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Cold Frames are the perfect way to jump into the greenhouse gardening life. Most of them are very affordable, and are easy to assemble. It is the assembly part that scares a lot of people away from greenhouse gardening. However, with the cold frame being no higher than your knees, you will have no trouble putting it together. After that, all you will need is some good soil, and some hearty seeds, and you will have the plants you want growing in no time.

Greenhouses have become even more popular since people have started moving to eating more local. This emphasis on local eating manifests itself not just in buying from local farms. It also shows up in the backyards of people. This not only saves money, which is a big deal these days. It also teaches you and your family about the work it takes to feed us all, and it turns food from a commodity to a resource. It becomes a resource that needs to be nurtured.

Cold frames were originally put into use by greenhouse gardeners that wanted a way to transition their greenhouse plants from inside to outside in the spring. Otherwise, the shock of going from the relatively warm climate of the greenhouse, to the cooler spring temperature would likely kill the plants. Plus, the cold frames were good at extending the growing season because they keep plants alive in the cooler weather.

Your cold frame does not, however, have to work as just a cold weather garden structure. If you have a small space to work with, you can also use your cold frame as the primary greenhouse. This way, everyone from rural home owners to aspiring urban farmers can get a taste of the fresh, local food life. Believe me, you will definitely be able to taste the difference.

When you have kids and you have high speed internet, it can be difficult to know where to draw the line. You do want your kids to grow up understanding the internet and how it works, as it will certainly put them at a disadvantage if they’re totally unfamiliar with online searching. On the other hand, you certainly can’t just let them go and search for anything that pops into their minds. So where do you draw the line? Luckily, there are programs that will help you do that. Often referred to as nanny programs, they will automatically filter sites that are inappropriate for your children.

One of the advantages of these programs is that they’re highly customizable and can be used with any type of internet access, including satellite providers. You can choose to have your kids only have access to sites that you specifically approved, you can choose to have your kids access sites that the program approves or you can find some combination of the two. The downside to these programs is that they can miss a site here or there. They can also make it difficult for adults to access the internet. Typically typing in a password will take off the restrictions but some parents find this an inconvenience that they’re not willing to deal with.

According to the August 3 Post Tech column in the Washington Post, Hayley Tsukayama reports that experts at McAfee Security recently found extensive evidence of a wide array of cyber attacks on the USA.  The report said that it appears the attacks originated in mainland China. McAfee said the hacks were made on approximately seventy companies and/or government agencies over a couple of months.  The companies attacked include the United Nations, the United States Energy Department, the International Olympic Committee and the Associated Press. You can find out more about web security in your community by searching for Internet providers by zip code.

In a somewhat related article, the Casa Grande Express reported last month that Qwest has been chosen to replace the Casa Grande City Hall’s ten year old Nortel system with a digital, Cisco SmartNet system. This new system employs VoIP (voiceover Internet protocol).  That means it will deliver voices over a data network instead of an older type telephone line.  This technology opens up the network to many additional automated features. For example, all incoming phone calls can be tracked via computer. Also, a central location will be designated that will permit staff personnel to see where phones are ringing anywhere within their department. Qwest is the provider of a wide spectrum of digital services, including high speed Internet, Qwest DSL, digital television and digital telephone services.