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Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine second-year medical students took time out of their busy schedules to learn more about residency opportunities at the school's annual Hospital Day at the Harvest Centre in Lakewood Ranch.
This year's Hospital Day for students at LECOM's Bradenton, FL campus has added meaning for staff at Manatee Memorial Hospital and LECOM students. Beginning in July 2011, the hospital will be offering Family Medicine and Internal Medicine residencies.
|LECOM Bradenton alumni Sasha Noe, DO, Emily Essert, DO and Nita Mason, DO shared their residency experiences with LECOM students at Hospital Day.
"This program allows us to elevate the level of care we will be able to offer in the area," said Catherine Cooper, DO, who will oversee the residency programs at Manatee Memorial Hospital and Lakewood Ranch Medical Center. "It's great to be able to solidify our partnership with LECOM. This is a win-win for the whole community."
The added residencies aim to put a dent in the physician shortage in Manatee County and Florida.
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FLORENCE, SC Sophomore outfielder Tyler Boyd went 4-for-4, while senior designated hitter Jacob Wallace and senior catcher Logan Bland were both 3-for-4, to lead eighth-ranked Francis Marion University to an 8-5 non-conference win over Pfeiffer University, Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 10) in college baseball action.
The Patriots improve to 2-1, while Pfeiffer drops to 2-3. FMU will play three games this weekend at the Lander University Valentines Day Classic beginning with 21st-ranked Lincoln Memorial University on Friday at 2:30 p.m.
Senior left-hander Jeremiah Meiners (2-0) allowed only one run on six hits in five innings to earn the victory. He fanned five. Senior righty Brandon Forshee pitched a perfect ninth frame to record his second save in as many games.
Pfeiffer freshman right-hander Bryan Tuttle (0-1) allowed seven runs on 12 hits in his first career start.
Boyd rapped out RBI singles in each of his first two bats. Senior shortstop Barrett Kleinknecht was 2-for-4, scored three times and drilled a 390-foot solo home run to lead off the fifth inning. Bland scored once and had an RBI-single in the fifth. Both Martin Gordon and Tyler Cappelmann also had two hits for the Patriots who totaled 17 safeties.
Boyds second run-scoring hit snapped a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the third. FMU exploded for six tallies in the fifth inning to go up 8-1. The Falcons took advantage of two FMU errors to plate four unearned runs in the eighth to draw to within 8-5. FMU reliever Patrick Mincey ended the rally when he struck out Zack Pou with the bases loaded.
Third baseman Aarin Sharpe was the lone Falcon with multiple hits as he went 2-for-4 with a run scored. Catcher J.T. Pope and right fielder Ethan Marsh collected RBIs in the eight-inning outburst.
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Thirty departments and agencies have submitted their preliminary plans for eliminating ineffective and burdensome regulations. Now, the White House's chief regulator-of-regulations said the administration is encouraging independent regulatory agencies beyond the order's legal reach to do the same.
President Obama's January order called on executive branch agencies to implement plans to examine all the significant regulations they have on the books in order to determine which ones should be changed or eliminated to make their regulatory programs more effective and less burdensome.
The independent agencies are not required to develop their own plans, though Cass Sunstein, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) said there's nothing keeping them from doing so voluntarily.
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James Gatusso, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, said the administration could have done more to persuade the agencies to submit their own plans, even if they can't be bound by the executive order. He said it's been done in the past.
"There is precedent on this," Gatusso said. "In prior reviews of regulation by administrations such as the 1991 review by the Bush administration, it was made clear to independent agencies that they should participate, and they did. Frankly, a president that has his appointees serving at independent agencies can persuade them to participate if he expresses his desire strongly enough. I don't think that was done in this case."
The final plans from the 30 executive branch entities are expected in late August, after what Sunstein said will be a collaborative process that includes input from Congress, industry and the public. He said some of the plans call for future action, but others detail changes which agencies have already made.
"Some of the steps in these hundreds of pages of plans have already eliminated hundreds of millions of dollars in annual regulatory costs, including, by the way, costs on employers," Sunstein said. "Over $1 billion can be expected in the near future, so these are not mere aspirations or plans-to-plan, these are concrete products that have either been delivered already or will be delivered in the very near future."
For example, Sunstein said, the Environmental Protection Agency has exempted the milk and dairy industries from a rule that formerly classified milk products as an oil, which required dairy producers to take expensive measures designed to prevent oil spills into waterways.
"Over the next decade, the milk and dairy industries will cry not at all over spilled milk, and will save over $1 billion," he said.
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Sunstein said he did not yet have a tally for the amount of savings the review would produce for government and industry.
"But what we can say is that if we aren't able to cut billions out of this process, that would be a surprise," he said.
As to particular agencies and programs, members of the subcommittee focused their scrutiny in a handful of areas, most notably the EPA, and the Department of Health and Human Services' implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Lawmakers asked Sunstein more than once about how many proposed regulations his office had turned away. Agencies have withdrawn around 110 regulations from OMB review throughout the process, he said.
"In many cases, the reason for the withdrawal is insufficient engagement with issues of cost and economic impacts," he said. "You can also see that often, the final rule comes out a lot different from the proposed rule. Often it's a lot less expensive and less burdensome. And sometimes proposed rules just aren't finalized, because of concerns in the interagency review, which involves not just the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. The Department of Commerce and the Council of Economic Advisors play a role."


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MARS HILL, N.C. - The Pfeiffer women's basketball team (0-3) fell in double overtime at Mars Hill (1-1) on Saturday afternoon by a final score of 91-85. Carter Williams played all 50 minutes and scored a game-high 27 points and connected on all 12 of her free throw attempts. Three players scored over 20 points for the Lions, led by 24 from Ansley Ricker.
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The team's traded baskets to start the second OT but Mars Hill extended the lead to 84-78 with a 6-0 spurt. Williams converted two free throws to cut the lead to 88-85 with 19 seconds remaining, but the Lions converted from the charity stripe down the stretch to come away with the win.
Vivian Doerr pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds and added nine points, while Lauren White continued to be a defensive force, blocking seven shots in 28 minutes of action. Steller and Carlisha Holivay scored 12 points and Tillman had eight points, six rebounds and six assists.
Pfeiffer shot 44 percent from the field for the game and hit 41 percent of their attempts from long range.
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December 20th, 2011 #1
Hi folks, a couple of my new pics.
Winter was pretty gloomy so it inspires me make this picture, heh heh. But then it snowed and become bit better..
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December 20th, 2011 #2
Super cool! 2 isn't enough post more! I shouldn't judge though, I post like one thing a week lol.
December 21st, 2011 #3
YEAH BABY! wonderful.
December 22nd, 2011 #4
I like it when an artist you've never heard of before comes out of nowhere with really solid work. The second one is great. I really dig the composition and lighting.
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December 23rd, 2011 #7
Thanks for comments guys.
As promised before some more stuff. I had an idea to design some kind of desert warriors from the other world or the time, warriors which are perfectly adopt for living and fighting in the the desert. They may hide in the sands, use it as the weapon at fights. Bicolor cloth and flags are camouflage theirs silhouettes as in front of the sands, as in front of the skies. So they may travel through the desert undetected by their enemies.
Stay tuned, there will be some more stuff soon.
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December 24th, 2011 #8
Lighting is very good
December 24th, 2011 #9
wow, nice works. In some parts it looks like 3d. What program you use for this?
December 24th, 2011 #10
No, there no 3d or photos, all painted in photoshop.
December 24th, 2011 #11
Great lighting and simplicity of your strokes on these
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Trily immpresive! pls share more of your wokr!
it is special,love those strokes and lightings a lot truly awesome!
December 25th, 2011 #13
I'm loving the angle on the most recent one. The simplicity of material makes it look even better than if it had any. Well done!
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December 25th, 2011 #14
these are very interesting, almost like flipping through national geographic.
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I absolutely never post here, but I just saw the link on Jason Manley's fb and I had to come out of lurk mode to say just how amazing that second batch is.
I'm starting to feel a little blase about digital concept art but these pics are a huge breath of fresh air.
So slick and energetic and stylish...
Please tell me you have a blog or a tumblr or something ?
December 28th, 2011 #17
Hey Mangoosta, you have a great Style developed there! I really like it.
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Gorgeous work! Love you disciplined use of lighting.
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more! more! more!
December 28th, 2011 #20
Hi folks, thanks for the comments.
I have a lot of stuff, old and not so, which I want to tune and finish first, so there will be more stuff soon. It's quite a lot of work and blog is the part of it, so I hope to finish my blog just after the new year.
January 4th, 2012 #21
Simply beautiful, your knowledge of lighting and colors are very impressive, a very amazing work, I love it !
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WOW!! Love this lighting here!
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such beautifully effective painting... im in awe man.
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Great stuff. I love the top character especially - reminds me of so many things at once: Masai/Elizabethan fashions, and some echoes of armour and colours from the Coppola Dracula film.
The final environment painting is particularly impressive as well. I don't know what kind of work you're going for. One comment you made suggests games concept work, and I hope that's what you're aiming for. I would love to see games with your visual style. There's one coming this Spring on PS3 called Journey, which might interest you since there are some parallels with some of your paintings.
January 11th, 2012 #25
Reminds me of Journey as well, you should check the game! I really like the feel and clarity of your drawings, very interesting especially the second image in the first post.
January 12th, 2012 #26
Love the style, really original work.
Please post more.
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Awesome light x)! I want moar!
January 16th, 2012 #28
Hi folks, a little more of my works
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A fantastic thread! The desert warriors are really gorgeous to look at.
What is with the intense pixelation here and there though?
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I love your pieces. My brain was super confused whether I loved this style or not, but honestly I kept looking and it just grew on me. it1!


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Pete Lund
|Peter Lund
|Michigan House of Representatives District 36
|In office
|Term ends
|January 1, 2013
|Years in position
|Base salary
|Per diem
|$10,800 yearly expense allowance
|Elections and appointments
|Last election
|November 2, 2010
|First elected
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|November 6, 2012
|Term limits
|3 terms
|Adrian College
|Wayne State University
|Date of birth
|Business Owner
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- 1 Previous offices held
- 2 Political campaign history
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- 4 Committee assignments
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Rep. Lund received a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Adrian College. He received an M.B.A. with an emphasis in Finance from Wayne State University. Representative Lund is the owner of Direct Mailers, and a part-time professor of Public Finance at Walsh College. Prior to running and winning office as a state representative in 2008, Lund served as Macomb County Commissioner for eleven years. On February 10, 2009, representative Lund introduced legislation for the first time. The legislation would stop property taxes from increasing while property values are declining, an issue Lund felt had been very important to constiuents throughout the election.
Pete Lund resides in Shelby Township with his wife, Karen Potchynok-Lund. He has two daughters.
Previous offices held
Lund served as a Macomb County commissioner for eleven years before being elected state representative.
Political campaign history
- 2008 election for State House
- Pete Lund (R) 61%
- Robert Murphy (D) 39%
Voting record
Key votes of 2009-2010
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- Super Speedway, Lawmakers voting on whether TO EXTEND A SPECIAL TAX PERK for a super speedway.
- Driver Responsibility Fees, Lawmakers voting on whether TO IMPOSE 'driver responsibility fees.'
- Crony Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether TO RESTRICT THE RIGHT of shareholders to sell their own stock.
- Right to Work, Lawmakers voting on an amendment SUPPORTING RIGHT-TO-WORK zones.
- Dept. of State Cost-Saving, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SLOW DOWN PROGRESS ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S COST-SAVING CONSOLIDATION PLAN.
- Golf Carts, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SUBSIDIZE the production of electric vehicle batteries.
- Home Court Disadvantage, Lawmakers voting on whether TO GIVE MORE TAXING POWER to local government in Kalamazoo so it can finance a taxpayer-subsidized sports arena.
- Fire Safe Cigarettes, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN the sale of cigarettes that are not "fire safe."
- Balancing Act, Lawmakers voting on a budget to CUT REVENUE SHARING PAYMENTS to local governments as a way to balance the state budget without raising taxes.
- Balancing Act 2, Lawmakers voting on a cut of less than 3 percent to K-12 school aid payments so as to balance the state budget without tax increases.
- A Good Tax Gone Bad?, Lawmakers voting on the Michigan Business Tax.
- It's From the Children, Lawmakers voting on whether to RAID $90 MILLION from the Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority.
- Left Behind, Lawmakers voting on whether TO FINANCE "No Worker Left Behind" with a 59.9 percent increase in general fund spending in the 2009 DELEG budget.
- First Class Schools, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep Detroit Public Schools' "first class" status even though the district no longer meets the population standard.
- Politically Correct Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE SUBSIDIES for plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
- Politically Correct Capitalism 2, Lawmakers voting on whether to GIVE SUBSIDIES for Michigan film production.
- Politically Correct Capitalism 3, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE ELECTRIC CAR SUBSIDIES for a subsidiary of a Korean battery company.
- Secret Ballot, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep a SECRET BALLOT for union elections.
- Property Taxes Assaulted Again, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
- Sneak Attack, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
- Grapes of Wrath, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN home shipment of beer and wine to Michigan consumers.
- Subsidize Manufacture of Electric Cars, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a refundable Michigan Business Tax credit for makers of plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
- Authorize Special Tax Breaks for Ethanol Gas Stations, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a non-refundable Michigan Business Tax credit equal to 30 percent of the costs incurred by a gas station to convert existing pumps and tanks, or acquire new ones that deliver E85 ethanol or biodiesel fuel.
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- List of all of Peter Lund's roll call votes, bills introduced, and floor amendments from MichiganVotes.org (use site's "advanced search" to narrow by date range, issue category and/or keyword).
- List of Peter Lund's 0 missed roll-call votes
Committee assignments
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lund has been appointed to these committees:
- Commerce
- Insurance, Chair
- Redistricting and Elections, Chair
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Lund served on these committees:
- Insurance
- Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs (Minority Vice Chair)
- Tax Policy
Lund defeated Tadd Siglow in the Republican primary on August 7. The general election is November 6.[1]
|Michigan House of Representatives, District 36 Republican Primary, 2012
|Vote %
|Peter Lund Incumbent
|Tadd Siglow
|Total Votes
Lund won re-election to the District 36 Seat in 2010. He defeated Sebastian Previti and Brian Senia in the August 3 Republican primary. He defeated Robert Murphy (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.
|Michigan House of Representatives, District 36 General election (2010)
|Peter Lund (R)
|Robert Murphy (D)
On November 04, 2008, Peter Lund ran for District 36 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Robert Murphy. [2]
Peter Lund raised $50,872 for his campaign.[3]
|Michigan House of Representatives, District 36
|Peter Lund (R)
|Robert Murphy (D)
Campaign donors
In 2010, Lund received $45,790 in campaign donations. The largest contributors are listed below.[4]
|Michigan House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
|Top contributors to Pete Lund's campaign in 2010
|Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association
|Michigan Automobile Dealers Association
|Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan
|Michigan Mcdonalds Operators Association
|Michigan Society Of Anesthesiologists
|Total Raised in 2010
In 2008 Peter Lund collected $50,872 in donations. [5]
His five largest contributors in 2008 were:
|Peter Lund
|Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association
|Michigan Automobile Dealers Association
|Michigan Chamber of Commerce
|Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Campaign contributions
Contributions Report from Michigan Secretary of State
Rep. Peter Lund
S-885 House Office Building
P.O. Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 373-0843
Tea Party Scorecard
The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on "core tea party issues" in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.[6]
January 2011 - March 2012
Peter Lund received a 75% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[6]
Lund and his wife Karen have two children.
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External links
- Official campaign website
- Michigan Legislature - Representative Peter Lund
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Michigan Votes - Peter Lund
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
- Peter Lund on Facebook
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, Official 2012 Primary Results
- ↑ Michigan House of Representatives official election results for 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money's report on Lund's 2008 campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 contributions
- ↑ 2008 contributors to Peter Lund
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 22, 2012
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Observations on British and American English
by an American linguist in the UK
England and America are two countries separated by a common language.
--George Bernard Shaw
BrE = British English
AmE = American English
OED=Oxford English Dictionary (2nd edn. [1989], unless otherwise noted)
Sunday, July 30, 2006
fools and cream
Better Half is mad for (AmE=crazy about) gooseberries, a fruit I'd never experienced in the US, though I did know that the kiwi (fruit; BrE) used to be called the Chinese gooseberry. Anyhow, this is the label on the punnet (BrE*) that he bought this week.
I said to him, "Sweetie, you don't have to buy things just because it says on the label that they're perfect for you."
Better Half was not amused. It is a trial to live with me, I must admit.
Gooseberry fool is a traditional British treat, which involves gooseberries (duh), sugar and lots and lots of cream. BH made some when his nan (=grandma) visited Friday, but in an attempt to make it less calorific, replaced some of the cream with yog(h)urt. (Myself, I think that yog(h)urt has its place, but that any excuse to eat cream should not be taken lightly.) Fools can be made with other fruits as well, but gooseberry fool is the king of fools.
Now, I have to give two links for recipes, suitable to each continent's measures and ingredients. For the American version, click here, for a British version, click here. Some recipes include custard in the fool, but that's newfangled tomfoolery.
If it's just about berries, sugar and cream, why do you need different recipes? Well, because cream just isn't the same in the two places. In the US, there are three (basic) types of cream: light cream, heavy cream and whipping cream, which I always thought was a con, because it doesn't seem to be terribly different from heavy cream. In the UK, on the other hand, there is single cream, double cream, whipping cream and clotted cream. Clotted cream has been subjected to heat and is very butter-like, and perfect for spreading on scones with a bit of strawberry jam. As for the first two, one might believe that these are easily translated. Single cream = light cream and double cream = heavy cream. Right?
...as I discovered when I first made my chocolate mousse recipe here. It called for heavy cream, so I bought some double cream. Some double cream is label(l)ed "suitable for spooning"--when you scoop a dollop onto your cake, it'll keep its shape. I made my mousse with non-spooning double cream, but it was still much heavier (48% butterfat) than a heavy cream (36-40%). The mousse was perfectly edible, but it was more like eating a truffle than a mousse. No one could finish their portion, except for BH's sister's better half, The Gardener. The man has the sweetest tooth (full of cavities) and the kind of metabolism that I mention in my prayers. Not only did he finish his own, he finished everyone else's plus the "safety serving" I'd held back in the fridge.
Single cream and light cream have around 18% butterfat. Whipping cream has 30-40%. So, if you have a US recipe that calls for heavy cream, use whipping cream if you're in the UK. North America also has half-and-half, which has 10-12% fat. I've seen it claimed that single cream and half-and-half are the same thing, but really you have to add a little milk to single cream to make it like half-and-half.
Cream is a more serious business in the UK because it is so central a part of pudding (AmE = dessert). Cream is poured over most puddings/desserts, including a cake, true puddings ("sweet dessert, usually containing flour or a cereal product, that has been boiled, steamed, or baked." --American Heritage Dictionary), apple crumble (AmE = apple crisp), or even fresh fruit salad (which, even though I am a great fan of cream, I find a little disgusting). For some desserts/puddings, one is offered warm, pourable custard as an alternative to cream. The only puddings/desserts that I can think of that one doesn't always get cream, custard or ice cream with are those that are already made of cream, custard or ice cream, like fools or trifle--a concoction of sponge cake, (BrE) jelly (AmE=gelatin, usually called by the brand name Jell-o), custard, sherry, cream, and jam. In the US, one might get whipped cream or ice cream with cake, pie or crumble/crisp, but not poured cream.
Another oddity in the gooseberry label: it says "ENGLISH MID SUMMER GOOSEBERRIES", but the county of origin (almost legible in the photo) is Perthshire--in Scotland. I fear for Waitrose (supermarket) if the Scottish nationalists pick up on this slight. (I could say something about the space in mid summer, but hyphenation will have to wait for another post.)
* A note on punnet. Historically, this word refers to a shallow basket for collecting fruit, but these days it's the (often plastic) container that soft fruits are sold in. In AmE, we tend to say a pint of strawberries, referring to the amount, rather than the container, whereas hereabouts one buys a punnet of strawberries. When I refer to the container itself, I'd probably say a pint box. If it were a bushel of strawberries, I'd probably call the container a crate, especially if it were wooden.
23 comments:
- Rebecca said...
I think I'm terrible unBritish cos I hate cream. It's vile stuff, except for clotted which I tolerate on scones. I really dislike pouring cream on any kind of pudding - cake, fruit, anything. Ick.
We went to a tapas bar on Friday and had a chocolate pudding there which was served with alcohol-laced chantilly, which prompted a discussion about whether chantilly ought to be always alcohol-laced.
- 31 July, 2006 10:35
- lynneguist said...
A former colleague wrote off-blog to comment that she remembered being surprised at being served cheesecake with cream poured over it in London. This is very common. If one orders the cheesecake at Pizza Express, for example, the server asks "Cream, ice cream or mascarpone?" Do you want a little cheese with your cheesecake?
Chantilly (a kind of sweetened/flavo(u)red whipped cream) is a word I've never experienced in the US, although you can find it in US cookbooks. I probably never heard it there just because we don't eat so much cream.
What is very popular in the US and not so much here are flavo(u)red creamers (i.e. mostly non-dairy concoctions) for coffee. I attribute this at least in part to the fact that most British supermarkets just don't have the shelf space to dedicate to the range of unnecessary stuff that warehouse-like US supermarkets can fit in. The ironically named Marion Nestle is an interesting read on the politics of the supermarket shelf.
- 01 August, 2006 00:51
- Janet said...
That's one of the items that struck me as incredibly interesting when I first started spending a lot of time in Britain -- all those types of cream!
I may have missed it in your post -- I blame the jetlag -- but don't the British refer to "soured cream", while we Americans call it "sour cream"?
- 01 August, 2006 15:11
- lynneguist said...
You see soured cream more often in the UK than in the US, but it's at least as common to call it sour cream. In fact, there are 31,000 google.co.uk hits for soured cream and 237,000 for sour cream. Recipes on BBC.com use either/or. Sour cream but not soured cream is in the New Oxford Dictionary of English.
Essentially, it's like hashed brown potatoes, iced cream and more recently iced tea/coffee, which all started out with participial (i.e. verb-derived) adjectives at the front, but later lost (or are losing, in the case of ice(d) tea/coffee) their 'd's on both sides of the Atlantic.
- 01 August, 2006 15:22
- Elly said...
I consider the lack of gooseberries in the US one of the great advantages of living in this country! I also don't miss blackcurrants. For the longest time I avoided blueberries because I thought they looked like giant blackcurrants or sloes (another abomination).
The subject of blueberries has made me wonder though. Growing up - I was born in 1975 - I thought of a muffin as a giant cupcake with a light texture and a strong vanilla flavour - i.e., an American muffin. When I came to the US I was reintroduced to the English muffin, which I had almost forgotten about and might not have remembered was actually called a muffin... How come two such different baked goods both came to be called the same thing?
- 18 August, 2006 20:56
- Bingley said...
I've often wondered when reading US books, do Americans always have cream in their coffee rather than milk? Or is this cream different from what would be called cream in the UK? Is it just the top of the milk?
- 22 May, 2007 01:01
- lynneguist said...
I think it's rather old-fashioned to have real cream in one's coffee (which would be the light cream), and I also think that people use the term cream rather loosely when it comes to coffee. Very often, they'll be having creamer in their coffee--i.e. that artificial stuff made from palm oil. (Much more popular in the US than the UK. Nowadays, creamers with flavo(u)rs, like vanilla or hazelnut, are particularly popular. I say 'eurgh'.)
Americans also have half-and-half in their coffee--which is cream mixed with milk. (And, of course, Americans like me just drink their coffee with milk.) But some may loosely refer to that as coffee with cream.
- 22 May, 2007 01:16
- TasmanSea said...
I always feel slightly (and clearly completely irrationally) aggrieved in the US when I get given a slice of cake or something and it is all naked with no whipped cream. But then again, I will also be offered cream with my coffee and that sounds unpleasant, although perhaps I have been misunderstanding what the substance I am being offered is exactly. I must admit I hadn't realized the range of varieties of "cream" in the US or the UK until I read this post. I do like the US milk naming system that just labels every variety with the fat percentage- very clear!
I also have to be careful not to request "white" coffee, meaning coffee with milk (in contrast to black coffee, which I think does make sense in the US).
I also feel like the coffee here has less caffeine, but have yet to find out if that is the case or if I am just manufacturing an excuse for being grumpy.
- 22 May, 2007 02:22
- Joel A. Shaver said...
In my parents' house, growing up, if we put anything in our coffee (or tea!) it was cream or sometimes half-and-half, never milk. I think this behavio(u)r leads to the confusion a lot of Americans experience when they hear reference to a 'cream tea,' which does not mean 'tea with cream in (it),' which would never happen in the UK (right?).
A free tip: don't serve Yorkshire pudding for pudding!
- 22 May, 2007 11:25
- M said...
I wish I'd read this blog before we went to the US last Jan. We found the whole Supermarket experience so confusing. Especially the cream. It took me a good 20 minutes to find the type of cream I wanted to make a cabonara sauce and that was WITH the help of a sales assistant.
- 22 May, 2007 12:30
- lynneguist said...
When I used to order spaghetti carbonara at an Italian restaurant in Johannesburg, the (Italian) owner would ask me "the English way or the Italian way?" The English way has cream, the Italian way doesn't. More evidence that English are obsessed with cream (even if they don't put it in their coffee).
I've had it both ways in the US. My Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook recipe is cream-less and I love it. Unfortunately, I never get to make it any more because of Better Half's disappointingly strict vegetarianism.
- 22 May, 2007 12:44
- M said...
My carbonara recipe is a Jamie Oliver cheat's version, so obviously a British one. Must try the italian version - will save me 20 mins at the store next time I'm in the US!
- 23 May, 2007 03:53
For what it's worth, I'm an American and I refer to a basket of berries as a punnet. It was a fairly common word in New England dialect of my 1960's childhood.
- 07 August, 2007 20:51
- Almeda said...
Replying rather late to say, I can easily get gooseberries (both green and reddish, if there's a difference) at our local farmer's markets here in Chicago.
I don't know if farmer's markets are different here and elsewhere; I'm told in New York they're usually indoor sort of mall things, but here it's a parking lot that one morning per week has farmers drive in from the surrounding agricultural areas (some as far as middle-Michigan -- a 6-hour drive!) to set up individual canopies and tables, with their produce set out in baskets and boxes (and punnets, sometimes) with hand-written prices on in marker.
- 30 September, 2007 16:52
In some places in the U.S., one is offered "regular coffee," which contains milk. (I don't think they have the temerity to add sugar.) It took me a while to learn to answer, "No, black please."
- 08 February, 2008 01:11
- NFAH said...
Half and half for coffee is one of the things I miss most now that I live in the UK (and I was quite fond of the fat free Land 'O' Lakes sort, which is really some sort of thickened skim milk). Putting skim milk directly in coffee doesn't even change its consistency much and certainly doesn't change its color much. I miss the mouth-feel of the American sort of dairy thickened coffee milk stuff (and not the "non-dairy creamer" sort).
- 07 October, 2010 00:09
And here I thought "punnet" was a clever -- and, now that I think about it, self-referential -- neologism for a small pun.
- 26 October, 2011 18:54
I'm British and I rarely use cream on desserts except in the soft fruit season. When I occasionally make a hot pudding I have it with custard (from custard powder), or maybe ice cream or plain yoghurt. I can never see the point of pouring cream over an already creamy dessert, as you're often invited to do in restaurants.
Kate (Derby, UK)
- 21 December, 2011 11:00
- vp said...
Ugh. Custard from powder is _nasty_!
- 21 December, 2011 14:55
- Johnny E said...
@Joel Yorkshire pudding for pudding isn't bad, actually. They're essentially made of pancake batter anyway, so put some fruit and whipped cream in a cold one and it's a bit like a large profiterole.
I have a vague feeling that it might once have been traditional to serve leftover Yorkshires for dessert, but I may have imagined this / my father lied in order to get rid of leftovers.
- 24 September, 2012 18:00
- Mindo14 said...
In the midwest USA regular coffee does not mean with milk or cream or anythin in it, it just means that it is not de-caf
- 20 October, 2012 06:41
- Kate Bunting said...
No, you didn't imagine it, Johnny E. I remember my Yorkshire-born Mum saying that Yorkshire pudding could also be served as a dessert, though she never did so.
PS I'm the Kate who posted above. I don't find custard-powder custard nasty, having been brought up on it, but I don't love it as much as some Brits do.
- 13 October, 2014 14:53
I can confirm the last post and even offer another course. It was not uncommon in Yorkshire (in the 60's) to have a Yorkshire pudding as a starter with gravy (onion of course) followed by YP with the meat course and finish any left over 'pud' with treacle. LUVERLY!
- 10 November, 2014 13:50


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Springbok captain John Smit may miss the World XV match next weekend.
Smit failed to train with his team-mates at Shimla Park on Tuesday and is still struggling with his groin problem. The Bok No 2 had an operation that forced him to miss several Vodacom Super 14 matches and is being monitored by the Bok medical team.
"John has not yet recovered 100% from his groin operation. The medical team has recommended that he must rest," Springbok coach Jake White said. "He won't do any lineout throw-ins, because this could have an impact on his groin injury."
And to add to White's woes, former Bulls front-rower Danie Coetzee was hobbling around in a foot brace at practice, which leaves just two fit hookers in the entire squad. Hanyani Shimange though was also absent from Tuesday's afternoon practice, leaving just Gary Botha to throw in at the lineouts.
Botha has more important things on his mind. He fled Bloemfontein late on Tuesday to be with his wife, Anrike, who is expected to give birth to their first child some time today.
While Springbok management are doing their very best to deflect the focus from the mounting injury list and associated disruptions, it is an inescapable reality that unlike their Antipodean counterparts, the Boks are more severely prone to falling foul to niggles.
This news was offset though by the welcome arrival in Bloemfontein of the Bulls which saw the intensity of the training sessions increase dramatically.
"We were playing it easy for the first few days to give the guys some much needed rest," assistant coach Allister Coetzee told keo.co.za. "Yes, we are still missing some guys, but we will be getting most of them back in the next few weeks."
While White is taking the World XV match very seriously, it will be nothing more than a festival ocassion – a Baabaas game in disguise. However, defeat at Ellis Park will be a severe blow at the start of a long season.
And Scotland's recent fine showing in the Six Nations means they can not be taken lightly either in the two-Test series that follows. France at Newlands will be the biggest test ahead of the expanded Vodacom Tri-Nations.
By Andrew Hollely, in Bloemfontein


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I meant to post this comment on another thread about the higher standrad living in "godless" European countries. There is a question I have regarding euthanasia. I have in my possession a book called, The Devil's Delusion: Atheism and its Sceintific Pretensions by Davd Berlinski. It argues agasint Harris and other atheists.
What makes me wonder about the high standaras of living in Europe is it's possible we're not getting the whole story. One item Berlinski mentions is that Holand has legalized euthanasia since 1984. It was not intended as involuntary, but intended to relieve suffering. But according to Berlinski:
Critics immediately objected that Dutch doctors, having been given the right to kill their elderly patients at their request, would almost at once find reasons to kill patiensts at their whim. This is precisely what has happened. According to the Journal of Medical Ethics, in reviewing Dutch Hospital prectices, reported that 3 percent of Dutch deaths for 1995 were assisted suicides, and that of these, fully one fourth were involuntary. The doctors simply knocked their patients off…
Berlinski says that elderly patients carry certificates stating they do not want to die, but that regulation has not been successful. He then asks retorically, "How many atheists will want to spend their old age in Holland?'
This was some time ago, over a decade, so just what is the deal in Holland, and ther Europen countries? Are there other "slippery slopes" we aren't hearing about?


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JON CARDINELLI and RYAN VREDE analyse the key match-ups and pick the winners at the weekend.
Shocker! Keo.co.za has suffered a horrendous start to the season with mediocre returns on the first two rounds of predictions. The Highlanders have caught us out twice with their defiant back-to-back performances, and perhaps we overestimated the Lions' ability to rack up two wins on the trot. Lessons have been learned.
This week should see better results as far as our picks are concerned. JC has opted for all the home teams while Vrede believes the Chiefs could upset the Kiwi conference champs on Friday. The big South African derby in Durban will be won by the Sharks while the Bully Boys will continue their impressive start to the season with a victory against the Blues.
Unfortunately for Cheetahs fans, we could witness the beginning of another terrible tour as the Bloem Boys go down to Jake White's Brumbies in Canberra.
Round 2
Round 1
CRUSADERS vs CHIEFS, NAPIER, FRI 08:35
VREDE'S CALL: The all-round potency of the Chiefs' pack has surprised me and has been the reason for their back division's influence. The Crusaders were outmuscled by the Highlanders last week and another performance like that will see the same result. I don't think they'll be as poor as that but I still have strong reservations about the quality of their pack. The Chiefs haven't beaten the Crusaders since 2008, but this time they will match them in the forwards and have a superior back division. Saders openside flank Matt Todd was excellent in his rookie season but has been largely nullified as a breakdown force due to his team's lack of defensive punch at the gainline. Furthermore, in Tyler Bleyendaal the Saders have a talented flyhalf, but not one adept at building pressure through a field position game and one with indifferent form as a goal-kicker. These are the key boxes you have to tick in blunting the Chiefs. The Saders don't do so. Chiefs by 5
JC'S CALL: Neither team has been consistent in the past two rounds, but the fact that the Crusaders are coming off a loss could be significant. They aren't exactly at home, playing in Napier, but at least they won't face the added challenge of fighting for a victory in the rain and cowbell clamour that typifies matches in Hamilton. Their forwards will be keen to prove a point, and coach Todd Blackadder has re-introduced a couple of World-Cup winning All Blacks to his front row. They'll boss the scrums, and should be more aggressive at the collisions after last week's lesson in Dunedin. A big question mark hangs over their defence after a porous showing against the Highlanders, and Blackadder will also need to implement a plan to negate the skill and strength of Sonny Bill Williams. It's going to be another close Kiwi derby, and I think the Crusaders' desperation for a win will be reflected in a superior and ultimately game-winning performance at the tackle. Crusaders by 5
Crusaders – 15 Sean Maitland, 14 Israel Dagg, 13 Robbie Fruean, 12 Adam Whitelock, 11 Zac Guildford, 10 Tyler Bleyendaal, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Kieran Read (c), 7 Matt Todd, 6 George Whitelock, 5 Tom Donnelly, 4 Luke Romano, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Corey Flynn, 1 Ben Franks.
Subs: 16 Quentin MacDonald, 17 Wyatt Crockett, 18 Sam Whitelock, 19 Luke Whitelock, 20 Willi Heinz, 21 Tom Taylor, 22 Tom Marshall.
Chiefs - 15 Robbie Robinson, 14 Asaeli Tikoirotuma, 13 Richard Kahui, 12 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 Tim Nanai-Williams, 10 Aaron Cruden, 9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 8 Kane Thompson, 7 Tanerau Latimer, 6 Liam Messam, 5 Brodie Retallick, 4 Craig Clarke, 3 Ben Tameifuna, 2 Mahonri Schwalger, 1 Sona Taumalolo.
Subs: 16 Hika Elliot, 17 Shane Cleaver, 18 Michael Fitzgerald, 19 Sam Cane, 20 Augustine Pulu, 21 Andrew Horrell, 22 Jackson Willison.
FORCE vs HURRICANES, PERTH, FRI 13:05
VREDE'S CALL: The Canes were awful in Johannesburg last week but were gifted a victory through the Lions' tactical naivety and handling errors. You've got to think they're knackered after extensive travel in the last three weeks and with the return of Richard Brown to lend the Force some punch, as well as Cameron Shepherd's recovery from injury, the hosts have the edge. David Pocock will be influential in stifling the Canes' preferred high-tempo, expansive approach. The Canes simply don't have a pragmatic weapon in their arsenal and will become increasingly loose. The Force must be defensively accurate and stay compact, things they have only managed in short spells previously. If they do, they'll take the points. Force by 3
JC'S CALL: Beauden Barrett impressed with his option-taking and goal-kicking on the tour to South Africa, and will be a key man for the Hurricanes in this scrap. The Force will need to show a greater appreciation for possession if they're to deny the Hurricanes turnover opportunities, which allowed the Hurricanes to remain competitive in matches against the Stormers and Lions. Mark Hammett has spoken about implementing more structure to the Canes' game, but they may struggle in a tactical arm-wrestle. The Force must target that Hurricanes pack at the set pieces, and force the visitors to take chances from deep within their own half. The Force are not a flashy side by any stretch of the imagination, but when their forwards fire they are capable of strangling teams and eking out narrow wins. Expect them to win in this manner on Friday. Force by 5
Force - 15 Cameron Shepherd, 14 Nick Cummins, 13 Patrick Dellit, 12 Rory Sidey, 11 Napolioni Nalaga, 10 James Stannard, 9 Brett Sheehan, 8 Matt Hodgson, 7 David Pocock (c), 6 Richard Brown, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 Toby Lynn, 3 Salesi Ma'afu, 2 Nathan Charles, 1 Kieran Longbottom.
Subs: 16 Ben Whittaker, 17 Pek Cowan, 18 Sam Wykes, 19 Angus Cottrell, 20 Justin Turner, 21 Ben Seymour, 22 Alfie Mafi.
Hurricanes – 15 Andre Taylor, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Conrad Smith (c), 12 Tim Bateman, 11 Julian Savea, 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 TJ Perenara, 8 Victor Vito, 7 Jack Lam, 6 Faifili Levave, 5 Jason Eaton, 4 Jeremy Thrush, 3 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 2 Dane Coles, 1 Ben May.
Subs: 16 Motu Matu'u, 17 Michael Bent, 18 James Broadhurst, 19 Brad Shields, 20 Chris Eaton, 21 Daniel Kirkpatrick, 22 Charlie Ngatai.
BRUMBIES vs CHEETAHS, CANBERRA, SAT 06:35
VREDE'S CALL: There's so much wrong with the Cheetahs at the moment that I can't see them in the frame in this match. Their set piece is poor, their forwards have failed to front and their defence went all Powerlines FC against the Bulls. The Brumbies have the forwards to erode their resolve and the backs to ensure the Bloem boys stay winless. Brumbies by 10
JC'S CALL: It was interesting to read why Naka Drotske selected Ashley Johnson and George Earle for this clash. Drotske believes that the pair will add more power to the Cheetahs pack, but you have to ask why the same mentality wasn't applied for physical clashes against the Lions and Bulls. Coenie Oosthuizen hasn't played a match in 2012 and shouldn't be expected to get it absolutely right in this game. The Brumbies by comparison look a more organised and settled unit, and would be expected to put this Cheetahs side away. While Jake White is big on structure, the power play will create opportunities for the Canberra side's talented back division. The Cheetahs' defence has been woeful, and again it's been worrying to read about Drotske's complete surprise. It's going to be a long tour for the Cheetahs. Brumbies by 9
Brumbies - 15 Jesse Mogg, 14 Henry Speight, 13 Andrew Smith, 12 Christian Lealiifano, 11 Pat McCabe, 10 Matt Toomua, 9 Nic White, 8 Ben Mowen, 7 Ita Vaea, 6 Peter Kimlin, 5 Ben Hand, 4 Sam Carter, 3 Dan Palmer, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Ben Alexander.
Subs: 16 Anthony Hegarty, 17 Ruaidhri Murphy, 18 Scott Fardy, 19 Michael Hooper, 20 Ian Prior, 21 Zack Holmes, 22 Joseph Toman
Cheetahs – 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Cameron Jacobs, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Philip Snyman, 11 Willie le Roux, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Tewis de Bruyn, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Philip van der Walt, 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 Izak van der Westhuizen, 4 George Earle, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c), 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Subs: 16 Hercu Liebenberg, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Davon Raubenheimer, 19 Justin Downey, 20 Piet van Zyl, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Ryno Benjamin.
HIGHLANDERS vs WARATAHS, DUNEDIN, SAT 08:35
VREDE'S CALL: The Highlanders earned a deserved victory over the Crusaders last week with an aggressive approach at the breakdown off the back of dominant tackle fights. It has been the bedrock of their success to date and will be again against the Waratahs. The Tahs are undoubtedly boosted by the return of Berrick Barnes, whose distribution and tactical intelligence has been central to their past successes. I still think the Tahs' eight are vulnerable when confronted with a robust unit, such as the one the Landers boast, diluting the impact Barnes and co could make. The hosts will harass and scrap all game and have a backline capable of moments of brilliance. It won't be pretty but the Highlanders won't care. Highlanders by 5
JC'S CALL: You'd have to think that a man of Tom Carter's particular talents would be well suited to a game of this nature. He lacks the ability to innovate or bring his outside backs into the contest, but he's proved a successful means of crossing the gainline and fracturing opposition defences. Barnes should be in the Tahs side, but calling the shots from the flyhalf position. It could be that coach Michael Foley wants the extra tactical kicking option and that the Tahs will play a territorial game. On paper, they have a pack that should outmuscle most, but as the Crusaders found out last week, the Highlanders don't care much for reputations. The new Forsyth Barr Stadium also looks to be an intimidating venue for visiting teams, and those vocal Dunedinites could inspire the Highlanders to another powerful yet purposeful forward performance. It's going to be brutally physical and is probably the toughest one of the weekend to call, but I'm backing Jamie Joseph's side to pull through. Highlanders by 5
Highlanders - 15 Colin Slade, 14 Kade Poki, 13 Tamati Ellison, 12 Phil Burleigh, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Lima Sopoaga, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Nasi Manu, 7 John Hardie, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Nick Crosswell, 4 Josh Bekhuis, 3 Chris King, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Jamie Mackintosh (c).
Subs: 16 Jason Rutledge,17 Bronson Murray, 18 Culum Retallick, 19 James Haskell ,20 Jimmy Cowan, 21 Kurt Baker,22 Buxton Popoali'i.
Waratahs – 15 Bernard Foley, 14 Tom Kingston, 13 Rob Horne, 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 10 Daniel Halangahu (c), 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Tevita Metuisela, 7 Pat McCutcheon, 6 Dave Dennis, 5 Kane Douglas, 4 Dean Mumm, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Benn Robinson.
Subs: 16 John Ulugia, 17 Paddy Ryan, 18 Lopeti Timani, 19 Jono Jenkins, 20 Brendan McKibbin, 21 Tom Carter, 22 Brackin Karuaria-Henry.
REDS vs REBELS, BRISBANE, SAT 10:40
VREDE'S CALL: It doesn't matter whether the Rebels include Kurtley Beale or Clark Kent in their backline, so poor are their forwards across all disciplines that the backline is seldom a threat. The Reds have settled into a pattern resembling the one that worked so well for them in 2011 – dominant and controlled forward play that established the platform for their backs to shine. The attacking variation is also there, with Will Genia and Mike Harris exhibiting their ability to drive the Reds into enemy territory with the boot. The Rebels won't have answers to any questions the Reds will pose and must brace for another hiding. Reds by 15
JC'S CALL: Vrede's right, the Rebels would have done better to buy the Incredible Hulk and The Thing as a means to boost their forward effort rather than multi-talented Wallabies backs who battle behind the advantage line. The Reds haven't been as convincing as they were in 2011, and are missing a few regulars, but at home they will be too powerful for the Rabbles. Reds by 20
Reds - 15 Luke Morahan, 14 Dom Shipperley, 13 Ben Tapuai, 12 Jono Lance, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Mike Harris, 9 Will Genia, 8 Jake Schatz, 7 Liam Gill, 6 Scott Higginbotham, 5 James Horwill (c), 4 Rob Simmons, 3 James Slipper, 2 James Hanson, 1 Ben Daley.
Subs: 16 Saia Faingaa, 17 Greg Holmes, 18 Van Humphries, 19 Radike Samo, 20 Beau Robinson, 21 Ben Lucas, 22 Rod Davies.
Rebels - 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Mark Gerrard, 13 Mitch Inman, 12 James O'Connor, 11 Cooper Vuna, 10 Danny Cipriani, 9 Richard Kingi, 8 Gareth Delve (c), 7 Tom Chamberlain, 6 Tim Davidson, 5 Hugh Pyle, 4 Luke Jones, 3 Laurie Weeks, 2 Adam Freier, 1 Nic Henderson.
Subs: 16 Luke Holmes, 17 Rodney Blake, 18 Alister Campbell, 19 Jarrod Saffy, 20 Nick Phipps, 21 Lachlan Mitchell, 22 Julian Huxley.
SHARKS vs LIONS, DURBAN, SAT 17:05
VREDE'S CALL: The Lions refused to play the percentages against the Hurricanes last week and paid the ultimate price. Nothing coach John Mitchell has said in the week suggests they will look to be more balanced. The Sharks struggle when they are pushed back deep through accurate tactical kicking and then confronted with an organised defensive unit. The Lions won't challenge them in this way. The return of Willem Alberts to the starting line-up offers the Sharks a gainline force and a competent lineout target. The Sharks will boss both these facets of play, as well as the scrums. Sharks by 7
JC'S CALL: Butch James will lend the Lions more grunt on attack and defence, but the Sharks have to be favourites to take the Lions at Kings Park. A lot will be expected of the wrecking ball Willem Alberts, but Marcell Coetzee could also have a big role to play in the battle at the gainline. I think this game will be tighter than most expect, as while the Lions have lost some key forwards the Sharks have also battled in this department in the past two matches. The decision-making of the Sharks halfbacks will also need to be better than it was last week, and Pat Lambie must be more accurate in front of goal as Elton Jantjies has shown himself capable of slotting pressure penalties from long distances. The Sharks also need to utilise the kicking strengths of Riaan Viljoen far more. If the Sharks can keep the Lions pinned in their own half, and if the Lions look to employ the same multi-phase strategy as last week, then the hosts will win this one comfortably. However, the Sharks will need to be more clinical if they are going to reap the rewards of this game plan. Sharks by 10
Sharks – 15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 JP Pietersen, 12 Tim Whitehead, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Pat Lambie, 9 Frederic Michalak, 8 Keegan Daniel (c), 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Ross Skeate, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Wiehahn Herbst, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Dale Chadwick.
Subs: 16 Craig Burden, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Anton Bresler, 19 Jacques Botes, 20 Charl McLeod, 21 Meyer Bosman, 22 Paul Jordaan.
Lions – 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Deon van Rensburg, 13 Doppies La Grange, 12 Alwyn Hollenbach, 11 Michael Killian, 10 Butch James, 9 Michael Bondesio, 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Joshua Strauss (c), 6 Derick Minnie, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Marius Coetzer, 3 Jacobie Adriaanse, 2 Callie Visagie, 1 Caylib Oosthuizen.
Subs: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Ruan Dreyer, 18 Stephan Greef, 19 Cobus Grobbelaar, 20 Tian Meyer, 21 Andries Coetzee, 22 James Kamana.
BULLS vs BLUES, PRETORIA, SAT 19:10
VREDE'S CALL: With the Bulls on a hot streak and the Blues travelling to Loftus without Jerome Kaino and the elusive Rudi Wulf the odds are stacked against the Kiwi side. Ma'a Nonu starts in midfield and will test the 10-12 axis of Morne Steyn and Francois Venter's defensive strength. But he will do so largely without a notable platform given the inferiority of his forwards. The Bulls will rule at the set phases as well as on attack and defence at the gainline. Steyn will drive them deep into their half and the Blues' attacking instinct won't allow them to respond conservatively. The Bulls' defence has been outstanding thus far and expect them to isolate runners and force infringements. Steyn will build the lead and the Bulls will accelerate in the final quarter to register a comfortable win. Bulls by 15
JC'S CALL: The Blues have played some stupid rugby over the past two weeks. Aside from their tactical failings, they have also been hampered by poor leadership and unforced errors at the set piece. It bodes badly for a match against the Bulls, who have been excellent at the lineout despite the loss of several second-row Springboks. The Bulls have shown themselves to be disciplined and aggressive at the collisions, while the Blues have only fired in patches. They may look to unsettle the Bulls with their two fetchers, Daniel and Luke Braid, but as long as the Bulls win the physical fight at the collisions, the Braids will struggle to disrupt the Bulls' attacking flow. There are some dangerous individual runners in that Blues back division, but they've shown nothing as a collective to suggest they can topple a structured side like the Bulls at a notoriously intimidating venue like Loftus. I don't think the Bulls are as polished as they have been in previous seasons, but they should beat this disjointed Blues side comfortably. Bulls by 10
Bulls – 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 Wynand Olivier, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Pierre Spies (c), 7 Jacques Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Dean Greyling.
Subs: 16 Willie Wepener, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19 CJ Stander, 20 Ruan Snyman, 21 Louis Fouché, 22 JJ Engelbrecht.
Blues - 15 Lachie Munro, 14 Sherwin Stowers, 13 Benson Stanley, 12 Ma'a Nonu, 11 Rene Ranger, 10 Gareth Anscombe, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Chris Lowrey, 7 Daniel Braid, 6 Luke Braid, 5 Ali Williams, 4 Anthony Boric, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 Keven Mealamu (c) 1, Pauliasi Manu.
Subs: 16 Tom McCartney, 17 Tevita Mailau, 18 Filo Paulo, 19 Bradley Mika, 20 Alby Mathewson, 21 Hadleigh Parkes, 22 David Raikuna.


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Thread: SotD: Sunday 20th Jan 2013
Good morning all !. Time to batten down the hatches here - the snow that was supposed to be arriving around midday is coming down with a vengeance already and looks set in for the day. Sunday roast to prepare and something warming to select from the drinks cabinet. Work tomorrow should be fun .
SotD is Vol de Nuit.
Seems appropriate today -
.......,..Good morning!
Bitterly cold, windy and snowless here. Weird.
Guerlain Cuir Beluga.
Welcome back Wolfie.
Scentless as yet. Waiting for inspiration th strike
Delicious Atelier Cologne Rose Anonyme today (from a sample).
Good Morning Everyone,
House twin with Mr. Rodgers: Guerlain Liù.
Have a lovely Sunday, whatever you're up to.
Hello everyone, Estee Lauder Sensuous Nude. Have a lovely Sunday.
"I felt something so intense, I could only express it in a perfume." - Jacques Guerlain
Hello all. A sample of Huitieme Art Parfums Myrrhiad.
Have I told you about the scent of jasmine? Have I spoken about the smell of the sea? The earth is scented. And I perfume myself to enhance what I am. That's why I can not wear a perfume that bothers me. Perfuming is an instinctive wisdom. And like all art, it requires some knowledge of yourself..."
Clarice Lispector ( 1920-1977) - Perfumes da Terra / Earth Perfumes
Will be spending the day grinding out yet another paper for this degree I didn't really need and probably should never have started! AAAAAAAAAAAAGH!
But I will be doing it in Samsara EDP
Bitterly cold is right, Twolf. The temp is 7°C/-13°F. The wind is blowing an assaulting 20 mph. And what did DD sign us up to do? Volunteer at an outdoor run at the zoo this morning. I am going only out of motherly love. BRRRRR! Don't know if I'll smell anything through my six layers of clothes, but Black Vetyver Cafe will be in there somewhere.
Twolf, if you go outside and feel a gush of warmth from the east, that's my heart pumping a torrent of care for your well-being. You are brilliant and strong and courageous and loved by many.
Thank you, guys. While I am humbled, I can't do it without you -- many of you have provided much needed support and encouragement through tough times. Thank you again.
.........Romeo Gigli - Sud Est
Shanaan by Micallef
Annick Goutal Mandragore.
I don't know much about medicine, but I know what I like. -- S.J. Perelman
Today was Lush Snowcake first, then A*Men Pure Havane in the evening.
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Good afternoon, all!
Just back from work again; there's been a slight thaw here today although it's still snowing. l expect it'll all freeze again overnight though, & apparently it's going to stay like this for a few days yet, which l'm actually pleased about. lt makes such a nice change from rain, & l love how beautiful everything looks in the snow. l'll be sad when it's gone.
SOTD was Ginger by Gorilla perfumes.
"What is this secret connection between the soul, and sea, clouds and perfumes? The soul itself appears to be sea, cloud and perfume..." - from Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis.
Hello everyone -
I'm in HdP 1889 Moulin Rouge this morning. Y'all have a fantastic day!
Welcome back, gandhajala! I hope you managed some fun along with your work.
Welcome back to you too, (((Wolfie))) - I'm so glad to see you here! Sending more thoughts of love, support and encouragement to you and Mr.T, and hoping that he's home with you soon. ♥
Science is not only compatible with spirituality, it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in an immensity of light-years and in the passage of ages, when we grasp the intricacy, beauty, and subtlety of life, then that soaring feeling, that sense of elation and humility combined, is surely spiritual. ..Carl Sagan
Last night we had fog in Miami - we NEVER have fog. It made driving around (with my stereo in my car blasting, like it always is) like something out of a movie. Wonderfully surreal. The temps have inched back up, it's hot and sunny this afternoon - suntan weather, actually.
Woke up feeling sort of 'grey', I had to force myself to do some errands around the house to get my mental gears moving. While I did this I dabbed on some of Momma Quarry's favorite's (first time from a sample):
Sexy 9 by Trish McEvoy
I am not a musk person. In fact, as many of you know, I can't smell many musks (nothing!). But I do enjoy a good fruit note and this one doesn't disappoint. The blackberry is very tart, almost red-currant-esque. I wish I could smell the musk to see how it intermingles with the berry notes, but nonetheless the vanilla and tempered sweetness helps me visualize a bowl of berries, dusted with sugar and vanilla extract. I like it Quarry! I also feel, at least olfactorily, you are here with me today keeping me cheered up.
Bear hugs to all of you in bitterly cold weather = stay warm!
"All problems are illusions of the mind."
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PDN New York today
These things cannot be long hidden: the Sun, the Moon, the Truth--Buddha
Very windy and cold here too. I just can't stop wearing EL PC Tuberose Gardenia. So I won't
Teardrop - glad to hear you are getting relief from the constant rain.
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Hello folks:-)
Fracas and Cuir de Russie today , i need to wear that thing while its winter :-)
SotE - Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir.
Good Evening,
More good wishes winging their way to Mr.T ( and to Mrs.T, also ).
Evangeline . Thank you, I did indeed have plenty of fun in addition to work.
Cuir de Russie ( current EdT ) this evening.
Best to all and keep warm !
...........from a sample
Thanks pomander, you smell fab!
SOTE is Alien Liqueur de Parfum, & we're off out for a couple of beers (again) at our cosy local. Cheers all!
"What is this secret connection between the soul, and sea, clouds and perfumes? The soul itself appears to be sea, cloud and perfume..." - from Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis.
SOTE is Donna Karen Black Cashmere. And a nice moroccan tagine for dinner. Yum on both counts.
Today was the day to break the seal and cut the cord of my vintage Chant D'Aromes. I'm delighted to announce it is the perfect Guerlain peach chypre with aldehydic honeysuckle and REAL oakmoss.
An amazing composition when all its components are in perfect condition and harmony
Bitterly cold weather is expected here this week too, and some snow is possible.
I'm wearing Provence Santé Tilleul/Linden -- really nice in winter.
Tonight we'll take my mother out to Cracker Barrel for supper-- she seems to like the food and the little shop. and hopefully there won't be a long wait since it's Sunday night. Waiting to be seated is a real problem when you have an elderly person with you, especially as waiting area seating in heated areas is often limited.
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Hopefully this post will go through (fingers crossed). I've been trying for a long time and it either freezes or I get signed out. Anyone else having problems, too?
Well sunny and cold today with a chance of -45F wind chills tonight. We aren't expected to be above zero til next Friday. So to combat this I'm wearing a scent that reminds me of summer, Bond #9 Fire Island. All I have to do is close my eyes and pretend I'm on a beach somewhere working on a tan. Helps a little.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
Feminite du Bois (Shiseido)
Current Top Five:
1. Bois des Iles--Chanel
2. George Sand--Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier
3. L'Ame Soeur--Divine
4. Violet Blonde--Tom Ford
5. Santal Blush--Tom Ford
Me, too. I tried to pm you, Jon, but the site wonked out on me. Just wanted to say how good it is to see you here again, even though I haven't been on as much lately as I used to. Wearing vintage Chantilly today (of course!).
We have had some snow, not much, about 5cm (2") -- just enough to make everything clean and dangerous (with the black ice hiding underneath the white pretties). It will get almost as cold as Kiliwia's tonight. I came home from the restaurant with my plantar faciitis screaming "Ibuprofen, already, you hear me?", made myself a pot of tea and am having a cuppa with rare treat -- a bar of raspberry filled dark chocolate from Poland (found, of all places, at a Dollar Tree store). WIll do nothing -- hands are sore and might stain the fabric, will just curl in front of the TV in an easy chair. Have I told you: I sleep like Mickey Mouse with gloves and a layer of vaseline on?
SotE isMauboussin.
Received a Sarrasins soaked cotton ball from jujy about a week ago and have managed to keep it wet; dabbed that on today. When it's dry, I have a beautiful scent locket from Warum that will help me get more mileage out of it. Really loving the Sarrasins!
The nose wants what it wants!
Envy for Men by Gucci (vintage) on left arm, Chergui by Serge Lutens on the other.
I've been having problems with the site too - very slow, which is ominous...
Twolf, I'd love to wear vaseline and gloves to bed! I just never got up the courage to do it. Maybe I will now - I basically ignore my hands in the winter, and they get really dry.
SOTD (I'm a little slow, because I'm sampling, so being very broadband today) -
Heeley's Agarwoud extrait - mmm, so perfect for a snowy January day. It surprised me in not being as dense or intense as most ouds. It actually has some air (and a touch of fruit). I'm liking it!
On the other arm (fulfilling my 2013 perfume resolution to explore AbdesSalaam fragrances) - Legni Pregiati (Precious Woods). Another nice one for January, when there are no green or earth scents in the air anymore - roughly earthy woody, deep, affecting. Mmmm
I like them both!
SotA was Guerlain Angelique Noire (from a sample). So rich and lovely. Such beautiful notes. Seems another spritz is in order for SotE.
Stay warm all.
"You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future."
"Three essentials for a good life: Someone to love, somewhere to go, and something to look forward to."
Rough day for me, my RA has decided to flare in one knee, one hand, and my right jaw. I can barely open my mouth ... which my hubby says is sometimes a good thing! I'm wearing the beautiful L'Heure de Nuit for the cheerful factor it has.
hugs to all (especially my sister-in-pain, Twolf) ...
I've trademarked the color bleu
Feel better soon, shades!
Wore Annick Goutal Mandragore (waves to Furriner) earlier and am wearing Alien Liqueur de Parfum with teardrop tonight.
Many thanks to all who sent birthday salutations and good wishes to my beloved on his 50th birthday. We continue to celebrate throughout the week. I made his favorite banana & pecan buttermilk pancakes, cherrywood smoked thick sliced bacon, extra crispy & Starbucks French roast coffee for breakfast this morning.
Then Sofie & I canned tomatos. Busy, busy....
Lots of hugs to my fragrance family!
Midnight Poison EDP

I'm not OLD...I'm VINTAGE!


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