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SCAN is an Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales project, which helps schools promote Education for Sustainable Development.
November 2014
Finally autumn
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Beech trees
Hello bulb buddies!
I hope you're all having fun looking after your bulbs.
Autumn has finally arrived in Cardiff. There is a chill in the air and the leaves on the trees are turning lovely shades of orange, yellow and brown.
Autumn has arrived late this year. October's weather was warmer and wetter than average and this meant lots of the trees kept their green leaves for longer than usual.
The weather on Halloween was extra-special! Temperatures in some areas of the UK, such as south England and north Wales, reached well over 20°C.
The temperature in Kew Gardens in west London reached a whopping 23.6°C, which is the highest temperature ever recorded in the UK on Halloween. I hope you didn't get too hot in your spooky costumes!
I think these weird weather conditions are very interesting and am excited to see what strange things you find during your spring bulb experiments.
Has autumn arrived where you live? Are the leaves changing colour and falling from the trees? Why don't you take an autumnal picture and send it to me in an email? I might even post it here on my blog.
Remember that you should now have started recording the temperature and rainfall on your weather charts. If you can't remember what you're supposed to do you can look at the Keeping Weather Records page on my website.
Many Thanks
Professor Plant
Bulbathon 2015
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Professor Plant
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Pupils busy planting at Balshaw Lane Primary.
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Planting indoors to avoid the rain.
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All planted up at Preston Grange School.
A planting day of bulbous proportions!
Eleven thousand and three hundred bulbs were planted by school scientists across the UK to kick start the Spring Bulbs for Schools investigation. Seven and a half thousand pupils from one hundred and seventy nine schools got planting to investigate climate change.
Here is a map to show you where the bulbs were planted.
Here are some of the pictures they sent in. Follow their progress and the questions they raise as they record the local weather and flowering through the winter and into the spring.
Professor Plant
July 2014
Welsh Super Scientists
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Welsh Super Scientists from Ysgol Clocaenog at the National Slate Museum
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'Little birds' in the nest they built
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Mini-beast hunting
Ysgol Clocaenog in Denbighshire was awarded first place out of sixty nine Welsh schools taking part in the Museum's Spring Bulbs for Schools investigation this year.
The Super Scientists won a fun-packed trip to the National Slate Museum where they learnt about the Story of Slate, looked for mini-beasts and built giant nests in the quarry!
Professor Plant: "Ysgol Clogaenog did really well in the Spring Bulbs investigation and sent in the most weather data out of all the schools in Wales! This really was an achievement as schools are getting better and better at recording and sending their data. It was lovely to meet the Super Scientists from Ysgol Clocaenog, we had lots of fun building nests and pretending to be little birds! We also learnt lots about Slate and I especially enjoyed watching the slate splitting!"
If you would like to take part in this project next term please complete the on-line application form:
May 2014
Flower Drawing Competition 2014
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1st - Abbey, Coppull Parish Church School
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2nd - Louise, SS Philip and James CE Primary School (Pink 3)
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3rd - Amelie, Stanford in the Vale CE Primary School
Congratulation to the winners of the Flower Drawing Competition 2014! Here are their excellent botanical illustrations.
- 1st: Abbey – Coppull Parish Church School
- 2nd: Louise – SS Philip and James CE Primary School (Pink 3)
- 3rd: Amelie – Stanford in the Vale CE Primary School
In this competition I was looking for botanical illustrations – these are pictures of plants drawn in a scientific way. This means I was looking for beautiful pictures but they also needed clear labels to show the different parts of the flower.
All of the drawing sent in were really fantastic, so I have put them all on our website for you to see! Well done to all of you.
Click here to view all the drawings.
Many thanks,
Prof P
Spring Bulb for Schools: Results 2005-2014
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The 'Spring Bulbs for Schools' project allows 1000s of schools scientists to work with Amgueddfa Cymru-National Museum Wales to investigate and understand climate change.
Since October 2005, school scientists have been keeping weather records and noting when their flowers open, as part of a long-term study looking at the effects of temperature on spring bulbs.
Certificates have now been sent out to all the 4,075 pupils that completed the project this year.
See Professor Plant's reports or download the spreadsheet to study the trends for yourself!
- Make graphs & frequency charts or calculate the mean.
- See if the flowers opened late in schools that recorded cold weather.
See how temperature, sunshine and rainfall affect the average flowering dates.
Look for trends between different locations.
Professor Plant
April 2014
Super Scientist Awards 2014
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Daffodil drawing at SS Philip and James CE Primary School, England
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Flowers at Ysgol Y Plas, Wales
Ninety five schools across the UK will be awarded Super Scientist Certificates from Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales this year, in recognition of their contribution to the Spring Bulbs – Climate Change Investigation.
Huge Congratulations to all these schools! They are listed below, is your school listed?
Thank you to every one of the 4200 pupils who helped this year! Thank you for working so hard planting, observing, measuring and recording - you really are Super Scientists! Each one of you will receive a certificate and Super Scientist pencil, these will be sent to your school around the middle of May.
Many thanks to the Edina Trust for funding this project and helping to make this all happen!
Winners 2014
Well done to our three winners for sending in the most weather data! Each will receive a class trip of fun-packed nature activities.
- Ysgol Clocaenog in Wales
- Abronhill Primary School in Scotland
- Dallas Road Community Primary School in England
Runners Up
Each school will receive a gift voucher to purchase lovely things for your gardening projects.
- Ysgol Gynradd Cross Hands in Wales
- Wormit Primary School in Scotland
- The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School in England
Highly commended
Each school will receive certificates, pencils, flower seeds and herb seeds.
- Abergwili VC Primary
- Archbishop Hutton's Primary School
- Arkholme CE Primary School
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary School
- Bleasdale CE Primary School
- Burscough Bridge Methodist School
- Carnforth North Road Primary School
- Christchurch CP School
- Combe Primary School
- Coppull Parish Church School
- Cutteslowe Primary School
- Darran Park Primary
- Freuchie Primary School
- Gladestry C. in W. Primary
- Glyncollen Primary
- Kilmaron School
- Raglan VC Primary
- SS Philip and James CE Primary School
- St Athan Primary School
- St Blanes Primary School
- St Ignatius Primary School
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Leyland
- St Mellons Church in Wales Primary School
- St Michael's CE (Aided) Primary School
- St Nicholas Primary School
- St Patrick's Primary School
- Stanford in the Vale CE Primary School
- Ysgol Bro Eirwg
- Ysgol Deganwy
Schools with special recognition
Each school will receive, certificates, pencils and flower seeds.
- Auchengray Primary School
- Britannia Community Primary School
- Cawthorne's Endowed Primary School
- Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor
- Culross Primary School
- Greyfriars RC Primary School
- Holy Trinity CE Primary School
- John Cross CE Primary School
- Llanishen Fach Primary School
- Red Marsh School
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School
- St Laurence CE Primary School
- Woodplumpton St. Anne's Primary School
- Ysgol Gynradd Dolgellau
- Ysgol Terrig
- Ysgol Y Plas
Schools to be awarded certificates
Each school will receive Super Scientist Certificates and pencils.
- All Saints' CE Primary School
- Balcurvie Primary School
- Ballerup Nursery
- Blenheim Road Community Primary School
- Brockholes Wood Community Primary School
- Brynhyfryd Junior School
- Catforth Primary School
- Chatelherault Primary School
- Cleddau Reach VC Primary School
- Cobbs Brow Primary School
- Coed-y-Lan Primary School
- Flakefleet Primary School
- Glencairn Primary School
- Golden Hill School
- Henllys C/W Primary
- Hillside Specialist School
- Ladywell Primary School
- Lakeside Primary
- Lea Community School
- Manor Road Primary School
- Manor School
- Milford Haven Junior School
- Newport Primary School
- Pinfold Primary School
- RAF Benson Primary School
- Rogiet Primary School
- Rougemont Junior School
- Scotforth St Paul's CE Primary School
- St Bernadette's Primary School
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
- St John's CE Primary School
- St Nicholas C/W primary school
- Trellech Primary School
- Tynewater Primary School
- Woodstock CE Primary School
- Ysgol Bro Tawe
- Ysgol Glan Cleddau
- Ysgol Iau Hen Golwyn
- Ysgol Nant y Coed
- Ysgol Rhys Prichard
- Ysgol Santes Tudful
- Ysgol Sychdyn
- Ysgol Y Berllan Deg
- Ysgol Y Faenol
Daffodil Drawing Competition 2014
Congratulations to the following pupils who produced some excellent botanical drawings! Winners will receive Bird watching kits with mini binoculars.
- 1st: Abbey – Coppull Parish Church School
- 2nd: Louise – SS Philip and James CE Primary School (Pink 3)
- 3rd: Amelie – Stanford in the Vale CE Primary School
Well done, you have all done an AMAZING job.
Professor Plant
Smoggy London
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London in the smog bbc.co.uk
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Help reduce air pollution to protect the Earth
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Many top scientists agree that pollution levels are contributing to global warming
If you had been visiting London last week you would have noticed it was very smoggy, as if you were looking at everything through a dirty cloud! But what exactly is smog, and how is it different to fog?
What is fog?
Fog is a cloud on the ground! It is a natural part of the weather. It is lots of very tiny water droplets floating in the air. Fog helps plants by providing moisture and does not harm you if you breathe in.
What is smog?
Smog is a kind of air pollution. Smog is created when fog mixes with smoke and chemical fumes from cars and factories. Some of the chemicals in smog are toxic – this means poisonous! It is harmful to plants and animals and can be dangerous if breathed in.
The recent smog in London is a mixture of fog and pollution and a third ingredient – sand from the Sahara desert! The Sahara desert is a huge desert in Africa. Some of the desert sand is very, very small, like dust. Sometimes wind storms sweep up the dust and blow it thousands of miles to the UK. It's amazing how far it travels!
Unfortunately, this mixture of fog and pollution and desert dust means that the London smog is not good for your lungs, and has made some people ill. Smog is one very good reason why we should all try to reduce air pollution!
So what can you do to help reduce air pollution?
Think about air pollution… What causes it? Can you think of 3 things you can do to reduce it? Why not talk about it in class and then click here to check your answers.
Find out more information about smog click here. To see more picture of smoggy London click here.
Your comments, my answers:
Glyncollen Primary School: Sorry we were late again. We had a busy week as we are going to Llangrannog. We have had great fun doing this investigation. We can't wait to find out who has won the competition. We are going to tell the year3 class about it as they will be doing it next year. Thank you Professor Plant. Yr. 4. Prof P: Hope you had fun at Llangrannog! I am so glad you have enjoyed the investigation Glyncollen. Thank you so much for taking part!
Ysgol Clocaenog: Pen wedi disgyn ffwrdd! Athro'r Ardd: Wedi colli ei ben!
Gladestry C.I.W. School: Although the flowers were open earlier in the week, they have closed up again at the drop in temperature. Prof P: I can tell that you have learnt a lot about your planrs Gladestry, well done!
Many thanks,
Prof P
TOP 10 garden birds
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Which are the TOP 10 most common garden birds in the UK?
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Double and triple flowered daffodils – how unusual!
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Lovely flowers at SS SS Philip and James CE Primary School
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Some flowers did not fully open – I wonder why?
Hi bulb buddies!
Big Garden Birdwatch results
Which are the TOP 10 most common birds in your garden? Nearly half a million people helped the RSPB (Royal Society for Protection of Birds) with the Big Garden Birdwatch 2014. They counted over 7 million birds! Did you help? If not then maybe you can do some bird spotting and join the Big Garden Birdwatch next year? To find out which birds were in the TOP 10, click here.
Which schools have had their first flowers?
Trellech Primary School in Wales, and Britannia Community Primary School in England sent their first flower records. Well done and thank you to these schools!
One of my colleagues her at National Museum Cardiff sent me this photo of daffodils growing in her garden, can you see anything strange about them? The photo is a little fuzzy but if you look closely you will see that some of the stems have two or even three flowers! How unusual! Have you had any unusual plants?
Thank you to SS Philip and James CE Primary School for sending me this lovely photo of all their flowers, don't they look wonderful? In the third photo you can see that they also had some unusual flowers - some of their daffodils did not fully open. This is very interesting, can you think of any reasons why they might not have opened? Did this happen to your flowers?
Daffodil man!
Would you like to see a funny photo of Daffodil man? Click here. His real name is James and he is wearing a suit of daffodils to raise money for charity! Well done daffodil man!
Your comments, my answers:
Prof P: I had lots and lots of comments from Dallas Road Community Primary School so I thought I would put them all on the blog this week, thank-you all for sending me your messages! Congratulations to all of you, even if your flower did not grow, was stepped on, got broken or died, you are ALL Super Scientists! Prof P.
Dallas Road Community Primary School:
I think it didn't open because the daffodil was hovering over it and so it didn't get enough sun and rain. :(
I think my daffodil was in the shade so it did not open.
Someone cut its head off
It didn't open because somebody stepped on it
It died
Someone broke the bud off
Mine did not open!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My Bulb disappeared
It was a bit floppy so we did not get chance to tie it up. But it is still open.
I am quiet sad my daffodils have not opened but they are growing so I will believe that soon they will and they are really tall.
My daffodil is growing very tall but it is a bit floppy.
My crocus is beautiful some of them are starting to die but still i'm happy because some are still growing and some have opened and some of them are fully beautiful i'm really happy about every crocus. My crocus's are quiet tall some are small as well
my crocus is really beautiful i have got another 3-4 crocuses opening i really enjoy seeing my plant grow.
My crocus has flowered well and is growing quite tall which is good and happy about it all.
I did not get a daffodil so it did not grow.
Daffodil has broke and I had to tie it up.
My plant head fell off. I haven't seen it since so I don't know if it has grown back.
My daffodil didnt open. I dont think mine had enough sunlight
Prof P: Culross Primary School sent me messages to tell me they had named their flowers, thanks Culross! Here are some of the names they gave their Daffodils and Crocuses: Danny, Dafty, Crocy, Abby, Croaky, Dave, Chris, Cassy, Ceeper, Bob, Jim.
Many thanks,
Prof P
March 2014
Deadline Day!
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Thank you bulb buddies from Professor Plant and baby bulb!
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Flowers at Rogiet Primary School in Wales.
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The start of our Wildflower Meadow at National Museum Cardiff
The Spring Bulbs deadline has arrived! I would like to say a HUGE thank you for working so hard to get all your weather and flower records in to me on time.
Which schools have had their first flowers?
Balcurvie Primary School, Chatelherault Primary School, Glencairn Primary School, St. Blanes Primary School, St. Patrick's Primary School, Tynewater Primary School and Wormit Primary School in Scotland, and Brynhyfryd Junior School, Cleddau Reach VC Primary School, Coed-y-Lan Primary,St Athan Primary, St Mellons Church in Wales Primary School, Ysgol Bro Eirwg, Ysgol Iau Hen Golwyn and Ysgol Y Plas in Wales, have all seen their first flowers open. In England, Bleasdale CE Primary School, Combe Primary School, Cutteslowe Primary School and Flakefleet Primary School, all sent their first flower records.Well done and thank you to these schools!
Keep sending in your flower records!
As I said in my blog last week, if your plants have flowers but they have not opened yet, please keep watching them and send me your records when they open. They will not be in time to be in this year's Spring Bulbs Report, but they will make next year's report more accurate.
What if you didn't have a flower?
Thank you to all the pupils who have sent me a record to say their plant did not flower, or that their flower did not open (you can do this by clicking 'Didn't open' in the Flower Record). I know it can be a bit disappointing if your plant does not flower. But please don't be sad! One thing that a Super Scientist must learn is that experiments don't always work out the way we want them to! This does not mean that the experiment has failed. For a scientist it is JUST AS IMPORTANT to record when something does not happen, as when it does.
You will get a Super Scientist certificate and pencil if you worked hard and helped with the Super Scientist Investigation – whether your flower opened or not!
Wildflower Meadow at National Museum Cardiff
Here at National Museum Cardiff we are experimenting with growing a wildflower meadow. Do you have a wildflower meadow at your school? We have planted some seeds and bulbs and the first flowers to appear have been crocuses and daffodils! Here is a picture of them. It doesn't look much like a meadow yet does it? But hopefully by the summer it will look very different. The muddy circle is where we have planted lots of red Poppies to remember the First World War. This year it is the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War and here at Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, we will have events and exhibitions that tell the stories of the people of Wales during the War. Click here to find out more.
Your questions, my answers:
Dallas Road Community Primary School: Hi Proffeser Plant!! Prof P: Hi everyone at Dallas Road!
Pinfold Primary School: nearly all the bulbs have opened. The mystery bulbs are blooming very well. The crocus is growing purple flowers. Prof P: What were your mystery bulbs Pinfold?
Glyncollen Primary School: Hello Professor Plant, We're excited because our bulbs have now sprung and we can't wait to get our certificates. From, Year 4. Prof P: Congratulations Year 4! I look forward to sending them to you, you are Super Scientists!
Ysgol Terrig: Our Bulbs have opened and they are 15cm tall :). Prof P: Great measuring Ysgol Terrig.
Rougemont Junior School: What a warm a dry week Professor Plant, our crocuses are all blooming as are our daffodils. Prof P: All the colours look so lovely don't they?
St. Ignatius Primary School: We have uploaded our weather records for this week but unfortunately our bulbs have not flowered just yet. We are disappointed as this is the last week and we can see them coming along but not as quick as we would have hoped. We will continue to keep an eye on them and let you know when they have flowered. Our teacher will need to do this next week as P7 are off to Kilbowie in Oban for an outward bound trip. Prof P: Please don't be disappointed P7, your results are still really important, even if your flowers didn't open by the deadline. Enjoy your trip it sounds like fun!
Kilmaron Special School: We are using the findings of our daily temperature readings and rainfall as evidence in our SQA National 1 Measurement unit. Prof P: That is fantastic Kilmaron, I am so glad it is helping you with your qualification.
Stanford in the Vale Primary School: Thank you very much we really enjoyed it and are datherdils are blooming and are very healthy and strong through all of these conditions. Stanford in the vale gardening club. Prof P: I am so glad you enjoyed it Stanford, that makes me very happy!
St. Blanes Primary School: Hi Professor Plant, the start of the week felt much warmer. It's the first time we saw the temperature in double figures! Prof P: I hope you enjoyed the warm weather.
Gladestry C.I.W. School: it has grown well i'm a mum. Prof P: Congratulations! You must have looked after your baby bulb very well.
Chatelherault Primary School: Some of our plants are starting to bloom the daffodils are showing the most. The crocuses are still growing but not as much as the daffodils. Prof P: That is very interesting as crocuses usually flower before daffodils.
Ysgol Gynradd Cross Hands: Dyma ein blodyn cyntaf gan LM o Ysgol Gynradd Cross Hands. Mwy o haul plis!Prof P: Llongyfarchiadau LM o Ysgol Gynradd Cross Hands!
The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School: my plant is just the same as the plant I got at my home it has grown twenty cm. Prof P: It's wonderful to hear that you are growing flowers at home too, well done!
Many Thanks
Professor Plant
Professor Plant's flowers have opened!
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Professor Plants flowers have opened.
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Professor Plants flowers have opened.
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Stanford Gardening Club's first daffodil.
I am so excited because my flowers have finally opened! They are so pretty and make me smile every time I see them! My crocus opened on 16 March and was 90mm tall, my daffodil opened one day later and was 240mm tall. Here is a photo of them.
Thankyou very much Stanford Gardening Club from Stanford in the Vale CE Primary School in England for sending me a photo of your first daffodil! Would anyone else like to send me some photos of their plants? I will put them on the website too!
Which schools have had their first flowers?
Abronhill Primary School, Culross Primary School, and Glencairn Primary School in Scotland, and Christchurch CP School, Coleg Meirion Dwyfor, Gladestry C.I.W. School, Rogiet Primary School, Ysgol Clocaenog, Ysgol Gynradd Cross Hands, Ysgol Deganwy and Ysgol Santes Tudfulin Wales, have all seen their first flowers open. In England, Arkholme CE Primary School, Burscough Bridge Methodist School, Coppull Parish Primary School, Hillside Specialist School, John Cross CE Primary School, Pinfold Primary School, Scotforth St. Paul's CE Primary School, SS Philip and James CE Primary School, St Laurence CE Primary School and Woodplumpton St. Anne's Primary School all sent their first flower records. Well done to all these schools!
One more week to go…
There is only one more week to go before the Spring Bulbs project deadline. Please remember to send in your records by the 28 March.
What do you do if your flowers have not opened by the deadline?
Please keep sending in flower data! If your flowers have not opened and you would like to carry on with your investigation then please do! When they open you can still record the flowering date and plant height on our website.
I set a deadline because every year I write a special report that gives a summary of all the data sent in so far. I need to write the report in April. All records sent in before the deadline will be included in this year's report. Records sent in after the deadline will be added to our database and will be included in next year's report.
All the records that you send are very important. I promise you that all your data will be included in the project and will help the investigation to be more accurate in the future.
Have you seen any signs of spring while you have been out playing? On the weekend I saw a bumblebee, a ladybird and some little baby lambs! I looked in a pond but I didn't see any frogspawn. Have you seen any frogspawn? What other signs of spring have you seen?
Would you like to be a Nature Detective? The Woodland Trust have lots of Fun Spring Activities for you to do, click here for how to spot the early signs of Spring. Click here for lots of other fun Spring ideas.
Your questions, my answers:
Ysgol Bro Eirwg: Roedd y mesurudd glaw yn llawn ar ddydd Llun gan ei fod wedi casglu'r holl law dros hanner tymor. Rydym ni yn gyffrous iawn bod rhai o'r bylbiau wedi dechrau agor. Rydym wedi sylwi bo'r bylbiau sy'n agor yn hwyrach llawer yn llai, oes rheswm am hyn? Athro'r Ardd: Rydw i'n falch iawn bod eich blodau chi yn agor Ysgol Bro Eirwg! Da iawn chi am arsylwi mor ofalus ar y planhigion a gofyn cwestiwn gwyddonol gwych. Yr ateb yw… dwi ddim yn siŵr!! Efallai bod rhai o'r bylbiau yn llai na'r lleill wrth gael eu plannu. Gallai hyn olygu eu bod nhw'n cymryd mwy o amser i flodeuo a'u bod nhw'n llai o faint. Oes gennych chi unrhyw syniadau i'w esbonio? Sut fyddech chi'n profi eich syniadau wrth dyfu rhagor o blanhigion y flwyddyn nesaf?
Raglan VC Primary: Our flowers are blooming now! The shoots are 85 cm tall! Prof P: Do you mean 85mm tall Raglan? An 85cm tall flower would be HUGE!
Glencairn Primary School: It was very foggy on Thursday night and Friday morning! Prof P: Great weather reporting. I love fog, it's quite spooky isn't it?
Hillside Specialist School: Our first flower opened. By K. Prof P: Well done K and everyone else at Hillside School.
Greyfriars RC Primary School: It was fun me and R. really enjoyed it. Prof P: Hooray!
SS Philip and James CE Primary: A lot of our crocus flowers had come out over the holidays! Prof P: Fantastic! A lot of people's flowers opened during the holidays.
Pinfold Primary School: Mystery bulbs started opening on Monday. We think they're daffodils. Other bulbs are growing very well. Prof P: Great news Pinfold.
Ysgol Terrig: our bulbs are growing great they are now 7cm tall !!!!! Prof P: Fantastic news Ysgol Terrig!
Chatelherault Primary School: During the week it has been sunny and because of this our plants has started to blossom although the flowers are still closed. We have had a lot of spiders in our pots. Prof P: Oooh, how cool! I love spiders! Their webs are so beautiful and the way they make them is so clever.
Culross Primary School: We have been very busy in P5-7 recently with trips to Scottish Parliament and also the Foodbank with a collection we organised. Sorry for the lack of records for Tuesday and Thursday! Matt is the name of my daffodil and he was the first one to flower here at Culross PS. It has been quite warm here at Culross and we haven't had any snow, so the daffodils are now beginning to grow. O's crocus is called Coco and measures 50mm. Her's is the first crocus to flower here at Culross. Well done to O.! Prof P: Wow you sound like you have had some really interesting school trips Culross Primary. Well done for collecting for the Foodbank. I love the names you have given to your plants!
Darran Park Primary: The first crocuses flowered on the 7th of march. Their colour is purple\violet. The bees have already started collecting the pollen and they are 6 cm tall. Some of the other crocus bulbs have only just started to sprout through the soil. Prof P: Great observations Darran Park, I like your description of the crocuses as purple/violet.
Arkholme CE Primary School: Sun shining at last it is doing the flowers a world of good they have come out to see it!!! Prof P: It is doing me the world of good too Arkholme!
Many Thanks
Professor Plant
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Magnard: The Four Symphonies
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Movement 1: Ouverture: Assez animé
Movement 2: Danses: Vif
Movement 3: Chant varié: Très nuancé
Movement 4: Final: Vif et gai
The first movement's main theme becomes an energetic unifying agent in the development, the composer's academic credentials coming to the fore as it is declaimed in augmentation (doubled note lengths) before a brief but striking unaccompanied oboe solo heralds the recapitulation. This is mercurially restless music, busily discursive in manner but resourcefully unified and of a generally sunny disposition. The scherzo (Danses) follows it with a bucolic melody in A major which soon succumbs to the imprint of weightier matter. Again, fleet-footed thematic material becomes the backdrop to sostenuto secondary ideas. A sense of insufficient overall contrast with the first movement threatens to become a stumbling block, but the intermittent rusticisms save the day. A bracingly optimistic climax is generated before the movement ends with Magnard's nearest approach yet to true lightness of touch. The final gesture, something like Copland in a wing collar, is quaintly endearing—a quality of some significance when one considers Magnard's reputation: increasingly one suspects that 'by their works shall ye know them' has been ignored, and it is the misleading public face of the man himself that first caused his true voice to be lost.
The slow third movement (Chant varié) builds a chord of G from a solitary bassoon note before subsiding into F sharp major. Here one is conscious less of the variation principle (resourcefully applied) than of the more immediate continuity and tone of the music, which soon rises to an elevated passage extraordinary in similarity of mood (and, momentarily, content) for its kinship to the 'Dulcinea' melody in the tone poem Don Quixote by Richard Strauss. Again one must pinch oneself: Magnard has here raced Strauss by five years. Thereafter the music begins increasingly to explore a kind of mock-medieval atmosphere (the description sells it short) evocative of the troubadour or trouvère traditions. Even a hint of middle-eastern inflection finds its way in, perhaps loosely suggestive of the early westward migration of Mohammedan musical culture through the Crusades. This yields (with bizarrely convincing effect!) to an eventual return of Straussian Europe and a climax of splendid opulence.
The Final displays the cyclic principle in its resumption of the rhythmic character of the first movement, though now this is infused with certain quasi-medievalisms from the intervening ones. Use of the main theme as a rhythmic 'motor' behind other material is again evident. Magnard's counterpoint is as assured as ever, but one is conscious that it is all worn more lightly, with less anxiety to make an impression. D'Indy's friend and colleague Chabrier had died in 1894, during Magnard's apprenticeship, and occasionally here one even glimpses the possibility of some of his rumbustious charm, which could well have filtered through the teaching of Magnard's mentor. More notable, however, is the sheer eclecticism of the music—if that can be the mot juste for a manner which is as often prophetic of others as reliant upon them. Hints of Glazunov can be detected alongside more extravagant moments evocative of such as Novák, Suk and the early, teutonically inspired Respighi. If the composer's supposed academic sobriety is anywhere apparent, then perhaps one may point to his endings, which regularly seem to stop just short of the point one has somehow been persuaded to expect, much as if concerned at the last minute with guarding some personal propriety.
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Those endless hallways in NYC pre-war buildings
I spend about 90% of my day in this hallway. All the rooms connect from it on the right. I'm sure there is an official name for this horrible floor layout, but I like to call it the Let's Make a Deal floor plan. When people come over and ask where the bathroom is, I tell them, "Pick a door!" If I painted numbers on all the doors, my bathroom would be door number 2. Don't pick door number 3. It usually has three goats inside.
When we first moved in, the hallway was my least favorite thing about the apartment. It was endless, boring, and dark. So we made it a mission to decorate it like any other room in the house.
Here's the five things we did to make the hallway tolerable:
1. A carpet runner. We got ours from Flor. I liked that we could customize the length and reshape the carpet tiles the next time we move.
2. Lighting. When we moved in, there was a single ugly light fixture in the middle of the hallway. We replaced it with three of these from CB2 and had the landlord hardwired them. So much brighter!
2. A place to dump my keys and mail. Rob found a small bookshelf off craigslist. It's perfect. See here and scroll down for a pic.
3. Art. Check out this post for more details on how I blew up the pictures.
5. Color. Rob painted the door blue yesterday. I threw out the exact paint color. Sorry. I'll look for it the next time I go to the hardware store.
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- Angie PJune 27, 2011 at 10:59 AM
Love all these ideas! I too have a couple long hallways which are still bare after 4yrs! Thanks for the ideas!ReplyDelete
thanks Angie!ReplyDelete
Wow, way to turn that hall into something worth "hall-ering" about. Yikes, I just typed that! No really, it looks great. Love the lights especially.ReplyDelete
love the blue door! it's amazing what a little pop of color. but, as usual, my favorite thing about these photos are your kids :)ReplyDelete
oh and railroad style, that's what it's officially called i thinkReplyDelete
hello there, fellow new yorker! i love what you've done with the place. i only wish my apartment was big enough to have a hallway! :)ReplyDelete
libby: ha, i read your comment twice and laughed both timesReplyDelete
liz: ah, yes railroad. call me foo
rebecca: thanks!
you've always been so artistic and talented! The hallway looks awesomeReplyDelete
It really looks awesome, you guys did a great job. I especially love the blue door. I bought a chandelier last year that's sitting in a box... do you think Luca will hardwire it for me? I never thought to ask him.ReplyDelete
Great door! And I love the lighting. I have a similar long hallway in my apt...I love it. And my little guy uses it to ride his bike and race his cars.ReplyDelete
Love what you've done... I'm taking notes for my endless hallway.ReplyDelete
Railroad is actually an apartment WITHOUT a hallway. Each room leads directly into the next, thereby requiring you, in some apartments, to go through a bedroom to get to the kitchen.ReplyDelete
The converse is my apartment, which has NO hallways. It means all the space is usable, which is nice, but it also means I feel like I'm living in a suite in a dorm.
Greetings from your neighbor, Samantha's mom, a member of the what I like to callReplyDelete
"The Kids in the Hall." I love that the kids on our floor get to play in the building's hallway every now and then, tho our neighbors w/o children are probably not so thrilled. I'm going to Flor to get a runner for my kitchen, which has hideous faux wood tiling from several centuries ago.
that oversized photobooth strip is AMAZING! i am dying. when my husband and i land ourselves in our new apartment, that will be craft project number one!ReplyDelete
You have the best sense of humor. I love reading your blog!ReplyDelete


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Good job, Haruka
Doesn't seem like Mao has completely recomposed herself yet..
In this week field, Mao should've blown them away. I'm shocked at her score.
What happened to Mao? Popping a solo flip is uncharacteristic of her.
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I received my NGS (National Genealogical Society) HSC CD 1 at the end of 2010 and started right away with the lessons. Lesson 1 is complete and on its way to be graded. This lesson was about getting started and learning how to create a pedigree chart and family group sheet. The family group sheet had to be, of course, sourced completely for each fact listed. While I have almost 15 years of research under my belt, it made me go back and look at some of the sources I had in my database from years ago and edit them to fit a correct format. The course recommends Elizabeth Shown Mills' book Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace, which I own.
Now, on to Lesson 2!
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Kind, helpful and almost as good as Marcus (before Didyme died, was Marcus very kind. So if Ralph had lived then, had he not been kinder to a Marcus. But when Ralph was born, was Didyme death. And when Didyme died, Marcus stricter on the rules. And it did so that he was also a little meaner. So now Ralph kinder than Marcus. But it was not until he Didyme died.).
His education is bodyguard. He is not mentioned in any of the movies or books. Ralph did not want to drink human blood, but does it because he is in the Volturi clan. He has at least blood thirsty in the Twilight saga. He has even less blood thirsty than Carlisle Cullen and Denali coven. He was the first who found that vegetarians fail to stop to drink them as well because they are tempted of of human blood if they have been living on animal blood for a long time. But Ralph lives on human blood, so he can control himself them. He kills only culprit. The first persons he killed was his parents. He killed his parents because they mistreated him, other children and other adults. But for the most part is it Heidi or any other of Volturi which provides blood to him.


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Lmfao, I saw it coming a mile away the minute I typed it out. First thought after typing it out was "shit, might want to clarify that so I don't get a trillion messages asking about bjs" xD
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Lmfao, I saw it coming a mile away the minute I typed it out. First thought after typing it out was "shit, might want to clarify that so I don't get a trillion messages asking about bjs" xD
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I would have just said: As long as it isn't used for Yodeling...
First name: Clive
Age: 19
Location: Banbridge Northern Ireland
Education/ Job: Part time in a supermarket the minute, sucks.
Married with children?: aye right. Children? Maybe when I'm forty
Hobbies: Mad into Mountain Biking going to do a course in outdoor sports adventure next year cant wait.
Favorite Movie: Goodfellas
Favorite TV Show: T.V is crap in this country but i love Supernatural, Dexter and Celebrity Juice ("Bang tidy")
Favorite Book: Wolf of the plains and The whole Harry Potter Collection
Favorite Animal: Fennec fox and Scorpions
Favorite Song ever: Does'nt exsist for me I love Eminem and Black Sabbath
Favorite Game:Gears of War
Play any instruments?: Used to play the Trombone
Embarrassing fact about yourself: Look above
Picture of yourself: Maybe later.
Forgot to mention I love Liverpool F.C and for that i support the Red Socks.
I'm surprised I've never actually posted here. I swear i've been coming to this board for about a year or 2 idk
First name: Cody
Age: 22
Location: Michigan
Education/ Job: Student, IT consulting on the side, Insurance Sales.
Married with children?: Nope, and Nope
Hobbies: Programming, clif diving, gaming, world of warcraft
Favorite Movie: Catch me if you can
Favorite TV Show: spongebob
Favorite Book: ASoUE
Favorite Animal: Cats
Favorite Song ever: House of the Rising sun
Favorite Game: I really can't pick one. Maybe sins of a solar empire or a top gun game for ps1
Describe yourself in five adjectives: Sarcastic, Annoying, Smart, Confident, Headstrong
Worst trait: Arrogant
Play any instruments?: Guitar, trombone, violin
Embarrassing fact about yourself: I like the new doctor who?
Picture of yourself: Not happening
[Today 06:48 PM] Ion:swimming in a natural body of water ISN'T acceptable...it's momentarily tolerable
First name: Jerry
Age: 21
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Education/ Job: Shift Manager at Subway. I believe I have saved enough money to not screw myself on student loans for next year.
Married with children?: No and no.
Hobbies: Playing games mostly. Generally shooters, but obviously I got into MMO's among others as well. I also enjoy basically every sport, but basketball takes the cake on that one (I hate watching it, though). Music and reading.
Favorite Movie: These are practically impossible to answer, but I'll go with Back to the Future or The Shawshank Redemption.
Favorite TV Show: Criminal Minds
Favorite Book: Anthem
Favorite Animal: Honey Badger! In all seriousness, I love wolves, which is also why I love my Siberian Husky puppy.
Favorite Song ever: Also impossible for me to answer, but for now I'll go with Save Me by Avenged Sevenfold or Closure by Chevelle.
Favorite Game: Freespace and Freespace 2, Halo, and World of Warcraft for their respective genres.
Describe yourself in five adjectives: Problem solving, thoughtful, giving, cooperative, silly
Worst trait: My inability to open up to people I just meet.
Play any instruments?: I suppose I still know how to play the Tuba since 6th grade. Other than that, I sing a lot.
Embarrassing fact about yourself: I apparently have no skills with the ladies. My worst trait doesn't help with this.
Picture of yourself:
From Blizzcon 2010. I am on the left.
More recent one when I was... pretty bored.
"Kyle, this is the way the world works. If you want to find quality friends, you have to wade through all the dicks first." -Cartman
First name: Arto
Age: 27
Location: Espoo, Finland
Education/ Job: Parish priest, scholar/researcher
Married with children?: Yes and yes
Hobbies: Music, books, theology and philosophy, WoW
Favorite Movie: hmmm, there's quite a few. Good science fiction, drama etc.
Favorite TV Show: Currently maybe Big Bang Theory
Favorite Book: Lots of them.
Favorite Animal: Cats.
Favorite Song ever: Like books, I can't name one.
Favorite Game: Played Fallouts, Master of Orion and Monkey Islands quite a lot when it was their time. Nowadays it's WoW all the way.
Describe yourself in five adjectives: Thoughtful, intelligent, calm, observant, silly
Worst trait: I'm quite shy which affects my dealings with people
Play any instruments?: Many. Flutes, whistles, guitars, banjo, mandolin, uillean pipes
Embarrassing fact about yourself: Not gonna tell you
First name: dave
Age: 38
Location: Florida
Education/ Job: majored as a professional pilot also 4 yrs of commercial art school. I've been working for a major US commercial airline for the past 18 yrs, not as a pilot (ticket/gate agent and ground crew)
Married with children?: yes, married for 3 yrs. I have a 10 yr old daughter as well as 2 adult stepdaughters and 2 grandkids
Hobbies: depends on the day of the week, I have a lot of hobbies but mostly WoW and PC's, Building my vintage Harley Chopper.
Favorite Movie: I dont have a favorite but I can watch a few over and over, Friday (s), half baked, Star Wars (episode 4+), LOTR, fear and Loathing, Full Metal Jacket
Favorite TV Show: Dont watch much TV but when i do, Discovery channel/History Channel, Adult Swim, Family guy
Favorite Book: Not a huge bookworm but the Eragon series were really good.
Favorite Animal: my pets , 2 pit bulls, ball python (Monty), chickens, saltwater fish
Favorite Game: WoW
Describe yourself in five adjectives: Intelligent, funny, sarcastic, antisocial, artistic
Worst trait:worlds biggest procrastinator
Play any instruments?: Drums (gretsch), Guitar (ESP)
Embarrassing fact about yourself: The wife has me whipped lol
First name: Morten
Age: 21
Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Education/Job: Wannabe director of movies(read: unemployed)
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Favorite Book: Don't have one.
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Hobbies: maille, sewing, gaming, reading, gardening, kickin ass and taking names
Favorite Movie: mmm. Willow, maybe. or Momento. or the Princess Bride.
Favorite TV Show: Big Bang; Nova
Favorite Book: anything by Dickens. I love Austen as well, but she's depressing.
Favorite Animal: Cats. Men.
Favorite Song ever: toss up - 'Funeral of a Good Grrl' by Bif Naked / 'If It Be Your Will' by Leonard Cohen
Favorite Game: WoW; Fallout in all of its incarnations.
Describe yourself in five adjectives: Funny, Intelligent, Honest, Open, Funny. I mention it twice because it's so true.
Worst trait: bad temper and i take people's shit personally. I've learned to keep my mouth shut and walk away, because you cannot unsay the words that boil out of you. No-one forgets. Not you, not the object of your anger - you can apologize, but you can't take it away.
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Location: Tuttle
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Hobbies: Crafting, reading, games, movies, sleeping
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Favorite Book: same as the above
Favorite Animal: horses, dragons, dogs, cats, many many more
Favorite Song ever: None, like them all mainly with a tempo you can dance to, makes good house cleaning music
Favorite Game: WOW, xbox sometimes
Describe yourself in five adjectives: smart, pretty, nice, warm hearted
Worst trait: withdrawing into myself
Play any instruments?: used to play the piano
Embarrassing fact about yourself: getting older every day
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Your HP is really low for tanking Uld 25. Dunno much about DKs tho so can't help you on spec
1st time poster just want to start by saying how much I appreciate this site and what an invaluable resource it has become for me... thanks
Moving on...
I have recently been called upon to MT my guilds ulduar 25 runs as we are short on tanks atm (tank is my offspec, but I really enjoy it and its a work in progress for me) and I have some concerns about my survivability. After tanking xt and razorscale for the 1st time I have found that in some cases I have been 1 shotted by big melee swings... and Im curious if there's something I could improve as far as my spec etc is concerened, or maybe I am simply not geared enough? Please armory Mcdaveknight of Fenris and take a look. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Your HP is really low for tanking Uld 25. Dunno much about DKs tho so can't help you on spec
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I wish I had a DK toon cause I cant really answer any questions about your spec. Better gear would help. I can tell you that I MT ulduar 25 and it is not uncommon to get hit for 18-20k by most bosses. I think some 10 man ulduar gear and the other valorous gear would help you. Your total HP is a little low. I notice you gem/enchant for DEF and HIT. You need to stay DEF capped but the hit cap is not as important in ulduar as say more HP. You may be able to replace them with stam gems as it would put you closer to 30k unbufed(which is more like 40k fully raid buffed). Have healers use HOT's on you immediately and use a trinket or an ability as soon as the fight starts. Good luck.
The armory doesnt reflect your hp from frost presence I believe...
I am almost 30K hp unbuffed, 37.6 hp raid buffed and my avoidance is nearly 54% with ssg. I have gemmed for stam where I can, and unfortunately my current gear leaves mr starving on hit rating, so I've had to put a couple hit gems in and I have to eat hit food and take a hit elixer, otherwise Im afraid that my single target threat would suffer. I have the 226 tanking sigil but I initially didnt use it because single target threat used to be an issue for me, but lately it hasnt been as I have bound all my keys with runestrike and learned my rotation solid so I've considered using the 226 sigil again.
edit: I also have a betrayer which I know would give me more dodge... but I dont use it as I feel I need the expertise from the jawbone right now.
Personally I wouldn't gem hit much, even as a DK. I have it gemmed in a threat/trash set, but when you're trying to survive, replace all those hit/exp gems with stamina. If you're getting one-shot, you need more health.
As far as spec is concerned, you can address both threat and survival concerns. You only have one point in improved icy touch, so you're not giving the full melee attack speed reduction on bosses and mobs. Frost is also the most RP-starved spec of the bunch, so you should find a good benefit dropping points in Scent of Blood. Since you're concerned mostly about your single-target threat, you should consider dropping the points in Morbidity for SoB. 30 seconds on DnD is usually plenty for in-between trash pulls. I also don't use Icy Reach, either - if I need a 30 yard ability I'll Death Coil or Death Grip.
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I think gear and spec are on-track. If anything it might be a case of learning the fights, and when to use your defensive cooldowns to avoid taking the killing blow.
I appreciate all the helpfull insight. @ttocs: my current build is a little experimental... I wanted to see if icy reach would really be worth it and like you said... its pretty meh (although it was a lil helpful on razoscale adds) and as far as imp icy touch goes... I really wasn't sure how important it was... is the full 6%(?) really that helpful? If so I will inevitably pick it back up. As far as morbidity vs sob goes, I rarely find myself rp starved, and I definately enjoy the decreased CD on DnD. As far as my single target threat is concerned I had said that initially it used to be an issue, but lately it hasn't as my rotation has gotten tighter and I have RS bound to all my attacks, which is why I'm planning on using my sigil of deflection again as soa was only there for more threat. Im hoping that will give me a little more survivability. I've been wondering if it might be worth it to use my betrayer over my jawbone and lose the expertise?
If your looking for every bit of survivability, you might want to use the essence of gossamar from heroic AN for a trinket. That's an instant 1k more health.
You should never use any pure gem other than stamina. I see a lot of 16hit gems and it's really hurting your effective health.
If it's a yellow socket use a def+stam or hit+stam, red socket exp+stam or dodge+stam, blue obviously pure stam.
If you're serious about tanking you might want to think about professions, you have two fathering professions. Dropping herbalism and picking up JC will net you anywhere from 1200-3000 health, as well as one of the best tanking trinkets in the game. Mining is fine as it gives a large stam boost.
As a warrior I wouldn't gem forpure hit rating in yellow sockets or use orange exp/hit gems in red sockets. If matching sockets for a bonus I would instead use green hit/sta gems in yellow sockets and purple exp/sta gems in red sockets and then accept being below caps. Stamina is just too important in progression raiding - especially when you're being one-shot as you wrote. I definately wouldn't gem for defense if already above the cap.
Also, you would benefit a lot from skilling up in JC - but you probably know that.
Again, I am grateful for all the advice. I have picked up JCing (and hoping I dont spend all my gold leveling it >.>) and plan on replacing the 16 hit in my shoulders with a 8 hit 12 stam, and I intend on replacing my two 8 hit 8 expertise gems in my tier pecies as well. As it turns out those are both red slots... so I'm on the fence about wether I should use the big sexy pure dodge gems or purple gems with stam attached. I am also curious if the def rating enchant to chest is really worthwhile... I was thinking maybe a +10 all stats would be much more beneficial.
Great advice on this entire post all around...I have just one suggestion that has yet to be mentioned in here, and that is perhaps trying out a Blood spec.
Blood is unrivaled at single target threat and while it may not be considered to be as good (by some folks) for trash pulls as Frost or Unholy, I have found it to be quite effective for the entirety of the instance.
As you have said, you had the problem of being one-shotted. Blood can help mitigate that in several ways. First off, the boost in HP from Veteran of the Third War can help substantially. Secondly, with Death Strike in your rotation, you can help the healers (and yourself) by healing yourself with your swings, and for a decent amount at that. This can help a LOT when you get hit twice in quick succession for 20k (a frequent occurrence in Ulduar 25, especially in Hard Modes), sometimes that 6k from a DS in between can be the difference between life and death. Also, with Vampiric Blood, your HP will skyrocket, allowing an extra ~10k Cushion for you to have in those sticky situations.
Combined with the unrivaled single/dual target threat, your ability to heal yourself with Rune Tap, and the general overall power of Blood, you may find this to be a relatively easy way to increase your survivability in 25 man Ulduar and beyond.
Trust me, it was hard to give up Howling Blast for me too, but I just don't think Frost scales as well with higher level gear as Blood does. Others may disagree but I think if you give it a shot you may well decide you love it...and seeing your profile on the armory, it looks like you are already familiar with Blood, so you should find it a relatively easy changeover. If you want to try out a good Blood Tanking spec, check out the one on my Armory Link: Zivh <Blind Fate> US-Norgannon-Alliance
I hope it works out well for you, as a fellow DK Tank, cheers and good luck!
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Blood has lower mitigation than frost because of the self healing it can do, blood has a larger healthpool because of higher incoming damage.
Blood requires more thought than the other trees, and as such is more complex to play but I find it much more rewarding. If you switch over to blood you need to be aware of the mechanics and time you DS for when you take a large hit, it will heal you anywhere from 6-8k and alleviate the stress on the healers. Maintaining threat while using DS intelligently is one of the intricacies of the tree.
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I have never once had a problem keeping threat in Blood Spec, even while timing a DS, and in fact, the HPS does indeed help add a small amount of TPS as well. A lot of the confusion with Blood Knight tanking is with the rotation...but using a proper build can alleviate that by giving you the free range of Death runes, allowing for 6 Heart Strikes in succession for unrivaled threat, or 2 Death strikes (or 4 if you pop your ERW) for additional life.Maintaining threat while using DS intelligently is one of the intricacies of the tree.
This is also nice because those Death runes can be used for your other helpful abilities, such as your Vampiric Blood or Rune Tap, the latter of which IMHO is one of the most ridiculously awesome skills that a DK Tank can have...a 10k heal every 30 seconds for the cost of ONE blood or death rune....more if you throw the glyph on there.
I will agree that yes, it takes some getting used to, but I think you will come to enjoy it after just a few short attempts.
With the few gem and gear changes I made (swapping jawbone for Betrayer, and using my sigil of deflection as opposed to SOA) I was able to MT ignis without getting nailed to the floor... so Im hoping with a few gear upgrades this will soon be a non issue. I understand Blood is the preffered spec for progression tanking right now, and I have played it in the past but I simply cant give up the AOE insta aggro of frost, I struggle far too much with aoe threat in blood. In a raid enviroment this isnt so bad as there is another tank to help with large trash pulls, but in 5 mans I simply cant effectively and quickly gain threat on multiple mobs, and in situations like razorscale and thorim I really cant afford to be shakey with my aoe threat.
Razorscale and Thorim's arena are the only times I switch back to Frost from my primary Blood. Other than those two fights there's no need for snap aggro threat.


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The School of Health Sciences at City University London is a leader in the field of healthcare education and health policy due to our interdisciplinary approach and world class research.
We offer a range of Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Continuing Personal and Professional Development and short courses in: Health Management, Policy and Research; Midwifery; Nursing; Optometry; Public Health; Radiography; and Speech and Language Therapy.
With state-of-the-art clinical skills facilities, the School of Health Sciences at City is a place where students, academics, practitioners and policy makers come to learn, share and innovate.
- Over 120 years experience in training health professionals - the School incorporates the former St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery
- Centrally placed in the largest concentration of hospitals in the UK, we work with over 70% of London NHS Trusts
- Ranked top London Nursing and Midwifery submission in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) and achieved second highest volume of 4* research in the country
- One of the first institutions in the world to train optometrists. The first full-time course in ophthalmic optics began at the antecedent institution to City in 1927
- Largest provider of speech and language therapy courses in the UK
Study at the School of Health Sciences
- Undergraduate healthcare degree courses in nursing, midwifery, speech & language therapy, radiography (diagnostic imaging), radiography (radiotherapy and oncology) and optometry.
- Top-up degrees for health and social care professionals
- Flexible continuing personal and professional development (CPPD) courses for healthcare professionals who want to extend skills and qualifications
- Short courses, skills updates and consultancy provided by specialist lecturers and highly experienced practitioners of City Health
- Postgraduate degree courses leading to postgraduate certificate, diploma and masters qualifications
- Research degrees via a range of study routes - traditional, structured, by prior publication and by prospective publication
- Advice for international students
- State of the art clinical skills facilities.


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Friday, July 1, 2011
mind-body connection
when my niece had a brain tumor a few years ago, I asked people all over the world to pray for her/send intentions, largely through the Zoetrope on-line writers group (one of the first and longest-lasting social networks). natalie recovered completely and is now fine, a lovely teen-ager, and I am very grateful.
I have long been fascinated, in a somewhat scattered way, about the connections between the physical and the spiritual, the emotional and the material, and my son's friend led me to consider how positive or negative emotions such as grief or fear affect health. (I am familiar with Louise Hay's work.)
so this morning I came across a beliefnet.com post on FB regarding a blog contest. I was in need of procrastinating, so naturally I signed up to write at least 15 blog-journal entries about holistic health and spirituality (the topic I selected from their choices, which include News and Politics and Entertainment). if anyone cares to check out my musings over the coming weeks, or post a comment, or join the contest yourself, do so here.
fyi: rachel is the name of the young woman who needs healing intentions. may she recover completely and live a long, happy, healthy and productive life.
11 comments:
- robin andrea said...
When Roger was about to undergo surgery last year for colon cancer, I asked all of our friends-- online and off, to send him their very best thoughts and healing vibes. I don't think we can change outcomes, but we can help raise endorphin levels that might in fact change outcomes. Roger is doing very well, one year later. I hope Rachel is doing well.
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- E said...
The mind body connection is so powerful. It is good to be reminded.
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