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For newspaper issues that are not online, they are often only available on microfilm. You can request that your local library borrow the film using interlibrary loan and then the film can be sent to them, so that you can access the film in your local library.
For the Florida Digital Newspaper Library, the University of Central Florida maintains a guide (http://guides.ucf.edu/content.php?pid=44322&sid=327714) that lists current and historic titles and dates that have been digitized, as well as information about titles and dates on microfilm.
The UF Digital Collections does not have additional information on some items. Your local library can assist with information on different research tools and methods for further inquiry.
The University of Florida cannot make such a valuation.
For books, a used or rare book dealer in your area may be able to take a look and give you an idea of edition and any other pertinent information. Also, there is a website www.rbms.info that will give you some information. You could also search www.abebooks.com which is a site where used and rare book dealers post their books, and see if another copy is for sale and if so, what information is available.
For collectibles, the Smithsonian Institution's Encyclopedia Smithsonian (http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/id-obj.htm) provides an overview on identifying and valuing collectible objects. The page includes links to several appraisal organizations and a reference list of helpful books and magazines.
It is very difficult to identify a book without a title or an author. There are many people who search for books from their childhood and they can only remember a character's name, or the general idea of the story. To aid with these sorts of questions some booksellers maintain archives of previous quests for remembered children's books. This site has helped others in the past with many questions already answered in the archives and new questions are shared for the community to assist with answers: http://www.loganberrybooks.com/stump.html
Some materials in the collections are also physically held by different institutions. Those institutions are listed as the holding institution in the citation for each item.
For instance, digitized items from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature that are available online are also held in the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, Special & Area Studies Collections Department, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida. For access to print materials in the Baldwin, contact the Curator of the Baldwin or the Special & Area Studies Collections Department. Materials can also be accessed in the Special Collections Reading Room at the University of Florida.
Often we do not have further information on the contents of materials included in the UF Digital Collections. The Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) may have further information or the Extension Agent in your area may be able to provide assistance. This page lists all of the local county offices for IFAS which then lists local contacts in your area: http://solutionsforyourlife.com/map/
The UF Libraries alone have over 30,000 reels of newspapers on microfilm in addition to printed newspapers, and so are always looking for new funding sources to support digitization of newspapers from print and microfilm when possible. Whenever possible, the UF Libraries partner with other institutions to seek funding for the digitization of Florida and Caribbean newspapers to be included in the shared Florida Digital Newspaper Library as well as in the Digital Library of the Caribbean's (dLOC; www.dloc.com) Caribbean Newspaper Digital Library.
Examples of prior digitization grants are available, as with this LSTA grant from the Hendry County Library Cooperative to digitize the 1928-1945 issues of the Clewiston News.
Please contact us with any questions.
Depending on permissions, images collection can be downloaded as JPEG 2000 (JP2) files. The Irfanview software is available as freeware (http://www.irfanview.com/) to view, convert, and batch convert JP2 images. For some collections, like the Aerials: Florida all items can have all JP2s downloaded and show a "downloads" tab for user ease (enabled for all items with material type "aerial"). For downloading many JP2s, there are additional tools like Firefox with its "DownThemAll" for bulk downloading.
(More information on free JP2 viewers is available from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection http://data.labins.org/2003/General/reference/graphics_tips.cfm.)
UF internal users can see additional help and standard internal processing steps in this help document.
Text from the Special & Area Studies Collections Department, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida:
Finding aids are descriptive tools such as guides, inventories, or catalogs, which are used to describe archival records and manuscript collections. Typically, a finding aid provides information about the creator, origin, scope, content, format, date range, and arrangement of the papers or records. Often, the finding aid includes a detailed container list that provides information about the folders or items in the collection. Most collections are described at the folder level, rather than at the item level. In addition to the container list, other common elements of the finding aid include:
- Collection Information - Title of the collection, date span, and name of the person, family, or organization responsible for the creation of the papers or records. Also, the extent of the collection is provided as a container count or as a measurement of linear/cubic feet.
- Biographical/Historical Note - Biographical summary or organizational history, written as a narrative statement and/or a chronological listing, which establishes a context for the papers or records.
- Scope and Content Note - A description of the collection, detailing its content, formats, and use. Generally, this note includes the most significant persons, organizations, events, and subjects represented by the collection.
- Administrative Information - Information about how the collection was acquired, how it was processed and by whom, the arrangement of the material, and any access or use restrictions.
- Series Descriptions - Some collections are organized into discrete sections according to function or format of the records (such as Outgoing Correspondence, News Clippings, or Meeting Minutes). These discrete sections, or series, often have their own scope and content notes describing the contents.
It should be noted, however, that finding aids come in numerous shapes and sizes. Just as no two collections are exactly the same, finding aids rarely share all of the same components. Larger collections, for example, often have series descriptions and container lists, while small collections may not require any description beyond the Scope and Content Note.
Keep in mind that finding aids can only go so far in pointing out relevant sources for your research. Departmental staff members are familiar with these collections and can assist you in identifying useful archival records or manuscript collections.


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Blackbird Hour to rock the Grove this Sunday
OXFORD TOWN – The Sunset Series in the Grove rolls on this week, featuring a new project fronted by local musicians Brad Hayden and Dave Woolworth called The Blackbird Hour. Page 11 of this week's Oxford Town has Kate Anthony's coverage of one of the new bands in town that's literally popping up everywhere. Next Sunday, the Sunset Series concludes with the Germantown Symphony Orchestra. (June 17, 2010, Page 11)


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by The Editors | January 2014
Hasidic poet, Yehoshua November, on the mystery of God.
Yehoshua November, an award-winning Hasidic poet, has an uncanny way of finding the divine in everyday life. As Robert Hirschfield writes in "God 'Beneath the Ordinary'" (Sojourners, January 2014), "November occupies…a world in which God dwells and moves in silence and mystery among people."
Listen to November as he recites "Climbing," one of several poems discussed in "God 'Beneath the Ordinary.'"


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Elizabeth Anne Miller, M.DElizabeth Anne Miller, M.D
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Bladder Problems, Bladder Procedures (Robotic), Bladder Suspension (Laparoscopic), Botulinum Treatment, Collagen Injections, Fecal Incontinence & Constipation, Female Recurrent UTI, Female Urology, Functional Medicine, Gynecological Surgery (Robotic), Incontinence, Incontinence (Female), Lithotripsy, Multiple Sclerosis, Pelvic Floor Problems, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Rectocele, Renal stones, Sexual Dysfunction - Female, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant, Stone Disease, Stress Incontinence (Females), Surgery, Ureteral, Bladder and Urethral Repairs, Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Tract Infections, Urogynecology, Urologic Laparoscopic Surgery, Urology, Vaginal Sling Procedure, Women's Health
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Post, TW., Liszewski, K., Adams, E., Tedja, I., Miller, EA.,
Atkinson, JP. Membrane Cofactor Protein of the Complement
System: Alternative Splicing of Serine/Threonine/Proline - Rich
Exons and Cytoplasmic Tails Produces Multiple Isoforms
that Correlate with Protein Phenotye. Journal of Experimental
Medicine. July 1991. 174:93-102.
Tinger, A., Wasserman, TH., Klein, EE., Miller, EA., Roberts, T.,
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Gibbs, M., Stanford, J L., McIndoe, RA., Jarvik, GP., Kolb, S., Goode, EL.,
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Miller EA, Stanford JL, Hsu L, Ostrander, EA. Polymorphic
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Miller EA, Webster GD. Current Management of Vesicovaginal Fistulae.
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Miller EA, Amundsen CL, Toh KL, Webster GD. Urodynamic Evaluation May Predict Voiding Dysfunction in Women Undergoing Pubovaginal Sling. J. Urol. June 2003. 169(6):2234-7.
Fialkow MF, Melville JL, Lentz GM, Miller EA, Miller J, Fenner DE. The functional and psychosocial impact of fecal incontinence on women with urinary incontinence. Am J Obstet Gynecol. Jul 2003. 189(1):127-9.
Melville JL, Miller EA, Fialkow MF, Lentz GM, Miller JL, Fenner DE. Relationship between patient report and physician assessment of urinary incontinence severity. Am J Obstet Gynecol. Jul 2003. 189(1):76-80.
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I thought i was citrus/fresh/fruity type of a guy
now I seem to like gourmands/sweets better.
I got into fragrances around 2004 or so and I think at the time very sweet gourmands and citruses were popular. I was basically just buying what people were telling me was good and then I was pretty happy with just having colognes that got female compliments.
However over the course of 8 or so years I have been searching more and more stuff that I liked personally whether or not it got compliments. I have found that I really like more animalic...raunchy stuff and very gentlemanly fragrances like Pour Monsieur or similar ones.
I'm still exploring.
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I thought i was citrus/fresh/fruity type of a guy
now I seem to like gourmands/sweets better.
i used to think drakkar noir and eternity were the two best colognes ever.
My tastes have changed a lot since I started. I used to hate incense and now I'm rather fond of it. Still am a sucker for a good fresh and clean fragrance with a bunch of citrus up top. Tonka bean has really worn on me and I try to avoid fragrances that are heavy on the note. Getting very picky about what amber's I like. I think the biggest difference now is that I really appreciate fragrances that are a bit lighter. When I first started the only fragrances I enjoyed were the projection beasts. I've learned that less is more through my short time in fragrances.
I've fallen head over heels for spices.
- L'Air du Desert Marocain & Tom Ford for Men
I've developed a bit of a sweet tooth.
- Hanae Mori, HM
I've gone back to church!
- Gucci Pour Homme (2003)
I've gone to the gas station.
- Fahrenheit
I made time to stop and smell the roses.
- Ungaro III
I realized how much I enjoy the smell of tea.
- Gucci Pour Homme II
I guess I enjoy plum too.
- John Varvatos original and Lucky Number 6
I don't enjoy incense, but apparently I love it in fragrances.
- Zirh Ikon & CdG 2 Man
Years ago, I never would have imagined even wanting to wear any of those. My taste has really expanded, but I've also come to fully appreciate scents that I used to wear years ago.
- Happy For Men & Curve
Anybody have a sample of Martin Margiela Untitled or Untitled L'Eau? I'm dying to smell these and I've got lots of great niche samples to swap!
"Follow your nose. It always knows." -- Toucan Sam
I think the most important thing I learned was the art aspect of perfumery, which expanded my perspective in great measure.
We want a niche forum.
I honestly think I'll come back full circle....or still evolve. Like I've grown to where I like super formal or macho stuff now, but I will probably find a way to like gourmands or summer frags again later on I bet.
It keeps changing the more I sample and getting used to the different notes. The exception being I still dislike aquatics in general.
To me, it's all about the journey. I like trying new and old alike. Odd and off the wall as well as mainstream.
Basically they have remained the same over the years as far as what goes in my collection.
The biggest change as I see it is I'm much more tolerant of vetiver frags.
I notice and pick out certain individual notes a lot more. I'm more critical overall and like to compare more and more fragrances rather than just settling on purchasing something out of a several.
When reading on an upcoming fragrance I have better judgment on whether I'll like it or not based on the experiences of smelling different notes and knowing which notes I really enjoy to ones I dislike or hate.
I'm open to trying women's fragrances and before where I other's perspective of the fragrance had an impact on how I viewed the fragrance, now I could care less. I sample A LOT and wear what I like most regardless if others love or hate it.
I venture a lot more into niche since overall they make scents with less focus on making it overall likable. Although, I wish designer fragrances followed suit more often since I really hate paying a lot of the prices niche companies are asking.
So my views and tastes changed quite a bit!
My tastes have changed as I have become more discriminating. And they change with the seasons too. I have rocked some dark and some might say some nasty fragrances all winter. Lately I have sterted my summer rotation. Hoping to find more challenging scents suitable for the warmer months though. Citrusy and dark at the same time...and I have found one that I need to wear more. Montale Aoud Ever. Wore it the first time today and have enjoyed it very much.
Bottom line is that the more I explore the more I like things I would have hated few years ago. Still don't like vetiver except for one...Sycomore.
Some Favorites
1. Amouage Epic man
2. Dior Leather Oud
3. Perris Monte Carlo Oud Imperial Black
4. Le Labo Patchouli 24
5. Amouage Opus VII
6. Byredo Bullion
7. Masque Milano Russian Tea
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
I first liked Citrus, moved to gourmandish stuff. Now I'm into scents with floral elements.
i started off in the mainstream, ck one was the first frag i was ever given as a gift. when i started buying for myself and seriously collecting, i found myself gravitating towards the niche stuff. its just nice to have some frags that no one else that i know outside of other collectors is going to have.
i also loathed citrus. i was given a few as gifts and said thanks but secretly turned up my nose. recently i got a sample of oranges and lemons say the bells of st. clements. its blown my mind. it smells really natural, unlike the cleaning product smell that most citrus frags remind me of.
Quite diversely, from the generic youthful scents in my early to mid teens when I started out (though I had a liking for classics too even then) to a more altogether powerhouse, even Old-School fragrance wardrobe in my late teens and early adulthood, to rediscovering (and liking) certain gourmands and recent releases as of lately. And, of course, a totally new and almost entirely unexpected reappraisal of the terms niche, designer etc. and of the divides (existing or not) between them.
My taste has always been the same, and I can't imagine ever changing them.
I've always been a gourmand/sugary sweet fragrances type of guy.
Vanilla, caramel, tonka, chocolate.
Spices is also something I like to some extend.
Cinnamon, coffee and ginger, primarily.
I've always been into fruity/tropical fragrances as well.
Pineapple, watermelon, melon, mandarin, blood orange, plum.
And I've recently started to enjoy boozy fragrances, particularly the ones with Rum in them.
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I don't think my actual tastes have really changed much over the years. One thing that has changed is my tolerance level for trying new fragrances. At one time I avoided entire houses based on either one bad experience or fear of an expected bad experience. I have learned along the way that way of thinking was a mistake and have found a lot of my favorites in houses and categories I expected to dislike...
Current Top Favorites:
1) Portrait of a Lady original formula (EdP Frédéric Malle)
2) Giorgio for Men vintage/V.I.P. for Men (Giorgio Beverly Hills)
3) Dia Man vintage edt (Amouage)
4) Anat Fritz Original Formula and Classical (Anat Fritz) - tie
4) Lalfeorosa (O'driù) - tie
6) Les Nombres d'Or Vetyver (Mona di Orio)
7) Captain vintage (Molyneux)
8) Tzora (Anat Fritz)
9) Javanese Patchouli (Zegna) - tie
9) Monsieur de Givenchy vintage (Givenchy) - tie
9) Coeur de Vetiver Sacré (L'Artisan) - tie
9) X for Men (Clive Christian) - tie
9) Patou pour Homme Privé (Jean Patou) - tie
9) Oud Shamash (The Different Company) - tie
I've realised that all the old school original formulations are much better than the dross that gets put out now, apart from Dior Homme and a few notable exceptions (at least in the designer world)
Honestly...no. I've been here going on 5 years now and being here has actually opened my eyes to much more BUT my tastes stayed pretty much the same. There was a year or 2 where I went sample crazy and used to post my reviews in long threads here. What I realized were the multitude of niche brands just weren't me. They were some great scents, some different scents but to me they were very "formalized" and unwearable in my normal environment and that is really what I always look for...something for me. So while the journey has been great, my tastes haven't changed. I may think a Creed is great but will I buy it..probably not because I'm pretty simple about what I like for home, work and being out and about. This place just opened my eyes to whats out there and gave me a better platform understanding it.
"As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round."
--Ben Hogan
I've embraced vanilla's hairy chest.
Grant used to have a fragrance selector for a couple of years after I joined, which gave examples of different scents in different categories.
It had some categories I really didn't like at first smell of each of the suggested scents, but I perservered and grew to like them all. One can do the same thing with the Leffingwell/ H&R Chart, and check out scents across the categories. Else, if one just goes by nose, many people will just wind up with scents in a few categories.
Loved many scents up to a teenager when it seems I became *stuck* and liked either the citrus or florals (mainly rose, iris and magnolia). That stuck around for some years and remember liking but not understanding my fathers tastes such as Tsar and wood and incense perfumes. When I started studying abroad I missed so many scents of home and wanted the woody scents, herbal scents and marine scents . I went off to FM Rue Grenelle (sp) to seek out the sampler box (then nine) as my mother suggested. This first sampler box set me off exploring the other notes.
This led to wearing scents meant for the men......but not so much the tobacco notes until TF.
Still tended to gravitate (habit perhaps) back to the citrus and the rose.......but then started to experiment with other notes which I appreciated more, especially the oriental notes.
Have almost given up on finding the aquatic scent......and will never get the *rubber* notes.
Always keep Ithaca on your mind. Cavafy
Initially, I started with standard designer fragrances like Hugo Boss Bottled, ADG, etc. Most of which I still enjoy. Over time I have tried more niche fragrances and stumbled upon some awesome fragrances and houses I really enjoy.
My taste remains exacty the same (I know what I like and don´t like and this will never change), but my knowledge of the universe of fragrances increased. Before discovering basenotes, I had never known about dark fragrances, oud, strong orientals or florals for men. My knowledge was limited to the fragrances I had already owned.
My frag journey and nose development below:
Amateur nose (Armani Code is king)
More refined nose (DHI is God, pure malt opening is best thin ever omg omg omg must spend crazy amount of money to buy up everything)
Mega sweet tooth phase
Brief snob phase..brief I said
Broke ass bum but with many frags and huge repertoire
Niche is awesome, f*** designer
Too powerful perfumes screwed up my nose (i think somewhat permanently it skews my perspective on loudness and longevity)
Niche ain't all that
Lost my love for Pure Malt...kind of hate it now
Mega sweet tooth phase over with
Got back to preferring designer smells
On threshold of selling most of my stuff, only keeping main players
Fragrances that I used to love:
Back to black
Vetiver Tonka
Ambre narguille
Le male
La nuit de l'homme
Black afgano
Leather oud
Nasomatto duro
Now my favorites are:
Tobacco Vanille
Creed Millesime imperial
Xerjoff uden
Xerjoff richwood
Bois D'argent
FRAPIN l'huminaste
I don't love the very sweet gourmands or the deep dark fragrances anymore.
My taste is unchanged (chypres, preferably green chypres and eau de colognes for summer) but my knowledge has broadened and thus the number of fragrances I own and happily wear.
When I started using fragrances, minis had been easily available and I bought them to figure out if I really like the scent. My first full bottles had been Diors Eau Savage (still love it) and Armani by Armani (unfortunately discontinued). There have been some other well composed chypres as well. Several years later Eau Savage had been the only surviving fragrance and I tried and bought some new ones that seemed ok but finally lacked the quality of my first frags. I was disappointed and I did not use them.
Looking back with todays knowledge I was trying to replace my early chypres without knowing what I was looking for and thus not able to describe it properly to a sales assistant to get some help.
Today I visit shops to sample the chypres I might want to buy and try other scents because I am curious. And I prefer the older versions of a fragrance if I can get them.
Stage One: anything that doesn't smell like a mainstream designer is weird and uncomfortable
Stage Two: whoa! I didn't know fragrances could smell like this! (TdH, PM, CPMC)
Stage Three: I don't know what I'm doing so I'm buying everything (designer mostly)...some of its good, some of it stinks
Stage Four: I'm ready for niche!
Stage Five: Fumerie Turque, disgusting!! I'm in over my head... Ahhhh I'm not ready for niche!
Stage Six: Ill try anything and sample more often as opposed to just Blind Buying
Stage Seven: there's a ton of really interesting and beautiful stuff out there...let me sell all that old designer crap and niche impulses so I can get my hands on it
Stage Eight: did I mention I hate masculine florals, oud-centric fragrances, and all things "skanky"
Stage Nine: I love some of these frags but I simply cannot wear them for one reason or another (goodbye Fahrenheit, see ya later Heritage)
Stage Ten: I know what I like and what I can wear. I can safely make Blind Buys 95% of the time but I also have the patience to sample when warranted. There's still a ton of stuff out there, designer and niche, I couldn't care less about vintage, and I think I feel a serious Vetiver kick coming on.
Great thread - I've enjoyed reading all the responses!
Me? I started with so little knowledge and a few prejudices. It's possible my tastes haven't so much changed as expanded:
- I thought I didn't like patchouli, then I met Calamity J and Coromandel. Love patchouli.
- I went through a huge iris craze. Love iris, but I'm mostly over it now. We're still friends.
- I found out that leather is a note. At first I thought this was weird, and Bandit was bitter and harsh. Now I have like 20 leather fragrances and I love Bandit
- I discovered Tuberose and now we're having a torrid affair. That's been going on a while, and I see no sign of it ending. Although I've recently started seeing rose and orange blossom on the side.
- Two years ago I thought Cuir de Russie was too stinky. Now I love skanky animalic perfumes.
- I used to think amber was boring, but now I notice differences and have found ones that I love: Ambre 114 is my favorite.
- Gourmands excited me for about ten minutes, but then I realized I don't want to smell like chocolate, pastry, coffee, or cookies.
I've moved from mainly just liking citrus/woods and never really liking gourmands, now to loving some gourmands. I originally had a hard time with vetiver and have grown to actually enjoy and appreciate it in many frags. Many fragrances I first thought too feminine or too divided on the unisex line, I now enjoy and even wear comfortably. I'm very slowly becoming more accepting of some florals and I've developed much more appreciation for quality in general.
Thanks to my fellow basenoters, I"m learning more about this fragrance thing everyday. Taste is always evolving and learning what notes are contained in different scents. Thanks.
How come you join date in 1970, that's before my birth, registration of Basenotes and main stream creation of WWW.
I didn't know that my nose was maturing until a few months ago when I started noticing I was not liking every frag I smelled. I thought I was becoming a frag snob, but it was my nose maturing and learning the notes I liked and the ones I didn't, the types of frags I liked and didn't. I knew I didn't like niche frags and still don't. Most are full of oud and overpriced. I know that I like vintage, feminine frags which has expanded my fragrance experience. It has taken a lot of sampling to get to this point, but it has been well worth it to gain the maturity level I have gotten to. I still have a lot to learn and do everyday.
I'm not OLD...I'm VINTAGE!
But "full of oud" is nowhere near true. Sure, many lines have included one, but they're still in the tiny minority - most of the main niche lines I can think of--Malle, Lutens, ELd'O, Tauer, Goutal, MPG, Parfumerie Generale, Parfums d'Empire, the Chanel Exclusives--don't include an oud fragrance as far as I know.
I think my tastes in fragrance have stayed pretty much the same over time. Dry. Vetivers. Oud. Smoke. Leather. Oak Moss.
The one change I noticed is that I was never much for fruit before but now I'm more OK with some of the Creeds.
Coming in, I think I was in a pretty similar mindset as many of the folks in this thread, that being a love for spices and citruses. On a whim one day I decided to swing by the mall and smell a few fragrances. I was pointed in the direction of Rochas Man by you guys, and that became the first gourmand that I really fell in love with. Bought it that day, haven't looked back since. Eventually my penchant for spices evolved and I took interest in the plants they were derived from, finally beginning to realize just how nice florals, specifically rose, could be. While I've become fond of several rose fragrances, I've yet to find one that really captures everything I'm looking for. However, my fragrance hobby truly morphed into a journey once I discovered the immense range displayed in various woods and roots... Vetiver has become my downfall. It is simply a magnificent ingredient and captures everything I desire in masculine fragrances. Now imagine the thoughts that cross my mind when the sales associates in all these stores do a double-take when I ask about which vetivers they have in stock!
Not so much evolved, but expanded. I enjoy many more types of scents than when I first started out.
Truthfully, no. I have always just liked what I think smells good. My tastes have always been pretty consistent. If it smells good, I want it. Basenotes just leads me to more choices to sample.
Lots of the smells-not-perfumes things that I loved initially are still pleasant to me but I've gotten more attracted to traditional French perfumery, especially Guerlain's stuff.
'...And you'll carry me down on your dancing
To the pools that you lift on your wrist...'
Nice reading everyone.
I started here looking for something in the vein of my first "real" and only fragrance Bulgari Aqua. I was into fresh aquatic scents.
Later I became obsessed with gourmands which I find very comfortable to wear (especially during cold weather).
Then I explored some niches and became more interested into unique stuff.
Right now I am almost at the begining. I realized that I dont want fragrances that I want to wear once per 3 months (like more than half of my wardrobe). I want just fragrances that I can reach for everytime without regreting my choice later that day. Fragrances that will complete my personality and style. Fragrances that I will wear and not opposite. I am still looking for that green, dry and bit spicy, natural smelling fragrance but right now I am happy with my top 4 that I could wear for next 10 years.
TOP 3 hot weather:
1. Gucci Pour Homme II
2. Lalique Encre Noire
3. Creed Millesime Imperial
TOP 3 cold weather:
1. Dior Homme
2. Eau Des Baux
3. L'Instant de Guerlain Pour Homme Extreme
Yes! I have always loved fragrance since I was a baby (literally) but as I aged I usually just tried things available tin mainstream department store. Now I sample everything, from the less common niche scents to the new releases to mainstream.
My tastes evolved, and I rotate scents according to what I am yearning for.
"No elegance is possible without it...perfume is a part of you." Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel
I never like scents until I discovered niche and relatively non mainstream stuff and my exploring started from there. I'm starting to try more designer scents, and while I appreciate them, I still don't want to wear them. Ask me again in 5 years, because I've really only just started this journey.
It's hard to know where my tastes are going. I'm less keen on 'challenging' scents now and seem to be exploring a more conservative streak; not too sweet, not too spicy... and definitely no aquatics.
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I came to realize that there's so much more out there than the standard design house stuff. I've found the niche market and discovered that there is where I'm likely to find the scents I like best and don't smell like everything (and everyone) else.
Well, my very first designer fragrance was Acqua di Gio, but a lot has changed since that first bottle in 2001. And I can name at least eight examples.
- I didn't know that powerful orientals and gourmands (and occasionally chypres) were my favorite scent category.
- I didn't know about niche (and my favorite niche house wasn't even in existence then).
- I didn't know that you could often score cologne bargains at TJ Maxx and Marshalls.
- I didn't know that some men wore women's scents and vice versa.
- Some of my all-time favorite fragrances (Straight to Heaven, Terre d'Hermés, M7, Back to Black) came out after I got that first bottle of AdG.
- I didn't know that one person's overdose could permanently wreck my perception of a scent (case in point: Obsession for women and, sadly, L'Instant de Guerlain Pour Homme).
- I wasn't sucked into the Creed hype (which I did end up in for a while, and quickly found my way back out of).
- I wasn't aware of some of the bargains in the fragrance world (PdN New York, I'm looking at you).
"It always seems impossible until it's done." -Nelson Mandela
My mission statement: "I am not afraid to keep on living - I am not afraid to walk this world alone."
I have come to appreciate unisex scents more as well as that cumin note in fragrances. I have never been too keen on vetiver but I have learnt to appreciate some of them.
The big change for me is that at the start of my fragrance journey my nose was easily pleased and if it smelled half decent I would like it. But now having tried hundreds of fragrances and bought great ones I have lost that easily pleased innocence of a newbie. I am not as easily pleased and can be picky going through tons of sample just to find that one diamond in a rough.
Now every time I try a scent I want it to move me, or wow me, take me on a journey or smell like something I have not really smelled before. And those frags are getting harder to find.
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- sorry 39 fragrance!
I never liked the smell of incense at all, let alone in fragrances, and I loved strong citrus fragrances.
Now I far prefer the smell of incense over citrus.
Thread necromancy.
I've only been into this hobby since July and my tastes have changed dramatically since then. When I started, I was all for sweet gormands as well. Now, I'm getting into chypres, orientals, woods, soliflores. Really, I'm finding that I am just enjoying the exploration and experiencing different things.
Now that I am 33 yes..
I still have my favs Issey - 360 Red and so on..
But now these Niche house blow the designer stuff out of the box..
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This month's selection is Black Rain by Rajah E. Smart.
In the winter of 2012 in Detroit, Michigan; a young man and woman drive home from separate locations after completing a long workday. An unfortunate fender bender during the commute leaves both of their automobiles damaged. It's the late evening as the two strangers await the arrival of police just outside downtown. Culturally different but otherwise similar in their stations in life, they are forced to come face to face with preconceived ideas of each other.
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Johan Goosen scored 36 points in Grey College's 41-29 win against Paul Roos in Bloemfontein.
The SA Schools flyhalf kicked nine penalties, two from 70m, as Grey were outscored by four tries to two. Goosen scored one of his side's tries and slotted two conversions.
Captain and centre William Small-Smith scored Grey's other try (in the last move of the match), with Paul Roos's five-pointers coming from prop Steven Kitshoff, centre Thsothso Mbovane and wing JP Lewis. Stephan van der Merwe kicked three conversions and a penalty.
Grey built up an early 16-0 lead but a Paul Roos fightback made it 16-15 at the break.


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All Blacks coach Graham Henry has described Sunday's performance as outstanding and is hoping for a repeat showing in the World Cup final next week.
Henry and captain Richie McCaw were beaming at Sunday's post-match press-conference, and the coach struggled to hold back the superlatives. The All Blacks beat the Wallabies 20-6 by overpowering them in the forward exchanges and by playing a smarter tactical game.
They smashed the Wallabies at the collisions and thus nullified David Pocock at the breakdown. They handled the Wallabies' aerial assault with aplomb, and were spot on with most of their tactical kick returns. Their dominance in these facets allowed them to control both possession and territory.
'It was outstanding,' said Henry. 'It was a heroic effort. I'm very proud of the boys and hopefully we can do it again next week.
'The character the guys showed was superb, I couldn't have asked for more.'
Henry singled out the effort of his captain. 'I was very pleased with Richie's ability as a player as well as his leadership. I know he will try to be modest and give credit to the tight five [for laying the platform], but he was just outstanding.'
As expected, McCaw did deflect the praise by hailing the efforts of the All Blacks' pack.
'You can't single out one or two players,' he said. 'The scrum gave the backs some good ball to attack with, and from there we were able to get into good positions on the field and set up scoring chances. Big scrums can change the momentum of big games and we saw that tonight.
'We realised that we needed to lift our intensity for a semi-final against a team like the Wallabies. We knew we had to take it to the next level, and I'm glad we were able to create the pressure and turn that into points.'
Turning his attention to France, McCaw said that the All Blacks wouldn't stray from the game plan that brought them success against the Wallabies.
'We will need the same type of performance if not a better one,' he said. 'We've given ourselves a chance by getting into the final, but we now have to prepare well in the build up to next week's Test.'
Henry agreed that France shouldn't be taken lightly. Neither Henry nor McCaw have forgotten the feeling of losing to the French in the 2007 World Cup quarter-final in Cardiff.
'The job hasn't been done yet, we will need to do it again next week,' said Henry. 'I think that the fact that it's France will ensure that we get our feet on the ground. It will take a few days [after this semi-final victory] but we have a lot of respect for France and won't take them lightly.'
On the injury front, Henry confirmed that All Blacks centre Ma'a Nonu was struggling with a back spasm towards the end of Sunday's game. The All Blacks will have an update on Nonu on Monday.
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ZANY Steven Hall is urging people to vote for him after he performs in front of millions of TV viewers on Britain's Got Talent tonight.
The 53-year-old telecommunications engineer will represent Cumbria when he takes to the stage for the live semi-final with a new dance routine.
Having taken the nation by storm with his eclectic two-minute act, which saw him perform a dance to The Birdy Song, The Macarena and The Twist, he has become an overnight success.
He has gained more than 1.5 million views on YouTube and more than a thousand fans on his official Facebook site.
So, what has he got lined up for the biggest performances of his life tonight?
"It was said: 'How am I going to follow that?' Because the element of surprise has gone," he said.
"So I have taken what everybody said they would expect me to do next and not done it."
Life has changed for the Burneside Amateur Theatrical Society member since he gained three 'yes' votes from Amanda Holden, Michael McIntyre and David Hasselhoff, and a standing ovation from the Liverpool crowd.
"It was the second best experience of my life, but I can't tell you the first one," he jokes.
"Since then, it has been so busy I haven't had time to think about it.
"I have been to London several times for interviews and rehearsals."
Having performed in theatres across the Lake District, Steven set up Comedy Showtime two years ago, a five-person act that puts on performances across the region.
From this, a 10-minute dance evolved which came to form the basis of his BGT audition.
If Steven is successful tonight, he will make it through to Saturday's live final.
If victorious in the final, he will perform in front of The Queen at The Royal Variety Performance and win £100,000.
"I am nervous and confident about tonight," he said.
"Nervous because Simon Cowell is back on the show and he is held in such anticipation about what he has thought of the acts that have gone through while he's been away.
"But I am confident of my routine. I'm looking forward to it."
A VERY small Beatrix Potter drawing has sold for nearly £50,000 at an auction in America.
The three-and-three-quarter inches by six inches ink and watercolour had been expected to sell for up to 37,500 at the Sotheby's auction, in New York, but reached £47,438
The miniature, called 'Guinea pigs going to their garden...' was among 193 original illustrations sold by wealthy American couple, Kendra and Allan Daniel. The painting depicts four guinea pigs following a fifth along a path carrying garden tools.
A spokesman for Sotheby's said: "Early in 1893, when she was in her twenties, Beatrix Potter borrowed a number of guinea pigs from her friend, Miss Paget. One, named Mr Chopps, proved to be no problem but another, named Queen Elizabeth, apparently 'took to eating blotting paper, pasteboard, string and other curious substances and expired during the night. A pair of gardening illustrations date from this time: four guinea pigs following a blue-coated guinea pig and four guinea pigs working under the guidance of the blue-coated guinea pig.
"These were later redrawn in 1922 and used in Potter's book Cecil Parsley's Nursery Rhymes."


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Flu is widespread in many communities. The VA recommends these simple steps to protect yourself, your loved ones and your community:
- Get a flu shot.
- Keep your hands clean.
- Cover your coughs and sneezes.
- Keep surfaces around you clean.
- Stay home when you are sick.
While the flu season traditionally peaks during the first quarter of the year, North Carolina has seen two peaks already this winter. There may still be a peak to come.
"It's been a crazy flu season," Pamela Brown, preparedness coordinator and public information officer for the Onslow County Health Department, said.
"The flu has its peaks and valleys," she said. "People tend to think that there is a certain flu season, but in some years, that flu season peak can come early. That's why we tell people around August and September to put that flu shot on their calendar."
"We might have seen an early peak this year — we've already seen two high peaks this season," Brown added.
According to flu.nc.gov, there was a spike in flu cases in North Carolina in early December and again in late December, with a sharp decline in January.
In December 2011, there were 210 total tests administered at Onslow Memorial Hospital, and only one person tested positive for the flu, according to stats from Amy Sousa, vice president of public relations for Onslow Memorial Hospital. Last month, the hospital administered 489 tests and 60 tested positive for the flu. Since Jan. 1, the hospital has administered 378 tests with 60 testing positive.
Sousa said that though the number of tests administered has decreased since December, eastern NC is still having a very active flu season.
"This year the flu started really early. We started testing for flu in November and December and we don't normally do many tests until January and February," she said.
There could still be more flu ahead and precaution is still recommended.
"Hand washing is the best way to prevent against the spread of influenza," Sousa said.
Elaine Crittenton, director of infection prevention and employee health and wellness at Carteret General Hospital, said that with flu being widespread she's not recommending that staff use the rapid flu test because of its lack of reliability. Rather, the hospital is treating everyone who comes in with influenza-like illness as if they have the flu.
And as they continue to watch flu cases, norovirus has begun to appear. Norovirus is a very contagious virus that causes inflammation of the stomach or intestines and leads to symptoms such as stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.
"We've not had such an onslaught of flu where we've had to curtail any of our visitation but we are poised and ready to do that in the event we need to due to influenza or norovirus," she said. "Norovirus has started to appear in the county as well."
Brown said that while the state may be in a decline of flu cases overall, there may be another spike coming. Because of all the factors, she says that she still recommends people get their flu shot; there are still about 100 available for free at the Onslow County Health Department.
"Since Jan. 1, our immunization nurses have given out 599 flu shots at the health department," she said. "This is one of the primary ways people can take care of themselves to prevent the flu."
The free flu shots are available on a walk-in basis at the health department every day after 12:30 p.m., Brown said.
"The traditional peak of North Carolina's flu season is between January and March," she said. "If someone got their shot in late January, they would still have the two weeks that it would take to build up the robust immunity before the traditional peak hit."
"I don't think flu season is going to be over tomorrow," she said, "so it's still a good idea to get a flu shot if people haven't gotten one yet."
There may have been two high peaks already this 2012-2013 season, but Onslow County schools have not been feeling much of the strain.
Suzie Ulbrich, public information assistant for Onslow County Schools, stated in an email that the flu has been spotty for the school system.
"We have not seen any significant increase in students or staff members out with flu at this time," she stated. "Levels are not outside the norms for this time of year."
Ulbrich stated that the school nurses and staff members are diligent about ongoing education for proper hand washing techniques, as well as teaching children to cough and sneeze into their elbow or upper arm instead of their hand to prevent further spreading of illness.
"Schools do their best to disinfect surfaces, toys, etc. to prevent outbreaks," Ulbrich stated.
Children are prone to getting sick during flu season, and the elderly are also at risk.
"The elderly have to be more diligent," Brown said. "They need to wash their hands, get vaccinated, and limit exposure to public places and those who may be sick."
Brown also recommended people check on sick elderly family members regularly, especially during seasons with cold temperatures, to make sure they don't dehydrate or have other complications the flu can bring.
Above all, Brown stressed getting the flu shot, even now.
"Sometimes, people think that since it's almost February it's a non-issue, but that isn't the case," she said. "It's still out there."
For more information about the flu vaccine, call the Onslow County Health Department at 910-347-2154.


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The CCSU Babysitting website hopes to be a first step in meeting the child care needs of the CCSU campus. All parents and sitters are currently affiliated with CCSU and you will need a CCSU- affiliated login and password to register and post jobs. Posted jobs must be short-term only (1-3 hours). Babysitters should not watch more than 3 children under 12 at a time. Children must be at least 3 months old.
The Central Connecticut State University Babysitting Service ("the Service") acts only as a clearinghouse for the convenience of babysitters and clients. Neither Central Connecticut State University nor the Central Connecticut State Babysitting Service screens babysitters; Central Connecticut State University and the Service only guarantee that the babysitters are currently registered Central Connecticut State students. Babysitters are employed solely by the clients and are not employees of Central Connecticut State University or the Service. Central Connecticut State University and the Service make no representations to the client as to the qualifications of the babysitters. Central Connecticut State University and the Service make no representations to the babysitters as to the nature of the clients other than that the clients are current Central Connecticut State faculty, staff or students. In addition, Central Connecticut State University and the Service make no representations to babysitters or clients concerning the nature of the services provided. The clients and babysitters acknowledge that Central Connecticut State University is not legally or otherwise responsible for, and will be held harmless against, any injury, loss, or other damage arising from or related in any manner to the clients' and babysitters' use of the Central Connecticut State University Babysitting Service.
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- Agree on a place or places that you can take the children and DO NOT go anywhere else with the children.
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1. Revive your carwash menu and signage to push add-on chemical services like tire shine and total car protectant. Your largest package should be at the top of your menu and show that it offers every service you have. Other packages should follow and highlight what they lack in respect to the top offering.
2. Create a monthly special that highlights the up-sell. For example, make January your "Undercarriage Wash Month" and offer undercarriage wash as an add-on to any package for $3. The special can change throughout the year to highlight seasonal concerns, like love bugs or pollen, or it can simply push services which may need a boost, like tire shine.
3. Train your greeters and attendants to mention additional chemical services to monthly club/loyalty program members as an inexpensive way to improve their regular wash service. For $2 more, they can have Rain-X with their usual Monday wash.
4. Appeal to your customer's senses with tri-foam offerings that emphasize their effectiveness with scent and sight. The pink color and cherry smell aren't actually improving the science of the chemical, but your customer will associate those scents/sights with your carwash and relate them to a clean car, as well.
5. Don't forget their green sensibilities. Push eco-friendly options at the top of your menu and highlight their advantages to the environment with your signage and lobby pamphlets.
6. Do you have auto cashiers? Consider showing a short video which emphasizes the benefits of a spray wax or other additional chemical services. An educated customer is a happy customer.
7. Feature signage throughout your lot which explains all of your additional chemical service offerings. This signage should be featured prominently in self-serve bays, just outside the automatic tunnel, and in pamphlets laid out in your lobby or on posters hanging in the hall.