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Partners for Development's (PfD) work in agriculture, food security and nutrition increases agricultural efficiency, improves livestock health, promotes production of nutrient-rich foods in household gardens, increases farmer's access to credit and marketing opportunities, and improves farmer's livelihoods. Our community-based programming provides individual households with training and support, while our national agricultural initiatives seek to introduce effective policy change and build responsive institutions.
Current programs that support agricultural development include:
Pineapple Processing for Export (PINEX)
PfD's Pineapple Processing for Export (PINEX) project in Benin works with pineapple farmers, producers' organizations, processors, and exporters to strengthen the pineapple value chain at all levels. This project comprehensively addresses challenges in the pineapple sector by including training and capacity building for producers and processors, increasing access to finance and inputs, and increasing infrastructure, market information, and brand recognition.
PfD's five year PINEX program will strengthen the pineapple value chain at all levels in Benin. Pineapple is the third highest agricultural earner in terms of GDP in Benin, and has significant potential for growth. PINEX will:
Increase agricultural productivity by: building the technical and business management capacity of pineapple farmers, the Pineapple Producers Network of Benin (PPNB), and the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA); connecting producers with access to finance; and enabling the private sector to supply improved fertilizer.
Improve agricultural processing by building the technical and business management capacity of pineapple processors and the National Association of Pineapple Processing Companies of Benin (NAPPCB), and by connecting processors with access to finance, equipment, and certifications.
Expand agricultural trade by: building the marketing capacity of pineapple processors; connecting processors with marketing opportunities; establishing a market price and information system; improving border and airport storage and marketing facilities; and supporting innovation and collaboration across the Beninese pineapple value chain.
Activities include training and capacity building with pineapple producers and processors, facilitating agricultural lending and access to inputs, in-kind grants, and building infrastructure to facilitate pineapple production and marketing.
Past programs that support agricultural development include:
Agricultural Productivity and Nutrition Project
PfD implemented the USDA-funded Agricultural Development Program in Stung Treng and Kratie provinces. This project involved four key components: improving agricultural productivity, enhancing household nutrition, supporting the Provincial Agricultural Extension Service, and improving access to markets.
The Agricultural Development Program exceeded its original objectives and close coordination with both the Provincial governments and Departments of Agriculture ensured successful implementation of the field programs. The four objectives of this program, improving agricultural productivity, enhancing household nutrition, supporting the Provincial Agricultural Extension Service, and improving access to markets, are interlinked and many of the activities completed by PfD spanned across more than one objective.
The first objective of the program was to improve agricultural productivity. PfD undertook a number of activities to accomplish this objective, including the introduction of new plant varieties, planting demo plots for farmer education, working with village veterinary workers and other volunteers to improve pig and poultry rearing, and introducing fish farming to households. Activities undertaken to achieve the second objective, to improve household nutrition, included introducing alternative farming techniques to combat cultivation difficulties during the dry season, incorporating fish farmed by the household into their diet, and the distribution of clay water filters. The third objective, to support provincial departments of agriculture was achieved through engaging associate staff to conduct field activities, conducting study tours to expose field personnel to developments abroad, training and providing support for field operations, and developing extension and training materials designed specifically for ADP activities. For the final objective, to improve access to markets, PfD designed, modified, and tested farm equipment for local manufacturing and commercialization and also collected information on market prices for a wide range of agricultural commodities.
Allen Foundation Community Development Program
PfD's work on the Allen Foundation Community Development Program focused on facilitating community development and quality of life in eight communities by working with local Village Development Committees (VDCs) to support community-initiated activities in economic development, public health and sanitation, public education and local capacity building, and community infrastructure and communications. Additionally, this project improved food security by completing rice banks in villages across the provinces, which were stocked with rice by the World Food Programme.
The four focal areas of PfD's community development work for the Allen Foundation in Stung Treng and subsequently Kratie province were: 1) economic development, particularly supporting rural livelihoods; 2) public health and sanitation; 3) public education and local capacity building, particularly improving community knowledge of health, nutrition, and agricultural practices; and 4) assessing and addressing problems in community infrastructure. A silk weaving training program was added to the project in 2001 with help from Veterans International. The World Food Program contributed rice to rice banks PfD built in Stueng Treng as part of its agricultural development support activities.
The project goal was to facilitate community development and quality of life within the eight communities. More specifically, through working with local structures such as Village Development Committees (VDCs), the project aimed to support community-initiated activities in: (a) economic development; (b) public health and sanitation; (c) public education and local capacity building; and (d) community infrastructure and communications.
The project completed "rice banks" in five villages across Stung Treng and Kratie. The banks have improved food security for poor farming households that are at risk of going in to debt or losing their land during periodic food shortages. Working through PfD, World Food Programme provided the rice stock for the banks to these community-constructed facilities. Members of the bank may then borrow from this stock during seasonal shortages; after harvest, borrowers then repay the bank with rice plus an extra 10% "interest" payment in rice. PfD also convinced local banks to provide credit for fertilizer and other key agricultural inputs.
With additional funding from the Allen Foundation, PfD also completed 100 latrines benefitting 567 community members, and provided sanitation education to families throughout the community.
Markets II
Capacity Building of Selected MARKETS II Grantees and Smallholder Agricultural Producers/Processors in Delta, Edo and Rivers states: Chemonics/MARKETS II worked with poor rural farmers and smallholders in Nigeria to improve performance, income, and nutrition through private sector-driven market interventions. To this end, PfD worked with 20 agricultural producer associations to strengthen their organizational, financial, and administrative capacity, allowing them to manage donor funds and increase productivity.
As a part of the MARKETS II Project, PfD strengthened the capacity of 20 agricultural producer associations in financial, administrative and group dynamics in Nigeria's Delta, Edo and Rivers states, enabling them to effectively manage donor funds, provide valuable services that will enable recipients to increase their productivity. PfD has been collaborating with the MARKETS program since its inception, especially in the development of the Nigerian Agricultural Enterprise Curriculum (NAEC), which PfD has integrated into many of the business development services trainings it has conducted over the years for agricultural entrepreneurs.
In January 2015, PfD signed an agreement with Chemonics to participate in its USAID-funded MARKETS II project to provide institutional capacity building to selected smallholder agricultural producers and processors in three states in Nigeria. The Organizational Capacity Assessment (OCA) Tool was adapted by PfD and endorsed by the technical staff of MARKETS II Project which was administered to each of the selected groups. The OCA Tool was designed specifically for the selected smallholder agricultural associations to diagnose the strength, weaknesses and opportunities available to and existing within these groups. The OCA Tool was designed to assess capacity of the associations in six key areas/sections - governance, human resource management, financial management, monitoring, evaluation and reporting, sustainability, public relations and partnership.
The first MARKETS activity was a highly successful program that fostered private sector-led agricultural productivity, advanced agriculture and trade policy reform, improved farmers' access to new agricultural technologies, and strengthened both public and private institutions. MARKETS II extended the MARKETS model to improve the performance of Nigerian poor rural farmers or smallholders, their incomes and nutrition through proven private sector demand driven market interventions. The program focused on smallholder farmers who cultivate between 1 and 5 hectares of land, up to 80% of whom are women.
Growing Resources for Enhanced Agricultural Enterprises and Nutrition (GREEN)
The Growing Resources for the Enhanced Agricultural Enterprises and Nutrition (GREEN) project worked with Beninese farmers' associations to train vegetable growers on how to increase the money they take home from their harvests through better growing techniques, through strategies to decrease spoilage between the field and the market, and through improving their understanding of market-driven production.
From November 2011 to July 2016, PfD implemented the USDA-funded Growing Resources for the Enhanced Agricultural Enterprises and Nutrition (GREEN) Project in six southern states in Benin: Atlantique, Littoral, Couffo, Mono, Oueme and Plateau. Through GREEN, PfD provided valuable training to over 7,300 agricultural producers and through increasing the farmers' net income, benefited 36,000 family members.
The GREEN project worked with Beninese farmers' associations to train vegetable growers to increase the money they take home from their harvests through better growing techniques, through strategies to decrease spoilage between the field and the market, and through improving their understanding of market-driven production. Centered on tomatoes, peppers, and leafy greens, the trainings GREEN provided focused on improving water and soil resources, appropriate use of pesticides, dry season cultivation, and how to handle vegetables immediately after harvesting. GREEN worked with growers' associations on marketing and business strategies to help them maximize their earnings potential as a group.
GREEN trained 7,390 agricultural producers in vegetable value chain theory, market assessments, and modern methods to improve agricultural production. As a result of PfD's work, 97% of participating GREEN farmers now produce in response to what the market wants, and 95% of GREEN farmers have increased their vegetable production by an average of over 160% by increasing the number of cultivation cycles from two to three and four ties per year. GREEN's final evaluation also showed, farmers increased their net income by over 220% and created over 8,600 seasonal jobs.
Northeast Cambodia Agricultural Extension Project
PfD's Northeast Cambodia Agricultural Extension Project worked to improve food security through continued technical, administrative, and financial support to the provincial Agricultural Extension and Animal Health and Production offices in Kratie and Stung Treng Provinces in Cambodia's underserved northeast. Through this collaboration, PfD focused on a major staple crop – rice – and improved growing methods, introduction of new, high-yield varieties, and proper use of fertilizers and pesticides. PfD also trained community members in veterinary medicine, expanding veterinary services for livestock.
In 2002, The St. Paul Foundation awarded Partners for Development (PfD) a grant of $ 79,230 to improve agricultural extension efforts in northeastern Cambodia for the 12-month period, 01 October 2002 – 30 September 2003. The project's goal was to improve food security through the continued technical, administrative, and financial support to the provincial Agricultural Extension (OAE) and Animal Health and Production (OAHP) Offices in Kratie and Stung Treng Provinces in Cambodia's underserved northeast.
One of the keys to food security in Cambodia is consistent, sustainable harvests of the staple crop: rice. PfD collaborated with the Office of Agricultural Extension in both Kratie and Stung Treng to teach improved rice growing methods to local farmers, introducing new, high-yield varieties of rice, as well as fertilizers and pesticides. Over the course of the project year, PfD and its partners trained over 1,000 farmers in better ways to grow rice.
In cooperation with the Office of Animal Health and Production, PfD trained 110 community members in the techniques of veterinary medicine for agriculture to provide health services to the livestock of Kratie and Stung Treng. By the end of the project, nearly 100% of Kratie had coverage for farmers requiring veterinary services for their animals.
In addition to these two key interventions, PfD also:
Scaled-up a local duck-raising program to include 220 families;
Provided 25,000 doses of vaccine for cattle and buffalo;
Reached 780 farmers through "farmer field days" extension services;
Facilitated the sale of over 10 tonnes of modern varieties of rice seed to farmers.
Integrated Agricultural Development Project 2
With the Integrated Agricultural Development Project 2 (IADP), PfD aimed to contribute to the rehabilitation of agricultural markets by increasing the flow of information and number of competitive actors participating in these markets. PfD achieved this work by guiding the creation of local farmers' associations, providing technical assistance and livestock to farming families, increasing trade through the establishment of border inspection posts, and providing technical assistance in support of broader policy changes.
The Integrated Agricultural Development Project (IADP) aimed to contribute to the rehabilitation of agricultural markets by increasing both the flow of information and the number of competitive actors participating in those markets. The IADP also worked to rebuild connections and trust between the government and private sector by advising policy as well as agriculture. PfD helped farmers rebuild Bosnia & Herzegovina's agricultural markets by guiding the creation of three local farmers' associations, as well as by providing technical assistance and gifts of livestock to over 450 farming families whose lives were turned upside down by the conflict in the former Yugoslavia.
The farmers associations' established by PfD, known as the IFA, were professionally managed, financially sustainable, open to all community members, and democratically controlled by members. They covered multiple municipalities, crossing both city and ethnic lines and fostering regional economic cooperation. The IFA projects were jointly implemented with the municipal officials, citizens and farmers.
Finally, in cooperation with the UN Office of the High Representative, the IADP provided technical assistance in support of broader policy interventions, including:
Providing financial and logistical support for community-based agricultural planning and extension services;
Providing financial and logistical support for a livestock training/fair for approximately 1,000 farmers;
Constructing a veterinary border inspection facility, along with necessary equipment for cross-border animal inspections and appropriate training for facility staff, in cooperation with the State Veterinary Office.
Expanding Access to Services for Agricultural Enterprises
PfD's Expanding Access to Services for Agricultural Enterprises (EASE) project built the capacity of local community-based organizations to provide loans, business skills training, and targeted technical assistance to 11,000 farmers and processors of agricultural products working in small-scale agriculture. PfD provided guidance to local partner organizations on how to strengthen the entire targeted value chain by engaging with stakeholders at all levels, with a particular focus on women. An extension grant to EASE allowed PfD to extend financial inclusion, business development skills, and agricultural skills training to an additional 2,000 beneficiaries in Sokoto State.
In Nigeria, most rural families work in small-scale agriculture, either as a primary source of revenue or as a source of supple¬mental income, and they must face challenges of having limited access to credit, information, markets, and social services. With support from USAID, PfD's "Expanded Access to Services for Agricultural Enterprise" (EASE) project has enabled local community-based organizations to provide loans, business skills training and targeted technical assistance to 11,000 farmers and processors of agricultural products. For this project, PfD provides guidance local partner organiza¬tions in how to strengthen targeted value chains by training these organizations on how to conduct workshops for value chain stakeholders. PfD builds capacity of its local partners so that they are able to provide business develop¬ment training and financial management services to farmers and other small business entrepreneurs.
PfD has a 12-year history working in Nigeria. Over this time, PfD has cultivated a strong network of partners. Implementing projects across this network—increasing the number and quality of services local organizations can offer through training-of-trainer programs and sustained engagement—both allows PfD to quickly scale-up its interventions and increases the sustainability of projects like EASE. Responding to the early success of EASE, in 2011, PfD won a $600,000 extension grant to expand services into Sokoto State in order to extend financial inclusion, business development skills (BDS), and agricultural skills to an additional 2,000 beneficiaries over 18 months (by the end of the program, EASE reached 2,413 individuals in Sokoto).
14 of the 15 local partner organizations PfD collaborated with in EASE's implementation focus on the advancement of women and children's well-being. PfD helped these organizations expand their services into microfinance, increasing the opportunities for financial inclusion for women in the conflict-affected, culturally conservative states in which EASE operated. Overall, 77% of EASE's total 16,539 beneficiaries of BDS training were women. PfD's technical trainings were so popular that more than twice the number of people expected sought tailored agricultural sector technical assistance; ultimately, 1,217 beneficiaries received training in crop production, diversification, processing, and storage, as well as training in organic farming and the careful use of agro-inputs, depending on their needs. In terms of microfinance success, 7,137 borrowers leveraged $1,319,438 worth of microfinance loan capital over the life of the project, as successful repayment allowed PfD's partners to continuously relend their original funds.
Jatropha Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative
PfD's Jatropha Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative (JANI) provided a wide range of agricultural skills trainings and opportunities for rural communities, expanding the cultivation and processing of Jatropha (a plant the seeds of which can be used for bio-diesel, soap making, cooking oil and pellet fuel for cookstoves) in 18 districts across Tanzania. Through collaboration with local partners, JANI improved vulnerable agricultural communities' food security by diversifying and increasing household income, strengthening local capacity, and improving food security.
PfD's USDA-funded JANI (Jatropha Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative) provided a wide range of agricultural skills trainings and opportunities for rural communities during its five-year run, which ended in 2013. Through this $7 million Food For Progress initiative, PfD expanded the cultivation and processing of Jatropha curcus in 18 districts of eight regions in the North, Central and Lake Zones of Tanzania. Jatropha is a renewable energy source that can be processed into cooking oil and into pellet fuel for new, locally manufactured, clean-burning cookstoves, known as Jiko Bomba stoves, which PfD developed and marketed in cooperation with local manufacturers. Improving the availability of clean-burning fuel and stoves not only reduces the need for families to cut wood from Tanzania's depleted forests: cleaner burning fuels also improve indoor air quality, the leading cause of respiratory illness in women and children in sub-Saharan Africa. Jatropha also serves as a valuable hedgerow for family enclosures, and jatropha-oil can be made into soap.
Through PfD's signature integrated programming approach—involving agricultural extension, nutrition education, livestock vaccinations, enterprise development, and creating market linkages—JANI improved vulnerable agricultural communities' food security by achieving the following core objectives in Tanzania:
Diversifying and increasing household income with jatropha cultivation through training in the cultivation and processing of jatropha and by creating market linkages between farmers and buyers of jatropha seed and oil.
Strengthening local capacity to promote jatropha by strengthening capacities of local extension agents, implementing entities and local outreach organisations working with PfD to promote cultivation, processing and sale of jatropha oil with smallholder farmers.
Improving food security and nutrition for jatropha farming households through community nutrition education campaigns and technical assistance in household food production.
Through collaboration with 13 local partners, PfD trained over 42,000 farmers in Jatropha cultivation and processing, distributed over 1 million jatropha seedlings, and sold no less than 59 tons of jatropha seed. Demand for jatropha pellets for improved cookstoves now exceeds supply.
Integrated Agricultural Development Program 1
With the The Integrated Agricultural Development Project 1 (IADP), PfD aimed to contribute to the rehabilitation of agricultural markets which were destabilized by ongoing conflict by leveraging microfinance, technical expertise in agriculture, and institutional capacity building. PfD worked with local farmers' cooperative to create a national raspberry industry, established producers associations, and developed a partnership with UPI Bank to administer a line of credit to members of these associations. Thus, local farmers gained increased access to information, markets, and credit. The program was expanded in 1999, 2000, and 2001, ultimately benefiting 3,000 members of two small farm co-ops.
Bosnia & Herzegovina's markets were deeply destabilized by the decade-long war in Yugoslavia during the 1990s, and many rural families struggled to gain the credit, inputs, and services needed to put their farms back on sound footing. PfD began the Integrated Agricultural Development (IADP) program in 1998 with assistance from the USDA to put Bosnia & Herzegovina's agricultural markets back on sure footing. PfD leveraged microfinance, technical expertise in agriculture, and the organization's experience rebuilding local institutional capacity in post-conflict settings to achieve this objective.
PfD worked directly with local farmers' cooperatives to create a national raspberry industry, providing ongoing assistance with fertilizer use, pesticide use, irrigation systems, and other specific topics related to the care and cultivation of raspberries to promote success for this high-value crop. Raspberries grow wild in Bosnia & Herzegovina, and were widely prized but not widely available in major population centers until the 2000s. To preserve the country's wild raspberry stocks while promoting cultivated fruits for national consumption and export, the IADP emphasized sustainable raspberry collection and harvesting practices and the cultivation of domesticated berries. PfD used this opportunity to educate farmers on ethical wild harvesting, developing an "atlas" of medicinal and aromatic herbs and wild berries that stresses sustainable harvest practices. Endangered plants were specially marked. This atlas was distributed widely to farmers and other wild harvesters throughout the region.
To promote growth and financial viability among the farms in the IFA producers associations, PfD developed a partnership with UPI Bank to administer a line of credit specifically for IFA members. The loans enabled IFA members to expand a wide range of agricultural production activities: it enabled the purchase of machinery, grain milling equipment and animal fodder, and cows for dairy farms; it supported bee keeping and other sectors such as vegetable production, and herb and spice collection, and allowed farmers to expand their land holdings. PfD and UPI Bank later created a line of credit specifically for raspberry growers, an intiative that drew buy-in from some of Bosnia's largest national food processors. The credit program has facilitated PfD market linkage activities, including joint purchasing and organized cultivation.
The IFA members who participated in the IADP's credit program have been able to diversify their agriculture activities and lower their vulnerability to volatile markets, as well as to build capital and expand their businesses.
Rural Community Development Program in Nigeria through Agricultural Productivity Training and Microfinance for Access to Markets
Three-pronged approach provided rural communities with improved roads, training in agricultural production and processing, and microfinance to improve agricultural markets and rural livelihoods.
Over 80% of the world's poorest people still live in remote rural areas, far from markets where they can sell what they produce from the land. From 2000 – 2010, PfD led a major rural community development program across rural parts of Benue, Bauchi, Nassarawa, Kaduna, and Edo states. With support from the USDA and the Pitcairn Foundation, the program improved rural families' access to markets through a combination of infrastructure improvements and microfinance services. In the first year alone, the program issued $350,000 in microloans (mainly to women) and paved seven major roads—providing market access to 225,000 people in remote, rural communities.
This was the logic: Technical trainings in agricultural production and processing would help farmers produce better; better access to markets would give them better income and a reason to expand their production; and microfinance would give them the capital to expand. This would not only benefit rural households economically, but create more robust and stable rural economies, and improve financial inclusion among some of Nigeria's most hard-to-reach populations.
Banks are often unwilling to provide loans to farmers for two major reasons: first, without crop insurance, a farmer's ability to repay even a small loan could be devastated by the loss of an entire crop due to any number of natural hazards; second, banks usually expect repayment to begin in less time than it takes to grow, harvest, and sell most crops. To correct this problem, PfD collaborated with its local microfinance partners to develop two agricultural loan products—an agricultural production loan and an agricultural processing loan—and trained local microfinance institutions (MFIs) to help them them minimize the risks associated with providing credit for agricultural activities.


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Adolescent Boys Who Practice Mindfulness Meditation Show Improved Mood and Contentment
By Gail Fernandez, MD / November 1, 2010 July 23, 2019 / Child Psychology
Mindfulness refers to being completely in touch with and aware of the present moment, as well as taking a non-evaluative and non-judgmental approach to your inner experience. For example, a mindful approach to one's inner experience is simply viewing "thoughts as thoughts" as opposed to evaluating certain thoughts as positive or negative.
A new study published in the September 2010 issue of The Journal of Positive Psychology reports that teaching mindfulness to adolescent boys improves their "well-being," or feeling of happiness, contentment, interest, and affection. The research was done in the United Kingdom. 155 boys from two independent UK schools, Tonbridge and Hampton, were evaluated before and after a four-week crash course in mindfulness. After the trial period, the 14 and 15 year-old boys were found to have increased well-being.
Many of the students genuinely enjoyed the exercises and said they intended to continue them — a good sign that many children would be receptive to this type of intervention.
"Another significant aspect of this study is that adolescents who suffered from higher levels of anxiety were the ones who benefitted most from the training."
For the experiment, students in six classes were trained in mindful awareness — mindfulness. Mindfulness is a 'way of paying attention. It means consciously bringing awareness to our experience, in the present moment, without making judgements about it'. Students in the five control classes attended their normal religious studies lessons.
The training consisted of four 40 minute classes, one per week, which presented the principles and practice of mindfulness. The classes covered the concepts of awareness and acceptance, and taught the schoolboys such things as how to practice bodily awareness by noticing where they were in contact with their chairs or the floor, paying attention to their breathing, and noticing all the sensations involved in walking.
All participants completed a short series of online questionnaires before and after the mindfulness project. The questionnaires measured the effect of the training on changes in mindful awareness, resilience (the ability to modify responses to changing situations) and psychological well-being.
Many of the participants reported they enjoyed the exercise and continued to practice mindfulness after the study.
Additional Resources on Mindfulness for Kids & Teens:
The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate
The Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens: Mindfulness Skills to Help You Deal With Stress (Instant Help)
Still Quiet Place: Mindfulness for Young Children
Still Quiet Place: Mindfulness for Teens
Gail Fernandez, MD
Dr Gail Fernandez is a board certified child psychiatrist and is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the UC Irvine School of Medicine. Dr Fernandez received her MD degree and General and Child/Adolescent Psychiatric training at Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. Her community work includes Medical Director for FOCUS a program specializing in treatment of sexually abused children and their families. She is a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

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Rejuvenate the garden at Jefferson Elementary- The club built a garden for the school 10 years ago. The goal was to have the children take care of the garden as a continuing project. However, this project was ignored and left in disarray. At the beginning of the year, the club revisited the garden and collaborated with the Environmental Teacher, who was very interested in working with the children to increase their awareness of "caring for the earth." The project was started in 3 phases, completing the project with plants that the children can care for and take some pride for their work. This project will offer an intercultural partnership program because the children will plant a tree in the garden and elementary children in Romania will plant the same type of tree in a Romania Elementary School.
Support the Hawaii Tennis Program (HITS) for Underprivileged Children- Our club worked with the HITS program to hang wind screens at Palolo Tennis Park, re-strung tennis racquets, donated tennis outfits and provided financial support so that the program could continue to be available for tennis for the underprivileged children in the Palolo Housing area. UH Rotaracts, Club Members from our club and another Rotary club, along with Families from the HITS program volunteered to complete the project. The day ended well with a tennis clinic by a professional tennis instructor.
Mentor a New Generation Intern from Cairo- A student from Cairo was hosted by one of the members who mentored the student in a work study environment. Oher Rotarians and non-Rotarians opened their work places to do the same. The student expressed her appreciation for the valuable experience she gained.
Support Literacy with Donated Books to the Jefferson Elementary Library- The club provided funding to the school's librarian to purchase books for the school. Every speaker at the club's meeting signs a book which is donated in the speaker's honor, placed in the library for the children to enjoy.
Support Dictionaries for 3rd Graders- The Club gave out dictionaries to 3 schools and donated back packs to the schools during the school year. The back packs were filled with school supplies for the children.
Collaborate with the Youth for HUGS- The Club reached out to the Interact and Rotaract Clubs to work on a joint community program. The members donated mugs that the students, along with club members, decorated. They filled the mugs with goodies prior to a meeting and stayed to attend the club meeting. The mugs were taken to the HUGS House for families during their Respite Night Off.
Support Youth Scholarship- The Club donated funds to HRYF and RYLA. A student was selected for the $5K HRYF Scholarship. The club also donated to RYLA to support a student attending the RYLA program.
Support Langley Ukulele Ensemble- The Club supported this talented young musical group from Canada for a performance at Dave and Buster and invited other Rotary clubs who enjoyed the entertainment and fellowship.


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Grant Approved for No 18 High Street
Neil Bullen, 18 HIgh St
A grant made possible thanks to National Lottery players has been awarded through the Wisbech High Street Project to enable improvement works to an historic Wisbech high street building.
Mr Neil Bullen, who owns No.18 High Street, has been working with the Wisbech High Street Project officer over the last year to secure a grant which will assist with roof repairs, new windows, a replacement door, redecoration of the façade and a new sign.
Mr Bullen's grant will enable him to undertake works that will improve the character and appearance of No.18 in line with the conservation area guidance.
The signage will be replaced with something more appropriate to the age and appearance of the building and materials proposed for the windows and replacement door will be in timber. Essential roof repairs and redecoration of the façade will ensure the building remains watertight and protected for years to come.
It is expected that the works will commence in the springtime when weather conditions have improved.
Mr Bullen, whose family also runs and owns "Evisons" next door has also had a grant request approved for repairs to that building too. Further information to follow.
For more information about the history of this building, click here
Completion of Demolition Works at 11-12 High Street : December 2020
Improvement works underway at 13-17 High Street
Archaeological Building Recording at 24 High Street
Wisbech Underground - Updated August 2020
High Street Project Update: Application Approved - October 2019
Archaeological Building Recording
Photographic Workshop on Light Painting at the Wisbech General Cemetery
Photographic Workshops
Programme of Children's Workshops at the Wisbech & Fenland Museum
Programme of Walks Released for Summer 2017
A View from Above!
Planning Application Submitted for 13-17 High Street


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Tipo da produção científica: Artigo em Periódico Indexado
Autoria: CABRAL, C. S.; BRUNELLI, K. R.; COSTA, H.; FONSECA, M. E. de N.; BOITEUX, L. S.; REIS, A.
Afiliação: Cléia S. Cabral; Kátia R. Brunelli; Helcio Costa, Incaper; Maria Esther de N. Fonseca; Leonardo S. Boiteux; Ailton Reis.
Título: Identification of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae race 1 as the causal agent of lettuce wilt in Brazil.
Fonte/Imprenta: Tropical Plant Pathology, vol. 39(3):197-202, 2014.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1982-56762014000300002
Conteúdo: The objective of this work was to assess the virulence to lettuce cultivars and host specificity and to identify races of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae (FOLac) isolates associated with lettuce wilt in Brazil. Thirty-one isolates identified based on morphology were inoculated in a set of lettuce cultivars for race determination. Plantlets of ?Elisa?, ?Vera?, and ?Red Salad Bowl? cultivars were inoculated with all isolates using a root-dipping method. Isolates were also inoculated in species of Asteraceae and other botanical families. ?Elisa? and ?Vera? were susceptible to 27 isolates while ?Red Salad Bowl? was resistant to all isolates. Plants other than lettuce were not infected by any of the isolates, suggesting their specificity to lettuce. All pathogenic isolates were assigned to race 1 and used to evaluate a PCR protocol with primers targeting race 1. Only amplicons associated with race 1 pattern were observed for all pathogenic isolates but not for one non-pathogenic isolate, thus leading us to conclude that FOLac race 1 is so far the sole causal agent of lettuce wilt in Brazil.
Thesaurus NAL: Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae (FOLac); Fusarium wilt; Lactuca sativa; Pathotypes; Virulence.
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1. REIS, A.; BOITEUX, L. S.; COSTA, H. Determinação de espécies e de raças de isolados de Verticillium oriundos de diferentes Estados do Brasil. Brasília, DF: Embrapa Hortaliças, 2007. 13 p. (Embrapa Hortaliças. Boletim de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, 31).
Tipo: Boletim de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento
2. REIS, A.; COSTA, H.; BOITEUX, L. S.; LOPES, C. A. First report of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici race 3 on tomato in Brazil. Fitopatologia Brasileira, Brasília, v. 30, n. 4, p. 426-428, agosto 2005.
3. CABRAL, C. S.; BRUNELLI, K. R.; COSTA, H.; FONSECA, M. E. de N.; BOITEUX, L. S.; REIS, A. Identification of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae race 1 as the causal agent of lettuce wilt in Brazil. Tropical Plant Pathology, vol. 39(3):197-202, 2014.
Tipo: Artigo em Periódico Indexado Circulação/Nível: B - 1
4. GONÇALVES, A. M.; COSTA, H.; FONSECA, M. E. N.; BOITEUX, L. S.; LOPES, C. A.; REIS, A. Variability and geographical distribution of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici physiological races and field performance of resistant sources in Brazil. ISHS Acta Horticulturae 1207: V International Symposium on Tomato Diseases: Perspectives and Future Directions in Tomato Protection.
5. ÁVILA, A. C. de; INOUE-NAGATA, A. K.; COSTA, H.; BOITEUX, L. S.; NEVES, L. O. de; PRATES, R. S.; BERTINI, L. A. Ocorrência de viroses em tomate e pimentão na região serrana do Estado do Espírito Santo. Horticultura Brasileira, Brasília, DF: v. 22, n. 3, p. 655-658, jul./set. 2004.
6. FONSECA-BOITEUX, M. E. de N.; BOITEUX, L. S.; LIMA, M. F.; MENDONCA, J. L. de; COSTA, A. F.; FONTES, M. G.; COSTA, H.; GONZÁLEZ-ARCOS, M. First report of tomato chlorosis vírus infecting eggplant and scarlet eggplant in Brazil. Plant disease, v. 100, n. 4, p. 867, 2016. On line.
7. DUARTE, M. F.; FONSECA, M. E. N.; BOITEUX, L. S.; COSTA, H.; RIBEIRO, B. M.; MELO, F. L.; PEREIRA-CARVALHO, R. de C. Identification of Physalis angulata (Solanaceae) as a Natural Alternative Weed Host of Tomato Severe Rugose Virus in Brazil Plant Disease, 2019.


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CHEF / OWNER
It was the love of bringing family and friends together around a home cooked meal that led Diego Coconati to co-found CREATE.
He fell in love with cooking as a young boy, watching his grandmother make ricotta gnocchi from scratch. Diego had a diverse childhood, filled with interesting cuisines, growing up in Argentina, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico.
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ERASMO (RAS) CASIANO
In Ras' family, everyone cooks, and his hospitality education started at an early age. His father, Jose Manuel, armed with impeccable fire-starting skills, would man the grill, and his mother, Santa, would prepare intricate sides and traditional salsas. Weekends at home came with an open door policy, encouraging spontaneous neighborhood dinner parties. Their house was constantly filled with family, friends, food, and music.
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Michelle Nguyen grew up as the youngest of four in Dallas, Texas to two immigrant parents from a tiny fishing town in Vietnam. She received a B.S. in Public Relations from the University of Texas at Austin and moved to Denver, Colorado in 2017 to continue to grow her affinity for people. She loves creating intimate and engaging spaces that foster impressionable relationships.
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Charles Beaumont's untimely death in 1967 at age 38 cut short the brief but brilliant career of a writer now regarded as a master of modern weird fiction. The author of three extraordinary collections of short stories, the acclaimed novel The Intruder, and scripts for cult classic horror films and the popular TV series The Twilight Zone, Beaumont was at work on a fourth collection at the end of his life. The contents of that book, which he hoped to title A Touch of the Creature, remained unpublished until a limited hardcover edition in 2000, now long out-of-print.
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The Seaholm District will have over 191,000 square feet reserved for office, retail and restaurants. The biggest tenant will be Athenahealth, but the most anticipated tenant will be Trader Joe's. This eclectic neighborhood market will not only service the residents of Seaholm, but will provide a much needed alternative to the few grocery stores in the Downtown area. Other tenants that have signed on to occupy Seaholm are Map My Fitness (a fitness oriented tech company), Jackson Ruiz Salon (nationally recognized and award winning hair salon), Optique (optometry practice and eyewear boutique), True Food Kitchen (Ultra Healthy Gourmet Restaurant), and Boiler 9 Bar and Grill (A David Bull Restaurant).
With Austin focusing on becoming a big cultural hub, the master plan for the Seaholm Project made sure to incorporate culture. Not only is the district within walking distance to Austin City Limits, Austin Music Hall and Ballet Austin, but, incorporated in the Seaholm project is the new Central Library. This will not be your run of the mill, ponderous library. This "Library of the Future" will not be like any in the United States. The 200,000 square foot, six story facility will offer a full service restaurant, an art gallery, retail space for vendors and outdoor reading porches overlooking Lady Bird Lake. The expected grand opening for the new library is November 2016.
The Seaholm District will truly be a vibrant downtown hub for Austin. With a multi-modal transportation system in place (walkways, bike lanes and metrorail), the Seaholm District is in the center of it all. The unmatched location is located on the banks of Lady Bird Lake, giving people easy access to the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trails, The Shoal Creek Greenbelt, The Lance Armstrong Bikeway, the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge and the entertainment of Downtown Austin.
Once complete, the Seaholm District will become the new gem of the city. The plans for the project are to make the Seaholm the centralized meeting place for Downtown Austin and to become the anchor for what all future developments will try to emulate. If all goes as planned, the Seaholm Project will accomplish both goals and will be another step forward in making Austin the premier next-gen city.
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Kayci and Robert's wedding at The Villa San Juan Capistrano was about as utterly romantic and lovely as wedding celebrations can be. The gorgeous bride and her maids were decked out in dreamy gowns holding bouquets of all the best garden blooms. This venue is incredible, and when you walk in, you instantly feel like you're in a lush garden. So, we kept the floral decor simple with accents of blush and white florals for the ceremony space and table decor.
The talented Cami Jane captured every sweet moment of their wedding and we are so thankful she shared her lovely images with us!
Shanna and Taylor's wedding is full of all of my favorite things: a gorgeous lace wedding gown, beautiful blooms, chic vintage décor and a gorgeous couple that is madly in love. Their romantic wedding day came together in the loveliest way, and I couldn't be more excited to share it with you!


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ICC ACADEMY TEACHES GLOBAL TRADE FINANCE ESSENTIALS WITH 7 NEW E-COURSES
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Academy has launched seven new e-courses for its members. They range in topics from capital and pricing to distributor finance and each provides professionals, worldwide, with a fundamental and practical understanding of trade finance basics.
Delivered via a dynamic digital platform and designed by industry experts, ICC Academy e-courses meet the growing need of banking and finance practitioners for industry-relevant training. The flexibility and convenience of online courses will mean participants can select courses individually or as part of a tailored package in preparation for the Global Trade Certificate (GTC).
Recognized internationally by financial institutions, corporations, governments and regulators, the GTC has been designed to enhance expertise in the area of trade finance and supports professional progression within both the financial and corporate sectors.
Here is a brief look at each of the seven e-courses:
Introduction to Trade Finance
What risks do companies face when trading and what instruments are available to mitigate them?
Participants can learn the answers to these questions and more while gaining a solid understanding of basic skills in relation to trade finance products. To bridge the gap between theory and practice, case studies are used to develop confidence and ensure individuals can successfully structure solutions to best meet their clients' needs.
Introduction to Documentary Credits
There is no better way to learn how documentary credits facilitate trade than with the help of a leading professional with over 25 years of experience. Alexander Malaket, Co-Chair of the ICC Academy Academic Committee, takes participants through the essentials of this unique financial instrument and explains how it can be adapted to a range of market conditions and to meet an array of client needs.
Introduction to Collections
Learn how Documentary Collections function and their value to importers and exporters with this introductory course developed by industry specialist, Carlo Di Ninni, a consultant at ICC Italy. This course walks participants through the cycle of Documentary Collections in order to visualize the role and perspective of the Relationship Manager in a financial institution, in addition to the risks and documents involved.
Introduction to Guarantees
From a summary of what guarantees entail to realistic case studies and assessment, this course builds participants comprehension of guarantees and their evolution. Developed by ICC Academy expert, Andrea Hauptmann, Head of the Guarantees Department at Raiffeisen Bank International, the course underscores the importance of using correct terminology and helps participants to acquire a firm grasp of the abstract and documentary nature of the guarantee.
Introduction to Capital and Pricing
Banking and risk management expert, Krishnan Ramadurai, puts participants through their paces with this course that provides an introduction to the Basel 3 Rules on Capital Adequacy. From learning the difference between Capital and Risk-weighted assets (RWA) to deciphering the pricing of trade products from a regulatory capital and RWA perspective, this course allows participants to develop an understanding of capital and pricing and contributes to an appreciation of governance.
Introduction to Distributor Finance
Step into the world of Distributor Finance with former banker Charles Bryant, as he explains the main varieties of this financing option and its potential suitability for major manufacturers, exporters and their international distributor networks.
Introduction to Cross Border Trade
Recognized specialist in international trade and trade finance, Alexander Malaket, is back again as he goes through the basics of global trade. Starting with the understanding of international trade and ending with a look into the future as the global trade environment evolves, this course gives participants a solid knowledge of mechanisms, dynamics and key issues around international trade, commercial considerations in the pursuit of business across borders, as well as the linkages between trade, financing and international development.
Members of the ICC Academy have access to a broad range of e-courses and professional development tools—as well as exclusive networking opportunities to support career development. To learn more about how to become an ICC Academy Member, please visit www.icc.academy/register.
CROSS-INDUSTRY INITIATIVE ESTABLISHES STANDARD DEFINITIONS FOR TECHNIQUES OF SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE
IS THE MPOS BUSINESS MODEL BROKEN?
Fusion Loan IQ Alternative Reference Rate module and Fusion LIBOR Transition Calculator will help the bank move away from LIBOR
KBC Bank, a Belgium-based bank with operations across Europe, US and Asia Pacific, has chosen Finastra to help manage its transition through the upcoming interbank references rates changes. It has selected Fusion Loan IQ Alternate Reference Rates (ARR) module to manage new rates and to expand its lending business. The bank has also opted for the Fusion LIBOR Transition Calculator to help calculate rates ahead of the transition period.
Melinda Christens, Business Program Manager LIBOR Transition at KBC Bank said, "We've been using Fusion Loan IQ for a number of years, and have been impressed with the way the solution is able to continuously adapt over time, adding new functionalities in line with changing regulations. The transition away from LIBOR is daunting for most banks, but with the help of Finastra's solutions we're able to continue to calculate rates and embark on a smooth transition."
Fusion Loan IQ is Finastra's solution for commercial lending, powering 71% of all syndicated loans around the world. It alleviates the high costs of system and process redundancy within commercial lending operations, as well as increasing transparency, improving risk management and simplifying entry into new markets or business lines. The latest version of the solution, enhanced to support ARR, provides banks with core capabilities to issue new loans using the replacement rates, allowing them to begin to transition their existing LIBOR portfolio safely.
Fusion LIBOR Transition Calculator will help KBC Bank manage the transition before the ARR module is rolled out. It enables market participants to calculate their own ARR or Risk-Free Rates (RFR) and interest accruals. The calculator service independently accesses the ARR/RFR from external official sources, such as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, for the secured overnight financing rate (SOFR). It then calculates compounded in arrears rates and daily non-cumulative compounded rates, along with corresponding interest accrual amounts for a set of inputs. Depending upon the rate method chosen, the calculator has the flexibility to calculate the daily compounding rates for the whole period or only for the end date. It follows Finastra's Fusion Loan IQ ARR calculations, which gives market participants consistent and accurate results.
Built on FusionFabric.cloud, Finastra's open innovation platform, the calculator's open API facilitates the integration with systems that don't yet have a solution in place for calculating ARR/RFR rates. This significantly reduces operational risk.
"The shift away from LIBOR is the biggest change the market has seen in lending over the last three decades. It is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to innovate and serve customers better, and so the need for a flexible service that can expand over time is a must," said Robert Downs, Global Head of Corporate and Syndicated Lending at Finastra. "Our Fusion Loan IQ ARR module and the transition calculator are designed to keep pace as ARR methodologies and conventions evolve, protecting our customers from risks associated with complex system changes and ultimately future-proofing their businesses."
By Kaushalya Somasundaram, Head of Payments Partnerships & Industry Relations at Square, UK
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused continued uncertainty for the hospitality industry. Many have been forced to pause operations or adjust the operations so they can keep trading.
Businesses are continuing to address social distancing rules by rapidly accelerating their digital capabilities. From bakeries to pubs, we have witnessed businesses shift to selling online, offering click and collect services to making their goods available for delivery.
But one of the most integral ways technology is aiding these businesses is on the payment front.
Contactless payments and cashless businesses have been around for years, gaining popularity for the ease and convenience it offers businesses and customers alike. However a new significance has been placed on all technologies that reduce physical contact and time needed to complete a transaction.
It's no surprise the number of cashless businesses in the food and drink sector is skyrocketing, from 8% in January 2020 pre-lockdown, to 33% in July 2020.
Contactless payment technology has played a vital role in the survival of many businesses, including a pop-up pizza business based in Cambourne, Cambridgeshire.
From hobby to hub
When Sam Corban first tried his hand at pizza-making, it was out of interest. But after moving to Cambourne, he decided to turn what had quickly become a hobby into a business.
Sam approached local council offices to seek support in getting his idea for an artisan pizza pop-up business off the ground. And in February 2017, 400° Pizzeria fired up its oven for the first time, trading every Friday night at the Cambourne Cricket Pavilion.
Prior to the pandemic, Sam's trademark 24-hour slow proof dough – which had taken him almost nine months to perfect – had garnered him a fond reputation around the village. It wasn't long before his popularity meant he could hire his first staff member.
However, fostering a close relationship with his local community has been equally essential to Sam's success. He has several pizzas named after customers – from the classic Nduja to The Debbie – and often asks his regulars for feedback regarding new recipes.
The success of his pop-up has influenced other local artisan street food providers, who've since joined him at the Pavilion on Fridays which has helped create a local hub for Cambourne locals.
Once the pandemic hit and a new normal descended on the world, Sam knew he had to react quickly and intelligently if he was going to continue doing business and be a positive force in his community.
And that all started with how he took payments.
The unexpected virtues of contactless
Despite accepting cash, Sam has always encouraged his customers to pay with card whenever possible, even pre-pandemic. It's simply a quicker way to complete a transaction, especially now most bank cards have contactless chips.
After trying out a few contactless terminals, Sam decided to use the Square Terminal, an all-in-one card machine for everything from managing items and taking payments to printing receipts and getting paid. Once the pandemic started it was a no brainer to become completely cashless. "As all my payments are processed seamlessly through the Square Terminal, I'm cash free," explains Sam. "This means I can process orders faster and don't have to deal with hygiene issues posed by taking cash."
And, the peace of mind this offers customers can't be overstated. It means they can get a slice of community and normalcy (along with pizza) in a time where they're cooped up at home and need to keep contact to a minimum.
As a result, Sam was able to keep operating safely and successfully throughout 2020.
A future-proofed pizzeria
Sam's success is closely linked to how he connects and engages with his local community. As well as his weekly pizza pop up, he's also started stocking his van with dry goods such as flour and pasta to deliver goods to those who can't leave the house. He has even started offering home pizza making kits – giving local families a fun way to jump on the lockdown home baking trend.
These acts, plus the digital transformation he's undergone over the course of the year, will resonate positively for the pizzeria long after this pandemic is past. Not only has he cemented his place in his local community, but the technology he's adopted has helped him flex his operations.
As Sam shows us all, with a sprinkle of technology and a healthy serving of community spirit, every crisis can also be an opportunity to grow and evolve.
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's Deliveroo said on Tuesday it has beefed up its board ahead of an expected initial public offering this year with the appointment of Simon Wolfson, the veteran boss of clothing retailer Next, as a non-executive director.
The food delivery company said on Sunday it had raised a further $180 million from existing investors, including minority shareholder Amazon, in a move that values the business at more than $7 billion.
Deliveroo is set to hold an IPO in the coming months, in what would be the biggest new share issue in London for three years.
Wolfson's appointment comes after Deliveroo named Claudia Arney as the company's first chair in November.
Deliveroo founder and CEO Will Shu said Wolfson would bring "great knowledge and insight" to the board.
Wolfson has been Next's CEO since 2001.
He is also a peer of Britain's ruling Conservative Party, sitting in the upper house of parliament.
(Reporting by James Davey and Paul Sandle; editing by Sarah Young and Pravin Char)


Looks like Novare Group will continue to expand in Austin, this time with a Twelve that will be located at the Domain. Tentatively it looks like it will have 360 condominiums and 130 hotel rooms. Construction should begin first quarter 2008.
Man this is big news! There have been rumors for some time that Novare was planning a project at The Domain. Based on the number of condo and hotel rooms, we might be looking at a 25+ floor struture here. If thats the case, it would easily be the tallest building outside downtown... Perhaps 2 times + the height of the next tallest (Pinnacle).
There was an article in the statesman this morning and it was saying the structure will be 28! stories high.
Good news. I had heard about the Westin being planned at the Domain, but had no idea that there was an Aloft going in too. Looks like things are progressing quickly out there.
I would assume the Westin will come out with new renderings within the next few months and likely will be more vertical.


These have been one of the best tyres I have had. they have done 36000 miles and still have 5mm of tread on the rear and 4.5mm on the front and still have excellent grip in the wet. the only complaint I have is the level of road noise. Snow traction has been excellent on level ground and slight inclines in the 2 winters were the was snow.


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Google's 'La Femme Nikita' Hookup
By: Michael Hickins | April 28, 2009
Google online video destination site YouTube scored a solo Web date with "La Femme Nikita" director Luc Besson, premiering the director's new 90-minute environmental documentary film, "Home." The official Google blog noted that Home will "exclusively be available online on YouTube for English, French, Spanish and German-speaking countries beginning June 5
Google online video destination site YouTube scored a solo Web date with "La Femme Nikita" director Luc Besson, premiering the director's new 90-minute environmental documentary film, "Home."
The official Google blog noted that Home will "exclusively be available online on YouTube for English, French, Spanish and German-speaking countries beginning June 5 -- just in time for the 37th World Environment Day." You can already get a preview on the Home YouTube channel.
This is a huge win for Google over Hulu, and highlights some of Hulu's major warts. For starters, Hulu is the creature of NBC Universal and News Corp.; rival film studios are unlikely to want to put money in the pockets of those fellows. Moreover, Hulu is focused on English-language programming, while YouTube (and Google) have a much more global view.
Globally, YouTube is the world's second-most searched Web site (trailing, guess who? Google) and among the top five sites visited worldwide, according to Google spokesperson Chris Dale. Registered users upload 15 hours of video per minute to the site, which gets 5.3 billion views per month. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Rupert.
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Despite a slew of content deals with major movie and television studios, Dale told me YouTube intends to preserve its heritage as a home for user-generated content. So how are you going to make money on that stuff anyway? Dale said the idea that marketers are leery of advertising on UGC (user-generated content) is a "myth ... The joke is that advertisers don't like UGC."
The company also offers tools such as YouTube Insight to help marketers pinpoint how specific user demographics are interacting with content, helping determine where users are fast-forwarding or quitting on a piece of content.
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Wool and Wheel: Olivia the cat.
I took her with me on my walk yesterday to get some photos. But black is hard to photograph, especially in bright sunlight. Plus it was windy and Olivia's a bit clumsy (like me), and she kept toppling over in the breeze.
Her face, arms, legs, and tail (yes! she has a tail!) are black Kona cotton, her dress is a printed cotton from Hobby Lobby, and her collar and shoes are felt. Her eyes are vintage (mother of pearl?) buttons...there were only two left in the original packaging, so it seemed meant to be. In real life the holes being vertical makes them look cat-like, and they don't look flat and super shiny like they do in the pictures. The rest of her face is embroidered, and I added a bit of old lace around the bottom of her dress (which I really debated on but am so glad I did).
I hate how bits of Polyfill stick through the black cotton! It makes her look dirty and dusty, but she's not. Next time I might use a different stuffing material.
I split the dress pattern up the back so I could sew her tail in the seam.
She was easy to sew, except for the part where you're sewing around the whole body, trying to work around all five stuffed limbs. Very tricky, and I had to go back and do some fixes afterwards. I thought sewing a couple of dolls would give me my fix, but the more of them I sew the more I want to sew! Making toys is definitely special and unlike any other kind of sewing.
Olivia is even more adorable in real life.I'm glad she likes it outside. Great job on your first cat!!!
She's adorable! I love the picture of her with the real cat. Have you tried using one of those sticky lint rollers for getting the white fibers off of her?


Last week I went on a road trip. Well, two. The first to Gibraltar (more on that later this week) and the second to Granada to see the Alhambra. On the road trip to Granada I road alone in the back seat, headphones on prepared to take in the scenery of the drive through the Spanish countryside.
Honestly, as the road twisted along I began to feel slightly lost. Not in a 'google maps is down' type of way (which it was being so far away from anything but farm land and small villages) but more so, lost in a thought of memory and perception.
Basically this: I wondered, when you get so accustomed to something, something that's so incredibly stunning, can you still see it for everything that it is? Or do we get used to something and stop noticing it's depth and maybe... forget?
I sat back, quieted my inner chatter and reminded myself to let my eyes soak it in and to embed it in my memory like a child would. To remember.
As we drove closer to Granada I could feel it's spark. The mountains rose taller, the lush green was deepening, the architecture that I've become familiar with here in Spain lead into the grounds of the Alhambra.
Then, there it was: the architecture of the Alhambra is like nothing I've experienced and the grounds are massive. From the baths to the monastery, to the gardens, pools, and the fortress and then, of course, the palace... it took a full day of wandering to see it. The canopies, archways and arabesques, and the detailing in the calligraphy, as I took it in, the depth of it was clear. No one could forget this place.
Washington Irving described* it as the "most picturesque and beautiful city, situated in one of the loveliest landscapes that I have ever seen." Moorish poets called it "a pearl set in emeralds."
As the day rolled on, I snapped photo after photo, but the beauty of the place is one that needs to be seen and touched in real life. At the end of it all I sat down for a beer at a little cafe directly outside the palace grounds and knew that it was a day of a lifetime.
The Alhambra was built during the Muslim rule of Spain as a small fortress in 889. It was reconstructed in the 11th century and then became the palace of the Sultan of Granada. It was a home to artists and intellectuals taking refuge from the Spanish Christians during the Reconquista and the fall of Granada. The history of it is extraordinary, with so much literature, music and art inspired by it's beauty.
*The title of this post comes from Irving's Tales of the Alhambra - a collection of essays and stories. Irving lived in the palace while writing the book and was instrumental in reintroducing the site to Western audiences.


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