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NYX • Rouge Cream Blush - Glow • Blush
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Average Rating. | 4.5 |
Would buy this product again. | 81% |
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leighcfish on 6/12/2013 11:27:00 PM more reviews by leighcfish
Age: 36-43 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral Hair: Brunette, Wavy Eyes: Blue
This color is great. I think it gives a nice flush when blended in. It looks bright at first but is very nice and sheer when blended into the skin.
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*TOP REVIEWER* Minerva10 on 6/12/2013 8:39:00 AM more reviews by Minerva10
Age: 36-43 Skin: Combination, Medium Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Brown
MEH! Looks amazing in the pan, but it barley shows on my skin. Also, it's staying power is awful! Completely gone by noon. On to the next.
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Tat7386 on 5/8/2013 3:37:00 PM more reviews by Tat7386
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
Recently purchased this at ulta and I'm really loving creme blushes for Spring/Summer...they look great on top of my tinted moisturizer. I have tried it with my real techniques blush brush and with my finger...if I use the brush the product looks brighter and when I blend with my finger it's more of a sheer color. I like this blush for the price but it doesn't last as long as my mac ones even if I put primer on my face. They have a great color selection and if I want to wear something for a few hours than this works for me...I wouldn't recommend it if you need it on all day for work or want to go out at night, unless you take the blush with you to re-apply. I like it waaaay better than the maybelline dream mousse ones which look really cakey on my face.
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schoolgirl101 on 4/27/2013 6:01:00 PM more reviews by schoolgirl101
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Medium Hair: Black Eyes: Black
The color may look a little intimidating compared to some of the other NYX Rouge Cream Blush shades, but this is my go to (chosen over Natural and Tea Rose) for a flushed looking blush color. Consistency of the product is smooth and application with a brush is amazing.
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spacecowgirlredux on 2/8/2013 10:36:00 PM more reviews by spacecowgirlredux
Age: 25-29 Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Warm Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine Eyes: Green
I'm extremely fair but warm-toned, and this is the perfect shade for me - it's a natural blushing color, but the deep peach tone suits my warmth and makes me look like I get some actual sun. It goes on really smoothly, and just a little dab on each cheek, blended well, is enough. It doesn't break me out, and since I rarely use blush anyway, the generously-sized compact (which can be a little hard to open) will probably last me forever.
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tlkingsley on 1/24/2013 4:19:00 PM more reviews by tlkingsley
Age: 44-55 Skin: Combination, Medium Hair: Red Eyes: Brown
I was really surprised at how much I liked this blush! I'd read reviews on MUA about how great it was so I picked it up in Glow at my last run to Ulta and it was a good move on my part! The colors look a little intimidating in the pots but when I switched them, they really are very natural looking. I love the creaminess of these blushes and the ease of which they blend into the cheek. I use a stippling brush and just barely dip it into the pot to get the exact amount of color I need. You get a good sized amount for $7 and, at the teeny amount you need to do your cheeks, this stuff should last forever! I found that this blush has great staying power too. If you add the great pigmentation, staying power, fabulous texture, and incredibly reasonable price, you've got an outstanding product! I love it!!!
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Skylucy01 on 11/29/2012 1:24:00 PM more reviews by Skylucy01
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Olive Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
This is my favourite cream blush- it's so pigmented, easy to blend and a little really does go a long way! I love the colour too!
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*TOP REVIEWER* mzjade22 on 10/26/2012 10:24:00 AM more reviews by mzjade22
Age: 19-24 Skin: Oily, Medium Brown, Warm Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Brown
This color is really pretty, but looks intimidating in the pan. Its buildable but also easy to over do. Ive found it doesnt really last through the day when I use it over my regular foundation (Studio Sculpt), but it has better staying power when I use it over my tinted moisturizer (Tarte). I tried applying it with my fingers, but it looks a lot better if you apply it with a stippling brush. I dont think I will need to repurchase this since there seems to be a lot in the pan.
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*TOP REVIEWER* glamstep on 10/1/2012 10:18:00 PM more reviews by glamstep
Age: 25-29 Skin: Dry, Fair, Warm Hair: Black, Wavy, Coarse Eyes: Black
This is definetly a loud color that you can quickly overdo.Its quite sheer but veryyy buildable. Shade is a bubble gum bright hot pink! I don't see the "coral" others have mentioned here, IMO its more fuschia if anything. If your looking for a spring punch try this color but if your looking to layer with powder blushes to increase their longevity, NYX creme blush in Natural is a better alternative. This on its own gets good wear on my NC25 skin but isnt as flattering as a neutral universal shade. Brownie points for matte, creamy, blendable quality & cute packaging.
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*TOP REVIEWER* baby_grazi_x05 on 7/5/2012 12:53:00 PM more reviews by baby_grazi_x05
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination Hair: Red Eyes: Green
Such a pretty color for the flushed color you naturally get in your cheeks. The packaging is very nice - almost identical to MAC products (which I like because it's so sleek). I use this with a domed stippling brush and a little goes a VERY long way.
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Man Booker Prize Awarded to Eleanor Catton for "The Luminaries"
Posted: October 18, 2013 | Author: jwheeler1967 | Filed under: Authors and Poets, Awards, Books | Tags: a tale for the time being, bring up the bodies, colm toibin, elizabeth catton, harvest jim crace, hilary mantel, jhumpa lahiri, man booker prize, noviolet bulawayo, ruth ozeki, the lowland, the luminaries, the testament of mary, we need new names, wolf hall | Comments OffWhat were you doing at age 28? If you were author Eleanor Catton, you would be graciously accepting Britain's highest literary honor, the Man Booker Prize. Catton won the prestigious award for her second novel The Luminaries. In addition to making her the youngest recipient in the history of the prize, Catton's 832 page novel is also the longest work to ever win.
The Luminaries is set in New Zealand during the gold rush of 1866. Catton knows the country well, as she moved from Canada to New Zealand at the age of six.
Here is an excerpt from the novel, published by London's The Telegraph. Click here to read the longer sampling:
Top 10 Most Recommended Books of 2012
Posted: December 18, 2012 | Author: jwheeler1967 | Filed under: Authors and Poets, Books, Books & Movies, gifts, history, Holidays, Novels, Top 10 | Tags: andrew solomon, anne applebaum, behind the beautiful forevers, ben fountain, best of 2012, billy lynn's long halftime walk, book recommendations, bringing up the bodies, cherly strayed, christmas gifts, far from the tree, gifts, gillian flynn, gone girl, hilary mantel, iron curtain, junot diaz, katherine boo, kevin powers, lyndon johnson, passage of power, robert caro, this is how you lose her, wild, yellow birds | Comments Off"Do give books for Christmas. They're never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal." ~ Lenore Hershey
So many books, so little time… If you are still floundering about for a good Christmas gift, here is a list that may help. Recently, Flavorwire complied a list of the most recommend books from fifteen respected magazines and newspapers and determined how many times works had been recommended to readers. You can read their full list of dozens of titles here, but here are the top ten of all those titles with the most mentions:
1. Bringing Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel (Nine recommendations)
The sequel to Hilary Mantel's 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Wolf Hall delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne BoleynThough he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son and her sharp intelligence and audacious will alienate his old friends and the noble families of England. When the discarded Katherine dies in exile from the court, Anne stands starkly exposed, the focus of gossip and malice.At a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down. Over three terrifying weeks, Anne is ensnared in a web of conspiracy, while the demure Jane Seymour stands waiting her turn for the poisoned wedding ring. But Anne and her powerful family will not yield without a ferocious struggle.
2. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain (Seven recommendations)
A finalist for the National Book Award! Three minutes and forty-three seconds of intense warfare with Iraqi insurgents has transformed the eight surviving men of Bravo Squad into America's most sought-after heroes. Now they're on a media-intensive nationwide tour to reinvigorate support for the war. On this rainy Thanksgiving, the Bravos are guests of the Dallas Cowboys, slated to be part of the halftime show alongside Destiny's Child.Among the Bravos is Specialist Billy Lynn. Surrounded by patriots sporting flag pins on their lapels and Support Our Troops bumper stickers, he is thrust into the company of the Cowboys' owner and his coterie of wealthy colleagues; a born-again Cowboys cheerleader; a veteran Hollywood producer; and supersized players eager for a vicarious taste of war. Over the course of this day, Billy will drink and brawl, yearn for home and mourn those missing, face a heart-wrenching decision, and discover pure love and a bitter wisdom far beyond his years.
3. Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo (Seven recommendations)
While the distance between rich and poor is growing in the U.S., the gap between the haves and have-nots in India is staggering to behold. This first book by a New Yorker staff writer (and Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter for the Washington Post) jolts the reader's consciousness with the opposing realities of poverty and wealth in a searing visit to the Annawaldi settlement, a flimflam slum that has recently sprung up in the western suburbs of the gigantic city of Mumbai, perched tentatively along the modern highway leading to the airport and almost within a stone's throw of new, luxurious hotels. We first meet Abdul, whose daily grind is to collect trash and sell it; in doing so, he has "lifted his large family above subsistence." Boo takes us all around the community, introducing us to a slew of disadvantaged individuals who, nevertheless, draw on their inner strength to not only face the dreary day but also ponder a day to come that will, perhaps, be a little brighter. Sympathetic yet objective and eloquently rendered. –Brad Hooper, Booklist
4. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Coast Trail by Cheryl Strayed (Seven recommendations)
5. The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers (Seven recommendations)A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe—and built her back up again. At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life: to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State—and to do it alone. She had no experience as a long-distance hiker, and the trail was little more than "an idea, vague and outlandish and full of promise." But it was a promise of piecing back together a life that had come undone.
"The war tried to kill us in the spring." So begins this powerful account of friendship and loss. In Al Tafar, Iraq, twenty-one-year old Private Bartle and eighteen-year-old Private Murphy cling to life as their platoon launches a bloody battle for the city. Bound together since basic training when Bartle makes a promise to bring Murphy safely home, the two have been dropped into a war neither is prepared for.In the endless days that follow, the two young soldiers do everything to protect each other from the forces that press in on every side: the insurgents, physical fatigue, and the mental stress that comes from constant danger. As reality begins to blur into a hazy nightmare, Murphy becomes increasingly unmoored from the world around him and Bartle takes actions he could never have imagined.
6. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Six recommendations)
On the day of their fifth wedding anniversary, Nick's wife Amy disappears. There are signs of struggle in the house and Nick quickly becomes the prime suspect. It doesn't help that Nick hasn't been completely honest with the police and, as Amy's case drags out for weeks, more and more vilifying evidence appears against him. Nick, however, maintains his innocence. Told from alternating points of view between Nick and Amy, Gillian Flynn creates an untrustworthy world that changes chapter-to-chapter. Calling Gone Girl a psychological thriller is an understatement. As revelation after revelation unfolds, it becomes clear that the truth does not exist in the middle of Nick and Amy's points of view; in fact, the truth is far more dark, more twisted, and more creepy than you can imagine. Gone Girl is masterfully plotted from start to finish and the suspense doesn't waver for one page. It's one of those books you will feel the need to discuss immediately after finishing because the ending doesn't just come; it punches you in the gut. –Caley Anderson
7. Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 by Anne Applebaum (Five Recommendations)
At the end of World War II, the Soviet Union to its surprise and delight found itself in control of a huge swath of territory in Eastern Europe. Stalin and his secret police set out to convert a dozen radically different countries to Communism, a completely new political and moral system. In Iron Curtain, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anne Applebaum describes how the Communist regimes of Eastern Europe were created and what daily life was like once they were complete. She draws on newly opened East European archives, interviews, and personal accounts translated for the first time to portray in devastating detail the dilemmas faced by millions of individuals trying to adjust to a way of life that challenged their every belief and took away everything they had accumulated. Today the Soviet Bloc is a lost civilization, one whose cruelty, paranoia, bizarre morality, and strange aesthetics Applebaum captures in the electrifying pages of Iron Curtain.
8. This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz (Five recommendations)
On a beach in the Dominican Republic, a doomed relationship flounders. In the heat of a hospital laundry room in New Jersey, a woman does her lover's washing and thinks about his wife. In Boston, a man buys his love child, his only son, a first baseball bat and glove. At the heart of these stories is the irrepressible, irresistible Yunior, a young hardhead whose longing for love is equaled only by his recklessness–and by the extraordinary women he loves and loses: artistic Alma; the aging Miss Lora; Magdalena, who thinks all Dominican men are cheaters; and the love of his life, whose heartbreak ultimately becomes his own.
9. The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert A. Caro (Five recommendations)
The Passage of Power follows Lyndon Johnson through both the most frustrating and the most triumphant periods of his career—1958 to1964. It is a time that would see him trade the extraordinary power he had created for himself as Senate Majority Leader for what became the wretched powerlessness of a Vice President in an administration that disdained and distrusted him. Yet it was, as well, the time in which the presidency, the goal he had always pursued, would be thrust upon him in the moment it took an assassin's bullet to reach its mark.By 1958, as Johnson began to maneuver for the presidency, he was known as one of the most brilliant politicians of his time, the greatest Senate Leader in our history. But the 1960 nomination would go to the young senator from Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy. Caro gives us an unparalleled account of the machinations behind both the nomination and Kennedy's decision to offer Johnson the vice presidency, revealing the extent of Robert Kennedy's efforts to force Johnson off the ticket.
10. Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon (Four recommendations)
Solomon's startling proposition is that diversity is what unites us all. He writes about families coping with deafness, dwarfism, Down syndrome, autism, schizophrenia, multiple severe disabilities, with children who are prodigies, who are conceived in rape, who become criminals, who are transgender. While each of these characteristics is potentially isolating, the experience of difference within families is universal, as are the triumphs of love Solomon documents in every chapter.
All parenting turns on a crucial question: to what extent parents should accept their children for who they are, and to what extent they should help them become their best selves. Drawing on forty thousand pages of interview transcripts with more than three hundred families, Solomon mines the eloquence of ordinary people facing extreme challenges.
Hmmm… Seems to be a Book! Ten Gift Suggestions for Christmas Reading
Posted: November 29, 2012 | Author: jwheeler1967 | Filed under: Arts, Authors and Poets, Awards, Books, Books & Movies, gifts, history, Holidays, Novels, Opinion, Top 10 | Tags: alex danchev, books for christmas, bring up the bodies, cezanne, christmas gifts, doris kearns goodwin, grimm's fairy tales, henry viii, hilary mantel, january first, judging a book by its lover, language of flowers, lauren leto, lincoln, literary tattoos, michael scofield, mr penumbra's 24-hr bookstore, philip pulman, president's club, robin sloan, schizophrenia, team of rivals, vanessa diffenbaugh, w.b. yeats, wolf hall, yeats | Comments OffAmong my friends, (who, lets face it, often regard sunlight as the enemy) there can never be a better Christmas present than a coveted book. Most of our friends, family members, and colleagues know we love to read. However, what to get your favorite bibliophile can be daunting:
"Hmmmm… well, Diana sorta likes cats. How about this special, 40 lb tome of Cats Through the Ages?"
"Who doesn't want to learn the ancient art of origami?" (*Me) …Variation: "Who doesn't like spy novels?" (*Also me).
So, instead of grabbing a random book, here are ten suggestions from my well-read friends that may help you select a welcomed gift that will actually be read:
10. Bringing Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
This Man-Booker prize winning sequel, as well as Mantel's first novel Wolf Hall (which also won the Man-Booker!) are both on my personal list.
From Publisher's Weekly: Henry VIII's challenge to the church's power with his desire to divorce his queen and marry Anne Boleyn set off a tidal wave of religious, political and societal turmoil that reverberated throughout 16th-century.
9. Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
A required volume for lovers of poetry. Both newcomers and those already familiar with the work of Yeats will appreciate this collection which " includes all of the poems authorized by Yeats for inclusion in his standard canon. Breathtaking in range, it encompasses the entire arc of his career, from luminous reworkings of ancient Irish myths and legends to passionate meditations on the demands and rewards of youth and old age, from exquisite, occasionally whimsical songs of love, nature, and art to somber and angry poems of life in a nation torn by war and uprising."
8. The Language of Flowers by Vanesa Diffenbach
Consider picking this New York Times best-seller and recent book club favorite:
The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expressions: honeysuckle for devotion, asters for patience, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it's been more useful in communicating mistrust and solitude. After a childhood spent in the foster-care system, she is unable to get close to anybody, and her only connection to the world is through flowers and their meanings. Now eighteen and emancipated from the system with nowhere to go, Victoria realizes she has a gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses for them. But an unexpected encounter with a mysterious stranger has her questioning what's been missing in her life. And when she's forced to confront a painful secret from her past, she must decide whether it's worth risking everything for a second chance at happiness.
A good choice for a lover of non-fiction reads, one friend says the memoir is "heartbreaking and engrossing at the same time. I couldn't put it down and read it mostly in one day."
At six years old, January Schofield, "Janni," to her family, was diagnosed with schizophrenia, one of the worst mental illnesses known to man. What's more, schizophrenia is 20 to 30 times more severe in children than in adults and in January's case, doctors say, she is hallucinating 95 percent of the time that she is awake. Potent psychiatric drugs that would level most adults barely faze her.
7. The President's Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy
Got a political junkie on your list? A friend tells me this is a Can't-Put-It-Down choice.
Starting with the surprisingly effective relationship of Harry S. Truman and Herbert Hoover, and following through "Obama and His Club," TIME Magazine's Executive Editor Nancy Gibbs and Washington Bureau Chief Michael Duffy trace the surprising, complicated story of "the world's most exclusive fraternity." Sitting presidents and their predecessors have at times proved remarkably simpatico, at others impossible thorns in each other's sides. The authors' extensive research demonstrates that ex-Presidents have a penchant for morphing from consummate team players into irascible rogues, sometimes within weeks, as they strive both to remain relevant and to shape their own legacies.
6. The Word Made Flesh: Literary Tattoos from Bookworms Worldwide by Eva Talmadge and Justin Taylor
Under that frayed sports coat lies the heart of a beast! Your English professor or quiet librarian may well be hiding a little secret… tattoos that express their love of literature. This beautiful text is "a collection of more than 150 full-color photographs of human epidermis indelibly adorned with quotations and illustrations from Dickinson to Pynchon, from Shakespeare to Plath. With beloved lines of verse, literary portraits, and illustrations—and statements from the bearers on their tattoos' history and the personal significance of the chosen literary work—The Word Made Flesh is part collection of photographs and part literary anthology written on skin."
5. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Perfect for both the book lover, bookstore lover, and mystery fan, Sloan's novel is "a gleeful and exhilarating tale of global conspiracy, complex code-breaking, high-tech data visualization, young love, rollicking adventure, and the secret to eternal life—mostly set in a hole-in-the-wall San Francisco bookstore."
4. Fairy Tales from the Brother's Grimm: A New English Version by Philip Pullman
Most people know that the versions of the Grimm Brothers' tales many of us grew up with were "sanitized" verisons of the original stories. In this new edition, author Philip Pullman "retells his fifty favorites, from much-loved stories like "Cinderella" and "Rumpelstiltskin," "Rapunzel" and "Hansel and Gretel" to lesser-known treasures like "The Three Snake Leaves," "Godfather Death" and "The Girl with No Hands." At the end of each tale he offers a brief personal commentary, opening a window on the sources of the tales, the various forms they've taken over the centuries and their everlasting appeal."
This is another entry from my personal Wish List. Do you know how some people snoop through bathroom medicine cabinets or desk drawers? Personally, I eye their bookshelves. Most book lovers do. We want to know what we have in common or who we need to stay away from, often making instant friendships or enemies based on libraries alone. In her study, Leto provides a "hilarious send-up of—and inspired homage to—the passionate and peculiar world of book culture."
2. Cezanne: A Life by Alex Danchev
Okay, I confess. This is also on my list (get yer own blog!). Cezanne's life has long fascinated me, and after hearing an interview with Danchev, I am eager to learn more. Here's an overview:
With brisk intellect, rich documentation, and eighty-eight color and fifty-two black-and-white illustrations, Danchev tells the story of an artist who was originally considered a madman, a barbarian, and a sociopath. Beginning with the unsettled teenager in Aix, Danchev takes us through the trials of a painter who believed that art must be an expression of temperament but was tormented by self-doubt, who was rejected by the Salon for forty years, who sold nothing outside his immediate circle until his thirties, who had a family that he kept secret from his father until his forties, who had his first exhibition at the age of fifty-six—but who fiercely maintained his revolutionary beliefs.
1. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kerns Goodwin
Steven Spielberg's wonderful new film Lincoln was largely based on the research of famed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. Anyone interested in politics or history will certainly enjoy this compelling re-examination of the drama surrounding the eventual adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment.
Bring Up the Booker
Posted: October 17, 2012 | Author: jhgardner | Filed under: Authors and Poets, Awards, Books, Novels | Tags: anne boleyn, awards, booker prize, bring up the bodies, henry viii, henry viii of england, hilary mantel, historical fiction, literature, man booker prize, thomas cromwell, wolf hall | Comments OffYesterday the prestigious Man Booker prize was awarded, breaking two important records in the process. The lucky recipient Hilary Mantel became the first woman to win the award twice, and the first author to win it for a consecutive sequel.
British author Mantel won her first Booker prize in 2009 with the historical fiction novel Wolf Hall. The story follows "the rapid rise to power of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII of England." From there, Mantel set to work on creating a trilogy from the acclaimed novel. Bring Up the Bodies, the winner of this year's Man Booker prize, is the second installment in that trilogy. The novel picks up where its predecessor left off, detailing Anne Boleyn's fall from grace and eventual execution.
Sir Peter Stothard, chairman of the judging committee, had high praise for both Mantel and Bring Up the Bodies:
She has recast the most essential period of our modern English history; we have the greatest modern English prose writer reviving possibly one of the best known pieces of English history… It is well-trodden territory with an inevitable outcome, and yet she is able to bring it to life as though for the first time.
Canadian author Margaret Atwood, five times shortlisted for the Booker prize herself, had equally raving comments for Mantel in her Guardian review of Bring Up the Bodies from May of this year:
Literary invention does not fail her: she's as deft and verbally adroit as ever.
On top of those accolades, Mantel will take home a £50,000 prize, not to mention a massive boost in sales. So influential is the award on readers, that revenue for every Booker winner increases by at least £1m. When Yan Martel took home the Booker in 2002, his novel Life of Pi soared to over £10m in sales (that's over $16m). Although, we wouldn't say that Mantel's sales of her latest book are exactly suffering…
According to the latest figures, Mantel's Bring up the Bodies has sold 108,342 copies, which is more than the other 11 Man Booker longlisted novels combined.
Add to that the fact that Mantel's first two installments of the trilogy have already been set to be adapted into a BBC TV series, and we're sure the author is quite happy with her recent success.
In fact, her happy disbelief came across onstage as she accepted her award with a quip:
You wait 20 years for a Booker Prize and two come along at once.
I know how privileged and lucky I am to be standing here tonight. I regard this as an act of faith and a vote of confidence.
Congratulations to Hilary Mantel, not just for winning this award, prestigious in its own right, but for winning it twice and being the first woman to do so. Cheers!
No doubt our fascination with all things Tudor and deliciously bloodthirsty will continue when Mantel releases the finale to her trilogy, which she has already named The Mirror and the Light. Perhaps the third time will be a charm that brings this writer another feather in her already impressive cap.

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Value-added Strategies for Savory Flavor Systems
By: Jeb Gleason-Allured, Editor
Posted: May 12, 2009, from the June 2009 issue of P&F magazine.
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The flavor industry faces the growing commoditization of flavors. As industrial clients push for price reductions, profit margins shrink. A key strategy counteracting this phenomenon is the shift from merely providing "organically equivalent" flavors to delivering value-added solutions to customers via ingredients, delivery systems and a wider range of services. Recent moves by Wixon (St. Francis, Wisconsin) provide a window into this shift in thinking.
"Companies that provide [value-added] flavors and flavor systems—specifically in the meat and protein category—have found very little downturn in the strength of their product line offerings and margins, if you can translate margins into success," says Wixon president and CEO Peter Gottsacker, adding that he sees growth in new SKU development for value-added flavors. "There's very little downturn in margins," he adds. "Little downturn in sales and margins tells me, in a recession, there's something going on there … We can see it in our business, and I can tell you we're not alone in that category."
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Flying ants | tips and tricks to keep them away from my home
on Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Terminix
Ants in their wingless form are easily recognizable, but flying ants aren't always as easily identifiable. Once you've confirmed that you're dealing with flying ants, you can try these tips and tricks to prevent them from entering your home.
Flying ants vs. termites
Flying ants are the winged queens and kings that fly out of ant colonies to mate and start new colonies, and they are often confused with winged, swarming termites. Although flying ants and termites can swarm around the same time of year, there are ways to tell the difference between the two. Winged ants have pinched waists and two pair of wings that differ in size and shape. Winged termites have pigmented bodies with broad waists and two pair of wings that are equal in size and shape. If the insect you're looking at has hind wings that are much smaller than the front wings, you have ants. Another way to distinguish between winged ants and winged termites is to examine the antennae. Winged ants have elbowed antennae, while a termite's antennae are straight and beaded.
Flying ant damage
Flying ants do not cause any damage. However, carpenter ants can damage wooden structures in your home as they may chew galleries into damp wood to form a nest.
Flying ant prevention
Swarms of flying ants are present in or around a home because an ant colony is present. The best way to prevent flying ants is to be aware when ants are present, then take steps to control them. When flying ants occur indoors, calling a pest professional for help is a good first option. The winged forms of ants are difficult to identify, even for trained entomologists. A couple of types of ants, however, are easier to identify including those of carpenter ants, pavement ants and citronella ants.
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Makes about 4 cups, serving 8
- 2 1/2 pounds beets without their greens (5 1/2 pounds with greens), trimmed, leaving 2 inches of the stem ends intact
- 1/2 cup finely grated peeled fresh horseradish or 1/3 cup drained bottled horseradish
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons water
In a kettle cover the beets by 2 inches with cold water, bring the water to a boil, and simmer the beets, covered, for 20 to 30 minutes, or until they are tender. Drain the beets and under cold water slip off and discard the skins and stems. Cut the beets into wedges, in a bowl combine them well with the horseradish, the sugar, the vinegar, the water, and salt and pepper to taste, and let them marinate, covered and chilled, for at least 8 hours and up to 3 days.
my notes
- Calories85
- Carbohydrates19 g (6%)
- Fat0 g (1%)
- Protein3 g (5%)
- Saturated Fat0 g (0%)
- Sodium165 mg (7%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat0 g
- Fiber5 g (19%)
- Monounsaturated Fat0 g
- Cholesterol0
recipe at a glance
type: Quick & Easy, Vegetable
main ingredients: Beet, Horseradish
cuisine: American
dietary considerations: Vegetarian, Low Cal
holiday/celebration: Spring


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I own a few of Bobbi Brown brushes. Most of them are totally fantastic. BUT NOT THIS ONE. This brush disappointed me. It's scratchy and lost the shape since the first time I've got it. Maybe it's just me that got the bad one. It's even getting worse when I couldn't return it because they don't have this policy in my country. So now it's just the brush I never will reach for ever again.
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Kind of scratchy. I don't love it. I ordered it online and its too much of a pain to return it. I would if I could just take it to the store. I'll find some use for it eventually. Its quite stiff and I can see that being a good thing as most my other eye brushes are more soft and flexible.
PROS: Works SO well as a dense color depositer. I use this for my H/L colors. It's also used to create a smoky eye/smudger. Never sheds. Has held its form a really long time. Comes with a sliding cover.
CONS: The sliding cover doesn't stay at the top long (slides down easily to middle of brush in time and won't stay at the top.) But most brushes don't even come with covers, so I'm not knocking it down from a "5."
ALTERNATES: MAC has a version of this called the pencil brush (#219) that is even more dense with a slightly smaller, more precise tip.
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All of the Bobbi Brown brushes I own are very high quality except for one powder brush I bought years ago and had to return because it shed. This brush is great for concentrating a dark color in the corner of the eyelid and blending into the crease. Using the same colors I have been wearing, I used this brush and immediately saw a difference. My eye makeup application, looked more professional, while still soft and not overdone.
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I bought this after I realised my MAC 219 "pencil brush" had gone missing, but be warned it is nothing like the 219. Like the reviewer below me, I don't use this to smudge eyeliner (NARS would be better for that), but to smoke out my lash line with dark shadow, and then brush upwards towards my sockets.
I have monolid Asian eyes, so instead of relying on my crease for shadow placement guidance, I rely on my visible sockets (sounds lovely, I know). This brush is just the right shape for placing medium-dark shadow there. It's tightly packed, but irregularly tapered (not too soft and fluffy) so it does a really good job at softening harsh lines. It also seems to deposit the right amount of shadow, and blending is just really easy.
So glad I got this instead of replacing my MAC 219, which I think is a good brush, but different to BB Smudge, and perhaps better for other uses and eye shapes. BB Smudge does not in any way replace the 219 - it was just what I used to replace it. Turns out the BB was more appropriate for my needs.
Price is expensive (as expected of BB), but not Shu Uemura-expensive. Handle is really long, but also ergonomic, which I appreciate.
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I bought this brush based on reviews from MUA. It is very stiff and scratchy - not at all good for applying shadows in my opinion. Using it in my crease I got uneven results that took a lot of work to blend out. But this brush is awesome for smudging. I use it to smudge out eyeliner pencils or NYX Jumbos and it's great for that. But for this price I think it's waaay too expensive to have only one small use. I think maybe another cheaper brush could perform this function just as well. But the stiffness and scratchiness of this brush are perfect for smudging. Thus the name, I guess :)
I just love this brush .. i never thought that i would use it so much when i first purchased it .. but when i first used it .. i fell in love with it .. before this brush i used to spend a really long time to create the perfect smudge .. but now it only takes seconds .. i have never thought that there is one brush that would do that dramatic change to my look .. but this one did .. i will only buy it again if i lose it somehow .. its really beautiful ^_^
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THE BEST pencil brush out there, as far as I'm concerned. This def out-rocks the MAC 219 brush because the hair is much softer, but more densely packed together and doesn't lose it's shape after washing. Got this in a swap so didn't have to pay the high price for it. I can't believe someone would want to actually get rid of this brush, it's so amazing. Deposits the colour right where you need it, is perfect for under eye or creasework...awesome brush!!
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I though I had all the BB brushes I needed. I read the reviews on here, and went out and bought it. I came home, and tried it right away. How did I live without this brush?
Too me it is more of a crease, then a smudge. I can do a perfect crease, with ease. Love this brush!
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About 4 maybe 5 years ago I planted some Orienpet lilies from "The Lily Garden" the bed was new, and newly amended and mulched. Now the lilies are declining, to the point where I am concerned they won't come back next year. I am wondering if I could get some advice.
First off, the soil here has a PH of about 7, and I know these like more acidic conditions. Can I fertlize with "Hollytone"
I also have a bed (different location in the yard) of Asiatic lilies, these have been in thier spot for about 6 years. And this year they look really sad. What? If Anything? can I do for them. I have never really done much, except mulch. Thank you
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Hi Jenny, First off if your location is zone 3, then orientpet lilies are borderline for you. Did you have a long, ugly winter this year??? When lilies start to decline it is usually a sign that they are getting too crowded and need dividing....this can range from a few years to many years depending on how closely together you planted them,soil conditions,food, etc. I would dig them up this fall and see what is going on....likely just need dividing for the asiatics...they are fast growers anyways. The orientpets, I believe they suggest deep planting for them in your zone, maybe someone with more experience could chime in. Moisture is not likely the problem and I have clay too, never checked the ph so don't know about that, but they all do fine unless they get crowded. Good luck, Flora |
I agree with Flora. Orienpets need to be divided every 3-4 years; Asiatics every 2-3 years. I am also surpised that Orienpets grew for you in your zone. Lucky you! Hollytone is a fertilizer for acid loving plants, not acidifier. It won't change soil's PH. Your soil is not too alkiline for Lilies I beleive. You can try to acidify it slightly with elemental Sulfur. Acidifying Soil |
Yeah I am surprised they grow for me too! In fact a few years ago (3?) I bought a package of Casa Blanca lilies from the close out bin at a big box store. Did spend much so I wasn't to worried if they didn't make it. Popped them into the ground and forgot about them. Last year they bloomed for the first time! I had to scramble through my notes to figure out what I had actually planted! Totally surprised me. As for the orienpet lilies, when is the best time of year to divide them? They are growing, just not as nicely as they did at first. I will have to look up when to divide the asiatic ones too, they are budding now, so I assume that later this year would be ok. Thanks! |
Wait till the foliage will go brown and die. For your zone early fall will probably work. |
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I know there is already one on the walking dead page but I decided to make one here too. My favorites are Mr toads and Gavin Hammon who does Dee, Dum, the mirror and Beast.
I know there is already one on the walking dead page but I decided to make one here too. My favorites are Mr toads and Gavin Hammon who does Dee, Dum, the mirror and Beast.
Adam Harrington takes the cake in my opinion. Ever since I decided to get the comics, I read Bigby's lines only in his voice. Granted, Gavin Hammon and the others deserve praise as well.
I also liked from the latest episode Laura Bailey's performance(Rachel/Aunty Greenleaf) and Kat Cressida's(Bloody Mary), I'd like to mention she also voiced Dee Dee from Dexter's Laboratory among others. Now ain't that a twist?
C'mon did u forget about Georgie Porgie. Epic voice the raspy accent is gold and shady at the same time. ..
I think Bigby's voice is awesome. Snow's is cool to. But Flycatcher's voice is probably the best.
Bluebeard's voice is awesome.. Maybe because it reminds me of Lee a bit. Ahh Dave Fennoy -.-
Actually, that keeps bothering me. I mean, I'm glad to hear the voice. But I don't like hearing it coming out of that prick's face. Also, I swear it was Dave Fennoy on an episode of Archer recently, but I've forgotten whom he was playing.
Too bad I don't watch Archer, but he's quite famous and amazing at his Job. and about your disinterest in Bluebeard ... I can see your point :P
I like the character. Well, I don't so much like him as find him an interesting part of the world. But I think of Lee every time I hear him talk.
Adam Harrington himself. This guy acts as Bigby and Woodman at the same time and if there were no credits, no one would even be suspicious. And Bigby's voice is really something. I'm surprised he had such a minor role in the original Walking Dead, judging by his talents.
Adam has a really graphed voice. but he pulls two identities you can tell the difference between them but don't realise its the same voice actor. apparently he did the lines for the woodsman in the early stages of the first series. then telltale ask him back for bigby in the later stages.
Rachel/Greenleafs's VA, Laura Bailey. It's quite something to pull off a child and an old woman convincingly.
Oh she is good I didn't make the connection she voice both of them. I thought I heard her voice with Bloody Mary, do you know if she did that role too?


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SAN FRANCISCO - David Halberstam, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who chronicled the Vietnam War generation, civil rights and the world of sports, was killed in a car crash Monday, his wife and local authorities said. He was 73.
Halberstam, of New York, was a passenger in a car that was broadsided by another vehicle in Menlo Park, south of San Francisco, San Mateo County Coroner Robert Foucrault said. The cause of death appeared to be internal injuries, he said.
The accident occurred around 10:30 a.m., and Halberstam was declared dead at the scene, Menlo Park Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman said.
The driver of the car carrying Halberstam and the person driving the car that crashed into his were injured, but not seriously.
Halberstam was being driven by a graduate journalism student from the University of California, Berkeley, which had hosted a speech by the author Saturday night about the craft of journalism and what it means to turn reporting into a work of history. They were headed to an interview he had scheduled with Hall of Fame quarterback Y.A. Tittle.
Halberstam was working on a new book, "The Game," about the 1958 NFL championship game between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants, often called the greatest game ever played, said his wife, Jean Halberstam.
She said she would remember him most for his "unending, bottomless generosity to young journalists."
"For someone who obviously was so competitive with himself, the generosity with other writers was incredible," she said.
As word of Halberstam's death spread through the news industry, tributes and remembrances poured in for the veteran reporter whose baritone matched the heft of his nonfiction narratives.
"The thing about David Halberstam was that he stayed the course and he kept the faith in the belief in the people's right to know," said George Esper, who spent 10 years in Vietnam with the AP and was Saigon bureau chief when the city fell. "In the end, and I think we can all be very proud of this, he was proven right. The bottom line was that David was more honest with the American public than their own government."
Author Gay Talese, who was at the Halberstams' home Monday night, said he had known Halberstam since the early 1960s, was best man at his wedding and shared Thanksgiving dinner in Paris last year.
"He was a dear friend," Talese said.
Halberstam was born April 10, 1934, in New York City to a surgeon father and teacher mother. His father was in the military, and Halberstam moved around the country during his childhood, spending time in Texas, Minnesota and Connecticut.
He attended Harvard University, where he was managing editor of the Harvard Crimson newspaper.
After graduating in 1955, he launched his career at the Daily Times Leader, a small daily in West Point, Miss.
Halberstam went on to The Tennessean, in Nashville, where he covered the civil rights struggle, and then The New York Times, which sent him to Vietnam in 1962 to cover the growing crisis there.
In 1964, at age 30, he won the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting from Vietnam.
He later said he initially supported the U.S. action there but became disillusioned. That was apparent in Halberstam's 1972 best-seller, "The Best and the Brightest," a critical account of U.S. involvement in the region.
"He was a brilliant journalist who set the standard during the war in Vietnam for courageous and accurate reporting," said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., a Vietnam veteran who knew Halberstam from Nantucket, Mass., where both had vacation homes.
Neil Sheehan, former Saigon bureau chief for United Press International, said he had lost his best friend, a man of enormous physical and mental energy who had "profound moral and physical courage."
"We were in Vietnam at a time when we were being denounced by those on high," Sheehan said. "There was tremendous pressure. David never buckled under it at all. He was capable of standing up to it. You could not intimidate David."
Sheehan recalled how Halberstam once called a general at home to get permission to fly to the site of a U.S. defeat. At a briefing the next day, a brigadier general scolded "pitiful, lowly young reporters" for having the temerity to call a general at home.
"General, you do not understand," Halberstam responded, according to Sheehan. "We are not corporals. We do not work for you. ... We will call a commanding general any time at home we need to get our job done."
The general was flabbergasted, Sheehan said.
Halberstam quit daily journalism in 1967 and wrote 21 books covering such topics as Vietnam, civil rights, the auto industry and a baseball pennant race. His 2002 best-seller, War in a Time of Peace, was a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction.
In 1964, Halberstam and Malcolm W. Browne, of the AP, won Pulitzers for their coverage of the war and the overthrow of the Saigon regime.
Halberstam's reporting from Vietnam was a major irritant to the Kennedy Administration, which had tried unsuccessfully to pressure the Times to transfer him from the war zone.
Speaking to a journalism conference last year in Tennessee, he said government criticism of news reporters in Iraq reminded him of how he was treated while covering the war in Vietnam.
"The crueler the war gets, the crueler the attacks get on anybody who doesn't salute or play the game," he said. "And then one day, the people who are doing the attacking look around, and they've used up their credibility."


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By 1969 Adams had a finished, well-polished final typescript containing what we'd recognise as Watership Down. The long genesis of Watership was by no means over. Now began a ten-month struggle to get the thing published. That was where Adams paid the price of not following the conventions of writing for children. Many publishers and literary agents didn't quite 'get' the book. They thought it was either too long and too complex for a children's book, which is what Adams was selling it as, or too, well, talking animally for an adult book. One potential publisher seriously suggested that Hazel was not an appropriate name for a male hero. It looked as though Watership Down might never get into print. In fact one vital element was still missing. The text was exactly like it is now, the map was there, in fact we'd recognise everything, except the title! It wasn't called Watership Down. Remember that the location came during the writing process, and that the story Adams told to his daughter didn't mention Watership Down, or any other place by name. The story was originally all about two rabbits, two brothers, Hazel and Fiver. That was the novel Adams was trying to sell: "Hazel and Fiver", not "Watership Down" at all. He had tried, and been rejected by twelve publishers and agents. It was the thirteenth, when he was about to give up, when things changed. Adams had tried, rather in desperation, a small London publisher, a one-man band more or less, who had published some poetry books he'd seen. That's how he came to send a copy of his typescript (there's evidence to suggest he had two 'doing the rounds') to Rex Collings, the name of the publisher, and the man who owned it. Collings liked it precisely because it was different from conventional children's literature of the time. He decided to publish it. That was in 1970, but Collings was to sit on the typescript for another two years, presumably while sorting out other projects that he already had in the publishing pipeline, before the presses finally rolled with Watership Down. The title was one of ten suggestions submitted by Adams when Collings felt "Hazel and Fiver" didn't do the novel justice.
The scene was set for one of the biggest publishing events in history… or not. Collings was not a major league publisher; he published small works with small print runs sold through a number of more specialist bookshops with little or no publicity. Watership Down thus entered the world five years after it was conceived in a print run of just 2000 copies. That was pretty much all Collings could afford to give a first time author with a potentially radical concept in children's literature - "a proper grown-up novel for children." Not surprisingly, initial reaction was subdued and the book was slow to be noticed. Things were happening however, the 2000 copies of the first edition - a small number by any book's standard - sold encouragingly quickly, and oddly not just to children, nor to adults buying for children.
One of the other twelve, Puffin books; the major force in British children's publishing, a company who published most if not all of the classics of modern children's literature; had not in fact rejected Watership, but had sat on it. They too, maybe after seeing the initial hardback sales, decided to publish, and in 1973 did so. Puffin are part of the massive Penguin books empire, and so Watership soon crossed the Atlantic, there a funny thing happened. It was not published as a children's book, instead it went straight onto the adult list, and sold well. With two editions, the Collings hardback and the Puffin paperback, now on sale to children in the UK, Penguin took it on to their adult list and now sold the same book in two covers, adult and child's, a first. Watership Down is only sold as a children's book in the UK, everywhere else, and it was eventually to be translated in to thirty or more languages, it's sold purely as a mainstream adult title.
Now the reviews really got going, and the public became switched on to Watership Down in big way. It won both the Carnegie Medal and Guardian Award for children's fiction for 1972. Now it got really noticed and Watership madness began. The first edition print run was 2000, now print runs were 100,000 or more, and even they sold out quickly. There were as many as six print runs of both the Puffin and the Penguin version in some years, with sales in the US topping even that. All this makes those 2000 Collings 1972 first editions very rare and highly sought after (though not the 1973 first US editions, which are much more common. It is these first US editions that come up regularly on Ebay). Even in 1978, before the release of the film, first editions were going at auction for around £1200. The paperbacks climbed to the top of bestsellers list everywhere in 1974. Worldwide number one bestseller was the boast, and it wasn't an idle one. In the UK it sold a million copies in the record time of just twenty months. In 1978, boosted by the film, Watership Down once more appeared at the top of the UK bestsellers list. Several millions of Waterships had entered the world by now. Adams's persistence and blind doggedness had paid off. The rest is publishing history.
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I miss the smell of Lilacs that grew in our garden in England. Last year I tried an experiment. I purchased a Syringa Bloomerang from White Flower Farm. I was disappointed when I opened the box to find what looked like a bunch of dead twigs. To cut a long story short, I potted it and it limped along all year, a few green leaves and a couple of tiny flowers. I essentially left it alone all winter. A few weeks ago it suddenly sprang to life. It is now about 12" tall, bushy and covered with new green leaves. Maybe I'll have Tomatoes and Lilac this year !!. |
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- Posted by hoosierquilt z10a/23 Vista Calif (My Page) on Sat, Mar 10, 12 at 17:46
Fabulous, Pat! Post some photos for us to see! Patty S. |
They grow (sort of) at Descanso, and SF is much colder than Descanso, so it may eventually prosper for you. Congratulations! |
Here in the woods on the north side of the mountain, we are only slightly colder and warmer than SF. We do grow old fashion lilac and they do bloom, just not nearly as good as in the east. I am sure the Descanso hybrids would work for you and hope you give them a try. Al |
Thanks y'all. WHICH ONES SMELL BEST !!! |
- Posted by NewGirlinNorCal none (My Page) on Tue, Mar 13, 12 at 15:39
Wow! I'm not sure I've ever seen a real lilac in my life! Here in Sacramento we make do with Ceanothus; the Yankee Point variety has a beautiful scent, but sadly it's a ground cover so you have to work to smell it and the varieties that grow into healthy shrubs have a sticky chlorine kind of smell. |
- Posted by lisascenic (My Page) on Wed, Apr 18, 12 at 10:56
We bought a house in East Oakland a few years back. The garden was totally neglected and choked by vines. After much excavation, I discovered two sad looking lilacs. And they're blooming right now! Lovely scent. |
I have lilacs that I have been growing up in the Santa Cruz Mts. for 25 years. They don't do great but do produce some flowers. Not like the lilacs I grew up with in New England. When I lived in San Jose, my neighbor had some that were as tall as his house. I think they were 30-40 years old at the time and covered in flowers. He use to bring me 5 gal buckets full of blooms. I wish mine had grown like that. Clare |
I am in Los Altos, 40 miles south of SF and much warmer. I have two Persian Lilac (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syringa_%C3%97_persica) that was ordered as bare root from mail order outfit 5-6 years ago. They are now full grown and blooms every spring. this pic was taken 3 years after planted: |
toffee-el - Beautiful lilacs! Wish mine grew like that. Do you have to do anything to the soil to get them to flower like that? I give mine acid loving plant fertilizer but still don't get a display like that. Also have them on a soaker hose for the summer. Clare |
I got a Descanso hybrid called 'Lavender Lady' and it's blooming in Berkeley right now. Smells divine, light purple flowers in small cones. I'm thinking of trying 'FK Smith' with white/pink flowers, also a Descanso hybrid. The lilacs here will probably not be the lush, giant plants you encounter back east, though. The descanso hybrids are your best bet, but one needs to adjust one's expectations for lilacs here! Good luck! |
- Posted by kittymoonbeam (My Page) on Wed, Apr 25, 12 at 23:55
Descansos lilacs were in full bloom at Easter and the scent was incredible. The plants are 6 feet tall. Try to find a sunny spot to avoid mildew on the leaves. |
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Flash Back Fridays
Roderrick Haig-Brown – 1970 A story by David Boulding
Jim was an avid fly fisher. His great relief was to go to the mouth of the Elk River (across from the Lodge) or to the drowned mouth of the Wolf River (a few miles from the Lodge) with his friend and mentor, Roderick Haig-Brown. Jim named a building after Rod, to keep his memory alive; Rod's quiet way in the world contrasted with Jim's ebullient enthusiasm.
Rod was the finest fly fisherman in the twentieth century. He wrote books about fish and was a tireless advocate for the natural world. A Provincial Court Judge, sitting in Campbell River, he wrote the first and most powerful judgments in Canada, if not the world, against logging companies who often put sand and gravel into fish steams thus making spawning for the fish difficult. His books are still read worldwide today because Rod could see the world through the eyes of a steelhead or sockeye salmon. He was much admired by the Bouldings and influenced what was and still is taught at the Lodge in many ways.
For example he opposed gathering food in wild places unless it was a necessity. He took part in some of the Lodge's earliest conferences. In later years Rod would occasionally visit and speak to school kids. What a treat for young minds to have Rod talk with them about trees, fish, lakes, and rivers!
Rod's finest contribution was to a battle he lost. Like Jim and other early conservationists in the 1950s through to the 1990s (later labeled 'environmentalists') they had to have thick skins and a lot of resilience because winning a battle was almost impossible. Rod's article in the Vancouver Sun dated March 5, 1966 did nothing to change the minds of the bought and paid civil servants in Victoria, but he did, however, start a groundswell about education that eventually led to the movement made famous by later greats such as Dr. David Suzuki, Greg McDade, and Vicki Husband.
Rod's article, even after pruning by a cautious editor, had these paragraph titles: 'HISTORY OF ABUSE', 'BATTLE LOST', 'HARD TO BELIEVE', 'MINERS COME IN', and 'DUMP WASTES'. The last one said it all: 'WEAK POLITICIAN'.
Each paragraph in the carefully understated prose of an ex-judge, set out the story with calm facts. The accompanying cartoon, by the genius Roy Peterson, with swirling mill smoke, power lines, and signs a la Las Vegas style, amplified the words of Canada's first advocate for the natural world. The article was called, 'BUTTLE LAKE: THE RAPE OF A PUBLIC PARK'. The first paragraph was a telegram to readers: First they flooded it* now miners move in* Minister lacks courage *Wanted: moral fiber. Although written in the turbulent sixties, the article remains a template for environmental writing and reads as well today as it did 45 years ago!


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ok, so I planted a flat with 6 rows of tomato seedling, 2 of the rows had half or worse germination (homer fikes yellow oxheart and stupice) the stupice only had about 5 of 20 seeds sprout, Homer fikes, about 10. ALL of the homer fikes are browning on the tips, one all the way to the stem and is dead.
All the other varieties are doing swell. (super sweet 100, sungold, san marzano redorta, choc stripes) The stupice was going t9o be my main red, I want to try them but also need to have more than 5 of them if they even make it. Can I pull them and pot up early? no true leaves yet. And then start another row of something like italian heirloom in its place? Should I pull all the homer fikes as well? they look bad. I would pot them up also and just see if they make it, would like to grow one just to try it. otherwise I have more seeds to throw in. and I still have plenty of time before I need to plant out. Is it a case of bad seed? they are in the same flat with the same lighting, temperatures and water as the others. |
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Could be bad seed, but sounds like a soil problem. It almost sounds like too much fertilizer in the soil or the soil is too wet/retentive. Some plants are more sensitive to soggy soil and fertilizer then others. You can transplant very young seedlings if you are very careful. I'd transplant them, and try some more. Make sure you have a good soil less mix to start them in and don't feed or overwater them. Seeds like damp, not wet soil. It's hard to figure out exactly whats happening without more info or pics. |
- Posted by missingtheobvious Blue Ridge 7a (My Page) on Tue, Apr 10, 12 at 18:50
Before you plant new ones, let's find out what the problem is with these: you don't want a second batch of equally unhappy seedlings. What planting medium are you using? How do you water, and how often? Where are the seedlings growing, and what is the temperature? What's the lighting? |
- Posted by Coconut_Head none (My Page) on Wed, Apr 11, 12 at 12:01
Using jiffy organic seed starting mix. Seeds are on sun porch under 4 T8 bulbs Approx 3 inches away from tops. Door to sun porch is left open, it might get down to 55-60 at night but gets warm during the days, 70-80 degrees. I water them when they look dry on the top of the seed starting mix. They are in flats, so I just bring them in the kitchen, hit them with the sprayer nozzle till the mix is wet and then put them back under the lights. Lights are on when I wake up around 7:00 and off when I go to bed, between 9:00 and 10:30 depending on the day. Under the 4 T8 bulbs I also have iceburg lettuce, onions, bell peppers and brocolli starting. They all look pretty normal to me at this point. |
Ok. First of all, organic seed mixes are usually VERY water retentive. They are much more difficult to work with then a soil less mix. You will need to to be very careful not to over water them. Make sure soil is not soppy or saturated. Although seeds need moist (not wet) soil on top, once they pop, you need to let the soil dry out more. Secondly, seeds seem to like consistent temperatures to germinate usually around 70F for tomatoes. You may also want to raise your lights a bit more for sprouts. Older seedlings are more tolerant to close lighting. |
- Posted by Coconut_Head none (My Page) on Wed, Apr 11, 12 at 13:07
I can see the pictures fine. The funny thing about cotyledons is that they act different from other leaves due to the fact they are not true leaves but storehouses that feed the growth of the rest of the plant, so they will always decline. That being said, I am concerned about the lack of true leaves. Other then that, the stems look ok. I would suggest you just cut back on the watering and see what happens. Don't give any fertilization until they are much larger. |
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College of Law › Faculty & Administration › Russell Christopher
Professor of LawJohn Rogers Hall firstname.lastname@example.com PageCurriculum Vitae
Professor Christopher's research is in the area of criminal law and criminal procedure. His recent work includes articles on rape, statutory rape, rape by fraud, blackmail, victim's rights, the theory of punishment, attempts, and criminal defenses. His work has appeared in a wide variety of journals including Northwestern University Law Review, Georgetown Law Journal, Fordham Law Review, Ohio State Law Journal, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, and Philosophy & Public Affairs. He has also published two books in Oxford University Press.
Christopher joined the TU College of Law faculty in 2002 after serving as a visiting assistant professor of law at Florida State University School of Law, as an adjunct professor of law at Fordham University School of Law, a research scholar in the faculty of law at Columbia University School of Law, and a judicial clerk in the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.


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This time next week, as we tuck our dogs in to our beds and our cats jump on our chests as we begin to drift in to sleep, we'll be dreaming of playoff basketball and the joys that postseason hoops brings along with it. It will be the greatest time of the year and we will all high-five each other as we walk down the street, knowing deep in our hearts that we are all at our happiest.
For this last week, however, it's a bunch of almost meaningless games that we have to struggle through. Bad teams tanking, good teams choosing to rest their best players and average teams being the Bobcats. But there's one last thing that's of interest during this week — playoff positioning and the scheming that goes along with it. Because of that, we finally get teams being honest about who they want to play in the first round. First, George Karl of the Denver Nuggets, from ESPN:
"If we had to pick and choose on it, we would probably say 55 percent Dallas, 45 percent Oklahoma City, only because Oklahoma City is athletic like we are and they have two great players," Denver coach George Karl told Ian Fitzsimmons of ESPN 103.3 FM's Galloway and Company, referring to Thunder forward Kevin Durant and point guard Russell Westbrook. "They have two All-Stars who are really in their prime and have never won on the playoff stage. I just think right now our speed might have more effect against Dallas than it will against Oklahoma City."
Very fair, very honest, very well considered. Of all the teams in the Western Conference, the only team scarier than the Thunder are the Nuggets. Since the Nuggets are the Nuggets, they don't have to worry about themselves, but the Thunder are going to be a tough out so avoiding them isn't such a bad idea. Not to mention, the Mavericks have been struggling mightily as of late, losing for straight games heading in to the season's last week. Cannot blame you, George Karl. Thanks for being forthright with this information.
As for the Lakers, not so much. They'll cop to who they don't want to play, but they're not going to put their name to it. From the Los Angeles Times:
Based on the four players who were willing to trade their honesty in exchange for anonymity, three of them equally expressed concern about Portland and Memphis, while one other believed the Grizzlies would be the toughest opponent.
Ha ha! The Lakers are totally scared of the Trail Blazers and Grizzlies. And they should be. Kinda. As much as any two-time defending champion should be scared of a seventh seed, I guess.
But not really. The Lakers are 3-0 against Trail Blazers heading in to tonight's matchup, and they're 2-2 against the Grizzlies. Sure, they're 4-0 against the Hornets — the other team the Lakers might see in the first round — but I don't really think the Lakers are too worried about dodging any first round opponents.
Not to mention, as Sports Illustrated's Zach Lowe points out, the Lakers don't have a whole lot of say in who they face next week. They might prefer one team over another, but a) they can't do anything about it and b) it doesn't really matter. They're the Lakers. They'll take it easy, drop some games to get people worked up, then win the series in six like they always do.
Nonetheless, even though the Lakers are all Sammy Secrets about it, it's interesting to hear players and/or coaches admitting that a certain team scares them. Players get blasted for even admitting that another team affects them in any way, so this sort of candor is a bit unusual. I mean, if the Lakers do draw the Grizzlies, you don't think Tony Allen's going to mention how Los Angeles is scared of them? Or if the Mavs face the Nuggets, don't you think this article's going on the Dallas bulletin board? This is like a little timebomb of conflict. Love it.
So please, let's hear who every single player and coach does and doesn't want to face in the first round. All it can lead to is more animosity between the teams, and that always makes things more exciting. Get on it.


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Homie, learn your dog breeds. Is Lady long and short? No. But dachshunds are. Lady is actually a c o c ker spaniel. And if I had to guess, Tramp would be a schnauzer mix.Originally Posted by Tampa
Coco is a long haired dachshund. TOTALLY DIFFERENT BREEDS
I'm sorry if i sound snotty. This is a REALLY big pet peeve of mine. I used to work at a vet clinic and people would bring in dogs and claim they were a breed that they obviously are not.


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Fire chief enters plea deal to resolve flashlight caseBy Patrick McArdle
STAFF WRITER | January 08,2013BENNINGTON - The chief of the Bennington Rural Fire Department pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct after police said he threw a flashlight at a car on June 3 while he was at a fire scene but it's likely he'll avoid having a criminal record.
Joseph T. Hayes, 43, of North Bennington, was arraigned in Bennington criminal court in July on the charge of disorderly conduct and a misdemeanor charge of unlawful mischief.
Under the agreement reached on Tuesday, Hayes pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct but the charge of unlawful mischief has been dismissed.
In addition, Hayes' sentence for the charge was deferred for four months. He will appear before the reparative board and, if he complies with whatever the board requires of him and stays out of further legal trouble, the case will be dismissed and Hayes' conviction will be sealed.
William D. Wright, the attorney who represented Hayes, continued to maintain that his client had only been doing his duty as a fire chief at the scene of an emergency. He said it had been a "troubling" case for him and his client.
According to Wright, Hayes was on North Bennington Road, handling a situation involving arcing power lines in a tree on June 3 around 10:20 p.m. Wright said Frederick Grant drove through the scene, past the fire police, without slowing down.
Wright said the car drove toward Hayes "rapidly" and Hayes had to move quickly out of the way to avoid being hit.
"As he did so, he sort of instinctively underhanded the flashlight towards the vehicle. I don't want the impression that he kind of wound-up and was off to the side of the road and threw it because that's simply not accurate," Wright said.
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Baseball and jazz act as the backdrop for UMKC Theatre's "Kansas City Swing." The play takes place in the fall of 1947 as the baseball season is winding down, and tells a story of hope, uncertainty and an America on the threshold of change.
Directed by Tony Award-winning Ricardo Khan, this UMKC Theatre show opens on April 24 and runs through April 28 at the James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
Co-written by Khan and award-winning author Trey Ellis, the story begins as the Satchel Paige All-Stars are preparing to play the Bob Feller All-Stars as part of a Negro Leagues "barnstorming" showdown. Across the state, the St. Louis Cardinals are going against Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers. Both are historic events; yet only one game is truly remembered.
A storm is brewing – baseball and America will soon never be the same again.
Khan is a visiting professor who writes and directs a UMKC Theatre performance every two years. Khan also wrote and directed "Quindaro," and directed "Train to 2010" for UMKC Theatre.
While the storyline is based upon factual events, the play is a dramatization. Khan and Ellis explore a variety of themes, including the eventual decline of the Negro Leagues, racial integration and Kansas City history.
Tickets: Single ticket prices are: Adult, $15; Senior (60+), $10; Non-UMKC Student, $10; UMKC Faculty/Staff, $10; UMKC Student, $6. For tickets, call the Central Ticket Office at (816) 235-6222 or purchase online at www.umkctheatre.org (additional fees apply with online ticket purchase).
All-Star Reception: Free with reserved ticket to the show. 6:15 p.m. April 25 in the PAC lobby, UMKC Campus. Dinner and drinks provided. Menu includes: Specialty hot dogs from NY Dawg Pound (veggie option available). potato salad, baked beans, chips and soda. Meet the design team and view their production designs.


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