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Info2037 needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
2 winners were selected from 67 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
It's Corporate MEETS fun!
Epicurious.com, MEETS Esquire.com, arcinspirations.com/kobe/ and thecookingguy.com.
We operate WeddingCompass.com. (Use http://www.weddingcompass.com as a WIREFRAME and starting point for your design.) We need to use the Photo/Ad sizes from this page for sure.
Now, a sister site "CompanyParty.com" is being readied by our team. We love food, wine and entertainment. We envision this new site as a custom niche' website that can show off event venues, caterers, restaurants and many types of entertainment in a new light. The planning of the company "celebration."
Young and Old (but not too old! 21-50 set - Females - 65%-35% female VS male viewership. Corporate managers, professional party planners.
From our perspective (Owners):
We'd like to attract the 1-15 person company and the 100-100+ employee company to advertise with us. We want entertainers, caterers, and other vendors and services that could gain from being advertised here to join us.
For the reader/viewer:
This site is for people in the United States who are planning a Company Party, escape to a resort, or even a simple dinner at a private banquet room at a restaurant. The Company Party can be about style, creativity, as the planner decides how to entertain it's management, their spouses and all the co-workers. It's just as easily about a simple, casual meal (with minimal entertainment options utilized) or about a huge Gala at the local hotel for 500 guests. Simple or elegant, it's about family, friends, good times and celebration of successes in business.
We are looking to create an MODERN, slightly EDGY site design that is inviting and interesting and useful for the end users. These are people planning the event. The target viewer is TYPICALLY a manager or hired party planner and the company will host and pay for this event.
From the Advertisers perspective:
They want to make money from their exposure here on this site. We wish to stimulate sales for companies like caterers, entertainers (and other vendors/services) chain hotels, and single restaurants who will be advertising on the site. We also want to EDUCATE viewers using photos, videos and text/blog as well.
1. A site with ATTITUDE. A little edgy... Artsy.... Even the management in professional corporations let their hair down, let loose and have fun.
2. We have uploaded a font graphic for use in creating the NAV (top) and the individual headers for each area (department). See Esquire.com as the example as well.
3. Use of the logo we have attached as well as the other elements attached.
4. Although we desire TWO PAGES, (Home page and Profile Page designs) we would like to see homepage designs only in the contest, and once the winner is decided on, we will work with the chosen designer to get the second page designed as well.
5. USE (as a starting point) the wireframe of our sister site: http://www.weddingcompass.com (The home page) We have preset image sizes for the AD SPOTS that we must adhere to.
6. Facebook graphic added to footer area (attached below)
7. Banner AD graphic for header at far top right.
8. Graphically......we are looking for a corporate looking BUT fun website that would appeal to a professional female but also males. Most people using the site would be professionals so we want a site that looks serious about business but also encourages a fun mentality.
9. DELIVERABLES: - FILETYPES to be .PSD with layers grouped and named please. Also, AI and .EPS for any vector graphics.
The content area should be 1024PX wide. You do not have to have visible left and right gutters, just a VERY cool background that can be seen. The logo will be provided to you. See the attachment below.
1. We also like muted shades of blue and JUST AS WELL, we also love the color of deep burgundy (Cabernet Sauvignon) too!
2. We are looking for CORPORATE MEETS THE FEMALE TOUCH. A business look but with touches of ornamentals (Very Subtle) can be used. Using colors in spots for lines and graphics could be helpful in softening the CORPORATE LOOK.... We like the edgy-ness of esquire.com, their Tall Fonts and oversized header boxes (the container for the header text)
3. 1024 WIDTH for the pages
4. Must use the image (ADS) sizes located at weddingcompass.com home page.
5a Home Page: Use the wireframe for: http://www.weddingcompass.com to get started. DO NOT use the HEADER DESIGN of this site. Use the header design of: http://www.arcinspirations.com/kobe/
Create a FEATURED COMPONENT and get inspiration from: http://www.arcinspirations.com/ It's the photo type component at top left.
5b. Underneath the featured component, please create a Tab-based component with 5 tabs that takes up a table size of 60% width and 216 PX tall. This component will have tabs for: Catering, Featured Locations, featured Services, Featured Themes and Featured Wines. We'll need a cool way to display the featured items in the component. Here's the link for you to get inspiration from: http://grantwiant.com/#portfolio
6. We'll require a featured video player component (video player size 300x166) and three video icons (90x53 images with play buttons over them) created for this component. Their should be text with each image to explain what company is being featured if they click on that image. Place this in the lower area of the design.
7. Profile Page: Use wire frame of http://www.weddingcompass.com/Locat….cfm?ID=55 this page can be used as a wireframe (starting point) for the Profile Page Design.
1. http://www.weddingcompass.com home page can be used as a wireframe (starting point) for the home page design. DO NOT use the header design at weddingcompass.com. Use this style for the very top (with logo at far left): http://www.arcinspirations.com/
2. http://www.weddingcompass.com/Locat….cfm?ID=55 can be used as a wireframe (starting point) for the Profile Page Design.
3. We like this site but wanted an UPGRADE to it's look and feel so use this site as the starting point. We want people to immediately feel at home when they see rehearsaldinner.com after being referred to the site by weddingcompass.com.
4. We like the current header SIZE on weddingcompass.com but would entertain the idea of a banner ad at top right within the header. Feel free to mock that up with a standard 468x60 size banner.
5. Currently, we use arial, helvetica, sans-serif at weddingcompass.com. We'd like to see use of the "Georgia' font for default main text again and Frutiger Condensed BOLD or Trade Gothic Condensed BOLD (or very similar to the black (ALL CAPS) font used at Esquire.com for Headers) used as headers.
IMPORTANT: There's two large components to be at left side near the top. (Right below the Log and the navigation toolbar)
A. Featured Component
B. Tab-Based Component
They are to sit one above each other.
Sorry I gave wrong URL before, these are correct:
A. Sample idea for Featured Component: (http://www.arcinspirations.com)
B. Sample idea for Tab-Based Component (http://grantwiant.com/#portfolio)
Examples of sites we like:
Inspiration? - The team love these sites:
Love the fun BUBBLY background concept at this website: http://www.sodahead.com/
Cool ideas we like:
Water drops on glass, soft focus elements, transparency layers, boxes with semi-transparent thick, square and round border with transparency that show through to the background.
Pages scroll and the swirly muted colored backgrounds show through as static (don't move) EXAMPLE: http://bonusroundblog.blogspot.com/
and they like:
http://grantwiant.com (The Tab-based component design is really cool)
http://www.cleverparties.com (Home page design)
http://www.foodnetwork.com/ (love the water drops reflecting on glass look....can you come up with something like that but not a blatant copy of that style? Champagne bubbles? Who knows?)
http://stylemepretty.com/ (Notice the Ads at far right we like these) 7 total ads... 1 big, 6 smaller & stacked.
RE: LOGO: use the attached logo (attached to the lower area here on the brief page).


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Dementia in the Workplace: How long should someone with dementia keep working?
Neurology Now
December/January 2011;
Volume 7(6);
p 30–33
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In August 2011, University of Tennessee (UT) women's basketball coach Pat Summitt announced that she had been diagnosed, three months earlier, with early-onset dementia. She also stated that she would continue to coach her Lady Vols through the 2011–2012 season.
Summitt's announcement has spurred an important national conversation about how long people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia can or should continue working. It's a complicated decision, and one that thousands of Americans are faced with every year.
Figure. THE GAME PLAN University of Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt, right, talks with Meighan Simmons during a game in November 2011. AP Photo/Wade Payne/corbis
The new computer system in her office shouldn't have been a problem for Diane Carver.
For more than 20 years, she had worked as an office manager for a flooring company near her home in Altamonte Springs, FL. During most of that time, Carver trained every new employee that walked in the door on all the company's products and taught them how to use the computers. But then the company changed computer systems, and Carver found herself struggling to learn the new technology.
As doctors are able to diagnose people at earlier and earlier stages of dementia, the question of whether to keep working has become more common.
"I've never had issues with learning new computers, but all of a sudden, I'm having problems grasping what to do, and I'm thinking, 'How can this be? I train people! How can I train them if I can't get it myself?'" recalls Carver, now 60.
It wasn't the only problem. A big part of her job was making calculations and giving price quotes over the phone. Carver found that this task, once easy, was growing increasingly difficult. "It got to the point where I was bringing things home and studying to try and sharpen up," she says. "But I never thought it could be dementia. My brother, who'd had Down syndrome and meant everything to the family, had passed away, and I'd lost my mother a few years before that. So I figured I was depressed, plus I was going through menopause."
In December 2008, after months of mightily resisting suggestions from her husband, Larry, that dementia might be involved, Carver finally agreed to go to a neuropsychologist at nearby Florida Hospital Neuroscience Institute. After a series of tests, the diagnosis was clear: Alzheimer's disease.
At first, Carver continued to work. "I had worked there for so long, I had trained everyone there, and they all helped me out," she says. She even paid one staffer to spend time with her after hours, helping her get acquainted with that troublesome new computer system.
But a month or so later, her doctor told her that she should stop driving. And then one day at work, she found herself on the phone with an irate customer. "I had given him five different quotes, and he kept saying, 'That price is wrong.' I'd try to refigure and give him another number. Finally he said, 'Lady, how stupid are you? You have no business working there!' and he hung up. I came home crying."
Two days later, Larry and Diane went into the office together and explained her diagnosis. She asked to be placed on disability and resigned from her position.
Usually, by the time someone's condition has actually progressed to the point of a diagnosis with dementia, it can be challenging to continue working, says Anthony LoGalbo, Ph.D., the neuropsychologist at Florida Hospital Neuroscience Institute who assessed Carver. "I will often encourage them to stop at that point, because it's better to leave work before a big problem happens rather than wait until you make a serious mistake."
But some people in the early stages of dementia, like Summitt, continue to work. And new sets of diagnostic criteria now allow physicians to diagnose Alzheimer's disease before the condition has actually progressed to the level of dementia.
"When people have started to show some cognitive changes—a condition known as mild cognitive impairment or MCI—we can make a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease with substantial confidence before they meet the criteria for dementia, using new technologies involving imaging and spinal taps," says Jeffrey Cummings, M.D., member of the American Academy of Neurology and director of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, which has sites in Las Vegas, NV, and Cleveland, OH. "As we become more able to diagnose people who have these beginning symptoms, the question of whether to continue working will become more common. It will become a much more common challenge for families, patients, employers, and physicians than ever before."
How should someone diagnosed with dementia or MCI approach the decision about whether or not to continue working? Several factors should be considered, says Gary Kennedy, M.D., director of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry at Montefiore Medical Center in New York, NY.
Safety is first. If others' lives depend on the person's job performance, then he or she should consider retiring as soon as impairments are noticeable. For example, for a surgeon, a nurse, an airline pilot, or a school bus driver, errors can cost lives.
Rick Phelps, now 57, was an emergency medicine technician (EMT) in the same town in Ohio for more than two decades when he began having trouble finding the addresses during emergency calls. He tried talking to his boss about it, but the man just laughed and said, "Hey, we're all getting older—I keep losing my car keys too." Phelps was shocked when his supervisor said that he could continue working even after his dementia diagnosis because there hadn't been any problems yet.
"I've seen individuals in jobs like these, and I've advised them to stop working before anyone notices a problem," says Dr. Kennedy. "Once someone else notices, then you've endangered others."
One day, Phelps and his partner had a very rough call: A four-year-old boy had had a seizure; the child was blue and not breathing when they arrived. They were able to start an airway and revive him, but the child died at the hospital. Phelps knew he had made no errors on the call and that the death was not his fault, but he feared it was just a matter of time. Several days later, he quit. "I never forgot a procedure or did anything wrong to a patient, but I knew it would have ended up that way," he says.
"Work is one of our greatest sources of self-worth. So there is every reason for people to continue to be engaged for as long as they possibly can, even when paid work is no longer an option." - —JEFFREY CUMMINGS, M.D., DIRECTOR OF THE CLEVELAND CLINIC LOU RUVO CENTER FOR BRAIN HEALTH
Beyond safety, other serious risks should be considered. Aerospace engineer Robert (Bob) Patterson, from Manhattan Beach, CA, didn't have people's lives in his hands, but he held final authority for sending multimillion-dollar satellites into space. "It was a job of incredible responsibility," says his wife, Karen. "While that was a difficult job under any circumstances, as time went by it had become more of a burden than a joy."
In 2005, Patterson was recruited for a prestigious new position in Colorado and passed a panel of interviews with flying colors—despite the fact that he knew he couldn't even remember the names of the people he'd spoken with. The company hadn't noticed a problem. But Patterson knew, and he turned down their offer. He retired a year later, at 59. "These things have to work. You've gotta get it right. I love aerospace and satellites, but it was just too hard. I felt I would be shortchanging them," he says.
Another factor is the degree of innovation versus repetition. "Dementia is always couched as a memory disorder, but in reality it's a learning disorder. Old memories, old habits, old patterns remain until the dementia becomes far advanced. But you cease to be able to learn new information," says Dr. Kennedy.
So if the job is very repetitive—stocking shelves in a warehouse in the exact same way, for example—a person with dementia may be able to stay at work much longer than someone whose position requires them to constantly respond to a changing flow of information, like a stockbroker.
Figure. THIS IS SERIOUS EMT Rick Phelps began having trouble finding the addresses during emergency calls. He tried talking to his boss about it, but the man just laughed and said, "Hey, we're all getting older—I keep losing my car keys too."
"In its early stages, dementia also has little impact upon personal characteristics like an outgoing personality, charismatic leadership skills, and an intuitive sense of how to work with people," says Dr. Kennedy. "That's not likely to change until later on in the disease process." So someone like Pat Summitt should be able to motivate and inspire her players, as well as work with them through familiar drills and practices—but will probably need assistant coaches to make snap judgments about strategy in the middle of a fast-moving game.
Finally, the level of pressure needs to be taken into consideration. High-stress, high-pressure jobs—like Rick Phelps' EMT position or Bob Patterson's aerospace engineer work—are particularly wearing for someone with dementia. But a gardener or a teacher's aide in a preschool (who is always backed up by another teacher) might be able to continue working longer.
For those who choose to continue working, certain strategies can be used to help minimize the effect of dementia on job performance. One of the most important strategies, says Dr. LoGalbo, is structure.
"People with dementia should use calendars, day planners, and checklists to remind them of exactly what they need to do and when they need to do it," he says. In addition, they should try to keep their days as structured and predictable as possible. For example, if a daily meeting must be held, a person with dementia should try to schedule the meeting at the same time and in the same office each day.
That's the kind of thing Summitt has done with what she calls her "dementia game plan." Each morning, she reviews a daily schedule to prepare for what is on her agenda that day. (See box, "Pat Summitt's Dementia Game Plan.")
"She is all about her game plan," says Debby Jennings, associate athletic director for media relations at UT. "We are learning along the way and modifying and reshaping our strategies just like our coaching staff does in the middle of a game."
A person with dementia will also need to rely on trusted coworkers for help, as Carver did and Summitt is doing now. "Let's say someone with dementia is a waitress," says Dr. Kennedy. "She has retained good interpersonal skills, and her dementia isn't so advanced that it's changing her personality. The chef who plates the food and gives it to the waitress can remind her which table it's for, and someone else can check the figures on the bill."
The Americans with Disabilities Act does provide limited protection to people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in the workplace. It requires that companies with at least 15 or more employees make "reasonable" accommodations for job applicants and employees with physical or mental disabilities. So, for example, someone with dementia might ask his boss to switch him to a less demanding or stressful position, or reduce his hours so that he is still working but has more time to rest.
Ultimately, though, the time will come—as it did for Phelps, Carver, and Patterson—when a person with dementia can no longer work. "Even though continuing to work may be beneficial in some ways, providing the person with a social outlet and meaningful things to do, it can also become quite frustrating or embarrassing to be in that environment and not do as well as he or she once did," says Dr. LoGalbo. "I ask patients, 'Would you rather stop working now through your own choice, or wait until someone realizes you're having trouble and you get fired?'" Getting fired, he says, may mean a loss of benefits or difficulty going on work-sponsored disability.
Fortunately, when the time does come to leave work, it has become much easier for people with younger-onset Alzheimer's—diagnosed before age 65, like Summitt, Phelps, Carver, and Patterson—to obtain Social Security disability. In March 2010, the Social Security Administration added young-onset Alzheimer's disease to its "Compassionate Allowance" list, which fast-tracks the approval process so that benefits can start within days rather than months or years.
"We applied and were fully funded six weeks later," says Karen Patterson. "That was the quickest thing I could have ever imagined. Knowing that that's available might ease some of the pressure to keep working for some people."
Figure. STILL IN THE GAME Summitt instructs her team during a game against Pepperdine in November 2011. Summitt's team won 89-57. AP Photo/Wade Payne/corbis
Of course, work isn't just about money. For many people, it's also about finding something meaningful to do with their day. When dementia forces a person to give that up, it can be isolating and depressing. Experts recommend that people with dementia find something else do with their time that provides a sense of purpose, such as volunteer work, an exercise group, or regularly scheduled activities with friends such as knitting or scrapbooking. Carver frequently goes out to dinner with old coworkers to catch up on gossip. She also enjoys working in her yard.
"I wasn't going to sit on the couch covered up with an afghan watching Dr. Phil," says Phelps. "Maybe I can't learn anything new with this disease, but I've started a Facebook group called Memory People that provides a community for people with dementia, and I'm working on a book with a co-author and doing videos. Those are things in my long-term memory. And if I have a bad day—I don't even know what happened to me yesterday, for example—I don't have to work that day."
Bob Patterson had hoped to mentor young engineers at his old company, but taking on a volunteer position at an aerospace company was impossible since any kind of work in such a firm requires an active security clearance. So he now volunteers with the local Alzheimer's Association chapter and regularly goes on rounds with his doctor, Dr. Cummings, helping to teach young physicians about Alzheimer's disease.
"Bob's ability right now to talk about the disease gives him a special way of teaching people. He always says to me afterward, 'I feel like a teacher again. I really enjoy this,'" says Dr. Cummings. "Our work is one of our greatest sources of self-worth, and giving that up can lead to an erosion in self-worth. So there is every reason for people to continue to be engaged for as long as they possibly can, even when paid work is no longer an option."
Pat Summitt's Daily Dementia Game Plan
▸A good breakfast
▸An exercise routine—she has worked out every day for over 40 years
▸An hour or more in the morning working on memory exercises, puzzles, and word games, on her iPad (her son Tyler, a 21-year-old junior on the UT men's basketball team, constantly finds new ones for her)
▸Meetings with her coaching staff
▸Review of team performance on video
▸Unwind time
▸More memory exercises on the iPad
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Joan Young is a 46-year resident of the Conejo Valley and was owner and president of Young Realtors, now Sotheby's International Realty. After 40 years in the business, she was designated Realtor Emeritus by the National Association of Realtors.
Her experience in the industry at all levels has provided her with an intimate knowledge of Ventura County and a unique understanding of all aspects of the real estate business. Joanie has established an excellent reputation within the real estate industry statewide, as well as with various governmental organizations and their representatives. In addition, she is recognized as a true community leader, giving freely of her time, energy and organizational expertise to improve the area's economic, social and civic fabric.
Joanie is a consummate Realtor and has played a major role in both the California Association of Realtors and the Conejo Valley Association of Realtors. She holds the highest industry designations including Graduate Realtors Institute, Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager and Certified Residential Specialist, as well as mention in Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate and Who's Who in America. She has served her industry at the local and state levels and is a past board member and director of Real Estate Business Services, the profit side organization of the California Association of Realtors. In 1993, the Conejo Valley Association of Realtors named Joanie Realtor of the Year.
In her civic duties she was executive director of the 1997 Conejo Valley Days and a committee member of the City of Thousand Oaks 20th and 25th anniversary celebrations, and she has sat on many other committees relating to economic development, housing affordability and land planning. She has chaired the Roundtable Planned Development Committee, is a member of the Housing Affordability Task Force and in 1985 was the first woman chair of the Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Other community involvements include the Alliance for the Arts, president of the Westlake Island Property Owner's Association, the Conejo Future Foundation and the California Lutheran University Community Leaders Club. In 1993, the Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce named her Woman of the Year.
Joanie Young's commitment to the community has not stopped there. For more than a decade she was a director of United Way of Ventura County, serving as campaign co-chair, and represented Ventura County on the State Board of United Way of California for two years. Joanie is a board member of Senior Concerns and is co-chair of their capital fund.
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The Preakness field, in post position order, is as follows: Tiger Walk, Kent Desormeaux rides, 30-1 on the morning line; Teeth of the Dog, Joe Bravo, 15-1; Pretension, Javier Santiago, 30-1; Zetterholm, Junior Alvarado, 20-1; Went the Day Well, John Velazquez, 6-1; Creative Cause, Joel Rosario, 6-1; Bodemeister, Mike Smith, 8-5; Daddy Nose Best, Garrett Gomez, 12-1; I'll Have Another, Mario Gutierrez, 5-2; Optimizer, Corey Nakatani, 30-1; and Cozzetti, Jose Lezcano, 30-1.
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Original post by Banking.com Staff on December 28, 2012
As announcements go, it wasn't a very big deal when the British Bankers' Association said at the end of the year that it is urging its 200 member banks to participate in a broad, two-pronged initiative to boost the industry's image. Part of the plan is to monitor "people's concerns before they become massive scandals"—a worthy goal, to be sure. But this wasn't an isolated symptom of the problem. At around the same time, a Financial Times survey of 93 Members of Parliament revealed that fully two-thirds of the legislators believe British banks should be required to create a stronger barrier between investment banking and what's known as 'high-street' operations. More worryingly, this wasn't a liberal push for more regulation—the number of Conservative MPs backing the idea is actually higher than their Labour counterparts. There's already a proposal to create a 'ringfence' around retail banking, but the new research indicates that many think the changes don't go far enough.
That's really the recurring theme here. If 2012 was a year of major change for banking institutions and individuals around the world, then 2013 will require even more.
A tsunami of bad news throughout the year was capped off by the news late in December of massive fines levied against UBS. The Swiss banking conglomerate ponied up $1.5 billion to global regulators, including $700 million to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) alone, the largest such settlement in the agency's history. The fines stemmed from the charges of manipulation directed primarily at the bank's Japanese securities subsidiary, all part of the mushrooming Libor scandal. Continue reading ›


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Women everywhere want to know what Angelina Jolie and Julia Roberts' secret is to looking so good. Their shockingly similar answer is one that single ladies won't want to hear.
Last week at an overseas press conference Jolie revealed that what makes her feel and look so sexy is her longtime partner Brad Pitt. "He always makes me feel sexy and desirable." Julia echoed those sentiments this week when David Letterman asked her how at age 42 she still looks so amazing. "The love of a good man," Roberts laughed.
On the surface this seems just lovely. All you need to look beautiful is to be loved. You don't need to diet or get plastic surgery or workout like a fiend. You just have to be loved. Lovely. But let's not forget that these loving men were someone else's husband when Angelina and Julia swooped in to be loved by them.
Julia's hubby Danny Moder was married when he and Julia met on the set of the movie The Mexican in 2000.
Brad Pitt was famously married to Jennifer Aniston when he started seeing Angelina Jolie.
While it is nice that these two beauties can attribute their glow to the love of their husband and partner (although we have a sneaking suspicion that it is due to a little more than that!), their comments are alienating to their single fans since it intimates that women can't be beautiful without a man in their lives.


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bkleinhe needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 24 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
Innfirst.com is relaunching. I need designers to submit mockup prototypes for new design. Winning designer will be required to submit all files and images in their original format, so my designers can take your work and code it into a working design.
If you can view my project history, you will see that I choose desgins that are colorful, fun and professional. This is a web 2.0 company, launching a new web based application, so I require a web 2.0 type of design with larger icons, web 2.0 menuing, etc.
Here are deliverables:
1) new logo
2) series of icons for website navigation
3) suggested menu (search engine friendly)
4) index page, contact us form page, and template mockup for remaining pages.
5) should be a design with header / footer and body
for main menu menuing, these menu items should be present:
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- pricing ($29.99 / month)
- signup
- product tour
- Live demo
- support
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For index page design, there are some elements that will need to be highlighted on the index page:
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Acura's flagship, the RL sedan, again proves that refined luxury need not be without performance adrenaline. The RL's combination of performance, technology, aggressive styling and safety ensure that Acura's premier sedan maintains its competitive position among top tier luxury performance sedans. Plus, the RL allows the driver to be well connected to the world—through improved connection with the road along with electronic connectivity to the world around them. In short, it would be hard to find a production car at any price that offers more advanced electronic technology or drive system sophistication.
The 2010 RL offers an abundance of consumer friendly technology for the driver and passengers including satellite-linked Acura Navigation System with Voice Recognition™, AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic with Traffic Rerouting™, AcuraLink Real-Time Weather™, Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® cellular phone connectivity, DVD-Audio stereo entertainment, Active Noise Cancellation and GPS-linked solar-sensing automatic climate control. The RL also features numerous high-tech items as standard including Active Sound Control, Smart Entry, Bluetooth® Audio and HandsFreeLink®. Technology abounds in the drivetrain in the form of a 3.7-liter V-6 engine (with the first ever SOHC use of VTEC® valvetrain actuation for both the intake and exhaust valves) that teams with Acura's acclaimed Super Handling All-Wheel Drive™ system.
For 2010, Acura will again offer three different trim packages on the RL:
The innovation built into the RL begins with a 3.7-liter V-6 engine that develops 300 horsepower and 271 lb-ft of torque thanks to an innovative VTEC™ valvetrain system for both the intake and exhaust valves, a high compression ratio, along with a special dual-stage magnesium alloy intake manifold that enables the intake to function as a single- or dual-plenum manifold design based on engine operating parameters. In addition to developing excellent power and torque, the RL engine meets EPA TIER 2 - BIN 5 and CARB LEV II ULEV emission standards and delivers good fuel economy. The RL's engine bay appears upscale thanks to a surround panel assembly that reduces visual distractions and focuses attention directly on the 3.7-liter V-6 engine.
To handle the high power of the 3.7-liter engine, a Sequential SportShift 5-speed automatic transmission is fitted to the 2010 RL. Featuring racing-inspired steering wheel mounted paddle shifters and a straight-gate console mounted gear selector, the RL driver has more gear control than ever before.
The RL's acclaimed Super Handling All-Wheel Drive™ (SH-AWD™) system remains standard equipment for 2010 and provides outstanding handling and excellent inclement weather capabilities. There are numerous traction advantages of all-wheel drive, yet SH-AWD™ does a key function that is not available with traditional AWD systems— SH-AWD™ utilizes torque vectoring to increase the rotation speed of an outside rear wheel during spirited cornering to help the car turn more effectively while under power. This "yaw" function reduces the cornering load on the front tires to minimize understeer, to improve handling balance and to escalate total cornering ability.
The 2010 RL exterior styling is not only aggressive, but delivers excellent aerodynamics and reduced rear lift at high speeds. The RL's athletic style foreshadows the power beneath the blow-formed aluminum hood. The RL's shape is taut and athletic, and its acceleration and cornering performance allow it to challenge the most capable luxury performance sedans. Comfort, quietness and ride quality are also on a par with performance sedan competitors. For 2010, six exterior colors are available.
To further enhance handling and ride comfort, the RL retains a fully independent suspension system with front double-wishbone and rear multi-link architecture. To improve handling and looks, 18-inch diameter 7-spoke aluminum-alloy wheels matched with performance minded all-season tires.
Inside, the 2010 RL features an elegantly styled interior that includes ample room for rear seat passengers, front door-mounted pull pockets, soft arm rests, easy-to-use vents, large/clear lettering for HVAC controls, and easy actuation of climate control functions. The steering wheel, genuine wood dashboard trim (included with the CMBS™ package) and metal-look accents are fitted to the RL along with a transmission shift knob with simulated wood trim. Complementing the steering wheel are gauges that incorporate brushed metal accents for enhanced appearance.
The RL's perforated leather front seats incorporate six levels of heated/cooled ventilation. Moreover, just like the driver's seat, the passenger front seat has 10-way power adjustability. The interior is complimented by advanced electronics that include a satellite-linked Acura Navigation System with Voice Activation™ along with the innovative AcuraLink® Satellite Communication System, AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic with Traffic Rerouting™ and AcuraLink Real-Time Weather™. The RL was the first vehicle on the market to feature in-dash integrated, continually updated weather information in a single-screen format. The spectacular Acura/Bose® 10-speaker Surround Sound System with DVD-Audio includes Bluetooth® Audio, a Note function for XM® Radio and USB port and AUX jack connectivity.
The 2010 RL retains Acura's Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure, an exclusive body design that enhances occupant protection and crash compatibility in frontal crashes. The ACE™ design utilizes a network of connected structural elements to distribute crash energy more evenly throughout the front of the vehicle. This enhanced frontal crash energy management helps to reduce the forces transferred to the passenger compartment and can help to more evenly disperse the forces transferred to other vehicles in a crash.
Front seats with active headrests enhance neck and head protection in the event in a rear impact collision. To further aid in safety, the RL includes as standard a passenger seatbelt reminder, Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) and six airbags.
Powertrain Features
Body and Chassis Features
Comfort & Convenience Features
Safety features
V-6 powered sedans are the highest volume models in the RL's segment— the mid premium segment. Because they represent the core of the market, Acura decided to build the best V-6 powered luxury performance sedan possible. Underhood is a 3.7L V-6 that employs Acura's first-ever SOHC use of VTEC® for both the intake and exhaust valves. The 3.7L delivers 300 horsepower and 271 lb-ft of torque that is shuttled through a Sequential SportShift 5-speed automatic transmission and Super Handling All-Wheel Drive™. By choosing not to use a V-8, which accounts for only 15-percent of the vehicles sold in this market segment, it meant that the RL would be lighter, more nimble and better balanced.
Key 6-cylinder competitors in the RL's segment include the Audi A6 3.0 Quattro, BMW 535i, Lexus GS 350 and Mercedes-Benz E350. However, with its SH-AWD™ system as standard equipment, the RL has a distinct performance advantage over each of its competitors.
Powering the RL is an aluminum-alloy 3.7-liter VTEC® V-6 that is mounted transversely. The V-6 produces 300 hp and 271 lb-ft of torque while meeting stringent EPA TIER 2 - BIN 5 and CARB LEV II ULEV emissions targets. Federal EPA fuel economy is rated at 16/22/18 mpg** (city/highway/combined).
The 2010 RL comes with a Sequential SportShift 5-speed automatic transmission that includes a torque converter with a special lock-up assembly. The transmission is operated via a straight-gate style console-mounted shifter or by a racing-inspired steering wheel paddle shifter system that works when the transmission is in Drive or Manual mode. Grade Logic Control is paired with special transmission shift programming to deliver excellent performance and a crisp driving feel.
The RL's defining powertrain feature is Super Handling All-Wheel-Drive™ (SH-AWD™), which quickly transfers a continuously variable amount of engine torque between the front and rear wheels as well as with the left and right rear wheels. To help the RL arc through corners with better chassis balance and more total grip, the torque vectoring SH-AWD™ system overdrives the outside rear wheel at a faster speed to generate "yaw" which helps the vehicle rotate into a turn for better handling without understeer.
The design of the 2010 RL body combines sophistication with a dose of performance to create a luxury performance sedan with an aggressive, dynamic personality.
The unit body chassis design is stiff for superior handling and utilizes a variety of steel grades in different areas where maximum strength is required. In addition, the hood, front fenders, trunk lid, frame, front and rear subframes, bumper beams and major suspension components are manufactured from aluminum to reduce weight. Some of these aluminum components are formed using an advanced "blow forming" process that allows intricate shapes to be created without increasing the weight of the part.
Careful attention was paid to smoothing airflow over, under and around the RL's body, across the windshield wipers and past the flush-mounted side glass. A cowl garnish was installed at the lower part of windshield to reduce air turbulence, while an advanced exterior-mirror design contributes to improved quietness inside the car. Under the RL, engineers further improved the myriad underbody aero panels to route airflow, improve cooling, and reduce vehicle lift at high speeds.
The RL employs an independent front double-wishbone and independent rear multi-link suspension design that uses aluminum arms and steering knuckles which mount to aluminum subframes fit with stiff frame-to-body bushings. Vehicle Stability Assist™ (VSA®) with traction control, large 4-wheel disc brakes with ABS and 18x8-inch 7-spoke aluminum-alloy wheels give the RL excellent dynamic performance.
Technology is present throughout the RL including all forms of lighting. At night, to help the driver see around corners, the RL's available Active Front Lighting System (AFS) incorporates Xenon HID low-beam headlights that can swivel laterally up to 20-degrees when certain steering angle and speed conditions are met. Daytime running lights (DRL), LED turn signals integrated in the exterior mirror housings and a center high-mounted stop lamp (CHMSL) dramatically increase the RL's visibility. High tech lighting is present in the interior as well, in the form of LED backlit gauges with progressive illumination.
The interior of the RL is more than just luxurious, sporty, and fully equipped with comfort and convenience features. Technology abounds in the form of the AcuraLink® Satellite Communication System that debuted the first ever U.S. application of AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic™ information as standard equipment. Standard on Navigation-equipped RL's, this feature includes continually updated traffic information for 77 metropolitan areas that the RL driver can easily access to identify traffic congestion on major roadways.
The AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic™ traffic information is continuously updated via graphics displayed on the RL's navigation screen. This updated information allows the RL driver to re-route to clearer traffic areas without relying on sporadic radio traffic reports. In addition, the Traffic Rerouting™ function helps the driver navigate around undesired traffic incidents on a programmed route. With AcuraLink Real-Time Weather™, the RL driver will not only know about current weather conditions, but future conditions as well. Furthermore, the system will inform the driver of potential weather issues on the programmed drive route of the RL.
Other RL technology features are equally appealing. As an example, the RL's innovative Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) system is offered as part of the available RL Technology Package plus CMBS™. With ACC, when cruise control is activated the system uses radar data to allow the driver to set and maintain a specific following distance interval between the RL and the car directly in front of it. Should the traffic speeds change, the ACC will compensate speed to avoid tailgating.
The RL interior features luxurious styling, perforated leather-trimmed seats, and dramatic LED backlit gauges with progressive illumination. The 2010 RL refines its premium nature with wood trim for the dash and center console, a wood-trimmed steering wheel and shift knob, redesigned 10-way adjustable (8-way power seat plus 2-way power lumbar support) heated and cooled (available) front seats, spacious rear seats and a logical layout of HVAC controls with easy-to-read wording.
Premium technologies define the interior just as with the powertrain and chassis. Some of these technologies include: a GPS-linked, solar-sensing, dual-zone, dual-mode automatic climate control system; an Acura/BOSE® 10-speaker surround sound system with DVD-Audio 6-disc changer that provides 500 times the clarity of a typical CD system; USB port and AUX jack connectivity, a DTS® changer; a standard XM® Radio with Note feature, which allows the recording of up to ten seconds of music along with the name of the artist, song title, and even the XM® channel name that can be referred to at a later time.
Premium interior features continue in the form of an Active Sound Control system that is more advanced than the previous Active Noise Cancellation™ (ANC) system. Whereas ANC dealt specifically with the elimination of low decibel noise entering the cabin, the Active Sound Control system has a much broader range including the elimination of unwanted high frequency noise. In addition, Active Sound Control is linked to throttle position and engine rpm to provide a quieter cockpit during normal cruising while allowing the 3.7L's muscular sound to be enjoyed during higher rpm, more spirited driving.
Yet, interior technology doesn't end with noise cancellation. When you want to be heard, such as when giving voice commands to the navigation system or talking on a compatible Bluetooth® cellular telephone, a high-directional array microphone system radically improves coverage area and voice "pick up" during noisy conditions— such as when the windows are down. In addition, standard Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® allows for hands-free cellular telephone interface that is compatible with many Bluetooth® phones (visit www.acura.com/handsfreelink for a list of applicable phones) for a seamless cellular telephone communication experience. Other interior technologies include a Multi-Information Display (MID), a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) with specific tire and pressure indicators, a Maintenance Minder system and a Smart Entry keyless entry and start system.
Premium items commonly only reserved for top end luxury vehicles, such as power rear sunshade and rear door side glass sunshades, are standard on the RL. Plus, to further separate occupants from unwanted outside noises, extensive sound proofing insulation has been applied throughout the RL's cabin.
The RL earned the highest possible ratings (5-star) for frontal and side-impact crash safety and rollover resistance tests conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)*.
With the RL, Acura embraces active as well as passive safety as essential goals. Active safety features can help a driver avoid a collision, and the RL includes standard items such as Vehicle Stability Assist™ (VSA®), traction control and 4-wheel disc brakes. ABS and Brake Assist team to further enhance safety and to generate greater driver control. An available Active Front Lighting System (that allows for up to 20-degrees of lateral headlight movement during cornering) also contributes to superior nighttime visibility and enhanced safety.
Safety takes a quantum leap when the RL is optioned with the Technology Package plus CMBS™. This package adds the Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™) to help reduce the likelihood of the RL colliding with the rear of another vehicle.
To specifically address occupant safety, the RL features Acura's innovative Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure. ACE™ is an exclusive body design that enhances occupant protection and crash compatibility in frontal crashes.
The RL features a driver and front passenger dual-stage, multiple-threshold airbag Supplementary Restraint System (SRS). Side curtain airbags that provide head protection for all outboard seating positions are also standard equipment. The RL has seat sensors that monitor the weight on the front passenger seat and will automatically turn off the passenger-side front airbag if it detects an occupant who weighs less than 65-pounds. In addition, the RL's front passenger seat includes Acura's Occupant Position Detection System (OPDS) which is designed to deactivate the front passenger side-airbag if a small statured person leans into the side airbag deployment path.
*Government star ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) New Car Assessment Program (www.safercar.gov). Model tested with standard side-impact air bags (SABs).
**Based on 2010 EPA mileage estimates that reflects new EPA fuel economy methods beginning with 2008 models. Use for comparison purposes only. Do not compare to models before 2008. Your actual mileage will vary depending on how you drive and maintain your vehicle.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 62 diseños de 21 diseñadores freelance.
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I'm a silicon valley technologist with a background in product management and marketing. I'm passionate about building software the enables companies to work better and more efficiently.
It's clear that cloud-based software delivered via the web is the future of business software, yet there's no good website that has user-generated reviews for these products. So I decided to make one. So thesaasreview.com was born.
Software purchasers at small to medium businesses - anyone who might buy a subscription to web based software! This includes freelance designers, small business owners, managers at larger companies.
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- I really want the logo to say "I'm a Web 2.0 brand". This site will be featured in techcrunch at some point (I hope) - and it should fit in there.
- I would like the logo to include both the test "SaaS Review" as well as some sort of illustration that graphically conveys what we do. A star is one possibility - because the site uses Amazon-style star ratings. Clouds are another since we are all about reviewing cloud computing.
- Please have a look at saas-reviews.heroku.com to see the design of the website. The logo you design will go in the header (where it currently says SaaS review).
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Maynard, Osten, Linares vote against guns, security and mental health bill
Hartford -- Three of the four state Senators from southeastern Connecticut voted against the bill on gun control, mental health and school safety today.
The bill passed 26 to 10 and has gone to the House of Representatives.
State Sen. Andrew Maynard, state Sen. Cathy Osten, D-Sprague, and State Sen. Art Linares, R-Westbrook, voted against the bill. State Sen. Andrea Stillman, D-Waterford voted in favor.
Shortly before the vote was taken, they spoke about the reasoning behind their positions.
Everyone wants to make sure that another tragedy does not occur, but "I think in my view this bill runs a little off track," Maynard said. "I just don't have a comfort level with a bill that goes that far."
Maynard said he was not given enough time to thoroughly review the bill because it came out this morning and that constituents from his rural community who are "proud" sportsmen and traditional folks had valid concerns about being able to protect themselves from intruders and the government.
"It is their right to feel that," Maynard said. "I don't share their same weariness of the government because I have the privilege of working in the government."
But he said his neighbors and friends feel passionately about the erosion of their Second Amendment rights.
"I will defend them on principle, not because they are gun nuts or fringe elements, but because this is who we are as a people, this is what was established as a Bill of Rights when the Constitution was ratified."
Democrats "jealously guard" a woman's right to choose after that hard-won battle, he said.
"So while I don't share the same doubt and misgivings of an abusive government, I understand their passion," Maynard said.
Osten said she would like to say that the bill would make changes so that "no one would have to see another dead 6-year-old, that no one would have to respond to a tragedy as significant what happened down at Sandy Hook. But this legislation does not provide that protection, in my opinion. It puts at risk legal gun owners."
Many constituents from the rural 19th District have reached out to her, Osten said. This bill puts people who purchase weapons for hunting and competition at risk, she said.
As a former corrections officer she said one of the problems is that criminals are able to bargain away the gun charges against them. "We can create a registry of those who commit crimes, but if we don't find them guilty of weapons charges the registry will be left empty," she said. The bill proposes a statewide dangerous weapon offender registry.
She said this bill also does nothing to stop the daily gun violence in urban cities.
"I would like to stand here and say we are going to correct all the ills of the world, with those who use weapons illegally, but I believe that this piece of legislation attacks the legal gun owners and those who have them for their own protection," Osten said.
There is a clear problem with mental health services in this state, she said. Adam Lanza's family was troubled for years and ignored, she said.
"Adam Lanza was the one who killed those 20 young children and six adults," Osten said. "He is the one we should hold accountable today, not the legal gun owners in this state."
"I feel this bill is creating unnecessary harm for (law-abiding citizens)," Linares said. "I do believe we need to head in the direction of improving our mental health system in the state of Connecticut.
He said lawmakers missed the opportunity to reform the mental health programs in Connecticut in a responsible way.
"I am proud to support (the bill) and certainly hope that colleagues here in the circle will do the same," Stillman said. "I believe this bill is a great opportunity for Connecticut to set a framework for other states to follow."
The bill provides for universal background checks, an expansion of the assault weapons ban and a ban on the sale of high-capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. The bill also requires background checks for the purchase of ammunition. The bill would expand mental health programs and more tightly monitor how insurance companies provide mental health services. Schools would have access to more funds for school security infrastructure and would be required to maintain safety plans.
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A little blog about life, family, food, and living in the beautiful Pacific Northwest
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Garden Tuesday – The good, the bad, and the ugly!
My garden has become my fourth child. I nurture it, I talk to it, I try to keep it from harm, and I let it run its paces. Unlike the picture perfect produce gracing the pages of gardening magazines, my produce is what I refer to as Practically Perfect. Some of the bounty is blemish free, a few have been covertly nibbled upon by creatures, and some unfortunate souls are failing to thrive. All three conditions, however, are welcome in my novice garden.Here's why. In much the same way as observing your kids to know what's going on with them, my plants are teaching me what they need. I started off with excellent soil and a willingness to learn. My hands-on education has taught me that different veggies need different things out of the soil. For example, I've learned that some veggie varieties like to be planted near other varieties. Native Americans knew this and practiced complementary growing for centuries. With the delightful practice of growing "the three sisters", they would plant corn, beans, and squash together. Working like a fine tuned team, those three plants compliment each other's needs as well as the needs of the soil. The beans climb up the corn stalk for support while the squash spreads out lower to the ground suppressing weeds. Isn't that brilliant? Nutritionally, these items work well together, too, providing essential amino acids, vitamins, fiber and fat. YUM! I'd like to give this growing method a try in the future.In my present day garden, I continue to learn what's working and what isn't. It's really not rocket science, just good sense. In much the same way that certain people just "click" together, some plants do, too.
The reverse of that is true, also. Some plants varieties do not get along. Of course, I learned that too late this year. One small section of my beets are planted right next to my peas. I read about that unfortunate fopaux after the little darlings were well established. Oops. They seem to be okay, but I'll refrain from planting them together again. Also to consider is crop rotation. Of course, my garden is waaaayyyy toooo smallll to even be considered a "crop", but I'll be sure to pay attention to where I plant what next season.
Here's The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of It's All Gouda's Garden:
The Good.
Thankfully, the majority of the garden is doing swimmingly. Due to the nature of a square foot garden, weeds are pretty rare. I've had more this year than last, but there is very little open space for them to grow.
Some items in the garden are picture pefect.My version of Beanie Babies. Just look at these green beans. Mmm, I can already taste how wonderful these will be on my plate. Grow, babies, grow!How about this baby pea? These are just starting to show up. My youngest is impatient for them to fill her tummy. She likes to pick them, shell them, and pop them right in her mouth. Um, she learned that from her mother. heheThis particular cucumber plant has been a wonderful surprise this year. It is already sporting multiple little cukes, as well as many new flowers. I love how prickly fresh cucumbers are.This is part of what's left of my favorite parsley plant. It was an amazing producer, and survived the winter and being transplanted, but took an almost mortal blow after an unfortunate incident between my hubby and the plant that broke it's main stem right off. *sigh* It's still alive, but I let it flower in hopes of replanting a new generation. It's at the end of its life cycle now, and I want to save its seed. This is what's left after it flowered. Does anyone know how to save this seed to replant?
The Bad.
My cilantro plants immediately bolted this year. I don't get it. I mean, seriously, they grew like they were on steroids and then the whole thing burst into flowers. I felt like I was watching a movie in fast-forward. I'm really disappointed.
Bugs are part of nature. I've accepted it. *shiver* In a weird way, knowing that a bug will survive after nibbling around in my garden, I get the green light that the produce is safe for me to eat, too. Luckily, I don't have too, too many pests to deal with. Some bugs are welcome in the garden. The lady bugs will always find the welcome mat rolled out for them. Thankfully, I had way more bees and bumblebees this year than last year. I hope to see more next year. I've also had some yellow jackets hanging around, but mercifully they haven't been bothersome at all. The butterflies have been a hoot to watch. They mostly just flit around. I've got some daddy long legs that are keeping the other bugs at bay.This little winged-bugger is unknown to me. What is this thing? A week or so ago there were lots of them around, but not so much anymore. Any idea what this is?
One pest that I really, really, REALLY detest is slugs. I've seen their slimy slug trails, but thankfully they actually haven't been too bad. Their activity really declined when I put down the coffee grounds. Coincidence? I think not.
The Ugly.
One thing that just baffles me is "disease". Some plants just seem to tank overnight. Of course, that's most likely not the case here. It was probably weakened to begin with. Still, every plant in a small garden is important.One of my cucumber plants is really stuggling. Now for those of you with enormous gardens, you may not sweat the loss of a plant. For me, though, with only two cucumber mounds, I'm concerned. Bless its proverbial heart, the little guy just keeps hanging on despite some serious damage to it's leaves.It is now sporting healthy, large leaves on top, several of them actually, but I don't know what this is or what caused it to begin with. Is it an irreparable condition? Will these good leaves go bad, too? Is this something it "caught" in the garden? Is it common to this type of plant? All questions that I don't know the answer to. Thankfully, the other plant is the picture of health. I'll be saving seeds from the healthy one.
To summarize, overall, the garden is just doing fantastic. The garbage can potatoes are almost ready to harvest. I snuck a sneak peak into the soil, and it's just loaded with gorgeous, healthy potatoes. I think I found my calling in growing lettuce. I'm soooo spoiled picking fresh lettuce EVERY day for sandwiches and salads.
For future consideration.
One thing that I want to do is start keeping a garden notebook/log book. I first heard about this from Nita at Throwback at Trapper Creek, and I've read about doing so on other blogs, too. Nothing fancy, just a method of keeping track what was planted when and where, as well as problems and triumphs. Especially with a little garden, it will help me figure out crop rotation as well as soil amendments. Who would have thought that a city girl like myself, with a major spider phobia, would take to gardening! My hubbyman, who pretty much leaves the gardening to me, sure likes showing off the garden and is saying stuff like, "Next year you should plant this or that." Sure babe (eyeroll), bring it on.
Sooo, do you have any good, bad, and ugly garden stories to share? :-)
NOTE: The Gouda crew is going on vacation! I'll be out of commission until the last week in July. Remember to come back and visit me! (Yep, I have someone taking care of the garden, cats, and house.) See you in about 2 weeks!
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- Mediterranean kiwi said...
i lvoe your garden. you have to accept that not all plants will make it. our garden is not completely organic, but that's the way it goes these days with small vegetable gardens...
- July 14, 2009 at 3:23 AM
- Lynda said...
Your garden looks beautiful...wish I could say the same for mine. My squash are not going to survivr much longer. :( But my tomatoes look really great, but they are not ripening as fast as some years.
Have a wonderful vacation!
- July 14, 2009 at 8:14 AM
- Lisa said...
I didn't know that about beets and peas. Of course I've never grown beets before. I am only just learning to like them. And my cilantro always bolts too, to the point where I've given up on that herb. It's inexpensive at the grocery anyway and I just can't grow enough for the recipes aI like. The greatest success so far this year is that I actually do have basil growing, enough to use. We put out lots of plants from seed in a new, sunnier, bed and the plants look gorgeous! Thanks for the peak at your garden.
- July 14, 2009 at 8:26 AM
- Cathy said...
Thanks for the tour through your garden, Paula. Hope you have a wonderful vacation.
- July 14, 2009 at 9:07 AM
- Marjie said...
We have 4 pea pods on our 3 plants. I think that means everyone can eat half a pod. I'm sure the bigger boys will sacrifice their share so the little boys can each have a whole pea pod.
I've read in my paper, in articles written by no less than the Penn State Cooperative Extension that coffee grounds keep slugs away. I think they said the caffeine kills them. They also suggested letting the slimy little so and sos have a bowl of beer, in which they will drown, but I'm not down with that (as the kids these days say). We have pestie holes in our lettuce and I let it just roll.
Have fun on vacation, and I look forward to seeing your garden in 2 weeks!
- July 14, 2009 at 9:12 AM
- Cheryl said...
Baby enjoy your trip! hopefully they are taking care of the garden too!
- July 14, 2009 at 9:59 AM
- Grace said...
not the cilantro!! it's without a doubt by favorite herb and i consider this a tragedy indeed.
- July 14, 2009 at 10:29 AM
- Bridgett said...
Looks beautiful to me. The bugs just adore my basil. Ugh!
- July 14, 2009 at 11:09 AM
- The Blonde Duck said...
Have a wonderful vacation!
I'm lucky to keep our jalepenos shriveled, let alone alive...105 here and we're in Stage 3 water restrictions!
- July 14, 2009 at 1:16 PM
- noble pig said...
You are doing so great in the garden and I applaud your organic ways. It's hard but so worth it.
- July 14, 2009 at 4:45 PM
- Lo said...
Oh, you! You're the absolute best garden mommy! LOVE your beanie babies :)... too bad they grow up so very fast!
Am weeping a bit for your suffering cuc. I only have one hill of bush cucs myself, and I'm hoping they all survive!
Right now, I've got one tomato plant (my favorite: heirloom peach) that's suffering from some sort of wilt. Gotta figure out what to do with him. We're organic too, and so far I'm yanking stems off left and right to prevent it from spreading. Of course, that will only work for so long before I'm down a tomato plant :)
Have a great vacation!
- July 15, 2009 at 9:28 AM
- Pam said...
Happy Vacation!
- July 15, 2009 at 2:30 PM
- Robynn's Ravings said...
I just loved this trip down your garden lane. VERY interesting about the things that should be planted together. I did not know ANY of that.
I do know I planted cucumbers one year and they got huge and beautiful. Then one day a little black aphid came and nuked them. I ripped them out and burned them in a pile to kill the aphid. I wasn't mad or anything......! :)
- July 16, 2009 at 12:38 AM
- Jan said...
A lovely garden you have Paula!
Have a great holiday!
Ps: There is an award over at my blog for you!
- July 16, 2009 at 5:34 AM
- Manggy said...
Yikes! I hope my gardening abilities are not reflective of my parenting :P And while I'm all for nurturing, I'm not sure what benefit talking does... Hee hee :)
Have a great vacation!
- July 17, 2009 at 6:44 AM
- Alisa said...
Your garden is beautiful and I'd love to guide our readers to your site if you won't mind.Just add your choice of foodista widget to this post and it's all set to go, Thanks!
- July 19, 2009 at 9:14 AM
- Nirmala said...
What a wonderful blog and garden. And I love your eggsalad sandwhich. Thanks for sharing.
- July 19, 2009 at 2:20 PM
- Pam said...
I wish I would have grown a garden but we are away too much in the summer to do it. I love the baby peas and beans - too cute.
- July 22, 2009 at 7:08 AM
- Mickle in NZ said...
Hope you've all had a happy, happy Summer holiday.
Writing to express my thanks once again for your scrambled egg "egg salad". I've been scrambling eggs to have just with fresh baby spinach leaves as egg sandwiches - never mind making the egg salad.
For my Sunday food I'm planning eggy sammies along with with your oh so scrummy waldorf salad (ingredients once more lurking in my fridge and cupboards).
Zebbycat is not impressed!
care and foodie huggles, Michelle in Wellington, NZ
- July 25, 2009 at 7:32 AM
I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.
- July 31, 2009 at 6:48 AM
Robynn's Rantings told me to check out your blog. I'm SO glad I did! We have a lot in common and this is my third time trying to leave a comment so I'm going to keep it much shorter! :)
Chemical free Soap for bugs
Cilantro works better from seed not plants they go straight to seed like you experience. Unless those were from seeds. :)
Okay already too long :)
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McCluskey, 64, a chemical operations technician, was working in the room that now bears his name when a chemical reaction caused a glass glove box to explode. His bloodied body was so hot that when he arrived via ambulance at a decontamination center, he was removed by remote control and taken to a steel and concrete isolation tank.
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The confirmation of strikes at two Anglo American Platinum mines in South Africa has put the metal back in the spotlight, as concerns mount over unrest during the mining industry's wage negotiation period.
The price of platinum rose on Monday after the world's largest platinum producer said operations at its Thembelani and Khuseleka mines were affected by a strike.
Around 5,600 employees were demanding the reinstatement of 19 workers suspended for participating in a sit-in, Anglo American said in a statement.
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Robin Bhar, head of metals research at Societe Generale, said the unrest had the potential to affect the price of the precious metal.
"If this strike results in a significant loss of production, it's going to help support the price," he told CNBC. "The ongoing industrial unrest across South Africa is already having an impact on platinum prices – and the situation is not going to get better soon."
Growing concerns about industrial action took platinum prices to a near-two-month high of $1,535 per ounce on June 7, following the death of a Lonmin employee at the company's Marikana platinum mine and a strike at one of Impala Platinum's South African mines.
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