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577 reviews
71% would repurchase
Package Quality: 3.9
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Package Quality: 3.9
Price: $$$
INGREDIENTSORIGINAL FORMULATION: Active Ingredient: Titanium Dioxide 8%; Inactive Ingredients:Mica, Boron Nitride, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Bismuth Oxychloride, Zinc Stearate, Magnesium Silicate, Magnesium Carbonate, Silica, Shea Butter (Butyrospermum Parkii), Tocopheryl Acetate, Iron Oxides. May contain: Ultramarines NEW FORMULATION: Ingredients Mica, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Boron Nitride, Bismuth Oxychloride, Zinc Stearate, Magnesium Silicate, Sodium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Mannitol, Sodium Gluconate, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Waltheria Indica Leaf Extract, Dextrin, Ferulic Acid, L-Lactic Acid, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Silica, Thioctic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Retinol, L-Ascorbic Acid, Ceramide 6 II, Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract, Vitis Vinifera/Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Tocopherol, Lecithin, Maltodextrin, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Skin, Glycerin, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, L-Glutathione, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Hydrated Silica, Tocopheryl Acetate, Aqua, Glucosamine HCI, Pisum Sativum (Pea) Extract, Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract, Magnesium Carbonate, Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499). May Contain: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Ultramarine (CI 77007)
on 11/19/2011 12:27:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I love this foundation! I actually like it better than Bare Minerals which I have been using for ages. This is more easily controlled with how much you are applying, and it lasts forever. Also, I feel like it is lighter than Bare Minerals. I still use both brands, but will definitely keep buying this. I use the Golden Medium.
on 11/13/2011 4:12:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Other, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Black, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Blue
So for me this product worked extremely well. I have super oily skin with large pores and uneven tone and texture from acne scaring (I'm a picker, horrible I know). I use this with tartes lose pore powder (I can't remember the exact name) as a base, then concealer, and finish with the powder. Unlike all other mineral powders this didn't make me shiny and actually kept me matte for hours. It totally buffs out and diffuses my skin tone unlike other product and looks so natural. The only problem with this is the color selection. Load of pinky shades. But I deal because I have never found a shade in any brand that matches me perfectly
UPDATE: i do NOT like the retinol. if you use retinol its definitely not supposed to be used during the day... why so many day time products and now makeups out there have it is beyond me. if you do your research, this ingredient is only supposed to be used at night IF your skin can handle it. now this stuff looks super chalky on me and i feel has worsened my skin even more... probably because the retinol made me even MORE sensitive. its a shame because i thought i had finally found a mess free mineral foundation that made my skin look amazing, but all it did is mess my skin up over time.
on 11/6/2011 10:12:00 AM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
Contains bismuth!
I SOOOOOO wanted to be able to use this because it made my skin glow. Unfortunately it also made it itch and burn and break out. I read others talk about bismuth being an irritant and that seems to be true for me. Sooooo sad.
If you do not have a reaction to bismuth then you should try this because it does make skin look gorgeous. But if you have sensitive skin then this may not be for you.
on 11/5/2011 10:34:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Normal, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
After trying numerous drug store foundations, I bite the bullet and decided to try mineral foundation. After reading great reviews about, Pur Mineral 4-in-1 foundation, I decided to get the starter kit. I must admit that the first time I wore it; I got so many random compliments, that I fell in love with it immediately (and even order two more full size compacts shortly after). It made my face flawless (even though I was suffering from several breakouts at the time). However, now that I have been wearing it for more than 5 months, I am starting to noticed the flaw of this product.
1 – it makes your face "shiny", which is odd, since I have very dry skin
2- it rubs off very easily....there's makeup stain on everything
3- it's expensive when considering the amount of product you get
Overall, I like this product; it's quick, easy to use, cover well and good for your skin. However, due to problems listed above, I think there might be a better mineral foundation out there…
on 11/4/2011 8:38:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
on 11/4/2011 1:26:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
I love love love this product!!! I am a norm/combo skin type with freckles and prone to breakout in tzone. I have always sworn by only a liquid to really even my skintone out and take away redness and blend the freckles until i tried this product!I I used to use the old formulation and was a little hesitant about the retinol and peptides being in the new formulation but I LOVE it even more. I have not only noticed a smoother texture to my skin, but my freckles and hyperpigmentation are really evening out. I have also noticed that it wears much longer and I do not get as oily as I used to by the end of the day. Overall, my favorite thing about it is the new LIGHT TAN color theyve added. The new packaging is cuter too! :) A fan overall. If you have any skin conditions and/or sens skin then you really should give it a try, you wont be let down!
on 10/28/2011 8:39:00 AM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brown, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Hazel
I really liked the original formulation, that they now discontinued .
There's too many added ingredients in the new formulation.
They should of continued to offer both.
on 10/18/2011 11:23:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Though expensive (around 25.00) this is absolutely the best makeup I have ever used! I applied with a big round makeup brush and found that it covered my skin evenly without looking cakey. It looked so natural, in fact, many people would approach me in public and tell me how flawless my skin looked and ask how I did it! It also kept my forehead shine free and is one of the few products that hasn't caused a pimple breakout on the oilier parts of my face. The range of colors is quite limited and it is pricey but overall I highly recomend this product!
on 10/15/2011 10:49:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Hazel
I have to say this is the best mineral foundation I've tried. The coverage is good and can be built up on my blemishes without looking cakey. It goes on like butter and feels great all day long, like you aren't wearing anything. I love how it doesn't give that annoying sheen most minerals do and has the most natural finish of any foundation, liquid or powder. The compact is not messy like loose powders, you can travel with it and not worry that it will end up all over your bag. These seem to last me longer than the loose powders since i'm not wasting product. They have recently added a few new colors to the line. Even with the color additions their selection is sparse and I have to blend golden medium and porcelain to get my match. (light looks too pink on me) My only complaint is that my oil breaks through rather quickly and I have to be careful while blotting because it will move or get lifted away. I use my ecotools bronzer brush to apply and it looks flawless every time. This is a def repurchase for me!
on 10/14/2011 11:03:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
When I first tried this product I was happily surprised with how well it matches my skin tone, I've tried so many other foundations and this is by far the only true match =) I used this product for 6 weeks and I was loving it, great coverage, not too heavy, soft and a true match. But I've been suffering from adult acne and I started getting very frequent, severe break outs; I couldn't tell what was causing the break outs since I was also using a new cream. I stopped using both and changed my acne treatment, now that my acne is a little better I started using this foundation again, so far it's been ok, I truly wish this is not what makes me break out because I like it so much. I'll update in a couple of weeks with my conclusion, and if everything goes well I'll give this foundation another lippie, to complete 5, because I love it!
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Clew Bay Hotel hits the headlines with "Takeover" led by Norah Casey
30 April 2013
Westport often hits the national media, but not usually with a staff "takeover" bid led by business guru Norah Casey. The Clew Bay Hotel is the focus of "The Takeover" on RTE television this Thursday (2nd May). The hit TV show puts management on the sidelines and gives staff a chance to take control of the reins helped by media mogul and ex-Dragon, Norah Casey. Husband and wife hoteliers Maria Ruddy and Darren Madden spent two weeks exiled from their family hotel while chefs, waitresses, barmen and admin staff tried their hand at giving business a boost.
Chef Louise Morrin and Operations Manager Karen Brennan immediately turned their attention to filling the hotel function room and tried to make the most of their location advantage in highly competitive Westport - the church is right on their doorstep! Is there nothing they won't do on their quest to get a slice of the lucrative function business?
"We had to be different", said Karen Brennan "We only had a fortnight and we were determined to succeed. It was hard work, but it was great fun too."
Meanwhile, waitresses Donna Moran and Saoirse O'Malley put on business suits for the first time in their working lives and pitched the hotel as a hub for corporate getaways. Did the waitresses wow prospective clients or did their inexperience show?
"Getting to see the decision maker within a business was much harder than we expected", Donna Moran commented, "Once we got in the door and were able to make our presentation, it was great and we felt confident about it."
Accountant Maureen Martin, waitress Nelly Meehan and barman Ger McGreal wanted to revamp the hotel entertainment. After holding auditions for local talent, they decided to turn the hotel bar into Westport's first Comedy Club. But will bosses Darren and Maria be laughing when they see their family friendly hotel turned into a comedy hotspot?
Maureen Martin jumped in the deep end, as an organiser and also doing a comedy sketch herself with partner-in-crime Carole Fabby, "It was really daunting coming from a very controlled accounts environment", Maureen admitted, "A vast amount of work was involved in the Comedy Night, between auditioning talent, planning the show and marketing it - and all under extreme time pressure. Of course we had to keep our own day jobs ticking over too, so it was quite a challenge"
All of the Clew Bay Hotel staff who were involved in The Takeover agree on one thing - it was a fantastic way to break down barriers and get to understand how other parts of the hotel function. They feel the benefits will be long term.
Not wanting to miss a trick, The Clew Bay Hotel have launched a special Takeover Offer where guests get a free Adventure Islands activity with their booking. Archery, Clay Pigeon shooting and High Ropes are just some of the freebies on offer. It's available May and June for 2 night stays and starts at just €99pps. 'Phone 098 28088 for details.
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Airbus outpaces rival Boeing on 2011 plane orders
An Airbus A380 seen through a window with the logo of aircraft manufacturer Airbus, on January 17, 2012 in Germany. Airbus said it outgunned American rival Boeing in 2011 with a record number of aircraft orders.
Adriene Hill: The aircraft industry keeps on soaring. European plane-maker Airbus says it won a record number of orders last year -- and far more than its American rival, Boeing.
Christopher Werth runs the numbers for us now from London.
Christopher Werth: Airbus checked off orders for over 1,400 new planes in 2011. The company is selling a record number of smaller, short-haul planes. Boeing only tallied up order for around 800 new planes last year.
Joseph Lampel, at the Cass Business School in London, says Boeing has suffered from delays in its new plane models.
Joseph Lampel: Boeing, which has essentially bet on fuel efficiency, and bringing to marker new models, I think has not fared as well, giving Airbus some time to take advantage of the gap to fill a lot of orders, especially in the Far East.
But the difference in the companies' bottom lines may not be as big as it sounds. The wide-body planes that Boeing is selling bring in a lot more money than the smaller Airbus models.
But 2012 could prove to be a much tougher year for both aircraft-makers. Whether you're selling smaller or bigger planes, they cost tens of millions of dollars. And with banks holding back lending, airlines will find it much harder to buy new planes, no matter how badly they need them.
In London, I'm Christopher Werth for Marketplace.


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The Living Seed Company is turning to alternative crowd funding, as a way, to bring their seeds to more gardens.
With just 2 weeks to fund the project, The Living Seed Company is seeding a cause to grow.
The Living Seed Company is a young family owned and operated heirloom seed company based in GMO-Free Marin county in Point Reyes Station, CA. and is turning to Kickstarter, with an all or nothing model, to raise the funds it needs to expand and grow. The Living Seed Company has a total of 14 days to fundraise their goal of $15,000. The campaign will run until December 17th, 2014.
Take a look at their campaign here.
Astrid and Matthew Hoffman of The Living Seed Company, chose this online model as an alternative way to raise
funds for the expansion and growth of their heirloom seed company. Crowd-sourcing has an ability to reach a wide audience while creating a momentum in their campaign that will inspire those who come across it to fund and spread the good word.
We are ready to step into greater exposure both in the San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast and nationally. Our wholesale vendors which includes garden centers, hardware stores and specialty shops have requested we add images of the varieties to our wonderful information filled packets. We have taken most of the photographs and are currently reformatting the packets to incorporate them. A major cost involved in this is the printing of new packets and labor to reformat.
We also need to update our website to make it more search engine optimized (SEO) and e-commerce friendly. We have received a lot of comments on how beautiful and clean our website design is and we want to keep the same look with more user friendly features, for both the customer and us. There are a lot of new plugins available that will help us save time and money by providing; invoicing, shipping labels, tracking, inventory and analytics.
We also need to update one of our computers to ensure seamless interaction with the new site. Another item needed is machine to print "packed for date" and "lot number" which we are currently doing by hand and is very time consuming.
Another time consuming aspect of the company is seed cleaning. With the help of a couple seed cleaning machines we can spend a lot more time growing seeds and our customer base.
Campaign runs till December 17th, 2014.
Please join and support our work!
Ever wondered when would be a great time to plant a garden you can harvest in the cold of winter? Now! Believe it or not, from now till mid-summer is the ideal time to plant seeds for your fall and winter garden.
If growing a winter garden has piqued your interest, then read up on how to best grow varieties you would like on your winter table. It will be wise to do some research and even check in with your local extension office, as not all varieties will want to be grown now and some will grow better in the fall and others in the spring.
As your spring garden begins to wane and more space becomes available in your garden beds, now would be a great time to begin selecting your favorite cool loving vegetables. Think Brussels spouts, cabbage, kale, carrots, beets, Swiss Chard, broccoli, lettuce, cauliflower, celery, favas, leeks, mustards, radishes and many more!
Keep in mind that protecting your plants from the heat, during the summer months and then protecting them from fall and winter frosts will be the key to a successful winter garden. Integrating cold-frames, row covers and clotches might be the perfect solution to extending the seasons and protecting your crops.
When deciding what to plant, think of the varieties that take the most time to mature and plant those now, while plan to seed those varieties that are fast to mature and plant those later in the season. Take into account the amount of time needed before transplanting and harvesting, this in addition to, noting plants sensitive to frost is something to consider. Lastly, taking into consideration fall factor is key to success! Fall factor represents the change in pace plants take as they move into the dark of the year.
When thinking of what you want to enjoy on those cold winter days, its important to work backwards when planning your garden. Take into account the following:
= The number of days to count backwards for prime winter garden production
If you live in areas where temperatures reach around the late 90's and early 100's, in the summer, it is important to take extra care of your seedlings as they emerge. Keeping them in areas that hover around 85 degrees or below is important to make sure they are not being scorched. An easy solution would also be to start your seedlings inside and transplant after they have reached about an inch or so in height.
Keep in mind that mulching your garden beds now, like any other time, is only going to benefit water retention, weed suppression, added organic matter and enhanced fertility.
Succession planting is another excellent planning method to help you arrive at a continuous harvest. Keep track of your planting days on your garden calendar or journal. Keeping good notes, year after year, will ensure that you are learning from your mistakes and making the most of each season!
The world of seeds can be a cornucopia of information, images and wild descriptions, almost all with promising results. Unfortunately, for most novice gardeners, it can be very misleading and frustrating. How can you tell if a seed company is good or not? Simple, if you can call them and have them provide you with where their seed crops have been grown. Most small seed houses would be more than happy to provide such information, as it proves that the consumer is going the extra mile to ensure where their seed source truly comes from. You will be surprised to learn that not many seed companies grow their own seed, which leaves the consumer to trust each company for providing seed that has vigor, traits and characteristics signature to each seed.
Today, you can find prices for a packet of seed, start at a modest 99 cents and reach upwards of $8.00. So what is the difference in that large gap? Most seed, sold economically via big box retailers is usually grown in Asia. Which means, it is already adapted to a region, soil type and water source, that is completely different from what you have at home. Their organic standards may be something to question, as well as their labor practices and environmental impact, among other things. Despite federal germination standards, inexpensive seed has lower germination. Although this may or may not be due to the quality, it often has to do with how the seeds are stored and transported, before it makes its way into a garden. Seeds are living breathing embryos and conditions that are too hot can inevitably kill the seed before it has even had a chance to germinate. At the turn of the 20th century, the United States was full of regional seed houses covering the country from coast to coast. In the 80's there was a huge consolidation of the seed industry when large pharmaceutical and big ag companies bought out many of these family owned businesses. This not only reduced the available genetic stock to gardeners and farmers, but began to tip the scales heavily, in a direction that did not favor biodiversity, preserving genetic stock, seed saving or family farms. This has caused a dichotomy in the world of seeds and available food varieties, but with new seed houses sprouting up again, things are changing and rare and unusual varieties are becoming the vegetables and fruits of choice. Most importantly, consumers are becoming more aware of what to look for in their food, what questions to ask their farmers and now, how to choose from a reputable seed company.
Not all seed is created equal. A seed may have the same variety name, as seed from another company, but the quality in its traits may be vastly different. Just imagine the difference in how a small farmer vs. a large farmer will have the ability to pay attention to his fields and truly choose crops that are only of the highest quality. The purity of a seed variety is only as clean as the attention paid to that crop. More awareness among gardeners and consumers, alike, are realizing the importance of supporting small family farms and family owned businesses, which the very back bone of what this country was created on.
Seeds naturally adapt to where they are being grown, the more they are planted in the same place the more resilient they become to pests, disease and inclement weather. Seeds, sold from a reputable seed house can offer seeds that were probably grown in conditions where plants are rouged and seed is never harvested from diseased or weak plants. This practice in turns builds strength and purity in a genetic line, assuring vigor in future generations. Choosing seed that has been grown in your local area or in similar climate will assure that the seeds you plant will naturally be more acclimated to your climate and will thrive with your love and attention. This inherently builds regional resilience in the food supply of an area.
It wasn't too long ago that most gardeners and farmers saved the seed from their fields, but with the on-slot of modern agriculture, that ancient practice began to fall away in favor of hybrids and petroleum-based pesticides and insecticides. The chain was broken, but only temporarily. There is a resurgence in returning to these practices, these ways that have been tried and true for thousands of generations and they are reminding us of how things were done. In such a way that is in reverence to the plants and the earth, where a relationship of reciprocity is developed and trusted. One of our main principles, as a small family owned seed company, is for more and more farmers and gardeners to begin to tap back into the beautiful cycle of life, known as seed saving. We believe seeds are not meant to be stored, we believe the most vital seed vault is in your very garden. The living embodiment of life and death, the place where we find ourselves and learn about the nuances of life.
There is a strong opposition, happening globally, to reject what is happening in modern ag and the truth is that growing a garden may be one of the most radical acts anyone can do. It directs the energy into what works, locally grown food sourced from your backyard. For those without a yard, supporting local farmers via CSA's and farmers markets can be as rewarding and powerful. Starting a garden with pure seed is essential in growing a healthy vibrant garden! When folks buy seed from us, we see it as though they have joined our growing family. Where they will received the support they need to assure their plants thrive in the ways that they are meant to!
Every month we are going to introduce a Seed of the Month, where we are going to select one seed to highlight. We will share the historical attributes, the story that makes this variety an heirloom and why we love it so much!
This stunningly beautiful vegetable is now sought after by chefs and home-cooks for its radiant colors, delicious taste and enhanced health benefits. Purple Carrots have been grown in since 900 A.D. in Afghanistan, Turkey and Middle East, but this incredible carrot was only Introduced in 2005. Dr. Philipp Simon and staff at the USDA in Madison, Wisconsin, bred a whole new spectrum of colored carrots, stay tuned for more of those varieties!
The Cosmic Purple Carrot adds a punch to any meal, whether enjoyed raw or cooked. Grate it in a salad or on the side, add some lime juice and relish in the crunch while enhancing your meal with a sweet spice!
Please meet Cosmic Purple Carrot …
An amazing colored carrot, Cosmic Purple on the outside and brilliant orange and yellow on the inside. A delicious sweet and spicy flavor that kids of all ages will love! This one is a favorite!
Purple has always been a sign of royalty and now purple vegetables are a sign of health. Rich in phytonutrients, this vegetable will add more than just beauty to your meal, it will enhance your overall well-being!
Getting married or know someone who is? Looking for a favor to give your guests, something to remember your event by? Look no further, our custom seed packets can be filled with any vegetable, flower or any herb seed. The packets can be designed in honor of you and your beloved with an image or a gorgeous botanical drawing.
With wedding season in full swing, it's no wonder brides all over the country are at their most excited and stressed states of mind. With so many decisions from dresses to food to flowers, it's not a surprise that party favors are low on the priority list.
Chocolate covered almonds and small mementos are usually the simple go-to solution. Unfortunately, favors are often left behind or end up in a landfill. With the advent of the farm to table movement and more and more people interested in gardening, offering customized seed packets for special events is a natural and often long-lasting favor.
Just think, whether you choose herbs, vegetables or flowers, your guests will be sure to remember you and your special event every time they enjoy one of the fruits or flowers from the favors they received.
Leave a lasting memory that will feed your guests, provide forage for bees and butterflies or simply bring color and life to a home.
For more information on varieties available and pricing, contact us at email@example.com
With California experiencing one of the most severe droughts on record and Governor Brown having declared a state of emergency, it is no wonder many gardeners have decided to let their gardens go fallow this year. The only problem with that philosophy is that by planting a garden this year, could be one of the wisest thing gardeners can do, to actually save water. There is a misunderstanding that growing a garden takes a lot of water. On the contrary, gardens when done properly, do not require much water at all.
The irony, in this misnomer, is that factory farms and large farming operations, intensely and often improperly use water to not only irrigate crops, but also to wash and prepare veggies for market. A backyard garden would use a dramatically less amount of water to grow and wash the same vegetables.
In the shadows on this drought, it is also estimated that food prices are on the rise. With California being one of the largest global producers of vegetables, fruits and nuts, it is only natural that prices will reflect the effects of this drought. It is also speculated that it will have a two-year impact on tree crops, such as fruit and nuts, since its takes these crops longer to recover from the drought.
Despite the surge in the fresh fruit … and ongoing concerns regarding the effect of the California drought, farm-level fruit prices fell 6.8 percent in March, and farm vegetable prices rose 1 percent. The timing of the effects of the drought on prices … depends heavily on the harvest period for each
commodity; such effects may not occur until the Summer or Fall of 2014.
This forecast is based on an assumption of normal weather conditions; however, severe weather events could potentially drive up food prices beyond the current forecasts. In particular, the ongoing drought in California could potentially have large and lasting effects on fruit, vegetable, dairy, and egg prices …
We have come a long way in water technology to design and create systems that inherently are water efficient and more effective in their purpose, for example to water plants and not sidewalks.
By integrating a drip system in your own garden, you are not only effectively watering your plants, by targeting their roots, but you are also using a system that conserves water. Not all gardens will have the ability to have drip installed, but there are further alternatives in water technology to be water wise. Not all nozzles are created equal. Using nozzles that properly aerate and distribute water can be a simple solution for those who enjoy hand watering their gardens.
Consider collecting the water, that is wasted, when you are waiting for the water to heat up to water your garden. Do you have aerators on your kitchen and bathroom faucets? Another simple water saving solution under $2.
Think of your stormwater and greywater, are you properly managing the water on your property? These days, installing rain barrels to a downspout is a simple and cost-effective solution to re-purpose our rainwater. Creating burms and swales helps navigate our storm water from ever even leaving our property and allowing it to properly be retained in the soil and replenish our water tables. Rerouting the waste water from your washing machine is another effective solution to water your trees. Best to use biodegradable detergents and naturally based detergents, if you are considering this option or are already implementing it.
Building soil in your garden is the key to healthier crops, better water retention and drainage, better soil structure and less susceptibility to pests and disease. Healthy soil is the foundation of every garden and farm.
There are many simple cost-effective ways to add organic matter into your garden, such as planting a cover crop in the fall and using it as green manure. Other simple ways are sheet mulching, adding compost and integrating well-rotted manure. Mulching is another excellent way of building organic matter, suppressing weeds, preventing rain compaction, but most of all, it will retail moisture in the soil. There are many types of mulch, anything from grass clippings to leaves (oak leaves in particular make an excellent mulch). If you choose to buy your mulch and wanting to buy straw, make sure that you are buying straw and not hay. Hay will have seedheads that eventually will sprout in your garden. Maintain the 5% – 6% organic matter rule, as too much of it can over stimulate the microorganisms in the soil which can cause soil fertility to decline.
Soil that is properly tended, without chemicals and with the microbiology of the underground flora in mind will support and replenish water tables.
Saving seed this year is going to be another simple step in adapting, your vegetables to be being able to thrive on less water, if you replant them year after year. The more you save and adapt your seeds, the more resistant the seeds will be to pests and disease and adapted to your specific local climate and soil. In turn, if there is inclement weather, your crops are more likely to be resilient and able to properly respond to changes, such as drought.
Another way to save water in your garden or farm is to start exploring dry farming. With a long history, Mediterranean countries have been dry farming olives and grapes for thousands of years, producing some of the finest wines and olive oils. It is the process of establishing your crop, on the onset with irrigation and then removing it. This stress causes the plant to reach deep into the water table to find its water and re-hydrate itself. What happens in the process is that by restricting the water intake, the fruits have less water content, this naturally raises their sugar content as well as other enhancing flavor compounds, creating scrumptious fruits and vegetables.
If dry farming interests you, there things to keep in mind. You should know your water table levels, be assured that the plants you plan on dry farming are more drought resistant and lastly dry farm from the beginning. Varieties that thrive in this method are grapes, olives, pumpkins, melons, tomatoes, garbanzos, apricots, apples, grains, potatoes, watermelons, cantaloupes and winter squash.
This may be the beginning of seeing the possibilities of growing food in a year of drought, while also empowering you to take a deeper look at where water conservation techniques can be integrated in your home, whether you own or not.
Every month we are going to introduce a Seed of the Month, where we are going to select one seed to highlight. We will share the historical attributes, the story that makes this variety an heirloom and why we love it so much!
Best of all, this is a great variety to plant right now in many parts of the country.
We have enjoyed it cooked and raw in many of its beautiful forms. We eat it grated raw in salads or as a side, pickled as a side dish as well as lightly cooked. Its sweetness and fun pattern make any meal so exciting! We also toss the greens in a salad, as it adds additional taste and texture to the mix.
Please meet Chioggia Beet …
A delightful candy striped Italian heirloom, name for a fishing village near Venice. An eye pleaser with scarlet skin and red and white ringed flesh. The flesh is sweet, mild and tender. Wow your dinner guests with this beautiful beet! Wonderful for fresh eating, in salads, steamed, pickled and if roasted whole and sliced just before serving it retains it's markings.


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Tucson City Sales Tax Increase (November 2010)
A Tucson City Sales Tax Increase measure was on the November 2, 2010 ballot in the city of Tucson which is in Pima County.
This measure was defeated
This measure sought to increase the local sales tax by half a cent for a further five years, making the total sales tax 9.6 percent. The main use of the increased revenues would have been used to balance the city budget and help pay for funding of city programs.[2] Since this measure was not approved, city officials expect around $11 million in deficit and will plan to cut around 15 percent of city funded programs. Proposed cuts and programs to be eliminated had been drafted in case this measure did not get approved.[3] It is estimated that around $40 million a year would be generated in additional revenues if this had been approved.[4]
The 'Yes' campaign had raised $1,666 in donations for their fight to get this measure passed. The 'No' campaign though had raised $11,114 for its campaign with the largest sum coming from the Jim Click car dealership family, $9,999.[5] Those against this measure noted that even though it is written in the Charter that this additional revenue would go to core services, it would not stop the city council from taking money already going towards those services and using it for other purposes. Those in favor argued that because there will be quarterly reviews on spending, the council would not be able to siphon money and get away with it.[4]
Additional reading
- Arizona Daily Star, "As AZ circles the drain, where's a plumber when you need one?," October 9, 2010
- ↑ Pima County Elections, November Election Results
- ↑ Tucson Sentinel, "Charter change, sales tax on November ballot," July 8, 2010
- ↑ KOLD News 13, "City Council approves major budget cuts and money saving measures," September 9, 2010
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Arizona Daily Star, "Proposition 400: City's quest for 1/2 a cent," October 3, 2010
- ↑ Arizona Daily Star, "Pueblo Politics: All but one city ballot measures have little money," September 25, 2010
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Tulsa-Based Mazzio's:The Pizza Guy
By Kirby Lee Davis
Greg Lippert sees a "perfect storm" brewing around the nation's dining sector, a confluence of uncontrollable factors starting with high energy prices and extending from surging cheese and flour costs to rising labor costs.
"We are now competing with international prices," said Lippert, president and chief executive of Mazzio's Corp. "This is a challenge facing the whole restaurant industry."
Oklahoma's energy sector provides something of a cushion, he said, with the state's key indicators still growing at 2 to 3 percent a year. But with consumer confidence at a 17-year low, today's economic turbulence threatens to make dramatic cuts in consumer eating habits.
"Typically restaurant sales have a direct relationship to consumer confidence, discretionary income," he said. "Whole segments of our population are struggling with price-driven needs."
But Lippert has seen such storms before – in 1984, when he joined the Mazzio's staff to create a marketing department, the Sooner State still reeled from the Penn Square Bank debacle and the onset of a near-depression, and then again as commodity prices jumped in the early 1990s and after the 2001 terrorist attacks brought retail traffic to a near standstill.
Lippert instigated and oversaw dynamic changes over those years to strengthen the Mazzio's brand, repackaging the restaurants, broadening the menu and taking innovative steps to add more products and services while retaining founder Ken Selby's reputation for quality.
The company also has earned national kudos for sustaining a family-friendly working environment, reflecting a culture Selby created and Lippert maintains.
Those improvements have kept Mazzio's revenue up 3.2 percent this year, building on unit sales that top their competitors. Mazzio's 173 restaurants, 64 company-owned, now generate average sales of $1.25 million per eatery, more than double where unit sales stood when Lippert joined the firm in 1984.
"I see him as just an extremely creative and visionary person who is very passionate in a positive way about his ideas," said Lori Waldrich, president of Idea Studio in Tulsa. "Basically he gets his mind set on something and is extremely diligent on bringing ideas to reality."
Family ties
Lippert entered the world in 1955, the son of Ray and Shirley Lippert of Cincinnati. Both encouraged a strong Depression-era work ethic, his father earning a medical degree between two wars, his mother instilling him with sporting competitiveness.
"I was with him when he made a hole in one," said Todd Rollins, president of Tulsa-based Rollins Communications, who hits the greens with Greg about once a quarter. "He was so excited, the first thing he wanted to do was call his mom! And the reason he wanted to call his mom is that his mom has more holes in one than he has."
Lippert revealed a thin smile at that tale.
"My mother was a really good amateur golfer in the state of Ohio," he said. "She had five or six of them in her life."
Schnake Turnbo Frank partner Steve Turnbo, who has worked on several occasions with the Mazzio's CEO over two decades, said Lippert's gentlemanly competitive nature is a vital ingredient in his success – although his modest personality can hide that.
"As a rule I take my customers out to play golf," said Bill Stokley, the owner Stokley Outdoor Co. "I'm competitive, but I didn't know how good his golf game was. I was willing to go out and play 'customer golf,' you know, not play my best game. Well, it took me about four or five holes to realize he was better than I was. After about four holes I realized I didn't have to play customer golf – and he still beat me."
"He's a triathlete, or was," said Rollins, whose firm buys Mazzio's radio and television ad times. "He raced against Lance Armstrong once."
Greg developed a love of soccer as well as golf, which led him to DePauw University, a small liberal arts school in Greencastle, Ind. While playing on the university's NCAA varsity soccer team he targeted a career in advertising, working at restaurants and other places to pay his way through school. He also fell in love with speech pathology major Elizabeth Loupee.
"She had lots of energy and personality," he said. "That was probably what I noticed right off."
They married one year after his 1977 graduation, which saw him land a job with Procter & Gamble. After several promotions he accepted a new post with Phillip Morris in 1979, working on the struggling 7UP brand.
"Elizabeth is always ready to try different things," said Lippert, which worked well in a marriage where his career led them from Milwaukee to St. Louis to Miami to St. Louis over just a few years. Their first of three children joined them during that migration.
"She's always supported me," said Lippert. "She's adventurous. Fearless."
Crisp, clean and no caffeine
Lippert's first big opportunity came after a 1981 national medical report linked caffeine to cancer.
"Every single drink at that time had caffeine to cleanse the palate, give it a kick," he said. "7UP never had caffeine."
Lippert came up with the catchy slogan ended with "Never had it. Never will." Building on a decade-earlier 7UP ad campaign touting the Uncola, he brought back the distinctive vocal talents of dancer/ actor Geoffrey Holder.
The result: 7UP case sales went from a 4-percent decline to 8- percent growth, increasing annual brand profits by $35 million.
It proved sweet vindication, since the parent company, a seller of cigarettes and beer, at first resisted his health-conscious proposal. Lippert then realized he'd gambled his career on a slogan.
"I don't know if I would have been able to have done that if I was 40 and had four kids," he admitted.
But Lippert was able to show how consumers did not see 7UP as a sister brand to Miller Beer. He also could point to Miller Lite's popular "Tastes great! Less filling!" campaign, which also played on health concerns.
"He does a good job of laying out a vision that the rest of the company can follow," said Waldrich. "He leads in an enthusiastic way that people can really latch on to. People kind of catch that enthusiasm."
In 1982, Phillip Morris made Lippert manager of the $1.8 billion 7UP brand and its 494 franchises. At 26, he was the company's youngest brand manager.
"It was kind of one of those moments," he said. "I was young enough to not know if I was able to handle those duties. It was exciting to take on a brand."
But he soon found a better offer.
Enter Ken Selby
Selby's life illustrated a classic entrepreneurial tale, the young schoolteacher who in 1961 opened a pizza shop across the street from the University of Tulsa. Before the decade was out he had established a string of franchised and company-owned Ken's Pizza restaurants, building on very exacting quality standards – and an airplane.
"Selby became a pilot to keep up with the stores," said Lippert. "His plan was to get as many open in a three- to four-state area as possible, as fast as possible. He'll tell you that if he didn't have that airplane, he would not have been able to grow that company as quickly as he did."
As competitors like Pizza Hut and Godfather's Pizza grew through the Sooner State, Selby adapted. The first Mazzio's opened in 1979, offering a chewier crust and more toppings than the thin-crust Ken's pizza pie. Slowly Selby began to transition Ken's sites into Mazzio's, but he lacked a central marketing plan to build the brand.
So Selby asked Lippert if he wanted to join the team and create one.
"Their unit count was good, but they had no organization to exploit the concept," said Lippert. "It was a problem very typical of entrepreneurial growth."
The offer came as Lippert realized he didn't enjoy working within layers of bureaucracy. At 7UP, he had 35 people reporting to him in media and marketing positions. At Mazzio's, he would start with one assistant and a promotion director.
"Ken Selby has always been a kind of 'Let's make it work' leader," said Lippert. "What Ken was offering was more sphere of control with less players with more ability to impact an organization. His smaller company really needed someone to handle its marketing efforts. And it didn't take multiple presentations to get things done."
Lippert also found himself longing to work in restaurants again, which he'd enjoyed in college. The industry is built on service, food and competition – all elements that interested him.
"He's always been about excellent food," said Waldrich. "He's always been meticulous about what kind of food he can deliver consistently in his restaurant. I've seen that all the way through that restaurant and Zio's."
So Lippert moved his family to Tulsa in September 1984 – and entered the fire.
At that time Oklahomans were hoping the Penn Square Bank fallout had ended. But oil prices plunged to $10 a barrel twice in the next four years, fueling continued troubles in the state's banking, energy, real estate and agricultural sectors.
Pizza offered some protection, since it was and continues to be considered a recession-proof, economical alternative for the family meal. Selby's 52 Ken's Pizza shops and 38 Mazzio's restaurants continued to boast quality products made to Ken's exacting ingredient standards. While some franchises struggled, and a few changed ownership, Lippert said other franchisees or Mazzio's itself came forward to buy endangered units, so that none were lost.
But the era also brought new competition for Mazzio's in the form of TGI Friday's, Bennigan's and other invading national chains. More pressing was the rise of Domino's and other pizza delivery services.
As the director of marketing, Lippert answered by organizing a strategic growth plan that included product and service innovations alongside Mazzio's brand-building efforts in its core markets.
The company took on the delivery movement by creating its own, pioneering the one-number phone system for the entire company. Lippert said the effort actually exceeded their expectations, reversing negative sales in the down economy.
Managing the 664-4444 system required building a telecommunications center that remains a vital part of the company, enhanced with online ordering five years ago and text-messaging systems this year. The Tulsa facility now handles 60 to 80 call-in orders per restaurant each month, with its flexible staff rising to 120 on Friday nights.
In 1986, Lippert invited all franchises to Mazzio's first annual workshop, where they could express their concerns and ideas for their annual marketing and growth plans. At later meetings, he added suppliers.
"We all get in one room and typically spend two days going over new products, new promotions – and also labor-saving ideas, insurance, energy," he said. "We have to have more of a community when times are tough. Over-communicating is a good thing."
Mazzio's now holds such meetings three times a year.
"He always had an open mind for new ideas and was always searching for new ideas," said Stokley. "It's what always made him different than your typical advertising executive, because you could tell he really, really cared."
That's where Lippert's listening skills and product knowledge allow him to take charge.
"You come to a decision in a meeting and once the plan is approved by everybody, he will say, 'OK, you do A, you do B,' and he doesn't micromanage," said Turnbo. "He expects everyone to go out and get it done, which makes him very effective."
Calzone rings and Three Pounders
Further innovation followed as the pizza industry battled with rising cheese and other commodity prices.
As consumer expectations rose for more variety and flavorful foods, so did interest in more healthy foods.
Mazzio's focused on its primary customer base: mothers with children. As the company plotted product growth and diversity, it made a point to appeal to the woman's palate with its 35-item-plus salad bar and other options.
"Mom's the main decision maker," said Lippert. "If we bypass Mom, we've missed it."
New technologies also improved the speed and quality of pizza cooking ovens and other instruments.
In a starting effort to separate Mazzio's from other pizza companies, Lippert not only recruited specialists to create new products, but worked with consultants and venders such as Hormel and Paradise Tomato.
That began Mazzio's evolution from a pizza house to an Italian eatery, adding the Calzone Ring, Three Pounder, Dippin' Zone, Free- fill Cup and other incentives toward repeat business.
Some were organic productions.
"We started around 1995, and didn't advertise anything else for more than a year," Lippert said of the Calzone Ring. "It's been a 12- to 13-year phenomenon."
Developed to add a hand-friendly finger food to the menu, the ring took form when Lippert suggested Mazzio's cut out the middle of their calzones before cooking them – all to fix a baking problem. Trademarking the device that makes the hole (the center ingredients are then separated for later use), the product proved an instant success.
The Three Pounder represented a different type of success – marketing.
"It was a very simple idea," said Lippert. "We realized the large combo pizza weighed three pounds, and we couldn't find a competitor that could make the same claim.
"For a lot of people, that's what pizza is," he said. "So we just said, 'We're not getting credit for selling three pounds of ingredients. Why don't we tell people?' That was another advantage that we had that we just weren't telling people"
The biggest innovation of the era represented a way to grow the value of Mazzio's Corp.
In 1994, the private company launched Zio's Italian Kitchen – an original restaurant concept serving a more upscale menu, with a footprint twice the size of a Mazzio's restaurant. Its sales target: $3 million annual per unit, at a time when Mazzio's averaged $676,000.
Developed by Lippert, Zio's soon grew to 18 Mediterranean-decor restaurants from Colorado and Missouri to Texas – but like Mazzio's, the concept sometimes struggled in a food sector dominated by regional tastes.
Last year Mazzio's sold the 15-restaurant chain to FMP Inc. of San Antonio.
"FMP had the financial strength to grow it faster than we could," said Lippert. "Really, they provided us an exit price we couldn't turn down."
Moving on
With the menu grown to where pizza makes up just 55 percent of sales, down from 70 percent two decades ago, Lippert ended the 1990s by rethinking the Mazzio's environment and image.
Now the company's senior vice president of marketing, research and development, Lippert led discussions on revitalizing everything from table tops and awnings to the logo and name. That four-year project made its 2003 debut as Mazzio's Italian Eatery, matching limited table service to a well-rounded menu and entirely new atmosphere.
The corporation immediately began to phase in the look at its stores. Franchisees weighed the transformation cost of $125,000 to $300,000, depending on their store's configuration, against a projected 29-percent return on investment.
Mazzio's suggested the results would take two to three years to pay off – although Lippert wouldn't be there to see it. For in 2003 he accepted the chief marketing officer post at Fazoli's Management Inc., McDonald's Italian food partner.
Lippert left Selby's side after deciding he had seen little career growth over the last four years. Joining the Lexington, Ky., office of Fazoli's gave him another chance to reach his goal of chief executive officer with a large corporation.
"I was happy at Fazoli's," he said. Soon promoted to chief concept officer, he oversaw its research and development, culinary training and other tasks. "I enjoyed the experience of working with other brands like Chipotle (Mexican Grill), Boston Market."
Then Selby came knocking again, wondering if Lippert had an interest in returning to Tulsa.
With family and grandchildren there, and the CEO position open and available, Lippert took the job in 2005. Selby, now 71, stepped into the chairman's role.
Lippert said his stay at Fazoli's made him better equipped to be president and chief executive of Mazzio's than if he had not left. His new contract pledged him to transition Mazzio's into a high- growth chain, turnaround Zio's and acquire or develop a third restaurant concept. In his first two years, he increased profits by more than $5.1 million, recording 6-percent growth in 2006 and 2007.
Adapting to the times
Ramping up for today's depressed time, Mazzio's will experiment not just with text-message ordering and new point-of-sale systems, but self-serve kiosks and other innovations.
"If you can be the first to do it, you're going to own it," said Lippert. "We've always said, 'Let's try to allow customers to do business with us as easy as we can.'
"Every three to four years, your technology ramps up," he said. "You have to decide to stay on it or you can get behind."
At the same time they protect the core strengths of Mazzio's pizza: its iconic spicy sauce, with more poured on than the competition, topped by more ingredients, on a crust made daily at each restaurant.
"It's the pizza that brings you back," said Lippert, quoting a marketing line.
To monitor that, Mazzio's continues another Lippert innovation, consistent customer loyalty testing. Polling 10,000 a year, the company not only identifies how customers view its overall performance, but rates individual restaurants – now ranging from Georgia to Texas to Missouri and Kansas, with core markets being Oklahoma, east Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi.
In a tight labor market, Mazzio's also has taken steps to protect and retain its 3,200 employees. Following Selby's lead, the company encourages a balance between work and family. It also trained workers to multitask, boosted general manager pay above industry standards and designated them as managing partners, able to get five- to seven-year payouts on the profitability of their restaurants.
That has helped keep its general manager turnover to just 16 percent, almost half the 30-percent industry average.
"We never lose our priority of family first, company second," said Lippert. "That's something we can do as a regional company that we might not be able to do as a national chain."
Lippert has added touches of his own, such as "no e-mail Fridays" at the Mazzio's headquarters. Started in June, this prohibition forces more movement and personal discussions, which he favors. It also stops the late-Friday e-mails that can stress workers over weekends.
"When I first got into business, you had more face-to-face contact," said Lippert. "I think we've lost that in this e-mail- driven contact."
These steps should help the company continue to grow in today's "perfect storm" environment, better managing food, labor and energy costs to maximize profitability.
"It's not going away," Lippert said of today's squeezed economics. "It feels very much like the mid-1970s when we had rapid inflation, mandatory energy fees, 50-mile-per-hour limits."
Back then, a Ken's large supreme pizza cost $5.25. Today it runs around $15.
That points to the personal income challenge presented by today's economy: will salaries rise enough to offset increases in gas, food, and other bills?
"That's the parts unknown," said Lippert.
One key to overcoming these economic limitations is for the private company to remain focused on its core markets, he said.
"We have survived and done well by doing that," he said. "I think if you make a decision to go national, you take on a financial risk, decide to go public. It was not our desire to do that."
Lippert also believes Mazzio's has plenty of room for growth in those south-central states, including Oklahoma. By respecting its loyal customers and maintaining expected quality standards, the company hopes to grow its repeat business from 25 percent to 35 percent.
"We're not trying to get a non-user to eat at Mazzio's," he said.
Lippert even sees more opportunity for brick and mortar. While the company may have a 70-percent market share in Tulsa, Oklahoma City and other Sooner State areas remain more fractured and split by national chains. That should make room for franchisees as well as company locations.
"We want to own Oklahoma in five years," he said. "When you think pizza in state of Oklahoma, you should think Mazzio's."
Resume: Greg R. Lippert
* Mazzio's Corp., Tulsa, president and chief executive, August 2005-present
* Fazoli's Management Inc., Lexington, Ky., chief concept officer, April 2004 to August 2005
– Chief marketing officer, August 2003-August 2005
* Mazzio's, senior vice president, marketing, research and development, April 1999 to August 2003
– Project leader, new concept development for Zio's Italian Kitchen, 1994
– Vice president, marketing, May 1987 to April 1999
– Director, marketing, September 1984 to May1987
* The 7UP Co., St. Louis, brand manager, 7UP, April 1982 to August 1984
– Section director, southeast USA, Atlanta, June 1980 to April 1982
– Program manager, 7UP, St. Louis, July 1979 to June 1980
* Procter and Gamble, Cincinnati, various marketing and sales positions in Cincinnati, Louisville and Milwaukee, June 1977-August 1984
* Education: DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind., September 1973 to May 1977
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Dutch poet Joost van den Vondel.
I wonder if in the Dutch schools poet Joost Vondel is still on the program?
He is not on the VT Amsterdam Travel Guide page where the "Red Light district" is Nr 1 on the "Things to do" list (I presume the reason is by the VT software, certainly not by travel editor Pieter Jan).
Poet and singer Jacques Brell in his song "Dans le port d'Amsterdam" did also visit the brothels of the Wallen.
Jacques Brell brings me back to Belgium where Dutch poet Joost van den Vondel (1587 -1679) was on the program of the Francophone schools. One should know that Belgian francophones have to study Dutch at school in order to make them more or less bilingual.
The odd thing is that Vondel was writing in Dutch from the 17 th. century!
"De wereld is wel schoon, en waerdigh om t'aenschouwen,
Maer 't reizen heeft wat in. de kosten vallen swaer.
Men magh den Oceaen niet al te veel betrouwen.
De Bergen rijzen steil. de bosschen zien te naer."
This poem is about travelling around the world. My translation:
The world is nice, and worthy to look at
But traveling has a point. The costs are heavy.
One should not trust the ocean too much.
Mountains rise steeply. The woods look too dark.
The result was that Francophones of Belgium knew something about Vondel and his time but did not really learn to speak daily Dutch (Flemish), a need for many careers. We use to say that Dutch is "la langue de Vondel"
The imposing statue is from 1867. He was born in Cologne, then lived in Antwerpen till his parents who were "Doopsgezinden" (Mennonites) did flee to Amsterdam. Later Vondel became Catholic. He is the greatest Dutch author.
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The lung of Amsterdam
Vondelpark is the biggest, greenest and most famous park of Amsterdam. It's a nice place to spend during hot days or when you have some spare time.
There are a lot of meadows, trees and ponds. You will see people walking, running and rollerskating along the paths, and relaxing on the meadows. I saw two places where you can have a drink. Vertigo is a cafe near the Filmmuseum and more in the middle of the park is a nice blue coffeehouse.
Everything is allowed.
The park was somewhat a deception because there were nearly no flowers although it was begin May. Probably the fault of the long winter but in the country, from my train, I saw many huge fields with flowers, late tulips and other flowers.
The park has several ponds because it was constructed in a dump area. The park is 2 m lower than the surrounding streets. After heavy rains whole parts cover with water. The ponds attract many birds.
What is certainly fine with this park is that everything is allowed. You can walk and lie down on the grass, cycle on the asphalt paths, make bbq on the stones put on the grass for that purpose. You can drink, eat, smoke and more.
If you want to know the detailed regulations of the Vondelpark look at "Beleidskader Gebruik Vondelpark" a 26 pages PDF document. You might learn that topless sunbathing is allowed, not nudism.
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Another beautiful day in the Vondelpark
There is nothing in Amsterdam I enjoy more than to ride my bicycle through the Vondelpark on a pleasant & sunny day.
I have a Vondelpark travelogue on the pages if you are also a Vondelpark lover. Click below to go for a ride with me:
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A beautiful stopping place
I stopped at the Vondelpark on my first day in Amsterdam, while waiting for my room to be ready. It was a great place to sit and people and dog watch. There are so many dogs in Amsterdam and on a Sunday afternoon, it seems as if this is the place for them to be.
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Amsterdam's best park
Everyone who goes to NYC goes to Central Park, and anyone who goes to Amsterdam should go to the Vondelpark. Large areas of grass next to lovely ponds and lots of trees are just part of this experience. It is a short walk from the Leidseplein area---there is a film museum and a couple of restaurants for chilling. They have free music every summer and also a skate-along on some friday nights. Joggers, birdwatchers, skaters, walkers and lovers all share this beautiful oasis in southern A'Dam.
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Vondelpark is seen through my eyes with poetry. Is a retreat in the city, a place to dream with equality among people. You can see some local people playing petanque while smoking a joint and drinking a pack of Heineken, or you can see a couple sitting on a bench and having a picnic, or a beggar sleeping in the grass, or a dog swimming in the small lake for his owner stick, or a musician playing flute, or catch a free concert of local music..
To catch a free concert visit Vondelpark site at
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A Space To Recreate and Relax
Vondelpark provides Amsterdam's citizens with plenty of green space, and thanks to the efforts of PieterJan, it has also become a prime spot for VT'ers meeting up!
As you can see in my pictures, it is really a very popular and populated spot and unfortunately a lot of people are not well-mannered enough to properly take care of their left-overs. The Dutch seem to be very much laissez-faire, but I would actually prefer a more zero-tolerance approach towards people messing up public spaces .
Vondel Park on a sunny afternoon
Vondel Park is the Central Park of Amsterdam. It has beautiful winding pathways, and on some sunny evenings it seems that the whole world is relaxing with you here.
At the Film Museum, in the center of Vondel park, is a fantastic café/restaurant/bar called Vertigo. A wonderful place to have a glass of wine or beer and watch the world go by in restful bliss.
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Looking at a map of Amsterdam Vondelpark is spread out like a green picnic blanket over the south west of the city.
Opened to the public in 1865 the park is named after Joost van den Vondel, one of Netherlands foremost poet and playwrights. It covers approximately 110 acres and includes pathways, ornamental ponds, a rose garden and, of course, plenty of grassy space to spread out your own picnic blanket and join the community of cyclists, joggers, sun-bathers, dog-walkers, and roller bladders who use the park.
In summer an open-air theatre stages free concert and theatre performances and the Nederlands filmmuseum is also located in the park. The filmmuseum screens a large number of classic, arthouse, modern Dutch and world movies throughout the year and also has some open air screenings in summer. Café Vertigo, at the filmmuseum, has a lovely terrace where you can people-watch over your coffee while the strikingly designed t' Blauwe Teehuis is a great place to stop and refresh yourself with a sandwich and cake.
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Vondel Park
The Vondelpark is Amsterdam's most famous park. It stretches all the way from the Leidseplein to the Amstelveenseweg, literally cutting the southern part of the city in two.The park is very popular with tourists who can enjoy the quiet from within the city, for people with little children because of the many playgrounds and splendid animals, and the joggers, cyclists and skaters.
Vondelpark was named after the great Dutch writer and poet Johannes van den Vondel. Close to the Vondelpark we find the Vondelstraat and the Vondelkerk. On the Overtoom side one can find the Film museum.
In the high season the Music Theater gives many performances of local and international artists and it's completely free to watch! This is only one of the things which gives the park it's special atmosphere. The well known Concertgebouworkest which happens every year is an open-air concert in the park and it attracts hundreds of people.
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Vondelpark gardens - Jardines
The Vondelpark is the biggest public urban park in Amsterdam. It is located west from the Leidseplein and the Museumplein, just in front of our hostel, which was not good at all, but very well located at least. The park was opened in 1865 and originally named the "Nieuwe Park", but later renamed to "Vondelpark", after the 17th century author Joost van den Vondel. Two years after the park opened, in 1867, a statue of writer and playwright Vondel was placed in the park. There are more sculptures, like the one of a fish done by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. In the park there are a Film Museum and a Youth Hostel.
Vondelpark es el parque urbano más grande de Ámsterdam. Se encuentra al oeste de Leidseplein y del Museumplein, justo enfrente de nuestro albergue, que era muy cutre, pero al menos muy bien situado. El parque fue abierto en 1865, llamado originariamente "Nieuwe Park", pero más tarde bautizado "Vondelpark", en honor al escritor holandes Joos Van den Vondel, del siglo XVII. Dos años después de la inauguración, en 1867, se erigió en el parque una estatua de Vondel. Hay más esculturas, como una de un pez hecha por el español Pablo Picasso. En el parque también hay un museo del Cine y un Albergue Juvenil.
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Relaxation is the key....
Vondel Park - It's a beautiful, quiet and serene place, where people come here to relax, meditate, sing, play an instrument, or just simply for a stroll.... There is also a cafe called Vertigo, which I heard is quite good, and a film museum can be found there.
Mansions Near Vondelpark
The streets around Vondelpark are quite posh and walking from Museumplein to Vondelpark you can admire some especially stately ones. The ones pictured here have beautiful art-nouveau embellishments in their facades.
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Take a stroll in the Vondelpark
The Vondel park is 3.3km made up of tarmac cycle paths, rolling lawns, rose gardens and water. There is a large gazebo in a pond where they sometimes hold classical concerts. There is an open air theatre during the summer which hosts events 4 days a week. You can rent inline skates from the south side and cycle or skate on the tarmac. BBQ's and picnics are allowed providing you take your rubbish away with you. Dogs are allowed without a leash but their litter must also be cleared away. There is a paddling pool free of charge in the summer for the little ones.
The film museum is inside the park where you can take in a movie in an art deco theatre. There are 4 different areas to enjoy a drink or food except they appear to be rather on top of each other. I would suggest a cup of tea at the blue tea house or at the film museum.
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"The increase in earnings was driven by broad-based improvement in almost all areas of the company. We are very happy with the progress we made in growing the loan portfolio," said PBB president Roland Avante.
The bank expanded its lending business by 24 percent to P25.89 billion at end of June from a year ago, noting that the country's strong economic performance spurred loan demand from small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Avante said PBB's recent strategy of entering nearby, higher-growth markets like the SMEs and building quality local teams in its branch network allowed the bank to "grow loans on a more sustainable basis."
PBB's net interest margin improved to 4.5 percent from 3.75 percent in the same period in 2012, as cost of funds eased alongside the reduction in the central bank's special deposit account (SDA) rates.
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WASHINGTON — Despite President Barack Obama's new vow, closing the Guantanamo Bay prison is still a tough sell in Congress. So the White House may look instead toward smaller steps like transferring some terror suspects back overseas.
Shutting down the prison at the U.S. naval base in Cuba is a goal that has eluded Obama since he took office. In his first week, he signed an executive order for its closure, but Congress has used its budgetary power to block detainees from being moved to the United States.
Now, with 100 of the 166 prisoners on a hunger strike in protest of their indefinite detention and prison conditions, Obama is promising a renewed push before Congress and has ordered a review of his administrative options. The White House is acknowledging its process to review prisoner cases for possible release has not been implemented quickly enough and says the president is considering reappointing a senior official at the State Department to focus on transfers out of the prison.
Guantanamo had slipped down the agenda of the president who promised to close it during his campaign five years ago but has transferred few prisoners out in recent years. Conditions at the camp are tense, with 23 prisoners who are in danger of starving themselves now being force-fed through nasal tubes and some 40 naval medical personnel arriving over the weekend to deal with the strike that shows no sign of ending. While the global community has pressured the United States to shut Guantanamo, most of the American public and their representatives in Congress have been opposed to removing the terror suspects from their isolated captivity.
"Guantanamo is not necessary to keep America safe," the president argued at a White House news conference Tuesday. "It is expensive. It is inefficient. It hurts us in terms of our international standing. It lessens cooperation with our allies on counterterrorism efforts. It is a recruitment tool for extremists. It needs to be closed."
Obama's comments revived an issue that hasn't been prominent in recent political debate, with some of the most recent national polling more than a year old.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a leading opponent of closure, responded to Obama's latest call by citing last year's administration report that 28 percent of the roughly 600 released detainees were either confirmed or suspected of later engaging in militant activity.
"They're individuals hell-bent on our destruction and destroying our way of life," Graham said in a statement.
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