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Because of the prevalence of Skerik's sax on this and other cuts, many observers have described Tuatara as a jazz band--a definition that makes Buck a bit nervous. "As much as I am resolutely not playing jazz, some of the guys are," he concedes. "The rest of us are accompanying them in a kind of rock/pop-ish manner. But the music does remind me of that era when rock music was first starting to influence things like soundtrack stuff--where you'd have this big, swinging four- or five-piece horn section and the drummer's really kicking it, but you've also got a wah-wah guitar or a slinky guitar solo. It was the era when those things were starting to cross-pollinate, and the jazz guys were going, 'These rock guys--some of them are all right.'
"I've been listening to jazz since I was fifteen, and I'd always listen to the wild stuff, whether it was Miles Davis or Coltrane or, when I got a little bit older, Eric Dolphy. That's the kind of jazz I like--but I don't play that stuff. When I hear horn sections coming up with all these crazy lines, I think, 'What would I do with these guys, since I'm not a jazz guitar player?' See, my jazz chops are way, way down the list of what I can do, but I can do other stuff. So my ideas will be like, 'I'll do a contra-harmony,' or 'I'll do a little melody fragment here that'll lead into this.' Or I'll want to put a hook in, because I'm a rock guy; I like hooks. Jazz guys don't mind starting a song and for three minutes nothing happens except for some kind of cool interplay. But if a rock song's been going for three minutes, you'd better be to the third chorus."
Playing such music live is even more of a challenge, but Buck was eager to take it up; Tuatara backed Eitzel on his 1997 tour and headlined additional gigs last summer. Buck knew that there was a strong possibility that R.E.M. boosters would be disappointed by Tuatara's eclectic nature, but most of his worst fears never came to pass.
"A lot of people came because I'm in R.E.M. and they wanted to see this famous guy and wondered what he was doing," he acknowledges. "And some of them might never have heard a jazz record. Not that I'm playing jazz, but in a world where R.E.M. might be the weirdest thing you like, Tuatara could probably sound pretty strange. But I've got to say that the response was really good. If we played to 500 people, maybe 10 percent of the audience would leave, and the rest would stay for three hours--and some of them would come to the next town, because every show was different; we did different songs, and the songs were different lengths and sometimes had different tempos and time signatures. So all in all, I feel really positive about it."
He's also pleased that most listeners have applauded his decision to stretch instead of branding him a snooty wanker for venturing so far from the rock basics. "When we played L.A., Paul Westerberg from the Replacements was there," he says. "I've known Paul since about '82, and we're really good friends, and he's great, and he's totally sober. And he watched the whole show, which I couldn't believe. And afterward I said, 'Hey, Paul, how are you doing?' And he said, 'Well, Peter, that was pretty...experimental.' And I went, 'Hey, Paul, if you were still drinking, you'd be calling bullshit on us right now.' And he just started laughing.
"To a certain degree, people are going to think Tuatara is pretentious. But none of us are saying, 'This is jazz' or 'This is world music.' We're a pop band that happens to use some jazz players and ethnic instruments from around the world. But one of the great things about Tuatara is that it's not particularly authentic. It's all these ideas filtered through us--and this is what comes out."
Tuatara sounds more assured than ever on Trading With the Enemy. The lineup heard on the disc is larger than before--McCaughey and Berlin are major contributors, and they're supplemented by percussionist Elizabeth Pupo-Walker, brass experts Christopher Littlefield and Craig Flory, and multi-instrumentalist Mike Stone. Moreover, the songs seem less like amalgamations of disparate elements than units that are complete in and of themselves. The fabulous opener, "The Streets of New Delhi," is a should-be cop-show theme highlighted by Littlefield's invigorating trumpet stabs; "Smuggleros Cove" and "Night in the Emerald City" are filled with musical dark corners and clever twists; "Fela the Conqueror" and "L'Espionnage Pomme de Terre" are mock fusion that's both thrilling and good-humored; and "Afterburner" uses melodic notions that pit spy vs. spy. Great art it's not; lots of fun it is.
In Buck's view, Trading With the Enemy works better than its predecessor because the musicians have spent more time together. "A lot of it was composed when we were touring in May or during downtime in the studio," he says. "So as opposed to Barrett and Justin putting down things on a four-track and us overdubbing, it was written with the thought of having all of us playing the whole time. It's more band-oriented, and it feels more like a group dynamic. I was really happy with the last one, but as good as it is, it did have the feel of different people coming in on different days recording different things. But this time around, it tended to be groups of us who went in and recorded. Not every single one of us could go in on every single day; there were a couple of things that were recorded when I was in Hawaii. But I was mostly there, and so was everybody else."


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I have planted hibiscus shrubs off and on in the past several years. They usually die after a winter or two outside (we do seem to have had bad frosts in the past five years). I do have 3 shrubs left over that are alive but mangy looking with yellow leaves or sickly olive green leaves. I remember that one of them had a scale attack a couple of years ago. Mine never puts out vigorous, healthy, green stems but just a few leaves here and there on existing stems.
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Move to southern California! There are some cultivars of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis that handle our winters better than others, but in general they just don't like our winters. Better to plant one up against the house facing south or west, with a large overhang to keep it drier in winter. Not going to work as a hedge out in the open, wishful thinking to think they will. |
I grew two in Watsonville for several years before the frost got them. They were on the east side and on each side of the steps into the house. They were a magnet for scale which turned the stems black. Because of their location spraying for scale without getting it all over the steps was difficult. When they died no one cried. Al |
They are not all that great in So Cal either, unless you are in Sunset 24. San Diego is best. |
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I had one- it always looked terrible, got scale, giant whiteflies, and the leaves were always yellow. I took a few photos of the extraordinary flower (one) and shovel-pruned the shrub. I think they like Hawaii. Renee |
And to think that I wasted so many $$$ on them all these years! I should sue all the local nurseries that sell them as perennials over here - they perennially waste my money. I might still try growing one against a south facing wall to see how well they survive, but I will divert my energies to camellias now. Thanks, as always. |
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I'm in Oceanside,along the coast.We have several of them,all different varieties,the main problem we have with them is white flies,but we just blast them with water,and if there are a lot of white flies we make up a soapy water and spray them,leave it on for awhile,followed by blast of water again. Our plate size hibiscus is gorgeous,and we also have a pink and white one that's at least 15 ft tall,dh cuts it back quite often,we also have yellow,red and a few other colors. Later on i'll try to remember to go to my pb and find pictures of mine and show you. Kathi |
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Eric Boutin knows his way around a good kitchen. The son of a chef, he grew up cooking and waiting tables. Eventually, he managed a restaurant. Now he's a member of Slow Food Seattle and an advocate for whole, healthy foods.
Those are unusual resume details for his newest job, nutrition director for Seattle Public Schools. But in an age of White House gardens and food revolutions, Boutin's arrival may signal a sea change in school lunches, notoriously known as food wastelands.
Before coming to the state's largest school district, Boutin held the same spot in the Auburn schools, where he was hailed for moves like bringing in fruits and vegetables from local farmers, promoting conversations that led to a ban on chocolate milk at elementary breakfasts, and supporting a student garden meant to supply cafeterias. (He's also worked in various Eastside school districts, as well as with a software company specializing in the food service industry.)
Seattle's Child recently chatted with Boutin about his goal to bring healthier foods into the schools – and what barriers he faces. One early bright spot: The Seattle district just received grants (see last month's Seattle Child) to help train food service staff in nutrition and kitchen skills. Here are some edited, condensed highlights from our conversation.
SC: Tell us a little about your work in Auburn and how you started focusing on whole foods in schools.
Boutin: I decided we just had to do it after I went down to the Alice Waters Edible Schoolyard ("kitchen-garden classroom") in Berkeley. I had this food background all along, and my wife is a dietitian. We like to support the farmers markets, and we do that in our home life. At school, we have limited budgets, there are limits to what we can do – but there are things that can be done. You can stop serving pizza and corn dogs every single day. It's based on the cooks (and community) having the same vision. You've got to work a little harder, maybe, but I think they found you just have to work differently. We accomplished a lot using organic red potatoes from the Skagit Valley.
SC: How tough is it to get local produce in the schools?
Boutin: Farm-to-school is quite the buzzword right now, from the First Lady on down, but it's actually difficult to get farmers to want to do business with you. They are doing all they can do just to grow what they need for the farm. There are supply issues. It's hard for a school district to have 30 different farmers come to their loading dock. There's a reason for a middleman, one company who collects from all the farmers and brings you a standard size and so forth.
SC: What are other barriers to serving better foods in school?
Really, what we have to do is figure out how to fund this, which is easier said than done. You can't have the cooks make a first-class lunch, a gorgeous organic fresh lunch, for the buck, buck and a quarter they get for food costs. It's (also) partly a training issue, that the cooks have the skills to prepare these foods. And, I think people would be surprised, but kids don't really want the foods you and I are talking about. Everybody says they will, but on first blush, we have to get our kids to a place where they want fresh roasted potatoes instead of French fries … We need teachers and parents talking about why we should be eating fresh roasted chicken rather than chicken nuggets.
SC: Where would you like the district to be on chocolate milk? Even my pediatrician said it was better than no milk at all.
Boutin: I've found that if you ask 50 dietitians, 25 will say white milk only and 25 will say whatever milk they'll drink, including chocolate. So it's not clear, but this is what I think: I don't think it helps anyone to start their day with a mouthful of chocolate.
SC: When money is tight, we hear arguments like, "Why worry about fresh or organic or local food in schools? Isn't getting hungry kids food, period, all that matters?"
Boutin: Mathematically, I guess you could say (school meals) are nutritious (now), but I'm not going there. I'm saying we really need to be serving fresh wholesome foods. We also support the community in a fairly critical way in Seattle. Over 40 percent of our students qualify for free or reduced price meals, at some of the schools it's 80 percent or more.
SC: Is an "Edible Schoolyard" program just a dream for us?
Boutin: Almost three quarters of Seattle schools have some sort of garden in a state of repair or disrepair … I don't know that there's a lot of connection to the lunchrooms right now, but that's one of the things we hope to foster.
SC: What else would you like people to know about the program?
Boutin: We've moved almost all our bread products to whole-wheat now – the hamburger buns, the English muffins, the toast in the morning … We've made a lot of connections with local farmers and continue to try to figure out how to connect with them. We have 13,000 organic apples coming in. We're doing the right things, I think, and we'd certainly like feedback. (Write them at email@example.com.)
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Want to have a say in school lunches and school breakfasts? You've got until April 13 to give the U.S. Department of Agriculture your feedback on proposed new nutrition standards.
The new guidelines, the first in 15 years, would add more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains to school meals, and cap calories, saturated fats, and salt. Milk would need to be low-fat or non-fat (but flavored non-fat milk is still OK). View the proposal and submit comments online at www.regulations.gov. Search for "Nutrition Standards School Lunch 2011." The proposed rules should be at the top.
A spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association told the Boston Globe that the new menus would be "a great first step."
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Eric Boutin talks in this interview about the Edible Schoolyard in Berkeley, Calif., which has inspired tens of thousands of visitors, including Charles, the Prince of Wales.
Alice Waters, who started the Edible Schoolyard, also wrote a book about the creation and growth of the school garden as well as the principles that guide it:
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As inspiring as the project as is, it's easy to be cynical about the idea that the Edible Schoolyard could ever come to Seattle. It seems so driven by the force of Waters and those who joined her in the project. Then again, Seattle has been known to conquer bureaucracy and inertia to create great things in the past.
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The Northern Snakehead: An Invasive Fish Species (Released August 2002)
During the summer of 2002, several individuals of an exotic fish species called the Northern Snakehead were found in a pond in Crofton, Maryland, about 20 miles north east of Washington, D.C. The potential impact of this introduced species was considered so damaging that the event made national headlines. Officials posted signs encouraging anglers to kill any snakeheads that they caught.1
Why so much press just for a fish? The Northern Snakehead, Channa argus, is no ordinary fish, biologists explain. It is a voracious top-level predator, meaning that it has no natural enemies, and could decimate populations of native fish. About 90% of its diet consists of other fish, though it also eats crustaceans, insects, and plants. In its native range it can live in water with temperatures ranging from 0 to 30 degrees C; it is found in muddy or vegetated ponds, swamps, and slow-moving streams. Snakeheads can breathe air and survive for up to four days out of water, and can survive for longer periods of time when burrowed in the mud. They are capable of traveling over land to new bodies of water by wriggling their bodies over the ground. These features are adaptations to the seasonal drying of shallow bodies of water in the snakeheads native habitat in China and allow it to disperse widely should local conditions become unfavorable. It is capable of surviving in much of North America should it become established. An established population of snakeheads in Maryland could have long-term disastrous consequences for the ecology of the region.
The Crofton discovery demonstrated that the Northern Snakehead is capable of overwintering and breeding in the Maryland climate. The snakeheads are thought to have entered the Maryland ecosystem more than two years ago. A local man ordered a pair of live snakeheads from a market in New York's Chinatown so that he could prepare a traditional soup remedy for his ill sister (see Washington Post news story). However, by the time the snakeheads arrived, the sister had recovered, so he kept them in an aquarium for a while, then released them into a local pond.2 The man has since confessed his actions to local authorities, but cannot be charged with release of an exotic species because the two-year statute of limitations has expired.
Officials first found out about the snakeheads in May of 2002, when a fisherman visited a government office in Annapolis, Maryland, with a photograph of an unfamiliar fish he had caught and then re-released in Crofton. Biologists soon identified the fish as a Northern Snakehead. One of the many people who converged on the pond after the initial news reports in late June captured a second adult. On two different days in early July, an angler and a fisheries biologist each pulled about six young snakeheads out of the pond; some were only two inches long, indicating that these were not simply individuals that had been released, but offspring from a breeding population. In a survey in late July, a freshwater fisheries manager captured more than 100 juvenile snakeheads estimated to be about five months old.3
Scientists are concerned that the snakeheads could spread beyond the Crofton pond. The Little Patuxent River is only about 75 feet from the pond, and a major flood could move fish into the river system where they could quickly spread. Experience with escaped and introduced species shows that it is essentially impossible to eradicate an exotic species that becomes established: witness the European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Australia and Kudzu (Pueraria lobata) in the U.S. Exotic species are usually harmful because they can alter the energy flow of an ecosystem, introduce parasites and diseases, cause genetic pollution by interbreeding with related species, and compete with native species for resources, sometimes driving them to extinction.4
On August 18, Fisheries Service personnel began a two-step process to eliminate the snakeheads. The herbicides Diquat Dibromide and Glyphosate (also known as Rodeo) were applied, causing oxygen levels in the pond to drop, and making likely a subsequent fish kill (see Washington Post news story). Two weeks after the initial application, the piscicide Rotenone was used to kill the remaining fish. Dead fish were removed daily, and the site was closely monitored. Within a few weeks, water quality levels returned to normal. Waters of the nearby Little Patuxent River were sampled to make sure that the snakeheads did not escape from the pond and spread further in Maryland. The threat from Crofton had been eliminated. 5
Snakeheads in the U.S.
Snakeheads are sold in the U.S. both as food in Asian markets and as pets, being prized for their hardiness and aggressive habits. A six-inch snakehead that costs $7 will eventually eat up to $8 of goldfish a day. Many snakeheads that appear in U.S. waters are thought to be former pets that were released when their owners no longer wanted to feed them.
Reproducing populations of snakeheads have now been discovered in Maryland, California, and Florida. Individual fish have also been caught in Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Hawaii.
It has been illegal to possess snakeheads in 13 states, but not in Maryland, Virginia, or the District of Columbia. However, it is illegal to release exotic species into Maryland waters. In late August 2002, news accounts reported the states of Maryland and Virginia were considering bans on possession of any snakehead within their borders (see Washington Post news story).
In October, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service added snakeheads to the list of injurious species. This listing essentially stopped the importation and interstate transport of all 28 snakehead species in the U.S., a move that has probably prevented thousands of shipments of snakeheads from entering the country. This move was under consideration before the discovery of the Maryland fish.
Snakeheads in the World
Snakeheads are Old World fishes belonging to the order Perciformes, family Channidae. They have protruding lower jaws, long narrow torpedo-shaped bodies that taper in depth toward the tail, long dorsal and anal fins without spines, and long toothed mouths. A snake-like rosette of large scales on the head gives the group their English name. As they mature, the fish change color. For instance, younger fish may be gold-tinted brown to pale gray in color, while older fish are generally dark brown with large black blotches. Some snakeheads have a distinctive eye-spot or ocellus, a black spot rimmed with orange, near the base of the tail fin. Most species occur in flowing waters with a few found in swamps, ponds, and ditches. All species are air breathers and can tolerate waters with low oxygen concentrations. Two larger species, Channa marulius and C. maruloides, bear a superficial resemblance to the North American Bowfin (Amia calva), but the position of the pelvic fins is further forward in the snakeheads, their anal fins are elongated, and their heads have snake-like scales.
Within the family Channidae, 25 of the 28 species are classified in the genus Channa, and are found in southern and eastern Asia. The three other species are African and are in the genus Parachanna.6 The genus name Ophicephalus (or Ophiocephalus) is sometimes used for snakeheads other than Channa striata.
The Northern Snakehead spawns in June and July in its native territory; tropical species are capable of spawning throughout the year. Snakeheads exhibit parental behavior; some species guard the young while two species brood the eggs in the mouth. The young initially feed on zooplankton, but switch to larger food as they mature, such as crustaceans and insects. Adults prefer to feed on fish, though they also eat frogs, crustaceans, and even small reptiles, birds, and mammals. Plants and phytoplankton seem to be ingested incidentally.
Snakeheads are used in rice-fish farming both as food sources for farmers and as predators of rice pests.7 Interestingly, other species used in rice-fish farming systems in Southeast Asia are the catfish Clarias macrocephalus and C. batrachus (the so-called walking catfish that has spread over the state of Florida), which also are capable of lying buried in mud for extended periods of time and of moving overland when conditions become unfavorable. The species of snakehead known to disperse overland live in tropical regions where there are seasonal wet and dry (monsoon) conditions.
Several species have been found in the United States and other regions outside the deep tropics (English names are from FishBase and may differ from those used in other sources):
- C. argus, the Northern Snakehead, can grow up to 1.2 m (47 inches) and 6.8 kg (15 pounds). Specimens have been found in California (in 1997), Florida (2000), and Massachusetts (2001). The subspecies C. argus argus is common in China and Korea. It can remain out of water for up to four days at air temperatures of 10 to 15 degrees Celsius (50 to 59 degrees Fahrenheit) and from latitudes 25 to 54 degrees North. They can live in waters that are covered in ice, so they are capable of surviving winters in Maryland. The species matures at the age of 2 years and at a length of 30 cm. In its native range it spawns in June and July and is extremely fertile; females can lay as many as 100,000 eggs a year. Northern Snakeheads hunt mainly in early and late daylight hours, lying in wait for prey on the bottom of a pond or stream. In 1923 it was introduced to Japan, where it has established a self-reproducing population causing ecological effects. The related subspecies, the Amur Snakehead, C. argus warpachowski, is found to the north in the Amur River of Russia and China. In the 1960s it was introduced into the Aral Sea basin and has become widespread in that basin's rivers.8
- C. micropeltes, the Giant Snakehead of mainland Southeast Asia and Indonesia, can reach 130 cm (51 inches) and 20 kg (44 pounds) in size. There are three verified occurrences from New England, in Maine (1976), Massachusetts (1990), and Rhode Island (1968). These are thought to have been aquarium releases. It prefers temperatures from 25 to 28 degrees C so it is not likely to survive in the U.S., and it frequents deep, slow-flowing waters such as large streams and canals. It is known as Red Snakehead in the pet trade because the juveniles are considered to have an attractive red color.9
- C. striata, the Snakehead Murrel (also known as Chevron Snakhead), is a native of tropical Asia that was introduced in Oahu, Hawaii before 1900. This introduction is thought to be a deliberate release of live fish to provide a food source for immigrants. FishBase lists introductions in Madagascar, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, and indicates "probably yes" for ecological impact in Madagascar, with no information from other countries. The species can reach 1 m in length; a 57 cm fish had a mass of 3 kg. It breeds in sluggish waters such as rice fields. It can survive the dry season, as long as its skin and breathing mechanisms remain moist, by burrowing in mud. It prepares a nest by biting vegetation from a circular area in shallow depths near shore. It is normally sold live at fish markets and can remain alive, half-butchered, for extended periods of time.10
- C. asiatica, the Small Snakehead, has been proposed as an addition to the Noxious Aquatic Species List of the state of Victoria, Australia. This species is a native of southern Asia and has a preferred temperature range of 22 to 28 degrees C. Fish can breed after nine months, when they are only 21 cm (8 inches) long. Incubation lasts just three days.11
- C. marulius, the Great Snakehead, is another tropical species that ranges through South and Southeast Asia from India to China, and is now established in Florida. Its large size, up to 183 cm and 30 kg, permits it to eat aquatic birds and snakes.12
A Native Fish Resembling Snakeheads: the Bowfin
Snakeheads, especially the two large species Channa marulius and C. maruloides (a southeast Asian species not yet found in North America) bear a superficial resemblence to the native North American Bowfin or mudfish, Amia calva.
Bowfins have evenly-matched jaws, a fairly tubular body shape, long dorsal but small anal fins, and reach a maximum length of about 90 cm (36 inches). They are dark green above, lighter on the sides with dark net-like markings (reticulated pattern), and creamy to greenish on the belly (venter). The head is brown or yellow with darker markings, and the lower fins are quite green. At the base of the tail males have a black spot with an obvious yellow or orange border. The Bowfin is a hardy species that lives in swampy, vegetated, and stagnant waters and, like the snakehead, can breathe oxygen directly from the air. It feeds voraciously on fish, crayfish, vegetation, and insects. Through evolutionary convergence these unrelated fish resemble each other and occupy a similar niche. The Bowfin occurs in much of the Mississippi River drainage as well as Atlantic coast drainages north through the Chesapeake Bay basin. In addition, it is found in parts of the Great Lakes basin.
The Future
The presence of Northern Snakehead in North America is of great concern. It is a hardy, predaceous fish with few predators, can disperse widely, and is adapted to a wide range of temperatures and environmental conditions. Once established, the species would be virtually impossible to eradicate from the continent's fresh waters, and could adversely impact indigenous aquatic species. If the Crofton fishes are all killed, and snakehead importation and transport to and inside the USA is curtailed, a significant problem could be averted.
On April 28, 2004, less than two years after the eradication of the snakehead infestation in Crofton pond, a single snakehead was found in Pine Lake in Marylands Wheaton Regional Park. Like Crofton pond, this was a relatively small, isolated body of water, and it was quickly drained, with no additional snakeheads found. This is not the end of the story, however. On May 7, an angler in Little Hunting Creek, a Virginia tributary of the Potomac, found an immature female snakehead; this was followed, a week later, by a similar catch in the Potomac proper. As of July 9th, a total of fourteen have been caught in the Potomac, with lengths of up to 18 inches, including a sexually mature female ready to lay eggs. For a complete inventory, see: http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/newsroom/pr-070904-Snakehead.html. It seems likely that a breeding population has been established, but if it has it will be virtually impossible to eliminate. Explains Florida fisheries scientist Kelly Gestring, once a snakehead population gets established, "neither man nor nature can get rid of them. We have to deal with that fact and develop management strategies."13


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Almost all citrine on the market is heat-treated amethyst, and generally starts life as either smoky quartz or amethyst geodes. Heat treatments first turn them clear and then give them a permanent color ranging from yellow to brownish-red. In some amethyst deposits, the amethyst has been partially or fully changed to brown citrine by natural means of heating, thereby transforming it into citrine. Natural citrine is pale yellow to orange, and occurs in much lighter hues than the heat-treated material. Citrines whose colors have been produced by artificial means tend to have much more of an orange or reddish caste than those found in nature. Since most citrine was originally amethyst that was heated to turn its color to gold, both citrine and amethyst jewelry should be kept away from prolonged exposure to strong light or heat.
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In ancient times, citrine was carried as a protection against snake venom and evil thoughts. It was thought to give calmness and mental balance to its wearer. Throughout history, people have confused citrine for topaz. Many citrines were sold as topaz and thus thought to carry the same qualities, such as knowledge and beauty. Today, citrine symbolizes truth and integrity, and is believed to promote creativity and personal clarity.
With its uniquely mystical appearance, quartz was the "rock crystal" used in ancient times to make crystal balls. It was believed to attract energy and is still considered to be spiritual today. The gemstone was once believed to be a compact form of ice. In fact, the Greeks originally named quartz "krystallos," meaning ice, but this terminology soon applied to any type of crystal.
Often identified by its six-sided prism shape, quartz is the most common mineral on Earth, found in nearly every environment throughout the globe. With a ranking of 7.0 on the Mohs Scale, it is a component of almost every rock type and occurs in virtually every color imaginable. Quartz has a great amount varieties that are well-known by other names, including amethyst, citrine, ametrine, rock crystal, agate, druzy, chalcedony, tigers eye and many more. There are also several varieties that hold the name "quartz," including rose quartz, smokey quartz and rutilated quartz.
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Ranging in color from nearly black to smoky brown, smoky quartz is transparent and owes its warm earthen hue to exposure to natural radioactivity. Care must be taken since its rich color will fade in the sun. Spelled either "smoky" or "smokey," this variety of quartz is often incorrectly called "smoky topaz."
Smoky quartz is believed to help dissolve negative energy, release stress and relieve depression. It is said to be a mild sedative with a relaxing effect that calms, soothes and restores balance and harmony. Folklore says the gem can embrace dark areas with light and love and therefore clear and cleanse the body both physically and emotionally. Smoky quartz is thought to be a warm, friendly and down-to-earth gem.
Rutilated quartz is a type of transparent rock crystal that contains long, fine needles of rutile crystals (titanium dioxide). These highly valued inclusions form a landscape of shining gold needles in an array of patterns that is breathtakingly beautiful. These golden inclusions are also known as Venus hair, Cupid's darts and fleches d'amour ("arrows of love"). There is a less well-known variety called tourmalinated quartz that, instead of golden rutile, forms black or dark green tourmaline crystals.
Although rutilated quartz is usually cut as a cabochon, it can be a difficult stone to attain a smooth surface without pits. This is because rutile ranks a 6.0 on the Mohs Scale, while quartz ranks 7.0. The difference in hardness between the two materials, and because of the way rutile forms inside, causes problems when cutting. Each final cut piece is unique, with no two being exactly alike. Modern folklore says rutilated quartz brings forth each person's strengths, originality and ability to relate to others.
Carnelian, also spelled cornelian, ranges in color from light brownish-red, to dark reddish-orange, to deep transparent red, to bright orange. The rich color is due to the iron content and can be placed in the sun to change brown tints to red. A translucent to opaque stone, carnelian is moderately hard with a hardness of 6.5-7.0 on the Mohs Scale. This relatively inexpensive gem features great warmth and beauty and is often found as engraved cameos in antique jewelry. It is the stone of happiness and harmony in love.
Some of the oldest examples of jewelry contain carnelian and it has been featured in nearly every great civilization. The greatest myths surrounding the stone come from the Egyptian culture. At an excavation site in Ur, archaeologists uncovered the tomb of Pu-Abi, a Sumerian Queen from the third millennium, B.C. She wore a robe that contained carnelian, along with other precious and semi-precious materials. Ancient Egyptian tombs are full of examples of carnelian jewels because of the Egyptians' belief in the stone's power in the afterlife. According to their system, the Egyptian goddess Isis used amulets of carnelian to ensure a soul's safe passage into the next world. The Egyptians so revered the power of the stone that it was one of three used most often in their jewelry, along with turquoise and lapis lazuli. Carnelian was a symbol of life in Pharaonic Egypt, and adorns the precious funerary pectoral of Tutankhamon.
Because carnelian has been revered for its healing, spiritual and creative qualities, Buddhists in China and India created amulets inlaid with carnelian and other semi-precious stones, ascribing to them powers of protection and utilizing them for many rituals. To this day, Buddhists in China, India and Tibet believe in the protective powers of carnelian and often follow the Egyptian practice of setting the stone with turquoise and lapis lazuli for enhanced power. The stone also appears in the Bible as one of the stones included on Aaron's breastplate.
Carnelian has been recommended as an aid for anyone having a weak voice or being reluctant to speak. The belief was that carrying or wearing carnelian would give the person courage both to speak boldly and loudly. In fact, Napoleon is recorded to have carried one he found in Egypt and to have had faith in it as a talisman. Perhaps he followed the belief reported by Merrill: "The wearing of carnelian insured victory in all contests save those of love."
Carnelian is a form of chalcedony, which is the microcrystalline form of quartz. Because quartz is the most common crystal on Earth, deposits of carnelian are found throughout the world. The most famous sites are in India, Brazil, Uruguay and Japan. The deposits are usually found in the lower temperature and lower pressure zones near the Earth's surface, but the best carnelian is found in India.


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B. The town was originally called Mace's Hole, after a notorious horse thief.
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C. "A threat to domestic order."
D. "A home for the halt, a way station for the lame."
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Many countries were at the table yesterday, but some big ones were exceptionally quiet. The US, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, and Canada, think that the MDGs are a spectator sport. Yes, the U.S. has stepped up its financing of disease control, but its overall aid level of 0.16 per cent of national income is the lowest of all rich countries (and compared with far more than 4 per cent of national income for the military). Why aren't successes being scaled up? Not for lack of solutions and strategy, but for lack of follow through by the rich countries that promised (and promised and promised) to help.
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