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Here I would love to share with you our travels and adventures as international mushroom consultants. MEMOIRS about husband Pieter Vedder, who was a SCIENTIFIC PIONEER in Commercial Mushroom Cultivation Education. His practical handbook is in 9 languages and is called the MUSHROOM BIBLE: https://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2020/08/modern-mushroom-growing-2020-harvesting.html

Saturday, October 22, 2016

{Mainstream Media Always Use Polls to Push Their Agenda}

Over the decades I've often mentioned to my husband Pieter, HOW many journalists does the world employ?
Writing for Newspapers, for Magazines as well as Reporters for Radio and TV.
News Anchors they are now being called...
Whatever the name, a fact is that there are millions of them!
But are we, as the consumer, better off?!
What we expect from a journalist is covering the news, not pushing his/her own opinion through our throat.

There are elections going on in several countries, at different dates but wherever; the Mainstream Media is covering it. But not always in a fair and balanced way!
As for the USA, the election will be soon, on November 8th, no doubt the world has heard about our candidates, being presented by a  mostly one-sided Media.


TRUMP vs CLINTON: Why you shouldn’t necessarily trust the polls
The mainstream media always use polls to push their agenda. Polls can be
skewed by selecting an unreasonable sample size, by asking lead up questions or by selecting more of a sample population of one side of an issue to achieve a desired result. Main stream media skews polls to discourage potential voters from voting and has done it for years.
A good example of the media trying to shape a vote was in 1980. In a Gallup poll released on October 26th in 1980, two weeks before the election, Jimmy Carter was leading Ronald Reagan 47 - 39. Two weeks later Reagan won in such a landslide that Carter conceded before California was closed.
Another example of mainstream liberal media bias was in 1988. A Gallup Poll from July 26 showed Michael S. Dukakis leading George H. W. Bush by 17 points. Of course Bush went on to thump Dukakis in the general election.
MEDIA SILENT: GOOGLESEARCH STATISTICS REVEAL EPIC NEWS FOR TRUMP IN NOVEMBER
The Conservative Tribune reports, Search engine Google's Trend feature has revealed some telling information about what internet users are searching for, which could potentially spell trouble for Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
Rasmussen National Poll - Donald Trump 43%, Hillary Clinton 40%

Those pink hyperlinks will go to the actual investmentwatchblog.com

We hope and pray that the outcome of this election, as well as others around the world, will be fair!
Let's hope that the world will not repeat in numerous countries, what has failed big time in the past. 
Pushing for a more Socialist Government has caused tremendous suffering in those countries where it failed.
It is always the people, not the leaders, that suffer in the end!
Big promises and handouts fail...
Look at Argentina, Venezuela and Cuba.

Personally husband Pieter and I have been to Communist countries before the so-called 'Iron Curtain' fell. 
The suffering and poverty we have witnessed is hard to describe.
It would help if others had seen what we have witnessed...

May God Bless the World!

And BLESS the USA, God did!

On November 8, 2016 we had this incredible historic outcome.






Thursday, October 20, 2016

{Hyatt House Miami With Sweet Garden Residents}

Again we had a wonderful time at our favorite home away from home: Hyatt House Miami Airport
It is a huge hotel, actually apartment style guest rooms with a big tropical garden in the center and surrounding it.
The hotel is at the Blue Lagoon, a kind of lake that extends from behind the hotel.
At the parking lot even is a kind of canal that ends into the Blue Lagoon...
Below this post you find links from previous visits to this favorite Hyatt House; like finding a Muscovy Duck near the parking lot.
But this time we were in for a surprise or two...
Yep, this regal looking Peacock was walking around in the garden and on the patio that connects garden and other areas.
Photo is taken from our apartment down, overlooking the pool, on July 3rd.
We love their beds with the down duvet & pillows...
Near the patio outside of the pool area, we spotted two Peacoks!
And this sweet Kitty with 3-½ legs.
It really felt like being home with our own pets!
This kitty sat with us, under our table...
It was lucky as we did have some cat kibbles in the car! 
That made her bond with us right away after receiving some treats.
The two Peacocks were very tame as well but one was a lot fatter and also very bossy!
Love their plumage!
Have you ever stayed at a hotel with such exotic birds?

Hope you enjoyed our photos and thanks for your visit!


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Tuesday, October 18, 2016

{Fresh Young Coconut as Bonus from Hyatt Regency Sarasota, Florida}

When we were staying at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota, Florida, I was wondering about those tall palm trees around the pool area.
For sure those are not coconut palm trees I said to husband Pieter...
Well, the answer came on the last morning as Pieter went to the car for putting luggage in.
With the help of tall ladders, they were actually cutting off YOUNG COCONUTS!
Yes, a special crew that does this regularly, so none of these coconuts fall on people's heads...
Pieter was offered some of these Young Coconuts and he actually did put 3 in the car.
Two for sharing with friend Natacha, in Miami and one for us.
While living in Indonesia, we had this young coconut meat very often.
Called 'Daging Kelapa Muda' in Indonesian.
Here in the USA it is not that often that we have a fresh young coconut, they look very attractive too.
It takes a good sharp knife for preparing the coconut for pouring the coconut water out and than scooping out the soft flesh.
In some super markets I've seen the saran wrapped young coconuts as seen in this video.
So these palm trees at the pool are the Cocos nicifera

Thanks for your visit!

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