Enduring Camellias and Enthusiasts With Eddie Mann
An interview with Eddie Mann president of the Aiken Camellia Club previews this weekend's Camellia Show. Mann notes camellias as necessary landscape plants, sharing fond memories of his mother and plans to volunteer as a Fort Sumter ranger. The piece outlines camellia varieties including sasanqua, sinensis, reticulata, and the large japonica group with blooms from September to December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Mann
Aiken
Maria Martinez
Eddie
Fort Sumter
Camellia Guide for Aiken Gardeners and Show News
Aiken gardening feature by Susan Elder describes Ed and Biz’s 44 camellias in shaded, acidic soil, care tips, fertilizer options, pruning advice, and copper labeling. It lists popular cultivars such as Alba Plena Debutante Elegans Lady Vansittart Mary Alice Cox Mathonia Pink Perfection and notes the upcoming Camellia Show at the Aiken Mall with entries from the Southeast and demonstrations. The piece also honors Jim Pinkerton, a famed camellia exhibitor from Lugoff who died this year and is remembered for large blooms and coaching prowess.
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Woodside
Biz
Eddie
Aiken
Lady Vansittart
Mary Alice Cox
Aiken Mall
Charleston
Jim Pinkerton
The
Camellia Journal
Lugoff
Journal
Marine
Hank
ABC jumps into reality video trend
In Pasadena ABC announces three reality shows in development to balance expensive dramas. The Big Moment plans and World’s Scariest Home Videos are designed to draw young male viewers with low production costs. ABC executives concede the move signals network strategy amid flat ratings and a pulled Mary Tyler Moore Valerie Harper reunion.
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Fox
NBC
Stuart Bloomberg
ABC Entertainment
ABC
Bloomberg
Jamie Tarses
Mary Tyler Moore
Valerie Harper
Mary
Rhoda
Golden Prometheus statue at Rockefeller Center to be restored
The 18 foot tall Prometheus sculpture above NBC headquarters is undergoing a makeover. Roussel Studios will repaint its exterior red and repair the copper interior as part of Rockefeller Center renovations. The statue, first installed in January 1934, will be restored this spring after being moved from the skating rink.
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New York
Prometheus
Rockefeller Center
Marc Roussel
Roussel Studios
NBC
Paul Manship
Zeus
Major American art sale to auction block at Sotheby's
Sotheby’s in New York to offer up to 110 million dollars in Post Impressionist works from Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney estate. Highlights include Cezanne Still Life With Curtain and Seurat Island of the Grande Jatte, with two Picasso works from Gertrude Stein’s collection. Proceeds aim to pay taxes. items span five Whitney homes and accompany other works by van Gogh and Matisse.
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New York
Cezanne
Picasso
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney
Seurat
Sotheby's
Diana Brooks
1998 Named Hottest Year on Record Says Researchers
Washington researchers report 1998 warmed by about 0.34 Fahrenheit to reach a global average near 58.496 F, surpassing 1995 as the prior record. NOAA NASA and NCDC confirm 1998 as the new global temperature record amid natural variability and human effects.
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Washington
D. James Baker
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Baker
NASA
NOAA
Noaa National Climatic Data Center
NCAA
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Tate
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Palmetto Nurseries
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Coward Corley
Pasadena
Unlil
Vess
Cezannes
Picassos
Coward Corley Seed CO
Park Ave
Pineview Memorial Gardens
Five Notch Road
Augusta
South Carolina
America
Phow
Kayla
Karsen Gardner
Bluffton
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