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IŌĆÖve started a new thread but this topic is building on My Italian Beans, Zelma Zesta, My Italian Beans Part 3, and Valena Italian for reference. I have received a mysterious, un-named bean and am hot on its trail. Annette--since we are geographically very close, IŌĆÖm particularly interested in your identification of ŌĆ£Aunti Vi.ŌĆØ My seed looks most like yours in the only photo remaining in the Zelma Zesta thread above, and I feel like every time I get a clue to a variety, thereŌĆÖs an existing thread from you going in the same direction! An older Italian gentleman passed them on to me this year with the disclaimer that they are ŌĆ£the best bean youŌĆÖve ever eatenŌĆØ and ŌĆ£you will never grow another.ŌĆØ They are not necessarily Italian, but by his heritage I presume he knows good beans! He received them unnamed from another gardener about 10 years ago on southern Vancouver Island, BC. HeŌĆÖs tried his best to describe them to me, and surely IŌĆÖll see for myself in a couple months, but hereŌĆÖs the info I currently have: pole growth, flat bean, long like a scarlet runner, starts green but begins to turn reddish/purplish/bluish, probably has string because he says to pick at first colour change, very meaty/juicy (he emphasizes), and delicious. The dry seed is pinto-shaped, tan with brown streaks/speckles, and a faint purplish-brown overlay. He was not able to detail the podŌĆÖs purplish colouring better, as I did ask him if it was streaked/striped or solid. He said they werenŌĆÖt entirely purple when mature, but with some green or beige colour remaining, so I think they would be in the category of ŌĆ£green with purple streaksŌĆØ. First I ruled out Rattlesnake and Zelma Zesta because they are listed as having round pods. Uncle SteveŌĆÖs Italian is shorter and curved, where these are said to be long and straight. Jimenez is more red I think than this description. The Aunti Vi sounds very similar and has an interesting history. IŌĆÖve also happened onto the Valena Italian/Kanawake Mohawk variety that sounds similar to mine but the picture of pods on VictoryŌĆÖs Seeds look shorter than my description. And what about Mennonite Purple-Stripe, or the Swiss Landfrauen/Weinlanderin? Ok, then I find a listing for ŌĆ£Oregon GiantŌĆØ carried by Prairie Garden Seeds in Canada which sounds like a match: ŌĆ£OREGON GIANT has very long thick somewhat irregular flattened pods, streaked with purple. It is quite early and a good yielder which needs to be picked promptly as it develops strings. Seeds are large, kidney shaped, tan with purple markings. This approximately 100 year old bean is still very popular on the west coast.ŌĆØ And a description from 1968: ŌĆ£Oregon Giant: Pole bean. Pods are long, large, thick, flat, stringless, meaty, light green, splashed purplish-blue.ŌĆØ It has also been reintroduced by Territorial and Adaptive Seeds in the US. What I found most interesting is that in 1990, Jim Baggett in Oregon developed an improved version called Cascade Giant. One of the differences is that it is said to now have a round pod rather than flat. So perhaps many of these purple-striped beans are related, whether flat or round. They may have spread east across the continent, or there was multiple introductions from Italy, or more probable'┐Į"BOTH. A family-tree project, anyone? The Oregon Giant is reported to have been grown in Oregon since the 1920ŌĆÖs: ŌĆ£This variety, which is now endangered, dates at least to the 1920s, and perhaps earlier. The Portland Seed Co. listed it in 1921, calling it 'Dickenson's Yount.' Their description explained that ŌĆśThe origin of this bean is unknown but it has been planted in home gardens in Oregon for many years and the fortunate few who have obtained seed consider it the best bean for table or canning green.ŌĆÖŌĆØ IŌĆÖve even found a mention for DickensonŌĆÖs Yount from 1917. IŌĆÖm curious whether Oregon Giant could be the same as the Aunti Vi, and maybe this bean was introduced to Vancouver Island from Italy in 1911, and then traveled down the West Coast to Oregon over a 10 year period. All the pod pictures referenced in the threads at the top have disappeared, and I would love to see any pod shots of Oregon Giant and Auntie Vi, if possible. I've also included a photo of my seeds. Thanks to all that help with these crazy quests! Tatiana |
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Tatiana here's a picture of Auntie Vi, not quite dry yet but you can see the coloration. As it dries the maroon darkens but doesn't turn brown. The closest looking bean I have is Uncle Steve's close but no cigar. I have all the rest you have mentioned above and they don't come close. I have given a lot of Auntie Vi away and it is not impossible that it has turned up in you neck of the woods. Annette |
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Thanks Annette, I guess it's not Auntie Vi afterall. In that pic your bean definitely looks more maroon on a cream background. Mine is tan and brown, with the faint, splotchy, purplish-overlay. Hard to describe and I couldn't pick it up in the photo. I'm leaning toward the Oregon Giant right now, since it was found throughout this region, the descriptions match what I was told, and the dry pean pic on "abeancollectorswindow" is pretty dead on. We'll see how it grows. Once all yours grow out you must tell us which is the tastiest purple-stripe! Here's something amusing...the man that gave me these beans, took them back to Italy a few years ago for his sister. She now grows hordes of them for sale locally. So it's only a matter of time that they're brought back across the big pond as a new "purple-stripe" variety from Italy! Tatiana |
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Assessment is primarily through end-of-year examinations for lecture-based courses, whereas practical work is continuously assessed. Coursework is important and must be passed to allow progression from one year to the next.
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In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual courses, normally valued at 0.5 or 1.0 credits, adding up to a total of 4.0 credits for the year. Courses are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional courses varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 1.0 credit is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
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The programme provides an all-round scientific education in its own right. On completion of your degree, you will have cultivated transferable skills and the ability to solve problems in a quantitative way and to see science in a modern context.
You could choose to specialise in a defined, but usually interdisciplinary, science field and proceed to study for a wide range of possible postgraduate degree and doctoral programmes. Alternatively, you will be equipped to pursue many career options, for example, as a scientific journalist, in science teaching, as a management consultant or in finance and banking.
First destinations of recent graduates (2010-2012) of this programme include:
- Full-time student, Graduate Diploma in Law at BPP (2012)
- Full-time student, MSc in Neuroscience at UCL (2012)
- Procurement Assistant, GlaxoSmithKline (2011)
- Full-time student, MSc in Management at Imperial College London (2011)
- Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers (2010)
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In addition to essential academic requirements, we are looking for evidence of your motivation to pursue a degree in Natural Sciences. This could be demonstrated through examples of any relevant work, experience, attendance at scientific exhibitions or festivals, or from details of academic project work in which you have been involved.
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If you are based in the UK and your application demonstrates you have the potential to meet our academic requirements, you will normally be invited to interview. The interview will be relatively informal and provides you with the opportunity to meet with staff and current students and to see UCL.
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I knew a girl named this once, she pronounced it Thee-uh-doj-uh if that makes any sense. She went by a nn, Teyo (tay-o), most of the time. I really like it and she pulled it off really well.
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The closest I can get to pronunciation is thee-oh-doh-zha. Not quite sha, not ja - somewhere in between.
It's a cool name. I don't think I could use it, but I like it.Mom to Sylvia Caron and Linus Roman
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At first glance, I would probably say something like Thee Ah Dough Juh (If that make sense)
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Easy to make, and you probably have all the ingredients on hand already. Submitted by BEYOND4WALLS Carbs: 16.3g | Fat: 2.7g | Fiber: 3.7g | Protein: 11.1g | Calories: 133.1
Incredible! 5.0/5
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Submitted by TRAVELNISTA Carbs: 44.5g | Fat: 3g | Fiber: 13.6g | Protein: 10.6g | Calories: 240.3
This tomato soup is so rich and thick you'll swear it's laden with cream and butter. The trick is really good tomatoes. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 14.3g | Fat: 4.1g | Fiber: 1.5g | Protein: 2.5g | Calories: 98.9
This soup is filling and delicious--a perfect starter or light vegetarian meal. Carbs: 36.6g | Fat: 1.8g | Fiber: 12g | Protein: 8.3g | Calories: 165.2
Good 3.8/5
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Yummy crock pot curry recipe with lots of veggies. Tasty served over rice and topped with plain yogurt. Submitted by HEART2010 Carbs: 29.3g | Fat: 3.8g | Fiber: 11.7g | Protein: 8.2g | Calories: 175.1
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This quick and easy lunch only uses 5 simple ingredients! Submitted by MGRIFFITH32 Carbs: 7.3g | Fat: 2.1g | Fiber: 2.6g | Protein: 7.4g | Calories: 73.9
A wonderful way to warm up from the warm chili and HOT spices! Submitted by DMWOOD13 Carbs: 21.1g | Fat: 6.4g | Fiber: 6.1g | Protein: 19.4g | Calories: 212.6
Delicious first course for winter holiday meals. Submitted by PRIMA_DONNA Carbs: 25.8g | Fat: 3.1g | Fiber: 1.5g | Protein: 3.9g | Calories: 135.2
This hearty soup is super easy to prepare but packed with flavor. Change up the flavor by swapping in your favorite sausage. Submitted by TODD717 Carbs: 40.1g | Fat: 4.3g | Fiber: 12.3g | Protein: 15.4g | Calories: 248.6
This veggie-packed soup gets a boost of protein from chicken. Submitted by JOASIA1 Carbs: 29.3g | Fat: 6.2g | Fiber: 5.2g | Protein: 11.3g | Calories: 213.8
Very Good 4.5/5
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A soup that not only tastes great but is good for you! The smooth texture appeals to the picky eater. Submitted by WEEBLE-WOBBLE Carbs: 35.5g | Fat: 1.9g | Fiber: 4.1g | Protein: 3.6g | Calories: 163.6
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This is an easy, healthy and filling soup. Even my husband likes it, and he is super skeptical that anything healthy could taste good. Could be served with some bread, or Hubby likes to grate a little parmesean onto it. Submitted by CMAIVILLE Carbs: 27g | Fat: 5.1g | Fiber: 10.3g | Protein: 9.6g | Calories: 175.3
This chowder just screams summer fresh flavor. The soup is so sweet since you are not cooking the corn. Even adding a pinch of cayenne doesn't diminish the sweetness, it just gives it a little kick. Submitted by TRAVELNISTA Carbs: 30.7g | Fat: 10.7g | Fiber: 6g | Protein: 8.4g | Calories: 225.6
Incredible! 5.0/5
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Submitted by LEONALIONESS Carbs: 37.1g | Fat: 1.6g | Fiber: 9g | Protein: 12.1g | Calories: 191.8
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Halo: Anniversary Edition will feature 3D support
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Crews are on the scene of a house fire on Edgemere Drive in Greece. One man is in the hospital this morning being treated for smoke inhalation.
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I learned how to crochet a few years back and I would like to know what peoples biggest question is on how to learn to crochet for left handed people. I am considering teaching family and friends and would like to learn peoples biggest questions on the subject. Thanks :) |
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It would depend on what they want to make. I can crochet with either hand, DD is right handed but crochet's left handed. Who taught her? Me, and I do it right handed! If they are only going to make dishcloths or afghans, it shouldn't make a huge difference. Follow the pattern exactly as written. If they are making a garment, it might make a difference, might be reversed. I can't help with that, as I have never crocheted a garment. Tami |
Thanks for the quick reply. I have taught people how to crochet that are right handed it just more patients. Any other tips would be greatly appreciated thanks. :) |
I am left-handed and I never have problems with pattern instructions. Like Tami says, if you have different shaping on the sides (like a cardigan sweater would have) you just read the left side pattern as the right side and vice versa. If you're a righty just teaching lefties, sit across from them instead of beside them...that way your movements are going the same way theirs are. That's how my mom taught me tatting & embroidery. I think people get freaked out about teaching lefties, and it usually turns out to not be a big deal! You can do it! Donna |
- Posted by acraftylady (My Page) on Thu, Oct 28, 10 at 0:04
I used the book 123 crochet by leisure arts as it had great left handed photos of the stitches. Also used these left handed videos which helped. Then after a bit I realized I am just doing the opposite of right handed and got the hang of it all. Mary |
Here is a link that might be useful: Left handed videos
- Posted by wantoretire_did (My Page) on Sat, Nov 6, 10 at 4:30
Here are some more excellent LH tutorials - video and verbal, slow motion :-) |
Here is a link that might be useful: Left-handed tutorials on YouTube
i'm a lefty, i learned from my mom who is right handed...i learned by watching her in a mirror or sitting across from her. there are youtube videos that help when i have issues. I have a few issues here and there with making things, but usually can fudge it along, its usually not the pattern, its my inexperience. just have patience! :D |
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Here's the thing about philanthropy: There's always plenty of people more than happy to accept a generous cash donation. Hence, Russian entrepreneur Yuri Milner's Breakthrough Prize, which he launched back in August as his very own version of the Nobel Prize for Physics, is branching out. The prize will no longer go to just physicists doomed to toil in obscurity, as Mr. Milner has enlisted several Silicon Valley heavyweights to contribute to a new Life Sciences franchise.
Art Levinson (former Genentech CEO, Apple chairman) has signed on as chairman, while Mr. Milner, Sergey Brin, Anne Wojcicki (of 23andMe and also wife to Mr. Brin), Mark Zuckerberg, and Priscilla Chan are all founding sponsors, as well. (Though it's not clear who coughed up how much.) They plan to dole out five $3 million prizes annually going forward, with alums selecting the honorees.
This year's winners were selected for things like "linkage mapping of Mendelian disease in humans using DNA polymorphis" and "describing the role of Wnt signaling in tissue stem cells and cancer" and "cancer genes and targeted therapy." You know, just the kinds of projects that make even billionaire startup founders feel like maybe they aren't God's gift, after all.
"These scientists should be household names and heros in society," said Ms. Wojcicki in a statement. Her husband added: "Curing a disease should be worth more than a touchdown." We're guessing Sergey is not a 49ers bandwagon fan, in that case?
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"Priscilla and I are honored to be part of this," said Mark Zuckerberg. "We believe the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences has the potential to provide a platform for other models of philanthropy, so people everywhere have an opportunity at a better future."
Always with the platforms! We do hope, however, that this is the result of long-term planning and not because Zuck forgot Valentine's Day.
We cannot wait for Peter Thiel to participate in the equivalent of a Nobel Prize for Literature, heavily skewed toward authors influenced by the work of J.R.R. Tolkien.
(Updated: 2:50 p.m.) The boy billionaires sponsoring this prize put on a press conference this afternoon, in order to answer a few questions about their initiative meant to reward "excellence in research aimed at curing intractable diseases and extending human life." Guess they figure we already have some extra time to kill in our soon-to-be-extended lifespans, because Misters Zuckerberg and Milner in particular were an hour late showing up, then said very little that hadn't already appeared in the press release.
Don't they get that all we want to know is where this puts us on the countdown to the Singularity?
"People doing this amazing work should get more recognition–not just for themselves, but for all of society," said Mr. Zuckerberg when he finally arrived. "This isn't a prize where we're trying to have an impact this year." Gotta do something to check The Social Network Effect, if only for the sake of karma.
Mr. Brin did not speak, but rather sat in the audience watching his wife (who sounded great, actually), Google Glass perched on his nose.


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The Assassin's Creed franchise is loved by many and loathed by more. I've always wanted to enjoy its hooded hijinkery, but find myself torn between the excitement of its potential and the disappointment of its actuality. While enjoyable in concept, the execution has always been plagued by broken or unfinished mechanics, poor design choices, terrible accents, uncontrollable horses, and absurdly tight production schedules.
When, by some statistical fluke, the series' elements come to form a cohesive experience, a glimpse of what the title can be is offered. But these moments are far and few between. Assassin's Creed II treated us to a high-point of potential through refining and building upon the foundations of its predecessor. A slither of hope which has since been extinguished. Black Flag managed to rekindle it to a degree, but was still troubled by the missteps of its inadequate ancestry, as if unable to properly separate itself from the defective DNA it had inherited.
One of the main problems with Assassin's Creed lurks within its inability to establish a firm identity. Its a big hot mess of insecurity. The game is afraid of itself and its audience, and attempts to appeal to everyone with limited and therefore encumbering stealth, reduced difficulty and bombastic action sequences. Through this refusal to specialize for risk of fracturing its fanbase, it endeavours to satisfy everyone, and so, like a bizarre sandwich made for all tastes, satisfies no one. In order to re-establish itself as a competent series and stand out from the crowd, it must offer a solid experience you can only get by playing Assassin's Creed. Otherwise what's the point? You might as well just play something that isn't buggy and banal.
This is process is simple, really. What comes to your mind when you consider the word 'assassin'? A thick-jawed action hero who defies death and collects feathers, or an entity of precision, planning and perfect execution, who glides unseen and unheard towards his target? The latter, I presume, so it makes sense that the only reason anybody would pick up Assassin's Creed is to play the role of such a creature. Thus, the series would do well to rearm itself as a predominantly stealth-based affair.
As I mentioned earlier, the groundwork is already there. In this case, the pseudo-stealth mechanics of crowd blending, bush hiding and bench sitting. These elements are all very well for the populated and vegetated areas, where one can slink between daffodils and rudely intrude on the conversation of townsfolk, but they're little more than half-measures. Attempting to infiltrate a heavily guarded compound — places notorious for their lack of friendly crowds, flower beds and public seating — results in failure for lack of decent means. Unless the next Assassin's Creed is entirely set in an extremely busy garden centre, changes must be made. For this we'll do as all great entrepreneurs and innovators do; steal from others.
As a franchise that achieves a phenomenal combination of open-world exploration, open combat and stealth, the Batman: Arkham series is ripe for pillage. But what does Batman have that Ezio, Desmond and all the other interchangeable protagonists of Assassin's Creed don't? The ability to crouch. Yeah, you'd think it obvious that a stealth game would include a crouch button, since it's been a staple of the genre since Solid Snake was crapping in camo-nappies. Here's Steven Masters, lead game designer at Ubisoft Montreal, defending this glaring omission on Reddit:
"… our stealth is primarily "social stealth", and we've been debating having a crouch button since pretty much day 1. It was always the vision that crouching in public spaces is not "hiding in plain sight" – if anything you're calling attention to yourself. We found that the "stalking zones" – the low vegitation [sic] where you can crouch down while low profile – are a good compromise since it allows you to crouch but only in circumstances that make sense."
Again, this is absolutely fine for the city and more plant orientated sections of the game. Crouching in the middle of a street would be conspicuous unless the open defecation laws for that area had been relaxed. But does it make sense to infiltrate an enemy base through the medium of Sunday stroll? As such, the developers attempt to funnel you down an absurdly convenient predefined path of haystacks, tree branches and telepathic guards as not to expose bare-bones mechanics. This illusion denies you the gratification and reward of having crept your own way through opposition. I'm not arguing for a removal of the blending mechanics, they just need to be supplemented with something more substantial. A proper button for sneaking which allows you to define your own path and provide a satisfactory stealth experience.
In recent history, it seems Ubisoft have taken note of this issue as Assassin's Creed Unity, the upcoming iteration of the series, has what appears to be a working crouch mechanic. However, even if this addition does stand up under scrutiny, its use, and therefore the employment of stealth in general, must be justified. This leads me to another mechanical malfunction within Assassin's Creed; the combat is extremely effective.
A good thing, surely? Not in within the context of a stealth game. Why should one bother with underhand tactics when you can just solve the problem of witness with mass murder? Combat that is too good can be a detriment. Look to Dead Space for a brilliant understanding of this. Protagonist Isaac Clarke is slow, cumbersome and inaccurate in his melee attacks. Because of this, the game is all the more tense as you scramble to defend yourself against the necromorphic horrors. You're given a reason to fear the enemy and use every tool at your disposal to survive.
Another example is the Dark Souls and Demon's Souls combat, a thrilling contest where every swing of your weapon comes at the cost of stamina and the risk of opening yourself to attack. As such, victory comes from your own efforts of careful consideration and timely reaction. If you could just swing your sword endlessly without consequence, the combat wouldn't be nearly as compelling nor rewarding. In terms of ethic, Assassin's Creed's engagements are contrary. Buttons spamming is rewarded with kill streak combos, and you can just stand in a corner endlessly countering attacks without riposte.
Limitation isn't inherently negative. Batman is a physical powerhouse, capable of feats that would make Orthopaedic surgeons wince, yet stealth in the Arkham series is imperative. Rocksteady achieve this by clever employment of the great equalizer; the firearm. A few shots take the caped crusader down, and so he must take henchmen out from shadows.
Assassin's Creed has incorporated guns for a few titles now, but has continually failed in how they're utilized. You can take several bullets to the face without harming a single hair in Ezio's old-man beard. Black Flag approached this resolution with watch towers manned by highly-damaging snipers, but you could still take a decent amount of shrapnel to the face before Captain Kenway had to re-apply his eye-liner. Heavier punishment must be made for exposing oneself. We're not talking instant fail detection here — Assassin's Creed already have plenty of those foul crimes against interactivity –- just lethal firearms that justify stealth as a viable and workable option.
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My mother is from Japan and makes the most amazing red ginger pickles with red shiso. I have tried to grow it and I'm not having any luck. I've tried germinating the seeds indoors and outdoors. Fall and spring. Out of all my attempts, I've had only 3 seeds germinate and they got fried during an unexpected heat wave. Is there a trick to getting the seeds to sprout? Are they a fall or spring plant? I can't find much info through the old messages here or from Google. I can't get any info out of my mother other than her pronouncement that you can't grow red shiso here. I remember as a kid that she had them growing along the side of her house although she always complained that the taste was not the same. Any thoughts...advice...pronouncements? :) I finally just bought 2 plants from the local nursery last week. It was the first time I had ever seen it for sale as a plant. Thank you! Jude |
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I had great success with the green form when I lived in Long Beach. Think I started with a *small* transplant from the garden center. I found the following info about starting from seed: So it sounds like the key is fresh seed sown soon. Once you get plants going, you (or your Mother) should be able to have more plants from the self-sown seeds.) |
- Posted by HeyJude2012 10b/24 San Diego (My Page) on Thu, Jul 25, 13 at 18:43
Hi Jean...thank you! I'm going to let my two plants go to seed and try from there. They sure are a pretty plant. |
@ HeyJude I have been growing shiso, both green and red, BUT I DONT DO IT from seeds ANYMORE. I buy bunches of shiso from Asian market and root them in water, then plant them. This year I have 4 plants. |
- Posted by HeyJude2012 10b/24 San Diego (My Page) on Thu, Aug 1, 13 at 23:46
Seysonn-That is brilliant!!! I never would of thought of that. Thank you so much!!! Are they more a spring or fall plant? :))) Jude |
- Posted by yukkuri_kame Sunset 19 / USDA 9 (My Page) on Fri, Aug 2, 13 at 0:07
I am growing green shiso in the foothills north of L.A. Have a bunch of plants growing abundantly from seedlings picked up at Nijiya Market in Sawtelle. The stuff is hard to start from seed, though it will tend to reseed itself once established. As my current plants move to maturity this fall, I hope to take some cuttings and grow indoors over the winter. Today's lunch included eggplant sauteed in sesame oil with lots of shiso, flavored with miso. Delish! |
I'm also in LA area hills - very hot western SFV. I have a few questions, such as any insight on how heat-tolerant they are? I usually start seeds outdoors, either in containers or raised bed, but think I may need to treat these with more care (start and harden off indoors). My SIL's translation of the seed pack said to plant out in March, but I think they won't like our summer heat so I'm waiting til our hopefully-rainy season. Another question - what's their growth form? Bushy like a basil? Small individual plants like a spinach? do they need staking? Lots of water? That's a great idea, to root cuttings from the grocery aisle. Thanks! |
- Posted by yukkuri_kame Sunset 19 / USDA 9 (My Page) on Fri, Aug 16, 13 at 3:30
They will grow very much like basil in form, though taller than most basils. They like water. Tolerate heat just fine as they are a summer crop, but they don't need too much direct sun, considered fairly shade tolerant. Japan is a very humid climate, and sunlight is not half as intense as Southern California sun. Seeing as you are in SFV, let me know if you ever want to trade plants or seeds. I am up in Sunland/Tujunga. |
- Posted by HeyJude2012 10b/24 San Diego (My Page) on Fri, Aug 23, 13 at 1:52
Thought I'd post a pic for sbmw. These are now a month old from the small starts I got from the nursery. I transferred them into these bigger pots. I did not pay $9.99 for them! Home Depot was having a recycle black plastic grow pots and I grabbed a couple. :). When y'all make cuttings, do you use rooting hormone? |
Thanks for the info and the enviable photo. I think I'll wait til the weather cools off a bit before planting the shiso seeds. sb |
- Posted by Avocado101 9A Southern Californ (My Page) on Sun, Sep 8, 13 at 14:30
I grow green perillas from seeds. Due to the higher intensity of sunlight in Southern California, they don't do well in the full sun. I plant them between my tomato plants in April. Then they are shaded within, and receive "some" sunlight. And I water my tomato plants a lot. Your mother is right about the difference in taste. Even if I use imported seeds, the taste is not the same. Spinach also doesn't taste the same. |
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- Posted by yukkuri_kame Sunset 19 / USDA 9 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 16, 13 at 17:57
Any thoughts on whether to cut back Shiso to prevent going to seed, as you would with basil? If so, what technique? With basil, easy, just remove the tops, but shiso flowers all over the place. Since the flowers develop in the crotch of the branches, just remove the flower buds? Or cut the whole plant back vigorously? Maybe cut the plant back hard, harvest the leaves and try rooting the cuttings? Any ideas or experience welcomed. |
- Posted by river_city 7b (My Page) on Tue, Sep 17, 13 at 20:20
So when you guys mention that locally grown shiso doesn't taste the same, do you mean that it's not as pungent? Shiso actually grows wild here in Richmond, VA - I just started growing red shiso, but it's not large enough yet to harvest and compare with the wild stuff. |
- Posted by yukkuri_kame Sunset 19 / USDA 9 (My Page) on Thu, Sep 19, 13 at 2:42
Shiso prefers to stay moist. If it dries out leaves will get tougher and flavor will be compromised. Here in SoCal plants seem to do much better with very little direct sunlight. |
Shiso / perilla , nturally grow bushy to a height of about 3ft if you don't do any thing to it. By pinching back you can keep it shorter and bushier. Some shiso have big leaves, the size of a hand. Some have smaller leave. The ones that I am growing this year(from store bought rootings) have smaller leaves and not quite as aromatic. Shiso dries well too. That means, it will keep some of its aroma and flavor. I use it just like basil and oregano in spaghetti sauce, meat balls, pot roasts, chicken roast, stuffed peppers, You can use large leaves to make DOLMA,(stuffed leaves) Greek style just like grape leaves or cabbage leaves. But shiso is MUCH tastier than them all. Plus you add some chopped leaves to the stuffing. |
Several people said they had trouble with germination. From what I have read, shiso is contrary to most other plants in that old seed has better germination than fresh seed. Try planting some old seed. Jim |
- Posted by yukkuri_kame Sunset 19 / USDA 9 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 23, 13 at 20:58
Thanks Seysonn, that's helpful. I ended up letting the ones that were further along go to seed and have started collecting seed for next year. Meanwhile, I picked all the flower buds off the ones that hadn't gone completely to seed and made a ginger-shiso-toasted sesame oil pesto with the flower buds. Pretty tasty, but the sesame oil dominated...next time I'll go with olive oil. Hopefully, we'll get a few more weeks of leaves out of the plants I de-flowered. Yes, Jim, according to Japanese sources, shiso seeds stay dormant for at least 6 months before they will germinate. Smart temperate climate annual weeds, if you ask me. Very unlike it's cousin basil that will germinate right away - perhaps partly due to more extensive history of cultivation and selection in favor of fast germination? |
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It was the year of 1998 when the accident happened. My wife Chelsea Huntington was at home in our apartment, which was located in New York City. I was at work, which was my first week, so they called me a rookie.
I was a policeman, and always wanted to be a police officer, since my dad was one. My mom always told me 'I don't understand why you want to be a police officer, after what happened to your father.' Don't get me wrong, I loved my mother. I was the baby and my brother John, was the oldest. My mom was the sweetest woman that you would ever meet. And I could see the look of sadness in her eyes that night that two police officer's knocked on the front door, and told my mom that our dad had been shot and killed.
Of course they found the shooter and arrested him, and he got life in prison, but my family had never been the same since. My mother began to work two jobs, and we never gotten to really see our mother since then. So, when my brother John was old enough, he moved out and gotten married and had a couple kids; he was a truck driver now.
Anyways, back to my story. I was at work, riding around with my partner Mr. O'Neil. I was working the night shift my third night in, when I got the call. I answered my cell phone, and it was our dispatcher, Patty. She had been working there forever, and was one month from retirement. Patty never called police officer's on their cell phones, so I was a little confused when she called mine.
'Sam,' said Patty. That was my name, Sam, Sam Huntington.
'Yeah Patty; why are you calling on my cell phone?' I asked confusedly as my partner quickly looked at me, then back at the road.
'Well, I have a call here and it's from your address,' Patty began, but paused before going again. 'I'm afraid it's Chelsea, and Sam, someone has murdered her.' I heard the sadness in Patty's voice. She had never met Chelsea, but I would always talk about her.
'What?' was all I could get out. I was feeling a whole lot of emotions when Patty told me the news. I was angry, confused, and sad.
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I tell Patty thank you for letting me know and hung up the phone, and began bashing the dashboard of my partner's cop car, and making dents. 'Hey hey calm down! What is it?' Mr. O'Neil asked knowing that something was wrong. I looked at my partner with tears in my eyes.
'They got to my wife! They killed my wife!' I say angrily as tears where now streaming down my cheeks.
'Oh my God! I'll take you to your place, where do you live?' asked Brian quickly. I told him where I live and he must have been going a hundred miles an hour, because I look out at the buildings, and they were just a blur.
When we got to my apartment, everyone just seemed to be standing around doing nothing. So, I quickly got of the car, slamming the door, and running up to my apartment. I was crying as I pushed through the crowd of people heading to the room, which was on the third floor. As soon as I reached the doorway of my apartment, I just stood there.
There she was, my wife lying on the floor, motionless. She was lying on her back, looking up at the ceiling. So, I run over to her, and grab her in my arms as I cried. Why did this have to happen to her? She was the sweetest and nicest girl you could ever meet. Her nice straightened, blonde hair, with red streaks, was now in knots and covered with blood. 'Sam, I'm so sorry about your loss, but you have to let her go, so we can get the evidence,' says the captain as he tried to pull me away from her. I finally let her go, and just stand there as the C.S.I. team began to look for evidence.
'The blow to the head appears to look like it was done with an axe, but where is it?' asks one of the C.S.I. team into a tape recorder. She continued to talk into the recorder as she scanned the body. She found a note, lying beside the body on the floor and picked it up to read. It had a little bit of blood splatter across the note. 'We also found a note by our victim, but it's not a suicide note. The note reads, 'You have taken away what I love; now I take away what you love. We have to figure out what that means.' She then turned the recorder off, as she put the note in the evidence bag, ceiled it, and wrote something on the bag.
I take a look at the C.S.I. person who is recording, and seen that she was very thin, had short blonde hair with red streaks. She was wearing cover alls with the C.S.I. logo on the back, and little booties so she wouldn't comprise the evidence. Come to think about it, she looks a lot like Chelsea.
As I was standing there watching her look over my wife, I began to hear a loud beeping noise. All of a sudden, I was awoken in my bed, sweating and yelling, before turning off my alarm clock. 'It was just a dream.' I say to myself as I laid back down with sweat still rolling down my face. At least that's what I thought, till I looked over.
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The Beckham County courthouse, listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NR 84002968), was completed in 1911 and was filmed in a scene in the 1940 movie The Grapes of Wrath. An Anthony's store opened in Sayre in 1925. During the 1930s and 1940s town amenities included a public library, a hospital, a forty-acre city park, a golf course and swimming pool, baseball and softball fields, a racetrack, and rodeo grounds. Meeting the challenge of the junior college movement, Sayre Junior College opened in 1938. Closed during World War II, it reopened in 1946. The institution merged with Southwestern Oklahoma State University on July 1, 1987. As a branch campus, it is designated as Southwestern Oklahoma State University at Sayre. Vocational-technical education was offered at the Sayre branch of the Western Technology Center, which opened in 1995. At 1907 statehood Sayre's population stood at 1,119. It has fluctuated through the years, reaching a high of 4,114 in 2000. Census reports indicated 1,881 residents in 1910, 1,703 in 1920, 3,157 in 1930, 3,037 in 1940, 3,362 in 1950, 2,913 in 1960, 2,712 in 1970, 3,177 in 1980, and 2,881 in 1990. The dramatic increase between 1920 and 1930 was due to the discovery of oil and gas in the area during this period. At the turn of the twenty-first century Sayre had an aldermanic form of town government. Residents supported a school system that included grades prekindergarten through high school. City amenities included an eighty-acre city park, a golf course, tennis courts, and a swimming pool. Local attractions included the RS & K Railroad Museum, the Old Hotel built in 1898, and the Sayre Rock Island Depot (also known as the Shortgrass Country Museum, NR 00000654). The J. W. Danner House (NR 02000169), the Sayre Downtown Historic District (NR 02000972), the Sayre City Park (NR 04000127), and the Sayre Champlin Service Station (NR 04000130) were added to the National Register of Historic Places at the turn of the twenty-first century. The weekly Sayre Record & Beckham County Democrat served the citizens. Former prominent residents include opera singer Joseph Benton and prizefighter Jess Willard. SEE ALSO: SETTLEMENT PATTERNS. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Myrtle Danner, Sayre of Red River Valley: A Collection of Historical Data Concerning the Origin and Growth of the City of Sayre (1939; reprint, Elk City, Okla.: McDonald's Printing, 1976). Profiles of America, Vol. 2 (2d ed.; Millerton, N.Y.: Grey House Publishing, 2003). Sayre (Oklahoma) Record and Beckham County Democrat, 12 September 2001. "Sayre," Vertical File, Research Division, Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City. Linda D. Wilson © Oklahoma Historical Society |


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I have finally recieved my Hotz star double sided mat yesterday. When I made the order, after they cleared the payment and confirmed the order, they told me to wait at least 5 weeks but I should get it MUCH sooner, believe it or not I recieved my mat exactly 10 weeks on the dot after I recieved that email.
Besides that, I also ordered it as rolled in a tube as my shipping cost and paid an additional 10 dollar fee for that. Needless to say they couldn't even follow that and sent it folded instead.
I understand mistakes happen, but their customer service is also absolutely disgusting, the entire ordeal from ordering it, to asking for shipping / tracking numbers, to trying to figure out everything else, it took me DAYS sometimes even a full week, just to get a reply on a simple question or order detail corrected.
While the quality of the mat is half decent, I don't like that they're spraying their logo on the bottom of my mat either, I ordered a space playmat for a more realistic feel to my game, not so that my x-wing will fly past a "Hotz Matz" logo floating near the gravitational pull of Tattoine. I feel I could have ordered a mat anywhere else for the same quality, and better service.
TLDR; took them 10 weeks to deliver my mat, ignored my shipping while charging me 10$ more for it, and their response / customer service is god awful.
When making a purchase from them expect purchasing it to take at least 1-2 weeks, recieving it 10weeks, and then have your shipping downgraded.


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