1. Vol. 1 No.3
January 2012
What’s Inside
ATI Region 8 Hosts Initial Batch of
Techno Gabay Regional
Consultation ------------------------- 2
ATI-Caraga Holds 4th e-Learning
Mass Graduation--------------------- 3
NMRice Mobile Showcased in
Pangasinan--------------------------- 4
e-Extension for AFE Kicks into
Fifth gear ---------------------------- 8
e-Learning Courses on Sustainable Agriculture will soon be offered with the new set of courseware developers coming from the academe;
local government and the private sector. The latest courseware development team is composed of technical staff from Xavier University College of
Agriculture and Sustainable Agriculture Center; Misamis Oriental State College of Agriculture and Technology; Central Mindanao University; Local
Government Units of Dumingag and Valencia City; Service Inc. – a non-government organization based in Ozamiz City.
e-Learning Courses on Sustainable 2012 Starts with a New
Course Category for
Agriculture: Coming Soon! e-Learning
C I
AGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis the courses that will be offered soon. n collaboration with the Sustainable
Oriental – More online courses The latest courseware development Agriculture Center (SAC) of Xavier
at e-Learning for Agriculture and team is composed of technical staff University (XU) in Cagayan de Oro
Fisheries are coming up! from Xavier University College of City, a new e-learning course category
Courses with emphasis on Agriculture and Sustainable Agriculture is now being introduced as part of the
Sustainable Agriculture are currently Center; Misamis Oriental State College Department of Agriculture's e-Extension
being developed by the new set of of Agriculture and Technology; Central Program for Agriculture and Fisheries.
courseware developers from the Mindanao University; Local Government Dubbed as the Sustainable
academe; local government and the Units of Dumingag and Valencia City; Agriculture category, this offers new
private sector. These courses cover Service Inc. – a non-government e-learning courses that promote best
various topics on natural farming organization based in Ozamiz City. practices to protect the environment with
systems for crops and livestock; rice- The team is organized and the application of some farming practices.
duck integrated farming system; organic coordinated through the Agricultural More courses are being developed in
rice breeding; production of organic Training Institute - Regional Training collaboration with the CSD-XU and will
cassava, organic rice, organic carrot, Center 10. soon be offered within the year.
organic upland rice and trichoderma; The 1st phase of the workshop At present, there are three course
alternative pest management for organic in support to the Department of offerings under Sustainable Agriculture,
rice; seaweed extract production; and Agriculture’s Sustainable Agriculture to wit -- Vermicomposting: Turning
soil health management. program was conducted from August 1 Trash to Cash; Organic Fertilizer for
Likewise, other courses on to 5, 2011 while the 2nd phase was held Sustainable Agriculture; and a new
oyster mushroom production; poultry last Oct. 24 to 28, 2011 at the Southeast course offering, the Insects Away, the
management for confined chickens as Asia Rural Social Leadership Institute, Alternative Way.
well as for free-range native chickens; Fr. W.F. Masterson Avenue, Cagayan de So what are you waiting for? Log in
basic landscaping; proposal-writing; and Oro City. (YCRAgsawa) and enroll now!
farm record-keeping will also be among
e-Extension Agenda January 2012 1

2. NEWS
ATI Region 8 Hosts Initial Batch of Techno
Gabay Regional Consultation
O
RMOC CITY, Leyte – In the
next two years, the Techno
Gabay Program (TGP) will
be Institutionalized at the Agricultural
Training Institute (ATI). Hence, ATI
deemed it necessary to brief and
discuss the plan to its stakeholders in
the regions, thus the first batch of the
Regional Consultation Workshop was
conducted last August 23 to 25, 2011.
Participants of the consultation
workshops consisted coordinators
from the consortia, which included
the Regional Applied Communication
Office (RACO), Regional Management
Information System (RMIS) as well The activity aimed to brief the out lessons learned and identify
as the Regional Techno Gabay group on the status of program as recommendations for the improvement
Coordinators (RTGCs), and Partner well as to introduce the parallel of the FITS Center operation including
Member Agencies (PMAs) Team extension activities of ATI. Likewise, the services of the Magsasaka
Leaders from regions IV-A, IV-B, 5 workshops were conducted to discuss Siyentista (MS) in the regions.
and 8, while the participants from ATI the plans, programs and strategies The consultation-workshop was
included the e-Extension Coordinators. on the institutionalization and to draw held at the Sabin Hotel, Bantique,
Ormoc City, Leyte.(BCNatividad)
Scenes from the Regional Consultations
of Techno Gabay Program
The e-Extension Agenda
Volume V No.2
January 201
Vice Mayor Rogelio D. Pua Jr (third Magsasaka Siyentista Elesia Alilis of Editor Pamela MG Mappala
from right) of Inopacan, Leyte posed FITS Tuba guide the participants of
with the participants when they visited the Luzon Techno Gabay Regional Writers Benedict C. Natividad
the LGU-FITS Center during the Visayas Consultation on their tour at her farm Pamela MG Mappala
Regional Consultation of the Techno during the field visit. Yovina-Claire R. Agsawa
Gabay Program.
Contributors Maricel D. Dacapias (ATI-RTC 1)
Clarisse M. Alaska (ATI-RTC 2)
Primalou B. Imperial (ATI-RTC 5)
Merrian P. Soliva (ATI-RTC 7)
Dennis Boyd Baltazar (ATI-RTC 8)
Layout Artist Benedict C. Natividad
Editorial Consultants Antonieta J. Arceo
Jose Rey Y. Alo
Magsasaka Siyentista Marcos Participants of the Visayas Advisers Asterio P. Saliot MNSA, CESO III
Dumandan explains his methods that Consultations visited Magsasaka Evelyn Aro-Esquejo PhD, MNSA, CESO VI
made his farm successful during the Siyentista Ramon Peñalosa at his Alberto B. Maningding MNSA, CESO IV
Mindanao Consultation. Science and Technology-Based Farm.
2 e-Extension Agenda January 2012

3. NEWS
ATI-Caraga Holds 4th e-Extension by
e-Learning Mass Graduation the Numbers
L 10,069 usersregistered in the
have already
OS ANGELES, Butuan City Dr. Pastor Salera, Campus Director been
– The Agricultural Training of SDSSU - San Miguel, Dean Tomas e-Learning site (www.e-extension.gov.
Institute-Regional Training M. Austral, Jr. of CSU, Jose Rey Y. ph/elearning). It may also be noted
Center (ATI-RTC) in Caraga recently Alo, ATI's e-Learning Process Advisor that Edwin Aguinaldo, a farmer from
held the 4th e-Learning Mass and Antonieta J. Arceo, Chief of the Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya became
Graduation, with a total of 368 ATI-Knowledge Products Management the 10,000th registered user of the
graduates. Division (ATI-KPMD) represented the site. Furthermore, the e-Learning
The graduates were comprised of ATI Director Asterio P. Saliot. ATI-RTC site now belongs to Moodle’s list with
agriculture students, faculty and staff XIII Center Director Nenita D. Sumile large installations ranging from 5,000
from Caraga State University (CSU) welcomed the guests and e-learning to 10,000 users together with other
countries.
and Surigao Del Sur State University graduates.
(SDSSU), agricultural extension In her message to the graduates,
workers and farmers from the region
who completed the requirements
Arceo noted the graduates for
accessing new knowledge through
4,632 haveoffered in theofe-Learning
graduated from the
7,122 enrollees the
various courses
of various online courses they took a different kind of modality.”You site as of January 11, 2012. This is a
from the e-Learning portal of the are different because you have 65% graduation mark.
e-Extension Program for Agriculture accessed from a different kind
and Fisheries.
ATI-RTC Caraga was the first
of learning strategy and in doing
so you have graduated from this 25 Online courses are currently
being offered in the e-Learning
site. These courses are under five
ATI Training Center to implement the innovative extension program,” Arceo
e-Learning mass graduation which is said. Further she stressed that as different categories namely: Crops,
Livestocks and Poultry, Fisheries, Social
now being held annually. The ATI in graduates of e-learning, they continue
Technology and Sustainable Agriculture.
to be different,
1,088
seek further Facebook users have liked
knowledge, the e-Extension Page in
apply what they Facebook, with Merlyn S. Gumap-as,
have learned a student of Caraga State University,
and promote recognized as the 1,000th person who
the program to liked the page.
other extension
workers and
agricultural 3,637 text messages received
by the Farmers Contact
Center, the massages range from
students.
queries on agri and fisheries to
The e-Learning concerns coming from the
e-Learning different parts of the country.
graduates
likewise were
given an
opportunity to
38,449 were recipients of
broadcasted messages
of the Farmers Contact Center. These
explore the broadcasted messages were primarily
demonstration techno tips specifically focusing on
Caraga implemented this activity as sites of the ATI RTC Caraga and meet organic agriculture.
a strategy to lure more enrollees as the e-Extension Coordinators and the
well as graduates and consequently
it has been picked up as an effective
e-Learning Management Team from
ATI.
725 calls received by the Farmers
Contact Center for the year
2011. These calls usually are queries
strategy by other regions such as The e-Learning courses can be on agriculture and fisheries as well as
regions IVA and VI. accessed at www.e-extension.gov.ph/ e-learning concerns.
The event was graced by Dr. elearning.
Edna M. Mabeza, OIC-Regional
Executive Director of Department of
Agriculture - Regional Field Unit XIII,
The mass graduation was held
last December 1, 2011 at the ATI-RTC
Caraga in Los Angeles, Butuan City.
1,102 downloaded digital learning
resources from the e-learning
site. These digital learning resources are
(BCNatividad) the techno guides that were developed
by ATI and uploaded in the e-learning
site. (BCNatividad)
e-Extension Agenda January 2012 3

4. AT THE REGIONS
113 AEWs Gear for e-Extension
NMRiceMobile ATI, TESDA Team up for Data
Showcased in Management Training Course
Pangasinan
S P
ILI, Camarines Sur -- Workers Catanduanes, Masbate, and Sorsogon
ta. Barbara, Pangasinan – in agricultural extension in the -- coordinated the training particularly
Bringing the technology down Bicol Region took part in a series in selecting the participants.
to the farmers and fishers is the
of trainings on computer-based data The Training Course on
principle behind the conduct of Nutrient
Manager for Rice Mobile (NMRice management held August through Computer-Based Data Management
Mobile) information caravan last September 2011 for AEWs focused on essential
November 24, 2011 in Pangasinan. The trainings were sponsored computer knowledge and skills needed
The activity aspired to impart by ATI-Bicol in partnership with by AEWs, particularly those involved
a comprehensive overview about the Technical Education and Skills in preparing reports and presentations
the objectives and services of Development Authority's Regional for rice and other key commodities.
NMRiceMobile together with the Training Center V (TESDA-RTC V) Topics included organizing computer
e-Extension Program of the Department in San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur. data files, finding lost files and folders,
of Agriculture. This will be the first of its Altogether, 113 Agricultural Extension working with compressed and zipped
kind in the world that will be showcased Workers (AEWs) from all six provinces folders, basic computer and data
in Pangasinan. NMRiceMobile is
of the Bicol Region attended the storage troubleshooting, and the more
supported by an online decision-
making tool developed by International trainings that ensued on August 23-25, commonly used computer programs,
Rice Research Institute (IRRI) called August 31-September 2, September particularly MS Excel, PowerPoint and
Nutrient Manager for Rice which is aptly 6-8, and September 13-15, 2011. Word.
designed for rice growing countries The Office of the Provincial As requested by specific
that will help the farmers and extension Agriculturist (OPAg) and Provincial participants, the discussions also
workers quickly determine the best Agricultural Services (PAS) in all highlighted formulas for computer-
fertilizer management practice for six Bicol provinces -- namely Albay, automated figuring out of typhoon
specific field. Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, damage, current age, and eligibity of a
The caravan included road show variable such as personal income for a
to strategic location in Pangasinan to loan or grant.
promote NMRiceMobile. After which, a AEWs are important link in Zoilus Aurelius Ruiz, Information
program was conducted at the ATI-RTC the development loop as
1, the briefing on e-Extension Program Technology Specialist of TESDA-
disseminators of agricultural RTC V, served as resource person
and NMRice Mobile and an open forum
followed. information to various end- who expertly steered the lecture,
Municipal Agriculturist of San users. Thus they need to be discussions and participants’ computer
Nicolas, Pangasinan Reynaldo Dotimas competent in using various hands-on. During post-training
said “maganda ang naging bunga electronic tools. evaluations, the young trainer whom
ng caravan dahil ngayon ay marami participants described as effective,
nang farmers ang may cellphone...
mas mabilis and dissemenation ng ►page 6
information...itong nutrient manager
for rice ay maganda kasi karamihan
sa atin, mga extension workers, ay isa
CBDM for Bohol AEWs and the Youth
T
sa dapat na armas mo pag pupunta AGBILARAN CITY, Bohol the AEWs and 4-H Club databases
ka sa bukid kasi tinatanong ka ng mga – Another batch of training correspondingly. Furthermore, the
farmers kung ano ang kailangan nila na on Computer-Based Data participants were taught on how to
fertilizer”.
Management (CBDM) was maximize the internet by searching
The caravan was attended by 26
different municipalities of Pangasinan successfully held in this city which information in the web and browsing
and the Provincial Agriculture’s Office was participated in by 25 agricultural relevant agricultural websites.
with a total of 154 participants. With extension workers (AEWs) and 4-H To ensure maximum learning,
wholehearted support and participation Club members. some lecture and hands-on exercises
of PhilRice, DA-Regional Field Unit The CBDM training aimed to were applied while hand-outs were
I (RFU I), Bureau of Soil and Water present the e-Extension Program likewise distributed to reinforce the
Management (BSWM), Philippine focusing on its e-Learning and the learning-teaching process.
Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC), Farmers’ Contact Center, the AEWs The activity was held last August
Pangasinan State University (PSU), website and 4-H Club web portal. The 24 to 26, 2011 at the ATI-Regional
Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), National participants explored the e-Learning Training Center 7 complex. (MPSoliva)
Irrigation Administration (NIA) and
portal and activated their profile at
Irrigators’ Association. (MCDacapias)
4 e-Extension Agenda January 2012

5. AT THE REGIONS
ATI-RTC 1 Conducts 6 Batches of GIS training;
Briefs AEWs on e-Extension Program
S
TA. BARBARA, Pangasinan – used to provide an
Aiming to become a GIS-ready implemented solution.
region, the Agricultural Training Likewise, with
Institute-Regional Training Center I increased awareness
(ATI-RTC I) conducted six batches of of geospatial
twin courses on Introductory Training technologies
on Geographic Information System and its role in
(GIS) with a briefing on e-Extension society, Philippine
Program. agriculture has and
This was in the partnership must continue to
with the Department of Agriculture- embrace information
Regional Field Unit and Pangasinan communication
State University. technology (ICT)
With the GIS technology, the and GIS to adapt
factors that influence crop productivity to the changing
can be identified, mapped and circumstances.
Some the resource speakers during the
165 agricultural extension trainings.
workers (AEWs) from Participants commended the
Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, training as it will help them on their
La Union and Pangasinan line of work. “I’ve learned a lot from
participated in the said these trainings. I will put it on my
trainings. They were inbox knowledge and store it in my
introduced to the GIS database,” Cheryl Ruguian of Burgos,
software and applications, Ilocos Norte said. Another participant,
briefed on the e-Extension Cornelio Balbesino, added that he was
Program and registered “amazed because this is my first time
them in the AEWs to attend these kinds of trainings.”
database. Phase II of these training is being
Engr. Joan Pauline planned and will be conducted this
Talubo and Lawrence year. (MCDacapias)
T. Ramos served as
e-Extension Appreciation and Computer-Based
Data Management Course Conducted for AEWs
C
ABAGAN, Isabela - As part of database management and acquire documentation, the different programs
our continuous e-extension knowledge on different commodities of Microsoft office including Word,
program advocacy and thrust to through the e-learning courses Excel and Powerpoint were also
conduct training on computer literacy offered online. This is one component discussed.
to agricultural extension workers of the e-Extension program of the Lecture-discussion and hands-on
(AEWs), the Agricultural Training Department of Agriculture with the ATI exercises were employed to effectively
Institute – Regional Training Center 2 as lead implementing agency. transfer the knowledge and skills. As a
(ATI-RTC 2) conducted four batches For AEWs to be prepared in the result, most participants finished their
of e-extension appreciation and fast changing technology, they were online course and enrolled further to
computer-based data management oriented on computer operations other courses.
course for AEWs from Cagayan, and the use of internet in acquiring To continuously populate the AEW
Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino and information on agriculture and fishery. database, all participants registered
Batanes. The e-Extension Program focusing and updated their profile in the said
Conducted last August and on e-learning and e-farming, farmers’ database. (CMAlaska)
September 2011, the said trainings contact center, Nutrient Manager for
capacitated 114 AEWs on the Rice Mobile (NMRiceMobile) was also
operations of computer programs, introduced, For data processing and
e-Extension Agenda January 2012 5

6. ATI, TESDA Team Up...
From page5
relevant, and very comprehensive.
They said all topics were useful and Snapshots
versatile and approachable, readily interesting.
answered varied questions from Immersed in their locality, AEWs
the trainees on topics ranging from have access to a great volume of
computer programs to hardware agricultural data at the barangay,
maintenance. municipal, city, and provincial
The training course also levels. They are important link in the
focused on online searching and development loop as disseminators
correspondence, as well as Philippine of agricultural information to various
agriculture-allied websites, particularly end-users. Thus they need to be
the e-Extension Program, e-Learning, competent in using various electronic
and the AEW Database. tools, including computers and
A
Overall, the participants sized up internet, to efficiently share data and
delegation of Researchers from
the course as very satisfactory, very information. (PBImperial)
Indonesia Agency for Agricultural
Research and Development (IAARD)
visited the Agricultural Training Institute
(ATI) and was briefed on ATI’s programs and
services, including its e-Extension Program
for Agriculture and Fisheries. The delegation
was composed of Dr. Wiwik Hartatik, Dr. Yayan
Apriyana and Arif Surahman of IAARD. The
briefing was held last November 21, 2011
at the Agriculture and Fisheries Knowledge
Center, Compulab, ATI Central Office, Diliman,
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What our e-Learners say
D
ILIMAN, Quezon City – The Agricultural
Training Institute (ATI) conducted a
training-workshop on updating the
I am thankful for I am one of the students who were chosen to attend the ATI Centers’ websites titled “ATIiNteractive
training on e-Extension. It is a worthwhile experience. We were able to Revamp: Drupal 7 Theming for ATI Centers’
know the characteristics of extension workers after we have enrolled in the Websites.”
EDS online course. Thank you. We met our expectations in the course and Using Drupal 7 as its Content
the facilitators. KUDOS! Management System (CMS), the 40
webmasters from ATI Training Centers
- Joel Divina, Isabela
updated their own center websites and used a
unifying theme for all the ATI-RTC sites.
Thank you very much, now I am already done with my course “Seed to Seed
The webmasters were divided into two
Online Course on corn production” and I’ve gain a lot of knowledge on it. groups where the first batch of the training-
- Wilver Cabalbag, Burgos Pangasinan workshop was held last Novemebr 6 to 11
at the Garden Oases Resort and Convention
I really did not expect that students like us are part of the clients of Center, Davao City while the second batch
ATI. Thank you for including us in the training on e-Extension, it’s a nice was held last November 14 to 18, 2011 at the
experience. Compulab of the Agriculture and Fisheries
- Maridel Galicia, Tumauini, Isabela Knowledge Center at the ATI Central Office,
Diliman, Quezon City.
Bringing e-learning to NIPSC Batad Campus is an opportunity and big help to
our B.S. Agriculture students. Thank you so much, ATI!
- Eva Montero, Batad, Iloilo
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7. NEWS
ATI Webmasters Gathered to Revamp
ATIiNteractive Site
D
ILIMAN, Quezon City the website can bring.
–Recognizing the continuous “With the new updated
and rapid evolution of websites I hope that it will
Information and Communication showcase your Center’s
Technology (ICT), the Agricultural programs and services,”
Training Institute (ATI) recently he said. “Also, I would
gathered its pool of webmasters like to see these websites
to revamp its corporate website, as a way for the Centers
including those of its network of ATI to be more transparent
Training Centers. which is in support of the
Since the inception of the government’s initiative
ATIiNteractive, the official website of in transparency and
the ATI, the Drupal 6 has been used governance,” Saliot added.
as its Content Management System Some topics that
(CMS) and with the introduction of were discussed during
Drupal 7, considering its user-friendly the training were: current workshop was held last November 6
interface, the ATI web team worked on status of ATI sites, enumeration and to 11 at the Garden Oases Resort and
to give their corporate websites a new discussion of some good practices Convention Center, Davao City while
look. from the ATI Centers, and working on the second batch was gathered last
A total of 40 designated Drupal 7 as well as updating to a new November 14 to18, 2011 at the AFKC
webmasters from the ATI Regional theme. Compulab, ATI Bldg., Diliman, Quezon
Training Centers (ATI-RTC) were The first batch of the training- City. (BCNatividad)
divided into two batches for the
training-workshops dubbed as
“ATIiNteractive Revamp: Drupal 7
Theming for ATI-Center Websites.”
The activity aimed to have consistency
and uniformity through all of the ATI
Network of Training Center’s websites.
Specifically, the webmasters
streamlined menu links for all ATI
Centers, updated compendium of
available Information Education and
Communication (IEC) materials at the
ATI Centers, new uploaded contents
such as videos and presentation
materials and enhanced Search
Engine Optimization (SEO) content for
more web visibility.
ATI Director Asterio P. Saliot noted
some of the possible opportunities
e-Extension Agenda January 2012 7

8. From the view of an e-Extension for AFE Kicks into Fifth gear;
e-Extension Coordinator
Program Review and Planning Workshop Held
A Pile to Smile
M
ANILA – The e-Extension Twenty-one selected e-Extension
About Program for Agriculture and
Fisheries can consider 2011
coordinators from ATI Training
Centers attended the review and
O
n September 9, 2011, I a banner year. planning workshop. The activity aimed
attended the joint meeting With 25 e-Learning courses to update the coordinators on the
of the Region Eight Applied offered, almost 10,000 registered e-Extension Program, Techno Gabay
Communications Task Force (REACTF) users in the e-learning site coupled Program, as well as other activities
and the Regional Management with 5,624 enrollees and 3,572 such as School-on-the-Air, Farmers’
Information System-Core Group graduates, the e-Extension Program Contact Center (FCC) and the
(RMIS-CG) of the Visayas Consortium truly had a successful year in 2011. NMRiceMobile. Likewise, the planning
for Agriculture and Resources Program. Deeming the importance of workshop served as a way for the
Part of the discussion is the upcoming evaluating the effectiveness and coordinators to prepare their Work and
silver anniversary and debut of the efficiency in implementing the Financial Plan (WFPs) for 2012 and
REACTF and RMIS-CG, respectively, e-Extension Program especially for 2013.
in June 2012. the past calendar year, the Agricultural Alberto B. Maningding, ATI’s
Dr. Wolfreda T. Alesna who Training Institute (ATI) held the 5th Deputy Director for AFE Operations
presided the meeting, shared how both e-Extension Program Review & observed the importance of
groups started and how we become Planning Workshop titled “Hi-5 for reviewing last year’s targets and
what we are at present. She also told 2012.” accomplishment as it will “pave way
us that ever since she was appointed for your next targets for
the RACO coordinator and formed the years 2012 and 2013.”
the REACTF, she gladly accepted “And with a large chunk
the additional workload and saw it of the Department of
as a challenge to improve further her Agriculture’s budget going
knowledge and skills. She has enjoyed to research and extension
the work, saying that "If you love it is just right to plot
your work, it is not work anymore. It your activities this year,”
becomes a hobby." Maningding added.
This brought me to a very similar The Workshop was
situation in our Center, where we are held at the Bayview Park
loaded with more work because of Hotel, Roxas Boulevard,
more extension activities to accomplish. Manila last January 4 to 7,
I then realized that attitude matters 2012. (BCNatividad)
whenever we are given extra loads.
As e-Extension Coordinators,
we have to promote the program and
conduct several extension activities to
this end. With the institutionalization of
the Techno Gabay Program to the ATI,
another workload has been added to us
(though we don't call it as workload but
'added functionality'). These "add-ons"
to our regular functions make us feel
overload.
So how can you love a work that
makes you feel overloaded? Some
call it toxic. Ma'am Freda provided
the answer when she said, "For every
pile of work at your table you should
smile, because that means you are still
needed."
The feeling of being needed is
something that no one can ignore.
Indeed, it is a pile that you can smile
about. (DBRBaltazar)
8 e-Extension Agenda January 2012