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12 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. | 12 So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have. |
13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; | 13 I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body, |
14 Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me. | 14 because I know that I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. |
15 Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance. | 15 And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things. |
16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. | 16 We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. |
17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased . | 17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased." |
18 And this voice which came from heaven we heard , when we were with him in the holy mount. | 18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain. |
19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed , as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn , and the day star arise in your hearts: | 19 And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. |
20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. | 20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation. |
21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. | 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. |
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Just came back from IKEA where several young people were drooling over the NEW Lixtorp medium dark brown OAK kitchen cabinets. Also, in Europe, a new light oak, Norje: and Lidingo in gray. |
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- Posted by IowaCommute (My Page) on Mon, Feb 18, 13 at 15:17
That's why I just have to go with what I love otherwise keeping up with trends would drive me nuts. I do love white oak though with a clear varnish. I like the cabinets in the second picture, but the grain is slightly busy for me. I prefer QS. |
The great thing about IKEA is you can change out your front panels/drawers/doors for cheap. I really see that as one of the biggest selling points. How great would it be to be able to totally redo the kitchen DYI in 10 minutes in 5 years in a whole new color scheme for $1500? LOL |
I find that first photo to be a bit hideous. The grey one is decent though. Is it really oak or just thermofoil over particleboard? |
At least it's not "golden oak"! |
Noooooooooo... Nooooooo O**********kkkkk. |
- Posted by nosoccermom (My Page) on Mon, Feb 18, 13 at 18:55
Sorry, my mistake for not clarifying. Only the first two pictures posted earlier are oak. I only added the Lidingo to show that it now also comes in gray (It's painted fiberboard). They are also still/again selling the Tidaholm in light oak in France, Germany, UK (see below). |
I happen to like oak. I'm in the process of remodeling my kitchen with custom oak cabinets. |
I LIKE the first medium oak , don't care for the light oak, the gray is OK.... Nancy |
is the Lidingo grey available in the USA? I thought it was only in Europe! If so, please post where you saw it! |
Never mind, just re-read your post and see that the second and third are EUropean not just the first. I really wish they'd bring Tidaholm back in a smooth unfinished state so that we could get the doors painted as we wish! That was a great classic shaker style. |
- Posted by debrak_2008 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 18, 13 at 19:54
LOL, I imagine someone sitting in a back office somewhere thinking "Now that everyone thinks its dated, we'll bring it back!" I love quarter sawn oak. |
- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Mon, Feb 18, 13 at 20:00
I don't think it was ever gone, because it has always been offered by multiple cabinet companies. I think it was unpopular in this forum, and the builder oak (orangy -shiny with the cathedral arch upper doors) has negative connotations, because it is often so cheaply installed and is ubiquitous in certain markets. |
- Posted by robotropolis (My Page) on Mon, Feb 18, 13 at 20:41
Oak can be a beautiful wood. In my house, where the owners went kookoobananas with not only orange builder kitchen, but orange-stained everything else (where they even found someone to sell them this hideous color of stain I don't know), oak is not getting its just desserts. I always thought Ikea's Nexus yellow brown looked nice and modern, and of course the Nexus brown black, both of which were oak veneer. They also have a whitewashed oak finish on some of their stuff which I'm not in love with. I like pickled finishes but some of their whitewashed stuff veers VERY pink to me and I'm not that much of a child of the 80s! |
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- Posted by oceangirl67 (My Page) on Tue, Feb 19, 13 at 10:21
Oak is timeless and can never go out of style as it is a wood species, unlike paint that changes seasonally. |
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Oceangirl, that one almost made sense! (Except for the "changes changes" error.) You are not trying hard enough to prickle. I give you points for "timeless," but you are going to have to work it more aggressively somehow. Maybe something like "...and we all know that yellow kitchens are now demode, and only fools are painting their kitchens a moth-eaten creamy or buttery tone." Put a little edge on it, girl! |
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Damn. We just put in a natural oak kitchen. I was hoping that oak wouldn't come back for five or ten years. That way it would look nearly new in twelve years. It's pretty though. The GC said, "I don't know why we don't do more of these." |
[LOL] It's amazing what silly things will engender such heated debate. Oak. Drawers vs. doors. Islands vs. peninsula. Tomay-to vs. tomah-to. Get this: I like wood cabinets for other people. I wanna paint all the wood in my house if I can't distress the crap out of it and probably paint it. Yes. Paint wood. Maple, oak, cherry, oak, walnut. I'm even tempted to paint my mahogany front door I spent last spring stripping. [Arrrrrrrghhhhh!] |
Paint is timeless and can never go out of style as it is a covering, unlike stains that change seasonally. The point is, the material always exists, but the shade, finish and construction are what change. You can go into any housing development and pinpoint when the builder put in the cabinets, stained, painted, or laminate. My pink pickled oak cabinets from my first house hopefully had their time and won't ever come back. (For the record, I am not not anti-oak). I also hope the IKEA 2014 collection does not include cream laminate trimmed with oak. |
- Posted by nosoccermom (My Page) on Tue, Feb 19, 13 at 11:49
"I also hope the IKEA 2014 collection does not include cream laminate trimmed with oak." Yes, wouldn't that be funny? IKEA Europe also still sells their knotty pine cabinets, Fagerland. |
- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Tue, Feb 19, 13 at 11:57
I find it interesting that these debates center around wood species and not door style. Door style gets almost completely ignored in these debates and it is more that than actual wook species that indicates the period. |
- Posted by tallytomatoe (My Page) on Tue, Feb 19, 13 at 12:29
I'm planning on putting oak cabinets in my new home. The floors in the rest of the house are oak, however, oak on oak in the kitchen is too much. The cabinets will be a " light to medium" oak color. What color/type of wood floor (eng. or solid) would you guys recommend that would look nice with those cabinets? |
palimset: exactly, by "construction" I meant door and frame style. Right now, Shaker is the rage. A few years ago, raised panel cathedral doors were the must haves. nosoccer: I'm guessing Ikea's proportion of sales of their core styles like the knotty pine rises and falls with the times, and varies by region and country. |
tallytomatoe, we have oak all over the house - and put brazilian cherry floors in the living room, dining room and hall. Like you, I figured oak floors would be too much. I love the contrast with the lighter oak. I'm not putting a wood floor in the kitchen, but I'm looking at a quartz countertop that is similar in color to the cherry floor (the kitchen is open to the dining room). |
- Posted by nosoccermom (My Page) on Wed, Feb 20, 13 at 11:22
To Palimpsest: Great point. So far, the arches haven't come back. However, it looks like completely flat doors (i.e. no raised panels) may be coming. |
Angie DIY, thanks for the laughs!!!! |
I don't mind oak, but a) I grew up in a house with oak trim, oak floors, oak banisters, oak china cabinets, oak kitchen cabinets, oak entertainment center, oak dining table, oak coffee tables.... I'm oaked out... and b) it does depend on the door style. Plus, since oak (when I built my house) was considered standard (i.e. cheapest), I always associate any other wood as an upgrade. But then, I love chrome faucets, so I guess standard is good for me. |
Glad you enjoyed it, sprtphntc! |
when they bring back the dreaded arch. i'll be in style again. :) Too bad mine are semi freshly painted in white. White will be semi out by then! :) I just couldn't get rid of solid maple doors even if I hated the arch. Oh well. I think that the color is what puts me off. I hate the golden oak. But, the ones above look more in line with something I'd prefer. I actually like the limed oak kitchen. I wouldn't have a problem with the first one either. It's that dreaded golden color.... |
- Posted by cakeforall (My Page) on Sat, Feb 23, 13 at 13:08
I am almost embarrassed to say this - I like the pickled oak cabinets in my kitchen and my pickled oak woodwork throughout my house! When we bought the house a few years ago, we planned on redoing the kitchen which has a light pinkish tone formica counter, white tile floor an backsplash with faint pink and gray streaks running through it (which I still dislike) and the pickled oak cabinetry. Having friends and family who have redone their kitchens with dark or mid-tone cabinets, I have gained an appreciation for my pickled cabinets. When I see their kitchens, I feel as though they are cave or dungeon like. Even on the brightest days, they have to have all the lights on in the kitchen. My kitchen is light and bright until dusk. I love that about my kitchen! I am now ready to update my kitchen. My cabinets are good quality and in excellent condition. When I mentioned the possibility of painting them (which I got an estimate of about $6000), both contractors somewhat cringed and suggested that I wait and see how they look with a new soapstone countertop, new backsplash, new floor, etc. The one guy took pictures of my kitchen and showed how it would look with the new stuff. It looked great! So I think I am going to buck the trends and keep my cabinets the way they are. I may be unfashionable, but the trade off a a light and bright kitchen will be worth it to me! |
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Cocoa Tea and his musical brethren rocked Brooklyn College's Walt Whitman Theater this past Sunday for the 'Team Jamaica on the Road to Beijing' Reggae Charity Concert.
This past Sunday, Reggae legend Cocoa Tea and his musical brethren rocked Brooklyn College's Walt Whitman Theater for the 'Team Jamaica on the Road to Beijing' Reggae Charity Concert. Audiences were treated to the drum and bass sounds of the island, while raising much needed money to fund Jamaica's athletes on their journey to dominate the XXIX Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China this August.
Roots Reggae newcomers Jamelody, Duane Stephenson, and 'The Strong One' Etana, thrilled supporters with a mix of Reggae and R&B standards and brand new singles off their upcoming albums. Critically acclaimed singer Gyptian wowed audiences with a totally unexpected cameo. Veteran Lover's Rock crooner Richie Stephens belted out tune after tune from his catalogue of classics, including the crowd-favorite cover of Dennis Brown's "Should I," and his Jamaica Tourist Board anthem "Come to Jamaica." Headliner Cocoa Tea brought the house down, closing the show with "Barack Obama," a musical endorsement to the Democratic presidential contender.
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I ordered trees from nurseries in OR, CA, and WA and rec'd those orders more than a month ago, nearly two months ago, but I'm still waiting for one apple tree from urban acres just up the road in IL. Well, that's a little farther than up the road but you get my point. Is this normal for them? |
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I ordered some from Burnt Ridge and another conglomerate nursery a few weeks ago.It's their busy time right now,so I guess it's a first come,first served thing.I think Burnt Ridge even states that on their website or literature,so I have to be patient. Brady |
I'm still waiting for my Black Gold cherry from Raintree, but I think that's because I put a specific note on my order to send around 3/31/12. I put this order in last November, so obviously I had no idea that this season was going to be so warm to where I could easily have planted in early to mid March already. Oh well. |
- Posted by wildforager 5b-WI (My Page) on Wed, Mar 28, 12 at 8:45
I'm waiting for 30 paw paw seedlings from Burgess in IL. I'll be using them for rootstocks. I don't know what the hold up is. |
- Posted by franktank232 z5 WI (My Page) on Wed, Mar 28, 12 at 8:59
Still waiting on Raintree, ACN, and Burnt Ridge. |
- Posted by queenskitchen 6B/7 (NYC) (My Page) on Wed, Mar 28, 12 at 10:30
waiting on cherry from raintree that are supposed to be here early to mid april |
I sure feel better knowing I'm not the only one. I too will be patient. Thanks guys |
- Posted by hoosierquilt z10a/23 Vista Calif (My Page) on Wed, Mar 28, 12 at 11:24
kngskid, even though you and I are in warmer zones, if you're ordering from a company that is in a colder zone, they're going to ship later because their trees won't be ready until later :-) Or, if YOU live in a colder region, the company will ship to you later since YOU won't be ready until later. So, for example out my way, which is zone 10, all my local nurseries' bare root fruit tree seasons are over, or nearly so (one nursery still has some bare root, but they're getting potted up as we speak.) But, one of my orders from a zone 5 nursery just got here and the tree is still quite dormant. All my bareroots bought locally are blossoming and/or leafing out. All depends upon where the nursery is, controlled by their growing zone, and where you are. Patty S. |
- Posted by Randy31513 none (My Page) on Wed, Mar 28, 12 at 17:36
kngskid Johnson's nursery in Elerjay has a good selection of trees for future purchasing. Good trees and good service. I have ordered from them twice now. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Johnson's Nursery
I have three trees and one free to be shipped. She said she would go ahead and order the trees. Sumerstone Nursery keeps their trees on cold storage at no additional cost. They get the trees from many of the nurseries in Tenessee. I know many people like to get the biggest and best trees and object to the trees from what used to be Autumn Ridge Nursery. Now Summerstone Nursery. I get the little trees and let them grow up. |
I'll be visiting a plant distribution market in 3 hours, opening times are 2am - 9am so I'm hoping to get 5 - 15 trees for a third of retail price. No idea what they'll have there, I don't expect much at all but ideally I'll be looking for these as trees for starting 2 completely fruiting hedges: A gage type plum. Another sweet eating plum that could cross pollinate my Victoria if I'm lucky. A nectarine and one or two peach. Peregrine is by far the most widely sold peach here, any other variety available will be an unexpected bonus. A sweet cherry. Stella is more available as retail lately but I'd take any I've heard good things about to compliment my single sunburst. Pluots are very restricted in the UK at present, 2 varieties available from 2 companies at elevated prices with other hybrids like aprium not even available. Seeing these there is hoping for too much but there's still hope :) I'd also buy fruiting shrubs I expect are there like elaeagnus, gaultheria, aronia and any ribes and vaccinium that stand out I'll buy. The UK market for fruit plants has been small and restricted as long as I can remember, very slowly coming around with things like honeyberry being introduced at retail level. Just glad I've done the research on species to get, I'm just more or less clueless on varieties of common fruit so it's going to be guesswork with them. |
- Posted by daemon2525 5 (My Page) on Wed, Mar 28, 12 at 21:03
I had an order for Starks trees, only three but they were supposed to ship 3/28. I called to see if they would ship early and was told no. They were shipped on 3/21 and arrived on 3/24. I am glad that I order the "supreme" trees. They were still a little smaller than the description. They are in the ground (of course) and are still little dormant sticks whereas my others are blooming. I bought three other trees locally and they must be three year old trees because they are twice as tall and bloomed already. I just planted them as well. If anyone lives in Fort Wayne Indiana, I can tell you where there are some pretty nice trees. |
I am waiting for an orders placed in August & November from ACN and Stark, but I didn't really expect to get them based on my zone until this week or next. I have always been given an estimated ship date up front. Chad |
- Posted by Randy31513 Georgia 8b (My Page) on Wed, Mar 28, 12 at 21:25
daemon2525 i got my Stark Bros a month ago. Pretty good growth for a month. This is a Cox Orange Pippen in clothes pin training. |
Mine never ship until April 1 at the earliest. |
- Posted by armyofda12mnkeys (My Page) on Wed, Mar 28, 12 at 22:08
One Green World and Burnt Ridge just shipped to me past few days. |
I got my Starks order a week ago, Cummins almost 2 weeks ago, Tierra Madre almost 3 weeks ago, and Vaughn nursery over a month ago. Raintree and ACN are yet to come, which seems to match several others' experience. As long as the trees arrives dormant, I'm not going to sweat a few weeks of growing season. It reduces the chances that it will leaf out and get hurt by a bad freeze. |
I got quince trees from Raintree and gooseberries from Burnt Ridge about two weeks ago. I had ordered in January. |
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A couple nights ago, I was over at another house having drinks with a friend and his girlfriend. We are at her house and she lives in a small one-story house/condo by herself and she is rather young. She is a very vocal democrat who decrys Bush for being alive, hates guns, etc, etc, etc. She doesn't even trust law enforcement. Anyhow, she knows that I carry and it is a topic we simply don't discuss. I have even taken her shooting and she says "Its too real. I dont like it."
No kidding its real, sister.
So fast forward back to a few nights ago. Its roughly 2:30am and we are simply relaxing and having some laughs before bed when we hear a noise outside - it sounded like someone had tripped over the car parked in the carport. Her first reaction: turn pale. Her second: "Aaron, do you have your gun with you?!?!"
We were drinking and I knew we would be, so my gun is left in my safe back home. I didn't debate it with her as the crash had concerned me too. Myself and my friend Mike grabbed some maneuverable knives from the kitchen and carefully cleared the outside. We found a handprint on (very dirty) the front fender of the car where someone had tried to grab it in a fall, and a trashcan overturned.
We came back inside and informed her of everything. At this point, I asked her
Me: "Did you see what you did 10 minutes ago? Your first reaction was to call for help - you immeadiately asked if I had my gun. Why?"
Her: "Well because I don't want to get hurt... I got scared."
Me: "That isn't an answer, man."
Her: <pause> "I don't know. I guess I just trust you."
Me: "What about Mike?" [Mike being her boyfriend]
Her: <pause> "Well its different because I knew you carry a gun."
Me: "You know where I am going with this, right?"
Her: <sigh> "Yes.... But why don't you have your gun with you!!! I thought you always carried it."
Me: "Never when I drink."
Her: "Oh... I thought you had it regardless. That was one of the reasons I don't like guns. I thought you would drink with that on your hip."
Me: <Typical ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND look> "HELL NO!!!!! You never noticed that I lock it up when people come over for drinks?!"
--We discuss that for a few minutes until I make my point and she explains hers--
Me: "Okay, so now do you understand WHY I carry?"
Her: "Yeah. I mean, I still don't like them but..."
Me: "Buuuut.... what?"
Her: "I don't think I'll ever question it again."
Me: <No sarcasm> "Good!!! I'm glad you're willin to see my point of view on it."
When we had our in-depth discussion, we talked about carry laws and how she was under the impression that they will give a permit to anyone who wants one. I explained quite how wrong that was and told her what was required. We also discussed a little more of how I got my gun and what I went through. It sounds like someone had shown her the Brady page and read it to her through a megaphone. I didn't have access to my laptop, so I couldn't show her any websites on statistical info, but I threw in a few numbers anyhow. I kept an extremely calm voice the whole time and refrained from sarcasm - which was tough at points. haha I was amazed that logic worked so well.
We eventually called the local PD and explained what happened and they said they would run cars through the neighborhood most of the night after that - which they did about 3 minutes later. This instance may be the watershed with drinking. I enjoy knowing I am safe more than I enjoy having some drinks. I'm probably done with that.
My last comment before riding the couch to sleep that night was "The next time you hear about some politician who wants to take my gun away from me, what are you gonna think?"
Her response:
"They're an idiot.'
I saw her last night while I was carrying and she looked at the HK and smiled. +1 for our side. And she has lots of anti friends, too. We shall see how this one plays out. haha


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Bridgewater Place Enhances Wellness for a New Style of Senior Living
by Cynthia Young Contributing Editor
How do you . . . expand and incorporate a whole new approach to retirement living into an existing traditional retirement community?
Summary: The national architecture firm, Dorsky Hodgson Parrish Yue Architects (DHPY) has recently completed construction of Bridgewater Place, a 260,000-square-foot, six-story, 170-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) that is repositioning for the future the existing Friendship Village of Schaumburg, Ill. What makes the development unique? A design that reflects the wants and needs of a new generation of baby-boomer seniors, blends senior living into the surrounding community, and enhances wellness by connecting residents with each other and the outdoors.
When visitors drive up to the entrance of Friendship Village of Schaumburg, Ill., architecturally it seems less like a traditional retirement community and more like a hotel or resort. "It's an important point—architecture that is engaging, uplifting, and connected with nature," says Cornelia C. Hodgson, head of Dorsky Hodgson Parrish Yue's Senior Living Studio. "Part of our philosophy is to design for living. The greatest compliment we can receive is when someone does not know it is a senior community; that rather it is a residential setting that is part of the overall community."
This philosophy of engagement with nature and the community has been incorporated throughout the contemporary development, which is the second phase of the repositioning of the 30-year-old, 700-unit continuing care retirement community, Friendship Village of Schaumburg. In designing the new addition, Bridgewater Place, the architecture firm sought to capture the active outlook on life and emphasis on wellness embraced by an expanding demographic of aging baby boomers.
Asking the residents DHPY incorporated into the community many concepts gleaned from their noteworthy 2003 and 2006 national surveys that studied the impact of wellness in senior communities. Bridgewater Place connects residents to a holistic living environment meant to enhance their quality of life—bringing residents together with the outdoors, social interactions, wellness and fitness, spirituality, and the wider community.
"We are dealing with a population that is engaged in life and has a variety of opinions and desires, one of which is architectural variety," says Hodgson of the building's design, which is rooted in the wooded landscape, lake, and wetlands that border the complex. The architecture combines several materials, including brick, stone and stucco, to articulate the six stories and the length of the building.
The new, long, serpentine structure takes its form from the shoreline of its adjacent lake. One architectural challenge was to diminish the scale of the travel distance from one end of the building to the other. The firm incorporated atriums to join sections of the structure and incorporated natural light throughout. "Several segments are connected at angles that allow natural light into the corridors," says Hodgson. "It is enlivening and engaging. Nature is an important part of the building, incorporating natural light as a wellness design principle."
Uniting old and new The design also ties the old and new buildings together. As residents enter the new building through a two-story Wintergarden atrium with its natural light and outdoor views, the atrium forms a wedge from the porte cochere and points directly to the three-story atrium in the existing structure. "It was important to integrate this new building into the existing community and the older building," says Hodgson of the two structures, which are connected by a seamless corridor. "It is a way of being respectful of the older building and its history. It's about people and community and how the architecture can reflect that."
Also in response to seniors' wants and needs, Bridgewater Place's amenities include an aquatic and lifestyle fitness center, spa and salon, community space, assembly hall, chapel, meeting rooms, underground garage, and dining options that feature a coffee shop, fine dining, and a sports bar. Inside, residents can see views of a lake, wetlands, and natural areas and traverse outdoor gardens, walking paths, and a five-acre forest. Membership in the aquatic and fitness center is offered to the community as well to bring the outside community together with the village.
Inside, the new apartments feature larger units with bedrooms, bathrooms, balconies, upgraded kitchens, and upscale interior design. They are also designed with gerontological sensitivity and accessibility in mind, such as wider rooms, hallways, and bathrooms to accommodate walkers and wheelchairs.
More to come DHPY's master plan includes expanding and adding amenities to reposition Friendship Village, which was built in 1977. DPHY completed the first phase of the five-year development plan in 2004 with Crosswell Trace's 28 garden homes. Phases three and four will add more apartments, assisted-living units, and health care, and will begin in 2008.
The Friendship Village project was recently selected for publication in the AIA's 2007 Design for Aging Review, which was announced at the October annual meeting of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging. According to Ziegler Capital Markets Group, Friendship Village is the 15th largest CCRC in the nation.
"We strongly believe that the environment affects people's behavior," Hodgson concludes. "We've designed it in a way that says this is a place to engage in life. Senior living is very different today; it is not just a nursing home or assisted living. It is a real lifestyle choice —a place that enhances wellness for a new style of senior living."
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Hello. My weeping cherry tree isn't producing leaves at the lower end of the branches this spring. The leafy bits that do exist at the lower extremities are dry and brown. I have included pictures below. Can anyone tell me what is causing this and how to cure it? Thanks! |
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- Posted by dan_staley 5b/SS 2b AHS 6-7 (My Page) on Thu, May 12, 11 at 12:47
The weather. And maybe exacerbated by rootstock/scion may be too deep. Dan |
- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Thu, May 12, 11 at 12:48
recent transplant???? where is the root flare ??? give it a little more time ... if it doesnt leaf out ... trim back to the next live bud ... looks like what i call frost/freeze damage.. here in MI ... ken |
Update: I planted the tree three years ago. It hasn't grown noticeably. Ken: I had to look up the term "root flare." I'm new to all this. There's no flare to the root. Maybe b/c it's a young tree. I planted it according to the nursery's instructions. Thanks for replying. |
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- Posted by dan_staley 5b/SS 2b AHS 6-7 (My Page) on Thu, May 12, 11 at 16:23
Maybe b/c it's a young tree No, b/c planted too deep. Dan |
Thanks for the advice. I'll replant so flare is at ground level. However, based on the article, this doesn't seem to be the cause of the leaves not growing. They've grown properly the last two seasons. |
- Posted by dan_staley 5b/SS 2b AHS 6-7 (My Page) on Thu, May 12, 11 at 18:47
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Thank you very much for your advice. |
- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Thu, May 12, 11 at 21:23
Improper planting may or may not be a contributing factor - pics not clear enough for me to tell - but the tree is suffering from brown rot, a fungal disease common to many members of the Prunus family but extremely prevalent on ornamental cherries, especially here in the damp PNW. After the La Nina winter and spring we've had, it is tough to locate a flowering cherry of any type that isn't suffering from this problems to some degree. And weeping cherries seem to lead the pack! You need to prune out as much of the infected and damaged material as possible and destroy. Sterilize your pruners after each cut. Maintain good garden sanitation, cleaning up carefully under the tree and raking and disposing of any fallen leaves throughout the season and in fall. Avoid fertilizing, or at least a high nitrogen fertilizer. Spraying with a fungicide at the appropriate time can help also. I hate to appear too negative but your little tree may never look very good and continue to suffer from a host of problems common to flowering cherries. I'd keep a good eye out for any bacterial canker, which seems to go hand and hand with brown rot. And maybe consider replacing the tree with something that is less prone to the myriad diseases ornamental cherries, especially weeping cherries, are prone to. |
Thank you for the diagnosis. What kind of picture do you need to determine improper planting? Do I need to prune the branches up to the highest affected leaf, which in some cases is 4 feet or more? |
- Posted by dan_staley 5b/SS 2b AHS 6-7 (My Page) on Fri, May 13, 11 at 13:23
GG, that may or may not be the case - I can't tell from here and can't magnify the pix - but before cutting you should have OP verify by looking for sporulation-fungus on the remaining fls and lf petioles. Esp on that pic with the duct tape indication, I don't see any evidence of fungus at that resolution. Jus' sayin'. Dan |
- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Fri, May 13, 11 at 16:17
Dan, I've seen enough of this disease to diagnose it at a glance - the brown and dried-up, persistent flowers and lack of foliage are extremely characteristic. Like I said, it is endemic to flowering cherries in my area, especially after the soaking wet spring we've had. And yes, you do need to prune back to the viable, healthy leaf growth towards the top of the branches. Now you can understand why I said your little tree will probably never look good - most weeping cherries around here look like someone took a hedge trimmer to the weeping branches all the way around the tree, just to keep this disease in check and to remove the unsightly dead-looking branch tips. By the time one is done with this, there's not much 'weeping' about the tree any longer. I could show you a half dozen just like this in my neighborhood alone and it's not bad pruning - just sick trees :-) I would never, ever recommend planting a weeping cherry in the PNW regardless of how great a bargain it may be or how pretty it looks in bloom at the nursery. It is usually just a waste of money. And I am very cautious about recommending any other type of flowering cherry - these trees have so many issues associated with them in our climate, WSU has published an entire booklet (not a brochure, a multi-page booklet) on problems of ornamental cherries. |
- Posted by dan_staley 5b/SS 2b AHS 6-7 (My Page) on Fri, May 13, 11 at 17:46
I'm not a fan either, GG, and see so few that look good I don't recommend them ever. I'm just saying I can't see it from here and usually you can see it. I suspect its not temperature-related and instead spectacularly gray and moist weather is contributing, but you want to be 99.5% sure. Else just cut your losses and prune at ground level & replace with less problem plant... ;o) Dan |
I can't speak to the disease problem but if GG says it's so, it's so. But I did notice 2 things. One is that the branches ends seem to be buried in the mulch which certainly wouldn't help anything fungal. Secondly it appears to have been cut back near the ends of the branches which has caused them to bush out and lose the elegance of the weeping habit. If you need to prune a weeping tree do it to a bud higher up near the crown to maintain the habit. |
Thanks to everyone for their help. I'll prune past ground level and if it doesn't get better in a few months I'll replace the tree w/something that doesn't complain about the rain in Portland as much as the people do. |
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Prevalence of Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Chicago
NEW - On February 28, 2013, the Chicago Department of Public Health and Chicago Public Schools released a prevalence report on Overweight and Obesity for Chicago Public Schools Students - 2010-2011. This includes prevalence data for CPS students at kindergarten entry, at sixth grade, and at ninth grade. It also includes prevalence data for CPS students organized by community area. You can view the report here.
This page summarizes what is known about the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in the U.S., Illinois, and Chicago. This information can be downloaded as a fact sheet here.
Prevalence measures how often a condition occurs in a given population during a specific time period. When comparing childhood overweight/obesity prevalence across locations and population groups, age-range; time period, measurement method and population characteristics should be as similar as possible.
The figures below present available prevalence data for children among a variety of sub-populations. When appropriate, comparisons are made between children in Chicago and other locations.
Nationally, child overweight and obesity are on a slight upward trend.
Young children in Chicago have considerably higher obesity rates than
low-income children
of a similar age in the U.S. and Illinois.
Obesity and overweight in middle childhood years in Illinois and Chicago are higher than
national average. Obesity among Chicago 8 - 10 year olds has declined between
2003-4 and 2008-9. Overweight has declined for Chicago and Illinois children
from 2003-4 and 2008-9.
Chicago teens are overweight and obese at higher rates than Illinois teens.
Community Area Snapshots
CLOCC and the Sinai Urban Health Initiative (SUHI) have worked with several Chicago communities to collect health and health behavior data. Data for these communities is presented below.
Chicago communities for which we have data have extremely high overweight and obesity
prevalence rates. The predominately white community in the sample had much lower rates
compared to other communities which are predominantly Black and Hispanic.
Humboldt Park children of all age grouping have experienced significant declines in
overweight and obesity over time. Humboldt Park child obesity rates are
significantly higher than the U.S. average for 2008.
Englewood children of all age groups have very high obesity prevalence.
In Englewood, obesity is highest among young children aged 2 to 5.
Children in Pilsen have a much higher obesity prevalence rate than U.S. children of similar ages.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is prevalence?
Prevalence is an epidemiological concept used to estimate how common a condition is in a particular population during a specific time period. Prevalence is calculated by taking the total number of cases in the population, divided by the number of individuals in the population. Prevalence is expressed as a percentage.
How is overweight and obesity status determined for children?
For children and youth up to 19 years of age, weight status is based on Body Mass Index (BMI) percentile for age and sex.* A child is overweight with a BMI at the 85th-94.9th percentile. A child is obese with a BMI >95th percentile. (BMI is a measurement that compares weight to height (or for children <2 years old, weight to length). The formula is: weight in pounds/ (height (or length) in inches x height in inches) x 703. Percentile indicates how a child compares to other children the same age and sex. So a child >95th percentile for BMI has a BMI higher than 95 of every 100 similar children.)
A word of caution: Overweight and obesity prevalence increases as children age. Therefore, comparing prevalence rates for children of similar ages is important. U.S. children have experienced a rapid increase in overweight/obesity in recent years. Thus time period comparisons are important to interpret trends. Parent/self-report of child weight status tends to underreport overweight/obesity. Weight status obtained from direct measurement is more accurate. Therefore, the method for determining weight status can be important in the interpretation of prevalence rate comparisons. Certain sub-populations including low income, Hispanic and Black children have higher rates of obesity. Therefore knowing the characteristics of the population for which prevalence data are presented will be important in interpretation of prevalence rates.
- CLOCC. (2010, March 16). Data show rates of obesity for Chicago children at school entry fell from 2003 to 2008 while still double the national average [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.clocc.net/news/CLOCC_Data_R_FINAL.pdf.
- CLOCC.(2010). Englewood community nutrition & physical activity survey. Available from http://www.clocc.net/coc/project/coop-eng/Englewood_Full_Data_Report.pdf
- IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health) Healthy Smiles, Healthy Growth Report 2003-2004. www.idph.state.il.us/HealthWellness/oralhlth/HealthySmiles.pdf.
- IDPH Illinois Department of Public Health) Healthy Smiles, Healthy Growth Report 2008-2009. http://www.idph.state.il.us/HealthWellness/oralhlth/HealthySmiles09.pdf.
- NHANES (National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey). http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm
- Ogden, C.L., Carroll, M.D., Curtin, L.R., McDowell, M.A., Tabak, C.J., &Flegal, K.M. (2006). Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States, 1999-2004. The Journal of the American Medical Association, 295(13), 1549-1555.
- Ogden, C.L., Carroll, M.D., Curtin, L.R., Lamb, M.M., &Flegal, K.M. (2010).Prevalence of high body mass index in US children and adolescents, 2007-2008. The Journal of the American Medical Association, 303(3), 242-249.
- PedNSS (Pediatric and Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System). http://www.cdc.gov/pednss.
- SUHI (Sinai Urban Health Institute) Whitman, S., Williams, C., & Shah, A.M. (2004). Sinai Health System's community health survey: Report 1. Chicago, Illinois: Sinai Health System.
- YRBSS (Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System) http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/yrbs/index.htm


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The Ron's review:
To kind of steal a line from The Rock... FINALLY! THE RON HAS SEEN THE AVENGERS!
This film was like when you get super excited as a kid to do something or go somewhere and it pays off. You have a blast, you drive your parents nuts talking about it, and you bounce off the walls with excitement until you eventually pass out from exhaustion!
My Letterboxd friends know I generally prefer the darker comic book films so I was interested to see what I made of this film. Well call me impressed! Joss Whedon did an excellent job giving us all the action you expect from a film like this, but also managed to deliver excellent snappy dialogue which is what sent it to the next level for me. I liked each character here better than I did in the separate films. Director Joss Whedon also did an excellent job giving each character ample screen time. Much to my surprise even Hawkeye and Black Widow were giving a nice amount of time. All of the performances are solid, the CGI is top notch, the writing is witty and funny, and it all makes for a really fun time watching a movie! See Letterboxd friends It's not all dark for me. I can enjoy a this type of comic book film! It honestly made me wish Whedon had directed the individual films because I probably would of liked them a lot better if he had. Anyway The Avengers gets a very high recommendation from me as I find it hard to believe anyone who would say they didn't find it entertaining.
Now I would like to give you my 2 year old sons dialogue with me during the film. Keep in mind he is two so he gets a little confused as to what characters go with what films sometimes.
Yorel: Iron Man...yep Iron Man.
Me: Yeah that's Iron Man.
Yorel: Superman?
Me: No that's Iron Man.
Yorel: Batman...Superman?
Me: Nope that's Iron Man can you say Iron Man?
Yorel: Yeah hahaha Iron Man!
Me: Look Rel it's Hulk.
Yorel: See Hulk wanna see Hulk! [picks up Hulk action figure] Hulk smash Hulk smash! [throws it at my face]
Me: Yeah Hulk smash, but you don't throw it at my face and you almost hit your brother.
Yorel: [whining] Hulk smash!
Me: It's OK buddy just be careful!
Yorel: wactha Spiderman?
Me: Know we're watching The Avengers.
Yorel: Iron Man, Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, yeah Hulk SMASH!
Me: You're funny buddy!
Yorel: [during finale whining] See Hulk daddy see hulk please?
Me: You gotta wait a minute Hulk will be back.
Yorel: OK wait a minute.
Yorel: [scene were Hulk runs through the inside of the building Yorel laughing hysterically] HULK SMASH HULK SMASH YEAH HULK SMASH!
Me: [speaking to my wife] I love that kid!
My wife: So do I!
Yorel: [credits rolling] Whatcha Iron Man moomie? Yep whatcha Iron Man moomie?
Me: It's The Avengers son can you say Avengers?
Yorel: Vengers moomie yep Vengers moomie...I wanna watch......Dragon moomie!
Me: Not right now we'll watch it later.
Yorel: OK whatcha Iron Man moomie yep!
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@Del Damn it you've deciphered my plan. My youngest may end up being tall to so I may be in the money ; )
This is one of the best things I've ever read on this site!
Hopefully, next stop for you: The Dark Knight Rises
@SilentJoe13 Thanks! I thought everyone might find my son as entertaining as I do.
TDKR has eluded me due to how difficult it is for me to get a babysitter. I tried to go see it a couple of weeks back, but the theater closest to me which is the only one I can get to at the moment only had one showing and I couldn't make it. My wife and I have accepted the fact that for the forseable future we will have to go to the cinema separately so one of us can watch the kids.
I wish I could triple-like this review. :) 2012 has been an awesome year for superhero films: TDKR, The Avengers, and The Amazing Spider-Man. Sweetness.
I agree with the Silent one. Definitely one of the best things I've ever read on this site. I'm really hoping we get to read more Ron & Yorel reviews.
awesome review mate !
Again I would like to thank everyone who has commented and liked this review! I thought the conversation with my son was funny and felt my Letterboxd friends would enjoy it, but I didn't expect the praise it has received. All credit should go to my son for being ridiculously cute!
@Ahab I'll try and include Yorel in any review I can ; )
thats awesome
@kaila Thanks!


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We have a manufactured home that we purchased from bank it was foreclosed on and only lived in a few months, it still had axles, wheels and hitch attached. We moved it to our land and set home on a permanent foundation and met fha-hud guide lines and have lived now in home for 22 years. We applied for a reverse mortgage and have been told we do not qualify because home was lived in before.
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Your problem is not unique. This typically happens with homeowners trying to get Reverse Mortgages. Because Reverse Mortgages are also FHA backed and must meet HUD's requisites, the underwriters will often not approve a loan if records indicate the home has been moved form its original location. We have seen instances when such loans are funded, but it's becoming increasingly more difficult. However, this usually will not impact you if you go the conventional route. |
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a how-to guide by Jan Miller-Klein.
A book long in the writing, including hundreds of colour photos from many different specialists in butterflies, moths, bumblebees, honeybees, hoverflies, ladybirds and flowers.
Large format, easy to read, dip-into guide with colour-coded chapters on;
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how to identify the most useful and beautiful insects that may come to your garden.
how to make an insectary garden to attract natural pest-predators to your veg. patch so you don't have to use pesticides.
designs to copy for borders, patio pots, deep beds in urban settings as well as in the countryside.
creating different habitats like wildflower meadows,green roofs and dragonfly ponds.
appendices of where to find useful societies, websites, suppliers of plants and seeds and lots, lots more!
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I wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for the copy of 'Gardening for Butterflies, Bees and Other Beneficial Insects'.
I had a chance to get a good look at the weekend, and was really delighted with it. The Section on 'How to Identify Butterflies' is really one of the best I've seen, as someone who is vaguely interested in this area, and the section on Bees was also amazing – I had no idea about the diversity here!
Not really being much of a gardener (and that's something of an understatement!), I'm sure that some of the finer points about the design and lay-out will have passed me by – but the combination of excellent design and very practical advice is a sure winner. Amazing piece of work.
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Bob Flowerdew;
I love the concept and can see you have put much work into researching for it, I would have preferred a slightly less large, less DK and a less coffee table book, however the photography is excellent.Still a good effort, well done, Bob I included it as my book of the year recorded in Anne's garden, prog. (Gardener's Question Time Radio4) went out the following week, 3rd and 5th December- I did not hear prog. so perhaps the piece was not included as not all are, best wishes, Bob
Rob Sutton; I have just finished my cover-to-cover read - and it is exquisite! On so many counts you put the stress exactly where I do in my talks, and on so many others I learned something extra about varieties, propagation & garden design.
Dusty Gedge;
I think it is a great - looks good, reads well and an excellent addition to the canon on creating wildlife - well done.
BUTTERFLY www.butterfly-conservation.org SUMMER 2010
Gardening for Butterflies, Bees and
other Beneficial Insects
This is an excellent book from garden designer, writer and passionate Butterfly Conservation volunteer Jan Miller-Klein.
It starts in familiar territory, with profiles on plants that are particularly good for butterflies
through the seasons of the year, but then moves on to more. Much more. There are
informative sections on bees, beetles and other beneficial insects, which provide identification tips as well as detailing the ecological roles played by these creatures and a myriad of ways to encourage them into your garden.There is, of course, lots of information about butterflies and moths, the habitats and resources they require and how to cater for them in your garden. For the more adventurous gardeners there are sections about creating butterfly banks, green roofs, flowering lawns and the brilliantly-titled 'water-creaturefeature'. And, perhaps, most useful of all, are the numerous garden designs for readers to copy or adapt. These suggest colourful and beneficial planting schemes for plots of all sizes from patio containers to school grounds.
The book is large format and wonderfully illustrated in colour. It's a practical guide, but
also a fascinating collection of facts, anecdotes, advice from experts and case studies. On top of all that Butterfly Conservation will receive adonation from sales of this book. Richard Fox (Senior project officer, Butterfly Conservation)
Just received a copy of the book - looks brilliant! - the quality of the printing & binding is fabulous!!
Fingers crossed they sell like hot cakes for you!
Many Thanks & Best Wishes
Many thanks for your e-mail. I can say, with great pleasure, that I can update Order Status to "RECEIVED". And- "well received", what a lovely book!
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Jan Thanks very much for the book- well done you must be very proud. Best wishes, Richard Scott Liverpool Wildflower Centre
Dear Jan,
Many thanks for sending me a copy of your new book which is clearly a labour of love on your part. You must be delighted to see it in print. I have added a reference to my web site giving the publication details in the hope that it might attract a bit more custom. Presumably you will be taking advantage of the Butterfly Conservation event at Juniper Hall later this month as a sales opportunity.With best wishes, David Element
I think the text I have read so far is excellent by the way. It is an excellent book. Full of good information and advice based on solid experience, e.g. about school gardens. Marc Carlton
EXCELLENT, a fine book. Thank you;a fine addition to the wildlife gardening list.
David Henderson
The book is really lovely - easy to access because of the large print and clear layout, and beautiful crisp photos.
Caroline Parry
It really is a beautiful, well designed book and I am sure you will sell lots of copies. It is bound to encourage more people to grow wildlife friendly plants in their gardens and to develop an interest in insects. Janet Graham.
Just writing to thank you for my copy of the book and to congratulate you on such a fine work. It looks splendid and I think you did marvellously to get it all together, get all those excellent illustrations and get illustrious people like Dusty Gedge to contribute. I really think it has the makings of a classic and I hope it sells well and gets good reviews. You obviously put enormous work into it, and it pushes forward the genre of wildlife gardening books onto a new level. Marc Carlton.
Lynn Fomison;
Is there room on your book shelf for just one more book on gardening for the creatures we love? I hope so! Jan Miller is an exceedingly active volunteer with Butterfly Conservation in North Wales and a very knowledgeable horticulturalist. This book combines her interests & skills to give newcomers to gardening for butterflies etc an excellent manual. Pleasingly it does offer new ideas to old hands at butterfly gardening too, especially suggestions for moraine gardens and butterfly banks.
Moths are not forgotten either with numerous references made to plants & features to help them and their caterpillars.. It is lavishly illustrated & a joy to read.
I have to tell you, I enjoyed the book SO much, and hope I was able to communicate my enthusiasm in the review. You do a wonderful balancing act between the total gardening-for-wildlife brigade who want huge patches of nettles and piles of rotting logs everywhere, and the Robin Lane Fox types whose first instinct is to reach for a can of bugspray. Well done, girl!
Pat Huff, Editor, Plant Heritage (NCCPG)
. I have really enjoyed reading your wonderful new book. I think that it is written in way that is very easy to understand and brings together a lot of information that I have on leaflets that I have acquired from various 'butterfly centres' over the years. I just hope that I can now find the time to transform my garden in some of the ways that you describe. Mike Starkey
Hi Jan
Thank you for sending out a copy of your book to me, at the request of (and as a gift from) my friend. It is an all-time first for me to have a book with a personal dedication, so thank you for taking time to sign the book. That is a lovely touch, and one I really appreciate.
I'm guessing that my friend was prompted to send me the book because I recently sent him photos of two butterflies that arrived in my garden that I had not seen before (silver washed fritillary and speckled wood) and because my garden is well overdue some serious re-planning.
Yesterday morning I took my coffee out into the sunny garden with the intention of dipping into your book. Having started to scan the summaries at the start, an hour later I found had been pulled into the detail and had read almost half of the latter half of the book! How unusual it is to have a book as deeply informative as yours that is so accessible and a joy to read.
Thank you for all the time you put into that book. It was well worth the effort and it is a wonderful resource. Lynne Perry
Dear Jan
I just wanted to let you know how delighted my husband is with the book, which he received today for his birthday. He loves the clarity of the lay-out & the wealth of photographic images & particularly commented on how refreshing & welcome it is to have a book which hasn't been forced into some publisher's format, but achieves so well what it so clearly sets out to do. Although we know a fair amount about gardening for wildlife, the book has much in it that is new to us & so many more photos than one usually finds in similar books.
I'm also thrilled with it, of course, especially as it's almost like a memorial to our old garden, which contained most of the featured plants. Now I'm hoping to create something similar on a much smaller scale in our relatively tiny new garden. I just hope the plants you sent will thrive in our conditions here.
So thank you again,Good wishes,Jenny Dean
Your book is fantastic! We're having our garden landscaped at the moment and most of the ideas have come straight out of your book. It is so user-friendly, it's brilliant. Thanks.
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On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
#1 Posted 07/04/2009 15:06:28
On Chesil Beach I have just finished reading this book and loved it! It is a short novel and some reviewers on Amazon described it as a 'novella' rather than a novel but I think Ian McEwan is amazing and can say/portray so much in so few words. He is definitely one of my all time favourite authors. What does anyone else think of On Chesil Beach? |
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#2 Posted 07/04/2009 16:41:55
my husband told me not to read it as he thought it was the saddest book ever! I'm not usually keen on sad books but after six months of it sitting by the bed I just couldn't resist. I loved the book too. It was painful to read but that was the skill of the writer portraying the poor couples individual anguish. Oh what a bit of honest communication would have saved! |
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#3 Posted 07/04/2009 18:05:01
Yes, I totally agree...it definitely was painful to read and so sad. I didn't want to write too much in case of giving any spoilers. I think Ian McEwan is an incredibly skilled writer. I absolutely loved Saturday too and Atonement is another of my all time favourite novels. |
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#9 Posted 30/12/2009 20:14:28
Ummm. This is only my second post here, but I'm gonna be slagged off times without number for saying that I'd be pleased, if I suffered from insomnia, to have any McEwan book at my bedside. It's not that his writing is particularly awful - it's certainly not, as it's often relatively good, sometimes passable, occasionally pretty bad, but he's just not the literary star he's made out to be. McEwan is a product of the UEA factory, and like any other mass-produced product will be consumed ad nauseam. I'd prefer to steer clear of the vomit bag, thanks all the same. |
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#10 Posted 04/01/2010 08:51:36
An example of what I'm talking about came up in Saturday's Guardian Review, where McEwan wrote an end-of-the-decade obituary of Updike. He says: 'The Updike opus is so varied and rich that we will not have its full measure for years to come.' He didn't mean 'opus', which of course refers only to one work, but 'oeuvre', which refers to the total body of work. OK, we all make mistakes, but for a supposedly very good writer, McEwan makes far too many of them. End of rant. |
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#11 Posted 04/01/2010 14:13:58
I adore Ian McEwan and On Chesil Beach is possibly my favourite book of his. It's actually painful to read with its constant atmosphere of repression and voyeuristic view of the relationship. Like The Go-Between, it has a perfect opening line, which in this case summarises the whole book: "They were young, educated, and both virgins on this, their wedding night, and they lived in a time when conversation about sexual difficulties was plainly impossible." |
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One Day That's one for my reading list. Thanks Mrs M and I can't see a spelling mistake in sight but is the book actually called One Day, rather than One Fine Day? |
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#15 Posted 24/07/2010 19:05:11
A bit late coming to this thread... I loved On Chesil Beach and devoured it in a couple of sittings. The length of the book was perfect for the story - much more and it would have been too heartbreaking! Haven't read much McEwan but have read Atonement and although I found it very involving it didn't affect me on an emotional level in the way On Chesil Beach did. |