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Ever since Bram Stoker's "Dracula" began haunting the imagination in 1897, popular culture has identified Christian symbols — crucifixes, holy water, Communion wafers — as weapons to ward off a blood-thirsty vampire.

The "Twilight" novels and film franchise have religious associations, too — but most of them come from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons).

As the film's “TwiHard” fans get ready for the third "Twilight" installment, "Eclipse," to open in theaters on June 30, few are likely to recognize the religious references in the film based on the novels by Stephenie Meyer, herself a Mormon.

"I think people make up all these Mormon references just so they can publish ‘Twilight' articles in respectable publications like The New York Times," actor Robert Pattinson (Edward, the film's central vampire character), told Entertainment Weekly. "Even Stephenie said it doesn't mean any of that."

It's possible that Meyer never set out to weave Mormon imagery into the ‘Twilight' background. Yet intentional or otherwise, it's hard to ignore:

--The story's teenage heroine, Bella, avoids coffee, tea, alcohol and tobacco — not unlike the Mormons' "Word of Wisdom" health code. Bella also advises her father to "cut back on steak," much like the Mormon teaching to eat meat and poultry "sparingly."

--Feminists have questioned Bella's frequent cooking and cleaning — household chores that reflect a strong Mormon work ethic and traditional roles for women. The official motto for heavily Mormon Utah is "Industry," and its symbol is the beehive.

--A crucial Mormon belief is that humans can become divine. In the "Twilight" series, the Cullen family of vampires was once human but now lives without death in a resurrected condition. Their immortality is a kind of probationary period for eternal life. Meyer describes the Cullens, particularly Edward, as "godlike" and "inhumanly beautiful."

--Mormons believe angels are resurrected beings of flesh and bone. The most familiar is Moroni, who stands high atop Mormon temples, trumpet in hand. The Book of Mormon says Moroni was a fifth-century prophet who visited founder Joseph Smith in 1823. Smith described Moroni as radiating light and "glorious beyond description."

Bella describes her vampire boyfriend Edward as an angel whom she can't imagine "any more glorious." Edward's skin sparkles in the sunlight, and he visits Bella's bedroom at night. But Mormon angels don't have wings; in the "Twilight" film, Edward sits in the science lab, the outstretched wings of a stuffed white owl just over his shoulders.

--A unique Mormon teaching is that marriages are "sealed" for eternity; spouses are referred to as eternal companions and eternal partners. Bella describes her relationship with Edward as "forever."

Bella and Edward's marriage, and her quick pregnancy, underscore the Mormon emphasis on the family. But Bella's half human/vampire fetus nearly destroys her, so her distraught husband suggests an abortion and artificial insemination. Mormons permit abortions if the mother's life is in danger, and artificial insemination is an option for married couples.

Bella quickly vetoes both abortion and artificial insemination, reinforcing the essential Mormon teaching of individual choice, or "agency."

Meyer has said that the apple on the cover of the first "Twilight" novel represents Eve's choice in the Garden of Eden. The poster for "Eclipse" includes the line: "It all begins ... with a choice." The patriarch of the vampire family, Carlisle Cullen, supports Bella when he explains, "It wouldn't be right to make such a choice for her, to force her."

--By the conclusion of the "Twilight" series, Bella's Quileute Indian friend, Jacob, "imprints" on her daughter, meaning he will marry the girl when she's older and establish a genetic link to her vampire family. Mormons believe they share a common heritage with Native Americans through ancient Israel.

--The Book of Mormon teaches that a remnant of these ancient people came to America around 600 B.C.; their descendents, the Lamanites, are among the ancestors of the Native Americans.

Quileute names in the series are decidedly Hebrew: Jacob, Paul, Sam, Ephraim, Jared, Seth, Joshua, Levi, Rebecca and Rachel. Jacob's last name is Black, a reference to the Lamanites' "skin of blackness" (metaphorically, a religious rather than an ethnic distinction).

Bram Stoker probably never imagined that vampires would actually represent a religious doctrine. But more than a century later, "Twilight" shows that these nocturnal creatures can accommodate just about anything.


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Trophy Bass Lakes in Minnesota

September 30th, 2010 0

Are you tired of catching dinky largemouth and smallmouth bass all the time? You can dance with the big gals on these waters.

Photo by Ron Sinfelt

By Tim Lesmeister

While I stood there watching the weigh-in I thought to myself that the bass these guys think of as average, we up in Minnesota think of as trophies. I was watching a bass fishing tournament in Eufaula, Ala., and some 7- to 9-pound bass had been caught and brought to the scales. When I asked the anglers who caught the fish if they thought these were trophies, they said “no.” A trophy to them is over 10 pounds.

That goes to show that trophy status is relative to where you live. My biggest Minnesota largemouth was caught on a metro lake and the fish weighed 6.3 pounds. I released this fish, but in my mind it was a trophy, and the anglers who were with me stated they, too, felt this was a true trophy bass. The biggest smallmouth I have ever caught was a 6.5-pounder on Mille Lacs. That’s a good one anywhere.

The state-record largemouth bass is an 8-pound, 12.75-ounce fish that was caught from Lake Tetonka in Le Sueur County. The state-record smallmouth is 8 pounds and was caught in West Battle Lake in Otter Tail County. If global warming ever catches up to Minnesota, then maybe those records will be broken. This would have to happen because the weather is what keeps Minnesota bass from hitting that 10-pound mark.

The problem, of course, is the fact that largemouth and smallmouth bass don’t get the benefit of a year-round growing season like they do in the southern United States. With only half as much time to grow, the bass in Minnesota are lucky to hit the 6-pound mark. So when you do land a bass over 6 pounds in Minnesota, you can rest assured that everyone who knows anything about bass fishing in this state will know you landed a true trophy.

Not every lake in Minnesota is known for producing trophy bass. As a matter of fact, few lakes are capable of consistently turning out high numbers of huge fish. The conditions must be right.

Look at the Alexandria Chain of Lakes, for example. This chain produces some 50- to 60-fish outings, but they are all 2- to 3-pounders that look like they came from the same mold. One or two big fish a week get caught, but the majority are average-sized.

Now look at the metro area’s Lake Minnetonka. You may not catch 10 fish in one outing, but half of what you do catch will be fish over 4 pounds. It’s taking a 5-pound average to win a tournament on that lake these days.

Biologists will tell you it’s all part of the ecosystem, and lakes that have a good prey/predator relationship do well. But who cares what causes the lakes to produce monster bass? The bottom line is they’re there and you can catch them because of the numbers of big fish present. When you gamble, you like high odds. When you’re fishing for a trophy fish, you want to be on a lake where the number of big fish is high. It ups your odds.

Everyone already knows about the phenomenal big-bass fishing on Minnetonka for largemouths, and the monster smallmouths that await a hook on Mille Lacs. Let’s look at a few more.

St. Louis County

Bill Slaughter and I park at The Chainsaw Sisters on Mudro Lake and drop in a canoe. We make a few portages and wind down the Horse River to the big waterfall that signals we’ve reached Crooked Lake. It’s a long day’s journey over many portages we’ve sworn we’d never cross again due to their difficulty, but after a few months you forget the agony and pencil the trip onto the calendar once again. Not only can you find nonstop walleye action on Crooked Lake, but the monster smallmouth bass are there as well.

I’m always casting crankbaits to the points and swimming jigs tipped with plastic grubs over the rockpiles. Slaughter likes to vertical jig with a minnow or leech. He often outfishes me 2-to-1 and always catches the biggest fish of the trip. You just can’t beat real meat for bites.

Slaughter always puts us into some current when he’s targeting smallmouth bass. There are some channels between the big basins of Crooked Lake where the water moves through pretty fast, creating some strong current. Slaughter uses a rock for an anchor and positions the canoe so that it’s right on the edge of the current. We fish where there is some slack water and eddies right next to some moving water.

If your jig is getting swung off the bottom by the current, you’re too far into the moving water. You want to be in the slow-moving current. Use a jig that’s heavy enough to keep the bait near the bottom. We often use jigs up to 1/2 ounce.

The big bass stack up in these locations and you can have a field day pulling in one after another.

For more information, contact Northwoods Guiding Service at (218) 365-2650.

Cass County

Back in 1989, a major bass tournament was held on Leech Lake and this event showcased just how awesome the lake is for trophy largemouth bass. Even today the big lake receives hardly any pressure for this species.

The big bass in Leech hang in the vegetation in the big bays. Much of this is in the form of rice beds, which you must be careful around. You want to keep your boat on the outside edge of the rice and not motor through this harvestable crop. There’s plenty of coontail and cabbage beds, and if you’re careful the rice can be navigated and fished properly.

The best way to nail these big bass in Leech Lake is with topwater spoons, floating frogs and shallow-running spinnerbaits.

On a lake like Leech the reason the bass population has advanced to the state it’s in is that fishing pressure is light and harvest is almost non-existent. Practice catch-and-release with the bass in this lake to maintain the healthy trophy fishery that exists.

For more information, contact Reeds Sporting Goods at (218) 547-1505.

St. Louis County

There’s a smallmouth hiding behind every big rock on Lake Vermilion, and chances are good it’s a 5-pounder. Another great place to target the huge smallmouth bass on this lake is on the docks. Shoreline development has picked up in the past few years and more docks are being constructed. The smallmouths are migrating to these docks to pick off the forage that is attracted to structure.

Many anglers are using a jig-worm method to target the smallmouths on the docks. The rockpiles are getting hammered with crankbaits, as
well as the jig-crawfish combination.

For more information, visit the Vermilion Web site, located at

Scott County

The largemouth bass in Prior Lake, much like those in Minnetonka, are getting bigger. Blame it on the milfoil. On lakes that have milfoil, it seems the bass are gaining on the average size. That sure is the case on Prior, where an eight-fish tournament there recently took slightly over 40 pounds to win. That’s a 5-pound average, and many of the competitors were pushing that mark.

The big fish are coming from the deep transition lines: a point that tapers into 25 feet of water and ends on a cobblestone bed, a sand line in 22 feet of water that butts up against a rockpile, sparse strands of grass protruding from between the boulders. Spots like these are getting bombed with barrel-headed jigs tipped with plastic crawfish bodies and slowly dragged along to look like the real thing. The big bass are falling for the pseudo-crayfish and getting caught in good numbers.

For more information, call MK Fishing at (952) 447-6096.

Cass County

The special regulations on Portage Lake, just north of Ten Mile near Hackensack, have been in effect for eight years. The restrictions require anglers to release all largemouth and smallmouth bass immediately after they are caught. It just goes to show how much the size of the fish can be attributed to angler harvest.

Each year the bass caught on Portage keep getting bigger. I was on an excursion to Ten Mile Lake five years ago when someone informed me of the great bass fishing on Portage Lake. I’ve stopped off every year since.

It’s a deep lake with bulrush, cabbage and coontail. The center of the lake is deep and the water is very clear.

Get on the water as the sun begins to rise. Make long casts to the emerging vegetation with floating shallow-diving crankbaits. Twitch the baits to the boat and make another long cast. It’s quite a bit of fun to watch those big largemouths and the occasional smallmouth crush those baits.

For more information, contact Swanson’s Bait and Tackle at (218) 675-6176.

Douglas County

While the Alexandria Chain may be the place to go for a lot of bass, check out Lake Mary for the big gals. Lake Mary has a lot of shoreline development in the form of resorts and summer cabins, but the docks don’t harbor many big largemouths. The big bass tend to hang in the cabbage beds in deeper water.

It’s a great lake to work a spinnerbait. Use a 1/2-ounce lure with a big Colorado blade that you can cast to the edge of the vegetation and let flutter to the bottom. You will be surprised how many fish hit the lure as it drops. The technique is called the slow roll and what you do is let the lure sink to the bottom and then begin a slow retrieve to the boat. You’re trying to keep the lure near the bottom.

Another great presentation for big Lake Mary bass is to visit the bulrush beds between the basins during low light. Cast topwaters to the emergent vegetation and have some real fun.

For more information, contact the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce at 1-800-235-9441 or visit their Web site, at

Chisago County

I ran into Jim Severson on Chisago Lake, where he was fishing for largemouth bass. Severson is the current champion of the Minnesota Pro-Am Bass Tour. I asked him where the big fish were that day and he said they were deep. That’s kind of interesting when you consider that the deepest part of this lake is not quite 30 feet. How deep?

“Oh, about 15 feet,” said Severson. “That’s pretty deep to me.”

Severson claims to have picked up a jig 15 years ago and never put it down. He loves to pitch into the woodpiles and heavy vegetation around the shoreline. When the big fish go deep in Chisago, he casts his jig parallel to the breakline and hops and drags it along the bottom.

“There’s some big fish in Chisago,” Severson said. “Lots of them, too. It’s one of my favorites when it comes to catching lots of big bass.”

For more information, contact Frankies Bait at (651) 257-6334.

Le Sueur County

It’s been awhile since I’ve had the pleasure of chasing largemouth bass on Lake Washington. It was a great bass lake when I was there a few years ago. My fishing buddy Danny Suggs was fortunate to fish a club tournament there last year and told me the big fish are there in abundance.

He started out working the edge of the bulrush on the northeast side with a topwater chugger and moved deeper tossing a spinnerbait. He hooked into a couple of 4-pounders with the big-bladed spinnerbait.

From the spinnerbait he moved out to the weed edge near the narrows between the eastern and western basins and cast a rattling lipless crankbait. This is one of Danny’s favorite big-bass baits. He nailed a couple between 3 and 4 pounds. When I talked to him the day after the tournament he raved about the huge largemouths in the lake and claimed to have lost one, through no fault of his own, that was over 5 pounds.

For more information, contact The Bobber Shop at (507) 625-8228.

St. Louis County

You have to work for the smallmouths you catch on Lake Kabetogama, but the ones you do get will be big.

The best time to target the bass on this big lake is after the spawn. From late June until mid-October the bass will be stationed on their favorite haunts and you can get them with a short-bodied deep-diving crankbait or a jig with a plastic crawfish body. If you tip the jig with a leech, your odds go up even more.

There are a lot of clustered islands on Kabetogama. Between the islands you will find stands of bulrush surrounded by cabbage separated by ribbons of sand and boulder-strewn bottom regions. Sounds like a smallmouth paradise, and it is.

Start shallow in the vegetation and work into the deeper water. The big smallies on Kabetogama move from differing depths depending on the weather. If the weather has been stable, the bass will be shallower. A cold front pushes them deep and makes it tough to get them to open their mouth. That’s when the leech on the jig will give you a little edge.

For more information, visit the Kabetogama Web site, located at

Kandiyohi County

I discovered Green Lake a number of years ago when the Minnesota Bass Federation was hosting a Governor’s Bass Opener. I got to fish the lake with Dave Sheffield and we had a ball with the smallmouth bass there. I liked the lake so much I make a couple of trips there each year. It amazes me to have this big structure-laden lake in a part of our state that has mainly smaller, shallower bodies of water. The lake really stands out in that respect.

Parts of the shoreline are sandy with big rocks strewn about. With a good pair of polarized glasses you can spot those dark spots next to the rocks. Cast a plastic-tipped jig past the rock and drag it past. Those big smallmouths will swim up and follow the jig for a while and either suck it up or turn and swim away. If the bass doesn’t pick up the lure, burn a rattling crankbait past their nose, which should trigger a bite.

The midlake reefs and sunken islands will hold smallmouth bass, but this is the realm of the walleye anglers and many of those smallies have been plucked from the deeper water with live-bait rigs. There are plenty of bass in the shallows, so target them there.

For more information, call Mel’s Sport Shop at (320) 796-2421.

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So if you’re tired of catching just dinky largemouths and smallmouths, go where the big gals swim!

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Teen Lands Iowa Record Yellow Perch

by Dylan Polk   |  March 21st, 2012 3

Travis PetersonAn Iowa teenager landed a state record yellow perch while fishing near the Mississippi River last week.

Travis Peterson, 18, of Dubuque, Iowa, was fishing March 13 at Mississippi River Pool 12 in Dubuque when he landed a 2-pound, 7-ounce yellow perch measuring 16 inches long, according to the (Dubuque) Telegraph Herald, beating the previous record by one ounce and one inch.

Peterson said he had been catching sauger, walleyes and northern pikes all day before the record perch hit his 1/8-ounce jig and twister.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources fisheries supervisor Mike Steuck, who verified the catch, said Peterson picked an excellent time to hit the Mighty Miss.

“This is an excellent time of year to fish below any of the Mississippi River dams,” Steuck told the Telegraph Herald. “Many fish species are moving to or from their spawning areas and are concentrated below the dams.”

According to the International Game Fish Association, the world record yellow perch was a 4-pound, 3-ouncer caught by Dr. C. Abbott on May 1, 1865, in Bordentown, N.J.

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Wells Bridge at Benjeroop is now open to the public under traffic control measures.

Council’s Director Infrastructure and Development Geoff Rollinson said the bridge would open to traffic as of 4.30pm Friday 17 March.

“Only 45 days ago the old bridge was still standing, and we are now opening a completely revitalised structure for the benefit of the community,” Mr Rollinson said.

“Council is really pleased with the outcome of this project, and we would like to sincerely thank the public for their continued patience during the construction phase.”

Motorists are advised that the bridge is still an active work site, therefore traffic and speed restrictions will apply for an interim period, with full closures still in place between 8.00am and 4.00pm Monday to Friday.

“Please be careful when travelling across the bridge for the coming weeks and drive according to the traffic conditions put in place for the safety of the public,” Mr Rollinson said.

The completed project is a two lane concrete bridge with increased capacity to withstand high mass loads, and was completed thanks to $838,000 in funding from the Federal Government under Round 2 of the Bridges Renewal Program.

Council Mayor Brian Gibson said the opening will be a fantastic success story for the community.

“We are looking forward to welcoming the Federal Member for Mallee, Mr Andrew Broad for an official opening of this project on 24 April in what will be an opportunity for Council and the community to celebrate this occasion.”

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We are used to our neighbours bees swarming in early summer (late May onwards) but they caught us out this time by being far earlier than usual. I noticed one swarm starting but it had moved on from the original roost so I had to go find it again. They had regrouped on a hedge on top of a steep bank. However on closer inspection (with binoc's!) there were two swarms about a metre apart which I hadn't come across before.

Oohh stunning pictures Steephill. Now what ???

un Bee lievable!

Swarms can be intimidating though.  And dangerous so not (beehives) really a garden accessory

Thought you'd get a buzz from that Verdun.  You were stung into action to reply

Hive never seen two together like that tho have you.

I saw one close up once many years ago, amazing thing really

Precious photos thanks for sharing

Green Magpie

My husband keeps bees and his have swarmed a couple of times already, today being one example. He says that swarms are not as dangerous as they look, as the bees gorge themselves on nectar before setting off, and they are usually very placid. They usually settle in some temporary spot not far from the hive, while they consider their options, sending out scout bees to report back on suitable new locations (honestly, I'm not making this up!) and it's sometimes possible for a beekeeper to capture the swarm before they set off again. Other times they settle high up in a tree and can't be reached.  This time he has set out a spare "bait" hive nearby, in the hope that they will relocate there. Sometimes this works.

Jimmy Crawford

It's not unknown for two swarms to merge either. Beekeepers occasionally do it by separating two swarms they have captured in hive boxes between a sheets of damp paper. Once they have grown accustomed to the smell of each others swarms the paper is removed.

Strange wee world.

My dad used to keep bees and usually the bees swarmed when he was at work so my mum had to go and collect them. She wasn't best pleased. They usually got knocked off the branch into a cardboard box and taken home again (no car). I never saw them sting anyone but there are placid strains and bad tempered ones so maybe my dad just had a bad tempered wife and placid bees.

I have a beehive and I live in hope that "someday my swarm will come" but until then it's just a pretty box.

Green Magpie & Jimmy.   Very interesting reading, I didn't know any of that.   Thank you.

Jimmy Crawford

It's a good way of avoiding disease, as two merged swarms are more likely to be genetically a bit more resilient as they will be less related than a swarm that breeds with itself.

Pottie Pam

'A swarm in May is worth a load of hay'.

I didn't think bees were dangerous when they swarmed. Have you seen photos of that chap with bees all over his face looking like a beard?

Both swarms were safely collected by my beekeeping neighbour who will try to combine them. It is fascinating to watch a swarm in action although the early stages with the sky full of bees can be very intimidating. The first time it happened we had some burly roofers working on the roof who rapidly descended and sheepishly asked if they could retreat indoors during the swarm.

My OH reacts badly and a sting would mean a rapid trip to hospital so we do have to be careful. My beekeeping neighbour is also very sensitive and has had to have desensitizing treatment to try to lessen the risk of anaphylactic shock. Exciting times with adrenalin injection pens at the ready during swarm season. On the bright side it means our fruit trees are always well pollinated and the honey is lovely.

Green Magpie

Glad to hear you're so positive about the bees, Steephilll.

I am happy to report that our "bait" hive was successful. The swarm decided to move into it,  so now we have a new colony.

hollie hock

Great pictures and reading. So the bees come out of the hive in a swarm and then have a look around for another one?

Green Magpie

Yes, hollie, it's how the colonies multiply. The queen leaves, taking about half the bees with her as a swarm, and the remaining bees create and rear a new queen.

The bees make a new queen, or queens by feeding some cells differently, but a colony can only have one queen so the first new queen to emerge tries to kill all the others and take over the hive. Usually the old queen manages to escape with around half of the workers.

Was the double swarm 2 hives swarming at the same time or did 2 queens manage to escape from one hive each with their own retinue?

I've only ever seen a large scouting party, never the swarm - brilliant having 2 at the same time!

Comisserations to those allergic to bee stings who can't share our appreciation!

hollie hock

Thanks Green Magpie and Boater, fascinating

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Posted: 20/03/2014 at 12:46

Great thread! As a panic attack / anxiety attack sufferer (though thankfully, largely under control right now), I've found that there is nothing more effective at lifting my spirits than spending time outside in the garden. And until quite recently I'd never had called myself an outdoor girl (perhaps though that's not living anywhere where I've had an oustide). And sometimes I don't even do anything. I simply take my cup of tea, and my cigarette outside, sit on the bench, watch and listen. Nothing more. I'm lucky that I live in a rural area I know but the sound of bird song, priceless. I also find that on days when I'm really struggling to get through, and so tired I could drop, that forcing myself outside and getting on with something, somehow, without fail, picks me up. If only they could write all of that on a prescription.....

The mystery of pH.

Posted: 17/03/2014 at 09:46

"Me too Heather.  I just try my best and usually it works.  I'm not very scientific either.  I have read most of these posts though, so some of it should filter to my brain at some point"

You're one up on me lol I read it all too, and it won't compute!

The mystery of pH.

Posted: 14/03/2014 at 12:59

Oh golly, I am such an ignoramous when it comes to technical things such as PH levels, NPK's, good soils, bad soils etc etc! I can just about manage to understand drainage! I'm afraid I'm not a very scientific gardener (and still a relative newbie to it too), that I tend to just whack em in and see if it works! I haven't killed anything yet though

Does anyone talk to their plants?

Posted: 12/03/2014 at 13:49

"I like small speakers, I like tall speakers, if they've music they're wired for sound"

A little Cliff Richard for the Cliff lovers amongst you. Oh wait a minute there aren't any!

Probably best to just quote that to whatever you want to kill off in your gardens instead

Does anyone talk to their plants?

Posted: 11/03/2014 at 15:16

I'm with you Clarington, I talk to inanimate objects all the time too (and curse occasionally when they get in way and/or I stub my toe on them) But I talk to my plants as well, all the time. OH thinks I'm off my head and to be honest I don't know if it makes a blind bit of difference, but I'm not going to stop talking to them just in case they really can hear me!!

Plant identification help

Posted: 10/03/2014 at 14:40

Definitely a cordyline Ian. I've successfully dug up and moved a couple, admittedly they're much smaller than this, but I've moved one more than once without any problem at all. In my experience they don't put down the biggest and deepest of roots but then that's a big plant so you may need to go a little deeper. Recommendation on them is to keep them out of frosts and some shelter. But mine are growing perfectly well just where they are (shady in the morning, sunnier in the afternoon, not too much shelter, and previous cordylines have coped with snow, ice and frost. In my experience if they want to grow they will. So I'd say go for it. Good luck

Gardeners World 2014 BBC2

Posted: 10/03/2014 at 14:36

Grr missed it. Hadn't realised it was back on. Thank goodness for iPlayer!

Can someone please help me identify this lovely smelling shrub/plant

Posted: 05/03/2014 at 14:38

Thanks Nut, I'll try that, I did cut some area away around it the other day as it was being so strangled, so I'll take a bit more away if I can, bearing in mind what the tree guy left behind which isn't much in some places and I want to keep the privacy (landlady might also take umbridge if great big holes keep appearing in her trees!) and just give it some serious TLC and see if it recovers. I have plenty of mulch right now too so I'll give it a healthy portion of that, cut off some of the worst affected leaves and see how it goes. Fingers crossed.

Can someone please help me identify this lovely smelling shrub/plant

Posted: 05/03/2014 at 13:39

So that's what the poor, sickly looking this is trying to do its best to be gorgeous being covered over and strangled almost by the cherry laurel tree that makes up my property border. It had the most beautiful flowers last year that I noticed by accident whilst working on cutting back the tree line. Just heavenly but I didnt have a clue what it was. I hope it flowers again this year but I noticed the other day when I was cutting back some ill looking cherry laurel that it looks very, very poorly indeed, the leaves are all mottled and brown. Can anyone let me know what's best to do? Just rid it of all unhealthy looking leaves and hope it recovers? Bearing in mind that the tree guy came recently and cut the tree line back rather too severely if you ask me and so a lot of this plant became a casualty. What's left is quite difficult to get to and I don't know where it starts and ends because of all the trees.

Posted: 05/03/2014 at 12:38

It must be truly scaring to be faced with the prospect of losing your eyesight. Hope all works out well for you Mike, and for anyone else here, Edd, Anthony, that has medical conditions affecting their site. Mine can be simply corrected by the application of a pair of spectacles to the face and reading this has reminded me how lucky that makes me.

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Are you new to Teesside? Or perhaps you have lived away for a while and yearning to hear the familiar twang of your roots?

Maybe you live in the area and heard Brian from number 53 use a phrase you didn't understand the other week?

Well, fear not!

We asked Gazette readers to send in their best examples of Teesside talk - and we got dozens and dozens of suggestions.

Here is a flavour of what our readers came up with - lovingly compiled by Gazette reporter Mieka Smiles, who also threw in a few more examples from her own Smogtionary  of how to talk Teesside.

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Read Teesside Tommy's guide to speaking like  a Teessider

1. Saying “like” after everything

Usage: That's a canny nice car that like.

Translation: nothing, really, a filler word.

Submitter: @paulbailey1210

2. "Pretty canny"

Usage: That job's pretty canny, like!

Translation: That's quite good! (can also mean 'that's quite big')

Submitter: @philadelphia

3. Every word ending in 'ter' being replaced with an 'a' – butter, matter, batter etc

Usage: What's the matta with yer?

Translation: What is the matter with you?

Submitter: @BoroMovieGeek

4. "Get"

Usage: Come ere, yer little get.

Translation: Come over here, you rascal.

5. "Ee-ya mate"

Usage: Ee-ya mate, can ya go in the shop for us?

Translation: Excuse me, could you go in the shop for me please?

Submitter: @mixinda

6. "Arr kid"

Usage: Me an arr kid are gonna tell me mam yer nicked her parmo.

Translation: Me and my brother/friend are going to tell our mother that you stole her parmo.

Submitter: @AndrewSJinks

7. Dropping the letter H

Usage: We're goin' ter 'ospital - our Dave fell off the shed roof again.

Translation: We are going to hospital. David has fallen from the shed roof again.

Submitter: @mitchcarl29

8. "Yerjokinarnyer?"

Usage: Yerjokinarnyer - wearin' that jumper, like?

Translation: You are joking, aren't you? Wearing that jumper?

Submitter: Mick Campbell

9. "Swear down"

Usage: Ere proper swear down, ah neva seen yer cat, like.

Translation: I promise that I don't know what happened to your cat

Submitter: Glen Marshall

10. "The Bongo"

Usage: Yer'll nevva guess who ended up at the Bongo last night?

Translation: Club Bongo International is a renowned Middlesbrough nightclub located ‘Over the Border’

11.  "Nithered"

Usage: I'm proper nithered 'ere, mate. It's baltic down Redcar today.

Translation: I'm really very cold, my friend. It's cold at Redcar today.

Submitter: Jane Miller

12. "Giz a croggy"

Usage: Can ya Giz a croggy over the border mate? Me bike's been nicked.

Translation: Can you please let me ride on the handlebars of your bike while you pedal to the other side of town friend? My bike has been stolen.

Submitter: Luke Frost

13. "What's the marra?"

Usage: What's the marra wi' you pet?

Translation: What's wrong with you my friend/loved one?

Submitter: David Ward

14. "Proper devvoed!"

Usage: I'm proper devvoed about the Boro last night, like.

Translation: I'm really very upset about Middlesbrough Football Club's result last night.

Submitter: Peter Mckeone

15. "Noworameanlike"

Usage: Tha's noworameanlike.

Translation: No. That wasn't what I meant

Submitter: Dave Cocks

16. "Eerrr norrrr!"

Usage: Eerrr norrrr. Ahm not trekking up Roseberry Topping today, like.

Translation: Um, no. I don't feel like going up Roseberry Topping today.

Submitter: Sue Greenwood

17. "Perrple"

Usage: We're gonna be perrple if we go over the Tranny today.

Translation: It's so cold that we'll turn a shade of purple if we use the Transporter Bridge today.

Submitter: Sue Greenwood

18. "Anno"

Usage: Anno mate it's proper shocking that like.

Translation: I know friend, that's really unfair.

Submitter: Sue Greenwood

19. "Do us a parmo"

Usage: Do us a parmo mate - I'm off down Southfield Road on a black'n later.

Translation: Make me a parmo please friend. I would like a meal before the consumption of alcohol later at Southfield Road's public houses.

Submitter: Daley Johnson

20. "Yorite cocker"

Usage: Yorite cocker? You're looking a bit pasty, pet.

Translation: Are you okay friend? You look ill.

Submitter: Tracey Weldon

21. "Ripped off/Rippage"

Usage: Arrrrggggggggggggggghhhhhh ripped off mate

Translation: I can clearly see you are annoyed my friend.

NB. Children have also been known to accompany this phrase with a ‘ripping’ action.

22. "Mafted"

Usage: I'm mafted 'ere mate - giz us a lemon top.

Translation: I'm feeling too hot . Can you please get me an ice cream?

Submitter: Jane Miller

23. "Werk shert"

Usage: I'm gonna put on that perrple werk shert.

Translation: I'm going to put on my purple work shirt.

Submitter: Danielle Johnson

24. "Aggy Bo/Aggy Boo/Aggy Bo Bo"

Usage: Ah Aggy Bo - I'm tellin' Mallon.

Translation: Ha ha, the joke is on you - I'm informing the authorities.

NB. This phrase is often accompanied with a flutter of one’s fingers across one's chin.

25.  Ayaz

Usage: Ayaz. That proper knacked.

Translation: Ow. That really hurt.

26. "Yaravinalaffarnya"

Usage: Boro winning over new year? Yaravinalaffarnya.

Translation: Middlesbrough Football Club performing well over the new year? You must be joking.

Submitter: Craig Gray

27. "Tellyerworitisrite"

Usage: Ah tellyerworitisrite - that Redcar Beacon is c**p

Translation: I'll tell you something - I don't think that Redcar Beacon is very good.

Submitter: Danny Smith

28. "Scunner/How scunnerish"

Usage: What a total scunner

Translation: There's a person with limited means or limited morals

29. "A squeeze back"

Usage: You gonna get us a squeeze back at the match then?

Translation: Are you going to sneak me through the turnstile at Ayresome Park?

Submitter: David Meehan

30. "Tret"

Usage: I tret our lass to a pint.

Translation: I bought my partner a pint of lager.

31. "Gis one off tha"

Usage: Gis one off tha mate.

Translation: Can I please have a puff of your cigarette?

Submitter: Liam Sunley

32. "Summat"

Usage: Are you gonna give us summat for our birthday?

Translation: Are you going to give me something for my birthday

Submitter: Denise Storey

33. "Gadgey"

Usage: 'Ere look at that radged gadgey climbing on the Bottle of Notes.

Translation: Here here. Look at that man climbing on that fine artistic structure.

Submitter: Neil Wakeford

34. "Tanking Down"

Usage: Eee, it's proppa tankin down outside.

Translation: Isn't it raining really rather heavily?

35. "Look at the clip of him/her"

Usage: Look at the clip of that lass.

Translation: That girl doesn't look very nice.

Submitter: Daniel Howe

36. "'Artlepool"

Usage: You off to 'Artlepool later?

Translation: Are you going to Hartlepool later?

Submitter: David Ward

37. "Yoos/youse"

Usage: Oy, where youse off to?

Translation: Hey, where are you two going to?

Submitter: Bruce Whitehouse

38. "Oover"

Usage: I'm gonna oover up.

Translation: I'm about to vacuum clean the house, now

Submitter: Stephen Barker

39. "Meeting"

Usage: Eee, did yer norr he was meeting that lass?

Translation: Did you know that he was having a romantic meeting with that girl?

Submitter: Kirsty Jane Smith

40. "Clammin"

Usage: I'm absolutely clammin' for a parmo me like.

Translation: I am extremely hungry for a Parmesan.

Submitter: Kirsty Jane Smith

41. Bag ‘ed

Usage: 'Ere 'Ave you seen that bag 'ed?

Translation: Look! Have you seen that drug addict?

42. "Eeeeee nor"

Usage: Eeeeeee norr, I wouldn't dare me, like.

Translation: Of course not. I would not dream of it.

Submitter: Kirsty Jane Smith

43. "Sound as a pound"

Usage: He's sound as a pound that Gibbo.

Translation: The chairman of Middlesbrough Football Club is a good fellow.

Submitter: Kirsty Jane Smith

44. "Going akka"

Usage: Have you seen that bloke going akka?

Translation: Have you seen that gentleman who is very irate?

Submitter: Kirsty Jane Smith

45. "Gunna"

Usage: I'm gunna go mad in a minute

Translation: I'm going to have my sanity compromised imminently.

Submitter: Barbara Dybell

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46. "Doyles"

Usage: Look at them doyles.

Translation: Look at those idiotic people.

Submitter: Gary Ablett

47. "Looka"

Usage: Ere mate, looka.

Translation: Hey, friend, take a look at this.

Submitter: Peter Donoghue

48. "It's Baltic."

Usage: God, It's absolutely Baltic at Redcar today like.

Translation: It is extremely cold at Redcar.

49. "A Beast"

Usage: What a total beast that was.

Translation: That was a particularly difficult challenge.

50. "Moocha"

Usage: Propper moocha 'im like

Translation: He is someone who is really taking advantage of others.

Submitter: Richard Darcy

51. “Gis a tan”

Usage: Gis a tan will ya?

Translation: Can you please let me sit on your handlebars whilst I pedal?

Submitter: Stephen Blair

52. "'Lendzafag"

Usage: Eere mate, do us a favour, lendzafag.

Translation: Hello there. Can I borrow a cigarette, please?

Submitter: Dan P Smith

53. "Propper whopper"

Usage: Propper whopper you like mate.

Translation: You're a complete idiot

Submitter: Greg Lunnon

54. "Rarfe"

Usage: What a total rarfe.

Translation: What an imbecile.

55. "Mush"

Usage: Now then mush.

Translation: Hello friend.

Submitter: Mark Dixon

56. "Mortal"

Usage: Let's go to the Dickens and get mortal.

Translation: Let's get very drunk at The Dickens Inn.

Submitter: Rita Tuley

57. "Buzzin’"

Usage: I'm propper buzzin' me.

Translation: I'm very happy.

58. "'Ave your eyes out"

Usage: They'lll 'ave your eyes out down the Doggy Market.

Translation: You won't get very good value for money at Ormesby Market.

Submitter: Nancy Fellows

59. "Sparko"

Usage: He was proppa sparko.

Translation: He got into a fight and was knocked out.

60. "Yonks"

Usage: Captain Cook is propper yonks old.

Translation: Captain Cook is really old.

Submitter: John Pearce

61. "Buckled wi lawa"

Usage: I've just been been paid at ICI and I'm buckled wi lawa.

Translation: I've just been paid at ICI and I have lots of money.

Submitter: Daniel Johnson

62. "Berger"

Usage: I've just necked a berger.

Translation: I've just eaten a burger.

Submitter: Jamie Meskill

63. “Mint"

Usage: Mallon's braces are mint.

Translation: The mayor of Middlesbrough Ray Mallon has fabulous braces.

64. "Keggy"

Usage: Have you seen lad's keggy?

Translation: Have you seen that boy's black eye?

65. "'Ows about"

Usage: 'Ows about a walk up to Captain Cook's monument?

Translation: Do you fancy a walk up to Captain Cook's monument?

66. "Summat"

Usage: I think I can smell summat.

Translation: I think I can smell something.

67. "Muskas"

Usage: Quick mate, the muskas are comin'.

Translation: Quick! The police are coming!

Submitter: Amanda Porritt

68. "Shot ‘em out"

Usage: Shot 'em out the pub mate.

Translation: Throw them out of the pub please.

69. "Sly Off"

Usage: "She proper slyed off with Laura last night."

Translation: She sneaked off with her friend Laura last night.

70. "Tarzy"

Usage: Haway mate let's go an play on the tarzy.

Translation: Come on, let's go and play on that rope tied to a tree like it's a swing.

71. "Wadded"

Usage: "He’s proper wadded him like."

Translation: He has lots of money.


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Property: Madison Property Managers Reports 6.6% Distribution Growth

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Madison Property Fund Managers today reported distribution growth of 6.6% for the year ended 31 December 2008.

Madison, which is a listed property fund manager responsible for the asset management of listed funds ApexHi Properties, Redefine Income Fund and Hyprop Investments, announced a final distribution of 42 cents per linked unit for the six months ended 31 December 2008, which, together with the interim distribution of 39 cents, amounts to a total distribution of 81 cents for the year.

Madison’s distribution growth was achieved despite a 14% decline, compared to 2007, in the weighted average unit price of its managed funds, which form the basis for its asset management fees.

The company’s total revenue of R195,9 million for the year (2007: R193,1 million) comprises asset management fees of R138,1 million (2007: R141,5 million), development fees of R27,4 million (2007: R22,8 million), property management fees of R14,2 million (2007: R11,7 million), trading income of R4,2 million (2007: nil) and net leasing commissions of R12,0 million (2007: R17,1 million).

Madison’s development activity was somewhat lower than in 2007, prevailing from market conditions. “Increased hurdle rates in the funds under management meant that a number of planned developments were not viable in the current environment,” says Madison director Mike Flax.

Accordingly, leasing commissions decreased as fewer transactions were concluded and other income of R7,6 million was lower than in 2007 due to reduced corporate activity.

“Madison still has a significant development pipeline for 2009 and 2010 which will continue to contribute to income, albeit at a lower level during this period,” says Flax.

In terms of Madison’s offshore investments, property asset management company Corovest Fund Managers contributed to Madison’s distributable earnings for the first time, with dividends of R14 million from Corovest being included. Corovest, which undertakes the management of London Stock Exchange AIM listed CIREF Limited, acquired 50% of Wichford Property Management Limited, the property manager of London Stock Exchange listed property company Wichford Plc, on 1 April 2008. The transaction resulted in Madison’s holding in Corovest being diluted from 40% to 34%.

“We expect the unit prices of the managed funds to increase during 2009 as the market responds to anticipated reductions in interest rates,” says Madison Director Wolf Cesman

“However, in line with current international trends, conditions in the property sector are tightening which could impact performance,” notes Cesman. “We anticipate that, barring unforeseen changes in market conditions, the total distribution for the year ending 31 December 2009 should be between 85 cents and 87 cents per linked unit, an increase of between 5% and 7% on 2008.”

Currently trading under cautionary following Redefine’s announcement of its intention to acquire Madison and ApexHi, which could result in the formation of the second largest South African listed property company, Madison has appointed Grant Thornton to provide independent advice on the Redefine transaction and this advice will be detailed in a circular which will be posted to Madison unitholders in due course.

Should the transaction with Redefine and ApexHi proceed, Madison will become the internal manager of the new fund. Madison’s asset management agreement with Hyprop expires on 31 December 2009 and discussions for the renewal are in progress. Asset management contracts with Redefine and ApexHi expire on 31 August 2010 and 31 December 2012 respectively.

Madison director Marc Wainer says that he sees good reason for the company’s asset management agreement with Hyprop to continue. “Redefine has a 30% stake in its retail-focused peer and has a real interest, which is aligned with other Hyprop unitholders, in being actively involved in its management,” says Wainer.

Madison has launched a new global opportunity fund, Phoenix, which will be listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange before mid-year. The Madison-managed fund intends to invest in non-South Africa, international property stocks and is anticipated to be introduced to market with assets under management exceeding R1-billion. Phoenix will provide SA investors the opportunity to utilize local currency to invest internationally via the asset swap mechanism. Phoenix will be structured as a 5-year closed-end investment.

Demonstrating good levels of liquidity during the year, 88,5 million Madison linked units equivalent to 42.6% of the number in issue traded on the JSE Limited for R593,5 million.

In September 2008, Madison disposed of its 50% interest in Proptrax, at a nominal profit.

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The October 1, 2009 posting was entitled “A ‘To-Do’ List for Genealogists”.
This posting will discuss:

#4. Go for help from many, many people

I have found Genealogists to be an enthusiastic, helpful and sharing group of people, male and female. I have also found genealogy research to be both fun and an intensive amount of work. What follows are a few basic suggestions to reduce the research effort and increase the fun.

I tell my students they must build over time a list of 2-300 colleagues who appear to be researching the same surnames they are. I then add that if they are really serious, the numbers should be 5-600 colleagues. The question of course is, How?

Start with all of your siblings and cousins, aunts and uncles. Send them an e-mail, letter or telephone call and tell them what you are after – that is, anything they have in their attic, their parents attic or elsewhere which has to do with your common ancestors.

Next, you probably use one or more of the on-line databases such as: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com or http://www.gencircles.com/
or another of the many available sites.

Nearly all of these sites provide somewhere on each page the name and address of the person who provided the data. Most often the person’s address is “grayed” out to make it hard for the web robots or spammers to capture the address. But you can. Everyone of these persons is somehow or other interested in your searched-for surname. Capture the name, address, surname found and send them an e-mail asking if they will exchange with you.

Spend some time on www.rootsweb.ancestry.com and you can similarly locate hundreds of colleagues. There you will find Mailing Lists, Surname Lists and County Lists for most surnames. Sign-up and you will find yourself among those especially interested in what you are doing. Dig deeper and you will find 10-12 years of past queries, signed by hundreds of fellow surname researchers.

Full disclosure: Some of these people will have changed hobbies, changed e-mail addresses, determined they are no longer interested or just plain dropped out. But I will promise you, if you go find 2-300, better still 5-600 people interested in your surnames, you will advance your research farther and faster than doing it as a sole practitioner. And think of the nice people you will meet.

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44 Horrible Dates: Book Review & Giveaway!

What was your worst date like? Even if you haven’t experienced a bad date, you may know of someone who can relate. Meet Eddie Campbell, author of 44 Horrible Dates, and your worst date story may not even compare.

Campbell wrote this hilarious book after experiencing some of the whackiest dates while living in Los Angeles. One of his dates even took him to an In-N-Out Burger drive-through and admitted he was out of this usual state of mind…and that’s just the beginning of Campbell’s date disasters.This book keeps you flipping the pages for more laughs. And no, Campbell is not exaggerating. This was all real life!

The humor is like a mix of Chelsea Handler with a touch of Daniel Tosh. Some of the chapters may get a little raunchy and, uh, bare, but nonetheless, it was a fun book to read. The writing style is easy to follow, and each chapter is just a few short pages. All I kept thinking after each chapter was…can the next date really get any worse? If you’re in the mood for a light-hearted, amusing book, 44 Horrible Dates won’t disappoint you. Maybe you can relate to some of the crazy scenes! Read a sample chapter on Amazon to check it out.

Now here’s the GIVEAWAY part!

Have you been on a horrible date?? Share with us your worst date in a few sentences in the comments section below. We’ll choose our favorite answer and ship you a copy of 44 Horrible Dates! This contest closes on July 31, 2012.

(Disclaimer- Copies of this book were sent to us for review and a giveaway. We provide our honest opinions when writing reviews and were not compensated for this post.)

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  1. Laura Rau says:

    After agreeing to a first date at a known cougar bar, I was asked my background and family history. When I mentioned my last name had swedish roots, he responded by saying “That explains why you have a thicker build”. I gave him the benefit of the doubt and kept going with the date. Come to find out 20 minutes later, he had conveniently left his wallet at home and left me with the $75 tab. I promptly closed out and began to leave. He then had to ask me for cash for the valet. This was our first, and last date.


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08-25-2012, 07:37 PM
We traveled 23,072 miles in nearly 11 weeks, through 39 states and 6 Canadian provinces, we spent nearly $5,000 on gas alone, but we've now logged geocaches in ALL 50 STATES!!! We live in a beautiful country...

08-25-2012, 07:55 PM
Great Job, we'll get all 50 some day as well, but not sure when, and probably not all in one trip!

08-25-2012, 09:18 PM
Holy crap! That is a trip.

08-25-2012, 09:38 PM
Yeah, big deal. If you had done it in 50 days on 50 bucks I woulda been impressed.

Seriously, very awesome accomplishment.

08-27-2012, 07:26 AM
Sheesh! Logging the caches was easy - 3-4 in each state. But the driving to get there was KILLER! Had to get the fuel pump replaced in Vegas,blew out a tire on the camper in the wilds of British Columbia, LOL! But we did have WiFi EVERY day of the trip - that amazed me!


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Sizzling Spice used to be known as Sizzling Wok and it built a good reputation for its Thai cusine.

Times have changed and now the Christchurch Road restaurant can also serve up a decent Indian.

The owner claims around 80 per cent of his customers prefer the new regime but still has a loyal following who return for what put this place on the map.

The menu is enormous with separate sections for the two cuisines – check out the restaurant’s easy-to-navigate website.

To put the place to the test, I went Thai and Steve went Indian, although conditions were laid out early to allow some cross-nationality-dining.

Of course, there is no harm in ordering Thai starters with an Indian main or vice versa.

The restaurant is very contemporary, using black leather chairs and benches on wood floorboards, with the spot lighting and modern music set at the right level.

I also liked the window at the far end of the dining area which allows you to look the chef in the eye as he prepares your food. Separate chefs for different styles, too.

The waiters – there seemed to be loads of them, all happy to serve – were kitted out in black outfits, complete with the Sizzling Spice logo embroidered.

On to the food itself. We were both recommended the Sizzling Spice selection of starters – you guessed it, one for each cuisine.

These both came in at £5.95 and were a typical mix.

In the Thai corner there was chicken toast, fish cakes, chicken satay, spring rolls and battered king prawn served with a bowl of sweet chilli sauce.

I like mixing up the flavours and dipping in, but purists have honeyed ribs (£4.95), steamed meat balls (£4.50), or tempura vegetables (£4.25), among others, to pick from.

I was told the Indian mix was also pretty tasty – Steve had finished it by the time I dunked my marinated chicken breast into the suitably spicy peanut sauce.

Oh, the prawn crackers go great with a Singha beer while you wait.

For mains, the Thai menu is broken down into pad-stir fried dishes, curry, noodle, vegetable, fish and Sizzling Spice specials.

I focused on the last group, ranging in price from £9.95 to £11.95, and decided on the sizzling spicy chicken, marinated in fresh herbs, fried then served with more of that sweet chilli.

I put it next to some sticky rice (£3.25), which was probably a bit too sticky, and enjoyed the strong, fresh flavours. Medium spice, but you can control the temperature on ordering.

Across the table, Steve had picked out the tiger prawn pasanda (£10.95) – a generous portion of juicy crustaceans cooked in a creamy (orange) almond sauce perfect for a peshwari naan.

I managed to spike a prawn and complimented him on his choice.

Positioned a stone’s throw from the university, and not far from Royal Berkshire Hospital, this restaurant is prime time for students who have saved up for a night out.

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A 24-year-old mum says mould in her West Reading flat is making her baby sick.

Charlotte Wicks moved into the first floor maisonette in Oxford Road two weeks before 15-month-old Jacob was born.

Mould has developed on the walls in four of the five rooms in her home as well as on the stairwell walls.

Her clothes have also grown mildew while stored in the flat.

Miss Wicks has been in touch with the letting agents for her privately-rented flat – Atlantis – and with the council

She said: “I have had the environmental health people here from the council and they say it is a combination of things like the rendering and inadequate heating.”

She said her landlady sent in cleaners to clean the mould off the walls with bleach, but it returned.

“I have Jacob sleeping with me because I am trying to keep him away from the mould, but it is bound to blow around from room to room.

“He has had a chest infection and I have had diarrhoea for much longer than you would expect it to go on.

“I asked the doctor whether it is caused by the mould and it could be, they couldn’t be sure.

“The health visitor wasn’t happy with the baby living in these conditions, but she can’t do anything herself about it.”

The hot water boiler broke down for two months in December and January, leaving mum and baby without hot water, but that has now been fixed.

She said: “Atlantis have been out to see us several times.”

Miss Wicks is on housing benefit, which Reading Borough Council uses to pay her rent on her behalf.

She said: “I found the flat myself and I have been trying to get it put right, but nothing seems to make it better.”

Charlotte Wicks in the stairwell of her flat in Oxford Road, Reading

Reading Borough Council’s environmental health team confirmed it was called to the flat in January 2013 and the owner of the property carried out renovation to the external rendering and treated the internal walls.

In December last year and January this year the team was involved again and found the heating was inadequate and the immersion heater not working properly.

The landlady contacted the environmental health team and carried out repairs to the immersion heater on March 3 and further repairs to the external rendering is scheduled for today. According to the environmental health team, work will be done to treat the mould, making good any damage as a result of moisture coming in from outside, and putting in additional heating in the lounge and hall.

Environmental health officers will check the work has been done this week.

Atlantis confirmed the owner had been proactive in getting the problem resolved, but revealed a visit to the property this week showed it was not being ventilated by the tenant according to the contractors’ instructions, making the problem worse.

Ed Reeve, head of communications at Atlantis, said: “The landlady has been extremely forthcoming with rectifying the issues with her property, and we are quite sure that the work currently being carried out by her contractors will solve all of the issues raised.”


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A year ago today Brian McDermott was sacked as Reading FC manager.

Coincidentally, the Royals travel to McDermott's Leeds United today, with their former boss under pressure after his side was hammered 5-1 at home by Bolton at the weekend.

McDermott was hugely successful as Royals manager, becoming only the second man after Steve Coppell to take the club into the Premier League.

However, the side was outclassed in the Premier League and McDermott was sacked by Anton Zingarevich on March 11, 2013.

Despite his replacement by former Southampton boss Nigel Adkins, whose Southampton team finished second behind Reading in 2012, the Royals were relegated.

Since McDermott left the club, the Royals have won just 15 of the 45 games played, and fans have been left frustrated by inconsistent performances.

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The game is Reading's first quarter final appearance since 1927.

At stake is a trip to Wembley for the semi-final.

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If you’re an electric motor user, then you can’t afford to miss Motors don’t just fail… do they?, ABB’s free failure prevention guide.

This indispensable e-book looks at the five most common causes of motor failure, which it defines as:

  • Bearings (51%)
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The guide takes each cause and, through the use of infographics, explains each one and offers expert advice on avoiding them. The e-book enables users to spot faults early, allowing them to schedule maintenance or repair and eliminate costly unplanned downtime.

In addition, the guide offers tips for users looking to specify a new motor, making it a comprehensive guide to purchasing, maintaining and troubleshooting electric motors.

To receive your free copy of Motors don’t just fail… do they?, simply email with “e-book” as the subject line.

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Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Me and my BF making memories in the freezing
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Memories are the things that are most valuable in life - to me anyway. You could give me all the material things but they just don't compare with the making of memories that you can look back on...

I have lots of great things that I'm lucky to have done (Read some of them; here, here and here!) and all I aim to achieve in my life is the chance to go out and do more. I want to experience as much as possible and achieve everything that I can possibly can.

I'm lucky that I have a group of people around me that support and will help me do this! Just means that all of you who actually read my ramblings will have to put up with a dedicated blog about any adventures in the meantime!

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  1. Segway, skating and city! I see a pattern here :) Enjoy the Christmas break lovely lady. I will get back to your email over the next week and in the meantime thank you for being a part of PoCoLo this year :) x


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Lamar Odom Arrested For Driving Under The Influence(DUI)

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Lamar Odom has been arrested for ‘driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs’.
The celebrity basketballer who’s battling to save his marriage, following allegations of infidelity was arrested today (Friday, August 30, 2013) at in the San Fernando Valley, California by the Highway Patrol and taken to a nearby station.
He was booked for $15,000. Odom was released from custody hours later
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Ajax were brought back down to earth with a bump in the Eredivisie after being held to a 1-1 draw by lowly NEC Nijmegen.

Seven days after thrashing AZ Alkmaar 6-1, the Amsterdam club were unable to assert the same authority against NEC and found themselves a goal behind when Jeremain Lens struck in the 16th minute.

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar restored parity in the second half but Ajax were unable to find a winner and remain three points behind leaders PSV Eindhoven, who also drew at VVV-Venlo.

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Monday, 17 December 2012

Mustard OvenKnits Review

I love website shopping, when I come across a site with fun but useful products I often linger far too long. Mustard is just such a site. They asked me to review a few products and I love them.

Mustard is a creative and innovative company which takes a sideways look at life. Sometimes that means creating products that no-one’s ever thought of, but everyone wishes they had. And at other times it means inventing things that are downright, unashamed fun.

My first review is for the OvenKnits

With a festive red and white design, the new Ovenknits have Christmas written all over them, I tend to just grab a tea towel to get hot dishes out of the oven, but Paige has to use oven gloves. She fears the hot oven a little and with the long oven glove style she still refuses to use those.

We both tried out the gloves and found them really heat resistant, its easy to grasp a tin and they just look so good in the kitchen at this time of year. Paige happily is using them without fear of being burnt, so I am hoping to see her bake some Christmas goodies this month.

The gloves cost £12.98  for the pair and are in stock now!

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  1. I love the festive pattern of these. Would just have to bring them out at Christmas. A great idea.

  2. These are so cute! Wish I'd seen them before Christmas, maybe next year.

  3. I love the look of these, I love colourful accessories for the kitchen :)

  4. These are very cute! I want a pair!

  5. With lots of hearts on them, a great gift for Valentine's day too.

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What Happened at Church This Morning…

A few days ago, a young man stepped into my husband’s office. It’s not unusual. Our church stands on the edge of a city. Many people approach him for help. But this young man didn’t ask for money. He asked to be baptized.

He’s going to be baptized this Sunday, my husband told me excitedly.

We were so excited. Of course we were! We love baptisms! We love it when babies get baptized, and my husband carries them through the congregation to meet their new church family.

But as beautiful and special and meaningful as infant baptism is, it’s the parents who request that for their babies. When a grown man walks in off the street and requests that for himself, you simply know that God is at work in powerful ways.

But would he actually show up? I wondered if he would be brave enough to come, early on Sunday morning.

But show up he did. And he wasn’t alone. The Holy Spirit showed up with him.

My husband donned his stole for this holy moment, because it truly was a holy moment.

I baptize you in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, my husband said, as his voice was breaking and he poured the water on this young man’s head.

And all of us there, all of us watching, and listening, and feeling that whispering of the Holy Spirit, we all were invited to hold out our hands in prayer over this young man, over his life, and his future, and his walk with God.

And this is what David and I yearn for… to somehow be part of God’s wonderful work in the world; to bring hope and healing into people’s lives; to share the love of God that is higher and broader and deeper and wider than anyone could possibly imagine; to offer the peace of God that transcends all understanding; to transform darkness into light and turn fear into hope.

These are the yearnings that are fulfilled when a brave young man stands at the baptismal font.

The greeting at our church this morning, written and spoken by Deaconess Anne Hillman, still rings loud in my ears:

We welcome you… whether this is your first time through these doors or you’ve been coming here for years. Welcome whether you are a believer, a doubter, or a doubting believer. Welcome whether you are male or female, black or white, young or old, rich or poor, or anywhere in between any of these. Welcome no matter who you love or who loves you. Welcome to the baptized, the unbaptized, or those about to be baptized… welcome ALL to this time and place of worship.

Never have I been prouder to belong to a denomination where all are welcomed, all are loved, and all can receive the cleansing, life-giving, life-transforming waters of baptism.

To God alone be the glory.

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  1. Xochitl E. Dixon

    I was baptized when I was 32, Glenys. I grew up believing in God, without knowing Him personally. After my marriage was pretty much in shambles, I started looking for a church to help my son get through what I considered an inevitable divorce. In 2000, I was looking for a church and stumbled into a church family who loved me and my son until we both encountered Jesus face-to-face. In August 2003, my son and I were baptized with my husband. Hallelujah! Baptism stories always bring me to tears because I know what it feels like to be lost. I hope I never forget that utter hopelessness, as I now have the privilege of sharing God’s truth and love through daily interactions with people and through the written word. Thanks for sharing this heartwarming story, Sister. You’re making a difference! To God be the glory!

  2. Anita

    Brought tears to my eyes. Glenys you and David are a part of God’s wonderful work. You bring hope and healing into people’s lives and you share the love of God wherever you go. Jack and I and Beth, too, have been so blessed to work with you and David and your example is always before me encouraging me to share God’s love wherever I am.

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Mexican Raw Foods Potluck

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Mexican Raw Foods Potluck

I hope you enjoyed the pictures of our Italian Raw Foods Potluck.  I’ve gotten behind on blogging lately, but as promised, I want to share our Mexican Raw Foods Potluck with you.  We had a small group, but what a fiesta it was!

I made Raw Veggie Fajitas with peppers, portobello mushrooms, zucchini, and red onions.  You need to find this recipe at Sweetly Raw, because the 12-hour marinade is out of this world!

Wrapped in lettuce and slathered with guacamole and dollup Lexie’s nacho cheese, these flavorful fajitas were wonderful!

Do you remember Lexie’s raw nacho cheese?  I used her nacho cheese recipe to make her jalapeno poppers, and I couldn’t wait to share it with my raw food friends.  Its delightfully creamy texture comes from the cashew base processed with red bell pepper, and the beautiful color comes from turmeric.  This cheese is a staple in our home now that we are dairy free.

Speaking of nachos, Diane outdid herself again this month with these flax tortilla chips covered with nut “refried beans”, jalapenos, tomatoes, nut cheese, and avocado.  What a platter of flavor!  I’d choose these nachos over the typical greasy corn chips swimming in cheese food any day!

Dallas’ Sweet Corn Tamales from The Art of Raw Living Food were a huge hit as well.  A little sweetness was welcomed as a palate cleanser amidst the other spicy dishes.

She also made this creamy Tortilla Soup which was rich and tasty featuring tomatoes, red peppers, pine nuts, garlic, and chili powder.  (The Art of Raw Living Food).  I am a hot soup girl, but I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the creamy cold soups from our potlucks.

A Mexican feast wouldn’t be complete without rice, but there are no grains in this raw rice dish,  Diane made it from cauliflower!

The raw dessert was definitely the best dessert we’ve had yet.  Dallas made these amazing Chocolate Walnut Truffles using The Chocolate Base from The Art of Raw Living Food. Rich, creamy, incredibly decadent with just a hint of spice, they were the perfect end to an incredible Mexican fiesta.

Every raw potluck we have is better than the last.  We’re learning from each other, sharpening our “non-cooking” skills, and revealing a world of flavors that come from pure raw foods.  Our next Raw Foods Potluck will feature Asian dishes.  If you’re in the Nashville area, we’d love for you to join us!  You can also join in virtually by telling me your favorite raw Asian recipes.  I need some suggestions!  What should I make?  Maybe sushi?

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  1. Wow, everything in this post looks amazing. I’ve definitely got my eye on those lettuce wrapped fajitas! Beautiful display of food. Wish I had been there! =)

  2. Maggie says:

    Rawamazing :) I can’t wait to check out that nacho recipe. Holy moly, that’s right up my alley :)

  3. That looks fabulous. It took me a long time to get with this whole raw foods thing, but after a month of eating raw, I love it and especially the Mexican recipes. I ate a lot of raw taco-like things that month. You have some great ideas for me to add to my raw repertoire even if I’m not doing it full time.

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'He’s a bit like Iniesta' - Molby likens Lallana to Barcelona legend

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The former Liverpool midfielder believes a man currently starring for Jurgen Klopp's side can easily be compared to an iconic World Cup winner

Jan Molby claims Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana has become a “key midfield player” for the Reds and a man who can look “a bit like Iniesta” when on top form.

The England international has not always been heralded as an Anfield success story, taking his time to justify a hefty transfer fee.

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He has, however, flourished under the guidance of Jurgen Klopp, with his game tailor-made for the German coach.

Lallana prides himself on offering a mix of graft and guile, with hard work complemented by fine technical ability and an eye for goal.

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Molby believes it is those traits which allow easy comparisons to be made with an iconic figure on the books of Barcelona who has won just about every major honour for club and country.

He told Liverpool’s official website: "Of all the midfield players we have, Adam Lallana is definitely different. He has, without any shadow of a doubt, turned out to be the key midfield player.

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"What Adam Lallana is, and maybe some people won’t see this, is he’s a playmaker. He’s not a playmaker who sits back and dictates play; he’s a bit like Iniesta, he’s that 15 yards further forward where he dictates the direction and the tempo of the play.

"He’s been very impressive, he’s been very, very important – so important that I make him our key player. Lallana is very good at manipulating the ball, creating space for himself.

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“There’s nothing like time and space – if you don’t have time and space, it’s very, very difficult to play, but you’ve got to be able to create it. He creates it and never did enough with it, but I think the manager has said, ‘when you do this and when you do that, this is what I want you to do’.

"Now, when Adam Lallana is on the ball and he manipulates himself into a situation where he can do something, you’re almost on the edge of your seat, you think something is going to happen."

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Lallana has netted eight times for Liverpool this season and twice for England in 2018 World Cup qualification.

He has also provided seven assists in Premier League fixtures, marking him out as a crucial cog in an Anfield machine taking aim at the English top-flight title.

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