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2 Tin Buckets with Tap Traditional Solar Water Feature
Product Code: AQS/PWF5939
2 Tin Buckets with Tap Traditional Solar Water Feature
A water feature is not just an aesthetic addition to your garden; it's a transformative element that enhances the overall ambiance of your outdoor space. The soothing sound of flowing water creates a serene atmosphere, providing a tranquil retreat from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. It invites nature closer, as birds and beneficial insects are often drawn to these water sources. Additionally, a water feature can serve as a focal point in your garden, adding value and character to your property. Whether it's a small, bubbling fountain or an elaborate pond, a water feature can significantly boost the charm and relaxation quotient of your garden, making it a haven for both you and wildlife. This beautiful feature designed by Aqua Creations is a great addition to your garden.
Infuse your garden with a sense of classic charm using our Traditional water features, available in both solar-powered and mains-powered models. These features are a natural fit for traditional gardens, boasting unique designs that are rich in detail and offer a range of warm colors. The inclusion of LED lighting not only enhances their visual appeal during the day but also provides a cozy glow at night. The soothing sound of water from these features adds a relaxing ambiance, perfect for unwinding. Available at a mid-range price, our Traditional water features are crafted to combine timeless aesthetics with practical functionality, ensuring they are a delightful addition to any outdoor space.
- Made From Resin
- Style Traditional
- This Feature Includes Incorporated LED lighting for a nighttime Glow
- This item is available in both solar and mains.
- We also offer care kits & covers to complement your feature. See the above tabs for more details.
- Height:74 cm
- Width: 33 cm
- Depth: 33 cm
- Brands: Aqua Creations
- Other: Made From - Resin | Style - Traditional
Solar Power Kit
The Solar Power Kit is designed for optimal flexibility and environmental friendliness. It features integrated batteries, ensuring consistent operation even during intermittent cloud cover and the ability to power your feature and lights for a few hours at night.
- 5m low voltage garden grade Solar cable connects the Pump to the Solar Panel.
- LED Converter Cable to power feature's lights (5m Long).
- Solar Pump Kit, including Solar Panel & Fixing Brackets.
- Integrated batteries for uninterrupted operation, even during spot cloud cover.
- Operational at night for 3-4 hours on a full charge.
- User-friendly with an on/off switch for convenience.
- Designed primarily for summer season use with reduced performance in colder months.
Solar Power Kit with Mains Charger
Our Solar Power Kit with Mains Charger is the perfect blend of sustainability and convenience. This option is designed for those who seek the flexibility of solar energy with the added benefit of quick, indoor charging.
- Indoor charger for simple and rapid charging of the integrated batteries.
- Capable of charging the batteries in as little as 1 hour, providing 2-3 hours of runtime.
- Quick-release fittings on the solar panel for easy disconnection and indoor charging.
- Ideal for ensuring functionality for evening events or unpredictable weather conditions.
- Chargers available for separate purchase, offering flexibility for future upgrades.
This item is also available in mains power, please see FEATURED ITEMS on the right of the product page or search the item using the search bar at the top - Mains-powered features are usually cheaper than solar versions so please check to see what best suits your needs. - You can still purchase a solar variant from the mains power listing.
Additional Note: We provide a comprehensive range of spare parts and replacements for all types of kits, ensuring long-term support and maintenance for your water feature.
Water Feature Cover
Our water feature covers are priced between £10 and £20, tailored to the size of your feature. We provide the manufacturer's recommended cover, ensuring a perfect fit and optimal protection.
Special Offer: Save £5 when you purchase a cover along with your feature! This not only offers immediate savings but also ensures long-term care for your water feature.
During the off-season, our covers are invaluable. They protect against rain, snow, leaves, grass, and bird droppings, keeping your feature clean and ready for use. This means less cleaning and more enjoyment come springtime. With a Water Feature Cover, your feature stays protected and pristine, simplifying maintenance and enhancing your outdoor experience.
Deluxe Care Kit
Enhance Your Water Feature's Longevity and Beauty
Drawing from our two decades of expertise in water features, we've crafted the ultimate Deluxe Care Kit. It's not just about maintaining your water feature – it's about elevating it. Our kit combats the common challenges of Frost, Algae, Dirt, and Grime, ensuring your feature remains a stunning focal point all year round. The environmentally friendly chemicals in this kit are carefully selected for their efficacy and safety, making them an essential addition to any water feature.
What's Included in the Deluxe Care Kit:
- Frost Free: A winter essential to prevent water from freezing.
- Sparkle Solution: A heavy-duty cleaner for bi-annual use, ensuring two years of brilliance.
- Sterilising Tablets: Use these throughout the year to keep water fresh and clear, while being safe for birds and pets.
- Cleaning Cloth: Ideal for wiping away grime and keeping surfaces sparkling.
- Special Bundle Price: Valued at £30 when sold separately, get it for just £20 with your water feature purchase.
Water Treatment Tablets Only
Simple, Effective Water Care
For those who prefer a more basic approach, our Water Treatment Tablets are a perfect choice. These tablets are a simple yet effective solution to keep your water feature's water clean, fresh, and algae-free. With their gentle sterilization properties, they are perfectly safe for the local wildlife, including pets.
What You Get:
- 50 x Treatment Tablets: Easy-to-use tablets for continuous water clarity and hygiene.
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Item Delivered with DPD We partner with DPD to ensure a smooth delivery of your items. Please provide a mobile number at checkout so we can provide text notification and a delivery time window; DPD offers a great customer experience, with Timed Delivery Slots, APP notification, ability to leave in a safe place or with a neighbor. DPD usually delivers within 2 to 3 working days. We do not offer weekend delivery options.
Additional Information
Item supplied with a 12-month warranty, wear and tear item supplied with a 3-month warranty
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Controls whether System V and POSIX IPC objects belonging to the user shall be removed when the
user fully logs out. Takes a boolean argument. If enabled, the user may not consume IPC resources
after the last of the user's sessions terminated. This covers System V semaphores, shared memory
and message queues, as well as POSIX shared memory and message queues. Note that IPC objects of the
root user and other system users are excluded from the effect of this setting. Defaults to "yes".
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in /etc/systemd/logind.conf
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is a system-wide parameter, changing it will affect the whole system.If Zabbix frontend runs behind proxy server, the cookie path in the proxy configuration file needs to be rewritten in order to match the reverse-proxied path. See examples below. If the cookie path is not rewritten, users may experience authorization issues, when trying to login to Zabbix frontend.

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I saw Rob Davis from Mud on Saturday night, on his way in to the ELO concert at Wembley. He was just going in the same entrance as me, had to show his ticket like everybody else. He was a great guitarist, and I liked nearly all of what Mud did - sure, they were kind of throwaway, and not to be taken seriously, but I didn't WANT to take anything seriously back then.
My wife said, "How did you know it was him?"
I said, "Well, he was wearing his salmon pink jumpsuit with massive flares that he wore in the video for Dyna Mite, and long dangly earrings, and he was carrying a guitar..." But the truth is more prosaic: I was looking up how to play the riff from Tiger Feet recently, and lo and behold there was a video of him showing that very thing.
One story always comes to mind about Rob Davis. Back at the height of his fame with Mud, I saw an article in a tabloid or a Sunday paper about a girl who was obsessed with following him. She was about 15, and was from some small town in then West Germany. She'd run away from home several times in order to stalk him, so her mother had decided to accompany her on this latest trip that made the British papers. There was a photo of them both, looking kind of forlorn. It was rather bizarre. What did they think Rob Davis was going to do - court her, marry her? Play her 'Lonely This Christmas'? The story made me feel a bit gosh-aren't-people-fucking-weird and a bit sad, too. I forgot about it.
The next day I went to Tower Hill tube to get a train, and the mother and daughter were sitting on a bench in the station. As I'd seen their photo the day before, they were instantly recognizable. I wonder how it all turned out.


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Don't Pay the Price of a Data Breach
Cybersecurity is a key topic for our healthcare tech professionals, especially as the cost of data breaches continues to rise. As I tell all of my clients, only a layered approach to security will provide a framework for complete protection.
Did you know that millions of records of data are impacted by data breaches every year? — And few industries are impacted as much as healthcare.
The sheer volume of personally identifiable healthcare information makes healthcare organizations like yours a prime target for cybercriminals—Especially since the going price for these details is $50 per record!
HHS has identified more than 200 data breaches so far in 2017, with each representing the PHI of a minimum of 500 individuals. Every breach requires notification of the individuals affected. The costs of remediation are taxing the resources of overworked healthcare professionals throughout the country.
Is Your Data Vulnerable?
As you know, your caregivers need access to patient data to do their jobs. However, even the most rigorously-trained may forget and leave their computer unmanned for a few moments, potentially exposing PHI to dishonest individuals.
Your nurses, doctors, and administrators need quick access to the most detailed and personal information in order to provide the highest possible quality of care—And if this access is provided on an unsecured workstation or on personal devices such as mobile phones or tablets, the information can easily be laid bare for all to see. The result? You'll pay the price.
Digital Records and Devices Are Essential But Pose a Risk to Your Organization.
EMRs and EHRs provide portability to an individual's healthcare that your doctors and providers can track information over time. They've proven to be much more efficient than using the traditional paper records of the past.
A person's EHR contains a great many details that can easily be passed between different medical practices, hospitals or other healthcare providers—And, as helpful as this is, information can be lost or exposed if connections lack the proper security.
Lost laptops and mobile phones are also a critical concern as someone could quickly grab a device that's been left out for only a moment. If you allow your staff to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) you face an additional hurdle as individual phones or tablets accessing your intranet or medical records may be easier to hack than computer devices in your facility.
A Data Breach It Can Have a Far-Reaching Impact on Your Patients.
If you experience a data breach and immediately notify those affected, they can usually protect their personal accounts. However, if the notification isn't received or acted upon, they may find themselves spending weeks, months and even years trying to untangle the web of fraudulent credit accounts and charges.
Identity theft causes an average of $2,500 in out-of-pocket costs to each person whose data has been misappropriated—a staggering sum that most American families would find difficult to recover from. This is especially distressing as fewer than one-third of the individuals a healthcare organization attempts to notify, receives the intended notification.
A Data Breach = Lost Business and Legal Fees
Studies show that more than 90 percent of individuals whose data is exposed due to a data breach move to a different healthcare provider—while others file lawsuits, change insurance providers and take actions against the organization that was the target of the cyberattack.
Unfortunately, consumers don't typically report the data breach to the organization where the breach occurred—which can make it even more problematic for smaller healthcare providers to determine the cause of the breach, or even discover that an attack has happened.
Healthcare providers are trusted with a great deal of information. This can cause a strong negative reaction from those they serve when they find that the details of their personal health and life have been obtained by cybercriminals. The best way to maintain positive relations with your patients is by implementing stringent security protocols to ensure data integrity and preservation.
So, What's the Lesson Learned?
Attacks will continue to grow in sophistication as your information systems grow in complexity, resulting in a perfect nexus of data that are ripe for attack. To avoid paying the price of a data breach, you must implement a sound basis for your IT operations that only a layered approach to security can provide. Contact us and we'll be happy to explain what this is.


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Old Spanish Trail Association Records - St. Mary's University
Browse Collection
Old Spanish Trail Exhibit
Visions of a Transcontinental Southern Highway: The Old Spanish Trail
The Naming of the Trail
Why was the Old Spanish Trail Built?
The Culture of the Trail: Automobiles, Tourist Camps, and Scenic Routes
The Birth of Heritage Tourism
Who Built the Old Spanish Trail?
The Role of Women in the Making of the OST
The Fate of the Trail
Learn More about the OST
Student Projects on the OST
The Old Spanish Trail Auto Highway in 1929
Spanish Heritage Tourism on the OST
About this Collection
About the Digitization Process
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Garage Door Guru: Nassau County, NY's Garage Door Installation Experts
Are you thinking about a new garage door installation for your Glen Cove home? If so, you're going to want to make sure that you choose an expert company that offers affordable prices, a wide selection of options, and a proven track record of success. While there are a lot of garage door installation companies in the Nassau County, NY area, there's only one true expert: Garage Door Guru!
As a premier garage door service provider, Garage Door Guru is the first company the homeowners of Glen Cove, NY choose when they're looking for a new garage door. Our fully licensed and insured company has been servicing the Nassau County area for years. Offering fair, affordable prices, fast service, and an assortment of options, when you choose Garage Door Guru for your garage door installation needs, you can have complete confidence knowing that you'll receive nothing less than excellence.
Why Choose Garage Door Guru?
There's no shortage of professional garage door installers in the Nassau County area, but if you want to be sure you're working with the best, don't bother with the rest and head to Garage Door Guru!
What sets us apart from other garage door installation companies? It's our commitment to not only meeting the needs of our clients but exceeding them. We've been servicing the Glen Cove, NY community for years and have established ourselves as experts in the industry. Some of the benefits you'll be able to take advantage of when you choose us for your garage door installation needs include:
- Outstanding customer service. At Garage Door Guru, every member of our staff is dedicated to delivering excellence. From the moment you contact us until the time we hand over the remote to your new garage door, you will be treated with the incomparable care.
- Unrivaled experience. From our sales associates to our garage door installers, we only employ the best in the business. Our team of highly trained professionals has decades of experience and truly are experts in their field. We'll help you select the perfect garage door for your home and expertly install it. When we're on the job, you can have peace of mind knowing that your new garage door will be installed the right way the first time around.
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- Affordable prices. When we say our prices are fair and affordable, we really mean it! We'll help you choose and expertly install a new garage door within your price range. At Garage Door Guru, the price we say is the price you'll pay; we'll give you an honest estimate and we'll never tack on unexpected fees.
Those are just a handful of the reasons why Garage Door Guru is considered the best garage door installation company in the Glen Cove, NY area. No other company can come close to offering the same level of quality at such affordable prices as we can; it's no wonder why so many Nassau County homeowners choose us for their new garage door installation needs.
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A garage door is one of the most important features of your home. It's the first thing you see when you pull into your driveway, so it has a big impact on the overall curb appeal of your property. You use it on a constant basis, so it needs to be as convenient and easy to use as possible. It's the main entry and exit point of your house, so it has to be safe and secure. The bottom line: if you're installing a new garage door, choosing the right option is essential.
There are so many different styles, materials, colors, and features to choose from, which can make the task of selecting a new garage door a bit daunting. We know that a new garage door is a big decision, and trying to sift through all the different options can be overwhelming. That's why the experts at Garage Door Guru will work with you every step of the way. One of our associates will discuss your specific needs and point you in the right direction. We'll help you select the best material, style, color, size, and features at a price point that will accommodate your budget.
Once you've chosen a garage door, our technicians will remove the old one and expertly install your new one. We'll arrive at your Glen Cove, NY home one time and with all of the necessary tools and equipment to get the job done quickly and efficiently. At Garage Door Guru, we go the extra mile to ensure you have the best experience and receive the highest quality results possible.
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Shawn Hattingh
Fuelling the Fires
South Africa in class war
The hope that the end of apartheid would herald a better life for the oppressed in South Africa has evaporated. Their conditions today are materially as bad as under apartheid — and even worse in some cases. But the upper classes are having the time of their lives. Working class struggles should be intensified and linked, based on self-organising and direct democracy to bring about real change.
Wave after wave of community protests have been taking place in South Africa from Orange Farm in the Vaal, to Eldorado Park outside Johannesburg, to Khayelitsha in Cape Town. People are angry that after more than 20 years of so-called freedom they are still confined to living in shacks, having to shit in communal plastic toilets, sharing a standpipe for water with thousands of neighbours, and having essential services terminated when they can't afford to pay.
What fuels this anger further is that on the other side of the cities and towns of South Africa, in the old white-only suburbs, the elite and middle classes flaunt their wealth. In such suburbs people live in the lap of luxury – well-manicured gardens, swimming pools, maid's quarters and luxury cars are the order of the day. Under such circumstances, it is not hard to see why South Africa is ranked as one of the most unequal societies in the world; it is literally in your face.
Yet the ruling class – white and now black capitalists, top state officials and politicians – have waged an incessant war against the working class, and the black section in particular, to deepen this inequality. The reason they have done this is to increase their wealth – this class war lies at the root of the protests we have seen.
Many of the people that have been involved in the recent waves of protests – or their parents – had hoped for a better life with the fall of apartheid. Under that vile and horrific system, the black working class (workers and the unemployed) was subjected to a harsh racial oppression and exploitation. It was cheap labour, in the form of the black working class, which generated huge profits for corporations – owned by foreign and local white capitalists. To ensure the lowest costs of the reproduction of this exploited class, the apartheid state forced people to live in homelands and townships in which the most threadbare services were provided. The consequences were that the black working class was deliberately mired in poverty and when they rose up they faced the gun barrels of the apartheid state.
Fast forward to today. One can scarcely believe the reality in which the black working class finds itself in today, which materially is as at least as bad as under apartheid and in some cases even worse.
As part of this, since 1994, the portion of Gross Domestic Product which goes towards wages has declined. The implications of this are that in real terms the wages of the black working class have been in decline since the fall of apartheid. With this too, unemployment has exploded as capitalists in South Africa have reduced their labour force, mechanised, and implemented flexible labour to boost profit rates.
The post-apartheid state has been central to the war on the black working class. It has actively redirected wealth upwards towards the ruling class. It has done this through various means, which have included massive spending on infrastructure for corporations, the introduction of laws that allow labour flexibility and tax breaks for corporations. In fact, since 1994 the tax rate for corporations has been driven down from 49% to 28%. This is money that could have been used to improve the lives of the poor through providing, amongst other things, decent services and housing. At the same time, however, Value Added Tax, a tax that targets the working class, has contributed a larger and larger part of the state's revenue. Far from being an under resourced and poor state, the South African state has actively been shifting wealth from the working class to the ruling class at an increasing rate.
At the same time as assisting the rich, the state has also been very active in attacking the poor. In real terms (inflation adjusted) spending on services for the working class, and the black working class in particular, has remained largely stagnant and in some cases even declined since 1994. As a matter of fact, on average the state under the ANC has allocated less than 2% of the budget to housing for the working class. As such, services like water, electricity, housing, sanitation, healthcare and education for black working class areas, including places such as Eldorado Park, Ennerdale, and Orange Farm, are a shambles. The national state under the stewardship of the ANC has also dramatically reduced the amount of money that it transfers to local governments to deliver services such as sanitation and refuse removal. This has been done to please international capitalists in the form of speculators. Speculators tend to target buying the bonds of states with low debt levels. To keep debt levels as low as possible at a national level, the South African state slashed transfers to local governments.
This means local municipalities have less in real terms for service delivery. To try and generate income, local governments across South Africa have aggressively adopted cost recovery for services to the working class, such as electricity, water, sanitation and refuse removal. The consequences are, if you can't afford to pay you don't get the services. Linked to this, more cruelly, pre-paid metres have been installed in working class areas across the country and cut people off from the basics of life, such as water, if they can't pay. This is a form a systemic violence that degrades the everyday lives of people.
While doing this, however, most municipalities spend funds derived from their cost recovery schemes to build and maintain infrastructure for corporations. In cities like Cape Town, central business districts are kept plush, while the townships remain in a state of degradation. Local governments too continue to allocate far more resources per household to formerly white suburbs than townships. This means, insanely, the Johannesburg Municipality per household spends more on Sandton than it does on Soweto.
Making matters worse is that at the level of local government, municipalities have followed rabid outsourcing of basic services. For a connected local elite, usually linked to the African National Congress or in some areas the Democratic Alliance, this has been a godsend. This has seen contracts for housing and service delivery at a local level being handed out to those who have connections to politicians. Nepotism, corruption and patronage have become rife; and so too has graft. The consequences of these neoliberal policies at a local level is that service delivery is abysmal.
The reality is that the state does this, at a local and national level, because it is an instrument of the ruling class. States only exist to enforce the rule of a minority elite over a majority. Even in a parliamentary democracy, it is the elite that indirectly and directly control the state and they use it to increase their wealth and bolster and solidify their power. In the case of South Africa, politicians also use the state directly for self-enrichment.
Of course states do provide some services to the poor. These are and were, however, concessions that have been forced on the ruling class by the working class through the history of struggle. Indeed, the black working class only receives some support from the state – although meagre – because of the history of struggle in the country. Under neoliberalism though, these concessions are being rolled back, and it is this that is once again fuelling protests.
The role that the state plays in protecting the ruling class can be seen in how the police have reacted to the protests. Most people involved in protests usually try to follow the state's prescribed procedures to air their grievances, for example engaging in Integrated Development Plans and petitioning local councillors – and only embark on protest once these proved to be dead-ends; which they inevitably do as the state and politicians could not give a crap about the plight of people except at election time. But once people protest, as we have seen, the police react violently, firing rubber bullets, tear gas, stun-grenades and even live bullets at protestors – protestors, who it must be remembered, are merely asking to receive the basics of life.
The working class, however, has proved that it won't lie down under the fire from the ruling class. This is where hope lies. What is needed now is for these struggles that we have been seeing across the country to link, based on self-organisation and direct democracy. There are many challenges to this, including toxic party politics, but if society is too change it will have to be done. Indeed, the fire of resistance needs to burn; and to do so struggles need to link and become a force capable of blunting the attacks of the ruling class in South Africa. Through this, hopefully, a basis can be set for a broader struggle against exploitation and all forms of oppression; and for human liberation in which no-one lacks the basics of life such as housing, water, and sanitation.


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Fish Also Go to Heaven
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About the Book
Title: Fish Also Go To Heaven | Author: Tammy Brown Elkeles | Illustrator: Raquel Afonso | Publication Date: October 28, 2014 | Publisher: Independent | Pages: 42 | Recommended Ages: 4 to 8
Summary: Fish Also Go to Heaven – A unique optimistic view of a loss of a loved pet.
Ellie's best friend is her little goldfish. Spending every moment she can with him and telling him all her secrets. And at school she talks about him all the time as well. But one morning little "Fishie" is not moving….
Like all children, Ellie loves her little pet, Fishie. Sometimes young children are confronted by the realities of life that no one lives forever, especially little fish. How will Ellie and her mother handle the situation when Fishie is not moving one morning?
After trying to spare Ellie the pain and replacing Fishie by a similar fish, after a while the new fish jumps out of his fish bowl. Mother must now teach Ellie about one of the most basic facts of life. What happens to fish when they die? Are they OK wherever they are? Will we ever see them again? How will Ellie handle the loss of her goldfish? How will mother help Ellie with her loss?
Fish Also Go To Heaven offers kids a lesson about the facts of life and death in a unique optimistic way that will make it easy for them to handle similar loss. The book will help parents of tender children discuss the subject of loss with their kids and ease the grieving process for those who are faced with such loss.
This children's book is suitable for a read aloud bedtime story for preschoolers or as a self-read for older children.
"Fish Also Go To Heaven" is available as an e-book for only 99 cents from Amazon between May 5 & 7, 2015. Or, subscribers to Kindle Unlimited can grab an e-copy for FREE!
My Review
I read this heart-warming story to my 7-year-old daughter, Amanda. She asked me questions and listened intently through the entire reading. She said that it was sad and exciting. Her favorite part was when the fish went to heaven and she liked when the girl talked to the fish. I recommend this book for girls ages 4 to 8.
The Buzz About the Book
"My daughter loves this book, I read it to her over and over again. Warmly recommended." ~ Daphna, Amazon
"This bittersweet story deals with the subject of loss and death in a creatively spiritual way that would appeal to small children as well as their parents, who may debate how to answer such questions as 'What happened to my cherished goldfish?' Highly recommended." ~ Shiran B., Amazon
"This lovely bed time story gives an insight into how to help small children to deal with loss in a lovely manner. The illustrations are cute as in other books by the same author. I generally feel that Tammy's stories, invite me into her life and experiences with her children." ~ Odvir, Amazon
About the Author:
Tammy Brown Elkeles
I started to write children's stories soon after a gave birth to my first child. I believe that children are an endless source of inspiration and joy and they can teach us important lessons about life. I live in Tel Aviv with my husband Miki, a photographer and documentary director, and my two boys. Being a staunch optimist, I believe that we have the power to influence reality and shape our own lives, and that is the message I wish to convey through my writing. I graduated with a BA in chemistry and nutritional biochemistry and later studied advertising as well as interior design. It was only in my thirties that I got to realize my childhood dream, studying playwriting and screenwriting and making writing my main focus. Works Published I currently have seven children's books available on Kindle, and there are more to come. My book The Birds' Bakery will soon appear in print nationwide. I'm also working on a comic books series for teenagers, D.J. Dirty Brown, to be published on Kindle.
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Whisky Parts Co. No.7 Carbon Disc Cyclocross Fork
When a fork isn't designed well, you feel it from the minute you start your ride. That is why Whisky poured over every detail, pushed the limits, and broke new ground during the creation of the No.7 Carbon Disc Cyclocross Fork. It makes sure you don't have to worry about uncomfortable chatter or vibration while experiencing an astoundingly plush ride. They've accomplished this by using proven technologies like a delightfully stiff and compliant UD carbon fiber construction, not to mention the use of disc brake mounts on their CX forks. It all results in an enhanced riding experience and adds up to performance that you can count on.
- Axle to Crown Length: 392.2mm
- Brake Mount (Fork): Post Mount 140mm
- Front Axle: 10mm x 100mm
- Material: Carbon
- Maximum Tire Clearance (Fork): 48
- Offset: 47mm
- Rotor Size (Fork): 160mm
- S.H.I.S. Stem Clamp Diameter: 28.6
- Steerer Tube Length (mm): 300mm
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Western fox snakes (Pantherophis vulpinus) are found in farmlands, prairies, stream valleys, woods, and dune habitats from the central upper peninsula of Michigan, through Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, and into northwestern Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota. (Conant and Collins, 1998; Michigan Natural Features Inventory, 2004)
Western fox snakes are found in grasslands, prairies, dune areas, farm fields, pastures, and woodlots. They are typically found fairly close to water. Like all snakes, they can be found basking near the edge of marshes or in grassland clearings. (Michigan Natural Features Inventory, 2004)
Western fox snakes are usually between 91 and 137 cm long. The published record is 179 cm. They are blotched snake, with light brown to black spots. The head varies from brown to reddish. The reddish head is often mistaken as a copperhead and often spells the end of that snake. The belly is yellow and checkered with black. The scales are weakly keeled. The young look distinctively different. The dark spots are rich brown usually edged with black or dark brown. The head has a dark transverse line anterior to eyes and a dark line from eye to angle of jaw. The lines on the head fade away with age. Western fox snakes have an average of 41 blotches. (Conant and Collins, 1998)
Western fox snakes mate from April to July. The female lays her eggs anywhere from late June to early August. She usually lays from 6 to 29 firm leathery eggs that are from 3.8 to 5 cm long. The young hatch from late August to October and are 25.5 to 33 cm long. (Rigg, 1998)
Western fox snakes have good climbing skills but are usually seen on the ground in fields or marshes. When annoyed, irritated or scared these fox snakes vibrate their tail. Although most people associate this behavior with rattlesnakes, fox snakes only bite if provoked. Unfortunately these snakes are fairly large and, with the vibrating of the tail, are mistaken as a possible threat and is often killed. (Rigg, 1998)
Western fox snakes eat small mammals and occasional birds. They eat meadow voles, deer mice, eggs, fledgling birds, and newborn rabbits. Western fox snakes kill their prey by constriction. (Rigg, 1998)
Western fox snakes help keep pest populations down. They often inhabit agricultural lands and prey on rabbits and rodents.
Western fox snakes are harmless snakes, there are no negative effects of this species on humans.
Western fox snakes are often mistaken for rattlesnakes. As a result they are often indiscriminately killed. In fact, they are harmless and beneficial. Western fox snake populations also suffer from habitat destruction, illegal collecting, and being hit by cars. Currently populations of western fox snakes are considered stable.
Tanya Dewey (editor), Animal Diversity Web.
Andrew Brinker (author), Michigan State University, James Harding (editor), Michigan State University.
living in the Nearctic biogeographic province, the northern part of the New World. This includes Greenland, the Canadian Arctic islands, and all of the North American as far south as the highlands of central Mexico.
living in landscapes dominated by human agriculture.
an animal that mainly eats meat
forest biomes are dominated by trees, otherwise forest biomes can vary widely in amount of precipitation and seasonality.
having a body temperature that fluctuates with that of the immediate environment; having no mechanism or a poorly developed mechanism for regulating internal body temperature.
the state that some animals enter during winter in which normal physiological processes are significantly reduced, thus lowering the animal's energy requirements. The act or condition of passing winter in a torpid or resting state, typically involving the abandonment of homoiothermy in mammals.
offspring are produced in more than one group (litters, clutches, etc.) and across multiple seasons (or other periods hospitable to reproduction). Iteroparous animals must, by definition, survive over multiple seasons (or periodic condition changes).
marshes are wetland areas often dominated by grasses and reeds.
the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic.
reproduction in which eggs are released by the female; development of offspring occurs outside the mother's body.
breeding is confined to a particular season
remains in the same area
reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female
lives alone
that region of the Earth between 23.5 degrees North and 60 degrees North (between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle) and between 23.5 degrees South and 60 degrees South (between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle).
Living on the ground.
A terrestrial biome. Savannas are grasslands with scattered individual trees that do not form a closed canopy. Extensive savannas are found in parts of subtropical and tropical Africa and South America, and in Australia.
A grassland with scattered trees or scattered clumps of trees, a type of community intermediate between grassland and forest. See also Tropical savanna and grassland biome.
A terrestrial biome found in temperate latitudes (>23.5° N or S latitude). Vegetation is made up mostly of grasses, the height and species diversity of which depend largely on the amount of moisture available. Fire and grazing are important in the long-term maintenance of grasslands.
Collins, J. 1997. Standard Common and Current Scientific names For North American Amphibians and Reptiles. Lawrence, Kansas: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.
Conant, R., J. Collins. 1998. Reptiles and Amphibians Eastern/Central North America. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Johnson, T. 2002. "Snakes of Missouri" (On-line). Accessed 1 August 2002 at http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/nathis/herpetol/snake/snake4.htm.
Michigan Natural Features Inventory, 2004. "Eastern fox snake" (On-line). Michigan Natural Features Inventory. Accessed November 03, 2006 at web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi/abstracts/zoology/Elaphe_vulpina_gloydi.pdf.
Rigg, D. 1998. Accessed November 13, 1999; now obsolete at http://birch.palni.edu/~drigg/wfox.htm.


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Today's feature is Felicity from Felicity Quilts. As she describes herself, a banker by day and quilter by night...I know a lot of us can identify with the same night hobby! We've featured Felicity many times on Fabric Tuesday, she's got some great projects! Check out her finished quilts and her tutorials (including a very cool shoe wallet!). This modern finish really caught my eye, simple but really interesting. Great finish, thanks Felicity for sharing!
Finally! I have finished my sample, so I can share my exciting project with you all!
Introducing my first finish of 2012, Easy Going Modern.
It's on the roster over at Patchwork Posse as a Workshop beginning February 2nd. Included in the $8 workshop cost is exclusive access to the pattern during the workshop, as well as support from me in the discussion forums, which are available only to workshop participants. I'll be including a Layer Cake variation as well as a bonus project for using scraps to make a pillow cover.
Exciting, eh??
Easy Going Modern is a nice lap size quilt - 56" x 78" or so - perfect for snuggling on the couch. I quilted it with a really quick and easy wavy line that I did with my walking foot. Thread is Aurifil 50wt in a subtly variegated yellow.
This whole project is quick and easy - fabulous for a beginner, or for a more experienced quilter to whip up in a weekend. The back's layout mimics the front, but in larger scale:
My daughter gives it a big smile, and I'm absolutely thrilled with it, too.
I used Kona solids for the front: Carribbean, Curry and White. The back is Kona White and a print that is perfect for this quilt's recipients. It's bound in Kona White as well.


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Marina del Rey, CA, November 03, 2017 –(PR.com)– The 7th Annual Marina del Rey Film Festival was held at The AMC Classic Marina Marketplace 6 earlier this month. According to Jon Gursha, Festival Director, "The year's festival was very successful as which proudly featured over 140 independent films." Gursha added, "Marina de Rey Film Festival had a great turnout of filmmakers, filmgoers, producers, directors, actors, actresses and local industry executives, we congratulate all the filmakers." Attendees enjoyed networking opportunities as well as question & answer sessions with filmmakers moderated by Program Director Peter Greene. A marvelous kick – off party was held at Hal's Bar & Grill, Playa Vista and a sensational film – awards party was held at the Café del Rey in Marina del Rey. Congratulations to the 2017 Marina del Rey Film Festival Award Winners.
Grand Prize Feature: Valentina
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Audience Award Feature: Counterfeiters
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Best Actress – Feature: Victoria del rosal / Valentina
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Last night I finished the second in the Southern Sisters Mystery series. I love reading about these bubbly sisters who are just a few years older than me and who get themselves involved in things over their heads. Even though I figured out the mystery before the end, there were certain things that kept me wondering if I was right.
Choose this series for the light-hearted fun, the southern insights into Birmingham talk, sights, and food. Be prepared to laugh out loud at Mouse and Sister's relationship. You may even find yourself reaching for some tissue once or twice. I love these books and will be looking for the 3rd in the series.
Here's a bit about southern culture:
"Grandmother Alice, who lived in Montgomery, and from whom Mary Alice inherited her size, was a formidable disciplinarian. We were taught very early that there were three things the women in our family never were. First was tacky. Wearing patent leather shoes after five was an example of this. Then there was common. This included smoking on the street and not writing thank-you notes within a week. Finally, there was common as pig tracks. God forbid. Grandmother caught Mary Alice cutting her toenails on the front porch, a common as pig tracks offense."Here's a statement that I've read in both books in one form or another. It must be a southern saying.
"I cut my eyes around at her."I remember as a 7-th grader in Lincoln, NE learning about the pencil test. In this book Mary
Alice slams on the brake and Patricia Anne gets a tight squeeze from the seat belt.(I wonder why they had us do that silly test?!)
"Did you hurt yourself ?" Mary Alice asked. "Let's just say I'll never pass the pencil test again." I was referring to the pencil-stuck-beneath-the-breast test. If the breast is firm and perky, the pencil will fall. Needless to say, only the very young or flat-chested will try it.
Good news: Finishing this book completes my Southern Reading Challenge. Just in the nick of time, since tomorrow is the deadline. I'm going to run over to Maggie's and let her know. YiPPeE!


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This exercise would at least verge upon the pointless without my readers. Thank you so much for your eager attention over the past year. Herewith a list of the ten pieces that most frequently caught your attention, the most viewed first and so on downward. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the anniversary year and the general level of interest shown by his followers, Wagner looms large:
1. R.I.P. Sir Colin Davis. The passing of one of the greatest English conductors of any age. It is
a bleak Mozartian world without Sir Colin, but what memories we have. The first
time I heard him conduct Così fan tutte
was the first time I had truly heard what depth Mozart in the opera house might
actually attain.
2. Tannhäuser at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. I was a
little surprised to see this commentary (not a review, since I, like most people who wrote about it, never saw the performance) receive so many viewings; but then the
strange media frenzy elicited by what sounded as if it were a far from atypical
production was always rather mystifying. The loud-mouthed quasi-fascism of a few self-proclaimed
'protectors' of Wagner, and opera in general, managed to silence a Wagner
production for all of the wrong reasons.
3. R.I.P. Patrice Chéreau. Though the great director's achievements were far from confined to
opera – indeed, he directed opera relatively rarely – he will always retain a
special place in our hearts for the legendary 'Centenary Ring'. Not only Wagner, but opera staging in general, would never be
the same again.
4. Ariadne auf Naxos from Glyndebourne. The first night of
the Sussex house's season, in what at best might be described as a 'controversial'
new production by Katharina Thoma. Not, alas, Glyndebourne's finest hour.
5. Götterdämmerung at the Proms. The climax of Daniel
Barenboim's Proms Ring. Superlative
playing, superlative singing (many English listeners hearing Andreas Schager's
Siegfried for the first time), and of course superlative conducting. A worthy
successor to Barenboim's 2012 Beethoven.
6. Chelsea Opera Group's concert performance of Die Feen.
It was not the greatest of orchestral performances; it would certainly have
benefited from more rehearsals and a more sympathetic conductor. But there was
some good singing and, whatever my considerable qualms, this performance
undoubtedly introduced a good number of people to Wagner's wonderful first
opera. I was fortunate enough to hear and to see it not long afterwards in a
wonderful production by Oper Leipzig.
7. Redemption to the Redeemer! Some thoughts on Parsifal,
religion, and what its enigmatic final line might mean. Originally published as
an essay for the Royal Opera House's new production of the work.
8. Die Walküre at the Proms. The second instalment of
Barenboim's aforementioned Ring. The
point at which we truly realised that this was as close as we should ever come
to hearing Furtwängler. Blessed also by the finest performance I have ever
heard from Bryn Terfel.
9. Stefan Herheim's new Meistersinger. Staged at the
Salzburg Festival, this was undoubtedly the greatest production of the work I
have seen. Musical performances were not always at that exalted level, though
Michael Volle's Hans Sachs certainly was, but Herheim's typically thoughtful
and musical staging will linger long in the memory.
10. The Royal Opera's unfortunate new Parsifal. Stephen
Langridge's staging emerged bafflingly as a cross between Jim'll Fix It and Sex Box.
There was wonderful singing, however, from René Pape and Gerald Finley: the
first time I have heard the latter in Wagner.


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ro Social Security Supplementary Income for Older Americans A Brief History The Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program— the official name of Social Security —was created as part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal legislation during the Great Depression. It was signed into law in 1935 and is now the federal government's largest single program. Social Security benefits were intended to "insure the essentials" for retired older workers by paying them a steady, modest income. The programwas designed to be a pay-as-you-go system, which means payroll taxes collected fromworkers and employers are used to fund payments for current retirees. Over the years, Social Security has been expanded to include dependents and survivors of retired workers, disabled workers, and dependents of disabled workers. In December 2023, the combined OASDI program provided about $1.2 trillion in benefits to more than 67 million people: Social Security provides a guaranteed income stream, longevity protection, spousal protection, and even some inflation protection. 50.1 million retired workers & 2.6 million dependents 5.8 million survivors of deceased workers 7.4 million disabled workers & 1.1 million dependents Source: Social Security Administration, 2023
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Standardized Management Education Programs TCG also conducts in-house standardized management education programs for its clients. Each of these programs is three days in length and does not require a needs assessment. These programs also are grounded in our educational philosophy.
Consulting Occasionally, following a program, we work with a department or other organizational unit to undertake a small project to demonstrate how the concepts from the program can be applied in practice. Following completion of the project, we conduct a one-day workshop to discuss the project's results, and to assist the organization to develop an agenda to apply the project's learning to a broader set of organizational units. This unique approach to consulting puts responsibility for change in the hands of the organization's managers and professionals, rather than having a team of consultants produce a set of recommendations that may never be implemented.
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In the late 1990s, our work on integrated delivery systems resulted in two published articles, each of which won an award as best article of the year from the journal where it was published:
Our resulting book, Young, David W. and Sheila McCarthy, Managing Integrated Delivery Systems: A Framework for Action, was published by Health Administration Press in 1999.
In early 2000, we undertook a project to develop a model for value-based partnering in a healthcare system. This model centered on the idea that value in health care arises from collaborative relationships among all of the stakeholders in the system. These relationships are defined by a range of factors that extend beyond the traditional financial considerations. We worked with The Health Improvement Collaborative of Greater Cincinnati to test this model. Our work resulted in four published articles:
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Here in central Virginia in July, we have chard and spring cabbage for cooking greens, the last broccoli, and some collards early in the month.
Sowing the fall greens is well underway. We also start transplanting cooking greens this month – it's very hot, but this is when we need to do it, to have the crops mature before it gets too cold for them.
Cooking Greens to Harvest in Central Virginia in July
See June's Cooking Greens post for more about chard, a biennial that will not bolt in the summer heat. We can eat it whenever we like; it is always there, always harvestable, from late May to late December. It's so easy to care for, and nothing bad happens if we ignore it. Some years it even survives our winters.
Our broccoli comes to an end in early July, when it gets bitter, and has only tiny side-shoots left. We are harvesting our cabbage. We sowed early cabbage in our greenhouse in late January and transplanted it around March 10. We sowed our main-crop cabbage February 7 and transplanted around April 1. In our early cabbage, we grew Farao (F1, 60d, 3lbs, 1.5 kg), Early Jersey Wakefield, (OP, 63d, 2-3lbs, -1.5 kg)), and flat, mid-sized, Tendersweet (F1 71d). For the maincrop, we have more Farao and Early Jersey Wakefield, along with Red Express, Kaitlin and Tribute.
We store cabbage beyond our immediate needs in net bags in the refrigerator. None of these spring varieties are long-storers, but they should see us through the summer until mid-October when we have fresh outdoor fall cooking greens. We eat a 50lb (23k) bag of cabbage each week, so we aim to get 12 bags into storage, by the time the harvest ends in mid-July. Additional cabbage beyond the 12 bags (if any) gets made into sauerkraut. Our main sauerkraut making season is when we harvest the fall cabbage, which is usually a bigger planting.
That's it for cooking greens harvests here until late August, when our fall planting of Senposai will start to yield. Some years we have sowed Tokyo Bekana or Maruba Santoh for a quick harvest. Both are very fast growing tender chartreuse (yellow-green) leafy plants that can be served chopped and lightly cooked. Tokyo Bekana a Brassica rapa chinensis type and takes 45 days to full maturity. Maruba Santoh, Brassica rapa pekinensis, is similar to Tokyo Bekana but less frilly. Fairly bolt tolerant. Only 35 days to maturity.
We have sometimes planted these for salad leaves to get us through late summer lettuce shortages. The wide white stems of the mature plant provide crunch for salads, along with the delicate leaves; or the baby leaves can be harvested. Both have a mild flavor and even so, I have been surprised that many people don't even notice they are not eating lettuce – I suppose enough salad dressing masks all flavors!
Cooking Greens to Sow in Central Virginia in July
In May, I described our planning for our fall brassica nursery seedbeds. In June I described our schedule of weekly sowings, hooping, netting, watering and weeding. Weeks 3-6 fall in July, so now I'll tell you about those. Weeks 7 and 8 are in August.
We sow the fall brassicas weekly throughout July – see the Special Topic for June for all the details. Each week we resow anything from the previous week that did not germinate well or became casualties. We sow these top-ups for any varieties with germination less than 80%, in a fresh row, with a new label, to avoid confusion.
In week 3 of our Fall Brassica Transplanting Schedule, (the first week of July) we sow broccoli and cabbage for the second time (insurance!), and senposai, Yukina Savoy and Chinese cabbage (if we are growing it that year) for the first time.
In week 4, (the second week of July) we sow the Chinese cabbage, senposai and Yukina Savoy for the second time, and collards for the first time. If we have to resow broccoli or cabbage, we choose the faster-maturing varieties.
In week 5 (the third week of July) we sow collards for the second time. Week 6 has no new sowings, only resows for anything that didn't come up well..
It's also possible in warmer areas to sow Swiss chard or leaf beet for a fall crop. This might be a useful Plan B if some other crops have failed. The last planting date is ten weeks before frost. The winter-kill temperature is 15°F (–10°C) for multi-colored chard, 12°F (-11°C) for red chard and 10°F (-12°C) for green chard (Fordhook Giant). Asian greens can also be direct-sown this month. We prefer transplants for several reasons: it's easier to protect close-packed seedlings from pests than whole beds; it gives us extra time to grow a round of buckwheat as cover crop in the beds, and improve the organic matter and reduce weeds.
Cooking Greens to Transplant in Central Virginia in July
Now is the time to prepare our plot for the fall broccoli and cabbage transplanting as I described in June, mark out the rows and start transplanting.
We aim to transplant most brassicas at 4 true leaves (3-4 weeks after sowing in summer), but it often slips to 5 weeks before we get finished. I recommend transplanting crops at a younger age in hot weather than you would in spring, because larger plants can wilt from high transpiration losses. If we find ourselves transplanting older plants, we remove a couple of the older leaves to reduce these losses. It would make an interesting experiment to see which actually does best: 3 week transplants, 4 week transplants, or 5 week transplants with 2 leaves removed. Possibly the larger root mass of the older plants would be an advantage. On the other hand, old, large transplants can head prematurely, giving small heads. By that point in the year, my scientific curiosity has been fried by the sheer workload of crop production!
Week 4 (the second week of July): Transplant week 1 cabbage (especially the slower-growing "late" varieties). Cover: hoop and net or rowcover.
Week 5 (the third week of July): Transplant Chinese cabbage, Tokyo Bekana, Maruba Santoh sown in week 3. Yes they really will be big enough at 2 week-old! Transplant week 2 sowings of cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and any week 2 resows. Cover: hoop and net or rowcover.
Week 6 (the fourth week of July): Transplant week 3 sowings of cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, senposai, Yukina Savoy, collards; week 4 Chinese cabbage, Tokyo Bekana, Maruba Santoh, and any week 3 resows. Cover: hoop and net or rowcover.
We plan to have transplanting crews 6 days a week for an hour and a half or two hours in late afternoon or early evening, for 2-3 weeks, not counting the kale transplanting, which happens later. We water the seedlings one day and again one hour before digging them up. We plant to the base of the first true leaves, to give the stem good support, and we firm in well, so the roots have good contact with the soil, and do not die in an air pocket. After transplanting, we water generously within half an hour of planting, and again the third day, and the seventh, and then once a week. We use overhead sprinklers, and don't easily have the option of watering every day. If you have drip irrigation, you can more easily give a little water in the middle of each day, which will help cool the roots.
Other Cooking Greens Tasks for July
No visible brassicas month! In early July, the last of our spring brassica crops get harvested, and all the seedling brassica crops are under netting. There are no brassicas for the harlequin bugs to feed on and multiply in, for at least one month. We hope this will break their lifecycle. When we transplant the young brassicas, we cover those all with netting or rowcover for a few weeks.
Special Cooking Greens Topic for July: Unusual Hot Weather Cooking Greens (More in August)
All the following are warm weather crops, so wait till the soil temperature is at least 60°F (16°C) before direct sowing. If sown after mid-June, they can follow an earlier crop such as lettuce or peas.
Leaf amaranth, Amaranthus species.
Amaranths are found across the globe. There are two basic types: seed amaranths, used as a grain, and leaf amaranths. Callaloo is another name for leaf amaranth (but sometimes other crops have this name), widely used in the Caribbean. Amaranth leaves make tender and nutritious cooked greens.
This tropical annual plant thrives in really hot weather. It is a huge plant, 4'-6' (1.2-1.8 m) tall. Some are very attractive, looking like coleus.
Carol Deppe in The Tao of Vegetable Gardening recommends All Red for a spectacularly colorful leaf, especially for salads, and Green Calaloo and Burgundy for fast-growing greens. She reports they all taste the same to her raw, and all taste the same when cooked. So choose based on your preferred color and rate of growth.
Joseph's Coat, Amaranthus tricolor, is an eye-catching plant with red, green, and yellow leaves that may also include patches of pink, bronze, purple and brown.
William Woys Weaver (Heirloom Warm Weather Salad Greens, Mother Earth News) is a fan of 'Bliton' or 'Horsetooth Amaranth', Amaranthus lividus (Amaranthus viridis). He reports that it is the easiest and most prolific of summer greens.
In colder regions, start seed indoors, and transplant when it's warm enough to plant beans or corn (Frequent advice for many of these hot weather greens). In warmer regions, direct sow in rows after all danger of frost is past, or broadcast with the aim of getting plants 4" (10 cm) apart. Succession-sowing in summer to provide continuous harvests.
Thin the seedlings to at least 6" (15 cm) apart (use for salads) and each time the plants reach 8-12" (20 -30 cm), harvest the top 8" (20 cm) for cooking. This pinching back will encourage bushier plants with new leaves and prevent reseeding. If grown for a single harvest, pull plants about 12" (30 cm) tall.
The crop is ready 50 days after sowing. It is tasty steamed or stir-fried like spinach. The tender leaves have a sweet nutty flavor.
When the plant is older, the stems get too tough, and then only the leaves and new shoots should be used. Some people say that amaranth should not be eaten raw, but I have failed to discover why, and others recommend it as salad.
In parts of the South, it has become a weed – "Grow responsibly," as Barbara Pleasant says in her Mother Earth News blogpost Warm Weather Spinach Alternatives. If your farm has lots of amaranth weeds, you won't want to risk adding another.
Red-root pigweed is an amaranth. If you have this weed and its striped flea-beetle, you will also find your edible crop full of holes and not saleable. For this reason, we don't grow amaranth crops.
Aztec Spinach, Huauzontle, (Chenopodium berlandieri).
The chenopods (goosefoot family) are now considered a subfamily of the Amaranth family, which is related to true spinach. This plant has bigger leaves, more tender stems and better resistance to bolting than common lambsquarters, which is also edible.
Broadcast and thin to 4" apart, harvesting young leaves for salad just 30 days after sowing. When 12" tall, harvest the top 8". This could be less than 8 weeks from sowing, depending on your climate. After the first harvest, thin the plants to 12"-15" (30-38 cm) apart, and the bushy new growth will provide leaves for future harvests. Each plant can produce a pound (0.5 kg) of colorful leaves, which steam in just one minute, and keep their color when cooked. Later, the plants with flowerbuds are cooked for breakfast. Wrap the stems with buds around a soft white cheese, dip the whole thing in batter and then fry the fritters, and simmer in a chili sauce. This may be more a springtime dish than a summer one, depending when the plants start to flower.
Hot weather increases productivity, while cooler fall weather increases the color intensity of the leaves. Succession-sowing in summer may be the solution to providing a later crop.
There is also a red version – the lower leaves turn bright red as they mature, and stay red when cooked. An attractive red and green plant, this crop can make a dramatic statement in the vegetable garden. Aztecs grew it between rows of corn. It can grow to 8'-12' (2.4-3.7 m) tall, although it is a skinny plant, not bulky.
Orach (Atriplex hortensis) is another member of the Chenopod family, and comes in several attractive green, red and purple color schemes. It is also salt-tolerant. It can be tricky to transplant, needing plenty of water. The plants produce small leaves, and set seed liberally, although it is not usually invasive. Thin to 6" (15 cm) apart. Orach has a star role as elegant baby salad leaves, but it can also be grown to full size and eaten steamed. The flavor is good, and the color is retained after cooking.
Good King Henry, Chenopodium bonus-henricus, aka Mercury or Lincolnshire Spinach, has thick long-stemmed, arrow-shaped leaves. It is rich in vitamins A & C, and calcium This hardy perennial is a fairly untamed plant that bolts easily, vigorously self-seeding. So don't expect a long picking season. Early in the year the emerging shoots may be picked and eaten like asparagus.
Magenta Lamb's Quarters, Chenopodium album, has beautiful colorful leaves. It has a mild flavor raw or cooked. This is basically a giant weed, which grows to 6' (1.8 m) and re-seeds readily, so keep it from seeding if you don't want an invasion.
Strawberry Spinach/Beetberry Greens, Chenopodium capitatum is an ancient plant from Europe. It is similar to lambsquarters in habit, but only 18" (45 cm) tall. The triangular, toothed leaves are thinner than spinach, very nutritious, and high in vitamins. This plant is also grown for the small, mildly sweet, strawberry-like fruits at each leaf axil. It can re-seed vigorously and become invasive.
Edible Celosia, Celosia argentea comes from tropical Africa, where the fresh young leaves are used in a dish of various vegetable greens, combined with onion, hot peppers, eggplant, vegetable oil, and fish or meat. Peanut butter may be added as a thickener. The ingredients are boiled together into a tasty and nutritious soup. Ira Wallace at Southern Exposure Seed Exchange reports that in their trial in Virginia it didn't suffer from a single pest attack.
Next month I'll tell you about some more hot weather greens.


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