I need a new watch, I’ve had this Timex Ironman watch for about 4 years and it’s falling apart. Since I literally wear my watch everywhere, I would like one that actually looks like a nicer watch, or at least nicer than a plastic ironman sports watch. the thing is, since I’ve had this watch for so long, i’ve really gotten used to the features and come to rely on them. so my question is … is it possible for me to get a watch that’s water resistant, has an alarm, has the day/date and still looks like an everyday watch I can where everywhere? and if so, where could I get one? I would be willing to go with just 2 features of the 3….
Thanks so much for your help!

So i’ve heard a rumor that drinking lots of water before you go to bed helps you wake early the next morning. Now i heard its bad to eat or drink a lot before but my friend just chug a whole water bottle and claims he woke up like 5AM the next morning fine and ready for school. Any thoughts? or other ways to help me get up early? (besides alarm clock)
And don’t say "go to bed early"

I appreciate that there have already been a raft of related questions regarding this but i don’t feel my particular question has been covered. However apologies in advance.

Tank cycling : I set up a new cold freshwater aquarium about 6 weeks ago now and have made every effort to do things correctly, researching as much as I can beforehand and during the set-up (even though it can be difficult with so much conflicting advise!)

I have a 90ltr Nano with a built in back filter box which I have a selection of filtration media, pump sucking in water and a powerhead pumping it back out.

I let the tank cycle for around 2 weeks and to be honest with a little impatience added one 1.5 inch fancy goldfish even though I knew the water quality test results we a less than desirable, however they weren’t so bad as to cause too much alarm. One week later I added two Blackmoors and a week after that another small fancy goldfish.

I have been monitoring regularly and have been doing 25-30% water changes every week (I add Nutrafin AquaPlus and Nutrafin Cycle each time and will actually be switching to RO water this week). Sometimes with one or even two 10% water changes in between. However, the results I have been recording have not been in tune with what I believe to be the ‘typical’ cycling levels.

PH has been steady at circa 8.2 (is this a little high?). Nitrate recently spiked at about 1ppm but has now gone back to 0ppm. Nitrate, after been 0ppm for the first two weeks gradually moved through 10ppm to 20ppm and has remained there. Ammonia is the real issue. Since day one until now it’s been at 4ppm (sometimes verging on 8ppm) irrespective of anything I do. This profile just makes no sense!

i can’t believe that a 30% water change would not show any change in ammonia readings.

I even added a second filter/pump (Fluval U1) inside the tank to bolster up the main filter (not a bio-filter).

Please help! Am I wrong in my thinking? It’s been 6 weeks now and the tank just doesn’t seem to be cycling? Am I just being too impatient?

Importantly all four fish seem to be very happy in their environment thus far - especially playing with the air stone and swimming (purposely!) into the powerhead flow stream They are fed small pinches of flakes twice daily and they clear the lot within 2 minutes. No food waste is left in the tank that obvious to see.

Many thanks in advance
Thanks for the responses peeps but I’m not sure I agree with a couple of things and just wanted to clarify some more.

The Nano tank doesn’t have a built in filter as such. It’s just a segregated section of the tank which allows you to add your own filtration media. A pump sucks water from the tank and pushes it out of a flute at the top onto the first media, then down into the next and the next etc then finally pushed back out into the tank via another pump/powerhead. I have 3 layers of synthetic wool (diff. grades), then two bags of ceramic tubes then activated carbon gravel and dead rock at the bottom. So I wouldn’t consider this to be a poor built-in filter if you know what I mean (I may still be wrong!). As for number of fish, I am just following a typically given rule of 1 inch per gallon. I have circa 5 inches of fish in a circa 23 US (20UK) gallon tank so am not sure why my four fish is too many?? I can pretty much agree with all other Thanks for the RO water advice!

I have an older Jeep Cherokee with an alarm system. I must use the remote to unlock the door. If I try to use my key, it unlocks it, but the alarm trips. The car will start for a second, and automatically shut off.

I have gotten my remote wet and it doesn’t work until it dries out. Recently, my water bottle that came in contact with my keys got it wet and I was stranded until my husband could come with the other remote.

Is there anything else I can do to be able to use my key in that situation, short of disconnecting the alarm? It seems silly that I can’t use the key. What if the battery in the remote goes dead? I usually have my two kids with me, and this makes me nervous this will happen again.

Should I just disconnect the alarm?

Does anyone else have this problem?

My lease says "No water furniture, washing machines, additional phone or TV-cable outlets, alarm systems, or lock changes, additions, or rekeying is permitted unless statutorily allowed or we’ve consented in writing."

I find it unreasonable that installing an alarm system is not permitted for simply protecting us and our property; we live in a rather sensitive area. Is there a statute that allows renters to take reasonable measures to protect themselves? We’re in Florida.

i want those timer stop watch thing like what the pe teacher has the handheld ones with a lanyard string thing to put it around your neck. please name some stores that i can go to that is in california (U.S.A) but no online stores please just give me websites or something of stores i can check out. i want something water resistant, has a alarm, has the time, has the date (calender), and of course a good and easy to use timer to time anything please find the timer that can time long distances. thanks. for a christmas present

I rented a place. It was a mess. Landlord wanted AS IS contract. My Real Estate Agent said it was OK to sign it. No big deal. So, I ‘ve signed the contract as is on jan 16th of this year. I wanted to have a Grocery store there so I fixed the place accordingly with the City regulations. Besides my store, there are a few apartments in the building. Landlord had ongoing issues with his tenants about the water leaks and fire alarm and so on. I thought that as long as my place was in order the other problems of the dwelling shouldn’t matter. However it did.
I was denied in the Sales License because of the existing violations on the building itself. My front Store had nothing on the record thou. City rep explained that the multi-zoned property can not have any violations before I can operate my business there. My real estate agent talked to the landlord about it but it was not effective. Landlord seemed to have no interest on fixing anything. He kept saying that the contract was AS IS. So, I went to a lawyer who wrote a letter to the landlord stating my intent to wait 30 days before any legal action. Now, one month later, there is one more violation added to the list of violations.(I went yestarday to the city again to check if I could get a sales license). The new violation refers to the danger to human life. It is strange that now the lawyer is not returning my phone calls and my Real Estate agent made it clear to me that he has nothing to do with all of it anymore. Landlord told me he was too mad to talk. What’s going on???
Time is essential now. Tomorrow I am due in rent for the place. Anyone knows what should I do now? I need free advise thou. I am really broke after I paid for all the constraction expenses, city fees, utility bills, insurance…etc

so in the episode where squidward eats his first krabby patty… i in thought when he went to the krusty krab at night he walked up to the door and was like all excited then he was like wait a minute… its too easy…. then he was like a bucket of water that’s our alarm system? then he was lit on fire and that happened again THEN he went into the patty vault… but in the episode that was just on tv he just went to the door and was like there it is and went right in. they skipped it right?
you guys are stupid i just watched it on youtube and i was right. "haha no its two different episodes." idiots…

leave as many comments and help that you can thanks!

Have you ever had a day where your alarm clock did not go off, you missed your bus, you stepped in a puddle of water and the rest of your day just went downhill from there? It is just one of those stressful days where nothing seems to be going right and you just want to give up. In “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley, the devices of visual imagery and metaphors demonstrate the theme stay strong even through difficult times.

a neti pot is just salt water solution that rinses out your sinuses (i have a sinus infection) and i was rinsing out the left side and very thick bloody mucus rinsed out…i have been blowing blood out of only the left nostril all day. should i be alarmed? i’m on antibiotics for a sinus infection

Yesterday morning at 5am i was woken by thinking id wee’d my self as i stood out of bed a gush of fluid came out and was unstoppable,i ran downstairs to the bathroom and instead of going straight to the toilet my gut feeling told me to run into my partner and say "my waters have broken".I stood in front of him it still gushing out and then it stopped my pj bottoms where soaked from top to bottom,I rung the delivery suite at the hospital and soon after went in to get checked,So whn i got there they did the regular checks and stuff and while i was on heartbeat moniter i had two Pains,which felt like contractions,then i had a internal and they checked to see if my cervix was open,they said it was closed the mucus plug was still there and no signs of fluid,They sent me home telling me i must of just peed myself.Im having trouble understanding this because i had gone to the toilet twice that night,2nd time being a hour before the gush!! Also surely id be able to stop the waters until getting to toilet!? since leaving hospital yesterday ive still been leaking having to chance pad every 3-4 hours
But dont want to go back in to hospital because i dont want to be told im just peeing myself again or whatever. Has anyone else experienced this? ive heard of people leaking slightly but not a full gush?

all utilities are included in my rent one of which is for cable.

when Directv came to install a new sattelite they damaged my landlord’s roof door. she doesnt want to order any new boxes or services from them until that issue is resolved. in the meantime i got cable thru another provider in one bedroom but theres still another bedroom and the living room with tvs that wont work without being attached to cable.

its been five months now and i still dont have cable because of her going back and forth with Directv. is it fair for me to ask for a deduction in rent or how should i handle this situation?

yes, i can get cable on my own but then id be paying for it twice—once via my rent and again to another cable company–which i am already doing in one room.

i do understand her issue but what is fair in the meantime?

yes, my lease does specify that cable service is to be provided but it doesnt itemize how much of the rent is allocated toward which utility (heat, water, gas, electricity, cable, alarm system).

also, the alarm service is included in my lease but she never provided me with the passcode so we dont use it. its an extremely safe neighborhood but still.

what do you think is fair?
reading is fundamental.

the only cable i have in one room is the one that i pay for from another company.

although it is stated in the lease the landlord is not providing me with any cable anywhere.

Your alarm goes off, you hit the snooze and sleep for another 10 minutes.
He stays up for days on end.
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You take a warm shower to help you wake up.
He goes days or weeks without running water.
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You complain of a "headache", and call in sick.
He gets shot at as others are hit, and keeps moving forward.
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You put on your anti war/don’t support the troops shirt, and go meet up with your friends.
He still fights for your right to wear that shirt.
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You make sure you’re cell phone is in your pocket.
He clutches the cross hanging on his chain next to his dog tags.
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You talk trash about your "buddies" that aren’t with you.
He knows he may not see some of his buddies again.
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You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls.
He walks the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists.
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You complain about how hot it is.
He wears his heavy gear, not daring to take off his helmet to wipe his brow.
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You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order wrong.
He doesn’t get to eat today.
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Your maid makes your bed and washes your clothes.
He wears the same things for weeks, but makes sure his weapons are clean.
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You go to the mall and get your hair redone.
He doesn’t have time to brush his teeth today.
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You’re angry because your class ran 5 minutes over.
He’s told he will be held over an extra 2 months.
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You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight.
He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home.
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You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do everyday.
He holds his letter close and smells his love’s perfume.
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You roll your eyes as a baby cries.
He gets a letter with pictures of his new child, and wonders if they’ll ever meet
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You criticize your government, and say that war never solves anything.
He sees the innocent tortured and killed by their own people and remembers why he is fighting.
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You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him.
He hears the gunfire, bombs and screams of the wounded.
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You see only what the media wants you to see.
He sees the broken bodies lying around him.
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You are asked to go to the store by your parents. You don’t.
He does exactly what he is told.
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You stay at home and watch TV.
He takes whatever time he is given to call, write home, sleep, and eat.
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You crawl into your soft bed, with down pillows, and get comfortable.
He crawls under a tank for shade and a 5 minute nap, only to be woken by gunfire.
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You sit there and judge him, saying the world is probably a worse place because of men like him.
If only there were more men like him!
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If you support your troops, re-send this to everyone you know,

If it gets to another veteran who hasn’t received it yet, it will bring back memories.

Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you,
Jesus Christ and the American G. I.
One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.
Anyone that wants to use this, please feel free to copy it.
ovid…. they don’t need or want your pity…. give them your respect!

bueko — you are right, it is his choice to go and fight. He does it so you have the freedom to make the choice to stay home. And so you have the freedom to state your views without fear of being thrown in jail.

Utahrapt…. I am sorry if this offended you. The majority of the military appreciate knowing that some of the average people out here have a small grasp of what they are going through.
reflection of you… We are also told we should support and pray for our government…. how does that play.

Yes Jesus does lead in many battles. I think the majority of the GI’s depend on HIm more than you or I. They know what it is to put their life on the line.

John 15: 13. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

so this boy i like asked me if i wanted to go to a kegger last night. we went and he was constantly asking me if i was having fun and if i was alright. then i got really drunk and i was passing out and so he walked me back to my place (he practically carried me) and then he took of my shoes and jacket and got me water and set my alarm clock and i don’t remeber what i did, but i must’ve done something because he said "you’re too drunk for this". does he like me?

so this boy i like asked me if i wanted to go to a kegger last night. we went and he was constantly asking me if i was having fun and if i was alright. then i got really drunk and i was passing out and so he walked me back to my place (he practically carried me) and then he took of my shoes and jacket and got me water and set my alarm clock and i don’t remeber what i did, but i must’ve done something because he said "you’re too drunk for this". does he like me?

It’s pretty much all in the question.

For example, last night I had to wake up in the middle of the night because Pooky was flapping out and freaking out in his cage (AKA he had a night fright), and I had to go calm him down. I didn’t turn the light on because sometimes that just scares him more, so I was looking him over with the light off. I saw a line of something coming from his nose, and to me (overactive imagination, I guess) it looked kind of red and liquidy, so I freaked out and turned on the light. It was a shadow from one of the bars of the cage -_-

Or a while ago I had a bird that I came into the room and she was covered in red. I frantically searched her for the wound that covered her in blood. Eventually I figured out that she had just taken a bath in her water dish, and started rubbing herself all over one of the toys in the cage that was colored with red dye.

So, how about you guys?
Green Eagle, that reminds me! We were once watching my dad’s cats while he was away, and one got out. We searched his neighborhood for two hours looking for him and when we got back to his house, giving up, he was in the backyard rolling around in catnip.

its just a realy nice song. .i know smoke on the water by deep purple incense and peppermint’s by strawberry alarm clock but the one im looking for is when he gets in his car and start’s flying. .its a realy nice song. . .please help me yahoo answers

I was staying at a 3 star hotel in London and on th second night of my stay the lights went out, It was freezing, no hot water,etc AND the alarms went on 3 times in the middle of the night!!!

I heard some other guest in the morning saying that they should have emergency lights and that he would complain.

If I wanted to complain, who should I complain to? (ie some organization responsible for quality of hotels?!)

How can I get him to stop? I have an alarm clock… it is such a loud meow and he keeps doing it every 3 seconds. meow.. meow.. meow.. meow.

i have gotten out of bed- made sure food and water — fine.
i have locked him in the basement — but i can still hear him at the basement door … meow meow meow

i have petted him. opened a window…

why!! i just want to sleep until 7am.. is that too much to ask??

I need to write about a good invention to make for entrep class.. it doesnt matter how expensive or not expensive it can be. it just has to be good. and it can be like high tech and stuff like cars or whatever. i just need good ideas. and i dont have to REALLY make it.. just have to imagine it. HELP!?!?
one that i thought of is an alarm that sprays water on you or electrifies you if you dont get up in 5 minutes, but i need a better one. please help thanks