Washington's business climate offers industry sectors the opportunity to "cross-pollinate" with other industries. The state's Pacific Northwest location supports an expanding export powerhouse. What's more, growing businesses will find many of the greatest investment opportunities exist on the eastern side of the state.
These products have increasingly been making their way to international destinations. Washington state is only state in country that runs a trade surplus with China, much of which is driven by The Boeing Co., software products and agriculture products. Palmer works closely with small and medium-sized enterprises in the state to explore opportunities to export.
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire is also spreading the advantages of the state's products throughout the globe. This year, trade missions have taken state officials to England, Ireland, South Korea and India. In India, which experienced energy blackouts earlier this year, Washington researchers were able to share their expertise in the crossroads of ICT, advanced manufacturing and smart-grid technologies. The Tri-Cities region of Washington is home to the nation's largest smart grid demonstration project, where stakeholders are backed in their efforts by an $800 million federal grant. Leading the way in the demonstration project are Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc. from Pullman, a leader in smart metering; and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, located in Richland, a leader in battery technologies and energy storage.
While in South Korea, Governor Gregoire promoted the state's potato crop to officials in a country that has partially lifted a ban on accepting exported potatoes.
Palmer says eastern Washington's vibrant agricultural and food processing sector offer some of the state's greatest investment opportunities. The region supports Washington's No. 2 ranking behind California for its wine growing production, with sales increasing around the world, particularly in Asia.
China is interested Washington's agricultural products, particularly because of approvals by the FDA and other food safety groups. Palmer is working on a project with a Japanese company that will grow Adzuki beans in the state to make a red bean paste from a facility in eastern Washington. The product will be exported to China and Japan.
"What you find on the eastern side of the state is inexpensive energy; inexpensive and available land," and a straightforward regulatory environment, Palmer notes. He also notes the strength of the talent base, which has been a factor in attracting global firms such as REC Silicon and SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers. REC Silicon is a large manufacturer of solar grade polysilicon and technical gasses. SGL is a joint venture of SGL Group and BMW Group, and produces carbonized threads for use in the new BMW electric vehicle.
Washington is home to quite a few global companies, including Microsoft Corp., The Boeing Co., Amazon.com, HTC America, Starbucks Coffee Co., and Costco Wholesale, among others.
Boeing's broad supply chain includes composite manufacturers, a sector that has diversified into a variety of products and processes, Palmer notes. "We are developing programs and looking at opportunities to create new and additional incentives around the advanced composites materials industry: not just carbon fiber, but wood products as well," he says.
In northwest Washington, the Port of Port Angeles, working with the city, has installed infrastructure and buildings to create a composites campus at the port. An aerospace company has located to the campus, and development officials aim to attract value-added partners to support aerospace and composite activities, says Linda Rotmark, executive director, Clallam County Economic Development Council.
Suppliers to the aerospace sector have also realigned their excess capacity to manufacture parts, as well as perform MRO services to support the renewable energy industry.
In Clallam County, officials are exploring opportunities in ocean-related renewable energy activities, supported by logistics capabilities at the Port of Port Angeles. The Clallam County Innovation Partnership Organization aims to build a cluster of businesses involved in ocean energy research, technology engineering and development, and maritime deployment, operations and maintenance. Regional partners, including Clallam, Kitsap, Jefferson, Pacific and Grays Harbor counties, will focus on offshore wind, wave, tidal, and marine biomass energy efforts.
Renewable energy-related activities in Washington also focus on battery storage research, which will assist the state as it balances its wind energy load — the state is ranked No. 6 for installed wind energy capacity.
In regard to overall industry clusters, Washington's business environment is well suited to support developments in ICT; life sciences/global health; clean tech; advanced materials; value-added agriculture; and marine-related activities.
Marine-related industries do well in the city of SeaTac, which is located between Seattle and Tacoma, and 30 minutes away from both of these cities' seaports. SeaTac is home to a cluster of trucking companies, 3PLs and warehouses. The city also features an international airport, and is the world headquarters of Alaska Airlines. In the last year, three international logistics companies have located to SeaTac: Leader Mutual, SDV and Kintetsu World Express.
SeaTac officials are partnering with area stakeholders on an air cargo logistics strategy that involves 200 undeveloped acres around and adjacent to the Port of Seattle. "This would be a good location for companies that need proximity to or direct access to an international airport," says Jeff Robinson economic development manager, city of SeaTac.
In Whatcom County, airline carriers are adding routes to service the Bellingham International Airport. These companies include Allegiant Air, Alaska Airlines and most recently, Frontier Airlines. The county's location near the Canadian border puts it within 30 miles of the Vancouver region, which brings an influx of Canadians to the airport, which is good for businesses, says Lydia Bennett, director of business development, Port of Bellingham, which also manages the sea port.
Whatcom County is also located one-and-a-half hours from Seattle. Its location also provides excellent water bound transportation access to Alaska, says John Michener, economic development specialist, Port of Bellingham. Bellingham is more than 75 miles closer to Alaska and the Bering Sea than the southern Puget Sound region ports.
The port system features 1,600 acres, and two boat recreation areas. There are two marine terminals, one for cruises and one for shipping. At this time, officials are in the final stages of planning the redevelopment of a 137-acre site on the waterfront, formerly owned by Georgia Pacific. The RFP for the first 10 acres was to be issued in November.
"It is in the state's prevue to keep workforce programs funded to keep producing the talent base," Palmer says. He says talent wants to live and work in the state, drawn to the Puget Sound region, for example. What's more, Palmer notes that Seattle offers the type of work talent is looking for, home to companies such as PopCap, Big Fish Games, Nintendo USA and Amazon. "Amazon has hired 9,000 people in Seattle in the past two-and-a-half years," Palmer says.
Companies based in the Silicon Valley are also attracted to Washington's work and life advantages. Facebook, originally planned to hire a 20-person application development team in the state is up to 200 employees. Mobile application development and mobile technology are strong components in Washington's ICT sector.
In order to keep the talent base well prepared, officials are also working to increase the number of STEM workers in the state. There are three grant programs to support science, technology, engineering and math initiatives. In one program, high schools prepare students for employment as entry-level aerospace assemblers; in a second program, skill centers implement enhanced manufacturing skills programs; and finally, a third program supports the implementation of specialized STEM courses in high schools.
At the local level, the pro-business environment in SeaTac has resulted in the consolidation of business services to one department, the Department of Community and Economic Development. The department is the one stop businesses make to take care of building and other permits, planning, code enforcement and economic development concerns.
The city is also part of the South King County Economic Development Initiative, which brings together the strengths of five cities, Highline Community College and the Port of Seattle to promote the region's business advantages.
The Center for Aerospace Technology and Innovation will support university research relevant to the aerospace industry. The center will be jointly located at the University of Washington and Washington State University.
In October, Governor Gregoire signed an order directing cabinet agencies to reduce total building energy use by 20 percent by 2020. Early in the year, the governor joined the governors of Oregon and California, as well as the premier of British Columbia at the annual Pacific Coast Collaborative meeting, where the leaders announced a West Coast initiative on energy efficiency.
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Michael Wills Foreman DiBiase II (born September 10, 1977) is an American retired professional wrestler. A third generation wrestler, DiBiase is the grandson of "Iron" Mike DiBiase and Helen Hild and the son of "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase.

Professional wrestling career
DiBiase began his career in early 2006, when he and his younger half brother Ted began training in Amarillo, Texas with Chris Youngblood while gaining experience wrestling in shows for local independent wrestling promotion Professional Wrestling Federation (PWF). While there, DiBiase became the first-ever PWF West Texas Wrestling Legends Heritage Champion. He also won the 2006 Jay Youngblood Memorial Tag Team Tournament Cup alongside "Radical" Ricky Romero III. DiBiase and Romero became the first tag team in professional wrestling that consisted of two third generation superstars, and became known as Team 3G.

In mid-2006, the DiBiase brothers went to train with former NWA World Heavyweight Champion and WWE Hall of Famer Harley Race, and began competing in his World League Wrestling promotion. The DiBiase brothers began working as a tag team, and made their debut in April 2006, beating the then-WLW Tag Team Champions. DiBiase continued his stay in WLW and became one half of The WLW Tag Team Champions with "Wild" Wade Chism. On January 13, 2007, DiBiase returned to PWF for their Wrestlution event, where he defeated Mosh Pit Mike. Both DiBiase and his brother Ted signed contracts with Pro Wrestling Noah in late January, but suffered a knee injury. In February 2007, DiBiase suffered a torn ACL during a training session with Race. DiBiase had immediate surgery and was out of action for over five months. Due to his injury, he and "Wild" Wade Chism were stripped of the WLW Tag Team Titles.

During his injury, DiBiase relocated back to Amarillo, Texas and began scouting matches and offering advice to young wrestlers. He also made several in-ring appearances at the weekly events. On March 3, 2007, he vowed to win the PWF West Texas Wrestling Legends Heritage Championship, after he had returned. His next appearance was on April 28, 2007, when he awarded the 2007 Jay Youngblood Memorial Tag Team Tournament Cup to the team Pain Inc. (Mosh Pit Mike and WidowMaker). DiBiase's first match back after his injury was on July 7, 2007 when Team 3G reunited and became the PWF Tag Team Champions after defeating Pain Inc. and The Texas Heart Throbs (Brice Payne and Shawn Sanders) in a three-way tag team match. On December 8, 2007, DiBiase won the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship by defeating Damien Wayne in Las Vegas, Nevada.

DiBiase added the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship to his collection on August 6, 2008, defeating Chaz Taylor in Amarillo, Texas. He was later stripped of the title, however, for missing a scheduled title defense on October 4. On May 1, 2009, DiBiase lost the NWA North American Championship to Apollo. He retired from professional wrestling later that year.

Personal life
DiBiase is a third generation professional wrestler; his grandfather, "Iron" Mike DiBiase, and his grandmother, Helen Hild, were professional wrestlers, and he is the eldest son of Ted DiBiase. Both his younger half brothers Ted Jr. and Brett wrestled professionally. DiBiase is Terry Funk's godson.

DiBiase competed in amateur wrestling, college football, and soccer, before becoming a professional wrestler. He also worked as an account executive for MCI WorldCom.

On January 23, 2014, DiBiase was arrested following a 12-hour standoff with police in Amarillo, Texas. Initially sought by police for a parole violation, a SWAT team used tear gas to arrest DiBiase for both the parole violation and hindering apprehension.

Championships and accomplishments
Fusion Pro Wrestling
Fusion Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ted DiBiase Jr.
NWA Carolinas
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Professional Wrestling Federation
NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
PWF Championship (2 times)
PWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ricky Romero III
Jay Youngblood Memorial Tag Team Cup (2006) – with Ricky Romero III
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked him #168 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2008
World League Wrestling
WLW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with "Wild" Wade Chism

References

External links

1977 births
American male professional wrestlers
Living people
Professional wrestlers from Mississippi
NWA North American Heavyweight Champions

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Students' safety worries amid chilling murders
By Fredrick Oginga | March 21st 2019
The death of University of Nairobi student leader Samuel Ragira, alias OCS Ragira, last Thursday reopened a wound in the hearts of students across the country.
Many feel the sad news will simply be registered as another statistic, and promptly forgotten. This is because the number of tragic death incidences involving university and college students has been on the rise over the past few years with little, if any, progress in bringing those responsible to book.
Four years ago, the bodies of two second-year students at Egerton University were found at the City Mortuary in Nairobi, two weeks after they went missing.
Reports indicated that Felix Magomere, a biochemistry student and Dennis Nyangena, a general science student, had travelled to Nairobi to submit their Higher Education Loans Board application forms at Anniversary Towers.
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The pair, based at Egerton University's main campus in Njoro, were shot dead amid claims of mistaken identity by the police.
Despite threats from the then students' leadership and the involvement of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority, no officer has been charged in court for the murder of the two.
Some of the deaths in colleges have also been shrouded in secrecy, inadvertently concealing the true causes of studentdeaths even to close family members.
Take the case of Maseno University student Collins Kotiato, 23, who died three years ago for instance. The then fourth-year communication and media student was allegedly attacked by fellow students within the institution over campus political differences.
The battered student was then taken to the university's dispensary before being transferred to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital where he was pronounced dead the following day.
His brother Felix Otiato told the media that the university failed to contact them until three days after the incident.
The office of the Dean of Students, they said, has also failed to disclose to them the real cause of his death to date.
But if there were student deaths that caught the attention of the public and the media, then it must be those of Evans Njoroge alias Kidero, a student leader at Meru University and Sharon Otieno, a 26-year-old Rongo University student.
The former was in his fourth year of studies in February last year, when two police officers pursued him into a private compound and shot him dead.
As the institution's students union secretary general, Kidero was among students participating in a demonstration aimed at compelling the management of Meru University to review and reduce fees that had been increased by slightly over Sh8,000 a year for undergraduate students.
Administration Police Constable Leaky Maina was also arrested and is facing murder charges.
Ms Sharon, on the other hand, was abducted alongside journalist Barrack Oduor. The latter narrowly escaped from the hands of their abductors but Sharon was not as lucky.
Sharon's disfigured corpse was later discovered in Homabay County's Kodera Forest.
She had been stabbed three times in the neck, four times in the back and once in the left side of the abdomen, killing her seven-month old foetus.
At least five people, including Migori County Governor Okoth Obado, his personal assistant Michael Oyamo and Migori County Clerk Caspal Ojwang, were arrested and arraigned in court. The case is ongoing.
Hostel crisis fuelling insecurity
While relationships gone wrong and police brutality have caused a significant number of student deaths, recent cases point to an increase in insecurity caused by hostel crisis in campuses.
In July last year, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology lost a 21-year-old second year student, Tabitha Kiiti, whose body was found dumped outside one of the hostels after being reported missing for about three days. The same institution also lost a student, Tabitha Muthoni, who was stabbed to death while heading to her hostel located outside the university premises less than two months ago.
The first-year student was stabbed in the neck as she tried to fight off robbers who were after her mobile phone. Just about the same month, a second-year Bachelor of Arts student at Mount Kenya University Eric Mugambi lost his life after being stabbed by unknown people on his way to Kiandutu slums in Thika where he lived.
Much more worrying was the death of Rodgers Mengo. The young lad was shot in the back and stomach by gangsters as he slept in his room. The second-year student at the Kiambu Institute of Science at Technology lived in a single room located more than two kilometres from the institution.
In February this year, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology also lost a student under unclear circumstances. Clement Omollo Ogendo, a fourth year Information Technology student was found dead near a timber yard at Lurambi estate, along Kakamega- Webuye highway.
He was allegedly beaten to death by thugs who attacked him as he headed to his rented single room outside the university.
And a few days ago, Vincent Aenche Getenga, an Engineering student at Kisii National polytechnic was found murdered and his body dumped on the road at Nyakongo area. Police are still going on with investigations to establish those behind his murder.
Such cases occur on a near monthly basis and are also common in other campuses.
However, the death of Samwel Ragira last week brought to the fore a discussion on what really happens and who controls the shopping centres situated close or within every campus.
Campus politics to blame
A day before he was gunned down by the yet to be identified thugs, Mr Ragira accused the police and another group he claimed were gangsters of terrorising traders and students at the Klabu 36 market situated close to the University of Nairobi's main campus.
According to the former student leader, the group - alleged to be members of the outlawed Mungiki sect - were demanding Sh10,000 from the small-scale business people before allowing them to operate.
Whereas the UoN vice chancellor Prof Peter Mbithi has distanced the ownership and control of the market from the institution, certain quarters believe that there is more to the chaos than what meets the eye.
Macodero Benard, a former student leader at Moi University says that in most cases, student unions and associations usually have the last say on who is awarded the tender to operate a business within the student centre and any other business premises within an institution of higher learning.
"The shops are entirely a students' affairs issue. In fact, this is one of the privileges considered by most people when they want to run for an office in campus," Macodero says. "The chairperson of the student union always dictates who operates what in the campus shopping centre," he adds.
Macodero says that, sometimes, students are tempted to do anything to get to such a position of influence.
"It is probably one of the reasons why campus politics is marred by claims of corruption and mega scandals. You'll find others receiving support from certain business people in exchange for the lucrative deals within the university. Some people have the ability to give much more than Sh150,000 to a student leader in order for them to act as their mouth piece when matters trading within campus are mentioned," he says.
Isaac Ongoma, a former student leader at Egerton University, says some student leaders cannot account for their sudden wealth because they accumulated itas kickbacks while at the helm of leadership.
"Some leaders promise, but under-deliver for one reason or the other. This more often than not spells doom for the individual and death of any of the parties involved is never too far-stretched," says Mr Ongoma.
"After duping others to support your bid, it is highly likely for them to do everything possible including hiring of goons to 'deal' with you when you fail to honour your pledge. Same scenario happens to other students and leaders who might be tempted to prevent such cartels from succeeding," he adds.
The two former student leaders say OCS Ragira's case might be different since the University of Nairobi has said that he was expelled years ago.
Macodero says that apart from the full implementation of the Universities Act 2016, individual institutions should come up with proper policies guiding tender processes to curb cases of corruption and other ills associated with the vice.
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Bennie Gordon Thompson (* 28. Januar 1948 in Bolton, Mississippi) ist ein US-amerikanischer Politiker der Demokratischen Partei. Er ist seit 1993 Abgeordneter im US-Repräsentantenhaus und vertritt den zweiten Distrikt des Bundesstaats Mississippi, der aus einem Gebiet westlich und nördlich von Jackson, der Hauptstadt des Bundesstaates, mit den Städten Vicksburg, Greenville und Clarksdale besteht.

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Bennie Thompson besuchte die öffentlichen Schulen seiner Heimat und danach bis 1968 das Tougaloo College. Im Jahr 1972 absolvierte er die Jackson State University in Jackson. Danach war er Lehrer.

Bennie Thompson ist seit 1968 mit London Johnson verheiratet. Das Paar hat eine Tochter und zwei Enkel.

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Zwischen 1969 und 1973 war er Mitglied im Stadtrat von Bolton und von 1973 bis 1979 war er Bürgermeister dieser Stadt. Von 1980 bis 1993 gehörte er dem Kreisrat (Board of Supervisors) im Hinds County an. Nach dem Rücktritt des Kongressabgeordneten Mike Espy, der als Landwirtschaftsminister in das Kabinett von Präsident Bill Clinton wechselte, wurde Thompson bei der fälligen Nachwahl zu dessen Nachfolger im zweiten Kongresswahlbezirk im Repräsentantenhaus in Washington gewählt. Nachdem er in allen folgenden vierzehn Wahlen, einschließlich der des Jahres 2020, jeweils in seinem Amt bestätigt wurde, gehört Thompson seit dem 13. April 1993 bis heute diesem Gremium an. Seine neue Legislaturperiode im Repräsentantenhauses des 117. Kongresses läuft bis zum 3. Januar 2023.

Von 2006 bis 2011 war Thompson Vorsitzender des United States House Committee on Homeland Security (Ausschuss für Innere Sicherheit), dem er anschließend eine Zeit lang als Oppositionsführer (Ranking Member) und seit 2019 wieder als Vorsitzender angehört. Thompson gilt als liberal. Nach den Unwetterkatastrophen des Jahres 2005 an der Golfküste unterstützte er den Wiederaufbau der Region. Schwerpunkte seiner Politik sind neben der nationalen Sicherheit die Bürgerrechte, die Landwirtschaft und das Bildungs- und Gesundheitswesen. In den letzten Jahren geriet Thompson in die Schlagzeilen, als man ihm teure Dienstreisen vorwarf.

Thompson und die National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) haben Mitte Februar 2021 Klage gegen Trump, seinen Anwalt Rudy Giuliani sowie extremistische Gruppen wie Oath Keepers und Proud Boys eingereicht. Sie werfen ihnen vor, der Sturm auf das Kapitol in Washington am 6. Januar 2021 sei das Resultat eines sorgfältig orchestrierten Plans gewesen. Alle Beteiligten hätten das gemeinsame Ziel gehabt, Einschüchterung, Belästigung und Drohungen zu nutzen, um die Bestätigung des Wahlergebnisses zu stoppen. Seit Ende Juli 2021 leitet Thompson den Untersuchungsausschuss des Repräsentantenhauses, der die Ereignisse des 6. Januars aufklären soll.

Zurzeit ist Bennie Thompson Mitglied in folgenden Ausschüssen:
 Committee on Homeland Security (Vorsitzender)
 Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations
 Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation
 Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
 Intelligence and Counterterrorism
 Oversight, Management, and Accountability
 Transportation and Maritime Security
 Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack (Vorsitzender)

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Mitglied des Repräsentantenhauses der Vereinigten Staaten für Mississippi
Bürgermeister (Bolton, Mississippi)
Mitglied der Demokratischen Partei (Vereinigte Staaten)
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where do white mulberry trees grow
Happy holidays from all of us at Gardening Know How. Later, King James I decided that Britain should compete with France in silk making. Pruning: Mulberries tend to bleed when cut, so avoid heavy pruning. It's not just the White Mulberry that can be found in North America, there are five different Mulberry species that grow in this area. Keep up to date with all that's happening in and around the garden. Reaching mature heights of about 40 feet, mulberry trees live long lives, easily living to be 100. They also used the tall trees with spreading canopies for shade trees. He ordered hundreds of white mulberry trees to be planted at Fort Frederica for that purpose. The red mulberry, for instance, can grow to a height of 65 feet, while the Asian white mulberry attains a maximum height of 40 feet. There are three primary types of Mulberry trees: White, Black, and Red. At all costs, do not plant a mulberry from seeds. White mulberries can live for about 75 years. If you want to plant a mulberry tree in your backyard or garden, take care with the size. Growing Zone. White mulberry trees grow 30 to 80 feet tall and wide. The most popular fruitless white mulberry is the Chaparral weeping mulberry. It enjoys warmth and is an ideal mulberry tree for growing in the southern United States. Growing trees from seed means that you don't know what sex the seedlings will be until they flower. How many to grow– Mulberries are self-fertile, and a single tree would be ample for most families. While mulberry trees are generally viewed as a nuisance, weedy tree, plant breeders and nurseries now offer several varieties that are fruitless, which make lovely additions to the landscape. Morus like right sunlight and well-drained soil, they do not require much … Black mulberries (Morus nigra) are native to western Asia. Trees were planted throughout the United States; however, silk production was too costly a venture. Some are native to China, while others are native in the Midwest. This should prevent sap … The more desirable black mulberry was sometimes grafted onto a white mulberry, and the basal shoots may therefore be of the less desirable white species. 3. Startup costs proved much too high and the few fields of these mulberry trees were aba… The introduced white mulberry was brought from China in the early 1800s as a host plant for silk worms in hopes of establishing silk production in the United States. He brought in ten thousand mulberry trees to provide food for the silkworms, planting some in a large mulberry garden near Buckingham Palace. It is said that Henry VIII had a mulberry tree planted in his Chelsea estate. They are the tallest of the three varieties of mulberry, growing up as high as 80 feet. Mulberry trees thrive in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 9, depending on the species and cultivar. Planting Mulberries. Ensure that the young tree does not dry out in its first few seasons. White mulberry trees (Morus alba) are native to China. Planting Your Mulberry Tree Select a cultivar. Once established, weeping mulberry trees are heat and drought tolerant. In late winter, apply a general purpose fertiliser such as Growmore or fish, blood and bone at a rate of 70g per sq m (2oz per sq yd). Many of us may have done this, since mulberry trees grow in a wide range of climates and soils. Mulberry trees prefer deep, moist soils. Like the white mulberry, the black mulberry has been cultivated in Europe since the Roman times. Mulberry trees are not trees you want to plant in small gardens. Of those, Morus alba, white mulberry, and M. nigra, black mulberry, are native to China. The cultivars vary according to the climates Temperates, subtropical or tropical; and it is usually grown in Mediterranean part, South-East Asia, North America, Australia, Northern Africa and the Middle East. Be sure to ask your nursery or catalog to specify the … These trees can grow to 80 feet (24 m.) tall unless you prune them. M. macroura 'Shatoot' – smaller growing mulberry tree with long white fruit. The edible leaves and berries were used to treat colds, sore throats, respiratory problems, eye problems and in continence. They were originally brought to North America for silk production. Varieties– The two species a… The red mulberry (Morus rubra) is also called the American mulberry, so you can guess its origins. However, the bottom fell out of the silk industry in the United States before it even started. The best way to grow a mulberry is through a seedling, which you can purchase from a local nursery. Grow them in full sun in well-drained, deep loam. Space your trees 20-25 feet apart for regular trees or 10 feet for dwarfs. The white mulberry tree was first brought to the US from China to help encourage the silk industry because mulberry leaves are a favorite of the silk worm. However, the bottom fell out of the silk industry in the United States before it even started. White mulberry trees (Morus alba) are native to China. These trees are dioecious, meaning that one tree bears male flowers and another tree bears female flowers. A seedling mulberry often takes from 5-10 years to begin flowering. Only in really cold districts will they fail to thrive. Your email address will not be published. The leaves of the white mulberry also proved to be excellent food for silkworms in the silk trade. Some varieties of the latter eventually achieve a height of 10m or more, which is too big for most modern gardens. Characteristics White mulberry trees are the preferred food source of silkworms, so these trees were thought to be essential in producing silk outside of China. Be sure to purchase only from trusted sellers. Originally imported from China for the failed silkworm industry, white mulberry (Morus alba) has large, glossy leaves and a dense canopy. In autumn, the foliage turns yellow. It will be best to personally pick the seedling so that you will be able to evaluate its physical health. Many people cringe at the mere mention of mulberry trees. Read on to learn about the mulberry plant history as well as the different uses for mulberry leaves. It's native to the East Coast of this country, growing wild from Massachusetts to Kansas and down to the Gulf Coast. Mulberry trees are grown worldwide and have been cultivated by humans for thousands of years. White mulberry trees were originally imported from China to the US as part of the emerging silk trade because silkworms liked to eat mulberry trees. Required fields are marked *. As a thank you for joining our campaign, we'll gift you our brand new eBook,. The trees down south are relatively young and are used to regular shearing. Most of the ancient civilizations of the world cultivated mulberry trees for their delicious berries. The average height of mulberry trees usually depends on which variety you are taking into consideration. plant a mulberry tree in your backyard or garden, Dream Garden Improvement – Back To Nature, Propagating Houseplants 101: Tips For Propagating Plants. Morus nigra is cultivated throughout Europe for its large, sweet-tart fruit. White mulberry trees are the preferred food source of silkworms, so these trees were thought to be essential in producing silk outside of China. The mulberry tree is a small to medium sized deciduous tree or large shrub. It was the Romans that brought mulberry trees to Britain when they invaded. You'll find the white mulberry (Morus alba) growing wild in eastern and central China, but it's been naturalized for hundreds of years in Europe too. Dig a large hole at least twice the size of the root ball and provide plenty of compost and peat … In this video, we're going to share with you how to propagate mulberry trees from cuttings. In 1733, General Oglethorpe decided to encourage silk production at the British colony in Georgia. >> Almost all the mulberry tree varieties grow very fast when they are young but eventually, slow down. The trees were widely grown in the 18th and 19th centuries to host silkworms, to supply the lucrative silk trade. Read out all about growing mulberry fruit trees and mulberry tree care. It was only after that – during Tudor times – that they became prized in Europe for their succulent berries. enjoyed popularity in years past as ornamental shade trees as well as for their copious edible fruit, which can be eaten raw or made into luscious preserves, pies and wine. Once it was determined that the huge green mulberry leaves could be fed to livestock, the uses for mulberry trees expanded. Because of this, plant breeders have been able to produce fruitless cultivars of white mulberry trees that are not messy or weedy. Mulberries like moist, well-drained soil and prefer a pH between 5.5 and 6.5. With our brand new eBook, featuring our favorite DIY projects for the whole family, we really wanted to create a way to not only show our appreciation for the growing Gardening Know How community, but also unite our community to help every one of our neighbors in need during these unprecedented times. They prefer full sun, but can grow in part shade. If you're impressed by sawtooth oak, and the now popular chestnuts, you need to see what mulberry can do! Find more gardening information on Gardening Know How: Keep up to date with all that's happening in and around the garden. White mulberry trees are very fast growers that are not particular about soil type. They will grow in clay, loam or sandy soil, whether it be alkaline or acidic. Its cascading branches of glossy, deep green foliage make an excellent specimen plant for cottage or Japanese style gardens. Other fruitless cultivars of white mulberry trees are: Bellaire, Hempton, Stribling, and Urban. The rate of success is low and the germination is sure to be slow. Mulberries are particularly tough and unfussy. Varieties that reach half that size are available. White mulberries start as white fruits but later on grow to become dark purple. They bear small, inconspicuous green-white flowers in spring. They are the fastest-growing mulberry. Contrary to their name, the berries of white mulberry trees are not white; they start out a white to pale pink-red and mature to an almost black purple. Sign up for our newsletter. There are several varieties of mulberry trees, so it is important to choose one that is … White mulberry trees were also imported by immigrants from Asia as a medicinal plant. White mulberry trees are hardy in zones 3-9. White Mulberry – Morus alba tatarica. Welcome to Atitlan Organics! Most, however, require you to plant both a male and female plant. Mulberry. The white mulberry leaves are fed to silkworms which in turn produce a fine silk thread. White mulberry trees are tolerant of black walnut toxins and salt. This mulberry fruit is harvested late in the spring or summer. It is said to be the best mulberry for home gardens as it is a small tree which does not produce fruit that stains. However, if you do have the space, they make wonderful trees for children to climb once established are great fun for the kids if you ever want to keep silkworms! It originates from Florida and bears large black fruits. They used the trees for medicinal purposes, using mulberry leaves to treat diseases of the mouth, trachea and lungs. Mulberry fruit from various trees in our gardens. Sign up to get all the latest gardening tips! Paul Alfrey from Balkan Ecology Project takes a close look at these incredible plants including how to grow them, the uses of Mulberry and growing Mulberry in polycultures, permaculture and agroforestry.. 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Q: Привязки моделей. Свойства @Model не заполняются Решил освоить написание ASP.Net MVC3 сайтов. Читаю статьи и сразу столкнулся с непонятным поведением get и post представлений. Пытаюсь связать получение данных через @Model, но данные не отображаются.
Простой пример, создаю начальный контроллер:
public class HomeController : Controller
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Класс для модели состоит из примитивного одного поля:
namespace TestMVC3DotNetApp.Models
{
    public class getName
    {
        public string Name;
    }
}

При получение GET выводим форму:
@model TestMVC3DotNetApp.Models.getName

@{
    Layout = null;
}

<!DOCTYPE html>

    <title>Index</title>

        @using (Html.BeginForm()) {
            @Html.TextBoxFor(x => x.Name);
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        }

При получение POST отображаем данные:
@model TestMVC3DotNetApp.Models.getName

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    <title>Great</title>

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Проблема возникает в том, что @Model.Name ничего не выводит, но данные приходят и через @Request.Form["Name"] отображаются. В чем я ошибся?
A: Ваша ошибка вот в чем: вы объявляете Name в классе getName как поле, а для корректной привязки оно должно быть свойством. Замените в вашем кода модель на следующую, и получите желаемый результат:
public class getName
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Если вы читали какую-нибудь книгу по ООП, то могли видеть там рекомендацию делать поля приватными, а доступ к ним осуществлять через свойства, которые есть синтаксический сахар для соответствующей пары методов. Тем самым вы сможете обеспечить корректное состояние для данных вашего класса и не нарушить его внутреннюю логику. Таким образом, поля не должны включаться в интерфейс класса - они должны быть инкапсулированы (между прочем, вы могли также обратить внимание, что интерфейсы в C# не могут содержать поля, но могут содержать свойства - из тех же соображений). Так вот исходя из этого механизм привязки моделей в ASP.NET MVC полагает, что вы следуете этому правилу, и работает именно со свойствами модели, а не с ее полями

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Keeley D&M Drive Review
The #Keeley D&M Drive brings together the formidable skill of Mr Robert Keeley and the passion and knowledge of YouTube favourites Mick and Dan from #ThatPedalShow.
Two drive boxes in one is not a new concept, and I was a little concerned that this one wouldn't be anything new or special considering all the hype. So it was with a lot of excitement and not a little trepidation that I opened up the box, removed the orange pedal from its velvety bag and placed it on my pedal board.
According to the Keeley site, the Boost side of the D&M Drive, Mick's, is somewhere between a clean boost and a germanium overdrive and the Drive side, Dan's, is a multi-stage overdrive with 'tube-like gain'.
The pedal has also, unofficially, been described as a #Klon mixed with a #Fulltone OCD, and this kind of makes sense given Mick and Dan's apparent love of these types of pedals.
There are also a couple of features which are fantastic and set this pedal apart from many other dual overdrive models. One is the fact you can have either the Boost before the Drive or the Drive before the Boost with the flick of a switch. Now this is a fantastic feature and not one to be underestimated.
Quite often people put the boost first, a ubiquitous pedal board set up tends to be low gain into high gain pedals, and this makes sense if you want to gain more.. well, gain. But this inherently involves more saturation and, therefore, compression. This is fine but the mistake people often make is setting their boards up this way and then expecting a volume increase to punch through the mix during solos, which just doesn't really work. More gain does not necessarily equate to more volume. Sometimes it's just better to boost the drive signal by 3-5Db into a cleanish amp, especially the mids, which will get you heard. Of course, if your tube amp is already flat out, you'll get the same result as before where you'll just get more saturation and not volume - this is why people who love pedals usually look for amps with high head room, relying on pedals to provide the break up.
The D&M drive allows you to experiment with this and choose what's right for your style with the flick of a switch. In fact, it's so simple you can even flick the switch between songs or even during a song if you don't mind bending over mid song or have very dextrous toes. Without this switch, on a standard pedal board, you'd have to rewire your board to get the same result. Now that's damn cool.
The other amazing feature is the fact that you can actually separate the two sides if you use a switching board like the #GigRig G2 switcher and if you can do that, you can place another pedal between them if you wish.
I powered it up using a #Gigrig generator, distributer and isolator to ensure clean power, and played it through my Two Rock Studio Pro 35, which is a fantastic pedal platform. I used different guitars to ensure I used both humbuckers and single coils, and overall I was very impressed indeed.
This side is very Klon-like, although there are so many variations on this mythical circuit now I think most of us have forgotten how an original Klon actually sounded.
The Boost has a slight mid-hump, not exaggerated though like a #Tubescreamer , but just enough to make your sound pop out of the mix. Unlike a TS, you don't lose a load of your top end, so you get a lovely sizzle combined with those mids. Just perfect!
Also, for some people, the TS tends to overly compress the signal, which the boost side again doesn't do, meaning you get to keep all those expressive dynamics that are so important.
For me this side of the D&M shines when played into an amp on the edge of breakup with the gain on around 9 o'clock. This gets the most out of the dynamic aspect of the pedal so then you can go from spanky clean to nice bluesy dirt just with the fingers.
The overdrive goes all the way from a very useable crunch to a pretty full on roaring wall of noise, while remaining articulate and creamy. It definitely feels OCD-like with a pretty transparent sound, my strat sounds like a strat, my tele still sounds like a tele, and my humbucker loaded PRS Hollowbody ii also maintains its lovely personality. I really, really like this side of the pedal.
The only way this can be beaten is by combining the two sides and really going for it. With the Boost side first, the Drive is pushed into even further saturation and, to me, it lives up to the hype of being 'tube-like'. It's smooth, yet punchy; aggressive yet easily useable. The whole pedal just screams quality.
With the Boost side after the Drive, it's perfect for maintaining the main sound of the Drive side, but increasing the volume for a solo boost. Again, just amazing.
The versatility of this drive pedal is probably unsurpassed. If you want a nice clean boost, always-on pedal, this will do it. If you want a dynamic pedal that'll respond to your touch, changing from clean to break-up just with your fingers, this can do it. If you want a great bluesy crunch, you're covered. If you want a smooth lead tone for anything from blues to heavy rock, again no problem. And this is before we've even thought about scenarios when you may want both sides of the pedal running, or using a switching system.
There is something incredible about people coming together and creating a product that is just even better than the sum of its parts. This pedal just sings; it inspires and is a worthy contender for your precious pedal board space. I know this is staying on mine!


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I think a lot, as regular readers of this blog might know, about why we believe what we believe.
Why do we hold the opinions we do? Is it because of our education, the influence of our peers, our parents, our life experience – or some deep needs within us? I know this is also a subject that all of the great manipulators of human behaviour have also obsessed about – people like Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi propagandist.
I made a particular study of the work of Goebbels, and still see the influence of his work all around me. I'm not saying that our politicians and their political consultants consciously ape Goebbels' work – most probably know little about it – but the truths that Goebbels discovered are still clearly relevant.
In essence, Goebbels believed that the best way of influencing people was to entertain them – 'above all don't bore me', was his instruction to those who worked for him. He also realized that it is much more effective to re-enforce people's existing prejudices rather than to try and change their minds about anything. And when I see the work of political consultants, it's obvious that many realize this central truth. They call it 'speaking to the needs' of the electorate.
The trouble is that, as Goebbels knew, it can also be effective to appeal to the worst imaginable 'needs' of the electorate – the 'need' to feel that the problems we face are someone else's fault, the 'need' to get rich at the expense of others, the 'need' to jump queues in order to get what we want, the 'need' to think that we are superior to others… and so on.
How many leaders are like that? Not so many.
I wonder to what extent Goebbels used his skills of persuasion to manipulate his own wife. He seemed to have convinced Magda to marry him (prior to which, she'd had Jewish lover, whom she was reportedly much in love with). Also Goebbels repeatedly convinced Magda to stay with him, despite his numerous affairs.


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His First Name was "Presto?" A Black History Month Mystery
Feb14 by Laurie Snyder
Roster entry: Presto Garris," Company F, 47th Pennsylvania Volunteers, Bates' History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, Vol. 1, 1869 (public domain; double click to enlarge).
"Presto?" The first name stood out like a sore thumb on the roster of my great-grandfather's Civil War regiment—one with a rank and file populated largely by soldiers with Germanic surnames: "Acher," "Bachman," "Bauer," "Bauman," "Burger," "Dachrodt," "Diehl," "Eisenbraun," "Eppler," "Fritz," "Grimm," "Guth," "Handwerk," "Hertzog," "Keiser," "Knecht," "Knorr," "Koenig," "Laub," "Metzger," "Münch," "Rehrig," "Reinert," "Richter," "Sauerwein," "Schmidt," "Schneider," "Strauss," "Ulrich," "Volkenand," "Wagner," "Weiss," and "Zeppenfeld."
Many of their given or middle names were equally as Germanic—"Adolph," "Bernhard," "Gottlieb," "Friedrich," "Heinrich," "Levi," "Matthias," "Reinhold," "Tilghman," "Tobias," and "Werner." In addition, one of the regiment's component units—Company K—had even been founded by a German immigrant with the intent of creating "a new German company" staffed entirely by German-Americans who had been born in the Lehigh Valley, as well as recent émigrés from Germany.
So, "Presto" as a given name seemed like it warranted further investigation. Did the spelling of this soldier's given name signal that he had emigrated from a different part of the world—possibly Italy? There was, after all, another member of the 47th Pennsylvania's ranks with a seemingly Italian surname—Battaglia (later proven to be an immigrant of Switzerland). Plus, there were also multiple men with Irish surnames who had also enlisted with the 47th.
Or, maybe this soldier had been employed as a magician prior to enlisting in the military? (Probably not, but strange discoveries are surprisingly common with genealogical research.)
A more likely scenario? A harried Union Army clerk, in his haste to process new enlistees, simply omitted the "n" at the end of this soldier's name—making him "Presto" for posterity's sake rather than "Preston."
I just had to know. Who was Presto?
Listing for "Presto Garris," Company F, 47th Pennsylvania Volunteers, Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866, Pennsylvania State Archives (public domain).
It turned out that this 47th Pennsylvania Volunteer wasn't a magician, and he wasn't an immigrant from Italy, but he was someone whose first and last names were badly mangled by multiple "mis-spellers" over decades of data entry.
Upon further investigation, it became clear that he was a formerly enslaved, 33-year-old black man who had enlisted with the 47th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on October 5, 1862 while the regiment was stationed near Beaufort, South Carolina—meaning that my great-grandfather's regiment had become an integrated one at least three months before President Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Totally "wowed" by this discovery, I searched for even more information about this very important enlisted man, but my quest wasn't as easy as I hoped it would be because the regimental clerk who had entered "Presto" on the roster for Company F of the 47th Pennsylvania Regiment in the Registers of Pennsylvania Volunteers had spelled his name incorrectly—an error that was then perpetuated by historian Samuel P. Bates in his History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5.
Possible name variants for an African American member of the 47th Pennsylvania Volunteers, U.S. Civil War General Pension Index Cards (National Archives, public domain).
Fortunately, this soldier's listing in the U.S. Civil War General Pension Index Card system was slightly more helpful, providing multiple "alias" (alternate) spellings of his name: "Presto Garris," "Bristor Geddes," and "Bristor Gethers," as well as a potential spelling for the name of his wife, "Rachel Gethers," and a possible place of residency and year of death—1894—because his widow had filed for a U.S. Civil War Widow's Pension from South Carolina on July 27, 1894.
Despite those hints, it took quite some time to pick up this soldier's trail again. Eventually, though, that pension index card data helped me to find a Freedmen's Bureau contract for him which confirmed that he had indeed settled in South Carolina post-war. Dated February 12, 1868, this document also confirmed that he had been signed to a contract with 14 other Freedmen by the Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina office of the U.S. Freedmen's Bureau to provide labor for the Whitehouse Plantation.
List showing "Brister Geddis," et. al. on an 1868 Freedmen's Bureau contract with the Whitehouse Plantation in South Carolina (public domain; double click to enlarge).
But, in another seemingly frustrating turn of events, that contract caused further confusion surrounding his name—this time spelling it as "Brister Geddis." Fortunately, this new variant was repeated in the 1870 federal census—a sign that it was either the correct spelling or at least a closer approximation of how this soldier had pronounced his own name. Describing him as a 42-year-old black male residing in Beaufort, South Carolina, that same census also noted that he lived in Beaufort Township with his wife "Rachel," a 24-year-old black woman (estimated birth year 1846), and son "Peter," a 6-year-old black child, and confirmed that all three had been born in South Carolina. And that census record also noted that both "Brister" and "Rachel" were involved in farming land valued at $1,500.
Unfortunately, the 1880 federal census taker created still more confusion by illegibly writing the name as "Geddes, Brista" or "Geddis, Bristor"—and gave rise to two new puzzles by omitting son Peter's name and also radically altering the estimated birth year of wife "Rachel"—changing it from 1846 to 1820 by stating that she was a 60-year-old who was four years older than her husband (rather than younger as she had reportedly been in 1870).
Even more frustrating? The special veterans' census of 1890 altered the spelling of his name yet again—this time to "Brister Gedders."
At that point, I made the decision to do everything humanly possible to right the wrong of this 47th Pennsylvania Volunteer's forgotten military service by launching a GoFundMe campaign to support the purchase of this his full set of his military and pension records from the National Archives (as well as those of the other eight African American men who enlisted with the 47th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry).
If just three of you who regularly read the content on this website and follow our Facebook page donate $10 each to this campaign, we will be able to purchase the entire Compiled Military Service File for this forgotten member of the 47th Pennsylvania Volunteers and make it publicly available (free of charge) to other family history researchers and historians. If just four of you donate $20 each, we would also be able to purchase the entire Federal Military Pension Application File for that same soldier—a file that may very well contain critical vital statistics about this soldier's birth, life and death, as well as vital statistics for his widow and son.
We might just even be able to determine when and where Brister/Bristor was buried and whether or not a gravestone marks his final resting place. If we find that no marker exists, or that the existing one has been damaged, or that the gravestone carver spelled his name incorrectly, we can then fix that wrong as well by asking the appropriate county, state and federal authorities to erect a suitable veteran's headstone for him.
Please help us honor the military service of this unsung hero by making your donation today to our GoFundMe campaign, "Honor 9 Black Soldiers of the American Civil War."
With Sincere Gratitude,
Laurie Snyder, Managing Editor
47th Pennsylvania Volunteers: One Civil War Regiment's Story
1. Bates, Samuel P. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers: 1861-5, Vol. 1. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: B. Singerly, State Printer, 1869.
2. "Garris, Presto," in Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State Archives.
3. "Garris, Presto" (alias "Geddes, Bristor", alias "Gethers, Bristor"), in U.S. Civil War General Pension Index, 1890-1894. Washington, D.C.: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
4. "Roll of Co. F., 47th Regiment, Infantry," in Registers of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865, in "Records of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State Archives, retrieved online February 10, 2020.
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It's called Pandemonium. The ride promises 360 degrees of heart-pounding high-speed adrenaline. Twenty-four riders will sit in a face-out position and begin to lift, spin and tilt at all angles. The ride quickly accelerates faster and faster to reach maximum speeds while whirling riders through seemingly endless rotations of spinning insanity.
The Great Escape says the ride comes with an electrifying light package that will hypnotize onlookers as they follow the twisting, twirling motions of the ride.
The new attraction will be located in the Alpine Fest area of the park.


Oklahoma City trailed by as much as 17 early in the second quarter and 10 early in the second half. It was the second time this season the Thunder came from a double-digit deficit in the second half to beat the Nets and the 14th game this season that Oklahoma City won after trailing by at least 10.
The comeback wasn't as dramatic as Dec. 5 in Brooklyn, when the Thunder outscored the Nets by 20 in the fourth quarter to win by two. This time, the comeback happened in the third quarter, when George snapped out of his recent slump with 12 points.


Another two cents worth of value to add to this debate. There are several factors that have led to the absurdity of us sacrificing food for fuel, and agribusiness rent-seeking is certainly one of them. Yet ethanol was nothing more than a happy little "environmentally-friendly" farm sector pork project for decades – one that Al Gore kept alive by a tie-breaking Senate vote in 1994, by the way – before global warming hysteria took off. I keep saying this, but by making decarbonization the sine qua non of energy policy, environmentalists, even those who have historically disliked corn ethanol, made it inevitable that corn ethanol would be the first answer picked by politicians. I have to say that our national security friends helped them, ignoring the free marketeers' complaints that increasing hunger was not exactly a stablizing policy.
If you're determined to both decarbonize and stop sending money to the Middle East then there is but one plausible answer and it isn't a flex fuel mandate (although allowing sugar ethanol imports could be a smal factor). It's improved hybrid/electric technology for automobiles combined with nuclear-generated electricity. The auto manfacturers are moving very quickly on their end, and it would not surprise me if all the storage problems were solved and long-range mostly electric vehicles were the norm by 2020. The technology isn't there yet, though, so mandates are useless. As for nuclear, there's a chance that lawmakers will see its value and override environmentalists like they're doing in Europe. The enviros will, however, put up one heck of a fight on that.
Meanwhile, there are two things we can do to alleviate hunger problems. One is to find ways of reducing energy prices (and gas tax holidays probably aren;t the best ways to do that), but far more important would be to repeal the ethanol mandate and persuade Gordon Brown to lead a fight against the biofuels mandate in Europe.
Hunger, by the way, is just one of the problems associated with biofuels. I detail the massive environmental costs in Chapter Two of The Really Inconvenient Truths.


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I have been in the internet business since 1997 and have earned a six figure income for many years. In this article I share with you 20 software products and services I use to make a six figure income online annually.
I have used PCs running Microsoft Windows since 1997. However, in 2007 I switched to an Apple iMac and I have never looked back since. The Mac operating system (OS) is much more user friendly and crashes far less often than Windows.
Because I use an Apple Mac OS, the majority of the software programs mentioned in this article are for the Mac OS. Where possible, I have included the Microsoft Windows equivalent.
Out of the 20 products and services, 12 are free. You will see that you don't have to spend a great deal of money to set up and run a profitable business online. I haven't listed hardware equipment such as a computer, fax/printer, office desk and chair, etc. The cost of those really depend on your budget and taste.
I had been using the Eudora email software for 8 years, but switched over to Google Gmail when I decided I wanted to a better spam filter and untie myself from a desktop email software.
Gmail's user interface is much easier to use than Eudora's. The best feature is the spam filter. I used to struggle with spam on Eudora, but ever since I switched to Gmail, spam is no longer an issue.
In December 2006, Gmail users reported mass email deletions. Rumors were that Gmail was hacked using a hole exploit in Firefox 2 (the issues have since been resolved). More recently, Google accidentally deleted entire email accounts.
Google's official policy is that once emails are deleted, they are gone forever. So if you value your emails, I recommend you back up your Gmail emails by downloading them onto your computer.
I back up emails using Apple Mail that comes with my Apple iMac. Windows users can use Outlook or Outlook Express. Google offers instructions on how to back up your email using your computer's email software.
I use Skype Chat to instant message with friends and freelancers. Skype Chat is free and runs on Microsoft Windows/Mac OS X/Linux, Windows Mobile, iPhone, Android, and Symbian.
I use Skype to chat for free with freelancers and friends who live overseas. Skype voice chat requires both parties to have Skype installed on their respective computers. And if both parties have a web cam, they can see each other as they chat.
I use Skype to make cheap international VOIP calls if the person I want to talk to doesn't have Skype installed or isn't online. I can call landlines and mobiles from 2.6 cents per minute.
Unlimited World Extra: make unlimited calls to 40 countries worldwide plus $17.24 of Skype credit for €17.24/month.
You can also get an Skype Online Number for friends, family and business colleagues who don't use Skype. Anyone can dial your online number from any phone or mobile and you take the call on Skype. Skype offers online numbers in 18 countries. When people call your Skype online number, they only pay the local rate - there is no charge to receive calls.
If you have never tried Skype, I recommend that you give it a go. You will be pleasantly surprised by the sound quality. Skype gives you the feeling that the person on the other end is in the same room as you.
I have even had a 3 way chat with friends in Hong Kong and England, while I was in Australia. The sound quality was excellent when the video was switched off. I felt like they were in the same room as me. The video picture quality is very good when the window is small. But as you expand the window, the quality does deteriorate.
Web hosts typically offer 99.9% server uptime. But how can you be sure that your server is working 99.9% of the time? And what about the other 0.1% of the time, which adds up to 8.76 hours of downtime a year?
This is why I use Uptime by OpenACS to monitor my servers which periodically requests a page from my server and emails me if the site is unreachable. If my server is unreachable, Uptime will continue checking my site until it becomes reachable again, at which point it will email me to let me know my server is back up again.
I use oDesk to outsource web programming and graphics design work. I like oDesk because it logs hours and provides screen shots to confirm that contractors are indeed working during when they say they are. Some contracters are offering their services for as little as $2.22 per hour, although you would expect to pay a lot more for top quality contracters.
But you can save a lot of money. For example, last year I outsourced a website project to a team of really good Ruby Developers based in India. They charged $40 per hour. If I had hired Ruby developers in the West, I would have had to pay between $100 and $150 per hour.
I respond to a lot of emails, and I hand type HTML code. The problem is that I am not trained in touch typing, so I am relatively slow. Even if you are, there will be times when you may want to use the same text, sentence, or email, without having to retype the whole thing.
When I had a Windows PC, I used Perfect Keyboard ($19.95) to help me retype commonly used email responses and HTML code with just a few keystrokes. I also used it to automatically fix common typos, such as 'teh' and 'can;t'.
When I switched over to Apple iMac, Perfect Keyboard wasn't available on the Mac, so I used TextExpander, which costs $34.95.
Jumbo Keyword is a web tool I produced. But I genuinely do use it all the time so I think it's fair that I include it in this list.
Jumbo Keyword is a free Google AdWords keyword tool offering 70+ 1-click Google AdWords keyword editing functions. I use it to edit hundreds, sometimes thousands of AdWords keywords, as well as convert cleaned keywords into the various AdWords keyword matching options with just a click of the mouse. There are also lots of additional features including an advanced find and replace function to help you edit keywords and text quickly and easily.
I use FileZilla FTP software for uploading and downloading website files to and from my server. FileZilla is open source, hence free, and runs on Microsoft Windows/Mac OS X, and Linux.
The Apple Mac OS X has screen capture functions, but I prefer to use Skitch because it also offers functions to edit the screen capture, and add arrows and text without having to open a graphics editing program. Skitch is free and runs on Mac OS X.
Not having much artistic ability, I do as little image editing as I have to. On occasions when I have to crop and resize thumbnail images, I use Picnik, a free online photo editing web tool. I also use Picturesque to add 3D effects, reflections, corner curves, shadows, glows and strokes to an image. Picturesque costs $29.95 and runs on Mac OS X.
AdWords Editor is Google's free software application for managing AdWords campaigns. I can download all my accounts, mass update campaigns, and re-upload the changes to AdWords.
I still prefer to set up campaigns via the AdWords website. But I use AdWords Editor when I want to make bulk changes (such as updating bids or adding keywords), and also to copy or move a large number of items between ad groups and campaigns. Google AdWords Editor is free and runs on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.
I have been able to operate a US based company whilst living around the world with the help of a JConnect phone and fax number.
When I sold my internet website to a Softbank start-up back in 2000, I moved to Los Angeles from England to become their editor-in-chief. I set up a Californian registered company to charge for my services.
After the start-up went out of business during the dot-com bust, I moved to Hong Kong. Before I left I set up a mail forwarding address and a JConnect phone and fax number with a local area code, so the number looked just like a local phone number. Whenever someone left a voicemail or sent me a fax, JConnect emailed me a copy of the voicemail/fax without charge.
This has enabled me to operate a business out of California, even though I wasn't based in the United States. The phone and fax number costs $15 per month and you may choose from over 2000 cities around the world.
I use Xenu's Link Sleuth to check webpages for broken links and images. Link Sleuth is free and runs on Microsoft Windows.
I use the Apple iMac's Time Machine and a 1 Terabyte Time Capsule external hard drive to make local backups. I learned my lesson after my Dell computer hard drive died on me a couple of years ago. Not even a data recovery specialist could recover any data from the dead drive.
I back up my data onto an external hard drive. But I also have an insurance policy by backing up my data off-site via the internet.
I use Mozy, which backs up my data on a regular a basis automatically in the background. After the initial backup, Mozy only backs up files that have been added or changed. So far, I have over 150 GB of data backed up on Mozy.
Mozy used to offer unlimited backups for just $4.95 per month. But it recently removed its unlimited plan. MozyHome (for personal use) which runs on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X now costs $5.99/month for 50 Gigabytes (GB) and $9.99/month for 125 GB. You may an additional 20 GB of space for $2 per month, and additional computers for $2 per month, per computer.
MozyPro is for businesses and servers. Desktop licenses cost $3.95 per month + $0.50/GB per month, and server licenses cost $6.95 per month + $0.50/GB per month.
I also use Carbonite which does offer unlimited backup for $54.95 per year and runs on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.
I have used several web hosts in my 12 years of running internet businesses. Each has been better than the last. I switched to Linode recently because my tech guru recommended it.
I am no techie but my techie tells me Linode offers powerful Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting services similar to that of dedicated web hosting, with excellent support, but without the high cost.
Prior to moving my websites to Linode, I was paying $256 per month for a dedicated server. My Linode VPS costs $49.95 which includes automatic backup.
I use Firefox to surf the web because it offers thousands of add-ons to customize my web browser experience.
I use 1Password to help me remember my many login usernames and passwords. Other features include password generation and sharing data across web browsers. 1Password costs from $9.99 and runs on Microsoft Windows/Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad, Android, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Safari.
Before I switched over to an Apple iMac, I had a Microsoft Windows PC and used Roboform, which costs $19.95/year and runs on Microsoft Windows/Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, USD, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Opera.
Firesizer adds a menu to quickly resize the entire window of my web browser to commonly used sizes, such as 1024x768 pixels, or a custom size. This is useful for testing website designs.
Tab Mix Plus enhances the Firefox tabs with all manner of features. You can add duplicate tabs, control tab focus, protect/lock tabs, undo closed tabs and windows, add tab options to the Tab Context Menu, and much more.
TableTools adds options to copy, sort, or filter HTML tables you find on a web page. I use it all the time to copy a table and retain the table structure when I paste it into a spreadsheet.
So there you have my 20 software products and services I use to make a six figure income online. I hope you found some of the tools useful.


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Bocce (pronounced boochi) Ball is a relaxed but strategic game.
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Bocce (pronounced boochi) Ball is a relaxed but strategic game, harkening as far back as ancient Egypt, similar to croquet.
Bocce is played with eight large balls and one smaller target or object ball called a pallina. There are four balls per team and they are made of a different color or pattern for each team. The goal is to get as close to the object ball as possible.
Chess is a two-player strategy board game played on a chessboard, a checkered game board with 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid.
Each of the six piece types moves differently, with the most powerful being the queen and the least powerful the pawn. The objective is to checkmate the opponent's king by placing it under an inescapable threat of capture.
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams separated by a net try to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court.
The complete rules are extensive, but simply, play proceeds as follows:
a player begins by serving the ball from the back boundary line of the court, over the net, and into the receiving team's court. The receiving team must not let the ball be grounded in their court. If you ground the ball in your opponent's court, you get a point.
Horseshoes is a game played between two people (or two teams of two people) using four horseshoes and two throwing targets (stakes) set in a lawn or sandbox area.
The game is played by the players alternating turns tossing horseshoes at stakes in the ground, which are traditionally placed 40 feet (12 m) apart. Modern games use a more stylized U-shaped bar, about twice the size of an actual horseshoe.
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