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What I, Khayan, Wendy and Francois walked on Sunday the 10th of April 2011.

Francois and Wenday are staying with us for a few days, as they like to walk and the weather was good we took off Sunday morning for a stroll. Khayan came with us, she is not three years old yet. … Continue reading

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Vivarium 2011 – Aquascaped Qube tank

Day 1, March 24 And so it begins. Up at 0430, plants were packed the night before, and close to 15kg of hardscape such as wood and rocks. Now onto the  Gatwick Express train, the 0600. ======================================================= Had to get … Continue reading

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How sponsors can control a forum. Do forums really need them?

I am member of a number of forums, mostly related to planted tanks, and when they have sponsors who takes precedence? The members interests or the sponsors?
For example, UKAPS (www.ukaps.org/forum) has a number of sponsors, most are great, but some others seem odd, especially when they have expensive prices. Continue reading

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British mosses and liverworts – A field guide

If you are interested in mosses, liverworts, and such plants, you for sure need to look at this website: http://www.bbsfieldguide.org.uk/ Better still, go ahead and buy the book, for £25 including shipping. http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/bbs/Activities/Field_Guide_order.htm The blurb says: Our islands’ mosses and … Continue reading

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Aquatic plant forums

Haven’t posted updates on the blog for a while, not due to lack of interest, but because I have been busy with some forums that I have joined. As times passes I am more and more into aquatic plants, and … Continue reading

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Selling a Blackberry Bold on ebay, the amount of fraud attemps are amazing

The latest one was very convincing. They even sent two email suposedly from Paypal confirming payment, then the following turned up. from     David Hales <davidhales11@rocketmail.com> to     ghostsword@gmail.com date     14 October 2009 22:35 subject     Payment Concerning Your … Continue reading

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