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LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL CLUB MEDIA CONFERENCE
Bob Bradley
Portland 2, LAFC 1
BOB BRADLEY: I felt our guys put in a big effort. Again, we hurt ourselves with some goals in bad times at the end of the first half. Terrible time to give up a goal, and then after we get to 1-1 and a chance to push the game and come from behind.
So bad timing to give up goals late in the game. We're trying to push but when we need that little bit of composure, savvy, smarts, on certain plays, when to shoot, what kind of ball to lay across, I think we hurt ourselves with some of those moments.
Q. What do you make those of out of those details you mentioned and the way you guys hurt yourselves and the mentality of the team when the margin of error gets slimmer?
BOB BRADLEY: Yeah, our margin has been small all year. And so look, Muri is in our team a really important guy, strong guy, great character. And so you know, you can say that now on the one play, his ability to deal with Mora isn't good enough, but you don't want to make it seem like now that's just the only part of it. There's recovery runs from other people to try to help a guy, if he's been beaten.
So you know, what I make of it is that there are individual mistakes, but collectively we've got to find a stronger way to stick together and not give up during a year where, man, it's been incredible how many tough moments we've had to deal with.
Q. Exactly what's the message at this point from you trying to get guys not to give up, and how much does it help thinking the rivalry coming up and maybe that will help to get everyone and still be motivated?
BOB BRADLEY: Yeah, the first thing I said is: We're not giving up; you guys are great guys. I see how much you put into it every day; I'm proud of you, and I know that right now we're going through a period that seems so unlikely and so incredible.
But we're not giving up, and you know, Muri spoke to the group, which shows the character of him and I feel that that part continues to be strong. So Galaxy, we've got to pick ourselves up and be ready.
Q. What did you see from Ngalina and Blackman, getting their first game and the decision that came around that?
BOB BRADLEY: Yeah, for Jamal, I think he's got a good presence. I think he settled in quickly. It's important to say that, you know, Tomas played I think 18 games in a row. He's a young goalkeeper that has shown a lot of promise and I think it was just at a certain point, he needed to pause.
It reminds me a little bit of the year when I was with Chivas USA where Brad Guzan was a young goalkeeper the year before I had got there. He had played a lot of the games and they had had a really poor season. When I got there at the beginning of the year, he was playing the games and there was a point where I just felt like I needed to step back and let him catch his breath. I think the situation with Tomas was very similar; so good to get Jamal a game.
Michi (ph) some qualities from out wide, and one of the things in a year where we've had different injuries and had to adapt in different ways is we haven't had enough days where we've been able to play a front three where our wide players are real threats. So we felt that that was a good way to start the game with Raheem on one side and Michi on the other, and for a player just up from the USL, I think he had some good moments.
Q. You said a little bit about Muri speaking in the locker room. Just a message of motivation or trying to rally the guys?
BOB BRADLEY: I just told you. It's a guy who is a real guy, standing up in front of the group saying that, you know what I'm sorry, sometimes individual mistakes have hurt us throughout the year.
But as a team, we have to stick together and he said, you know, every day, the training, the way we push each other is all very good and now we have to continue to work and he took responsibility, which you know, it shows the character that he brings to the team.
Q. Defensively you had to mix so much throughout the season with so many players. Is there a miscommunication? What's faulting that back line in certain moments?
BOB BRADLEY: They didn't get many chances. So the first one, I have to see again but it's a punt from Clark, and it just falls in a funny way. I don't think we clear it well. Then the second one, we are pushed up the field and now as the ball comes out, Muri has to slide over. He's got to deal with Mora there and make sure that Mora doesn't get away from him and then we need a faster recovery from Fall and from Moon. They are isolated moments in the game.
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Lost in the wilderness or fleeing through hostile territory, knowing how to navigate without a compass is an essential survival skill.
Living in the modern world it's hard to imagine being lost — with no idea where you're at — and suddenly having to travel cross country, without a compass, map, or nowadays, GPS. Before the modern age and back to the time of primitive tribes in far off lands, most often people used the sun during the day to navigate — and at night the moon and stars to find their way.
Once you understand how they did this — how people navigate without a compass by using the position of the sun or position of the stars and moon — to help plot direction — with a little practice you'll be able to do so also.Navigating by the sun, moon, or stars works on the high seas just as well as it works on land.
Use The North Star To Find True North
The North Star has been used by many people over the centuries to help find true north. Today's Boy Scouts teach finding the North Star as a method for finding north and you can also.
Find The Big Dipper And The North Star
1) To find the North Star you first have to locate the Big Dipper constellation in the night sky. Here's a link to a constellation chart if you're not sure what the Big Dipper looks like.
2) Next, locate the furthest two stars in the "spoon" part of the Big Dipper and then draw a straight line connecting the two, then continue away from the top of the spoon with that line, approximately five times the distance of the space between the two stars (see top illustration at link above). That line you draw should end right at the North Star.
3) Once you've located the North Star, place a stick in the ground, perhaps 2 feet tall, and then a second shorter stick a foot or two away, with the taller stick directly between the shorter stick and the North Star.
4) Now, line your eye sight with the tops of the two sticks with the North Star, so that what it looks like is a diagonal line (in your mind) starting from the top of the shorter stick, slanting up to the top of the longer stick, and finally connecting with the North Star in the sky.
5) Finally, draw a line in the ground from the base of the shorter stick to the base of the longer stick — and then continue to draw a line in the ground so it points away from the longer stick. If you've done this right the line will be pointing true north.
See: Finding direction without a compass
Two Sticks At Night Method
1) Place a stick in the ground so that it stands vertically.
2) Place a second taller stick just beyond the first stick.
3) Now bend down behind the first stick and line up your eye so that a straight line could be drawn (in your mind) from your eye, to the tops of the two sticks, and then finally to a star in the night sky.
4) Be patient and watch the star for a few minutes …
If the star moves up, you are facing east; if it moves down, you are facing west; if it moves right, you are facing south; if it moves left, you are facing north. See: Farmer's Almanac – Find your way without a compass
Staying On A Straight Course While Crossing Terrain
Line up landmarks in front of you. Pick out a tree, hillside, rock outcropping in the far distance, then find another landmark between you and it. Many people who are lost have been known to travel in circles — theory is that they pull to one direction subconsciously and before they know it eventually circle around, vs staying in a straight line. See: Science Daily: People really do walk in circles
POWs (prisoners of war) who escaped into the jungle were sometimes known to find that they were traveling in circles. Sometimes (as in the case of a POW) traveling in a circle is the last thing that you want to do in a survival situation. Learning how to find your way without a compass can be a life saver.
Science Daily writes: "With nothing to guide their way, people attempting to walk a straight course through unfamiliar territory really do end up walking in circles, according to a report published online on August 20th 2009 in Current Biology"
But there was a twist.
Circular walking befell only the four forest walkers who had to walk in overcast conditions and the one desert walker who walked at night after the moon had set. Those who could see the sun or moon managed to travel fairly straight.
Previous studies have shown that bees, pigeons and a variety of other animals move in tight circles when orienting cues like the sun are missing.
The new study suggests that, whether we're conscious of what we're doing or not, people are tuned into those types of environmental signals, too. The good news about navigating without a compass or a map? As long as you pay attention to where the sun and moon are (and the approximate time of day or night in regards to their position), you can stay in a fairly straight line.
When clouds cover the sun and night sky however, now you have a problem. You'll have to bring some other methods for navigating without a compass into play.
Use Landmarks To Navigate Without A Compass
1) If you come upon a landmark (or see one in the distance) or you have to go around an obstacle, once you get passed that landmark or obstacle, look back, and then look forward, and create a line in your mind between a point in the distance in front of you to the obstacle or landmark behind you.
2) Move forward along that line. After a short distance look back to ensure the obstacle/landmark stays directly behind you and notice the angle to the landscape you are traveling — this is going to help you stay on a straight course.
In an area of heavy brush or trees, with little visibility in the distance, you'll have to do this often. Otherwise it will be difficult to stay on course.
3) Draw a line in the ground that lines up with your angle of travel and look directly ahead, into the distance, where the line points … pick out a distinguishing feature in the landscape up ahead and now set your sights on that location.
4) When you get to that location, look back at a landmark you had traveled from, and draw a line in the ground that continues to point the direction you are wanting to travel.
Doing this throughout your trek should keep you in a fairly straight direction.
Navigating Through Hostile Territory Without A Compass
Let's say for example you are traveling cross country, through hostile territory, with a highway or railroad just a mile or two to your left or right.If your goal is to stay out of sight while traveling the same direction as the highway or railroad, you'll need to line up landmarks that point in the same direction that the highway or railroad lead.
You could always simply travel within 50 yards of the highway or railroad, but if you are in a dangerous area (such as in a time of collapse or you're simply an international traveler who's escaped after being kidnapped) you may not want to be anywhere near a public roadway, as that's where people may be searching for you, or on the look out for (and targeting) travelers.
Increasingly people from America are at a higher risk of being kidnapped in foreign countries — many people who kidnap Americans are simply criminals that want to collect a ransom (as seen in Mexico and South America and even Phoenix, Arizona, which has experienced a high rate of kidnappings in recent years).
Some kidnappers however are terrorists who just want to take the lives of Americans.
Though you may not ever be lost in the mountains — if you travel to other nations you may one day have to escape abductors — thus a good reason for learning how to navigate the land without a compass.
If You Have A Compass, It Doesn't Mean It Will Help You
Even if you have a compass, it doesn't mean you're going to be able to find your way. A compass needle points at magnetic north — magnetic north is not the same as true north.Unless you understand how a compass works — and the slight difference in degrees (which varies based on your location in the world) — a compass will point you in the wrong way.
How To Use A Compass
You need to learn how to use a compass correctly and also have a new enough map that has the current degrees for true north vs. magnetic north — called "declination". Depending on where you are in the country (for example, North America), the declination is different in different locations.In the western half of the United States, magnetic north is greater (a higher number in degrees) than true north.
On your compass true north will be to the left of magnetic north — where the needle is pointing. How many degrees to the left will depend on how far west you are from the 0 degree mark on a map of the U.S., referring to declination.The earth's magnetic field is gradually shifting west a 1/2 degree to a full degree every five years. To be the most accurate with a compass your map should be newer than five years old. An older map is still good — but not when a compass is brought into the picture.
A compass works by pointing to magnetic north — because the earth's magnetic field is constantly changing slightly each year — and because the magnetic field doesn't line up with the north pole on a map. As such you have to calculate the difference in degrees between magnetic north and true north — or the compass is going to point you in the wrong direction.
Navigate Without A Compass – Study The Vegetation
Study the forest — moss grows on the north side of trees.When looking at a mountain, there will be more vegetation on the north facing side of a mountain then on the south. The same can be said for a valley. Look to the slopes to both sides of the valley — if the valley runs north and south, there will be more vegetation on the north facing slope than on the south facing slope.
Sun Navigation
Find Your Way Without A Compass – Use A Watch With An Hour Hand
First, be sure that your watch is set to the correct time and working properly. There are two methods to using a watch to navigate: One method is for the northern hemisphere and the other is for the southern hemisphere.Northern Hemisphere: With your watch level with the ground, point the hour hand at the sun. Now, look at where the "12" is on your watch. Identify the halfway point between the hour hand and the 12. That direction is south. Which means the exact direction opposite of south is north.
Knowing east and west should now be clear to you.
Southern Hemisphere: Hold your watch level with the ground and point the 12 at the sun. Identify the mid-way point between the 12 and the hour hand. That direction will be north.
Please note: During daylight savings time (spring through early fall) this method will be slightly off. Turn back your hour hand one hour for the purpose of finding the exact direction — then be sure to turn your hour hand ahead to the correct time just a few moments later after you've determined the direction (if you forget to turn your hour hand ahead to the correct time your route finding later that day will be off).
Sun Shadow Method
Another method for finding north calls for using the sun and just a stick, dirt, and two rocks.
1) First, place a straight stick approximately 3 feet in length in the ground, early in the day before noon. Note the shadow that is cast by the stick. Mark the tip of the shadow with a small rock or twig (peg) in the ground.
2) Next, draw an evenly balanced circle around the stick from that rock. When you're done the stick will be directly in the center of the circle and the rock will be on the edge of the circle.
3) When noon occurs a bit later (technically called "solar noon" — when the sun is at it's highest point in the sky — which is generally in the noon hour on a clock — but varies depending on time zones and locations) the sun will now be at it's highest point. This means that the shadow from the stick (in the center) will be at it's smallest point.
4) In the minutes and hour that follow the sun will begin to drop slightly in the sky as the day continues; the shadow from the stick (in the center) will begin to point longer and longer toward the circle that you drew in the dirt.
5) Once the shadow reaches the edge of the circle, mark it with a small rock or twig. Congratulations — you can now identify east and west by drawing a straight line in the dirt from the first rock/twig to the second rock/twig. If you are in the northern hemisphere, the first rock/twig will be pointing west and the second rock/twig will be pointing east.
However, if you are in the southern hemisphere, the first rock/twig will be pointing east, not west. See: Navigation using sticks, stones, and the sun (refer to method "B" under "shadow stick").
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Prepare for eight days of luxurious cruising across the sea when you set sail with the Carnival Splendor from Sydney and back again.
Spending time at very uncommon ports like Lifou and Noumea makes this cruise particularly interesting. This route is an interesting one for the Splendor, But February is the most popular time of year to sail it.
Offered at less than $70 per day, this is an incredible deal. The price is the total price, including entertainment, meals, port fees, and taxes.
The Carnival Splendor
Based in Sydney and refurbished less than four years ago in 2019, over 3,000 travelers can set sail on this highly-rated Concordia-Class class ship.
The Splendor delights guests with four pools, a casino, an outdoor movie theater, a waterslide, a jacuzzi, a gym, a spa, and a minigolf course.
This graph shows the price over time for every type of cabin. Since it was first listed on January 6th of last year, The cost of this sailing has ranged between $446 and $647 for a room, including $117 in taxes and port fees. Today this sailing is just 19% more expensive than the all time low of $446 so lock in your room now before it goes up.
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Day 4: Noumea
This cruise is made up of three days in port and four days at sea. Highlights include visits to once-in-a-lifetime ports like Lifou and Noumea.
Sun, Feb 26 Sydney, Australia
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Tue, Feb 28 At Sea
Wed, Mar 1 Noumea, New Caledonia
Thu, Mar 2 Lifou, New Caledonia
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The Splendor sails this route three times this year. This is the only ship that sails this exact route. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price.


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Gornja Kamenica (cyr. Горња Каменица) – wieś w Serbii, w okręgu zajeczarskim, w gminie Knjaževac. W 2011 roku liczyła 258 mieszkańców.

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In 1986 he graduated in the Architectural Faculty of Institute of Building and Construction in Kharkiv, Ukraine. He worked during 1986-1989 as an architect in State Institute, in his hometown Maruipol. He won in 1989 a residential block competition and worked until 1992 as chief architect of the awarded project, Yunost. The same year, he founded the Architectural Bureau based also in Mariupol, and was it chief architect until 2003. The year after, he founded the bureau Zotov&Co and moved to Kiev. Since 2008 he is curator of International Architectural Festival CANactions, in Kiev, which he also founded. In 2015, he organizes CANactions School for Urban Studies. He is a member of the Expert Committee of the European Prize for Urban Public Space since 2016.


It takes work and it takes time to develop those things.".
Like any relationship, it is important for both partners to be present and supportive in the relationship.
Image Source: Relationships are full of ups and downs, but what would happen if one partner was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia is, according to Merriam-Webster, "a very serious mental illness in which someone cannot think or behave normally and often experiences delusions".
These are definitely the hardest ones, and the ones that have the most impact on the people around them.
It is important to see a doctor if you are diagnosed with these kinds of symptoms in order to get the right medication to help cope with these symptoms.
Schizophrenia, much like any other mental illness, is a huge change in anyone's life!
Symptoms can start to arise slowly including "sleeping difficulties, concentration problems, or even irritability and tension" (source: schizlife.com) they can then worsen.
Usually this can be the deal breaker in a relationship.Most don't enjoy being in public settings such or any kind of social events.People diagnosed with schizophrenia will often push anyone that is not in their inner circle of friends away and often times won't go out of their way to meet new people.There will be vast changes in their behavior and the way that they take care of themselves.This generally means things such as not completing everyday tasks; dressing and bathing.


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News Release 16-Jan-2020
Mosquitoes engineered to repel dengue virus
Researchers develop the first mosquitoes synthetically designed to neutralize many types of the widespread infectious disease
video: An international team of scientists has synthetically engineered mosquitoes that halt the transmission of the dengue virus. Led by biologists at UC San Diego, the researchers developed a human antibody for dengue suppression in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, the insects that spread dengue. The development marks the first engineered approach in mosquitoes that targets the four known types of dengue, improving upon previous designs that addressed single strains. view more
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An international team of scientists has synthetically engineered mosquitoes that halt the transmission of the dengue virus.
Led by biologists at the University of California San Diego, the research team describes details of the achievement in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, the insects that spread dengue in humans, on January 16 in the journal PLOS Pathogens.
Researchers in UC San Diego Associate Professor Omar Akbari's lab worked with colleagues at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in identifying a broad spectrum human antibody for dengue suppression. The development marks the first engineered approach in mosquitoes that targets the four known types of dengue, improving upon previous designs that addressed single strains.
They then designed the antibody "cargo" to be synthetically expressed in female A. aegypti mosquitoes, which spread the dengue virus.
"Once the female mosquito takes in blood, the antibody is activated and expressed--that's the trigger," said Akbari, of the Division of Biological Sciences and a member of the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society. "The antibody is able to hinder the replication of the virus and prevent its dissemination throughout the mosquito, which then prevents its transmission to humans. It's a powerful approach."
Akbari said the engineered mosquitoes could easily be paired with a dissemination system, such as a gene drive based on CRISPR/CAS-9 technology, capable of spreading the antibody throughout wild disease-transmitting mosquito populations.
"It is fascinating that we now can transfer genes from the human immune system to confer immunity to mosquitoes. This work opens up a whole new field of biotechnology possibilities to interrupt mosquito-borne diseases of man," said coauthor James Crowe, Jr., M.D., director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.
According to the World Health Organization, dengue virus threatens millions of people in tropical and sub-tropical climates. Severe dengue is a leading cause of serious illness and death among children in many Asian and Latin American countries. The Pan American Health Organization recently reported the highest number of dengue cases ever recorded in the Americas. Infecting those with compromised immune systems, dengue victims suffer flu-like symptoms, including severe fevers and rashes. Serious cases can include life-threatening bleeding. Currently no specific treatment exists and thus prevention and control depend on measures that stop the spread of the virus.
"This development means that in the foreseeable future there may be viable genetic approaches to controlling dengue virus in the field, which could limit human suffering and mortality," said Akbari, whose lab is now in the early stages of testing methods to simultaneously neutralize mosquitoes against dengue and a suite of other viruses such as Zika, yellow fever and chikungunya.
"Mosquitoes have been given the bad rap of being the deadliest killers on the planet because they are the messengers that transmit diseases like malaria, dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever that collectively put 6.5 billion people at risk globally," said Suresh Subramani, professor emeritus of molecular biology at UC San Diego and global director of the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS). "Until recently, the world has focused on shooting (killing) this messenger. Work from the Akbari lab and at TIGS is aimed at disarming the mosquito instead by preventing it from transmitting diseases, without killing the messenger. This paper shows that it is possible to immunize mosquitoes and prevent their ability to transmit dengue virus, and potentially other mosquito-borne pathogens."
Coauthors of the research include: UC San Diego graduate student Stephanie Gamez; Anna Buchman and Ming Li of the Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, UC San Diego; Igor Antoshechkin of the California Institute of Technology, Shin-Hang Lee, Shin-Wei Wang and Chun-Hong Chen of the National Health Research Institutes (Taiwan); and Melissa Klein, Jean-Bernard Duchemin and Prasad Paradkar of CSIRO Health and Biosecurity.
10.1371/journal.ppat.1008103
Mario Aguilera
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Q: How can I retrieve the previous value of a DataGridView cell using the CellValueChanged event? I am writing a C# application that uses a DataGridView and I would like to validate the input each time a user changes the data that's there.
I began by using the CellValidating event which has a really nice CancelEdit() method that will return the cell to its previous value. However, this event is fired every time the user leaves the cell, regardless of whether or not it has changed.
Does CellValueChanged support a sort of cancel or rollback method to the previous value? This way I would be able to still validate the data, but not waste time with cells that didn't need it, but would prefer not to sacrifice the ability to restore the cell if data is invalid.
Here is a bit of code:
private void dataGrid1_CellValidating(object sender, DataGridViewCellValidatingEventArgs e)
{
    if(dataGrid1.Columns[e.ColumnIndex].Name == "dateColumn")
    {
        String input = e.FormattedValue.ToString();

        // Split the date from MM/DD/YYYY format
        String[] temps = input.Split('/');
        try
        {
            if(temps[2].Length != 4)
                MessageBox.Show("The year entered is not the correct length.", "Invalid Year", MessageBoxButtons.OK);

            DateTime date = new DateTime(Convert.ToInt32(temps[2]), Convert.ToInt32(temps[0]), Convert.ToInt32(temps[1]));
        }
        catch (Exception ex) // If exception is thrown, date was invalid
        {
            MessageBox.Show("The date entered was invalid.", "Invalid date", MessageBoxButtons.OK);
            dataGrid1.CancelEdit(); // Set cell value back to what it was prior to user's change
            e.Cancel = true; // Have focus stays with this cell rather than move down a row.
        }
    }
}

A: IMHO better solution, cause underlying DataTable will not be marked as changed if you reject the value. Old value will be displayed automatically
private void dataGridView_CellEndEdit(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
{
    var underlyingDataRow = ((DataRowView)dataGridView.Rows[e.RowIndex].DataBoundItem).Row;
    if (DoesNotMeetYourCondition)
    {
       row.RejectChanges();
    }

A: You could try another aproach like this:
private void dataGridView1_CellEndEdit(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
{
    newvalue = (int)dataGridView1[e.ColumnIndex, e.RowIndex].Value;
}

private void dataGridView1_CellBeginEdit(object sender, DataGridViewCellCancelEventArgs e)
{
    oldvalue = (int)dataGridView1[e.ColumnIndex, e.RowIndex].Value;
}

Assuming its an int,if its another datatype then will also work(except offcourse the variables oldvalue and newvalue must be that type also).
Or by your question,its just about the old value,then you will only need the CellBeginEdit event and then use the oldvalue variable inside the validating event.

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From USA Today- John Travolta and Kelly Preston donated 70,000 rand (about $10,000) Saturday, June 12 to the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund during their visit to South Africa.
The Hollywood couple were treated to a drum concert and serenade by some of the children the foundation has supported.
Johannesburg, 12 June 2010: The children of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund were in for a treat when John Travolta, a renowned Hollywood Actor and Qantas Global Goodwill Ambassador, spoke at an event entitled "Eye in the Sky, Foot in the Ground: Once in a lifetime event for Children", in Saxonwold, Johannesburg, on Saturday, 12 June 2010.
John Travolta was in the country for five days as an Official goodwill ambassador for Qantas Airways, the official sponsor of the Australian soccer team known as the Qantas Socceroos. Travolta's time was spent raising awareness about the Nelson Mandela Children' Fund, as well as supporting the Qantas Socceroos in their quest to win the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Travolta praised Nelson Mandela and expressed his delight and gratitude for the work that the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund is doing to assist children in need. "Mr Mandela is a man of great moral standing, courage, and stature, and is an icon for many including myself. The work being achieved through the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund is a further tribute to his legacy, as vulnerable children are given a lifeline through the Fund's contributions. Certainly, it is making an immeasurable difference to the lives of thousands of children," he said.


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A security guard peers out from behind NHL branded fencing at the entrance where players arrive at Toronto's Royal York hotel, which is acting as the "bubble" ahead of the return of the league's season following disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Toronto, Sunday, July 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
NHL announces no positive COVID-19 tests over final week of Phase 3
All 24 teams have entered the secure zones in the hub cities of Edmonton and Toronto
The NHL is reporting that no player tested positive for COVID-19 over the final week of training camps.
The league said in a release Monday that 4,256 tests were administered to more than 800 players during the seven-day period from July 18-25.
The NHL had announced two positive cases from July 13, when Phase 3 of the league's return-to-play plan commenced with the start of training camps, through July 17. The league said it administered 6,874 total tests during Phase 3.
All 24 teams entered the secure zones in the hub cities of Edmonton and Toronto on Sunday to start Phase 4 of the plan.
Each team will play on one exhibition game between Tuesday and Thursday before the best-of-five playoff qualifying series start Saturday.
The NHL suspended its season March 12 due to the spread of the global pandemic.
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Martin Van Buren Timeline
Timeline Description: Martin Van Buren was America's eighth president. He was also the eighth vice president, under President Andrew Jackson. He was the first President to be born an American instead of born during British rule.
1782 Martin Van Buren is born
Martin was born in a small village in New York. He was the first president to be born as an American, instead of as a citizen under British rule.
1803 Van Buren the lawyer
Martin's family was not a wealthy one, and he had to work hard in order to get an education. He was admitted to the bar as a lawyer at the age of twenty-one.
1808 Getting into politics
Mr. Van Buren was involved in political affairs from the age of seventeen, but he officially began his political career as a surrogate in New York in 1808. He changed political parties often, though, causing him to be removed from many groups.
1812 The State Senate
In 1812, Van Buren moved on to work in the New York State Senate, and then the New York Attorney General in 1815.
1817 The Voting Game
Van Buren began working with other politicians to streamline political voting. They invented systems and requirements to simplify the process.
1821 The US Senate
Mr. Van Buren moved on to work in the US Senate, but his loyalties continued to change. He often came out as against something, only to change his mind a year later.
January 1829 New York Governor
Martin Van Buren continued gaining support, in spite of his wishy-washy beliefs. He began his term as New York governor in 1829.
March 1829 The vice Presidency
Mr. Van Buren resigned the office of governor only two short months after he began. He moved on to work as the Secretary of State under President Andrew Jackson, and later as vice-president in 1832.
In the 1836 election, Martin Van Buren ran for president with the support of President Andrew Jackson. He had a fairly easy victory and began his term in 1837.
1837 The Panic of 1837
An unexpected depression hit America shortly after Van Buren became president. The depression lasted for five years and included the failure of banks and loss of jobs; many people blamed Van Buren.
1837 No State for Texas
When the Texas territory requested to join the United States, President Van Buren denied their request to become an American state.
1840 An Independent Treasury
During the depression, Van Buren secured the US Treasury by making it independent. This meant the treasury would be in control of all federal money.
1840 Van Buren loses the Presidency
During the next presidential election, the people blamed Van Buren for the depression in the country. He lost the election to William Henry Harrison.
1844 Another try at the Presidency
Van Buren tried running for office once again in the 1844 election, but he could not get enough votes and lost again. He finally retired to his home village in New York.
1862 Martin Van Buren dies
After retiring to New York, Mr. Van Buren died of asthma and heart failure. He was seventy-nine years old, and he was buried in his home village.


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Planning for disruption: An A,B,C
Claire is featured in this month's issue of The HR Director Magazine speaking about how organisations can prepare themselves for disruption and harness the potential of innovation in order to maximise the opportunity it presents. You can read the article in print or online at the link provided below.
Employing a Millennial Generation
Sarah is featured this week in leading professional title HR News talking about the issues around employing a millennial generation and how organisations need to shape up in order to capture best talent.
Fewer than 1 in 10 businesses have cultures that are understood. Why does this matter and how to address it?
Claire is featured this week in leading professional title HR News talking about why fewer than 1 in 10 businesses have cultures that are understood. Claire explores why this matters and how to address it as an HR professional.
Innovation Arts talks "Deep Listening" with Oscar Trimboli
According to leadership coach, speaker and author, Oscar Trimboli, we spend half of our days listening, yet most of us aren't equipped with the skills for deep listening:
Multiple academic studies have shown that between 50% and 55% of your working day is spent listening, yet only 2% of people have been trained in how to listen.
Trimboli states that for the most part, the average person listens to reply and not to understand. Of course, that is far from the truth for a graphic recorder or scribe. At Innovation Arts, we spend most of our time working hard to listen deeply – engaging with content in it's spoken form so that we can properly translate into into visual metaphors. This requires a lot of training and practice on the part of our graphic recorders.
When Trimboli contacted us to find out more about how graphic recorders hone and utilise their deep listening skills, we were happy to share as much as we could. Sarah Manley and David Christie sat down with him to talk "listening to content" through the lens of scribing. Good listening, for a graphic recorder, filters content into the essential – bringing the meaning of a conversation to the service and preserving it in visual form.
We really enjoyed being part of the recording of this podcast, and reflecting on our own methods and process with Trimboli. If you are interested in the podcast and learning more about graphic recording please have a listen!
You can download the podcast for free on iTunes or listen below:
http://innovation-arts.com/live/wp-content/uploads/0B5mVvjel2zMaYi1BQ1VxUmFtMzg.mp3
Making our bold moves with tedxteen
When you are called in to work on a Saturday, it's lovely when it doesn't actually feel like work – luckily, TEDxTEEN can be depended upon for fun, excitement, and inspiration. So, Saturday June 24th, our scribes happily travelled down to the 02 – coffees in hand – to capture the rich, diverse and always impressive stories of TEDxTEEN London 2017 as an Infomural.
This year, the theme was "bold moves" and showcased the bold endeavours of a diverse group of teenagers. Promotion for the event read:
"We have never been more connected, more innovative, or more resourceful. We have also never felt the weight of the present and future more than right now."
Accordingly, there was a serious but hopeful tone to the talks. We heard from youth grappling with prejudice, mental illness, isolation and death – sharing stories of what it means to be a teen, maturing and learning to cope with realities from which we are sheltered as children.
Each one of the speakers had a positive strategy for dealing with personal and global pain. We heard from a young Syrian refugee who, despite odds and parental hair-tearing, managed to carry her school books across borders to ensure her education. We heard from a young girl, mercilessly bullied and abused, who had channelled her experience into the creation of an app that allowed other isolated youth to find peers to sit with at lunchtime. We heard from a self-taught computer-scientist who's personal experience in Afghanistan inspired him to create artificial intelligence for improved breast cancer detection.
The event opened with a reflection upon every participants place in a historical chain:
"We are here today, in this moment on this planet, as a result of decisions that humans have made every year, month, day, hour, minute and second that have come before."
It was only fitting then the day should conclude with a voice from the past: Ben Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremburg Tribunals, joined via skype to share his experiences, fears and hopes for the future. He addressed his audience directly and with respect, speaking to them not as children but as bourgeoning adults about to take on a world of responsibility. Ferencz metaphor of passing on the torch of humanity and progress to this new generation had a clear impact. From the speakers we had the pleasure of listening to that day, we can think of no better a group of young people to rise to the challenge Ferencz's described.
Hope in Berlin: We join Save the Children for their 2017 Global Conference on Children on the Move
Keeping positive can prove challenging when a scroll through your newsfeed submerges you in painful stories of suffering abroad and at home. At Innovation Arts we are given the unique opportunity to collaborate with organisations that refresh the narrative – writing empowering and hopeful stories through hard work. Save the Children is one such organisation, striving to improve the lives of children all over the world. Their 2017 Global Conference on Children on the Move was a chance to focus on the needs of children migrating between countries. We were honoured to join them on June 12 and 13th in Berlin to capture the event's output through graphic recording.
Participants congregated to share research, explain current initiatives and ideate new solutions for the needs of children on the move as well as means of prevention against the many risks these children face. Among participants were humanitarian organisations like UNICEF, government representatives, the United Nations, intergovernmental agencies, universities, private sector companies, Save the Children's many international offices, and many more.
Photo: Participants congregate around our infomural and graphic recording to reflect upon output from the day.
It was inspiring to see the spirit of collaboration and collective action that permeated the event. There was incredible energy as attendees shared their work, ideas and passion for change.
We were asked to graphic record throughout the day, capturing output from talks and workshops. The graphic recording was galleried in the main hall so attendees reflect upon the content from the day, and discuss plans for future action.
Photo: One of our graphic recorders captures content from a talk in real time.
We created an infomural that wove together the output of the event into a visual story. There was a powerful narrative running through the event – the journey of young refugees, migrants and displaced persons from risk and turmoil to hope and opportunity, supported by the collective initiatives of all those represented by the event – and we wanted to bring it to life.
Photo: Participants take photos of our infomural as it progresses throughout the event.
As part of the event, Save the Children nominated 20 inspiring young people, all currently or in the past considered "children on the move". These incredible young people were strong advocates for the rights of their peers, contributing music, legal aid, philanthropic support, and more to the cause. We shared their stories in visual form and were thrilled to see them respond effusively, laughing and taking photos of each other.
Photo: Youth participant and singer-songwriter Bahajt Alturjman poses in front of his portrait and personal story.
It was a pleasure to collaborate with Save the Children and we were inspired by the stories we captured during the event. The strength and positivity that was generated during the two days of talks and workshops is much needed. There is a lot of work to be done but huge hope for the future.
Our InfoMural finds a home at the London Transport Museum
Tuesday, February 7th, 2017
Back in July, our Think & Visualise team had the pleasure of working with Arup and TFL to bring the future of transport to life during the Transported By Design Festival on Regent's Street. Today, you can find our Infomural in it's new home in the front entrance of the London Transport Museum.
The full-colour Infomural can be found just right of the front doors of the museum. Created live over the course of the one-day event, it captures the cumulative vision of thousands of participants. During the festival, attendees where asked "What will transport in London look like in 2040?". Participants shared visions of a greener, more connected and sustainable world – with the occasional hover car thrown in for good measure. These ideas are elaborated upon in the text surrounding the infomural within the museum.
The festival was a wonderful opportunity for us to work with the public as a whole. We can't be happier to be included in the London Transport Museum!
Photo: Innovation Arts Infomural at the London Transport Museum.
Capturing Shell's Making The Future Accelerator
Thursday, July 7th, 2016
Last week we attended Shell's Make The Future Festival at the Olympic Park here in London. The festival brought more than 30,000 people together to share ideas and innovation for the future of global energy.
The Shell Accelerator was a one-day event during the festival that accelerated thinking and team-building through collaborative workshops interspersed with engaging talks and pitches from keynote speaker. We sent James and Jordana over to capture the content from the Shell Accelerator through graphic recording.
If you want to read more about the event or see some of the amazing exhibitions that featured click over to their website here:
http://www.shell.co.uk/energy-and-innovation/make-the-future/london.html
TBDFest – we join Arup & TFL on Regent Street!
Sunday, July 3rd, 2016
How do you suppose a four-year-old might envision transportation for London in 2040? If you suspected flying cars, bubble buses and bunny scooters you are remarkably right. We asked four-year-olds, 90-year-olds and everyone in between that very question at Transported By Design – a TFL festival that took over Regent Street this past Sunday.
The festival was part of an ongoing initiative to educate and involve the public in the design of TFL services. It presented TFL designs from the past and present and imagined how these designs might be reinvented for the future. Partnering with ARUP, we brought public projections of the future to life with graphic recording.
We asked the public carefully crafted questions about how transport might look in 2040 and as the answers came in, we got to work! Scribes Jordana and James captured the individual ideas in two tessellated grids, while Eddie distilled the information into one incredible Infomural.
It was an amazing day – working collaboratively with thousands of people is a rare opportunity and we relished it!
Photo: Check us out with the Arup team!
Plus, we woke up this morning to this surprise! Take a look at Eddie on the BBC today:
If you want to read the full BBC write-up of TBD festival you can find it online at:
We join Innovate Finance at London Tech Week!
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016
We just got back from scribing for Innovate Finance's "Money Talks: VCs Take The Stage". Reversing the usual order of things, the event had VCs making pitches to start ups rather than the other way around.
The reversal is indicative of the changing investment climate for Fintech, the fastest growing industry in the UK. Many start-ups are sceptical of Venture Capitalists and investors backed by large institutions. The nature of their business allows start-ups to get prototypes off the ground without huge investment backing. However, as the industry grows, working with a larger institution can offer its own rewards. Insight, managerial support and infrastructure are as useful to start-ups as money and VC's are willing to offer expertise as well as capital.
As a highlight of London Tech Week, the talks made clear that banks and VCs are taking greater notice of Fintech. It's a booming market with increased investment, at the forefront of innovation. As one of the UK's strongest business prospects, we are sure to see Fintech start-ups grow quickly from their humble roots. We sent Jordana to scribe the output of the day through graphic recording.
If you want to learn more about London Tech Week and Innovate Finance's talks for the week look no further: http://londontechnologyweek.co.uk/event/money-talks-vcs-take-stage/
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Parsley has been one of the most commonly used herbs throughout the history of Western Civilization, and today is one of the most popular garden herbs in the United States. This cool-season, easy-to-grow, highly-fragrant herb is believed native to the central Mediterranean, the region that now includes Southern Italy and parts of Northern Africa.
Parsley is a biennial but is commonly grown as an annual. There are three primary types of parsley for garden cultivation. Two types, flat-leaf or Italian parsley, and curly parsley, are grown for their leaves, with flat-leaf parsley generally having better flavor and curly parsley more often being used as a garnish. The third type is grown for its edible root, and is reasonably called "Root Parsley." In the United States, parsley is usually grown for its leaves, but in other parts of the world, it is often also grown for its root. Eating parsley roots might at first seem odd or surprising to North American gardeners, but parsley is, after all, related to carrot and parsnip. Parsley is also related to other garden vegetables and aromatic herbs in the Apiaceae family, including angelica, anise, caraway, celery, chervil, coriander and cilantro, cumin, dill, fennel, hemlock, lovage, and Queen Anne's lace. Some plants that are called "parsley" are not true parsley; for example, Chinese parsley is cilantro, and French parsley is the plant that many gardeners call "chervil."
During its long history of more than 2,000 years of cultivation, parsley has found its way into folklore, superstition, legends, and myths, and is most often associated with danger, death, and all manner of fears and potentially unsavory events. According to Greek legend, parsley originated from the blood of Archemorus, the son of a king who died as an infant, whose name is translated as "forerunner of death." The slow and erratic germination of parsley seeds gave rise to a Greek proverb stating that parsley seeds travel 9 times to the underworld and back before sprouting, which is the antecedent for the medieval and later sayings that parsley seeds travel to Hell and back from 2 to 9 times before they sprout. Medieval superstitions associated with parsley include the claim that virgins risked being impregnated by the devil if they planted it; that a field of parsley would bring a man to his saddle and woman to her grave; and that it was, happily, safe for a male head of household to plant parsley on Good Friday. Superstitions about parsley persist today, including the belief that it is bad luck to transplant parsley or give it away.
Despite parsley's fearful folklore, it is a popular and highly nutritious garden herb with leaves used both fresh and dried in many cuisines, including Mediterranean, European, Mexican, and North American. Parsley contains antioxidants, minerals, dietary fiber, and vitamins C and K. If garnishes are not ignored and left behind (and sadly so in the opinion of GardenZeus expert Darren Butler) on restaurant and home-cooked dinner plates, parsley is not just a breath freshener, but likely one of the best sources of nutrition in any meal.
Gardeners and cooks seem to agree that leaves of Italian or flat-leaf varieties of parsley are generally more fragrant and flavorful, and better for culinary use and drying, than curly varieties, which may be milder or in some cases, bitter, and are more often preferred for garnishes.
Parsley is somewhat more heat tolerant than many cold-season herbs and greens, and will often last longer into late spring or summer in hot inland valleys. Italian flat-leafed varieties tend to be more heat tolerant than curly varieties.
Italian and flat-leaf varieties of parsley are sold as Italian Parsley or Italian Flat Leaf Parsley. Flavor, size, and other characteristics may vary for seeds sold under these names. One of the best home-garden varieties, variably called Giant of Italy, Italian Giant, Gigante Italian, or Gigante D'Italia, produces large, flavorful leaves that are ideal for fresh cooking. For drying and use as a culinary spice, try Dark Green Italian.
For curly varieties, GardenZeus recommends Triple Curled, which is fast-growing and tolerant of both cold and heat. Moss Curled is double curled with ruffled leaves and has a milder flavor than flatleaf types. Sweet Curly has a milder flavor that some consider sweet or even nutty.
Root parsley is also called Hamburg, German, or turnip-rooted parsley. The root is cooked into soups and stews, or eaten fresh, like carrots. In recent years it has been more popular in Central and Eastern Europe than in the United States. Root parsley looks similar to a parsnip and has a unique taste, like a strongly aromatic cross between parsley and celery, with maybe a bit of carrot. Root parsley seed varieties available in the United States include Hamburg Rooted, Arat, and Hamburg Half Long.
Parsley's potentially long germination period, often 2 to 6 weeks, the need for seeds to remain consistently moist for good germination, and its slow growth at the seedling stage can make it difficult to succeed when seeding directly outdoors. You may want to avoid the hassle of seeding directly by purchasing transplants or starting seeds indoors, where it's easier to control temperatures and maintain soil moisture.
Unlike many garden vegetables, parsley transplants reasonably well, and GardenZeus recommends that new or inexperienced gardeners try parsley for the first time with transplants; however, beware of rootbound parsley starts! When buying starts, tap the pots, cells, or containers to loosen the rootballs and look at roots. Some visible roots, a freckling of white roots at the edges of rootballs, or a fine net of roots are acceptable; overgrown, circling, or layered roots at pot edges and bottoms are not, and may result in slow-growing, stunted, or stressed plants. Smaller parsley starts of 1.5 to 2.5 inches tall may be less rootbound and may outperform larger starts after transplant. Inspect seedlings before purchasing to be sure that foliage is healthy and free of disease.
Save yourself money: Growing parsley is significantly cheaper than buying bunches of parsley from the grocery store or farmers' markets, and growing herbs in general typically results in greater savings than growing vegetables.
Parsley prefers loose, reasonably fertile, moist-but-well-drained soil with an acidic pH in the range of 6.0 to 6.5, and with moderate to high organic matter, but will tolerate many soils and pH from 5.8 to 7.0.
Parsley grows reasonably well in the clay soils that are common in many areas of California as long as soils are not too compacted, and alkalinity and salinity are not too high. If faced with tough clay soils in your yard or garden, you may do best growing parsley in raised beds or containers.
Ideal conditions for growing parsley are full sun at temperatures of about 75° F to 80° F, but it grows well range in daytime temperatures from about 65° F to 85° F. When planting in fall, be sure to do so in an area that will remain sunny during short winter days.
Parsley does best with consistent soil moisture, especially during the first several weeks after germination or until established, and tolerates light frost and short overnight freezes.
If parsley will be grown into late spring and summer in warmer inland valleys, it will benefit from partial sun, especially during hot afternoons, but needs 5 to 6 hours of sunlight per day to grow well and stay healthy. When possible while growing during warm weather, give it dappled afternoon shade, such as that cast by a sparse shrub or a partially covered trellis, or use 40% to 65% shade cloth, with the higher shade-cloth percentages being best at hot temperatures above 90° F. Once established, parsley is generally more tolerant of both hot and cold weather.
Parsley can be slow and variable to germinate, often taking 3 to 6 weeks or longer, and also is slow-growing in the seedling stage, usually needing 4 to 8 weeks or longer after germination to reach transplanting size.
- Soak seeds for 12 to 24 hours in warm water before planting. Use a tied-off fine-mesh bag, fine-mesh tea ball, or coffee filter tied closed with a twist tie to keep parsley seeds manageable while soaking.
- Germinate at warmer temperatures of 80° to 85° F. Parsley seeds germinate at soil temperatures of about 40° to 90° F, but may be slow to germinate at temperatures below 60° F. They seem to germinate more quickly at temperatures of 75° to 85° F.
- Keep parsley seeds moist during the entire germination period. This may require light watering or misting 2 or more times per day while, as legend says, parsley makes the journey to the devil and back more than once before germinating.
- Cover with 1/8-to-1/4 inch of fine compost, mulch, soil, or sand to help keep seeds moist.
- Expect 2 to 6 weeks or longer for parsley to sprout, and 6 to 10 weeks or longer for it to establish and grow into sizable plants.
Parsley does best during cool-to-warm weather of 65° to 85° F. Because of its slow and variable germination, and tolerance of transplanting, you may wish to start seeds indoors. GardenZeus generally recommends starting with Italian or flat-leaved parsley because of its slightly better heat tolerance and stronger flavor. If using parsley primarily for garnishes, grow the curly parsley for its more attractive appearance.
Parsley prefers moist soil, especially during the first several weeks after germination. Once established, it tolerates moderate soil dryness due to its naturally long taproot that in noncompacted soils may allow it to access water from deeper in soil than many other vegetables and herbs. Be sure not to overwater or keep soil wet. Avoid watering during winter rainy periods, as this may encourage diseases.
GardenZeus recommends maintaining soil moisture to avoid any wilting whatsoever as much as possible in parsley, as plants may bolt or turn bitter after repeated wilting, especially severe wilting, and especially during warm-to-hot weather after being grown over winter or after a cold period of a few weeks or longer.
Water progressively more deeply and less frequently to help parsley grow deeper roots, which may extend harvest during warm-to-hot weather.
Parsley can be slow and variable to germinate, often taking 2 to 6 weeks or longer, and also is slow-growing in the seedling stage, usually needing 4 to 8 weeks or longer after germination to reach transplanting size. For these reasons, and because parsley germinates best at warm temperatures of 75° to 85° F, GardenZeus recommends starting seeds indoors in a bright, warm area for later transplant outdoors in daytime temperatures of 65° F to 85° F.
When transplanting, spread roots of seedlings gently outward and downward to encourage a deep, spreading root system. While some experts recommend tearing off excess roots at transplanting, at GardenZeus, we prefer to minimize damage to seedling roots during transplant. Plant slightly deeper than the level at which starts were in packs or pots, and tamp soil gently. Water immediately after transplanting.
Broadcast seeds directly outdoors when temperatures are 85° F or below, and cover with a very thin (1/8-inch or less) layer of fine soil or sand. Broadcasted seeds must be kept moist for germination, which may require misting or watering with a gentle, fine spray 2 or more times per day.
When starting parsley from seeds outdoors, you may want to grow a fast-germinating crop, such as radish, nearby. This provides a visual cue as to where parsley has been planted, and may allow you to harvest a second, faster crop in the same space during parsley's slow germination and seedling periods.
One of the best ways to grow parsley is to let a crop originally planted in fall go to seed over the following summer and naturally drop mature seeds. If the garden area where parsley drops seeds can be kept reasonably dry from summer until fall-and-winter rains, seeds will survive in and on soil. The germination inhibitors in their seed coats will naturally degrade over weeks and months. When this occurs, parsley will often sprout on its own with fall-and-winter rains or with irrigation, without putting you through the long wait and hassle of growing transplants or protecting seedlings for months. Be sure to watch for parsley sprouts in the weeks after rains, and for best harvests, provide supplemental water between rainy periods and to avoid any wilting.
Plant parsley seeds about 1/8 to 1/4 inch deep, or broadcast seeds and cover with compost, mulch, soil, or sand to help keep seeds moist.
Parsley plants can grow surprisingly large before bolting; Italian or flat-leaf parsley plants can reach to 2 to 3 feet high and 18 inches to 2 feet wide. Curly parsley varieties are smaller, but still may reach 12 to 18 inches in height and 12 inches in width. They grow even larger when bolting.
Spacing parsley plants efficiently is trickier than with most vegetables. Seedlings grow slowly for several weeks until established; if you plant initially for final spacing, you'll have a lot of bare, unused garden space for weeks or months. To address this issue, GardenZeus recommends thinning small seedlings to 2 inches apart after broadcasting, transplanting or thinning again for early edibles as plants establish to spacing of 5 to 6 inches apart, and harvesting aggressively or thin out established plants here and there as needed to maintain reasonable spacing as plants grow in size, to an eventual possible spacing of 18 inches to 2 feet or more for mature plants.
Parsley seeds germinate slowly and erratically due to germination inhibitors in their seed coats, and likely other factors.
2 to 6 weeks or longer to seed germination (generally faster in warm soil at 70˚ to 85˚ F and slower in cool or cold soil at 55° F or below).
Transplant seedlings 6 to 10 weeks after germination.
Early harvest of thinned plants may begin within 5 to 10 weeks of germination.
45 to 90 days to harvest of leaves from established plants.
70 to 140 days from germination to harvest of mature plants, depending upon variety and growing conditions.
Because we eat the leaves and roots of parsley plants, we prefer slow flowering (slow bolting), and are not concerned with pollination unless saving seeds.
Parsley is traditionally planted with asparagus and tomatoes. During warm-to-hot spring and summer weather, parsley will benefit from being planted among larger tomatoes or corn plants that provide partial shade, especially during hot afternoons.
GardenZeus recommends not planting parsley with carrots, celery, or parsnips, or with its other garden relatives including angelica, anise, caraway, chervil, coriander and cilantro, cumin, dill, fennel, and lovage; and also avoiding planting any of these related plants in soil where any other relative of parsley, like carrots, parsnips, celery, or coriander, was grown in the prior season.
In previously cultivated soils with moderate organic matter, parsley needs little supplemental fertilization other than nitrogen. GardenZeus generally does not recommend fertilizing parsley other than with nitrogen unless you know what is lacking in your soil after completing a lab soil test.
Unless your soil is already high in nitrogen, GardenZeus recommends adding nitrogen in the form of diluted urea or a cup of chicken manure diluted in 4 gallons of water (half cup if fresh manure) and mixed thoroughly after seedlings are 1 to 1.5 inches tall and about once per month thereafter until they are well established and harvest of leaves begins, after which modest levels of nitrogen can be applied every 2 to 3 weeks. Adding too much nitrogen may result in lush, high-carbohydrate leaves that attract insect infestation.
Use a quarter-inch of fine mulch for small starts under 2 inches in height; increase to half-an-inch or more of fine to medium mulch after plants are 6 to 10 inches tall. Avoid covering root crowns or stems of parsley with organic mulch, as this may encourage diseases.
Parsley plants may require many successive thinnings during their slow growth from germination to maturity. To extend harvest over weeks to months, cut only a small portion of leaves, no more than 15% to 20% of the plant's total leaf surface, at one time. You may wish to pinch or harvest very small numbers of leaves frequently to maintain compact and attractive plants. When harvesting sections of established plants, use proper pruning practices, such making cuts at nodes with pruning shears to encourage future desirable growth.
From seeds. GardenZeus generally recommends open-pollinated, untreated, organically grown seeds. Parsley transplants well while in the seedling stage. It cannot be successfully divided, and does not transplant well after establishment due to its long, single tap root. It may be possible to root parsley cuttings, but resulting plants may lack vigor and tend to bolt.
Leaf parsley is well-suited to growing in containers, and often has fewer problems in containers than many other vegetables. Both flat-leaf and curly parsley varieties can be grown in containers, and growing parsley in containers allows the added benefit of moving pots into sun during short winter days and into afternoon shade during spring heat waves or hot afternoons. Pots tend to dry out more quickly than garden beds, so be sure to provide sufficient water to parsley to prevent wilting. Wet soil is also an issue for parsley; use containers and soil that drain well. GardenZeus recommends container depth of at least 12 inches for Italian or flat-leaf parsley, and at least 8 to 12 inches for curly parsley.
Avid chefs may want to place containers of parsley close to the kitchen door for easy harvest with kitchen shears and rapid insertion in their latest culinary creation.
If growing parsley in larger pots or containers mixed with other herbs, select companions that are not closely related to parsley, such as thyme, basil, oregano, and mint.
Dwarf parsley varieties are particularly recommended for containers. Extra Curled Dwarf may be the best variety for smaller containers, with its especially attractive leaves and unusually good flavor for a curled variety.
Parsley germinates best at warm temperatures of 75° to 85° F; however, parsley grows best during cool-to-warm weather of 65° to 85° F. Parsley can be slow and variable to germinate, often taking 3 to 6 weeks or longer, and also is slow-growing in the seedling stage, usually needing 4 to 8 weeks or longer after germination to reach transplanting size. Because of its slow and variable germination, and its tolerance of transplanting, you may wish to start seeds indoors under controlled temperatures for later transplant outdoors in optimal temperatures.
Parsley generally tolerates short and overnight frosts, but often bolts in longer days and/or warm-to-hot temperatures. Harvest entire plants as soon as seed stalks appear as leaves will become bitter, often rapidly, after bolting.
Leaves and young stems of parsley can be harvested at any time after they reach a desired or reasonable size for eating. Use a sharp knife or garden scissors to cut individual leaves or stem sections at nodes, generally from the outside of the plant or to thin competing stems; or cut entire young plants at the main stem.
To maximize total yield, GardenZeus recommends that you wait to harvest parsley until flat-leaf varieties are at least 10 inches tall and curly varieties are at least 6 inches tall or wide. If you wish to harvest parsley leaves throughout the growing season and still have a sizable plant to harvest at maturity, remove no more than 15% to 20% of any plant's total leaf surface at one time or over a period of 2 to 3 weeks. Harvesting individual leaves while parsley is still in the seedling stage may further delay its already slow establishment. Overharvesting will significantly slow growth of new leaves because the plant is using leaf surfaces to capture the energy needed to grow new leaves.
Some herbs tend to become stronger in flavor with successive cuttings, and many sources claim that parsley's flavor improves after repeated harvest.
Parsley flavor and essential oils may be strongest in smaller and younger plants, and in younger, partly shaded leaves on established plants. GardenZeus generally recommends harvesting culinary and aromatic herbs mid-morning on cloudy or cool days when possible to maximize quality and flavor of leaves, with the second choice being earlier in the morning before temperatures become warm.
In fertile soil with sufficient nitrogen, and when plants are healthy and well established, parsley regrows well after aggressive cutting.
Long, erratic, and variable germination with slow growth during seedling stage: Ah, the potential trials and tribulations of growing parsley from germination to establishment. Seeds often take 3 to 6 weeks or longer to germinate, and starts may take 2 to 3 months or longer to leave the seedling stage. The home garden is often a wild and dangerous environment for germinating seeds and tender sprouts, and much can go wrong during such a long establishment period, including loss of interest on the part of the gardener, or even forgetting that parsley was ever planted. Common problems during parsley's long germination and seedling stage include loss of plants to damping off pathogens (see GardenZeus section "Common Diseases") and birds. Many insects avoid parsley because of its pungency, but cutworms don't seem to mind, and can devastate parsley crops at the seedling stage. It's important to maintain consistent and progressively deeper watering but not wet soil conditions for parsley during its long establishment.
Bolting: Parsley generally does not bolt over winter if planted in fall in mild winter areas of California, but may do so in response to unusually cold conditions or in cold areas of California. Parsley more commonly it bolts if exposed to a warmer period or heat wave over winter, then an especially cold period, or in the hot weather that often begins in late spring or summer in many portions of California. Parsley may also bolt as a result of water stress or repeated wilting, in general in response to hot or cold weather, or naturally as a result of its biennial reproductive cycle. There is nothing that can be done to reverse or stop bolting once it begins. Flowering parsley provides food for many beneficial insects, so this might not be a problem in the larger plans of an insect-friendly gardener, but it is a problem for your harvest, and will result in bitter or unpalatable leaves.
Slow growth, lack of vigor, small plants, production of few or small roots or leaves, yellowing leaves, dried-out or brown leaves: These common symptoms may result from soil pH that is too high or too low, compacted soil, alkaline soil, overwatering, underwatering, irregular watering, poor drainage, warm or hot weather, lack of soil nitrogen, other soil nutrient deficiencies, or a combination of these. May also be the result of hot weather, wind, or other environmental and abiotic factors. Burned leaf tips may also result from overfertilizing, sodic soils, or soluble salts in soils. Leaves naturally turn yellow and brown when plants go dormant.
Slow germination and slow seedling growth (with special commentary by GardenZeus honorary and promptly retired Captain Darren Butler): Ahoy there, me lads and lassies. Here's the rub, me brave gardeners: growing parsley may be smooth sailing, with only a spot or two of grief for the most of ye, except that bit about starting them seeds. Aye, and that other bit about how parsley puts down a good root before it does much of anythin' else, so it can drive an honest scoundrel about mad in its blasted shyness to do much aboveground for a good long time. Long enough, I'll say, to shiver your timbers, and that's how I sees it from my gardening quarterdeck. If ye are a new gardener or just getting your garden legs, so to say, ye be wise to embark upon ye maiden parsley voyage with a trove of purchased seedlings, and leave the seed-sprouting to the stout-hearted, the wise, and the mad. Drop anchor at "Recommended Varieties/Cultivars" and "Buying/Selection Tips," above, to begin the tale at the good part, with transplanting, where the action starts.
If ye are in it for the adventure of it all, or don't mind ye a slow start to your gardening tales and a bout o' choppy seed sproutin', so to say, turn ye a deaf ear to them whispered rumors of wailing, teeth gnashing, and the other horrors of parsley germination and keep ye hearts brave. It can be done, with a will now, me hearties, and like as not, a good crop of parsley leaves will be waving in the breeze on your garden decks . . . but only in parsley's own good time.
For the non-seafaring gardener (which you can reasonably conclude you are if the above made little or no sense), refer to GardenZeus section "Getting Started" for tips on germinating parsley.
Mildews: Powdery and downy mildew appear as a whitish circles or whitish layers on the upper or lower surfaces of leaves, yellowing or dead spots, or pale-green or yellow leaf sections, and may be mistaken for other problems, such as nutrient deficiencies. Powdery mildew is a more common problem in many portions of California zone than downy mildew. Avoid wetting foliage when watering. Some mildews can be discouraged using a nontoxic homemade spray of one tablespoon each of baking soda and tea tree oil per quart of water, shaken vigorously and regularly as applied via spray bottle. Mildews are often difficult to control and are best managed through prevention and good cultural practices, such as planting resistant varieties, planting in areas with good air circulation, keeping foliage dry, less-frequent irrigation at soil level rather than overhead or from sprinklers, encouraging biologically active "living" soil that will support strong plant immune systems, and rotating crops. Mildews are often not fatal and parsley may produce reasonable yields of fresh uninfected leaves despite ongoing infections on older leaves.
Leaf blight and leaf spot: These are caused by Stemphylium and Septoria fungi, and are generally a more serious issue for commercial parsley farming than in home gardens. Inspect transplants to be sure that foliage is healthy and free of disease. Keep foliage dry and avoid watering from overhead or with sprinklers. Try the natural tea-tree oil spray described above for mildews.
Birds may eat garden parsley, especially younger plants. Parsley produces a biochemical called "furanocoumarin," likely as a protective mechanism, which discourages most insect and mammalian pests, although rabbits, deer, and others mammals will eat it sporadically or if hungry enough.
Various cutworms and caterpillars will attack parsley, especially at the seedling stage. Spider mites produce fine webs and yellow, white, or reddish spots on leaves during warmer weather in late spring and summer.
Pregnant women may wish to consult with their doctors before consuming more than small amounts of parsley.
If you see green caterpillars with black-and-yellow mottled stripes on your parsley, and you like butterflies, this may be cause for celebration; they may be caterpillars of anise swallowtail butterflies. These caterpillars are among the few that feed on parsley plants at maturity. Many gardeners welcome sharing their parsley with this beautiful butterfly species, and butterfly gardeners plant parsley and its relatives specifically as hosts for anise swallowtail caterpillars. Anise swallowtail caterpillars generally appear at low population levels and rarely cause major or long-term damage to parsley in home gardens, as it produces new leaves over long periods or until bolting.
Ancient Greeks laid sprigs of parsley on graves and decorated tombs with wreaths of parsley. The ancient historian, Plutarch, recorded the story of a Celtic ruler turning away a much larger, invading Greek army by sending hundreds of donkey loaded with parsley toward the advancing Greeks, who fled at the sight of so much parsley because they associated it so strongly with death.
One of the best ways to grow parsley in California is to let a crop go to seed and naturally drop mature seeds. If the garden area where parsley drops seeds can be kept reasonably dry from summer until fall-and-winter rains, seeds will survive in and on soil. The germination inhibitors in their seed coats will naturally degrade over weeks and months. When this occurs, parsley will often sprout on its own with fall-and-winter rains or with irrigation, without putting you through the long wait and hassle of growing transplants or protecting seedlings for months. Be sure to watch for parsley sprouts in the weeks after rains, and for best harvests, provide supplemental water between rainy periods and to avoid any wilting.
Parsley naturalizes well in many areas of California, which is unsurprising as it is native to the Mediterranean, and is one of the best and easiest, multiple-use culinary and medicinal herbs for a permaculture or sustainable garden in your area. When it germinates on its own, it tends to be much more drought tolerant, and in fertile soil with reasonable winter rains, will often put down a deep taproot that allows it to survive and produce a reasonable yield of leaves well into spring or even summer with little or no irrigation. Parsley attracts and feeds many beneficial insects, especially when it flowers.
If growing outdoors for saving seeds, insects, including bees, are effective pollinators. Different varieties of parsley readily cross-pollinate to generally produce inferior plants for harvest and seed saving in the next generation. If saving seeds, allow one variety of parsley only to flower in your garden, and if there might be other gardeners in your area growing parsley, you may need to hand-pollinate with a small paintbrush and tie off hand-pollinated flowers onside a small paper pag to prevent cross-pollination with other varieties and maintain varietal integrity. As a biennial, parsley will generally go to seed in late spring or summer when planted the prior fall or winter.
As with most garden herbs, parsley is best used fresh from the garden. If stored in a damp cloth or cotton towel in the refrigerator, it will last several days to a week or longer, and it stores reasonably well for about a week in a plastic bag in the produce drawer. For extended shelf life in the refrigerator, cut stems with a sharp knife and pack snugly into a jar or glass (such as a wide-mouth 2-pint glass canning jar) with about an inch of water, cover with a plastic bag, and seal off the bag with a clip, rubber band, or other tie halfway up the jar. Parsley stores well for 1 to 3 weeks using this method.
Parsley is sensitive to ethylene gas, so when placing your parsley in your refrigerator, take care to place it far away from your ethylene-producing fruit.
For extended preservation, parsley can be frozen or dried. Freezing parsley preserves flavor better than drying. Freeze whole, chopped as ice cubes or in bags with air removed, or pureed as ice cubes. Coarsely or finely chopped parsley can easily be preserved as ice cubes; pack an ice cube tray with chopped parsley and top off cubes with water. This method minimizes freezer burn and provides convenient blocks of parsley for use in cooking or for small servings. Cubes can be added to soups and stews, or thawed to recover whole leaves.
Before freezing, GardenZeus recommends blanching parsley in boiling water for 30 seconds to 2 minutes, until the green color of the parsley brightens, then immerse in ice water to cool quickly and prevent overcooking. Blanching softens leaves and stems, which makes them easier to work with when preparing for freezing, and helps to preserve nutrition and flavor. Remove air from freezer bags using a vacuum sealer or manually with a straw to minimize freezer burn. GardenZeus recommends using frozen parsley within 60 days, but flavor and quality may be reasonable for longer periods.
Dried parsley loses flavor but has the benefits of not requiring a freezer and being immediately available for use without thawing. GardenZeus recommends drying parsley in a food dehydrator, or air drying for 2 to 4 weeks spread thinly on mesh, screens, or trays. Turn leaves over at least once per day for the first several days to prevent rotting or molding. Parsley can also be dried hanging in bunches, in a conventional oven by baking in trays for a few hours at 160° to 170° F, or in the microwave by heating leaves for 30 to 60 seconds or longer at a time, allowing them to cool, and repeating until dry. Once dry, store in an airtight container. Parsley that is not thoroughly dry will spoil or mold. GardenZeus recommends using frozen parsley within 90 days, but flavor and quality may be reasonable for longer periods.
Parsley is used in seasoning and garnishing. It is popular in many soups and sauces, and is frequently added to soups or stews at the end of cooking to give a fresh taste and finish the dish. When mixed with garlic and chopped lemon zest, parsley becomes gremalota, an Italian garnish used with grilled chicken or braised veal or lamb.
Parsley provides many proven and presumed benefits beyond freshening breath. It contains antioxidants, such as beta-carotene; minerals; dietary fiber; folic acid; and vitamins, particularly C and K. It is a low-calorie food, with about 36 calories per 100 g of fresh leaves, and with zero cholesterol and fat.


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