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FONTANA, CA - OCTOBER 10: Clint Bowyer, driver of the #33 Prilosec OTC-Walmart Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway on October 10, 2009 in Fontana, California. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)
While some fear Talladega Superspeedway, don't count Clint Bowyer among the frightened. Bowyer has won the last two fall races on the 2.66-mile track - NASCAR's largest oval on the circuit. Although the style of racing at Talladega and the Sprint Cup Series' other restrictor-plate track, Daytona International Speedway, has evolved over the last year as the sanctioning body has altered cooling packages and changed restrictor-plate sizes to distance the cars and discourage tandem drafting, Bowyer still has to be considered a favorite in Sunday's race. Considering that Bowyer is fourth in the points standings among the Chase for the Sprint Cup contenders and trails current leader Brad Keselowski by 25 points, Talladega could not have come at a better time for him. "We have to use this weekend to put ourselves back in the hunt," Bowyer said. "There's three cars that have been breaking away here and this is the one track, the one opportunity that can change things. I'm looking forward...
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Originally posted by Whitebeards
Than MMO's are doomed to short lived experiences where the bulk of the community is constantly distracted by the next new shinny game on the horizon rather than sticking around and building a long term community and game developer mark success of a MMO in it's revenue in years 1 and 2 rather than year 10.
Your right in that I don't have any facts to back up what I am saying other than my experiences playing MMO's both casual and hard core over the last decade. And that experience is that MMO's released today are shallow shells of what they once where meant to be consumed and thrown away rather than lived in.
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Originally posted by Eir_S
That was total revenue from last quarter to this one as per their earnings call. My point, is that "b2p ala Gw2" is rather clearly not sustainable.
Hell, they are dropping the price of the box in an attempt to draw in more of a playerbase even. B2p is not a magical answer.
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GW2 socialist.
Originally posted by jimdandy26
Maybe not, but my point was it seems to have done substantially better than the P2P garbage that hasn't been able to rise above its competition. Even the Star Wars IP couldn't save a bad sub game, and paying monthly for crap doesn't make it stink any less.
People who think that a game has to have a sub or it's low quality are just flat out wrong, and hearing it is getting kind of old.
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Originally posted by Eir_S
While I'd agree the pricing structure has nothing to do with the quality of a game in an overall sense. The service method does control the quality of the services rendered. What i mean by that is, when MMO's were largely sub based you were able to get everything you may want by simply playing the game. This isn't the case anymore in a lot of areas. I prefer to get my cosmetics and the like from doing something fun within the game, rather than opening up my wallet.
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GW2 socialist.
Originally posted by Distopia
That's why I like GW2's gold to gem system. Some people will complain about the "grind", but what MMO offers rare items with no grind? Or offers them for in game currency? I think it's a good system, but I don't know how they make any money from it.
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Honestly, I hope WS goes buy-to-play with an optional sub that gives additional perks to people like guild owners, hardcore raiders, etc.
That way the game doesn't launch sub and then go F2P. People nowadays generally see that as a "dying move", even if some devs see it as a valid method. GW2, despite it's MAJOR flaws (which were mostly due to shoddy design and not necessarily the pricing model) is doing pretty well content wise. If It had an optional sub, It would probably do even better.
If you launch w/ just a sub though, the game will die. Sorry, but it's the sad truth. The market's changed. I see no reason for NCSoft, who already owns a pretty major B2P game, to launch with just a sub., except to appeal to "teh hardcorez", who who'll probably prefer niche titles like The Repopulation and Camelot Unchained as opposed to a GW2-ified WoW with better features and harder content.
Rift is the one-word argument against subs. It was billed as the big Triple-A MMO alternative to WoW, was the argument for subs, and it's going free in a month. Look at Angry Joe's GW2 review. He literally gives the game a 10/10 almost solely for being b2p, why would NCSoft give up reviews like that?
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Waiting for the xbox 360 vr of champions online.
Buy to Play or Free to play or GTFO no thanks Pay to play is a loseing model when there are so many good f2p games now its not funny NW you dont need AH i will not use it at all AD glitch doesnt bother me in the slightest if you care about AH or AD you probly pay to win in the first place and well i dont care about you at that point Free to Play i will give you 60$ at most for a F2P seeing as i buy xbox games for 65$ and well thats the same to me as buying another game for my console.
thanks both u guys
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Originally posted by chase17tn
Neverwinter is crap though, sorry to say.
They just took all the delicious D&D cheese and replaced it with a stanky Korean MMO look. (No offense to Korea, just not a fan of your games :P).
It's also heavily instanced, overly greedy, and not deep enough. PvP's terrible, levelling's blergh, and the only redeeming feature is Foundry, which is REALLY cool.
Agree about the subs though. People don't seem to realize it adds up after a while.
In this day and age the following is true:
Wise people play games for free and invest only in those that meet their standards (goes for P2P and B2P especially for barring entry of players for proper judgement).
Wise developers build free games with good production quality (doesn't have to be bleeding edge graphics or the most revolutionary game out there, what it needs to do is have a unique mix of aesthetics, gameplay elements and player interaction both with other players and the world) and a fair payment system ( cosmetics, bags, character slots and xp pots all of which do not bind on pickup such that people can trade these items freely should they so choose but all money within the game comes from players such that the trade of these items does not incur an unfair balance and thus lead to a pay to win scenario for anyone involved and while you may say "but that means you can convert $$$ into in-game currency indirectly!! it's pay to win!!" I will say that all games from WoW to GW2 to EVE-Online have something like this and none of those is even remotely considered pay to play).
Everyone else can have fun with whatever suits their views but I find it terribly amusing for p2pers to critique f2pers who buy pre-order packs or f2pers who rail against p2p on egotistical/monetary-based reasons (the so called "I want everything free! and all about me!" generation). B2P games are a bit of a grey zone in my view as most allow guest passes for x-amount of days and most of the newbie areas in those games aren't tailored to fool people into buying a sub.
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Originally posted by udon
I dont understand where you are getting this info from. You could easily make a F2P or B2P game that had raiding in it and people would play it. Those games are already out there.
Raiders care about content and gameplay, not payment models. If W* does well with both of those, it won't matter what the payment model is, raiders will play it.
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Originally posted by Distopia
How do you come to that conclusion? WoW and Eq2 both shit all over that idea. Eq2 started with the abysmal quest packs in the store, and then later mounts and such before going f2p, and WoW has sold pets and mounts for quite some time.
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Originally posted by jimdandy26
I didn't play either of those games more than a week or two; coming from SWG they felt extremely limited. I really don't write about things I have no real experience with, so if that's the case there, it had no bearing on where I was coming from or how I came to my conclusion. (if anything their method solidifies my stance here)
AOC launched with no Cash-shop as did TOR, and a few others. While they weren't great MMO experiences, they were made far worse when they decided to start selling "the cool stuff", rather than offering it as something to earn in game.
Also before the F2P transition didn't SOE (EQ2) separate the Cash-shop servers from regular ones? I thought I read an article on that at one point.
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Originally posted by Distopia
So you're cherry picking the shitty former P2P games who switched to F2P to stave off death? What about Star Trek Online which went from dying under P2P to flourishing under F2P? What about World of Tanks? What about League of Legends? Path of Exile? Entropia Universe? (arguably the balls to the wall hardest game in existence to play completely free but I still managed to do it for a good half year, got pretty far too but once the honeymoon period ended and I didn't find a group of people to play with I just quit) Rift ? Terra? Forsaken World? Dust 514? there are more examples but lets not keep this going all night :3.
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Originally posted by Dihoru
What exactly are you arguing here?
My point was that I prefer a game to offer everything I may want through an in-game means. Some F2P's do this as well.
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I liked the editing job you did on my post. Honestly when I said a I preferred transparency in my transactions, what I meant was that I do not want developers spending money on ways to get me to spend money in your cash shop. Gated content, minimal bag space, lock boxes, and whatever else they design into the game. I want to buy the game and support the development, that is all.
I have read many posts in these forums, one of my favorite is refunds on GW2, I really don't want to discuss ethics now. And to top it off P2P dying, lmfao. do the math 100k subs x 15$/month = 1.5 mil$/month, and 18mil$/year if you can not make that kind of budget work, I don't think you should be in business in the first place. Sure they make more on F2P cash shops, I want a good game to play, not a my game is better than yours epeen contest.
But ya one of the reasons I have a hard time with fantasy games, is I am getting so tired of trolls.
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Originally posted by Thupli
You talk about what F2P and B2P games could do and I talk about what they have done. F2P and B2P games focus new content on getting people to spend money in the cash shop so it tends to be disposable in nature, sub games create new content to add a new level to the treadmill of progression. It's a very subtle difference but a important one.
I know a lot of raiders that have high hopes for Wildstar but very few of them will tolerate a F2P or B2P game. If Wildstar really wants to bring back raiding they are going to have to make the game a sub. If that's really not a primary goal of theirs than it's hard to beat the 1-2 year return on investment that F2P or B2P gives you. I think the jury is still out regrading the long term viability of either of those models over the time span of a classic MMO.
I'll play the game regardless but how I play it will vary greatly on the sub model. If it's F2P or B2P it's a disposable distraction to pass the time until something better comes along. If it's sub I will at least give end game raiding a try as long as I feel that they are serious about supporting it long term and not just release a few raid zones at launch to check a box ala SWTOR.
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Originally posted by Manolios
I hear ya there, and really like the mature attitude of your post. I have posted way to much on this topic already. But the best model I see, is start P2P watch the content locusts chew through your game, they will be there because it is new. Watch numbers and subs drop, switch to F2P. If we are just to talk financial gain this is the best possible way, unless you only have one month of content. That is the way most AAA games have been for the last few years. I figure the breaking point is when the profit margin starts making the investors unhappy.
I would never feel ripped off with the conversion, even though some would. But I think those are the ones that would ask for a refund, or just charge back anyhow.
Originally posted by Distopia
Correction: Most do, the difference is a majority of those most have a rather steep grinding curve and few of them actually of an interesting nature within the current gaming community, thus your false impression that only some F2P games do offer everything in-game via work.
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game is also real
I don't mind to buy a box if it will not be sold at too expensive price.
about sub: with all arguments about benefit of subs, games or don't have enough or it not last long.
so why not start with sub, after max 1 year it will move to f2p like they all do.
IMO also, may be sub will work, good luck!
I'll sure not sub anything anymore with market filled with A+++ f2p. GW2 was my last lesson...
try before buy, even if it's a game to avoid bad surprises.
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Originally posted by udon
"You talk about what F2P and B2P games could do and I talk about what they have done. "
Specificallly, no, I talk that W* can do whatever they want, but there are plenty of other F2P games that are F2P that have raiding in it.
Honestly, it just sounds like you are projecting that since you want subs, you are claiming that so does every other raider. IMO, they dont care anymore than anyone else. Anecdotally, I am a raider and I prefer a B2P model and will not tolerate a sub again.


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Hernandez doubles to the wall in center.
Smart move by the Padres. They walked Nix to get to Gonzalez.
I miss Adam Dunn.
After the count goes to 3-1 they intentionally walk Nix. 1st and 2nd.
Can't blame them at all for that.
Now would be a good time for the blind squirrel to find a nut.
Giles loses the ball in the lights! 2-1 Reds! Huge break there.
I miss Adam Dunn.
Gonzalez lines the ball off Giles. Giles loses in the lights and 2 runs score. 2-1 Reds!!
What a lucky break...thanks for losing that ball in the lights BG
I always loved that 'ol steroid-abusing Brian Giles!
Gonzalez is lucky
They are scoring that as a double for Gonzalez.
Harang grounds out to 2nd. 2-1 Reds mid 5th.
2-1 Reds!
Or as Harang calls it, "All the run support I usually get."
LOL! A double??? Hahahahah!
I've seen Little League moms that are more strict with their scoring than MLB official scorers.
The later it gets in the game, the more this ump is calling the corner for Harang.
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2008 Sun Belt Early Lookaheads
Arkansas State
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Florida International
North Texas
UL Lafayette
UL Monroe
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2007 Sun Belt Season
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Belt Lookbacks & Recaps
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Arkansas State
Why to get excited: Five starters are returning to the defensive
front seven that was second in the Sun Belt in run defense and led the
way for the league's best overall D. The backfield gets its stars back
with starting QB Corey Leonard and RB Reggie Arnold providing one of the
most productive 1-2 punches the rest of the college football world
hasn't heard of. Top punt returner Kevin Jones is also back.
Why to be grouchy: The secondary has to undergo wholesale changes
losing all four starters, but the biggest issue is on the offensive line
with four starters gone. ASU didn't have a light's out passing game to
begin with, and now it has to replace top target Levi Dejohnette.
The number one thing to work on is: Generating more pressure into
the backfield. The defense was just fine, for the most part, despite
doing nothing to disrupt opposing offenses, but now with all the
returning experience up front, the D has to be better at getting to the
quarterback and dropping runners behind the line. The Indians were last
in the Sun Belt in both sacks and tackles for loss.
Biggest offensive loss: WR Levi Dejohnette
Biggest defensive loss: SS Tyrell Johnson
Best returning offensive player: RB Reggie Arnold, Jr.
Best returning defensive player: DE Alex Carrington, Jr.
Why to get excited: Last year was good, really, really good,
winning the Sun Belt title and soundly beating Memphis in the New
Orleans Bowl. Last year was supposed to be a stepping stone to this
season. Ten starters return to the league's second best offense, led by
QB Rusty Smith, while eight players are back on defense. If this isn't
the preseason Sun Belt favorite, it'll be a close No. 2.
Why to be grouchy: As always, the Owls have to survive a brutal
early schedule going on the road for five of the first seven games.
There are only four true home games with the season ender against FIU
played on a neutral site in Miami. Making things tougher is the timing
of the showdown against Troy as the first home game coming after three
straight road trips. Defensively, the team should be loaded except in
the secondary where safeties Taheem Acevedo and Kris Bartels have to be
The number one thing to work on is: Everything about the punting
game. The Owls were terrific on kickoff returns but were among the worst
in the nation on punt returns averaging a mere 4.12 yards per try.
Considering most Sun Belt teams need good field position to do much of
anything, the punting has to be better after finishing 112th in the
nation, and last in the Sun Belt, averaging a mere 31.61 yards per kick.
Biggest offensive loss: OG Jarrid Smith
Biggest defensive loss: LB Cergile Sincere
Best returning offensive player: QB Rusty Smith, Jr.
Best returning defensive player: LB Frantz Joseph, Sr.
Why to get excited: Baby steps. It's going to take a while to
build the program, but there were signs at the end of 2007 of things
pointing in the right direction as the offense finally got on track over
the final month. Ten starters are back on offense, eight are back on
defense and both kickers return, so if nothing else, the team can
continue to grow. Yes, there should be more of an improvement this year,
but the players are there for 2009, too.
Why to be grouchy: There are miles to go before the team becomes
a player in the Sun Belt race. The talent level is still suspect and the
offense, while improved, has to do a ton just to be productive. This was
the nation's worst attack by far, while the defense still has plenty of
work to do. Playing at Kansas, at Iowa, South Florida and at Toledo in
the first month isn't going to help the team jell.
The number one thing to work on is: Throwing the ball. Paul
McCall came on late in the year and provided a bit of a spark to the
attack, but the Golden Panthers still finished dead last in America in
passing efficiency by a wide margin. Wayne Younger has skills, but he
didn't get the offense moving when he got his was on the field. Along
with the passing issues, the team has to be much stingier at holding on
to the ball after giving it up 34 times with the defense only coming up
with 19 takeaways.
Biggest offensive loss: OG Roland Clarke
Biggest defensive loss: CB Lionell Singleton
Best returning offensive player: QB Wayne Younger, Soph.
Best returning defensive player: LB Scott Bryant, Jr.
UL Lafayette
Why to get excited: Most of the key cogs are back from a team
that should've been much better than 3-9. QB Michael Desormeaux, RB
Tyrell Fenroy and seven starters return to an offense that cranked out a
solid 407 yards per game. The running attack, because of the backfield,
should be among the Sun Belt's most deadly, while the run defense should
be better with all three starters returning to the linebacking corps
that had to throw a couple of true freshmen into the mix last year.
Why to be grouchy: The defense wasn't a prize, and now it's not
going to have a ton of experience. The defensive front loses its best
player, end Rodney Hardeway, while the secondary has to replace three of
the four starting defensive backs. Starting off the year with road games
against Kansas State and Illinois isn't going to help the D improve.
The number one thing to work on is: Stopping the run. You can't
do much in the Sun Belt if you can't slow down the run, and the Ragin'
Cajuns had a nasty time coming up with a big stop against the better
ground games. That should change with the expected improvement in the
linebacking corps, but the line has to do more to get into the
backfield, and a few more hits on the quarterback would be a major plus.
Biggest offensive loss: OT Jesse Newman
Biggest defensive loss: DE Rodney Hardeway
Best returning offensive player: RB Tyrell Fenroy, Sr.
Best returning defensive player: LB Anywyne Zanders, Sr.
UL Monroe
Why to get excited: After starting off 1-5, this turned into the
Sun Belt's hottest team winning five of the final six games including a
stunner at Alabama, and now seven starters return on offense and seven
star back on one of the league's best defense. No, the Warhawks aren't
going to start bombing away, but the passing game has the potential to
be efficient with QB Kinsmon Lancaster returning along with all-star TE
Zeek Zacharie and top receivers LaGregory Sapp, Darrell McNeal and Aaron
Why to be grouchy: There aren't many losses, but they're big
ones. Calvin Dawson was a special running back who carried the offense
on his back at times, and three starters are gone off the offensive
line, including all-star OT Kyle Cunningham. Defensive tackles David
Cooper, Kendall Mouton and Ricky Williams were all key rocks against the
run, and now they're gone.
The number one thing to work on is: Pass defense. There aren't
enough good Sun Belt passing games to be as bad overall as the Warhawks
were against the pass. They weren't bad against the short to midrange
passing games, but they allowed way too many yards. Getting into the
backfield on a more regular basis would be a plus, but considering the
success the team had against the run, the team can get by without the
line making too many big plays.
Biggest offensive loss: RB Calvin Dawson
Biggest defensive loss: NT David Cooper
Best returning offensive player: QB Kinsmon Lancaster, Sr.
Best returning defensive player: LB S Greg James, Jr.
Why to get excited: (Warning, you've heard this before), THIS
should be the year the Blue Raiders go from a bride's maid to a bride.
There are two exciting quarterbacks in place with Dwight Dasher the
starter and Joe Craddock an excellent No. 2, seven starters in all
return to the offense, six starters are back on defense, and the
defensive tackles are back to potentially do more against the run. Now
if the team can beat Troy.
Why to be grouchy: The team's strength last year was its pass
rush, and now top ends Tavares Jones and Erik Walden have to be
replaced. Two of the team's best defensive backs, corner Bradley
Robinson and FS Damon Nickson, also have to be replaced, while the
offense has to replace top RB DeMarco McNair along with top tackle
Franklin Dunbar, who took off early for the NFL.
The number one thing to work on is: Getting more consistency out
of the offense, especially on third downs. To be fair, Dasher was a
freshman who needed time to get used to what he was doing, but he didn't
do enough to keep the offense moving after converting just 33.7% of the
time on third downs. The defense should be fine in time, and the offense
will be efficient, for the most part; now the drives have to be longer.
Biggest offensive loss: OT Franklin Dunbar
Biggest defensive loss: DE Tavares Jones
Best returning offensive player: QB Dwight Dasher, Soph.
Best returning defensive player: CB Alex Suber, Sr.
Why to get excited: Last year was about getting the pieces in
place for this year, and now the Todd Dodge offense shouldn't just be
about putting up the occasional big numbers, it should actually lead the
way to wins. While other good options were brought in with the
recruiting class, but Giovanni Vizza showed last year that he can be the
bomber who can get the offense moving. The defense can't be any worse
after finishing last in America in points allowed.
Why to be grouchy: The defense was 113th in the nation in yards
allowed, last in scoring D, 115th in run D, and 95th in pass D, and that
was a veteran group that was supposed to not be all that bad. Yeah, if
things were that bad with a slew of seniors, starting from scratch in
certain places might not be that big a deal, it's still not necessarily
a plus to lose so many veterans. The underutilized RB Jamario Thomas has
finally used up his eligibility after what seemed like 14 years with the
Mean Green.
The number one thing to work on is: Better line play. The
offensive front line is loaded with returning starters, and now it has
to do a better job in pass protection after getting the quarterbacks
killed throughout 2007. The defensive line didn't get in the backfield
and didn't do anything against the run. If the lines can improve in a
hurry, UNT could make a night-and-day jump in production.
Biggest offensive loss: RB Jamario Thomas
Biggest defensive loss: DE Jeremiah Chapman
Best returning offensive player: WR Casey Fitzgerald, Sr.
Best returning defensive player:
LB Craig Robertson, Soph.
Why to get excited: There might be a slew of big losses from the
offensive backfield, and top receiver Gary Banks is also gone, but the
rest of the receiving corps is back and the offensive line should be the
best in the Sun Belt by far. By far. All five starters return to a group
that was terrific in pass protection and paved the way for 183 rushing
yards per game.
Why to be grouchy: The Trojans lose their best player on offense,
QB Omar Haugabook, and top NFL corner prospect Leodis McKelvin off the
defense. The defensive front four loses three starters, the two starting
outside linebackers are gone, and First Team All-Sun Belt corner Elbert
Mack also has to be replaced. Schedule-wise, Troy has to not only go on
the road to face LSU, but it has to travel to Columbus. The showdown
with Florida Atlantic is on the road.
The number one thing to work on is: Punting. Oh sure, getting
Tanner Jones or Jamie Hampton in place to replace Haugabook under center
is step one, and the defense will likely be able to fill in the gaps
right away, it always does around Troy, so the biggest issue to make
life better is in the punting game. Greg Whibbs wasn't bad throughout
his career, but the Trojans only averaged 32.78 yards per boot. True
sophomore Will Goggans might get the first shot at the job.
Biggest offensive loss: QB Omar Haugabook
Biggest defensive loss: CBs Leodis McKelvin & Elbert Mack
Best returning offensive player: OT Dion Small, Sr.
Best returning defensive player: LB Boris Lee, Jr.


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Did you find a turtle that you want to keep as a pet? Can't necessarily afford buying the supplies from a pet store? This six-step guide helps you with detailed instructions on how to supply your turtle with food, water, and environmental needs that every turtle requires.
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3Turtles are reptiles and need a place to warm up. This is called basking. Basking is vital for your turtle. It helps their shell development. So they need a dry place to bask. Put a platform somewhere that the turtle can get to. You can use a brick, large and flat rock, or really anything that is nature-like and large. Also make sure that you have a basking lamp for your turtle above the basking area. Use splash resistant bulbs in a basking lamp. When buying a basking lamp make sure that the socket is ceramic NOT plastic. Because the lamp will be on for extended periods you cannot use plastic. It is a FIRE HAZARD! The plastic might melt!
4You can go around and collect small rocks to put at the bottom of your turtle environment. This will be good for the turtle because it would remind him of how his non-captivity life was.
5Turtles eat raw meat, minnows,and mainly worms. Worms are suggested. It would be best to drop the food into the water as they are capable of taking it from there!
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Treasuries Rise With 30-Year Yield at 9-Month Low on Ukraine
April 25 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries rose, with 30-year bond yields reaching the lowest level in nine months, as the simmering conflict between Russia and Ukraine led investors to seek a haven in government securities.
Benchmark 10-year note yields fell for a fifth day as President Barack Obama discussed a possible expansion of sanctions with European leaders after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Russian President Vladimir Putin is running out of time to ease tensions in Ukraine. A rally in 30-year bonds has pushed returns past 10 percent in 2014, the best start to a year in at least two and a half decades.
"Things are heating up on a geopolitical level and that fear of heightened tensions from Ukraine is driving the Treasury market higher," said Larry Milstein, managing director in New York of government-debt trading at R.W. Pressprich & Co. "With the absence of incredible data, yields should stay low in a range as the market waits to see how the political issues play out."
Thirty-year yields fell one basis point, or 0.01 percentage point, to 3.44 percent at 5 p.m. New York time, according to Bloomberg Bond Trader prices. The yield reached the lowest level since July 3 and has fallen from this year's high of 3.97 percent in January.
Benchmark Yields
Benchmark 10-year note yields declined two basis points to 2.66 percent. The 2.75 percent security due in February 2024 rose 5/32, or $1.56 per $1,000 face amount, to 100 23/32.
"The Ukraine issues continue to stoke the safety bid as it's apparent that Putin is not backing off in any way, and as U.S. rhetoric gets stronger," said Thomas di Galoma, head of fixed income rates at ED&F Man Capital Markets in New York. "The market has been on high alert, and no one wants to be without safe assets headed into the weekend."
Thirty-year debt has gained 10.3 percent from Dec. 31 through yesterday, the most for the period based on Bank of America Merrill Lynch data that go back to 1988. The broad market rose 2.1 percent and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index returned 2.3 percent.
While bonds gained on the outlook for slow inflation, shorter-term notes have lagged behind on speculation the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at some point next year. The difference between two- and 30-year yields narrowed to 3.01 percentage points, the least since June.
Real Yields
Real yields on 30-year notes have fallen about a percentage point since November to 1.94 percent, the lowest level since August, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
First quarter growth in the economy was 1.2 percent at an annual rate, hampered by a colder-than-average winter, and less than half the 2.6 percent from the previous quarter, the Labor department will report on April 30, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg. The core personal consumption expenditure index will slow to 1.2 percent at an annual rate, from 1.3 percent the previous quarter, according to a separate survey.
"The geopolitical news combined with the fact that inflation is still low and the Fed has moved up the tightening cycle, benefits the long-dated bonds, and that's why they have outperformed and the curve has flattened," said Thomas Tucci, managing director and head of Treasury trading in New York at CIBC World Markets Corp. "Growth will pick up, but not enough to stoke inflation."
The Fed's next meeting is April 29-30. Policy makers will continue to phase out the bond-purchase program they have used to support the economy, according to another Bloomberg survey of analysts. Officials have kept the target for overnight bank lending in a range of zero to 0.25 percent since December 2008.
Futures prices put the likelihood the Fed will start raising borrowing costs in June 2015 at 47 percent, compared with 63 percent a month earlier, based on trading on the CME Group Inc.'s exchange.
The Treasury will auction $15 billion in two-year floating rate notes April 29. That was the size of the initial offering of the securities in January and an increase of $2 billion compared with the previous two offerings.
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"Weekend meteorite hunting" with magnets and metal detectors is becoming ever more popular as a pastime, but of course you can't just walk around and pick up meteorites in the same way that you can pick up seashells on the beach. Those fragments that survived the intense heat of re-entry tend to disguise themselves as natural rocks over time, and it takes a trained eye – along with the information in this book – to recognize them.
Just as amateur astronomers are familiar with the telescopes and accessories needed to study a celestial object, amateur meteoriticists have to use equipment ranging from simple hand lenses to microscopes to study a specimen, to identify its type and origins.
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Stormwater runoff and unprotected waterways can pose lots of environmental problems if not handled properly.
Manlius Town Engineer Doug Miller took time last week to educate Fayetteville-Manlius Chemistry students with an in-class presentation that could have an impact on the future.
"Sometimes you can't tell what sparks somebody right at the moment," said Chemistry teacher Mary Ward about the discussion between Miller and her students. "We might not see an immediate effect, but we might see a long-term effect on improvement of the environment."
Stormwater and pollution issues were among the main topics taught in class, and Miller touched on things kids can do in their own neighborhood to avoid illicit discharge into drains, such as oil, grease and gasoline.
"Don't dump paint down drains," he said. "[And] apply pesticides and fertilizers to your lawns accordingly."
Miller's visit was part of the educational component of the MS4, or Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems, in which the town of Manlius participates.
"Part of it is public outreach, public education," said Miller, which is why Ward's curriculum and the town's mission are so compatible.
Storm drain stenciling
In 2006, Ward and her students participated in a service-learning project, in conjunction with Cornell Cooperative Extension (it no longer offers the program) and the village of Manlius, involving storm drain stenciling.
Storm drains were created to drain excess water from roadways that could otherwise cause flooding. When water enters the drains, it essentially goes directly to a nearby water body and not to a water treatment facility.
Anything other than rainwater is considered a source of water pollutant, including motor oil, cleaning detergents, grass clippings, and cigarette butts.
Students stenciled 46 storm drains with the words "DUMP NO WASTE -- DRAINS TO STREAM" in the Academy Hill neighborhood to raise public awareness about the connection between neighborhood storm drains and local waterways.
According to Ward, statistics have shown that people who have seen a stenciled drain are more likely to change behaviors that negatively impact water quality.
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The so-called supercluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way has been named 'Laniakea,' which means 'immense heaven' in Hawaiian
Astronomers in Chile blasted away the top of a mountain Thursday during a ceremony to mark the start of work on what they say will be the world's largest optical telescope.
The solid part of this comet is a mere 4km across, but the fuzzy cloud called the coma, which gets blown back to form the tai is about 1,300km across
The dazzling stellar explosion baffled scientists when it was spotted in 2010 because it shone as bright as 100 billion suns — 30 times greater than expected
The sun-grazing comet will either fry and shatter, victim of the sun's incredible power, or endure and quite possibly put on one fabulous celestial show
'If we could travel to this giant planet, we would see a world still glowing from the heat of its formation with a color reminiscent of a dark cherry blossom'
A strange glow in space has provided fresh evidence that all the gold on Earth was forged from ancient collisions of dead stars, researchers reported Wednesday
Throughout the summer, the Post takes readers back to school with week-long lessons on a series of subjects ranging from backyard astronomy to playground aerodynamics
When the sun fired off a massive flare late on Sunday, it was the strongest solar eruption this year. That was until another, even stronger flare hit
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BY RAGHAVAN MAYUR, Investor's Business Daily
Americans are open to natural gas powered vehicles. In a recent TechnoMetrica survey, 70% of Americans said that they are familiar with natural gas as a motor fuel and nearly half of those who are aware would consider buying a vehicle which runs on natural gas.
These days natural gas costs about $2 a gallon compared to $4 a gallon for gasoline.
The outlook for natural gas vehicles in the global market is strong with the number of vehicles expected to reach 28.7 million units by 2015.
Volatility in oil prices, economic aid by governments, technological innovations, interest in cleaner vehicles and a sturdy demand in developing countries, especially in the Asia-Pacific rim, have helped to boost the global demand.
An elevated sensitivity regarding nuclear energy in the aftermath of the recent crisis in Japan and climate change chatter attributed to the burning of gasoline and coal also help natural gas look increasingly attractive.
In the U.S., there are 150,000 natural gas vehicles on the road, mostly fleet autos and buses.
In the past, the industry slighted natural gas vehicles because the U.S. had a low supply of this fuel. Now, with the discovery of vast fields of natural gas deposits, which are estimated to last for the next 100 years, interest has ticked up. The automobile industry is starting to take notice of the merits of natural gas.
While all the gasoline alternatives have their drawbacks, natural gas could be a very attractive option.
First, it is abundant in the U.S. and gives off a great deal of energy when it burns.
Second, a vehicle designed to run on natural gas is clean and has few emissions with lower levels of harmful byproducts.
Third, it is quite safe. Since it is lighter than air, it will dissipate in an accident with no flames and no run-off into streams. A natural gas vehicle typically has a stronger and sturdier gas tank, since it is a pressure vessel.
Fourth, using natural gas in vehicles will decrease U.S. dependency on foreign oil.
Further, the new stringent federal and state emission regulations will force auto manufacturers to look for new ways to fuel their cars, and natural gas does offer lower emission levels.
Granted, the automobile industry has to climb a few hurdles, but they are doable.
Natural gas vehicles have a limited, smaller trunk space and cost more. There are few refueling stations. It costs four times more to deliver natural gas than gasoline or diesel fuel since stations supplying natural gas take up more space.
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There are some friendships that defy explanation.
One of nature's fiercest cats isn't supposed to fall for a good-natured Golden Retriever. Polar bears aren't supposed to play with Eskimo dogs.
But sometimes, friendships are forged under the most unusual circumstances.
On Friday, Jan. 14 at 5 p.m., the National Geographic Channel will air its latest version of its "Unlikely Animal Friends" special, but if you want a look at some of the friendships they feature (as well as a look back at some of the pairs included in the channel's first animal odd couples show), check out the below.
She is a baby leopard, he is a Golden Retriever. You might think that the cat and the dog would be at each other's throats but, instead, they're inseparable friends.
They met at Glen Afric, a reserve in South Africa, when Jenny and John Booker, professional animal wranglers, adopted the tiny leopard cub, named Salati.
In the National Geographic special, the Bookers said that the two animals fell for each other the instant they met.
Their then 2-year-old dog Tommy licked Salati and treated her like a sister within hours of meeting her. The pair walk together several times a week and play together like fast friends.
But as they grow older and Salati becomes more powerful, their owners worry that the animals' instincts will overpower their bond.
"My worry now is, Would she go for Tommy? It's a big question," said Jenny Booker. "As big of friends as they are, I still believe that animals are 80 percent instinct.
But her husband said that though nature may pull them apart, their bond will last.
"I don't believe that she'll ever lose that bond with Tommy," John Booker said.
Polar bears are the king carnivores of the arctic – they're big and don't back down easily.
But in the 1980s, when dog breeder Brian Ladoon set up his camp off the Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada, he observed an interaction between polar bears and his Canadian Eskimo dogs that was among the most mysterious he'd ever seen.
When local polar bears encountered his sled dogs, they didn't pummel, they started to play.
"It's like the lions and the sleep with the lamb story," he said. "It happens and it happened naturally. It was not something that was planned and I worked with it instead of fighting it, you know."
For years every winter, the bears and the dogs would renew their friendship. But the relationship wasn't without controversy, as wildlife authorities urge zero contact between bears and human camps.
In 1996, one polar bear ran through Ladoon's camp and killed and wounded several of his dogs.
But he maintains that it was a young rogue and, despite the attack, continues to let the animals figure out their unorthodox friendship.
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MSI GeForce FX5700 (256mb) problem
Hello All,
Let me give you an idea about my machine:
Koolance water-cooled tower
p4 3.2 w/ht
abit IC7-MAX3
1024 (2x512) Geil pc4200 memory
MSI GeForce FX5700 (256 mb memory)
4 x 120 Seagate Barracuda SATA HDD's (I am running 2 RAID 0 config's)
Enermax 550 w switching ps
Nothing has been overclocked. I started updating the drivers for all the devices recently, including the bios for the mb. When the machine is running, it runs awesome! Plays cs:source flawlessly, and HL2. But, within' the last few weeks I noticed that if I shut down the machine totally, wait 5, 10, 15 seconds or more then start the machine, the screens are all garbled. The text is all over the place, some capitalized, some not. It looks messed up. The only way I have been able to bypass this each time is to shut the machine down, short the cmos, then startup and go into the bios. In the bios I reset the sata for the on-chip raid, then I change the -- initialize first video -- from pci to agp. Then finally I adjust the agp aperture size from 128 to 256, then I save and exit. Now I am back to where I began. I tried to re-install the drivers for the video card, update the mb bios, and I even tried to roll back all the drivers... same crap. The next thing I will do soon is restore the pc back to Nov 1 of last year when I know that it was working fine. All this before I try a fresh windows xp pro install. Has anybody heard of any issues like this. Ohhh! When I power down the computer and listen, after it shuts down, I hear a sound from the mb, like the stored power is drained??? This is the point when all the clearing of the cmos begins... Does this make sense?
Please help. Thank you all. :afro:
Let me know if you need more info!!
Re: MSI GeForce FX5700 (256mb) problem
Something like this happened to me on my 5900xt, however, all I had to do was shut down and start up again.
You can rule out your CPU, and probably your ram.
If the artifacts are weird colored characters (pink smileys and stuff) that show before windows starts (during post), then a roll back or reinstall of windows will have no impact.
In that case, it's either the mobo, the video card or PSU.
Both the mobo and video card have bioses. Make sure you flashed properly, using the right dos flash tool from abit for the mobo. Even then, I'd think it's not the bioses that are the culprits.
I think it's either overheating, bad voltages or bad video ram. Bad voltages would be caused by your Enemax PSU. Bad video ram would be your video card giving up.
Again, if it happens before Windows Loads, then windows is not to blame, neither are the drivers.
I bet on the video card being near failure. This happened to me 3 times, with varying hardware over 3 years, everytime I just had to reboot and I didn't give it more thought. Freak voltage fluctuation maybe.
But since it happens often to you, mobo or video card or PSU has a problem.
Things you should do is run memtest86 for an hour to see if your CPU and ram are indeed fine. Touch you PSU to make sure it's not warmer than it should be. Check to see that the FX5700's fan is spinning. Test your video card in another comp. If all is fine in another comp for like a day, 3dmark03-01 would be a good test of the card, then it's your mobo or PSU.
I've been hanging around comps for a long time, but I don't know everything. So these are speculations.
Re: MSI GeForce FX5700 (256mb) problem
btw, it's a shame you don't have a P4 2.4C, with the IC7Max3 and that ram, I'm sure you'd be able to run 1:1 with email@example.com and PAT :)
Re: MSI GeForce FX5700 (256mb) problem
Thanks for the info. I think the problem started when I was messing around in the bios trying to OC the computer, video, and memory. Not sure though. The computer is also watercooled. No fans, except some case fans. Is there a way to reset everything, or clear everything and start over fresh? By clear, i mean, reset the mobo, video card, and whatever else back to original factory setting?
One more thing... MSI provides a 3d overclocking utility which displays the current settings for the video card. This program worked fine a couple of months ago, now when I run it all the current settings display NA (not available...i guess) or display nothing about the card at all... this is strange.
Do you think restoring the computer back a couple of months would help?? I know the computer worked fine back in November.
Thank you for your help.
Re: MSI GeForce FX5700 (256mb) problem
But I need to know if you see the graphical corruption before loading windows. (in the bios, at post, etc)
Re: MSI GeForce FX5700 (256mb) problem
Thanks Daneel,
Yesterday I restored the computer to November 1, 2004, and I also switched the video card output from the analog to the digital. What do you know... the problem seemed to have been fixed. Then I tried to restore to a more recent time because HL2 and cs:source were not installed on Nov 1. When I did this the problem came back, through the digital output. I am at work now, but the computer is currently being restored to Nov 1 again. If this solves my problem then I could say it was a windows software issue, otherwise I contacted MSI and they are willing to RMA the card for repairs.
Do you think it might be a direct x problem? How can I check this? What program would you recommend to try and figure out what the problem is?
Thanks again. :retard:
Re: MSI GeForce FX5700 (256mb) problem
That's one tough cookie...
All I know is DxDiag (you can start from run-dxdiag
apart from that, I run 3dmark tests...
Boy, sorry for my saying that, but you're in one nice little mess! :retard:
Are you really really sure that that little MSI software doesn't overclock your card? Check with Rivatuner.
Re: MSI GeForce FX5700 (256mb) problem
I will check with rivatuner. And hey, I didn't mean anything by that icon. Just that I am a retard for screwing with my computer when it was working fine before. I learned my lesson. Thanks man.
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Huh? I didn't take any offense, I actually used that icon in reference to the problem you're having. It's a very weird problem, one might say that when thinking about this problem one's eyes would go :retard:
I never thought you or me was retarded :) !!! I really feel for you, I've had problems that bugged me for hours on end... a while back I had my two 80GB Maxtors on Raid0, and every 2 weeks, one of them would become unreadable, just like that, I'd loose everything! The third time this happened, my GF told me something that still resonates: "Do you need the speed? IMO the time you'd save not having to backup everything all the time because you're afraid your Raid will fail is more time than the few ns you're gaining with that Raid". Well, she didn't say it in so many words, but that's what it meant. :)
And goddarn it, she's always right. ;)
So we all have our share of :retard:ed problems! :lol:
Re: MSI GeForce FX5700 (256mb) problem
I hope that I provided enough information, and normally I am able to find out why something is happening, but with this I am not sure. Might have started one day when I tried to overclock the system...who knows. I don't always shut down - cold - my system which is why I don't know what I did to start this. I have hope that it is a software thing because I did some stuff last night and the problem seemed corrected then I messed with it again...arrrrrrrgh! I need to just leave it alone if it works.....whats wrong with me... makes me sick :barf:
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How do I know if the cmos battery is going bad, or has died?
Re: MSI GeForce FX5700 (256mb) problem
I think if you stop syncing your windows time through the web, the clock will reset everytime you shut down (if the battery is dead)
And generally you would loose all the changes you made in the bios settings, I think.
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Herne Bay Things to Do
Bouncing bombs and Punch and Judy.
These two things may seem an odd combination, but they are two of the main themes of the small but interesting Herne Bay Museum.
During the Second World War, bouncing bombs were tested at nearby Reculver, dropped from Mosquito aircraft from RAF Manston. The finished product was eventually used in the famous dambuster raids in the Ruhr valley in Germany. There is an interesting display in relation to this.
About half of the upper floor is given over to a history of the Punch and Judy show, with particular reference to it's use as a political instrument. I found it fascinating.
Apart from these displays, there are various paintings and also artefacts dating from the Iron Age to the present day, including a copy of a 1994 record called "Where's Herne Bay?" Strange.
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Go to the beach.
Let's face it, that's what the place was built for, and it is still the main attraction. the beach is very clean , having won several awards. It is undoubtedly more pebble than sand which you may find an advantage or disadvantage depending on personal preference.Related to:
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Used to be huge.
If you are on the seafront at Herne Bay (and. let's be honest, that's the major reason for visiting) you can't actually miss this. It's not so much something to do as something to look at.
It appears that the clock tower was donated by a Mrs. Thwaites, cost £4000 in 1837, and was once the tallest clocktower in England. More than that I can't tell you, but it is a fairly inpressive sight.Related to:
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Herne Bay Restaurants
The Wine Bar Herne Bay: The Wine Bar branches out!
Our local Wine Bar has just began opening on Sunday for Sunday lunch. I went today and was extremely impressed. At last in Herne Bay there is a venue for a relaxed home cooked sunday lunch. We tried both the roast beef and the roast lamb. They were equally tender and full of flavour accompanied by home made roasties and veggies cooked to perfection. Good value meal with a friendly atmosphere and great service.
Favorite Dish: The roast beef with horseradish sauce and fluffy yorshire puds on a sunday! Delicious. Smashing lunchtime menue through the week too.Related to:
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Herne Bay Transportation
Good train connections to London.
If you don't drive (like me) your best bet to get to Herne Bay is by train. There is a good (half-hourly) service weekdays and journey time is around 95 minutes.
The Station is about ten to fifteen minutes walk into the main part of town (the seafront).
The town is well signposted from the Station and vice versa.
The website will help you plan your journey.Related to:
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Herne Bay Off The Beaten Path
You really can't miss them.
If you walk along the Thanet coast, or even get the train on the London Victoria - Ramsgate line, you really can't miss the twin towers of the Saxon Church at Reculver. In a predominantly flat landscape they dominate the skyline for miles around.
The towers share an English Heritage site with the old Roman Fort (see seperate tip) which I find quite ironic, as the Roman Fort was built to keep Saxon invaders out! Obviously, they didn't do a good enough job.
The first Saxon church was built here in 669AD, although the towers were added later in the 12th century.
The majority of the church was demolished in 1809 but the towers were retained as a navigational aid to mariners.
If you are of a nervous disposition, you might not want to listen to the tale the locals tell about ghostly children being heard crying here. Perhaps it has something to do with the infant skeletons excavated underneath the Roman Fort - or maybe it's just a story.
Update August 2013.
I have amended this tip to alter a now defunct website hyperlink. Hopefully, the one now provided will work.Related to:
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The Romans were here.
The reason I've put this as an off the beaten track tip is that it's a bit out of Herne Bay itself, but the VT system doesn't have the location.
About three miles East of Herne Bay, along a pleasant coastal path, lies the small hamlet of Reculver, which is essentially now a group of caravan sites. There are two main points of interest here. The first is the Roman Fort, which I will deal with in this tip, and the second, the Saxon church, which I will compose a seperate tip for.
Perched as it is now right at the sea's edge, it is difficult to imagine that, when built, the place was a mile or more inland. Sea erosion has altered the coastline considerably since then. So when was it built? Probably around 43AD, making it one of the first Roman forts in Britain, although then it was probably just a wooden structure to secure a landing stage. The Roman name for it was Regulbium.
The remains you see now are that of a later period of building, believed to be about 210AD when the place was "beefed up" to counter the threat of Saxon pirates who were then ravaging the British coast. Although little now remains, it must have been a considerable fortress as we know that approximately 500 troops were garrisoned there.
It's certainly not the most impressive Roman structure you will ever see, but I rather like it.
Update August 2013.
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A cracking pub.
If you have walked from Herne Bay to Reculver (a pastime I thoroughly recommend) or even if you're coming the other way and have yet to arrive in Herne Bay, you may well be in need of some refreshment. This is just the place, this being the King Ethelbert Inn.
Almost in the shadow of the Reculver Towers (see seperate tip) it is a very pleasant 19th century pub, populaced by a friendly mix of locals and (during the season) caravanners from the local sites. The staff are equally friendly and efficient, and the interior is full of all sorts of knick-knacks. My favourite was the collection of old projectors on the window-sill (see photo). I have no idea why they were there.
I visited in mid afternoon when the kitchen was shut, but the menu looked quite good.
A word of warning, though. once you get in, it's not that easy to leave!Related to:
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"Tourist friendly meager antiquities" Metaponto by hquittner
Metaponto Travel Guide: 4 reviews and 12 photos
There are at least 3 different places here that respond to the call of Metaponto. First there is a vigorous beach resor (Lido di) that was virtually deserted whem we drove by. Is has a fine beach on the Ionian Sea
The second is the ruins of Metapontion across the street from the Museo and the Museo itself. The ruins and Museo each have a Tip that we have created
More important to the tourist than any of these is a "standing" piece of a Temple of Hera. It is about 2 km from where these pictures are taken. A picture of it is in our Introduction to Basilicata.
There is one more sight , visible boyond the Archeological Park in which we stand, and it is about 1 km away at the edge of the "city". It is the theater whose wall (restored) you can see.
- Pros:If you are nearby, this is worth the visit
- Cons:It may not be worth the trouble
- In a nutshell:Do NOT miss the Tavole Palatine(T. of Hera} nearby!
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|$50,001 to $75,000, $75,001 to $100,000, $100,001 to $150,000, $150,001+
|Never Married, Widow / Widower, Divorced
|Have kids:
|Yes, and they live away from home (1)
|Yes, and they sometimes live at home, No, Yes, and they live away from home, Yes, and they live at home
|Wants kids:
|Definitely, Someday, No, but it's OK if my partner has kids
|White / Caucasian
|Latino / Hispanic, White / Caucasian
|Spiritual but not religious
|Agnostic, Christian / Catholic, Christian / LDS, Christian / Protestant, Jewish, Spiritual but not religious, Christian / Other
I don't practice organized religion, but I appreciate the values that religion teaches and respect people's religious beliefs... hopefully they respect mine as well.
|Graduate degree
|Associates degree, Bachelors degree, Graduate degree, PhD / Post Doctoral


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bashful0043: Friends
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- New Haven, IN
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- Non-Sworn employee with agency or department
- Status:
- Supporter / Enthusiast
- Relationship Status:
- Single
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almost 4 years ago
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Hey Bashful--Thanks for the add. Nice to meet you. Hope the weekend was good for you. Time to get on to a productive week. Be safe up there in New Haven and have a great week ahead. Carl
over 5 years ago
Your Friendship Is Appreciated... I Wish You All The Best...Take Care!
over 5 years ago
Valentines Day Will Be Here Soon....Have a Great One... Take Care!
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over 5 years ago
Good day,Bashful.Thanks for your friendship,it's much appreciated.Take care,stay safe and enjoy a great week.