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Money
The Obama Administration's recently announced Labor Department rules significantly expand the number of workers who are eligible to earn overtime pay. Wondering what it means for you? Here's your cheat sheet.
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Poynter
Understanding copyright and fair use can help you avoid two things that are highly detrimental to publishing: costly litigation and self-censorship.
When you are considering using someone else's work, here are some questions to help you with next steps.
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Columbia Journalism Review
Toward the end of his life, the great and not altogether high-minded press baron Joseph Pulitzer sought to advance the idea that journalism should become a profession, akin to law or accounting, but devoted to the public interest. He lived in an age of concentrated wealth and technological disruption. He feared for the health of American democracy. He thought well-trained reporters could help protect the voting public from lies and corruption.
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Tech Crunch
News delivery startup Blendle, which is applying a marketplace model to journalism offering pay-per-article reads from a range of different publishers, has launched iOS and Android apps in the U.S., expanding how U.S. users get to consume their chosen content.
While it started with a website, it already had apps in Europe but says the U.S. app is a redesign of those earlier apps.
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Media Shift
There are billions of people who use email and read news online, but most of these people do not use any tool to filter the news and find relevant content. These people do not use RSS, Twitter, Nuzzel, Flipboard, or other social news apps — but they do use email.
Contrary to what some people think, email is not dead. In fact, email newsletters are hotter than ever right now.
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TeleRead
The Guardian has an interesting essay by a teen writer entitled "Why teenagers are so resistant to e-readers." (The writer posts under a handle and doesn't give a gender, so I'm just going to assume she's female so I can use a pronoun that looks less awkward than "they.") It's interesting enough, but when you read the thing, it's actually kind of mistitled. It could better have been called "Why this teenager still loves paper books."
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Greenhouse Grower
At California Spring Trials, I saw new shrubs, new perennials, and new annuals. I smiled as breeders spun yarns about their newest varieties and as brokers listened, nodding sagely, while wondering how they would ever sell such a thing. I noticed excitement, confidence, and incredulity.
I heard Sim McMurry, a California trials veteran, without embarrassment or apology, say, "I am always so excited being here. I never get tired or bored of seeing so many people be so excited."
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One Green Planet
With the revitalization of home food production seems to be the re-recognition of plants as powerful, natural medicines.
Without much ado, we can incorporate more natural medicines into our first aid repertoire by planting medicinal herbs and spices in our home gardens, be them container gardens, edible lawns or full-on homesteads.
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Grower Talks
Growing up on the outskirts of Des Moines, Iowa, we had a field across the street where all the neighborhood kids played. We spent our summers building forts by digging deep holes and sheltering them with sticks and brush. It was also the perfect place to play hide-and-seek among the tall weeds.
Many of those weeds were milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), the favorite food of Monarch caterpillars.
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Sometimes we don't notice the prettiest of plants, Gaura Sunny Butterflies has unique, variegated foliage
of mint green edged with white, combined beautifully with warm pink flowers.
and yes they flutter in the wind aptly named Sunny Butterflies!
heat and drought tolerant
beautiful for perennial borders and naturalized areas
suitable for container planting for outdoor living spaces
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Innovation and education make the Worm Factory 360 the #1 vermicomposter in the U.S. The patented Worm Ladder and thermosiphon airflow system improve efficiency and ease of operation. A 72-page manual, instructional DVD, and information packed web site make experts out of novices.
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Green Profit
'Tis the season to do what we do best: Produce and sell the best plants and services possible. Over the years you've refined your springtime routine and technique. Either you know how to make the most of these next few months or you're getting there. Hopefully some of the suggestions in this, our money-making issue, will help add to your till.
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BBC News
Millions of tiny, parasitic wasps have been deployed across 24 U.S. states in an effort to stop the spread of the tree-killing emerald ash borer.
The beetle has killed about 38 million ash trees, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
The USDA approved the release of four species of wasps, which lay eggs inside the ash borer larvae and prevent them from developing into adult beetles.
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Voice of America
A new study suggests a majority of U.S. citizens now get their news from social media websites.
The Pew Research Center is an organization that researches issues and trends affecting America and the world. It surveyed 4,654 people in January and February.
Pew researchers found 62 percent of the group got their news from social media websites like Facebook, Twitter and Reddit.
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Entrepreneur
Social media marketing is still a new business tool, relatively speaking. There's no magic formula for success, and the potential benefits of your efforts are broad and not entirely predictable.
That promise is appealing, especially to young entrepreneurs, but results don't come automatically — even if you have a solid strategic foundation for your campaign.
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Clover Comeback: Mini-Clover is a surefire sustainable, solution to a lush, green, easy, eco-smart lawn alternative or ground cover.
Mini-Clover stays greener longer, grows fast, thrives in sun or shade and acts as a natural fertilizer.
Mini-Clover is eco-friendly, dollar smart, needs less water and is a solution for erosion control.
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Many wild bird feeds contain synthetic additives and ingredients you can’t even pronounce!
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Reuters
Messaging app Snapchat has raised $1.81 billion in funding, the company reported in a U.S. regulatory filing, a sign that investor interest is strong despite concerns among some venture capitalists that the platform is struggling to attract advertisers.
Venture capital database PitchBook estimated the company's valuation after the financing at $17.81 billion, up from $16 billion at it most recent financing in February.
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Business 2 Community
Whether or not you use social media yourself or for your business, every marketer is at least aware of its existence. How could you not be when a third of the world's population are actively using it? High-performing marketers already understand social media's importance to their brand — but why? These 10 stats are guaranteed to surprise you and prove the importance of social media marketing.
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GWA
GWA: The Association of Garden Communicators is preparing for its 68th Annual Conference & Expo. This year, Atlanta, Ga., will host the event, which is taking place Sept. 16-19. The conference include garden tours, education sessions and networking.
15 learning sessions will cover topics such as horticulture, writing, technology, business and publishing.
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GWA
Not too long ago, being social and networking involved getting out of the chair and meeting people. Face-to-face meetings in coffee houses, restaurants and other venues sealed business deals and were a pleasant distraction for solitary writers. Then the 21st Century brought high-speed internet, Twitter and Facebook into our lives. The art of face-to-face networking was replaced by constant communication in the virtual world.
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GWA
The deadline for the GWA Honors 2016 Nominations has been EXTENDED to Tuesday, June 7. Don't miss your opportunity to recognize and honor excellence in our community.
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GWA
The GWA Association Outreach Task Force is excited to announce an exciting line up of special offers and events at this year's Farwest Show in Portland, Oregon, Aug. 25-27. GWA members will have the opportunity to gain special access to the trade show, education sessions and other valuable networking events.
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GWA
Call for Membership Monday Posts! In continuation of GWA's #WhyGWA campaign, in early June our blog, GWAGrows, will begin posting a GWA membership-related post at the beginning of each week. We're looking for members to submit a short story (250 words or less) or some photos (think Instagram) about something that has happened to you because you're a member of this organization.
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