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1 Gallon Shrimp Cubus! (now with plants!!!)
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So, I've been dying to own a cube. Any cube..
But for many reasons I needed a cheap cube.
While at PetSmart I saw the perfect cube.
A one gallon cube..
The Marina Cubus....
It was perfect, cheap and cube shaped... I have high standards, I know.
Its advertised as the perfect home for a betta. It even has a breathing cover for the betta!! How nice of them.
It was on sale for $16.99..
After a few days of agonizing over it I finally pulled the trigger after seeing someones marina .5 gallon shrimp tank.
I went out and bought it and discovered it came with a 3 LED light.
Since I'm keeping exclusively low light plants, mainly mosses and anubias, I figured this light would be perfect for it!!
My intitial impression of the tank. Wasnt great.
The silicone was a little sloppy. The edges didnt line up perfectly.
But its plus sides were getting better. It was cube shaped. Came with a light, had a nice little cover. it was cubed shaped.. It was glass, and raised up on little white stand in the center of the bottom.
That last part is really nice. Makes the cube look like its floating.
Did I mention it was cube shaped?
On top of all that I wanted a shrimp tank. And this fit the bill perfectly.
I also wanted something for my bathroom counter. Boom!! Done.
Its growing on me more and more.
I'm still unsure about the specifics. Not sure how I'm gonna scape it.
Not sure on what shrimp to put in.
I'm leaning towards yellows but really want those intense fire yellows.
I cant find them anywhere...
Not sure what to do about a filter. I hate bubbles in tanks so I'm avoiding sponge filters as long as possible. And want something as small as possible.
I refuse to order a filter. I just cant bring myself to do it.
Otherwise that Azoo filter would be here in my tank already lol.
Wish I knew a source for it locally.
I'll be posting picture later and hopefully you guys can help me scape it.
whatever inhabitants I'm getting I would like to order them soon as my birthday is here in two days and I would love to take advantage of that.
Your making me want one, just because!
I have an addiction to aquariums and even though we have no room left anywhere for more I still long for them. :help:
Can't wait to see what you do with it!
hey where's the pixi?
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I'm sorry!! I was being dragged out the door as I was typing the end of that.
Me and my sister's birthdays are two days apart. So my family lumps us together and celebrates our birthdays together in that two day time period.
Shes the 25th and I'm the 27th.
We were having birthday dinner and presents and I was slowing them down with my "Damn fish crap!!".
I just got home.
Heres the pictures as promised
The first one is the box. This thing is covered in writing about how awesome and sleek and amazing it is. And how amazing and perfect it is for a betta.
The second picture it out of the box and on its side after a quick rinse.
Ignore my tacky yellow counters. They came with house and are being replaced this spring. Unless I go with that french theme I was considering.
I think they would be perfect for that...
Any how... In that second picture you can see the white "pedestal" thats on the bottom. It raises it about a centimeter off the counter. The pedestal isnt exact in the center. But not enough to affect the balance of the thing much. If I push hard on the back left corner it goes back by about one or two millimeters.
In the third picture you can see where its going on my counter.
The fourth picture is it in the corner full of water with the light on. This is the angle I'll see it most often from. The toher angle I see it most often from I didnt take a picture from. But its the toilet. Which is off to the left. Should I have mentioned that?
The fifth picture is the light, which slides on to the rim in the back. I need it on the side because of my mirror cabinet.
The light itself is pretty bright in such a small space.
Its 6x6x6 inches btw..
The sixth picture is from head on with the light on. This picture gives you the clearest idea of what it looks like. And the bright bar in the bottom is the gap between the counter and the tank.
Now I knew that this thing was bright because the floor was reflecting alot back into the tank.
Since I plan on some sort of coloured shrimp I knew I needed a dark substrate. I hate hate hate hate gravel and brown substrate. So I opted for Tahitian Moon Sand from CaribSea. This sucked alot of the light up.
I'm Hoping its enough to see the shrimp and scape.
The difference is not as bad as in the pictures. My cell phone has a very old bad camera. So the quality of these shots isnt great.
The seventh picture is of it filled with sand. On the bottom.
The picture with the sand is much darker than in real life. It didnt like adjusting between the LED above and the black sand below. And the picture without the sand is brighter than in person. Though more true to life than the one with sand.
You can kinda see the breathing hole in some of the pictures. When buying it I was wondering why it had a breathing hole. I figured that even if you filled it up the the rim there would still be a space between the lid and it. Wrong!!! This thing can be filled all the way up to the lid and to the very edge of the breathing hole. I was very surprised!!
Anything else? I'm always talking it seems... Hmm.. I know I've forgotten something.
Oh!! I ordered some yellow shrimp from BobsTropicalPlants. I was getting some sparkling gourami's for my 5.5 and decided that not paying the extra separate shipping fee wasnt worth it.
So I ordered 8 of them.
Now for the scaping part.
I want something real low light.
I used up all my birthday gift opportunities already on other things (a Disney pass, more tea, the gourami's and shrimp, and some tea pots. Sorry, I had to share) so I can't order anything else. And I dont get paid till the 10th.
And I really want this thing scaped at least mainly before the shrimp come. At some point I would love some mosses to put in there but I hate removing hardscape once its been laid down.
Heres what I've got at my disposal that I think will live in this tank.
I have anubias nana, anubias nana petite, crypt parva, water wisteria, a very small amount of mini pellia, fissidens fontanus, and duckweed.
I have dark grey slate, and assorted grey rocks in varying sizes and shapes and shades of grey. I can go out and collect as much driftwood as I want. Theres alot of manzy and oak around here. I prefer oak honestly.
I have CaribSea Moonlight Sand (white), poolfilter sand, Tahitian Moonlight Sand (black), and Miracle Grow Organic Potting Soil.
I also might order some floated soon. So If you think a specific one would look good.
Thats all I have...
Oh.. Marsilea that has never ever lost its 4 leaf clover shape. Though who knows in such a low light tank. And some sort of small sword, and some sort of grassy plant that does well in lowlight.
Examples of the slate and rock are in my 5.5 gallon journal, and examples of the grassy plant, and marsilea are in my 4 gallon bowl journal.
Ok heres the pics!!
Real real lowlight.
You have room for this!! 6"x6"x6"
Everyone has room for that!!
C'mon.. you know you want it..
You need it...
You can't live without it. Just tell everyone its just been sitting around being a waste of money.
You've had it for years..
You found it in the back of your closet.
It's always been there..
How are they supposed to know?
Lol... I'm allowed one more tank in my house. And saving it for a future 56 or 65 gallon for a pair of angels.
And that comes when I move rooms. And then this one becomes the guest room. And what guest would want to fall asleep to a nicely planted, scaped, stocked, and soothing fish tank?
One day I'll make journals for all the tanks that other people are having me take care of.
My friend moms goldfish tank.
My brothers 10 gallon.
The 3 bowls at my moms house.
Her 5 gallon in the bathroom (this ones a nightmare)...
The list goes on.
I have the same tank but I use mine for a betta. I love the idea of using it as a nano shrimp cube. What are you thinking of for filtration?
not sure yet. The shrimp should be here on friday so I have till then to rig something up.
I'm either going to go for a fountain pump, or a sponge filter. as internal filters take up precious space.
Looking for a cheap small HOB.... I would love to have one.
Marina makes a real skinny small one But I thing its too long. By an inch.
I wanted to get that glass cube originally, but the plastic one was $6 and I liked the inner square, but it's so heavily planted you can't see it anymore anyway. Good find!
Let me know if you find a good HOB filter, I may just toss my plastic cube and "upgrade" -- it's getting pretty scratched up. Awesome that it came with a little ambient light!
You know... I'm actually going to Petsmart to pick one up, I need a temporary housing for my blue rilis (cull) coming in the mail until I get the 9g scaped.
I thought it was brilliant till I realised I wouldnt see it.
It would be nice as potting soil holder though. For a specific crypt or something.
I loved the glass. the .4 gallons of extra space, the raised up bit, and the light. They were all nice touches for such a tiny tank. I'm still looking around I may end up breaking down and ordering the azoo filter. I just wish shipping wasnt so expensive...
Go!! Get one! Now!! lol... Its on sale right now by 4 whole dollars. Just enough to make me feel better.
When those rilis start breeding I would love to get some babies from you. seriously.
Since the fish are coming tomorrow... I'm scaping it right now!! Just sent the hubby (fiance really) out for super glue for the moss, pellia, and anubias. And my neighbors are giving me dirty looks as I happily, and a bit maniacally, smash rocks to tiny bits with a hammer.
I will try my best the breed the rilis :) they are culls though but from the pictures looked fairly blue. I want to see if more red striping returns in generation 1 (the blue + red looks amazing).
Are you using soil? If so, I sift the big pieces out, bake mine at 350F for 15mins, let cool. In addition to some gravel, put a layer of fine sand on so nothing escapes (also makes it easier to plant things so they stay). Shrimp are more sensitive to ammonia that may leech out, but should be okay if heavily planted. You also don't want air bubbles, I have maybe 2-3 Malaysian trumpet snails in mine aerating the substrate. Oh, and use DARK substrate so your shrimps' coloration are better.
Is your fiance into the hobby too? Lucky you can just send him out for stuff. :tongue:
Hmm I need one of those filters too.. Azoo Palm seems the smallest, is it discontinued? I don't see it on Azoo's website, only being sold on drfostersmith. 3" x 3-1/2" x 5", 6 gph, $8.99+$5.99 shipping.
Amazon has the Mignon 60. 3.2 x 3.8 x 6 inches, 16 gph, $13ish shipped with Prime.
The marina cubus is 5.9 inches long, 5.9 inches wide, 5.9 inches high, so mignon may unlevel it, unless the dimensions are accounting for the to hangover section too... it'll probably also be fine.
I dont think I'm using soil as its mianly going to be fissidens and anubias nana petite. Well now that I'm thinking of it that tiny sword I have might look nice.
I'm not sure... I can put the shrimp in my hate tank If I have ammonia issues.. And move them after its settled.
Well see... I'm still struggling with my hardscape.
I already have black sand prepared and waiting to go for them!! Cant wait to see the yellows in person.
I'm out of cash right now.
Its birthday season. My entire family, all 12 of us, have our birthdays in between December 17th and February 6th. With Christmas in the middle o it all were normally all broke in the winter. lol
So I have no money to even think of ordering or buying locally. Shame really. So much that I want..
Oh... its my birthday today!!! xD!!
I never celebrate it much in real life so I figured I might as well go nuts online.
I'm gonna play around a while with different filters. I might order the palm from drfostersmith. Even if I dont use it on this tank it would still be super useful...
I cant find info on whether or not the palm is discontinued.
I came to the conclusion that the 60 and the palm were the same filter.
Lol happy bday! The sponge filter is fine for shrimp, a lot of ppl only use a sponge filter. Where did you get yours? I might just get one of those instead.
Yeah the dimensions of the 2 are very similar, but the gallon per hour are very different. I think the Palm is a different model. I just started a 2 gallon bowl ($9-10 @ Walmart), not sure if I should filter that too or what to use, do you do water changes or clean your 4g betta bowl often?
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Just wondering if anyone has black washed their helmet???? Is this how to get that used look??? just been studying photos of the ESB helmet and it seems in various areas this is would be the case. Does anyone have photos of their finished product using the black wash method if in fact you did use it???
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On Friday night, subscribers could watch a brand-new 'Spotlight' interview live on Arsenal TV Online.
These wide-ranging interviews give Arsenal's fans a chance to get to know the players they cheer on week-in, week-out.
Havard Nordtveit was the player who went under the 'Spotlight' ahead of the Aston Villa game last week. If you missed the live programme, you can catch up now. The defender discusses:
- his childhood in Norway
- whether he knew of Arsenal's interest
- his first meeting with Arsène Wenger
- a trial at Manchester United before joining Arsenal
- his loan spell in at Nurnberg last season
- coming up against Jens Lehmann on his debut in Germany
- what he feels his best position is
- captaining the Reserves
- going on the Club's pre-season tour of Austria
- his love of fishing
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I have written several times about the treasure trove that is the National Archives podcasts which are available online free. Well not Nick Barrett & Laura Berry have taken the concept one step further and have developed and produced a new website called The Family History Show.
The website offers vodcast, videos on genealogical & history subjects. I see that the latest offering included an interview with Millvina Dean the last living survivor of the Titanic tragedy. The website has just started so there is a limited number of vodcasts in offer, but with more added regularly this is going to be a wonderful resource for family historians.


text: There are holes everywhere. Obviously Walt played a great game tonight, he seems to have some chemistry with Will Bynum. But other nights he has sucked. We're getting so little out of Stuckey, I wonder if he will end up as another Tony Delk. He's just totally lost at the point, and doesn't have any PG skills at all. Tay is even worse. Afflalo, Tay, Max, Amir. It's a team full of complimentary players with no one to compliment. Our most aggressive scorers are Bynum, Hermann and Sharpe. Seriously.


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Discussion in 'February 2010' started by roscoe36, Nov 3, 2009.
Dont be fooled by Tayn Kings cousin, the Taint King.
You'll need to explain to me how he didn't have a good game at the point last night, because unless my eyes AND the stats deceive me, he most certainly did. 8 assists to 0 turnovers and he was hitting Hamilton, open and in rhythm off those screens every time.
Yeah - I'm just not getting the arguments (lately) that Stuckey isn't performing well as a PG. I think he's been quite good in that department.
I understand not wanting to pair Bynum and Gordon together, but I don't think this really solves that problem since they will still see their fair share of minutes together on the court. Unless we play more zone, we aren't going to be able to hide the defensive deficiencies of Bynum, Gordon and even Hamilton. But Bynum though... Bynum was getting killed (and I mean KILLED) by Harris last night, frequently out of position and gambling for steals. Bynum is a major defensive liability. I think he might be our worst defender and that's saying quite a lot. And I agree that those three guard lineups are also killing us (Bynum-Gordon-Stuck) (Bynum, Gordon, Rip).
The plan at the start of the season, before the injuries DEVESTATED the plan and this team, was to reduce the minutes of all 4 guards and for Stuckey and Bynum to attack and defend full court all the time - to let other teams deal with our strength and to be relentless. With the athletes our team added in the draft, and even with Maxiell and Ben and Wilcox, that ought to be a very good style for us. Last night, we saw that a little bit.
WOAHHH PARDNER!! Bynum just came back from how many games off? Let him shake the rust off first. Bynum had the exact opposite reputation before he went down to injury this year.
I think Bynum has the reputation as a middling defender - not horrible, but not great. I think the hope is that he can develop eventually into a Lindsay Hunter on-the-ball level pest. He is good at that at times.
Sure, I'm all too glad you asked. The zero turnovers, FANTASTIC! The asts, misleading. Hitting a hot Rip Hamilton is not my idea of running an offense. Example: Stuckey stands at the top of the circle dribbling and waiting for Rip to come off the curl, sometimes he's open, sometimes he's not. On the other Bynum ran the same play, BUT, he threatened to drive while Rip was curling, the defense collapsed on Will, Will kicked it BACK to Rip for a WIDE open J, had the defense not collapsed Will has a layup, but since it did there was no help D on Rips curl. Bynum created shots for other players, Rodney does too, but he never has head up, or his body under control to know that, his court awareness is absolutely horrible. Now let me be clear I'm not saying Bynum is this great example of a PG either and we should bench Rodney in favor if Bynum, I'm not saying that at all. I played this position for my entire life so I'm OVERLY critical of the position, there's so many nuances to it that we could go on and on, but the thing that continued last night is that the PG position does not come naturally for Rodney, he overthinks to stagnation. And there is no way in heck you can win with a PG that scores about 20ppg as a volume shooter, while shooting under 40% from the field, can't do it, especialy one who doesn't grasp the mental side of the game muchless the mental side of the PG position.
He runs the point just like his mentor did before he left. That's what CB used to do and he was awarded a Finals MVP for it I believe.
Trying to teach Rodney Stuckey the PG position is like trying to teach a group of 11th graders that have played a motion offense their entire lives, to run a flex offense. There is way too much thinking going on, and not enough re-acting. Once he figures this pro PG game out, which I think he will, he will slowly begin to bring together the many aspects of his game, which he is ignoring right now, to try and fit the mold.
He did? Bynum will never be very food defensively because of his size alone. But he really lacked the lateral quickness to stay with Harris last night and he was forced to reach, which led to bad fouls. I'm sure he'll get a little better, but I've seen this from him even before the injuries. He can pressure the ball well, but that's about it.
Well, he wasn't a DPOY before his injuries, but I do remember him being praised by announcers and in here for being a pesky man defender. I even heard comparisons between him and Lindsey Hunter at times.
He can pressure the ball well at times like Hunter. But that is where the comparison ends. Hunter was actually great at sticking to his man. Bynum is not.
Yes I do. I don't think it will happen though. Try moving Rip/Tay if the Pistons do not starting winning some games. What did that one Tiger GM say years ago "You try to trade these guys". And forget about getting any decent FA's to come here. With that said, its going to be a lot of fun this June watching that draft - at least we have that.
This will probably be the first year ever that will I care to watch the draft lottery.
I respect that opinion, and if I read you right, we agree, right now he overthinks the position and is in no way playing his best ball as a PG, some of you believe he'll finally get it, I don't, only time will tell.
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Sixteen-year-old Noah Graham of Solway was sleeping on the ground when the wolf bit him on the head, leaving an 11-inch wound that required 17 staples. Graham said that the wolf ran off into the woods after he kicked it.
Authorities later trapped and killed a wolf believed to be the one that attacked Graham. It weighed 75 lbs., had a misaligned jaw, and was missing a canine tooth, which may help explain the wolf's strange behavior. It is the first documented wolf attack on a human ever in Minnesota.


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A zesty tomato and jalapeno relish and tender strips of steak make these traditional fajitas extra special. —Rebecca Baird, Salt Lake City, Utah
Recommended: 30 Mexican Dinners Ready in 30 Minutes
- 2 medium tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 1/2 cup diced red onion
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 beef flank steak (about 1-1/2 pounds)
- 1 large onion, halved and sliced
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 6 flour tortillas (6 inches), warmed
- Black beans, rinsed and drained, and guacamole
- In a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Cover and refrigerate.
- Grill steak, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat 6-8 minutes on each side or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 145°; medium, 160°; well-done, 170°). Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.
- Meanwhile, in a small skillet, saute onion in oil until crisp-tender. Slice steak into thin strips across the grain; place on tortillas. Top with onion and the reserved tomato relish. Serve with black beans and guacamole. Yield: 6 servings.
Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.
Originally published as Steak Fajitas in Taste of Home August/September 2000, p8
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"I had to modify this to suit ingredients I had on hand. To save money I used thin-cut round steak--will not do that again! I substituted green bell pepper for the jalapeno, had to omit the cilantro. It was good, but it would have been better if I had followed the recipe more closely. Will try again."
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"LOVE THESE! I used two jalapenos for extra heat and it made these really spicy and good."
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This perfect macaroon has dark chocolate, chewy coconut and macadamia nuts and is dipped in chocolate—sinful and delicious! —Darlene Brenden, Salem, Oregon
Featured In: 50 Coconut Recipes to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth
- 2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup finely chopped macadamia nuts
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons baking cocoa
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Pinch salt
- 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
- Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, mix the first six ingredients. Stir in egg whites, corn syrup and vanilla until blended.
- Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake 15-20 minutes or until set and dry to the touch. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Dip bottom of each cookie in melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.
Freeze option: Freeze cookies, layered between waxed paper, in freezer containers. To use, thaw before serving. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.
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For the second time this season, Titans head coach Mike Munchak fielded questions after a loss about whether he has thought about benching running back Chris Johnson . His answer remains, "No." Munchak said Johnson will not be benched after his eight-carry, 17-yard rushing performance. He also said Monday the failures of the running game are not just Johnson's fault. Johnson has rushed for 21 yards on 19 carries this season.
Also on Monday, Munchak had to defend quarterback Jake Locker. He completed half of his 30 attempts during Sunday's loss and has a 2:3 touchdown-to-turnover ratio through two games. According to The Tennessean's Jim Wyatt, Munchak said Locker has made some mistakes, but there's no guarantee things would have gone better with Matt Hasselbeck under center.
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What to do with Chris Johnson? Oh, what to do, what to do? If you own him, I would go ahead and sell low. Try to not get bamboozled, but I have no problem dealing Johnson for maybe 50 cents on the dollar. He is not running hard or running smart. His offensive line is terrible. His quarterback isn't doing him many favors in terms of diverting attention. And while it's hard to make determinations on defenses more than a few weeks in advance, he's got a number of tough run defenses on his upcoming schedule. I'd like to hear what you are offering/being offered for CJNotOK.
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Omaha, Neb. • Adam Plutko limited Mississippi State to a run on four hits in six innings, and UCLA survived some anxious moments to beat the Bulldogs 3-1 in Game 1 of the College World Series Finals Monday night.
Plutko retired nine straight to start, worked out of trouble twice and turned the game over to the bullpen in the seventh. The Bulldogs (51-19) left runners in scoring position four of the last six innings.
"We dodged some bullets, no doubt about it, but you have to give credit to our defense," UCLA coach John Savage said. "Kind of a Bruin game. Tight game, and at the end of the night we were fortunate to come out with the win."
The Bruins (48-17) are one win from their first national championship in baseball and the school's record 109th in a team sport.
"Not much to get excited about," Savage said. "It comes down to tomorrow."
Mississippi State must win Game 2 on Tuesday night to keep alive its hopes for its first NCAA title in any sport.
UCLA made it 3-0 in the fourth on Eric Filia's two-out, two-run single off Chad Girodo, who replaced starter Trevor Fitts (0-1) in the second. That was the last of the Bruins' six hits.
Plutko (10-3) walked in the Bulldogs' run in the fourth.
UCLA is 40-0 when leading after seven innings. There was drama all the way to the end.
The estimated 8,000 Mississippi State fans at TD Ameritrade Park started the "Maroon and White" chant in the bottom of the ninth after C.T. Bradford and pinch-hitter Sam Frost singled to put runners on first and second with one out against closer David Berg.
Nick Ammirati flied out, and pinch-hitter Jacob Robson ended the game with his comebacker to Berg, who sprinted toward first base before underhanding the ball to Pat Gallagher.
Berg, who was making his 50th appearance of the season, earned his NCAA-record 24th save for 12⁄3 innings of work.
"Records are meant to be broken, but titles are what matter," Berg said. "So if we all win a national championship, I'll enjoy that. But right now I don't think about it at all."
The loss spoiled a splendid performance by Girodo, who pitched the last 72⁄3 innings. He allowed three hits, walked two and struck out nine. Both runs against him were unearned.
UCLA's Plutko improved to 7-0 with an 0.94 ERA in eight NCAA postseason games.
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We've been pretty vocal over the past couple of years about how marketers should define success in social media and (perhaps more importantly) how they shouldn't define success. To put it bluntly, if you're focusing on fans and followers, then you're almost certainly doing it wrong.
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alex138 wrote:i'm curious for the reason...would it be celebrity likeness? I seem to recall a meme mashup derby winner that had a spot on picard and riker, moreso than my rendition. but who knows how the rejection-ator functions?
They don't have heather grey tees.
JadenKale wrote:They don't have heather grey tees.
ah, I actually just meant that as silver.
Re: snail lover
funny and yet disturbing!
Re: Two Peas in a Pod
Ooh sneakin' in an entry, zenne? Nice to see you here, again!
yaya for frogs
Re: Lilypad Built for Two
alex138 wrote:ah, I actually just meant that as silver.
HAHAHA patrick stuart rules - gets my vote
timelessblur wrote:While funny this will be rejected for they can not print it.
alex138 wrote:i'm curious for the reason...[snip] but who knows how the rejection-ator functions?
Possible likeness but almost certainly because of the Starfleet insignia. It is trademarked. They have always rejected the use of the insignia in Star Trek themed entries.
Re: get this child off my bridge (resub)
Sans starfleet logo, also correct shirt color on template. Wesley Crusher ruins everything.
Re: Game of Chairs
A little too cutesy for my tastes but nice idea.
MathUhhhSaurus wrote:Love the concept and the art! Only thing I don't like it the square-ness of it. Maybe get rid of the sky in the background and put it on a lighter/more sepia shirt color (cream or brown). I love it otherwise!
I also think that it's placed just outside the max area for a print. Woot, if they printed this, would make that much smaller than it's currently displayed. They won't print sleeve to sleeve.
I laughed as soon as I saw this one. Far too often a cell phone can be the third party in a date. Not fun.
Star Wars... how original...
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JadenKale wrote:I also think that it's placed just outside the max area for a print. Woot, if they printed this, would make that much smaller than it's currently displayed. They won't print sleeve to sleeve.
Unless the template is off, it's correct.
For the Old and the New Gods...THIS SHIRT MUST COME INTO BEING!
Re: Duck...Duck...Duece
May also be a celebrity likeness issue.
Re: Breaking Development
this idea is pretty awesome! (so awesome in fact I may steal it, if I can get in there ahead of ramyb mind)
jus the execution that is lacking :-(
still +1 :-)
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I need you
But there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you.
Now don't be sad
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Now don't be sad
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Chocolate is so pleased with himself.
6 colors on black
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A little far fetched. We all know Luigi's got the hots for Princess Daisy.
Or, perhaps, make it more like a frame from a daily newspaper comic and go the black and white route (the lettering and feel would work for this).
Back east, United States elementary school history focuses on Founding Fathers (northeast), and Civil War (southeast) but out west Lewis and Clark are emphasized.
Re: The Bohr Model
AWESOME. If you don't win, let me buy directly from you!
Just a question - I thought entries from previous derbies had to be substantially changed. Is this not true? It would be good to know the deal for future reference.
I love the pastel texture. Is that a brush or a texture overlay? Or did you do it on paper and scan it in?
This amazingly professional style is why I had "Treehug" teach me how to do this! I hope this wins so I can buy this shirt-Treehuggers, Unite!
But how does Vader slurp? Maybe it's some force wizardry.
Re: Asteroid Aversion
Very cute. What were you thinking the asteroid's paradigm was? What is that facial expression? Interesting. I like it - one of the better entries in this somewhat challenging derby.
Re: Bad Timing
I'd really appreciate some constructive criticism on this - I think I'm starting to get better at illustrating, but what can I improve on?
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Designer - Can you explain what this shirt says in your opinion please? The intention of the shirt. Just curious because I'm not clear.
Re: Not part of our club
Is it Sun Drop?
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Wouldn't buy one, but it looks great. Very high quality, funny, & cute. Nice work.
jamjam511 wrote:Opposites attract - or so the electron thought.
You should sooo put that subtitle on the shirt. It makes the shirt even better!
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Wouldn't want tons of little pencil shavings flying around everywhere.
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By Nick Ames
Abou Diaby says his passion for football kept him going through the dark days of last season.
The French midfielder struggled with injury throughout the 2011/12 campaign, and was restricted to just five first-team appearances for the Gunners.
Added to a series of fitness problems since he joined the Club in 2006, such disappointment might have been terminal for a lesser character - but the 26-year-old says positive thinking helped ensure that he feels fit and focused for the new campaign.
"It's never easy to deal with these situations," Diaby told the Official Matchday Programme. "I love football, love playing the game, and just want to enjoy it.
"When you can't do that it's obviously really difficult, but what makes me stay focused is the passion I have for what I'm doing. Every morning when I wake up I'm really happy to drive in to the training ground, come what may. I always wanted to play football at a high level so no matter what happened, if I was having a bad time I would just look forward constantly.
"At times like that it's really important to have support from your manager, team-mates and the staff. I have to say thanks to all of them, because they've helped me a lot and I really appreciate it."
Diaby featured in all four of the Gunners' pre-season games in Asia and Cologne, and believes that he is in ideal shape to make the impact that his talent has always suggested he is capable of.
"I've had a successful pre-season, I've been fit for every training session so far and I'm really happy with how things have gone," he said.
"If you want to get through the whole year you need to have a good pre-season, and I haven't had one like this for a long time. I'm really glad about that, and hope that the work I've done will see me through all of the season."
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There are six major types and at least five minor types of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
A variety of gene mutations (changes) cause problems with collagen. This is the material that provides strength and structure to skin, bone, blood vessels, and internal organs.
The abnormal collagen leads to the symptoms associated with EDS. In some forms of the condition this can include rupture of internal organs or abnormal heart valves.
Family history is a risk factor in some cases.
Symptoms of EDS include:
Examination by the health care provider may show:
Tests performed to diagnose EDS include:
There is no specific cure for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Individual problems and symptoms are evaluated and cared for appropriately. Physical therapy or evaluation by a doctor specializing in rehabilitation medicine is often needed.
People with EDS generally have a normal life span. Intelligence is normal.
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Identifying any significant health risks may help prevent severe complications by vigilant screening and lifestyle alterations.
Krakow D. Heritable diseases of connective tissue. In: Firestein GS, Budd RC,Gabriel SE, et al, eds. Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 105.
Pyeritz RE. Inherited diseases of connective tissue. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 268.


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History of a Pleasure Seeker by Richard Mason (2011)
No current Talk conversations about this book.
How exquisite. So seductive. If there isn't a sequel the world will be a less sensuous place. Piet Barol reminds me of Nick Guest from [b:The Line of Beauty|139087|The Line of Beauty|Alan Hollinghurst|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1172099924s/139087.jpg|918312].
For the first 50 pages or so of this novel, I was wondering whether I'd accidentally purchased a bodice-ripping Harlequin novel for middle-aged ladies. Having finished the book in only two sittings (and enjoyed quite a lot of it), I now prefer to think of it as an "erotic picaresque novel" (a bodice-ripper by any other name... :-)
Smoothly written, with a keen eye for historical detail in its analysis of an upper-class family in 1907 Amsterdam, the story takes some odd twists and turns as the protagonist seeks to better himself in society. The main character, however, is also the main problem of this novel: a man of so many qualities as to be highly improbable. A good scholar, linguist (a cunning linguist, even), with a beautiful singing voice and an instinct for ingratiating oneself - quite possible. Extremely good-looking - fair enough. Rippling muscles that show through the fabric of his suit - a bit improbable, since no muscle-building physical activity is ever described. Highly intelligent, but without intellectual depth. Ruthlessly straight, but setting off the gaydar of every man around, married or not (the fact that the protagonist still has some unresolved mommy issues may have to do with that). The story becomes even more unhinged when the hero boards an ocean vessel that for all the longing male stares and swimming pool romps probably was the first gay cruise in history. My frustration was probably only caused because friends had spoken so highly that I was expecting an accomplished novel. As it stood, I did enjoy it - I only wish I could have read this erotic fantasy for ladies & gay men by the pool with a cocktail, where it belongs.
This wasn't in my wheelhouse. It's well written erotica, with some interesting characters, but I expected more in terms of thematic depth. It was recommended as more of a literary novel than it turned out to be. I guess erotica can be literary, but this book didn't deliver what I was looking for.
The title character, Piet Barol, is engaged as a tutor to a prosperous Dutch family's OCD son, and proceeds to become embroiled in an affair with the lady of the house. He is also pursued, to varying degrees, by the two young daughters and a couple of male servants. I made it a third of the way through the book before realizing it wasn't for me. It seemed to follow a pattern of building up to one unsatisfying (for Piet) sexual encounter after another, which I suppose would eventually lead into some major fireworks. But what interested me the most were the psychological peculiarities of the boy, Egbert, and his father, Maarten. The book (to me at least) squandered too much time on the sexual frolics and didn't get back in time to what was, to me, the intellectual meat of the story.
I met Richard Mason at Booktopia in Vermont. A smart, charming, engaging man he is, and maybe he's got a book in him that would be more to my taste, but this wasn't the one.
I should say here that I'm not anti-erotica. But I don't seek the stuff out. One book along these lines I can recommend is Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie's graphic novel, [bc:Lost Girls|58652|Lost Girls|Alan Moore|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1328049521s/58652.jpg|2783480]. That book, which, like this one, is set in Europe in the Gilded Age, has the additional draw of being itself not only erotica, but an argument in favor of erotica, of engaging the Eros urge instead of aggression. Moore and Gebbie (who are husband and wife) score some serious points in that regard, amid the titillation.
Edit:I went back and finished the book on May 11, 2012 I see no reason to change my review or rating.
Reading this book was a pleasant way to while away a few hours on a rainy day. For someone so ambitious, Piet isn't unlikable at all. I cheered for him all throughout as he fooled and played mind games with those around him in small and big ways. There is nothing particularly deep here, but Richard Mason writes pretty well (the pacing was good, the characters were vivid, and the ambience of the period was on point), and that's enough for me. Another book that will pick up where this one ends, following Piet's adventures in South Africa, is on the offing, and I can't wait to meet up with Piet again.
Ambitious Piet Boral loves the finer things in life, so he secures a position as a tutor for the son of a wealthy Amsterdam businessman. Boral lacks any specific training for treating the boy's crippling agoraphobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder, but his good looks and smooth manner soon win the family to his side. He seduces the mother while the daughters flirt and the father proudly educates the young man about his collections of art. But Boral isn't truly a member of this gilded world, and if he doesn't succeed in treating the son's problems, he'll be forced back into his old middle-class life. The tutor is determined to prevent this from happening.
The biggest problem that I had with this book was the main character and narrator, Piet Boral, never seems to fully engaged with the characters around him. He's always remote and detached, never emotionally invested. This infects the rest of the narrative; the sensuality of fine food and clandestine encounters with the mistress of the house are described, but they aren't lived. I never felt fully invited into the story; I only felt like I was just one more person that Boral was trying to manipulate with a carefully crafted tale.
One of the reasons that Piet Boral seems so distant and unreal is that he's just too much beloved. Every single character he meets, man or woman, seems to fall in love with him – or at the very least, they lust after his 'muscular and well fashioned' body. After a while, the encounters were no longer interesting because they were so very predictable.
The first half of the book, in which Boral lives as a tutor with an upper class family, has its problems but it is far superior to the second half. Boral, having come into some money, buys a ticket on a cruise ship to South Africa so that he can continue his highfalutin' lifestyle. It's a new setting, with new sexual partners, but the plot was dead in the water.
The characters and struggles that I was interested in got very little page time – for example, I would have loved to see more of Egbert, the child who suffered from OCD and couldn't leave the house. It would have been nice to learn more about him and how he had become so troubled, and what his daily life was like. Alternatively, the boy's father made a vow of celibacy after his son was born, and throughout the book suffers major financial blows that he attributes to an angry God. His inner life, though we saw it only in glimpses, was far more interesting that Boral's.
The story just seemed too shallow – not terrible, but not worth the time it took to finish the book.
With its Perfume-like atmosphere and anti-hero, History of a Pleasure Seeker is a novel that, ultimately, promises more than it delivers.
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No shark in a tank?? I thought for sure it would place... blargh!
This is pretty I suppose, but not something I would wear. Oh well.
smirksy wrote:I am going to look freakin' fabulous in this. I mean, that's what it comes down to, doesn't it? Sure, you can have all of the geeky hipster cred in the world, but what good is it, if you can't say, "my t-shirt is on fire with paint splatters." WHAT GOOD, I ask?
Meh, I already can: http://shirt.woot.com/friends.aspx?k=3743
I like to think that the first fire-swallow sits on my shoulder, kind of like a conscience, except instead of telling me right from wrong, he just incessantly screeches at me to go grab my Zippo and torch the hell out of something.
This one's not close enough to my ear for me to hear him commanding me to do his pyromaniacal bidding, so he's pretty useless to me as a scapegoat next time I get put on trial for arson.
This shirt would be cool if the phoenix image was on the back and a smaller image was on the left chest. I'd buy that. Come'on woot... Let's see it!
AlienZulu wrote:this is a great shirt
finally broke my 8 month slump of not seeing anything i felt was worth purchasing
I feel exactly the same way - I have not been enticed by any Woot shirts since Feb 2009. I didn't realize it had been that long. I saw this one in the derby and was REALLY hoping it made its way to the top so that I could end my hiatus. In for one!!
fotohippi wrote:This is a beautiful design, but the colors are so wrong. I'm gonna have to pass...
I agree. This looks more like a mustard and mayo accident than "fire".
llandar wrote:You've been here since January, so I don't really get your claim of some sort of O.G. cred.
Some shirts you'll like, some shirts you won't. That's how it goes for everybody; I promise. Check back tomorrow and maybe it'll be something more your style.
you should change your "maybe" to next week or a couple weeks,I'd go for that.cause it's doubtful about tomorrow. do you have some info you'd like to share about tomorrows pick?
Congrats to radiomode and his inspired styling.
(Thanks to all of the Shark Tank fans out there. ^_^)
You don't see a lot of 3-color shirts this intricate. Nice job, Radiomode.
As far as I can tell, the woot rule about not allowing designs that are similar to previously printed shirts by woot is GONE. It's not in the FAQ, it is nowhere!
Holy spaghetti and meatballs, there's a lot of whining round these parts lately. I think we still get a nice amount of quality shirts.
Bought the umbrella shirt on Friday for instance.
Woot. Please start offering a V-neck for the wifey !!!!!
Nice to see a shirt with such a large design. The graphics usually seem isolated to the upper chest. Could just be a result of being a very fat man and needing big shirts though.
Congrats radiomode! Love it!
So like a phoenix, your woot shirt purchasing has risen from the ashes?
I'm kind of digging this shirt myself. Congrats to the artist!
Agreed. Most of the kawaii stuff printed by shirt.woot is simply unwearable.
This design is very wearable and looks awesome to boot. In for 1.
endangeredomega wrote:Meh, I already can: http://shirt.woot.com/friends.aspx?k=3743
I like to think that the first fire-swallow sits on my shoulder, kind of like a conscience, except instead of telling me right from wrong, he just incessantly screeches at me to go grab my Zippo and torch the hell out of something.
This one's not close enough to my ear for me to hear him commanding me to do his pyromaniacal bidding, so he's pretty useless to me as a scapegoat next time I get put on trial for arson.
That one just kind of smolders. But yes, I can see how you might be disappoint if you base your t-shirt purchases around your insanity defenses for arson. It would be perfect to go around using the phrase "I've got a fire in my belly"...
[quote postid="4064283" user="jahranimo"]Man if the shirt wasn't this red then I'd get it.
I completely agree... shirt's cool but that red is a little bright..
Well I am disappointed in the whole derby. I was really putting my money on : Shark Tank, Burning Giraffe, and Great Wave. In that order would have been great.
Congratulations to Radiomode, CMDixon, and Patrickspens. They did great work and ran a good race. But their designs (for this derby) are not my cup of tea.
skatimmy737 wrote:NO ONE is allowed to make any Harry Potter references! I challenge you ALL!
I love Fawkes! That's a huge part of why I voted for this shirt! ;)
Whew! For just an instant, I thought someone had kidnapped the bird that hovers over my island in Treasure Isle (game).
EE wrote:Woot. Please start offering a V-neck for the wifey !!!!!
I concur! More v-necks for those of use who like to show off a little decolletage.
Ummm, Woot crew? Fauna do not give off oxygen, I believe you meant Flora. Fauna give off nothing but CO2 and methane!
What bothers me is the number of negative comments that seem to be running rampant through the forums about the "quality" of the shirts offered as of late.
I understand that a forum should be a place where opinions can be expressed, but obviously this shirt garnered a third place vote for a reason, and that is because people liked the shirt.
So, while some people may moan about the "quality" of the shirts, maybe those same people should realize that other people may like the shirts offered and that it really is just a matter of negative opinion, and a hurtful one to the makers of all previous "non-quality" shirts.
I also fail to see the point in expressing that you haven't bought a shirt in X days because all of them have been garbage. Stating this does nothing to further conversation, and only succeeds in complaining. If you don't like the shirt, don't buy it, and let your wallet do the talking.
While this shirt is not one that I particularly would wear, I still like the quality of the print and the complexity of the shirt even though it only has 3 colors! Very nice job :D
What gets me is the people who complain about the shirt designs but fail to vote for a shirt.
CaptainWes wrote:For some reason, all I can think about is the USSR when I see this shirt. Das Vidanya, woot. Would go nice with that Tetris Propaganda shirt.
In Soviet Russia, ashes rise from you!
Very nice Shirt design.
Buy this one, Y'all.
Damn wish I hadn't missed this shirt. I have a closet full of black and grey woot shirts, I am getting bored of no color. This was a nice colorful one, it doesn't seem popular enough to make second chance, so sad :-(
SupraWes wrote:Damn wish I hadn't missed this shirt. I have a closet full of black and grey woot shirts, I am getting bored of no color. This was a nice colorful one, it doesn't seem popular enough to make second chance, so sad :-(
Shirts are always sold again after the first day of sale. After the first day, shirts are $15 until their reckoning.
To find out what shirts are available for sale on any given day--other than the obvious "shirt of the day" on the front shirt.woot page--please click on the "reckoning" link found in the top right corner of any shirt.woot page. All the shirt thumbnails in the reckoning are shirts that are still for sale. Click on the thumbnail or title and you will be taken to the shirt's order page.
I love this shirt. Bought one. There have been a lot of neat shirts but I was happy to find this one more my style.
This shirt compelled me to sign up. Great design!
I got my shirt on Friday, and I'm very happy with it. It looks spectacular! Thanks to Woot, and the designer for doing a great job!
Make this shirt slightly cheaper. Fifteen is five too many dollars.
just bought this shirt today at $12 - $5 for using the coupon
$7 for this shirt is great! i love the design
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Jet Change Effected Idle
I changed the primary rod and jet combo on my 1405 eddey carb to lean it out in cruise mode by about 8% from were it was. Does this effect the idle quality of the motor? I did not think it did but now the idle quality is ruffer and it seems to surge a bit, the driving charcteristics are good with plenty of off idle throttle responce and no missing or boggs etc. I used a new top plate gasket kit and changed the primary venturi gaskets and the excel pump squirter gasket as they were in the kit. This is a fresh 383. I checked to make sure that did not disconnect anything or put things back together right including plug wires, linkages, hoses etc. I have been trying to set adjust the idle mixture screws, used a vac gage, checked the timing, moved it to 18 deg BTDC. It was idling allot smoother before, the only other thing that changed is that I went from premium gas to regular just before the swap? thanks
Pull out your idle mixture screws, take an air hose and hold it into the hole and blow air in their for a couple seconds on both sides, clean the ends of the mixture screws etc. then reset the screws again. also it doesnt hurt to take some carb. cleaner and put a little bit in the fuel bowls as well.
good luck,
There are three screws on the 1405 that affect idle... the two idle mixture screws and the idle air flow screw that opens the throttle plates slightly to gain additional airflow when needed on some engines. If the air flow screw is used in setting the idle, you may expose enough of the transfer slots to activate flow through the primary circuits. In that case, changing the jets and/or rods may affect idle quality. Otherwise, it shouldn't. At least, that's the way I understand it. I'm running two 1405s on my 6-71-huffed SBC.
Usually when I hear "surge", I think of a lean a/f mix or too much advance.
You're correct in thinking that changing the primary jetting shouldn't affect the idle quality. Is there a chance the float level got changed during the work that was done?
If you find that the curb idle screw is far enough out to raise the idle speed that the carb is transitioning into the cruise circuit, you might want to hook the vacuum advance up to a manifold vacuum source (if not already).
This will raise the idle speed and then you can use the curb idle screw to lower the idle speed and by default lessen the transfer slot exposure.
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Thursday, September 9th, 2010
Well well if you consider yourself a true knit or crochet enthusiast it is no surprise that September is the time to start working on holiday projects.
To continue with the crochet series, a pair of gloves would be a lovely addition to a fall winter wardrobe in the chilly states. The pattern is by Susan Norrad and can be found here.
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The SIL Program engages emerging leaders enrolled in the MSW program in courses that examine various aspects of social innovation, develop competencies that will be needed for leading social service organizations in the future, and provide experiential learning opportunities at human service organizations. The Social Innovation Collaborative (LAB) includes projects, events, and activities designed to promote "social innovation from within" existing social service organizations. Four Boston-based social service agencies participated in the 2011 Social Innovation LAB; Dr. Pitt-Catsouphes notes, "the Innovation Teams and Project Champions from the LAB agencies have started to engage in learning experiences that have the potential to transform their organizations' services and practices."
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Draper • What's one of the first questions to come to a Utah teen's mind with Monday's shocker that the pope is resigning?
How about: Will he change his Twitter name?
For weeks now, Juan Diego Catholic High School juniors have been conducting research for their "pope projects," picking church leaders to investigate.
Some chose the current leader, Benedict XVI, the first pope with a Twitter account.
So the 22 curious students were ready to discuss the 85-year-old pope's surprise announcement. And they all seemed to have absorbed it in a technologically tinged way. Even filtered through their 21st-century teen lenses, there was still room for a cool, pragmatic approach to the news.
One student asked • "Will the pope get a new Twitter name?"
Juan Diego theology teacher Nicole Veltri answered • "Probably."
Question • Will he still be called Benedict XVI?
Answer • Probably not.
Question • Will he get to vote for the new pope?
Answer • No because he's over age 80.
Veltri told her students a couple of weeks ago that popes do not resign. That changed Monday.
"In 1415, it happened," Veltri said, referring to the last time a pope stepped down. "[Electing a new pope] is not as simple as when you vote for class president."
Veltri said 118 cardinals would be choosing the next pope and two-thirds of them will need to agree on the successor.
"It could take anywhere from a couple of weeks to three to four months," Veltri told the students. "As Catholics, we may have to go into Easter without a pope."
Pope Benedict XVI's official Twitter page is @Pontifex ("pontiff," in Latin). Although he and his staff have sent fewer than 40 tweets since December, his account boasts 1.5 million followers.
Still, when revealing his resignation, the pope did it the old-fashioned way speaking in Latin to a group of cardinals.
Madeline Lehman, 17, hopes the next pope will have a more modern outlook perhaps tweeting even more.
"Everything is changing now," Lehman said. "I'd like to see someone changing with the times."
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City Public Works Director Scott Gray expected the barricades to be taken back down Monday.
Gray explained that an ice jam, three to five miles long, came down the Yellowstone River, while there was ice jammed in the Tongue River from the confluence with the Tongue back past the interstate bridge.
What could have been a bad situation turned out well.
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Living in Cleveland, you really need to hide under a snow mound if you're going to say anything nice about the Steelers. But I can't help myself. You see, I just happened to read the story of the Terrible Towel.
The Pittsburgh broadcaster who created the towel for the Steelers in 1975 died last year. Turns out he had given the towel away. Not just one or two or a thousand towels. But the entire towel franchise. To a network of homes for the severely disabled.
We need a story about a true business leader like that to show us what it really means to be a leader.
IBM System x showed once again that they are a leader. The IBM x3755 surpassed the Sun X4450 in the SPECjbb2005 Java Business Benchmark. But not only did they beat the result. The IBM system used 3 processor chips while the Sun system needed 4. The IBM system used 12 cores while the Sun system needed twice that number. (1)
So the next time you're thinking business leader, forget the fancy carpets and the outrageous bonuses. And remember the Terrible Towel.
(1) IBM System x3755 achieved 546,564 SPECjbb2005business operations per second (SPECjbb2005 bops) and 182,188 SPECjbb2005 bops/JVM with quad-core AMD Opteron processor Model 8384 at 2.7GHz with 2MB L2 cache and 6MB L3 cache (3 chips/12 cores/4 cores per chip), 48GB of memory, one 36.4GBdisk drive, and IBM Java 6 (using a 1475MB heap), and Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008Enterprise Edition (32-bit) SP2 vs. Sun Microsystems Sun Fire X4450: 531,669 SPECjbb2005 bops and 132,917 SPECjbb2005bops/JVM, using four Intel Xeon X7460 processors at 2.66GHz (4 chips/24 cores/6 cores per chip),48GB of memory, one 146GB disk drive, and Java HotSpot™ 32-Bit Server VM on Solaris, using a3.35GB heap.Source: http://www.spec.org. Results current as of 2/11/09.
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At 5AM this morning, I saw the lunar eclipse. It was beautiful. A crystal clear sky, clusters of stars, and the glowing moon, with just a bite taken out of it.
And looking at those clusters, I began to think of Linux clusters, and where they really shine.
The IBM® System x3755 server is an outstanding platform for high performance computing, particularly for Linux® clusters where clients value high performance, manageability, and optimal price/performance per watt. In new SPECcpu2006 measurements, the IBM System x3755 achieved leadership scores for a 4-socket x86 server on both benchmark suites, integer and floating point. (1)
After the sky grew too bright to see the moon, I was too excited to go back to sleep. So I went and checked my email . . .
(1) SPEC CPU2006 Benchmark on IBM x3755 – Dual-Core AMD Opteron Model 8224 SE Processor (3.2GHz, 2MB L2 Cache).SPECint2006 15.2, SPECint_rate2006 114, SPECfp2006 14.5, SPECfp_rate2006 99.6.Results are current as of August 28, 2007. The scores have been submitted to SPEC for review andwill be posted on their Web site upon successful completion of the review. View all published resultsat www.spec.org. Planned availability for the x3755 model using the dual-core AMD Opteron Processor Model 8224SE (3.2GHz, 2MB L2 cache) is October 5, 2007.
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By Joe Brewin
Theo Walcott believes he needs to kick on and start adding to his goal tally.
The England international has found the net four times this season while providing a number of assists for the in-form Robin van Persie.
Walcott believes he should have gone for goal himself instead of seeking out Gervinho in Saturday's win over Everton - but he insists that was not through a lack of self-belief.
"I should have shot," he said. "But the thing about me is that last week I squared it and we scored. I'm not lacking confidence. It could have hit anyone and it could have gone in.
"But I never dwell on chances. It was a mistake, I should have shot, but I won't dwell on it. If you keep on thinking about it then you won't have a very good game.
"In previous weeks that would have gone in after I'd put it in the middle. But the team won and that's the main thing.
"I've always enjoyed my football," Walcott added. "The manager has got a lot of faith in me, doing the jobs forward and back as well.
"Hopefully I've got that right balance. I've been getting assists and now I need to get some goals in my game as well but that will come.
"If I want to be the player that I want to be, playing up front, then I need to be shooting on goal when I get in that position. I'm not too fussed about that though, as long as the team is winning."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