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03-27-2013, 01:35 AM #1Junior Member Guppy
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a few safestart questions
i have decided to cycle my 47 gallon tank using safestart
i filled the tank 24 hours ago and had it running after using aqua clear as in the instructions tomorrow i am due to add the safestart and some fish (was thinking 6-10 phantom tetras)
however today the water in the tank has been cloudy even though it was crystal clear at first and there is nothing in there but dechlorinated water a running filter and the usual gravel,ornaments and so on why is it cloudy and is it bad?
MAIN QUESTION-am i alright to add the safesatart and the fish to this cloudy water???????
as a secondary question i would perhaps like to add some more gravel and plants/rocks brfore i start as it does look a bit sparse but if i add them now before i start will i need to dechlorinate again first and wait again to start with the safe start and the fish,i dont mind but i only put 100ml of aqua clear in last night and another big dose seems bad
sorry for the long post but now im into the hobby no doubt it will be the first of many
Did you rinse the gravel? Did you rinse the filter media?
03-27-2013, 02:12 AM #3Junior Member Guppy
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the gravel was very clean and more pebbly and smooth so i should imagine it wasnt that
the filter i used was one a friend gave me who runs several tanks and it did have used media in( i dont know if this is good or bad but i thought maybe the used media will be beneficial)could this be causing it as there is bacteria in there but nothing for it to do?,i never thought to put clean foam in but i did today(again should i have left it?)
to be honest my heads spinning everywhere you look there are a million answers and opinions yet none ever match exactly what you are looking for :D
i got into this to relax so far all ive had is paralysis by analysis....im overthinking every single thing i do or plan to do :)
Last edited by gbone; 03-27-2013 at 02:14 AM.
What I'd do, get a frozen prawn or something like that. Tie in an old piece of pantyhose and dangle in. Add the safestart. Test the water. Wait 3-5 days, test again. If there's little ammonia remove the seafood and test in 6 hours, if the ammonia is gone and there's only nitrate you can start stocking.My 33 gallon/125 liter tank. My photography on flickr.
What is Aqua Clear?
I cycled my 75 gal in 2 weeks with Tetra SafeStart. It's a great product if you follow the directions to the letter. If not, you will have difficulty cycling.
I would wait to see if the cloudiness disappears. I assume your have treated your water with a conditioner - is that what Aqua Clear is? Wait at least 24 hours after adding the conditioner to add the SafeStart. Your filters and heaters should be going, then add your SafeStart - add the size that is appropriate for your tank. Add the whole bottle - you cannot overdose with this product. Within 2 hours, add your fish - be sure to only add fish that can stand up to the cycling process. Do not wait longer than 2 hours to add the fish.
After adding fish, do not at any time add any type of ammonia blocking/detoxifying product - it will kill the BB and stop your cycle. Wait 2 days before testing the water, then test daily using the API master test kit. You will have an ammonia reading and it is normal to not see nitrites with this product - my nitrites were 0 thru the whole cycle. Your readings can go from ammonia to nitrates, without a nitrite reading. Only do a water change if the ammonia level gets too high, otherwise do not do anything to the water for 2 weeks. Just like regular cycling, once you have 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites and show nitrates you are cycled.
Good luck!
Last edited by gronlaura; 03-27-2013 at 11:15 PM.75 gal - Smudge Spot Cories, Silvertip & Pristella Tetras, Scissortail & Red Tail Rasboras, Pearl Gourami, Black Kuhli Loaches, Whiptail Cats, Wild Caught BNP
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Gronlaura, Aqua Clear is a hang on the back filter.
If the filter material was used, you have probably lost any beneficial bacteria in it by running it without fish in the tank. The purpose of used media is to "instantly cycle" the tank, as the beneficial bacteria are already living within that used filter media. Unfortunately running it without a food source, i.e. waste from fish, the beneficial bacteria die off quickly.2 10 gallon tanks, 1 20 gallon tank, 1 Fluval Edge, 1 29 gallon tank, and one backyard pond.


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Where does Brandon Lloyd's performance rank in the Tom Brady era? Higher than you think
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The takeaway from Brandon Lloyd's performance Sunday was obvious: It was his best game as a Patriot. In reality, it was actually among the best receiving performances of the Tom Brady era, and one that had never even been turned in by Randy Moss in his time with the Pats.
Considering how Lloyd's first season in New England had gone up until Sunday night's matchup with the 49ers, the bar wasn't exactly set extremely high. He'd been thrown to plenty — at least five targets in all but two games, seven or more targets in eight games and 12 or more in three games — but through his first 13 games as a Patriot, the former first-round pick had just two performances with 70 yards or more.
Lloyd more than exceeded whatever lowered expectations the last 13 games may have brought, turning in a gargantuan 10-reception, 190-yard performance on a night in which Brady went his way 16 times. Lloyd didn't score a touchdown against the 49ers (he still has just four on the season), but he played an integral role in the Patriots coming back from 28 points down in the second half. In particular, Lloyd's 53-yard reception with the Patriots on their own 18 yard line put the Pats in striking distance to set up Danny Woodhead's game-tying touchdown.
Lloyd also came up with a 24-yard grab on 4th-and-4 with the Pats down by 10 late to set up Stephen Gostkowski's field goal. The performance was one Patriots fans shouldn't soon forget, and not just because it was a coming out party for the highly touted free agent signee. Lloyd's 190 receiving yards are significant, as they stand as the third-most in a single game for the Pats once since Brady took over for Drew Bledsoe in the 2001 season.
Wes Welker has topped 190 yards twice for the Patriots, turning in a 16-catch, 217-yard performance in last season's 34-31 loss to the Bills, as well as catching 15 passes for 192 yards on Nov. 22, 2009 in a 31-14 win over the Jets.
Obviously, receiving yards aren't the only means of judging a great receiving performance, as Rob Gronkowski literally has a dozen multi-touchdown games under his belt that outshine Lloyd's game against the 49ers. Still, Lloyd was brought in to be a vertical threat capable of producing big plays and big yards, and he did so Sunday in a way that's rarely been seen even in this offense. Here's a look at some of the biggest receiving performances of the Brady era for the Pats in terms of yards (meant to be a top-10 sort of list, but the apparent inability to correctly count to 10 on my part means it's now a top-13 list):
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You're not alone if you feel like 27.5-inch wheels have swept through the mountain bike industry almost overnight. And, as a result, we've found that many brands are now completely reevaluating their approach to building trail bikes. In this spirit of throwing out old assumptions, SRAM started with a clean slate when it set to designing the ROAM 50 27.5in Aluminum UST Wheel. Essentially it created that a wheel that's worthy of every part of the mountain, only at weight that's capable of dominating an XC race.
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By Brad Locke/NEMS Daily Journal
STARKVILLE – When assessing Mississippi State's football team and how it might fare this autumn, there is an assumption made that certain positions will be better than last year.
There's no guarantee those positions will be improved. But if they are, then yes, MSU could have a special season on its hands.
There are five positions I see that need to have marked improvement from last year to this year:
• Quarterback: Here's one of those assumptions for you, that Tyler Russell will be a better passer than Chris Relf, and thus MSU will have a better passing game. This one's kind of easy, because we've seen Russell work the past couple of seasons, and there's no question he's a better passer.
I've said this many times and am sticking with it: Russell will be very good this year and will be one of the better QBs in the SEC.
Coach Dan Mullen said Russell is "much, much better right now than he was last year at this point."
• Wide receiver: Another assumption is that the depth and experience here will pay big dividends. Maybe, but this group hasn't been wholly impressive. Arceto Clark and Chris Smith have done some nice things, but nothing outstanding.
Chad Bumphis has struggled, and young guys like Jameon Lewis and Joe Morrow, while very talented, are still learning. I'm not 100 percent sold on this group yet, but I like its chances.
• Left tackle: Blaine Clausell and James Carmon shared this spot last year. Carmon's in the NFL, and Clausell is back as a third-year sophomore. It's his job to lose.
He's added a good bit of weight, and with a more stationary target back there at quarterback this year, Clausell has to be better. We'll see.
• Defensive end: The MSU pass rush hasn't been overly terrifying for opposing teams, but junior college transfer Denico Autry is expected to give an immediate boost to the defense in that area. The defensive end went through spring drills and looks the part.
Autry's arrival has had an effect on veteran Shane McCardell, who's looked much improved this offseason. And don't forget about sophomore Kaleb Eulls. Look for MSU's sack total to go up.
• Middle linebacker: State lost its top three players here from last season, but it wasn't exactly an elite group. Taking over are Ferlando Bohanna and Benardrick McKinney, two very talented youngsters, and freshman Richie Brown looks like a future starter. I like this position's make-up.
So there you have it: Five positions that need to improve, and I believe most of them will. I certainly won't assume they will, because assumptions are a dangerous thing in the world of SEC football.
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Jerusalem – The Mount of Olives and Mount Zion
Mount of Olives –a magnificent vantage point of the Holy City, with many important churches marking biblical sites, including:
Paternoster – where Jesus taught the Our Father prayer (Luke 11:1-4).
The Dome of the Ascension – the site where Jesus ascended to Heaven (Acts 1:11).
Bethphage – where Jesus began the triumphal entrance to Jerusalem on Palm Sunday (Luke 19:29).
Dominus Flevit – where Jesus wept over Jerusalem (Luke 19:41).
The Garden of Gethsemane – with its ancient olive trees where Jesus was arrested (John 18:1-12), next to the Church of All Nations, named for the contributions made by Catholics from around the world. The church overlooks the Kidron Valley (John 18:1), and is also known as the Basilica of the Agony, as here Jesus sweated blood in fervent prayer (Luke 22:44).
Mount Zion, including:
St. Peter in Gallicantu – with its beautiful mosaics and bronze statuary, built over the ruins of the house of Caiphas (Matt. 26:57), the stone pit where tradition says Jesus was held, and the Sacred Staircase, which for centuries has led here from the Kidron Valley.
The Coenaculum – or Room of the Last Supper, built over the site of where Jesus and the disciples celebrated the first Eucharist (Mark 14:24).
Dormition Abbey – marking the site of the Dormition of Mary, where Mary was taken up to Heaven.
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Ok. Haven't checked scum yet, but if I don't get an offer soon on the phase 1 clone, i'll probably return him. Cool figure, but don't need him thaaaat bad.
Nothing of note today -stockwise??
Picked up a not even close to mint $15 TIE Bomber at a local WM. One left, PM for location if interested. I just wanted one to open.
Also, I saw the Jedi Speeder at Monrovia TRU on Saturday. It was the first time I spotted it, not sure if it is widely distributed yet.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Stashed an At-rt driver, aotc clone, and senate guard at a Target in the valley. PM for location. This target also had Weequay guards, 1 Lando general, and another at-rt driver & odds and ends
now where are my Transformers?!?!?!?!!?
Beaumont WM had some new figures (finally!). I saw General Lando, Ceremony Han, R5-D4, Tatooine Luke, Fi-Ek Sirch, Senate Guard, Weequay Skiff Master, and Dagobah Pilot Luke.
Han and R5 didn't interest me in the slightest. Were the figures still in the $5 range, Luke might have (both of them). At $9, though, yet another Tatooine Luke and a Pilot Luke without gloves both seem like ripoffs.
General Lando looks like a major step backwards from the previous one. The articulation may be better, but the head is crap. Again, $9 is too much.
I had Fi-Ek, Senate Guard, and Weequay in hand. But then I noticed the only Weequay was opened, and his weapon(s?) gone. I put him back. And, at that point, two AOTC resculpts didn't seem nearly as interesting for the price, and put them back, too.
I wasn't totally empty-handed. Ross next door had a Rogue Squadron comic pack for $5.99 (passed on it, too, simply because I finally decided I have too dang many Rebel pilots) and the GIJoe MARS Trooper packs on clearance for $4.99. I did not pass on them, even though I have a full-on army of them at this point.
That's my jacket!
At Wal-Mart in Palm Desert I got the Cyberverse Optimus Prime, Megatron, Ironhide, and Sentinel Prime.
I really like these little guys (they are larger and much more articulated than Legends)!
They are fragile and good for collectors, not so much for kids.
BAD Pts Need: R5-C7 lf leg (x2), , R4-P44 right leg BAD Pts Offered For Trade: PM me - I have lots of parts now including BG-J38!. New Kyle Katarn is also available.
Culver City TRU had bupkis. The funny thing is, I checked on the poorly-stashed jedi turbo speeder and it's STILL THERE! Lazy crew!
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
oh yeah, how stupid of me to forget - big shout out & thanks to Crunchy for the Target stash a couple days ago. Love the at-rt driver. Still have some guys stashed at that Target. (chk earlier post) PM if interested.
Another shout out to my friend who hooked me up with a TVC bespin Luke on Wed. He's not on SSG though unfortunately
btw, i returned the AOTC clone at wally a few days ago too
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Lightning Zaps Panthers In OT ThrillerBenoit Pouliot scored two goals, including the game-winner in overtime, lifting the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 6-5 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday.
Panthers Claw Through Sharks, 5-3The Florida Panthers have their claws out early in the season, playing like a true contender for a play off berth. Tomas Fleischmann scored the tiebreaking goal that carried the Panthers to a 5-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.


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Roth says Van Halen reunion 'inevitable'
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Reuniting the original Van Halen lineup is just a matter of time, according to former vocalist David Lee Roth.
"I talked to the drummer (Alex Van Halen) about a week ago," the band's former lead singer told the Pittsburgh Tribune Review. "And I think, eventually, the inevitable will happen."
"It definitely won't be rockers with walkers," he added, seemingly indicating that a reunion is in the near, as opposed to distant, future. "Getting onstage and singing 'Dance the Night Away' -- let me tell you how difficult that isn't going to be."
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Only in Auckland: teaching a hip-hop dance to a group of Buddhist women on Waiheke Island led Lara Fischel-Chisholm to choreograph a water ballet for 70-80 people in this year's Fringe Festival, which starts later this month.
The invitation to create the ballet came about as one of her hip-hop students was also one of the Wet Hot Beauties - Auckland's celebrated community water dance group, which performs every summer at Parnell Pools. The dancer/actor/burlesque performer said yes without having seen a Beauties show, and then watched footage from their last Fringe extravaganza Sirens (which won the People's Choice Award) "and had a freak-out".
The mammoth number of bodies she would be directing was daunting (and, thanks to the all-inclusive ethos of founding Beauties Pip Hall and Judy Dale, the numbers have kept growing throughout the rehearsal period).
Water also brings its own challenges: its flow slows bodies down and it allows no visible footwork. "You've only got half your body, half your instrument, to use," says Fischel-Chisholm.
And while the Beauties are in the eye of the beholder, pain is in the eye of the Beauties (the reason I personally am no Beauty is that I'm too much of a wuss to blink away stinging salt water while smiling delightedly).
But water gives as well as takes away - performers can float, swim and splash using the medium they're immersed in to make an effect which, Fischel-Chisholm points out, is not possible when you're doing floorwork in "a box full of air".
During early "dry" rehearsals, performers have to imagine the water around them. This is made easier by the deep teal-blue carpet and walls of the Pt Chevalier School hall where they rehearse.
Only a gaudy fabric print of Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper - presumably left behind by other hall borrowers - reminds the happy, chatty rehearsal attendees that they're not underwater at the bottom of an aquarium.
In the end, Fischel-Chisholm has found the project fun. What the Beauties do is possibly unique in the world; it's not synchronised swimming (some participants can't even swim) but more synchronised wading in thigh-high water. Like the swans they're mimicking in this year's Swan Lake-inspired Swan Song, they seem to glide glamorously above the water, but an underwater camera would catch their legs waddling like ducks. Nail polish gets scraped off toes at the first wet rehearsal, but by bending your legs so only your toothy grin is visible, "you can sell [the water] as a bottomless sea, and then shatter the illusion by lifting your body out of the water," says Dale.
While Sirens was "music videos on a theme" (as Dale describes it), Swan Song has been conceived as a cohesive, 45-minute water ballet, complete with "Team Odette", "Team Odile" and recurring movement motifs (set to Tchaikovsky, Florence and the Machine, Whitney Houston et al).
Group shape formations are key to the structure, but the individual talents of performers are also drawn upon - Odile will perform yoga on a paddle board.
Not so different from Waiheke hip-hop, after all?
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They ought to sue Barney Frank, Chris Dodd and the rest of the congresscritters who pushed the programs as well.
They ought to sue Barney Frank, Chris Dodd and the rest of the congresscritters who pushed the programs as well.
Bob Gutermuth
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"Black homebuyers have been 3 1/2 times more likely to receive a subprime loan than white borrowers, and six times more likely to get a subprime rate when refinancing, Tighe said. Blacks still were disproportionately steered into subprime loans when their credit scores, income and down payment were equal to those of white homebuyers, he said."
If true, the banks deserve to lose. I'm assuming that none of us would support a bank that charges more simply because of the color of someone's skin (Of course, we know that brown dogs should pay more).
Jeff Goodwin
That is sad
My belief is that they should sue all those who are responsible for the sub prime lending fiasco, INCLUDING the congresscritters who pushed for the program.
Bob Gutermuth
Canvasback Chesapeakes
Not to mention our 42nd President.....
There's a huge difference between encouraging home ownership and encouraging lenders to commit fraud. I am not aware of any legislator encouraging fraud. One might conclude, however, that the lack of regulation under the Republicans was a major cause of this.
The name, sub prime, itself is deceiving.
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Which de-regulation was that? Sarbanes-Oxley that all the dims seem to like to bring up now. Cause a majority of House Democrats and every Dem. Senator voted Yes on it. Not to mention being co-sponsored by a Democrat.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Pub.L. 107-204, 116 Stat. 745, enacted July 30, 2002), also known as the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002 and commonly called Sarbanes-Oxley, Sarbox or SOX, is a United States federal law enacted on July 30, 2002 in response to a number of major corporate and accounting scandals including those affecting Enron, Tyco International, Adelphia, Peregrine Systems and WorldCom. These scandals, which cost investors billions of dollars when the share prices of the affected companies collapsed, shook public confidence in the nation's securities markets. Named after sponsors Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) and Representative Michael G. Oxley (R-OH), the Act was approved by the House by a vote of 334-90 and by the Senate 99-0. President George W. Bush signed it into law, stating it included "the most far-reaching reforms of American business practices since the time of Franklin D. Roosevelt."[1]


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Brazil has the fifth highest number of people with diabetes in the world. In a landmark decision, the Brazilian government announced a plan to localise human insulin production by 2016, saving the country an estimated USD 392 million. Sergio Metzger, President of the IDF South and Central America Governing Task Force and Director of Institutional Relations for the Associação de Diabetes Brasil (ADJ) gives us more details.
What does this decision mean for people with diabetes in Brazil?
This initiative will mean greater health security and healthier outcomes for people with diabetes. A country like Brazil, which needs 40 million doses of insulin, cannot rely only on one or two companies for production. We hope that when production begins in Brazil, we can finally say goodbye to supply chain issues around exchange rates and logistical problems of getting insulin to those in the most remote parts of the country.
In addition to this breakthrough, how else is the government ensuring essential medicines are available?
As part of President Dilma's health programme, all people with diabetes, in possession of a prescription and an ID card can access an insulin kit, containing NPH and regular insulin. Metformin, Gliclazide and and Glibenclamide are also available under this scheme.
And what other priorities need further government attention?
The government must continue to ensure that essential diabetes medicines, listed in RENAME, Brazil's national list of essential medicines, are available. In addition, protocols for the inclusion of analog insulin and fast-acting insulin in new generation oral drugs should be given attention.


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The Daily Meal tried a whole bunch of barbecue sauces, and found a clear winner.
Barbecue sauce is one of those products that can make or break a summer cookout, and even when it's cold out there's nothing that can ruin a sandwich or burger quicker than the application of crummy barbecue sauce.
When shopping for sauce, though, there's always that moment when you're faced with a decision: standing there in front of a seemingly endless selection of barbecue sauces, the choice can be a difficult one.
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When it comes to bottled barbecue sauces, one thing is for certain: all are not created equal. Some are too sweet, some are too spicy, some have that weird artificial smoke flavoring, and some just taste sort of 'off' and don't hit that barbecue sauce sweet spot. To buy a bottle of each and go through them one by one until you find one that you like isn't really an option, so most of the time we'll just choose one at random, and hope for the best.
We here at The Daily Meal decided that choosing at random is an unworthy compromise, though. That's why we picked up the leading brands, the vast majority of which are available nationwide, and put them to the test. We tried each of them straight, unadulterated, right out of the bottle, and ranked them in order of overall flavor, smokiness, balance of sweet to tangy to salty to spicy, consistency, and whether or not they hit that place in your brain that says, "now that's good barbecue sauce."(See also: Mustard taste test)
For our taste test, we stuck with the "original" offerings from each brand, as opposed to variations. These tended to skew toward the sweet, Kansas City-style sauce that most of us are used to, as opposed to, say, a vinegar- or mustard-based concoction. The sauces weren't just ranked, though; our panel of taste testers took detailed notes about each sauce, logging the pros and cons of each one. So the next time you're faced with the dilemma of having to choose between KC Masterpiece, Stubb's, Hunt's, Bull's-Eye, Sweet Baby Ray's, Cattlemen's Reserve, Kraft, Open Pit, Jack Daniel's, or pitmaster Brad Orrison's new line called The Shed, you'll know exactly which one to pick.
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This sauce was the reddest of the bunch, the least expensive at $1.89, and also the least favorite.
"It tastes like a combination of hot sauce and ketchup," one taster said, and all agreed that there was no discernible smokiness. It had a thin consistency and was a bit too spicy, but one taster felt that it would be a better match for chicken nuggets or wings than barbecue.
Price: $1.89
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This brand-new offering from pitmaster Brad Orrison didn't rank as highly as we hoped it might. Our tasters thought that it might work better as a marinade, as it was a bit heavy on the sugar and vinegar, giving it a sour flavor profile. One taster found that it was well-balanced, however.
Price: $3.99
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This sauce had a bit too much of that "fake smoke" flavor, and also was cloyingly sweet but just sour and spicy enough. It was quite run-of-the-mill, as could be expected from Kraft, and most agreed that it was "nothing special."
Price: $1.99
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Most of the testers found Hunt's sauce to be a bit too "ketchupy," with an overly viscous consistency. Surprisingly, we found it to have some notes of fruit, including apricot and citrus, as well as Worcestershire sauce, but it was "dull otherwise."
Price: $1.99
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"Tangy and sweet, well balanced, and lots of flavor," said one taster, and just about everyone else agreed.
Cattlemen's had a nice blend of spice and a hint of brown sugar, but one taster found it "mono-dimensional."
Price: $2.69
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KC Masterpiece
The original Kansas City barbecue sauce, this one still stands tall among the pack. Heavy on the smoke and not too sweet, spicy, or acidic, the only negative was that the smokiness was a bit too overpowering for some.
Price: $2.29
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Stubb's Sweet Heat
A very popular pick, this bottle was also the most expensive.
"A nice balance of sweet to spice," one taster said, and it had a noticeable spicy kick ("hot in a not very interesting way, but it grows on you," said another). All agreed that it tasted like its base was a good spice rub, and that it would be very good on brisket.
Price: $4.99
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Sweet Baby Ray's
The dark horse of the bunch, Sweet Baby Ray's emerged as the near-universal favorite.
"A perfect balance of sweet to spice to smoke to tanginess," said one taster. It had a good acidity and a well-executed blend of spices, and it all came together without being overwhelming in any aspect.
"It has all the quintessential characteristics of a perfect barbecue sauce," another said.
Price: $2.79
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Case Ootes, who has been city councillor for Ward 29 Toronto-Danforth since 1994, has decided to leave city politics.
Toronto Star: Case Ootes calls it quits
Toronto Sun: Case closed: Ootes retires
This is pretty significant news, as Ootes has held Ward 29 for 17 years… a Ward that straddles the dense urban residential environment of the Danforth as well as the slightly more dispersed but equally monied old borough of East York.
Ootes was once a fairly vocal and aggravating opponent of bikelanes in Toronto… and held up bikelane installation for months or years (notibly the Cosburn bikelanes) requesting extra reports, etc, even if the bikelanes were no where near his Ward. This changed a bit during this last term of Council, as Council streamlined the bikelane approval process, effectively preventing stall tactics like the ones Ootes used.
Although Ootes is not liked by bikelane advocates in Toronto, it is worth noting that politics is a profession where one must try to balance the needs and wants of all constituents in order to survive, and it's something that Case must've been good at to hold Ward 29 for so long.
Ootes was deputy mayor under Mel Lastman from 1997-2003, and helped guide the City through the first years post-amalgamation.


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- Mets pitcher comes to the plate for flight attendants
- A passenger allegedly became disruptive after being refused a seat upgrade
- Airline says local law enforcement took him off the aircraft in Lima, Peru
When flight attendants needed help with a disruptive passenger, Mets pitcher LaTroy Hawkins didn't balk. The lanky right-hander and fellow passengers pitched in, restraining the passenger while the plane was diverted to a nearby airport.
Hawkins, 40, tweeted about the experience, which he said interrupted his American Airlines flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Santiago, Chile, where the ballplayer planned to go dove hunting.
Hawkins said a passenger became upset when a flight attendant told him he couldn't sit in an open seat in business class. "They started to wrestle and landed in my lap," Hawkins tweeted.
It was the wrong lap to land in apparently. Hawkins is 6 feet 5 inches and weighs 220 pounds.
Hawkins and fellow passengers subdued the man, and the plane was diverted to Lima, Peru, where the passenger was removed.
American confirmed that Flight 945, carrying 206 passengers, was diverted early Monday because of an unruly passenger.
"The plane was met by local law enforcement when it arrived" in Lima, spokesman Matt Miller told CNN. "Other passengers on the flight helped our flight attendants escort the individual off the plane."
The plane was on the ground for about two hours before departing for Santiago.
"Long day but we finally made it to our hunting lodge," Hawkins tweeted.
Tweeted one Hawkins fan: "Your new nickname should be air marshal."


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"The longer you let a dog go in the wrong direction the more they think they are going in the right direction" Don Remien.
This release will give nothing new. The left will try to come up with a couple of "got yas'" that will have no substance. They will try to make hay anyway to take the focus from their failing congress and the ineffective narcissistic president.
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A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
However, following French withdrawal, and with the deadline for elections approaching, the US threw its support, both covertly and openly behind the transitional government in the south. In 1955, Eisenhower committed US forces to train the South Vietnamese government. This act, on November 1, 1955, is generally seen as the beginning of the Vietnam War as is the date following which the US dead were listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Its a cinch that the current occupant of the White House has no cojones, he proves it every day.
Bob Gutermuth
Canvasback Chesapeakes
Your facts are incorrect in your sanctomonious effort to discredit a Republican for being the one to get the USA involved in Viet Nam.
That is a falsehood.
Harry S. Truman, a DEMOCRAT got us involved in the 10,000 day war.
You know that is the truth.
To say anything else is disingenuous on your part.
You are not the sole posseser of the truth.
Just because you type multi paragraphs doesn't mean you are correct.
Anyone can look it up and see the facts.
In fact, why don't you show us some evidence that Eisenhower sent the first US troops to Viet Nam?
And I will show my evidence it was Truman!!
Your move.
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"The longer you let a dog go in the wrong direction the more they think they are going in the right direction" Don Remien.
. If one could think about direct combat engagement then it would be November 1, 1955 -- The U.S. redesignates MAAG, Indochina, as MAAG, Vietnam to specify its new direct combat advisory role with the South Vietnamese Army. The U.S. essentially took over the advisory role from the French, who were leaving Vietnam after their defeat at Diem Bien Phu in 1954. The Department of Defense views this date as the earliest qualifying date for inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. In fact this allows US military personnel to use live weapon in Vietnam aka 'to fight'!


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I called a couple of hens in last year by mimicking exactly what they did. If they yelped 3 times I yelped. If they clucked I clucked. If they went with rasp, I was raspy. They were so pissed they came looking for a fight. It was quite comical. Unfortunately they didn't bring a male friend for backup.


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Shrek Forever After. Not as good as the first. But tied for Shrek 2. By far the darkest themed of the Shrek movies. And the way the story unfolded really left me wondering what the point of Shrek the Third was. I really liked how Rumplestilskin explained why the deal he and Shrek made wouldn't produce a paradox and had made the "Back to the Future-esque" parallel universe. It made sense and heightened the Urgency for Shrek to fix things.
Despicable Me. Steve Carrel (sp?) is awesome in this. There are so many great lines especially between Dr Nefario and Gru. "I wanted Cookie robots! Not Boogie robots!" Gru's inventions were so over the top and rediculous but I excepted the fact that nobody noticed them. If only I had a car like his. My one minor complaint is that the relationship between Gru and his adopted girls seemed very rushed. Maybe one more scene sequence of Gru spending time with the kids would have satisfied me.
Last night I saw Treasure of the Sierra Madre. I thought I read that Indiana Jones' appearance was based on Humphrey Bogart's character, which was close but not exact; he at least had the fedora, so there's that. It was quite enjoyable, and I didn't know much about it going in to it, so I didn't expect it to involve Bogart's character being driven mad by gold. Pretty fun overall.
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Watching "Imagine: John Lennon". It's an amazing documentary made in 1988 and "narrated" by John himself from 100 hours of interviews and archival footage. Really an amazing film.
Up, up, and OKAAAAY!!!
I'm ashamed to say I watched Santa Clause Conquers the Martians last night. (I think it was on AMC).
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
Ashamed? I own Santa Claus Conquers The Martians on DVD!
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Mummy of the raincoat is a gigantic trollop.
Been trying to catch up on Stargate Universe episodes on the web. This is my favorite of the Stargate series. You can tell it was heavily influenced by the newer Battlestar Galactica.
To bad the news is the series is cancelled. Though we get some more episodes in the spring. Maybe because BSG: Blood and Chrome is coming up on SyFy?
What's the future of the Stargate franchise I wonder?
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How I watched it: As it came out subbed (720p), dubbed on Blu-ray (1080i) Story: Angel Beats is one of those series that was a blast to watch (mostly) but tried to do to much in too little time. It wants to be a comedy, action, drama, romance and even throw in some parody and music elements for good measure. It does them individually well except it doesn't have the time to develop them properly except for the comedic elements. The whole show has a rushed vibe to it and the serious moments feel out of place because of it as it brings the show to a sudden melodramatic halt, sometimes out of nowhere... See full review
Parts with Yuno: XD
Parts without Yuno: DX
Animation with Yuno: XD
Animation without Yuno: Still XD
Almost all of it: XD
Gibberish 2nd OP: DX
Yuno~ ♥
Rest of Cast: YUNO!!!
I told my I wouldn't write any rant reviews but you know what, Fuck you Hayate Movie.
The story is about par for the course for a moderately serious arc of shounen romantic comedy. And thats the problem. Hayate TV was a pure lulz fest while this movie had a few gags and iPhone name dropping but thats it. There was no narrator, no fourth wall breaking at all (!), only Nagi and her friend seemed to be remotely remember what the original was like. Normally it'd be a medicore "you know whats going to happen the whole time" kinda story but cause it undermines the basic... See full review
Plot: Excel Saga is a show built on near-episodic parody of a specific anime genre or trope, with crazy offbeat side continuous side stories (like the plight of Pedro or ACROSS's plan to conquer the city), loosely tying them together. While the formula sounds hit or miss, vast majority of Excel's episode are diversified in its insanity to kept you entertained throughout. Oh and I hope you don't like 4th walls, they don't exist. No literally it doesn't exist. Nabeshin is literally the director of the show (Shinichi Watanabe) and the characters often refer to past events by first stating what episode it was... See full review
Plot: A squid girl shows up to invade Earth in retaliation for the environmental damage done to the ocean by humans. Unfortunately for her this is comedy so instead of squid loli domination, her invasion attempts only end in funny failures. There isn't much else to the story, aside from the unique main characte this is a by the numbers slice of life comedy. Animation: As expected of a 2010 anime, Shinryaku's animation is very bright and colourful but like the plot its just decent but nothing special. Sound: OP and ED were mediocre while the background music fit the scene without being... See full review
Plot: Bakemonogatari is based on Koyomi Araragi (Arararagi if you tend to stutter names) a part vampire, part pedophile high school senior. Ever since he was saved by a local badass surfer priest/exorcist, he's been getting involved with more and more monsters (the shows title meaning "A Monster Story"). These encounters are split into well defined arcs headlined by a girl who may or may not love him making this show maybe or maybe not a harem-y show. Now before you think of every bad cliched shounen ecchi rom-com this isn't that type of show. Each of the arcs has a dark tone dealing with... See full review


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All info, greatly appreciated.
All info, greatly appreciated.
"Remember, it's about the Dog and the Dog work, it's not about you"
You and I are not there.
Look forward to seeing you in April Glenn. Bill
Bill & Micki
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Jeremiah 29 :31
Derby Results:
1st #18 Buster Posey O/Steve Kompf & Missy Bell H/Missy
2nd #24 Tiger Mtn's Pale Rider O/Mike & Tiffany Taylor H/ Mike
3rd #14 Rimrock's Phat N Sassy Princess Kate O/Charles Kiehn H/Don Remein
4th #9 Hells Canyon Ghost River Jezebel O/Rick Latham H/Mike Taylor
RJ #25 Kirkwood's Blue Grade Lady O/Casey Adams H/Amie Duke
Jams: 1,2,3,5,7,8,11,13,15,16,19,23,28,30
Congratulations to Missy Bell and Buster Posey for winning the Derby.
Yes, Helen, way to go, Missy and Buster, for taking the win! Yay! Congratulations to all the finishers!
Congratulations to Mike Taylor for doing so well in the Derby!!
Amateur callbacks to the third series-23 dogs
1,4,6,7,9,11,12,13,14,18 ,21,23,24,25,26,29,33,35,36,37,39,41,43
There is patchy fog this morning, so some of the stakes may be delayed.
There are 16 dogs left to run in the first series of the Qual and 8 or 9 dogs to run on the Open water blind.
Congrats to Missy and the wonderful Buster! (too bad he's a Giant and not a Phillie). Looks like he is running up the derby points!
Also congrats to Mike Taylor and he string of nice derby dogs, all of whom seem to be there in the colors!
Another great crop of west coast derby dogs!
Lee J Herskowitz
Semper Retrievers
Portland, OR
Rick Curtis ~ Currently in Ontario, CA by way of Spokane, WA and Northern CA.
Little Man Caught It On The River SH ~ "Ace"
Handlers Handle, Dogs Dog, Judges Judge
"If you train a young dog for momentum, precision will arrive. If you train for precision, demanding perfection, momentum will depart."
~Rex Carr
Qualifying after first series. 2nd series is a double blind.(16 dogs)
Amateur called back to 4th series (13 dogs)


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Lambert made many self-portraits, showing himself in a variety of moods. Here, his lively eyes peer over the top of his spectacles, with smiling mouth and cheeks, seeming to question himself or to make fun of himself. He carefully modelled the head and captured the textures of skin and hair to create a lively and engaging image. He is now aged fifty-four.
In presenting himself looking over his glasses Lambert paid homage to Chardin and his pastel Self-portrait with pince-nez 1771 (Musée du Louvre, Paris), and possibly also to fellow-artist William Orpen's tribute to Chardin in his Self-portrait with glasses 1907 (Mildura Arts Centre, Victoria).
Lambert often depicted himself with a cigarette or pipe in his mouth, as in this portrait (see cats 29, 84, 89). By selecting the cigarette – or pipe – as one of his chief attributes in so many of his self-portraits he invited the cigarette to become a metaphor. It may be that smoking represented to Lambert an element of freedom or a sense of ease and relaxation. It may be that he saw it as part of his Bohemian or artistic lifestyle. Certainly a number of artists have portrayed themselves, or been depicted, smoking a pipe, such as Otto Dix, Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, Ernst Kirchner and Claude Monet. It may be that for Lambert, a pipe or cigarette, like his Vandyke beard, was an integral part of
his identity. George Pitt-Rivers observed that 'we feel inclined to call attention to the unlighted pipe tightly held between his lips. I have in my possession several photographs of the artist at work ... in each one his lips are firmly gripping an unlighted cigarette, without which he never seemed able to bring himself to pose' (Lambert 1924, p.40).


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The California WIC Program is developing several education campaigns to support our obesity prevention strategies around healthy eating and active living.
Market to Meals is the first campaign being developed. This campaign focuses on home-cooked meals and provides curricula and tools that can help WIC participants build skills for meal planning, smart shopping and meal preparation.
Materials for these lessons are available in English and Spanish and consist of lesson plans, posters, bulletin board display items, and participant handouts (weekly meal planner pads, shopping list pads with magnets, and classroom worksheets).
1. What's Cooking? It Starts with a Plan and a List:
Focuses on practicing meal planning and using shopping lists
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Reality Check: Feingold Touts Support Of Veterans
Veterans Considered Key Group In November Election
MADISON, Wis. - This fall, News 3 is analyzing the claims made by politicians in TV ads. In our Reality Check series, News 3 focuses on an ad from U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold that features his supporters praising him.
Feingold has two ads on the air touting his support of veterans, a key group in the November election. To get his message across, he uses the veterans themselves, like Keith Kruel and John Moses.
In a Feingold ad Kruel states, "I'm grateful for Sen. Feingold co-sponsoring legislation to provide an additional $2.7 billion for the Veteran Affairs."
The first sentence is a claim about protecting veteran rights. Feingold was one of 17 Democratic senators to try to provide $2.7 billion more for the VA in March of 2004.
The statement is true and to pay for it, Feingold would have rolled back the president's tax cuts for people making more than $1 million a year. The measure failed 53 votes to 44 votes.
The next claim hit close to home in Madison.
"It was Russ who led the fight to stop the closing of the VA Hospital in Madison," said Moses.
When an independent government commission put the VA Hospital in Madison on a list of possible changes or closures, Feingold, along with almost every other member of the state delegation, wrote letters to the Department of Veterans Affairs. They requested no cuts in service or mission.
Ultimately, that's what happened. The VA decided to cut costs in other areas of the country.
"Sen. Feingold introduced legislation to shorten the claim time for veterans, which was a problem, and he was very successful," said Kruel.
That claim needs clarification. Feingold did introduce legislation to address the problem, but it never passed.
In October of 1999, Feingold co-sponsored a bill with then-Sen. John Ashcroft. It would have required the VA to build a plan to train claims adjusters and improve timeliness and accuracy of claims processing. However, it never made it out of committee.
In November of 2001, Feingold tried again with Senate Bill 1656. It also never made it out of committee, so it raises the question how Kruel can claim that Feingold was "very successful" if the law didn't pass.
The number of outstanding claims has been reduced from a high of 432,000 down to about 250,000. VA officials said it's because the secretary decided to do it and not that it was a congressional mandate. However, Feingold said his political pressure, in part, moved the issue along.
Finally, Moses said he's proud the Veterans of Foreign Wars endorsed Feingold. That's true.
In addition, Feingold is trying to show he stands with veterans and supports their issues. However, two veterans groups rate Feingold as average.
The American Legion gave Feingold a 50 percent rating in 2003. It's about average for Republicans and Democrats.
The Military Officers Association of America asked for sponsorship on six bills. Feingold again rated at 50 percent in 2004. Republicans averaged 47 percent and Democrats 76 percent.
Again, veterans are seen as a key constituency in many tight races, which is why campaigns work so hard for their support.
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Right Heatheranne! I didn't even see the clue this morning before Tonya got it!
I just had a minute to check out the new hint and it's gone. lol Congrats! I guess I shouldn't read my newsletter and check my emails in order while this contest is on. roflol :-)
Way to go!


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Fristfest celebrates spring, April 28-30
Posted April 22, 2005; 01:29 p.m.
Faculty, staff, students and University family members are invited to celebrate the spring season and the close of another academic year at the Frist Campus Center's annual Fristfest weekend Thursday through Saturday, April 28-30.
Festivities will kick off at 4 p.m. Thursday with an outdoor picnic and carnival featuring live entertainment, games and giveaways on the Frist South Lawn. Students with an active meal plan contract can swipe their PUID to receive tickets for the picnic dinner. Non-meal plan holders can purchase $2 tickets for the dinner. Tickets will be on sale at the C-Store and Food Gallery at the Frist Campus Center starting Monday, April 25. Free refreshments, including cotton candy, popcorn and beverages, will be available in the afternoon.
The celebration continues at 8 p.m. Friday with a Moonlight Movie presentation featuring "The Incredibles" and "Napoleon Dynamite" in the Frist Multipurpose Room (moved inside from the South Lawn due to the forecast). Free popcorn, ice cream and cotton candy will be available.
The weekend will conclude on
Saturday with a performance by the Princeton University Wind Ensemble on the
1879 Green at 9 p.m. and a comedy night showcasing some of today's rising
comedians at 11 p.m. in Dillon Gymnasium.
The "Last Laugh Comedy Night" will feature
cast members from Chappelle's Show on Comedy Central including Charlie
Murphy, Donnel Rawlings and Marina Franklin. A Princeton University ID
is required for this event.
For more information and a complete schedule, visit
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Did you realize the first official day of summer is June 21? To be precise it's 12:04 a.m. on June 21. It has to do with the summer solstice which has to do with when the sun reaches its farthest point north of the equator. We have scientists who keep up with this stuff so we don't have to. I do not know why 12:04 instead of 12:00. I also can't figure out why my cellphone snooze goes off every nine minutes instead of every 10 minutes. I have failed to investigate this matter. I guess I could if I got up a little earlier one morning and did so, but I like hitting the snooze button three or four times so I doubt I will ever get around to it.
My lovely and talented wife, Alison, asks why I don't just set the alarm for the time I want to get up, thus getting 27 more minutes of uninterrupted sleep instead of doing the snooze button thing several times. Again, I have no answer except I like the idea of knowing I have a few more minutes before I have to get out of bed. I must be in the majority otherwise cellphone companies would not put snooze buttons on the phones in the first place.
With apologies to the solstice scientists, the common man recognizes Memorial Day weekend as the beginning of summer. Other than Christmas, summer brings back memories of childhood more than any other time of the year. One big thing I'm thankful for is I was a kid before the age of high-tech gadgets, cellphones and the Internet. Heck, if I had had cellphone contact with mom back in the early 70s I never would have been able to do half the stuff my buddies and I did.
In 1972, my dad gave me a transistor radio, which was a high-tech gadget for that time, I suppose. I soon discovered a Tupelo radio station, WELO, 580 on the AM dial, carried all the St. Louis Cardinals baseball games. From the first time I started listening to Jack Buck and Mike Shannon, I was hooked. I could not wait for spring training to roll around each year in March. And for the next few summers I would ride my bike around Lee Acres neighborhood listening to the Cardinals. That and three meals a day was all I needed. The best high definition broadcast in the world is the human imagination which millions of American boys used listening to baseball on the radio during the middle part of the 20th century. As the song goes, we saw it all on our radio.
When Jack Buck died a few years ago, it was if I had lost a close friend, even though I never meet him. I even bought a CD of his memorial service. Mike Shannon still does the Cardinal games today.
Ranking in the top 10 of the most exciting days of my life was when my dad interrupted our kick-the-can game one June day in 1973 to tell me his friend, Byron Lehman, had called and invited me to go to St. Louis with his family to watch the Cardinals play. I was lucky enough to see Bob Gibson pitch and Lou Brock steal bases. Both are in the Hall of Fame.
Sometimes, I wish I could hit the biological snooze button and go back and relive those days of sun, fun and simplicity. But then again, sometimes at night when I'm sitting all alone in my driveway enjoying a cheap cigar and listening to the Cardinals on the radio I do just that.
Community columnist TIM WILDMON is a Lee County resident. He is president of the American Family Association, but the column represents his personal opinion unless otherwise noted. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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