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June 8, 2009, 12:01 AM
By Luke Dittrich
Jesse Chehak
Three screens. The first shows the house's driveway and the street just in front of it. The camera shooting this footage is installed above the garage and is pointed outward. The second screen shows the kitchen, with a waist-high counter island in the middle and a cheap folding table beyond it. The third screen shows the living room. It obviously hasn't been lived in. There's no furniture, just wall-to-wall carpeting and a door that leads out to the kitchen. A man in a striped shirt and long, baggy shorts is pacing back and forth in the living room. He's holding a cell phone, speaking in Spanish. The microphones in the room are very good, and everything the man says comes through distinctly. The microphones are so good, in fact, that they pick up what is being said on the other end of the line, too. That's not necessary, though, because the transmissions to and from the phone are also being monitored. The house, a pretty little white-brick three-bedroom in one of Laredo's better neighborhoods, was "activated" this afternoon, April 8, 2006, meaning that the cameras and microphones in and outside it began transmitting live wire feeds to a windowless room at the DEA regional office a few miles away. The man in the baggy shorts, Juan Valdez, does not live here, at this house, but he works for the men who do. They are professional hitmen, sicarios, employed by the Zetas, the enforcement wing of one of Mexico's largest drug cartels. Valdez works as a sort of gofer, bringing groceries or whatever else the sicarios might need. That's why he's here now: He came to check in on them. When he saw they weren't here, he phoned the group's leader.
"Qué onda?" Valdez says. "What's up?"
"Nothing," says the man on the other end of the line. "What's up with you?"
"Nothing. You haven't told me to do anything."
"Well, we're gonna do a job, guey. But we already have the group ready. We have everything ready."
"What's going on? What do I do?"
"Well, nothing. We already have everything. Everything's very well organized."
"All right, I'll be here at the house," says Valdez. He hangs up.
Forty-five seconds later his phone rings.
"Listen, guey. Yes, there is a mission for you. The job we're on is like this: There's a blue Hummer parked outside of Cosmos. A blue Hummer. Outside Cosmos. We need someone watching for the vato who's gonna be walking toward the Hummer. You watch for him."
The man on the other end of the line tells Valdez that as soon as he spots the dude approaching the blue Hummer, he's to call another member of the crew, a guy named J. P.
"I'll give you his number. You call and you say, 'Hey! The vato's getting into his truck! The vato's getting into his truck!' "
"All right," Valdez says. Then he asks a question about J. P.: "Trae juguete?"
A literal translation of the question Valdez posed would be "Does he have a toy with him?" For anyone versed in the local slang, though, its real meaning is clear. Which is why Detective Robert Garcia, as soon as he hears Valdez say what he says, makes a quick announcement to the other people in the wire room. "Gun," he says. "Toy means 'gun.' "
The man on the other end of the line responds to Valdez's question.
"He already has a toy. He already has a toy."
Garcia takes his headphones off, grabs his gun, and heads down to his truck.
The center console of Garcia's Jeep Cherokee is a jumble of radios, one each from the FBI, the DEA, and the Laredo Police Department, three of the nine agencies involved in Operation Prophecy. He uses the radios to order ten unmarked units stationed near the safe house to head toward Cosmos Bar & Grill. There are two driveways in and out of the lot, and soon a unit is parked near each. Another unit locates the blue Hummer, parks nearby. A six-man SWAT team stations itself in an armored vehicle a quarter mile away, behind some water tanks.
Garcia parks in a lot across the street from Cosmos Bar & Grill. Garcia's view of both Cosmos and the blue Hummer is obstructed by a stand-alone Sprint store that sits near the entrance to the Cosmos lot. He parks like this on purpose. Garcia knows the sicarios, and they know him. They would recognize his car if they saw it.
He sits back, headlights off and AC on, and listens to his radios. Within a minute or two, one of the unmarked units reports that it's spotted men who fit the descriptions of two of the sicarios from the safe house, including J. P., the triggerman. But nobody has spotted Gabriel Cardona. He's the one directing this hit. He's the guy who's been talking to Valdez.
Garcia listens to the radio chatter and looks out the windshield of his truck. Traffic cruising by. Lots of SUVs, lots of pickup trucks. Now another pickup. Moving slower than the ones ahead of it. Holding up traffic behind it a bit. Four doors. Blue Ram. The driver is looking toward Cosmos, but he doesn't pull into the entrance. He pulls into another lot, catty-corner to the lot Garcia is in, parks in front of a bank, nose toward the Cosmos lot. The driver is young, looks twenty or so, wearing a polo shirt and khakis. He keeps his black hair very short on the sides, a little longer on top.
"I got him," Garcia says into his radio. "I got him."
Cardona is on his Nextel now, using the cell phone's push-button walkie-talkie function. The wire room relays the conversation to Garcia.
"Mackey is the one we're going to kill," Cardona tells Valdez. "Before Mackey gets into his truck, you call J. P. and you tell him, 'There goes Mackey, there goes Mackey! He's the one wearing such and such!' And that's it."
"J. P., is he the only one I'm supposed to call? Just him?" Valdez asks.
"Yes, just him. Just him. He'll do the job and then another guy will be waiting around the corner for the getaway."
With the evidence Garcia already has, he could probably put Cardona away for twenty years. But he wants more: more years for Cardona and his crew, more information about how they operate, more links to other cells in Laredo, more evidence tying them to their bosses across the river. He needs more time on the wire. But he can't just watch while Cardona and his crew take out the owner of the blue Hummer.
Garcia issues an order to two marked cop cars nearby: Pull into the Cosmos lot, flash your lights, then just sit there.
Cardona doesn't move. Garcia had hoped the cop cars would spook him, make him cancel the hit. But he isn't moving. Garcia watches Cardona, watches him watch the cop cars, wonders what he's thinking. And then he watches him get back on his Nextel.
A few minutes later, someone in the wire room relays Cardona's transmissions back to Garcia.
Cardona has decided that now that cops are here, J. P. shouldn't kill Mackey after all. Instead, Cardona wants the crew to just stay in place till Mackey leaves Cosmos. They will let him get into his blue Hummer. They will let him drive away. And then they will follow him. They will each take turns tailing him for a little while, then dropping back and letting the other take the lead, like riders in a peloton. They will do this until Mackey gets somewhere isolated, alone.
And then Cardona will kill Mackey himself.
At 2:10 A.M., the owner of the blue Hummer pushes through the heavy doors of Cosmos. His eyes take a moment to adjust to the new lights, brighter than the ones inside. Then he starts walking toward his vehicle. He climbs into the Hummer, turns the key in the ignition.
Garcia issues another order.
At 2:12 A.M., the wire room intercepts the following conversation between Gabriel Cardona and Juan Valdez.
Gabriel Cardona: What's up, guey? What's up? Where's the Hummer going?
Juan Valdez: He's coming out through the north side. The north side. He's leaving the lot. But, um, there are two cop cars behind him.
Cardona: The north side? Like he's heading toward Del Mar? That way?
Valdez: Yeah, yeah, yeah. The north side. The north side. But be careful, man. The cop cars are right behind him.
Cardona: Okay, I'm headed over there.
Valdez: Okay. Okay. He's parked! The police pulled him over!
Cardona: Qué onda? Qué onda?!
Valdez: Pinche puto! This culero is very lucky.
Cardona: Let's wait and see if they let him leave.
Valdez: All right. I'm watching everything over here.
Cardona: What's up? What's going on?
Valdez: It looks like they're arresting the guy! It looks like they're handcuffing him, like they're gonna take the puto away. Do you think he was drunk, or what?
Cardona: What? What was that?
Valdez: Was he drunk, or what?
Cardona: He probably had a pistol on him, the pendejo.
The hitmen stay in place for another ten minutes. They wait to make sure that the owner of the blue Hummer won't be coming back. They wait until a tow truck comes and hauls the Hummer away. And then the hitmen leave.
They go back home.
Garcia pulls up behind a parked squad car. He gets out, peers into the back of the cruiser. The man inside is not Mackey. Instead he is a local dentist who looks a little like Mackey and owns a Hummer that looks just like Mackey's. Garcia tells him that some sicarios almost killed him that night. He tells him that the police arrested him to protect him.
"It's my fucking wife!" the dentist tells Garcia. "She must have hired them! I know it! We're going through a divorce. She wants me dead."
Garcia tries to explain. The dentist's wife has nothing to do with what happened this evening. But the dentist is stubborn. Eventually Garcia stops trying to explain. He lets him babble.
Then Garcia gets back into his truck and goes back to the wire room.
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A recap is necessary if you're showing the film in two instalments, just not this detailed.
So you are reminded of the rivalry between politician Narsimha, his loyal worker Veerbhadra, and Naagmani who instigated Narsimha against Veerbhadra.
Lives are taken and Veerbhadra's son Pratap (Vivek Oberoi) kills Naagmani and Narsimha in retaliation. He is helped by a powerful politician and becomes a minister. Post half-hour, the credits for Rakht Charitra 2 roll out.
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We see a car bomb planted to kill Pratap, which he escapes. His people find out that the bomb was planted by Narsimha's son Surya (Tamil actor Suriya) thirsting for revenge.
The story track has several similarities with Part 1 where it was Pratap who was distraught after the murders of his father and brother and wanted to even the score. So, the revenge and counter-revenge episodes continue as people on either side are murdered in the most gruesome manner.
The story also has similarities with Ram Gopal Varma's Company that released in 2002. Those who have seen the film will remember that it was a small misunderstanding that led mentor and protégé to become sworn enemies.
Here too, half-truths lead either side to ruthlessly mow down each other. Add to that a chain-smoking DCP with a stylish swagger who appears and disappears at will, and you get the feeling that he's a shade of the cop in Company who is getting either side to surrender.
Mercifully Part 2 is less violent that the first, which was a series of murders and rapes. And there are a couple of scenes that really have you at the edge of your seat, like the one where Suriya is escorted to the court.
The camera, that's always hand-held and edgy in Ram Gopal Varma's films, goes topsy-turvy this time. So you have two people conversing with the camera swerving till it's completely upside down!
Performances are an absolute treat. South superstar Suriya is outstanding, flashing the wrath of his character through his expressive eyes.
Vivek Oberoi gives a nuanced, powerful performance in this instalment as well. The two are dynamite on screen, which is why one rues the lack of an equally solid script that could exploit the potential of this duo.
The characters of Pratap and Suriya are fashioned along similar lines: Both were on their way to becoming educated professionals till revenge got the better of them, both marry girlfriends who defy their families to be with them, and both have mothers who support their violent ways.
Writer-director Ram Gopal Varma is inevitably drawn towards fashioning his male characters around these attributes: The kind that are tough with the world, but committed to their women.
So there you have it, a revenge drama that's not a patch on Varma's earlier works like Satya and Company. And even though the performances are superlative, one cannot recommend a film on that account alone.
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Take 5 Candy Bar Pie. Between the homemade Snickers bars that I posted last Friday and today's post, I'm starting to think that I have some sort of serious subconscious craving for candy on Fridays.
Perhaps I should start a candy Friday ritual? I'll have to give that some serious consideration. Candy once a week definitely could be a good thing. Now, let's talk about this pie! Caramel-Apple Pie Recipe. Sweet Cinnamon Cherry Pie. And I don't mean as in an exclamation, "Sweet cinnamon!
" Along the lines of "Great grandmother's spatula! " or "Beard of Zeus! " or my new favorite, "Oh my Goodnplenty! " Although you'll probably be saying something like that when you try this pie. Tiny Tarts: How to make Pie in a Jar. I love giving thoughtful homemade gifts to friends and family.
I especially love it when the gift is fun to make and frugal to buy. So when I discovered the delicious and super cute world of goodies in a jar, I decided to put a lid on it and bake up a batch of pie in a jar. I've written about jarred gifts before in 8 Homemade Gifts in a Jar — so check it out if you're less into pastry and more into mixes in a jar. Peach Pie. Okay, so the calendar might say it is fall, but I'm going to retain my death grip on summer and continue enjoying the late summer bounty while others move on to pumpkin-y things and slow braises.
I did warn you that I was planning to obsessively hoard all stone fruit till they rot off the tree, did I not? And even the rotting ones… I'm sure there's still good bits… I know. Obsession is unhealthy.


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Hi everyone.
Just after a bit of guidance please. I'm training for my 2nd marathon and want to know whether I should be incorporating any sessions into my schedule where I run at my target marathon pace?
Most of my runs through the week are anywhere between 3 & 10miles including either a speed or hill session with a longer run at the weekend. Current long run distance is 15miles but will be working up to do a few 20's before the big day. I tend to try and not worry about pace too much during the long runs the main concern being doing the miles.
I am now wondering however whether I should be aiming to do long runs at race pace, or would this be over exerting myself? My last long run was run at approx 7:45 pace which I found ok, I'm aiming to come in under 3hrs15 so should I be aiming to do my long runs at under 7:30 pace i.e. race pace?
Any advice is much appreciated!
hi stuart,
i'm doing my first mara using the furman first schedule and with that you don't run at mara pace in your long run til 4 weeks before then it's:
T-4 - 10miles @ mara pace
T-3 - 20miles @ mara pace +30secs
T-2 - 13miles @ mara pace
T-1 - 8-10miles @mara pace
i'm sure other schedules do it very differently, but it's a general idea.
hope it helps
Hi RD,
Thanks for the advice, sounds sensible.... give the body a chance to get used to running at race pace but not over the very long runs which would probably hinder training as it would take time to recover from.
Will also check out some other schedules as well.
Stuart, I also like the idea of a progressive long run, building up to MP towards the end - especially when getting closer to race day and after you've already got used to the very long distances at an easier pace. I'd also thoroughly recommend treating one of your mid week runs as a hard session, i.e. doing a semi-long run all at MP. You could ease into it gradually, e.g. 8m w/ 4 @ MP, building up the MP section till it's the whole run, then build up the distance. 10m (or more) all @ MP is quite hard work but will give you excellent experience of knowing how race pace feels over a long distance.
Stuart, like yourself I'm going for a second marathon and also aiming for 3:15. I've done quite a bit of reading and background research and majority of opinion always suggests not to do your long runs at race pace but at least 30-45 secs slower. I tend to follow Hal Hidgons schedule with a few adjustments to suit my own routine. I try to do a Saturday sorta long run at race pace (no more than 10 miles) and the do my Sunday long runs that bit easier, trying to get my HR down lower. I then throw in a speed session and a tempo run during the week.
I'm currently only doing 14 miles for my long runs at the minute, but intend to (and I always find this hard) to slow down a bit once I start building upwards from 16, with the aim of doing one long run of at least 3:15, but only covering about 22 miles, just to get myself used to being on my feet for that long.
Bottom line though is to make sure to get to that start line with no injuries but enough confidence that you've done enough training.
PP / elcarnoustio - thanks, good advice all around and both suggesting a "semi-long" MP run. Like the idea of doing it midweek and then having a few days before the weekend long run, I do tend to do a longish run during the week normally about 9 or 10 miles but this tends to include quite a lot of hills so is normally slightly slower then MP, might have to see if I can find a slightly flatter route that I can maintain MP over.
Thanks again!


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Fri, Jul 29, 05 at 10:12
Hello, Has anyone had any luck propagating calibrachoa (million bells)? I just love this plant and would like to have one in every color. I have tried several different methods of propagation but it seems very difficult to get a viable plant baby from this cutie! If anyone has had any luck I would appreciate your advice. Also, does anyone know if it is possible to keep this plant alive indoors (not greenhouse) over the winter? Thanks. Donna |
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- Posted by crazy4hydrangea z8MS (My Page) on Fri, Jul 29, 05 at 17:15
A friend took some cuttings and stuck them down in some poting soil in the greenhouse and they rooted. She did say that they looked ruff for a little while I am not sure if the growth was slow at first. I was told in my area zone 8 that if I keep it under cover outside that it would come back but since this is my first year with them I am not sure what the outcome will be yet. |
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try to take cuttings and use "roots". I cant say if it will work but thats how start |
- Posted by gardenpaws_VA z7 NoVA (My Page) on Fri, Jul 29, 05 at 21:21
Answering the questions in reverse order - Yes, you can keep one over the winter. However, mine got aphids horribly! To do it again, I'd either root a cutting in August, or cut a stock plant way back in late August. That would keep it from being too leggy when brought indoors. I don't think it's worth doing more than "keeping it alive" while it's in the house. I had good success (if slow) rooting tip cuttings (from active growth) about an inch long in 50-50 fine perlite/vermiculite mix, moist but not wet, and totally enclosed. My guess is that they would have been much faster if I had used both rooting hormones and bottom heat. BTW, I washed off most of the aphids before sticking the cuttings, but the remaining bugs didn't seem to survive long in the cutting containers anyway. Cuttings of older growth, mostly from stems where spent tips had been clipped off, had a much worse "take" rate. I've actually had better luck with just sticking cuttings in a pot of soil during the season. My biggest problem has been slugs - they LOVE callibrachoa and strip it down to a bare stem. Second biggest problem was not realizing what greedy feeders they are. They need regular feeding, or a good dose of a slow-release fertilizer (I've got all mine on Osmocote now). Somewhere on the web (can't find it right now), there's either a separate propagation sheet for Callibrachoa, or a significant entry under a general greenhouse propagation chart. Usually, one can get lots of good info from those and then adjust for home use. Just for the record, most if not all of these cultivars are patented, so properly we shouldn't be propagating them ourselves at all. |
- Posted by lovesgardening israel (My Page) on Sun, Jul 31, 05 at 10:58
was reading this thread re callibrachoa and googled it since I was not familiar with the name and the pics i found look just like seedings I got from a friend, she said they were "dwarf" or miniature petunias- looks to me a lot like the pics i found of callibrachoa... are they related? one and the same?or.......... do i need new glasses?! here's a pic : |
- Posted by gardenpaws_VA z7 NoVA (My Page) on Sun, Jul 31, 05 at 16:07
Callibrachoas are frequently, if incorrectly, referred to as miniature petunias. They are related, and I believe that the classification has gone back and forth a few times. Whatever one calls them, they make great container plants - haven't tried them in the ground yet. |
- Posted by greenthumbs10 z5NY (My Page) on Sun, Jul 31, 05 at 19:01
Hello, Thanks for all your responses about my question. I did use rooting hormone but I tried rooting in peatmoss/perlite mixture and I did NOT totally enclose them in a plastic bag. I will try some in vermiculite/perlite mix and maybe I will try a few in sand. What the heck . . . I have tried everything else but not that yet. I did not realize that they love fertilizer--will give my plants more now that I know that. Thanks again. Donna |
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robin, thanks for the info re the name. this year i tried growing them in the garden but they didn't make it -either dried out in the heat or i 'monsooned ' (!) them unintentionally. but they do love pots or hanging baskets i guess coz then u have more control over the direct watering/or not. guess what- looked at your page and we have the same birthday! :) dory |
- Posted by Marie_zone5 KC MO (My Page) on Mon, Aug 8, 05 at 13:58
In searching on the web for info on petunia's, I came across the following site. http://www.gpnmag.com/gpn/index.cfm/powergrid/rfah=%7Ccfap=/CFID/16797/CFTOKEN/81901027/fuseaction/showArticle/articleID/2980 The title is: |
- Posted by gardenpaws_VA z7 NoVA (My Page) on Tue, Aug 9, 05 at 19:21
Thanks, Marie - that's very useful. The site references several other articles on calibrachoa, as well. |
Try sticking your cuttings in with petunias. I accidentally found this solution, and it has been very effective for me. |
- Posted by taxonomist 7b VA (My Page) on Wed, Jan 31, 07 at 19:11
I read and hear much about the genus callibrachoa, but I have had NO luck with the identification of the species of this plant. Can anyone help? I'm not too swift in the use of the internet in searching. My old faithfuls ITIS and the Missouri Garden offer almost no info! |
All the commercial varieties are simply listed and sold as hybrids. The only species name of it that I could find was Callibrachoa elegans. I only found one reference to this name in a Portuguese (I think)language journal. George |
- Posted by flowerangel z7 OR (My Page) on Sun, Feb 11, 07 at 21:52
When I worked at the plant nursery we took cuttings from firm stems with two leaf nodes, no rooting hormone, stuck in regular potting mix with 100% rooting success but we used bottom heat. I have also rooted them in my little greenhouse at home pretty easily without bottom heat. |
Last summer I had a basket of Million bells hanging over a Mandevilla in a pot. I over wintered the mandevilla in my garage. The mandevilla lived, bloomed and has million bells growing all around it. I did nothing and the million bells had to come from seeds dropped some time in the summer. I just went out and looked at the pot again and they are not small petunias, they are million bells. I don't know how it happened. |
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I collected alot of seeds from my mini petunia plant this pass season and am wondering if anyone has ever started these cuties from seed, and if so, how did it turn out? |
- Posted by Kim(email@example.com) onSat, May 14, 11 at 12:35
My first time buying a Calibrachoa. It is a Perennial. I was wondering if I keep it in the pot I purchased it in,instead of planting it in ground will it still come back every year? |
Not a perennial. |
I've found it said in several sources that it is a tender perennial hardy to zone 9, possibly 8 with protection. |
I've had a couple survive the winters in zone 8 without protection, but they aren't reliably hardy here. |
- Posted by billums_ms_7b Delta MS 8A (My Page) on Mon, Nov 21, 11 at 1:09
I've also had it survive a mild winter outdoors with no protection in a large terracotta pot. |
I have tried propagating this plant by just putting some cutting in regular potting soil. Some did root while some did not. I also collected seeds, I was very surprise to find seeds when I took my cuttings. This seeds where viable and produce just like the parent plants when I planted them. I have save some seeds for spring 2012. will keep an open eye now and look for seeds for every color. This was the mini famous calibrachoa |
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Palermo have completed the signing of experienced goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino from Serie A rivals Chievo following a protracted chase.
Discussions regarding a winter switch have dragged on since the start of the winter window, with it appearing as though no compromise would be reached.
A deal has, however, finally been struck and Sorrentino has agreed a three-and-a-half-year contract with his new employers.
He will now be hoping to help guide Palermo away from relegation trouble, with the club currently languishing inside the bottom three, four points adrift of safety.
"Palermo Calcio can announce that they have reached an agreement with Chievo for the sporting rights of Stefano Sorrentino," read a statement released on the club's official website.
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If you think you can pick out the violent Islamist in a crowd of law-abiding European Muslims, you're probably mistaken, a Dutch study suggests. The author profiled 242 European Muslim terrorists nabbed since September 2001: 40 percent of them had been born in Europe; many were poor and had criminal records; almost all were single (or divorced) men; and they ranged widely in age, from their teens to near retirement. But none of these factors distinguished them in any significant way from the broader population of European Muslims. (The European terrorists did differ from jihadists in other parts of the world: They tended to have less money and education, and they usually drifted toward violence alone or under the influence of friends, rather than through formal ties to global extremist movements.) All this is bad news for advocates of terrorist profiling by police and intelligence agencies: Any effort to identify Muslims who "fit the profile" will inevitably ensnare huge numbers of the innocent.
—"Jihadi Terrorists in Europe," Edwin Bakker, Netherlands Institute of International Relations
With a Clinton running to succeed a Bush who succeeded a Clinton who succeeded a Bush, it seems like the American electoral system is being heavily influenced by a few powerful political families. But according to a recent study, political dynasties are actually in decline—at least in the U.S. Congress. Researchers examined biographical data on every member of Congress who served between 1789 and 1996, noting the number of "dynastic legislators"—those whose relatives had previously served in Congress. The authors found that increased competition has diminished the power of political dynasties over time; given a choice, voters prefer to elect candidates based on their public records and apparent level of skill. Still, family ties remain a potent force: Holding office for more than one term increases by 40 percent the likelihood that a politician's relatives will later serve in Congress. Historically, dynastic politicians tended to be Democrats, southerners, and senators. The correlation with party and region has faded, but dynasties remain more likely to place their members directly into the Senate, even though many of these legacy senators lack experience in public office. The greatest dynasty, the authors note, was the Kentucky- concentrated Breckinridge family, which sent 17 of its members to serve in Congress between 1789 and 1978.
—"Political Dynasties," Ernesto Dal Bó (University of California, Berkeley), Pedro Dal Bó (Brown), and Jason Snyder (Northwestern)
How does the military give its operations nicknames? For instance, how did an anti-WMD exercise in the Caribbean come to be called "Giant Shadow," or a joint operation with the Argentine fleet get dubbed "Solid Step"? A new directive from the U.S. Navy on the use of nicknames and code words (recently obtained by Secrecy News, an e-mail publication on security and intelligence developments) offers some insight. Nicknaming turns out to be a delicate art. The directive advises Navy personnel to avoid "exotic words, expressions, or well-known commercial trademarks," as well as terms that "express a degree of aggression inconsistent with traditional American ideals or current foreign policy." It also warns against using words that "convey anything offensive to good taste or derogatory to a particular group, sect, or creed." The final pages of the directive list nicknames permanently assigned to various activities and divisions of the Navy: The C section alone offers a mouthwatering collection of possibilities, among them Cheese, Cherry, Chocolate, and Cinnamon.
—"Code Word, Nicknames, and Exercise Terminology System," Vice Admiral J. G. Morgan Jr., U.S. Department of the Navy
Researchers have long suspected that grief advances in stages, and Elizabeth Kübler-Ross's famous five-step model of how people react to a terminal illness—denial followed by anger, bargaining, depression, and finally acceptance—is generally seen as the best way to understand the grieving process. Now a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association offers empirical data showing that a grieving person goes through a modified version of Kübler-Ross's sequence: disbelief followed by yearning, anger, depression, and acceptance. The authors interviewed more than 200 adults in Connecticut who'd recently lost a loved one to natural causes, then followed them over two years. The participants were asked to report, at regular intervals, the frequency with which they felt each of the five emotions the researchers described. The results showed a surprisingly high, and steadily increasing, degree of acceptance throughout the grieving process; they also showed that yearning was the most commonly reported psychological response to bereavement. The five grief indicators tended to peak in the order predicted by the researchers, and to take an average of about six months all told to do so, suggesting that people who suffer a longer bereavement may want to seek help in recovering.
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A couple of weeks ago a pre-ctp for some forthcoming software messed up a bunch of settings on my main machine. I took the incident as an occasion to add a new hard drive and do a fresh install of the OS. Despite misgivings, I went with Windows Vista Ultimate. After all, I'd seen lots of demos at the MVP Summit with VS 2008 working in Vista. Bad choice...
You see, I've spent the day fighting to add the PDF plug-in to Office 2007 Ultimate so I can create an electronic invoice from an Excel file. Although my version of Office is activated, Microsoft says my "Office software cannot be classified as genuine" and therefore I can't download or install the PDF add-in.
What's this nonsense? I have a top-of-the-line MSDN subscription (courtesy of the MVP programme) and I used the serial number for the Office Ultimate sku. I suspect that Vista's ridiculous "user account control" is involved somewhere in the background, making my genuine software look fake and me like a pirate.
This is the last straw. I've had it. I put up with all those stupid UAC prompts every time I try to configure anything. Now I'm at the point where I'm going to wipe the drive and go back to Windows XP Professional.
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When I first got this eyeshadow I didn't think much of it. However, it has gradually become one of my daily staples.
Elegant is a shimmery white gold loose shadow that brightens up inner corners of the eye and the brow bone effortlessly.
I also wear this color as a base for a quick no makeup makeup look with MAC Wedge and MAC Era brushed lightly in my crease, MAC Lightscapade on my brow bone and well-defined brows. Super easy.
I'm obsessed with ELF mineral eyeshadows right now. This color is a shimmery off-white/cream color that is a perfect inner-corner highlight for me. It's not too metallic and provides just enough light reflection to really wake up the eyes.
The formula is very finely milled and very pigmented. Such a steal for $3.00 (or less).
I love all of the mineral eyeshadows they are so pigmented and so cheap! i have very light skin and this looks very natural with a hint of BEAUTIFUL shimmer! LOVE IT! :)
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I love this! The color is amazingly gorgeous and the consistency makes it super easy to blend.
I only have two complaints. If you apply a little too much it wills start to crease and of course, it's mineral. Hard to deal with and hard to not make a mess.
However, i use this every day and haven't even came close to finishing it up. i'm obsessed with the color, price, and the look of the shadow itself and I would repurchase if i ever run out. I recommend to everyone!
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My skin tone is between NC35-37 and NW30-35, and the coloring of this looked great on me. I tried using it as a wash (browbone highlighter) and on the inner corner of my eyes, and I like a very subtle shimmer (think NARS' Fez and Lola Lola as well as Stila's Golightly and Espresso, which are appropriately shimmery for me), but I found it too glittery for my taste. It's not a subtle shimmer but instead has a superfine glittery effect. The glitter is finer than the Dior Celebration quad holiday palette (which is super glittery - you can see the sparkles in the Dior pan and they are BIG), but I found both of these (the Dior and the ELF) to be too glittery for my taste.
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Got this on a 50% off sale. Of course I found that it was worth it. Out of all of the colors I got this one was my favorite. I am able to use this in many ways, not only as an eyeshadow but also a highlight for my face. The shimmer is a really fine consistency. Beware it is very shimmery though. Yet the pigment is very high. I call the color a pearl cream.
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Lovely lovely shade of gold. Pale, but not so pale that it looks like a white gold. Doesn't pull orange, brassy, or any other undertone that makes us fair gals look sick or tired. This is perfect for me on those minimal makeup days, when I just want something super shimmery to brighten my entire lid area. I usually pair it with MAC's Soft Brown e/s in the crease, sometimes when I want a bit more color I take out my WnW Petal Pusher palette and play around with the colors in there to pair with this. This is quite sparkly, but the sparkles are very fine, and there's minimal fall out for me. I love that it doesn't make the lids look frosty or metallic, it just makes them look glistening, glossy and dewy with gold, close to the effect that lipgloss would make when applied to your lids.
Now, onto the ranting about this product. It's not just with this shade, but with all the e.l.f. Mineral Shadows in general. In a nutshell, the beauty of this is short-lived. They fade sooo freaking fast (mine only lasted about two hours before it started to fade, which is unacceptable to me). And, mind you, I don't have oily eyelids, but I've found that even above UDPP AND a MAC Paint Pot together, these STILL crease like nobody's business. The color and versatility of this particular shade was enough for me to give it a 3 (I really should round it down to 2.5) but those are really the only redeeming qualities.
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It's the perfect gold for ladies with blue eyes and fair skin! :) I blend E.L.F. Elegance with New York Color sparkle dust in Champagne to deepen the gold hue a bit. This mixture is that elusive non-orangey shade of super pale gold shade that doesn't make me look tired or sick since it doesn't pull orange or yellow. It makes my blue eyes pop and brightens the whole eye area, so I always reach for this gold hybrid eyeshadow when I've had a late night. Pairs well with an olive shade like Mac Henna, and complements purple shades like Trax and Sketch beautifully. The containers of Elegance and Champagne will probably last a lifetime, so I don't think I'd repurchase, just for that reason. The only thing that sucks about Elegance (and Champagne) is that they're loose shadows, which can be messy to deal with. I'm going to press a pan of it, and report back with how it holds up. So happy to have found this eyeshadow!
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i got this in a set along with wild and golden and im shocked that wild had like a 3.5 rating and this has such a high one! i found this color to be nothing special or extremely unique in color, but the pigmentation suckssssss. its very hard to get the color to show up on my lid. if i want an actual color to show, i have to pat it over my lid multiple times before it starts to show. you can get a color like this with better pigmentation and formulation.
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I love this eyeshadow! Elegant is a very light gold color. This eyeshadow is extremely sparkley and pigmented. However, it does crease, so primer is a must.
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Read Neil Young's set list for Winnipeg Centennial Concert Hall, January 16, 2014
Last night [January 16] Neil Young played the second of his four 'Honor The Treaties' concerts to raise money for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Legal Defense Fund.
The show took place at Winnipeg Centennial Concert Hall, Manitoba, Canada.
The set list was almost identical to Young's recent run of shows at New York's Carnegie Hall, as well as the first 'Honor The Treaties' engagement at Massey Hall on Sunday, January 12.
The 'Honor The Treaties' concerts will aid the native Canadians in their battle against oil companies and the government to preserve their land.
The remaining 'Honor The Treaties' shows take place on:
January 17 at Conexus Arts Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan
January 19 at Jack Singer Concert Hall, Calgary, Alberta
Click here to watch footage from Neil Young's Honor The Treaties press conference which took place on Sunday [January 12] and saw Young criticising Canada's federal government and Alberta's oilsands development.
Neil Young's set list from the Winnipeg Centennial Concert Hall was:
From Hank To Hendrix
On The Way Home
Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Love In Mind
Mellow My Mind
Are You Ready For The Country
Changes (Phil Ochs cover)
Old Man
A Man Needs A Maid
Southern Man
Mr. Soul
Heart of Gold
Comes A Time
Long May You Run
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drug testing at hospitals
0Jul 15, '06 by crazylilkellyHi,
I was just wondering if nurses have to take random drug tests for illegal drugs? don't worry, i'm not a druggie nursing student I was just wondering. we had to do them all the time in the navy. thanks -
0Jul 15, '06 by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN, CNS AdminNot silly at all. I was also in the Navy and I can remember even doing drug test when I was pregnant -lol. However, as an RN, I have done one drug test (pre-employment physical) once in the 14 years I've been a nurse. However, your employer can do random drug tests for cause - if you are acting strange, if you have med errors, if there is a reason. Good luck in school.
0Jul 15, '06 by sister--*In my facility 2 names are drawn out of a hat each month for random testing. Well, mine was drawn several yrs. ago.
I have to tell you I certainly didn't like the experience....wash you hands, don't touch, don't flush, don't do this, don't do that, sign this, seal this.....and the color of the toilet water was out of this world! A neighboring hospital lab does the actual testing.
Hope my name isn't drawn ever again. It was humiliating! Yet, we do a lot of them for employers in the area as well as for law enforcement. -
0Jul 15, '06 by ern91i guess since healthcare has become so corporatized, drug testing for nurses is becoming passe. i dont have a problem being tested for a job , i guess because i am not an impaired nurse. i have seen several colleagues enter the tpapn proram because they were found out...finally. not as a result of testing before employment,however, but because they were caught on the job . drug testing is here to stay,like it or not.
0Jul 15, '06 by caroladybelleQuote from sister--*I am a traveler. And every time I change assignments, I am generally drug tested. Which means usually I have to find the anonymous facility (different each time as the testing is done while I am in the city of my current assignment in preparation for the next). If I have not driven there, I must find some form of transport to get me there. Then, in many cases, I have to wait til they call my name.In my facility 2 names are drawn out of a hat each month for random testing. Well, mine was drawn several yrs. ago.
I have to tell you I certainly didn't like the experience....wash you hands, don't touch, don't flush, don't do this, don't do that, sign this, seal this.....and the color of the toilet water was out of this world! A neighboring hospital lab does the actual testing.
My favorite was when I had to wait two hours for them to call me. I had peed out and redrunk enough waiting room water, that the specimen came back dilute and I had to do it all over again. -
0Jul 15, '06 by steelydanfanI have had drug testing for employment done at the current hospital I work at, howerver they don't seem to do random tests, I assume they would if you were under suspicion.
At my last job, they initiated random tests; a coworker was asked to take one when a "substitute" manager was on site. No reason was given, the "substitute" could not prove her authority for ordering the test; other than "X said you had to". The employee refused, and was summarily fired.
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0Jul 15, '06 by dorimarum.... They drug test to work at circkle K. I would hope they drug test everyone who has access to controlled substances on a daily basis, and who is responsible for life and death situations. you'd be surprised what people are capable of these days. In my last place of employment, i know if they acutally took advantage of their policy for randomized drug testing, many people would be in the "Can Do" program. I can't believe any place would not do a Pre-hire drug screen now days.
11Jul 15, '06 by KellNYQuote from dorimarExcuse me, but maybe they're taking legally prescribed drugs that they are uncomfortable with their employer knowing about.Why would one refuse a drug test? hmm....
Maybe they take a Xanax before bed every once in a while because they get anxiety attacks after working a full unit. Maybe they have a bad back from lifting too many patients without enough staff to assist and were prescribed Percocet or Norco. And you know what--that's no one elses business, really.
(I'm also of the apparently unpopular mindset that if a nurse smokes MJ occasionally on her days off, that is also no one elses business--as long as it's not affecting her job performance, but that's beside the point)
FTR, I don't take/do anything at this point in my life that would show up on any drug screen, but I would be opposed to taking one. (probably not opposed enough that I'd lose my job for it, lol, but opposed enough that if I were to choose between being employed at a hospital that does drug testing vs. one that doesn't--all other areas equal--I'd go to the non drug testing facility)


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McKenna's High-Tech Unit goes international to throw the book at eBook sellers
SEATTLE – It's a g'day at the Washington Attorney General's Office, where attorneys reached a settlement with a pair of Aussies who used sexy stories to sell bogus health cures over the Internet.
"The Internet has become a planet-wide hunting ground for fraudsters who lurk just below the surface like crocs in a river," Attorney General Rob McKenna said. "But this case proves that whether they're on the prowl in Seattle or Sydney, they're still within justice's reach."
The deceptive business practices of Leanne Rita Vassallo and Aaron David Smith came to light last summer when the Attorney General's Office filed a civil lawsuit accusing the pair of violating Washington's Consumer Protection Act. The defendants, both of Cecil Hills, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, became millionaires while selling e-books for health conditions ranging from acne and asthma to sexually transmitted diseases and cancer.
The Attorney General's Office also brought the case to the attention of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, which filed its own civil lawsuit in the Federal Court of Australia alleging violations of the Trade Practices Act of 1974. In just a few weeks, the Australian agency was able to obtain a federal court order and shut down the operation. The judge in that case described the defendants as "purveyors of quack medical advice and quack medicine."
Washington's settlement filed today in King County Superior Court includes restitution for an estimated 654 Washington consumers who purchased the e-books. It also specifically prohibits Vassallo and Smith from selling health-related products via the Internet to Washington consumers and from using fake photos, deceptive testimonials and other misrepresentations to sell anything else online.
The defendants littered the Internet with ads showcasing fictitious testimonials from people who stumbled across secret miracle cures. Often, the ads suggested the writers lived in Seattle.
Many of the sites used sexual innuendos to grab attention, with headlines such as: "Sex Crazed 60 Year Old Reveals a Simple Home Treatment that Eliminates Fibromyalgia in Days." Others took a more maternal approach: "39 Year Old Mom Stumbles Upon a Simple 5 Step Plan That Eliminates Multiple Sclerosis in Weeks."
An example:
"A week later I arrived at Jan's house, bottle of wine in hand... Ready to do whatever it is girls do on a 'girls night'. I still wasn't sure... I walked in and was immediately introduced to Theresa - the woman that was about to change my life... Theresa was a 60 year old widower, but she looked, and behaved like a 30 year old swinger!! We hit it off... Especially when I found out that Theresa had also battled with Endometriosis."
Consumers paid between $16.97 to $24.47 to download the treatments, which contain a few facts about the relevant disease and instructions to consume either a concoction of apple cider vinegar and baking soda or something called "Miracle Mineral Solution" as part of an extreme diet.
"When people are suffering, they can be willing to try anything -- especially if it doesn't cost much," said Senior Counsel Paula Selis, who heads up the Consumer Protection High-Tech Unit that investigated the case. "The defendants preyed on that desperation."
Vassallo and Smith will pay more than $14,000 in restitution, to be distributed as refunds to Washington consumers who paid for their e-books through PayPal or ClickBank. They'll also pay nearly $25,000 to reimburse the state for attorneys' fees and legal costs. The Attorney General's Office agreed to suspend a $200,000 civil penalty provided the defendants comply with the settlement.
Attorney General Rob McKenna said this is the first time the Washington Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division has reached across international seas to cooperate with foreign officials, but it likely won't be the last.
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The strategic mistake of Alexander the Great was that instead of uniting the 200+ Greek city-states into a permanent federal union, a kind of United City States of Greece, he decided to unite the world that was then known to him. and beyond
He thus embarked on a grand campaign that united Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, creating a marvelous melting pot ("Hellenistic Times") and then some, continuing like a Cpt Kirk to uncharted territory, running out of steam and dying without ever returning home!
An epic of course. But what he left behind was a globalization of sorts (see my post "Globalisation, today and in 300 BC") that lasted for a while. But was not sustainable. Had he focused on uniting the 200+ Greek city states into a permanent entity, History could have been quite different (especially that of Rome).
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October 25, 2012
Their postseason hopes dashed, the Bonner Springs football team (3-5) still has its senior night left on Thursday against Spring Hill.
With the top two playoff spots decided in its district, Bonner Springs will look to send off seniors Mason Roberts, Logan Terrell, Jonathan Blackwell, Jason Van Maren, Tyler Lentz, Chance Stites, Aaron Puckett, Matt Call, Kevin London, Shawn Bryant, Joseph Arnett, Gabe Jessie, Tyler Howell and Dalen Reed.
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I have seen a ton of concept cars in my time, but the XSense by Shinsuke Aizawa is easily the most bizarre. Bizarre in a good way, mind you, as the three-wheeled vehicle is unlike anything I have ever seen before.
The XSense by Shinsuke Aizawa has two tank treadlike wheels in the front and one circular wheel in the back. The driver sits into the vehicle, which can then be lowered or raised depending on the driver's preferred style. The pedals appear to be in the same spot as a regular car, and the vehicle is steered in much the same way as a motorcycle. While the design of the XSense seems a little dangerous for today, it could be great for tomorrow as city streets get more crowded and conventional cars and trucks grow smaller.


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I recently looked at the new Common Core Math section of the Khan Academy. I'd like to analyze it within this framework of feedback.
Here is a sample exercise from the Khan Academy, related to the Common Core grade 3 standard of 3.G.A.1. Not familiar with this standard? Just follow the previous link; the language is identical to what is written on the Khan Academy website.
There are two places where goals are embedded within this question. The first is an implicit goal, described by the Common Core standard linked to this problem. The second goal is embedded within the problem; get five correct in a row.
An obvious issue here, given that the Khan Academy is mostly intended to be used independently by students (the definition of personalized learning the Khan Academy is apparently using), the language of the standard is probably not student-friendly, and in particular it does not lend itself well to be a goal for students.
Getting five questions correct in a row is clearly a goal that a 3rd grade student can understand whether or not they have achieved, although the question remains about whether five correct questions in a row means students understand the standard being assessed by these questions.
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There are two main ways students get feedback from the Khan Academy exercises; they can check their answer, and they can ask for a hint. If students click on check answer, and their answer is wrong, the button they just clicked on shakes back and forth. Presumably this means the answer is not correct, but both of these feedback opportunities are opaque.
The box shaking back and forth does not tell the learner WHAT they did incorrectly, nor is a shaking button even explicitly a signal that something is wrong.
Next, feedback that is tangible is something a student understands. Look at the series of four hints students are given when working on this problem.
Now imagine you are a 3rd grade student, and you do not know what a right angle is, what is meant by 4 equal sides, or what a rhombus, rectangle, or square is. How does this feedback help you understand these key concepts or the connection between these concepts and the diagrams given. Finally, telling students that the correct answer is "none of these" is not helpful feedback because it does not respond to whatever thinking a student may have done about this problem, it just states something that should be accepted as fact.
Giving students the correct answer to a problem or telling them that they are wrong does not give them actionable feedback because it doesn't give them any actions they can take in order to improve. A student who receives this feedback has no other alternative but to continue guessing until they are able to get the answers right. This does not lead to student understanding of mathematical concepts.
The key to user-friendly feedback is to give a small amount of feedback at once so that students have an opportunity to make use of the feedback and not be overwhelmed, but at the same time give them feedback that they know how to act on. Feedback that is constructed in language students may not know, or which requires them to use knowledge they do not have is not user-friendly. What evidence do the developers of the Khan Academy have of the effectiveness of the feedback they have included in their system?
What little feedback the Khan Academy exercises give, it is certainly timely.
Again, this feedback is ongoing. If students want another chance to try again, they just need to do another exercise.
The feedback offered by the Khan Academy is certainly consistent, in fact for any given exercise, it is likely virtually identical. This actually leads to problems, since some variance in the language used in feedback is often necessary in order for students to make sense of it.
This analysis of the feedback offered by the Khan Academy platform suggests that their mechanisms for feedback fail on four out of seven of the criteria shared by Grant Wiggins. One open question here; is it possible for a computerized feedback system to give feedback that passes all seven of these questions? Next question; what is learned from using a system that gives poor feedback?
David is a Formative Assessment Specialist for Mathematics at New Visions for Public Schools in NYC. He has been teaching since 2002, and has worked in Brooklyn, London, Bangkok, and Vancouver before moving back to the United States. He has his Masters degree in Educational Technology from UBC, and is the co-author of a mathematics textbook. He has been published in ISTE's Leading and Learning, Educational Technology Solutions, The Software Developers Journal, The Bangkok Post and Edutopia. He blogs with the Cooperative Catalyst, and is the Assessment group facilitator for Edutopia. He has also helped organize the first Edcamp in Canada, and TEDxKIDS@BC.
About the most consistent thing in Khan Academyis just dumping more advanced skills and knowledge into their problem sets and "hints" and feedback.
He's got a pretty good explanation for figuring out areas of rectangles ... but the problem set includes areas of triangles (*and* his drawing of the problems have the "bigger" area drawn smaller than the "smaller" one, which I only noticed because commenters were confused).
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Hello, I live in Portland, OR and am about to clear ground for a new garden. If I'm going to go with in-ground, raised beds, when should I look to take out the grass? The soil underneath is too wet to work still, but is there any harm in tearing out the grass now? Its still very much alive, does it come up and compost better If i Cover it and kill it first?
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I'm in Portland, too, and planning on another raised bed. This time, we're not going to tear out the sod--we're covering the grass with cardboard & then putting soil/compost on top. Taking out the sod this time of year will be a muddy mess, and you will end up removing a lot of soil with it. I've found sod removal easier (and less messy--you can just shake the dirt out) at the end of summer. |
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Sammy -- I don't grow it now, but I have grown 'Mlle. Cecile Brunner' in both her bush and climbing forms. The blooms really are exquisite, and they are completely disease-free in Southern California. If you're considering these roses, I urge you to consider as well 'Perle d'Or,' which is closely-related to 'Mlle. Cecile Brunner' (didn't EVERYONE's grandmother call her "Cecil Brooner"??) only in a lovely pale apricot. I actually prefer it. I love both. I have not grown Napoleon, because it seems to be closely related to 'Old Blush,' which is a mildewy mess here in all seasons. (Yeah. I know. Sorry.) But if you can grow Old Blush (and I bet you can) you should be able to grow Napoleon. Sammy -- PLEASE tell me I won't see tornadoes in Tulsa in early May! JEri |
THanks Jeri, I did not like Old Blush even if it was the first to bloom. It seemed rather dull to me.We did not have a mildew problem, but I just didn't like it. I have avoided Napoleon because of the name, so I think it is not destined to be mine. I have two Spice roses, but not a Sarasota Spice. I had a Cecile Brunner Sweetheart rose, but am not sure that the one I saw was Sweetheart. Jeri, I love the Perle 'd Or. I have three in a bed and I love them. I also like the Caldwell Pink, and wondered about the Katharine Zeimet. I have not seen this rose in any discussion so I am not sure that it would be as good as maybe another Ducher. Ducher loves it here. We tore down our arbor, and are replacing the roses that are a little more ladder friendly -- under 8 feet. I would appreciate suggestions. Sammy |
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