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  Cactus plugging   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Cactus plugging is the practice of vandalizing or destroying a cactus, usually a saguaro, for fun.
The act of cactus plugging, if performed on a saguaro, is illegal, as the species is endangered.
In any case, it is a particularly destructive form of vandalism, as saguaros require over a hundred years to reach a substantial height.
www.encyclopedia-1.com /c/ca/cactus_plugging.html   (162 words)

  
 Austin Lounge Lizards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
These songs run along the lines of "The Ballad of Ronald Reagan", criticizing the Republican president.
One of their most famous songs, "Saguaro", is based on the story of David Grundman, who died shooting up a cactus (see cactus plugging).
This page was last modified 07:01, 9 August 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Austin_Lounge_Lizards   (287 words)

  
 Saguaro -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
These two factors combine to place the saguaro on the (A species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction) endangered species list.
Harming one in any manner (including (additional info and facts about cactus plugging) cactus plugging) is illegal, and when houses or highways are built, special precautions must be taken to move every saguaro affected.
The ribs of the saguaro are used for construction and other purposes by (Any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived) Native Americans of the region.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/S/Sa/Saguaro.htm   (184 words)

  
 tire repair kit
The kit (available in most auto parts stores for about $8) consists of extremely sticky self sealing strips (X), vulcanizer (no picture) one tool (1) to enlarge very small holes (cactus punctures) and a second tool (2) that is used to stuff the plugging strip into the hole.
Since the self sealing strips plug sidewall punctures perfectly and permanently you can keep using your tire instead of throwing it away (sidewall punctures cannot be fixed with inside patches by your tire shop).
Plug in compressors have a tendency of failing.
www.4x4abc.com /jeep101/plugnplay.html   (338 words)

  
 Vincent Massol Think Tank - Cactus new vision
Cactus would still offer an implementation for J2EE component testing but it will also open up an API for plugging other implementations.
Moreover, the Cactus integration modules (aka front-ends) will also need to provide clearly-defined extension points to help automate the whole process of starting the container, deploying components, running the tests and shutting down the container.
More precisely, Cactus could then be used as a toolbox for testing any kind of component inside their container.
blogs.codehaus.org /people/vmassol/archives/000273_cactus_new_vision.html   (440 words)

  
 Planting with Plugs - All About Lawns
Planting with plugs (or plugging) is a process by which small 2-4 inch wide pieces of sod are placed in holes equally spaced along your yard.
Plugs are either cut in circular or square pieces from sod or are usually grown on trays of 18 plugs that will plant roughly 50 square feet.
Depending on the plugs that you use, this is usually a good time to sprinkle a starter fertilizer around the base of each plug.
www.allaboutlawns.com /lawn-maintenance-care/planting-and-repair/planting-with-plugs.php   (1031 words)

  
 P.O.T.S.
The exchange used in the early days of telephony, called a switchboard, comprised of wires terminating in plugs, one plug per telephone subscriber, on a large wooden board.
Operators connected one subscriber to another by plugging two wires into a common patch panel.
Connections that needed two exchanges needed two operators who simultaneously plugged the subscribers into the same inter-exchange wire, called a “trunk”.
cactus.eas.asu.edu /PARTHA/Columns/12-17-POTS.htm   (1557 words)

  
 Moddin'.net - zorro case   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The reason for the two molex's on each fan is so that by plugging it in you do not loose a potential molex connection.
Otherwise if you plugged in too many fans you would have no way of plugging in anything else.
As cactus mentioned the things they have are called pass-throughs it just means that the current can flow through the fan and into something else that uses a molex.
www.moddin.net /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2762   (295 words)

  
 phoenixnewtimes.com | | Feature | WHEN CACTUS AND CIVILIZATION COLLIDETRIFLING WITH SAGUAROS CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO ONE'S ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Citizen wrote that he was from Tucson and "apparently under the influence of drugs" at the time of his cactus encounter.
The cactus, located about 20 miles outside of town and well-known to locals, was a one-in-200,000 shot--the otherwise normal plant was topped not by arms, but by a fan-shaped growth.
Crockett's collection) and recognized the cactus as one that was being newly displayed at a local nursery called Cactus King.
www.phxnewtimes.com /issues/1993-03-03/feature8.html   (811 words)

  
 All Cactus E-book   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
As an added benefit...I’ve included information about what a cactus is … and what a cactus is not … Information that you can share with your children or your students in the classroom.
CARE OF INDOOR CACTUS section we reveal information on soil and drainage, what you need to know to select a pot, what type of fertilizer your cactus needs (and how to make your own fertilizer!), how often to water your plants and what type of light or sunlight are best.
In the FOOD section we discuss: the best cactus for raising inside the house, which cactus are fast growing and those that are slow growing and which cacti have flowers.
www.allcactus.com   (1344 words)

  
 How do I take care of my cactus plant?
When watering, add a small amount of regular commercial, nitrogen-poor cactus fertilizer, but only a little as too much nourishment would damage the cacti.
Put a piece of broken clay from a pot or some gravel in the bottom to keep the drain hole open and prevent plugging.
Remember that healthy, unpampered cacti plants are the least prone to diseases and pests.
mt.essortment.com /howdotakecare_rhqo.htm   (759 words)

  
 The Bootstrap: Cactus
The blog is so-named because all model-driven applications worth their salt should be able to be either self-defined or self-implemented.
Tim Bray can add cactus to his list.
An Australian PhD student plugging along in western France.
thebootstrap.blogspot.com /2004/08/cactus.html   (119 words)

  
 tire puncture kit - off-=road self repair
One of the most valuable emergency kits is a puncture repair kit - especially when you plan on leaving pavement.
Since the self sealing strips plug sidewall punctures perfectly and permanently you can keep your tire instead of throwing it away (sidewall punctures cannot be fixed with inside patches by your tire shop).
Here is my only negative experience: Goodyear tires love to develop punctures in off-road environments but hate to be plugged - they "spit" those plugs out within a few minutes.
www.4x4abc.com /ML320/ml320_puncture.html   (299 words)

  
 The Bottom Line #319   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Cactus was a helluva band- pick up the Cactology CD when you are looking for some rock/blues high energy bass inspiration and listen to Tim rip it up.
Matching impedance, (plugging an 8 ohm amplifier output into an 8 ohm cabinet) is important if you really want to efficiently use the power available.
Overall, the idea of "plug it in, it's either loud enough or not" is much better than being sucked in by the numbers.
www.amscons.com /tblarchive/VOL2/300-399/bl319.html   (5225 words)

  
 [H]ard|Forum - Need Help to Get Windows XP Running Headless (Without Monitor)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
I can start Windows XP fine as long as the monitor is plugged in, even without the keyboard and mouse.
There probably is a video error but it is kind of hard to see it without a monitor plugged in.
I guess I could try plugging it in when the hard drive activity has ceased when the computer is turned on, although I'm always rather weary of plugging in things when the computer is already on.
www.hardforum.com /printthread.php?t=784053   (1055 words)

  
 Pedal to the Metal
Moore speculated that this trend is expected to continue to 1975.
Plugging the numbers into Dr. Moore’s formula shows that the number of transistors in 1975 would be between 1,6000 (doubling in 24 months) and 5,000 (doubling every 18 months).
In 1968 Dr. Moore co-founded the Intel Corporation, one of the powerhouses of processor manufacturing today.
cactus.eas.asu.edu /Partha/Columns/09-03-Moore.htm   (1639 words)

  
 The Western Sphere - www.ezboard.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Tien-Hou populate these areas, and it is a dangerous place to be.
Some people have claimed that the inside, if reached, can provide a delectable meal for anyone stranded but unfortunately, many thorns prevent most from trying.
This cactus is distinguished by its deep green color.
p207.ezboard.com /flithafrm7.showMessage?topicID=4.topic   (579 words)

  
 Installing ADSL for TurboNet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
If it does not, one can be purchased at Cactus Computer or elsewhere.
If you think the circuit should be active and you can't access the Internet, unplug the ADSL modem's power and wait 15 seconds before plugging it back in.
If you have a network instead of a single computer hooked up to the ADSL "modem", the cable which comes with the ADSL modem should be plugged into the uplink port of the hub.
www.turbonet.com /Support_DSL_NTT.htm   (686 words)

  
 Installing ADSL for TurboNet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
If you think the circuit should be active, unplug the ADSL modem's power and wait 15 seconds before plugging it back in.
You have used a flat telephone cable instead of the twisted-pair cable which came with the ADSL modem.
If you have a network instead of a single computer hooked up to the ADSL "modem", the cable which GTE sends should be plugged into the uplink port of the hub.
www.turbonet.com /SupportDSLXP.htm   (792 words)

  
 Comments on 13539 | Ask MetaFilter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
When faced with a similar situation (horrific mouse infestation), we ultimately adopted a cat from an animal shelter, and our fierce Chow Chows were totally in love with him inside of a month.
When I had nightly visits from a mouse in my old house, we plugged in one of those and the mouse was never seen again.
I plugged up all the cracks in the foundation with steel wool.
ask.metafilter.com /mefi/13539   (1920 words)

  
 Why is my qualcomm pack kicking off? - RC Groups
I finished charging the first pack, and plugged it directly into a spare motor/gearbox to see the performance, but the pack kept cutting out.
I thought the motor might be drawing too much amperage without being connected through the electronics, so today I tried it in the TM, and the same thing happened.
I am working on making a micro deans to deans ultra plugs connector adapter so I can use my Whattmeter on the moth to see the amp/whatt amounts for different props....
www.rcgroups.com /forums/showthread.php?t=37336   (1223 words)

  
 One Year And Counting
Every week is a race to come up with an idea and to explore it in some detail and, when possible, to come up with a topic that gets you to talk about it on the What The Hey message boards.
I felt the format was trapping the medium at a time when it most needed to expand and that we needed to think outside the format we grew up with and were comfortable with.
I said pamphlet with all the snottiness I could muster because, like the cactus, when you’re kept in a small box there is no place to grow.
www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com /wolfman/105686932477865.htm   (1581 words)

  
 Mockingbird Volunteers
His musical mindset underwent a radical paradigm shift during the 11/27/92 Divided Sky, and he has since caught about 50 shows with 4/30/93 still his favorite.
Plugged into phish.net since 1993, Syd currently lives with his wife Kiki and new daughter Emily Jade in New York City where he co-manages a kosher Mexican restaurant called La Casa Hadasah with fellow Mockingdude Charlz Franz.
Phillip Zerbo (Major Contributor to The Phish Companion: Side Shows Editor) is a huge fan of the band Phish, and has been actively involved in various improvisational music "communities" for the past 20 years.
www.mockingbirdfoundation.org /about/volunteers.html   (2339 words)

  
 NMBGMR Staff - Peter Scholle - Guadalupe Mountains
These sites acted as sediment conduits until they were plugged by massive debris or grain flows and new channels became active.
Primary sealing mechanisms in all units are porosity and permeability barriers of carbonate, evaporite or shale, particularly updip transitions from porous limestones or dolomites to anhydrite plugged dolomites (Ward et al., 1986).
Cactus of many types, scorpions, and rattlesnakes are all common to the region and you must remain cautious and aware of these dangers at all times.
geoinfo.nmt.edu /staff/scholle/guadalupe.html   (11226 words)

  
 Metroactive Music | Local Music '95
While our daily newspaper's music columnists fill out their allotted inches plugging musical events 60 miles north of San Jose, things continue to jump off underground and in the local clubs.
And the Cactus Club's bathrooms are still dirtier than the drunk tank at Elmwood.
The band's SoFA Street Fair show at the Cactus was one of the most spontaneous, hysterical, drunken, possessed 20 minutes that club has seen in years.
www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/12.28.95/localmusic-9552.html   (951 words)

  
 Our 10 day trip to Arizona, Nevada, California, and Utah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
After plugging in our hot pot to cook dinner (salad was $10/plate -- forget that!) we blew the breaker on the light circuit.
It is a self sustaining ghost town with shops and a restaurant to cater to the locals and mostly to the tourist that come to see it.
About 5 miles before the town, we saw our only big cactus, which was obviously tended to by someone nearby.
userpages.umbc.edu /~repaci/arizona.html   (2311 words)

  
 Crooked Lake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Prickly pear cactus was overly abundant in areas formerly subject to intensive grazing.
Key recommendation of the plan included instituting a controlled burn program and plugging of drainage ditches to improve wetland quality.
A proposed trail layout offered opportunities for a stroll to a shady bench by a pond or for a longer hike to the lake shore and through the varied habitats on the site.
www.biologicalresearch.com /Projects/crooked_lake.php   (337 words)

  
 Seattle Weekly - food: Our 100 Favorites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Still plugging away after more than 20 years, the Old Girl has earned her reputation as a Seattle classic.
But the true talent of Cactus' kitchen staff lies in their ability to turn just about anything into a one-of-a-kind treat.
Ditto for the margaritas: As Cactus is typically teeming with hungry patrons, you'll likely have occasion to sample one or two at the bar while you wait for your table.
www.seattleweekly.com /features/0117/dine-capsules1.shtml   (3589 words)

  
 TRANSCRIPT - CLAUDE MATTOX - ON THE ISSUES - APRIL 2004
The Cactus Park Police Precinct has launched some innovative programs to deal with crime.
And predominantly, what we're talking about is methamphetamine use, sale and manufacture, but they also do burglary and they also do auto theft and identity theft.
And we were very successful in the Black Canyon program, so we applied some of the things that we learned there to what we saw on 27th Avenue, and we called that the Cactus Park Arrest and Warrant program.
www.phoenix.gov /11/trd50404.html   (4545 words)

  
 Day 9 - Arizona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Most RVers we talked to arrive in September or October and stay all winter in their self-contained vehicles without ever plugging into land power.
The recent rains have given green leaves to the otherwise cactus like limbs.
Today's weather is a comfortable blend of a hot dry Arizona sun and a compensating cool dry breeze.
www.bafrenz.com /birds/Day9a.htm   (694 words)

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