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Posted by Tom Grant on January 4, 2012
Revolutions take two forms. The most familiar kind is the noisy, conspicuous, disjunctive event that marks a clean break from the past. Yesterday, George III was our monarch. Today, he's not. The other kind of revolution is a more gradual and subtle event, when multiple forces pointing in the same direction push people into a new world. The shock of Pearl Harbor, the power vacuum left by a devastated Europe and Japan, a reinvigorated economy, and an aggressive superpower adversary made Americans feel, for the first time, that they needed to be far more deeply involved in international affairs than ever before. Without any formal declaration, Americans became internationalists after 1945.
Something like that second kind of revolution has happened with software requirements. Over the past decade or so, organizations grew increasingly worried about the problems that took root in bad requirements. The problems took many forms (portfolios filled with applications no one was using, users unhappy with the software that complicated their lives more than helped them, ideas that no one vetted carefully, etc.) and arose from just as many sources.
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[2006-11-13] Navajo Studies: Archival Collections at the Center for Southwest Research Welcome 2006 Navajo Studies Conference Participants! The Center for Southwest Research (CSWR) collects, preserves, and makes available a large variety of materials to help document the culture and history of the Diné in ...
[2006-11-13] 16th Navajo Studies Conference: Selected Bibliography Yá áť ééh! This guide presents a brief offering of resources available on Navajo life and culture in the University of New Mexico Libraries collections'.
[2006-11-10] Navajo Studies Conference; 16th: In the Sacred Manner We Walk as Diné The 16th Navajo Studies Conference was held at the University of New Mexico (UNM) on November 1-4, 2006 in the Student Union Building (SUB). The conference is returning to the University of New Mexico 20 years after its ...
[2007-02-22] Agenda: Feb. 8, 2007 Agenda for the 8 Feb. 2007 meeting at Jemez Pueblo.
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[2007-02-28] NALSIG agenda minutes, 04/20/06, Farmington, NM
[2009-05-07] Zia Sun Symbol: Patenting the Sacred The sun symbol is a part of Zia Pueblo's heritage and is used by the tribe for religious purposes. But the state of New Mexico and hundreds of businesses use it without permission or licensing. In an Oct. 30 lecture ...
[2010-02-16] Indigenous Nations Library Program, University of New Mexico (Diverse Cultures, Communities and Libraries) This is a Graduate Student project report for the University of Arizona, School of Information Resources and Library Science in the Diverse Cultures, Communities and Libraries section. The author describes the formation, ...


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Times Book Club Redux is from Lynn Carey's former Times Book Club and meets from 7-8 p.m., every six to eight weeks at independent bookstores in Danville/Pleasanton to discuss its current reading selection. Currently, the group is reading "My Abandoment," by Peter Rock. Meet with this group at 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 20, at read. booksellers, 3630 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Danville. This event is free. Call 736-6620.
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The man who has served 4 years as Superintendent of the NOPD has announced he is retiring after more than 34 years of public service.
"I'm proud to have served in the NOPD...and as Superintendent," Ronal Serpas told reporters at a city hall news conference on Monday morning.
Serpas indicated he has a new "professional opportunity" and will detail his future plans later this week. He intends to remain a resident of the city.
"We have made great headway in reducing the murder rate and that was the clarion call" Serpas said, when he became Superintendent. "We began to change the culture in the New Orleans Police Department," he added.
"It is with regret that we see you retire today," said Mayor Mitch Landrieu.
"This city and this police department is in much better shape than it was four years ago," Landrieu said before he embraced the outgoing chief.
Landrieu says Serpas will be replaced on an interim basis by 7th District Commander, Lt. Michael Harrison, a veteran of 23 years on the force.
"He is a man of great integrity, hard work, focus," Landrieu said.
The mayor says he intends to seek input from the public before naming a permanent replacement for Serpas. He has not specified a time frame for an appointment.
Harrison said he was "deeply humbled" by the interim appointment. "I pledge to lead the NOPD with integrity, accountability and the highest standards of service," he said.
The New Orleans Advocate reported Monday that as many as five New Orleans City Council members were ready to fire Serpas.
City Council President Stacy Head released a statement Monday morning saying she was grateful for Serpas' service and leadership.
"Chief Serpas has led NOPD for four years and brought many positive changes, including the implementation of a federal consent decree that continues to drive out corruption and waste from the department," Head said.
She also welcomed Harrison as interim superintendent and pledged her support. "Lt. Harrison is up to the challenge before him and I am confident he will continue to grow our ranks and greatly improve public safety in New Orleans."
District D City Councilman Jared Brossett wished Serpas the best in his future endeavors. "Over his tenure, Chief Serpas furthered the Department's commitment to community policing, implemented the federal consent decree, and saw a reduction in the City's post-Katrina homicide rate. As a Louisiana Legislator, I worked with Chief Serpas on legislation to issue more summons in lieu of arrests for minor offenses."
"Looking forward for the NOPD, I offer my full support to Interim Superintendent Michael Harrison, formerly the 7th District Commander. As we all know, the Department has many challenges before it. At this time, I ask that all of my constituents in District D and all New Orleanians join me in supporting and offering our full backing to Interim Chief Harrison as he takes on the tremendous tasks before him," Brossett added.


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"Microsoft Windows machines are subject to frequent lockups, generally require rebooting more than once a week, and need periodic re-installation from scratch to eliminate problems such as registry creep and DLL conflicts." Linux systems, on the other hand, "are so stable that many only go offline when brought down for hardware fixes and upgrades."
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The French nation over the past twenty years has witnessed the influx of a few million Muslims from their former colonies in North Africa. Historically, the French people expected foreigners to absorb their culture and become real French citizens. It is a desirable goal, but, on occasion, it can be carried to the point of silliness. A 35 year-old French woman who converted to the Muslim religion is threatening legal action because she was evicted from a public swimming pool. She attempted to swim in a "burkini"– this means a veil, trousers, and a tunic. Regulations of the town say garments bigger than standard swimsuits, including men's board-shorts can not be worn for hygiene reasons.
The woman argues the entire dispute "is a political problem," not a religious one. MP Andre Gerou supported the town's decision saying wearing a "burkini" was "ridiculous" and clearly a "militant provocation."
I assume Muslim militants are planning to assault the French nation wearing burkinis which certainly should pose a threat to French women who wear the original bikini and show their bodies to the world. The only ridiculous aspect of this story is that only about 300 Muslim women in France wear the niqab or full veil.
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Mount Wood Climber's Log
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|Via Mystic Lake
Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2012
|Camped in meadow east of Mystic Equinox Tower with a fantastic view of Granite. Fun scramble to the East and West summits from the tarn.
|Posted Jul 13, 2016 11:55 pm
|first try was brutal wind, second try was a awesome sun rise and success
Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2015
|First attempt in nov, of 2012 failed due to lack of time and weather, made it to dang near the summit at 12.500,, the second attempt proved to be in our fortune,,
|Posted Apr 23, 2016 4:01 pm
|Matt Lemke
|Via NE Ridge approached West Fishtail Creek
Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2015
|Beautiful September days! Hiked up W Fishtail Creek, camped at the upper lake and ascended the NE ridge/slopes and tagged both peaks. I then ran over to Pyramid Peak and hiked out the Stillwater Plateau. Excellent solo outing
|Posted Sep 12, 2015 12:13 pm
|Mystic trailhead
|13 hours total up and back. Great day with nice weather.
|Posted Sep 1, 2015 4:30 pm
|Fun Couple Days
Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2014
|Climbed via Mystic Lake approach. Spent night near the North-Western shore of Mystic Lake. Bushwhacking up into basin from lake next morning was more tiring than I expected, (but the basin in of itself was worthwhile via this route.) I chose to follow the drainage, climbers left(west), which seemed to be the path of least resistance. From basin, general navigation became easier. Exceptional weather and visibility allowed for an incredible summit view. One of the more challenging hikes for my dog, but he did make it!
|Posted Feb 25, 2015 9:45 pm
|Great Trip
Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2012
|Climbed Mount Wood as part of a backpacking trip.
|Posted Sep 25, 2012 9:42 am
|SE arm of plateau
Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2010
|Very direct route from the Mystic Lake trailhead. Left my car at the Mystic Lake trailhead at 0600 and headed straight northwest up a brutally steep avalanche gulch that starts in a massive rock slide just above the dam town. Over 3000 vertical ft of bushwacking and getting bit by mosquitios and spiders just to get to the treeline. Fairly easy going across the plateau from there, picked my way up a huge snowfield to get to the west summit, then scrambled over to the east summmit and found the register in a rusty can buried under a cairn just beside the highest boulder. I figured id try my luck in a different gulch on the way off the plateau and ended up at the bottom of a V shaped nightmare and had to pick my way down a few waterfalls. I kissed my car when I finally got back. Little bit over 6000 vertical feet and about 5 miles (maybe?) one way distance. Took 6 hours to get to the top, spent about 60 glorious minutes between the 2 summits, and made it back to the car in about 4.5 hours. One of the toughest hikes ive ever done, but an unforgettable experience! If I were to do this mountain again I would definitly put in the extra miles to get to Mystic Lake and take a more mellow route to the top of the plateau.
|Posted Aug 2, 2010 4:13 pm
|Wood via Stillwater Plateau
Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2009
|Took the Stillwater Plateau and dropped down into Upper Fishtail Creek Lakes (8-9 miles). Camped at uppermost lake for the night. The next day, climbed the northeast ridge to the east and then west summits. According to our GPS reading, the east summit was approximately 10ft higher than the west. The traverse along the ridge in between the summits held upper class-3 moves and some fun exposure at times. Came back down the same route but exited the backcountry via awful bushwhacking in dense woods and downed timber along West Fishtail Creek to Chrome Lake. Would not necessarily recommend either route, but the views from the plateau and the summits were incredible! Nice not to see any people (other than my lovely wife) for three days.
P.S. Look for prescription bottle holding small summit register on east summit (no register found on west).
|Posted Aug 23, 2009 9:05 pm
|Great View
Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2008
|Me and 2 friends climbed as a day hike from Mystic Lake. The climb was honestly not that hard, but no fun. The summit views are better than Granite, so If you have an extra day it would be worth the run over there.
|Posted Jul 22, 2008 2:54 pm
|Tiring Day
|Wood is a slog. I don't know what else to say about it. I took different routes up/down the plateau, and can't say I found one I liked. The rocks were loose, and the vegetation was thick, but the incredible views of Granite and the surrounding plateaus made the climb worth the effort.
|Posted Dec 1, 2007 6:39 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2008
|On my first attempt on July 9th, 2006, I climbed the south east ridge via a camp at the northwest end of Mystic lake. Should have started sooner or climbed faster because a thunderstorm at 2:30pm stopped me about a 100 ft short. My hat was buzzing as it charged with static electricity. I tried to wait it out, but it looked like things were only going to get worse. Definately worth it though and the view of Granite Peak from this climb is outstanding. I'll be back.
Edit: Came back and conquered both peaks on Aug, 23rd 2008. Camped in meadow east of Mystic Equinox Tower first day and made it up and back to car at 10pm on second day.
|Posted Aug 17, 2006 3:41 am
|Beartooth Adventure
Date Climbed: Feb 12, 2006
|Unbelievable day for a winter ascent of Mt. Wood. Warm and sunny, with peaks visible for hundreds of miles. Not such great skiing but then you can't have it all...
|Posted Feb 14, 2006 2:01 am
|Bluebird February Day
Date Climbed: Feb 12, 2006
|Skied in and camped across from Mystic Equinox. Climbed in unusually warm conditions, with views of the Tetons and everything else in Southwestern Montana and Northwestern Wyoming.
|Posted Feb 13, 2006 3:46 pm
|Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: 31 July 2004
|Climbed the north ridge in a day via the Stillwater plateau. Parked at the Benbow Mine at about 8500' and crossed the plateau. Timing was about 6 hr. up and 6 hr. down. N Ridge is steep and technical in places. We avoided vertical sections by traversing the west side of the mountain whenever necessary and regaining the ridge when possible. Technically, this route is pretty similar to the top 200' on the E Ridge of Granite....but there's about 1800' of it. Went to West summit only. For the descent, its easiest just to drop most of the way to Wood Lake and traverse back to the plateau.
|Posted May 26, 2005 1:41 pm
|Route Climbed: south face via mystic lake Date Climbed: September 14, 2002
|Set out at about 7:30 am and hiked to mystic via the tram line and then went for the top. The weather was great all day making our trip pleasant, but since this was only my second peak I'd ever climbed, I learned the hard way that smartwool socks are essential. I got about 12 blisters with my cotton socks.
|Posted Oct 20, 2004 12:43 am
|Route Climbed: North Snow Date Climbed: July 5th, 2003
|Visited both East and West summits on a beautiful July Day. The climb was arduous and my knees were like softballs when I got done.
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Discussion in 'Football, Baseball, and Hockey' started by ggazoo69, May 6, 2007.
I agree. The next generation often pays the consequences for our stupidity.
McGuire had now illegal prohormones in his locker. Bonds didn't. In the sports world most reporters take speculation to the bank, proof for the eyes to see like the kind Mac threw out there is like finding a gold mine. Bonds hasn't been positively tested or actually quoted as having used drugs. The book you seem to take as pure fact contains a lot of baseless unproven speculation. Just because someone writes it doesn't make it true.
I've got two books for you (or anyone else) to read and possibly implement before you jump to these kinds of conclusions: 1. Natural Hormonal Enhancement- Rob Faigin 2. The Anabolic Diet- Dr. Mauro Di Pasquale Todays society seems more "magic pill" oriented than ever before, all the while overlooking the fact that drugs merely mimic or supplant the naturally occuring chemical reactions that are achieved when eating food. Thats right, good old wholesome food. The kicker is that often the body can do it better than the pills do. Anyone willing to implement Di Pasquales bulking diet with a vigilant exercise regimen will have quite a different view of things when they start getting accused of being on drugs they have never even laid eyes on.
Like I indicated in my earlier in post #13, if Aaron and Selig would just come out and say they will be there instead of ignoring the situation or sitting on the fence, national sentiment will probably more positive or a little more excited about covering the event than ESPN is. Everyone's not going to celebrate the accomplishment, but if the current record holder is alive and able, he should at least be in attendance to aknowledge it and be there to congratuate Bonds. Willie Mays, who is probably more beloved than both Bonds or Aaron, will be on hand to praise his godson. The picture of the three of them standing there shaking hands or hugging with the retrieved ball will be a valuable photo itself. Bud Selig will cause more controversy for not being in attendence than for being there to congratuate Bonds when they stop play. In other words get over the controversy now and just come out and say that this is how we will handle the event and this is who will be there ....case close.
What McGwire had in his locker (andro) was not illegal under U.S. law at the time (it only became illegal in '04), and while it was banned by the NFL at that time (I mean 1998), baseball had no rules banning anything. So for McGwire to have taken that substance at that time didn't amount to much at all--he was, quite literally, not breaking any relevant rules by taking it. But when he broke down in his Congressional testimony, it was...well...pretty obvious that he wasn't just thinking about the andro he had been taking. The book was partly based on grand jury testimony (including Bonds' testimony) that was leaked by one of the BALCO chief's lawyers. Again, I'm obviously not saying that Bonds should be thrown in jail over it--that's not how the legal system works. And as I've said, those who called for him to be suspended because of what was written in the book were also wrong, because it would be unfair to do that to one guy while everyone else who didn't have books written about them gets away with it. But I continue to be amazed that people really believe that Bonds (plus a whole bunch of other guys) wasn't using illegal steroids. Where it gets complicated is in deciding what to do about that, since baseball itself, by celebrating all the dingers without doing a damn thing about all the juicing that was going on, is far more responsible for failing to police itself than Bonds (or any other player) is for not having policed himself.
Firstly, I mentioned that the substance was now illegal, and the legality at the time doesn't mean anything in terms of efficacy. A steroid is a steroid, legal or not. People knew that then, thus the heat Mac took. What people fail to realize is that there were countless other "legal" steroids then, and there are numerous legal steroids now. Surely this knowledge would be enough to make anyone short of a lawyer and a chemist falter on the stand? And yet how convenient that the "leaked testimony" cannot be corroborated by the facts? Once again, noone is drawing a line between what is illegal now and what was legal then. 15 year old kids were buying steroids from GNC back then, any athletes who were using them run the risk now of being labeled "dopers", regardless of whether or not the product was on the same shelf as coral calcium at Vitamin World, not to mention that these steroids were added into protein powders and energy drinks. What I challenge you to do is find the book "anabolic diet", follow the bulking program, and then get back to me when "it is obvious" that you are taking drugs. My contention is that noone not directly involved knows for sure whether Bonds used illegal steroids or not. The more you learn about nutrition and how to manipulate the factors essential for natural growth, the more the lines begin to blur between who is obviously a steroid user and who isn't.
But he didn't take much heat for it--not back then (in '98). His canonization continued almost uninterrupted. It was only after his Congressional testimony (following the Canseco book) that his credibility took a nosedive. I also think most people still don't hold McGwire "accountable" for taking andro back then, and I agree with that position--it wasn't illegal under the law, and baseball wasn't banning anything, so why should he police himself according to someone else's rules? Taking illegal steroids, on the other hand, is a different issue, whether baseball itself was testing for them or not. And McGwire's testimony made it pretty clear to most viewers that he wasn't just referring to the andro, which everyone had already known about for years. Anyway, I brought up McGwire to rebut the "people are going after Bonds just because they've never liked him" argument. McGwire was practically a saint before the steroid issue really came to the forefront, and yet his reputation has now been destroyed by it. The fact that people liked (and even worshipped) him was of no use to him at all in softening the blow of the steroid issue. On your other points, I can agree that what is and isn't illegal, or what does or doesn't get mixed together, is a complicated issue that always presents problems for the testing agencies. The "dopers" are usually a few steps ahead of the watchdogs, sometimes with stuff that's perfectly legal under the law.
A lot of the older players...Frank Robinson for example...might have been contenders for the home run record too if they would have kept themselves in better shape. Harmon Killebrew is another guy that could have done it. I read a biography of Robinson and it's amazing that he was able to accomplish what he did with all the injuries he had to play through. Killebrew was my guy growing up as a kid in Minnesota. With the drugs and training techniques available to these modern players I don't really think any broken records are valid or interesting. Hank Aaron will always be the home run king. I remember the year Brady Anderson hit fifty home runs...guys like that never used to be home run kings.
Career Stats for Barry BONDS, Henry AARON, Willie MAYS......... Aaron: Hr - 755 / RBI - 2297 / AVE - 305 / Hits - 3771 Mays: Hr - 660 / RBI - 1903 / AVE - 302 / Hits - 3283 Bonds: Hr - 745 / RBI - 1953 / AVE - 299 / Hits - 2841 I've always been amazed at the stats of Hank Aaron. He did so well for so long. He never made it big in the public eye. Not like Willie Mays or Babe Ruth did. I've always felt he was my favorite player of all time. For me, it's all about Bonds personna. That's why I don't like him. I would not have liked TY Cobb either. Heard too many first hand stories about him. Many here have presented good reasons why Barry Should be honored when he breaks the record. I'm only interested in who attends, and who does not...............
See this is where the issue can become clouded. There were and are plenty of legal steroids that will cause you to test positive for the same metabolites that are present after the use of illegal counterparts. Andro is just one of literally hundreds of possibilities, and I seriously doubt anyone would be better off once they started naming their favorites from the list, legal or not.
I was reading Todd Jones's column in The Sporting News this week and it seems he's indicating the magazine is going to cover the HR record by putting Aaron on the cover and running a full piece on him.............
Personally, I'll be very happy when A-Rod breaks Bonds' HR record. Currently, A-Rod is only 31 and he's alread hit almost 500 HRs. If he averages a mear 30 HRs a year over the next 10 years, he'll easily hit 800, eclipsing both Bonds and Aaron. Say what you want about A-Rod, he has never been implicated in any drug scandal. Hopefully, A-Rod breaking the record will put this whole "asterisk" controversy behind us forever.
The fans voted him to start in the All Star game, and I never go against the wishes of the fans when it comes to these type of honors. We'll just have to see how the voting goes for the HOF. Gotta feeling he'll get in. I know I won't be invited to the festivities.
Bonds will get in. The writers' thinking will be that he put up HOF numbers before he was allegedly on the juice. He racked up a few MVP awards before then, too.
Tonight is the Home Run Derby. Surprised to see Bonds won't participate. He'd be at home where HIS fans could cheer him on. Anything he did during those festivities would be received well. Especially since he's trying to break the HR record. Shame he can't do this event for those fans in SF who helped vote him into the All Star game. Makes his last interview where he talks about "defending my house" seem irrevelant.................
I'm sure Bonds is afraid of tweaking something in the derby that might jeopardize his eventual HR record...one more reason to dislike him...he doesn't even care about his hometown fans.
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I have a 20 gal tall that I recently made into a planted tank. It has been a month now and the water is still very cloudy. I had some initial trouble with what I think was green spot algae, but I have lowered the photo period to 8 hours, and the algae situation seems to be getting better. My concern is the cloudy water. I have changed out the filter 3 times in two weeks. It looks like thousands of tiny bubbles? I am wondering if my hang of the back filter that came with the tank is the issue? Thanks for any help I may get. Here are my specs
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T5 x4 daylight bulbs
Regular off the back filter that came with tank
DIY CO2 with 1 bubble in tank/5 sec.
Flourite substrate
Flourish Micronutrients
Leaf Zone Potash
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With the tank only a month old I'll bet it's green water (the green colour doesn't become apparent until it gets really bad, but if you fill up a white pitcher with your aquarium water you should be able to see a green tint when looking down from the top (in natural daylight)).
If you keep up with water changes you can keep green water at the cloudy-white stage you have now (I realize keeping it is not your goal, I just mention this to explain why your water may never actually "look" green in the tank).
If it is green water there are a number of different ways of dealing with it. The two times I've had it I've simply let it run it's course (it eventually goes away on its own) - but that can take months. For instant gratification pick up a UV filter and it will be gone in 25 hours. There are other methods too - do a search for green water and you should turn up dozens of recommendations.
HOB (Hang On Back) filters that usually come with kits and have cartridge style media are not very good. The only one that is worth getting is the Aquaclear product line.
Having to clean the filter often is a hint that there is too much debris in the water or the filter media is allowing too much debris to pass through.
If you are CHANGING the filter media, the cartridge, then you are seeing bacteria growing in the water each time. Heterotrophic bacteria grow in response to food supply. They can grow so fast as to cloud the water. Then they settle down and live in the filter and elsewhere. Every time you throw away a cartridge you are throwing away the bacteria, and the remaining debris in the tank makes more bacteria grow.
Here is what I would do:
Go get an Aquaclear 50 or a small canister filter.
Set it up with the other filter still running.
Make sure there is a little bit of polyester floss in the new filter. It will trap a lot of fine debris, the stuff that often clouds the water.
Do a thorough vacuum of the tank. I know you cannot and should not dig into the substrate, but just nudge it with the siphon, dislodge any debris that is settling on the surface.
Clean the filter media, do not throw it away.
After about a month you can retire the filter that came with the kit. Maybe use it on a smaller tank that you set up as a quarantine tank for new fish.
Could the substrate still be clouding the water? A month is a long time... but if something keeps stirring it up...
My recent bouts with GW have gone away since I increased the biological filtration last year so Diana has got part of the solution.
You have a whole lot of light over the tank, an incomplete fertilizing regime that is designed for a lower light tank and not very efficient CO2. Test your nitrate, bet you won't find much if any.
I would use only one or two of those light bulbs, increase filtration and wait it out and...
most important, check the fertilizing forum so you know what plants need. Then get a kit to dose the tank from one of the people here. There are several to chose from, I am sure they are all great.
A decade ago I had way better GW than yours in a tank with very bright light, lots of CO2 and zero nitrate. I very very gingerly dosed a small amount of nitrate [stump remover labeled as KNO4] daily and each morning I could see further into the tank. After maybe 3 days I could finally see the back of the tank.
I had an issue with green water. In my case it was a couple things. The first was Ammonia. My tank was new and the ammonia was high. I also had a ton of lighting and pressurized co2. This would have been great if I had the fast growing plants in the tank to utilize that, but I did not, I had slow growing plants. Basically, I had way too much good stuff. I also had some outside sunlight shining in on my tank which made matters worse. Well, look at it this way. The volvox you have (green water) just tells you, you have the perfect conditions for growing plants. The green water is just a bunch of free floating algae (a plant). If you could get a bunch of quick growing stem plants(I used Rotala Rotundifolia and Rotala Indica and P. Erectus) they would use up those nutrients your supplying. Also do daily 50 percent water changes and add plants lots of them. Don't mess too much with the filter like Diana said, if you remove all the filter media, your getting rid of a lot of beneficial bacteria. In aquariums, most of your good bacteria is in your filter media and your substrate. You don't want to over clean your tank right out of the bacteria you want to keep. Also until you can get your water clear with the water changes and until you add lots of quick growing stem plants, you might want to limit your photoperiod a little or lower the intensity of the light in the tank. It helped with mine. Good luck.
And yes, test your water for Nitrate, Ammonia, Nitrite, ph, phosphates and let us know what they are.
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So I have been working with Dinozzo daily at the parking lot at Petsmart. I am 15 parking spaces away from the entrance. He will look at other dogs, maintains a loose leash and will look back at me/take treats. Today was great no reactivity many times over till the very end At the end I ran out of treats and he got barky at a pup that was four car lengths away. I messed up that time and should of moved before he got barky.
My question is. Would people recommend I continue at the 15 car length distance for a week before trying to move closer or should I work on it longer than that before trying to move in closer. He has ignored dogs up to 10 parking spaces away and people two car spaces away if not closer.
Thanks. I also stopped going to the puppy class and will be going to a new place in March. Though hopefully by then this issue is resolved. (Wishful thinking?)
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|I'm going to be doing agility with my sister-in-law at a different facility & therefore will continue on with training through the new facility. Though I learned my lesson and will check them out first. I was hoping to do schutzhund and hence the training on Saturdays with a club.
I have signed up for puppy classes in the past and decided that the instructor's methods were not for me. I pulled the pup out. The money is not worth the damage that can be done. You are learning some good things, mainly you are learning that you know your dog and so you need to do what you think is right for your dog.
However, I think it is hard for you to know what is right in respect to the no fetch, no flirt pole at home, and the statement "don't mix obedience with training" if you don't understand the logic behind that request. I would ask straight out to have that explained to me. That way you can make an informed decision for your dog.
You also will want to know what your end goal is for your pup. Is it AKC competition? Schutzhund? Good pet manners? Agility and fun stuff?
For example, a puppy class that I had Minka in was teaching the stand by luring the dog forward. For Schutzhund and other competition obedience you prefer the dogs butt to pop up into a stand, not to take a step forward to the stand. So I did it my way. Then, they wanted all the handlers to sit in a circle and pass all the puppies around. I don't think that is right. Without going into detail, I can see all kinds of issues stemming from this exercise. I opted out. Yep it was awkward but so what. Then to top it off, during the puppy play the instructor didn't pay attention to how the puppies were interacting, and there was resource guarding going on (water bowls) and dominance behavior to an extreme, so I picked Minka up and said I had an emergency at home and left, never returning.
My current puppy is being trained for Schutzhund also, and I learned from Minka that encouraging dog play for a dog who is already too dog attracted (likes them too much) is not the way to go. I spent a lot of time trying to undo Minka's over-the-top desire to play with other dogs. Thru agility and schutzhund we finally got it across to her that she is working not playing. Same thing with dogs who want to meet and greet every human being they see.
So this time around I used the puppy socialization class to assess Zarek's dog and human attitude. He was aloof but not fearful or aggressive to any of them. He would greet a puppy nicely if he was walked up to one, but had no real interest in interacting with them. He preferred to interact with me. After 3 sessions I pulled him out of the class and enrolled him in a foundation class where the puppies worked around each other and of course the human handlers without any direct interaction. That is what Zarek needs for what I have planned with him. I don't want to encourage dog play or humans feeding my dog and telling him to sit or grabbing him by the collar, etc.
On a final note, if you are tired, or the pup is upset (crate door incident) then feel free to skip training. Just like riding a motorcycle you should only ride / train when your mind is in the moment, you are excited about training, and you and the pup are not upset by anything.
Hope this helps! Good luck!
If you aren't happy with the instructor or his methods, then you are wasting your time.
Because of the incident before you went in, I can understand why Dinozzo didn't want his collar held in the way you described the foot touch exercise. I would have opted out of that due to the crate door incident.
If you do go again, do what is best for your dog, and don't let the instructor intimidate you or give you stressful emotions...that goes right down the leash and isn't fair to either you or your dog. I'd also write a note explaining your feelings, it can't hurt and may help the instructor in the future classes(though most are so set in their ways, they don't care what a novice thinks).
So today was another bad day at training. Dinozzo didn't want to go in the car/crate which is not like him. When we get to the place, the darn crate door pops off and some how manages to get stuck on his collar. He's squirming & I'm fighting against darkness to figure out how to untangle it. At one point it actually twisted his collar kind of tight. Just as I'm thinking I'm going to have to walk him inside with a crate door for a leash, it comes off.
So my heart is racing as I am sure his is too. I even tell them what happened & that I think we are both a little worked up still. However they are having every one work on getting the puppies accustomed to their feet being touched. They require us to put a hand under the collar to control them. Dinozzo gets mouthy. It didn't hurt at all but they wanted me to pull him back on his collar which just made things worse.
At home I can do his nails fine & he has been good at the vet when being handled. I've worked at a vet so I know the importance of him being used to being handled, but I just felt like it was a step back to try to work on it with what happened outside & in a place that he's usually over excited. I probably should of just said I'm going to skip that.
I did do my own thing after that and even got a thumbs up from one trainer as Dinozzo was heeling, sitting, laying down.
He still is barky at the other dogs but settles at about a distance of 15 feet away or he just settles after some time...but it's around then that they call for everyone to gather up and it starts all over again.
I got asked if I was still using the flirt pole/playing fetch. And I replied honestly, "Not as much." To which he just shook his head. I understand why the instructor acted that way though. I'd probably do the same if someone didn't take my advice either, but still makes for an awkward setting.
When I practice at Petsmart he actually was doing so much better with ignoring other people/dogs so it was disappointing he wasn't the same way during training.
Just two more weeks of this and then I'm going some where else, but after the frustration of tonight I'm debating if it's even worth it to still go. It's unfortunately not something I look forward to now.
Sorry for the rambling & thank you very much in advance if you just read all this!
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He knew all commands before going to puppy class & does them well in new settings with some distractions. It's just the puppy class where he gets over excited.
I was told he is over simulated by movement. However he doesn't chase squirrels or cars & is less reactive to people by themselves. It's just dog/puppies on leashes that gets him over excited.
Anyways definitely happy to see progress.
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when i first start training with a pup i take private lessons.
i like having some control of the pup before joining group classes.
i don't wait for class to train around other dogs. i set up
play/training groups throughout the week.
when it comes to treating sometimes i treat. i always
praise and pet. i slowly phase out the treating.
don't get bummed with training. you have a pup. he doesn't
know anything. don't expect to much from a pup.
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Woo hoo! So cheese/hot dogs definitely worked so much better! Only problem was I ran out before we were done training. Lol
He still barked some in between and when the instructor brought out his flirt pole for his pup. Main thing was I saw improvement & will keep working on it.
Thank you all again for your input!!!!!!! I <3 this forum.
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Woo hoo! So cheese/hot dogs definitely worked so much better! Only problem was I ran out before we were done training. Lol
He still barked some in between and when the instructor brought out his flirt pole for his pup. Main thing was I saw improvement & will keep working on it.
Thank you all again for your input!!!!!!! I <3 this forum.
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The Canisius College hockey team scored six goals in the first two periods en route to a dominating 6-3 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday night. With the win, Canisius improves to 12-17-3 overall and 11-11-3 in Atlantic Hockey play, clinching a home series in the Atlantic Hockey First Round. The Colonials drop to 13-15-4 and 13-8-4 against league foes with the loss.
"Our energy and focus right from the first faceoff was excellent tonight," said Canisius head coach Dave Smith. "We showed great discipline in a chippy game and played hard from start to finish. We weren't able to get four points this weekend but we did a good job carrying the play in 5-of-6 periods and hopefully we can carry this type of play into next weekend."
Junior Doug Jessey led the Griffs with three points, matching his career high. The defender netted one goal to go along with two assists. Senior Taylor Law, juniors Cody Freeman, Matthew Grazen and Mitch McCrank and sophomore Ralph Cuddemi also added a goal for the Griffs in the winning effort.
Senior netminder Tony Capobianco earned the victory in goal, posting 33 saves on the night.
Canisius wasted no time taking the lead, scoring just 20 seconds into the contest when Grazen swatted in a puck from close range for his second goal of the season. Cuddemi and freshman Shane Conacher both registered assists on the game's first goal.
Robert Morris tied the contest at one with 8:45 remaining in the opening frame when Jeff Jones knocked in a loose puck from the slot. Canisius, however, would answer right back, scoring 1:52 later when Law scored on the power play. Sophomore defender Chris Rumble fired a shot on net from the point and Law was there to clean up the rebound for his sixth tally of the season. Jessey posted his first assist of the night to help give the Griffs the lead for good with 6:53 remaining in the first.
Cuddemi extended the Canisius advantage to two with 2:28 left in the opening frame, connecting on the power play. The sophomore tipped a shot from senior Ben Danford into the back of the net for his 10th goal of the season. Junior Tyler Wiseman also registered an assist as the Griffs finished the first period with a 3-1 lead.
The Colonials pulled to within one early in the second frame when Greg Gibson got past a Canisius defender and scored just 33 seconds into the period. Canisius would respond though and dominate the scoreboard for the remainder of the period to put the game away.
Canisius reclaimed its two-goal lead exactly two minutes later when Freeman finished a rush for a 4-2 advantage. Senior Kyle Gibbons posted an assist on Freeman's seventh tally of the season 2:33 into the second.
Jessey then stretched the Griffs' lead to three with his seventh goal of his junior campaign. Senior Patrick Sullivan won a draw back to the blueliner and Jessey skated toward the net untouched and knocked the puck in from right outside the crease for the 5-2 lead.
The junior defender then set up the Griffs' sixth goal of the game shortly before the second intermission. McCrank scored off a pass from the defender while on the power play with just 18 seconds remaining in the period for his fourth tally of the season and a 6-2 Canisius lead.
Robert Morris was able to pull one back in the third when Scott Jacklin scored on the power play 5:16 into the frame but it was too little, too late as Canisius earned the 6-3 victory.
Canisius finished the game with a 38-36 advantage in shots on the night. The Griffs were also 3-for-7 on the power play, while the Colonials converted 1-of-3 opportunities.
The Griffs wrap up the regular season next weekend with a home-and-home series against RIT. The schools open the two-game set at the Buffalo State Sports Arena on Friday at 7:05 p.m.
Game Notes: Canisius can finish anywhere from sixth to eighth in the final standings … The Griffs have now split six of their 10 two-game Atlantic Hockey series … Jessey also posted three points in a game against Robert Morris last season … Canisius ended a five-game losing streak to the Colonials with the win … The Griffs have now outshot their opponent in seven of the last nine games after doing so in just three of the first 23 contests.


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Atlanta • Some moves in the NBA come out of nowhere. Total surprises.
Like the one that brought Devin Harris to the Utah Jazz in 2010 when the Jazz decided to cut their losses on Deron Williams and rebuild. The one that shipped him out 17 months later? Not so much.
"It was a writing on the wall when Mo [Williams] came with expiring contract," said Harris, whom the Jazz traded to the Hawks last summer for small forward Marvin Williams.
Harris, 29, has played one game since missing 11 with an injured foot and will play against the Jazz on Friday at Philips Arena in Atlanta in a game laden with storylines of reunions and homecomings.
In some ways, after a tenure with the Jazz that Harris conceded "didn't last very long," his connection is easy to overlook.
He didn't win over the fans in the way Kyle Korver did in two-and-a-half seasons with the Jazz. He didn't build a life in Salt Lake City the way Jazz small forward Marvin Williams did in Atlanta.
But he holds a notable role in Jazz history: He was the point guard who replaced Deron Williams.
"It was a fun time while I was there," Harris said. "Fans embraced me, enjoyed spending time there. Didn't last very long, with expiring contracts and all that other stuff."
With the Hawks, Harris is playing a primarily backup role for the first time since early in his career.
He averages just 7.3 points per game 22.5 minutes. Both numbers are his lowest since his rookie season with the Mavericks in 2004-05. Asked if it was difficult to move to the bench, Harris said, "At first. The way we do it now you never know, you may be starting. We just keep them guessing with the lineups we throw out there."
Harris helped the Jazz back to the playoffs last season, where they were swept in the first round by the San Antonio Spurs. Still, he said it was the highlight of his tenure with the Jazz.
"We started out well," he said, "then we dipped a little bit and we came back strong. It's good to prove people wrong. Nobody thought we'd be in that position, obviously we'd have liked to extend it a little bit longer."
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Discussion in 'October 2012' started by copper, Oct 16, 2012.
Moderated: Orlando D-Leaguers vs. Detroit illegal streams violate TOS. -Slippy
End of game lineup includes: English, Middleton, Flynn, and Slava (plus BoT) These guys can play. I like it.
Just caught the second half of the 4th quarter. A few observations: - Slava can ball. He's got good positioning and he does all the rebounding/defending well. He also posts up really good, but seems like he has no idea once he receives the ball in the post. - English should get regular play time. - BoT is painful to watch. - Flynn ain't gonna make it.
I liked the look of greg monroe and dre together even if it was short lived. Drummond roamed the baseline and gm played the high post. Got a nice oop to ad from gm. and the 2 of them on the offensive glass just isnt fair. Like a couple fat kids on a ding dong. I would love to see the 2 of them with BK, Stuck and JJ start.
Did the announcers say why Orlando went so shallow to there bench? watching the Tigers game and just checked the box score.... only playing 9 in a pre season BLOWOUT... with a starter at 44 mins... with 11 DNP's? almost want to hear they did the baseball thing and had a split squad day with the other 11 playing a game somewhere else lol. really want to see the kids on tv soon though.... future looks bright.
I agree. Drummond is already better than Maxiel. I see no reason why the Pistons don't simply start Monroe and Drummond together beginning Game #1.
Step aside Austin, there's a new guy to get all angsty about lack of playing time and that's Middleton. He makes plays without the entitlement. I saw only the end of the game and Middleton and English looked pretty good for rookies. Slava had good positioning and kept the ball alive a bit.
Well, I claimed yesterday that Monroe and Drummond together would be a bad fit, and they had to go out and prove me wrong. I really want to drink the Kool-Aid on this kid, but I keep reminding myself that it's only preseason and they played against what was effectively a D-League squad today.
Pretty decent game today. I say decent and not good primarily because those guys were pretty much Orlando's 3rd string lineup - no Big Baby, no Afflalo and no Jameer Nelson, and our starting lineup couldn't get separation in that first quarter; it was a blow out keyed by the bench players. The starters played far better in the third quarter though. I liked seeing Greg hit that foul line jumper a few times; hopefully he gets more comfortable/more consistent with that, it'll really open up his drives to the basket. I hate, hate, HATE it when Bynum (and Rodney back when he played point) just lets the ball roll on the floor while bringing it up court. Brandon only took 4 shots. All in the first half. I'd like to see a better balance between running the offense and looking for his own offense; he achieved that in the first game against Toronto, but has been a little too passive since. I like that he's been more efficient so far though. Ken and Kim looked good. I'd like to see what a more traditional SG like Kim would look like alongside Brandon against real teams. Andre and Greg looked pretty good together. We definitely play better defense with Andre in the game, and they're both solid rebounders. So difficult to temper my expectations for Andre right now. Kid has played well every time he's seen time on the floor so far. Stuck passed on quite a few wide open threes to go colliding. I like Max, but I think it's time to send him to the bench.
Only listened to the 1st half. After that I watched the debate instead. Got cable problems - which I would have had resolved by now if not for being in bed recovering the last several days. I did go back to work today but I was pushing it. Still not really well enough - but hey, getting a paycheck is kind of important to me. Anyway, obviously, a team with just one scorer (Afflalo) who did not play (hamstring) is not much of any kind of test. I will note however we were plus 24 in the 17 minutes Drummond was out there - but just plus 2 the rest of the game - so either Orlando is not that bad really or our team is just pretty horrid with the exception of Drummond. (Ok, yes, I know, we were plus 5 without Drummond before we put in CG at the end of the game, so I am over dramatizing it a bit.) Nice writeup Alexa. And I see someone dissed the D league something fierce. All for now. I look forward to, well, getting well first, and then enjoying another Piston season.
I've been poo pooing the theoretical Monroe and Drummond pairing, but as Bill L points out how much worse can it be than what they've had the last few years?
I guess the Magic have already started tanking, using only 9 guys last night haha
Looks like one guy led the team in points, assists, and steals. Pretty nice outing. Drummond with 4 blocked shots in 17 minutes?
To be fair, we never really got a look at a Jake Voskuhl & Greg Monoroe front line.
According to the DetNews, last night was the 1st time Frank paired Monroe and Drummond together including practice. Yikes!
Well I guess is long term / short term results.... whats better having them practice with each other against the post presence of Max/CV or have them going head to head against each other in practice? I trust Frank knows how to get all our players best prepared... first time since Brown was the coach I can say that.
It's really important to see what we have in Jason Maxiell. His improved play last season helped the Pistons make the YUGE jump from 13th in the East to 10th. ...Oh, and as he does EVERY year, JMax has come to camp fit and trim and that has Piston staffers excited that this is his year! I swear, Maxiell is the guy that drops a bunch of weight so he can look good at his high school reunion only to hit the drive-through hard as soon as that sucker is over.
I watched the Tigers-Yanks and debate last night so had to DVR the Piston game and just finished watching it. I only recognized two Magic players and one of them Q Richarson only play a half of a quarter. Looks like five players were injured, Jaque decided to sit the others. Blaha did mention that this was the first paring of Dre and Monroe and it was good pairing in my opinion that should be an every game occurrence the start of the game come December. I, like others paid a lot of attention to the other two rookies Middleton and English and those guys definitely more than 8 mins in a preseason game to show their stuff. Hopefully these guys get more burn in the remaining games and get a chance to move up in the pecking order when it is time for substitutions. I know Frank has his play only 10 rule, but you have to wonder why old may Tay got 23 minutes in a game that was over at halftime. With Daye and Williams not get any PT you have to wonder if one or both them will be one of two men out when the season starts. Charlie V??? is there anybody put there who we could unload him to? He is about as useless A-Rod... I would play all of our semi bigs ahead of him....even Daye. As far Slava Coldslaw goes...got positioning, but looked like Max did a few years go as it relates to trying to put the ball in the hoop...if that continues and he does not get the foul calls, no one will trust passing him the ball under the hoop. Of course I only saw him play 8 minutes vs some scrubs, so I can only imagine he will be better vs the real deal
Slava looked pretty good in the one game that I did see him. I have to admit, I only watched here and there last night as I was channel searching between the Tigers, Pistons, and the debate. Slava is definitely more in the project category, in my mind, while Drummond is more NBA-ready.
Definitely a project...but as noted it was 8 mins of this game and maybe the Magic scrubs were trying to impress their coach with aggressive defense.
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Merry Xmas TDH!
ok before someone tells me just to go look up TDH wiki; I have. Was mid research when FP announced his return to armour production!
so excuse my ignorance - but here are the questions:
1. in terms of the hard armour (ie dents and curves)- is prepro2 more like ESB or ROTJ armour?
2. the paint scheme is different from the typical ESB paint work - or is that just my eyes playin tricks on me
3. the gauntlets are different as they have the ESB flamethrower with more or less a ROTJ paint scheme and some yellow parts on the left arm
4. isnt the prepro2 belt a ROTJ ammo belt?
I have looked through some piccies; and those are the conclusions I have come up with so far, but wanted some confirmation from old fett heads.
cheers guys.
ps as pre-pro is officialy movie cannon - are prepro2 rigs 501 acceptable?


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AMES, Iowa – Various aspects of farmland drainage is the topic of a Dec. 12 workshop at Manatt Community Center in Brooklyn. The program begins at 9 a.m. and will adjourn at 3:30 p.m.
"We are offering this farmland sub-surface drainage workshop due to the overwhelming interest in this topic in recent years," said Kapil Arora, an agricultural engineer with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
The morning session will focus on sub-surface drainage design concepts, economics and long-term benefits of tiling. The afternoon session will include discussions on drainage maintenance issues, compliance with USDA-NRCS requirements, controlled drainage, bioreactors and managing drainage water quality with wetlands.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach speakers include Kapil Arora, ag engineering specialist; Jim Jensen, farm management specialist; Matt Helmers, ag engineering specialist; and John Baker, Iowa Concern attorney. USDA-NRCS specialist Bruce Atherton is also scheduled to speak.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Iowa Farm Bureau – Poweshiek County, various industry partners, and the United States Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service are sponsoring the program.
Registration fee for the workshop is $40 before Dec. 7; after that date the fee is $50. Registration can be made by completing the form located at www.extension.iastate.edu/poweshiek and making payment to ISU Extension – Poweshiek County. For more information, download the workshop brochure or call ISU Extension and Outreach in Poweshiek County at 641-623-5188.