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All quotes tagged Blending
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"One of my favorite clothing patterns is camouflage. Because when you're in the woods it makes you blend in. But when you're not it does just the opposite. It's like "hey, there's an asshole.""
"I would say that we're still contemporary but we use elements of blended, which has some elements of traditional music."
"There are things coming from me that I felt I wanted to talk about. My search for my own blend of spirituality, my acknowledgement of my sexuality, my being the single mother of a young man."
"Due to aggressive price cuts on (Pentium 4) ... we now expect blended (average selling prices) in the low $150s."
"It's been related more to getting the ethanol from the rail yard into the product terminals for blending than it has been an availability of supply."
"I think we've made a number of good signings and we've blended them with a very strong core group from last year."
"We have invested in extensive blending, bagging and storage facilities, which allow us to meet the demand for bulk, mini-bulk and bagged product."
"The nuance with the U.S. team in qualifying is always, 'How do we blend our domestic- and foreign-based players? Now it's more complicated because we probably have more players abroad than ever before."


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EDM festivals continue to spread across America with the relatively new Sun City Music Festival (est. 2011) revealing the first wave of performers for this year's event.
Tiesto, Martin Garrix and David Guetta are among the headliners for Sun City's newest iteration, which is scheduled for Aug. 30-31 — Labor Day weekend.
Sun City 2014 will also feature appearances from Showtek, Above & Beyond, Carnage and W&W. The beats will drop across three stages at El Paso's 448-acre Ascarate Park.
RELATED: EDM Brothers Showtek on Rocking Music Festivals and the Power of 'Booyah'
It's a reasonably priced show, with two-day general admission passes going for $99. VIP passes for both days offer an array of amenities (including a separate entrance and special viewing decks) are available for $169. Both prices levels come with additional service fees. Tickets are on sale now.

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text: I'm getting a tennis group together that meets up sundays. Looks like this week we have 5 people. I don't want to tell the 5th guy not to come out (though I did warn him he was sort of odd man out), but I don't want one person to sit around either. Any suggestions on drills games that let you rotate in a 5th player?


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Discussion in 'Doctor Who' started by Count Zero, May 29, 2010.
I'll be amazed if he's not alive at the end of the last episode.
You know, I was quite enjoying that until they used the cheap gimmick with the Crack to retcon Rory out of existence. And Amy's a time traveller, but she still totally forgets him?
Oh, and since the Crack erases people's existence entirely, then that means that Davros and the Daleks now never existed. Oh god, it gets worse and worse....
Liked the episode very much. The Silurian part was all resolved reasonably quickly, I thought, but of course, the main part here is Rory's death and the Doctor pulling a piece of the Tardis out of the crack.
This has just got me even more anticipated for the finale.
Though I could see it coming, Rory's death was actually quite a shock. I had grown to like him, and I thought he had made an excellent foil for the Doctor. I wonder if he'll return somehow when all this crack business is sorted out. There does seem to be something unfinished in his relationship with Amy.
As for the Silurian plot, am I the only one who wouldn't mind seeing a sequel to it, in a thousand years when they've woken up? Nasreen staying behind could lead to a story in the future. Or its just wishful thinking on my part.
The Silurian narration really reminded me of the End of Time. Not sure what I have to go on that, although it could mean something, it could just be a way of telling the story.
The Doctor told Amy she would forget but Rory was directly connected to her life and The Doctor won't because hes not human but a Lord of Time, explains why he could stick his hand in the crack.
The Doctor/Tardis in the season finale could cause the crack I suppose though most likely in the 12th episode due to the title of that and survive still. I guess 13th episode will be about closing it.
Also how is it a gimmick, not only does he die but then gets wiped from history a tragedy meant to play on the audience more than the characters though it will stay with the Doctor and hurt more this way.
I assume time corrects for anything Rory did.
anyways I am not 100% convinced we wont see him again, on that note they seemed to do too much set up, for the Doctor & Amy not to visit the Silurians again in 1,000 years time.
Talking of I enjoyed the Silurian plot, and the fact that they were more individuals than previous Who aliens, who have all tended to look exactly alike.
Since we dont know what caused the cracks, we can speculate across, but it seems hard to say what has and what hasnt been sucked into the crack.
Any reason why the female of the Silurians seemed to be the warrior type? seemed odd.
i liked it. esecially after having watched The Silurians on DVD this avro. although the Doctor didn't tell the truth about what happened before - UNIT merely collapsed the caves and killed the renegade. the others went into hibernation!
So it is possible for time travellers to forget things that've been erased from history after all? So have Sarah Jane, Captain Jack and co. forgotten the Dalek invasion now then?
Quite liked it. Alittle toomuch surviving-by-dumb-luck-at-the-last-msecond for my taste, but I think that it served to blindside the audience about Rory's fate (, as did last week's talk with the Doctor about protecting Amy). Poor Rory - killed and then retconned out of time. Sound like someone doesn't like him.
Given the "Chekhov's gun" in the shape of the Engagement Ring (the taking off of which was one of the poorest bits of writing in the series) I wouldn't bet any money on his not being back in two or three episodes time.
After all, at the end of the day the TARDIS won't be destroyed, so the Crack won't be formed.
Ah, but then the Doctor won't meet Amy, and won't do all the stuff he's done so far.
Thank fuck for that. We might get someone who can act playing the companion next year.
I haven't seen the episode but... really? I guessed that after ep501 aired. I was hoping for a better reason.
That was pretty damn poor. I'm not lying when I say I pretty much predicted what would happen. Well, not the crack nonsense. Though as soon as that Silurian bird crawled round the corner with a gun, I knew Rory was a goner. And the Silurian make-up looked absolutely dismal on that fat bloke. Pitiful stuff.
Still love Matt Smith though. And there was some tension when Amy started meddling with that sleeping Silurian. Of course, only a bloody idiot would do that in the first place, but still. Chibnall should be blacklisted.
They killed Rory! The bastards!
There are quite a number of loose threads from this episode, like the Silurians waking up in 1000 years, Nasreen and Elliot's granddad staying behind (I hope we'll see the sequel to that someday) and the engagement ring.
I think the finale will be about changing history with the help of the crack just like the Doctor insinuated in the Weeping Angels two-parter.
also if the CGI enviroment seen in this episode, is the best the BBC, can do, then I plead with them, that they dont even try and render environments in CG, I can believe no one on the production said "dont you think this looks a little cheap?" or how the out sourced CG production company, would want there name associated with such a poor effort
There was no such reason, The evidence that Candlelight states could easily come from a future timeline.
for what its worth all signs point towards that.
Cracking episode. Only really let down by too much plot shoved into too short an episode (odd given last week was kinda the reverse)
Loved the CG Silurian underworld, loved loads of Silurians, and I agree with what others have said about hoping we get to see the Doctor show up again in 1000 years.
Rory's death wasn't a shock. Him being retconned out of Amy's memory on the other hand was, and I thought Matt and Karen played it brilliantly.
I disagree that Rory will somehow be back at the end of the season. Nope can't see it. What I can see is somehow the Doctor making it so that Amy at least remembers him. I also don't think the fragments of TARDIS are from Tennant's regeneration, the TARDIS wasn't that banged up. I have a sneaking suspicion that Moffat's pulling a Blakes 7 Orac/Redemption switch. It isn't our TARDIS.
Anyway, in terms of every other late season 2 parter this is clearly the poorest, however it's more comparable to the early season 2 parters, and on that basis I'd put it joint top with the Sontaran 2 parter.
sorry I have to ask, but are you being serious?
I liked the Silurian setting very much as well. I don't really know why people complain.
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By Rob Mahoney
This season has operated under the assumption that the Eastern Conference is Miami's to lose, and though the Heat's interest has waxed and waned through their first 38 games, there's no reason to abandon that premise yet. They've experienced some setbacks, but a motivational downswing is not unusual for a highly talented team in a title-defending regular season. The prize has already been won, and though the Heat are clearly interested in a repeat, they're certainly not above biding their time -- in the spirit of title teams past -- until the framework of a seven-game series instills the basis for effort and order.
For now, the Heat are viewed as a team lacking in defensive focus and rebounding efficacy that nonetheless boasts the best basketball player in the world and the overall profile of a championship contender. They may have entered Monday's play leading the second-seeded Knicks by only one game, but the Heat ultimately have the least to prove; they've shown how overwhelming they can be when all of the core pieces are in the lineup and executing with an end goal in mind, while their East rivals are still out to prove that they can keep up with Miami's extra gear.
So let's check in with those other teams in hopes of understanding which ones might eventually have the best chance of testing Miami's resolve. As good as the Heat are (and, more important, will be), they're hardly unbeatable. But is any team in the middle-heavy East really up to the task of dethroning the champs? As I see it, there are only three even semi-realistic possibilities:
INDIANA PACERS (25-16, third in the East through Sunday)
It's not surprising that Indiana leads the NBA in points allowed per possession. Frank Vogel has not only proved to be a fantastic motivational coach but he's also done a great job of tailoring his defensive schemes to his personnel and setting realistic strategies for each player. For instance, Roy Hibbert and David West occupy some of the same defensive space, but they wind up doing fundamentally different things in coverage -- as they can and should.
But on a more counterintuitive note, Indiana has one of the most balanced starting lineups in the NBA despite an offense that on average is one of the league's worst. Only the Wizards, who played their first 33 games without John Wall, have scored fewer points per possession than the Pacers (Indiana sits at 98.4), and those two are the only teams to rank in the bottom five in both effective field-goal percentage (which factors in the added value of three-pointers) and turnover rate. Interestingly enough, neither of those metrics pertain to Indiana's starting five -- a group that registers far better offensive production across the board and scores at a rate of 106.6 points per 100 possessions. That mark would rank sixth among NBA teams despite the season-long absence of Danny Granger and the season-long slump of Roy Hibbert -- and should help put the horrendous performance of the Pacers' bench into context. Reserves D.J. Augustin and Gerald Green have simply been that bad. Granger's return (and thus Lance Stephenson's move back to the bench) will make the starting lineup more dynamic and help bridge some of the hybrid starter-sub lineups with his scoring, but it won't cure all ills.
That said, the playoffs are a different beast entirely. Once there, Vogel would have the ability to crank up the minutes on each of his significant players (save Hibbert) while curtailing the empty minutes of Augustin and Green, among others. Paul George, in particular, could be in line for a LeBron-like average of more than 40 minutes per playoff game, especially if Indiana hangs around long enough to meet Miami in the conference finals. In the context of that hypothetical series, George would prove indispensable. Not only is he the best option to defend either James or Dwyane Wade, but the rest of his skill set (elite rebounding, sharp shooting from the perimeter, speed and handle in transition) aligns perfectly with Miami's points of weakness. That alone would hardly be enough for the Pacers against the Heat, but it's a start -- and one that will be aided by Indiana's first-rate defensive execution.
No team can hope to really stop James or the Heat overall, but the Pacers do a fantastic job of taking away shots at the rim and the three-point line. The Pacers are particularly proficient in limiting corner three-point attempts. That may seem like such a small sliver of offensive performance, but the corners are an invaluable pressure release for the league's most efficient offenses and a key source of scoring for players such as Ray Allen and Shane Battier. James will get his, Wade will likely go off at some point and Chris Bosh may put up some points, too. But teams like Indiana can create leverage in a game and in a series by eliminating the scoring impact of the Heat's role players.
Take that specific strength, the flexibility of the Pacers' defensive rotations overall and Vogel's choice to keep Hibbert stationed around the rim pretty much at all times, and Indiana's defense is easily the most formidable among potential Miami opponents. But the cold truth is that it's still likely not enough, if only because Indiana's starters will have to rest at some point and the Heat's frenetic potency can render even the best defenses (and balanced offenses) irrelevant.
NEW YORK KNICKS (25-13, second in the East)
The shooting has cooled, but these Knicks -- who have soundly defeated Miami twice and are one of two teams to win at San Antonio -- still register as a pleasant surprise. Carmelo Anthony is playing the best basketball of his career. Tyson Chandler hasn't always been on top of his defensive game, but he is scoring more than ever before and still makes up for so many mistakes in New York's coverage. Jason Kidd and Raymond Felton have each been born again in the Knicks' offense after crummy seasons in Dallas and Portland, respectively. J.R. Smith blisters opponents regularly and burns the Knicks less frequently than expected.
We could go on and on, as this team has benefited from upturn after upturn despite a roster that initially seemed too old and too limited. Altogether, that's yielded the NBA's second-best offense and a league-average defense -- which, oddly enough, is an inversion of what was expected this season, given their very different rankings (17th in points per possession, fifth in points allowed per possession) in 2011-12. That could signal one of two things:
• The nature of the Knicks' play has fundamentally changed.
• This team has two disparate means of success and the potential to meld them.
I lean toward the former. On offense, the changes are easy enough to observe. Anthony is playing differently, but more important, the Knicks on the whole are playing in a way that inflates the value of certain role guys. Players such as Felton, Smith, Kidd, Chandler, forward Steve Novak and point guard Pablo Prigioni are only asked to do what they do best, which pumps up their efficiency while leaving plenty of room for Anthony (and perhaps Amar'e Stoudemire, eventually) to provide bulk scoring.
On the defensive end, however, it seems as though coach Mike Woodson's Knicks have made a few too many compromises to replicate last season's success. Chandler may still register a Defensive Player of the Year-caliber impact, but blow-bys are far more prevalent than before and playing Anthony at power forward requires him to help in ways he isn't comfortable or capable. There isn't a single player or factor degrading the Knicks' D that isn't manageable on its own, but add all of those elements together and a league-average ranking (or worse) seems somewhat unavoidable.
The wild card there is hyper-athletic ball hound/emerging cult hero Iman Shumpert, who should figure prominently into the Knicks' plans now that he's recovered from an ACL tear suffered in last season's playoffs. Shumpert is clearly New York's best perimeter defender, but that alone can't shore up a defense with so many other limitations. Perimeter defenders are generally locked into a fairly specific (and in a way, limited) zone of defensive viability; Shumpert will be able to deter one scorer, but he isn't versatile enough to make an across-the-floor impact in the same way that, say, Chandler is. Plus, many of the best teams in the East will be keeping an eye on Shumpert's three-point shooting, considering his subpar mark a season ago (30.6 percent) and the Knicks' reliance on perimeter shooting. If that becomes an issue, Shumpert could also provide enough of a drag on New York's offense to counteract some of the good that he does on defense.
All of which is to say that New York doesn't seem to have the balance necessary to overcome Miami. The Knicks would win some games in a playoff series, but they would be facing a team with an equally prolific offense and a potentially asphyxiating defense. Some interesting matchups would come into play, but with James and Battier taking turns against Anthony on a Miami team with postseason discipline and the ability to outgun the Knicks, where exactly is there room for a potential upset?
CHICAGO BULLS (23-16, fifth in the East)
The world of sports is powered by notions of "if," but no NBA team bears the same weight of Chicago's conditionality. The Bulls have the vague potential to be a legitimate contender, but if and only if: Derrick Rose returns this season in time to get up to speed; he retains the explosion off the dribble that made him so effective before his ACL tear; and coach Tom Thibodeau is able to structure a real offense around Rose midseason.
That's a lot to bank on, but nonetheless leaves contention as an open possibility for one of the league's elite defenses. Roster turnover be damned, Thibodeau again has the Bulls winning games with pitch-perfect defensive rotations and conservative shot selection, which ultimately sets the stage rather perfectly for a healthy Rose to complete the picture. When in good health and at full strength, the Bulls would be at the forefront of this conversation. But Rose's absence has made this season a difficult one to gauge and predict, as there's simply no way of knowing what he might be capable of contributing in either the short or long term.
That makes it hard to make any kind of case for Chicago's offense, but it at least raises the chance of sufficient improvement. That means the Bulls can't be ruled out -- which puts them a step above the next group of teams. There's very good reason to believe that Boston's offense won't be up to snuff. There's still plenty of reason to doubt Brooklyn's defense. But Chicago is elite on one end of the court with a shot at making things work on the other end -- a combination that at least makes it a plausible entry into the kind-of-contender conversation.
It also doesn't hurt that the Bulls rank seventh in offensive rebounding rate (a facet of the game that boosts efficiency without interfering in Rose's operations) and a respectable 11th in free-throw rate (a standing that will only improve with Rose creating disarray for opponents and drawing contact on his drives). Chicago could use more shooting, but otherwise the only void is an elite shot creator. Whether Rose can fill that role immediately is anyone's guess, especially considering how many players in the Bulls' rotation have never (or have only rarely) played with him. But the possibility of a deep playoff run -- all predicated on those many "ifs" -- lingers, with a contending core so viable that it can't be ignored.
• One popular explanation for why the Trail Blazers have lost five consecutive games: the playing time of their starters, who are getting some serious burn of late even relative to their high minutes averages this season. In the last eight games, four Blazers rank in the NBA's top seven in minutes per game, with Nicolas Batum logging the most minutes in the league. It's possible that the in-game wear has become an issue at times, but the far bigger issue is that coach Terry Stotts -- who doesn't have a single reliable contributor on his bench -- is essentially forced to play his starters heavy minutes in the first place.
• Stoudemire has never been a particularly successful rebounder, but his performance through his first eight games and 166 minutes this year has registered as a new low. Stoudemire has grabbed 14.4 percent of available rebounds while on the floor in his career -- a mark that won't doom a team but hardly helps. According to Basketball-Reference, this season Stoudemire has nabbed a tragic 8.7 percent of possible boards, which is worse than every player identified as a center who has averaged 10 minutes per game this season. This is a tiny sample size, but a statistical curiosity worth monitoring.
• It's still strange to me that the Nuggets rank last in free-throw percentage at 68.1, and even stranger that their struggles stem from players across the board having career-worst (or near-worst) seasons at the line. Some (point guard Ty Lawson) have gone from solid to shaky, others (swingman Andre Iguodala) from shaky to flat-out bad and a select group (power forward Kenneth Faried) from bad to worse.
1. Jason Terry's dwindling minutes
It was a given that Avery Bradley's comeback would force Boston coach Doc Rivers to redistribute minutes among his guards, and so far no player has forfeited a bigger slice of his role than Terry. The former Sixth Man Award winner averaged 33.3 minutes over a 20-game stretch in the middle of the season, but since then -- beginning immediately upon Bradley's return -- he has logged just 22.3 minutes, including only 19.4 minutes in the last five games.
This kind of "demotion" (I use that term very loosely) is entirely justifiable. Terry hasn't lived up to his offensive billing. The Celtics have benefited from Terry's ability to space the floor and execute some basic pick-and-rolls, but they were banking on more dynamic offensive contributions to validate a big-minute role as a combo guard off the bench. Nothing has really worked out as planned in Boston yet, and Terry's play is no different.
2. LeBron James, getting political
LeBron may not have committed to public neutrality as obsessively as Michael Jordan did, but throughout his career he has largely sidestepped the biggest of potential political questions and abstained from commenting on any bigger-than-basketball issues that happen to come his way in a media scrum. That's perfectly reasonable; no pro athlete should feel obligated to be a spokesman, and there is and was no reason to criticize the best player in basketball for simply refusing to be partisan.
But it was notable that when an NBA-specific matter cropped up that was certainly worthy of commentary, James made sure his voice was heard. After news began spreading that the Maloof family had reached a tentative agreement to sell the Kings based on a franchise valuation of $525 million, James piped up on Twitter:
Nothing groundbreaking, but an important voice in a league where the most prominent union officials are on the brink of retirement or the fringes of the NBA. If James were to play a more vocal role for the NBA players in the future, it could create an interesting league-union dynamic, to say the least.
3. Kosta Koufos, making it happen
Even on the superstar-less Nuggets, Koufos is a complete afterthought. The 23-year-old 7-footer cuts in to finish scrambled possessions. He grabs rebound after rebound, but does so far less spectacularly than Faried. His game is built on effort without any of the classic emblems of a hustle game, making him aesthetically bland but altogether helpful. The bottom line: Koufos (8.1 points and 6.5 rebounds in 23 minutes per game) has turned into a pretty solid player for Denver, if only in a role that holds very little pressure. A team would be in a bad spot if it had to actively rely on Koufos, but he's done some good work on the margins for one of the hottest teams in the NBA.
4. What a difference an athletic, star-in-the-making point guard with great court vision makes
I'm not exactly sure when the basketball public began regarding Wall with such outrageous and unwarranted pessimism, but hopefully the Wizards' return to respectability over the last few games will help convince some of their errors in judgment. The jumper is a mess, but Wall is still the kind of creative force that can help bring a team's entire offense to order. He transforms Nene from a useful big man to a potent finisher. He force-feeds Emeka Okafor, Trevor Ariza and Trevor Booker. He also takes the ball out of the hands of Jordan Crawford and A.J. Price -- the importance of which should not be underestimated.
But perhaps Wall's impact can be best measured in the performance of rookie guard Bradley Beal, who has had a fairly trying season as a prominent offensive player on a team without many shot creators. In more than 1,000 minutes without Wall on the floor this season, Beal has averaged 15.4 points per 36 minutes while shooting just 38.2 percent from the field and 34.3 percent from three-point range. But in the five games (and 82 minutes) he's played with Wall, Beal has averaged 20.6 points per 36 minutes on a far-better 53.1 percent from the field and 69.2 percent from beyond the arc. Those numbers won't hold over the course of the season, but they at least offer an exaggerated glimpse into the kind of effect Wall has on capable scorers who are able to revert to more natural roles.
5. James Harden goes right to go left
One of the worst things that a perimeter defender can do is to overplay a competent ball-handler to one side or another, and yet Harden apparently inspires just such coverage in his defenders. Everyone in the NBA knows that the Rockets' guard -- much like Manu Ginobili before him -- wants to go to his left. He's more comfortable that way, finishes more effectively that way and more consistently gets all the way to the basket as opposed to settling for pull-up jumpers. But some defenders take that preference as a license to overplay Harden's left to a ridiculous degree, essentially ushering him to the lane in the process. Harden, like any ball-handler worth his salt, simply makes a quick detour to the right in the driving lane provided, only to cross back to his left after finding open space.
[Rob Mahoney: Think Harden travels a lot? Think again]
6. The even wilder side of DeMarcus Cousins
Cousins is incredibly productive for a Kings team in such obvious disarray, but the recent uptick in turnovers of a player who was already turnover-prone has caught my attention. The third-year center certainly isn't above the occasional horrible pass or baffling error, but over his last seven games he's averaged a whopping 4.1 turnovers -- well above his 2.8 average for the season. That Cousins is simply making his typically wild plays on a more frequent basis accounts for most of the increase. At some point he'll need to rein in that streak in his game, though it's become abundantly clear that this season -- which is messy even by Kings standards -- won't likely bring Cousins to that moment of restraint and epiphany.
7. Mike James, reinventing the pick-and-roll
Dallas signed James to a second 10-day contract last week, and coach Rick Carlisle even trusted James enough (and/or didn't trust point guard Darren Collison enough) to have James close out some close games. The 37-year-old has had his moments, but he has mostly chipped in a bucket here or there without being all that useful.
But on a stylistic note, it's been interesting to watch James run the high pick-and-roll with Dirk Nowitzki because James doesn't ever get inside the three-point line. Nowitzki's pick, as it turns out, isn't an impetus to create penetration, but simply a ruse to get James open for a three-pointer, set up Nowitzki for a jumper or trigger another pick-and-roll. James is clearly aware of his athletic limitations and his struggles to finish around the basket, but never does his self-awareness take more obvious form than in his deliberate and repetitive screen dance with Nowitzki.
8. Ty Lawson, having some trouble with long defenders
It's not uncommon these days for teams to use longer wing defenders to defend point guards, but Denver's Lawson would seem to be immune to the tactic because of his speed. Few are quicker off the dribble than Lawson, and it would seem tricky for wing players to stick with him through the Nuggets' frequent screens and transition actions.
But the more I see opponents cover Lawson with a skilled wing defender (such as Oklahoma City's Thabo Sefolosha, for example), the more convinced I am that this is the optimal anti-Denver strategy for teams without a particularly quick lead guard. It's one thing if a team's point guard can vaguely keep up with Lawson in the open court, but for those with older players at the position or unattractive reserve options as the game wears on, the wing counter seems the most effective way to contain the Nuggets' primary playmaker.Statistical support for this post provided by NBA.com.


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I placed the unwrapped tart onto the top of the wax burner and then placed a lit tea light into the bottom of the burner. As with all of the wax tarts it took a good few minutes before it started to melt and the scent from the wax tart started to release. As the wax tart started to melt a gorgeous creamy scent started to fill the room. Being a creamy scent you would expect it to smell quite sweet; how-ever it wasn't so sweet that it was sickly. Amongst the creamy scent is a very slight hint of strawberries which gives the creamy scent a nice hint of fruit. It didn't take long before the scent from the wax tart filled my room and even drifted out of my room a little and onto the landing outside my door. I had the tea light in the bottom of the burner going for at least 3-4hrs and during this time I didn't find the scent too overpowering or sweet at any time. The scent is very noticeable when walking out of the room and then walking back in after a few minutes. After blowing out the tea light the scent from the wax tart does linger a little before completely disappearing and then there is no trace of the gorgeous strawberry buttercream scent until you place another lit tea light in the wax burner again.
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I love the scent of strawberries anyway so was a little excited about trying this scent, especially as it's called 'Strawberry Buttercream', which I think are two of the most delicious scents you can get. This wax tart sounds as though that it could be quite sweet which isn't good in some cases as some scents can become a little sickly after a while. When placing a lit tea light in the burner it only took a few minutes for the wax tart to start melting releasing the gorgeous sweet scents. I would say that the main scent to this wax tart is a creamy scent which smells delicious. There is of course a hint of strawberry in with this creamy scent, but it's not very strong. The scent from the wax tart filled my room, making it smell delicious. The smell did drift out of my room onto the landing a little but not as much as other scents have done in the past. I guess you could possibly mix this scent with the 'Sweet Strawberry' wax tart to give it a slightly fruitier scent. Despite having the wax tart burning for at least 2-3hrs I didn't find the scent overpowering or too sickly. The scent doesn't linger for long after blowing out the tea light which is a shame as it's the type of smell I would have liked to have lingered for a bit longer. In terms of value I think the wax tart is very reasonably priced and is good if you purchase it on offer. I would definitely purchase this scent again and I'm actually going to add it to my favourites list.
(review will also appear on ciao)
Strawberry buttercream is an absolutely delicious fragrance and it is definitely one of my favourite yankee candle scents! I first came across this a while ago and I have since been buying it in the form of wax tarts whenever I place an order of yankee candles.
It is also available in jar form as well as tumbler, votive and tea light form but in my opinion the wax tarts are the most affordable at just £1.25 each and each tart provides on a edges eight hours of fragrance. The wax tarts don't have wicks but they are very easy to burn, you basically melt them by putting them into a tart burner then placing a lit tea light underneath.
First you need to remove the packaging though which is basically some clear cellophane and it also has a paper label which has a yummy looking picture of strawberries and cream and it also says the fragrance name in bold writing. Yankee candle describe this fragrance as 'an absolutely luscious treat of plump, sweet strawberries buried in rich whipped cream.' And I agree one hundred percent with this description.
This is quite a strong, creamy, sweet smelling fragrance which I do think many people will find a little sickly but personally I absolutely love it and it just smells so sweet and girly, it makes my home smell like a candy shop! The fragrance fills the room really quickly and it doesn't take that long at all to fill the whole of my house. I love that it smells very foody and it makes it smell almost like I have been baking and this makes my home smell welcoming and cosey.
The smell of strawberries is really noticeable and the creamy scent works really well with it, the overall scent is sweet but well balanced and personally I don't find it too sweet but I do really like sweet fragrances so as I said before some people may find it a little sickly. The smell lingers for ages and keeps my home smelling warm as well as clean, as it masks any smells from cooking which is handy if I have cooked something strong smelling like fish.
I highly recommend this delicious fragrance and I give it a well deserved give out of five stars.
Although I have always been a fan of candles, I have never really understood the hype around Yankee Candles, that was until my mum brought is a couple for Christmas. Since then, I love going to my local stock list or B&Q to have a good 'sniff' and buy new fragrances. I tend to prefer sweet smells rather than floral and when I saw there was one called Strawberry Buttercream, I knew this would be one for me!
All you need to do is remove all the wrapping and place on to the top of an oil burner (in the bit where you would normally put the oil); light a tea light in the bottom as normal. The tart then starts to melt which is when you start to smell the product. Once the tea light has been extinguished, the tart hardens ready to be used again. Yankee say that the fragrance last for around 8 hours, I find this is pretty accurate, they actually last for longer but just not as strong.
The tarts are widely available for around £1.20; you can also buy them from EBay for this price with free postage.
Also in the same fragrance, Yankee also sell the tarts in multi-packs and also sell sets of tea lights, tester candles, reed diffusers, large glass jar candles etc. Prices can range up to around £16 depending upon which product you buy.
I was right; this was absolutely a fragrance for me. As soon as the wax started to melt, the room was filled with a lovely sweet buttery smell. Although the strawberry hint was only faint, it was still present enough to identify.
I found this tart really strong, within 20 minutes, I could smell it all around the house, and although it was really, it had a genuine smell to it and didn't feel synthetic at all.
The house smelt like I had been baking beautiful cakes and my partner even made a comment when he walked in (it was actually more like a joke because I cannot cook!). Once extinguished, the fragrance lasted a couple of hours however it was only faint by this time.
Yankee says "Yum ... an absolutely luscious treat of plump, sweet strawberries buried in rich whipped cream" And I completely agree. Although it did make me crave sweet foods!
I will definitely by purchasing some more wax tarts in this fragrance and would recommend 100%, 5 out of 5 stars from me!
Thanks for reading.
They say everyone deserves a second chance. So, after a previously happy relationship, I have decided to try to forget Yankee trying to scent-blast the back of my throat with the appalling Apple & Pine Needle wax tart and Mr Rarr and I have updated our collection of tarts.
One amongst our new batch - to keep the house smelling welcoming we always try to keep some wax tarts in stock - was Strawberry & Buttercream. This little fluted tart comes in a plain white wax and smells gently sweet and charming through the cellophane, and is currently having its first outing in our home as I type this.
Mr Rarr just unwrapped this new addition to our lives and instantly noticed how sweet the scent is when truly unleashed from its plastic prison. Creamy to a degree and with a hint of berry freshness but the overriding scent was a sweet, cloying one. Still, Yankee know they're in the last-chance saloon with me so let's give it some time to melt and see how we get on.
I shall update this review later...this is breaking news reviewing, people.
I'm surprised. We are about an hour in and both Mr Rarr and I have been pottering about online doing "online errands" - emails, photos etc. Me trying not to fall asleep on the sofa after commuting to London earlier. Then suddenly I walk back into the living room and realise how nice it smells, as Mr Rarr says "I like this one!".
Strawberry & Buttercream has redeemed the Yankee standing in this house. It is sweet, yes, but balanced with a gentle, full-bodied, slightly creamy but not overbearing base note. There is a hint of fruitiness which helps cut through the creaminess, and whilst this is very, very relaxing - just what I need - as well as welcoming, mellow and subtle.
When I have that "oh, yeah" moment and remember I put a scent on, I do notice the strawberry. It is quite natural and subtle so whilst it counters the creaminess, it doesn't blow you away like it might when added to some "invigorating" shower products - to me this is a really nice balance.
I can imagine this suiting a lot of people - it is completely inoffensive, not overly sweet or creamy or fruity. It is pleasant and would suit young females, families, entertaining, pretty much the range. I of course do not count the "bloke sector" who would like Yankee to crack the elusive "Steak & Ale Pie" fragrance, but if they ever do that then I'll be in line before any guy...
Day two of burning this, and as we are both off work again this has been on for some time. I would say this does become slightly more subtle but is still very noticeable and definitely lives up the standard approximate eight hours that Yankee tarts are meant to provide you with.
Overall, I love this tart and would definitely put it on the list of favourites that I will buy again. Whilst in summer I would go for a zesty, purely fruity scent, this is a great one for winter and even early spring when there is freshness in the air, which I think would be lovely when you can leave the windows open and get fresh air going through the house for the first time after a cold winter, with this for comforting, slightly zesty and gentle scent.
A really nice scent from Yankee, not an absolute favourite that I can't live without but really relaxing and enjoyable.
Yankee fan
Thanks to all the many reviews of Yankee candles on this very website, I have become a bit of a fan myself! A while back I bought a set of ten wax tarts on ebay for a good price, and have been gradually working my way through them. This review is for the strawberry buttercream wax tart. Sounds good enough to eat, doesn't it?
About Yankee candles
For those of you who aren't very familiar with Yankee candles, here is a little background. The company was founded in the US in 1969 when 16 year old Michael Kittredge realised he didn't have a Christmas present for his mother, so he hastily made her a candle from melted crayons - which he then sold to a neighbour who admired his handiwork! And from here Yankee Candles was born. What makes the candles so popular is the delicious range of fragrances available, and the range is always changing and expanding, with new scents released for different seasons.
Using the tarts
Candles are available in different sizes, and some come in jars, but the ones I like are the wax tarts, which are actually wickless lumps of scented wax. What you do is pop them into a tart burner, light the tealight underneath, and wait for the scent to be released.
As I am a fan of fruity scents, the tarts I purchased had mainly fruit fragrances, and this was one I was very keen to try out.
All wax tarts come shrink wrapped, and I actually unwrapped this and popped it into my oil burner about 24 hours before I actually lit the tealight underneath. And even though it wasn't lit, I smelt it every time I walked in the room. It is a very sweet fragrance, as you would expect and strawberry is certainly the fragrance I could detect the most before I had lit the burner.
The fragrance
Once it was lit it didn't take long at all for the fruity scent to fill the room. Strawberry is definitely the strongest fragrance here, and it is a lovely sweet scent. And alongside the strawberry scent, I could detect a more mellow vanilla fragrance which complemented the strawberry very nicely. This helps take the edge off the sweet, fruity fragrance of the candle and makes it suitable for those who may not want something overpoweringly sweet or fruity.
I love the fragrance of this candle - it has a lovely smell that's right up my street! What also really impressed me was the fact that I went in the garden while this was lit, and could smell it a good 20 feet away. It is a strong yet pleasant scent, and ranks as one of my favourite Yankee smells - so far at least!
In summary ...
Overall I highly recommend this wax tart. I got many hours use from it (around 7 hours I think) and the fragrance filled my dining room - and beyond - very nicely. If you are a fan of fruity scents then I would definitely suggest picking this one up.
One of my favourite smells is strawberry so when I spotted this in a wax tart format in my local Clinton Cards reduced from £1.25 a tart to a mere 50p I bagged what I thought was a bargain at the time. I love wax tarts as they are a cheap little treat for me and my home and allow me to experiment with the Yankee scents without committing myself to paying out what can be a lot of money on the candles.
The Packaging:
Like all of Yankee wax tarts this comes in a see-through wrapper and on the front of it there is a picture shown of strawberries and cream and we are clearly told what it is and who it by and then on back/base of the wrapper we are told do's and don'ts concernng using the tart, we are told to expect about 8 hours of burn time from one, the weight is stated which is 22g and contact details for the manufacturer are given. The wrapper is easy enough to remove and informative enough.
The Tart Itself:
White in colour, round and with fluted edges you can easily snap this in half to fit a small oil burner or do as I do and place the whole thing in a large sized oil burner and light a tealight underneath it and what happens is that the wax tarts melts to transparent liquid when hot and of course when you extinguish the tealight any wax hardens back up.
This has a really weird sort of scent to me and I found it very disappointing in its fragrance as well as weak. This to me smelt nothing like strawberries and just smelt sweet really and it took a good few minutes to detect any fragrance from it at all.
Usually with a Yankee product I can say that this smells fantastic and enthuse but this one really is a weak tart and nothing like you expect it to be. I usually get my whole flat smelling gorgeous burning something Yankee but this didn't do that at all and once I put out the tealight after burning the tart for a couple of hours before going to bed, I got up the next morning and couldn't detect any lingering fragrance at all.
There are many berry and strawberry scents in lots of Yankee things and my advice is give this one a miss!
Available from Yankee and places such as Amazon and Clinton Cards etc and in candle format too.
This review is also posted on Ciao under this same username.
I absolutely love Yankee candles but because they are so expensive to buy in the housewarming jars I usually experiment with the tarts and save the more expensive jars for those fragrances that I really love.
I tend to end up buying a lot of my tarts on sales and in packs where they just select a few different fragrances. I find this the best way to discover new scents and usually the majority of the fragrances have been ones that I have really enjoyed.
Of course there are always going to be smells that aren't to everyone's taste but normally the ones that I don't like are inoffensive and I can still use them and just make a note not to buy them again. There have only ever been a couple that I have really disliked with strawberry buttercream being one of them.
I thought from the description that I would like this one as although I'm not really in to the fruity scents from Yankee and prefer the fresh ones I really like the smell of strawberry in general and use it a lot in my beauty products.
Unfortunately I found this to have almost no discernible smell of strawberry in it and instead was just a sickly sweet sugary smell which I really didn't like. Luckily for me it was also one of the weakest tarts I have ever had from Yankee so I didn't have to contend with the sickly sweet smell permeating the whole room.
I couldn't recommend this particular Yankee fragrance to anyone as for people who are expecting a nice strawberry smell are going to be disappointed and for those who actually like the fragrance they are also going to be disappointed as the scent is so weak and doesn't fill a room. There are plenty of other strawberry scented candles in the Yankee range so I would save your money and just buy one of those instead.
A wax tart from Yankee Candle for burning in a tart burner.
Strawberry Buttercream smells to be like strawberry shortbread because there's a strong vanilla fragrance that mixes with the fruity strawberry. It does have a creamy fragrance but this isn't very strong and I don't think it makes the tart smell like buttercream very much. This is one of Yankee Candle's very sweet fragrances and it was a nice one to burn in the summer, I like that the strawberry isn't too strong and has been mixed with other fragrances because strawberry can be quite overpowering. When the tart melts the smell in the air is like a cake because the sweet and fruity fragrances mix together to create the smell of fresh baked strawberry shortbread.
This isn't a favourite but I do like it. The fragrance is quite weak in the air compared to the spicy wax tarts that I usually buy but it is light and good as a summer fragrance when you don't want your home smelling too heavy. The sweet smell stays in the air for a long time after the tealight has gone out but I only notice this when I go out of the house and come back in again. I like the way the strawberry fragrance is used as a background fragrance because it allows the sweetness of the vanilla and sugar to mix together and create this lovely shortbread smell.
The Strawberry Buttercream tart only lasted for about six hours and that's not very good because most Yankee Candle tarts last for at least eight hours and sometimes more. It started to fragrance my lounge very quickly after I lit the tealight though and as I have already said the fragrance lasts for a long time after burning so I can forgive the tart losing it's fragrance so quickly. I love that when I keep it in the burner the air around the burner smells like vanilla even if I haven't lit the tealight, a lot of the tarts have this effect but it seems better with this one because the fragrance is so pretty that it's nice to smell it as I walk past the unlit burner.
The Strawberry Buttercream tart costs about £1.10 and you can buy it from Yankee Candle directly or from Ebay where you'll sometimes be able to find it in a mixed set with other food fragrances.
3 Dooyoo Stars.
=The Purchase==
In the grand scheme of things I am relatively new to the world of Yankee Candles, I came across then by reading a number of review on here and then finding one in my Grandmas car, as she had no idea where it had come from or whose it was she said I could have it and I have loved them since. In August last year when myself and my family were on holiday I had bought a couple of new tarts in a shopping centre we visited as I didn't realise at the time there was anywhere local to me that sold them, since then I have been bought a great variety for Christmas and most recently my birthday and have even added to them myself.
==The Invention==
Yankee Candles were created in 1969 when Mike Kittredge melted down some crayons trying to make his mother a gift, after someone saw what he had done they bought it off him and he then bought my wax to make some more and Yankee Candles were born.
==The Range==
There are a great range of different Yankee Candles and a great difference in price and burning time to boot,
Wax Tartlets - £1.20 - 8 hours burning time
Tea Lights - £6.45 for 12 - 4-6 hours burning time
Sampler - £1.75 - 15 hours burning time
Small Jars - £7.99 - 25-40 hours burning time
Medium Jars - £15.99 - 65-90 hours burning time
Large Jars - £18.99 - 110-150 hours burning time
Small Tumbler - £9.45 - 35-45 hours burning time
Medium Tumbler - £14.75 - 45-50 hours burning time
Large Tumbler - £18.25 - 70-90 hours burning time
There are over 100 different fragrance options and I like the fact that they bring out new fragrances for the different occasions through the year and that no matter what your budget you can enjoy the range.
==The Package==
The tartlets come in a simple plastic wrapper which is wrapped tightly around the tart, the tart is like a pastry case narrower at the bottom than the top but not by much and has fluted edges. This particular tart a lovely crisp white in colour and on the top of it there is a picture of a pile of buttercream on the top of a cake with little strawberries dotted around it, it looks really inviting and sort of makes me want to eat cake!
On the underneath of the tart there is a small sticker which has some small pictures on it of warnings to do with the tart, there is,
a sign to say it will burn for more than 8 hours although some lose their smell before the 8 hours is up.
Do not use with electric
Do not leave unattended
Do not use near curtains
Keep 10cm between candles
Keep away from children
Do not use in a frying pan
Do not add water
==My Thoughts==
The tart was only burning for around 10 minutes when the smell began to become apparent in the room, in the packaging the tart smelt sweet and quite sickly but nothing like strawberries. Once the tart was burning it still smelt sweet but not at all sickly but also not in the slightest like any strawberry I have ever smelt.
The tart burnt over a week or so and every night the smell was just as strong and I would say we had about 9 hours of fragrance from this tart so it made it even better value which was great. The smell from this tart lasts for hours and can still be smelt the morning after it has been burnt which is great and I actually think burning Yankee Candles is actually better than most air fresheners as it really helps get rid of nasty smells and lasts for ages.
I really liked the scent of this one but it could have had a little more strawberry scent to it, it is one that I would happily buy again and would recommend.
My Yankee obsession is relatively young. I will give you all one guess why I decided I must try this brand.....yes that's right, reviews from all of you! I had seen Yankee products before and thought that they looked nice with some interesting scents but they were quite pricey. However, through the powers of dooyoo and ciao I soon learned that the Yankee brand can be bought in a number of forms including wax tarts and tealights.
I finally bit the bullet and bought myself a wax tart holder and some tarts a few months ago. One variety I knew that I had to try was the strawberry buttercream version. I love strawberries and I love buttercream. I especially love baking with the two so this sounded like the perfect scent for me to try.
I ordered my tarts from ebay where I paid around £1.20 per tart if I remember rightly but they can be found in a number of places including specialised Yankee websites, card shops and gift shops. The scent is also available in a range of sizes including the tart and larger jar candles. As I have the tart this review is going to be focused on the tart variety.
To burn the tart you will need a special burner which you can pick up for as little as £5. I bought a genuine yankee petal design one for something like £6 so they can be picked up at bargain prices.
The tart comes wrapped in clear shrink wrap. You can see the tart inside and it is a pale cream colour. The label tells me that the scent is Strawberry Buttercream and there is a picture of a cupcake. You can detect a slight aroma of the tart through the wrapping.
Using the tart is very simple. Just take off the wrapping, pop it into the top of the burner, place an unscented tea light underneath and you are ready to go. It is important that the tealight is unscented to ensure that you get the full scent from the tart.
Once the tealight has been burning for around five minutes or so you begin to get a pool of melted wax forming in the centre of the tart. The aroma really begins to kick in then and the air is full of the sweet aroma of strawberry and buttercream.
The scent is lovely. It is sweet yet the cream really helps to balance it out and its a very comforting and homely smell. You can definitely detect some vanilla coming through and the strawberry scent is quite subtle and there is sort of a hint of it rather than the initial scent being that of strawberry. I wouldn't say it was too much of a feminine scent because my partner commented that the house smelled nice so its not too frilly and fancy for men!
Each wax tart is supposed to have a burn time of around 8 hours. However, I have burned mine for around 2 hours a few weeks ago and now I have had it burning for around 4 hours this evening and I would estimate that there was at least half of the tart left.
To stop the tart burning you simply extinguish the tealight and within ten minutes or so the liquid wax will solidify back into a tart. If desired you can then take this out of the burner with a bit of a wiggle and then you are free to burn a new fragrance.
The aroma of the tart lingers for a good few hours after burning. If I burn it in the evening I can still detect a very subtle hint of the aroma in the morning but the scent has usually gone within 12 hours.
I really like this fragrance and think it will be a fab one for winter as I think it provides a really cosy and homely scent. It has a subtle aroma and is bound to appeal to most. Definitely one to try if you haven't previously.
Yankee Candle Strawberry Buttercream Tart
Having tried many of the Yankee scents I just love trying new ones so I go mad buying any I see. The most recent purchase is this Strawberry Buttercream tart. I popped into a shop and was instantly drawn to the Yankee candle display. They were not especially cheap but as they were so very lovely looking and smelled wonderful I bought myself four at the price of £1.10 per tart. I know you can buy these from Ebay in bulk lots for less but this just caught my eye.
I have had a number of scented candles over the years and do like the wonderful scents that fill my rooms Using the tarts is a bit different from candles as they had no wick and gave off their scent by being melted in a burner with a tea light candle underneath.
Yankee Candles the company originated in the USA. But have quickly become a household name over here . They offer a huge range of home fragrance products from sprays, reed diffusers through to all kinds of shapes and sizes of scented candles. They are often found in garden centres and gift shops so it is a case of keeping your eyes open. We do actually have a big Yankee Candle shop in the Westfield Centre in Derby but I rarely go in there as I find them very expensive so tend to see if I can get bargains elsewhere. It is also worth noting that www.yankeedoodle.co.uk often has them at discounted prices if you want to order a few.
I had to cut the very tightly sealed plastic wrap from the outside then as I took the tart out I had a good sniff. It smelled quite powerfully sweet and creamy but with a hint of strawberry. It was a pure white colour .On the front there is a picture of a yummy looking bowl of strawberries and cream. Yankee describes this as "an absolutely luscious treat of plump, sweet strawberries buried in rich whipped cream".
I popped half the tart onto my brand new burner that I'd recently acquired from Wilkinsons. I popped a lighted tea light underneath and waited. The tart began to melt quite quickly and then I decided to write this review so I rushed to take a photo mid melt and a few others came later. When I first opened the little pack I was not overwhelmed by the smell, it was sweet and creamy and there was a hint of strawberries but it wasn't a scent that bowled me over with its strength.
As the tart melted the scent became stronger and now there was definitely a wonderfully sweet and creamy sort of strawberry milkshake king of aroma, it isn't as knock you over strawberry crush as the sweet strawberry tart was but it is really lovely with its own distinctive smell. It smelled a bit like strawberry ice cream or butter icing with strawberry jam and not at all unnatural. It really smells good enough to eat and I immediately rushed out to buy fresh strawberries for our desert that night. Delicious!
Another great tart experience and again I am impressed. I put this one in the kitchen on the windowsill as ours is a tiled sill so there is no danger of the heat burning anything through the burner. Even though tea lights have the wax safely within their aluminium foils they can still create a massive amount of heat that will damage furniture as I discovered to my cost when I got scorch marks on a wooden table. I now put my burners either on the tiled surfaces or on a couple of drink mats that are heat proof just in case. Another thing to be wary of is that you should NOT ever move a burner with melted wax as they are very hot and melted wax can cause nasty burns on skin or melted wax spilling can also cause wax stain damage or burns on carpets and other furnishings. Always put any burners out of the reach of children and never leave them in rooms unattended as candles can obviously cause fires. Someone I know put a tea light on their TV and left it, it melted the TV top and fell into the inside and set their room on fire so please be VERY careful they are to be treated as mini fires.
Having given all the dire warnings I am a big fan of candles and especially the scented ones as they give off lovely fragrances and also add atmosphere to a room with gentle flames flickering in their containers. They are a lovely addition to a room's ambience but just need to be treated with good sense.
I was very pleased with my Strawberry Buttercream tart and love the smell. As it burns I get hunger pangs and cravings for strawberries and cream or a nice Victoia sandwich filled with fresh strawberries and buttercream. It is a very summery fragrance and quite evocative. The scent is not one of Yankee's strongest but it nicely fills my kitchen with the gorgeous creamy with a hint of strawberry smell.
Thank you Yankee candles for this lovely scented tart, I will certainly be buying this one again as it smells so natural and fresh. It will be a lovely reminder of summer when the days are not so warm and sunny.
Yankee Candles sell their different products in many variations and not all are in every variation but generally they sell in these variations.
Wax Tart - lasts 8 hour duration costs 90p to £1-05 each.
Tea light scented candles which last about 4-6 hours per candle, you get 12 in a box for about £5-99
Votive candle lasts 15 hour duration costs £1-75 to £2
Small house warmer jar candle lasts about 25-40 hours costs about £7-99
Standard lidded glass tumbler lasts about 35-45 hours and costs about £8-99
Medium house warmer jar candle lasts about 60-75 hours and costs about £13-99
Medium 2 wick tumbler lasts about 45-50 hours and costs about £13-99
Large 2 wick tumbler last about 70-90 hours and costs about £17-50
Large house warmer jar candle which lasts about 100-150 hours and costs about £17-99
Sometimes different scents are offered in other formats as well so if you are really interested in this scent then go onto the Yankee candle website and see the many different possibilities you can choose from.
The prices do vary from store to store so it does pay to look around if you are lucky enough to have more than one shop that sells them or try on line. Personally I think the little tarts give you a great trial of the scent, if you really like it then you may choose to get a candle which last longer. The only thing I find is that once the candle has burned down a bit it doesn't really look as nice as the wax is up the edges and it just looks tatty. With these little tarts once they have done their job you just remove the wax from the burner. A tip I have learned from Nar on here to put them in the freezer then the wax pops out easily - so thanks Nar for that it is a really handy tip. Then you just throw the wax away. If you were really into crafty stuff you could melt them and make your own candles if you saved them up and bought some wicks from a craft shop. I might even give that a try and let you know how they work!
Thanks for reading. This review may be posted on other sites under my same user name.
---Why I Bought This---
I enjoy using wax tarts but had not tried this one. However I recently bought a sampler candle in this fragrance as part of a gift for someone and the smell was so lovely even through the cellophane wrapper that I decided to get the wax tart for myself.
I have two Yankee tart burners and I like to use these as a cheap way to fragrance and freshen my home - but there are so many different fragrance tarts I try to buy different ones each time.
---The Brand---
Yankee candles are a well known USA brand which has been going since the late 1960s. Yankee are well known for selling large jar candles, small votive candles, tarts and also attractive jar shades, plates and candle holders. They also now do car air fresheners as well.
---What Are Tarts Anyway?---
Well I wondered that myself a while ago when browsing Ebay and finding hundreds of them!
Tarts are little discs of solid wax with serrated edges as if they had been moulded in a cake case.
These wax discs do not have any wicks and are meant to be melted in a burner over a candle for the aroma to be released.
Each tart costs just over £1 and the fragrance is said to last up to 8 hours. After that the wax should be disposed of.
There are literally hundreds of different tarts to choose from and they come in Fresh, Floral, Fruit, Food & Spice and Festive categories.
---Tarts V Candles---
I have also been lucky enough to be given one of the large jar candles that Yankee make.
However I would say that the tarts have advantages over the candles.
Large jar candles need to be burnt for 2-3 hours at a time to get the wax to melt in the correct way and not 'tunnel' down the centre.
Tarts can be used for however long or short a time as you wish - the fragrance is released after as little as 5 minutes and they can be extinguished whenever you wish.
Yankee.co.uk have a huge list of suggestions for blending two compatible fragrance tarts together to make a new aroma.
---The Product---
Disc of white wax wrapped in cellophane.
Called 'Strawberry Buttercream'- made with pure natural extracts.
Image of Strawberries and buttercream on the front.
The back has a round sticky label which details lots of basic safety advice on using candles etc - one telling you not to heat up in a frying pan!
22 grams.
To use you must first have either an oil burner or tart warmer and put a tea light on the base and light - the wax tart should be unwrapped from its cellophane wrapping and placed in the dish.
In about 5 minutes the smell begins being released as the wax melts.
Once all the aroma has been depleted and the wax has reset it is just a matter of popping it easily out of the dish and disposing.
You can also pop out the set wax before it is finished if you wish to use another aroma in the tart burner for a change.
£1.20 from Ebay - but wax tarts are around that price in most places.
Also available as votive candles and in the larger jars.
---My Opinion---
I do not like using synthetic air fresheners so I will often just light up a wax tart for 10 minutes to give a little waft of fragrance through the house. I usually snap these into halves or quarters as you do not need to melt the whole tart in one go - or I will divide it between two tart burners in different rooms.
This tart has a lovely creamy and rich smell - very appetizing - as I said I loved the smell of this one even before unwrapping so even in the tart burner before the candle is lit it gives off a lovely faint creamy smell.
Personally without knowing I would not say it smelt at all of strawberry but as the smell is so lovely and I did not buy it especially for the strawberry element I do not mind. This is a 'food' type of smell but not sickly or off-putting at all.
It is not masculine in any way but my husband. who does not really like candles and 'smelly' things has not complained about this at all - which is definitely a good sign.
It is the sort of smell you would get in a cake shop perhaps, with lots of sweet icing.
I find that using the tarts for just 10 minutes or so at a time these tarts seem to last for many weeks and are great value - I much prefer to use these than the large candles and they are more economical. Even the cellophane wrappers smell so nice it is a shame to throw them away.
---Star Rating---
5 Stars.
---Would I Recommend?---
Yes definitely.
As you may see from a lot of older reviews I am a big fan of Yankee products and have tried quite a few of them. One of my favourite Yankee products is the wax tarts, these are cheap to buy, allow you to try new fragrances without spending a fortune and also make great air fresheners for your home. One of my newer fragrances I have recently brought is Strawberry Buttercream, I spotted this one on the Yankee website and thought the fragrance sounded lovely, I just had to try it.
My Strawberry Buttercream comes, as do all Yankee Wax Tarts, wrapped tightly in a clear plastic wrapper allowing you to see the colour of the wax tart inside. The wax tart has a small square label stuck to the top of it, this has the words "Yankee Candle" written at the top of the label in black and the fragrance of the tart, "Strawberry Buttercream" written at the bottom within a white box in black writing. Fitting in with the rest of the Yankee products, the rest of the label is take up with a picture which is designed to fit in with the fragrance of the Tart, in this case a picture of buttercreamwith strawberries set in it with a pale pink background. There is also a small plain label on the bottom of the wax tart which doesn't contain a huge amount of information, mainly how not to and how to use the wax tart, most of this is demonstrated with symbols rather than writing.
The appearance of the Wax Tart is exactly the same as all of the others in the range, a Yankee Wax Tart is basically a small round wax cake with fluted edges. The colour of the wax more often than not is designed again to reflect the fragrance of the tart, in this case it is made from a white coloured wax. Yankee Candle Wax Tarts look similar to a small round flat candle but without the wick to burn them with.
When I first purchased my Strawvberry Buttercream wax tart I imagined it had a light delicate fragrance to it and also one which was quite sweet so when my Yankee order arrived I was keen to try this one out as I felt that this was going to be a fragrance I particularly enjoyed. I used my strawberry Buttercream wax tart in the same way that I use all my others, I removed the packaging and placed the whole thing in the bowl part of my oil burner and then lit a tea light underneath it. After just a few minutes the wax tart began to melt and the fragrance gradually spread around the room. I was correct in that the fragrance was quite delicate, not the strong fragrance that some of the Yankee Wax Tarts have, however it was not too weak, the fragrance of this particular wax tart was quite sweet and it had a strong smell of strawberries as you would expect, the strawberry fragrance was not 100% true to fresh strawberries but neither is it an artificial smell, I would say that for this type of product the fragrance is pretty accurate. The fragrance of the Strawberry Buttercream Wax Tart made a lovely room freshener, living in a open plan house I find that the stronger fragrances often spread throughout the house, with this one it did tend to just linger in the downstairs of my house, however for the room that it was burning in the strength of the fragrance was ideal, even after I blew the tea light out and let the wax re-set I could still smell the sweet strawberry fragrance for some time afterwards, this particular wax tart left my rooms smelling lovely and fresh.
Yankee Candle Wax Tarts are widely available whether its from various gift shops or online, I purchased this particular one online as I have not seen it available in any local shops, I paid just 90p. I thought this was excellent value for money as I do with all of the Yankee Wax Tarts as they are usually priced around £1.00, sometimes a little more or less depending on where you buy from. I find that Yankee Wax Tarts are well worth the money, you get on average around 8 hours burn time from each tart before the fragrance starts to disappear, I haven't used my strawberry Buttercream for 8 hours yet, however I have used it several times and so far the fragrance is not fading so I am well on track to get 8 hours of burn time out of it.
I would certainly recommend the Strawberry Buttercream Yankee Candle Wax Tart, this has a lovely sweet fruity fragrance to it which really freshens up the room, the fragrance is delicate and not over powering but it makes a lovely summery room freshener as it is not too heavy at all. The fragrance generally is long lasting and does not have an artificial smell to it at all. In my opinion this is well worth the money, you get a lot of burn time from a Yankee Wax Tart and this one is no different and at under £1.00 for the tart it is a bargain. This is a lovely addition to anyone's Yankee Candle collection and I would certainly like to try some of the candles in this particular fragrance. This is one I would recommend and one I will be buying again in the future.
Yankee's Strawberry Buttercream wax tart was another of my bargain buys recently, when I spotted a few of Yankee Candle's products reduced to half-price in Clinton Cards. At just 55p for a wax tart, I couldn't leave the shop without buying a few.
This wax tart appealed to me right away as soon as I spotted it, as not only do I love strawberry scents but the photograph on the packaging on the front of the wax tart showed a mound of delicious looking cream with strawberries, making it look even more tempting.
The tart itself is white in colour and smells quite strongly of strawberries whilst still in its wrapping, which also means these wax tarts are great to pop in drawers to add fragrance, as well as melting them in a tart or oil burner of course.
Once I had unwrapped my wax tart I could also detect the subtle creamy fragrance added to the strawberries and thought for once, Yankee have actually given an appropriate name to one of their candles!
Recently I have bought a few of these tarts and with names such as 'Beach Towel' have wondered exactly how Yankee came up with the name. Also there are a few which have names that would suggest a certain fragrance, but you find that the actual scent, whilst pleasant enough, is nothing like you would perhaps imagine it to be!
With Strawberry Buttercream smelling so strongly before I had removed the wrapping I did think I would achieve the 8 hours burning time stated by Yankee and maybe perhaps a little more, as this often happens with some of the stronger smelling wax tarts.
After placing it in my burner and lighting a tealight underneath, it was only a couple of minutes before I detected the strawberry scent beginning to appear as the wax melted.
Quite a lot of the Yankee fragrances seem to be masculine, often reminding me of aftershaves, which I really don't mind. Indeed my favourite Yankee tart so far is one which reminds me of Joop aftershave. However, Strawberry Buttercream is definitely a feminine fragrance, so if you are not a fan of the masculine scented candles or wax tarts then this may be one for you. The strawberries and cream combination fusing together to produce a really lovely fruity fragrance with a twist or as Yankee say : 'An absolutely luscious treat of plump, sweet strawberries buried in rich whipped cream...'
It does actually smell good enough to eat!
The fragrance from my wax tart as it began to melt was really quite strong and I allowed the tealight burn out which was around 3 hours. During this time the fragrance wafted out into my hallway and up the stairs.
What I particularly liked with this one was the following morning, after having burned the tart for 3 hours the previous evening, the fragrance was still hanging in the air when I came downstairs and I could also still detect the fragrance when I came home from work later that day. Whilst it isn't the strongest fragrance I have experienced from Yankee, its longevity after extinguishing the tealight was impressive.
I also achieved the 8 hours of fragrance you can expect to achieve from burning a wax tart. In fact it was actually around 9 hours before the fragrance began to disappear, which again is good.
Strawberry Buttercream is definitely one I would buy again and whilst not my favourite (I actually prefer the more spicy, masculine scented candles) it is certainly one of the best I have came across so far in terms of the fragrance's 'throw' and its longevity.
By buying a wax tart or a votive from Yankee you are also getting the chance to sample the fragrance and see if you like it before buying the more expensive scented glass jars. The usual price of the wax tarts vary between 99p - £1.20 and they are available to buy online from Yankee outlets as well as Amazon and also from card and gift retailers.
As I mentioned at the beginning, I paid just 55p for my wax tart in a sale at Clinton Cards which made my purchase a great bargain.


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text: Please do post a summary of your results to the list. Speaking as a newbie, it would be very helpful to see how people have dealt with the questions on your survey and to get an idea about the range of sizes of the clusters people are using. Jim Windle -- On Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:20:02 Jared Hodge wrote: >Ok, I've got a bit of a problem and I need everyone's help (everyone who >is running a cluster at least). We are considering buying a cluster, >but we need to stick with proven hardware. We've been considering using >the supermicro 370DLE motherboard with 1 GHz PIII processors (1 per >board) and Myrinet 2000. Our cluster will probably consist of 16 nodes >and one server. I'm wanting to get responses from people who have >similar and/or very different configurations (AMD chips, ethernet >only). We will be using our cluster for finite element analysis, and >our current cluster consists of 8 PII 350s plus server and we are using >a 32 bit 33 Mhz PCI interface with the older Myrinet (1.2 Gbps max - not >really half that with 32 bit PCI). Personally I'm wanting to explore >the possibility of getting AMD chips but I'm told it's not a "proven >technology." I would like to get a mass of responses from people who >are running clusters for scientific research and find out what >technologies are proven. I'm personally not biased either way, but I >just want the most performance and reliability for the money. I know >that the following questions are very vague, but I need responses from >people who have used the hardware and can share their experience. Feel >free to add comments. Please answer any or all of the questions in a >reply to me (you can reply and remove beowulf at beowulf.org as a recipient >since I don't think everyone wants to hear all of the responses). I'll >summarize the responses in a mailing back to the list at a later time if >it is appropriate. > > >The questions: > >What is your hardware setup (processor, motherboard, network, etc.)? > >Did you have any problems with the hardware or configuration? What is >your evaluation of the cause and solution? > >Are you pleased with the performance and reliability of your cluster? >Please explain. > >Assuming you have a limited budget (that should be everyone), what >recommendations would you have concerning cluster hardware? > >What has been your experience with the following hardware and financial >tradeoffs (assuming you've had some experience with them)? >Intel vs. AMD processors: >SCSI vs. EIDE disks: >Myrinet vs. Ethernet only vs. other network technologies: >Server level hardware (such as the supermicro 370DLE motherboard) vs >workstation level hardware: > > >Thanks for your help. >-- >Jared Hodge >Institute for Advanced Technology >The University of Texas at Austin >3925 W. Braker Lane, Suite 400 >Austin, Texas 78759 > >Phone: 512-232-4460 >Fax: 512-471-9096 >Email: Jared_Hodge at iat.utexas.edu > >_______________________________________________ >Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org >To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


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Quote:Ok thats your problem solve it by thinking this way, one of the reason for Co-ed classes is for women to learn how to deal with men. So in order to help her you have to start making light contact. Start by telgraphy to help her, show the fist or kick you gonna strike with (wiggle it) or (raise it) kick or strike moderately fast as she learns to block it throw it harder and harder. So she work this into single counter then combinations. Do this offensively and defensively trying to hit her but pulling back some. She needs to learn to use her foot work and her blocks to defend, take offensive and counter.When she is attacking you tell her faster and harder push her to train harder to deal with a mans strengths so she can learn how to counter or attack within it. You can't play with her thinking she can't do it, she wouldn't have that rank if she didn't have the bsic skills, maybe not yet but with your help she can get it.Some women that spar men often tear thru their division until they meet another female tiger. Make her a tiger instead of a kitty Cat. So you see its not all about you is It.Women can give some pretty weird fakes and fients that can throw a skilled fighter off, some can hit pretty hard and have really good combinations, thats where we want to take her. Good luck, when she is gets better you will have to get better.
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You can add a total failure to even compete with a debuting rookie goaltender in your net to the list of embarrassments this season, right next to the 5-0 loss to the Habs on Sundin night (the starting point of this nightmare finish) and the numerous other blowouts as of late. That's a combined 10-1 loss in their last two home games.
The difficulty for fans and management alike is in assessing where this team stands at this point. It's not a new problem. In 2009-10, the Leafs played a solid 20 games following the Phaneuf and Giguere trades and we looked to that as a source of hope going forward. Last season, the Leafs turned it on once the calendar turned 2011 and played a good 40 Â games. This season, the Leafs were a playoff team after nearly 60.
Around the 60 game point, with everything going according to plan, the Leafs looked like a team 1-2 pieces and some development away from perennial playoff participation. Now, the list of needs could go on as the day is long. A number one goaltender, for sure. A number one center, too. And with the way this team simply could not get itself out of its death spiral, the core and leadership now come into question. Individually those are each tough dilemmas to solve. Collectively it's an impossibly gargantuan task.
Which team are we really? The answer probably lies somewhere in the middle. Mixed into the equation are injuries, a coaching change, and a subsequent overhaul of the system. Maybe with some more grit and veteran presence this team could've at least kept itself in respectable shape down the stretch, even if it didn't end in a playoff berth. Now, the way it's played out calls into question the entire organization top to bottom and has the fans clamoring for significant change. Quite an off-season Burke and co. have ahead of themselves.


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