Sam Mela
Sam Mela was born in Palo Alto California. He attended George Mason University and worked as a Senior Engineer for General Electric Corporation.
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Prepare to Grow a GardenGardening is a rewarding hobby. This article tells you how to prepare for a successful, low maintenance, high productivity garden.
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Grow Your Own Plants from SeedThere are many good reasons to start your own garden plants from seed. You save money and you can start the exact variety you prefer. This article tells you how to start your own plants. -
Evaluate Your Garden SoilSoil, water, and sunshine are the ingredients of great garden vegetables. This article tells you how to evaluate your soil, and improve it as necessary.
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Make Your Own Seed Starter SoilIt is easy and fun to create your own starter soil. This article tells you how to do it.
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How to Pre-Sprout Garden SeedsPre-sprouting is a technique used to germinate garden seeds before they are planted. This article explains the advantages of pre-sprouting and how to pre-sprout seeds.
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Grow and Market Vegetables on Your Rural PropertyIf your home is on a quarter acre or more you can plant, grow, market, and sell valuable organic vegetables for fun and profit.
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Named Ranges in ExcelExcel allows you to name ranges of cells and use the names in formulas instead of range addresses. This article tells you how to create named ranges and use them in formulas.
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Register for Individual Federal GrantsTo apply for federal grant monies you must register with the grants.gov site as either an individual or an organization. This article tells you how to register as an individual.
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Understand Ranges in Microsoft ExcelA group of one or more cells in Excel is called a "range". This article tells you the basics of how to name, identify, and select ranges in Excel.
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Copying and Moving Cells in ExcelOne of the most commonly used operations in Excel is copying and moving cells. This article describes some of the most common methods for accomplishing these operations.
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Worksheet Panes in Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Excel worksheets can be very large, making navigation tedious and time consuming. Splitting the worksheet into panes can speed up this process and make it easier.
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Hidden and Very Hidden Worksheets in Microsoft ExcelMost people know that you can hide an Excel worksheet, but you can also make a worksheet "very hidden", meaning that the average user cannot easily make it visible again. This article explains how to do it, and why.
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Managing Excel Worksheets: Creating, Deleting, Renaming, Moving and CopyingAn Excel file contains an Excel workbook. Workbooks contain worksheets; and this article tells you how to create, destroy, and manage Excel worksheets from an Excel workbook.
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Formatting Numbers in ExcelExcel can format cells for currency, percentages, scientific notation, and other styles. This article tells how.
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Solarize Your Garden to Control Weeds and PestsSolarization is a safe chemical-free method to render a garden plot weed and pest free. It works beautifully in home gardens and leaves no chemical toxins in the soil.
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Navigating in Microsoft ExcelThe authors of Microsoft Excel have added a few features to speed up navigation. By learning these simple techniques, you can get around Excel spreadsheets a lot faster.
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Entering Data into Excel SpreadsheetsEntering basic data into an Excel spreadsheet is simple. There are only three basic types of data -- text, values, and formulas. This article discusses them all.
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Agency that Saw Va Tech Shooter was AccreditedCertification authorities charge hefty fees to accredit Mental Hospitals and Community Mental Health Agencies. What happens when clients get bad care and die, or fall through the cracks and harm others in the community?
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Virginia Tech: Journalism Through the Window of a TragedySeung-Hui Cho fell through the cracks at the New River Valley Community Services Board. But journalists in Virginia have barely scratched the surface of this critical public safety issue.
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Virginia's Mental Health CircusAfter the Virginia Tech tragedy Virginia's public mental health system will be scrutinized. The problems are (1) Mission creep (2) Poor quality control. Unless these problems are addressed, additional funding will be a waste.
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Virginia's Crippled Public Mental Health SystemJournalists tend to focus on high profile suicides and homicides, like the Virginia Tech Massacre. But real problem in the Virginia public mental health system is one of quality control, follow up, and information handling The consequences are tragic.
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Vonage Survival GuideThe Vonage digital telephone service is feature rich, but sometimes it can be difficult to figure out how to do something simple. This article lists common commands and operations in an easy to browse and use format.