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✓ Game Center ✓ Custom Track Builder ✓ Wi-Fi or BlueTooth 2-Player ✓ Race Against Computer ✓ Race Against Ghost ✓ Global Leader Boards
This free version includes:
● First 10 tracks of each terrain (20 tracks)
● Level builder with 20 track memory save slot
● Fully enabled 2-player mode
● Game Center global leader boards
● Race against ghost
● Race against computer
Optionally remove ads and unlock the full version with a single In App purchase.
*** 50% off the regular price for a limited time ***
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYw-JdZSE2E
or search YouTube for: Moto Heyalda
If you like this game, you might also like the game SnowXross.
✓ Custom Track Builder
This free version includes the ability to save one custom track. Use the level builder to create, save, load, and edit custom tracks (20 track save slots optionally available as an In App purchase).
✓ Real Time Multi-Player
Race against a friend in real time over local BlueTooth or Wi-Fi while jumping, flipping, and tearing up the motocross tracks.
✓ Two Computer Racers on Every Track
Race against two computer vehicles on each track at the same time. Set the computer racer skill level to Bad, Ok, or Pro to make a fair race.
✓ Realistic motocross bike suspension physics.
✓ Full ragdoll wipe-outs.
✓ Choose from three control schemes:
1) Horizontal slider to control balance.
2) Vertical slider to control balance.
3) Accelerometer to control balance.
✓ Race Your Ghost
Record your race and then race against your own ghost while also racing against the two computer players on each track.
✓ The computer racers will even race your custom tracks!
✓ You can even race against the two computers racers, your ghost, and another player that also has Heyalda Moto installed on their device, all at the same time!
✓ Alps Mountain terrain and Desert terrain.
✓ Dirt bike catches on fire and smokes if you wipe out while going fast.
NOTE: To race against a player on another device, you must have one of the following:
1) Have BlueTooth enabled on both devices and be within BlueTooth wireless communication range, or
2) Have Wi-Fi enabled on both devices, both devices can connect to the same Wi-Fi router that supports local peer-to-peer networking (default on most home routers, but not on most "Internet cafe" routers). OVER-THE-INTERNET CONNECTIONS ARE NOT SUPPORTED AT THIS TIME.


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Call it a New Year's cop-out. Call it a self-imdulgant trip down memory lane. Or just call it funny and laugh it up. I've come a long way since starting my blogging/writing/weight loss (attempt) journey, but my outlook (or snark output) hasn't changed.
And 2011? I'm ready. Bring it.
From the Bookieboo archives….
I can't look at a Twinkie without tripping over a blog post or a tweet about New Year's resolutions, and with the holiday right around the proverbial corner, it's very appropriate. But since most of the online mentions I am seeing about said resolutions are about weight loss and getting into shape and healthy, healthy, healthy…well…let's just say me and my Oreo Cheesequake Dairy Queen Blizzard are just gonna sit this one out tonight. Now don't get your yoga pants in a bunch. I haven't fallen off the wagon. I've just got it parked in my garage for a few days and stepped off with all of my faculties intact. I knew that the stress of family holiday drama, combined with the stuffing and birthday cake, was going to take a toll on my weight loss efforts. And that bodybugg I just bought? Yeah…it's sitting in my purse waiting for me to put it back to work.
I know what you are going to say: "But Pauline…there are so many healthy options for holiday meals…"
Or "Pauline, why not get rid of some of that stress by taking a turbo-kick class?"
Or "Seriously? You just consumed 820 calories and 35 grams of fat in one sitting and you're bitching about your thighs?"
So let's address the points one by one, shall we?
1) Yes, there are plenty of options for healthy holiday meals. I just chose (and that's they key word here, people) not to make any. The trick is moderation and maybe next week I'll post about how I should've employed a little more that tactic…
2) Yes, I could have gone to the gym more while said Family Stress was visiting, but well…I basically screwed the pooch on this one. Call me a masochist, but I figured missing three days at the gym was well worth spending time with relatives I'd rather not see on a daily basis who live some 2,000 miles away. We had some laughs, I had plenty of arguments in my head, and everyone survived Christmas. Yay for no prison time!
3) Yep…I did, in fact, just consume a blizzard and am still going to bitch about the size of my thighs, the rolls on my stomach, and the cellulite craters on my ass. And you know why? Because it's human. Because I know I'm not the only one who wakes up each morning with the best of intentions and the ass-end of follow-through. Because tomorrow *is* another day. And well, damn it, because the day I stop bitching is the day I've officially given up and accepted that this is me and Dairy Queen becomes a daily staple in my diet.
News Flash: that ain't happening any time soon. Sound your battle horns, ladies…I haven't given up yet.
So call me your "Every Woman" in this weight loss battle. The "Wanna-be." The "Real Mom of Calorie County." Whatever you want. If you can relate, we should do lunch.
If I can't be honest with you, I'm sure as hell not going to be honest with myself. And I'd say honesty is a key component with all this food and calorie tracking that I'm going to be doing again next week when I dust that wagon off and pull it out of the garage.

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text: Might be kind of a silly question, but I felt like putting it out there. I'm a college student, and as anyone who has been on a college dining plan will know, dessert is a very unnoticeable part of the meals (where else would the Freshmen 15 hail from). Anyway, I still can't bring myself to avoid it even though its bad for me. I've done the math, and eating 1 dessert a day usually keeps me within my 1500 calorie limit. But it still can't be good for me so I'd like to limit it to a few times a week if possible. It just gets pretty hard because ALL my friends take something, and unless I grab something, I'll get crap for "not taking the best part of the meal". Again, sounds easy enough, but it really is easier said than done. Suggestions?


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Interest rate risk involves more than just fixed-rate, long-term mortgages. Read why IRR keeps the NCUA up at night.
This Opinion piece looks at how credit unions can better position themselves in a mortgage market skewing towards purchase and away from refinance.
Fidelity Mortgage and its former owner fined for paying banks for real estate referrals.
Network would connect banks selling the loans with credit unions looking to buy them.
From refinancing to new money mortgages but market overall continues to struggle.
Talking strategies for dealing with loss of noninterest income in the mortgage portfolio.
Credit unions and other mortgage lenders faced an economic pinch in 2013 as rising interest rates began to squash demand for refinanced mortgage loans while demand for purchase money loans still struggled to grow.
Bipartisan measure would "make it easier for Main Street credit unions to offer mortgages families and loans to small businesses."
With the recent mortgage refinance boom disappearing and home purchases continuing to flounder, even though rates remain relatively low consumers are being very careful with the home buying decisions—which makes this purchase an increasingly valuable commodity for the credit union.
Two credit unions currently offering jumbo mortgage loans said they will still provide them, despite large banks in their markets beginning to aggressively price similar offerings.


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PROVIDENCE — Detectives say they have cracked the murder of Aynis Vargas, 12, with the arrest of two men from the city's South Side who they say traveled to the Hartford Park housing project where one opened fire on a graduation celebration minutes before Father's Day.
Branden Castro, 21, of 71 Herschel St., and Ricardo Vasquez, 20, of 1141 Elmwood Ave., were charged with murder, murder conspiracy and a host of other assault and weapons counts in the shooting of Vargas, an honor roll middle-school student, and three women at the party outside a row of apartments at 256 Hartford Ave.
The fatal shooting took place on June 15, a few minutes before midnight.
The police said that Vargas and the women just happened to get caught in a long-simmering feud between warring gangs in Hartford Park on the west side and Harriet Street in South Providence.
Castro and Vasquez run with the Harriet Street gang, the police said. If convicted, they face in life in prison.
Steven M. Paré, Providence public safety commissioner, and Police Chief Hugh T. Clements Jr. said the gang from Harriet Street, just off Prairie Avenue, is responsible for much of the gunplay in the city and several gang members are suspects in other shootings.
Asked at a news conference Wednesday whether the Harriet Street gang is responsible for other unsolved murders, Paré replied, "Perhaps."
Deputy Police Chief Thomas F. Oates III said the Providence police assigned extra patrols to Harriet Street on Tuesday night following the arrests of Castro and Vasquez.
"We put extra cars in that area," he said. "It's one of the hottest spots in the city."
On the night of the murder, Leo Vargas, Aynis' uncle, said a lone masked gunman in a black T-shirt and camouflage pants fired several shots from a handgun, striking his niece and the women.
Aynis was shot in the neck and died at the scene.
The slaying led to an intensive investigation involving detectives, members of the anti-gang unit and the patrol division. The police expressed frustration that no witnesses came forward to provide tips.
June was a particularly violent month in the city. Three other people were shot and killed and 16 wounded by gunfire. It was the largest number of shooting victims for the first month of summer in at least five years.
Vargas was the eighth of 10 murders so far this year in Providence.
Paré said that the police will continue to appeal to members of the community to come forward and help the police solve murders and other violent crimes.
"People should not be dying in the streets of America at age 12," he said. "It's frustrating when the young adults resort to retaliation and street justice."
Providence Journal video by Andrew Dickerman
At the news conference that was attended by Mayor Angel Taveras and Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin, the police said that a break came in the case when Vasquez filed a false police report four hours after shooting, claiming that his 2001 Nissan Quest minivan had been stolen.
Investigators learned that Vasquez drove Castro and "others" to Hartford Park in that same van minutes before the fatal shooting.
From the beginning, the police suspected one group of being behind the shootings: The Harriet Street gang. Sgt. Curt Desautel, who heads the Providence police Violent Crime Task Force, said that his unit has seized nine handguns from Harriet Street gang members or associates in the past three years. He said that one suspect was arrested twice with a gun within a month.
Paré declined to comment on whether any recent incident led to the shooting at the graduation party on June 15.
Despite their suspicions, the team of veteran investigators had little information.
Until Vasquez reported his minivan had been stolen. It was the same vehicle seen fleeing the crime scene — and his false report to a patrolman was a critical point in the investigation, according to Paré.
And then, the investigation rolled fast — into the arrests Tuesday afternoon, and the police indicated that more may be coming.
Castro received a five-year suspended sentence and probation last year for a felony assault.
Vasquez and Castro appeared separately in District Court on Wednesday afternoon.
Maj. David Lapatin, Detective Capt. Michael E. Correia, Detective Lt. Michael Figueiredo, Detective Sgt. Fabio Zuena, and Frank Villella, William Mattera and Theodore Michael were all credited by Clements, the police chief, for making the case against Vasquez and Castro.
On the night of the murder, the two men and some others, who are still unidentified, got together and decided to retaliate on Hartford Park, James Baum, special assistant attorney general, told Judge Christine S. Jabour. Vasquez drove them to Hartford Park. A gunman got out and walked to the party.
Aynis Vargas was outside with her family and other friends, including Vilma Tineo, 44, Elaine Devargas, 23, and Eugelyn Cabera-Martinez, 33.
The gunman casually opened fire. Aynis was a few feet away when he killed her in front of her mother, according to witnesses. Tineo, Devargas, and Cabera-Martinez were wounded.
"They weren't targeted," Paré said. "The neighborhood was targeted."
The mayor, commissioner and police chief met with Aynis' family Wednesday morning to give them the news of the arrests. Taveras said he and the police had promised them justice for Aynis.
The police have not identified the shooter.
Aynis' relatives sat together in the front of the courtroom — separated from the relatives of the suspects. Security was heavy as nine sheriffs circled the suspects, who were led in shackles before the judge.
As Vasquez was led away, in his "Obey Posse" T-shirt, a young woman shouted in Spanish and then in English, "He didn't do it!"
One of Aynis' relatives cried, "Murderer!" But they were otherwise silent, some weeping quietly, as they watched the proceedings.
Jabour ordered both suspects held without bail at the Adult Correctional Institutions.


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Turkey Blocked Access To Twitter
March 21, 2014 Internet
Turkey blocked access to Twitter late on Thursday, after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened yesterday to shut down Twitter and other social media platforms, which has been extensively used to spread corruption allegations against his government.
"We now have a court order. We'll eradicate Twitter, " the Hurriyet newspaper quoted Gul as telling reporters during a visit to Denmark. "I don't care what the international community says. Everyone will witness the power of the Turkish Republic."
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's all-powerful leader since 2003, has been under mounting pressure after audio recordings allegedly show his involvement in corruption, and others portraying him interfering in business deals, court cases and media coverage.
In one recording, he instructs his son to hide tens of millions of euros worth of cash in the house. In another, he tells off an editor of a major newspaper for producing negative coverage.
The prime minister has acknowledged some of the recordings, which feature him and his circle of intimates, as authentic while denouncing others as fake and accused a – robot lobby – of targeting his government through Twitter.


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Extension > Yard and Garden News > Archives > October 2011 Archives
October 2011 Archives
Karl Foord, UMN Extension Educator
The goal of IPM is to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage through the use of pest biology and environmental information. It seeks a solution that poses the least possible risk to people and the environment.
The great appeal of IPM is the understanding of the biological systems at play in the garden and the degree one needs to understand them in order to effectively use IPM strategies. This requires a certain knowledge and skill set. One needs to be able to identify the key insect and disease pests and the types of damage they inflict. One needs to understand the biology of these key pests and how climate influences their behavior. It is also important to understand the natural balances that exist in your garden ecology and to be able to identify beneficial organisms that are a part of that balance. The last item is to understand the use of various chemicals and their effects both direct and indirect. This is understandably quite a challenge. Among the many appealing aspects of gardening, one of them must be its challenges.
Most organisms living in your garden are benign in terms of our perspective of fruit or vegetable production. A few are labeled pests because they conflict with our goals, and a few are labeled beneficials because they tend to attack the pest organisms or because they aid in pollination and assure fruit set. Beneficial fungi and bacteria help plants absorb nutrients from the soil in the same way certain strains of E. coli help in the digestion of our food. However, consider the dilemma of labeling a yellow jacket that preys on caterpillars in the summer and feeds on ripe fruit in the fall.
IPM strategy begins with avoidance of the pest problem itself through use of pest-resistant varieties and cultural systems. For example, most fungi require leaf surfaces to be wet for a certain amount of time at a certain temperature for their spores to germinate. Cultural systems that reduce the opportunity for fungal populations to get established include: 1) proper selection of planting site, and 2) planting systems to reduce the time that leaf surfaces remain wet. Most fungal spores are omnipresent waiting for the right climatic conditions to grow, and by eliminating those microclimate conditions in our gardens we are using IPM strategies.
Some situations cannot be avoided by cultural systems and require monitoring of the plants by scouting for the presence of insects and disease. IPM recognizes that the garden exists within an ecosystem and as such there is a dynamic flux between predator and prey insect species, as well as a flux of fungal and bacterial presence based on temperature and moisture conditions.
The elimination of all insects through the use of a broad spectrum insecticide provides the opportunity for the fast reproducing prey species to bounce back and become an even bigger problem, or requires implementation of a time based spray schedule. The IPM strategy is to monitor insect levels and tolerate the presence of pest species as long as it remains below a threshold level. In commercial systems this threshold level is an economic level based on the cost of control materials and their application. For the home gardener this is probably not an economic number but rather an acceptable control point based on the expectations of harvest quality and quantity.
An insect example
Tarnished Plant Bug (Lygus lineolaris) is an insect whose nymph stage feeding can cause significant damage to strawberry fruit creating misshaped "button berry" fruit. In a commercial setting the nymphs would be sampled by walking through a field at 5% bloom and tapping blossom clusters against a white pan looking for the small green nymphs moving across the pan. If 25% of the 20 or more blooms tested have nymphs, the commercial action threshold has been reached and the grower should take action. This sampling would be conducted every few days to keep a close view of the pest situation.
For the home grower depending on the size of your planting, a pan of soapy water could be used instead of a white pan and all blossoms could be tapped with bugs falling into water and drowning. This would certainly reduce the population of tarnished plant bug and might reduce it below your threshold level. Also the plants could be examined for predators of the tarnished plant bug such as other true bugs "damsel bugs" or nabids (Family Nabidae), and big-eyed bugs (Geocorids), ladybird beetles, spiders, and parasitic wasps. Seethe following URL with descriptions of beneficial insects3: http://www.mda.state.mn.us/plants/pestmanagement/ipm/strawberry-guide.aspx
This would be an example of physical removal of the pest as opposed to chemical.
A Disease Example
The use of a fungicide is based on weather conditions and the fungus in question. Leather Rot (Phytophthora cactorum) is a fruit disease of strawberries that is best managed by judicious use of straw mulch. "Straw mulch can reduce fruit diseases better than fungicides."1 Both Gray Mold (Botrytis cinerea) and Anthracnose (Colletotrichum spp.) overwinter on strawberry leaf litter and spores are transferred to flowers by splashing dispersal in heavy rains. If the temperatures are optimal the spores will germinate. Gray mold is a problem when plants are flowering whereas Anthracnose is a problem when the plants are fruiting. The IPM approach to these diseases involves use of straw mulch to reduce splash effects, removal of leaf litter as a source of disease material mostly in the renovation process2, and use of fungicides if weather conditions are optimal for fungal development.
The more you look into IPM, the more the world seems to expand.
Strawberries for the Home Garden
Field Guide for Identification of Pest Insects, Diseases, and Beneficial Organisms in Minnesota Strawberry Fields.
Further references
Managing Pests in Landscapes and Homes - A Homeowner's Guide to IPM in Minnesota
Jeffrey Hahn, Asst. Extension Entomologist
Fruit flies are particularly common in homes during fall. These flies, Drosophila spp., are about 1/8th inch long with a tannish body, and a dark-colored abdomen. An easy way to identify fruit flies is by their bright red eyes. However, their eyes do appear darker after they are dead and may not be as distinctive. Be careful, not every small-sized fly you encounter is automatically a fruit fly. Moth flies, phorid flies (also called humpbacked flies), and fungus gnats can also be common in homes. It is important to know which fly you are seeing because control will vary depending on which fly is present. If you have any doubts as to which fly is in your home, have an expert identify it for you.
Fruit flies can potentially be carried into homes in fruits and vegetables or they could fly in from the outside. Once in homes, they are attracted to fermenting and souring smells, e.g. around garbage containers and produce that is starting to become overripe. Fruit flies lay their eggs in a wide variety of sites as long as they are moist, contains fermenting organic matter, and are in reasonably undisturbed places.
You can help prevent fruit flies by eating fruits and vegetables while they are fresh or keep them refrigerated; do not allow produce to sit out and become overripe. Also, keep the inside of garbage containers clean from food residues. Rinse bottles and cans that you recycle and remove recyclables on a regular basis. Don't forget to periodically clean recycling containers to prevent a build-up of food residue. Remove garbage in tied plastic bags on a regular basis.
If you find you have a persistent problem with fruit flies, the most effective, permanent control is sanitation, i.e. eliminate their food source. Fruit flies are commonly found infesting overripe fruits and vegetables like bananas, tomatoes, potatoes, and onions. Also look for them around soft drink, wine, and beer bottles and cans that are being saved for recycling as well as in the recycling container itself. Another common site is trash containers especially when they are lined with plastic bags (look between the liner and the container). Remember that the source of the infestation may not be where the adult flies are found.
Fruit flies, however, will take advantage of a wide variety of different food sources and there are also plenty of unusual sites where you may discover fruit flies. You may need to be a detective and be imaginative to determine where they are coming from. In one case, fruit flies were infesting a tea maker after tea was brewed but was not cleaned out before it was put away. In another instance, they were found in rotting osage oranges (non-edible fruit that are purported to repel insects, spiders, and rodents) that were left out and forgotten. Remember that fruit flies are found in moist, undisturbed places where fermenting organic material is found.
Some people are tempted to spray fruit flies with an insecticide. While that will kill the flies you see, it is not a long term solution and more will return. Just spraying adults doesn't have any impact on the source of the infestation and the larvae that are developing. As long as a food source still exists, adults will continue to be present.
Fruit fly traps (either store bought or homemade) generally do not eliminate fruit flies. While you may capture some individuals, like spraying, it is difficult to catch them fast enough to actually eliminate them. However, you could use traps to help narrow down where infestations are located. By placing traps in every room, the trap with the most fruit flies usually indicates approximately where the problem can be found.
Michelle Grabowski, UMN Extension Educator
As the weather turns cold, disease management in the yard and garden shifts from thinking about protecting plants this year to working to reduce disease problems next year. Many leaf spot diseases of shade trees overwinter in the fallen leaves below the tree. Apple scab on crab apple and tar spot on maple are two examples. When warm wet spring weather returns, these leaf spotting fungi become active again and produce spores that are then blown or splashed onto new emerging leaves. This starts the disease cycle all over again.Gardeners can help reduce the amount of leaf spot fungi surviving from one season to the next by raking up and removing leaves from underneath trees that experienced a leaf spot problem this year. Leaves should be properly disposed of in a backyard compost or at a municipal or commercial compost facility. The compost needs to heat up in order to kill the leaf spotting fungi.
Removing leaves will reduce the amount of fungi available to start disease next year. Unfortunately it is not a guarantee that leaf spots will be eliminated. Fungal spores can blow in from neighboring trees and some fungi can infect small twigs in the canopy in addition to leaves. Reducing the amount of fungi directly below the tree can slow the disease down, reduce the number of leaf spots, and possibly even eliminate the problem.
Karl Foord, UMN Extension Educator
Karl Foord, UMN Extension EducatorI have Autumn Blaze maple trees that produce great fall color and grow very quickly. In the tree trade they are known as "disasters" because they produce a very dense canopy that is subject to limb breakage in ice storms and uprooting in high winds. To avoid my trees becoming disasters I have pruned them to the point where I was pretty high up in the tree and getting in precarious positions. It was time to get an arborist. I took pictures of the trees before pruning and after pruning to see the difference and then looked on line for verification.
The arborist pursued two strategies, crown thinning (Figure 1) and crown raising (Figure 2) both taken from the USDA Forest Service publication, "How to Prune Trees".
The before and after pictures show that some lower limbs were removed and how the center of the tree was opened up, reducing wind resistance and the number of limbs available for ice accumulation.
The trees in the picture were planted in 2000. I have another set of Autumn Blaze maples planting in 1997. What is the value of the trees? If they are damaged in a storm, how much time has been lost? I would rather hedge my bets and see that they are properly pruned. The last photo shows one of the trees planted in 1997.
Leave a couple inches of stem attached when you pick pumpkins. Since they have almost no frost tolerance, they must be harvested or protected if frost is forecast. Pumpkins ripen best on the vine, but may turn orange in storage if not completely ripe when picked. Wipe them clean with a damp, slightly soapy cloth, then put them in a warm sunny spot for a week or two to cure them. Store in a cool dark place.
Continue to mow the lawn as needed, and rake fallen leaves so grass doesn't mat down and encourage snow mold development. Or, if the leaves aren't too deep, run a power mower over them several times. This chips them into little pieces that filter harmlessly through the grass into the soil, recycling a small amount of nutrients as they break down. Otherwise, use the leaves to protect bulbs and flowering perennials, or compost them.
As the gardening season winds down, so does the Yard and Garden News. Beginning this month, we will go back to a once-monthly publication schedule until April. See you November 1!
Yard and Garden News Editor: Karl Foord
Technical Editor: Bridget Barton


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Hello fellow travian players ,,,
I decided to make this guide for making a hammer , and i put a little effort in it , not like the first one i made .
#1 : Villages
1- What village u should choose as your capital :
This one is going to select how big your hammer will be , so choose carefully .
I prefer to get a second village ASAP , better to be a cropper , best cropper you can get your hands on first , a 15 cropper with 150% bonus crops ,, Why ?? 15c can support huge hammers . It should be your capital to upgrade crop fields beyond level 10 , i normally go up to 16 crop fields level .
You would probably need gold to NPC crops for other resources [ I am not a gold user ] .
U could take a 9c , but as i read on another site , a 9c capital needs more time and more resources to build rather than a 15c which need much less resources and time to build .
PS . Don't upgrade wood , clay , iron fields beyond level 8 . [ u can if u want & never build bonus iron , clay , wood buildings in a cropper capital hammer village ] .
2- What village u should choose as your hammer village : Capital Village / Non Capital Village
Each village have it's pros and cons , i prefer a capital village to build in , Why ?? Cuz u won't worry very much about sending crops 24/7 and capital can not be chiefed .
1- Capital village :
Pros :
1- A cropper can feed it self
2- Can't be chiefed
Cons :
1- Most players will look at capital villages as the first destination for killing the hammer
2- U can't build great barracks , and great stable [ GB - GS ]
2- Non capital village :
Pros :
1- U won't be worrying as much about getting your hammer killed
2- No worry about getting warehouses or granaries full
3- U can build GB & GS
Cons :
1- Big trouble and headache for crops
2- Too much nervous if u aren't online and checking for crops
3- Getting your hammer chiefed
#2 : Hiding your hammer :
Very hard unless u r sure there will be no attacks on u and you are in good ally and a good rank .
Useless to hide your hammer if it is in your capital and you have evasion and no one knows , or if your hammer is like 1k crop eater .
Tips :
1- NO to hide in capital oasis , players will search in anything related to capital and other croppers
2- Send to attack an oasis which takes 12 hours or choose a time when u will get online and go for it [6 to get there , 6 to come back ]
3- Maybe keep it moving , or go for the hard way which is build your hammer in non capital village or reinforce to another village and keep pushing crops to that village
4- Keep a low profile in hammer village [ or village u keep your hammer in it ] , that means u need to keep the population of that village as low as possible with getting all buildings u need then demolish them when u r done from them like academy and smithy , u demolish when u research what u want and finish upgrading your troops .
5- Keep at least 1k scouts in hammer village and capital
#3 : Buildings you need in capital cropper hammer village :
Buildings u need :
x3 Warehouses , As much granaries as u have spaces and your need , Treasury , Hero's Mansion , Military buildings [ troops ] , Smithy , Academy , Tournament Square , HDT [ for romans ] , Marketplace [ for need and NPC ] , Grain Mill 25% crop bonus , Bakery 25% Crop Bonus .
Buildings to demolish after u r done with them :
Hero's Mansion when u conquer all crop oasis u can .
Smithy after u finish upgrading your attack troops .
Academy after u research all attack units [ troops ] .
#4 : Other villages :
1- Feeders [ Supply villages ]
U need great amount of resources for building your hammer , so u should raid and have good number of feeders , those villages must have maxed out resource fields , bonus resources buildings , marketplace and trade office , maybe town hall in couple of them .
Then u can switch those feeders to build defense .
2- Scout village
A village that used only to get scouts and do scout tasks , got town hall and trade office becuz when u build all scouts u can , u should send your resources to hammer village
Most important of all ::
#5 : Troops :
1- Tribe units :
Romans : Imperian , Equites Caesaris , Rams , Catapults , Senator , Hero
Teutons : Clubswinger , Teutonic Knight , Rams , Catapults , Chief , Hero
Gauls : Swordsman , Haeduan , Rams , Catapults , Chieftain , Hero
Those are most effective units to be used as a hammer , divide attack points to crop consumption .
Additional Units :
Legionnaire , Equites Imperatoris
Theutates Thunder
2- Infantry & Cavalry :
Infantry are much cheaper there for u need to get more infantry .
Ratio used :
1:1 / infantry : cavalry =
1 TK = 3 CPH [ crop per hour ]
1 Axe = 1 CPH
Ratio used for this is : 3 axes : 1 TK
Meaning , to each 3 axes u build , u build 1 TK for them
3- Rams & Catapults :
Both expensive but u probably need , 1500 rams should be enough , 10000 [ 10k ] catas to get a village fully destroyed with 1 attack [ u need many waves on same second to prevent sniping ] .
Additional info :
1- 3 chiefs in hammer village is a must .
U probably will get a village from your cropper and u will build a palace as well .
So that village takes an expansion slot , so u need to clear that spot so u can get your third chief [ u need level 20 palace ] [ 3 spots = 3 chiefs / 9 settlers ] [ every village have 3 spots , but u build residence so u will open 2 when u have residence level 20 ]
2 options :
1- Destroy the village completely
2- Chief that village from another village of yours and this will move the expansion slot to another village and u would be free on 3 spots [ if a village gets chiefed from any1 or yourself , u will get all troops built in that village disappear [ vanish , die ] ]
2- Use hero equipment as u need but keep every equipment ready in case u need them
Photos :
Friend #1 :
Friend #2 :
Me from my account [ account is 3 villages with about 1600 pop ] :
Notes :
1- This guide is written based on my experience .
2- I've been playing for a while now and i tried Romans & Teutons only [No experience what so ever in gauls] .
3- This is my #1 time writting a good and long and explaining guide [Should be good] , tho there will be couple mistakes in spelling .
4- There will be couple pictures from me and friends with small and big account .
5- I never made a WW Hammer and will never make [No action till end of game]
6- If u have any questions or u think something is missing please PM me .
Hope u like it
Best Regards


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Unlike most German clichés of traditional lederhosen, loud football fans and great beer, Germany's northernmost island of Sylt presents a different side to the country, driven by laid-back attitudes, a relaxed beach culture and old-fashioned traditions that cannot be found anywhere else in the nation.
Located just south of the Danish border and stretching little more than 30km from north to south, quaint Sylt is under the radar for most international tourists. And the best time to visit starts when the weather warms up in May, as the island's main attraction is the almost 40km-long, white sand coastline.
Begin your trip in the island's biggest town, Westerland, home to a population of approximately 9,000 and the only train station (if you are travelling overland, the Hindenburgdamm causeway has connected Sylt with the mainland since 1927).
Besides the Sylt Aquarium – home to a mesmerising collection of North Sea and tropical fish – and the Syltness Center – an ideal place for a hot seawater bath, an island tradition that dates back hundreds of years – Westerland is famous for hosting the annual autumn Windsurf World Cup (held this year from 27 September to 6 October). Here on Brandenburg Beach, the combination of rough North Sea waters and strong winds draws windsurfers from more than 30 nations for the biggest event of its kind. If you are interested in trying the stunts and jumps for yourself, Sunset Beach, Westerland's surf school, offers daily lessons – in kite surfing, wave surfing and windsurfing – starting at 75 euros for three hours.
The best way to explore the rest of the island is on two wheels, but since it is a popular way to get around, arrive early at one of the many renting facilities in town. Sylt Fahrrad, located right by the train station, offers online bookings (if you are not a cyclist, public buses operate on a regular basis).
From Westerland, head 16km north to List, a small town known for having two picture-perfect, red-and-white lighthouses – the northernmost lighthouses in Germany. Located just 3km apart, both were built in the 1850s; the western one by the Danish and the other by the Germans. While they are not open to the public, they light up each night to guide approaching ships, many of which are ferries that run between List and the Danish island of Rømø, a hugely popular holiday destination for Germans and Danes. Rømø also became Denmark's southernmost island in 1999 following the sinking of uninhabited Jordsand due to storm tides and floods.
But the highlight to a visit to List is the Wattenmeer (Wadden Sea), a Unesco World Heritage Site since 2009. Formed by storm tides as early as the 10th Century, the Wadden Sea is responsible for the distinctive formations of its many islands, characterised by high sand dunes and lush, wide beaches on the open sea side and a shallow coast towards the mainland. Although not ideal for swimming, this unique inter-tidal zone spread over 10,000sqkm from the Netherlands to Denmark – sometimes covered by shallow water, other times an area of mudflats – is where some of Germany's most outstanding nature can be found, with thousands of species including mussels, snails, ducks and geese living on the rich, fertile soil. Low tide makes for excellent guided mudflat hiking, and incoming tides can be dangerous for those unprepared.
A relaxing 10km cycle south from List leads to the town of Kampen, renowned for celebrity holiday homes, luxurious shopping and dining, and some of Germany's most expensive real estate. Stop at the Dorfkrug, a cosy, locally run restaurant established in 1876 that draws both visitors and locals with its authentic German cuisine; try the local smoked salmon with traditional potato pancakes.
If you do not want to stray far from the beach, La Grande Plage has outstanding views overlooking Kampen's Weststrand (West Beach) and is the go-to place for a quick meal throughout the day, offering anything from spaghetti to fried herring.


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2011 Global Writing Contest deadline reminder
This year's prizes include a trip to Blizzard headquarters and a meeting with the Blizzard writing staff for the grand prize winner, as well as a ton of signed books from all three Blizzard universes and a replica of the Doomhammer. Good luck to all who enter, and don't forget to check out our interviews with last year's winners, too!
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Patriot Convoy and Convoy XL Hardware RAID 2.5 inch Enclosure Video Review
Our latest video review is of Patriot's Convoy and Convoy XL dual SATA hard disk drive and SSD enclosure caddies, which have only just gone on sale.
What's so special about a caddie? Patriot has gone fairly creative with its Convoy XL and added in hardware RAID support - that's right, these caddies support not one but two SATA or SATA2 2.5 inch hard drives or solid state drives. No PATA support here though, keep that in mind. There is RAID 0 and RAID 1 support as well as spanning and JBOD.
What is rather interesting with the XL model in particular is that you can run the drive like a normal external caddie via either eSATA or USB 2.0 or you can install the caddie internally inside your system in one of the empty hidden or visible 3.5 inch drive bays. The cheaper Convoy model is only able to be run internally by design.
The drives aren't super cheap, but they feature good design and initiative by Patriot. Watch the video below as we check out both the Convoy and Convoy XL and see if either are any good and worth buying or not.


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BREAKING: Lions Owner Ford Sr. Dead at 88
A piece of the Detroit Lions' franchise for over 50 years is gone.
Owner and team chairman William Clay Ford Sr. passed away Sunday morning in his sleep. He was 88.
A piece of the Detroit Lions' franchise for over 50 years is gone.
Owner and team chairman William Clay Ford Sr. passed away Sunday morning in his sleep. He was 88.
After being embarrassed last night in Ann Arbor, Mich. 7-1, the Michigan State Spartans were looking to end their season series against Michigan on a good note. Before five minutes ticked away in the opening period, the No. 12 Wolverines already had a 2-0 lead over the Spartans.
Michigan's Luke Moffatt buried a goal just 1:15 into the game and Cristoval Nieves added another just over three minutes later. It was not until midway through the first period when the Spartans found the back of the net on a goal by senior captain Greg Wolfe.
The Spartans fought back from a 3-1 deficit to defeat No. 12 Michigan 4-3 Saturday night at Munn Ice Arena.
Freshman Mackenzie MacEachern scored the game winning goal with 7:47 remaining in the third period.
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In any sport the regular season can be seen as a precursor for what is to come. This weekend at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. the Michigan State wrestling team looks to come out and show the Big Ten Championship exactly what they are made of.
The road will not be easy, much like the rest of the Spartans' season, for the grapplers of Sparta.
With the regular season over and a Big Ten championship title under their belt, the No. 2 seed Michigan State Spartans headed to Indianapolis, Ind. to start the tournament.
The Spartans first game of the tournament was played against, No. 7 seed Michigan. The Spartans beat Michigan 61-58 and are now headed to the semi finals.
Thursday night was senior night at the Breslin Center, but it was the sophomores and juniors who stole the show as Michigan State beat Iowa, 86-76.
Travis Trice was 4-5 from the field and led the Spartans with 17 points off the bench. Denzel Valentine looked well on his way to a triple-double in the first half, but finished with 13 points, six rebounds and nine assists.
Joe Dumars still holds the title of Detroit Pistons general manager, but could another former Piston great, and Dumars' teammate, soon be the next owner of that job?
In a season where playoffs were once a realistic expectation, the Pistons have underwhelmed the city of Detroit. The Pistons are 24-37 and are in ninth place in the Eastern Conference.
With their shot of at least a share of the Big Ten regular season completely gone, Michigan State tries to build their tournament resume as they take on Iowa Thursday tonight in East Lansing.
The Spartans have dropped their last two games and three out of their last four. Including tonight's Iowa game, MSU has two games left before the start of the Big Ten tournament.
The Detroit Lions' offseason agenda is so hazy, not even a fortune teller could predict it.
Mark your calendars because March will be a big month. March 8 is when the free agency flirting begins followed by the March 11 date of when signatures and dollar signs can be inked into contracts. The Detroit Lions can start camp two weeks earlier than the normal April 21 offseason workouts because of the recent signing of new head coach, Jim Caldwell. These dates are creeping up, and the decisions are about to be made.
The Detroit Red Wings acquired David Legwand from Nashville for Patrick Eaves, Calle Jarnkrok and a third-round draft pick.
Here it is. The mythical month of March.
The month where, all of a sudden, you need to know how well Virginia Commonwealth's Havoc defense will go against a high-paced offense.
It is the month where, before the "second round" starts, you must strategically plan which games to stream on your laptop and or tablet and which one to put on TV. Or which booth at the bar will provide you with optimal game viewing opportunities.
If you have not been following the Detroit Tigers as religiously as others, you will be happy to learn about the multitude of new faces that will grace the field come April. Since we did not want to leave you in the dark and have you terrified when Opening Day rolls around, we will give you the rundown of every new starter wearing the Old English D.
Read More…Secret Society is back with episode three, and Bradley Allen brings fellow Impact Sports multimedia reporter Brett Kast into the studio late-night to talk about the Michigan Dodgeball Cup that took place Feb. 15 at IM West.
We also learn the details about Brett's favorite MSU sports moment and a couple of his own secrets!
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Octopi Hockeytown is back for another episode. The 2014 Sochi Olympics came to a close with Canada winning the gold in men's hockey for the second consecutive Olympic games, while the United States left Russia with no men's ice hockey medals.
Austin Goodman, the host of Octopi Hockeytown, will discuss the Olympics, for what he promises will be the last time for at least the next four years. He will evaluate each medal-winning team's performance and discuss what happened to the United States down the stretch.
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On Sunday, the No. 21 Michigan State Spartans made history.
They conquered the Indiana Hoosiers, 76-56, to clinch the Big Ten Title for the fourth time in school history. They share first place with No. 8 Penn State.
The game started off going back-and-forth as Aerial Powers scored the first points of the game hitting a jumper from the wing. MSU led with 11:29 to go in the first half, but the score was close, 14-12.
Three NBA Championships, five Eastern Conference titles and nine division titles have all been part of Pistons' general manager Joe Dumars' career in Detroit. Now, despite being a part of the organization as either a player or in the front office for nearly three decades, Dumars' job in Detroit is in question.
All great partnerships must come to an end eventually. Brett Favre could not play in Green Bay forever, nor could Phil Jackson coach the Bulls another year after winning six titles with Michael Jordan. The Colts had to separate from Peyton Manning and even the Eagles had to decide whether or not to part with long-time coach Andy Reid.
After a great road win against Northwestern, the Michigan State Spartans (20-8, 12-3) return back home to take on Indiana (18-10, 5-10).
Along with this being the final game of the season, it is also the swan song for seniors Annalise Pickrel and Klarissa Bell. Both will be honored after the game Sunday night.
Unlike many sports, a track and field meet is often over a two-day period. This can mean two different mentalities and two different outcomes.
This weekend at the Big Ten Indoor Championship, MSU track and field played with these changing mentalities. The women finished in seventh and the men not far behind in eighth place. The team earned nine medals total and broke seven school records.
In a battle between two Spartan goalies, one current and one future, the U.S. National Team Development Program made another visit to Munn Ice Arena to face off against the Michigan State Spartans in an exhibition match-up.
Edwin Minney, who has signed his National Letter of Intent in favor of the Spartans, started for the USANTDP and matched up in net against MSU sophomore Jake Hildebrand.
Tiger Talk is back!
The roundtable unites for a special AL Central argument between Richie Cozzolino, Zac Swierad and Jonathan Yales.
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Brandy Aniston & Jessa Rhodes – After The Show
Released: March 4, 2013
Brandy Aniston and Jessa Rhodes run into each other after a show in Vegas and decide to get together one more time before Jessa leaves. Brandy offers to massage her and make her feel nice before her departure and man oh man does she! Massage therapy is Brandy's passion and her soft, nimble hands get right to work on Jessa. The ladies make small chat as they relax with each other. You will get a nice view of Jessa's sweet pussy as Brandy massages her inner thigh, teasing her ass and pussy lips but never touching them, even though you can see in her face how badly she wants to. Brandy waits until Jessa flips over to make her first sexual move by lightly massaging Jessa's breasts and making her nipples hard. You are going to want to see these hotties get naked together so badly! Brandy is a pro and she knows just how to get a woman hot, wet and wanting. Jessa has never been with a woman before but Brandy's wet mouth on her pussy quickly convinces her that she should give hot lesbian sex a try.
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Originally published Friday, March 29, 2013 at 10:02 PM
Cash flies in MLB as Buster Posey, Justin Verlander agree to huge contracts
Verlander signed a seven-year, $180 million deal with Detroit while Posey reached a 9-year, $167 million deal with San Francisco.
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — After leading their teams to last year's World Series, Justin Verlander and Buster Posey cashed in just hours apart Friday.
Verlander, an All-Star pitcher, and Posey, the MVP catcher, were guaranteed nearly $350 million in contracts by the Tigers and Giants, a sure sign of the baseball times: Teams are awash with revenue from television and high-priced tickets.
Verlander, an AL MVP and Cy Young Award winner for Detroit, agreed to a $180 million, seven-year deal with the Tigers that is the richest for a pitcher and prevents him from becoming a free agent after the 2014 season.
Verlander's deal broke the standard for pitchers set just a month earlier when the Mariners' Felix Hernandez agreed to a $175 million, seven-year contract."I wondered what it would be like to test free agency, but the pull of Detroit was too much," Verlander said.
Posey, the batting champion who led San Francisco to a pair of World Series titles in the last three years, received a $167 million, nine-year deal from the Giants. The catcher could not have gone on the market until after the 2016 season.
Posey's deal includes a club option for 2022 that could raise the value to $186 million over a decade.
"Contracts like that that you're seeing are a product of really strong revenue growth in the industry," said Rob Manfred, Major League Baseball's executive vice president of economics and league affairs.
And the spending might not be done yet.
Clayton Kershaw, who can go free after the 2014 season, could get a new deal from the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 2011 National League Cy Young winner said he won't talk contract during the season; the Dodgers would want to hold off announcing any agreement until after opening day so that it would not add to their 2013 luxury-tax bill.
Where is all the money coming from?
Well, MLB commissioner Bud Selig expects revenue to top $8 billion for the first time this year.
"It's quite a story when you think back in 1992 it was $1.2 billion," he said this week. "We've come a long way. It's a manifestation of how popular this sport is in every way."
MLB last year agreed to eight-year contracts with News Corp's Fox and with Turner Sports that run from 2014-21 and increase average annual revenue from about $500 million to roughly $800 million. ESPN and MLB reached a deal covering 2014-21 that hikes the average yearly payment from about $360 million to approximately $700 million.
• First baseman Paul Goldschmidt and the Arizona Diamondbacks are close to agreement on a $32 million, five-year contract that would run from 2014-18, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. As a rookie last year, Goldschmidt hit .286 with 43 doubles, 20 home runs and 82 runs batted in.
• Former AL MVP Miguel Tejada, 39, made the Kansas City Royals' opening-day roster as a utility infielder, manager Ned Yost announced.
• Atlanta Braves reliever Jonny Venters will have his ailing left elbow examined by Dr. James Andrews, team officials said. Venters will see the noted orthopedic surgeon Wednesday after the pitcher felt tightness in the elbow during his last spring training appearance.
• New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira hopes to get the protective brace on his injured right wrist removed Monday. Teixeira said his goal is to rejoin the Yankees as soon as May 1.
• The Baltimore Orioles completed their starting rotation by picking right-hander Jake Arrieta to start their home opener on April 5. Arrieta joins Jason Hammel, Wei-Yin Chen, Miguel Gonzalez and Chris Tillman.
• The Oakland A's designated for assignment infielder Daric Barton and left-handed pitcher Travis Blackley. Barton was the longest-tenured player on the A's.
• Pitcher Freddy Garcia agreed to a minor-league contract with the Baltimore Orioles, five days after he was released by the San Diego Padres.
• The Colorado Rockies designated Ramon Hernandez for assignment, and they could be responsible for paying the catcher $3.2 million this year if they are unable to trade him.


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After Bailey's surgery was denied by Owen, she was forced to give her patient the best medical advice she could think of: "Leave Seattle Grace and go someplace else...fast." Then she told Arizona that she was thinking of taking her own advice. Seven words I never wanted to hear come out of Bailey's mouth? "I don't want to work here anymore!" However, they were just the thing to get Arizona on board with the plan. That Bailey -- she's persuasive even when she's not trying to be.
With both Cristina and Arizona in agreement, the docs met outside in the rain to strategize (and that stupid spinning camera returned). The bad news? Owen was literally sitting inside about to sign the hospital over to Pegasus. Cue the mass exodus Owen had feared all episode. Derek, Callie, Arizona, Meredith and even Cristina marched into the board room and resigned, effective immediately. Well played, docs. Well played.
By resigning, the docs accomplished two things: ruining the deal with Pegasus and breaking Owen's faith. Just as he walked through the rain to pound on Cristina's door, she was busy drinking and sulking at the dream house, where the team thought up possible names for their management company. Options included The Bitter Pills, Epic Failure, Death Spiral, and Blind Leading the Blind Incorporated. Hey, they're surgeons. Their specialties lie more in scalpels and less in marketing. Which leads me to my next point: Did they just outsmart Pegasus or make a huge mistake?
Don't get me wrong, I think Pegasus is the devil as far as Seattle Grace is concerned, and I think that the attendings are some pretty smart people. But that doesn't mean this was the best decision. Still, it will be fun to see where it goes. More importantly, it will be fun to see where things go with Jackson and April now that she has found her sexual soulmate. Plus, it's looking like a little competition was all Alex needed to fully realize his feelings for Jo. Buying out the hospital is only one of many new adventures for these docs, who, as Derek's financial advisor put it, need to "keep thinking."
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By LARRY VAUGHT
Here is what JoJo Kemp had to say about Josh Clemons, perhaps the biggest surprise in spring practice, after Saturday's scrimmage:
Question: Has it surprised you how running back Josh Clemons has come back from a second knee surgery and is playing so well this spring?
Kemp: "Yeah and that is good. I look at him as one of those guys who will never give up. He is going to keep fighting and that's what you need. When I am down and I have a bruise that makes me want to pop up, I look at him and he is one of those guys that is determined. He had those two major injuries but it is not stopping him. He is still out there fighting and competing. He has been making a lot of plays and that makes me get fired up and makes the coaches get fired up. He is good person."
Question: Is he making more plays than you expected considering his injuries?
Kemp: "Exactly. Josh, he is one of those guys that is like a man-child. He is big. He is aggressive. He is one of those guys that will fight through anything."


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Joey Saade and Frank Corona discuss the biggest surprises and disappointments in the NBA, and also discuss the Celtics and Knicks in the third edition of NBA Scoop.
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Joey Saade and Frank Corona discuss what has happened in the NBA offseason and preview the upcoming 2013-2014 season in this 1st edition of NBA Scoop.
Former UMass star Tony Gaffney given second chance at NBA
Former UMass star Tony Gaffney was invited to Memphis Grizzlies camp last week and hopes to fulfill his dream of playing in the NBA.
2013 NBA playoff predictions: Round 1
Sports writer Joey Saade shares some predictions for the first round of the NBA Playoffs.
Podcast: NBA Weekly
Joey Saade and Chris Corso discuss all the latest news and hot-button issues in the NBA.
The woes of David Stern
Tyler Galicia looks at the results of David Stern vetoing the trade of Chris Paul, the first veto of its kind by a commissioner.
'Linsanity' will not last
Taylor Snow gives his take on the hype surrounding the New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin.
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Have blossoms all over, some fruit, but not the amount I had expected by now. Still watering in hopes of setting more fruit now that the nights are warmer. Mid July we picked a few Early Girl, Sun Sugar, and Oregon Spring. Last week I picked a few Roma to ripen inside after the 1st one was ripe outside. Seems like fruit set in late spring and nothing set in June.
All our plants are looking good. I don't think we gave them too much fertilizer just the usual handful of lime & complete organic fertilizer at planting time & mulched well. Watering with soaker hoses enough that they don't wilt, but not excessively. Soil drains well and has been amended yearly with manures with bedding. Marigold flowers are blooming and doing well right in front of the plants. Where are all the tomatoes? Even my dad's containers aren't full of fruit though usually is heavy by this time. Corrine
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- Posted by larry_gene USDA8b-OregonPDX (My Page) on Sun, Aug 12, 12 at 22:58
You have to have the same philosophy growing tomatoes in PNW as a losing baseball team has: Just wait 'til next year! |
- Posted by mariev_seattle PNW Z8a Sunset Z5 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 14, 12 at 0:49
This is only my second year growing tomatoes, and my plants are about as productive as last year. Last year I shook my plants only at the start of the season, and the larger tomatoes (e.g. Cherokee Purple) stopped setting fruit in August. This year I've been shaking them at least every few days since I transplanted them in early June, but again the larger tomatoes seem to have stopped setting fruit this month. Based on my count today, I have just under 700 tomatoes on 27 plants, about 400 cherry tomatoes and about 290 larger tomatoes. Two of the cherry tomatoes (Sungold and Isis Candy) continue to set fruit, but Blush also seems to have slowed down. So far Kimberley and Jaune Flammee have both produced about 20-25 tomatoes, and the fruit on Kimberley started blushing this past week. Of the black varieties Spudakee, Indian Stripe, and Vorlon are producing about 50% more fruit than Cherokee Purple, Paul Robeson, and Gary'O Sena. Here are some photos of the fruit on my plants: The first almost-ripe fruit on Kimberley on August 13th Jaune Flammee has 2" fruit on August 13th Spudakee has 3.5" fruit on August 13th Indian Stripe has 4" on August 13th |
- Posted by larry_gene USDA8b-OregonPDX (My Page) on Tue, Aug 14, 12 at 23:44
Unless in a greenhouse or other controlled condition, an outdoor tomato that sets in mid-August will not amount to anything in PNW. Night-time temperatures have been good, but daytime temps of over 85 degrees affect tomato pollen and fruit set is reduced. Remove all blooms and new growth after 1 September to help any fruit on the plants to ripen. |
I removed all new growth and bloom last week on all my big toms. Little guys get about one more week. |
- Posted by plantslayer 8 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 21, 12 at 1:01
It's just a bad year, again... I made a mistake this year: I did not prune my plants down in July, because the weather was so warm then and I thought I would let them set more fruit, since it looked like it was going to be a warm summer (yes, I know that's stupid of me). Anyway, you can see on my plants what happened this summer; there is fruit set near the bottom, where a blossoms from early July etc. set well, then nothing for about another 2 feet or so, then more fruit set near the top, most of which will not have time to ripen. If I had just pruned the plants down I would probably have more ripened tomatoes by now. Also my two bush tomatoes are almost devoured by blight. I need to pull them up, but I want to get a couple of more big fruits off of them. I guess Sophie's choice is not disease hardy enough for where I am. Indian stripe has been the best heirloom for me around here so far. It catfaces less, and seems to be as disease resistant as a hybrid, at least with regard to whatever has been attacking my other plants. It has fairly good fruit set. Black cherry is good too, but it's rather late for a cherry tomato. |
Next year it's just semi-determinates for me. No prunning, no cutting, just sit back and hopefully watch the Toms. get ripe quicker. |
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Punctuation is not your first need. If this is a descriptive paragraph, why are My, We, we, we, Our, our, we, we, I, my used as pronouns? Is this supposed to be a descriptive paragraph of Mary Ellen?
Secondly, your paragraph reads much like a list. Paragraphs should have a unifying, developed theme. Your sentences should work together to develop a picture of what you have seen, heard, felt.
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One other note: the title. Nowhere in your paragraph did you develop loyal friendship. If you title a paragraph "Texas CHili", one would expect something about Texas CHili in the body of the work.
ok i will redo it. is this considered a narrative paragraph will no problems?
Sharing The Phone
Saturday morning Hailey and Melissa wanted to use the phone at 7oclock. I quickly told them that it was too early to call someone. After Hailey and Melissa started to argue, Melissa proceeded to make a phone call. Then I told her they needed to wait. We waited for two hours. Later there was a fight to use the phone. I finally told them that they needed to share the phone and take turns.
Yes, that is narrative. Here are the sharp edges I read:
Sentence1: 7 o'clock reads better if it is 7 AM.
Sentence2: why did they argue? Is proceeded correct? Is started better?
Sentence3: disjointed sentence with the preceeding sentence. Would it be better as ..phone call. I firmly told her..
Sentence4,5: would it be better After two hours of waiting, they began to again fight over the telephone.
Sentence 6: Finally, I told...
It is narrative. Are you proofing your writing?
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YAKIMA, Wash. — The stand-up gusseted bag is a powerful new packaging trend for Northwest cherries, cherry marketers believe.
Offering better transparency and graphics, the new bag, also called a "pouch" bag, stands up and looks a little nicer than the traditional catch-weight bag, said Steve Clement, chief operating officer and general manager for Sage Fruit Co.
The clear plastic does a good job of showcasing the cherries, he said, even though it is more expensive and harder to pack.
The weight of the bag is about 2.25 pounds.
Robert Kershaw, president of Domex Superfresh Growers, said the pouch bag confronts shippers with a similar price increase that they encountered when they switched from the press-to-seal bag to the slide-lock bag several years ago.
With economies of scale, Kershaw said that the premium for the pouch bag can be expected to decline in the years ahead.
He said the pouch bags are much a better billboard for the produce inside than the slide-lock bags, which he said look like a opaque sandwich bag in comparison.
"We're excited and think it people are really going to like it at the retail level," said Brianna Shales, communications manager for Stemilt Growers LLC, Wenatchee. "We definitely see it as the wave of the future."
The gusseted, high-graphic bag was tested on dark red and rainier cherries during the 2012 cherry season by Columbia Marketing International Corp., said Bob Mast, president of the Wenatchee company.
The tests were conducted last year with three smaller regional retailers, Mast said. All three decided to go with the bags this year, he said.
Mast said the bag represents the future of the industry, and he expects near total acceptance of the bag within a couple of years.
"Once retailers and consumers see this bag, it is going to be a very quick ascension," he said.
Mast said the new bag works for produce department merchandisers.
"It stands up on the display, which is really nice, and it has the graphic aspect, which is wonderful," he said.
A third positive of the pack is the handle, which allows customers to "grab and go," Mast said.
The bag may also protect the cherries more than the standard bag, he said. Less product damage is anticipated with the shingle stack approach of the gusseted bags, compared with the double and triple stacking common in merchandising standard bags.
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Below are pics of Diamond Dust - This is what Oddie used on her "faux sugar Easter Egg Wreath). I got it at Michael's Craft Store, it was $8.99 and I used my 50% off coupon. I love it, it is very fine granules, you only need a little bit to make your projects sparkle (use a newspaper under your project when sprinkling it on so you can put it back in the container and not waste it). It is made by Floral Craft and you can go to their website (floralcraft.com) and check it out. I think this is the closest thing to what they call "German Glitter Glass" although that may be finer in granule size. I've never used that. Happy Crafting!
Sal |
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- Posted by luvstocraft (My Page) on Fri, Mar 9, 07 at 12:27
I'll add my endorsement of the Diamond Dust. Craftylady told me about it at Christmas and I just love it! It gives items such a soft sparkle. I was inspired by Oddie's Easter egg wreath, so I dug out some wooden eggs I've had in my craft room for years. I painted them and sprinkled on the Diamond Dust. Put them in a basket for this pic, but will probably use them on a stacked plate arrangement for Easter. Just click to enlarge the picture. Luvs |
Luvs; Your eggs are so pretty! |
Luvs you eggs are just beautiful! love the ones with the rose, would be real pretty on your stacked plate. hope others that already know about diamond dust, doesnt miss your photo. Happy crafting oddie |
- Posted by craftylady-2006 (My Page) on Sat, Mar 10, 07 at 7:15
Wonderful eggs Luvs, and the roses, just fantastic. Yup, that Diamond Dust sure does the trick, doesn't it! Since I'm mostly primitive country decorating, when I painted the wooden eggs last year for Easter, I didn't make any with the roses. Thanks for the inspiration. Sal |
- Posted by luvstocraft (My Page) on Sat, Mar 10, 07 at 12:13
Sal, I love primitive country too! The eggs would look great with a crackled finish, or painted and stained too. My whole house used to be mostly country--then sort of went country victorian, mostly because I loved things with roses and lace on them. Sometimes I still try to combine the two! LOL I think I need to win a big lottery so I could have three houses! One prim/rustic, one country/victorian, and one current/trendy. I like them all, but can barely afford the one I have! LOL Luvs |
Luvs, I love the eggs you did. They look so cute in the basket and will be perfect for stacking plates for Easter. |
- Posted by iowagirl2006 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 12, 07 at 11:11
That is neat glitter. I am a glitter fanatic! LOL! I have bought several colors of the German Glass Glitter from an eBay seller - that is the only place I can find it, and she is quite resonable in her prices. I also like to use the Mica Flakes - and have only found that on eBay or mail order also. |
- Posted by craftylady-2006 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 12, 07 at 11:32
Iowagirl, am I correct - the German Glitter Glass is finer than the Diamond Dust? Just wondering. I had to get my Mica Flakes on eBay, can't find it anywhere at the craft stores. If you don't mind telling me, would you please share your eBay source for the German Glitter Glass, that's hard to find too. Sal |
- Posted by iowagirl2006 (My Page) on Wed, Mar 14, 07 at 20:02
The gal I get it from on eBay has it in a couple differnt grades - fine, medium, coarse It might be the same as your Diamond Dust. Glass glitter can be sharp. I have had a few small cuts from it.. But it is so pretty! LOL The seller I buy from is Splinters and Rags. She also has a website now that I will link to below. She has so many colors - and she also shows the different grades of glitter. She has Mica flakes also - which are great for the primitive crafts! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Splinters and Rags
I've bought the mica flakes & samples of the glass glitter from Splinters and Rags, too. Her prices are good, and so is the customer service. |
- Posted by craftylady-2006 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 16, 07 at 9:09
Thank you for sharing your source for the German Glitter Glass and Mica Flakes, much appreciated. Sal |
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The academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa has selected University of Tulsa senior J. Christopher Proctor and junior Forrest Farjadian as writing interns for the spring 2014 semester.
Proctor, a triple major in political science, history and economics, and Farjadian, a double major in political science and Spanish, each will write at least six articles for the online version of The Key Reporter, the honor society's online source for student and alumni news.
Farjadian will face a few challenges in researching and writing his articles; he plans to study abroad at the University of Havana in Cuba this spring where online resources are not always available. "I'll have limited access to Google, but it's an opportunity to write about academic life outside of the hyperconnected, cacophonous United States," he said.
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Chinese manufacturer Oppo has been teasing its N1 flagship for some time, and the phone finally became official this morning. At 5.9 inches it sits squarely in the "phablet" category, though there are certainly enough other hardware highlights to turn a few heads. The most interesting is probably the 13MP camera, which sits on a case-mounted hinge and rotates to serve as both the rear and front cameras. It's a design seen before in some laptops and earlier camera phones, but this is the first time we've seen it on a modern smartphone.
Oppo and Cyanogen Inc are going to announce a partnership next week - this much is clear from the video posted earlier today by the official Oppo channel and featuring the man himself, Steve "Cyanogen" Kondik. It will be the first deal of its kind between the newly announced company and a hardware manufacturer, and after speaking with multiple people familiar with the matter, I now have a pretty good idea of how the CM team wants it to work.
Steve Kondik and company announced earlier this week that the CyanogenMod ROM has been incorporated into Cyanogen Inc, with the aim of strengthening the pseudo-platform and reaching more users. Since the first announcement Cyanogen has been teasing one major hardware partner, and it looks like that has been revealed.
Update: We've confirmed the details of the Oppo arrangement: Here's How Cyanogen Inc Wants The CyanogenMod-Enabled N1 And The First Hardware Partnership With Oppo To Work.
There was a time not long ago that Chinese OEMs were unlikely to make a splash outside of the Asian market. However, Oppo attracted some international attention with the Find 5, and the internet has been increasingly anxious to see the company's next effort, the N1. You need not wait until next month to get a glimpse of the N1 – some legit-looking images have popped up on Weibo and via @evleaks.
Well folks, the day has finally come: the Gingerbread-based CyanogenMod 7 Release Candidates have landed for 17 Android devices. These "RCs" are suitable, generally speaking, for everyday use and have been road-tested enough that TeamDouche feels they're almost ready for prime time.
As disappointing as it may be to see the Nexus One - Google's first officially anointed developer phone - still getting Froyo-based updates, that's exactly what just happened. According to several Android Central forums members, a 558kb update to Android 2.2.2 (or build number FRG83G) is currently rolling out over the air to the N1, bringing "important bug fixes" with it.
In related news, the Samsung-built Nexus S - Google's second developer phone - also received an update today, though this one is Gingerbread-based.
It doesn't seem like it, but just a year and a few days ago, Google made available the first handset to bear the Nexus name - and what a long way we've come since. When the Nexus One was released, there were cries of "iPhone killer" and of Google entering the handset arena in direct competition with Apple. While the latter assertion remains debatable - the first does not. The Nexus One was a near-total commercial failure next to the iPhone 3GS, and even the original Motorola DROID ate the Nexus One for breakfast in terms of sales.
The Nexus One may be growing long in the tooth, but it's still surely one of the most active phones when it comes to development. Hence this hack should come as a surprise to no-one: T-Mobile's WiFi-Calling functionality has been extracted from one Vanilla Froyo running device (the G2) and injected into another, the one and only Google Phone. While this will obviously only work on N1s on the T-Mobile network, it comes as a welcome distraction to those of us waiting for the imminent Gingerbread OTA.
While the Nexus One has officially been discontinued stateside on Google's website, it seems Google's first (and probably only) phone will be headed to the cluttered desks of more Android developers as Android's newest official developer phone.
The Nexus One has clearly enjoyed preferential treatment from the Android team since its release, but the decision to dethrone the Google Ion (aka ADP 2, HTC Magic, MyTouch 3G) is more than anything a statement to third-party developers: Get away from previous generation phones.
Tmonews has leaked a T-Mobile retail partner sales FAQ in which it is explicitly states that T-Mobile will never again stock the Nexus One in their retail stores.
This would seem to be the last nail in the coffin for the Nexus One's US tour, though it is still sold abroad in the UK and South Korea. While the document doesn't explicitly preclude the possibility of online sales, "The Nexus One was sold and marketed by Google" is pretty damning.


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Posted on December 8th, 2013 by Merlin.
Categories: Anything Else, GTD, Hack.
I just learned today (TIL) about Jerry Seinfeld's Productivity Secret. It really is quite simple to follow or do. Get a yearly Calendar. Something like this one. Here is where you can keep track of something you want to change. Say you want to dedicate yourself to exercising, or taking a photo a day, or as Jerry did an hour of writing each day. When you accomplish that for that day you get to cross off that day with a marker. You want to keep the chain of days going and not skip any. This keep you motivated and see your progress. If you want to learn more about this technique. Take a look at Lifehacker's Article on Jerry Seinfelds Productivity Secret. What a great little tip to get you working towards your goal.
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Posted on April 11th, 2009 by Merlin.
Categories: Communication, DIY, Freeware, GTD, Hack, HPDA, Human, Indexcards, Life, Notetaking, Office, Pen.
Yes, I use the Cornell Note System in my daily life. I find it a great way to organize my notes and ideas from Meetings, Conference Calls, and What I did or need to do each day. I also use it when reading a new book that I want to take some notes on. I even draw the dividing lines in my notebooks now to help me organize my thoughts there as well.
I made a modified version of Note Paper from Cornell-Notes.com to include a time clock to help me track my time and what I need to do and what I have completed and what I have coming up.
I posted it on Scribd.com for all to use.
To use the clock in the upper left to shade in the time (Begining to end) and mark a Letter or symbol near it and Use the Letter / symbol to Highlite the notes from that time slice. I also use this with the Cue Column to track my upcoming meetings and schedule for the day.
How many times have you wondered what you did and have not clue where your day went – Keeping this with me allows me to make notes and annotate what I complete and see why I had to push other things off of my plate for the day. In the notes area I am able to write the tips and note things that I didn't know and this allows me to update documentation and let others know the little fixes I used. I keeps these daily and use the summaries to help me find info I need from past notes / days.
And I have scheduled time weekly later in the day Friday (while the week is still fresh in my mind) and look over the past week and see what info was good – I sometimes will highlight portions or copy off data and store it in other notebooks for future reference material. But I also scan the more important pages and put it into my evernote system as well as that come with me on my iphone and it is easily accessable via their web page.
I also want to note every day I look over the previous day and get my new notepage prepared for the day. Writing down what I need to do – checking my online calendar and seeing what I have scheduled for myself. This way I have that info at hand even if I am not at my desk. This is also when I summarize my previous days notes making the weekly summary on Friday's even easier. This only take me about 10 to 20 mins each morning but it saves alot more time through out the day then what I put into it.
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Posted on December 15th, 2007 by Merlin.
Categories: Gadgets, GTD, HPDA, Journaling, Leather, Life, Miquelrius, Moleskine, Notetaking, Office, Web Service.
On sale for the next few day are the Miquelrius Journals that I love an chat about here on Merlins Tower.
I really do use these everyday for my notes and ideas. And Now I can help you save some money on these journals.
To see all the Miquelrius Journals Click Here – NOW! or the link might run and hide from you LOL! Or the Special will run out.
The special is if you order over $35 dollars you will get 25% off and upgraded to 3day shipping at no additional cost over the regular shipping price.
To get this offer Type in this following code 25OFF - But what if you are not ordering over $35 dollars then Use the word 15Off and you will get 15 % off your entire order. Wow nice to same some cash at Christmas Time.
Just thought I would share this with everyone – Enjoy and Happy Holidays from the Tower.
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Posted on June 22nd, 2007 by Merlin.
Categories: Communication, Gadgets, GTD, Hack, HPDA, Indexcards, Life, Notetaking, Video.
I really use quite a bit of index cards and carry them around with me in my Levengers International Pocket Briefcase. (Hey, I even spotted another one at work during lunch – Which was cool seeing someone else using the same technology – Way to go Bart)But this is just too cool not to post about – The Hipster Shuffle – Making a cool idea even cooler. Below you will see a video of the Hipster Shuffle in Action.
In case you are not in the know – "The Hipster PDA is a paper-based personal organizerSan Francisco writer Merlin Mann. popularized, if not invented, by â€
Varients of the Hipster PDA which I use is the DIYPlanner complete with templates and directions. The version I use is the DIYPlanner made for HipsterPDA. This was designed especially for the D*I*Y Planner project by Douglas Johnston, the package includes a wide array of cards covering life management, project planning, calendars, notetaking, business development, and creative uses like writing, storyboards, mind mapping, and photography.
Now on to the video:
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Its Jackies day off and shes hanging out by the pool getting some sun. Jackie loves to tease with her big luscious breast by the pool side and shows them off with a little flashing action. She later has to relieve some sexual frustration and sneaks off to a bathroom for a quick masturbation session.