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A 100,000-Year-Old Human Lineage Rediscovered

11 July 2022
The Sandawe are a people from north-central Tanzania where individuals in haplogroup L7 are found today. – International Institute for Tribal Studies and Research
Every once in a while a great discovery is made on a computer screen, even if the discovery is of an evolutionary event that is nearly as old as humanity itself.

That is the case for the recent discovery of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup L7, an ancient lineage from eastern Africa just announced in a new article published in Nature Scientific Reports, write Family Tree DNA.

The unique DNA markers that define this haplogroup, or shared lineage, were passed down from mother to daughter to granddaughter—never through fathers—for 100,000 years. To date, only nineteen individuals out of several hundred thousand analyzed carry these unique DNA markers. Thus, it is one of the rarest and most ancient human groups on Earth.

Ancient Africa

To set the stage, we need to travel back 100 millennia to a time when humans lived as hunters and gatherers and were mostly confined to Africa. At that moment, the continent was experiencing widespread volcanic activity and major bouts of drought. It is possible that a few groups successfully left Africa at that time. But if they had, the Arabian Peninsula would have been as far as they would reach before entering the land of Neanderthals and Denisovans, our distant cousins. East Africa’s Great Rift Valley and lakes were home to most of our hominin ancestors and likely the hub of human progress. Our species, armed with new hunting techniques, as well as early fishing and art, was growing in numbers and spreading across the region.

The map shows the migration of the different mitochondrial haplogroups across Africa – Map by Paul Maier

One group (L0) ventured south and east and became the ancestors of Khoisan-speaking groups in southern and southeastern Africa, while another (L1) moved west into the Congo. Yet around 100,000 years ago, one group (L7) split apart from the rest, and their lineage survived in eastern Africa just long enough to be discovered.

Un-matched lineages

In 2020, a group of four scientists, leading the newly formed Million Mito Project (MMP), came together with the mission of analyzing and re-organizing all of the known mtDNA sequences from across the globe. In doing so, hundreds of thousands of full mtDNA sequences were analyzed, nineteen were found to not fit the known human evolutionary structure. They were so distinct from other lineages that the team had to check and recheck their results. These nineteen people carry mtDNA which is a relic from a bygone era in ancient Africa.

What soon became apparent was that these nineteen people shared two DNA mutations with one another, and all of them shared only four mutations from the ancient haplogroup L5. The similarities with L5 ended there. This was a rare group that had either been mislabeled for years, or published as belonging to an unknown haplogroup. Now we know it, can match it, and can finally name it haplogroup L7. Naming it L7, as opposed to a sub-group of L5, was the only way to preserve the rest of the current African haplogroup names, while still correcting the evolutionary tree structure.

That process is where most of the work remains for the Million Mito Project. How do we update the existing tree, shifting existing and adding newly discovered branches, while still preserving most haplogroup names that scientists have published, relied upon, and DNA-testing companies have already identified? This is the first paper published by the MMP team, but expect more to come in the near future.

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Haplogroup L7 Today

Today, haplogroup L7 is found primarily in East Africa, predominantly in Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Kenya. A few lineages have also been found outside of the region in South Africa, as well as Yemen, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates. However, further analysis suggests that these may be recent arrivals in those other countries and that East Africa is where L7 truly originates. That said, the possibility remains for new testing in the Middle East to show that L7 and other African lineages left Africa before the great human exodus 60,000 years ago. We expect that future work in southeast Africa may add new twists to the story. For example, one single L7 sequence (L7a*)  that traces roots to South Africa is 80,000 years apart from all other L7s discovered! That is the most unique mitochondrial DNA lineage ever found in a living person. The emphasis is on “living,” because new ancient DNA research on a 16,000-year-old individual unearthed in Malawi found that it shared a few DNA markers with this otherwise unique South African L7a* lineage. This is a fascinating and undoubtedly evolving story about early human evolution.

Among the few individuals where L7 is found today is the Sandawe from Tanzania. The Sandawe are a people from north-central Tanzania who live in small tribal groups and still practice a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Additionally, the Sandawe speak a click-based language, which is a unique language form practiced by making various sounds through the flicking of the tongue. Click-based languages are spoken today by only a few groups scattered across eastern and southern Africa. Some anthropologists believe the practice of click-based languages is a window into our distant past as a species. Early click-based language speakers may have been experimenting with new sounds as a way to communicate with one another. Ancient variations of these sounds may have eventually evolved into vowels, consonants and syllables, and then possibly words. In other words, just as L7 is a living DNA relic of ancient human history, so perhaps are these rare click-based languages.

Be a Part of Human History Research

The recent discovery of haplogroup L7 also shows the need in genetics and even anthropology to question each other’s research and reanalyze work. Researchers have been using DNA to help shed light on ancient human history for decades, yet this research is a reminder that there is still much to be found. And mtDNA, although limited in its strictly matrilineal inheritance pattern, exists in all humans today, and likewise existed in all of our ancient human ancestors. That small molecule still holds hidden clues about our shared history, and those mtDNA sequences on a computer screen can set the course for discovery. Learn more about mtDNA by taking a full mtDNA test and joining the Million Mito Project as we continue our research in human history and genealogy!

You can read the paper here.

Maier P.A., Runfeldt G., Estes R.J., Vilar M.G. (2022). African mitochondrial haplogroup L7: A 100,000-year-old maternal human lineage discovered through reassessment and new sequencing. Scientific Reports, 12(1):10747.

About the author

Dr. Miguel Vilar was a Senior Program Officer for the National Geographic Society (NGS) and Lead Scientist for NGS’ Genographic Project, a multi-year anthropology study that aims to map human migration patterns by collecting and analyzing DNA samples from hundreds of thousands of people from around the world. By training, Vilar is a molecular anthropologist and science writer.

Vilar earned his Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Haverford College and Master of Arts in Journalism from Columbia University.  After a few years of science writing he returned to school to earn his Master of Arts and Doctorate in Anthropology from Binghamton University. After earning his doctorate, Vilar worked for the University of Pennsylvania leading several field projects across Latin America for the Genographic Project’s North America Research Center.

Today, his fieldwork takes him to Micronesia, Melanesia, South and Central America, and the Caribbean; and in the laboratory he studies the modern genetic diversity of human populations from the Pacific, South America, and the Caribbean. He also researches the genetics of domestic animals (pigs, chickens, dogs and horses) and the cultural and biological implications of animal domestication on human evolution, population history and migration.

In addition, Vilar is a professor of Biology and Anthropology and publishes in both anthropology and genetics academic journals, as well as in popular print and online magazines. Vilar is also a public speaker, writer, and consultant with Family Tree DNA.


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Kitchen Hazards Flipgrid Style

Before I even think about letting my students into the kitchens to cook, I want to be sure they have a good working knowledge of the do’s and don’ts associated with kitchen safety. Kitchen Hazards Flipgrid Style is just one of the activities I use to convey and reinforce that concept. There are a lot of things I like about this activity. First, it’s mostly student-directed, secondly, it uses technology and third, it involves a variety of the 4 C’s: collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking.

  • To introduce this assignment, show students the video “Guy’s Kitchen Do’s & Don’ts” from the Food Network to illustrate what they are going to be doing.
  • Download the Flipgrid App if necessary and provide students with the necessary code.
  • Assign students’ their kitchen safety topic. This assignment can be done individually or with a partner depending on your class size.

  • iPads or Devices that can record video
  • Screen & Projector
  • Kitchen Props
  • Flipgrid App & Account
  • Quizizz

  • Students will plan their kitchen safety script and video and gather any props they might be using. They need to make sure they have included both the Do’s & Don’ts to their topic.
  • Student view the Flipgrid tutorial before recording so they know what they are doing.
  • Record videos using the Flipgrid App & code and then save it to the grid.
  • On the second day, students view each other’s Flipgrid videos and complete the Safety Hazards Chart.
  • Students then apply their kitchen safety information to Quizizzscenarios which we discuss afterwards and eventually they will have a test assessing their knowledge of kitchen safety.

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4 comments for “Kitchen Hazards Flipgrid Style

  1. Melissa
    January 14, 2020 at 9:28 am

    Hi Kim, this looks like a very engaging way to teach kitchen safety! I was wondering if you have a specific resource that you use for students to research their kitchen hazards, or do you just have them look on the Internet for their own resources and information? Thank you so much!

    • K.Graybill
      January 14, 2020 at 8:33 pm

      I do not have a specific resource that I use for this project. Most of the students just use the internet to search for ideas, but they can also use any classroom resources I have.

  2. Melissa
    January 31, 2020 at 11:30 am

    Kim, thank you again for this wonderful lesson! My students learned new things and had a lot of fun with this. It was definitely the most engaging way I've ever taught kitchen safety. 🙂

    • K.Graybill
      January 31, 2020 at 5:02 pm

      Yay! Thank you for sharing…I love that you had great results!

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This new Second Edition includes 321 Illinois Web URLs, of which only 21 are catalog/reference links. Most links go directly to online databases. The volume includes an additional 22 pages of Illinois bibliographic data not available when the first edition was printed.

With this series of genealogical guides, William Dollarhide continues his long tradition of writing books that family historians find useful in their day-to-day United States research. Bill’s Censuses & Substitute Name List guides give a state-by-state listing of what name lists are available, where to find them, and how they can be used to further one’s research.

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In the past only animals and talented humans could make art, but today Artificial Intelligence (AI) isn’t just making art it’s getting rich off selling it with the first ever piece of AI art selling a few years ago for what now seems like a measly $432,000. Now, upping the game an AI algorithm called Botto has just made $1.3 million at auction for its first six NFT artworks. Botto generates thousands of images, and a community of humans then vote to influence its direction and decide which pieces eventually go to auction.

An AI artist, of course, has some serious advantages over its human counterparts. For starters, it can very quickly educate itself on the history of human visual expression, such as past grand masters, by analyzing a massive trove of influences, and cataloguing and remembering everything it’s ever seen.

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Where a human artist might slave away over a hot canvas or drawing tablet for days, even years, the AI can pound out its works in a matter of minutes and seconds. Algorithmic art might be derivative, it’s true – but then the same can be said about the vast majority of human artists too.

Indeed, there’s an argument to be made that the human brain itself operates as a kind of sticky organic algorithm, and that if we could pick apart its workings and understand the “source material” of a human life, it would be possible to predict a person’s actions, including creative ones.

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What computers can’t do though yet, even though Google are trying to teach their AI’s how to rate art based on its aesthetic appeal, is have an opinion on whether their creations will strike a chord in the hearts and minds of human viewers. The Botto project is an attempt to outsource this part of the process, adding human discriminators to the growing artistic talents and efficiency of creative AI engines.

Thus, Botto goes away and does most of the hard yards by itself; it generates a random string of words and sentences, which it feeds into VQGAN (Vector Quantized Generative Adversarial Network). VQGAN uses the word string – plus its training algorithms and massive databases of prior artwork – to generate images.

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A second piece of software called CLIP (Contrastive Language-Image Pre-training) decides how close this output is to representing the initial word string, and gets VQGAN to adjust its parameters until it meets a certain score. Once a final image is generated, CLIP also gets to choose its two-word title; random two-word combinations are fed into CLIP until it finds one that it believes resonates well with the content of the image.

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Then it’s time for a description, and for this, Botto recruits GPT-3, a powerful natural language generator from OpenAI, which comes out with 5-10 different pieces of abstract poetry. The core human team at Botto check these through – GPT-3 is trained on a wide array of internet content and thus “can be quite foul at times,” so the human team picks a nice description, edits it for punctuation and typos, and the piece is done.

From 300 initial prompts a day, Botto generates 300 images. Then, a “taste model” selects 350 of these images each week to be thrown to the human masses. Thousands of Botto community members vote on the artworks put before them, and each week’s winner is minted as an NFT and auctioned off on the SuperRare platform.

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The human voting behavior is also used to train both the taste model that selects the final images for voting each week, and to “influence which aspects of text prompts are used” to generate the initial text strings to feed into the start of next week’s process – although Botto is also designed to continually “challenge” its user base by presenting some pieces each week “with different characteristics from what has been presented to date.”

So in theory, Botto’s art should become more and more appealing to humans over time – although I have to admit, even its earliest Instagram posts are pretty dang cool to look at.

Thus far, six pieces have been auctioned off as NFTs. The first, Asymmetric Liberation, sold for around $325,000. The second, Scene Precede, brought in around $430,000. Things have dropped off somewhat since then, but the latest and cheapest work, Cross Adieu, still brought in somewhere around $81,000.

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What happens to that cash? Well, apart from SuperRare’s 15 percent commission, effectively it’s used to incentivize participation in the Botto project and the voting process. Botto has its own cryptocurrency token, built on the Ethereum blockchain using the ERC-20 governance token. In order to vote, users need to buy in, in a form of Decentralised Autonomous Organisation (DAO), exchanging Ether for Botto tokens and “staking” them to be used by the Botto network. Owning a certain number of Botto tokens lets you vote a certain number of times per week.

When the project sells an artwork, the post-commission proceeds are used to buy Botto tokens and “burn” them – removing them from circulation by sending them to a wallet address that can’t be accessed or used by anyone. The NFTs are designed such that any future sale will generate a 10 percent royalty back to the Botto project as well, which will also be used to buy and burn tokens.

Given that there’s a restricted supply of Botto tokens, the hope here is that this burning process will gradually raise the value of the remaining tokens, so that anyone who buys in and participates will eventually be able to make some money selling their tokens for more than they paid for them. Mind you, “gas” prices you’ve got to pay on every single interaction with the Ethereum network have spiked so high lately that Botto’s own “how-to” guide shows an example in which swapping $35 worth of Ether for Botto tokens costs a total of $93.12 once gas fees are added. Ouch!

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Either way, the Botto project aims to generate cash as well as art that’s interesting and valuable to humans. The voting process means there’s some sort of consensus among thousands of art-loving crypto-gamblers that the piece presented for auction each week is of high quality, and perhaps that feeds into the value of the final NFT. The team certainly seems to be doing its part to promote the work, putting on exhibitions and so forth.

Perhaps, of course, the Botto team or some other invested entity is anonymously bidding the prices of these early works up as a marketing expense, betting that high prices will generate headlines and bring more stakers into the network, while inflating the perceived value of subsequent NFTs and pumping the value of the Botto token up along with it. This is not an accusation; these projects are just complex enough, even with the transparency provided by their blockchain foundation, to confuse – and as soon as crypto and the weirdness of NFTs get involved, it does start to feel like everyone’s a high-tech Amway rep trying to draw your money in to float themselves higher.

Indeed, NFT art prices are still flat-out hilarious to pretty much anyone that’s not either buying or selling them. The idea of getting involved in bidding wars over the ownership rights to screenshottable JPGs seems even crazier than the idea of cryptocurrencies did when they first started surfacing – and those have certainly managed to successfully draw people into their shared fiction. One positive is that NFTs offer a genuine revenue stream for digital artists, but in this case, nobody buying a Botto work can tell themselves they’re feeding a tortured 26 year old somewhere in Greenwich Village.

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Still, the intersection of art and big money has always been weird, and often been dodgy. In another sense, what matters is that Botto is making interesting and evocative art that sparks emotions and ideas in a human audience. You don’t need to buy the NFT to enjoy these abstract, surreal images, and if the algorithm does what it says on the tin and continues to make more and more compelling art over time, well, a bit of extra beauty is usually a good thing.

And perhaps the most surprising news here for me is just how easy these generative art and text tools are to access and enjoy. So if none of Botto’s work quite rings your bell, you can always roll your sleeves up and start adding your own creative filter to AI art.

Source: Botto

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Paraguayan technology saves SA’s apples

For years Pieter Fourie, project manager of the Bethlehem Farmers’ Trust,
struggled with an annual loss of 40% to the project’s apple crop.
Local experts couldn’t come up with any cost-effective solutions,
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inspecting apples being washed.

For years Pieter Fourie, project manager of the Bethlehem Farmers’ Trust,
struggled with an annual loss of 40% to the project’s apple crop.
Local experts couldn’t come up with any cost-effective solutions,
until Pieter started surfing the internet for a solution. Mike Burgess reports.

The Bethlehem Farmers’ trust was initiated in 1999 when a 110ha farm outside Bethlehem was acquired through the Free State Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs on an individual grant basis.

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Collectively, this secured the farm and the installation of an underground irrigation system for approximately one hundred beneficiaries. Each beneficiary received 1ha on which to farm, with each plot supporting 1 500 trees. The project is funded by the Industrial Development Corporation, the Development Bank of Southern Africa, Afgri (an agricultural services group) and the Free Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs.

The majority of the 110ha of orchards is under drip irrigation and a complete fertigation system. A small percentage is under micro irrigation. Some 94 emerging farmers currently produce export quality apples here. The estimated yield this year is 5 700 tons from five cultivars: Top Red, Pink Lady, Oregon Spur, Braeburn and Royal Gala.

More than 50% of the fruit is exported globally through the export agents Fruitways. They focus specifically on the British supermarket chains of Tesco and Sainsbury’s. The project, however, has never shown a profit. While this is due in part to the withdrawal of some farmers during the start-up phase, the biggest setback has been unpredictable natural challenges. Although the isolation of the Free State can make the control of diseases a great deal easier than some other provinces, harsh weather is the farmers’ biggest adversary.
While violent hailstorms in these areas can be catastrophic to any crop, it is the silent killer, frost, which has caused the most damage to apple production over the years. ”Up to 40% of the crop has been lost to frost each year. It’s difficult to survive such losses,” says project manager Pieter Fourie.
Fortunately, the threat of hail has largely been neutralised by erecting hail netting across the entire orchard. Additionally, after arduous research on possible preventative measures against frost, Pieter was able to source revolutionary and cost-effective frost protection systems with spectacular results. Understanding frost and fighting it Pieter admits when no inexpensive solutions could be identified by specialists in this field, they considered abandoning approximately 40% of their trees.
These were all situated in frost zones in the orchard.

Pieter says there are two kinds of frost, both of which affect the Bethlehem Farmers’ trust orchard. Wind-driven frost forms on a clear or cloudy day during a cold front. It occurs when there is a dramatic drop in temperature with winds above 8km/h. The height of the cold air layer above the ground can be anywhere between 152m to 1 524m, making it very difficult to combat.
Fortunately, this devastating frost is relatively rare and frost prevention mainly focuses on what is called radiation frost.
Radiation frost forms when there is no fog and little or no cloud. There is usually minimal wind and the day’s warmth, trapped in the ground, radiates upwards. This causes an inversion layer to develop, meaning temperature increases with altitude in direct contrast to daytime conditions. As warmer air collects above the cold air on the surface, the inversion level is relatively low, between 9m and 61m. The conditions are now perfect for severe frost. This includes white and black frosts that form depending on atmospheric moisture content. ”If you realise cold air is heavier than warm air, and that it operates in a similar fashion to cold water, then its easier to understand that it will sink to the lowest point and accumulate in hollows, depressions and valleys in the topography, dragged there by gravity, “Pieter says. “Furthermore, this cold air can be obstructed and diverted by numerous structures including roads, vegetation, contours, windbreaks and embankments.” These factors can affect the occurrence of frost.

Combating this freezing cold air can mean the difference between major agricultural losses or profits. Pieter says that traditional techniques of fighting frost are generally very expensive. These include heaters, irrigation, wind machines and heaters burning fuel. In fact, over a five-year period, the Bethlehem Farmers’ trust orchards burnt ethanol at astronomical costs. Save certain passive techniques, the situation seemed hopeless. None of the numerous researchers and experts asked could find a solution.

Then, approximately three years ago, he began trawling the internet. He discovered the Paraguayan Selective Inverted Sink (SIS) Frost Protection System from the SIS Frost Protection Corporation. Last winter, he installed this system. Combating frost The Bethlehem Farmers’ trust now combats dreaded wind-driven frost using special wind-netting.

Last year, they erected it at a 45º angle around the orchards to deflect winds. The main focus of frost protection here is geared towards radiation frost. ”Everybody said to me cold air acts and works like cold water,” explains Pieter. ”I thought logically that if you can pump water surely you can pump air.” Armed with this concept, he began searching cyberspace for a solution to radiation frost in the orchards.
He was sceptical though as the US had for years and with mixed success, employed a system to pump warm air down, and not cold air up. He was understandably surprised, therefore, to stumble on technology from Paraguay. This focused on the principle that cold air drains and can be selectively trapped and mechanically pumped out of orchards at very low costs.
”The SIS Frost Protection System is certainly revolutionary in that it pumps cold air through a simple wind turbine. This can be run on a small 3kW electric or petrol engine, making it incredibly cheap and effective,” Pieter says. About 30 SIS M3.5 turbines are employed by the Bethlehem Farmers’ trust for approximately 46ha, but the smaller SIS M2.5 and larger SIS M25 are also available.
The selective extraction and expulsion of cold air to warmer air at higher altitudes is streamlined by trapping, containing and manipulating cold air. This is achieved by erecting impervious cold air diversion curtains. These have a standard height of 1,5m and can be adjusted according to conditions. The SIS system is specifically designed in relation to a comprehensive regional and local microclimatic analysis and technical study. This includes interpreting local air fluxes, topography and crop and frost damage history. This information is needed to formulate a design of passive frost protection measures and to determine the quantity and specific location of necessary SIS devices in the orchards.

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This system does not impact the environment. It is also personalised and integrated for specific use in specific orchards. SIS is easy to operate and has significantly lower installation and running costs than traditional frost protection units do. “The success of the system has been simply enormous,” Pieter says. “It has been a highlight of my life.” He explains that according to data collected, the SIS Frost Protection System is able to increase temperatures in the orchard by an average of between 3ºC to 5ºC, making it possible for Bethlehem Farmers’ trust orchards to realise their potential for the first time. Joseph Tshabalala, a farmer from the Bethlehem Farmers’ trust, agrees. “The frost was really bad and it was frustrating, but these machines have done a very good job,” Joseph says. Another farmer, Piet Maseko, admits that he was negative about continual frost losses, but that the machines had without a doubt turned the fortunes of all the farmers. Contact Pieter Fourie on (058) 303 5804. Or visit;;; |fw

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The Bethlehem Farmers Trust is a uniquely run project. Pieter Fourie, also an apple farmer, devotes 30% of his time giving technical and agricultural assistance to the emerging farmers. His wife now runs his apple farm while he works at the Bethlehem Farmers Trust orchards.
His technical background to apple farming is a vital resource to all emerging farmers involved, which is illustrated by his initiative to find an economical solution to the Bethlehem Farmers Trust frost problem. Despite the development being collective in nature, Pieter says they all try to work on an individual basis and there are no handouts. Nobody lives on the farm and each farmer is responsible for his or her trees. “We try to keep each farmer’s harvest separate,” Pieter says. This way they can assess the quality and volume of each farmer’s fruit and their overall contribution, which will help identify who will have a greater chance of commercial success if allowed to expand – some farmers now work 2ha of land. A management structure has also been created from handpicked individuals who meet each Friday to ensure proper and efficient decision-making processes.


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Turning to tulips

The mountainous district of Barkly East in Eastern Cape is best known for its livestock and lucerne, but as Mike Burgess discovered, farmer Piet Steyn has broken with tradition and introduced a colourful alternative in tulips.

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“It has really bitten, and I will never stop, no matter how old I am.” So says Piet Steyn as we walk alongside his 600 000 irrigated flowering tulips on the banks of the Kraai River. He admits that the 1,2ha of tulips that produce 150 000 marketable bulbs a year, is not the first flower spectacle to grace the 812ha family farm The Caves. In fact, he says, his late grandmother Anna Steyn’s terraced gardens had a significant impact on him as a child. ‘’She had a garden filled with flowers, and I think my love for flowers started with her,’’ he recalls. ‘’I wish she was here to see this. I think she would have been really surprised.‘’

An offer not to be missed
In 2006, the manager of the Oak Valley Estate nursery in Grabouw, Ruan Von Wielligh, offered Piet 12 000 tulip bulbs that he had purchased from a failed initiative. Piet jumped at the opportunity. ‘’Ruan said that I would be stupid not to continue the business because the soil temperature and structures are right,’’ he recalls. In fact, his tulip expansion programme was significantly boosted in 2006 by another 150 000 bulbs from Oak Valley Estate on condition that Piet would produce bulbs for its nursery.

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In the same year, Piet bought the much needed machinery for tulip production, including planters, harvesters and grading machines from this failed tulip initiative, easing his entry into the capital intensive tulip industry. “I got it all second-hand, so that made it easy for me,’’ he admits. By 2009, another 200 000 tulip bulbs (‘AdRem’ variety) were imported from the Netherlands to boost production.

But Piet admits that this expansion was only possible thanks to his mentor and second client, Daan Barnhoorn, owner of Sassenheim Estate in Plettenberg Bay. ‘’If you don’t have a mentor, forget it. I take photos of bulbs and plants and email them to him, and he will tell me what the problem is,’’ he explains. But most crucial for Piet’s tulip initiative has been the secure and growing market for tulip bulbs from the nurseries at Oak Valley and Sassenheim Estates. ‘’They would like me to provide them with a million bulbs and I now produce 150 000 a year,’’ says Piet.

Piet and Dalena Steyn among their tulips on the farm The Caves in Barkly East, Eastern Cape.

Planting of tulip bulbs
Tulip bulbs are planted in late April or early May when the soil temperature decreases significantly. ‘’I put thermometers in the ground and when the temperature is below 9°C, I start planting,’’ he says. The bulbs are planted two fingers apart from each other, and although denser than recommended, Piet says this enables more effective weed control via spraying with Goltix herbicide before and after the tulips germinate and weeding by workers. However, greater plant density needs more fertiliser. Superphosphate, Potash and LAN are applied at different stages of production to counter competition between plants.

The bulbs lie dormant until cold weather boosts growth. By late August, the first tulip shoots pierce through the ground and Piet says late frosts – besides black frosts – are not a major concern. Nevertheless, he admits it has been a steep learning curve with one of the most serious production threats being the large population of porcupines that he has to combat with a neat 600mm high temporary netting wire fence around his plants.

‘’When I planted the first 12 000 bulbs, I didn’t know what to do. Of the 12 000, only 6 000 remained,’’ he says. ‘’Porcupines can eat a thousand bulbs in a night.’’ Furthermore, 2011 has also been the first year that Piet started using soluble fertiliser (Ultrasol MAP) to counter losses suffered in the past when manual fertilisation resulted in granules being trapped between leaves that not only burned but destroyed the plant.

In fact, any physical damage to plants doubles as an entry point for fungal diseases including Fusarium bulb rot (or zuur) and tulip fire (Botrytis tulipae). ‘’The big thing with irrigation and weeding is that you can’t hurt the leaves; if you do, you run the risk of disease,’’ he explains. ‘’Remember if you hurt the leaves you kill the factory [of the plant].’’

Harvesting bulbs Soon after the tulips flower in mid-September, their blooms are broken off to ensure that the plant’s energy is channelled back to the bulb. Piet stresses that snapping off the flowers by hand is critical, as using any instrument may be catastrophic in terms of spreading disease. ‘’You don’t cut them off with a knife, because if you have disease in one plant then it will infect the others,’’ he says.

Then from about mid-October, the bulbs are mechanically harvested and then stored in crates to be dried. ‘’The bulbs are dried by fans as quickly as possible. If they stay wet they easily get zuur,’’ he says. ‘’This is where your biggest losses can be.’’ When the bulbs are dry, they are graded. The best quality bulbs are packaged for the nurseries at Oak Valley and Sassenheim Estates and the smaller bulbs kept as seed bulbs for future planting.

Interestingly, South African-produced bulbs are preferred by local nurseries, not only for their reasonable prices, but also for their superior quality, says Piet. “South African bulbs have 12 months of energy while the European bulbs they import – for our winter – only have six months’ energy because their winter is in December and ours is in June,’’ he explains. ‘’Our bulbs ensure that the quality of the flower in South Africa is much better.’’

The nurseries at the two estates also return bulbs from which flowers have been produced to augment Piet’s already harvested seed bulbs. ‘’I get the bulbs back from the nurseries, so I carry two stocks – one stock is with the nurseries at the moment and the other is in the ground here,’’ he says. The multiplying of tulip bulbs is critical for the enterprise’s future expansion. The process demands a delicate balance between expansion and production.

‘’I shouldn’t actually sell anything this year if I want to expand next year, but I can’t do that because I need to sell bulbs to cover my costs and supply the nurseries,’’ he admits. ‘’If I want to grow, then I will have to import two containers.’’

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Beat cyst eelworm with trap crops

An integrated approach to controlling cyst eelworm usually produces the best results, but using a trap crop is perhaps the single most important method.

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The two major problems with cyst eelworm control is that the young larvae are encased in tough cysts which protect them from most chemicals, and they hatch over a long period. The secret to reducing their numbers is therefore to coax them out of the cysts and prevent them from breeding.

Oil radish: the ever-popular trap crop
A mass emergence from cysts usually occurs when the larvae detect exudates (fluid discharge) from the roots of host crops. This happens when the roots grow near to the cysts in favourable temperatures.Researchers have used this knowledge to select varieties that produce such exudates that prevent females from developing in the roots. Such ‘trap crops’ include oil radish and mustard. Although more effective varieties have been developed, oil radish is still preferred as it has a deep tap root system and provides more biomass to benefit the soil.

Mustards are more drought-tolerant and therefore popular in some overseas countries where there is no irrigation and enough rain to grow mustard, but insufficient rainfall to grow oil radish.

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The principle of trap crops
The J2 larvae (see last week’s issue) enter the root of the trap crop but the females cannot develop the giant cells they need to supply nutrition to enter a reproductive stage and develop eggs. This produces a break in the life cycle. When trap crops are used properly, a cyst eelworm population can be reduced between 80% and 92%. Reports from the Netherlands mention a 95% reduction in eelworm.

Certain conditions are required to obtain optimal results. Because planting a trap crop means losing a normal crop, some farmers plant at a time they consider more convenient and economical. The trouble, though, is that the time selected may not offer the ideal conditions for the best results.

To be most effective, the soil temperature must be between 15°C and 25°C for six to eight weeks. A few eelworms may emerge at 5°C and more at 10°C, but mass emergence commences only when the temperature reaches 15°C. On the Highveld, planting can start in July, as growth will initially be slow, but the duration of the trap crop will still allow for sufficient growth when the soil temperature is high enough for the farmer’s purposes.

By the time soil temperature is optimal, the root system will be well established. Often, with early spring-planted crops, the price tends to be low at marketing time, so this may be the most economical time to plant.

The benefits of uniform seeding
Taking into account the expense of seed, planting and irrigation, a farmer should plant only when he gets maximum benefit from the trap crop. As mentioned, oil radish is by far the most commonly used trap crop. Its roots can penetrate quite deep and break up hard layers in the soil. The seed is planted at 25kg/ha on a fairly fine seedbed.

Uniform seeding is necessary for the best control and preventing host weeds from surviving in the gaps. A specialised planter is available for this. There is also a private contractor available on the Highveld who does seeding professionally; readers who would like to make use of this service may contact me for details.

Additional benefits of oil radish
Apart from helping to control cyst eelworm, oil radish offers another significant benefit: it serves as a green manure crop. When worked into the soil, it dramatically increases population of beneficial soil organisms, helps to build soil structure and adds humus.

Prolonging the life of the crop will expose the nematodes to the exudates for as long as possible. To do this, slash the crop at flowering and allow it to re-grow. Do not overdo it, however; slashing low down will set the plants back too much.


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Entity: Sole Proprietorship

Industry: Veterinary Services

Location: Lexington, KY

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Walter R Cowles is a sole proprietorship located at 2900 Russell Cave Rd in Lexington, Kentucky that received a Coronavirus-related PPP loan from the SBA of $48,947.00 in February, 2021.

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Walter R Cowles in Lexington, KY received a Paycheck Protection Loan of $48,947 through Whitaker Bank, Inc, which was approved in February, 2021.

This loan's status is reported by the SBA as "Paid in Full", which includes both loans repaid and those fully forgiven from repayment under PPP guidelines. The loan's status was last updated by the SBA in October, 2021.

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Understanding The SBA Formula For Determining PPP Loan Eligibility

The simplest way to describe the standard PPP calculation is that businesses are eligible to receive a maximum PPP loan of up to 2.5 x average 2019 monthly payroll costs. However, specific calculation methods vary based on entity type and have numerous qualifications.

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Based on the standard PPP eligibility formula, it may be possible to estimate the payroll expenses represented by a company on their PPP application (see details above). In order to qualify for the PPP loan amount received, Walter R Cowles' 2019 payroll expenses are estimated to be at least $234,946.

Based on their reported 7 jobs retained, this equals an estimated average yearly compensation of $33,564 per employee1

Reported PPP Proceed Usage:

On the PPP application, Walter R Cowles reported intending to use the proceeds of their PPP loan for the following expenses:

  • Payroll: $48,947

Business Information - Walter R Cowles in Lexington, KY

Walter R Cowles
2900 Russell Cave Rd
Lexington, KY 40511

Business Industry:
Veterinary Services
NAICS code 541940

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Race: Unreported

Ethnicity: Unreported

Gender: Unreported

Veteran Status: Unreported

Business Demographics

Business Age: Existing or more than 2 years old

LMI Zone: N

HUBZone: N

Rural / Urban: Urban

Fayette County, KY — SBA Office 0457 — Congressional District: KY-06

Businesses Using Same Address:

There is one other business that received a PPP loan registered to the same address as Walter R Cowles.

Horses and Other Equine Production

$73,177 PPP Loan

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Nationwide, 21,833 businesses in the "Veterinary Services" industry received a total of $2.01B in PPP loans. This industry in total received less than 1% of the total PPP funding distributed.

PPP recipients in this industry report an average of 12 employees, 71% higher than Walter R Cowles' reported 7 employees, and received an average PPP loan of $92,137, 88% higher than this company's loan of $48,947.

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One of the great advantages of You Tube is being able to see and hear other wonderful musicians play, which can inspire new cello teaching ideas. Recently I’ve found two stunningly good cellists who I love listening to: David Finckel and William Molina Cestari.
William Molina CestariCestari makes a beautiful sound, phrases expressively and has a touch of the hero from The Mask of Zorro about him. I especially like his performance of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, which is one of my favourite pieces and has a fiendishly difficult cello part.

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David Finckel is the cellist in the Emmerson Quartet but gives a lot of solo recitals as well and you can see why, as both his playing and his rapport with his pianist wife are superb. He’s recently posted 100 short Cello Talks on You Tube.
These are particularly suitable for professionals and discuss the problems of concert hall projection and getting used to different acoustics, lighting and seating in a performance situation.But they’re also useful for students  and  give insight into a professional musician’s life – weird though it probably seems to be to the outside world.  Of course everyone’s approach is slightly different and what works for one person isn’t always effective for another. Nevertheless, if you’re a cellist these videos are well worth viewing.

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JamieLynne - June 30

Well I am 14dpo and have been ttc for two years. I just had an IUI with clomid and ovidrel. I had bloodwork done and just found out my levels are only at 23 right now - usually positive ones are between 75-100 right now. They are not hopeful that it is going take - has anyone had low levels to start out but ended up keeping the pregnancy?? I am so scared - I have never had a positive before....

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Thanks Pinky!! That is encouraging. The nurse made me feel like there was no hope. They don't want me to go back until Wed. the 5th - isn't that a little long to wait on testing again?? She told me not to get my hopes up - so I am trying not to....

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JamieLynne, my nurse told me that anything over 20 is considered positive. You may still have a real pregnancy or it could be chemical. Just try to keep positive. They probably just don't want to see you until the 5th due to the holidays. I hope that af stays away. That will be a great sign! Like Pinky said, the important part is that the numbers at least double in 48-72 hours--not the number. Hopefully, your implantation was just on the late side.

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You can also check yourself with hpts. Just use the same brand of test and always test first thing in the morning. If the line gets darker, your hcg is increasing.

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Thanks ladies!! Ann1 - thanks for the words of encouragement... I am praying that when we go on Wednesday my levels have gone way up. I am also going to do the hpts to see if it does end up showing up in the next several days. Pinky - the website was extremely helpful. Based on the chart in that website my levels are within the typical range for being 14dpo. I was also thinking and let me know what you think about this. I had my iui done on the 16th of june (which was a Friday). I had the ovidrel on the wed. Could I have possibly ovulated on Sat... which would make all this a day later - which in turn would make my levels be lower?? I hope that makes sense. Let me know what you think!! Thanks ladies!

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Can you still conceive if your cervical mucus is wet and clear oppose to raw egg-like? When taking the ovulation test, it clearly shows that i am ovulating,but have not conceived.

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Mexico’s Sexualized Weather Ladies: Subjects and Scapegoats of Pervasive Machismo

Mexico’s Sexualized Weather Ladies: Subjects and Scapegoats of Pervasive Machismo

Mayte Carranco appears with a small fold in her own knees, fingers clasping just exactly what is apparently a control that is remote. She walks forward and backward throughout the phase, gesturing to your display behind her once the visuals vary from rain to sunlight. She’s a newscaster presenting the weather forecast, and she does not skip a beat. Also at the end of her notices, whenever she blows a fast kiss and wants her market an excellent evening, Carranco is cordial and succinct.

Nevertheless Carranco, just like the a large number of other Mexican climate ladies, is barely recognized on her behalf efficient distribution of climate notices. Alternatively she’s praised and simultaneously criticized on her figure that is curvy and of clothes.

This number of weather ladies is actually known as the “chicas del clima”, “diosas del clima”, so when Elena Reina so brusquely called them as with her article that is recent for Pais – “las munequitas del clima. ” It is glaringly obvious exactly just just how these ladies be noticeable amongst their other newscasters. They’re putting on dresses that might be seen erroneously as figure skating costumes, high heels that point their feet into an angle that is 90-degree and locks that falls down their backs in impeccably long layers. Their bodies mirror Barbie Doll proportions.

Yanet Garcia, the current weather anchor for Televisa Monterrey

It’s very lucrative to be a woman that is weather Mexico, as well as an unofficial industry of kinds has increased around them. Yanet Garcia, the 25 weather that is year-old for Televisa Monterrey, has various modeling agreements with various businesses and boasts 1.4 million supporters on Instagram. She’s even garnered a revolution of U.S. Press, with commenters virtually salivating over her real characteristics. Other weather ladies like Marilu Kaufman, Susana Almeida, Gaby Lozoya, and Texas-based anchors like Lisa Villegas and Prissila Sanchez also have reined in serious social media marketing followings.

This model of Mexican climate girl has come under assault.

Their Instagram reports, that are nearly all curated with a mixture of selfies and photos of by themselves with regards to families or on set, receive scores of hundreds of loves. Their extremely popular Twitter records spend tribute with their fans, frequently retweeting the flirty compliments from male supporters. On YouTube, their broadcasts have hits in to the tens of millions.

But while their smiles that are big bouncy demeanors, and small yet voluptuous figures have already been a basic of media tradition in Mexico for a long time, this make of Mexican climate females has come under attack. Since Reina’s article went viral, also big-name feminine a-listers responded making use of their very very very own quips. Whenever Guadalupe Loaeza, the journalist and writer of a few novels in regards to the everyday lives of high culture Mexican ladies tweeted the content, tv character Marta Guzman quickly weighed in saying, “I nevertheless like every thing concerning the climate forecast simply not as being a presenter. ”

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“It had been a sexist remark, ” said Dr. Silvia Lopez Estrada, sex studies researcher at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (College for the north edge) in Tijuana. “It reflects the label that is produced about these news presenters. ”

Guzman’s reviews plus the a huge selection of comparable responses from both women and men alike act as better examples of misogyny compared to the dress that is actual requirements these climate females stay glued to. These climate females are between a stone and a difficult spot; topics to a machismo-driven tradition that expects – even demands – the sexualization of females, then again turns around and shames these really women for being sexy, in place of pointing hands during the patriarchal conditions that induce this technique. “These women are victims of aggression, ” said Nancy Bonilla, feminist activist and educational coordinator for the Red Iberoamericano professional Derechos Humanos (Iberoamericano Pro Human Rights system) in Tijuana. “It’s culturally acceptable to oppress and discriminate against these females. Just like it is acceptable to discriminate against native ladies, sex employees, and feamales in general. ”

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Inside her El Pais piece, Reina quotes sex studies teacher Marta Lamas Encabo through the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (nationwide Autonomous University of Mexico) on the prevailing state of misogyny in Mexico: “Machismo in Mexico is part of the nationwide identification, it arises from the Revolution and continues even yet in the rancheras. ” It’s so pervasive, in reality, that Reina did not begin to see the misogyny that is subconscious colored her very own piece.

It’s a ‘boys club’ that operates tv in Mexico and has now perpetuated the sexualization regarding the weather forecast with one of these females.

Machismo could be the driving force behind the news industry. “It’s a ‘boys club’ that operates tv in Mexico and it has perpetuated the sexualization associated with the weather forecast with one of these females, ” said a feminine administrator at Televisa’s north park place whom asked to stay anonymous.

The sex benefit of Mexican climate girls, and also the fandom that is monumental inspire is exactly what keeps ratings. Furthermore, sexy advertising is every-where in Mexico. Through the tianguis to departmental stores, mannequins stay clad in scanty clubwear, and pictures of females with giant breasts scarcely included in bikini tops are plastered on billboards and restaurant posters all through the entire country. These chicas that is sexualized clima are only a simple fragment of this obsession with intercourse who has plagued the united states for hundreds of years.

The dangerous repercussions of getting women that are sexy crucial climate news expands beyond the sex equality battle. In accordance with Marithza Calderon Ross, meteorologist and weather that is former for Univision’s San Antonio place, “These women are presenting by themselves, maybe perhaps maybe not the knowledge. You’re talking about life saving information that is being delivered by the insufficient presenter. ” Suggesting why these females shouldn’t be relied on for critical weather forecasts, she argued “It’s super unfortunate, however it’s more regrettable for the audience. But truly the audience that will just just just take duty for just what they’re viewing and where they’re getting their information. ”

Are you going to make sure to drive cautiously within a storm in the event that person who’s urging you to definitely is a woman that is gorgeous as a Bebe gown? In accordance with scientists at Indiana University, if you’re male, you probably won’t. Their research, which centered on the intimate attractiveness of newscasters, determined that guys retained “significantly additional information viewing the unsexualized anchor deliver news than her sexualized version. ”

These ladies are susceptible to a machismo-driven culture that expects – even demands – the sexualization of females, then again turns around and shames these very women for being sexy.

“Of course these people aren’t taking these ladies really, ” said the administrator that is anonymous Televisa. Yet, historically talking, when has anybody ever taken climate announcers really? Weathermen superstars when you look at the U.S. Like Al Roker and Jim Cantore party in the rain and do push-ups within the snowfall in an effort to distract their viewers from exactly just what is a segment that is otherwise boring. Within their mini spectacles, that have turned them into home names, the particular climate info is frequently presented being an afterthought.

This U.S. Tradition of climate announcers because the course clowns associated with anchor team is actually completely different from the practice that is established of dainty ladies in nightclub dresses provide the forecast in Mexico. Roker and Cantore are beloved for his or christian connection login her quirkiness. Their feminine Mexican counterparts are rather laughed at and lusted after, which makes it impossible in order for them to ever achieve the status of Roker or Cantore.

Weather females like Yanet Garcia and Mayte Carranco have actually accrued followings that are massive

And so are obviously savvy because they’ve figured down approaches to brand themselves successfully. However with articles like Reina’s, they are able to not be really commended for doing their work. “It’s hard because we ought ton’t police ladies, ” said Dr. Sujey Vega, assistant teacher of females and sex studies at Arizona State University. “We must certanly be happy to commemorate the feminine human anatomy and all its curves and recognize why females might dress the direction they do. ”

On both edges associated with edge, Mexican climate women can be most important viewed as entertainers, their main audience being males. Their sexualized brand is nothing unique of everything we see in telenovelas, bus ads, and commercials. Changing all of them with more mainstream newscasters in formal attire could be an attempt that is futile try to just simply simply take straight straight down Mexico’s institutionalized misogyny. It’s an indestructible the main tradition, and criticizing these weather ladies is just fueling this epidemic that is interminable.

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With the news full of stories of student loan debts being out of control and ruining lives, it’s a relief to know you have some money put back in a 529 plan to pay for college. Once your child receives admissions offers, it’s time to put that money to good use. But how, exactly?

The process takes some forethought. All along, the goal has been both to fund college and to save tax money since you can contribute to a 529 using pre-tax dollars. When you draw them out for qualified education expenses, they’re taxed at your child’s income level, not yours.

But that doesn’t mean you have to use every cent for college expenses, for the oldest child, or to pay for the most expensive school the 529 could fund.

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If your child qualifies for U.S. Department of Education Direct Stafford Loans, you should probably go for them first before expending any of the 529. They come with attractive fixed interest rates. Also, you can’t opt for them retroactively should you run out of funds in your child’s second, third or fourth year of school. The 529 money, however, will wait until you need it.

It’s also a good idea to research how the American Opportunity Tax Credit would best complement your 529 savings account. You can’t use two tax breaks concurrently, so make sure to max out both at separate times if possible.

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When 529 savings remain after your child completes an undergrad degree, there are a few options that will still allow you to avoid high tax rates on the money you’ve contributed over the years. Your child can withdraw the money shortly after graduation, for example. Sure, they’ll pay tax, but they’ll still be in a comparatively low-income tax bracket.

There’s another reason not to opt for a school with the most expensive tuition, room, and board you could afford using the whole 529. If you choose a less expensive college and don’t spend all the 529 money during undergraduate school, your child can still use it for grad school expenses. Your family can also name a fresh beneficiary who hasn’t finished school for any unused funds.


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Dr Ishola Agbaje

Obstetrics and gynaecology 04417653

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Dr Agbaje currently works as a Consultant Gynaecologist & Infertility Specialist in the Belfast Trust. He is HFEA Person Responsible for the Regional Fertility Centre and the Regional Andrology Laboratory Director. A graduate of Queen's University, he trained both in London and Belfast and was awarded a PhD in 2008. He has published a number of research papers related to male infertility and has presented his work both nationally and internationally. He is sub-speciality trained in Reproductive Medicine and is based primarily in the Regional Fertility Centre, Royal Maternity Hospital, Belfast. His specialist interests include male infertility and reproductive endocrinology (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Ovulation disorders, Hirsuitism). He is experienced in the advanced management of both male and female fertility problems including, Reproductive Surgery (fibroids, endometriosis & tubal disease), Ovulation Induction and Assisted Conception (In-vitro Fertilisation - IVF/ICSI).

Dr Agbaje welcomes referrals relating to general gynaecology or infertility.

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Mr Maisam Fazel

General surgery 04767420

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  • Breast surgery

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  • Breast specialist

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Maisam Fazel is a Consultant Onco Plastic, Breast Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeon with a unique background in both breast and plastic surgery. Mr Fazel read medicine Cambridge University and later trained at leading teaching hospitals in London, Paris & Milan.

He was then selected for the National Onco Plastic Fellowship at the re-known Nottingham Breast & Reconstruction Unit, where as part of the Plastic Surgery department, he developed his skills in onco plastic and breast reconstruction surgery.This has allowed him to apply sophisticated reconstructive techniques in both breast conservation surgery as well as total breast reconstruction.

Subsequently he was one of the few surgeons to be awarded the prestigious JCST Cosmetic Fellowship where he gained extensive experience in a wide range of cosmetic procedures under leading Plastic Surgeons. To further his training, Mr Fazel undertook an additional cosmetic & reconstructive surgery fellowship in the United States where he worked with internationally re-known aesthetic surgeons.

On the academic front, Maisam Fazel is actively involved in research relating to breast reconstruction and cosmetic surgery. He has published widely and has been invited to present his work at national and international meetings where he has won several awards, including Best Onco Plastic Surgeon in 2019.

Areas of interest

Onco Plastic Surgery; Breast Reconstruction; Breast Surgery; Breast Reconstruction; One Stop Breast Clinic;
Congenital Deformity; Gynaecomastia, Breast Reduction, Breast Screening, Breast Surgery, Breast Augmentation, Symmetrization Surgery, Cosmetic Surger; Breast Cancer; Breast Lift

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Mr Andrew Wan

Mr Andrew Wan

General surgery 04041106

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Mr Wan trained in London at St Mary's, Hammersmith, Chelsea & Westminster, The Royal Marsden and Charing Cross Hospitals, specialising in Upper Gastrointestinal(GI), Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic (HPB) and Bariatric Surgery. He also received Fellowships in Upper GI, HPB, Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery in Australia and New Zealand before taking up his Consultant post at St George's Hospital, Parkside Hospital and Spire St Anthony's Hospital. He undertakes all forms of general surgery, performing most his surgical procedures laparoscopically (keyhole). His additional interests are abdominal wall herniae and abdominal endocrine diseases eg. adrenal glands and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours.

He was the previous Clinical Lead in General Surgery at St George's Hospital. He is the current Upper GI & Bariatric Surgical Lead of the SW London Bariatric network. He is on the Southwest London Higher Surgical Training Committee and is the Assigned Educational Supervisor for Upper GI trainees. He is actively involved with teaching medical students at St George's Medical School and lectures both locally and internationally. He has a keen interest in academic surgery and has published his research extensively.

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Gallstones (cholecystectomy); Hernia (inguinal, epigastric, umbilical, ventral, incisional, recurrent); Reflux & Hiatus hernia (fundoplication, STRETTA, hiatus hernia repair); Achalasia (cardiomyotomy); Pancreatic disease-cysts & neuro-endocrine tumour; Adrenal gland surgery; Adhesions; General gastrointestinal discorder; Keyhole surgery (laparoscopic); Endoscopy (OGD, sigmoidoscopy)

Weight Loss surgery - Bariatric (Gastric ballon, gastric banding, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass - Roux-en-Y/mini bypass, revisional bariatric surgery);

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Adelaide Children's physio Ltd

Adelaide Children's Physio

Physiotherapy 80012775

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  • Domiciliary
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Cerebral palsy; neuro developmental delay; syndromes , neuro muscular conditions ; sensory processing difficulties.

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Candover Clinic - Basingstoke Hospital

Physiotherapy 60003845

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  • Chest/respiratory
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Dr Dima El-Sharkawi

Haematology 06055601

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  • Video and telephone consultations
  • Home chemotherapy

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  • W3650

    Diagnostic aspiration and trephine biopsy of bone marrow, including analysis - (5-50)

    The Royal Marsden Hospital (5-50)

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    Clinical supervision and planning for the delivery of chemotherapy and/or systemic anti-cancer therapy for 0-7 days - (1-5)

    The Royal Marsden Hospital (1-5)

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Ms Alison Lane

Ms Alison Lane

Psychology 30038756

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  • Applied Relaxation
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  • CBT with Exposure and Response Prevention (CBT with ERP)
  • Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
  • Counselling
  • Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
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I am a Chartered Clinical Psychologist working in East Molesey and Guildford, Surrey. I can offer daytime and some evening appointments either face to face or remotely. In addition to general adult work I have specialist training and experience working in trauma and physical and sexual health services. Whilst I have wide-ranging expertise helping individuals manage the psychological and emotional challenges that accompany chronic and physical health conditions, I am also able to help those with purely psychological difficulties. I am passionate about helping people to make sense of their difficulties so they can work towards valued and meaningful changes. I will listen with empathy and without judgement to help you identify a way forward. My role starts with ensuring you feel safe and understood so we can begin to explore what challenges you.

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I work with young people (18+) and adults. I help people with:
Anxiety disorders (e.g. general or health anxiety), stress, worry; PTSD and trauma; Mood difficulties (e.g. low mood, depression); Sexuality (e.g. difficulties with arousal, sexual satisfaction, sexual pain conditions); Social anxiety, confidence building, low self-esteem; Phobias, OCD, intrusive thinking; Loss and bereavement: Pain management

Specialist interests and expertise in the following physical conditions

  • Gastrointestinal disorders
  • Gynaecological disorders
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Mr John Yeh

Mr John Yeh

Neurosurgery 03431368

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I also provide telephone/video consults. Please text (07759 152113) or email ( to book appointments.

I graduated from the medical school of the University of Cambridge and completed my clinical training as well as spinal fellowship in U.K.. I have a postgraduate doctorate degree in spine.

I have been a full-time Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon in U.K. since 2003, and was a Senior Clinical Lecturer at the Queen Mary University of London and a Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon at the St. Bartholomew’s and The Royal London Hospitals, London, from 2003 to 2013. Throughout this period, I was the Lead for Complex Spine Surgery as well as being the Head of Neurosurgery Department for two years.

I have a vast experience of spinal surgery (except for children aged less than 16 years) and general neurosurgery undertaking around 250 procedures per year, with six outpatient clinics weekly. I have a sub-specialist clinical interest in spinal lesions, spinal biomechanics, spinal implants and instrumentation, minimal invasive spinal surgery and spinal cord regeneration. I publish papers and book chapters widely, undertake research and am a PhD examiner at Kings College and Imperial College, University of London.

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Neck pain; Back pain; Spinal pain: Sciatica; Lower limb pain; Upper limb pain; Limb pain; Spinal injection therapy; Osteoporotic spinal fractures; Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty; Spinal degenerative conditions; Spinal trauma and injuries; Keyhole spinal surgery; Minimally invasive spinal surgery; Spinal microsurgery; Spinal disc surgery; Spinal artificial disc surgery; Spinal surgery for trapped nerves; Spinal microsurgery; Spinal decompression surgery; Spinal fusion surgery; Spinal interspinous device surgery; Spinal stabilization surgery; Spinal laser disc surgery

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Dr James Taylor

General (internal) medicine, Rheumatology 03495319

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  • Video and telephone consultations

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Osteoporosis; Metabolic bone disease (MBD); Arthritis; Sports injuries

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One Health Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy 80009353

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  • Male or female health
  • Musculoskeletal

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Well established Physiotherapy clinic based in Windsor Lawn Tennis Club. Facilities include gym equipment, lounge area in the club,ample parking & shower facilities.

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Sports injuries
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  • AA361

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  • AA360

    Initial Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapy Session - (>50)

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    Follow-up Women's and Men's Health Physiotherapy Session - (5-50)

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