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Gullane Golf Club held its biennial Captains Charity Day on its No. 1 Course in aid of the Captains two chosen charities, the M S Therapy Centre Lothian and the Teapot Trust.
Scotlands Solheim Cup star Catriona Matthew fired a final round 70 to secure her secondAberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open title in three years after a cold and blustery day at Archerfield Links in East Lothian.
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Alexander [Zander] Culverwell is the new Scottish Amateur Champion. Zander defeated Lundin Golf Clubs James White 2 & 1 in a tense 36 hole final of the Fairstone Scottish Amateur Championship on Saturday over the Lansdowne Course in Blairgowrie.
This is what happens immediately after the greatest sporting triumphs: we smile at the new champion and ask how does it feel? And quite often the victor is so overcome by scaling the very zenith of his sport that he has no words. This is not how it was in the winners press conference at The Open Championship 2013. Phil Mickelson was a visibly contented man, chatting away as he considered his win in technical detail for all the world looking like a guy on his front porch shooting the breeze and chewing the cud with any passers-by who might want to join in the golf talk.
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Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism, has officially opened Scotlands Golf Coast Road.
eauty of the competition is just that, that it encourages young girls to get into and stick at golf.
The Open Championship and the famous Claret Jug trophy will come to the centre of Edinburgh at a special event celebrating the return of golfs oldest Major Championship to the region.
Preparations for this years Open Championship at Muirfield are well underway. Grandstands are taking shape around the 18th hole and infrastructure improvements are being carried out as the build-up to golfs oldest Major Championship continues. Tens of thousands of spectators will attend The Open from 14-21 July and the television coverage from major broadcasters such as the BBC, ESPN and TV Asahi in Japan will have a household reach of up to half a billion worldwide. An independent study commissioned by The R&A, and carried out by the Sport Industry Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University, has forecasted that this years event will deliver an overall economic benefit of £70 million to the East Lothian and Edinburgh regional economy.
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A prestigious Scottish golf and country club has secured the services of a top professional golfer to transform it into one of the best courses in the UK.
Stay two nights, dinner both nights, play, Dunbar, Logniddry and Gullane No.2 for £199 per person based on one four ball sharing two rooms. Dinner will be in Donalds Bistro. We have 22 courses on Scotlands Golf Coast, East Lothian and will happily organise golf packages for you on any of them. Malcolm is a member of Archerfield so if you are nice to him you never know! The Fidra and Dirlton Courses there are fantastic.
The Glen Golf Club's unique seaside location means you can play golf on the summer course all year round.
The World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum will induct Willie Park Jr. as part of the Class of 2013. Along with his father, World Golf Hall of Fame member Willie Park Sr., Park helped form one of the legendary families in golf history. He is the third member of the Class of 2013 and will be inducted through the Veterans Category.
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GolfNow.com, the Internets largest online reservations and revenue management platform, has expanded to the East Lothian region of Scotland, giving golfers greater access to several of the countrys most respected courses and increasing rounds and revenue-building advantages for course owners and operators.
The Scottish golf tourism industrys top achievers have been recognised at a dazzling awards ceremony held in Edinburgh. The annual event from leading industry organisation Golf Tourism Scotland is widely regarded as the Oscars of the golfing world and welcomes attendees from the US and Europe.
Construction of the new Lodge at Craigielaw is on track and scheduled to open on May 1st 2013.
TPEGS - the only golf and coaching experience company of it's kind in the UK, will be launching new and unique experiences over the coming months, just in time for the 2013 season. They are in the final stages of putting some amazing new packages together and will have further information and pricing in a few weeks time.
Keep your competitive edge this winter while taking advantage of great underfoot conditions and excellent grees at the classic Old Tom Morris designed links in Dunbar. The golf club is hosting a new winter tournament, The Dunbar Golf Club Winter Texas Scramble, on Friday 23rd November 2012.
From Monday 18th March to Friday 22nd March 2013, the inaugural Links Golf Cup, a 72 hole amateur stableford tournament, will take place over the magnificent courses of Gullane No.1, Gullane No.2, Longniddry, and North Berwick, on Scotlands Golf Coast in East Lothian. Regarded by many to be the finest stretch of links golf in Britain, these spectacular links courses will provide the setting for competitors to battle it out for the right to lift the specially commissioned trophy. Designed to offer golfers opportunities beyond just playing great golf courses under tournament conditions, The Links Golf Cup is a unique occasion. Along with the challenge to compete at some of the finest links in Scotland, amateur club golfers will enjoy a welcome reception, presentation dinner, sightseeing opportunities, and golf schools.
North Berwick Golf Club continues to be one of East Lothian's most treasured and talked about courses. The course recently climbed 3 places to now rank 31st in the 2012 Golf Monthly's Top 100 courses in UK & Ireland and Golf World ranked it the No 1 fun golf course to play in GB & I.
The Maitlandfield House Hotel, located in the picturesque county town of Haddington, is only 16 miles from Scotland's capital city Edinburgh and 10 minutes drive from the coastal resort of North Berwick. They are currently offering more than 50% of normal hotel tariff when you share a twin/double room and stay for two or more nights.
Green Craig, is a 5 star exclusive beach front property, which sleeps up to 12 guests in one of East Lothians most stunning settings. They are offering the 4th night free on 3 night self catering short breaks, bringing the total price down to just £1,600 for up to 12 guests!
Stay in a beautiul Laird's Mansion, only 30 mins from Edinburgh and centrally located for all 22 East Lothian golf courses, Roaring log fires. Luxuriate in one of our beautiful suites with roll top bath. Why not ask Barbara to cook your favourite meal!
In an effort to raise funds to support the welfare of the residents of the Abbey Retirement Home in North Berwick, a recently retired member of Gullane Golf Club returned and with the support of a number of members completed 50 holes (on the putting green) raising just under £300.
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society and Golf East Lothian have unveiled a unique whisky and golf dining experience for golf enthusiasts looking to try something a little bit different during their golfing break in Scotland. It directly addresses a golfers frustration in finding the perfect place to relax and contemplate after the game (perhaps with a putt or two) - the elusive 19th Hole.
For the first time in its 121-year history, the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers at Muirfield has sourced its bunker sand from outwith the hallowed East Lothian grounds. In a historic move brought about by dwindling home-grown supplies, the discerning club opted for a new, free-draining sand supplied by Hugh King & Co, one of the countrys leading suppliers of sports sands.
ClubGolf, Scotlands junior national development programme, welcomes former Scottish international and Ladies European Tour competitor, Lesley Nicholson, as its new East Regional Manager.
One of the largest junior golfing events in the UKs sporting calendar is set to bring a bumper economic boom to East Lothian when it tees off its biggest ever event this summer.
ed by the competition that we are beginning see some of the winners from our first event go onto to bigger things on the world stage. That is a superb endorsement of the good work the tournament has achieved.
Dunbar Golf Club is delighted that East Lothian Council approved their plans for a redevelopment, which will see the creation of a Centre of Excellence for golf in East Central Scotland. The proposals support East Lothian Council's vision of creating a 'mecca for golf' and in turn will create 60 full and part time jobs and 54 equivalent jobs over the four year construction period.
TPEGS - Tour Professional Experience Golf School, the latest addition to East Lothian's world-class golf offering, features prominently in the latest edition of Golf Monthly magazine.
Interesting feature on Longniddry Golf Club, published in Golf Course Architecture - January 11th 2012
You can now stay in touch with Golf East Lothian when you're on Facebook or via Twitter, and join in the discussion!
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The luxurious Macdonald Marine Hotel & Spa overlooking North Berwick's West Links, is making the most of East Lothian's ability to enjoy all year round golf by offering a great value "Winter Golf Package".
Craigielaw Golf Club in Aberlady recently celebrated its 10th Anniversary with a Shotgun golf tournament, followed by a member's party at the magnificent Gosford House.
Even in the depths of winter, all three superb links at Gullane Golf Club will provide you with great playing conditions underfoot. The sandy soil on and around Gullane HIll creates exquisite turf to play from throughout the year, so if you are tired of playing to winter greens from mats on muddy fairways, take advantage of some great rates at one of the best winter golf destinations in the UK.
Dating from 1185, The Open Arms Hotel in Dirleton stands at the foot of the village green overlooking the 13th Century Castle. Quiet lounges with open fires add to the warmth of personal welcome.
As one of the original Open Championship venues and with play dating back to 1672 and beyond, enjoying a round of golf on Musselburgh Links is experiencing true golfing heritage. So just imagine what its like to be a member at the oldest golf course in the world
The town of North Berwick has recognised the achievements of the golfing pioneers who emigrated from the town over a century ago, taking the game to all corners of the globe.
The classic Old Tom Morris layout at Dunbar Golf Club made a fantastic recovery from extensive storm damage in the Spring of 2010, to host a thrilling 2011 Scottish Boys Championship earlier this year. The Scottish Golf Union praised Dunbar Golf Club and all the volunteers who helped support the championship and congratulate the players for a wonderful week of golf. Television highlights include a remarkable final between Troon Welbeck's David Wilson and Liam Johnston from Dumfries and County.
Scotlands Catriona Matthew earned a commanding 10-stroke victory at the Aberdeen Ladies Scottish Open presented by EventScotland.
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- Mr. T
- October 25, 2010 - 09:04
"Tim Horton's Crowd", wow talk about making a Generalization. Do the "Starbucks Crowd", or the "Office Coffee Pot Crowd" know the real facts? Or maybe the "Home Brewers" are better informed. Or maybe all coffee addicts are gnorant when it come to crime statistics? While under the influence of coffee or not, the one thing I hear clearly on the radio every morning is that armed robberies are increasing, as someone stated earlier. Usually by repeat offenders of another crime. Our justice system is too lenient, it's not 'Just' at all. Even a Tim Horton's customer realizes this.
- Russell Barth
- October 24, 2010 - 07:29
To The Editor, RE: Wasting our money? Now that's a crime Harper is implementing this Mandatory Minimum policy on drug crimes because he wants to increase crime. Why? So that he can justify building a dozen new jails, hiring thousands of more cops, further suppressing civil rights and liberties of regular Canadians, and so he can impose a US-style for-profit prison industrial complex onto Canada. Not only will it cost a fortune and increase crime and the spread of wildly expensive diseases, it will saddle a large chunk of our future work force (mostly men 18-40) with criminal records. That helps our economy how, exactly? This policy has been wildly successful in the US, however; what with more inmates than any country in the history of the world, dramatically increased crime and drug use rates, insurmountable national debt, and a handful of wealthy jailers getting very rich off the taxpayer's dime. This is what Harper has planned for Canada, and there is now no way to stop it. Canada is getting into the US-dominated "Inmate Manufacturing Industry", and your kids are the raw materials. Serves you right for electing these monsters. Russell Barth Federally Licensed Medical Marijuana User Drug Reform Analyst and Consultant Educators for Sensible Drug Policy
- Esron
- October 24, 2010 - 06:01
@JAMES Yes, you Tim Hortons types ARE Dumb... so is everybody else. To be smart, as a human is a fallacy, and will be our down fall... We are all idiots, and most of us don't know it.
- Anon
- October 23, 2010 - 13:54
6 months mandatory sentence minimum for pot cookies? thats 20 years mandatory minimum in jail for pot cookies. Do you really think that is a criminal offense? Russel Williams barely got that.
- Jerome
- October 23, 2010 - 13:31
The crime rate is decreasing. Of that there is no doubt - the statistics show it. What the statistics are not showing is the number of repeat offenders. No, they are not murderers or rapists, but just those who continually hold up gas stations and convenience stores and are put back into society after a brief incarceration. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I'm all for tougher sentences for violent crimes and drunk driving, but not every sentence needs to be increased. There should be emphasis placed on rehabilitation, mental health and programs designed to prevent offenders from reoffending, rather than just "chuck 'em in the slammer and throw away the key." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In my opinion, a violent crime is one where a masked person produces a knife or gun (fake or not) to separate a clerk from the cash register receipts. I'm certain that in Mondays or Tuesdays Telegram (it might even go until Friday) there will be another report of an armed holdup at a gas bar or convenience store. The thing is, when the perpetrator is apprehended, there will also be a breach of probation attached to the charges. Is the justice system dealing with first, second or third time offenders like they should? In our system, we are not chucking them in the slammer and throwing away the key. We are penning them up for a few days or weeks, with no counseling or anything else that might cause them to think twice before committing the same crime that caused them to be jailed in the first place.
- james
- October 23, 2010 - 10:39
well pam i guess us tim horton type are just dumb and by the way what is the tim horton type anyone who believes crime is falling better get your head out off the sand
- james
- October 23, 2010 - 10:37
well pam i guess us tim horton type are just dumb and by the way what is the tim horton type anyone who believes crime is falling better get your head out off the sand
- Sean
- October 23, 2010 - 08:09
Right on Pam!


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Well, I figured since you have a passion for frogs, you might like this bugger taking his first sunbath this spring. He was tiny when he founded me and has grown ever so bigger since then. Believe it or not, I am more attached to it than my fish..lol
By the way, my Euphorbia is starting to flower and the first lily pad has made it to the top. I am liking it:-) |
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He looks awesome. How big is he? I want to pick him up. :D And your pond looks really neat, I'd love to see it again when there are more lily pads! |
Cool! Feed him night crawlers/worms/slugs when you find them. I've seen bullfrogs eat small birds & pretty sizable snakes, too. They are amazingly voracious. |
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I am in the market to replace my 30" gas range and have been looking at the Electroux, GE Cafe and stumbled on the NXR. The NXR DRGB3001 which replaces the NRG3001 seems for the price to be a quality range in the professional line at a reasonable price without all the electronics that would be a problem down the line.
I have not been able to find a showroom to see the NXR range. Does anyone know a dealer that has one on display in the NY and northern NJ area? Am leaning towards the NXR but would like to see before making a decision and welcome feedback and comments. |
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- Posted by mistermackie (My Page) on Tue, Jan 20, 09 at 11:57
I got an NXR to replace an Electrolux that broke down in the first week (electronics controlling the main oven went out). After two weeks cooking on it, I'm really liking it. Some of the finish isn't quite as high-end as some of the higher end ($3,000+) ranges, but performance of the burners, oven and IR broiler has been great. The inner-outer ring burners give great control over heat, and oven is well calibrated (mines showing within 5-10 degrees). The IR broiler is a little underpowered - it generates more heat than your average non-prosumer broiler, but not quite enough to do a true restaurant-style steak sear. Not a major complaint, but something to be aware of - and compared with the electrolux and ge, it's definitely a superior broiler. |
NY-NJ AJ Madison, Mr. Jays, Krup Kitchens NJ Reno's Paterson and Fairfield, Flam Tech in NYC, It appears to be of good quality and great value |
- Posted by mw(email@example.com) onThu, Jan 22, 09 at 11:00
I am looking to place an order for the nxr today but am still hesitating bec I have not seen it yet... Anyone know of showrooms near Philly , Southern NJ ? Thanks |
Try Airs appliance in downtown Philly |
- Posted by staceyinmaine (My Page) on Fri, Jan 30, 09 at 12:04
I just ordered mine!!! We saw one in a showroom and it looked pretty good. As mentioned, the fit and finish is not quite as polished looking as the Thermador, Wolf, et al, but not too bad either. The burners looked much better than the Capitol we were also looking at, and the blue enamel oven is pretty sexy, too. Cannot wait to cook on it!!! |
Was your NXR purchase made online and which model did you decide on, NRG or DRGB? Was pricing flexible? |
I saw two in a show room today. One had a grey interior with all silver nobs and the other had a blue interior with black trim on the nobs. Otherwise appeared identical though the one with the blue trim was $200 more. IS this the DRGB model vs the NRG? Is there any other differences? |
The DRGB is the latest model and the only difference I could see (and was told by the salesman) is only cosmetic. Different oven door handle and the front panel is not angled. All parts and mechanicals are the same. Both interiors are blue. The 30" NRG is $1999 and the DRGB is $2299. |
- Posted by tyj.portraitkitchens (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Feb 2, 09 at 13:28
yes they are the same i am a dealer of nxr and they are the same guts just different look ...and nxr is a great product it has same burner set up as your viking and it has lots of parts from germany wich is high quality parts although it is made in china the parts are from germany and the us mostly any questions feel free to write me firstname.lastname@example.com |
- Posted by staceyneil (My Page) on Wed, Mar 4, 09 at 13:29
I ended up ordering mine through a fairly local dealer, since they matched the best online price I could find (which was $1999 for the *NEW* DRGB, by the way, at a place in Texas...) I haven't gotten it yet, but will report back with feedback later in the spring when we get it installed. |
Does anyone have any pictures of an installed nxr DRGB3001 or NRG3001? I'm wondering what the legs look like and how good the finish looks; it's hard to tell from the stock photos. staceyneil, where did you find the $1,999 online price for the DRGB3001? also, has anyone in the Southern California area actually seen one of these in a showroom? |
- Posted by mistermackie (My Page) on Fri, Mar 6, 09 at 16:33
Jaty - I have the DRGB installed, and unless you're down on the floor you can't see the legs at all. I bought mine through the distributor staceyneil referenced - it's AusTex appliance (http://www.austexappliance.com). Since I live in Austin, I was able to check the range out before buying it - so far, no regrets. Great performance, and seems very solid and reliable. |
- Posted by staceyneil (My Page) on Sun, Mar 8, 09 at 11:39
Yes--- AusTex. Their web site has a higher price, but they were advertising it for $1999 on Craigslist. He confirmed it was a brand new range, not a scratch and dent. His shipping price was great, I think $99? And he even lowered his price somewhat when I said I was going to buy locally. |
Thanks staceyneil & mistermackie. I didn't see anything listed at their site (http://www.austexappliance.com), but I was able to find their Craigslist ad. Two additional questions I have: 1) Is there an optional center grate available? Thanks! |
- Posted by mistermackie (My Page) on Wed, Mar 11, 09 at 18:11
I haven't seen an optional center grate yet - but I can confirm that everything feels substantial. Knobs are metal, not plastic, and door has a great heft to it. |
- Posted by staceyneil (My Page) on Wed, Mar 18, 09 at 9:38
I just saw that a continuous center grate is available as a $50 option from Eurostoves on their web site... I have a call in to my dealer to see if he can get me one. It's the ONE thing I was wishing for that the NXR didn't have. I won;t be picking mine up for 3-4 more weeks but will update you when it's here and installed... Stacey |
I finally was able to see one of these in person (Thanks to scoey for pointing me in the right direction!). I have to honestly say that I was a bit disappointed though. I now understand what others have said about the finish not being on par with the $3,500+ pro-style ranges. It's just flat out not as nice as those units. Now, that being said, when you compare it to other ranges within its price point, it does stand out. We are still considering purchasing the NXR, but are going to see if we can find a deal on one of the more high end pro-style ranges first since we are not in any rush. I hope I haven't offended any of the NXR owners. I just wanted to provide some feedback for people who may be considering purchasing this unit without first seeing it in person. Like I said, we still may end up with one. |
Great performing range at great pricing |
- Posted by Marrion(firstname.lastname@example.com) onWed, May 25, 11 at 7:11
Any recent updates on the quality of these ranges? Also we live in Maryland, any dealers nearby? thanks |
- Posted by Phil K.(email@example.com) onWed, Jul 13, 11 at 10:09
I decided to purchase an NXR DRGB3001 after reading the reviews and there was a couple of reviews where several owners experienced the oven enamel paint chipping off and rust appearing. This kind of worried us but the positive reviews out weighted the few negative ones. We even when to to a local place to check it out and didn't see any of the chipping issues mentioned in the blogs. After owning the range for a week, ours also had the chipping enamel paint issue. When the stove was installed, we didn't see these areas at all. Only after using the oven a few times did we notice that there were blue paint chips on our food. It got really bad after a few uses of the oven and the blue enamel just started coming off by itself. the biggest chip was over 1" long and about 1/2" wide. There are now over 7 chipped areas in the stove after 3 uses. The over worked perfectly as far as the burners were concerned. It took a lot of calls to the store where we purchased if from to get them to even call us back. And we're in the middle of trying to get this thing returned to them, but only after raising holy hell. A $1900 stove that has enamel quality problems is a major safety issue in our opinion. Paint chips are falling into the food and if you don't catch them, you end up eating them and I can't imagine that being good for anyone's health. But others have not have problems in this area. But a few of us have had the same safety issue if you search the NXR reviews long enough. So there does seem to be a manufacturer defect with the blue enamel interiors that a number of us are finding. I would not recommend this stove to anyone as the service is terrible from the manufacturer. Leaving message after message and they will not return your calls at all. We're having to raise holy hell with the place we bought it from to try and get this thing returned. We may have to file a lawsuit if they don't take it back. After this experience, made in China says a lot to us. I guess you get what you pay for despite the parts being from other countries. It's not the burners from Germany that is the issue - they work really nice. In our opinion, it's the build quality of the stove from China that's the issue. Aside from the oven enamel issue, the left hand exterior panel's fit and finish is not the same as the right hand sides. The gap is twice as big and it pops up a bit more and is not flush. But for the savings over the Wolf, I can live with that, but not the safety issue of the paint flaking off on your food. I hope this helps others make up their minds and they don't have to go through the mess we're going through. It seems to be hit or miss with this issue. Good luck with your decision... |
- Posted by Libby(firstname.lastname@example.com) onTue, Aug 30, 11 at 15:39
I would advise against buying this range. We have had ours for about six months. It arrived with a large piece missing (the metal piece across the front that the knobs are on). We finally received the part after much haggling between the seller, distributor and warranty people over who was responsible. The larger issue is the oven. Evidently, many of these ranges were made without a thermostat shield that results in a lower oven temperature than indicated and an inability to maintain a constant temperature. I was told today that the part has been on backorder for six months and that there are thousands of people waiting on this part.I hope "thousands" is just something they told me to keep me from calling weekly but that is what they said. The burners work great but I am essentially without a dependable working oven and no idea when I might have one. |
- Posted by marleycat25 (My Page) on Mon, Nov 7, 11 at 9:09
I am seriously considering this range, trying to see one first. The enamel issue is a bit scary and so is the oven thermostat issue posted by Libby. In looking at the dates on the different posts, it seems like the older posts are much more positive than the newer posts. Could the quality be going down?? Can't spend more than $2000 and I really hate all the electronics and gadgets on the mainstream models, (chicken nugget button...really?) Please tell me that the newer models are just as good! Read a post on another site that said they were using a lower grade of stainless on the newer models, and that they were rusting... anyone have any experiences with the models made in 2011??? The only place I can find one is in Texas and I am in the Philadelphia. I really love the look of this stove, but don't want to make a $2000 mistake! I have to make a decision soon, my normally patient DH is putting the pressure on!!! He wants me up and cooking again! |
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I have a butterfly bush in my back yard that I've basically ignored since I purchased the house. It's become very leggy, looking more like a butterfly tree. It doesn't bloom a lot, I suppose because it's putting all its energy into vertical growth rather than blooming. Can I prune it way back? How far is too far? What's the best time of the year to do it?
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Tue, Jan 4, 11 at 17:20
there are a bunch of plants under the common name butterfly bush .. any chance you can be more specific.. or post a pic.. or browse google images and find the one you are talking about???? ken |
If you are talking about a buddleia, most people prune them every year - only in the Spring after they have started to show signs of new growth. Cut them down to between 6 and 12 inches. They grow really fast and bloom on new wood. If you don't prune them hard every Spring the blooms will always be over your head. Never prune them in the Fall. Deb |
- Posted by tiffy_z5_6_can 5/6 (My Page) on Tue, Jan 4, 11 at 20:11
Ditto what Deb says. :O) |
Ditto what Deb said too - with the caveat that you can choose to not cut it back that hard if you want a taller plant. I keep some of my butterfly bushes tall on purpose. The important thing I find is to force development of flowers on the sideshoots to provide maximum bloom and extend the blooming period. When you deadhead, the two dormant buds behind where you cut off the flower develop and put out flowers - so you cut off one flower and get two to replace it. You can do the same with the developing branches (i.e. cut off their ends) to force it to branch more densely, which gives you more flowering branches. You can also shape it by selectively cutting off branches if, for example, you actually want it to look more tree-like so other things have room to grow underneath it. This isn't the best of pictures... I only cut this one down to about 3' because I want it to be a substantial presence in the bed by late summer. It gets to be about 8' tall or so. We got lazy about making it branch out this year so it's not as densely flowering as it should be. |
That's a pretty Buddleja Woody. I did what you describe one year to my 'Pink Delight' - cut it back to about 2-3 feet so it would grow a bit taller. It was quite compatible with the form and the new growth that year. Usually I cut them down to about 8-16 inches high sometime in April, after they show new growth. I cut the stalks back to new green shoots between 8-16 inches high. Here is what the 'Black Knight' looked like after I cut it back in late April last year. Later I also thinned out some of the overcrowded shoots near the base of the plant. By June or July this one is 6-7 feet tall again. |
I posted a follow up last night but it looks like it didn't "take". My plant is the same one that Woodyoak shows above. It looks bad right now, it's so tall and not really very "bushy" at all. It doesn't bloom very much either. It always looks dried out and there aren't a lot of flowers. I will cut it way back, and give it some fertilizer. Thanks everyone! |
- Posted by bumblebeez z7b Seneca SC (My Page) on Thu, Jan 6, 11 at 8:31
Depending on where you are, you can cut them in the fall. I have about a dozen and prune each autumn. |
I prefer a two step pruning. In the fall I cut them to about 4 feet and then in the spring will cut again to about one foot. One year I cut to a foot in the fall and the cut developed slime flux disease that all but killed the plant. Al |
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After a few weeks of trading above its original offering price, the retail tech company's stock is now below $20.
Henry Blodget over at Business Insider is providing an analysis of the fall of the recently IPOed retail tech company Groupon:
I think the company has identified a huge new opportunity and will eventually build a large, profitable, and healthy business. At the same time, however, Groupon is now in the midst of a transition from hyper-growth to profitable growth, and this transition is usually hell on stock prices.


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The cynic's guide to World of Warcraft
This article owes a heavy debt to Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary. If you want to see a real master at work, read that.
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Various tipsters and sources from around the web are reporting that the WotLK Friends and Family Alpha is now over. Deathknight.info reports that Eyonix has posted the official notice on the closed alpha boards, thanking everyone for participating.
There is, of course, no date given for the start of the beta, he only says that the team is hard at work preparing it. All alpha testers will be invited back for the beta, and will even be allowed to keep their characters after a short lockout period to allow new testers to catch up.
A poster at Wotlkwiki.info claims to have information from an alpha tester who is a member of a developer's family. The source says that they believe that Blizzard is rushing to meet an arbitrary deadline, as the game doesn't seem ready for beta testing -- this part, at least, is a bit hard for me to believe, since Blizzard has always marched to the beat of their own drum when it comes to release dates and deadlines. They also predict that we may need to wait until August to see the beta actually begin.
Regardless, it looks like beta will be upon us swiftly -- or at least soon. If you haven't opted in, now is a good time to do so. Once you've done that, keep checking WoW Insider. We'll let you know what we know as soon as we know it.
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This has been an exciting week for World of Warcraft news and rumors. Blizzard has been hosting two major events Blizzcon and the World Wide Invitational. These events are a hotbed of information about WoW and other Blizzard Entertainment games. Here at WoW Insider we work hard to keep you on top of all of the latest developments in our beloved game. I'm sure you were aware, but this past weekend saw Blizzard's World Wide Invitational in Paris, France. Let's take a look at the kinds of information that we receive.
We did not get the piece of information that I was most hoping for: A release date for Wrath of the Lich King. Not even a beta date. Now there are a number of websites that have pre-order dates for Wrath, but none of them can be trusted as an actual estimation. We will get our new expansion "when it's ready." Blizzard is the only trustworthy source of this information. We will get that bit of information out as soon as it's available from the source.
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Basically, an achievement is an unlockable something, unlocked by reaching a certain goal. That's a vague definition, so here are some example goals hinted at by what's leaked out:
Achievements are clearly not yet implemented, even in the beta; many of the numbers in the screenshots are placeholder values, and the rewards for completing the achievements, whatever they may be, are completely unknown. It does look like there is a point system – the UI implies that each of the above achievements is rewarded with 50 points – but what might these points be used to purchase? Well, gear, most likely, but it's also possible that they may be a way to get prestige items, like special mounts or titles. Either way, I welcome yet another advancement path; more importantly, achievements are just plain fun!
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Tipster Graffias pointed out an exciting find in the latest leaked Alpha files for WoTLK: An Icon for a Brewfest Kodo. You may recall that last year's Brewfest included a Ram mount that was purchasable with tickets by both sides, allowing the Horde very easy access to an Alliance mount with a few days of grinding for Brewfest Prize Tickets. Many Alliance weren't happy with this, annoyed that the Horde got such easy access to an Alliance mount without having to kill Baron Rivendare or a Troll a couple hundred times. Bornakk decided that the best way to answer this criticism would be by promising the Alliance that the Horde would be getting access to yet another previously alliance-only mount skin in the Cenarion War Hippogryph. Of course, Kisirani, being as awesome as she is, later said that we should have patience and things would work out in the end.
Listening to the words of the world designer seem to have paid off, as it looks like the Dwarves are going to turn the tables on the Goblins this year and steal some Kodos from them. I can finally fulfill my dream of owning my very own Kodo. My Night Elf Druid is from Kalimdor after all, and you would think there would be some Night Elves who decided to domesticate Kodos as beasts of burden too.
But really, as much as I am looking forward to grabbing myself a Kodo (and seeing a tiny Gnome riding around on a huge beast of burden), what's really exciting is this thought: If the Brewfest is in late September to early October, does that mean Blizzard is planning to give us WoTLK by September, Brewfest Kodo and all?
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EC's Kawann Short hopes he's done enough to land in the first round of NFL draft
By Michael Osipoff firstname.lastname@example.com/@MichaelOsipoff April 24, 2013 9:38PM
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Kawann Short isn't stressing — too much.
As the NFL Draft gets under way with Thursday night's first round, the East Chicago Central and Purdue graduate is relatively comfortable with the position in which he has put himself, secure in his efforts in advance of this important event in his life.
"I did what I needed to do," Short said. "Of course, I would've liked to have done better, but I put it all out there. That's all you can really ask."
Short, the second-team All-American and first-team All-Big Ten defensive tackle, has been projected as a late-first round to mid-second round selection in most mock drafts. Since his well-attended personal pro day on March 25 on campus — he was sidelined for the NFL Combine in late February in Indianapolis and Purdue's pro day on March 1 because of a minor hamstring problem, after he was named the North team's Most Outstanding Player at the Senior Bowl in late January — he has had individual visits with the Panthers, Cowboys, Broncos and Patriots (those latter two teams picks No. 28 and No. 29, respectively, and both have been mentioned as possible destinations for him), working out for Carolina and New England.
"All the teams say they like you and they all want a piece of you, but it all depends on what they're looking for," said Short, who is viewed as more of a three-technique in a 4-3 scheme by some teams and more of a nose in a 3-4 by others. "I don't know what's going to happen. I just pray I land in the first round — I feel like I'm a first-round talent. I think I've shown teams a lot of good things and what I'm capable of doing."
NFL evaluators have long liked Short's combination of size, power and athleticism. Questions, though, have lingered about his consistency, motor and conditioning. But he has answered by trimming down to about 305 pounds, from about the 320 he weighed during his senior season with the Boilermakers, on his 6-foot-3 frame, getting into better shape and improving his diet.
"I got my stamina up, I'm moving at a different pace," said Short, who spent time training in Orlando and more recently has been doing so with Purdue director of sports performance Duane Carlisle. "I was more agile and finesse in the drills they put in front of me. There was no hard breathing."
Short had considered leaving Purdue for the professional ranks after his junior season, receiving no worse than a third-round grade from the NFL Draft Advisory Board. His decision to return for his final season — and to complete his degree, graduating in December — is on the verge of paying dividends.
He plans to watch the proceedings from New York on Thursday — and Friday, if necessary — with family members and friends in East Chicago.
"It's been a long journey, and I'm just excited for this next step," Short said.


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The Worst Celebrity Plastic Surgery Disasters
by Andrea at . CommentsWith fierce competition in Hollywood, some celebrities feel tremendous pressure to conform to a look-obsessed society's standards of beauty or turn back time by going under the knife.
With social stigma regarding plastic surgery vanishing more quickly than the California Condor, a nip here and a tuck there is becoming commonplace. But what happens when this "quick fix" goes terribly wrong?
Some celebrities end up grossly disfigured in their pursuit of perfection - a mockery of their former selves.
The photo above is wealthy socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein, dubbed "Cat Woman" by the press due to her feline appearance from extensive plastic surgeries. After her husband began an affair with a Russian fashion model, Jocelyn began undergoing a series of plastic surgeries, spending a reported $4,000,000 over the years.
This is how Wildenstein looked prior to having any work done:
It is unimaginable to me that a plastic surgeon would agree to surgeries this extensive and disfiguring, and I would question the ethics of any doctor involved.
We have included 27+ photos of some of the worst celebrity plastic surgery disasters below.
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Wow that looks horrible, got that is insane.
Can't believe you didn't include Wayne Newton and Mary Tyler Moore. Yikes!!
Amanda Lepore ALWAYS ALWAYS looks fabulous. She had her corrective surgeries to switch gender, and the cosmetic to make her look like a lady and then she stopped. Her boobies are a lil much, but she generally wears them well.
I rather stick with my NoseSecret. I get my best profile for $34 . No surgery and no hassle. I love them.
have you noticed most people that have plastic surgury looks a like (artificial)
i believe one should really be educated with all the effects of plastic surgery prior to undergoing the actual operation. in this way, one would be aware of the possible pros and cons it may yield -sandra c.
How so many of these people think a fat lip is attractive is beyond me. Your artificial fat lip looks fat and ugly and mis-proportioned in every case. Two fat lips is twice as bad. You can probably get punched in the mouth for free if you try hard enough. Further, sagging basketballs, with or without dents, are as age telling as old age itself. It also looks awful. Some of you were gorgeous to begin with and I know you can still look great at 50 and 60. If you didn't screw it up. Ground yourselves. Lose the vanity, ego, whatever it is in you that says you're going to do it. Plastic surgery should only be for the desperately ugly, horrifyingly fat, or similar. So few of you really benefited. The rest of you, you've destroyed your gorgeous looks. Are you happy now?
Am I the only one who thinks that Lara Flynn Boyle looks the best that she has in years? Her full lips are not so odd looking as they used to be on her when she was so gaunt. I think she looks healthy and pretty.
Jennifer Grey does in fact look bad, she too is turning into a cat woman type...her plastic surgery has moved beyond nose work to something else and it doesn't look good. But Sharon Stone is still da bomb, but she too needs to lay off smoothing out her skin, she's aging and she needs to cope better with that knowledge~
This plastic surgery has many damages especially for the face like this Cat woman who destroyed her beautiful face to a terrible incubus .


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Syracuse Crunch
Connolly Finds Confidence with Crunch
Submitted by jghoughtaling on January 8, 2014 - 15:24For Brett Connolly, the first one was the hardest.
The Syracuse Crunch forward, who posted 74 points in 89 games last season, went 10 games before registering his first American Hockey League goal this year. Still, he knew it was only a matter of time before the goals would start flowing.
Connolly finally broke through with a power play goal against Norfolk Dec. 6, turning months of frustration into relief.
"I knew it would come around," Connolly said. "At the start of the year, things weren't going in for me, but I think, in terms of my stats, I'm right back to where I was in the first 22 games last year. Usually it works itself out."
Gudlevskis Puts Olympic Excitement on Hold
Submitted by jghoughtaling on January 7, 2014 - 16:12Despite receiving word that he was selected to represent his country at the Olympics, Kristers Gudlevskis is focusing on the task at hand.
The netminder was included on the Latvia men's national hockey team's preliminary roster for the games in Sochi next month, but after finishing practice with the Syracuse Crunch Tuesday, Gudlevskis reiterated what's important to him now.
"I don't concentrate on (the) tournament yet," the 21-year-old said. "I concentrate on the Crunch and do everything possible to win some games, get some points. When I need to go to the Olympics, then I start concentrating on the Olympics."
AHL Game Night: 1-4-14 Crunch at Senators
Submitted by pete on January 4, 2014 - 21:04Connolly helps Crunch steal a point.
Cedrick Desjardins allowed 3 goals on 15 shots before being lifted early in the Second Period. Kristers Gudlevskis allowed 3 goals on 17 shots the rest of the way for the OT loss.
First Period
BNG Da Costa, (11) (Schneider, Hoffman), 3:34
SYR Connolly, (7) (Namestnikov, Olson), 5:40
SYR Walker, (4) (Angelidis), 6:03
Second Period
SYR Mormina, (1) (Rankin, Paquette), 0:26 (SH)
BNG O'Brien, (5) (Hoffman, Hammond), 1:13 (PP)
BNG Prince, (6) (Hoffman, Wideman), 3:23 (PP)
Third Period
BNG Wideman, (4) (Schneider, Puempel), 1:16 (PP)
BNG Da Costa, (12) (New, Schneider), 1:50 (PP)
SYR Connolly, (8) , 8:06 (PP)
SYR Mormina, (2) (Connolly, DiSalvatore), 17:01
BNG Wideman, (5) (Hoffman, Prince), 1:26 (PP)
Brett Connolly's game has been simmering nicely the past several weeks in Syracuse, but in his last two games he's gotten white hot. Tonight's 2 goals and 3 points marked the second straight 3 point game for the former first rounder and it included a wonderful individual effort tonight to score a goal to get within 1 and the primary assist on the tying goal. In the last 15 games Connolly has 8 goals and 19 points, and he's starting to close in on a point a game for the season at 20 points in 23 games. After failing to gain traction in his first Tampa Bay cup of coffee this season, Connolly may be making a case for another audition soon.
Box score from TheAHL.com.
AHL Game Night: 1-3-14 Crunch at Marlies
Submitted by pete on January 3, 2014 - 23:19Syracuse starts to look like Syracuse again.
Kristers Gudlevskis allowed 3 goals on 35 shots for the victory.
First Period
TOR Ashton, (10) , 14:24 (SH)
Second Period
TOR Crescenzi, (1) (Bodie, Holzer), 5:03
SYR Namestnikov, (9) (Connolly, Olson), 6:00
SYR Tyrell, (4) (Labrie, Mormina), 19:55
Third Period
SYR Paquette, (9) (Tyrell), 3:06
SYR Connolly, (6) , 5:43
SYR Labrie, (1) (Paquette, Korobov), 6:39
TOR Duco, (1) (Bodie), 6:49
SYR Namestnikov, (10) (Taormina, Connolly), 9:46 (PP)
Vladislav Namestnikov and Brett Connolly were the game's first and second stars. Just what the doctor ordered. Namestnikov, playing in his second game back from the broken hand, was joined in the lineup by Pierre-Cedric Labrie to go along with previous reinforcement like Tyrell and DiSalvatore and tonight it finally started to click for the beleaguered Crunch. Now, perhaps, the road back to the playoffs can begin.
Syracuse's win squares their record at 14-14-1-3, 5 points back of Adirondack for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot. The Crunch head to Binghamton tomorrow night trying to put together a streak.
Box score from TheAHL.com.
AHL Game Day: 12-31-13 Crunch at Penguins
Submitted by pete on December 31, 2013 - 18:41Crunch crumble against the Penguins.
Cedrick Desjardins allowed 4 goals on 27 shots for the loss.
First Period
WBS Thompson, (3) (Samuelsson, Hartzell), 1:11
SYR Taormina, (3) (Connolly, DiSalvatore), 8:53 (PP)
SYR Angelidis, (4) (Paquette), 13:03
Second Period
WBS Drazenovic, (5) (Samuelsson, Zolnierczyk), 8:56
WBS Kostopoulos, (12) (Mikkelson, Uher), 10:40 (PP)
Third Period
WBS Zlobin, (1) (Kuhnhackl), 12:20
WBS Sylvester, (2) (Zolnierczyk), 18:31 (EN)
Syracuse is a disgusting 2-6-0-2 in their last 10 games and have fallen to .500 for the season at 13-13-1-3.
Box score from TheAHL.com.


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Online workshops aim to reduce certification costs
Posted onBeginning in January, the Marine Industry Dealership Certification program is implementing a series of online Launch Workshops designed to reduce costs to program participants.
Attendance at a Launch Workshop is the first step for all dealerships that want to get started on the certification process. During the workshop, program requirements are explained in detail and dealerships are provided with tools necessary to complete the dealership certification program.
"The new web-based workshops provide exactly what the dealers themselves told us they wanted: A quality program with an eye toward keeping the dealers' program costs as low as possible," said Phil Keeter, president of the Marine Retailers Association of America and vice president of Marine Certification Inc.
Upcoming web-based Launch Workshops dates include:
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Actor Wesley Snipes has been released from a federal prison where he was serving a three-year sentence after being convicted on tax charges in February 2010.
The release to a supervised residential location in New York occurred Tuesday, the Federal Bureau of Prisons told CNN.
Snipes, 50, who starred in the "Blade" action movies and "White Men Can't Jump," had been serving time at a federal prison in Pennsylvania. A jury convicted him of willfully failing to file tax returns for 1999, 2000 and 2001. Snipes was acquitted of felony tax fraud and conspiracy charges.
In June 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of his sentence, which he had argued was too harsh for a misdemeanor conviction.
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Earlier this year my friend Bernadette got to meet Bob Geldof, a huge hero of hers. She got to tell him about the impact he had on her life and the whole experience gave her a massive buzz. I remember loving the energy of the conversation when she told me about it and feeling a bit bereft at the fact that I will never have that experience … because I don't have ANY heroes.
Just recently I have started to wonder why this is. I guess to truly answer that question we first have to establish what a hero actually is. The dictionary says it is:
"a person who is admired or idealised for courage,
outstanding achievements, or noble qualities"
Well there are an awful lot of people in the world who fit the above so how is it that not one of them has impacted me enough to achieve hero status in my mind? Sure there are plenty of people I admire and am inspired by, but there is no one who would blow my mind and render me speechless if they walked into the room right now.
But while I feel a bit deprived in not having any heroes, I am also currently witnessing the huge amount of fallout from the Lance Armstrong debacle and counting my blessings. Armstrong wasn't just that most ubiquitous of creatures – the sporting hero. He was a hero to those fighting cancer the world over. And now they are all devastated because they have found out their hero is a dirty, rotten, lying cheat.
Maybe this goes some way to explaining why I don't have any heroes.
It's because I know that all the people in the world are human beings and all humans are flawed. It is after all these flaws that make us human.
And if you are a flawed human (in the exact same way that I am a flawed human), then there is no way I am going to put you up on a pedestal.
Because chances are, one day you will fall off and I will be left to pick up the pieces …
Do you think the world needs heroes? Do you have a hero? Who are they and why?


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2004, Miramax. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, John C. Reilly, Kate Beckinsale, Adam Scott, Alec Baldwin, Ian Holm, Alan Alda.
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Content advisory: Some profanity; much crude sexual language and brief obscenity; various nonmarital sexual relationships; brief rear nudity; a harrowing accident with serious, bloody consequences.
By Steven D. Greydanus
You can almost feel Martin Scorsese exorcising the specter of Gangs of New York in the first act of The Aviator, another leisurely two-hour, forty-five-minute exercise in lavish period Americana starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
The Howard Hughes biopic opens in 1927 with the young filmmaker-entrepreneur on the set of Hell's Angels, his WWI dogfighting epic. Like Gangs of New York, Hell's Angels reflected the filmmaker's personal obsessions — planes and women for Hughes; violence, lawless behavior, and New York history for Scorsese. Both films are also visually spectacular but narratively trite, with melodramatic conflicts centering on two men who share some kind of family bond and are entangled in romantic triangles.
Most importantly, both films faced myriads of delays and production problems, went badly over schedule and over budget, and seemed never to get finished — or rather, got finished, and then finished again, and then finished some more.
If Scorsese didn't succeed in making Gangs of New York as watchable as Hell's Angels, he's made up for that now with The Aviator, an intriguing portrait of a troubled golden boy in a golden age, a man who lived as if he had a charmed life, and whose charm and charisma and vision were enough for awhile to make it seem as if he really did.
As this suggests, Scorsese is interested in the young, vital Hughes of the twenties and thirties and forties, not the tragic, reclusive figure of the seventies shuffling in Kleenex boxes. But Hughes's demons haunted him for decades before destroying him completely, and what we do see here is far more unsettling than typical movie OCD or schizophrenia (e.g., A Beautiful Mind; As Good as It Gets).
The film also deals in varying degrees with Hughes's relationships with a parade of leading ladies — Katherine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett), Ava Gardner (Kate Beckinsale), Jean Harlow (Gwen Stefani) — plus teenaged starlet Faith Domergue (Kelli Garner). It would arguably be unfair to say that the film glamorizes Hughes's decadent love life; more accurate might be to say that, frankly, the man's life was glamorous — but also tragic and rather pitiful, and the film acknowledges this side of things as well as the other.
DiCaprio is riveting as Hughes, thoroughly inhabiting every nuance of his protagonist's complex story-arc. Blanchett gives a brave performance as Hepburn, one that isn't immediately quite persuasive but becomes convincing over time. Beckinsale isn't given as much time to find Gardner's character, and is less successful. Alan Alda is remarkably successful as another unsympathetic scoundrel (cf. What Women Want), Senator Owen Brewster, whose politically motivated attacks on the unbalanced Hughes prompt an unexpected rally to lucidity, leading to the film's most riveting sequence as Hughes testifies before a congressional hearing. Needless to say, the period set design — the Chinese Theater, the Cocoanut Grove — is fabulous.
Unsurprisingly, The Aviator recalls another film that, like Hell's Angels, was made by a first-time director golden boy: Citizen Kane. Though newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst is a well-known inspiration for Orson Welles's protagonist, Charles Foster Kane is actually a composite with more than a bit of Hughes in him.
Like Kane, Hughes spends his millions heedlessly to get whatever he wants, thrives on the cult of his own celebrity, and sees the promise of his startling early successes in youth increasingly give way to a morass of setbacks, failures, disillusionment, and isolation. Perhaps the most direct cinematic parallel to Welles's masterpiece is the unsettling prologue with Hughes as a child being sponge-bathed by his mother, a scene critic Jonathan Rosenbaum goes so far as to call "an acute case of Rosebud."
If it needs to be said, The Aviator is no Citizen Kane. It's well crafted, but hardly comparable to Kane's narrative and cinematic stylings or existential themes. Citizen Kane is an existential tragedy about a man who wanted to be loved by others but had no room for love in his own proud heart. The Aviator is also about a man with no room for love in his heart, but what drives him isn't the need for love, but ambition to achieve and fear of what will happen to him if he ever stops. What undoes him in the end isn't pride, but a degenerative mental condition, which is still tragic, but not existential.


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PROVIDENCE — U.S. Sen. Jack Reed spent about a half-hour Friday morning with Evan Granoff, owner of the Arcade in Providence, on a tour of the historic building downtown.
Work crews are pushing to the end of a $7-million renovation of the building, America's oldest indoor mall. The Arcade's interior spaces are being transformed into spaces for new restaurants and shops, as well as 70 micro-lofts.
"This far exceeds my expectation," Reed told Granoff near the end of the tour.
Painted signs are up for some of the retailers committed to Arcade's new shop spaces. Among the retailers who will fill the building's first floor are DASH Bicycle, Jessica Ricci Jewelry, New Harvest Coffee Roasters, Royal Male, Southwest Passage and Sugar Coated Heaven.
There will be three restaurants in the building. The basement will become an indoor bicycle garage, complete with storage lockers.
Granoff, of 130 Westminster Street Associates LLC, is transforming the top two floors into micro-loft apartments. The apartments' lack of ovens or cook tops — they'll all come with microwaves, as well as refrigerators and flat-screen TVs — doesn't bother the state's senior senator.
"I'm a microwave cooker," Reed said.
Granoff's project fits in with the "re-urbanization" trend the senator said he sees in Providence and in other American cities.
The Arcade is just steps away from four others structures along Dorrance and Weybosset streets undergoing a similar renovation.
The Providence Gas Building, National Grid addition, Narragansett Hotel Garage and historic Teste Block are being renovated into a mixed-use complex with 56 luxury apartments, three restaurants (including one on the roof), a 60-car garage and a dry cleaner.
Reed spoke to Granoff about a federal grant program aimed at helping cities plant trees as a way to improve air and water quality. It's a pool of money, Reed noted, that could help the city make the streets around the Arcade more attractive to prospective tenants.