Ragitsu Posted July 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Re: Ctrl+V There are many negatives to gardening in the desert—which is why many people think that growing plants in very dry, extreme heat is impossible or at least a fool hardy endeavor. Since the definition of a desert is an area that has limited water resources and does not receive much precipitation throughout the year, water quantity is an obvious problem. However, this is easily cured by irrigation. A drip irrigation system is considered to be the best in a desert climate as it can produce the healthiest plants with the least amount of water. You should also keep plant selection in mind. Rather than trying to grow plants, fruits, vegetables, or flowers that require moisture rich climates or a great deal of available water, you need to stick to hardy plants that can survive scarcity of water and a harsher environment than is offered in temperate zones. Compost and mulch are also key to helping plants thrive in the desert. The soil in a desert climate is not simply hot and dry. It is also very much lacking in organic matter that healthy plants need. Using compost will act like a sponge in your desert garden as it keeps what few nutrients are present in the soil locked in place and then slowly releases its own organic nutrients into the roots of the plants. Mulch that is placed on the surface of the soil aids in keeping moisture in and weeds out. Dry lawn clippings, wood chips, pine needles, and old straw are all effective mulch bases that work hard to keep the soil from drying out even in intense heat. Newspapers placed in garden rows can also be useful as they break down at the end of the season to contribute organic matter in the soil. Mulch composed of sawdust should be avoided though as it takes out the important nutrient of nitrogen that is vital for healthy plant growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Narf the Mouse Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Re: Ctrl+V The President' date=' or O'Neill?[/quote'] O'Niel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clonus Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Re: Ctrl+V Scary Badass – Kill Dracula the manly way! Horror settings make for good BADASS stories as the Badass does not shirk away from the terrors that make men soil themselves in fear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted July 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Re: Ctrl+V O'Niel. One of O'Neill's ("that's TWO ls!") defining characteristics is his sarcasm/dry sense of humor. Are you sure you watched enough of the series? --- Dead Island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted July 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Re: Ctrl+V J. R. Henderson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psybolt Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Re: Ctrl+V http://embraceyourgeekness.ning.com/video/weird-al-trailer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ragitsu Posted July 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 Re: Ctrl+V AND SUDDENLY A LICKER JUMPS THROUGH THE WINDOW! Why, oh why, even when I know it is going to happen, it still scares me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clonus Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 Re: Ctrl+V A rational person could propose that Bush could have decided that while Bin Laden would be a prestigious capture, other priorities were more practically important. That's not to say that any rational person could seriously think that in a situation where Bush had Bin Laden definitely located and surrounded by American troops that he'd let them go. But if you took what Bush himself had to say about subject by 2002: "I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority." - G.W. Bush, 3/13/02 Then one might draw the conclusion that Bush was disinclined to spend a lot of resources on capturing Bin Laden. And if one really disliked Bush, one could characterize that as letting Bin Laden escape. Oh...and Obama never voted against the war in Afghanistan. (He couldn't have. He was only elected to the Senate in 2004.) While he did vote against the war in Iraq...lets face it, Bin Laden was nowhere near Iraq and the war in Iraq does not seem to have substantially contributed to his capture. I suspect that President Bush was more interested in trying to rebuild the entire Middle East into an American-friendly collection of democratic nations, than he was in trying to capture a single man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Certified Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Re: Ctrl+V What is this from? - - - Below are the general types of drawbacks a player may select. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psybolt Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Re: Ctrl+V http://embraceyourgeekness.ning.com/profiles/blogs/eyg-hall-of-fame-2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Certified Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Re: Ctrl+V External Storage, 1 PB, PV 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted July 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Re: Ctrl+V What is this from? It's an artist's character concept. That's all I know. Yeah...sorry . --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted July 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Re: Ctrl+V Good Burger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted July 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Re: Ctrl+V Oh, but it is relevant. A time traveler goes back to 1914, the era of The Wild Bunch, with a M1911A1 Kimber. Only it's in 0.40 S&W and has aluminum and titanium parts and these fancy glowing tritum sights that can actually be adjusted. The magazine holds 8 rounds instead of 7, is loaded with +P jacket hollowpoints, and includes a rubber shoe to prevent the classic "Colt bite" that you get when your hand is pinched between the mag and the well. This Kimber has a longer beaver tail grip safety, a beveled metal surface around the trigger to prevent the finger from cutting against the edge of the trigger housing, and belongs to a custom line of Double Action Only with a shaved hammer spur. He drops it. Our NPC gangster scoops it up. He has seen an M1911 before, captured from an Army shipment like our desperados did in The Wild Bunch. But just picking it up, it feels alien. Too light. Funny glowing lights in the fancy sights that have been adjusted for the hand and eye of the time traveler. Thinking it is single action, he goes to thumb the hammer and discovers it isn't there. He pulls the slide back because that is what he was taught to do, and readies himself for the expected recoil. It doesn't shoot like he expects, misses his target, and the time traveler has now closed enough distance to hit him over the head and gets his pistol back. A short time later. Our hero exhausts his ammo. 0.40 S&W won't be invented for 80 more years. And the gun has been dropped a few times, knocked about in cinematic explosions, etc. He takes it to a smith, who has no idea how to work aluminum or titanium, and has never touched an M1911A1. Our hero picks up a Government .45 and discovers that 1914 .45 ACP does not shoot like 2000 0.40 S&W. Or--our hero tries to reload his spent .40. Discovers that smokeless powders aren't the same in 1914. He succeeds in his handloaded cartridge rolls, but the pistol is now a bit underpowered. It doesn't cycle as reliably, and the lead dum-dums don't have the same trajectory as his JHPs. It goes on and on from there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Re: Ctrl+V http://books.google.ca/books?id=LZR2BFlCbz0C&lpg=PA139&dq=admiralty%20sailing%20directions%20atlantic&pg=PA167#v=onepage&q&f=false Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Certified Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Re: Ctrl+V Medifoam This fact acting gel expands to fill wounds and numbs the area. Applied in breakaway strips it begins working as soon as it comes in contact with skin. · Effect: Character heals 5 Health + an amount equal to the Applicator’s highest Medical Skill. · Addictive · 1 Dose: Single Medical Strip, PV 7 5 Doses: Med Pack, PV 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Re: Ctrl+V One of O'Neill's ("that's TWO ls!") defining characteristics is his sarcasm/dry sense of humor. Are you sure you watched enough of the series? --- Dead Island You used one "l" in the first post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psybolt Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Re: Ctrl+V Summer, first quarter of the moon will be out tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Certified Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Re: Ctrl+V Spoiled for language. [ATTACH=CONFIG]39557[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted July 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Re: Ctrl+V You used one "l" in the first post. I didn't type that, so it wasn't me! --- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK6lX1c-OUc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted July 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Re: Ctrl+V Pardon me for replying to an old comment, but I'm pretty sure the reason why you don't know of any nice, tolerant vegans is that they aren't loud about it, as you can surely imagine. Some may not even want to disclose this information until you know them quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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