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The German botanist Otto Karl Berg named feijoa after João da Silva Feijó, a Portuguese botanist born in the colony of Brazil. Acca sellowiana, a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, is native to the highlands of southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentin...
07/06/2015
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Opportunity Grants Available in Gaithersburg Nonprofit organizations can now apply for a City of Gaithersburg FY16 Opportunity Grant. Designed to fill a gap in a current program or fund an unexpected challenge or opportunity, these grants will be awarded to 501(c)(3) organizations serving Gaither...
07/06/2015
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Orchids, Longwood Gardens IMG 2754 If you follow my blogs on a regular basis, you know that I post some of my photographs in Facebook groups that share my personal interests in photography. Facebook groups provide opportunities to expand your social media contacts on a world wide basis. When I po...
07/05/2015
If you are not already curating content around the Web, what are you waiting for? Over the past several months I have posted several articles about how easy content curation is, why it is important for online networking, and how it can be used to generate more brand exposure, and drive more consu...
07/05/2015
Gaithersburg Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance Joint Public Hearing A Joint Mayor and City Council and Planning Commission Public Hearing will be held on Monday, July 6 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss a proposed amendment to the City's Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance. The amendment would raise th...
07/05/2015
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Book Recommendation: The Last Refuge by Ben Coes The Last Refuge (2012) is book number three of the Dewey Andreas series by New York Times bestselling author Ben Coes. If you enjoy reading international political thriller and espionage novels, you will want to add this series to your reading list...
07/04/2015
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How many of you have vintage pictures in your home, which are of a probable ancestor, but you don’t know which one? I know that I do. It can be an old photograph of several family members. You may know the identity of one or two, but not all. How many of you have vintage pictures in your hom...
07/04/2015
Get whatever is bothering you out of your craw and set your eyes on a bright future in the Rain. Ask an Ambassador - How Can I Make ActiveRain Better? This is a question we all need to be asking ourselves. Before us is a chance to make it better and we now have an owner that is determined to make...
07/04/2015
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Saturday Blogging Beverage, Sierra Nevada Stout When you are blogging on the weekend, you need to make sure that you have the appropriate beverage. This afternoon, my beverage of choice is Sierra Nevada Stout bottled by the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California. As stated on the labe...
07/04/2015
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National Park & Recreation Month July marks the 30th anniversary of National Park & Recreation Month, an opportunity to celebrate the importance of community parks, trails, playgrounds, swimming pools, recreation facilities and programs. Starting with a proclamation at the July 6 Mayor and City C...
07/04/2015
