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My proposed senior CAPStone project is a fully Autonomous Return Vehicle (ARV) which will be released from the the upper atmosphere. It will fall back to Earth in a controlled fashion to hopefully land at my feet. For a more detailed project description, take a look at my proposal.
Here's the introductory video I released on the RaptorTech YouTube Channel.
The first prototype, the ARV MK1, can be seen in action here!
I will be documenting the research, building and testing process on this website with regular blog updates and on my daily log.
For more information about about the Newton North High School CAPStone program, visit their site.


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When Hawaii's Kilauea volcano started erupting, the molten lava made its way through the forest and began to bubble up on paved streets, according to CBS News. Steam and lava poured out of a crack in Leilani Estates, which is near the town of Pahoa on the Big Island. Governor David Ige tweeted in the early hours of May 4:" The lava is flowing onto streets in the subdivision, which consists of about 770 structures. The lava flow has prompted the mandatory evacuation of about 1,700 residents of Leilani Estates.Residents are being sheltered at Pāhoa Community Center & Kea'au Community Center." The eruption is still ongoing, and geologists do not know when it will stop. One resident told KGMB that he saw "fountains" of lava topping 100 to 125 feet.
The Hawai'i County Civil Defense required all residents of Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens Subdivisions to evacuate, which is about 1,500 residents, according to CBS News. The Hawaii Fire Department is also reporting "extremely high levels of dangerous sulfur dioxide gas detected in the evacuation area. Elderly, young, and people with respiratory issues need to comply with the mandatory evacuation order and leave the area."
To add to the scary situation, there have been hundreds of earthquakes reported in the area since April 30, CNN reports. Most of them have been around 2.0-magnitude. The most severe earthquake was a 5.0-magnitude earthquake. Kilauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes. The volcano's last eruption was in 1983. It is located in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which has since been closed due to the eruption.
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By Nora Princiotti - The Washington Times - Friday, March 31, 2017
Friday's scheduled exhibition game between the Nationals and the Boston Red Sox has been cancelled due to inclement weather and will not be rescheduled.
The Nationals will wrap-up their spring training schedule Saturday with an exhibition game against Boston at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. slated for 2 p.m.
Tanner Roark was expected to pitch Friday, with Max Scherzer on the mound Saturday. Manager Dusty Baker said Friday afternoon that a rainout wouldn't impact the rotation order.
"No. No, probably not," Baker said during his pregame press conference, which took place before the rainout was announced. "We'd like to play. Especially because Tanner needs to work and Max needs to work. But you don't want to do anything to jeopardize the health of my players, too, so we're at the mercy of the weather."
Both pitchers have been slowed in the spring. Roark joined Team USA for a start in the World Baseball Classic, which moved him off his regular spring training workload. Roark threw just 12 1/3 innings with the Nationals this spring. The cancellation of Friday's game means Roark will go 11 days in between starts. He last pitched in a game March 25.
Scherzer had to wait for the stress fracture in the second knuckle of his right ring finger to heal before he could begin pitching in games this spring. The 2016 National League Cy Young Award winner said he felt healthy and strong in his last appearance, which was March 27 against the Mets. Scherzer hit 97 mph on the radar gun that day and said he was pleased with the workload of five innings and 43 pitches, if not thrilled with his execution. Baker said Thursday the organization was thrilled to see Scherzer recover so quickly. They thought he could be out for a couple of weeks, at least, in April. Instead, he will be ready to make his first start.
If the weather is clear, Scherzer will be on the mound for Saturday's exhibition game. That would be just the third start for Scherzer before the regular season. He has thrown only 9 2/3 innings total, thus far. Stephen Strasburg remains the starter for Opening Day on Monday, which is a 1:05 p.m. start against the Miami Marlins.
Baker spoke shortly after noon and, as he did, the patter of the rain hitting the stadium grew ever-louder. Less than two hours later, the game was called off.
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Nacque a Torino il 28 luglio 1908, figlia di Giacomo e Laura dei conti Rapetti. Dopo la firma dell'armistizio dell'8 settembre 1943 aderì alla Repubblica Sociale Italiana, entrando nel Partito Fascista Repubblicano e arruolandosi nel Servizio Ausiliario Femminile.

Subito dopo la firma dell'armistizio a Graglia si vide la formazione dei primi gruppi partigiani costituiti dai militari sbandati del 53º Reggimento fanteria.
Il 4 luglio 1944 avvenne un assalto contro la villa dei Garzena, considerati i signori del paese. I partigiani depredarono la villa e uccisero Maria, un'ausiliaria in fase di addestramento presso i servizi segreti della RSI. Ella si difese a colpi di bombe a mano, e fu assassinata con un colpo di pugnale alla gola.

Per onorarne il coraggio il Capo del governo Mussolini decretò la concessione della Medaglia d'oro al valor militare alla memoria. In seguito la casa venne depredata dai cittadini gragliesi e fu occupata illegalmente dalla moglie di un noto capo partigiano di Biella. Finita la guerra la famiglia Garzena non riuscì più a rientrare in possesso della villa che oggi ospita una scuola ..

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Even more than in previous years, 2017's music mix was strongly influenced by the ongoing Album Assignments project that's happening between me and my friend Robby. Most of the songs on here come from assigned albums in one direction or another, though there are some exceptions thrown in, mostly to do with a few concerts I saw. So what that means is I've already written pretty extensively about most of this music. Nevertheless, a mix is a new context, so I've got a little bit to say about the songs as they come together here.
1. Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
These mixes are an annual Christmas gift to our friends Sian and Kelly, who live in Wales. We haven't seen them for seven years now — it's easy to mark the time since they last visited right as we moved into our house. And we miss them terribly. So this song is pretty straightforward in that context. Not that we wish they lived here, necessarily — we know they're happy where they are, and so are we — but I sure would love to be able to have that Star Trek transporter so that the ocean in between us didn't have to be such an obstacle. It feels like such an awfully long time, especially as we've watched Dante go from 5 to 12. I hope we can come back together soon, whether that's taking the 3 of us to Wales or them finding themselves in Colorado.
2. Indigo Girls – Fugitive
The main factor driving the inclusion of this song is the fact that Laura and I saw the Indigo Girls this April. They played on the CU campus, with the CU student orchestra, which was a unique and wonderful context for an Indigo Girls concert. They said at the time that they were recording a live album during that session, so maybe we'll get an official document of it someday. In the meantime, we have our memories, and I remember this song in particular as being transcendent, between Amy's impassioned vocal and the excellent orchestra arrangement. But I also associate this song with Sian and Kelly, due to our shared love of Amy and Emily.
3. Adele – River Lea
As I said when I wrote about 25, this is a fascinating song to me — such a different character than the one Adele usually takes on. Also, like the rest of her songs, it's so well-produced. It just sounds great. And the UK connection makes me think of our friends, though I realize they're not exactly in London.
4. Death Cab For Cutie – We Looked Like Giants
The home-rootedness of "River Lea" leads into the nostalgic tone of this song, and there's a connection in the bitterness too, although where Adele is resigned to how she'll hurt people, Ben Gibbard still seems angry when he sings "I've become what I always hated." But even more than the lyrics, the music in this song sweeps me away. I absolutely love when the riff kicks in right after the 30-second mark, and then crashes back like raging waves throughout the song. The rhythm section in the verses is so propulsive, and then that crash comes again… transcendent.
5. The Airbone Toxic Event – Gasoline
Another great rock song reminiscing about a fiery early love. It's not as emotionally or musically complex as "We Looked Like Giants", and its imagery is all heat where the Death Cab song is frosty, but they feel closely linked to me. I guess part of it is the relief of knowing that there's lots of music to love from the 21st century as well as the stuff I grew up with.
6. The Smithereens – Yesterday Girl
Speaking of songs I grew up with, okay, yes, it is another nostalgic rock song about a bygone relationship. I'm not doing a bunch of middle-aged mooning over old lovers, I promise — it's just that for whatever reason I kept assigning or getting assigned albums that partook of the theme, and the songs themselves just stood out like gems. As I said in the review I wrote of 11, I think this is the best version of the Smithereens' rock voice, and that is a high peak. I read this morning that Pat DiNizio died, which makes me even gladder to have spent time with this album and included this song in the year's mix. RIP Pat — you were a true rock and roll disciple.
7. World Party – Way Down Now
This is the opener to an album that I absolutely adore, Goodbye Jumbo. Not an assignment, but just a record I revisited because I needed to hear it a bunch of times in a row. I love the entire thing, but this song really spoke to me this year, especially as I watched one disaster and disgrace after another unfold in the news. "Come on and show me anything but this."
8. Pink Floyd – Us And Them
Robby assigned me The Dark Side Of The Moon to listen to during the week of the eclipse, which was so absolutely perfect. That record is actually perfect at a whole lot of times, and this song in particular resonated with me, embodying as it does the idea of tribal division as a deeply ingrained human trait. The gulf between me and my people versus the seemingly rock-steady 37 percent or so of people who remain Trump supporters feels enormous to me. I know there's that othering mechanism in my brain, and I do not want to be controlled by it, but the anger and disgust that his behavior produces in me is visceral, and boy is it not interested in counterpoints.
9. Public Enemy – Fight The Power (soundtrack version)
Which brings us to this anthem, an amazing vehicle for outrage against the system. Fear Of A Black Planet was an album assignment, but the version of "Fight The Power" on that album is really disappointing, with some of the strongest lyrics censored and some of the best music — including Wynton Marsalis's trumpet — edited out. For the definitive track, there is absolutely no alternative to the Do The Right Thing soundtrack.
10. Hirway and Miranda – What's Next?
2017 was the year of The West Wing for me. My friends Trish and Art watched the show when it aired, and regularly rhapsodized about it, but I just wasn't up for adopting another TV show back then. But last Christmas I was home for a while, and had some unaccustomed time to take on a little project. Trish was all excited because there was a new podcast called The West Wing Weekly, which analyzed one episode at a time in depth. So I decided to get on board, and watched the whole series between December and March. I absolutely loved it, and this was the perfect time to watch it. Visiting a world where the president is a compassionate intellectual, and his staff spent their days in genuine efforts to make the world a better place for the less powerful, was a wonderful tonic.
Then I started listening to the podcast, which is co-hosted by Josh Malina (an actor who was in the show's cast from seasons 4-7) and Hrishikesh Hirway (a veteran podcaster). They also regularly bring in guests — people who worked on the show both in front of the camera and behind it, as well as various government officials and experts to speak about the issues the show raises. This podcast is utterly delightful — the dynamic between Hrishi and Josh is hilarious, and their insights are excellent. Spending time with it feels like hanging out with really smart, funny friends. They always sign off the show with phrases that became West Wing motifs: "Ok. Ok. What's next?"
It turns out another huge fan of The West Wing is Lin-Manuel Miranda — you know, the Hamilton guy. In fact, for his final performance as Hamilton, he took his final curtain call to The West Wing's theme song. It seems he is also a fan of the podcast, because in January of this year, he recorded this awesome rap, stuffed full of West Wing references, to a version of the podcast's theme remixed by Hrishi. "The flentl" is Josh's coined term for sound that plays after the screen has gone to black and is showing end credits. You can see how it's a flentl in the song's video:
11. Fountains Of Wayne – No Better Place
I got to revisit the phenomenal Welcome Interstate Managers via an assignment this year, and this time "No Better Place" was the song that jumped out at me. I already wrote about how musically fantastic it is, but did I mention the comedy? "Is that supposed to be your poker face / or was someone run over by a train?" Actually, in that line and in the others, it's really comedy mixed with poignancy, which is wheelhouse territory for FoW, and part of the reason I love them so much. "You're awake and trying not to be / Wrapped around your pillow like a prawn."
12. Jonathan Coulton – I Crush Everything
Hey, did I mention that I love comedy mixed with poignancy? I saw Coulton open up for Aimee Mann this year, and as much as I loved her, I may have loved him just a little more. The two of them together were the most delightful of all, and I'm thrilled I got to be there. They both talked a lot between the songs, which is one of my favorite things at live shows. (Well, as long as the performer has something interesting and non-canned to say, which they did.) He introduced this one by saying, "Here's a song about a giant squid who hates himself." How many artists can uncork that leadoff line?
13. Phil Collins – It Don't Matter To Me
Poor Phil has taken on a poignancy all his own, especially apparent in the retaken photos for the covers of his reissued solo albums — same face, different value. But how great he was in his day, and this song is from his zenith period. The contrast between the bright horns and the dark lyrics works so well for me — it's a great recipe for a denial song.
14. Lindsey Buckingham Christine McVie – Game Of Pretend
I liked this album fine, but I so wanted it to be better than it was. For that to happen, though, it would need to be balanced, meaning more McVie and a lot less Buckingham. That's just not much of a possibility when an ego like Lindsey's is in the mix. This song came the closest — Lindsey is still all over the place, but at least we get to hear Christine's piano, and her best lyrics of the collection.
15. Dire Straits – Hand In Hand
Piano is the connection to this one. Dire Straits is canonically a guitar band, thanks to the artistry of Mark Knopfler, but when I assigned Making Movies what I found was that a huge part of the magic comes from Roy Bittan's piano. It features prominently in this song, which lands in the bittersweet place that the mood from "Game Of Pretend" sometimes leads to.
16. Diana Krall – Simple Twist of Fate
Nobody does bittersweet places like Bob Dylan, especially Blood On The Tracks-era Dylan. One of the later breakers from last year's big wave o' Dylan was an Amnesty International collection I listened to, three discs of Dylan covers. As always in a situation like that, it's a mixed bag, but there are some gems inside it, and this is one of them. Again, the piano is central, Krall's gentle playing replacing the melancholy guitar strums of the original. Her voice, too, has a hushed and intimate quality that pulls out the sweet over the bitter, the reverse of Dylan's plaintive timbre. For one of my Watchmen articles this year, I listened to an awful lot of Elvis Costello, and my rotation was full of Dylan albums. Costello's wife covering Dylan brings them together beautifully.
17. Aretha Franklin – Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business)
The keyboards are up to something entirely different in this song. There's the organ in the background, sounding like it came straight from the Baptist church. A preacher ought to step out and start sermonizing the gospel, but instead we get this syncopated, swaying piano from the juke joint, an earthy sound to counterpoint the airy organ. And finally there is Aretha's voice, the true preacher, evangelizing a love in which the sacred meets the profane, the sensual meets the spiritual. In "doctor" and "feelgood" the mind joins to the body, and the music provides the spirit. The subtitle fits perfectly — this is not frivolous love, but a profound, life-changing force. It felt fitting for a title to this collection, a prayer and wish for the love that has power to change hearts, minds, and spirits.
18. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Even The Losers
The day Tom Petty died was one of the worst days of the year for me, on lots of levels. It bad enough that I was struggling through a difficult go-live for a critical portal feature. It was awful enough that some lunatic had opened fire on a concert, killing dozens of people. But to lose one of the guiding voices from my life so suddenly, so unexpectedly, that same day… I couldn't even listen to his music for the first couple of days, and after that for a while I could listen to nothing else. In the midst of one of those long listening jags, this song jumped out. I'd always loved it, but the words that took me by the throat were: "You made me feel like every word you said was meant to be." That's exactly what I wanted to say to him.
And that's all. 2017 was a year of one shock after another, though perhaps not as painfully as 2016 was. I was learning how to get grounded, find clarity, and keep the flame of hope burning. For me, listening to music and thinking about music was one way of doing that.
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NVNTRAK was building large layouts and struggled with different ways to wire these larger layout which did not involve using $1,000 worth of Kato extension wires and the resulting voltage losses. The result was the following specification which uses the same Anderson Power Pole plugs as NTRAK modules and 12 gauge wire. The Wiring for T-TRAK page on this site also includes additional information about how to wire T-TRAK layouts.


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Q: What is the right pcap filter string to capture packets sent to IP address 10.24.11.73 and UDP port 32806? I want to capture outgoing UDP packets sent to IP address 10.24.11.73 and destination port number 32806. so I set
pcap_setdirection(*pchandle, PCAP_D_OUT);

but my problem is the filter string (const char *) passed to
pcap_compile(*pchandle, &program, filter, 0, subnet);

I looked at PCAP-FILTER and tried different string combination but non seems to work.
can some one help me with this issue. what should the filter string be set to in order to capture the intended packets.
I am using WinPcap and Visual Studio

A: You'd want something like this:
"udp and dst host 10.24.11.73 and dst port 32806"

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Q: How many generators do we need to generate the Rubik's Cube group? Until today, I was convinced that we needed at least 6 generators to generate the Rubik's Cube group.  However, consider the following...
$$a = (0,5,7,2)(1,3,6,4)(8,16,24,32)(9,17,25,33)(10,18,26,34)$$
$$b = (5,15,42,24)(6,12,41,27)(7,10,40,29)(16,21,23,18)(17,19,22,20)$$
$$c = (0,26,47,13)(1,28,46,11)(2,31,45,8)(32,37,39,34)(33,35,38,36)$$
$$d = (0,39,40,16)(3,36,43,19)(5,34,45,21)(8,13,15,10)(9,11,14,12)$$
$$e = (2,18,42,37)(4,20,44,35)(7,23,47,32)(24,29,31,26)(25,27,30,28)$$
d^{-1}c^{-1}da^{-1}e^{-1}aeb^{2}d^{-1}b^{-1}ab^{-1}e^{-1}b^{-1}d^{-1}baba^{-1}d^{-1}a^{-1}ca^{-1}e^{-1}aeab^{2}db^{-2}e^{-1}d^{-1}c^{-1}d^{-1}cd^{-2}b^{-1}
dbd^{-1}ec^{-1}e^{-1}d^{-1}ada^{-1}dcd^{-1}c^{-1}eb^{2}c^{2}d^{-1}b^{-1}c^{-2}ebc^{-1}a^{-1}b^{-2}ca^{-1}e^{-1}c^{-1}eca^{2}b^{-1}d^{-1}ba^{-1}b^{-1}dbd^{-1}ada^{-1}dcd^{-1}c^{-1}e^{-1}c^{-1}d^{-1}eada^{-1}de^{-1}cd^{-1}eacea^{-1}e^{-1}a^{-2}c^{-1}e^{-1}ceac^{-1}ba^{-2}b^{-1}ce^{-2}c^{2}e^{2}d^{2}c^{2}a^{-1}b^{2}c^{2}d^{-2}e^{2}ac^{2}abd^{-1}c^{-2}b^{-2}ec^{2}ba^{-1}c^{-2}a^{-1}ed^{-1}b^{2}e^{-1}da^{-2}eabab^{-1}e^{-1}a^{2}b^{-1}e^{-1}beae^{-1}a^{2}cea^{-1}e^{-1}a^{-2}c^{-1}e^{-1}ceaeba^{-1}c^{-1}bdcb^{-2}e^{-1}c^{-1}bd^{-1}cb^{-1}ae^{2}db^{-1}e^{2}d^{-2}ceb^{2}de^{-1}a^{-2}b^{2}e^{-2}d^{-2}c^{-2}d^{-2}e^{-2}ce^{-1}c^{-1}bab^{-1}a^{-1}eacec^{-1}ba^{-1}b^{-1}a^{-1}e^{-1}a^{-1}b^{-1}ce^{2}bc^{-1}ec^{-2}ed^{-1}a^{-2}de^{-2}a^{-1}c^{2}a^{-2}c^{-2}a^{2}c^{2}d^{-1}a^{-1}de^{-1}cdc^{-1}d^{-1}e = $(13,21,29,37)(14,22,30,38)(15,23,31,39)(40,42,47,45)(41,44,46,43)$
This is a lot of information, but bear with me. The permutations $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$ and $e$ correspond to 5 faces of a Rubik's Cube.  I then write an expression in these 5 generators that gives me the inverse of what is usually cited as the 6th generator of the group.
This expression is large, but can anyone verify it?
Note: If someone cares, I am willing to post a You-Tube video that animates the Rubik's Cube and shows that the above sequence actually does rotate the remaining face using only the other faces of the cube.


Crazy J isn't the guy you used to buy from. It's a killer guitar robot built by students at the Georgia Institute of technology. Like any good robotic guitar system, it sounds surprisingly alive and fresh.
The system uses small pushers to hold down the strings and pluck or strum based on MIDI data. As Musicthing pointed out, this is very similar to the system used to animate Jack White of the White Stripes and his robotic drummer, Meg 2005.


Then I save the Aggregate report as CSV from there.
report listener this column shows actual values (not 0).
save, but the issue is still there.
When I do the same thing using JMeter 2.12 this problem is not occurred.


How Often Should a Wood Burning Stove Be Cleaned?
Is it time to sweep your chimney?
A wood-burning stove is the epitome of 'cozy' during the winter. But without proper maintenance, those lazy nights by the fire can quickly turn into fire hazards; in fact, The Chimney Safety Institute of America reports that chimney fires were responsible for over 22,700 residential fires in between 2010 and 2012, resulting in almost $112 million in damages and 10 deaths.
The best way to keep your home and family safe from chimney fires is to ensure regular, thorough maintenance of the stove, chimney, and any related parts. Now is the time to get that chimney swept!
Burn only seasoned wood. Anything else, such as artificial logs, green wood, trash, and even that big pizza box can lead to stove or chimney damage. Besides that, they don't produce the kind of heat that seasoned wood does.
Burn small, hot fires. A hotter fire burns away volatile gases and gives you better air quality. From time to time, look at the smoke that comes from your chimney. The less smoke, the more efficient the stove.
Consider a stack thermometer. A thermometer on the stove flue can tell you how efficiently the stove is working. A good temperature range of gases leaving the stove is between 300 and 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Clean ashes regularly. This doesn't mean just emptying the ash pan, though that is certainly a must. From time to time, you should also sweep or vacuum ashes from air intake vents and any other areas of the stove you can reach.
Upgrade if necessary. Though stoves can last a lifetime, most will eventually wear out, even with proper care and maintenance. If your wood-burning stove is ancient and doesn't seem to heat properly, it might be time to look for a more efficient model.
It's always important to do a quick inspection of the chimney before you use it. Look at the stove pipe where it connects to the chimney -- you are looking for any signs of corrosion or other wear. Look for cracks on the inside of the stove. Ensure the baffles aren't damaged. Inspect the door gaskets by placing a dollar bill between the door and the stove, then close the door and try to pull the dollar out. If you can pull it out, it's time to replace the door gasket.
If it's the dead of winter and the chimney is in constant use, look for potential problems on a regular basis. The most important point about do-it-yourself chimney and stove inspections is simply knowing your unit. Over time you will know very well what it should look like, which areas should be hot, and even what the metal will sound like as it expands. If something seems a little off, it probably is.
Though there is a great deal you can do on your own to ensure safety, nothing beats a thorough inspection and cleaning from a certified chimney sweep. These experts know what to look for when peering into the chimney, and they can spot problems that most homeowners might miss.
Look for a long history. Good chimney sweep companies have been honing their craft for a long time. Seek out those that have been in business for several years and have great reviews.
Ask for references. A company worth their salt will have plenty of references for you to contact. Ask for a short list. If they refuse, that might be reason enough to look elsewhere.
Do they have insurance? Chimney sweep companies should have liability insurance to protect your home and furnishings. Keep this simple: No insurance, no hire!
Do they hold any certifications? This can help prove that a chimney sweep knows exactly how to handle your stove and chimney. The Chimney Safety Institute of American currently certifies more than 1,600 chimney sweeps across the nation.
Even if you do everything right with your wood-burning stove and chimney, problems can still occur. To protect yourself and your family, the National Fire Protection Association recommends placing a smoke detector in each bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every floor of the home, including the basement. Install carbon monoxide detectors on every level of the home and outside of each sleeping area as well.
For even more protection, make sure they are on an interconnected system; when one sounds, they all do.
Now that you know what to do to keep up with stove and chimney maintenance, get started! There is no time like right now to make sure your home is safe and your heating is as efficient as it can be.


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Q: What are folders and how do they work? In Ubuntu and ext4, how do folders work exactly?
Are they solely virtual and take up no disc space? Do they actually take up space? Can I fill up my 1TB backup drive with nothing but folders?
(slightly unrelated, but...) Is it possible to delete a folder but keep the files existing? Basically "orphan" the files? [I do not mean mving the files, I mean deleting ONLY the folder the files are in, but not the files.
In general, how do inodes even work?

A: As @hakermania said it has to be written somewhere, so it takes space.
Plus ext4 has jurnal, so additional information is written and you don't know were data is physically on hard drive (in opposite to ext2) so even shred doesn't work.
It is possible to restore any file deleted on ext4, but they are deleted if you delete the forlder (they need to be somewhere).
As for inodes and more information on folderd, it's explained very well in this article:
https://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Ext4_Disk_Layout
so copying it has no sense.


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salahkah belajar filsafat? mengapa beredar mindset bahwa orang yang belajar filsafat tidak dekat dengan agama? yah, karena memang setelah dipikir-pikir, ada hal-hal yang bertabrakan dan membuat kita bingung. ada bagian dari pikiran kita yang memberontak. tetapi sebenarnya, kalau kita tetap berpegang pada Al-Qur'an, semua yang tidak logis bisa jadi logis.

setiap filosof punya gagasan2 tersendiri. kalau saya? nah, ini dia catatan masa lalu, waktu baru masuk esempe. ngawur sih tapi ya namanya juga pikiran manusia. ini masih dalam konteks Tuhan dan takdir  itu ada.

saya berpikir bahwa saya diciptakan dalam ruangan saya sendiri. maksudnya, dunia saya sendiri, dan orang lain bukanlah orang2 yang diciptakan seperti saya, tapi hanya sebagai pelengkap dalam sandiwara dunia saya.

mengapa saya berpikir begitu, karena kalau orang lain adalah manusia yang diciptakan dengan peran yang sama seperti saya, tindakan2 mereka terhadap saya rasanya aneh kalau dikaitkan dengan takdir. misalnya takdir saya begini, dan ada orang lain yang terlibat, ada orang lain dan yang lainnya lagi, rasanya terlalu berjaring dan rumit.

tapi kalau dunia itu dunia saya sendiri dan orang lain adalah boneka, rasanya aman2 saja takdir menjalankan sandiwaranya.

ah, sudahlah. ini indonesia kok kalah lawan malaysia. ndak nongton tapi kata orang, malaysia main curang.

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I remember playing with a photovoltaic system long ago and dreaming of a day when energy production would be completely distributed, on every rooftop, using the energy grid as a marketplace… buying and selling power as availability and needs dictate. I'm sure I wasn't the first to have such fantasies, but talk about it was rare back then… I wrote this article in a speculative tone, and it's nice to see one of my "futurist" predictions come true.
It's generally accepted that the United States is eventually going to be without affordable oil. Natural gas is moving closer to extinction each winter, and even coal is a non-renewable, polluting, and troublesome resource.
Nuclear fission, the cause of so much emotional turmoil, is fraught with such uncertain dangers that its use is questionable.
Talk of alternatives is hardly a new phenomenon. It is reasonably obvious that our ultimate needs are to be met by some balance of solar energy (in its various forms) and controlled hydrogen fusion (which is CLEAN atomic energy). The problem with all this is that at least 50 years of intensive research and development can be expected before either of these long-term solutions can carry the burden of our energy-hungry society.
In the meantime, politically sensitive oil prices, ecologically objectionable breeder reactors, and the high human costs of coal will continue to fuel the fires of urgency which are now being felt by everyone who pays for energy in any form (that is— everyone).
Some thought given to the structure of future energy systems may be enlightening, and may also give some insight into the economic effects of our evolution into a state of efficiency.
Whatever the means of electric power generation, a key question concerns distribution. At the present time, we are served by an intricate power grid which carries electrical energy unidirectionally from the utility company to its customers. The structure of the grid does not change markedly when an oil or coal fired plant is replaced by another type of power source.
But centralized forms of distribution are not necessarily the best. The large-scale concentration of power equipment creates problems in safety, environmental compatability, initial cost, aesthetics, efficiency, and immunity from social unrest or terrorism.
The economics of solar power equipment suggest a somewhat different approach to energy distribution throughout a community. Since solar systems, unlike traditional power plants, can be efficient at any size, it makes good sense to scatter units liberally about the area being served. In addition to potentially lower customer costs, this approach greatly reduces transmission losses, which in standard existing systems can be as high as 70 percent. These satellite power generation stations can range from the single-family residential level to large units which supply much of the need of a large manufacturing plant.
It supplies power to its customers during sunless times and peak load conditions, but otherwise accepts excess power from the various stations in the community and stores it. There is a constant ebb and flow of energy, representing the instantaneous climate as well as the activities of the people and industries of the community.
From the standpoint of the individual user, little has changed. He is still connected to the utility pole through a meter, and still receives monthly billings. But now. the meter can run in either direction, alternately debiting and crediting his account as his consumption interacts with his production.
During the heat of the day, the average home would actively credit its account with the utility company, as its excess power, conditioned by a device known as a "synchronous inverter" to be compatible with standard power, is pumped into the grid to be used by others in the community.
Just how long we must wait before the politics of energy permit such an efficient system remains to be seen. But public awareness of the coming technology must be a fait accompli before a conservative utility industry will attempt anything more than a experimental scale. Millions of free megawatts blanket the earth even now. awaiting only a collective awakening to silence once and for all the cries of energy distress.


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The United States resumed executions last week after a brief moratorium, but several other nations that still carry out the death penalty have recently begun to question the practice.
Japanese radio listeners were surprised last week to hear a broadcast of a condemned man's last words and the sound of his hanging.
The execution was recorded more than 50 years ago, and was used in a new documentary about the nation's secretive death penalty practice.
Details of executions are rarely released to the public, and according to The Guardian, the condemned are not told the time of their execution until minutes before they are hanged.
The newspaper quoted filmmaker Tatsuya Mori as saying, "If the justice ministry masks the reality, then it is up to the media to expose it. There is great significance in letting the public know the truth."
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Mexican ex-president calls for free trade, legal drugs
By Staff Report Friday, February 19th, 2010
The United States needs to strengthen its economic alliances with Mexico and Canada to compete with emerging markets in Asia, former Mexican President Vicente Fox said Feb. 19 in Santa Barbara.
"I hope that the present [U.S.] administration has vision and learns that to recover — to fully recover — the competitiveness of this nation and the future growth of gross domestic product, we have to work together. We have to have a vision of a NAFTA-plus," he said.
Speaking at the annual Westmont College President's breakfast, Fox said the U.S., Mexico and Canada need to refocus on the North America Free Trade Agreement to stem job losses to Asia. He also spoke about the U.S.' role in helping curb Mexican drug wars and the effects of the global financial crisis on Latin America.
NAFTA, enacted in 1994, eliminated tariffs on many imports between Mexico and the U.S. and sought to eliminate non-tariff trade barriers between North American countries.
"Today Mexico buys more product from the United States than do Germany, Italy and France together. We are a very solid partner of this nation," Fox said.
Fox outlined his vision for a "NAFTA-plus" — a beefed-up version of the current agreement that would include more integration between the three North American countries. At the breakfast, Fox said that strengthening NAFTA is imperative for North America to be able to compete with China and India.
"That's why we — the U.S., Mexico and Canada — created this great organization of NAFTA," Fox said. "To try and stop job loss to Asia."
He cited a forecast by Goldman Sachs that predicts that China will supersede the U.S. as the leading world economy by 2040. The U.S. will come in second place, followed by India, Japan and Mexico.
"What we see here is that three of the nations that are going to lead on that list come from Asia," Fox said. "We see those emerging economies getting stronger and stronger. We're going through a power shift from the West to the East."
Drug wars
If it wants to end drug-related violence in Mexico, the United States should consider legalizing drugs, Fox said. The comments generated a low murmur and sporadic applause from some portions of the breakfast's audience.
Mexico finds itself jammed between drug producers in South America and drug consumers in the U.S., Fox said. He urged the United States to continue helping fight drug-related crime and violence in his country. "It's a shared responsibility and a shared problem," he said.
The flood of drug-related killings that peaked over the past two years has further damaged a broken Mexican economy, said Fox, who was succeeded by Felipe Calderón, the country's current president. "Tourism is not flowing to the nation as it used to; foreign investment is not coming like it used to," Fox said.
"We need to end the war," he said. "It's time to debate legalizing drugs," he said, adding, "Then maybe we can separate violence from what is a health problem."
Truck driver to president
Fox is a former president of Coca-Cola's Mexican division, a position he ascended to after starting as a truck driver for the company. Following his success in business, Fox entered politics and was governor of the Mexican state of Guanajuato for four years.
His presidential election in 2000 was a historic one for the nation, ending the 71-year reign of the then-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party and peacefully ushering in democratic rule. His legacy is widely regarded as one promoting freedom and economic reform.
While he has at times been criticized in his home country for acceding to U.S. interests too often, Fox is credited with reducing Mexico's foreign debt and lowering the country's inflation, as well as encouraging foreign investment and trade.


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BC Government Allowing Trikafta for Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis in Children 6 – 11 Years Old
By Mike Patterson
Thursday, Sep. 8th, 2022
Kim Wood takes Trikafta for Cystic Fibrosis. Photo by Erin Wallis Photography
The BC NDP government confirms it will approve the cystic fibrosis medication Trikafta for children six to 11 years old starting next week.
The province is acting on a recommendation from the Canadian Drug Expert Committee.
Minister of Health, Adrian Dix, says "living with cystic fibrosis is a daily struggle for both patients and their families" and expanding access to Trikafta for children aged six to 11 provides an additional treatment option for the hundreds of children with cystic fibrosis.
Trikafta is a triple-combination medication of ivacaftor, tezacaftor and elexacaftor, and is given to cystic fibrosis sufferers who have at least one F508del mutation.
It has been shown to improve lung function and quality of life as well as reduce the frequency of lung attacks.
A Vancouver Island woman, who says Trikafta has changed her life, says the medication should have been approved for use in children months ago.
Kim Wood of Campbell River says it's unfortunate the province waited this long while other jurisdictions approved it for children.
She says it's important for children to be able to start taking Trikafta as early as possible because slowing the progression of cystic fibrosis in their bodies will have a big impact later in their lives.
Wood says she's aware of the case of at least one 10-year old girl who could have had a much more enjoyable summer had she been able to use Trikafta.
"She gets one summer being 10 years old, and she's been stuck in the hospital when she could have started taking Trikafta as early as July, that's when Ontario approved it, and she could have had a completely different summer."
Wood adds that if it had been approved in July, the coming cold and flu season would have been much different for children.
She say autumn is a very different time for people with cystic fibrosis because its cold and flu season.
"A common cold affects us a lot more harshly than the average person, and so if she could have gotten her health up to a healthier point going into the cold and flu season, then she would have been a lot better off going into her school."
Wood says she recently celebrated a milestone she wasn't certain that she would reach – her 40th birthday.
She first began taking Trikafta two years ago while it was being tested and was amazed by the difference it made.
Wood says after a few days of using the medication she was awe-struck because she was able to inhale so clearly and completely unrestricted, "it was like I could, I was taking a deep breath in, and I just felt like I could go for ever and ever."
She began to feel other changes as more oxygen reached other parts of her body.
Wood says her body was changing in so many positive ways it took her some time to fully realize all the physical improvements taking place.
Cystic fibrosis is a rare, life-threatening disease where thick mucus builds up in the lungs, digestive tract, and other parts of the body.
It causes severe respiratory and digestive problems as well as other complications such as infections and diabetes.
Kim Steele of Cystic Fibrosis Canada calls Trikafta "the single greatest innovation in the history of cystic fibrosis."
She says it's often considered a lung disease, but actually creates thick sticky mucus throughout the body and causes problems in the pancreas, lungs, and liver.
Steel says slowing the progression of symptoms improves the overall body health in recipients.
Cystic Fibrosis Canada says families are encouraged to speak with their clinic to determine eligibility for Trikafta and the next steps they will need to take.
The province says Trikafta is covered by the BC Expensive Drugs for Rare Diseases process, which allows patients to access high-cost drugs for rare conditions on a case-by-case basis.
It says that at this time, approximately 150 people in BC benefit from Trikafta PharmaCare coverage.


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Generally, whistleblowing means reporting or disclosing an actual or suspected crime, violation of law or regulation, unethical conduct, health or safety hazard, breach of internal policies, breach of confidentiality or cover-up of any of the foregoing. Report of personal grievances and complaints are usually not regarded as whistleblowing. In the workplace, a whistleblowing procedure may clearly provide for the following: (i) purpose and scope, (ii) procedure for making a disclosure, (iii) assurance of anonymity or confidentiality, (iv) procedure for investigating a disclosure, (v) feedback to the whistleblower, and (vi) protection of the whistleblower from retaliation and victimization.
Speaking Up – Ms. Laurence do Rego
On August 6, 2013, Ms. Laurence do Rego, a director at Ecobank (the "Ecobank") informed the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") that Ecobank's board is not operating in the interest of shareholders. According to Ms. do Rego, amongst others, Ecobank was attempting to: (i) sell off non-core assets of Ecobank below market value; (ii) write off debts owed by a company related to Ecobank's chairman; and (iii) manipulate the 2012 financial statements of the bank. Ecobank had suspended Ms. do Rego a day before her report to the SEC and subsequently terminated her employment. However, a few months after her termination, she was reinstated to her previous position. The chief executive and the chairman left Ecobank. KPMG and EY were engaged by SEC and the board of Ecobank, respectively, to investigate Ms. do Rego's allegations. Ms. do Rego currently serves as the Group Chief Regulatory & Compliance Officer of the Ecobank Group.
Banking on Anonymity – John Q Public
In 2016, Barclays Bank ("Barclays") received letters signed "John Q Public", raising personal concerns about an executive who had been employed at the request of the chief executive of Barclays, Mr. Jes Staley. The letter was circulated among the management of Barclays and not treated as a whistleblower complaint. After, being questioned by the board, Mr. Staley unsuccessfully attempted to ascertain the identity of the "whistleblower". Mr. Staley was fined GBP 642, 000 for that attempt following an investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. The regulators believed that Mr. Staley's action could undermine the whistleblowing procedure at Barclays. They stated that he should have identified that he had a conflict of interest in relation to the complaint and distanced himself from the investigation of the matter. Barclays also cut his bonus by GBP 500, 000. Similarly, the New York State Department of Financial Services fined Barclays USD 15,000,000 over the incident.
See also Dispute Resolution
Protection of the Law
In Nigeria, by virtue of section 306(1) of the Investment and Securities Act (the "Act"), an employee of a public company or a capital market operator has the right to report the commission or likely commission of a crime or the non-compliance with a legal obligation in his/ her workplace. In such cases, public companies and capital market operators are prohibited from subjecting the disclosing employee to any detriment (including dismissal, termination, redundancy, withholding of benefits and entitlements, suspension and any other act that has negative impact on the employee); section 306(5) of the Act. The foregoing provisions and protections cannot be precluded by agreements such as confidentiality agreements and non-disclosure agreements.[1] Similarly, public and/ or regulated companies are required to have whistleblowing policies and procedures under paragraph 19 of the Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance 2018. Businesses operating in the pensions, banking and finance, and insurance industries are also required to have whistleblowing mechanisms and procedures, the specifics of which may differ from industry to industry.[2]
See also Social Media and Freedom Of Expression: The "Grave Tunnel" To Online Defamation
It may also be possible to blow the whistle outside the mechanism stipulated in the workplace. A whistleblowing disclosure related to a crime or a violation of a regulation may be made to law enforcement agencies or the relevant regulator as applicable. For example, where a public company or capital market operator fails to act on a whistleblowing disclosure, the whistleblower can escalate the issue to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Also, the Nigerian Stock Exchange has a whistleblowing mechanism called X-Whistle[3] for the report of market abuse, financial fraud, undeclared conflicts of interests and so on. The X-Whistle portal is open to any member of the public, the broker-dealer community, shareholder associations, employees and directors of listed companies and of capital market operators, media professionals, auditors and reporting accountants and staff of regulatory bodies.
Under the whistleblowing policy of the Federal Ministry of Finance, any person may report violations such as mismanagement of public funds and assets, fraud, bribery, etc. using the following channels: SMS: 09098067946, email: [email protected] and web: http://whistle.finance.gov.ng. Reports under the policy should be in the public interest. Where a report under the policy directly leads to the voluntary return of stolen or concealed funds or assets, the reporter would be entitled to a monetary reward.
See also Lessons from the unsinkable ship
What Should Employers Do?[4]
Employers should encourage and not deter whistleblowing. Employers should have a whistleblowing policy or procedure which satisfies relevant laws and regulations applicable to them. A whistleblowing policy or procedure should clearly set out the nature of matters that may be disclosed; where it expressly excludes certain matters (such as personal grievances), it should provide guidance on the channels for resolving the excluded matters. Such policies and procedures should also allow for written and oral disclosures; anonymous disclosures; and may incorporate email, letter, hotline, or in-person disclosures. Whistleblowing policies and procedures should be easily accessible to employees. They should ensure protection for whistleblowers from victimization and retaliation. Employees should be sensitized and trained on these policies and procedures. Whistleblowers should be given feedback on the actions taken in relation to disclosures. Where a whistleblower is dissatisfied with the feedback, there should be clear guidance on the internal measures he/ she can take.
The foregoing is only intended to provide general information and does not by itself create a client/attorney relationship between readers and the writers. Specialist legal advice should be sought about the readers' specific circumstances when they arise.
[1] Section 306 (12)
[2] For detailed analysis, see Ozofu 'Latunde Ogiemudia and Chukwunedum Orabueze, Nigeria – Whistleblowing | DataGuidance, August 2019, accessed July, 2021 https://www.uubo.org/media/1774/nigeria-whistleblowing-_-dataguidance.pdf
[3] For more information on X-Whistle, call or email: 01-4489373, 0817243061, 081206463 [email protected]
[4] See also, UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Whistleblowing Guidance for Employers and Code of Practice, March 2015, accessed July 2021 <https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/415175/bis-15-200-whistleblowing-guidance-for-employers-and-code-of-practice.pdf>
Adebisi Sanda July 31, 2021


Mere hours before the University of Virginia's men's basketball team reached the culmination of its season in the championship game, the Charlottesville City Council pushed the $188.8 million fiscal year 2020 budget across the finish line.
The budget represents a 5% increase over the one for the current fiscal year.
In less than seven minutes Monday, councilors gaveled out with a spending plan that features$35.1 million in its Capital Improvement Program budget, which includes $800,000 for the Charlottesville Affordable Housing Fund, and contributes $57.4 million of the $88 million Charlottesville City Schools budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
At the 2 p.m. meeting in the second-floor conference room in City Hall, councilors also established the personal property tax relief percentage for the city and set the tax rates for lodging, meals and real estate.
The vehicular tax relief stems from the state's Personal Property Tax Relief Act of 1998. The initial proposal was to completely eliminate the "car tax" under Gov. Jim Gilmore, but unforeseen circumstances led the General Assembly to put a $950 million cap on the funds set aside for tax relief. In the city, vehicles worth $1,000 or less receive full relief, and the council approved setting the tax relief rate on the first $20,000 in value for vehicles at 43%.
At the April 1 City Council meeting, councilors voted unanimously to set the lodging tax rate from 7% to 8%, which ties with 16 other cities in the state. The highest lodging rate is 11%, and the lowest is 2%, according to city documents.
Also in the April 1 meeting, the meals tax rate was raised from 5% to 6%. Councilor Mike Signer was the lone vote against that measure. Rates across the state range from 4% to 8%, according to city documents.
The resurrection of the Charlottesville Affordable Housing Fund comes through a $150,000 reduction in supplemental rental assistance, a reduction of nearly $395,000 from the first phase of the redevelopment of Friendship Court and the transfer of $255,000 from the city's general fund.
All councilors were present except for Mayor Nikuyah Walker, who phoned in while traveling through Georgia. She was allowed to participate remotely through city policy written last year.


There are many types of aquarium substrate to choose from nowadays; substrate choices range from neon colored gravel to all natural looking sand types. The substrate is an important place for beneficial bacteria to grow but choosing the right type can be a bit of a challenge, as each substrate type has a different effect on your aquarium and fish.
Keep reading for a list of the most common aquarium substrate types and their pros and cons, which will hopefully help make the choice a bit easier!
Gravel is probably the most commonly used aquarium substrate. It's available in many particle sizes and shapes and is often dyed in bright, artificial colors. There is a type of gravel for almost every setup – with a few exceptions.
If you're thinking of using gravel, consider your stock first. Be sure to check which substrate the fish you're interested in will do best on. Some species, like Corydoras catfish, like to sift through the substrate to find their food. Gravel will make this quite difficult for them, and sharp gravel may even damage their delicate barbels and cause rot.
Other aquarium fish, like Kuhli loaches, like to burrow into the substrate and have delicate bellies that may get damaged by sharp gravel. Using sand is not absolutely necessary for these species, but it will allow them to show their natural bevior. One species that should not be kept on gravel at all is the ever-popular goldfish; gravel can get stuck in their throat and you may end up having to take it out with a pair of tweezers, which obviously causes the fish a lot of stress.
Another point to keep in mind if you're considering gravel, especially bigger sizes, is the fact that dirt particles and uneaten foods will be quite difficult to remove. They can build up and cause bad water quality when the gravel is disturbed after a longer time. If you do decide to go with gravel, especially with the fish species mentioned above, a smaller, polished type is probably your best bet! Natural colors will be appreciated.
Although sand is not a first choice for most fishkeepers, I personally prefer it. When used correctly, sand is a great substrate that causes no problems. Dirt particles stay on top of it instead of falling between the grains, so cleaning will be much easier.
Slightly coarser sand with a medium grain size like river sand works best, as this has a much smaller chance of becoming anaerobic and causing ammonia spikes when it's disturbed after a long time. Sand types with very small grain sizes, like play sand, should be avoided unless you're only using a very thin layer! Using sand that is too fine is the reason many fishkeepers have bad experiences with this type of substrate. It can become compacted and anaerobic and live plants will not be able to develop their root systems properly.
Plants will do well in sand with a larger grain size, and bottom feeders like loaches, goldfish and catfish will appreciate it. If you're worried about your sand becoming anaerobic, be sure to disturb it once in a while during cleaning and avoid using a thick layer. Malaysian trumpet snails can also be of help here; they burrow in the substrate, thereby disturbing it on a regular basis.
Crushed corals and aragonite are two substrate types that are not usually used in most aquarium setups. They harden the water and act as a pH buffer; the pH will be raised and stabilized without using any chemicals. This is not required and even unwanted in regular tropical aquariums, because most tropical fish need a lower pH.
However, if you're interested in keeping African Cichlids or a brackish aquarium you may end up needing one of these substrates! Though crushed coral is traditionally recommended at many aquarium stores, the (slightly more expensive) aragonite seems to be preferred by most fishkeepers because crushed coral can trap dirt and can eventually cause problems with your water quality. You can buy aragonite online here.
Bigger (decorative) rocks and marbles are sometimes used as a substrate. While these are all suitable for use in your aquarium, it may be best to just use them as decorations instead. Dirt can get trapped between rocks/marbles quite easily, and in some cases fish may even get stuck between rocks.
Smooth rocks and marbles are not a good place for beneficial bacteria to grow in. They can, however, be scattered across the regular substrate for a decorative effect. Lava rock substrate would great for beneficial bacteria but lava rock is better suited for use as biological filter material inside your filter or as part of your hardscape.
If you're interested in keeping live plants, you can consider a substrate which contains extra nutrients, like Eco-Complete, for your plants to grow. However, they are not absolutely necessary to achieve a lush green setup. Most plants do just fine without a special substrate.
While an enriched substrate can be used as a "main" substrate, there are also extra plant nutrients that should go under your regular gravel or sand, like laterite. These are not necessary for good plant growth either, but can definitely help! Just be careful when planting, as you may accidentally stir up the laterite and cause cloudiness.
Although using substrate has many advantages, there are a few situations where a "barebottom" aquarium may be preferred. Many goldfish keeper choose not to use a substrate because this makes cleaning much easier. Goldfish are very messy fish and with the amount of water changes required a barebottom tank may be more convenient.
Keeping live plants is a challenge in a barebottom aquarium, but with some creativity it's certainly possible. When you're setting up a hospital tank, breeding tank or display tank it's also not necessary to add substrate.
If you have tips or questions about choosing a substrate, be sure to leave a comment below. Happy fishkeeping!
I have been reading several of these articles and am glad to have found a simple neutral site to read info from. I also have been watching Pectec, Dustin's Fish, Rachel O'Leary. The DIY fishkeeper, Serpa Design, and a few others. I would like an advice list on this idea for a new tank/ new to the hobby after 20 years away.
I want a planted tank, with either plant substrate or soil that is capped by pea gravel / larger sized sand in the natural colors in the clay flower pots. I want to use clay flower pots as my hiding spots on their sides. A few rocks to make a little cliff image, and maybe one or two small little figurines/ornaments. I would use Hornwort, Crypt, and a few others I can't think of the name of but are low light and common.
I want 5 Glowlight tetras and 5 Neon tetras, 3 panda Cory, a few nerite snails, and maybe a few ghost shrimp. 10 gal tank with a <20 gal filter and a heater. Please tell me if I am on the right track. thank you.
Your plan sounds good plant-wise, the stock is unfortunately not great for a 10 gallon. Neons, glowlights and panda Cories all get too large for a 10 gallon and the school sizes are too small, all should be kept in groups of at least 8. So I'd scratch those altogether and find other fish you like. Ghost shrimp and nerite snails are fine.
In a 10 gallon you have to be super careful with stocking; I would personally stick to one fish species with a few inverts. I've got an article about stocking a 10 gallon tank here that contains pretty much everything you need to know. Off that list I especially love the dwarf puffer. Dwarf crayfish are also a lot of fun to keep. If you really want schooling fish then I'd go for 10+ mosquito rasbora.
I have a 10 gallon aquarium with sand and plants and I was wondering what is the best way to clean the sand? If I use a siphon on it, the sand just comes up with the waste. The waste seems to fall down in Below my sand and if I stir up the sand and let it settle before siphoning off the top, I feel like I'm not getting all of the waste.
Is there a better way of cleaning sand?
This is going to be super hard to explain as I'm not at home and I can't take photos, but we found a rather unorthodox solution to this. To clean the sand, we attached a fondue fork without the handle (so basically a long iron pin) to our siphon with tie wraps. The fork sticks out about an inch further than the siphon, which makes it possible to sift through the sand with the pin and then immediately and automatically siphon off the waste that comes up. You get almost no sand because it's heavier than the waste and won't come up as far. I hope it makes sense explained like this but it works quite well! The dirt usually collects in a few places so it's pretty easy like this.
This video also uses a pretty good method.
Ok! That does make sense! I'll have to try that! Thank you so much! I've been wondering about an easier way for a long time and none of my other friends that have fish have sand.
you could also install and/or make an undergravel jet system.
I unfortunately don't think that would work very well with a sand substrate! Water is not able to pass through the sand.


This is Benidorm's busiest beach considered one of the best in Europe. The sand quality is excellent as is the clean water. The beach is long and wide but nevertheless is completely packed in summer.
South of Benidorm's Levante beach, Poniente beach has less restaurants and bars behind the beach but therefore a different, quieter atmosphere no more so than the promenade lined with palms giving welcome protection from the sun.
The theme park of Terra Mitica is one of many theme park attractions surrounding Benidorm. Terra Mitica has rides and shows focusing on the legendary civilisations of the Mediterranean.
At the bottom of this webcam page you will find many links to other Benidorm tourism pages, in particular if you are interested in webcams of Benidorm and cams of Benidorm then you may also want to see what the current weather is for Benidorm, along with a weather forecast for the next few days in Benidorm.


13 Jun 2018, 4:36 p.m.
The Asus MeMO Pad ME172V isn't going to buck heads with flagship tablets out there, but it's also not meant to. At $150 it's one of the most affordable Android options that isn't from one of the more reputable tablet makers.
The MeMO Pad looks and feels a lot like the higher-end Nexus 7, and has nearly identical dimensions at 7.7 by 4.7 by 0.45 inches (HWD) and 13.1 ounces. It even has a similar textured back, but the plastic doesn't have the same rubberized soft-touch coating.
Physically speaking, one of the biggest differences between the Nexus 7 and the MeMO Pad is the display. Here you get a lower-resolution 7-inch 1,024-by-600-pixel display that's more in line with the Kindle Fire than the Nexus 7 or Kindle Fire HD, both of which use 1,280-by-800-pixel IPS displays.
There are Volume and Power buttons along the left edge, a 3.5mm headphone jack on top, and a micro USB port and microSD card slot along the bottom. That last feature is missing in the Nexus 7, and is a big selling point for many, since expanding storage via microSD is more affordable.
The MeMO Pad is available in black, white, or pink.


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