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The Professional Massage Mitts are a pair of silicon massage mitts designed and patented GB2543361 by a qualified and chartered physiotherapist. They are for medical and sports use. They also reduce strain on the wrist and hands of the masseuse/user.
The physiotherapist is Sandra Whittle and the company that holds all rights is Soma Therapies Ltd (Company registration No: 04988710). At the time of conception Sandra was working long hours providing physio and various massage treatments in a very busy physiotherapy clinic. The Professional Massage Mitts were designed out of necessity; Sandra was suffering from repetitive strain injuries to the wrists and hands. The Mitts have integral support to protect the therapist's hands and external nodules for increased tactile surface to enhance sensory massage stimulation. They can be used for self-massage or as an aid for rehabilitation from allied health professionals for more complex soft tissue mobilisation procedures.
Over time and after hundreds of patients' feedback along with numerous testimonials, it was obvious that if the patient took control of their rehabilitation and used the Mitts on themselves they were able to improve their own outcomes and physically reduce their own symptoms. The Mitts empower patients to be able to do something constructive instead of relying on healthcare professionals to make the changes for them. This positive change in behaviours I'm sure would be welcome by the NHS.
The Professional Massage Mitts
Too many of us are reliant on drugs for pain relief. Learn how to help yourself by massaging your own aches and pains.
A large number of people live with chronic pain and minor ailments. Massaging with the Mitts will help you live a more comfortable life.
The Professional Massage Mitts are for people that are essentially well, but want to top up their well-being.
(They are not a substitute for professional medical advise, but are a useful self-massage Tool).
The Mitts -
- Reduce the appearance of cellulite, improve skin tone and texture.
- Provide the ultimate relaxation massage, to help you unwind and de-stress.
- Provide an effective and comfortable massage by reducing connective tissue densities more quickly and easily to reduce pain.
- Provide massage support for sore, aching muscles.
- Reduce scar tissue tension.
- Promote healing and flexibility by stimulating the body's own physiological responses.
- Relieve tension within the fascial system, stimulate blood flow and increase lymphatic drainage.
- Protect your hands against fatigue and repetitive strain injuries through their ergonomic design, making it easier to massage.
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Many years ago at the beginning of my physiotherapy journey patients used to ask what causes chronic pain?–
I replied 'poor postural habits' and 'congestion'. Research developments now give us some answers for the 'congestion' I described. It is explained by altered soft tissue configurations within the fascial system. Movement maybe restricted by spams, contractures or injury, there could be multiple sites tight and painful areas of soft tissue within the fascial system that restrict function and impede on our daily activities.
Nowadays we are all more aware and understand the benefits of good postural habits, having manual therapies including massage treatments when required, increasing our movement activities and taking regular exercise to prevent 'congestion'.
We try and keep active but still work related postural aches and pains can accumulate in your upper back, neck and shoulders and cause stiffness in your lower backs. The aim of the professional massage mitts is to provide an alternative way to reduce your own musculoskeletal symptoms and improve sustainable outcomes with our at-home remedy. Using the mitts 'little and often' will help you support your overall health and help to prevent and reduce restricted movement and ease localised musculoskeletal aches and pains around the body. We know we can benefit from manual therapy approaches to treat tense, fatigued and painful muscles and other repetitive strain conditions and reduce the fascial tension.
The Professional Holistic Massage Mitts
Nowadays we are all more aware and understand the benefits of good postural habits, we seek manual therapies including massage treatments when required, we try and increase our movement activities and endeavour to take regular exercise. BUT still work related postural aches and pains can accumulate in our upper back, neck and shoulders and cause stiffness to our lower backs. The aim of the professional massage mitts is to provide an alternative way to reduce our musculoskeletal symptoms with improved sustainable outcomes.
Use the Mitts regularly to gently massage areas of tight restricted movement and localised areas of aches and pains that accumulate around the body affected by musculoskeletal dysfunction. Your symptoms will ease and you will be helping yourself to support your overall health. We know there are many benefits from manual therapy approaches to ease tense, fatigued, painful muscles and repetitive strain conditions. Stimulate the body's own physiological responses to enhance repair, remodel, reduce swelling and decrease associated strain that cause dysfunction.
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Cancer is no longer considered a contraindication for massage.
Patients receiving massage therapy during and after their chemotherapy show a significant decrease in anxiety levels.
Cancer patients can experience high levels of pain, but if they had a safe massaging tool to use at home where they need it most would have a profound impact on their quality of life.
Cancer survival rate have steadily improved over the years and people are living longer. Therefore it is important that people can comfortably return to as full and healthy a life as possible. Feeling confident to return to work, sport and other activities that enriched their lives before cancer and enjoy activities that will add quality to their lives, fitness and well-being after.
Many cancer survivors live with post cancer symptoms form the complications of surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy or targeted immunotherapy. These complications can my debilitating, distressing and can hinder their recovery process.
- Their condition is related to their cancer diagnosis
- Their symptoms are a consquence of their interventions they have received for their cancer.
- Or something totally unrelated to the cancer, i.e, osteoarthritis, sporting injury, etc.
A detailed assessmant, as well as an holistic supportive approach is essential to gain the relevant treatment outcomes.
Surgery and radiotherapy can rinduce fascial dysfunction and restrictions. This may contribute to impaired joint mobility and function, and altered configerations of facia resulting in muscle imbalance and poor postural habits. Massage and myofascial massage techniques with the Mitts can significantly improve pain and restore function, especially post breast surgery.
A lots of cancer survivors post mastectomy, prostatectomy, and surgery for head and neck cancers benefit from being touched and being able to massage themselves. It provides reassurance and acceptance of the disfigured, altered part of their body and become less fearful of it.
Patients tissue oxygenation levels can respond differently after radiotherapy treatments. Self-massage would increase tissue oxygenation early post-surgery and after chemo or radiotherapy treatment to benefit patients.
Self-massage with the Mitts will also help patients to manage their depleted energy and fatigue, and could reduce their anxiety levels after their chemotherapy, or bring relief to their radiotherapy burns.
Many patients after breast conserving and mastectomy surgery suffer from myofascial pain which can also cause neck pain. Myofascial pain in not uncommon in terminally ill patients. Fascia is very resilient, being able to self-massage symptoms will bring a new perspectives for both patients, clinicians and researchers regarding the functional integration of fascia within the musculoskeletal system.
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Remedial Massage –
A remedial massage with the mitts is an excellent way of relieving tension and tiredness, allowing the body to relax and enhancing the body's own recovery process.You can use them on chronic and acute conditions to enhance blood circulation, tissue oxygenation and reduce restricted painful movements. They are light weight and flexible making them easily to carry, and take up minimal space in a draw. Leave them in the bathroom for easy access and as a reminder to use them regularly.
Relaxation Massage –
Massage treatments have become very popular, the Professional Massage Mitts provide an excellent way to enjoy massage in your own home. Unwind after a busy day with a relaxing massage. Use the mitts to relax tense, aching muscles, no need for appointments.
For best results use with massage oil.
Massage is useful to reduce back pain in pregnancy, postpartum and intrapartum on the maternity wards. Health care professionals report how massage can decrease pain, shortening delivery time, and increase the satisfaction of a woman's birthing experience while in hospital. After unplanned Caesarean sections women would also benefit from massage to decrease their stress levels, reduce their pain levels, and reduce pain medication.
Using the massage mitts for self-massage or massage by another family member in these scenarios with benefit the patient and improve post-operative scar healing, reduce symptoms of pain and increase flexibility and movement. Interventions that are designed to promote family participation for a loved ones admitted to hospital in acute care wards could improve patient outcomes and recovery, relative could become a part of their loved ones care.


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Best Method to Text Free/SMS From PC To Android Smart Phone
We live in the 21st century and technological development are very very wonderful in this era. After several months, nanoproducts will be met everywhere but just fantasy and now we have them in our hands such as foldable Smartphones. Anyway, sending a message to a smartphone using your PC was a dream in the past era but now you can do it easily.
If you are the one who constantly works on your laptop/PC when don't feel like a checkup Text messages on your Smartphone. This instruction will be covered that issue easily. The article will let you know how you send SMS from a computer to an Android phone.
Here's how it is done.
How to Send SMS/Text Free SMS From a Computer Over an Android SmartPhone?
SendLeap app helps to send as well as receive easier SMS for everyone From your Computer/ Laptop/PC. It is worth and time wasting is stopped.SendLeap App is the best productive software to make easier your daily activities. Mechanism of this little application that allows the users to sync their smartphone to their laptop in order to send and receive messages directly from their smartphone to their PC.This app is very simple software and Required Android is 5.0 and up.
SendLeap app is very easy to install and use.Additionally, SendLeap app is perfectly featured, user-friendly and completely secure. Furthermore, You are eligible to send and receive messages included pictures and group messages all from your computer by Using SendLeap app. It also offers you to bring your phone notifications to your computer so that you don't have to worry about your productivity while working.
So we can know how to download, install and work with this App
- In order to get started with Sendleap App, you need to Download and install the application on your Android device(Smartphone or Tablet).
SendLeap – Text From Your ComputerDeveloper: Modulo Apps LLCPrice: Free
- After you have installed the SendLeap. on your Android Device(Smartphone or Tablet), simply go the SendLeap & download / install their app on your computer in order to sync your contacts and notifications.
- Now, you need to log in using your Google account. After you have logged via your Google account's credentials, you should set a "Master Password" to use on the app as well as on the web page.
- Then, you should open the SendLeap app on your smartphone and log via your Google account's credentials and the master password that you had set earlier. The app will ask you for several permissions in order to sync the contacts. You need to allow them in order to use the application.
- After the above steps have done, you need to wait to allow the app to sync your messages and contacts to SendLeap Application on your PC/Laptop. And that's enough.
You are eligible now to send and receive messages as well as chat on the go without touching your smartphone.
Sending Messages Using SendLeap Web
Sending messages via the SendLeap Web is pretty awesome. To click on the message icon to start a new conversation. Furthermore, you need to select the contact you decide to message and that's enough. You can now enter the message and hit send icon easily and productively. Since your contacts have on your Smartphone are synced, You can enter a few digits of the number or few alphabets of the name would bring up the information.

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Elon Musk is at it again! You would hope that having more money than God would give one the peace of mind to not be dumb in the news quite so often, but here we are with another Musk internet scandal. Granted, this one isn't a serious as porn site propositions, interfering in Thai cave rescues, chumming around with teen blood connoisseur Peter Thiel, or scaring Tesla investors with tweets about 420. But it is pretty scandalous.
Presumably as preparation for his role as a rich mad South African video game tech villain in Watch_Dogs 3 or Far Cry 2-2 (he already tried cancelling Fornite) recently Musk tweeted seemingly nonsensical comparisons between video games and social media platforms.
Twitter is Dark Souls of social media. Reddit is Bloodborne. Insta is Zelda.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 21, 2018
We like to consider ourselves pretty knowledgeable about video games around here, but we're having some trouble wrapping our heads around this one. Is Zelda the same thing as Instagram because it's full of beautiful vistas? I get that Twitter is Dark Souls because they're both bad, and that Bloodborne is Reddit because those are also both bad. But Dark Souls and Bloodborne are extremely similar, whereas Twitter and Reddit are not.
Puzzling this out though we think gave us some fascinating insight into how Musk compares video games and social media networks. And pretty much the only use of this non-skill is coming up with some more Elon Musk video game analogies and sharing them with you all. So that's what we're doing.
Steel Diver is Tinder…
Because Musk can't think of submarines without making it sexual for no reason.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is LinkedIn…
Because 100-hour work weeks by unorganized labor forces sounds like Musk's kind of business.
Metal Gear Solid 2 is Facebook…
Because it's about shadow oligarchs running online social disinformation campaigns to rule the world.
Batman: Arkham Knight is 4Chan…
Because Batman, 4Chan users, and of course Elon Musk are the dark truth tellers the world needs but doesn't deserve.
Forza Horizon is PayPal…
Because they represent both sources of Musk's wealth: making money from cars and making money from money.
StarCraft With Cheats On Is YouTube…
Because they both make you feel like strategy masterminds even when your sheer privilege renders you immune from all consequences, like smoking a blunt on a podcast.
Kerbal Space Program is Mastodon…
Because for whatever reason I still have faith in the idea of Musk's space ambitions and the idea of an alternate instanced elephant-based Twitter competitor.
Of course, this was all just a lead up to the most cursed Elon Musk content of all.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 22, 2018
I'm sorry you all had to see that. For more on Elon Musk check out his hot takes on nanotechnology and flamethrowers.


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Use efficiency of applied nitrogen (N) is estimated typically to be <50% in most crops. In sandy soils and warmer climates particularly, leaching and volatilization may be primary pathways for environmental loss of applied N. To determine the effect of N fertilization rate on the N use efficiency (NUE) and apparent recovery of N fertilizer (APR), a replicated field study with 'BHN 602' tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) grown in sandy soils under a fertigated plastic-mulched bed system was conducted using ammonium nitrate as the N source at four different rates (0, 150, 200, and 250 lb/acre). Spring tomato was followed by fall tomato in the same field, a typical cropping sequence in north Florida. Fertigation of N fertilizer was applied weekly in 13 equal doses for both seasons. The highest NUE was 12.05% (spring) and 32.38% (fall), and the highest APR was 6.11% (spring) for the lowest rate of N applied (150 lb/acre). In the fall, APR was unaffected by fertilizer N rates and ranged from 12.88% to 19.39%. Nitrogen accumulation in tomato plants were similar among the three N fertilizer rates applied (150, 200, and 250 lb/acre), though compared with no N fertilizer application, significant increases occurred. Whole plant N accumulation, NUE, and APR declined or remained similar when N rates increased above 150 lb/acre. Additionally, a regression analysis and derivative of the quadratic fresh yield data showed that yields were maximized at 162 and 233 lb/acre N in the spring and fall seasons, respectively.
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Laura Jalpa, Rao S. Mylavarapu, George J. Hochmuth, Alan L. Wright and Edzard van Santen
Jasmine Jenji Mah, David Llewellyn and Youbin Zheng
One principle for reducing undesirable stem extension in greenhouse production is to counteract the decrease in red-to-far red ratio that occurs naturally during twilight periods. This study evaluated three lighting treatments on the morphology of easter lily (Lilium longiflorum): 1) a 1-hour end-of-day treatment providing 20 μmol·m−2·s−1 of monochromatic red light (EOD R), 2) blackout curtains closed 45 to 75 minutes before sunset and kept closed until 0 to 60 minutes after sunrise (BO), and 3) a control with natural twilight (CTRL). Plants under the BO treatment were 11% shorter than CTRL, while plants exposed to EOD R did not differ in height compared with BO or CTRL. There were no treatment effects on any other measured parameters, including aspects of flowering.
Anna J. Talcott and William R. Graves
Two species of North American shrubs in the genus Ptelea (Rutaceae), commonly known as eastern and western hoptree or wafer ash, have unfulfilled potential to increase the diversity of managed landscapes and support populations of pollinators and swallowtail butterflies. The white flowers of Ptelea are highly fragrant, and pistillate flowers give rise to clusters of distinctive samaras. The insufficiency of information about improving germination of seeds of Ptelea trifoliata and lack of recommendations for Ptelea crenulata prompted us to investigate effects of pericarp removal and cold (4 °C) stratification periods of 0, 4, 8, and 16 weeks on the germination of seeds of these two species. Samaras were collected from multiple plants of both species in the midwestern United States (P. trifoliata) and California (P. crenulata). The germination percentage of viable seeds, calculated after tests of viability with tetrazolium chloride of seeds that did not germinate, increased with longer stratification periods, with 100% germination for P. crenulata and 91% germination for P. trifoliata after 16 weeks of stratification. The germination value, a measure of the speed and uniformity of germination, and peak value also increased with longer stratification in both species. Pericarp removal increased the germination percentage of both species and increased the peak and germination value of P. crenulata. Propagators seeking to grow these species of Ptelea from seed should remove the pericarp and cold-stratify seeds for 16 weeks to improve germination success.
Leora Radetsky, Jaimin S. Patel and Mark S. Rea
Lighting from red and blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is common for crop production in controlled environments. Continuous application of red or blue light at night has been shown to suppress sporulation by Peronospora belbahrii, the causal organism of basil downy mildew (DM), but the suppressing effects of intermittent applications of red and blue LEDs have not been thoroughly researched. This study examined the effects of red (λmax = 670 nm) and blue (λmax = 458 nm) LED top lighting, at two photosynthetic photon flux densities (PPFD = ≈12 and ≈60 µmol·m−2·s−1), using continuous (10-hour) nighttime and two intermittent nighttime exposures, to suppress basil DM sporulation. The two intermittent treatments consisted of one 4-hour exposure and three 1.3-hour exposures spaced 3 hours apart. Continuous nighttime treatments with blue or red LED top lighting at ≈60 µmol·m−2·s−1 were able to suppress basil DM sporulation by more than 99%. At a given nighttime dose of light that did not completely suppress sporulation, continuous lighting was more effective than intermittent lighting, and for these partially suppressing doses, red LEDs were not significantly different from blue LEDs for suppressing sporulation. The present study showed that horticultural lighting systems using red and blue LEDs to grow crops during the day can also be used at night to suppress basil DM sporulation by up to 100%.
Liming Chen, Matthew Wallhead, Michael Reding, Leona Horst and Heping Zhu
Laser-guided variable-rate intelligent spray technology is designed to significantly reduce pesticide use with a positive impact on the environment. However, there have been no reports on applying this technology to commercial fruit farms. Comparative experiments of intelligent variable-rate and conventional constant-rate spray applications for pesticide use and pest control were conducted at a fruit farm in Ohio during two consecutive growing seasons. Apple (Malus pumila), peach (Prunus persica), blueberry (Vaccinium section Cyanococcus), and black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) were used for the tests. Pest severity of codling moth (Cydia pomonella), oriental fruit moth (Grapholitha molesta), scab (Venturia inaequalis), and powdery mildew (Podosphaera leucotricha) in apple; oriental fruit moth, brown rot (Monilinia fructicola), and powdery mildew (Podosphaera pannosa) in peach; spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii), mummy berry (Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi), and phomopsis (Phomopsis vaccinii) in blueberry; and anthracnose (Elsinoe veneta) in black raspberry were assessed. There was equal severity of pests between intelligent and conventional spray applications, whereas the intelligent spray reduced pesticide use by 58.7%, 30.6%, 47.9%, and 52.5% on average for apple, peach, blueberry, and black raspberry, respectively. These results illustrate that intelligent spray technology is more environmentally friendly than conventional standard spray technology and equally or more effective for control of insect and disease pests in fruit production.
Kristine M. Lang, Ajay Nair and Kenneth J. Moore
Growing colored bell peppers in high tunnels enhances fruit quality and accelerates ripening. While there are benefits to high tunnel pepper production, increased heat inside the structures can lead to plant stress, blossom drop, sunscald, and reduced marketable yields. The objective of this study was to test shadecloth treatments placed on high tunnels to mitigate heat stress and improve colored bell pepper yield and fruit quality, while also identifying cultivars that perform well within Midwest high tunnel systems. Research was conducted at the Iowa State University Horticulture Research Station (Ames, IA) from 11 May to 11 Oct. in 2017 and 3 May to 9 Oct. in 2018. Six single-poly passively ventilated Quonset high tunnels were used for the experiment. The shade treatments (no shadecloth, 30% light-reducing shadecloth, and 50% light-reducing shadecloth) were applied in June of each season. Within each shade treatment, there were three randomized complete blocks of the seven colored bell pepper cultivars (Archimedes, Delirio, Flavorburst, Red Knight, Sirius, Summer Sweet, and Tequila). Data were collected on yield, fruit quality, and plant growth characteristics. Environmental parameters were monitored throughout the growing season. Both the 30% and 50% shadecloth treatments reduced monthly average and maximum air temperatures within high tunnels, with the largest differences occurring in the months of July and August. The use of a shadecloth reduced the incidence of sunscald by 59% between no shade and 50% shadecloth treatments. While there was no difference between 30% and 50% shade treatments, the use of 50% shadecloth caused a decrease in both marketable number (32%) and weight (29%) of pepper fruit compared with the control. 'Tequila', 'Delirio', and 'Flavorburst' had more marketable fruit per plant. Shade treatments did not affect fruit soluble solids content (SSC), pH, or total titratable acidity (TTA). Shade treatments had no effect on Soil Plant Analysis Development (SPAD) readings, shoot biomass, the number of leaves per plant or the total leaf area per plant; however, plant height increased by an average 14.5 cm for plants under shadecloth treatments. Average leaf size was 11.2 cm2 larger on plants grown under the 50% shadecloth, compared with the control. Several cultivar differences existed for each fruit quality and plant growth parameter. While differences in fruit quality and plant growth parameters were limited among shade treatments, decreasing marketable yield is concerning. Our research suggests that Midwest growers should not exceed 30% light-reducing shadecloth on their high tunnels for colored bell pepper production.
Rui Wang, Yuqing Gui, Tiejun Zhao, Masahisa Ishii, Masatake Eguchi, Hui Xu, Tianlai Li and Yasunaga Iwasaki
Floral initiation is an important transition point from vegetative growth to reproductive growth in tomatoes and is known to be affected by light intensity, temperature, and nutrients. However, the regulation between flower formation and environmental factors, including nutrient conditions, due to source–sink dynamics (supply and demand of photoassimilates) is seldom documented. To evaluate the effects of light intensity and nutrition conditions on prefloral formation and development, dynamic floral characteristics during development were fitted with sigmoidal logistic curves under four light treatments with shading nets in two nutrient conditions. Source activity and sink strength were altered, which caused differences in the floral positions, length of floral shoots, floral initiation dates, and leaf numbers under the different treatments. Accumulated light acts upstream of nutrition supply during the formation of buds and leads to the accumulation of carbohydrates in source organs. Leaf area reached ≈500 cm2, and dry matter weights reached ≈3 g in each treatment until the flowering day, revealing that some level of photoassimilates are necessary for floral initiation. Both days to flowering and bud number were highly correlated with daily light integral (DLI) from 6 to 12 days before anthesis, which means this period is important for anthesis in tomato. Our results highlight regulation of the transition from vegetative growth to reproductive growth by tomato seedlings due to environmental factors and nutrients. A better understanding of communication between source organs and sink organs during floral initiation response to different environments is expected to provide management strategies for greenhouse tomato production.
Verónica De Luca, Diego Gómez de Barreda, Antonio Lidón and Cristina Lull
Due to restrictions on pesticide and nitrogen use in high-input European agricultural systems, many of the biostimulants used in horticulture are being incorporated into turfgrass management programs—although often with little understanding. A set of experiments was carried out on perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) cultivated in pots in a greenhouse in 2013 and 2014 to test the effect of three biostimulants: two composed of nitrifying bacteria (B1 and B2), and the other a mixture of amino acids, polysaccharides, nitrogen, and micronutrients (B3). Apart from the biostimulant treatment, nutritional stress was incorporated into the study to demonstrate if biostimulants could temporarily replace the fertilization role and so lessen the environmental impact. Turfgrass treated with B1 resulted in an increase in quality compared with untreated turf, and the positive effect lasted 2 and 3 months in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Additionally, an extended benefit was observed when the B1 interval application was longer, even temporarily replacing fertilization when applied on stressed turfgrass. The B2 produced similar results to B1, the effect was longer, and the turf exhibited a darker color—although it caused phytotoxicity at the tip of the leaves. The B3 led to a beneficial effect on turfgrass, especially under nutritional stress; it showed a better quality, darker green color, and more growth and yield than untreated turf (despite adding less nitrogen than during either mineral fertilizer treatment). Overall results show that the tested biostimulants increase turfgrass quality even when inducing a nutritional stress.
Clydette Alsup-Egbers, Patrick Byers, Kelly McGowan, Pamela B. Trewatha and William E. McClain
Commercial garlic (Allium sativum) is a relatively new crop for Missouri growers. While U.S. production is primarily in California, Oregon, Washington, and New York, little information is available regarding growing garlic in Missouri's climate and soil conditions. Therefore, research is needed to investigate the optimum planting date for garlic in southwest Missouri. Comparisons between one spring and four fall planting dates using two garlic cultivars (Inchelium Red and German White) and the leek (Allium ampeloprasum) known as elephant garlic (A. ampeloprasum ssp. ampeloprasum) were planted at two replicated sites. Postharvest data were collected on bulb weight and diameter and clove weight and quantity. Although the numbers were not always statistically different, the overall results indicated that earlier planted garlic (September and early-October) had higher yields in 2016–17 than garlic planted later; however, in 2017–18, garlic planted in mid-October and early-November out-yielded garlic planted in September and early-October. Fall planting is preferred based on the results of our study, but spring-planted garlic can still yield a profitable crop for commercial growers. Future research on a variety of planting dates will give producers a better choice on when to plant in southwest Missouri.
Frederic B. Ouedraogo, B. Wade Brorsen, Jon T. Biermacher and Charles T. Rohla
Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) trees were pruned using varying intensities at planting to determine the effect of pruning on trunk development and shoot growth. Data on trunk diameter, number and length of shoots, as well as the total shoot growth were recorded annually from a completely randomized design experiment that assigned 0%, 50%, and 75% pruning of above-ground height to single-trunk transplants. The results suggest that pruning intensity has little effect on trunk diameter. The pruned trees had fewer shoots initially and more growth per shoot, leading to a difference of 7 cm/shoot higher for the 50% pruning group than the control group and to a difference of 11 cm/shoot higher for the 75% pruning group compared with the control group. The total length of all shoots was not significantly different across treatments. Because previous research has sometimes shown that pruning increases tree survival and this research shows that trees can recover from pruning, there is no need to change the current recommendation of pruning seedlings at planting.


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Welcome to TECNO forum and TECNO HiOS, but first, an introduction. There is a very high chance you are reading this from a TECNO phone. If you are reading it from a Samsung, an HT C, an Infinix, a Microsoft, or even a Sony phone, don't you worry, soon you will find a million and one reasons to switch over to TECNO and once you do that you will realize two things:
- That you will experience problems specific to TECNO phones (every phone has problems some specific to the brand and/or model).
- That you will have a strong desire to learn or attempt to resolve some of those issues by yourself.
I want to give you a specific example, although it involves an experience with an Infinix phone. Not many weeks after acquiring the Infinix Hot Note did I realize that I couldn't connect the phone to the laptop, neither could it charge in its fast charging option known as Flash Charging. I Googled about the problem but there was no ready solution from an Infinix expert. What I got were loosely related problems from other Infinix users who had done trial and error to resolved their loosely related issues . Problem is, I didn't get them from an Infinix certified site. They were issues posted randomly some in Samsung forums, others in Android forums whereas others were even in Windows and Microsoft forums. That means there was no way of getting a response from an Infinix certified technical assistant attached to an official Infinix forum.
That problem is what TECNO has moved to resolve by launching an online TECNO forum they call TECNO SPOT, which, according to a Press Statement sent to Kachwanya.com, is explained as "a community for TECNO fans to share their TECNO mobile experience and get the latest updates for their TECNO phones. It is a forum where tech lovers and TECNO users meet to discuss all topics related to the ever evolving technology." For some reason, TECNO doesn't want to limit the forum to tech problems or geek language as the statement clarifies that TECNO forum "will be an entertainment hub for all who join to be part of the TECNO family … [and] … also a fun place to be for exciting experience". And that's not all, if you choose to join and participate in the forum, which you should, TECNO will provide you with an opportunity of "winning amazing TECNO gifts".
After reading the Press Release I ran to the TECNO forum (remember they call it TECNO SPOT) via the link http://bbs.tecno-mobile.com and I can assure you some of the posts are very entertaining, especially from our Nigerian brothers and sisters.
That's not all that's new from TECNO. Most of you love the TECNO Boom J7 and you must be very elated to learn that a sequel of the phone, TECNO Boom J8, will be released soon. We will be testing the phone in the following two weeks to thereafter give you a comprehensive review, but what's interesting right now is that the phone will come with a whole new User Interface that TECNO calls the TECNO HiOS. Why is that important?
You may not have realized but almost every OEM using the Open Source Android for some reason detest the User Interface that comes with stock android. If you have noticed that using a Samsung phone feels so different from using an HTC, an LG or even a Sony phone, that's because how you interact with the OS and ultimately the phone is done via what they call the User Interface – the Interface through which you visualize the Operating System, the Menus and the Icons including the Home Screen and with which you navigate from section of the phone to another. Samsung uses what they call the TouchWiz which has been criticized by many as carrying hundreds of unwarranted bugs. HTC has HTC Sense whereas Infinix has XIU, and starting with TECNO Boom J8, the User Interface on TECNO phones will be HiOS.
I haven't experienced the HiOS except from going through a promo document from TECNO that explains some of the new features users should except once they get the HiOS on their TECNO devices. Immediate changes users of TECNO will realize is that popular icons like those for Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, LinkedIn, Camera, BBC etc have been repainted, HiOS will come with three patterns of icon layout that will include list layout, up and down layout and the popular grid layout (I personally would like to checkout how up and down layout works), and some 40+ new functions, 280+ new image effects, 5000+ shortcuts, and 8000+ bugs resolved. Above is an image that shows how the list, up and down and the grid layouts for icons will look like. I hope you enjoy both the TECNO forum (TECNO SPOT) and TECNO HiOS.


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Euclides Major, CEO and FounderUnderstanding guests and their unspoken expectations are the cornerstones to create the coveted guest experience, the game changer in the highly competitive hospitality industry. For the guest, an ideal hotel stay would be one where he is escorted to his favorite room the very moment he checks-in, and his daily schedule is made exactly how he wants it to be. "The future of guest experience management is here," says Euclides Major, CEO and Founder of GuestU. "Hotels are getting closer to guests and providing an experience with a true individualistic touch that helps them feel welcomed and treated as individuals and not as another tourist." Beholding this mission in a thoroughfare manner, the company's Avant-garde product, GuestU Phone, brings in the much-anticipated capabilities to increase guest satisfaction, ultimately incrementing the hotel's profitability.
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Eventually it is our focus to become the primary source of interesting data for hotels that wish to enhance their analytics and personalization capabilities
Hotels can make their communication more effective by conversing through the application in multiple languages. This was a top priority for a European chain of hotels that was looking for a suitable in-stay product to improve the experience of their guests. The customer, with close to a hundred properties, looked to provide better recommendations, help the concierge, and overall, better comprehend their customer profiles so as to enrich the engagement during their stay and beyond. Their guests currently use the GuestU Phone for over 70 minutes a day and even answer surveys to help the hotel gain actionable insights—tying together the answers and other data points to a business intelligence module.
GuestU enables a wide berth of possibilities for hoteliers to leverage their technology. An open architecture allows them to integrate with other platforms and rope in services into the GuestU Phone. "Through an exclusive IoT partner, we are currently compatible with 200 smart devices, including remotes, switches, lighting, thermostats, detectors, sensor & locks. Eventually, it is our focus to become the primary source of interesting data for hotels that wish to enhance their analytics and personalization capabilities," says Major. In anticipation of blooming possibilities, GuestU aims to be the preferred in-stay product in up to 50,000 rooms in the next year. From a technology standpoint, the company aims to introspect guest data in a more meticulous manner and automate suggestions to provide a curated and personalized guest experience.
Lisbon, Portugal
Euclides Major, CEO and Founder
Provides GuestU Phone, an in-stay product for hotel rooms, and a number of applications to personalize guest experience and help concierges understand guest behavior


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Finland, Finland, Finland; the country where I want to be. Such sings Monty Python and never have I agreed more with this sentiment than now, half a year after leaving Finland. Never have I missed the pristine Finnish forests and the untouched wilderness as much as after moving into the hustle and bustle of Copenhagen. Yes, I truly miss Finland.
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Finnflavours – A Love Story
The story of Finnflavours is all too similar to ours: Founders Tim and Elina met in 2011 when Tim had moved to Finland for an exchange year under the Erasmus program. Time took its course and Tim finally settled in Finland permanently. After living in Tampere for a few years, Tim and Elina now call the former Finnish capital of Turku their home.
While Mihir and I were slowly beginning to doubt the certainty of our future in Finland, Tim's affection for the country only seemed to grow more and more each day. It is only fitting that the Finnish Elina and Finland's biggest fan, Tim, should start a business promoting Finnish values and delicacies abroad.
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To engage socially is a particular matter of concern for Tim and Elina. Their suppliers are fellow small- and family enterprises, rooted in Finland. They hope to support entrepreneurs passionate about their products, over promoting large and impersonal companies.
Back to Basics
The values of Finnflavours extend far beyond the business, into Tim and Elina's personal lives. For them, a sustainable and healthy lifestyle is the key to happiness. In the summer they love to explore the Finnish wilderness themselves and collect berries, mushrooms, and other wild foods. However, they are not alone.
Finns have always had an intimate relationship with nature and to this day the "Everyman's Right" (jokamiehenoikeus) allows Finns to roam and live off the land freely. In the summer you will find the cities deserted. Instead, Finns venture into the wilderness and escape civilization for as long as the weather will allow. Indeed, you will be hard-pressed to find a people more respectful of nature and silence.
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The range of products at Finnflavours is small but steadily growing. This is due to the diligent process Elina and Tim go through in order to find the highest quality products. Currently on offer are tea, energy bars and shots, berry powders, chocolate, a variation of spelt products, and most importantly coffee. No other people consume more coffee per capita than the Finns, at 12 kg of coffee per year.
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Didn't we promise you earlier that you'd get the chance to try some of the fantastic products yourself? Finnflavours were so kind to provide us with a sample package of their products, and you can win the very same! Curious what's in it? Let's take a look!
First up, Bear Hug by Nord-T. Nord-T is a two-person enterprise run by two friends in an attempt to revolutionize tea culture around the world. Founded in Helsinki, Nord-T offers unique blends of Nordic flavors. We tested Bear Hug, a delicious combination of green tea, lingonberry, birch leaf, and heather. A sip of the slightly sour tea will transport you right into the peaceful forests of Finland.
Next, Nokko, a nettle powder by Arctic Warriors. Arctic Warriors was born in the deep wilderness of Finnish Lapland. Lapland is home to some of the most nutritious plants in the world, real superfoods! We were happy to try their nettle powder, which is certainly something you don't get to see every day. Nettle is rich in vitamin C, iron, and calcium and will give you a real boost to your immune system. Add it to your smoothies, salads, or perhaps to your porridge, like us!
Something no Finn can live without is licorice. Finnflavours carries a very special kind, Laku spelt licorice by SunSpelt. Admittedly, I have never been a great fan of licorice, but it is the ideal snack if you're looking for a less-sweet energy kick! PS: It makes the perfect travel companion 😉
Finally, our favorite: Wild Blueberry by Goodio. In my book, you can never go wrong with chocolate. Especially when it's raw, organic, and vegan! Oh, and delicious! Goodio chocolates are hand-made in Helsinki and Finnflavours currently carries three of their creations. However, if it was up to me, I could only eat their Wild Blueberry for the rest of my life. You just have to adore the combination of sweet creamy chocolate and tangy wild blueberry. Yum!


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Are Kids Hardwired for Revenge?
Have you ever noticed that there are some things kids seem to do reflexively—say, punching a little brother for toppling a Lego tower? Yet, other behaviors, like saying thank you or helping with chores, must be laboriously taught. If it's instinctive to punish someone who wrongs you, doesn't it follow More


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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
The Kindness...and Judgment...of Others
When we arrived, he did not want to participate in the soccer portion and then proceeded to get obstinate and pouty about it. He kept sitting down in the middle of the field and I told him 3 times to get up, and finally he got kicked in the face with the soccer ball and his lip bled. I felt sorry for this little string bean of a boy standing there crying, blood dripping slowly from his lip, crying out for me saying "Mamma...mamma". So I picked him up and we went to get cleaned up and then returned, and I tried to explain to him that I asked him to stand up for a reason, because I knew he could get hurt by pouting and flopping down on the field refusing to move. I then told him to get back out there and play, and he really got angry but did it...and surprise, surprise...when he tried to do what he could, he really got in there and hustled and even got the ball a few times! That is, until he decided it was too much and went back into Pout Mode. Then he tried to walk off and when I called to him he turned to me and said "Nyet" and kept on walking. Oh boy, wrong thing to do to this mommy....so I got ahold of his arm and pulled him aside, and kneeling in front of him I let him know in no uncertain terms that he is never to say "no" to mommy or to walk away when I call him. That's when the meltdown happened, his face crumpled up and the sobs started...and I got some pretty disgusted looks from a couple of other older woman around who saw what was going on. I am sure they thought I was just the worst mommy in the world and felt so sorry for him...heck, at that moment I felt sorry for him too!!
It is proving to be hard on my soul to be the mommy I think he needs me to be right now, and yet turn a blind eye to the judgment of others. It is all so complicated to explain, and I really don't owe anyone witnessing our "moments" an explanation, but I always feel as if I ought to offer up some sort of excuse for why I am doing what I am doing. I had the same thing happen often with Josh, one time in particular when we were out in a department store and he was throwing a royal tantrum over something and wanted to leave. Well, as those of you with RAD kids know it is all about control, and if we left with him that gave him the power over the circumstance, so we had to let him scream it out in public rather than do what you might do with a "normal" kid, take him outside...we simply couldn't let him win this particular battle. Oh man, the comments I endured as we walked around trying to be casual and ignore his outburst while others shot us dirty looks and cast pitying glances at Josh. This was only one ocassion, there were millions more like them.
Today brought some of that back, and it was hard and disheartening to me. Why is it that those who have never parented a child from the unique circumstances that ours come from feel so knowledgable and can judge what and how we do it? Why is it that firm discipline today comes across as mean and unsympathetic? What would those bystanders have me do...have my child, who has no real understanding of what can and can not harm him out in the "real" world run behind a car backing up, or lick a steak knife because I didn't have the guts to teach him quickly that "no" means "no" and that he HAS to listen to mommy and daddy? How can I explain that there is a 3 year old lurking in that 8 year old body in terms of life experience, and that the 3 year old is going to test me over and over to prove my mettle as a mother, that in order for him him feel more secure in the long run I MUST create firm boundaries even though he might get mad at not getting his way, so that he can trust that I will be strong and can really, really parent him and keep him safe.
I don't know which is harder, parenting a child who has been hurt by life, or taking on the scorn of others.
Just as you begin to feel down in the mouth about it all, someone comes along and offers to lift you up. Thanks to a wonderful family who gave up an hour of their time tonight to translate for us over the phone, we were able to explain many things to Toktogul and to have him ask us questions too. It was so helpful and so encouraging, and we appreciated it enormously. The delight on Toktogul's face as he was able to express himself after a couple of weeks of near silence other than pantomime was palpable...and the fear he carries at the thought of further surgery and pain that he knows lies ahead was obvious. My poor little guy has done tremendously well under circumstances that would drive most adults to tears. Thankfully, this family has a better understanding than most of our son's background and I know that what we wanted to say was fleshed out a bit and made clearer to Tokie. They translated conversation about school and the trip to NY, about summer camp and house rules. They were able to share with Toktogul that we will never send him back to Kyrgyzstan...ever...and that we think he is doing an outstanding job and we understand how hard all of this is, and that starting school will be scary but we'll be right here to help him. We told him he is a good brother and a good son, and we love him very much. Many things I wish I had the language to tell him every day, and I hope he carries it in his heart as we struggle through these first few months.
I also realized today and was able to verbalize that one thing that is bothering me right now is that I can not explain things to him and that goes totally against my grain. I always explain things to my kids, reason with them, and share with them...and then if they don't like what I am asking of them too bad, but at least they understand the logic behind the request. I feel like a Bad Mom right now because I don't have the ability due to language constraints to be the kind of parent that comes naturally to me.
So this is a time of learning for all of us, and a time to turn our backs on those who don't understand and accept the support of those who do...or at the very least even if they don't understand trust that we love him and know what is best for him and our family. I look at Josh and wonder where we would be with him right now if I had fallen victim to worrying too much about what others said about how we parented him...what kind of child would he have become?
As I watched all 3 boys yesterday I grabbed on to the fact that they...and only they...can really show me how to parent. Toktogul had to have his first of many vaccinations yesterday, and as he sat there on my lap being stabbed at with needles 3 different times, sobbing, he had his big "little" brother Matthew wrapping him in his arms, near tears himself as he tried to console Toktogul. Later that day as Tokie accidently ran over Matthew's toe with the trike he jumped up and hugged him as he was crying and apologized over and over for hurting him. As both Matthew and Toktogul helped Joshie on the merry-go-round at the park I thought to myself "Go ahead, judge me...it doesn't matter what you think, the only thing that matters is what they think!".
So we continue on, this little family of mine...trying as hard as we can to get it right, knowing we will fail sometimes, learning as we go along. I am so grateful to those who care and have offered help, and it overshadows those who would stand back in quiet yet obvious judgment.
5 comments:
- Julie and John Wright said...
Just hang in there.... God will give him lots of friends in his life time, but he has given you the responsibility of being his mother.
The disciples referred to Jesus as Master, but at the end of their time together after three years of training, Jesus said to them " No longer call me Master, for now you call me friend because you know my fathers will who is in heaven"...
If you remain firm with him now, he will be around to call you friend in the future!
Know that we are standing in the gap for you in this time of transition.
Blessings John
- 1:06 AM, June 20, 2007
- Cindy LaJoy said...
Thanks so much John, that was something I really needed to hear right now. Keeping perspective at moments is hard, but you are right that he doesn't need a buddy or friend, he needs a mom and dad, something he has never had and needs to learn what family is all about. Thanks for keeping with us right now...Cindy
- 7:30 AM, June 20, 2007
The best advice I ever got on parenting was:
Love and Limits.
Without the love, the limits becomes oppressive.
Without the limits, the love becomes permissive.
God gave your children into YOUR hands, not anybody else's. And for the record, every mother I know has felt rotten at one time or another because we had to enforce tough love. Sometimes I have had to go off by myself and cry harder than my kid was crying when I had to be tough with them. We have had missed birthday parties, missed desserts in restaurants, standing in a corner at the end of a hallway in our church building, early beds, sitting out on the side of the pool, etc. But in the long run, it is worth the effort and the kids are much happier. When you put the effort into teaching them that "no means no," they learn to trust you and that you will keep your word. The whole family is happier, because parents are able to put energy into enjoying time with their kids instead of constantly reprimanding them and having them ignore you and then mom or dad gets angrier and angrier and eventually looses it. Hang in there, and keep up the great parenting! ; )
Love and blessings,
Peggy, mom to 2 Bobeks in Virginia
- 7:16 PM, June 20, 2007
- Cindy LaJoy said...
Amen Peggy!! And where are you when I get all those looks? Wouldn't it be fun if just once you had someone else standing by your side looking at the naysayers saying "Hey...you...what are YOU looking at???" hahahaha! I will save that quote as it is right on the money, and I have often thought about how much I enjoy actually being with our kids, and honestly it is because 98% of the time they are well behaved, decent, kind kids who when they are grown will likely be exactly the kind of person I would pick as a friend...at least I hope so! Thanks for the reminder, and letting me know someone is in our corner :-)
- 7:44 PM, June 20, 2007
- Christel Ann Cook said...
Good job sticking to it! This parenting stuff... well, the consistent teaching and discipline, is hard... I frequently am told "he's just a baby!" but i know he knows the standards and I have to make him stick to it... so i also consistently receive comments like, " your so lucky, he's such a good little boy!" And i always think, if I wasn't the mean mama, he wouldn't be! So ... You go girl! I love your blog!
Mama to Alex (Uralsk, Kazakhstan) b11.8.05, a10.26.06
Waiting for Referral of Kimi from China LID 8.8.06
Paperchasing for #3 although they may be #2... Kazakhstan
- 10:56 PM, June 25, 2007


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Sunrise Montessori West
8 weeks to 6 years old
Our Round Rock WEST location seeks to serve those who live west of IH-35 or near central Round Rock. We are conveniently located near IH-35 for easy drop-off and pick-up. Many of our parents commute to work at DELL, IBM, or Apple, and love the accessibility of our location.
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Jessica Murray
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Born in Southern California, I didn't move to the Austin area until I was 32 years old with my husband, Rob, and 3 month old son, John, and it's one of the best decisions I've ever made. We LOVE living here! Texans are remarkably friendly and go out of their way to help one another, plus all the trees (beautiful) and seasons (it's cold in the winter…woo hoo!) are a bonus. Sunrise was born when I couldn't find a great Montessori school for my muse, John. Rob has also been influential in the success of Sunrise as well. In addition to his emotional support and laid-back nature, he is talented at fixing things (he used to help his father and grandfather make furniture and build houses) as well as designing/programming websites (the perfect spouse for a small business owner!). Although I loved being a math teacher once upon a time, I love being a business owner even more. Providing the kind of school I would want my son to attend, would like to work as a team member, or learn as a student is an indescribable and addictive joy. My sincerest wish is that all of us here at Sunrise create exactly what you want for your child, so please let us know how we can improve your experience.
I am so excited to have found Sunrise Montessori Preschool and happy to join the team! I have a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and 10 years of experience working with children and 9 years in the Early Childhood Education field, in the classroom as well as in administration. Helping other families in their journey of parenthood and the planning of their child's education is a fantastic feeling. My husband and I have two sons and a daughter, and we love being able to share this amazing environment with them. I am a Texas native, born in Midland-Odessa. I come from what I consider a big family, one of five children, so I'm used to a busy lifestyle and lots of interactions. I'm always on the move and I love working with and helping people in any way I can. I enjoy crafting, mostly scrapbooking, as well as sketching, and photography. I can't wait to get to know you and your family, so please feel free to ask me any questions that you might have!
Originally from Denver, Colorado, after being a military spouse for almost ten years my husband and two boys recently relocated to Austin, Texas in March of 2018. We have had the opportunity to travel the world and enjoyed Austin so much we decided to call her home! I have been in the childcare field for 6 years and enjoy being that critical asset to a child's future. As a child, I studied German for 13 years and later lived there for 3 years which is also where I found my love for teaching. I'm currently working on my Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and also have experience in the medical field. In my spare time I enjoy traveling and reading. I'm so excited to be apart of the great Sunrise Montessori Team and look forward to meeting you all!
Originally from Southeast Texas I have lived in the Austin area since 2009. When I first moved to Austin I was working in retail and decided that it was time for a change. I accepted a position at a Montessori school in central Austin and remained there for six years. During that time, I feel in love with the Montessori philosophy and earned my Montessori Certification. While working as a Primary Lead Guide I also fell in love with yoga and earned a 200hr Yoga Teaching Certificate, as well as a Children's Yoga Teaching Certificate. In 2015, I left teaching Montessori to begin leading adult classes and children's yoga programs around the Austin area. This is when I found Sunrise Montessori and began leading their children's yoga program. Three years later I decided to go back to teaching Montessori full time and joined the Sunrise family!
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My name is Anna Kago and I have been a teacher for over fifteen years. I attended Montessori Institute of North Texas (MINT) for my Primary Montessori certification. I also have a a Bachelor's Degree in Design as well as a Master's Degree of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, plus lots of experience doing what I love to do, teaching! I also enjoy spending quality time with my husband Peter, and three daughters Grace, Phyllis and Jessica. My hobbies are reading, cooking, gardening and sewing. Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can make your child's day in my classroom a better experience. I am thrilled to be here at Sunrise Montessori!
Growing up in a large family, I found myself often caring for my cousins, nieces and nephews and loving it! After graduating high school, it didn't immediately occur to me to teach. I also loved being an artist (painting, drawing), so I pursued that for a couple years, but went out of my way to work with children whenever I had the opportunity. Then someone suggested becoming a teacher, so I applied to a local preschool and found my calling. I gravitated towards the younger children especially and it wasn't long before I was promoted to Lead of a toddler classroom, which I ran for years, and then I heard about Sunrise Montessori and their commitment to excellence, positive work culture, and fantastic families. I wanted in! I applied, was offered the only position available at the time which was an Assistant Teacher, and was able to work my way up to Lead Teacher of the Caterpillar classroom. I love this age group and the daily connections my babies make! Their look of wonder and pure joy at discovering something new, not to mention their quick development, is a true pleasure. I am grateful that I can be part of such a wonderful school and supportive families. Mark Twain once said, "Find a job you enjoy doing and you will never have to work a day in your life." Truer words were never spoken. I look forward to meeting you and your family in the Caterpillar classroom!
I was born in Illinois and spent my younger childhood in Springfield, Maryland. When I was ten, my father relocated to Austin, so I consider Austin my home. I was very happy when my husband retired from the Navy and we relocated permanently back to the Austin area. I started working with children right out of high school as a way to pay for college. I viewed it as "just a job" in the beginning, but discovered I really enjoyed working with the younger children. I soon decided to get my CDA (Child Development) credential which I have held for the past 19 years. During my time as a navy wife and stay-at-home mom to my twin son and daughter, I continued with school and received my degree in Child Development. I have worked with all ages of children over the years and have held a variety of positions varying from Assistant Teacher to Lead Teacher and most recently, Montessori Lead. I joined Sunrise in 2012 as an Assistant in the Butterfly classroom. Once again I decided to further my education by earning my Montessori Credential. I feel that the Montessori philosophy best fits my own belief of raising children to be curious problem solvers and a member of a greater community. I look forward to this next chapter in my career by continuing to impact young lives in a Montessori setting and being part of the Sunrise Family!
I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. I moved to the Austin area several years ago with my husband, Angel, and our four children, Myles 14, Jordan 13, Kailah 12, and Brooklyn 10. We love it here! It's been the greatest adventure. I've had the privilege of working with Middle School and High School teens for 6 years and then in 2010, I became the Director of the Children's Ministry at our home church and it was there that my love for young children grew. I learned about Montessori after I applied at Sunrise Montessori and WOW! Maria Montessori's methods of teaching are amazing; as a mother of four this is something I wish I knew about when my children were young. Montessori is like planting a beautiful garden. You cultivate the ground, plant seeds, water, and nurture. What a great reward it is to watch these young, independent children blossom into who THEY want to be, at their pace. My goal is to help guide you and your child on this beautiful journey of discovering a love for learning.
I am from the beautiful Island of Jamaica. My husband and I moved here from New York over 4 years ago and we absolutely love it here in Austin. Working with children has always been a passion of mine and I am delighted that I get to do it every day. Working at Sunrise and falling in love with the Montessori Method has completely changed the way I believe children should learn. I can't imagine myself going back to using transitional methods of teaching. When I'm not at work loving on my Snapdragons, I'm at home loving on my husband and our son, at church, or spending some alone time working on a DIY project. If you are new to Sunrise Montessori, WELCOME! And if you are already apart of the Snapdragon family, thank you for trusting and allowing me to be a part of your child's life and learning experience. Please let me know if you ever have any questions!
My name is Sacha Staford and I LOVE my job caring for children! I'm originally from California and have been living in Texas for a little over three years now and what a great adventure it has been! I'm passionate about five things in life; Jesus, my family, music, football and children! I have been caring for kiddos for 10 years now (wow, time flies) and it is literally THE most rewarding, challenging and awe inspiring job in the world! I have worked with children as young as 6 weeks and as old as 12 years. I've also been a part of administration in the past as a curriculum coordinator. I'm so glad I'm with Sunrise Montessori, it has been one of the greatest blessings ever! I can't wait to see what the future holds!
Born and raised here in Texas, I would often come and visit family in the Austin area and decided later in life to make it my home. The best part about living in Round Rock (according to my son) is being so close to Round Rock donuts! Having a ten year old boy means that I am often watching sports, superhero movies, Youtube and hearing non-stop about all of the fun new video games. Aside from basketball games and trips to the movies, I am in the process of earning my degree in Psychology. I've been working in Montessori now for 8 years and I absolutely love it! It is amazing to see what a child is capable of doing when given the opportunity to do so. The excitement and pride in their faces when they finish a challenging lesson is always such a wonderful sight to see. Along with the wonderful Montessori Method, the children are what keep me coming back. There is nothing like walking into a classroom full of loving children to tell you good morning! Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your child's growth here at Sunrise!
I was born near Houston and spent most of my years here. In 2018 my family relocated to Hutto TX and I consider this my home. I have been in childcare for 8+ years and I truly enjoy this field. My daughter Courtney is the most valuable piece of my life and I strive to give the best care to so many other valuable children. Outside of teaching at Sunrise Montessori Preschool my husband and I own and operate our company Boxes In Action. We manufacture comic book boxes and distribute across the U.S. My hobbies are reading, gardening and comic collecting. My favorite hobby is encouraging young minds to explore, learn, and problem solve. Thank you for trusting me with your valuable children!


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Ni hao!
Welcome to Shanghai, China. Nicknamed the Oriental Paris, Shanghai is one of the fastest developing cities in the world. As China's commercial and financial centre, the city is bustling with energy and opportunities, boosted by the fact it's the latest of China's free-trade zones. This is opening up sectors and encouraging foreign investment, meaning significant opportunities for New Zealand businesses, especially those that emphasise their competitive value offer.
If you'd like to find out more about this bustling market, download our China Shanghai market guide on this page.
Quick facts
Here's a snapshot - you can find more detailed data in our guide.
|Export market ranking
|NZ's biggest export market (20161)
|Free trade agreements
|NZ-China FTA
|Ease of Doing Business ranking2
|78 of 190
|Corruption Perceptions Index ranking3
|76 of 176
Getting to Shanghai
You can fly direct from Auckland to Shanghai with Air New Zealand, Air China or China Eastern Airlines. This will take 12 to 13 hours. A one-stop flight will be closer to 15 hours.
When to visit
China's temperate seasons provide the best climate for visiting. Summer can be very hot and winter has cold temperatures and sometimes snow. Plus, it's a good idea to check when China's national holidays are as some businesses may close during this time.
Before you go, check Safe Travel for travel advisories on China.
Cultural tips
Building up a good relationship is very important when it comes to conducting business in China. Common courtesy, modesty and respect all help to create a positive impression. For example, the Chinese put a huge amount of significance on time – being early shows how much importance you have for a meeting and how much you value those you're meeting with.
You'll find more cultural information in our China Shanghai market guide on this page.
Working in-market
Getting the most out of your visit means hitting the ground running. Co-working is an excellent option if you're staying put for more than a few days. Facilities vary, but typically you can expect a desk, and access to wifi, printer / scanner, tea / coffee and a lounge area. Some facilities may offer extended perks such as parking and on-site cafes. If you're visiting the market solo, it also means the chance to work in the company of other like-minded business people and freelancers.
New Zealand Central (NZC) is a custom-designed business and events centre run by NZTE that includes short term office and meeting spaces for hire.
Co-working spaces can also be searched by city on Nomad List.
Connect with NZTE in Shanghai
If you're an NZTE customer and preparing to visit Shanghai, please get in touch with your Customer Manager to discuss your plans and possible areas of assistance. If you don't have a Customer Manager, contact our Advisor Team for more information.
New Zealand's relationship with China
If you're looking for more information about our trade and diplomatic relationship with China, take a look at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website. Their China page is packed with information, including a list of embassies and details of recent official visits.


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"NO REAL THAN YOU ARE," read the shirt on the eight-foot-tall fiberglass Lego lookalike that washed ashore on Florida's Siesta Key Beach in October. But the mysterious words, and the man bearing them, left residents and tourists befuddled.
It wasn't a publicity stunt from Lego, nor did it come from Legoland Amusement Park in Orlando. In fact, the company had nothing to do with it. The mystery was solved only after the Sarasota Herald Tribune used the name "Ego Leonard," which was written on the back of the figure's shirt, to contact a Dutch man via e-mail. He appears to be an artist, and registered a website the bears the same phrase that the Lego Man was bearing.
His response to the media inquiry remained in character: "I am glad I crossed over. Although it was a hell of a swim. Nice weather here and friendly people. I think I am gonna stay here for a while. A local sheriff escorted me to my new home." Similar Lego Men have made landings in Zandvoort, Holland and Brighton, England.


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Report: Social Business | Food and Drink Sector
Eileen co-authored this report which has lots of information on the Food and Drink Sector online ….
The Ahain Group has carried out an extensive analysis of on-line activity within the food and Drink sector. We considered the impacts of Social Business on primary food producers, food companies and local artisan food producers, with a focus on the US, UK and Ireland.
Websites, email and use of Social Media are all playing evermore important roles within the Food and Drink sector. The majority of brands and producers realise that there are huge revenue advantages to entering the on-line space, with excellent potential returns on investment.
A survey of 103 top level executives in the Food and Drink Industry showed that 63% agreed that Social Media was impacting the Food and Drink sector and that a significant number were using email or mobile marketing.
Beverage companies Red Bull and Coca Cola lead the table in the number of overall views of their YouTube channels as the creative content in their advertising is fresh, exciting and engaging.
It includes:
• A detailed analysis on use of Social Media by both global and Irish food and drink sector brands
• Crisis management case studies of how food and drink brands have dealt with positive and negative online communications
• Examples of how food and drink brands have combined food with tourism
Eileen McCabe, Associate at The Ahain Group and report co-author, said "There is huge diversity in the implementation of a strategic, social online presence within the Food and drink Industry. Those who facilitate long term planning and embrace the digital spectrum have achieved outstanding results whilst those with an online presence but without the benefit of a strategic plan, have yet to achieve the results that await them online."
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This happened to me just two short weeks ago when my old car began acting up again and needed to be taken to the auto shop for service and where I unfortunately found out that the cost of the mechanical work needed plus the new tires I also needed to get before winter set in were going to end up costing me more than my vehicle was even worth in dollar value so after nine years, it was time to say goodbye to the old and hello to the new..
So.......... six days ago I became the very happy and giddy new owner of a brand spankin' new Ford Escape mid-size SUV in a lovely "Sangria Red" color. Ain't she pretty ????
It actually stayed clean for 3 whole days before Minnesota was hit with some ice and snow storms which of course turned the roads into a sloppy salty mess leaving my new car coated with a thin layer of gritty white salt residue. Oh the joys of living in Minnesota !!! A trip to the car wash will be in order once the temps warm up a bit..


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How Are Web Presenters Recruited?
by Neil Davidson, Founder My Web Presenters
What are the characteristics of the best web presenters?
As a video production company we thought that it would be helpful for To Be Seen readers to get a behind the scenes view on how we recruit our presenters and also judge their abilities.
Being good at a job isn't just about skills and qualifications. It is also about your personal qualities and how you relate to other people. If an employee has a choice between two people who have the same level of qualifications and experience, they are going to choose the person who they think they will get on with most. This is of course highly subjective; one employer might completely love you for example, whereas you may completely fail to click with another. The key is to be able to be yourself whilst also being able to adapt and be appropriate with different people in different situations.
From our experience, there are particular attributes that make successful web presenters. These can be divided broadly into two categories. The first category is 'professional ability' which relates to how you carry out the role. The second category is 'professionalism' which is about how you conduct yourself in relationto the role.
Professional ability
As a web presenter you should come armed with a whole load of confidence. You need to know who you are and know what you are talking about - or at least have the audience believe that you know what you are talking about!
It is important that you are authentic and by this, we mean real and genuine. We all know what it is like to experience falseness from someone on screen. It is painful to watch and ultimately the audience can?t connect with those characters.
Be passionate and engaging
If you have chosen presenting as a career, then you should already have this in the bag. However, it is something that can be cultivated with practice and will grow the more experienced and confident you become. As a web presenter, you are the face of an organisation. Web presenters are used to achieve particular goals and the main goal is to engage the audience so that they are willing to listen for longer and stay on the website longer than they would have otherwise. Passion is essential. You need to take on the values of the organisation you are representing as if they are your own. It doesn't matter what it is, learn to love or at least to pretend to love it!
Come to any new role with some understanding of the industry and how you fit into it. If you don't get enough information when you apply for a role, ask for more, or research online.
Corporate showreel
For castings from sites like ToBeSeen it is really helpful if you have a corporate showreel. An acting showreel doesn't usually show what a corporate client needs to see. Just a very short example in a corporate setting is enough - see the My Web Presenters Gallery for examples (http://www.mywebpresenters.com/presenters.php). Without one it is difficult to tell what you will be like and means coming in for a screentest, which is only viable for big clients who are willing to pay for it.
If you don't have experience of working with autocue (a teleprompter), get some. It is essential as a web-presenter. You won't have time to learn most scripts and you will be expected to be able to read autocue. See the video below for some tips on polishing your autocue skills. Your goal is to not look like you are reading which is not as easy as it sounds. Practice practice practice!
Be reliable and punctual
Studio time is not cheap and when you are booked in for a 30 minute slot, you need to be there and ready to roll before that 30 minutes begins. Being late is not only inconvenient for the production team, you will also find it very inconvenient for yourself a) when you are rushed because you have less time and b) when you get offered less work because of a poor reputation around reliability. It is an industry where the concept of 'fashionably late' doesn't exist.
Be organised & prepared
Those of us who hire web presenters love nothing more than a presenter who is organised and arrives with clothes ironed, their hair and make-up tidy and men who are clean shaven (unless known otherwise that they won't be).
Be reachable
It is always a positive sign when a presenter responds to calls and emails promptly when arranging studio sessions. It shows that you are keen and organised and gives the impression that you will be reliable. This type of contact is going to make your first impression, before you have even met, so be aware of this and act accordingly.
All in all, you need some common sense coupled with great presenting skills. Both are equally important. Good luck!
Neil Davidson is the Founder of MyWebPresenters.com


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A misdemeanor charge, of any kind, can be scary. It is a charge to be taken seriously and requires thoughtful defense to minimize the impact on your life.
Attorney Mark Babb is a successful criminal defense attorney who can defend you in court if you are charged with the following misdemeanor charges:
- Assault
- Theft
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Possession
- Paraphenalia
- Menacing
- Violating a Protection Order
- Obstructing Official Business
- Disorderly Conduct
- Inducing Panic
- Falsification
- Failure to Comply
Driving Offenses
Additionally, driving offense misdemeanors, such as the following, can successfully be defended to clear you of the charge or minimize its impact.
- Driving Under Suspension
- Speeding
- Reckless Operation
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- Failure to Control
- Fleeing and Eluding
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The old fashioned musical "Radio Gals" opens July 19th! Advance tickets are now on sale at the Lanesboro Arts Center or by calling 507-467-2446. You can also get tickets at the door if it's not sold out. There will be six performances: July 19, 20, 21 and 26, 27, 28. Friday and Saturdays at 7:00, Sundays at 2:00.
"RADIO GALS" is a musical by Mike Craver and Mark Hardwick, set in the late l920's, and concerning an enterprising woman, Hazel Hunt, of Cedar Ridge, Arkansas who, upon her retirement as the town music teacher, receives a Western Electric 500 watt radio transmitter and begins broadcasting as radio station "WGAL". What comes out over the local airwaves is a small town diary, calendar, and stream of consciousness -- sort of a Molly Bloom crossed with the Farmers' Almanac -- with generous dollops of singing and playing by Hazel's orchestra, "the Hazelnuts", and that lovesick flapper Gladys Fritts. However, due to Hazel's habit of "channel wandering", her broadcasts are not always so local, and listeners as far away as Montreal and Manhattan can testify. Enter O. B. Abbott, Federal Radio Inspector, intent on rescuing the airwaves from gypsies like Hazel Hunt. However, Mr. Abbott soon falls prey to the blandishments of the Hazelnuts, and the Shangri-La that is Cedar Ridge. Inspector Abbott, it turns out, also has a fine tenor voice, plays a mean guitar, and in the course of things falls for the flapper...
Sandy Webb as Hazel Hunt
Bonnie Hulsing as Gladys Fritts
Barbara Benson Keith as Rennabelle
Kay Wold as Azilee Swindle
Beth Hennessy as Mabel Swindle
Val Tindall as America
Kevin Hoeltzle as O. B. Abbott