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(I borrowed the top part of the infographic from PopSugar.com, where this challenge is posted, to make a button to use on my blog here. The infographic contains all the categories they suggest to expand your reading horizons this coming year. Click the button to go see.)
Here are the first 10 categories. Once I finish them, I will add more to my personal version of this challenge:
1. a book with more than 500 pages
2. a classic romance
3. a book that became a movie
4. a book published this year - Twisted Threads by Lea Wait
5. a book with a number in the title
6. a book written by someone under 30
7. a book with nonhuman characters
8. a funny book
9. a book with a female author - A Grave Inheritance by Kari Edgren
10. a mystery or thriller - Kill 'Em With Cayenne by Gail Oust

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His Divine Grace
Place: Sri Caitanya Matha, Sridhama Mayapur
Time: Tuesday, 24th February, 1925
The son of the King of Vraja is the transcendental cupid, and to satisfy the desires of this Kamadeva there are innumerable forms of transcendental variety. The moment one forgets his service attitude he forgets advaya-jnana and becomes influenced by mundane duality. At that time the living beings consider themselves God, sometimes become impersonal monists by misunderstanding aham brahmasmi, and sometimes maintain the sinful desire to enjoy opulence like Narayana while remaining members of the society of material enjoyers. The conditioned souls who are averse to and forgetful of the Lord's service sometimes consider themselves "Krishna" while proudly advertising themselves as baulas, kartabhajas, nedas, sahajiyas, atibadis, and chudadharis. They also consider mundane women gopis, and think those women are for their own enjoyment. Sometimes, instead of serving Krishna, they pose as the object of service. Sometimes they try to enjoy Gauranga by posing as gauranagaris. Sometimes they follow the principles of unauthorized varnasrama-dharma. At that time their main duty is to simply please the minds of their wives.
Their hearts become filled with statements like "If I do not protect the creation, how will the creation continue?" Sometimes they rush to bathe at Ganga-sagara to attain the planet of the forefathers. Sometimes they give cows, money, and cloth in charity. Sometimes they visit holy places or observe severe austerities of various kinds. Sometimes they take shelter of Sage Patanjali. Sometimes they meditate so they can become liberated from their bondage. Sometimes they enroll in the society of material enjoyers and dry renunciants by falling from the duty of satisfying the transcendental cupid's desires. In this way they endeavor in various wrong ways. Sometimes, to cheat people, they advertise themselves as great devotees, as if they are not members of the society of material enjoyers or dry renunciants. By such preaching they try to pose as God in the guise of a pseudodevotee in order to accumulate stool in the form of money, women, and mundane fame.
The saints say, "Do not become enchanted by the two witches of desire for material enjoyment and liberation. Do not embrace them." Our bathing at Ganga-sagara for our temporary husband is useless. If our hearts are enlightened by our duty to the feet of our supreme husband, Lord Krishna - if we are so fortunate - we will run to the rasa arena as maidservants of Krishna's dear gopis, leaving aside our household duties as soon as we hear Krishna's flute. As we go to the rasa-sthali our material male and female bodies will dissolve and mix with the five gross material elements.
The sakhibhekis cheat themselves and others by decorating their material male bodies as if they are sakhis who desire to enjoy with Krishna. They could avoid such a sinful mentality if the light from Krishnacandra's toenails entered their hearts. Sixty thousand sages from the Dandakaranya forest became attracted by Lord Ramacandra's beauty. Later, when they gave up their male bodies, they took birth in the homes of the transcendental gopis.
O gentlemen! If you desire your own benefit, then give up all duplicity. Give up putting on false garb, displaying false sentiments, and practicing insincere or pseudodevotion. Give up worshiping women and the life of the henpecked. Dedicate your life to eternally serving Srimati Radharani in the eternal service of Sri Rupa Manjari. As the daughter of Vrsabhanu serves Hari, as Her companions worship Krishna with heart and soul, and as the manjaris constantly engage in the service of the daughter of Vrsabhanu, surrounded by Her eight principal gopis, so all of you should serve Krishna as the objects of His enjoyment and try to satisfy the lusty desires of that transcendental cupid.
When women like Rudrani (or Brahmanni, Indrani, Varunani Svaha, Tara, Urvasi, or Bharati) are overwhelmed by material conceptions they think, "The name of my perishable husband is Rudra (or Brahma, Indra, such-and-such demigod, or such-and-such human)." But if they are inclined to serve Lord Hari they also understand that Lord Hari is the only husband and Srimati Radharani alone His dearmost. To serve Srimati and Her companions is actually eternal service at the feet of the eternal husband, Lord Krishna.
If one offers whatever one has in his possession to the Supreme Lord, only then is he liberated. If he is instead miserly in his offering, it means he is a conditioned soul, or averse to Lord Hari.
tomara kanaka, bhogera janaka,
kanakera dvare sevaka madhava;
kaminira kama, nahe tava dhama,
tahara malika kevala yadava.
vaisnavai pratistha, ta'te kara nistha
taha na bhajile labhibe raurava
"When you claim wealth as your own, it creates in you ever-increasing desires for material enjoyment. Your riches should be used for serving Madhava, the Lord of all wealth. Neither is it your place to indulge in lust for women, whose only true proprietor is Lord Yadava."
"Please become determined to attain that steady, solid platform on which a Vaisnava stands. If you neglect to worship the Lord from this position, you will ultimately fall into a hellish existence."
Instead of thinking of his death-bound wife as meant for his enjoyment, Jadhu Thakura engaged her in worshiping Lord Hari. Cintamani told Bilvamangala, "If you had become as attached to the Supreme Lord as you are to my flesh - if you would have given up attachment for a material object and used that energy to develop attachment to the transcendental cupid, you would have been greatly benefited."
Please realize the purport of Cintamani's invaluable instruction and give up the mood of being an enjoyer male or enjoyed female. When Bilvamangala's attachment to material Cintamani, and his desire to enjoy her, disappeared, his desire to serve the transcendental Cintamani awakened and immediately the Supreme Lord revealed Himself to Bilvamangala as the transcendental Cintamani.
"I will enjoy Krishna" - what a sinful mentality! The enjoyer, Krishna, is not something for us to enjoy. He is not Nagara Gauranga so that anyone can enjoy Him. When living beings have this mentality we should know they are at their highest level of aversion to Hari. Somagiri appeared as the spiritual master and destroyed Sihlana Misra's propensity to enjoy matter. In other words, he removed his attitude of trying to enjoy Krishna. Thus Misra became known as Bilvamangala.
As we should be engaged in Krishna's service, so too should wealth, or gold. One should not enjoy the material world with one's wealth; nor should we try to practice false renunciation just to win some mundane fame. Instead of thinking your wealth an ingredient for material enjoyment, consider it an ingredient for Krishna's service. Then it will no longer be material. Rather, it will transform into something spiritual. Sarvam khalv idam brahma: "The Supreme is present in everything." So the wealth one uses to worship Hari is transcendental wealth. This transcendental wealth is a help for one who is worshiping Hari and Hari's devotees. To give up as material things that are favorable for Hari's service is false renunciation, or the desire to accumulate material fame. All of you should use everything in Krishna's service. And be careful. In the name of Hari's service, don't desire wealth or women or fame, and don't take shelter of prohibited activities like grasping for profit and adoration. Stay away from duplicity. These endeavors are nothing but aversion to Hari. The liberated souls who are inclined to Hari's service constantly serve Him with everything they possess. He who gives everything to please Krishna is a liberated soul.
The eight-chaptered Sri Gita Govinda, by Sri Jayadeva, Jagannatha Vallabha Nataka, by Srila Ramaraya, Vidagdha Madhava, by Srila Rupa, the songs of Sri Candidasa and Vidyapati, Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi, by Srila Prabodhanandapada, Vilapa Kusumanjali, by Srila Raghunatha, Govinda-lilamrta, by Srila Kaviraja, Krsna Bhavanamrta, by Srila Cakravarti - you have the right to read these books about the transcendental mellow of madhurya-rasa only when you are completely free from your currents of thought centered on material enjoyment of the mundane world. The treasury of such opulence is open for all of you, and all of you will actually become owners of that treasury when you become inclined to serve Krishna without duplicity. At that time, you will have the right to one of the five eternally perfect constitutional relationships. Until one is liberated, no one is qualified to serve Krishna. Krishna is the property of Srimati Radharani alone. Without serving Radharani, one can never become qualified to serve Krishna. So become extremely eager to be an eternal maidservant of the maidservant of Srimati Radharani, who is spontaneously and eternally absorbed in madhurya-rati. This much I can say.


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My name is Michelina DiSibio and I was born in Gesualdo (a little town south of Naples, Italy), where I studied cooking from the age of ten under the very best of teachers, my mother. My home town is featured in the original artwork that accents the restaurant and tells a tale of that little seaside village.
My own love of seafood and over two decades of preparing it for my loyal followers inspired the addition of the byline "Costa Campagnia" to the restaurant title. The Coast of Campagnia is the region in Italy I feel holds the most influence over my style of seafood preparations and I am still making each meal with that in mind.
Growing many of the herbs and vegetables for my "homestyle" dishes is another passion I hope to pass down to my grandchildren… gardening! The fresh flowers are a reminder that you are a guest in my "home".
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The new LaFerrari to be unveiled at the Paris Show
These are the first photographs of the convertible version of the LaFerrari, the new limited edition special series aimed at clients and collectors that refuse to compromise on the joy of drop-top driving even when at the wheel of a supercar.
The name and technical characteristics of the new car will be announced at the Paris International Motor Show as will the number Ferrari proposes to build. However, all available examples have already been sold after a special preview to clients and the order book is closed.
The new limited edition special series will be available with a carbon-fibre hard top and a soft top. It has the same running gear and performance figures as the original LaFerrari, sporting a 800 cv V12 ICE (with a specific power output of 128 cv/l) coupled with a 120 kW electric motor (163 cv), unleashing 963 cv in total.
Significant and extensive modifications have been made to the chassis with the aim of retaining the same torsional rigidity and beam stiffness as the coupé version. The car's aerodynamics have also been further honed to guarantee the same drag coefficient even without the roof.


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Published date: July 21, 2017
We're excited to announce that you can now enable nested virtualization using the Dv3 and Ev3 virtual machine sizes. We'll continue to expand support to more virtual machine sizes in the coming months.
Not only will you be able to create a Hyper-V container with Docker (see instructions here), but also by running nested virtualization, you'll be able to create a virtual machine inside a virtual machine. The nested environment provides great flexibility supporting your needs in various areas such as development, testing, customer training, demo, and more. For example, suppose you have a testing team using Hyper-V hosts on-prem today. They'll now be able to easily move their workloads to Azure by using nested virtual machines as virtualized test machines. The nested virtual machine hosts will be used to replace physical Hyper-V hosts, and the individual testing engineer will have full control over the Hyper-V functionality on their own assigned host in Azure.
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Iranian Baha'i leaders may face new accusation on anniversary of imprisonment
NEW YORK, United States — The seven Baha'i leaders currently imprisoned in Iran are facing the anniversary of their arrest this Thursday, along with new and extremely grave accusations, after spending a year in jail without formal charges or access to their lawyer, Shirin Ebadi.
"Despite their obvious innocence and the call by many for their immediate release, these seven men and women have been in legal limbo for a year now, against all international human rights standards," said Bani Dugal, the principal representative of the Baha'i International Community to the United Nations.
"Moreover, their families have recently been told of a possible new charge - 'the spreading of corruption on earth,' which goes by the term 'Mofsede fel-Arz' in Persian and carries the threat of death under the penal code of the Islamic Republic of Iran," said Ms. Dugal.
"The sequence of events surrounding their detention exposes a shameless travesty of justice. Notwithstanding their having been subjected to intensive interrogations, it took a full seven months before they were given even a single pretext for their detention. On February 10, 2009, the Iranian Student News Agency quoted Tehran deputy prosecutor Hassan Haddad as having said that the investigation of these individuals was complete and that 'the case will be sent to the revolutionary court next week' and that these Baha'is are accused of 'espionage for Israel, insulting religious sanctities and propaganda against the Islamic Republic.' The international protest expressed by governments and civil society was immediate and widespread, causing the Iranian authorities to review their approach.
"Now a new wrongful accusation reportedly has been added some three months after the investigation was supposed to have concluded. The charge of being spreaders of corruption was used against the Baha'is who were executed in the years immediately following the Islamic revolution. That it may now be resorted to in this case is a further demonstration that the authorities have no basis for any allegation against these seven individuals, other than blatant religious persecution. This action against the Baha'i leadership reflects the government's sharply increased persecution of the entire Iranian Baha'i community of more than 300,000 members.
"The upcoming anniversary of their arrest offers an important milestone and we ask that the international community re-state once again in the strongest terms its demand for their immediate release, or, at least, for a fair and open trial that meets international standards of justice," said Ms. Dugal.
Ms. Dugal also noted that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has frequently emphasized the importance of "justice and human dignity" and "the establishment of a just world system," such as when he addressed the UN Durban Review Conference in Geneva last month.
"How can the calls of the Iranian leadership for justice in the international sphere be taken seriously if they do not grant justice to their own citizens? In Iran, by all accounts universally agreed upon human rights are routinely ignored, not only for Baha'is but also for women, journalists, and others who only seek dignity and justice," she said.
The seven are Mrs. Fariba Kamalabadi, Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani, Mr. Afif Naeimi, Mr. Saeid Rezaie, Mrs. Mahvash Sabet, Mr. Behrouz Tavakkoli, and Mr. Vahid Tizfahm. All but one of the group were arrested on 14 May 2008 at their homes in Tehran. Mrs. Sabet was arrested on 5 March 2008 while in Mashhad.


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The most serious relationship of my life so far ended last summer without a trace — physically at least. There was no ceremonious "return of the stuff" because there was nothing to return. No boxes of photos and trinkets, no mix tapes, nothing.
There was, however, an extensive virtual trail: thousands of IMs, texts, Tweets, Facebook pictures and Instagram posts. And that's a lot harder to get rid of than a toothbrush. Love might die, but its digital counterpart never does. There's just no way to completely scrub your digital self from a relationship in 2014, no quick way to sever digital ties once they've been formed and no easy way to tell your social media networks that you're no longer together.
Of course you can untag pictures and break up on Facebook, but for those who've shared a lot, the digital impression of couplehood remains very much alive. That presence has been established so publicly that there's no way to maintain an "out of this relationship" message proclaiming, "In case you missed it, we are broken up!"
For people who live online like I do, the very lifecycle of a breakup has been redefined. It's not enough to put someone out of your mind — you must allow for others to notice the slow fade of that person's presence on your feeds. Eventually there's the hushed question: "Did you guys break up? I noticed he's not in any of your pictures anymore." People almost sound ashamed to have noticed, but perhaps it's the sharers who are ashamed for having documented the love affair so completely and publicly in the first place.
Our social media trails are an incredibly intimate digital diary that we allow the entire world to click through. So it's not surprising that for many of us dating has become performance art, and both our closest friends and our most casual acquaintances have a front row seat. This is particularly true for millennials like me who've grown up with the idea of having an audience of friends and supporters and expecting instant and constant feedback — whether it's coming from our mother or a person we once knew at summer camp. It's part of our DNA. But it's hard not to wonder whether that craving for approval from all those far-flung friends is changing the way we bond and interact with the people we love.
We've all grown accustomed to seeing others chronicle their personal milestones like proposals, marriage and babies. What would have been a private moment 15 years ago is now a public achievement as well. And the rewards are tangible: Facebook is engineered to elicit an emotional high, but the constant comparisons make us sadder, less satisfied and more sensitized to the lives of others. "Fear of missing out" — once reserved for the party pictures we knew would come if we stayed home on a Saturday night — has progressed to a gut concern over the life stage we think we should have reached based on what our high school and college friends are sharing on Facebook.
It is in this hothouse of competition that we create a second, vibrant form of ourselves online. We cultivate the image of a happy couple or simply a very happy person with many friends. Every day we declare who we are with a simple retweet or post. Every day we curate our digital personas. And yet it's incomplete. No one captures their tiffs or disagreements and boasts about them on social media — we keep those skeletons in our virtual closets. We become "Facebook official" as evidence of couplehood, and yet, the mere act of changing that status can feel so painful: a public proclamation of something that no longer exists. (Why does Facebook give you 12 options for changing your relationship status and only one way to like something?)
And while the public-facing relationship, documented day after day, might have looked perfect, a breakup forces us to reconcile our public selves with the private heartbreak. All the Tweeting and texting and posting communication stops and the performance meets reality. All of the supportive likes and "you look so happy together" comments start to feel empty. And the ego-boosting affirmation that came with them turns to a uniquely public form of embarrassment. In fact, some of the moments we regret most on Facebook involve the "emotional" content tied to dating and relationships. Watching our Facebook "Look Back" videos is a reminder of just how much we've chronicled, and maybe some memories we "might not want to actually remember." It won't be long before we have a presidential candidate whose high school Facebook photos are held against him or her.
But perhaps there's already a backlash to this kind of performance underway with the rising popularity of anonymity apps like Whisper and Secret or the disappearing documentation of apps like Snapchat.
And while I often preach the importance of online authenticity, I'm left questioning what the digital age can and cannot capture, and what we are even trying to capture in the first place. So much of life is too complicated and messy and complex to be portrayed publicly, and relationships certainly fall into that category. I wonder if it is the braver and bolder decision to hold on to our privacy.


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Media Trendz Founder Rohit Kumar is a journalist turned entrepreneur. He is best known for founding Media Trendz, one of India's fastest growing media & advertising agencies. He has served around 6 years in media & has also served as a Media Consultant at the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer's Welfare. Rohit Kumar popularly known as Rohit Kumar Singh is a young & dynamic brand manager, social media manager & and influential figure. He has worked for more than 100 Individuals, Celebrities, Influencers & Companies. He has also been associated with Brands like NDTV, News 24, Live India in his career.
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Rohit Kumar's Journey with Media Trendz Story: Rohit Kumar is founder of Media Trendz, a 360-degree marketing & advertising firm based in New Delhi. Rohit got his first taste of journalism when he was 21 years old as a Trainee at NDTV. I had just finished college and wanted to be a journalist, says Rohit. Soon after joining NDTV, Rohit went on to work for several other leading media houses before landing a job with Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer's Welfare. It was during those early days that I realized how exciting it is to tell someone's story in such a way that people relate to and it leaves long lasting impression on them.
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Rohit Kumar started out as a journalist, but with just enough foresight, he decided it was time for him to switch careers. Little did he know that few years later, his efforts would result in Media Trendz becoming one of India's fastest growing media and advertising agencies. There are no strict guidelines when it comes to becoming an entrepreneur. Rather than going by what others have done, you should focus on doing your own thing and finding your own success path. Here are some steps entrepreneurs such as Rohit Kumar took before they became successful: 1. Get experience: It may seem like common sense, but business success is highly reliant on experience in many fields. You never quite know what kind of problems you might encounter after deciding to start your own business; getting some experience along the way will help give you some perspective and allow you to deal with any issues more effectively. 2. Don't be afraid to ask questions: Nobody knows everything about every field—not even billionaires. Asking questions shows you care about your work and want to get better at whatever it is you do. Nobody expects every employee or entrepreneur to be perfect; what matters most is taking responsibility for mistakes, learning from them, and moving forward with new knowledge gleaned through conversations with others.
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Rivers to Reef is an aquarium store (local fish store) in El Macero Shopping Center. It was originally located in Downtown Davis, but moved to South Davis in Summer 2017. They carry a wide range of freshwater fish (tetras, bettas, rasbora, new and old world cichlids, etc.), shrimp and plants. They also carry saltwater fish and invertebrates, live rock, and corals. Also available is a large selection of fish food, filters, pumps, and any other goodies you might need for your fish. With over 100 tanks of fish, Rivers to Reef should have any fish you might desire, but if for whatever reason they do not, you can speak to an associate for a special order at no additional cost.
Most (with the exception of some of the most rare/exotic species) fish, plants, and invertebrates are hand selected at the wholesale distributors by the owner. James takes pride is selecting plants and animals that are in the healthiest of conditions (Daubert can Vouch. I walked around the store while I was killing time and it's %99.998 healthy - not an easy task). Sometimes special orders can take a little while because he will never bring back organisms that are sick just to fill an order.
They also sell reverse osmosis (RO) water for $0.50/gallon and saltwater (made with RO water) for $1.00/gallon. Reverse osmosis water is purified water that is ideal for using in fish tanks. Tap water has chlorine or chloramine that will kill fish. In order to make tap water safe for fish a water conditioner must be used, however tap water still can contain high levels of calcium and other impurities that can harm fish.
Frozen foods, such as bloodworms, brine shrimp, beefheart, are sold in their freezer and live blackworms are sold in their refrigerator. If you are looking for another treat for your fish they also have live daphnia for sale.
Inside the store, they also have a 600 gallon freshwater tank filled with almost 200 African Cichlids. They breed like mad and often yield over 1,000 fry a month! Also on display is a planted tank with a breeding colony of Amano Shrimp and Cherry Shrimp (along with some fish friends).
James opened the store October 19, 2012. Prior to the opening he was extremely passionate about his love of fish and his intent to open a store like this in Davis. Locally owned, locally run and with local passion: one heck of a combo. Here is an article about the store, its philosophies, and its owners (12/17/13 Davis Enterprise).
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2012-09-10 12:42:06 Finally. A dedicated Aquarium shop in Davis... too bad I moved out of Davis. Will this store carry any pond equipment? —tyang
- We will be carrying some pond equipment, but I am not too sure as of yet how large the selection will be. We will definitely have a pond section though, that I can guarantee. jameskrause
do you think R2R will culture the more modern freshwater favorites like Congo Tetras, Roseline Sharks, Neon Dwarf Rainbows, Glass Cats, Pearl Danios, Rummy-nosed Tetras, Discus in a selection of ages, and possibly some African cichlids? Full sized fresh-water plants in the genus Aponogeton would also be welcome Daubert
- We will definitely carry all of the fish that you mentioned. I would love to culture the fish, but space is a limiting factor. My original plans for the store had a nursery area where people could look in and see the fish breeding and growing up, but we had to nix that because of space. We will definitely promote local fish breeders by taking fish and giving credit (or trade). I know that we have the ability to get in various Aponogeton, but I'd need more specifics as the genus is decent size, to know if we can get in any specific types. JamesKrause
These are long-lived bulbs; they prefer cooler water. They grow sword leaves a foot long when they are happy. There are many types, e.g, Aponogeton crispus ruffled leaf A. longiplumulosus narrow ruffled leaf A. ulvaceus fluted leaf A. fenestralis lace leaf Daubert
A. crispus, A. ulvaces, A. boivinianus, and A. fenestralis have all appeared on our availability. These lists can change, but if they have appeared once, the likelihood that we can get them in is pretty high. jameskrause
2012-10-11 17:28:52 Any word on opening date? I getting antsy to buy some bottom dwelling community fish... —MikeyCrews
We hope to open sometime next week. We were hoping the 17th of this month, but some of our shipments have been delayed, but we are going to press as hard as we can to stick to that date! We look forward to seeing you down here. -James
2012-10-11 18:37:56 Will you be carrying live rock/sand? I'm happy we're getting an aquarium shop in town. I need to set up my saltwater tank and it will be nice to not have to leave town to get supplies. —EmmyMelton
Yes, we will definitely be carrying live rock and sand. Our saltwater room is coming together more slowly than our freshwater rooms (that's the nature of the saltwater beast), but we should have all of our saltwater up and running about 3 weeks after our freshwater. -James
2012-10-31 14:07:03 Will you guys have CPOs (dwarf orange crayfish) in stock? I've been having a hard time finding them. I'd like to get a little lady for my dwarf dude. —ElaineJeu
-Thanks for stopping by yesterday Elaine. I will keep an eye out for the CPOs and ask around. -James
2012-11-05 11:46:54 Thank you thank you so much! This store is so awesome! I love my new little angelfish guy I got here. I also love those blueberry shrimp as well. I have never seen them before. I will have to come back to get some more shrimp and I'll be keeping a close eye on new stock. :) —ElaineJeu
2012-11-06 00:10:50 So excited to watch Davis' first successful fish hobbyist establishment develop and grow! —gurglemeow
I heartily endorse this store Daubert Sr.
2012-11-19 17:15:53 They have a better freshwater fish selection than petco or pet extreme with an exceptionally impressive cichlid lineup. We got some pretty neat fish today that I hadn't seen anywhere else. Owner is very knowledgeable and friendly. —MikeyCrews
2012-12-08 17:10:36 I was pleased to discover an aquarium store in Davis. I've been long since tired of going to Sacramento or Roseville for quality aquarium products. They are obviously still getting set up and the saltwater organism variety is still low but that's normal given it takes a long time to cycle saltwater. They have RO/DI water for sale and a LARGE quantity of freshwater plants and fish available. Their selection of non-organism products is small, especially for saltwater, but as the customer base increases I'd imagine that would increase too. Do note, though, that all the essentials are there. The staff are very polite and helpful and more than happy to order any items you'd like. —GAvila
-Thank you for your kind words. We are working diligently, as you suspected, on getting new dry goods every week. If there is ever something that we do not have, that you need, just let us know and we will get it in for you ASAP. Also, if you have favorite products that you routinely purchase, and we do not carry them, let us know so we can get it in sooner, rather than later. If you love the product, chances are there are many that do. -James
2013-01-13 18:01:12 I visited this store this weekend and fell in love. I purchased a Ranchu goldfish that I had been hunting for for a long time. It is doing wonderfully and all of the fish at this store seemed happy and healthy. I can;t say the same for the chain stores that I often see infested with Ich. I will definitely be visiting this place again! —EvanPellerin
- We appreciate your business! We do our absolute best to keep our fish happy and healthy! Hopefully we'll see you soon. -James
2013-04-05 23:42:31 The staff at RtR is very friendly and helpful. Their fish are the healthiest I've seen at any pet store. They have start-up kits and are very helpful with fish newbies who are just starting up a tank. —gurglemeow
- We do our very best to help everyone find their fish, whether it be a seasoned aquarium veteran or a beginner, we want everyone to be as successful as possible. -James
2013-04-19 15:08:48 Been buying fish from these guys for about six months now awesome place great guys lots of knowledge and great selection —StephenBernardo
- Thanks Stephen! I hope all your fish are doing well. Hopefully you can get your bigger tank up and running in no time! I know you are itching to set up a large planted tank. -James
2013-05-21 08:16:27 We stopped by with our young son this weekend and were amazed at just how many tanks are tucked away in the many rooms of this store. Beautiful fish, wonderfully kind and patient owner who talked to us about them. So glad to see this store in Davis! —EvaG
- Glad the family enjoyed our store. Make sure to stop by again! We'd love to see you. -James
2013-07-09 14:08:30 I absolutely love this store. They are so knowledgable and helpful. We have 3 tanks in our house and have gotten the best advice about how to set up the tanks, what kinds of fish to keep together, cautions about certain kinds of fish that may not be the best for our lifestyle. James really listens to the needs and wants and gives his best advice based on what you tell him. It's obvious that he thoroughly enjoys fish and wants to share his knowledge with others so they can enjoy them too. The store also has healthy fish and is clean. —johkir
- Glad I could be of service. We not only want to be a store where people can get everything they need for tanks, but also a learning institution! Stop by and talk about fish, and ask questions! We love to answer them. We want everyone single person that walks into the store to go home and be successful with their fish. -James
2013-09-10 22:07:28 I am kind of new to fish. I have recently found myself caring for a common pleco. He is several months old and is already about 5 inches long. He is currently in a small 5 gallon tank. Do I need to get a bigger tank as he seems to be crowded by all of the other 6 fish? Do you think it is best to keep him alone in a tank? What is an affordable tank option and what do I need to do keep him happy? —MaxLucas
- Hi Max, I would highly recommend getting him a bigger tank. That being said common plecos can (and will) grow to 18 inches. You can stop by and see some of our big guys. With that said, if you really wanted to keep him (for a while) you should probably get him at least a 20 gallon tank, but he will out grow that. Eventually he will need at least a 75 gallon tank. We typically do not sell common pleco for this reason, instead steering customers toward plecos that do not grow as large. Please feel free to stop in with any more questions! —James
2013-12-18 16:03:44 Great job guys - I really love the store. Not many places around with such good service. I just started my first reef tank (75gal) and they have given me great advice. When I've needed something they have been able to get it for me in 1-2 days! Two thumbs up. —LucasCollins
- Thanks for your kind words Lucas, we always try our best to get things as quickly as possible. We are happy to hear that the tank is turning out well. We are going to be expanding our coral frag section sometime in the near future, so keep an eye out of that! —James
2014-11-27 09:08:40 Your Water is Hard, Your Choice Is Not!
Woodland Aquarium, which was a great store, has closed.
This means that for several communities in this area that have hard water Rivers to Reef is the only hard water, owned and operated store. It is owned and operated by James.
Particularly for the advanced aquarium keeper, but really for all aquarium keepers, an owned and operated store provides special services.
For example, I can at least give some of my excess fish to Jim. The other stores will not even consider taking them for free.
Furthermore, Jim can provide more expert advice than the chain store employees. Besides many years of experience with aquariums, he has a BA or a BS in aquaculture.
Rivers to Reef has more unusual fish than the other stores.
Finally, one is generally less likely to get a disease that is going to wipe out your tank at an owned and operated store.
So support our only owned and operated, hard water aquarium store!
How? Tell your aquarium keeping friends about Rivers to Reef. particularly spread the word in Woodland, Dixon, and Winters. With the closing of Woodland Aquarium, Rivers to Reef in Davis is your best choice. Even for people who live in Vacaville but commute to Sacramento Rivers to Reef is also probably their best choice.
Spread the word, because one good owned and operated store is a lot better than none.
Richard Bruce —Richard-Bruce
2019-12-14 20:04:17 This store is out-of-business. —mattmeyers


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A child's perspective on retirement – a funny (and sad) view of retirement from a child's point of view
A teacher asked her young pupils how they spent their vacation. One child wrote the following:
"We always used to spend the holidays with Grandma and Grandpa. They used to live here in a big brick house, but Grandpa got retired and they moved to Florida.
They live in a tin box and have rocks painted green to look like grass. They ride around on big tricycles and wear name tags because they don't know who they are anymore. They go to a building called a wrecked center, but they must have got it fixed, because it is all right now.
They play games and do exercises there, but they don't do them very well. There is a swimming pool, too, but they all jump up and down in it with their hats on. I guess they don't know how to swim.
At their gate, there is a doll house with a little old man sitting in it. He watches all day so nobody can escape. Sometimes they sneak out. Then they go cruising in their golf carts.
My Grandma used to bake cookies and stuff, but I guess she forgot how. Nobody there cooks, they just eat out. And they eat the same thing every night: Early Birds. Some of the people can't get past the man in the dollhouse to go out. So the ones who do get out bring food back to the wrecked center and call it potluck.
My Grandma says Grandpa worked all his life to earn his retirement and says I should work hard so I can be retired someday, too. When I earn my retirement I want to be the man in the dollhouse. Then I will let people out so they can visit their grandchildren."


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Note: If you already know all about Ohio's terrible new anti-abortion bill, scroll all the way to the end to find out how to try to stop it. If not, read on.
Last Tuesday night, I and–at times–150,000 other people stayed up to watch the livestream of the 12-hour filibuster in the Texas state legislature. State senator Wendy Davis and her fellow Democrats helped prevent (temporarily) the passage of what would've been one of the most restrictive anti-abortion bills in the country. Davis overcame exhaustion, hunger, and her Republican opponents' bad-faith attempts to get her to go off-topic (in Texas, filibusters must remain "germane" to the bill at hand), to claim that she was breaking rules, and, when the going got tough, to cheat and try to pass the bill after the midnight deadline.
Unfortunately, Davis' victory was only temporary, and Texas is only one of the the states where reproductive rights are constantly under assault.
My home state of Ohio (I use the word "home" loosely here) just passed House Bill 200, a bill similar to the one that got filibustered in Texas, except worse. Some of its provisions include:
- Doctors must explain to patients seeking abortion how their fetus' nerves develop, and to tell them that, even in the first trimester, a fetus can feel pain. There is no scientific evidence of this.
- Doctors must also tell patients that abortions are linked to breast cancer. There is no scientific evidence of this either.
- As in the Texas bill, abortion providers in Ohio must be within 30 miles of a hospital, but here's the new catch–it cannot be a public hospital. So if there are no non-public hospitals within 30 miles of an abortion clinic, then the clinic must shut down.
- Doctors must inform patients seeking abortions exactly how much money the clinic made from abortions within the past year, and how much money the clinic stands to lose if the patient chooses not to get an abortion. In case it's unclear, the point of this is to warn patients that there is a "conflict of interest" involved in providing abortions because clinics can make money from them. This is ridiculous because any medical procedure can make money for doctors and hospitals.
- Before this bill, patients seeking abortions in Ohio were already required to view an ultrasound of the fetus. Now, the doctor must describe the fetus visually and explain the current development of its features. Although the bill doesn't stipulate what type of ultrasound it has to be, it does require for it to produce a clear image of the entire body of the fetus, and for first-trimester patients, that probably requires an invasive transvaginal ultrasound. Victims of sexual assault are not exempt, and the patients must pay extra for the ultrasound.
- The mandatory wait period for an abortion in Ohio used to be 24 hours; now it will be 48 unless there is a dire medical need to terminate the pregnancy. Again, victims of sexual assault are not exempt. While some people may claim that it shouldn't be a big deal to have a wait a day or two, remember: restrictions like these disproportionately impact teenagers, the poor, and those who live in rural areas. For a teenager to miss school and get a ride to an abortion clinic without their parents' knowledge is difficult enough already; doing it twice is even harder. Same for a poor person who has to skip work, and for a person living in a rural area who has to drive a long way to get to an abortion clinic (and it'll be even longer thanks to the closures that will occur as a result of this bill). In any case, having to wait, especially having to wait a longer period of time, causes stress and anxiety. These politicians seem to be hoping that that stress and anxiety somehow dissuades the person from getting the abortion.
- Before, a doctor could get a medical waiver to bypass these restrictions if the pregnancy was causing health problems. But now, doctors will only be able to get those waivers if the potential health risks are so great that the pregnant person could die. Anything less than death, apparently, is no big deal.
These abortion restrictions are like the proverbial frog in boiling water. They do it gradually–a 24-hour waiting period here, a mandatory ultrasound there. So what if doctors must have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals? Doesn't that make abortion safer? (No.)
But before you know it, abortion is nearly or completely unavailable in a given state, and the degree to which it is unavailable varies according to how much money, status, and support you have. Those people who will be most harmed by an unplanned-for and unwanted child will also be the ones for whom abortions are hardest to access. This is unconscionable and it must stop.
Furthermore, most of these restrictions are predicated on the belief that pregnant individuals cannot be trusted to make decisions about their own bodies on their own. They need waiting periods. They need to be shown ultrasounds. They need their fetus' development described to them. They need to be informed, as though they are completely clueless and ignorant, that doctors make money when they perform medical procedures.
Of course, the point of the bills is not to make abortion safer. This must be stressed over and over again. The point of the bills is to make abortion difficult or impossible to access. Do not fall for the Republicans' paternalistic claptrap about how they're just trying to keep women (they think everyone who gets an abortion is a woman) safer. They're trying to outlaw abortion, slowly and surely.
How do I know? Many reasons, and I'll use the very similar Texas bill as an example. Texas Republican legislator referred to opponents of the filibustered bill as "terrorists." Texas Governor Rick Perry, defending the bill, said that "the louder the opposition screams, the more we know we're doing something right." (Yes, that is as rapey as it sounds.) Texas Lieutanant Governor David Dewhurst said that the protesters who prevented the bill's passage "disrupted the Senate from protecting unborn babies." Where's the compassion and the concern for safeguarding women's health now?
As I mentioned, the Ohio bill has already passed. It was included last-minute in a state budget bill, leaving reproductive rights advocates no time to organize any resistance like they did in Texas.
However, Ohio Governor John Kasich has until midnight tomorrow (Sunday) to veto any or all of the bill's provisions. Kasich, a Republican, has said that he opposes abortion, but maybe even he will realize that this is just too much.
Here's what you can do: call Gov. Kasich at (614) 466-3555 or email him here and let him know you oppose House Bill 200. I just did. Remember what I wrote about online activism? We can make a difference.


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Ukrainian and Russian delegations enter peace talks again today while the deadly bombings continue across Ukraine. Maryan Zablotskyy is a member of the Ukrainian Parliament. He told me the death toll in the city of Mariupol is likely even higher than reported.
MARYAN ZABLOTSKYY: The number of civilians killed there is much higher than that of the soldiers. For some reason, there is extreme anger of Russians towards that city, even though - at least before the war, being one of the most pro-Russian cities in the whole of Ukraine. More than 2,000 civilians were killed in Mariupol. And this is only that what we have managed to count.
MARTIN: Zablotskyy says not all the deaths are from direct shelling. There are reports children have died from a lack of water. He says the capital Kyiv has just two weeks' worth of food and water left and even fewer medical supplies.
ZABLOTSKYY: The focus is mostly currently not on food but supply and medicine, of which there is a significant shortage, and the supplies for the army. So I am hoping to bring bulletproof vests, thermal imaging scopes and daily clothing for the soldiers.
MARTIN: How did this fall to you? I mean, can you explain the supply lines that had to be set up to get these - this critical kind of equipment to the military and what your role is in this?
ZABLOTSKYY: Well, I cannot go much into the detail, but many members of Parliament have become a natural point of contact. If somebody wants to bring something and they need clearance at the border, members of Parliament, as public individuals, are the point at which they can reach to do something. Plus, in our capacity, this allows us to reach a lot of individuals and businesses and make official and unofficial contacts with different suppliers to arrange some supplies.
MARTIN: You talk about the shortage of medical supplies. Is that throughout the country?
ZABLOTSKYY: That is definitely throughout the country. And of course, the areas where there is most fighting, it is the worst for understandable reasons. So there is a long list of medical supplies necessary. Of course, it ranges from scalpels to painkillers and to many different medicine for the people who are wounded.
MARTIN: How much does the closure of the Port of Odesa have to do with the food insecurity right now?
ZABLOTSKYY: Well, quite a bit but mostly not for Ukraine. We exported around 80% of what we were growing in terms of grains and sunflower towards the international markets. And you can see that the prices for wheat are skyrocketing. The problem is that Russia has knocked off Ukraine, which is one of the major suppliers of grain to international markets. And this year, for sure, food prices all over the globe, including United States, will be as high as never. The inflation for food products will definitely be in the double digits. I would not be surprised if it will be over 50% or more.
MARTIN: I want to ask about international assistance right now. Separate from the more-than-$1-billion security assistance coming from the U.S., President Biden also signed a spending bill that includes $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine. Do you have any idea at this point how that money would be used and distributed?
ZABLOTSKYY: First of all, we extremely appreciate here in Ukraine the support that the American people and American taxpayers are providing to Ukraine. And Americans need to know that this money do go an extremely long way here, and plus, people desperately do need it. So $14 billion is roughly 10% of our GDP, so it will allow us to survive for at least a couple of months. And plus, a lot of that assistance is for arms. Unfortunately, we think that Russia will not stop its attack, and we will be kindly asking, most likely in the near future, to help our citizens evade more pain - so I'm pretty sure that we will need further humanitarian assistance to alleviate human suffering and to continue fighting of the Russians.
MARTIN: I'm sure you have seen these videos from around the country of Ukrainians protesting the Russian presence. They are calling for an end of the war, to great risk to themselves by just showing up. I wonder if you could reflect on the level of the Ukrainian resistance, not just from the military but from what you have seen from regular people.
ZABLOTSKYY: Well, it's our nation-building (ph) moment. There's absolutely no way that Russia can capture our country. It just doesn't make any point when 95% of the population do not want to see them here. And these extremely brave people, they show that. Of course, they do not have guns within them, but they show extreme courage. They take risks. And we know that many of them are eventually jailed. But it's an extremely good point because it shows again to the Russians that even if they destroyed the military in some city, even if they capture, there is no way out for them. They cannot control the area of the people that they thought would meet them with flowers. So it is clear that Russia cannot win this war.
MARTIN: Maryan Zablotskyy, a member of the Ukrainian Parliament, the finance committee. Thank you so much for your time.
ZABLOTSKYY: Thank you for having me. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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