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Tag game stretches over decades
Ten friends have been locked in a game of tag for 23 years and now instead of chasing other players around the school grounds, they fly across country, sneak into offices, jump out from behind bushes to tag each other. Each year the game is live for the month of February only and the last person tagged is "it" for the year. In the mid-1990s one player, Joe Tombari, a high school teacher then living in California, got a knock on the door from a friend who led him out to his new car. Sean Raftis, who was "it", had flown in from Seattle and was folded in the boot of the Honda Accord and leaped out and tagged Mr Tombari, whose wife was so startled she fell backward off the kerb and tore a ligament in her knee. "I still feel bad about it," says Father Raftis, who is now a priest in Montana. "But I got Joe." (Source: Wall Street Journal)
Sticking point for rego
On Monday Peter parked his car in Eldon St, Takapuna, and was outraged to find a notice that his registration was not "affixed in the prescribed manner".
Because the rego was sticking out of the plastic pocket, he thought the ticket was for that. It wasn't. The notice actually said: "Warning - current licence label not affixed in prescribed manner". Auckland Transport says the key word is "current". So to be clear, Peter got a warning that his registration had expired three days earlier.
Bottle or can, the sweet choice
Yesterday's Sideswipe showed two pictures showing Watties tomato sauce in a bottle had 10g more sugar per 100g serving than a refill can. No word yet from Watties on their sugary t-sauce, but one reader theorises that the bottles are produced in Australia and the cans are produced here. So maybe we should all buy a plastic tomato and fill it with the canned stuff?
Lost camera has honeymoon shots
On Sunday morning Helen & Joel took a taxi to the CBD and left their Canon camera behind in the Auckland Co-op taxi. "We have phoned the taxi company and the driver says he does not have it, so if anyone who used an Auckland Co-op taxi (taxi driver Stephen) and has picked up our Canon 350 D with LowePro case, could you please contact us at email@example.com. The camera is very sentimental to us and will be of little value to anyone and, most importantly, it has our honeymoon photos on there, which we haven't had a chance to transfer to the computer."
Picture this: Most photos you see from Victorian times are contrived portraits. Here's a nice series of more candid shots.
Good read: Hazel Phillips from Idealog Magazine has had enough of the rest of the country hatin' on Aucklanders just for the sake of it..."So if you're going to hate Aucklanders, that's a lot of Kiwis - yes, other New Zealanders - to hate," says Hazel. "That's half the country against the other half. That's a country divided. And at the risk of sounding like a half-baked politician delivering a wet-blanket state-of-the-nation speech, a country divided is not a country that can ultimately succeed." Read the full story here.
Video: A quite brilliant short film called Voice Over.
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Charles Renfro, AIA Partner, Diller Scofidio + RenfroNew York, NYAIAS Student Auction immediately before the lecture
Reception at 5:30PMLecture at 6PMAIA members may register for AIA Continuing Education credit for all lectures.
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From FedoraProject
Running Fedora on a Pandaboard
This page will give you detailed instructions for running Fedora 17 GA on your Pandaboard. There are two images to choose from on the Pandaboard - with the XFCE desktop, the other providing a serial console (text based).
Download the image
The first step is to download the Fedora 17 image. The prebuilt images include kernels and can be written directly to SD Card, USB, or SATA drive and booted without any additional steps or configuration. The serial console image requires a minimum of 2GB and the XFCE desktop requires a minimum of 4 GB.
Writing the Image
Linux Users
You can write the image to media of your choosing but it does have to meet the minimum size requirements noted above (2GB for the serial image, 4GB for the XFCE Desktop). Connect the media to your computer and make note of the drive. To write the image to your media run the following command, changing the drive to the location of your media.
For the Serial Image:
xzcat Fedora-17-armhfp-panda-mmcblk0.img.xz > /dev/<location-of-your-media>
For the XFCE Desktop:
xzcat Fedora-17-armhfp-panda-xfce-mmcblk0.img.xz > /dev/<location-of-your-media>
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By narrowing the shape and slightly lowering the seats we have developed a series that paddles better than most recreational canoes on the market. The Saranac series features two contoured seats plus a bench seat perfect for smaller passengers. The bench seat also includes a covered storage compartment. There are a variety of extras including cup holders, rod holders and storage trays designed to add convenience and versatility. The Saranac is affordable family fun!
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Gilchrist & Rutter Professional Corporation conducts a broad practice in the areas of real estate, business, environmental law, land use, sustainability, manufactured housing communities, and civil and complex business litigation.
Our real estate practice includes transactions across the United States. We work closely with institutional and private owners and investors, regional and national developers, regional and national tenants, lenders, architects, contractors, brokers, appraisers, engineers and consultants on all aspects of commercial, industrial, and retail properties.
We have successfully closed more than $5 billion of real estate financings; negotiated and documented more than 7 million square feet of office, industrial and retail leases; and handled the acquisition and disposition of all types of real estate including individual transactions with a value in excess of $500 million.
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I have a small Q-Snap PVC floor frame for quilting, but I have used this with a hoop only before I got the Q. I don't lap quilt, but this wouldn't work with lap quilting.. Sorry :) You just need 12 clips or clothes pins and something (table?) to lay it all on.
I fold the top in half then half again. I put a small clip or clothespin at the mid-point on all four sides. Do the same with the batting and then with the back.
Then I unfold the backing on the kitchen table and try to center it, but don't get too obsessed about it. Then put the batting on it and then the top. At this point, the clips should be pretty close. Line them up and then clip all three layers together in the center with one clip. You can also clip the corners, but with my round table, I really couldn't do that. You could put several clips around the edge and it wouldnt hurt it.
Then I put the center of the sandwich on my floor rack. I make sure everything is smooth and taut before I make a stitch. I like to do the center in the floor frame, then work on the rest with the hoop. I usually have 2 projects going that way!
And thats pretty much it. I do work from the center out, and make sure there are no puckers in the hoop when I move it around the quilt.
Ive never had a problem with it when I do it this way. It took me about 10-minutes from ironing board to quilt rack yesterday for a full-sized quilt.


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Well, I have been working with Iddee on my first trap out. It has been an interesting experience with tons of learning.
Here are some pictures:
Here is where the bees were coming and going from. I reduced the entrance by using steel wool.
Here is the entrance reduced:
The side of the house had a lot of cracks so I closed up any possible entrance.


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het, im kind of jumping ahead and not read all post but sportsman guige has some mauser barrels for sale.i hope i help some just out of time.
The round feeds well from the single stack mag, its just a little too long. If it works out to shoot well, I will buy or make something to modify the follower and mag area. Suggestions are welcome.
This is the fixture I used to mount the scope rail.
There are hardened drill bushings that fit into the holes you see on the top of the fixture.
I used these to drill the stock for sling swivels.
They drill the pilot hole and face the stock square at the same time
I fashioned a bolt handle out of a 5/16" X 4" bolt.
Pics of it roughed out and ready to weld.
Firing pin assembly, ready to go into the bolt.
Left) Original Mauser firing pin, spring, bolt shroud with the military 3 position safety and cocking piece.
Right) Assembled unit with titanium FP, extra power spring and sporter style bolt shroud with no safety mechanism (which I moved to the trigger)
The FP/spring change makes a huge difference in the lock time on a mauser. The factory FP on these things is freakin heavy. Lock time is cut by over a third by going to the light weight pin and heavier spring.


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Hazardous Waste Manifest - Guam
How do I submit manifest copies to my State?
Guam EPA does not require the generator, receiver, or transporter(s) to submit a copy of the Uniform Hazardous Waste manifest. However, Guam requires a copy of the manifest signed by the receiver (TSDF) as a condition to an Administrator's Consent to Import Hazardous Waste.
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Happy Comic Release Day! Welcome to another installment of GeekMom Comic Book Corner, where we recap our adventures in comics for the week.
Kelly Knox - The Stars Below (Monkeybrain Comics)
When comic writers Bryan Q. Miller and Mark Waid both recommended the one-shot independent comic The Stars Below, I purchased it immediately from ComiXology. I couldn't be happier that I did.
The Stars Below, written by Zack Smith with art by Rich Ellis, is the tale of a pigeon who finds himself swept into the Hayden Planetarium. The sight of the stars in the night sky fills him with awe, and he's determined to find the stars above the New York City skyscrapers.
The Stars Below is utterly charming and a welcome change of pace from the comics I usually find myself reading. There is no dialogue and no color, but the story enchanted me from beginning to end. I'd recommend this one to young and older readers alike, and at only $.99 on ComiXology, The Stars Below is a great read all-around.
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Genuine Leather Snap Quad: Regular, Indexed
by LDS Distribution Center
Product Description
This quadruple combination is made with lightweight acid-free paper and top-grain leather covers. Includes button flap closure, gilded page edges, ribbon marker(s), full-color maps, and photographs of historical sites. Thumb-indexed.
The quadruple combination includes the LDS edition of the King James Version of the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price bound in one book. It contains all the official scripture study aids found in the Bible and triple combination, including the Bible Dictionary, Topical Guide, triple combination index, chapter headings, footnotes, selections from the Joseph Smith Translation, Church history chronology, maps, and photographs. The regular edition is 5¼" x 7¼". The color and texture of leather scriptures may vary.
Want this imprinted?
The cost of imprinting is $3.00 per line and will be added to the price of the item you wish to have imprinted. This charge will not show on your order confirmation as the price will be adjusted by a customer service clerk before shipping.
Imprinting is available in either Script (upper & lower case letters) or Block (all upper case letters) and is available in Gold or Silver. We will match color of the imprint to the gilding on the book. Name will be place on the lower right-hand corner.
To have an item imprinted please put the request in the "special instructions" section of the checkout. Indicate the item you want imprinted, the style, and the name you would like imprinted. Please do not exceed 22 letters including spaces.
PLEASE NOTE: Imprint requests may delay the processing of your order by 1 day.
By Norberto, Submitted on 2015-02-25
I love this quad. The color is a little darker but its a very good looking quad. The print is very much like the separate triple combo and bible; Not much different. Its also very comfortable to hold. its not too bulky. I thought it would make it uncomfortable to study but its just as good, in my opinion. I am loving my quad !


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St. Lawrence University has many programs which allow us to connect to students so we get to know them prior to reviewing their application and for them to get to know our campus community. We welcome visitors to campus Monday through Friday and on most Saturdays.
On campus, the Admissions and Financial Aid office is located in historic Payson Hall on Park Street (building 27 on our campus map). Parking for our guests is located across the street from Payson (near our Brewer Bookstore - building 74) where we have reserved parking for our visitors. When you arrive you will receive a special parking permit to display in your vehicle.
Our programs include:
Visit campus to include a personal interview with one of our staff and a campus tour led by our student ambassadors. They would love to share with you their experiences and adventures!
We have organized visit days in the fall and spring, listen to students and faculty and spend some time with our admissions staff.
For students who have been admitted to the Class of 2021, a chance to see even more of what you will experience as a St. Lawrence student.
Where are our staff attending college fairs in your area? Search our online summary to help you connect with a staff member or an alum attending a college fair.
We have an overnight visit program for students who want to experience our campus with a student host. Explore campus with a current student and learn about all of the opportunities and activities that are available on campus on a daily basis.
To provide you with information on our general area, provide maps and directions to campus visit our webpage to explore our region.
Online Tours
Are you unable to visit campus but want as much information as possible on our community? Take our online tours to help you visualize some important areas around campus that as a student, you will be visiting on a daily basis! Also use them to do research on where you might want to visit when you visit campus. We do our best to arrange all requests sent in prior to your visit date.
We value our personal interviews with students because it allows us to get to know you the person. If you are unable to visit campus we have a program that connects you with staff visiting in your area at various times of the year. In addition, we have very dedicated alums who would love to interview with you on our behalf in their hometown area; just contact us to see if there is an alum in your area that we can connect you with.
Admissions holds Legacy Days in the summer to help our alumni parents prepare their children for the college process. Our "Chips" are invited to campus to learn more about St. Lawrence and the admissions process.
Visiting us from Canada? Then review the border information to make sure you have the required documentation to get to Canton and back home safely.
Group Visits
For information on what we offer for group visits, please contact our office and the visit event coordinator at 800-285-1856. We do our best to develop a personal visit that meets the needs of the group so additional information for each planned visit is required.


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Orphan of the War
Orphan of the War
More From Ruth
Ruth's Biography
Cause of Choice: Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust.
First Paying Job: Ran and taught a kindergarten in Israel for Yemenite children who had just arrived from Yemen.
Domestically Skilled or Challenged: Very challenged.
Early Bird or Night Owl: Night owl. "No, no, no, don't call me before nine o'clock."
Dr. Ruth Westheimer is a beloved sex therapist whose frank talk while spreading what she's coined as "sexual literacy" has reached millions through radio and television over the last three decades.
Born in Germany in 1928, she fled the country at the age of seven for a children's home-turned-orphanage in Switzerland to escape the Holocaust. While there, she was trained to be a Swiss housemaid, but she had very different plans in mind.
Following the war, she took off for Israel to fight as a sniper with the Jewish Freedom Fighters for the country's independence, and soon after, channeled that tenacity into her continuing education; she earned her Masters Degree in Sociology from the New School of Social Research, and a Doctorate of Education in Interdisciplinary Study of the Family from Columbia University Teacher's College.
It was her work with Planned Parenthood and studying under mentor Dr. Helen Singer Kaplan, however, which catapulted her intrigue into human sexuality. After giving a candid lecture to New York broadcasters about the need for sex education, WYNY-FM offered her a 15-minute show Sundays after midnight. With her unique ability to communicate the science behind such a taboo subject matter as sex, her show became a huge success. It evolved into an hour-long nationally syndicated show and opened the doors for Westheimer's multi-media platform including print and television.
A household name for decades, Westheimer's incredible career has earned her countless accolades including multiple honorary degrees, Columbia University's Teacher's College Medal For Distinguished Services, a Liberty Medal from the City of New York, the International Society for Sexual and Impotence Research 20th Anniversary Award, and was even named by People Magazine one of the Most Intriguing People of the Century. She continues to educate based on her philosophy that women should take responsibility for their own sexual satisfaction.


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Miami Dade College's commitment to the enrichment of this community extends beyond the classroom into the local economy. There is no better place to connect with the local economy than at Miami Dade College. As one of the county's largest and most diverse organizations, Miami Dade College is uniquely positioned to initiate and develop partnerships with businesses as a catalyst for revitalization of our community. A critical component of community revitalization includes economic growth and development of minority, small, and female-owned businesses (MSBEs). MSBEs provide goods, services, employment and careers for MDC graduates and the community at large.
MDC is committed to utilization of minority and female-owned firms http://www.mdc.edu/purchasing/minority_status.asp in the procurement of goods, services and construction-related activities.


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By Junior year student are starting to become more concentrated in their plans of study. While completing your degree, there are a number of tasks and resources to use to start looking towards the future and what will happen after graduation. Let this page be a resource to you.
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Popular property highlights
Located in Market Center within 2 miles (3 km) of University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Crowne Plaza Dallas Market Center is within a few miles (5 km) of Children's Medical Center of Dallas. This 354-room, 3.5-star hotel has an indoor pool along with free in-room WiFi and free self parking. It's near the airport and also near Frontiers of Flight Museum and Dallas Market Center.
This hotel is home to a restaurant and a bar/lounge. Savor a meal from the comfort of your room with room service. Start each morning off right with buffet breakfast served for a fee.
All 354 air-conditioned rooms provide coffee makers, free weekday newspapers, and free local calls. Guests can expect free WiFi and 32-inch flat-screen TVs with cable channels. Hair dryers, ironing boards, and desks are also standard.
At Crowne Plaza Dallas Market Center, guests enjoy features like an indoor pool, a fitness center, and free WiFi in public areas. There's free parking, as well as a free airport shuttle at scheduled times. The 24-hour front desk has multilingual staff ready to assist with luggage storage and securing valuables. Additional amenities include conference space, a business center, and express check-out.
Property features
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Free parking
- Onsite dining
- Free airport shuttle
Crowne Plaza Dallas Market Center
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Crowne Plaza Dallas Market Center features an indoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.
This 3.5-star property offers access to a business center. Event facilities measuring 12000 square feet (1115 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. An area shuttle within 3 mi and a roundtrip airport shuttle at scheduled times are complimentary for guests. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Crowne Plaza Dallas Market Center is a smoke-free property.
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Total number of rooms - 354
- Conference space
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
- Conference space size (feet) - 12000
- Conference space size (meters) - 1115
- 24-hour front desk
- Free airport transportation
- Number of floors - 20
- ATM/banking
- Bar/lounge
- Business center
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Laundry facilities
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free area shuttle
- Free self parking
- Smoke-free property
- Indoor pool
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Laundry facilities
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
Crowne Plaza Dallas Market Center offers 354 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and complimentary weekday newspapers. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs and hair dryers.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.
- Private bathroom
- Bathtub only
- Free WiFi
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Premium TV channels
- Air conditioning
- Free weekday newspaper
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Cable TV service
- Desk
- Flat-panel TV
- Room service (limited hours)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
Bristol Bar and Grill - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
- Golfing nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 12:30 AM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 10 children 1 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.00 per stay.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 40.00 per pet, per stay
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
No cribs (infant beds) available
- Deposit: USD 100.00 per stay
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: USD 19.99 for adults and USD 12.00 for children (approximately)
- Pet fee: USD 40.00 per pet, per stay
- Late check-out fee: USD 50.00
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.00 per stay
Hotel Name
- Crowne Plaza Dallas Market Center
- Crowne Plaza Hotel Dallas Market Center
- Dallas Market Center Crowne Plaza
- Crowne Plaza Dallas Market Hotel Dallas
- Dallas Crowne Plaza
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Up to 10 children 1 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Central Pleasant Flat with Balcony (A2)
Size45 m²
Floor No.2(with elevator)
- Kitchen
- Internet/WiFi
- Balcony/terrace
- Towels
- Family/child friendly
- Elevator in building
Accommodation summary
By tram (stop just outside the door), you can reach Alexanderplatz in 5 minutes. From there you can explore the sights of Berlin easily.
Prenzlauer Berg is known for Kollwitzplatz Kulturbrauerei with theaters, clubs and cinemas. But the newly restored Jewish synagogue, the restored water tower and the unique architecture are hallmarks of Prenzl'berges. Not to mention the special neighborhood culture with restaurants, pubs, the little shops and the weekly markets. Enjoy your stay!
Our apartment is designed with about 45 m² for 1 to 4 persons. The apartment has 2 bedrooms and is located on the 2nd Floor in the wing. In the 1st Room has a double bed (180x200), wardrobe and 2 bedside tables. In the 2nd Room has a double bed (140x200), TV is a double sofa bed, balcony, Wi-Fi.
The respective living areas have laminate flooring. The kitchen is equipped with stove, refrigerator, toaster, kettle, coffee maker, pots, utensils, table and chairs. The bathroom has a shower, hand basin, WC and window. It is tiled. Bed linen and towels included, free wireless connection.
Bike rental on request
It is available from the airport for a fee transfers.
House rulesTake off your shoes.
No noisy partys in the appartment.
No smoking, no pets.
No illegal downloads or streaming!
Late arrivals after 23:00 need to pay €20 extra on arrival for the late check-in.
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Great location! Funny appartment: The sittingroom was three singlebeds and a sofa for four people (we were five). The diningroom was a doublebed and a dining table. The couple who slept in the "real" sleepingroom had to pass our beds to get to the bathroom.
Nice, clean and spacious apartment. Just like in the pictures, but a bit "unpersonal" and sterile. No bedside tables and reading lamps in the bedrooms. Description says two bathrooms, but there is only one (nice one though). Friendly host, flexible for departure time.
Excellent location for everything to see in Prenzlauer Berg area, very convenient public transport.
Nice view over the city from 5th floor (elevator) and roof terasse.
To be recommended if you need space.
We had 7 great days in Berlin, the apartment had everything we wanted. Good space, a great kitchen and the area around was really beautiful. It was grocery store nearby and many great cafees and restaurants just a small walk away. The host was very friendly and we are definitly coming back again. I highly recommend this apartment.
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Gteat place to stay!
Very central, the appartment was large and comfortable with everything you need for a nice stay, we didn't get to meet the owner but his son and wife were really nice. We will definetelly recommend this place.
The appartment was great. Great localization, plenty of beds and rooms, a big living room... and cozy and warm during berlin nights! Our hostess was very kind, I recommend it 100%!!!
This flat and the services were just perfect !
We spend 3 nights and were 6 personn in the appartment, everything was great. Duc Son is very available and helpful. The location is perfect, the flat very quiet.
The only improvement I could imagine is more little pieces of furnitures, like night tables in bedrooms or a little cupboard in the bathroom.
I totally recommend this flat for a nice trip in Berlin !
Good apartment and very clean. Though you should be aware that the 3. bedroom is ind the living room. God beds. The apartment i quiet at night as it is located of the street. Nice people and easy access to key.
Great location with 2 Tramlines almost outside the door. Easy access to the main train station (Hauptbahnhof) and Alexander Platz, both by Tram. Loads of small, nice restaurants around.
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Best location thinkable, direct across tram stop and main roads. Owner is extremely helpful and flexible. Apartment is spacious (perfect for 3 or 4) and has got all you need. Situated next to a 24h shop you can buy food and drinks almost instantly. The neighbourhood contains bars, restaurants and shops for a day or night walk. Highly recommended.
Lovely spacious apartment with excellent transport links with the metro over the road. We really enjoyed sitting out on the terrace in the evenings and in the mornings for breakfast as we had good weather. Duc's son met us on arrival and answered any questions we had. Would recommend if visiting Berlin. Only downside would be that the 3rd bedroom is in the open plan lounge and kitchen so not very private but we were aware of this before booking.
I spend 3 nights in this Apartment, and it was really nice! The owner was there at the time we arrived and we did not have to wait. As we came in, it was exactly as I saw in the pictures. It was really clean and ready for us. The bed is great and the kooking area enough for 2. I really recomend it! I'm sure, I'll go back there soon.
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When: Sunday, December 9, 2012
Ages: All Ages accompanied by an adult
Doors: Lounge doors at 6:00 pm (21 + only)
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Opener: 8:00PM
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Reel Big Fish was one of the legions of Southern California ska-punk bands to edge into the mainstream following the mid-'90s success of No Doubt and Sublime. Like most of their peers, the band was distinguished by their hyperkinetic stage shows, juvenile humor, ironic covers of new wave pop songs, and metallic shards of ska. The group cultivated an underground following that broke into the mainstream in summer 1997, when their single "Sell Out" became a modern rock radio and MTV favorite. Their appearance in the movie "Baseketball" as the halftime band also gained them more fans and helped the bands popularity to grow. Still fronted by original lead singer and song writer Aaron Barrett, they continue releasing albums and touring relentlessly, playing more and more countries and bigger venues all over the world.
On July 31st, 2012 Reel Big Fish release their 7th studio album, Candy Coated Fury (Rock Ridge Music), an inspired and infectiously catchy return to the hyperkinetic ska and biting wit of the band's beloved early albums. "This album is a lot like our first two albums. It's got a lot of the same intensity, frantic energy in the music, and the same sarcastic sense of humor. I think these are the fastest songs we've done since those albums," Aaron Barrett, founding vocalist, guitarist, and principal songwriter says. "We're finally just doing what Reel Big Fish does best, and that's what we did on those first two albums."
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Fgure skating is my favorite sport but baseball is a close second. Go Dodgers and Angels!
GO- D'backs
I love Junior Spivey
I don't like Baseball much but I'm a big Hockey fan !!!!
As a Canadian, you would think my choice (other than figure skating) would be Hockey, but I never really understood the game! (not to mention it is too violent for me). So, as I lived in the States when I was younger, I have to say I am a baseball fan. It's still a great game.
Baseball lost me in 94 with the strike...haven't looked back since.
Not since Morganna retired!
Second in my heart to skating....Go Braves and Mariners!!!!!
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RALEIGH, WAKE COUNTY - North Carolina's Republican legislative leaders are putting their free-enterprise stamp on public school and college education, the biggest chunk of this year's $20.6 billion state budget.
The $11.5 billion portion of the state budget set aside for public schools, community colleges and the University of North Carolina system cuts education spending by nearly $260 million this year and another $222 million next year.
The plan unveiled late Sunday and headed toward expected approval in the General Assembly this week would scrap tenure for teachers, cut funding for thousands of teaching assistants and allow armed volunteers into public schools as safety officers.
The budget also would increase the number of college graduates without education degrees as teachers and next year begins giving teachers merit pay.


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Published: Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.
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The UF School of Theatre and Dance production of "Ajax in Iraq," Ellen McLaughlin's drama that parallels the lives of two characters in times of war, continues with performance at 7:30 p.m. today, Wednesday and Nov. 15-16, and at 2 p.m. Nov. 18, in the Nadine McGuire Black Box Theatre.
The play analyzes the ways and means of war through two protagonists: Ajax, the Trojan War hero of Greek mythology, and A.J. -- an American female soldier in Iraq.
Tickets are $17, $13 for UF students, faculty and staff, and are available through the University Box Office at 392-1653, or online at Ticketmaster.com.
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Old Town Square Apartment in Prague
Size50 m²
Floor No.4
- Kitchen
- Family/child friendly
- Pets allowed
- Towels
- Internet/WiFi
- Smoking allowed
Accommodation summary
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House rulesCheck in from 1.00 pm , check out till 11 am
There is souvenir shop to the entrance of the house. Shop keeper will be informed about your booking and pass over you key. Kindly let us know your expected check in time as soon as you will know your schedule
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The location of the apartement is perfect, as it is the view. Is big and the beds are ok. I knew about the 4th floor with no elevator, so I do not complain, but would think it twice next time. The absolute deal breaker for us was the dirtiness. The shower was absolutely filthy, balls of hair everywhere, the kitchen was a health hazard. We got one small hand towel each for three nights, no shower towels. Had requested for a hair dryer and was told to ask the person in the shop below, who was our only contact during our stay, but was absolutely impossible to comunicate with...could be an awsome acommodation with very little effort, but as it is right now, I´d spend my money somewhere better.
Beautiful situated in the heart of Prague, but unfortunately there were some problems: the stairs are very steep, 101 steps before you are in the apartment. Hard to do if you are not in an excellent condition. Then the apartment: why not fix the sink, better chairs, and please make it a bit cleaner? Not two very small towels for one week, but four? Then it would be great. Now its a bit disappointing. Last issue: the apartment below and above are also for rent. In our case in the weekend there were drunken people running and shouting all night long from the third to the fifth floor.
The location was good, near the square, but mangelful in certain areas. The sink in the bathroom was stopped, and was not repaired despite several reminders. We were convinced to be haunted in the apartment, strange noises and footsteps in the night! There was no particular interest. We're not coming back.
Beliggenheden var god, nær ved torvet, men mangelful på visse områder. Vasken på badeværelset var stoppet, og blev ikke udbedret, til trods for adskillige påmindelser. Vi var overbeviste om, at det spøgte i lejligheden, mærkelige lyde og fodtrin om natten!! Der var ikke særligt rent. Vi kommer ikke tilbage.
I had good communication with Roman, he always wrote or texted back promptly. Like other travelers, the shopkeeper downstairs let me in the apt and let me store my luggage which was so very nice and convenient. There was a little confusion with the payment...she insisted that I needed to pay still, and I told her the apt was prepaid and even showed her my receipt. I finally told her I would double check my credit card bill online. I had, of course, already paid and offered to show her the online payment, and she dropped the subject. Not sure why there was confusion ...aren't all the properties paid for before arrival? The apt location and views were amazing! Right near the main square. The apt itself could have been a little cleaner and the pillow had no pillowcase, but I'll overlook that because of how great the location and price were.
Nice and big appartment, perfect for 4 person or more if you only have to sleep here, in a very central position, by walking you can reach every principal place of Prague; but we found it a little bit dirty and it was not very well equipped.
Very easy to find. Having come many times has Pragues before, I certify that the location is ideal! With an atypical entry (going by the souvenir shop to access), 4 or 5 floors you warm up for long, beautiful walks in the streets of Prague. Down there, wide open spaces, kitchen, but provide toilet paper! I recommend + + +
Très facile à trouver. Etant venu de nombreuses fois a Pragues avant, je certifie que l'endroit est idéal! Avec une entrée atypique (on passe par le magasin de souvenir pour y accéder), les 4 ou 5 étages vous échauffent pour les longues et belles promenades dans les rues de Pragues. Duvet sur place, grands espaces, cuisine équipée, mais prévoir papier toilette! Je conseille +++
Excellent location..you could not wish for a better base to explore Prague.
Turn left and you are in the Old Town Square - Right and it is a very short walk to Wenceslas Square. You are in the centre of everything.
The apartment itself is clean and tidy and BIG and very High up! so if you don't do stairs then it's not for you..otherwise it's a great place to stay.
Friendly and no hassle check in and check out.
I am definiteley going to book this again later this year..
P.S. Bring your own towels...
It was fantastic! Everything was fine&clean.
The apartment is directly in the middle of the city you can reach all places by foot. The view from the apartment was awesome especially in the night when the lights are shining and you can see the illuminated towers.
If I came back, I would choose this accomodation again.
So, try it :)
Simple class enthusiasm, great location with a view, clean, very large, straightforward, there were 6 nights and would have liked longer.
Einfach weltklasse, begeisterung, super lage with a view, sauber, sehr gross, unkompliziert, waren 6 nächte dort und wären am liebsten noch länger geblieben.
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Victoria wrote: LOL, that's good! And now you know why I worry when in the description of a certain tea it states, "Makes a great Iced Tea".
Yeah, I guess they're not kidding when they say that.
Chip wrote:I had no idea we had a Nilgiri cult on the forum Good luck swapping.
kymidwife wrote:OK I have 3 Nilgiri offerings from SpecialTeas coming...
Tiger Hill OP (CL)
Thiashola TGFOP1
Thiashola Organic SFTGFOP1
Probably not as nice as some of the others, but will be interesting to compare vendors and prices. I have been reasonably satisfied with most of my SpecialTeas experiences.


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Carols life
Book by: yourawesome
Status: Finished
Genre: Other
Chapter1 (v.1) - Carols life
Chapter one
"Eat your supper, Carol." Her father said sternly. He had prepared chopped liver and onions.
"I refuse. I do not like, liver and onions." She said confidently.
" This is your last warning, Carol. You know what happens if you don't eat." Carol looked down, with a tear rolling down her cheek. She stuck to her word not to eat liver.
"Fine, hit me, it doesn't do you any good." Carol, looked up, her fathers face was not happy. She was scared to death. As she loooked into his eyes, she glared. Her father got up from his seat quickly, yanked her out of her seat, pulled out his belt,
and slapped her 5 times as hard as he could. She grabbed her book, from her living room, and walked to her room in shame. It was eight o'clock. It was the mid winter. She shut off the light, grabbed her flashlight, curled in her covers and started reading. As she
was reading, she kept whispering to herself "I want mommy, I want mommy..." But mommy would not come. Carol is 12. Her mother died when she was nine. She got into a severe car accident.
Without her mom, her father had been in depression, deep depression, Carol hasn't seen him smile since before the accident. He has also has been more aggresive. Whenever her father had tempted to hurt her, her mother would put a stop to it.
Carol started school today. She's new to middle school, and hardly anyone from her elemantry school went there. She met a boy, his name was Jack. They got along very well.They have four classes together. Jack is a very sweet boy, very kind to her,
very gentle. Carol really likes this boy.
"Hi, my name is Jack;" Jack had said when he sat next to her in science, their first class together.
"My name is Carol." She said witha big grin. They laughed, they talked and they smiled all day. As we we're saying, Carol was reading her book thinking about her mother. Carol put down her book, turned off the flash light, and and grinned.
She could hardly wait to see Jack, he would make her feel alot better. And at the same moment, Jack was laying in his covers nonstop thinking about her too.
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May Anniversary
Mark and Sharon May, of Port Clinton, will celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary with a family dinner in Madison, Wis.
The couple was married June 7, 1975, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sandusky by the Rev. Robert Donnelly.
They are the parents of David (Maggie) May, of Richland Center, Wis., Kevin (Dayna) May, of Oregon, Wis., and Eric May, of Cincinnati. They have two granddaughters, Rowan and Violet.
Mark is a pharmacist at Heartland Health Services in Toledo and Sharon is a preschool intervention specialist at North Point Educational Service Center.


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Very nice
I would like to show how to convert standard rivets into European AK style rivets. This is by no means an all inclusive tutorial but some ideas that have worked for me. I hope to further refine my methods and techniques to produce an accurate cost effective alternative to store bought rivet kits.
Some factory rivet specs. These are averages. One thing I have noticed is heads vary in size on one rifle.
Romanian front and rear trunnion rivets are .250 dia. x. 073 high
Romanian front trigger guard rivets are .270 dia. x .083 high
Romanian rear trigger guard rivet is .282 dia. x .086 high
Chinese factory rivets are slightly larger at .292 dia. x .110 high.
Tools used
Drill press
Swaging plate
Head forming plate
12 ton hydraulic press
Oil or grease
Here is a list of rivets and where they are used. I bought them from McMaster-Carr.
Large Diameter:
Rear Trunnion Long Swell neck 47/74 3/16 x 2 97300A677
Front Trunnion Swell neck 74 3/16 x 3/8 97300A663
Small Diameter:
Rear Trunnion Short Swell neck 74 5/32 x 3/8 97300A105
Trigger Guard Front 47/74 5/32 x 3/8 97300A105
Trigger Guard Rear 47/74 5/32 x ¼ 97300A100
Front Trunnion 47/74 Swell neck 5/32 x 3/8 97300A105
The first thing is to make your swaging plate. I used a piece of 3/8 scrap mild steel plate.
For the small dia. rivets I drilled two #21 or 0.159 dia. holes. One I countersunk with a HF 45 degree countersink and the other I left flat. I use the countersink to put the swell neck on and form the head. The other one is used to form the head on the non swell neck rivets. Simply place the rivet in swaging plate hole and back with the head forming plate and press. Now just chuck it in the drill press and turn the head to size.
The large dia. rivets are a little more work. You need to reduce the body size and swage the head. Drill three holes a #14, #15 and #16 then relieve the back to make removal easier and countersink. The #16 is used only to form and size the head and swell neck on the 2 long rivets because they dont reduce well.
To form the short rivets moderately hammer the rivets into each progressively smaller hole using lubricant. When its in the #16 put it into the press with the head forming plate and swage the head. Now shape in the drill press.
* New Information1/10/12. The long rivets need to be turned in the drill press to size the body. They dont reduce well in the swaging plate. They start to look like fish hooks. With my drill press chuck I found I can put the head in first and tighten the chuck to reduce the tip. I didnt think that would work but it does with a 2 rivet. This also helps when test fitting it in the trunnion. Next put the swell neck on and swage in the #16 hole. Now shape the head in the drill press.
I want to make a die based on the long rivet swaging tool that will actually shape and trim the rivet head better so I wont have to shape it in the drill press.
*Note be careful when swaging the rivet head the bottom of the rivet doesnt get compressed otherwise you will have to pound it back out. He, He, He.
You will have to trim the rivets length to suit your needs based on the head size of your swaging die.
Swaging plate and Head forming plate
Swaging the head
Before and after swaging
Swell neck
Reducing body diameter on the short 3/16 dia. rivet
Turning the body on the long 3/16 dia rivet.
Turning the head
Finished large rivet body diameter is .177
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good stuff akma and thank you for the help i was reading some place else that mc masters rivets are really soft is this true?
Ah the good 'ol drill press shaft reduction method Can't tell you how many of those I've done that way. A tip - be aware of the side of the press you are filing against. You can make the rivet walk out of the chuck if the teeth pull it downward. Also, you'll bugger up your file against the chuck or bugger up the chuck so be careful. Less pressure is better - they like to bend themselves out of the chuck with too much pressure.
THe Mcmaster rivets I've ever used all seemed harder than bulk rivets.
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I tried resizing the long rivets in the swaging plate but with poor results so it was on to the drill press. They were not coming out straight like the short ones.
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This is what I have look for here on gunco. I would like to make my oun rivets, just having a hard time findind the ASME speck on rivet hardness. Muttman
HMMMM lot of work to get a correct looking rivet to go on a non origional reciver, but i have to hand it to the guys who go all out to make a original as possable build. Nice work
Good show! Now if SHTF and I need rivets I can make some myself.


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Tokyo's stunning palace for the printed word
The duo that designed Tokyo's latest architectural wonder is turning an age-old phrase by that quintessential Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci, on its head. "Art is never finished," said the Italian painter, sculptor, architect and you-name-it-he-did-it. "Only abandoned."
Sure, if you visit Daikanyama T-Site [Japanese], an upscale retail complex that opened last December 5 in the city's trendy Daikanyama neighborhood, you might notice that Mark Dytham and Astrid Klein's creation is not quite done.
On a sunny January morning inside Anjin [Japanese], a chic and comfy café-lounge that sits atop one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world, the founders of Klein Dytham architecture (KDa) are told -- with polite words and bows -- they'll have to sip their cappuccinos at a different table.
The lighting guy's arrived. Apparently one of the fixtures is hanging too low.
But while Dytham and Klein might be playing musical chairs (or in this case, musical designer couches), they aren't planning on abandoning their chef d'oeuvre. They like it too much. Plus, it's just down the street from their office.
"We sort of designed it for ourselves almost," chuckles Dytham, a Briton who's been in Tokyo since the late 1980s. "I have breakfast here most mornings."
"For me it's like an extended living room," says Klein, a German who moved to Japan in 1988 after living in Italy, France, and Britain.
A living room and more
T-Site is actually many things: A swank outlet for the venerable Japanese movies-and-more chain, Tsutaya [Japanese]; a Starbucks; a café-lounge; a place to buy electric bikes; a hotel, hospital, and store for pets; a restaurant; a camera shop; a gallery; and soon, an anti-aging clinic (placenta shots anyone?).
But above all, digital age be damned, this place is a palace for the printed word, the brainchild of Tsutaya owner, Muneaki Masuda (who, because of scheduling conflicts, declined CNNGo's interview request).
"We thought he was kind of nuts building a bookstore of this scale," says Dytham. "But as we began to work on the project you realize that this notion of 'back to the books' is actually really important."
KDa beat out more than 70 of the best firms in Japan to win the rights to this project by coming up with what sounds like a remarkably simple concept.
"We knew this idea of the big Ts, the Tsutaya T, was going to be this thing that would stick in [Masuda's] head, and we decided to go for it," recounts Dytham.
And they went for it with gusto. Smaller, glass-reinforced concrete Ts combine to create the big Ts that dominate the facades of the three main pavilions and their 4,300 square meters of floor space.
On the inside, these structures are connected by (you guessed it) another T, which is called "Magazine Street." The walkway links the buildings and is lined with glossies from all over the world.
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Grab a book, book a trip
Wander around and you'll find film and television DVDs, tens of thousands of them, along with CDs and vinyl. And, of course, there are the books.
Many, many books. All lovingly laid out to catch the eye of anyone interested in subjects ranging from philosophy to food.
Visit the travel section and you might bump into the travel concierge, someone who's paid to help you research and arrange vacations.
"It looks almost impossible to make money on this kind of space, ratio to the sales, but as a place for the customers it's really right," says Salvador Nissi Vilcovsky, a designer who arrived mid-morning to have a coffee and type away on his laptop.
"I think it's rare to find this kind of space in Tokyo," says the 43-year-old Argentine. "It's more of an open feeling. The location is good. And the design," he says, swinging his head around. "I think they did a great job."
It's a sentiment shared by others, whether they're regulars like Nissi Vilcovsky or first-timers.
"I like it here. The white and the wood," says Seigo Ikeda, a 21-year-old from the northeastern Japanese city of Sendai. "I feel cozy here."
Carefully curated space
That feeling of coziness pervades every corner. Low-energy and solar-power generating windows splash light everywhere.
Upstairs in Anjin, people walk on distressed wood floorboards and lounge on low-slung, leather couches surrounded by shelves filled with bound magazine back issues: "Esquire," "Brutus," "Domus," and "Screen."
Stacks of books form the base of the bar and the side tables.
The menus, though, are all digital. The wait staff hand-deliver iPads to new arrivals, who can choose their order (café au laits go for ¥900) and then scan the catalog of the art and rare items on display or for sale (the asking price on a 1958 edition of J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye" is ¥147,000).
Taking in the carefully curated space T-Site has become, it's hard to imagine construction crews broke ground in January 2011 and worked through the aftermath of one of this country's worst crises.
The feat is not lost on the architects, who were presenting design updates at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2011.
"We couldn't get any glass in Japan. All the glass factories shut down," says Dytham of the post-disaster difficulties.
"No elevators. No escalators. No plywood," chimes in Klein.
"So the glass in the end came from China," continues Dytham. "There was no steel, again, for the buildings out back. It was like Apollo 13. 'This is what the steelyard's got ..."
"Make it from this," finishes Klein.
"We just took a deep breath and got on with it," says Dytham.
Made-in-Japan success story
It's success story brought to you by a country some have called lost and stagnant. A shot in the arm for the retail industry, which a few observers have said is dead or dying. And a tribute to a medium many worry is living out its twilight years.
"It's not just the architecture. It's not just the interior. It's the content that's really the thing that drives this and makes you want to come inside," says Dytham. "I think this really shows people what can be done ... with books."
Daikanyama T-Site is a five-minute walk from Tokyo's Daikanyama Station. It's open from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m.
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Discussion in 'Games Forum' started by ChevyFan, Jul 12, 2011.
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my mood today is ....
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diy led's on 125 gal
i need some help i want high light on my tank but i want full control of intensity i was thinking of using:
makersled 72"
dim4 for sunrise/set
a 4 channel dimmer
75w inventronics driver x5
80 xm-l 6500k cool white (day)
20 royal blue 455 nm(morn1)
20 deep red 660nm(morn2)
15 true violet 405nm (night)
15 hyper violet 430nm(night)
theyll be in 30 cnt strings
10/20 cw/dr (m2) ch3
10/20 cw/rb (m1) ch2
15/15 tv/hv (n) ch4
60 cw (d) ch1
this is as far as i got if i may be missing anything please help i want a reefish look but for plants. this is a lot of money so i dont want to mess it up.any input will be helpful.
I think that 80 XML's will be overkill. You'll be at 400 - 500 PAR. There are some spreadsheets here for figuring out how many LED's and how much light, Hoppy's set one up.
I'm looking to do a similar build but am looking at ~20 XML's with a similar mix - about 10-15 violet, a few green, and about five red for full spectrum. About 100 PAR max with the lights 36 inches off the substrate, with the ability to turn the light down.
i heard that greens and blue do nothing but when i looked at par charts chlorophyll a takes 450ish nm and 660 ish while chlor b takes 430ish and 640ish with greens and yellows rather nonexistent this confused me badly thats why i wanted help
i hope this helps you as well
left hanging
is anyone going to help me? i would like some feed back as to if this would be a good light to build. am i putting to much light in will it look "real"? will plants be fine with the uv? am i putting in to many reds/blues/whites?
Here's a thread...
which includes a calculator.
Here's a build link for a 72" full spectrum reef light, using ocean coral whites (mentioned below), way more light than you'll need for planted:
For your build, assuming your lights are 36" off the substrate and 60 degree optics, 80 XM-L's will give you 400 PAR when turned up to maximum. That's way too much for what's generally needed for a freshwater planted tank.
30 will give you a more reasonable 100 PAR, which is still high light, good if you can turn it down. And you should turn it down if you have all the other LED's running.
The 430 and 660 nm light will add to PAR. The 405 should, if I've been reading my literature correctly, help with the development of plants blues and reds (anthocyanins are formed in reaction to near-UV). I think you're way too high on the number of red LED's too.
Your mix may look a purplish with all the blue and red, you might want to add a little green to balance to white. Or just go with the 3-up Ocean Coral White LED's which have blue, teal, and red to make white. Then you can run your colors in conjunction with the XML-s during the day (and maybe cut down on them further).
Why green? Viewing. It helps to balance the blues and reds you're adding for photosynthesis so that the light isn't purple. It will help your leaves "pop", not to mention - what would a neon tetra look like without any blue/teal light to diffract off its stripe? :frown:
Not sure what you mean by
You can't put an XM-L and a 660nm LED in the same string (easily), and I'm not sure there's a driver around that will drive 30 XM-L's all on its own. 300 watts! :icon_eek: Each different type of LED will need to have its own driver, and you'll need more than one driver for some.
My planned build which I'm not close to starting yet will have about 20-30 XML's, neutral and warm, about a dozen violets (405-430), with maybe 6 green and 3-6 red, for a 72" x 24" x 30" high 200 gallon. I'll need 2-3 drivers for the XML's (max current 3000 mA), one to two for the blues and violets (max current 500 mA), and another for the greens and reds (max current 500 mA) if I can get them in the same string.
thank you for your help i understand you a bit more now but im still confused about the calculator cuase the makers led has five rows i wanted to fill each row up and at 28"above the substrate it calculates out to have a spacing of 3" between leds for a total par of 100 am i missing something? i was wanting to use the blue/red ch's as a sunrise/sunset and the xm-l's as mid-day burst. what would make it look like a reef sunrise sunset but for plants? would the uv be good for a moonlight? i was going to use five inventronics 75w 700ma drivers and i since i want sunrise sunset i was going to get the dim4 and the 4 pot dimming module. how many blues should i have? reds? wont whites wash out the purple? what would be a good color scheme for a natural sunrise/sunset? i feel as if im asking you to build it and ima sorry if thats the case but i just ahve so many questions about led's.
but thats why i want to get a lot of input so i can get the right things at the right time and build one dream of a light. these are my new colors counts after looking at the calculator and a few dif pages and help from others but i still feel its going to be off a little. any input would be appreciated. feel free to recommend anything.
10x R
15x B
10x T, G, Y?
30x W (CW, WW, NW)
10x TV
10x HV
or less or more? i feel like i have to many colors but i want a glow in the dark look at night. but i dont know how many TV/HV to get.
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I think your led count looks ok. You've got 30 "white" XML's which by themselves, could provide up to 300 watts and plenty of PAR for growing anything you want. The rest of the leds will also contribute to PAR, but won't need to be relied on for anything other than color rendition. I'm looking forward to the build
i cant wait to buil it but i was wondering if there was anyway that i could do rainy day cloud cover and storm simulations with a diy setup and how id go about doing this. i know its a shot in the dark but it would be so cool to do this
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Frank Wilczek, who shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in physics, will give the 46th George Gamow Memorial Lecture at the University of Colorado Boulder on Tuesday, April 26.
Free and open to the public, the talk is titled "Anticipating a New Golden Age: A Vision and Its Fiery Trial at the Large Hadron Collider." Wilczek will describe the Large Hadron Collider, or LHC, and how it will test new phenomena and ambitious ideas. The talk will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Macky Auditorium and is intended for a general audience.
The LHC sends protons and charged atoms whizzing around a 17-mile underground loop located on the border of France and Switzerland at 11,000 times per second -- nearly the speed of light. Located at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, the collider can smash particles together at energy levels seven times higher than the previous record by such accelerators.
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lovely pin cushion. Thanks for sharing.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
lovely pin cushion. Thanks for sharing.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Thank you it's a lovely pincushion.
Everyday is a good day for Quilting!
So cute but could not open file in that format can you try and save and send another way maybe a text or such.
QuiltingJaguar I am really sorry, but after making several attempts, I can't seem to change the format. It seems to route me to having to sign up for some Microsoft program every time I try.
Do you have the same trouble with all PDF files? If not: Did you click right below the picture of the cake on the words in green "How to Make a Cake Pincushion"?
if you PM me with your email I will try to work up a non PDF version for you.
Lara B.
Just beautiful. What a nice gift.
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When it seems like the world is falling to pieces remember that the pieces are falling into place. We are nearing closer to the End Times.
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I have 2 hives and this is my 2nd year beekeeping. This year I decided to try sugardusting the bees for varroa treatment for 6 weeks. Today would have been my final day to treat. When I opened the weaker of the two hives I saw a good number of partially developed bees- white pupae - in the cells that had partially chewed off. And amidst all the bees, there were also a number of workers I noticed with deformed wings. I think that despite the sugar dusting (I don't think I'll try that method again) they are severly infested with varroa.
My question is this: is it too late to treat the hives with something stronger, like Mite-Away Quick Strips or formic acid? It is mid-Oct and I live in the NC mountains - it is now getting pretty cold at night and days are regularly in the 60's. One thing of consideration as well - this hive has been weak all year. This hive made no extra honey during the flow, and ate what they had made within 6 weeks. I've been feeding it non-stop for weeks now (since mid- Sept). Checking in the hive today, I noticed only 6-7 partially filled shallow frames of stores (though I didn't inspect the deep). The other hive has plenty of stores- the suggested 45lbs, and this one I'm afraid doesn't even have 20 lbs.
I'm afraid this hive is not going to make it - can I do anything for them?


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I have forgotten the number of the combination of the lock on my
briefcase. I did have a method for remembering it...
Sam displays cans in 3 triangular stacks. With the same number he
could make one large triangular stack or stack them all in a square
based pyramid. How many cans are there how were they arranged?
Here is a collection of puzzles about Sam's shop sent in by club
members. Perhaps you can make up more puzzles, find formulas or
find general methods.
Triangle numbers can be represented by a triangular array of squares.
Imagine two copies of a triangular array of squares. Can you picture how to fit them together to make a rectangle? What is special about the dimensions of your rectangle?
Use the activity below to test your ideas.
Which are triangle numbers?
How did you decide?
Do any triangle numbers end $000$?
You may wish to try the problems Mystic Rose and Handshakes. Can you
see why we chose to publish these three problems together?
You may also be interested in reading the article Clever Carl, the story of a young mathematician who came up with an efficient method for adding lots of consecutive numbers.


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Popular in the Southern Maryland region; an event, or get together usually defined by binge drinking while eating a large quantity of chips & dip in place of a proper meal. Typically this would include Utz crab chips, Carolina BBQ chips, ranch dip etc.
smib 1: "damn...*crunch *crunch...this is a chip feast man"
smib 2: *wipes hands on shorts "i know right"
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