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The Aquascaping Design Checklist
Hello friends,
I wrote this article about aquascaping techniques for another forum. It is geared toward noobs, but I find that even some experienced aquascapers can benefit by some of the points made. Even though I wrote it, I use it myself from time to time, and it has helped me to find some clarity during some of my misadventures.
I made a Noobie Shrimp Keeper Guide that was well received and that some of you may have already read in the invert forums, and this is just a second installment to that, #2 in a series.
Let me preface this article by saying that I've never won an aquascaping contest, and I don't claim to be the Da Vinci of planted tanks. Further, aquascaping does not need to be turned into a contest to be successful. Simply creating your humble but inspiring art in the privacy of your own residence is often all that's required to reap the benefits of our art. That said, I have managed some successful scapes, and I feel like loosely following this checklist may help many aspiring aquascapers to reap the occasionally elusive benefits from our sometimes modest aquascaping subculture.
- Do I have too many varieties of plants?
You see this all the time, and I've certainly been guilty of it. Let's face it. Plants are awesome! Especially if you only have one tank, it's easy to get carried away and want to grow every species of plant in the same tank, even if the flora you plant seems to have no obvious cohesion. If the rise of Iwagumi taught us anything, however, it's that often, less is more, and that you don't require a dozen different varieties of plants to be successful. In fact, you can make a terrific scape sans any flora at all. Don't get me wrong though... I love a well taken care of Dutch scape!
Here is a great example of a very successful minimialist tank.
by George Farmer
- Do I have enough repetition of elements?
Often, I see this really terrific element in a scape, be it rock, branch, or plant, and the author does not bother to repeat this element in other areas to tie it all together. For example, an erios is a beautiful bit of flora. However, one erios in your tank looks contrived. 7 erios in your tank, however, can be a beautiful repeating element. One red plant? Unless it's right on a huge focal point stone or branch, it may look artificial. Repeated many times over, strategically? It can look amazing. No matter what element you've created, think about mimicking that element in your tank several times over to bring out a particular theme. Can you claim that your tank has a theme? If not, you may want to rethink that scape.
Notice the repeating peaks which really set off this scape.
by Peter Kirwan
- Can I identify a real focal point?
Most but not all successful scapes feature a distinct focal point. Is it that huge piece of manzanita in the corner? The rotala forest that's the same height as the manzi? Or is it the huge Maten stone on the opposite side of the tank? If your eye can't easily land in one spot or the other in your scape then there's a fair chance that you haven't created a strong enough focal point.
Here is a terrific example of a simple, but really strong focal point which is accented by similar, but much smaller rocks. Also notice the terrific flow from left to right.
by Josh Sim KH
- Do I have a distinct flow, from one side of the tank to the other?
If, after finishing your scape, you can't identify a direction of flow then you've likely missed this element. Some tanks may feature several directions, but you should be able to feel the flow. Simple techniques like placing the pointy end of hardscape all in similar directions can lend a hand to this narrative.
The flow of the rocks leads the eye distinctly to the left.
by Ngo Truong Thinh
- Does the scape vary in height?
This is a big one. Often, you will see scapes where everything, the wood, the stones, the plants, are all the same height, from one side of the tank to another. You can literally draw an imaginary line and they will all touch that line and not extend past it. It's as if the designer had horizon tunnel visioin while they were placing their flora and hardscape. Height creates depth, but only if you have other distinct elements which will counter-balance that height as well as transitions which lead the eye back and forth between the elements.
Here is a lovely little scape with a caption of "Not Quite There". It has so much going for it, but it suffers from same height syndrome at the moment.
- Have I created depth by playing with the placement of the foreground, midground, and background plants?
Most scapes, even the nicer ones, follow a very distinct aquascaping principal. They use foreground plants in the foreground, midground plants in the midground, and background plants in the background. Absolutely, you can create a stunning scape using these principles. However, if you are willing to step outside the box and break the rules a little bit, you may end up creating something much more dramatic in the end. Ask yourself, for example, how you might highlight a foreground plant in the background or a background plant in the foreground. Once you have answered those riddles successfully, you will likely end up with a layout that features great depth.
Notice the foreground plants in the background, giving depth to the focal point element. Part of the focal point wood creeps right up to the front of the glass.
by Michael G.W. Wong
In this Amano scape, background and midground plants make a splash in the front corners of this tank while the foreground plant is focused on the little hill top in the rear creating an inspiring bit of depth. Notice the limited plant species, the matching rotala on both sides, the repeating elements of the moss on wood. Amano incorporates so many successful elements making this an intriguing scape.
- Is my spacing of elements too uniform?
Too often, new scapers place one element here, one there, one there, one here, etc., with little thought to the distance between each of those elements. They space each element out about the same distance apart and then hope it will all grow together into a cohesive scape. Or worse still, they create a hardscape that looks like Stonehenge. That's not how nature works though, and so this scaping recipe will most often yield lots of artificiality.
Instead, think about bunching elements together like you would a flower bouquet. Stack rocks together. Stack branches together. Stack several species of plants together like you would in a wabi-kusa for example.
Here is a lovely, well grown-out scape that suffers from too many varieties of plants, most of which seem to all have their proper place, spaced out with about the same amount of real estate. In turn, the depth is unfortunately lacking, and the design elements, also lacking in repitition, create no compelling patterns. The foreground plants are in front, the background plants, in back. Where is the focal point? Did I mention that the plants are terrific and healthy? So much potential here.
By contrast, here is a fine wabi kusa, with varying elements seeming to grow out of the same location/foundation. If you contrast this wabi kusa style with negative space in the rest of your scape, your focal element will really pop.
by Aquascapedesign.
And here is a hardscape of stacked rocks that really gets the point across. Even sans flora, this one is already a stunner.
by Piotr Dymowski
- Is this element something I might find in nature?
Some scapes follow all the right rules, but still just miss. Similarly, some scapes seem to break every rule, but they instantly and instinctively captivate us anyway. What do these scapes have that others seem to lack? Sometimes, it can all be found in nature.
Just walking outside can provide us with endless blueprints for creating stimulating aquascapes. Snapping photos of elements you see in nature to use as scaping reference points is a great cheat that many aquascapers employ.
This is a simple scape that's already been drawn for you by mother nature.
Or, for something more elaborate... Saihō-ji (Kyoto) Moss Garden, Japan
A rainbow fish habitat in Australia courtesy of Dave Harasti.
I invite all of you to post both good and bad aquascaping design elements on this thread so long as you are willing to comment about what makes those elements successful or just miss the mark in your estimation. If you are of the "been there, done that", "too cool for school", "aquascapes these days are all so lame" crowd, I am going to thank you in advance for just glancing at but ultimately failing to comment in this thread. I can't even begin to hold a candle to your knowledge or expertise so thanks for your restraint in this case.
Great thread! Very informational!!!! I'm sure this will help both noobies and oldies!!
Well done!
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Great write up. I think the last point is the most important; stick to nature. Even a pile of weeds in the corner of your yard can be an inspiration as to how nature places her plants in a artful manner.
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This is awesome. Love it. Very well done.
I second (or third, or forth, etc) the level of awesomeness. And thank you for sharing your experience. I sometimes feel like the key to shaping the perfect scape is a secret those in the know wanna keep secret.
Any comments on the "rule of thirds"? I know what it is, but how is it put into practice on the tank? Is the tank actually measured and the intersecting points carefully plotted out or is it approximate? Ive heard some use graph sheets, but how is that used?
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I think that the rule of thirds is the most common design and photographic element known to man, and that it applies to almost any art form, so of course it also applies to aquascaping. I think that any designer, photographer, or painter has a distinct advantage over those without such a background when it comes to scaping because those basic design ideas have been drilled into them over time.
Most definitely, I would not dream of using graph paper or a ruler. Your eye should be able to tell you what's right or what's wrong. And truthfully, there is no right or wrong, but merely ideas that tend to make a scape stronger or weaker instead.
And as you develop your eye, you will also know when to employ the infamous rule of thirds, and when to break that rule and leave it out all together. It certainly isn't required to make a great scape, but if you do follow that rule then your odds are increased.
Lately, Amano has taken to literally dropping small rocks into his hardscape pre-flood to mimic nature and get the point across that randomness and nature is a better designer than your mind's eye ever could be. If you contemplate some of the more beautiful focal points in nature, they often contain a very strong element wrapped and surrounded by either newborn growth or decay. Either way works.
For example, think of a cliff on a beach. Here is a photograph of beach rocks in Australia. Notice the flow of the rocks out into the ocean? That part is obvious. But as the "scape" has matured, small rocks have fallen off of larger rocks and dribbled down below to the beach representing a decay element. In that sense, they are the same element but in miniature form, and they lay close to the main element, the rocks.
Then, think about your flora. You may have trees, and right at the base of those trees are smaller elements and various shrubs. For example, there are ferns right at the base of these trees just like there are smaller rocks right at the base of large rocks in the previous image. This time, we have the newborn growth element.
So, your job is to find a focal point you enjoy and then tease out the nature of that focal point by adding accents that truly contrast the magnificence of your focal point, but also compliment that focal point by contrasting enough in size, and sometimes in nature.
***Extra hint on rock work. Most rocks enter the substrate not in a perfectly even pattern, but in a place that creates dramatic points or lines, much like the rocks above. If you dribble smaller rocks right from the base of these points where the rock enters the substrate then it tends to look less artificial and more natural.
Here is a perfect example in nature.
this is great, thank you. I will enter IAPLC next year. my tank wasn't ready in time for submission. I am planning on entering the aquabotanic nano contest though...
I have suggestion for this thread. It would be helpful to have some sort of guideline to prepare your tank for the contest shot. Like setting up lighting, removing equipment, etc....
As far as stones are concerned however, although most substrate more or less look the same and are easily attainable, as well as most pieces of driftwood or even plants, that is not the case when it comes to rocks. At least here in Toronto Canada.
The rocks that Amano uses have incredible micro-detail and are FAR FAR different from the Utah ice or granite slabs you find at your LFS. Sometimes you find nice petrified wood, or even that black rock with the whitish-grey veins, but it seems the kubu basa, wiki tiki, or akriro kirusawa stones are like a $100,000,00 per pound (number may be slightly exaggerated) and available only online shipped to you for a price exceeding e amount of the stone.... :(
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Credit where credit is due! Huge time and thought went into this and you can tell for sure! A write up like this deserves to be a sticky.
Thanks man! Very generous to take the time to share this info!
that last picture is amazing!
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Well, he's no Conchy Joe or a floating dog kennel owner, I'll give him that.
I do wish he would uncouple his anchor advice, which is debatable but welcome input, from his advocacy of his product. The Rocna has a way to go to prove itself "best anchor ever", and dissing other anchors or techniques is not, in my view, a good place to start.
I'm afraid I have to side with the nay-sayers to this method of anchoring. the first thing that is going to happen with an anchor attached to the crown of your primary anchor is the prevention of the primary anchor setting properly. The second thing that is going to happen is that, if and when the primary anchor drags, it's resetting is going to be inhibited by the secondary anchor. In my opinion, and experience, mooring to two seperate anchors at a 45 degree lead between is better insurance. Both must be set properly, not the usual set one and hope for the best on two, if needed.
Anchors and anchoring are such a difficult subject because it is one of those areas where we are capable of being as passionate about what worked as we are about what did not. The nature of the holding ground, and lack of real knowledge of it, skews the picture as well. One man's nightmare is another's nirvana. Of course one caught a small coral head and the other buried her in sand twenty feet away.
Experience gathered by a lot of anchoring in your particular area, acheiving a good set, and standing an anchor watch mean a great deal more than the particular anchor selected.
I do not find Mr. Smith's posts objectionable. He is very clear about his position and brings some good knowledge to the table. We have other posters who make their living in the boating business and, were we to get to be a little bit too picky, we could say that their business was enhanced by their reputation on sailnet. Freedom of speech, let the cards fall where they may, and the willingness to have an open mind. Besides, we're just as guilty as any possible overt salesman. We've spent weeks on the topic of SolarStix and no one has an advertising budget as big as that thread. If I were SolarStix, my simple ad would be, "it's all they talk about on Sailnet!".
I read the rockna description of why not to use this method and then read a very long description of how to use this method. HUH?
Can we introduce Mr Rockna to Conky Joe?
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I just looked at Alex's diagram again and noticed one difference between his technique, and that of the Voyager's Handbook. The connection between anchors in Alex's description is rope, and that in the VH (and CW) is chain and shackles. There is a rope on the Danforth, but it is only used for retrieving the danforth after the main is secure.
Long time ago, I used a chain also, and stopped using it, because first it was more weight I had to pull, remeber main anchor the motor pulls, the first, Alex does.... to attach and remove was a pain in the neck (I just do a quick bowline, which is fast, easy, secure, easy to remove and helps if you don't have time), because I needed to attach the shackle ( right name??), pulling anchor was slippery, and storing was messy.
If it was a permanent mooring, yes, for the time I am anchored 3 to 4 days, the rope is fine..Its not the floating rope, ok??
By the way, I am very aware of the 45º Double anchor, but here with the boat swinging twice a day from east to west, the anchors, if not set at exact lenghts (difficult to do), start approaching each other, as one holds one drags etc. and end up being worse, as that arrangement here ends up in a tangled mess. BY EXPERIENCE...
|I just looked at Alex's diagram again and noticed one difference between his technique, and that of the Voyager's Handbook. The connection between anchors in Alex's description is rope, and that in the VH (and CW) is chain and shackles. There is a rope on the Danforth, but it is only used for retrieving the danforth after the main is secure.
With respect to the tandem anchoring technique in the OP, this article was essentially lifted from chapter 6 (pg 173-174) of the Voyager's Handbook second edition; "Some situations demand extra holding power, more than can be supplied by the primary anchor. This can be the case in some crowded Mediterranean anchorages, where it is not possible to put out adequate scope for the conditions. It can also be the case on a bottom with poor holding or in very high winds. In these situations, setting two anchors in tandem on the same rode provides additional holding power and will keep the primary anchor from dragging." ... "Tandem anchors are a common solution in Chile where high winds and rocky, kelp-covered bottoms cause anchors that have worked successfully everyplace else to drag".
I initially found the description of this technique in the book confusing, and had to re-read it several times before I understood. Seeing it again in CW reinforced the idea.
Alex's illustration, and explination were far clearer than those in either the Voyager's Handbook, or CW. Maybe he should be a consultant on the next version?
Finally, and I don't like going here, by stating that anyone's practice (never mind two well respected authors);
is incredibly ignorant and should be condemned. I cannot state this point forcefully enough.
The OP asked if anyone had experience with the tandem anchoring technique. Alex stated that he did have experience with this technique, and he explained it very well.
The gist of this tandem anchoring is that you need to pick your anchors carefully and deploy them when you need them. I can see where it will work and there are a few places that stream mooring (an anchor out fore & aft) would be better, or two anchors set at a 45 degree angle.
Judging what method of anchoring you will use will come from experience and discussing the methods on sites like this with other sailors and find out what they have experienced. The main thing is to keep and open mind and an eye on the weather/tidal patterns where you are at.
I'll be as repetitious as Mr. Smith is in hawking his products, by repeating two forum rules he breaches with each of his 71 posts -
* Post messages promoting a commercial enterprise - this is only permitted for paying SailNet Advertisers
* Include links in your postings to commcerial enterprises in an effort to promote those enterprises regardless of your personal involvement in that enterprise - this is only permitted for paying SailNet Advertisers
You may think I'm a "tad unfair", but in my opinion his constant anchor bashing to promote his anchors gets a tad tiresome.
One of the major sail mags recently did a piece on comparing anchors, but comparative tests are only as good as the test conditions (i.e. if they only tested in mud, it doesn't help you if you normally anchor in a rocky cove...). I believe it prompted a 'interesting' thread in this site. I recommend doing a search of this site for the threads about anchors. I think the 'debating' really does a better job of exploring the pros and cons of each anchor. If you can get through the personal attacks and the 'paid advertising', I think you may find your answer.
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His marketing approach by hi-jacking threads, is comparable to telemarketers who choose to call during dinner hour, or their spammer relatives who relentlessly clog forums and our email inboxes with their uninvited solicitations.
I would ask... is there any reliable, independent test results out there that cover all of these types of anchors and conditions? Wouldn't this already have been a subject of extensive tests at Practical Sailor? I'm still pretty much a N00b, and between boats at that, but it would seem there should be some pretty sound test results out there... independent, unsponsored tests.
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Sunday, April 25, 2010
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***Update 4/26/2010 11:30 AM***
(We are experiencing some technical difficulties with our archived comments...Please stand by)
Google discontinued FTP support for Blogger, so we had to change things a little. We are aware that comments from May 2008 to present are missing. We think this is due to the migration process and are working to get the comments back. Thanks for your patience. ~ Blogger Bob
30 comments:
- Anonymous said...
First of all I think this is much more intuitive than the previous location so good decision on the move but are comments eventually going to be moved over or are all the comments gone with the blog move?
- April 25, 2010 at 3:36 PM
- Anonymous said...
Will comments be migrated over? They were an important (at least sometimes) part of the TSA blog...
- April 25, 2010 at 9:05 PM
- kdt said...
Whassamatta Bob, get tired of seeing all of those nasty comments from the citizens whose rights you're abridging? Have we lost all of the old posts as well as the associated comments? If so, why?
- April 25, 2010 at 9:53 PM
- Anonymous said...
Suspect that the comments are gone forever - too irritating to Bob's managers.
- April 26, 2010 at 8:02 AM
- Blogger Bob said...
Google discontinued FTP support for Blogger, so we had to change things a little.
I wasn't under the impression the comments would vanish.
It looks like all comments prior to May 2008 are still there, but the comments from May 2008 to present are missing.
I have contacted Neil (IT Guy) to see what's going on.
Blogger Bob
TSA Blog Team
- April 26, 2010 at 8:05 AM
- Isaac Newton said...
Bob, the 11th commandment is "thou shalt make backups." Where are your archives of those comments?
Sorry this just looks like a convenient excuse to reset the discussion....
- April 26, 2010 at 9:19 AM
- Cathleen said...
The comment were supposed to come along as part of the migration process. A ticket has been submitted to blogger to regain the comments. You can follow the ticket at: https://code.google.com/p/blogger-ftp-migration-tracker/issues/detail?id=569
- April 26, 2010 at 9:42 AM
- GSOLTSO said...
And here I thought Gremlins was just a cute little movie! Hopefully they didn't feed the blog after midnight or drop it in some water...
TSA Blog Team
- April 26, 2010 at 10:55 AM
- Rick Klau said...
Hi all - I'm the Product Manager for Blogger at Google who's managing the FTP transition, and I can confirm that no comments are lost. This is a byproduct of some back-end synchronization that needs to be done - comments will reappear in a couple hours at most.
Keep up the great work on the TSA blog, Bob (& team). Thanks for using Blogger!
- April 26, 2010 at 12:58 PM
- Anonymous said...
Wrong URL on front page graphic.
- April 26, 2010 at 1:03 PM
- Blogger Bob said...
Rick Klau said... comments will reappear in a couple hours at most.
April 26, 2010 12:58 PM
Rick, Great news! Thanks for letting us know!
Blogger Bob
TSA Blog Team
- April 26, 2010 at 1:05 PM
- Blogger Bob said...
All of the comments have reappeared. Thanks for your patience.
Blogger Bob
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- April 27, 2010 at 8:23 AM
- Anonymous said...
"All of the comments have reappeared. Thanks for your patience."
So when will you start answering them, Bob?
- April 27, 2010 at 10:36 AM
- FriendlySkies said...
Anonymous said...
"All of the comments have reappeared. Thanks for your patience."
So when will you start answering them, Bob?
- April 28, 2010 at 9:57 AM
- Andy said...
You guys, seriously. Grow up. Stop giving Blogger Bob a hard time. He works very hard on this blog, in addition to other duties. I understand you don't like what the TSA is designed for, and what they do, but he is doing his job. Dare I say, he is doing a great job blogging compared to others - very clear, to the point, and he actually interacts with us. Snarky comments are honestly unnecessary and add nothing to the discussion at hand.
Again, I understand you hate the TSA, and I don't blame you a bit (I hate some of their policies, too), but please stop making Bob the scrapegoat. He's doing a great job.
- April 28, 2010 at 7:57 PM
- Ayn R. Key said...
No Andy, he doesn't.
If he worked hard on this blog, he'd spend a lot of time answering the many unanswered questions, some of them dating back to the very founding of this blog.
If he were doing a great job, we wouldn't be hounding him to answer questions over and over.
Unless you mean great simply as a magnitude and not a direction. That's mathematician speak since I'm an engineer. What it means is that one can do a profoundly good job or a profoundly bad job, and in either case it is profound. Do you mean "great" absent of whether he's doing it right or wrong?
He does a great job of ignoring questions, and changing the subject whenever the heat gets to be too much for him and his agency. Yes, he does a great job of that, but is that the job we want him to do? I want him to do a great job addressing our questions and complaints.
No, Andy, Bob deserves the heat he gets for the "great" job he does here.
- April 29, 2010 at 2:38 PM
- Anonymous said...
"Stop giving Blogger Bob a hard time."
Giving Bob a "hard time" is the only way we get anything resembling answers. It took a year before Bob admitted TSA has never released body scanner images at the same size and resolution the operators of the machines see. It took months for Bob to admit, albeit obliquely, that the US is the only nation whose airport security includes a mandatory shoe carnival. Bob, left to his own devices, would have ignored these and many other perfectly reasonable questions.
- April 29, 2010 at 3:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
A follow up to a previous post that was not answered I am assuming because of the blog move.
Advanced Imaging Technology - Yes, It's Worth It
Blogger GSOLTSO said...
Anon sez - "Still waiting for an answer on this question:
Do the TSA AIT scanners show nipples or any detail of a female passenger's labia or a man's penis??"
There is some representation of the areas mentioned, but detail is a very vague question. You can see the images on this very blog on earlier posts and there are even some videos out there that can show some of the "detail" you can see with the AIT. More specifically, what level of detail are you asking about? The resolution does not go down to the hair follicle level, but there is an accurate representation of the body as it is.
TSA Blog Team
April 19, 2010 3:49 PM
If you admit the images do show passengers penis and labia then why do they not appear on the sample images? Can the sample images provided even qualify as accurate samples?
This shows how the TSA is deliberately misleading the American public with regards to how detailed AIT images are. And please don't post a reply with the canned PIA response we seen a million times. Just post some accurate sample images so passengers can make an informed decision.... I honestly don't think it will deter the ppl who already prefer it.
- April 30, 2010 at 12:56 AM
- Anonymous said...
Does the TSA have any current plans to allow passengers who opt for AIT to see their own scanned image?
- April 30, 2010 at 1:00 AM
- Sandra said...
Bob, are backscatter and castscan machines registered with the bureaus that track radiation generators in each state where they are used?
Are TSA screeners who operate those machines trained to x-ray human beings?
Is each machine inspected on a regular basis to insure safety by a medical physicist?
If not, why not?
- April 30, 2010 at 11:34 AM
- Blogger Bob said...
FYI - You are now able to subscribe to comments via Atom. If you go to the bottom of the comments for each post, you will see:
"Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]"
Blogger Bob
- April 30, 2010 at 12:41 PM
- Anonymous said...
Bob, will you be subscribing to comments so you can actually address them instead of ignoring them for years or months?
- April 30, 2010 at 4:01 PM
- GSOLTSO said...
Anon sez - "Does the TSA have any current plans to allow passengers who opt for AIT to see their own scanned image?"
Not at this time. Based on the privacy regulations in place (and the fact that the more images out there for study, the better chance someone could learn how to circumvent the AIT), I would not look for this to be an option in the future.
TSA Blog Team
- May 3, 2010 at 6:28 PM
- Anonymous said...
Can body screener see tampons in a womans body?
- May 4, 2010 at 9:04 AM
- Anonymous said...
TSA is a complete and utter failure!
For all of its screening procedures, shoe carnivals, BDOs, ID checking, gate groping and other harassment, it was unable to detect and stop the Time Square car bomber:
"Faisal Shahzad, 30, was arrested at 11:45 p.m. ET Monday night by Customs and Border Protection agents after he boarded an Emirates airlines flight to Dubai at New York's JFK airport, officials told NBC News.
U.S. government officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Shahzad made his flight reservation on the way to the airport and paid for his ticket in cash.
. . .
But officials told NBC News the suspect had boarded Flight EK202. Customs agents contacted air-traffic controllers who ordered the pilots to return to the gate after departing."
Kudos to the FBI, NYPD, and CBP for their quick identification and apprehension of Shahzad.
And shame, shame, shame on TSA! You are finally and clearly revealed as the troupe of shabby amateur actors playing at security theater that you are.
- May 4, 2010 at 11:50 AM
- Anonymous said...
Bob, the graphic containing the URL to this site is still wrong. When will it get changed? This isn't rocket science.
- May 16, 2010 at 11:07 PM
- Peter Steele said...
I think it is a wonderful Blog.
Thanks for your great Post.
I will come back.
- June 3, 2010 at 2:44 PM
- london escorts said...
Why thanks I will visit the new link.
- July 20, 2010 at 4:36 PM
- Anonymous said...
my hat is off to the tsa screeners.You can do a body search or xray on me anyday. I do not want to ride with a terrorist on a airplane Mary Emmert
- November 22, 2010 at 10:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
Bob, will you be subscribing to comments so you can actually address them instead of ignoring them for years or months?..
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The image will be published in the book and included in an exhibition.Saturday, May 5 - Sunday, July 1, 2012Sioux City Art CenterMFA in Visual Arts Graduate ExhibitionMonday, June 25 - Saturday, June 30, 2012Split between the Main Gallery and the Gallery at University Hall, this exhibition will feature the work of eighteen MFA students of the sixteenth graduating class.Artists showing at 700 Beacon: Jill Brody, Jeff Brown, JooYoung Choi, Michael Cirelli, Steve Gentile, Liselott Johnsson, Francesca Milliken, Peter Murphey, Dana Pasila, and (lower level) Rebecca Colon Dickerson.Artists showing at University Hall: Robert Bern, James Cox, Shea Justice, Aris Moore, Betti Pettinati-Longinotti, Diane Wiencke, and Joseph Wilcox.Ebenezer Singh, MFA in Visual Arts '09Eloi...Eloi...Thursday, May 31 - Saturday, June 23, 2012A series of work done by the artist in his New York studio. From press release: "These sublime mental paradigms on canvas are Ebenezer's socio-mythical insights, delivered on his self and the immediate social order that exists with or without his partaking. Ebenezer divulges his peripheral existence and his self-worth amidst the populace by making himself the central character of the painting. His physical, mental, and political positioning as the male protagonist not only brings out the sagacity of the artist but also redraws the political diagram of the observer who views the drama and apes the artist."A. Jain Marunouchi GalleryTim Powers, MFA in Visual Arts '12Intimacy, Form, and SpaceFriday, June 1 - Monday, June 11, 2012Whitdel ArtsYa La'ford, MFA in Visual Arts CandidateArtFutura: Art in Motion [juried group show]Thursday, May 31 - Thursday, June 7, 2012Northwestern University Lurie CenterJeri Eisenberg, MFA in Visual Arts '05Luminous LandscapesWednesday, May 2 - Sunday, June 3, 2012Wallspace GalleryJeffrey Ellse, Lynda Schlosberg, MFA in Visual Arts '09; Carol Mordecai Myers, Denise Driscoll, MFA in Visual Arts '07Many Pieces Loosely JoinedFriday, June 1 - Sunday, June 3, 2012Working together as Swarm Intelligence, AIB MFA alumni will collaborate on a large-scale drawing, Many Pieces Loosely Joined, for Alumni Weekend at Lesley University. Swarm Intelligence is a collaborative group that expands and contracts from project to project, always seeking new ways to work together. The group will also host a Panel Discussion focused on their process of collaboration and the influence these collaborations have on their individual practices.Marran Gallery, Lesley UniversityJenna Powell, MFA in Visual Arts CandidateSounding Patterns [one day contemporary art installation]Saturday, June 2, 2012White-Ellery HouseJill Brody, MFA in Visual Arts CandidateAll the Believers: The Hutterites of Liberty County, MontanaThrough Thursday, May 31, 2012Artist Talk: Saturday, April 14, 2:00pmGrove Hall LibraryDeborah Davidson, MFA in Visual Arts FacultyStanding SeeFriday, May 4 - Friday, May 25, 2012Standing See is an elegant and evocative presentation of the artist's interior life. Echoing the subtle yet heroic work of the Minimalist sculptor, Anne Truitt, these hybrid painted sculptures reach that unique space where Davidson notes that, "Underlying all of this work is the attempt to resolve the conversation between wanting to reveal all and at the same time the desire to obliterate."NKG BostonNancy Grace Horton, MFA in Visual Arts CandidatePRC in NYC: Exhibition of Ten PRC Members' Work at the New York Photo FestivalWednesday, May 16 - Sunday, May 20, 2012The PRC is thrilled to announce the ten winners of the call for entries for the PRC in NYC juried competition and exhibition. Jurors Glenn Ruga, Neal Rantoul, and Chehalis Hegner met to discuss submissions and selected Nancy Grace Horton, along with nine other artists, to exhibit their work in a satellite exhibit at the New York Photo Festival.111 Front Street, Gallery 210, BrooklynLeigh Yardley, MFA in Visual Arts CandidateMade in NY 2012 [juried group show]Thursday, March 31 - Sunday, May 20, 2012Schweinfurth Memorial Art CenterErin Shafkind, MFA in Visual Arts '10Don't You (Forgot About Me)Saturday, March 10 - Saturday, May 5, 2012The digital age has changed our relationship to the book; going to bookstores, examining covers, even turning pages has become obsolete. This new work is Shafkin's attempt to exemplify the form. To praise its worthiness, to acknowledge an object that is shifting in meaning and use from cave wall hieroglyphics to animal skin scrolls to paper to the cloud.The Firm, GeorgetownClare Asch, MFA in Visual Arts '05GeomorphsWednesday, April 4 - Sunday, April 29, 2012Galatea Fine Art
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However, there is clearly a latent and deeply felt wish in some sectors for the whole problem of global warming to be reduced to a statistical quirk or a mistake. This led to some truly death-defying leaping to conclusions when this issue hit the blogosphere. One of the worst examples (but there are others) was the 'Opinionator' at the New York Times (oh dear). He managed to confuse the global means with the continental US numbers, he made up a story about McIntyre having 'always puzzled about some gaps' (what?) , declared the the error had 'played havoc' with the numbers, and quoted another blogger saying that the 'astounding' numbers had been 'silently released'. None of these statements are true. Among other incorrect stories going around are that the mistake was due to a Y2K bug or that this had something to do with photographing weather stations. Again, simply false.
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Hello, I am new to this forum and after attending Celebration V here in Orlando last weekend I decided it is time for me to get into this armor building. I may have seen many of you at the Celebration. After chatting with some folks over at the Dented Helmet booth I discovered this site and am very excited to get to building.
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Discussion in 'Off The Beaten Track' started by allezfred, Feb 2, 2014.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman found dead of apparent drug overdose. RIP to a great actor.
Here is ABC News: http://abcnews.go.com/US/philip-seymour-hoffman-dead-46/story?id=22335771
The news was literally broken minutes ago. He was found dead at the age of 46 in his Manhattan apartment. Police are investigating. That's it.
This cannot be true, right? I really, really hope this is just a widely misreported non-fact because I am absolutely going to cry...
So horrible. He was one of my favorite actors. Hopefully he is at peace now.
Unfortunately I think it is true. It is on HuffingtonPost and they are trust-worthy.
This is so sad. He was in rehab for heroin last year,so it's not a total surprise. But still very, very sad. Addiction sucks.
I'm stunned.
What a tragic waste.
This is incredibly sad. I loved him in everything he's done.
I just got a text alert on my phone, so sadly I'd say it's true. What a loss...
I am stunned. Love his work so much.
One of my favorite actors - he always did such outstanding work. So sad that he could not conquer his demons -
Wow. I"m stunned. ..annd shocked. It feels like it came out of nowhere, even though we know his past.
To quote CNN, this is like a robbery. Many stars have died, and each one is tragic, but this feels like we've been robbed of a great talent. He lent credibility and gravitas to almost any role, any film in which he particpated. He was not flashy and always in the spotlight like some train wreck waiting to happen. It shows that drugs and demons are hard to fight and can be a struggle no matter who you are.
According to the main article on yahoo, he was found with a needle in his arm. Wow.
State and Main is one of my favorite movies.
I'm in shock! He was one of my favorite actors. So sad... May he rest in peace.
Oh no - he was a brilliant actor and one of my favourites.
I'm devastated at the news.
He was such a brilliant actor. This is a terrible loss to film and theater.
I found this quote from him at IMBD:
As hard as he fought, his difficulties overtook him,
Such a tragedy.
Very sad.
46 might have been half of his life.
Another senseless death. I am so sad. Such a gifted actor, with so much ahead of him.
How awful! This is shocking. He was a great great actor. RIP.
@$&*!!!!! Just can't believe it. Loved him as an actor ever since I saw him in "Happiness," and I thought and hoped that he had his addiction under control.
I loved him in 'Capote' and just about every movie I saw him in. I had no idea he was battling addiction.
So sad. He was such a brilliant actor.
From all the reports I've been reading, he had been sober for 23 years and admitted to "falling off the wagon" sometime last year. That is so tragic- to be able to stay sober for so long and then one slip puts you back on a path that ultimately ends like this...
This is weird. I just watched The Caine Mutiny earlier in the day, and was so impressed by Humphrey Bogart's versatility . It made me think of which male actor today is as versatile, and I thought Sean Penn and Philip Seymour Hoffman. To now hear this!! I wasn't even aware of his drug/alcohol addiction.


text: Rafael Arutunian interview with Elena Vaitsekhovskaya: "I know that Plushenko knows…" http://www.sport-express.ru/velena/reviews/38117/ He coached Russian champion Alexander Abt, the U. S. champions Sasha Cohen and Michelle Kwan. Two of his pupils - Mao Asada and Jeffrey Buttle - became World champions. When asked about himself, he says simply; "Skaters call me like 911 - when everything is beyond bad". Cohen, Carroll and Nicks RA: She was still a baby… - Arutunian stops for a moment and smiles to his memories. - But it was her who "produced" me to Lake Arrowhead after Frank Carroll had left - recommended me to the owner of the rink. Even though I refused to coach her. I was already an American coach, I couldn't take an athlete without her former coach's official consent. I remember Cohen laughed and said: "What, I brought you here and you say no?" But she offered to talk to John Nicks who coached her in Los Angeles. Nicks was already over 70, and he got into the car and drove himself up to Lake Arrowhead to meet with me. He said he liked my work and he didn't mind if I worked with Sasha along with him. And she started coming to work with me. And a year or two later she said she wanted to leave Nicks and work only with me. I said no. EV: You didn't want to violate the American ethical code? RA: No. I was my own idea of ethics that mattered to me. How could I take an athlete from a person who trusted me with her? If I said "yes" to Sasha, I would never be able to live with that. Cohen left anyway - first to Tatiana Tarasova, then to Robin Wagner, then went back to Nicks, then quit skating altogether. After some time she called me and asked if I would help her prepare to Vancouver Games. Started training, but then changed her mind. She said she didn't have as much time as I thought was necessary. Kwan EV:Kwan came to you after Cohen? RA: Yes. At first, she needed just help with technique - she lost all her jumps at that time, and her condition in general left a lot to be desired. We worked together for two years. I remember Oleg Epstein called me from Detroit and asked: "Rafik, is it true that you yell at Michelle at practices? The whole city talks about that". I indeed was very strict with her at that time. But I have to say that she is an amazing professional. Both at work and in her attitude. Once she came to practice just 15 minutes before the ice time, and I said that she should warm up better before skating. Michelle looked at me and said: "What do you think, I was drinking tea at home?" Turns out she had a gym at home and she always prepared thoroughly for every practice. Warming up, stretching. It's just that she was already very injured when she came to me, so we had to work around that. But even that way, there were times she couldn't do anything - just skated in circles. A lesson for life EV: Have you ever regretted that you stopped working with Mao Asada? AR: I still do. Last time I worked with her was in the end of December 2007: first at the Grand Prix Final, in Turin, where she placed second, having won the free, then at Nationals in Japan. After that, I went to the U.S. We agreed that Mao would come to me on January 14th. We had the preparation to the Worlds in Gotenburg all planned out, but she didn't come in time. She asked by phone if I could come to her. I couldn't, because I worked with Jeffrey Buttle. But I sent my assistant to Japan. Ad told Mao that I would still wait for her in Lake Arrowhead. The thing is, Mao never could properly train in Japan: too many distractions, like any star would have. Mao didn't like that, she would close off, and it transferred onto the ice… It ended when I told her ultimately that either she comes back, or we don't work together anymore. It wasn't until much later that I found out Mao's mother was diagnosed with cancer at that time. Her family kept it secret, and they didn't tell me anything. Of course I would find a possibility to go to Japan if I had known. Or at least, I wouldn't make such an ultimatum. It had taught me a lesson. A coach never should make a decision without full knowledge of the situation. Asada didn't leave me, I made her quit, even though she didn't want to until the very last moment. Even at the World championships my name was in her protocol up until the beginning of the free program. Mao must have thought I would come to Gothenburg with Jeffrey Buttle and will be by the boards when she skates. And I didn't come to Sweden at all. EV: Why? AR: Because I realized I would have to be by the boards and thus continue my relationship with Asada. So I didn't go at all, out of principle. Like a fool. I don't think there was any such case in the history of figure skating: two of the coach's students become World champions, and he isn't even at the rink. Coaching role models EV: Why had Buttle finished skating competitively so early? AR: He came to me and said: "Sorry, I can't make myself do it anymore". Unfortunately, it happened not right after the Worlds, but in September, when it was already too late to get strong skaters. So for a while I just busied myself with whatever work that was at hand. Now I work with Ashley Wagner, who was also sent to me by Nicks. EV: It seems that American coaches like you for some reason… AR: I was thinking about it. Maybe it is because I never tried to steal their skaters: I never had any preliminary talks with any of the skaters I coached. And in America, they pay attention to it. Everything is very clear cut in this sense. I think, none of the American coaches would survive in Russian system. EV: You don't work at Lake Arrowhead anymore, do you? AR: No. I worked there for 12 years, and I left on September 1st - to Michelle Kwan's rink. The Lake Arrowhead centre was closed immediately after my departure - the owner decided it wasn't profitable anymore. Michelle now works in the White House, she got married, is doing great. Her father manages the rink now. When he found out I was leaving Lake Arrowhead, he called me: "Just say what you need for work, and come at any time." EV: You said once: "I'm not Frank Carrol". But are you any worse? AR: First of all, I'm much younger. EV: Is it a bad thing for a coach? AR: You see, for me Nicks and Carroll are very special people. All-around role models. The example of coaching attitude. Like when Nicks decided to send Ashely to me, in the beginning of July, he called me and said that he wanted to come and tell me some things that he thought I needed to know as a coach. I tried to talk him out of it: he is, after all, 84, and the road to Lake Arrowhead can make even much younger person get dizzy, But he still drove up, with his daughter in the car just in case. We talked for an hour. I know that Wagner still goes to him for advice. When he found out I was moving out of Lake Arrowhead, he offered his help - he is a co-owner of one of ice rinks. I was flattered because Nicks is a legend of figure skating. Same with Carroll. I know that he knows EV: You now work with a skater who can become a US champion and go to the Olympics as an American first number. Do you feel the responsibility? AR: It's not about that. The base of a season is made in April. And Ashley came to me in summer. Everyone says she became better. But we definitely were limited in time. In general, I must say, two years is not enough to make the work of a coach truly visible. For example, I worked with Buttle for four years. And I was rather hurt to read one of American journalist who had written that Jeffrey went between raindrops and finished first. Jeffrey, even without a quad, outskated people who were supposed to be ahead of him. EV: What do you your opinion on such situations in general? Evan Lysacek's win in Vancouver, for example. AR: It's simple; if there is a system of points, the question how you get the points is secondary. If you don't like it, make another system, where quad would cost a million. And then there is no question what to do. What else? For example, this year, 14 year old Nathan Chen won two Junior Grand Prix events, with all triples, except Axel. He placed ahead of a 18 year old Japanese who has two triple Axels and a quad. The thing is, my skater gets pluses on all the elements and does four jumps in the last minute of the program. I think that quad should be like a cherry on top of the cake. If there is one, it's great. If there are several, even better. But if there isn't any, a cake is still a cake. But I have to say that to do one quad jump nowadays is a shame. Plushenko, in his prime, had four of them, and they were different. I know for sure that 10 years ago he tried quad Lutz and quad loop, as well as quad toe and quad Salchow. Several attempts were very successful. And as for the others, who kind of competed with Plushenko - quads was like going fishing. Like when you sit with a fishing rod and wonder whether fish would bite, and if it does, whether you'd be able to pull it out. Of course, for Plushenko quad Lutz and quad loop were just as much like fishing, too. But he could make a quad toe in his sleep, that's why he was unreachable for so many years. Now he isn't. Now the situation in men's figure skating is completely different. And he knows it better than anyone. Just as he knows if he is capable to fish out anything in Sochi or not. I won't discuss it, but I know he knows. The guys like him, like Lysacek, like Michelle Kwan, they know. Style icon EV: How do you see the ladies event at the Olympics? AR: it's hard to predict anything. Everything is possible outside of the top two. EV: You give the top two to Yuna Kim and Mao Asada? AR: Maybe. EV: And the fact that Asada often underrotates, doesn't it bother you? AR: Show me a protocol you saw it in. EV: Are you saying that judges see the ice at different angle? RA: It's quite simple, actually: when it becomes difficult, all the skaters start underrotating. Sometimes judges see it, sometimes they don't. EV: In other words, the ISU is so interested in Asada as a skater that they give her green light? RA: You said it. As for me, I suppose that Asada is just a big figure skating icon for judges. Mao, unlike Kim, didn't quit after the Olympics, she is capable to capture an audience in any condition. She has triple Axel, after all. It is, on the one hand, a unique element in women's figure skating, on the other - it's a reproach to all the coaches in the world. It's not right that no one else does this jump. I think it will change in near future, and I think it is most likely to happen in Russia. There are just too many strong girls. Someone is likely to try to make a breakthrough using difficulty. I would like to find a girl who wants to do this jump. EV: So come back, why don't you? RA: It's too late. I'm already used to comfort and good weather.


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Between 5.0mm and 4.9mm seems to be the threshold where the mite issues dissapear.
How does the regression begin? I assume that they cannot immediately build the size of cells they are genetically programmed to build because they are too big to build them. How, then, does it begin to move towards smallness? Just a tiny bit at a time?
i realize i am new at this and this may seem like a really stupid question, but bare with me. isn't there anywhere that makes/sells foundation in a smaller size such as 4.7mm for example ?


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The National Security Program and the Belfer Center are co-sponsors of a study group for American military affairs. National Security Fellows with recent experience as Battalion and Provincial Reconstruction Team Commanders in Afghanistan will discuss their perspectives on lessons learned and the future of Counterinsurgency Operations (COIN). Panelists COL Kevin Landers, Capt Larry LeGree, LTC Frank Stanco, LTC Tommy Mancino and LTC Shawn Daniel bring years of experience in Counterinsurgency Operations as commanders and staff officers, and they will share perspectives on the lessons the US Military has learned as well as operating in the Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental and Multinational (JIIM) environment in a COIN environment. The success of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are the subject of great debate, and lessons learned will shape the future of Counterinsurgency Operations for decades to come.


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Quick question to all those making iron man helmets.
I figured I am just going to buy a unpainted helmet and put LED eyes in my self. One problem I have no idea how to construct LED eyes that I can see through. Any ideas anyone? All help is appreciated.
Eventually I will try to figure out the whole motorized helmet thing myself but Eyes first.


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By Joe Brewin
Arsène Wenger believes Thomas Vermaelen's commitment when the chips were down demonstrated his "happy marriage" with Arsenal.
Vermaelen signed a long-term contract at Emirates Stadium in October after returning from an injury-hit 2010/11 campaign.
The Belgian international has played a vital role this season and Wenger says the new deal highlighted his admirable attitude.
"That is why people love him and respect him," said the Frenchman. "Somewhere as well you must give us some credit. We took him from Ajax, when nobody knew about him and he became a player. So it is give and give. Then you have a happy marriage.
"I was always clear he was part of the team you build for tomorrow, no matter what happens at the end of the season. That is still true today.
"We don't know what happens at the end of the season but Vermaelen has the class to play for Arsenal so you want him to sign for a long contract. The fact he did it made me very happy."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