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Honeybee Die-Off Threatens U.S. Food Supply
BELTSVILLE, Md. (May 07) – Unless someone or something stops it soon, the mysterious killer that is wiping out many of the nation's honeybees could have a devastating effect on America's dinner plate, perhaps even reducing us to a glorified bread-and-water diet.About one-third of the human diet comes from insect-pollinated plants, and the honeybee is responsible for 80 percent of that pollination, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Judi Bottoni, APAbout one-third of the human diet comes from insect-pollinated plants, and the honeybee is responsible for 80 percent of that pollination, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Honeybees don't just make honey; they pollinate more than 90 of the tastiest flowering crops we have. Among them: apples, nuts, avocados, soybeans, asparagus, broccoli, celery, squash and cucumbers. And lots of the really sweet and tart stuff, too, including citrus fruit, peaches, kiwi, cherries, blueberries, cranberries, strawberries, cantaloupe and other melons.In fact, about one-third of the human diet comes from insect-pollinated plants, and the honeybee is responsible for 80 percent of that pollination, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Even cattle, which feed on alfalfa, depend on bees. So if the collapse worsens, we could end up being "stuck with grains and water," said Kevin Hackett, the national program leader for USDA's bee and pollination program."This is the biggest general threat to our food supply," Hackett said.While not all scientists foresee a food crisis, noting that large-scale bee die-offs have happened before, this one seems particularly baffling and alarming.U.S. beekeepers in the past few months have lost one-quarter of their colonies _ or about five times the normal winter losses _ because of what scientists have dubbed Colony Collapse Disorder. The problem started in November and seems to have spread to 27 states, with similar collapses reported in Brazil, Canada and parts of Europe.Scientists are struggling to figure out what is killing the honeybees, and early results of a key study this week point to some kind of disease or parasite.Even before this disorder struck, America's honeybees were in trouble. Their numbers were steadily shrinking, because their genes do not equip them to fight poisons and disease very well, and because their gregarious nature exposes them to ailments that afflict thousands of their close cousins."Quite frankly, the question is whether the bees can weather this perfect storm," Hackett said. "Do they have the resilience to bounce back? We'll know probably by the end of the summer."Experts from Brazil and Europe have joined in the detective work at USDA's bee lab in suburban Washington. In recent weeks, Hackett briefed Vice President Cheney 's office on the problem. Congress has held hearings on the matter."This crisis threatens to wipe out production of crops dependent on bees for pollination," Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said in a statement.
A congressional study said honeybees add about $15 billion a year in value to our food supply.
Of the 17,000 species of bees that scientists know about, "honeybees are, for many reasons, the pollinator of choice for most North American crops," a National Academy of Sciences study said last year. They pollinate many types of plants, repeatedly visit the same plant, and recruit other honeybees to visit, too.Pulitzer Prize-winning insect biologist E.O. Wilson of Harvard said the honeybee is nature's "workhorse _ and we took it for granted.""We've hung our own future on a thread," Wilson, author of the book "The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth," told The Associated Press on Monday.Beginning this past fall, beekeepers would open up their hives and find no workers, just newborn bees and the queen. Unlike past bee die-offs, where dead bees would be found near the hive, this time they just disappeared. The die-off takes just one to three weeks.USDA's top bee scientist, Jeff Pettis, who is coordinating the detective work on this die-off, has more suspected causes than time, people and money to look into them.The top suspects are a parasite, an unknown virus, some kind of bacteria, pesticides, or a one-two combination of the top four, with one weakening the honeybee and the second killing it.A quick experiment with some of the devastated hives makes pesticides seem less likely. In the recent experiment, Pettis and colleagues irradiated some hard-hit hives and reintroduced new bee colonies. More bees thrived in the irradiated hives than in the non-irradiated ones, pointing toward some kind of disease or parasite that was killed by radiation.The parasite hypothesis has history and some new findings to give it a boost: A mite practically wiped out the wild honeybee in the U.S. in the 1990s. And another new one-celled parasitic fungus was found last week in a tiny sample of dead bees by University of California San Francisco molecular biologist Joe DeRisi, who isolated the human SARS virus.However, Pettis and others said while the parasite nosema ceranae may be a factor, it cannot be the sole cause. The fungus has been seen before, sometimes in colonies that were healthy.Recently, scientists have begun to wonder if mankind is too dependent on honeybees. The scientific warning signs came in two reports last October.First, the National Academy of Sciences said pollinators, especially America's honeybee, were under threat of collapse because of a variety of factors. Captive colonies in the United States shrank from 5.9 million in 1947 to 2.4 million in 2005.Then, scientists finished mapping the honeybee genome and found that the insect did not have the normal complement of genes that take poisons out of their systems or many immune-disease-fighting genes. A fruitfly or a mosquito has twice the number of genes to fight toxins, University of Illinois entomologist May Berenbaum.What the genome mapping revealed was "that honeybees may be peculiarly vulnerable to disease and toxins," Berenbaum said.University of Montana bee expert Jerry Bromenshenk has surveyed more than 500 beekeepers and found that 38 percent of them had losses of 75 percent or more. A few weeks back, Bromenshenk was visiting California beekeepers and saw a hive that was thriving. Two days later, it had completely collapsed.Yet Bromenshenk said, "I'm not ready to panic yet." He said he doesn't think a food crisis is looming.Even though experts this year gave what's happening a new name and think this is a new type of die-off, it may have happened before.Bromenshenk said cited die-offs in the 1960s and 1970s that sound somewhat the same. There were reports of something like this in the United States in spots in 2004, Pettis said. And Germany had something similar in 2004, said Peter Neumann, co-chairman of a 17-country European research group studying the problem."The problem is that everyone wants a simple answer," Pettis said. "And it may not be a simple answer."


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13:56 ※ Hold your nose and vote on Tuesday, November 8, 2011
As usual, I've written up my research notes for the coming election so you can all crib from my work. I've given my conclusions, and invite everyone to come to their own. Even if we disagree on everything, I'm still happy if this collection of links saved you a headache.This gets a little complicated.
The first thing to note here is that "mayor" is not an executive job in Sunnyvale. Sunnyvale is structured more like a corporation, with the City Council functioning as a board of directors who elect a chairman— the Mayor— for a two-year term, and the executive role served by the City Manager, who is hired by the Council. Jim Griffith describes some of the City Manager's work:
For virtually any major Sunnyvale endeavor you've seen in the past several years, it's been driven by the City Manager from the beginning (sometimes the Economic Developer, but always with the CM in the room). He was responsible for Nokia moving into the downtown, and Rambus, Google, Microsoft, and HP moving into Moffett Park. He was responsible for Foothill-DeAnza coming in to Onizuka. He did Sunnyvale Works!. And so on. And in all of these cases, the City Council wasn't even read in on the specifics until it was almost a done deal. We're the last to know, we're not the driving force, and that's why we pay the City Manager more money than the seven of us combined. That's just the way it works in cities where a Council is a bunch of part-time people trained in other jobs.
The job of Mayor is mostly ceremonial, but it still keeps them quite busy; Melinda Hamilton says it's pretty much a full-time job. (While the City Council only meets one night per week, the other duties make Councilmember at least a half-time job.) Councilcritters have day jobs, and usually burn through most of their PTO just meeting their duties. Mayor Hamilton (who is looking forward to relaxing after her term is up) thinks a four-year mayor job would likely attract a different kind of candidate: a retiree who can afford the time commitment, or a career politician using it as a stepping stone to higher office.
Sunnyvale deals with neighboring cities and large-scale organizations, such as the County Board of Supervisors, the Valley Transportation Authority board, the League of California Cities, and the National League of Cities. Representing us with them is usually apportioned amongst the various councilcritters, who can maintain relationships throughout their term, no matter how the Mayor hat moves around. A stronger Mayor could serve as an advocate in these venues. While all councilcritters are elected by the entire city, a Mayor who is directly elected could be seen as a stronger proxy for the city, and with a four-year term would have more opportunities to develop ties with neighboring cities. Since Measure A doesn't make Mayor a full-time job, though, it would be challenging to find the time for the advocacy work.
All councilcritters in Sunnyvale need the core skill set of being able to cooperate with each other; if the Mayor takes on this advocacy role, they will need an additional skill set for advocating in a potentially adversarial environment, and will need particular skill to avoid interfering with the City Manager's work if both of them are in the room on a particular issue. Citizens are not normally asked to consider both skill sets when voting for City Council, so under Measure A that would be a new criterion for voters to judge.
Note that the Charter only specifies that the Mayor is the presiding officer of the Council; all other duties and powers are up to the Council, and, under Measure A, the first time we get a Mayor that sufficiently offends enough councilcritters, they're likely to reduce the Mayor's job to presiding and ribbon-cutting, which would persist thereafter until someone thought they could get elected as Mayor and persuade the rest of the Council to restore the job. This is much less likely under the current system, since the Mayor needs majority support just to take the job in the first place.
From 1991–2007, the title simply rotated amongst the councilcritters in a predictable way, so everybody got to list "mayor" on their résumé. In 2007, Measure H made it a two-year term, with the Mayor chosen by the Council, just as board members in a corporation often choose the chairman.
Measure A will make the position of Mayor directly elected by the voters, and under a separate term limit, so someone could serve 8 years on the Council and then 8 years as Mayor, potentially serving sixteen consecutive years in a twenty year period. (Currently, they would need to serve 8 years on the Council, then take 4 years off, then serve another 8 years if they wanted to rack up 16 years out of 20.) This means that a competent civil servant could spend more time providing the city with the benefit of their experience, and a bought one could spend more time clinging to power.
Since the Mayor is a councilcritter, Measure A makes Seat 1 into the Mayor's seat. If someone currently serving in Seat 4–7 makes a run for Mayor and wins, that means they abandon their seat halfway through their term and take up Seat 1, instantly triggering a special election to fill their seat, at a cost of roughly $400,000. Since the only way for that to happen is for someone with the political savvy to become a councilmember to willingly expose themselves to accusations of wasting that much money, we would only likely see it if someone unqualified were running for Mayor and a sitting Councilmember decided to run against them— a distinct possibility, but not a major boondoggle.
I had an interesting conversation with Councilmember (and former Vice Mayor) Chris Moylan, who told me about an impressive amount of behind-the-scenes leverage exerted when the Council vote for Mayor was approaching, leading to some votes being calculated for longer-term political advantage rather than selecting the person who would be the most effective mayor. Measure A would mean that attempts to sway the election would be in the form of special interest money going after the electorate, rather than whatever could be exerted on four councilcritters who have already made it through the gauntlet of a recent Council election. Wherever there's an election, you'll get politics, but Measure A can choose where the politicking will occur.
No position from the Santa Clara County Democratic Party.
Reasons to vote for Measure A, if you believe them:
Reasons to vote against Measure A, if you believe them:
This is a difficult decision, since people I respect are on both sides of it. I'm not convinced either way about whether a directly elected mayor would be a good idea. I'm voting no because this feels to my software-engineering sensibilities like code that hasn't been through a design review; I don't think Measure A is a solid implementation of a directly elected mayor, and I would rather that the legal code be debugged before we put it into production. I would welcome a more thorough study that re-examines the role of the Mayor were we to switch to direct election.
I'd like to thank Mayor Melinda Hamilton, Vice Mayor Jim Griffith, and Councilmember Chris Moylan for taking the time to give me their perspectives on the issue.
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Jim Griffith, Vice Mayor Santa Clara County Democratic Party |
As of this writing, the Santa Clara County Republican Party of Silicon Valley has not endorsed anyone, though they were willing to walk precincts for Jim Davis. There are no published endorsements that I can find on the DAWN, PSOA, BAYMEC, or SunPAC web sites.
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I attended last night's debate, but didn't see you there. Chang: Talked a lot about planning issues, the one subject he can discuss without sounding like a completely empty bag of wind. Gave me a more positive impression. Meyering: Crafted his pre-set sound bites around any question he was asked. When asked if Sv should provide more housing because of increased local tech hiring, he said that Google's new workers are Google's problem, not Sv's problem. Bzzz. Hoffman: When asked why he's never voted in Council elections, he said that until recently he'd never known anything about any contentious civic issues. Bzzz. Neither did I, when I moved here four years ago and found a Council election going on under my nose; that's why I took the trouble to find out. Walker: When Meyering said there were no shuttle buses serving the industrial district, Walker said there were. Hard to get info (the links from the Moffett Park Business Assn, to which Walker'd directed us, are broken, not a good sign), but apparently Walker is right. Davis: When asked about having an ex-cop voting on police salaries, Davis said there'd be no conflict of interest for him, because he has integrity. Bzzz. So judges who recuse themselves from cases; they don't have integrity? Fowler: If you hear those "does not play well with others" issues from the Mercury News, I wouldn't trust their opinion with a ten-foot beanstalk. Martin-Milius: Continues to talk as if she thinks all our problems will be solved if we just smile harder. If elected, she'll be on the fast track to be chosen mayor for sure. Pan: Could you repeat the question, please? I'll have to study that issue. (repeat as needed) Bzzz. One surprisingly tough position, though: Openly threatened to vote to kick Pat Meyering off the Council if they're both elected and he doesn't behave. Measure A: I'm voting No because the arguments in favor are stupider than the arguments against. The Merc's argument in favor is the stupidest yet. I had formed sufficient opinions at the previous debate and went off to Zen meditation instead. Thanks for the update! I have heard about Fowler's issues from more than the Merc. He was very gallant towards his opponents last night. Even fetched them cups of water. Spoke well of them in the question intended to be read as "trash-talk your opponents, please." Chang and Meyering, on the other hand, plunged in with gusto. Meyering: "My opponent received $x,000 in contributions from the downtown developer." Chang: "There is no downtown developer; he quit. Besides, I only received $300." Meyering: "Why would a developer contribute $300 to a candidate 400 miles away unless they thought they could influence his vote?"
Thanks, as always, for putting this together. Measure A is a tough one to evaluate. On the one hand, I am inclined to support it on the philosophical belief that direct election of key political officials is better than letting a committee choose amongst themselves. On the other hand, I am inclined to vote against it because, as you said in so many words, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." It's not clear that anything is wrong with the existing mayoral system, and it's not clear that the proposed change is superior. I routinely vote NO on most ballot initiatives for that reason and I may well do so on this one, too. It is not clear to me that there aren't problems that could be solved by a directly elected mayor, but I don't think Measure A received the amount of thought that would be required in order to fix those (potential) problems. I find the argument that "We don't get to elect our mayors" disingenuous. Most non-large cities don't directly elect their mayors; if this were a shocking violation of democracy, it'd have come up more before now. Also: they're all council members, and we do elect them. The job of mayor here is not sufficiently different from that of other council members to make that any more of a legitimate complaint than which council members are chosen for which intergovernmental committees. Looks like you need to log in to the Campaign Statement Public Portal to get the public filings to work, possibly via netfile.com or City of Sunnyvale: Elections. |

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On our return from the states our bags were over the weight allowance of the airline; luckily the airline wasn't overly bothered by this flagrant disregarding of travel rules and didn't insist on us paying for the privilege of importing cheap vodka and indulging in a Yankee Candle shopping spree.
One of the gifts brought back for myself was the Force (which, admittedly, doesn't affect the weight of suitcases overly) and it had been my intention to only use it for good. However, with today being my first day out with my camera in a long (for me) time, and with today also being grey and dull and not particularly interesting, and with a couple of passersby scoffing at my assertion that the power of the new battle station in orbit paled into insignificance next to the power of the Force, well, one thing led to another and I ended up strangling them from a distance with the power of my mind.
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August 5, 2011 Value PicksStarting Pitchers for 8/5/11
Joe Saunders, Arizona Diamondbacks (13% Yahoo!, 12% ESPN, 33% CBS)
Saying Goodbye
David Huff, Cleveland Indians (1% Yahoo!, 1% ESPN, 3% ESPN)
Sticking Around If McDonald's improved control is real, that along with his above-average ability to miss bats makes him playable in most mixed leagues. He has walked three or fewer in each of his last six starts, but due to the sample sizes, we cannot yet make any strong conclusions about his control as it may just be a fluke. Since you do not have time to wait for a sufficient sample size, however, McDonald remains a high-risk, high-reward type of pickup. He could tank in WHIP or he could help you make big strides in the strikeouts category. Such is life with waiver wire players in August.
Brandon McCarthy, Oakland Athletics (7% Yahoo!, 4% ESPN, 28% CBS) McCarthy has only four wins in 15 starts, however, thanks to an impotent Athletics offense. In the other three standard roto categories for pitchers, though, McCarthy should be average in strikeouts and above-average for ERA and WHIP. You can do much, much worse in mixed leagues.
Felipe Paulino, Kansas City Royals (1% Yahoo!, 0% ESPN, 6% CBS) Since being inserted into the Royals' rotation, Paulino has posted a 3.75 ERA with an 8.7 K/9 and 2.5 BB/9. If he had enough innings to qualify, his 3.48 strikeout-to-walk ratio would rank ninth in the American League among starters, placing him between James Shields (3.53) and Josh Beckett (3.30). There is one important thing to keep in mind with Paulino, though: the defense that plays behind him is bad. The Royals have the fourth-worst defensive efficiency in baseball at .699. While the disparity between his FIP and ERA indicates a huge regression is to come, it may not be nearly as strong due to the Royals' shoddy defense. Unless the Royals put in a lot of long hours or find a genie bottle, the defense will not improve overnight.
Chris Narveson, Milwaukee Brewers (15% Yahoo!, 10% ESPN, 39% CBS) Like many other pitchers on this list, including Paulino and McDonald, we simply do not have sufficient sample sizes to make strong inferences about legitimate improvement. The best we can do is recognize how badly the data could be skewed by randomness and take a calculated risk. With Narveson, our sample size for his last five starts spans only 30 innings, so it could very likely all be a fluke. Keep this in mind if you pick him up expecting a continued string of six-inning, two-run starts.
Doug Fister, Detroit Tigers (15% Yahoo!, 5% ESPN, 53% CBS) In his debut with the Tigers, Fister allowed just two runs in seven innings of work in a BABIP-based performance. He allowed eight hits and did not strike out or walk a single batter. While he is not that extreme overall, he is not the kind of pitcher who strikes out or walks a lot of batters, with per-nine rates of 5.2 and 1.9 on the season, respectively. He has utility in deep mixed leagues as long as you are not in desperate need of punch-outs.
AL-only VP As long as Cobb continues to pitch well, the Rays will press forward with their six-man rotation. As a result, Cobb lines up to face the Oakland A's in his next start, certainly a favorable match-up.
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On May 18th, hundreds of people came together to help raise money for all types of Cancer for the "Relay for Life" 24 hour event which took place in Orange County. Cancer doesn't sleep, so why should we! At the event, teams get together and try to raise as much money as they can for Cancer! For 24 hours, we all take turns walking for Cancer at this event, which is held in a park were we have a track surrounding us. There is probably about 30 teams or more that get together and each team has a booth that they make their own. They sell things, have raffles and provide fun things to do. People from all over come to this event to walk the track for Cancer, enjoying some great food and fun prizes! Kids are also welcome to participate.
This year the theme was different cities or states of the world. Our team went with a country theme and picked "TEXAS". We had so much fun dressing up in our best cowgirl/cowboy attire, decorating our booth in a country western theme, playing country music and having a blast dancing/chanting to help raise money to fight for Cancer. Our team went to different businesses and asked people for donations so we also did a raffle which all proceeds went to the American Cancer Society. Thank you to all the businesses who donated gift certificates to help sell tickets and raffle off some great prizes. Hair Club® also made a great donation, we are so thankful. Hair Club® also gave us pens and bottle openers to pass out, which people loved. Raising money can be tough! It is really intimidating to ask people to donate, but once they know that the proceeds go to a great cause they are willing to help as much as they can.
My sister is a survivor of Leukemia; she had it when she was 5 years old. I was too young to understand what was going on; growing up it was something that we just did not discuss. My mother is a wonderful strong women dealing with a child who had cancer and raising 2 other daughters was tough on her. My father worked hard to provide for us and pay all the medical bills, plus all other bills. Once I found out about this event I told my mom and sisters about it. They were both so excited and thrilled to help raise money for Cancer, after all these years of not talking about it my mom was ready to move forward. Knowing we could help other families pay for their medical bills was a blessing! Cancer affects so many people young and old; these days there is a higher rate of people who have Cancer. A lot of my family members and a few of my friends have been affected as well. Unfortunately, one of my Aunts did not survive and is now at peace in a better place.
Anyone who has been affected by Cancer in any way would love this event and most all states and cities hold this event. I am sure your cities can provide more information on this event for when and where it will be located. Seeing all those people there gives you a feeling of hope and you don't feel alone. Our team was able to raise over $4,000 to fight Cancer! I can't wait until next year! Our team will continue to fight! Thanks again Hair Club® for you generous donation.


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News comes to us this morning that Dallas County prosecutor Thomas Gatlin ran his car into a house Saturday, and that by the looks of things (e.g., open bottle of vodka onboard) he was drunk. A FrontBurnervian on the scene sends photos of the incident:
Job opening!
Ohhh SNAP. This is pretty much the highlight of my week. I have the number of a great attorney, Thomas. You might recognize him from the table to your left in the court room most days.
He wasn't drunk, he was distracted while doing his moonlighting work for Google Maps:
Note window smashed by neighbors to stop ADA from fleeing the scene.
I'm picturing the video to Der Kommissar, in which our Eurotrash man careens through the frame(s), backlit by police-car lights in desperate and doomed flight.
Jesus, I'm old.
I thought on the news this am they said the window was broken by neighbors trying to turn the ignition off.
When he ran into the house, he kept pressing on the gas pedal and the tires were spinning and causing fumes and smoke.
So the neighbors had to reach in and turn off the car to get it to stop. He was too out of it to know the car was not moving?
All of this, of course, allegedly.
That is what I thought they said?? But I may be wrong?
Drew-That made my day!!
I think that should be worded as "soon-to-be-ex-Dallas County prosecutor Thomas Gatlin".
:), you've got it right. The note on the pic and your fuller description tell the same story: neighbors smash window, put car in park, take keys.
He was just following the example of his boss. Mr Watkins has wrecked three cars. Once he hit a house. What's the big deal!
Is that a Crepe Myrtle down in the front yard!? Holy crap, Neil Sperry is going to be pissed!
what happened to the good old days when you could simply smash your car into a house and not cause a scene? i miss them.
do ya think he called 1 800 The Dogs?
Who builds their *&$^#% house in the middle of the road?
That's the trouble with neighborhoods up north – all the houses look alike so how do you know which one is yours after a few drinks?
Is there a journalist following up on this by asking (a) what's he doing in this neighborhood (b) is it possible he had a medical condition such as epilepsy because this sounds more like a seizure than a DWI and (c) is he married and does his wife know where he was?
Oh, wait. I forgot what town I'm in. All the good questioners have been excused from further participation due to fluctuations in the company stock.
And, oh, yeah, is that a personal car or is it a county car (leased and paid for by the county? owned by the county? reimbursed by the county?)
public, according to the story, "An open bottle of vodka was inside the car."
I don't know much about epilepsy, but I'm pretty sure drinking and driving is not one of the symptoms.
Hey unemployed lawyer… I hear Brian Loncar the 'Texas Hammer' needs some help with bedpans, changing his dressings and daily walks.
Btw, Jim Adler is the "Texas Hammer".
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You don't know that the vodka was opened in the crash or was already open. You don't know if someone put it the car when they were breaking out the window. You don't know if the guy was drunk or if he's an actual epileptic. And that is why you need good reporters — to ask the questions when you poor sheep are satisfied with the official versions.
Uh….reporters pretty much go by the police report, right – at least initially. The accident just happened, after all.
At least, that's how it worked when I was a crime reporter.
Whoops! Sorry Jim Adler…I get all of you dang lawyers mixed up.
Thanks Puddin'.
Let's see. Open bottle of vodka. Car running into a house. Blood shot eyes. Unable to walk. Driver not acting sensibly. It must be epilepsy or lupus. Can somebody page Dr. House, please.
Maybe it's dropsy. Or pleurisy. Or pernicious distemper.
I heard he has rickets and the only thing to soothe the pain is a bottle of Grey Goose and a spin around the neighborhood.
And seeing how tenacity is so important in the character of a prosecutor, it only makes sense that he tried valiantly to soldier on through that house even after that brick wall stopped his Pontiac of Justice.
Classic case of Mopery perhaps?
I believe that "Pontiac of Justice" is my new band name.
amandacobra ought to be in demand next time there's a writers strike!!! And btw, most cops are in fact smart enough to tell the difference between a medical condition and alcohol intoxication. Give them some credit please…
Pontiac of Justice. How awesome!
"Pontiac of Justice" I'm crying…
You stay classy Dallas.
It looks like he resigned….
Don't worry Mr. Gatlin, I'm sure Rick Harrison out in Kaufman County would hire a fellow drunk driver.
Great view of the approach shot courtesy of Google Maps. He just followed the white line straight in. Talk to me Goose.
Stupid Garman.
Sometimes the first story is the correct story….but, still, that's why you have reporters asking questions….
Maybe he was trying to stage the house — bet it's going to be on the market soon at a very good price. Address? (The things you have to do to sell homes in this market!!!)
looks like he made is way around betline too. with extra stops in Addison..
All of you should write comedy – well, you do, but you know what I mean. This one made me laugh out loud!! Thanks
It infuriates me that some people have nothing better to do with their lives than enjoy the misery of others. This could have happened to anyone – be thankful that nobody was hurt.
Looks like there is a lot of people with too much time on their hands.


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Steamboat Springs The chief economist for the National Association of Realtors told a Steamboat audience Thursday that whoever becomes the next president of the United States, whether it's President Barack Obama or President Mitt Romney, will be a lucky man, indeed.
The national economy and the real estate market will continue to improve in the next three years, Lawrence Yun told a group of 40 Realtors, who gathered for a breakfast meeting at The Ranch at Steamboat. Presumably, that will make the job of president of the United States easier during the next four years.
By 2014 or 2015, fewer homeowners will be upside down in their homes, home prices will have continued to rise, and homeowners' equity will have increased, making it easier to sell real estate, Nun said.
"Right now, 15 percent of homeowners are underwater, not 33 percent as CNN continues to report," Yun said. "CNN has it completely wrong."
Yun said it's true, 33 percent of mortgages across the country are underwater. But that figure has been misstated as the percentage of homeowners who are underwater. What some national news organizations are failing to take into account, he said, is the number of homeowners who do not have mortgages, and thus, the reported statistics are skewed.
The first six months of 2012 represent the best first half the national real estate market has seen in five years based on the steady rise of the number of pending contracts, Yun said.
There is much stronger buyer interest relative to seller interest, a sign that inventory is being absorbed, he added. But simple demographics, including population growth and the less understood "household formation" measurement, suggest that housing demand is almost certain to rise, he added.
"America is one of the few advanced economies that still has respectable population growth," Yun said. "The United States adds 3 million people every year. That's 30 million in 10 years."
Of the annual population increase of 3 million, 1 million are attributable to immigration and 2 million are derived in the birth rate being higher than the death rate.
Population growth feeds into a measurement known as household formation, which feeds into the number of first-time homebuyers, Yun said.
In the midst of a more robust economy, he explained, annual population growth of 3 million would lead to the creation of 1 million new households.
The growth in the number of American households has been lagging since 2007 due in part to the number of college graduates who are choosing to move back into their parents' homes or are living with more roommates than they might have in the past. The decline in household creation, he said, has translated into fewer first-time homebuyers.
But that condition could be described as a big spring that has been compressed and is overdue to rebound, Yun said.
"Pent up demand has been pressing down on that spring for five years," he said. "Soon this recoiled spring will have to pop out."
There also is reason for concern in the housing market, Yun cautioned.
Although home sales are picking up on a national basis, Americans still are living with a market that has fallen 60 percent, Yun said.
He said a pending regulation that could establish significantly higher minimum down payments in order to obtain mortgages backed by the Federal Housing Administration as well as by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, could cause many first-time homebuyers to pull back. Accustomed to 3 percent down payments on those federally backed loans, homebuyers could have to save for more than a decade longer to be able to afford to buy, he said.
Low down payment loans were not the reason the housing bubble burst, Yun said; it was unrealistically relaxed loan-to-income ratios that allowed people to purchase homes they couldn't afford.
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Free agent forward Josh Childress is receiving strong interest from three teams on a potential veteran's minimum deal a league source told RealGM.
Childress has focused his career on the NBA and he rejected a lucrative offer from Olympiacos this offseason for an opportunity to stay in the league a source said.
At 6-foot-8 Childress established himself as an active defender and slasher in four years with the Atlanta Hawks but he averaged just one point in 14 games for the Brooklyn Nets last season. The Philadelphia 76ers and Sacramento Kings are known as firm suitors for wing free agents.
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When Birmingham, AL soul septet St. Paul & The Broken Bones attended the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, TX in 2013, they didn't have an official invitation and scrounged for shows on the fringes.
This year, the band played a whirlwind nine showcases.
"Last year we had to beg to be in anything. This year we had to turn things down. What a difference a year makes," says St. Paul frontman Paul Janeway with a laugh.
Part of what made that difference was the fact that the three year old group so impressed with their impassioned soul-gospel-garage sound that they landed a manager and a booking agent at last year's festival. "We actually did what a band is supposed to do at South by Southwest," says Janeway with another laugh, on the phone from a tour bus.


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Watch: TWICE, MAMAMOO, SEVENTEEN, EXID, And More Carry out At Suwon K-Pop Great Concert On "The Show"ilmare42 June 21, 2016 0 On a distinct episode of SBS MTVs "The Show" this week, many of Korea's freshest artists and teams take to the degree at the Suwon K-Pop Super Concert!
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Crave by Calvin Klein is a aromatic fougere fragrance for men. Crave was launched in 2002. The noses behind this fragrance are Yves Cassar, Pascal Gaurin and Jean-Marc Chaillan. Top notes are starfish and bergamot; middle notes are basil, coriander and pimento; base notes are nutmeg, sandalwood, tonka bean, musk, oakmoss, vetiver and birch.
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Fresh and clean smelling. Like this one
if you miss this one , go buy Benetton Be United Man... its very similar.
Smells different and good,longevity average.
Not the most sophisticated of fragrances, but one I love nonetheless. Opens with a marine freshness and citrus scent, the starfish and bergamot. As it dries down, the herb and spice notes become more apparent, as the basil, coriander and pimento come through. Finally the wood and musk begins to dominate.
Overall, I would describe this as a fresh and clean fragrance, most suitable for summer days and for younger or more active men. The longevity and sillage are moderate, but nothing is more than moderate on me for some reason. Creed Aventus really projects well on me for about an hour but that's an exception.
I came across this Calvin Klein fragrance by chance when a friend of mine was moving and asked me to take care of some of his things, but he did have some interesting EDT in his collection.. scents I would normally deem too cheap or too common - I can be a touch pretentious - but this one was my favourite of the bunch. He also did have some Cool Water, which I haven't gone near since I was a horny teen. That actually is a much better fragrance than I remembered.
I purchased years ago, I'd forgotten until I saw in here. I smelled it on a sexy 20 something male and it was Delish.
I got it for myself as I did try his, but the marine or aquatic isn't for me, shame.
I agree with the positive comments, they describe what I think for the most part
I'll be honest. It's only a 15 mL gift bottle and there's only 5 mL left. For those of you who own many CK products, this one has the noticeable CK core, yet better longevity and sillage. Never my favourite when I was younger, but I'm an active guy and it's very fresh, so you can't go wrong there.
Imagine: It's the early summertime and you're out on a trail run. As you negotiate a particularly difficult turn, there's a pretentious highschool kid on the other side that you nearly run over. Just as you brush past him, you get a hint of his cologne. He's wearing the same thing you are. He's wearing Crave.
Think: Citrus, Energetic, Simple, Lively, Youthful
Overall: 6/10 - Not for the older gentleman
Very synthetic mess of notes which didn´t work for me. I gave it away.
And how can it be fougere without lanvender?
Citrusy fresh summer blend in a bottle. Really like this stuff and wear it once in a while (because it was discontinued years ago and costs a bit to get nowadays), so I'm trying to save what I have left. This is a hot weather hit.
A pleasant marine aquatic, Crave is different from most on the market but not so different or prohibitively expensive to be difficult to wear. In the salty, citrus, semi woody category that leans toward Tom Ford Costa Azzurra or Creed Erolfa, but does not really mimic either of those luxury fragrances. Crave is slightly more citrus than either of those.
While it may be polarizing due to uniquely being at the intersection of the "out at sea" and "beachy" subcategories of aquatics, its relative uniqueness in this sense makes Crave all the more intriguing, and it occupies its own space between the citrus and coconut beach fragrances and the salty, woody marine fragrances.
For a summer EDT, Crave's projection and longevity are both strong, especially its opening. It becomes a skin scent within a couple of hours but does last beyond the 6 hour mark.
There is some inconsistency in the listing of one of the top notes, as I've seen either "starfruit" or "starfish" but never both. I'd assume the fruit and not the animal, but I'm not sure I'd know how to detect either. Same goes for the lichen, as I'd expect animal products to be avoided, though this fragrance is now 13 years old.
As another side note, the spray bottle is slightly cumbersome (I find this to be the case with the off-center sprayer of Nautica Classic / Blue, as well), but that's separate from the scent itself.
In conclusion, this is worth a try if you're in the market for a warm weather fragrance.
7 out of 10
This is a fantastic fresh, clean fragrance that no one can say "oh it kinda reminds me of..." something else.
Original and very pleasing. When it was first launched it was the most asked about frag.
"What are you wearing?" was a daily occurrence and compliments rained in from everyone.
It took a year or so before nearly every guy I passed was wearing it and it's popularity diminished because it wasn't 'cool' anymore directly because of this.
If Chanel brought this out today at $150 a bottle it would be considered a have-to-have-it frag by the pretentious who only knock it now because it's cheap (and everyone has it or had it their collection)but also by those who know this juice still blows passersby away.
VERY spicy. You have to look closely to identify a few notes.
The Pimento (Red Pepper?) is the most prominent note on my skin. Although it feels synthetyc, it gives me the same feeling that real pepper does.
I can also smell the vetyver and the bergamot. The bergamot keeps it citrus and slightly sweet. The vetyver keeps it fresh and masculine.
I get little nutmeg along with the pepper, but no marine notes at all.
Even being a little 'bland', is not a bad fragrance. I particularly don't give it high notes (i bought it and gave it away, cause is nothing special) but i know that is not a bad fragrance, just not my taste.
Best suitable for spring and summer, day or nights. Very young, i could see the model in the ad wearing this. A ripped guy trying to look sexier than he actually is. Maybe that is the problem with this fragrance. It tries too much.
For its cheap price, could be a blind buy for a summer cologne.
Ok... So, I spritzed this on in the morning... a good generous 5 shots and enjoyed the initial notes but didn't see them as particularly interesting or unique. Nice start... As my day progressed, I occasionally sniffed inside my shirt to see how things were changing and was rather disappointed at a limited heart and a wussy base. I didn't smell basil at all, and the coriander is a tad raw... as for the base, the oakmoss component also seems weakly artificial and the vetiver (which I love) was disappointingly short lived. Most fragrances perish on my skin after 6-7 hours except the really heavy hitters, but all I'm left with here is a touch of tonka and light musk. I won't go into the starfish madness... I didn't read the description before I sat down to write my review and I think the idea of "starfish" as a note is rather absurd. There is a wee bite of salty ozone in the initial essence, but come on... Oy... this one goes back into the "give it away" to someone who will actually wear it more often. Pleasant... inoffensive... rather boring...
I really like this very much. Attractive. Highly recommended!
Just okay. Yes the bottle is cheap but if that was it I would not care. It just doesnt last long enough or project well. I do like the smell in fact I like it a lot. Would not purchase again because it just doesnt last long enough
Found a bottle hidden away in a wardrobe, remember now why I put it there, horrible plastic bottle, really cheap dull smell, lasts literally about an hour, is it discontinued? Needs to be, along with CK Free.
is my second review. is the best summer scent. begins very spicy and citrus, then settles on notes of basil,sea and oakmoss. and betulla .poi I can smell the sweetness and aroma of the bean tonka.good longevity and sillage.
yet another time that the given notes have almost nothing to do with the real effect to my nose.. Agree that is like a fresh, so feelgood crush of a fruity chewing gum that has juice inside :) i had found this really modern fresh and upcoming when it was launched, felt the mixture of all this is strongly uplifting; it's citrusy but no citrus as we know.. it's fresh but not blue or green.. Obviously unisex; still love it, so sad it's discontinued and rare now..slight differences among bottles also!
Very unique but totally girly
Sweet candy, fruity, etc.
One of a kind
Call this my personal vignette with a fragrance I'll always love. First off, received as a gift, the best way to get such a playful, amusing scent. Then the seemingly silly but actually quite practical bottle; all plastic, encased in a case like Lady Gaga in her egg, it's ideal for taking traveling. Even in the checked luggage, no worries of breakage, and you can spray it with or without fully removing the bottle. This is great because it's also the perfect background scent for a holiday or vacation: summery, sunny and fresh.
However, it has a depth. Of all my vetivers, this is the youngest and sauciest take on that classic note. Not like my favorite classy Chanels pour homme or other CKs. It was smart to mix the classic base with a joyous top. Not frivolous at all, but releasing. I find both sillage and longevity to be moderate to strong, at least strong enough for me (who doesn't like to float in a cloud of scent). Definitely a backup fragrance on days when I need a boost.
Very weak scent for me. Horrible longevity and sillage. Almost transparent scent.
Wonder why so many people don't care that much for this Frag. I had it years ago and recently got another bottle but my gf liked it so much - I let her keep it.
I would describe this as fresh and fruity - Citrusy, actually. There is also this aquatic note perhaps it is the much argued about 'starfish'? :), I see why some say it smells synthetic, it does BUT thats not necessarily a bad thing
My issue is that projection and longevity are rather limited, I rarely got more than 3 hours with regular use, and since I used it in the summer, I doubt if it would perform better in the colder months.
The bottle, other than being plastic and sometimes annoying since I cant seem to stand it, is rather cool and unique
So, if you are looking for a nice carefree summer scent, I'd say to give this a try - you just might like it.
not sure I would call this one a frssh spicy scent as all I get is citrus , pretty safe scent for work or popping to the pub for a drink not one for a big night out to impress anyone
I had this 10 years ago and and it just seemed to disappear? Recently discovered it again and....wow, this is really nice, fresh, youthful and uplifting. I don't usually take a second look at a CK frag but for the price, this can't be shunned at all, well worth a try.....
i don't like fresh scent.but for this i make an exception.the best fresh!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had a sample of it.
Scent opens with citrus and its linear, then in approx. 3 hours magic happens..the best musky/woody drydown I've ever smelled.
Final stages of this fragrance are the best part of it IMO.
Magical,just magical.
It's a summery scent, but can be worn all year around.
A charming, youthful and playful scent with light citrus, fruit, hints of fresh herbs and something like a marine note upfront. Checking the notes it's starfish...that's a new one. It's fairly linear with a light woodsy and tonka drydown. Longevity is about 5 hours with fair sillage and projection. The bottle is pretty cool, bright and catchy. I like it. Check it out if you're looking for something different than a run of the mill acquatic.
Used to "borrow" this from my dad's collection when I was in college and bring it with me to school back home in southeast Asia. And I am a female. That is how good this smells like. The first time I used this, I got to school then my friends complimented me on it both male and female. I mentioned that this is men's cologne after that my male friends would ask if they can spray some on themselves when they smell this on me. After a few weeks, I had to get a travel size empty bottle, poured some water then sprayed some of the cologne in, shake it before spraying just so I wouldn't finish my dad's cologne (he bathes himself in cologne whenever he uses any). It didn't smell the same of course but back then I smoked cigs so I had to have something and Arden Green Tea wasn't enough for the smoke smell. It was weird when I think about it now, us all using the same cologne. But actually, the dry down on me was citrus sandalwood and not that musky as it was on my friends.
I remember wearing this in high school. I had a hard time trying it again being older and having a more educated nose. After reading the reviews and trying it again, I must admit. This is a very underrated fragrance. Thrown under the bus as a young teen fragrance only. Currently, I garnish more compliments with this then any other scent in my collection (believe me, I was surprised too), including YSL La Nuit De L'Homme (which gets a lot of compliments), and Dior Homme Intense. In 10 minutes of wearing it I got 4 compliments and more as the day went on (majority being women). Wore it to a party and everyone went crazy over how good it smelled. Yeah, it can be labeled as your typical fresh scent, but it is quite different from anything else out. At least until Givenchy Play Sport came along with its much more floral clone cousin which doesn't last at all or compare IMHO.
Its the perfect spring and summer scent. It smells like a blast of citrus while sitting on the beach on a hot summer day with a very sexy masculine appeal. Believe me I know, I live in So Cal. Plus, the starfish note is very unique when you think about it and you can most certainly detect it. I'd say this is something not just for the young audience, but up to early 30's.
My first cologne, smells amazing - but it will remain my first - as I was 13.
Sweet and inviting edt. Suited for summer days and nights. I feel a smell of parsley at the top notes.
I used to wear this back in 2004, while i was attending high school in Germany. Many people loved it and said it had monster projection; I would walk through the aisle and leave a fume of citrus behind me....i would like to test it again and see if it has the same effect...
my college's perfume :p recommended for teenagers who want to feel fresh, sporty n hip.. eventhough it's a man perfume.. but i used it and worked well on my skin.. ^^
Spicy citrus in a synthetic way.Very nice opening for a newcomer,but spoiled nose tend to turn away.
Great chice for college/high school students.
Longetivity is minimal.Reminds me a soap bar.
I bought this solely because of the unique packaging, which reminds me of Gucci Rush for Men. With a zero expectation, the scent is actually nice. I get a nice dose of sweet sour juicy bergamot all around from start to finish. The idea of starfish freaks me out a bit, but it actually just gives the scent a slight oceanic nuance. Later, musk just wrap around the clean wood and finish off everything. The scent may be a bit too simple for some, but I enjoy it as it is without thinking too much. It's a real pleasure to wear during hot summer day. A true Go-To scent.
I recieved some kind of sample or something of this I thought it was lotion so I applied it heavy but it was sparkly on my arms I had to rub it in for a long time but anyways still don't know what it is but it smells spectacular in my opinion it lasted all day at work and I'm sitting here and every now and then I still get a wiff of it and I keep sniffing myself to find out where its coming from but can't find it but I applied that at 5 30 am and its now 10 pm so yea I will be buying a bottle I hope the spray on last half as long as this i even sprayed a different cologne on after I got home and I can smell this one over it so yea love it...
How does Starfish smell?
After few years I still love it for summer not only for a day use... It's fresh spicy and citrus at the beginning but the base is very manly so it is not only for boys. I'd rather say that women up to 35 y/o will say it's very sexy, but above 35 says it's nice but for sure you won't seduce them with this fragrance.
Fragrance: 8,5/10
Longevity: 8/10 really good base
Bottle: 5/10 modern but plastic. It's the main "boy" reason I think
This was my signature fragrance in high school! I loooooved it! I've just bought it again cause of the great memories :)
DID you ever got those note books for school that have fruity smells on the cover? This smells like it. The lemon sweet synthetic smell of one of those note books. (In latin america those note books are called fruticas)
If we are talking in perfume terms I would say this lacks a base, like woods or musk or something that make it stand, I mean they list it, but its not there.
So don't expect something manly or classy, Its synthetic and sweet and citric but I still like it.
Good for summer and casual wearing if you are under 25 but its definitely for a younger crowd maybe 11-16
I'm happy to see almost everybody agrees with the fact this perfume is good for teenagers. If you are a 17 yo boy and want SO bad to catch the attention of that classmate who feels way too remarkable to ever look at you, then try going for it. Girls may ask what you're wearing but, honestly, I do not think you'll ever attract a real woman with it.
You know.. A good friend of mine use to have this fragrance. Once in a while, he would tell me that the girl he was dating had complimented him on his perfume. As soon as I would hear this, I'd laugh and tell him she probably was a goose. Unfortunately, I was always right. Funny.
both the price and smell are just CHEAP. not recommended at all. very teenage high schooly.
Oh well, another one of those fragrances where the sharp fork in the sinus synthetic sour note obscures the rest of the composition. That note is tenacious- couldn't scrub it off. Glad I only got a sample.
This is spicy enough I think. But it just doesn't last long. But still, you can smell it on your wrist. Oh, it stings on my first use. And a little bit watery. But, I like it, but not much.
Very sweet and synthetic smelling, but fresh all the same. Aimed at a younger market and it is the kind of scent that will appeal to men in their teens and early twenties. Especially with the modern looking plastic bottle that will no doubt intrigue a gadget obsessed generation. Not my favourite CK scent, but a decent one all the same that can be picked up fairly cheaply.
A "stepped out the ocean" aroma, which is brilliant for a beach holiday...
I applied 6 heavy sprays
0 - 1 hour - 1.5 foot projeciton fading to 8 inches.
This is as close to a natural smell of the ocean as one could get, IMHO. Very well made with starfish prominent for the 1st 45 mins then a gentle, almost very crisp light and mild fruit edge comes in and mixes with the starfish. Sexy indeed. Very young masculine. Ages 18 - 40
1 hour - 5 hours - 3 inch projection. Same scent as last 15 mins above
5 - 7 hours. Close to skin. Sometimes it lasts longer
Very affordable these days.
I will remember using my 100 ML bottle at Los Gigantes Beach, Tenerife. I had to use more frequently as the Sun ate it up, but it's so affordable you can afford to re-apply
The best beach scent I have come across, IMHO. The bottle even looks like it belongs to a life guard and the fact its a plastic bottle means that you can easily put it in your beach bag, without worry of broken glass.
I didn't have this, my man did and my god did it turn me on. As s girl, i'm really sad that they discontinued this.
At the beginning I really could smell something like a mixture of sea water with this 'fishy' aroma and a hint of bergamot. I suppose that the fishy thing comes from the unfortunate starfish but I find it quite interesting that there is something quite oceanic about the opening with more emphasis on water than fish.
Anyway, that passes really quickly and then it becomes quite sweet. Almost on the feminie side. No birch, vetiver or oakmoss for me, what is a shame because it would be more interesting that way.
Quite nice, but personally I won't remember it because of any particularly pleasant smell. I'll remember it only because of my awareness that it is supposed to contain a 'starfish' note, what makes it a bit of a curiosity in the perfume industry.
Another great scent from Calvin Klein.
Fresh sporty smell...sexy and seems to stay on for the whole day when my boyfriend wears it.
I really like this one.
I read an article assuring me "starfish" note is a synthesised ingredient and mercifully is not made of actual creatures :D
The question remains, WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY ACTUALLY SMELL LIKE? I mean, enough to buy a perfume based on them being in it? A touch of the esoteric is fine, but this is ridiculous. Are there any marine biologist fragrance lovers out there who can tell me that starfish have a wonderfully distinctive aroma that was just begging to be used in perfumery? Or is this pure nonsense? It deserved to die due to this self-concious conceptual idiocy whatever.
Marine. Just say marine. That's all you meant, don't try and be clever.
Also really don't like the advert. All armpits and underwear and smugness. Get dressed and go home, boy >:(
Well I have to say my previous review was a bit reactionary :-/ but upon reading the whole review I remember my outrage being on the lowest possibility that a synthetic starfish note would exist due to zero demand for the unknown smell of a starfish. Though I still agree with the logic itself, I was dead wrong about the note.
The starfish note is actually an inspiration for the exact-most (it's a word now) essence of the salty sea that can be captured via smell (see the description). I'm glad I was wrong and I no longer wish for Klein, Cassar, Gaurin and Chaillan to f$&€ themselves, but should they feel adventurous, I won't judge. To be frank, I'm not sure exactly how to put it, but it's perfect representation of capturing the sea by smell, if only for wider-knowledge of the relationship between starfish and it's representation OF the sea smell.
So the smell: the opening bergamot is very dominant and kind of alienating, actually. But with that pure essence of the sea, when the bergamot finally settles, it is a good mix for an opening. The whole scent is aquatic, fresh, cool and honestly, yes, generic. But the scent over all is a good casual scent for summer days, nuff said.
Very casual fragrance for AU$29 is a very easy buy, but I have enough casual scents and I'm not one for citrusy openings so I dont place it in the want list.
Yes,this is Kouros plus Antaeus to the power of 10.The longevity & intensity are absolutely excellent.So fresh & invigorating.So masculine.
This fragrance has the sweetness of YSL's finest creations combined with the aromatic qualities of Chanel's best brands,such as Antaeus.
I absolutely love this fragrance.It is on a par with Insense Ultramarine.
I love this perfume so much, IS STRANGE, i use it every month, because it have a smell that make's you remember the last place you went with it.very juvenile. like me :)
Longevity: 10 hours
Overall: 5/5
P.D CHOICE. are right. every one should have one of this at least once in live. <3
Another discovery.Just bought today.A truly amazing men's fragrance.It has such a wide variety of angles & components.My new favourite.As with Tommy by Hilfiger,this is very good for spring or summer.Its qualities are great & varied.Yes,I think it's CK's best yet.
Fooled by gorgeous model in ad.
This smells cheap to me. Something is not right, is it the starfish or Pimiento note. It does smell for summer use.
...and apparently I'm not the only one to trash it, it's discontinued.
I have to say this is very pleasant summer smell. I didn't want to buy it at first because the bottle is plastic which looks cheap. However, the smell is so wonderful, I could not put it down. Lucky, my husband loved this too. After having it for a year, I find having a plastic bottle is quite convenience. It's light, it's great to take away on your holiday travel because you don't have to worry about breaking it - this is a bonus.
It's a men's perfume, I know, but its fresh and spicy fragrance makes Crave by Calvin Klein suitable for both men and women.
And I get compliments from both men and women when I'm wearing this one.
I chose this perfume for my boyfriend. the best fragrance both With an original and practical plastic bottle to be easily transported. I love so much
Starfish...Can I add fish or crab?
But I love crave crazy.It's fresh,a
little spice,boyish,charming,active and energyzing.A smart choise for young men.
I remember this cologne's release and pictures of Travis Fimmel(yum!) plastered in 3 of Macy's windows with the tweaked male symbol everywhere, and still it was not enough to lure me away from AdG at the time. The ad slogan"Get it on..." I thought was genius due to the double entendre. I received this as a sample last year and when I smelled it wished I had 'got it on' all those years ago...
This scent has one of the most unusual scents I have ever smelled and I'm seeing now that it is starfish(!)and bergamot. The bitter greeness I get but the other note in the opening is spicy-aquatic-sweet and I find it oh, so sexy! The herbal heart of basil, corriander and pimento is sharp, spicy and smooth. This scent is full of youthful exuberance but does not limit the age range that can wear it due to it's clean and modern construction that is manly and fresh simultaneously. The drydown is a little more 'mature' than the 'fresh' opening or the 'spicy' heart.(Almost like the answer to the sphinx's riddle:MAN who crawls on all fours as a youngster, walks on two legs as a man and leans on a cane as he gets older)As it dries it becomes warmer, woodier and more earthy with just the right amount of musk to sweeten it but not 'stink'. The birch-moss-vetiver combo is especially smooth, aromatic and clean. Nutmeg and tonka add warmth and elegance to the sandal's grace.
Sillage: great
Longevity: good
Overall: 4.5/5
Despite the basenotes, it never gets too oriental or staid, but remains young at heart. This is a very sexy scent that is pleasing to everyone who smells it and I am glad I found it in the large 2.5 oz EDT for under 20.00! When I am bored with other scents I reach for this and am always pleased. The packaging on this is unique and also artsy and very 'mod', I find it quite a treasure...
Para mi, la fragancia ideal para verano.
No muy cara, original y buen aroma, perdurabilidad que aumenta según el calor del ambiente y poco utilizada/conocida.
Todo el mundo debería tenerla al menos 1 vez en su vida.
Ahh, Crave.
Thank you, Calvin Klein's Perfume Marketers, for reminding me that one's taste in scent CAN change with age! I tried this with my junior high school years well past me, and I'm glad now to have done it.
For those mourning its discontinuation, fear not: you can approximate this scent far more cheaply by going up to a newly manufactured piece of consumer electronics and taking a good whiff (not that there's anything wrong with that... clearly I do this all the time!)
I had this fragrance several years ago when I was a teen. I loved the aroma it let off. I remember it being a pretty good summer scent for a younger age group, with its sweetness and grassy/citrus feel. Overall a 7/10
sweet too much , its close to unisex cologne .
i like it first after while i change my mind
just ran into this baby again and repurchased. on the strength, but not crazy about it like i was years ago.my nose is GROWN UP NOW! still a nice brief summer frag to rock before the cold hits
Very good fragrance to wear during hot wheather. Spicy and refreshing , smells like weekends by the sea.
I think this is good for a younger man, quite a light, sweet/spicy fragrance. It doesn't last overly long. I think it would be good for summer. I see it is classified as an aromatic fougere - I would never have thought it to be so.
It's weird, but I once had dried starfish hanging in my classroom (I am a teacher) and they started to smell unpleasant, so I sprayed them with a cheap knock-off fragrance I had (I think it was called Ivanof Waterman - a Cool water copy, I think). Anyway the unpleasant smell was taken away, but there was still an aquatic element detectable. I remember the smell of the starfish after I sprayed them and it is very much like what Crave smells like. Now that probably makes it sound more unpleasant than it really is. It is not a bad fragrance. The bottle is pretty cool, my class think it looks like a sarcophagus (we're studying Ancient Egypt at the moment).
sporty, active, perfect for hot weather and everyDAY use.
Very light scent that has no character at all. Recommended for 8-10 if that age range ever use a fragrance!
this has a fresh smell. kinda sporty but all in all it is a nice scent.
Fresh and citrus. Very simple. Got it as a gift from a godfather of my son, this is the only reason I keep it. Chemistry is not good for me - immidiatelly got head-ache.
I just tested a sample I got with an order last summer. I applied lots all over one arm and wrist so I could get a good, long whiff.
I like it. It is certainly fresh and spicy, with pepper sprinkled all over the opening and heart. There is light Bergamot, but the citrus is not overdone. To me, the pepper helps to hide that 'sea-shore' smell in the background that most Aquatic's have.
I'm testing it in the winter, the air is cool and dry inside, and the scent carries good sillage for an aquatic. After a very enjoyable beginning, it starts to become an 'ordinary' designer scent, which is not a bad thing.
After almost an hour the base is what's left, although the pepper stays around in the background. The dry down is a Spicy-Woody Musk. Very clean. Longevity is on the short side.
I like it, would like to own it, and would recommend it. It doesn't move me to the point where I have to run out and buy it right away. Just expect to get a nice everyday scent in CK Crave, very nice.
very ordinary like anything else calvin klein. sampled it a few times when it first came out but found it too simple. the only good thing is the bottle.
I bought this for my hubby, but sometimes i like wearing it. For me it, it has similar scent with hugo XY....the one I'm wearing at the moment. So fresh and sporty. makes me feel confident.
Crave is discontinued :P It's too plastic. A plastic grass scent. I hate this. I also hated the guy in Crave poster. However, I like the Bald guy in D&G Maddyrain :))
An interesting bottle, totally plastic, just like its content. I once loved it, but its too modern and synthetic smell is kind boring after awhile...
I have just bought it for my boyfriend. I liked very much the bottle, and when i smelled it was fresh and like fruity on the testing paper first smelled like escada sunset heat, but then i tried on my own skin and its not very sweet on me, but probably its different with mens chemistry.
Its sporty and fresh and perfect for summe, i like it very much and i hope he will like it too
It's sweet, but enought for a boy. It's perfect for young boys or active men. It's sweet but fresh and modern. This perfume has attitude.
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