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Social entrepreneur speaks at Organic Market
Atilano (photo from changemakers.com)
A 28-year-old Negrense social entrepreneur, agriculturist and farmer, talked on agri-business at the eighth installation of Organic Market at The District Northpoint Ayala Mall in Talisay City, which opened on July 25-26.
Cherrie Atilano, who grew up in Silay City and was a scholar of the Provincial Capitol under the Pagkaon Scholarship Program, talked on "AGREA: The Business of Agri-business" on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Atilano graduated magna cum laude from the Visayas State University with a degree on agriculture. She is a founder of AGREA Agricultural Systems International, and a consultant of the Department of Agrarian Reform.
She has worked at the Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation as executive assistant of its founder, Antonio Meloto, and at Ayala Land Inc. as landscape horticulturist supervisor and head of Land Development.
Meanwhile, the Organic Market again highlighted "slow food," or the use of organic or naturally farmed ingredients that are cooked without the use of commercial seasonings.
Slow Food Negros president Reena Gamboa-Pena said they sold food that has been cooked in the traditional way to remind their fellow Negrenses to not only eat well but to remember their culture.
The Organic Market showcased certified organic fresh produce and all-natural processed products, local artisanal food, homegrown native products, vegetarian dishes, and specialty diets; organic poultry and livestocks; organic farming inputs, supplies, equipment and technology; and handicrafts, textiles and clothing.
The Organic Market is spearheaded by the provincial government of Negros Occidental in partnership with Organik na Negros! Organic Producers and Retailers Association (ONOPRA) lead by its president, Ramon Uy Jr.
Sunday, July 26, 2015 Events, Events-Conferences, Events-Educational, People
Photo from thecontemporaryreader.blogspot.com
"FARMING is an art. Speaking with the same language to the soil and seeds and microorganisms and the environment is essential in farming. You have to have a connection with them."
This is according to Francis "Koko" Sajulga, the man behind Aloha Organic Garden located in Mahayag in Bunawan, Davao City.
An almost a hectare garden, Aloha is back in the business operations in February this year after it stopped operations for a year.
"We temporarily suspended our operations when we moved to the US for a year for benchmarking with other organic and botanical gardens outside the country," Sajulga said in vernacular, adding that he and his family came up with the decision in their pursuit for learning and acquiring new knowledge, techniques and methods in organic farming.
Aloha is a "Compost Tea" method in gardening, which utilizes an effective, low-strength, natural fertilizer for seedlings and garden plants. It can suppress fungal plant diseases.
The tea brewing process, Sajulga said, extracts and multiplies nutrients and beneficial bacteria and fungi from the wastes called rabbit dung, goat dung, among others and suspend it in the water then spray it to the plants. The process is called "collar spraying."
"One of the things I learned during my educational tour and seminars to different botanical gardens which I applied in Aloha is the compost tea method. What's good in this agricultural practice is it does not require special equipment, it is very easy and it's natural," he said, adding that he learned it during his seminar at Minnesota Botanical Garden in Minneapolis.
Aloha offers a wide array of culinary herbs that come in packs and potted plants. These are Tarragon, Rosemary, Hybrid Basils, Turmeric, Peppermint, Spearmint, and Cilantro, among others.
The organic garden employs five farmers who were trained by Sajulja himself.
"Since the garden is expanding, I can't do it alone so I hire staff to help me. It is also my way of helping them and incorporating in their lifestyle the organic way of living. I even encourage them to plant and have a garden in their houses," he said.
Aloha plans to expand and develop some idle properties of his friends and business partners to covert these lands to organic garden.
Aloha is also in the process of securing a certification from organic certifying bodies.
Aloha organic herb is available in different malls in the city and has plans in introducing new products in the market called "organic dried seasoning." It also offers organic vinegars, herb isaw, organic grilled pork steak, roast beef with herb sauce made available during their food bazaars and exhibits.
It also offers organic potted herbs in a form of giveaways for eco-themed events at P100 to P150. It was featured in the recently concluded 1st Mindanao Halal Festival last July 15 to 16.
For more information, visit their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/AlohaOrganicGarden
Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/business/2015/07/19/compost-tea-organic-farming-419823
Written by: Ace June Rell S. Perez
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 Food Sustenance, News, Organic Certification, People
Negros Island Region 18 Is Ahead Of The Global Average For Organic Farming Cultivation
The newly created Negros Island Region (Region 18) is one blessed island which serves as a shining example of how a province can chart a pathway to its own food sustenance. Slowly but surely, Negros Island is showing the rest of the Philippines that going organic makes sense.
Despite being physically separated by the Mt. Kanlaon range, the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental are of one mind in harnessing land resources towards organic farming. In fact, Negros Island Region 18 now exceeds the world average in terms of lands allocated to organic agriculture.
The global average for agricultural land dedicated to organic farming is 3 percent. Negros Island is currently at 4%, and growing! An enthusiastic group dedicated to organic farming, Organik na Negros! Producers and Retailers Association (ONOPRA) is spearheading various awareness campaigns to attract not just consumers but potential organic farmers into this food sustenance revolution.
Last year, Negros Island was featured in a 25-minute Living Asia Channel documentary dubbed as the Organic Bowl of Asia.
For those visiting Negros Island, one only needs to make their way to Rapha Valley in the uphill municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto to learn from Dr. Albert Jo, a medical doctor who explains to his visitors the various health benefits of various plants and flowers.
It is through small platforms for education as these as well as wider scale public media awareness (now even made easier via the use of social media) that helps Negros Island move further in its emphasis and thrust for organic farming.
With this in mind, 5% in terms of agricultural land use for organic farming for Negros Island Region 18 will not be surprising at all.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 Facts & Figures, LGU, LGU News, News, ONOPRA, Statistics
The farmers in Negros Occidental were urged to plant varieties of organic rice so they can gain additional value in their production.
Edgar Libertario, PhilRice-Negros officer-in-charge, said that they have prepared programs to help the farmers choose the right variety of rice.
One of PhilRice's programs, which is the Farmers Participatory Varietal Development and Palay Check, is designed to assist farmers in choosing the kind of variety and techniques they will use in rice farming.
Among the rice varieties were: aromatic rice, brown rice, purple and black rice and the ride variety.
They are all higher in price compared to the regular rice but have higher level of nutrients, vitamin content and has anti-oxidant property, Libertario said.
"We are like a big restaurant. We cater to every need of the farmers. We serve whatever is in demand and we will never give stuff which you don't want to eat. We have everything including the technology. And since Negros is into organic farming, we will offer everything organic as long as it is anchored with science," Libetario said
The province will be a good case study for the development of organic rice and its production, he said.
The provincial government of Negros Occidental had been pushing farmers to shift on organic agriculture and has shunned genetically modified organism-crops from entering the province.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 Food Sustenance, Negros Island
250 farmers undergo training on organic vegetable production
The farmers who are undergoing a three-month training
on Organic Vegetable Production at the Merceditas J. Montilla
Agricultural and Vocational Demo Farm in the Moises
Padilla town with Negros Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr.,
Moises Padilla Mayor Ella Celestina Yulo,
Gen. Jon Aying, former commanding officer
of the 303rd Infantry Brigade. /Capitol Photo
At least 250 farmers from Negros Occidental were being trained on organic vegetable production.
The farmers were taking the Organic Vegetable Production Class 01-15 at the Merceditas J. Montilla Agricultural and Vocational Demo Farm in the Municipality of Moises Padilla, which started recently.
The provincial government has allocated P800,000 for the three-month training on organic vegetable production.
The farmers received planting materials and will attend series of classes and planting activities.
The program is intended to promote organic farming as well as to enhance the knowledge and skills of vegetable growers on potential and updated technology.
It is expected to boost the achievement of the provincial government's thrust to enhance food security and agricultural productivity in the province.
Marañon said he is happy to help the farmers and told them to work hard because such training would improve their quality of life.
He also advised the farmers to ask for God's guidance during their training.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 DA News, Education, Irrigation, LGU News, Technology, Technology-Implements, Technology-Land, Technology-Others
Tribute Paid to Benjie Casipe, 37, A Great Environmentalist
Leaders in Negros Island's circle of conservationists continue to pay tribute to the life of Benjie Casipe, only 37 years old, a dedicated environmentalist, who passed away in a tragic way last week.
A dreadful incident of robbery and merciless beating landed him in a hospital and eventually caused his untimely death in Bacolod last week. The culprit, a trisikad driver, remains unknown as of this time. Nevertheless, all are hoping that he will be caught the soonest possible time, and justice will be served on the senseless killing of a young person, who has dedicated his life in community service and working for the good of our environment.
Gerry Ledesma, president of the Philippines Reef and Rainforest Foundation Inc., said Benjie was an excellent community worker and a staunch conservationist. A sorry loss of a good man, Ledesma added, as he pointed out that whoever had beaten up Benjie must know how precious he was.
Benjie was so passionate about what he was doing, particularly in promoting environmental education and dealing with community affairs.
Bacolod Councilor Jocelle Batapa Sigue, on her Facebook post, expressed her sadness on the untimely demise of her friend, and claimed that she will work hard in fast tracking the passage of an ordinance regulating the trisikad and tricycle operations in the city. Sigue said she would do it in spite of possible political repercussions, as some individuals warned her, since nobody dared in the past to touch the issue of the unregulated operations of tricycles and trisikad in Bacolod.
Benjie was also a very active volunteer of the Green Alert Negros. Rusty Biñas, one of the GAN's prime movers, has this to say for Benjie: "We will celebrate your life and contribution to the environment activism. You touched us in many ways, and your peculiar way of telling your story makes us all happy. We will always remember you and your work, especially in protecting the wildlife of Negros when you gave them voice for more than two decades."
The staff and writers of organicfarming.com.ph convey their deepest sympathies to the family and friends of this wonderful person who left so soon.
Monday, July 13, 2015 LGU News, News
PTV4 Launches TV Program On Organic Farming
OA Ako!, a television program spearheaded by the Spread Organic Agriculture in the Philippines group will begin its pilot program on July 11, 2015 at 9:00am.
This is a much needed television program which will help reach more potential organic farmers in the country.
The pilot programs aims to show what Spread Organic Agriculture in the Philippines in spreading the gospel of Organic Farming.
Saturday, July 11, 2015 Education, News, People, SOAP, Statistics, Technology, TV Program
Negros Island Leads The Way In Successful Organic Farming
Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. checks out the organic products during the opening of the 9th Negros Island Organic Farmers Festival in November 2014 at the North Capitol Road, Bacolod City.
The newly created One Island Region of Negros, encompassing Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental has shown the rest of the Philippines the pathway to successful organic farming.
Ramon Uy Jr., president of the Organic na Negros Organic Producers and Retailers Association (ONOPRA), said that there are 10,000 organic areas in the province, adding that farmers have an annual income of P100,000.
In Negros Occidental alone, the annual gross sales of organic farming was pegged at P1 billion.
Uy claimed that organic farming have improve the lives and income of the farmers here.
For Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr., the "organic movement have been growing by leaps and bounds."
He vowed that he would continue supporting this movement since it will improve the lives of the poor.
He challenged the agrarian reform beneficiaries not to sell their lands, "plant high-value crops because the government will support you."
"We're an agricultural country. We have a rice soil and good weather," the governor said, adding that the provincial government is trying its best to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor.
This was furhter affirmed by the Department of Agriculture which said that organic farming is successful primarily in Western Visayas where Negros Occidental belongs.
Leo Cañeda, coordinator of DA's National Organic Agriculture Board, said that the organic farming program of the agency had been running in the region for more than four years since the Organic Agriculture Act was passed in 2010, as he stressed that there's no reason for the program to fail in its birthplace.
Cañeda said that the law targets to transform five percent of the country's agricultural lands into organic agriculture.
According to DA, about 32,000 hectares of the 633,000 agricultural land area in the region were already converted into organic agriculture.
The province of Negros Occidental, which is known for sugar, aimed to be the organic farming capital of the country.
Meanwhile, small scale farmers who are into rice, corn, high-value crops and livestock production can avail of the crop insurance program.
The farmers, however, should conform to the Philippine National Standard on Organic Farming so they will be certified as organic practitioners for their products to have access in domestic and foreign markets.
Recently, the World Bank had allocated P191 million for Negros Occidental after it was chosen as priority province of the national government's Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP).
Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. stressed that it is a big boost to the province's agricultural sector and advocacy on organic farming.
"This is an opportunity of a lifetime for us to feed the whole country. Let the PRDP be a model for all provinces because this will help the underprivileged solve poverty and generate more employment for Negros Occidental," he said.
The PRDP is a platform that calls for an inclusive, value chain-oriented and climate-oriented agriculture and fisheries sectors. Using the $500 million fund from the World Bank through a 15-year old loan agreement, the national government extended grants for agricultural enhancement programs of qualified local government units.
Negros Occidental was the only local government unit in the Visayas cluster that was chosen as pilot area with muscovado as a priority commodity for development.
Marañon emphasized that rice self-sufficiency remains as his top priority, adding that about 50,000 hectares of rice land are currently irrigated and is expected to expand to 90,000 in the next five years or so.
"The resources of this province are beyond imagination. The agriculture sector is like your three-in-one coffee. It is the key to solving poverty and unemployment," the governor pointed out, as he cited that the Philippines is the "darling" of agricultural advancement in Asia, and was way ahead of Japan, growth-wise in the 50s and 60s.
Friday, July 10, 2015 Facts & Figures, Featured, Governor, Main, Negros Island, ONOPRA
Composting machine helps farmers in Bacolod
Senator Cynthia Villar cuts the ribbon of the composting machine.
Also in photo are First Lady Josefa Puentevella
and Councilors Kalaw Puentevella and Wilson Gamboa, Jr. (Bacolod PIO Photo)
The composting machine is a big help to the farmers here.
Senator Cynthia Villar recently turned over the farm equipment to the city government of Bacolod, as it is a part of her advocacy on solid waste management.
Villar said that the composting machine will help the farmers increase their income while, at the same time, promote organic farming in the community.
The senator said that the composting machine will produce quality organic fertilizers and feeds out of kitchen waste.
She said that the farm equipment will also teach the farmers produce their own input. She added this is a step towards the realization on the modern farming vision of the Department of Agriculture.
Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, disclosed that DA had already donated eight composting machines to different cities in the country.
During her recent visit on the potential tourism farms in the province, Villar said she was "happy and impressed" by the farmers' creativity and entrepreneurial skills.
Meanwhile, Ma. FeTresfuentes, executive assistant for solid waste management, said the composting machine will be placed either at the Office of the City Agriculture in Barangay Alijis, or at the sanitary landfill in Barangay Felisa.
Tuesday, July 07, 2015 Technology, Technology-Implements, Technology-Land
P3.3M agricultural tramline benefits farmers
A farmer checks on the products transported
through the agricultural tramline./ Capitol photo
The P3.3 million agricultural tramline system in Barangay Igmaya-an, Don Salvador Benedicto town, in Negros Occidental is expected to benefit hundreds of farmers.
The project, which costs P3,390,771.34, was jointly implemented by the provincial government of Negros Occidental, PhilMech and the Department of Agriculture-Region 6.
It is seen to benefit about 400 farmers and many barangays in Don Salvador and nearby barangays of San Carlos City.
The tramline is an alternative transport system for farmers in areas isolated from road network because of ravines, rivers, and dense vegetation; it is a system of steel cables and pulleys that links the production area to the nearest access road for the transport of agricultural products such as upland rice, banana, ginger, corn, vegetables, squash, coconut, among others.
Also, the project will minimize the drudgery of hauling and transport of products; reduce hauling time (from 3 hours of manual hauling to 3 minutes with tramline use); reduce hauling cost to 50 percent thus increase the farmers' income; and maintain good quality of vegetables by the reduction of mechanical damages.
The project is a two-way bicable tramline system; the cable is 625 meters from Igmaya-an proper to Sitio Quenabong of Don Salvador Benedicto and 864 meters from Igmaya-an proper to Sitio Bedio, in Brgy. Codcod, San Carlos City, and has a hauling capacity of 350 kg per trip.
The tramline has a speed of 100-150 meters per minute and has 80 Hp diesel engine.
The project was recently inaugurated by Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala and Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr.
Monday, July 06, 2015 Governor, LGU, LGU News, Negros Island, News
Winning from Waste
Sometimes, big problems in farming can be a blessing in disguise. That's because people are forced to become more creative. Just like when the price of urea fertilizer suddenly increased to P2,200, from the usual P1,200 per bag of 50 kilos, eight years or so ago.
Farmers turned to organic fertilizer, especially vermicompost, which they themselves could produce at their own homes. Vermicompost is produced by earthworms that are fed with animal manure and other farm wastes.
FROM WASTE TO WEALTH Mayor Jonathan de Lara (second from left) and companions observe the operation of the mechanical shaker-strainer through which vermicompost is passed before bagging.
Today, Solsona, a town in Ilocos Norte, is the top producer of vermicompost in the North. Some 500 small-hold farmers, who are members of a cooperative, are producing vermicompost for their own use as well as for sale to other users.
In 2013, the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) gave Solsona an award that included cash for having been the No. 2 producer of vermicompost in the country. The No.1 then was Jaen, Nueva Ecija.
Vermicomposting in Solsona started in earnest in 2011, led by former Mayor Joseph de Lara. The year before, de Lara came to know about vermicomposting when he visited the Philippine Carabao Center in Nueva Ecija. He thought if the technology could be adopted by his constituents, they would no longer have to buy expensive chemical fertilizers.
So he gave farmers in Solsona starter kits of one kilo of earthworms and taught them how to set up the vermiculture bins and how to prepare the farm wastes to feed the earthworms. It did not take long for the farmers to realize that vermicomposting was good for them. On their own, they were able to produce the fertilizer they needed for their farms and even had extra to sell. In a culture period of 45 days, the one kilo of earthworms had produced 250 kilos of compost worth P1,250 plus additional five kilos of earthworms worth R2,500 when sold.
According to Mayor Jonathan de Lara, who succeeded his father in 2013, he helped form a cooperative that is now being supervised by the local government to make sure the product meets quality standards. The co-op buys all the excess vermicompost produced by the farmers and then sells it to other farmers not only in Solsona but also in other towns, even outside Ilocos Norte.
The BSWM has been a big help in promoting the use of vermicompost in growing rice. It put up demonstration farms to show the good effects of organic fertilizers. During the first cropping of 2014, the agency bought P250,000 worth of vermicompost from the co-op that it applied on 100 hectares of farmland. Several hectares were also applied with chemical fertilizers for purposes of comparing the harvests.
During the second cropping, the BSWM doubled the area applied with vermicompost, buying P500,000 worth from the co-op. At harvest time, farmers were invited to the field day to see the results. According to de Lara, there was not much difference in the yield. But the big difference was the cost of production. Those fertilized with vermicompost cost much less to produce. Moreover, the grains of those fertilized with vermicompost were heavier. De Lara is truly proud of his town's achievement.
Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/winning-from-waste/
Written by: Zac Sarian
Wednesday, July 01, 2015 DA News, LGU, News
From farm to Tāza Fresh Table
Farm-to-table food is all the rage nowadays.
Farm-to-table refers to a movement concerned with producing food locally and delivering that food to local consumers, and is associated with organic farming initiatives, sustainable agriculture and community-supported agriculture. One establishment supporting this movement is Taal Vista Hotel through Taza Fresh Table, its latest food outlet.
Taza's menu features innovative international cuisine using the best ingredients meticulously sourced from local suppliers, with 95 percent of the ingredients sourced from the regions where they are produced.
Vegetables come from Baguio or Tagaytay—if not from the gardens of Taal Vista Hotel itself; these come from small family-owned farms in the area. Seafood comes from their partner suppliers in Iloilo, who fish and farm in ways that have the least impact on the environment. Beef is sourced from Bukidnon, where the Wagyu meat is hormone- and enhancer-free, and is as tender and intensely marbled as its Japanese counterpart. Pork and chicken come from livestock raised with natural feeds without hormones and antibiotics, allowed to graze freely until ready to be processed for consumption. Cheese comes from Malagos Farms, made with fresh milk from this acclaimed dairy farm in Davao. Dairy products including fresh milk and kesong puti are sourced from Laguna. Black rice is organically grown by a cooperative of former sugarcane planters in Negros, where the rich soil of Mt. Kanlaon yields some of the best varieties of heirloom rice in the country. Tablea or cacao tablets used for making chocolate-based desserts come from Alfonso, Cavite, one of the primary producers of tsokolate in the country.
Taza's Chef Jayme Natividad and his crew are committed to preparing international cuisine with no shortcuts. The New York and San Francisco-trained chef says: "We're offering international cuisine using the best of local ingredients. Guests can always expect garden fresh herbs and vegetables, handmade pasta, and made-from-scratch sauces. And we will continue to offer more choices in the menu based on whatever is abundant in the market."
BRUNCH NOW AVAILABLE
Starting this June, Chef Jayme has created a new breakfast menu for Taza Fresh Table. The brunch menu features comfort food like steak and eggs, eggs benedict, southern fried chicken served with waffles, and french toast and omelette.
The restaurant's popular fares will also be offered during breakfast, including Taza salad, kale salad, pizza (Margherita, four cheese, salsa verde with pancetta), pasta (Papardelle Caccio e Pepe), Tomahawk pork chop, homemade bacon, and desserts such as molten chocolate cake, vanilla bean custard, olive oil ice cream, and cannoli with ube ricotta and langka cream.
"Taza Fresh Table is all about sourcing local and cooking global," points out Taal Vista Hotel Area Manager Walid Wafik. The name Taza is derived from the Arabic word "taaza", which means fresh. And just as delightful as the food is the restaurant's country garden-inspired interiors, its open kitchen, and its glass walls that offer a scenic 180° view of the The Ridge, overlooking Taal Lake and Taal Volcano, and the surrounding mountains and hills. Taza Fresh Table is open for breakfast every Saturday and Sunday, lunch every Friday and Saturday, and dinner everyday except Tuesday.
Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/from-farm-to-taza-fresh-table/
Written by: Em P. Guevara
Wednesday, July 01, 2015 Food Sustenance
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LGM Property
The LGM project is comprised of 42 contiguous mineral tenures totalling 26,771 ha. Highway 37 is approximately 2.5 km east of the edge of the property, and the Galore Creek access road runs along and through the southern boundary.
A combination of Cu-Au porphyry and gold vein exploration targets have been identified on the property and have had limited exploration since the 1970's resulting in the discovery of many prospective targets that show mineralogical and geological similarities to important nearby deposits and discoveries.
Lulu Porphyry Target Area
The newly defined Lulu copper-molybdenum-rhenium porphyry target area encompasses the Lucifer, Nulu, Hidden Zone, and Long Ridge mineralized zones, and now stretches over a 4 x 5 km area exhibiting geochemical similarities to other large nearby porphyry deposits1. The results from the 2020 Phase 2 reconnaissance field work has increased the prospective corridor of this target area significantly from the historical coverage, has revealed two new highly mineralized and prospective zones, and may be indicative of a more substantial and extensive mineralizing system than previously considered. The Lulu Porphyry Target Area will be a priority for the 2021 field season.
Within the Lulu Porphyry target is an ASTER identified alteration zone which covers an extensive 2 km x 3 km area and remains open to the northeast, where it is covered by snowpack, and to the northwest and southwest, where it is obscured by vegetation cover. Sampling conducted by Noranda in the target area during the 1990's identified anomalous copper, molybdenum and gold in soil samples; sampling conducted during the 2020 Phase 2 field work discovered two new prominent mineralized occurrences, the Au-Ag Hidden Zone and the Cu-Mo-Ag-Re Long Ridge Zone. These two newly discovered areas significantly expanded the Lulu Porphyry Target and firmly supports the district-scale potential of this area.
(1) Referenced nearby historic resources, deposits and mines provide geologic context for the Project, but are not necessarily indicative that the Project hosts similar potential, size or grades of mineralization.
The Lucifer showing consists of a 300 m x 300 m gold-in-soil anomaly discovered by Noranda in 1991. The showing is on the SW nose of a long NE-trending ridge that displays silica-sericite-carbonate-pyrite alteration over an area of 2.5 km x 1 km and only saw minimal field exploration by Noranda. Early Jurassic Texas Suite intrusive rocks, thought to be the engine driving mineralization at the Kerr, Bronson Slope, Snip, Brucejack and other nearby deposits, are present as NE trending dykes within this alteration zone.
Prior exploration work included geochemical and geophysical programs on the surrounding area and culminated in a maiden drill program during 2018 that returned anomalous gold intercepts from two of the three shallow holes completed. The drill program was limited in scope and it is the opinion of the Origen team that the source of the gold anomaly has yet to be identified.
The Nulu target was discovered during the 2020 exploration program following up on two anomalous soil samples taken by Noranda in 1991:
Sample 131414 reported: 140 ppb Au, 179 ppm Cu, 4 ppm Mo
Sample 131413 reported: 290 ppb Au, 74 ppm Cu, 9 ppm Mo
A 175-meter reconnaissance soil line 900 meters northeast of the Lucifer target confirmed the historic gold anomaly. These two historical soil samples are situated approximately 105 m from each other along the contour of the slope and have no reported data points between them. The Origen crew collected seven contour soil samples, at 25-meter intervals, approximately 75 meters upslope of the historic Noranda samples. Several samples returned anomalous values in copper, gold, and molybdenum. Included in the new soil sampling series is one sample that returned a high gold value of 303 ppb and coincides with a peak in copper-molybdenum.
Hidden Zone Au-Ag Prospect
The Hidden Zone is a gold and silver geochemical anomaly located in the northeastern Lulu Porphyry Target Area. Consistently elevated gold and silver results were obtained on two adjacent reconnaissance sampling lines, with two samples returning grades in soil of 1.8 g/t Au with 4.2 g/t Ag and 1.7 g/t Au with 5.3 g/t Ag. The anomaly is believed to be located close to the source as both sample lines were collected along ridges, with the northern most line paralleling the edge of a receding glacier limiting the distance and direction of mechanical mineral transport. The anomaly remains open in two directions, to the southwest and to the northeast under snow cover, and currently covers an area of 400 metres by 200 metres.
Gold results ranged from <0.001 to 1.8 g/t gold and silver values from 0.11 to 5.3 g/t at the Hidden Zone.
Long Ridge Cu-Mo-Ag-Re Prospect
A 600-metre-long copper-molybdenum-rhenium anomaly, defined by 25 consecutive highly-anomalous talus fines samples, was discovered 750 metres to the west of the historical Noranda sampling and is situated in the northwest of the Lulu Porphyry Target Area. This newly discovered anomalous extension to the historical work returned values of 101.5 ppm to 293.1 ppm copper, 19.2 ppm to 114.6 ppm molybdenum and <0.005 to 0.127 Rhenium.
Rhenium Mineralization Significance
Rhenium anomalies were not recognized in the Lulu Porphyry Target Area until this sampling program and provide valuable insight as to the Lulu Porphyry Target Area's potential. Rhenium is one of the rarest elements on the planet and is used in high temperature superalloys and catalysts and its isotopes are used in cancer treatments. Rhenium is usually recovered as a by-product from the molybdenum mineral molybdenite, with the majority being recovered from rhenium-rich, copper-molybdenum-gold porphyry systems. The presence of rhenium is highly significant as anomalies are closely correlated with molybdenite in rhenium-enriched zones of copper-molybdenum-gold porphyry systems, making it a diagnostic geochemical fingerprint of these systems.
Exploration has occurred sporadically at the Grizzly zone since 1970, with the latest work program carried out in 2008. The Grizzly prospect is a Cu-Au porphyry target defined by a 1200 m x 500 m Cu-Au soil anomaly. As part of the 2008 work program, the first ever drilling at the Grizzly prospect took place with results returning grades that were not consistent with grades seen on surface, but still produced wider intervals of lower grade gold and copper mineralization. Initial data review and interpretation by Origen's geological team targets the source of the soil anomaly further upslope from the area of 2008 drilling. Origen field crews visited the Grizzly target area during the 2020 field season to further vector in on the source of the soil anomaly. Field observations suggest that the geological setting is quite complex and further structural analysis is warranted to vector in on the source of the large soil anomaly.

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Last Updated on Wed, 30 Dec 2015 | History Costume
The single most important piece of headwear in all of Egyptian history was the pschent, the crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. Historians believe that Upper Egypt (surrounding the upper Nile River in the south of present-day Egypt and in Sudan) and Lower Egypt (most of present-day Egypt) were united in about 3100 B.C.E. by King Menes. The rulers of Upper and Lower Egypt each wore a different type of crown. The White Crown of Upper Egypt, known as the hedjet, was a white helmet that was shaped much like half a football with a stretched out, rounded end. It also had a coiled uraeus, or sacred hooded cobra, just above the forehead. The Red Crown of Lower Egypt, known as the deshret, was a round, flat-topped hat that extended down the back of the neck and had a tall section that projected upward from the back side. From the base of the projection a thin reed curled up and forward, ending in a spiral. When King Menes united the two Egypts, he combined the hat into the pschent, or Double Crown. The pschent had as its base the Red Crown, which completely covered the wearer's hair. The White Crown emerged out of the top of the Red Crown.
From the time of King Menes on, nearly every pharaoh from the Old Kingdom (c. 2700-c. 2000 B.C.E.), Middle Kingdom (c. 2000-c. 1500 B.C.E.), and New Kingdom (c. 1500-c. 750 B.C.E.) is depicted wearing the pschent in hieroglyphs, pictures of Egyptian life that are preserved in tombs. The pschent symbolized the power of the pharaohs who ruled over one of the greatest empires of the ancient world.
Cosgrave, Bronwyn. The Complete History of Costume and Fashion: From Ancient Egypt to the Present Day. New York: Checkmark Books, 2000.
"Royal Crowns." Egyptology Online. http://www.egyptologyonline.com /pharaoh's_crowns.htm (accessed on July 24, 2003).
Watson, Philip J. Costume of Ancient Egypt. New York: Chelsea House, 1987.
[See also Volume 1, Ancient Egypt: Unraveling the Mystery of Hieroglyphs box on p. 18]
Upper-class Egyptian men and women considered wigs an essential part of their wardrobe. Wearing a wig signaled a person's rank in Egyptian society. Although a shaved head was a sign of nobility during most of the Egyptian kingdoms, the majority of Egyptians kept their heads covered. Wigs were worn in place of headdresses or, for special occasions, with elaborate headdresses. Egyptian law prohibited slaves and servants from shaving their heads or wearing wigs.
The base of an Egyptian wig was a fiber-netting skullcap, with strands of human hair, wool, flax, palm fibers, felt, or other materials attached. The wig hair often stuck straight out from the skullcap, creating large, full wigs that offered wearers protection from the heat of the sun. Most often black, wigs were also other colors. Queen Nefertiti, who lived during the fourteenth century B.C.E., was known for wearing dark blue wigs, and festive wigs were sometimes gilded, or thinly coated in gold.
Wig hair was arranged in decorative styles throughout all the kingdoms of Egypt. During the earliest dynasties (which began around 3200 B.C.E.) and the Old Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2700-c. 2000 B.C.E.), both men and women wore closely cropped wigs with
This man and woman are wearing traditional Egyptian wigs.
Reproduced by permission of © Gianni Dagli Orti/CORBIS.
rows of short curls or slightly longer straight hair. In later kingdoms, some women began to grow their hair longer and wore wigs of greater length and bulk that showed their natural hair beneath. By the time of the Middle Kingdom (c. 2000-c. 1500 B.C.E.), bulky wigs with hair coils draping forward over each shoulder were favored. During the New Kingdom (c. 1500-c. 750 B.C.E.) men's wigs became much longer in the front than in the back and less bulky, but women's wigs became larger, completely covering the shoulders. For special occasions, wigs were decorated with gold, braided with colorful ribbons, or adorned with beads. Wigs were made even more elaborate with the addition of golden bands, caps, and fancy headbands.
The hot climate of Egypt made it uncomfortable for men to wear beards. However, Egyptians believed that the beard was manly, so they developed artificial beards, or beard wigs. Men of royal rank tied stubby beards on their chins for official or festive occasions. The king's beard was longer than that of other men and was usually worn straight and thick. Gods were depicted with thinner beards that curled up at the tip. Egyptians believed that kings were descended from the gods, and in some ceremonies kings would wear a curved beard to show that they represented gods.
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Lister, Margot. Costume: An Illustrated Survey from Ancient Time to the Twentieth Century. London, England: Herbert Jenkins, 1967.
Payne, Blanche, Geitel Winakor, and Jane Farrell-Beck. The History of Costume: From Ancient Mesopotamia Through the Twentieth Century. 2nd ed. New York: HarperCollins, 1992.
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Lunch session start at 3PM after all fans have arrived. This probably the most craziest moment in our life as we didn't expect to be this close with them. For info, people that seat at our area are people that come in late and most of us expect that this location is not strategic at all, the boys probably not going to our area as much as the other side. But to our suprise, when they going downstair, they actually walk to our side first, and you can hear how crazy we are screaming after that..hahaha.
We freaking them out too, so after saying hello to everyone, the boys go to a close room, leaving the fans to calm down & eat our lunch properly (but most of us not feeling hungry anymore and lots didn't finish their fried rice..haha).
Then we queue up in line of 10 people for individual photo taking. Initially they say we will have few minute to talk to the boys, but after some time it's end up becoming super-fast photo session (AGAIN!!!).


For the tomato salsa, mix all the salsa ingredients together and season with salt, pepper and a pinch of sugar. Set aside while you assemble the quesadillas.
Heat a griddle or heavy frying pan, and warm one of the tortillas in the hot pan. While still on the heat, sprinke with grated cheese, sliced spring onions and sliced chillies before covering with the other tortilla.
After a few seconds, the cheese should begin to melt and the tortilla on the bottom of the pan turn golden brown. Flip it over and cook the other tortilla. Transfer to a board or plate, cut in wedges and serve straight away with tomato salsa.


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The prevalence of Christianity and the construction of the first Christian churches during the 5th Century A.D. greatly influenced the shaping of the city of Athens.
During 437 A.D., Theodosius the 2nd's decrees forced the conversion of all ancient temples to Christian churches. Parthenon, Erechtheion, the south section of Propylaea, the Temple of Hephaestus, the Clock of Andronicus of Cyrrhus (The Tower of the Winds) and the Hadrian's Library were converted to churches.
Other churches were built in the vicinity of Olympieion (Temple of Olympian Zeus), the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, underneath Areopagus and various other locations.
Most of the churches were built during the 10th to 12th Centuries, calculated to be more than 40.
Some of them remain today in their original shape, with only small repairs or additions, such as the Sotiria Lykodimou, Agioi Apostoloi in the Ancient Agora area, Kapnikarea, Agioi Theodoroi in Klafthmonos Square, Panagia Gorgoepikoos (Agios Eleftherios) next to Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, Agioi Asomatoi, Agia Aikaterini and Agios Ioannis Theologos.
Under the building of Ministry of Education and Religion there is a small church wedged between two columns. This is the church of ''Agia Dynami'' – the Holy Power of the Virgin. Do not pass it by, for it is an oasis of simplicity that has survived since the 16th Century worthy of your time.


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'No hope of survivors' in Iranian tanker fire: official
This handout from the Korea Coast Guard taken and released on January 7, 2018 shows the Panamanian-flagged tanker "Sanchi" on fire after a collision with a cargo ship at sea. Thirty-two people, mostly Iranians, were missing on January 7 after an oil tanker collided with a cargo ship off the coast of east China, the transport ministry said. handout / KOREA COAST GUARD / AFP
An Iranian official said Sunday there was no chance any crew members had survived among the 32 aboard an oil tanker on fire off the coast of China for more than a week.
"There is no hope of finding survivors among the members of the crew," Mohammad Rastad, spokesman for the Iranian rescue team dispatched to Shanghai, told Iran's state broadcaster.
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He added that two-thirds of the Iranian tanker was now under water.
The Sanchi, carrying 136,000 tonnes of light crude oil from Iran, has been in flames since colliding with the CF Crystal, a Hong Kong-registered bulk freighter, 160 nautical miles east of Shanghai on January 6.
It remains unclear if there has been a significant oil leak into the sea.
Rastad said information from members of the Crystal crew suggested all the personnel on the Sanchi were killed in the first hour of the accident "due to the explosion and the release of gas".
"Despite our efforts, it has not been possible to extinguish the fire and recover the bodies due to repeated explosions and gas leaks," he said.
"Two-thirds of the tanker is submerged, and the fire has spread to the entirety of the ship, and we can no longer approach it," he added.
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Located in Intercontinental, Dubai Marina which is host to venues like Accents and YNot Bar and Kitchen, Marina Social has left quite an impact in its one year reign.
Saturday evening and a buzzing ambiance are perfect ingredients when coupled with great service and food. But what makes Marina Social different from the others? What left that lasting impression in us?
Another one from @marinasocialdubai A different take on the usual #burrata and sliced tomatoes. #MarinaSocial presents a full tomato with the #cheese and minced meat within.
We are seated, the drinks are ordered and our first course comes right in, all in a span of 15 minutes. Brought to us by the Chef Patron himself, Tristin Farmer introduces to us what is called 'Tea n Toast', a mushroom-based drink topped with parmesan shavings and served with bone marrow and gentleman's relish [AED 30/per person]. Next, comes the popular tomato filled with burrata and Italian beef [AED 90]. The 25 years aged balsamic adds a fine touch to the dish by balancing the creamy and savory flavors.
A subtle saffron infused risotto topped with parmesan and Lemon Ricotta Tortelloni with crab sauce [AED 90 each] grace our table next. These are just the starters, mind you, the main courses range from a veal short rib [AED 150], a beautifully steamed sea bass [AED 175], and some luscious chargrilled tiger prawns [ AED 150]. All come with sides.
What you see here is #pumpkin #icecream that was the idea of one of the Sous Chefs @marinasocialdubai and then introduced by @tristinfarmer The ice cream is first topped with white #chocolate sauce and then white chocolate nibs and honeycomb for a crunchy texture.
Just when our dinner is coming to an end, we are taken to what is known as a dessert bar. Prepared live in front of you are your requested desserts. Tristin whips up a Pumpkin Ice cream topped with white chocolate sauce and choco nibs with honeycomb for a crunchy texture. We find the ice cream a bit odd at first, to be honest, but the flavor is easy to get used to.
A black forest cake is put together next and shortly, the Banoffee Soufflé follows. Now, Marina Social is known for its soufflé, which changes every season. This time its Banoffee, a soft and almost airy texture that doesn't leave you feeling too glutted, gets full marks.
A fantastic dinner @marinasocialdubai #lastnight which ended with @_jasonatherton personally signing his book for us! Thank you for the kitchen scenes on how you make those lovely #desserts @tristinfarmer Looking forward to coming back soon.
If we're going back: Marina Social is an excellent example of how service is an important factor when visiting a restaurant. A simple gesture of recognizing a face the next time you see goes a long way. Our visit was a resounding success and ended with meeting Jason Atherton himself, who signed us a copy of his recipe book!
If you're going À la carte, we recommend the Veal Short ribs and Sea Bass. The Burrata is a specialty of the place and a must try.
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Graduation films 2019
2019 - 80' - Albanian (Available subtitles: German, Italian, English)
The film tells a turbulent year, 1997 in Albania, through the stories of a group of friends. On the thread of memories, real images and archival images and staging will alternate to draw a portrait of a generation, before, during and after the events that have marked their lives. The film goes beyond the news and allows the viewer to approach in a more intimate and profound way the experience of the protagonists. Reviving their past on the screen. A coming out age film with semi-documentary tones, which help to bring the facts narrated back into the reality of our days.
Erald Dika
Born in Albania in 1988. In 2010 he graduated in History of Cinema at the University "La Sapienza". At the same time, he follows several video shooting, post-production and visual effects workshops. In 2013 the Master's Degree ends with a thesis on cross-media and transmedia. In 2014 he published a comic in the Albanian language that takes up the Kreshnik epos. In 2017 with "WITH THE FEET ON THE CLOUDS" as a writer and director together with Vladimir Doda, he was selected for MEDFILM FESTIVAL 2017.
Simone Endrizzi
Born in Laives (BZ) in 1997. From an early age he was passionate about photography, taking his first steps in the art world by producing commercials for various local companies and many music videos for different young emerging artists. Finalist together with Erald Dika with "Sileo" at BZ48H-short film contest 2017, as screenwriter and director of photography. Also in 2017 he is the director of photography for "WITH THE FEET ON THE CLOUDS" by Vladimir Doda and Erald Dika, selected for MEDFILM FESTIVAL 2017.
Director's Note
In 1997 I was 9 years old, and today, 22 years later, I realized that the memories of the events of that year are slowly fading away.
During the research I decided to meet my childhood friends to ask what they remember. My friends like me have fragmentary memories of events, so talking to them through travels in their childhood to reconstruct a memory that each of us keeps only in part by trying to make it become a shared heritage. Find out if this event has influenced in any way the lives of all of us, at the time adolescents, and understand if today we see residues of those events in Albanian society. A non-fiction with a present made of interviews, with the memories of friends, and shot on the sites of action. The memories, with the reflections, with the judgments, which also concern the Albanians, the Albanian politicians and their acting as politicians, also not very clear. And a past made up of recreations of events lost in the memory where there are no archive images to present and represent the life of the adolescent years.
Country of production: Italy
Shooting Format(s): 4K 2160 @25p; FHD 1080@25p
Original Master Format: FHD 1080@25p
Screening Format: DCP, Apple ProRes or any on request
Audio Format: Stereo (2.0), L,R,C
Running time: 80'00"
Subtitles available: German / Italian / English
Director: Erald Dika
Cinematographer: Simone Endrizzi
Editor: Erald Dika
Soundrecordist: Gabriella Cosmo
Interpreters: Ervin Doda, Dionis Marku, Mateo Çili, Vladimir Doda, Ismet Zusi
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ZeLIG is located in Bolzano, Italy, a multilingual city where different cultures live together. The school is a place of exchange for students, teachers and film professionals from all over the world.
At ZeLIG the spoken languages are German, Italian and English. This creative approach to linguistic variety opens the gates to the international markets and to future opportunities.


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1. Use my Powder & Sculpt brush to dust Bar Of Gold onto your cheekbones. When applying, focus on the C-shape that hugs the eye area, right up to the temples.
2. Brush delicately down the center of your nose, concentrating on the bridge. The reflective super-fine golden pearls will slim and sculpt too!
3. Make sure you carefully blend the product, so it doesn't collect on the tip of your nose.
4. Apply sparingly to the cupid's bow of the mouth, and then gently blend.
5. Using my Powder & Sculpt brush apply a golden veil of light to your shoulders, down the centre of the arms, and across the décolletage for added luminescence.


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When there's a family member, loved one or friend in your life that abuses substances, is an alcoholic or addicted to drugs, it's heartbreaking to watch them destroy themselves as you unsuccessfully try everything in your power to help them. Most of the time they're in denial and refuse to admit they have a problem or try to make you think they have it all under control and you're the one with the problem. Sadly this is part of addiction and most addicts don't realize you're being destroyed in the process both mentally and physically too. This is the time when a professional intervention can help the addict, loved ones and friends.
Intervention For Addiction Rehab Cntr in Georgia knows how hard this is on the family and loved ones and also understands an addicts denial and fears. They specialize in getting your loved one or friend to realize their need for help through a well-planned professional intervention that's organized and prearranged ahead of time with the help of family members and friends. With the help of their Interventionists, your loved one or friend is able to receive the individualized form of treatment they need in order to help them successfully recover.
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US, Turkey Start Joint Patrols in Syria 'Safe Zone'
The United States and Turkey have begun joint patrols as part of a plan to create a "safe zone" in the Arab country's northeast aimed at decreasing Ankara's tensions with Washington-backed Kurdish militants there.
Turkey's Defense Ministry announced the start of the ground patrols on Sunday, saying the joint mission is being supported by unmanned aerial vehicles.
"As a part of efforts to create a safe zone in the north of Syria to the east of the Euphrates, the Turkish and US military have started joint ground patrols using transport vehicles and drones to the south of Akcakale (a district of Turkey's Sanliurfa Province), on the Syrian side," the ministry said.
Earlier, an AFP journalist said six Turkish armored vehicles had crossed into Syria to join US troops. Two helicopters overflew the area as the Turkish vehicles drove through an opening in the concrete wall erected between the countries, the agency added.
The US and Turkey agreed on August 7 to set up the buffer zone to the east of the Euphrates River between the Turkish border and Syrian areas controlled by US-backed Kurdish militias, which Ankara views as terrorists affiliated with the homegrown Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group.
The zone is also said to be aimed at settling around one million displaced Syrians.
Washington's support for the Kurdish militants in Syria has long been a source of tension between the two NATO allies. Turkey has launched two military operations in Syria against those militants and threatened a third if Washington fails to keep them away from the Turkish border.
In a bid to pressure the US into creating the area, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Turkey was "determined to set it up by the last week of September."
Erdogan said last week that his country would not stand any delays in creating the "safe zone" in Syria and would establish it alone if talks with the US fail to produce results.
The Syrian government — which is opposed to Turkish and US military activities on its soil — has slammed the US-Turkish agreement, labeling it as a violation of Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as international law.
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I guess asked this all the time. Why?? The answer changes almost daily and sometimes I'm the one asking myself the question and I second guess our situation. I'm asked this even more with the upcoming move... 'are you still going to homeschool?! ' As if to say, 'You have an out, why aren't you taking it?' So tonight, at 3 am I will answer this question. Not for anyone but myself and my kids because this answer changes all the time and for now the answer is important.
I homeschool because I can. I know it is a privilege that I may not always have. I know I may have to go back to work or my kids learning styles and preferences might change, our health might change and a million other factors might come up that have an affect on my kids education choices. Right now, my kids love to learn and they are succeeding learning at home. Right now I am enjoying sharing my passion for knowledge and growth with them. Right now they are thriving and happy and growing and I am lucky to be along on their journey. I homeschool because when we study ocean life for months and show up at the Georgia Aquarium, their faces light up and they cant stop pointing out tiny details about what they learned. They ask the staff a million questions and they are filled with wonder. I homeschool because they are sharing what they learn with each other and building a bond with each other that it quickly becoming the most valuable parts of their lives.
I homeschool today because I can.
Going back to all the inspiration that K gives me, This weeks lesson focuses on colors and for the older kids, emotion. I had all the kids name every color they could think of then we went through the list and I had the kids tell me the first thing that came to mind when I said that color. It was interesting, Owen (at 5) said all the things he sees on a regular basis (his brown bear, his blue blanket, my turquoise chair, Lorali's pink night-night. Lorali (8) brought up found and discovered and detailed objects (purple flowers, lime caterpillars, daddy's bright blue eyes). It was Ethan (10) my autistic son that surprised me the most. EVERY SINGLE COLOR that I said, he had a very specific emotion for. (orange anger, blue peace, magenta excitement, lime confusion) By the end of the list of colors (there were about 30 I was just bawling. It was a fascinating moment and only reminded me how little I know about what or how he is thinking. I'm thankful I get to have this time with him to learn from him and understand him better. I really wish I would have recorded this unexpected but perfect glimpse I got into the way his mind works so beautifully different then my own.
After talking about color and emotion and bringing back the color wheel from Lesson 1, they decided they were sick of talking and just wanted to start the assignment and anytime they're begging to get to work I call a success. The assignment this week was to make color hands, one with warm colors, one with cool colors. It was fun to see how they decided to each do them and how individual they all turned out.
Everyone got to choose what medium they wanted to use for this project but surprisingly they all picked markers, maybe they just grabbed what they were most familiar with but it's really got me thinking about ways to introduce different ways to do the same thing so I'm sure that'll be in an upcoming lesson soon. You can download our Assignment Worksheet here; Download Art2warm-cool. I make one up for every lesson and they add it to their art sketchbook/scrapbooks and I'l be posting them here once a week throughout the year.
This year sure looks different then previous years but.... we wouldn't have it any other way. Let me introduce our 'students' this year. We have two 4th graders this year, Ethan and Lorali. Ethan lives for Legos and has recently discovered computer games, the current favorite? Star Wars Old Republic. Ethan's reading level has improved 3 grade levels since we started homeschooling last winter so this is the first year he is COMPLETELY on grade level and I'm looking forward ot building his confidence with that. Lorali is our bookworm, she loves to read, loves art, dance and all things creative. She dives into every subject full force... well, except Math... she hates math. We have one Kindergartener, Owen who loves to learn, color and most of all he loves to annoy his big brother. So it's going to add to the choas. but He also loves to please you and will do anything to get a smile on your face so I think giving him a chance to discover himself is going to make this year so much fun for me to watch him grow. Then there is our little one, our 'toddler' Cameron. While his goals for this year are small (colors, animal sounds, shapes) he's still an important distraction part of our classroom. He's into everything and he thinks he is just as big as the others.
Last year when we decided to homeschool, we pushed really Lorali to raise her up from 3rd to 4th grade level and Ethan's has always been a grade level behind his peers in MOST subjects because of his Autism. Adding the dynamic of Owen (who was in full-time Pre-K last year) and Cameron (who was immobile last year) is going to keep this teacher on her toes BUT I'm excited to watch them discover the world around them and learn soo much.
Considering the first week of school snuck up on us quickly this year (read; some of our curriculum hasn't arrived in the mail yet) the first day went amazingly well! I'll keep my fingers crossed that the rest of the week goes as smoothly as today did. I made sure to have little surprises and new supplies for them at their new desks, I made sure to explain the schedule and 'school rules' and how in our Library the rules are different, then we dove right into Handwriting without Tears and Science complete with a game, creative reading and the year's first experiment. It was a success.
This new world of Homeschooling is tricky but I am thankful everyday for the chance to do it. Oh before I forget, quick reminder to other homeschooling parents, be sure to file your Georgia Declaration of Intent ASAP. (NEW LAW THIS YEAR; this needs to be in by Sept. 1st or within 30 days of starting your program) It's easy and only takes about 3 mins.
Thanks for stopping by, I'm off to bed early tonight in hopes of having a little more energy tomorrow.


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//January 03 2020
Wishes of the Royal Couple for 2020
Dear Compatriots, Dear Residents, Dear Friends,
I am particularly attached to this traditional moment of an exchange of wishes because it constitutes a break in our hectic daily lives which sometimes can distance us from the real objectives of our existence.
This holiday season is meant to be a truce, a period of sharing at the end of a year, marked, as is unfortunately far too often the case, by conflicts and humanitarian and environmental crises.
We are also seeing an increase in tensions in many societies around the world linked to economic difficulties and the uncertainties of the future.
People expect their leaders to have a responsible attitude in order to allow them to have confidence in the future. An effective commitment to provide reassurance economically, to guarantee impartial justice, to work in favour of lasting peace and to take into consideration the great challenges of our century, in particular that of global warming and its dramatic consequences. Unfortunately, we have seen the impact of this recently here at home and in our region.
Protecting our planet is a huge responsibility we owe to our children and future generations.
This moment of sharing also allows us to take the time to pay tribute to the selfless actions of those who, through their generosity and their solidarity, have brought a little comfort to the too large a number of people who are suffering.
Our Country is a place of peace and prosperity where solidarity, individual and collective, private and public, is expressed with force, because its population is aware of the privileges which are theirs.
This social and economic success is the fruit of the work of everyone, private individuals and public entities that I thank for their contribution.
I also pay tribute to the actions of women and men in our institutions whose sense of responsibility contributes to the preservation of our model of society.
We must work tirelessly to allow our young people to achieve their dreams and our elders to lead a peaceful and dignified life.
Rest assured of my determination to continue on the path traced by my ancestors to guarantee stability, prosperity and justice for our country.
We must work for a fairer world of compassion and solidarity.
We send you, with our children, Jacques and Gabriella, our warmest wishes for 2020.
Bonne nouvelle année.
Bon Anu Noevu.
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Music November 11, 2013
Sofar Sounds ACL Fest Edition with X Ambassadors, Black Books, Colony House and Grace London
Sofar Sounds got in on the ACL Festival action last month with a special ACL dedicated Sofar. It's always awesome to see bands in such an intimate environment, but it was especially sweet to see these artists outside of the swarms of people over at Zilker. Major kudos to X Ambassadors, Black Books, Colony House, and Grace London for taking time out to play. It was definitely a highlight of weekend two (especially since I attended weekend one and was experiencing major festival withdrawal).
Brooklyn's X Ambassadors started things off performing songs from their new EP, Love Songs Drug Songs. Frontman Sam Harris has a piercingly soulful voice that truly resonated in the cozy setting. There's a vigor and intensity behind X Ambassadors music whether singing about heartbreak on "Litost" or breaking ties on "Love Songs Drug Songs". When Sam sings, "this is the last time I'm going to put you back together" on the latter, it brilliantly captures that utter frustration when you've had enough of someone's crap, you're done.
Then there's their current single "Uncontrollable". If you haven't heard it yet, I bet you'll have a hard time resisting hitting repeat. It's an emotive, tense song about trying to be there for somebody who's hit a low point. Not to mention that moment when Sam busted out a sweet saxophone solo that sealed the deal. These guys are smooth operators. But don't just take my word for it, see for yourself. X Amabssadors join Panic! At The Disco on their Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die! Tour this January. See the full schedule here.
Austin locals Black Books changed the dial with dreamy electronic ditty's. There's a softness and openness to their music; the songs aren't rushed and the vocals aren't washed out by heavy synths. The result is something quite lovely. For the Sofar gig, Black Books played "In My Arms", "Something To Remember" and "The Big Idea" (among others), which especially cast a starry spell. Stripped down they sounded spellbinding so I can imagine how enchanting they sound fully plugged in. I'll be keeping my eye out for future shows.
Black Books just released their self-titled debut album last month. Do yourself a favor and get acquainted with this five-piece.
Colony House
Colony House (formerly CALEB) hail from Franklin, TN and is comprised of brothers Caleb and Will Chapman and friend Scott Mills. The name derives from an actual apartment complex in Franklin that the three guys have all called home at one point or another. Their hometown and their bond is at the heart of Colony House's music. Frontman Caleb writes songs reflective of his personal experiences. One song he wrote for his brother, never intending for it to leave the four walls of his bedroom. Once he played the song for Will, his brother said they had to have it on the record. He told Sofar before playing, "this is my family story in three and a half minutes".
During the set Colony House played another song that Caleb wrote for somebody special, his first love song for his girlfriend at the time. The girlfriend is now his wife. As Caleb said, "it worked out for me." It's evident this band wears their hearts on their sleeves, plus they've got that irresistible Southern charm going for them. So if romance is what you're after, cozy up to Colony House.
Grace London
Grace London is one of those people that I find totally impressive yet simultaneously makes me feel bad about myself. Why? Because she's 13 and crazy talented. My 13 year old self was all angst and little else. Anyway, back to Grace. She's a 13 year old songwriter, guitar player and foot stomper with witty lyrics reminiscent of Kate Nash. The Cali girl sings with drama, incorporating repetition, breathing and warbling into her delivery, sort of like a young Merrill Garbus.
London released her debut EP, Rocketship Girl, last year and definitely is one to watch. If she's already playing ACL at age 13 who knows where she'll be come her sweet 16 and beyond. I'm interested to find out.
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This could be the official flag of Earth that we'll plant on Mars
Newton May 21, 2015 Videos
You're looking at the suggested design for the flag that our courageous Earthling travelers will plant on the surface of Mars when they optimistically make it there by mid-2030. The person behind this design is graphic designer, Oskar Pernefeldt, from Beckmans College of Design in Sweden, who came up with it as portion of his graduation task called 'The International Flag of Planet Earth.' According to Michael Rundle at Wired, corporations for example LG and BSmart assisted him formalize his design, and NASA seems to be involved, but it's not clear precisely how. Though we're a long way off actually having a debate, as a global population, about what flag to plant on Mars, and whether there's truly any point, bearing in mind that how doubtful it is that anyone else will truly see it, it's still a pretty fun implementation. It's a chance for us to ponder what things planet Earth would project to someone viewing it from the outside in.
Image Credit: Beckmans College of Design
Pernefeldt clarifies the thinking behind the designed flag: "Centred in the flag, seven rings form a flower - a symbol of the life on Earth. The rings are linked to each other, which represents how everything on our planet, directly or indirectly, [is] linked. The blue field represents water which is essential for life - also as the oceans cover most of our planet's surface. The flower's outer rings form a circle which could be seen as a symbol of Earth as a planet and the blue surface could represent the Universe." Watch the video below for further info. I personally can't help but feel a little devoted about our little blue dot of a planet.


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História de Ghanem, o Escravo do Amor é um conto cheio de surpresas e reviravoltas de As Mil e Uma Noites. Inclui duas sub-histórias logo no começo, dos negros eunucos sudaneses.

História principal
Um rico comerciante chamado Ayub tinha um filho chamado Ghanem (ou Ganem), que acabou ficando conhecido como El-Molim El-Massloub, O Escravo do Amor, e uma filha chamada Fetnah. Quando ele morreu, deixou uma carga de mercadorias valiosas que pretendia vender em Bagdá. Ghanem decidiu realizar o plano paterno e seguiu até lá.

Uma noite em Bagdá, voltando de um funeral fora da cidade, encontrando seus portões já fechados, precisou se abrigar num mausoléu. Lá flagrou, escondido no alto de uma palmeira, três negros eunucos sudaneses enterrando uma caixa misteriosa. Quando os negros se afastaram, desenterrou e abriu a caixa, e lá deparou com uma jovem entorpecida por uma substância, que havia sido enterrada viva.

Levou-a para casa e, embora se apaixonassem e se entregassem a diversas carícias e jogos amorosos, a moça não permitia que tivessem relações sexuais. Uma noite, quando ele tentou forçar a barra, ela revelou ser Kut al-Kulub ("força dos corações"), a concubina favorita do sultão Harum al-Rashid. Dali em diante, Ghanem passou a tratá-la com o máximo de respeito.

A esposa do sultão, Zobeida, enciumada, havia tentado se livrar da rival dopando-a, encerrando-a numa caixa e ordenando que os três escravos a enterrassem. Mas o sultão acabou descobrindo o paradeiro da sua favorita, e Ghanem teve de fugir e acabou caindo na extrema miséria. Sua mãe e irmã, alvos da ira do califa, também caíram na miséria. Kut al-Kulub foi encerrada numa câmara obscura sob a guarda de uma velha. Um dia o califa a ouviu falando sozinha, acusando-o de ter cometido uma injustiça. Mandou chamá-la e, convencido de que Ghanem jamais atentara contra a honra da moça, permitiu que ela fizesse diligências para localizá-lo e viesse a se casar com ele. No final feliz, todos se reencontram, Ghanem casa-se com Kut al-Kulub e o califa casa-se com a irmã de Ghanem.

História do negro Sauab, o primeiro eunuco sudanês
O primeiro negro deflorou a filha de seu proprietário, junto com quem foi criado, e como castigo foi castrado e se tornou eunuco da moça, quando esta se casou.

História do negro Kafur, o segundo eunuco sudanês
O segundo negro tinha o mau hábito de pregar uma mentira uma vez por ano. Não uma mentirinha qualquer, mas uma mentira destrutiva, como anunciar à esposa a morte de seu marido, e ao marido a morte de sua esposa, sem que ninguém tivesse morrido, causando assim graves danos.

fr:Le Conte d'Ayyûb le Marchand, de son fils Ghânim et de sa fille Fitna

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