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I just bought a calathea crocata, love the orange flowers and the dark foliage. I did read that they don't like direct sunlight, would grow lights be any good for it? The article I read said they need to be misted regularly, how often? Any tips on growing these? Marg
Hey Marg,
Congrats! A new Calathea. Crocata flowers are so very pretty..Orange!
Gro-lights work, but plants need natural light, too.
Are your gro-lights near a window?
Regarding misting. Marg, I'm a firm believer when it comes to spraying plants.
When I had the energy, lol, I'd mist 2-3 times a day. Especially humidity-loving tropicals.
Nowadays, I spray 1-2 two times per day.
Keep a mister near your Cal, then spray away.
I don't know how much effort you want to spend on a plant, but soaking in the sink, 'when soil is dry,' really perks Cals up. Actually all plants perk up when bathed and/or showered.
If a hose is attached, spray leaves, too.
Have a photo? Toni
My grow lights are near a west facing window. I moved the calathea to a counter about 3' from the window because I thought it was a bit big to go under the lights. I did spray it because I bought it at a supermarket (first time I've seen one up here (the calathea not the supermarket!) and I thought it was a bit dry. I left the spray bottle of tepid water near the plant. I'll post a picture soon. Thanks. Marg


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Anyone out there growing any species of Rhexia? One of my fav. natives. I currently grow R.Mariana, R. Ventricosa, R. Virginiana (3 forms), R. Aristosa and R. X Brevibraceatea. For such an attractive native wildflower this genus doesn't seem to be too popular among gardeners.
I wouldn't mind having Rhexia virginiana, if I could find seeds. I didn't know what this plant was until I Googled it, and it seems to be a very pretty wildflower. Looks like even the foliage turns a nice color in the fall. This year I'm going to winter sow some native wildflowers to attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Until I started my search, I never knew how many beautiful plants there were in North America. I'm all excited!
I have R. virginia growing down by the lake. It just popped up there about four years ago and now appears to be spreading very slowly. The blooms this year were not as plentiful, due to our lack of rain at the end of the season. I collected seeds last year, but this year some type of weevil has punched a hole into the capsule, and there is nothing there. It is a lovely plant. I have seen R. mariana for sale at some of the recent native plant conferences I have attended, so there are nurseries that carry it and apparently some gardening interest out there.

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Named a Texas Historic Landmark in 2001, the central part of the home was designed by Salisbury for attorney Thomas D. Anderson and his wife, Helen Sharp Anderson. In 1950, the Andersons had Staub design the home's east wing. Mrs. Anderson died last year, 7 years after her husband. The listing, which featured carefully staged photos of the home's well-tended grounds and interiors as well as its won't-ward-off-bulldozers medal from the Texas Historical Commission, also noted that the River Oaks Property Owners association had already given approval for the 67,458-sq.-ft. lot to be subdivided.
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Yet another re-listing of a 1949 home built by architect Hamilton Brown for his own family on the sloped loop of Tiel Way in River Oaks has freshened up the property's market presence once more. But the price point is the same — it's been hovering for a year at $2.825 million, having debuted at $3.75 million in 2010. Asking prices in the interim bounced down in listings by various agencies, hitting $3.25 million, then $2.95 million in 2011, and $2.875 million in the early part of last year, after a 3-month dalliance with $3.2 million in the fall of 2012. Like the wedge lot it occupies, the well-screened home is broader toward the few-frills front. Structural elements remain a focus inside (above) and out.
Despite the pedigree of an extensive renovation by architect Howard Barnstone (he did work on the property for LeRoy and Lucile Melcher, its later owners), there's not a massive amount of Modern left to the house — at least if the interior decor has anything to say about it. The property was further altered in 2001 or 2002. Is that when all the beams attached themselves to the ceilings?
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In a legal brief filed last Friday in Karen Golinski's challenge to the discriminatory federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the Department of Justice strongly argued that the statute denying federal recognition of same-sex married couples is plainly unconstitutional. After DOJ determined that it could no longer defend DOMA in court, House Republican leaders took up the law's defense and hired lawyer Paul Clement to represent their case. This is the first substantive defense of the law mounted by Clement on behalf of House Republicans. Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese issued the following statement:
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Right, but what's an appropriate tip for handing you a burger at one of the fast food counters? They're not performing MDR service, why should a customer be expected to tip as such?
If you think about it, if the CM's were paid the same amount of money their tips cover, the price of the cruise would just go up and end up being the same amount. If you just add it to your cruise cost when you book, it will make things easier. I get why people don't like the system, but the price wouldn't be that much different if they did not have auto tipping.
So what you want is a fast food only Cruise, so you can get out of paying tips? Thats not the kind of cruise that I prefer!
Just to weigh in, I don't mind the new policy (we have always tipped at least the minimum), but I'm bothered by the necessity to do it in the first place. If the only "salary" the CMs receive is tips (which seems ridiculous), and those tips are now automatic, then that amount should be included up front as part of the cruise fare, and Disney should compensate the servers/CMs with a base salary just like you would with servers in a restaurant. Then if people are really impressed with the service, they can tip voluntarily on top of that. A tip should be an added incentive for excellent service; it should not be the only income of the person providing the service....IMHO.
Me either. Like I said, I was just playing devil's advocate. If someone doesn't use the dining rooms, I don't think they should be expected to tip.
I have always used them, though, and have tipped accordingly.
I'm fine with the automatic charge of the gratuity. I think DCL is just trying to ensure that the CMs do get their gratuity. I think this is far better than just incorporating the gratuities ($12/person/day) in the total price and calling it "Gratuities Included". In this case, we would have no control over it since there would be no breakdown of how much tips are given. It would be one price. Take it or leave it.
I still believe that gratuities are earned and if they don't earn it, then I should be able to tip them accordingly. DCL has found a way ensure that guests do not "forget" to tip them. And at the same time, the guests are given the option to increase or decrease the tip. As well, DCL does make it easier by automatically charging the "standard" tip.
I disagree with other posters who actually like this change. It makes it easier on the guests for the most part.
My DW had this on her Princess cruise too and it did make it easier.
If more people simply tipped like you, this would not be an issue. Unfortunately, many people don't do this and you would hear the stories of those who skipped the MDR on the last night simply so they wouldn't tip. This has become such a problem industry wide, that it's my understanding that most cruiselines do this now. Disney is slow to adapt this, but they finally did.
I highlighted that you have been on other cruises, but not Disney, so haven't you already experienced this issue with other cruiselines?
Finally, I agree with M&M's Mom's earlier post that you might be overreacting a bit. If you truly have horrible or subpar service, then it would not be anymore of a hassle to go tell GS to remove it vs the old way of having to figure out tips and go to GS in the past. Either way involves a trip. In this case, if you have great service you don't have to visit GS unless you want to add more via your account vs with cash. Plus, if you go to GS to reduce a tip for poor service, you cab make a very valid comment as to why if you are asked. If a server doesn't deserve their full tip, the server and Disney need to know to help other guests.
FWIW: Our Fantasy cruise is costing a lot less than the RCCL Oasis similar rooms booked over 18 months ago. I checked with RCCL on the day we booked in October 2010. I also checked the prices on RCCL FOS and Carnival Dream for the exact itinerary and same room types on their first day of booking and the prices were higher on those two ships than Disney. And last week, Disney refunded $561.40 to me because I am a DVC member cruising in June making my cruise even less expensive.
My point is that Disney does not always charge a premium. What is wrong with them adding the tip to your account just like many or most of the other cruise lines do? If Disney added it to the cost of their fare, it would cause pricing confusion. For example, Disney recently advertised $157 per person per day for a balcony in June. If they added tips, they'd have to change that to $169 per person per day. Perhaps, not a big deal to some, but if you multiply that out, that makes it harder to compare to other mainstream cruise lines that don't include tips. The other cruise line may offer $159 per person per day and it seems cheaper until you read the fine print that it excludes tips. I know that Disney is often (but not always!) higher priced, but my point is that they don't want to make the difference bigger. If all the cruise lines did it, that's one thing, but I don't think any cruise line will do it without getting the others to agree.
Why would anyone ever want to do this? Hot dogs, paninins, pizza and burgers for a week? Yuck! What about breakfast - no visits to the buffets even where your MDR servers are helping? What about room service? I know you're just arguing for arguing sake, but really?
I also did not read the entire thread but I just wanted to toss in my 2 cents...
I found the automatic tip so convenient! I have no problem with it at all. Unless you extremely unlucky and don't get great servers in the restaurants or a great stateroom host/hostess I think you will find the tips appropriate...in fact, you may want to add to them...
Servers get around a $1.60 a day from DCL plus food, room and board, and cleaning of their costume, medical whilst onboard and included flights home and back (but they pay for the initial flight to Orlando/LA)
Not sure about the Stateroom Hosts/Hostesses thou.
And as Bear3412 said, the ship's are registered in the Bahamas so different laws and "flags of convenience" come in to play.
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I wonder if there is a tax reason that would make DCL just adding in the suggested gratuity for Servers into the cruise price not possible without them having to be liable to pay some kind of employers tax part for the suggested grat?
Remember the ship is flagged in the Bahama's but the true parent company is the Magical Cruise Company based in the UK?
That's not being a devils advocate as you only gave one side of the reason why you shouldn't pay if you didn't use the MDR's, just quick serve outlets. You didn't give a reason why you should tip, just that you do tip regardless, but don't think you should have to.
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I am fine with having the tips added at the beginning of the cruise even if I did reduce the tip for our main server on our last cruise. He was asked by my husband to look at me when speaking rather than him because I have a hearing loss. He never would, finally one of the interpreters sitting with us just interpreted for me but it was awkward not being able to answer until the interpreter finished and really slowed the ordering down. I am fine when I can see a person full face but if they are turned away I can't always understand what is being said. For the next cruise we will both have hearing issues which will be interesting since I also have multiple food allergies to deal with.
Did you ever speak with your Head Server of this issue? This was definately a time when the HS should have been brought up to speed with an issue with the server.
Talking Hands,
I realize you can converse with someone when they are talking to you face on, so hopefully your Head Server won't have any issues with you registering your food allergies!
But if another Server, Assistant or Server or Main Server ever disrespects you like that again, please do tell the Head Server (or if it is the Head Server) please do tell GS. So ignorant and just down right rude to you!!!
I can only say that if after asking that the Server once that they faced me when speaking to me, and then them facing your husband, I would be furious that they ignored your disability, and they need coaching on how to interact with Guests with disabilities, AND just general courtesy and manners!
Since he was so rude to you, I probably would have stood up and said who are you asking what I would like?
But I understand that not everyone would feel comfortable be so vocal as I am!
Truly hope you don't have any difficulties on your next fantastic cruise and your Servers are attentive to speaking to you face to face
Ex Techie
Their prices are all over the map, though. For 3 adults on the Fantasy next summer with a 10% off rebooking discount, we were quoted over $5K in the lowest category verandah stateroom. For the same room on RCCL out of Cape Canaveral for the same time, it was half the cost without a discount. A lot of people use the Oasis/Allure as a comparison to the Dream/Fantasy. They are much bigger ships with a much larger staff and a lot more to manage; it does not surprise me that the prices would be similar or more. What difference does it make to anyone if you are already being asked to pay X amount of money in addition to what you are already paying per day? To get the savings you're talking about, then you'd be declining to pay a tip at all--which is considered bad courtesy and what DCL (and other lines) are trying to avoid. Cruise fares, even Disney, fluctuate dramatically over the course of a year. I don't understand the argument of what it would do to fares if tips were included--when they already are. You're paying the money either up front or later.
It is perfectly acceptable for some people to be displeased with this change. If you are happy with it and think it makes sense, that's wonderful
If they aren't going to include it, which would be my preference, then having it auto-billed is my second choice. Unless there is a serious issue, I always tip more than the suggested amount. If there is an issue, then someone needs to be made aware of it so that action can be taken to help the CM do a better job next time so I don't mind going to GS.
We have always had our tips added to our cruise ahead of time. It isn't really a tip, it's a service charge to pay the Cast Members that have provided us with that Disney Experience. At no time, would I ever, and I repeat, ever tip less that Disney suggests -- and have always tipped more.
The cruise deserve it - every time as far as I am concerned.
I like this. One less thing to do-stand in line and do the tips. We would add extra in cash (which we usually do) if the service was excellent-- which it always has been except for one trip on the Wonder.
I do understand the issue people have with this, however. Just not an issue for us.
Looking at your history, I see you visited Disboards at least three times before your cruise. Had you spent a little more time looking around, you would have been well aware of this policy - which is the same as a lot of other cruise lines.
And you call it "a hassle" to change the tip. I wish you would have been on the Fantasy a month earlier, so you could have stood in line with 500 of your fellow cruisers at guest services to put tips on your stateroom account. Then you would know the new policy is much less of a hassle.
I will probably get flamed for this, but unless you are carrying a lot of cash for tips your plan is clueless and makes no sense. To rephrase what you said, "I don't like the automatic tips, so I am going to go stand in line at Guest Services at the start of my cruise, when they are nice and busy, to have tips removed from my account. Then, at the end of my cruise, when they are again very busy, I am going to stand in line again so I can make the tips I want to make."
How about this for an alternative: Enjoy your cruise, and once you are more than halfway through make ONE trip to Guest Services to adjust tip amounts - but ONLY if you decide you want to increase or decrease tips.
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I had a little fun letting Alyosha remind N'Riuw that you can't always make guesses about someone based on stereotypes.
I know what you mean there, and very much so
The line about not drinking was fantastically done, in that while Alyosha literally does not consume liquids, he could simply have been speaking from the perspective of a Tee Total Human who refused to drink alcohol
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I get the feeling that, however illogical it is, N'Riuw kept his eyepiece not just because he uses its functionality, but on some irrational level he feels like it's a big middle finger to the Borg any time they are dumb enough to hail his ship.
Equally, that very much makes sense ^_^
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His shapeshifting capabilities (to judge by "Time's Arrow") don't operate on the same principles as a Founder's, so I think that at least on a sensory level he is unchanged while in human form. That said, I think sometimes he restricts his visual field so as to avoid creeping people out by acting like he's got eyes in the back of his head. ("You behind me on the science station! Stop updating your Spacebook status and get back to work!")
Oh absolutely, it would make perfect sense that he would behave in as Human a manner as possible, so as to blend in and not cause distress, it was just interesting to see the world through his eyes ^_^
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I would figure that a being who evolved as he did would have some sense for the neural energy he is capable of feeding on. But I think that his upbringing and his beliefs give him a different sort of aesthetic appreciation than a "normal" Devidian, whose judgments would be more akin to judging the quality of wine as it goes down. Alyosha can appreciate it as it is, left alone "in nature," so to speak.
I'm not really sure whether his neuroelectric sense is a supplement to one of the five senses that we know as humans, or something else entirely, but he definitely does make aesthetic judgments about it.
Given the radical differences between Devidian and Human physiology, it would be logical for their senses to be as different, and differently focused
One comparison, might be to the way in which Magneto is not only able to manipulate magnetic fields, but is actually aware of metals in their own right, rather than simply focusing a magnetic field in a set area, and manipulating whatever is in that region... Equally, it made me wonder how he would have perceived Marcus' bioelectrical energy, because as an immortal, his quickening would have been not only constantly regenerating his physical cellular structure, but also recharging itself as well, so to Alyosha, I can only imagine that would have appeared very different to most other beings...
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I'm not sure if th'Valek really
sensed Alyosha's presence or not, since I don't know whether Aenar telepathy
is SO powerful that it can sense things that are in a different phase. That said, Deanna Troi seemed to be able to sense the fear from the Devidians' victims in "Time's Arrow." Whether that was due to the triolic pattern enhancers, I'm not sure.
But if any non-Devidian
have a chance, it would be th'Valek, since Alyosha and Thraz are so close that they are almost like brothers.
From what I understand, Andorian antennae are sensitive to electrical fields and shifts in pressure, so what I was wondering, was if he had been aware of Alyosha by some kind of physical detection of his presence, rather than being telepathically aware of Alyosha's consciousness, even if only on a subconscious level. A bit like how people on paranormal investigations can claim to smell a scent, such as pipe tobacco or a particular aftershave. Sometimes not even aware of the connection it has to a loved one, but simply aware that they can smell something...


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Iran is worried about its birth rates. In the period 1980-1985, the country had a total fertility rate of about 6 and a half children per woman. By 2005-2010, this had dropped to 1.77 children per woman. An extremely sharp drop within one generation. This drop in the demographic outlook of the country has prompted the Iranian authorities to think about ways to increase its future population. (After all, if you're enriching uranium to use in nuclear power plants you need lots of future consumers to buy that nuclear power, right? Right??) In July 2012, the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei said:
"The policy of population control and family planning should definitely be revised and the authorities should build the culture in order to abandon the current status of one child, two children [per family]…The figure of 150 or 200 million was once stated by Imam Khomeini. That is…
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The changing face of America
The face of mainstream America continues to change, and by 2044 white people of European descent with be a minority in America. They currently make up about two thirds of the population, but change is irreversible and happening fast. America is an international force both politically and economically, so changes to its makeup will affect all of us.
This story is about white decline, rather than increased immigration. We acknowledged this phenomenon on this blog back in 2013 when demographer William Frey commented that the slow decline of the white population will "characterise this century" of American history. In a similar article in 2012, I cited an article in the New Scientist that month which warned that the "wealthy, ageing white population of America must be prepared to invest in young Hispanics" to protect their own "golden future".
This month The Economist is again grappling with a future which involves the current population…
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What a night!!
I am a little tired and hoarse today after last night. This wasn't because I was out until the early hours of the morning partying...oh wait, yes I was. I was with 42,000 other people screaming and yelling and crying and laughing and hugging strangers and high fiving other strangers at 11pm last night. At 10.45pm last night I was chewing my finger nails with 42,000 other people and you couldn't hear a pin drop. That's right: I was at the cricket semi-final last night between New Zealand and South Africa. (I mentioned my good fortune of receiving tickets for my birthday last week.) And what a semi-final it was. I have been a life-long cricketing tragic and have suffered a lot for supporting the New Zealand team, but last night's game made up for a lot of that suffering. Not all of it of course, but a lot.
It came…
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A society working for a rich elite?
Debate stirred by International Women's Day has been thought-provoking. The media abounds with encouragement for women in CEO positions and strategies for how more could and should get there. However, how many women are truly hankering after a CEO position to complete the greatest desires of their souls? For the majority of us, our satisfaction with relationships, family life and the emotional well-being of our children is what most contributes to our day-to-day happiness and well-being. The editorial in the March edition of First Things put forward an insightful point: It is a small rich elite that benefits from the cultural shift around work, marriage and family in recent years, and the poor that are forsaken by their destruction. It comments:
Today's progressivism has come a long way from Pete Seeger's communism. It's now almost entirely pre-occupied with elite issues. Organs of the liberal establishment … focus on the…
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Will low-birth-rate Turks become a minority in their own country?
Turkey is emerging as a powerhouse in the Eastern Mediterranean: an economic power that has greater influence in the region and that promotes itself as a "model Muslim democracy". However, the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is worried about a problem that many Western nations are used to: a declining fertility rate and demographic problems in the medium future.
As the International Business Times reports, rising household incomes, greater access to education for women and increased use of birth control has seen the Turkish fertility rate steadily decline since the 1990s.
"Indeed, Dr. Ismet Koç, a demographer at Hacettepe University in Ankara, warned that Turkey's fertility rate is now below 2.1, the replacement level, which suggests the population will eventually decline. The fertility level in more prosperous western Turkey is now about 1.5 -- roughly the same as in Western Europe."
But that…
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The Cricket World Cup
It was my 30th birthday yesterday. I am not too concerned however, since I am confidently told that 30 is the "new 21". Unfortunately, despite such comforting thoughts, I cannot escape the cold hard truth that I am now firmly in the older half of the world's population: the global median age is 28.4 years old. Luckily I was treated to a lovely birthday to take my mind off impending dotage: I went out to dinner while my sister babysat the boys and she and my brother-in-law gave me tickets to next week's Cricket World Cup semi-final in Auckland.
Now, for those of you too uncultured to appreciate the finer points of cricket, I feel sorry for you, I really do. You are missing out on one of the wonders of the world. Further, you probably have not been following the progress of the magnificent New Zealand team who have gone undefeated in their…
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Let's be neighbourly
Last week I watched a tragic news article about a block of Christchurch flats where, on two separate occasions within the last couple of years, a resident has died in their apartment and not been discovered for over a month. What does this say about interaction between neighbours and family support structures?
With steeply rising numbers of elderly people, support structures around the world will need strengthening in the coming years, especially if a greater number than ever before are childless or only have one or two children to rely on for family support.
Good neighbours do not only affect our happiness. Leading new research published mid last year has also discovered that they may make us healthier. The small things we do for each other really do make a difference.
The University of Michigan team who undertook the study used data from 5276 people aged over 50 with no history of…
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Australia's population future
Last week we saw on this blog a glimpse into the population future of the United States. By 2060 the USA is going to be older, more diverse and much larger than it is today. Something similar is being predicted for Australia we learned last week as the Aussie government released its fourth intergenerational report. This is a report that is produced by the Federal Government which must be released every five years. It looks at the long range impacts of population and government policy on the federal budget.
This year's report was billed by Australian Treasurer, Joe Hockey as quite exciting: indeed he predicted that it would make people "fall off their chairs" which is quite dramatic. Now, I did fall off my chair when I heard about the findings in the report, but I can be forgiven since I write a blog on…
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Demographic change spells trouble across Middle East
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As Islamic State (IS) and Shi'a militias backed by Iraq and Iran continue their missions to create "pure" sectarian enclaves, changing demographics throughout the region could be a harbinger of more conflict to come. Large flows of refugees and disparate birth rates not only have the propensity to prolong violence in Iraq and Syria, but could drastically reconfigure the make-up of strong states like Turkey and Israel. Lebanon's perennially fragile sectarian balance is also at risk.
As the civil war in Syria intensified, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's claim to be fighting al-Qaeda became a self-fulfilling prophecy with the rise of the al-Nusra Front and IS. Their atrocities resulted in many Syrian minorities coalescing around the ostensibly secular Assad regime.
In Iraq, minority Christians and click here to read whole article and make comments
Things to make you go "ohhhhh"
At around 7pm we usually get the two boys into bed (not necessarily asleep of course...). At this time there is a light magazine style show called Seven Sharp (because it's on at 7pm sharp..get it? Get it?) that has stories that range between the interesting, the "ohhhh, that's cute", the banal and the bizarre. We don't watch it all the time, but some nights we have it on in the background. The other night was one such night and Shannon noticed that there was an interesting story on it about an adventurous family outside of Feilding (a town with population of about 15,000 in the Manawatu region of the North Island of New Zealand). The family have some room on their property and have used it in a unique way to have fun. In fact, they've been having so much fun that the guys from Nitro Circus (stunt riders and daredevils) turned up to check it out. The story…
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'Takeiteazzy' has won the innovation contest at the TechTop 2013 for its public utility
A four-panel cartoon strip shows a man, in all his supercilious self, conquering the largest animal, chopping down the sturdiest tree, and harpooning the largest fish from the sea.
But the fourth picture sees him reduced to a cowering, helpless being, courtesy a creature that is nigh insignificant in size compared to the other entities – a mosquito.
Necessity is famously called the mother of invention but foolproof barrier against this species continues to evade us, even in this day and age.
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E.C. Thomas claims to address such concerns with a mechanism that is chemical-free, without hassles of maintenance, and is effective. The fourth of the cartoons, all drawn by him, has been placed on a board next to the mosquito breeding disruptive device he invented called 'takeiteazzy'.
It is for this device he won the innovation contest for the public category at TechTop 2013 held at Technopark.
From the outside, it looks a simple rectangular box. There is absolutely no sound, no smoke generated, no chemical odour, and no wires leading into it.
A layered system of pulleys and siphons and compartments make up a mechanism that can eliminate generations of mosquitoes by deceptively creating the perfect environment for breeding, luring the insects with scents of natural materials like cow dung and small pineapple and, then quietly destroying the larvae laid inside.
All it needs is a steady supply of water, of around 10 litres per 10 days.
Technically speaking, he is not a man of science, having been an artist and a film-maker most of his life.
But the question of tackling the perennial issue of mosquito bites nagged him and he spent nights lying awake, designing in his head an effective system.
It was seven years ago that the idea started taking shape but the lukewarm response, to the say the least, of government agencies, saw him shuttling from one office to the other waiting for a green light signalling financial support and marketing.
A letter that arrived from the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment claimed it was far too complicated for too little an impact, but Mr. Thomas has addressed each and every one of their concerns.
Crores of rupees are being spent, Mr. Thomas says, every year on hospital expenses and even on procuring insecticide sprays and creams that will offer a frail temporary barrier.
The amateur inventor hopes that large-scale manufacturing and placing of the boxes in those regions where there is heavy breeding will markedly reduce their numbers.
"Imagining there is government support, subsidies could be introduced and they could be promoted like a proper measure for family planning," he says.
Mr. Thomas' approach is unusual in the sense that he respects the mosquito species as crafty and tough.
His mechanism is simple, offering a dark nook of stagnant water as an answer.
No maintenance
Moreover, he understands the mind of the public here, and has made the machine in such a way that it will not require any maintenance or routine adjustments.
All that is required by the owner is to place it outside.
Few private organisations have requested him to provide them with the machine and recent senior officials from NABARD approached him, interested in financially supporting this endeavour.
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Miss Mabel's Table
A cumulative counting rhyme presents the ingredients and techniques used by Miss Mabel to cook enough pancakes to serve ten people.
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