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So I'm thinking I may need to see a doctor or someone in the medical profession for it is becoming quite apparent that I am addicted to integrated marketing communications or at the very least I am obsessively compulsive over it.
I say that with tongue planted firmly in cheek, well maybe not firmly for I am a huge propone
nt of integrated marketing communications and am still astounded as to the number of C-level folks and marketers in general who still don't either "get it" and/or "practice it." Just a few weeks ago I wrote of the The Eleven Letter Word That Continues To Elude All CMOs And Marketers with the eleven-letter word being, of course, integration.
So in my continuing quest all things integrated marketing communication's, I first decided to go back to the future, if you will, to see what folks were saying about this subject then versus what folks are saying now.
From just three years ago, John Jantsch from Duct Tape Marketing put it quite bluntly re: the advantage of using integrated marketing communications: "I absolutely believe the real integration opportunity, and way [for] most small business owners to blow their competition out of the water, is the intentional blending of online and offline tools and tactics around a single marketing strategy."
Now how could any business owner not want to run out an integrate a campaign after reading
A few years prior in 2007, David Eldridge in writing for Direct Marketing News, compared integration to a fantasy land, which is really how many marketers still look at it today: "Integration is not a dreamland of endless possibilities with revolutionary marketing results at the end of a rainbow. It's an ongoing process made up of many discrete but valuable steps, each contributing to the greater cause."And finally, talk about going back to the future, take a look at what was written in The Journal of Marketing Communications way back in 1999: "The need to strive for greater integration is considered inevitable by many, although the means by which such integration may be achieved is uncertain."
Inevitable by many indeed yet so many, far too many, have yet to figure out the means to achieve it.
Ok, so that's what folks were saying about integrated marketing communications.
What are they saying now?
I decided to reach out to some folks from both large brands/companies to some on the smaller scale and judging by what I saw, there is hope indeed for us believers in a true integrated marketing communications society. (ok, perhaps that was a bit melodramatic)
My first stop was with Denny Post, SVP and CMO of Red Robin who told me that "we align on our on-line marketing closely with offline, especially when we're on air using traditional media." She also told me they "take an integrated approach for all major promotions and on-line for targeted offers."
I also reached out to Dwight Griesman, the Chief Marketing Officer at Forrester for this thoughts on marketing integration, and he was not a loss for words nor advice for brands, businesses and companies when it comes to integrated marketing communications. In fact at one point during my interview with him he asked the most obvious of questions: "Why wouldn't we want to reach audiences who spend time in the offline and online world, in each dimension?"
Some words of wisdom from Dwight:
- "Online has a proven ability to amplify the message, reach and impact of our marketing aka traditional word of mouth marketing on steroids, and then some. Integrating your messages, benefits, branding etc makes tremendous sense. If the concept is good enough to take to market, then it should be good enough to be executed in an integrated manner."
- "We have learned that it is not about bricks or clicks, but bricks and clicks, and that there is real and valuable crossover across retail channels. Why would those same dynamics not generally apply in other areas as well."
- "The most important element remains that customers want and expect a consistent experience across all of their touch points with companies and products."
Dwight's last comment is one I echoed not long ago in an article entitled What Schoolhouse Rock And Integration Have In Common which spoke to the desire among consumers wanting to see the same basic message be it via an offline medium or online or mobile/tablet.
In the aforementioned article I provided some proof of this via surveys conducted by MyBuys and e-tailing group, a provider of of cross-channel personalisation for retailers. They conducted two separate surveys which showed, in all its glory that A) consumers want integration and B) retailers are not giving it to them. Pay close attention to the boxes marked "Consistency" and the big difference between what consumers want (ideal) and what they are getting (current) in the chart below.
So, that's what some folks from larger brands/companies think about marketing integration today. But what about the smaller guys, the businesses and companies that compete just as much for their piece of the market share puzzle as the big boys do?
Well one such "smaller company" that is using the integration of offline with online to its advantage is BirthdayPak. Based just outside of Philly, every month they direct mail out thousands of "paks" to women which include a birthday greeting plus as many as eight gift cards to local businesses. And according to CEO Michael Marchesani, the integrating of offline and online is essential and it all comes down to one word: trust and "the proof of that trust," says Marchesani is in "how many people actually open our mail, then go to their computers to research who we are and what we're about, then make the decision to further engage with us by sharing critical information, but more importantly, give us permission into their closely guarded email in box."
In other words, there is a consistent message, tone, look and feel across the offline and online worlds.
Then there's the case of a law firm who uses their own version of integrated marketing. Richard J. Quadrino, founding partner of Quadrino Schwartz in New York, told me of the different ways his law firm capitalises on marketing integration in promoting their firm.
"One unique way is using traditional offline marketing opportunities – such as the giving of presentations and lectures to live audiences – to enhance our online marketing efforts," he says. "After delivering the lectures, we publish the event on our websites in the form of a news story, making sure that the words and phrases in the story are pleasing to Google's web search crawlers and enhance our search engine results and rankings."
Quite the unique use of integration if I do say so myself.
In Closing
Ok, so I've made an appointment to see if I am indeed addicted to integrated marketing communications – will keep you up to date on that front.
But, in the meantime, I want to hear from you.
Are you in marketing or advertising and if so do you use an integrated marketing approach?
What brands/companies, if any, do you know who "get it" when it comes to marketing integration?
Named one of the Top 100 Influencers In Social Media (#41) by Social Technology Review, Steve Olenski is a freelance writer/blogger currently looking for full-time work. He has worked on some of the biggest brands in the world and has over 20 years experience in advertising and marketing. He lives in Philly and can be reached via email,Twitter, LinkedIn or his website.
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The state Department of Natural Resources says hunters and trappers in Zone 3 are within one of the quota. DNR spokesman Kurt Thiede says the agency will close the zone to avoid overharvest.
The wolf harvest quota for Zone 3 was 18 wolves. The 17th wolf was harvested Friday.
The overall goal was to harvest 116 wolves during this year's hunt, which began Oct. 15. It was set to close Feb. 28 or when harvest goals were reached.

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Dedicating three large areas within a hospital to a nonprofit center might sound counterintuitive to good business practices, but it makes sense for Oswego Animal Hospital in Oswego, Ill. This hospital—part of a larger network of hospitals in the Chicago area—includes space at the front of the hospital for homeless pets, a bonding room that allows potential pet owners space to interact with pets and a retail space with proceeds donated to the Humane Society.
"Dedicating our time and space within our hospital to pet adoptions is a quadruple-win," says co-owner Dr. Anthony Kremer. "First, we save a homeless pet's life. Second, student externs learn surgery and shelter medicine practices while working with our homeless pets. Third, a family gets a new pet. And lastly, we win a new client."
Oswego Animal Hospital adopts out more than 1,000 pets per year. Dr. Kremer says these adoptions result in many new clients, who feel extremely bonded to the practice, which in turn benefits the practice financially.
The connection among clients, pets and the practice doesn't end with adoptions. Oswego Animal Hospital is a full-service facility, with medical care as well as obedience classes, boarding and grooming.
"Our philosophy is to offer services other doctors might not offer and to do so in the most beautiful state-of-the-art facility in the area," says Dr. Kremer. "Pets that use us for grooming and boarding come to the facility six to eight times a year. We use that opportunity to examine the pet and discover medical issues early. Simply put, pets that use our hospital for those ancillary services get better care and possibly have longer lives than pets that only go to the veterinarian once or twice a year."
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|Six rooms let the seven doctors see patients in style. Two doors separate client space from doctors' work areas, with the pharmacy hallway running directly behind the exam rooms. Porcelain tile floors and built-in benches complete the look.
|The adoption display showcases pets in need of a home, and the bonding room serves as a space where clients can interact with the animals.
|A custom-built tower hides the exam table when not in use. A soft rug covers the porcelain floor to provide a soft place to sit next to a pet during euthanasia, and a leather couch takes the place of a standard bench. The room has a private exit to the parking lot, which sports a dedicated parking space for grieving clients.
|The drying, bathing and grooming areas are connected with doors to allow easy flow between functions while also reducing sound transmission. Located off a major corridor, it's easy for clients to walk from reception to grooming.
|Externs enjoy a quiet second-floor bedroom when staying at the hospital overnight.
|The client restroom sets the tone at Oswego Animal Hospital, Dr. Kremer says. "This space needed to make a statement by reflecting the quality a client would expect at our hospital," he says. This meant using high-end glass mosaic tile to create an upscale look.
|Boarding is a major part of the business model. The practice features double-decker kennels to make the best use of limited space. Multiple scissor trusses—features in which the braces supporting the ceiling cross at an angle, resembling a pair of scissors—allow adequate head room required for the double-decker design. A commercial grade washer and dryer require more space, but are an important investment for the practice's busy boarding area.
|A pitched roof design gave the hospital what they call a "bonus" space, which they use for a dog training and obedience classroom.
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Jawbone UP
Product: Jawbone UP
Price: $99.99
Rating: Recommend*
Jawbone is mostly known for their bluetooth products (headsets and Jambox speakers), but they definitely changed direction with their new product, UP. The fitness wristband inspires one to "move more, sleep better and eat smarter." After spending a week with it, we'll take a look at the UP (as well as its accompanying app) and see if it's worth the wearing 24 hours a day.
UP is a health and fitness tracking bracelet made to be worn 24 hours a day. It's made to work with the accompanying iPod/iPhone app that tracks your sleep, meals and steps taken each day. The UP's motion sensor monitors movement during sleep and daily activity. There is no web interface and the app is iOS only for now, so Android users are out of luck. UP is synced using your iPhone's headphone port and comes with a USB cable to charge it. The battery last about 10 days (I am going on my 7th day and I am at 26%). There is a button on the other end to select Sleep or Workout Mode.
The water-resistant band is made of soft touch flexible rubber wrapped around a steel band. UP comes in 3 sizes (small, medium and large) and the box has a plastic fit guide to make sure you purchase the right one. I purchased a Medium and although the fit is slightly loose on the wrist, it stays comfortably in place throughout the day. Sleeping with it, on the other hand, is as uncomfortable as you would expect wearing a thick bracelet to bed would be. The soft touch texture also doesn't help since the bracelet snags on bedding. The UP is also a bit cumbersome while resting your wrist on a laptop as you type and use your trackpad. The cap that covers the headphone plug for connecting to the iPhone app is also easy to lose--I lost mine on the third day. Luckily, Jawbone offers 1 replacement if you call their customer support line.
Sleep Mode
When you go to bed you set UP to Sleep Mode by holding down the button until a little blue moon lights up. UP tracks your quality of sleep by sensing movements during sleep. One of the main reasons I purchased the UP is because of its Smart Alarm feature. UP identifies the best moment to wake you 30 minutes before your desired wake up time. It claims to help you wake up refreshed, picking the ideal moment based on your natural sleep cycles. With regular use it does work as advertised and gives you a nice graph, showing you your quality of sleep. This feature by itself is pretty neat and gives you a perfect silent alarm so you won't have to wake up your partner in the morning. Unfortunately UP is only limited to 1 alarm time.
Daily Activity and Step Tracker
UP also keeps tracks of your steps during the day just like a pedometer. You can activate a workout mode on the band so you can get more accurate readings while exercising. The steps are then calculated so you can see your total distance, calories burned and the amount of time you've been active. This part of the app seems to be the most useful. By setting up a daily goal you can keep track of how active you are during the day and take action if you want to move a little bit more each day.
Meal Tracker
This aspect of the app is so far the most disappointing. It doesn't have much to do with the UP band itself. At every meal you simply take a photo of what you're eating and in a few hours the app asks how you feel. The choices are slim, ranging from Energized, OK and Stuffed. This portion of the app provides you with a photo journal of the food you eat, but Jawbone could have taken it a step further and have at least added a calorie tracker or nutrition guide.
Overall, I really like the idea of Jawbone's UP. There are similar products, like Fitbit, that do the same thing and aren't limited to just an iPhone app. There are also products like Nike+ that do a better job of tracking your activity. Compared to other products, the hardware is where the UP seems to excel. The software, however, is where it's lacking. With all the data collected so far, I feel like it could show me more ways to live a healthier life style. Perhaps Jawbone could have my information compared to a database of other users. Or I could set a more specific personalized goal based on information I give it. Having to wear a bracelet around your wrist 24 hours a day is asking a lot for getting not that much in return. If the UP application were continually updated and added more features and better graphical representation of data, the commitment might pay off. As for right now, UP is just good enough for people that like personal data tracking. Others, however, may feel like the UP doesn't quite pay off.
- Comfortable to wear all day
- Long battery Life
- Good use as a silent alarm
- Keeps you aware of sleep quality and daily activity
- Easy to lose cap
- Uncomfortable in bed
- Software is a little bare
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Crawl Love—Despite the rain—or perhaps because of it—this weekend's Fall Crawl was the most enjoyable that I've ever attended. Central was alive with Crawlers without being uncomfortably overcrowded, and bands still got to play to packed houses. Likewise, the ratio of local to national acts was right-on for my tastes. I'll admit that there were even a few locals that I had never heard before. (I'm talking to you, Cherry Tempo—and I'll see you in November.) At the end of the night the streets weren't asphyxiated with vomit. No, just horse shit from our peace-keeping mounted Albuquerque police units. Thanks, guys! I'm aware that you've probably got your own opinion on how it all went down, and I encourage you to share your experience with us while it's still fresh on your mind. You can do this a few ways: Write a letter to the editor (e-mail email@example.com), call me personally (346-0660, ext. 260) or rant about it on www.rocksquawk.com. Every bit of information is useful to us as we begin thinking about the next Crawl, six months from now in the Spring. What did you enjoy? What kinks could stand to be ironed out? Tell us all about it. And pray for rain.
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Widespread Panic
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Tuesday, Oct. 25; Kiva Auditorium (All-ages), 7 p.m.: Widespread Panic is one of the most successful touring bands today, but most people have never heard them on the radio. Without television exposure, radio airplay or promotion in record stores, Widespread Panic has sold out shows for more than 18 years, making them one of the top 50 grossing touring acts in the nation. If you've never seen them, here's your chance.
Vulgar curiosity: mewithoutYou
Or, I'm cuckoo for mewithoutYou
MewithoutYou is one of my favorite new-ish bands (they released their first album in 2002) because they seem to kindle the energy of heavier indie rock of the '90s, what with the distortion and yelling, but at the same time add delicate, well-devised lyrics and inventive sound-structures. I tried to speak with guitarist Michael Weiss over the phone last week as the band drove through Oregon, but the ill-fated conversation got cut off three times before my tape recorder ran out of batteries. What was left out involved a high school production of Fame, Danzig and me watching the "January 1979" video 100 times over the summer. Here's what we salvaged:
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
"One of the few authentic voices in folk music."
Born in Brooklyn, Ramblin' Jack Elliot began to cultivate his cowboy image when he ran away from home at 15 and joined the rodeo. He learned to play the guitar and was recording by the early '50s. He traveled and lived with Woodie Guthrie, and through him, met Bob Dylan, later playing in his band. He's also toured with Pete Seeger and worked with other American folk greats like "Utah" Phillips, Emmylou Harris and Tom Waits, to name a few. Still, Ramblin' Jack goes mostly unrecognized for his contribution to American folk music. Most recently, he was left out of Martin Scorcese's chronologically confusing documentary "Bob Dylan: No Direction Home," although he was a key figure in the '60s folk explosion which spawned Dylan. Ramblin' Jack is, however, in Bob Dylan's Chronicles: Vol. 1, on pages 245 to 255 (that's according to Jack's tour manager).
Flyer on the Wall
Mmmm ... Sacrilicious
The writing on the side says, "The Unholy Ghost of Jesus commands you to come and rock." Obey! The show is with Caustic Lye, Kronow and Lower Than Dirt this Saturday, Oct. 22, at Atomic Cantina. Always free, always 21-and-over, usually evil. (LM)
Sonic Reducer
The Very Hush Hush Mourir C'est Facile (Sao Bento Music)
As you struggle up through sleep, out of a sad dream you can't remember, you might hear the static-muffled sounds of "Forever," the first track on the debut of The Very Hush Hush. The melodious delirium continues, but the pace increases as drum(s)/machines kick in and distorted vocals urgently begin telling you something just beyond your grasp. Created by two classically trained pianists living in a haunted house, the album is spookily familiar ... a good thing. Put some albums by The Faint and Sigúr Rós in the blender and listen as you fall asleep. It'd sound like this.


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LONDON, November 5 /PRNewswire/ -- AboveNet Communications UK Ltd., a leading provider of fibre optic connectivity solutions for business and carriers and a subsidiary of AboveNet Inc., has been named a Gold Award recipient in the City of London's annual Considerate Contractor Scheme (CCS). The awards ceremony was held on Friday 2nd November 2007 at Plaisterers Hall in London.
The CCS serves to encourage building and civil engineering contractors working in the City to carry out their operations in a safe and considerate manner, with due regard to passing pedestrians and road users. AboveNet is delighted to have been named as one of the companies to win the Gold Award this year. The Gold Award recognises that the requirements of the Code of Good Practice have been consistently exceeded.
"This award serves to reinforce AboveNet's commitment to ensuring that any street work for customer service installations is performed with the highest regard to safety and street user impact," said Leeland Pavey, Vice President of Operations. "This, in turn, highlights our high customer service standards and ability to meet customer needs."
About AboveNet, Inc.
AboveNet, Inc. provides fibre optical connectivity solutions for business and carriers. Its private optical network delivers key network and IP services in and among 14 top U.S. metro markets and London. AboveNet's network is widely used in demanding markets such as financial services, media, health care and retail.
Contact: Amy Bunn, Marketing and Communications, AboveNet Communications UK Ltd., +44(0)20-7220-3800
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The current license period ends December 31 2010, and fears had arisen that the MPEG-LA would change the licensing terms for h624 for the worse. They could still make disastrous pricing changes despite this press release though, since this press release only covers a single aspect of the h264 codec.
Specifically, the "MPEG LA announced today that its AVC Patent Portfolio License will continue not to charge royalties for Internet Video that is free to end users (known as Internet Broadcast AVC Video) during the next License term from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2016". This would appear to be good news, and in a way, it is. Sadly, the MPEG-LA doesn't address the bigger concern, the concern that already exists today.
"Products and services other than Internet Broadcast AVC Video continue to be royalty-bearing, and royalties to apply during the next term will be announced before the end of 2010," the press release reads. What does all this mean?
It's actually quite simple. Today, if you encode a video in h264 with a licensed encoder, you can stream this video for free to end users, without the end users having to buy a license of their own. In other words, the license extends downstream towards those that consume the video content. Note, though, that this only applies to free streaming; it does not apply to streaming services that require users to pay for content.
This is the status quo as it exists today, and today's announcement basically states that the status quo regarding free streaming will be held intact for the next five-year licensing period, which ends December 31, 2016. It was feared that the MPEG-LA might start charging for free streaming, but this fear has been pushed aside - for now.
What does not change, however, is the fact that everybody in the supply chain can be held liable if an h264 video is not properly licensed. In other words, if someone encodes an h264 video without having a valid license, everybody downstream is liable, and can be sued by the MPEG-LA. They say that the pricing details for the next licensing period will be announced before the end of the year.
Effectively, this changes absolutely nothing. The h264 codec is still a patent-encumbered mess, and with the risk of unknowing end users getting sued by the MPEG-LA, it is simply not a suitable choice for internet video and the HTML5 video tag.


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The end of the nuclear renaissance?
BRATTLEBORO -- During a press conference on Aug. 27 announcing the closure of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon, Bill Mohl, the president of Entergy Wholesale Commodities, said the decision to stop producing power at the plant was based on the economics of the plant, and not operational performance, litigation risks or political pressure.
"Simply put, the plant costs exceed the plant's revenues and this asset is not financially viable. Despite its excellent track record, Vermont Yankee is a single, small-unit nuclear station operating in a very challenging marketing environment."
Energy market analysts have concluded that innovations in hydraulic fracturing that helped drive down the costs of natural gas have doomed the short-lived nuclear renaissance that had been trumpeted by the nuclear industry and its advocates.
In recent months, four other older nuclear power plants have closed -- two reactors at San Onofre in California, Kewaunee in Wisconsin and Crystal River in Florida.
In addition, on Aug. 1, Duke Energy announced it is abandoning the Levy reactor project in Florida and nuclear power plant operators have canceled uprates at five other power plants.
A concern about over-reliance on natural gas has many market analysts concerned, as is ISO New England, which regulates the wholesale energy generation market in the six states, to the point that it is considering offering market incentives to encourage energy producers to diversify energy sources and construct new power plants.
"At every moment in time, the grid operator needs to have enough electricity to keep the lights on," said Mark Cooper, a senior research fellow at the Institute for Energy and the Environment at Vermont Law School and the author of "Nuclear Safety and Nuclear Economics." "Some people have electricity to sell and their operating costs are very low. Nuclear power used to say that. It was their biggest selling point and they wore it on their sleeve, but now there are other producers whose operating cost are very low because the price of natural gas is fairly inexpensive."
Cooper said the current market conditions in New England and around the country are part of the deregulation craze that swept through the United States in the mid-2000s. At that time, energy producers were all gung-ho for deregulation because at the time it meant incredible profits, said Cooper.
"They loved it as long as the price was high," he said. "But markets tend to correct. When prices are high, new sources come online. Now that prices are low, the producers are complaining. The free marketeers don't like the free market when they are not getting rich."
Cooper said the market incentives ISO New England is considering are not much more than bribes, costs for which will end up being paid for by ratepayers in the form of a surcharge. But ISO can't just tack a surcharge onto electric bills to pay market incentives; it needs to get the OK from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a process that could take several years.
In Cooper's opinion, fracking innovations and advances in solar and wind power are tolling the death knell for the nuclear industry.
"At four cents, old reactors are losing money," said Cooper, and the billion-dollar investments necessary to build megalithic nuclear power plants just doesn't make economic sense unless regulators such as ISO New England offer extravagant market incentives.
Cooper also writes off the notion that nuclear power plants and fossil-fuel-fired generators are the only way to supply baseload power, a continuous source of energy that isn't connected to the vagaries of the wind or the sun.
Cooper believes the world is in the midst of a technological revolution that hasn't reached the power production sector and contends that the concept of baseload capacity "is so 20th century. It's antiquated. This is the 21st century. We have information and control technology. We have had a revolution in technology which ought to make us more able to manage and integrate variable renewables. There is also a tremendous amount of interest in storage. But utilities don't want that. They prefer a world with humongous baseload. We have to overcome that inertia."
And the fracking revolution has just begun, said Cooper. With the United States set to export the technology, the global supply of petroleum based products is about to expand.
While that raises serious environmental concerns, he said, for the next couple of decades, fracking will drive energy prices, as will advances in energy efficiency and building construction that will lower the use of power in general.
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Monday, November 7, 2011
The Root of all Harvest Mondays
I had a nice harvest of parsnip that were grown in combination with Swiss Chard. Half the row was left in the ground to use in the spring and for seed.*
The details of roots dug:
I've been digging up roots while the ground is unfrozen to store in our cellar - not quite of the root kind as it's located in our basement so though it is insulated and cooler than the rest of the house, it's not particularly humid but I have stored in such conditions before with a fair amount of luck.
Roots represented for our winter harvest hopes include: carrot, beets, parsnips, winter 'daikon' radish, horseradish and jeruselum artichoke. Also packed away are dandelion roots, chicory, and celariac for forcing. Potted up for greens are swiss chard, bulb fennel and cardoon. I've also got some canna and dahlia bulbs (both technically edible - I've not tried them yet) and some gladiolas resting the cold away.
At the far left are trimmed cardoon leaves with some small, self seeded daikon radishes and some equally undersized celariac for storage. I plan on forcing the celariac for celery leaves. Not sure why it didn't want to grow this year but I'm guessing water stress as it was in the sandtrap garden. Next year, I'll incorporate more organic matter in its planting location. Celariac makes a decorative border.
Some of these are experimental. My attempts to find further references to overwintering globe artichoke roots - and therefore cardoon - have come to not.** The bulb fennel is another trial as its root is not dissimilar to carrot.
Next year, I'll have sweet cicely, divisions of lovage hopefully and oyster root (Scorzonera and salsify) but for now, I want to increase my stock more than I want to eat them during the whiteout. Also resting undisturbed in the garden are crosnes (Stachys affinis), and various multiplier onions.
Exciting discovery!
So I've discovered that parsnips and Swiss Chard grow quite well together. I wasn't sure if the heavy leaf cover of the Swiss Chard would overcompete with the parsnips but perhaps, the different levels of the root growth - though Swiss Chard does have a tap like root, more obvious in some, it is not as long as the parsnip and has a lot bushy secondary roots near the surface - seem to have enabled them to be good neighbours. The first parsnip I pulled out from the clump of Swiss Chard was baseball bat sized. The only roots that weren't worth pulling were crowded out by their own kind. Clearly I didn't thin adequately when they germinated, probably thinking that the bugs would do it for me as they often do. It's a nice combination as the colourful Swiss Chard fills in the spaces between the parsnip leaves. If you want to go all out, planting this with a border of nasturtiums sets off the bright colours of varities like Rainbow Lights Chard or a mix of gold and reds. I also like to interplant Rhubarb with dark leafed swiss chard and maybe a border of dwarf red tipped marigolds or red English Daisy to play off the ruby theme.
Storing in autumn leaves:
A range of chicory heads as pretty as flowers. I am going to cut and eat these over the next little while and then store the roots for forcing later if they so oblige. There are varieties specifically bred for forcing to produce Belgium Endive.
Previously, I've always stored my roots in the quintessential moist sand (rarely) or in plain, old garden dirt (mostly) in low boxes. This year, I thought I'd try leaves as I've heard the odd mention of it. Apparently, a drawback is that the leaves will rot. In my case, that might help (assuming it doesn't affect the roots negatively) as it would add moisture. We'll see. To further increase humidity, I'll be adding bowls of water around the closed off basement cellar. Some of my roots are planted up in soil as well such as celariac, and others are loose. I'll report back how they do.
In the meantime - the how to:
Typically roots that are stored for eating in the winter are those that can either go into dormancy before growing again like potatoes or are biennial so they wait until after a period of environmental change, such as cold, before resuming growth then flowering and setting seed. Therefore, storage either in the ground or in a special made storage place like a cellar is the way to get seeds from vegetables such as carrots and parsnips.
You can also extend the time that you get to eat some tasty greens like celery by potting them up and bringing them inside. Which brings me to another fun thing to do with stored roots, force them. This means you take them from their cozy cellar bed of sand/dirt and pot them in some more sand/dirt and then place in a warm spot and water them. They will start to grow. If you want them to green up, then you'd place them in a sunny spot but if you want them to grow pale, delicate and sometimes more palatable, such as for dandelion yellows (sounds like a disease doesn't it but it tastes quite yummy) then grow them in the dark. This is the way that people produce Belgium Endive or Chicons.*** Many leaves of roots are edible including turnip, beet, carrot (so I understand), chicory, radish, parsley root (and parsley), celariac and even cabbage.
Some big ol' beets giving two harvests: leaves and roots. As siblings of Swiss Chard, you can use beet leaves in a similar way though they might be a bit tougher. The other day I fried them up with some garlic and mixed them together with coucous, an egg, a bit of wine vinegar and some flour then fried this as patties. It was sublime.
A root cellar is the classic place to store roots that require cool temperatures and high humidity, though placing them in a plastic bag in your fridge works well too. If you live in mild climate, you could probably just dig them out of the ground on mild days or build a clamp. Piling a bunch of fall leaves like a frost blanket over your in-ground roots will help keep frost out. I recently saw a suggestion in motherearthnews to place these fall leaves in a plastic bag for easy removal and replacement. Good idea! Even for those in harsher climates, this would extend the time you had access to your in-ground roots. It is also a way to protect roots that might need a bit of help to make it through the winter.
I have a lot of success overwintering vegetables in situ for seed saving the next year or eating early in the spring. The only classic root crop that pops to my mind that never overwinters, except the obviously frost tender ones, are turnips. I also get heavy losses of carrots. We get heavy, consistent snow cover so this insulates the ground most years. However, I have no access to them for the same reason.
Some stuff I did earlier: potted celaric, some misc. roots stored in leaves, a bag of edible leaves that were cut off the roots to make a vegetable stock, and a bag of carrots for the fridge.
To store:
1. Dig up roots as late as possible in the season. Be delicate with them
2. You don't need to remove all the dirt but feel free to brush off excess
3. Undamaged, well grown roots of storage varities do best
4. Trim off the greens to ~2 inch stubs - careful not to damage growing crown
5. Place in your favourite storage medium and container - generally recommended is sand, sawdust or vermiculite as medium in some sort of tub.
There are lots of good books and sites out there with charts to guide you when it comes to ideal storage conditions. Here's a reference from good Cornell University.
* To select for the best plants, you can dig up your biennial roots, inspect for insect damage and qualities (even sampling a bit of the end of the root) then replant. It also doesn't hurt to give the roots a blanket of mulch to protect against frost unless you have a serious problem with rodents nibbling away at your roots.
** Actually I did find a couple mentions of people trying it but not picture filled examples of them succeeding so if you did this, speak up! I'm mostly interested in trying to force them for no reason other than curiousity. I have left some in the ground that I plan on covering with a thick layer of leaves and dirt (rather like a clamp) to see if I can carry them through in ground. Probably wishful thinking.
*** You won't be surprised to find out that there is more than one way to grow a chicon. You can also pot the roots up in sand/sandy soil, place in a cool spot and then when you want to force them, bring them into a warm, but dark place and water them. I've also read in Salad Leaves for All Sesons by Dowding that you can force them in a plastic bag (or as he put it a bin liner or polythene sack) in a warm, dark place. They can be laid horizontally.
4 comments:
- kitsapFG said...
I am fortunate to live in a relatively mild winter climate and am able to keep my root crops in the ground for winter storage. I do pull the potatoes and store them though as I want easy access to them in all weather conditions. But beets, parsnips and carrots stay right where they grew until I am ready to use them.
- November 7, 2011 at 7:16 PM
- Mr. H. said...
Nice roots, I love that you are using dandelion roots, chicory, and celariac for forcing.
I have tried on numerous occasions to overwinter cardoons in the garden, with a mulch, and never been successful(they rot) but have had luck overwintering them in the root cellar and replanting in the spring...I only tried this with a couple plants though as cardoons are not a major food source for us.
I will be very interested in how well your roots store in the leaves, this is something I have considered trying but have not done so as of yet.
Have fun with that scorzonera, now there is a versatile perennial root. They can be left to overwinter in the garden, forced in pots, you can eat the roots...or just the leaves, and then there are those wonderful yellow flowers that give off the scent of chocolate. We are starting to use ours more and more for the greens alone.
Skirret is another perennial root that you didn't mention but I have been interested in for a while...hopefully next season will find me with a few seeds or starts in hand. I enjoyed this post, it was nice to see someone else talk about forcing greens.:)
Oh, and thanks for introducing me to Charles Dowding, I had not heard of him before this post of yours. When I looked him up I came across this intersting video on him and his greens.:) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDEEihHIwCc
- November 8, 2011 at 8:56 AM
- Ottawa Gardener said...
I have tried on a number of occasions to germinate skirret but for some reason - old seed, bad luck? - I haven't been able to grow any. I keep hoping that someone will give me a clone. Pretty please?? But you reminded me that I need to get more, fresher seed possibly, to try once again. I swear, I will give them the coziest most looked after bed with labels and supplmental watering and everything!!
I grew scorzonera in my old place and it was one of my favourites. Mild tasty root, good greens in the spring though I preferred them cooked despite reports of them being a nice salad substitute. Maybe there are varieties with less hair on the leaves?
- November 8, 2011 at 9:35 AM
- Lou Murray's Green World said...
Baseball bat parsnips? Wow, that's awesome. Are they edible at that size?
- November 9, 2011 at 9:55 AM


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In the November 5 issue of America we report on the synod on the new evangelization. Here Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the archbishop of Washington and the synod's "relator," offers some answers to basic questions about this effort:
What is the Synod for the New Evangelization?
As the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) drew to a close, Pope Paul VI established the synod as a mechanism to continue the collaborative experience of the council. The Pope convokes such a meeting and conferences of bishops around the world elect those bishops who will attend. An additional number of bishops, heads of religious orders, experts and observers (lay, religious and clerics) are also appointed by the Pope. In short, a synod is a worldwide consultative body that provides a forum for discussion and reflection on issues of importance in the life of the church.
The current synod on the New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith began with the Mass on Sunday October 7, 2012 in St. Peter's Square. In the homily, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the new evangelization in terms of the renewed impulse that the Second Vatican Council gave to evangelization precisely in terms of the universal call to holiness and how that involves each member of the church in the task of spreading the faith.
The continuation of the mission of Christ, which began with the Great Commissioning following his death and Resurrection, is what we are engaged in today. As the Acts of the Apostles tell us, as Jesus prepared to return to his Father in glory he charged his disciples "You will be my witnesses." That same challenge should echo in our ears and hearts today – we are the witnesses to Jesus Christ, his message, his way of life, his triumph over death and his pledge of new life to all who would walk with him.
The New Evangelization recognizes that the Great Commission is equally valid for us today, but in no small part we are speaking the Gospel to those who feel they have already heard it and think that it has no particular meaning for them.
What should the New Evangelization mean to average Catholics?
The New Evangelization is the recognition that in countries where the Gospel has already been preached there is an "eclipse of the sense of God" (Evangelium vitae, 21). What brings a new urgency to our mission is the recognition of just how widespread and profound is the new secularism.
The context of the New Evangelization helps explain its focus. It is now generally recognized that we deal with several generations of faithful who have been poorly catechized, who are even miscatechized. During his visit to the United States in 2008, our Holy Father pointed out that there are also a number of barriers to the proclamation to the Gospel. These include the secularism, materialism and radical individualism that are so much a part of our culture.
But just as he diagnoses the problems, so too does our Holy Father present a practical solution and a challenge. The Pope uses the word "re-propose" to describe how we should preach the New Evangelization. Somehow in what we do and how we express our faith, we have to be able to re-propose our belief in Christ and his Gospel for a hearing among those who are convinced that they already know the faith and it holds no interest for them. We have to invite them to hear it all over again. For some who initially heard the proclamation of the Gospel, the message has lost its savor. The vision has faded. The promises seem empty or unconnected to their lives. This realization brings us to our next question.
What impact will the synod have on the church in the United States?
My hope is that the message of the synod will be widely disseminated so that Catholics across the country will hear its encouraging call to personal spiritual renewal that engages each of us in the desire to share our faith, to help others see, once again, its beauty and therefore return to its practice with the embrace of new enthusiasm.
The New Evangelization begins with each of us taking it upon ourselves to renew once again our understanding of the faith and our appropriation of it in a way that embraces the Gospel message and its application today.
Following on our efforts to renew our own appreciation of the faith should be a new confidence in the truth of our message. In the Gospel we read how Jesus taught with authority (Mark 1:21-22). He taught out of his own self-identity. "I am the way, the truth and the life," he proclaimed (John 14:6). This divine pedagogy remains the model for us today. The truth—the very revelation of who Jesus is—he shares with us through the church. Jesus did not leave us orphans. As he returned to his Father, he called those he had chosen and anointed in the Holy Spirit to continue to teach everything that he had made known to them and to proclaim it even to the ends of the earth.
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One of the most attractive features of the New Evangelization, one that evokes response from young people today is the coherence of the church's teaching, the soundness of the way it offers and the joy it holds out to those looking for true meaning in life, their own value and worth and the goal of life.
In my pastoral letter on the New Evangelization, Disciples of the Lord, I wrote, "Planting the seed may mean that we learn new styles of communication, open our hearts to a more culturally diverse community, study more deeply the mysteries of the faith, reach out with confidence and invite a neighbor to attend Mass, forgive a long-held grudge, or focus on a new and more influential approach with a son or daughter, father or mother, or spouse who is away from the practice of the faith. Every moment becomes a new opportunity to connect another person with the abundant Springtime that God promises. In this, we are protagonists of hope."
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Thanks so much y'all!
Today started out a little better. I got some good stretches of sleep last night (around 3 hours at a time!), so I woke up a little less sore. I've gotten progressively sore as the day's gone on though... I just noticed that on the side August feeds on, my nipple ends up white, and so does the area around his mouth. I wish there was some way I could get his jaw to relax!
I do have a question about the nipple shield too... I also noticed that when we're done nursing, I end up with raised areas on my nipple where the holes in the shield are. Does that mean it's too small of a shield? Seems to happen worse with one twin than the other. I tried looking around for a size Large today to try it out, but didn't have any luck finding one. All the stores around here only carry up to Medium.
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The transcript of my appearance on CNN's Reliable Sources this morning is here. I'm not aware of any video yet. The subject was the investigation into the NSA and "secret prisons" leaks. My suggestion that the laws in place should be enforced was considered out of bounds by some.
UPDATE: Thanks to the many readers who wrote to compliment the CNN program. However, the first email we got–it was sent within a minute or two after my segment ended–wasn't so favorable. One Henry Lowe of Michigan wrote:
You are a traitor of the highest order, and should be tried and executed.
You hate freedom and democracy, the concept of open government and a free press.
You put your party and your god Bush before your country, and for that you should pay dearly.
You secretive Bushite republiscum should be dealt with like Pol Pot dealt with the traitors in his country.
May God curse your home, your family and definitely your party and gods GW Bush and Dick Cheney.
May poverty, disease, calamity, and misfortune be your constant companions before God sends you all straight to hell.
You treasonous republiscum bastard!
We get worse emails than this every day, but still–it's hard not to be taken aback by a guy who thinks I'm a traitor, and ought to be murdered, because I said that that the laws should be enforced as they are written. And I would hope that even most liberal Democrats wouldn't hold up Pol Pot as a model to be followed!
Finally, the proprietor of Expose the Left wrote to say that he has posted video of this morning's Reliable Sources, but he is currently under a DOS attack–the left doesn't like being exposed, apparently–and his site is temporarily unavailable. He hopes to be back in business some time tonight.


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(DETROIT, MI) – The Detroit Tigers announced the club has agreed to terms with right handed pitcher Justin Verlander on a five-year contract extension through the 2019 season with a vesting option for the 2020 season.
Verlander, 30, compiled a 17-8 record, 2.64 ERA (238.1IP/70ER) and 239 strikeouts in 33 starts with the Tigers during the 2012 season. He topped the American League with six complete games, 238.1 innings pitched and 239 strikeouts, while he finished second with a 2.64 ERA, .217 batting average against, 7.25 hits per nine innings and 3.98 strikeouts per walk, tied for third with 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings and tied for fourth with 17 wins.
"Justin is one of the premier pitchers in baseball and we are thrilled to keep him in a Tigers uniform for many years to come," Tigers President, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager David Dombrowski said. "Justin has been a Tiger for his entire career and he is on pace to be one of the greatest pitchers in this illustrious franchise's history."
A five-time American League all-star selection (2007, 2009-12), Verlander has posted a 124-65 record, 3.40 ERA (1,553.2IP/587ER) and 1,454 strikeouts in 232 starts during his major league career. Detroit's first-round selection in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft in 2004, he is currently fifth all-time in club history with 1,454 strikeouts and 10th with 124 wins.
Verlander was selected the American League Most Valuable Player and unanimously selected the American League Cy Young Award winner in 2011. He became the 10th pitcher in major league history to win both the Most Valuable Player and Cy Young Awards during the same season.
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November 6, 2009
Ft. Worth, Tex. (November 6, 2009) – Brad Keselowski will make his debut behind the wheel of the No.12 Penske Dodge Charger on Sunday afternoon starting from the 35th spot.
Keselowski and the No.12 Penske Dodge Charger team had an hour and a half practice session on Friday afternoon to get their car dialed in. The team was confident they had a strong car and it showed on the speed chart. Keselowski radioed to crew chief Roy McCauley explaining the car was just a tick loose at both ends of the speedway. The No. 12 Penske Dodge crew went to work making a couple of small adjustments to the front end geometry to help the car rotate through the banked turns. By the end of practice, Brad Keselowski felt like he had a car capable of running up front on Sunday afternoon finishing up ninth on the timing and scoring monitor.
In the afternoon qualifying session, Keselowski was the eighth car to roll off to make a qualifying attempt at the Great American Speedway. He wheeled the No.12 Penske Dodge around the Texas Motor Speedway running a time of 28.754 seconds which put him on the inside of the 18th row for the start of Sunday's 500-mile showdown.
"The car felt really good," commented Brad Keselowski after his qualifying effort. "I feel like I drove a really good lap and was really surprised that we did not run faster than we did. Today has gone really smooth. We had a really productive day. I am looking for more of the same tomorrow to get our Penske Dodge dialed in for Sunday's 334-lap race."
The Dickies 500 will be seen live on Sunday, October 8th on the ABC television network. Race coverage is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. ET. The event can also be heard live on PRN Radio as well as Sirius Satellite Radio, channel 128.
Driver: Brad Keselowski
Position: 35th
Speed: 187.800 MPH
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Van is in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey. It is located on the eastern shore of Lake Van (Van Gölü), a salt lake which is locally known as Van Denizi ("the sea of Van"). Lake Van is largest lake in Turkey.
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by bus
Buses leave to most destinations in Turkey. A ticket to Diyarbakir costs 20 YTL (09:00, 12:00 and 23:00, 6 hours) and to Malatya costs 25 YTL (08:30, 9 hours).
Minibuses to Dogubeyazit and Yuksekova for border crossings to Iran.
There are also two buses a day to and from Urmia in Iran costing only 15 Euros.
by train
From Istanbul's Haydarpaşa station (on the Asian side) there are trains direct to Tatvan, a town on the west side of Lake Van, three times a week. This train (Vangölü Express) departs Haydarpaşa on 20:05 (08:05 pm) and calls in a number of cities and towns across Anatolia, including Eskişehir, Ankara, Kayseri, Sivas, and Malatya among others. According to the timetable all the way between Istanbul and Tatvan takes almost 42 hours, frequent and probably long delays discluded. This is the longest (both in terms of miles traveled and time spent inside the train) non-international train journey in Turkey and gives a through panorama of almost all regions of inland Turkey. Inter Rail pass is accepted in this train. Once arrived in Tatvan, you can take the ferry which crosses the lake to Van.
International train from Istanbul to Tehran (Trans-Asia Express) calls in Van once per week, see [1].
Apart from Trans-Asia, there is also another international train service once a week (one of the days which Trans-Asia doesn't call) between Van station and Tabriz in NW Iran.
by plane
There is an airport (Van Airport) located about 5-10 km away from the city. There are flights from Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara and Antalya. Outside the airport there are taxis to the city costing 20 YTL, but you can also walk 10 minutes for the main road where dolmuses stop and take you to the city only for 1 YTL. A new bus run by the municipality now serves the security entrance to the airport (past the taxis and towards the main road).
by boat
There is a ferry line in the Lake Van, between Tatvan on the western shoreline and Van on the eastern shoreline.
Get around
The city is famous for its breakfast halls (kahvaltı salonu), in which for a not-so-high price, you are served a really filling breakfast including locally produced cheese (different types) and honey among many other stuff. The price usually includes an unlimited amount of tea. Look around.
Get out
Iran is only tens of kilometres away in the east. It is possible to go by road or rail. (Be sure to have your visa before you arrive in Van)


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Melton Lee Wiedeman died February 14, 2013
Melton Lee Wiedeman the son of Marvin and Lucille Culter Wiedeman was born on April 8, 1958 in Wyandotte, Michigan and passed away on February 14, 2013 in Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas at the age of 54 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents who were from Ida, Arkansas. He is survived by a daughter Melissa Wiedeman and a son David Wiedeman, three brothers, three sisters, three grandchildren , nephews, nieces ,other relatives and many friends.
A visitation and Memorial Service was held Sunday, February17, 2013 at Family Funeral Service Chapel.


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We've decided to add a lounge chair to our library – the decision was easy, since I don't think we'll have room for anything else.
If I could have my way, I'd put an FK87 grasshopper lounge chair in this room. I've loved this piece for years, but sadly my wallet wouldn't be too pleased if I took the plunge.
Ditto for Poul Kjaerholm's PK22 Easy Chair (or any PK pieces for that matter). You never know, though. I'm going to keep my eyes open for a good vintage find. For now, I'll just admire the shots below.
Even though the Eames lounge chair is totally overdone, I do love it. There's a reason it's a classic. It's comfy and stunning and would do the trick nicely. Same goes for the Knoll Womb Chair. Once you sit in one, you'll understand why you keep seeing these pieces all around.
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text: This probably already been noticed, while sitting down with the family to watch this DVD, I be "Dammed." the guy buys a "PUCH moped." And is ridding in the movie. About Time a Puch gets a little screen time! LOL I think the other bikes in film might be, a Tomos and two Vespa's. This made my Sunday!!


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Salem firefighters help battle mill blaze in Lawrence
January 13. 2014 8:12PM
SALEM — A ladder company from the Salem Fire Department was among the crews battling a five-alarm blaze at a mill building in Lawrence, Mass., on Monday night.
Salem Fire Capt. Stephane Cattin said the call for assistance came in around 4:40 p.m., when the ladder truck, three firefighters and an assistant chief headed to Lawrence.
Cattin said the Salem crew was still working with departments from throughout northern Massachusetts three hours later.
"They're operating at a defensive position, trying to contain it," Cattin said.
As of 7:30 p.m. Monday night, Lawrence Fire Department dispatchers said the fire at 9 South Canal St. was still burning and had not been declared contained.
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The Department of Energy announced that it will transition 6,000 additional program personnel to Google Apps for Government, a cloud-based email and collaboration solution. Last year, the agency moved 5,000 employees at its Idaho National Laboratory to the cloud-based solution.
The transition project, which was awarded to Unisys, is designed to allow the DOE to obtain the cost-cutting advantages of the cloud while giving employees secure and efficient access to email and other data. The solution includes the integration of the department's mobile users, a Unisys spokesman said in a statement.
In May of this year, Unisys moved 4,500 employees at the National Archives and Records Administration to Google Apps for Government, linking three cloud infrastructures to accommodate NARA's messaging, mobility and records management requirements. NARA's move to the cloud was designed to give agency employees secure and efficient access to cloud email, calendaring, contacts, and document creation and editing within Google. NARA also connected its BlackBerrys and smartphones to Google Apps, freeing agency from maintaining BlackBerry Enterprise Servers on premise.
Google Apps for Government is often seen as a money-saving option by cash-strapped governments. The city of Boston recently made the move and expects to save about $280,000 a year after its switch from Microsoft Outlook. NOAA has successfully moved 25,000 employees, contractors and associates to Google Apps for Government, giving its workforce access to cloud-based email and collaboration tools. The move was expected to cost the taxpayer "50 percent less than an in-house solution," said NOAA CIO Joseph Klimavicz. Google also has provided email and calendar services to Colorado and, in the process, allowed the state to eliminate disjointed and aging email systems. The move is expected to save the state approximately $2 million per year, state officials said.
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I don't think INL employees are DOE. I believe they are contractors. That said, who in DOE is being moved to google apps? Is it the DOE field, HQ, another lab? Any chance we could get more info? Who can I contact for more info? Please remember the basics of journalism; who what where when why and how. Thanks.
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- Harshita Kalra4.7(80 reviews)Four Bungalows, Andheri West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400047, Indianeeraj15 September, 20184.0
Good routine. Good follow up. Flexible as per clients needs.atin27 July, 20185.0
Very helpful and genuinue dietician.i can recommend for everyone.she cleared all the doubts very patiently with excellent suggestions.About
Hey All! I am a professional Nutritionist and a very friendly soul. I don't believe in crash-fad diets, starvation-based diets, instant weight loss-gain. I work with what is feasible for you to follow and frequent follow ups to provide you with motivation. I believe in giving results which can be maintained. I feel I am highly approachable and you can feel free to get in touch with me at any hour of the day. Also, if you want results without much stress, you are at the right place, leave it on me. Keep it happy, keep it healthy!
- Purvi Gala4.8(70 reviews)Matunga, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiasharmila12 October, 20185.0
She is a very good and well experienced nutritionist. She has a good approach and is genuinely caring for her clients.I would definitely recommend her. I could achieve some fat loss and muscle gain what exactly i was looking for. Thanks to her as her diet plan really worked and is easy to follow.amruta mankame2 September, 20185.0
Her given diet worked really well .. I m bit lazy.. and big foodie... Bt I still lost almost 5-6 kg and in nearly 4 months... I look lean bcz of inch loss .. Her focus is on inch loss and to maintain healthy lifestyle. . she doesn't give something which u can't follow or cook....About
Counseling clients as per the desired goal, planning diets for them, reviewing and follow up. Making changes in the follow up plan as per the results ,appliance to the diet and clients feedback. If the client has a medical condition then the consultation and follow ups are done accordingly. Also medical reports are checked on a periodical basis. For example, in hypertension bp is checked once a week or cholesterol reports are reviewed once every 2 months and so on. Apart from diet counseling recommendations on exercise or physical activity too plays an important role.
- Harpreet Chanana4.6(70 reviews)Indira Nagar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiaramneek kaur7 October, 20185.0
Harpreet ma'm is very helpful. She gave me lots of diet/food options. I lost 2 kgs in the first 3 weeks, and I am feeling much lighter and active. I am planning to continue taking her advice for couple more months, and get to my ideal weight.manasi1 October, 20184.5
Excellent service. Knows her work and genuinely interested in client's well being. Will follow up regularly to ensure diet is being followed n very result oriented.About
I'm Dr Harpreet Chanana, and I specialize in personalized Weight Loss Diets, personalized Weight Gain Diets, personalized Therapeutic Diets Curative & Restorative . I carry a huge experience which makes me accurate with the diet decisions I take. I provide diet plans according to the taste & dietary pattern of the patient and he she is never forced to anything that they don't like.
- Rajshree Sharma - LivFit5.0(55 reviews)Hiranandani Gardens, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiadimpal jain29 June, 20185.0
Superb .. very effective and fulfilling diet .. I never felt hungry n starving being on her diet .. Excellent results..aamir sheikh20 June, 20175.0
A few years ago, my mother slipped in the bathroom and as you can imagine, got a cruciatingly painful slip disk. She had given up hope and that is when we came to Rajshree as our last hope. Today, LivFit is responsible for the happy life that my mother is leading. Her slip disk problem is almost non-existent and we thank Rajshree and her team for that.About
I advise my clients to lead a healthy lifestyle or achieve a specific health-related goal by making their diet charts easy to follow and interesting so that they do not hesitate to adapt to a better routine. At LivFit, we are on a global mission to reverse diabetes and obesity by sharing the idea of healthy foods and incorporating them into our diets. We offer three-month programs to successfully reverse your diabetes or obesity through just having real food. Take the LivFit challenge to start living!
- Eat Right With Kamna Bhandari4.9(55 reviews)351, Linking Road, Khar West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiakhushali desai 5 April, 20185.0
I met Kamna almost a year ago, my weight was 80.4kg.. It's been almost a year with the break of almost 2/3 months in between as I relocated out India. Currently I am down with 10.4kg. It's not only about a weight loss it's a complete shift in a lifestyle.. There has been ups and downs during this one year long journey but Kamna has been very patient and understanding. Thanks for being the guiding force in bringing this change.vineeta d7 March, 20185.0
We had a great experience with Dr. Kamna. My husband and I consulted her hoping to improve our dietary habits. Given both had never stuck to any kind of regime before, we began with a bit of scepticism. However, Dr. Kamna deftly helped us through the process and after 3 months of regular sessions with her, we're both healthier, energetic and lighter! The weekly diet plans were customised to our taste, avoided repetition and also took into account our business travels. All this while ensuring our nutrient requirements were adequately met. Through the entire process we never felt we missed something nor were we craving for a binge. Dr. Kamna has a very friendly and a practical approach and every week we looked forward to the consultation. I'd definitely recommend Dr Kamna!About
I'm a Nutritionist & a Health coach, with a rich and diverse experience in the Field of Nutrition & Dietetics with an unarguable volume of experience dealing with clients both in India and abroad. I have worked both as a Nutritionist and a significant driver of the management team at a popular Health clubs like Talwalkars and world class ones like Fitness First.
- Pujah Kundaar4.0(54 reviews)Thanevandana3 July, 20175.0
Very polite, friendly, bubbly and approachable doctor.dr. denise13 June, 20175.0
Dr. Pooja is an excellent Homoeopath who is really compassionate about helping her patients heal in the most gentle way possible... Moreover, she is an amazing human being and lovely to interact withAbout
Being healthy and fit in these busy times as ours is not only a want but also a need. More often than not people believe that being healthy is just about exercising and still following faulty food habits. Good health begins with what we eat, how much we eat and what time we eat. And it's just not about losing weight, it's also about living an active, energetic lifestyle. I can help you with incorporating a healthy lifestyle to suit your needs.
- Geetanjali Medical Nutrition Clinic4.9(42 reviews)Bandra West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiasamrin khan14 March, 20175.0
Practical diet plans, which are easily attainable. Always available for one's queries...I had result oriented experience with nutrition matters of Dietitian Geetanjali Ahuja. Effective online meal plans with meal reminder 24 X 7 on your phone...will definitely stick to the same.manju seth14 March, 20175.0
A Great experience.. with my weight loss never thought of losing so much weight with my eating habits. Overall i will recommend her to whoever wants to take the diet advice. she herself is so fit that I was easily drawn to her advice which has helped me a lot. I lost 10 kgs in 3 months & i am pleased with her advice on diets as well as fitness.i had recommended her to my friends & they are also extremely satisfied with her. I would sincerely advise whoever is reading this to contact her for their benefit...About
Geetanjali Medical Nutrition clinic is a renowned diet clinic which functions with various well qualified and experienced dieticians under the guidance of the mentor senior Registered dietician Geetanjali Ahuja Mengi 13 years of expertise We have lots of weight loss and clinical diet programs. We don't believe in giving short cut results, as what comes easy, goes easy. We don't prescribe any medicine or FAD Diet short cut diets . Each and every individual is given extra attention to study the medical history, their lifestyle stand for giving right diet. We provide FOOD REMINDERS, DIET KITS, 24x7 365 PHONE DIETICIAN.
- Dr. Vishwajit Roy4.9(41 reviews)Neelam Nagar Phase -2 Bus Stop, P Gujar Road, Neelam Nagar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiaswayam desai23 January, 20185.0
Dr. Vishwajeet Roy is a good nutitionist. I had a goal in mind which was to loose some weight. I felt the service was a bit overpriced and I had consulted some other nutritionists as well who charged a little lesser. he is able to help me move closer to my goal,omkar bhat8 January, 20185.0
It was an okay eperience was average. I have rated the professional 3. the experience was fine. The behaviour and regularity were fine but It was a little expensive .He was charging a bit higher in comparison to others. Rest all was good. Not so good not so bad work.About
Detailed thorough consultation with entire history first. Body fat and muscle analysis with sophisticated device. Alternative analysis in related disorders. Holistic approach from diet exercise medical non surgical and surgical aspects if need be.diabetes gout pcod obsessive compulsive disorder thyroid Depression.1 Weight loss gain management 2 hair loss treatment 3 aesthetic skin treatment chemical peels microdermabrasion 4 sophisticated hair & skin lasers.&c. In depth consultation, Holistic approach, customisation as per expectations and requirements. Available at clinic home telecon online skype video call or any location of your choice. Treatment at clinic at home. Charts and follow update on urban clap whatsapp e mail. Source things meals snacks medications supplements. Hire and you see the world of difference. You even get educated for life . Pictorial images provided go in any country and you have your list in front you of choice. Mission and vision to create wellness fo
- Sapna4.9(41 reviews)Mumbairadhika agarwall23 August, 20185.0
Great knowledge and very helpful. Does continuous follow ups as well and really takes care of her clients. Kudos!!nikita adekar29 May, 20185.0
Yess. She is very good , monitors our diet through whatsapp which is very convenient. She doesn't starve you at all!About
I am Dt Sapna and I have gained firm experience in the field of nutrition during my tenure with VLCC. I Provide diet plans as per the convenience of my customers and strive for results without a lot of exercises and without quitting your favourite food completely. I am an expert in changing your food habits from unhealthy to healthy and assure a healthy lifestyle. I have worked with Healthifyme, the biggest and the most popular health app and have given amazing and satisfying results to all my clients. I have given good results to more than 500 clients.
- Foods for Life5.0(36 reviews)Opera House, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indianitin shinde 23 June, 20185.0
My name is Nitin and i was 85 kg(height 6") and was struggling for loss weight from last few months to reduce body fat and reach 76/ 75 kg. I tried all the options but I failed miserably. One of my friend then introduce me to Deepal Shukla. She first collect all my data like current weight ,eating habits and excerise habits (almost nil in my case). I got a diet plan and was instructed to follow it and keep posted Deepal on daily basis. With a span of 15 days I lost a good amount of body fat. I have now following Deepal diet plan and reach 77 kg in just 3 months. In next few weeks I will definitely reach my target weight.(Fat loss) Thank you very much for the support and guidance given to me.sindhu20 February, 20185.0
I joined for 3 months diet plan with her for weight loss n hair growth. I reached my target weight and my skin and hair improved much. She shares teh diet plan based on our life style and food habits. So it is easier to adapt and gives good resultsAbout
Professional Experience 8 Years Organizations Served Chowpatty medical centre May 2011 Aug 2011 Gujrat endocrinology centre March 2012 April 2012 currently working in foods4Life Educational Qualifications B Sc in Food Nutrition Niramala Niketan College 2006 M Sc in Clinical Nutrition SNDT 2008 Specialization Details Diabetes Education Online Diet Consultation Weight Management
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