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There is a basic understanding that the best writing is that which makes the reader nod with empathy. If the reader says, “no kidding, ain’t that the truth,” the writer has succeeded in pushing that magical button of ultimate communication — by binding the reader and writer into a single collective that nods with understanding and appreciation. This happened to me recently. I read a business-related article that I could connect with on many levels. It is the topic of that article that I write about here.

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Great news for ladybug lovers: The beetles are back! Our ladybugs, Hippodamia convergens, have been noncollectable for a few months due to a long spell of flaming hot and crispy dry California weather — you can get the details of that in a previous post. Well, now they are back. Finally we can fill backorders and have removed the “backorder” disclaimer from the ladybug entry in our online shop, now offering you this ordering convenience.

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This is a practitioner interview with Clem Cirelli, Jr. Mr. Cirelli is the manager of Summit Plants and Flowers, Inc. of Belle Meade, New Jersey, and he’s been at it for more than twenty-three years. Mr. Cirelli used to also be a regular writer for Interiorscape Magazine. He is quite well-known in that particular industry. So, without further ado, and with pleasure, we present…

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David Goudreault, greenhouse manager of the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Research Greenhouses, sent me a link in an email as a follow up to a conversation we were having couple of weeks ago about the use of chemicals, fungicides, and sprays in general, and the consequences of using such products as it concerns biological pest control agents and their sustainability.

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