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Maintenance for several realms tomorrow morning
There is no indication as to what this maintenance corrects, and there hasn't been any widespread reports of realm or connectivity issues (at least that we've heard). So who knows why the realms are getting fixed tomorrow morning, but they are.
The realms will remain active and playable during this maintenance, but some stability issues may occur!
The maintenance appears to involve multiple battlegroups. The specific realms include the ones listed below and after the break.
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Embark on a bike, free walk through the alley in Beijing to experience the unique old Beijing Hutong culture.
Beihai Park → Jingshan Park → Nanluoguxiang → Pipe Byway → pipe Byway → Bell Tower → Drum Tower → Lama Temple → Imperial College → Shichahai (Houhai) → Gongwangfu → Mei Lanfang Memorial
Diananmen - Nanluoguxiang - Pipe Byway - Shichahai Hutong
Diananmen - From here early in the morning, the northeast corner of which is "Chinese snack bar outside world", recommended Bean, coke ring, sauce fried beef, corn cake. Haidong northbound along the front, that is to the rear Bridge. The bridge is in the Yuan Dynasty and the guardian of the Grand Canal and the connecting terminals Jishuitan water transportation hub.
1, along attractions: Beihai Park, Jingshan Park
2, along Cuisines: Wan Hing home
3, Food Recommended: Dalian fire, Fried sausage
4, shop: Gulou East Street
5, users Comments: Love to be here a big reason is that as long as the shop door open, can always eat rice. Eat dalian fire must be careful not to munch, generally eat thirty-two sufficient. Here there are about 20 kinds of varieties, fried sausage to eat well worth recommending, porridge is free, every day is not the same species. Listen to "one night in Beijing", Tiananmen Square was back, back to the Drum Tower Drum Tower Tiananmen Square kind of like the old feelings, gossip you walk along the sea after it was wonderful to enjoy ah. Kind can not be said for the Drum to miss, once so many happy days spent in this, and now really want to go back and look.
Nanluoguxiang Bridge over the post, went to Di'anmenwai Avenue, across the street is the backbone Luoguxiang south alley group, like most of a centipede. Here you can explore in order to Chaodou alley - Mill Lane - East Cotton Alley - Yuer alley - cap child alley - Qinlao alley - black sesame alley - after the round en Temple alley - Ju children alley.
1, attractions along the way: Lama Temple, Imperial College, Bell Tower, Drum Tower
2, along the food: Wenyu Cheese let people spread the word as shops, "Wen-yu" Nature has its own unique secrets - colored dairy mellow inexpensive. Store about a dozen kinds of colored milk to flavor cheese, buttermilk and sour plum dry children with the most authentic. Elders who said that because there are strict tuning (although shop shop soon, but their ancestral craft of cheese, nearly a hundred years of history), which taste a hundred years ago, compared with almost exactly right. 10 square meters of bungalows, glass freezer doubles as a counter, divided into "front shop" pattern. His living room can only be placed under the two tables, plus five or six loose seat, barely able to entertain a dozen guests. Customers are mostly the immediate neighborhood or a student, there are many customers are attracted to the gluttonous.
3, the store recommended: Original cheese, sour plum
4, shop: No.49 Nanluoguxiang
5, users cool hot Comments: Mannings town water under the bridge do not know when the beast is on fences ~ Although unsightly, but also so many tourists to ride on top of the ~ pictures of this street south tower, has always been busy, this is my authentic Guilin Rice Noodles frequented places, my favorite place shredded bamboo rice - and then point a sour beans alone.
Pipe Byway alley across from the daisy child, came Chaoyangmennei street, then by Mill Lane riding a ride out into the West Side, went to Ann Jiong Wai Avenue, the street is the famous pipe Byway.
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① Naxi mother: feelings from Lijiang, Yunnan is a specialty clothing store, shop furnished with an array of Naxi ancient handicrafts, crisp ear Abu bell, craft unique silverware, silverware, ancient Dongba embroidery, crafted The wood products, as well as the unique shape of Dongba small jewelry, each piece is full of Naxi culture. Here is like a trip to Lijiang, like vulgarity, enjoy peace and quiet. Address: No. 14 pipe Byway
② Fairview • piety: the joy of embracing creativity urchin To pipe Byway must mention the store, because it is too famous. A "OBA MAO" T-shirt let this shop designer Liu Mingjie famous lakes. In fact, those who know him know that he had been very famous, but in this matter before the people are not so much concerned about it. "Creative urchin" is the most appropriate name for him. Full of creativity would not have said, a small store all the goods come from his ideas, read a variety of buzzwords cups, bags printed with all kinds of funny language, a variety of retro-style clothing, etc., never let you Surprise. "Naughty" is his attitude to life, had never seen such a happy person, from the greeting, he's no stopping the laughter, the kind of hearty laughter and full of confidence from the heart, his friends around a certain For he is very happy. Address: No. 20, pipe Byway
③ The One: endless creative sides Enjoy design, Hazel Hall, Gift One is The One brand from Taiwan original design concept shop, so we put together a presentation. The One is a lifestyle brand, the pursuit of beauty for the purpose of life, the spring of 2003 by a dissident manifesto Ltd. was established in Taipei, Taiwan. Pipe Byway Sanjiadian they opened last November, is their first attempt on the mainland. We can look into the store yo.
④ Shichahai: than the sea but also "big" after the sea, perhaps, in the minds of Beijingers, after the sea, though not the sea, but the sea, but also than the real "big." It also gives a wall of pipe Byway adds infinite charm. Secluded moving Shichahai, surrounded by ancient alleys, with rival Spring Lake, Qinhuai summer and autumn seasons Dongting different style. Barbecue season, burst belly photos, old delicacy is unforgettable. After overseas have Gongwangfu and Soong Ching Ling Wai, Guo, Xu Beihong, former residence of Mei Lanfang, and many other celebrities, is absolutely Tachun good place to visit.
⑤ pipe Byway Inclined pipe style quite demon, a lot of exotic shops, what has sold, clothing, decoration, jewelry, small restaurants, as well as a place to sell comic books. The famous "barbecue season" also inside, lunch can be resolved here.
2, users cool hot comments: Maybe this day is the weekend, most Beijingers went to the suburbs, this small street looked deserted, but I really like this empty feeling, my mood suddenly unfold, even footsteps are becoming light up. Out of the pipe Byway one saw the Yin Ding Bridge. Yin Ding Bridge located in Xicheng District Shichahai after the sea front between the sea and waterways, is a north-south trending hole stone arch bridge, so called because of the shape silver bullion Yin Ding Bridge.


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The ExxonMobil refinery is continuing to operate at reduced rates as it works to find other methods to transport crude oil to the plant in the wake of its July 1 pipeline break in the Yellowstone River.
"We are still running all of our units at reduced rates," said Pam Malek, an ExxonMobil refinery spokeswoman.
The refinery has not yet had to shift to maintenance work because of reduced crude oil supplies, she said.
The refinery is receiving tanker truck shipments of crude oil but is not yet getting rail tankers, Malek said.
Rachael Moore, another spokeswoman for ExxonMobil, declined to say how much crude oil the refinery was receiving or processing, saying the company does not comment on daily volumes.
In 2010, the refinery processed 18.4 million barrels of crude oil, or about 50,000 barrels a day, said Jim Hughes, an environmental specialist with Montana Department of Environmental Quality.
The pipeline rupture spilled an estimated 1,000 barrels or about 42,000 gallons of oil into the river.
ExxonMobil's reduced operations because of the pipeline break prompted the company to postpone a scheduled air quality test for particulates on the stack of its main crude processing unit, Hughes said. The unit is not running at a high enough rate to conduct the test, he said. Other, more routine air quality testing also has been postponed.
ExxonMobil's reduced operations also has affected its neighbor, Montana Sulphur & Chemical Co., which processes refinery waste gases into fertilizer products.
"We're running at reduced rates also," said MSCC President Larry Zink. There are no plans for staff cutbacks because of reduced operations, he said.


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HUD Plaza
451 7th Street
Washington, DC
Contributed by Project for Public Spaces
The old plaza exhibited the worst of Modernism's frosty attitude toward accommodating humans - its late-'90s redesign is no better.
Why It Doesn't Work
This desolate 6-acre plaza surrounding Marcel Breuer's 1968 building for the Department of Housing and Urban Development was built without shade, or public amenities. Livability, community and the needs of HUD's 4,800 employees were sacrificed to the high alter of Modernism. The plaza runs up against the base of the solid stone wall of the blocks-long HUD building amply prohibiting any connection between the life within the building and that without.
In 1990 HUD commissioned Martha Schwartz, Inc. to redesign the plaza to help the agency project an its mission of providing habitable spaces for people. The resulting "band-aid" consists of a series of concrete planters containing grass, and white vinyl "Lifesaver" lighting raised up 14 feet on steel poles provide some refuge from the barrenness of the space. For the dark wall at the base of the building, a backlit mural has been planned to reflect the people and faces of HUD and create a backdrop for the plaza.
The plaza however, remains disconnected from the surrounding area, over-designed and unwelcoming.
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- Disillusioned in D.C. - An article in Landscape Architecture whose author, by Larry Porter, notes: "I was dazzled by the virtual HUD Plaza. Then I saw the real thing."
- The World's Best and Worst Parks - The HUD Plaza is on PPS's list of the worst squares and plazas in the world


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Lake Union ParkSeattle Parks and Recreation Information: (206) 684-4075 | Contact Us TTY Phone: (206) 233-1509 Click to skip down to:
HOURS4 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. ABOUT THE PARKLake Union Park is a unique urban gem, close to the center of downtown Seattle. The park provides access to green space and the water and celebrates the cultural, maritime, and industrial heritage of the city and region. The site�s role as a park became possible on July 1, 2000, when the US Navy conveyed the deed to its five acres of land to Seattle Parks and Recreation. The transfer consolidated the South Lake Union site into a 12-acre park. In partnership with the Seattle Parks Foundation, Seattle Parks and Recreation opened the new park on September 25, 2010. Acreage: 12HISTORYBOATING AND MARITIME HERITAGELake Union Park offers people of all ages and abilities a wide variety of ways to get out on the water and to immerse themselves in Seattle's rich maritime culture. At the park's Historic Ships Wharf and at the Center for Wooden Boats, visitors can experience and learn about the history of the Pacific Northwest's maritime world through boat-building and boat-rentals, historic vessels, family programs, sailing classes, festivals and more. Programs are offered through the Center for Wooden Boats, Northwest Seaport, the Virginia V Foundation, and the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI). Go to www.atLakeUnionPark.org or contact the Center for Wooden Boats to learn about scheduled activities, festivals, or visiting vessels. For a look at the history of military base reuse in Seattle, please see Military Base Reuse. THE NAVAL RESERVE BUILDING (aka "Armory")The Naval Reserve Building, situated at the water's edge, is now home to the Museum of History and Industry. We're pleased to welcome MOHAI to the neighborhood. Find out about MOHAI's exciting exhibits, programs and events at www.mohai.org. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SOUTH LAKE UNION!Check out the official web site of SLUFAN - South Lake Union Friends and Neighbors - at www.slufan.org To learn more about Seattle Parks and Recreation,
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Monday, October 8, 2012 - 9:39pm
The Houston Texas went to MetLife Stadium in New York as one of only two unbeaten teams in the NFL (Atlanta is the other) and the Texans defeat the Jets, 23-17.
It took a late interception off a tipped pass by Kareem Jackson to seal the victory. Houston improves to 5-0. Matt Schaub was 14-28 for 209 yards with one touchdown and was intercepted once. Mark Sanchez was 14-31 for 230 yards for the Jets, with one touchdown but was picked off twice. Houston's Arian Foster had 152 yards rushing with one score.
First quarter, Texans struck first, when Matt Schaub hit Owen Daniels for a 34-yard touchdown. The Jets countered when Mark Sanchez threw a bullet to Jeff Cumberland, tying the score at 7.
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Fabolous and Ziploc P team up for their latest visual creation off the The Soul Tape 2 mixtape.
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Whoever dislikes this shouldn't even be on this website b/c this right here is HIP HOP AT ITS FINEST ! ! !
My Name is My Name >>>>>>>
There shouldn't be no fucking Nopes for this! but i guess that 1 NOPE was a faggot ass nigga trolling! smh
whoever dislikes this is entitled to their opinion u elitist faggots. go hate on that wayne song some more hipster fag
i wish that push and fabo put out a joint album, the two of them together are unstoppable, comedy central, jokes on you... those are some of the hottest songs
@te yea they are entitled to be faggots like you and why bring up a piece of shit like wayne on a post like this you dumbass
@te Let me guess you were one of the 7 bitches that hit the NOPE LOL sorry if my comment made you sad! You're right everyone is entitled to their own opinion and my opinion was this song was so good it shouldn't get any NOPES so in a way you are bitching about my opinion
Enjoy this joint like the tape itself dope!
DOPE song, video and mixtape. One of the best mixtapes of the yr if not thee one.
Always good to see Funeral Fab & Ziploc P puttin work in. Now all we need is that B.I.T.E video. Happy 2013 everybody.


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Rodeo Sanitary District
The Rodeo Sanitary District (RSD) is an enterprise district, formed in 1939, that serves the town of Rodeo and the village of Tormey, about 8,000 residents, and businesses in Western Contra Costa County. Our treatment plant in Rodeo collects and treats an average dry weather flow 550,000 gallons of wastewater per day.
To safely provide the highest level of waste water collection and treatment as economically as possible for the people of Rodeo while protecting the sensitive ecosystem of the San Pablo Bay and the overall environment.
NOTE: RSD does not handle Trash/Garbage services, for any question or concern relating to garbage service, please contact Richmond Sanitary Service during normal business hours at (510) 262-7100.
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The Rodeo Sanitary District would like to thank the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for the opportunity to participate in the Green House Gas Reduction Program. The Rodeo Sanitary District also partnered with the Community Energy Services Corporation Smart Lights Program and PG&E for additional grants and incentives. Through these programs the Rodeo Sanitary District was able to receive approximately $150,000 in grants and incentives. The District was able to replace all low efficiency lights with low energy high efficiency LEDs and fluorescents. The District was also able to rehabilitate an old air application system and install new high efficiency technology for supplying air to the system. The implementation of these programs has allowed the District to reduce energy use thereby reducing our green house gas foot print and saving the rate payers in operational expenses.


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on May 28, 2013When things warm up, most guys start reaching for cotton and linen suits. It just seems the move something that we've come to understand is the right thing to do. And there's nothing wrong with that. But me, I employ a different tactic. I do something that, when I tell people about it, makes them look at me sideways. Or, worse, with pity. I reach for wool.
Yes, wool. That quintessential cold-weather insulator. It's my fabric of choice when the mercury is high. Skeptical? I don't blame you. But before you up and leave, let me explain.
There's some solid reasoning behind wool as a warm-weather go-to. First, it absorbs and evaporates moisture more effectively than most other textiles, making it a damn good temperature regulator. On a cold day, sure, it'll keep you warm. But on a hot day? The right wool will cool you right down.
The right wool? That'd be a lightweight one. Wool is able to be woven less densely than, say, cotton, and still look professional. You get a fabric that's very thin, very breathable, and still presentable. So whereas a cotton suit may block that blessed midday breeze, my wools won't so long as they're unlined. (Mine are. Yours should be, too).
So it's comfortable. And that's crucial. But beyond that, it's just plain easier to wear wool in the summer. It doesn't hold wrinkles like cotton or linen especially linen and the speed with which it evaporates odor-causing moisture (read: sweat) means it doesn't hold smells, either. All of which equates to less time ironing, dry cleaning, and generally fussing over the look of my clothing, and more time, you know, actually enjoying the summer.
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Last year, Adele was unbeatable at the Grammys, leading the nominations and going six for six on awards night. With the "Rolling in the Deep" songstress mostly out of the picture this year (she did receive a performance nod), six acts are now vying for the top spot. Jay-Z, Mumford & Sons, Dan Auerbach, Frank Ocean, Kanye West and Fun. all scored six nominations a piece.
The happy news was delivered via a star-studded show in Nashville this year, dubbed "Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!" Taylor Swift and LL Cool J hosted the party, which included performances by Adam Levine, Ne-Yo and Hunter Hayes.
Here are the nominations for the 2013 Grammy Awards:
Album of the Year
The Black Keys - "El Camino"
Fun. - "Some Nights"
Mumford & Sons - "Babel"
Frank Ocean - "Channel Orange"
Jack White - "Blunderbuss"
Record of the Year
The Black Keys - "Lonely Boy"Kelly Clarkson - "Stronger"
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae - "We Are Young"
Gotye feat. Kimbra - "Somebody That I Used to Know"
Frank Ocean - "Thinkin Bout You"
Taylor Swift - "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
Best New Artist
The Alabama Shakes
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank Ocean
Song of the Year
Ed Sheeran - "The A Team"
Miguel - "Adorn"
Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"
Kelly Clarkson - "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
Fun. - "We Are Young"
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31 Oct
Audrey was a pumpkin for her first Halloween. I found this pair of pumpkin pajamas at a consignment shop for just $2 and then commissioned my mom to knit Audrey a pumpkin hat, which was FREE (for me, anyway!). After dressing her in this get-up, we ventured out to the back yard for a photo shoot with a bunch of organic pumpkins that just happened to be lying artfully on the grass by some fall leaves.
Happy Halloween from the Green Baby Guide!
29 Oct
Because our trick-or-treating journey will be a bit long this year, my husband decided to make Roscoe's wagon part of the costume. My son received it for his birthday this year after we did some rust-removal and repainting. It's now one of his most prized possessions and we love its versatility and usefulness.
My hubby found some old cardboard in our attic and a few wooden sign posts. He cut them out, decorated them with some of our old paint (the red was left over from the wagon) and made an easy add-on to the wagon.
It cost just under $4.00 total for this fabulous moving costume and the objects we reused have been granted a second (more glamorous) life too! It's more adorable and natural than those large plastic vehicles for sale at big-box stores and it's provided just as much fun.
Since our son is completely obsessed with school buses, he'll be wearing a shirt with an iron-on school bus design that my husband downloaded onto a printer-friendly iron-on. He'll get lots of use out of the shirt long after Halloween too!
Although we're still a few days away from Halloween, Roscoe now takes regular rides around the neighborhood in his new school bus wagon. People stop and ask about it, wave from their cars, and generally love its homemade charm.
It took my husband less than two hours to craft it and will make trick-or-treating a whole lot easier (and cuter) this year! For more Thrifty Green Thursday tips visit our contributors in the links below. If you'd like to join, just click here for details!
Also, congratulations to Abigail Dobbins, the winner of our Natural Pod giveaway! We hope you enjoy those stacking rings for the next several years!
28 Oct
After writing these last three posts about eco-friendly dish soaps without coming to any great conclusions, I started examining my dishwashing method. Whether you use an "eco-friendly" soap or some generic brand, the best thing for the environment is to use it sparingly and conserve as much water as possible. So I started looking around for the most efficient method that claimed to leave dishes sparkling clean.
For years I've used the soapy sponge method. I squirt some soap in the sponge and scrub each and every dish. Then I rinse off the dishes under a stream of hot water. I thought this method was pretty efficient, but I was potentially wasting water, depending on how long I left the faucet running.
Many people wash dishes using the camping technique. This involves one bin filled with sudsy water and another bin of clear water for rinsing the suds off. I have never had much success washing dishes this way. After a while I feel like I'm dipping dishes in a vat full of dirty water and rinsing them in another vat of dirty water.
The no-rinse method. A bit of Internet searching led me to a fascinating little discovery: Apparently, it's common for people in England, Australia, and New Zealand to wash dishes in sudsy water and then not rinse them. If you Google "British rinse dishes" you'll find some interesting conversations in which half the people express shock and disgust over the method and the other half wonder how anyone could possibly waste so much water with unnecessary rinsing. "If you need to rinse your dishes, you're using too much fairy liquid!" was the resounding defense.
While the no-rinse method sounded even worse than the camping technique, I decided to give it a try. From what I'd read, you avoid the "dirty vat of water" by doing a pre-rinse/scrub of the dirtier dishes. I tried this and it used no soap and very little water. Then I filled a tub with water and a ½ teaspoon of Planet. (According to Planet's website, if you use the soapy sponge method, you're probably using too much dish soap. They recommend just ½ teaspoon to start and say you can add more when the suds die down.)
I washed all these dishes with just a 1/2 teaspoon of Planet!
I was actually surprised at how sudsy the water got. I washed glassware and cups first, shook the suds off, and placed them directly on the rack. I proceeded to wash all the dishes pictured here in the same sink of water. The water never got too dirty looking, thanks to the pre-rinse.
So did it work? Well, sort of. I was surprised to see that some of the dishes turned out crystal clear and clean. I did have to wash five bowls over again, as they had a visible film on them. I am still skeptical at the idea that rinsing is unnecessary.
The Works for Me method. Based on my experience with all the methods above, I came up with a way that leaves the dishes clean and conserves dish soap.
I think that Planet is right: my soapy sponge method was wasting too much dishwashing liquid. I figure that if I used just ½ teaspoon a day, it would take almost a year to use up a bottle of Planet! Of course, I do a lot of cooking and we often eat all three meals at home, so I need to wash dishes at least twice a day. So let's say I'll use a teaspoon a day. A bottle of Planet would last me twenty-one weeks using this method. It lasted just eleven weeks using the soapy sponge method.
Finally I found a dishwashing method that works for me! For more Works for Me Wednesday tips, head on over to Rocks in My Dryer. Also, let me know how you wash dishes and why!
27 Oct
It's four o'clock, the baby is fussy, you haven't had more than a three hour stretch of sleep in the last day and a half and time is ticking down to the dreaded task at hand—cooking dinner. There may be some readers who relish the idea of whipping up a multicourse meal while entertaining a small child and trying to stay awake, but many of us struggle with the evening meal.
Since takeout is expensive and wasteful, fast food is usually unhealthy, and both of these options require leaving the house, it's important to have a few tricks on hand for tackling dinner preparation. These are a few of my humble discoveries, but I'm sure our readers will contribute more!
Think like a prep chef: Even if you just have fifteen minutes in the morning available, use them to chop up veggies or grate cheese. Better yet, delegate these tasks to your partner or a helpful family member so that when you're cooking you can just toss prepped ingredients into the dish.
Keep it simple: Dinner pretty much never looks like this picture on a weeknight at our house. We often just eat lasagna or stir fry for dinner and forget the side dishes. I might plunk some frozen veggies into a microwaveable bowl to accompany a meal of baked potatoes, but generally I try to make the produce a part of the meal.
Be creative: Some of our strangest dinner meals have included French toast and applesauce, scrambled eggs and pear slices and sliced turkey on crackers with hummus. My son loves breaking the dinner rules and I usually find it pretty exciting too!
Share the load: The only reason I'm in charge of cooking at my house is that I hate doing dishes and my husband loves it. Couples can create a meal schedule where duties alternate and single parents can enlist the help of friends and family.
Next week we'll explore a few more tricks for getting dinner on the table without losing sleep or sanity. Please feel free to share your mealtime tricks with us!
26 Oct
5 Dollar Dinners published a recipe for pumpkin chocolate chip waffles. Delicious! (Or, as Audrey would say, "dewishiss.")
Grow Baby Green is the newest addition to our blogroll. Tara has a lot of helpful articles for new parents. Recent posts include 7 Reasons Why to Stop Using Tap Water to Mix Formula, Massaged Babies Sleep More and Cry Less, and Tips for Eliminating Junk Mail.
Our Home on the Range has a great post about diapers, which includes her reviews of gDiapers, Kissaluvs, bumGenius 3.0, and many other cloth diapers.
Don't forget to enter our wooden toy giveaway. Simply post a comment and you'll have a chance to win these great natural stacking rings from Natural Pod.
24 Oct
I just spent a year of trying various eco-friendly dish soaps to wondering if eco-friendly soaps were any better for the environment than conventional soaps. After all this research and number crunching, I still haven't figured out a way to please my pocketbook and the planet. With even the SDA claiming that there is no environmental advantage to using "eco-friendly" soaps, perhaps the best solution is to stick with a concentrated conventional liquid that will keep some plastic bottles out of the recycling bin.
But what if you want to use something more natural, less toxic, unscented, or just . . . less mainstream? Here are a few more alternatives to liquid dish soap:
Use bar soap. Life Less Plastic has a post about using Dr. Bronner's bar soap instead of dish soap, thus avoiding plastic packaging.
What about Dr. Bronner's liquid soap? I didn't try it because it seemed to cost more than any other "eco-friendly" soap out there, even in large quantities. A gallon of it costs $39.99 on Amazon.com. That's $.31 an ounce! So 25 ounces of it would cost $7.81-almost twice as much as other eco-friendly soaps. If it's truly super-concentrated, perhaps it ends up being cheaper than other soaps on the market, but I have my doubts. After all, every brand I tried claimed to be super-concentrated.
Use baking soda and vinegar. My husband was aghast at my admission that I washed an entire sink full of dishes with baking soda. He said it just can't be done. (Note: my husband is not a scientist, but he did take organic chemistry once.) Based on my reading, when baking soda mingles with grease, it has a saponifying effect–that is, it turns to soap and dissolves the grease.
It seemed to work. I put some baking soda in a bowl, added a bit of water to form a paste, and scrubbed my dishes with the paste. Then I rinsed all the dishes and put them in the rack to dry. They dried with a powdery glaze on them, so I then tossed them all in another basin of water with a little bit of soap.
Make your own dish soap. In the comments section of our Eileen's Pet Peeves post, Eileen posted a recipe for dish soap she found from the book Homemade, published by Reader's Digest.
Homemade Dish Soap Recipe
1/4 cup soap flakes
1 1/2 cups hot water
1/4 cup glycerin
1/2 teaspoon lemon oil
Make the soap flakes by grating a bar of ivory with a cheese grater. Pour soap flakes into hot water. Stir until dissolved. let sit for 5 minutes. Stir in glycerin and lemon oil. A loose gel will form as it cools. Use a fork to break up any congealed parts and put it in a squirt bottle.
Eileen goes on to explain that you used to be able to find soap flakes in the store, but now they're hard to find, so you have to make your own with a natural bar of soap.
And here's a whole slew of green cleaner recipes, including dish soap, on Oregonmetro.gov.
Have you found a way to avoid dish soap entirely, allowing you to stop contributing to the production and disposal of all those plastic bottles? Let us know!
Also, don't forget to enter our wooden toy giveaway. Just a few days left!
22 Oct
Discovering new ways to use natural, inexpensive products gives me a slightly bizarre thrill—like winning the lottery, fully reversing global warming, or seeing my toddler son first thing in the morning.
You can imagine my euphoria when I found out that a fifty cent box of baking soda could replace diaper cream, eco-friendly cleaners, and baby bath without any artificial ingredients or phthalates. For those of you that didn't catch last week's post, you might want to read up on how baking soda can also replace deodorant, shampoo and even toothpaste!
"Baking Soda: Over 500 Fabulous, Fun, and Frugal Uses You've Probably Never Thought of" offers a plethora of ideas using for baking soda with babies and throughout your house. The book is chock full of ways to replace potentially toxic mainstream products and expensive green cleaners with simple baking soda solutions. The list below is compiled from the book's section on caring for babies and children.
Diaper rash treatment. Generously dilute baking soda with water and gently sponge onto baby's skin to neutralize the acidity of urine.
Baby bath. Skip the bubbly stuff, and add a few tablespoons of baking soda to baby's bathwater to soften the skin.
Bath toys. If you have bath toys that are prone to mildew or mold, sprinkle them with a bit of baking soda every now and then. It will prevent the green stuff from growing on junior's rubber ducky.
Cradle cap treatment. Make a paste of baking soda and add a bit of baby oil. Then gently work the mixture into baby's scalp and carefully rinse.
Deodorizer for baby bottles and nipples. Soak baby them overnight in hot water and a half of a box baking soda.
Cleanser for baby's room. Rather than using harsh chemicals, just mix baking soda and water to clean cribs, bassinets, and the changing table.
Diaper deodorizer. Whether you add it to your load of cloth diapers, dump it into your diaper pail, or sprinkle it into your wet bag on the go, baking soda can make cloth diapering infinitely less smelly.
Do you have another tip on how to use baking soda for baby? Please enlighten us!
Everyone with a creative idea about reusing, recycling, or going green for less is welcome to join our Thrifty Green Thursday blog carnival. Follow these directions carefully if you're wondering where to begin–and don't forget to include a link in your post back to this page. Thanks for joining us this week at The Green Baby Guide!
21 Oct
Last year I bought a 32-ounce bottle of Biokleen dish soap for $4.79. It lured me in with its seductive lemon-thyme scent but disappointed me with its lackluster performance in the kitchen. Dishes came out greasy unless I used a LOT of the stuff, and I am not obsessive about dirt and grime. I squeezed the last drop out of that bottle in less than six weeks.
Six weeks for a bigger-than-average bottle? This is what prompted me to pick up the $1.50 25-ounce bottle of generic, conventional dishwashing liquid. It lasted from October to February–over 19 weeks! In that time period, I would have had to buy at least two more bottles of Biokleen–and toss them in the recycling bin when they were empty.
I soon became obsessed with finding an affordable eco-friendly dish soap that worked as well as conventional soap. Unfortunately, I never found any eco-friendly brand that could last nearly as long as the cheap generic stuff. I hesitate recommending spending more (sometimes up to ten times more) on eco-friendly soaps when they don't work as well and require more plastic bottles to be produced and then recycled or thrown away. Plus, as I discussed last Friday, I'm now not even sure that eco-friendly dish soap is any better than conventional soap.
Here is a list of the soaps I tried. I've included the bottle size, the price at my stores, and how long they lasted for me. I cook a lot and don't have a dishwasher, so I rely on dish soap for all of my dish-cleaning needs. Your results will vary depending on how many dishes you wash, how often you wash them, and how liberally you use the soap (obviously). I then calculated how much I'd have to spend a year with each particular brand. Lastly, I figured out how many bottles I'd toss out in a year's time.
Dish soap | Size of bottle | Cost per bottle | Cost per ounce |
How long it lasts | Cost per year | Bottles per year |
Bulk | 25 oz. | $3.10 | $.124 | 7 weeks | $23.02 | 0 |
Generic | 25 oz. | $1.50 | $.06 | 19 weeks | $4.11 | 2.7 |
Planet | 25 oz. | $2.99 | $.119 | 11 weeks | $14.13 | 4.7 |
Trader Joe's | 25 oz. | $2.50 | $.10 | 8 weeks | $16.25 | 6.5 |
Biokleen | 32 oz. | $4.79 | $.149 | 6 weeks | $41.51 | 8.7 |
Ultra Dishmate | 25 oz. | $3.59 | $.144 | 6 weeks | $31.11 | 8.7 |
7th Generation | 25 oz. | $3.29 | $.132 | 6 weeks | $28.51 | 8.7 |
After all this experimenting, I never came up with the perfect solution to my dish soap dilemma. But here are three possible conclusions to my year-long dishwashing odyssey:
2. Use Planet. If you don't have bulk dish soap available to you, the second best green bargain is Planet dishwashing liquid, which lasted over ten weeks–the most concentrated of all the eco-friendly soaps I tried. It still doesn't last as long as conventional dishwashing liquid, so you'll spend more and go through more plastic bottles than you would with the generic kind.
A few months ago I found sustainable laundry detergent that worked well and even cost less than regular brands. Why is it so hard to find dishwashing liquid that does the same? What are your experiences with eco-friendly soaps? Did I miss a great one in my review?
I never found the perfect dish soap that works for me, but I did come up with three options that might be better for the Earth without putting a huge dent in my budget. For more tips, head on over to Rocks in My Dryer.
This Friday I'll discuss some alternatives to liquid dish soap that will keep your dishes sparkling and the environment somewhat content.
20 Oct
Rebecca and I were delighted to discover Natural Pod, a website full of quality, eco-friendly toys. If we had endless baby budgets, we might find ourselves purchasing everything on their site—from the wooden oven to the fully waterproof suits for Oregon winters. The toys and gifts are truly beautiful and heirloom quality.
Roscoe tried out the plates and cups from Natural Pod and has been enthralled with them for weeks. He uses them to feed blocks to his stuffed squirrels and carefully carries then around the house with perfect balance. Besides training him to be a waiter one day, I find that the simplicity of the cups and plates makes them wonderful for creative play. He uses them as hats for his animals, builds block towers on the plates, and uses them to prepares several imaginary meals.
Rebecca's daughter Audrey received the gnome family kit, which comes with colorful pieces of felt for the clothes, little wooden beads for the faces and hands, pipe cleaners for the bodies, and embroidery thread to pull it all together. Her mom has volunteered to assemble and sew the dolls, which should be done just in time to surprise Audrey for Christmas. The kit also comes with some gnome facts. Do you know why gnomes wear pointy hats? (To keep falling acorns from hurting their heads.)
Now for the best news of all: Natural Pod is sponsoring a giveaway for one of our lucky readers! By commenting below you'll be entered to win a set of these natural stacking rings—a beautiful addition to your baby's nursery or the perfect holiday gift. Be sure to comment before October 28th to win. Thanks for your interest in Natural Pod toys and good luck on the giveaway!
19 Oct
Are you already daydreaming about sending your green baby off to a green college? Check out MSN's slideshow of the top green colleges in the nation, according to the Princeton Review. The University of Oregon made the list, if anyone wants to send the kids our way.
Organic 4 Baby is giving away the little Joli Bebe Organic outfit pictured above. Check it out and enter before October 21!
Crunchy Domestic Goddess has tips for keeping kids, babies, and even dogs safe on Halloween.
Do we write about baking soda and vinegar too much? No? Okay, here's yet another use for vinegar: it removes wallpaper! This tip is brought to you by Gray Matters.
Enchanted Dandelions reviews some homemade products from the Pudleduk Soap Company, which sells its wares on Etsy. The pumpkin spice soap sounds nice and Octobery. I was also poking around Enchanted Dandelions' Etsy Shop and found some cute homemade baby items, like this bib for only $6.00!


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Baltimore soldier Maj. Robert Marchanti killed in Afghanistan
Maj. Robert Marchanti spent half of his life rising through the ranks in the U.S. Army National Guard. He deployed twice, once to Kosovo in 2008 and then to Afghanistan last summer.
This time, he's not coming home.
"You hear everyday about how people die fighting for their country, but it doesn't really hit home until someone you are related to or love," said Aaron Marchanti, the fallen soldier's son.
His role of husband and father seemed to make him most proud. He was married almost 25 years to his wife, Peggy.
Together they had four children. Leah was his only daughter.
"He kept calling me his little girl, and I kept getting so angry about it as I got older. I was like I'm not a little girl anymore. But now I wish he could come back so I could tell him that I'm still his little girl," said Leah Marchanti.
For 20 years, he was a phys ed teacher at Victory Villa Elementary, Dundalk Elementary, and Carver High School.
Before he got his teaching degree, his children said he worked at a shoe store and cleaned gymnasiums to get by. There's one life lesson his oldest son will not forget.
"It's not the type of situations you're in that define you as a man, but it's how you deal with that situation that defines you as a man," said Aaron Marchanti.
The military has not confirmed the details of Maj. Marchanti's death. But they are not important to his children, who have their sights set on filling their father's big shoes.
"That's all he said all the time was take care of mom, take care of mom no matter what. It was like he lived to take care of my mom," said Leah Marchanti.
The family says Maj. Marchanti's body will arrive at Dover Air Force Base tomorrow.
A viewing is being planned in Baltimore, and he will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.


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All Out for Gender Justice!
All Out for Gender Justice!
Friday June 25 2:30 PM
Meet at Allan Gardens, corner of Carleton & Sherbourne
Wheelchair access van: SE corner of Dundas & Yonge at 2:00 PM
Meal served
Sign language interpretation available
We are calling on all women and trans people to join the Gender Justice contingent as we lead off the Toronto Community Day of Action March against the G20. We are marching for freedom from all forms of violence and for control over our bodies and our lives, including freedom of sexual and reproductive choice, for women and children, trans and queer people everywhere!
We demand funding for the healthcare we need - including the full range of family planning options, access to medication and safe, legal abortions for women, and full access and reproductive choice for all women everywhere!
Women, children, and trans people bear the brunt of climate degradation, violence, war and racism, colonialism, ageism, and economic inequality. We want peace and an end to male violence –from the violence in our homes, workplaces and in public spaces to the violence caused by war, occupation and exploitation of all kinds!
Indigenous women are disproportionately victimized and incarcerated. We demand action to legally and materially ensure the security and equality of indigenous women and two-spirited people on Turtle Island!
Women and their families are displaced by war, by privatization and climate disasters caused by government and corporate actions, and are forced to migrate with their families to survive and thrive, only to be faced with criminalization and racism in Canada. We demand an end to the harassment and deportations of migrant women who have precarious status!
We demand an end to all laws that threaten the rights of women, trans and queer people around the world, such as those requiring women to take off their niqab to receive public services, and those that criminalize queer sexuality and sex work/workers.
We demand pension protection, pay equity, adequate income supports, workplace protections, affordable housing and funded childcare!
Women's equality rights must be protected! We demand that the Canadian government reinstate the Court Challenges program and restore funding to Status of Women Canada and other women's advocacy and research groups!
We must end the influence of religious fundamentalists in Ottawa!
Bring your signs and banners, pots and pans, whistles and chants, and march to reclaim our city. We will end with a block party and tent city.
Justice for our Communities! No to the G8/G20! Yes to taking back our city!
Children and their families are invited to attend the People First! We Deserve Better! G8 & G20 Rally and March on Saturday, June 26 @ 1:00 p.m. at Queen's Park in Toronto
Gender Justice Group contact: email@example.com
Info about the Toronto Community Day of Action at http://25june.wordpress.com or 416-925-6939
Other events and actions: http://g20.torontomobilize.org and http://peoplessummit2010.ca
The G8/G20 meetings took place in Ontario from June 25-27, 2010. Toronto-based organizations of women, people of colour, indigenous peoples, the poor, the working class, queer and trans people and disabled people organized a peoples convergence with 40,000 people taking to the streets, standing up for justice in collaboration and solidarity!
Activists, community members, inspired and outraged individuals came together as a movement to demand justice for people and the planet. Over a week of mobilizations, events, workshops and direct actions took place in the face of state and police repression, violence and infringements on rights and freedoms.
We must continue to mobilize and build greater solidarity among our communities- an important part of this is supporting all those arrested during the G20 summit, including our allies still in detention, and those released on bail.


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Our accompanying telegram contains the text as monitored by FBIS of a Jakarta domestic service radio bulletin to the effect that UDT and APODETI are now willing to attend talks with the Portuguese. UDT leader da Cruz was reported as having confirmed his willingness to attend such a meeting in a telegram to the Portuguese President.
- If these reports are correct, they would represent a significant breakthrough and would suggest that Indonesian policy has returned to the point of a week or two ago when they were publicly supporting a new round of Macao-style talks.
- You will no doubt be covering this new development in the assessment foreshadowed in your telegrams JA.2145 and JA.2188.1
- You will also now have received our CH.273763 reporting Horta's comments on the prospects for talks.2 While it seems that FRETILIN is still resisting the concept of round table talks at which UDT and APODETI would participate on the same basis as FRETILIN, the FRETILIN leaders have come some way (if Horta is to be believed) from their earlier position of refusing to recognise any role for the other parties. The FRETILIN leaders are no doubt motivated by their conviction that they are dealing from strength. But we may also be witnessing a first indication that FRETILIN is accommodating to Indonesian pressures. FRETILIN's expressed wish to send a delegation to Jakarta, and the efforts being made to represent FRETILIN as an organisation now dominated by moderate and conservative elements, point in the same direction.
- There is, of course, still a long way to go before any agreement that talks should be held is likely to be reached. It remains to be seen whether the FRETILIN leadership stands by Horta's softer line. In addition, FRETILIN will need to go much further than Horta contemplates by way of allowing a substantive role for the other parties. The Portuguese would clearly need to bring their influence to bear here. Horta foreshadowed in his discussions with the Department that he might be proceeding to Lisbon within the next few days for discussions with the Portuguese Government.
- On the Indonesian side, we still need confirmation that the Jakarta broadcast does indeed reflect a change in the UDT/APODETI (and Indonesian) position. In this connection, there would seem advantage in our making a further effort to bridge the communications gap between the Portuguese and Indonesians in regard to the Santos plan. We should therefore like Cooper to make a further approach to the Portuguese (perhaps Cruz) to try to persuade them to spell out to the Indonesians the full details of the Santos plan, including the integration aspects.3
Jakarta has suggested that this might be done in a special Ministerial message (which could pose difficulties) or even by the despatch of another Presidential emissary. But if the Portuguese were to work through Girao, it would seem important that he be authorised to inform the Indonesian Government explicitly that the Santos plan, in its entirety, was endorsed at the highest levels in the Portuguese Government.
- We recognise the weaknesses in the Santos approach. As Tjan says (JA.2188) it seems to amount to little more than a return to the kind of vague assurances that the Portuguese have been giving to the Indonesians over the last twelve months. The problem, of course, is that the Portuguese are still reluctant to come fully to terms with integration and do not yet know of an internationally acceptable means of achieving it. The argument that FRETILIN will be forced by the logic of events to accept integration is simply not convincing and the Indonesians are unlikely to find it so. Nevertheless, if the Portuguese could persuade the Indonesians that Portugal was genuinely in favour of integration, and was prepared to use what political influence it had to this effect in any revived Macao program, this could be helpful in persuading the Indonesians to go along with a new round of talks.
- In any event, Australian policy supports, and needs to be seen to be supporting, further talks even if we are not overly optimistic about their outcome. Any alternative course could run Australian policy into very substantial difficulties. In this connection we cannot but view with considerable apprehension the information conveyed in JA.21614 foreshadowing a substantial acceleration in Indonesian armed intervention in Portuguese Timor. As Tjan himself acknowledges this activity is certain to become widely known. The Australian Government could then come under strong domestic pressure to dissociate itself from Indonesian policies.
- The other aspect to all this is that, unless the Portuguese can succeed in getting talks under way, the issue is likely to end up in the United Nations. It may well be that events, including Indonesia's military activities, are leading in that direction anyway, and that we and the Indonesians should now be conditioning ourselves to this prospect.
- One further problem is that of the Portuguese prisoners held by UDT. It would indeed be unfortunate were the return of the detainees to become a sticking point, obstructing the holding of talks. We should hope that if the Indonesians are now prepared to rethink the option of talks, they would also consider whether the UDT should not be brought to accept the advantages of releasing the prisoners. We recognise that UDT and the Indonesians may regard the prisoners question as a point of leverage on the Portuguese. But it is clear that a unilateral gesture by the UDT releasing the prisoners would significantly improve the atmosphere and prospects for negotiations.
For Lisbon
- Grateful if you could speak again to the Portuguese in terms of paragraph 6 above.
[NAA: Al0463, 801/13/ll/1, xiv]


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Ken Holland – THIS Is Your Close-Up
It's been said many times that Ken Holland is the best GM in hockey and one of the best in sports.
Caught On Film At The Nick Lidstrom Retirement Presser
Thursday morning was the announcement that Wings fans everywhere dreaded; the retirement of Nick Lidstrom.
Red Wings Star Nicklas Lidstrom Retires After 20 Seasons
Veteran Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom has retired.
Hey Ken Holland – What Have You Done For Me Lately?
Memorial Day weekend 2008 may not go down as the greatest three-day period in the history of Detroit sports. But it was a damn cool time.
Detroit Locks Up Veteran Blue-Liner Through 2018-19 Season
Detroit Red Wings Executive Vice President and General Manager Ken Holland announced Monday that the club has agreed to terms with defenseman Niklas Kronwall on a seven-year contract.
Red Wings Have A Shot At 5th Stanley Cup Since '97
Red Wings general manager Ken Holland says the nucleus of his team can compete with the best.
Red Wings Schedule Conference Call With Osgood
The Detroit Red Wings have a conference call scheduled for noon on Tuesday with general manager Ken Holland and Chris Osgood.
Karsch And Anderson Champ And Chump Of The Weekend 7-6-11
Champ: Ken Holland and Red Wings management for going about free agency the right way.
Detroit Red Wings Notes And Quotes 7-5-11
"He can play on the power play, he's a competitor. He's a guy that thinks the game. He's got the skills. He competes well." — Wings general manager Ken Holland, on Ian White.
Pat Caputo: Red Wings Have Avoided Going Overboard In Free Agency, Finding Right Pieces Instead
Initially, the beginning of the free agent signing period was flat for the Red Wings.


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-- Red river hoglets born at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo --
April 7, 2011 – The first-ever red river hoglets born at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo are healthy, growing, and spending their days learning how to root and wallow, as every good hog should know how to do. The pair, a boy and a girl, was born the morning of March 23, and can now be seen on exhibit in African Rift Valley on sunny days when the temperature reaches at least 50 to 60 degrees. The hoglets weigh in at a little over two pounds and are already devouring fresh vegetables, along with their mother's milk.
Mom Ari and dad Huey are first-time parents. Like any new mom, Ari was quite protective at first. Huey was introduced to his new family gradually, but is enjoying every moment of fatherhood. In the wild, dad helps raise the hoglets, and Huey is taking to the job like a pig in mud.
In keeping with zoo tradition, the hoglets won't be named for 30 days. The waiting period also gives keepers the chance to get to know the hoglets a little better.
Red river hogs are native to the forests of Africa.


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DEE is an ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church where she has served as a pastor, teacher, evangelist, and mentor. She has a unique ministry which is able to bridge all age groups which has afforded her the opportunity to be the recipient of many awards regarding service to youth and women organizations.
DEE is an advocate for youth and is concerned about the plight of American youth. She previously served on the Juvenile Parole Board for the state of South Carolina after being appointed by Governor Jim Hodges. She was elected to numerous positions on the board such as secretary, vice chair, and then Chair where she was the youngest and first African American female to hold this position. DEE is a graduate of South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, S.C., where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. She also earned a Masters in Public Administration/Personnel Management from Kentucky State University. She is a graduate of Turner Theological Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Seminary where she earned a Master of Divinity degree in theology and ethics. She is completing a Ph.D at Clark Atlanta University where she is currently ABD.
DEE is the President and owner of DDH & Associates and the Executive Director of TIME 1000- an organization dedicated to helping 1000 women and minorities get elected to public office. She is also a motivational speaker and Life Coach.
DEE is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Jack and Jill of America, The National Council of Negro Women, Inc., The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Order of Eastern Star and the NAACP.
This vibrant and visionary leader currently resides in Lithonia, Georgia with her husband and college sweetheart US Army Major David H. Haigler, Jr. and they are the proud parents of four children, Christopher, Christyn, Hannah, and Joshua.


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Can I cut my spider plant all the way to the soil and expect it to come back? It got over or under watered and all the tips are brown and getting worse. |
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Fri, Sep 23, 11 at 9:45
Without correcting the problem, I don't think your plant will improve. Repotting might be a better solution. Remove any mushy roots at this time, and use a soil that dries quickly. When I've tried to grow plants from roots that I trimmed off of other plants, it doesn't work. Your plan sounds too similar to that for me to have much confidence in it. |
I think my problem was that it was sitting in a saucer with some water in the bottom. I had it in a huge saucer with 3 other plants. It was in a hard place to reach. I have removed the saucer and have it where I can drain the saucer after I water it. Upon closer inspection, it has alot of new growth that doesn't have brown tips. I will just cut off the bad leaves and let the new grow out. |
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Get the Message: An Advocacy Campaign in the Caribbean
Name of institution that executes the initiative:
Healthy Caribbean Coalition
Type of institution: Civil Society or Non-Governmental
Other participating institutions:
PAHO, Sagicor, LIME, Digicel, Caribbean Broadcasting Union, One Caribbean Media Ltd.
What health topics does it address?
Non-Communicable Diseases
Where is the initiative being implemented?
Country or countries: Barbados, Trinidad, Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Antigua, Dominica, Haiti, BVI, Grenada, Anguilla, TCI, St. Kitts, Cayman
Locality or localities:
Is there a target group or beneficiary population? No
Initiative began in: May 2011
Is it still active? No
End date:September 2011Description:
In 2011, the Healthy Caribbean Coalition developed an mHealth campaign called Get The Message Campaign to educate, inform and advocate throughout the Caribbean region for the greater awareness on Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and in support of the United Nations High Level Meeting on NCDs, with the hope that the meeting would bring additional resources to the Caribbean for prevention and treatment.
The Healthy Caribbean Coalition is a civil society network of NGOs throughout the Caribbean primarily focused on increasing the awareness of NCDs, namely, Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease and Lung Diseases. At present 60% of all deaths in the world are due to NCDs, worldwide statistics have shown that the Americas (inclusive of the Caribbean) is the region of the world that is MOST affected by chronic diseases
Using mobile phones, people from 17 Caribbean islands Barbados, Trinidad, Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Antigua, Dominica, Haiti, BVI, Grenada, Anguilla, TCI, St. Kitts, Cayman showed their support for the fight against NCDs by texting the word "YES" for FREE to a designated shortcode as their "Vote of Support" for the campaign. This mobile phone advocacy was supported by an educational campaign on NCDs made available throughout the territories via traditional and new media.
Every day millions of people in the Caribbean use mobile phones as a tool for communication, information and education. The Healthy Caribbean Coalition developed strategic partnerships with the (2) main mobile companies within the Caribbean, (LIME and Digicel) to develop the mHealth Advocacy throughout the 17 territories. The mobile phone companies provided the designated shortcodes, ensured that the customers were not charged to send their SMS of support and provided the reports on the total number of messages of support that were sent to the designated shortcodes.
The mobile phone advocacy was also supported by a Get The Message Facebook page. The number of "Likes" of the page were also added to the compliment of SMS messages of support. The Facebook Page and Twitter also served to inform and educate the public on NCDs and the UNHLM.
Traditional media still continues to serve as the main forum through which the people of the Caribbean receive information. A strategic partnership was developed with the main media networks in the Caribbean – One Caribbean Media which represents the largest spread of radio networks and newspapers in the region and Caribbean Broadcasting Union, which represents the largest compliment of television stations / broadcast network throughout the Caribbean to disseminate the radio, press and television advertisements that were produced, through funding by Sagicor Inc. (a major life/health insurance company in the region) and with the support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
In September 2011, we were pleased to report that we had received over 700,000 messages of support from the mobile phone subscribers and the Facebook "Likes"
Looking back we can note that there were initial obstacles to the launch of the mobile phone campaign. It was the first of its kind within the Caribbean and it took some negotiating with the (2) main and rival mobile phone companies to work on a campaign together. We also had to overcome the delays in process of implementing the technical elements of the provisioning of the shortcodes by launching the Facebook page to keep momentum about the campaign.
When the shortcodes were activated it was not simultaneously done throughout the Caribbean, thus the start date of the campaign was staggered. In one island, Trinidad, implementation and authorization from local statutory boards to complete campaigns with their subscribers was problematic and we saw low subscription there.
We had set ourselves a personal target and with September nearing we implemented a radio "Textathon" throughout the English speaking territories to drive the final total towards our goal. During the "Textathon" the radio DJs promoted the campaign and encourages listeners to send the SMS of support. Volunteers from the HCC also conducted radio interviews throughout the day to add further support. In Haiti "Get The Message" rebranded in Kweole as "Di Tout Moun" was promoted via a branded "Di Tout Moun" mobile van with volunteers and loud speakers delivering the Di Tout Moun theme.
We also engaged our local partners. Sagicor supported the promotion of the campaign via their large staff compliment. They disseminated information to all of their staff throughout the region and the staff added links to our campaign to their email signatures.
During the months of our campaign Sagicor, LIME and Digicel sponsored large outdoor events including a regional cricket tournament and cultural initiatives and they promoted the campaign by showing stills of the Get The Message advertising on their large multimedia screens.
Another campaign supporter, a supermarket chain in Barbados, Super Centre showed the stills of the Get The Message advertising in the supermarket at their checkout terminals and in store screens.
A Barbadian soca artiste – Blood – provided a jingle for play on the radio to show his support for the campaign.
The campaign advertising was also aired on the large multimedia screens prior to the commencement of the Rihanna concert in Barbados.
Building on the success of Get The Message, the Healthy Caribbean Coalition intends to continue to use this model of mobile phone advocacy as one of its pillars of strategically improving the awareness on NCDs throughout the region and intends to replicate this program outside of the English speaking region.
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Videotape Police Abuse, Go to Jail?
George Donnelly may be wondering what country he is in right now.
Recently, he and other activists trying to hand out pamphlets published by the Fully Informed Jury Association were confronted by U.S. marshals in Manhattan. Attempting to record the encounter, Donnelly found himself being pushed to the pavement by the marshals. Then arrested. He is accused of "assaulting a federal marshal." Another FIJA activist on the scene, Julian Heicklin, was also arrested.
In another recent case, documented by Reason magazine's Radley Balko, a Maryland motorcyclist was arrested for videotaping an encounter during which a state trooper pulled a gun. Andy Gruber thought this out of bounds. So he posted the video, which he had captured with a camera tucked in his helmet, on the Internet. This resulted in a raid and arrest, and the possibility of imprisonment. Maryland police officers claim that it's "illegal" to record anybody's voice — ever — in Maryland, a willful misinterpretation of the state's wiretapping laws.
Miscarriages of justice have often been rectified only when video comes to light exposing falsehoods in the official story. As inconvenient as it is for law enforcers to be held accountable for how they do their jobs, the alternative of letting them make up the rules as they go along and hide or destroy evidence of their conduct is grotesquely unreasonable and dangerous, and should be itself punishable by law.
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170 Mr S. M. Bruce, High Commissioner in London, to Mr R. G. Menzies, Prime Minister
Cablegram 264 LONDON, 23 April 1940, 12.47 p.m.
ANZAC DAY. General Freyburg [1] has sent a friendly message to Marshal Chakmak Chief of the Turkish General Staff at Ankara who has replied. These messages will be published in both Turkish and New Zealand orders of the day on 25th April and read out to the troops. Turkish Embassy here are very gratified by the message and have intimated that they would be glad to carry out the same procedure with Australians. Feel that this is most desirable suggest steps be taken for immediate message to Marshal Chakmak.
If you approve would be glad of your advice that message has been sent so that I can advise Turkish Embassy.
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