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It was after World War II and the narrator was traveling from the USA to Japan. As accommodations were difficult to get, he had to share a room on the ship. On entering his cabin he encountered his roommate's luggage and toilet things which had already been unpacked. He immediately disliked his roommate because all these items seemed to be very kitsch. To top things off, he noticed the man's name Kelada did not appear to be British. This is the first sign that the narrator is prejudiced against non-Britons.
When the narrator finally met Mr. Kelada, he disliked him immediately. Kelada was very chatty, he seemed to know everything and was involved in everything, not sensing that he was disliked by every body. He was very proud of his British passport although it was clear that he was not English by birth but a native of one of the British colonies.
Although he despised Mr. K, when he was offered a drink (something that was difficult to get in those days because of prohibition), the narrator gladly accepted. This shows that if he can gain something from this relationship, he'll take advantage of it. The narrator is being two-faced.
There was another dogmatic person on the ship, Mr. Ramsey. He was taking his wife, who had been in the States for a year on her own, to Kobe were he was working. In contrast to her husband and Mr. K., she was very modest. Although she wore simple clothes, she looked perfect. She was adored by all.
One evening at dinner, the conversation drifted to the subject of pearls. As Mrs. Ramsey was wearing a string of pearls, Mr. K. an expert on the subject, declared that it was a genuine string of pearls which costs many thousands of dollars and he would bet a hundred dollars on it.Mr. Ramsey seemed pleased with himself and claimed that Mr. K was wrong. The pearls had been bought at a department store for only eighteen dollars.
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Ben Stewart here with popularmechanics.com. And we're just moments away from the unveiling of the Lincoln MKS. That's their first full-size luxury car really in decades. Now, you've seen the photos on our website. It'll be interesting to see how this car looks in the metal. So let's have a look.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is Lincoln's All-New Luxury Sedan. The 2009 Lincoln MKS. This flagship offers a unique luxury experience and makes a confident statement about Lincoln. With luxury, you can see, you can hear and feel. It's been designed and built to show thoughtfulness and respect for customers. And importantly, respect for the environment in ways beyond just fuel economy. Let's take a closer look. As you can see, this is a substantial car. With a well-proportioned athleticism and signature Lincoln-design cues. The cues were taken directly from the design DNA. We developed after carefully auditing and then modernizing the best Lincoln design elements over time. So let's begin with one of the most prominent- the double-wing split grille. The dual openings, retain not familiar, wonderful look. If we carved out a spot in the center for the Lincoln style to shine prominently. As you look past the jewel-like adaptive HID headlamps, you'll notice a prominent bodyline that runs through the sculpted hood to create a strong shoulder that's accented by this classic [unknown] surface running the entire length of the car. This aggressively angled wind [unknown] is accented on these side by strips of stainless steel that's swept up and over the roof. The window openings are also framed by stainless steel which wraps around the substantial seat [unknown] yet another signature Lincoln design cue. Today, Lincoln is challenging the status quo with stellar quality, innovative technology, one of the industries best dealership and ownership experiences, sales momentum and now a new flagship Sedan.
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State's Attorney's Office To Review Conviction In 1982 Double Murder
Alstory Simon confessed to the murders of two people, but has since said his confession was coerced.
After 20 Years In Prison, Charges Dropped In 1992 Double Murder
A man who served two decades behind bars for the murders of two people — despite records showing he was in police custody at the time of the shooting — will soon go free, after prosecutors dropped all charges on Friday.
Bizarre Trial Takes Another Turn
Claiming he was coached and coerced by police interrogators, a Maywood man insisted he apologetically confessed on videotape to a 2004 murder he didn't commit.


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This salad is always a hit at parties! Use as a fiber-rich dip, or eat it by itself. Submitted by CREATIVELIZA Carbs: 27.1g | Fat: 6.6g | Fiber: 9g | Protein: 7.5g | Calories: 183.5
My favorite Mexican restaurant serves a guacamole that's heavy on vegetables--and flavor. To slim it down even more, serve with carrots, celery and cucumber slices. Submitted by STEPFANIER Carbs: 6g | Fat: 6.7g | Fiber: 3.4g | Protein: 1.1g | Calories: 81.5
This corn and black bean salsa is the perfect dish for potlucks when you want to have something healthy on the table. Submitted by CHIQUITA72979 Carbs: 10.4g | Fat: 0.3g | Fiber: 2.2g | Protein: 2.3g | Calories: 46.9
My dip has all the flavor of the original, but it's much easier on the waistline. I prefer to eat this "dip" with a fork or raw vegetables. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 27g | Fat: 5.6g | Fiber: 7.5g | Protein: 11.2g | Calories: 197.3
I combined all my favorite Greek ingredients, layered them in a dish and created a dip that's a hit at parties or family game night. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 9.1g | Fat: 6.7g | Fiber: 1.2g | Protein: 3.3g | Calories: 103.2
Perfect for your next party--or turn any snack into a festive event! Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 2.6g | Fat: 1.3g | Fiber: 0.6g | Protein: 0.9g | Calories: 26.6
These bite-size tacos are always a hit in our house! Have some fun with this recipe; try adding chopped chives, avocado, different varieties of beans, or red onions. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 6.9g | Fat: 0.7g | Fiber: 1.7g | Protein: 1.8g | Calories: 40.4


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It's times like these when sports and social media come together to make something awesome happen. Pro Golfer, rapper and avid Twitter user Ben Crane is participating in the HP Byron Nelson Championship and decided to give his regular caddy a day off and look for a replacement on Twitter:
Thinking of giving my caddy @joelstock the day off tomorrow at the HP Byron Nelson Champ ProAm. Anyone want to carry my bag for the day?
— Ben Crane (@bencranegolf) May 14, 2013
He got some good responses, but in the end, Twitter user Morgan Johnson, a former ACU golfer who was celebrating his birthday won.
@bencranegolf former acu golfer. Just graduated from college and live in Rowlett. Oh and my birthday is tomorrow. #caddyforcrane
— Morgan Johnson (@MojoGolfNG360) May 14, 2013
The pic and the tweet to prove it.
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1 Melchizedek was the king of Salem. He was the priest of God Most High. He met Abraham, who was returning from winning a battle over some kings. Melchizedek blessed him. | 1 This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him, |
2 Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means "king of what is right." Also, "king of Salem" means "king of peace." | 2 and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, his name means "king of righteousness"; then also, "king of Salem" means "king of peace." |
3 Melchizedek has no father or mother. He has no family line. His days have no beginning. His life has no end. He remains a priest forever, just like the Son of God. | 3 Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God he remains a priest forever. |
4 Think how great Melchizedek was. Even our father Abraham gave him a tenth of what he had captured. | 4 Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder! |
5 Now the law lays down a rule for the sons of Levi who become priests. They must collect a tenth from the people. They must collect it even from those who belong to the family line of Abraham. | 5 Now the law requires the descendants of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people--that is, their brothers--even though their brothers are descended from Abraham. |
6 Melchizedek did not trace his family line from Levi. But he collected a tenth from Abraham. Melchizedek blessed the one who had received the promises. | 6 This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi, yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises. |
7 Without a doubt, the more important person blesses the less important one. | 7 And without doubt the lesser person is blessed by the greater. |
8 In the one case, the tenth is collected by men who die. But in the other case, it is collected by the one who is said to be living. | 8 In the one case, the tenth is collected by men who die; but in the other case, by him who is declared to be living. |
9 Levi collects the tenth. But we might say that Levi paid the tenth through Abraham. | 9 One might even say that Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham, |
10 That's because when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still in Abraham's body. | 10 because when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still in the body of his ancestor. |
11 Suppose the Levites who were priests could have made people perfect. The law was given to the people so they could become perfect through the priests. Then why was there still a need for another priest to come? And why did he need to be like Melchizedek? Why wasn't he from Aaron's family line? | 11 If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on the basis of it the law was given to the people), why was there still need for another priest to come--one in the order of Melchizedek, not in the order of Aaron? |
12 A change of priests requires a change of law. | 12 For when there is a change of the priesthood, there must also be a change of the law. |
13 Those things are said about one who is from a different tribe. No one from that tribe has ever served at the altar. | 13 He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar. |
14 It is clear that our Lord came from the family line of Judah. Moses said nothing about priests who were from that tribe. | 14 For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. |
15 But suppose another priest like Melchizedek appears. Then what we have said is even more clear. | 15 And what we have said is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears, |
16 He has not become a priest because of a rule about his family line. He has become a priest because of his powerful life. His life can never be destroyed. | 16 one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life. |
17 Scripture says, "You are a priest forever, just like Melchizedek." #1(Psalm 110:4)#2 | 17 For it is declared: "You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek." |
18 The old rule is done away with. It was weak and useless. | 18 The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless |
19 The law didn't make anything perfect. Now a better hope has been given to us. That hope brings us near to God. | 19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God. |
20 The change of priests was made with an oath. Others became priests without any oath. | 20 And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath, |
21 But Jesus became a priest with an oath. God said to him, "The Lord has taken an oath and made a promise. He will not change his mind. He has said, 'You are a priest forever.' " #1(Psalm 110:4)#2 | 21 but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him: "The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: 'You are a priest forever.' " |
22 Because of that oath, Jesus makes the promise of a better covenant certain. | 22 Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant. |
23 There were many priests in Levi's family line. Death kept them from continuing in office. | 23 Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; |
24 But Jesus lives forever. So he always holds the office of priest. | 24 but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. |
25 People now come to God through him. And he is able to save them completely and for all time. Jesus lives forever. He prays for them. | 25 Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. |
26 A high priest like that meets our need. He is holy, pure and without blame. He isn't like other people. He does not sin. He is lifted high above the heavens. | 26 Such a high priest meets our need--one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. |
27 He isn't like the other high priests. They need to offer sacrifices day after day. First they bring offerings for their own sins. Then they do it for the sins of the people. But Jesus gave one sacrifice for the sins of the people. He gave it once and for all time. He did it by offering himself. | 27 Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself. |
28 The law appoints men who are weak to be high priests. But God's oath came after the law. The oath appointed the Son. He has been made perfect forever. | 28 For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever. |
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We had our oak hardwood floors refinished in the spring (not stained). The contractor first refinished them using water-based Bona Traffic but that left the color of the floor so uneven that he resanded and refinished using an oil-based product. This summer the floors rose up along the length of some of the boards (some sharp edges and some long, shallow humps a couple of feet long). What's weirder is that in a lot of places something that I'm guessing is polyurethane (it's hard and clear) has oozed up all along the cracks between boards. Now we're seeing small, hard beads/drops appearing out of the cracks. Our contractor and his flooring guy swear nothing was done wrong and the boards will flatten out as the humidity drops. He hasn't given us much of an answer about the stuff between the boards aside from saying it will eventually work its way out.
It looks a little odd, but mostly it's scratchy (even sharp) to walk on in places and we're afraid it will get worse. New wood was installed in one room and finished in the same ways (at the same times). That floor has hardly any of these problems. We'd love to know what's going on and whether it will get better or worse... Has anyone else seen this happen? |
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Traffic is an excellent product when you know how to work with it and stains to get a beautiful result. The high humidity has caused the floor to expand in the width, which has resulted in the issues you are having with it. The stuff you see oozing between the boards we call polybeads. It is most likely uncured polyurethane that is now being squeezed to the surface as the boards get tighter. The new wood is expanding at a different rate and that is why you are not seeing the same issues with it. |
Any updates? This has happened to my floor, too. |
Iyt ia now summer and cooling season. The humidity inside is very high, and the wood has expanded as it absorbs water vapor. Any finish that made its way between the strips of floor is being squeezed out. If the blobs are large enough to be irritating you can cut them off carefully with a single edge razor blade, or call your floor guy to screen them off. |
What's tragic is that I already had my floors screened (with all the expense of the work and moving everything out of the house) because of this and now it has happened again! 100 year old oak and maple floors were refinished in fall 2010. Blobs appeared and ridges above seams in summer 2011. Screened in January 2012 (refinisher said to wait until winter; also said it wouldn't happen again). Now summer 2012 it has happened again. My once perfectly smooth floor to bare feet is now bump-bump-bump along the seam lines where little hard ridges of finish (not so much blobs as ridges) have arisen. I have searched the internet and find only a few people talking about this. Is this so unusual, or do people just live with it once it occurs? Is it the refinisher's fault? I'm in MN where we do have temp. extremes (like elsewhere, an unusually hot summer this year) but nowhere near the heat/humidity of other parts of the nation. And I do use the air conditioner but not all the time. I'm heartsick! |
"Screened in January 2012" Just plain dumb. The wood likely had shrunk back by then and he did not screen off everything. It will be back until you screen during the summer when the strips are at maximum size. |
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I have heard that there are some certain foods that help the chemotherapy do its job. Do you know of any?
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Well, no one has posted so I will. Not that I can help with your question. I am on chemo and will be going in for my third treatment tomorrow. Mine lasts 8 hours. I eat a special diet that I found in a book "Beating Cancer with Nutrition" by Dr. Patrick Quillan. He makes a compelling case for staying away from certain things like sugar and white flour. But there are many foods that are OK and many others that are not. You'd have to read about it because it isn't as simple as that. I don't know if it will help to be on this diet, but I know it can't hurt. Good Luck |
katalina, thank you for responding. I had never heard of that book, but I will get it. I will put you in my prayers. Thank you. |
i would check out 'one bite at a time' by rebecca katz. I'm sending all sorts of hope and healing in your direction and i wish you all of the best. cheryl |
I am currently having radiation treatments. My best wishes and prayers go out to you as your go through chemo. My doctor recommended that I get 1 or 2 good books about nutrution and supplements. He has helped me work out a plan that I can live with and will meet my own requirments. My surgeon and 2 oncologists have approved my diet and supplements. I have Dr. Quillan's book and "Challenge Cancer and Win" by Kim Dalzell. Dalzall's book has nutrition plans and info for specific cancers since they are not all the same. I want offer you some insight shared with me by my surgeon who is also a cancer survivor. The rest of your life is about balance. You don't need to be 'an*l' about your nutrition and supplements but you do need to find the balance of nutrition, supplements, and exercise that will benefit you and your body the best. I have found the balance that works for me. This journey that the cancer started has been interesting and educational in so many different ways. I would suggest that you try getting the books from your library or ordering them. I got mine from Amazon. Good luck. |
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Over five days in April, the first of a series of five city-based events will be hosted in London's Bloomsbury at Victoria House. The INN London events will focus on Sao Paulo, Moscow, Mumbai, Shanghai and Istanbul over a five year period, with the Istanbul-centred conference and exhibition held 11-15 April 2013.
INN Istanbul will bring together architects, interior designers, creative thinkers, fashion designers and artists from across Istanbul with Avci Architects, CDA Projects, Emre Arolat Architects and Superpool already confirmed.
"What we are aiming to do with INN London is challenge and change pre-conceptions", says INN London founder director Steve Wallington. "Culture is a proven agent for change, while on a business level, a strong understanding of the local culture is the key to success." More information can be found here.


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The Seattle City Council this morning named Sally Clark, a former council aide and Department of Neighborhoods employee, to replace Jim Compton, who resigned this month. There had been calls to use this appointment to make the council more diverse. All the finalists were women. Five of the six were racial minorities. Clark was the only white finalist. Clark beat out Stella Chao, Ven Knox, Sharon Maeda, former Councilwoman Dolores Sibonga and Venus Vel�zquez., chosen from a field of 98 applicants. Clark, 39, works for Lifelong AIDS Alliance, overseeing volunteers, government affairs and education efforts for the nonprofit. She is a former aide to Councilwoman Tina Podlodowski and worked as an editor for the Seattle Gay News. After several rounds of voting today, Clark won 6-2. Councilmen David Della and Richard McIver, the panel's only two racial minorities, voted against her appointment. The two had said earlier they would be inclined to appoint a woman who was a racial minority. After the 6-2 vote, the council voted unanimously in favor of Clark. Clark has said she would like to focus on creating jobs, fixing the Alaskan Way Viaduct and helping small businesses afford health care for their workers. She lives in the Brighton neighborhood near Seward Park. Clark will be sworn in Feb. 6. Compton resigned to teach and write in Romania and Egypt. Clark will serve through the rest of the year. Should she decide to fill out the rest of Compton's term, she would need to run for election in November. Copyright © 2006 The Seattle Times Company Most read articles


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Lets say you are a graphic artist tasked to build a brochure for the US Army recruitment office. You may have an idea for a photo to use in the graphic, but it's not very specific because you were asked to portray patriotism.
How would you portray patriotism? Is it a proud soldier, an American flag, maybe uniform, or some kind of combination? Naturally, you'd turn to stock photos and look for an image that catches your eye. For designers, looking for that perfect graphic translates into flipping through many pages of online stock image search results.
It's frustrating and difficult to find a conceptual graphic when all the stock photos are tagged with flat keywords like "man, flag, weapon."
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The Main Ingredient Radio Show – March 6, 2012
The Main Ingredient on East Village Radio – March 6, 2012 (Episode #145)
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thavius beck – watson (plug research)
lee fields & the expressions – i still got it (truth & soul)
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flying lotus – melt! (warp)
dimlite – as we arrive (sonar kollektiv)
shigeto – so so lovely (ghostly international)
yosi horikawa & dorian concept – red sound (rbma)
robert glasper experiment – letter to hermione featuring bilal (blue note)
colossus – innacity (om)
rocket juice and the moon – hey shooter featuring erykah badu (honest jon's)
isaac aesili – freedom cry featuring mara tk (soulab)
sun glitters – insane (project mooncircle)
don ray – give a little (dub mix) (all massive)
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text: The sophists did concern themselves with man and society though, Protagoros (c 485-410 B.C), one of these influential sophists said, 'man is the measure of all things'. By this he meant that whether a thing is good or bad, right or wrong, it should be measured against and in relation to a mans needs. With the sophists also came the birth of agnosticism. Protagoros, on being asked about his belief in the Greek Gods is said to have answered 'The question is complex, and life is too short'. The key element of the sophists was that they were all well-traveled men. They had visited many cities and states, in which each had vastly different rules, laws and conventions. This led them to the conclusion that actions could be one of two things, either natural or socially induced. For example, the sophists suggested that some things had to be socially induced, like modesty. The idea that modesty was innate and natural was rejected by the sophists, as they saw that modesty meant different things in different places, and thus it was a socially induced action, and not an absolute norm. As you can probably imagine, the sophists annoyed a lot of people in Athens when they pointed out that right and wrong could not have absolutes, and that absolute norms did not exist. You could say that the sophists were the first sociologists. You may be wondering why there was the need for this digression into the sophists when I am supposed to be talking about Socrates. Well, Socrates didn't agree with the sophists. He believed that there were some absolute norms in life, and he wanted to prove to the sophists that they were wrong. So how exactly did Socrates go about approaching this question and philosophy as a whole? The art of Socrates ideas came in his attitude. Unlike the sophists he did not want to instruct people, he wanted to discuss things with them. Socrates just asked questions. He would, it is said, often begin a conversation with someone through a question. Socrates would have an idea of what he believed the answer to be, but he would engage in discussion with people by asking them question after question. The outcome of these discussions was that Socrates often managed to get his opponents to realize the weakness of their arguments and thus use their 'reason' to see the truth. Socrates mother is said to have likened him to a midwife. For as a midwife does not actually give birth she does deliver the baby. In this sense Socrates delivered people to their reason, he helped them give birth to the correct 'insight' in their discussion. By playing dumb in these discussions Socrates was able to make people see that their opinions were flawed, this is what is known as Socratic irony. A key distinction between Socrates and the Sophists was that Socrates was a true philosopher and the Sophists were pretenders to the throne. The Sophists often took monies for their teaching; they considered themselves to know all there was to know and not be in need of asking questions. You have probably known many people like this. I am of course referring to the likes of school teachers, and opinionated know-it-alls that are content with what they know, and believe that that is all there is too know on a subject. Sophists are those that are buried deep in the hair of the seal.[the analogy did have a purpose after all ;-)] In comparison, the true philosopher, like Socrates, admits that they know nothing, and that is what drives them. Philosopher literally means in Greek 'one who loves wisdom'. This admission of not knowing is what drove Socrates. 'Wisest is he who knows he does not know' is the key element of Socratic thought. Socrates himself said 'One thing only I know, and that is I know nothing'. This is what made Socrates stand out above the crowd. He was scared by not knowing and so asked questions. The most subversive of people are those that ask questions. For a question can be more explosive than a thousand answers. As I said earlier, Socrates believed the sophists were wrong about absolute norms. Socrates believed that he had an inner voice guiding him. This voice is what we today would call a conscience. For Socrates it was the conscience that proved that there were absolute norms, of say right and wrong, good and bad. 'He who knows what is good, will do good' he said. By this Socrates meant that the right insight leads to the right actions. So for Socrates, when a man does wrong he does it because he does not know better. This is why, Socrates thought, it was so important for us all to keep on learning. So that we will all learn the right insight. Unlike the Sophists, Socrates believed that peoples ability to make right and wrong actions lied in their reason and not in society. So Socrates, from this point, believed that no one that acted against his or her better judgement could be happy. Thus, he who knows how to achieve happiness through doing right actions will by necessity listen to his reason, for why would anyone want to be unhappy? So what do you guys and girls think? Do you think that you can live a happy life if you always do things that you know are wrong deep down? There are lots of people out in the world who do things we know are wrong, do you think these people are happy or unhappy? Is the robber with his stolen fortune happy? Do you think they have knowledge of what is right and wrong by their reason? As I said right at the beginning, Socrates was an enigmatic man, and his dramatic death is something that helped to solidify his place in history. Do you want to know how he died? Well, Socrates found himself accused of introducing new Gods into society because of his ideas. He was also accused of 'corrupting the youth' [that one sounds familiar don't you think?] A key thing about Socrates' character was that because of his inner voice, he always protested about condemning people to death. He refused to inform on his political enemies and this led, unfortunately, to his own demise. By a slender majority, a jury of 500 found Socrates guilty. He was condemned to drink hemlock as his punishment. He could have appealed for leniency and probably have left Athens in banishment. But as you can probably guess, this was not something Socrates would likely do. Shortly after being condemned he drank the poison in the company of his friends and died. Now, the only question I ask from all this is; was the tone of this post better for Goatboy and Pangloss? ;-)


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Hello everyone, I have been growing my Sweetheart lychee for several years now, I bought it as a 1 gallon whip, and it is flowering for the first time this year. You can see on my older posts (just search Sweetheart Lychee) that I gave it a lot of TLC and even hung rocks on the trifurcated main branches in order to avoid weak V shaped crotches, which it still has although not as bad as it could have been.
I tried to do everything by the book and by this, I mean I tried to follow all the advice offered on Lycheeonline and other sources including from all my second family on this forum :) When selecting the plant, I tried to select a young plant that had about 2-3 ft of trunk before the trifurcation. The first year, I just let it grow out and up potted it with all organic potting soil ensuring that the soil was on the acidic side and also innoculating it with beneficial mycorhizzal fungi and bacteria. The second year was shaping the tree and making sure that I didn't fertilize it too late in the season and also making sure that it got a little bit of drought several months before I expected it to flower. Now in its 3rd year it is still potted and looks the same as my last update except that it has about 15 large bloom spike on it now. As with others on this forum, I noticed that the first flowers to open were all females. Later, all the males started to open but there are hardly any females left. The tree now has almost all the flowers (maybe 90%) opened and about 99% of the flowers are male. I have to look very hard to find a female to hand pollinate but I did notice some observations. For this specific Sweetheart in San Diego, the females tend to form on the bottom 10% of the flower pannicle and tend to grow in small clusters of up to 25 females. Now at the end of flowering, most of the males are drying up and falling off and small clusters of females are finally showing up again. There are still enough males around for pollination so I should get at least a couple fruits to maturity. I'll try to post some pictures soon! After hearing about all the fruit drop, I hope my tree will hold some fruit. Phase had a really good harvest last year but his tree was planted into the ground. I have noticed from reading the recent posts than many of the members whose lychee plants dropped all their fruit had their trees in pots, which makes me nervous.
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hi simon, great to hear that you have success in your sweetheart lychee. can't want to see your pics. i think your estimate of couple of fruits is way too conservative. with your tree's size it should be able to hold 20 fruits. mine sweetheart also has lots of bloom spikes this year, much more than last year, probably 70+ spikes. flowers are not as dense as last year, but still tighter than what I saw on most other trees. I hope to have better harvest this year. flowers on my tree just started to open about a couple of weeks ago, and I'd say >95% are still not open yet. looks like your tree is 1 month ahead of mine. yes the females open first, but I do see many males open now. problem is that this year I have not seen bees around yet - I may need to hand-pollinate this weekend. on fruit dropping, most of the fruits dropped before reaching quarter size, I'd say >95% of mine dropped last year. but I still got about 50 in the end. keep us updated Simon. |
Congrats Simon and Phase...looking forward to pictures! |
- Posted by north_tree_man PA - 7 (My Page) on Tue, Apr 6, 10 at 20:31
Sounds like a good crop on the west coast again. Congrats guys...and don't stress too much on the drop rate..it's just natural. @Simon- I guess this will give you a reason to pick up one of those No Mai Tzse for pollination...and later air-layering for me ;) |
- Posted by lycheeluva 6/7 (My Page) on Tue, Apr 6, 10 at 21:20
simon- looking fwd to the pics (i only have a handful of lychees left on each of the 3 trees that bloomed-THE REST DROPPED). NTM- Nice to see you back. where u been hiding? |
- Posted by hmhausman FL 10B (email@example.com) on Wed, Apr 7, 10 at 11:08
I have two Sweethearts that are growing nicely (after killing 3 prior plantings). Both have had recent vegetative flushes. One, however, has also bloomed in the midst of the vegetative flush. In fact, the first noticeabe fruits on all of my lychee trees is on this one Sweetheart. While the predominant blooms are female, there are many which appear male and some of these must be perfect in that I see fruit set on blooms that still have the remnants of the pollen and stamen. I wonder if amount of light affects the type (sex) of blossom produced? Seems I read somewhere about some plant that bloomed in accordance with light intensity. Harry |
- Posted by simon_grow San Diego Zone 10 (My Page) on Wed, Apr 7, 10 at 12:21
So when I went home yesterday, I did a rough count and I actually have about 18-20 bloom spikes. Harry may have something on the light intensity thing. I rotate my potted lychee so that the side of the tree with the most dense canopy gets the majority of the intense sunlight and this side is also where most the larger clusters of females are growing. I also try to give the less dense side of the canopy some intense (Southern exposure=most intense light and longest duration of light exposure)sunlight so that the tree will not grow lopsided and grow fruits on only one side of the tree. I do this by turning my tree every several days so that the weaker side gets southern exposure about once a week or so. The weaker side does have some bloom spikes but not as many and they are definitely not as dense. I'm not going to count my chickens before they hatch but I will do everything in my power to try to get to taste at least one home grown lychee this year. The first fruit is so important to me because I am always worried about nurseries miss labeling plants. Phase and I live relatively close to each other and my tree is about 1 month ahead of his. The female were the first to open however so this does give me hope that I do in fact have a Sweetheart lychee. Lycheeluva, are your trees potted or are they in the ground? Harry, I did purchase a No Mai Tsze last year but killed it because it bought it around winter time. The nursery didn't even want to sell it to me because they said it needed another month in the greenhouse but they only had 3 left and finally got them to sell it to me. I should have waited the month before I bought it. I was able to taste No Mai Tsze grown at this nursery and it was nothing like what I ate in China. The single fruit I ate here was very likely under ripe but the fruit did have color on it already. The fruit was smaller than what I had in china and was more juicy and tasted somewhat tart. The fruit that I had in China were larger, very tiny seed and was very crisp with no water leakage, just like what the literature says. It is not a fair comparison however because these larger fruiting lychee trees grown at this nursery did not lavish their plants with the care and attention that we hobbyist can. They grow their trees more for their vegatative growth for air layers more than for fruit production. |
- Posted by hmhausman FL 10B (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Wed, Apr 7, 10 at 13:18
Simon....."been there, done that' No Mai Tze story. I was able to find one many years ago at Treehouse Nursery in Pine Island, FL. Vivian Murray didn't want to sell it to me and I begged and she did. I killed it as well and still, to this day, some 15 years later haven't tried No Mai Tze. But......I do still covet it. Harry |
- Posted by simon_grow San Diego Zone 10 (My Page) on Wed, Apr 7, 10 at 15:22
Hey Harry, I think I will try to concince the nursery owner to take better care of their tree this year so I can taste a properly ripened USA grown NMT, it was actually pretty horrible the one I tasted last year. Nothing at all like the ones from China. I checked their green house several months ago and they actually have quite a few NMT air layers now that should be ready to acclimate to the outside but I have lost interest in this variety untill I taste a good one grown here in the USA. My Dads side of the family comes from a lychee growing province in China and I have eaten many (unnamed) lychees in China and many named varieties in the USA and so far, Sweetheart is one of my favorites. I have yet to taste Kaimana but hope to taste some soon. The Kaimana fruit actually looks a lot like one of my favorite lychees from China. It looks really clear white shiny, don't really know how to explain it. |
- Posted by hmhausman FL 10B (email@example.com) on Wed, Apr 7, 10 at 18:38
Simon: I certainly understand your reticence in buying a NTM without verification that it is worth growing it. Let me know if you ever get one that is worth the effort to buy the tree. Kaimana is really excellent. I haven't met anyone that doesn't love it. Harry |
- Posted by north_tree_man PA - 7 (My Page) on Wed, Apr 7, 10 at 19:09
@lycheeluva- sorry to hear about your fruit drop. I've been way too busy, but have time to surf the net now. @Simon, Harry- I still need to find/buy a No Mai Tzse, and Hanging Green for my collection. Once I get them, I'll be complete...maybe. |
- Posted by simon_grow San Diego Zone 10 (My Page) on Wed, Apr 7, 10 at 19:39
Hey north tree man, I believe you know this already but the USDA has a site that you can request germplasm from. Lychees aren't known to graft well so I wonder if we can pay them to air layer one for us. I believe the Lychee repository at the USDA is composed of specimens donated to it or that it has collected but if you look up a specific cultivar such as No Mai Tsze or Hanging Green, they appear to have different trees. I highly doubt that they have been genetically tested and verified to be the variety it is claimed to be. If you look up Hak Ip descriptions, you will find some Hak Ip described to have large seeds and some to have small seeds. You really have to question the source of the cultivar you are trying to acquire. I have gone to several nurseries in San Diego and asked them what variety this tree or that tree is and the nursery owner/worker "sometimes" is obviously making up a name. I would really like to try a Hanging Green grown in the USA and if it tastes good, then I definitely want a tree. Its a shame that more people don't plant Lychee seeds. I know they are slow growing and take up a lot of room but imagine all the new varieties we can create here in the states that is more adapted to our climate. Specifically, I would like a really really good "Dry and Clean" type Lychee that produces a large red fruit with an atrophied seed and no rag. I'm pretty much asking for a dry and clean Sweetheart. |
- Posted by hmhausman FL 10B (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Wed, Apr 7, 10 at 20:07
I would also like to find and buy Hanging Green...at least based on its reputation. When I was in NY a couple of years ago, they were selling green skinned lychees which were ok, not great. They said that they were improted from China. I asked around, but no one seemed to know about the cultivar name. Basically, the people I talked to said that most of the customers didn't care to know the culitvar as long as the fruit was sweet. So, who knows what these were, but if the name decribed the fruits, these must have been Hanging Green. It is true that the names cannot be relied upon. Here a local knowledgeable grower, on his own, decided that what was being sold here as Hak Ip was not the "Black Leaved" variety that is described in the literature. So he started marketing his fruits as Kim Wah. Don't ask me if that memans anything or if he just selected a Chinese sounding name. He would sell his fruit as something really different and special and get at least $10 per pound. So, you really have to be aware and be lucky on top of it. Harry |
- Posted by mango_kush 10b Hollywood, FL (My Page) on Wed, Apr 7, 10 at 20:31
No Mai Tsze is a mountain lychee, which is why i think it wont fruit here. but dont let that stop you hopefully i am wrong. |
- Posted by north_tree_man PA - 7 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 8, 10 at 18:53
@Simon- Way ahead of you on that front. I have been nurturing about 28 Brewster, and homegrown emperor, rootstocks for about 1.5 years now. They are almost ready to be grafted onto. I know the Hawaii branch has a certified No Mai Tzse...not so sure about Florida's authenticity though. Any reference to Prof. Groff will be good enough for authentication. Someone needs to roll the dice, so why not me. @Harry- I never trust lychees shipped in from China since they must pick them very early in order to get them here. I would bet that's why they were still green. As you know, they are best right off the tree ripe. Most likely, they were Hak Ip, since that is the predominant cultivar there (Simon can fact check me on that). I seriously doubt they were Kwa Luk (Hanging Green). @Mango_Kush- No Mai Tzse certainly is a mountain variety, and that's why NMT trees in Hawaii have never bore fruit. Hence Kaimana being the predominant variety there. Since I'm in zone 6/7, I'm banking on the fact that I can get those chilling hours in ;) |
- Posted by hmhausman FL 10B (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Thu, Apr 8, 10 at 19:53
N.T Man: What I tasted may not have been Hanging Green.....but it was very green, with no red coloration. I grow Hak Ip. Hak Ips at my house never get the shade of green that these were. And, if you eat a Hak Ip that has no red color it would not be a pleasant experience, to say the least. Hak Ip fruit do have some green coloration when fully mature, but never completely green. The green lychees I tasted in NY were not the best, but they did have a sweet flavor rather than the tart flavor one would expect from a "harvested too early" lychee. Harry |
- Posted by mango_kush 10b Hollywood, FL (My Page) on Thu, Apr 8, 10 at 19:59
north_tree_man, have you ever successfully grafted a lychee before? oO |
- Posted by simon_grow San Diego Zone 10 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 8, 10 at 19:59
Hey ntm, are you going to try to graft all those rootstocks with NMT or Hanging Green with the hope that some will take? Exotica Nursery, where I purchased my NMT has a very reliable source named Stephen Spangler (not sure on the last name). I do believe that their tree's are authentic NMT's but for some reason they just don't taste anything like the ones from China. The only reason I am trying to find a Hanging Green is because of the reputation. Now that I think about it, I wouldn't really want to plant it untill after I taste it. The name of the lychee is not important to me but the quality, flavor, aroma, color is. Kaimana has really great reviews and I hope to be able to taste some soon so I can determine if its worth planting. |
simon, I got a small Kaimana tree from ONG last Sunday ($55). thanks for the recommendation. it's quite small, so won't fruit until at least couple of years later. has anyone on this forum grown or tasted a Kaimana? |
- Posted by hmhausman FL 10B (email@example.com) on Fri, Apr 9, 10 at 6:49
Kaimana is one of the best lychees I have ever tasted and grown. I have three trees. All obtained from different sources. Only the largest of them has fruited for me. Not sure why. However, the fruiting tree has put on consistant crops for 10 years.......except the immediate post Hurricane Wilma year. Large heart shaped fruit with very nicely flavored flesh....consistantly, but not 100% small seeds....not quite chicken tongue, but small enough to leave an excellent fruit fleah to seed ratio. It has no medicinal after taste that some lychees have. Harry |
- Posted by mango_kush 10b Hollywood, FL (My Page) on Fri, Apr 9, 10 at 10:06
Harry, how old are the other two trees? what is your best guess as to why they are not doing as well? how are they doing this year |
- Posted by north_tree_man PA - 7 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 9, 10 at 10:45
@Mango_Kush- No, I haven't grafted a lychee myself, but I understand it is quite possible with a top-wedge method, or patch budded. Check out the details here: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/fb/lychee/lychee.htm#Cultivars @Simon- I would love to be able to just buy the cultivars, but that doesn't seem like an open option right now. The rootstocks are completely expendable, and I just need one to take for each cultivar. I totally agree with you on the quality, taste, flavor trumping all other characteristics, but it's highly unlikely I'll be able to taste lychees from every tree on the continent, so I'm left with the option of choosing some highly regarded names, and rolling the dice by grafting them. I already have four trees to fall back on anyway...it's a no lose situation, and everything to gain. @Harry- I haven't a clue what you tasted before...even hanging green has some red color on it. |
- Posted by mango_kush 10b Hollywood, FL (My Page) on Fri, Apr 9, 10 at 11:11
some chinese cultivars dont fully turn red hanging green is supposed to be a red lychee with a green tip and line, its sometimes grafted to Shan Chi (mountain lychee). Pine Island has Shan Chi and i bet i can get No Mai Tsz wood from Hilo (interestingly enough they have three lychees all named No Mai Tsz), i didnt buy it because its supposedly an inferior rootstock variety and after research im not even going to attempt grafting lychee. |
- Posted by simon_grow San Diego Zone 10 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 9, 10 at 12:01
Harry, great description on the Kaimana, I really want to get one now. Do you recall if Kaimana is an early or late season variety when compared to Sweetheart? Phase, I'm so glad you picked up a Kaimana. Did you have to bargain with his mom to get that price? Was the tree labeled Kaimana and were there any good shaped trees left? Phase, I can't wait to hear how San Diego grown Kaimana tastes compared to Hawaii/Florida. I've read many great review of Kaimana and because it is capable of flowering in Hawaii, I see no reason whey I would not flower here in San Diego where we get a lot more chill hours. Actually, I know for sure it will flower here because I've seen the large Kaimana at Ong Nursery flower before. Oh no, here we go again. The whole Sweetheart thing all over again but this time with Kaimana. Its so exciting how we pamper our Lychee plants, moving the pots into the sunlight so it can grow, taking it indoors when its too cold or windy. Then one day, the first time we see bloom spikes, we get so excited and for those of us that are super crazy about Lychees, we even hand pollinate the flowers. This is a very rewarding hobby because I personally feel its like meditating when I'm working with my plants and we literally get to taste the fruits of our labor. Mango Kush, thanks for the pics! ntm, your persistance in trying to acquiring a NMT is really making me consider getting another NMT from Exotica even though the single fruit I tasted was pretty horrible. The tree was definitely not in the best condition and the fruit was definitely under ripe. I will probably ask Steven where he acquired his NMT, I'm pretty sure he got it in China, I remember him saying he went on expeditions to Asia to look for new cultivars. Hey Phase, if I get another NMT and when your Kaimana gets larger, maybe we can swap air layers. |
- Posted by hmhausman FL 10B (email@example.com) on Fri, Apr 9, 10 at 13:12
Bryan: My oldest fruiting Kaimana is 15 years in the ground. While the others are probably 8-9 years. As to why the others did not do as well, I think it may have been due to my interest in the hobby at that time and time availablity at the time of the later plantings. I don't think I gave the later plantings as much TLC and especially not as much water. In my experience, lack of water in the early stages of planting out lychee air layers and young trees is the main reason for decline. One of the later plantings, I think I got from Excalibur, did have some circling roots, and may have been pot bound. It is starting to grow nicely this year with the wet winter that we had. The other one seems very prone to bugs munching on it for some unknown reason. It was really chewed up by a few of our "pain in the leaf" beetles and weevils. They may have attacked the tree becuase it was in a state of distress. I am not sure. It also seems to be doing better since I have made sure that it is well irrigated. And after I put down a good layer of mulc around it and my other underperforming lychees. BTW, do you know which lychee that is supposed to be in the picture you posted? Simon: At my house, Kaimana is in the late-early or early-late time period. It matures after Hak Ip, Mauritius and Early Large Red and well before Bengal, Brewster and Emperor. It is contemporary with some of my other cultivars like Peerless, Ohia, Garnet, Farwell Ranch and Bosworth 3. I have Sweetheart but it has never fruited for me yet (this was the last of my lychee plantings). Looks like I'll be able to tell you better after this season as although the one tree I have in bloom is not blooming heavily, the limted number of pannicles are setting fruit nicely. Harry |
Harry, thanks for describing Kaimana. I now have high expectations for this tree. Simon, ONG has some trees labeled as Kaimana (name handwritten on piece of plastic), but not too many. they have some small trees for $55 (the smallest), which are in better shape in that they have some vegetative spikes emerging. I would not say they are in ideal shape though. The larger ones (they ask for $95) are in pretty bad shape in my opinion - no new leaves, pretty much just a stick with a few old leaves. I wanted to get the larger ones but those are not worth the money. His mom does not budge when I tried to negotiate. BTW this is what my sweetheart looks like now with the bloom spikes. will post more later in the weekend. |
- Posted by hmhausman FL 10B (email@example.com) on Fri, Apr 9, 10 at 14:34
Nicely bloomed...Phase.....you should have a good crop. Good job! Harry |
- Posted by mango_kush 10b Hollywood, FL (My Page) on Fri, Apr 9, 10 at 15:15
Harry, idk what cultivar that is in the picture, i remember reading somewhere also imported Chinese lychees can be green. i know they are not Nuo Mi Ci heres pics of "the prestigous three" from the blog linked below Know-hows about Lychee, Guangdong's Special Summer Fruit Lychee (ŔóÖ¦ in Chinese) is a sort of famous local fruit in Guangdong. It is a sweet and lovely summer treat. As people have to wait for the lychees in Conghua, a lychee base in northern Guangzhou, to ripe and enter the market until the end of this month, a lychee festival kicks off today in Huangge, Nansha District in southern Guangzhou, for those who love this subtropical produce. The food gala is held at the Lianxi Business Plaza in Huangge from June 19 to 27. People can take the metro line 4 to Huangge Auto Center stop. The venue is just next to the subway exit. There are many kinds of lychees, including the following major ones: Sweet Osmanthus Flavour (Gui Mei): Named because of the Sweet Osmanthus flavour it contains, this lychee has light red shells, which contains sharp edges. The fruits are described as crispy and sweet. There is a related cultivar, called "Yatou Green" (yatoul¨ą, ř†î^ľG). The shell of this cultivar has dark green spots. 'Glutinous Rice Ball' (Nuo Mi Ci): Named after its thick fruit flesh and sweet (some described the taste as close to honey) flavours. The fresh red shells are not sharp and hard, and the seeds from this cultivar are noticeably smaller than others. Some fruits from this cultivar are seedless. Huaizhi: |
Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.lifeofguangzhou.com/node_10/node_35/node_524/2009/06/19/124540349566086.shtml
- Posted by hmhausman FL 10B (email@example.com) on Fri, Apr 9, 10 at 15:25
Bryan: The second fruit looks very much like Emperor. Perhaps a bit more rough in the skin, but the stems attach to Emperor fruit obliquely the same as is pictured in these fruits. Emperor might be even more obliquely stem attached than the picture. The third lychee shown looks a lot like Kaimana. It has an almost smooth skin and the fruit is shaped similarly. It is tough to appreciate their sizes without a frame of reference in the picture. Thanks for posting this though. Harry |
- Posted by north_tree_man PA - 7 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 9, 10 at 17:20
So, let me get this straight, Nuo Mi Ci is actually No Mai Tzse then? They are both called "Glutinous rice," but the spelling varies from Cantonese/Mandarin/other dialects? @Phase- great panicles on that tree...you'll be eating them in no time. |
Phase, tree is looking really good! Great job...look at all those bloom spikes. Great pictures mango kush. |
- Posted by mango_kush 10b Hollywood, FL (My Page) on Fri, Apr 9, 10 at 22:17
north_tree_man fruit that has an original Asian name that translates into English is done phonetically and may have more than one spelling. "Keo Savoy" mango is sometimes spelled Khaew Sawei i sometimes see "Brahm Kai Meu" mango spelled Prahm Kai Meu, |
- Posted by hmhausman FL 10B (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Fri, Apr 9, 10 at 22:45
You are absolutely right mangokush. How about Chou Anon, which I have also seen as Choc Anon and Choc Arnon. Or, Hak Ip lychee which I have seen as Har Kip and Hak Yip. Edaw longan as Edo longan. And Falang mango as Falan. Or how about lychee as litchee or litchi. "You say tomato" and I say who the heck cares....just give me the fruit. |
NTM: Nuo Mi Ci (Mandarin)= No Mai Tzse (Cantonese) = Glutinous rice. you may see some variations in the spelling too. |
There are so many different cultivar and yet I only tasted the one at the store and the sweetheart lychee. All the above pictures of the lychee look so good. Makes me want to get another tree. |
- Posted by north_tree_man PA - 7 (My Page) on Sat, Apr 10, 10 at 19:41
Thanks for the clarity folks. I just like to know the name of my prey. *insidious laugh* |
- Posted by simon_grow San Diego Zone 10 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 12, 10 at 12:26
Hey Mango Kush, thanks for posting those great pics and the link. Those pics make my mouth water. The wai chi does look very similar to the Kaimana, I wonder how they compare in taste. I know that a lot of the lychee farmers in China plant mainly air layered trees but they also tend to plant a few trees from seed if they have a large plot of land. The Chinese government took over many of the local peoples lychee plots and only allowed each family to keep several trees. I would love to go back to China during Lychee season and taste and collect air layers from the Lychee trees scattered around the different regions. Some people are lucky enough to do this, and luckily they brought samples back decades ago, allowing us to be in the hobby now. I can't wait to see and taste the next new Lychee variety wether it is brought from overseas or a USDA selection. ***insanely insidious smirk, drool gliding down the side of my face*** |
- Posted by mango_kush 10b Hollywood, FL (My Page) on Mon, Apr 12, 10 at 17:45
i think a breeding program of Florida lychee cultivars is long overdue. we should be cultivating the Carries and Glenns of Lychees. makes me almost want to invest in some cheap Agriculture land and a trailer. |
- Posted by north_tree_man PA - 7 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 12, 10 at 18:59
The problem with cultivating in Florida is the hurricanes. That's how Pine Island lost their Hanging greens, and No Mai Tzse. At least that's what they told me years ago. |
- Posted by simon_grow San Diego Zone 10 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 12, 10 at 19:26
ntm, thats what Pine Island told me also. CA doesn't get any hurricanes so I guess I'll have to start planting some seeds:) I would think that Brewster, Sweetheart, Hak Ip and probably Kaimana seedlings would be good candidates for growing out. We can also get crazy and actually do specific crosses. I would love to grow out a Sweetheart crossed with a Kaimana, grow this out and cross with No Mai Tsze, grow this out and then cross back to a Kaimana, grow this out and then cross back to a Sweetheart grow this out and cross back to a NMT, grow out 1,000 seedlings, wait 15 years for the trees to have good harvest, sample each one and select the best one and name it after myself :) If anyone is willing to do this for me, I'll give them twenty bucks! Any takers? |
was wondering if anyone knew what no mai tze translates into the Teochew dialect? I wish I lived in South FL to have access to more lychee cultivar. I keep finding brewster, mauritius, and hak ip at the local nursery in Orlando. |
- Posted by heavenly1278 none (My Page) on Tue, May 1, 12 at 1:53
Hi my name is juan and I have to say that my family have learn a great deal about lychees since we had to plant something for tax purposes. I am actually in one of the southern part of Miami right before you start heading to the keys. :) yeah it's great growing lychees especially sweethearts. They are my favorite and then the Mauritius. If your interested feel free to contact me but like I said if you are interested. My email is quirozvj1228@hotmail |
- Posted by simon_grow San Diego Zone 10 (My Page) on Tue, May 1, 12 at 20:06
heavenly, do you have any of the more rare varieties of Lychees, perhaps one of the Chinese named cultivars? Simon |
- Posted by heavenly1278 10 (My Page) on Fri, May 4, 12 at 12:23
I will check with my dad , and will get back to you. I know for a fact that we have sweethearts and Mauritius . But like I said I will ask and get back to you |
- Posted by heavenly1278 none (My Page) on Sun, May 6, 12 at 19:21
Hi I asked him and and he said that we really only have an ohia lychee. But that it was a gift. We only have sweetheart and Mauritius lychees. I would post pics but I am not sure how exactly |
- Posted by healthykids (My Page) on Sat, Mar 1, 14 at 17:54
Hi All Is there anyone having air layered lychee plants for sale ? |
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Here is your link to the new FEMA Maps. Town
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a hearing in the upcoming months in Winthrop to discuss the new maps and the effects that they will have on the Town of Winthrop and its citizens and homeowners.
Motion For Consideration
The following Motion will be submitted on
December 17, 2013 for consideration by the Town Council. What do you think?
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A motion is
made to make the newly paved parking lots adjacent to the Pond Street Park, The Larsen Rink, Highlands/Darymple School and the Crest Avenue Parking lot and extension paid for parking
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Some months ago I asked this forum as to your meeting days. Some had said they did it on weekends. We have a lot of senior citizens and they don't like driving at night. Here in Washington State in the rainforest that can be difficult in the winter. we were thinking on Saturdays in the winter and then Tuesday in the Spring. In the winter it is dark at 4pm the summer it doesn't get dark till after 9pm.
We did try a couple of Saturdays put I did not see any increase in attendance in fact is was a decrease. The people that were not there on Saturdays were the people who do the work at the club. The people who move the chairs and tables around and help set up and tear down. These are also the people who have children and grandchildren want to be with them on the weekend. Plus house hold chores are done on the weekends We took a vote at the last meeting and the majority won to keep it on a Tuesday night. One person who keeps on insisting on Saturday's is a recent arrival from California she tells me that all the garden clubs she was in in California meet on a Saturday. We meet on a Tuesday night in the basement of a church. What day do you meet and where is your meeting held?????? |
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Hi Ron, Have a look at the various Society meeting details in the link. Different Country and different Climate but there must be a common reason for the preference to meet during the week. |
Here is a link that might be useful: NSW, Australia, Orchid Society meeting details.
Sunday afternoons in a meeting hall |
Manhattan Orchid Society - Second Wednesday of the month, every month except July and August. |
First Tuesday evening of each month, unless there is a hurricane. During July, we meet on a Saturday instead for our annual orchid auction. |
The two I go to meet on Tuesday evening, different ones of course. 7:30 works well for most working folks. Whatever you decide, do it year round the same. People don't like to have to figure out if there is a meeting. Also, be wary of those who say "I'd come if...." because in my experience that they don't. |
Third Tuesday each month. The following Monday is a 'Hands on' meeting where you can develop your orchid care skills.So technically, we do two meetings a month. Both in the evening, seven o'clock. |
- Posted by ron_tacoma (My Page) on Tue, Sep 15, 09 at 15:01
Thanks for your response it will help. Arthurm really appreciate the info you sent me. Our meetings start with a beginners class or forum at 6:30 pm. At 7pm we have our guest speaker. After that we have our show and tell. We give a $5 gift certificate for the winner of Species specimen and Hybrid speciemen. Then take a break serve refreshments and sell raffle tickets. After the break we announce winners of show and tell and draw raffle ticket winners. Usually have at least one flowering orchid bought at Trader Joes. Last meeting I took 8 subdivisions to put on the raffle table. . Then have our business meeting. Guest speakers can stay or leave Or any guest can stay or leave. I think we are pretty well organized we have plenty of show appearances during the year. And I have given orchid talks to various groups We are haveing a recruiting problem but that is the same problem every flower or garden groups are having. All we can do is keep on trucking. |
Our young OS also meets on the first Tuesday, 7:00 in the evening, February - December. I like your schedule of starting 30 min. early with a Beginners Class. Since we were a very small club, we've really been working at 'recruiting' and now have as many newbies as we have 'old timers'. I'll have to mention this to our Executive Board for consideration. |
Monday night for years and years. People complained about night driving and a majority voted to move to Sunday afternoon a year ago. Attendance has dropped ever since. Now considering moving it back to Monday nights. |
- Posted by orchidnick z9Ca (email@example.com) on Wed, Sep 16, 09 at 0:03
Main Society I belong top meets 3rd Friday of the month at 7PM. The following Tuesday there is a 'Board' meeting which takes just as long. Attendance is very good. I also belong to a 'Species Club' which meets on the 2nd Sunday at 2PM. I have wanted to join them for many years but found Sunday afternoon an irritating time for this kind of activity. Family affairs usually take precedent on a Sunday. I finally capitulated and started going there. Their attendance is much less than the other society but I have no idea if this is because of the time of their meeting, they seem perfectly happy with their schedule and would totally resist any changes. What they do which makes so much sense to me is to have their 'Board' meeting immediately after the general meeting, the board members only shred one day of the month instead of 2 as is the case in most other societies. Nick |
- Posted by penelope14 5 WI (My Page) on Wed, Sep 16, 09 at 13:47
The Wisconsin Orchid Society (in southeastern Wisconsin) have their meetings the first Sunday of the month (barring holidays or other societies holding a show). We meet in the basement of a church and meetings start around 1 p.m. There is ribbon judging before the meeting and treats are donated by members. The only Saturday meeting we have is in August. Then we meet at Oak Hill Gardens where they generously provide a great lunch and a wonderful talk by Hermann Pigors. The greenhouses are usually stampeded through before the meeting :) Penelope |
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Canadians on occasion venture across the U.S.-Canada border and find items that are unique and interesting.
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The website draws much-needed attention to a problem that has a negative, ripple effect on individuals and organizations. The Workplace Bullying Institute offers free and confidential phone counselling for individuals, speeches and training modules for groups, tools for labour unions and consulting solutions for employers.
In addition, the site features links to relevant resources and articles in the news media. Among the articles is this recent story from Chatelaine magazine that delivers a Canadian perspective:
Many Canadian researchers, law-makers and organizations like the Canada Safety Council are taking steps to help put an end to workplace bullying. More people, more workplaces and more jurisdictions have to get involved in this important effort.
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Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder awarded Lindenwood's Tuscany Deli the "Small Business of the Month" award for January.
"We're honored to have been chosen," Tuscany Deli co-owner John Gurino, left, seen here accepting a citation from Goldfeder on Jan. 9, wrote on the deli's Facebook page. "We would like to thank our wonderful community, you inspire us each day. Without you we would be nothing and, we thank you all for your constant love and support."


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Fast-forward to December 2015. The Winter Meetings have just wrapped up in some swanky hotel in a southern locale and a few trades have gone down, providing us with a little entertainment. Now the hard part begins. It's a full two months before anything even resembling professional baseball starts to take place and you're about attempt a trip to the grocery store by driving through a foot of freshly decanted snow. You've had better days.
Normally this would be the time of year that you'd barely leave the digital glow of your computer screen, wherein your Twitter feed resides. The tiny tidbits of hot stove information from the effervescent tweets of Ken Rosenthal and others of his ilk are your sustenance for the encroaching dark season.
There's only one problem: The most talented free agent on the market is a 41-year-old Jamey Carroll, who because of the market, is about to garner a three-year, $20-million deal from Brian Sabean's San Francisco Giants. Because, you know, it's Brian Sabean.
You remember back to the good ol' days when Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder, Josh Hamilton and Cole Hamels were free agents. Names like that had the ability to keep you warm throughout the winter, and now? Now, every half-decent player has been locked up to an extension by their team long before the prospect of free agency caught their eye.
You close your laptop sadly and retire to the couch. "At least there's hockey," you mumble to yourself. Then you remember: Hockey sucks. It's going to be a long winter.
Last night, the Arizona Diamondbacks locked up catcher Miguel Montero to a five-year, $60-million deal that will start next season, which would have been Montero's first of free agent eligibility. The deal is the largest in Arizona's franchise history.
The deal comes just hours after the Baltimore Orioles locked up centerfielder Adam Jones to a six-year, $85-million extension that will carry him through his final year of arbitration eligibility and his first five free agent seasons.
It appears as though teams have finally figured out that locking up their best players for their prime years is a much preferable option to attempting to fill holes with massive free agent deals for other players in their prime years or slightly beyond. Of course, the result is that free agency in the coming years is going to be more barren than Dick Cheney's soul.
Montero's deal has been one that has been rumoured since the offseason. He's coming off a breakout year in 2011 that saw him post a career-best 116 wRC+ and a career-high 18 home runs while playing in 140 games. He's a catcher who routinely posts above-average offensive numbers, appears to play solid defense, and is durable; or at least he was last season.
The deal takes Montero through his age-33 season and with inflation, expects him to accumulate roughly two wins per year of value. Over the last three seasons, Montero has posted the following value-based numbers:
2009: 2.8 fWAR, 3.1 rWAR, 2.8 WARP
2010: 1.5 fWAR, 1.1 rWAR, 1.4 WARP
2011: 4.4 fWAR, 3.8 rWAR, 3.8 WARP
It seems likely, if Montero can remain healthy—a big 'if' for catchers, especially as they head into their 30s—that he will have little problem providing a justifiable return for Arizona over the next five years. Even this year, a season in which Montero's slugging percentage and batting average are way down despite a career-high BABIP, Montero is projected to be worth 3.2 fWAR, 3.0 rWAR and 2.1 WARP in 2012.
Provided Montero's early season struggles work themselves out, he should provide a surplus value for the first two seasons of the deal before steady decline brings him below surplus for the final three. Either way, the Diamondbacks are smart to lock up a player of Montero's calibre before he hits the open market. There simply aren't many catchers in baseball that can provide you with the kind of value Montero has the potential to provide.
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Things got pretty heated late in last night's game between the Red Sox and Rays [Ben Buchanan, Over the Monster]. Boston reliever Franklin Morales threw at Rays DH Luke Scott several times, finally plunking him in the fifth pitch of the at-bat, causing a bench-clearing hullabaloo between the two squads. The hit-by-pitch was apparently in retaliation to Dustin Pedroia being hit earlier in the game. After the game, Rays manager Joe Maddon called the act of throwing at Scott "a weak, cowardly effort" and went on to call the actions of the Red Sox coaching staff "absurd" and "idiotic" [Marc Topkin, Tampa Bay Times].
It's very unlikely that Pedroia being hit earlier in the game was intentional and so the retaliation in the top-of-the-ninth by Morales and the Red Sox coaching staff is akin to childish behaviour. Seriously, if you're older than five and still throwing hard objects at other human beings at high velocity, you're a child in an adult body. Grow up.
Tim Lincecum pitched again last night and he was bad…again. But Grant Brisbee of McCovey Chronicles isn't ready to completely panic just yet. Well, mostly.
Reasons for optimism in Philadelphia may be hard to come by these days, but they do exist [Bill Baer, Crashburn Alley].
The Rays are the best team in baseball at getting the most out of marginal role players. With the injury to Evan Longoria earlier this month, they're proving it again [J.C. Mitchell, D-Rays Bay].
R.J. Anderson of Baseball Prospectus takes a look at the Adam Jones extension.
Lance Berkman is expected to play again this season after successful surgery to repair the torn meniscus in his knee [Derrick Goold, Twitter].
Also on BP, the always excellent Sam Miller breaks down the game of the week by talking about banana suits and awkward swings in the 14-inning affair between the Giants and Brewers.
The Rockies are really bad at pitching. What is this 1999? [Paul Swydan, FanGraphs].
Matthew from Lookout Landing catches up with "The Magnificent Seven" and finds out where all the Mariners' managerial candidates from the 2008-09 offseason have ended up.
Shameless self-promotion alert: I wrote about the selective story-telling of Major League Baseball when it comes to Jackie Robinson's legacy yesterday.
Make sure you listen to the Getting Blanked Podcast where Drew, Parkes and Stoeten talk about the crappy Tigers, the crappy Angels, and the secretly crappy Orioles signing of not-so-crappy Adam Jones.
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