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A while ago I wrote about some websites that were hit by a Google Panda Update. One of our readers also took a beating, but has since made a full recovery and left some great comments about his experience. He shared so much I thought It deserved an entire blog post. So I asked him if he'd be willing to share his story with all of you. Thankfully, he obliged…
I am just a little guy with a hobby website that aims to help people cook Italian food like my Italian grandmother did. I grew up Italian American and was lucky enough to spend time with my grandmother and learned how to cook like she did. There are many grandma secrets to Italian cooking of which I reveal to help others.
I've worked hard on this website for over 10 years, slowly building unique content over the years and Google loved me. Google and I had a nice relationship. Then comes the Panda and during the month of April 2011. That is when Google broke up with me. Slapped me hard in the face and just left me standing alone and heart broken. I did not know what I said or did to upset Google so. Google just up and left me. I lost 80% of my traffic overnight. Poof!
Once I picked myself up off the floor, I started to research just what the heck was going on! It was like a nightmare that I know a lot of other webmasters have gone through. There was much speculation across the forums but mostly, everyone was clueless about the Panda. What to do?
It was unbelievable what I had to go through to recover. In the end all the hard work was worth it. But during the process I thought I was going to go crazy and just totally lose it! I almost gave up completely and just ditched the entire website, but then something inside me said. "No way am I going to let 10 years of hard work just disappear!" I felt like Rocky getting ready for the big fight. A complete underdog going against a champion!
The good news for me is I was officially released from the Panda on in April 2012, almost exactly 1 year later.
Panda 2.0 is when I got slapped and I was not released until Panda 3.5.
I have placed "some" of the steps I took during that horrible year of trial and testing to make this happen. Maybe this will help others and save them from Panda and Penguin hell.
What was so painful about this slap is that I felt I was unfairly slapped. After reading all the articles of what might cause a Google Panda slap, I was doing none of those things. I had all original content and was not practicing any evil black hat SEO stuff.
In the end I did see what may have caused the slap. Part of it was Google's fault and part of it was mine. (I will share what was my fault below). One of the biggest problems I was running into was that as soon as Panda came out Google could no longer tell who the authors were of the original content. Or at least was having a very hard time doing so. Spun articles and copied content had gotten so bad that Google really had a hard time figuring out who were the original authors. In many cases, Google was giving original author credit to newer articles which were copies of my original content! WoW!
So here we go, some steps I went through to get released from the Panda:
1.) I condensed 500 pages down to 70 content packed pages! – This was a massive under taking that nearly took me out completely! Innocently I had a lot of duplicate content because of the nature of my content and the way I was presenting it. I had a lot of recipe photos with commentary that were divided up into parts. Part 1, tons of photos with commentary, part 2, more of same, part 3, more of same etc… Each part was a separate page. So condensing all the separate parts into one long page was an important change.
2.) I don't have a single page on my site with thin content – I carefully went through every single page on my website and threw out any pages that had thin content. Especially pages where the template navigation was more than the actual page content! Also see step 1 above. That helped me get rid of thin content as well.
3.) I shaved off a whole bunch of advertising, no above the fold advertising – This has definitely cost me to lose a lot of income from the site, but better to work on the traffic and then figure out the income later. I have since been able to "carefully" add advertising back on the pages, but slowly and not too much. I was guilty of having too much advertising on my pages. Yes, greed was there.
4.) I worked feverishly to speed up ALL pages on the site – I've used these tools extensively for every single page on my site which helped me a great deal with flagging areas that were slowing things down.
5.) I've cleaned up my old html and used css formatting for all my text and menus – This was a problem of my own doing. I had very messy code because the site was so old. I just kept updating along the way with different html programs never really overhauling all the code. So I had a bit of work to do with cleaning up all my old code. This also helped in the area of speed a lot.
6.) I added 404 and 301 redirects. (THIS WAS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!) – To those that do not know about this. A 404 redirect sends a visitor to a custom "not found page". If they are trying to get to a page that does not exist on the site any longer, they are placed on a page that helps them navigate to the new content. This also helps Google quickly figure out which pages I have done away with. This was something I was lacking and was a major help! This was also extremely important because I had deleted so many pages. 100s of deleted pages! I needed to make sure Google figured that out quickly!
I also added a 301 redirect. A 301 redirect points everything to the non-www version of my domain or visa-versa. In my case I picked the non-www version because that is what most of my backlinks were pointing to. This was a huge fix as well. I did not even know this was an issue until much studying up on the subject. Most shared webhosting package keep both the www and non-www version of the domain live which produces duplicate content in the eyes of Google. Extremely important to get this fixed! You also want to 301 redirect and index.html page or whatever your homepage format is to redirect to just http://domain.com. Again this was a problem with duplicate content for example: The 301 redirect cures this problem. This is called "Canonicalization". Here is how Matt Cutts break it down: SEO advice: url canonicalization.
Some more help in regards to "Canonicalization" and "Duplicate Content"
What is Duplicate Content?
Google Webmaster Tools Duplicate Content
Google Webmaster Tools Canonicalization
Google is trying to make the internet smaller so it is more manageable in regards to indexing. If you think about it you could cut the entire internet in half in regards to indexing if everyone picked a preferred domain and redirected it. I personally think this is one of their hidden agendas.
7.) I optimized every single image on the site – A laborious process that was worth the effort for faster loading pages.
8.) I found all the websites/blogs I could find that copied my content and had them remove it – I cannot explain how painful this was to correct. This took months of hard work! The biggest culprit was blogs created on godaddy servers. No contact information on the blogs and I had to work directly with the webhost provider. It took several emails and a lot of patience for each blog in order to get the copied content removed. This was all necessary so I could get Google to recognize that I was actually the original author!
9.) I had to get very social! – I have created a Facebook and Google + page for the website and have been active on both, heavily active on the Facebook page. I have a static website and was not about to redesign the entire site into a new blog format so there could be comment interaction, etc… So to get the static website social I had to create social pages that were interconnected and or associated with my static website and carefully add social buttons through the site. I had to figure out how much social to add. Too much of this "on page social activity" can slow down the page load times significantly.
10.) Added no-index to many pages that I felt Google did not need to index – This was a trial and error process and also a lot of research to figure out what Google considers to be a page with thin content.
11.) De-Optimized where I had over optimized – I have also worked hard on de-optimizing content where I had over optimized in the past for SEO purposes. I was having great success with SEO optimization so natural I got greedy and kept on optimizing. This was one of the things that slapped me! I was too key phrase dense on many pages. I had to fix this. Google now much prefers natural content.
12.) Added rel="author" tags and linked to Google + account for original authorship – Matt Cutt's explains the rel="author" tag here: Matt Cutts of Google on rel="author". This was extremely helpful in regards to getting Google to see me as original author of my content. Also some good information on this here: Google Webmaster Tools Authorship and Using Authorship to Stand Out in Google SERPs.
At first my reaction to the Google Panda slap was anger and frustration. However, now being on the other side of this I am very grateful to Google for this. It forced me to overhaul my website from the ground up which it definitely needed.
Happy Cooking, Happy Times and Share The Love! ~ Anthony
August 6th, 2012 at 5:27 pm Wesley LeFebvre said:
Hey Anthony,
Thanks for putting together this great post!
In regards to item 7, what types of things did you do specifically to optimize your images?
August 6th, 2012 at 7:49 pm Anthony said:
I used a combination of Photoshop CS5 and Dreamweaver CS5. Dreamweaver has a nice built in image optimizer. Between the two I can compress an image while being careful not to lose too much quality.
August 6th, 2012 at 8:55 pm ncomputing said:
Thanks article.
August 7th, 2012 at 4:58 am Anthony said:
I almost forgot. I have to give a shout out to "Webmaster World"
I've spent a LOT of time on their forums when the Panda first hit and learned much! A very friendly and helpful community there.
August 7th, 2012 at 11:12 pm Raj Srivastav said:
These are the basic steps of Google's Quality guidelines. Always we need to follow this. Then no need to worry about any updates from Google. Thanks for sharing the steps to recover from panda penalization.
August 7th, 2012 at 11:22 pm Wesley LeFebvre said:
Hi Raj,
I mostly agree. But with some of these recent updates it sure seems like nobody's safe.
August 8th, 2012 at 4:07 am Anthony said:
Raj – There is nothing basic about Google being confused and mistaking copied content for the original and seeing Google mistake your original content for copied. That is exactly what happened to me when the Panda first rose it's ugly head. That was a horrific event of which took me 100′s of hours to correct.
Some of these steps are basic Google guidelines, yes. However, it is no basic thing to when Google mistakes your website for a spammy site that has copied content and you have to convince Google they made a mistake.
Also, there are basic guidelines, but there is a balance of all these steps that requires much trial and error.
I have spent a solid year of extremely hard work to get released from Panda's grip.
This article is not about designing a website that follows Google's "new" basic guidelines. (That's easy) It's about what is required to get released from Panda once Panda has placed you in limbo. It has been labeled as being "Pandalized". It's even worse when you were already following the guidelines and still got slapped! Overnight I saw coutless websites that had copied content. My content word for word and they were in better position than I was. An obvious confusion Google part.
I agree there were a few mistakes I made along the way prior to Panda that may have contributed to the slap. But for the most part, Panda had flaws when it first arrived and made several mistakes in analyzing website content. I have learned a great deal from this Panda event and in the end have become a better manager of my original content.
I just wanted to spell out some steps I took that successfully pulled me out of a nightmare that I thought would never end.
August 8th, 2012 at 1:46 pm Wesley LeFebvre said:
Hi Tony,
That is definitely one of my biggest gripes too. When this site was initially hit by Penguin the content was getting outranked by several blatant scraper/spam sites. That was extremely frustrating. Luckily, I've been able to clean up several backlinks and am finally outranking most of them again. But there's a few out there I haven't had any luck getting removed. I think it's pretty crappy I'm getting dinged for stuff out of my control.
August 8th, 2012 at 1:59 pm Anthony said:
Yes, can be very frustrating. Perseverance and tenacity is in order. Just keep writing letters and threatening legal action, etc… Eventually you can get them removed. The hard part is when there is no contact information on the website/blog that is doing the copying. Then you have to start emailing the webhost provider directly and that is a long process. Especially if the servers are in another country! There was one blog that copied an entire recipe of mine in full. It was a blog with no contact info and it was hosted on bigdaddy servers. It took me several emails and about 4 months to get it removed, but I did succeed in removing that thorn. No easy task! But so worth it to have it gone. I noticed the difference in position quickly after it was removed and Google indexed accordingly.
August 10th, 2012 at 5:53 am Carlos said:
Hi Anthony,
thank you very much for your post and sharing your experience. I feel as if I was you. What you said is exactly what happened to 2 of my sites. I lost 80% of my traffic although I just had unique quality content and no blackhat.
The same as you, there are also a few sites copying exactly my posts (even things surrounding the text) and I cannot get them remove it.
Furthermore, I don't consider this to be our task.
Google want us to ask this question when doing SEO: would I do this if search engines wouldn't exist? Well, if search engines wouldn't exist, I wouldn't spend any minute trying to make others remove copied content. I do my work and Google has to do its work, which is, knowing who the original source is.
but I guess this will happen just on my dreams. So I'll have to keep fighting for my sites instead of creating good content
August 10th, 2012 at 11:58 am Anthony said:
Keep creating good content and don't give up. I almost through away 10 years of work and gave up in despair but then something inside me said fight the machine! I'm glad I did. Fight hard to get that copied content taken off servers. Use legal action letters if you have to. Be consistent. If you can prove it's your content legally they will have to take it down. If the webmasters are not responding back to you or there is no contact information at all, then do a whois on their domain and find out how is hosting their website, then contact the webhost providers directly about the copied content. Most web host providers have official complaint forms you can fill out. They will respond, you just have to be a thorn in tier side about it until it's gone. Do some research on the term "DMCA Complaint". Lot's to learn there. I used that a lot.
Also work hard at adding author information to the code of your pages as i talked about in the article in step 12. That was crucial in finally getting Google to see that I was the writer of the content. Go watch the original Rocky movie with Sylvester Stallone for inspiration and then fight back. You are the underdog in this but you can fight!
August 10th, 2012 at 12:25 pm Carlos said:
Thanks for the tips and motivation Anthony. I'll have to fight because as you said, I don't want to through away years of work.
August 12th, 2012 at 8:35 pm Jon said:
Wow, what a great, thorough post. As unfortunate as it is being hit by these updates, it is cool that website owners are being forced to straighten up their websites.
August 13th, 2012 at 6:44 am Anthony said:
For those of whom this may help. In regards to step 6 I noted above; This is a good relevant article I jsut read this morning which reveals much and the subject of Canonicalization.
Here Is Why You Need To Manage Your Canonicals Right
August 18th, 2012 at 2:19 am Carlos said:
Hi Again Anthony,
one more question for you. After having sent emails to the webmasters of the websites that copied my content, and having received an answer nor have they removed the content, I want to start legal action or better find a way to tell Google or some other institution that those websites have full posts copied from my site.
Did you this as well? Which institution did you reach to? Where can I complain to Google? What I'm not sure is, if I am the author of the original content posted on my blog, is that enough to have the copyright of that content, or does it need to be registered somewhere in order to have the copyright?
Sorry for so many questions, but maybe you already did some of this.
Thanks again
August 18th, 2012 at 7:24 am Anthony said:
Forget about trying to tell Google. Impossible route. Way better to get the content down and then Google only sees your version and deems you the original author. What worked best for me is contacting the webhost providers directly. Show them proof that I was the original author of the content. There are several ways to do this. The Way Back machine is one of them. http://archive.org/web/web.php. So you show the web host providers proof that you are the original author and then you give the the specific page that resides on their servers which has the copied content. If the webhost providers agree that it is copied contact they contact the webmaster and give them a warning to remove the copied content or have their account terminated. There were a couple of instances where the blog that was copying my content was taken down completely because they were violating a lot of agreements with their web host. The web host providers will work with you if you can proof you are original creator of content.
You will also want to make sure you have proper formatting of your DMCA Complaint letter.
There are a lot of DMCA Complaint letter templates out there that give you a great place to start. Here are some templates:
Also there are always services that will do this for you for $$$. If you don't have the time, this is a good option. Here is a good one to start with, even if for advice.
Hope that helps.
August 19th, 2012 at 1:22 pm Carlos said:
Great advice Anthony, thanks!
I already achieved that 1 blog who copied my content removed the post The other ones don't.
Do you have experience how to contact the person/webhoster of a blog from blogspot? Since it's a Google property, in the WHOis I don't find much info.
Thanks again for your support.
August 20th, 2012 at 4:55 am Anthony said:
Carlos, I've never had to deal with blogspot in regards to copiers. The WHOis is usually my go to when there is no contact in the blog. There is usually a technical contact in the whois. If not, one method that works sometime is to leave a comments in one or several of their posts in regards to the copied content. Those comments get to the owners.
If none of the above works, I would recommend starting here:
Post your dilemma on their forum, I'm sure you will get some answers there.
Good luck and don't give up!
August 23rd, 2012 at 6:36 pm Rene said:
I recently put a simple 5 page pure html site on an exact match domain I have been holding on to so that it starts aging and getting indexed just in case my main site doesn't recover from penguin/panda/manualaction. I spent a couple of days just writing the homepage text, the other 4 pages were contact us, privacy policy, terms of use, and disclaimer. 5 days after the site was live, it have been completely indexed under another domain. Some forwarded and masked an old domain to mine, so that it looked like the content was actually on their domain. So when searching for the cached version of mi site on google, it would show my content but cached under the other domain. Luckily i was able to add canonical tags to my pages and google recognized my page as the original content. it was a pain in the ass to diagnose, but i learned a GREAT lesson. when ever i add new pages or new content to my sites i go and fetch as googlebot from WMT so that i have prooof that the content was on my site first.
August 24th, 2012 at 3:45 am Anthony said:
Hey Rene,
Wow, a pain in the butt indeed! Sorry for your troubles there. The "Fetch as Googlebot" feature in WMT is awesome. I use it every time I add a new page just to make sure Google sees it, but never thought of it being a tool to prove to google it's your page and where it originated from. Glad I've been using that
August 27th, 2012 at 9:38 pm Glenn said:
Hmm. Spent hundreds of hours, deleted/redirected hundreds of pages, changed onpage layout, de-optimized, re-optimized, added Authority, worked Social Media more heavily into the mix. And then magically released after 1 year.
How does one know what REALLY mattered or made the difference? Was it a Timed-Penalty? (cuz many Google slaps are) Was it really just alot of 'Freshness' signals, or removal of some key negative Flags holding down the site?
Is this the kind of life we really want to be living?!? Slaves to infinite, dynamic changing variables with little immediate Cause-And-Effect?
Personally, I'm stepping away from feeding this Monster. Goog can love or hate my content, layout, backlinks, whatever. There's 1001 other ways and places to get traffic from – and life's too short to place it all in the hands of one corporation.
August 28th, 2012 at 6:07 am Anthony said:
I can totally understand where your coming from and respect your thoughts on this. One thing I have found though over the years. If you make Google happy with your website, all other search engines are pretty happy with your website as well. Using Google's standards as a guide line helps your website across the board. Yes, there are 1001 other ways to get traffic I agree, but you cannot deny the high volume that comes from Google and the market share of search they dominate. It just can't be ignored. Well, hard to ignore anyway.
The above steps I took were trial and error and with much monitoring along the way.
The magic moment really I believe is when Google "finally" agreed my original content was really my original content. I think that is what released me in the end, however all the other hard work had much to play in this saga.
In Google's defense, I was forced to make my website a better experience for the end user and that has helped me.
Although I still say the first few Google Panda roll outs were highly flawed and had many mistakes in regards to fully understanding content.
August 29th, 2012 at 5:37 am Anthony Baker said:
I just read this excellent article in regards to Duplicate Content & Canonicalization!
Tutorial: How to find and fix duplicate content on your website
It relates to step 6 in article above. I thought I would place it here for further explanation the whole Duplicate Content & Canonicalization issue and how to go about tackling the problem.
August 30th, 2012 at 5:51 pm Wesley LeFebvre said:
Thanks, Anthony. I'll check it out.


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MR Vets, Inc., formed by Patrick R. Gavin, provides diagnostic services to veterinary MRI centers. Patrick Gavin, DVM, PhD is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Radiology in radiology and radiation oncology. The company has expanded into the educational arena with the offering of fellowships to enhance the diagnostic experience of others to help with the growing veterinary MRI market.
Golden Retriever Seizures
History"Penny" is a 7 year-old Golden Retriever. She has been healthy until recently. She has had three seizure episodes in the last month. The seizures appear to be grand mal type with tonic and clonic muscle movements and brief loss of consciousness. Patient appears normal in between the episodes.MR ExaminationMagnetic resonance examination was carried out with a high field, superconducting unit. Sequences included T2 sagittal, T2 transverse, a Fluid Attenuation Inversion Recovery sequence (FLAIR) in the transverse plane, and T1 before contrast in the transverse plane. Gadolinium contrast agent was administered and T1 post-contrast images were obtained in all three planes. Each sequence has approximately 20-25 images and Figs 1-7 illustrate one image per sequence.InterpretationAll sequences revealed normal anatomy and bilateral symmetry. The mild asymmetric changes within the lateral ventricles are commonly seen as a normal finding in this species. Magnetic resonance imaging has the ability to see macroscopic structural lesions larger than a grain of rice. Therefore, macroscopic structural lesions have been ruled out in this case. The seizures could be due to microscopic or physiologic/metabolic etiologies.DiscussionMagnetic resonance imaging is an expense diagnostic test. The value of the test is also high. Dogs that are 7 years of age, when they have their first seizure, could have numerous diseases. The most common etiologies would include infectious conditions, cerebral infarction (strokes), brain tumors, or delayed onset of epilepsy.An accurate diagnosis is needed for the proper therapeutic options. Early diagnosis can lead to improved treatment outcomes. Placing animals on anti-seizure medication without a proper diagnosis exposes the animal to medications that have significant serious side-effects. In this case, in the absence of a macroscopic finding, anti-seizure medication appears warranted. Proper therapy requires diligence in administering the medication and having blood levels checked for therapeutic levels. The veterinarian and owner can be confident that macroscopic structural lesions, including infarctions, infections, and tumors have been ruled out.A proper study requires numerous sequences, as illustrated in this case. In addition, the interpretation needs to be done by a skilled professional with experience and the ability to distinguish pathologic change from similar appearing lesions that could be artifactual.MR Vets consults with the centers listed on this page, which are dedicated to providing magnetic resonance imaging for pets.

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Generate symmetrical triangle waveform at regular intervals
The Triangle Generator block generates a symmetrical triangle waveform, with peak amplitude of +/−1. The figure shows how the Frequency and Phase block parameters affect the output waveform.
Specify the frequency of the triangle waveform, in hertz.
Specify the delay of the triangle waveform, in degrees. When the phase is set to 0, the waveform starts with an amplitude of −1 and a positive slope.
Specify the sample time of the block, in seconds. Set to 0 to implement a continuous block.
Sample Time | Specified in the Sample Time parameter Continuous if Sample Time = 0 |
Scalar Expansion | No |
Dimensionalized | No |
Zero-Crossing Detection | No |
The power_SignalGeneratorspower_SignalGenerators example shows various uses of the Triangle Generator block.


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Is Premier Christy Clark going to be like Ralph Klein or Kim Campbell?
Sometimes when political parties are discredited after many years in power, they throw the leadership baton to a woman, who gets thumped in the subsequent election.
We saw that back in 1991 when the hopelessly divided B.C. Social Credit Party selected Rita Johnston as premier. She lasted seven months in office before her party was annihilated, winning only seven seats in the election.
A third party emerged in that campaign, the B.C. Liberals, which siphoned off many votes from traditional Socred supporters. The B.C. Liberals captured 17 seats and formed the Official Opposition.
Then-premier Johnston lost her seat to future NDP cabinet minister Penny Priddy.
Two years later, it was Kim Campbell's turn. She took over from two-term prime minister Brian Mulroney.
The party was divided, with many Tories feeling that Jean Charest should have won the leadership race. Campbell went into the 1993 election riding high in the polls, but her party was nearly obliterated on election day.
The Progressive Conservatives won just two seats, and the leader lost Vancouver Centre to Liberal Hedy Fry.
Compounding the problem for Campbell was the rise of two new parties: the Bloc Quebecois in Quebec and the Reform Party of Canada in the western provinces. The Bloc, led by the charismatic Lucien Bouchard, won 54 seats. Preston Manning's Reformers took 52 seats.
The female-leader jinx happened again in 2002 when the Vancouver NPA nominated Jennifer Clarke as its mayoral candidate. This was after the party had controlled city hall for 16 years, and was seen as tired and out of touch.
Clarke and her party were wiped out in the municipal election, thanks in part to a third party created by former NPA politicians Art Cowie, Nancy Chiavario, and Alan Herbert.
Clark also faces nascent right-wing rivals
In B.C., Clark may face the prospect of one or two rising right-wing parties siphoning off votes from the B.C. Liberals.
The Conservative Party—supported by former premier Johnston as well as Conservative MP John Cummins and long-time Reform and Canadian Alliance MP Randy White—is positioned to attract votes from those who think Clark is a left-wing Trojan horse (which is also exactly how they viewed Kim Campbell).
Compounding Clark's problem is the pesky B.C. First, another right-wing party run by some of Bill Vander Zalm's friends, who participated in the fight against the B.C. Liberals' harmonized sales tax.
If some right-wing businesspeople decide to cough up some money to give either B.C. First or the B.C. Conservatives a chance to compete in a few constituencies, it could spell the end of Clark's premiership. The anti-NDP vote will be split among different parties, just like in 1991.
It's worth noting that many of the province's most politically engaged business people were backing Clark's rival, Kevin Falcon, in the B.C. Liberal leadership race. They've already demonstrated that they're not big fans of Clark.
Is Clark another Ralph Klein?
However, Clark could survive if she continues emulating Ralph Klein, who won the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives in 1992 and remained premier until 2006.
Like Clark, Klein ran as the candidate of change and had virtually no caucus support. Also like Clark, Klein had maintained ties in the past to the federal Liberals. In another eerie coincidence, Klein, like Clark, had vast experience in broadcasting, working as a television reporter before entering politics.
Both Clark and Klein are renowned for their senses of humour. And as politicians, Clark and Klein played up their populist images, conveying the impression that they're ordinary folks, unlike most other elected officials.
They also both made a big production out of wanting to hear from the people, even though Clark, as education minister, refused to meet with a group of parents and educators concerned about funding cuts. Klein came to be known as "King Ralph" because he was such an autocrat.
In the end, Klein turned out to be one of Canada's most right-wing premiers, notwithstanding his former ties to the federal Grits and his man-of-the-people persona. He's now a senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, a right-wing, Vancouver-based think tank.
Clark will probably also try to cater to her party's right wing to stave off defections to either the B.C. Conservatives or B.C. First.
Given the rising strength of the far-right parties and the tired state of the B.C. Liberals after so many years in office, it's easy to see how Clark probably won't last too long as premier.
Maybe we should start getting used to hearing the name Premier Dix. Or Premier Farnworth. Or maybe even Premier Horgan or Premier Cummins.
Unless, of course, Clark's impersonation of Klein catches on with the electorate. That's the wild card, and something her opponents will have to prepare for.
Follow Charlie Smith on Twitter at twitter.com/csmithstraight.
Not only that Clark cant put together a meaningful sentence.
Their opponents, the Alberta Liberals led by Laurence Decore, promised "brutal" cuts. With nothing to choose between the two parties, the vote played out like football or hockey's "Battle of Alberta" - Decore and the Liberals took Edmonton and Northern Alberta. Klein and the Tories took Calgary and the Rural South, which on Alberta's gerrymandered electoral map, took them to a substantial majority.
Meanwhile Canadians can't afford a home here and are sleeping on the streets. Maybe the Mayor is on to something in wanting more social housing for Canadians who can't afford to live in their own country.
Master manipulator: Patrick Kinsella
He was a populist - we have no idea what Christy is - she won on the basis of NDP ridings and second votes - is she the new NDP leader?
On smarts I doubt very much if Christy could last one minute with Kim Campbell in a debate. Christy has her own smarts, but it is more cunning and guile and not as an individual who might understand public policy and implications.
If Kim Campbell were leading the BC Conservative party I believe they would be more popular than the BC Liberals within 2 months of her taking the leadership.


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rose petal is a pearly pink with a touch of lavender. it can look frosty, and that's why i don't like it. imo, there's a bunch of other great glosses out there.
At first I disliked this gloss because I thought it was just hideous and could not be worn at all, but now I love it! It is a gorgeous frosty light pink that, when mixed with certain other gloss colors, creates the perfect gorgeous "nude" lip with a kick.
A nice sheer, pinky-mauve lipglosses that can look tacky if you apply too much (since its a *bit* frosty). Overall, a nice lipgloss to have--moisturizes the lips and lasts for quite a while and would look alone or on top of pink/mauve lipsticks. I wouldn't purchase again, however, because I won't use it that much since I use MAC's fashion spread and Dior's Taste of strawberry more.
It's too bad these glosses are discontinued...especially this color. It is the best, most natural looking pink lipgloss ever. A definite favorite and I'd buy it again if it hadn't been discontinued. Darn!!
I received three of these glosses as a gift, and this one is definitely my favorite! It looks like a deep pink in the tube, but it's a gorgeous pale, shimmery/satiny pink with gold undertones when on your lips. It stays on for a fair amount of time and feels virtually weightless. The only downside, though, is the heavy perfume smell. If you can handle it, this lipgloss is a must for every collection.


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Starting June 15, visitors to Emerson Hospital will have an opportunity to view quilts that are handmade by participants in the Emerson Hospital Auxiliary's Comfort Quilts gift program. The exhibit will showcase—for the first time—the artistic ability of the quilters. The exhibit will be on display in the main hallway of the hospital. Visitors to the hospital may purchase the quilts, and 25% of the sale price goes to the hospital.
The program has donated more than 500 quilts since its inception five years ago. The quilts are made and donated by individuals and groups, including the Concord Piecemakers, Material Girls, and Squanicook Guild.
Rosaria Colosi, Emerson Hospital Auxiliary Board member, coordinates the Comfort Quilts gift program and regularly delivers quilts to the Bethke Cancer Center. As they are available, they are gifted to individual patients currently receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy at the cancer center.
The Bethke Cancer Center offers the community the best in cancer care with expert, state-of-the-art treatment and the latest technology. The Center strives to provide not only the best possible treatment, but also to give patients a caring and comfortable setting in which to undergo their treatment.
For information on purchasing any artwork, contact the community services department at Emerson Hospital at 978-287-3200.
If you are interested in making quilts for the Bethke Cancer Center, contact Rosaria T. Colosi, chair of the Comfort Quilt Program, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The art display is sponsored by the Emerson Hospital Auxiliary. The Auxiliary supports the hospital through community awareness, patient support, and fundraising activities. Anyone interested in becoming a member or learning more about the Auxiliary should contact Karen McCarthy at 978-371-2133.
Information on the curators:Volunteers with the Emerson Hospital Auxiliary curate the artwork and photography submissions. Art curators Jen Lannan and Ann Jennings would like to connect with area artists to display their work. If interested, email firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com.
Peter Lund and his wife Ashley Rooney curate the photography exhibit, which is located in the main hallway at Emerson Hospital. If you are a local photographer and you would like to submit your work for hanging, please contact Peter Lund at firstname.lastname@example.com or Ashley Rooney email@example.com.
Emerson Hospital is a multi-site health system headquartered in Concord, Mass., with additional facilities in Sudbury, Groton, Westford, and Maynard. The 179-bed hospital provides advanced medical services to more than 300,000 individuals in 25 towns.
The Emerson Hospital Auxiliary supports Emerson through increased community awareness, health-related education, and fundraising initiatives. Over the past decade, the Auxiliary's fundraising efforts have helped to raise more than $2.4M for hospital equipment, facilities, and services. For more information about the Emerson Hospital Auxiliary, visit www.emersonhospital.org .


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Archive for October 13th, 2008
Twins, Twins, Everywhere!!!
Lisa Marie had her babies, and they were twin girls!! How exciting it is to hear such great news about Lisa Marie Presley.
The little ones where born October 7th. They weighed 5 lbs 15 oz and 5 lbs 2oz. How tiny! The girls names are Finley and Harper. Cute names but dont they kinda sound like boy names???? Harper for sure Finley almost.
The babies names were confirmed by Lisa Marie's Reps and confirmed to PEOPLE.
Congrats to the mommy and daddy!!
There are tons of expensive things out there. Things that we look at and drool over as we walk by the store window and other things that we look at and think to ourselves who in their right mind would spend that much money on something so ugly. I remember a little while back there was a purse that was released. This purse was said to have only had a couple of them made and each one was retailing for an insane amount of money. I believe JLo or one of the other big name celebs bought one and was sporting it around town. After I saw this purse however the only thing I could possibly think of, was how in her right mind did she spend that much money on something so awful. Well, my point is that we don't all have to have money to look good. For instance, there is tons of nice fashion jewelry out there that can really dress up an outfit and make it look really good without spending a fortune on it. All you have to know is where to shop and more importantly have a little creativity when you do it. Then you too can look like a celebrity.


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Ok two different subjects in one post today. Both are good news and long awaited things. The first is that we are finally getting our new windows in our house. We have been in this process for 6 months or so and finally have the contractors putting the final front windows in today. They should be finishing up the front ones today and then painting/trim monday. We got new ones though a grant for Lead Abatement with the PDC (Portland Development Commission). Anyway they look great and cannot wait to save some money this summer and winter on heating/cooling.
The second bit of good news is the employment front. I was laid off in Jan and have been searching for some Front End Web Dev work for a couple months. Had some interest and then got a hit for a contract to hire job in Hillsboro. Great position doing some creative and development. Have Learned a lot since I started two weeks ago and hope to make this my perm home for a while. I am going to for now not say what company but will if things work out over time.
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(09-27-2012 09:26 AM)alstott9adams Wrote: Ouch! sorry buddy start to buy singles I have converted 1 1/2 years now couldent be happier and have money in the wallet still
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After playing the sweetly fearsome film tech in One Hour Photo, Robin Williams talked about his character in both humane and expansive terms, explaining that "the things [Sy] says are painfully true–like, my favorite line is… 'photographs are your own personal stand against time. That someone cared enough about me to take my picture means that I existed.' I was at an old flea market the other day and looked at this box of old photographs, and you realize that most of these people are dead. There's a moment in time that you really get to see someone." Sy the Photo Guy is also rummaging through old pictures when he says those words, and shortly afterward he daydreams about being a welcomed fixture in the home of the family whose blissful images he's become attached to. It's a deeply intimate yet one-sided relationship that exposes a simple, desperate need for connection. For someone to think he's worth enough to make temporarily immortal. Sy is a paparazzo who doesn't need to take his own pictures; the neighborhood celebrities he worships freely give their personal moments over to him to manipulate. Williams' portrayal and the understanding he displayed in that quote are what gave breath to a character who could have otherwise been labeled a flat villain, a shifty-eyed presence meant solely to unsettle. Instead, he played an insecure stalker with a touch of childlike frailty. This is the same man who squeezed into tights as a middle aged Peter Pan doing his best rooster impression, the […]
SXSW 2012 Interview: Bobcat Goldthwait Wants You to Act Nice with 'God Bless America'
Features By Jack Giroux on March 15, 2012 | Be the First To CommentIf you say bro, give high fives, call your boobs "the girls," or talk like Juno, writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait will shoot you in the face…or at least his sad, funny, and sweet leads will, Frank and Roxy. Underneath the dark concept and inherent sadness of God Bless America, there's a well-intentioned message most of us can all get behind: just act nice. Frank (Joel Murray) and Roxy (Tara Lynne Barr) go on a killing spree, taking out the scum of the world. They see the annoying people they murder as selfish, as they indulge in extremely selfish wish-fulfillment acts. Haven't we all dreamed about taking out the daily annoyances and unbearable people in our lives? Bobcat Goldthwait shows how sad carrying out that fantasy is, and the same goes for how funny it can be. Here's what Bobcat Goldhwait had to say about long rants, when violence and sweetness come together, and how shitty nerds are:
Editor's Picks: The Ten Best Movies of 2009
2009 Year In Review By Neil Miller on December 27, 2009 | Comments (22)Perhaps one of the greatest honors, yet most difficult tasks of my year is the creation of my annual top ten list. As this site's editor in chief (or whatever title suits me this week), I get to kick-off our Year in Review every year with my picks for best of the year.
Rob Hunter loves movies. He also loves rescuing dolphins from culturally misguided Japanese fishermen. These two joys come together in the form of cash money payments that he receives every week and immediately uses to buy more DVDs.
This Week in Blu-ray: The Dharma Initiation
Blu-ray Spotlight By Neil Miller on December 8, 2009 | Be the First To CommentFriends, lovers, countrymen… lend me your wallets. (Or something like that). It is time once again for This Week in Blu-ray, our look at what is hip and happenin' in the world of those weird, formerly expensive high def.
Fat Guys at the Movies Ep. 129 – The Final Fatination
Features By Kevin Carr on August 28, 2009 | Comments (2)Neil staggers into the Magical Studio in the Sky after pulling an all-nighter and seeing more movies than Kevin has. The two commisserate about how the studios have refused to show them either of the horror movies opening this week, despite the fact that Kevin would love to see another 3D slasher.
Reject Radio: Episode 15: We're Being Cancelled
Movie News By Scott Beggs on August 25, 2009 | Comments (4)This week, on a very special episode of Reject Radio, we Inglouriously review the recent releases while getting Thirsty and coming up with awkward puns for the film titles. We also get voted World's Greatest Dad or something. Seriously, I'm not even trying anymore because my attention span is so Shorts.
Turned On, Tuned In: The Indie "O" Face
Features By Bethany Perryman on August 24, 2009 | Comments (7)She might get a little high concept this week, but from what we can tell, the rumors are true: Bethany Perryman likes to watch. Also, there's something about naked Filipinos?
Reject Radio Rescheduled: Join Us Monday Night
Movie News By Neil Miller on August 23, 2009 | Comments (5)Despite the fact that we know you all build your Sunday nights around Reject Radio, sometimes we run into a few snags.
Win an Autographed Poster from World's Greatest Dad!
Free Stuff By Neil Miller on August 20, 2009 | Comments (5)World's Greatest Dad, the latest film from director Bobcat Goldthwait — and one of my favorite films of the year so far — is hitting theaters this Friday in select markets and expanding in coming weeks. And in honor of the release, the folks over at Magnolia Pictures have hooked us up with some sweet goodies to pass on to some of our favorite readers.
Exclusive: Bobcat Goldthwait Talks 'World's Greatest Dad'
Features By Scott Beggs on August 19, 2009 | Comments (2)Rejoice in another fantastic Reject Interview! As you can imagine, when discussing a movie of this emotional weight and dramatic consequence, we end up discussing Robin Williams's penis for most of the piece.
Bobcat Goldthwait Takes You Inside World's Greatest Dad
Movie News By Neil Miller on August 10, 2009 | Comments (2)The folks behind the upcoming release of World's Greatest Dad, the Robin Williams led dark comedy from director Bobcat Goldthwait, have sent over a brand new behind the scenes featurette in which the director walks us through the making of this dark, foul-mouthed comedy.
'World's Greatest Dad' Red Band Trailer Ain't Even The Half of It
Movie News By Neil Miller on June 19, 2009 | Comments (13)Today brings us the first red band trailer for the Robin Williams led comedy World's Greatest Dad, easily this year's best entry into the Sundance Film Festival. Click and behold the hilarity.
The 17 Must See Movies of Summer 2009
Cinematic Listology By FSR Staff on April 28, 2009 | Comments (127)As you know, summer movie season doesn't officially start until we say it does. And we can't say that it is on until we've run down the must see movies in one of our world famous lists. So come on in people, lets get it on.
CineVegas Announces '09 Lineup, Closes with 'World's Greatest Dad'
Movie News By Neil Miller on April 17, 2009 | Be the First To CommentThe folks at CineVegas have officially announced their 2009 film lineup for their 11th annual engagement, set to run from June 10-15, 2009. Among the selections are some awesome Sundance and SXSW graduates…
Early Edition: Bobcat's World's Greatest Dad Gets Some Love
Movie News By Neil Miller on April 14, 2009 | Comments (4)It might not exactly be early — unless you live in Hawaii, which people do — but it is still the Early Edition here at FSR. And since we know that you can't start your day until we give you some news, we'd like to get you going…
The 13 Best Films of Sundance 2009
Cinematic Listology By Neil Miller on January 30, 2009 | Comments (12)Before I made my trip to Park City, Utah for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival I gave you a list of the 13 films I was most interested in seeing. And now that I've come and gone, surviving another year in the hustle and bustle of America's great festival, it is my duty to bookend my coverage with a list of the best films of this year's fest.
Seemingly out of nowhere comes one of the most divisive and twisted comedies since Heathers. In Bobcat Goldthwait's second directorial effort there is no limit to the darkness and consequently, no limit to the laughs to be had.
Sundance Preview: 2009 Spectrum Dramatic and Doc Films
Movie News By Neil Miller on December 4, 2008 | Be the First To CommentA tribute to the abundance of compelling new voices and the creative spirit in independent filmmaking, the Spectrum program presents out-of-competition dramatic and documentary films from some of the most promising filmmakers in the world today.
Robin Williams + Teen Suicide = Comedy Gold With World's Greatest Dad
In Development By Rob Hunter on July 17, 2008 | Be the First To CommentRobin Williams takes chances. Sure he makes pablum like RV, License to Wed, and Patch Adams, but he also takes creative risks with projects like The Night Listener, The Final Cut, and One Hour Photo. This next flick however, is something altogether different.
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World's first Ringo Starr exhibition to open this summer
The world's first major exhibition about the life of The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr is set to open this summer.
Ringo: Peace & Love will open at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on June 12 and close in November 2013, before touring cities across the world in 2014.
The exhibit will look at "all aspects of Starr's musical and creative life", including his work as a musician, artist and actor and will, according to a statement, "aim to propel Starr's universal message of peace and love."
On display will be never-been-seen photographs as well as letters, documents and original artefacts, including the drum kit Ringo played at Shea Stadium and on The Ed Sullivan Show as well as his 'Sgt Pepper' suit, 'Help!' cape and jacket worn during The Beatles' famous London rooftop concert.
The interactive element of the exhibition will see visitors able to take a virtual drum lesson with Ringo.
Bob Santelli, executive director of The Grammy Museum has said of the exhibition: "I'm honored that Ringo has chosen to work with us to create Ringo: Peace & Love. We are particularly excited to celebrate Starr's extraordinary musical legacy with the legions of fans who admire him, as well as to introduce him to a new generation of music lovers."
For more information visit: grammymuseum.org
Last year Ringo Starr was named the richest drummer in the world.
The 72-year-old, who released his 16th solo album 'Ringo 2012' last January, is worth $300 million (£190 million), according to wealth-calculation website Celebritynetworth.com.
This puts him well ahead of former Genesis man Phil Collins, who came in second place with a reported worth of around $250 million (£158 million). Dave Grohl, worth $225 million (£143 million), was third.


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In 2012 I set out to create a game...
... that used no math -not even numbers-, but could still have a gamist strategy.
... driven entirely by player decisions, but still forming a cohesive grand story.
... in a modern-day paranormal setting with factions, secrets and politics, but never a "Mother-May-I" moment.
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As a gloss on its own this product is wayyy too sticky and thick however, if you put a little on top of a matte lipstick or even a cream based lipstick it gives it an extra boost. If you're a girl that likes nicely glossed lips then you'll love this but it is VERY sticky and a little goes a long way. I like that with the tube you can just apply it directly to your lips but just remember to wipe the tip off once done or else you'll be mixing last nights colour with tonights lip colour. Since it is thick i like to only put a dab on my top and bottom lip, press my lips together and smooth it out then gently press my lips on a piece of tissue and I'm set for the night.
Although a little goes a long way, I paid a little more for this than my lipstick which I wasn't too pleased with but nevertheless this product does what it's supposed and a little goes a very long way!
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Sticky and long-lasting, I've been a fan of MAC lipglasses since teenager. This recently bought this for the second time. I apply it over my lipsticks directly from the tube and tab it with my fingers. I like the gloss doesn't get dirty because there is no wand.
The only downside is you sometimes have to wipe off the tip of the tube because it gets sticky. This packaging is however better than the very old one which leaked.
This is still the best clear lip gloss ever. Yes, it`s sticky but it lasts. You need very little.. just at the center of the lips and you`re good to go. It also photographs very well... Best shine...I`ve been using this for more than 10 years now and nothing compares. It gives my lips this wet look which is so sexy!
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Another reviewer said this is "As far as clear lipglosses go, this is about as good as it gets" and she's right. I have tried every clear gloss out there, from cheap to expensive because I often don't like color in my lip gloss & this one offers the best shine lacquer finish without being glittery. You can wear it alone or, layered over other lipsticks/stains. You only need a tiny amount so the $$ you spend on the tube will last you a long time. I usually lose lip glosses before running out ;) It is sticky, no doubt so...sometimes yes, my hair does get stuck when the wind blows but hey...we all suffer for beauty! I would repurchase, should I ever have the need.
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This product is in my opinion way to sticky and thick to wear on it's own. I do like this over lipstick, just a thin layer to give a beautiful shine. Wouldn't repurchase again because i can't wear on it's own .
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I love the look achieved with product but if you have long hair, it gets stuck to your lips! I recommend wearing long hair tied back away from the face when using lipglass. Also, my hubby hates the feel of it when I kiss him while wearing it! Otherwise, its an ok product.
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Everything stuck to my lips when I wore this, it was terrible.
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As far as clear lipglosses go, this is about as good as it gets. Pretty much every product line has one, yet of the many dupes I have, the original is still the best IMHO. Sure, youre paying a little more just because its MAC, but the tube I have is probably 5 years old and I still have about 75% left, so it was well worth my money. Theres no scent and no taste. Its thick & sticky, and lasts a long time on my lips. Its surprisingly non-drying (though not particularly moisturizing, though I wouldnt expect it to be). I use a tiny, pin-point sized amount over my sheer lipcolors to give them a little more shine and longevity. I get a good 2-3 hours before reapplication is needed. I dont wear this every day, though Im getting more use out of it as of lately. Its versatile, as it can be worn on its own or over other lipcolors, applied lightly for just a bit of sheen or more heavily for full-on glossy lips, and even mixed with a more pigmented lipstick to sheer it out. There are many dupes readily available for a lower price, but this is a quality product worth its price, for its supremely concentrated formula & exceptional staying power. I would repurchase, should I ever have the need.
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Lacks subtlety and finesse (too thick and sticky) for everyday wear. Consistency just about tolerable for evening event when extra 'oomph' required for lips. Otherwise, best avoided.
this is the perfect clear coat if you already have a color on you lip that's not so shinny (if you like shinny lips). using this you could all so mix pigments and make sum unlike any other colors in your box for you lips or your eyes (if shinny eyes are your thing) this is something you could find your self using on a daily base if your a glam boy or girl... also good for just a nice gloss


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quote:NC State will be hosting 6'6 2/3 Ralston Turner this weekend for an official visit. ESPN BIO Two-year starter at LSU, great size, very good shooter.
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If you're in the mid Atlantic area, what do your butterfly bushes look like? Have they started to leaf out yet? Mine haven't and I'm wondering if it's too early yet, or if they didn't survive the winter. We got down to -3 this winter. Is that too cold for a butterfly bush (or three!)? Thanks, |
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Hi Bart! I'm in Maryland and mine hasn't done much of anything yet, either. Here's hoping it's just taking its sweet little old time.... |
I'm in zone 5 and it got well below zero this winter here too. I thought mine were probably dead. After a few very warm days last week though I saw some new growth right at ground level coming up from the mulch. Usually I would have growth from the old woody parts a foot or more off the ground. This growth seems to be coming from underground though. We did have good snow cover most of the winter which helped I think. I would wait a while longer and pull back any mulch to see if anything is coming up from the ground. |
I'm in the Houston area and mine have come back -- not to full blooms yet, but growing and filling out. I have a jasmine bush that DH says is just starting to come out after he gave up on and pulled out the other one. It's not too late to have something still sprout. |
I'm in Prince William County, VA and mine have been leafed out for two or three weeks. |
- Posted by thegardenat902 Zone 5 (My Page) on Sun, May 11, 14 at 12:15
I'm in zone 5 and the one I planted last year has shown no signs of life so far. I was also wondering if it was dead. Wondering if there is any way to tell if it's still dormant or dead as well. |
- Posted by thegardenat902 Zone 5 (My Page) on Sun, May 11, 14 at 12:22
Just found this online: Depending upon the severity of winter, your butterfly bush may appear dead in spring. Don't despair. Even when a butterfly bush doesn't develop leaf buds on the previous year's branches, it will usually sprout new growth from the root system. Be patient though. It might be late May before your butterfly bush shows signs of new growth. So sounds like there is a good chance! :) |
I have 2 mature BB that have been in place for 8-9 years. The Black Knight is usually sending shoots out like gang busters right now, the Pink Delight is not so vigorous but does okay. Mine aren't dead, but they are only sending out a few small buds so far. I know that it is a late Spring this year, but I am starting to wonder how they will do this year. A lot of people seem to be complaining about dead Buddleia, even in southern New England? Or maybe they are just late? Apparently it was a very challenging winter for this plant (which would be good if it curbs its spread where it's invasive). |
- Posted by adellabedella 8 (My Page) on Sun, May 11, 14 at 15:04
That's weird. I'm in the Houston area also. I have two butterfly bushes. They stopped blooming during the winter, but never lost all of their leaves. Both have started blooming again in the last couple of weeks. Not sure what variety I have, but it has huge cones of purple blooms. The plants have done extremely well. I just planted them last summer. |
- Posted by jerseygirl07603 z6NJ (My Page) on Sun, May 11, 14 at 17:33
My well-established BB took a bad hit this winter. No growth on any of the branches. But new shoots are coming from the base of the plant. Now if only my crape myrtle would wake up. |
- Posted by sunrisedigger 6a (My Page) on Sun, May 25, 14 at 15:59
Well, today is really the first warm day for us here in southern Ontario, so late and still not a peep out of my Black Knight. BB My pics I take every spring as a reference show me that breaking dormancy time varies. This horrible winter past has really only slowed the BB down -- but by looking at it you'd swear it was way dead. Glad I visited the forum to compare notes. There's hope ! |
We had low temps of -24F this past winter and I thought for sure the BB bush would be a casualty, as I usually have a hard time keeping them alive. This one grows near the foundation of the house and everything above ground on it died, but I'm seeing new growth coming from the crown. We had a lot of snow this year and our soil is a sandy loam. The cultivar is Dark Knight. Karen |
All of mine are sending out shoots from the base. |
mxk3 - being from MI, too, when do you cut yours back (last year's deadwood, I mean)? Or, I guess the real question is: when would you cut them back with them sending up new shoots now? Mine, which was just newly planted last year, is FINALLY sending up little shoots now and I'm not sure when I should chop it down. |
- Posted by SnailLover 5a MI (My Page) on Sun, May 25, 14 at 23:18
Same with mine! Just a few leaves showing near the trunk. I'm also in MI and just planted mine last year. We had such a harsh winter, I thought the cold was too much for it. Today I pruned it back. I should've read this thread first. Gulp... |
I cut my Dark Knight back weeks ago and it's been sending out new growth for a couple of weeks. We got to 5 below here last winter with no snow cover. |
- Posted by prairiemoon2 zone 6a/MA (My Page) on Mon, May 26, 14 at 7:16
All of my Butterfly bushes are back from the base but they were slow to come up after the difficult winter we had. 'Black Knight' isn't it? 'Pink Delight', and a couple of the dwarf bushes. |
I cut mine back in the spring, when I have time. This year, I did it last week. BB are famous for coming up late, and even if the only growth you see is from the base/underground, that bush will fill out FAST - don't fret. |
- Posted by TexasRanger10 7 (My Page) on Mon, May 26, 14 at 14:31
They might not make it especially if not well established. Here in zone 7 I had two die but one made it out of the three I planted last year. I dug up the two, the roots looked dead and mushy. I replaced them with something else since I'd bought them on impulse anyway knowing they don't do real well in very hot drought conditions unless they are kept watered. |
This afternoon we cut down our big one that was a key vertical tree-like element in the main front bed. We haven't tried to dig it out or inspect the roots. Maybe it'll come back but I'm not holding my breath...! It's absence creates quite a hole in the front garden but I think some other things already there will be able to fill the gap - hopefully before too many weeds take advantage of the newly opened space! I suspect I may have lost another mid-sized BB but I'm giving it a bit more time before cutting it down. |
I'll have to cut mine back in the next few days. Thanks mxk! I know from last year those tiny little guys grow to full bush size in no time - I'm just thankful it pulled through the winter. |
I'm north of Boston, in Lowell - high up on the hill. I have one 10 foot butterfly bush grown from seed and at least 3 other big bushy ones from Home Depot that have been growing in the back garden for several years. So far this year, there's been no sign of life on any of them. It's been a cold spring so far, so I'm hoping they are just still dormant and waiting for some warmth. Our garden is a certified wildlife habitat and butterfly layover station and they're saying to steer away from butterfly bushes now as they only provide nectar. We've put in alot of milkweed. I'll do some research for good butterfly nectar and host plants to take the place of the butterfly bushes if they don't come back. The lilacs around here are going crazy - I wish they kept their blooms as long as the butterfly bushes do. Our butterfly bushes keep their blooms through October, sometimes November! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Backyard Butterfly Garden
- Posted by eclecticcottage 6b wny (My Page) on Tue, May 27, 14 at 16:09
We have just over 100 BB on our property, most of them were bought two years ago from the county as bare root twigs. I'd say about 70% of them are showing leaves, and of that, maybe 30% of them are really going to town and greening up nicely. Those that aren't showing signs of life aren't brittle though so I think they are just later starters. Most of them are all species I think, only some are named cultivars-of those, Red Velvet (2 plants) and Blue Chip (4 plants) are showing nothing yet, I can't get to Honey Comb and Miss Molly because they are near the back of a garden full of poppies at the moment so I'm not sure on them. Also, Purple Emperor (4 plants) are looking pretty stick like still (I haven't seen anything from them) and one Black Knight has base growth while the other doesn't-same for the two Bicolors I have (and the one WITH growth was just rooted last year off of a three year old plant, which is the one showing no leaves yet). I'd still give them time up north. |
- Posted by prairiemoon2 zone 6a/MA (My Page) on Tue, May 27, 14 at 16:27
If you are still waiting for Butterfly Bushes to show growth, I would make sure they are kept moist. I know we have had a lot of cloudy weather but at least in my yard, I still have dry spots. I did notice that as soon as I watered them, they doubled their earlier growth. |
You're right prairiemoon2, it is Black Knight, not Dark Knight. Whoops! Karen |
I am so glad I just saw this thread, I have given up my 10 year old butterfly bush for dead but now I feel there is hope. I am going to check carefully for shoots. |
Pretty sure mine is dead at this point, so went to the nursery to get another. I guess everyone else has the same issue because they were completely sold out of the popular varieties, even though they have tons of everything else. |
Update on my BB here in Maryland, Zone 7. It's started regrowing from the roots -- the woody stems from last year seem to be toast.So, YAY, it's still alive! But booo... it may take awhile.... |
I have not had very good luck with butterfly bushes in my garden. They don't seem to survive the winter. I asked a person at a local nursery and she admitted they probably aren't really hardy enough for our area (Zone 5 NY). But they sure seem to be selling a lot of them. |
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Hiroshige's 118 woodblock landscape and genre scenes of mid-nineteenth-century Tokyo, is one of the greatest achievements of Japanese art.
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The Secret in the Wings by Mary Zimmerman Directed by Mike Stack Music composition and direction by Kevin McNulty Studio 58, Langara College Nov 18 to Dec 5, 2010
This show may not have made it onto your theatre-going radar but I highly recommend that you head on over to Studio 58 at Langara College to see The Secret in the Wings. Everything about this production and especially the perfectly paced direction and the outstanding ensemble work is first class. It's definitely top of my current "do not miss" list of shows.
Playland by Athol Fugard Directed by Anthony Ingram Pacific Theatre Nov 5 - 27, 2010
I grew up in South Africa during the apartheid era and moved to Canada some 15 years before the time in which this play is set. Ironically it was here in Canada rather than in South Africa that I learned about and became an admirer of Athol Fugard 's plays.
After a busy day and the very satisfying but filling lobster lunch at the Fish House Grill in Bar Harbor I felt as if I would not want to eat again for a year.
But we were asked to gather for group pictures before dinner, so there I was at dinner time with the gang in the lobby, watching Wendy try to marshal her staff for the pictures of the hosts for this cruise.
Wendy was trying to get everyone together while Honey was adjusting Chris's cummerbund and Bruce was giving advice in the background.
Imogen and I took advantage of the moment to get a photo too.
Bar Harbor, Maine - day three of the Autumn Escape East Coast ballroom dancing cruise. Our stop in Bar Harbor was memorable for two things- the tour of Acadia National Park with stunning views out over Frenchman Bay; and the buttery, lobster lunch that left us messy and smelling of shellfish but smiling in total gastronomic happiness.
The Queen Mary 2 dropped anchor out in the bay beyond the sandbar from which Bar Harbor gets it's name, and we were tendered into the port. Bar Harbor is known for being "cottage country" for the ultra rich and famous in the mid-19th century. Although the cottages were in fact palatial mansions. Most were destroyed by a massive fire in 1947. Now it is a summer resort dominated by inns, motels and bed and breakfasts, with a tiny permanent population of around 4800 people. There is a very picturesque harbor with a tourist centre advertising the wide range of water-activities available. Some of these activities include whale watching aboard jet powered Australian designed catamarans that take you 20 miles south of Bar Harbor where the larger whales feed. They often see harbor porpoises, sharks, seals, pods of pilot whales, dolphins and often humpbacks, Minkes and finback whales. You can sign up for a lobster fishing and seal watching boat tour or even head into Acadia national park and take a rock climbing course.
However my organized roomie, Carol had booked us on Oli's Trolley Sightseeing tour, a one hour sightseeing ride that includes a 15 minute stop at the summit of Cadillac Mountain, and a stop at Thunder Hole. It was a good choice.
We disembarked from the tender and made our way up to the landing. As we rounded the corner of the building we were entranced by the fragrant scent of freshly baking, and there in the window we saw a tray of freshly made blueberry muffins.
We promptly turned round and headed into the bakery/cafe where I bought a delicious blueberry muffin and Carol acquired blueberry scones. Great marketing technique. They say olfactory stimuli are among the most powerful sensory inputs and it certainly worked on us.
Fish House Grill 1 West St Bar Harbor, Maine Ph: (207) 288-3070
Reading the information on the Bar Harbor stop on our Autumn Escape dance cruise I learned that one of the things we had to do was indulge in lobster.
Lobster is BIG in Bar Harbor - at least all the restaurants catering for us hordes of tourists off the cruise ship were advertising lobster lunches. We decided to try the Fish House Grill which we walked past just after leaving the tender that brought us ashore from the Queen Mary 2.
Paradou 8 Little West 12th Street, New York Ph: 212-463-8345 or Reserve Online
Of several terrific meals I enjoyed on this annual visit to New York I must say that our dinner at Paradou stands out and the main reason is the sinfully delicious Carte de Foie Gras creations that we shared for appetizers.
I had selected Paradou for dinner after our matinee musical, Billy Elliott, partly because it was located in the Meatpacking District, an area that I had not visited on my previous trips to New York. As we approached the restaurant, I wondered about my choice because at first glance it seemed to be just a small storefront-type establishment with a bar and a few tables. But we followed the waiter through a narrow corridor and emerged in a delightful and spacious enclosed courtyard.
Autumn in New York - Eight days and nights in the city that never sleeps
I love New York - just like it says on the T-shirts they hawk everywhere around Times Square. Well perhaps I should qualify that statement by saying that I love spending a week or so in New York in the early fall, seeing theatre, trying out fine restaurants and dancing. Last year I was here at approximately the same time (New York New York ) and saw some outstanding shows including A Steady Rain with Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig, and Burn the Floor, which so blew me away that I saw it again, and then again for the show at the Vogue in Vancouver.
JoeDoe 45 E. 1st Street New York Ph: 212-780-0262 or Reserve Online
Sunday morning and my last day in New York for this visit. A relaxed morning with a late brunch was what I needed and Mike said he knew just the place for brunch. We meandered slowly through the narrow streets of Soho and the East Village and came up to a crowded JoeDoe restaurant.There was one table free. After alerting us to the fact that there might be a lengthy wait for our meal as a large group had just been seated, we were led to a table against the wall. I was surprised that she would warn us about a wait but Mike pointed out that the place has a tiny kitchen with solo chef, Joe Dobias, working away at warp speed. It appeared that there were at least 26 seats so he must be an amazing multitasker to keep his customers happy and coming back. Our server brought us menus, coffee and buttermilk biscuits with savory butter. The latter assuaged our hunger and we sipped contentedly on coffee and orange juice, while enjoying the delicious biscuits and considering our order. We actually enjoyed the opportunity to relax over our coffee rather than feeling rushed.
Natsumi Restaurant 226 West 50th Street, between B'way and 8th Ave New York Ph: 212- 258-2988 or Reserve Online
Quite out of character for me, I had not got round to researching and making a dinner reservation for the evening when we were going to see the musical, Fela at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. I picked up my theatre tickets and then decided to wander around and spontaneously pick a restaurant that looked as if both Mike and I would enjoy it.
Double Crown 316 Bowery, New York, Cross street- Bleecker St. Phone 212 -254-0350 or Reserve Online
Early on Sunday morning I disembarked from the Queen Mary 2 after a 9 night Ballroom Dancing Cruise from Brooklyn to Quebec City and back. This was really my first chance during this New York visit to have a quiet dinner with my son, and for us to catch up on each other's news.
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The 'Jonah Hex' We Should Have (and Almost) Got
Features By Jack Giroux on June 20, 2010 | Comments (13)While they may not have intended to make a straight western like the comics, at least they would've made something different. We're dealing with a surge of comic book films right now and this one won't be remembered. It's incredibly paint-by-numbers and not the unique piece of craziness we would've gotten if Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor directed as intended. If you're interested in what their version would've been like and how their original draft differs, look no further. Here it is.
If your favorite part of the theater-going experience is the trailers this weekend holds a special treat for you. Head down to your local cineplex, buy a ticket for Splice or Get Him To the Greek, and then sneak into a showing of Jonah Hex. At under eighty minutes it's a little long for a traditional trailer, and it gives away too much of the ending, but the brief hints of big action, effects, and fun will really get you excited for when the actual movie is released.
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Features By Kevin Carr on June 18, 2010 | Comments (2)IGN has debuted a new trailer for the upcoming Warner Bros. release Jonah Hex. And while the production has been marred by reports of re-shoots, editing problems and a list of creative differences longer than its eventual credit roll, this new trailer could give fans a bit of hope.
Ten Seconds of Jonah Hex Footage is Better Late Than Never
Movie News By Neil Miller on April 26, 2010 | Comments (5)A 10-second TV spot for Jonah Hex has appeared on SyFy this week, touting a release of the film's first trailer later this week. According to the spot, the Hex trailer will debut on SyFy Thursday, just before it is set to hit theaters with A Nightmare on Elm Street this coming weekend.
Jonah Hex Reshoots Happening, New Director Involved
Movie News By Neil Miller on December 10, 2009 | Comments (4)Earlier this week, we began to hear rumblings about potential reshoots on Jonah Hex. But at the time, there wasn't much information. Now we've got some, and it's juicy.
he Spanish-speaking movie geeks at Omelete, partner site of our friends at Collider, have gotten their hands on a new look at Josh Brolin as the supernatural gunslinger Jonah Hex. But that's not all.
Straight from the halls of Comic-Con in San Diego, the brand new poster for Warner Bros. upcoming wild west shootout Jonah Hex has made its way into the public eye.
Will Arnett and Michael Shannon to Ride with 'Jonah Hex'
In Development By Neil Miller on April 1, 2009 | Be the First To CommentThe Hollywood trades are reporting today that comedic journeyman Will Arnet and Oscar nominated creepy guy Michael Shannon have signed on to join Jonah Hex, the Jimmy Hayward directed comic adaptation about a scarred bounty hunter tracking a voodoo practitioner across the wild, wild west.
What do you do when Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, the outrageous duo behind Crank and Pathology,walk away from directing your big screen adaption of a gritty, bloody, violent, adult comic book? You pull a complete 180 degree turn and hire the guy who made Horton Hears a Who!
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New discounts at Amazon.com
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You really have to limit theses "discounts" to items sold by Amazon.
8805 Collectable Minifigures Ice Fisherman, now just $1.19 (a saving of $1.80 on the RRP)
Items (30): $35.70
Shipping & Handling: $149.70
$6.18 each. Double price.
^ If you exclude 3rd party sellers from consideration on Amazon.com then you immediately limit yourself to only about a third of all the LEGO available; furthermore, many 3rd party items are fulfilled by Amazon and therefore ship free. So excluding 3rd party sellers is a bad idea.
The system is usually able to factor shipping into the equation, but only when shipping costs are listed (which they weren't initially in the example above). Amazon listings can literally change minute to minute, so always check carefully before ordering (which you obviously did...)
Probability of 3rd party merchant selling something at 30% less retail price AND ships free is miniscule. Perhaps you can allow filtering out 3rd party sellers.
Ha Ha! Yes! You changed it to Huwbot! :D
Matt337- WOW. 150 S@H?
The system did actually factor in shipping costs: having looked at the raw data for 8805, when it was fetched at 6pm, the shipping was $0, but at midnight it was back up to $4.99.
So, the moral of the story is, buy quickly!
Rats, I wanted the IF.
Me too...
LOL's @ Huwbot....classic
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When Sok Saren saw a treadle pump in his local Svay Rieng market he bought it and used it to begin growing vegetables. He earns $50 to $70 per month during the growing season, as much money as some others make by traveling to Phnom Penh for work. "For me, I'd rather keep my family together," says Saren.
Widower Sam Saran and his three children have been using a ceramic water filter for about seven months. They bought it in installments from a local retailer. Saran knew it was a good investment because of the time and money they would save by not having to boil water every day. "I'm very happy," he says, "This filter protects my family."
A simple foot-powered treadle pump enabled Ken Yean and Ken Neary to move from subsistence farming to small-scale commercial agriculture by growing and selling vegetables. They used their earnings to increase their land and educate their five children. "When the children are all educated, then I'll start improving the house," says Yean.
Sim Sokhom, a Commune Council leader in Kampong Speu, bought a Ceramic Water Purifier a year ago. Seeing the health benefits in his eight-member family, he has recommended it to his relatives also. "Now we are confident in the water that we drink and it's so easy," says Sokhum.
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Mok Sam Am, from Svay Rieng province, participated in trials comparing drip irrigation to traditional sprinkler buckets. "I will buy a new kit when this one needs replacing because it saves me time and increases my yield"
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