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Drink The Best Wine In New Zealand
DISCOVERING THE BEST WINE NZ HAS TO OFFER
IT seems Samuel Marsden knew what he was talking about when he predicted, way back in the early 1800s, that the Land of the Long White Cloud had all the agreeable attributes needed to make award-winning wine.
The Anglican missionary, who was officially credited with planting New Zealand's first vines at the Bay of Islands 202 years ago, said the country promised "to be very favourable to the vine".
Migrants who arrived from around the world – from French priests to pastoralists and pioneers – laboured to continue the tradition and endured waves of phylloxera, plagues of powdery mildew, and harassment from prohibitionists to ensure the young colony kept the winemaking flame flickering.
It wasn't an easy road for Kiwi viticulturists and vigneron, and 30 years ago there were fewer than 100 wineries scattered around the North and South islands.
But that number has skyrocketed to the high side of 700, with New Zealand's wine exports jumping from $18 million in the 1990s to an impressive $2 billion at the start of this decade.
The old names are still there, but the Kiwi wine culture is being propelled by an injection of innovation prompted by the arrival of new faces.
And today Marlborough, Hawkes Bay and Central Otago are nurturing heritage and new-world varieties to take their place beside traditional giants like Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Chianti, Mendoza, Stellenbosch and the Willamette Valley.
BEST WINE NEW ZEALAND, BY THE NUMBERS
There is now 40,000ha of New Zealand under vine – that number is up from 35,000ha in 2012 – with the average yield per hectare sitting at 9.2 tonnes in 2021 and 90 million litres sold across the country during the past 12 months.
The secret to this success is, according to New Zealand Wine, the temperate maritime climate mixed with the "unwavering passion" of the winemakers and the "highly distinctive nature" of the country's many wine styles.
"Four varieties – Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay – account for over 90 per cent of wine production," the organisation's website explains.
"But New Zealand also excels in the production of an increasing range of popular styles and varieties with Riesling, Syrah, and Bordeaux blends leading the way, and everything from Albariño to Zinfandel also being explored across New Zealand's diverse wine regions.
"Sustainability is an integral part of the New Zealand wine industry. New Zealand's winemakers and grape growers are committed to crafting exceptional wine while helping the natural environment, local businesses and communities to thrive."
NEW ZEALAND'S BEST WINE REGIONS
There are 13 distinctive wine regions across the land on the eastern side of the Tasman Sea – from Northland, at the top of the North Island, to Central Otago towards the base of the South Island – with distinctive microclimates and lofty geography providing favourable conditions in every nook and cranny between the coasts.
No vineyard sits more than 120km from the shoreline, guaranteeing the vines benefit from the regulating properties of the priceless maritime influences, with the grapes supported by long hours of sunshine and cool nights during the prime growing seasons.
The long string of magnificent mountains that form the spine of both islands cast rain shadows that reliably regulate precipitation, a low population and ample open space deliver fresh breezes that are free of pollution, and rich soils promise the drop from each district boasts a distinctive terroir.
As the old saying goes, terroir determines the character of a wine while man determines its quality, and in New Zealand the industry has hit the bullseye on both counts.
The peaceful plateau that covers the heart of the South Island's deep south – from just east of Queenstown all the way to the Pacific Ocean – has 1930ha under vine with Pinot Noir not only accounting for 1,555ha of that territory's harvest but laying claim to the title of the region's flagship drop.
There are six sub-regions, each producing slight variations on the signature Pinot Noir style, with the weather that washes across New Zealand's most southern vineyards also nurturing "vivid white wines" including Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc as well as a "perfumed and pretty" Rosé that's finding the spotlight.
A cluster of three sub-regions make up the dynamic North Canterbury district – there's the Canterbury Plains, Waipara Valley and Banks Peninsula, all a stone's throw from cosmopolitan Christchurch – with a cohort of quiet achievers proficiently punching above their weight.
The region stretches along 200km of the South Island's east coast – positioned to savour a cool and dry climate with steady sunshine that fosters a long growing season – and 68 estates are crafting the Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc that are defining the terroir of this land below the Southern Alps.
When it comes to big names and international fame, you can't go past Marlborough. The region crowning the South Island is responsible for producing almost 80 per cent of the land's inventory and is noted for a Sauvignon Blanc that has been stopping the show right around the world since its debut in the 1980s.
There are 159 wineries inside a parcel of property that now counts 20,000ha under vine and the area enjoys a congenial combination of low rainfall, cool but sunny summers and free-draining soil with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and aromatics like Pinot Gris and Riesling emerging to now get some of the glory.
The soft sun that shines on New Zealand's second-largest wine region has been nurturing stately red and white drops since the 1850s when Marist missionaries planted the first vines in fields flanking the rolling Pacific Ocean breakers.
Today the area is home to 104 wineries – up from 84 a decade ago – surrounding dozens of cellar doors with the 4643ha under vine turning out grapes including the Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah that are the local heroes.
New Zealand Wine describes "Gissy" – as the locals know it – as a "beguiling wine region" with Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, Merlot, Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc the varieties that do best in terrain that enjoys a flattering mix of high sunshine and stabilising maritime factors.
This pocket is home to the country's most easterly vineyards, and there is now 1183ha under vine with some of the area's newest arrivals initiating what is becoming known as a winemaking renaissance and encouraging new-world grapes to flourish on some of the steeper hillside blocks.
MEETING THE MAKERS
While big business has made its way into New Zealand, the industry is still driven by families. The vast majority of vineyards and wineries are operated by people that share a surname and it's not uncommon for every aspect of the process to be done by several generations of the same clan which is another positive part of Kiwi wine culture.
Craggy Range is one such story, with the Peabody family establishing the Hawkes Bay address in 1993 as a passion project that could be handed down to future generations.
After searching France and the United States for a suitable site to start from scratch – rather than buying someone else's dream – patriarch Terry and his wife Mary settled on a plot at "the edge of the world" in the "land of mountains, fire and ice".
The Craggy Range drops are now drawn from blocks around the Hawkes Bay zone, as well as further afield in Martinborough and Marlborough, and cultivated at the original Gimblett Gravel Winery and satellite Giants Winery which sits in the shadows of the majestic Te Mata Peak.
Each operation features an assortment of individual cellars, "designed to the requirements of each wine style providing the best winemaking conditions for the unique parcels", with the results a range led by the Prestige Collection including the Syrah Le Sol and a Cabernet Sauvignon known as The Quarry.
Les Beaux Cailloux is a rare single-block Chardonnay, Aroha a Pinot Noir that hails from Martinborough on the south side of the Cook Strait, and the most famous of the five is Sophia which is a Bordeaux-style blend of Merlot and Cabernet grapes.
DISCOVER THE BEST WITH AAT KINGS & INSPIRING JOURNEYS
AAT Kings' 21 Day Spirit of New Zealand Tour traverses Aotearoa from bottom to top, dropping in on some of the famed wine regions such as Central Otago and the boutique wineries of the Bay of Islands, including Marsden Estate, Cottle Hill and Fat Pig Vineyard, one of the older wineries in the Kerikeri region renowned for their small batch wines.
The 17-day New Zealand Uncovered escorted tour allows winelovers the chance to discover Auckland's famed 'island of wine', Waiheke, a unique micro-climate and wine producing and culinary destination located only 18 kilometres from New Zealand's most populated city. Guests can also choose to taste some of Central Otago's award-winning tipples with a tour of four of the regions premium boutique vineyards, venturing through three contrasting wine sub-regions; Gibbston, Cromwell and the Bannockburn basin.
Inspiring Journeys offers two hosted holidays that roam through the heart of Hawkes Bay, where long lines of vines that change colours with the seasons stretch towards the peaks that provide a picture-perfect backdrop to this bucolic corner of the country.
The Long White Cloud is a 19-day expedition from Christchurch to Auckland and completes a lazy loop of the South Island to take in iconic locations like the Franz Josef Glacier and Milford Sound before crossing the Cook Strait to linger in Wellington and Rotorua.
The Endless Shore is a slightly shorter sojourn that dedicates eight days to touring the North Island from Wellington to Auckland with the fabulous Te Papa Museum of New Zealand, Napier, Lake Taupo, Rotorua, the Redwoods Treewalk and Caveworld Waitomo on the schedule.
Both outings call on the Peabody family, with a stop at the Kings Winery to sample the bottles in the Craggy Range inventory and graze through a perfectly-matched meal coming during the journey across New Zealand's magical North Island.
By AAT Kings


Poseidon is one of the original Olympian gods out of the six. I have cited a bit heavily on McLuhan to make the point that is forgotten today, that we are extended by and have created gadgets and technologies that extend us. Many people, who use these machines and the Viral Stream, do not really pay attention to the fact that these machines are simply ourselves extended, and we are what these machines are and how they function.
Anime fans spend a lot of time browsing the latest news, listening to their favourite anime original soundtrack (OST), watching an episode or purchasing anime accessories. To accomplish these tasks easily, there are tools available to aid in accessing such content and products while you're on the go and can be of great help.
Crackle is a video entertainment platform that lets you watch TV shows for free. Sony owns this website so you can trust it regarding quality and reliability. It has a great collection of famous TV shows like Seinfeld, Firefly, The Shield and even anime shows. The content is well categorized along with a search option to help you explore more.
The answer is yes, but it's not how it seems. Only the first eight seasons of The Walking Dead are available on Netflix US. Season 9 will become available on Netflix US after it has completed airing on TV. If you are the kind of person who likes to binge watch an entire season overnight, waiting it out to appear on Netflix can work for you. But again, you will still need a VPN.
Europa Christi" to ruch powstały w marcu 2017 r. z inicjatywy ks. infułata Ireneusza Skubisia, honorowego redaktora naczelnego tygodnika katolickiego Niedziela". Jego głównym celem jest odbudowanie chrześcijańskiego myślenia Europie. Pierwszy Kongres Ruchu Europa Christi" odbył się w dniach od 19 do 23 października 2017 r. w Częstochowie, Łodzi i Warszawie.


The clinic circuit is a hoot! I've been teaching trail riding and horse camping at expos from coast to coast. One topic that comes up is gadgets. People either rely on them too much or pooh-pooh the very idea.
I love gadgets, though very few come along with me on my trips. While I'm a big fan of knots, I do find a few hardware devices useful.
Many horse riders avoid knots because they perceive them as difficult to learn. A better idea might be to consider knots as easy to learn, but a skill that requires practice.
What Knots Should I Learn?
There are many knots that are excellent for horse riders and campers. I frequently use the following basic workhorse knots.
Bowline—A great all-purpose knot that I often use when setting up a highline or any time I need a very secure knot.
Prusik knot—Made for use in climbing and rappelling, the prusik is a simple knot with a lot of uses, especially when a sliding adjustment is handy.
Trucker's hitch—Great for tensioning highlines. The 3 to 1 mechanical advantage lets you easily get a highline much tighter than you could by simply pulling on one end.
Half hitch – A general-use knot that, when doubled, makes a nice lock down.
Knots don't add any weight.
They're versatile (a single knot can be used in multiple applications).
Knot tying is a skill that, if nurtured, doesn't easily break, get lost, or fail.
Knots can reduce the strength of a rope up to 50% (depending on the type of knot used).
Some knots "bind" when loaded, making them difficult to untie.
Some ropes are very slippery and don't hold knots well.
Poorly tied knots can become risks, either to your animal or to yourself.
If not used often enough, or without practice, you can forget how and when to use knots to their best advantage.
The main function of the device must be obvious.
The "no-knot" method should be simple and straightforward without complex wrapping or weaving, defeating the purpose.
The device should solve a real issue or challenge, such as improving dexterity, decreasing slippage, improving efficiencies, increasing strength, providing mechanical advantage, minimizing weight, etc.
The device should pack well when attached. Sharp points, unnecessary bulk, and weight are potential hazards.
If hardware claims to make things simpler and easier, then it should. Some hardware devices are unfortunately solutions looking for a problem, or present solutions that are overly complex and maybe not necessary in the first place.
Gadgets can add significant weight to an overall system.
Some are overly complex and difficult to use.
Hardware can break, get lost, or left behind.
Visit www.TrailMeister.com for how-to instructions on all the knots listed above, and the largest and most accurate horse trail and horse camp guide in the world.


Min. 2 nights. Sleeps 5 + 2. Two bedrooms, additional sofa bed, one bathroom.
Tiarks, sleeping five + two, is one of four delightful stone barn conversions situated at Webbington Farm, a working beef farm in the beautiful Somerset countryside.
Guests at Tiarks have private access to a luxury heated hot tub in a separate building. The oak beamed cottage, named after the family that used to reside at the Webbington Hotel, boasts modern facilities and is finished to an exceptional standard. The spacious ground floor accommodation benefits from an open plan living space comprising a well-equipped kitchen, dining and sitting areas. The sleeping accommodation comprises one double and one triple bedroom. A further two guests can be accommodated on a sofa bed in the sitting area. The family bathroom has a P shaped bath with a shower over. The private patio to the front of the cottage is a delightful spot to sit and relax in at any time of day.
The other three cottages at Webbington Farm are Kitty (sleeps 4), Poppy (sleeps 6 + 1) and Golightly (sleeps 4 + 3). All four cottages can be booked together for larger groups to accommodate up to 25 guests. Please see Webbington Farm Cottages http://www.staycationholidays.co.uk/holiday/webbington-farm-cottages-somerset/ if you are interested in this option.
Spacious open plan living space comprising a sitting area, a dining area and a modern fitted kitchen area. The sofa bed in the sitting area can sleep an additional 2 guests.
Triple bedroom with 3 x 3′ beds.
A charming single storey stone barn renovation, situated on a working beef farm in the beautiful Somerset countryside.
The three other properties at Webbington Farm, Kitty (sleeps 4), Poppy (sleeps 6 + 1) and Golightly (sleeps 4 + 3), can be booked with Tiarks to create a large property for family get-togethers or groups of friends of up to 25 people. Cottages may be taken individually or in any combination.
Ground floor: Family bathroom with a P shaped bath with shower over.
Sorry, no pets are allowed at this cottage. Please bring your own towels for swimming and for use in the hot tub. This cottage has the benefit of being on one level and is therefore suitable for the elderly/less mobile. Minimum stay 7 nights during Summer High season.
Tiarks is nestled below Crook Peak on the edge of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with scenic walks to its summit offering views of the Somerset Levels as far as Glastonbury Tor! Amidst Somerset's famous cider making and Cheddar strawberry growing area, the location is ideal for guests looking for peace, tranquility and the great outdoors.
Tiarks makes a superb base for exploring the surrounding countryside and coastline. Within easy reach are the impressive gorge and caves of Cheddar and Wookey Hole, the cathedral city of Wells, historic Glastonbury, the Georgian city of Bath and the home of Isambard Kingdom Brunel: Bristol. For further retail therapy, Clarks Village at Street is an easy drive.


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KKK doesn't regret distributing fliers on Bloody Sunday
KKK leader said he wishes he would have distributed more fliers on Bloody Sunday
KKK doesn't regret distributing fliers on Bloody Sunday KKK leader said he wishes he would have distributed more fliers on Bloody Sunday Check out this story on montgomeryadvertiser.com: http://on.mgmadv.com/1C9qzHs
Kelsey Davis, Montgomery Advertiser Published 12:50 p.m. CT March 12, 2015 | Updated 1:05 p.m. CT March 12, 2015
This logo was on the letter.(Photo: contributed)
The Ku Klux Klan distributed about 6,000 fliers throughout Montgomery as well as Selma on the weekend of Bloody Sunday.
Jeremy Jones, who oversees KKK operations in Alabama, said the flier distribution was intended as a recruitment effort, not an intimidation tactic. (Jeremy, an Exalted Cyclops in the Klan, did not want to give his last name, and asked to be referred to as Jones).
Jones said the distribution of the fliers was not intentionally timed to align with Bloody Sunday.
"That weekend just happened to be the weekend I'd already arranged for 15 people to come down and do a flier drop. When I went to south Alabama two weekends ago, we picked an area about the same size and we did the same thing down there," he said.
However, Jones said he does not regret coincidentally distributing thousands of KKK fliers on a historical civil rights anniversary and he now believes it was not a bad decision.
"It was actually a good decision to do it on that day, even though it was a coincidence," he said. "I wish we'd put out more now that I look back at it."
Neither the Montgomery County Sheriff's office nor the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate group activity across the nation, received complaints from anyone who received the fliers.
Jones did not name a specific location where the fliers were delivered.
About six months ago, similar activity occurred in Prattville, when KKK members distributed fliers for recruitment purposes.
Heidi Beirich, who works at the SPLC, says these recruitment efforts have become more frequent in the past year.
"This happens a lot, at least once a month for sure," she said. "People are always horrified or disgusted or upset (when they report receiving a flier). The Klan has been doing a whole lot of this kind of fliering all over the country. I don't think it reflects any strength of the organization, but it has been a common activity."
Beirich also said no recent violent activity connected with the KKK has been reported.
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Bowhill Engineering was contracted to take part in this project in January 2007. The scope of the job included: Manufacture of production jigs and assembly and welding 140 units of each component. Components included side wall assemblies, Chute assemblies and gate assemblies and well as the main chassis (centre sills).
This project involved almost 1,200 tonnes of steel manufacture and an impressive quantity of components were able to be produced on a weekly schedule thanks to our collaboration with the MFC (Murraylands Fabrication Consortium).
This project was a design and construct structural/mechanical scope with a tight timeline.


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Q: Numpy append multiple different np.arrays in one axis of existing np.array I have
x = np.array([[1, 5], [2, 8]])
x.shape

The shape of x is (2,2)
How do I make new array y, that will contain 40 different arrays of the same shape x? The desired y array should be of dimension (40,2,2)
When I try y = np.expand_dims(x, axis=1) it gives me shape (2, 1, 2).
I don't understand how numpy append things in different axes...
Thanks!

A: Since you wrote you want an array y of higher dimension, you can simply initialize an array of zeros as
y = np.zeros((40, x.shape[0],x.shape[1]))
print (y.shape)
# (40, 2, 2)

where you provide the size of the array x.
EDIT
Based on your comment below, here is the answer. You can use dstack where you provide the arrays to be stacked as a tuple (x, z) here and it stacks them along the third axis.
x = np.array([[1, 5], [2, 8]])
z = np.array([[11, 55], [22, 88]])
y = np.dstack((x,z))
y.shape
# (2, 2, 2)

EDIT 2
To stack it in the front, you can use swapaxes an swap the first and the third axes.
y = np.dstack((x,z,x)).swapaxes(0,2)
y.shape
# (3, 2, 2)

A: Try this:
import numpy as np

x = np.array([[1, 5], [2, 8]])

y = np.asanyarray([x] * 40)

print(y.shape)

The output shape would be (40, 2, 2).

A: It seems that you want to concatenate multiple arrays together in a new dimension:
import numpy as np
x = np.array([[1, 5], [2, 8]])
y = np.array([[11, 55], [22, 88]])

z = np.array([x, y, x])
print(z.shape)  # (3, 2, 2)

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I have a 20 gallon high aquarium. It measures 24'Lx16'Hx12'W. Where can I get a hood for a resonable price that can hold enought fluorescent or compact fluorescent bulbs to grow high light plants? I'm really confused on this, and right now I have 1 15 watt bulb on the tank. I was considering this: http://www.ahsupply.com/36-55w.htm But I am really not sure.
2X55W is PERFECT! you want 5W/gallon, so in a 20g that equals 100W, and you would have 110W. perfect!
You cant just say that every tank needs 5 watts per gallon. Lighting depends on what you plan to keep, the depth of the tank, and the quality of the light.
true. if youre going heavily planted, you may need more, lightly as in 2-3 plants, 1 55W may be enough.
I;m going with heavily planted. Would the one 1x55 be enough, or would I need 2x55? BTW, I am keeping the 15w fluorescent on if I get the 1x55 so I will have 70w total. Would that be enough?
One more thing, is there any other hoods you know of that would have sufficient light that isn't too expensive?
Ed. I have a couple of questions.
Are you planning on CO2?
What type of Plants do you want to keep?
Are you going to fertilize?
How fast do you want everything to grow?
How much light you need is going to depend on your answers to these questions.
heavily planted doesn't necessarily mean high light plants. You can have a heavily planted low light tank.
My guess is that you can get away with one 55 watt and the 15 watt is just icing on the cake as long as you do not plan on growing insanely high light plants. Going to 110 watt on a 20 gallon will require good CO2, but will give you good results if you can get your other parameters in check.
this would be another option. It is 20 dollars more than the AHA but does not require you to build a hood or put it together.
there is also a 2x65 watt version that you can get for over 100.
No you do not. you can have a heavily planted tank with 1 watt per gallon. The amount of light you have limits more what type of plants you can grow, vs how much.
I am sure that I could create a heavily planted 20 gallon of java fern, mosses and anubis. Given enough time.
For reference Ed. here is my 30 gallon with two T5 21 watt bulbs for a total of 42 watts over 30 gallons.
you do not need insane light to get good results. you just have to pick the plants that will grow in your conditions.
Yes. I am planning on a DIY mixture.
Not quite sure at the moment, but definetly cabombas, amazon swords, as well as some other stuff.
Yes. I am currently using Hagens Iron enriches liquid fertilizer. I am planning on changing the substrate to Eco complete or AquaSoil. I'm leaning towards Ecp complete because it is cheaper, But I would really like aquasoil.
Generally, fast. I'm kind of impatient, and it would be cool to see a constantly changing aquascape. But, I don't have much of a budget and won't start getting paid until Sep or Oct, so I would be content with an average growing rate.
About the AHA, willI have to build an enclosure or can I put it in my all glass aquarium hood? If I have to build an enclosure, I will probably go with the corallife or something else.
Which would be a better choice for a planted tank? (In your opinion): The AHA or the Coral Life? would end up paying a bit less for the AHA, but is it worth it?
Is there a DIY that I can do so I will not spend so much money?
About the AHA, willI have to build an enclosure or can I put it in my all glass aquarium hood?
I believe that the AHAs are designed to be mounted up above the tank on a wooden hood. You could easily make one and I am sure there are plans on line.
you could try sitting them directly on the glass, but I would think that you would have a problem with heat build up.
If I have to build an enclosure, I will probably go with the corallife or something else.
I have a couple of coralifes and absolutely love them, but people who have them rave about the AHA lights as well. It is your descision. It all depends on whether you want to build a hood or not.
It is hard to give you suggestions as I am still not sure what type of plants you want to grow. I would figure out what plants you want to gorw and then research what kind of light you will need for those plants and buy your lights accordingly. There is no sense buying an insane light if your plants are not going to use it.
Yeah. I would just make sure that you use two pop bottles and buy some CO2 resistant tubing. You can make your own diffuser/reactor/ or buy one. You can also run it into your filter as well, depending on the make and model. Most of this is a personal choice and it is up to you how much you spend.
But you should be able to make it for less than 30 dollars if you try.
Thanks hungryhound. All this lighting stuff is really confusing! currently i have elodeas, cobombas and crypts. The crypts grow great, the elodeas okay, and the cabombas have been dying. I wpould like to grow high light plants. I am really confused! Is it possible to buy the lights and end caps and wiring and all that other stuff seperately and put it all in a hood or something like that? I'm just trying to save money. Thanks again.
55 watt is plenty for a 20 gallon. You could just get a glass top for the tank. They cost about $10 for a 20 gallon.
Here's one at Big Als or $60. I wish I had gotten that one myself. I would rather have two 24's than one 48" so I can move them around to different tanks as needed.
LOLOL Just read the thread and see hungryhound has recommended the same light. Great minds do think the same!
Ed, here's another light I continue to go back to. This is also 65 watt. http://www.azgardens.com/newlights2.php Scroll clear to bottom of page.
Go with the coralife 65w fixture. The AHS 55 watt will be significantly brighter (and harder to maintain a stable tank in, especially with DIY CO2), and it requires a hood enclosure (or some elbow grease) 2x 55 watts from AHS would be impossible without pressurized CO2.
Thanks everyone! Now just gotta wait until I get paid in October and I'm good to go!
Hungryhound what plants do you have in your tank because, I have a 5 gallon with a light that provides only 2 watts per gallon.
The watt per gallon rule breaks down in small tanks. What kind of bulb is this? At best, I'd say you are limited to low light plants. Watt is a measure of electricity going in, not light coming out.
Which brings about the question. Should the "rule" be changed to lumens or candle power?
Technically lumens isn't even a good measure, since what you are really looking for is the amount of usable light that actually gets to the plants, which can be measured with a PAR meter (though they are EXPENSIVE), but yeah, lumens would be a better measure than watts, at least for comparisions between T-5, compact fluorescent, MH, incandescent, etc. Another crucial factor is the intensity of the light. For instance, if you had a 2 watt CF bulb (if they made them) over a 0.25 gallon tank, you'd technically have 8w/g, but you wouldn't be able to grow anything in it. And a 250w metal halide bulb would probably burn your retinas if you stared at it, but 250x 1 watt LED's wouldn't even phase you, even though the LED's probably put out more light in your direction.
The w/g rule can be used for tanks between 20-90 gallons assuming that the wattage is for fluorescent lighting, and that you have decent reflectors. For tanks larger than 90, you don't need as much w/g. For tanks smaller than 20, you need more w/g to get the same effect.
worse light. I didn't plan on keeping them long anyway.
Sorry it took me so long to respond, as I recently went on vacation and am behind on post reading.
It seems Chrona has addressed the issue or watts per gallon in small tanks.
but the tank in question is too complex to list, so please see the attachment.


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Me Without You
"Harina" is the nickname given to two childhood neighbors and friends, Holly and Marina, because they are such good friends and are so close. It is quickly obvious that in "Harina" there is far more "Marina" than there is "Holly," which lies at the core of Me Without You, the new movie written and directed by Sandra Goldbacher (The Devil's Chimney, The Governess) and co-written by Laurence Coriat (Wonderland). Me Without You traces the friendship between Holly (Michelle Williams, Perfume, But I'm A Cheerleader) and Marina (Anna Friel, An Everlasting Piece, Sunset Strip). The film begins when they are children, and quickly moves forward in time stopping at certain points to see how their friendship is evolving (dissolving). As children, the two seems equals, but as time passes, Marina becomes the dominant one.
Marina enjoys the wild party life of drugs and alcohol, and Holly becomes more of the studious intellectual type. When Marina goes clubbing, Holly is out protesting. As Goldbacher visits them in high school, college, and post-college, and their differences grow. The one constant is the crush that Holly has on Marina's older brother Nat (Oliver Milburn, Paranoid, The Cookie Thief). Holly uses Marina as a sort of intermediary to relay notes and messages. Nat does likewise. What both do not realize is that Marina does do as she's told. If Marina gives her a message for Nat, she never delivers it. Marina is jealous of the potential connection between Nat and Holly, and does not want to lose her "control" of Holly. In college, their friendship undergoes immense strain when they both begin relationships with Daniel (Kyle MacLachlan, Timecode, Hamlet), a professor at their university. After this, things are never quite the same. It is as if Holly is beginning to realize exactly how she feels about Marina, yet it will still take time for her to come out and say it.
Goldbacher does do a good job of showing a crumbling friendship, and how it affects Marina and Holly. What she does not do is show why they are friends in the first place. From the perspective of the viewer, Marina is controlling and manipulative the entire movie, and she is nearly unbearable near the end. Quick shots of happy children on swings and playing patty-cake are not enough to establish what she posits as a deep bond. Williams gives a good performance as Holly, and has proven herself the most accomplished actor of all her Dawson's Creek cohorts. Goldbacher sends her character through the emotional wringer. It seems that nothing she does ever turns out right, and the older Holly is, the more it affects her emotionally. She shuts down when Marina is around, and is animated and happy when Marina is gone. When the two are together, Marina's personality dominates between the two. The two do get in some spectacular fights, but Goldbacher never delves into the aftermaths in a satisfactory manner. They fight, they argue for a while, then don't talk, then everything is better. At times, it seems Goldbacher is more interested in getting the time period right. She takes us from the early seventies all the way to the new millennium, with a focus on fashion and the appropriate music for each time period. Me Without You does present a compelling look at the ebbing friendship between Holly and Marina, but since it does not really take the time to establish that friendship, Goldbacher's intense emotions become muted.
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Photograph by Cory Stinson and Matt Anderson.
Colored rings of light are generated with a femtosecond supercontinuum source and an axicon, then captured with a long exposure digital image. In this photo, a supercontinuum source (lower right) emits a bright beam which traverses to the left. It passes through an axicon (lower left), which generates the circular beam pattern. The beam then reflects off a mirror and expands as it passes to the upper right. This photo was NOT photoshopped. It was achieved with a 30 second exposure. The solid beam was traced with a white card, the rings were generated by intercepting the beam with the card at regularly spaced intervals. During this exposure of the rings, the output of the supercontinuum source was adjusted from red to green. Finally, the equipment and Dr. Anderson were illuminated with a flashlight for the last few seconds of the exposure. Dr. Matt Anderson built the first femtosecond laser system at SDSU, and over the last several years has used this system to study the limits on pulse shaping and measurement, nonlinear effects in matter, and generation of novel femtosecond beams using spatial light modulators. These areas of research have been at the forefront of optical science for the last decade.


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The Oggly family arrive at the municipal rubbish dump of Smelliville and must look for a new home, but they never feel really welcome anywhere. They stink and are for most humans just a tad too oggly. When Firebottom, the family dragon, crash-lands on the run-down rubbish tip of the small town of Smelliville, the Ogglies at once feel at home. And it's here they want to stay.
Genre : Adventure, Animation, Family
Actors : Andrea Dewell, Ben Young, Geraldine Blecker, Kya Stein, Lily Held, Phil Lewis, Sema'j Alexander Cunningham, Susan Tackenberg, Tom Zahner, Tony Clark, Tracey Grey
Director : Jens Møller, Toby Genkel
Country : Belgium, Germany
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Two ill-prepared slacker buddies head into the wilderness hoping their documented exploits catch the eye of their reality television survival idol, Bear. They should have left their girlfriends at home.
Hard Breed to Kill
A band of outlaws appear out of nowhere on a ranchers property and viciously shoot him down. They steal what they can from his ranch and kidnap his wife. They make for the Mexican border, but something starts stalking them. From: Exploitation.TV
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Blackbeard's Ghost
Peter Ustinov stars as the eponymous wraith, who returns to Earth to aid his descendant, elderly Elsa Lanchester (Stowecroft). The villains want to kick Lanchester and her friends out of their group home so that they can build a crooked casino. Good guy Steve Walker (Jones) gets caught in the middle of the squabble after evoking Blackbeard's ghost.
Country: United States of America, USA
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The Ghost of Greville Lodge
Teenager James Greville has lived in children's homes his whole life, so he is surprised when a Great Uncle invites him to his country manor for a holiday. While exploring the sprawling Greville Lodge he soon discovers that it has many secrets.
Country: UK, United Kingdom
Genre: Family, Mystery
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Country: UK, United Kingdom, United States of America, USA
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
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Charles Earle Raven (* 4. Juli 1885 in London; † 8. Juli 1964 in Cambridge) war ein britischer anglikanischer Theologe und Schriftsteller.

Leben und Wirken
Raven war ein Sohn des John Earle und seiner Ehefrau Alice, geb. Comber. Er wuchs in Uppingham auf. Dank eines Stipendiums konnte er klassische Literatur und Theologie am Caius College der Universität Cambridge studieren. Zudem befasste er sich mit Biologie. Zu dieser Zeit entwickelte er Ideen einer Verknüpfung von Theologie und naturwissenschaftlichen Methoden, die er ein Leben lang in seiner Arbeit vertiefte.

1909 wurde Raven zum Priester geweiht. Von 1909 bis 1920 gehörte er – unterbrochen von Beurlaubungen – als Dekan und Lecturer zum Emmanuel College von Cambridge. 1915 wurde Raven Assistant Master an der Tonbridge School.

Von 1917 bis 1918 kam er als Feldkaplan der britischen Armee im Ersten Weltkrieg zum Einsatz. Unter dem Eindruck des Krieges entwickelte er sich zum überzeugten Pazifisten. 1919 erhielt Raven eine Stellung als Dozent am Trinity College in Dublin und führte seine Aufgaben am Emmanuel College bis 1920 fort. 1920 ging er als Rektor nach Bletchingley in Surrey, wo er bis 1924 wirkte.

1924 wurde Raven zum Canon der Kathedrale von Liverpool ernannt, wo er sich schnell einen Namen als Prediger machte. 1931 wurde er zum Kanzler der Kathedrale befördert.

1932 kehrte Raven an die Universität Cambridge zurück, wo er bis 1950 als Regius Professor of Divinity unterrichtete. Von 1939 bis 1950 war er dort Master am Christ's College. Von 1947 bis 1949 zudem Vizekanzler von Cambridge.

Raven war in den 1930er Jahren einer der prominentesten Pazifisten Großbritanniens. Entsprechend seiner antimilitaristischen Haltung unterstützte er die Peace Pledge Union und die Fellowship of Reconciliation.

Von den nationalsozialistischen Polizeiorganen wurde Raven als bekannter Pazifist als ideologischer Feind eingestuft: Im Frühjahr 1940 setzte das Reichssicherheitshauptamt in Berlin ihn auf die Sonderfahndungsliste G.B., ein Verzeichnis von Personen, die im Falle einer erfolgreichen Invasion und Besetzung der britischen Inseln durch die Wehrmacht von den Besatzungstruppen nachfolgenden Sonderkommandos der SS mit besonderer Priorität ausfindig gemacht und verhaftet werden sollten.

Als Theologe vertrat Raven pantheistische Ansichten einer Allgegenwart Gottes in der Natur und einer Alleinheit der gesamten Schöpfung. Dabei akzeptierte er die Evolutionslehre, die er als einen von Gott geschaffenen Mechanismus interpretierte, der dazu diene, den göttlichen Willen und die göttlichen Zielvorstellungen in materielle Wirklichkeit umzuwandeln. Jesus war bei Raven der höchste Ausdruck der Gegenwart Gottes in der Welt. In Hinblick auf die innere Organisation der Kirche sprach er sich früh für die Zulassung von Frauen zum Priesteramt aus.

1948 wurde er zum Mitglied der British Academy gewählt.

Familie
Raven war seit 1910 verheiratet mit Margaret Ermyntrude Buchanan Wollaston, genannt Bee, († 1944 in Anglesey). Mit ihr hatte er vier Kinder: Mary Eleanor, Elizabeth, John Earle und Margaret.

In zweiter Ehe war er 1954 mit der Amerikanerin Ethel Lyman Paine Moors aus Boston, 82 Jahre alt, für eine sehr kurze Zeit verheiratet. Sie war die Witwe des Financiers John F. Moors. Die dritte Ehe führte er seit 1956 mit der früheren belgischen Resistance-Kämpferin Hélène Jeanty, dann Hélène Jeanty Raven, wobei als weiterer Vorname oft ihr Spitzname Ninette diente.

Hélène Jeanty Raven wurde weltweit bekannt, als 2007 ihr Briefwechsel mit Albert Speer von 1971 bis 1981 aus Anlass einer Versteigerung von knapp 100 Briefen zwischen den beiden bekannt und detailliert beschrieben wurde. In einem Brief gesteht Speer ihr, dass er sehr wohl bei der Posener Rede Himmlers anwesend gewesen ist, er wusste vom Holocaust, was er bis dahin geleugnet hatte. Damit war der Großteil der Speer-Biographien an diesem Punkt wertlos.

Schriften
 What think ye of Christ? 1916.
 Christian Socialism, 1848–1854, 1920.
 The Mission to Cambridge University, 1919–20: A Report, 1920.
 Apollinarianism; an essay on the Christology of the Early Church, 1923.
 The Ramblings of a Bird Lover, 1927.
 The Creator Spirit. A Survey of Christian Doctrine in the Light of Biology, Psychology and Mysticism, 1927.
 The Quest of Religion, 1928.
 Women and the Ministry, 1929.
 A Wanderer's Way, 1929.
 dt.: Der Wanderer. Ein Weg durch die Zeit zum Ewigen. Salzer, Heilbronn 1938
 Musings and Memories, 1931.
 Looking Forward (towards 1940), 1931.
 Jesus and the Gospel of Love, 1931.
 The Life and Teaching of Jesus Christ, 1933.
 Liverpool Cathedral: An Impression of its early Years, 1933.
 War and the Christian, 1938.
 The Bases of Christian Pacifism, 1038 (zusammen mit Charles Harold Dodd, George Hogarth Carnaby Macgregor)
 The Cross and the Crisis, 1940.
 John Ray, Naturalist, his Life and Works, 1942.
 Science, Religion, and the Future, a Course of eight Lectures, 1943.
 Religion & Science: A Diagnosis, 1946.
 English Naturalists from Neckam to Ray; A Study of the Making of the Modern World, 1947 – ausgezeichnet mit dem James Tait Black Memorial Prize in der Kategorie Biography
 In Praise of Birds, 1950.
 Alex Wood: The Man and his Message, 1952.
 Science and the Christian Man, 1952.
 Natural Religion and Christian Theology, 1953.
 Science, Medicine and Morals. A Survey and a Suggestion, 1959.
 Paul and the Gospel of Jesus, 1960.
 Teilhard de Chardin: Scientist and Seer, 1962.

Literatur
 Eugene Marion Klaaren: Religious Origins of Modern Science. Eerdmans, 1977, ISBN 0-8028-1683-5, S. 4.
 Pacifism in the Twentieth Century, by Peter Brock and Nigel Young. Syracuse University Press, New York, 1999 ISBN 0-8156-8125-9 (p.101).

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Anglikanischer Theologe (20. Jahrhundert)
Anglikanischer Geistlicher (20. Jahrhundert)
Regius Professor of Divinity (Cambridge)
Person der Friedensbewegung
Sachbuchautor
Literatur (20. Jahrhundert)
Literatur (Englisch)
Literatur (Vereinigtes Königreich)
Christliche Literatur
Essay
Biografie
Träger des James Tait Black Memorial Prize
Mitglied der British Academy
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Gestorben 1964
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«Bad Liar» es una canción de la banda estadounidense de rock Imagine Dragons. Interscope y KIDinaKORNER lanzaron la canción el 6 de noviembre de 2018, como el cuarto sencillo del cuarto álbum de estudio de la banda, Origins (2018). Imagine Dragons, junto con Aja Volkman y Jorgen Odegard escribieron la letra de la canción, mientras que Odegard la produjo.

«Bad Liar» alcanzó el número 56 en el Billboard Hot 100 de Estados Unidos. Encabezó las listas en República Checa y Letonia, y alcanzó el top 10 en Bélgica, Finlandia, Eslovaquia y Suiza; así como el top 20 en Australia, Austria, Alemania, Italia, Nueva Zelanda, Noruega, Polonia, Singapur y Suecia. El 31 de mayo de 2019 se lanzó una versión «stripped» titulada «Bad Liar- Stripped».

Antecedentes
«Bad Liar» fue coescrita por Dan Reynolds, el vocalista principal de Imagine Dragons, y su esposa Aja Volkman poco antes de separarse. Sin embargo, Reynolds ha dicho que la pareja no terminó con el divorcio.

La banda noruega de rock alternativo Maraton señaló que la imagen de portada de su sencillo «Blood Music» es la misma que la imagen de portada de Imagine Dragons para «Bad Liar», con solo la coloración diferente. El sencillo de Maraton fue lanzado en febrero de 2018, mientras que la canción de Imagine Dragons se lanzó seis meses después en noviembre de 2018. A pesar de la innegable portada compartida, Maraton emitió una declaración revelando que habían comprado la obra de arte a un artista llamado Beeple_crap, pero no tenían ningún acuerdo para otorgarles derechos exclusivos sobre la foto.

Recepción

Crítica
Idolator llamó a la canción un «himno de ruptura brutalmente honesto», y lo describió como «crudo y despojado». Billboard comparó el peso lírico de la canción con la canción «Demons» de la banda.

Listas

Certificaciones

Video musical
El 24 de enero de 2019 se lanzó un video musical de la canción. El video se centra en una pareja de secundaria, mientras que corta a la banda tocando la canción en el estacionamiento de esa escuela varias veces a lo largo del video. El video continúa agregando un tono siniestro con las sombras oscuras circundantes y el uso de la levitación ficticia. Fue dirigida por Ryan Reichenfeld y fue filmada en Green Valley High School, en Henderson, Nevada. El video presenta a la bailarina Autumn Miller con coreografía de Marissa Osato. Digital Journal alabó el videoclip en una reseña donde le dio una calificación de «A», a la vez que dijo: «Dan Reynolds canta «Bad Liar» con mucho corazón y alma, y no teme ser crudo y vulnerable».

Presentaciones en vivo
La canción se interpretó por primera vez en vivo en el Cosmopolitan en Las Vegas, Nevada. También en el espectáculo de medio tiempo del National College Football Football Championship de 2019.

Créditos
Adaptado del booklet de la edición estándar de Origins.

Bad Liar:
 Escrito por Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, Aja Volkman y Jorgen Odegard.
 Producido por Jorgen Odegard.
 Grabado en "Ragged Insomnia Studio" (Las Vegas, Nevada) por Wayne Sermon y Jorgen Odegard.
 Mezclado por Serban Ghenea.
 Ingeniería de Mezcla por John Hanes.
 Mezclado en "MixStar Studios" (Virginia Beach, Virginia).
 Masterizado por Randy Merrill en "Sterling Sound" (Nueva York).

Imagine Dragons:
 Dan Reynolds: Voz.
 Wayne Sermon: Guitarra.
 Ben McKee: Bajo.
 Daniel Platzman: Batería.

Historial de lanzamientos

Referencias

Canciones de 2018
Canciones de rock


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Tambuwal emerges victorious at Tribunal
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The Sokoto State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, on Wednesday 2nd October 2019, upheld the election of Governor Aminu Tambuwal of the Peoples Democratic Party.
In a unanimous judgment delivered in Abuja by its three-man panel, the tribunal dismissed the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress and its governorship candidate, Ahmed Aliyu, to challenge the governor's victory at the March 9, 2019 poll.
The tribunal led by Justice Bawale Abdullahi held that the petitioners failed to adduce credible evidence to prove their case.
It held that the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission were presumed to be regular and could only be adjudged to be unreliable if the petitioners discharged the burden of proof placed on them by law.
It held that the petitioners failed to lead credible evidence to discharge the burden of proof, as it dismissed documentary evidence tendered by them on the grounds that the exhibits were not properly certified.
It held that the testimonies of most of the witnesses relied on by the petitioners were hearsay which was unreliable in law.
The tribunal chairman, Abdullahi, who delivered the lead judgment, noted that while some of the petitioners' witnesses made their written statements in the Hausa language, the petitioners blundered by only tendering the version of the statements translated in the English language, as exhibits.
Other members of the panel, Justices E.N. Anyadike, and Kadi M.A. Oniye agreed with the lead judgment.
INEC had declared the Sokoto State governorship election held on March 9, 2019, as inconclusive.
A re-run poll that was conducted on March 23, which saw Tambuwal emerge victorious with a slim margin of 342 votes.
Dissatisfied with the outcome, Aliyu and his party, alleging irregularities in the conduct of the poll, filed their petition before the tribunal to challenge Tambuwal's victory.
The petitioners, through their lead counsel, Dr. Alex Izinyon (SAN), called a total of 10 witnesses that testified before the tribunal, while Tambuwal, through his lawyer, Mr. Emmanuel Ukala (SAN) closed his defense after he presented eight witnesses that included INEC officials.
The PDP and INEC did not call witnesses.
Before delivering the lead judgment on Wednesday, the tribunal had earlier dismissed the separate preliminary objections filed by the respondents Tambuwal, the PDP and the INEC.
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Schmidt: Imposed amendments meant to remove blockades from decision making
NEWS Author:FENA, N1 Sarajevo08.10.2022 11:56
Source: N1
In an interview with Vecernji list daily, High Representative Christian Schmidt said that the aim of the amendments to the Election Law and the Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) entity, which he imposed on the night of the election, was not to benefit only one ethnic group but to enable the removal of political blockages.
"I am a rational German. First, we should be clear that we will not create a paradise in BiH. Second, the Croats were not totally suppressed. Third, Bosniaks also live here and should live here. I would be happy if all those who see some advantages or disadvantages talk about them. There is simply a lot of talk and little decision-making in this country. I can tell you that from my experience here. Emperor Francis Joseph, who ruled here, once said: 'I was a good ruler if all my people were equally dissatisfied'," said Schmidt.
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The High Representative emphasized that all parties in BiH should make more efforts to reach a consensus on important issues.
"I said that I am taking away the possibilities for blockades, and this also applies to the possibilities that the Croat side would also use. And I think that when reaching a consensus, we must move away from the principle of imposing a veto and focus more on reaching an agreement," said Schmidt.
According to him, open issues in BiH should be resolved through mutual discussion within the country.
Schmidt believes that Bosnia's European path can be a goal around which all parties will gather.
"I would certainly like to ask the EU to grant BiH the status of a membership candidate country in the coming months. I know that everything is not the best in BiH, but I think that we need a political signal for young people, we need to give them the perspective to stay here. I think that message is very important," said the High Representative.
He added that the European Union should not talk about the region as a problematic area, but should clearly state that the Western Balkans is part of Europe.
"If we want a secure, economically and energetically stable Europe, we must also cooperate with this region. And it is in our interest to have these countries within the EU. Some countries like BiH need a little more help in that, but I cannot agree with leaving an empty space here to be filled by someone else from outside Europe. This is not a game of whether BiH will join the EU. This has become a geostrategic issue, and many have overlooked it," Schmidt concluded in his interview with Vecernji list.
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It started the moment he learned how to walk. Off he went in whatever direction he happened to be pointing, wearing nothing but diapers and a smile, and sometimes not even the diapers. It made no difference where he was going, just so long as he was going somewhere. Had his parents not started keeping him tethered on a modified leash he surely would have wandered away and ended up kidnapped or roadkilled or on the back of milk carton. This wanderlusting continued into childhood and beyond.
When he started school teachers called him energetic or a nomad or threatened to get out the duct tape when patience ran thin. Many made claims of ADHD. The truth was trying to stay seated was totally impossible for him, which made school equally impossible. He just wasn't cut out for it, because he just couldn't sit still. He grew tired of being a square peg in a world of round holes. When he turned fifteen he decided he couldn't take it anymore, and he just started walking toward the south.
When folks saw him walking they had questions. Where was he going? And why? He didn't know the answers to these questions. He was on a quest, a quest that he didn't know where or why of. He felt like he would know where he was going when he got there, and as soon as he figured out the where he would know the why. Until then he kept walking.
People started feeding him and bringing him gifts. He garnered a reputation as the walking saint and his reputation preceded his path. He always had a dry place to stay and home cooked food to eat. He walked all the way through Mexico and into Central America. He crossed the Panama canal and kept going south. He eventually reached the southern tip of Tierra del Fuego, and he looked off the end of South America, over the icy waters stretching to Antarctica. It was breathtaking yes, but even this was not the where he imagined would stop him in his tracks. So he turned around and kept walking, to the North.
Almost two years after leaving he finally returned home, having walked thousands of miles and met thousands of people. He learned to speak Spanish and a bit of Portuguese. He wanted to imagine that when he made it back home it would be a relief, that somehow the urge to walk would disappear and he could finally settle into a normal life. He wanted home to be the where he was looking for, but actually returning home made him feel more lost than ever. So he kept going.
Through Oregon and Washington, into British Columbia. He couldn't stop, not until he got to the place he couldn't picture but would know nonetheless. Someday he would make it to wherever he was going, and then it would all make sense. He would finally understand why he had walked so far and never been able to stop.
Until then, the walking saint kept walking.
Vacilando – Spanish (verb) – Traveling when the experience itself is more important than the destination.
Number 2 of the Lost in Translation series
Posted in Flash, lost in translation, Stories and tagged ella francis sanders, flash fiction, lost in translation, philosophy, searching, spanish, translation, travel, vacilando, walking, wanderlust on March 4, 2015 by J. D. Hager. Leave a comment
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Bill Peterson
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Points: Here is your college football playoff system
Points: A Sports Column
By BILL PETERSON
The shadow world of college football features the playoff system that everyone wants. You know, that playoff system that's supposed to remove all the questions and controversies from deciding the national championship in college football. That one.
At the bowl level right now, it's pretty well understood that the four leading teams are Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma and Florida. They're figuring the rest of the Southeastern Conference season will untangle Alabama from Florida, then the Big 12 season will separate Texas and Oklahoma. But one of the Big 12 teams will drop off for no fault of its own and we already hear thunders of moral outrage because that possibility can even be anticipated.
You've probably heard that a playoff system would solve such problems, giving us a true measure of the top football teams, which will inevitably produce the best possible championship game. But you don't hear that kind of child dreaming down in the college football shadow world, where they really do playoffs and understand what it means.
If the establishment of a national championship game between No. 1 and No. 2 is the over-arching administrative desire from the corridors of college football power, then the system in place remains the very best means of achieving it. You might wind up shedding a tear over that No. 3 team martyred by injustice, but you'll certainly get a game involving No. 1 and a very strong challenger, which is likely to be the best possible challenger.
Play a tournament, and you soon discover that you have to live with the results. Last year, the NCAA Division I football playoffs for the championship subdivision (FCS) seeded Northern Iowa No. 1 and McNeese State No. 2. They ended up with a championship game between No. 7 Appalachian State and No. 8 Delaware.
Imagine if they drew up a 16-team playoff bracket in the bowl subdivision and seeded it by BCS rankings. Imagine that Texas Tech and Penn State were the seventh and eighth seeds, surviving to the championship game. That's what you'd get. Did you spend four months watching college football, paying attention at the top, seeing Penn State lose at Iowa, then Texas Tech wiped out at Oklahoma, only to end up with Texas Tech and Penn State playing for the national championship?
The FCS tournament is exciting because it gives everyone a chance. Every team in the eight FCS conferences with automatic berths to the playoffs knows they're in the mix for the national championship, no matter what anyone else says. At the bowl level this summer, there might have been a dozen, 15, maybe 20 teams thinking realistically that they could play for the national title. At the FCS level, it's more like 75 or 80, and the other 35 or 40 teams could still go at large.
Naturally, some of the teams left out of the tournament are fuming about it, because the playoff system is no guarantee against controversy. Sunday, for example, the selection committee entered an 8-4 Maine team, which finished second in the Colonial Association's North Division. Some thought the nod should have gone to 10-2 Big South champion Liberty.
You won't hear Kirk Herbstreit and Lee Corso complaining about that on ESPN, but if Ball State were picked ahead of Ohio State for the last spot in a BCS tournament, it's the lead story. Then, we'd hear the inevitable grousing about the seedings, and how it's unfair for this team to play on the road while that team is in too easy of a bracket. The playoffs don't answer as many questions as they raise.
But the tournament is wide open. Every team in this year's FCS field, announced Sunday, has lost at least one game. It's very difficult for FCS teams to go undefeated because that bowl-level team on the September schedule is almost always better, for understandable reasons.
Naturally, the recruits would rather play at the bowl level than at the playoff level. Given the choice between 2-10 Iowa State or 10-2 Northern Iowa, the good Iowa player will take the Big 12 school every time. A Kentucky player with offers from Kentucky and Eastern Kentucky would rather fight through the SEC than take a legitimate shot at a national championship.
Based on recruitment, the talent level in FCS isn't the same. But a well-coached FCS team is still a pretty sight, and the NFL scouts are more likely to turn up their noses at the college football hype machine than at the Ohio Valley Conference, where they might find some pro players.
The focus of power in FCS lies in the Colonial Athletic Association, which is an amalgam of the league's few football programs with the few football programs from Atlantic-10 schools. The Colonial league won five of the 16 bids to this year's tournament, which begins next Saturday. The top among them is James Madison, which has been ranked No. 1 in FCS for eight weeks, since a 35-32 win against three-time defending national champion Appalachian State.
Despite having won two straight national titles, Appalachian State won its true fame and glory on Sept. 1, 2007, with a 34-32 win at Michigan. Beginning with that day, though, Michigan is 12-13, so maybe that game wasn't such a breakthrough.
The two front runners, Appalachian State and James Madison, both feature dynamic quarterbacks.
Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards is a junior who passed for 1,946 yards and rushed for 1,588 yards in 2007. This season, he has cut back on the running to 890 yards and become a much more efficient passer, throwing for 2,146 yards and a 178.46 efficiency rating while tossing 25 touchdowns against two interceptions.
James Madison has surged this year with senior quarterback Rodney Landers, who has thrown for 1,236 yards this year with a 171.8 passer rating while rushing for 1,377 yards. According to form, the title game will come down to those two performers.
But the tournament is unpredictable, largely because it involves lots of regulars. Four schools in this year's playoffs – Appalachian State, Southern Illinois, New Hampshire and Montana – are in for the fourth year in a row. Three more teams – Northern Iowa, Richmond and James Madison – are in for the third time in four years. Five other teams – Eastern Kentucky, Cal Poly, Texas State, Colgate and Wofford – are in for the second time in four years.
That's 12 teams out of 16 with players making repeat appearances in the tournament, composing a very experienced field, a tough competition involving solid programs. But you won't hear a lot about it. You'll hear much more about the playoffs that aren't happening.
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