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All such inspiring insight, thank you.
Peanut - funny you should say Oliver brings an image of big brown eyes. We all see names in different lights don't we . I would be inclined to agree with you as I'm picturing brown eyed Oliver just now.
*though almost certainly my little boy will have blue eyes! And most likely blonde hair. I don't know if that would change anything in terms of your name order, ...?
Looking through I still adore James & surprisingly he has had the most no.1 spot votes. I just worry how many other James he will meet even though I only really know 2-3 for what seems like a very widely used name. I love Lukas & it's versatility to allow me to also use Luke & Luka from the same name however I may choose. Henry, Peter, Matthew have equal charm & Miles has a certain swaga... Oh it's so very hard to narrow them down but I really must otherwise I'll be just as confused come crunch time... Eek
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text: I have come across many stories from my friends and read some stories on here about something that I just don't get. I see a lot of guys on here saying that their wives or girlfriends are making them get rid of gear. Why? If it is for a serious cause I can understand, like a job loss, medical issues, or something extreme like that. But many of the situations I see are just the women wanting the guy to get rid of gear just because. Maybe I'm an a**hole, but if a woman gave me any kind of ultimatum like that I would no longer be with that woman. That's my gear, it's what I love to do. Why, if she really respected her man, would they even ask that? I would never ask her to get rid of shoes just because there are 12.6 million pairs in the closet. And don't get me wrong, I have a great woman now that completely supports my hobby, but I have had girls in the past try to do this to me, and that's one reason why they are in the past. I see that as very disrespectful and it kills me to see people being disrespected by their "better half". Am I missing something here? Am I just an a**hole? Or are a lot of guys just whipped that bad and have no self respect?

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Vegetable and Sausage Ragout with Polenta
To seed tomatoes easily and quickly, cut them in half crosswise. Hold each half, cut side down, over a bowl and squeeze gently to dislodge the seeds, easing them out with a finger if needed.
- 3 Tbs. olive oil
- 2 smoked Italian sausages, sliced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 3 large tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 4 summer vegetable kabobs, vegetables removed and coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- Salt, to taste, plus 3/4 tsp.
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 3/4 cup instant polenta
- 3 Tbs. unsalted butter
- 2 Tbs. minced fresh sage
Make the ragout
In a fry pan over medium heat, warm the olive oil. Add the sausage and sauté until browned, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring often, until they release their juices, about 3 minutes. Add the chopped vegetables and cook, stirring often, until heated through, about 5 minutes. Stir in the broth and season with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to low to keep the ragout warm.
Make the polenta
In a saucepan over high heat, combine the milk, water and the 3/4 tsp. salt and bring to a boil. Whisk in the polenta, return to a boil and reduce the heat to low. Cook, whisking often, until the polenta is thick, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, cover tightly and keep warm.
Make the sage butter
In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the butter. Add the sage and cook until the butter is fragrant with the sage, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Spoon the polenta into individual bowls and top with the ragout. Spoon the sage butter on top and serve immediately. Serves 4.
Adapted from Williams-Sonoma Food Made Fast Series, Grilling, by Rick Rodgers (Oxmoor House, 2007).


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Two Crawley pensioners have been targeted by telephone fraudsters who were pretending to be police.
Police are investigating after the pensioners, who both live in Gossops Green, were contacted on Friday (June 27) by someone who said they were from the police in Camden and Charring Cross.
A spokesman for Sussex Police said the callers then told the householders that their bank cards had been involved in a crime and they needed to call the 'fraud people' who in fact were the fraudsters themselves.
He added: "Although understandably the victims were extremely upset, thankfully in both cases no money was lost and bank cards were cancelled in time.
"Crawley Police urge the public to make as many people as possible aware of this scam.
"Never give out your bank details to anyone not even the police; who will never ask for them."
If you have been a victim of this crime please call the police on 101.


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This Day in Jewish History 1700: The First Jew to Be Made a Knight Is Born
Dutch-born arms dealer Solomon de Medina had friends in the highest places of the British realm.
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On June 12, the world woke up to the realization that it faces what we, in New England, like to call a wicked problem.
A wicked problem is one that is so complicated and intertwined with other problems it�s "wicked hard" to solve. Right now, the world�s wicked problem is trying to reduce climate change without damaging our world�s fragile economy, while at the same time, recognizing that our planet is running out of oil.
And now, our problem is getting wickeder by the minute. Russia and the Ukraine are at loggerheads over how much to charge to transport natural gas through the Ukraine�s pipelines to Europe.
The price of Brent crude just topped $115 a barrel and is climbing higher every day. Gasoline will soon be over $4 a gallon.
Of course, the news coming out of Iraq and Syria could not be worse. Militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS, have captured major cities and oil fields in both Iraq and Syria and are marching rapidly toward Baghdad.
This could mean that in fairly short order many of the Middle East�s most productive oil fields could be under the control of an Islamic caliphate. There are signs that this might not happen.
Iraq is mobilizing and could bring in Shia militias from Iran to counter ISIS, which is led by well trained officers from Saddam Hussein�s former Sunni dominated army.
Both Turkey and peshmerga forces from Iraq�s Semiautonomous Kurdish Region could open a new front and advance on ISIS from the north. At the same time, the Semiautonomous Kurdish Region is telling the West that oil from its fields will travel safely through Turkey to get to Europe.
These events all point to the fact at their core all the wars that we have waged during the past 15 years have been about access to Middle East oil, and the outcomes of both world wars was largely dependent on the Allies having a monopoly on oil from Iraq and Iran.
Hardest of all for Americans to swallow is that Syria and Iran may be the only powers capable of stopping ISIS.
But since 2008, the United States has discovered new ways of tapping our own domestic supplies of natural gas. While it is true that these new sources of fuel come with undeniable environmental risks, they are not as significant as the health and safety problems traditionally associated with the extraction of coal and oil, to say nothing of the dangers of nuclear energy.
The other advantage of methane is that it does not take millions of years to form. It can be harvested from landfills and farm animals.
We need to become better at using this valuable resource.
Hopefully, we can extract methane underground reserves of natural gas with far greater care and more sparingly than before. It is the bridge we need to help us both weather this crisis and lead us from an economy based on coal and Middle East oil to one based on renewables and hydrogen energy.
� William Sargent is a member of Storm Surge. His books are available in local bookstores and through www.strawberryhillpress.com and Amazon.com.
COLUMN: Our wicked little problem
On June 12, the world woke up to the realization that it faces what we, in New England, like to call a wicked problem.


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Monday, Feb. 28, 2011 | 3:45 p.m.
702 Skatepark
A shooting early Sunday morning that injured a 20-year-old woman outside the Area 702 Indoor Skate Park & Skate Shop has prompted North Las Vegas Police to review the business' operating license.
The shooting occurred at 2:07 a.m. Sunday outside the skateboard park toward the end of a late-night concert at the business.
Police spokesman Timothy Bedwell said the shooting victim has been released from University Medical Center, but no suspects have been taken into custody.
The shooting happened in the wake of complaints from nearby business owners about teens and young adults causing problems during the night near the skateboard park, which opened in 2008 and modified its special use permit in January 2010 to include live entertainment at night.
"The problems really arose in about the last few weeks," Bedwell said.
Business owners have complained about large numbers of teens and young adults overwhelming their stores and shoplifting after concerts, Bedwell said. Police estimated 300 to 400 people were at the scene of the shooting Sunday.
In response to complaints, police originally had scheduled a meeting involving Area 702 and local businesses to address concerns and look for solutions, Bedwell said. Police, however, have postponed the meeting while they review the skateboard park's modification to its special use permit adding live entertainment.
Denise Thurtle, who owns the skateboard park with her husband, said she believes their business is meeting the conditions of the permit allowing the indoor live entertainment at night.
Even so, Thurtle said they recently have taken measures to ensure safety, such as hiring an armed security guard to stay until the parking lot clears, notifying police when an event is about to end and screening attendees for weapons and contraband before certain concerts.
"We do everything we can to make sure it's safe here," she said.
Until contacted by police several weeks ago, Thurtle said she didn't realize nearby businesses were experiencing problems after the concerts.
The concerts, which include a variety of music genres, have been popular at the indoor skateboard park, which Thurtle said doesn't serve alcohol or advertise itself as a nightclub atmosphere. Employees check attendees' identifications at late-night concerts to only allow those 18 and older to enter, she said. Concerts earlier in the evening are open to younger guests.
"I'd like to work with (police) as we have been doing," Thurtle said.
In the meantime, Area 702 is implementing an additional safety measure during concerts: no re-entry.
If attendees leave the building, they won't be allowed back in to the live entertainment at night, Thurtle said.
Police said the motive behind Sunday's shooting is unclear. The investigation is ongoing.


text: I found a Sound Master PA by Barnum head at a thrift store today, $10. Has anyone heard of this company? I can't seem to find any information about the company. The PA doesn't have an model number anywhere visible (I haven't taken it apart, yet.) It had a plaque that said it was custom made for Powell Junior High in Mesa, AZ. I was astonished to find out it actually worked when I got home, it's pretty beat up and I can hear some things rattling on the inside. I plugged my bass into it and plugged the head into my 115BX and it started feeding back horribly. I turned all of the knobs to 0 and started adjusting from there. When I turn the midrange or bass up is when it starts to feedback, treble just induces hiss and noise. The sound is pretty distorted and it drops in volume sometimes. Most of the knobs can use a bit of cleaning or replacing. How would I start fixing this up to make it actually usable? Outside of all of these negatives, it does sound pretty good. It's fairly loud, too. Enough words, onto pictures. Oh and ignore the room, it's in the middle of being redone. {} {}


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Hey! There are birds in your hat/head :)
Congrats is awesome, looked like Bruno Mars to me for a bit!
And does anyone know who the female model is?
Bought :D :D :D
So is it this vivid in real life? It seems to be mixed results. Please let me know before my size is gone!!!!
you know, this print has kind of been growing on me. wish i had money to buy it :[
i really love the green on black in this…i think my favorite part is the colors.
Balls!! I finally get paid so I can buy this one and its sold out! This is a no bueno situation..
I got this as a gift and am wearing it today. So totally awesome.
Something about this design is a little unsettling but yet peaceful at the same time. It's freaky how much I like this :)
reprint pls…....
reprint please
please reprint… you would make many people happy!
Please reprint!!
Reprint please!
It's like the book cover "La coscenza di Zeno" by Italo Svevo! Great work =)


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I am not a big make-up wearer and in my make-up bag there is foundation, lipstick and mascara. I use these 3 items of make-up every single day, I am never without them.
For that reason I like good quality, hardworking products. I have found one in this Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara.
The mascara is quite well priced at £10 for a tube. It is available to buy from all Clinique counters and these counters can be found in high end department stores like Debenhams and Frasers. They can also be found in larger Boots stores.
I bought the mascara in black, it also comes in a black/brown shade.
My results:
I have always had trouble applying mascara to my bottom eyelids and for that reason I was looking forward to trying this new product. When I open the mascara for the first time the colour is a pure black. The mascara looks shiny and very glossy.
The mascara is unfragranced, it really just smells like other mascaras. The tube the mascara comes in is both cute and pretty, it's a small tube, not much bigger than a lipstick, so it won't take up much room in your make-up bag.
The mascara brush is quite small, much smaller than usual mascara brushes. It is compacted with bristles, the bristles are not at all jaggy, they are soft and flexible. The mascara brush although quite small proves to be very easy to use. On my first attempt at coating my bottom lashes with this mascara I am quite amazed with my results. I experience no smudges or smears at all, my bottom lashes looks thicker and longer, it has been a very successful application and a long time since my bottom lashes have looked so good.
The mascara is waterproof and suitable for for all sin types. The mascara is easily removed with either face wipes or eye make-up remover.
All in all I really like this new concept in mascara from Clinique. If, like me you have trouble applying mascara to your bottom eyelashes then this is the must have product for you. As I said before it is quite a small tube of mascara but the mascara is true black and gives a shiny, glossy result. It really is the end of smudged, stuck together bottom eyelashes.
Good for the price and I really think this little tube of bottom lash mascara is going to be longlasting and worth the money.
This in my opinion is a 5 star product from Clinique.
I was very lucky to receive 10 free samples of Dermalogica Power Rich. Each sample contains around 2mls of the product, 20mls of this product normally costs around £40, with the full size 50ml tube of this product costing £99. This equates to £2 per 1ml of product.
This Dermalogica Power Rich face cream has been specifically designed to be a maximum intensity cream using acid-free smoothing agents and skin regenerators designed to improve skin firmness and texture. It contains a blend of active botanicals includes Red Seaweed, Rice Extract, Soy Protein Phyoestrogens, Kukui Nut, Licorice and Multivitamins.
My Results:
The texture of this Power Rich face cream is more like the texture of a serum than a cream. In saying that although it feels like a serum it is very thick. The actual product looks quite shiny, almost an off white colour. I have found in the past that most Dermalogica skincare products mostly smell the same with a very nice clean fresh scent. This product differs, the scent is not very clean or even fresh smelling. It smells quite sickly and smells very like marzipan.
The product instructions say to smooth this product around your eye area. This is where it seems to work best. It works by smoothing out wrinkles and fine lines around the eyes. I don't have wrinkles as such but I do have crows feet, fine lines.
I apply a very small amount of this product around my eyes, probably about a third of one ml. Although the texture is thick and serum like I have no problem adsorbing this product into my skin, it sinks in well. At this point the sickly smell of this product is almost overwelming!
I follow with my usual moisturiser and await results. I know that I am not going to get miracles overnight After 20 nights of using this product I have not really noticed any improvement at all, wrinkle wise, in the skin around my eyes. My crow's feet, fine lines really look the same as before I used the product.
The best effect I get from this product is that it has worked wonders in diminishing dark circles under my eyes, and these results have been prominent from almost the very first time I used the product. I think the thick serum like texture of this product sits on the actual dark circles and disguises them, while at the same time delivering lots of powerful plant ingredients to my eye area and making it fully moistuirsed. If you suffer from dark circles then it is worth either buying the product or trying to get some samples. As I said before this product works out at a cost of £2 per ml. One ml does for about 2 applications.
After my samples run out I won't be buying this product because it costs too much money, I like the one result I get from this product but to me that does not justify buying the full size tube.
If you have really pronounced wrinkled skin then I think this product would work, the texture would fill in the wrinkles and the intensive ingredients of the product delivers would help renew damaged and wrinkled skin.
The actual product information says:
Power Rich rebuilds this vital matrix through its unique, merged technology of three interactive systems. When used daily for 30 days, this remarkable product stimulates cell regeneration and turnover for a fresher, firmer look.
Power Rich is virtually a hand made product comprised of 3 separate ingredient phases precisely blended to insure product quality and maintain integrity of this sensitive formula.
3 ingredient phases affect skin strength, smoothness and texture:
Phase 1
Biostimulating botanicals including seaweed, wheat protein and soy treat the loss of strength, elasticity and moisture in skin.
Phase 2
Smoothness is achieved with our acid-free smoothing agents that promote exfoliation without irritation, while stimulating cell renewal. Perfect for the "post-AHA" generation.
Phase 3
Skin regenerators, protein peptides and vitamins improve skin texture and reverse signs of aging.
All in all I feel a lot of money has gone into researching and producing this product. If and when I do suffer from wrinkles I will know what to buy.
I am giving this Dermalogica product 4 stars, not 5 because it is so very expensive.
I hope that you have found my review helpful. I have used this product as directed and I have been completely honest about my results.
I am very interested in skin care products and I have tried many products from leading skin care brands over the last 15 years. When a new 'wonder' product becomes available then I just have to try it.
Dermalogica products have been getting lots of good press lately and for that reason I have been trying some of them to see if they suit my skin.
The latest Dermalogica product I have been using is Dermalogica Age Smart Multivitamin Thermafoliant. I received 5 sample sachets of this product with my last order of a full size Dermalogica product. If you buy the full size tube of this product it costs around £33 for 75mls. Not cheap by anyone's standards!
The Product:
Dermalogica Multivitamin Thermafoliant is part of the Dermalogica Age Smart range. This range has been developed for people who have concerns about skin ageing and wrinkles. There are other products in the Age Smart range which include moisturiser, eye cream, cleanser and toner etc.
Dermalogica Multivitamin Thermafoliant has been developed to be a powerful thermal skin polisher that combines physical and chemical exfoliants to refine skin texture and enhance penetration of age-fighting actives into skin while advanced technology ingredients condition and treat the skin.
The product has been specifically designed to:
- Gently polishe off dulling skin cells to reveal smoother, fresher skin immediately.
- Thermal technology activates upon contact with water to drive beneficial ingredients further into skin.
- Provide antioxidant protection while suppressing the formation of AGEs.
- Make Skin look and feel dramatically improved and smoother.
This product should be used after cleansing. To use, apply to damp skin in circular motions for 1 to 2 minutes, avoiding the eye area. A more intense result can be achieved by using directly on dry skin. Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Use two to three times per week.
My Results:
I was keen to try this skin polisher as I don't really use a skin polisher in my usual skincare routine. I do however use an exfoliating scrub once a week. I have normal/combination skin with an oily t-zone. This product clearly states it is suitable for all skin types including mature and prematurely ageing skin.
I decide that to get really good results I am going to use this product straight onto my skin, I am not going to wet my skin first. I disperse about a 10p piece blob of the product and rub it into my face. The product is a very pale orange colour and it feels like a gel mixed with sand. As soon as the product reaches my face my skin feel warm, I think this is down to the thermfoliant. As the instructions state I begin to massage the product into my face in circular movements. This proves to be too painful, my skin is already sore and I have only massaged a small amount over my skin. I decide that I need to wet my face with hand hot water and try again.
This time it does not feel quite so painful on my skin but it still feel a bit uncomfortable. I continue for a few more seconds and then wash the product off my face. I am being honest in saying that it's a relief to get it off.
I observe my skin and look for results. My skin looks quite red and sore especially on my cheeks. Before I used this skin polisher I had exactly 3 Milia spots on my face around my left cheek.
Milia are deep seeded white bumps that form when skin cells and sebaceous matter become trapped rather than exfoliate naturally. Milia can occur anywhere on the skin and are prone around eye area and cheeks.
After using this skin polisher on only one occassion 2 of my Milia spots have gone completely and one has decreased in size. I am really happy about this because in the past I have had milia removed at a Beauty Salon. The technique to remove it involves a lance. Not an experience I would recommend!
This skin polisher was a bit too harsh for my skin, especially when I tried to use it without water. When it is on your skin your skin feels really warm and you can feel the thermafoliant working. When I used the product with water it was still incomfortable. I really feel that in the future I would just use this skin polisher only on areas of my skin with milia, I feel it is too harsh to use anywhere else.
The product washed off well and did not leave any residue. When I applied eye cream after using this product my skin was stinging, and whilst using this product I tried to avoid the eye area as much as possible. When I applied moisturiser my skin felt okay and did not sting. My skin was quite dry and I needed to use double the amount of moisturiser I usually use.
As I said before I will only be using this product once in a while to help remove milia. I can't recommend this product as I would hate anyone to spend over £30 on it and then to experience the same effects as I did.
If you have milia problems then my advice is try and get a couple of samples of this product and use it once in a while to help remove your milia. This product in my opinion is not very effective at anything else.
I am very interested in skin care products and I have tried many products from leading skin care brands over the last 15 years. When a new 'wonder' product becomes available then I just have to try it.
Dermalogica products have been getting lots of good press lately and for that reason I have been trying some of them to see if they suit my skin.
The latest Dermalogica product I have been using is Dermalogica Skin Smoothing Cream. I bought 50mls of this cream at a cost of around £22 and this included postage. When the cream arrived it was packaged with 5 other Dermalogical samples. The samples are a fantastic way of trying products before you buy full size products.
The Product:
The cream comes in a white plastic tube. The tube has the name of the product on the tube with directions for use on the back of the tube. The tube made completely from plastic can be recycled after use.
The moisturising cream is a medium-weight cream with soothing botanicals and antioxidant vitamins and has been developed to maintain skin's moisture balance while improving texture, helping to restore suppleness and tone.
My Results:
Firstly it is very easy to get this cream out of the tube in a measured way so that you do not disperse too much and waste any of the cream. A very light squeeze of the tube is enough to disperse the cream. The tube is designed so that the cream sits above the lid of the tube, this design makes ease of use.
The cream is a very clean white colour, there is not much smell to the cream, it smells clean and fresh, there is nothing unpleasant about the smell. The texture of the cream is best described as being in between a lotion and a cream, the texture is not thick set and has some movement in it quite like a lotion.
The cream applies easily to my newly cleansed skin. There is not much rubbing in required with this cream, the light cream texture applies really well and sinks into my skin completely leaving no residue at all.
One application of the cream uses only a small amount of the cream, I would say about 1ml and the tube contains 50mls so if you are careful with the application of this cream then it could last you for 50 days, not bad at around £22 per tube.
My make-up applies evenly after using the cream and I can apply it almost straight away, the creams absorption is so effective that I don't have to wait, great for morning use.
My skin feels soft and smooth after using this cream. I have combination skin with an oily t-zone. The cream delivers moisture to all my skin and copes well even with the combination element to my skin.
I manage to get all day moisturisation from this cream, it smoothes out fine lines and rough dry patches of skin, basically I think this is down to the fact of the full moisturised effect you get when using this cream. I don't feel that this cream diminishes fine lines and wrinkles, but it does plump up skin and disguise wrinkles and fine lines.
I really think this cream is best suited as a product for using during the day, I prefer to use a thicker, richer cream moisturiser at night.
In my opinion this is a very good moisturiser, it offers all day hydration, it has a lovely texture which absorbs really well and best of all it is reasonably priced, around £22 for 50 days use makes this cream quite affordable.
I am beginning to like and trust Dermalogica products, they really work well and deliver good results.
I am very interested in skin care products and I have tried many products from leading skin care brands over the last 15 years. When a new 'wonder' product becomes available then I just have to try it.
Dermalogica products have been getting lots of good press lately and for that reason I have been trying some of them to see if they suit my skin.
The latest product I have tried is the Dermalogica Multivitamin Power Recovery Masque. This product is part of the Dermalogica Age Smart range. This range has been designed for mature skin.
The Product:
The Masque comes in a plastic tube containing 75mls of the masque. This full size 75ml tube costs around £25 and is available to buy from online stores like Beautyflash and Salonskincare.
The masque had been designed to be an intensive masque of concentrated vitamins and botanical extracts to calm environmentally-stressed skin. Firming Vitamin A increases elasticity and moisture content while antioxidant Vitamin C aids in collagen synthesis, restoring suppleness. Vitamin E and Pro-Vitamin B5 promote healthy tissue regeneration, while calming botanical extracts of Licorice, Comfrey and Burdock soothe the skin. The masque is completely fragrance free.
My Results:
The masque is very easy to disperse from the tube, a gentle squeeze is enough and this allows a small amount of the product to leave the tube. I use roughly about 2 blobs of the masque and this covers my whole face. I follow the directions on the tube which say apply masque to face and throat and leave on for 10 to 15 minutes, then rinse off with warm water.
The masque is a very light orange colour, the texture is quite thick but despite the thickness of the product it is very easy to apply and covers my face and throat well. The masque smells a bit like almonds, it's not an unpleasant smell but at the same time not a scent you would want to wear all day as it's slightly sweet snd sickly.
When I have the masque on my face it feels very light, I go about with the masque on for the full 15 minutes and it's so light that at times I forget I have got it on my face. When it is on my face it is quite invisible as the very slight orange colour blends with my pale skin, I just look slightly tanned.
After 15 minutes I wash off the masque with some hand hot water. The masque washes off really well and leaves no residue at all. Even after one application I notice that my skin is rejuvenated looking and it is soft and moisturised. My skin is plumper than before I used the mask and I can notice a difference in the dark circles under my eyes, they are not nearly so dark looking and look as if they have been filled in! I think this is down to my skin being fully moisturised. I am very impressed with this masque and amazed that I have achieved this effect after only one application.
I have been using this masque once every week and the effects are still very good, though not as good as the results I received after the first application.
The masque really does rejuvenate my skin, I have normal skin with an oily t-zone and this masque has copied well even with the oily part of my skin. The nicest thing about using this masque is that when you remove it from your skin it leaves your skin pumped up and full of moisture, I don't even need to use moisturiser after using the masque.
The masque is not cheap but the tube contains 75mls of product which I think if used once a week will last about 4 months. If you are concerned about dark circles and fine lines then this may just be the product for you. The only thing I dislike about the masque is the smell. Even though it is fragrance free there is still quite a sweet sickly smell attached to this masque. Apart from the smell I really think this masque is really effective and a very good buy.
I bought the masque online and when the masque arrived the package contained 4 Dermalogica sample size products. This is a great way of trying Dermalogica products before you buy full size products.
All in all a great product from Dermalogica.
I bought this Clinique High Impact Curling Mascara from Debenhams and it cost £13.50. I bought the mascara in black but it is also available to buy in a black/brown colour. I opened the two sample mascaras on display at the Clinique Counter at Debenhams and I honestly could not see any difference between the black colour and the brown/black colour. In the end I just decided to just stick with my usual black shade.
The Product:
The mascara comes in a very classy looking silver case. The case is made from plastic which can be recycled after use. To get to the mascara you just twist of the lid, the lid contains the brush. The brush is made up of lots of tiny plastic bristles and it is curved in shape. The bristles are soft and smooth, they are not at all harsh or rough.
My Results:
The mascara applies well. It is a very rich and thick textured mascara. There is no fragrance at all with this mascara. I apply two coats of the mascara to my eyelids. I experience no clumping at all with this mascara even while wearing two coats of the mascara. I am happy with the results. My eyelashes look much richer in colour and much fuller, they are glossy and look much longer than before I applied the mascara.
The mascara looks good, it is not a magical curling mascara, really this mascara just enhances the tips of your eyelashes with a slight curled effect and this is down to the curved mascara brush. The brush helps to curl and coax your lashes so they look upturned. I have used normal Clinique High Impact Mascara and you get all the same effect as this Clinique High Impact Curling Mascara except the curled, upturned eyelash effect. They are both very good and very effective mascaras.
This mascara is ophthalmologist tested and suitable for contact lense wearers. This mascara is not waterproof. it is very easily removed with cotton pads and warm water and also with eye make-up remover.
All in all I like this mascara. It does have a slightly curling effect and it does make my eyelashes look much more defined, thicker and fuller. It applies really easily with the brush and it is very easy to remove at the end of the day.
It is long lasting and this one full size 8ml tube has lasted me nearly 3 months. This is a really lovely mascara from Clinique. I highly recommend it.
I recently received a 100ml sample of this Dermalogica Conditioning Body Wash.
The body wash is available to buy in two sizes, 237mls costs around £17 and the bigger size 473mls costs around £25. The body wash is available to buy from all Dermalogica stockists and online at stores like SalonSkincare and Fragrancedirect etc.
The Product:
The body wash comes in a white plastic bottle. The bottle has a pump at the top of the bottle. The pump makes it very easy to dispense this product, a couple of pushes of the pump is enought to release the body wash. The bottle made completely from plastic has the Dermalogica name on the front of the bottle and directions for use on the back of the bottle. The bottle can be recycled after use. The bottle is quite plain but it has been designed perfectly to hold and dispense the body wash.
The product has been marketed to be a rich, skin-conditioning botanical cleanser for the entire body. Soap-free Quillaja Saponaria extract thoroughly cleanses the skin, leaving it feeling soft and silky. Essential oils of Tea Tree, Lemon, Eucalyptus and Rosemary gently purify without stripping the skin's own natural moisturizers. The soothingly fragrant essential oils of Sandalwood, Lavender, Orange and Clary Sage moisturize the skin, leaving it smooth and conditioned. The product is completely fragrance free.
My Results:
I like Dermalogica products but in the past my experience of Dermalogica products has stopped at face products. I was quite surprised to see that the body was is fragrance free. One of the nicest things about a body wash for me is the scent, it helps to wake me up in the morning and the fragrance left over from the wash usually lasts on the skin for day long freshness. With this product there is no chance at all of this.
The pump works well and when you see the actual body wash it is a thick body wash, not at all luminous or see through. The body wash has the familiar Dermalogica clean smell with no hint at all of any other smell. This seems a shame as the ingredients list of this body wash has lots of lovely smelling plants like Sandalwood and Lavender. I have noticed that a lot of the Dermalogica face products have this same clean smell. It's not unpleasant in any way but as I said before not my first choice of scent for a body wash.
The body wash when activated with water has a lovely foaming action and this is achieved with using only a tiny amount of product. When the foam touches your skin it is smooth and it rinses away really easily, it takes not effort at all to use this body wash.
The wash leaves my skin very clean, very soft and completely oil and dirt free. It has a wealth of lovely natural ingredients proven to be kind to skin. Even the 100ml sample size I have of this product lasts for ages, it has terrific foaming action that rinses away well and leaves no residue.
All in all this product works well. If you are in the market for fragrance free products then you will love this body wash. If like me you like scented body wash then this is really not for you.
I was recently given this item from Clarins. My sister has recently been abroad and she bought me this from the Duty Free. She knows I love Clarins items and she thought I would like this one! She is my big sister and she said she bought me this for Easter rather than an Easter Egg, as I could do without the calories!!!
It was very kind of her to buy me this blusher, but I have one slight problem, I don't and never have worn blusher. When I have applied blusher in the past the effect was not good and I could easily pass for a circus clown!
The Product:
The product looks lovely, I really like make-up, except blusher. The packaging of the blusher is fantastic, compact style with built in mirror and applicator brush. Looks fab, really classy and really pretty, just what you would expect from Clarins!
The product is designed to be silky to the touch and extremely light and comfortable, the texture delivers luminous, long-lasting, customised colour to suit every taste, for an even, natural-looking make-up result.
The colour of my blusher is 01 Lovely Rose. To describe this colour I would say that is it a very light pink colour, not nearly as deep a pink as a rose, just very pale and delicate pink. The texture is very soft, it is the softest blusher I have ever seen, velvety to touch and really smooth. The blusher has no smell at all.
My Results:
I use the brush to apply the blusher. The brush bristles are soft and very smooth, they do not feel harsh when you sweep them over your cheeks. The blusher sticks well to the brush, it goes exactly where you put it and it needs very little blending.
My cheeks looks a bit like peaches and cream, they are not rosy or clown like but they are very illiminated and this look does not suit me at all, it's very foreign to my face.
Basically even if I apply a tiny amount of the blusher to my face it is noticeable. It make skin look luminous and gives a gentle pink colour to your cheeks. The colour is longlasting and the blusher removes easily with make-up remover. It is longlasting and one very small application lasts all day long.
If I was a blusher wearer then I would think about buying this product again, since I am not I have been using it as a very light illuminating product and I sweep a tiny amount over my face, the tiniest amount possible, it gives my skin a lovely glow and it stays put.
All in all a nice blusher available in a variety of shades, but really I would have preferred an Easter Egg!!
I give this blusher 4 stars for the easy of use of this product, the good design of the brush and the lasting factor of the product. Not 5 stars because of the price, when I looked at this item on the Clarins website I see that it costs almost £25!!
I like Clarks shoes and because I usually find them a good fit I tend to try Clarks for shoes before I try elsewhere. I am lucky to have quite a large Clarks shop in my High Street and in the past I have also purchased shoes from Clarks online. If you want to buy shoes from Clarks online but you don't want to pay a delivery charge then you can get your shoes delivered to your nearest Clarks Shop free of charge.
I have been looking for a good solid shoe to walk in, preferable a pair that you can just pop on without wearing socks, pop socks etc under them. I usually stick to black because it goes with everything.
Clarks shoes are not cheap, I go shopping looking for walking shoes with a budget of around £50, I know from past purchases that they will probably cost that much, maybe more.
I have a good look round the shop and I am instantly drawn to Clarks Echo Wave shoes. The shoes are made from black leather. They look quite sporty and have a Mary Jane type bar across the front of the shoe to fasten them. This fastener is fully adjustable because the strap closes with velcro, this works well and will adjust to any foot size.
The shoes have a rather sporty looking heel, it looks like one wedge that runs along the full length of the shoe. At it's highest point it is no more than about 1.5 inches. I like this, I never buy flat shoes as I am so used to wearing shoes with a heel, these are a good compromise as the wedge means the shoes are not flat and it compensates for a heel.
The shoes are vented at the side and at the front, I have found this helps to keep feet cool and comfortable, though not really suitable for outside in winter.
The shoes incorporate Clarks WaveWalk technology. This allows you to walk for longer with less effort. The shoes feature a special Wave-shaped sole which aids the foot's natural movement, while an angled heel and shock-absorbing sole heel protect feet.
My Views:
I have now been wearing these shoes for about 4 weeks. The first time I wore them they felt a bit odd, the wedge sole takes a bit of getting used to. I felt as if I was stumbling about a bit in these shoes. The shoes are well padded inside, and the adjustable strap works really well. It takes a couple of adjustments to get it just right. The shoes do not rub on any parts of my feet, the leather on the inside of the shoes is soft and supple. I can walk for miles in these shoes and after 4 weeks wear they have shown almost no sign of wear at all.
All in all they do exactly what they say, basically they are just extremely comfortable, I think this is down to the whole design of the shoe. I have never worn shoes with WaveWalk technology but I am positive that the design has contributed to making these shoes very wearable and very comfortable.
The shoes cost £59.99. They are available in sizes 3 to size 8 with half sizes available. The shoes are the normal D fit, so if you are looking for a bigger fit then these shoes are not for you. The shoes come white, pewter, raspberry nubuck, light blue nubuck, navy newbuck and the ones I choose, Black.
I like these shoes so much that I am now saving up to buy a pair in the light blue nubuck colour.
I am only giving these shoes 4 stars because of the price. Nearly £60 is a lot of money for a pair of shoes.
I am a big fan of Clarins Products and I particulary like Clarins face creams. Clarins products are available to buy online at many retailers including Cheapsmells, Salonskincare and Feelunique. Clarins counters are based in larger department stores like Debenhams, larger Boots and House of Frasers.
A good time to buy Clarins products is when they have their gift time offers. You have to buy 2 Clarins items and get to choose up to 4 deluxe size samples of other Clarins products. Firstly if you are buying Clarins products anyway then you get the deluxe samples free of charge and secondly the samples are a great way of trying new products before you buy them. The sample sizes are usually 15mls so this gives you enough of the product to try the item properly over a couple of weeks and lets you decide if it is right for you and you want to buy it.
The Product:
Clarins Sun Wrinkle Control Cream Very High Protection SPF 30.
The sun cream comes in a white plastic tube, the tube has the Clarins name and logo on the front of the tube and instructions for use on the back of the tube. The tube made completely from plastic, can be fully recycled after use. The tube holds 75mls of the sun cream and the cheapest price I have found this sun cream at is for £13.00 at Salonskincare. This price includes free delivery. The cream can also be bought at any Clarins counters or at many online stores. The price of the cream at Clarins counters is nearly £21, hence it is probably better to buy it online.
The cream is marketed to be ideal protection for sun-sensitive skin or skin exposed to intense sunlight. Provides reinforced sun protection with photostable and heat-resistant UVB-UVA filters. Combining efficacy with the most incredible texture, it protects against dehydration as well as helping to prevent the visible signs of premature skin ageing.
We need to be concerned about UVB-UVA filters. When researching UVB-UVA filters I found this information on Wikipedia - because Ultraviolet (UV) light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays, in the range 10 nm to 400 nm, and energies from 3eV to 124 eV. It is so named because the spectrum consists of electromagnetic waves with frequencies higher than those that humans identify as the colour violet.
Although ultraviolet is invisible to the human eye, most people are aware of the effects of UV through the painful condition of sunburn, but the UV spectrum has many other effects, both beneficial and damaging, to human health.
UV light is found in sunlight and is emitted by electric arcs and specialized lights such as black lights. It can cause chemical reactions, and causes many substances to glow or fluoresce. Most ultraviolet is classified as non-ionizing radiation. The higher energies of the ultraviolet spectrum from about 150 nm ('vacuum' ultraviolet) are ionizing, but this type of ultraviolet is not very penetrating and is blocked by air.
My Results:
When I open the tube the cream is off white in colour. The cream is rich and dense, it applies really easily and is very easily absorbed. I usually find the higher the SPF of suncream has then the thicker the cream is, this is not the case with this suncream, it is a lovely texture and very easy to apply. It does not leave you with white streaks of unabsorbed cream on your skin.
The cream smells like many other Clarins products I have used, it has a very cleam smell and smells a bit like almonds. The smell is not at all overpowering and it won't intervere with your perfume etc. It is just a very pleasing, clean and fresh scent.
A little of the cream goes a long way, for a full application I use about one tenth of the tube, there is really a possibility that this cream might last for 10 days use. The cream is not waterproof and for this reason it may now be suitable for many people.
The cream needs to be reapplied on a regular basis, when I reapply the cream my skin feels quite moisturised so I don't need to use much to top up my sun protection.
The sun is a known cause of wrinkles, as you get older you become much more aware of this, when you are young you have other things to think about!
I worry about wrinkles and I want ot keep my skin in as good a condition as possible. This is what attracted me to this cream in the first place.
I get good results from using this cream. Firstly it has a high SPF of 30, this makes sure that my skin does not burn. Secondly it leave my skin very moisturised. It does not cure wrinkles but it offers protection from getting any more wrinkles, I can honestly say this cream is like an insurance policy against wrinkles.
The cream applies easily, it moisturises skin, it washes off easily and best of all it has great sun protection. Although this cream is expensive a little goes a long way. The design of the tube means you just dispense as much as you need so there is no waste.
If like me you are concerned about skin damage then I can recommend this sun cream. It really is one of the best sun creams I have ever used, the only downside to this sun cream apart from it's expensive price tag is that it is not waterproof. For this reason I am only awarding this cream 4 stars.
If you are going to buy this cream then you need to shop around for the best price.
Chanel Coco Mademoiselle Eau de Parfum is a truly lovely fragrance. In the past my favourite Chanel fragrance has been Chanel No5. I have honestly been wearing this fragrance for years and I felt like a change.
I decided to try the Coco Mademoiselle because firstly the tv ads were very provocative and alluring, they conveyed the right message to me - I need to have this fragrance! Secondly it really does smell lovely, it's one of the best fragrances I have ever used.
I had seen the tv ads and I had tried a spray of the perfume from the fragrance counter in Debenhams, now I just needed to get my husband to buy me it for Christmas.
Christmas arrived and luckily for my hubby so did the perfume! He had bought me the 35ml glass bottle of the Eau de Parfum and from checking various websites I know that this costs around £45.
The Perfume:
The perfume comes sealed in a white cardboard box. When you remove the bottle of perfume from the box it is in perfect condition. The box can be recycled after use, it has not however made from recycled cardboard.
The actual perfume bottle is glass. It's a lovely square shaped bottle with what looks like a glass stopper on the top of the bottle. Looks can be deceptive, to get to the perfume you actually pull off the stopper and that reveals a spray nosel. The glass bottle has the Chanel logo on the front of the bottle and the name of the perfume. The whole bottle has class written all over it, literally. It is elegant and not overly decorative. It looks fantastic on the dressing table, I love this perfume bottle!
The perfume sprays evenly from the bottle. As soon as you spray the perfume the scent fills the air. The perfume scent has been created from my two favourite scents, may rose and Jasmine, it's no wonder that I like this perfume so much.
In my opinion the perfume has top notes of oranges, bergamot and grapefruit, with the strongest top note being the grapefruit. Middle notes of rose extract and jasmine extract, along with a fruity touch of litchi, with the strongest scent being the jasmine. Base notes of patchouli, Haitian , vanilla and white musk.
This perfume is a floral feast of jasmine, rose and white musk. The musk makes the florals take on a new scent so don't expect this perfume to be a delicate floral scent for shrinking violets! It's a powerful, confident and sexy scent, wear just a little during the day and a lots more at night.
To sum up the fragrance, when you first spray it it smell of musky and quite spicy rose and jasmine, as the perfume settles down you can smell the bergamot and grapefruit still laced with the musk but not nearly as string. After wearing the fragrance for a while the smell stays quite floral but you can still detect the musk with a faint scent of vanilla.
It really is a lovely fragrance, I have never smelt anything quite like it, it is quite unique and great for high days and holidays!
I like Clarins skincare products but they are not cheap products, they are more like top to middle of the range, expensive products. I only ever buy Clarins products when they are on promotional offer. The offer I like best is the one when you buy 2 full size Clarins products you get to choose 4 deluxe size samples of Clarins products. These 4 samples alone can be worth over £40, depending on which samples you choose.
The last Clarins product I have bought is this Clarins Colour Quench Lip Balm in shade 11 Poppy. I bought it from Cheapsmells at a cost of £8.95. It is also available to buy at other online stores like Salon Skincare and Fragrancedirect. You can also buy it at all Clarins Cosmetic Counters and these can be found in shops like Debenhams and larger Boots.
The Product:
The lip balm comes in a plastic tube and the tube contains 15mls of the lip balm. The tube made completely from plastic, has a small applicator towards the end of the tube. The tube has the name of the product on the front of the tube along with the colour of lip balm you are buying. The reverse of the tube has the instructions for use. The whole plastic tube can be recycled after use.
My Results:
This lip balm comes in a variety of colours, there really is a wide range of colours and shades available and you would be hard pushed not to find a colour to suit you. I choose the Poppy - shade 11 colour. This colour is true poppy, it is exactly the colour of the Poppy flower. It is rich, deep colour, the colour really does look great.
This coloured lip balm has been marketed to be a lip balm in a tube which offers a superb make-up result and real lip care benefits. Transparent and natural-looking, lips are dressed in fruity, luminous colour. It perfectly nourishes and repairs lips, ensuring optimal comfort. And its delicious cherry fragrance is simply irresistible.
You can apply this product with a lip Brush either alone or over lipstick. It leaves lips supple and well-moisturised thanks to plant ingredients with softening and repairing benefits: extracts of Shea Butter, Wild Mango and Olive perhydrosqualene. Derivatives of Vitamins A and E reinforce the repairing action and protection.
I decide to apply this product to my bare lips and not over lipstick. The poppy colour I have bought is rich enough on it's own and really I just want to have it at hand to use quickly. I want a moisturised effect with some colour for during the day. I think the colour may be a bit too rich to apply over lipstick, also this lip balm is quite thick and it would end up looking as if I had used to much product if I use it over lipstick.
The lip balm applies well with a lip brush. It's quite a heavy lip balm and the colour looks both rich and quite luminous. After one application my lips look good, they look supple and the colour from the lip balm looks good. Really just what I wanted moisture with added colour.
The lip balm tastes good, it is very fruity and there is no artificial taste at all to this product.
I have found this lip balm needs to be reapplied every couple of hours, I am okay with this as it is after all a lip balm and also it is quick and easy to apply. I get a great moisturising effect from this lip balm, it's a pleasure to wear.
A little of the lip balm goes along way and I really think that this 15ml tube will last for ages.
All in all this lip balm is worth every penny, it works really well, it tastes good, the colour is fantastic and it works well to protect lips from the elements.
Another great Clarins product!
I live outside a village and my house is surrounded by fields. I like feeding wild birds and in the past I have always put leftover bread etc out into my back garden for the birds. This used to work well, the bread attracted lots of birds and they always ate all the bread.
Last month my youngest cat Ruby brought a friend home with her! It was a little blue tit and after being brought into the house in Ruby's mouth it was very near to death. I managed to get Ruby to drop the bird and I managed to free him. The next day Ruby was again in the garden hiding in the bushes, waiting for the bread to be throw out for the birds.
After the carry on the previous day I decided that I would need to change the way I feed the birds. I went to my local Garden Centre and bought a Gardman Wild Bird Seed Feeder. This bird seed feeder comes in 3 different sizes.
The small 20cm size costs £6.99, the medium 27cm size costs £9.99 and the large 40cm size costs £14.99. Like most people I have to watch what I spend. I decided to buy the small feeder at £6.99, a large pack of bird seed to fill it and a pack of 6 fat balls to hang beside the feeder. The total for the 3 items was nearly £10 and I really felt this was enough to spend as the previous bread feeding had cost me nothing at all.
This bird seed feeder is also available to buy from Amazon.
The bird feeder is made from galvanised steel. Galvanised steel is steel that has been coated with zinc in order to prevent rusting / corrosion. This will help to ensure that this bird feeder lasts more then a few winters.
To fill the bird feeder with seed you just twist of the lid of the feeder and fill the feeder with seed. It is easy to remove the lid, no strength is required. After you have filled the feeder you just twist the lid back on to the feeder.
The seed is held in a clear polycarbonate feed chamber. This holds the seed well and as it is clear the birds can see the seed and they soon work out how to get to it.
The feeder has a large hoop at the top of the feeder. This hoop can be attached to tree branches, fences and bird houses. It has proved to be a secure way of hanging the feeder. The feeder when filled with seed is not too heavy for the hoop, it still works fine at hanging the seed feeder.
The bird feeder should be emptied and washed out on a regular basis, within time you will see bird droppings on it and if you don't clean it then you risk birds spreading disease. It is easy to empty and wash. A quick wash with soapy water, then a rinse and then just dry it with kitchen paper. I have found this works fine to keep the bird feeder clean.
The RSPB now recommend that wild birds are fed all year round. However, it is particularly important during autumn, winter and spring when naturally occuring foods are in very short supply.
Ensure feed is available first thing in the morning, this will help them replace energy lost through the night, and again at mid-afternoon to help them to build up some reserves as night falls.
Once you have started feeding the birds do not stop as they will come to rely on the food you put out.
All in all this is a good bird feeder, it has proved to be a good buy at a reasonable price. It is also available in a variety of sizes. I like the fact that it is made from galvanised steel as this means it won't rust and fall apart. As I said before it is easy to fill and easy to empty and clean.
It works well at attracting lots of small birds in to my garden and the birds sit for ages feeding on the seed. I have placed the feeder at the front of my garden, my cats don't have access to this part of the garden.
Ruby and her 2 sisters love to sit on the inside windowsills watching the birds eating from the feeder. They get excited and chatter. For the non cat owners chattering is a quite distinctive teeth chattering sort of noise that seems reserved specifically for when cats see birds, whether outside or on television. Actually, that noise may be more of an instinct than we realize. Many feline behavior specialists have noted the similarity of that noise to the special neck bite that cats use in the wild designed to kill a bird or small rodent quickly and efficiently, before they have a chance to struggle. Young kittens and cubs in the wild have the opportunity to practice this special bite; house cats may just be showing their excitement at seeing potential prey, or possibly their frustration (with the excitement, too) in seeing potential prey that they cannot get to. Many times, you may notice that your cat's tail is getting puffy, or is twitching in a special way that accompanies his special chattering noises.
My cats chatter away at the birds for a while and then they usually fall asleep, it's really is a cats life!
I visit B&Q on a regular basis for gardening supplies. On my last visit I bought a venetian type window box (trough) for the price of £4.50. The window box/trough is made completely from Terracotta and is 61 cms long. The window box/trough is also available to buy in a 32cm size. B&Q stock lots of different types of terracotta pots, some troughs, some round tubs and some square shaped tub/troughs. The troughs/pots are widely available to buy from most B&Q stores.
B&Q Terracotta range is very well priced and it is the cheapest place I know for terracotta pots/troughs.
The window box is made completely from Terracotta. Terracotta is an Italian term for "baked earth", a clay-based unglazed ceramic.
The terracotta, baked earth, the window box is made from is quite thick and very light red in colour - terracotto. The window box is quite light and you can easily move it around. It become much heavier when you fill it with soil and then becomes a lot harder to move around the garden. If you have bought the larger size terracotta window box then it often works out much easier to plant them up in situ.
The window box is very good for planting spring flowering bulbs in, like mini daffadils and mini tulips. The window box is not all that deep, about 30cms. For this reason you have to make sure that you do not plant anything in them that grows too tall. If you planted normal daffodils in this window box then they would grow to big and the dept of the trough would not be able to hold the daffodils and they might just fall over. This is because the window box is not deep enough to hold the daffodil bulb and plant, there is not enough soil in the box to give the bulb and plant stability as it grows.
I use my window box for, as I said before for small spring flowering bulbs. Whe the bulbs are past their best I then replant the box with Petunias and Begonias for summer flowering. These two plants work well as they do not grow too tall, and the window box holds them well. When the Petunias and Begonias are past their best I then plant Winter Pansies in the box. These again like the other plants are quite small in height, they grow well in a box. Hence the window box is used all year long and is great value for money.
I really like these terracotta products but there is one downside. The Terracotta is not glazed and hence not frost proof and therefore if you leave them out in exposed places in winter and they come into contact with frost then the terracotta cracks. If you don't have the room to store these pots in a garage or shed over winter and you just leave them out then they will not last long. If you store them over winter in sheds or your garage then they will last for many years.
If your terracotta does crack then there is still a use for the cracked material. Break up the broken terracotta into smaller pieces and next time you are filling a larger terracotta pot, say the 40cm size, put some of the broken terracotta pieces at the bottom of your large pot. This saves on the amount of soil you will need to use to fill the pot.
Another good use for this terracotta window box is to fill it with soil and then plant up your plug plants (small plants not ready to go outside) let the small plants grow away in the terracotta box inside your greenhouse. Then when the plants are ready to go outside you have ready filled window boxes, perfect for patios/windowsills.
All in all I really like these terracotta products, they are very good value, they are available in a variety of sizes and are sold in most B&Q Stores.
They are nice to give as gifts and on Mother's Day I gave my mum a terracotta window box filled with mini tulips and daffodils, my mum loved it.
These window boxes really do make lovely gifts. They are very good value and look great in the garden.
I visit B&Q on a regular basis for gardening supplies. I have bought many of these pots in the past in a variety of sizes. The pots are widely available to buy from most B&Q stores.
The pots come in sizes that range from 20cms to 40cms. The size I most commonly buy is the 23cm size and they currently cost £1.50 each, a bargain in anyone's book.
The pots are made completely from Terracotta. Terracotta is an Italian term for "baked earth", a clay-based unglazed ceramic.
The terracotta, baked earth, the pots are made from is quite thick and very light red in colour - terracotto. The pots are quite light and you can easily move them around. The pots are much heavier when you fill them with soil and they become a lot harder to move around the garden. If you have bought the large size terracotta pot then it often works out much easier to plant them up in situ.
The pots have holes in the bottom of them to drain out water, this also saves you from overwatering your plants.
I really like these terracotta pots but there is one downside. They pots are not frost proof and therefore if you leave them out in the winter and they come into contact with frost then the pots crack. If you don't have the room to store these pots in a garage or shed over winter and you just leave them out then they will not last long. If you store them over winter in sheds or your garage then they will last for many years.
If your pot does crack then there is still a use for the cracked pot. Break up the broken terracotta into smaller pieces and next time you are filling a larger terracotta pot, say the 40cm size, put some of the broken terracotta pieces at the bottom of your large pot. This saves on the amount of soil you will need to use to fill the pot.
Another good use for this terracotta pot is to fill it with soil and then plant up your plug plants (small plants not ready to go outside) let the small plants grow away in the terracotta pot inside your greenhouse. Then when the plants are ready to go outside you have ready filled pots, perfect for patios.
All in all I really like these pots, they are very good value, they are available in a variety of sizes and if one of your pots does crack they are cheap to replace and as I said before there is a use for the cracked pieces.
I have two very large terracotta pots, over 40cms. Every year I plant cherry tomoato plants in them, this works well and I always have a good crop of tomoatos, works out better for me than using growbags.


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VISALIA, Calif. (KMPH) —
Officer Jesus "Jesse" Magdaleno was laid to rest in Visalia on Tuesday. He was killed last week during a carjacking in Las Vegas.Magdaleno was honored with a service at the First Assembly of God, at Akers and Caldwell in Visalia.
Following the service, the procession passed under a large American flag held by two fire trucks from Tulare County Fire and the Visalia Fire Department, en route to the burial.People lined the streets to show their respects, including several U.S. Marines holding the American flag and the Marine Corps flag.Magdaleno was killed while trying to save his brother-in-law, Felix Brandon Cruz, who was also killed in the carjacking. Cruz will be laid to rest later this week.


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Bike Compass?
Iwas wondering if this is a common device - I'm having trouble figuring out how I can put together more and more miles on my bike - all I have is either highways (no thanks) or country roads. Is this a common tool for cyclists?
I have one...but it doesn't work very well so I just put it on my old bike....Its probley a lot more useful if you are camping or what not...with your bike....but u might as well just get a regular compass.
You need to get away from a steel bike to get a good reading.
Bruce Rosar
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In some conditions it is essential. I have used a map and compass to navigate country lanes at night, mountain tracks in fog, even in the city on an overcast, cloudy day.
I always carry a button compass in my repair/first-aid/useful kit.
I find this is more useful in cities (especially French cities) where the signing is erratic. The ones which fix to the bike are thrown out re north (reading NNE) but I carry a button one around my neck when touring.
One could consider an inexpensive GPS with a handlebar mount.
This should be a feature built into cycle computers
Sorry onbike 1939, the suggestion was not meant for you or long tours. Ginger green was looking for a bike compass. A bottom line GPS, like etrex, has a built in compass without the problem of being near a metal bike.
What's this compass device you speak of? That's old tech. I suggest GPS as well. You can wander wherever you like, then use the GPS unit's retrace feature to find your way home!
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This class will provide a brief overview of history and principles of food justice as established during the Food + Justice = Democracy conference in fall 2012. Participants will learn how the food justice principles align with the international cooperative principles and how Seward Co-op applies them in purchasing, products, pricing, and labor.
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- Hey Bill,
The Kim-1 I have (my father purchased new way back when) is a
pre-Commodore green MOS motherboard. It's a Rev B (!) and I believe
the serial number is 7644 (rubber stamped just below the MOS logo and
"KIM-1" silkscreen, right?). BTW, also silkscreened just below "KIM-1"
is "EC-715". Any idea what that indicates?
My father managed a group of electrical engineers back then. So he
built a nice case for the Kim-1 with power, TTY, audio, I/O connections
AND a memory expansion board. I'll have to figure out how much memory
he added.
Regarding your offer to bring your expansion card, at this point I
don't remember enough about the KIM-1 to know how to take advantage of
your card. I really need to hit the manuals. I believe I have the
complete set with charts.
I also need to decide whether I can make it to TCF!
Another thing I'll have to do is post pictures of it (once I get my
site up!)
Scott Austin
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> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:20:16 EST
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> Subject: Re: New to MARCH
> what you don't have in quantity you have in quality...what REV
> (revision) is
> the KIM? I have an expansion board for a newer KIM, but I am not
> sure what
> REV it's for exactly. It's blue if that helps. There are ports for
> s-100
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It`s going to be tough game against Punjab: Vettori
Mohali: Sitting pretty at the second position in the points table, Royal Challengers Bangalore are not facing an intimidating rival but they are not taking Kings XI Punjab lightly either in tomorrow`s IPL match.
In contrasting campaigns, Punjab have managed to win just four out of their 10 games so far while RCB have seven wins in 11 games.
"I think Mohali is a strong side in these conditions. They are playing some good cricket right now, particularly their batting. (Shaun) Marsh and (David) Miller, in particular, have performed well. It?s going to be an extremely tough game," Vettori said addressing a news conference at the PCA stadium here.
Speaking on the sidelines of his team?s practice session, in which skipper Virat Kohli and other players barring Chris Gayle took part, Vettori indicated that there may be some changes in the playing XI tomorrow.
"(Cheteshwar) Pujara is available again. I am not sure what the management is thinking, but he?s obviously a class player. So he will come into the thinking. And with this sort of wicket, I am sure, Ravi Rampaul who has done very well for us this season, will come back into the selector?s minds."
However, when asked about his own absence from the
playing XI, he said, "this is part of IPL, it`s not really a problem."
Asked that the RCB had not been winning away games, Vettori did not see this as much of an issue, saying "it was only a couple of losses. The team is confident about the scenario, about the venue."
Asked if as a bowler he was playing against Chris Gayle what would be his strategy, "play in the same team, that?s my strategy,? he said jokingly and then added "It is difficult, particularly for a left arm spinner?some teams have done well, some teams have done poorly (against Gayle)."
Meanwhile, KXIP coach Darren Lehman said the team has had some close matches and now they were hoping to win the remaining encounters.
The coach also said that his team`s batting and bowling has clicked in patches and what they need is an all-round performance. Meanwhile, while majority of the RCB players took to the nets, only a handful of KXIP players participated in their practice session here in the afternoon.


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How much trouble is a number worth?
Reggie Bush, projected as the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft, thinks it's at least worth petitioning the league.
"I want to see if I can keep No. 5," Bush told ESPN The Magazine on the set of a Subway commercial he was shooting in Los Angeles.
The former USC running back and 2005 Heisman Trophy winner has been wearing that jersey number since high school. NFL rules, however, don't allow for running backs to take that number -- 33 years ago the league adopted a numbering system to make it easier for officials to differentiate players by position.
Under the rule, quarterbacks, punters and placekickers wear numbers 1 through 19. Running backs and defensive backs are assigned 20 through 49, while wide receivers and tight ends are given numbers 80 through 89.
Two years ago, due to the increasing amount of retired numbers and more wide receivers and tight ends coming into the league, the NFL allowed those position players to wear either 10-19 or 80-89. A number of wide receivers have been wearing lower-numbered jerseys since, among them Larry Fitzgerald of Arizona (11), Plaxico Burress of New York and Braylon Edwards of Cleveland (17), Randy Moss of Oakland (18) and Troy Williamson of Minnesota (19).
Bush wants to push it one step further to stick with No. 5.
"I think someone else was able to get their number changed, but even if they turn me down I think it's worth a try," Bush said.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello declined to comment on Bush's plan to petition the league, though history is working against him. In 2004, running back Edgerrin James talked to the NFL about letting him wearing No. 5, which he had worn in Pop Warner, high school and at the University of Miami, but he was reportedly rebuffed.
Jersey numbers have turned into a big business. Players routinely have paid thousands of dollars for a jersey of their liking.
There has even been a lawsuit -- two years ago, Ifeanyi Ohalete agreed to sell No. 26 to his new Washington Redskins teammate Clinton Portis for $40,000. But Ohalete, who was released from the team before the season, sued after Portis didn't pay him half of the fee. The two eventually reached a settlement worth $18,000.
Bush has extra incentive to try to land No. 5. His Subway commercial, which debuted on Monday, encourages fans to "get inside No. 5" and features that number throughout the spot.
If Bush could somehow convince the league to allow him to wear No. 5, he's in luck if he gets drafted by the Houston Texans. No player on the team currently wears that number.
Said Bush: "If I have to pick a new number, I have no idea what it would be."
ESPN.com senior writer Darren Rovell contributed to this story


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From sci-fi to cult, anime to fantasy and horror to experimental: the Imagine Film Festival, formerly known as the Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival (AFFF), celebrates its 30th edition from 9 to 18 April 2014 at the EYE Filmmuseum.
Imagine isn't only about the filmic side of life. In addition to more than 50 long and short films, both domestic and international directors are invited to discuss their work in symposiums. And, for hard core horror fans, there's the annual Night of Terror at Amsterdam's Pathe Tuschinsky.


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PHOENIX — Picture Billy Beane and Bob Melvin as two kids partnered in a high school chemistry course.
Their class time is given over to experimentation. Sometimes there will be explosions, sometimes noxious fumes, sometimes eerie smoke. The hope is that, in the end, the two mix the right chemicals, find the right formula, get all A's and wind up winning a prize at the science fair.
Last year, the A's general manager and manager did just that, taking a young Oakland roster, making it over in stride and coming away with the American League West title. When the team gathered together in full Sunday, Melvin went back to that theme.
"We had so much competition here last year," Melvin said after talking things over with his squad. "This year there may not be as much competition for the 25-man roster, but we still have a lot of experimenting, seeing where pieces fit and seeing what we've got.
"What I told them in the meeting was that we have to understand that nothing is given to us based on past experience. You have to experiment to find what works. And if you are not moving forward, you're moving backward."
Thanks to a series of good drafts, the A's have one of the deepest rosters in the Major Leagues. As such, they have probably one too many big league-ready outfielders, one or two too many infielders, an extra starting pitcher or two and so many relievers that some are guaranteed disappointment when the roster is finalized is six weeks.
"The key is to find the right formula," Melvin the chemist said. He was referring specifically to the crowded outfield — Yoenis Cespedes, Coco Crisp, Josh Reddick, Chris Young and Seth Smith — but he could have been talking about any position other than catcher where, barring injury, Derek Norris and John Jaso are the guys.
Melvin said that while his team is still young, the players are much more experienced, thanks in part to facing the Detroit Tigers in the playoffs. Although it was a loss in five games, the postseason experience had some value.
"Each postseason game adds a week of experience (to each player)," Melvin said. "What I pointed out is that we need to reflect about what made us good. We discussed what we need to be better this year."
Cespedes, who is embarking on his first full spring training after having his contract hold him up until March last year, said the club has to be the same as last year, loose and relaxed.
"I had no idea it was going to be like that," Cespedes said through interpreter Ariel Prieto. "What we did last year, we have to be the same this year. We have to do the same to keep the team happy."


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A healthy and delicious salad full of tasty fruit. Perfect for your next dinner!
I had posted this recipe a couple of years ago, however, the picture of the salad was pretty bad (I've come a long way in my photography since then) and because this salad is one of our favorites, I figured it deserved a whole new (and much prettier) post.
I love to eat salads, however, convincing my husband that we should eat more salads for dinner wasn't easy. But I found a way. Add meat, some fruit, and a big hunk of freshly baked bread. Done.
This salad is a family favorite. But really, who wouldn't like a salad loaded with sweet fruit, crunchy nuts, and a tangy dressing. It's the perfect spring and summer salad.
- 1 head Romaine lettuce
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
- 1 cup red seedless grapes
- 1 jar mandarin orange segments packed in light syrup
- 1 avocado, peeled and diced
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/3 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt
- 3 Tbsp pure orange juice
- 1 Tbsp vinegar
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp curry powder
- dash of sea salt and pepper
- Wash lettuce and tear or cut into bite sized pieces. Arrange on individual serving plates.
- In a medium bowl, mix together yogurt, orange juice, vinegar, brown sugar, curry powder, salt and pepper. Add chicken, grapes, mandarin oranges, and avocado to dressing. Mix together and serve over lettuce.
- Sprinkle walnuts on top.
Instead of cooking 2 chicken breasts, you could use 1/2 of a rotisserie chicken, cut up.
I love the combination of the sweet mandarin oranges paired with the creamy avocado and crunchy walnuts. The orange and curry flavoured dressing brings it all together. Of course, the added protein from the chicken makes it a complete meal even your man will eat!
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Any other team and the thought of going into a late-season game with a shortage true wide receivers would be at the least troubling, at the worst possibly disastrous. But these are the Patriots where only two things matter: Bill Belichick's place on the sidelines and Tom Brady's place under center. After that, everything else usually takes care of itself.
As it stands, Brandon Lloyd and Wes Welker will be on the field against Miami Sunday. Julian Edelman, who suffered a concussion on Thanksgiving, practiced in a limited capacity Wednesday and his status remains up in the air. Then there's tight end Rob Gronkowski, who broke his arm in the Pats' blowout win over the Colts two weeks ago. He won't be back until the end of the season.
But like we said: it's not about who's missing as much as who's available. Brady has won with less (remember 2006? It was Reche Caldwell, Jabar Gaffney and Troy Brown) and he seems unconcerned about his current stable of pass-catchers. It's more about the players on the field doing their jobs.
"I think that's part of being a team and being part of our organization is being unselfish and doing what's best for the team always," Brady said via the Boston Herald. "It's not what's best for the individual player or the individual position. It's how we're going to score the most points, and in order to score the most points, we need to do what our job is.
"If your job is to run through the defense and clear out for another player, then you do that the best you can. We've found guys to be able to do those things, so it's not about rushing yards, or passing yards or receiving touchdowns. It's about winning games. That's most important."
Winning hasn't been an issue. Just ask Brandon Lloyd, the wide receiver who signed with the Patriots this offseason after stints in San Francisco, Washington, Chicago, Denver and most recently St. Louis.
"It's definitely new for me," Lloyd said of playing for a team headed to the playoffs, "but I'm preparing every day and going into the games on the weekend like it's normal."
And Lloyd, perhaps taking a cue from Brady, has bought into the Patriot Way -- basically, the team comes before the player.
"It's part of the offense," Lloyd said. "Everybody is available, and we're doing our part to get open. We're doing our best to make plays on the ball. I think the points and as many pass catchers that are touching the ball are just a by-product of us practicing and working on these routes and being consistent."
Given what New England has done recently -- they've scored 49, 59, 37, and 45 points in their last four games -- it's fair to say that the Patriots Way works. But we already knew that.