unchecked, and they start feeding on the grow tip the plant will not mature.
These are five methods of IPM:
1) Plant Selection
A healthy plant is better able to withstand its environment than one that is stressed by improper fertilization, irrigation, or being planted out of season. Remember to plant cool-weather crops in the fall (in California) and warm weather crops in the spring.
Plant selection also includes the planting of specialized crops. Some plant varieties are more susceptible to pests than others. Choosing the right variety may be all that is necessary to ensure a healthy plant. For example tomatoes labeled with a VFN designation are better able to resist the diseases caused by Verticillium, Fusarium viruses and Nematodes (microscopic worms that feed on plant roots). This information will be readily available in most seed catalogs.
2) Physical Barriers
A good example of physical barrier is a fence. If deer or rabbits are a problem in your garden the area will need to be fenced. Bury the fence about one foot deep to keep burrowing animals out. If gophers are a problem you will need to place chicken wire below your raised bed. Floating row covers and bird netting are other examples of physical barriers.
3) Traps
Insect traps use pheromones, visual lures or food to attract pests and capture them. Pheromones are the substances female insects use to sexually attract males to them. Visual lures use colors and shapes to attract pests. A good example of a trap is the yellow sticky card that keeps whiteflies off your tomatoes. Aphids and white flies as well as other small flying insects are attracted to the yellow color and are then entrapped in the glue. They are not effective in a very large area but for a small school garden they are effective.
Another example of a trap is to lay a wooden board down in your pathway raised a few inches on one end to attract snails. They will try to hide there during the day. Simply turn the board over and remove the snails.
4) Biological Controls
Biological Controls rely on the use of living organisms called natural enemies or beneficials to eat or kill the pests. Two well-known beneficials are ladybugs and green lacewings.
Another biological control is BT (Bacillus thuringiensis), a microorganism that occurs naturally. It is very effective with worms and caterpillars that congregate on the underside of green leaves such as beets and chard as well as on the leaves of the entire Brassica family. BT is diluted with water and sprayed onto the underside of leaves.
5) Pesticides
Pesticides are used as a last resort. If you must use a pesticide, choose the least toxic yet most effective product that targets the pest but does not also kill natural enemies or is harmful to pets and other animals. Insecticidal soaps usually fit this bill. To learn more about pesticides see National Pesticide Information Center.
For more detailed information on IPM, see Pests Listed According to Vegetable.
A Garden School Grows in Africa
Our story begins with David Gido, Headmaster of the Making a Difference Foundation Tanzania (MDFT) Garden School, a small primary school in Arusha, Tanzania, the gateway to the best Safaris in Africa.
As a teacher, David wanted to do something about the growing number of HIV/AIDS orphans that were not attending primary school. He started tutoring about 10 children after school and the numbers soon grew. He then enlisted the help of a few of his school colleagues and paid them from his own meager salary. Soon, kids as young as 3 years old were walking very long distances to attend David's school, which by now became the only viable education option for many of these families whose parents make on average about $2-$3 a day. Although there is currently a government initiative for change, most Tanzanian public schools are not free and parents must pay fees along with buying uniforms and supplies.
David grew up as an orphan himself. He was born in Rwanda, where his father was killed in the Hutu/Tutsi conflicts. His mother returned to her native Tanzania, and as is common, David was not well accepted by his new stepfather's family. As a result, he has a soft heart for indigent children who face a life of extreme poverty and difficulty because of circumstances outside their immediate control.
David felt such empathy that with his own money he rented a building and started a school. His objective was both simple and lofty – to create an education model that can make a profound and lasting difference in the students' lives in order to transform their future. It is his wish to educate Tanzanian's next scientists, business entrepreneurs, social developers and decision makers.
Around this time a kinship began on Facebook between David and Matinga Ragatz, an innovative and dynamic high school teacher in Michigan. Among her many accomplishments, Matinga was named Michigan Teacher of the Year for 2010/11 and in 2011 became a NASA certified Educator.
Matinga immediately felt a kinship with David as a teacher that aims out of the box.
"We began to dream together," she said. "David wants to provide an education that truly makes a real impact in these young kid's lives. We are collaborating on this prototype hoping to collect data and demonstrate an effective education model that can help transform the skills needed to provide a better quality of life for our students as well as for their community."
One of their benefactors is Todd "TJ" Duckett. He is a former NFL running back and now a philanthropist and founder of New World Flood, an organization focused on encouraging young people to take up the slack during the economic down turn through volunteering and service to their communities. TJ visited the MDFT primary school in the summer of 2011 and is the inspiration behind the naming of the school farm, the Flood Garden.
On the MDFT blog, David explains it this way, "We decided to call our little farm the Flood Garden because we intend to flood our community with children who are skilled and able to take up the current economic slack and help fix the immediate issues in their own communities. We also want to FLOOD the community with innovative ways to improve their diet, income and budgets from the ideas of our little urban farm."
From the start, the school farm was imagined as an integral part of the school.
"The school farm would help us diversify our income, start a parent cooperative where they could exchange sweat equity for school fees, create outdoor classrooms to lessen overcrowding within the traditional 4 walls, replace the immediate need for traditional books, labs and other conventional resources (the farm is the best textbook!!), introduce a better diet for our school meals program, create Kitchen Garden models to spread to our community the idea of growing one's own food in a crowded, low income urban setting, and among many, many other things, create a place were our teachers could learn and innovate their lessons and skills every day!"
The MDFT teachers, although young, are very enthusiastic about participating in the Flood Garden learning model. The idea of making a Maasai style house as an outdoor kitchen came from them. They are interested in teaching history to the students by showing them traditional Maasai building techniques. Currently the teachers make less than $1,000 a year, which is not enough to provide them with a living wage, so the teachers sleep in the school at night.
Along with this dedicated teaching staff, David has been able to gather support from parents, students and community members. Because they are low on funds they are able to find resources in the form of knowledge, materials, and care. One of the first people they met was Cecilia, a local community member with a degree in Agriculture who is turning her property into a nursery for exotic plants and ponds. Cecilia has been incredibly supportive and generous with her time consulting with the school staff on horticultural matters.
The MDFT Garden School is like a small seedling. There is still much room for growth.
Phase 1 is the current Primary School Garden (ages 2-7) with an emphasis on curriculum and self-sufficiency.
Phase 2 will be to expand the school physically to allow students to continue their education throughout their school careers (ages 8+).
As Matinga explains, "We want to study the impact of our education model on the future economic opportunities of our students but we cannot do that if our students leave our system at age 8."
To this end David and Matinga are hoping to purchase 10+ acres of land that would allow them to:
a) build additional space for the school
b) expand farming efforts to provide a better meal plan for the students
c) expand the farm (both crops and fish ponds) to create a surplus they could sell
d) build dormitories and provide a better environment for the homeless children
e) expand the farm to create a Farm Cooperative for widowed mothers
f) expand their project-based education model to provide an innovative Career/Technology Education program for middle and high school students.
Unfortunately, there are currently no funds available for these programs. In the near future we hope to initiate a Kickstarter.com program as well as other fundraising efforts to raise money and awareness.
I'll keep you posted.


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