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August 7, 2014 Dear ELAC Employee:
THE NEED FOR A HIGH VOLTAGE ENGINEERING REPAIR AND TESTING WORK FOR THE CHILLER OF THE CENTRAL POWER PLANT IS UNAVOIDABLE. ELAC CAMPUS WILL HAVE A GENERAL POWER OUTAGE FROM APPROXIMATELY 5:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M. ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2014. WE ARE ASKING THAT ALL CAMPUS PROGRAM DIRECTORS AND MANAGERS, AS WELL AS SHERIFF'S STATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STAFF TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION FOR ANY PLANNED ACTIVITIES.Please note that all computers and related equipment (printers, scanners, refrigerators, etc) needs to be powered off and unplug from the wall outlet. This will prevent a potential shortage or damage at the restart of power.WE EXPECT THAT ALL WORK ON THE CHILLER OF THE CENTRAL PLANT WILL BE DONE AT THE END OF THE WORKING DAY ON AUGUST 23, 2014.WE APPRECIATE YOUR KIND COOPERATION AND CONSIDERATION ON THIS MATTER.
June 18,2014
Beginning June 12, 2014 and continuing through the Summer specific pedestrian pathways will be closed for construction activities. Please use the "Construction Activities Path of Travel Impacts" plan for specific dates on the closures. The pathways to be impacted are: East-West pedestrian pathway just north of building E1 (Student Services) North-South pedestrian pathway just west of building F3 (Bailey Library) EastWest pedestrian pathway just south of building F7 (Business Administration) North-South pedestrian pathway between the two construction sites (Campus Student Center & Science Career) East-West pedestrian/cart pathway just north of G3 (Auditorium) - For map view of the closed area click here.
April 30, 2014
Beginning Friday, May 2, 2014 through mid August, 2014 the contractor, Pinner (same contractor building Student Success and Retention Center) will be building the Entry Plaza project which is located at the Cesar Chavez side of the campus between E1 & G1 buildings. The west entry of the G1 Building will be cordoned-off to not allow entry from the west side of the building. The doors will not be locked, so as to allow emergency exit out of the building. Entries into the G1 building will only be allowed from the south, east and north sides of the building.
The reason the contractor will require the temporary closer of the west side of the G1 building is so that the existing asphalt ground cover within this area can be removed and replaced with concrete. Some grading activities will also be occurring along with the construction of stairs from the entry plaza onto the G3 grade level.
September 24,2013
Be advised that the southeast entry/exit (at the signal) of the P3 Parking structure (on Cesar Chavez) will be CLOSED on Friday, September 27, 2013 beginning at 6:30am through 4:30pm. Access into the Parking Structure will only be allowed through the southwest entry. The installation of the marquee sign will occur using a crane which will block the southeast corner. Pedestrian access along this area will be limited. Thank you for your patience.
September 13, 2013
Construction Alert-Please be advised that the north-south pathway between the F5 construction site and the Science Career Mathematics construction site will be closed on Friday, September 13, 2013 from 2:00 am through 6:30 am. This closer is required for the concrete pour activities at the F5 construction site. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
March 18, 2013
Please be advised that the construction fencing for the Campus Center Bookstore (F5) will be installed along the perimeter of the project site beginning Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The construction fencing will remain during the duration of the construction which is anticipated to be complete by the end of 2014. Thank you for your understanding during these construction activities on campus. Click here for map.
March 1, 2013
On Friday, March 1, 2013 access along the southeast corner of the concourse will be impacted by construction activity at the East End Zone Terrace project.Additionally, beginning Friday, March 1 through Monday, March 11, 2013 debris removal from the Math & Science site will begin along the east side of the site. The trucks will be entering through Collegian Avenue, north of the S2 building and exiting through Cesar Chavez just east of the G1 building. The trucks will be escorted entering and exiting the campus by 3-flagmen. Click here for map.
February 13, 2013
The Men's baseball contractor will be hoisting and tack-welding the upper half of the steel netting poles Thursday, 2/14/2013 starting at 5:00 AM and be complete before 7:00 AM. This will ensure that the Child Development Center is unoccupied during this process as an added safety precaution.The Science & Career contractor will be closing the fire road (east side of campus) between P1, G3 and the Science Career construction site Friday, 2/15/2013 due to concrete delivery activities. This closure will be from 7:00am to 4:00pm.
December 17, 2012 Effective Monday, December 17, 2011 the Avalanche Way Road off of Bleakwood will be closed to vehicle traffic. This road is located between the men's baseball field and the Northwest Stadium parking lot. This closure is needed for the renovation of the men's baseball facilities and installation of new field turf. This closure will last the duration of this project into the Spring Semester. The pedestrian pathways will be maintained at all times with directional signs to the A-2, A-3 ,A-4 & A-5 facilities. We will be posting detour/directional signs to the Faculty/Staff parking lot located between B-1 & B-2.
December 13, 2012 Be advised that the EastWest Alvalanche Way (feeding off of Bleakwood) will be closed beginning Monday, December 17th through Friday, December 21, 2012. All traffic flow heading to the lower B1/B2 Modular village parking lot will be routed through the NW parking lot to head south into the lower B1/B2 driveway. We apologize for this inconvenience.
December 6, 2012 The demolition of building H5 will begin on Thursday, December 6th through Friday, December 7th. The building demolition for G5 will begin on Monday, December 10th through Tuesday, December 11th. This will be the only buildings which will be demolished at this time to prepare for the installation of the new sewer along the southwest corner of the site. Thank you for your patience during these construction activities.
November 26, 2012 The delivery of another campus marquees which will be located at the SE corner of Floral Drive and Avalanche Way will be delivered on Tuesday, November 27, 2012. To insure safety, the northbound lane on Avalanche Way will be closed on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 from 7:00am to 1:00pm. Pedestrians using Floral Drive will be escorted around the construction area during this installation duration. Northbound traffic along Avalanche will be detoured through the northwest parking lot to Bleakwood Avenue. Thank you in advance for your patience during these construction activities.
November 5th, 2012 Beginning on Monday, November 5, 2012 at 2:00am, the contractor for the Science Career and Mathematics-Demolition project, will be delivering their construction trailers which will be located just north of the G8 & H8 buildings. The trailer installation should be complete by 6:30am. Beginning at 6:00am, the same day, the construction fence vendor will begin delivering and installing the perimeter construction fence around buildings G5, G6, H5, H6, & H7. The trucks will be entering through the Collegian Avenue campus road just north of S2 and exiting through Cesar Chavez between P1 & G1 buildings. Buildings G8 & H8 will not be disrupted during these activities. Your patience during these activities is greatly appreciated.
October 29, 2012 Campus Sign (see map): On Friday, November 2, 2012 from 6:00am through 10:00am the Floral Drive east bound lanes and Collegian Avenue south bound lane will be closed due to the delivery of the ELAC sign. The Collegian Avenue ramp from Parking Structure 4 will be closed during this activity. The sign will be installed at the SW corner of Floral Drive and Collegian Avenue adjacent to the parking structure. Please plan your travel routes accordingly. Men's Baseball Field (see map): designated street parking spots along Avalanche Way, north of the Men's Baseball Field, will be temporarily removed beginning October 31 through November 2, 2012 for truck haul-out activities.
October 19, 2012 REVISED CONSTRUCTION ZONES & TRUCK ROUTE MAP (Click Here
Please be advised that the path of travel between E1 & E3 and the west side of the Bailey Library will be closed from Friday, October 26, 2012 through Sunday, December 2, 2012 due to major construction activities within the E3/E5 construction jobsite.
Additionally, all Parking and Drop-Off activities within the D7 lot area (along Floral Drive) will be Closed to the campus from October 26, 2012 through November 2014. This access will be primarily for construction truck activity only."
October 17, 2012 Men's Baseball Field: The renovation of the Men's Baseball Field will begin on October 18, 2012. Access through the baseball field will be closed beginning on Friday, October 19, 2012. The renovation of the field will continue through March 2013. We apologize for this inconvenience but appreciate your cooperation while we complete our construction activities.
October 3rd, 2012 The pedestrian/cart pathway between E3 and E5 will be closed beginning Monday, October 8, 2012 through the duration of construction for the Student Success & Retention project. Campus access, in the east/west directions, will occur south of E3 (between E1 & E3) and north of E5 (south of E7).


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Moira West - European Champion
Moira West recently competed at the European Masters Track & Field Championships in Izmir, Turkey.
Moira (V65) won gold in the 100m in a time of 15.30s, gold in the 200m in 31.90s, gold in the 400m in 74:00s and gold in the 4 x 400m in a new British record of 5:52.74.
These were her first individual gold medals at a European championships. Well done Moira!

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Dennis Rasku of Pompano Beach, Fl., made a net birdie (gross par) on the first hole to win a 3-way, sudden death playoff and the World Championship Playoff at 31st annual Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship at Barefoot Resort's Dye Club.
Rasku, a 9 handicap, Tony Wallace, a 5 handicap from Maryville, T.N., and Ben Hamby, a 7 handicap from Winter Springs, Fla., all shot net 72s to get into the playoff. (Full Results)
Rasku hit his approach to 22 feet and two-putted for par, on the Dye Club 410-yard ninth hole, besting Wallace and Hamby, neither of whom received a stroke on the hole. "From the weather to the World's Largest 19th Hole, we enjoyed a wonderful week at the Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship," said Jeff Monday, World Am tournament director. "Congratulations to Dennis on earning the right to call himself World Champion and to our entire field for a great week of golf."
Mark Gardiner of Mascoutah, Ill., shot a 1-under par 71 to win the World's Am first Gross Division Championship. Gardiner's score was the best of the day, net or gross.
Additionally, Brazilians Joao Tomazelli and Denis Song Min Cho shot a team total of 155 to win the International Pairs event and earn the right to compete in Scotland next year in the IP World Finals.
The World Championship Playoff is the annual culmination of the Myrtle Beach World Am, a 72-hole net, stroke play event. ...
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Home Buying Gets Tougher as Lenders Restrict FHA Loans
Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Home ownership may be falling out of reach for more Americans as lenders toughen their standards for Federal Housing Administration-insured loans beyond what the agency itself requires.
Mortgage lenders including Wells Fargo & Co. and Bank of America Corp., the two largest, have raised the minimum credit score on FHA-insured loans that they will buy to 640 from 620. About 6.3 million people fall within that range, according to FICO, which created the formula for the ratings.
The higher hurdles for FHA loans, used in about a fifth of U.S. home purchases, add to challenges for a housing market already struggling with record-low sales and surging foreclosures. While lax lending fueled the bust that led the U.S. into recession, the new requirements will stifle the real estate recovery needed to revive the economy, said Ron Phipps, president of the National Association of Realtors.
"We've gone from silly to stupid," Phipps, principal partner of Phipps Realty Inc., said in a telephone interview from his home in Warwick, Rhode Island. "People who should be getting credit can't get it. To have a healthy real estate market, you need activity. You need transactions."
FHA Rules
The FHA, which previously didn't have minimums for FICO scores, began in October to require grades of at least 500, and more than 580 for loans with down payments of as little as 3.5 percent. Borrowers with scores between those levels must put 10 percent down. Several lenders moved minimums to about 620 at the start of 2009, the companies said then.
FICO scores range from 300 to 850. The grades are based on data such as whether borrowers have missed debt payments, balances on their credit cards relative to borrowing limits, and the length of their credit history, meaning consumers who've never fallen delinquent can have lower scores, according to the company's website.
The 6.3 million people with grades between 620 and 640 equate to about 3.7 percent of U.S. consumers with credit information available, according to FICO, the Minneapolis-based company formally known as Fair Isaac Corp.
Requiring a 640 credit score excludes as much as about 15 percent of FHA borrowers, David Stevens, the agency's commissioner, said in an interview yesterday. Minorities and borrowers in communities hardest hit by the recession are most likely to lose based on FICO scores, he said.
Finding Better Way
"We are restricting opportunity and access for those who can least afford it," Stevens said. "We need to find a better way to provide access to these families who are being cut out simply because lenders are putting arbitrary overlays on top of our requirements."
FHA insurance covers lenders or debt investors when borrowers default. One of every five U.S. home purchases relied on the loans in the fiscal year through July, the agency said in a report yesterday. They accounted for a third of purchases by first-time homebuyers in the year ended Sept. 30.
The FHA, the Department of Veteran Affairs and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the companies taken over by the government in 2008, have been providing about 95 percent of new mortgage financing after falling home prices sparked retreats by banks and by investors in mortgage bonds without U.S.-backed guarantees, according to Inside Mortgage Finance newsletter. The S&P Case-Shiller Index of property values in 20 cities fell as much as 33 percent from its 2006 peak.
Larger Role
"It's absolutely clear that, today, FHA is playing a larger role than it should," Stevens said during a conference call with reporters yesterday. "But it's a counter-cyclical force providing liquidity in a market where private capital still is completely absent."
Mortgage companies are tightening FHA standards partly because of the higher costs they face in servicing delinquent loans, said Luke Hayden, president of the mortgage unit of Mount Laurel, New Jersey-based PHH Corp. By keeping defaults low, they can also boost the prices they fetch for bonds filled with the loans and thus offer lower rates, he said.
When FHA-backed loans go into default, the lender bears a greater share of the expenses than when the mortgage is backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Hayden said. Lenders whose delinquency rates stray too far from averages can also face being cut off by the FHA or other sanctions from the agency, said David Lykken, president of Mortgage Banking Solutions, an Austin, Texas-based consulting firm.
Lender Buybacks
With Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgages, lenders are forced to buy back bad mortgages that were improperly underwritten, which has also prompted them to adopt tougher guidelines for those loans.
More banks tightened standards on prime residential mortgages in three months ending Oct. 31 than loosened them, a switch from the prior period, a Federal Reserve survey found.
Hayden's company, the country's seventh-largest home lender, gets some of its business through a joint venture with its former affiliate Realogy Corp., owner of the Coldwell Banker, ERA and Century 21 realty brokerage brands. The company is still tightening some standards for government-insured loans, he said.
Wells Fargo, the largest mortgage originator, has stopped buying FHA loans with FICOs below 640 from other lenders, said Vickee J. Adams, a spokeswoman for the San Francisco-based bank.
The minimum score for mortgages it makes through its own loan officers remains 600 with "no plans for an increase," she said. These types of loans accounted for 57 percent of its first-half originations, according to Inside Mortgage Finance.
Bank of America
Bank of America, the second-biggest lender, also stopped buying new FHA loans with FICOs below 640 last month, said Terry H. Francisco, a spokesman. About half of its originations in the first half of this year came through purchases from such so-called correspondents.
The bank, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, also requires scores at least that high on FHA mortgages for refinancing when making loans directly to borrowers. It still allows scores as low as 620 for home-purchase mortgages in its retail business because it thinks they perform relatively better and "we want to stay competitive" with those loans, Francisco said.
While Bank of America and Wells Fargo are keeping their retail credit standards in place, the changes to their loan buying affects other lenders' requirements. Quicken Loans Inc., the ninth-largest lender, has ended most of its FHA lending to borrowers with scores below 640 because of the new rules.
'Huge Effect'
"When the big companies change their standards and rules, it has a huge effect on the market," said Bob Walters, chief economist at the Detroit-based company.
JPMorgan Chase & Co., the third-largest lender, had already been generally requiring credit scores of at least 640 on FHA loans before the tightening by competitors, said Tom Kelly, a spokesman for the New York-based company.
Matt Hackett, underwriting manager at New York-based Equity Now Inc., said higher requirements among buyers of its FHA loans cut off about 5 percent of his potential customers. A 640 score disqualifies about 15 percent of customers who were getting FHA loans through Chris Murphy, a loan originator at Main Street Home Loans LLC, an independent mortgage bank based in Alpharetta, Georgia.
"It's bad from the originator's standpoint because fewer people qualify," Murphy said in a telephone interview from his office in Charlotte. "But it's less likely they're going to default and so, from the standpoint of the economy, it's probably a good thing."
Mortgage Delinquencies
About 9.8 percent of U.S. home mortgages were delinquent at the end of the second quarter, with an additional 4.6 percent in the foreclosure process, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The Washington-based group releases figures through Sept. 30 tomorrow.
FHA lending to the riskiest borrowers has declined in the past two years. Only 3.8 percent of FHA loans had scores below 620 or no score in the quarter ended Sept. 30, down from a peak of 50.4 percent in the period through Dec. 31, 2008, according to a Nov. 4 agency report to Congress. A score below 620 was typically considered subprime before the credit crisis, meaning the borrower had a bad or limited credit history.
More Than Expected
"Mortgage credit availability has tightened even more than we expected," Morgan Stanley analysts Oliver Chang, Vishwanath Tirupattur and James Egan said today in a report.
At the same time, the recession and unemployment has spurred a decline in borrower credit scores, they said. There has been about a 23-point drop in FICO scores among current borrowers who took loans without government backing in 2006 and 2007, they said.
The U.S. home-ownership rate remained at a 10-year low of 66.9 percent in the quarter ended Sept. 30, in part because of rising foreclosures, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Nov. 2. The rate reached a record high of 69.2 percent in the second and fourth quarters of 2004.
Sales of existing homes were at an annual pace of 4.53 million in September, compared with the average rate of 5.82 million for the past decade, according to the Chicago-based National Association of Realtors. The pace in July was 3.84 million, the lowest in data going back to 1999.
Restricting access to credit threatens to slow a rebound even as reduced home prices and interest rates near record lows boost affordability, said Stevens, the FHA commissioner.
"This has a broad potential impact to the economic recovery in total," he said. "We're not asking for lenders to be reckless. In fact, we believe we have prudent policies for the market. But we do believe that lenders need to put more work into making certain that they provide accessibility for families who can qualify for a mortgage."
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Elements is Deakin's new collection and management tool for publications and research output.
Elements will help Deakin collect, manage and preserve publications in an efficient and effective manner, reducing the amount of time and effort spent on managing publications across the University, while increasing the number of publications that are discoverable via Deakin Research Online (DRO).
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With T2 exams about to start, there's never been a better time to come into the Library.
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Once again, we'd like to thank everyone for providing valuable insight into why you enjoying bringing your own devices to the University and the Library.
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Thank you to everyone who supported the Great Book Swap last week to celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day!
A total of $238 was raised for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation to help their work improving the literacy levels of Indigenous Australians living in remote and isolated regions. This is done by providing books and other literary resources for children living in these communities and raising broad community awareness of Indigenous literacy issues.
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Cookbook creator says: This recipe was very tasty, a great companion to a lean meat or even all alone! Submitted by MINDCRUSHER1376 Carbs: 12.3g | Fat: 5.9g | Fiber: 1.3g | Protein: 2.5g | Calories: 108.7
Cookbook creator says: I have been making this for years its so good and good for you! It's definately a great meal for any diet its low calorie but filling and rich. Submitted by LEXIBELLE715 Carbs: 1.4g | Fat: 8.5g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 48.5g | Calories: 275.2
Cookbook creator says: I love this recipe! It is so tasty and a great health pasta dish, the feta adds a great tangy salty kick. Submitted by LILYANN2 Carbs: 25.4g | Fat: 7g | Fiber: 4.7g | Protein: 14.3g | Calories: 207.6
A great tasting and healthy alternative to fries. Submitted by LIZZS2NDCHANCE Carbs: 18.1g | Fat: 0.6g | Fiber: 2g | Protein: 1.1g | Calories: 80.7
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This is a healthier version of chicken salad that my mom sometimes makes. The little bit of ranch gives it a nice flavor not found in a traditional chicken salad. Submitted by STAR_FLOWER Carbs: 10.1g | Fat: 1.9g | Fiber: 1.2g | Protein: 17.8g | Calories: 130.6
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I like to divide this into snack size bags for a quick, ready-to-go snack on the run. Keeps me from hitting the fast food! This has less fat & sodium than a bag of chips from the vending machine at work. :) Submitted by LANEYTEN Carbs: 23.5g | Fat: 9.5g | Fiber: 2.6g | Protein: 4.7g | Calories: 180.1


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Decent Lebanese
Posted on 10 / 24 / 2014Pretty good Lebanese, smaller serves than I am used to. Nice staff, a good selection of vegetarian options, not much vegan. Reasonably priced, not cheap.
Cons: Small Serves
Pretty good Lebanese, smaller serves than I am used to. Nice staff, a good selection of vegetarian options, not much vegan. Reasonably priced, not cheap.
I was steered there by WWOZ staff and was quite happy with the lunch that they provided. They offer a good number of Veg/Vegan appetizers. Two of those plus the herb encrusted flat bread made a very filling and inexpensive lunch.
We've eaten at all Mona's locations for nearly a decade now. They've never disappointed and thier menu, obviously, had accomodated our evolving diets from carnivores to now vegans.
Mona's Cafe serves traditional cuisine by people who know it well. Hummus, falafels, ... While there isn't really anything exciting on the menu for vegans, it IS a place to accomodate everyone in your dinner party.
Recommended by 2 New Orleans' locals, I checked out Mona's Cafe. It was amazing! I tried the falafel plate (which is vegan) and it was so delicious. The falafels are fried so of course they are tasty and the hummus & tahini dressing are the perfect complement to the dish. If you are in NO and you can only go to one restaraunt, make it Mona's - you will not be dissapointed.
We were overjoyed to find Mona's excellent restaurant in a city famous for food we do not eat. It is some of the best middle eastern food
I have had. Tasty generous portions. Wonderful 'Foul' a bean dip- several others very garlicy and lemony. some spicy'! Lovely salads.Great felafel. Lots more. I also liked the simple and pleasant atmosphere right in the heart of the French Quarter with music everywhere.
I have only had Mona's delivery so far, but it is wonderful to actually be able to order vegan food! It was absolutely delicious, not too expensive, and speedy delivery :)
We ate at Mona's a few times while in NOLA last year as it was close to our B&B and we spent most of our evenings on Frenchmen St anyways. It's typical Mediterranean food, but it was good. We ordered lots of food and took leftovers back to the B&B. They have a little store area too and there was plenty of tables.
It is a REAL challenge to find veggie options in this town. Mona's provided our group with lunch on 2 occasions in 5 days. The Greek salad, hummus, falafel, and veggie skewers were all great. The guava juice was amazing. The veggie dolmas were disappointing and oily. The place is a little grimy, but the tables and dishware were all clean and the service was pretty good.
Mona's is good, but it's not the best Lebanese food in town. My boyfriend and I go here when I want to have a cheap, light dinner, but still want to cheat a little. I absolutely love that you can order french fries and hummus together (who knew it would be so delicious!?). I usually order my hummus/fries combo along with a large Greek/Mediterranean salad. The boyfriend gets the falafel sandwich.
Quick, Cheap, Good.
We visited Mona's three times during our recent visit to New Orleans and it certainly didn't dissappoint. It's worth the walk from Bourbon Street, and despite being on the edge of a (we're told) non-tourist-friendly area (Fauburg Marigny), it's on a well-lit street just off Esplanade Avenue - we certainly didn't feel threatened by the neighbourhood. The service is fast and friendly, the prices inexpensive and the menu extensive. The food itself was wonderful - the houmus, falafel, stuffed vine leaves, veggie kebabs were all tasty and well prepared. After reading the previous review before our visit, I asked the waitress and she assured us that all the veggie food was cooked seperately to any meat, but you would probably be wise to double-check. The Turkish coffee was wonderfully strong, and after you're meal you can wander round the health-food store section and stock up on veggie and vegan holiday essentials.
If you are vegan, be sure to ask them to LEAVE out the tzatziki (yogurt spread) when ordering the sandwiches. Also- the falafel is cooked in the same oil as the dead animal pieces.
i caught mona's from the corner of my eye; thrilled to read that they served mediterranean cuisine (which usually means there's something veggie/interesting that i can eat), we magically found parking like two blocks away and ran to the place. it's a strangely casual cross between a very reasonably priced middle-eastern grocery, hookah shop, and restaurant.
i recall that they had a decent selection of entrees, but being pressed for time, we ordered a sampler that i think consisted of falafel, hummus, baba ganoush, cous cous, tabouli, and of course, pita. the only thing was that for what it was, the plate was a tad expensive (like $9.00 for some dip and 3 pieces of falafel! i think the rest of the food was more reasonably priced, tho)... but it was soooo good! even my carnivore bf was pleased.
we also shared a cup of their turkish coffee, and tho it was as thick & black as tar, it was good and... sobering? haha
ooh! and their lebanese tea with pine nuts is absolutely delectable. i've been dying for it since i returned home to tx.
(i can't wait to move to NOLA this fall! hehe)
it was a nice surprise to stop somewhere half from desperation, half out of curiosity and find that not only did it have stuff that i could eat/buy (sadly, veggie places are scarce in NOLA), but that i would gladly return to!
YaY, mona's!
There are many vegetarian options in Mona's like the eggplant sandwich, falfel sandwich, hummus, musabaha, tahni sauce, tabouli, vegetable platter, rice, salad and obviously the desserts. If you ask for no feta on the eggplant sandwich, all of this is vegan too
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If so, I envy you! We've had snow/ice on the ground since last Tuesday evening and extreme cold temps. I know we've broken at least 1 record cold for the date this year, haven't watched the news often enough in the last few days to see if we've broken additional ones! We're not supposed to be back above freezing at all until at least Wednesday. All I've seen of my gardens in the last few days is snow covered lumps and I'm getting a bit stir crazy. Are any of you still able to work in your gardens? I know we have some peony gardeners in this forum in warmer states, do you guys still have anything growing? If so let us know what! It'll be at least 3 months before we see the tiniest bit of green coming back up here.... |
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It is currently snowing where I am. I can surely sympathize with you. I get some comfort looking at pictures of peonies. Hope this pic of Nick Shaylor will cheer you up. |
Beautiful picture kousa, Nick Shaylor is one of the new peonies that I planted this fall. Liz, we've also had crazy weather, 2 weeks ago, we were in the 20's with daytime temps no higher than the 30's. This week, we reached the low 70's. It's also been raining a lot, thank goodness it made the ground softer. I finally planted several plants and tubers yesterday. I'm looking forward to spring. Also, all of my peonies have been cut back except for 3. I'll work on getting those done this week. |
- Posted by LizinElizabeth 5 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sun, Dec 8, 13 at 22:00
Kousa, your Nick Shaylor is lovely! Amhkgn, I never did get all of my peony foliage cut back this fall. Typically don't most years because the early cold weather catches me by surprise; happens every year, guess I should just admit to being a lazy gardener! I'm also going to post a peony shot, one of the few I took last year that wasn't just one bloom. Completely accidental but I think I like the dark pink of the Victoire de la Marne beside Singing in the Rain. |
Both of the plants are just gorgeous, and so healthy in appearance. What do you use to fertilize the plants? |
That is such a gorgeous color combo,LIZ. VdlM really brings out the color blend of SitR. Please post more photos of your peony blooms or beds. |
- Posted by LizinElizabeth 5 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Dec 9, 13 at 20:03
Amhkgn, I've never fertilized my peonies although I bought some of Adelman's peony fertilizer and azomite (based on raves by another forum member for the azomite!) to try next season. Our builder did bring in topsoil to build up the area those 2 are planted in and I raised the beds in this pic with planter's mix. The pic shows the bed not completed, the native soil in that area was hard as a rock so I covered the entire area with cardboard and put 12-24 inches of soil over it. I used 20 yards total. That's where the majority of my new peonies went this fall, hopefully I'll be posting pics of blooms next spring....The pic of the VdlM and SitR was taken from the other side of the house from this picture. This side is pretty barren, huh? A couple of ex-military guys I work with helped me put in the stone pathway going down the middle of the beds. The part closest to the house had some plantings in it but extended it's size by at least 30% so had lots of filling in to do. |
- Posted by LizinElizabeth 5 (email@example.com) on Mon, Dec 9, 13 at 20:07
The front is more shaded by the pines. The angle is wrong to see it but there is a waterfall running behind the small pines and the red peony, think that one is Blaze. The area with the bathouse is now crammed full of peonies, too! |
- Posted by LizinElizabeth 5 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Dec 9, 13 at 20:12
Not a peony but clary sage instead! Wintersowed this one last year, didn't it get HUGE in just one summer? Unfortunately I think that one's an annual here but I'll probably plant it again, butterflies really seemed to like it. Saw a few hummingbirds checking it out, too. Someone else's turn! Post some pretty flower pics to get us through this nasty cold week..... |
Love your front yard with the pines. It provides such a nice backdrop for your flowers. Here are some of my favorite pictures that were taken this year. Here is a section of iris bed. |
Here is a charming spray of Cinco de Mayo Rose, The garden is rather young so the beds are not developed. I need to fill them with something like grass or spiky perenials as companion plants. I am hesitant to convert anymore lawn to beds as I don't know if I can manage it all. Wish I am still in my 30's. |
This post was edited by kousa on Mon, Dec 9, 13 at 22:15
- Posted by LizinElizabeth 5 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Dec 9, 13 at 23:42
Gorgeous, Kousa! I really like the spider daylilies, too. And the iris looks really good with the peonies. I'm also trying to mix other perennials in with my peonies, different types of foliage/blooms at the same time and more color for post peony bloom. I'm thinking of trying a few roses again--Colorado isn't a rose friendly environment, though. And the deer love them....Do you grow lilies, too? I added quite a few from Gilbert Wild last spring. |
I like what you did to the bed with the stones. How I wish that I have a nice ready bed to plant more stuffs. Do you mind putting a chicken wire fence around the bed with the stones? You may have to do that to grow roses if the deers eat up your plants. I do not have deers but I can totally understand loss of plants to animals. Last year i planted a hundred Angelique bulbs at my church and a few sparse plants showed up this spring. The voles or moles ate most of the bulbs. I grow lilies too, asiatic and some orientals but I am not too crazy about the orientals because their scents are overwhelming and not too pleasant. This fall I bought some martagon lilies to experiment. From the pictures, they bloom an impressive spray of droopy lily flowers. Next year, I am going to try the blackberry and candy lilies that you recommend. It is so much fun to see new plants bloom. I am really happy with the iris blooms because I had only planted them last year. Some varieties did not bloom for me but the majority did. Unfortunately they are susceptible to borers and my bed was heavily infested. I can't believe that the borers find their ways to my garden so fast when I had only started those beds last summer. I love roses too esp. the ones that are disease resistant and bloom continuously. Well. all I can say is too many loves do definitely make for a lighter pocket. :) This is Tom Pounce. |
- Posted by LizinElizabeth 5 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Wed, Dec 11, 13 at 23:32
I agree about the lilies, Kousa. The smell can certainly be overpowering and a bit like a funeral....They sure are pretty, though. I actually had some success keeping the deer away with fishing line last year, think I'll try that again next season. It's a menace for anyone walking through my garden beds but they shouldn't be doing that anyway, huh? Got the tip from a gardening magazine, 1 string of fishing line around 4' up and 1 around 1', they hit it when walking and it spooks them away. I've been looking at the Palatine site for roses, they have several that are supposed to be good down to zone 3. We get a few days to a week each year that our temps probably bottom out around there! I think probably even worse though is our dry climate. I need to start haunting the rose forums some more to see if anyone else in the Denver area will give me rose advice! You're right about liking too many things getting expensive, easy to drop hundreds of dollars in just a few minutes shopping. If you wintersow the blackberry and candy lilies (actually in the iris family) you should do Rocky Mountain Penstemon, too. It's a really pretty purple/blue spiky flower, low leaves with a long flower stem. They bloom with the mid and late peonies and look really pretty in cut arrangements with them. They're super easy to wintersow and increase in size quickly. This isn't the best picture, they're actually a bit darker than this shows and the stem is pretty much covered down one side when they're in full bloom. |
Based on your recommendation from previous post, I bought some penstemon seeds. But I can't find the post where you wrote about sowing the seeds in winter. Do you know where you posted that info? Rose forum is made up of many nice members. i have learned a lot from them, THey are always willing to help fellow gardeners with rose problems. I wasn't aware that the blackberry and candy lily are part of the iris family. I guess the lily in their names threw me off. i wonder if these plants are susceptible to the iris borers. |
- Posted by LizinElizabeth 5 (email@example.com) on Fri, Dec 13, 13 at 13:26
Kousa, I only have a few irises and don't have borers so I'm unsure if the candy and blackberry lilies are susceptible. I don't know if I've talked about wintersowing either on this forum, I learned everything I know from the wintersowing forum here on Gardenweb. Most of the hardier penstemon have seed that require cold stratification. Wintersowing takes care of that step for you, don't have to refrigerate to get them to grow. The candy and blackberry lilies take forever to put up shoots, think I sowed them last year in early January and a few shoots came up as late as mid-May. That's a long time to keep planted milk jugs around, I know, but the process works well. |
Lovely photos everyone. It has reminded me of some things I used to grow that seem to have faded away without me even realizing it. I had clary sage & miss it. Rocky Mountain penstemon used to be beautiful, but it disappeared a couple of years ago when we had a really wet spring then a late cold snap. Lost lots of plants that year. Guess I need to get over to the seed trading forum & see if I can get those again. We've had some really cold weather very early this year, but the last few days have been warmer & I've been outside a bit. Got the last of my daff bulbs I ordered planted yesterday. Unfortunately the warm weather is bringing in heavy rains starting tonight. On the plus side, I don't think they are expecting nasty storms, just lots & lots of rain which should clear out for Christmas. |
- Posted by LizinElizabeth 5 (email@example.com) on Fri, Dec 20, 13 at 11:49
Ngraham, clary sage is annual here, are you warm enough for it to be perennial? I'm not much into annuals but I'll definitely plant that one again! It got huge and looked pretty right up until the hard frosts, not very much in my garden looked as nice for as long. Kousa, I put in a small order at Palatine Roses for spring! Only have 3 roses in my entire yard so far, 2 low growing spreaders that I got on clearance several falls ago and a yellow from Home Depot, also on clearance. After haunting the rose forums for a while I decided to give it another go, hopefully these will last longer than my ill-fated David Austins; they never grew at all...... |
Hi Liz! If you are interested in buying roses, Heirloom Roses is having a sale. They sell own root roses, not grafted roses. I have ordered from them and they offer very nice bands. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Heirloom roses
This post was edited by kousa on Fri, Dec 20, 13 at 18:26
I wonder if there are different types of clary sage. The one I had I thought was perennial, but might have been a biennial. I know foxgloves are supposed to be biennial but usually come up one season & bloom 2 more years.I know it reseeded for a while then disappeared finally. |
- Posted by LizinElizabeth 5 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Fri, Dec 20, 13 at 22:53
I'll have to check them out in the spring, Kousa, our ground is completely frozen now and will be until probably April. Looks like they ship year-round, certainly wouldn't want to try to keep a rose alive in a pot now! Ngraham, looks like it's supposed to be a short lived perennial but it's grown as an annual here, too cold to survive. Hopefully it'll self-seed, though! |
The rose bands are shipped whenever you want to receive them even if you order now. |
- Posted by LizinElizabeth 5 (email@example.com) on Sun, Dec 22, 13 at 16:05
Kousa, went back on Heirloom's site and placed an order for 5 roses to be delivered in the spring! Keep your fingers crossed for me; haven't had much success with roses but got some very specific advice for my area this time. Now I'll just have to figure out how to keep the deer away from them, might have to invest in one of those motion activated sprinklers..... |
What did you get? What is your favorite color of roses? As for peonies, do you have a favorite form or color? Can I ask whether you have Japanese beetles in CO? This past summer, the Jap beetles stripped one of my rose bushes almost bare to the canes. It looked really ragged and sad. I wish you lots of luck with the roses. As a newbie myself, I can't offer much help but I think part of the fun is discovering what works and what doesn't through trial and error. |
- Posted by LizinElizabeth 5 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Dec 23, 13 at 11:48
I got Ambridge Rose, Constance Spry, Desirée, Magnificent Perfume and Memories. I don't know if we have Japanese beetles; no one on the Rose Forums from this area mentioned them so I hope not! I think my biggest foes are going to be our crazy summer hail and the late winter weather we have. I think all of the roses are beautiful, even the spreading like a noxious weed wild rose we have here, I had to move peonies because it's completely taken over one big area of my garden near the house, but all of the ones I ordered from both places are the super full David Austin/cabbage rose looking ones, just because they have such an old fashioned, beautiful look to me. If these survive I'll probably add some Floribundas and Grandafloras. I actually had Australia's version of Jacob's Coat when we were stationed in Alice Springs and absolutely loved that one, the changing colors were absolutely amazing. 4 of the ones I ordered are supposed to be continuously blooming through the summer, can't wait for that! I have things that bloom all summer already but it's stuff like penstemon, nothing you'd want to cut and bring inside. Penstemon stinks to me and the blooms are insignificant but the hummingbirds love it so it's a keeper in my yard. I'm not as sure about the trial and error method; I'm one of those people who agonize about killing plants, especially the really pretty blooming ones! But if I can keep the majority of my 2 orders alive I'll consider it a success and build a collection from there. If I lose most or all of them (lost all of the 1st David Austins I tried) it'll probably be another 10 years before I'd be ready to try again..... |
- Posted by LizinElizabeth 5 (email@example.com) on Mon, Dec 23, 13 at 11:49
I also got anemones, both spring and fall blooming types, last year through various plant exchanges. I'm really hoping those survive, such a pretty, delicate looking flower. |
I agree DA roses are captivating and addicting! Their scents are incredible. I hope you will be successful with the above plantings. I regret that I discover these beauties only this year. I too just started anemones this fall, some singles and semidoubles. Well, I wish you and your family a Joyous Holiday Season and many delights in the coming New Year(particularly from your garden). |
- Posted by stevelau1911 6 (My Page) on Tue, Dec 31, 13 at 9:26
It may be the coldest part of the year, but I still have some more plants to pot up. It's in the 20s outside, but under the tarps, the potted soil seems to stay unfrozen. I know the pots may be a bit small for the plants I'm putting in, but that's fine for a season until I can get them planted once they start stressing for water. |
- Posted by LizinElizabeth 5 (email@example.com) on Tue, Dec 31, 13 at 10:19
Which ones are those, Steve? |
- Posted by stevelau1911 6 (My Page) on Tue, Dec 31, 13 at 14:07
These are champion fragrance, or Guan Qun Fang, a Chinese tree peony. I could have split the one on the bottom in half again, but I decided that 1 split was good enough in this case because I still want to see flowers pretty soon. |
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- Posted by marymilkweed z9 Orlando FL (My Page) on Wed, Aug 27, 08 at 17:54
Your picture of the Lantana standard tree makes me want to drool with envy, I would love to learn how to create that beauty? I have Red Dallas Lantana growing, I think that's it in your picture, and it is sprawled all over the ground and over other plants, but I am afraid to trim it back because all my butterflies nectar on it daily. And I would think that butterflies would love the height. |
I don't know...Lantana is a bush. I thought that if you wanted a plant that isn't normally a tree to be a tree, you had to graft it somehow. I have seen Lantana 'trees' at nurseries, just not sure how they do it. |
- Posted by itsmesarah (My Page) on Thu, Aug 28, 08 at 9:15
I heard to do it you just clip it up the "trunk" till youve got the height you want then start clipping off the top to bush it out. The "trunk" will harden with age. I was thinking last night about it in bed and thought that I could just cut one of the sides off and reroot it but take it and turn it till the other side stands straight up and put dirt so it holds like that. Stake if needed. Does that sound like it would work? |
- Posted by itsmesarah (My Page) on Thu, Aug 28, 08 at 13:11
Also.. Do they do better in containers?? If I was to bring it in during the winter would it still bloom inside? |
Lantana standards (tree form) are created by 1) grafting onto an existing lantana of the desired height, 2) cutting an existing lantana all the way to the ground and allowing only ONE main stem to form, 3) by growing from seeds or cuttings and allowing only ONE main stem to develop until the plant is of the desired height. |
- Posted by itsmesarah (My Page) on Thu, Aug 28, 08 at 17:58
- Posted by freshair2townsquare 8a, DFW (My Page) on Thu, Aug 28, 08 at 21:16
Isn't the one in the picture staked? |
- Posted by itsmesarah (My Page) on Thu, Aug 28, 08 at 21:37
Yes..it is But that isnt my bush..that is a googled bush |
- Posted by mt.laurel138 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 1, 09 at 14:19
I love lantana trees and haven't been able to find any info on how to make one, so I bought a small one to experiment. It had one main stem and was the straightest one I could find. It was in a 4" pot, I've upped it to 6 1/2" and have been fertilizing as normal. I started pinching off the large stems forming off the main one. So far it's stayed nice and straight, but it's starting to lean a little so I'll stake it soon. I plan on keeping track of what I do to it so if it works I can post something on how to do it. If it doesn't work I can look back at what I did so I don't do it the same way a second time |
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Brown move to cut UK nuclear subs
Published: 2009/09/23 06:52:52 GMT
The prime minister is to tell the United Nations that he is willing to
cut the UK's fleet of Trident missile-carrying submarines from four to
Gordon Brown will make the offer at a meeting of the UN Security
Council on halting the spread of nuclear weapons and reducing existing
The proposed cuts come as the government searches for ways to reduce the
massive deficit in public finances.
However Number 10 said keeping the UK's nuclear deterrent was
At the UN meeting, Mr Brown will call for all nations to come together
to achieve the long-term ambition of a nuclear-free world.
He will say: "If we are serious about the ambition of a nuclear-free
world we will need statesmanship, not brinkmanship."
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg welcomed the proposals, saying they
were an important development.
He told the BBC: "I really do welcome that finally the dam has burst on
"It's just unrealistic for us to believe that we can foot the -L-100bn
like-for-like replacement costs for Trident over the next 25 years.
"I think the strategic context in which that decision is taking place is
very different as well - we're not facing the Cold War threat in the
same way that we once were."
The government has already announced that it has cut the UK's stockpile
of Trident warheads from 200 to 160, and many Labour MPs would like the
government to scrap the weapons altogether.
However Foreign Secretary David Miliband said it was imperative the UK
kept hold of an independent nuclear deterrent.
He said: "We reject unilateral nuclear disarmament for ourselves
precisely because the world cannot end up in a situation where
responsible powers get rid of their weapons, but the danger of nuclear
proliferation by other powers remains.
"As President Obama said in Prague, this is a very long-term goal which
may outlive his children, not just himself."
'Useless weapons'
Officials travelling with the prime minister warned that reducing the
number of submarines, which are based at Faslane on the Clyde, from four
to three would not result in a proportionate 25% cut in cost, as more
would have to be spent on maintaining the overall deterrent.
Kate Hudson, chairwoman of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND),
welcomed the proposals, describing them as "a serious and positive first
step towards the scrapping of both the current Trident nuclear weapons
system and its replacement".
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US President Obama is chairing the meeting of the UN Security Council on
Thursday as part of the process of drawing up a replacement for the
Non-Proliferation Treaty, designed to stop countries developing nuclear
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Britain could cut nuclear sub fleet
Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:13am BST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The government will say this week that it is
prepared to cut its nuclear submarine fleet from four to three vessels
if other countries agree to stop seeking their own weapons programmes.
Government officials said the move was not aimed at cutting costs but to
show leadership on nuclear non-proliferation.
"If we are serious about the ambition of a nuclear-free world we will
need statesmanship, not brinkmanship," Prime Minister Gordon Brown will
tell the United Nations,according to an aide.
Brown flew into New York on Tuesday to attend the U.N. General Assembly
and will travel to Pittsburgh for a summit of G20 leaders to discuss the
next steps in pulling the world out its worst recession since the 1930s.
He will tell the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that Britain is not
ready to give up its status as a nuclear power but is prepared to reduce
its nuclear submarine fleet when it is replaced over the next 15 years.
The present Vanguard class of submarines is likely to start leaving
service from the early 2020s and plans call for its successor to be in
service by 2024. Likely suppliers for the new submarines are BAE Systems
and Rolls-Royce.
There is no automatic link between reducing the number of submarines and
reducing Britain's 160 warheads, Brown will maintain.
Britain is expected to spend around 20 billion pounds replacing its
Trident nuclear deterrent and there has been much speculation this is an
area of expenditure that could be reduced in order to rein in a
burgeoning budget deficit.
The deficit is expected to top 12 percent of GDP and how to reduce
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to be enhanced for "the three boat solution."
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Yes, I have not wanted to say anything about this small tree to anyone, not even Josh, until I knew for sure it would flower. I wanted to surprse you.
I had my doubhts about it since I thought they barely flowered. So this one took back seat in my greenhouse and naturally got fertilized every time I waterd and had always looked green. Now, let it known it has FINALLY bloomed and I thought I would share with you. I make it a habit to keep the tags on my trees so as not to get confused, but now that I have ordered labels, I have my work cut out for me this spring. Thanks for everything everybody. Josh, now we wait and see when your potted one does! It could be sooner than you think:-) |
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- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Sun, Jan 29, 12 at 15:37
That's awesome, Mike! Not only is it blooming, it's blooming prolifically! I really hope that mine will bloom sometime. Of course, a greenhouse would probably do it. Thanks for the pics!
Josh |
Congratulations, Mike! OMG, I can't believe how many flower buds are on that little guy (and how many more are on the way)! :-) See, you envy me for my good fortune to be able to plant in the ground, but I'm jealous of YOU for being able to grow well various kinds of citrus (at least more than my Meyer lemons and Trovita orange that seem to be the only citrus that can grow in SF's cool summer climate)!... Tim |
- Posted by hoosierquilt z10a/23 Vista Calif (My Page) on Mon, Jan 30, 12 at 0:03
Wow, Mike. Nice little tree, and such great blossoms! That is one very healthy tree. I concur with Tim, you really do an outstanding job of container citrus. Tim, a Moro or a Tarocco would probably do well in your area, if you can protect during any really chilly nights. You'll get some nice coloration with blood oranges up your way. Patty S. |
- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Jan 30, 12 at 12:35
Hi Patty! Thank you so much. A compliment coming from you who sees how they do in the ground as nice as they do means a lot. Hoping you're doing ok these days:-) Josh! You can only imagine how excited I am. Now we both know that these babies can flower profusely in a pot even with a bit of extra fertilizer and in the mixes we both use. Tim! Lol. Thanks so much. You are too funny! You can only imagine how surprised I am. I just took that thing out of the greenhouse this a.m. and set it on a sunny table in the living room. There must be a way to make it possible for you to grow many other types Tim? Mike |
I'd love to be able to grow more kinds of oranges, but dubious since Four Winds said we in SF get too much cold summer fog (even more than Marin, so can't grow what Brett does) and not enough sun (though no frost in the winters at all)! FW was doubtful even of Cara Cara (suggesting the Trovita instead), which I thought might be good since I'd read that they hold long on the tree. Thanks for the suggestions, Patty - I'll look further into the Moro and Tarocco, but again, not holding my breath... Have good week, guys! Tim |
Mike, My first thought was that the leaf doesn't look like an orange... more like a lemon, as in no winged petiole; but you say you are fastidious about labeling, so I defer to your greater knowledge. |
- Posted by hoosierquilt z10a/23 Vista Calif (My Page) on Tue, Jan 31, 12 at 0:45
No, that's exactly what my Moro leaves look like, John. And, the blossoms are very white, and are in clusters. Definitely looks like a Moro to me. Plus, if they are really, really fragrant, again, an orange. Lemons are not nearly as fragrant as oranges and grapefruits. Lovely still, but not the overpowering fragrance of oranges and grapefruit blossoms. And Tim, Fours Winds would know your area much better than I, and if they're doubtful, then I would defer to their expertise of N. California. Unless you have an abnormally warm spot, like up against your house, south-facing and protected from winds, then maybe a Trovita is the better choice. Darn. Patty S. |
- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (email@example.com) on Tue, Jan 31, 12 at 8:15
John: Funny thing is the leaves do look almost the same but I can assure you this one is a Moro! I was washing off the leaves yesterday in the shower and 1, just 1 bloom fell off. I never got around to cleaning the tub until today and that one bloom, mind you with just one pedal left has the whole tub area smelling sweet. I also have one other type of Navel little tree that smells as strong as that. I whiff it, and then I smell that fragrance linger as I walk all the way back into my house from the greenhouse as if the plant followed me. Josh: You certainly have something great to look forward too. I can't wait:-) Patty: You are right on in that department for fragrance, after whiffing probably thousands of citrus trees in your lifetime. I do agree that other than the infamous 'Lemon Meyer', my Grapfruit and Oranges trees by far surpass my lemones and limes in the fragrant catergory. Tim: Now that is a huge bumnmer. Who would of thought that? I was always under the impression that there is 'NO' bad place in California to grow anything. There has to be a solution.:-) Mike |
- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Tue, Jan 31, 12 at 10:44
Sweet, Mike! I meant to ask you about fertilization. Of course, I understand that your trees are active in the greenhouse, and so their nutrient demands How much fertilizer and how often have you been fertilizing?
Josh |
- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (email@example.com) on Wed, Feb 1, 12 at 12:42
Mike..what happened to your pictures? I stopped here yesterday, was going to comment but a phone call came in. Today, your pics are gone... Hey Josh...Toni |
- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Wed, Feb 1, 12 at 16:41
Hey Toni! Don't tell me your computer is acting up again?lol Now what are you going to do? I wish you could see teh buds on this one:-) Josh, thanks! I will e-mail or get in touch with you about my routine:-) Mike |
- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Wed, Feb 1, 12 at 17:26
Mike, rebotted..Pics are showing again.. :) Your Moro is gorgoues..all the blooms!! Bet it smells great. I see your variegated peeking, top left, too..We need more variegated citrus.. lol.. So very nice, Toni |
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As you proceed to mark up The Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2003 (H.R. 1375), I want to reassure you that CUNA supports the measure as it was reported out of the Financial Institutions Subcommittee last month and remains strongly committed to each of the provisions included in Title III. We oppose any amendments that would weaken these provisions or impose new burdens on credit unions.
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Iris West "The Flash" Character Description Surfaces Following "Arrow" Ratings Jump
A character description for "The Flash's" Iris West describes the character as an African-American psychology student "as smart as she is beautiful."
"Arrow" Team Calls Grant Gustin "The Perfect Flash"
Grant Gustin, Geoff Johns, Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg discuss Barry Allen's "Arrow" debut, and address Nightwing speculation.
WATCH: Barry Allen Makes His "Arrow" Debut
The CW has debuted a clip from this week's "Arrow" featuring the first appearance of Grant Gustin as the Flash's alter ego, Barry Allen.
The CW Releases First Look at "Arrow's" Barry Allen
The CW has released photos from Barry Allen's debut on "Arrow," featuring actor Grant Gustin as the scientist who will eventually become the Flash.
"The Flash" Gets Standalone Pilot, No Backdoor In "Arrow"
The CW has opted to produce a standalone pilot for "The Flash" as opposed to a backdoor pilot in "Arrow" later this season.
CBR TV: Oliva & Krieg on DC's Animated "Flashpoint Paradox"
"Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox" director Jay Oliva and writer Jim Krieg visited the CBR Yacht at Comic-Con International to talk about the latest DC Animated feature and more.
Manapul & Buccellato Flashback on the First Year of "The Flash"
Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato look back on the first 12 issues of "The Flash," sharing their thoughts on the success of the series and the importance of the pureness of Barry Allen.
Goofy Silver Age Flash Moments!
Time-traveling boomerangs? Spinning like a top increasing your intelligence? Police scientists making cosmic-powered time-traveling treadmills? It must be the Silver Age - check out these great goofy Flash moments!
Manapul & Buccellato Charge Ahead With "The Flash"
"The Flash" co-writers and artists Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato spoke with CBR about their take on Flash and their goal for the relaunched series, with new characters, new relationships and more.
REVIEW: "The Flash" #1
Doug Zawisza gives "The Flash" #1 4 stars, saying Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato's story "gave me a Barry Allen that I could actually care about."
It's Official: Barry Allen/Iris West Marriage Falls Victim to DC Relaunch
DC Comics confirmed this afternoon that, post-"Flashpoint," the 45-year-old marriage of Barry Allen and Iris West never happened, and the Fastest Man Alive is dating someone else. ROBOT 6 has details.
LBCC: 50 Questions in 50 Minutes with Mark Waid
Mark Waid answered questions about "Irredeemable," CrossGen, Hawkman, Barry Allen, digital comics and much more in a quest to answer 50 questions in 50 minutes at Long Beach Comic Con.
REVIEW: "The Flash" #1
Timothy Callahan reviewed Geoff Johns and Francis Manapul's "The Flash" #1, giving the issue 3.5 stars, calling the first new Barry Allen ongoing in decades "a faced-paced, dynamic relaunch...it's off to a nice start."
CCI: Geoff Johns on "All Flash"
Fresh from announcing a new "Flash" ongoing series, Geoff Johns has told CBR News exclusively that the title of the first arc is "The Dastardly Deaths of the Rogues" and all the Flashes will be major players in the book.
Lying In The Gutters - 2/23/2009
Rich is attending the London premiere of "Watchmen," Mark Waid steps up in defense of Grant Morrison, DC's new weekly series is (sort of) announced, there's some changes in store for The Flash's colors and more.
CCI: Johns, Van Sciver Present "The Flash: Rebirth"
Announced today at CCI, writer Geoff Johns and artist Ethan Van Sciver are teaming up for "The Flash: Rebirth." Their goal is simple: Do for Flash what they did for GL - make him a pillar of the DCU
Burnett Runs with "The Flash" for Four Issues
Four-time Emmy Award-winning TV writer Alan Burnett confirmed for CBR News that his upcoming run on "The Flash" was a limited engagement, but he wasn't so giving when speaking about Wally West's possible end date.
WW Chicago: DC Nation
Crisis, collaboration and change mark this summer's DC Comics, and Dan DiDio led a panel which covered topics from the return of Barry Allen, Captain Carrot and Captain Atom to an "Absolute LoEG: Black Dossier" and more!
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1 Then a spirit lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of ADONAI's house, the gate that faces eastward. At the entrance of the gate I saw twenty-five men; among them were Ya'azanyah the son of 'Azur and P'latyahu the son of B'nayahu, leaders of the people. | 1 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the LORD that faces east. There at the entrance to the gate were twenty-five men, and I saw among them Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people. |
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