text:
|Topic Review (Newest First)
HD, I didn't either but a while back I caught a large peppered corydoras pulling a snail out of its shell! When I set up this tank there were snails all over the place before the fish went back in and once fish were in the snails hid.
Canlax, that is good news! How are the plants taking the extra water movement?
|Well I set up the second return for the second pump this morning. It has no restriction from a cerges reactor or anything so I am loving the increased flow! Excellent surface agitation and better flow through sump. I have extra PVC in case I decide to go with a DIY spraybar if I ever upgrade my pumps - for now I think I am happy.
|HD Blazingwolf
i didn't know cories ate snails??
otto's? eah i've seen mine jump my overflowbox.. lots of yummy stuff inside. the issue is i don't have a prefilter sponge so i have to pick them out of my drip pan when they do!
|I just hear slurps and when I turn off the pumps to change water there they all are. Frisky corydoras like going over the edge or maybe they are looking for snails to eat. I think otos are sure there are diatoms in there and platies are just not too bright. The prefilter sponge probably has a lot of good stuff to pick at though.
|HD Blazingwolf
Originally Posted by Kathyy View Post
I always have a couple of surfers in the box to eat food that floated in there, maybe that is why they go over in the first place they are certainly plump enough when netted out. Pellets sink fast enough though. I have gotten annoyed and just turned off the pumps for a couple minutes as well.
|Keyboard Aquatics
I like using a filter sock in my sump. I use a device to attach the filter sock to the side of the sump.
You can find a wide range of mechanical filtration microns to clean up the water.
Your return can be split to both sides of the tank in order to create flow without need for the power heads. I like using the Line-Loc products to adjust the flow to my liking.
As stated before, you may find that you need to increase the size of your pump to make up for the restrictions in flow that will occur from using line-loc, or other spray bars. Just insure you don't overdrive the overlow you are using.
|I always have a couple of surfers in the box to eat food that floated in there, maybe that is why they go over in the first place they are certainly plump enough when netted out. Pellets sink fast enough though. I have gotten annoyed and just turned off the pumps for a couple minutes as well.
|HD Blazingwolf
What are u feeding? That can make a big difference!
Flake foods? If so put a ball valve on the return and cut things wayy down. But any food that is a little heavier and will sink if its agitated will be fine. I leave mine running to feed bloodworms, mysis shrimp, and dried wafers which i crumble
Thank you for the feedback. While I have good mechanical filtration through the sump it sounds like my flow through is sump is definitely lacking. I will take your advice and put in place more flow and more returns to get better distribution of flow in the tank. I will keep using my current pump for my cerges reactor and will look into getting a pond pump.
Kathyy, thank you greatly for the advice regarding putting the powerheads lower in the tank. For some reason this didn't even occur to me! I did a water change tonight and set up the large power head beside the overflow about halfway down the water column and like the results so far. I hid it behind a piece of driftwood so the flow disperses and doesn't affect the plants too much.
As stated the tank is relatively new at this time so each water change I try to do a better job of clearing out some of that new tank debris. I am slowly getting rid of the algae growth as I get my nutrients and co2 tuned in so that will help with keeping the water column clear.
Regarding feeding when using a sump - what is your best advice to avoid having uneaten food make its way down the overflow before fish are able to get to it? It is such a waste.
My 8' 180 gallon tank didn't have much flow through the sump. I was concerned about that as I planned the build and devised a double vertical [improved set was even clear acrylic!] spraybar on the opposite side of the tank from the HOB overflow box. One was supplied by the sump return, about 400gph and the other by the old sump pump [rio 1700] placed directly under the HOB overflow box. Worked just fine, the horizontal pipe ran under the substrate so wasn't visible. Klutzy me would pull them up though.. I still didn't have that 10x tank volume water movement though, maybe 5x. The hairgrass near the spraybars leaned toward the bars instead of away but I got some water movement in that dead spot under the HOB overflow box. I liked the way it worked pretty well. A big tank makes it easy to hide stuff like that.
Then I happened upon my current tank, a 6' 180 gallon with a large overflow box built into one end. I was so pleased with more water movement in the 8' tank I tried to get 10x in this tank. I have all the returns coming from the same end as the drain and the flow has ended up being very strong near the surface, hits the far end of the tank and goes down and across back to the drain with all sorts of swirls in between. If I feed the fish slightly soaked flake near the middle some food always gets into the overflow box after hitting the opposite wall and traveling through some of the plants. I am using a Laguna MaxFlo 1500 for the main pump that is divided into two returns and the old Rio 2500 that powers the cerges CO2 reactor. The Brazilian pennywort and P. gayi flow gracefully in the current but the pennywort does get beat up a bit. Java fern is in the direct flow and seems to love it and looks very nice. I don't think I have 10x but sure can see an improvement over the old set up. I have open pipes for maximum flow but not the velocity you get with nozzles.
If you have one or two good sized powerheads to spare I would place them low on the same side as the overflow box with pipe placed to duplicate the current return. That way you will get more water moving low under the overflow where it is likely not moving much now and the swift current is near the top where it won't bother the plants. The ugly powerhead is low where it is easily covered up! Play with the direction the returns face, they don't have to go straight to the other side, maybe point them to the opposite corner on a diagonal. Do have them parallel to one another so they don't cancel each other out.
Your skimmer teeth look even more restrictive than the ones on my overflow box. Mine couldn't handle all the flow through the sump so I cut most of the teeth off it and now can run both pumps wide open. If you want to put the other pump in the sump you most likely will have to do the same. Reef tanks don't put much water through the sump and use lots of powerheads in the tank for water movement. That is supposed to be best for biological filtration but my sump seems to be working okay even with too much flow through.
New set ups do have more debris floating around, something to do with a mature biological filter. Why that is I don't know but it will get better. The debris gets caught because of the algae on the plants, help out the plants by removing dying leaves and wiping down and/or knocking the stuff off when you do a water change.
|HD Blazingwolf
Well it sounds like ur sump a. Does not have enough mechanical filtation and b. Definitely does not have enoug flow.
My 75 gallon has about 680-700 gph through it and the sump. I have no blown plants or fish unless they stray in front of the outflow. And i have clear water.
I only have. 1 mechanical pad, the rest is bio. I think ur issue is flow rated.
|steven p
DIY a super long low flow spray bar... A big pump with a big pond foam prefilter could be a nice way to power it...
Or set up a spray system with the powerheads you own.
Two issues I have with using a sump...
1) I find the overflow is unable to properly clear the water column of debris. I have 2 power heads going and wrapped them in filter floss in order to get a nice clear water column. This worked really well but the filter floss is visible and clogs up so would need to be changed regularly. Currently I am running only 1 return pump rated for 1000gph so is turning probably closer to 600gph at the moment through the sump.
2) Achieving good water circulation through the tank without blowing stem plants 45deg or making it look extremely unnatural for fish to maneover around the tank. The sight of powerheads is a sore one as well. I am shooting for heavily planted but how do people keep them concealed and without blowing plants over once the tank is heavily planted? Or should I be trying to get more flow through the sump instead and make use of a spray bar, multiple returns etc.?
Tank is 7feet long, 210 gallon.
I tend to think canister filters that pull from midway through the tank might be better but I want to make use of the sump since I have put a lot of time and effort into setting it up.
Got any suggestions for me?
|Posting Rules
You may post new threads
You may post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


text:
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl billboard in eastern Idaho
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Lamar Advertising has donated more than $25,000 for 13 digital billboards to bring Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl home in Idaho. Bergdahl is a prisoner of war in Afghanistan and a native of Hailey. There are 12 "Bring home Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl" billboards in the Treasure Valley and one in eastern Idaho. The billboard in eastern Idaho is in Idaho Falls in the 900 block of Northgate mile. The 13 billboards will run through next Thursday.
Kent Marboe works for Lamar Advertising.
"It is part of our due diligence to make sure people out there know that we are not here to just make money that we are here to help. This was a serious situation that we felt Lamar needed to help with," Marboe said.
Currently, a White House petition to bring Bowe home has about 10,000 signatures. It needs 100,000 by Sunday for the White House to look at it.
"It makes me feel sad," said Dave Breshears.
Breshears is from Blackfoot and he signed the petition in January.
"I would really like for people to step up. He needs to be home with his loved ones and he needs to be home safe," Breshears said.
If the petition doesn't make it, he won't stop trying.
"We will do whatever it takes to continue awareness. We will beat the doors down to bring him home," he said.
Stephen Yates is the former deputy national security advisor to former vice-president Dick Cheney. He said the petition is just a public relations tool.
"There is no real reason why the administration wouldn't have this as a priority. He is the last known prisoner of war in Afghanistan and for the sake of any future soldiers we send in the future, we have to honor our commitment and get him back," Yates said.
Yates also cited the fact that recent video of Bowe proves that negotiations are moving forward.
Bergdahl was captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan nearly five years ago. To sign the petition click here, https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/take-action-secure-release-or-rescue-or-sgt-bowe-bergdahl-using-all-means-available-including-force/Fm8PMy9N.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Meet Sarah Belote
For former Thunder softball standout Sarah Belote, being an admission counselor at Trine is a natural fit. A May 2013 graduate of Trine, being a part of the admission team allows her to continue to enjoy the small school atmosphere while sharing first-hand experience with prospective students.
"My favorite part about Trine was the last thing I expected to fall in love with," Sarah says. "Originally, I wanted to go to a Division 1 school. After visiting Trine, I fell in love with the small school environment. I know that Trine was a good choice for me because I still maintain close relationships with all of my professors and classmates. Trine is one big happy family!
Sarah's love of athletics is obvious as she majored in sport management and was co-captain of Trine's championship softball team. In May 2013, for the second straight season, Sarah was named MIAA Most Valuable Position Player for her work as a catcher. As a student-employee, she worked in the athletic training program and was an intern for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. A favorite Bronson (Mich.) High School teacher, Jeff Gallup, helped prepare her to handle a busy schedule because "he did a great job of pushing me to my limits and making me put my best possible work forward each time," Sarah said.
She still nurtures that spirit to excel and plans to pursue a bachelor's degree in marketing from Trine.
When it's time to relax, Sarah likes to listen to rap, hip hop and old school R&B and has recently added country to the mix.
Whether you want to talk sports, campus life or music, Sarah is ready to help you explore the possibilities at Trine University
Sarah Belote
Assistant Director of Admission
Friend Me on Facebook


text:
Voting for student Government Association officers for the 2010-2011 academic year will take place today, April 1, and Friday, April 2.
All students are encouraged to vote.
Voting will be open 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. today and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Friday, April 2, at the Campus Center information desk on the main campus in North Little Rock. At Little Rock-West and Little Rock-South, students can pick up ballots in the Student Services offices. Voting will be closed from 1-2 p.m. for lunch.
Pulaski Technical College


text:
<< Go Back
In the week ending 19 May, 2017, Seema Hingorani, a former chief investment officer of New York City's five pension plans, is said to be raising $500m to help five to seven new women-
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: J.P. Morgan Asset Management, the $1.5tln investment management arm of JPMorgan Chase&Co., has launched the JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF (JPST), an actively managed ETF that seeks to provide current incom
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Investors who bought Catalyst Hedged Futures Strategy Fund's Class A, C and I shares have until June 27, 2017 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against the hedge fund, said Charles C. Foti, Jr., a partner at law firm
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Franklin Templeton Investments writes on Harvest Exchange:
Truth be told, 2016 was not a stellar year for hedge funds, as unceremoniously summed in this head
Opalesque Industry Update - Wilshire Consulting, the institutional investment advisory and outsourced-CIO (OCIO) business unit of Wilshire Associates, announced today that Daniel Ingram has been hired to serve as Vice President of Responsible Investment Research&Consulting. In this role, Ingram wi
Opalesque Industry Update - Advent Capital Management, an investment management firm with approximately $9 billion in assets under management and founded in 1995, announced today that Scott Reid has joined the firm in the newly created position of Chief of Staff and Strategy.
Based in New York,
Opalesque Industry Update - Craig Goos has joined GPB Capital as Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Goos, who has more than 20 years of experience in wealth management and financial services, will work closely with the GPB executive team to develop and implement plans for enhancing op
Opalesque Industry Update - In order enhance the reach of its product and service offering in the Benelux and across major markets, SYZ Asset Management, the institutional asset management company of the SYZ Group has appointed Mr Pierre Seydel as Region Head - Benelux and Mr Nico Cacciabue as Head
Meta Alpha, LLC - Submitted to Opalesque as Guest Article - Confidential and Proprietary 1. Is it really machine learning, i.e. does it really learn? Many systems depend on traditional statistical techniques such as GARCH and other techniques but are not really machine learning. In othe
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Famed short seller Jim Chanos of Kynikos Associates used his presentation at the SkyBridge Alternative Conference (SALT) along with a separate media Q&A to take the US healthcare system to task and more specifically, announce shorts on Mallinckrodt Pharmaceutica
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: When hedge fund impresario Anthony Scaramucci abruptly sold his firm SkyBridge Capital to HNA Group, a large Chinese conglomerate, in January in order to pursue a position in the Trump White House, the deal made news. The transaction is expected to close in June
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: While hedge fund managers used the first day of the SkyBridge Alternatives Conference (SALT) to spotlight investments abroad, the second day offered a few ideas for the US.
The Carlyle Group's David Rubenstein opened the day by voicing what many investor
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: The rise of high-frequency trading in Europe, dominating over 80% of the market, has become a challenge for traditional asset managers especially when it comes to risk management, said Philippe Malaise, chairman of advisory firm
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: One of the biggest themes emerging at SALT is investing with a global mindset. Panelists throughout the afternoon encouraged investors to consider Europe as well as emerging markets as sources of yield.
At a lunch presentation that replicated much of his pre
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: London-based BlockEx, a provider of blockchain based technologies has partnered with Winston & Strawn, an international law firm on a blockchain backed smart contracts project. BlockEx is working with the law firm to create legal documentation templates which wi
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: The annual gathering of hedge funds and the investors that love to hate them - the SkyBridge Alternatives Conference or SALT, is currently underway in Las Vegas. As usual, the schedule is dominated by celebrities and investment managers, but this year attendees
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: The London-based manager of the RoboCap UCITS Fund talks to Opalesque about the robotics revolution
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: The U.S. and Europe offer contrasting performance and outlook for merger arbitrage funds in 2016 and this year, said participants of the Opalesque 2017 France Roundtable.
While 2016
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: The London-based, Swiss-born manager of the RoboCap UCITS Fund, talks to Opalesque about investing
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Activist hedge fund firm Elliott Management Corporation has claimed the support of every large shareholder in the proxy fight against Arconic Inc., and said that these major stakeholders have taken a public posit
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: David Verlander has been an investor for more than 20 years with a long history of analysing financial services companies. He saw a unique opportunity set in th
In the week ending 13 May, 2017, Opalesque reported how Professor Desmond Lun is using cell biology to understand the financial markets. Much like the genes and
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: In Computational Biology, researchers will sometimes look at gene networks to determine how they cross with each other and what the outcomes are. A lot of that wor
Executive Summary
Where clients are looking to benchmark hedge fund investments against a relevant market, or peer
average, we recommend that clients use HFRI Fund Weighted Indices as opposed to indices from other
providers or the newer Asset Weighted indices from HFRI.
In some situatio
A growing stream of thinking in microeconomics is the concept of "winner-take-all" dynamics. The idea seems simple. A combination of networking economics and classic economies of scale creates situations where there are just a few dominant firms or economic agents who are able to capture significant
By: Richard H. Baker
Even in times of pressure, research shows that investors particularly institutional investors such as pensions, foundations and endowments continue to use hedge funds as tools to help meet their unique financial and risk management needs.
This is especially true in the
From Christen Thomson, Citigate Dewe Rogerson: Reading some of the mainstream financial press, you would be forgiven for thinking that the hedge fund business model is dead. One august news organisation headlined one particularly gloomy story, "The Golden Era of Hedge Funds Draws to a Close With
By Alex Gavrish, Etalon Investment Research .
Alex Gavrish explains why best investments are just like good stories or movies: with three-part structure, important turning points, intrigue, drama, and surprises.
Over past few year
John Huber from Saber Capital Management writes on Harvest Exchange:
Buffett talks a lot about the concept he calls the "institutional imperative". In his 1
By: Thomas Walek
President-elect Donald Trump's precedent-shattering approach to press relations has set a new tone in the media.
Executives and business leaders from all industry sectors who sit for interviews should know that they will now face a more aggressive "and defensive&quo
Ryan Morris, President at Meson Capital Partners, writes on Harvest Exchange:
The term activist investor is by no means a uniform character, there are as many
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: The London-based, Swiss-born manager of the RoboCap UCITS Fund, talks to Opalesque about investing
Hedge funds have been selling big winners this year
From CNBC.com: Hedge fund managers' most popular stock to start the year has been a familiar name that is falling short in terms of performance, while the least popular companies all have been crushing the market.
Procter & Gamble
Third Point's Loeb surfs on as hedge fund washout continues
From Reuters/Nasdaq.com: Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb said on Thursday that he is still making money even as the hedge fund industry struggles.
Loeb, who oversees the $16 billion hedge fund firm Third Point LLC, sa
Tudor Jones backs AI hedge funds
From FT.com: Hedge fund magnate Paul Tudor Jones has invested in a brace of artificial-intelligence powered "quantitative" hedge funds, underscoring the increasing acceptance that the industry will need to turn more to technology and away from traditional
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: The rise of high-frequency trading in Europe, dominating over 80% of the market, has become a challenge for traditional asset managers especially when it comes to risk management, said Philippe Malaise, chairman of advisory firm
Featuring : BBL Commodities: 2017 Opportunities in Crude Oil, Refined Products and Natural Gas.Jonathan Goldberg is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of BBL Commodities LP, an investment manager which employs a fundamental, discretionary relative value strategy focused on the petroleum complex and natural gas. Jon ha...» Watch the video
» More
Near Term Trend: NegativeFriday's Close: 371 2/8 (+2/8)UPDATE: Corn was rangebound this week. But I feel corn will break below 366 and will continue down to either 362 5/8 or 360 5/8 – or significantly lower if that level fails as support.Short any bounce in corn to 371 with stops in place on any daily close above 372 and with a downside target of 361.
Near Term Trend: Negative
Friday's Close: 371 2/8 (+2/8)
UPDATE: Corn was rangebound this week. But I feel corn will break below 366 and will continue down to either 362 5/8 or 360 5/8 – or significantly lower if that level fails as support.Short any bounce in corn to 371 with stops in place on any daily close above 372 and with a downside target of 361.


text:
Arsenal Football Club is delighted to announce it has signed a significant, long term agreement with Scottish & Newcastle UK Ltd that will see the company installed as the exclusive supplier of beer and cider at the new Emirates Stadium from the start of the inaugural 2006/07 season.
S&N UK will enjoy exclusive rights to supply a portfolio of market-leading beer and cider brands - including Foster's, Kronenbourg 1664, John Smith's and Strongbow - at all Arsenal matches and other events staged at Emirates Stadium.
The agreement will incorporate the sale and distribution of beer and cider via supporter concourses and corporate entertaining areas, including Executive Boxes, Club Level and Diamond Club and advertising on the 450 TV screens sited throughout those areas.
Emirates Stadium will feature an innovative beer system. A 'Glycol' cooling process will control the temperature of the beer so that the beer will be consistently served at the refreshingly cool two degrees centigrade. And a revolutionary fast pour, multi dispense system will ensure that supporters spend less time queuing for drinks. Combined with the S&N UK portfolio, this system will provide Arsenal fans the best environment to enjoy a drink both before and after Arsenal games.
Adrian Ford, Commercial Director at Arsenal said "S&N is the leading brewer and cider producer in the UK and having their range of top-selling brands on tap will provide something for all fans. The 'Glycol' system is new to the UK market and we will be the first club in Europe to benefit from the product.
"We are looking forward to working with Scottish & Newcastle UK to provide supporters with quality brands served in the best possible condition using this state-of-the -art dispense system."
S & N UK sales director Lawson Mountstevens said: "We are delighted to be teaming up with Arsenal as the club enters one of the most exciting phases in its rich, long history. The Emirates Stadium will provide an excellent showcase for our unrivalled range of beer and cider and we look forward to Gunners' fans toasting their team's success with our market-leading brands from next season."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


text:
Town Square
e-campaigns: the new politics
Original post made by Hal Bailey, another community, on Jan 11, 2008
The collateral of politics has always been communication. Money is the basis of public campaigns because of the costs of public communications. But there is new collateral and new campaigns based on ACCESS to a majority, community by community, neighborhood by neighborhood and resident by resident. Communication has become the collateral and ACCESS is the internet.
We have seen national campaigns spend millions of dollars on public communication and realize that the deciding votes are created by communication among communities and neighborhoods accessed by unpaid local volunteers through e-campaigns silently occurring via the internet. Public campaigns with their controlled message and lack of in-depth presentation become defined in e-campaigns. Public polling results are historical because of the shifts in voter perceptions and intentions created by the immediacy of e-communication. Controlled, public campaign messages are explained and defined in the immediate e-communication and disarmed for their intended impact.
Blogs, websites and other forms of public e-communication are simply a remnant of previous campaign tactics. Today's e-campaigns are silent, out of the public eye and a town square forum for immediate majority communication that define voters' command of election results.
Posted from All things Alamo & Pop(u)lar e-chain
a resident of another community
on Jan 11, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Dear Neighbors,
Look at Yahoo News today, Politics go VIRAL, and see how campaigns are being created outside campaign organizations with origins in various e-mail communities. As you look through Yahoo search, you will see discussions by various universities about the advent of viral e-politics that exists outside the limits and controls of governments and their campaign laws. In the Cornell study, the researchers illustrate how communities create political results without public campaigns.
We can conclude, like all social innovations, such e-campaigns can be very positive to a popular cause among a community's or region's majority or be a effective tool of special interests seeking influence.
What do you think?
Vince Kreigher
Posted from All things Alamo & Pop(u)lar e-chain
a resident of Alamo
on Jan 11, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Dear Hal and Vince,
Regarding your comments on "e-campaigns: the new politics"
Alamo Ron
a resident of another community
on Jan 11, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Dear Ron,
There are many exceptional studies on how the internet is emerging as a political tool for groups, communities, neighborhoods and citizen-led campaigns. Without cost, the internet allows such organizations to stage their political commentary to their own members and to create a VIRAL impact into public blogs, websites and on-line media. You might google internet campaigning and read the studies provided by Northwestern, Cornell, University of Texas and more or simply study e-campaigns devised by Karl Rove.
It was not our intent to comment specifically on Alamo California, but it should be noted that such e-campaigning is in use here among several groups focused on November 2008 and special elections. The information was posted for All things Alamo and Pop(u)lar and was meant for broad review by e-pals in towns named Alamo and Poplar in North America who often read The Danville Weekly on-line.
OX, as one HAL of a Pal
a resident of Alamo
on Jan 11, 2008 at 3:53 pm
So the internet is emerging as a political tool...
Now there's a hot piece of news! BTW, the North won the Civil War.
In Formative as always,
Alamo Ron
a resident of another community
on Jan 11, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Ron, absolutely right!
I was in and out of Viet Nam when it happened! (North winning the Civil War). Oh, but we have come a very long way since those days and what was public disobedience is now focused execution of the will of the people in pure, instant and private communication and discipline actions by counsel.
Smile a weekend smile,
a resident of another community
on Jan 12, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Posted with the permission of the author
As I reviewed the google references for internet campaigning and VIRAL impact on campaigns, I was amazed how such campaigns command the results in local and regional campaigns across our country. Examples in cities and suburbs were very enlightening and indicate that a majority of voters take the techniques seriously.
Another town named Poplar in North Carolina
Posted from All things Alamo & Pop(u)lar e-chain
a resident of another community
on Jan 12, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Posted with permission of the author
As our international research personnel reviews the impact of the internet and VIRAL campaigns in the United States, we find the obvious local leadership of the voting majority working within such internet campaigns. Since 2004, elections throughout USAmerica have been decided by the VIRAL influence of local internet campaigns.
We recommend that our AP readers understand the scope and structure of these campaigns and their ability to create immediate understanding and progression of voting position.
Dana Trask, API Japan
Visiting Alamo California
Posted by All things Alamo & Pop(u)lar
a resident of another community
on Jan 13, 2008 at 10:47 am
Dear Neighbors,
Thank you for the scope of commentary too many to post to the Town Square Forum. In summary, we can conclude that a local or region e-campaign can create majority participation by residents and participants can be instantly informed with in-depth discovery. We further noted that such campaigns create outbound flows of information to have VIRAL impact on the public consideration of measures and candidates.
It is worthwhile to review various blogs, websites and forums such as TDW's Town Square Forum to review such VIRAL impact within communities and regions.
Our next subject is "What creates and defines a community?"
Thank you,
Hal Bailey
All things Alamo & Pop(u)lar
a resident of Alamo
on Jan 13, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Dear Dana and Hal,
Regarding you comments on "VIRAL" campaigns and "VIRAL" impacts:
Huh? and another Huh?
With great respect but little understanding,
Alamo Ron
a resident of another community
on Jan 13, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Viral marketing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Viral marketing and viral advertising refer to marketing techniques that use preexisting social networks to produce increases in brand awareness, through self-replicating viral processes, analogous to the spread of pathological and computer viruses. It can be word-of-mouth delivered or enhanced by the network effects of the Internet. Viral marketing is a marketing phenomenon that facilitates and encourages people to pass along a marketing message voluntarily. Viral marketing is based on this natural human behaviour. The goal of marketers interested in creating successful viral marketing programs is to identify individuals with high Social Networking Potential (SNP) and create Viral Messages that appeal to this segment of the population and have a high probability of being passed along.
Provided as a courtesy by All things Alamo & Pop(u)lar
a resident of another community
on Jan 15, 2008 at 8:32 am
Suggested posting by Alamo Ron
Source: University of Texas School of Sociology, Post-Graduate Studies (Abstract)
Internet trolling has been around since the earliest days of Usenet, although the art of Polemic discourse from which it arose can of course be traced back to the ancient Greeks. General social consensus at the time of this writing is that in a medium free from simple repressive censorship such as the Internet, trolling is an unwelcome yet unavoidable aspect of modern communications. The application of collective behavioral research techniques, however, show a possibly emerging social movement, complete with the substantial controversy that ironically mirrors that surrounding Ptolemy's own work. This paper shall make inquiry into the anthropological forces at work in this changing medium and evaluate the possibility of current trends to develop into a fully realized social movement based on unwelcome discourse and the possible effects of repression from the conservative majority.
Posted from All things Alamo & Pop(u)lar e-chain
a resident of Alamo
on Jan 15, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Glory Be,
Regarding the University of Texas School of Sociology, Post-Graduate Studies (Abstract):
Alamo Ron would not stoop to posting such academic blather when there is sufficent home-grown blather to comment on and chortle at.
Nice try, however,
Alamo Ron
a resident of another community
on Jan 16, 2008 at 7:29 am
Dear Neighbors,
Thank you for contributions to better understanding of the internet's power in campaigns and especially local and regional campaigns. We determined that the internet has increased the voice of regional and community residents in choice of candidates and determining regional and community actions. We have concluded that such e-campaigning is being used effectively as instantaneous replacement for word-of-mouth distribution. Most importantly, e-campaigning draws regional and community thoughts together and creates a public flow of information with greater depth than traditional public campaigns that avoid informational substance.
Once again, our next subject is "What creates and defines a community?" For Town Square Forum readers, please refer to "An Alamo Postcard."
Hal Bailey
All things Alamo & Pop(u)lar
firstname.lastname@example.com, a CDSI courtesy


text:
Application for Part 1 of Alaska's State Stabilization Funds Approved Today
June 22, 2009
Contact: Sandra Abrevaya
(202) 401-1576
U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that more than $76 million is now available for Alaska under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. This funding will lay the foundation for a generation of education reform and help save hundreds of thousands of teaching jobs at risk of state and local budget cuts. Alaska will be eligible to apply for another $37.5 million this fall. Today's funding is being made available per Alaska's successful completion of Part 1 of the State Stabilization Application, which was made available on April 1st.
"The $76 million Alaska will receive today is part of the single largest boost in education funding in recent history," said Duncan. "The President's leadership and support from Congress have made this historic investment possible. Alaska can now utilize these funds to save jobs and lay the groundwork for a generation of education reform."
To date, Alaska has received $39 million in education stimulus funds—representing a combination of funding for Title I, IDEA, Vocational Rehabilitation Grants, Independent Living Grants and Impact Aid. On April 1, Alaska received $15 million in Title I funding and more than $18 million in IDEA funding. This represents 50 percent of the Title I and IDEA funding Alaska is eligible for in total. On April 1, Alaska also received $900,000 in Vocational Rehab funds and $246,000 in Independent Living funds. On April 10, Alaska received more than $4 million in Impact Aid funding.
In order to receive today's funds, Alaska provided assurances that it will collect, publish, analyze and act on basic information regarding the quality of classroom teachers, annual student improvements, college readiness, the effectiveness of state standards and assessments, progress on removing charter caps and interventions in turning around underperforming schools.
Alaska is also required by the Department of Education to report the number of jobs saved through Recovery Act funding, the amount of state and local tax increases averted and how funds are used.
See Alaska and other state applications for initial funding under the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program at http://www.ed.gov/programs/statestabilization/resources.html.
|Back to June 2009


text:
After 35 years of pumping my honey crop through ladies nylon stockings, which of course added a sensual thrill to honey processing, I this year had a brilliant vision and have been using drain pipe poly filter sock. It comes in a 100 foot roll. I cut about a 26" length, knot the lower end, and clamp it to my double pipe outlet. It does not sag, run and stretch unpredictably like a nylon stocking, and seems to filter just as well. They are also reusable. Possibly this discovery will end years of embarrassment soliciting the few women in my life for their discard nylons, and sneaking around the women's department at Walmart. It will however also end decades of fantasy and voyuerism in the honey room.
Click next pic to view video. Actually 2012, not 2011 as the senile beekeeper states in video.


text:
My SANS GCIH experience
I want to share with my experience with SANS 504 course and exam. This spring I applied for few work/study opportunities with SANS. Among them was a local one, community SANS Ottawa – SEC504 Certified Incident Handler.
When I got the approval from SANS I wasn't anymore a permanent employee, I was a contractor. I hesitated for a couple of hours if I should go or not, and the drawback was the loss of $$$ caused by the absenteeism from work. Finally, I decided that the experience of a live SANS course worth more than the buck loss.
The course was between 11 – 16 June, in Gatineau, a suburb of Ottawa (different province, but still Ottawa's suburb ). The instructor was Adrien de Beaupre. Adrien is an old fox, if I may say so. He is in the security industry for a long time, he is an incident handler with SANS, and he saw a lot during he's career. He has tons of experience in incident handling and penetration testing.
I can say that the fact that he was the teacher contributed 10% to my decision to go to the course, and I was right about it.
So, on a hot Sunday afternoon we prepared the classroom and all the material for the course. Monday morning I've put on my red apron, and I distributed the books to the students. I can say that the whole administrative process went without problems.
Being a local event the class was very small, circa 22 students. Most of them were from different governmental agencies – army, blue eyes, government itself… (last time when I saw so many skinheads in one room was when I was in the navy ). The advantage of this crowd was that they were disciplined, no smart-asses, no troubles during the course. Their problem is that their patrons don't pay for the exam, so they'll only do the course. In my opinion, this is very bad, because there is a lot more to learn after the six days of the live course. Not doing the cert will not motivate/force them to continue studying.
Here are some notes I made during the class:
Day 1
Very interesting topics and most of the students participate in the discussions. Now I convinced myself that Adrien really knows how to teach and to make things interesting.
Day 2
I am very familiar with the scanning tools like Nmap and Nessus, so this day wasn't so impressive for me.
Par contre, I had colleagues that were really, really excited, and one even told me "This course perfectly fits my needs. Now I can defend against my CIO different portscans, because I run Nmap and I know how it works." This really impressed me.
Day 3
Things are becoming interesting. Now I can see the difference between GPEN and GCIH. GCIH talks a lot about how to prepare against incidents and how to detect some of them.
All the students are excited about the course. Most of them are overwhelmed by material, but are happy about it.
Day 4
Things are really interesting. I like that they don't insist so much on the offensive part, but there is a lot of defensive.
Day 5
For me this is the most complicated/interesting day. Rootkits… (I will study deeper in this subject after this class.)
Nice and interesting exercises.
Most of the other students are lost. They are browsing the internet, have a tunnel vision…
Day 6
Capture the Flag
I made team with three other guys. Our background was very different, from the novice in the offensive stuff (but very motivated) to the more experienced ones. The challenge was interesting, and we had to apply what we have learned during the class. Of course that my team won
After this wonderful experience I continued studied on my own. Because of home renovations I didn't had too much time to study at home. I listened to the mp3s, and I watched some videos for the more complicated subjects. Luckily, I wasn't that busy at work, and I did find some time to study, and to go through the OnDemand questions.
As I previously said about these questions, after my GWAPT experience, they really help someone to study harder. If you are able to pass all the OnDemand questions without the aide of books you are ready for the exam. Many of the OnDemand questions are very tool oriented, but this is not a bad thing; it will make you study more.
I learned a lot, even for the subjects where I was more knowledgeable (like Nmap or Nessus). Every time you listen to the mp3s you discover something new. Ed Skoudis is also an excellent teacher, with a lot of experience, and with wonderful teaching skills. He knows how to hook a class.
This course was a beautiful experience, and, more important, it motivated me to become an even better defender. It is my opinion that it is incomparable easier to be a pentester than to be a defender. Worst, it is very hard to take real proactive measures in an enterprise. Exception will be some shiny useless boxes, that a vendor sold your boss as "the next thing" . In the next year I'll concentrate more on the defensive studies, before going back to pentesting.
After I passed all the OnDemand questions without the use of the books, and after I put post-it on my books, I was ready to sit for the exam. I did the two practice exams the day before the exam, without the aide of the books, and I did pretty well at them.
I scheduled the exam for a Saturday. Sitting for the exam in a Saturday afternoon was an excellent choice for me because I was able to have a good sleep, and there is no rush. The test center was all right, and there weren't too many takers.
I can say that I really liked the exam. The questions were common sense; I didn't saw many tools related questions, like the ones on the OnDemand. The questions on the exam tested the knowledge relative to the subject itself. There were many questions where you could use the books to get the answer, if you really wanted to be sure that you don't do stupid mistakes.
But, you don't need the books to pass the exam. Probably you need them to get a very high grade. My favourite questions were the ones where they gave you a real situation and ask about your reaction to this problem. You'll see some of these on the practice exams. As an example you'll have a dump of traffic and you'll have to recognize the type of event, and to propose the countermeasure. Those were really interesting, and very pertinent to the subject tested itself.
So, after 3 hours of intense concentration I finished the exam with a score of 96%, which made me really happy .
All this experience left me with a warm feeling, and I barely wait to sit for my next exam.
Thank you SANS for this opportunity!


text:
I didn't get them from olly, but I'm sure his drones like to hang out with my girls. I'll have to teach them to stay away from the seedy drones that live up on the hill!
I didn't get them from olly, but I'm sure his drones like to hang out with my girls. I'll have to teach them to stay away from the seedy drones that live up on the hill!
how long did it take for your hive to succumb to the Yellow Jackets?
I need to look inside my hives to see what I have. As of last week, I had three hives, two single deep and single medium, and one, one deep and two mediums. Then, there is the other one. It has a virgin queen (hatched out a week before) with a deep and a medium, then a queen excluder and a single medium with a virgin queen (hatched a week before). So, if I see brood (or not), I will back date it to whatever the status was yesterday. (The queens hatched out Wednesday or Thursday, two weeks ago.)
If you think anything organic is good for you, go drink some organic solvents.
geek, learning how to be a beek
So, the challenge is to lose a higher percentage than Olly right? ...
I've got 13 nucs, no treatments. 2 queens from spring and 11 from after mid july. Only 1 or 2 looking impressive at all.
all of mine are reduced to single deeps at this point
when do those Eucalyptus come into play, November?
If I post my numbers now it will be harder to lie in Spring.
17 hives, no treatment.
Southwest Florida. Location helps, sure, but every season my hives make it through is great. We have year round problems like shb, mites, bull ants. Balances out, yes?
So, odfrank, you in?
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Prvb 16:24
March 2010; +/- 50 hives, TF
Okay, mark me down as having four hives.
If you think anything organic is good for you, go drink some organic solvents.
geek, learning how to be a beek
Although I still have 8 hives, I put one of the single deeps into a 10 frame double decker nuc for the winter. Other than that, things looked great when I got to check them Yesterday!! Tons of pollen coming in and they are storing away the nectar. They should have enough stores to make it to eucalyptus bloom around January and there are TONS of those trees in the area.
So again, final count is still 8 hives..............7 double deeps and 1 double deep nuc!! Im not even going to treat them with powdered sugar, just going to let them fight or fail with the mites, which I dont think is huge problem as the country hives had a really good broodbreak over the summer with a bad dearth, but came on strong with some feeding.
My only fear is the creek coming up really high, if that happens I'll be hauling hives to higher ground!! But it will take a very exceptionally wet year to do that!!
Coyote Creek Bees
I have 4 hives, 2 are 5 frame nucs but I have every intention of keeping them through the winter as the others. I am in the treatment category.
Everything gets darker, as it goes to where there is less light. Darrel Tank (5PM drawing instructor)


text:
Bounty Hunter Camo LS Metal Detector
Sale price: Clearance price: Starting at: Sale starting at: Clearance starting at: Reg. price:
The Bounty Hunter® Camo LS™ Metal Detector is a true professional detector built for all seasons and conditions. Gives you two distinct systems: No Motion mode and Auto Notch Discrimination. SuperFlauge Game® pattern adds to the mystery of the hunt. Manual ground balancing control gives you the ability to search in even the harshest soil conditions. Made in USA.
- 4-mode operations
- Waterproof 8" coil
- Dual mode LCD
- Pinpoint target control
- Touchpad selection
- 4-level Iron Discrimination
First Texas Products, with its worldwide brand name "Bounty Hunter," is the industry leader in hobby metal detectors. Whether you're coin shooting, relic hunting, applying utility applications, or just enjoying a fun family activity, Bounty Hunter has the product you want, and its "exclusive 5-year warranty" is the only one of its kind. Bounty Hunter has gone to great lengths to ensure the best quality product in the USA. "Feature rich" metal detectors are easy to use with lightweight construction.
Outdoor Answers
Get help about this item from fellow customers.
Ask your questions. Share your answers.
Will it detect precious metals?
how deep can it detect metals?
What is the weight of this item?
Need Help? 7 days a week: 7am to 10pm CT or call 1.800.227.7776 anytime


text:
Fulcrum Racing 7 Black HG Clincher Wheel Set
Find more products made by Fulcrum
Find more products in Wheel Set
Find Wheel Set made by Fulcrum
AEBike Part Number: WE6291
Manufacturer: Fulcrum
Manufacturer Part Number: R7-11CFRBS
For domestic orders over $75.00. Discount applies to other orders. For full restrictions see store policies.
Registered Users get free shipping for purchases over $50.00!
Bring your bike in before March to get a full overhaul at the price of a tune-up, and we'll store the bike til Spring!


text:
September 27, 2013
John Schoen
"You've never come out of a recession with such dramatic deficit reductions," said Josh Gordon, policy director at the Concord Coalition, an independent budget watchdog group. "But very little if any of the short-term deficit reduction is in any way related to preparing for the long-term challenges. It's really bad fiscal policy. "


text:
Come check the G-Fambulance and The Scarf Soldiers every home game in Lot L6, and like us on facebook and instagam 'NYG Scarf Soldiers'
1st Choice: 2WR Flex2nd Choice: 3WR No Flex3rd Choice: 3WR FlexWednesday is the only night I can't do. Unless its like 10 Or later
Someone's gonna get ****ed on the day/time of the draft....always happens, lol.
Oderint Dum Metuant
It's too bad, I'm too good....
I think JJ will win the 3rd WR spot. seems to know his routes. Eli was staring him down a few times. Bull**** pass interference never called in the endzone. Little man can block too. Hosley looked nice too. hopefully they can teach him nickle so they can move rolle back to saftey. Both muffed punts but they wont be returning anyway
Oderint Dum Metuant
It's too bad, I'm too good....


text:
Forget about the muffs, he has't done Anything good on punt returns besides catch the ball....that's all he had going for himself, until ofcourse he screwed that up. Jerigan got more on that punt return than Randle has all year long fielding them. I'd keep Jernigan on punt return duties.
I still like Randle and think he could be a big time receiver in the future, but he's not really that good at returning punts, he doesn't have that speed and explosiveness that I see from guys like Jernigan and Wilson.
The thing about those muffed punts is that they happened in the Green Bay game and he was fielding punts the next game. So was it something that happened during practice last week?
Rueben Randle 15 15 7.2 18 0 Domenik Hixon 3 2 8.0 10 0 TOTAL 18 17 7.3 18 0 OPPONENTS TOTAL 27 5 10.5 68 0
David Wilson 48 1,321 27.5 97 1 Andre Brown 3 42 14.0 22 0 Martellus Bennett 1 13 13.0 13 0 Jim Cordle 1 0 0.0 0 0 Jerrel Jernigan 1 60 60.0 60 0 TOTAL 54 1,436 26.6 97 1 OPPONENTS TOTAL 63 1,504 23.9 74 0
Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. MB Rule # 1
I think this shows we are officially in " Must Win" territory. With Hixon back he will get the snaps. A lot fewer mistakes from him over the rookie. Those muffs were huge mistakes. He also got way to close to a punt on the ground in that game. The cover team tried to push him into it looking for a turn over. Those mindless mistakes could kill us some time. Add the poor routes and that spells at least sleeping on the couch, if not the dog house.


text:
My screen name is Redbug because I am out in the woods a lot. And guess what...the redbugs don't bother me anymore.
Anyways, I am Dave and just getting into the hobby. I had a couple hives about 30 years ago, so I am learning all over again. Times have certainly changed. And I just retired about a month ago! I now have time to do all those things I wanted but did not have the time for! I have 3 pounds of bees/queen on order right now and already have my starter setup from Dante. A good friend of mine is also starting out and we will be hiving together at his farm. Ain't life great!


text:
Muzzy MX-3 Fixed-Blade Broadheads or Replacement/Practice Blades
Sale price: Clearance price: Starting at: Sale starting at: Clearance starting at: Reg. price:
Muzzy® MX-3 Fixed-Blade Broadheads are the latest edition of the short-profile MX series. Their ''bad to the bone'' reputation is a direct result of the hollow-ground Trocar tips which feature a 1-1/4'' cut for maximum damage and a clear blood trail. To increase strength, all three .025'' stainless steel blades interlock within the aluminum body.
- Hardened steel TroCar Tip
- 1-1/4'' cutting diameter
- Blades interlock in aluminum ferrule for additional stability
- Vented .025'' stainless steel blades
Outdoor Answers
Get help about this item from fellow customers.
Ask your questions. Share your answers.
how many are in a package
muzzy 3 blade or muzzy 4 blade?
My experience is with the 3 blade (MX3). I chose the 3 blade because it is a very stable flight design and pass through cutting patturn. One extra blade may be better. However, the 3 blade (MX3) is so effective at killing deer that I don't know why I would need the MX4. More is not always better. Think of a pyramid or triangle verses a square. Which is more stable?
Do these come with practice blades?
Would this be a good broadhead for a begginer..
Need Help? 7 days a week: 7am to 10pm CT or call 1.800.227.7776 anytime


text:
The British inventor of the magnetic drum store, Andrew D. Booth, recently passed away so its a good time to remember the significance of his work for computing today.
Andrew Booth was a physicist and computer scientist who became interested in the structure of explosives when he was working in Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire. After WW2 he moved to Birkbeck College, University of London, where he met the physicist J.D. Bernal and began to use X-ray crystallography to look at the structures of crystals. The process of crystallographic research required an enormous amount of numerical work and analysis, so Booth wanted to create a computer that could quickly crunch through the numbers. To do so he realised he needed reliable computer memory, so he set to work looking at the options.
Thanks to a donation from Booth himself in the 1940s, the Science Museum has Booth's original experimental Magnetic Drum Store (1946) on display in the computing gallery.
It's an ad hoc affair, with string and wires sticking out. Few people would have suspected at the time that it was to make such a major contribution to the development of computing. But during the 1950s and 60s magnetic drums were an important memory device for storing data and instructions. Even today, your computer's hard drive is likely to contain a magnetic disk.
Booth worked tirelessly with his assistant (who later became his wife) Kathleen Britten, in what was often no more than a two person team with a shoestring budget. Together they produced some of the earliest digital computers in Britain, such as the All Purpose Electronic Computer (APEC). The design for the HEC computer was to become one of Britain's best-selling computers during the late 1950s.


text:
"Tax break heaven: The rich get richer, the middle class picks up the tab, and the state goes broke. Here's why." By Lance Tapley.
The Payments Forever giveaway was so under-the-radar that state Representative Hannah Pingree, who has since become the Democratic House majority leader, says she didn't know anything about it — although she voted for it. Christopher St. John, head of the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy and a tax expert, says he, too, knew nothing about it.
The new tax break was buried within the complex repeal of the state business-equipment tax, which itself was a big gift to the corporations and a priority for Democratic Governor John Baldacci. In the public State House discussion and the news stories on the repeal, the Payments Forever tax break was barely mentioned — and its financial implications were ignored. But it was the real reason behind the repeal, tax-break opponents say.
The ramrodding effort was quite visible. John Williams, president of the Maine Pulp & Paper Association — the paper mills' lobbying group — made an unsubtle threat in his testimony to the Taxation Committee at the hearing on the repeal bill. Noting that Georgia-Pacific was closing its Old Town paper mill that day (March 16, 2006), throwing 400 people out of work, he said GP's "investors in Atlanta . . . put their money where it could get the highest rate of return." The suggestion was clear: Give us what we want or more jobs will disappear.
A month later, during the brief House debate on the repeal, one of the vastly outnumbered opponents, Representative William Smith (D-Van Buren), who was aware of the new tax break that had been fashioned, asked, "Do you think subsidies would have kept the shoe industry in Maine? Do you think that subsidies would have kept the canneries? Do you think that subsidies would have kept the woolen mills?"
All these once-thriving Maine industries are, of course, nearly dead. Smith's plea was disregarded. The vote to pass the bill was 34 to 0 in the Senate and 123 to 18 in the House.
Subsidies forever
The business-equipment tax, a "personal property" tax, goes back centuries. Businesses not only pay local property taxes on their land and buildings, but also on the equipment and machinery inside those buildings. In 1995, the Maine Legislature, under pressure from the business lobby, commanded state government to reimburse companies for every penny they paid towns and cities under this tax — through an arrangement called the Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement Program or BETR.
Table of Contents
Cover Archive
Masthead | Authors | Contact us
See all articles by:
All Slideshows


text:
Missoula fire guts garage
MISSOULA, Mont. - A garage fire completely gutted a structure at 2514 Schilling Street near Southgate Mall.
The call came in around 9 a.m. after neighbors noticed smoke and flames pouring out of the building.
Three engine companies, a unit from Missoula Rural Fire, ambulance services and Missoula police responded. They had the blaze contained by 9:30 a.m.
Fire hoses and equipment blocked off the 2500-block of Schilling Street as well as Dearborn Avenue, and the intersection of Kemp and Livingston.
While bystanders were initially worried that the owner may have been inside, no injuries occurred.
Neighbors say the garage was filled with recreation equipment like off-road vehicles and thousands of dollars worth of tools. A pickup truck parked in front of the garage was totaled as flames shot out the garage door. The Missoula Fire Department estimates the total damage at $85,000.
The cause of the fire has not been determined.


text:
pounds that is.....Yea, ive been saying this for over a year. I lose some and gain some...repeat. I diet for a while and fall off the wagon. Im 5'8" and 220lbs. I should be around 160 or so.
A freind of mine used to be a personal trainer and is in great shape...he is also 40 like myself. He offered to help get me into a workout routine at the gym for free. Id be an idiot to say no.
My main motivation is looking better in my Fett gear...amongst other things.
So wish me luck...first day is tomorrow...bright n early at 7:30 am, then off to work! Im hoping with dieting and going to the gym, i can lose 20lbs in a couple of months...and then more as i go along.
I'll post any progress here!
heres to a thinner Fett!


text:
Policy introduced for adding school-sponsored activities
A draft policy on adding a school-sponsored activity was introduced to the Pequot Lakes School Board on Monday night, Feb. 25.
The policy was drafted by the board's policy committee, and it will require three readings at board meetings before the board accepts it. Monday was the first reading of the policy.
The policy introduces three ways a district-sponsored activity could be added to district offerings. All the options require final board approval.
The first option, for the district to offer the program, has a list of requirements that must be met, including that the district is financially capable of sponsoring the activity.
The other two options involve cooperative sponsorships, hosted by either the Pequot Lakes district or another district. Each had its own set of requirements to be met.
In the past, when the board was approached with a request to add a district-sponsored activity, such as soccer or skiing, the board stated it was its policy not to add any programs where a cost is incurred to the district.
Committee appointments announced
Board chair Valarie Wallin named board committee appointments for 2013. The personnel committee includes board members Kim Bolz-Andolshek, Wallin and Mike Erholtz. The buildings and grounds committee includes board members Curt Johnson, Erholtz and Susan Mathison-Young. The curriculum committee includes board members Erholtz, Derrek Johnson and Brandon Andersen. The finance committee includes Andersen, Derrek Johnson and Bolz-Andolshek. The policy committee includes Mathison-Young, Curt Johnson and Wallin.
In other business Monday, the board:
• Paid the bills in the amount of $3,407,591.86.
• Approved construction bond disbursements in the amount of $1,166,148.75.
• Discussed a make-up day for the Jan. 11 snow day. Currently, there will be no make-up day for students, and teachers will have flex time for work activities determined by administration. Superintendent Rick Linnell pointed out, however, that the winter season is not over yet. If more snow days occur, the board will revisit the issue.
• Approved spring coaching assignments.


text: Join author Ellen Dugan at the Temple of Witchcraft for a book signing and lecture on her newest title Practical Prosperity Magick.Prosperity Magick is always a popular topic, and in this class which is based on Ellen's newest book, "Practical Prosperity Magick" you will gain the information and practical advice that you need. The lure of casting a spell and having money appear "just like magick" is very attractive to darn near everyone. But the truth is prosperity magick, like any other magick, is more complex an advanced of a topic than most folks realize. There are many clever ways to attract success and abundance into your life. In this straightforward class Ellen will be teaching about the colors, crystals and herbs that are most complimentary for this particular type of spell work. The seven hermetic laws, and the law of attraction, will be discussed as well as the correct astrological and lunar timing for your best prosperity spell results. Also there will be an honest discussion on how to avoid those "rookie Witch mistakes" so prosperity spells don't backfire.


text:
Onslow Co. leaders approve Hofmann Forest resolution
ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - Onslow County commissioners voted unanimously Monday night in favor of a resolution to preserve the Hofmann Forest.
Onslow County Manager Jeffrey Hudson said the forest is vital for a number of reasons, and the resolution addresses them. The first goal of the resolution is to support "the preservation of Hofmann Forest in perpetuity through public ownership and stewardship."
Second, the commissioners said they want to identify a solution "which will meet the financial needs of North Carolina State University Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, College of Natural Resources that maintains the present use of Hofmann Forest.
Lastly, the commissioners requested that a long-term solution be attained "in collaboration with the Governor's Office, General Assembly, Department of Defense, United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, North Carolina State University's Chancellor, County of Onslow, County of Jones, City of Jacksonville, and any other stakeholders from the federal government, state government, university system or appropriate entity."
Hudson said the Hofmann Forest is a vital asset for the military. He said Marines rely on the forest to do various flight training scenarios.
Nat Fahy, the public affairs officer for Camp Lejeune, said the Marine Corps' rotary wing and tilt-rotor divisions have used Hofmann Forest for many years for navigation training and low-altitude flight maneuver training. It had also been used for low-light operations using night-vision goggles.
"If the forest were sold to a buyer with plans that are incompatible to our training objectives, such a measure would force us to seek other available alternatives in Eastern North Carolina," Fahy said. "While we do use several other local areas to conduct this type of flying, the loss of Hofmann forest could further stress pilots' ability to refine this critical skill set."
A representative from NC State's College of Natural Resources said about 20 parties have expressed interest in purchasing the forest. Potential buyers have until March 29 to submit a proposal. The representative said college officials will review these proposals to see if they fit the following requirements- asking for a reasonable price, but more importantly, maintaining the property as a working forest, where research, hunting and other opportunities can continue.
Danny Shaw says the Hofmann Forest is the crown jewel of the forestry program at North Carolina State University.
Now, the university's College of Natural Resources is trying to put the forest up for sale. The college's dean, Mary Watzin, says this sale could provide a steadier, and higher income for the college, proving more opportunities for education in the forestry field of study --opportunities like increased scholarship support and funding for research.
The forest has been a significant part of the university's forestry studies since 1934, when Prof. Julius Hofmann worked to gather 80,000 acres of land that stretches from Onslow County to Jones County, for students and other professors to study plant and animal life.
The forest also has provided revenue through it's source of timber.
Hofmann forest is important to Onslow County residents like Shaw, who is a graduate of NC State and former forestry agent. He's against the idea of selling the forest, for his fear of what could happen to the land.
"For us to sell this forest at this point, or at any point in the future,
would be selling [Dr. Hofmann's] legacy," Shaw said.
Another Onslow County resident, Ronnie Cox, owns land near the Southwest entrance to the Forest outside of Richlands. He, too, is afraid of the sale's possible outcome.
"The foresight that Dr. Hofmann had here years ago, if he knew that
university was even entertaining the idea of selling, he'd roll right over
in his grave," Cox said.
Watzin says there have been several petitions against the sale. She adds that although the College of Natural Resources wants to sell as soon as possible, it wants to sell to a bidder who values the research and educational opportunities the forest has given students.


text:
With the completion of the send-out portion of the 1988 Donruss Rookies TTM Project, it's time to start another project up.
We're going with something a little different this time around, working with 4 different small 1990 sets that I recently acquired. I'll break the cards up by team and work through each team to see who signs and will get requests.
A while back I did a 1990 Fleer Update TTM Project, so there may be some duplication in the send-outs from that, but I think the sets are a good enough mix that I should get plenty of players who didn't appear in the Fleer set.
Without futher ado, the 4 sets I'll be working with for this project are:
1990 Donruss Rookies (56 cards)
1990 Score Rising Stars (100 cards)
1990 Topps Major League Debut (152 cards)
1990 Topps Traded (132 cards)
That's 438 total cards, which should take a while, but should be fun to work through.
I'll work through the teams in alphabetical order, which means we'll start with the Atlanta Braves. Hope you find this project enjoyable...hopefully we'll see a decent number of good signers and a lot of successes!


text:
Bats and other animals use sound as a hunting tool—but their prey has also evolved ways to thwart detection
William E. Conner
As soon as engineers developed effective sonar and radar, others set about thwarting it by interfering with the reception or processing of echoes—a process called jamming. Two organizations have contributed enormously to this electronic warfare: the legendary Lockheed Martin "Skunk Works" and a nonprofit international organization called the Association of Old Crows (the name is a play on the Allied radar equipment and operators in World War II, which were known by the code name Raven). Both groups have developed electronic countermeasures and counter-countermeasures in the military arena. This escalation of ploy and counterploy is reminiscent of the evolutionary arms races that fascinate biologists.
Methods of jamming come in two varieties: passive and active. Passive methods include chaff, materials (such as thin aluminum strips or metalized glass fibers) jettisoned by an aircraft to confuse enemy radar about the aircraft's precise location and movements. Active methods are electronic signals designed to blind or delude the tracking radar. Noise jammers overwhelm the radar receiver with powerful electronic noise that makes it difficult for the receiver to detect the relatively faint target echo. A repeater jammer provides a copy of the real echo but with inappropriate timing, seducing the receiver into detecting a "phantom" object headed in the wrong direction. Active jamming is a tricky business, because the jammer can inadvertently give the radar receiver a new signal to lock onto.
It might seem unlikely that insects could play similar tricks on echolocating bats, but the coevolutionary arms race of bats and insects has been going on for 65 million years—plenty of time to develop sophisticated measures and countermeasures. Members of my laboratory discovered that Ecuadorian tiger moths in the genus Bertholdia (of the subfamily Arctiinae and family Erebidae) produce a cacophony of clicks when they are targeted by an echolocating bat. The moths intercept the sonar signals of an approaching predator using "bat detectors"—ears tuned to high frequencies—and answer them. The anti-bat sounds are produced by blisters of cuticle called tymbal organs located on either side of the thorax. Each tymbal has 30 or so ridges on it, arranged in a striated band. During activation, underlying muscles deform each ridge in succession, producing a train of clicks. The tymbal produces a second train as it returns elastically to its original shape. The anti-bat clicks are produced at a rate of up to 4,500 clicks per second, meaning that over half of the time that the bat is trying to process echoes, it is also receiving spurious moth-created clicks. This behavior is the hallmark of a sonar jammer. The tymbal organs are a characteristic of Bertholdia and its relatives, and their taxonomic distribution suggests that the organ is an ancient weapon against sonar-wielding bats.
My graduate student Aaron Corcoran determined that Bertholdia's broadband clicks cause hunting bats to miss their targeted prey both in the laboratory and in the field. How do these jamming sounds work? The logic is the same as that described for radar systems. Some have suggested that if moth clicks are sufficiently similar to returning prey echoes in spectral and temporal characteristics, bats might misperceive them as echoes from objects that do not exist, or "phantom targets." Second, if clicks are sufficiently numerous and intense, they might mask the presence of echoes, rendering the target invisible. A third mechanism is also possible. Clicks that overlap with or closely precede echoes may diminish a bat's precision in determining target range. The three jamming hypotheses can be differentiated by what the bat perceives: multiple objects surrounding the moth for the phantom target hypothesis, no target for the masking hypothesis and a blurred target for the ranging interference hypothesis. Corcoran's best efforts so far indicate that the last hypothesis appears to be the answer. Bats miss jamming moths by a degree predicted by the ranging interference hypothesis.
Corcoran also showed that jamming moths produce their signals only when the bat has "locked on" to them and they are in great danger. The moth determines this threat by sensing a combination of increasing bat cry intensity and a decrease in the interval between bat cries. The threshold for sound production in Bertholdia is closely matched to these parameters and allows the moth to unambiguously determine whether it has been targeted.
The latest known escalation of the bat–moth arms race is the discovery of a stealth bat by Holger Goerlitz, Marc Holderied and their colleages at the University of Bristol. The aerially hawking bat Barbastella barbastellus has lowered the intensity of its echolocation calls by 10 to 100 times. This shift allows them to remain undetected by eared moths until they are very close and the outcome is a fait accompli.
We call the ploy and counterploy of bats and moths a diffuse arms race, with multiple species of bats in an evolutionary battle with multiple species of moths. We are just beginning to understand this arms race, and one can be sure that there will be more surprises to come. For one, the tiger moths comprise approximately 11,000 species worldwide. There are an estimated 200,000 other kinds of moths plying the nighttime sky, and that doesn't even touch on the beetles, katydids, crickets, mole crickets, flies, lacewings, locusts, nocturnal butterflies and mantids that are also jetting about. Any insect that flies after dark must have a strategy for dealing with nature's ultimate nocturnal predators— echolocating bats. The race is on.
Community Guidelines: Disqus Comments
The Art and Science of Communicating Science
American Scientist Classics
Women in Science
Purchase a Back Issue
2014 Annual Index
The Age of Nuclear Weapons
25 Years in North Carolina
Of Possible Interest
Letters to the Editors: Mosquito Vectors of Zika
Feature Article: The Challenge of Survival for Wild Infant Baboons
Engineering: Traffic Signals, Dilemma Zones, and Red-Light Cameras
Other Related Links
Conner's web page
Foreign-Language PDFs
© 2016 Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society


text:
Navitas Organics, Organic, Goji Berries, Sun-Dried, 16 oz (454 g)
Navitas Organics, Organic, Goji Berries, Sun-Dried, 16 oz (454 g)
- You earn loyalty credit for every order you place at iHerb!
- Loyalty credit is equal to 5% of the value of your order, excluding shipping charges.
- Your loyalty credit will be applied towards your next order as soon as your current order has shipped.
- Your loyalty credits are valid for up to 60 days from the date of your last purchase.
Expiration Date:?Nov 2018Expiration Date
The length of time for the expiration date or "best used before" date depends on the type of product, as well as the brand.
Perishable items (such as flax oils or certain probiotics) generally have shorter expiration dates. Although our warehouse is fully air-conditioned, these more fragile items are put in cold storage (freezer or refrigeration unit) for maximum freshness.
Our receiving department does its best to verify and then enter the correct expiration dates for all incoming products. However, discrepancies do occur from time to time. This being said, the exceptionally high turnover at iHerb ensures that our inventory is among the freshest in the industry.
Shipping Weight:?1.18 lbsSwitch to Metric units
- Product Code: NAV-00071
- UPC Code: 858847000710
- Package Quantity: 16 oz (454 g)
5.6 x 5.4 x 2.8 in, 1 lbsSwitch to Metric units
Note: Korean Customs will quarantine and inspect this item before final shipment to the customer. Please be advised that ordering this item could cause delivery delays
|Combo Discount:
|- $4.00
- Food for The Modern Life
- Vitamin A- Iron- Vitamin C
- Certified Organic
- Himalayan Superfruit
- USDA Organic
- The Power of Superfooods
- Non GMO Project Verified
- Kosher
- Certified Organic by Control Union
- Eat Your Way To Health
- Navigating The Whole of Life with Truth, Integrity and Energy
Organic Goji Berries
Goji berries have been used in Asian herbal medicine for over 5,000 years. This bag contains premium goji berries that are certified organic, kosher, non-gmo and gluten-free.
The goji berry is one of the most nutrient-rich foods on earth. It is a vegetarian form of protein, packed with essential amino acids and rich in vitamin A (beta-carotene). Goji berries possess over 20 trace minerals and vitamins. The berries are a great addition to granola, oatmeal, yogurt, smoothies and many other recipes.
At Navitas Naturals, The Superfood Company, we provide the most nutrient dense foods to nourish your modern life. These whole foods are natural treasures with health benefits that have been celebrated for generation. Our products are of the highest quality and handled with purpose and care to preserve their vital superfood nutrients.
- Trace Minerals
- Protein
- Amino Acids
Suggested Use
- Add to Smoothies And Tea
- Top Granola or Oatmeal
- Mix in Yogurt and Salad
Other Ingredients
Certified organic goji berries (lycium barbarum)
Allergen Information: Packaged in a facility that also handles tree nuts.
Storage Information: Refrigeration not required. Store in a cool, dark, dry place.
|Supplement Facts
|Serving Size: 1 oz. (28 g)
|Serving Per Container: about 16
|Amount Per Serving
|%Daily Value*
|Calories from Fat
|Total Fat
|0 g
|Saturated Fat
|0 g
|Trans Fat
|0 g
|0 mg
|75 mg
|312 mg
|Total Carbohydrate
|21 g
|Dietary Fiber
|3 g
|13 g
|4 g
|Vitamin A
|Vitamin C
|*Percentage Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
A great product with good quality goji berries
Verified Purchase
A great product with good quality goji berries
Once you open the pouch, you can immediately smell the goji berries. My husband eats it out of the bag like a snack and it tastes very sweet. It is a well worthy buy. You can make chinese style soup with it, here's how: -1/2 cup soaked black beans(discard water) -10pcs goji berries -5pcs red dates (without the seed, it will not be heaty) -5cloves of garlic(deskinned and whole) -salt to taste Place all ingredients in boiling water and simmer for 45mins at medium heat. Tasty soup :)
Posted by Reviewer1694950 on May 28, 2017 | Verified Purchase
This is a good product I've only been using it a few weeks but I do have more energy and feel better in the afternoons. I put these berries in smoothies and oatmeal tastes good.
Big juicy goji berries
Posted by 5107043522644510197 on May 06, 2017 | Verified Purchase
Great quality for the price
Posted by 4944484925377891843 on May 03, 2017 | Verified Purchase
Realy good quality
Not recommended
Posted by 5527803719971003930 on Apr 25, 2017 | Verified Purchase
Produced in China not from Tibet. They are Wolfberries as Chinese call them.
Posted by 4805249353856532511 on Apr 18, 2017 | Verified Purchase
My only goji berry company.....a must hv for runners


text: In early 2005 the International Center of Photography in New York City placed on display a number of early daguerreotypes—one of the earliest forms of photography. Within a month spots and hazing began to mar the images. As Daniel Grushkin recounts in "Nano-Scientists Attempt to Save Disintegrating Artworks," a team of conservators and physicists set out to attempt to understand the nanochemistry that was destroying the 150-year-old artworks. These three images from the exhibit demonstrate how these relics of the recent past began to fade before museumgoers' eyes.


text:
FAQs, Returns & More
My Account
Order Status
Shipping Information
Contact Us
Baby Registry
Right Start Blog
Gift Card Balance
Gift Wrap/ Messaging
Buying Guides
Coupon Guidelines
Product Recalls
© 2007 - Right Start. All Rights Reserved.
*Free Shipping is applicable for ground/standard shipping and may not apply to some large items. Right Start currently only ships to locations within the 48 contiguous states and is unable to ship internationally, to APO/FPO addresses, Hawaii, Alaska, US Territories or PO Boxes.
This promotion may change or end at any time and at the full discretion of Right Start.


text:
Thomas P. Campbell:
Weaving narratives in museum galleries
As the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Thomas P. Campbell thinks deeply about curating—not just selecting art objects, but placing them in a setting where the public can learn their stories. With glorious images, he shows how his curation philosophy works for displaying medieval tapestries—and for the over-the-top fashion/art of Alexander McQueen. (From The Design Studio session at TED2012, guest-curated by Chee Pearlman and David Rockwell.)
This talk was presented at an official TED conference, and was featured by our editors on the home page.
Related talks
31 comments
Enthusiastically agree? Respectfully beg to differ? Have your say here.
Log in to comment Don't have an account? Sign up now — it's fast and free.
Sort comments by
There are currently no comments for this talk.


text:
Scott Shop Rags In A Box (350ct.)
by Scott | Item #: 972412 | Model #: 75650 |
Best Seller
- $ 13 98 13.98
Non-members pay 10% surchargeJoin now!
- Shipping
- Enter ZIP Code for shipping options
- Estimated arrival
- Free Pickup
Delivery estimates, taxes, and fees are based on ZIP Code. Club Pickup orders are based on your club's current price and item availability on the day of payment.
About this item
Whether faced with a major home improvement project, housekeeping at the office, or simply wiping windows, Scott® Rags are exactly what you need to get the job done right! Each towel is strong, durable, and absorbent.


text:
Discussion in 'November 2009' started by roscoe36, Nov 2, 2009.
Can't Joe just trade Kidd for Stuck then?
That might work out for a year of two, but that man is a depreciating asset. At least Stuckey has some untapped potential.
yeah maybe we need to trade Stuckey while his perceived value is high....can't hold onto him for 3 years and get nothing but cap space for him ala the Dorko deal of a few years back... Of course the best move is to trade Rip and Tay for a big and a pg and call it even. Then Stuck moves over to the two and can come off the bench to spell Gordo
Sounds great but who is going to do that.
Sounds like a a request for one of my Mad Trader trades, a deal that brings in Baron Davis and Marcus Camby would do the trick
Put yourself in another GM's place. Would you trade a quality big for Rip and or Tay? Rip's getting up there and is over paid. Tay is Tay. Solid player but not worth breaking the franchise over.
Stuckey is a first-round 15th pick in a weak draft, and he plays like one. When CB was running the show, he came off the bench and got all flashy. The Pistons franchise and fans (including me) thought he was the %%%%%. Now, running the show by himself seemed to be a different and a harder role. He looks like Flip Murray or Tony Delk with a bad jump shot. Some of the classic plays, which looked simple back then, between CB and RIP are missing. CB at the top of the key, RIP does his curls, and gets the ball in mid-range from CB for a quick jumper. The same play with Stuckey and RIP, RIP has to come off the curl all the way out to the three point line before he gets the ball from Suckey. What's the point of running around the screens, if you're going to get the ball at 3pt line? You might as well stay there. CB should've stayed longer to coach Stuckey. Stuckey is now a half-a$$ investment. Stuckey should've moved to RIP's spot, not Chauncey. Joe had a hangover when he made this decision. Only reasonable explanation, being the GM of the decade Wallacex2 trades, and will-bynum are Joe's assets. Trading CB too early, and drafting Darko are his upsets I have no point. Just ranting.. shoot me please.
OK we hear ya Desmoand believe me these points have been put through the ringer on this forum....but since you bring it up, maybe Joe should send Stuckey the tapes of those classic CB to Rip plays to study.....or why didn't he do that during the summer.....in fact the next question is???/What did Stuckey do or study over the summer????
As far as efficient players, it is painful to look at the ranking for the most efficient players in the NBA so far this year: 1) Chris Paul 2) Lebron James 3) Chris Bosh 4) Carmello Anthony 5) Dwyane Wade ... Sheesh. What a draft class that was! And to think that we were a part of that because of a 1997 Otis Thorpe throw away trade... Unreal.
I hope were not setting the bar at Kidd, regarding Stuckey's ability to shoot the basketball. His shot should be a lot better than that... it has to be, because he doesn't have the playmaking skills of a Kidd.
If we had selected any one of those guys # 3 to 5 it would have guaranteed at least team of the decade honors for the Piston no matter if it was Flip or LB coaching. We would have had at least 3 of the next 5 titles that were handed out.....
He looks like he is scared to make that pass. I don't know what he did this summer. His conditioning doesn't look improved. Conditioning-wise stuckey vs. bynum looks like kwame vs. Big Ben. Maybe he was playing NBA 2k10 on his GameCast. I hope he enjoyed this summer, cuz the next summer, he might be busy packing and moving :D
Stuckey's conditioning is definitely in question, but I keep going back to him playing the 3. That thought is just stuck in my head. If he's built like a three (which he is, only smaller), it's gotta be hard for him to constantly defend quicker point guards. And I believe defending the PG is the most work...(unless you're defending Reggie Miller or Rip).
I'm not setting any bar. The point of that exercise was just to show what a big difference a little shooting efficiency makes. Kidd's shooting actually improved last year to a very nice level. I'll take > .500 eFG on jump shots alone any day. The mid 400's on J's is OK for a guy like Stuckey who likes to get to the rim. But the 300's is the danger zone. He might fit in best at the 3 spot, you are right. He's not a point guard and he's not a "shooting" guard. He's a strong slasher with great handles. But almost all of the SF's that I can think of that are any good have the ability to drain 3's or throw it down. I dunno.
When Stuck came into the league we wondered if he was a Pg or Sg. Now we're debating if he's a SG or SF......LOL, this gets better everyday.
He's our point guard. That I do know!
Thats the beauty(?) of a Generic-position player. A little too strong to be a guard, a little too short to be a SF. I think I might've seen him play Center during one of Mc. Curry's rotations last season.
he probably played the Magic Johnson position at his high school....# 1 option for everything and hasn't shaken that part of his game as he wants to be the main man here too. Joe must have told him he was...
Dre you must have missed the story about Dumars calling Stuckey "Majic" at every team meeting in the off-season. It makes so much sense.
Separate names with a comma.


text:
It has been proven that eating chocolate brings on intense feelings of pleasure and happiness. At least that's what our internal research at Viva has concluded!
Regardless of what the medical experts might tell us, chocolate has got to be good for your heart, because the very act of receiving a box of beautifully handmade chocolates lifts the spirits, makes the mood a little lighter, brings on a slightly swoony air ... and that's before we've even popped one of the little beauties into our mouths. Imagine the pleasure as the outer shell of a voluptuous dark chocolate heart snaps and crumples, giving way to a soft centre of smooth, rose-scented ganache ... Aah, let the love flow.
Just in time for Valentine's Day, Sally Meikle has opened a new Colestown Chocolates store on Queen St. Sally prides herself in using only the finest Callebaut chocolate from Belgium and fruit purees from France. Each chocolate is crafted individually.
If the special day has been off your radar and a gift has yet to be sorted, drop into this gorgeous shop and splash out on a box of exquisite chocolates, each one lovingly hand-dipped and decorated. We love the strawberry and balsamic love hearts, the Caribbean-inspired white peach and coconut with a splash of Malibu and the zebra praline. Pure bliss.
174 Queen St, City. Ph (09) 377 7512. Open seven days 9.30am-6pm (7pm Thurs and Fri).
French antique boards, $39-$69, from La Cigale, ph (09) 366 9361.