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The other day I received two scathing emails from the same person. He took the time to tell me how wonderful my reviews are, how much he agreed with them, and how awesome my palate is. Seriously, both emails made me all warm and fuzzy inside. After the insults, in his most charming and classy way, he then told me to go back to drinking Bud Light and burning Swisher Sweets. Nice! Thanks for reaching out, 'bro!'
Anyway, to honor this ray of sunshine, I've decided to do something a little different and exercise my virtual soapbox a bit. I am going to give you some (very) brief reviews on my favorite micro brews. I am a huge beer fan, and love exploring the craft beer scene whenever possible. If beer ain't yo' thang, feel free to skip to the bottom where I quickly review one cigar. If you enjoy beer, and unconventional brews, read on – I hope you enjoy it.
As for my biggest fan? Being in the cigar industry, and seeing what I've seen over the past 13 years, I will never label a cigar as bad. I enjoy some cigars. I don't enjoy some cigars. But, I will never say a cigar is bad because, 9 times out of 10, the same amount of work, passion, and care goes into every cigar rolled, and I have too much respect for those creating them. If I don't like a cigar, it's not bad, it's just not for me. If others disagree with what I like or don't like, great. We're all different, with unique palates, and our own personal tastes and preferences. That's why the cigar industry is flooded with options. Because we're all different.
That said, let's talk beer – and let's start with my favorites....
Dogfish Head 75min IPA (at the brew pub) – you have to have it at the brew pub. This is 60min brewed with 90 min, then left in the cask and poured directly from the barrel. It's served at room temperature and delivers a glorious sweetness that mingles with the fresh hops aroma and floral bitterness, perfectly. It's a slice of heaven, in liquid form.
Weyerbacher Insanity – If you like Belgian beer, you need to try Weyerbacher, and Insanity is a great place to start. This is the brewery's top-selling barley wine, aged in bourbon casks. Rich, sweet, and robust throughout, with a noble bourbon note on the finish. 11.1%. Time to man-up!
Weyerbacher Tiny – Belgian + Imperial Stout = Heaven. 11.8% and loaded with chocolate and sweet, sweet Belgian goodness. If you can't find yourself a solid Abbey beer, this is a good place to start – and finish.
Stone Imperial Russian Stout – Easily my favorite stout. Heavy dark cocoa and coffee notes, with a sweet and roasted backbone that sits on your palate like a bag of sand and clings like super glue. 10.6% and delicious.
Unibroue Terrible – Unibroue, another great choice if you love Belgian beer. This beer is bold and big throughout, with the perfect balance of richness and sweetness, and a subtle touch of wine and spice. 10.5%.
Sixpoint Hi-Res / Bengali Tiger / Resin / Global Warmer / Diesel – Too many solid options from Sixpoint to list them all. Don't fear the can. Savor this brewery's wares.
Then there's the 'flavored beers.' I am not too big into them, but there are some that stand out from the rest:
Spring House Big Gruesome Chocolate Peanut Butter Stout – the peanut butter is subtle on the palate, but really shines on the nose. The chocolate is rich and toasty, almost like toasty cocoa powder. Then there's the 8.5% backbone....no trace of 8.5% in this rich, smooth, velvety beer....until you're requesting the second bottle.
Spring House Satan's Bake Sale Mint Chocolate Chip Stout – Really nice unsweetened dark chocolate on the frontend, followed by a fresh, mint chocolate chip note on the backend. Very interesting, with cascading flavors that roll around your palate with each swig. 8.4%, and you would never know.
DuClaw Sweet Baby Jesus Chocolate Peanut Butter Stout – on the lighter side, at 6.5%, but this porter is rich, creamy, and loaded with cocoa, espresso, and peanut butter notes. Try it. You'll see why it's called Sweet Baby Jesus, and then you'll no doubt order another. That is, if you appreciate good, interesting, outside the box craft beer.
Dogfish Head Red and White – probably my favorite beer. This is less of a 'flavored' beer, and more a processed beer, so to speak. It's Belgian to the core, with a nice twist. It's a lighter, witbier, but aged with pinot noir juice, inside oak barrels. 10% and worth every bit. Smooth, sweet, complex, and loaded with bold flavors. My favorite beer. Ever. I heard it was made of 25% beer stuff, 25% awesomeness, 25% scrumptiousness, 20% magic, and 5% cute baby seal. Epic.
Southern Tier Choklat – nothing girlie about this chocolate imperial stout. 10% and tastes like a fudge brownie tossed in a blender with caramel and cream.
Southern Tier Crème Brulee – only 9.5%....shucks....I guess I'll have to have two. Caramel, vanilla, cream, deliciousness.
Southern Tier Pumpking – once you try this 8.6% pumpkin ale, you will never reach for anything else come harvest time. Period. No pumpkin beer can hold a candle to Pumpking. None.
And here's the cigar portion of my long-winded write-up....


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By dispatching warplanes, helicopters and special forces to Mali, French President Francois Hollande engineered a dramatic image makeover but, as a bloody hostage saga in Algeria has shown, left himself badly exposed to terrorist retaliation.
A week ago, Hollande's reputation for softness was such that his nickname was "Flanby," after a squishy caramel pudding that first has to be turned upside down before it plops onto your plate.
With approval ratings of just 39 per cent, the lowest of any modern French president after just eight months in office, he struggled with an image for flip-flops on the economy, a messy private life and fumbled handling of a plan to legalise gay marriage.
But Hollande's domestic woes were instantly forgotten after he announced on live TV that France had launched strikes to halt an Islamist takeover of the West African state of Mali, its former colony.
In public-relations terms, the balding myopic 58-year-old muscled up quicker than Popeye swallowing a tin of spinach. He struck the presidential tone that until then had eluded him, as friends and enemies rallied around the tricolore.
Washington and France's allies across Europe loudly voiced their support. Britain, Belgium, Denmark, Germany and Italy said they would make military contributions to the effort, and other countries, at an emergency meeting of European ministers in Brussels, pledged financial support for an African intervention force.
Applause has come from his fractious Socialists and the conservative Opposition, critics on the far right and left have been silenced.
"The resolve that [Hollande] has shown by unleashing military operations should be saluted," said the right-wing daily Le Figaro. "It shows that our country will not yield in the face of Islamist blackmail and will not abandon its allies in the face of external aggression."
Hollande "had no other choice ... given the risk of seeing a terrorist state become established in West Africa," said Francois Bayrou, head of the centrist MoDem Party.
In an opinion poll published by the survey group BVA on Thursday, 75 per cent of adults said they backed Hollande's decision. This compares with 66 per cent who supported France's role in the attacks on Libya in March 2011, an operation launched by his predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy.
"Mali could be a turning point in his (Hollande's) tenure," said Frederic Dabi of the Ifop polling institute. "Until now, every decision he took was routinely attacked or criticised by the Opposition, but that is not an option in this scenario because national unity is required."
That unity is already facing a major test, in the risk of terrorist reprisals against the 30,000 French expatriates living in neighbouring, mostly Muslim states.
On Thursday, Islamists assailants took Western and Japanese nationals hostage in an attack on a gas installation in Algeria, in an action that resulted in a bloodbath when Algerian forces tried to release them. Eight other French nationals are long-term hostages of al-Qaeda allies in the Sahara. "There are consequences, not only for French hostages, but also for all French citizens wherever they are in the Muslim world," the Malian insurgent group Ansar Dine had warned a day after Hollande made his announcement.
A bigger risk still for Hollande is an attack on French soil. In 1986, 10 people were killed in a bombing campaign linked to Iran that targeted department stores, government buildings and restaurants in Paris, as well as the Eiffel Tower. With the city traumatised, the Government reportedly cut a deal with Tehran and the attacks abruptly stopped. And in 1995, eight were killed in a wave of bombings of the Paris Metro. Algeria's Armed Islamic Group (GIA), from which AQIM traces some of its lineage, was blamed.
In Mali, the risk is that the operation could last longer than Hollande has billed. In essence, he says France will hold the line until a West African force arrives and Malian troops, trained by the EU, can deploy.
The insurgents could prove a tough nut to crack and as the French military extends its engagements on the ground so the risk of fatalities increases. Defence experts say the militants are battle-hardened, fortified by an influx of Libyan weapons and at ease in desert terrain, compared to poorly-equipped West African adversaries used to operating in the jungle or savannah.
"For the time being, there is majority support for the operation in Mali, but it could swiftly go the other way if France gets bogged down," said analyst Jerome Fourquet. "Air strikes are the simple bit. The toughest part is stabilising the front and hunting down the jihadists."

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WSSU Dean to Deliver Inaugural Hanes Lecture in the Humanities
Corey D. B. Walker, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and inaugural John W. and Anna Hodgin Hanes Professor of the Humanities at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), will deliver the inaugural lecture in honor of the establishment of the Hanes Professorship on Thursday, April 10, at 3:30 p.m. in the Diggs Gallery on the university campus.
In addition to the lecture, which is entitled The Humanities and An/Other Human, there will be a symposium to discuss the current state of the humanities earlier that day at 10 a.m. in the Donald J. Reaves Student Activities Center on campus. That discussion will include noted scholar Charles H. Long along with scholars from Brown University, Fayetteville State University and the University of Virginia. Both the lecture and the symposium are free and open to the public.
Walker, a scholar of African-American social, political and religious thought, joined the faculty at WSSU from Brown University where he served as chair of the department of Africana Studies and was also an affiliated faculty member in the departments of American studies and religious studies, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America and the Committee on Science and Technology Studies. From 2010-2012, Walker was a non-resident fellow at the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African-American Research at Harvard University.
The author of The Freemasonry of the Race: African American Freemasonry and the Struggle for Democracy in America, Walker recently completed the manuscript for another book project entitled Between Transcendence and History: An Essay on Religion and the Future of Democracy in America. He is editor of the special issue of the journal Political Theology on "Theology and Democratic Futures" and serves as associate editor of the award winning SAGE Encyclopedia of Identity. Walker also co-directed and co-produced the documentary film Fifeville with acclaimed artist and filmmaker Kevin Jerome Everson.
The John W. and Anna Hodgin Hanes Professorship was funded through a $500,000 gift from the John W. and Anna Hodgin Hanes Foundation and a $500,000 matching gift from The UNC Board of Governors' Distinguished Professors Endowment Trust Fund.


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my OC biri-kun in Gakusei-fuku this is imposhiboru XD i have to much fun tried making those big eye shota natsu-chan always do in DC my sister laugh at me when i do the foot :3 she said its ridiculous
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Very nice drawings. I actually like the hand and foot. LOL
lol i like how the one on the bottom left is a blur :p the one on the bottom right tho is surprisingly still looks like d character xD haha cool
you're so awesome!!! I can't even imagine to draw with my left hand, let alone feet!!!
Your foot is talented.
I'd probably end up dropping the pen or losing it in my feet. Isn't it crazy though how if you're good with your right hand your somewhat better with your right foot over your left? I would love to try this. Hopefully in the near future I can. XD
Hahaha! this made me laugh :D 5 hearts! I'm gonna try this. XD
I can't do this... XD
hahahha wonderful!!:D i wish i could draw anime like a boss such as you do :c mine looks like the bottom right. LOL. +5!
I love the foot idea, haha, it is funny and great, very well done...5/5..
good drawing! 5/5


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Oregon Authors: Joaquin Miller
Unwritten History: Life Amongst the Modocs
About this book (from Amazon.com)
"Life Amongst the Modocs is based on Miller's years among the mining towns and Indian camps of northernmost California during the tumultuous 1850s. As a nature writer, he was among the first to capture the fierce power and sublime beauty of California's wild landscape. He was also a maverick in his portrayal of the state's emotional landscape, dealing as no one has before or since with themes such as loneliness and defeat, melancholy and rage, weakness and strength, joy and loyalty."
Notable Oregonian entry for Joaquin Miller


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The fourth generation 2012 Subaru Impreza has arrived, and to paraphrase Huey Lewis, the first thing you might notice is that it's hip to be square... er. Underneath its skin, the new Impreza says a few things that Americans aren't so used to – nor so fond of – hearing, like the fact that it has a smaller-displacement engine with less horsepower.
If that's the step backward, though, there are more than two steps forward: It's lighter, faster, more frugal, stiffer, nicer inside, has a better suspension and more interior room, all the while being the same size as the previous generation. Said Subaru Production Line Manager James Todd, "it's all upside."
We'll let you decide that. But in the meantime...
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text: 2 weeks ago my tbh had at least 8 queen cells so I took half of them and split. this week all the cells are empty. all the larvae has been capped and few are left. no signs of eggs. hopefully the queens will make it back and start laying. i looked in them yesterday and didn't find a virgin queen, but the hives were extremely docile, does this mean anything. this is a feral swarm caught in april and my first time with bees. thanks for any help.


text: Wow, this is supposed to be a steel frame car, but I like my legs too much to ever drive one of these. I saw this car parked in a local parking lot and just can't help but wonder what they hit and how hard they were going. Also, what is that bra type of thing they have on the front end? I assume that they taped it together so they could still drive it but not repair it properly?


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Auckland have jumped to second in the Plunket Shield standings after a comfortable seven-wicket win over Canterbury at Eden Park's Outer Oval yesterday.
The Aces made light work of their fourth-innings chase, cruising to 219 for the loss of three and with more than two sessions remaining.
The win was built largely on just the second 10-wicket haul of Kyle Mills' 15-year first class career, with the New Zealand seamer combining with Bruce Martin (5-45) to skittle Canterbury for 120 yesterday. That saw the Wizards cede any advantage they had and, after Auckland raced to 153-2 at stumps, the hosts began well in control.
Half-centuries from Tim McIntosh (77no) and Craig Cachopa (57) ensured there was no fourth-day magic from the Wizards, with Auckland requiring only 12.4 overs to bring up the 66 runs needed.
Auckland's second victory moves them into second in the standings, trailing only Central Districts, though two other matches were still in progress.
Heading into today's final day, third-placed Otago have a 15-run lead over CD with nine wickets in hand.
After Otago piled on 427 in their first innings, the Stags resumed yesterday on 115-1 before yet another century from Mathew Sinclair saw his side take a slim lead.
Sinclair's 36th first class ton pushed him past Stephen Fleming and Ken Rutherford to sixth on New Zealand's all-time list and capitalised on a good foundation laid by Jamie How (64) and Carl Cachopa (55).
Sinclair remained unmoved until Neil Wagner sneaked one through to dismiss him for 142.
CD were soon back in the pavilion with a lead of 22 and, despite Otago opener Hamish Rutherford falling late, a draw seemed likely.
Elsewhere, Northern Districts will fancy their chances of securing maximum points against Wellington after forcing the hosts to follow on at Karori Park.
The Knights' bowlers made up for lost time yesterday and left Wellington holding a slim seven-run lead with four wickets in hand.
A five-wicket bag from Tim Southee saw the Firebirds dismissed for 206, with wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi's (113) second century of the season the highlight.
Wellington were sent back into bat still 197 runs in arrears. Once Southee dismissed Jesse Ryder (9) for the second time in the match, Wellington were reduced to 32-3.


text: sevens some of ya'll kill me. first off i've never been a huge t-mac fan. second- you can't argue with his lifetime stats whether you're a fan or foe - reality bites. third - he's only 31 - not 56. fourth - in kander we probably have the #1 guy in the league at understanding and remedying players with knee problems. fifth - who's kidding who about the talent level of the young guns? which of them will draw double teams freeing up others? sixth - we're talking no money - no money - no money. seventh - it's a no-brainer


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Any excrement with a diameter greater than the length of the turd itself.
I thought I was constipated, but then I realized I just had to pass a killer ass choad.
by TheCandleArsonist January 21, 2009
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The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush
one that shows such attributes that the only way to describe this person is to combine two of the most hanus words to describe parts of your body. So the short, chubby, "choad" like deminor and actions of those with such description combined with the dick like traits of the common asshole give you then ill-favored ass choad
your best friend stole your last peice of prized cheese cake. used in context "What that hell you eat my cheese cake for, ass choad"
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Those who remember the 2008 GOP convention surely remember the chant of "Drill, baby, drill," led by then VP candidate Sarah Palin. As money seemingly always trumps the environment, high oil prices were making Americans think about more offshore oil drilling, despite the fact that any oil extracted that way would be a drop in the ocean of oil the U.S. needs.
It was also based on the fact that for two decades there had not been any large-scale accidents. That has radically changed, with the vast oil spill from the BP oil rig explosion begins to hit U.S. coastlines.
Bill Maher said it best in a tweet:
Every a**hole who ever chanted 'Drill baby drill' should have to report to the Gulf coast today for cleanup dutyThose who think technology is infallible are fools. It was 100 percent certain we would have another oil accident. The question was not if, but when.
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Nice lookin!!
Plant Hardiness Zone 6B, 5300 ft., Bee Zone A/B, Proverbs 24:13
Look pretty - how did they perform?
They both did alright, the darker one was a package queen and she did awesome in a hive with stores of honey and pollen from a winter die out, the lighter one was from a swarm and she got put on new equipment she did okay but I needed to steal a lot of honey from my package colony to make sure they had enough for winter.


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Katia Essyad, the owner of Casablanca Market in Mountain View, teaches cooking classes that offer a full-sensory experience. At the end of the evening, her students tuck into the feast that they helped prepare. ==B Photo by Michelle Le=
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text: Here is how you pre-register your bike(s): 1. Go to http://hamjam.eventbrite.com/ 2. Click the big "REGISTER" button 3. Fill out the information. 4. If you have more than one bicycle, repeat this for each one. Pre-registration is your best chance of getting your t-shirt size preference (one free t-shirt provided by Porkchop BMX to each person who enters at least 1 bicycle to be judged). Please PM me if interested in Prepaying for a $10 10x10 swap meet space. Swap meet spaces the day of the show will be free, But you will not be guaranteed a space. or E-mail me at- firstname.lastname@example.com Be Paypal ready! For more info... Call 678-575-4663 e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com Below are the judged categories you may enter your bike(s) into at the 2nd Annual Coaster's Ham Jam. If your bicycle could fit into more than one of the categories, please choose the category you feel your bicycle would compete best in. Best Pre War Bicycle- Your bicycle was manufactured before World War II. Major frame and part differences are characteristic of a Pre-war bicycle compared to a Post war Bicycle. Best Post War Bicycle- Your bicycle was manufactured after World War II. Please leave bicycles dating from 1970-Present out of this category. Best Rat Rod Bicycle- Your bike is built to be a Rat Rod. Most Rat Rods appear "unfinished" (whether they actually are or not), with just the bare essentials to be ridden. Sometimes the customization will include using spare parts, or parts from another bicycle altogether. Flat paint, patina/rust, and 30's era automobile hot rod design elements are common on rat rod bicycles. Best Kustom Bicycle- Your custom bicycle has a frame that is built specifically for the rider. It is a one off a kind with kustom geometry made just for the one person. It is not a "production" bicycle. Best 60's-70's Muscle Bike- Your Muscle bicycle was produced from the mid 1960s through the end of the 1970s. Banana seats, sissy bars, and ape hangers are very common characteristics of Muscle bikes. Best Track/Fixed Gear Bicycle- Your fixed-gear bicycle (or fixed-wheel bicycle, sometimes known as a fixie) is a single speed bicycle that has no freewheel, meaning it cannot coast, as the pedals are always in motion when the bicycle is moving. Best Mountain Bicycle- Your mountain bike or mountain bicycle is a bicycle created for off-road cycling. Best Road Bike- Your bicycle was built for traveling at speed on paved roads. Best Vintage Bicycle Survivor- Your bicycle sits as it was sold new in the bike shop with all original components. Routine, maintenance and upkeep of the bike does NOT diminish its status as a survivor. However, no part, whether painted, chromed, or anodized should be refinished in any way. Replacement of grips or tires is allowed, although discouraged, and should be the same type/brand as the originals. The best examples of survivors are time capsules of vintage bicycle goodness. Best Early BMX Bicycle- Your BMX bicycle is considered a BMX pioneer and was manufactured between the mid 1970 and 1982. Best 1983-1989 BMX Bicycle (RACE) - Your BMX Bicycle was manufactured between 1982 and 1989 and built for the purpose of racing. Best 80s Freestyle Bicycle- You BMX bicycle was manufactured in the 1980s for the purpose of freestyle and flatland tricks Best Mid-School Bicycle- Your BMX Bicycle was manufactured between 1990 and 1998 for any type of BMX riding: race, freestyle, flatland, etc. Best New-School- Your BMX bicycle was manufactured between 1999- 2012 for any type of BMX riding. The Other Bike Award- Your bicycle does not fit in any of the categories above, but you would still like to compete. No Trophies or prizes will be given for the best other bike but you and your bicycle will be recognized.


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Soldiers raid Madagascar radio station, assault staff
New York, May 18, 2010—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the government of Madagascar to investigate a Saturday raid on the opposition radio station Fréquence Plus that resulted in the arrest of an opposition leader while he was on a live radio program, local journalists told CPJ. The soldiers injured three journalists and destroyed the station's equipment in 67 Hectares, a district in the capital,
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SECC Champions at San Antonio Children's Shelter
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Employees can donate to Children's Shelter, tour SECC agencies
By Lesli Hicks
Special Projects Writer
(Sept. 8, 2005)--Laughter wafts from the playroom at the Children's Shelter, but it wasn't always that way for the 73 boys and girls who call this place home.
The abandoned, abused or neglected youngsters are literally survivors healing at the shelter, where they can remain until they are 12 years old.
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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"It takes time to recover from what some of them have experienced," said Ivan Rivera, Children's Shelter community relations coordinator. On Aug. 31, Rivera hosted 15 visiting UTSA employees -- the first university contingent participating in tours planned during the 2005 State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC) through Sept. 23.
The Children's Shelter is a United Way agency, one of more than 100 other agencies under the United Way umbrella and eligible for UTSA employee contributions during the university's annual campaign.
"We had one boy who was so malnourished he looked like he was from a Third World country," Rivera said. "To see him today, you would never have imagined it."
Other children arrived burned, another sad and obvious scar from time spent in the hands of adults ill-prepared to be parents.
Founded in 1901, the facility on Cedar Street near downtown San Antonio, has sister operations, including foster care/adoption and a thrift store. Projects throughout the year include instruction for teachers and preschoolers on safety and parenting for pregnant teens.
"I encourage UTSA employees to open your Roadrunner hearts and return your SECC enrollment form to your department's SECC Champion -- or donate online," said Albert Carrisalez, UTSA chair of SECC 2005 and assistant to the president/director for external affairs.
UTSA employees who have benefited from an SECC-affiliated agency or charity are encouraged to share their family stories with the UTSA community. If you would like your story shared in UTSA Today, contact Albert Carrisalez at (210) 458-5138.
Would you like to tour an SECC-supported agency?
UHere's a way to see how your SECC contribution makes a difference in Bexar County... year-round and one person at a time. And it's free and fast.
UTSA employees can visit an agency they support or might want to support -- United Way has arranged three free tours of several local agencies and charities. The tours are on a first-come-first-served basis and are limited to 20 participants per tour. Transportation will be provided for large groups.
To participate in a tour, download the registration form (a Word document), complete it and e-mail or fax it according to instructions on the form.
For more information, contact Shirley Pipes at (210) 458-6220.
UTSA tours of SECC-supported agencies:
Tuesday, Sept. 13, 3 p.m.
Roy Maas' Youth Alternatives, 3101 West Ave.
Provides emergency shelter, long-term residential services and family counseling for youths in crisis.
Thursday, Sept. 15, 3 p.m.
Christian Senior Services, 4306 N.W. Interstate 410
Promotes the dignity, independence and self-worth of seniors through Meals on Wheels, companionship and Alzheimer's day care
Monday, Sept. 19, 3 p.m.
Respite Care for San Antonio Inc., 605 Belknap
Enhances stability and nurturing capabilities of families with children who have developmental disabilities and complex medical needs through community-based and emergency shelter services


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Have you ever thought about keeping bees, but never knew where to begin? Are you a current beekeeper who wants to build general beekeeping skills? Do you have an interest in learning about this ancient and environmentally beneficial craft? If so, do we have an opportunity for you!
The Person County Beekeepers Association is offering a 10-week beekeeping course. Knowledgeable instructors will cover the history of beekeeping and getting started to seasonal management and the treatment of pests and diseases. At the end of the course, a hands-on beekeeping field day will be held where practices discussed in the classroom will be demonstrated.
Classes will be held every Thursday night beginning January 17th, 2013 at the Person County Office Building in Room 165 from 7-9pm (304 S Morgan St, Roxboro NC 27573). The option to take the written certification exam will be available during the last scheduled class.
The registration fee for the entire course is $40.00 and includes course materials, textbook, and a one-year membership to PCBA. Pre-registration is not required but is recommended, as space is limited. To reserve a spot in class, contact the extension office at 336-599-1195 or send your name, address, telephone number and email to email@example.com.
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Monica Rush - Drinks For You
Last week, I was going through an early 90's smooth house revival within my personal music collection and I kept returning to Crystal Waters' 1991 hit, Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless). So to get a message this week with a track that brought back that style in a modern light was everything I'd hoped it would be and more.
Monica Rush first hit our radar last year with your jumping jam, 100 Dollar Bill. But it's everything she's done since then that's had us itching for more. Recently, Rush was in the studio with Baltimore club master, DJ Class, where they spit, spun, and spilled out two new tracks worthy of our beastly ears.
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
Go Open Source Or Go Home
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From the Philippines -- my observations are (a) Linux has a very small share and awareness in consumer and business markets, (b) Linux -- unfortunately -- doesn't appear to be growing, because (c) everyone is used to MS and (d) piracy is rampant for both the Windows operating system and key apps like MS OFfice and games for the younger demographic.ReplyDelete
Right on, lady, right on! I'm a Ubuntu user myself and a totally satisfied one at that. Just one thing, though: I don't like Firefox. I'm an Opera fan. I've been using it since version 9.0, and you may argue with me all you want that it is not Open Source, you won't change my mind. I sincerely believe, for having used Firefox (and still keeping it in the garage, so to speak), that Opera is superior by all accounts.ReplyDelete
And OpenOffice rocks.
I'm also an Ubuntu user since 6.04 (have tried other distros, I'm just more comfortable with Ubuntu's setup). I had tried using Mandrake back in 2002, but the setup was frustrating (also didn't like/understand KDE), after that failed attempt of using GNU/Linux I changed back to Windows for several years. After a few friends suggested I try out Ubuntu, knowing that I was quite the geek, I gave it a shot. I fell in love with it. It didn't per say work "Out of the Box", but I like a challenge, so I stuck it out, and love it. I use Windows at work, but have used Ubuntu live CD's manytimes specifically for pdf2ps to remove password encryption and then ps2pdf to convert it back (awesome!). I have to say that my favorite program currently is the web browser Google Chrome. I find it is much faster than Firefox, although still currently in beta/dev it runs fantastically for what I use it for. I think that Linux will no longer be used just by "geeks/nerds" as it is slowly grabbing hold of the cellphone industry ie. Android (google), and webOS (palm). Hoping that 2010 will bring more needed attention to linux.ReplyDelete


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As bad as we played all the way around this past season, if Eli doesn't make a couple horrible decisions, we probably make the playoffs. He is the way this team goes.
With the exception of 2011, poor decision making has been a problem Eli has had and I think if he had a better coordinator or QB coach, he would improve in that regard.


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text: Never listen or read any of the draft experts when they say who the Giants will pick. When were they right? JPP in the first round, or take Prince...who saw that happening? What I think would be the best for the Giants would be Vontaze Burfict...we need a crazy backer who will make a difference quick. He big he is nasty and we need that. I know we need O-linemen, but we need linebackers quick. Goff is not gonna cut it. Burfict would be that "head-case" that we need, only if they can contain him from being stupid when the play is over. Second, Lamar Miller from the U. Great speed and since Jacobs is gone after the season is over we need a running back. Third go for O-linemen. fill in the little holes. Tell me what you think...love to here from you guys maybe go back and forth with some great football talk. Giants rule...I'm out.


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Barry why donÂt you archive the Bee Forum and purge? If you archive it under Old Bee Forum, people can still get to the old post. It is taking way too long to load and to search for that matter.
Barry why donÂt you archive the Bee Forum and purge? If you archive it under Old Bee Forum, people can still get to the old post. It is taking way too long to load and to search for that matter.
Sorry for the spam posting. I deleted "lidia" from the membership list.
As Bill said, it is best to email me when spam shows up as I don't monitor all the forums real closely.
As far as purging, this can and is already being done as needed. There are limitations to what I can do with the BB software. If anyone would like to make a donation, I will use the first $200 to purchase the latest software version. Email me for mailing directions if interested.
Barry I will donate fifty dollars. You have my e-mail. Please e-mail me where to send a check. If I don't send it to you, flame me for it good!
Are there any other people willing to match my donation? Now is our chance to make a real difference!
Bill Samples
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Barry, I'll send you a twenty. Thanks for keeping the bulletin board and software aflot.
Please post address or Paypal account.
Me too, $ 25.00 from Stella and myself. Please email me the details.
Keep up the good work.
I will not be actively involved on Beesourse until Jan 18th 2005 when I will return from South Africa.
My family and I would like to wish you all a great Thanks Giving and a blessed Christmas  and may we all never forget the reason for the season.
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I'm in for $20
Might I suggest looking into upgrading to a free software bulletin board like PHPBB? That way you can continue to upgrade in the future without having to fork over any cash.
Barry this is the best bulletin board I have seen. I like the format and it is easy to use.
This forum is a little bit slower than the other forums. Truthfully, though, I don't notice a huge amount of difference in time for it to load compared to the others. However, I'm on dial-up, so that might make a difference. Another thing is I live in Alaska so I realize it's going to take longer for those computer 1's and 0's to travel back and forth anyway......
I got 20 send me instructions my e-mail is on my profile.
Procrastination is the assination of inspiration.
>Are there any other people willing to match my donation? Now is our chance to make a real difference!
Bill Samples
I'll match you and raise you... well, I'll match you, how's that?
I am in for 20. let me know how/where to send it. Paypal maybe?
never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups
I'll spring for Twenty. E-mail me where to send the check or Paypal. Jerry
I'm in for $20. Barry should post his mailing address so we can send the cash.
"To bee or not to bee, that is the question"
>Barry should post his mailing address so we can send the cash.
He posted above to e-mail him for the information. I think he may be trying to protect his information from the spammers?
Just click on the little envelope directly right of his name and date he posted.
Hi dad (Barry) it's your son. I would send money but I am currently out of work and i havent recieved my allowance
There's always a jokester in the family.
Well Jon, I'll just keep the allowance and we'll call it even!
Welcome to the board, Jon.
i emailed ya Barry
thanks again
barry put me down for $20, please send me your address.
$25.00. Please let me know where to mail my check.
Thank you for this site.


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In response to frequent disparaging remarks about community colleges by late-night talk-show host Jay Leno, one community college president is challenging Leno to put his motorcycle where his mouth is. In a cross-country tour riding her Harley-Davidson motorcycle from Ohio to California, Northwest State College President Betty Young will deliver a series of "Lessons for Leno" about the mission and value of community colleges at eight institutions along the way. Young's entourage leaves Ohio Sept. 19 with a planned stop in Little Rock and Pulaski Technical College on Thursday, Sept. 22. She will arrive in Los Angeles Sept. 27, where she hopes to have a face-to-face conversation with Leno and invite him to ride with her on his own prized Harley.
Events at each of the community colleges along the way will focus on one of the "Lessons for Leno." Dr. Young and the local community college president, faculty, business community leaders, students, and alumni will explain how community colleges are critical to the nation's economic and workforce needs, change the lives of the 12 million students they serve, and provide access to affordable education.
Events celebrating Dr. Young's tour include the Governor of Ohio helping to kick of the tour, a motorcycle processional and a news conference on the steps of the State Capitol in Little Rock and leaders luncheon at Pulaski Technical College on Thursday, Sept. 22, a rally at the nation's first community college in Joliet, IL, and an event under the arch in St. Louis.
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Thursday, September 22
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Some guys like to lock the barrel in a barrel vise and turn the receiver (like the set from the files) Others prefer to clamp the receiver wrench in a vise and turn the barrel (like the SGN set up) Both methods work.
The barrel flats are 27mm.Originally Posted by hotbarrel
I've got pics of the tools from SGN.
Some guys like to lock the barrel in a barrel vise and turn the receiver (like the set from the files) Others prefer to clamp the receiver wrench in a vise and turn the barrel (like the SGN set up) Both methods work.
I've got a barrel out being shortened that is due back any day now. If you want, I'll send it to you to use for reference when it gets back.
hot barrel, Ill take one just let me know. muttman
yes the two part article in Shotgun news is decent, but the tutorials at FAL files are more indepth, by experts who do this everyday.
as included above and found on numerous websites are the plans to make both the vise and clamp these are not hard to make on your own
I went with the rat man because I am building up a 70% receiver by hand so I don't have time make the jigs. pictures to come! The only jig to be used will be the thread aligning jig for the chamber and gas piston area
Please read the unfinished receiver thread below this one. I am building a receiver by hand. I am not assembling a imbel or dsa etc pre-made/FFL receivers(nothing complicated here)
regardless who's tools you use be safe and good luck "ASSEMBLING" your kits
7.62x39 YES! that is what I saw in hand, and in the S.G.N. that is what I had in mind. in this method you put the jig on the reciever and them hold the jig in a vise. then clamp the other tool onto the barrel and turn it.
the one advantage I see with this, is the barrel is held tight on the flats.
I have no pre set decision on what method to go with yet. however I personaly feel the one in the pics above would be a lot cheaper to make and get to you guys. it seems as they both work fine.
I will leave it up to you guys, what typ tools do you want. the one sprat has posted or the one 762 has posted.
sprat , thanks for your first hand info!! and directions for detailed kit build instructions. I want to ask, are you aware of any functional reason against turning the barrel?
my only intrest here is to get a quality functioning tool in the hands of members at the BEST possable price.
thanks again for all your info.
I have found a local friend with a kit I can borrow as long as I need so i will have everything in hand to assure fit soon!!!
I hope to decide what styl to go with tomorrow. so we can get started soon. thies things take enough time as it is.
soon as we decide what typ I will start a name list , in order of the names requesting in this thread.
thanks for everyones intrest. thies things are a lot of fun for me, and I hope they are fun for you too. ware else do you get to see discussion turn to ideas followed up by plans, prints then working to actual parts in hand. how can this not be fun.
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I think both methods have pros and cons.
I found clamping the receiver and turning the barrel easier. But if you had a barrel whose flats were buggered up or that has already been refinished, I think clamping the barrel (under the hand guards where it can't be seen) and turning the receiver may be the way to go.
One thing to keep in mind, The barrel and therefore the hole in the barrel vise is tapered, requiring a ream with the same taper. I don't know if it's an off the shelf item.
Personally, I vote for the barrel wrench over the barrel vise.
hot barrel
again my intent is not to steal or highjack your thread and I award your attempt to help other's here. I wanted to save my receiver stubs I need them, for the build of a 70% so I went with the vise and wrench combo and as stated you can go either way. I locked the barrel vise with the barrel in my large table vise and turned the receiver stub with the wrench, slight amount of propane on the old stub to loosen it and I did need a breaker bar
I would like all to know I have had a running ad on several sites trying to buy used fal wrenchs and vises with no replies so I up and bought the combo.
for your build or kit disassembly you may wish to attempt alot of varied methods
Unless you have a specific use for the old stub like sprat does, there are much easier ways to remove it.
I tried doing it with a barrel vise and receiver wrench and couldn't break it loose. The barrel kept turning in the vise.
There is a method they use on the files, where a small cut is made in the operating rod area using a cutoff wheel or hacksaw. Once the cut is made, it releases the tension on the threads and the stub will spin off by hand.
I demilled two kits using this method, it works like a charm.
Last edited by 7.62x39; 05-01-2007 at 02:33 PM.
OK guys
as soon as I get the part in the mail to work from I will go buy material and get started. I am going to go with holding the reciever in the vise and turning the barrel. at least to start with. if their are people that want a barrel vise typ I can work on thet as it comes up. no matter what I need to getthe tool to hold the reciever in its odd shape. then it could be easy to add a handel if needed. as I am working I will look for a reamer that will fit the parrel properly just in case I need to make a barel vise tool too.
I will get back here soon as I get the material in hand and keep everyone updated. thanks HB
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text: Just wanted to take a second and introduce myself. My name is Josh and I'm from Mississippi. I own a White Diamond 2009 Silverado 1500 LTZ 4x4. I recently purchased this truck about a month ago when my 2002 Z71 started having some problems that were a little too much to justify fixing considering the truck had almost 200k on it and I have to drive a minimum of 4 hours to work one way every time I leave the house. I'm trying to get a pic of the truck off of my phone so I can post it but apparently my email is running slow at the moment. It's pretty much all stock though. The only additions are an Aries bull bar, step bars, and a toolbox which were already there when I bought the truck. I'm not new to the forum scene but I am what I'd call relatively new to Chevrolet trucks. I owned the 2002 for almost 2 years before buying the 2009 but before that I was really an import guy (bring on the ricer jokes, lol) but I've always loved Chevy trucks. It just took me a little while to be able to afford one. Haha. - - - Updated - - - There's the only pic I could get right now. I'll see if I can end up with a better one at some point before I head back to work.


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I am in - I know I have three weeks that we will be away, and a week that grands are visiting - but I can still handle 15 or even 30 blocks.....
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I am in - I know I have three weeks that we will be away, and a week that grands are visiting - but I can still handle 15 or even 30 blocks.....
Count me in! Emailing now...
I'm in, but want to stick with the time frame set in the rules....no fast group. Email sent!
I am willing to put a "fast" group together if you tell me you want one but I will limit it to 16 swappers. You also have to realize if you finish in two months it will be another two months before another fast group will run. I do my best to run the swaps and mixing up dates will confuse me if I do too much of them (just being honest as I never know what my life is bringing, I didn't expect two brain surgeries this last swap). So for those who want quick let me know and I will do my best ( but I make no guaranteed as there may not be enough interested). A lot of the fun in this swap is the less pressure time line ;)
So when you let me know you are playing let me know if you want a fast group.
I really want to sign up but I am not sure it's a good idea because of student teaching and DH being deployed at the same time... I think I am going to sit this round out and join up for #11.
However, if anyone is interested in a side swap with an extended deadline (or a super early F8 swap date - like next month) then I'm interested in that...
Maybe those interested in a fast swap could also sign up for a regular swap group. 1St 2 months focus on fast swaps blocks, 2nd two months focus on regular swaps blocks. This, in essence, would give them 2 fast groups, one right after the other!
I'm still deciding. I'm a little disappointed that I'm still missing three blocks from Boom 9, but I know it's just barely past the deadline.. If I get my blocks in time, I'll definitely join. I understand that things come up, but a little heads up goes a long way with this impatient quilter! :)
I'm in. Can,t wait...my fabric is almost ready.
I signed up, but don't know igf email went thru...please add me to either one large or two small...just what is easiest for you. Thanks
you can count me in for a large group at the regular pace...hate to be rush, life hold to may mysteries. I will email right now.


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Okay, pictures as promised:
First, the Alternanthera!
Some comparisons between size and emersed/submersed:
Glosso next:
So far what the tank looks like after I let it settle for a few minutes:
Here I want to say something important: I learned that whenever you tank down a tank with crypts in it with fish and shrimps inside, take out all the plants EXCEPT for the the cryptocoryne, net out all the fish and shrimp, and THEN take out the crypts. I said this because I took out the crypts first in the above picture of the tank after the glosso was taken out. I literally took 2 hours trying to net all the fish and shrimps out in pitch black, murky water. IT WAS HORRIBLE. I wasn't able to siphon anything out; the water was way to dark, didn't want to hurt anything or suck out more aquasoil, etc. With this experience, I did not want to mess with crypts anymore in the next tank; but I thought against it and will still use it, just need to be more careful. Oh well.....
Here, after the aftermath of the crypts:
Holding tank:
Water being siphoned out by airline tubing:
Well that's it, learned so many things, from glosso trimming to rescuing a tank out of an algae mess. Sincerely I say Rest In Peace.
As I say that, the next step towards aquascaping starts here:
Well.......................Taking the tank down tomorrow!
It simply wasn't worth it to keep it up, the plants were all scraggly, a bit leggy, etc. My whole family was also sick of seeing the same thing for almost an year too. Therefore.............
IT IS TIME TO TOTALLY START OVER !!!!! I have learned so much with this first tank, and I will carry over as much experience as possible to this next project. The theme for the next scape is mainly stem plants, as well as utilizing the use of crypts again. The goal would be to learn and practice trimming, and also to develop a scape with as much depth as possible with the hardscape.
I will upload the last pic of this aquarium before the tear-down; it is currently in an algae mess due to the fact of simple negligence (I was having trouble adjusting to the new school year). However, I have already prepared lots of emersed growth space for the plants to go, so the plants won't be wasted. Plus they were NOT in any shape to be sold.....
As for the plans of the new scape, it has already been finished! The key difference between this new one than the old one is that I went to a pond design shop and actually got quite a few materials. The only problem is that I accidentally measured the aquarium wrong, so the rocks are REALLY OVER-SIZED . But fear not! I have worked really hard to make things fit, it will look really weird but should work, hopefully.....
Anyways, a new thread for the new tank will be up soon, please do check it out when its there!
Have not updated in a month, sorry . But things are turning out great! Many new plants, mostly the ones that died before last year that I saved through the emersed set-up. I am greatly pleased by that 10 gallon tank sitting outside, from 2 stems of almost-dead rotala became about 15 in 4 months .
I didn't take too many pics this time, but here are all the important things:
The right side. Should look great once everything fills in. A bit small, my bad:
Two very nice photo that I thought I might share:
The rotala haven't transitioned to submersed for at that time yet (This was taken 2 weeks ago). I already trimmed it today. No large pics sorry :
Caught it when the lights are almost turned off for the night :
The fish; need more neons, the rest died . The tank was really unstable due to the trimming and the new CO2 diffuser, so it was a really hectic time. Right now everything is doing well though:
And the FTS:
I am going to tear down this tank when I reach my goal for this aquarium, which is to learn glosso trimming, stem trimming, and learning how to stabilize the aquarium from an algae mess. So far the glosso and the stabilizing is done, just need to learn as much as possible on stems now.
Update -------- 7/13/13
Spent the whole day working on the tank because of the work that accumulated from the previous two months of laziness . It was an algae mess before I started, but everything is fine now. Lots of changes happened. So:
First of all, I took out all the Alternanthera and moved some of it to the right side beside the Ludwigia. Those thick stems made me happy .
Probably the most exciting thing that I did was move ALL the Rotala wallichii in my emersed tank into the aquarium. Now I just hope that I didn't plant too dense
When I took it out the pot:
Preparing for planting (It's hard to see it in the pictures, but there is A LOT of stems):
In the aquarium:
Glosso is going to be ready for trimming in a few more days. Will trim sometime during the week when I have time.
I also mowed the crypts since things were going downhill for them. Should get better soon. The crypt petchii is doing well though.
Nothing else to say, except that I missed breakfast and lunch because of this . Need to work on pacing things out .
|how did u get your pearlweed to grow that tall? thats nuts!
7/4/13 ------ 2 days before next water change.
So, fish are here! Neon tetras was the choice, and from the looks of it I can say that it compliments the plants pretty well . I got 17, one died by an unknown cause, but it looked REALLY unhealthy anyways so I am not worrying about the rest of the fish. R.I.P. .
The Ludwigia arcuata is experiencing melting on a significant amount of stems. Only the healthiest stems are fine now. Unlike last time where I pulled everything out and started over, this time I will just remove the melted ones and at trimming time, replant the healthy stems. This should give me a nice background of healthy stems after 1-2 trims.
Regarding the Alternanthera, I am still trying to see the best way to trim it. It looks like it will not behave the same with "normal" stem plants like Rotala after trimming, so still researching on this subject.
Bacopa caronliniana replacing the HM:
Got hold of some Cryptocoryne beckettii :
I recently planted some of the Rotala wallichii into the tank, and still seeing how they transition so when I decide to put the rest in there, I will know what to do. So far doing ok, had a little hit from day without CO2 due to acclimating the fish, but it is improving again:
Glosso is growing nice and strong . This is most likely due to the improved CO2 injection of the inline diffuser, compared to a small venturi:
I am planning to trim it in about 1-2 weeks, when it starts to overgrow. Still waiting for more root establishment so the trimming won't be too hard on them:
Emersed tank FTS:
Since it is summer now in Florida, it gets like 6 hours of direct sunlight and everything is growing MAD. Added some of the Alternanthera in there, I'll see how well it grows. Also put all the HM that got replaced by the Bacopa in there, should look wonderful when it grows out. As a side note: Emersed for Ludwigia arcuata grows WAY faster than its submergent form. I compared it to the rotala emersed and submergent form. I will plant a stem or two of the Ludwigia on Saturday to see how well it can transition.
You can also see my laziness to not wipe the glass. Going to do deep clean a on Saturday.
Comments, questions, and criticism welcomed!!!!!
So, after careful considerations, I decided that NEON TETRAS will be best for my tank.
The neon tetra in theory should compliment the plants well in color. It also doesn't get TOO big and my tank's specific conditions should make it happy . Going to start with 8-10 of them.
However, this will need to wait for about 3 weeks due to GDA algae. I wanted to try the "leave it for 3-5 week method" and don't really want to bother with fish during that time. Meanwhile, the fish choice would be subject to change due to me having time to think more about it. So in the end we might see other fish, who knows?
|One person to look into is Msjinkzd. She is great and can hook you up with any of those fish at reasonable prices and great shipping prices. She has a website www.msjinkzed.com .
Originally Posted by Charrr89 View Post
Love yr journal. I have no idea. Lol wen I think if a planted tank I think shrimp..
Originally Posted by melanotaenia View Post
Great looking tank so far!
Question: After all of the trial and error, what are you finding is the best way to trim the glosso?
Originally Posted by fishboy199413 View Post
Microdevario kubotai or Boraras brigittae! The tank is coming along nicely.
Btw, thank you for your words!
Also, what do you guys think of Hyphessobrycon amandae/Ember Tetras (if I can somehow find them)?
|Microdevario kubotai or Boraras brigittae! The tank is coming along nicely.
Great looking tank so far!
Question: After all of the trial and error, what are you finding is the best way to trim the glosso?
|Love yr journal. I have no idea. Lol wen I think if a planted tank I think shrimp..
I think it is time to start thinking about.............................
I am thinking of a large group of small schooling fish that will grow to the maximum of about 2.5 cm.
So, anyone have any suggestions?
Now finally for the aquarium update ------ 6/15/13
This updates shows comparison between major changes that was done due to clean-up after I came back from Japan. So, I'll simply use pictures to talk .
The day I came back:
The next day as I cleaned things up (The GSA took FOREVER to scrape off):
Yeah it was a bit blurry....
Today, 1 week later:
Got something that took care of that stupid surface film forever:
As a side note, I HIGHLY recommend it. It is the Ista Surface Skimmer. Even though it is about $6 more than the more common Tom's Surface Skimmer, it is, first of all, much shorter than its counterpart. Plus it has a nice design as well as color. As with anything it needs tweaking to get it working efficiently, but it is definitely not a waste of money. The aquarium now has better gas exchange capabilities than before, and light penetrating to the plants without any obstacles.
Inline CO2:
One last thing
Anyone have any suggestions of what to do with this, it has gotten so big that I am using the name markers as support for it:
Rotala wallichii
Since I want to have some of the rotala inside the aquarium, how would you transform the plant into immersed form? Do you simply just stick it in the dirt and wait? Also, is is possible to trim it and then replant the tops like its immersed form? Anyone who has an answer, please tell me, I don't want to do anything rash before getting some background information.
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Nisswa Lions announce Pork-on-a-Stick schedule
The Nisswa Lions Club announces its schedule for World Famous Pork-on-a-Stick, which the club started selling in 1988.
After several trials, Schaefer's Foods came up with the special cut of pork the club serves. In the late 1990s, the club developed its own spice recipe that is sold separately. The pork is also marinated in a special sauce.
This year the Nisswa Lions put all new gas grills in the trailer.
Funds generated from Pork-on-a-Stick go back into the community. On special occasions the club dedicates funds to a specific cause such as a fire victim or someone needing eye care.
Following is the schedule:
Friday-Saturday, May 24-25, Memorial Day weekend, Schaefer's parking lot; Friday-Saturday, June 21-22, Majestic Pines Craft Fair, Nisswa Community Center; Wednesday, July 3, Freedom Day, downtown Nisswa; Saturday, July 13, car show, downtown Nisswa; Friday-Saturday, Aug. 9-10, Crazy Days in Nisswa; Friday-Saturday, Aug. 30-31, Labor Day weekend in Nisswa; Saturday, Sept. 21, Fall Harvest Festival, in Nisswa by chamber building; Friday, Nov. 29, Nisswa City of Lights, in Nisswa by chamber building.


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After journalist killings, potential violations in Gaza must be investigated
After 50 bloody days of conflict, it looks like a ceasefire may finally take hold in Israel and Gaza. Recently Gaza has been one of the deadliest places in the world for the press. According to CPJ research, at least seven journalists and media workers were killed on the job in four separate incidents.


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The Crusaders appear to be preparing for a return by Zac Guildford sometime this Super Rugby season.
It had been thought Kurt Baker would be elevated from the wider training squad to permanently replace Guildford, who's on indefinite leave following another alcohol-related incident.
Assistant coach Aaron Mauger told RadioSport they're hoping Guildford can get through the next few weeks and potentially make a return.
Mauger said they'll assess where Baker sits later this week after a hamstring injury at the Wellington Sevens, but have already called in another player.
He said they'll assess Baker this week and are hoping he'll only be out for four weeks, while they've also called in former Highlander Telusa Veainu.
Mauger said they can also consider playing Israel Dagg on the wing if needed.
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I've been trying to figure out how to approach this subject on my blog, or whether I'd mention it at all, or if I'd just go ahead and kill the blog altogether as part of a resolve to start anew. But I finally decided that in everything I've dealt with in the past three years, being open about my feelings and experiences on my blog has in the end been helpful.
Geoff broke up with me two and a half weeks ago. It happened 52 hours before we were supposed to board a ferry south for a summer trip we had been planning for several months. It happened for many reasons. It happened just when I thought things were going really well for us. And as the ferry departure inched closer, it became more obvious that it really happened. I probably shouldn't have gotten on that boat, but I did, because I wanted to at least try to salvage eight years of friendship and partnership. And I wanted to salvage a summer adventure I had really been looking forward to. I wanted things to be the same.
But of course, they haven't been. We did a lot of talking on the drive, and most of what was said was hurtful and discouraging; but I kept my head above the water and kept the wheels moving south. I visited my friends and did my bike rides and at times had a lot of fun. I didn't talk with anyone else besides my family about what was going on between me and Geoff. At times, when I was alone on my bike rides, I'd feel a rush of intense loneliness. But I'd push those feelings back. I'd tell myself it was for the best. I'd remind myself that in many ways, I'm better off alone.
Last Saturday, Geoff ran the Miwok 100K race. He had placed a lot of our summer trips' capital on finishing well in this race. Months ago, I had promised to help him with checkpoint-to-checkpoint race support. We left our friends' house Friday night and drove to Marin in a windy rainstorm. We set up camp and went to bed early. I woke up at 5 a.m. and drove him to the race start, carried his cold-weather layers as he shed them on the way to the starting line, and raced back to camp to take down the tent in time to reach the first checkpoint before he came through. Then I drove to the checkpoint, waited in the cold rain with an armful of stuff until he ran by, and then drove to the next checkpoint to do the same. After that chore was complete, I had four hours to kill before he came through again, so I set out for a bike ride.
The weather was damp and cold, with fog so thick that everything appeared blurry and washed in dirty gray. I climbed up a fire road and bombed down the other side, my head filled with resentment and anger, coasting faster and faster in a spray of gravel and mud, my heart pumping gray cold blood and my eyes so blinded by the fog that I failed to notice a metal pipe sticking out of the gravel road. I launched over it at 25 or 30 mph; the rear wheel slid sideways along the wet surface and the bike slapped me on the ground like a hooked fish. I never even had time to hit the brakes. My left arm hit hard, followed by my head, and I could hear the dull crunch of my helmet followed by grinding rumble of my body sliding over loose gravel.
As soon as I came to a stop, I quickly stood up and nudged my overturned bike to the side, terrified that someone else would come bombing down the hill and run me over. My arm throbbed with intense pain and I held it tightly to my side. At least a couple long-sleeve layers were torn and I was too scared to look at my skin. I was partly convinced that I had broken a bone. As the pain coursed through my arm, a much deeper and darker feeling bubbled up from my core. It was as though the rush of pain from the bike crash ignited an explosive release of everything I had been feeling over the past two weeks, but had bottled up for reasons of fun, peace and a sense of normalcy. As those feelings rushed to the surface, I was surrounded by a darkness so complete that it blocked out all the rain, the fog, and the warm blood trickling down my arm. The darkness needled through my pores, filling my body with hopelessness, anger, fear and unfocused physical pain that was worse than the worst moment of rewarming frostbite. I felt helpless to even move. There was nothing I could do but curl up beneath a nearby bush and let it filter through. I was finally ready to accept the depth of my emotions. I was finally willing to admit my heart was broken.
When I finally pulled myself together, I still felt horrible. I had decided my arm wasn't broken, but it still hurt enough to prevent me from putting any pressure on it, which meant I couldn't ride my bike. I held the stem with my right hand and trudged six miles back to the race checkpoint. The moment I reached my car was the exact moment Geoff walked up after dropping out of the race. He had been sick and looked weak and disappointed. He was shivering in the damp cold. For me, that was the final painful moment of truth, because both of us needed comfort so badly, and neither of us could provide it to the other.
It's hard to write about this in general - especially on a blog that so many people see. To my friends, I'm sorry if this is the way you found out. I've considered making individual phone calls to our many mutual friends to break the news, but this is still hard to deal with in the open. The blog feels less personal and less open, so it seems a good first step. Geoff and I are working to make the break as friendly as possible. We want to make sure our friends feel they don't have to take sides. And I recognize that relationships end. It happens. It's part of life. And I'm still a full person on my own. But it hurts to be rejected and it's scary to be alone, and right now that's the lens I'm looking through to take my next steps.
Where those next steps will take me, I'm still not sure. I wanted to rush back to Juneau and my cat and the safe monotony of my job, but I'm still down here because I feel strongly that this sabbatical is an important part of the journey, even if it doesn't go the direction I had planned. I'm not even sure where the sabbatical will take me, but I remain open to new things and willing to accept that the paths of life are mostly unknown.


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Honoring veterans as monuments decay, funds dry up
HONOLULU - A corroding memorial on the shoreline of Waikiki is forcing Hawaii residents to grapple with the question of how to honor soldiers when monuments decay.
The salt water pool was built to honor soldiers who served in World War I. Decades later, the memorial is closed and crumbling.
Hawaii state and local officials recently announced a plan to tear down the structure and replace it with a beach. But historic preservation activists are fighting to protect it.
Similar debates have played out across the nation with varying results.
In Greensboro, N.C., residents are debating what to do with the city's own decaying tribute to the soldiers of World War I.
In Wakefield, Mich., the community couldn't afford to maintain a memorial building. Today, an empty lawn stands in its place.
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2012: The year in review
Changes marked the year of 2012 across the Pine River and Backus communities. As 2012 came to a close, the Journal reflects on the happenings, good and bad, of Pine River and its surrounding communities.
The Pine River-Backus School District saw many changes. Perhaps most notably, construction began on the school additions funded by the $4.26 million building bond. Ground was broken on the new early childhood center addition, and the building bond project also includes construction of a new bus garage and athletic addition.
PR-B students also saw the rollout of the one-to-one iPad project, where all students in grades 5-12 were provided iPads for learning.
School menus also saw a change. Aside from a rise in prices, new nutritional guidelines, federally mandated, rolled out across the nation.
The Pine River Police Department saw many changes. Three separate police chiefs served in 2012. Police Chief Josh Ebert took a position in Dilworth, and Chad Bouc took over and was appointed full-time chief in May. Bouc then took a position at the Cass County Sheriff's Department, citing job security as one of the factors in his resignation.
At that time the Pine River City Council was discussing disbanding the police department. Paul Sand was named interim police chief in July, and later appointed permanent chief.
In more tragic news, the remains of Mark Huesmann, 27, were found in a shallow grave near Pine River. Dane Riley was charged with Huesmann's murder. Riley's next court hearing is Feb. 8, 2013.
Other notable news includes a Chickamaw Beach house fire that destroyed the Volcke home in January. Timothy and Carla Volcke reported that their home was on fire shortly after midnight Jan. 8, 2012. In the house with them were six minor grandchildren and another minor. Brandon Todd Sannan pleaded guilty to arson on April 30. Sannan's plea agreement called for a total sentence of 10 years in prison.
Highway 371 saw changes through town. A detour went into effect May 16 as the road saw improvements, which included a mill and overlay, curb and gutter, sidewalks, turn lanes at the signal, storm sewer work and new signal systems. The detour was lifted June 20.
For a bulleted list of the most notable moments of 2012 reported in the Journal, see pages 6-7.


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Event: Upcoming film ROCKET SINGH actor Shazahn Padamsee walked the ramp at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week held in New Delhi.
Guest List: Shazahn Padamsee, Indrani Dasgupta, Carol Gracias
Bollywood babes Shraddha Kapoor, Sona Mohapatra, Shamita Shetty, Karishma Tanna, Adaa Khan, Mouni Roy among others were snapped at the success bash of HALF GIRLFRIEND.
Bollywood celebs Arjun Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Mukesh Bhatt, Mahesh Bhatt, Mohit Suri, Chetan Bhagat, Udita Goswami, Ronit Roy, Tusshar Kapoor, Karan Johar, Rajkummar Rao, Upen Patel, Sushant Singh R...
Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi was spotted at Khar.
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh was spotted at the airport.
Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor was snapped at the airport.


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Blackhawk resident John Russell Presley, 63, died after a 70-foot fall Thursday in the Grand Canyon National Park. He was a retired vice president with Bank of America.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, September 1, 2008, 10:20 AM
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Tragic Grand Canyon fall kills Blackhawk man
Original post made on Sep 6, 2008
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on Sep 6, 2008 at 12:13 am
John Presley was someone every man strives to be like. I admire every quality about him. He was very generous, warm hearted, funny, and loved his bow ties, red wine, and family. His laugh could light up a room. This world will miss him dearly, but the next has gained an angel that can assist the rest of us.


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Firm Size Data
Statistics of U.S. Businesses, Business Dynamics Statistics, Business Employment Dynamics, and Nonemployer Statistics
| Introduction | SUSB | BDS | BED | Nonemployers |
Firm size data on employers are available from the Statistics of U.S. Businesses (SUSB), Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS), and Business Employment Dynamics (BED) programs and data on nonemployers is available from the Nonemployer Statistics (NE) program. The programs are annual and from the U.S. Census Bureau, except the Business Employment Dynamics which is quarterly and from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. BDS and BED have an age component. All of the programs are essentially based on the universe of private-sector businesses.
Detailed data on owner and business characteristics is available from the U.S. Census Bureau's Survey of Business Owners in years ending in 2 or 7 which is part of their Economic Census.
The Office of Advocacy defines a small business for research purposes as an independent business having fewer than 500 employees however; the SBA's Office of Size Standards has industry definitions of small businesses for government purposes.
For more current data on small businesses, see Advocacy's Quarterly Bulletins.
Statistics of U.S. Businesses
The Office of Advocacy partially funds the U.S. Census Bureau to produce data on employer firm size in the SUSB program. SUSB's employer data contain the number of firms, number of establishments, employment, and annual payroll for employment size of firm categories by location and industry. A firm is defined as an aggregation of all establishments owned by a parent company (within a geographic location and/or industry) with some annual payroll. The data consist of static and dynamic data. Static data is a "snapshot" of firms at a point in time. Dynamic data follow firms from year to year and reports job creation/destruction and business births and deaths.
ANNOUNCEMENT: 2013 Statistics of U.S. Businesses will be available in late February, 2016
U.S. static data
- U.S. data including multiple tables (Microsoft Excel file)
- Detailed industry data, NAICS2002, NAICS1997, SIC, (comma delimited file)
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Table 1- Number of firms, establishments, employment, and payroll by firm size, state, and industry
(up to 3-digit NAICS codes)
Table 2- Number of firms, establishments, receipts, employment, and payroll by firm size (in receipts) and idustry
(up to 6-digit NAICS codes)
U.S. dynamic data
- U.S. data including multiple tables (births, deaths, growth and decline; Microsoft Excel file)
- Detailed industry data (comma delimited file)
State, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) & County static data
- State & MSA data including multiple tables (Microsoft Excel file)
- State major industry data (Microsoft Excel file)
State detailed industry data
- NAICS 3 digit (comma delimited file)
- NAICS 4 digit (comma delimited file)
- MSA major industry data (comma delimited file)
- Counties (Microsoft Excel file)
- Micropolitan statistics (a link to Census' Statistics of U.S. Businesses)
State, MSA & County dynamic data
- State & MSA data including multiple tables (births, deaths, growth and decline; Microsoft Excel file)
- State major industry data, NAICS, SIC (comma delimited file)
- State MSA and Non-MSA totals (Microsoft Excel file)
- MSA data (Microsoft Excel file)
- Counties (comma delimited file)
- Employment size categories are based on the employment size of the firm in all industries and locations. So if a firm has 20 employees in an industry but 10,000 total employees, the firm will be included 500+ employee category.
- Industries are defined according to Standard Industrial Classification and the North American Industry Classification System.
- In recent years, the U.S. Census Bureau has begun using noise infusion for disclosure avoidance. See the U.S. Census Bureau for a discussion on noise infusion.
- Annual payroll and receipts are in thousands of dollars.
- In the data columns, E# represents data for firms with # employees.
- When disclosure is necessary sometimes ranges are footnoted ([a]=0-19, [b]=20-99, [c]=100-249, (D)=Disclosure, [e]=250-499, [f]=500-999, [g]=1,000-2,499, [h]=2,500-4,999, [I]=5,000-9,999, [j]=10,000-24,999, [k]=25,000-49,999, [l]=50,000-99,999, [m]=100,000+).
- Information about the process of producing Statistics of U.S. Business (PDF file) is available.
Business Dynamics Statistics
BDS contains employer firm data by firm age. See the background paper Business Formation and Dynamics by Business Age: Results from the New Business Dynamics Statistics by John Haltiwanger, Ron Jarmin and Javier Miranda for information on the data program. This section should be viewed as an introduction to the data program, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau's Business Dynamics Statistics program for background about the data and their database list for more detailed data on firm size, state and major industry (includes text files).
- Firms and establishments by firm age (Microsoft Excel file)
- Employment by firm age (Microsoft Excel file)
- Establishments and employment by employment size of firm (Microsoft Excel file)
- State data (Microsoft Excel file)
- Major Industry (Microsoft Excel file)
- MSA data (Microsoft Excel file)
Business Employment Dynamics
BED contains employer firm data with a focus on employment changes from establishment entry, growth, decline and exit. Much of the data goes back to about mid-1992. See the background paper Measuring job and establishment flows with BLS longitudinal microdata by Timothy Pivetz, Michael Searson, and James Spletzer for information on the data program. Note that because the data is mostly quarterly, some establishments can close and reopen during the year. Fortunately, BLS presents the data in two ways to capture the seasonal firms by listing establishment openings -did not exist in the previous quarter- and establishments births (did not exist in the previous year) and similar classifications for closings and deaths. This section should be viewed as an introduction to the data program, please visit the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' BED program for background about the data and for more detailed data.
- Establishment births, deaths and associated employment
- State quarterly establishment births, deaths and associated employment (see Tables 9)
- Quarterly net job change by employment size of firm (totals do not match other figures as some firms do not have firm size identifiers)
- Employer firms by employment size of firm
- Employment by employment size of firm
- Establishment age and survival
- Establishment size of change
Nonemployer Statistics
A nonemployer firm is defined as one that has no paid employees, has annual business receipts of $1,000 or more ($1 or more in the construction industries), and is subject to federal income taxes. Nonemployers account for about 3 percent of business receipts but are about three-quarters of all businesses. See the U.S. Census Bureau's Nonemployer Statistics for more detailed information. The nonemployer section also contains capital expenditure data for both employers and nonemployers. See the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Capital Expenditures Survey for more details. In recent years, the U.S. Census Bureau has begun using noise infusion for disclosure avoidance.