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Using the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect to Measure AGN Feedback

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Using the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect to Measure AGN Feedback For the past 10 billion years, the characteristic stellar mass of star-forming galaxies has been decreasing, in direct conflict with the expectations of the long-standing coolingregulated model of structure formation. In this picture, gas falls into dark matter potential wells, is shock-heated and must radiate this energy away before forming stars The larger the structure, the longer it takes to cool, and thus bigger galaxies form later. On the other hand, the observed antihierarchical history of massive galaxy formation has been beautifully reproduced in models that include outflows from active galactic nuclei (AGN). In this picture, AGN outflows deposit enough heat into the surrounding intergalactic medium (IGM) to prevent further generations of stars from forming. This feedback requires large, powerful AGN to be effective in the dense, highredshift IGM, whereas less powerful AGN can quench star formation in the more tenuous, low-redshift IGM, reproducing the observed trend. However, despite the spectacular success of such theoretical models, direct measurements of outflows from AGNs are notoriously difficult and uncertain. In short, a process that has come to play a central role in the theoretical models of galaxy formation is largely based on speculation. Intellectual Merit: It is with this key issue in mind that we propose a comprehensive program to measure AGN feedback using observations of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect. The SZ effect occurs when inverse Compton scattering increases the energy of cosmic microwave background (CMB) photons passing through hot, dense gas. Along any sightline, the magnitude of this effect is directly proportional to the integral of the IGM gas pressure. Thus by computing the average distortion in an area of sky around a galaxy, one can measure the volume integral of the pressure of the gas, which is directly proportional to the total thermal energy deposited to the surrounding medium. Thus the SZ effect acts as a calorimeter, telling us exactly how much of energy was added to the IGM and when. Our program will contain both observational and theoretical components, and will make up the thesis work of two graduate students. One student will initially combine public data from the Vista Hemisphere Survey and Blanco Cosmology Survey to find the galaxies with the largest expected signal, and use public data from the South Pole Telescope to make the first SZ measurements of AGN feedback. These measurements will then be improved by making new, targeted observations and by analysing additional public data. A second student will work with existing particle-based simulations to generate simulated images and provide initial interpretations of the SZ measurement. These simulations would then improve as we incorporate adaptive mesh refinement simulations and a variety of detailed AGN feedback models. Together these efforts would shed new light on the history of massive galaxy formation throughout cosmic time. Broader Impact: In addition, the projects broader impact will be enhanced by an emphasis on graduate training, the presentation of public lectures, the development of an interdisciplinary undergraduate course, and the release of simulation packages. The research will be graduate student driven, providing an excellent springboard for future postdoctoral work. In addition we will develop an applied numerical methods course to prepare undergraduates to take full advantage of the trans-disciplinary numerical efforts going on within the PIs home department. The history of galaxy formation is a topic that captures the public imagination. Through writing, teaching and public lectures, we will broadly disseminate our results, enhancing technical understanding and communicating the excitement of astronomy to the public. Finally, we will publicly release the software packages we develop as soon as they are complete, maximizing the impact of the proposal.
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StackAThon Challenges

Hello Again! This September (the 8th, to be precise) sees the arrival of StackAThon 2.0! It will be held over on @climbingbooks on twitter (that's me) and will start at 12 midnight GMT+1 (for your timezone, click here). It ends at 11.59pm. Unlike last time, I'm introducing challenges! They will be as follows: Read a... Continue Reading →

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Lorrie Thomas Ross

Finding Someone Who Actually Listens

Lorrie Thomas Ross, aka The Marketing Therapist®, is the CEO of her firm Web Marketing Therapy. On a daily basis she partners with clients to provide digital marketing solutions. A few years ago, a client of hers, a CPA, was sharing a few things that clients might want to do to minimize tax liability for a content marketing project she was helping him with. “Lorrie thought, ‘Why is my CPA not telling me these things? I found myself going to my previous CPA and asking about tax-saving ideas that I heard about from my clients, when I really wanted him to come to me with suggestions.” Lorrie realized that ultimately, he really didn’t understand the nature of her business and was never going to be the proactive resource she needed.

“I had recently brought in a new bookkeeper, and he was doing a great job. When I asked him for recommendations for a new CPA, without hesitation he suggested Alicyn McLeod.” Trusting her bookkeeper’s judgment, she immediately reached out to Alicyn. The first thing Alicyn did was review the current financials of the business and see what had been done in the past. “The onboarding process with Alicyn was very easy,” says Lorrie. “Once Alicyn had gone through everything, she created a report and walked me through it. It was incredibly helpful and showed me where there was room for improvement and provided options for moving forward.”

Since bringing Alicyn into the fold, Lorrie has greater confidence in the business decisions she makes. “Last year was the first time in years that doing my taxes wasn’t painful, and I didn’t have to beg for updates and information. It was fabulous.” And as Lorrie’s team at Web Marketing Therapy emphasizes holistic solutions, so, too, does Alicyn. “She provides me with the information I need to know to make decisions and is always looking out for new opportunities that I can take advantage of.” Additionally, Lorrie loves the fact that Alicyn actually gets what she does and is supportive of her company and its growth. “She understands what marketing is about and understands the various facets of my business. And while I didn’t hire her because of her gender, I like that we can talk frankly with each other about being professional women business owners and entrepreneurs. It’s great that we have that sort of camaraderie, and I look forward to working with her for years to come.”

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By Hand Through Generations

Note from Grandma Norma: Eila wanted to write her story out as she sewed, but we were a bit short of time, so Grandma suggested Siri. (Siri is Apple’s voice recognition software and it doesn’t always get it right, especially when it hears a new voice.) Eila was well aware of the Siri mistakes, but didn’t want to correct them because she thought they were funny! !

Hi my name is Eila and I am seven years old and this is my selling adventure. My grandmother brought her selling machine on this visit. First I did paper sewing on the sewing machine with only the needle it was fun! My brother is 4 and he can sew too, but not on the
We went to dress out and bought the fabric. My brother picked out the fabric for my mom and dad’s pillowcases and then I sewed the fabric. Farley picked out Mickey Mouse fabric for my dad and for my mom he picked out cakes and Holly. When we were showing the pillow cases we so a burrito and then pulled out the middle of the burrito. On the CMC I did French seams and regular seems! !!!
After we sewed pillowcases for our mom and dad I am sewing my own pair of pants that are turquoise.
the-pants-rearFirst we drew out the pattern of all the things we needed and then we sowed the fake pocket and the yolk. On January 3rd I am going to show my pants at school.

First we had to try them on to see if they fit. Even though they still had pansies (pins) in them.
Now I am doing the top stitching of my pants. I just sewed the elastic onto the waistband it was a zigzag stitch I had to do two rows of zigzag stitching. My grandma is going to help me so on the waistband. I don’t have much time left because I want to wear them to marry Poppins the play.
My grandmothers made her pants too and they are the same as mine and they’re almost finished.
And now I am selling the heaven (sewing the hem) together. I just sold the pockets on the back.
My grandma showed me how to erase magic pen I had to rub water onto the fabric where the magic pen was.

Editor’s note: Sew many Good Things in this story – Thank you Eila, and Norma for letting us share this special day.  I see that Norma taught how to sew straight lines, using lined paper; the burrito method; French seams; pattern transferring; fitting; top stitching and how to apply elastic, not to mention pride in hand work!  Good job, Ladies!  This is exactly what our community needs.

5 thoughts on “By Hand Through Generations”

  1. I love this story and hope she continues with her sewing (sowing/selling) adventures! She will remember sewing with her Grandmother all her life!

  2. Fantastic Eila and thank you Grandma Horne. Eila has seamstressing on both sides of the family but patience on the Horne side only😉😉 Great work Eila! XO from “The Other Grandma”

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In the past, child protection’s main approach considered both the children and their families as just a vulnerable group in need of social and psychological support. Now the notion is much broader, and the thinking is more guided by the intersection of law, sociology, anthropology, and psychology to understand the specifics of cultural context to achieve holistic child protection. UNICEF’s core mandate is to prevent or respond to three of the most egregious harms that children face: child violence, child abuse, and child exploitation. UNICEF defines 17 child protection issues as central to their mandate of improving the lives of children. The issues vary from child labor, birth registration, sexual violence against children to other issues related to children in conflict and emergency contexts. The types of harm and the context of threats can vary and change across the different stages of childhood.

Young children growing up in adverse environments are at risk. However, we have interventions that can prevent the harm and provide children with opportunities to survive and thrive. Violence in early childhood doesn’t just cause unnecessary and enduring pain, but it also creates toxic stress that impedes the child’s positive development. Toxic stress is caused by intense, frequent, and/or prolonged adversity such as physical or emotional abuse, chronic neglect, caregiver substance abuse or mental illness, exposure to violence, and/or the accumulated burdens of family economic hardship with the absence of protective factors from caregivers. Although stress is part of our everyday experience, the excessive amounts of the cortisol hormone in the body, as a result from stress, negatively impact brain development.

The environment and experiences that the children go through play a large role in shaping their development. According to Black et al, Lancet 2017, around 250 million children worldwide do not meet their developmental potential in the first five years of life, this number varies across and within countries depending on the risk factors that children are exposed to. The risk factors include biological risk such as: malnutrition, infectious illnesses, and food insecurity. The risk factors also include psychosocial risks such as: lack of learning opportunities, maternal depression, family distress, and violence. When children are exposed to risk factors more than protective factors, they will have weaker learning outcomes, behavioral outcomes, health outcomes, and developmental outcomes.

Policymakers worldwide should increase the investment in early childhood development to improve child well-being and protect children. This investment should be focused on developing protective factors to outweigh risk factors. This development will lead to more economic opportunities as a result of better education. The first two to three years of life are the most rapid period of brain development. To ensure a proper brain development for young children, they should have adequate nutrition, responsive care, learning opportunities early in life, and a secure and safe environment.

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The Abstract Monkey Stabile

Ready to ship today, no waiting! Red and black glossy kinetic art sculpture, an abstract interpretation of a monkey. You receive the exact sculpture shown in these pictures. Great unique gift for the modern art lover in your life, ships immediately. Includes free 2020 Atomic Mobiles Art Catalog.

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Reasons For Wrongful Dismissal

Reasons For Wrongful Dismissal

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Credit: Getty ImagesSo you've just been fired.

You've probably already begun searching through job listings, revamping your resume and confirming your references. But you also have some doubts about the reasons behind your dismissal. Was it justified or unjustified, legal or illegal? Where do you go from here?

Most states operate under the Employment at Will Doctrine, which assumes that both you and your employer contracted with each other on a voluntary basis. Therefore, in the same way that you can quit your job whenever you want to, your boss can also fire you whenever he wishes.

Of course, that doesn't mean there's no such thing as being wrongfully dismissed. Many states require that your boss have "good" or "just" cause for letting you go, and there is a set of laws (described in detail below) that make clear which reasons for termination are unjust.

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Breach of contract
If you work under an explicit contract and you fulfill your half of the bargain, it's considered unjust for your boss to terminate you. In some cases, even an implied contract counts, which highlights the importance of keeping a paper trail. Dig through your records to find documents that were drawn up when you started working, like a job offer letter or a detailed description of your duties and responsibilities. These will help prove your point.

Constructive discharge
Did your boss create new conditions that you find impossible to work under? Do you believe that any other employee in your position would agree? Though it's usually hard to prove, if your boss tries to force you to quit by creating unreasonably difficult work conditions, it's called constructive discharge. Some examples of constructive discharge include:

  • Being demoted or transferred for no valid reason
  • Receiving unfair or unsatisfactory job evaluations
  • Having your salary and/or benefits reduced
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Treatment of the psychotic patient who is violent

Peter F Buckley, Stephen G. Noffsinger, Douglas A. Smith, Debra R. Hrouda, James L. Knoll IV

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Aggression among patients with serious mental illness occurs relatively infrequently, but it is a significant concern for patients, relatives, mental health professionals, and the public. Recognition of this risk and providing access and continuity of appropriate psychiatric care should be major clinical and administrative objectives in the management of violence in psychotic patients. To date, pharmacologic approaches have been unclear and inconsistent. At present, typical antipsychotics continue to have a primary role in acute management and in long-term management, in which noncompliance necessitates the use of long-acting depot neuroleptic preparations. Atypical antipsychotics in acute and long-acting intramuscular forms doubtless will influence and expand the choice for acute management of hostile psychotic patients and the long-term management of poorly compliant patients who are at risk to become violent on relapse. Persistent aggression should be managed by atypical antipsychotics with a preferential indication for clozapine, for which the most data on efficacy are available. The role of adjunctive medications is presently unclear. A major focus of care should be to refine legal processes and to conduct intervention studies aimed at enhancing treatment compliance. Violence risk reduction is not only crucial from a societal perspective, but also it is a humanitarian necessity to alleviate the burden and stigma for patients with serious mental illness.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)231-272
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JournalPsychiatric Clinics of North America
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Latinos Growing Older with HIV: New Report Sheds Light

Remembering Olvidados

Working with community-based organizations and clinics across the nation, the Latino Commision on AIDS, in partnership with the Hispanic Health Network, recently released a first-of-its-kind report about the needs of older Hispanics/Latinos who are living with HIV/AIDS. Citing a gap in research about this population, particularly when it comes to knowledge about older monolingual Spanish speakers and recent immigrants, and knowing that many Latinos face barriers in accessing and engaging in healthcare, the writers wanted to create a more complex and nationwide community needs assessment of this fifty-plus group (the fastest-growing aging population) and aid in better health outcomes by providing recommendations for service providers.

The result is “Olvidados: A National Health Assessment of Latinos Growing Older with HIV,” a wide-ranging report that enlisted 157 Hispanics/Latinos ages fifty to eighty, a majority of whom were not born in the U.S. and were extremely low-income. Many had not attained a formal education level above high school. Participants mostly lived in cities with high rates of HIV infection and large Latino populations, including Camuy, Fajardo, and San Juan, all in Puerto Rico, Houston and San Antonio, Texas, New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami. All individuals were somehow linked to care, so the report’s findings do not provide the full scope of the needs of this aging population, particularly those who are disengaged from care and/or do not know they are positive.

According to CDC’s 2015 statistics, Hispanics/Latinos represented about twenty-four percent of new HIV diagnoses, even though they make up only eighteen percent of the U.S. population. In addition, older Hispanics/Latinos are at greater risk of infection when compared to the non-Latino white population.

Key findings, based on quantitative and qualitative data, highlight the places where service providers could do better:

• Engagement in care to the point of viral suppression was high; most respondents reported that they were linked to a provider, had insurance coverage, and a viral load that was undetectable. However, one in four respondents on average expressed dissatisfaction with some part of their provider’s care.

• Roughly forty percent of respondents on average stated that providers asked them about health-related issues— such as mental health, cancer, substance use, sexually transmitted infections, and violence—during visits within the last six months.

• Treatment adherence proved to be an issue for one in three respondents.

• Though nearly half of the respondents (forty-three percent) reported sexual activity within the last three months, they infrequently engaged in dialogue with their provider about sexual health.

• Dialogues with providers about substance use were also infrequent. Substance use among the respondents was low and twelve percent stated that they were in recovery.
• Depression was reported by half of the survey respondents.

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Let the stars align when you choose your appliances

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Are you seeing stars when trying to choose the right appliance?

It probably won’t surprise you to know that star ratings on appliances work basically the same way they do on movies. Except while movie ratings tell us how much we are likely to enjoy the movie, the appliance ratings tell us how much you are going to enjoy using less power!

The more stars on your appliance, the more energy efficient it is. So, while the upfront cost of buying an appliance with a lot of stars may seem a bit more blockbuster than low budget, the running costs are what will save you in the long term.

Here’s something for the number crunchers

On average, Tasmanians use approximately 50% of electricity for space heating, 25% for hot water, 9% for cooking, 7% for refrigeration, 5% for other appliances and 4% for lighting.

This is around 10,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity per year.

On the rating label, there’s also an energy consumption figure in kilowatt hours (kWh) per year as well as stars.

1 kilowatt hour (kWh) = 1000 watts per hour.

So, a 1000-watt appliance used for one hour will use one kWh.

And a 100-watt light globe will take 10 hours to use one kWh.

To work out the running cost

Find the kW output of the appliance (not the kWh), and times that by the hours of use, and by the electricity rate per kW (which you can find in our rates and charges):

Running cost = kW x hrs x rate

If you have an appliance with a thermostat that turns off when they get to the right temperature (like a heater or an iron), you can work that out too:

Running cost = kW x hrs x rate x 0.7

And the Oscar goes to…

When you know how much power each appliance makes up on your bill, and how to work out the ratings of each appliance, you can choose how and when to spend your money. (A big tip: when you choose an appliance, any appliance, make sure it’s the right size for you. It’ll save you money!)

You can find out more about energy ratings for appliances (external link) http://www.energyrating.gov.au/

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During the cold and dreary winter months, most Michiganders are looking forward to the return of sunshine and warm weather. What most families aren't thinking about is sunscreen usage – or protecting their children from the harsh ultraviolet rays that are beaming down on us year round. A mere one in four kids use sunscreen regularly, notes a recent study published in Pediatrics. And adolescents who get sunburned at an early age are twice as likely to develop melanoma, a common type of skin cancer, later in life, according to the study.   But it doesn't have to be that...

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G & W Biminne - Clinically Proven Hayfever and Sinus Relief - 60 Caps

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What is Biminne?

Biminne is an herbal preparation made from extracts of a special formulation. The formulation has long been studied and used for allergic diseases. It is internationally the first such medication to be clinically tested for allergic rhinitis. Its active ingredients include extracts of Scutellaria baicalensis, Ginkgo biloba, Epimedium sagittatum, Schizandra chinensis, pulp of Prunus Mume, Ledebouriella divaricata and Astragalus membranaceus.

What are the Quality Assurances?

All the herbs are tested and certified for high quality and authenticity of species before extraction. Active components tested and potency guaranteed. Stringent contamination testing and control before and after herbal extraction.10:1 advanced concentrated extraction technology ensuring high potency and clinical effectiveness GMP (Good manufacturing Practice) licensed manufacturing and quality control in every step of its production.

  • No animal products
  • Free from corticosteroids, ephedrine & caffeine
  • No preservatives, artificial colours or flavours
  • Effective carriers for deep penetration

Indications for Biminne Use

  • Allergic rhinitis (hay fever or sinusitis): sneezing; runny, itchy, blocked nose, itchy eyes
  • Symptoms related to allergy

Suitable for adults and children

When to take Biminne?

Perennial Allergic Rhinitis: You can take Biminne capsules at any time during the year whenever allergic symptoms occur.

Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis: You may start to take Biminne capsules a few weeks before Autumn or Spring. This will help reduce the seasonal attack of hay fever and gain long term benefits.

Publications and Presentations

1. GR Hu et al: The Chinese herbal formulation Biminne in management of perennial allergic rhinitis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 12-week clinical trial. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2002; 88: 478-487.

2. GR Hu et al: J Allergy Clin Immunol 2000; 105 No. 1 Pt. 2: S366.

3. American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2000 Annual Meeting, 3-8 November 2000, Seattle, WA, USA.

4. XVII International Congress on Allergology and Clinical Immunology, 15-20 October 2000, Sydney, Australia.

5. International Conference on Life Sciences & Clinical Medicine 2000, 19-21 April 2000, Beijing, China.

6. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 56th Annual Meeting, 3-8 March 2000, San Diego, USA.

7. International Clinical Trials Symposium, 15-17 September 1999, Sydney, Australia.

8. International Conference on the Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2-4 November 2002, Chengdu, China

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Dimensions 5 × 5 × 5 cm

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    I have been using these tablets for years. I take a baseline of 2 each morning as a preventative measure for hayfever, and on the rare occasion of having hayfever, increase the dosage as advised on the pack. A brilliant alternative to pharmaceuticals. I couldn’t recommend this product more highly.

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Digital transformation starts with the customer. Understanding the full scope of a customer's journey and the numerous points at which s/he interacts with your company's products and services will serve as a guide when modernizing operations. This is especially important for airlines. While many might think that the flight is the only important part of the customer journey in air travel, critical communications take place starting from the customer's initial decision to buy tickets and book a flight through post-flight feedback and promotions.

Customer flow and journey map in air travel experiences

While many airlines will have similar maps for their customers, you can tailor this to your specific brand using resources from companies like ProsperWorks and Appcues that delve into user personas and more advanced tools for approaching your research. However you go about visualizing the path your customer(s) take with your company, this exercise will help you notice the best places to make digital improvements.

Enhance The Customer Journey: Key Tools In A Successful Digital Transformation

Once you've mapped out your customer journey, including details like booking processes and post-flight surveys that might be unique to your organization, it's time to hone in on key pain points. The customer's initial login experience and profile creation are areas that touch on and can help solve several issues at once.

Passwordless Registration

Modernizing the first major point at which a customer or potential customer engages with your company online ensures a top-notch experience and sets the stage for enhanced security in the future. With Auth0 Passwordless, on the front end, you can offer one time codes or “magic links” delivered via SMS or e-mail.

Slack, Medium, and Google login screens

"Modernize the first major point at which a customer engages with your company online: account registration."

Instead of prompting customers to re-enter a password every single time, passwordless login can ease any frustration and mitigates risk of churn early on when you need to delight your users the most.

On the back-end, your team can combine passwordless login with additional security features like anomaly detection, suspicious logins, and centralized session revocation to build out a robust authentication system that double-checks each user truly is who they say they are.

For example, Auth0 partners with ThisData to add specific alerts regarding suspicious logins. After creating a ThisData account in the Auth0 dashboard, just add the Login Anomaly Detection Rule in the Access Control section.

Adding a Login Anomaly Detection Rule in the Auth0 Access Control section

Auth0 Rules extend security features so that you can build and customize a solution on the back-end that supports all of your customers as they browse travel deals, flight times, select an itinerary, pay, check-in, and more. Not only will customers have an easier time exploring — you can ensure them that your app is a safe environment in which to share their personal information.

"Auth0 Rules extend security features so that you can build and customize a solution on the back-end that supports all transactions with your customers. "

Profile Enrichment

To better understand your customers and deliver more customized offerings throughout their journey, it's important to acquire all of the publicly available information you can to underpin your strategy. Profile enrichment is a tool that captures this data using third-party data APIs, such as Clearbit. Again, working with Auth0 Rules, you can integrate this information into a 360-view of any of your customers:

360-view of a customer's data using Clearbit

You can capture important points such as their location, employer, Facebook interests, and email address. Of course, given the strict rules about customer data in the wake of GDPR, it's important to communicate to your customers what data you've acquired, how, and why. Then, be sure you give them the option to edit or even opt out if they'd like. But it's also important that they understand how allowing you to view and work with this information can benefit them. For example, you can send them special deals in their geographic area or even tailor in-flight menu options that support a healthier lifestyle (if this is a clear interest of theirs).

Profile enrichment is a powerful feature that gives a team a more comprehensive understanding of its travelers and unveils myriad ways to support them along their path.

Staying Secure in the Airline Industry

We mentioned this earlier and will say it again: in a challenging environment, airlines need all the support they can get in terms of security. The three resources above — a customer journey map, passwordless login, and profile enrichment — will help your company comply with laws like GDPR and help you build customer trust and loyalty down the line.

While physical security has been beefed up worldwide from more cameras, TSA guards, agents, guidelines, and rules, and even canines, it's cybersecurity that deserves equal if not more attention. Making sure you really know who is traveling on your aircraft — when, from where, their travel history, payment methods, and even friends and relatives — is all valuable data that, when stored in a central location and in an accessible format, can keep your entire company and all of its stakeholders safe.


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Shamanic Practices Course Bundle

Course Bundles are a terrific way to get the courses you want at a discounted price. Here enjoy the Shamanic Practices Course Bundle with  instructor Lauri Ann Lumby. This bundle supports you in developing your own shamanic practices while diving deep into shadow work – healing and transforming the inner obstacles to fulfilling your Soul’s mission and purpose in this life. Receive all four courses for one great price (Over $100.00 in savings!):

In the Shamanism Intensive – You will be introduced to the foundations of a “shamanic call in a culture without a culture” and will then have an opportunity to learn and practice shamanic journeys. Working in five different “worlds,” you will meet your power animal, spirit teacher and other teachers and guides in those respective worlds who will support you through their unique gifts in discerning your Divine path.

Demon Biding and Banishing Ritual – In this course you will learn a powerful and effective seven-step process for the healing, transformation and release of negative energetic influences – a process you can return to again and again when triggered by these negative internal and external influences.

Into the Shadows with Gwyn ap Nudd – In this course you will receive NINE Initiations and will be given specific tools, unique to the magic of Gwyn ap Nudd, Celtic Lord of the Underworld and guide of shadow work, to assist you in your journey of working through the shadows and claiming the wholeness that is your birthright.

Rite of the SepulchreThe Rite of the Sepulchre supports you in letting go of that which is passing out of your life – those things which are no longer life-giving, as well as those things that seem to be falling from your grasp.  The Rite of the Sepulchre provides the space in which you are able to grieve the loss, review the lessons learned from what is passing out of your life, and offer gratitude for the gifts that came out of this experience in your life.

Shamanic Practices Course Bundle:

an over $400.00 value for only $289.00!

Lauri Ann Lumby, OM, MATS is an author, teacher, priestess, healer and prophet. She is the author of the highly-anticipated, Song of the Beloved – the Gospel According to Mary Magdalene and Authentic Freedom, both of which reveal the hidden teachings of Jesus as revealed through his most devoted student, co-equal minister and beloved partner, Mary Magdalene. For over twenty years, Lauri has researched, studied and put into practice these hidden teachings of the Judeo-Christian tradition and discovered within them rich and effective tools for facilitating self-awareness and self-actualization. These teachings and practices prove that beyond the doctrine resides the truth that unites all people – the truth of Oneness in Love. As a priestess of the Magdalene/Christ, Lauri shares these teachings through her on-line and local courses, one-on-one mentoring, writing and publishing.

Lauri is the owner of Authentic Freedom Academy and founder of the Order of the Magdalene. She lives in Oshkosh, WI. You can learn more about Lauri, her writings, programs and services at

I am a trained, professional Spiritual Director, Author and Hands-on Healer. I offer services, programs and classes that empower you to hear the voice of the Divine that speaks from within you. It is the voice of the Divine that leads us to our highest truth, to the discovery and cultivation of our gifts and to a life of Authentic Freedom where we know contentment, compassion and joy. Your truth will set you free!


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Buick’s Big, Bad V-8 Engines: From the Nailhead to the 455, and More

When Buick replaced its overhead-valve inline-eight in 1953, the Nailhead became the company’s first pushrod V-8. The engine took its name from the small valve covers mounted on top of the heads. Under the valve covers, the vertically mounted valves created an almost hemispherical combustion chamber. With a massively oversquare design (4-inch bore, 3.2-inch stroke), the Nailhead liked to rev. Combined a narrow design and good torque, early hot rodders in the 1950s found favor with the Nailhead.

The head design ultimately created exhaust-flow problems, but those first Nailhead tinkerers tried all manner of fuel-and-air delivery. From Strombergs to four-barrels to triple-twos, the Nailhead saw it all. Of all the Nailhead tuners in the world, none could be more popular than Tommy Ivo and his multiple-engine dragsters. Not content with a pair of Buick V-8s in his first exhibition runner, Ivo managed to strap four Nailheads to his Showboat dragster.

After increasing displacement up to 401 and later 425 cubic inches, Buick phased out the Nailhead in 1967. The Nailhead’s replacements, the 400 and 430, ushered in Buick’s entry to the muscle-car era. The two “big block” Buicks carried more traditional dome-shaped heads, but the design had retained the Nailhead’s proclivity for torque.

As a muscular offering from one of General Motors mid-tier brands, Buick’s Grand Sport (GS) was something of an oddball. It certainly carried the flair of its contemporary muscle cars like the Chevelle or Charger, but it somehow lacked the outrageousness. Still, the A-Body Buick sold in appreciable numbers and you will still see them at drag strips and car shows from time to time.

In 1970, Buick replaced the 400 and 430 wholesale with a 455 cubic-inch V8 that could be optioned with more than 510 pound-feet of torque from the factory. For its time, only the Cadillac 500 was more of a torque monster. The early 1970s 455-powered Grand Sports are incredibly potent cars, capable of quarter-mile times in the 13s straight from the dealership.

I’ve always found it interesting that General Motors at that time had three 455 cubic-inch V8s from Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac.

Fans of each marque will argue forever about which is best, but unfortunately all three went away in the late 1970s as GM downsized their cars and engines to meet changing demands and regulations.

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Ricciardo: Renault grew out of ‘timid’ F1 team environment

Daniel Ricciardo feels Renault grew out of the “timid” Formula 1 team environment he found upon arriving at Enstone, removing many of the self-doubts it faced.

Ricciardo quit Red Bull at the end of 2018 to join Renault on a two-year deal, but announced last May he would be moving on to McLaren for 2021.

The Australian ended his time at Renault with two podium finishes in his final season, finishing third at the Nurburgring and at Imola to mark the team’s first rostrums since returning to F1 with a works operation in 2016.

Ricciardo felt he could see plenty more confidence among the team members at Enstone upon leaving the team compared to when he arrived, feeling it was natural for there to be some doubts given the lack of success prior to 2019.

“I saw a lot more confidence in the team, just as far as personnel,” Ricciardo said in a select media roundtable including Motorsport.com.

“There was that feeling now that, ‘yeah, we can do it’, where I felt like I walked into a bit more of a timid environment early on.

“It’s not criticism. It’s just the team wasn’t used to it. They hadn’t been successful in quite a few years, so everyone can start to have some self-doubts.”

Only three teams – Mercedes, Red Bull and Racing Point – scored more podiums that Renault in 2020 as Esteban Ocon added a second-place finish in Sakhir to Ricciardo’s brace earlier in the season.

Although Ricciardo did not win a race during his time with Renault, he felt the podiums proved the team’s progress and ensured his spell at Enstone had been a success.

“If I’m to generalise it, I would say it’s been a success,” Ricciardo said.

“I guess there’s levels of success. Real success would be winning a title in the two years, but definitely stepping on the podium a couple of times made it feel like a success.

“It’s not like we fluked some good results. I really believe we were there and we persisted. There were so many fourth places, and we finally made it happen.

“But I think the turnaround as well, to see the step from last year to this year, shows that the work that was done last year, the building blocks definitely came to fruition, and we got a lot of use out of that learning from 2019.

“I’m not obviously claiming it all, but the feedback I was giving and trying to help out and everyone was trying to move forward.

“So I see it as a success from that point of view.”

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Lost Art of Scripture

Author(s): Karen Armstrong

'An amazingly wide-ranging book, showing that the world's religious texts can be a force for good today' John Barton, author of A History of the Bible

In our increasingly secular world, holy texts are at best seen as irrelevant, and at worst as an excuse to incite violence, hatred and division. The Quran, the Torah and the Bible are often employed selectively to underwrite arbitrary and subjective views. They are believed to be divinely ordained; they are claimed to contain eternal truths.

But as Karen Armstrong, a world authority on religious affairs, shows in this fascinating journey through millennia of history, this narrow reading of scripture is a relatively recent phenomenon. Armstrong argues that only by rediscovering an open engagement with their holy texts will the world's religions be able to curtail arrogance and intolerance. And if scripture is used to engage with the world in more meaningful and compassionate ways, we will find that it still has a great deal to teach us.

'Magisterial... A dazzling accomplishment' New York Times

'Glorious... Armstrong is the most articulate and generous-hearted exegete of religion writing in English at the present time' A.N. Wilson, New Statesman

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Digital workplace services provider’s new platform complements its multi-award-winning Global Accounts Management Program

TAMPA, Fla. – July 23, 2020 –  AVI-SPL, the leading digital workplace services provider for organizations globally, today announced the launch of its Enterprise Accounts Management program, a dedicated partnership program with AVI-SPL working hand-in-hand with organizations to strategically deliver workplace collaboration success across their entire enterprise.

The Enterprise Accounts Management program is patterned after the model of AVI-SPL’s highly successful Global Accounts Management program. Since launching in late-2017, the AVI-SPL Global Accounts program has grown to support relationships with some of the largest global enterprise organizations, and was recently recognized for the second consecutive year as ‘Outstanding Young Strategic Account Management Program’ by the Strategic Accounts Management Association (SAMA).

Similar to the Global Accounts program, AVI-SPL’s Enterprise Accounts Management program will provide designated customers with exclusive teams committed to implementing, standardizing, and enhancing their organization’s digital workplace infrastructure, technology, and associated services. Among the areas of expertise the designated customer’s personal team will focus on guiding the establishment of enterprise-wide AV and UC standards, curate and guide planning around technology roadmapping, project deployment management, priority service management, and organize key metrics and business intelligence to improve the organization’s business outcomes.

“AVI-SPL is committed to enhancing our customer relationships and strategically aligning with their business requirements to ensure successful unified communications platforms and practices,” said Joe Laezza, Senior Vice President of AVI-SPL’s Global Accounts program. “Our Global Accounts program delivers on the mission of establishing trusted advisor relationships and is a great foundation for our new Enterprise Accounts Management program.”

“The Enterprise Accounts Management program brings AVI-SPL’s customers thought leadership to both standards and innovation, while ensuring quality and consistency across our customer engagements for enhanced user experiences,” said Steve Mitchell, Vice President of AVI-SPL’s Enterprise Account Management program.

According to a recent study of AVI-SPL conducted by renowned market research firm Forrester, AVI-SPL’s all-in-one global services increase the productivity value of large enterprise organizations by $12.4 million over a three-year span. The market research firm also concluded that, with AVI-SPL’s guidance, organizations on average eliminated 141,500 unproductive hours for employees with more intuitive technology enabling meetings to start on-time, as well as a 20 percent increase year-over-year in conference room utilization. Additionally, Forrester concluded that AVI-SPL’s enterprise customers saved time and expenses by consolidating from multiple vendors to a single digital workplace services provider in AVI-SPL. This represented a 25 percent reduction in ongoing support contracts and a three-year savings nearing $1 million.

“With the launch of our Enterprise Accounts Management program, we’re taking another step forward to expanding our commitment to a broader set of our customer relationships,” said Dale Bottcher, AVI-SPL’s Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing. “We believe the creation of the program will be a key ingredient to not only strengthening our reliability and trust as a strategic business partner, but also to helping our customers’ organizations easily navigate the rapidly changing environment of the digital workplace.”

To learn more about AVI-SPL and its Enterprise Accounts Management program, visit

AVI-SPL is a digital workplace services provider that works with organizations globally to improve team collaboration and unlock new business value. The largest provider of collaboration technology solutions, which includes its award-winning managed services, AVI-SPL’s highly-trained team works hand-in-hand with organizations worldwide – including over 80% of Fortune 100 companies – to strategize, design, deploy, manage and support AV and UC solutions that are simple-to-use, scalable, serviceable, and measurable to ensure business objectives are achieved. Visit to learn more, or connect with AVI-SPL on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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“Nutanix continues to stay ahead of the innovation curve with this release. It is critical to have a solution that can adapt to such a fast paced industry while scaling at a level of granularity that best fits the growth of my business,” says Rodney Perkins, IT Director of Farmers Insurance Group Federal Credit Union.

The NX-3000 is based on Intel’s Sandy Bridge architecture and delivers unprecedented VM density in a 2U form factor.

Nutanix OS 3.0 also delivers best-in-class runbook (failover and failback) automation that is hypervisor-agnostic, which means the native disaster recovery capabilities are available and consistent regardless of the underlying virtualization platform or management tools.

“While our existing storage solutions support compression in general, the granularity of Nutanix compression allows us to set policies at the VM level, ensuring maximum business value and storage utilization, without sacrificing performance,” said Jon Lasley of Anthelio Healthcare Solutions.

The new software also uses software-defined networking tricks to achieve rolling software upgrades within the always-on cluster. Upgrades are delivered in a peer-to-peer framework to enable rapid software upgrades while retaining maximum cluster availability.

“The features and capabilities that we have delivered in Nutanix OS 3.0 and the NX-3000 series usher in a new era of business resiliency and datacenter optimization,” said Howard Ting, VP of Marketing at Nutanix. “These enhancements, built on top of an already ground-breaking product foundation, underscore the company’s continued commitment to innovation and customer success with high-end enterprise workloads.”

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The Underlord Rises

Last night during the traditional all star match at the International, Valve showed off Underlord for the first time.

Underlord is a big milestone for Dota 2 being the 112th hero added and the last hero from Dota Allstars (Dota 1) to make the jump over to Dota 2. This means Valve is finally able to create new heroes. Along with Underlord comes a bunch of user interface improvements that have not fully been announced. Unfortunately we will have to wait until August 23rd for more details, hopefully we also get new balance changes as well.

Patrick Algeo is a Legion Commander jungler and writer for All Your Base Online

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Plum Trampoline Bounce Board

Plum Bowl Bounce Board Features
  • Durable soft foam for a gentle landing
  • Adjustable Velcro safety straps to secure your feet to the board
  • Stunt handles to move through the air
  • Safely practice new skills
  • Versatile product for all ages
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The opportunities are endless when you pick up the Plum® Trampoline Bounce Board. Skateboarders, Snowboarders, Water Boarders, Windsurfers can practice and develop their extreme sport; or you can just pick one up and have some fun.

Have the confidence to safely push your skills to the next level, with the security of a gentle landing, thanks to the Plum® Trampoline Bounce Board's durable soft foam and adjustable velcro safety to secure your feet to the bounce board.

Share your passion with your little one before hitting the ski slopes or the skate parks, with the bounce board's extensive age range from age 6 to adults. The Plum Trampoline Bounce Board encourages children to develop new passions and adults to progress with their skills and talents.

  • 34.25 x 13 x 4.75 in
  • Ages 6+
  • Warning: Outdoor use only. Only one user at a time - collision hazard. Only for domestic use. Adult supervision required at all times. Adult assembly required.
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Baby Bag - Storksak St James Scuba Luxe Black

  • $269.99 AUD

Meet the 2020 best-selling nappy bag from Storksak, the St James Scuba!

Clean lines and technical water-resistant scuba material combine to make the St James the most desirable convertible changing bag to date. Sports luxe styling does not compromise versatility.

Effortlessly convert this style from shoulder bag to backpack with the pull through nylon strap.

  • Convertible; shoulder bag, backpack or cross body
  • Made from durable water- resistant scuba material.
  • Water resistant outer + wipe clean lining
  • Includes a matching Insulated 'FAB' bag (food & bottle)
  • Seven pockets: nappies, wipes, storage & iPad
  • Changing mat with luxurious padding + pocket storage. Machine washable
  • Rose Gold Hardware
  • Metal feet
  • Adjustable side panels to increase capacity
  • Padded back
  • Grab handle
  • Detachable stroller clips

Match it with the matching Scuba Luxe Pram Caddy

Also available in Grey Marl

Dimensions: H37cm x W34cm x D17cm

Weight: 1kg
Care: Wipe clean with a damp cloth and leave to dry naturally. Change mat - machine wash cool and hang to dry

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Here is a fast and super easy recipe that is perfect for those hectic evenings.  With just a few ingredients, you can have dinner on the table in under 20 minutes.

If you don’t like scallops, like I thought I didn’t, you can use shrimp in place of the scallops.


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How to Grow Carrots in Containers

The humble little carrot, in Latin its name is Daucus carota. Carrots of any type or colour are a great way to get yourself or the kids started in gardening. They require little skill, minimal care and minimal effort. You’re almost guaranteed a delicious harvest in the late summer and fall.

Carrots are high in beta-carotene, vitamin B6, vitamin C, niacin and calcium. A carrot is actually the young root of a plant that looks a lot like Queen Ann’s Lace.

Queen Anne's Lace or Wild Carrot - Wikipedia

There are many unusual colours of carrot, such as Purple Haze that you’ll sometimes see in the stores. The yellow, white and red carrots look beautiful too but harder to find. Farmer’s markets or in the specialty organic markets you may see some purple carrots or maybe a bag of mixed colour rainbow carrots. However, I have recently started finding bags of full size rainbow carrots in some stores. Pretty much all of the other varieties you’d have to buy seeds and grow them yourself, unless you have a very diverse market nearby.

Long ago, in the days when everyone had a backyard garden, carrots were always multi coloured and that was normal. Somewhere along the way though we decided that carrots should be orange and the other colours fell into obscurity for several decades.

As usual, everything old is new again at some point. Now with the benefits of eating local organic food becoming so important, the other colours of carrots are making a bold reappearance.

Certified Organic Seed, White SatinPlanting

If you’re starting from seed, then pick up the seed packages labelled Kaleidoscope mix. It’s a seed mixture of white, yellow and different shades of orange carrot in one package.

It’s a bit more interesting than just orange carrots on their own.

Here’s a fun idea: before planting, mix some of the purple carrot seeds and the multi coloured seeds in a dish before you put them in the seeder (buy a seeder here). Then stir them together, put them in the seeder and start planting.

This makes it super fun when it comes time to pick the carrots, especially for kids because you never know which colour is going to pop up next! Could be red, yellow, purple, white or orange.

Carrot Wheel from the Farmer's Almanac Gourmet Garden Salad using Purple & Yellow CarrotsThere are so many different, delicious and beautiful types of carrot that you can grow. You can use the harvest on a summer veggie platter in a gorgeous rainbow and amaze your guests.

Types of Carrot

There are many varieties of carrots, all with different sizes and characteristics meant to suit a multitude of growing conditions and needs. The main types are: Imperator, Chantenay, Danvers and Nantes.

It’s not pictured here but the Danvers carrot looks like a short. stumpy Imperator. For container gardening you’ll want to choose a smaller type with a smaller mature size and fewer days to maturity.

Main Types of Carrot

Purple Dragon carrots are thicker and a bit stumpy with a thick purple ring

Purple Haze is longer and slimmer like the imperator with a thinner purple ring

I prefer Purple Haze because they are slimmer and have a softer texture and when you pick them young, they’re so sweet and delicious. Yellow and white ones are dynamite too because they are a sharp contrast to the purple ones and look beautiful mixed together in any carrot dish you choose to make.

Soil Needs

Carrots prefer a looser, lighter soil, this makes it easier for the roots to grow long and straight down. The ideal pH for them is 6.0 to 6.8. Carrots don’t like fresh manure, the carrots will become misshapen but will still be edible,

I don’t (ever) recommend digging up existing garden soil to put in a container. It’s too dense and will be very hard packed and an unfavourable environment for the carrot seeds (or any seeds) to sprout. If the soil is rocky, the carrots will struggle to grow through it. They will be shorter, more stumpy and sometimes growing in odd directions with two or three legs. Sometimes they can grow into some pretty funky formations!

For a small number of tubs or containers then I recommend buying good quality bagged potting soil for vegetables in containers. Buy it here.

After about 3 years of reusing soil for carrots, it’s best to change it out and start fresh again.

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All varieties of carrots will be happy growing in any container that is a decent size and more than 12″ deep. I usually use toy tubs for growing. (Buy one herePlanting in a raised bed is a good method too. (Raised bed gardening info here)

These types of containers offer plenty of depth for them to grow. It’s very likely that you’ll be harvesting them early anyway. Remember to not over seed, none of the carrots will develop if they don’t have the room to expand. The maximum is four seeds per square inch, if you’d like larger carrots then space them out even further.

Carrots usually take 60 to 75 days to harvest depending on variety. They are a cool weather crop and prefer the cooler weather of spring and early fall. This is why in most areas carrots can be grown in to the fall. They grow well in zones 4-10.

If you have the space, you can plant successive crops every three weeks or so in the spring and late summer (not in the hot part of middle summer) as long as you have enough time before the winter freeze. This is why choosing varieties that have fewer days to harvest will allow more time to get in more crops per season.

McKenzie - Pelleted SeedsTo figure this out just subtract the days to harvest shown on the seed package from the expected frost date in your area. This will tell you if there’s enough time to see the seeds through to the harvest.

Carrot seeds are tiny and hard to manage. Once they’ve been sprinkled on the soil they are quite hard to see so it becomes difficult to know when you’ve planted the right amount. It’s very, easy to over plant a carrot container.

If this happens and you accidentally put down too many seeds, if that happens just leave it and allow them sprout. Let them grow to about 1″ – 2″ tall. Then carefully cut the tops off the smaller sprouts with scissors (don’t pull them out). Pulling them out will damage the young roots of the neighbouring sprouts and they might die.

The remaining root will die off and feed the soil while allowing the stronger seedlings room to grow. Plant approximately 4 seeds per square inch. If you don’t do this you’ll end up harvesting lots of  little stringy roots that should have been carrots.

Pelleted Seeds

There are a small variety of seeds that are available in “pelleted” form like the one pictured above for peppers. The term pelleted means that each seed has been coated in an inert, organic clay material. This makes them much larger and easy to handle and they’re also really easy to see once sprinkled on the soil. The coating quickly dissolves in the rain and the seed sprouts normally.

Seed tape is another good way to simplify the task of planting the tiny little seeds. The drawback is that only a few selected varieties are available in tape form. However, learning to make your own seed tape is a great way to get around that problem. Read more about making seed tape.

Buy a Seeder

Buying a seeder will save a lot of time and wasted seeds. These inexpensive little gadgets called “seeders” that you can buy easily right here that will help you sprinkle a controlled amount of seeds. Over seeding is very easy to do.

The one seen here is effective by offering a succession of holes starting very small and each one increasing in size for sprinkling larger and larger seeds. It’s simple but it works.

 Tenax Precision Air Suction Seeder

This seeder design is very precise. The Tenax Precision Air Suction Seeder will allow you to pick up one seed at a time to have complete control over how many seeds are applied to the soil. This would make using pelleted seeds even easier.

Planting the Seeds

One package of seeds will go quite far and will be enough for 2 large 18″ containers. I can never resist wanting to put more seeds than that in to two containers.

Nom-nom-nom…more beautiful carrots! Right? It’s really important to resist doing this, too many seeds in one container is not better. I’ve learned this from experience!

Once they’re planted and covered with a thin layer of soil, pat it down just a little. Then use a gentle sprinkler to water them so as not to turn up the soil and disturb the seeds. Use a watering can with small holes or a handheld hose wand with a soft spray.

Days to Sprout

Purple Haze CarrotsThey don’t need tons of water but it does need to be consistently moist. If there is no rain, keep them watered by hand enough so that the surface doesn’t dry and form crust.

It’s important to keep the top few inches of soil moist until they sprout. Then if the outside temperature is right, you should see sprouts popping up in 14 – 17 days.

It’s important to know that the seeds will lie dormant, grow very slowly or stop growing completely right where they are if the temperature dips after planting or isn’t high enough to meet the required temperature to sprout. The optimum temperature for them is a consistent 13º C or higher.

They will resume growing as though nothing happened when the temperature rises again. They don’t like to be too hot either, the seedlings begin to suffer in temperatures higher than 30º C.

Keep them lightly watered but not too wet while they grow. The top few inches of soil should stay moist all the time.

Once the days to harvest have mostly passed you’ll be able to start to picking the size carrots you can use for dinner and snacking on. It’s really hard to wait that long though!

What’s with the green shoulders?

As the carrots grow it may happen that they will push up out of the soil a little bit. This exposes the top end of the carrot (the shoulders) to the sun and causes it to turn green. This isn’t unhealthy it’s just not very nice looking. When you see the shoulders starting to show, just hill up soil to cover them again to block out the sun.

Hugging Carrots

When picking select the ones with the largest, thickest greens and then gently pull them up, sometimes they need a wiggle.

Wash or brush off the soil and enjoy. You won’t even have to peel them, they′ll have a deliciously irresistible, earthy flavour. This should be enough instruction to get you going with learning how to grow carrots in containers or raised beds yourself.

Carrot Facts Summary

*Very tiny seeds
*Easy to grow
*Cool weather crop
*Seeds sprout at about 13ºC
*Suffers in temps above 30°C
*Prefer loose, loamy soil
*pH of 6.0 to 6.8
*Nearly pest free when grown in containers and raised beds

Please leave a comment below if you need additional help getting your delicious, colourful carrot garden started.

46 thoughts on “How to Grow Carrots in Containers”
  1. For Grow Carrot:
    Fluff up the soil and remove debris, twigs, and rocks. You can use minimal fertilizers because carrots do not do well in fertilizer rich soils.

    Space the seeds around 1 inch apart and the rows about 2 inches apart. These will give the carrots space to nourish as they grow. The seeds are tiny and sometimes they may be closer than recommended. Wait until they are 3 inches tall then space them. You can uproot those that do not meet the spacing recommendation.

    1. That’s great info, thank you for the comment.

      The only thing I recommend is to use scissors and snip off (rather than pull out) the little carrot sprouts that are too close to each other. Do this right at the soil level, the root will die off and the remaining sprout will take over the space. Snipping rather than pulling them removes the chance of damaging the roots of the carrot you do want to keep.

  2. Just found this article. Saw the cover with a paper towel until sprouted method. My mother taught me that when I was a child. It works every time. She said her family used moss before paper towels were invented in the kitchen garden. Keeps the seeds from floating away when watering.

    1. That’s a great idea, I love some of the old methods. I didn’t realize that moss was originally used and would do the same thing as paper towel. I still remember the sprouting of bean seeds in paper towel when I was in elementary school. Now my kids have done it too, it’s a very good method that really works but I’d like to try moss sometime.

  3. I sowed carrot, kholrabi, cabbage & beet root seeds but only 3 beetroot has germinated. I am in chennai india. Please advise how to make them germinate

    1. There are many, many factors that could cause issues with germination.

      My first question would be about the source of the seeds. Where did you get them? Was it online or locally in your neighborhood? Some seed sources are of poor quality and the seeds have no hope of germinating no matter what you do.

      If the seed source is good and the seeds are healthy then I’d look at the sprouting conditions that they were in at the time of expected germination. We’re they sowed outside? or indoors?

      Then the questions would be around what condition the soil is in…the questions could go on and on.
      Tell me a little bit more about how you tried to germinate them and I’ll be able to narrow it down and hopefully find a likely cause.

  4. Hi,

    I live in NYC in an apartment with an east facing window. This summer, the temperatures have been soaring to 90 F. I would love to try out growing carrots in a container in my apartment. Do you think I can start by end of August and maybe I can harvest them by fall ? Or should I plant the seeds in September ? Also, during winters can I leave the pot outside in my balcony or do I have to bring them indoors? But if I did that am worried they will not get enough sunlight. Which variety of carrots do you think will give me best results ? Thank You !!

    1. I think you should be able to grow a crop on your balcony before winter sets in. You just need a solid 2 months time before the first frost is expected. I would plant at the end of august, then you still will have the 2 months (all of September and October) of cooler weather before the winter turns too cold. Just keep them evenly watered while it’s hot, but not soggy.

      For the variety, it’s best to choose a small type, with the fewest number of days to harvest. Aim for ones that have 55-75 days to maturity. They can be picked at any time before the number of days are reached, they’ll just be a bit smaller than the full mature size. This is ok because they are usually sweeter when they are younger. You can choose from many different types, including purple and red and yellow carrots. The ones listed below are good types too:

      Bolero (65-80 days)
      Cosmic Purple (70 days)
      Danvers Half Long (55 days)
      Little Finger (55-60 days)
      Royal Chantenay (60-80 days)
      Rumba (65-85 days)

      The pot can just stay outside for the winter, because your harvest will be done by November and it’ll be too cold to plant again until the end of February beginning of March. Let me know how it goes!

  5. I cut off the top of a relatively fresh store bought carrot and planted it, and unexpectedly, it sprouted. Unfortunately it is in a small pot, since i wasn’t expecting it to grow. Should I replant it or let it be?

    1. That’s great! I think if you upgrade the size of the pot a little to maybe a 6″ container then it’ll be fine and the soil will be easier to keep moist. It’s not going to grow a new carrot down in the soil so you don’t need to worry about the depth.

  6. i have got little white spots on my carrot tops growing in aveg trug , what is this please

    1. This sounds like it’s probably a case of powdery mildew. Has it been there a while or is this a new development? Do your carrots have good air circulation? This sometimes happens if there are too many seedlings in one container.

      There are several remedies to choose from, but a very easy one is to make a solution of 1 Tablespoon Baking Soda in 1 gallon of water along with a couple of drops of dish soap and a teaspoon of vegetable oil. Shake well and spray this mixture on the affected greens. The solution changes the pH of the surface of the leaves and makes it inhospitable for mildew to form.

      Let me know how it goes for you!

  7. Im just starting container gardening. It should be fun. My grandkids are looking forward to it.

    1. That’s fantastic! I’m so glad you’re starting that with them! I know you’ll all have a great time together and have so much fun doing it. Let me know how it goes!

    2. Hi! I have 2- 18 inch deep containers for carrots. How much soil do i use? and how far down do i plant the seeds?
      Thank you!!

      1. Hi there! I recommend starting by filling the container up with nice quality planting mix or container potting soil, but leave a couple of inches below the top edge of the pot. Then, deeply water the soil before planting the seeds. “Pelleted” seeds are the easiest to plant.

        Once you’ve watered the soil, plant the seeds only about a 1/4″ deep (4 seeds per 1″ is the recommended spacing). Then cover them with another layer of soil about 1/2″ thick and pat it down firmly but not too tightly. This layer of soil needs to stay moist for the length of the germination period which is 2-3 weeks long. You should start to see the new sprouts coming up after about 18 days or so.

    1. Yes you can. I’ve done it many times. It’s good though to have a bit of close look through the soil before replanting it and make sure there are no obvious critters/larvae or other icky things in the soil. Don’t reuse the soil if you find things that shouldn’t be there.

      The most important part to remember with reusing the soil from year to year is that it becomes depleted of nutrients very easily and quickly. The soil will need feeding to be able to support the seeds. Use a good quality organic vegetable fertiliser like this one. Choose one with a low Nitrogen number (this is a low first number in the set of 3). Too much nitrogen will cause the carrot to grow only large green tops and no carrot below.

      Kelp meal, fish and seaweed emulsion are also good too. Fertilise the sprouts when they are about 3″ tall.

  8. Something I read That worked for me with great success, is to put a paper towel yo-you can double the paper towel- over your seeds after you plant them. Water the paperwork and keep it damp. I tried that last year and all of my carrot seeds pushed thru the soil and came up. Before that, I had trouble with them pushing the the soil, no matter how loose it was. After they sprout, just take the damp paper towel off and they will stand up. All of my seeds sprouted like this!

    1. That’s a great idea, thank you for the tip!
      I’ll have to try it soon. I’d never heard of it before but it makes sense.

  9. I am planning on growing carrots in my classroom this year. I have a 40 gallon aquarium. My classroom has florescent lighting and 1 wall full of Windows. Any suggestions about lighting? Can I plant them throughout the year?

    1. You definitely can grow carrots in the aquarium, it’s a great idea and should make it interesting and easy to see them grow.

      Does your classroom get any direct sunlight? The more sun or very bright light the better, southern or western exposure if possible. They’ll grow with indirect natural light but additional “grow” lighting would definitely be helpful and would speed the growth of the seedlings.

      Their preferred sprouting temperature is 70 – 80 degrees so they should do that quickly in the classroom. During the sprouting season, I recommend sprinkling the soil surface with cinnamon to help prevent “damping off” which is a common fungal disease of the soil that kills new seedlings quickly. Also, water your seeds and seedlings with chamomile tea, it has disease killing properties in it that will help your sprouts stay healthy and avoid damping off.

      You should be able to sprout them for a good part of the year but maybe not in the dead of winter…you can certainly try though! It would be interesting to record the findings and see growth progress (or lack of) for each month of the year.

      Keep an eye on the airflow too. If your seedlings are sitting in stagnant air that doesn’t move then that will breed problems and disease as well. This is a scenario that might happen if the soil level is set part way down in the aquarium. The easiest solution is just to have a fan nearby, set on low, gently blowing a breeze across the carrot “patch”, just enough to stir up the air around the sprouts.

      Good luck, let me know how it goes!

  10. I started growing scarlet nantes carrots on March 25 2015 in a large clay pot. The stems are only about 2 inches. And seem to have stop growing.any idea that will help. I wish I could send a pic.i water them every 2 days.the stems seem to wilt over.

    1. Hi, how are things going now? Did the sprouts survive?
      The sprouts usually stop growing when the temperature isn’t quite right for them, usually happens when it’s too cold. It could be too much water that is causing them to wilt over. Watering every two days is probably too often.
      If the sprouts didn’t survive, you still have time to plant another crop if you wish.

  11. Hi, I’m growing red and Yukon gold potatoes in 5 gallon buckets. I hope it works! this is my first time trying this. I was wondering can I grow carrots in the 5 gallon bucket? By the way I just found this website and so far loving it. Thanks

    1. Hi, I’m so glad you like the site, I hope it helps you. It’s great that you’ve gotten started gardening! The carrots will grow just fine in there, just don’t put down too many seeds in it. It would be easy to over plant and end up with too many sprouts.

  12. Hi, this is my third year gardening, this year I’m trying red potatoes and Yukon golds in 5 gallon buckets. I was wondering if I can’t grow carrots also in the buckets? Thank you in advance. I just found this website and so far love it

    1. So glad you’re liking the site! 🙂 Definitely, you can grow carrots in that type of bucket too. They’ll grow well there, just be careful not to plant too many seeds in each one. Ideally, there should be 2″ of space between seeds to allow each one room to grow but I can never seem to resist planting a few more.

  13. I’m pleased to find a current gardening website since this year I will be trying /carrots and beets to my garden for the first time. I’ve often grown greens beans,cucumbers,tomatoes and peppers. Last year I added okra for the first time after a friend introduced me to eating fresh uncooked okra and I saw how yummy it was. Not the least bit slimmy just crisp and good. This year I will be doing a lot of 5 gallon pot growing and mulching to conserve water since it is no longer reasonable here in my Texas community to do so much watering like in the past. I will grow the beans in the soil only and everything else inpots. I’m glad to see that carrots do well grown in pots. Also expect the mulch will prevent the. Weeds from taking over. I’ve already got my carrots sowed and I am just learning I can’t just pull them up a and space them as I had believed. I’m growing regular orange ones now but have plenty of red seeds ordered
    To start on next. It gets quite hot here and I am looking for advice about my ideal to place my carrot pots on the west side of my house under a huge oak tree that would defend them from direct sunlight while providing filtered south sun.

    1. Thank you, I’m glad you found it helpful! It’s great that you’re growing so much food already and want to learn to grow new veggies as well. The carrots will be an easy addition and delicious too. They’ll grow just fine in pots, you’ll be surprised.

      Watering can be an issue in some areas, setting up a mini drip system is a good way to use minimal water most effectively. It has a very low gallons per hour usage. Mulching will help a lot with conserving water and it will also slow the weeds down a bit too.

      The seedlings are very delicate, as you found out. If you seed too many in a certain area it’s best to let them all sprout for a few weeks or a month and then carefully cut out the smallest ones with scissors to allow space between them. This will allow the larger, faster growing sprouts the space they need to develop into a healthy carrot. Use a “seeder” if you aren’t already and that will help avoid over-seeding.

      I’ve got a rainbow mix of seeds planted now, but would like to try a whole crop of red ones! The biggest thing is making sure they get enough water, they should be able to handle any area that you put them in that gets mostly sun or bright filtered sun.

  14. I have just planted my carrots today. Never grown them before but getting into gardening heaps. Growing tomatoes, dwarf beans, eggplant, peas and strawberries too

    1. That’s awesome! So glad to hear you’re getting into gardening up to the elbows! Carrots are fun to grow, I’m sure you’ll be happy with the results 🙂 What variety have you chosen?

      What’s the name of the dwarf beans that you’re growing? I’d like to try those.

      Do you live in a rainy area? I like to grow strawberries too, but have to fight the slugs to get my harvest before they do! The sweet strawberries are so delicious!

  15. I’m going to plant my carrot seeds in a container/planter. I just want to know what is the best type of soil to use to plant the seeds in the wooden whiskey barrels? Potting soil or a vegetable mix? Thanks

    1. Excellent, the whiskey barrels are perfect containers and I would pick the “vegetable mix” bagged soil.

    1. I store carrots in a plastic bag in the bottom drawer of the fridge. If you’ve grown the carrots yourself or bought them with the greens still attached then cut that part off before storing them, the greens will speed up the wilting process. They should last quite a while and stay crisp.

  16. this article has me pumped up to start growing! this will be my first time growing carrots! it’s still too warm in central FL for them right now, but hopefully the weather will cool down soon (we’re finally in the high 70s-low 80s). happy gardening!

    1. Glad to hear it!! It’s fun and easy to grow them, I’m sure you’ll enjoy doing it and eating the harvest too! What seed types are you going to choose?
      You’re right, waiting for it to get a little cooler would be better. Let me know how it goes!

    1. That’s wonderful! I’m so glad they enjoyed it and had fun with it 🙂 Eating carrots is so much more fun when you grow them yourself!
      What seed variety (or varieties) are you planning on trying?

  17. I just recently planted some veggies in pots. My cukes are already ~5 1/2 inches long. I also have two tomato plants, parsley, carrots, pepper, kale and dill.

    1. 90 degrees might be a touch too hot for them, they prefer the temperature range of 50 – 85 degrees.
      The ideal temperature for them to sprout is 80 degrees.

      You can definitely try to sprout them while it’s hot, but you’ll likely will get better results after the weather cools a little bit.
      In most areas, there’s enough time before winter and carrots can be planted as a fall crop as well.

    1. That’s awesome, glad to hear you’re giving carrots a try! They will be just fine, they still have lots of time to grow.

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Atlantis Resort Changes Hands in Restructuring

The empty marina at Atlantis Paradise Island a few weeks ago, which is like the desert in the Middle East. Only seven yatchs are in the marina on Paradise Island.

By Beth Jinks and Jonathan Keehner

Kerzner International Holdings Ltd., the company that built Atlantis resorts in the Bahamas and Dubai, handed ownership of its flagship property to Brookfield Asset Management as part of a debt restructuring.

Brookfield will forgive $175 million of junior debt for ownership of the Bahamas-based Atlantis and the Bahamas One&Only Ocean Club, as well as a half interest in the One&Only Palmilla in Mexico, according to a statement obtained by Bloomberg News.

Kerzner, which also reached a deal with lenders to restructure its operating debt, will continue to run Atlantis Paradise Island and the One&Only resorts, according to the statement. Atlantis the Palm, in Dubai, jointly owned with Dubai World, isn’t affected.

Kerzner, famous for Atlantis’s Mayan-themed water slides and up-close encounters with dolphins, sharks and rays, has struggled with debt since the 2008 financial crisis cut hotel values and room rates. The company has negotiated to extend maturities on about $3 billion of mortgages due earlier this year, people familiar with the talks said in August.

The properties being taken over by Brookfield had about $2.6 billion in debt when negotiations began a year ago. That shrinks to about $2.3 billion, with Brookfield’s forgiveness and an earlier $100 million payment that was part of a maturity extension.

Kerzner is working with Brookfield to extend maturities of the remaining debt, according to two people familiar with the negotiations who declined to be identified because the arrangement isn’t public.

2006 Buyout

Kerzner was taken private in 2006 for $3.6 billion by a group led by the namesake founder Sol Kerzner. Owners include Dubai World’s Istithmar, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS)’s Whitehall Funds and Colony Capital LLC.

Kerzner was advised on the restructuring by Blackstone Group LP (BX), Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Zolfo Cooper, according to the statement. Centerview Partners LLP advised Sol Kerzner and Moelis & Co. advised Dubai World, a person familiar with the talks said in August.

Holders of Kerzner’s debt included Centerbridge Capital Partners LLC, TPG Capital, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and Fidelity Investments, people familiar with the talks said earlier this year.

Kerzner, 76, built what his company website calls the “mythical city of Atlantis” on Paradise Island property he bought from Merv Griffin, the late talk show host and game show creator. The resort is surrounded by an artificial open-air marine habitat featuring 50,000 sea creatures and a marina to “attract the sleek international mega-yacht set,” according to the site.

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A $1 billion expansion begun in 2007 added hotels, a new dolphin habitat and expanded the Aquaventure water park.

In September 2008, as the financial crisis deepened, Kerzner opened a second Atlantis in the Persian Gulf on the outer frond of Palm Jumeirah, Dubai’s man-made, tree-shaped island.

Kerzner also runs seven One&Only resorts, with different levels of property ownership. Today’s deal doesn’t impact the other five.

  1. BP you dumb***, the marina was undergoing renervations, would you park your 20 million yacht next to a crane , we asked the owners to leave the marina during the renevations

    • Well Meow we might be DUMB, but we can correctly spell the word “RENOVATIONS” though!

      Keep reading…We report…yinner decide!

  2. The caption under the photo regarding empty marina is pure lies. BP, why do you do that? Who wins when you lie? I don’t get it?

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