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Such lovely names: Crawford Market, Victoria Terminus, Flora Fountain, Hornimon Circle. All these places have new official Indian names now, but there's something charming about the old British names. They have a lovely ring to them. Crawford Market was, until very … Continue reading
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..have not ridden a Dark nor a c3
but do have a c2 billy. Perhaps you can find some of my comments elsewhere on the billy. Thus pure speculation from looking at the specs of the Dark and comparing to ime of the billy.
First the mag on the billy is mellow not grabby/grippy but subtlety there verses reg mag you can definitely feel it.
Secondly Id imagine that the Darks torsional box is fairly stiff and beefy for response and control verses the billy is loose torsionally I imagine this will be the biggest difference. Thus what does this mean? It is about control (dark) verses flow (billy) the dark you will be able to get sideways/perpendicular/traverse of the fall line .vs the billy will want to keep the nose in the fall line and run down it. The dark you can work on the terrain vs billy you have to work with the terrain.
As a rider and style imho which I suck and perhaps too old, stiff and slow the billy is more challenging to ride well that is trying to be smooth and flowy (look for drizzle/temple Cummings on viemo dude flows so smooth over natty) and that is what the billy is made for. Ime the billy really demands that you mentally stay ahead of it and if not it will take you for a ride.
I'd imagine either will be good...but ask yourself about how much you realistically want to be sideways in the fall line (or how much control do you want)....cause the billy don't like it....and will fight you...its a beast that wants to run down the hill...so you got to loosen up on the reins (less control)...but stay ahead of it and anticipate which way it will go (read terrain well). Last Thurs was day 2 of this year on the billy...it beat my ass, took me for a ride and ran me in to a tree...tweaked my ankle and done for the day .
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Every so often, snowy owls, normally inhabitants of the Arctic, 'irrupt' into territory much farther south. That's happening this year, in one of the biggest migrations south in decades, with sitings of the owls across New York and Pennsylvania and all along the Northeast seaboard states.
Researchers aren't certain why the owls suddenly burst out of their usual borders, but they suspect it's related to a bumper crop of owlets last summer. They're using the opportunity to tag and track the nocturnal predators.
Tagging is allowing scientists and birders with Project SNOWstorm to study the behavior of the Arctic owls, where they travel and how they hunt. Here, for instance, is tracking information on an owl tagged in Erie, PA.
The project, organized this year, is funded by groups from Wisconsin through the Delmarva area.
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Daniele Petralia (born in Catania, 1973) has got the degree with the maximum marks at the Bellini Conservatory under the teacher Giuseppe Cultreras direction, after he continued his improving at the SommerAkademie Mozarteum of Salszburg and at the S. Cecilia Academy in Rome with Sergio Perticaroli who defined him a very talented pianist and excellent artist with a special music projection, obteining the Piano Master with the maximum mark. He also attended Master Class with Dominique Merlet, Boris Petroushanskj, Maria Curcio-Diamand, Husseyin Sermet, Aldo Ciccolini, Lazar Berman, receiving also precious advices and encouragements from Vladimir Ashkenazy.
Daniele carries out an intense concert activity which brought him to perform
in important towns around of the world: Italy, Austria, France, Romania, Greece,
Morocco, United States, Japan etc. etc.: Rome (Marcellos Theatre; Barberini Palace),
Milan, Stresa (Settimane Musicali of Stresa and Lago Maggiore), Salerno, Chieti,
Enna, Noto (International Music Festival), Catania (A.M.E.; Lyceum Club; Massimo
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Saal), Athens (Pallas-centre Theatre of the Simphony Orchestra of State; Pireas
University; Romanos oMelodos Conservatory), Trikala (Aristotelio Odeio), Thessaloniki,
Arad, Casablanca, Rabat , Fes, New York (Tenri Cultural Institute of Manhattan in
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like France - Musique in Paris.
Mr. Petralia obtained several First Prizes at National Piano Competitions (Torre Orsaia Piano Competition, A.M.A. Calabria Music Competition, Messina Music Competition, Brahms Chamber Music Competition of Barcellona P.G. in Italy); the Second Prize at the International Piano Competition Prix Saint-Vincent, the Third Prize at the International Piano Competition Ibla Grand Prize, the Third Prize at the International Piano Competition F.P.Neglia of Enna, the Second Prize (First Prize not awarded) at the International Piano Competition V.Bellini of Caltanissetta. Semi Finalist at the MonteCarlo Piano Master 2000, he also obtained the First Prize at the prestigious International Piano Competitions of Meknès (Morocco) where he received the Grand Prize of Princess Lalla Meriem. Daniele Petralia also obtained the Carlo and Rodolfo Furcht Special Prize for the interpretation of the Prokofiev 7th Sonata as Finalist to the G. Pecar International Piano Competition. He is regularly invited to make Piano Master Class in Italy and abroad (Athens, X.O.N., Trikala, Aristotelio Conservatory, Montepulciano, etc.), and he takes part of jury in National and International Piano Competitions (X.O.N. Competition of Athens, Piano Competition of North Greece in Thessaloniki, Villafranca European Competition, Brahms Competition of Barcellona P.G., etc).
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Daniele Petralia is Professor in the Piano Faculty at the V. Bellini Music Academy in Catania and Artistic Director of the Mascalucia Auditorium S. Nicolò Philarmonic Orchestra. In the next future he is invited to play in Germany (International Music Festival of Kobern-Gondorf) as soloist and with the Soprano Alexandra Ikonòmu and in Canada (with the New World Symphonic Orchestra of Montreal) with the pianist Gianfranco Pappalardo-Fiumara.


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here is no gold in arkansas.But is still have a gold pan at the house hoping one day I can go panning Johnny
That would be great Sean.I looked on ebay. May get a pan to play around with. And I guess a book will set me in the right direction.Is there a type soil that I should look for? I live in a red clay area, and the local high school is called "Redland". I'm guessing that clay area soils are not good? I have a stream running through my property, but wanted know if it even has a chance. And if all fails, the pan will make a good conversation item on the shelf. I can hear the stories now.... :shock:Thank you


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CHICAGO (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – The Green Bay men's tennis team improved to 2-0 in Horizon League play on Saturday with a convincing 6-1 road victory against UIC at the Flames Outdoor Tennis Courts in Chicago. The Phoenix improved to 12-6 on the year with the win, while the Flames dropped to 4-11 overall and 0-2 in conference play.
Green Bay jumped out to the early lead by clinching the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2. Howard Scott (Exeter, England) and Michael Tebon (Excelsior, Minn.) blew by UIC's Alan Reifer and Christopher Cole 8-1 at No. 2, and seniors Erik Finkenbrink (Duelmen, Germany) and Craig Cox (Surrey, England) edged Alexander Raa and Isaac Lloveras 9-7 at No. 1.
In singles action, the Phoenix took the Nos. 1 through 5 matches to secure the 6-1 win. Sophomore Michael Tenzer (Neuried, Germany) came from behind at No. 1 to win 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 over Raa, while Finkenbrink, Cox, Scott and Rowan Isaaks (London, England) earned straight-set victories.
The Phoenix next begins a stretch of three straight matches at home, beginning with a contest against Youngstown State on Saturday, April 6 at 1 p.m. at Western Racquet and Fitness.
Green Bay 6, Valparaiso 1
1. Michael Tenzer (GB) def. Alexander Raa (UIC) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
2. Erik Finkenbrink (GB) def. Alan Reifer (UIC) 6-4, 7-6 (3)
3. Craig Cox (GB) def. Christopher Cole (UIC) 6-0, 6-0
4. Howard Scott (GB) def. Isaac Lloveras (UIC) 6-2, 6-4
5. Rowan Isaaks (GB) def. Maurizio Feoli (UIC) 6-0, 6-3
6. Rahul Kamath (UIC) def. Joey Leto (GB) 4-6, 6-4, 10-8
1. Erik Finkenbrink/Craig Cox (GB) def. Alexander Raa/Isaac Lloveras (UIC) 9-7
2. Howard Scott/Michael Tebon (GB) def. Alan Reifer/Christopher Cole (UIC) 8-1
3. Gautham Oroskar/Rahul Kamath (UIC) def. Michael Tenzer/Joey Leto (GB) 8-5
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I think a better question is to ask for recommendations for a good trainer/behaviorist. I don't know anything about Naples, Italy, whether the person you need to find would be considered a trainer or behaviorist.
But, I think that would be my first course of action -- take her to someone experienced with the breed, so they can witness the behavior and interaction between you and the dog, properly diagnose the dog's issue, and develop a plan of attack.
Good luck.
Now what? Barking, getting aggressive.
Kiina is now nearly 10 months old. We got her when she was 4 1/2 months old. During the first 5 months, we lived in a hotel. She was always seeing strange people, we had one incident (we were playing off-leash outside in the parking lot, young man came out of nowhere and freaked when he saw our puppy...which got her spun up and excited...she thought he was playing...I got her under control, and nothing like that ever happened again).
We've taken her out hiking with groups of other dogs, and people. She's always been friendly, and never aggressive. Living in the hotel, she was quite hyper and mouthy...always. I took her around playgrounds, where kids were being loud, running around, playing soccer, tag, etc., and, while spun up the first time, the successive times she got much better...to the point where she would just sit quietly next to me.
6 weeks ago, we went on a long trip, she was kenneled with a local GSD breeder, when we got back we immediately moved into our house (FINALLY), and just over a week later, she went into her first heat.
Since moving in, and going through her heat, she has been a very calm dog. Cuddly, even. The mouthing has all but stopped (only every once in a great while, if we were gone and had to leave her out back for several hours). She goes wherever I go...very attentive to me...and much more responsive to basic obedience commands.
We have had people (workmen/landlord) here off and on...and she barks pretty aggressively at them. Usually, we just pen her in back (where she continues to bark) or her crate (which seems to calm her down). But this past weekend we had a 14yo boy over to visit...and she would not calm down. We put her on her leash, we had her sit/lie down, the boy came to pet her...and she'd just go nutso, hackles up, barking and wanting to jump up (the boy started to become afraid of her). So, we kept her with us the whole time, and either on-leash, crated or locked in our room, or out back. She kept up for 2 days...if she heard him or saw him, she'd start back up again.
We are going to be having guests regularly...here for long periods of time (staying for weeks/months). I need to get her past this...what do you suggest?
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Walter Eugene Witmer, 65 of Pioneer Lake Road, Cherry Tree, and formerly of Black Lick, died Saturday, July 6, 2013, at the V.A. Hospital in Pittsburgh.
Visitation will be from noon until 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Rairigh-Bence Funeral Home of Indiana.
The Rev. Albert Brown will conduct the funeral service at 2 p.m. Wednesday following the visitation hours at the funeral home. Burial with military honors will be in the Union Cemetery, Parkwood.
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Contact: Tony Young (850) 488-7867
Last week, Governor Jeb Bush signed into law a bill affecting would-be, first-time hunters and those wanting to hunt during Florida's newly established crossbow season.
Effective Aug. 1, 2006, anyone 16 years or older and born after May 31, 1975 can hunt under the supervision of a licensed hunter, 21 or older, without having to complete the state's hunter safety certification. The newly established "Hunter Safety Mentoring Exemption" enables those persons to purchase a Florida hunting license and hunt during a one-year trial basis.
The new mentoring exemption was passed by the Florida Legislature to help persuade more people to experience hunting. It is designed to encourage experienced hunters to teach novice hunters about safety, ethics, wildlife, hunting skills and respect for Florida's outdoors.
Until now, everyone 16 or over, and born after May 31, 1975, needed to complete the hunter safety requirement before they were allowed to buy a hunting license.
"This should be a great incentive for getting more people to give hunting a try, and hopefully, we can hook some of these folks on the hunting tradition," said Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission hunter safety coordinator Bill Cline. "If a novice hunter enjoys the sport, we hope they take the hunter safety course and continue the experience for years to come."
Individuals taking advantage of this try-before-you-buy approach would have to take and pass a hunter safety class to be eligible to purchase a hunting license and hunt the following year.
Another part of the law establishes a $5 permit fee for hunters to participate in the state's new crossbow season. The new permit is similar to the archery and muzzleloading gun permits that also cost $5 and are required for those hunting during the archery and muzzleloading gun seasons.
The crossbow season will run Oct. 9-13 in the South Hunting Zone, Oct. 23-27 in the Central Zone and Nov. 27 – Dec. 3 in the Northwest Zone. Hunters will need to purchase the $5 crossbow permit to hunt during these periods when only crossbows and bows can be used.
The new crossbow season is offered on private lands only and not available on any of the state's wildlife management areas.
For more information on the hunter safety mentoring exemption or crossbow season, call Tony Young at (850) 488-7867.


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|I had the same problem with a 396. Chevy engines are numbered "1-3-5-7" on drivers side and "2-4-6-8" on pass side. On a dual plane intake if you follow the air intake runners, 1,4,6,7 use half of the carb and 2,3,5,8 use the other half. I pulled the Holley carb and found junk in one of the metering blocks. Rebuilt carb, fired her up and had all cylinders running about the same temp. I used a infrared temp gun on the header pipe at the head.I you don't have a IF gun, take a water bottle cap of water and dump it on the header tube, if it boils off fast that cyl in working, if it kinda runs off that cyl is not working. This will work on cast manifold as well but not so evident. Yesterday a 350 had a intermittent miss, found one cylinder cold replaced wire no more miss. These infrared temp guns are great. I would look into it might have to return that "rebuilt" carb for another try.Just something else to think about. good luck
|Phat Juan
|On the passenger side it's the 2 & 3 , on the driver side it's the 1 & 4.
If they are the back 2 plugs on both sides of the engine the problem is the secondary float level on the back two barrels of the carb., if it's the front 2 plugs on each side it's the primary float level. The needle and seat valve is likely stuck open allowing fuel to drip into the manifold, flooding the 4 cylinders. My Holley did the same thing last year, which is fairly common on Holleys.
Take off the air cleaner and look into the carb., if you see fuel dripping in the back two barrels, or the front two barrels you have identified the problem. Here are some video clips I posted showing the problem.
Some guys will tap on the rear adjusting nut to see if that will pop it loose. Here is an excellent Holley video on Fuel Level & Float Adjustment. Go to about the 3:00 minute mark.
And here is a video showing removal of the needle and seat valve.
Hope that helps and good luck to you!
|First of all the guy at the shop who is wanting to spend you money on what " might be" doesn't seem very competent. I don't spend my customers money on something until I know it's the problem. Since all of this missing got worse after you changed the plugs, double check the wires to make sure you don't have any of them crossed. Also to check the wires, most auto parts places have a light that goes between the plug and wire. Star the engine it the lights is flashing their is spark to the plug as it will flash everytime te plug wire sparks. They are usually pretty cheap you could get by with only one and move it from wire to wire
A Few things to check.
I would start with the cap and rotor. Make the cap and rotor has no burnt terminals. If you have a meter you ohm the wires to check they are ok. Did you hear any noise coming from the engine (ticking etc.?) If the wires are good I would consider pulling the valve covers and making sure a rocker (s) did not back off. This happened to me once and killed 2 plugs.
The idle screw on the side of the carb should be set 1 1/2 turns out as a baseline and fuel press 5-7 lbs.
|Phat Juan
|@doublevision how can I do that spark test you are talking about?
|Phat Juan
|What would be the correct way to adjust the carb it's a holley 4 barrel. The guy at the shop told me that it was going to be that way till it burned off the excess in the plugs but i want to try to do it myself since i know my car. For this reason i changed them. The shaking stopped but the now i'm having the issue with the cylinders. I may add that i tried running it and the knobs that control the fuel and air mixture both where shut and as soon as i gave them about a half of a turn the car would want to shut off and that got me thinking kus it wasn't that way before can it be that?
|Phat Juan
|Everything was fine until saturday. Well the car is an 81 el camino. They told me to get new wires that the wires might be bad so i'm going to do that. You guys think this might help?
|I suggest on the cylinders it's not firing on do a spark test on those spark plug wires and see if they are in fact firing. If they're not somethings gone wrong in the ignition system. Keep in mind ignition problems often diagnose the same as fuel problems. Also need to know what year vehicle, what's the spark timing set at and what's the fuel pressure?
|Have you rechecked the plugs since the 4 of 8 started to misfire? I would start with simple things like making sure all plugs are getting fire from the distributor. Did you adjust the carb after reinstall? Have your checked timing? Did anything happen the last time it was running right (backfire, misfiring, got gas at an unusual location ETC)? Just a few ideas to get you started, hopefully someone more knowledgable will jump in and help you out some. Good luck and Happy New Year
|Phat Juan
4 of 8 cylinders working on sbc350
On Friday my car was running fine. So sat morning I go to start it and it would not stay on and throw smoke I checked my spark plugs and they where black(smelled like gas) so I figured it was running to rich so I took the CARB to get rebuilt. The car was shaking after the rebuilt so I changed the spark plugs on it and the shaking stopeed but now 4 of my 8 cylinders are not working (2 on each side). This I noticed by pulling the wire from the distributor and the cars idle wont change on 4 and on the working ones u can notice the difference in the idle. What can this be. I have a sbc350 with edelbrock intake, 4 barrel holley carb, street fire distributor, street fire wires. PLEASE HELP I'M LOST I NEVER DELT WITH THIS PROBLEM AND NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE TALKING ABOUT THIS ISSUE!!!THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!
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The Parable of the Bread Aisle
posted at 1:46 pm on March 16, 2010 by Doctor Zero
What does the bread aisle of your local grocery store look like? Chances are it's quite large, featuring shelves filled with many different types of bread. Each type of bread is also offered by different companies – you'll have several brands of wheat or rye bread to choose from. One of these options will probably be the "house brand" of the grocery store itself, and it will likely be cheaper than any of the other brands, particularly for staples such as white and wheat bread.
What purpose is served by having so many types of bread to choose from? We could all survive nicely on wheat bread. Even if we make allowances for taste, and indulge those who prefer other flavors, what's the point of having all those different brands on the shelf? And why would anyone buy a marquee brand like Wonder Bread or Pepperidge Farms, when the grocery store house brand is cheaper?
And why do we have to pay for bread at all? We need basic foods to survive, far more urgently than we need health insurance. Maybe it would be better if the government took over the bread industry. Think of all the money wasted on packaging and advertising, which could be saved if the State distributed Obama Bread in plain white wrappers that said RYE or WHEAT in simple block lettering. Our wise politicians could then decide if all those different varieties of bread are truly necessary.
If you have studied the history of socialism and communism around the world, you know what the inevitable results of a nationalized bread industry would be: hungry people staring at dusty shelves containing a few expensive loaves of low-quality bread. Humanity has invented few weapons that kill people more efficiently than collectivist agriculture.
Why is this always the tragic outcome of collectivism? After all, government control of goods and services is presented as a way to control costs. The bribes and shady backroom deals perpetrated in the service of ObamaCare are supposed to produce a system that increases "access to health insurance" and make it more "affordable." The inevitable result will be a system that reduces the quality of care, makes it harder to come by, and increases its overall cost to American citizens.
The same thing has happened across decades and around the world, every single time the State has taken control of a private industry. There's some grim amusement in watching a supposedly educated man like Paul Krugman make an utter fool of himself trying to pretend otherwise. ("In Britain, the government itself runs the hospitals and employs the doctors. We've all heard scare stories about how that works in practice; these stories are false.")
The reason for the failure of collectivism is revealed in the parable of the bread aisle. Why are there many different flavors of bread? Because people demand them. Why are those flavors provided by different companies, at various price points? Because there is competition to satisfy demand. These factors produce reductions in price, and increases in quality… and the burning truth every statist desperately needs you to forget is that political commandments cannot produce either of these things.
Why couldn't a nationalized bread industry produce higher quality bread at lower prices? A politician would simply declare bread must be healthy, delicious, and provided to Americans for fifty cents per loaf, paid by a loving government interested in the welfare of its people!
The problem is that politicians cannot redefine value, or repeal the laws of supply and demand. Ironically, given the endless invocation of the term by American liberals, the first thing sacrificed in a state-run industry is diversity. Political allocation of bread would see no logic in offering different brands of bread, or even different flavors… at least, not to the politically powerless average citizen, who would have no way to express his desires by spending money on the bread he prefers. The sole input available to the subjects of a state-run industry is power. If you don't have any, you take the bread government sees fit to provide, at the time of its choosing.
This doesn't happen because the masters of a politicized economy are heartless and cruel. One of the most dangerous, enduring illusions of the post-industrial era is the belief that collectivism has only failed in the past because nasty people were in charge of it. The elimination of diversity and choice is an inescapable requirement of command economics. Control cannot be dispersed among millions of consumers, imposing their individual preferences on the system. That's what capitalism does. When Pepperidge Farms tries to win your business, it caters to your demands, and it can find opportunities for profit in satisfying very specific tastes. If the State provided bread, you would need to adapt your tastes to the requirements of the State.
Reducing costs and increasing quality, to earn profits in a competitive economy, is very difficult. Statists think it's easy, which is why they believe an enlightened President and Congress can simply command it. Relieved of competitive pressure, the State's bread-making decisions would be guided by political considerations, at the expense of variety and efficiency. Chances would not be taken on experimental flavors that could result in wasted production, if they don't catch on with the public. The unhealthy decadence of white bread would likely be sacrificed in the name of reducing health-care costs.
Grain harvests, and the location of bakeries, would be shaped by the political power of local senators and representatives, rather than the painful demands of cost control. This is one of the reasons why government programs always cost more than the original estimates. Those estimates quickly become arbitrary limits, easily discarded when they become difficult to meet. This also makes it easy for politicians to obscure the true costs of their plans, by providing ridiculously low estimates of cost. They know they will not be held to account for those projections later, the way a private business would.
The bread aisle of your grocery store overflows with a variety of fresh, affordable options because that bread is baked in the fires of competition… where a fortune can be made by learning your tastes, and finding an inexpensive way to satisfy them. If you relied upon the government for your bread, you would accept what you were given, and you would be given what politicians think you were willing to accept. They would conceal the massive cost of its inefficient production by telling you it was free. Because this is a lie, you would soon find yourself staring at an empty shelf, remembering the days when you could choose between six different brands of honey wheat bread, while politicians explained why your nostalgia reflects a greedy and selfish desire to return to an impossible age.
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Just a thought, I wouldn't reccomend jumping overboard and swimming to shore. I had a "fun" time swimming against a current to try to get back to my anchored ship last week, and if I didn't have a lifeline around my wrist I wouldn't have made it back.
I would say to get a daysailer dinghy to learn with and then buy a nice inexpensive 25+ foot OLDER yacht to travel out of sight of land. I have the Lancer Yachts 28' Masthead sloop, and I am VERY pleased with it. Even with only an 8' beam, it still is hearty enough to take Mr. Murphy and his issues every now & again.
You could easily spend less than $6000 and get both, with numerous sails and rigging. With my $4000.00 investment (and I use the term investment loosely, since it is a boat after all) I have two pickup beds full of gear, 7 sails, and more junk to stuff in the boat than it would be able to hold. Used is by far the way to go! if I would have bought the boat only for $4000, I would have spent close to another $5000 in sails alone, not to include the trailers, lines, rigging, fenders, outboards, electronics, dinghy, etc.
|This is what I learned on, Venture 17 easily tailored by a small car and of sufficient size to over knight on. http://www.sailingtexas.com/cboats99venture17.html
A used Catalina 14.2 or 16.5 or a Precision 15 are all excellent starter boats that won't break the bank. I would shy away from the $300 used boats just because you're going to spend more time fixing than sailing and you don't want to have to worry about losing a shroud while you're trying to figure out what a beam reach is! I started out with a $2,000 Catalina 16.5 and sailed it for four years and never got bored.
I would definitely look into a sailing class at a local sailing club. Most of them will allow you to use their boats after you get qualified and that will give you a MUCH better idea of what kind of sailing you want to do. I THOUGHT I was going to want a 25' to cruise in at some point but soon realized that a "2 hour sail to nowhere" every weekend (I'm in St Pete, FL) was MUCH more suited to my tastes and schedule. I now have a Vanguard Nomad and she sees the water every Saturday for a couple of hours - weather permitting.
Good luck with your decision and HAVE FUN!!
This may be an oversimplification (I am cursed with a gift for that)...
First the boat has to be able to carry you and everything you need to take with you. It has to be maneuverable enough to get you where you are headed and adequately built to handle the expected "normal" conditions of your course. Of course, it is likely that if you are going a long way you will encounter some conditions outside the norm. To deal with that, I think there are couple of different approaches, that aren't necessarily mutually exclusive. One is to build something small that can take the pounding and recover fairly easily. The other approach is to make a bigger boat that can handle more extreme conditions but has a more difficult time recovering if its higher limits are exceeded. A couple of extreme examples are a small catamaran like BestFriend mentioned and the common full metal keel cruisers. In a big blow with a lot of waves, the cat might go over a few times but if you have an athletic crew tethered to the boat, they pop it right back up and keep going. The keel boat will handle more without a problem, but if it has a hull breach or full swamping (probably caused by mistakes made by crew opening hatches at inopportune times) it could be headed for the bottom. The odds of this are far less likely than the little cat capsizing and the little cat may come up one time with a ripped sail or no mast after too many capsizes. I think it all comes down to lowering the odds of disaster. The real mistake, IMO, that some small boat sailors make is looking just at lengths of boats or pictures and not getting details about what made a little boat seaworthy. The sailors who set records with small boats were generally very experienced and their little boats were often specially designed to take the pounding and recover. Some of them cost far more than a larger recreational cruiser.
Having been a previous owner of dinghies and Hobies, heres what we did. No sailing experience, but previous motor experience. I found someone that I knew that had a dinghy for sale and just bought it. 300 bucks and we bought a trailer from home depot and modified it to fit. Then we sailed the hell out of it, lakes, ocean, gulf of cali, everywhere. Eventually, a couple of years, we out grew it and got bored. Too slow. By then, we knew enough about what to look for as far as care, and bought a hobie. That one actually came from someone we knew too. I think it was 800 with the trailer. Sailed the hell out of that, waaaaaay out in the ocean. Could still see land, but it was far. Probably too far, but we were still in our twenties and didn't really care. You really learn how to read the wind in a hobie, you go much faster and it is more reactive to your touch, plus you learn rigging. We sailed it until it fell apart, literally. Then we bought a better one, for 1200 with the trailer. I think my brother still has that one. Just go buy something small, take it to a lake, and teach yourself, have fun. Just be respectful of others at the ramp and in the water and ask for help if you need it. Start cheap, and you will have money to upgrade to better boats as you learn more and become a better sailor.
|Coming from a whitewater background, I have to admit the small boat idea is somewhat appealing and not without its merits. Many of the small boats have positive flotation, meaning that as long as it isn't ripped to pieces it will float. That doesn't guarantee you can get it upright and bailed out and just staying with it might be incredibly difficult in the worst case scenarios but it does put the responsibility squarely on the sailor. I am sure you are statistically safer in a bigger boat, but bigger ballasted keel boats can sink from causes beyond your control. But if I were to ever try anything resembling blue water in a little boat, I would not do it without at least one other boat around.
seaworthiness and size
Some rather small boats have been way out to sea, perhaps foolishly, nonetheless with the right skipper and an eye to weather, it can be done: an 18 ft Catalina was sailed from California to Hawaii, also a 19 ft West Wight Potter. Frank and Margaret Dye sailed the North Sea and the entire US eastern seaboard in a 16 foot Wayfarer. Suggest you check into these, they all go on a trailer, they will all take passengers, and they have a community that goes with them to learn from.
I moved from a 365 lb Wayfarer to a 22 ft Catalina, and in a blow, both were wet and corky but both took it. Are you ready to do Your Part in all this?? The boat will only save a skipper that's with it, you know.
|With all respect, SpeedoApe is putting the horse before the cart. I would suggest getting a bit of experience before buying a boat. The Galveston area has lots of yacht clubs, and a fair number of informal races. SpeedoApe would do well to investigate the marinas and yacht clubs, and look for a spot as crew for a season or two. Learn on somebody elses boat. After a few months of sailing choices will be much easier.
|glad to hear someone mention the macgregor I sail a 1979 222 I bought for 2500 in very nice shape but there are many out there under 2000 that are more than seaworthy for galveston bay as for the 26 it might be more than you want to trailer with a small jeep my dodge dakota v6 does ok with my 22 but I dont think it would like me much if I went to a 26. they are great boats though and mine only draws about 16" keel up. you will also get the benifit if learning how to sail with a jib
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Nancy Pelosi begs us not to ruin her dignity by cutting her paycheck
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is speaking out against a cut in congressional pay because she says it will undermine the dignity of their positions. "I think we should respect the work we do," Pelosi said. "I think it's necessary for us to have the dignity of the job that we have rewarded." ("Dignity" is apparently a synonym for "fat paycheck.") Pelosi, whose husband, Paul, is a legit real-estate mogul, was quick to add that slicing her own paycheck wouldnt "mean as much" as those senators who struggle to make ends meet on $174,000 per year. "We are obviously contemplating a sequester," Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer (D) said. "Obviously we are going to take a cut, like everybody else." [Source]
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What you might consider doing is welding in some spacers into your spring pockets so you can run common coil-over springs instead of the units installed now. It will give you many more options to choose from. Just a 1" long piece of steel tubing either on the ID or OD of the spring in each pocket would suffice. Just make sure that at full droop, the spring can't fall out.
It is always difficult to make a car as light as yours ride well. Mainly that is due to the high unsprung weight in the rear axle. The rear axle and the tire/wheel assembly is very heavy in relation to the weight of the rear half of the car. Getting the spring rates right and then the shock valving right can be tricky.
If you would take a photo of the current springs on the car and provide us with an accurate measurement of the spring wire diameter, the overall spring diameter and with the photo we can determine the number of active coils I can calculate fairly precisely the spring rate. That will help you greatly in determining where to go next with spring selection. Also give us the spring free height (unisinstalled) and the height of the spring at ride height. Once we know the rate of the spring we can then easily determine how much load the spring is supporting. Finally, with the springs out of the rear end, set the car at the ride height you want and get the dimension between the spring seats. That is the final bit of info we will need to help you select a proper spring.
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|I have coil overs on my 60 Falcon 2dr wagon on all 4 love them
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You could contact Eaton Springs in Detroit Mi. They are very helpful. I've used them several times.
And yes, cutting coil springs will make them stiffer. Have you considered Coil-overs ?
If it is known the wire diameter, coil size. number of turns, free height and compressed height the rate of the current spring can be calculated and then we can compare the new springs to see if they are softer or stiffer than what you have now. but there is light becuase there are companies that do all this for you. Here is a list.
Coil Spring Manufacturers Serving Pennsylvania (PA) - Zycon
some of those guys do automotive and will be happy to make you just the spring that you need.. I think it was another guy that had the same issue and we had him take a look see at his shock valving because a shock tha tis valved for a heavy car may be too stiff for a light car..
Maybe you just need to bite the bullet and get some coil overs from pro or someone like that, that are adjustable so you can get closer to the ride an handling that you are looking for.
My new issue. (Coil Springs)
My car rides rough, so I decided for the cost, I may as well try some softer springs. Long story short... Planned on ordering some from speedway tonight, and after double checking my springs are 13 x 4.5 not the common 5 inches.
Where the heck do I get springs in this size?
I have a 27 roadster. It's a speedway kit and was told it was originally built in the late 70's. I've heard people say Corvair springs were commonly used back then, but my research makes me believe that Corvair springs are not the 4.5 inches diameter either. I have found Jeep/off road coil springs, but I would assume they are VERY stiff. not to mention long. I'm no physics expert, but wouldn't cutting them make them stiffer?
My spring looks like it was possibly cut to the 13 inches. But I'm at a loss as to what to do,
Any suggestions?
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|I'm not going anywhere. I joined the site so my wife could get on here and learn what I already know about the breed. Diesel is technically suppose to be her dog anyway lol even though he stays glued to me when I'm home. All I was trying to say earlier was I did not want to be involved with any kind of registry bashing because there are liars in everyone of the registries. Anyone with access to the Internet can figure that much out
Well the OP has recieved an education on something most people are unaware of (CKC). He now has a lovely puppy that will need all kinds of attention and maybe could stay around for some help...Diesel, we have all felt beaten up a little at some time or the other; I know none of the comments were directed at your or your dog.
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wellllll aren't we a happy bunch this morning
Congrats on your new pup, I hope he brings you many years of happiness
As for the CKC, well I woouldn't support them but Tarheel I just wanted to say, I would have done the same thing! Bought a pedigree if available to me, to find out what was behind the dog I was adopting! So while it may have put a few bucks in their pocket, it would be worth more to me knowing about the dog!
Just to add, I don't think everyone knows the differences in all those registries out there, theres, CKC< ABA, all kinds of disreputable registries.. While Joe Public may not know the difference, they see the dog is "registered", so that's a "good" thing.
Not the dogs fault, every puppy deserves a good home. But I do think people should become aware of what registries mean what when it comes to breeding animals.
What's done is done, I'm sure the OP will love his puppy no matter what, and I hope he lives a long healthy life..
I feel subpar around here every day, LOL.
That's why I keep coming back to learn a little more.
Yikes. Didn't mean to get that involved in the CKC thing. I was actually just commenting on this thread because it was sort of ,my "last straw" when I signed on and started reading yesterday. After about 10 minutes of reading the new posts I felt like I should probably just rehome my dog to someone smart enough to raise him and subject myself to 40 lashes with a wet noodle
Regarding the pedigree thing. I just wanted to know if all of my dogs ancestors were connected to the same breeder due to some health questions that "might" arise. If my $25 kept them in business a day longer, but the info might help my dog somewhere down the road, then I don't really care. I did meet both of my dog's parents because after the breeder asked us to help him with placing the pups, he brought the parents in to take advantage of our free spay/neuter program. They were beautiful, friendly and apparently healthy because they both passed the pre-surgery physical with flying colors. And the "miller" of my dog's mother is now dying with cancer and has never had another job. She has been investigated over and over but was never shut down. Most of the people who bought from her over the years probably didn't even care about a pedigree. They just wanted a PB dog a little cheaper. She has many, many other breeds besides GSDs. I know why she can't register with the AKC and it's not because she is faking pedigrees.
Anyway...I think it might be prudent to remember that someone's first post is not a good place to sort of attack him (for any reason.) It's tough enough to feel competent around here at times, we shouldn't scare people off on their first visit.
I learn so much here and for the most part (like 99%)enjoy everyone. I just think there are certain times (even if you aren't technically breaking a rule) that it would be the decent thing to do to not make someone feel somehow subpar.
|Bashing the registry isn't bashing your dog. It's about the registry itself. Your dog doesn't know where it's registered (or even if it is). While someone pointing out that there are issues with a registry (which CKC and APRI certainly have) may have stung, it has nothing to do with the love and pride you have in your dog. It has to do with warning others (as this is a public forum and does come up on searches) that there may be reasons WHY someone is using that registry and not one of the legit ones.
But with a CKC registered pup, you can't even know for sure that you have a pure bred! Making up fake registrations, fake pedigrees, and selling the dogs as pure-bred is just totally wrong. People are not attacking your puppy - your pedigree for him may be correct, he probably is a nice a puppy as any from as nice a sire and dam as any from as nice breeders as any - but I think any organization that openly allows deceitfulness from its members and has proven to be un-trustworthy is fully deserving of bashing.
But lets get back to your Diesel, and leave the registry discussion for another time.
Mocha was educating you about the different registries.
as a GSD owner you should be interested in knowing the
difference in the registries and you should know something
about your dog's lineage.
i don't think you have anything to report to the Mod's.
the Mod's probably have read Mocha's posts.
Originally Posted by Diesel14 View Post
Mocha please take your garbage to a different post and get it out of my welcome post. I don't give a rats behind about the fact that you absolutely hate the CKC REGISTRY. If you post one more time about it in any post that I ever make on this forum then I will just have to take it straight to an administrator and make them aware of it.
Originally Posted by Castlemaid View Post
Hi Diesel, welcome to the board - that is one cute puppy you have there, I'm sure you will be very happy with him.
Mocha isn't breaking any rules by posting her thoughts about the CKC registry, though I do agree that an introductory post may not be the best place to bring this up.
We've had members here with CKC registered pups, and upon them posting the dog's pedigree, the pedigree seemed fabricated. Not saying that Diesel's pedigree is fake, it might be legit, but with a CKC registration, you will never know for sure.
The main thing right now is that you met the parents and they had good temperament and were friendly, so that is a big plus in your camp.
Hi Diesel, welcome to the board - that is one cute puppy you have there, I'm sure you will be very happy with him.
Mocha isn't breaking any rules by posting her thoughts about the CKC registry, though I do agree that an introductory post may not be the best place to bring this up.
We've had members here with CKC registered pups, and upon them posting the dog's pedigree, the pedigree seemed fabricated. Not saying that Diesel's pedigree is fake, it might be legit, but with a CKC registration, you will never know for sure.
The main thing right now is that you met the parents and they had good temperament and were friendly, so that is a big plus in your camp.
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Arsène Wenger could welcome back Emmanuel Adebayor, Samir Nasri and Bacary Sagna to his squad for Sunday's trip to Stamford Bridge.
Adebayor and Sagna (both ankle) missed the weekend defeat at Manchester City while Nasri picked up a knee injury during training on Monday morning. However Wenger rated the trio's chances of a return at 50:50.
"Before tonight's game we had nine injured players," said the Frenchman at Tuesday's post-match press conference.
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Now, if she wants a very good first 9mm. I also bought my wife a Stoeger Couger 9mm, Model 8000. This gun is really a Beretta, made in Turkey with Beretta tooling. The design of the barrel helps very much to lower the recoil. It is a mid-sized handgun and has an awesome feel in your hand. My wife loves shooting it and doesn't notice the recoil at all... You can get these at Academy Sports with 4-mags, at approx. $400. I believe it's a bargin for a very nice gun.
Then again, you should get a dozen other opinions here from the Clock, Sig, CZ, H&K, S&W, ect fans. I'm new to shooting and handguns...so what do I know...Ha.
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GLA 6g Rimless 36-L - The Fusion Tank (Nature, Iwagumi...Who Knows?)
What's up TPT, I'm actually active in a couple forums and I decided that with the success I'm having with my new project that I started, I thought I'd like to share here as well...
And the story starts on 9/5/12...
Well after a good few years back in the hobby, I decided to start yet another nano aquarium, this time a rimless Iwagumi inspired scape (my first attempt so be kind). I poured through quite a few options and compared ADA, Do!Aqua, Mr. Aqua, Schuber Wright, and FINALLY decided on a GLA. Why? Well in terms of Low Iron high visibility glass on a rimless, the only competition in terms of 'value' that I can find are the Schuber Wright aquariums (which the beveled glass threw me off) and the Mr. Aqua 7.5g cube (which I didn't want another cube). I decided to spend a little extra on myself, but not ADA extra, since I'm still a starving student. Yes ADA is the cream of the crop (based on quality and established reputation), but I wanted to break away from the norm and save on some cash in the process, while still following 'some' of the principles associated with Iwagumi planted scapes. I finally decided on the GLA Low Iron Green Leaf Rimless Aquarium 36-L because it fell on the sweet spot of value, quality, and the right size I was looking for. Plus, I was impressed with how fast the GLA's customer service was in responding to my inquiries. That sealed the deal and the order was placed! :thumb:
All I have now is the tank, lighting, and substrate. I'll be ordering things online and taking some trips to the LFS's. But here's the list so far, feel free to critique it or comment.
The Rundown (Already Acquired and In-Progress / Planning):
Tank - GLA 36-L (Dimensions approx. 15" x 9" x 11", 6g, 5mm glass thickness)
Light - Finnex 16" Ray 2 DD (9 Watts: 88 HO LEDs, 7000k daylight)
Filter - Fluval 106
CO2 - Aquatek paintball regulator w/ solenoid
Substrate: Fluval Stratum, Floramax, and Sand
Hardscape: Yamaya Stone, Manzanita DW
HC, Hemianthus callitrichoides
Rotala Colorata
Pogostemon Erectus
Ludwigia sp. Red
Echinodorus tenellus
staurogyne repens
Flame Moss
Planned Fauna:
Yellow (Neocaridina heteropoda var. Yellow), Tangerine Tiger (Caridina serrata) or Fire Red Shrimp (Neocaridina heteropoda var. Fire Red)
Galaxy or Chili Rasboras later long after a healthy population of shrimp is established.
Seachem Flourish, Excel, and API Leaf Zone until the liquids run out. Will be mixing up dry ferts after, just got my order from GLA with my tank. Undecided with the whole EI or PPS-Pro dosing, still need to read up on it.
And some pictures:
Hmm, look was the kind UPS lady brought me!
Excellent packing on the part of GLA! The tank was packed in a thick box within a box with plenty of styrofoam to protect the glass.
NO... it's not ADA, so what! LOL
The Finnex Ray 2 16" fixture:
The tank and the fixture (I'll most likely suspend the fixture, more on that later).
The pic doesn't do it justice, but WOW :eek: this Finnex Ray 2 is BRIGHT!
Update from 9/13/12...
Coming along slowly but surely.. Just got my filter and co2 equipment. I'll be headed to the LFS for some rocks and maybe some driftwood.. Looking for a small piece of Manzanita branch.
Update from 9/16/12...
I installed the Fluval 106. Had to measure everything and cut the tubing. Looks okay... better than an HOB IMO.
Here are the goodies I picked up:
Added the first layer of Floramax with some decent sloping action:
Here's a pic with some experimental malaysian dw (still gonna go with a more subtle manzanita) and 3lbs of yamaya stones:
And lastly, I added in the Fluval Stratum, sand, and removed the dw.
On a side note... although the Fluval 106 intake/outflow pipes are okay and will have to do for now, the way they're looking is making me want to cough up some more dough for some glass lily pipes. Unfortunately, those will have to wait due to budget restraints..
I'll probably be working on suspending the light fixture soon.
Update from 9/24/12...
DIY suspension for the Finnex Ray 2 light fixture:
-EKBY HÅLL Ikea Shelf Brackets x 2 = $8 ($4 each)
-3/32" wire rope from Home Depot = .60 cents
-Fishing Line = FREE off my fishing rod.
-Jewelry crimp-able closures from Michael's = $3
-Jewelry clamp/hooks = $3
Total Cost = $14.60
Took me a few hours to finally suspend the light fixture. I slowly gathered material from various places while out on errands for other things. Anyway, got stuff from Ikea, Home Depot, and Michael's. The hardest part was trying to measure and get everything straight. Also tying the palomar knots and basic knots wasn't that easy too (well basics are)...LOL
Some minor adjustments on height might still be needed. I would have planted this tank by now but the plants that I intend to use are sitting in my other tank in which I just discovered has some Hydra Polyps in it. I'm going to have to address that problem first because I do not want to introduce those pests to my new tank; especially, since I'm going to be keeping shrimp.
Now for some pics:
Materials and implementation of the thick gauge wires I found to fit PERFECTLY in the grooves where the stock plastic docking mounts slide into. If you intend to do this, either bring your measurements with you to Home Depot or bring your fixture with you (which I did) so the friendly Home Depot employee can cut it to size for you.
Once I inserted the wires, I got the jewelry closures and crimped them down with some needle-nosed pliers pretty tight on the ends. I thought I would have to put some epoxy or something to strengthen the hold, but they appear to be pretty tight without the need for glue. The closures conveniently have an eye at one end where I can thread the fishing line through... the tough part was tying the palomar knots there (hint: look up an instructional video on youtube if you don't know how to tie this knot).
Ikea shelf brackets and some hooks I found in the DIY jewelry section of Michael's. I'm only using the hooks as a quick disconnect to remove the fixture for aquarium maintenance. These particular hooks do not fit over the curled ends of the shelf brackets. I just tied a loop of fishing line over the curled rod iron under the brackets which then attaches to the jewlery hooks, which has another piece of fishing line tied to connect to the fixture.
And the final product pics:
:eek:Look ma... no mounting docks! Except for the pesky power cord, it appears to be floating! (umm, sorta).. LOL
Update time....9/26/12
The eagle has landed! I'm now planted and up and running...
This was my first time working with Fluval Stratum (FS) so I poked around a bit online and read how cloudy it can get when disturbed. So I took extra precaution in filling up my tank SLOWLY and with a plate to deflect the water I was pouring in with the bucket.
I also got some mulm I siphoned out with some tank water from my established aquarium to pour in the GLA tank. I had an extra flourish root tab sitting around so I broke that in to several pieces and embedded it in the substrate in various places as well. Although I had some issues with how light the FS is, it wasn't too bad (so far); at least not as bad as some of the complaints I read out there. I had some chunks and stems of the HC dislodge and float from the FS as I was filling the tank with water (albeit being careful), but I was able to replant with some tweezers.
The Fluval 106 filter is working like a charm. I decided to not use the activated carbon that came with the filter. Instead, I cut out a piece of filter floss to provide a little extra polishing in case the substrate decides to get dusty/cloudy. I also seeded the biomax compartment with biomax from my established tank's filter. I love the self priming featuring of this filter by the way. Turning on the filter, I was afraid everything was going to get blown away, especially my HC. But so far so good! It's running super quietly and I'm glad there's a flow control to make it more appropriate for a 6g nano tank. We'll just have to pretend the lovely black, white, and opaque (intake/outflow) stock equipment are sexy glass lily pipes for now... haha.. it's not so bad to have an imagination...right? :brows:
Well... after several hours of prep and planting... here are the pics! It's not very Iwagumi.. but hey, like my title implies.... it's Iwagumi "Inspired"... meaning, I get to throw my own twist on it.
Filled with some mulm and tank water... with heavy spritzing from a spray bottle. Oh, and I found a decent piece of manzanita branch.
Tied some cotton thread around the manzanita branch to secure the Flame Moss. This was my first attempt at using moss of any sort. Hope it fills in nicely.
And post-flooding the tank. I'm really surprised at how clear the tank is. Taking care in gently pouring in water and not disturbing the substrate really helps. The instructions on the Fluval Stratum say to rinse well, while others who have used it (also) say not to. I think the people who complain about this substrate being super cloudy, followed the instructions or just dumped water in the tank. I did not rinse it and the extra care I took by not disturbing the substrate paid off.
Thanks for reading!
That's a beautiful tank. I can't wait to see it filled in.
Very nice, keep us posted!
What is that very thin, long, glass-like plant behind your driftwood? I really like it!
Overall, I usually don't like the sparseness of Iwagumi tanks, just a personal taste thing. What you have done here has a lot more 'stuff' in it while still having a really nice sparse look to it. I find the balance you've achieved right up my alley.
Lovely tank and set up - great journal too. Hope it all works out for you :)
Thanks everyone! I'm glad you guys like it. I know it's not up to par with everyone's taste (especially hardcore ADA folks), but I'm excited about it nonetheless. I know it will look A LOT better with glass pipes, but that will come later.
@Talkyn... The grass-like plant in the back is actually Pygmy Chain Sword (echinodorus tenellus). I was told by someone in another forum that it's usually not that tall. So I'm worried about if I should keep it, especially how I read it will shoot runners and try to spread far. Never worked with that plant before so I don't really know what to expect? I'm considering switching it out to a taller variety of DHG (Eleocharis acicularis)? Oh and the whole "don't like the sparseness of Iwagumi tanks" thing, I agree... Although I can appreciate the minimalistic and simplicity of true Iwagumi scaped tanks, I decided to adopt 'some' principles while steering this scape in my own direction (thus the 'inspired' word in my title). Glad someone else sees my perspective. :)
What do you guys think about switching out the e. tenellus for e. acicularis?
nice! i saw you comment on my question about lighting for my GLA. I really love my new GLA tank. they look great huh?
Just curious, but how much did your co2 setup run you? Originally I was planning on doing low-tech tank.. but now maybe co2.. i just don't want to spend $200-$300 on a co2 setup.
So the co2 setup can run you (drum roll please...): roughly $114! Not bad IMO..
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Awesome tank! Yet another I have to tell myself I don't need... I like that it's "Iwagumi inspired" as well. IMO, sometimes the straight-up Iwagumi style tanks can be kind of... "meh" lol. Nice rock/wood work too!
What's that spiky stem plant sort of back-right? I've been considering something like that for one of my tanks- it's super cool looking!
I just decided on an Aquatek set-up for CO2 also. Need to save some money right now, got a paintball tank for free, and they look pretty nice. Let us know how you like it down the road!
Excited to see how it all fills out!
Thanks KatJack! The spiky stem plant in the back-right is pogostemon erectus. I appreciate the compliments on my tank setup.
As for the Aquatek, I've only had it running for about 2 weeks (1 week in my other tank, 1 week in the GLA). So far, it's been trouble free but time will tell. Their full-size regulator has been out on the market for quite sometime and has excellent reviews. I just hope the paintball mini version lives up to that rep as well. I'll be honest, the GLA paintball regulators looks much nicer, but are also more expensive. At the price of one GLA, you can buy two Aquateks! LOL... So warranty isn't an issue if you look at it that way.
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By Chris Harris
This year's last-16 line-up shows how difficult it is to be consistent in the Champions League, according to Arsène Wenger.
Arsenal have reached the knockout stage for the 13th consecutive season - a record bettered only by Real Madrid - and they will face Bayern Munich next after being paired with the Bundesliga leaders at Friday's draw.
Arsenal and Bayern are two of just five clubs who have survived the past two group stages and Wenger believes that is a telling statistic.
"There is a turnover that looks very quick," he said.
"I heard this morning, the general secretary of UEFA saying that in the last 16 you have only five teams from last year that were in the last 16. That means 11 newcomers in the last 16, that shows you how quickly it changes and how difficult it is to be in there.
"The German clubs for example have made a big, big leap forward. The Spanish clubs are traditionally there and in England we have a little deficit because usually at that level we have four. We are only two this season.
"You have the French, Paris Saint-Germain, coming in, traditionally Porto are always in there. But especially I believe the Germans have improved."
Malaga are one of the 11 'newcomers' despite enduring a difficult year off the pitch.
"They are a big surprise because we bought Cazorla from Malaga," said Wenger.
"They looked [like] a club that was sinking a little bit because they had financial trouble. To find them there today, and what they've done in the league, I must say congratulations to what they've done. They were a club in complete disarray in July."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Hi folks,
I'm Corso Ren, (well my character is). Been a Star Wars fan since the whole thing began way back. I'm getting a costume together, but still undecided wether to do a Jango or a custom Mandalorian. Hopefully, when I get some gear togther, I'll post a few pics for you.
I originally wanted to be a Stormtrooper, but Mandalorians are way cooler and kick-***! (Not to mention the fact that I'm too well built for the armour). :eek
So, i look forward to getting out there with you guys.
All the best,
Mark :skull