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'The Lego Movie' Complete Character Guide
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The Lego Universe has over produced over 4000 different minifigures since 1975 (300 in 2012 alone) and close to a hundred will make their big screen debut in The Lego Movie. We've searched multiple sources to compile the most comprehensive character guide we could and came up with 79 minifigure characters for you to look for while watching the movie.
Because there are so many, we've divided them into groups and when possible, we've provided a description of each character as well:
A lot of characters can be briefly seen in The Lego Movie trailers and TV spots – so be sure to check those out.
NEXT PAGE: The Good Guys
The Lego Movie Character Guide – The Good Guys
Every day, Emmet goes to work exactly by the steps in the instructions booklet that he always keeps in his hand. As part of Bricksburg's busy construction crew, he helps to rebuild the city as briefed by President Business. Emmet wants to be popular, but he struggles to stand out in the crowd. Even his fellow construction workers hardly know he's there. But all of that is about to change, thanks to a mysterious stranger and a legendary Prophecy about the most special minifigure in the entire world!
A streetwise and free-spirited Master Builder who loves pushing boundaries and being creative. She has a strong, independent streak that makes her question when things are wrong. Since she believes Emmet is the "Special" from The Prophecy who's destined to save Bricksburg, sparks have been flying between them, in spite of herself… and her current boyfriend (Batman).
He makes it no secret he prefers to work alone, since he could probably get the job done better and faster than anyone else. He is presently Wyldstyle's boyfriend, and lacks very little in the looks, ability or confidence department.
The powerful protector of Metropolis, LEGO Superman flies through the city, patrolling for crime with super vision! This mysterious minifigure lives a double life as Clark Kent, reporter for the Daily Planet when he's not battling the baddest minifigures Metropolis has ever known. Few know his secret identity and even fewer know his only weakness, Kryptonite, the only thing capable of zapping his super powers. Stop his foes from getting their claws on some Kryptonite and keep the city safe!
Wonder Woman
Watch the skies where LEGO Wonder Woman is protecting the planet with her amazing super-powered abilities! Born on Paradise Island, Wonder Woman keeps criminals in check with her super strength, sublight speed and a magic lasso of truth that makes criminals confess! When she teams up with Superman, they become a powerful pair that no villain wants to cross!
Green Lantern
Hal Jordan is an average test pilot who witnesses an alien craft crash down on Earth. Rushing through the rubble, Jordan discovers Abin Sur, the Green Lantern of Sector 2814. Abin Sur tells Jordan that the ring has chosen him to become his successor and to become the new Green Lantern of Sector 2814. Jordan accepted and became the new Green Lantern.
The Flash
Barry Allen was known for being slow and easy-going. While a senior in college he helped the police apprehend a criminal at a bank robbery, he was offered a job as a police scientist in Central City. One night, during an electrical storm Barry was working on an experiment when a lightning bolt zapped a cabinet of chemicals, and the electrified chemicals bathed him. Through several events that night and the next day, including running past a taxi, catching items a waitress dropped, and saving Iris West from a bullet, Barry discovered that he had gained super speed.
Spaceman Benny
This '70s era spaceman suffers from a cracked helmet and lack of oxygen. His first love will always be spaceships but he will do anything to help his fellow LEGO Master Builders.
He is a pirate obsessed with revenge on Lord Business for taking his body parts. It is also revealed that he built his suit from scratch.
The Ringmaster loves being in the spotlight and running the show. He's in charge of the entire circus, and he always makes sure to keep the tightropes tight, the sawdust fresh, the trapeze rings shiny and all the animals fed and happy.
NEXT PAGE: Master Builders
The Lego Movie Character Guide – Master Builders
An ancient and heroic wizard who prophesizes that a "Special" will defeat Lord Business and become the greatest LEGO Master Builder of all. He tries to teach Emmet that the key to true building is to believe in yourself and follow your own set of instructions inside your head.
Hailing from Cloud Cuckoo Land, the capital of rainbows and puppies, she is half unicorn, half animé kitten and one endless dance party. She is happy to join her fellow LEGO Master Builders in the quest to defeat Lord Business, but she also has a powerful secret.
She is a master of disguise. When needed, she dresses up as Biznis Kitty. When Robo SWATs invade her home, she loses control of her positive thoughts and becomes Angry Kitty. Presumably, when she goes aboard Metalbeard's Ship ship she becomes Queasy Kitty, and when aboard Benny's Spaceship she becomes Astro Kitty.
Abraham Lincoln
Nicknamed "Honest Abe" because he never borrows anybody's bricks without giving them back, Abraham Lincoln lives in a log cabin that he built all by himself, in the middle of a forest that he built all by himself, then cut down, and then rebuilt all by himself again.
Abraham Lincoln is full of good and fair advice, so his fellow Master Builders often ask him to settle arguments over who gets to build what. He would probably make a great leader, but President Business's Octan Corporation makes all of the voting machines!
Marsha Queen of the Mermaids
You don't need to have legs to be a Master Builder! With the help of her creative imagination, the Mermaid Queen has assembled an entire underwater realm for herself and her mermaid pals. Brick by brick, she builds colorful coral reefs, fields of waving seaweed, and an almost endless variety of fish and other sea life.
But not even the deep brick sea is safe from Lord Business's wicked plan. Now she is in hiding like her fellow Master Builders, waiting for the signal to gather and unite behind the prophesied hero known only as the Special!
Panda Guy
Most believe the Panda Guy to be a simple mascot in a panda bear costume. But in times of trouble, he reveals himself as an undercover Master Builder who has sworn to free the citizens of Bricksburg from the shackles of instructions-based rules and conformity.
The Panda Guy is determined to foil Lord Business's evil plots, although he has never succeeded so far. In his attempts to break into the Octan office tower, he hasn't yet made it past the laser gates, let alone the sharks and the laser-sharks. Maybe the long-awaited Special will finally be the answer to completing his mission!
William Shakespeare
The celebrated wordsmith William Shakespeare is also a celebrated Master Builder, constructing brick creations with the same wit and grace with which he composes epic sonnets and speeches for his plays.
When Emmet addresses the gathered Master Builders at their secret meeting place in Cloud Cuckoo Land, everyone expects him to give a brilliant and rousing speech. But when Emmet's words fail to inspire, Shakespeare is the first to express his disdain!
Michelangelo (Turtle)
Michelangelo was formerly, along with his three, older brothers, a normal turtle, who was bought in a pet store by Splinter, when he was a human named Hamato Yoshi. Yoshi then saw many strange men (The Kraang) meeting. Those men carried a mutegen and when confronted by Yoshi, it was dropped onto the turtles spilled cage and Yoshi. The mutagen mutated Michelangelo and his three brothers into larger, more intelligent mutants, while turning Splinter into a giant rat. He then hid out in the sewers for 15 years, until the four turtles persuaded Splinter to let them go up to the surface. He is the one who loves to party and goof off and is one of the Master Builders of the LEGO world.
NEXT PAGE: Bad Guys
The Lego Movie Character Guide – The Bad Guys
President Business
President Business, an uptight CEO and the president of the massive Octan Corporation (and the entire world) who has a hard time balancing world domination with micro-managing his own life. He operates a successful business front that creates music, TV shows, surveillance systems, history books and voting machines, in addition to all dairy products and coffee. Secretly, he is Lord Business, the most evil of tyrants who oversees a robot militia and attempts to take over the LEGO universe.
Bad Cop/Good Cop
Lord Business's #1 henchman, whose loyalty is tested when he is forced to turn on his own parents. Bad Cop may be a mean and ruthless bully, but he has a Good Cop half too – or at least he did until Lord Business used a powerful relic to erase his nice side's face and keep his henchman's conscience from getting in the way of his evil plans.
Green Ninja
As the only son of Lord Garmadon, an evil Master Builder and future dark ruler, Lloyd has some big shoes to fill. It's not easy being bad, and he works tirelessly to become the super villain he is destined to be. He is also a Master Builder
Lloyd ran away from the Boarding School for Bad Boys (Or maybe he was, in fact, kicked out because lacked the morale and ambition to become the next great villain master mind of tomorrow?), and he searches high and especially low for henchmen who will help him live up to his reputation and his dad's expectations. But sometimes even the toughest bad guy's only option is to retreeeeaaaat!
El Macho Wrestler
El Macho is an evil Master Builder, Lord Businessman's henchman and a wrestler.
Robot Fed
These business-suited robots serve a double-duty: as tireless office drones in the Office Tower building, and as President Business's information-gathering secret service. In both jobs, they constantly process, analyze and catalog data, looking for trends that will help their boss in his evil plans. You never know when the latest TV viewership ratings or the most popular song on the radio will prove to be the key to world domination!
Calamity Drone
She may look just like a beautiful Wild West can-can dancer, but Calamity Drone is one tough and dangerous robot. Whether she's wielding an old-fashioned rifle or a new-fangled flamethrower, her itchy trigger finger makes her tend to blast first and ask questions later.
Calamity has been waiting a long time for some Master Builders to show up in her saloon so that she can fulfill her prime directive and capture them for Lord Business. Little does she realize that the most-wanted Master Builder of them all has been right under her nonexistent nose the whole time!
Wiley Fusebot
Not every robot can represent the height of modern technology. Stationed in the Wild West in the guise of a scruffy gold prospector, Wiley Fusebot is rusty, broken-down, and almost totally unhinged.
As one of Lord Business's gang of metal spies under the command of Sheriff Not-A-Robot, Wiley's unpredictable programming makes him almost as explosive as the bundle of dynamite that he carries…and even more short-fused!
Robot Swat
NEXT PAGE: Supporting Cast
The Lego Movie Character Guide – Supporting Cast
Frank the Foreman
A veteran of years of building, and the minifigure in charge of the Bricksburg construction crew. Frank knows how important it is to follow the rules and make new buildings exactly according to the instructions. But as a good boss, he also knows that his workers need to have fun, so he doesn't mind if they sing while they build, or chat about the latest episode of "Where Are My Pants?", as long as they get the job done on time.
Gail the Construction Worker
Each member of the Bricksburg construction crew has his or her own special way of standing out. Everybody knows Gail: she's the perky one! No matter how hard the day's work may be, you can always count on her to stay cheerful while she builds and sings along to the Everything is Awesome song.
But as perky as Gail is, even she has never really noticed Emmet among her fellow construction workers. As far as she knows, he's just another smiling yellow face in the crowd. Maybe if he does something really important, then she'll finally remember his name!
Larry the Barista
Some baristas have practiced for years to prepare their own magnificent blend of coffee, but not Larry! Like the other citizens of Bricksburg, he does everything by the rules, and that means that each cup is brewed and served in exactly the same way: precisely by the instructions.
Larry is famous for making the most average – and expensive – coffee in the city, which is just the way the citizens of Bricksburg like it. That's because buying overpriced coffee on the way to work every morning is in the instructions, too!
"Where are My Pants?" Guy
The "Where Are My Pants?" Guy is the star of the #1 hit television show "Where Are My Pants?", written, filmed, and broadcast by the Octan Studios subsidiary of President Business's personal mega-corporation.
Every night, the citizens of Bricksburg tune in to watch the show and laugh at the crazy situations that this pantsless fellow finds himself in, and every morning, they all gather at their office water coolers to chat about their favorite moments from the latest episode. Little do they know that the show is slowly sapping their creativity and imagination – just like President Business wants!
Velma Staplebot
The overbearing personal assistant to President Business, Velma Staplebot is responsible for keeping her boss' schedule precisely in order, cancelling inconvenient appointments, and keeping pirates and other unauthorized visitors out of his office at the top of the Octan Tower.
But the mechanical Ms. Staplebot is no simple assistant. As one of President Business's most loyal and trusted staff members, she is also one of the few (okay, maybe not so few) who knows his greatest secret: that he is really the evil Lord Business, out to control all the realms of the LEGO world!
Taco Tuesday Man
The Taco Tuesday Man makes the tastiest tacos in town. They're the most irresistible treat in all of Bricksburg, and people come from far and wide just to take a bite of their mouth-watering crunchy, zesty goodness.
Even President Business is a big fan. That's why he's declared a city-wide Taco Tuesday when every rule-following citizen will gather outside to get a free taco. The Taco Tuesday Man sure is glad people like his tacos so much, and that it isn't all part of some secret evil scheme to control the entire world!
Ma Cop
Bad Cop's parents are a pair of simple, honest country police officers. There isn't a lot of law-breaking in the towns, farms and villages outside of Bricksburg, but all of their neighbors consider them to be good and cherished pillars of the local community. Ma and Pa Cop are both very proud of their son's work in the big city, although sometimes they worry about whether he listens enough to his good side.
Pa Cop
Bad Cop's parents are a pair of simple, honest country police officers. There isn't a lot of law-breaking in the towns, farms and villages outside of Bricksburg, but all of their neighbors consider them to be good and cherished pillars of the local community. Ma and Pa Cop are both very proud of their son's work in the big city, although sometimes they worry about whether he listens enough to his good side.
NEXT PAGE: Extras
The Lego Movie Character Guide – Extras
Circus Clown
Everything in life is a joke to the mirthful, merry and mischievous Circus Clown. Whenever things get too dull, up he pops with a banana cream pie to toss, a bottle of seltzer to spray, or a honk of his horn to brighten your day. You can always count on him to appear with a funny gag at just the right moment to lighten the mood.
The Circus Clown is a master of physical comedy, and it's a good thing, too – aside from a honk of his horn or his big red nose, he never makes a sound, even when doubled-over with laughter at his own silly antics!
Sudds Backwash
The bartender at the Wild West's best, worst, and only saloon. Sudds is used to a rowdy clientele and is always ready to duck behind the bar when the next cowboy brawl breaks out and bottles start flying. But when the call goes out to save the world, he is one of the first in line to fight for freedom and creativity, rebuilding his beloved saloon into a high-flying airplane to battle Micro Managers in a daring dogfight high in the skies above Bricksburg.
Mrs. Scratchen-Post
Emmet's neighbor Mrs. Scratchen-Post takes her cats with her wherever she goes. She has so many that she can hardly keep track of them all, though that doesn't stop her from covering all of her belongings with kitty-themed pictures and decorations.
Even though Emmet knows each and every one of her cats by name, from Jasmine to Bad Leroy to Fluffy, Fluffy Jr. and Fluffy Sr., Mrs. Scratchen-Post barely pays attention to him. After all, he doesn't even have a tail or whiskers!
Deep Sea Diver
The Deep Sea Diver seems like a nice enough fellow, but no one can tell for sure, because no one can understand what he's saying. Whenever he speaks, all that comes out is burbles and bubbles. He might be easier to understand if he ever took off his diving mask and air tank, but he thinks that he can't breathe without them and always keeps them on, even when he's walking around on land – which is a pretty funny sight, thanks to those big flippers on his feet!
Eygptian Queen
The Egyptian Queen is used to the finer things in life, but don't think for a moment that it's made her soft! She may have a golden throne, banquets five times a day and legions of loyal servants to obey her every command, but she also knows all about tax codes, crop rotation and pyramid construction regulations, not to mention the ancient game of politics.
The brave and fearless Forestman is always arriving just in the nick of time to save the day. Whether he's swinging down on a vine to rescue a damsel in distress, leaping boldly from the castle battlements to duel an evil duke, or making an incredible trick shot with his bow and arrow to help a friend in danger, he is at all times the very model of a chivalrous hero of legend and yore. He loves to make a good first impression and is always practicing his dramatic entrances to get them just right.
Ghosts are spirits of dead minifigures, that appear in many dark and isolated regions, and within some castles.
Hazmat Guy
When you've got a bad case of mysterious glowing goo in your city, the hard-working Hazmat Guy is just the fellow to call. Whether the job involves searching the sewers for mutant sludge or cleaning up after giant radioactive chickens from outer space, he's always ready to put on his airtight protective suit, grab his hi-tech equipment, and make the streets safe and tidy once more.
Johnny Thunder
Johnny Thunder, an Australian adventurer and a passionate archaeologist, travels with a scientist named Dr. Kilroy and a photographer named Pippin Reed, who works for "World Magazine". Together they discover many treasures and outwit many varied villains. Thunder himself is a treasure hunter, and donates what he finds to a museum instead of keeping it for himself like Sam Sinister, his archenemy.
NEXT PAGE: More Extras
The Lego Movie Character Guide – More Extras
Demolition Dummy
The Demolition Dummy exists to take things apart. He is compelled to disassemble everything that he comes across into its component parts, leaving piles of pieces behind wherever he goes. Although he doesn't seem to be very bright or creative, he is extremely persistent, and it's difficult to stop him once he starts trying to deconstruct something. No matter what anyone else does, he always seems to find a way to accomplish his task.
There's no one more dedicated to catching bad guys than the brave Policeman. He may work out of the big city, but he'll tirelessly pursue crooks no matter where they try to hide, risking life and limb every day while doing his duty to protect the public and uphold the law.
Punk Rocker
The Punk Rocker never goes anywhere without his favorite electric guitar, and as long as that guitar is in his hands, you can be sure that he'll be rocking up a storm…and waking up everybody in the neighborhood while he's at it.
Nothing distracts the ever-serious Surgeon when she's performing an important operation. She works with a level head and a steady hand despite any rock monster rumblings, dinosaur attacks or invasions by brain-sucking aliens that may be going on around her.
Tribal Chief
The Tribal Chief lives for adventure. If there's a mountain, he'll climb it. If there's a river, he'll swim it. If there's a desert, he'll pack his bags and cross it, just because he can. All he needs is the great outdoors and an exciting challenge, and he'll be right there, daring it all and trying to get everyone he knows to join in on the fun.
Statue of Liberty
Lady Liberty is a symbol of creative freedom to all Minifigures, no matter their theme of origin. Holding her torch up high – and sometimes waving it around when she gets really excited – she is a beacon of inspiration to all who see her.
She protects against oppression of all kinds. Villains and tyrants may try to topple her, but she always stands tall (well, as tall as any Minifigure, anyway), stirring the hearts of patriotic citizens everywhere to build bigger and grander brick creations than ever before.
Michelangelo (Artist)
Shaquille O'Neal
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The Lego Movie Character Guide – Even More Extras
The Mummy's favorite thing to do is put ancient mummy curses on people. He just loves it when you wake up with slimy frogs in your bed, or suddenly find your shoelaces tied together, or have your toast always fall on the floor with the butter-side down.
But the Mummy doesn't really mean any harm, and he'd be surprised if he ever found out that people thought he was being mean to them. As far as he knows, putting curses on people is just what mummies are supposed to do!
Appearing out of nowhere with a flourish of his cape and a twirl of his elegant, curly mustache, the mysterious Magician is the ultimate in stylish showmanship. He loves a good audience to appreciate his incredible and sense-defying magic tricks, but watch out – not only is he an amazing performer, but he's also a talented prankster as well! He'll confuse, bewilder and amaze with a mix of sleight-of-hand and impossible feats, and the more surprised his audience is, the better.
Everything the Artist sees inspires him to paint. The sunset, the sky, the bugs, passing airplanes…each one gives him the idea for a truly magnificent work of art, and he is consumed with painting them until he is done.
Since he doesn't carry a canvas with him everywhere he goes, though, this leads to him painting on whatever surface happens to be handy. He paints on walls, rocks, trees and anything else he can find. You'd think it might get him in trouble, but his artistic creations are so spectacular that no one ever seems to mind!
Wherever the waves are radical and the surf is bodacious, that's where you'll find the Surfer. He's the most relaxed guy around, but as soon as it's time to hop on his surfboard, nothing can keep him from hanging ten from sunrise until sunset!
The Surfer has traveled all over the world and surfed at every beach he can find. No matter where he goes, he's always sure to find a fun challenge on the rolling, splashing ocean!
The Vampire may be a 200-year-old creature of nightmare and legend, but that doesn't mean that he has to be uncivilized. He likes to read comic books with his pet bat, take long walks by the seaside (after sunset, of course), and throw huge parties in his big stone castle.
Lizard Man
The Lizard Man lives to trample cities beneath his big green feet. Of course, since he's really just a minifigure of normal size wearing a lizard suit, that's not as easy as it sounds…so instead, he spends hours building his own meticulously detailed miniature buildings and then stomping all over them while making roaring noises.
NEXT PAGE: Background Characters
The Lego Movie Character Guide – Background Characters
Sheriff Not-a-robot
Plumber Joe
Alfie the Apprentice
Blaze Firefighter
Cardio Carrie
Dr. McScrubs
Executive Ellen
Garbage Man Dan
Garbage Man Grant
NEXT PAGE: More Background Characters
The Lego Movie Character Guide – More Background Characters
Red Classic Spaceman
White Classic Spaceman
Gordon Zola
Hank Haystack
Ice Cream Jo
Ice Cream Mike
Kebab Bob
Colton Carson Jr.
Rootbeer Belle
MORE: The LEGO Movie REVIEW
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this would seem to be a good place to trim a few billion from the budget, but it has been voted down very recently.-Paul
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this would seem to be a good place to trim a few billion from the budget, but it has been voted down very recently.-Paul
The state of NC gets 32.5 cents per gallon of gas. They are ripping us off alot more than the gas companies. Oh yeah, the gas tax increases when the gas price increases real nice.
below is a link to financials for Shell for 2010. as you can see they posted a profit of $18.6 billion last year. WHY should we offer them subsidies that our tax dollars pay for?-Paul
they are approximately $4 billion of our tax dollars a year given to the oil corporations. even Mr. Hofmeister says it's not necessary. if that's the case, i think that it would be a good place to shave a little off the budget.-Paul
Sounds like progressives, liberals, socialists, marxists, you take your pick, that feel as if the money belongs to the government and they decide how much of your money they let you keep.
Again tell me if the Government writes a check to the oil companies to the tune of 5 billion dollars.
100% no need for oil subsidies.
Mr Hofmeister has also gone on record for regretting that he sent financial support to Obama's campaign and also regerts voting for Obama.
You still haven't answered the question of where the money goes.
Some is going to help new innovative companies. Soem of it goes to research on how to improve fuel usage. Many oil companies are actually doing research for the Fed Government.
Some of that money goes to them so that they will drill in countries that need us for thier economic survival. What company in thier right mind is going to drill in the Congo without Federal support?
I have no problem with eliminating the money but don't try a fool folks that it is some sort of charity to the oil companies.


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3.46: Solute and Solvent
This giant Buddha statue, which is a national treasure in Japan, is made of bronze. Bronze consists mainly of copper but also contains some tin. Bronze is an example of a solution. A solution is a type of mixture that has the same composition throughout.
How a Solution Forms
A solution forms when one substance is dissolved by another. The substance that dissolves is called the solute. The substance that dissolves it is called the solvent. The solute is present in a lesser amount that the solvent. When the solute dissolves, it separates into individual particles, which spread throughout the solvent.
Q: In bronze, what are the solute and solvent?
A: Because bronze consists mainly of copper, copper is the solvent and tin is the solute. The two metals are combined in a hot, molten state, but they form a solid solution at room temperature.
What's Your State?
In the example of bronze, a solid (tin) is dissolved in another solid (copper). However, matter in any state can be the solute or solvent in a solution. For example, in a saltwater solution, a solid (salt) is dissolved in a liquid (water). The Table below describes examples of solutions consisting of solutes and solvents in various states of matter. Yon learn more about solutions such as these at this URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsdBUWnG2cQ
|Type of Solution: Example
|Gas dissolved in gas: dry air
|Gas dissolved in liquid: carbonated water
|carbon dioxide
|Liquid dissolved in gas: moist air
|Liquid dissolved in liquid: vinegar
|acetic acid
|Solid dissolved in liquid: sweet tea
Water as a Solvent
Salt isn't the only solute that dissolves in water. In fact, so many things dissolve in water that water is sometimes called the universal solvent. Water is such a good solvent because it is a very polar compound. A polar compound has positively and negatively charged ends. Solutes that are also charged are attracted to the oppositely charged ends of water molecules. This allows the water molecules to pull the solute particles apart.
On the other hand, there are some substances that don't dissolve in water. Did you ever try to clean a paintbrush with water after painting with an oil-based paint? It doesn't work. Oil-based paint is nonpolar, so its particles aren't charged. As a result, oil-based paint doesn't dissolve in water. (You can see how to dissolve oil-based paint in the Figure below.)
To dissolve a nonpolar solute such as oil-based paint, a nonpolar solvent such as paint thinner must be used.
Like Dissolves Like
These examples illustrate a general rule about solutes and solvents: like dissolves like. In other words, polar solvents dissolve polar solutes, and nonpolar solvents dissolve nonpolar solutes. You can see a student's video demonstrating solutes that do and solutes that don't dissolve in water at this URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek6CVVJk4OQ&feature=related
Ionic and Covalent Solutes
All solutes separate into individual particles when they dissolve, but the particles are different for ionic and covalent compounds. Ionic solutes separate into individual ions. Covalent solutes separate into individual molecules.
Salt, or sodium chloride (NaCl), is an ionic compound. When it dissolves in water, it separates into positive sodium ions (Na+) and negative chloride ions (Cl-). You can see how this happens in the Figure below. The negative oxygen ends of water molecules attract the positive sodium ions, and the positive hydrogen ends of water molecules attract the negative chloride ions. These forces of attraction pull the ions apart. You can watch this happening in animations at these URLs: http://group.chem.iastate.edu/Greenbowe/sections/projectfolder/flashfiles/thermochem/solutionSalt.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN9euz9jzwc&feature=related
The sugar glucose is a covalent compound. When sugar dissolves in water, it forms individual glucose molecules (C6H12O6). You can see how this happens in the Figure below. Sugar is polar like water, so sugar molecules also have positive and negative ends. Forces of attraction between oppositely charged ends of water and sugar molecules pull individual sugar molecules away from the sugar crystal. Little by little, the sugar molecules are separated from the crystal and surrounded by water. You can watch this happening in the video at the following URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hydUVGUbyvU
- A solution forms when one substance dissolves in another. The substance that dissolves is called the solute. The substance that dissolves it is called the solvent.
- Solutes and solvents may be any state of matter.
- Many solutes dissolve in water because water is a very polar compound.
- A general rule: like dissolves like. For example, polar solvents dissolve polar solutes, and nonpolar solvents dissolve nonpolar solutes.
- Ionic solutes separate into individual ions when they dissolve. Covalent solutes separate into individual molecules.
- solute: Substance that dissolves in a solvent to form a solution.
- solvent: Substance that dissolves a solute to form a solution.
Watch the video about solutes and solvents at the following URL, and then answer the questions below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5Tx99IN_K4
- The majority component of a solution is the __________.
- The minority component of a solution is the __________.
- Decide whether the following statement is true or false, and then explain why: There is no such thing as a universal solvent.
- An aqueous solution is a solution in which the solvent is __________.
- A solution in which there is a lot of solute relative to the solvent is __________.
- A solution in which there is little solute relative to the solvent is __________.
- How is the concentration of solute in a solution measured?
- Compare and contrast the solute and solvent of a solution.
- Describe an example of a gaseous solute dissolved in a liquid solvent.
- Explain the expression "like dissolves like," and give an example.
- Outline how sodium chloride dissolves in water.
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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of the female reproductive organs. It usually occurs when sexually transmitted bacteria spread from your vagina to your uterus, fallopian tubes or ovaries.
Many women who develop pelvic inflammatory disease either experience no signs or symptoms or don't seek treatment. Pelvic inflammatory disease may be detected only later when you have trouble getting pregnant or if you develop chronic pelvic pain.
Signs and symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease may include:
PID may cause only minor signs and symptoms or none at all. PID with mild or no symptoms is especially common when the infection is due to chlamydia.
Go to the emergency room if you experience the following severe signs and symptoms of PID:
If your signs and symptoms aren't severe, but they're persistent, see your doctor as soon as possible. Vaginal discharge with an odor, painful urination or bleeding between menstrual cycles can be associated with a sexually transmitted infection (STI). If these signs and symptoms appear, stop having sex and see your doctor soon. Prompt treatment of an STI can help prevent PID.
Pelvic inflammatory disease can be caused by a number of bacteria but are most often caused by gonorrhea or chlamydia infections. These bacteria are usually acquired during unprotected sex.
Less commonly, bacteria may enter your reproductive tract anytime the normal barrier created by the cervix is disturbed. This can happen after intrauterine device (IUD) insertion, childbirth, miscarriage or abortion.
A number of factors may increase your risk of pelvic inflammatory disease, including:
Untreated pelvic inflammatory disease may cause scar tissue and collections of infected fluid (abscesses) to develop in your fallopian tubes and damage your reproductive organs. Complications may include:
If you have signs or symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease, make an appointment to see your doctor or other health care provider.
Here's some information on what you can do to get ready and what to expect from your doctor.
Some basic questions to ask include:
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions, such as:
Doctors diagnose pelvic inflammatory disease based on signs and symptoms, a pelvic exam, an analysis of vaginal discharge and cervical cultures, or urine tests.
During the pelvic exam, your doctor uses a cotton swab to take samples from your vagina and cervix. The samples are sent to a lab for analysis to determine the organism that's causing the infection.
To confirm the diagnosis or to determine how widespread the infection is, your doctor may recommend other tests, such as:
Treatment for pelvic inflammatory disease may include:
Antibiotics. Your doctor may prescribe a combination of antibiotics to start taking right away. After receiving your lab test results, your doctor may adjust the medications you're taking to better match what's causing the infection.
Usually, your doctor will request a follow-up visit in three days to make sure the treatment is working. Be sure to take all of your medication, even if you start to feel better after a few days. Antibiotic treatment can help prevent serious complications but can't reverse any damage that's already been done.
Outpatient treatment is adequate for treating most women with pelvic inflammatory disease. However, if you're seriously ill, pregnant or haven't responded to oral medications, you may need hospitalization. At the hospital, you may receive intravenous (IV) antibiotics, followed by antibiotics you take by mouth.
Surgery is rarely necessary. However, if an abscess ruptures or threatens to rupture, your doctor may drain it.
In addition, surgery may be performed on women who don't respond to antibiotic treatment or who have a questionable diagnosis, such as when one or more of the signs or symptoms of PID are absent.
Often a diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease happens when you have a sexually transmitted infection. Finding out that you have an STI can be traumatic. Put your initial shock on hold so that you can take the steps immediately necessary to get treated and to prevent reinfection.
If you've experienced more than one episode of pelvic inflammatory disease, you're at greater risk of infertility. If you've been trying to become pregnant without success, make an appointment with your doctor for an infertility evaluation. Your doctor or a reproductive health specialist may perform tests to determine whether or not your history of pelvic inflammatory disease is causing the problem and, if so, outline your options.
To reduce your risk of pelvic inflammatory disease:
Talk to your doctor about contraception. Some forms of contraception may affect your risk of developing pelvic inflammatory disease. A contraceptive intrauterine device (IUD) may increase your risk of PID temporarily for the first few weeks after insertion, but a barrier method, such as a condom, reduces your risk.
Use of a birth control pill alone offers no protection against acquiring STIs. But the pill may offer some protection against the development of PID by causing your body to create thicker cervical mucus, making it more difficult for bacteria to reach your uterus, fallopian tubes or ovaries. It's still important to use a condom every time you have sex, however.
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Thanks to the Pharmtec Corp 4' x 2' Standard Depth Mini Greenhouse, (GK4824S) adding a flower bed, herb garden, or vegetable garden for easy access or as an accent is no longer limited to traditional small pots and tubs. When creating a container garden, depth is often the most important specification. The standard 5.25" miniature greenhouse is great as a raised bed over good soil, for flowers less than 3 feet tall, or even for building a sandbox. This greenhouse is also great for shallow rooted plants, such as herbs, radishes, peppers, turnips, beets, onions, lettuce, some varieties of cabbage, and dwarf carrot varieties.
Place your GK4824S on a patio, deck, or balcony or create a standup elevated garden. - just put a landscape lining inside the frame first and be sure the structure can hold the total weight (350 lbs - includes soil, plants, greenhouse). Use lightweight soil (available at your local gardening center) to reduce the weight to about 175 lbs.
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They cut the Narwhal up into razor blades last year- funny how fast 40 years fly by. (I started to write 30 but then did the math- crap I'm old). Good boat and we did our part to keep the cold war cold.
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There are three classes of people: those who see...those who see when shown...and those who do not see. - Leonardo da Vinci
Soooooo, it's a 'can you top this?' session eh.... heh heh heh heh
Back when Truman called up the National Guard in '52 to go to Korea, they caught several "high schoolers" in my home town. Lots of Mommas crying as their 'babies' marched off to the train station for deployment.
Needless to say, getting that Guard unit built back up in '53 was quite a problem. They weren't having any luck with 'adults', so they "recruited" a gaggle of us high schoolers again. With the promise that our engineering unit wouldn't be 'on-call' any time soon, 16 of us 16 year-olds signed phoney age cards that October, and started attending meetings each Wednesday evening at the armory.
The following June we loaded up in "6-bys" and traveled to Ft. Totten for our 'summer camp'. I was in the process of being the company clerk, but the CO, (a local attorney in real life) got pissed at the 'kid' that was supposed to be the mess sargeant, (two years older than me, and had a years experience) for missing breakfast three days in a row, so I was "promoted" to that title, without the rank. ( I had gotten a PFC stipe by the time I went to camp, and the CO 'gave' me Corporal stripes to become the mess 'Sgt'.) Basically, what it amounted to, was ramrodding the cooks, and being on permanent K.P. for the daily inspections.
True to his word, the CO promoted me to S Sgt upon returning to home. By the next summer, I was again promoted because they changed the ranks of specialists to Specialists, rather than field-grade rankings...so instead of being a SFC, I was given the rank of Spec-6...a cute little embroidered eagle over a couple of rockers, and under a couple of chevrons. This occured as I graduated from high school in May of '55, as we prepared to head for another summer camp in June. I would turn 18 in August.
What's really incredulous is the CO appreciated my ability to rise and shine and roust the cooks and baker for their duties, and keep us at the top of the heap in inspection qualifications, he was intending to make me the first Master Specialist in the Nodak NG. But alas, when I went to college that fall, I couldn't maintain my jobs, sports, and studies, as well as going to the weekly meetings. So I was given an occupational discharge.
The military didn't forget me though...I owed them 8 years of my life, in either active duty or reserve...either active or standby. Part of that 8 year program included 2 years active duty in the US Army. I was drafted in '58, served 2 years active duty, then put on inactive reserve in '60, and finally honorably discharged in October of '61.
FWIW, I didn't get to take my rank into active duty, but I was always paid as a GI with "time-in-grade". I went through basic in Ft. Carson, electronic schools in Ft. Monmouth, and Huntsville AL, and was the computer maintenance tech assigned with the Corporal surface-to-surface missle in Mainz Germany. As to my active duty rank...I was proud of the fact I made PFC...twice.
When the one you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.
USAF - Twice
Oct 47-April 48, general discharge for being underage. Was at Chanute Field for Jet Mechanics school, they showed us the VD film on Elephantitis, scared the **** out of me, so I told them how old I was & got discharged.
January 51-August 53, A 1/C - MOS 72750 Athletic Instructor, I ran the athletic supply at Offutt AFB - did so well could'nt get sent anywhere. Also played a little Basketball for the base team. Did meet personally at the time General LeMay, General Powers who were both SAC commanders & more. & played BB with a Colonel Kline, aide to General Powers, who at 32 was one of the younger colonels in the AF who was not an academy grad. & I do remember the 1st Sgt of our squadron, Forrest Goddard, a really neat guy. The squadron commanders thought we were great, though a little undisciplined as we helped in getting them promo's winning base championships in several sports.
Did qualify for Radar Observer-Bombardier-Navigator school but they wanted a re up for a couple more years, which I turned down. Military life was not my bag, though I did enjoy marching in the parades. I was ready to go make a mark in life.
My service was not distinguished but we did a lot for the troops morale, putting on a show with Debbie Reynolds (HOT) & Howard Keel, a major boxing show on ABC's Wide World of Sports with all the Olympic hopefuls that finished 2-3-4, a sports car race (Lemay was a sports car fan), the World Wide AF Basketball tournament & the All Services tournament the following year.
Bob Hope in his heyday attended the sports car race & was taken off the air when he was talking about Briggs Cunningham's ownership of both Kleenex & Kotex. Hope's statement "Cunningham's got them covered at both ends" didn't make it past the censor's, but did spice up interest in the race. The Sport's car people were like us, they did it for the sheer joy of competing.
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Calling all nature and flower lovers… The Fields of Lupine Festival, now in its 20th year, is scheduled for June 1-15, 2013. People will flock from far and near to admire, photograph, and walk through this amazingly brilliant field of lupines. It's a rolling sea of vibrant purples, pinks, blues and whites. As a bonus, these long-lasting blossoms attract equally dazzling butterflies and create a breathtaking floral display against the majestic backdrop of the Franconia, Presidential, and Kinsman Mountain ranges.
You are guaranteed abundant photo and recreational opportunities in the Northeast's most spectacular mountain region. The communities of Franconia, Easton, Sugar Hill, Bethlehem, Littleton and Lisbon join together to showcase this colorful pageant. And it's less than 20 minutes from Rabbit Hill Inn
Complementing the natural beauty of the floral show, the Fields of Lupine Festival offers special events within the festival. Retailers and restaurants will be offering, promotions, discounts, entertainment, and refreshments, as will museum and historic inn tours, an open-air market on Main Street Sugar Hill, and other locations throughout the communities all month long. Here is the daily & weekly schedule of events.
Join us for a well-deserved summer getaway this June and check out the breathtaking fields of lupines. Some say it's the "fall foliage" of summer!


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The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 123.57 points Tuesday, a 0.87% gain, to close at 15,215.25, a record. It was the Dow's best day since May 3, and the 19th record close for the benchmark this year. The Dow is up 16.1% this year.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index also set a record, climbing 1.01% to close at 1,650.34. The S&P is up 1.46% in the past three days and has risen 15.7% in 2013.
The small-cap Russell 2000 index had the best day, gaining 1.25% to close at 985.95. The index, which has risen in seven of the past nine days, is now up 4.06% in May and 16.1% this year.


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Full TitleEarly Onset and Familial Gastric Cancer Registry
While less common in the United States, worldwide there are approximately 1 million new cases of gastric cancer each year, making this disease one of the most common cancers. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has established the Early Onset and Familial Gastric Cancer Registry (EOFGC), with the primary objective of identifying factors that raise the risk of gastric cancer — especially inherited or acquired genetic alterations which cause gastric cancer in young patients.
The Registry prospectively collects epidemiological data, answers to a questionnaire about risk factors, family pedigrees, and biological material (including germline DNA) from patients with gastric cancer and matched "control" patients without the disease. Tumor tissue samples are also obtained from gastric cancer patients. From this clinical and epidemiological information and the accompanying biological material, researchers aim to identify the factors causing gastric cancer among individuals at high risk for this disease (especially due to inherited genetic alterations). The ultimate goal is to establish effective prevention and early detection strategies for those at high risk, and to develop new therapies for patients with more advanced disease.
MSKCC is the coordinating center for this study, along with four collaborating sites: The University of Southern California, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, Queens Medical Center, and Obafemi Univeristy Hospital (Nigeria). At the collaborating institutions, data — including family pedigrees and blood specimens for germline DNA — are collected and sent to MSKCC for analysis.
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I'm glad to see some attention being paid to the plight of the dogfish. Years ago, back in the 80's, I think, Van Egan, while teaching at Campbell River High School, did some field studies on the ecology of dogfish and demonstrated their importance to the marine ecosytem. Since then, these long-lived and slow reproducing critters have received some attention, but obviously not enough. This little shark seems universally depised by marine anglers and commercial fishers all up an down the coast.
As an example, I went out on a charter from Ucluelet a few years back, when the waters off the west coast of Vancouver Island were teeming with Spanish mackerel. Every time a dogfish was hauled on board, the deckhands would pounce on it, stab it several times, and then punt it back into water, accompanied by much swearing and righteous indignation. The Spanish mackerel, on the other hand, received no such treatment, even though they pose a great threat to the native fisheries.
I hope posters are going up at marinas urging the careful handling and release of the surviving dogfish. What can be done about reducing the commercial by-catch is beyond me.
Dogfish troubles.
The dogfish we all loved to hate as sport fishermen in years past when we didn't know better is in trouble. Their numbers are decreasing here on the west coast like they did on the east coast not that many years ago. This remarkable creature of the sea plays an important part in the food chain in most oceans around the world. Here is an interesting article in todays Seattle Times about the disapearence of the dogfish in Puget Sound in recent years. Maybe one of our members, Maui Jim can give us more insight on this lowly shark as he has been working on this very project for the last couple of years.
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Ngaju people
Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia
Architectural finial in the form of a mythical creature
19th century
wood, paint
10.2 (h) x 96.5 (w) x 25.4 (d) cm
Purchased 2006
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Like many Southeast Asian cultures, Borneo communities view the underworld as the realm of the dragon goddess and a source of fertility. Sacrifices to the dragon-serpent secure agricultural success and human fecundity. These legendary creatures provide protection in daily life and also in death. Painted and incised with curvilinear imagery, this sculpture was probably fixed to the end of the roof gable of a funerary mausoleum. As naming the dragon is considered dangerous, these creatures are referred to as aso or dog.


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Preliminary estimates show that U.S. manufacturing energy consumption increased between 2010 and 2014
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The steel industry is critical to the U.S. economy. Steel is the material of choice for many elements of construction, transportation, manufacturing, and a variety of consumer products. It is the backbone of bridges, skyscrapers, railroads, automobiles, and appliances. Most grades of steel used today - particularly high-strength steels that are lighter and more versatile - were not available a decade ago.
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The chemical industries are a cornerstone of the U.S. economy, converting raw materials such as oil, natural gas, air, water, metals, and minerals into thousands of various products. Chemicals are key materials for producing an extensive assortment of consumer goods.
Preliminary estimates show that U.S. manufacturing energy consumption increased between 2010 and 2014
Release Date: October 13, 2016
Preliminary estimates show that the total U.S. manufacturing energy consumption increased about 3.7% between 2010 and 2014. This is the first measured 4-year increase in manufacturing energy consumption since 2002 (Figure 1). Energy source shares have changed modestly since 2002, with natural gas rising from 29% to 33% of all manufacturing energy consumption. Conversely, during this same period, the share of delivered energy to manufacturing from coal, coke and breeze declined from 10% to 8%, while the share of fuel oils and naphtha together decreased from 7% to 5%.
Cost of Natural Gas Used in Manufacturing Sector Has Fallen
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Frank Robinson throws out the first pitch of the Nats/Cards game. Nice day in DC with plenty of sunshine.
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Cards up early... Allen Craig again. 2-out double down the LF-line to score a man from 1st.
I'd rather listen to Kelch read the phone book than suffer through Thom Brennaman's attempt to make every instance on the field the most important event since the discovery of manned space flight. -westofyou
Pete Kozma hits 3 run HR. Pete Kozma? Cards up 4-0 in the 2nd.
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Just typical. Mediocre all year, sneak into playoffs, become world beaters. Seen that movie twice before, still think it sucks.
"Since I've been with the Reds in 1989, we've never had a farm system this loaded," Bowden said. "If we were the New York Yankees and had unlimited dollars, we could have traded for Colon, (Jeff) Weaver, Rolen, (Cliff) Floyd, (Kenny) Rogers and Finley and gotten them all -- and still held onto our top five prospects. That's an amazing statement."
and of course the Nationals now get a bad call against them. Should have first and second with no one out but a blown call at first costs them a runner.
Jim Joyce from the infamous Andres Galaraga missed call also missed this call.
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Visit the oldest university in Asia with the world's largest Roman Catholic enrolment; the University of Santo Tomas, tour the Taal Volcano, last active in 1965 and Corregidor Island; a tadpole shaped rock island, named "The Rock", as it served as the major bastion of Philippine allies, during World War 2. "The Rock" is the largest of the 5 islands between Bataan and the Cavite shores.
For the largest mall in Asia head to SM Mall of Asia, it has a variety of shops, dining and entertainment choices. You will find the locals working, eating and drinking in Makati, the centre of modern Manila. For bargain shopping the Greenhills shopping centre has a large supply of retailers offering shoes, clothes, toys, car accessories and electronics at discount prices.
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If it be questioned how, if our numbers be too small to return a majority to the Legislative Councils and to place our page: 132 men in office, we propose to influence political life, I would reply, that we neither expect nor, for many years to come, desire to see a Ministry formed of our own men.
The truly Progressive Element in this country is to-day in a minority, of about the same numerical strength as the extreme Retrogressive Party; neither of these parties to-day is strong enough to put into office and to support, even for a time, a Ministry of its own, consistently carrying out its views. Neither of them could command so completely the Intermediate or Colourless Party as to give it a working page: 133 majority, save by bartering away the very principles, the support of which formed the sole cause of its existence.
The extreme Retrogressive Party in this country has maintained its power, as all conscientious minorities must do, by not seeking to grasp in its hands the ostensible reins of Government, and by its leaders being willing to forego the sweets of office for the sake of effectively impressing the views of the party upon successive Ministries.
By such a course of action the Irish Party, composing a minority in the Imperial Parliament, has yet for years made page: 134 itself a power, courted and feared by successive Liberal and Conservative Governments, and has been able to force its views before the public. Had its leaders as individuals thirsted, not for the success of the principles they represented, but merely to attain office in some incoming Government, they would either have had to desert their party, or their party would have been compelled to rest content with the pleasure of saying, "There are Irishmen in the Government," in place of seeing their aims upheld. Had the people of Ireland set before themselves as their main end the seeing of certain of page: 135 their representatives on the Government benches, they could only have attained it by their representatives ceasing to be Irishmen in everything but name; and the Irish vote would have been annihilated at the very moment of a shallow seeming triumph.
Such would be the fate of the truly Progressive or truly Non-Progressive party in this country, if it should set before itself, as its chief end, the placing of its own men in office.
In a country with representative institutions a minority, unless it uses force or bribery, cannot place its men in office, and maintain them there for page: 136 even the shortest period, without sacrificing its very existence. This is trite and obvious, but we dwell upon it because it appears often completely overlooked in the discussion of political affairs in this country; and the fatuous conception seems to prevail that a party can only affect the country and the course of legislation if some person, or persons, who ostensibly belong to its organisation, at whatever cost to its principles, hold office in the Government of the day.
The truly Progressive Element in this country will not contain within itself the large majority of the inhabitants page: 137 for the next five, ten, or perhaps even fifteen years. If the majority of our inhabitants stand, in fifteen years' time, where the majority of the inhabitants of New Zealand stand to-day, we shall feel that the richest hopes of the Progressives of this country have been fulfilled.
The part which the Progressive Association in this country will have to play, perhaps for many years, is that of a small, united party, strong in its intelligence and determination, and, above all, in the absolutely unpurchasable nature of its members. A small but united body, it would have to be page: 138 reckoned with by each successive Ministry as it took office, and, because it could neither be purchased or bent, would be a thorn in the side of every Government intent upon carrying out measures at variance with its views.
If it be asked by what exact means we could make our influence felt by these successive Ministries, I would reply that we should influence them, firstly, by our free and uncompromising discussion in the Colonial and European press of their methods of action and the measures which they introduced. In a country which is rotten with opportunism, and where page: 139 we have reached a point in which a man dares hardly to give utterance in whispers to his political convictions, and in which hundreds of men and women sit spell-bound, afraid of losing their daily bread if they utter a word in condemnation of existing powers, the fact of persistent and fearless discussion of governmental methods would render the continuance of certain existing lines of action on the part of Government almost impossible. Autocratic Governments have nothing so much to dread as free criticism.
Secondly: Our branches would form centres in every page: 140 town and village for the prompt calling of public meetings to protest against undesirable measures. Had such an organisation been in existence recently when the news reached this Colony of an unpopular appointment, instead of a knot of Progressive men in a few Colonial towns having to organise themselves into small bodies for that particular purpose, it would merely have been necessary to send the news to all branches, and within forty-eight hours, in almost every town and village in the Colony, those men who were opposed to the appointment would have met and discussed the page: 141 matter, and sent forth their protests.
Thirdly: We should influence the political world through our electoral functions.


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Thread: 75 Gal Build and Q&A
02-19-2013, 02:23 PM #1Member Molly
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75 Gal Build and Q&A
Over the weekend I picked up a new 75 Gal tank off CL. Tank, stand, wet/dry filter, light bar and pretty much all they had as far as supplies go.
It was a planted tank, which I'm not against, but I'm not going for a heavily planted tank.
So, I've emptied the tank, and I've scrubbed the tank out pretty well. My plan is to use a mixed substrate. The majority of the tank I'm going to use gravel, and about 1/4-1/3 of the tank I plan on putting in the plant substrate the previous owner had in it. They had a few nice driftwood pieces with plants already growing on them, and I'd like to incorporate that into this tank.
Is it wise to do a dual bottom like that? What are some of the issues this could cause?
I'm going to be cleaning the crap out of the wet/dry filter tonight, and get is setup and ready to start putting water back in the tank. I have to replaces a few pieces of the filter, as one of the hoses split, but that shouldn't be a huge deal finding.
I'm hoping to get it filled with water, and substrate by the weekend, so I can get the cycle started. I have the two plants in my other tanks right now, hoping that they were carrying some BB, and it will transfer into those tanks, as well as keeping it alive until I can get the 75 setup and filtering properly.
As a relative first timer, any and all advice is greatly appreciated.
I'm not really sure what I'll be stocking the tank with, though I do plan on having 1 or 2 sharks in it.
02-19-2013, 02:29 PM #2Senior Member Red tailed catfish
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The 1st thing I will offer is to keep only 1 shark - from what I've read about them, they don't like company of their own kind.
The only real problem with different substrates it the difference in densities. Heavier and lighter materials will mix and settle etc. Use of a physical barrier between the substrates would solve this. Something like a strip of 1/8" x whatever depth you want acrylic could easily be formed into a shape if you don't want a hard straight line to separate the two. I am going to be doing some of this with my new set up. This will keep the materials from mixing.
I used Safe T Sorb in my 55g planted. I found it to be a great low cost planted substrate. The only thing I don't like about it is that it is pretty light weight so it moves around easily but looks great.Mike
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02-19-2013, 02:46 PM #4Member Molly
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@Andrea I was under the impression that I could have say a rainbow shark, and a Bala shark. But not 2 of either. Is that correct, or is it sharks in general?
@Mrramsey - good thought. I wouldn't mind some mixing, make it look more natural, but I wouldn't want it to mix to the point of being the same mix across the bottom of the tank.
The two substrates are plain gravel, and what looks to be Eco-Complete, but I'm not 100% sure what it is.
I wonder if I could mix some of the plant sub. with the gravel to help stabilize it?
Last edited by gsxrated98; 02-19-2013 at 02:50 PM.
I use gravel with sand on top and both are the same color so not a big issue even if some gravel gets on top; also, I have zero need to stir my substrate since I have a reverse flow UGF that prevents organics from building up in the substerate. A useful method if stirring would cause substrate issues - even in a planted tank, stirring the substrate is critical for a healthy tank. So, unless you do what I have, your gravel/sand will be mixed after stirring .... .
Last edited by Cermet; 02-19-2013 at 03:15 PM.Knowledge is fun(damental)
A 75 gal with eight Discus, fake plants, and a lot of wood also with sand substrate. Clean up crew is down to just two Sterba's Corys. Filters: continuous new water flow; canister w/UV, in-tank algae scrubber!! Finally, junked the nitrate removal unit from hell.
For Fishless cycling:http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aqua...ead.php?t=5640
02-19-2013, 03:36 PM #6Senior Member Red tailed catfish
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http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/sharkfish/balashark.php - this link indicates that balas are much happier in groups or they hide - plus they get super big. Rainbow sharks from my understanding aren't considered good community fish due to their aggression.
Ya, once you see a full grown bala shark, you'll realize anything less than 150gallons for them is like a gorilla in a bath tub.
They get big, they are super active, and need their buddies for the school. so the bala shark is out of the question.
in regards to the rainbow shark, or red tailed shark. you can do one in the tank, but realize that one fish will limit you to only being able to add a few pleco's as the bottom dwellers.
those two species of shark will terrorize any other bottom dwellers such as loaches, khulis, rams, cory cats.
so keep that in mind for whatever else you are thinking for adding.
I know a thing or two about planted tanks. There's not much to go on here. What it comes down to is plants need light and nutrient. If that unknown substrate has been in use for some time it may already be lacking in some nutrients.
As to the stocking and actually the planting as well.... you got the luxury of a relatively clean slate. I would strongly advice you to take a holistic approach to the project. See what fish you want to see happy and thriving in there and really think about what you want to look at. I know what I like in a tank but do you? Once you got some ideas about both then you face the challenging of adjust them to eachother.
Example in this case. The bala shark which is popular with newbies grows to 10-12 inches. It's active and it needs groups. You don't have the space to offer them a good home long term. Because of their feeding habits shrimps are automatically out.
Another popular "shark" the red tailed. Single individual only and it may well end up terrorizing other inhabitants.
Now let's say you want cories. Most species do a lot better on sand. So if you don't take that into account now you're limiting yourself later on.
Please don't misunderstand me, this is intended as constructive criticism, the eventual choice is of course yours, all I'm trying to do here is nudge your thoughts a bit.My 33 gallon/125 liter tank. My photography on flickr.
02-19-2013, 04:21 PM #9Member Molly
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@talldutchie - I'll take all the constructive criticism I can get. In my 20gal that I have now, I have 2 pepper cats, and 6 barbs. I plan on moving at least the Cats to the 75G tank, and giving them a few more friends, as I was told they like groups of 5-6.
I really think I'm going to go with a tank with smaller fish in schools.
One fish I know I do want, is a school of black-ruby barbs.
I like the option of having some larger fish, but I do want to keep sizes at a minimum. I think 5" will be the max.
since you are interested in mega community, i would suggest this:
15 pepper cats (trust me, you'll really see their fun behavior once you hit 10+)
25 Black ruby barbs (or do like 12 black ruby's and 12 tiger)
since you are wanting the barbs, it'd be ideal to keep it a species tank of barbs. they get aggressive/nippy otherwise.


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