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This is an absolutely beautiful hotel in a lovely location. The other reviews complaining about the distance from Jacó city are true, but it was not a problem at all for us. The hotel offers a complimentary taxi ride into Jacó and then back to the hotel once every day. Generally, we found that to be enough for us, as we didn't tend to leave the hotel until we were ready to be out for the day. We enjoyed swimming in the pool, sitting out on our little porch and watching the natural setting around us, and feeding the iguanas at breakfast. We also took advantage of the spa with body wraps the night before we left, and they provided a lovely end to our trip.
I noticed several people complained that the breakfast options were limited, but I found them to be perfectly fine. While the amount stayed the same from day to day, certain elements of the breakfast varied from day to day, and we were certainly satisfied with the food. (I recommend the scrambled eggs with leeks if they make those!) We also took advantage of the order in option and found the food to be good and served by hotel staff as if it was actually room service.
We found the staff to be extremely helpful and friendly. Marcelo was especially helpful, as he was the only person there during a transition in management. He handled the task in an exemplary manner. He was able to give us good recommendations for dinner and helped us find a good surfing lesson. All in all, it was a fantastic stay, and I could see it being a lovely place for a couple or a family who wants to be away from the hustle and bustle of central Jacó while enjoying the beauty and opportunities provided by the Pacific coast region of Costa Rica.
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quote:A buddy told me every boat owner at the Mississippi River boat launch near St. Francisville got a ticket last week for not having valid inspection stickers on their boat trailers. The fines are just North of $250 bucks. Does anyone else have similar stories, or was it a rouge rabbit sheriff dick move isolated to that area?
quote:I'll have to ask around then. I like to drink a little beer when I'm in my boat, so the less interaction at the boat ramp, the better. I want one that is large enough to see from a distance.
quote:So if I keep my boat in a shed on private property and launch the boat at the same private launch, can I be given a ticket even though my trailer never hits a public road/highway?
quote:I guess our ATV's are next.
quote:And your 5 year old can drive the truck to the launch
quote:Those trailers, just like the raggedy vehicles you see on the road, will never see an inspection station.

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Any bets on who we'll see riding the stationary bike on the sideline friday because they couldn't pass the conditioning run tommorow ? Jonathon Sullivan is probably an early favorite. Any other other future Antowain Smiths ?
I don't know how Wilfork will pass it. That guy looked close to 350 this offseason. He was just a gigantic ball. If he does... what an athlete.
Good point! If the course was downhill, all Wilfork and Sullivan would have to do is curl up and grab their ankles.
what is it exactly, I mean I know what a conditioning run is but is it a known time you have to check in at or?
Its more like a series of small conditioning tests the coaches use to judge their players. They dont give specifics out. Just tell you who failed.
The Conditioning Test is also different depending upon which position you play. For instance, it is much more difficult for WR/RB/CB than it is for interior linemen. The format is something like this: You must run a series of timed sprints, and you must finish each in under a benchmark time. There is a measured break time in between sprints. For example: - Player (RB) must run five consecutive 40 yd sprints, each in less than 6 seconds. two minute break between sprints. - Player (DL) must run five consecutive 40 yd sprints, each in less than 7 seconds. three minute break between sprints. *These times and distances are just used for illustrative purposes - I don't think the requirements/benchmarks are made publicly available.* In the past, some players (e.g. Antowain Smith) have pointed out that they were being asked to meet the wrong standard. Smith used to say that even though he was a "big back" (235lbs) he had to meet the same benchmark as the swifties like Bethel, Branch, Poole, etc...Other smaller guys listed as FBs (although not mentioned, say, Patrick Pass) only had to run to the standard set up for FB/TE/LB. Although I think he should have kept his mouth shut, he did make a good point.
the small conditioning tests consits of the following: 100 yard sprint 50 pushups 200 jumping jacks 5 handstands 20 cartwheels 10 yard egg toss 3 legged sack race for 50 yards 5 hail marys spash in a sprinkle of yells by the coaches of 'My grandmother in combat boots could run faster than you - maggot'. Winners in each test get a blue ribbon. Losers get to ride the stationary bikes while watching motivational videos featuring alternating reruns of Jerry Springer and Gilligans Island.


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CHESTNUT HILL – Feb. 5 is quickly approaching, and BC fans are eager to get the 2014 signing class signed, sealed and delivered.
Rivals.com has BC ranked as the 35th best recruiting class in the nation, and compared to the recruiting results from the Spaziani era, that ranking might as well be No. 1 in the country in the eyes of BC fans.
BC still has room to add a player or two in the 2014 class. A huge position of need that Steve Addazio is trying to fill is wide receiver.
Wideout Alex Amidon has graduated and is taking 51 percent of the total team receiving yards with him. The leading returning wide receiver will be Spiffy Evans, who had 97 yards receiving total and actually missed six games last fall.
The top target right now is Florida commit Ryan Sousa, who came in for a visit to the Heights in December. All indications are that Sousa enjoyed the visit, but he hasn't flipped from Florida yet. The BC staff hopes they can make that happen before signing day.
Speaking of Florida, the Gators are beginning to resemble BC's minor league team a little bit. Last year, left tackle Matt Patchan left the Gators to become BC's starter for his last year. Patchan went on to receive All-ACC honors and put together a great season for the Eagles.
Now, Addazio has reached down to Florida to grab an offensive lineman and a quarterback.
Quarterback Tyler Murphy and offensive lineman Ian Silberman have both decided that they will play for Addazio in their last year of eligibility. Murphy is obviously the bigger headline of the two additions, since he is expected to take over for the graduating Chase Rettig.
The 6-2, 210-pound Murphy is expected to be dual threat for BC and is the type of quarterback that BC will recruit at that position going forward. Murphy chose BC over Louisville, Virginia Tech and UCF.
Jackson, Clifford Spark Team
When Boston College got off to a horrible start in non-conference play this season, fans and the media were trying to figure out what was wrong with the Eagles.
The defense was playing horrid, allowing some of the most points per possession in the entire country. The offense was struggling to hit threes, sitting in the bottom three in the ACC in three-point field goal percentage but first overall in attempts.
Steve Donahue became the scapegoat for the bad start, which isn't unfair since he is the coach. The reality of the situation, though, was that the Eagles were missing two key components to the team, juniors Lonnie Jackson and Dennis Clifford.
To Donahue's credit, he didn't bring up his two injured players and use their injuries as an excuse to the poor start. Now that people have the luxury of seeing how the team has performed with the two players, it's worth wondering if BC would've gone closer to .500 in the non-conference with them.
Jackson missed the first three games of the year in what was reported as a hamstring injury. Jackson returned in Game Four, but it was clear even then that he wasn't at the top of his game.
"When he was out, he was out for like four months, and then when he came back, he wasn't the same Lonnie," Donahue said. "There wasn't a rhythm to him playing. He makes us a much better basketball team, not only because he can make shots but because he knows where to be, where to put other people, and an understanding of what the coaches want to do. Obviously, the ability to shoot the ball is something we need."
Jackson had a good third game back against Washington when he went 3-of-5 from long range, but that was about the only game when he looked to have his shot going. In fact, before exploding against Syracuse and Virginia Tech recently, Jackson was only 14-of-43 (32 percent) on three-point attempts this season. It's very easy to see an extra win or two in the win column if the Eagles had a healthy Jackson all year.
Probably bigger than the absence of Jackson was the absence of Clifford. After going through minor surgery on each of his knees in August and September, the junior center was not able to return to game action until Jan. 4 against Clemson.
Clifford immediately helped turnaround the BC defense. Clemson was only able to muster 1.09 points per possession, while Virginia Tech only scored .97 points per possession. Without Clifford in the lineup, the Eagles have been allowing 1.15 points per possession.
The interest thing is that you won't find Clifford's impact in the box score by looking at individual stats. In two games, Clifford has only two blocks and four defensive rebounds. The big man does what isn't found on the stat sheet, like stopping ball-handlers from penetrating to the hoop and forcing them to kick it outside, or simply hedging hard on a screen to disrupt a ball-handler from driving to the hoop.
Donahue said that Clifford has had an impact in the team's improvement on defense.
"I think that we've done a good job with our core principles over the last three weeks," Donahue said. "Just really simple things like high hands on shooters. I think we are challenging shots a lot better than earlier in the year. We are taking pride in guarding and keeping the man in front of you so we don't have as many blow-bys and direct drives to the basket. The last part is we are really helping each other at recovering and helping the helper."
While BC probably wouldn't be a ranked team with a fully healthy lineup, one has to wonder if the overall record would've been much closer to 12-5 than 5-12. The NCAA Tournament appears out of reach again this year, but Donahue has two months to prove with his full lineup that he is the man for the job.


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"The Point" is a spot at the Everglades Resort in Mission, BC Canada. This particular spot is "crown land" which can never be owned publicly.
The leaf in the front might get removed…….not for now.
My home away from home. A beautiful little part of earth.
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View Full ProfileI like the leaf Annie…and the little twig peeking out above its own reflection. Nice work xxx
I did like the image, but sometimes I just find them too pretty, do you know what I mean? I am loving textures. I am so grateful for Redbubble, I can really create whatever my heart desires and show it to the world and get some feedback. I have been looking for this for a long time…..:)
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lovely mood.
Glad you like it Moyo, thank you for stopping in!
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Great great atmosphere… love this place, and this picture beautifully processed !
Wonderful comment, I can imagine what you could create with your beautiful work!
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OH I wouldn't remove the leaf, I think it is an integral part of the composition! Wonderful treatment!
The leaf stays………….! Thank you Joanne!
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Beautiful Treatment!
Thank you Carol!
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Wonderful feeling and mood in this capture….beautiful work Annie!
Thank you Lynda!
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Keep the leaf IMO.
Try covering it up with your finger now. I reckon it would detract from the composition to remove it.
My finger doesn't look good there! LOL Keeping the leaf! Thank you!
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Annie, leave the leaf..defines you and it fits……really. besides I took a poll..leave the leaf 452,000 for….remove the leaf 1…and he was a leaf remover by trade…..:)
The leaf wins big time! Thank you Dennis, I enjoy your comments!
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laughing at Dennis's comments – I agree Annie, don't remove the leaf! Wonderful treatment of this beautiful image – great work!
Dennis is always good for a good comment with some laughter tied in there! Thank you Chris….the leaf stays!
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Southwest executive touts airline's services at corporate travel forum in Wichita
Southwest Airlines corporate relations manager Gary Leonard was in Wichita on Wednesday afternoon speaking to representatives from the area's corporate travel departments.
In a forum, Leonard introduced the group to Southwest, its brand, culture and products and services.
Business customers are essential, Leonard said.
"I think it's key for sustained growth in any market," he said. "We definitely need the support."
Southwest Airlines is set to begin service in Wichita on June 2.
Southwest acquired AirTran Airways in 2011 and has been assimilating AirTran routes into its system.
Southwest will begin service in Wichita with two daily flights to Chicago and to Dallas and one daily flight to Las Vegas.
AirTran's existing daily flights to Atlanta from Wichita will cease.
About 30 people attended the forum, held at the Doubletree by Hilton Wichita Airport hotel.
Leonard explained the company's Business Select program, which gives passengers priority boarding, faster check-in and double reward points.
The company also offers an early-bird check-in program.
Valerie Wise, Wichita Airport Authority air service and business development manager, said she was pleased with the turnout.
"We had a good response from companies throughout the city," Wise said.
Southwest will serve the Wichita market with Boeing 737 jets.
Its Dallas and Chicago routes will be served with the 143-seat Boeing 737-700. The Las Vegas route will be served with the 137-seat Boeing 737-300.
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Title | Ride It |
Artist | Jay Sean |
Album | All or Nothing [2009], Track 5 My Own Way [2008], Track 1 |
Genre | Pop, R&B |
Duration | 00:03:32 |
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Its about to be epic man
Lets do this (oh oh) yeah I'm like slow down baby please Whats your name mhm I see I said where you from she said the dee, around the block baby 313 Two got once girl I got needs I said I'm pressed for time you impressin me So back that ass up and press it on me now pack that ass up and press it on me I need a girl who can ride like a pro bebe I'm in an out of town (ah) rockin shows bebe Without that I aint getting the dough bebe Jay Sean K skill Young lo bebe (Let me feel you) It's been about a month and twenty days... And were going round and round playing silly games... Now you're saying, slow it down, not right now... Then you wink at me and walk away... No, let it be, let it be, let it be, no... Hold on, don't go... Touching and teasing me, telling me no... But this time I need to feel you... (Ride it) we're all alone... (Ride it) just loose control... (Ride it, ride it) touch my soul... (Ride it, ride it) let me feel you... (Ride it) turn the lights down low... (Ride it) from head to toe... (Ride it, ride it) touch my soul... (Ride it, ride it) let me feel you... Movida was the club on Saturday You're acting like a diva saying you don't wanna pay It's gotta be your feisty style Raise that brow I love it when you look at me that way Now when you order mojito at the bar Reapply your lippy because it came off on the glass The DJ played your favorite song, Kanye's on Now your beckoning for me to dance Mmm Pulling me, pulling me, pulling me close Then you close your eyes (baby close your eyes) Kissing and telling me we got to go Won't you take me home I wanna,ride it (Ride it) we're all alone... (Ride it) just loose control... (Ride it, ride it) come touch my soul... (Ride it, ride it) let me feel you... (Ride it) turn the lights down low... (Ride it) from head to toe... (Ride it, ride it) come touch my soul... (Ride it, ride it) let me feel you... Everything was right until the phone begin to ring She takes it to a corner that's when I start wondering I can hear her shouting, banging fists against the door Yelling It's over, I can't take it anymore Then I walk away, and act all nonchalant and chill I aint tryna get caught up in a mess for real But she came around and backed me up against the wall She said I know you heard, but I'll make you forget it all submitted on June 6th, 2007
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"Bubble Algae" Selected Descriptions and Controls
To the reef aquarium hobbyist, one of the rudest of surprises is to be confronted with an aggressive outbreak of 'bubble algae' in the tank. In the right conditions, they multiply and spread rapidly, offering good resistance to many herbivores, while threatening to smother many sessile ornamental organisms in the tank.
When we hear of 'bubble algae', one reflex is to think of the infamous "Valonia ventricosa", without even considering the many other algae that form bubble-like structures. Premature judgment can be regrettable, but there is this added twist: the much-cited 'Valonia' of our nightmares is no longer Valonia, but, thanks to Olsen & West (1988) now has its own Genus, Ventricaria.
That deft taxonomic adjustment aside, there still should be no bar to our tentatively identifying the bubbles of our troubles. Proper identification can lead to a more accurate perception in the hobby of which algae are common problems, rare nuisances, or even benevolent guests. In some cases proper identification can tell us how to best combat a problem alga. With some bias towards species found in my corner of the world (the Philippine Islands) I have selected some 'bubble algae' for description, and hopefully, differentiation.
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Ventricaria ventricosa is the most infamous of the bunch. It bears a single, fluid-filled, and nearly spherical bladder of a thallus (or 'body'). To say that the bladder or vesicle is 'single' simply means it does not branch off 'daughter' bladders; each and every bladder has its own anchorage on the substrate. The bladders, which are single cells each, can grow to nearly 2 inches in diameter, and can appear to have a curious sheen, especially when underwater, that can almost conceal its dark green color. The optical effect derives from the parallel arrangement of cellulose micro-fibrils in the vesicle's wall, and the near-crystalline state of the cellulose, similar to the same way that 'star' and 'cat's-eye' gemstones create their chatoyant sheen. The cell wall's toughness, smoothness, and the sheer size of the bladder, discourage many grazing herbivores from obtaining suitable purchase. Its anchorage to substrate can be surprisingly strong. The species is found around the Indian Ocean into the Pacific, as far east as the Samoas and as far south as Australia, as well as throughout the Caribbean. It is notorious for its tolerance of very low light levels.
Boergesenia forbesii is often found as large single bladders that at full size can look almost like shiny, bite-size, clear-green hotdogs. These vesicles grow to around 2 inches length and up to nearly an inch in width. This alga does not restrict itself to rocky substrate, and is easily found epiphytic -that is to say, living on other plants like sea-grass or sturdy algae. It seems to have a less sturdy vesicle wall than fellow giant, V. ventricosa. The image to the left shows young vesicles, only half an inch long; the brown lump in the foreground is the remains of a larger, spent vesicle, which peaked at about an inch-and-a-fourth in length. Interestingly, Trono (1997) singles out the species as a good bio-indicator for marine radioactive pollution, but does not elaborate if it is merely superior at assimilating radionuclides that can be revealed by assay of samples, or if (less likely) the alga actually exhibits geographic affinity with radioactive concentrations.
Valonia aegagropila forms small, densely packed, single-cell bladders with a tendency towards a long, distorted, curved-sausage shape. The dark- to olive green, clear vesicles, grow to about ½ inch length and maybe 1/6 inch width. The vesicles are NOT singular, branching off into successive tiers of bladders, up to five sprouting from the top of each. This branching can be difficult to detect visually, given the often very tight clustering of the vesicles. This alga is found widespread in the Western Pacific from Australia up to Japan, throughout the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean, about the Canary Islands in the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean The dense packing of vesicles can make careful manual removal of them difficult, though the anchorage to substrate is only moderate on strength.
Valonia fastigiata also features small, 'branching' unicellular vesicles, with a lesser tendency towards curving or distortion of shape, which ranges from clavate (club-like) to oblong, to nearly spherical. Reaching about 1/3 inch in length, the vesicle's more regular shape allows for very dense clustering. The species is found around the Indian Ocean, out to the Western Pacific, and still further eastwards to Fiji.
Valonia macrophysa forms dark green, branching, unicellular vesicles under ½ inch thick and up to an inch or so in length. The vesicles are roughly clavate (club-shaped), with much distortion, swelling towards a usually very-rounded top end. Given the dense packing of the vesicles, only these tops are visible, and the mistaken impression of spherical vesicles is easily obtained. The species enjoys a global distribution, from the Indian Ocean through the Western Pacific into Tahiti, throughout the Caribbean, throughout the Mediterranean out to the Canary Islands in the eastern Atlantic. Relatively weak anchorage to hard substrates allows for the often-easy manual removal of several vesicles at a time.
Valonia utricularis bears somewhat-curving, clavate, branching vesicles sometimes reaching 2 inches in length but usually only ¼ inch thick. These vesicles tend to be clustered loosely, many vesicles lying nearly prone and thence sending out upright vesicles, thus their elongated shape is easier to perceive. This alga shares geographical distribution with V. macrophysa, and indeed, there are suggestions that the two are actually manifestations of a single, polymorphic species. Anchorage is relatively weak (except on highly convoluted, hard substrate), but the prone position of vesicles increases the chance of rupture when attempting the removal of whole clumps of vesicles.
Dictyosphaeria cavernosa forms a bladder-like, grainy-textured, multi-cellular thallus easily an inch across, which can be sub-spherical but more often irregular in shape. When the large bladder inevitably ruptures on maturity, the small (3 mm) cells that comprised its wall can themselves be mistaken for a nascent vesicles of other bubble algae species. A tough skin on every one of those small cells, and very strong anchorage somewhat makes up for cell sizes that can allow many herbivores an easy grip. The image shows several ruptured thalli, and the many small 'bubbles' seen are the cells that made up the thallus walls. A young bladder is forming in the topmost center of the photo. This alga is susceptible to overgrowth by sponges and by other algae. Its geographic distribution ranges from around the Indian Ocean to the Western Pacific up to Polynesia, as well as throughout the Caribbean. A similar-looking species with similar distribution, Dictyosphaeria versluysii forms grainy, somewhat flattened, multi-cellular bladders.
Bornetella sphaerica forms single, grape-like, multicellular bladders sporting a hexagonal array of lighter blotches across the sturdy surface. These markings correspond to the ends of interior filaments radiating from a vertical spine-like axis within the vesicle. The vesicle itself grows to just over 1/3 of an inch in diameter. The internal framework of filaments, which lends the alga a surprising resilience, forms as the vesicle approaches sexual maturity -not surprising since the filaments bear spore-bearing structures. The species is found in the Western Pacific, from Japan down south to the Philippines, and eastward to Hawaii and Fiji. Two other species of Bornetella, B. nitida and B. oligospora, form singular, elongated vesicles up to two inches long and 1/5 inch thick. Mature bladders again feature the internal axis that radiates filaments out to a lightly calcified bladder wall. These two algae are chiefly distinguished from one another by an internal characteristic: the number of sexual structures on the tiny internal filaments. They can be confused at first glance with Merman's Finger algae (Neomeris spp.) and are found in the Western Pacific, from Japan to as far south as Australia, and as far East as Fiji.
Colpomenia sinuosa forms large multi-cellular thalli that are first solid and then become hollow and often rather contorted, easily up to two inches in diameter, with some specimens reaching 8 inches. The yellow to yellow-brown thalli have broad but weakly moderate anchorage to hard substrate, and a very thick wall. The reproductive structures are found in tiny pits scattered across the thallus exterior. This species boasts of a remarkable global distribution, even into the Antarctic, with a notable absence from the northeastern U.S. seaboard and the Arctic.
Colpomenia bullosa is normally found in the cold Northern Pacific from Japan and China to Alaska, but there is at least one tropical record (in Vietnam). The species produces bunches of eventually-hollow, upright structures somewhat resembling distorted, dirty-yellow chili peppers, sprouting from a shared holdfast complex.
Codium ovale forms roughly egg-shaped bladders reaching 2 inches diameter. These bladders do not branch, but may share a single holdfast structure. Tiny structures called utricles, bearing reproductive structures, are distributed on the outside of the bladder, giving the whole structure a fuzzy or scruffy dark green surface. This alga is found in good current, quite often epiphytic on sea grasses and sturdy algae. It is not too commonly found in home aquaria, and in any case are found in very small, isolated clusters of up to eight, sharing a holdfast complex. This alga is found throughout the Indian Ocean into the Western Pacific between Japan and the Philippines, and is also found throughout the Caribbean.
Some Rhodophytes have also qualified in the hobby for the colloquial term 'Bubble algae':
Botryocladia skottsbergii has been dubbed by some as 'Red Valonia', though the implied comparison is apt only when a specimen is very young, and the grapelike bladders appear to be directly attached to the substrate as in the photo. As this red alga grows, the rust-colored, branching stipe becomes obvious, though the entire thallus rarely grows to protrude more than an inch off the substrate. The bladders themselves are small, rarely growing little larger than 1/3 inch in diameter, and appear a smooth, transparent red-brown to reddish purple. Tiny dark spots (called cystocarps) visible on the inside of the vesicle wall herald sexual reproduction. The species is found around the Indian Ocean, into the Western Pacific, south to Australia and eastwards to Hawaii. Botryocladia uvarioides forms smaller, more numerous vesicles, on a highly branching stipe that can give specimens heights of nearly a foot from the substrate, looking very much like a bunch of grapes. The species has a curious distribution, with records thus far only in the Philippines and in Baja California. Botryocladia botryoides also forms tall thalli, but there is less incidence of branching, and so the 'stems' are longer, and adorned with bladders. It is found throughout Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean, as well as locations along the Eastern Atlantic. Only record in the Western Pacific is in the Philippines. Other species include: Botryocladia leptopoda from Arabia to the eastern shores of continental Asia and down to Australia; Botryocladia microphysa, a primarily Mediterranean alga with records in the Canary Islands and Indonesia; and Botryocladia pyriformis from the Canary Islands, the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean, and the waters from China to the Philippines. Botryocladia vesicles usually float when severed, because the mucilaginate fluid inside is less dense than water.
Certainly there are many other algae that might qualify for inclusion based on possession of some sort of vesicular structure, but I feel the preceding list fairly covers some of those most commonly encountered in reef aquaria and perceived as 'bubble algae', and the ones that most commonly give us trouble.
Given available nutrients, available substrate for colonization, and a lack of controlling agencies, many of the above listed algae can reproduce spectacularly and dominate a reef tank.
Since impact on tank neighbors derives from the alga's physical presence, we can try to manually reduce said presence to provide relief, and include in the affected tank a set of agencies that exert pressure against the problem alga. Since availability of usable nutrients fuels the alga's aggressive growth and reproduction, we attempt to restrict such availability. That is pretty much the standard threefold approach to most algal outbreaks:
1. Manual removal of the problem algaNormally, there would be a fourth aspect, of fiddling with temperature, pH, or some other physical-environmental parameter to suppress the problem alga. However, the environmental tolerances of most bubble algae exceed those of most ornamentals put into reef tanks.
2. Suppression via appropriate herbivores
3. Denial of resources
Manual removal, properly done, effects an immediate reduction of the problem's ability to spread and affect other tank inhabitants. This sort of intervention is particularly important against bubble algae, some of which can defy almost any herbivores found in a hobbyist tank..
My weapon of choice ought to be a small stainless-steel flathead screwdriver, sharpened to wicked excess, and used to gouge out the offenders at the anchorage, even including a thin veneer of rock. Bare fingernails can be unreliable for removing certain 'bubble algae', and can invite injury and infection. I have seen small manicuring scissors, carefully bent in a curve, used to snip off vesicles 'at the root' -but this almost surely leaves the anchorage structure intact, and likely ruptures the vesicle.
Much has been said about the danger of liberating spores when popping the vesicles of bubble algae. This is particularly true for members of Order Valoniaceae, but even then, the vesicles are said to be a sporulant risk only when having reached at least a third of their full size. Even if spores escape when you botch the job of vesicle-removal ('vesectomy', anyone?), those escapee spores have to run the gauntlet of herbivorous filter feeders, filtration equipment, and the wild lottery of hitting a good, unoccupied spot to settle and grow. Those spores will eventually be released anyway if you don't remove the vesicles.
In any case, it is prudent to remove the whole alga, from the vesicle down to the holdfast. During 'uprooting' of a problem alga, a siphon hose can be positioned at close hand to draw off any spores or tissue. One can also use the siphon to hold onto a removed plant by suction -most of the vesicles described above will sink rather than float, and can be very hard to hold onto. This siphon hose can held in a looped manner that allows you to bend it with the same hand, pinching the siphon off at will. Philips proposes rigid plastic tubing, sharpened at one end, and affixed to the siphon hose, for use as a combination vesicle-piercing and draining apparatus, followed by removal of the deflated vesicle with tweezers. In any of the above methods, if one can temporarily move the infested rock to a clean plastic basin of proper saltwater, vesicle removal is made so much easier. For those with a paranoia against spores, the basin water can be discarded after vesicle removal, the rock flushed with tank-water and returned to the tank.
Whatever remnant algal material, regenerating algal structures, or newly-settling spores might then manifest themselves, an in-tank population of appropriate herbivores is supposed to help with 'mopping them up'.
'Appropriate herbivores' must be a literally-plural concept, as a varied team of herbivores are required to keep algal problems in check. In the case of bubble algae, once the visible vesicles have been manually removed, grazers are needed to limit any tender new growth.
The performance of commonly-available herbivorous snails (Turbo spp., Trochus spp., and Astraea spp.) seems abysmal against most bubble algae, their rasps typically insufficient for tearing into the vesicles of all but the youngest bubble algae vesicles. Such gastropods DO have the advantage of a fairly wide patrol area for their size, and against widely-scattered, newly-settled spores and young growth, they likely exert valuable pressure. Certain sacoglossan slugs have been reported as occasionally feeding on bubble algae, including the popular Tridachia crispata. A recently described species, Ercolania endophytophaga (Jensen 1999) seems to target Valonia algae particularly, somehow entering a vesicle without rupturing it, and then consuming tissue and spores from the inside(!).
Success against bubble algae has long been reported through the crab Mithrax sculptus (Siegel, 1997, etc.). These crabs (like others less colorful) can pinch and tear a bubble alga's vesicular wall, enabling subsequent consumption of algal tissue. Occasionally the crab's pincers can only grasp and sever the narrow anchorage, and the unmoored vesicle falls away uneaten. While these crabs may have a taste for algae, virtually all crabs are omnivores, and thus have the potential to sample valuable ornamentals, such as 'polyps', corals and mollusks. While many other 'herbivores' are also opportunistic omnivores, they are much easier to capture and remove when/if they make a nuisance of themselves.
Herbivorous fish like certain Acanthurids and Siganids are touted as controls on bubble algae. Some surgeonfishes of Genus Zebrasoma are particularly promoted, for they do tuck into the little green marbles (especially if there is little other fodder), and do not grow especially large. However, surgeonfishes are often too delicate for the beginner -often the very sort of hobbyist with serious algae problems in hand. The rabbitfishes are not quite as disease-prone as their close kin, but make up for it with handling risks (weakly-venomous dorsal spines). Then there is THE issue of appropriate tank-size. The vast majority of 'surgeons' and 'rabbits' tend to be semi-pelagic schoolers, used to vast patrol-areas, and are noted for territorial meanness and stress in the confines of a small glass box with others of their kind. One authority, holding forth in cyberspace on the subject of reef tank herbivores, suggested a rough stocking guide of 150 liters (40 US gallons) aquarium volume to a surgeonfish, and at least 300 liters (80 US gallons) to a rabbitfish. These estimates must have been made with a small solitary fish in mind, rather than meant as a tank-size estimator for housing several, else the issue of territoriality was disregarded.
Urchins are sometimes recommended, and they do make serious progress against the smaller vesicles of bubble algae. When food is short, even the largest and toughest vesicles cannot withstand them. The main complaint against urchins is that they can be too thorough, with serious impact on the crustose coralline algae so desired in the hobby. The photo below may give an idea.
The image shows one situation: this 4-year old tank's chief herbivorous resident for the past 11 months is the rock-boring urchin Echinometra oblonga. While not as wide-ranging as the popular Diadema setosum, it is more easily handled and arguably more thorough, as the rock surface in the photo might attest to. Isolated thalli of Bornetella sphaerica can yet be seen within the urchin's patrol area. It seems that if a particular spot of rock surface is not grazed often enough, a settled spore there can get a serious head-start towards reproductive maturity: none of the algal vesicles in the image are larger than ½ inch in diameter, and all of them are survivors of the urchin's attentions from their earliest beginnings. Nevertheless, the 'bubble' alga presence in the system is minimal. The few settled spores that make it to reproductive size will release their own progeny, and only a small fraction of those that colonize suitably will survive the urchin and motley herbivorous gastropods, long enough to reach spore-bearing size.
Whatever combination of herbivores is deployed, knowing and preparing for their requirements and will allow them to do the job you want them to perform. To reverse that principle, knowing the requirements of bubble algae, we can try to deny them what they need.Denial of resources, for present convenience, here falls into two categories
a. Nutrient suppression'Nutrient suppression' is a concept that has to be qualified. It is not, as some may think, about limiting the amount of food imported to the system.
b. Denial of living space and light
Rather, it is about reducing the availability of the food to problem algae. A system with robust biodiversity minimizes the chance of leftovers releasing nutrients straight to the water, because you will tend to have organisms of every size and dietary preference scavenging 'stray food' and recycling the waste of others. Many algal outbreaks stem from the death of a snail, or some other animal in the tank, the decomposing body releasing nutrient. Certainly the corpse will have to be removed, though in a tank brimming with scavengers of all sizes and shape, most any-size carcass is quickly dispatched before it can rot.
When mature sand-beds and/or remote refugia are present, they not only enable efficient assimilation of potential nutrient, but can reduce the need for 'dead' food imports by contributing edible plankton and nekton -such live 'food' avoiding spoilage if left uneaten.
While the lion's share of imported food can be assimilated by ornamentals and scavengers, all the way down to bacteria, that vast conglomerate of creaures nevertheless still produces net metabolites for algae to exploit. This is on top of a background quantity of nutrients 'in transit' from one utilizer to the next. That net amount of nutrient is still surely less than in a scenario where a lack of biodiversity results a greater share of food imports decomposing.
In nature, myriad algae are there to utilize this resource. The trick then, is to carefully select competitor algae to scrub such nutrient from the tank water, all to the disadvantage of any problematic bubble algae. The best in-tank candidates seem to be the calcareous greens and reds which grow at a moderate rate and can withstand much herbivore attention, such as Halimeda spp., and the various crustose corallines. A key distinction between scrubber and unwanted algae is that there will be a large, air-breathing 'herbivore-surrogate' that obliterates only the bubble algae, with siphon hose and gouging implement in hand.
Algae like the various Caulerpa species are prodigious, fast-growing assimilators. They would be ideal for scrubbing certain nutrients, except their very growth rate can make them a problem in the display tank. Locating the scrubber alga in a remote location can reduce such a risk, and stack the deck in favor of said scrubber alga (brighter light, longer photoperiod, and water flow). For Caulerpa in particular, though, there is the constant leaching of substances (terpenoids, sugars etc.) that can affect the display inhabitants to consider.
A case can be made for increasing the amount of food in order to control bubble algae, albeit food of the right kind. Many of the organisms that hobbyists value --corals, sponges, polyps and coralline algae--have a natural ability to put up a fight against encroaching bubble algae, otherwise wild reefs would look very different. Putting up this kind of fight requires a lot of energy, and increased amounts of live plankton and nekton will give them the energy to attack, overtop and generally outgrow bubble algae; while avoiding the largely 'dead' soup of nutrients that can attend heavy import of 'dead' food and lead to algal blooms.
One can observe certain patches of coastal reef in the Philippines seasonally declining due to terrestrial runoff, the latter producing both a pollutant/nutrient spike and a macrobenthic algal bloom. But after the rain-driven flood of nutrients has passed, those affected portions of reef can start reclaiming coverage. I have observed V. ventricosa thalli big as eyeballs, being overgrown by coralline algae, compound tunicates, sponges, and in some rather tenuous cases of colonization by newly settled stony coral growth, mere weeks after the rains have passed.
If you were to take the case pictured in Fig 1.1 earlier and imagine there were corals sexually reproducing upstream in the system, the rock's urchin-scoured bareness might then be showered with stony-coral larvae. Some would be mindlessly eaten by the urchin, but some would survive and grow, and the whole rock surface might, over time, be rendered increasingly inutile to bubble algae.
Indeed, among competitors against bubble algae for the resources of living space and light, stony corals are among the most attractive options, particularly encrusting-massive species. In hobbyist reef tanks, there's supposed to be a prevailing environmental bias in the corals' favor anyway, so there's no added imposition of adjusting the tank to support them. Stony corals can hog settlement surfaces and/or block off light. The zooxanthellate corals hand a share of their metabolites to tenant photosynthesizers within their bodies, rather than dump all the stuff into the water where bubble algae can exploit it.
Sponges and 'mat' colonial polyps are nearly as useful for pre-claiming settlement space. Corallimorpharians (a.k.a. mushroom anemones) on the other hand, can be inadequate against bubble algae, as their bodies are too soft and translucent to effect a decent barricade.
Certainly one must look hard at food imports, and at potential competitors for living space and nutrients. But there is yet one more factor to consider for restricting algal resources. Given how nitrogenous nutrient is a prime resource, it is worth considering how hobbyist tanks are stocked, and how nutrient levels are affected. After all, the more animals you have, the more ammonia and CO2 is dumped into the system. Herbivores, scavengers and corals 'pay their rent' by exerting pressure on, or keeping/stealing resources from, problem algae. But what about showcase animals that don't 'pay the rent'?
Most reef tanks are really stocked top-down, which is to say, after lip service is paid to bottom-up preparation of a mostly-bacterial safety net, large ornamental animals are selected, bought and introduced. A mad scramble usually ensues trying to fill in all the niches in the pyramid of diversity that might address the metabolites and demands of the large livestock purchases. Often the thing that can really address these large-animal consequences is greater tank volume, which in turn can provide license to add even more large ornamentals. When it comes to large ornamental animals: stock wisely, stock lightly.
The 'conclusion' ending many an article presents rich opportunities for philosophical pontification. As I seem to have already sneaked a fair bit of that stuff into the preceding paragraphs, we are now freer to hew more closely to a simple, brief recapitulation.
Proper identification of bubble algae species can dictate adjustments in a basic template of responses to an algal infestation problem. That template can be described as follows:
Physical removal of aggressively-spreading bubble algae is recommended, taking care not to rupture any spore-bearing vesicles, nor leave algal debris behind. Whatever present complement of mild herbivores there is should be boosted, and notes have been provided on the pros and cons to many popular and commercially available herbivores. Lastly, resource availability to the algae must be severely reduced, both at the source and by providing rival consumers of said resources, including nutrients, living space and light.
Orginal Author: Horge Cortes-Jorge Jr.
Printed References
Cornejo D.F. & G.T. Velasquez. 1972. Study on the algal epiphytes of exposed and protected marine waters of Batangas Province. Philippine Journal of Science 99 (3-4): 165 - 190.
Shimek, R. 1866. 'Badlands: Autobiography of a Freezing Desperado. Simon & Schuster, New York, USA
Taylor, W.R. 1966. Records of Asian and Western Pacific marine algae, particularly algae from Indonesia and the Philippines. Pac. Sci. 20 (3): 342-359
Trono, G. 1997. Field Guide & Atlas of the Seaweed Resources of the Philippines. Bookmark Inc. Makati City, Philippines.
Trono, G. & E.T. Ganzon-Fortes. 1980. An Illustrated Seaweed Flora of Calatagan, Batangas, Philippines. Filipinas Foundation. Makati, Philippines
Online References
Fossa, S. 1998. Algae Eating Animals (transcript from mirc channel "#reefs"). Reefs.org
Philips, T. (date?). Algae Control.
Siegel, T. 1999. Outer Reef Limits: Algae Woes. Aquarium Frontiers Magazine (Online Archive).
Assorted discussion board threads. Reef Central, The Reef Tank
Michael 'mojoreef' O'Brien : V. ventricosa, V. macrophysa, C. ovale, B. skottsbergii
Horge Cortes-Jorge Jr. : B. forbesii, B. sphaerica, Fig 1.1
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Ventricaria ventricosa is what forest lake has on their rocks. i had it in the tank before, but i cut it off the rocks and removed it from the system. if you got new rock from forest lake then chances are you have it again.
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White Asparagus with Black Garlic Vinaigrette
Author Notes: White asparagus has a nice mild sweetness that is enhanced by the black garlic. Black garlic is garlic that has been aged and fermented. It is soft and sweet but still has a garlicky flavor. - Caron Golden
Serves 4
For the vinaigrette
- 5 cloves black garlic
- 1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
For the rest of the dish
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- 1/2 cup toasted walnut pieces
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
- To make vinaigrette, put all of the ingredients except the olive oil in the bowl of a food processor or blender.
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- Remove the asparagus from the hot water and run under cold water to stop the cooking process.
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The Daily Ray of Hope: 2012 Highlights
Howard Ignatius, a retired high-tech marketing executive from Morro Bay, California, took this photo of Crater Lake in Oregon after a June snowfall. He used a Nikon D4 on a tripod with a 24–70mm f/2.8 lens. The five-shot high-dynamic-range image was post-processed in Lightroom and Photomatix Pro software. Ignatius shares his love of photography with others through teaching and community service. "My wife, Barb, and I were co-chairs this year for a nonprofit photography event called the Morrow Photo Expo. Most committee members, organizers, instructors, and facilitators are volunteers who share a strong sense of community, a passion for photography, and a love of our area's abundant natural beauty," Ignatius says. "This year, we raised over $8,000 for scholarships and cameras for local high school students, and we purchased equipment for a wildlife educational program run by the Morro Bay Natural History Museum."


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Coverage: WPHL
1:05 PM ET, June 24, 2012
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA -- David Price knew he had to be on against Philadelphia's Cole Hamels. He was -- good enough to get his AL-leading 10th win of the season.
Carlos Pena hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning, leading Price and the Tampa Bay Rays over the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 Sunday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader."I try to treat every start the same but whenever you're facing somebody who is one of their top guys, it definitely heightens your sense of awareness," Price said. "You know you can't go six and give up three."Price (10-4) became the first AL pitcher to reach 10 wins this season. He went seven innings and gave up four hits, including Jimmy Rollins' homer in the sixth."David was outstanding, really, really good," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "That's a great day's work."Hamels pitched three-hit ball for seven shutout innings in his first appearance against the Rays since he was the MVP of the 2008 World Series.Pena put the Rays ahead when he connected off Antonio Bastardo (2-2) for his 10th home run.Phillies manager Charlie Manuel became testy with the media when questioned about lifting Hamels for Bastardo, as well as explaining his late-game pinch-hitting decisions."That's our eighth inning guy," Manuel said of Bastardo. "I think right now, what you see is the pitchers that we have. That's the ones that we have in our minor leagues and up here. That's what it is.""You guys ought to sit in the dugout with me and give me all the scenarios," Manuel added. "I don't think we know them. I mean, we don't know how to manage the game. Like really, I think you should sit down there with us or tweet us (strategy) or something."A duel between two of the top left-handers in the major leagues shaped up from the start. Price trailed 1-0 before the Rays rallied.Fernando Rodney pitched a scoreless ninth for his 21st save in 22 chances. Rollins reached second base with two outs after a single and stolen base, but Rodney struck out Hunter Pence swinging to end the game.Rollins had three hits and Pence had a pair of doubles for the Phillies, who are 6-14 this month.Hamels was 1-0 with a 2.77 ERA in two starts against Tampa Bay in 2008 when the Phillies won their title. He pitched even better on Sunday.Hamels was perfect until walking B.J. Upton to lead off the fourth. After striking out Pena, Hamels surrendered his first hit to Jeff Keppinger -- the play was originally ruled an error on third baseman Hector Luna and later changed to an infield single.Hideki Matsui followed with a clean single to center and the bases were loaded when Ben Zobrist walked. But Hamels got Sean Rodriguez to fly out and end the 33-pitch inning.Price retired 11 straight batters until hitting John Mayberry Jr. with a pitch with one out in the fifth.Rollins opened the sixth by hitting a changeup to left field for his third homer in three games. Rollins slumped in April (.235) and May (.241) but raised his June average to .333.Bastardo entered in the eighth in relief of Hamels and walked two of the first three batters he faced. Pena hit the first pitch over the fence in right field."You just listen to your manager and go with their decision," said Hamels, who threw 111 pitches. "When you go out there, ultimately the pitch count is a factor in this day and age. And when you reach a certain point in the pitch count, they don't want to stress anything on your arm."Rollins had three hits and Pence had a pair of doubles for the Phillies, who are 6-14 this month."It's hard for us to have a winning streak because of our pitching," Manuel said. "At the same time, we're weak in other areas too. That's what I see."The Phillies got a run back in the bottom half on Ty Wigginton's RBI single off Burke Badenhop. Philadelphia had a chance to go in front with the bases loaded and two outs, but left-hander Jake McGee came on and got Michael Martinez to fly out to short right field.The nightcap originally was scheduled for Friday, but was postponed due to heavy rain, wind and lightning after a 2-hour, 48-minute delay.Game notes
Jim Thome, pinch-hitting for the Phillies in the eighth, was intentionally walked to tie Mickey Mantle for seventh place on the career list with 1,733 walks. ... Hamels fanned seven to tie Hall of Famer Jim Bunning for sixth place on the Phillies' career strikeout list with 1,197. ... The Phillies recalled RHP B.J. Rosenberg from Triple-A Lehigh Valley prior to the game and Tampa Bay recalled LHP Alex Torres from Triple-A Durham. Both were recalled due to a new rule allowing teams to add an extra player for doubleheaders. .... The Rays open a three-game series at Kansas City on Monday night with RHP Alex Cobb (3-3, 3.82 ERA) scheduled to face Royals RHP Luke Hochevar (4-7, 5.65). ... Philadelphia hosts the Pirates on Monday night for the first of four when RHP Joe Blanton (6-6, 5.04) faces LHP Erik Bedard (4-7, 4.13).Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press
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Scoring Summary
6th | J Rollins homered to left (348 feet). | 0 | 1 | |
8th | C Pena homered to right (347 feet), E Johnson and B Upton scored. | 3 | 1 | |
8th | T Wigginton singled to center, H Pence scored, C Ruiz to third. | 3 | 2 | |
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Game Information
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Attendance | 44,785 (102.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
Game Time | 3:11 |
Weather | 85 degrees, partly cloudy |
Wind | 4 mph |
Umpires | Home Plate - Vic Carapazza, First Base - Mike Dimuro, Second Base - Toby Basner, Third Base - Jim Joyce |


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GAME OF THRONES' Latest Episode Got Pirated…Like, A LOT
By Alicia Lutes on April 15, 2014
Well, you've done it again, Game of Thrones: you broke the Internet. Or rather, the Internet's busiest pirates broke it in the name of watching Sunday night's episode by any means necessary. The most illegally downloaded show ever just beat its own record (set by its third season finale episode) thanks to "The Lion and The Rose," which saw — Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! — King Joffrey of House Brat-atheon (har har har) get himself good and murdered.
And, naturally, the dispatch of the most hated villain in television history (a lofty title but we feel comfortable handing it thusly) sent the web's fiercest torrenters into a veritable feeding frenzy; we're sure it's because people just wanted to see how their fantasy fantasy league players were doing. Mere hours after the Purple Wedding took place, the episode was up online and being shared by 193,418 people. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "at the time of the record torrent, 145,594 had a complete copy and continued to upload, while 47,824 were still downloading the file." BitTorrent, one of the most popular torrent platforms on the web, explained that this bested their current record-holder, the previous season of Game of Thrones' finale, which saw 171,572 users sharing the episode online and was downloaded by approximately 1.5 million people.
Serious question, though: why did everyone insist on stealing it when HBO has already openly admitted to not caring about HBO Go password sharing? (When are you going to allow people subscription options for the Go platform as a standalone, HBO? Eh?) Surely connection to an HBO Go account must be fewer degrees than it takes to get to Kevin Bacon, right? Let us know what you think in the comments.
Because HBO GO seems to go down for popular shows?
Because HBO Go doesn't work outside the US.
I really really REALLY wish they would allow a stand alone HBO go subscription… As I watched it at a friends house (no clue as to where they got the episode…….) I would GLADLY pay a monthly fee for HBO because I do not have cable and refuse to pay for it. Also, I think it is also worth mentioning that not one of my peers currently pay for HBO, therefore, I have no one that I can mooch off of for their username/password for GO.
That is all.
While it's all nice an good that HBO doesn't care if we password share our HBOGo account, HBOGo isn't like Netflix. More than one person can't access the account at the same time. People get booted. So either everyone has to be watching the same screen or you have to set up times when people can use the account.
I haven't had a single positive experience with HBO Go. I'd rather download it and watch it without the lag and crashing.
What everyone ^^^ said about HBO GO.
Because I don't like being told when/where/how or what I should spend my freetime watching.
I will say that HBO Go has been spotty at best during actual airing times (it crashed last week — booyah). I dunno about pirating (those days are long behind me) but I like being able to watch the show right when the rest of the world is (those that pay for it). As for what I pay to watch Game of Thrones….worth it.
What is the difference between downloading and streaming, when it comes to piracy?
Because even with my in-laws Go password, Comcast doesn't support Go streaming on the PS3.
If people ARE sharing…hook me up please.
firstname.lastname@example.com cannot get in canada, but via a proxy, would love to have the app for iphone/apple tv…Thx
I want to give HBO my money… but I refuse to give either of my local Canadian sat/cable providers my money for whatever bundle their selling to get HBO. I buy the bluRays the moment they come out here, but I'm hardly gonna wait a year for that before I watch the episodes.
Plain and simple… HBO needs to get out of / 'bend' whatever broadcast contracts they have with cable providers and offer a straight online subscription service… because again, I WANT to support the shows I enjoy with my money!!! I just refuse to give my money to the local pirate corporations that bundle TV to my house!
Because in Australia, you can only watch it if you pay Rupert Murdoch and view it on one of his channels. So we have two options: 1. Pay the bastard or 2. Download it.
Most Australian's would choose 2 any day.
If they let us have HBO go in Canada I'm sure it would be better. I have HBO and a dvr so I got to watch it that way
We paid for an iTunes season pass for seasons 1-3, but after Foxtel stopped that in court this will be the first season that I'll "be waiting for the Blu-Ray". I won't be paying $74AUD a month into Murdoch's pockets for one show.
Because there is no legal way to watch it in Australia in a timely fashion unless you subscribe to the monopoly cable package and pay $100 per month. Foxtel bought exclusive rights to GoT so we can't even get it on iTunes. Aus is way behind in streaming media digitally, too. Even then, there's no guarantee that viewers would get it on time. I don't even watch Game of Thrones and I'm pissed about it! Other shows take their sweet time to get to Australia too.
In this age of globalisation the fact that we have to wait months for films or episodes of TV is ridiculous. We HAVE the technology for On Demand streaming, as evidenced in the US. It just doesn't exist for Australia.
I want to pay for my favourite shows – I just want to see them within a few days of airing, otherwise I can't participate in the fandom as they enjoy discussing what's happened lately. Furthermore, I have to essentially avoid the internet in fear of spoilers.
I would gladly pay the fuck out of a subscription to Hulu or Netflix or HBO Go or ANYTHING. Please – let me pay for it!
Sal – Im an Aussie and I have a netflix and a hulu subscription… pack it up with a VPN from unblock-us.com and you're out about $20 for the month. Get on it. Oh and I stream GoT. Did pay iTunes for it, but now that Foxtel have prohibited that, they can go jump
OK, so the HBO servers are crashing from the weight of demand for GOT. Seems to me like they need to rebuild their platform to TAKE ADVANTAGE of Bittorrent users. If I'm not mistaken, Blizzard uses a P2P torrent system to distribute updates for MMOs like Warcraft – if HBO did something similar and had a micropayment system for each show that someone wanted to watch, not only would their servers not crash, but they'd probably get more subscribers. If someone can download an HD episode of something via torrent in just a few minutes, but it's choppy and laggy via HBOGO, it sounds like they're using the wrong technology model.
Neal Stephenson first suggested this distributed model to combat piracy via his book, Snowcrash. More companies should sit up and take notice.
I pay 21.95 a month for TMN which includes HBO. Worth every penny as far as I am concerned. If I had to pay that much just for GoT I would.
I proudly pay for my HBO just to watch Game of Thrones
When will channels learn that if they put out ad supported torrents of their own they could make money off it?
It would reduce server load and I know I would go for an "official" torrent with an ad or 2 for commercial breaks over pirating something


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Melbournes Albert Park is a circuit composed of public roads, which means it has an unusual track surface that changes significantly over the course of the weekend, as rubber is laid down on the racing line. The circuit is characterised by a series of hard phases of acceleration and bumpy braking areas ahead of the chicanes. These factors influence the set-up of both the chassis and the engine, as Renaults engineers explain
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What Could Have Been: The BIOSHOCK Movie
By Malik Forté on January 16, 2014
There once was a Bioshock movie that began development back in 2008. But after Universal cut the movie's budget by 60 percent, forcing the movie to undergo a change in its director, Ken Levine stepped in and had all production of the movie halted for good.
Whether or not we'll ever see anyone take another crack at making a Bioshock movie remains to be seen. But at least for now, we do have a neat collection of concept art that was acquired by Film Sketchr. Artist Jim Martin (Hulk) concocted these grim environmental design concepts for the cancelled film. If you look close enough, you may see a figure that slightly resembles Booker Dewitt in a couple of the pictures, which is odd considering these sketches came to fruition well before Bioshock Infinite's time. Either way, upon first gazing at the artwork, one can only sit back and aimlessly wonder what could have been.
this is the most depressing post in the history of depressing posts. These images are perfect. Putting this on the big screen would have made me so happy.
If this were to be made I may blow a blood vessel….. Maybe through adversity something epic and great may emerge…
The movie should have been the story of the rise and fall of the city not a retelling of the game's events. It would really be great to see a large scale epic tale of post WWII Andrew Ryan gathering idealists to come together to build a dream, only to have it all fall apart when ADAM is found and the new society descends into madness.
Words cant express how sad this makes me. I need to see this movie get made. Or at least I need to see the script
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Aw man, this movie would have been probably my favorite thing in existence! But let's say hypothetically they got it going again, WHO would star?
Am I the only one who thinks this movie would NEED to have Terry Gillium directing?
Damn, the concept of this shows that they did their homework and actually cared about the universe it was set in. This could have been not only the best video game based film, but an incredible movie in its own right. Sucks seeing how it didn't come to light, but if all we have is the game to stand on, I guess it's not all bad in the end.
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You ought to go up to West Va and Southern Ohio where these coal companies are doing large scale strip mines. It's a damn shame what they have done to the land and water up there. Time to get off coal and start building Nuclear Power plants again. One just got approved for Georgia, first new plant in 34 years! Obama is getting it done baby!! 4 more years!! »
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Lori Stephens's grand-prize winning recipe from South Pittsburg, Tennessee's National Cornbread Cook-off showcases cornbread batter in delicate pan-fried cakes topped with a spicy ancho chili and shrimp sauté.
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- 1 tablespoon(s) butter
- 1/3 cup(s) sliced green onions
- 1 cup(s) fresh or frozen corn kernels
- 1 egg
- 1 cup(s) buttermilk
- 3 tablespoon(s) sour cream
- 1.333 cup(s) Martha White® Yellow Self-Rising Corn Meal Mix
- 1.5 cup(s) shredded smoked Gouda
- 1/2 cup(s) Crisco® Canola Oil
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- 4 tablespoon(s) butter
- 2 large dried ancho peppers, split in half and seeds removed
- 1 tablespoon(s) minced garlic
- 1 pound(s) fresh uncooked shrimp, shelled and deveined
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup(s) canned petite diced tomatoes, undrained
- Sliced green onions
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in 10-inch Lodge® cast iron skillet on medium. Add 1/3 cup green onions; cook 1 minute. Add corn; cook 2 minutes. In large mixing bowl, whisk egg. Add buttermilk, sour cream, and corn meal; whisk until smooth. Stir in cheese, corn and onions. Wipe out skillet with paper towel. Add oil 4 tablespoons oil; heat on medium high. Spoon batter into oil by 1/4 cupfuls. Cook until golden brown; turn and brown on other side. Cook in batches adding oil as needed. Drain on paper towels. Wipe out skillet.
- Melt 4 tablespoons butter in skillet on medium high. Add ancho peppers; cook 3 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Add shrimp; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook until shrimp turns pink, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomatoes; cook just until hot. Remove ancho peppers.
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