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The speaker market is pretty crowded right now and companies are innovating furiously to try and get their product to win hearts and minds. Well wallets. Paying no heed to MC Hammer gift and gadget developer thumbsUp! have launched a new wireless/cableless speaker to market with a trick I'd not seen before.
The Touch Speaker allows you to simply place your phone on the speaker to amplify your sound and is one of the first devices to use wireless NearFA™ (Near Field Audio) technology.
If you find Bluetooth pairing fiddly and shy away from cables then the ability to simply pop your device on top and dance to tunes should be cherished.
At 2.5W x 2 RMS the thumbsUp! Touch Speaker is more of a travel companion than your mainstay but it gets around and is compatible with most iOS devices as well as Android and other phones containing an inbuilt mobile speaker. And there's an old fashioned 3.5mm jack if you get stuck. The Touch Speaker takes 3 x AA Batteries.
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text: The Thornwood Thunder Swim Team is open to all Thornwood residents age 6-16. It is a great introduction to team swimming and provides excellent conditioning for all fall sports. Meets are traditionally held on Thursday evenings and our meets are a group effort. A parent from each family member registered for the meet must work in a volunteer capacity at that home meet. We understand that everyone's summer schedules are very busy, therefore all practices are optional. Swimmers are encouraged to attend whenever possible and should be reminded that improvement only occurs with practice. However, no swimmer will be penalized for missing a practice. Swimming evaluations will be performed for new families the first week of practice.


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How to increase Hotmail security in 4 steps
Hotmail is the first e-mail service in the world, provided by Microsoft and has a large number of users, especially within enterprises. Because of the popularity, users are more prone to cyber attack nowaday. In this post, we will show you how to increase security in Hotmail account.
Here're 4 basic steps to enhance the security.
Step 1. Use a strong password:
- Use special characters (@,#,$,…) and number in you password.
- Avoid selecting "remember password" when you are using public computers.
- Do not use the same password for multiple accounts. Use additional special characters if you happen to use your password for multiple accounts.
Step 2. Using HTTPS protocol:
To enable HTTPS in Hotmail, go to Option –> More options. Chose Advanced Privacy Settings at the Hotmail Options.
In Managing Your Account section, select the Account Detail line (password, aliases, time zone). After the new page opens, pull down the page and select Connect with https ->Use HTTPS automatically … Finally, click Save to enable HTTPS connection on your account.
Step 3. Recovering password information:
Make sure your Password Reset Information always update so you reset your password with the information you had given to Microsoft.
Similar to step 2, go to Options -> More options -> Managing your account -> Account Detail (password, aliases, time zone) -> Password Reset Information
From here, you can add alternate email addresses, phone numbers and security question to recover your password if you happen to lost your password.
Once finished, click Save.
Step 4. Using Hotmail on public computers:
Another feature of Hotmail you can use when logging in to your email account on public computers is "Get a single use of simple HTTP on public computers". This will generate an automated password which you can only use for one time, the password will be send you via text message to your phone.
To enable this feature, select Get a single code to sign in with when log in to your mail account.
In the next screen, click Get one here and type in your email address and your mobile phone number. Click Send text message and use the code you received to log in to your Hotmail account.
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Inspired by the Canada-wide Me to We conferences that bring thousands of students together each year, CFIS has expanded the event in its second year, inviting two neighboring schools to their Mini We Day conference: Calgary Connect Charter School and École Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys.
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Within the mission and vision of our company, in order to support realizing our growth targets, we organize Manager Training Programs for our stores. In these programs which target career in the retailing sector and are organized for our sales staff, top level training is given to the participants within the program regarding retail store management. At the end of the program, the participants are assigned as Store Sub-Managers. During the training program which takes approximately 6 months, all of the trainings and on-the-job trainings regarding retailing sector are given by professional trainers from internal and external sources to the participants of the program. Our colleagues who comply with the selection criteria determined by our company are included in this program.
Within the ''Newly Graduate Candidate Program'', the candidates to succeed in the tests made on determined dates within the year and in evaluation processes are included in this program. Our candidates who realize the first orientation process via working for 3 months in the stores get the opportunity of observing the store processes in place and accordingly realize their training stages quicker. Later on, via the other orientation process they go through in the Headquarters, they gain experience regarding the departments and work processes in the Headquarters, and accordingly make a more conscious choice regarding the field they will work in via personally attending the general work processes of the company. The candidates who attend the training programs at our Headquarters during the orientation period, are coached by our Human Resources team and as a result of all these consultations, they are placed in the appropriate positions in the Headquarters. Mentors among our managers are assigned for each candidate who is accepted to the program and they play an active role in the development of the candidate and his adaptation to the establishment.
Aydınlı Group employs a total of 150 students as interns each year. The applications made via attending the career days organized in universities within the year are definitely evaluated within the internship program.
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Lovers of the hit show Prison Break now have something to look forward to come early 2017 after Fox network renewed the show for a fifth season. Wentworth Miller (Michael Scofield) and his brother Dominic Purcell (Lincoln Burrows), Michael's lover Sarah Wayne Callies (Sara Tancredi), Amaury Nolasco (Fernando Sucre) and of course the villainous Robert Knepper (Theodore Bagwell, also known as T-Bag) are among the casts members who confirmed their part in the series revival. Shared on social media in May 2016, news of the return of the show spread quickly as many including Wentworth Miller shared their excitement to be back on screens in 2017.
Scofield and Burrows are back. #PrisonBreak is coming soon to @FOXTV! https://t.co/Djr8K4RQLy pic.twitter.com/EAqyBb0pi1
— Prison Break (@PrisonBreak) May 16, 2016
Fans should expect some changes in the new season, as speculations from the official trailer indicate that Michael's lover, Sara Tancredi, has moved on. Life is also expected to change for the menacing character T-Bag. Considering the past success the show, the new season will most likely be a hit.
5 Reasons Why A New Season Was Necessary:
1. Scoffield could not die without being reunited to Sara.
2. T-bag's antics needed another season.
3. 7 years would provide characters with time evolved, making for an interesting plot.
4. The finality of the 5th season could involve the death of a pivotal character in the final season.
5. The complexity of the plot made the show a must-watch in the early 2000s. How would the show's writing evolve with the new shows available now.


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Walking your dog is a great way to exercise and explore the great outdoors. With miles of paths to explore at Grizedale, there's no need to leave your four-legged friend behind next time you're planning a day out.
We love dogs at Grizedale, but ask that all owners follow our Dog Code. Take these simple steps to make sure your dog is safe, well behaved and doesn't leave any little surprises for other forest visitors!
Your Forest Dog Code:
Control your dog:
Always ensure your dog is in sight and comes back when called.
Protect farm animals & wildlife:
Never let your dog approach or chase farm animals or wildlife.
Know where you can go:
We would prefer for your dog to be kept on a lead around the Visitor Centre. Please do not allow your dog onto the Adventure Play Area.
The trails may be wet and muddy at times.
Please use with caution, sensible footwear is recommended for all owners.
Keep your dog safe & healthy:
Regularly worm and vaccinate your dog and ensure a collar is worn with your contact details on.
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We think that Oak Harbor and the surrounding area is a great place to live as do business, and we're here to help you succeed at that. Here are some ways we can help you save money, promote your business or organization, and provide information to help you!
Each year the Oak Harbor Area Chamber of Commerce invites thousands of people into our community by coordinating the following:
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Along with these major events, our Royalty Court attends over (24) Fairs and Festivals within the State of Ohio to promote our community!
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PREVIOUS ARTICLE AVAILABILITY. We continue to get letters from people wishing to have older issues of this journal or wanting to find a particular issue for some purpose. We would like for all of our readers to know that there are bound volumes of the articles that have been in this publication going back to 1972. We have condensed the 1972-1983 issues into one volume by eliminating dated material and have volumes 4, 5, and 6 with articles from 1984-1992. Individual issues are available from 1992 on and a volume 7 will be forthcoming. These books of over 200 pages of reprinted articles are available for $4.00 each or $14.00 for all four volumes. We also have our Dandy Design articles in two separate volumes going from 1974-1992. These are available for $3.00 each or $5.00 for the two volumes together. Like all of our materials, these books can be borrowed with a deposit that will be refunded (minus postage) upon their return.
GAY BOOKS APPEAR IN SCHOOLS. As a public school teacher and science department chairman, I see all kinds of groups trying to get their agendas into the school system. The titles of a number of books being introduced to public school libraries do not really indicate their pro-gay message and, as a result, they frequently get adopted even though the schools may not be wishing to endorse a cause of this type. Some recent examples are Uncle What-Is-It Is Coming To Visit and Families by Michael Willhoite, The Day They Put a Tax On Rainbows, The Daddy Machine, and The Duke Who Outlawed Jelly Beans and Other Stories all by Johnny Valentine, A Boy's Best Friend by Joan Alden, Belinda's Bouquet by Leslean Newman, and The Generous Jefferson Bartleby Jones by Forman Brown.
RELIGION AND HAPPINESS. We have maintained for over 25 years that people who have a strong faith in God end up living more successfully than those who do not. We get a lot of arguments on this point from people who have had bad experiences with religious zealots who made their lives miserable in one way or another. Two articles in the past several months support our view on this issue.
The first is a detailed study reported in Scientific American, May, 1996, pages 70-72. The study is fascinating and has many aspects to it that we will not try to report here. In a nutshell, the study shows that income and satisfaction have almost no correlation --the wealthiest among us are not the most satisfied or happiest among us. Married people are significantly happier than unmarried people, and "highly religious people were twice as likely as those lowest in spiritual commitment to declare themselves very happy."
In USA Today, February 15, 1996, is a report that those who attend church at least monthly have almost half as many divorces as those who attend less than once a year. The same study shows that mental health problems are almost twice as frequent in infrequent church-goers as in frequent church-goers. I would suspect that, if one could look at the rates between those who have a strong personal relationship with Jesus Christ and those who are in a social club type of church program, another significant difference would be observed.
JESUS SEMINAR FALL-OUT. We have made several negative comments in this journal about the group of scholars who call themselves the "Jesus Seminar" and who have claimed to have participated in a search to decide what is true in the Bible and what is obviously not true in their view. A variety of other authors have made even stronger condemnations of the "Jesus Seminar" and the lack of scholarship of its authors than did we. Luke Timothy Johnson has written a new book titled The Real Jesus: The Mistaken Quest For The Historical Jesus And The Truth Of The Traditional Gospels published by Harper. We have not seen the book, but Johnson says he wrote it "out of a genuine sense of outrage over the preposterous claims being made by the Jesus Seminar...." He also points out that none of the current "Jesus Seminar" scholars teaches at any of the major centers of New Testament Scholarship in the U.S. and that very few have "any sort of prestigious credentials as scholars."
This is just one more attempt by those who do not want to believe that the Christian system is valid to discredit it, and it will fall by the wayside as have all other attempts like it over the centuries.
WE ARE ALONE? ANOTHER YES VOTE. One of the arguments that we have made in this journal and in our public lectures is that there are so many things that have to be right for life to exist, it is impossible to believe it could happen by chance. When we make that presentation someone says "well then, you don't believe that there is any other life anywhere in the cosmos!" Our answer to that is that if God created it, life could be present and we would not rule out God having created life elsewhere. What we are saying is that it does not happen by chance.
Atheists have traditionally tried to maintain that life and a place for it to thrive have come about by chance and that it comes about all the time. This leads to the conclusion that there must be thousands of inhabited planets all over our Milky Way galaxy. As a result of that belief, enormous amounts of money and time have been spent to try to find evidence of life in space and places where life could survive. An excellent article by Robert Naeye titled "O.K., Where Are They?" is in the July issue of Astronomy, pages 36-43. Naeye points out many of the things that we have been saying and explains why the chances of the conditions being met is so unlikely. We expect a negative reaction to Naeye's article from everyone from UFO buffs to atheists, but the facts are there.
LIGHTNING--DESTROYER OR BUILDER? Anyone who has been near the strike of a lightning bolt during an electrical storm knows the terror that such a storm can bring. Every year there are people killed by lightning, fires started by lightning, and damage to man's technology that costs lots of money to replace. Why do we have to have lightning? Is it a weakness or defect in the earth's design or is it important?
In order for planets to make protein, they need nitrogen. The problem is that plants cannot take nitrogen from the air and use it to make proteins because nitrogen is not active chemically. Nitrogen has to be worked on by large amounts of energy to turn it into nitrates and other compounds that plants can use. The process of turning atmospheric nitrogen into a form that plants can use is called fixing, and nitrogen has always been believed by biologists to be fixed primarily by soil bacteria.
Recent studies by Dr. Pud Franzblau have shown that lightning does more fixing of nitrogen than does bacteria, and his calculations show over a billion tons of nitrogen-fixed compounds a year are produced by lightning. Without the lightning, plants would not be able to grow and all life would die because plants are the base of the food chain of all living things. The high energy of lightning makes this possible, and man simply must use his head when lightning is in the area and allow the natural process to take place. It is not as though we have no warning when lightning is in our area.
SAND STILL TOPS STARS IN NUMBER. You may have seen the articles explaining that the Hubble Telescope has found more galaxies which means a lot more stars than were previously believed to exist. I recently had an atheist challenge the Bible's claims that grains of sand are for all practical purposes limitless in statements made in the promise given to Abraham and elsewhere. Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson of the Hayden Planetarium in New York says that the number of stars in the sky is now up to 10 with 21 zeroes written after it. A two-mile stretch of beach will have about that number of grains of sand so the comparison is still valid.
MAN INFLUENCES EARTH'S SPIN. People seem to take a lot of pleasure in arguing about the length of days both now and in the past. Geophysicists have now determined that the earth's rate of spin has speeded up during the last 40 years. A day is now 0.2 millionths of a second longer than it was in 1956. The suggested cause of this increase of spin is the building of large reservoirs which has trapped about 10 billion metric tons of water which shifts the center of mass of the earth closer to its axis and accelerates the earth something like a skater pulling in their arms and spinning on the toe of the skate. Time changes for lots of reasons which is one more reason why it is best to understand God as being outside of time.
NEW HOAX STILL MAKING THE ROUNDS. We frequently find our Does God Exist? work having to be a debunking exercise because of the number of wild claims and meaningless charges that people make in the name of religion. Over the years, we have had people hitting hell in Siberia, Noah's Ark being found on modern Mt. Ararat, human footprints with dinosaur tracks, and days missing from the NASA space probes. Now a report is circulating that Attorney General Janet Reno declared Bible-believing Christians to be cults on 60 minutes. This claim was made over a year ago and seems to be expanding and growing. Reno has never been on 60 minutes, and the claim is totally false. Just as Madalyn O'Hair never had a suit to take all religious programming off TV and radio, Reno never appeared on 60 minutes or made a statement like the one attributed to her. We do not support any political party or organization in this periodical, but it does seem that some very irresponsible reporting is being done in an attempt to indict politicians from both political parties in the United States. Be sure to check out any claim about anyone because most of the time we find that the claims being made are not correct.
--Pulpit Helps, July, 1995, page 22
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Alien Encounter in Bowling Green, Ohio on 2011-11-10 21:58:00 - This entity is 3.5 ft tall based on the height of the corn and its distance from the corn line, pic from wild life cam
I was given a picture by a friend of mine who was unsure about what to do with it. it was a bushnell trail cam that took the picture that can only be described in one way, not human! he asked me to give it to someone that can look into it. it has been 1.5 years and i am freaked out about even having it in my possession. it shows a small entity caught in stride clearly walking on two legs with two arms and an elongated skull. from what i can tell the creature stands about 3 ft based on the distance from the corn feild line to its heels and the distance from its heels to it head, assuming in november the corn is at least 6 ft tall. i have shown this pucture to a couple of people that would laugh at anyone talking about aliens and ufo's and their mouths drop open. i have never seen anything like this and would love to have it authenticated. thanks for reading.
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See below for a selection of reviews and discussions of Max's poetry.
Publishers Weekly
Letters From Max
Kirkus Review
Letters From Max
Poetry Magazine
Words that Sing, Dance, Kiss - Helen Vendler
Introduction: Max Ritvo - Don Share
The New Yorker
Losing Max Ritvo
The New York Times
Cancer Humor - Susan Gubar
Why Is A Poet's First Collection So Important - David Orr
Los Angeles Review of Books
The Wishes That We Harbor: The Poems of Max Ritvo and Heather Hartley - Stephen Burt
Publishers Weekly
Four Reincarnations
The New Yorker
2016: Our Year in Poems
Library Journal
Top Fall Poetry
Poetry Magazine
Do I Wake or Sleep?
Poetry Magazine (Podcast)
September 2016 (Dawn of Man)
The Poets We Lost in 2016
Max Ritvo - Abraham Adams
The Iowa Review
Max Ritvo's Four Reincarnations - Devon Walker-Figueroa
On Max Ritvo's Four Reincarnations - Phillip Garland
Bomb Magazine
How to Suffer Well - Charlotte Liebermann
The Irish Times
Our Favorite Books of 2016
Four Reincarnations
The Rumpus
Four Reincarnations by Max Ritvo - Eric Farwell
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat for Max Ritvo
Literary Hub
Best Books of 2016
Notable Literary Deaths in 2016
Kenyon Review
On Max Ritvo's Four Reincarnations - Peter LaBerge
Parnassus Poetry in Review
Ecstatic Brain - Julian Gewirtz
Where is Max Ritvo's Heaven? - M. Sophia Newman
Whale Road Review
Missing Everything Living
Washington Independent Review of Books
November 2016 Exemplars - Grace Cavalieri
Southern Humanities Review
Love Re(Incarnate): On Max Ritvo's Four Reincarnations
Review: Max Ritvo, Four Reincarnations
Tethered by Letters
Book Review: Four Reincarnations
Book Riot
A Great Big Guide to Wonderful Books of 2016
O Magazine
14 Health Heroes Who Are Changing Healthcare as We Know It
Verdad Magazine
Four Reincarnations by Max Ritvo - Bill Neumire
The Scores
Four Reincarnations by Max Ritvo - Meghan Maguire Dawn
The Millions
A Year in Reading
The Adroit Journal
Adroit's Best Books of 2016
Via Negativa
Favorite Poetry Books of 2016
Poets and Writers
Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
Tulepo Quarterly
The Poetic Reincarnation of Max Ritvo - Hannah Star Rogers
Entropy Magazine
Best of 2016
Shelf Awareness
Four Reincarnations by Max Ritvo
Washington Independent Review of Books
November 2016 Exemplars - Grace Cavalieri
Speedway and Swan
Episode 30: Lisa Wells
Hot Summer Books
Rain Taxi (Spring 2017)
Four Reincarnations by Max Ritvo
Max Ritvo's "Four Reincarnations" Reviewed by Lusi
Booknotes Unbound
The NZ Book Scene's Favourite Reads of 2016
Ravishly's 2016 Holiday Gift Guide
I Want You To See This Before I Leave
Suzanne Highland
The Ontarion
Between The Sheets: Max Ritvo's First and Final Anthology Celebrates the Ephemeral - Sierra Paquette-Struger
Esquire Magazine
The Best, According to the Best
7 Poems To Keep You Writing When The World Is Just Too Much


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African Treefrogs: Hyperoliidae - Physical Characteristics, Habitat, Diet, Behavior And Reproduction, Conservation Status, Bubbling Kassina (kassina Senegalensis): Species Accounts - GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, AFRICAN TREEFROGS AND PEOPLE
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PAINTED REED FROG (Hyperolius viridiflavus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
AFRICAN WART FROG (Acanthixalus spinosus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
African treefrogs live in most of central and southern Africa. Some species are also found on the large island of Madagascar and the tiny island of Seychelles, which are in the Indian Ocean east of southern Africa.
Some people keep African treefrogs as pets, but most people are happy to enjoy the frogs only by listening to them calling in the wilds of Africa.


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All harness and trappings associated with horses, particularly the coach horse and the great heavy breeds of working horses, are now collected and even odd leathers or blinkers carrying brass, pewter, or other base metal studs are much sort after. A vital part of the harness, yet so often overlooked by many collectors is horse bits. The variations in the design of bits are remarkable for they were made to suit horses carrying out particular tasks or to cope with a horse with special temperament or habits. There were bits for soft mouth horses and others for breaking in. Coaching bits with such names as ´Pelham` or ´Buxton´, although highly practical, are also minor works of art with their swirling curves and loops. Some bits are detachable on one side so that a horse could feed while still in the shafts. Bits bearing the makers´ name are always interesting for they provide important additional information and may also enable a bit to be accurately dated.
Horse bits were made to suit the horse carrying out particular roles, as well as to deal with individual temperaments. This photograph shows just some of the shapes to be found


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Mayor Greg Nickels is asking for assurances from Olympia lawmakers that they'll provide up to $220 million in taxing authority for rebuilding KeyArena for the Seattle Sonics.
State lawmakers weren't exactly receptive.
Their animosity stems in part from the fact that lawmakers tried to come up with a Sonics package late in this year's legislative session but feel that Seattle politicians dropped the ball.


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Explore our work in Wisconsin — from protecting public lands and migratory songbird habitat to helping one couple leave a legacy to the future!
Internships Engage Youth in Nature and Conservation
Six young people are spending this summer outdoors in Milwaukee and the Mukwonago River watershed as part of a partnership between The Nature Conservancy, La Causa Inc. and Milwaukee County Parks to introduce young people to natural resources management and careers in conservation.
Wisconsin Spring 2018 Newsletter
Read about our recent conservation highlights, how we are working with agriculture to protect water quality, our 2018 Wisconsin field trips and more.
Connecting Rivers for Fish and People
The Nature Conservancy is identifying culverts and other barriers to fish passage in the Lake Michigan basin and helping repair or replace some to open more river miles for fish and improve the health of migratory fish populations in the Great Lakes.
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We work with partners across Wisconsin to protect our lakes, rivers and groundwater, ensuring that people and nature have enough clean water to live and thrive.
Grazing Is for Birds at Military Ridge
See how the Conservancy and farmers are working together to use cattle to help manage for the diversity of habitat needed by grassland birds.
Fall: Top 5 Must-See Migrations
It's fall, and monarchs, darners, swans and other wildlife are heading south.
Saving a Rare Butterfly
Volunteers are gathering information about regal fritillary butterflies that could help ensure their survival in Wisconsin prairies.
Combatting Invasive Species in Wisconsin
Invasive species damage Wisconsin's lands and waters and make our lives miserable. See what we're doing to stop the spread and how you can help.
See Wildflowers in Wisconsin
Check out our wildflower map to find great places to see them at Nature Conservancy preserves in Wisconsin and other states.
Tiger Beetles at Spring Green Prairie
The prairie is home to 10 of Wisconsin's 16 species of tiger beetles. See these voracious hunters that are not only fascinating but beautiful.
Wisconsin Nature Notes
Your seasonal guide to plants, animals and special places in the Badger State!
On Target to Clean Up Wisconsin Waters
We've been working with farmers and other partners in the Pecatonica River watershed to test a new approach to cleaning up Wisconsin's waters, and we're getting some great results.
Restoring Oak Forest in the Baraboo Hills
Oak trees in the Baraboo Hills are declining. See how we're restoring oak forest for birds and other wildlife.
Growing Up Wild in Wisconsin
See how one Wisconsin family is sharing their love of nature and spending time outdoors with their son.
Why I Give: One Wisconsin Donor's Story
It's the season of giving back and giving thanks. Here's Jeff Rusinow's inspiring story of saving a place for birds. What's yours?
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See how prescribed fire can be used safely to restore native habitats and provide benefits to people, plants and wildlife. Explore
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Clough Island is the centerpiece of the St. Louis River Estuary and essential to its protection. Learn More
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- Above is new video of WWE NXT Superstar Sarah Logan talking about making it to The Mae Young Classic. Logan talks about how her grandmother was a big wrestling fan and how wrestling was the only thing to make her grandmother curse. Logan's grandmother is no longer here but she would be just as proud as she was when Logan won her first indie title. Logan says her grandmother definitely got her into the business. She also talks about training under former WWE Superstar Taka Michinoku, living off the land as she grew up and more. Logan says she is prepared for the tournament because if she didn't prepare when she was younger, she didn't eat.
- Mulcahy's Pub & Concert Hall in Wantagh, New York will be hosting a WWE Night event on Friday, August 18th with WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley. Foley will be judging a wrestling costume contest that will see the winner take home a TV. Below is a flyer for the event:
#FinalTweetOfTheEvening - I'll be at @MulcahysPub in #WANTAUGH #LongIsland on AUG 18, judging the HUGE costume contest! pic.twitter.com/ZKQaTz3WTs— Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) August 8, 2017
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Divergent thinking encouraged at LeadingAge spring meeting
Providers must join "unconventional partners" to find new service delivery models, Sloan says
The top policy priorities for LeadingAge are advanced financing reform, affordable housing, navigating payment reform and workforce development, the organization's president and CEO said Monday, while also encouraging divergent thinking.
"We will not shape the future by talking amongst ourselves," Katie Smith Sloan told a group of 1,000 attendees at LeadingAge Peak, which runs through Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Long-term care providers "must join with unconventional partners to look at new models of service delivery."
Providers will visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday to meet with their states' senators and representatives. While 2015 was a banner year politically, Sloan told McKnight's, 2016 being an election year makes it less likely that major legislation will be advanced. But members "have to continue to educate," she emphasized.
The PEAK event was redesigned this year in both small and large ways, from educational listings being part of the badge, to changing the exhibition hall into "Base Camp," where there presentations took place and a focus was on conversations with vendors. Educational sessions on Monday included financing, remote monitoring technologies, and a perspective on value-based purchasing from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services employees. In two sessions on legal issues, attorneys weighed in on topics ranging from fair hiring practices to "good faith" immunity for continuing care retirement community leaders.
Directors of not-for-profits have some legal protection under "good faith," regarding decisions that were bad in hindsight, explained Martha Sweterlitsch, Partner and Chairwoman, Nonprofit Initiative, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff in Columbus, OH. But the Sears Methodist Retirement System bankruptcy case in Texas holds lessons for providers, she added.
What CCRC board members should remember is they have a duty of care and a duty of loyalty, as well as an obligation to maintain accounts and compliance, Sweterlitsch said. In the Sears case, the state attorney general sued the officers and executive committee, alleging breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, statutory violations of UPMIFA (Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act) and prayer for relief. The attorney general alleged the organization took on too much debt, there were no minutes reflecting charitable donations and there was a general failure of oversight.
"If you are going to be on a board, you show up at meetings, you pay attention and you get financial information you understand," she said. "If you're there because you want to build your resume or someone likes your name, that's not a good enough reason."
Bankruptcy can clear the organization of debts but not absolve the directors, she noted. While Sears is an extreme case, nonprofit providers can learn from it through examining their own systems, policies, procedures and financial stress, she advised
In a separate session on legal updates, attorney E. Frederick Pries, partner at Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson LLP, reminded providers to "do due diligence on temp agencies," in order to avoid potential employment violations. Temp workers "have to be someone's employees," he said. "You want a real small contract with good language, and to differentiate temps from employees as best you can."


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Your HTC Aria, which is one of the best HTC phones on the market, gives you all the power of a full-featured smartphone in a compact design. But before you start browsing the web, downloading apps and getting the most out of your smartphone experience, why not consider getting a little protection for your new phone? A case for your phone will help it look like new, even after months of general use. While no case will protect your phone from the impact of, say, a sledgehammer, a good hard or soft plastic case can prevent dings and scratches from small impacts with desk corners or keys in your pocket. There is no shortage of different types of cases available for the Aria, so we have narrowed down the best HTC Aria cases for you, into this list of the top five.
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Honorable Mention: Zooly TPU Argyle Case
The Zooly TPU case just missed making this list of the top five cases, but I just couldn't pass up the chance to mention an HTC Aria case with an argyle pattern. In all seriousness, the case is light-weight and able to take a decent amount of abuse before any damage starts to show. The case adds a nice tactile sensation to the back of your Aria, which makes the phone feel more comfortable in your hand. The Zooly cases come in a number of colors, including Clear and Smoke, for those people who don't want to add a splash of color to their device.
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5. PROZKIN Flexible Plastic Case
The PROZKIN case uses a flexible plastic material to wrap your Aria up and protect it. Despite being flexible, the plastic of the case is strong enough to provide a solid barrier between your phone and the outside world. Since the case was designed specifically for the Aria, it has an open screen to allow you to use the phone and cut-outs from the plastic in all the necessary places for your ports and buttons on the side of the phone. The PROZKIN felxible plastic cases come in up to six colors and sports a checkered diamond design on the back.
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4. Nite Ize Clip Case Sideways
The Nite Ize Clip Case Sideways is a general phone pouch that fits a large number of wireless devices, including the HTC Aria. According to the manufacturer the case is made with a material called Ballistic Poly Hypalon which gives the case its durability and rugged tactile feel. On one side of the case is a velcro flap that closes to protect your Aria, and on the other is a flexible clip that you can use to attach the case to your clothing. The case succedes in combining a durable material and a quality design into a case that is both protective and stylish. Definitely a good option among the HTC Aria cases available.
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3. Amzer Rubberized Snap On Crystal Hard Case
This Amzer hard case comes in two pieces that snap together to completely enclose, except for the screen, your HTC Aria. The plastic that makes up the case is strong, but it is also still flexibile enough that you don't have to worry about breaking the case to get it open. The plastic is coated is a rubbery substance that increases the grip on the case as well as making it a bit more shock resistant. The Amzer rubberized case both protects your Aria and feels good in your hand, the perfect combination for any cellular case. This case is available in a number of different colors, so you are sure to find one that you like.
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2. Wigan Premium Mobile Horizontal Case
The Wigan Premium Mobile Horizontal case is a little like the Nite Ize case from earlier in the article, but the Wigan has a few features that makes it stand out from other horizontal HTC Aria cases. The first difference is that the swiveling clip on the back lets you hold your Aria in an upright position or a horizontal position, whichever way you prefer. The black outside of the case is made with a blend of leather and nylon and accented with pieces of metal. The color of the outside also contrasts nicely with the tan color of the interior. The large flap on the front of the case is held in place by a magnet, so it is easy to quickly open and close.
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1. Amzer Silicone Skin Jelly Case
The Amzer Silicone Skin Jelly Case tops the list of HTC Aria cases because it is lightweight, durable, inexpensive, easy to use and doesn't take away from the original feel of the Aria in your hand. The silicone stretches enough so that you can just slip the Aria into place, but then contracts enough so that the case feels solid around the phone and doesn't hang off where it can get caught on things and tear. The case also helps prevent damage from single point impacts and is resistant to cuts from most objects. There isn't much to this case, but it will protect your Aria perfectly, and for a very reasonable price. The Amzer Rubberizied case is also available in up to eight different colors, including some neutral colors like black and grey.
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Emily Osment has Good Times with Ronald McDonald
Emily Osment looks likes she's ready for the fashions of fall as she arrives at the 2010 Camp Ronald McDonald's Halloween Carnival held at Universal Studios Backlot on Sunday afternoon (October 24).
The 18-year-old "Let's Be Friends" music maker is teaming up with gURL.com for a contest called "I Hate My Homecoming" Sweepstakes. During the giveaways, anyone can enter to win a purple Sony Y-Series laptop! Log onto gURL.com to see all the stuff up for grabs.
Emily also opened up to the site about her ultimate girl crush: Emma Stone! She shared, "I just saw Easy A. Emma Stone, girl crush, she's great."
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U.S. Transportation Chief: Damaged Del. Bridge Is A National ProblemThe closure of a major bridge in Delaware due to tilting support columns is not just a state problem, but a national issue, said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, who used a visit to the site Friday to push Congress to replenish diminishing federal highway funds.
Snow Closures Delay Maryland School Assessment TestsA snowstorm has delayed the start of Maryland School Assessment standardized testing in at least some of the state's 24 school districts.
2 Lanes Closed As Crews Repair Pratt Street Water Main BreakTwo lanes remain closed on Pratt Street at Market Place after a water main broke Wednesday, sending up water through a manhole and cracks in the street.
Mayor Defends City Bottle Tax After Santoni's ClosureOne of the oldest family-run businesses in Baltimore is closing. The owner blames high taxes in the city. Meanwhile, the mayor is defending the city bottle tax.
Preparing For Shutdown, Government Plans FurloughsMore than a third of federal workers would be told to stay home if the government shuts down, forcing the closure of national parks from California to Maine and all the Smithsonian museums. Low-to-moderate income borrowers and first-time homebuyers seeking government-backed mortgages could face delays.
N. Howard Street To Close In Both Directions Starting Monday MorningAttention drivers. A major traffic alert in Baltimore Monday could mess up your morning commute.
Bay Bridge Administrator Says Closure Was Success The man who makes the decision to close Maryland's Bay Bridge says the closure during last week's winter storm was a success.
Restaurants, Bars Benefit From Bay Bridge ClosureThe closure of the Bay Bridge for several hours during this week's winter storm had one positive impact with a big boost for nearby bars and restaurants.
Sparrows Point Braces For Upcoming Steel Mill LayoffsNearly 2,000 Sparrows Point employees are preparing for pink slips as the plant's owner searches for potential buyers.
RG Steel To Idle Sparrows Point Steel Mill; About 2,000 Layoffs ExpectedMaryland labor officials say RG Steel will idle the Sparrows Point steel mill for an undetermined amount of time and lay off its employees.
Renovated Walbrook Fire Station Reopens; West Baltimore Residents Anticipate Better ServiceA fire station reopens in West Baltimore. The move comes after years of controversial rotating fire house closures.
Mayor Rawlings-Blake Proposes Closing 7 Pools This SummerBudget crunch. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake wants to close more than half a dozen swimming pools. The controversial plan has outraged some city parents.


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What exactly is the human microbiome? It's the collection of microbial genes in and on the human body. Microbes account for about 3 lbs of our body weight on average, and microbial genes account for over 99% of the genes in our bodies. Are these microbes and their genes important? Absolutely!
The majority of our microbes are found in the gut, and these microbes (mostly bacteria) help us train our immune system, metabolize food, synthesize vitamins, and more -- the list goes on. Recent advances in DNA sequencing technology and software development have allowed us to uncover new ways in which microbes are important to our health, including associations with depression, asthma, allergies, and obesity.
So what else have we figured out?
Have you ever heard of a fecal transplant or poop pills? A fecal transplant, when the stool from one person is put it into another person, is incredibly effective for curing patients with Clostridium difficile infections, which causes 14,000 deaths in the U.S. each year and often cannot be cured with antibiotics. Check out this visualization of the response of C. diff patients' microbiome to a fecal transplant.
Ever wonder how we get our microbes? We get our first really big dose of microbes as we travel through the birth canal. Here we visualize an infant's gut microbiome development. What about babies born via C-section? They get an initial dose of skin microbes instead. Does this have health effects, and can birth canal microbes be introduced after C-section? We are studying these questions now with collaborator Dr. Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello at NYU.
Are people living in Westernized cultures (e.g. the U.S) missing microbes? In the U.S., most people practice intensive hygiene regiments, spend the majority of their time indoors, and have had a lot of exposure to antibiotics. As a result, our gut microbiomes have lost diversity. Our collaborator Dr. Martin Blaser writes about our missing microbes in his new book.
I am at the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA working on Viking latrine samples collected in York, England.
If we've lost microbes, what microbes did our ancestors have? In a series of papers later this year, we will share what we have learned from studying Viking poop (see photo) and poop from modern populations of humans that live more traditional hunter-gatherer lifestyles.
What about other vertebrates? Do my pets have microbiomes too? Yes, they sure do! The gut microbiome is important for all animals, not just humans. And if you have a dog at home, you share microbes with him/her (along with your other family members). In addition, as part of a project funded by the John Templeton Foundation, we are studying the co-divergence of gut microbes across the vertebrate tree of life to understand how microbes may be important for the evolution of traits such as diet specializations (e.g. eating ants) and flight. Stay tuned for results soon!
Interested? You should be. Microbes affect almost every aspect of our lives, but we still have lots to learn. Here are some ways you can contribute to the effort.
Learn. Learn more about your microbes in our massive, open online course (MOOC) entitled "Gut Check: exploring your microbiome", which is aimed at a level understandable by the public. Our free "Poop MOOC" runs from Oct 6th – Nov 14th, and you can still join us! Weeks 4, 5, and 6 are packed with highlights of fascinating research!
Watch our cool trailer and sign up here!
Participate. What's in your gut? Find out through the largest open-source, crowd-funded science project in the world, The American Gut Project. Claim a perk for $99 and we will send you a sampling kit, which will allow us to sequence your microbes!
Support. Help us keep the buzz going about the human microbiome! RootHouse Studios is helping us communicate our science to the public by producing a documentary film-series.
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About Sarah Pollock
Artist's Statement
I see the world with the volume turned up.
My paintings are a visual diary of the people and places I observe throughout my travels. From the spectacular natural beauty surrounding my home in central Pennsylvania to the distinctive lights and personalities of cities, there's nothing that I love more than using vibrant color to capture these locales and make them my own.
Light at the edge of day, near sunset or sundown, is most intriguing to me. I'm attracted to landscapes with dramatic angles, impressive skies, and natural bodies of water. In my cityscapes, I emphasize the beauty of the everyday. These paintings capture a range of subjects, from dynamic, down-the-street views to intimate portraits of anonymous individuals.
Sarah Pollock with her studio mascots, Marlon (left) and Maple (right), hiking in Pennsylvania's Ricketts Glen State Park.
I'm originally from southern Wisconsin (go Badgers, go Packers!) and I began my artistic career as a color stylist for Walt Disney Feature Animation. I now work as a professional artist in central Pennsylvania. Landscapes and cityscapes are my favorite subjects and I paint in both soft pastel and oil.
During the temperate seasons of the year, I often work outdoors, directly on location, to capture the many beautiful landscapes around my home. I also find inspiration in the natural and urban scenes that I encounter while traveling throughout the United States.
I began exhibiting my work in 2003 and my paintings are part of private collections throughout the country. In addition, I've won numerous awards in competitive national juried exhibitions. Some highlights include the following:
- In 2011, my painting, Charge!, won the Judy Pardue Memorial Award for the best landscape painting in the Maryland Pastel Society's national juried exhibition.
- In 2010, I published From My Easel: A Celebration of Pennsylvania's Black Moshannon State Park. The book features five years of my plein air paintings from the park as well as a history about this location. One half of the proceeds from the sale of each book will be donated to benefit the park.
- In 2009, I won the Robert and Virginia Mountz Award of Merit at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.
- I also received the "Best First Time Exhibitor" award at the 2006 Mystic Outdoor Art Festival in Mystic, Connecticut.
- In 2005, my cityscape, Under the El, Chicago, won the Canson Award at the Connecticut Pastel Society's 12th annual national juried exhibition
- Also in 2005, my cityscape, The Steel Mill, Bethlehem, PA, received the top award in the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania's Annual Members Show
- In 2004, my cityscape, Homeless, Downtown D.C., was published in the Pastel Journal as part of their annual "Pastel 100″ competition, which highlights the best one hundred pastel paintings in the country
- Also in 2004, my cityscape, Waiting to Cross, Downtown D.C., won an Honorable Mention in the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania's Annual Juried Exhibition
- In 2003, my landscape, Windswept, Kauai, won the Salmagundi Art Club Award in the Connecticut Pastel Society's 10th annual national juried exhibition, Renaissance in Pastel
I live in central Pennsylvania with my husband, Tim, and our two very spoiled dogs, Maple and Marlon. I've served as a board member for the Maryland Pastel Society and the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania. In addition, I teach classes about composition and color for beginning artists at the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania and I'm a certified Penn State Master Gardener who volunteers in our community throughout the year.
Where You Can Find My Artwork
The State College Framing Company and Gallery in State College, Pennsylvania
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Metabolic Syndrome – A Cluster of Conditions
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of three or more conditions related to your metabolism, which is the way the cells in your body obtain and use energy. Metabolic syndrome can cause serious health complications including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and premature death.
Although researchers agree on the basic components of the syndrome, different sources provide different measurements for some factors. These are the key elements of metabolic syndrome as defined by the American Association of Endocrinologists. At least three of these conditions must be present for a diagnosis of metabolic syndrome:
- High blood sugar – Fasting blood glucose level of 100 mg/dL. This may include insulin resistance, pre-diabetes, or diagnosed type 2 diabetes.
- High blood pressure – Blood pressure reading of 130/85 or higher, or taking medication to lower blood pressure.
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Family: BOMBACACEAE
Habit at Pali o Waipio, Maui, Hawaii (USA). November 08, 2012.
Origin and Habitat: Pachira aquatica is native to southern Mexico to Guyana, northern Brazil and the western Amazon and also in the Greater Antilles and NW Africa.
Altitude range: From sea level to 1300 metres above sea level.
Habitat and ecology: It grows on flooded riverbanks and swamps, and secondarily in lower montane cloud forest with average temperatures of 24°C and an annual precipitation between 1000 and 2000 mm. Normally found on tropical river flood plains on a range of fertile permeable soil types it can also stand sandy or clayey soils as long as drainage is adequate.
- Pachira aquatica Aubl.
- Bombax aquaticum (Aubl.) K.Schum.
Pachira aquatica Aubl.
Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 726 (-729; tt. 291-292). 1775 [Jun-Dec 1775]
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- Pachira aquatica Aubl.
- Bombax aquaticum (Aubl.) K.Schum.
- Pachira aquatica var. manausensis A.Robyns
- Pachira aquatica var. occidentalis Cuatrec.
- Pachira aquatica var. surinamensis Decne.
- Pachira carolinea Dum.Cours.
- Pachira grandiflora Tussac
- Carolinea grandiflora (Tussac) Spach
- Pachira longifolia Hook.
- Pachira macrocarpa (Schltdl. & Cham.) Walp.
- Carolinea macrocarpa Schltdl. & Cham.
- Pachira pustulifera Pittier
- Pachira spruceana Decne.
- Pachira villosula Pittier
- Pachira villulosa Pittier
- Sophia carolina L.
ENGLISH: Malabar chestnut, Guiana chestnut, Guyana chestnut, Saba nut, Provision bark (Belize), Provision tree (Belize Panama), Wild chesnut (Guyana), Wild cocoa (Guyana), Guianachestnut pachira, Money tree, Money plant
CHINESE (中文): 馬拉巴栗 (Mǎlābā lì), 發財樹 (fācái shù), 马拉巴栗
DUTCH (Nederlands): Watercacao
FINNISH (Suomi): Kastanjasutipuu, Sutipuu
FRENCH (Français): Cacaoyer-rivière, Châtaignier de la Guyane, Noisetier de la Guyane, Pachirier aquatique, Pachira aquatique (Guadeloupe), Arbre aux plumes de héron (Guadeloupe), Cacao sauvage (Guadeloupe); Cacaoyer sauvage, Châtaignier, Châtaignier de Cayenne, Châtaignier marron, Colorade (Haiti), Pachira, Pachirier à cinq feuilles, Noix de Malabar, Arbre à monnaie
GERMAN (Deutsch): Reiherfederbaum, Wilder Kakaobaum, Glückskastanie
HAITIAN CREOLE (Kreyòl ayisyen): Kolorad
ITALIAN (Italiano): Noce del Malabar, Castagna del Malabar, Noce della Guyana, Castagna della Guyana
MAYA: Kuy-ché
NAHUATL (Nāhuatl): axiloxochitl
POLISH ( Polski): Pachira wodna
PORTUGUESE (Português): Castanheiro de Guiana, Castanheiro do Maranhão, Mamorana, Mungaba, Castanheira da água, Monguba, Macau selvagem, Castanhola, Carolina, Paineira-de-cuba
QUECHUA (Runasimi / Qhichwa simi): Putucse
RUSSIAN (Русский): Паxира водная
SPANISH (Español): Apombo (Mexico), Zapote bobo (Mexico), Zapote de agua (Mexico), Pumpunjuche (Costa Rica Guatemala and Belize), Sunzapote (Guatemala and Belize), Zapotón (Guatemala Colombia and Belize), Chila blanca (Salvador), Jelinjoche (Costa Rica), Quirihillo (Costa Rica), Cacao de playa (Nicaragua), Cacao de monte (Colombia), Ceibo de agua (Colombia), Ceibo de arroyo (Colombia), Zapotolongo (Colombia), Castaño de agua (Venezuela), Palo de boya tetón (Venezuela), Castaño (Venezuela), Tsine (Venezuela), Sapotolón (Ecuador), Bellaco (Peru), Cabecetigre (Colombia), Cabeza de tigre (Costa Rica Dominican Republic Venezuela), Caspi (Peru), Castaña del chocó (Colombia), Castaño de mono (Venezuela), Ceiba de agua (Puerto Rico Colombia), Chorapa pulo (Ecuador), Huimba (Peru), Jomo (Venezuela), Jomo atacayo (Venezuela), Nuez de Brazil (Colombia), Nuez del Brazil (Colombia), Pachira (Dominican Republic), Palo de agua (Mexico), Pitón (Mexico), Poponjoche (Nicaragua), Quirihuillo (Costa Rica), Salero ceibo (Colombia), Santo domingo (Belize), Sapote longo (Panama), Sapotolongo (Ecuador), Tetón (Venezuela), Zapote longo (Panama), Zapoton (Belize), Amida (Venezuela), Apompo (Mexico), Cacao cimarrón (Costa Rica Dominican Republic Venezuela), Cacao cimmaron (Nicaragua), Cacao de agua (Venezuela), Clavellina blanca (Mexico), Coco de agua (Colombia), Palo de boya (Venezuela), Punga (Peru), Pupunjuche (Honduras), Quiriguillo (Costa Rica), Salero (Colombia), Sapote bobo (Belize), Sapotolon (Ecuador), Shila blanca (El Salvador), Tura (Mexico), Zapote bobo (Belize Venezuela), Colorado (Dominican Republic), Cacaquillo (Venezuela), Carolina (Costa Rica), Sabanut (Colombia Costa Rica), La malparia pachira
Description: The Money Tree (Pachira aquatica) is a small to medium-sized forest tree 4-23 m high. The flowers are very large with long, narrow, pinkish petals and dozens of long stamens in a shaving-brush form. The large dark brown seeds known as Malabar chestnuts or Guiana chestnuts have a fleshy pulp and are delicious raw, boiled, fried or roasted. It is one the best and easy indoor plants and is used in the art of bonsai.
Trunk: Straight, with small buttresses, 25-90 cm in diameter with grey bark.
Leaves: Alternate, palmately compound and clustered towards the ends of the branches. Petioles up to 24 cm long with between three and nine leaflets, each elliptic-lanceolate, 5-28 cm long and 2.5-14.5 cm wide. Leaflets have a small point at the tip, and secondary veins are prominent. Margins entire without teeth, undulating and glabrous.
Flowers: Terminal, very large, bisexual, either solitary or 2 to 3 in a cluster, each is narrowly cylindrical in bud and large, showy and scented. Calyx tubular, greenish brown and 15-20 cm long. Petals 5 whitish-yellow or whitish-pink tubular-shaped up to 30 cm long, whitish in the lower half, crimson in the upper. Anthers 3-4 cm long and reddish. Ovaries five locular. Style thick up to 25 cm long. Fruit (capsule): Large, oblong-ellipsoidal 15-25 cm long 10-12 cm in diameter, fibrous dark brown with five grooves and a thick pericarp, with a weight of 1-1.5 kg and enclosing 10-25 seeds. The dehiscent fruit mature in 4-5 months and release its seeds at maturity.
Seeds: Dark brown, rounded, woody each 1.2-2 cm in diameter, with large and whitish cotyledons and have a fleshy pulp. This seeds are not at all like those of the other Pachira, all of which have cottony kapok on tiny seeds.
Phenology: Pachira aquatica has a juvenile period of from 3-4 years and then flowers and fruit are produced throughout the year.
Notes: The Money Tree (Pachira aquatica) are often found grown with 5 trunks that are braided together, these trunks along with the 5 leaflets in each palmately-compond leaf are symbolically associated with good luck and good financial fortune in reference to wuxing or "Five Phases" which means wood, fire, earth, metal and water in traditional Chinese cosmology. No, your money tree plant won't actually grow currency, but it is a good investment. Treat it well, and you'll enjoy this delightful tree for many years.
Bibliography: Major references and further lectures
1) Jules Janick, Robert E. Paull "The Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts" CABI, 2008
2) M.M. Grandtner "Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees: Volume 1: North America" Elsevier, 08/Apr/2005
3) Van Wyk, Ben-Erik "Food Plants of the World." Portland, Oregon: Timber Press 2005
4) Forest & Kim Starr "Pachira aquatica (Guiana chestnut, Malabar chestnut)". Plants of Hawaii. <http://www.starrenvironmental.com>. 23 Nov. 2014.
Flower and leaves at Kula Botanical Garden, Maui, Hawaii (USA). March 07, 2011. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Leaves trunk and bark at Pali o Waipio, Maui, Hawaii (USA). November 08, 2012. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Fruit at Sun Yat Sen Park Keokea, Maui, Hawaii (USA). August 30, 2007. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Fruit in half with seeds at Haiku, Maui, Hawaii (USA). December 20, 2009. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Seeds at Haiku, Maui, Hawaii (USA). December 20, 2009. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Canopy at Sun Yat Sen Park Keokea, Maui, Hawaii (USA). August 30, 2007. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Pachira aquatica Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano
Braided stems at Home Depot Nursery Kahului, Maui, Hawaii (USA). January 17, 2008. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Cultivation and Propagation: Pachira aquatica is an excellent relatively fast-growing garden plant adapt to different tropical climates. It is also one of the most elegant indoor plants.
Soil: They prefers well draining, porous soils rich in humus. (but can even grow in soggy terrain). In containers use a peat moss-based potting mix with perlite or sand added for good drainage.
Repotting: Don't overpot. Use a smallish container because a too-big container will hold too much water. Soggy potting mix is often the biggest problem with this plant, causing stem and root rot and yellowing/dropping leaves. Growing money tree in a small container will also prevent it from getting too big.
Light: They do well in bright light, but no direct sun, but keep their green colour in full shade, if indoors place in a luminous position. Thrives also under fluorescent light. Seedlings like a more sheltered area.
Watering: In cultivation they appreciates abundant waterings. During the summer or warmer months, water frequently to keep the soil from drying out. Water thoroughly, until water comes out the drainage holes in the bottom of the pot, then allow the top 2.5-5 cm to dry out between waterings. Water less in winter. Avoid getting water on the trunk, which causes stem rot.
Humidity: Moderate to high. Try to keep the relative humidity at 50% or higher. Set the pot on a tray of wet pebbles to raise the humidity around it.
Fertilization: Need a perfect fertilizer diet including all micro nutrients and trace elements or slow release fertilizer. Apply fertilizer 3 times a year, in spring, summer and fall... and if it is planted in full sun, fertilize more often.
Hardiness: It can be difficult to get it to look its best without a great amount of heat and sun and so it is only really suited to the tropics in frost-free regions (USDA Zones 11-12). Indoor it grows well at average room temperatures 16-24°C.
Maintenance: The tree grown in gardens and parks rarely needs pruning.
Diseases: Brown, crispy leaves is a symptom of dry air or low light levels. Plants often are in shock when moved to a new home because they are adjusting to a new environment. Keep your plant away from heat/vents and cold drafts from windows or doorways. Dropped leaves are also caused by relocation shock. If your new tree drops its leaves, don't give up on it. They'll grow back with good care. Place your money tree in a bright location and leave it there. Increasing humidity around the plant can help. While it's tempting to overwater a shedding plant, don't. It only makes the problem worse.
Food uses: The seeds of P. aquatica are delicious raw, boiled, fried or roasted. The flavour is similar to a European chestnut. Roasted seeds can also be ground to make a hot drink similar to hot chocolate but with a strong smell. The seeds are high in protein and edible oil. Harvest should be made daily picking the seeds from the previously cleaned ground under the canopy. The fruit is not eaten. Young leaves and flowers are also edible.
Garden uses: The 15-18 m tree is also grown as a hedge and used in bonsai as 'lucky trees' or 'money trees'.
Traditional uses: The bark is used for making ropes and getting a red dye. The wood is soft and can be used for paper pulp.
Medicinal uses: It is used to treat stomach problems and headaches and as a tonic.
Money Tree Bonsai: This tree can be grown as a bonsai. Regular pruning will also help control its size. Pinch or prune off growing tips. Its thin trunks are often braided by growers to add to its appeal.
Propagation Method: Seeds or stem tips. Take stem tip cuttings in spring, with at least 2 leaf nodes attached. Dip the cut end in rooting hormone powder then place it in moist potting mix. It can take several weeks to root.
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1School of Science, University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong 250022, China2School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250061, China3Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409-0020, China
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