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In wishing dd was less chavvy?(635 Posts)
Went to parents evening last night at 14 yr old dd's school, and noticed that some of dd's teachers were doing double takes at us. Basically because we are obviously very middle-class (which round here means BBC accent, no visible tattoos or bad hair extensions), whereas dd presents herself as an out and out chav.
When I imagined one day having a rebellious teenager I imaged her as a pretty goth, or something along those lines. You know - shaved bits on her head, intense hair colours, lots of black, chunky boots, and I smugly thought I'd be really tolerant and approving, never commenting on my teen's dress sense.
This is dd's ACTUAL look: half an inch of orange foundation, thick, thick eyeliner and six layers of mascara. likethis Hair straightened to within an inch of its life and coated with product. Massive cleavage (at 14 she's wearing an e-cup bra and will not put the buggers away), sagging tracksuit bottoms (with a bit of belly hanging out over the top), huge trainers.
She has a strong Sarf London accent. As far as food choices go, she turns her nose up at the food I make and spends her pocket money at the fried chicken shop or buying kebabs. Will only eat plastic white bread. No vegetables. Spends her lunch money on things like Panda Pops and Red Bull.
She doesn't read anything except Bella and Best magazines (I'm an English graduate and teacher so this is like a knife to my heart), and listens to the cheesiest, naffest, mainstream R&B. She has no hobbies and no interest in what is going on in the world. She's already told me she wants to have a baby young. A brown baby. Her friends mostly have mothers who had them at 16 or 17 and she sees teenage parenthood as normal and not really a problem. We live in the borough with one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in London, and she knows girls only a bit older than her who are having children.
Most of her teachers (weirdly) find her charming but they are also exasperated by her determination to fail academically, despite our support at home and her very good brain. Last night I wanted to disappear through a hole in the floor while her maths teacher talked about her constant chatting in class, her failure to hand in any homework, her bringing fucking SNOWBALLS in to the lesson and then having a strop when she was told off. She does the 'yeh but no but' thing when she's challenged about her behaviour - suddenly speeds her speech up so it's practically incomprehensible, blinds you with a loud flurry of complicated but intrinsically feeble excuses: "Yeh but, you said, yeh, that if I did last week's homework, yeh, like Kelly goes, whatever, he never set no homework, and you didn't tell me to write it down so it's YOUR fault, and and I'm not taking the blame for you not doing that, and Charmaine said, like, we didn't have to hand it in until Wednesday, but I was off Wednesday and you didn't tell me...." etc, etc, etc.
Last night she threw a massive strop as we were leaving the house to go to parents evening because I was wearing a Hobbs coat, DD said I looked too posh and would embarrass her.
I've n/c for this post by the way, because I feel embarrassed to describe myself as middle-class (although I am - privately educated, dad was a senior diplomat) and because it seems so mean to describe my dd as a chav - but it's inescapable that she has adopted a chav lifestyle and way of presenting herself.
And it's REALLY challenging my ability to be accepting of her as a blossoming adult that she's adopted a lifestyle which happens to embody everything I dislike about modern culture. And saying that makes me feel like a pathetic old git, but it's true. I could take her being an eco rebel, a punk, a goth, an emo. But a chav? It's gutting!
Isn't this normal to a certain extent? I used to drive my parents crackers with my dress sense (none) and manner of speaking. 'Like' appeared before and after most words, until my Dad started replying with "So are you like hungry, or are you actually hungry?" or "You can't like not be arsed, you're either arsed or you're not." My Mum always played the 'girls don't swear' (or whistle) card which made me swear initially to infuriate her and then simply as a way of saying, I'm a person, not a gender, stop making me hoover everything, I wanna go hang out with Dad. My Dad wasn't too fussed about the peppering of bad language, he just wanted my sentences to be constructed properly. It's stood me in good stead. I'm now in my late 20s and I speak good, innit.
Also, the pancake make up is a phase. Luckily for me, I only discovered make up when I was 16 and had moved out. I probably had the free time for it, not having to spend all my time cleaning anymore. Ah, the joys.
Not sure about the brown baby bit though, I never wanted that.
It works the other way you know.
I am a bogan, a proper paid up pig shooting, beer swilling BOGAN.
DS1 plays the goddamned flute.
Cringe. Not to say that a brown baby would be a bad thing. For anyone. I just meant I didn't want A baby.
Console yourself she'll look back and cringe
And her children will always like honey...
Goodword - I have totally given up on the make-up, hair and clothes. Her choice, her body.
School work is a different matter, but it's so gutting that she's aligned herself with so many other girls who are really unambitious.
Yesterday I found myself promising her a holiday with a friend in Magaluf if she gets A* in her GCSE maths and English. (she's been watching the Magaluf Weekender and thinks it looks like the sort of place she'd thrive!).
I definitely look back and cringe!
If this is true, send her to boarding school immediately.
at "we're going town", she does that too.
I can just see them in a few years time at their interview: "I wanna go Cambridge 'cos..."
Hortensia if you ever find a way to effectively deal with this "I've tried talking to her about how wrong it is to have double standards of behaviour around sex, how cruel and wrong it is to describe other women as sluts, ho's and bitches, but she's having none of it. She thinks I'm old-fashioned" please let me know I'll pay £££s. Out of all the things my eldest does, this winds me up the most and is the one thing that I can't not react to. I suspect that's why she does it
She has, however, awesome and comical doublethink in that if she perceives something as being clearly sexist, i.e. younger DD moaning that she can't "do" physics because she's "a girl" she's on her like a rat out of a drain! So I live in hope...
I don't understand most of the terms on this thread. I think I must accept my youth has gone for good .
This really made me laugh, sorry OP!
It's be my worst nightmare too but I can only think she's doing her best to rebel against her educated, liberal, feminist mum.
Blooming exasperating though and not sure how you're going to prevent the "brown baby / teen mum" thing, short of locking her up till she's 21.
I have no words of wisdom other than to keep on letting her know that she's loved, but that if she f***s up, you'll come down on her hard!
Your clearly not laughing.. But fuck it was funny to read!
Just hope and pray it a phase, my neice went from being a save the animals type to telling me dis boi iz bare peng yhhh and naaaa man I ain't doing it... I did remind her she hasn't suddenly got some urban roots and the whole family were laughing at her new 'accent' she still does it but does tone it down compared to what I see on her Facebook!
Hi Hortensia, your post made me laugh as well (sorry)!
My kids all still at primary school so still "innocent" but I feel some of your pain as I do wonder what will happen in the future. I already feel like an out of touch flintstone and worry how much worse this might get.
Totally sympathise over the "going London" - ugh hate that and the few times it comes out of my dcs' mouths I tell them to repeat the sentence with "to" in it. Same for "isn't it" at the end of sentences which should have, "don't they" or "aren't they" or whatever. Sounds (and is I think) like a really lazy way of speaking. The worst thing is that some (though a minority) of the staff at their school use "isn't it" and "going toilet" so what hope do we have against the rising tide of lazy speak!!!!
Anyway, rant over. If the culture in your area is predominantly a "teenage pregnancy" one, is there any chance of you moving?????
I do, however, agree with the poster who said you have to pick your battles.
Oh no, that's not good, are you sure she just isn't attracted to people with ginger hair or is she actually abusive about them?
Actually its marmalade innit? (see what I did there?) . Pooh likes honey
I think you are winding us up because of the "brown baby" bit which i think you got from Waynetta Slob rather than your daughter.
She has a strong Sarf London accent. Well she will do if you live in South London
Sorry, your post made me laugh. As a "pretty goth" myself (half my head shaved, it's bright blue etc etc) I am now terrified that my DD will not grow up listening to Metallica or sharing my AWESOME style....
I don't know what advice to give I'm afraid....I'd say "she'll grow out of it"....but I'm 29 and still spend far too much time on my hair.
Oh and I lived in SE London for 4 years....I HATE HATE HATE that accent....what is it exactly?
"Oh no, that's not good, are you sure she just isn't attracted to people with ginger hair"
Well now you say it, the one musician she does like who doesn't fit with the rest of her tastes (L'il Wayne etc) is Ed Sheeran!
You write so well, Hortensia & I was amused.
But what would worry me most is the teenage pregnancy & wanting a baby early. Make up, dress, speech etc don't matter too much & can (& probably will) be dropped in a year or so. But if she gets pregnant...............
I really think I'd move if I possibly could.
Haha, I was a bit like this as a teenager. I was embarrassed that my parents were posh and wished they would wear tracksuits and talk in dialect to fit in with the people at school. Forget about the image, dress and speech and just focus on her schoolwork. I never stopped working hard, got good exam results, went off to uni, started moving with a different sort of crowd and that was that. I think peers have much more influence during the teenage years but as you grow up you 'become' your parents. I have grown up to be as middle class and snooty as my mother, if that makes you feel any better
Oh and when I say "that accent" I mean the faux patois type accent that is adopted by the Yoot Dem, not the typical SE London accent, that my DH rather charmingly uses
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You have cracked me up!
I don't know what to advise re school but but when I was a teen my mum decided that coffee shimmer lipstick and cakey foundation were not the way forward so she took me to Allders and got the Clinique girl to do my make up all classy like! She then bought the blusher & foundation and showed me the light (whilst slagging off girls with tide marks, spider lashes and brown lip liner with concealer on their lips) subconsciously I got the message and changed the war paint!
Clothes- accidentally bleach trackie bottoms and replace with designer jeans and ballet pumps (she only needs one pair!) the only way forward is replacing the crap for something to show off.
Cleavage- good for her
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Using this strategy the Manager seeks to profit by realizing price differentials that are perceived to exist between the current market price of a security and its expected future value based upon the occurrence of a specific event, which may include but are not limited to announced corporate actions such as mergers, consolidations, acquisitions and liquidations. Other event driven strategies seek to benefit from events such as credit events, political events, or other situations which may have an effect on the value of the securities or financial instruments traded. Short selling, options hedging and other techniques are generally used to capture price differentials.
This strategy comprises two major investment processes: discretionary and systematic. With respect to both strategies, Managers tend to focus on macro-economic opportunities across numerous markets and instruments. Investments may be either long or short in cash securities, futures contracts, derivative contracts or options, and may be in equities, fixed income markets, currencies or commodities (e.g. agricultural products, metals, energy products). Managers that follow systematic strategies tend to invest in numerous markets based on quantitative models and tend to follow investment trends and take positions based primarily on the output of their models. Managers that follow discretionary strategies tend to rely more on a fundamental or qualitative approach to their decision making and tend to have fewer trade ideas outstanding at any time than systematic Managers.
Managers employ research intensive efforts to identify long and short positions in the equity markets and seeks to outperform the relevant equity markets with reduced volatility. This strategy seeks relative value opportunities primarily by taking long and short positions in the equity markets and the portfolio is, generally, constructed to be as fully hedged as possible. Arbitrage opportunities may result from changes in the relative valuations of specific stocks or baskets of stocks. This strategy also includes statistical arbitrage, which employs quantitative and computational investment techniques which seek to identify statistically robust market inefficiencies in global equity markets.
Long bias equity investing consists of a core long holding of listed and unlisted equities (the size and number of investments in unlisted securities are expected to be relatively small) and seeks to outperform the relevant equity markets. Managers may also make investments in equity derivatives such as futures, option, and warrants, in addition, managers employing this strategy can hold cash or cash equivalents when this is considered appropriate, in particular to mitigate market risk.
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I'm approximately 4 months post op from a septo-rhinoplasty and have noticed what feels like an air bubble (and looks like a mosquito bite or the beginnings of acne) forming on the side of my nostril (not the bridge). I can press it from both sides together (one finger in the nostril and one on the outside) and it pops back up. What could this possibly be, and how could it be treated?
Air Bubble After Septo-rhinoplasty
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Author Blog: Passing on Stories
Earlier this week, Jami Attenberg wrote about growing up Jewish in a small town. Her blog posts are featured on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning's Author Blog Series. For more information on the series, please visit:
My mother was in town for a few days that summer, babysitting her granddaughter (and my niece), while she had some time off between camp and school starting again.
One day I picked the two of them up and drove them to Brighton Beach, which I prefer over Coney Island mostly because I like being around all the Russians, our people a few generations back, but also because it's easier to find parking there than Coney Island.
On the beach the man selling sodas from a cooler flirted with my mother. She's still got it, I thought, which I found encouraging in a narcissistic way. We slathered ourselves with suntan lotion and committed to a time limit of exposing ourselves to cancerous rays. We squinted in the sun.
Author Blog: Different, but Special
Jami Attenberg's most recent novel, "The Middlesteins," is now available. Her other books include: "Instant Love," "The Kept Man" and "The Melting Season." Her blog posts are featured on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning's Author Blog Series. For more information on the series, please visit:
I have very distinct memories about growing up as part of what was then a very small Jewish community in Buffalo Grove, IL. Today my hometown has a big Jewish population, as does the rest of the North Shore. But at the time, there was only one other Jewish family on the block, and I don't recall them being particularly invested in their Judaism. It was on the Attenbergs to represent.
Just what every child wants. To represent their religious differences.
I did get in a few fights in school. Kids threw around anti-Semitic slurs, not knowing necessarily what they meant. It was probably just something they picked up somewhere, as kids do. In third grade a girl called me a kike in gym class, and I challenged her to a fight after school. We met in the soccer field, surrounded by other children. I was chubbier than her, so I just sat on her and sort of slapped her around the head. I was eventually declared the winner. A few years ago she friended me on Facebook, and I declined.
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"Legacy of Character" Memorial Service
Closing Remarks by President John Peters
Today we remember, and we feel both loss and comfort.
Today we reflect, and continue our journey of healing.
We are older than we were one year ago; older, and perhaps wiser, but certainly changed.
We are at once both less and more than we once were. We feel the loss of those who died, and hold their families in our hearts. We sense the pain of those who still struggle with wounds of mind and body, and understand that theirs will be a long journey.
At the same time, we are strengthened by a renewed sense of unity and purpose. We understand as never before the value of each day and the miraculous gift of each human life. We are warmed by the embrace of a loving community, and give thanks for those who have reached out to us.
And even as we continue our quest for understanding, we have learned that each person leaves a mark on this earth. We are richer for having known Julianna, Ryanne, Catalina, Dan and Gayle, and we celebrate the strength of character that defined each one of them and continues to inspire each of us.
As we end our program, please rise now and join together in singing our Alma Mater.


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Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Friday, 26 June 2015
It's Time To Arrest Ian Greer & Derek Laud
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Sunday, 21 June 2015
Financial Vipers of Venice
Consumers don't have time to study the history that supports the evidence for a global financial conspiracy stretching back thousands of years.
So please only share this with woke people.
Seriously though it's a cracker and George Ann Huges is much missed for her extraordinary interviews with Joseph P Farrell. Lot's of laughs and oodles of information.
Saturday, 20 June 2015
Akhenaton, Jewish Sects, Mystery Schools & Knights Templar
Superb interview with Joseph P Farrell. For the sceptic, it's important to read approved history like the Warren report.
Between the lines.
Sunday, 14 June 2015
Janner, Brittan Epstein & Other Muslim Paedphiles
Friday, 12 June 2015
Thursday, 11 June 2015
Wednesday, 10 June 2015
Monday, 8 June 2015
Wednesday, 3 June 2015
Steven Spielberg & Messengers of Deception
Steven Spielberg and the Messengers of Deception from Spike EP on Vimeo.
Interesting collage of information including Jaques Vallee, MKULTRA and Aliens.
Tuesday, 2 June 2015
Monday, 1 June 2015
Area 51 Whistleblower Bob Lazar
Las Vegas Journalist George Knapp presents to a Copenhagen Crowd on his long relationship with scientist Bob Lazar who credibly claims that Area 51 is developing off planet technology.
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The Impact of Historical Trauma on Present-Day Health Disparities in the African American Community
Office of Children and Family Services and the Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities UAlbany SUNY
Saturday, November 19, 2011 from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM (EST)
The author of "Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome", Dr. DeGruy will provide an in-depth review of how historical social, educational and political policies, medical practices and racism have created and/or contributed to the current health disparities rampant in communities of color.
Please Join Us!
Following this presentation, Dr. DeGruy will engage the participants in a training designed to enhance the understanding of structural racism, how it is developed and maintained, and how it impacts the overall health and the well-being of people of color. She will also educate the group about ways to interrupt structural racism and teach the group methods for effectively engaging individuals and organizations that are resistant to change, by utilizing an innovative organizational change model.
This workshop is designed specifically for professionals, community members, faculty and students and everyone interested in practice, policy, research and advocacy as it relates to the Health Disparities issues in the Capital District. Please join us for a highly interactive conversation!!
Lunch will be provided
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|As we've all seen in the news bees are under threat from a loss of habitat and certain pesticides. We can help to reverse their decline by planting their favourite plants in our gardens. According to a study by Sussex University the best plants can attract up to 100 times as many insects as the worst ones. Choose carefully and you can have a fragrant and colourful garden full of the busy buzzing of our all important bees.
1, 2 & 3) Lavender, achillea and dahlias, such as the happy single, collarette and bishop varieties, are attractive to bumble bees because of their open, flat and easily accessible flowers.
4) Pulmonaria are particularly popular with the wonderfully named hairy-footed flower bee.
5) Buddleja is also, rather tellingly, known as the butterfly bush, is a magnet for butterflies because of its sucrose rich nectar.
6 & 7) Lupins and penstemon have tubular flowers that are a favourite feeding place for the long tongued bumble bee.
8) Campanula are a fabulous complement for your spring bulbs providing an early source of food for pollinators.
9) Bees and butterflies can enjoy the lovely helenium for an extended period as they flower all summer. Their seed heads are also very attractive for birds in winter so don't clear them out too quickly.
10) Globe Thistles (echinops) complement your lavender, penstemon and buddleja to provide a late summer feast.
While you're busy making your garden pollinator friendly remember there are plenty of plants that act as deterrents to these industrious creatures. Rhododendrons, azaleas, trumpet flower "Angels Trumpet", oleanders, yellow jessamine, mountain laurel, heliconia, bog rosemary and amaryllis (grow these fantastic flowers inside only) have been found to be toxic for bees. Consider planting them some way away from your new found bee magnets.
Achillea Terracotta
Pulmonaria Blue Ensign
Buddleja Empire Blue
Lupin The Chateline
Our top 10 plants and bulbs for bees and pollinators
Peter Nyssen April 16, 2016
Planting bulbs in the green
Peter Nyssen March 2, 2016
Many experts believe that planting snowdrops, aconites and bluebells in-the-green (in their growth phase) provides for the fastest and most successful way of introducing these lovely spring flowers to your garden. We have chosen these commercially grown garden favourites to fill any gaps you might have in your planting scheme. Plant them on receipt to ensure their delicate roots stay moist. This will provide you with stronger bulbs for next year.
Our lovely Lily of the Valley "pips" are not strictly "in the green" but also need to be planted on receipt. These pips produce fabulously scented flowers and will naturalise easily even in shady areas. To increase their success, plant in pots then plant them out when the leaves are well established. By doing this you will ensure good leaves this year and a host of flowers next spring.
How to choose bulbs by colour on the Peter Nyssen website
Peter Nyssen October 6, 2015
We know there's a mind-boggling array of bulbs and plants available on our website. It's what we're famous for! To make it easier for you to find what you're looking for, we've added filters to our category pages so you can go straight to the products you're looking for. In this simple "how to" guide, we show you how to narrow your search down to the colours you've chosen for your garden and how to add your choices to your basket. The principle can be easily applied to other attributes in the side menu: "blooming time", "garden position", "height", "special features" (including whether the flower is scented or suitable for cut flower), "planting time", "type of soil" and "hardiness".
Step 1: From any page on the website hover your mouse over "Bulbs, plants and more" from the top menu. A large drop-down menu will appear.
Step 2: Move your mouse over the category you are interested in (tulips, for example) and click on it.
Step 3: Scroll down the page until you see the bold title colour in the left hand menu.
Step 4: Tick the box next to the colour you require to select it. Your screen will refresh and show you only tulips in your chosen colour. You can tick as many colours as you like. We've chosen black and orange for this example.
Step 5: For more information on a product and to add it to your basket, move your mouse over the picture and click on it (we've used Tulip Black Parrot as our example).
Step 7: If you wish to purchase the product, use the up and down arrows to choose the quantity you want.
Step 8: Click on the blue "add to basket" button.
Step 9a: To return to your shopping move your mouse over the "back to previous" message and click on it. TOP TIP: if you are logged in as a customer to the website, your shopping basket will not expire and you can keep adding to it as you wish.
Step 9b: To checkout and pay for your shopping, click on the "my basket" link at the top right of the page.
We hope you enjoy shopping with us. If you have any problems or would like advice you can email us on [email protected], call us on +44 (0) 161 747 4000 or use the instant messenger shown on every page of our website.
With best wishes,
The Team at Peter Nyssen
Top 5 hints and tips for April in the garden
Peter Nyssen April 2, 2015
- Prepare the soil for the growing season ahead by digging in plenty of well rotted manure or compost. You can also add a general fertiliser like blood, fish and bone.
- Tidy and cut back any old dead foliage from perennial plants to encourage new growth.
- Lift and divide any large clumps of perennial plants to improve their vigour and continue to plant new perennials and summer flowering bulbs.
- Carry a small note pad with you when out visiting gardens or shows to keep notes of the bulbs and plants you like. Write down the names as well as the colours and heights of your favourites.
- Buy the Yellow Book 2015 (National Garden Scheme) and find a huge variety of creative gardens tended by ordinary people to visit for inspiration for your own garden.
Dahlia planting and growing guide
Peter Nyssen March 6, 2015
Dahlias will grow in most soil types but are best planted in fertile, well-drained soil. Plant them outside from the end of April after the chance of frost has gone. Ensure they are in a spot that receives full sun and plant around 15cm deep adding well-rotted organic matter.
Provide protection from slugs for your young plants to stop them feasting on the tender, fresh shoots. It is also a good idea to ward off earwigs which are fond of young plants. Simply fill small pots with straw and put on them on top of canes near your dahlias. The earwigs will shelter in the pots during the day and you can clear these little fellows out in the late afternoon.
When the dahlias are around 30 cm high, pinch out the growing tips to encourage the plants to branch out and produce more flowers. Also remove any stems that look weak. For stronger stems and longer flowering, pinch out the buds that develop in the base (axel) of the stem. Larger dahlias will need staking. Always remove the flowers as soon as they show signs of fading in order to promote more flower production.
Keep your dahlias well watered during the summer months and feed every couple of weeks with high potash feed as the flowers appear.
In winter allow the first hard frost to turn the dahlias black. Cut them down to around 15cm then carefully lift them from the ground. Gently shake off any excess soil and turn upside down on paper to allow the water to seep from the tubers. After a few weeks they will be completely dry. At this point, shake loose any remaining soil and dust with sulphur to protect them from mould and mildew. Store in a frost free place in a container filled with dry to moist peat or sand for winter.
Planting snowdrops, eranthis and English bluebells in-the-green
Peter Nyssen February 5, 2015
Many of our experienced customers prefer to plant snowdrops, winter aconites and English bluebells "in-the-green". This means they are delivered, carefully wrapped to preserve moisture, in full growth with a little soil attached to the bulbs. By planting them in this state you can see exactly where you are putting them and they often establish themselves more quickly. It's also an extremely useful way to inject flowers quickly into bare spots! They should be planted immediately on delivery and will flower readily. Here are our quick and easy planting tips for a successful show.
Snowdrops in-the-green arrive either in flower or about to flower. They should be planted around 10-15cm deep in groups of 5 to 9. Snowdrops planted in open ground will naturalise at a quicker pace than those planted in grass.
Eranthis (Winter Aconites) also arrive in flower or about to flower. They should be planted around 4cm deep in small clumps, in a moist well drained shaded place. When congested lift and separate after flowering.
English Bluebells arrive before they flower. They should be planted around 8cm deep in a moist well drained sheltered site.
Dahlia Propagation Pass Notes
Peter Nyssen February 5, 2015
Now is the time to start dahlias into early growth for cuttings. Plant your tubers in trays of damp compost covering just under half the tuber and let shoots grow to 3 to 5 cm. At this point you can divide the tuber into portions, making sure you have roots and shoots on each individual section. Pot each section separately using a good free draining compost like John Innes No.1. This method will produce several smaller dahlia plants from your original tuber.
Alternatively, you can take basal cuttings from your dahlia tubers. This method will yield a smaller plant in the first year but will not compromise the vigour of the existing tuber. To do this, take a single, strong shoot and, with a clean sharp knife, cut it away from the mother plant making sure you take a small sliver of tuber with each one. Cut away the lower leaf and dip the cuttings into hormone rooting powder before planting them in free draining compost like John Innes No.2. Keep the cuttings warm until the roots are formed (this takes around two to three weeks). Once the roots are formed you can pot them in to individual pots.
Plant your dahlias, propagated or purchased new from our wide range, out into the garden from around mid-April after the chance of frost has gone.
How to plant and grow dahlias - hints and tips from Peter Nyssen
Peter Nyssen December 5, 2014
Dahlias are one of the best value plants available and will flower all summer (depending on the variety) if cared for properly. Their diversity of colour and shape are a real winner for every garden and a gift your family or friends can enjoy for months on end. Below are our top dahlia planting and care tips. Do let us know if you have any additional handy hints so we can add them to our website to share with other enthusiasts.
1. Plant dahlia tubers at a minimum depth of 15cm adding good quality compost or manure to the soil especially around the roots to help with moisture retention.
2. Dahlias can not withstand cold so plant them in the ground after the frosts or in sheltered pots ready to transplant when the soil temperature rises.
3. Always stake the larger varieties as soon as you plant the dahlia tubers. This will help keep the dahlias from rocking in windy areas and encourage long, straight stems.
4. Dahlias love sun, don't plant in the shade or you will loose the flower and end up with leggy plants.
5. Dahlias are hungry plants and will need feeding regularly with high potash feed and water regularly. Do not use a nitrogen fertiliser as this will also restrict flower production.
6. Always pinch out the side shoots of your dahlias when the plant is around 15-20cm this encourages the plant to produce a good bushy structure and many more flowers.
7. In the autumn, allow the frost to turn the growth black then lift the dahlia tubers and trim the growth. Turn upside down on paper to drain any excess water and allow to dry for a few days. Finally, dust the tubers with a fungicide and store in shallow boxes or trays with dry sand or peat free compost around the roots. Keep in a frost free dry place.
Our Top 10 Bulb Planting Tips
Peter Nyssen October 7, 2014
Now Autumn has put in her first appearance and the summer gardens are coming to an end the time is now for planting spring flowering bulbs. To help you in your gardening efforts we've put our heads together and come up with our TOP 10 BULB PLANTING HINTS AND TIPS. Do let us know if you have any you'd like to share for the next edition of the newsletter!
1) Prepare your soil by adding garden compost and, in heavy soils, horticultural grit and sand. For containers use a mix of John Innes No.2 with a little added grit.
2) Squirrels, rabbits etc just love tulip, crocus and iris bulbs (amongst others). Aside from choosing Animal Resistant bulbs (use our special filter on the website) try planting your bulbs in an open weave net bag, such as an onion bag making sure the holes are big enough for the shoots to come through. Plant the whole bag in the ground and deprive the furry critters of their bulb feast.
3) For a good rule of thumb, plant your bulbs three to four times as deep as they are high. Tulips and daffodils should be planted at least 15cm deep.
4) Running out of space in your garden? Try planting a mix of early flowering, naturalising bulbs such as snowdrops, crocuses and daffodils in your grass. Plant them using a bulb planter randomly across the lawn for a natural splash of spring colour.
5) If you're not sure where you have gaps in your spring planting try planting a selection of bulbs in pots ready to transplant into the spaces once the shoots start to show.
6) Not all bulbs need dry conditions to flourish. In damp areas try Camassias or Fritillaria Meleagris.
7) Not all bulbs need sun! Erythronium, Wood Anemone and Scilla Bifolia or Siberica all do well in the shade.
8) Try using layer planting in containers for weeks of flowers or plant en masse in your borders for dramatic effect. Give us a call if you'd like more help with choosing suitable varieties.
9) Water your bulbs as soon as you have planted them. This encourages root growth.
10) If left in the ground, tulips degenerate year on year. To preserve your favourites, remove the seed head after flowering and let the foliage die back before lifting the bulbs. Store in net bags in a cool, dry place until you plant them out in the following autumn.
Peter Nyssen Scores Highest in Which? Best Spring Bulb Suppliers Survey
Peter Nyssen August 22, 2014
At Peter Nyssen we have always been extremely proud of our service and quality. We are now delighted to say that Pete Nyssen has received the highest score in the Which? Best Spring-Bulb Suppliers survey (89%).
Which? Gardening surveyed 19 companies based on their website, cost, packaging, delivery cost and time as well as whether the bulbs were true to variety. They tested popular favourites Narcissi "Tête à Tête" and "February Gold" and Tulips "Queen of Night" and "Red Riding Hood". They said this about Peter Nyssen "The bulbs were all good quality, uniform, firm and healthy". "...in the spring... we were given a good show of true-to-variety blooms" (Which?, August 2014).
One of our customers sent us this lovely congratulatory note: "The bulbs all arrived yesterday.... Thank you so much for the speedy delivery. I was so delighted to see today in my Which? Gardening magazine that Peter Nyssen has come top of the Spring Bulb Sellers 'Best Buys' table. We already knew, of course, that Peter Nyssen was the best - but now everyone else knows too!! Congratulations!"
Karen, General Manager at Peter Nyssen said "I am so proud of all the effort everyone has made to keep our quality and service the best on the market. We're certainly going to work even harder to maintain our dedicated customer service, excellent quality and wide variety of products we offer".
We think the recommendations we receive from our customers coupled with the finding of this Which? survey are the best accolades available. As you probably know, Which? don't accept any advertising, freebies or sponsorship and execute all their own research completely independently.
Peter Nyssen is a family run business established in 1958 with a long history in the bulb industry. This is the latest of the many accolades we are proud to have achieved on our long journey.


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Fears grow for missing English tourist
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Rock band Ash appealed today to concert-goers to help trace a British fan who went missing after one of their gigs in Australia.
The Irish four-piece said they were ''very worried'' about backpacker Sean Kennedy, who vanished after getting into an argument outside the Metro theatre in Sydney eight days ago.
His parents, Donal and Denise Kennedy, from Northampton, have travelled to Sydney to aid the police inquiry into the disappearance of their 22-year-old son.
Speaking from Spain, where Ash are on tour, guitarist and vocalist Tim Wheeler, 27, said the backpacker's vanishing was ''very strange''.
He told BBC Radio One: ''A couple of days ago we heard from our website and from the media that Sean had gone missing.
''We had no idea that something like that had happened, we don't remember anything from the night itself.
''We feel very worried about Sean and would like to make an appeal for anyone with information about Sean.''
NSW Police said they had ''grave concerns'' for the welfare of the former Liverpool University student.
Surry Hills Crime Manager, Detective Inspector Dave Egan-Lee, said a check of Mr Kennedy's financial records had shown that his bank accounts had not been touched since his disappearance.
Wheeler, whose band, from Downpatrick, Co Down, had been playing at the Benicassa Festival, appealed to concert-goers with any information to come forward.
He said: ''If they were there on the evening or have seen anything since - even if there were any Australian fans who were at the show - if they remember anything happening if they could come forward as well.
''It's very strange that no one's heard from him for a week and that he hasn't used his credit card. We're just hoping for the best that he'll turn up.''
His distraught mother told reporters at a press conference in Sydney: ''Sean is the kind of son any parent would be proud of. He's considerate and very funny - he has a great sense of humour.
''He's a gentle giant who wouldn't want to hurt anyone, he's such a likeable person.
''We both spoke with him on the Saturday before his disappearance. He was in great form. He's been really loving his time in Sydney and had settled into his life in the city.
''Our lives have been turned upside down. We're just devastated by his disappearance.''
Mr Egan-Lee said detectives were following up several leads after revellers in the area were shown photographs of the missing Briton.
''We carried out an extensive canvass near the nightclub where Sean was last seen. During this canvass we showed photographs of Sean to prompt the memories of people who may have information about him,'' he said.
''As a result of the canvass, we are following up an unconfirmed sighting of Sean at a neighbouring nightclub.
''We are also investigating the possibility Sean might have gone to a hotel at Kings Cross on the night to listen to another band.''
Mr Kennedy had been in Australia with girlfriend Catherine Rowden on a working holiday since February.
The couple were planning a month-long trip north along Australia's east coast next month before heading to Asia.
Ms Rowden, 22, said it was ''very, very out of the ordinary'' for Mr Kennedy to lose touch with her or his family for such a long time.
''Sean is a great boyfriend and reliable person,'' she said, adding: ''He always rings to let me know when he's going to be home.''


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Traditional Organic Sucanat (a.k.a. sugar cane natural)
Features a distinct natural molasses flavor
Suitable for vegan, kosher and halal diets
2 lbs Pkg
Serving Size 1 Tsp (4 g)
Servings Per Container 226
|Amount Per Serving
|% Daily Value*
|Calories 15Calories from Fat 0
|Total Fat 0 g
|Saturated Fat 0 g
|Trans Fat 0 g
|Sodium 0 mg
|Potassium 20 mg
|Total Carbohydrate 4 g
|Sugars 4 g
|Protein 0 g
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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|80 grams
|Saturated Fat
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|25 grams
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|2,400 mg
|Total Carbohydrate
|300 grams
|375 grams
|Dietary Fiber
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|30 grams
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Ingredients: Organic Dehydrated Sugar Cane Juice
Use in chocolate-based recipes, BBQ sauces & marinades. It is also good for baking, on hot-cereals and in beverages. Use as a replacement for refined sugar in recipes.
Suitable for Vegan, Vegetarian, Halal and plant based diets.
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Traditional Organic Sucanat (a.k.a. sugar cane natural)
Features a distinct natural molasses flavor
Suitable for vegan, kosher and halal diets
Traditional Organic Sucanat from Wholesome Sweeteners is great for baking, on hot cereals and in beverages. Sucanat stands for "sugar cane natural" and is made by crushing freshly cut sugar cane to squeeze out the juice, heating until reduced to a thick syrup and then hand-paddling to make the porous sucanat granules. Nothing has been separated or blended—just pure molasses flavor. Use as a replacement for refined sugar in recipes. USDA certified organic. Fairtrade Certified. Vegan. Kosher.
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An Australian radio show at the centre of a hoax call controversy involving Britain's Prince William and his pregnant wife Catherine has been taken off air permanently, the network said Monday.
Two DJs were sidelined by the Austereo network after making the prank call to the London hospital treating the Duchess of Cambridge, which resulted in details of her recovery from morning sickness being revealed on air.
The Indian-born nurse who transferred the call to Kate Middleton's ward, Jacintha Saldanha, was found dead three days later, triggering a massive backlash against Austereo and hosts Mel Greig and Michael Christian.
The pair received death threats over the call, in which they posed as Queen Elizabeth and William's father Prince Charles.
They were taken off air and their show Hot 30 was suspended. Austereo confirmed that it was launching a new program called The Bump later Monday to take its place permanently.
But an Austereo spokeswoman told AFP: "Mel and MC are still employed and on leave."
Austereo chief executive Rhys Holleran said the network remained in contact with the two hosts.
"We look forward to Mel and MC returning to work when the time is right, in roles that make full use of their talents," he said.
"We will discuss future roles with them when they are ready."
Austereo suspended prank calls by its stations and pledged at least $500,000 ($526,000 Canadian) to help Ms. Saldanha's grieving family. Ms. Greig and Mr. Christian also made a tearful televised apology.
An inquest heard that Ms. Saldanha was found hanged in staff accommodations at the private King Edward VII's Hospital in central London and there were no suspicious circumstances over her death. She also had marks on her wrist.
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three great places - Belgrade
Written by Paul Bradbury Illustration by Philip Bannister
With the most vibrant nightlife in the Balkans, Belgrade has a gastronomic scene to match. With many restaurants overlooking the mighty Danube, the emphasis is on indulgence.
Iguanais one of the best dining experiences in Serbia, combining a central waterfront location with great food, live music, and atmosphere.
A waterfront restaurant with nightly live jazz from 7pm, Iguana's small but very diverse international menu makes it a firm favourite among the Belgrade expatriate crowd.
With tasty starters including Thai-style beef salad and salmon tartare with goats' cheese, there is plenty of variety for the mains, from a range of curries and stir-fries, to pistachio-crusted chicken, and roast duck fillet in cranberry sauce. Make room for the desserts, however, with the not-to-be-missed sticky date pudding.
Iguana is one of the great people-watching centres on the Belgrade culinary scene.
Lorenzo and Kakalamba
If you have ever wondered what happens gastronomically when the southern Serbian town of Pirot meets Florence – your curiosity will be satisfied in Belgrade when you enter Lorenzo and Kakalamba, once of the most unusual eateries in the Serbian capital.
Try the Kakalamba starter, then head for the hearty old mountain goulash or lamb roast, finishing with an Italian Kiss. The unlikely fusion of Italian and Serbian cuisine works a treat. And once your curiosity and appetite have been satisfied, sit back and take in at your leisure one of the most original restaurant décors in the world. Described by some as a modern-day Alice in Wonderland, there are not enough words here to describe it – discover it for yourself. You will not be disappointed.
While Serbian national cuisine is a delight for meat eaters, there is plenty on offer for freshwater fish lovers. Head out to fashionable Saran (which means 'carp') and enjoy a fish extravaganza from one of the city's most traditional restaurants.
Ever since Vicentije Vukotiç opened a café on the ground floor of his house on the banks of the Danube more than a century ago, offering a delicious fish soup (a recipe still used in the restaurant today), ·aran has become synonymous with quality freshwater fish.
For an extra treat come in January for the Days of Hvar Cuisine festival from Croatia's lavender island and its seafood specialities. Traditional live music adds to a very lively, cosy, and welcoming atmosphere.
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Hamish, Katie, Astro, Susie, Digger and I were driving along a little road in Germany, having just visited Wartburg Castle... we were a little jaded and decided to pull over early, have some dinner and a chill out... we pulled in to a little rest spot. The boys played with there newly brought fireworks while us girls made dinner only to have a crazy German man wave as he drove past in his ute... he pulled in and we were sure that he was going to kick us out, thinking this might have been his land... "Are you camping here he asked?" Not quite sure what the best reply was we all looked at each other and a "mmmayybe?!" came out of all our mouths.... "Cool, he replied, but I am having a party just up the road, you can come if you like, and you can camp!!" Not 100% sure we told him we'd think about it and might pop along later... thinking 'not likely mate!'. The boys were keen and we were sitting around weighing up the if's and but's of this party when sure enough.. the ute was back! Out jumps Hans - our newly found German friend and his little dog...we chatted for a while and realized he was a genuine guy, he had been in England for the last year, had just arrived back in Germany and it was his birthday! Talking to him for a while put our minds at rest and we thought we had better go and check out this party!! We all piled into one van, just to go for a look... see what we think! You can never be too careful! But there was nothing dodgy going on here... just a good old German party... and party they can ! It was a great set up... tents and tarps for a bit of shelter including couches, a DG spinning music, a big bonfire and a trusty BBQ giving out great German sausages!! Everyone was friendly and they all spoke English...another good thing about Germany! We learnt a few German words, got asked questions about New Zealand and the travel we had done... drunk cold beer and ate great German sausages! A great night and what an experience.... and we're so glad we went!


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In this installation Georgina Starr has constructed a virtual museum of her own memories, collected and documented while she was living temporarily in The Hague, Netherlands. Starr loosely based her Nine Collections on the 17th-century painting by William Van Hecht, Appelles Painting Campapse, which hangs in the Mauritshuis Collection in The Hague and can be seen in a photograph on one of the walls of this installation. That canvas portrays the ordered chaos of a 17th-century picture gallery. Starr's work mimics this chaos, bringing together a series of ordinary objects reminiscent of her stay in The Hague ranging from photographs of her doll and alter ego "Junior" to documentation of her blind dinner dates. After collecting all of these objects in her boarding room, Starr assembled them for a photograph that became the basis for this installation.
Using the multimedia technology of CD-ROM, Starr divided these objects into a series of nine collections, each identified with a particular emotion or state of being, including loneliness, happiness, sorrow, or fantasy. At once autobiographical and fictional, these memories and images are referenced and cross-referenced in a latticework of associations that inspire a whimsical sense of wonder.


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Leaf Spots, Early Fall Colors, Leaf Drop, Oh My! and The Tall Stately Man
By: Anthony Arnoldi, Board-Certified Master Arborist WI-0102B
It has been increasing ever since the middle of summer – trees showing greater and greater amounts of stress as summer has worn on. The number of concerned calls we received inquiring as to the reasons for this have increased right along with these symptoms.
The infection creates dead spots of ever-increasing size as the fungus grows (leaf spots). Other fungi cause similar problems of leaves, but look more like irregular brown splotches of dead leaf tissue ("anthracnose"). Still another group of fungi causes a white film to develop on leaves ("powdery mildew"). One leaf spot in particular, called "Tar Spot" looks quite dramatic on maple leaves and caused quite a stir. It had its "best" year ever and caused a lot of leaf drop in August and September, especially if you lived closer to Lake Michigan. The extra moisture and coolness helped to encourage that fungus even more.
All of these fungal diseases roared along at a record pace until, by mid to late summer, they had caused sufficient damage to make many leaves fall. For some types of trees, such as crabapples showing apple scab defoliation, or hawthorns showing rust defoliation, spray programs are recommended because these fungi cause annual, predictable, heavy EARLY defoliation that weaken them over time. For most others, however, this year was an anomaly, causing heavy defoliation this year only. Trees can withstand a single year of early defoliation without serious injury. This is especially true if the defoliation happens in late summer. Because of this, spray programs are usually not recommended for many leaf spot diseases. But be careful: we have learned of at least one case where powdery mildew was touted as a deadly disease that would cause trees to die unless immediate treatments were started! (This is not correct.) Be sure you can trust your source of information.
This summer was known for its heat. The heat made for an incubator-like environment that helped grow fungi at an accelerated rate. It also was an additional stress on the trees. This helps explain why leaves were dropped even earlier than would have happened through fungal action alone.
The stresses of the year caused many trees and shrubs to manifest early fall colors. Trees displaying this symptom are surely affected enough to be concerned about. Root rot fungi are often involved in cases like these.
So, what is the take-home message from all of this? First of all, do not panic, nor listen to those who would try to panic you or rush you into fast decisions. Instead, gather all of the relevant facts. Think of how the tree has reacted the last few years. For many trees suffering from a heavy defoliation, it may be a good year to try to relieve stress, and build health. Fall Fertilization, Compost tea, Mycorrhizal root inoculation, and Root Biostimulant therapy can all help do this. There may need to be some detective work to uncover an underlying issue when early fall colors are involved. Always know you can call your Wachtel Certified Arborist to help sort through all of the information and misinformation, so you can make a truly informed decision that can help reduce stress, both for you and for your trees. This is our passion.
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As we all one by one arrived at the visitor center of the UW-Madison Arboretum, the promise of a beautiful day was before us. With great anticipation, we looked off towards the parking lot awaiting the arrival of our tour guide. Professor Emeritus Edward Hasselkus (Ed) arrived and walked towards our group. Tall in stature donning a walking stick for today, he promised a lengthy tour of the Longenecker Horticultural Gardens.
As Ed approached, he greeted us with a large smile and a hearty good morning to you all. Ed was professor and mentor to many from our group who attended studies at UW Madison.
Ed took his place on a bench outside the visitor center and started to tell us his story. This stately man had just celebrated his 80th birthday, but you would never know it with all of the energy he brought to the stories he shared. Ed spoke of his love for the Gardens and how it came about that he became curator back in 1966. Retired in 1994, he continues to volunteer as the garden curator. Delight and passion was in Ed's voice as he spoke of the Gardens and his desire to ensure a fruitful future through the endowment fund he and his wife Betty have started (The Ed Hasselkus Curator Endowment Fund). Click for link Wachtel Tree Science presented a generous gift to this fund much to Ed's delight.
Ed said, "Well, I do believe we came to see the trees. Let us get started". With a gentle tap of his walking stick like a wizard, we all followed him to the opening of the gardens. He spoke of the trees as if they were his children. Ed, clearly, recalled the origin and acquisition date of each specimen we discussed. As we walked through the gardens, he explained the intent of the design. The trees formed walls, creating "rooms" within the gardens. Each room displayed different taxa, such as the 120 different cultivars of crabapples. The beautiful display nature created inspired each of us to want to see more and to hear more of Ed's wealth of knowledge.
We walked a good part of the morning throughout the gardens and yet, we only saw a small portion of what was there. Without question, a return trip to the gardens will be in order to continue the walk through the rooms' nature has provided. If you wish to spend a day delighting your eyes and nurturing your mind, please visit the Arboretum. Click for link
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St Peter at Gowts' Church Hall, Sibthorp Street, Lincoln.
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We are sad to report the death of member Ruth Tinley on January 2nd 2017. Ruth contributed some articles to our newsletter The Lincoln Enquirer, in issues 9, 19 and 24 and these can be read again.
Chairman's Introduction
The aim of The Survey of Lincoln is to compile and publish information about the history of the city. Historical documents, archaeology, architectural features and local topography - they all have a part to play in building a vivid picture of what Lincoln was like. Who the earlier inhabitants were, what they did, and where they lived is all part of the giant historical jigsaw we are slowly piecing together.
Take a look through our site and find out what our members are doing for this project. Read through some of our earlier publications, send us your views and please join us if you enjoy what you find.
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Airbrush Makeup Is A Good Choice For Older Women
Airbrush makeup can help you feel and look like a movie star – even if it's just for an evening.
One way to really treat yourself is to have your makeup airbrushed on by a professional airbrush makeup artist.
Airbrushed makeup will leave your skin looking smooth and flawless for hours and hours, and is quickly becoming a favorite pick of older women for weddings and formal occasions.
The Airbrush Makeup System
While an airbrush is technically just another brush in the makeup artist's arsenal, the application is quite different than traditional methods.
It is usually a bit more costly as well, though most who have had it done with tell you it's well worth the price.
It's certainly a strange sensation at first though having your foundation applied in a tickly spray.
Tiny droplets of specially formulated foundations are sprayed through an airbrush gun and onto the skin with the aid and air pressure of a compressor.
The makeup is applied with a smooth hand movement in very thin layers that can varied for greater or lesser coverage according to your specific needs.
The thin layer allows the makeup to disappear and blend with pores and gives porcelain, flawless appearance, and when applied over a foundation primer the results will last and last.
Airbrush Makeup Kits
For those of you without access to hiring a pro, compressor and all, there are a number of alternatives.
Simplest and most cost effective is the aerosol foundations offered by brands like Sally Hansen, MAC, and Classified, who also offers spray-on blushes and bronzers.
If you do go the DIY route, keep in mind that excessive powdering for touch-ups will build-up and not be your best friend.
Instead, try blotting papers or film to just keep your face fresh and fabulous without depositing more product. Lightweight Airbrush makeup is both good for your skin and for your looks.
Airbrush Makeup Foundation
There are two different types of foundation that are airbrush appropriate – water based and silicone based – and there are definite pros and cons to both.
Silicone based foundations are waterproof, and therefore a popular choice with brides particularly. They impart a more natural dewy "glow" than water based foundations which tend towards a more matte finish.
Some people do have allergies to products containing silicone, so that should be a factor in your decision making as well.
Once your foundation has set, the rest of your makeup can be applied using the more traditional methods and they will blend just as they would normally, and concealer is often applied between airbrushing layers for slightly more coverage.
Another option is to mix a bit of airbrush grade foundation with your regular foundation color for a sun kissed glow.
Many professional makeup artists are also very skilled at seamless contouring with the aid of an airbrush and some can apply everything from bronzer to blush to eye shadow through their airbrush guns!
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I know this may sound like a weird topic but I used to have a lot of sleep problems due to stress, anxiety and working odd hours. I used to have night terrors and sleep paralysis because of this. Night terrors are like nightmares, but you are awake and you act on those terrors. They are not the same though. Most of the time you see hallucinations in your room, scream, throw things at the image that is scaring you (imagine a dark figure in your room at night). The few times that I had these I ended up freaking out on whatever it was. My wife suggested I go to the doctor so I did after of few of these episodes. My doctor basically gave me medication and sent me on my way. Since I've been taking this medication and following a regiment of getting a good amount of sleep, I've not had these problems since. Thank God I never attempted to grab my gun or shoot what was in my dream.
A short video about night terrors. Sorry about the quality, it's the best I could find describing the disorder: YouTube - Night Terrors
Those of you who have had these problems before know how absolutely terrifying these episodes can be. It made me wonder what would happen if you did shoot or got a hold of your gun in a situation like this. Many times these people are normal, physically and mentally healthy individuals in real life, but these sleep disorders can quickly wreak havoc. Many times you may have an episode and have no prior history of it. They quite often happen when you are fatigued or stressed.
It just got me wondering about firearm safety when you are "asleep". What do you think?


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Silver Line Phase II Bids Unveiled, Low Cost Likely to Be Top Factor
Rail riders got the first peek at more detailed cost estimates for the next phase of construction to build a rail connection Dulles International Airport from Washington, D.C. Bids on Phase II of the so-called Silver Line are in.
The five construction consortiums competing for the contract to build the final 11.4 miles of the project submitted detailed cost estimates and design proposals today. While a final decision is not expected until early May, the bid revealed as the lowest among these pre-approved contractor teams is squarely in line to win the contract to build Phase II of Silver Line.
Capital Rail Constructors / Clark Construction Group, LLC / Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. came in with the low bid at $1.18 billion. See below for full bids from each team. The second lowest was $1.9 billion.
The public unveiling of the bids took place at the offices of the agency overseeing the construction of the $5.5 billion project, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. MWAA's project managers decided to procure a contractor through the low-bid process in order to get the lowest cost because the rail extension is being largely financed on the backs of Dulles Toll Road users. As WAMU 88.5 has reported, critics say accepting the lowest bid fails to guarantee the best possible design for the project.
"What the authority has done is let five different bidders each come in with its own design and then MWAA is obligated to pick the lowest price irrespective of whose design is the best," said Bob Brown, a former member of the MWAA board of directors whose term expired last year. "The authority will be forced to build whatever design the lowest bidder submits," he says.
Moreover, the lowest bid price is not likely to be the final cost of Phase II because of the expected change orders that drive up the cost of any large project. MWAA officials insist the project oversight team will prevent unnecessary change orders.
"What you don't want to see is someone gaming the system where they bid low and come in and say they need more for this or that, and I don't think that is going to happen here," said MWAA board vice-chairman Tom Davis, a former Virginia congressman. "This is a much simpler project than Phase I. We have five very good, capable firms bidding and I think the low bid ought to win it."
The five teams are 1) Fluor Enterprises, Tutor Perini, and Stacy and Witbeck, 2) Clark Construction and Kiewit Infrastructure, 3) Archer Western Contractors, PCL Civil Constructors, and Corman Construction, 4) Skanska USA, Granite Construction, G.A. & F.C. Wagman, Trumbull, and Facchina Construction, and 5) Bechtel Infrastructure, which built Phase I of the Silver Line from D.C. to Reston.
Dulles Toll Road users are protected by the low-bid process, Davis said. "If you ride the toll road and you don't like paying tolls, why wouldn't you want to go to the low bid? Seems to me you'd want the lowest bid and you wouldn't want to be overpaying for this. I ride the toll road every day and I'm satisfied with the process."
Once the bid prices are made public today, MWAA officials will spend the news few weeks verifying that the low bidder's design specifications are in order before awarding the contract. MWAA is obligated to accept the lowest bidder, but is prepared to handle any challenges that may arise from the four losing contractor teams.
This round of bids is about half of Phase II set to be complete by 2018, and estimated to cost a total of $2.7 billion. Phase I of the project is already 90 percent complete.
- Capital Rail Constructors (Clark Construction Group, LLC / Kiewit Infrastructure South Co.) Price Proposal: $1,177,777,000.00
- Bechtel Transit Partners (Bechtel Infrastructure Corporation) Price Proposal: $1,191,978,777.00
- Dulles APC Railbuilders (Archer Western Contractors, LLC / PCL Civil Constructors, Inc. / Corman Construction, Inc.) Price Proposal: $1,285,000,000.00
- Dulles Metrorail Connectors (Skanska USA Civil Southeast / Granite Construction Company / G.A. & F.C. Wagman, Inc. / Trumbull Corporation / Facchina Construction Company, Inc.) Price Proposal: $1,325,470,000.00
- Silver Line Constructors (Fluor Enterprises, Inc. / Tutor Perini Corporation / Stacy and Witbeck, Inc.) Price Proposal: $1,378,646,479.00


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Walter Kempner from Duke University, North Carolina, shot to fame for recommending lowering intake for the treatment of those with .
Further research affirmed that cutting down on salt can aid the reduction of .
However, it is not necessary that you totally avoid salt because as adults we need a moderate amount of sodium in our diets to maintain the balance of fluids in our bodies.
The average intake of salt has come down in recent years, on the whole due to reformulation of products.
However, most of us still eat too much salt on a daily basis, approximately 9g daily as opposed to 6g per day; three quarters of which is in processed foods like processed meats, sandwiches, sauces and soups.
Many of us consider it unhealthy to add salt to cooking or on to our plates, however, that just forms 10 per cent of total salt intake.
There are those of us, who do not have salt on their table, yet they have an extremely high salt intake, whereas, other people put salt on the majority of their meals, however, have a lower salt intake.
Carbohydrate high foods have become less popular in recent years as they are considered to be high in calories and therefore unhealthy.
However, they are often low in salt, full of fibre and nutrients and high in energy.
Potatoes are known to be a key source of , however, UK potato consumption has decreased significantly as they are considered to be fattening. In fact it's the knobs of butter, the high calorie cheese and other toppings that are fattening not the potato itself, unless it is fried.
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BATON ROUGE - With the departure of several key players on the hardwood for LSU, recruits and transfers coming into the program are going to have to pick up the slack.
Keith Hornsby and Josh Gray are two transfers who both hope to fill the big shoes of departed Tigers like Anthony Hickey, Johnny O'Bryant III, and Andre Stringer.
However, head coach Johnny Jones cautions the process of getting up to speed could take a while.
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