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Do you guys know of any different jet packs that are pictured in the comics? Does Jodo Kast have a different jet pack? How about some different ones in "The Sith War" comic?
I'm looking for options for my kid's Fett costume since I've been told by two separate people that wearing the regular, missile jet pack in a huge Halloween crowd like 6th street, especially on a little kid, the crowds will tear up the missile and exhaust things before the night is over. A friend of ours who's going as a jedi said that he'll immediately fire up his lightsaber and slash off the arm of anyone who tries something like that, but that sounds like a night in the patrol car waiting to happen
My son said that he didn't care if it wasn't the regular one, but he wanted it to be something that was accurate. And he doesn't like Jango's jet pack, so I'm grasping at straws at this point, hoping that one of the comics shows a jet pack that's a little more consolidated with fewer projections.
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So, after a season in a tiny and under powered boat, I decided it was time for an upgrade. I wanted one of the "better" boats on the market, I scoured Craigslist and found a boat with the specs I was looking for within budget. Problem, she was UGLY, someone had added a second coat of poorly applied nasty "camo". The flakes were flaking! With the advice and help of DC forums and War Eagle dealer in San Antonio I was able give the "Mud Hen" a makeover.
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In a discussion with Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) regarding income disparity in the United States, Fox News' Neil Cavuto repeatedly claimed that real wages for American workers have increased. In fact, as Frank pointed out, real wages declined in each of the past two years.
On the February 21 edition of Fox News' Your World with Neil Cavuto, during a discussion with Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) on income disparity in the United States, host Neil Cavuto repeatedly stated, falsely, that real wages -- wages adjusted for inflation -- have increased for American workers. In fact, they have declined each of the past two years.
Cavuto claimed real wages have risen "3.3 percent." Although it is unclear where Cavuto derived this figure, a January 31 Department of Labor release reported a real wage decline of 0.9 percent for private industry workers and a decline of 0.3 percent for state and local government workers during 2005.
Further, as The New York Times has noted, this makes the first consecutive year-to-year decline in real wages for private employees since 1990; in 2004, real wages declined 0.8 percent for private industry workers and 1.1 percent for state and local government workers.
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CAVUTO: But would you argue, sir -- and I wish we had more time -- that, with a 4.7 percent unemployment, housing starts booming, factory production up, real wages, adjusted for inflation, also up, that it's not as bad --
FRANK: No, they're not.
CAVUTO: -- as you say?
FRANK: That's wrong. No, that's wrong. Real wages are not up. Real wages have stagnated. Real wages, taking inflation into account, at least -- and the Federal Reserve will tell you this -- have essentially stagnated.
CAVUTO: Last year, they were up --
FRANK: And it's what [former Federal Reserve chairman] Alan Greenspan said.
CAVUTO: Last year, they were up 3.3 percent, adjusted for inflation.
FRANK: No, not real wages. You are simply wrong, Neil. Real wages -- now --
CAVUTO: No. No.
FRANK: By the way, if you take --
CAVUTO: I'm saying, after inflation, sir, 3.3 percent.
FRANK: No. Well, we just differ. And I -- that is simply -- I think you are factually incorrect. Real wages -- nominal wages may have gone up that way, the dollars. But real wages means, when you take away inflation, they have been stagnant.
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Saving changes in one thing. It is extensively covered on the forums however this will not work with a kernel rebuild. The reason for this is because the kernel is loaded from the usb way before the changes directory is loaded. The only way to do what you want is to decompress all the .lzms and do the rebuild and then lzm2dir all the parent directories and replace the old ones on the usb. I'm also fairly certain bt3 has r/w support for ntfs with the ntfs3g program (not 100% sure on that one).1. I entered the kernel added few features like ntfs rw support which doesn't appear by default. A point for the next release. I compiled with the following command:
make && make install && make modules_install.
I did that on the usb stick. The problem is that after reboot, all these changes have gone.
How do I save these changes on the usb stick?
the hard drive install uses lilo as the bootloader however the usb is using a file called syslinux.cfg which I believe is grub based. Anyway when you ran lilo -v you probably messed some stuff up. You should be manually copying the bzimage anyway but that's not relevant. If your using the usb install of backtrack then there is no need to be messing with the boot loader at all.2. One of the attempts was after compiling I used lilo -v (thinking that the bootloader is lilo and apparently in /boot there is lilo. After boot, I got an ugly screen with Linux written and couldn't select any of the normal option like kde, flux, etc.
I also checked if there is grub.conf. Couldn't find any. So which bootloader there is in backtrack?
Usually if there is grub there is no need to copy vmlinuz, etc. It is updated automatically. Or at least that's the way it goes with gentoo. for lilo it needs to be updated by the command lilo -v.
The package manger for slackware is called slapt-get. It is not installed by default so you will need to get it and compile it. You will also need to correct the sources file. There are quite a few tutorials on slapt -get however I recomend the thread in the bt3 beta fix it section. Towards the end of it is a link to the 4 packages you need all at once.3. If I want to update a package, how I do it. delete the old one and install the new one? or there is an update command. I would appreciate your help.
I cant help on this. I have a 7014. Resolution for asus eee 901. I tried various windows managers, various vga options (1024x600 or 80x60). None of them worked. I got splitted screen and couldn't see the command that I type. I had to press few returns to see what was the exact command and the reply.
I will install in the end backtrack on the ssd. Meanwhile, I need to backup the windows that came with the laptop.
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I do it as a habit and sometimes even lock myself out on accident because I locked the door when subconsciously I went out to be the garbage can without my key lmao.


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The penalty for fraud and misrepresentation is treble damages - triple the amount of the sale. Since the profit on a boat is usually a fraction of the sale price, the intent of the law is to severly punish those who misrepresent what they sell.
The stakes are high enough that conscience or no conscience, most sellers aware of the law would lean towards full disclosure.
|BTW, not disclosing the fact that the boat is salvaged is actively lying through omission... Having to replace the keel is not a simple matter, and it can have major consequences, especially if not done properly. John232's intent to only disclose the fact if it is discovered is very clear...and extremely dishonest.
I'm the new guy here but as the saying goes, "you gotta start somewhere." Might as well be here...
Disclosure is really a consequent issue. The fact remains that the vessel IS a salvaged boat. It doesn't matter what the title says.
I think it's safe to conclude what John 232 meant in the original post. The intent was to attempt to claim market value for a salvaged boat (he even goes further to essentially say that "if they don't see it, I won't tell"). That's the whole point of even bringing up the issue of future resale...to sell the boat as if it were not salvaged. And that's dishonest. Call it casting the first stone if you like but but the fact is, when something like this is spoken as brazenly, then the community itself is just as responsible if they don't call it what it is!
Sometimes you've just got to address these things directly. Like pulling off a band-aid, sometimes it's better just to get it over with quickly instead of dragging ones feet and wasting time trying to make sure everyone is happy...it ain't gonna happen.
Jeff - I'm probably joining the discussion late here, but I think you did good to raise the point with John. Initially it looks like a windfall for him, but none of us would like to be on the receiving end of a boat with undisclosed repairs.
Being an airplane owner - I can tell you they are literally worthless without the engine and airframe logbooks. Damage history may not be an issue with every buyer, but every buyer is entitled to full disclosure.
Given John232's statement in his opening post, it is pretty clear that he is going to attempt to hide the fact that this boat has suffered major damage from any future purchaser. This is both highly unethical and immoral, not to mention illegal.
Hopefully, anyone who looks this boat in the future will hire a very competent surveyor and the history of the boat will come to light.
The fact that he has decided to have Valiant replace the keel has no bearing on whether the boat was damaged in the first place. Jeff H's points about extraordinary stresses being place on the rest of the hull and rigging is very on point, and no keel replacement is going to remedy the pervasive damage caused by those stresses. The points about the water and possible mold/mildew problems is also a very valid one.
I would also question the legality of the title that John232 has come into possession of, but unfortunately, most state and federal laws regarding damaged and salvaged boats is not to the point where this is illegal IIRC. Immoral and unethical...and slimy... yes, but illegal, I don't believe so, but this may vary from state to state.
A good resource for boaters is http://nicb.org/ which has a database of many boats, which have been damaged or salvaged. In some cases, the damage is minor, in others it is very dangerous and has made the boat structurally unsound. Hope this helps.
"and now I know that when I decide to sell it I will get market value for it."
His intentions seem pretty clear to me.
Got my title for the 30 footer..
Good move on the arrangement with Valiant for the keel - that''s the way to go versus your original plan to handle this type of repair yourself. Can you share their quote for this work - readers might want to continue to track your "sunk" costs as they progress towards towards the merket value of the standard boat. The decision on the Volvo repair/replacemnt has been hanging our there for a while - what''s the latest?
Got my title for the 30 footer..
Adding my 2 cents to the discussion, boaters need to beaware that the "diminished resale value" is not something yours or the others guy''s insurance co. wants to talk about or even aknowage.
As many of you know,I was run down from behind last july and my boat suffered $45,000 in damages. Dealing with the Insurance Co''s (mine and his) has been a nightmare. Yes,I have an attorney involed. But at $250 an hour you can wind up deeper in the hole than when you started. So far My out of pocket expences have been in excess $4000 not including the resale issue. The other boater was charged by Coast Guard with negligent opperation.
If it ever happens to you my advice is to get your famliy and/or guests off the boat safley and let her sink. Then someone like John 323 can deal with it.
My misstate was I saved my boat and the boat was not totaled. Damage had to be 80% of value to be totaled. So it''s guy''s like me that get to bear the cost''s.
Got my title for the 30 footer..
Very well said,my friend.Fair winds!
Got my title for the 30 footer..
John, you ask what is the difference if it surveys all right and no one notices previous damage? The answer is 10 percent. The difference between a used boat asking price for one that has never been damaged and one with damage history, even though it is repaired correctly, is 10 percent (assuming two boats are equall to start with in every other way).
So if you disclose the previous damage, document the inspection and proper repairs and offer the boat with an added discount (use BUC or NADA data) there is a mutual ground for a responsible business transaction.
One last thought ... there is always "secondary property damage" to consider after any incident. If it shows up during subsequent repairs, it would be very difficult to explain unless the primary damage history had been disclosed at the time of the sale.
After a buyer''s lawyer gets into the picture, all bets are off as to the outcome.
(just my $.02)
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University of Colorado at Boulder doctoral student Rebecca Bendick will participate in an American Geophysical Union press briefing at noon on May 29 in Baltimore on the mechanics driving the deformation of the Tibetan Plateau.
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Running a Facebook ad campaign feels a bit like alchemy… There are certain things you can keep in mind while you run it, but most of it is a bit wild wild west and shooting from the hip.
To run a more successful campaign, you have to be prepared to try different methods, carefully watch the results of your campaign, and tweak accordingly. You can't just set it and let it run. Your ad will perform more and more poorly over time, as the users who see it become blind to it and begin to ignore it. Only new content and visuals will break through the barrier of ad blindness.
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You want to start out by planning a strategy for your ad campaign. Think about groups of people that are most inclined to be interested in your product. As an example, these are some groupings that I came up with when trying to find people who might be interested in our film and Kickstarter campaign (which was getting funding for a trip to Mexico to begin our filming):
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A/B Testing
You want to do multiple variations on an ad to test different images and ad copy. If you're running a Kickstarter, you are probably on a tight timeline, so a day should be enough time to see how well one is performing and can it if it isn't as strong as another ad.
As a note, you can simply pause a low-functioning ad. If you delete it, then it will make it difficult to refer to it later if you need to compare what you wrote to a new ad you are working on.
Ad Image
Don't just plop any old image in there and be done with it. Come up with something compelling. Human faces are going to attract the most attention, since Facebook images are primarily geared towards users, and we are so wired to be interested in faces. Think about bright colors, visually compelling graphics, clever imagery, or anything that might create a sense of delightful surprise. You have a very small size to work with, so be careful that what you include isn't difficult to understand at a small size.
Ad Copy
Keep this short and sweet. Again, try to think of something that will engage a user's curiosity. Ask an intriguing question that can only be answered by clicking the ad. Facebook ads with shorter copy perform better than ads with longer copy. Don't try to say too much with the copy… Just get to the core of your offering. Remember, this is marketing, and your product or service needs to solve a problem for a potential customer. Make sure you get your solution across in this short snippet.
If you're advertising a Kickstarter, you need to think of it like a product and make sure it's grabbing your audience in a solution-based way. If you're offering a groundbreaking product in your rewards, then don't be shy about presenting it as a product promotion. Think like a marketer. Your chances of getting support will be less if you focus on the money/support ask, as a random stranger who isn't hunting your project down on Kickstarter already isn't going to be as likely to even consider a contribution. Whatever you are promoting, find some way to "sell" it by making the person on the other end realize that it's something they need. If you target your demographics well, you are more likely to catch someone who truly does want what you're offering.
User Demographics
You should have already put together some target audiences before you started, so you can use that info to generate things like appropriate age groups, interests, locations, and the like.
Some things I learned while running our Kickstarter ad is that including multiple interests simply enlarges the pool of people receiving the ad, which seems to be the opposite of what is needed to create successful results. Keep your interest lists trim and focused and it will do better.
For us, having an ad that targeted a specific country worked really well for getting clicks, and also helped us to get a ton of likes through our Facebook ad that was page-focused. It seemed like there was less competition in a non-US area for our subject matter, and more of a hunger for content on our topic in other geographic areas. I would recommend really considering which geographic areas would be most interested in your topic and coming up with ad copy that targets them in some way.
I can't tell you what the perfect number of people will be as an audience for your ad. As you play with the various settings, you will see it will decrease or increase the number of people viewing your ad. Too small, and you barely get seen. Too large, and you're competing against too many other advertisers. Experimentation is your friend.
Bid Price
As to ad payment, I recommend choosing Pay Per Click over Pay Per Impression. Facebook will recommend an average bid price for your ad, once you have entered all of your details. You will likely pay much less for clicks on an ad that links to your Facebook page than one that links to an outside site. For us, getting a bunch of new people in our Facebook page audience was a big achievement and has really helped us to reach a lot more people about our project. Over the long term, fan engagement will be a huge boost to all of our goals, so it was worth it to focus on that at the expense of putting all of our eggs into the Kickstarter basket.
I would say, don't be shy about being willing to spend a goodly sum on getting clicks, especially for the ads that target your key audience. You want to make sure your price is competitive enough to get prominence over other ads. After a little while you will get a sense of how often your ad is getting clicked and if you need to drop down the price to keep being able to afford it. Besides, a bid price is not actually the amount you will have to pay, in many cases you will end up paying lower than a high-target bid price. You are basically just setting the maximum you are willing to spend.
If you're not doing a Kickstarter ad or a Facebook page ad, where do you send your audience?
If you are selling a product on your site, I highly recommend creating an alternate version of the page with a unique url to send your ad folks to. If you can target the copy on that page to your audience, even better. As long as you have Google Analytics on your site (a must have if you are going to run ads), then you can get a sense of what your ROI (return on investment) is for your ad.
Compare number of ad clicks to number of sales generated from that page, and you can see just how successful your campaign was. Compare your profit to the amount you spent and see if Facebook ads are a winning marketing medium for you or not. If they aren't, you can try a bit more ad experimentation. Sometimes the trick is just finding the right combo of ad content and demographic info, and switching things out regularly to keep people from falling prey to ad blindness.
And sometimes it just doesn't pay. Don't be afraid to cut your losses if you can't seem to get it to work for you. People seem to get mixed results on Facebook ads, and it's a difficult medium to master. You might find that your product does better on Google AdSense.
Experimentation is Key
Facebook ads are time-intensive and you'll want to make sure you have the time in your schedule to keep an eye on how well your campaign is performing so you can improve it. Things can change drastically within a matter of days, so regular check-ins are important. While you don't want to change things too often, you still want to be ready to try something new when one ad no longer seems to be performing.
Just be sure to select an ad approach that makes the most sense for your project.
If you want to read more about our own strategic thinking around our ads and get a more bird's eye view of how we used ads, check out my previous article.
You might also be interested in reading my other articles about how we used social media to market our Kickstarter campaign:
Using Storify to Market a Kickstarter Campaign
Considering Kickstarter for Funding (and Using Social Media for Promotion)
Successful Kickstarter Campaigns and Marketing Strategy
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The 2013 season brings lofty expectations for the North Carolina baseball team as the Tar Heels will open the season as the preseason No. 1 team in the country according to several publications. Carolina opens the 2013 season on Friday against Seton Hall at 3 p.m. at Boshamer Stadium.
The Tar Heels have garnered the top ranking for the first time since the 2009 season when Carolina reached the College World Series for the fourth consecutive year.
Leading the way for the Tar Heels in 2013 will be a pair of highly touted juniors in third baseman Colin Moran and left-handed pitcher Kent Emanuel.
Moran enters the season as a potential first round draft pick after leading the prestigious Cape Cod League in RBIs this past summer.
Emanuel returns to anchor one of the top pitching staffs in not only the Atlantic Coast Conference but also the country. The Woodstock, Ga., native will be UNC's Friday night starter for the second straight year after winning 17 games in his first two years.
The Tar Heels will welcome back all three of its weekend starters from a year ago, along with four others that combined to start 21 games in 2012. UNC returns 60 starts of its 62 games in 2012.
Carolina returns seven field starters as well for the 2013 campaign led by Moran manning the hot corner for his third season.
The versatile Michael Russell played all over the field as a freshman, starting in the outfield before making the move to shortstop to close out the year. Russell will likely see time all over the field this year but will open the season manning second base.
Carolina will look for its power to come from the first base position with the power-hitting duo of Cody Stubbs and Grayson Atwood likely to see time.
Freshman Landon Lassiter looks to take over the starting shortstop role and could become the first freshman in over a decade to start the season opener at shortstop.
The outfield looks to be the fastest in quite some time as left fielder Parks Jordan and centerfielder Chaz Frank both return and will cover even more ground with speedy freshman Skye Bolt.
The bullpen will look to replace back-end stalwarts Michael Morin and R.C. Orlan but return a bevy of talented options.
A more detailed position-by-position breakdown of the Tar Heels follows:
Starting Pitching
• The Tar Heels return their entire weekend rotation from a team that won 46 games a year ago and are led by junior left-hander Kent Emanuel.
• Emanuel will open weekend series for the second straight year as UNC's Friday night starter after posting an 8-4 record and a 1.96 ERA.
• For his efforts, Emanuel has been recognized as a preseason All-America and has a chance to become the fourth pitcher in school history to reach 300 career strikeouts. He would join Andrew Miller (2004-06), Alex White (2007-09) and Patrick Johnson (2008-11).
• The Rocky Mount High School duo are also back in the Tar Heel rotation for 2013 as sophomore right-hander Benton Moss (7-2, 1.94 ERA) and junior left-hander Hobbs Johnson (7-1, 1.56 ERA) hold the advantage in following Emanuel once again.
• Carolina returns 97 percent (60 of 62) of its starts from a year ago.
• Senior right-hander Chris Munnelly (2-0, 3.61 ERA) and junior right-hander Shane Taylor (5-1, 3.48 ERA) will battle for a spot in the weekend rotation and will likely be called upon to make midweek starts for the Tar Heels
• Sophomore left-hander Chris O'Brien (1-2, 3.46 ERA) made five starts as a freshman and should also get the ball for UNC.
• Sophomore right-handers Luis Paula (0-1, 5.95 ERA) and Chris McCue (1-0, 2.10 ERA) could also see starting opportunities in 2013.
• A pair of freshmen have been pushing the returnees in the fall and into the early spring for starting time as well.
• Right-hander Trent Thornton has impressed coaches in the spring with his competitiveness and brings a polished approach to the mound.
• Fellow right-hander Taylore Cherry checks in at 6-foot-8 and is one of the more projectible pitchers on the staff entering the season.
• Sophomore Andrew Smith returns after making 24 appearances as a freshman. He missed most of the 2012 season due to injury.
Relief Pitching
• One of the holes that will need to be filled for the 2013 season will be the back-end of the Tar Heel bullpen.
• Juniors Michael Morin and R.C. Orlan each appeared 38 times for Carolina in 2012 and both signed after being drafted in the 2012 MLB Draft.
• Morin earned several All-America honors after setting UNC's single-season record for saves with 19.
• Orlan was an eighth-inning fixture for the Tar Heels a year ago as a power left-hander and Carolina will look to junior Tate Parrish to take over the lefty role in 2013.
• The closer role will be a battle to watch throughout the spring as Carolina has a number of options to take over the spot.
• Sophomore Trevor Kelley appears to be the front runner entering the season after dropping his arm slot and having tremendous success over the summer.
• Kelley threw only an inning and two thirds as a freshman but finished his season in the Cal Ripken League by not allowing a run over his last 12 appearances.
• Sophomore Mason McCullough will also battle for the closer's role and brings an electric arm to the compeitition.
• McCullough made 16 appearances as a freshman and will push Kelley as long as he displays an increased control.
• Another pair of sophomore right-handers could also see action at the back-end of games in Chris McCue and Luis Paula. The pair have confidence from the coaching staff to get outs in big situations.
• The Tar Heels will have several left-handed options out of the pen once again as junior Tate Parrish will likely see the bulk of the work after making 25 or more appearances for the second straight year.
• Sophomore Chris O'Brien threw 26 innings as a freshman and could see time either as a starter or long-relief out of the bullpen.
• Redshirt freshman Peter Hendel has shown a competitive side after sitting out a year ago due to injury.
• The Tar Heels also expect contributions out of the bullpen from senior right-hander Chris Munnelly who could see time in long relief or tight situations along with junior right-hander Shane Taylor.
• Redshirt sophomore Andrew Smith returns after undergoing surgery midway through the 2012 season and has returned to form in the early going.
• A trio of freshmen right-handers should factor into the equation this season as well with Taylore Cherry, Trent Thornton and Reilly Hovis all pushing the returners for innings.
• The 2013 season will be the first year since 2006 that the Tar Heels will not return a catcher that started at least five games behind the dish the year before.
• Since 2006, Carolina has seen just three catchers earn a majority of the starts as current big leaguer Tim Federowicz led the way from 2006-08 before Mark Fleury took over for the 2009 season.
• Departing senior Jacob Stallings kept the string going from 2010 until last year as the catcher line to the pros continued.
• The starting catcher competition is a two-man race entering the spring as junior Matt Roberts is battling freshman Korey Dunbar.
• Roberts has battled injuries throughout his career but is healthy entering the 2013 season and holds a slight lead in the competition.
• Roberts was drafted in the 38th round coming out of high school and provides a power right-handed bat in the Tar Heel lineup.
• Dunbar was taken by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 39th round a year ago and showed some growing pains during the fall.
• The Charleston, W. Va., native has appeared much more comfortable in the early spring and has given Roberts a real push for starting time.
• Sophomore transfer Matt Rubino and junior Brian Holberton provide catcher depth for the Tar Heels.
First Base
• First base should be a power position once again for the Tar Heels in 2013 as senior Cody Stubbs returns after starting all 62 games a year ago.
• Stubbs led the team with five home runs and ranked second with 19 doubles. The Waynesville, N.C., native got off to a hot start as a Tar Heel but struggled during the ACC season and is looking to put together a solid senior campaign.
• Sophomore Grayson Atwood had just 17 at bats as a freshman but stepped up in a key spot at the ACC Tournament when he blasted a pinch-hit home run against Miami to tie the game.
• Atwood could see at bats against left-handers throughout the year and could spell Stubbs from time to time.
• Junior Parks Jordan is undoubtedly the top defensive first baseman on the squad and provides head coach Mike Fox another lineup option.
Second Base
• The Tar Heels will be shuffling up their middle infield for the second straight season as utility man Michael Russell will make the move from shortstop to second base.
• The sophomore Russell began the 2012 season in the outfield before making the move to third base when Colin Moran was injured and moved over to shortstop late in the year.
• Russell now makes the move to second base this season and turned in a productive fall.
• Sophomore Mike Zolk made 42 starts a year ago for the Tar Heels and will battle Russell for the starting spot at second base.
• Zolk provides quality at bats from the left side for the Tar Heels and if he is not in the starting lineup provides a quality pinch hit option.
• Freshman Landon Lassiter could also see time at second base when he is not playing shortstop.
• A pair of freshmen in Alex Raburn and Matt Campbell will provide depth for the Tar Heels.
Third Base
• Junior Colin Moran returns to anchor the hot corner for the third straight year.
• Moran missed 21 games a year ago due to a hand injury but still paced the Tar Heels in batting average, slugging percentage and on base percentage with a .365/.494/.434 slash line.
• Moran is a projected first round draft pick in the 2013 MLB Draft and will be called upon to carry the Tar Heel offense in 2013.
• Russell along with Raburn will provide depth behind Moran.
• Freshman Landon Lassiter looks to become the first freshman since Craig Corrado in 2004 to start at shortstop on opening day.
• Lassiter was a 16th round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks a year ago and has shown a steady glove at shortstop during his time as a Tar Heel.
• Russell could also see time at shortstop as he showed an ability to make plays and cover ground there in 2012.
• Freshmen Alex Raburn and Matt Campbell will provide depth as well.
• The Tar Heel outfield has the chance to be one of the fastest in the country this season.
• Senior Chaz Frank returns to centerfield where he made several highlight-reel grabs a year ago.
• Junior Parks Jordan has a strong hold on the left field position and freshman Skye Bolt looks to start in right field for the Tar Heels.
• Frank will fuel the offense from the top of the order after drawing a team-high 46 walks en route to a .419 on base percentage in 2012.
• Jordan handles the bat well and does a good job of moving runners and emerged as an outfield option for the Tar Heels last year.
• Bolt enters Carolina as one of the top freshman prospects in the game. The Woodstock, Ga., native provides a ton of speed in the Tar Heel lineup and his ability to switch-hit will put his name on the lineup card from the get go.
• Junior Brian Holberton could also see time in left field for the Tar Heels after hitting .297 a year ago.
• Freshman Zach Daly showed good athleticism during the fall and could see time anywhere in the outfield.
• Fellow freshmen Alex Raburn and Michael Massardo will provide depth for the Tar Heels.
Designated Hitter
• Junior Brian Holberton will enter the spring as prohibitive favorite to start at designated hitter.
• Holberton posted a .404 on base percentage in 2012 and was very successful in moving runners.
• Other designated hitter options include the first base duo of left-handed hitting Cody Stubbs and right-handed hitting Grayson Atwood.
• Junior Tom Zengel started 24 games in 2012 and could also see time as the designated hitter.


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would you shove a dog up another dogs pooper to save a kitten?
do u wanna b my onrpg bffl?
what is yr favorite book
how would you describe yr personal fashion style
sorry it involves you doing things to cats.
Is this mind yours?
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r U really A zombie?
who is yr least favorite harry potter character
biggest hack that you can tell us about
favorite thing about norrin radd
what is your dream omelette
that wasn't your question but I just made it better. i'm probably not a real zombie though or some bearded cowboy hat wearing kid might have stuck a screwdriver in my head by now. :/
Got suspended for a while. :/
Why do you still visit OnRPG?
at the time it was all a bit big and too complicated for me and I didn't really abuse it all, but looking back with the knowledge I have now I could have done so much shit with it all.
probably better for me that I didn't know enough.
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An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in the community.
On the ice, Gibbons has enjoyed a very successful career at Canisius, highlighted by leading the Griffs to the Atlantic Hockey title last season. An all-conference selection as a junior, Gibbons was named the 2013 Atlantic Hockey Championship MVP after setting tournament records with 12 points and eight assists en route to Canisius' first conference championship. Overall, Gibbons finished the season ranked 12th nationally in points (43), eighth in goals (21) and sixth in power-play tallies (nine).
During his three-plus seasons at Canisius, Gibbons has totaled 97 points, 45 goals and 52 assists. He is just three points shy of becoming the eighth player in the program's Division I history to record 100 career points and also ranks fifth in the school's record book with his 45 career tallies.
Off the ice, Gibbons owns a 3.447 grade point average as a finance major and has earned Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team accolades in each of his three seasons at Canisius. Gibbons is also active within the Buffalo community, volunteering with Hasek's Heroes, the Food Bank of Western New York and Canisius Community Days.
The 20 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2014 NCAA Men's Frozen Final Four in April.
Gibbons and the Griffs are back in action on Friday, playing at Robert Morris. Canisius then returns to Buffalo for its home opener against Mercyhurst on Saturday night. Game time at the Buffalo State Sports Arena is set for 7:05 p.m.


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Great website! I discovered it by accident while trawling for teaching resources. A bit about myself:
I moved to China about 6 weeks ago and I'm teaching ESL at a private vocational college (polytechnic for 18-21 year olds) just outside of Nanchang. I'm new to the game and would just like a bit of coaching here and there. We follow the ICON course book (elementary). The students are great but their level of English is quite low and some just don't want to be there. Early on I fell into the trap of spoon feeding them as I was struggling to elicit responses. I've since learned this was a mistake and doesn't make for good learning. I've read on your website tips to better engage them which have been very useful.
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CBS' "Two and a Half Men" may have started with Charlie Sheen, but it certainly didn't end with him.
He's never been one to travel with the herd, and Charlie Sheen put an interesting new twist on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge trend with some cold hard cash.
The always-outspoken "Anger Management" stud put $10,000 into a pot and dumped it over his head, explaining, "Let's face it — ice is going to melt, but this money is actually going to help people."
Making the most of their humpday evening, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis went on a double date with Jon Cryer and his wife Lisa Joyner last night (March 12).
The "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" starlet and her "Jobs" fiancé hit up a Studio City eatery with their pals and exchanged hugs while waiting for the valet afterwards.
Taking care of some promotional duties for his hit series "Two and a Half Men," Jon Cryer stopped by the set of " Conan" on Monday (November 11).
While discussing his time on the set of "Pretty in Pink," the 48-year-old actor revealed his ultimate secret: he no longer has hair.
They ended their marriage nearly a decade ago, but that hasn't stopped Jon Cryer's ex-wife Sarah Trigger from demanding more money for their son.
The now unemployed British actress' lawyer told the Daily News that she asked for an increase of her $8,000-a-month child support to $88,000-a-month claiming that it's only fair after the"Two and a Half Men" star agreed to give her 50-perfect custody last June.
He's one of the most lovable stars on the boob tube, and it turns out Ashton Kutcher is also one of the richest!
According to Forbes' annual Highest-Earning Television Actors roster, the "Butterfly Effect" hunk nabbed a cool $24 million over the past year.
More changes are on the way to the cast of "Two and a Half Men" as Angus T. Jones has reportedly left the CBS comedy for good, and a female cast member has been added.
According to a report on Wednesday (May 29) by E! News, the 19-year-old actor, who played Jon Cryer's son, will not be making any appearances on the new season as previously thought.
It seems a major line-up change did little to deter fans, as "Two and a Half Men" will return for an 11th season on CBS.
Though Charlie Sheen left in 2011, the show continued on with Ashton Kutcher taking his place. This season brings another shuffle as Angus T. Jones will not appear as a regular cast member.


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While working on my recently published report, The Cloud-Driven Evolution Of Asian Tech Distributors, the tech vendors and distributors I interviewed drew parallels between telcos and tech distributors, both of which sell cloud-based solutions. However, during further discussion, the friction and competitiveness between the two quickly became apparent. So why should they compete when they can exploit each other's resources and pursue joint go-to-market initiatives? By partnering, each can focus on doing what it does best to meet customer needs.
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I'll bet some of you have heard enough about industrial hemp by now. Others might be yearning for more information.
For the curious and for supporters of an effort to make sure Kentucky legislators know as much as possible about the growth of the hemp plant, the difference between hemp and marijuana, and the economic viability for developing a hemp industry in the Commonwealth, you'll have an opportunity for that in a few days.
Sunday on 'One to One,' Ag Commissioner James Comer will make his case once again.
And, on Monday, Feb. 11th, Comer and several members of Kentucky's congressional delegation will be on hand to present their case before a legislative committee. Our coverage will be included in Renee Shaw's "Legislative Update" report on that Monday evening at 11 ET.
On 'One to One' Sunday and Tuesday, Comer discusses the contents of Senate Bill 50, the economic impact industrial hemp could have if it legalized, and the bipartisan support the legislation has received:
Comer also explains the regulations hemp farmers would have to follow and how they will help law enforcement to monitor industrial hemp growth in the state.
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A bus with some 50 Canadian scouts on their way home from the World Scouting Jamboree aboard crashed with a lorry in Sweden Sunday, sending three scouts and both drivers to the hospital, police said.
Most coats of arms don't feature a panda.
Waterton Lakes National Park on the Alberta-Montana border ain't exactly the wild west.
The Group of Seven nations is committed to taking co-ordinated action to ensure liquidity and to support financial market functioning, G7 finance ministers and central bank governors said in a statement.
World stocks racked up more losses on Monday on jitters about the U.S. ratings cut, but signs the European Central Bank was buying Italian and Spanish debt gave some respite to battered markets.
Lobsang Sangay, a 43-year-old Harvard scholar, took office Monday as head of the Tibetan government in exile, vowing to free his homeland from Chinese "colonialism."
British police arrested more than 100 people overnight in London after shops were looted and officers attacked in a second night of violence that followed some of the worst disorder seen in the capital for years.
Saudi Arabia recalled its envoy to Damascus and the Arab League condemned violence in Syria, leaving President Bashar al-Assad further isolated.
Hong Kong and China shares crumbled on Monday morning, pressured by an acceleration of derisking from equity investments following Standard & Poor's downgrade of the long-term credit rating of the United States late on Friday. The Hang Seng Index was down 4.04 per cent at 20,100.2 by the midday trading break, its lowest level in a year, and the Shanghai Composite Index dropped 3.68 per cent.


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Professor Tuckerman has been a member of the Photography faculty since 1988.
Jane Tuckerman
Professional Title: Professor of Photography
Areas of Academic Focus and Expertise: Photography
Area of Work and Concentration at Lesley: Photography
Representative List of Recent Courses Taught: Introduction to Documentary Photography; Senior Portfolio in Photography; Horror in Photography; Internships in Photography
Education: MFA, Rhode Island School of Design (1975); BFA The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University
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Jane Tuckerman received her BFA from The Art Institute of Boston and her MFA from
the Rhode Island School of Design. She has held faculty positions at Smith
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A seasoned circumnavigator offers her views on man-overboard recovery, watch routines, and onboard alarms.
Experience offshore has taught us that it is essential to remain as close to the COB as possible. Even 100 feet away it is easy to loose sight of a person in ocean swells. Many of the maneuvers that are taught in calm, inshore conditions (such as sailing to and fro on reciprocal headings or around the victim) are impractical for cruising boats in rough conditions offshore.
Our immediate emergency action procedures for a crew overboard include:
1. Crash stopping the boat and yelling "Man Overboard" to arouse other crew
2. Pressing the MOB button on the GPS and starting the engine
3. Throwing floatable items overboard to help mark the spot
4. Allocating someone to watch the person in the water while others secure the sails
Buoyant cushions in the cockpit are ideal for tossing over the side, besides providing additional comfort on watch. Floating strobe lights for use at night makes no sense. Ring and horseshoe buoys, and crew overboard poles are also useful but will take more time to deploy. Stop the boat immediately by turning by into wind, regardless of damage to the sails, and then start the engine for additional control. It is important to emphasize this procedure to new crew members so that they are not injured by the ensuing flogging sails and lines. Furl the sails quickly and remeber that the first priority is always to stay close to and watch the person in the water. At night our powerful searchlight is always at hand.
A rail-mounted Lifesling, with its 150 feet of floating line and a flotation collar, is invaluable for retrieving a person to the boat. The use of this, however, needs practice, since it is easy to waste time circling the person with the line just beyond their grasp. After deploying the Lifesling near the victim, passing close to the COB then turning back 180 degrees to pass close again is a much more efficient retrieval procedure. If the COB is unconscious, a crew member should be prepared to enter the water attached by a floating safety line to help the COB with both the Lifesling and with hooking up to the hoisting tackle.
Boats without stern access into the cockpit must have a powerful tackle that is easily rigged to hoist an incapacitated person on board. Not only must the tackle have at least a 4:1 purchase, there must also be a strong attachment point that allows a person to be hauled high enough to be landed on the deck. One must always be prepared for a person to be hurt or unconscious. On Bagheera we have two seven-foot posts on the stern (one for the wind generator and the other for the radar scanner) that are ideal in height, and we use a 6:1 tackle that leads to a primary winch. Some use the end of the boom but this is less stable and it may still be hard to get an incapacitated victim aboard. One must also have a robust topping lift or solid boomvang, since a person that is being violently flung around will impose a strain many times their weight.
Watch Routines People frequently mention to us that they could never contemplate a long passage because of the watch regime. Often they have done one overnight trip, were completely exhausted, and couldnt conceive being able to survive for a longer period. In reality the first night is always the worst. Having gone to bed at 10:30 p.m. my body really resents being woken at 1:20 a.m. However, after two or three days it's amazing how well the body has adjusted to both the motion and the schedule. In fact we try to avoid a one-night trip by going to bed early, for example 8:00 p.m. then getting up at 2:00 a.m. to depart. As one person goes right back to sleep, and the other person gets additional sleep after his or her first watch, we find we complete the miles but arrive refreshed.
1. The oceans of the world are crowded in this day and age and in our opinion you cannot afford not to keep watch. In addition, because everyone is using GPS, boats are taking similar routes and collisions are more likely to happen.
2. Schedules and boat-handling techniques must allow everyone on board to get as much sleep as possible, since poor decisions are inevitably made when sailors are overtired.
In the past Andy and I have always followed the common "three hours on, three hours off" routine and it has worked well for us. Two hours did not allow enough sleeping for the body and mind to recover, while four hours on watch during the night seemed endless. We also developed the routine of starting on the half hour, because psychologically, the three hours seemed to go faster! As we write in the log on the hour, this gave time to complete the write-up and plot our position on the chart before handing over watch.
The three-hour system worked particularly well when we had our children on board since they took the afternoon watch from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. between them and took pride in this responsibility. When they were younger either Andy or I would generally be up but could relax unless needed. It also meant we changed schedules each day, which was convenient for alternating the evening cooking duties during the 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. watch. On our recent trip around North and Central America most passages were completed with just two of us on board and we decided to work a different routine during the day to allow a longer period for sleep. On this schedule a person stayed on watch from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon, so we could have lunch together, and the afternoon watch lasted until 4:30 p.m. so that we still took turns being dinner chef. We then reverted to the three-hour schedule. Again this worked well.
|"Newcomers to offshore sailing often need to break into watch keeping gradually, building up their tolerance to short sleep periods, night-watches, and different conditions."
For couples new to blue-water cruising we highly advise taking courses, sailing with experienced cruisers, and chartering in open ocean locations. As much time as possible should be spent on ones own boat, particularly testing crew skills and operations in inclement weather. It is wise to take proficient extra crew on the first offshore passages. Willing candidates can generally be found through cruising associations and magazinesthis will not only make the trip more relaxed, but will also offer an enormous learning potential. Too often disastrous situations happen to new cruisers that could easily have been avoided, as recounted in my article on our passage from Cape Flattery, WA, to Northern California.
Sometimes watches are so busy they demand constant attention; at these times radar is very useful. In contrast, when in the middle of the ocean in calm conditions watches are generally relaxed, only requiring a good 360 degrees scan of the horizon every five minutes. This leaves time to read, write, and listen to music so its a good idea to have several resources on board. Its the time when I research the next country we are visiting for instance . Because night watches can seem to drag on forever we have rigged a long cord and earphones from the singlesideband radio so that we can listen to BBC World Service, Voice of America, Radio Australia, etc. This not only keeps us entertained, it also keeps us up to date about the political situation of the countries we are visiting. In fact we are often far more informed about world news after an ocean passage than when we are at home!
6) Alarms Most boats now have an amazing number of alarms with a variety of electronic sounds that need to be identified. In some situations the crew will be able to deal with the problem and reset the alarm; in others it is important that the captain be awoken.
On Bagheera, for example, we have several engine alarmsfor overheating, low oil pressure, alternator failure, and low battery. We also have alarms for water in the bilge, on the depth sounder, the autopilot (off course), and a selectable radar guard zone. In addition we have a regular alarm clock to wake us for weather bulletins and early departures.
One of the most important alarms is the propane sniffer, given that explosive propane is heavier than air. But be aware that these can be very sensitive. When cruising with friends in the Mediterranean we were mystified why their propane alarm went off every morning around 9:00 a.m. until we learned that the captain was very regular in his bathroom habits!
Suggested Reading:
- Man Overboard ( Intentionally) by John Kretschmer
- Modern Crew Overboard Rescues by John Rousmaniere
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Need creative help 75 gallon scaping
The goal I am shooting for is a stream. I know I kicked myself in the arse a bit with picking lava rock as the substrate, but I couldn't say no for the price I got it at.
I am considering on getting some rocks, but unsure on where I should place them, or what sizes/colors I should get, etc. Any creative help is welcome and appreciated!
As you can tell, I just threw some plants in and let them grow out some to see how things went, but I am still having creative issues. not sure if I need to add more place or take plants out. Maybe a few large covering plants?
The current stock list
C. Balansae
C. Wendtii (Multi sp.)
C. Spiralis
C. Lutea
C. Lucens
C. Blassii
R. Rotund
L. Repens
I disgracefully forgot the name of the plant in the back right...
On order
C. Petchii
L. Ovalis
Micro sword
Micro sword (Giant)
Pretty! The crypts are so nice looking.
What about pushing the crypts to either side a little and making a stream from small river rocks through them? Don't center it, put it to one side a little and make it narrower in the back than the front. Use the smaller stones to the rear as well.
I am not a fan of the presentation of the Anubias. Is it on a bit of wood? If so you could put it at an angle overhanging the 'stream'? And could the end of the wood be anchored with a number of larger river rocks extending about 1/3 of the height of the tank?
Effect might be that of a stream diverted by a rocky outcropping with an old log or tree overgrown with epiphytes. Well, in my eye and maybe yours. It likely would just be a nice looking tank to most people.
Could the unknown plant be some sort of Hygrophilia?
By either side, do you mean split between front and back leaving a space open down the middle length wise? Or just from the back right corner to somewhere up front, or maybe spanning to the front left corner? I guess the majority size of rocks you mean would probably clear things up for me. I feel like the substrate needs work in terms of slope, and some larger rocks probably need placed on the upper right side.
The plant I do not believe is hygro. The person who gave it to me some 2 years back said it was a rarely seen species in the hobby, and before I got rid of it, he would want it back :P I'll see if I can't dig up the name.
Yeah, the anubias are on DW. I have another tank they can be transplanted to if need be. I have been growing them on that wood for about 3 years now (started with 3), so I definitely don't want to strip it for the wood. I agree about the presentation being poor. I do however, have more DW I can use to simulate what you are talking about though.
So essentially it would be river stones creating a river within the lava rock, and the lava rock being the, er, "land" portion off of the river?
Or, would they be strategically placed so it gave a vanishing point recreating something more like...
This: http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl...ed=1t:429,i:92
What I had always initially imagined would to recreate taking a slice out of a mountain stream. So hard to put to practice xD
I wouldn't want to take the Anubias off either, just lean the wood and/or place it off center. The Anubias is too high and too centered as is for my taste. It really isn't a problem to pull them off to try something else with them, first time was the hardest. I thought they looked plastic and resisted but now I love the way they settle in where ever I stick them and look good really quickly.
I would lay a 'stream bed' that is at maximum 1/5 the width of the tank at the front and have it start at about 1/3 from the left and curve to about 2/3s from the left at the rear and be pretty much gone at that point. The crypts would gracefully curve over the stones and it would probably nearly vanish. Then have the stone formation starting at about 2/3s from the left a bit away from the rear of the tank so there is a mysterious place back there.
Have you looked at the IAPLC top 200? There are a few very nice edge of the stream type layouts there. Looking at only the small photos I see 132 and 169. 108 is a very interesting one that looks like a snag in a river bottom to me. The other two are both looking at the wall of the stream bed and emphasizing the top and slope rather than the bottom but no reason why you cannot be emphasizing the bed itself or use a diagonal line so you need less vertical space filled with hard scape and have more room for the crypts.
Interesting plant! Guess the best thing to do would be take a couple of good clear shots and post them in a thread of its own.
Just got some confirmation back from the guy I got them from.
"Staurogyne Acanthaceae"
So you were right off the bat xD
No, I haven't browsed them before, but I will definitely check them out now :)
I appreciate the help Kathy.
Also, I got in touch with some landscape suppliers around me, and they had some boulders of "Feather rock" "Black Ice stone" and some other misc rocks. I know feather stone would work, but not sure about black ice stone... Still no supplier for river rocks though.
Feather stone is (around here, anyway) an incredibly sharp lava rock. It is probably neutral as far as water chemistry, but it is so sharp I would not want it in a tank.
Look at natural streams and see what you are looking for. A few concepts:
Faster flowing water blows everything away that is not heavy enough to stay put. In a very fast stream (Hillstream Loach fast) the substrate will be rounded river rock, or cobbles, and smaller pebbles, but not sand and certainly not soil. A little sand or fine gravel might exist between large enough rocks that the current does not carry it away, but any plant that gets rooted there would get its leaves destroyed. The way to make this sort of stream work is to use mosses and algae that grow flat on the rocks, and small, very sturdy plants like Dwarf or Nana Anubias tucked between the rocks. Nothing tall, nothing streaming. Plants hanging over from the bank would likely have all their leaves stripped out.
Somewhat slower water, but still quite active might have some back water, a quiet spot hollowed into the bank or some similar protected spot that plants might grow pretty well. If the bank caved in there would be tree roots exposed. This could be done with cobbles, river rock, rounded pebbles at the front of the tank (perhaps cutting across at an angle) then a strip of planting area (not a straight line!), and 'driftwood' against the back wall to represent the roots. Plants might grow attached to the roots (anubias, java fern, bolbitis).
0.0 A lot to think about. Put a lot of creative images in my mind too!
How do you feel about what color of river stone I put in? The most concern i have is the contrast with the lava rock. If need be I have no issues uprooting all the substrate and starting over, but I have no idea how a group of river stones might look.
So, I found some river rocks. :P
I took the advice from both of you and molded it into what I was thinking.
How did I do?
That is really a great improvement! Really nice!
The rock is smooth enough to work with water.
The rock is large enough to make it look good in this size tank, and the mixed sizes are very natural.
The color works well with the substrate.
The layout is off center, not symmetrical. This is very good.
Love the 'root' coming out between the rocks! That is great!
It will be nice to see this as the plants grow in. Please keep updating us!
I love it. Very dramatic and looks just like the edge of a rocky bank to me. The crevices are planted, the rocks have a lot of texture, the roots coming out of the rocks. Very bold scale. Love the color of the substrate with the rock color.
Wow those boulders made such a huge difference! Can't wait to see it in a few months grown in...
Instead of a few months, how about a year? :P
This was about 3 months in.
I decided to not prune about 8 months in.
My riparium plants from Hydrophyte flowering a little.
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Yum Brands' (YUM) operating profit jumped 22% in China, helping lift the company's earnings above analysts' expectations. Shares rose more than 3% after hours.
Yum posted 99 cents of EPS, 2 cents ahead of estimates. Revenue of $3.57 billion fell below expectations for $3.64 billion. Worldwide restaurant margin rose by 1.9 percentage points to 18.9%, and operating profit grew 13% in the U.S., on top of the strong growth in China. As the company's store base has grown in China, however, sales growth has decelerated; same-store sales in China jumped 19% last year, and 6% this year.
Yum expects to open 750 new restaurants in China this year, up from prior expectations for 700, noted Jonathan Blum, the company's chief public affairs officer, in an interview.
Same-store sales at Taco Bell, which recently introduced a new "Cantina Bell" menu, grew 7% in the U.S. The new menu was highlighted by David Einhorn in a presentation last week arguing that Taco Bell can take market share from Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG). Blum had no comment on Einhorn's presentation.
Yum said it now expects its full-year EPS to grow "at least 13%, or at least $3.24, excluding Special Items." Analysts have been expecting the company to earn $3.26 per share.
"In China, our category-leading brands and competitive positions are stronger than ever. China system sales grew 22% as we opened 192 new restaurants and delivered same-store sales growth of 6%; operating profit grew 22%, prior to foreign currency translation. Importantly, China restaurant margin performance improved dramatically from the second quarter, once again demonstrating the ongoing strength of our business model," said CEO David C. Novak in a statement.


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Recently I spoke to a fellow genealogist who didn't know about Google Books so I thought I would write about it just in case there are others who have missed out on using this great resource.
Firstly you open up the normal Google page and you will see along the top a row of tabs such as Images, Maps etc. at the right hand end is the tab "more". Click on that and you get a drop down box with a list of other options which includes "Books". Click on that.
If you click on the "Browse Books" tab it will open up a page which has an advanced search link. Click on that and you get a search page will a number of options. Once you have filled in the details of what you are searching for you can opt to just have Full View Only books displayed, this is what I usually do.
There are thousands of books there which are of interest and help to family historians. So give it a go and see just what is awaiting you in the Google Library and don't forget that Google are in the process of scanning thousands of books & pamphlets that are held in the British Library.
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I wish I could go out to Los Angeles to see Sam Lubell's "Never Built Los Angeles," an exhibition at that city's small Museum of Architecture and Design. Then again, this being the age of digital media, I don't have to visit, as most of the images are available online. Click on the tantalizing video (but can't we lose the default tinkle music, please?) and you will see some of the beautiful things Los Angeles could have had –as well as some of the scary structures it was spared.
My favorite scheme for L.A. remains the 1930 Olsmsted and Bartholomew plan to thread a network of parks and waterways through the whole basin, using natural features, drainage ditches, and other lines to connect sprawl. We could still do it. And these days there are even more lines we could green, from power transmission right-of-ways to freeways.
There are, of course, ambitious schemes for grand civic buildings and developments, including several by the original Howard Roark architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. While his Marin County Civic CenterDoheny Ranch development for the Hollywood Hills would have interlaced nature and private homes in a manner that would have made full use of the area's spectacular geography. DMJM, on the other hand, proposed a giant terrace oozing over those hills a little further to the west and thirty years later, and we should feel lucky that their concrete cap does not surmount those craggy peaks, no matter how gross most of the individual McMansions clinging to the slopes are.
I have also always liked William Pereira's original scheme for LAX (pictured), which would have turned the central area into a sea of asphalt across which the planes would wander until they docked at radiating pavilions rising out of the apron as glass domes. It might not have been very practical, but would have been much more dramatic than the meanders of overblown people hangars connected to the planes with nasty constrictions that now make up the airport.
Lubell shows in the exhibition how Southlanders still dream today, coming up with schemes that almost inevitably are better than what is built. I do note, however, that the scale seems to becoming ever smaller –the last large vision seems to have been OMA's flying roof sailing over LACMA. I have a feeling Peter Zumthor, the latest in a long line of architects trying to dig themselves and decent galleries out of the La Brea Tar Pit, will do something more delicate and fine-grained.
Let's hope that the Architecture and Design Museum posts a full selection of the images in due course. They are planning to show not just original drawings, but interactive displays and models to make the schemes come alive. Of course, the whole point is that they cannot. The visions remain just that and, even if they had been realized, that very act would have buried them in the nitty-gritty and the vagaries of everyday life. Lubell claims the exhibition is a way of "seeing the future," and continuing the dreaming. As he points out, "Los Angeles--a cultural nexus that defies all the rules of urban placemaking [sic]—never fails to capture peoples' imaginations." It continues to capture mine, even if I am more than two thousand miles away: L.A. is an idea of utopia, dystopia, and heterotopia, brought to us by Hollywood and by some of the world's most visionary architects. Its schemes are blueprints for dreams and nightmares more than real proposals.
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