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Judge blasts judge: He could 'hurt or kill someone'
GALVESTON - The veil of decorum that normally shrouds the judiciary at the Galveston County Courthouse slipped away again Tuesday as one judge accused another of posing a violent threat.
The email from state District Judge Susan Criss urged county officials to take action to protect others from County Court-at-Law Judge Christopher Dupuy. Criss said Dupuy could "become violent and hurt or kill someone."
The email to top county and courthouse officials led to an emergency meeting of the sheriff, district attorney and county judge, who were unable to find enough evidence to take action.
"I can't see where he has threatened anyone, I can't see where he has made any acts of aggression against anyone, at least at this point," Sheriff Henry Trochesset said.
Criss, however, wrote that Dupuy is a feared presence at the courthouse.
"County employees, family members of county employees, litigants and attorneys are expressing concern to those in authority, such as judges, the sheriff, the district attorney and to me that they are afraid Judge Dupuy will become violent and hurt or kill someone," Criss wrote in her email, provided to the Houston Chronicle by one of its recipients.
Dupuy responded via email: "Ah, Judge Criss. What a political nutcase and embarrassment. I think that completely sums up her ridiculous statements to you in six words. I wonder what her story would be if she was under oath and subject to perjury?"
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Email from Susan Criss
I have been informed of the following:
A county court judge requested armed security for the afternoon of judges's meeting in January from the Galveston County Sheriff's Office due to concerns that County Court Judge Christopher Dupuy would act in a manner that threatened the safety of the judiciary.
County employees, family members of county employees, litigants and attorneys are expressing concern to those in authority, such as judges, the Sheriff, the District Attorney and to me that they are afraid Judge Dupuy will become violent and hurt or kill someone. Those expressing concerns include many I have known for decades who never expressed such concerns before recently.
Judge Dupuy has published remarks on facebook and made statements to his children about carrying and acquiring firearms including a rifle and handgun and concealing them in a zipped pocket in his jacket. I understand the District Attorney has a taped recording of Judge Dupuy's children discussing this.
Courthouse employees and attorneys are discussing numerous accounts of erratic behavior and mood swings. Media accounts are describing his behavior as bizarre.
I have worked for this county since 1986. Prior to that I came to the courthouse with my dad before I was even in elementary school when he and my aunts and cousins worked here. Never in my almost 52 years did I ever expect to have to write an email to elected officials asking how they intend to protect the public, the other elected officials and courthouse employees from a member of the judiciary.
Amazingly enough this is not even the first time I have had to approach those in authority to ask for protection for the Galveston County employees and the public and his own family from an elected official. That former elected official was ultimately prosecuted, was incarcerated and then charged again with violent crimes.
And in the end those in charge stepped up and did what was necessary to protect everyone from danger.
I never expected that circumstance to occur again my lifetime , much less only months later. But here we are. Everyone of us was entrusted by the citizens to do what is necessary to protect the people who come into this courthouse.
So now I ask those of you elected to govern what is being done to protect everyone?
Dupuy said he would file an ethics complaint against Criss for making knowingly false statements. Criss could not be reached for comment.
The email prompted District Attorney Jack Roady to call a meeting with Trochesset and County Judge Mark Henry. Roady confirmed that others had expressed concerns similar to those mentioned in Criss' email.
Facebook remarks
Criss said in her email that Dupuy had published remarks on Facebook and made statements to his children "about carrying and acquiring firearms, including a rifle and handgun, and concealing them in a zipped pocket in his jacket."
Dupuy unlocked his personal Facebook page to allow the Chronicle access. The only reference to a weapon was about a gun show in Houston "for my munchkins."
Criss' email also said that a judge asked the sheriff's office for armed security during a meeting of county judges at the courthouse in January because of concerns about Dupuy.
However, County Court-at-Law Judge Barbara Roberts said she had made the security request because all the judges would be in one place and "easy to take out," not because she feared Dupuy, who did not attend the meeting. "I'm not worried about Judge Dupuy at all," Roberts said. "I have a very cordial relationship with him."
Other courthouse regulars feel differently.
Attorney Tad Nelson said he asked the sheriff to appear at a hearing last week because he feared for his safety and that of his client.
"I was nervous about him being in there," Nelson said. "He scares me." The sheriff said several other attorneys expressed similar fears.
Trochesset said he searched the judge's bench for a weapon, finding none, before the trial at Nelson's request. The sheriff said he agreed to the search because it was a reasonable request, not because he believed the judge was a threat.
Trochesset said he ejected Nelson from the courtroom during the hearing at the judge's request.
Dupuy has clashed previously with Criss and other judges. Early last year he threatened to have a bailiff yank an attorney out of Criss' court for a scheduled appearance in his court. Criss retorted by email that attorneys believed Dupuy treated them with disrespect.
'Family court secrets'
Dupuy in October sent an email titled, "Investigation of Galveston County's Dirty Little Family Court Secrets," accusing Family Court Judge Janice Yarbrough of benefiting financially from her appointment of an associate judge. Dupuy never produced evidence backing up his allegations against Yarbrough.
Dupuy also raised eyebrows by citing Associate Family Judge Suzanne Radcliffe and a lawyer sharing her office for contempt. His ethics complaint that Radcliffe should not be a family court judge while practicing family law was upheld and Radcliffe resigned.
Roady previously confirmed that Dupuy was the subject of multiple complaints meriting criminal investigation. Roady asked the Texas attorney general to take over the investigations. Dupuy called the complaints politically motivated.
Dupuy has been accused of improper behavior since his election in 2010 in a Republican sweep. His controversial actions include phoning an attorney at home and threatening judicial consequences for calling the judge's wife to testify in a hearing. A judge fined Dupuy $7,500 in January 2012 for improperly trying to remove the judge overseeing a malpractice suit against him.
A group of attorneys is trying to oust Dupuy.


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The Icons
This skull -> x assignment is backwards from the actual listing of icons. The icons are listed as follows for left-to-right reading countries:
When listed top-to-bottom, they are read in the same pattern: Star, Circle, Diamond, Triangle, Moon, Square, X, Skull. They are also labeled in the system 1 through 8 in this fashion:
|{Star} {rt1}
|{Circle} {Coin} {rt2}
|{Diamond} {rt3}
|{Triangle} {rt4}
|{Moon} {rt5}
|{Square} {rt6}
|{Cross} {X} {rt7}
|{Skull} {rt8}
Listed in {} are the chat commands for each icon, which will insert the icon into your chat window. The number labels 1-8 are used in the game's code and in macros when referring to raid icons. A very useful icon script the guilds I've been in have used for tanks marking their targets is:
|/script SetRaidTarget("target",1)
You can change the 1 to be any of the numbers 1-8 of your choosing. The script, when created as a macro, will then quickly assign the chosen raid icon to your target. You can change "target" to be "self" or "mouseover" as well.
My own keybind for this is on mouse button 5 and ties other actions into the button using modifiers, in the following macro:
|/cancelform [mod:alt]
/cast [mod:alt,target=mouseover,help] [mod:alt,help] [mod:alt,target=player] Regrowth
/stopmacro [mod:alt]
/script SetRaidTarget("target",1)
/clearfocus [form:1]
/focustarget [form:1]
/cast [form:1] Mangle (Bear)(); [form:3] Shred
Edit: I added in the /clearfocus and /focustarget lines at Celeritas' suggestion :)
Boss Mods
The problem with the Pugger -> marking system is that boss mods such as DBM and Bigwigs have long used both Skull and X for their own scripted boss warnings, which is reasonable considering Skull and X are the last two in the list. The mods will drop that icon on a player to bring attention to them for things such as life leech and slag pots. If a guild is using either of these marks for kill targets, things get chaotic as they try to remark mobs mid-combat, usually manually. You can easily get around this, however, if you break away from the Pugger skull/X mark mentality and use the other icons.
In all honesty, the Pugger Skull-for-Kill-Target is a "lowest common denominator" tradition, implemented for group members who don't know the actual icon order and for tanks that have to pre-mark all of their targets before combat. It shocks me how many players don't know the order, when it seems to me so basic a thing. If you don't know the order and plan to raid, I highly suggest you learn it, as you can't rely on skull/x in high end raids.
If you're really stuck on the use of skull/X for your kill targets, you can go into your boss mods' LUA files and change the SetIcon line to a different corresponding icon number. Each of your raid assistants will have to make the change as well, and every time your boss mods were updated, you'd all have to make the change again manually.
Tanks with Personal Marks
Ever since the implementation of target icons in the game, I have run with guilds that assign each tank their own, "permanent" icon for all guild runs. In the days of necessary CC, we assigned semi-permanent icon targets to mages and hunters as well! The MT is often Star, the first icon, but different tanks have had their own favorite marks and can certainly choose a different one!
Personally, mine has been in raids, though I moved it to for the purposes of pugging on Kae-bear.
In Vortex:
- our warrior uses
- our feral uses
- our paladin uses
The tanks each used the above /script SetRaidTarget("target",1) and tied it to an easy-access key or mouse button (I use Mousebutton 5 for it), so that they can quickly mark a target while attacking mid-combat. You can even add a /cast AttackName or a /startattack line to the macro to make your click more versatile.
DPS Discipline
Breaking further from the Pugger marking system, most of the raiding guilds I've been in have opted for a variable kill order rather than having a set "moon then triangle" or even "skull then x" order. Obviously, this is something for voice chat communication and thus not really feasible in a pug (unless you use that ingame voice chat, but I won't go there). As far as a guild's internal raids are concerned, however, having a shifting command of which icon to kill first is a great way to discipline and train your DPS: discipline and attentiveness that is helpful, or even necessary, for learning boss fights and difficult strategies. Raiders need to be alert and able to react quickly to the leaders' commands, and variable kill orders are a way to train it.
The guilds I've been in that didn't use this variable kill order had a lot of difficulty with getting DPS to listen to the raid leader when it came to important target switches or interrupts during boss fights.
For raids without that level of discipline (PuGs) or communication, a set kill order among the tank targets is optimal.
When dealing with Puggers, you never know what you're going to get. Some will adapt quickly to the personal tank-mark system, while others act like you've just shoved their head under water off the side of an iceberg while the frenzyfish are swarming up from the depths, gnashing their teeth in hunger.
Generally, it is good at the start of the PuG to announce "My target icon is (whatever), please kill it first." Those used to the Pugger mark style will just have to change from looking for Skull to looking for your mark. If they argue, just explain that you have it macroed, and they typically will not argue further: if they don't know about the game's raid mark order or are that unwilling to break Pugger tradition, then macros are probably a foreign continent for them as well.
From there, don't mark all of the adds. Having too many marks up will confuse the puggers and make them ask for the full kill order, and even after explaining it, inevitably some will forget and still dps the wrong target. Only mark the one that you are focusing on (aside from those rare CC), as a tank: the one you'd like the DPS to kill. Once your current target is dead, mark the next using your script. Think of your tank-mark as a "I'm putting threat into this one, so you're safe to dps it" icon.
|In a way, this is easier than the skull->X strategy since the DPS only has one mark to look for, so they really have little room to complain about the break from pugger tradition.
- If DPS is on the wrong target, call them out on it and remind them that they need to be on your marked target.
- If there are multiple tanks, establish an order of precedence from the start of the instance: "Our MT is Soandso, their mark is , so kill the Star first. Our OT is Suchandsuch, so kill thesecond. Kill order: -> ."
- Alternatively, if your raid needs further simplicity, have your MT pull mobs off of the OT and/or remark them with her own target mark so that the DPS is absolutely clear on what to kill next. Thus, there will only be one mark for your DPS to pay attention to, and they can ignore all others. Whether this is skull or the MT's own mark doesn't matter as long as the dps is warned ahead of time.
- For one, be aware that Skull->X is actually backwards in the icon list order and that boss mods will automatically reassign them to important boss-specific alerts on players, so they are generally unsafe for use in raids as kill target markers.
- For two, I highly suggest using a targeting script for tanking to apply a mark to your target. This will save time between pulls as the tanks/RL will not have to manually mark each target for kill order, and it will more easily establish which mobs are being actively tanked vs being an offtarget.
- For three, if you go against the typical Pugger style of Skull->X kill order, be ready to let the DPS know what kill target they should be going after at the start of the instance. Many Puggers are easily confused.

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Here's something you figure out by the time you reach your late twenties: baby mamas = baby showers. When you approach your thirties, people start having babies. All at once. Including your besties.
With the efforts of four talented ladies and some awesome caterers, we threw an amazing shower on a gorgeous August Sunday.
Mrs. Baby Mama isn't so much into babies or showers, so the focus was most definitely the food. The s+s gastro grub team prepared a menu for us that went something like this:
waffle beef dogs with maple syrup – a fun take on the classic corndog. like a pig-in-a-blanket on a stick.
crispy pork belly with 63 degree egg and kimchee puree – the slow-cooked egg is slightly custardy and super tasty when mixed with the kimchee puree, which becomes a dip for the crispy pork.
beet, compressed watermelon, and heirloom tomato salad – perfectly dressed, super refreshing, best of summer on a plate.
seared tri tip with chimichurri and grilled corn on the cob – ladies who love meat are we, especially paired with the bright flavors of the chimichurri.
And then there was dessert.
Sometimes I impress even myself. I managed to crank out two types of vegan cupcakes – red velvet and banana chocolate, raspberry pavlovas, and chocolate-dipped coconut macaroons, made special for the Mama-to-be, who has been on a serious macaroon kick.
I couldn't have asked for a better coconut macaroon, especially considering that my first attempt was disastrous and had to be thrown away. Of all the desserts, they were definitely the highlight for me. We're talking crispy toasted coconut on the outside, tender and chewy coconut in the middle, dipped and drizzled with rich bittersweet chocolate – perfection. For a simple cookie, it hit all of the marks. I wonder if one day the little boo, who is due two days after my birthday, will enjoy these macaroons as much as her mama and I.
coconut macaroons
adapted from Baking at Home with The Culinary Institute of America
makes 20 medium sized macaroons
1 cup granulated sugar, divided
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3-1/2 cups shredded unsweetened coconut
6 large egg whites
1/4 teaspoon orange zest
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 pound bittersweet chocolate, chopped
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
Combine 1/3 cup of sugar with the flour and set aside.
Combine the remaining 2/3 cup sugar, coconut, and egg whites in a heat-proof bowl. Place over a pan of simmering water, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and holds together, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat. Fold in the flour mixture, orange zest, and vanilla extract.
Using a small ice cream scoop with a release mechanism, drop spoonfuls of batter onto the prepared cookie sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart.
In batches, bake until the macaroons are light golden brown on the outside but still soft enough to give slightly when pressed lightly with your fingertip, 20-25 minutes. Transfer the macaroons still on the parchment paper to a wire rack to cool completely.
Line the cookie sheets with clean parchment paper and set aside.
Once the macaroons are cool, place 2/3 of the chopped chocolate in a heat-proof bowl. Place over a pan of simmering water and stir often, making sure not to let any steam or moisture come in contact with the chocolate. Continue until chocolate is completely melted and has reached a temperature of 110-120°F. Remove from heat and add the reserved chocolate and stir until it cools to 90°F.
Carefully lift the macaroons from the parchment paper one at a time and carefully dip the bottom of each macaroon in the melted chocolate, letting excess chocolate drip back into the bowl. Place on the prepared cookie sheet. When all macaroons have been dipped, dip a fork in the melted chocolate and drizzle chocolate over the macaroons in a thin stream, using a back and forth motion. Let chocolate harden completely before transferring macaroons to an airtight container.


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I suppose there is a little bit of me in all of my characters; each one a faint reflection of an aspect of my personality, be it light or dark.
We've all heard the expression 'write what you know.' But to be a true artist, you can't merely record your experiences. You need to move beyond the shallow realm of your existence and create. For instance, I am an only child of Irish Catholic decent who hails from
When I set out to create my protagonist Elizabeth Parker, I deliberately did not create a fictional clone of myself.
It's these details that separate fiction from reality. So with that said, I will attempt diagnose
As a child, I was deeply troubled by the Rabbit's inability to eat a bowl of Trix and repeatedly and frantically called the 1-800 number to vote "YES" on the Let the Rabbit Eat Trix question.
I once attended a funeral coordinated by a pompous ass who, in trying to invoke a
I decided to create a past for Elizabeth that included a feeling of awkwardness in high school as I have read is a common condition among many young women in our society today (I believe writers need to be aware of current issues facing our society).
My college yearbook quote was Dorothy Parker's "I might repeat to myself slowly and soothingly, a list of quotations beautiful from minds profound -- if I can remember any of the damn things."
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Questlove, the drummer for The Roots, the house band on "The Tonight Show," recalled that while growing up in Philadelphia, his parents enforced the "Oprah rule" to keep him off the streets after school.
He was expected to be home before Oprah Winfrey's talk show came on at 4 p.m.
"My parents were like, 'you want to come straight home. Do not let that 'Oprah' theme come on and you're not in this house," Questlove, whose birth name is Ahmir Thompson, told "Today's" Matt Lauer in an interview that aired Wednesday morning.
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The Roots, Questlove said, started out by busking on Philadelphia streets in 1987 with the aim of "earning date money." The word spread about them in the hip-hop community, leading to bigger shows. The Roots served as the house band on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" from 2009 to 2014, and in the same role on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon", since 2014.
Questlove, who's also a music producer and a DJ, discussed some of his favorite moments on "The Tonight Show," describing one performance with Bruce Springsteen that drove the audience wild.
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Are you ready to travel back to Sweet November Land once again? This time there is a chill in the air and snow on the ground as the inhabitants of this magical place prepare for the most magical day of the year. We should try to find those smallest of the small inhabitants of SN Land, the Fairwees, because I hear that they really know how to celebrate the season in a BIG way! :)
As we continue beyond that popcorn scented glen a new kind of adornment can be seen decorating the tree branches and these ones are shiny and bright. Multi-colored baubles of every shape and size dangle and dazzle in the winter sunshine on branches high and low. Be careful as you duck under that bow... it would be a shame to break any of these pretty ornaments. Oh look, it's Fairwee Mia! I almost didn't see her she is being so still. For once Mia's sassy comments are no where to be found as she is too busy admiring her reflection in one of the bulbs, dreaming that her Christmas wish to be just a few inches bigger will come true this year. Perhaps we should let her keep dreaming just a bit longer and mosey on down this snowy path...
Of course there is some sweet Christmas candy featuring Mia's ornament to be won... take a look...
The Mia's Ornament candy kit includes; one Sweet November Mia's Ornament rubber stamp, one Sweet November sentiment stamp, ten 6x6 sheets of Echo Park Holly Jolly paper, small Studio G acrylic stamp, Prima flowers, Kaiser Craft pearls, ribbon, twine, buttons, decorative stick pins, four envelopes, four card blanks and my card.
Wow, the snow is falling pretty heavily as we make our way out into a clearing... better bundle up tight. Watching the snowflakes dance as they descend to the ground is a magical experience here in Sweet November Land because as we all know that there are always lovely snowflake fairies to be found here this time of year. And little Fairwee Emaline must know that as well because she is doing her best to be as graceful and lovely as those fairies she looks up to. I don't have the heart to tell her that her snow dance looks more like the hokey pokey than a ballet, LOL!
Still, Emaline is having fun and her joy is rather infectious as it is hard to resist not doing a twirl or two in the snow ourselves.
And if you're not too dizzy, why don't you take a peek at this cool snowy candy that is up for grabs...
The Snow Flurry Emaline candy kit includes; one Sweet November Snow Flurry Emaline rubber stamp, one Sweet November sentiment stamp, ten 6x6 sheets of Crate Peppermint paper, small Studio G acrylic stamp, Prima flowers, Kaiser Craft pearls, ribbon, twine, buttons, decorative stick pins, four envelopes, four card blanks and my card.
All you have to do for a chance to win the candy is leave a comment on this post. If you link to the candy on your own blog that is great and much appreciated but not a requirement... I want everyone to be able to play along. And when I say everyone, I mean everyone. I will ship the candy anywhere in the world so everyone is encouraged to play! :)
The candies will stay open through Thursday, October 6th and I will announce the winners on Friday, October 7th. And just so ya know... the October release stamps are all currently available over at ATS!
Once again... instead of using random generator I will be printing out names and tossing them in a hat SO if you leave comments for the SN gals on their blogs, you will get an extra name in the hat for each one that you do... this will up your chances of winning the candy... fun, fun, fun! :)
That's it for day two of our October SN previews... I hope you have enjoyed seeing these wee friends again and come back tomorrow to see what kind of holiday fun the last two will be getting into!
Supply list Mia:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Echo Park (Holly Jolly)
stamps - Sweet November (Mia's Ornament and sentiment), Hero Arts (pine branch)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown, Nick Bantock Sapmoss green
EK Success ornament punches
Kaiser Craft gems
gold embroidery floss
Sakura clear glaze pen
Sharpie white marker
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, e00, E11, R00, R20
hair- Y38, YR04, YR07, YR09, R29
clothes- R24, R27, E19, G0000, G000, BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18
ornament- R11, R21, R22, Y11, Y21, Y26, Y28
Supply list Emaline:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Crate (Peppermint)
stamps- Sweet November (Snow Flurry Emaline and sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Martha Stewart snowflake punches
Viva Decor pearls
Kaiser Craft pearls
Martha Stewart snowflake glitter
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E30, E31, E23
clothes- R000, R81, R83, E81, 0, YG03, YG25, G07, R05, R08, E19, E55, E57, E59, E40, G0000, G000


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Problem feeders demystified
There are several marine fishes commonly sold for reef aquariums. Many fail in days, weeks or months because their specific dietary needs aren't addressed. In this post I'll list several reef fishes that can easily be kept when properly fed.
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Imported in the tens of thousands yearly is the Yellow Tang, Zebrasoma flavescens.
Endemic to Hawaiian reefs, Yellow Tangs are a popular addition to the mid-sized, or better larger, reef aquarium. With good reason, since yellow tangs are a vivid yellow, and are quite hardy when well kept.
Though Yellow Tangs will happily eat meaty fare, it isn't good for them, since the rich food damages their kidneys, resulting in many unexplained deaths due to renal failure.
However, it is quite easy, if a bit time consuming, to give a confirmed Herbivore like a Yellow Tang a proper diet. Yellow Tangs, in fact, all Tangs in general, are constant grazers of green algae, searching for it almost every moment of every day. In the home reef aquarium, the keeper should provide both macro algae like dried nori, and micro algae cultured on stones for a more natural feeding behavior.
Pelleted foods that are at least 70 percent Spirulina can be added to the menu in light meals twice daily, but both macro algae (clipped to the side of the tank), and algae-covered stones should be available for your tang constantly, all day, every day.
And as Yellow Tangs, which grow to eight inches, can live for well over a decade properly kept, keeping it well fed can be a bit of a chore for some. Fortunately there are commercial products that can help. Sheets of macro algae can be found in flaked forms are available and 100 percent macro algae. The flakes can be used in addition to green algae on stones and sheet macro clipped to the side of the tank housing a Yellow Tang. It takes a lot of 'greens' to keep a herbivore like a Yellow Tang well fed.
But having a happy, healthy Yellow Tang is what any prospective keeper should aspire to.
If one has a reef tank of sufficient size (in the hundreds of gallons) a person can keep a school of Yellow Tangs, but it has to be at least a group of 10 of them, with more, better, and added all at once.
Many, many keepers have lost Dwarf Angelfish due to improper diet.
Most common dwarf angelfish selected for reef tanks are of the Centropyge genus, and all of them eat the same thing in nature: algae, micro-crustaceans like copepods, and tunicates (sea squirts).
The former is relatively easy for the home aquarist to culture on stones, the latter available frozen in foods designed for marine angelfish. Since marine angels are omnivores, one can use a high quality pelleted food for light meals twice daily, but for best results, make sure your Dwarf Angelfish has access to green algae all day, every day.
If one drips live phytoplankton into their reef 24/7, tunicates will proliferate in some months in such numbers that a Dwarf Angelfish can have plenty of both; green algae from its owner and hundreds or thousands of sea squirts in tank. Multiple refugiums should be employed to keep the copepod population high. Dwarf Angelfish are very hardy when their dietary needs are met.
Properly kept and fed, Dwarf Angelfish can live an awful long time in the home reef tank. How long, I don't know, but my Bicolor Angel was nearing nine years old when I sold the tank due to a move.
In a reef aquarium of sufficient size (at least 200 gallons) one can keep a species of several Dwarf Angelfish in their tank. However, all must be of different sizes, at least eight of them, with more better, and added all at once. The size difference is necessary since all Dwarf Angelfish are born female. The largest will transform into a fully functioning male, while the others will remain his 'harem'. In such setups one can experience how a species of Dwarf Angelfish behave in the natural reef.
Properly fed, Dwarf Angelfish are a colorful, beautiful splash of color in a reef aquarium.
Usually not recommended for reef aquariums because of their dietary needs are the Butterfly Fish, Chaetodon family. Many, many of them consume stoney coral polyps, some soft corals and zoanthids, and the like, thus they aren't recommended for the reef aquarium containing those species.
All are either primarily carnivores or omnivores. I greatly recommended asking to see any Butterfly fish eat prior to purchase.
I'll list the dietary needs of those Butterfly fishes I've kept, plus what type of reef aquarium they can be kept in, if they can. Research the dietary needs of any Butterfly Fish prior to purchase, I cannot stress this enough.
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Very commonly kept is the Copper Banded Butterfly Fish, Chelmon rostratus.
This one can be kept in the reef tank with caution. I kept mine with large and small polyp corals with no problem, but unless properly fed three times a day would nip at giant clam mantles occasionally. Those I talked to as to their experience with them ranged from one of the best reef fishes to a holy terror that consumed the polyps of every coral in the tank. So use one in a reef tank with a healthy dose of caution.
I fed mine frozen foods designed for carnivores, a meaty pelleted food, and live Mysis shrimps, and it nibbled at the algae covered stones put in for other fishes as well. If a keeper cultures algae on stones it can help to get a Copper Banded eating, and should be provided daily.
Copper Banded Butterfly fish grow to about eight inches, so a larger reef tank in the 90 gallon range and larger should be used with one. Often this fish is bought to eat pest anemones like Aptasia, but only about half of them will. Some will consume bristleworms too.
Raccoon Butterfly fish (Chaetodon lunula) are another eight-inch fish, and one, with a great deal of caution, can be kept in some reef aquaria.
The one I kept left stoney corals alone, but rapidly consumed all soft corals and snails. Thus, though it is a quite attractive species, I wouldn't recommended them kept in any reef. They would be ideal for the passive 'fish only with live rock' tank. At their adult size and need for swimming room, a 90 gallon tank is necessary to keep one. In larger climes, like at least a 200 gallon tank, you can keep Raccoon Butterfly fish in groups. No less than eight should be added. Less and there can be conflict, as the smallest one will invariably be attacked. A group of eight or more should be added all at once, and differing sizes is recommended.
In nature the menu is similar to the above species; micro-algae on hard surfaces, which is easily home cultured. As I said, they will eat marine snails, so a frozen food designed for marine carnivores, plus another designed for marine herbivores, should be given in quite small meals two to three times daily. Some Raccoon Butterfly fish will also eat pelleted prepared foods, so make sure they are the highest quality available. Pelleted food meals, with color enhancers to preserve the vivid color of the fish, must be very light. Most of the food should be green algae cultured on stones and the two frozen foods. The green algae on stones usually gets a newly acquired Raccoon Butterfly fish eating, to my experience.
Another Butterfly fish which can be kept in some reef setups is Chaetodon miliaris, the Lemon Butterfly Fish, a common site in Hawaiian reefs.
The one I had consumed all small brittle stars and harassed the hermit crabs mercilessly. It left the stoney corals alone, but I recommend erring on the side of caution and keeping this species in a 'fish only with live rock' tank.
A smaller species, reaching just under six inches, it needs at least a 55 gallon tank. Lemon Butterfly Fish, including this one, need a lot of swimming room and much live rock to graze on. A peaceful species, Lemons should be the first fish in the tank, and allow them to become established and eating prior to adding other peaceful marine fishes.
Lemon Butterfly fish are another that exist in a harem setup, and if one has a sufficiently large FOWLR tank, add no less than eight, with more, better, of differing sizes. Since they are a slightly smaller butterfly fish species, a 125 gallon tank would be sufficient.
Lemon Butterfly fish, also called Millet because of the rows of vertical black spots along the lines of scales, are a consummate omnivore.
They will happily eat any green algae you can provide, and cultured on stones, can be added daily. Lemons eat micro-crustaceans like copepods, so two or more refugiums attached to your tank will continually add them. I've had them nibble on sheets of macro algae clipped to the side of the tank for other fishes, so you may want to add that menu option as well.
Frozen foods designed for smaller marine carnivores, and freshwater Mysis shrimp a very good idea. One designed for marine herbivores should most certainly be on the menu. Some will also eat small marine pelleted foods, so make sure they are top quality, but like most marines, feeding portions must be small and thrice daily. One containing color enhancers is necessary for the fish to retain its vivid lemon yellow coloring.
On of my favorite of the marine fishes are Anthias, Pseudanthias species.
I currently keep eight P. squamipinnis in one reef, 12 P. dispar in another.
What makes Anthias a bit challenging to keep is the frequency of feeding required to keep them.
Anthias are zooplankton eaters, and they will eat any micro-crustacean up to the size of Mysis shrimp. They forage for such food all day, every day.
And that's the crux. If one wishes to keep these beautiful reef fishes, one must be prepared to feed it, or them, no less than six times a day, meaning every two hours. It's the only way to keep weight on these fishes, and they will slowly starve if you don't feed on this schedule. As vividly colored as Anthias are, it's certainly worth it.
Personally, I use auto feeders on their tanks for the first, second and third feedings, and I also have several refugiums attached to their tanks to continually supply copepods. I feed them myself in the afternoons and evenings and they are very partial to live and frozen Mysis shrimp. Mine will eat marine pelleted foods, which is their fare in the mornings, but not all will upon arrival, so one must be prepared with appropriate frozen foods for marine zooplankton eaters before purchasing Anthias.
Like the above, all Anthias are born female, so do yourself a favor and buy all females. The largest will transform herself into a fully functional male in less than 24 hours, and the remaining females will be his harem. No less than six should be purchased, with more, better, and at least a 200 gallon reef should be used. Like the above they need much swimming room and much live rock to forage on. Anthias, at least the two species I have, top out at less than four inches, with the Lyretail about 3.75 inches and the Dispar slightly larger
Thus, one can keep several of an Anthias species in their reef if their tank is of a sufficient size and they are prepared to keep them properly fed.
One should be aware that a properly kept Anthias species group will spawn almost weekly between December and March, and one must have aggressive protein skimming plus multiple partial water changes to deal with it, because even for such smaller fish, they cast a ton of ova and milt into the water column. As I have so many filter feeders in my tanks, I don't worry about it.
Since they are similar in size and color brilliance I'll group together both Fairy (Cirrhiliabrus species) and Flasher (Paracheilinus species) Wrasse.
The Fairy and Flasher Wrasse are among the most richly and brilliantly colored reef fish one can buy. And feeding them correctly is key to keeping them healthy and long term. The smallest of them grow to under three inches, the largest nearly five.
Both eat the same thing; zooplankton, and they do so all day, Thus one needs a large reef aquarium equipped with a live phytoplankton drip, and have several refugiums attached to it, if one wishes to keep these gorgeous fishes fed properly.
The size of the tank is important, with the larger the better, with much live rock. An aquarium for a group of the smaller species should be no less than 75 gallons, with larger better, and both kinds of Wrasse are ideally suited for the SPS and LPS tank. Both exist in the harem system, that is, one very highly colored male plus a number of females. By no means ever keep a Fairy or Flasher male, or female for that matter, alone, since that is so unnatural, it will soon perish. Best setup is a male with at least five females, with more ladies better. With more 'girls' to show off for, the Wrasse male will spend his time intensifying his color and spreading his fins. Flasher males are so named for that behavior, but Fairy Wrasse males will do the same thing.
As well as 'pods' continually generated by the live phytoplankton drip, the refugiums, and the much live rock to graze on, one can provide quality frozen foods like freshwater Mysis shrimp, highly enriched Brine Shrimp, and similar. In time, both kinds of wrasse most usually learn to take prepared foods, pelleted food the best, so it can be added to the menu. One should provide very light meals three to four times a day. I've found them very fond of herbivore food like macro algae provided for other fishes, so one could try clipping some to the side of the tank to see if yours will as well.
Before I go on, one must have their tank tightly covered, with all gaps sealed with nylon screening, since both Fairy and Flasher wrasse are infamous as jumpers. I suspect that's because of the shallowness of the average reef tank, since both species of wrasse frequent the slope of the reef about 10 feet down. Both are rather shy when introduced, and will spend days hidden among the rock work. In time they will emerge and the whole group will be visible all day. Fairy and Flasher wrasse are extremely peaceful fishes.
Delightful fishes, the Fairy and Flasher Wrasse, and quite hardy well fed and well kept.
These are the fishes that occurred to me that several forum members have had trouble feeding and keeping them. If you are wondering what a prospective reef fish they plan to purchase eats, don't hesitate to contact me via PM.


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Riley Frazer was a Gryffindor student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Riley once signed up for Quidditch training at 7pm on Saturday on a sign-up sheet that was posted on the bulletin board in the Gryffindor common room.[1]
The name "Riley" comes from a surname which is either a variant of Reilly or is derived from a place name meaning "rye clearing" in Old English.
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Reykjavik Climate & Weather
Despite its extreme north Atlantic location, Reykjavik's temperate subpolar oceanic climate is not as cold as might be expected, its average mid-winter temperatures being no lower than those in New York City.
Winter temperatures average between 28°F (-2°C) and 38°F (3°C). This is because the Icelandic coastal weather is tempered by the warm waters of the Gulf Stream. The city's coastal position does, however, also mean it is prone to wind, and gales are common in winter. Summer temperatures in July, the warmest month, peak at around 59°F (15°C).
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Fantasporto for all seventh art lovers
This is the city that every year hosts the renowned International Film Festival — Fantasporto. If you're planning on going to Porto very soon, between the 22th of February and the 2nd of March, make sure you visit the Rivoli Theatre (right at the city centre). After all, we are talking about one of the most prestigious European film festivals, attracting people not only from the rest of the country or Europe, but from the whole world. From auteur cinema to amateur movies, it is a celebration of the seventh art and it focus on principles like innovation, research, promotion and dissemination of Portuguese, European and world cinema, always allied to music and performing arts.
Cinema at the famous Rivoli Theatre
It hosts the Fantasporto festival as well as other artistic manifestations such as theater, music or dance. It stands (with simplicity and beauty) at the Dom João I Square, and it is one of the city's greatest cultural symbols and an essential mark on portuense culture. It has two auditoriums, a lounge area and a restaurant. Currently, and after several directions came and went, Rivoli is part of the Porto Municipal Theatre along with the Campo Alegre Theatre. The history of Rivoli is first told in 1913 (the year of its opening) and in 1926, when the first films (silent movies at the time) were shown.
Since you are in Porto, you should…
Watch the sun drop at the Douro's feet and, with such an engaging and romantic landscape, you can take your time to quietly enjoy the scenery around you. Yes, in real life it is also possible to feel and live like we were in a beautiful movie set.


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Why send a Christmas card when you can update hundreds of friends everyday on Facebook?
For some, sending out Christmas cards in the mail is now considered almost obsolete. "I thought it was archaic. I mean, I'm 53, and I thought it was something really old people did," Kathleen Snider, of Alameda, told the Oakland Tribune. She plans on only sending a few cards to relatives who "still like to get mail."
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Most of the blame gets placed on Facebook and other electronic media, where people can update loved ones and friends immediately rather than waiting a few days for a paper missive. Even the U.S. Postal Service blames the rise of e-mail as a reason for its falling revenues. (However, the real reason is likely a $5.5 billion a year bill for pre-paying for retiree healthcare.) So perhaps it's not a surprise that people, who could easily send out a mass Facebook message, tag you, or simply update their status to say, "Merry Xmas!" may forgo the postage and hassle of buying and sending Christmas cards.
But despite changing mores, a lot of people still want Christmas cards that signify thought and effort rather than a click of a mouse -- and 63 percent still want that card, according to Vistaprint and Zoomerang Online Surveys and Polls.
Hallmark spokeswoman Jaci Twidwell said the company isn't worried about the rise of digital media, even stating that many "Facebook friends," those whom you may know only slightly or are just FarmVille pals, may not be the people close enough to send cards to anyway.
The Postal Service also expects a big glut of letters and packages this holiday season, Augustine Ruiz Jr., spokesman for the Bay-Valley District of the USPS in San Jose told the Tribune. "Most have discovered that email and text greetings don't look decorative on the Christmas tree or mantle," Ruiz said.


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The new political director for Newt Gingrich's Iowa campaign thinks that some evangelicals believe God would reject Mitt Romney because of his Mormonism.
Craig Bergman during a focus group on Wednesday with The Iowa Republican and McClatchy newspapers said he thinks Romney's religion will eventually cost him votes.
"A lot of the evangelicals believe God would give us four more years of Obama just for the opportunity to expose the cult of Mormon," Bergman said during the focus group, according to The Iowa Republican. "There's a thousand pastors ready to do that."
UPDATE: In a statement this evening, the Gingrich campaign said Bergman had "agreed to step away from his role with Newt 2012."
"He made a comment to a focus group prior to becoming an employee that is inconsistent with Newt 2012's pledge to run a positive and solutions orientated campaign," spokesman R.C. Hammond said in the statement.
In October, a Texas minister ignited a firestorm for attacking Romney's religion by calling it a "cult." Robert Jeffress, a senior pastor at First Baptist Church in Dallas, was introducing rival presidential candidate Rick Perry at the Values Voter Summit on Oct. 7 when he made his comment.
Perry's campaign eventually disavowed Jeffress' statement.
Bergman apparently hadn't yet been hired by the Gingrich campaign when he participated in Wednesday's focus group. The Iowa Republican's editor, Craig Robinson, told The Des Moines Register this afternoon that Bergman identified himself as an undecided voter.
Bergman, a Des Moines Republican, joined the Gingrich campaign on Thursday, according to a report by Real Clear Politics' Scott Conroy.
Linda Upmeyer, the chairwoman for Gingrich's Iowa campaign, reached by telephone for reaction this afternoon, said she's never heard Gingrich himself say anything negative about Mormonism.
"I've never had any discussion that resembled that with Speaker Gingrich," Upmeyer said. "I have no doubt there are people that reject Mormonism but I've never engaged in a conversation regarding that, ever."
Romney, in an interview with the Register's editorial board on Friday, said he doesn't think religion or spirituality should play a role in the election process.
"I don't think the particular faith of an individual should become an issue in a campaign, but again it's up to the people to decide what they want to do on their own. I think campaigns would be unwise to make a particular faith an issue in the campaign," Romney said.
Bergman was the state director of Fair Tax for Iowa, the Register reported in August. He worked for Ron Paul's campaign four years ago.
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Some game composers are absolute workhorses. They'll be so prolific in such a short span of time, that you'll almost forget that they did entire soundtracks. Motoi Sakuraba is just such a composer.
The Valkyrie Profile Series, Dark Souls, the Baten Kaitos Games, the Star Ocean Games and every freakin' Tales Game: That's a pretty massive and consistent resumé. So today on the 11th installment of the Kotaku Playlist, we're going to bringing you a taste of Sakuraba, one of the hardest working composers in gaming!
Kid Icarus Uprising - Dark Pit's Theme
Baten Kaitos - Limpidly Flow
Eternal Sonata - Leap the Precipice
Dark Souls - Gwyn Lord of Cinder
Infinite Undiscovery - Ferocious Valor
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time - Cutting Edge of Notion
Valkyrie Profile - Behave Irrationally
Star Ocean: Second Story - The Venerable Forest
Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria - Motion of a Finishing Blow
Editor's note: Due to the sheer number of Tales games out there, most of which I haven't played, I've decided to omit them and allow the community to submit their favorites for a future tape. Feel free to go to town in the comments!


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Taiwan will be joining the World Health Assembly as an observer. Commentary available from The View from Taiwan and The Weekly Standard.
LIkewise, China and Taiwan are signing an extradition pact, that is necessary as business and travel between the mainland and Taiwan are increasing. Interestingly, while Taiwan will be obliged to return corrupt Communist Party officials to China, China will not be obliged to return corrupt Nationalist Party officials to Taiwan. The View from Taiwan thinks this was at the suggestion of the KMT itself. (Like Tim Geithner's Treasury Department or the politburo, the KMT is very comfortable with corruption among friends.)
Meanwhile, the American Republicans try to stir up trouble by suggesting China spend more on national defense.
Relatedly, Tom notes that Chinese banks may be coming to Taiwan. Many of these banks (such as the Bank of China, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and the China Construction Bank) are not zombies, unlike America's financial insitutions.


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text: Animals Wildlife 8 of the Cutest Toxic Caterpillars By Melissa Breyer Editorial Director Hunter College F.I.T., State University of New York Cornell University Melissa Breyer is Treehugger's editorial director. She is a sustainability expert and author whose work has been published by the New York Times and National Geographic, among others. our editorial process Melissa Breyer Updated May 17, 2020 PERNICIOUS PUSS: Cute as a kitten, contact with the puss caterpillar Megalopyge opercularis can cause shock and respiratory distress. (Photo: Caterpillar hunter/Flickr). Share Twitter Pinterest Email Animals Wildlife Pets Animal Rights Endangered Species Few other larvae are as captivating as the caterpillar. Maggots and grubs may inspire more ews than aws, but the larvae of butterflies and moths are likely to encourage cooing. Caterpillars inhabit the world of charming creepy-crawlies, like ladybugs and fireflies — the kind of insects that are more Lewis Carroll than Franz Kafka. But cute critter status aside, there's a reason why the Swiss German word for caterpillar (teufelskatz) translates to "devil's cat." Caterpillars have a dark side, one that justifies entomophobia, the fear of caterpillars. Caterpillars are high in protein and rather defenseless — making them an easy dinner staple for other animals — and many have evolved various means of protection. Their markings and body parts can make them seem larger in size or even poisonous. In fact, some of them are poisonous, both to consume and to the touch. Stinging caterpillars have urticating hairs — hollow bristles that contain toxins from poison-gland cells. When touched, these structures can break and the poison is released. Reactions run the range from mild stinging and itching to intense pain and, in the case of the giant silkworm moth caterpillar, even death. But before you go out and start squishing caterpillars, remember that they are not vicious and stinging only occurs when they are touched and feel threatened. 1. Puss Caterpillar (Megalopyge opercularis) The Cousin Itt of caterpillars, this guy (pictured above) goes by the name of puss caterpillar or asp — and both names make sense. Puss, because this total cutie pie is as fuzzy as a kitty; and asp, as in snake, because this is one of the most toxic caterpillars in North America. The venom comes from poisonous spines neatly concealed by the irresistibly fuzzy surface. When touched, the spines break off and lodge in the skin, releasing the venom. Mother Nature at her sneakiest. According to the toxin library of the American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC), this is no simple sting: Intense throbbing pain develops within five minutes of contact, with pain extending up the affected arm. Other symptoms may include headaches, nausea, vomiting, intense abdominal distress, lymphadenopathy, lymphadenitis, and sometimes shock or respiratory stress. Moral of the story: Step away from the world's cutest caterpillar. 2. Saddleback Caterpillar (Acharia stimulea) Taking the prize for "Caterpillar Most Resembling a Chinese New Year Dragon," the cute and beautiful saddleback caterpillar is native to eastern North America, although it looks better suited for much more exotic climes. The pert pompoms these caterpillars sport are more than decorative. Like much of the rest of this creature's body, the pompoms bear urticating hairs that secrete irritating venom. The stings are very painful, and they can cause swelling, nausea, and leave a rash that can last for days. 3. White Cedar Moth Caterpillar (Leptocneria reducta) Bidgee/Wikimedia Commons As described by the Coff's Harbour Butterfly House, by day the white cedar moth caterpillar "hides in crevices on or near the ground. In the gloom of an evening, they swarm as a seething mass of hundreds of hairy brown bodies, undulating in eerie silent flow up the tree trunk and along the branches to the leaves, which they eat voraciously ... when a tree becomes defoliated, they wander everywhere looking for another one." This caterpillar that's reminiscent of an angora sweater can indeed pack a punch — the bristles are capable of inducing a frightful case of urticaria. 4. Io Moth Caterpillar (Automeris io) Animal, vegetable, mineral ... caterpillar! Like a tiny oasis of palm trees, the sweet, colorful io moth caterpillar has a broad range, from Manitoba and in the southern extremes of Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick in Canada, to Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, east of those states and down to the southern end of Florida. Io gets around. And yes, those frond-like spines have a painful venom that is released with the slightest touch. Some people experience severe reactions and require medical attention, while some only itch or have a burning sensation. 5. Hag Moth Caterpillar (Phobetron pithecium) Question: Cute fuzzy octopus monster that could be a plush toy? Or, an arachnophobe's worst nightmare? Whichever camp you're in, one thing's for sure: there's little mystery as to why this caterpillar garnered its nickname, the "monkey slug." Complete with six pairs of curly projections densely covered in hairs — the "limbs" can fall off without harming the larvae, but the hairs can cause some fierce irritation. 6. Hickory Tussock Caterpillar (Lophocampa caryae) Such elegance! Dapper, with its velvety back and sweeping bristles, this creature looks more vintage feather boa than larva — but larva it is. And stinging larva, at that. Although some people have little to no reaction to this caterpillar, others have a reaction that ranges from a mild to a fairly severe rash comparable to poison ivy. 7. Pine Processionary Caterpillar (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) Somebody needs a haircut — but then somebody would be much less dangerous and not nearly as cute. The larvae of the pine processionary moth could be the model for caterpillar shampoo if there were such a thing. But all that hair, touchable as it may look, should never be touched. Not only are the extremely irritating hairs harpoon-shaped, but the caterpillar can eject them when threatened, at which point they penetrate all areas of exposed skin, replete with urticating venom. 8. Giant Silkworm Moth Caterpillar (Lonomia oblique) This is an assassin caterpillar, and it comes by this nickname honestly. Rosa Caroline Teixeira/Flickr Nature got it right with this one — it's designed it to look as scary as it is. This is not the caterpillar you want to meet in a dark alley. Known as the "assassin caterpillar," the South American larvae are responsible for at least 500 deaths, and probably many more. The spear-like bristles penetrate the skin and deliver a dose of toxin which leads to headache, fever, vomiting and malaise before a severe bleeding disorder ensues leading to ecchymosis, hematuria, pulmonary and intracranial hemorrhages (yes, that's blood flooding the brain), and acute renal failure. The guy pictured above actually looks tame, for a scarier (yet oddly beautiful) view, look here. In Case of Stings Should you get stung by a caterpillar, Florida Poison Information Center recommends this treatment: Place Scotch tape over the affected area and strip off repeatedly to remove spines. Apply ice packs to reduce the stinging sensation, and follow with a paste of baking soda and water. If the victim has a history of hay fever, asthma or allergy, or if allergic reactions develop, contact a physician immediately.


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In Reply to: Chavs and humping posted by Lewis on October 15, 2004
: : : : I've just come across a review of a book called "Mind the Gap:The New Class Divide in Britain" but Ferdinand Mount(whom I thought was dead). The book bemoans the rise of a lower class in Britain which is culturally impoverished and even 'worse than in the United States'. It seems to boil down to the fact that young Britons are aping Britany Spears and her brethren.
: : : : I suspect the book is just finding a new name for an old phenomenom because it has a clearly identifiable look. Which brings me to the term "Chavs".
: : : : From the review by John Lanchester:
: : : : 'Chav styles and mores seem to take up more and more space in the public sphere, and more and more seem to be a focus of imitation by non-chavs: baseball caps, tattoos, swearing, spitting, fighting, calling your children Armani and Lexus.'
: : : : For more on Chavs, there is a website entitled ChavScum (www.chavscum.com) and a book 'Chav!: A User's Guide to Britain's New Ruling Class'. (Ruling in the sense that they dominate fashion).
: : : : From the website:
: : : : "Here Chavs, Neds, Townies, Kevs, Charvers, Steeks, Spides, Bazzas, Yarcos, Ratboys, Kappa Slappers, Skangers, Scutters, Janners, Stigs, Scallies, Hood Rats, whatever you know them as, this site is about them, Britains peasant underclass that are taking over our towns and cities!"
: : : : Anyway I thought it was a rich source of slang even if it is dubious sociology.
: : : : I'm enclosing a link to the review.
: : : : Best,
: : : : Camel
: : : we are discussing chavs lower down.
: : : I mentioned the chavscum website in an earlier thread on this page - why start a new thread and taking my contribution into yours rather than continuing that thread?
: : : was it the fact that the word 'pikey' is being subjected to reasoned discussion? if so that is unnecessary censorship.
: : : Lewis
: : I came across "Chavs" in a book review this morning before I even opened PF. I thought it was interesting enough to mention so I came straight here and posted it. Honest guv. No slight intended.
: : I hadn't seen your mention of 'Chavs'or 'pikeys' as it happens, (it probably deserves its own thread anyway) which you posted at 4:22 AM my time.
: : I didn't think to look at because I was under the impression that it was specifically about terms to do with people associated with railways. I saw it later and posted below.
: : Camel
: Bit of a coincidence that you independently posted a reference to the same site as me, the same date as me, but coincidence happens. It probably deserved its own thread, but there is a clear link to the original topic - words about being itinerant.
: I'm not the Camel, so I'm not allowed to have the hump for long.
: I worked in Aldershot and it really is the chav capital of South-Southern England. Fashion without style and the allure of an used condom.
: Lewis
Whats new?........like London in the early 70s.
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I came across this Chinese coffee shop along Steven Corners at OUG selling… Italian pizza. As strange as it sounds, the huge banner display outside the shop is rather obvious and will certainly spark the interest of those who are walking along the walkway. However, don't expect posh dining with fancy interior decos.
The shop apparently sells economy rice during day time. By around 7 p.m. the pizza stoves will be set up and a man (who looks like an Italian himself) dressed up in chef clothing will be busy preparing the pizzas.
Too bad I did not bring a long my camera that night but I managed to take some shots of the pizza when I packed it back home. I chose the Hawaiian pizza which costs around RM 15.
The taste wasn't too bad either. The dough is crispy and thin while there are a generous amount of toppings on top.
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There is a great need to develop more sustainable communityfarming/ gardening practices within urban areas to feed the most needy. In this group we are looking for land preservation strategies for community farms.
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No bees seen at newest garden site location NE Christian Church. Cut Above lawncare is spraying crap(round-up) way too close to this garden as they do lawnscape maintenance for the church....when is this abuse of hebicides/pesticides going to end??? People do not seem to get the correlation of pesticides, and the bee decline. We have not seen any bees in our urban wild habitat/gardens either...http://www.panna.org/blog/buzz-monsanto
Do not smash the orange and black bugs.......found them in our orchard trees today. They are ladybugs. Never seen them before...the larvae, that is.
Well, well, well......Catherine Kasper Place, and the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ recieved funds to establish gardens for the Burmese at Autumn Woods resettlement community. Same community of Burmese where we, as a grassroot initiative, recieved no funding, no support, also tried to clean up, and establish gardens. What happened to CKP? Did they initiate the gardens at this site, then left the Burmese there hanging high, and dry with no follow up, no guide lines? Did they just abandon this garden project to focus on a better, bigger, garden project site up the road, further away from any Burmese community, but still allocated for the Burmese, huh??? with the promise of a large federal grant through RAPP, refugee-agricultural-partnership-program, for $75,000.
No more gardens for Burmese at Fort Wayne apartment complex
City, Autumn Woods looking for solutions for residents
Burmese residents living in Autumn Woods, 1004 Fayette Drive, will no longer be able to grow their own vegetables behind their apartments.
Due to a large number of citations from the city in 2012 to the management company, residents were told no more gardens were allowed and their plots were removed last fall.
According to Cindy Joyner, of Fort Wayne Neighborhood Code, a large portion of the gardens were built in ditches, which is against city code, because it can block water flow. The department also found pieces of indoor furniture, which had been re-purposed for use in the gardens, which also is against city code. There was a lot of debris including animal cages that were also found in the ditch, another code violation.
A group, through a study, has answered some questions that we have had over the years about community gardens, and their various NGOs, actually producing food.
"Home gardens actually contribute to food security," Taylor said. "They're underappreciated and unsupported." He noted that people grow not only for themselves but for their neighbors as well, which is particularly important in food deserts where fresh produce is in short supply. "There is also potential for empowering people because they are using their own space to deal with their own food security concerns," Lovell added. More information: The study, "Mapping public and private spaces of urban agriculture in Chicago through the analysis of high-resolution aerial images in Google Earth" by John R. Taylor and Sarah Taylor Lovell, published in Landscape and Urban Planning, is available online at www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016920461200237X
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How is Lafayette? I lived there at one time. Have not been back for years.
We have been ordering heirloom from Baker Creek Seeds, they do really well for us. Seed Savers might be at 3-Rivers Co-op, or we will check with the master gardeners here, i think they are getting better with heirloom seeds. Master gardeners have always had an extensive seed saving agenda going on, so they are probably the best bet for starting a library, maybe. Community gardening, which we do extensively, is another way to join a seed network. Where are the community gardens in W. Lafay., other than at the student residential apartments? :) Any in E. Lafay.?
I re-read your initial request and realized you were looking for a local source. I'm a master gardener and we were introduced to Seed Savers at our state conference last October. Seed Savers is out of Iowa and started in Diane's kitchen.
Along those lines, but thinking of Indiana, do you know of anyone who might be interested in starting an Indiana seed library? At a seed library patrons can check out seeds for free. They then grow the fruits and vegetables, harvest the new seeds, and "return" those seeds so the library can lend them out to others. There is a webinar replay on April 11. http://www.newdream.org/resources/webinars/seed-library.
I am a prolific seed grower and have successfully saved my own seed. I'm growing 10-15 heirlooms that I could add to the initial library donation.
Thanks Theresa! Yep....all soybeans are not the same. Typical field soybeans are high yielding, but smaller, harvested dry. Heirloom are grown for low yield, larger, eaten fresh, young...is what I have gotten out of researching.
I will try these heirloom, organic seeds from Seed Savers called Fiskeby. You can find them at http://www.seedsavers.org/onlinestore/soybean/Soybean-Fiskeby-OG.html. Seed savers has four heirloom varieties, two of which are organic, but all four are all categorized under soybean because they can be used as edamame, eaten fresh in the shell, or dried and stored. Soybean is Seed Savers' catch-all term.
I am looking for the same seeds. But I thought soybeans and edamame were one in the same, with edamame being soybeans that are cooked to some degree prior to consumption.


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Courtesy of the fine folk at the Seminary of Christian Sadists, a chart pulled from a research paper on the subject of patterns in racial-ethnic exclusion by internet daters:
Where da white wimmin at? Nowhere near you, D'Quattroprius.
CH tackled this topic a while ago, coming to roughly the same conclusions as this more recent paper's findings. In what are essentially self-report surveys, (Yahoo Personals profiles), white women profess the least desire to date outside their beautiful, privileged white race, and asian-american women the most desire to date outside their race. These, among other… problematic… confessions of the id, must bedevil Hivemind drones tasked with the maintenance and transmission of Equalist agitprop.
Before we get ahead of ourselves, understand the inherent limitations of self-report sex behavior data, even self-reports in real world non-laboratory contexts. As all good players know, what women say and which dick they privately raw dog are two very different animals. This crimson pill maxim applies as well to internet dating profiles. Yes, when women must consciously think about what kind of men they want to date, and they feel emboldened by pseudoanonymity, they'll reveal glimpses of their limbic darkroom in print. But in the helter-swelter of a charged romantic environment, oftentimes that pro and con, bullet-point checklist women keep stashed in their hamster cage bedding gets tossed in favor of the "man in the moment" who distracts her from the whitenoise of her humdrum existence.
All this is a roundabout way of saying that the data-mined revelation that white women don't want to date black men, and the countervailing "me own two eyes" observation that more white women are banging black men than one could surmise from the tabulated declarations on internet dating profiles, can both be true.
The dating preference survey data reveal that the rhetoric of those who fear a mudshark planet is overblown. But, equally overblown is the rhetoric of white knight pedestal polishers who insist no white woman would willingly date black men. For a refutation of that premise, I merely have to go outside and take a fifteen minute stroll on a nice day.
PS Yahoo Personals, as far as I know, is a free online dating service. There will be a sample set bias because free sites tend to attract certain types of women (roaring sluts, cheapos, unserious girls just looking for fun on the side, girls desperate for a relationship with a beta provider because they have no money of their own).
Up next: Ok, master of charms, but is it true only the dregs of white womanhood date black men?


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Thank you to MS-PREP/NESA student, Nancy MItchell for sending along the link to a thought provoking documentary series that recently aired on WBUR in Boston. The documentary entitled: Quality of Death: End of Life Care in America, raises many questions about the type of care and medical interventions our current health care system promotes at the end of life. The documentary challeges those of us involved in health care to consider how we can make the end of life more compassionate and meet the needs of our patients and their families more effectively and humanely. You will find it well worth your time to listen to the documentary and check out the website for more information and further discussion about Quality of Death: End of Life Care in America. Feel free to post your comments on this blog for a focused discussion on pain and palliative care.
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Rustic Swirl Pendant Necklace, Hippie, Garden, Boho, Woodland.
Nature inspired, handmade, air dry terracotta clay pendant necklace, made with a swirl imprint, hand crafted autumnal bead and a beautiful tied knot cord. Slip it on over your head and off you go.
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While some exposure to sunlight can be enjoyable and even healthy, in excess the sun can be detrimental to your health. Each year in Massachusetts, more than 200 people die from a type of skin cancer called melanoma, and in 2010, over 60,000 Americans were …Continue Reading 10 Tips for Staying Safe in the Sun
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