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I really like the idea of trying to help people to help themselves so I have been on a mini campaign for myself to learn how to do things as cheap as possible that will generate the most benefit. For me to go out and actually grow a mango tree would be good but the cheapest way that I can do it is to put a post here on the Ecosea Dive site and encourage You to grow mangoes trees or for that matter any kind of fruit tree with the goal of feeding poor and improving their health.

One of the things that Obama is trying to do as well as the govenator is to improve the health of our youth by developing heathy eating habits. For me eating fruit was an adventure when I was a kid, as my aunt had apple pears and crab apple trees in her yard and if one wanted a piece of fruit towards the end of the season, you would need to go up into the tree and get it yourself. I had a big cousin who would pay us to go and get the big yellow bastards way up towards the top that he could not get to, as the tree would not support his weight that high up, as the branchs were smaller. So we got excersise and we got rewarded with fresh fruit which was allways delicious!

I was just out diving with my old dive company and they have a Dive camp on the islands and I thought what a waste that they don't have a bunch of free fruit growing like papayas , bananas, coconuts and mangoes so I sent this to my friend Guy who use to be a scientist and I am sure that he will get some of the trees growing now that he hs scientific detailed directions I hope that you start a few trees as well!

Growing mangoes from seed is actually quite easy. (All the seeds of the mangoes I eat, dry and freeze are thrown out in the garden as mulch, and they all grow...)

The most important step is the seed selection! If you take any old shop bought seed it may not grow true to type. The seed needs to come from what is called a "polyembryonic" variety.

What that means is that the seed will sprout several identical trees. And those seedling trees will be identical to the parent tree. They are clones.

Ideally you know the parent tree, it's from your area, grows really well and gets a bumper crop every year! If not, oh well. Get seed from a polyembryonic variety and at least you know that the fruit you harvest will taste the same.

(The most common commercial variety in Australia, the Kensington Pride—also known as Bowen-—is polyembrionic. It's also a vigorous tree and usually fruits reliably, so it is well suited for seed growing.
If anyone knows a good variety to recommend to US readers, please let me know.)

The best time to grow mangoes from seed is the beginning of the wet season (beginning of summer).

Eat a nice mango, remove as much flesh from the seed as possible and then let it dry for a day or two.

To germinate the mango seed you could just put the whole thing in a warm, moist place and wait for it to sprout. Then cut off all the seedlings except for one. (The smallest supposedly gives you the best fruit.)

Or, if you prefer to fuss over them (or if you have only one seed but want half a dozen trees) then you can carefully cut a corner of the fibrous big seed. Cut only just deep enough so you can see the two halves of the seed, and then break it open.

Inside you find several small bean shaped seeds. Hopefully they are white and not all grey or brown and shrivelled...

You can plant those mango seeds individually. They should take about ten days to sprout. I like to sprout my seeds right where they are to grow. That way I don't need to worry about hardening them off (getting a shade grown seedling used to full sun) or about transplanting shock. If you are worried about the little thing getting eaten, uprooted or trampled you can always put a barrier around it.

If you prefer to first grow your mango tree in a pot, follow the instructions for nursery trees when it comes to planting time:es of the seed, and then break it open.

Inside you find several small bean shaped seeds. Hopefully they are white and not all grey or brown and shrivelled...

You can plant those mango seeds individually. They should take about ten days to sprout. I like to sprout my seeds right where they are to grow. That way I don't need to worry about hardening them off (getting a shade grown seedling used to full sun) or about transplanting shock. If you are worried about the little thing getting eaten, uprooted or trampled you can always put a barrier around it.




The place where I got the information which I would suggest that you go and read all they have to say on mangoes, obviously very knowledgable and easy to read!

http://www.tropicalpermaculture.com/growing-mangoes.html



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Man I am bumming hard, I was looking forward to booking a Air Asia flight from Bali to Manado to do some muck diving with a friend that is coming out from Aspen Colorado that I use to do a lot of diving with in Hawaii.

Anyway that Asia flight is cancelled as well as the flights from KL to Manado MDC, so now I need to go to plan B. I got offered a trip to Indonesia to go out to Komodo where I had gone last year and did a live aboard that the diving was good but I didn’t gel with the rest of the passengers so did not have the best of time and I have to admit it was me not the other guests. I was surprised that when I was in Bali I was able to find some cheap flights that I am sure I can get again and go out to Labuagn Bajo and do the diving again except this time do it as day trips and save a bunch of money and go straight to the really good Asia diving Crystal rock and the place where I put my batteries in backwards and did not get a single picture of all the manta rays a good enough excuse to diving for me!



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Dive Asia Full on Dec 29th so you need to book early if you are planning a dive livaboard durring the holidays.

Dear colleagues and friends,

Please remember to book early and to contact us before making a booking to check availability. At this time we are fully booked on December the 29th already.

You can reach Dive Asia from 10 AM to 9 PM under 076330598 or 076284117.

Best Regards
Your Dive Asia Team

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Dive Asia

Dive Asia has changed there operating dive schedule for the holidays this year Please consider them if you are going to be liveaboard diving in Asia this year and into the next.

I am in Aspen for the winter season so I will not see you until April at the earliest out on the dive sites around Asia.




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Here is Bangkok Dive equipment news that you should check out really like the Dive lite i have been holding off buying one till the prices came down to reasonable and that looks fairly reasonable. I do know about you but I am real tierd of buying expensive batteries and then have the expensive batteries not even last two long night dives Now me and my Asia Dive buddies we can suck 2 hours out of a tank at 10 meters most of the old generation lights would have us going up way before that.

Hey with Global Warming the oceans in Asia are getting warmer so the the light weight rash guards work fine in most places that I dive except maybe some of the Bali diving on the islands like Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan But for the Bali Wreck dive in Tulemben no worries mate!

AQUA NEWS - NEW PRODUCTS NOVEMBER 09





Express fins open a new way for the future generation of the full-pocket fin


The elastic rubberized zone in the full-foot tip allows the blade to bend obtaining the optimum flexibility. Once loaded with energy on the power stroke, the special full-foot tip zone will release the energy prior to the upstroke to provide an added boost of power - Patent Pending.

The strong rubber side ribs increase performances and lengthen the life of the fin. Express own large non-skid rubber patches.
AVAILABLE COLORS:
Black/Blue, Black/Red, Black/Grey, Black/Pink.

http://www.aqualung.com/dist1/content/view/269

price: (SRP: 2,680 THB)






Rash Guards 2010 - 2 new models

Fresh designs in exciting colors will make these an exciting addition to your Aqua Lung line-up.

Silver Vanilla Lady



Blue Night men



- Lycra is 80% nylon / 20% spandex
- Has a UPF (SPF) rating of 50+

Available in Short Sleeves and long Sleeves
Sizes Men: S, M, L, XL, XXL
Sizes Lady: XS, S, M, L, XL

price: (SRP: 1,480 THB)


http://www.aqualung.com/dist1/content/view/235/305/





ULTIMATE BURNING TIME : 50 HOURS with 4 AA batteries

The lamp head consists of high-grade steel, the body of shock-resistant and shatter-proof plastic. A newly-developed magnetic switch facilitates easy handling even with gloves. The chip has a service life of 100,000 hours, i.e. if the lamp is operated for 3 hours per week, the diode will last for 600 years.


Available in Black and yellow

Brightness: 120 lumens
Power: 3 watts Cree Led
Burn Time: 50 Hours
Battery: 4 AA
Weight: 220gr.

Trade Price: (SRP: 3,880 THB)




New wetsuit collection 2010


PSI Shorty 3mm

New design for a better fit
SBR Neoprene 3mm
New YKK zip, Flat lock stitches
Your logo can be printed on the wetsuit
More sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL (ref.1.80cm tall), XXL, XXXL


Trade Price: 1,290 THB - SRP: 1,990 THB


PSI Wetsuit 3mm

Quality SCR Neoprene 3mm
Ankle and wrist zippers
New YKK zip, Flat lock stitches
Sizes: XS, S, M, L (ref.1.80cm tall), XL, XXL


Trade Price: 2,490 THB - SRP: 3,890 THB






New Equipment Bags 2010 - Built to last...


- New material 800 D for a longer lasting
- Zip and handle reinforced
- Bigger volume (1" increased per length)
- Transparent plastic pocket for your students name
- Pocket inside for accessories

- Logo or number printing available

Colors: Red / Black


Trade Price: 490 THB - SRP: 980 THB




Chalong Pier Road.
Phuket 83130, Thailand
Tel: (+66) 076 281 227
Fax: (+66) 076 281 073


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If you can go and support this Dan is a outstanding organization and we wish them continued success as advocates for Asia divers.

DAN Asia-Pacific & The Alfred Hyperbaric Service are hosting a one-day only 'Diving Safety Seminar' in February 2010.
We would appreciate your assistance in promoting this event with your divers, by emailing the below flyer to your divers and also displaying the flyer in-store (see below).

DETAILS

When: Sunday 21st February

Time: 9.00am – 6.00pm

Where: Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

Cost: DAN Members: $30, Non-DAN Members: $40
(Inclusive of morning and afternoon tea)

CLICK HERE to Download the PDF Flyer

We thank you for your assistance in promoting our Dive Safety event and hope to see you there.

Safe Diving,
John Lippmann OAM
Executive Director, DAN Asia-Pacific


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Here is two more Bangkok Thai cooking class reciepes from my favorite Bangkok Suhkumvit cheapest hotel.


Khai- Jiaw - Koonng - Sub
Thai Omelette with Prawn

Ingredients

3 eggs
1/2 cup minced prawns
2 teaspoon fish sauce
1/2 cup vegetable oil

Preparations
Break the eggs in to a bowl,add prawns,fish sauce.Beat with a fork and deep-fry in hot oil.medium heat.serve with steamed rice and chilie sauce.

Tip; you can substituted prawn with chicken, pork or even with herbs such as finely sliced shallot and chilies or sweet basil leaves.

Khai Look-Khuey
Deep fried boiled eggs with sweet & sour sauce.
The name of this dish is tinglish in thai cuisine.Khai-Look-Khuey in English direct translate is Son-In-law-Eggs! that's why,I mail this dish to you.

Ingradients

3 boiled eggs
1/4 cup palm sugar
2 tabs.fish sauce
2 tabs.tamarind paste
2 tabs. crisp fried sliced schallots
1 tabs. sliced dried red chilies-deep-fry
coriander leaves and thin strips of red chilies for garnishing.
Preparations
Fry the eggs in very hot oil until golden brown.Drain and cut in half, then arrange on a plate.
Dissolve suger over the heat with fish sauce and tamarind,continue stirring until become concentrate then pour the sauce over the eggs .Garnish with crispy fried sliced shallots,fried chilies,coriander,red chilies strips.