Vendor Account Development Manager ? Construction ? Transport ...

from ?45-?55,000 + 30% on target earnings with potential to earn up to 80% of base salary, plus all usual large company benefits

Our client seeks an additional vendor account development manager to manage & further develop c10 relatively new vendor relationships in the construction, transportation (HGV & trailers) & agricultural sectors.

Your role will be to grow business volumes and our clients share of the finance business within each relationship (none of which are solus relationships) you will be expected to deliver ?10m in 2013 & whilst this is an increase on the volumes achieved from the volumes from your inherited vendors in 2012, total volumes of currently financed business by your vendors are estimated to be >?30M a year so there is no shortage of opportunity.

You will also regularly inherit additional new vendor relationships from colleagues in business development & then be expected to then develop & manage these.

Transactions sizes vary widely typically from ?30,000 to > ?1m & products sold encompass finance lease, operating lease & HP.

Candidate Profile:

• You will be contractually home based will manage a territory from Manchester North & including Scotland. Applications are welcomed only from candidates currently living on the sales area.
• Ideal profile is to have a successful vendor finance background, knowledge of financing construction assets is particularly welcome but candidates who have only transportation sector (HGV, trailers) & agriculture sector finance but may also be considered.
• Critically you must have very strong business development ethos & the ability to compete with others head lessors & also brokers to win business.
• You will have strong commercial skills, & well developed credit awareness plus excellent communication & presentation skills.
• End user deal closing & structuring skills whilst useful on more complex deals are considered less critical than the ability to build effective & enduring relationships with vendor sales staff, sales managers & dealer principals & to get these people to want to give their business to you first.

Package

Base salary range ?45-55,000 on target earnings are a further 30% of salary. Excellent further earning potential exists of up to 80% of base salary for high achievers. All usual large company benefits are provided including a quality company car choice.

Contact: Sean Toms sean_toms@robinson-toms.com + 44 1743 821472.

Source: http://www.assetfinanceinternational.com/leasing-jobs/robinson-toms-recruitment/8471-vendor-account-development-manager-construction-transport-a-agriculture-nw-england-2137

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Yes, Panasonic really made a 20-inch tablet

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Rosa Golijan , NBC News

A 20-inch tablet doesn't exactly sound like it should be considered a truly?mobile device?? I'd love to see pants with pockets big enough for it?? but Panasonic decided to make one anyway.

Panasonic's new Windows 8 tablet weighs 5.3 pounds and is an incredibly slender 0.4 inches thick. It's battery life is a bit on the brief side, according to Panasonic?? it'll only run for about two hours on a full charge.

It has?a 4K display (3840 x 2560 pixels), a stylus, a?720p HD camera,?a?1.80 GHz?Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM (though it can be upgraded to 16GB), and a 128GB SSD. There's support for USB and microSD.

No word as to when this beast of a tablet will hit shelves or how much it will cost. And jokes about pants pockets and the silliness of such a large tablet aside, I should point out that Panasonic intends to aim this gadget at the business crowd. Editors, architects?and anyone who has to give presentation or plan something on-the-go could get some use out of this huge slab o' tech.

Want more tech news?or interesting?links? You'll get plenty of both if you keep up with Rosa Golijan, the writer of this post, by following her on?Twitter, subscribing to her?Facebook?posts,?or circling her?on?Google+.

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Hall of Famers happy to see Bonds, Clemens denied

NEW YORK (AP) ? Keep all the cheaters out of our club.

That was the prevailing sentiment from several baseball Hall of Famers who were happy to see Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa excluded from the Cooperstown fraternity Wednesday.

"I'm kind of glad that nobody got in this year," former Detroit Tigers outfielder Al Kaline said. "I feel honored to be in the Hall of Fame. And I would've felt a little uneasy sitting up there on the stage, listening to some of these new guys talk about how great they were."

Goose Gossage went even further ? he often does.

"I think the steroids guys that are under suspicion got too many votes," he said. "I don't know why they're making this such a question and why there's so much debate. To me, they cheated. Are we going to reward these guys?"

Not this year, at least.

Baseball writers pitched a Hall of Fame shutout for 2013, failing to elect anyone for only the second time in 42 years. Among those rejected were a trio of steroid-tainted stars in Bonds, Clemens and Sosa, all eligible for the first time.

Bonds received just 36.2 percent of the vote and Clemens 37.6 in results announced by the Hall and the Baseball Writers' Association of America, both well short of the 75 percent needed for election ? yet still too close for Gossage's taste. Sosa, eighth on the career home run list, got 12.5 percent.

"Wow! Baseball writers make a statement," Hall of Fame reliever Dennis Eckersley wrote on Twitter. "Feels right."

The results keep the sport's career home run leader (Bonds) and most decorated pitcher (Clemens) out of Cooperstown ? at least for now. Bonds, Clemens and Sosa have up to 14 more years on the writers' ballot to gain baseball's highest honor.

"If they let these guys in ever ? at any point ? it's a big black eye for the Hall and for baseball," Gossage said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. "It's like telling our kids you can cheat, you can do whatever you want, and it's not going to matter."

Bonds, baseball's only seven-time MVP, hit 762 home runs ? including a record 73 in 2001. He has denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs and was convicted of one count of obstruction of justice for giving an evasive answer in 2003 to a grand jury investigating PEDs.

Clemens, the game's lone seven-time Cy Young Award winner, is third in career strikeouts (4,672) and ninth in wins (354). He was acquitted of perjury charges stemming from congressional testimony during which he denied using PEDs.

"If you don't think Roger Clemens cheated, you're burying your head in the sand," Gossage said.

Sosa, who finished with 609 home runs, was among those who tested positive in MLB's 2003 anonymous survey, The New York Times reported in 2009. He told a congressional committee in 2005 that he never took illegal performance-enhancing drugs.

"What really gets me is seeing how some of these players associated with drugs have jumped over many of the greats in our game," Kaline said. "Numbers mean a lot in baseball, maybe more so than in any other sport. And going back to Babe Ruth, and players like Harmon Killebrew and Frank Robinson and Willie Mays, seeing people jump over them with 600, 700 home runs, I don't like to see that.

"I don't know how great some of these players up for election would've been without drugs. But to me, it's cheating," he added. "Numbers are important, but so is integrity and character. Some of these guys might get in someday. But for a year or two, I'm glad they didn't."

Gossage, noting that cyclist Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles following allegations that he used performance-enhancing drugs, believes baseball should go just as far. He thinks the record book should be overhauled, taking away the accomplishments of players such as Bonds, Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro and Mark McGwire ? who has admitted using steroids and human growth hormone during his playing career.

McGwire, who ranks 10th on the career home run chart, received 16.9 percent of the vote on his seventh Hall try, down from 19.5 last year.

"I don't know if baseball knows how to deal with this at all," Gossage said. "The single-season home run record was broken by McGwire and Sosa. Why don't they strip these guys of all these numbers? You've got to suffer the consequences. You get caught cheating on a test, you get expelled from school.

"I really don't understand it. To me it's cut and dried. They're cheaters," he added. "I think they ought to reinstate these records ? (Roger) Maris' record and (Hank) Aaron as our home run champion."

Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal doesn't see it that way. He thinks Bonds, Clemens and Sosa belong in Cooperstown.

"I think that they have been unfair to guys who were never found guilty of anything," Marichal said. "Their stats define them as immortals. That's the reality and that cannot be denied."

The BBWAA election rules say "voting shall be based upon the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played." But while much of the focus this year was on Bonds, Clemens and Sosa, every other player with Cooperstown credentials was denied, too.

Craig Biggio, 20th on the career list with 3,060 hits, came the closest. He was chosen on 68.2 percent of the 569 ballots, 39 shy of election. Among other first-year eligibles, Mike Piazza received 57.8 percent and Curt Schilling 38.8. Jack Morris topped holdovers with 67.7 percent.

None of those players have been publicly linked to PED use, so it's difficult to determine whether they fell short due to suspicion, their stats ? or the overall stench of the era they played in.

"In Sosa's case, there's this famous list with 104 who tested positive, but there's never been a confirmation," Marichal said. "What we're witnessing here is innocent people paying for the sinners."

Hall of Fame slugger Mike Schmidt said that comes with the territory.

"It's not news that Bonds, Clemens, Sosa, Palmeiro, and McGwire didn't get in, but that they received hardly any consideration at all. The real news is that Biggio and Piazza were well under the 75 percent needed," Schmidt wrote in an email to the AP.

"Curt Schilling made a good point, everyone was guilty. Either you used PEDs, or you did nothing to stop their use. This generation got rich. Seems there was a price to pay."

___

AP Baseball Writer Ben Walker, AP Sports Writers Ronald Blum and Dan Gelston, and AP freelance writer Dionisio Soldevila contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/hall-famers-happy-see-bonds-clemens-denied-000059263--mlb.html

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Brandi Glanville Confronts One Of Ex-Hubby Eddie Cibrian?s Mistresses (VIDEO)

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Talk about awkward! Brandi Glanville had a chat with a mistress of her former ex-husband Eddie Cibrian’s in a new episode of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”. The 40-year-old beauty had a tense conversation with the 27-year-old waitress, Scheana Marie, as both women got emotional. Brandi is shown approaching a table where Scheana Marie is ...

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Online Marketing Basics: 5 Ways Your Business Can Grow

Guest blog by Caroline Buhler
Owner of Flymydarling Marketing

Have you ever heard of those gooey grow toys that you drop in water and then expand immensely in size? Well, that?s how you should look at yourself and your own business. You are your very own personal grow toy. Soon, with the right ingredients, you will triple in size! The first step is to, of course, believe it and feel it as if it is already true. I?m sure you have heard this before, but it works. Have complete confidence in yourself, and you are already ahead of the game. Next, take action. As a marketing consultant for a wide variety of businesses, here are my top five favorite tips for growing your business online.

1. E-mail marketing. Customers and businesses seek inspiration. For effective e-mail marketing, send your current, past and prospective customers a monthly e-mail newsletter with beautiful photographs and inspiring tips related to your business. Segment your content, meaning title and separate your content in an organized way. Pay attention to the delivery time of the e-mail, and test for optimal delivery times.

Grow time: At least 6 months, but totally worth it in referrals.

2. Facebook marketing. Create an aesthetically pleasing Facebook page, and make it feel personal. Same goes for your posts ? the more personal the better. Include videos of your business from YouTube. Keep your messages short. Post photographs related to your business. Respond to every single post, even if you?re simply telling someone with negative things to say that you?re listening. You may purchase Facebook ads that target your customers by interests, but be sure to be visual, don?t oversell, and optimize ads for peak times.

Grow time: Could be as quick as 1 day or as long as 1 year. Good for new business and referrals. Stay at the top of their minds, and be remembered.

3. Twitter marketing. Have fun with it, design a background that matches your brand, use a personal photo for the profile shot, design a header that reflects your trademark, and say hello in your bio. Learn what hashtags are, and use them on posts. Retweet relevant posts, respond to Tweets, and follow other accounts. Remember to give on your Tweets by spreading the social media love to other brands, don?t try to get, and time your Tweets so you?re not overloading your followers. Tweets later in the day obtain a higher click-through rate.

Grow time: 1 month to 1 year. Great for online presence and search engine optimization (SEO).

4. Article marketing. Quality, quality, quality ? keep your content positive, informative and inspiring! Use tags and categories that best fit your article. Write as if you are trying to help a friend, and write at least 400 words of content. Pay attention to your titles, be unique (this is good for Google), and submit your articles to article directories. Then, post your articles on Facebook and Twitter, or maybe mass e-mail them to your contacts. Remember to use hashtags and keywords when posting on social media.

Grow time: Anywhere from 1 day to 1 year. Great for online presence and SEO.

5. SEO. SEO is still alive, it is only changing, and for the better, I must add. Google?s new 2013 algorithm will rank your site higher if it believes a human wrote the content, linked the words, and is updating the site. Know your keywords, make sure your content is relevant to those keywords, and engage visitors with photographs. The longer people stay on your site, the higher Google ranks your site. Interlink on your site, answer questions on other related sites and link back to your website, and make sure your website is mobile-friendly. Have active social media accounts linking back to your site, and keep your website updated. Google likes updated unique data.

Grow time: Depending on the competition per keyword, anywhere between 1 week and 1 year. Absolutely worth the effort once you?re on top of Google for your preferred keyword. Be at the top of Google, and receive daily phone calls.

Please note that there are tons of ways to be seen on the Internet and to grow your business. As long as your business has a positive purpose and your true intention is to help people enjoy their lives in a healthy way, you will become successful. Let perseverance be the definition of your efforts, and see results. Most of all, be patient. Imagine putting a grow toy in water and expecting it to expand within seconds, and then giving up! Little would you know that the grow toy would mature to an unimaginable size if only you would have waited and not given up.

Don?t take yourself out of the water ? keep yourself indulged and surrounded by the right ingredients. What online marketing strategies work for you? Let us know in the comments.

Caroline Buhler, founder of Flymydarling Marketing, adores inspiring people all around her and sparking motivation. As an Internet marketing strategist, she has helped companies organize their leads and implement streamlined conversion plans with the purpose to maximize the company?s potential.

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Surrey Public Library Events for Families This Month ? Vancouver ...

Browsing the City of Surrey event listings I found my way to the Surrey Public Library?s website and began to look around. Easily 20 minutes had passed and I hadn?t even made it through all of the event categories listed on the sidebar. From games nights to crafts and cookies, Surrey Public Libraries offer a wide variety of free activities for all ages. Here are just a few that caught my eye for this month:

Family Games Nights

A staple of any get-together in my family has always been board games, card games, drawing games, acting games ? well, you get the picture. Although they bring out a competitive streak and elevate the volume of the entire household, they are great for a challenge, for bonding in teams, and for simply having some good clean fun. It?s also a great literacy activity which is why Surrey Libraries are hosting Family Games Nights this month. Games will vary from location to location but you can drop into one of the following events:

City Centre Library on Friday, January 25th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Cloverdale Library on Tuesday, January 22nd from 5:00pm to 6:00pm, Guildford Library on Friday, January 25th from 3:00pm to 4:00pm, Newton Library on Saturday, January 26th from 2:00pm to 4:00pm, Port Kells Library on Wednesday, January 23rd from 6:00pm to 7:00pm, Strawberry Hill Library on Saturday, January 19th from 10:00am to 12:00pm.

Play at the mall on Saturday, January 26th from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at Guildford Town Centre.

Registration is required for Ocean Park Library call 604-502-6449) on Monday, January 21st from 3:00pm to 5:00pm and at Fleetwood Library (call 604-598-7347) on Thursday, January 24th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.

Storytimes

Daddy Storytime for men with children, Pyjama Storytime for comfy reading, and general storytime hours for nine branches are all listed online. Listings include family storytime (all ages), baby storytime (birth to 12 months, 13-30 months), and ages 3-5.

Terrific Tuesdays

On top of Wonderful Wednesdays, Fab Fridays, and Saturday Specials there?s Terrific Tuesdays at Cloverdale Library. Crafts, games, activities, and snacks for those ages 6 to 12 years old. Every Tuesday will have a new drop-in theme starting with 3D Snowflakes on January 8th, Cereal Box Weaving on January 15th, Crazy Science Fun on January 22nd, Window Painting on January 29th, and more through February.

Family Lego Club

Who doesn?t love Lego? It was a staple of our household growing up and it still tops my nephews? Christmas lists. Family Lego Club is a monthly drop-in program after school and before dinner time. For 2013 you can stop by City Centre Library on Fridays (January 18 and onward) from 3:15pm to 4:15pm, Guildford Library on Wednesdays (January 16 and onward) from 3:00pm to 4:00pm, and Port Kells Library on Thursdays (January 23 and onward) from 3:15pm to 4:15pm.

What I love about these events is that they get you out of the house so you can be creative as a family or give youth a bit of independence. Best of all, they?re all free. Follow Surrey Libraries on Twitter and Facebook for more information about these programs and more throughout the year and check out their Book Blog.

Source: http://www.miss604.com/2013/01/surrey-public-library-events-for-families-this-month.html

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Geminid meteor shower reigns in the night sky (+video)

Geminid meteor shower: Last night's annual meteor shower was a crowd pleaser. The Gemind meteor shower comes from debris shed by a 3-mile-wide? asteroid called 3200 Phaethon.

By Mike Wall,?Space.com / December 14, 2012

The annual Geminid meteor shower peaked overnight last night (Dec. 13), dazzling skywatchers around the world with a bounty of brilliant shooting stars.

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The Geminids' peak was supposed to be good this year, as it occurred in a sky left dark by the new moon. Experts had predicted that viewers in rural areas might see 100 meteors per hour early Friday morning (Dec. 14) ? and perhaps even more.

Judging by the reactions of some SPACE.com readers, the Geminids did not disappoint.

"What an incredible show we had here!" Sean Parker, who watched the shower early Friday just west of Tucson, Ariz., told SPACE.com via email. "I was able to see about 50 per hour." [Photos: Geminid Meteors of 2012]

Parker constructed a gorgeous composite image of about 30 frames, which captured dozens of shooting stars streaking through the skies above a saguaro-studded desert mountain.

"This image took a lot of work, as I had to scroll through about 400 frames and find which frames had shooting stars in them, then cut out every meteor and blend," Parker said.

Skywatchers on the other side of the world were enthralled by the Geminids as well.

"Awesome experience," said Mumbai, India-based Swaroop Hangal, who also captured a photo of a fast-moving meteor.

"Today, I had planned to see 50 streaks and then quit with or without a pic," Hangal said. "Had almost lost hope when I could capture the 50th one, just between Betelgeuse at the bottom & Alhena in the Gemini constellation."

The Geminids? so named because they appear to emanate from the constellation Gemini (The Twins) ? are one of the most dependably impressive annual meteor showers.

They result when Earth plows through debris shed by a 3-mile-wide (5 kilometers) asteroid called 3200 Phaethon. These tiny particles burn up in our planet's atmosphere, leaving bright streaks in the sky to commemorate their passing.

The Geminids' source is unusual for?meteor showers, which are typically caused by streams of sloughed-off comet particles. Debris streams from the famous Halley's Comet, for example, produce the Orionids every October and the Eta Aquarids, which peak in early May.

If you missed the Geminid peak last night, don't fret; you still have a few days to catch the shower this year. The Geminids should linger until Sunday (Dec. 16) or so before fizzling out completely.

Editor's Note: If you take a photo of this year's Geminids that you'd like to share with SPACE.com for a possible story or gallery, please send it, along with your comments, to spacephotos@space.com.

Follow SPACE.com senior writer Mike Wall on Twitter @michaeldwall?or SPACE.com @Spacedotcom. We're also on Facebook?and?Google+.?

Copyright 2012 SPACE.com, a TechMediaNetwork company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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DNA prefers to dive head first into nanopores

Jan. 8, 2013 ? If you want to understand a novel, it helps to start from the beginning rather than trying to pick up the plot from somewhere in the middle. The same goes for analyzing a strand of DNA. The best way to make sense of it is to look at it head to tail.

Luckily, according to a new study by physicists at Brown University, DNA molecules have a convenient tendency to cooperate.

The research, published in the journal Physical Review Letters, looks at the dynamics of how DNA molecules are captured by solid-state nanopores, tiny holes that soon may help sequence DNA at lightning speed. The study found that when a DNA strand is captured and pulled through a nanopore, it's much more likely to start the journey at one of its ends, rather than being grabbed somewhere in the middle and pulled through in a folded configuration.

"We think this is an important advance for understanding how DNA molecules interact with these nanopores," said Derek Stein, assistant professor of physics at Brown, who performed the research with graduate students Mirna Mihovilivic and Nick Haggerty. "If you want to do sequencing or some other analysis, you want the molecule going through the pore head to tail."

"What we found was that ends are special places ... and that has a consequence for the likelihood a molecule starts its journey from the end."Research into DNA sequencing with nanopores started a little over 15 years ago. The concept is fairly simple. A little hole, a few billionths of a meter across, is poked in a barrier separating two pools of salt water. An electric current is applied across the hole, which occasionally attracts a DNA molecule floating in the water. When that happens, the molecule is whipped through the pore in a fraction of a second. Scientists can then use sensors on the pore or other means to identify nucleotide bases, the building blocks of the genetic code.

The technology is advancing quickly, and the first nanopore sequencing devices are expected to be on the market very soon. But there are still basic questions about how molecules behave at the moment they're captured and before.

"What the molecules were doing before they're captured was a mystery and a matter of speculation," Stein said. "And we'd like to know because if you're trying to engineer something to control that molecule -- to get it to do what you want it to do -- you need to know what it's up to."

To find out what those molecules are up to, the researchers carefully tracked over 1,000 instances of a molecule zipping through a nanopore. The electric current through the pore provides a signal of how the molecule went through. Molecules that go through middle first have to be folded over in order to pass. That folded configuration takes up more space in the pore and blocks more of the current. So by looking at differences in the current, Stein and his team could count how many molecules went through head first and how many started somewhere in the middle.

The study found that molecules are several times more likely to be captured at or very near an end than at any other single point along the molecule.

"What we found was that ends are special places," Stein said. "The middle is different from an end, and that has a consequence for the likelihood a molecule starts its journey from the end or the middle."

Always room for Jell-O

As it turns out, there's an old theory that that explains these new experimental results quite well. It's the theory of Jell-O.

Jell-O is a polymer network -- a mass of squiggly polymer strands that attach to each other at random junctions. The squiggly strands are the reason Jell-O is a jiggly, semi-solid. The way in which the polymer strands connect to each other is not unlike the way a DNA strand connects to a nanopore in the instant it's captured. In water, DNA molecules are jumbled up in random squiggles much like the gelatin molecules in Jell-O.

"There's some powerful theory that describes how many ways the polymers in Jell-O can arrange and attach themselves," Stein said. "That turns out to be perfectly applicable to the problem of where these DNA molecules get captured by a nanopore."

When applied to DNA, the Jell-O theory predicts that if you were to count up all the possible configurations of a DNA strand at the moment of capture, you would find that there are more configurations in which it is captured by its end, compared to other points along the strand. It's a bit like the odds of getting a pair in poker compared to the odds of getting three of a kind. You're more likely to get a pair simply because there are more pairs in the deck than there are triples.

This measure of all the possible configurations -- a measure of what physicists refer to as the molecule's entropy -- is all that's needed to explain why DNA tends to go head first. Some scientists had speculated that perhaps strands would be less likely to go through by the middle because folding them in half would require extra energy. But that folding energy appears not to matter at all. As Stein puts it, "The number of ways that a molecule can find itself with its head sticking in the pore is simply larger than the number of ways it can find itself with the middle touching the pore."

These theories of polymer networks have actually been around for a while. They were first proposed by the late Nobel laureate Pierre-Gilles de Gennes in the 1960s, and Bertrand Duplantier made key advances in the 1980s. Mihovilivic, Stein's graduate student and the lead author of this study, says this is actually one of the first lab tests of those theories.

"They couldn't be tested until now, when we can actually do single molecule measurements," she said. "[De Gennes] postulated that one day it would be possible to test this. I think he would have been very excited to see it happen."

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Wegmans Family Garden @ Botanical Gardens - Buffalo Rising

Considering the current obesity rate in America, and the trends toward people over-consuming nutritional devoid, processed food products, in addition to the ongoing debate over kids receiving inadequate nutrition in schools, it is very refreshing to hear about the latest addition to the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. ?

The Botanical Gardens has teamed up with Wegmans, and through this partnership, along with the countless hours of volunteers' time and energy spent, the resulting effort is the opening of the Wegmans Family Garden. ?This Garden will serve to educate our young population about nutrition, healthy eating, and the important connection we must have to the plant world to ensure that those are met. ?This impressive programming will allow kids to plant, dig, observe, explore, taste, touch, smell, and experience all the wonders of natural foods, in all forms and stages. ?What is so exciting about these workshops is the tangible element being offered. ?Once kids can interact on such an intimate level with the creation of these dishes, it is hoped that these lessons will stay with them for the rest of their lives.

These workshops run every Saturday during the winter and spring months, and are geared toward ages 4-10, yet are open to children of all ages); they run from 10:30-11am, and also from 11-11:30am. ?Below you will find the detailed line-up of each activity, and admission to the Wegmans Family Garden is included with paid admission and with membership. ?

January 5 - Veggie print placemat?
January 12 - Apple refrigerator magnet
January 19 - National Popcorn Day - Popcorn Bird Feeder
January 21 - Grand Opening - Wheat berry?grinding, vegetable prints and cheerio bird feeders (1:30pm-3:30pm)
January 26 - Wheat Berry Grind and Seed Planting
February 2 - Bean Mosaic Art
February 9 - Paint a Pot Activity
February 16 - Fun Fruit Squeeze
February 23 - Edible Toast Art
March 2 - Potato Stampers
March 9 - Egg Shell Planter
March 16 - St. Patrick's Day Salad
March 23 - Wheat Berry Easter Critter
March 30 - No Programs
April 6 - Butter Dance Party
April 13 - Pizza Garden
April 20 - Food Composter
April 27 - Honey Bee Activity?
May 4 - Ice Cream Party
May 11 - Fruit Prints
May 18 - Cereal Mosaic
May 25 - Orange Pomander

Additional programming and exhibits scheduled include:

Eileen Graetz & Jillian Kenyon - January 19 - March 3??
Arcangel Gallery Exhibit *Included with admission
NIGHT LIGHTS at the Gardens:?This will be an exhibit of the 2012 NIGHT LIGHTS at the Gardens event.? Two artists with different perspectives!? See the Gardens in a new light!? Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information

Amaryllis & Cymbidiums?- January 19 - February 17

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Sunday Kids Programs

January 27 - Bagel Bird Feeder

February 24 - Wheat Berry Growing

March 24 - Propagation by Cuttings

April 28 - Earth Day and recycling

May 26 - Muddy Sneakers/Boots

11am-1pm, *Included with admission

Kids 4-12 will enjoy these Sunday hands-on activities held in the new Wegman's Family Garden.?Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information

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Horticulture Certificate Classes?
with David Clark, Horticulturist - Join us for an entertaining garden education!? David has a wealth of knowledge and is able to convey his subject with infectious enthusiasm.? These classes are for those who just want to know more than garden basics.

Horticulture I?& II

There is space available in these classes but please call 716.827.1584 ext. 291 to register if not previously signed up so we have sufficient materials available.? No certificate will be issued for those attending individual classes.

11am-1pm, Garden Members $20 per class, Non-Members $25 per class

Horticulture I

HCP 104 - January 19 - Shrubs and Trees

HCP 105 - February 2 - Annuals and Perennials

HCP 106 - March 2 - Garden Design

Horticulture II

HCP 204 - January 26 - Hydroponics

HCP 205 - February 16 - Water Gardening

HCP 206 - March 9 - Landscape Design 2

Horticulture III and Horticulture IV

David is taking gardening to a new level!? If you enjoyed Horticulture I and II, you'll delight in Horticulture III and IV!

11am-1pm, Garden Members $80 per series or $22 per class, Non-Members $100 per series or $27 per class

Horticulture III

HCP 301 - March 16 - Native Plants in Your Landscape

HCP 302 - April 13 - Shade Gardening

HCP 303 - June 1 - Gardening in Small Spaces

HCP 304 - June 15 - Landscape Design 3/Landscape Architecture

Horticulture IV

HCP 401 - March 23 - Four Season Gardening

HCP 402 - April 20 - Container Gardening and Raised Beds

HCP 403 - June 8 - Herbs and Medicinal Gardening

HCP 404 - June 22 - Gardening for Wildlife - Creating a National Wildlife Foundation Certified Wildlife Habitat

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NIGHT LIGHTS?at the Gardens

powered by?National Grid

January 30, 31, February 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16

6-9pm Wednesdays & Thursdays *Admission doors open at 6pm

6-10pm Fridays & Saturdays *Admission doors open at 6pm

INSIDE THE GARDENS! - $10 adults, $8 Garden members, seniors & students, $5 kids 3-12, kids under 3 are FREE!?

Lighting designs by:? SitlerHQ, LLC and Volt Vision, Inc. and sponsored by: National Grid, Local Edge, Buffalo Spree, Star 102.5, Dundee Ale & Lager, Seagram's Coolers

*Guest passes and coupons are not valid during NIGHT LIGHTS

* Photography policy - Cameras and mono pods are welcome every night?however,?tripods are not permitted. *See photographer night below.

*Tickets go on sale January 21, 2013 or you can purchase them at the door.

Photographer Night?- February 5 - 6-8pm

This night is for professional and amateur photographers only.? Tripods will be permitted on this night ONLY!

New features!?The interior of the Gardens will be illuminated with theatrical and interactive lighting.? NIGHT LIGHTS at the Gardens will inspire imaginations and delight your senses!?

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Saturday Art Classes for Kids

Series KA1 - February 2, 9, 16

Series KA2 - March 2, 9, 16

Series KA3 - May 4, 11, 25

9-10:30am - Garden Members & Non-Members $30 per series or $11 per class

What better way for a child to express him/herself than through artistic creation!? These multi-medium classes are for kids ages 5-15.? An art work will be completed at each class. Taught by Joan Saba, professional artist and teacher. All supplies are provided.??Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information or call 716.827.1584 ext. 291 to register.

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Wednesday Morning Adult Drawing Classes

Series D1 - February 6, 13, 20, 27

Series D2 - March 6, 13, 20, 27

Series D3 - May 8, 29, June 5, 12

8:45-10:15am

Garden Members $58 per series or $16 per class, Non-Members $64 per series or $17 per class

You don't need much more than paper, pencils and an eraser to create beautiful drawings under the tutelage of Joan Saba, professional artist and teacher. All skill levels are welcome! Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information or call 716.827.1584 ext. 291 to register.

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Monday Morning Adult Watercolor Classes

Series WC1 - February 11, 25, March 4, 11

Series WC2 - April 8, 15, 22, 29

Series WC3 - May 6, 13, June 3, 10

8:45-10:15am, Garden Members $58 per series or $16 per class, Non-Members $64 per series or $17 per class

You don't need a smock or a beret to join us for our Monday Morning Watercolor Classes.? Both novice and veteran artists are welcome!? Taught by Joan Saba, professional artist and teacher.? Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information or call 827.1584 ext. 291 to register.

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Dollar Day?- February 18

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Yoga at the Gardens?- Starts February 20

February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1

5:30-6:45pm,?*No class March 20

FREE to eligible BlueCross BlueShield members or $100 per 10 week session, $15 each individual class

Gentle hatha yoga, designed for all ages and fitness levels. Led by Leanne Oldenbrook from Crescent Moon Yoga

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Medicinal Garden Special Feature?- February 23

10am-2pm *Included with admission

National Heart Month - February

Activities include: botanical displays highlighting the plant sources for medications used to treat medical conditions related to the heart and cardiovascular system, blood pressure education and screenings, education regarding the ABCS of the Million Hearts national campaign aiming to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years.? Medicinal Garden made possible by D'Youville College School of Pharmacy and Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, part of Catholic Health. Go towww.buffalogardens.com?for more information.

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Orchid Show?- February 23-24

by: The Niagara Frontier Orchid Society & the Gardens

10am-5pm Sat & 10am-3pm Sun - $9 Adults, $8 Seniors (55+) & Students (13+ with ID), $5 Kids 3-12, Members and kids under 3 are always Free! The show includes dozens of amazing orchid exhibits spread throughout the Gardens and educational programs will be held both days for growing orchids and other aspects of indoor gardening. Orchids and supplies will be for sale from our various vendors including: Bloomfield Orchids, Marlow Orchids, Piping Rock Orchids and Hydroponics of Buffalo.? Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information.

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Bloomin' Art Show?- March 9 - April 21

Arcangel Gallery Exhibit? *Included with admission

On view will be current paintings from the members of the Monday Morning Watercolor Class held here at the Botanical Gardens. Works will feature the Gardens' vast plant and flower collection, the interesting architecture of the Conservatory, the surrounding landscape, and more!? Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information.

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Medicinal Garden Special Feature?- March 16

10am-2pm -?* Included with admission

Nutrition & Poison Prevention Month - March

Activities include: presentations about the benefits of foods from plants containing health-promoting compounds; botanical displays of edible plants which are good for health; and common local plants which may be toxic to humans and pets; education regarding the prevention of accidental ingestion of toxic substances by infants and children in the home. Medicinal Garden made possible by D'Youville College School of Pharmacy and Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, part of Catholic Health.? Go towww.buffalogardens.com?for more information.

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LifeCycles - March 16 - April 7

An Orangery and Demonstration Garden Exhibit?
Architecture students from the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning will display their projects and models inside the Botanical Gardens.? This exhibition is a sampling of results from a remarkable collaboration between the Department of Architecture and the Botanical Gardens. Over four months in early 2012, students, faculty, staff, volunteers, and outside design critics all collaborated to generate over sixty highly diverse strategies for thinking about the Botanical Gardens today and its potential architectural additions. In short, the life of the building, its planted and human inhabitants were all considered as alive and changing - as having lifecycles and therefore best studied as such. The studio was taught by professors Brian Carter, Nerea Feliz, Curt Gambetta, Jordan Geiger (coordinator) and Brad Wales. Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information.

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Taste?of?Paradise?- March 15

Sponsored by: ONE ROQ Vodka, M&T Bank, Local Edge, Buffalo Spree, Star 102.5, Backyard Party Supply and Dundee Ale & Lager

6pm-9pm - Garden Members $25, Non-Members $28, After March 6 $30

Soak in the vibrant colors and tastes of the Botanical Gardens while you sip crisp, fresh garden cocktails from One Roq Vodka, enjoy the fresh smells of spring, tastes of herbs, fruits and savory delights and listen to the sounds of tropical fun!? Delicious tidbits from: Oliver's, Lucarelli's, Curly's, Ilio DiPaolo's, Obviously Avi Catering and Quaker Bonnet. Purchase tickets online at?www.buffalogardens.com?or by calling 827.1584 ext. 204.?

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Spring Flower Show?- March 16 - April 7

Presented by M&T Bank

Sponsored by: Local Edge, Buffalo Spree, Star 102.5 and Wendy's

10am-5pm - $9 Adults, $8 Seniors (55+) & Students (13+ with ID), $5 Kids 3-12, Members and kids under 3 are always Free!

The Botanical Gardens will be FILLED with spring colors and beautiful fragrances!? Visit the Gardens for some great WNY tradition and family fun!??Farmer Brown's Animals?- 10am-4pm daily - Visit baby bunnies, chicks, lambs, pigs, a donkey, goats and more!??The Easter Bunny -?March 16, 17, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31 - 10am-5pm. Go towww.buffalogardens.com?for more information.

Dress Your Easter Best?- March 29-31

Presented by M&T Bank

Sponsored by: Local Edge, Buffalo Spree, Star 102.5 and Wendy's

10am-5pm - *Included with admission

Celebrate spring tradition and wear an Easter Bonnet or Easter Tie to the Gardens! The Easter Bunny's Helper will choose winners throughout the day and winners will receive a prize. You can make it, borrow it or buy your bonnet or tie!? Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information.

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Easter Egg Hunt?- March 30

Presented by M&T Bank

Sponsored by: Local Edge, Buffalo Spree, Star 102.5 and Wendy's

11am -??Pre-Registration Only!?

GM Child/Grandchild $6, NM Child/Grandchild $8, After March 17 $10

The Hunt sells out every year!? Register early! Register online at?www.buffalogardens.com, on the registration form in the back of this book or by calling 827.1584 ext. 204.? Kids ages six and under are eligible to participate in the Hunt.? Each Hunter will collect two eggs to exchange for a great prize! The Hunt is outside so dress accordingly and bring a bag or basket to collect eggs.? Hunters are admitted free to the Gardens this day!? If you plan to visit the Botanical Gardens this day before or after the hunt, please see Spring Flower Show admission prices.? Inside - kids of all ages can enjoy fun activities: a scavenger hunt, games, a petting zoo, prizes and more! Go towww.buffalogardens.com?for more information.

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Easter Arrangement?- March 27

Make-It, Take-It Workshop

6:15pm,?Garden Members?$30,?Non-Members?$35

Create a fresh, beautiful arrangement for your Easter table!? Bring clippers, and a box to transport your creation.??Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information or call 827.1584 ext. 291 to register.

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Great Plant Sale Pre-Order -?Orders Due April 5

New this year - Hot Picks!? They are in?limited quantities?and can ONLY be ordered ONLINE!?Hot Picks are in high demand this season so act fast! Hot Picks - Alstromeria 'Inca Ice', Buxus 'Wedding Ring', Calycanthus x 'Aphrodite', Cimicfuga 'Hillside Black Beauty' and Geranium 'Perfect Storm'.??Perennials -?Amsonia 'Blue Ice', Buddleia 'Royal Red', Chelone 'Hot Lips', Euphorbia 'Ascot Rainbow' , Hakonechloa 'Aureola', Hosta 'Ripple Effect' , Monarda 'Pardon my Purple', Physostegia 'Miss Manners', Salvia 'Ultra Violet', Tiarella 'Spring Symphony', Verbascum 'Summer Sorbet' and Veronica 'Red Fox'.??Annuals -?Alyssum 'Giga White', Angelonia 'Serinita Raspberry', Begonia 'Bada Bing Pink', Celosia 'Fresh Look Mix', Kong Coleus 'Salmon Pink', Gazania 'Kiss Frosty Red', Impatiens 'Dazzler Bright Eye', Impatiens 'Enlighten Flutter Appleblossom', Impatiens 'Enlighten Flutter Bright Purple', Petunia 'Double Cascade Mix', Petunia 'Pirouette Purple', Petunia 'Pretty Flora Mix', Salvia 'Lighthouse Red', Snapdragon 'Twinny Mix', Zinnia 'Magellan Mix', Zinnia 'Double Zahara Strawberry' and Zinnia 'Zahara Starlight Rose'.??Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information and to order.

Medicinal Garden Special Feature?- April 7

10am-2pm -?*Included with admission

World Health Day
Activities include: Good things to eat, easy thing you can do each day to improve your general health, and some great stress relief ideas and foods that come from botanicals. Medicinal Garden made possible by D'Youville College School of Pharmacy and Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, part of Catholic Health. Go towww.buffalogardens.com?for more information.

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Black Friday - Spent Spring Bulb Sale?- April 19

8am - $7 per bag

We are pulling thousands of bulbs and they all must go!? We provide a bag and you fill it with many different varieties.? Limit 3 bags per person! Sale is in garage behind the Gardens. Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information.

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Hypertufa?- April 20

Make-It, Take-It Workshop

9:00am, Garden Member $25, Non-Member $30

Put on your old clothes 'cause it's that time again... Fashion your own unique planting container from peat moss, Portland cement and perlite.? Containers must be smaller than 12" X 16" and due to mixing constraints, only one planting container per person. Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information or call 827.1584 ext. 291 to register.

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Sandra Kicman?- April 27 - June 2

Arcangel Gallery Exhibit *Included with admission

I have always felt compassionate about taking pictures. Looking through the viewfinder and composing within the constraints of that space to capture texture, positive and negative space and color to me, is very gratifying and exciting. There are many distractions, responsibilities and demands that are part of our daily lives.? Photography, for me, is a way to put that aside and dive head first into the amazing visual world we live in. Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information.

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Honey Bee Festival?- April 27

10am-2pm, Tickets for the lectures are: Students $5, GM and Master Gardeners $10, NM $15.? The vendors and demonstrations are available to all visitors at no charge.

10am-2pm - Vendors & Demonstrations - Including honeybee information, honey and bees' wax vendors and more!

Learn about the bee hive structure created by UB architecture students housing honeybees in front of the grain elevators near the Ohio Street Bridge.? Gaze as bees tend brood in an observation hive (behind glass).

11am-12pm - Lecture from Dr. Thomas Seeley

Dr. Seeley, a professor at Cornell University, will speak on the subject of his latest book,?Honey Bee? Democracy.? The fascinating story of decision-making within the hive is guaranteed to pique your interest.? If you pre-order a copy of the book, purchase one the day of the lecture or bring your personal copy, Dr. Seeley has agreed to do a book signing.??Honey Bee Democracy?may be pre-ordered and picked-up at the festival for $25 per copy or purchased the day of the festival for $28 a copy.??
1-2pm - Lecture from?Barbara Ochterski, Local Beekeeper

Barbara will discuss the basics of backyard beekeeping, followed by an informal question and answers session.?
Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information or call 827.1584 ext. 291 to register.

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REFRESH?- May 2

Buffalo Spree magazine presents a rejuvenating evening of healthy living, beauty, fashion & shopping.? Spree's Beauty Book comes to life in Buffalo's most beautiful garden!

5:30-8:30pm - $15 -?Ticket proceeds? benefit the Gardens

The Botanical Gardens offers the perfect backdrop to introduce a fresh philosophy and creative new ideas on beauty and fashion. Spree's fashion writer, Erin Habes, reveals this viewpoint throughout the garden space with avant-garde fashion creations that use the botanical backdrop in exciting ways. Ticket includes: admission, fashion exhibition, over 30 retail, wellness and beauty vendors, appetizers, cash bar and silent auction. Tickets will be available starting March 21 atwww.buffalospree.com?or by calling 716.783.9119 ext. 2202.??Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information.

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National Teacher Day?- May 7

3:30-5:30pm - Free for Teachers (with ID)

To honor this noble profession, we are offering free admission from 3-5:30pm on National Teachers' Day to all teachers.? Just show your ID badge and come in to see what we have to offer.? Enjoy a free tour, science demos and more!? Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information or call 827.1584 ext. 291.

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National Public Gardens Day?- May 10

10am-5pm - $1 & Members and kids under 3 are always Free!

Free mini-tours all day!??National Public Gardens Day is a national day of celebration to raise awareness of America's public gardens and their important role in environmental stewardship and awareness, plant and water conservation, and education in communities nationwide. Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information.

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Medicinal Garden Special Feature?- May 11

10am-2pm - *Included with admission

Arthritis Awareness & Osteoporosis

Awareness & Prevention Month - May

Activities include; educational presentations and displays about prevention, identification and treatment of arthritis and osteoporosis; botanical displays of plants from which current medications are derived from and which future medications are being researched.? Medicinal Garden made possible by D'Youville College School of Pharmacy and Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, part of Catholic Health.? Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information.

Bonsai Show?- May 18-19

10am-5pm - $9 Adults, $8 Seniors (55+) & Students (13+ with ID), $5 Kids 3-12, Members and kids under 3 are always Free!

Bonsai masters and novices display their prized trees at their peak.? Do not miss this once a year opportunity to see these meticulously manicured trees all in one place. This event is brought to you by The Buffalo Bonsai Society and the Gardens. Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information.

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The Great Plant Sale?- May 18-19

Sponsored by:? Buffalo Spree and Star 102.5

May 17 - 4-7pm - Members and Volunteers Only!

Open to the Public May 18-19, 9am-4pm

In the Administration Building

Don't miss the Greatest Plant Sale of the year! Highlights include: hanging baskets, annuals, perennials, ornamental trees & shrubs, rare and unusual plants, deer resistant plants & flowers, native plants, tropical plants, Japanese maples, herbs and MUCH, MUCH MORE!!? Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information.

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Dazzling Flower Pouch?- June 1?????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Make-It, Take-It Workshop

9:30am, Garden Member $18 per bag, Non-Member $22 per bag

Give your garden a face lift!? Join us as we plant a 21" flower pouch which will bring garden beauty as they fill in, to your fence, your gate or wherever you choose.? These hanging pouches rest flat against the surface from which they hang and require less watering than traditional hanging baskets.? Empty bags will be available for purchase for $3.00 each for class participants.? These bags are great for herbs, as well.? Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information or call 827.1584 ext. 291 to register.

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Celebration of Coleus & Color?- June 15 - July 28

10am-5pm - $9 Adults, $8 Seniors (55+) & Students (13+ with ID), $5 Kids 3-12, Members and kids under 3 are always Free!

NEW this year!? We are adding more color and more coleus!? From our front walkway, outdoor perennial shrub garden to our indoor tropical paradise... the Gardens will be bursting with colorful plants and flowers!? Go to?www.buffalogardens.com?for more information.

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Art Camp for Kids

9am-12pm, Garden Members $90 per week or $18 per day, Non-Members $100 per week or $20 per day

Kids ages 5-12. Join us for artistic fun at the Gardens!?

AC1 - July 8-12 - Multi-medium

AC2 - July 15-19 - Drawing

AC3 -July 22-26 - Strictly Watercolor

AC4 - August 12-16 - Multi-medium

AC5 - August 19-23 - Drawing

Advanced Art Camp

Advanced Drawing & Painting camp for students ages 10-16 who have had some previous art training under Mrs. Saba or another professional artist.
AAC1 - July 29-August 2 - Drawing & Painting

Source: http://www.buffalorising.com/2013/01/wegmans-family-garden-botanical-gardens.html

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Vuzix M100 Hands-On: Google Glass' First Real Competitor Sucks

I just put the Vuzix M100 on my face, a device that's supposed to be the future of all tech: wearable computers. It's a nice idea, sort of, but if this is the future of tech, I hate the future. More »

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FDA: New rules will make food safer

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Food and Drug Administration says its new guidelines would make the food Americans eat safer and help prevent the kinds of foodborne disease outbreaks that sicken or kill thousands of consumers each year.

The rules, the most sweeping food safety guidelines in decades, would require farmers to take new precautions against contamination, to include making sure workers' hands are washed, irrigation water is clean, and that animals stay out of fields. Food manufacturers will have to submit food safety plans to the government to show they are keeping their operations clean.

The long-overdue regulations could cost businesses close to half a billion dollars a year to implement, but are expected to reduce the estimated 3,000 deaths a year from foodborne illness. The new guidelines were announced Friday.

Just since last summer, outbreaks of listeria in cheese and salmonella in peanut butter, mangoes and cantaloupe have been linked to more than 400 illnesses and as many as seven deaths, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The actual number of those sickened is likely much higher.

Many responsible food companies and farmers are already following the steps that the FDA would now require them to take. But officials say the requirements could have saved lives and prevented illnesses in several of the large-scale outbreaks that have hit the country in recent years.

In a 2011 outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe that claimed 33 lives, for example, FDA inspectors found pools of dirty water on the floor and old, dirty processing equipment at Jensen Farms in Colorado where the cantaloupes were grown. In a peanut butter outbreak this year linked to 42 salmonella illnesses, inspectors found samples of salmonella throughout Sunland Inc.'s peanut processing plant in New Mexico and multiple obvious safety problems, such as birds flying over uncovered trailers of peanuts and employees not washing their hands.

Under the new rules, companies would have to lay out plans for preventing those sorts of problems, monitor their own progress and explain to the FDA how they would correct them.

"The rules go very directly to preventing the types of outbreaks we have seen," said Michael Taylor, FDA's deputy commissioner for foods.

The FDA estimates the new rules could prevent almost 2 million illnesses annually, but it could be several years before the rules are actually preventing outbreaks. Taylor said it could take the agency another year to craft the rules after a four-month comment period, and farms would have at least two years to comply ? meaning the farm rules are at least three years away from taking effect. Smaller farms would have even longer to comply.

The new rules, which come exactly two years to the day President Barack Obama's signed food safety legislation passed by Congress, were already delayed. The 2011 law required the agency to propose a first installment of the rules a year ago, but the Obama administration held them until after the election. Food safety advocates sued the administration to win their release.

The produce rule would mark the first time the FDA has had real authority to regulate food on farms. In an effort to stave off protests from farmers, the farm rules are tailored to apply only to certain fruits and vegetables that pose the greatest risk, like berries, melons, leafy greens and other foods that are usually eaten raw. A farm that produces green beans that will be canned and cooked, for example, would not be regulated.

Such flexibility, along with the growing realization that outbreaks are bad for business, has brought the produce industry and much of the rest of the food industry on board as Congress and FDA has worked to make food safer.

In a statement Friday, Pamela Bailey, president of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, which represents the country's biggest food companies, said the food safety law "can serve as a role model for what can be achieved when the private and public sectors work together to achieve a common goal."

The new rules could cost large farms $30,000 a year, according to the FDA. The agency did not break down the costs for individual processing plants, but said the rules could cost manufacturers up to $475 million annually.

FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said the success of the rules will also depend on how much money Congress gives the chronically underfunded agency to put them in place. "Resources remain an ongoing concern," she said.

The farm and manufacturing rules are only one part of the food safety law. The bill also authorized more surprise inspections by the FDA and gave the agency additional powers to shut down food facilities. In addition, the law required stricter standards on imported foods. The agency said it will soon propose other overdue rules to ensure that importers verify overseas food is safe and to improve food safety audits overseas.

Food safety advocates frustrated over the last year as the rules stalled praised the proposed action.

"The new law should transform the FDA from an agency that tracks down outbreaks after the fact, to an agency focused on preventing food contamination in the first place," said Caroline Smith DeWaal of the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

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Roccat Announces Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with Per-Key ...

Gamers quite literally "see the light" with Roccat's new Ryos MK Pro keyboard.

Of all the products Roccat offers, a mechanical plank was curiously missing. Until now, that is. The German peripheral maker on Friday introduced the Ryos MK Pro, the company's first mechanical keyboard designed for gamers. In addition to mechanical key switches, the Ryos MK Pro features per-key lighting, two 32-bit ARM Cortex processors, and 2MB of flash memory. Can we say overkill?

That's apparently not in Roccat's vocabulary. Roccat says the dual-ARM chips help initiate the keyboard's advanced features without sacrificing an ounce of performance, and the 2MB of flash memory allows games to store their custom configurations.

The per-key lighting system can serve as a functional aid or simply as a novelty feature.

"The Ryos MK Pro offers totally customizable, Roccat-engineered per-key illumination in two convenient modes: smart and manual. This means you can add awesome special effects to your keystrokes, configure your keyboard to highlight your in-game and application key bindings, your modifier keys, your macro sequences and cool downs, your system controls, and much, much more," Roccat explains. "The included software development kit ensures that only your imagination is the limit."

Perhaps the neatest thing about Roccat's mechanical plank is you have your choice of four different Cherry MX key switches, including Blue, Black, Brown, or Red. These have a direct impact on how the keyboard sounds and feels. If you crave tactile and audible feedback, for example, Cherry MX Blue switches have your name written all over them, whereas Cherry MX Red are best suited for gamers who want a quiet plank.

The Ryos MK Pro will be available in the first quarter of this year. No word yet on price.

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Source: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/roccat_announces_mechanical_gaming_keyboard_-key_lighting2013

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