How to prepare driftwood for a planted aquarium?

My boss owns a patch of land up in the mountains with tons of manzanita in it. I asked if she could bring me a couple of dead branches so I could use them in my planted aquarium, which she did.

The pieces she brought came with a lot of texture and character, I tried boiling one piece first to release the tannins and loosen up the bark, but all it did was make the wood dark and mushy.

I tried sanding down another piece, but it's rough since there's still a lot of dead bark on it.how exactly do I go about smoothing down the wood to a fine clean texture like the driftwood you see at pet stores? are they sanded down first then boiled, or vice versa?

What tools are necessary for preparing and cleaning driftwood? I bought 180 and 220 grit sandpaper, but the process is a lot harder than I thought. The driftwood I see for sale is cleaned all the way to the core, from every nook and cranny.

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Where can I buy a road map!

I know that this question seems a little ridiculous, but I seriously cannot find a road map. Everything seems to be an Atlas everywhere I look. I have checked Amazon, my local stapes and Barnes and Nobles. I cannot find anything other than Road Atlases. Anyway my Dad drives a truck, and he refuses to get a GPS. Thus he needs to get new maps.

If anybody knows a place either online or a store please share. I am from Central New Jersey if that helps. Otherwise my Dad is looking for the Maps of the following counties they are sold in 3's Ocean, Monmouth, Middlesex Counties. Summerset, Hudson, and Mercer Counties, and Lastly Union, Hudson, and Essex Counties. All counties are in New Jersey.

I do not expect anybody to find these for me, but if anybody has any idea where I can find maps of these areas, not necessarily grouped together or anything, just up to date tangible paper maps!

Your help is much appreciated, and thank you for your time! P. S will rate best answer!

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What could be wrong with my Hermit Crabs?

I just brought them from Petsmart today, I kept them fairly in ideal conditions all the way home. Had the habitat already set up, and it's Eco Earth substrate moistened, 80/80 on my Temp/Humid gages.

Heating the habitat using a 40W Red Glass Nocturnal bulb. They walked around for a brief second, then tried to climb into a corner. I tried setting each of them in the food dish to encourage them to eat, and then I set them near the water and salt water dishes to see if they would like a cool bath.

They still continued to look for a corner. One of them is currently at the back of a Log hut, and the other one has found a nook around the side of the salt water dish, and both of them haven't moved since I brought them in about 2 hours ago.

Suggestions? Tips? Please be courteous when answering. I did the best I can to study about hermit crabs and have everything perfect before bringing them in.So I am curious what's going on.
Added (1). Petsmart did keep them in good condition. I checked their temp / humidity gages myself.they had the readings of 80 F, and 85% humidity.

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Best cheap 9 or 10 inch tablet with camera?

I was looking to get a tablet to take on work trips to take the place of my laptop.No keyboard is necessary, just need it to browse webpages, play a few games, watch some netflix, and webcam with the kids. I was looking at the Nook HD+ (cause it is only $149 and has google play now) but it does not come with a camera. I would prefer to not get a 7 inch tablet because I want a bigger screen for the movies.

Suggestions and reason why?
Added (1). Not Ipad please, they cost too much.

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My Fathers Nook HD doesn't charge?

When I Plug it in and leave it for 2 hours to charge the battery is 100% full. But after 2 minutes of use the battery is Dead. And when I plug it in again it shows that it is fully charged. Please Reply.

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Why is this book so expensive?

I was looking for books with good messages to read to my son. I ran across "One Dad. Two Dad. Brown Dad. Blue Dad." I liked the description so I went to purchase it on Amazon. They had it in paper back for $95! I then tried to find it for sale using google shop. A $36 used paper back is the cheapest I can find. And, Barnes and Noble has it new for $215! I'm just curious. Does anyone know why this book is so damn expensive???

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Can I download Nook book files on my computer?

I was wondering if Nook books are like Amazon Kindle books or not?
I mean can I download Nook book files like a regular PDF file and read them with Nook app for PC without need to log in like Amazon Kindle app?

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What do you do when you see your teachers in public?

I was at barnes and nobles enjoying myself and then i saw my crazy history teacher and i started freaking out, and went t my dad and we went to the art section because i know she thinks art is stupid.and we waited still she left the front of the store for us to buy our things.It was a really stressful experience, because early in the school year we disagreed on something big in front of the whole class.sorry if im over reacting but she hates me and i am freaked out by her

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I think my husband has a spending problem, do u think I am wrong?

So my husband loves electronics! Most times when new electronics are introduced he wants it. We both agreed on saving for a house but his spending is out of control. For example this year he changed his phone 8 times! He went from regular droid phone, to regular iPhone to iPhone4 to iPhone 5 then to some other Samsung phone now to the new Samsun galaxy 4s!!! Like enough is enough!!! Then when the new wii U hit the stores he begged and begged for days for 3 weeks for this stupid wii u! I told him this is the last electronics for the year and he agreed. He got it, he only played with this for 3 weeks and now it's sitting collecting dust. Then 3 weeks ago he tells me that he no longer wants his nook that he was to sell it because he wants to get the Samsung tablet. Omg!!! Like really… And he changed his tablets 6 times this year! He went from regular iPad to iPad mini to galaxy tablet to droid to nook. Today he tells me wants the iPad mini again! We been arguing for the pass 5 days about this. He wants me to give in and say go buy it. I told him he has a spending disorder, he gets bored fast with items then he sells on eBay and then he pays the difference on his new electronics. I don't know know what to do. He apologizes all the time for his stupidity, but the next day it's the same ***! We went to target today and we passed by the electronic section then he brings up the tablet again! Do u think he needs help?

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How to remove a bookmark from the nook color?

How to remove a bookmark from the nook color?

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