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HMMMMM hes getting pretty good speeds with the 16 inch barrel. over 2000 fps with that heav of a slug is going to do some damage. and the trajectory would be close to a ak round as the speeds are clost to the same. the BC is likely higher. Im not saying a longer barrel would not help but that thing is going to do some seruious damgae to what ever it hits.
Hubel can likely shed some light on what is to be gained by more barrel.


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Jakic, Vojislav (1932–2003), Macedonia
BiographyBorn in Radobiljici, Macedonia, Vojislav Jakic was the son of an Orthodox priest from Montenegro. While still a child, he suffered the successive loss of his older sister and younger brother. Around 1935, his family settled in a small town in Serbia.
Vojislav Jakic lived in abject poverty, sustained by the pension that his mother received following his father's death. Marginalised and uncomfortable at school, he went to Belgrade at the age of 20 to take drawing and sculpture classes. But the establishment that he attended very soon became nothing more than a nocturnal refuge for the young man. Five years later, after the failure of various plans for exhibitions, he returned to live with his mother before getting married.
Vojislav Jakic drew assiduously on large formats from 1970 onwards. Certain works were executed on scrolls more than 50 metres long. His compositions with ballpoint pens, gouache and both normal and wax crayons teem with insects, embryonic figures and human beings.
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no because Eli isn't mobile and Alex is moblie and quick and effective in Harbaughs run driven offense
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No intelligent, honest SF fan wouldn't trade Smith for Eli in a heartbeat but I don't blame them for defending their guy....
49ers fans are pretty dumb and delusional, after reading their forums I have no idea why fans of a team who did not win anything in 17 years are so sure of themselves. They said they don't fear the giants at all and for some reason think they won the nfc championship. Bunch of homers.
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Freaking hippies. The prairie dogs are EVERYWHERE here. Farmers make us lunch and bring us drinks when we go hunting on their property. I sure hope this gets shot down.
The Colorado Wildlife Commission will meet to discuss a full ban on Prairie Dog Hunting in the state of Colorado on May 1-2.
Freaking hippies. The prairie dogs are EVERYWHERE here. Farmers make us lunch and bring us drinks when we go hunting on their property. I sure hope this gets shot down.
Prairie dog shoots may be cruel (I don't think so); however, a broken leg on a cow is not only cruel (by the same measure), but costly.
Prairie dogs are rodents, same family as rats. And should be treated as the vermin they are.
Fritz links back up...it was one their side
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If it weren't on the west side of the mountains, I'd show up to vent. The good news is that the liberals of Colorado are mostly located in Denver, Boulder and Colorado Springs and the surrounding areas, so it would be a long drive for them to voice their opinions too. The fact that the meetings are being held on the west side of the mountains makes me optimistic, as the conservatives are the majority over there.
1: prairie dogs carry disease 2: they are vermin 3: cause damage to land and livestock 4: they are overpopulated in most areas. hunting them gives benefits as well 1: target practice 2: population control 3:saves ranchers money by helping to keep cattle/horses from breaking legs. a ban on hunting these rats would do much more harm than good.
The Humane Sociaty Is really starting to piss me off. ran buy a bunch of freaks that have no clue as how nature works. My mother used do there books out in California for a chapter was ran b uy a bunch of dykes that wouldnt know humane from inhumane total nut jobs. I susposed there going to ban rat traps and mouse poisien next. this really sucks if it passes. I dont hunt colorado but was considering it, as my spot in south dakota stoped hunting so they can release F!@# ferits to kill thim. to many animal planet type shows that portray these disease ridden vermin as cute and cuddly. they wreak farmland spread diseases such as blubonic plauge, monkey pox, and others. running cattle in these areas is high risk at best. one rancher in South Dakota falls all over himself to provide us a place to stay and is very greatfull. three years of shooting buy us and others hasent made a dent in the population.
Can I post a pic of the results of yesterday's Colorado prairie dogging fun (with graphic dead Colorado prairie dog content)?
This'll never fly. People won't stand for it.
Here in Va approx 3 years ago, Culpeper county Va, VERY VERY rural and farmer, considered prohibiting hunting with any firearm over .22 caliber and the town hall couldnt hold all of the angry citizens. People got so fumed, that Culpeper tabled the vote that night and was never spoken of again.PEOPLE WERE FURIOUS. Citing that fact that "...I've lived here all of my life and I have to change my lifestyle because some rich jerk from Norther Va/DC moved into town and doesnt like hunting..."
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The Women's Chamber Choir of Hope College will perform its fall concert with 12th Street Harmony and Luminescence on Monday, Nov. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church.
The program will include a wide array of music, paying special attention to the words and music of female poets and composers. Chief among the works being featured will be a set of three poems by the African-American poet Lucille Clifton, set to music by Gwyneth Walker, tracing the arc of a woman's life from girlhood through motherhood. In addition, guest singer Heather Benson, a senior from Muskegon who is dual-majoring in vocal music performance and vocal music education, will perform an unusual setting of "Old Mother Hubbard."
The Women's Chamber Choir's set includes a spiritual, a traditional song from South Africa, music of the Baroque period accompanied by strings, and an energetic piece for piano and women's voices from 1998. The choir will be accompanied by solo violin, string quartet, piano and hand percussion.
The choir will be joined by Hope's close-harmony groups, Luminescence (women) and 12th Street Harmony (men).
The Women's Chamber Choir, established in 2001, is an auditioned group of 20-25 Hope students, directed by Jennifer Wolfe, adjunct assistant professor of music.
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Edge-proof (but not point-proof) gloves made out of some tough yet flexible material, such as kevlar, to protect your hands while filleting fish.
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Before moving to NY, I bought my ballet flats from Old Navy and my kid's shoes from Target. It suited us just fine. But since moving here and getting rid of our car, I learned really quickly that our shoes weren't cutting it. The life of cheap shoes was too short. Just walking the kids to school is .6 miles one way! So on top off all the playing and running around at school and after school, we add another 1.2 miles onto their shoes. My kids were wearing out their shoes before they grew out of them. It was so hard for me to buy new shoes in the same size. It felt wrong!
At lot of my friends joke that a few weeks into moving to NY, they realize they need a complete shoe make over. Not to keep up with the fashion pressure, but to survive! I look at shoes completely differently now. Did you do the same thing?
Good news! Remember this post I did about these Clarks shoes I bought for the boys? 50% off at Amazon now! Only $30! I'm stocking up. Classic example of good solid cute NYC approved shoes.
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Absolutely! In Manhattan, shoes are your #1 mode of transportation. They don't call it the urban jungle for nothing - it's rough. Most important are rain boots - so essential in the city!ReplyDelete
Totally. I used to buy lots of cheap shoes, but now I have very few shoes but they're the best quality I can afford. Just plunked down money for my first pair of Frye boots, which really hurt, but I think they'll last forever! Those shoes you bought for your boys are adorable!ReplyDelete
good idea. i better dust off my camera and start shooting pics.ReplyDelete
totally! good rain boots! I bought cheap rain boots from Urban Outfitters and they got holes in them in less then 2 months. Boo. Hunters to the rescue.ReplyDelete
- Laura LutzMarch 30, 2012 at 6:41 PM
Oh my god, yes. We moved to NYC when my daughter was 5 and thought we could get away with Target...heck, no. She's 10 now and we still splurge a bit on the shoes. Land's End are our go-tos for her - they're comfortable, good quality, and reasonably priced.ReplyDelete
I'm an Aerosoles gal, through and through...but, even then, I'm lucky if they get me through two seasons. I also...well, I hate to admit this...but, um, I recently bought my first pair of Danskos. I know they're ugly... But I'm almost 40! And walk miles a day! What's a gal to do?!
Lastly, on the same note, we actually have a cobbler now to fix our shoes! Never, in all my years living in California and Arizona, did I think that day would come...
- Laura LutzMarch 30, 2012 at 6:41 PM
Also, Joanna Goddard is all about the Bensimons, but I haven't tried them yet. I think I'll buy a pair this spring...ReplyDelete
Someone warned me of this before I moved here. I have a pair of boots with a nail in the insole. the nail is to keep them together :) I also have gotten a pair of fancy heels re-soled a few times. U gotta do what u gotta do.ReplyDelete
I don't advise this because I think they're ugly, but My husband has maintained 2 pair of Dansko clogs this entire 5 years. 1 brown pair and 1 black pair and they're just now starting to look ragged.
you gotta give them the 10 block test! if they hurt after 10 measly blocks, they go back. yes, i've been known to clean up 10 block worn shoes and return them. you gotta do what you gotta do.ReplyDelete
- Libby KMarch 30, 2012 at 6:41 PM
$30-$40 is usually my limit for kids shoes (note: I do not live in a super pedestrian local) because you just can't find cool, unique styles for much less. Thanks for the sale tip...I love the plum suede ones. Those socks are also completely amazing!ReplyDelete
I used to wear heels all.the.time until...moving to Toronto happened, and we didn't own a car, and we became hard users of the TTC (metro system) then I got rid of heels and ever since I live in flats, and the occasional heel (wedge that is).ReplyDelete
- CharityMarch 30, 2012 at 6:41 PM
Don't forget that *how* you walk affects how long it takes to wear out shoes as much as how much you walk! If you have gait problems (limps, etc) or if you have foot problems (pronation, etc) you will wear out shoes much faster than if you have "normal" gait and feet. I know because no matter how much I spend on a pair of shoes, they are worn out after six months - if I am lucky I can get one year out of them. :/ No brand of shoes has passed the test and it has never mattered the cost of them either - they all wear out within a year.ReplyDelete
I am originally from Brazil, where I used to walk everywhere, all the time. So I was always buying new shoes, not because the fashion changed but because they would fall apart after a few months. After moving to the States, to the suburbs, I think that I spent about 5 years with my shoes as perfect as the day I arrived, I rarely had to walk anywhere! Having moved now to Hoboken, where I walk everywhere, one by one my shoes are getting a daily beat and showing signs of usage! Good thing that with the human body is the opposite, the more you use, the better it gets!ReplyDelete
- Ana PerezsalasMarch 30, 2012 at 6:41 PM
In Spain the shoes your boys are wearing are called "pisamierdas" (won't translate that!) and used to be my favourites as a teenager.ReplyDelete
- Lauren WoodmanseeMarch 30, 2012 at 6:41 PM
You should do a post on YOUR favorite shoes for living in Manhattan.ReplyDelete
These shoes are great. I usually need to take off any type of heel by noon time and switch to my sandals but not the case with these.ReplyDelete


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Jerry's View: 'We create displays that sell'
Right after the big war, which I had won nearly single handed, I left Boeing in spite of their pleas and my promise to never drive my fork lift truck on the soft asphalt portion of the airport runway near the hangar.
And I was looking around for an occupation.
I had three little kids and had once worked after high school at a big department store helping a crew dress windows.
I figured I knew how to do that and printed up some business cards that read "Window Dresser: We Create Displays That Sell."
I handed them out when I walked door to door in downtown Renton, White Center, Des Moines and Burien. I did not go to West Seattle because I was driving a 1928 DeSoto with a leaking radiator and that was a long way from home in case I had to walk.
Wonder of wonders, one day I got a call. This man needed someone to glaze the big windows on the street level floor of Seattle's Smith Tower. He also asked me to cover some tables with crepe paper. He was going to sell some things, I guess.
I bought a roll of crepe paper, some thumb tacks and figured a clever way to frost the windows was to rub some canned beer on them and when it dried they would be opaque. Sounded reasonable to me.
So I did it. The place smelled like a Skid Row tavern but I figured it would smell okay by morning.
At nine ayem the phone rang. It was my customer. He was shouting. He accused me of having a wild party. The place stank of beer. I had ruined him financially and lots of luck and prepare for a lawsuit.
He was so angry I just put my pillow over my head and prepared for a visit from some police with big dogs.
I waited for three days. I considered leaping off a bridge and then the mailman came with an envelope. It was from my former customer.
Wallaah!, there was a check for $15. Wow! Wow! Wow!
There was also one of my business cards. He had changed some words. Now it read in capital letters--"WE CREATE DISPLAYS THAT SMELL."
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What is the time difference from New Zealand?
- Hawaii is at GMT-10 hours, the same as French Polynesia. New Zealand is at GMT+12 hours. So 12 noon on Monday in New Zealand is 1 pm Sunday in Hawaii. Hawaii does not observe Daylight Savings Time so add +1 hour during this period each summer.
Where is the main airport on Maui?
- The main airport on Maui is Kahului Airport (OGG). There are smaller commuter airports in Kapalua (West Maui) and Hana (East Maui). It's about a 45-minute drive from Kahului Airport to Lahaina. Both Molokai and Lanai are served by their own airports. There is also the option of flying into Honolulu International Airport (HNL) on Oahu first and then heading to Maui.
Do I need a car to get around Maui?
- You can get around Maui by shuttle, tour bus, taxi or public transport. But to really experience Maui, you should consider reserving a rental car in advance from the Kahului or Kapalua Airport.
Where are the major hotel and resort areas on Maui?
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What should I pack on my trip to Maui?
- It's warm on Maui, so pack your summer attire. You may want to pack a light jacket or jumper for the evenings or a heavier jacket if you plan to visit Haleakala. Suits and ties are rarely worn here. Bring some casual dress clothes or resort wear if you plan on experiencing Maui's nightlife. You can buy an Aloha Shirt and jandals (or slippers, as the locals call them) when you get here.
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- Hawaii's currency is the US dollar. Travellers cheques and major credit cards are widely accepted and ATM machines are plentiful. Don't worry if you forget something. Hawaii's retail stores and shopping centres have everything you need, including plenty of sunscreen.
When is a good time to visit Maui?
- Any time of year is a good time to visit Maui. Summer, between April and November, is warmer and drier (average temperature is 24˚-31˚ C) while winter, between December and March, is a bit cooler (20˚-27˚ C). Trade winds keep things comfortable year-round. Whale watching season begins in late November and ends in early May. Peak whale watching months are between January and early April. Winter is big wave surf season on Maui's north shore.
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- The official languages of Hawaii are English and Hawaiian, although Hawaiian is not commonly spoken. Major resort areas often have customer service representatives who speak Japanese.
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I have a bunch of mead in the aging process and want something that is ready to drink before my wake and would like to make some beer. Would anyone recommend a good inexpensive book for someone who want to make an occaisonal batch.
I have a bunch of mead in the aging process and want something that is ready to drink before my wake and would like to make some beer. Would anyone recommend a good inexpensive book for someone who want to make an occaisonal batch.
The Complete Joy of Homebrewing
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If you like extreme beers like I do, this is a great book!
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AA, looks like I'll have to pick up Randy Mosher's book.
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It is a really fun read. Not only are there a bunch of great recipes, it is fun to look through and is filled with a ton of history and cool ideas!
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I've started brewing and I didn't need the book at all because I live about 20 mins away from a northern brewer store. I buy their kits which have all the instructions you need+ their startup kit had a step by step brewing DVD that made it really easy for me.
I think the books are good for when you want to expand your experience by just making your own- but the preprepared kits you can buy nowadays are all fairly cheap and all make good beer. The site has user reviews on each kit as well so you can learn even more info and modifications.
+ whenever I get confused I just ask the storepeople what to do. + they have $15 classes that teach you beermaking.
Books are good, but if you have a good brew supply store near you, its far easier to get a kit first.
Homebrewing for Dummies is pretty good to get you started. The Complete Joy of Homebrewing is a very good book as well. My favourite beginner's book is How to Brew by Palmer. With the last book, I like the way you get a lot of detailed information on how different components work together (malt, hops, yeast, water) - then you get into your first brew - but you're going to learn a lot and have a good understanding of what you're doing instead of just trudging through the steps. He even has his book online: http://www.howtobrew.com/intro.html
This thread reminds me that it's time to go brew some beer!
Skip the paper versions.
howtobrew.com by Mike Palmer is a great site that has everything you'd need to know (and then some), laid out very clearly. It's the first edition of his printed book, and is highly recommended.
Charlie Papazian's New Complete Joy Of Homebrewing is the book that started it all, and it remains one of the most accessible and fun books for the beginner to intermediate brewer IMO. John Palmer's How To Brew is also excellent, with a little more "meat" for those wishing to further explore advanced chemistry, equipment fabrication, etc. Also very important is to connect with your local homebrew shop and club!
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The local homebrew shop is an unmitigated empty disaster! I order on line or stock up when i go see grandkids 220 miles away. Thanks for all the suggestions. This whole homebrew routine is just an adult chemistry set anyway.
Sorry to hear that! Well, you can always (and glad you do!) bring questions here, we like that better anyways so we all can learn!
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Speaking of Beer, does anyone make distilled spirits from Mead? A guy who makes grape wine gave me some distilled alchohol which he made from his wine.
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It is on my bucket list. I have the plans, the empty keg, all I need is a serious investment in copper plumbing parts and the combo pot/reflux still will be taking up space I don't have in my shop~! I look forward to using it on batches of old chokecherry wine gone to sherry and a case of fine wine I forgot and the corks dried out and it oxydized. Think of all the space I can reclaim.
I'm sure you can distill mead, as long as you are careful... wonder what it would taste like? Surely it has been done, and I suspect the results were disappointing.
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Papazian is awesome if you are looking for a good reference book for all things beer...... For a broader scope book (beer, wine, mead, etc) I like the Alaskan Bootleggers Bible.... http://www.amazon.com/Alaskan-Bootle.../dp/0967452406
For a good general forum on pretty much all forms of alcohol production I would recommend homebrewtalk.com..... For mead my other "go to" forum is gotmead.com.....
How to brew by John Palmer. You can buy the book, but he has the whole thing posted online.
I would agree with picking up The Complete Joy of Home Brewing. It explains the basics of extract brewing, all grain brewing, mead making, yeast etc.
I have volume 3 of it. As you can see from this picture it has seen some use.
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Home Brewing Vol. 1 by Al Korzonas is very comprehensive.
I have been working on brewing tonight
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I will have to look into some of the other recommendations and I second homebrewtalk.com It's a great website on many things related to brewing.
If you don't mind the incessant advertising.I second homebrewtalk.com It's a great website on many things related to brewing.
Regards, Barry
Vance did you ever get THE COMPLETE JOY OF HOMEBREWING by Papazian?
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No Mike I didn't. My hobbies overrun me! Been cooking various things and I bottled up enough mead to make me question my sanity this week. The beermaking is on the back burner. I just bought the book Charcuterie which is frog for smoking and curing meat I think. I was out scouting to get something to cure yesterday. Tuesday I make meat after the critters settle down from being hunted on the weekend. Only five and a half months til dandelions!


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Around here the whole state is going to "trunked" 800mhz systems, there are very few agencies still using the lower bands. Everybody will eventually transition to 800, the crowding of the lower bands is only going to get worse, and I suspect the FCC would like to free them up for purposes of selling them to a different user. That's what happened to analog broadcast TV. Without a digital scanner setup to follow trunked comms you will hear very little in the future.
Range varies a lot. With a good antenna and the right band, you can work CW from thousands of miles away with a couple watts. 2 meter/VHF handhelds with 5 watts and a rubber ducky antenna are limited to a range of maybe two to five miles or so in a town with lots of buildings and trees. Basically line of sight comms, if you have an unobstructed view of the other guy with nothing between you, you could go 20 miles or more, but that is a rare sitch. Add a few buildings or hills between ya, forget it. That's why most towns with any sort of Ham activity usually have a repeater or two on high ground to extend the range. An external antenna on your car or a long whip antenna on the unit will also extend the range. And of course there are always amps.
Most locales already have a ham radio network setup with local emergency agencies, ARES and RACES are the common names used. Find them and see what they use and recommend. The ARRL is where ya need to look for Ham Radio info:
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Hasan could become the first U.S. soldier executed in more than half a century
By Michael Graczyk and Nomaan Merchant
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FORT HOOD, Texas — A military court on Wednesday sentenced Nidal Hasan to death for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, giving the U.S. Army psychiatrist a path to the martyrdom he seemed to want in the attack on unarmed fellow soldiers.
Hasan could become the first U.S. soldier executed in more than half a century. But because the military justice system requires a lengthy appeals process, years or even decades could pass before he is put to death.
The U.S.-born Muslim has said he acted to protect Islamic insurgents abroad from American aggression, and he never denied being the gunman.
He acknowledged to the jury that he pulled the trigger in a crowded waiting room where troops were getting final medical checkups before deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan. Thireteen people were killed and more than 30 wounded.
It was the worst ever attack on a U.S. military base.
The same jurors who convicted Hasan last week had two options: agree unanimously that Hasan should die or watch the 42-year-old get an automatic sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole.
The lead prosecutor assured jurors that Hasan would "never be a martyr" despite his attempt to tie the attack to religion.
"He is a criminal. He is a cold-blooded murderer," Col. Mike Mulligan said Wednesday in his final plea for a rare military death sentence.
Hasan made no statement Wednesday before the sentence and had no visible reaction when it was read. Officials said he will be transported on the first available military flight to the military prison at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas.
For nearly four years, the federal government has sought to execute Hasan, believing that any sentence short of a lethal injection would deny justice to the families of the dead and the survivors.
Hasan has seemed content to go to the death chamber for his beliefs. He fired his own attorneys to represent himself and barely put up a defense during his trial.
He was never allowed to argue in front of the jury that the shooting was necessary to protect Islamic and Taliban leaders from U.S. troops. During the trial, Hasan leaked documents to journalists that revealed him telling military mental health workers in 2010 that he could "still be a martyr" if executed.
All but one of the dead were soldiers, including a pregnant private who curled on the floor and pleaded for her baby's life.
The attack ended only when Hasan was shot in the back by an officer responding to the shooting. Hasan is now paralyzed from the waist down.
Death sentences are rare in the military, which has just five other prisoners on death row. The cases trigger a long appeals process. And the president must give final authorization before any service member is executed. No U.S. soldier has been executed since 1961.
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Hello my name Brad, I am a new beekeeper w/2 hives (more this spring) and operate a small hobby farm. We are an organic farm and trying to read every thing I can about organic beekeeping. This is a great site.
Hello my name Brad, I am a new beekeeper w/2 hives (more this spring) and operate a small hobby farm. We are an organic farm and trying to read every thing I can about organic beekeeping. This is a great site.
Welcome to Beesource!
Just a comment about your goal of "organic beekeeping," since bees fly where they choose over many thousands of acres, except in very special circumstances, you really can't control what they forage on. You are, however, able to control whether the bees are "treated" in the hive, or not treated.
You will see that there are plenty of heated discussions about "treatment free" beekeeping here at Beesource, but relatively little about "organic", likely due to the difficulty of controlling how the bees forage.
And if you haven't yet found Michael Bush's site, its worth a look:
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Thanks for the clarification Radar,what I am trying to accomplish is treatment free beekeeping.
Welcome Brad! Hope your hives are doing well so far this winter. Did you guys get a lot of snow last night?
FYI-since bees fly 2 or 3 miles to forage, and you don't know exactly where all they've been -they won't let you call your honey organic. Which doesn't mean you can't do everything that you control in organic way. Generally, it follows Treatment Free, but there's more to it than just that, of course.
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Hey, Brad. We're pretty close. I'm between Athens and Nelsonville. Welcome to the site.
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Welcome Brad~we are NE Ohio beekeepers. Glad to have you as a member. This is a wonderful site.
Hi Brad, there is a label that's easier to get than organic, its called naturally grown.
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Make sure to join your local club as they will be able to provide answers to any questions you may have. Here is the site I found for your area and you're always welcome to come up to east central ohio Beekeepers. (E-coba.org)
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#11 Tue 07 Sep 04 3:07pm
Re: Foodology
Hi there!
Just stumbled over this recipe of "Figs Stuffed with Foie Gras Mousse" and remembered your question. Here is the recipe + picture!
http://www.leitesculinaria.com/recipes/ … _figs.html
#12 Wed 08 Sep 04 7:41am
Re: Foodology
Nice one! I love the taste of fig, particularly black figs, and foie (forget about it). I have yet to try both together........look forward to it, sounds good. Thanks for the recipe.
Just last night, we did a degustation item that incorporated foiegras butter. It was filet mignon grilled, then we made this sauce with veal reduction, shallot and garlic, hard herbs, green peppercorns, and then mounted it with loads of foiegras butter, salt and freshly ground black pepper..........talk about heaven.....(just a beautiful, velvety consistency, and well rounded flavour)
#13 Thu 09 Sep 04 9:38am
Re: Foodology
That sounds really delicios foietruffledisiac! I'll try it the next time when I need something special!
Just a question, the green peppercorns you used, are they fresh or the ones you get in a sort of marinade? And how do you make foiegras butter?
THX in advance
LadyRed ;-)
#14 Thu 09 Sep 04 8:34pm
Re: Foodology
Hi LadyRed,
The green peppercorns that we used are the ones bottled/jarred in brine. Along with the green peppercorn taste, the brine that they are in also gives whatever you are cooking a more intense flavour.
Foiegras Butter
In a large bowl place butter. It's better to use a high grade butter, like Plugra. Let the butter come to room temperature; so that it's pliable with your hands. Being that the foiegras is of soft texture, cut into about medium dice, place in a food processor, puree until close to smooth. You want a fair amout of foie to mix in with the butter. Place the foiegras in the bowl with the butter. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Mix all ingredients well. Make sure the foie is distrubuted well in the butter. Take parchment paper / wax paper, place a good amount of the butter mixture in about the center of the parchment paper, fold a piece of the parchment paper over the butter mixture, then with the side of a cookie baking sheet / or sheet pan, press on top of the parchment and butter mixture to make even individual rolls. Once the butter mixture is even in the parchment, just roll and set aside. After you have finished making your individual rolls, place them in the freezer; so that they hold their shape. You can also even out the rolls with your hands, but I find you get more uniform rolls with the side of a cookie baking sheet or 1/2 sheet pan. Let me know how it turns out. Have fun with it.
#15 Sat 11 Sep 04 10:38am
Re: Foodology
Hi Elizabeth,
Here's anothe take on using the vanilla bean. This goes great with a Duck Confit Salad with Dried Berries, Stilton Cheese, and Arrugula.
4 shallots, peeled nad trimmed
1 teaspoon olive oil
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
1 vanilla bean
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon champagne vinegar
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Place the shallots in a small baking pan. Add the olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, 1/4 teaspoon of the white pepper and toss to coat. Roast until the shallots are tender and just beginning to colour, 30-35 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
Thinly slice the shallots and place in a medium bowl.
Split the vanilla bean legthwise in half. With tip of a sharp knife , scrape out the seeds and add them to the shallots. (Reserve the vanilla pod for another use or add it to your canister of sugar). Add the olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, the black pepper, the remaining 1/8 teaspoon white pepper, and the sugar to the bowl with the shallots, and whisk well to blend. ( The dressing will keep refrigerated in an airtight conatiner for up to 5 days.)
#16 Thu 07 Oct 04 9:41am
Re: Foodology
Hi LadyRed,
I forgot to mention to you that you might want to squeeze some fresh lemon juice in the foie butter (the juice of 1-2 lemons). This gets the flavours going.
"Cured" foie gras on sweet potato brioche toast points, with port wine syrup (gastrique), topped with buck wheat micro greens.
#17 Thu 07 Oct 04 10:50am
Re: Foodology
Thanks foietruffledisiac ;-) I'll keep that in mind. I haven't had time to try it yet but there is a special occasion coming up in October (in love for 6 years ;-)) where it will be perfect!
BTW what did you have as a side dish with the grilled filet mignon and veal reduction/foie butter sauce??
#18 Fri 08 Oct 04 11:28pm
Re: Foodology
Hi LadyRed,
We served sauteed haricot verts in shallots, garlic, white wine, finish with good butter, and salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. You can also serve either roasted rosemary fingerling potatoes, sauteed Peruvian blue potatoes or Asian potatoes with herbs, white wine, and butter, or sweet potatoes with cinnamon, brown sugar, butter, salt and pepper.
*I cured some foie gras last week and it turned out really good. If you are interested, I'll post the recipe for you.
#19 Sat 09 Oct 04 1:25am
Re: Foodology
1 pound foie gras
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound duck meat, cubed to 1 inch pieces
1 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon cumin, or more to taste
1/2 cup zucchini, brunoise (very small uniform dice)
1/2 cup yellow squash, brunoise
1/2 cup carrots, brunoise
1 tablespoon minced jalapenos 1 tablespoon
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 cup chopped tomato
1 1/2 quarts rich duck stock
2 cups cooked white hominy, rinsed and drained
2 cups blanched sweet corn
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
2 limes, juiced
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Divide foie gras in half. Slice 1 portion into 6 slices, wrap well in plastic wrap and keep refrigerated. Cut remaining portion into 1/2 inch pieces.
In a large pot render the foie gras pieces with the olive oil until only crispy bits remain and all fat is rendered. Remove the foie bits with a slotted spoon or skimmer and set aside (reserve). Add duck meat and sear well on all sides. Add onions and cumin and continue to cook until onions are soft and have begun to caramelize, about 4 minutes. Add zucchini, yellow squash, and carrots and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add jalapenos and garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes, making sure to scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add duck stock and drained hominy and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 1 hour. Add blanched corn and cook for 10 minutes. In a very hot skillet sear foie gras slices briefly on both sides until golden brown. Remove from skillet and drain on paper towels. Add cilantro, and reserved foie gras bits to pozole and season with lime juice and salt and freshly ground black pepper. Serve immediately, topped with 1 piece of seared foie gras.
*Pozole is a dish served around New Year's in parts of Mexico and the Yuccatan Peninsula.
*Just think of all of the flavours. Lovely!
#20 Sat 09 Oct 04 6:08pm
Re: Foodology
Hi Mary!
Many thanks for the suggestions - the blue potatoes sound interesting! I've seen them in the shops some time ago and thought they look very nice, but haven't tried them yet. So I thinks I'll give them a shot (if they are still available)!
The pozole recipe sounds also great! I really like foie but only get it very seldomly, as it is so frightfully expensive!
How is everything going in Miami, is the hurrican season over now, and everything back to normal? It's hard to imagine for someone who's always lived in middle Europe!
Here everthing is fine ;-) Just that the wheather turned and were heading for deep autumn/winter **brrr** But lovely long evenings in and long simmering stews in the oven ;-)
best greatings from Vienna ;-)


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Four owl species are common to the Ozarks: the barred owl, the great-horned owl, the screech owl and the barn owl. They are important birds of prey that hunt mainly at night. Owls typically catch small prey and swallow it whole. (There are some exceptions, of course.) After digesting the soft tissue, an owl will cough up a pellet of undigested fur, bones and teeth. Much can be learned about an owl's eating habits by examining its pellets.
Adaptation – a natural alteration in the structure or function of an organism which helps it to survive and multiply in its environment
Food web – a network of interrelated food chains in an ecosystem
Habitat – an arrangement of food, water, shelter or cover, and space suitable to animals' needs
Owl pellet – a mass of undigested food an owl regurgitates consisting of bones, fur, etc
Pesticide – synthetic and sometimes biological substance used to kill or contain pests
Prey – an animal that is killed and eaten by another animal
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The Easter Bunny (or, um, the brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon) came early to Penfield Children's Center on Friday, March 29.
The fraternity brothers knew they wanted to do something for the community this spring, and the ongoing partnership between Marquette and Penfield seemed like the perfect place to start a new tradition.
The fraternity brothers (one dressed as the Easter Bunny) delivered hugs and help the kids fill their baskets with candy. In return, the children were all smiles.
Giving back is just part of Greek life on campus including participation in Make a Difference Day and Hunger Clean-up. Other opportunities present themselves throughout the year, so when Sigma Phi Epsilon saw a chance to partner with Penfield for a holiday activity, the men jumped on it.
Marquette has a long history of partnering with Penfield providing academic and service opportunities for students who cross multiple disciplines, including psychology, childhood education, social work and human services. Penfield President Christine Holmes describes the partnership as win-win, "Students can get a variety of good practical experience no matter what their degree is going to be in," she says. "Plus, there's also the service learning aspect of giving back to the community the Jesuit mission as it was."
One of the larger partnership efforts between the two institutions is the Behavior Clinic. Marquette's College of Education and Penfield founded the clinic in 2003. The clinic offers free, in-home mental health services for children who are experiencing significant behavioral and emotional trouble. Many of the College of Education's graduate students work at the Behavior Clinic.
Sara Peronto, marketing manager at Penfield, thinks the clinic is an opportunity for students to learn about their discipline and interact with a wide variety of families. "Our Behavior Clinic is growing, so our partnership with Marquette continues to get better," she says. "The students get to work with people from all walks of life."


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The aqcuisition of a phishing scam that posts on a friends social network advertising some amazing thing but after you click the links, posts spam to your homepage and sends your personal info to a third party.
I was on Facebook and this APP posted on Jenny's page that said you could see who had viewed you profile, but it turned out to be a scam. I feel dirty like I caught a case of digital crabs.
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Kalamazoo Artisan Fire Outdoor Pizza Oven & Pizza Station with Pizza Tools
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Handmade in Michigan, the Artisan Fire outdoor pizza oven brings modern ease and convenience to the art of old-world pizza making. Once preheated, the oven turns out perfect Neapolitan-style pies with crisp, charred crust and bubbling cheese in mere minutes. Powerful, adjustable top and bottom gas burners reach much higher temperatures—essential for great pizza—than standard home ovens without the complexities of tending a wood fire. Along with the oven, this special collection includes a movable prep station and a complete set of pizza-making tools.
- Pizza oven's gas-fueled top and bottom burners are independently controlled and adjustable to balance temperature for different styles of pizza, baking breads and roasting meats or vegetables.
- Oven available with either a 20 lb. natural gas cylinder (up to 52,400 BTUs) or 20 lb. liquid propane cylinder (up to 34,900 BTUs).
- Comes up to temperature in just 20 minutes. Cooks thin-crust pizza in less than three minutes once fully heated.
- Open-door cooking allows you to monitor pizzas, moving them as necessary and pulling them at exactly the right moment.
- Oven has brushed-stainless-steel body with ceramic cooking deck, a composite liner and easy-clean debris tray.
- Use pizza oven year-round; no winterization necessary.
- Companion Artisan Fire Pizza Station is equipped with a granite work surface that creates the ideal prep area for rolling out dough and assembling pizzas, with a condiment tray to keep toppings chilled and within easy reach.
- Pizza station elevates oven to 36" height provides cabinet storage underneath for a gas tank plus two drawers and shelving for organizing tools; casters allow you to move it to desired cooking location.
- Pizza-making tools set includes small and large pizza peels, two dough trays, dough scraper and cleaning brush.
- Artisan Fire Outdoor Pizza Oven and Pizza Station are individually hand built, welded and assembled in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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- Kalamazoo Artisan Fire Outdoor Pizza Oven.
- Artisan Fire Pizza Station.
- Large long-handle perforated aluminum peel.
- Small articulated perforated pizza peel made of stainless steel and plastic.
- Two stacking plastic dough trays that each hold up to twelve 10-ounce dough balls.
- Plastic dough scraper and divider.
- Long-handle cleaning brush with brass bristles and a stainless-steel scraper.
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- Oven: 30" x 30" x 19 1/2" high; cooking surface 24" x 18"; 120 lb. Made in USA.
- Pizza Station Cart: 78 1/2" x 36" x 36" high; 575 lb. Made in USA.
- Large peel: 16" head with 20" handle. Made in Italy.
- Small peel: 8" head with 47" handle. Made in Italy.
- Dough boxes: 17 3/4" x 12 3/4" x 6". Made in USA.
- Brush: 40" handle. Made in Taiwan.
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- For outdoor use only. Do not use the pizza kitchen in an enclosed space.
- Do not use on a boat or recreational vehicle.
- Always lock cart casters before use.
- Wipe the pizza oven exterior and pizza station clean with stainless-steel polish and granite cleaner.
- Clean the oven's cooking deck with included brass-bristle brush and steel scraper.
- Hand-wash dough trays and peels.
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Please allow one to two weeks for delivery. This item will be shipped directly from the manufacturer and is not eligible for rush shipping. Item arrives via special delivery service. Our built-in grills are delivered to your home as packaged by the vendor. Delivery will be made by appointment, within the continental USA only; we'll call to make an appointment. White Glove Delivery does not include connecting the grill to a natural gas line or propane tank. Please call 877.812.6235 for additional assistance.
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Always like your pics.
I have been working on this for a couple of months in my spare time, it is still under construction. the original concept was to be a light, compact, beltfed hip shooter. The first step was to cut the bbl to 14" and thread it for a fal flash hider, then the sights on the feed cover were removed and the holes welded shut.
I installed a rail on the mounts for the gas system and put on a 100 mw green laser. next I decided it needed a new stock, I like the ace skeleton stocks and built one from some scrap laying around the shop.
The next project was to eliminate the drum as it is bulky and hangs on the side, so I made and adapter for SAW ammo bags. After shooting it I decided it needed a bipod, so I chopped the standard one down to a more practical size.
the next project will be a new handguard with a rail so I can move the laser back, as the blast from the gas system gets all over it in its current position.
I call it the "RPD from Hell" and will engrave a skull & cross bones on it when we get better engraving software.
It is a lot of fun to shoot, light up the target with the laser and blast away!!
Always like your pics.
SOON-We already lost the war. You are the resistance.
Very nice! You obviously have a lot of talent. I would love to see you fire that beauty.
You pictures make me want to build one. Then I remember my checking account.......what there is of it.
Pirate - was the receiver rebuilt/rewelded or a new one used? Thanks FD
Any date when some more receivers will become available again? I got a pts kit, just need some money and a receiver.. green lasers are neat.. B2B
love the SBR length... any video of shooting it?
I was thinking about building my rpd into an sbr great work


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First there was the debauched party thrown by French fashion entrepreneur Vicomte Arthur de Soultrait.
Then there was the trip to an exclusive resort in the Hamptons courtesy of millionaire hotelier Andre Balazs and his private seaplane.
And it seems Pippa Middleton's induction into the upper echelons of the fabulously wealthy is continuing apace - with a deer and boar hunt organised by the grandsons of Belgium's richest man.
According to recent reports, the Duchess of Cambridge's socially ambitious little sister travelled to Gerpinnes, south of Charleroi, for the event, arranged by the family of Belgian billionaire Albert, Baron Frere.
The Frere family, who are akin to royalty in their home country, refused to comment, saying "hunting is a private affair".
But three anonymous sources in the hunting party confirmed Pippa's presence at the December 1 event, Belgian newspaper La Capital reported.
"I shook her hand but at that moment I didn't recognise her," said one. "Afterwards a friend teased me, saying: what, you didn't recognise Pippa?"
Another hunting party member said he didn't realise Pippa was Kate's sister because she introduced herself by her full name, Philippa. The 29-year-old's "mythical bottom", the newspaper reported, was disguised by a "khaki tracksuit" during the expedition.
The hunt, one of several put on each year by the family, was organised by Albert Frere's son, Gerald, and his two grandsons, 27-year-old William and Cedric, 28.
Given Pippa's jet-set lifestyle, the fact that she is enjoying the company of Belgium's richest family 'does not at the end of the day surprise anyone', La Capital commented tartly.
It's certainly not bad for a middle-class girl from Bucklebury, Berkshire.
But then, Pippa has long surrounded herself with a group of young, wealthy and often aristocratic friends.
"She has always been a ferocious social networker, egged on by her mother, Carole, who is one of the most ambitious people I have ever met," said one member of her circle. Even as a student at Edinburgh University she shared a flat with the sons of not one, but two, dukes - George Percy, heir to the dukedom of Northumberland and Ted Innes Ker, son of the Duke of Roxburghe.
And last September she enjoyed the extravagant hospitality of American millionaire Mr Balazs, who flew her to his Sunset Beach boutique hotel on exclusive Shelter Island during her trip to New York.
It is not clear how Pippa has come to know the Frere family, but it is possible that they were introduced through friends of the Vicomte, whose risque 18th-century themed party she attended in Paris last April.
He is a keen huntsman himself, whose family own vast shooting estates in France and travel across Europe in search of more sport.
Pippa is known to have accompanied him on several hunts, photographs of which have been posted by the aristocrat on his Facebook site.
Other photographs seen by the Daily Mail in recent years show a tweed-clad Pippa on the estates of various landed friends, including her confidante George Percy, surrounded by dead pheasant and grouse.
Like Kate and, indeed, their parents, Michael and Carole Middleton, Pippa is said to have become a keen shot.
Mrs Middleton was photographed in 2010 lying in a field on the Balmoral Estate being taught to deerstalk by one of the Queen's gillies.
Certainly Pippa's supposed shooting expertise would have come in handy in Belgium.
According to those in the know, women in the Frere hunting parties normally shoot and do not merely come along for the ride, as can often be the case.
Pippa is thought to have been among a 20-strong party who set out from the Bierlere forest near Gerpinnes. Six boars and nine deer were killed.
Wild boar hunting in Belgium is not for the faint of heart, however. The animals have become so aggressive that hunting dogs now need bullet-proof Kevlar jackets.
Albert, Baron Frere, 86, is said to be worth a staggering £2.1billion (NZ$4 billion). He was born the son of a nail merchant and helped in the family business from an early age. But his father died when Frere was 17, so he left school and ran the family business by himself.
At the age of 30, he started investing in Belgian steel factories and by the end of the 1970s practically controlled the whole steel industry in the region of Charleroi.
He foresaw the coming steel crisis of the late 1970s and sold his enterprises to the Belgian state. In 2002, he received the title of baron from the Belgian king, Albert II.


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The Hope College Concert Series will feature Casiotone for the Painfully Alone on Friday, Feb. 26, at 8 p.m. at Lemonjello's in downtown Holland.
Admission is free with a Hope College ID, and tickets will cost $4 for the general public and will be available at the door.
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone is an eletronica/pop, Chicago-based band and stage-name of Owen Ashworth. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone formed in 1997 and is signed to Tomlab Records - a label also home to acts such as The Books and Deerhoof. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone has released seven full-length albums and a slew of EP's.
Casiotone has been critically acclaimed on multiple occasions by the music magazine "Pitchfork," which once described Casiotone's music as "songs you sing to yourself when you have problems too banal to expect anyone else to care about -- which is the college grad's mid-twenties in a nutshell." Casiotone for the Painfully Alone has also had several recording sessions with increasingly popular, Daytrotter Sessions in Rock Island, Ill.
Opening the night will be the bands King Tut, from North Carolina, and Reptar, from Athens, Ga. Both King Tut and Reptar offer an eclectic, indie, experimental pop sound similar to that of Animal Collective, Deerhunter, or Akron/Family.
Lemonjello's is located at 61 E. Ninth St., on Ninth Street at College Avenue.


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UTSA Library, 1604 Campus
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UTSA Library plans for next-gen upgrades
By Tim Brownlee
Assistant Director of Public Affairs
(Sept. 1, 2006)--Big changes are coming to the UTSA Library and the John Peace Library facility at the 1604 Campus. You might even call it "UTSA Library: The Next Generation." The library will add new staff, renovate the John Peace Library and offer new services.
"With recent retirements of high-level library staff and administrative restructuring, we will have a new generation of library administration," said David Johnson, UTSA interim library dean and vice provost for academic and faculty support. The university will recruit for a new library dean this fall with plans to have a new administrator on board by early spring.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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"We want to create a more pleasant library environment and also make the library more useful to constituents," Johnson said. "There are many things about the UTSA Library that we can be proud of, but we know it can be a lot better. We are working on a two-phase plan to improve the appearance and efficiency of the library."
Phase 1, which lasts through the fall semester, involves gathering ideas for library improvement. The implementation of the new plan, Phase 2, will begin in the spring with completion set for the end of 2007.
Phase 1 began in March with the hiring of an architectural firm to do a space-efficiency study. The completed study offers suggestions including reconfiguration of the reference desk, improved lighting, replacement of the 1970s-era furniture and new paint on the walls. As a starter, new carpeting was installed in August in the 1604 Campus library.
Read the Library Space Study at the UTSA Library Web site.
"The results of the space-efficiency study are not etched in stone," added Johnson. "This fall, we are eagerly seeking reactions to the study. We want ideas and comments from students, faculty and other members of the UTSA community before we start making major changes this spring."
This fall, an online survey will be available as one way to provide feedback on the library changes.
A reconfigured 1604 Campus library will feature an "information commons" facility, a national trend in libraries. The one-stop information laboratory would include computers, a reference librarian for resource assistance and possibly a staffed writing lab for help with individual and group projects -- all in a pleasant "unquiet-library" environment.
Information commons typically offer students assistance with writing in a mixed-use space allowing independent or collaborative work on class projects. Johnson will work with Judith Gardner, director of the English 1013 writing program, to plan appropriate services for the commons.
Already in the works is movement of the required English 1013 classes to the online WebCT platform. Currently, class sections on how to do research and utilize library resources are taught in a library room that seats only 25. Because of the space limitation, many freshmen must wait until they are sophomores to take the class.
Moving the class online eliminates the space problem, thus enabling students to learn about resources earlier in their college careers and enhancing their chances for success. The WebCT course will include information and quizzes students can use as a refresher at any time.
For more information, contact Rita Wilson, coordinator of library instruction, at (210) 458-7572 or visit the UTSA Library Web site.
About the UTSA Library
- The UTSA Library provides research support, reference assistance and instructional services at three locations in the John Peace Library Building on the 1604 Campus, the Buena Vista Street Building at the Downtown Campus and the archives at UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures.
- The library provides electronic and physical access to resources and services with more than 670,000 books and 2,100 periodical subscriptions; online access to more than 38,000 electronic journals and 263 electronic databases; atlases and maps; microforms (microfilm and microfiche); non-print materials including compact discs, DVDs and video recordings; K-12 curriculum materials; and state and federal government documents.
- With more than 40,000 volumes added annually, collections include microform access to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post.
- There are extensive rare book, fine press and Spanish Texas archives and manuscript collections with a wealth of information on local history, local political organizations, women and gender, Mexican Americans, and science, technology and innovation.


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Fresh Powder and Privacy in the Berkshires
1896 House Inn & Country Lodgings • Williamstown, MA
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- A Two-Night Stay for Two in a Barnside Luxury Suite, Sundays through Thursdays ($259) or Fridays and Saturdays ($299)
- Daily Candlelit Breakfasts for Two
- Bottle of Wine
- Four-Course Dinner for Two
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It's no surprise that Williamstown inspires nostalgia for the small towns of yesteryear. The tree-lined streets, quaint nineteenth century buildings, and mountain backdrop look almost too good to be true. Good thing for you, this quintessential New England hamlet is the real deal: see for yourself when you Escape to the 1896 House Inn & Country Lodgings in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
By the time you pull up to the 1896 House on the scenic road leading into town, you'll feel like you've entered your own private retreat. The imposing oak and maple trees almost urge you to slow down and take in the scenery, while the Berkshire Mountains muffle the din of the world beyond.
Set the tone of your visit with some alone time in your Barnside Luxury Suite, housed in a lovely whitewashed building with a gracious porch. Ease into your king bed as flames crackle in the fireplace—or better yet, take a relaxing soak in your private jacuzzi.
After a restful sleep, winter sports fans can hit the slopes at nearby Jiminy Peak (rated one of the top-ten ski resorts on the East Coast by readers of SKI magazine), while countless hiking trails in and around the mountains offer the promise of snow-silenced seclusion.
In addition to Williams College Museum of Art, two top-caliber art museums are within ten minutes of the inn: the Clark Art Institute and Mass MoCA, one of the largest contemporary and performing art museum in the U.S.
Cap off your day with a four-course dinner for two at the inn's 6 House Pub, offering a warm and welcoming environment and a menu of comforting favorites ranging from casual to upscale. If you long to return to a simpler time, consider this Escape in the not-too-distant future.
"The 1896 House Country Inn sits in the mountain's shadow on a 17-acre estate dotted with Adirondack chairs, where guests can sit and take in the view of the lush countryside. The six B&B suites found in the renovated barn are lavishly decorated."-- 1,000 Places to See in the United States and Canada Before You Die
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