Florida's Natural Orange juice is a prime example of marketing using the location as a marketing tool. Florida is known for its great oranges. I only drink this brand because I feel that it tastes better.
December 2009 Archives
Florida's Natural Orange juice is a prime example of marketing using the location as a marketing tool. Florida is known for its great oranges. I only drink this brand because I feel that it tastes better.
This is Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley - This winery Robert Mondavi - uses the cultivar as Cabernet Sauvignon and the location of production as Napa Valley to signify the quality of the wine. I personally like the wines that come from Napa Valley, but I have a preference for Sonoma County wines.
I found this under our deck where my grandma planted a few small flowers under the beams. The ones closest to the beams still are alive. I think the deck has sheltered the plant from the heavy snowfall directly on the plant.
These are the roses that my grandmother planted in front of our house. Usually there is no green by this time of year, but it seems because of the unusually warm and slow winter the flowers are only slowly dying.
This is the same lilly but a horizontal cross section. There seems to be only one carpel, and not many fused carpels.
I received this lilly for my birthday, and I was able to cut it open and label all the parts that I could. It was hard to cut the ovary portion vertically, but as you will see in my next image, it was quite possible to cut it horizontally.
This plant seems to have LI mutation.
This seems to me like L III mutation. I found this plant and the next one in my friend's house.
During Telophase the spindle fibers disappear, new nuclear membranes form around the daughter cells, which now contain the same amount of chromosomes that the original cell did in G1 interphase. Their form is relaxed (during metaphase the chromosomes are most condensed because they get ready to be split appart at anaphase). A new cell wall starts to form in between the daughter cells.
Anaphase:
During this phase the spindle fibers drag the sister chromatids of each chromosome to opposite poles of the cell.
Metaphase:
During this phase of mitosis the nuclear membrane disappears and chromosomes line up in their x shape with two sister chromatids connected at the centromere against the metaphase plate in the middle of the cell.
Prophase
During prophase of mitosis the nuclear membrane begins to break down, sister chromatids come together and connect at the centromere and spindle fibers begin to form as well.
During G1 phase of interphase - chromosomes are least condensed because they are preparing to go into S phase of interphase and replicate. During this phase there is a nuclear membrane.
an experience
The problem I had was a broken hair drier. I was drying my hair when it suddenly stopped working.
reflective observation
After careful observation, I noticed that the vent on the back of the drier looked clogged. I also noticed that the unusual sound that came from the blow drier before it stopped working, came from that direction as well.
hypothesis building
I thought that if I open up the drier and clean out the vent from all of the excess dust and material that had accumulated in it, then it would work much better. Nothing else seemed to be wrong with it.
experimentation.
I actually took apart the drier and cleaned out the vent. I was surprised at how much excess material can be collected in a blow drier. When I put it back together and plugged it in, it did not work. I assume it was because there was a part of the drier sitting next to me and not inside... :)
This is a split open campari tomato. The pericarp is the outer skin and the seed coat is on the inner seeds.
This first picture is of a hop flower I took for this classes assignment, I just haven't used it yet.
It is of a hop flower, except it was taken when the hops were still alive. It turned out a lot better than my dried hop flower, so I'm using it here. Sadly, the hop plant itself managed to walk off while I had the flu.
The hop plant is female, and I haven't seen any hermaphroditic changes. No "flower" parts besides what are probably mixtures of petals and sepals are visible.
It is interesting that the petals or sepals have different names. Bracts and bracteole. The pedicel is called a stig. Ah well. Oh, and I assumed the ovaries are near the lupulin glands. The texts say that the eggs form near the stig, but I can't see anything.
This second flower is a much more useless flower [for this assignment]. It was found over in the Como area natural garden area. It was about 3mm long. Here's a really zoomed in view:
I found this picture to be incredibly annoying. It was impossible to get a zoomed in picture of it due to it's size. I also labelled an ovary section, but couldn't tell if there were male, female, or both parts.
As a final insult, I couldn't figure out what kind of plant it was becuase the flowers on the little marker thing at the garden didn't seem like the flower I was looking at.
It is of a hop flower, except it was taken when the hops were still alive. It turned out a lot better than my dried hop flower, so I'm using it here. Sadly, the hop plant itself managed to walk off while I had the flu.
The hop plant is female, and I haven't seen any hermaphroditic changes. No "flower" parts besides what are probably mixtures of petals and sepals are visible.
It is interesting that the petals or sepals have different names. Bracts and bracteole. The pedicel is called a stig. Ah well. Oh, and I assumed the ovaries are near the lupulin glands. The texts say that the eggs form near the stig, but I can't see anything.
This second flower is a much more useless flower [for this assignment]. It was found over in the Como area natural garden area. It was about 3mm long. Here's a really zoomed in view:
I found this picture to be incredibly annoying. It was impossible to get a zoomed in picture of it due to it's size. I also labelled an ovary section, but couldn't tell if there were male, female, or both parts.
As a final insult, I couldn't figure out what kind of plant it was becuase the flowers on the little marker thing at the garden didn't seem like the flower I was looking at.
Well, I was told to post this (and I'm posting another one back on flowers which was on my camera too).
Anyways, this first plant was found over by the bus stop on east bank. It doesn't really have any reason to be alive besides the wonderfully warm and not snowy at all winter we've been having. It's like a 3-month long fall!
Seriously though, there hadn't been any deep freezes, so the bush probably just kept alive. Good for it, I think. I should see it later tonight, so I may come back and comment on how it's doing now (well, besides the snow)
Next up, we have this weedy thing I found over by Tate Labaratory of Physics. Now, some may say that it's alive because of all the hot air from the physicists, but that's mean! Close proximity to the building probably helped the plant stay alive while all the grass around it killed off the leaves due to the cold.
[To be honest, I can't remember if this was taken at Tate lab, or on the walkway up to Northrup from the Mall. I have a suspicion it was the latter]
Anyways, this first plant was found over by the bus stop on east bank. It doesn't really have any reason to be alive besides the wonderfully warm and not snowy at all winter we've been having. It's like a 3-month long fall!
Seriously though, there hadn't been any deep freezes, so the bush probably just kept alive. Good for it, I think. I should see it later tonight, so I may come back and comment on how it's doing now (well, besides the snow)
Next up, we have this weedy thing I found over by Tate Labaratory of Physics. Now, some may say that it's alive because of all the hot air from the physicists, but that's mean! Close proximity to the building probably helped the plant stay alive while all the grass around it killed off the leaves due to the cold.
[To be honest, I can't remember if this was taken at Tate lab, or on the walkway up to Northrup from the Mall. I have a suspicion it was the latter]
This,
unsurprisingly, is a bag of potatoes. In fact, they are the Russet
Burbank cultivar of potatoes. Supposedly they make good french fries.
They do have a different mouthfeel than other potatoes, so there is a
difference between cultivars. They were probably grown in Idaho, the
most potato-y state, but I didn't question the Roundy's people to find
out.
And
these are beans. Amazing, I know. The black beans and the great
northern beans are as labeled. The baked beans are made from white
beans, or so said the ingredients this morning when I read them.
Obviously, different breans have different colors. Other than that, I've never done a side-by-side tasting of different beans, and have never actually noticed a difference myself between beans. As the internet tells me there are differences, and I have a base assumption that people aren't all insane, there probably is a difference.
Oh! I figured out what was wrong with the computer/camera system.
The camera clock is ahead, so the pictures didn't show up until the time on the computer was past the time on the pictures. Fun!
Obviously, different breans have different colors. Other than that, I've never done a side-by-side tasting of different beans, and have never actually noticed a difference myself between beans. As the internet tells me there are differences, and I have a base assumption that people aren't all insane, there probably is a difference.
Oh! I figured out what was wrong with the computer/camera system.
The camera clock is ahead, so the pictures didn't show up until the time on the computer was past the time on the pictures. Fun!
I've had different flavors of this risotto. For a processed rice, it is much different. I don't know if that is because of the processing or the fact that it is from Italy.
Supposedly the "best picked vegetables from the Ararat valley" create a higher quality eggplant dish. It is a very good spread with simple ingredients. The eggplant does taste a little sweeter than usual.
Continue reading Rice Vinegar.
Continue reading Modena Vinegar.
Continue reading Jillian Hines/Orange.
Continue reading Jillian Hines/Apple.
This bottle of olive oil states very clearly that it is from Italy. On the back of the bottle, however, it says that it is from Spain, Mexico, and the United States, and it was packaged in Italy. Maybe Italy is just better known for their olives than Mexico and the marketing strategy is to make the best use of its origins in Italy for consumer purposes.
If it were from anywhere else would people even buy it? This bottle of wine is marketed using its area of origin as a way of signaling to the consumer that the quality of this wine is high because it is from a vineyard in California.
This pasta is actually very high-quality stuff. I got it from Costco. I probably shouldn't have bought it, in fact, because it's way too nice for my lifestyle. I'm used to the generic brand of creamette pasta, and this stuff is much smoother, without that nasty "I'm a cheap noodle!" aftertaste.
I normally just buy this flour because it's about as cheap as the other flours, and I know that it's packaged at least pretty close to where I live, so there's just less driving to be done from that perspective. And that's pretty important to me. But as for quality? It makes just as good of home-baked whole wheat bread as any other flour I've used.
This particular marketing strategy is kind of comical to me. "The authentic grape tomato"? Let's be real here, it doesn't matter if it's grown in your backyard or 1,000 miles away, most of the time the tomatoes are going to be quite similar.
This marketing strategy really plays up the fact that these small tomatoes were grown in the U.S. (listing 4 separate states).
This marketing strategy really plays up the fact that these small tomatoes were grown in the U.S. (listing 4 separate states).
This wine that I found in my house is from California. Every time I think of wine I always think about California. Overall, this is a great marketing scheme. I think that the particular species of grape for this wine most likely makes a difference. Of course, if it were a more "high class" bottle of wine it would undoubtedly make a difference.
The packaging on this bag of grapes explains in English, French, and Portuguese that these grapes do in fact come from Brazil.
The front of Olive Oil bottle says Imported. Upon further inspection, it looks as if the olive oil is in fact imported from parts of Spain and Tunisia.
This is my favorite weekly exercise yet. I get to eat Kalamata Olives from Greece and wash it down with Ireland's finest grain alcohol. I almost made a Manhatten out of the olive juice and the whiskey, but I decided against it. The olives have been cultivated for thousands of years and the grains the whiskey was made from has been worked on by horticulturists for even longer. Olives and whiskey. An unlikely, but delicious and well paired treat.
The red wine above was produced in the Bordeaux Region of France, an exclusive area with a unique climate and other environmental factors that are highly favorable for producing renowned wines.
The cherry product above is being marketed as from Door County, Wisconsin. I have relatives in Door County and am somewhat familiar with the area, which has developed a specialized niche for cherry production. It is not uncommon to see roadside shops in door county that sell only cherries and cherry products grown locally, and for good reason; they are delicious, especially in pie.
This is a bottle of cider that was made in Vermont. I think they are marketing where the apples were grown to make the cider.
The sticker on this apple says it is a Haralson apple from Pepin Heights, MN. Seeing an apple from Minnesota gives me the feeling that it was freshly picked.
Although kiwi is actually native to China (it used to be called Chinese Gooseberry), seeds started being planted in New Zealand about 100 years ago, where it's name was subsequently changed to kiwifruit (named after the Kiwi bird native to New Zealand).
The top photo is a picture of Minnesota cultivated wild rice. Minnesota is the largest producer of wild rice in the nation, in part due to our many bodies of water. I think it works from a marketing aspect calling it Minnesota because people know it comes from here, they've heard of it, and it's within the US it's not foreign. The bottom picture is of a champion natural raisins bag, which on the bag writes 'California raisins' because that's where they originated, and that is where a lot of grapes are grown. It may be an indication of quality, not just a marketing scheme.
The Tortillas are marketed as being authentic Mexican Corn Tortillas. The wine is marketed as being authentic German Riesling. The regions of production as well as the native language of these regions are prominently displayed on the packaging of both items.
This is an orange being marketed as from Chile. I haven't tried it yet, but I think it probably tastes the same as an orange from somewhere else.
These potatoes are from Wisconsin, and clearly being marketed as such. They do not taste any different from most potatoes but, as I am from Wisconsin the marketing clearly worked because I bought them!
The finest berries in the world! Also come from California! Don't happy cows come from California too?! (laughing cow cheese)
These mandarins are from California... although, I thought Florida's claim to fame was oranges not California. 
The leaves in this tea were produced in farms in Ohio. I have not tasted this particular tea, but I doubt that the location of the farm makes a significant difference in the taste. They might include that information on the can because it may cause people to want to buy it since it is grown in the US.
These cough drops were produced in Switzerland. The product states that it includes a "delicious mixture of Swiss Alpine herbs." I do not think the fact that they have ingredients from Switzerland makes them taste better - to me they just taste like normal cough drops.
These are pistachios which, as the claim on top suggests, are special as they are grown in the state of California and are 'naturally opened.'
This is Chateau Ste. Michelle which is an American wine grown in Columbia Valley, WA. The label on the back states: "Washington state's Columbia Valley vineyards have an affinity for Syrah. The region enjoys a long growing season that gives grapes extended time on the vine to produce a dense wine bursting with ripe plum and exotic spice aromas and flavors."
Here are a couple of items I found marketed by the location where they were produced.
1) This is olive oil that apparently came from the holy land; however, if you look up the company you find that they shipped it into the US from Canada. Olive Oil from Israel is supposedly the best in the world, because they used it in rituals and therefore had to produce the best/purest oil for sacrifice(s).... The Image explains it all:
(As always click the image to see the full sized picture.)
2) Here are Banana's from Mexico (see the left blue label). Apparently most banana's around here already come from Mexico or around there so don't know if there is a specific appeal of Mexican banana's over other locations.
1) This is olive oil that apparently came from the holy land; however, if you look up the company you find that they shipped it into the US from Canada. Olive Oil from Israel is supposedly the best in the world, because they used it in rituals and therefore had to produce the best/purest oil for sacrifice(s).... The Image explains it all:
(As always click the image to see the full sized picture.)
2) Here are Banana's from Mexico (see the left blue label). Apparently most banana's around here already come from Mexico or around there so don't know if there is a specific appeal of Mexican banana's over other locations.
Continue reading LP California Clementines.
I found an Ice Mountain water bottle that listed all of the streams the water comes from in the States.
My other food was maple syrup. The label said it came from Canada.
This product is olive oil from Spain or Argentina.
This product is dried basil and is from California.
Continue reading Beta Vulgaris L. .
Continue reading Brassica Oleracea L. .
Continue reading Weird White Plant.
Continue reading Hidden from the sun.
This plant was outside of McNeal on the St. Paul campus, and it was sheltered on three sides by the building.
This plant has a few brown leaves in the middles but the outer leaves are still green. It is sheltered by a hill on one side and a building on the other side.
This is a bush actually right outside the Plant Growth Facility. As you can see, it has gone to seed, and the seeds have all dried up, ready to be blown away or transported in some other fashion, but despite the multiple frosts we've had so far, the leaves are still intact.
This is a cool rainbow-y plant that is also located outside the PGF. Once again, regardless of the frost, the plant still has most of its leaves intact --- though they do look a bit damaged.
