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November 10, 2012, 11:31 PM
Quickly grab your nearest gun.... and tell us what it is just for fun. :D
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November 10, 2012, 11:33 PM
Smith and Wesson 915.
For shooting camel crickets in the basement.
Black Knight
November 10, 2012, 11:43 PM
My issued Beretta 92FS. Waiting for shift change then it will be a 3" S&W model 65-3.
November 10, 2012, 11:45 PM
Most of an AR pistol. Will update my sig line when it's more than just a crappy club. ;)
November 10, 2012, 11:45 PM
Forgot to mention my own in the original post. 4" GP 100 with .38spcl Speer Gold Dots.
November 10, 2012, 11:45 PM
Dan Wesson 15-2 for target shooting.
It's not loaded right now, but there's a box of WWB .38 Special not too far from me.
November 10, 2012, 11:52 PM
Mossberg 500 loaded with 0 buck Remington cheapy ammo, patterns best in my gun.
November 10, 2012, 11:53 PM
PF9 in my right pocket.
November 10, 2012, 11:53 PM
Nearest... hmmm, let see
1895 Nagant, next to my computer screen,.357 EAA Windicator - lower bathrom cabinet, 9 mm CZ-75BD same place, Mav 88 and M10x762 Carbine next to windows in cabinet same lower level room -:)
Ammo- 9mm, .45 ACP, .38 Special, 7.62x39, 7.62x38, 00 back, .357 Magnum same room
November 10, 2012, 11:55 PM
STI Spartan IV 9mm, Loaded with Winchester PDX1 124gr. +P.
November 10, 2012, 11:58 PM
I am at work. The nearest gun to me is an 8 Ga shotgun. Next nearest is in my pickup, a Ruger Blackhawk.
November 10, 2012, 11:59 PM
DS Arms SA58 FAL and a Ruger Security-Six in my lap. (just finished cleaning them)
November 10, 2012, 11:59 PM
Maverick 88 12ga with a short barrel and 10 rounds of 00 buck between the tube and butt cuff
Added---hammer down on an empty chamber
November 11, 2012, 12:01 AM
Xd 45
November 11, 2012, 12:03 AM
A Romanian Tokarev.
November 11, 2012, 12:04 AM
Winchester M70 Safari Express, 375H&H. Federal ammo, 260gr Nosler bullets.
Onward Allusion
November 11, 2012, 12:04 AM
P32 w/Fiocchi FMJ on my hip in a Fobus Evolution @ home so that I can make it to the nightstand gun.
November 11, 2012, 12:05 AM
Kahr CW9 and CZ SP-01 w/ Streamlight TLR-1. Both within arms reach and both loaded with Black Hills 124 gr +P 9mm.
November 11, 2012, 12:09 AM
Ruger SR9c... With ten Hornady hollow points filled with some ballistic crap in the tip.
About four feet in the other direction resides my entire collection :):neener:
Rail Driver
November 11, 2012, 12:11 AM
Currently a Rock Island 1911 loaded with 230gr hardball and a S&W model 36 no dash .38spl loaded with hornady critical defense 124gr JHP (I generally carry both, and don't take my guns off at home unless I'm in bed or in the shower)
November 11, 2012, 12:11 AM
Right now G23 and extra mag on the nightstand. During the day a S&W snub. Both loaded with Winchester bonded hp.
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November 11, 2012, 12:17 AM
Ar-15 loaded with Hornady TAP (40 gr I believe), a Glock 19 and a S&W M&P9 (both loaded with 124 gr Gold Dots), and a Colt Commander .38 Super loaded with Buffalo Bore 115 gr +P.
...... That makes me sound paranoid.... But I am just cleaning guns in my apartment and they are all set out nicely on the floor :)
(none of them are actually loaded at the moment, the magazines are, but they are set aside while I am cleaning)
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November 11, 2012, 12:21 AM
Rossi M92, mag tube loaded with Double Tap 158gr. .357mag.
November 11, 2012, 12:23 AM
G-30 with 14 Black Hills 230gr flying ashtrays. It's on my hip.
Deus Machina
November 11, 2012, 12:24 AM
CZ 75D PCR on the bedside table.
Full of 147gr HST.
November 11, 2012, 12:25 AM
Remington 870 here. It's in its usual spot.
November 11, 2012, 12:25 AM
Hmmm... The nearest gun to me is a F2000 or AUG, depending which guard is closer to the door right now. I don't think they would be too happy if I grabbed one...
November 11, 2012, 12:27 AM
Lets see... A Remington 870 12ga. Unloaded:eek: So basically it is a big club.
The other closest is either a S&W MP .40 and .40 compact. The S&W's are loaded with Hornady TAP.
And a Super Blackhawk in .44 Mag. (My baby right thar:)) The Super Blackhawk (5 1/2inch barrel) has Federal American Eagle in it. It's my EDC. :D Just kidding. To darned heavy for that. Sadly...:(
November 11, 2012, 12:39 AM
Lets see... A Remington 870 12ga. Unloaded So basically it is a big club.
It may be a club, but as far as clubs go, it's still a damn good one lol.
November 11, 2012, 01:01 AM
glock 23, .40 sw with winchester supreme. next closest sig 1911 scorpion with speer gold dot
November 11, 2012, 01:02 AM
My XDm Compact in 9mm, loaded with 14 rounds of Critical Duty.
November 11, 2012, 01:40 AM
G26 loaded with good ole' 9PBLE's.
November 11, 2012, 01:45 AM
Glock 17 FDE, 147gr Federal HST
November 11, 2012, 01:46 AM
Glock 19 with some Speer Lawman...and one of the few NICE Rohm m66 .22lr/mag revolvers.
November 11, 2012, 01:47 AM
Head, or feet? (I'm laying on the couch)
Got a Taurus PT92 on the table next to my head. An Enfield No1 Mk4 I was working on propped against the end of the couch at my feet. No ammo for it, but it'd make a better club than an AR pistol. :evil:
November 11, 2012, 01:52 AM
Head, or feet? (I'm laying on the couch)
Got a Taurus PT92 on the table next to my head. An Enfield No1 Mk4 I was working on propped against the end of the couch at my feet. No ammo for it, but it'd make a better club than an AR pistol. :evil:
Especially if you got the pig sticker for that Mk 4. ;)
November 11, 2012, 02:01 AM
Glock 26 w/ G19 mag & Federal 115 JHPs
November 11, 2012, 02:01 AM
Blackhawk .45 Colt, loaded with 225gr Winchester Silvertips.
double-tap leather
November 11, 2012, 02:05 AM
WASR 10/63, Tula fmj...Glock 19, 124gr Gold Dot +P
M2 Carbine
November 11, 2012, 02:12 AM
Let's see, within reach is a Streamlight TLR-2 equipped Winchester pump shotgun.
Streamlight equipped Ithica 12 ga pump.
Ruger 9mm Police Service 6 revolver.
9x18 PA63 under the computer desk.
Crimson Trace equipped S&W Model 60.
Kind of short on close by guns at this time.
I tore both my shoulders, so I put away a lot of guns that would be laying all over the place.
November 11, 2012, 02:13 AM
Ruger LC9 with Crimson Trace. Loaded with Speer Gold Dot +P
November 11, 2012, 02:13 AM
Bersa BP9cc that I bought Friday during my lunch break. Got it loaded with some target rounds I plan to use tomorrow at the range.
November 11, 2012, 02:17 AM
Especially if you got the pig sticker for that Mk 4. ;)
Still looking for one, actually. :(
Resist Evil
November 11, 2012, 02:41 AM
Two feet from me as I'm watching "Tower Heist" (blecch) with my Beloved is a ParaOrd Carry 9 with some Federal somethingorother HPs. (I really need some new 9mm ammo.) Two feet further is my Smith 342 stoked with Speer 135 gr Short Barrels. Finally, in between the two is my wife's Kel-Tec P32 flyswatter.
Mikey Idaho
November 11, 2012, 02:51 AM
M&P9 loaded with 17 HPR Ammunition 124gr JHP (XTP bullets)
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November 11, 2012, 03:21 AM
Ruger LCR 38 Special loaded with Federal Nyclads.
November 11, 2012, 03:25 AM
Bersa 9 uc pro
November 11, 2012, 03:30 AM
.458 SOCOM chambered ar-15.
Shadow 7D
November 11, 2012, 03:38 AM
8040 Cougar
it's the new gun, so I'm wearing the new off it, the first (and so far only) of the 'buy on sight' (cash dependent) gun I've got, been looking for one for about 3 years (thanks THR)
crossed it on chance. Had it been the 9, tempting, the .45 pass, but nope, it was the 40....
November 11, 2012, 03:42 AM
Ruger P94 with Winchester PDX1 Bonded.
November 11, 2012, 03:54 AM
Beretta 92D with some JHP in it and super smooth trigger. 8)
November 11, 2012, 04:41 AM
Ruger SP101 327 in Federal Mag.
85gr XTP over 6.0gr of Win231
sheepdog on duty
November 11, 2012, 04:42 AM
Keltec P11 with hornady critical defense 115gr.
November 11, 2012, 04:45 AM
Robert! 260's are light for mutant werehippos in pre-60's americrusiers. :uhoh:
Though in his defense, at the exact MOMENT I read this thread the nearest firearm to me was a Ruger Super BlackHawk in 357 Maximum with a 10 inch barrel. It wasn't loaded.
I suspect it would make a reasonable club.
There's an Sp101 in .357 not too far away from that which IS loaded.
November 11, 2012, 05:55 AM
Winchester 101 34" top single. Its not loaded. (I need to clean it today)
November 11, 2012, 06:09 AM
My old series 80 Colt with 230 JHP.
Not very fancy but very reliable.
November 11, 2012, 06:31 AM
Beretta Neos U22.
November 11, 2012, 06:31 AM
Rock island fs 1911 230 hard ball at home same till i get to the safe 12ga pump then the ar
November 11, 2012, 06:40 AM
.35 Auto S&W
AKA Model 1913
November 11, 2012, 07:54 AM
Star PD under my desk.
November 11, 2012, 07:57 AM
Got a XDS 45 in my pocket right now ,with PDX1 230 grn rounds with 7 rd backup mag
November 11, 2012, 08:06 AM
H&R 10 ga 32" barrel, leaning against the shelf to my couple of #4 shot remington nitro express shells on my desk here
Chevelle SS
November 11, 2012, 08:06 AM
Norinco SKS that's due for a cleaning.
November 11, 2012, 08:16 AM
S&W mod 4553. Its a D.A.O. in .45 acp.
November 11, 2012, 08:17 AM
Remington 870 with 00 buck x 3 followed by 1oz slug x 2 right here near the front door.
November 11, 2012, 08:21 AM
Colt Python. 4", in blue. Loaded with handloaded 38 P+, 125 Sierra HP's.
November 11, 2012, 08:42 AM
A S&W 357 , 4 inch barrel, its loaded.
November 11, 2012, 08:44 AM
ATI Titan 45 on me
Smith 649 within reach
CZ 75 4 steps away
November 11, 2012, 08:48 AM
Browning BLR .308. Cleaning it from yesterday's hunt.
November 11, 2012, 08:55 AM
A stainless steel CZ-75B loaded with 16+1 of Win. Ranger 127gr +p+.;) It's on my hip right now, can't get any closer than that.:neener:
November 11, 2012, 09:15 AM
At the head of the bed is the Mossberg 500. At the foot of the bed is my AR15 ready to rock and roll. At the left side of the bed and within arms length is my CZ 75 TS and my Sig X5 L1. They are there because I forgot to put them back into the safe so they stay by me until they go into the safe. Normally there is only one pistol on that side of the bed. My Ubertti Walker is on the desk next to the printer. Surrounded by guns I am.
November 11, 2012, 10:05 AM
G30sf............w/ 10 round mag of 230gr. hardball.
November 11, 2012, 10:06 AM
Since I'm lazy and haven't dressed yet, it's a SIG P6 in a desk drawer. Any time I have pants on, it's a Charter Arms Undercover IWB.
November 11, 2012, 10:11 AM
Colt Official Police
Loaded 6 up with Hornady 158 grain XTP JHP
November 11, 2012, 10:14 AM
A Sporterized 1903 Springfield. Not actually a gun I shoot a lot, but its what happens to be closest :).
Owen Sparks
November 11, 2012, 10:14 AM
Charter Arms Bulldog. Got to it in less than two seconds. It stays at my computer desk just in case.
November 11, 2012, 10:16 AM
NAA Black Widow in 22mag ... right front pocket, always.
November 11, 2012, 11:01 AM
Taurus Tracker .44 magnum with Hornady XTP
November 11, 2012, 11:06 AM
Hk usp .40
November 11, 2012, 11:09 AM
If I rol out of one side of the bed a M&P .40C or the other way a bodyguard in .380, both loaded with Hornady critical defense.
November 11, 2012, 11:11 AM
Glock 19, Federal HST 124 gr.
November 11, 2012, 11:18 AM
GP100 6" loaded with Speer Gold dots .38 spl.
November 11, 2012, 11:19 AM
Taurus M82 with Speer Lawman +P 38 SPC.
November 11, 2012, 11:19 AM
November 11, 2012, 11:21 AM
One room away I have my choice of a Glock 21SF loaded with 230gr Ranger T with a spare mag full of hardball or a short-barreled Uberti SAA copy with 5 Buffalo Bore 255gr @ 1000fps Keith bullets, hammer down on an empty chamber.
November 11, 2012, 11:27 AM
Ha. Well it ends up being a PSA lower for my AR because I am putting a new MOE grip on. But since it is serial numbered it counts!
Derry 1946
November 11, 2012, 11:30 AM
DS .38 sp pocket carry; 642; RIA 1911; 1917 .45; Mossberg 500 12ga. In order of proximity. :-)
November 11, 2012, 11:53 AM
1897 Winchester Trench gun with reduced recoil Remington #00 Buckshot.
November 11, 2012, 12:09 PM
It's daytime and I'm dressed, so there's a Taurus MilPRo 140 IWB at appendix. It's full of 185gr. hollow points. There's a spare mag in each of the big side pockets of my cargo pants. 30rd. total. I've never done that "top-off the mag" thing.
November 11, 2012, 12:12 PM
RIA tactical .45 1911, golden saber 230g
November 11, 2012, 12:14 PM
P3AT in my pocket. Stoeger Cougar 9mm in my desk drawer. AR-50 leaning against the wall.
November 11, 2012, 12:15 PM
November 11, 2012, 12:31 PM
My lcr and the ammo is my own handload.
November 11, 2012, 12:33 PM
19-4 2.5 inch with 158 grain HPR .357's.
November 11, 2012, 01:50 PM
IMI baby desert eagle .40
November 11, 2012, 01:53 PM
Nearest... airsoft M1911 replica that I use for reloading and weapon manipulation drills. It sits on the bookshelf behind me as a display item when not in use.
Second Nearest: Stevens 200 .223 and RIA M1911 (both 'real' guns, of course) they're secured in the closet a few feet away.
November 11, 2012, 01:54 PM
That would have to be my mini mag right here in my pocket in .22 mag................
November 11, 2012, 02:07 PM
I had to get out a tape measure for this one, but the Sig 1911 beat out the S&W Mod 66 by 3 inches.
November 11, 2012, 02:41 PM
S&w 745.
November 11, 2012, 02:57 PM
642, 125gr Nyclads.
November 11, 2012, 03:23 PM
S&W 642. location my hip in a holster.
November 11, 2012, 03:41 PM
My custom built 1911 that I carry daily.
The Red Hot Rider
November 11, 2012, 03:59 PM
Colt 1911 with 230gr fmj
November 11, 2012, 04:37 PM
LCR 357 with 5 rds of HD JHP's. Within arms length.
November 11, 2012, 04:39 PM
642 in my waistband.
Hoppes Love Potion
November 11, 2012, 04:47 PM
NAA Black Widow is always in arms reach
November 11, 2012, 05:02 PM
Sig P226 Elite with 18rd magazin and SureFire laser/light combo
usually my nearest gun would be a G21 Gen4 with same light/laser - but that piece is with Glock right now. Erratic ejection and BTF.... :scrutiny:
November 11, 2012, 05:58 PM
Glock 23. Fed HST IWB. Rock and roll.
November 11, 2012, 06:52 PM
Funny. This thought occurred to me last night as I laid in bed. If I heard a noise, and I just did, what loaded firearm would I have available immediately? This is not something I particularly think about when I am at home even though the "self defense talk" would not indicate that.
In my case at that particular moment, it was a GP-100. But when I read this thread, and my current location (sitting in front of my desk), it's a loaded Ruger LCR-22.
Things happen... I felt my very first earthquake yesterday. I had no control or advance warning and that made me feel unprepared.
November 11, 2012, 06:59 PM
XD9 less than 2' from my iPhone.
November 11, 2012, 07:06 PM
Colt 1908 Vest Pocket:what:
November 11, 2012, 07:09 PM
A Smith and Wesson model 10 loaded with Federal Hydra-Shock.
November 11, 2012, 07:15 PM
Lcr .38
November 11, 2012, 07:21 PM
Taurus PT24/7 Pro
November 11, 2012, 07:21 PM
S&W M1917 Brazilian Contract circa 1938, loaded with Fiocchi 230gr JHP in a full-moon clip. If that doesn't get me to the safe upstairs then I guess it's just not my day.
November 11, 2012, 07:24 PM
Keltec P3AT (It's not mine, I swear!)
About 8' from that is a S&W Airweight (not mine either)
Those are to get me another 8' to the closet where there's a loaded RIA .45 with 2 spare mags and a loaded Kahr TP9 with 4 spare mags.
Sergei Mosin
November 11, 2012, 07:26 PM
4-inch GP100 loaded with 125-gr .357 Magnum Remington Golden Sabers, and a speedloader of same next to it.
Bigg Jimm
November 11, 2012, 07:31 PM
Smith & Wesson SW40VE in a Vega Belt slide. 14+1 rounds of 155 grain Gold Dot. Extra magazine in watch pocket. Yeah it actually fits!!!
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November 11, 2012, 07:32 PM
Kimber RCP II, Hornady 185 xtp
November 11, 2012, 07:34 PM
November 11, 2012, 07:38 PM
Star Super 9x23 in the desk drawer.
November 11, 2012, 07:53 PM
Speed Six.
Interesting thread. Lots of handguns, of course, but some interesting ones I wouldn't have expected.
November 11, 2012, 07:54 PM
Kel-Tec PF-9 in pocket & a Kimber Pro Carry 2 .45acp /230gr. CCI gold dots. The 9mm has Winchester S.T.s115 gr. Both JHP loads.
November 11, 2012, 07:56 PM
SW MP15 sitting right in front of me. Im fitting a new bipod.
November 11, 2012, 08:04 PM
SP101 with. 357 handloads
November 11, 2012, 08:23 PM
A phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range!
November 11, 2012, 08:25 PM
You sure know your weapons. Hey you cant do that...
November 11, 2012, 08:27 PM
Ruger SR40c.
Apple a Day
November 11, 2012, 09:05 PM
155mm loaded with HE.
We got a serious wiener dog problem around here.
FMF Doc
November 11, 2012, 09:12 PM
S&W M&P Shield 9mm, on my hip while I sit on the couch, loaded with 124gr Remington Golden Sabres standard pressure JHP.
November 11, 2012, 09:20 PM
1911 loaded with 230-grain ball.
Arkansas Paul
November 11, 2012, 09:23 PM
The one nearest me at the moment is on my wife's nightstand, a Taurus 82 .38 Special loaded with 125 grain bullets that I cast myself.
November 11, 2012, 09:30 PM
Ruger Police Service Six loaded with Personal Defense .38's and a Glock 17 with 147gr XTP's.
November 11, 2012, 09:39 PM
Mossberg 500a with Winchester 00 Buck.
Mike J
November 11, 2012, 09:46 PM
XD-40 loaded with 165 grain Remington Golden Sabers & spare mag. Old Ruger P94 in .40 is also close by.
spider 69
November 11, 2012, 09:49 PM
Currently at home, so it's my S&W 1076 10mm(also my backup sidearm for hunting) loaded hot, within arm's length. Penetration is handled by knowing what's around me.
November 11, 2012, 09:58 PM
Kimber pro Raptor in a Simply Rugged holster.
November 11, 2012, 09:59 PM
Awesome sidearm. Cannot say enough good things about it.
November 11, 2012, 10:13 PM
155mm loaded with HE.
We got a serious wiener dog problem around here.
Wouldn't that call for Willie Peter?
1911 guy
November 11, 2012, 11:23 PM
Springfield 1911 loaded with 230gr Hydro-Shocks. About four inches below my right elbow as I'm typing. Soon to be in a drawer. I'm going to bed.
November 11, 2012, 11:23 PM
I am halfway between a Pardner Protector 12 ga (Chinese 870 clone built like a tank) loaded with 5 rounds low recoil 00 buck and a S&W model 10-11 4" bull barrel loaded with my own rolled 125 gr semi jacketed hp's.
November 12, 2012, 06:16 AM
I'm at work now, so it's a toss-up between the three guns I have on me, and the shotgun in the rack that my elbow keeps hitting.
M&P9Pro on the hip (147gr Speer gold dots)
S&W 642 on the ankle (125gr Speer Gold Dots)
M&P9 Compact on the body armor (147gr Speer Gold Dots)
Cruiser ready Remington 870 smacking my elbow (Winchester Segmenting slugs)
November 12, 2012, 06:23 AM
Glock17 loaded with Fiocchi EMB in the closet.
Apple a Day
November 12, 2012, 06:30 AM
Originally Posted by Apple a Day
155mm loaded with HE.
We got a serious wiener dog problem around here.
Wouldn't that call for Willie Peter?
Roaster weiner (dogs)! Now why haven't I thought of that yet?:D
November 12, 2012, 06:46 AM
At the time the thread was started, my nearest gun was on my belt, and I was seated at home. The gun was a Kel-Tec PF9.
Now, as I post this, I'm at my no-carry place of employment. My nearest gun is outside in the parking lot, and is a Kel-Tec P32 (it's pocket-carried on my way to and from work.)
ol' scratch
November 12, 2012, 09:49 AM
Polish underfolder AK.
November 12, 2012, 11:00 AM
As per usual, a CZ75 Compact is 6 in. from my mouse hand on my desk.
November 12, 2012, 11:27 AM
Smith Model 19-2" on my hip, and an old High Standard 12ga 20" riot leaned beside this computer desk (always loaded and always one in the breech)
November 12, 2012, 11:32 AM
M&P 9mm across the room! I have a small child so everything is always locked up!
November 12, 2012, 11:39 AM
The AR-15 I assembled back in May is about 3 feet from me right now.
Armalite lower
Palmetto State Armory lower parts kit
Magpul MOE Enhanced grip
PSA receiver extension
PSA H buffer and buffer spring
Colt receiver extension lock nut
Magpul ACS stock
Daniel Defense upper
DPMS forward assist
PSA ejection port cover
VLTOR BCM charging handle with small latch
Daniel Defense bolt carrier and bolt
Daniel Defense CHF 16" 1:7 M4 profile 5.56 barrel
Daniel Defense Low profile gas block
Yankee Hill Machine carbine gas tube
Midwest Industries 9" T Series Free Float handguard
Yankee Hill Machine flash suppressor
Yankee Hill Machine flip up sights
November 12, 2012, 11:41 AM
issued beretta M9 with standard FMJ bullets. on my foot locker next to my bunk
November 12, 2012, 11:45 AM
S&W model 10-7 on my computer desk. loaded with speer gold dot short barrel 135gr. +p
November 12, 2012, 11:52 AM
Mos 500A w/ factory synthetic & 18.5 w/front bead -- loaded w/ 3" Rem #00 buck.
A longtime companion, over half my life, fired < 100 times. It is for that day in whatever form it might come. ostly, these days--in case of my neighbor's bull if it comes calling.
November 12, 2012, 12:25 PM
I have an SKS right beside my bed. It's an original Tula 1950 with attached bayonette, sling etc. Because of the storage laws in Canada, it's in a gun cabinet (alone) which I put the key in at night. It also has 8 stripper clips in their appropriate pouches which have rounds on them at the ready.
There is also one stripper clip sitting beside the gun if quick loading is needed.
I figure this firearm in this state should suit any need I should have for a firearm in a hurry.
November 12, 2012, 12:39 PM
At work, which is a no no zone.... closest weapon of any type is either a pair of scissors, manufacturer unknown, or a ball-point pen, a Bic Mk2, medium point, in black. :-D
November 12, 2012, 12:53 PM
My Glock 27 is sitting on the end table by my couch. Right now I'm using a Glock 23 mag wearing the grip extension loaded with Winchester Ranger hollowpoints.
November 12, 2012, 01:01 PM
Ruger speed-six, .357mag, hand-loaded wadcutters.......three inches to the right of my mouse.
M1a on the bench six feet behind me.
November 12, 2012, 03:32 PM
Shield 9mm
November 12, 2012, 04:15 PM
take my hand off of the keyboard and I can reach a Ruger .357Blackhawk or a Wilson 45
November 12, 2012, 04:25 PM
Mossberg 590 with #00
November 12, 2012, 04:30 PM
Raging Judge Magnum.
454 Cassull 225 Grain Hollow Points.
In a universal drop leg. ( Slight modifications added to fit its massive size. )
November 12, 2012, 05:01 PM
Sig P239 loaded with 115gr Doubletap Barnes XTP w/ extra mag
November 12, 2012, 05:22 PM
Quickly grab your nearest gun.... and tell us what it is just for fun. :D
Feel free to mention the ammo too.
Ruger GP100, .357 magnum, 4", currently loaded with Hornady 125gr XTP JHP (.357)
Drawer of the coffee table directly beneath my laptop
November 12, 2012, 06:33 PM
It's a Bulgarian Makarov with Silver Bear HP ammo. I keep it nearby in case someone knocks on the door in the evening. Even with the peephole in the door I hate being on the other side of a standard exterior door from someone I haven't identified.
November 12, 2012, 06:33 PM
I'm in my office so let's see, Glock 32 IWB. Kakr CM9 in my laptop bag and AK-74 2 feet from me.
November 12, 2012, 06:52 PM
I'm about a foot away from a Romanian 7.62 AK with 3 30 round mags loaded with WMC JHPs. Have OC Spray and 2 folding knives on me.
November 13, 2012, 03:51 PM
If I'm at home,,,
It's a S&W Model 36 loaded with wadcutters.
I've seen what those paper punchers do to a 125 pound dog,,,
I think they will do just fine for a bogeyman at my door.
I live in a town with lots of small mobile home lots,,,
My neighbor's living room is only 12 feet from my front door.
If I'm out and about,,,
In my Gun Toten Mamas briefcase (https://www.guntotenmamas.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=GTM0155),,,
Lives my CZ-75B with an extra 16 round magazine.
If I'm casually out and about,,,
It's a Bersa Thunder 380,,,
Or a Taurus 22-PLY.
November 13, 2012, 04:01 PM
Diamondback 380 in a 5.11 undershirt holster. If it was any closer to me I'd have to move to San Francisco.
November 13, 2012, 04:39 PM
About 10 steps away is a Walther P99 AS with .40 S&W 180gr Speer Gold Dots in the magazine. Just a few steps closer is an S&W M&P15 Sport with Hornady .223 55gr soft points in a nearby dry box.
Erik M
November 13, 2012, 04:47 PM
Glock 19C, polished internals and modded springs. Loaded with 16 rounds of Gold Dot 124g +P.
Old Shooter
November 13, 2012, 04:49 PM
In the desk drawer, A RIA GI model 45 loaded with WWB 230 grain HP and one extra mag.
If I need more firepower than that there is a bunch in the bed room about 10 paces away.
November 13, 2012, 07:53 PM
colt agent,reloaded hollow pts to my right an mossberg 12 ga model 500 that i tricked out a little 2 my left :uhoh:
ps live less than a mile from a prison that has many walk aways an fence jumpers!!!!:eek:
November 13, 2012, 07:57 PM
At this exact moment, there are 7 equidistant to my keyboard..... within inches it might be a mossberg 500 with a sec BBL.... homebrew .311 and .457 buckshot combo loads, I suppose.
November 13, 2012, 07:58 PM
ps live less than a mile from a prison that has many walk aways an fence jumpers!!!! :eek:
It's a good thing capital punishment is used in Ohio ;)
November 13, 2012, 09:18 PM
About 4 feet away is a T/C Black Diamond XR inline muzzle loader. I's got 90 grains of triple 7 powder behind a 240 grain T/C XTP saboted bullet. Primer is in the cargo pocket of my hunting pants in the next room. If someone breaks in, it will make a great club.
November 13, 2012, 09:20 PM
Glock 17 Gen 4 on the desk right next to my laptop. Loaded with cheap Remington FMJ because that's all I have on hand right now.
November 13, 2012, 09:49 PM
Walther PPS 9mm with 124gr short barrel +p gold dots.
November 13, 2012, 10:03 PM
glock 29 10mm with double tap 150 grain JHP. 1475 FPS
November 13, 2012, 10:58 PM
1950s Springfield 87 22lr rifle. Shot placement will be key..
November 13, 2012, 11:00 PM
The .357 model 19 SW was easy to reach! it was in my shoulder holster!
Its usually the Model 19 under my arm or the Charter Arms Bulldog .357. Guess I prefer revolvers for CC.
November 13, 2012, 11:32 PM
HA nice- you caught me with a 37-2 lightweight .38 with nickle starting to flake on the aluminum. I just recently picked this up as a back pocket beater for my walks and hikes. Right now it is loaded with some Winchester 158gr +P LHP.
Wait.. there is a Mosin M44 to my left and I can't remember how far to my right the revolver was... damn
November 13, 2012, 11:44 PM
Close call between my CZ-75 Compact in my nightstand and my Rem 870 behind my bed, both could be reached without getting up.
November 13, 2012, 11:57 PM
Russian Makarov, loaded with 95 gr Silver Bear HP sitting on the desk. Also, Ruger SBH .44 stoked with Fiocchi 240 gr JSP in my hunting pack sitting next to the desk.
November 14, 2012, 12:53 AM
Well, at the moment, the nearest is my Seecamp LWS-32, in my Del Fatti pocket holster. This unusual, as normally I have an SP101 .357 in my pocket. Next-nearest is a Remington 870.
November 14, 2012, 02:16 AM
S&W 1006 loaded with winchester 10mm. 175 grn. silvertips.
November 14, 2012, 05:13 AM
Beretta 92F, Black Talons.
I've also been a bit lazy, Remington R-25 I bagged a whitetail with last weekend is still on the table, field stripped and cleaned.
November 14, 2012, 10:45 AM
Nearest firearm to me is my SIG P-229 equipped with factory night sights, a SIG STL-900L laser/light combo, and two spare mags ready to go.
November 14, 2012, 10:55 AM
S&W 60 Pro .357 -- loaded with some sort of +P .38 hollow points...
November 14, 2012, 11:10 AM
November 14, 2012, 02:34 PM
What's on the pool table:
Glock 17 (9mm)
Glock 27 (.40cal)
Smith & Wesson (.22cal)
Smith & Wesson (.357mag)
Smith & Wesson (.500mag)
1911 (.45cal)
1911 (.45cal)
Taurus (.40cal)
Desert Eagle (.50AE)
Bushmaster Hand Pistol (9mm)
Bushmaster Hand Pistol (5.56mm)
V-51 (.308cal)
GSG5 (.22cal)
AR-15 (Optics Ready) (5.56mm)
AR-15 (Handle Attached) (5.56mm)
AR-15 (Handled) (5.56mm)
AK-47 (Tactical) (7.62x39cal)
AK-47 (Black) (7.62x39cal)
AK-47 (Brown) (7.62x39cal)
AK-47 (Red) (7.62x39cal)
FN FS2000 (5.56mm)
Kriss (.45)
UZI (.45cal)
AR-50 (.50cal)
Tromix Saiga (12gauge)
Benelli M4 (12gauge)
Remington 870 Tactical (12gauge)
Mossberg 590 Police (12gauge)
Mossberg 500 Cruiser (12gauge)
Double Barrel (12gauge)
November 14, 2012, 02:38 PM
CZ75B on my right hip.
16+1 rds of Winchester Ranger Bonded 147gr JHP
No extra mag today.
November 14, 2012, 02:48 PM
Right I am at work and cannot carry, so the closest either a Ruger LCP or Glock 19 both in my truck and both loaded with Hornady Critical Defense.
November 14, 2012, 05:26 PM
The Glock 26 on my side.
November 14, 2012, 06:02 PM
At work, so Kahr .380 in front pocket in a DeSantis holster.
November 14, 2012, 06:20 PM
Taurus M22 Polymer .22lr loaded with 40 grain CCI Velocitors in my right pocket and an extra 9 round magazine in my left pocket ....don't laugh,Im at the gym in shorts and a T-shirt.
November 14, 2012, 06:41 PM
Hi-Point C9 loaded with 115 grain LRN handloads on top of my dresser.
November 14, 2012, 07:07 PM
S&w 6906
November 14, 2012, 09:06 PM
Sig 229 .40 loaded with 12 Black Talons on the hip, Mossburg 590 beside the back door.
November 14, 2012, 09:15 PM
XD-40 on the hip with 12 rounds of Remington bulk FMJ. Next to me leaning against the desk is my WZ88 loaded with a full 20 round mag of 5.45x39 V-Max.
November 14, 2012, 09:47 PM
S&W M66 2.5" with 135 Gold Dot 38+P loaded.
November 14, 2012, 09:49 PM
Right pocket P64 Radom.
Left pocket...regardless of primary....NAA 1 5/8" .22LR mini revolver in folding holster grip.
Old Dog
November 14, 2012, 09:57 PM
On my right hip, my two-tone SIG P-229 in 9mm, stoked with Gold Dot 124-gr +Ps and housed in a Milt Sparks VM-II ... (My stainless Series 70 is sitting on the kitchen counter awaiting cleaning from yesterday evening's range session, otherwise it'd probably be the nearest gun ...)
Steel Talon
November 14, 2012, 10:18 PM
Taurus Model 605 .357mag snubby. 158gr Glold Dots
Steel Talon
November 14, 2012, 10:20 PM
Glock 17 (9mm)
Glock 27 (.40cal)
Smith & Wesson (.22cal)
Smith & Wesson (.357mag)
Smith & Wesson (.500mag)
1911 (.45cal)
1911 (.45cal)
Taurus (.40cal)
Desert Eagle (.50AE)
Bushmaster Hand Pistol (9mm)
Bushmaster Hand Pistol (5.56mm)
V-51 (.308cal)
GSG5 (.22cal)
AR-15 (Optics Ready) (5.56mm)
AR-15 (Handle Attached) (5.56mm)
AR-15 (Handled) (5.56mm)
AK-47 (Tactical) (7.62x39cal)
AK-47 (Black) (7.62x39cal)
AK-47 (Brown) (7.62x39cal)
AK-47 (Red) (7.62x39cal)
FN FS2000 (5.56mm)
Kriss (.45)
UZI (.45cal)
AR-50 (.50cal)
Tromix Saiga (12gauge)
Benelli M4 (12gauge)
Remington 870 Tactical (12gauge)
Mossberg 590 Police (12gauge)
Mossberg 500 Cruiser (12gauge)
Double Barrel (12gauge)
Needs Fudds...;)
November 14, 2012, 10:41 PM
Russian Makarov on the computer stand.
Sam Cade
November 14, 2012, 10:55 PM
XD9 loaded with Cor-Bon 115gr DPX.
November 14, 2012, 11:00 PM
Quickly grab your nearest gun.... and tell us what it is just for fun. :D
Feel free to mention the ammo too.
No need to grab anything.
'cause the SIG P228 is riding on my hip. 15+1 rounds of Remington Golden Saber 124 Gr +P.:evil:
November 14, 2012, 11:42 PM
S&W 3913 9mm.Loaded with Hornady Critical Defense.
Ignition Override
November 15, 2012, 12:38 AM
It's one of the two Spanish FR8s.
November 15, 2012, 07:29 AM
SIG556 w/ Hornady TAP ammo and Vortex Sparc red dot.
To be fair, however, there is a Remington 870 right next to it with 0000 buckshot.
November 15, 2012, 08:19 AM
Springfield 1911 on my end table with hand loaded 200 grain hollow points.
Ala Dan
November 15, 2012, 10:03 AM
5" Les Baer Thunder Ranch Special .45 ACP Why~? Cuz they don't make
a .46~! [hee-hee-hee] :D ;)
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Last week I wrote a post about the PR problem Steamworks currently has with the craft beer aficionados of BC. I got into a discussion with Steamworks' PR firm, who eventually put me in touch with Walter Cosman, President of Steamworks Brewing Company.
Let's just set this straight right off the bat, I'm not trying to kick up another fuss over Cascadia. This topic has already been well covered by three comprehensive posts over at Barley Mowat and I'm not intending a rehash (side note: I talked to Chuck last week and he was super helpful and informative in regards to this topic). My angle is this, why is Steamworks doing (admittedly good) PR when there's a massive other problem to deal with? They gave me the opportunity to ask questions so I asked them, what do you plan to do next?
Walter Cosman, President
As I mentioned, Walter is the President of Steamworks Brewing Company. He called me last Monday and we had a really good chat over twenty or so minutes. My impressions of Walter are that he's a really nice guy and that he really cares about craft beer. He emphasized that he used to be on the board of the BC Craft Brewers Association. All of my industry contacts echoed my impressions of Walter, though I couldn't find anyone willing to say anything nice about Steamworks owner Eli Gershkovitch. Throughout the conversation, I got the sense that Walter and Eli don't completely agree on how to handle the Cascadia Trademark situation. It should also be noted that Walter used to work for Molson and then for Granville Island Brewing (his tenure at GIB overlapped with the trademark dispute parent company Cascadia Brands had with Steamworks over Cascadia from 1999-2006).
Walter admitted that Steamworks didn't handle the Cascadia-gate situation well, by deleting Facebook posts off their wall and not responding to the community right away. He said their initial reaction was to do nothing and see what happened, which admittedly didn't work out too well.
Cease and Desist
According to Walter, three breweries were actually contacted to stop using Cascadia in their beer names, those being Coal Harbour, Howe Sound, and Phillips. Phillips was the only brewery to receive an actual cease and desist notification. He said he wished they hadn't sent a cease and desist to Phillips and wouldn't have done so if it was his call. Coal Harbour and Howe Sound received friendly calls and were allowed to use up their product, and I've heard that Granville Island also received a call, though he didn't speak to this.
License for a dollar
Steamworks intends to offer a $1 lifetime license of the Cascadia trademark to any Canadian craft brewery, or American craft brewery wishing to sell in Canada, wanting to use the descriptor. He hopes that this can be sorted out soon, at which point Steamworks will host a Free Cascadia party. One brewery that will definitely not be offered the $1 license is GIB/Molson. The whole $1 lifetime license deal is dependant on how GIB/Molson reacts. My question: reacts to what and by when?
Steamworks vs Molson
It sounds like Steamworks has a serious dislike and/or mistrust of GIB/Molson. I've heard that Eli considered the recent GIB Cascadian Dark Ale a deliberate provocation, based on the previous trademark challenge, and that's why he decided to get all litigious. Walter definitely billed this as a little guy vs big guy fight, stating that he didn't want Molson to water down or tarnish the term Cascadia. He also mentioned that Steamworks wanted to defend the integrity of trademarks and preserve their brand. As most beer lovers in Vancouver would say, what brand?
Cascadia Cream Ale
If you don't know much about trademarks, have a read of this excellent post over at hoplog. Basically, a trademark, when applied to something like beer, should be distinct and recognizable in a specific geographic area. Meaning that if the Steamworks Cascadia trademark were to be defended, people like us in Vancouver should automatically think of Cascadia Cream Ale when Cascadia is talked about in terms of beer. For me, and I think for most of us, this isn't the case. I was surprised when I found out Steamworks ever even brewed a Cascadia beer, thinking only of Cascadian Dark Ale or Cascadian hopped beers when the term is bandied about.
Looks like, if the beer rating websites are to be believed, Cascadia Cream Ale hasn't been rated since May 2010. Thing is, with a trademark, you have to use or lose it. Funny thing, six weeks after this whole deal blew up, Steamworks Brewpub now has Cascadia Cream Ale on tap. Turns out that's just enough time to brew a beer. Steamworks still hasn't updated the hastily patched Cascadia Cream Ale entry on their website, which still describes a nut brown.
Craft over Brand
Walter actually said that the craft was more important than the brand, which is definitely contradictory to what's been going on. He told me that Steamworks has relented to the point that only beers containing Cascadia in the brand name are now infringing, which means beers using Cascadia as a descriptor are free and clear. I asked him this directly, and he indicated that Howe Sound Gathering Storm and Phillips Skookum are now okay, whereas these breweries were previously warned to stop using Cascadia. So there you have it, you can call your beer a Cascadian Dark Ale, or Cascadian whatever else, without worrying about legal action from Steamworks. I'm guessing Steamworks relented here for two reasons, because of the reaction from the community and because they couldn't legally stop anyone from using Cascadia as a descriptor.
The Community
I asked Walter what kind of relationship Steamworks now has with their fellow craft brewers. He said things were initially pretty awkward, but that they've patched things up with Howe Sound, Phillips and others. I also asked about Storm's Cease and Desist CDA, apparently he's all for it, and thinks it quite clever.
I reached out to a few brewers for comment and only heard back from Matt Phillips. He did indicate that he's now on better terms with Steamworks, but also offered up this poignant quote:
I hate all this trademark stuff, it is the kind of thing that tears apart beer communities, and while I understand the need to protect brands, it still sucks that this seems to be the new normal.
I hear that. Note that Matt has previously had trouble with Red Truck over Blue Truck (now Blue Buck) and is now rumoured to have Labatt breathing down his neck over Blue. Yikes, that can't be fun for a small business owner to deal with.
The Bottom Line
When I asked Steamworks if this Cascadia affair had affected business it all, he said it hadn't. Their pub is still busy and their bottles are selling well. Steamworks also recently hired a new brewmaster and are opening their own brewery, production from which will replace what's currently contracted to Dead Frog.
What now?
Steamworks still hasn't released details about their proposed license deal, but have assured me they are working on it. Seems to me that Steamworks is relenting a bit as they are figuring things out. I'm guessing they don't want to get into any actual legal battles and are also finding out what they can and can't legally protect, hence why style descriptors containing Cascadia are now apparently okay.
Personally, I don't really care what a beer is called, as long as it tastes good. I'd drink Driftwood Dog Rapist if it tasted like Fat Tug.
Do the right thing
What I don't get, also why I wanted to talk to Walter in the first place, is how Steamworks plans to win this situation? They now have a community of brewers and craft beer fans who don't look too kindly on them, who aren't going to forget this for years. Their biggest worry is Molson, who could probably crush them with legal strength. And Cascadia Cream Ale isn't even a very strong brand, so is it worth protecting? What does victory look like for Steamworks? I was hoping to figure this out when researching this post, but I still don't see it.
If I was them, I'd give up the trademark right now and throw the Free Cascadia party. Even doing that isn't going to win the craft beer community back, but it's really all they can do to limit damage.
Here's hoping these sorts of legal actions don't become the norm in craft beer. Craft beer in Vancouver is booming and we don't need this shit ruining the party.


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For this month's virtual lunch date, the #LetsLunch crew brings you a slew of posts dedicated to chili. When I heard this month's challenge for let's lunch was on chili I was thrilled. I've been watching a whole lot of Top Chef, Texas and thinking about the various types of chili I could make (and eat... definitely eat). This would be the perfect opportunity to experiment.
But then I went to the freezer and saw that we still have four individual servings of this Thanksgiving turkey chili. The containers leered at me with eyebrow lids raised, as if to ask, "Really, you are going to make MORE chili?"
So I stepped away from the freezer and thought about what I could make that was slightly different. And then it came to me. Cassoulet. For those of you that aren't familiar with cassoulet, it's a French peasant type of chili made with white beans, duck, sausage, and whatever scraps of meat you have lying around the house (okay maybe not the house but definitely in the kitchen). I've always wanted to make it so I decided it was time.
Feeling less guilty, I peered back in my fridge and freezer, seeking out the meats we had on hand. I ended up with chicken breast, pork roast, sausage, and bacon. "That'll do," I thought. I prepared this soup the night before and threw everything in the crockpot. When I awoke, the kitchen windows were all steamed up, the smells of tender pork wafting from the crockpot. I snuck a bite from the bubbling crock pot. The meat practically fell apart on my fork and melted in my mouth. The cassoulet itself had a nice smoky flavor and I loved being surprised by the flavors in each bite. I daresay I made enough to feed to entire let's lunch crew. Anyone want to come over? :)
cassoulet, a frenchified version of chili for let's lunch
Prep time: 45 mins
Check out the chili dishes made by the let's lunch crew here:
- Cathy's Chunky-Style Cowboy Chili at Showfood Chef
- Cheryl's Kimma Chili at a Tiger in the Kitchen
- Ellise's Chicken Tinga Chili at Cowgirl Chef
- Emma's Dave's Chili at Dreaming of Pots and Pans
- Felicia's Low-Concept Vegetarian Chili at Burnt-Out Baker
- Grace's Chinese New Year Chili at HapaMama
- Joe's Texas Bowl O' Red at Joe Yonan
- Karen's Hawaiian Chili at GeoFooding
- Linda's Smokin' Hot Vegan Vaquero Chili at Spicebox Travels
- Lucy's "Full of Beans" Chili at A Cook And Her Books
- Pat's Miso Chili Con Carne and Wasabi Sour Cream at The Asian Grandmother's Cookbook
- Renee's Aztec-Inspired Chili at My Kitchen and I
What a great idea, Charissa. It looks quite delicious! ; )
A Tiger in the ... replied on Permalink
OK, now you've got me thinking that I need a Crock pot -- this looks so delicious! And easy! Thanks for sharing...
wow, talk about kicking it up a notch. Now I know what to do with all that leftover turkey in the freezer. would it be a bad thing to serve chili twice in one week? :D
Cowgirl Chef replied on Permalink
You are SO right - cassoulet is the French chili! I love it, but never get around to making it. I'm with you on the CORN, by the way. It's always a CORN-y night around my house.
I think this is a brilliant version of chili - you have the pork and beans and the breadcrumbs sub for the cornbread. I've always wanted to make cassoulet - you've inspired me!
I love cassoulet but I've never tried making it at home. You've just inspired me. I don't have a crockpot, how long do you suggest I cook it stovetop? BTW, I'm also C.O.R.N.-ing, perhaps we should create a tag for that, eh?
charissa luke replied on Permalink
Hi Pat!
I would say about 2 hours, covered, on medium-low on the stove-top, or just until the beans are tender.
Yes, a #corn tag would be fun. :)


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ALBANY – It may do little to help long-stalled dreams of rehabilitating large buildings like Buffalo's Central Terminal or the AM&A's building.
But Gov. Andrew Cuomo's new proposal to rework the state's existing tax breaks for renovating historic commercial structures could kick-start smaller development projects across upstate and especially in the Buffalo area, developers and officials believe.
Some are calling it a "game changer" for the renovation of historic buildings.
Cuomo's new plan, contained in his 2013 proposed state budget, fails to raise the level of tax breaks from the current $5 million per project to $12 million, as many had wanted. In fact, he vetoed that feature in a bill last month.
But the proposal extends for five years the tax credit for rehabilitating commercial structures listed on a federal registry of historic properties. That credit was scheduled to expire next year.
The extension sends a major message to investors who would be unable to take on projects without the tax breaks, developers and others said.
"His proposal provides certainty that this incentive will be available for a number of additional years, and making the credit refundable will attract new investors and higher investments to historic rehabilitation projects across New York State," said Daniel Mackay, director of public policy at the Preservation League of New York State.
The new measure also changes the state's tax code in such a way that developers say it will lure more out-of-state investors, who before could not share in the tax breaks.
"There will be a boost in the investment amount and, I think, more significantly, investors and syndicates waiting on the sidelines are going to be more interested in creating the infrastructure they need to invest in New York," said Steven Weiss, a Buffalo lawyer who advises developers on tax matters and who serves as a board member of the Preservation League, the lead group that has pressed for the historic tax credit.
The state five years ago began offering tax breaks to developers who rehabilitate historic structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places. An estimated 15,000 or so commercial structures are on the registry and are located in financially distressed areas.
Using income statistics by federal census tracts, the program targets economically troubled areas of the state, essentially making this effort an upstate-dominated program. In Buffalo, for instance, about 90 percent of the city's land area qualifies.
Buffalo developer Rocco Termini got $5 million in state tax credits – the current and proposed ceiling – for his $45 million renovation of the Hotel @ the Lafayette.
"This will get more people interested in doing additional projects," he said of the new Cuomo plan.
The developer and lawmakers say they hope to persuade Cuomo during budget negotiations to raise the cap beyond the $5 million level as a way to encourage development of larger structures.
Sen. Mark Grisanti, a Buffalo Republican, successfully got through the Legislature last year a tax credit bill with the higher ceiling, but Cuomo vetoed it in December.
Now Grisanti said he would like to raise the cap more slowly, by $2 million or so a year, instead of trying to double it all at once.
The governor's budget does not extend an existing tax credit program for rehabilitation of historic residential structures, but such a plan could be part of budget amendments the governor can make within 30 days after submitting his 2013 budget.
The governor's budget division puts the price tag for Cuomo's commercial structure tax credit plan at $20 million annually in the first couple of years before it grows to $30 million in the final three years. Lawmakers insist the program is revenue-neutral because it creates short-term construction jobs and permanent jobs in structures that are renovated.
Cuomo's plan to extend the program through 2019 – which the Legislature is all but certain to embrace – is crucial, backers said.
"These projects often take years to plan and finance, and if a developer and investor aren't confident the program will be there, they won't put that time in. So right now, they know the program is good through the end of 2019, and they can have the confidence the funding will be there when their project ends," said Assemblyman Sean Ryan, a Buffalo Democrat.
The new proposal will allow developers to take the full maximum tax credit as a tax refund. That means if a developer spends $1 million on an eligible project but the developer's business only has a total state liability of $200,000, the state will provide $800,000 in a tax refund in a single year to cover the completed rehabilitation work. That, the theory goes, will make more money available for additional projects.
The plan also lifts restrictions to allow developers to share the tax breaks with investors, even if those investors do not have a New York tax liability. There is, for instance, a large network of funding sources operating outside New York State – including banks, utility companies, syndicates of investors and companies such as Chevron and Sherwin-Williams – that invest in real estate ventures such as historic rehabilitation projects.
But many, operating outside New York's borders, do not have New York tax liabilities, so the credits could not go to them. The new plan makes it easier for a developer in Buffalo, for instance, to share the tax breaks with those investors, which backers say will encourage the flow of out-of-state investment dollars.
"It's really an elegant solution to a bad problem. By blocking out non-New York investors, we've been telling the rest of the country not to invest in New York, which is not a good message," said Weiss, the Buffalo lawyer.
The credit's restriction to economically struggling areas makes most of upstate available for the program. It becomes less available in areas south of Albany, given the greater wealth of many downstate communities. In the past of couple years, about three-quarters of the projects that qualified for the credits were from upstate, according to the Preservation League.
The 5-year-old program got off to a rocky start and saw changes early on that delayed its implementation.
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"One of the most unflinching studies of war in our literature." –William McFeeley
Among the autobiographies of great military figures, Ulysses S. Grant's is certainly one of the finest, and it is arguably the most notable literary achievement of any American president: a lucid, compelling, and brutally honest chronicle of triumph and failure. From his frontier boyhood to his heroics in battle to the grinding poverty from which the Civil War ironically "rescued" him, these memoirs are a mesmerizing, deeply moving account of a brilliant man, told with great courage as he reflects on the fortunes that shaped his life and his character. Written under excruciating circumstances (as Grant was dying of throat cancer), encouraged and edited from its very inception by Mark Twain, it is a triumph of the art of autobiography.
The books in the Modern Library War series have been chosen by series editor Caleb Carr according to the significance of their subject matter, their contribution to the field of military history, and their literary merit.
Among the autobiographies of great military figures, Ulysses S. Grant's is certainly one of the finest, and it is arguably the most notable literary achievement of any American president: a lucid, compelling, and brutally honest chronicle of triumph and failure. From his frontier boyhood to his heroics in battle to the grinding poverty from which the Civil War ironically "rescued" him, these memoirs are a mesmerizing, deeply moving account of a brilliant man, told with great courage as he reflects on the fortunes that shaped his life and his character. Written under excruciating circumstances (as Grant was dying of throat cancer), encouraged and edited from its very inception by Mark Twain, it is a triumph of the art of autobiography.
The books in the Modern Library War series have been chosen by series editor Caleb Carr according to the significance of their subject matter, their contribution to the field of military history, and their literary merit.
"The best [memoirs] of any general's since Caesar." –Mark Twain
"A unique expression of the national character….[Grant] has conveyed the suspense which was felt by himself and his army and by all who believed in the Union cause. The reader finds himself…on edge toknow how the Civil War is coming out." –Edmund Wilson
"A unique expression of the national character….[Grant] has conveyed the suspense which was felt by himself and his army and by all who believed in the Union cause. The reader finds himself…on edge toknow how the Civil War is coming out." –Edmund Wilson
Table of Contents
Suggestions for Further Reading
Maps and Illustrations
1. Ancestry—Birth—Boyhood
2. West Point—Graduation
3. Army Life—Causes of the Mexican War—Camp Salubrity
4. Corpus Christi—Mexican Smuggling—Spanish Rule in Mexico—Supplying Transportation
5. Trip to Austin—Promotion to Full Second Lieutenant—Army of Occupation
6. Advance of the Army—Crossing the Colorado—The Rio Grande
7. The Mexican War—The Battle of Palo Alto—The Battle of Resaca de la Palma—Army of Invasion—General Taylor—Movement on Camargo
8. Advance on Monterey—The Black Fort—The Battle of Monterey—Surrender of the City
9. Political Intrigue—Buena Vista—Movement against Vera Cruz—Siege and Capture of Vera Cruz
10. March to Jalapa—Battle of Cerro Gordo—Perote—Puebla—Scott and Taylor
11. Advance on the City of Mexico—Battle of Contreras—Assault at Churubusco—Negotiations for Peace—Battle of Molino del Rey—Storming of Chapultepec—San Cosme—Evacuation of the City—Halls of the Montezumas
12. Promotion to First Lieutenant—Capture of the City of Mexico—The Army—Mexican Soldiers—Peace Negotiations
13. Treaty of Peace—Mexican Bull Fights—Regimental Quartermaster—Trip to Popcatapetl—Trip to the Caves of Mexico
14. Return of the Army—Marriage—Ordered to the Pacific Coast—Crossing the Isthmus—Arrival at San Francisco
15. San Francisco—Early California Experiences—Life on the Pacific Coast—Promoted Captain—Flush Times in California
16. Resignation—Private Life—Life at Galena—The Coming Crisis
17. Outbreak of the Rebellion—Presiding at a Union Meeting—Mustering Officer of State Troops—Lyon at Camp Jackson—Services Tendered to the Government
18. Appointed Colonel of the 21st Illinois—Personnel of the Regiment—General Logan—March to Missouri—Movement against Harris at Florida, MO—General Pope in Command—Stationed at Mexico, MO
19. Commissioned Brigadier-General—Command at Ironton, MO—Jefferson City—Cape Girardeau—General Prentiss—Seizure of Paducah—Headquarters at Cairo
20. General Fremont in Command—Movement against Belmont—Battle of Belmont—A Narrow Escape—After the Battle
21. General Halleck in Command—Commanding the District of Cairo—Movement on Fort Henry—Capture of Fort Henry
22. Investment of Fort Donelson—The Naval Operations—Attack of the Enemy—Assaulting the Works—Surrender of the Fort
23. Promoted Major-General of Volunteers—Unoccupied Territory—Advance upon Nashville—Situation of the Troops—Confederate Retreat—Relieved of the Command—Restored to the Command—General Smith
24. The Army at Pittsburg Landing—Injured by a Fall—The Confederate Attack at Shiloh—The First Day's Fight at Shiloh—General Sherman—Condition of the Army—Close of the First Day's Fight—The Second Day's Fight—Retreat and Defeat of the Confederates
25. Struck by a Bullet—Precipitate Retreat of the Confederates—Intrenchments at Shiloh—General Buell—General Johnston—Remarks on Shiloh
26. Halleck Assumes Command in the Field—The Advance upon Corinth—Occupation of Corinth—The Army Separated
27. Headquarters Moved to Memphis—On the Road to Memphis—Escaping Jackson—Complaints and Requests—Halleck Appointed Commander-in-Chief—Return to Corinth—Movements of Bragg—Surrender of Clarksville—The Advance Upon Chattanooga—Sheridan Colonel of a Michigan Regiment
28. Advance of Van Dorn and Price—Price Enters Iuka—Battle of Iuka
30. The Campaign against Vicksburg—Employing the Freedmen—Occupation of Holly Springs—Sherman Ordered to Memphis—Sherman's Movements down the Mississippi—Van Dorn Captures Holly Springs—Collecting Forage and Food
31. Headquarters Moved to Holly Springs—General McClernand in Command—Assuming Command at Young's Point—Operations above Vicksburg—Fortifications about Vicksburg—The Canal—Lake Providence—Operations at Yazoo Pass
32. The Bayous West of the Mississippi—Criticisms of the Northern Press—Running the Batteries—Loss of the Indianola—Disposition of the Troops
33. Attack on Grand Gulf—Operations below Vicksburg
34. Capture of Port Gibson—Grierson's Raid—Occupation of Grand Gulf—Movement up the Big Black—Battle of Raymond
35. Movement against Jackson—Fall of Jackson—Intercepting the Enemy—Battle of Champion's Hill
36. Battle of Black River Bridge—Crossing the Big Black—Investment of Vicksburg—Assaulting the Works
37. Siege of Vicksburg
38. Johnston's Movements—Fortifications at Haines' Bluff—Explosion of the Mine—Explosion of the Second Mine—Preparing for the Assault—The Flag of Truce—Meeting with Pemberton—Negotiations for Surrender—Accepting the Terms—Surrender of Vicksburg
39. Retrospect of the Campaign—Sherman's Movements—Proposed Movement upon Mobile—A Painful Accident—Ordered to Report at Cairo
40. First Meeting with Secretary Stanton—General Rosecrans—Commanding Military Division of Mississippi—Andrew Johnson's Address—Arrival at Chattanooga
41. Assuming the Command at Chattanooga—Opening a Line of Supplies—Battle of Wauhatchie—On the Picket Line
42. Condition of the Army—Rebuilding the Railroad—General Burnside's Situation—Orders for Battle—Plans for the Attack—Hooker's Position—Sherman's Movements
43. Preparations for Battle—Thomas Carries the First Line of the Enemy—Sherman Carries Missionary Ridge—Battle of Lookout Mountain—General Hooker's Fight
44. Battle of Chattanooga—A Gallant Charge—Complete Rout of the Enemy—Pursuit of the Confederates—General Bragg—Remarks on Chattanooga
45. The Relief of Knoxville—Headquarters Moved to Nashville—Visiting Knoxville—Cipher Dispatches—Withholding Orders
46. Operations in Mississippi—Longstreet in East Tennessee—Commissioned Lieutenant-General—Commanding the Armies of the United States—First Interview with President Lincoln
47. The Military Situation—Plans for the Campaign—Sheridan Assigned to Command of the Cavalry—Flank Movements—Forrest at Fort Pillow—General Banks's Expedition—Colonel Mosby—An Incident of the Wilderness Campaign
48. Commencement of the Grand Campaign—General Butler's Position—Sheridan's First Raid
49. Sherman's Campaign in Georgia—Siege of Atlanta—Death of General McPherson—Attempt to Capture Andersonville—Capture of Atlanta
50. Grand Movement of the Army of the Potomac—Crossing the Rapidan—Entering the Wilderness—Battle of the Wilderness
51. After the Battle—Telegraph and Signal Service—Movement by the Left Flank
52. Battle of Spottsylvania—Hancock's Position—Assault of Warren's and Wright's Crops—Upton Promoted on the Field—Good News from Butler and Sheridan
53. Hancock's Assault—Losses of the Confederates—Promotions Recommended—Discomfiture of the Enemy—Ewell's Attack—Reducing the Artillery
54. Movement by the Left Flank—Battle of North Anna—An Incident of the March—Moving on Richmond—South of the Pamunkey—Position of the National Army
55. Advance on Cold Harbor—An Anecdote of the War—Battle of Cold Harbor—Correspondence with Lee—Retrospective
56. Left Flank Movement across the Chickahominy and James—General Lee—Visit to Butler—The Movement on Petersburg—The Investment of Petersburg
57. Raid on the Virginia Central Railroad—Raid on the Weldon Railroad—Early's Movement upon Washington—Mining the Works before Petersburg—Explosion of the Mine before Petersburg—Campaign in the Shenandoah Valley—Capture of the Weldon Railroad
58. Sheridan's Advance—Visit to Sheridan—Sheridan's Victory in the Shenandoah—Sheridan's Ride to Winchester—Close of the Campaign for the Winter
59. The Campaign in Georgia—Sherman's March to the Sea—War Anecdotes—The March on Savannah—Investment of Savannah—Capture of Savannah
60. The Battle of Franklin—The Battle of Nashville
61. Expedition against Fort Fisher—Attack on the Fort—Failure of the Expedition—Second Expedition against the Fort—Capture of Fort Fisher
62. Sherman's March North—Sheridan Ordered to Lynchburg—Canby Ordered to Move against Mobile—Movements of Schofield and Thomas—Capture of Columbia, South Carolina—Sherman in the Carolinas
63. Arrival of the Peace Commissioners—Lincoln and the Peace Commissioners—An Anecdote of Lincoln—The Winter before Petersburg—Sheridan Destroys the Railroad—Gordon Carries the Picket Line—Parke Recaptures the Line—The Battle of White Oak Road
64. Interview with Sheridan—Grand Movement of the Army of the Potomac—Sheridan's Advance on Five Forks—Battle of Five Forks—Parke and Wright Storm the Enemy's Line—Battles before Petersburg
65. The Capture of Petersburg—Meeting President Lincoln in Petersburg—The Capture of Richmond—Pursuing the Enemy—Visit to Sheridan and Meade
66. Battle of Sailor's Creek—Engagement at Farmville—Correspondence with General Lee—Sheridan Intercepts the Enemy
67. Negotiations at Appomattox—Interview with Lee at McLean's House—The Terms of Surrender—Lee's Surrender—Interview with Lee after the Surrender
68. Morale of the Two Armies—Relative Conditions of the North and South—President Lincoln Visits Richmond—Arrival at Washington—President Lincoln's Assassination—President Johnson's Policy
69. Sherman and Johnston—Johnston's Surrender to Sherman—Capture of Mobile—Wilson's Expedition—Capture of Jefferson Davis—General Thomas's Qualities—Estimate of General Canby
70. The End of the War—The March to Washington—One of Lincoln's Anecdotes—Grand Review at Washington—Characteristics of Lincoln and Stanton—Estimate of the Different Corps Commanders
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"You know, I'm working on a television show now, so I'm juggling working and being a mom and breast feeding while I'm working," she tells PEOPLE at the Fame & Philanthropy Post Oscar party in Beverly Hills on Sunday.
Already mom to 5-year-old Nahla, Berry says, "It's a whole new life for me now all over again, having a new little baby again."
The actress, 47, who is working on the TV series Extant, says she's still trying to get her pre-baby figure back, so she chose a dress that works with her current curves.
"This is vintage Versace," she says. "It's one of Gianni's last pieces. I never go wrong with Versace. I love Versace. And you know, I'm not quite where I want to be with my body, so this was a great dress for me to wear tonight!"
The Oscar winner says she is "working hard" to lose the baby weight, but despite all the effort and changes, motherhood is "fantastic."
And the baby is "more fantastic," she says.
Berry adds that she doesn't see any more children in her future.
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That jazz club was funktacular, i had a great time.
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When the graves of two men are discovered on Sphinx Mountain, Sheriff Martha Ettinger suspects murder. But with the only evidence a hole in a skull that might or might not have been caused by a bullet, she once more finds herself turning to private investigator Sean Stranahan for help. Stranahan already has a case, having been hired by a group of eccentric fly fishermen called The Madison River Liars and Fly Tiers Club to find a valuable fly that they suspect has been stolen. Could the disappearance of a vintage Gray Ghost from a riverside cabin in the Madison Valley be connected to the gray ghosts who haunt Sphinx Mountain? Stranahan will cross paths, and arms, with some of the most powerful people in the valley to find out, in a novel that is sure to capture new fans for one of the mystery genre's rising stars.


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A 90-pound dog with a history of neglect attacked three people Friday at its home along the 1500 block of Bell Avenue and will be euthanized, according to police.
Responding to a call around 6:30 p.m., Altoona police officers arrived to find that a 4-year-old Boxer named Stryker had bitten three of the home's residents.
"This is the first time he's ripped into anybody," said owner Amber Himes through tears.
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With the help of resident Bryan Miller, Altoona Police Department Sgt. Brian Freiwald and Officer Matthew Angermeier put a restraint around the neck of Stryker, a 4-year-old boxer that attacked three people. The dog was transported to a shelter to be euthanized.
Himes said the dog was "acting up real bad" Friday evening, prompting her to grab his collar, which apparently set off the attack.
The dog jumped on her back and scratched her as she cradled her daughter in her arms to protect her. Eventually the dog went after her fiance, Travis Swab, and his mother, Lisa Swab.
He also went after the family's other dog, a German shepherd mix named Moose, when he tried to defend them, she said.
"He'll be 5 in September," sobbed Himes as Lisa - still bleeding from bite marks on her hands and arms - tried to comfort her.
"It's OK," she said. "Thank God it was just us, and not someone else."
Himes said she and Travis rescued the dog last year from its owner in Hollidaysburg, where the dog reportedly was locked in a bedroom 24 hours a day because of the owner's hectic work schedule.
She said the dog never was taught how to play, was forcefully restrained and possibly abused.
When Travis learned about the dog, he and Himes decided to get Stryker for their 4-year-old daughter as a birthday present, she said.
Stryker had experienced aggressive episodes before but never attacked them, she said.
The police Sgt. Brian Freiwald said all injuries were to the owners' hands and lower arms.
"It was already an abused dog," Freiwald said. "For some reason, today the dog went a little berserk."
Lisa's fiance, Bryan Miller, who also lives at the home, helped stop the attack by kicking the dog when it came after him.
"I field-goaled [him]," Miller said.
Police said AMED transported Travis to UPMC Altoona to make sure the dog hadn't damaged metal plates in his hands, which Himes said were the result of an accident years ago.
"He bit right around [where the plates are]," she said.
Despite the attack, both Himes and Swab wept as APD officers removed the dog from their residence, to be transported to a shelter and euthanized.
"He loves car rides," Himes said as officers loaded him into the back of a police cruiser and her daughter waved goodbye.


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Jim Butler wrestled for Clearfield in the early 1960s, but he never made the varsity lineup. You can make an argument, however, that not many in the state made a bigger impact on the sport than Butler.
Today, the wrestling community is in mourning after he died of a heart attack on Friday - days after entering Mount Nittany Medical Center because of complications from knee replacement surgery. He was 65. His viewing is Tuesday from 2-9 p.m. at the Bennett & Houser Funeral Home.
This column is one of the hardest I've ever had to write because Jim was a friend who took me under his wing as a wrestling mentor when I started my career at The Progress in Clearfield. I've been at the Mirror for eight years now, and whenever we'd see each other at sporting events, it would be just like old times.
But more on that later.
Most people around here have probably seen Butler with a camera at matside or at courtside or somewhere in foul territory at a baseball or softball game or on the sideline for a high school football game. He was an award-winning photographer who shot many years for The Progress, but he took pictures for many publications, including the Mirror.
He loved doing his job, loved being in gyms or on fields covering sports. He loved keeping up with athletes like Matt Adams and Jon Condo after they made it big.
He was so much more than a photographer.
Jim was inducted into the Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the District 9 Hall of Fame in 1999 and went into the District 6 Hall in 2003.
He began making his mark on wrestling when he started writing a wrestling column for The Progress in the late 1960s. Butler's Matside column was a popular mainstay at The Progress into the 2000s, feeding wrestling fans' hunger for news and opinion on the sport.
But his biggest contribution might have been in the offseason. Soon after he started writing, Jim began taking wrestlers to summer tournaments. Wrestling greats like Hollidaysburg's Wade Schalles, Altoona's Johnny Orr, Moshannon Valley's Mark Dugan, Clearfield's Norm Palovcsik and others like Nate Carr, Eric Brugal and Kevin Darkus were on some of the teams he took to tournaments all over the United States.
"Very sad," said Dugan, a two-time state champion. "Speaking for me, I would have never been a state champ if not for Jim. He was a mentor, and he gave me the confidence I would need to be a state champ. He gave so much of his time to so many people. I don't know how you can total his contributions. He will be so missed."
He did that for approximately 15 years, and 31 of his wrestlers won state titles and five won NCAA titles. He did it because some of those wrestlers didn't have the means to do so. Modest all the time, he didn't call what he did coaching.
What did he get out of it?
"Just the satisfaction of seeing them beat some of the better kids from around the country," he told me for a state induction story in 1999.
He stopped taking wrestlers to tournaments to concentrate on Trackside Racing business, but his influence didn't stop on the mat.
In 1980, he was named the Scholastic Wrestling News Writer of the Year. A year later, he and Palovcsik started the Pennsylvania Wrestling Roundup, which still exists. In 1990, they teamed up again to start the Keystone Wrestling Rankings.
Jim traveled across the state to check on wrestlers to rank, take photos and write about big matches and tournaments.
In 1984, he, along with Palovcsik, earned the Amateur Wrestling News' Dellinger Award, which went to the nation's top wrestling writers. The same year, he was named the District 6 Wrestling Man of the Year.
Palovcsik spent a couple of hours with Butler in the hospital on Wednesday, and he said he was supposed to go home Saturday, but Jim's wife, Sue, called him about 7 p.m. Friday to give him the horrible news.
"Reality hits you and you're devastated," Palovcsik said. "I knew him from 1964, when I was in ninth grade. It's like losing a member of my family. Aside from losing my daughter, which happened three years ago, it's the hardest thing I've gone through. He was like a brother. There are literally hundreds of wrestlers he influenced."
He was named the Wrestling Photographer of the Year by SWN in 1986 and by AWN in 1991. In 1995, he was named the National Wrestling Media Association Photographer of the Year.
Jim was always in his glory at the state tournament in Hershey. He could sit for hours and watch wrestling. Coaches still came to him for scouting reports and advice, and he freely gave them. Sometimes he gave unsolicited advice to coaches and wrestlers, and they listened.
He loved watching the big bouts and talking about them. There was arguably no one more knowledgeable about the sport than Jim.
That's what drew me to him, as well as his friendly, down-home, humorous personality. He really emphasized his friends' first name when he greeted them.
We roomed together at states for many years with The Progress - and sometimes since then - and traveled with each other to cover playoff events.
Even after I joined the Mirror, I enjoyed seeing, talking and laughing with him about not only wrestling but all kinds of things. Sometimes it was just about family, like Sue, who stayed with us at states when I first started, and his kids, Kevin, Troy, Steven and Candy, or things that were going on with me.
I'm going to miss those conversations.
I hadn't seen him since the District 6 Class AA Softball Championship between Philipsburg-Osceola and Central. There he was, with his ladder, shooting over the fence in short left field. Didn't get to talk to him. If I had known it would be the last time, I would have gone out of my way to talk to him.
There's another lesson the hard way.
Rest in peace, my friend.
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Politics Counts: Obama's Shrinking Speech Ratings
Dante Chinni writes Politics Counts every Friday. Mr. Chinni is the director of the American Communities Project at American University, which examines different types of communities across the U.S.
On Tuesday, Mr. Obama will give his fifth State of the Union speech, his sixth if you count his speech to a joint session of Congress in 2009 just after he was elected. With the speech, the White House controls the news cycle for a few days and gets to float new ideas and policies. But as the news cycle shrinks and technology creates multiple ways to direct and redirect Washington coverage, fewer Americans are bothering to watch.
Indeed, the television ratings for the speech have declined over the last three presidents, even as the number of outlets televising the event is increasing, reflecting the proliferation of both competing television outlets and new digital media fighting for viewers' attention. Moreover, around-the-clock news channels, hypercompetitive Web outlets and pitched battles on Twitter mean the president no longer has a near-monopoly on political messaging during and after the speech.
Last year, President Obama hit his personal rock bottom in ratings for a State of the Union address. About 33.5 million people tuned in for the speech, the lowest number since 2000, when about 31.5 million watched President Bill Clinton's SOTU swan song.
But Mr. Obama's numbers were actually worse than that. If you go by household ratings — the percentage of U.S. television households that tuned into the speech at any given moment — last year's SOTU garnered a score of 21.8. That was the lowest in the last 20 years of data, even worse than 2000's 22.4. (Household ratings offer a better comparison of viewership than raw viewer numbers because they take into account changes in the number of TV households.)
Dropping ratings are nothing new for the State of the Union address, however, and if you go back over the last 20 years, a pretty clear pattern emerges.
SOTU TV Household Ratings for the Last Three Presidents
|Speeches with a HH Rating of 40+
|Speeches with a HH Ratings of 30 – 40
|Average HH Rating
|Bill Clinton
|G.W. Bush
|Barack Obama
A few notes on those above numbers.
First-term State of the Union addresses tend to receive higher ratings than those in the second term. Mr. Clinton's biggest SOTU TV ratings victory came in 1993, his first speech to a joint session just after he assumed office. That 44.3 household rating was the highest of any speech in the last 20 years. It scored higher rating than any of President George W. Bush's speeches, which took place in years dominated by weighty issues like 9/11 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
And Mr. Clinton's high rating came from a measure of just four networks showing the speech, ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN – it was a simpler TV time with fewer media alternatives. Mr. Obama's low rating came with 16 channels airing the speech, including the big four networks, the news channels, business news channels and Spanish-language outlets. More channels showed the speech, but there were many more alternative channels showing non-political programming as well.
Those numbers show how much the TV landscape has changed in the last 20 years, as more choices mean fewer people are tuned into any one program or event.
The top show for the 1994-1995 TV season was Seinfeld, with a rating of 20.5, according to data from Nielsen. (The top show for the 2012-2013 TV season was NCIS, with a rating of 13.5.) In other words, Mr. Obama's 2013 State of the Union speech, at 21.8, rated just slightly higher than your average first-run Seinfeld episode two decades ago.
So by the basic measures, Mr. Obama's SOTU forays are almost certainly destined for a smaller audience. Also weighing on expectations: the fact that no major earth-shaking announcements are expected Tuesday, and the lack of progress by Mr. Obama on previously announced proposals.
But lest the White House get the blues over its shrinking megaphone, there is one relative bright spot for them. History indicates the State of the Union speech – even in its heyday — generally has little impact on presidential approval anyway.
Gallup polling data from before and after the speech show that in the last 13 years, since President George W. Bush's inauguration, the State of the Union has produced presidential approval rating moves of two points or less nine times.
And going back to President Jimmy Carter, Gallup data also show that the most common movement is a percentage point or two. In many of those pre- and post- speech numbers, the result is a slight decline in approval.
There are a few exceptions, such as Mr. Clinton's 1998 address. That speech, which followed closely on news that he had had an extramarital affair, gave him a 10-percentage-point bump.
But the power of the big night itself – Washington's powerful collected in one room, wall-to-wall TV coverage and analysis – the impact of the State of Union Address is often overstated, not to mention and shrinking.


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Pregame warmups may be more interesting than usual at Sunday's game between the Buffalo Bills and St. Louis Rams.
Early arriving fans may want to check out the field-goal range of the Rams' Greg "The Leg" Zuerlein, who is having one of the greatest seasons ever for a rookie kicker.
Zuerlein has seven field goals of 50 or more yards this season, one short of the NFL season record shared by Morten Andersen and Jason Hanson.
The forecast for Sunday's game calls for a temperature of 41 degrees with a 50 percent chance of rain and wind of 10 mph. That's not strong for Orchard Park but could enhance Zuerlein's range when he's with the wind.
Zuerlein, from Missouri Western, kicked field goals of 53 and 54 yards in the win over San Francisco last week.
In Week Four he became the first kicker ever to boot a 50-yarder and a 60-yarder in the same game. The 60-yarder was an NFL rookie record. Zuerlein is 21 for 26 on the season.
Keep an eye out Sunday for the young Rams assistant coach calling defensive signals from the sidelines. It's Blake Williams, the son of former Bills head coach Gregg Williams. Blake Williams, 27, was a second-team All-Western New York cornerback for Clarence High in 2002 and played collegiately at Princeton. He's linebackers coach for the Rams after spending the previous three seasons as a defensive assistant with New Orleans.
Rams head coach Jeff Fisher has described the defensive play-calling as a committee approach. By all appearances, it looks like Williams is making the calls. Williams has no shortage of defensive minds communicating with him on his headset, even with his father serving a suspension for the New Orleans bounty scandal. Fisher is a defensive coach. Assistant head coach Dave McGinnis is the former Cardinals head coach and a long-time coordinator. Secondary coach Chuck Cecil is a former coordinator.
Bills interior offensive lineman David Snow has deep roots in the United States. Real deep. He has a distant relative, Constance Hopkins, who was on the Mayflower.
"She came over with the Mayflower group," Snow said. "She was a great, great, great something. It's way down the line (of his ancestors). Then she married a Snow a year later when he came over on a ship from England. She ended up having an ungodly amount of children, and all of them lived."
Snow found out about the connection from a cousin. Only 102 people were on the Mayflower, which landed in Plymouth, Mass., in 1620. Snow hails from Longview, Texas. His father played football at Southeastern Oklahoma.
Snow started 32 of 52 games played at the University of Texas. He started all 13 games his senior year at left guard and all 12 games his junior year at center.
Both he and Kraig Urbik have worked at center this week, and coach Chan Gailey would not commit Thursday on which player would be at center and which would be at right guard.
Sam Young's stint as starting right tackle went from a one-game trial to a four-game opportunity on Wednesday. The Bills placed Chris Hairston on injured reserve due to his ankle injury. Hairston had started the previous five games at right tackle and three games before that at left tackle. Gailey said Hairston will have surgery to clean up "a loose body" in the ankle.
Meanwhile, the Bills signed tackle Chris Scott off the Tennessee Titans' practice squad and onto the 53-man roster. Scott is a 6-4, 360-pound University of Tennessee product who entered the NFL as a fifth-round pick of the Steelers in 2010.
Cornerbacks Leodis McKelvin (back) and Aaron Williams (knee) were somewhat limited in practice.
Gailey on the two: "Leodis was really no issue. I think he is really getting close to being full speed. Aaron did better. I don't think he's 100 percent but he's getting a lot better."
Receiver Stevie Johnson (hamstring) was limited but seems likely to be ready for the Rams.
Meanwhile, defensive end Mark Anderson was somewhat encouraged by the progress of his knee rehabilitation. Anderson has missed the past seven games.
"It was a torn lateral meniscus," Anderson said. "They had to go in and scope it out. Then we had a little catch in it and had to re-scope it. That's all it was."
"Ever since the second surgery everything's been rolling along," Anderson said. "It's getting a little bit better each day. ... At this point all I can do is take it one day at a time. I'm working hard every day trying to get back."
Rams leading receiver Danny Amendola, who did not practice Wednesday, was able to work on a limited basis Thursday, the Rams reported. Amendola has been out with a foot injury. Rams starting center Scott Wells (knee) did not practice for a second straight day.
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Mary Lou Popa renews call for citywide cleanup
April 17, 2013
SALEM — Former city councilwoman Mary Lou Popa banged the drum again for a citywide cleanup during an appearance before Salem City Council Tuesday night, calling on residents to contact their counci......
And how are you going to MAKE people responsible. As I said: It is sad the responsibile taxpayers have to pay for the irresponsible. But that is reality. It's not just Salem, it's everywhere.
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Justwatching How is this going to make our city look better? Those that have their junk scattered about in their yards are not going to part with it that is why it is there, they want to keep it. They are not disposing of it because they can not afford to, they could just as easily put it out with their regular garbage if they wanted too for no additional cost. They are not getting rid of it because they don't want to part with it or they just don't care. To be honest with you I really don't can't see in the levy that passed the city income tax where a use of it was to be to pick up private citizens refuge. People need to be made responsible for their own junk not the taxpayers.
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Unfortunately some people put things at the curb and then they sit forever because they don't have a regular service. It is sad the responsibile taxpayers have to pay for the irresponsible. But that is reality. If we want our city to look nice, a clean up every few years is the way to go. -Although I put a completely broken piece of junk on my curb and it was gone by morning. Don't know if someone put it back together or took it for the scrap value. I'm going to bet a lot of people didn't know about the drop-off if they don't get the paper.
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Jagger21 your idea that we should be more concerned about things that people should be taking the responsibility for themselves, like be responsible for discarding their own trash and let the more important issues of this town the deterioration of our infrastructure and the rampant crime that has increased by leaps and bounds the past few years go undone, is a good example of what is wrong with Salem. The city needs to take care of the things that they are responsible for and let private property owners be responsible for the things they are suppose to be responsible for. The taxpayers didn't accumulate peoples trash they did so they need to be responsible and take care of getting rid of it. Again take it to the curb and let your garbage man haul it away. Most include that service in the cost of their fees that they charge. If not it is the individuals junk they should pay for it not the taxpayers.
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I agree with Mary Lou.The streets are always a mess this time of year.They always manage to patch the worstones.The police dept. is always short handed and no matter how much money there is they always will be.The large item drop off was pretty vague on what was accepted.Not to mention not everybody has a way to haul there stuff or the time in just one day.If peoples discards will be picked up by the pickers,thats less that has to be picked up.I don't think once every couple of years is too much to ask of the city.Thanks Mary Lou!
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Mary Lou says: "We owe this to the city residents" We sure do owe the city residents Mary Lou The city has a responsibility to provide the basic services you know fire, police and streets. The only one of those areas that are being done right now is the fire protection. The police are short handed, the streets are a shambles and a disgrace and you worry about something that people could put their junk out for their trash haulers but won't and you think the city should pay extra to have it done. I think the city needs to take care of their basic obligations before they go looking at other needless projects to throw our money at.
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So Mary Lou is at it again. Did she not know about the large item drop off? Is it too much to ask the citizens of Salem to take their discarded appliances and furniture to a drop off place. Also your local trash company will pick up large items if you call them. In my experience, putting out discards at the curb usually will be picked up by the pickers! Rather than worry about something that is already taken care of, Mary Lou would be better off addressing council about the horrible condition of our streets!
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