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PhoneArena Reader Awards 2011: Voting phase
0. phoneArena 22 Nov 2011, 05:55 posted on
It's that time of the year again, when we feel the need to sit down and think about all that has happened since last January. And once again, we're amazed to find out just how many incredible devices we've seen during 2011 - this has surely been the best year ever when it comes to smartphones and tablets...
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41. anirudhshirsat97 (Posts: 408; Member since: 24 May 2011)
why do you make an assumption that we are all trolls here? The very fact that in 2/3 categories apple is leading opposes what you just said.. We sir do know what we talk about and have the ability to comprehend that although we love somethings more doesnt mean that they are the best out there.
46. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Not talking about you. The trolls know who they are...
42. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
Can you cut it out already? If we where to be trolling the poll would be a mess. You are just a louzy hater because we can like things about apple while you don't about Android Or other OS's. grow up
47. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Who did you vote for?
48. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
Check my post i directly said what i voted for need me to explain why?
50. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Missed it, eepad is a troll job
53. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
What? Eee pad is a great tablet concept. It tries to make a new experience by giving people two devices to use. People can have an experience similar to the ones they have on their notebook while having a slim super portable device, you can do work on the dock then remove and take it to work Then dock it back when you arrive. they tab was well priced had some good innovative idea. The tab gets updated rather fast. Its simply a good device. So why it is a troll job?
93. mikeystar (Posts: 17; Member since: 17 Nov 2011)
thats just because the android products are having their vote split. This isn't apple vs android... derp
39. anirudhshirsat97 (Posts: 408; Member since: 24 May 2011)
Galaxy S 2 (Obviously, its my beloved and has been the benchmark this year)
Ipad-2 ( I love the asus and the galaxy but i-pad 2 has way better apps which clinched it for me)
Steve Jobs (no need to explain)
43. bolaG (Posts: 468; Member since: 15 Aug 2011)
The only thing I dont get is how we can vote on a phone that hasnt been released in the U.S. yet(nexus)?
44. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
I don't get that either
49. robinrisk (unregistered)
maybe because the US is not the only country in the world?
I guess, im not sure, but it Has been released.
56. anirudhshirsat97 (Posts: 408; Member since: 24 May 2011)
wanted to upvote you by mistake pressed the wrong button..
Damn you PA...why cant i change it???!
62. bolaG (Posts: 468; Member since: 15 Aug 2011)
I get that its been released in Europe but sense PA is an American website I figured they would wait to post this article only after the Nexus was released in the U.S.
52. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
If you count the Samsung votes, which are Apple knock offs, Apple has almost 90% of the smartphone votes and over 70% of tablet votes.
54. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
That's a dumb statement. Maybe people are voting because the device is good had a little number of issues and is fast? Of you just are picking up a fight? Are you that bored?
73. snowgator (Posts: 3583; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
Taco, my friend, after reading all your comments you have written on this poll it occurs to me you maybe kinda like trying to pick some fights here. Maybe? Kinda?
... and todays special guest villain will be taco50.
78. harsh_732006 (Posts: 65; Member since: 15 Aug 2011)
thats the dumbest thing i have heard for a while..
113. jacko (unregistered)
apple is lg knock offs so whats ur point
58. gallitoking (Posts: 4718; Member since: 17 May 2011)
i gave my vote to the iphone because is the phone i owned but the SGSII has been released since June so to call it phone of the year it must be available most of the year.. but i am an Apple faithful,.. and this is a popularity more then the truth..the Nexus is not released unless you live in the UK.. bloody bastards.. the ipad2 and Mr. Jobs...
59. Paden (Posts: 262; Member since: 07 Jul 2011)
Dan Mead looks like a rapist.
60. Cwebb (Posts: 501; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
Rezound, Transformed, Jobs. Rezound is extremely underrated, and slightly better than Razr. Nexus shouldn't be on the list because its not out in the US market. Transformer and iPad depends on your preference. Jobs should win hands down. And btw, why is the Bionic/Thunderbolt in there but no ATT/Sprint phones like Evo and Photon?!?!? PA Verizon biased
65. ZEUS.the.thunder.god (unregistered)
... and where the hell is Gee-Sung Cho ???
66. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
mine was 1. Samsung Galaxy S II 2. Asus Eee Pad Transformer 3. Steve Jobs.
67. dieztrict (Posts: 4; Member since: 22 Nov 2011)
I obviously vote for Galaxy S II as the best phone 2011.
Simply because SGS 2 price was reasonable & it's performance was nearly perfect. Sorry for iPhone 4 S (although it isn't bad either but as an apple user i was expecting more).
Person of the year? i'll guess Steve Jobs deserve it (not to mention he didn't do much in 2011), it's because Steve Jobs successfully creating a strong mindset to apple fanboy & i respecting him as an inventor.
68. blackrose (Posts: 48; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
Galaxy Nexus,GT10.1,and Steve jobs. Wanted to vote Andy but didn't see him the first time until I looked at the Comments
69. henrickrw (Posts: 408; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
I voted... Galaxy S2, Ipad2 & Steve Jobs..... I´m a Galaxy S2 lover, but I have to admit that the Ipad2 is the tablet to beat & that Steve Jobs is the person of the year.
76. sennarose88 (Posts: 54; Member since: 18 Jun 2009)
Let's left all fanboyism from voting...
Voted Samsung Galaxy S2 (perfect all-rounder), iPad 2 (I must admit iPad 2 has the best experience on tablet) and... where is Stephen Elop? Well, I voted Peter Chou then, since he's very open minded and I like it.
77. leondarsh (Posts: 21; Member since: 16 Jul 2011)
Samsung galaxy S2 rocks.....
81. remyrz (Posts: 203; Member since: 28 Oct 2010)
I dont know why the f... you put carriers CEOs here... look man.. a webpage is a thing in the internet that the entire world can see.. i dont give a sh*t about sprint or verizon.. etc etc.. i dont live in USA, i dont have those carriers here in my countrie.. you have to be more open minded.. those guys do nothing in the list.. you should put elop or gee sung cho there.. -_-..
83. itsius1 (Posts: 49; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
agreed... not all of us live in the states...
84. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
this is a mainly American site though hence why there are only U.S. Carriers in that left side pane there... xD
86. itsius1 (Posts: 49; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
is the reviewer american?
87. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
probably. ask Michael.
88. bakes5981 (Posts: 2; Member since: 23 Nov 2011)
I have an SGSII, so that means i voted for...
Kindle Fire! I thinking about it's effect in the long run, and how consumers perceive their tablets to be.
I'm going with Steve Jobs for the single fact that he's passed on. But if Samsung's CEO were in the mix, I would have voted differently.
89. hepresearch (unregistered)
I must start out by saying I really am not a fan of where the mobile industry has headed for the last several years, nor of where it appears to be on its way to. That said, I did decide to participate in the vote. I do not own any of the mentioned phones. I do not own a tablet. When it came to phones, I voted for the one that I feel works the best and smoothest out-of-the-box, regardless of specifications, from my own toying around with my friend's devices, or when I find them in stores. With the tablets, I went for what appears to deliver the most bang for my buck, because I really would not get a tablet unless it both worked decently AND was cheap, and it would not be primarily used, by me, for internet or communications. As for people, I chose the one who I felt had the biggest impact on the industry this year, and that choice was super-clear and easy to make.
My picks for 2011:
Phone - Apple iPhone 4S
Tablet - Amazon Kindle Fire
Person - Steve Jobs
If other choices were available, I probably would still have voted for Steve Jobs anyway... his affect on the industry has continued to be a driving force since the original iPhone in 2007, and has never let up even after his recent passing.
90. RazaAsad (Posts: 100; Member since: 24 Nov 2011)
Personality = NVIDIA CEO Huang
Mobile = Samsung Galaxy S II (though my best wishes are with Nokia for a comeback and i am sure it will in 2012)
Tab = Asus Transformer (I am ordering Asus Transformer Prime ..lucky to have that on preorders in Canada)
91. coolastic11 (Posts: 6; Member since: 24 Nov 2011)
i thought Peter Chou would get more vote with HTC being the most popular US smartphone retailer in Q3
92. shehryar (Posts: 2; Member since: 22 Apr 2011)
Theres apple, Samsung, Motorola, Nokia, HTC... there has to be at least 1 LG like at least the G2x or LG thrill... By the way, where is the HTC sensation or the atrix/atrix 2?
94. pgautam (Posts: 2; Member since: 24 Nov 2011)
galaxy nexus,tab 10.1,jobs........................................they r the only to rockkkkkkkkkk
96. DroidDoesVZW (Posts: 9; Member since: 19 Oct 2009)
I voted for the Droid Razr. Honestly, I think that is the most impressive device out of all the phones on that list. iPhone, yeah whatever, Galaxy S II is not really exciting, but I mean the Razr is freaking awesome with its screen and processor and Kevlar.
97. rionel (Posts: 1; Member since: 25 Nov 2011)
Okay, I'm have the three ecosystem of mobile phones, (iOS (iphone 4), Android (HTC Sensation) and Win. phone 7.5 (Samsung Focus) . All of the three are good, I'm not pleasing everyone to like nokia-microsoft partnership but give nokia a try, It's starting over again, so why not try to give nokia a chance to return back to mobile industry.
98. CRICKETownz (Posts: 980; Member since: 24 Oct 2009)
Voted: Nexus/iPad 2/Jobs...though it was kinda hard to vote against the 10.1 or the RAZR or Rubin
99. lastoutlaw (Posts: 8; Member since: 25 Nov 2011)
whoa ! you didn't even mention the sgs2 in the description for the best phone ...!!!
100. naga.appani (Posts: 36; Member since: 26 Nov 2011)
Steve Jobs got more votes so far because he was dead.. LoL... Sanjay Jha should be a fare winner giving Motorola re-birth and then merging it with Google... :-)
101. naga.appani (Posts: 36; Member since: 26 Nov 2011)
And Motorola RAZR is a clear winner in smartphones contest... I wonder what to do with GS2....
102. abdane (Posts: 494; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
When Will People Understand Galaxy Tab 10.1 Is Better Than iPad 2 ? -_-
103. SlimSoulja86 (Posts: 660; Member since: 03 Nov 2011)
when they finaly wake up from Appleton Dreamland (using my galaxy tap 10.1)
105. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
And the iPhone 4s have the lowest vote
106. netizen (Posts: 55; Member since: 31 Oct 2011)
OMG Jobs? Really? The lock it down, I know better than anyone else what is best for you guy?
I'll give him salesman of the decade... he knew how to put together and market a product that would bring in the most profit.
It drove me nuts that he insisted on not pushing the limits with the devices he made, and his refusal to give the customer the freedom to control their own devices.
107. deep7177 (Posts: 2; Member since: 23 Nov 2011)
Galaxy s2 best phone ever
110. shehryar (Posts: 2; Member since: 22 Apr 2011)
I voted for the galaxy s 2, but the Motorola Droid Razr, is just the most beautiful phone I've ever seen
112. solidsnakeduds013 (Posts: 218; Member since: 20 Oct 2010)
I voted for Steve!


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only 1 shotgun
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> only 1 shotgun
February 16, 2012, 10:35 AM
If you could have only 1 shotgun for HD which one would it be and why? Again this is for HD only not sporting.
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Jeff F
February 16, 2012, 11:04 AM
I'm an 870 guy, so.
February 16, 2012, 11:08 AM
If money is no object then that would greatly influence my decision. I'd take a brand new 870 Police with wood furniture and rifle sights on an 18.5 inch barrel. I'd put a sling on it and an ammo carrier on the butt. No lights, no lasers, no side saddles, no pistol grips.
Truthfully, I'd be happy with 870 police, 870 wingmaster, benelli nova or supernova, or mossberg 590 or 590A1.
Right now, I keep a bone stock maverick 88 with 18.5 inch barrel and a bead for HD. And I'm not running out and buying a new shotgun.
February 16, 2012, 11:12 AM
I have less felt recoil with my Benelli SuperNova than any other shotgun I've ever shot. SD loads can kick some so mitigating that is important to me. This is certainly related to its weight of 8lbs and the way it fits me, but also possibly the Comfortech stock.
I like the various controls on the gun and the extra long forearm. I always felt like the 870's forearm were too short and my hand was too far forward.
I've also shot it a lot and shoot it well. So for me, I'd go with a SuperNova tactical with the Comfortech stock, not the pistol grip version.
I do wish accessories like extra barrels weren't so ridiculously overpriced. I've never looked but I'm sure somebody makes light mounts and other add-ons for them.
If I wanted a semi I might look at the M2 Tactical since it would likely have a very similar fit.
February 16, 2012, 11:18 AM
Either an AA-12, SPAS-15 or USAS-12. :D
Seriously though I'm really happy with my Remington 11-87 Police.
February 16, 2012, 11:22 AM
Why? It is more compact and lighter in weight than my Remington 870 hence easier to handle in small spaces within the home. Has adequate power to do the job. I can use it for quail hunting around my farm and when riding my mule it comes out faster from the scabbard when needed since it is 5 inches shorter than my 870. I can stand with it by my side holding it with it not touching the floor and swing it quickly into action. The only negative thing it has 2 quick shots and then it must be reloaded, but I an do it very quickly, since I practice with it often. My 870 stays in the barn tack room, where it belongs. Snoop
February 16, 2012, 11:39 AM
Armed 24/7
February 16, 2012, 11:57 AM
I imagine that I could get just fine with my 28" 870 Wingmaster just fine, if that's all I had for HD.
February 16, 2012, 12:15 PM
My 20 gauge Spartan coach gun. It's short and handy even with a usable stock on it, intimidating, light and quick on target, and I know it well from wing shooting with it. The fact that it's a great bird gun doesn't deter from its bedroom standby duties, but on the contrary gives me plenty of practice and familiarity with it. It's for that reason I believe a home defense gun SHOULD be one I hunt with. YMMV But, better to KNOW a gun and be well practiced than to leave it loaded in a corner for years on end, maybe put a few rounds through it couple times a year. JMHO.
BTW, it was a really good season for doves this year. I gave that thing a workout. :D
February 16, 2012, 12:17 PM
Extended tube (7+1), 12ga, 20" BPS.
February 16, 2012, 12:24 PM
I have a supernova tactical as well with ghost ring sights but chose the pistol grip model
They are kinnA funky looking but great on features. My deciding factor was that it could take 3.5 inch shells. Just for fun
I'll add I really like the short keltec if it turns out to be functional and durable I want one
February 16, 2012, 12:40 PM
I have an 870 police magnum and two 870 police Wingmasters. What more can I say?
Black Knight
February 16, 2012, 12:46 PM
While I am glad I don't have to make a choice if I had to it would be one of my Remington 870 Wingmasters. Both have 20" smooth bore barrels with rifle sights (some call them slug barrels). I got them used and these were the barrels that came on them. They seem to be the perfect length for me without being too cumbersome.
February 16, 2012, 01:21 PM
I like my 870 Police. I LOVE my old Ithaca 37. It wins on balance, capacity, and is old enough I can slam fire it to create a ridiculous wall of lead;)
February 16, 2012, 01:48 PM
870 Wingmaster, 26" barrel, does everything I need.
February 16, 2012, 01:52 PM
870, any variety, or a Benelli M4 (at 4X the price).
February 16, 2012, 02:00 PM
February 16, 2012, 03:56 PM
I'm perfectly happy with my Mav88
Dave McCracken
February 16, 2012, 04:15 PM
There's a lot of good choices out there. Any reliable repeater YOU can operate effectively and in comfort qualifies...
bubba in ca
February 16, 2012, 05:30 PM
An American made 20 gauge semi-auto with a short barrel. Seems the market place and manufactures don`t agree with me, so I might have to go 12 gauge or foreign.
Model should have been around for several years to have a track record. If they have made and sold at least 1 million guns it would be a plus because I am not fond of Rambo-Deluxe flavor of the month guns.
Right now, I have an 11-87 20 ga. but I don`t like the rifle barrel for HD and I haven`t yet psyched myself up to whack the vent rib barrell . Once I whack the barrel I need a lot more practice with it and if it works out I would buy a second one as backup.
If I felt like spending money, I would get a Mossberg semi in 12 guage/ 18 inch with LE ammo. Actually, if it worked to my satisfaction I would buy 2 identical to have a backup.
Meanwhile I`m happy with my 20 gauge Maverick
February 16, 2012, 07:20 PM
I tend to vote my bedside gun, Remington 870 Wingmaster 20GA, 20 inch barrel, extended magazine and SureFire 618 fore stock light, etc. Although if money were really no object it would probably be a 20GA Winchester Model 12
February 16, 2012, 07:33 PM
b money
February 16, 2012, 07:37 PM
870 by a long shot. Because I've always had one and I'm use to the controls being where they are. So far one has been with me on all of my Illinois deer seasons, so I use it alot. Also the fact that parts would be easy to find if something broke.
February 16, 2012, 11:21 PM
Went from an 870 to a 500 combo. Both are good shotguns but the 500 is my personal favorite.
February 17, 2012, 12:30 AM
Mossberg Mariner 590.
February 17, 2012, 12:38 AM
The super shorty but ill just say its for home defense
February 17, 2012, 01:54 AM
Ithaca 10ga semi-auto police gun with 89mm chamber and 18.5" barrel choked 0 or 1/4.
February 17, 2012, 01:59 AM
Mav 88 18.5 bbl. 5rds 00 buck. Don't get too cute or smart with your ammo. You might over think it.
el Godfather
February 17, 2012, 02:11 AM
Personally, I am not a shotgun for defense guy, but if so then it would be Xtrema-2 and if legal AA12 or USAS12.
February 19, 2012, 01:48 AM
I've got only one, so I guess the Mossberg 930 SPX.
February 19, 2012, 05:03 AM
My Stevens 12 gauge DB Shotgun Model 311D (sawed off within fed. specs)
February 19, 2012, 05:13 AM
I would keep my single shot H&R. I've done every bit of what's done to it and I'm comfortable shooting it. I've gotten to where i can eject a shell and load another one in about the time it would take to chamber another round in a pump, so why not grab for the lighter gun?
February 19, 2012, 05:54 AM
I don't hunt so my 870 is for HD only, +2 mag extension with 2 3/4" rounds.
February 19, 2012, 12:15 PM
Ithaca Model 37 riot gun is what lies under my bed for things that go bump in the night. This same gun served Dad well in Nam in 65 and 66 so I now rely on it to protect my family
February 19, 2012, 10:04 PM
One shotgun, three barrels. Mossberg 500 with long birding barrel, 18.5 HD bbl and a .50 cal muzzleloder barrel. It takes 30 seconds or less to change out. It is a gun that feels good in my hands and has been reliable as can be (once I got rid of the plastic safety).
It has killed doves, grouse, pheasants, turkey, ducks and geese with the long bbl, and I hope I never have to find out, but I presume it would hit a bad guy just as hard as necessary with the shorty. The muzzleloader bbl is just for fun, but it's deadly accurate to 100 yds, though I haven't got my best load worked out on it yet.
In my book, the best HD gun is the one you feel comfortable and capable using. For me, that's my Moss 500 wearing the 18.5 and full load of 00.
February 19, 2012, 10:43 PM
My 870 marine magnum.. Extended mag, rust resistant, built like a tank and proven action. I also have a benelli, but for HD i wouldnt trust the auto as much as the pump..
February 19, 2012, 10:51 PM
I'm a Mossberg 500/590 guy, so,,,
Matter of fact, my 500 Mils Gun is my only HD shotgun right now.
February 20, 2012, 03:24 PM
Tried the 870, 500, and ended up with a Maverick 88 that I use for both HD and trap. The 18.5" barrel was a cheap addition. Probably in the 800-1000 trouble-free round range with it so far. No fancy stocks and such needed. I got a Tru-Glo front sight bead and a stock band for an extra 5 or 6 rounds. No.4 in the tube and 00 on the stock band. I'm well satisfied.
February 20, 2012, 07:41 PM
Saiga-12 best all around shotty! imho
February 20, 2012, 07:45 PM
Benelli M3. Semi/pump convertible
February 20, 2012, 07:55 PM
I like the Mossbergs. If I had to pick one for home defense and no other consideration, I'd likely go with the 590 with ghost ring sights, 20" barrel so I can have 8+1 capacity, and I'd put a SureFire foreend on it. Likely shorten LOP to 13". Then spend money on formal classess and practice a lot.
February 20, 2012, 08:00 PM
I was set on my JC Higgins model 20 for my HD gun until I came across a Smith & Wesson model 3000 at a local gun shop.
It was a police/correction issued 12 gauge, 18 inch barrel and looks hardly used, no ware or handling marks.
February 20, 2012, 08:05 PM
Remington 870 if I had no money, or a Benelli M2 Tactical Standard (without the PG stock or GR sights) if I did.
February 20, 2012, 10:04 PM
I would keep my single shot H&R. I've done every bit of what's done to it and I'm comfortable shooting it. I've gotten to where i can eject a shell and load another one in about the time it would take to chamber another round in a pump, so why not grab for the lighter gun?
Oddly, I just got through watching "Quiggly Down Under" for the 100th time. :D
February 20, 2012, 10:09 PM
930 spx
pistolero guy
February 21, 2012, 09:06 AM
I own several defensive shotguns:
Benelli M3 and an M4, Rem 870, Mossy 590A1
but for home defense what would I choose? my little short barreled Winchester 1300. Why? because all of my combat shotguns are two unweildly for my wife. the home shotgun has to be quick and light enough for a woman. My winchester is the only one that fits those requirments.
February 21, 2012, 11:47 AM
590 & stuff...
Doug S
February 21, 2012, 01:17 PM
Mossberg 500, common, reliable, affordable.
February 21, 2012, 02:13 PM
Tromix Saiga 12 with 20rd drums since it is just for HD and not clays.
February 21, 2012, 02:19 PM
Mossberg 500 combo. While I appreciate the qualities of the Remington 870, the M 500 is lighter and just as dependable. It's also easier for the wife to handle, and the safety is better for her.
The shotgun is first in line for home defense, enough to deal with the usual rabid or wounded animal - until I can get to a .45....
February 21, 2012, 11:00 PM
Mossberg 500 20ga youth model (Im a little guy) .It sits by my bed every night . Most people snicker when I tell them its a youth model but after they shoot it they like the size& the way it handles . Very easy to manuever around tight corners in a house .
February 22, 2012, 08:36 AM
Remington 11-87, 12 gauge, 28" with a set of choke tubes. I can't believe I'm the only one?
February 22, 2012, 09:24 AM
Tough to beat an 870.With a few different barrels, they can be set up for many different needs. An 18" for HD, Deer Hunting with slugs, put on a Cantilever scope mount barrel, or for general field use or a day at the clays range, put on a 28" vent rib barrel.Can be set up for many different needs in a matter of seconds.:)
February 22, 2012, 11:52 AM
I just picked up a new Mossberg 930SPX and am beginning to really like it. My house gun has been a Mossy 590 mil-spec for a number of years while my wife has the S/S 12 gauge coach gun on her side of the bed. But I carry a 12" barreled 870 with a breacher grip when I travel between the border and Phoenix.
If I had to pick just one, it would probably be the 870 as I can change it pretty much at will. Very versatile platform.
February 22, 2012, 12:38 PM
870 police magnum 18.5 bbl 7 shot. 6 or 8 round side saddle,standard speedfeed stock holding 4 rounds.enough for multiple intruders,and not expensive enough to lose for the shooting investigation.i hate to be caught short of ammo.if your house is in the boonies,a shoulder bag with at least a 25 round supply of back up ammo till the cavalry arrives
February 22, 2012, 02:11 PM
My m2000, but I'd have a 18" barrel. I'd also want a full 25rd shell belt.
February 22, 2012, 04:10 PM
I'd take one of these... http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/29/shot-gunning-from-a-tank-m1028/ :D
Or this... http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/05/double-barrel-pump-action-improved/ :D
February 22, 2012, 04:25 PM
Easy awnser since I only have one shotgun:
Winchester Model 1300 Stainless Marine 12 gauge pump, 18 1/4" barrell, 5+1, stoked with federal 3" magnum 15 pellet 00 buck, and 5 rounds of PDX1 on the buttstock sidesaddle.
February 22, 2012, 10:11 PM
On duty have used and like Mossberg 500 and Remington 870 (the latter with which I also hunt ducks-geese-deer with different barrels). But like some have said, whatever you shoot a lot and are comfortable with. I like the pumps, but my wife doesn't, she likes the double barrel (her overunder or one of my SxS). Various loads kick differently, choose what you can hit and get back on target quickly (also, if you live in an apartment instead of a house, maybe birdshot vice buck so as not to penetrate multiple layers of sheetrock and whack a neighbor). :uhoh:
February 22, 2012, 10:29 PM
My HomeLand Security shotgun is a Maverick 88 with the 18-1/2" cylinder-bore barrel.
It is the shotugn I have "owned & operated" since 1990
February 22, 2012, 10:36 PM
Remington 870 Wingmaster(or 870P) with either the 18 or 20" barrel.
February 23, 2012, 07:53 AM
Nothing more intimidating than looking at a large bore SXS.:eek:
February 23, 2012, 06:47 PM
i prefer the controls on a 500 over a 870 even though the 870 is probably a better over all gun its not like im personaly gonna wear out a 500.
Still Shooting
February 25, 2012, 01:16 PM
Ithaca Model 37 12ga. Defense gun, 8 rd. capacity. For the "lefties" out there, it's bottom eject, and it takes about 20 minutes to swap the safety to left-hand operation.
February 25, 2012, 01:51 PM
Hello friends and neighbors // For many reasons it would be the Remington 870 Wingmaster my Dad bought me in 1976, a 12ga. MOD. w/ 28"VR barrel.
When hunting season is over just install the 18 3/4" HD barrel and tube extension.
I'd be giving up the 3" chamber and chokes of my newer 870s. The versatility of my Stevens 311 w/ 10" .22cal insert barrel. (the 311 can also be used as a black powder survival tool )but the last to go wold be my old 76 WM.
February 25, 2012, 02:04 PM
Im a mossberg fan, so either the 500 or 590 with 18.5" barrel. In an emergency I feel the controls and safety location are more intuitive than the 870.
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For all the talk about Ohio, Florida and other states where GOP leaders tried to prevent certain people from voting, it was Democratic Buffalo that may have proved the most successful.
Courts have put a stop to most voter-suppression attempts across the country heading into the Nov. 6 elections. But a judge here put a stop, instead, to efforts to count all votes from Buffalo's East Side and elsewhere in the tight Democratic primary for the State Senate seat representing most of the city, as well as Lackawanna and Cheektowaga.
State Supreme Court Justice Joseph R. Glownia late last week ended the counting, handing incumbent Timothy M. Kennedy a 139-vote victory over challenger Betty Jean Grant. The counting ended despite what Grant says are 150 ballots with her name written in that weren't counted because voters didn't fill in the bubble, 279 ballots that weren't counted by machines because voters circled a name, and 62 votes tossed because voters whose polling sites had been switched showed up where they normally voted and were improperly given affidavit ballots instead of being directed to their new sites.
Though he didn't have specific numbers at hand, Democratic Elections Commissioner Dennis E. Ward disputed Grant's math, saying that he didn't recall such a high tally of questionable votes and that the numbers for a Grant victory "just weren't there."
What he didn't dispute is that not every voter who clearly expressed a preference for the Erie County Legislature chairwoman had their vote counted – which is what we should be aiming for.
Beverly Ortez is one. She showed up at the Pratt-Willert Community Center as usual, only to be told her polling site had been moved. But instead of sending her to the new site, poll workers told her to cast an affidavit ballot. That was illegal, so her vote was tossed.
"Being a registered voter who votes often, I feel like my vote should have counted," Ortez said.
Grant says that many of those and other uncounted ballots came from her East Side stronghold, adding, "This is a form of voter suppression, Buffalo-style."
The election also was a form of politics, Buffalo-style.
Kennedy used to serve on the County Legislature with Grant. His dalliance with then-Republican County Executive Chris Collins – the worst thing for the city since Dutch elm disease – spoke volumes about his commitment to urban issues.
Yet the Democratic machines – including Mayor Byron W. Brown's – backed Kennedy over Grant, a constant community presence and fierce advocate. Had Grant gotten support from Buffalo Democrats who should have supported her, we wouldn't be talking disputed ballots or a razor-thin margin.
With no money for a federal court appeal, Grant is looking ahead, scheduling a voter education workshop with election officials in the Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library on Jefferson Avenue at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to make sure that residents aren't similarly disenfranchised Nov. 6.
According to Ward, the board's hands were tied by outdated and "very unfair" election laws that need to be changed to look more at voter intent.
That might fix the election system. I don't know what will fix city Democrats.
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These Alaskans are part of a national trend that will cost an average of 2.3 Million Americans their Health Coverage each year between 2008 and 2010.
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"We have a wonderful opportunity now—with a broad consensus in support of action and momentum—to enact meaningful health reform. The longer Congress waits to act, the more Alaska families will lose coverage," Pollack said.
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I read an article recently that stated Americans should brace for a double-whammy; a surge in the number of the "underinsured," consumers who have some but not enough coverage. This group isn't yet tracked by the government (The Commonwealth Fund). It's harder to define the underinsured. This group has increased 60% from 2003-2007. For reporting purposes, the government considers them "commercially insured"..but are they really?


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The Lady Patriots advanced to the championship game of their division during the 2013 Carolina Invitational Tournament but had to settle for the runner-up trophy.
Fort Dorchester opened the tournament with a win over Stratford Dec. 27 and advanced to the title game with a 55-50 win over Baptist Hill Saturday. But the Lady Patriots fell 42-29 to East Hall of Georgia in the championship game for the River Division Monday.
Im proud of my team and I think we grew up some during this tournament, Fort Dorchester coach Randall Slawson said. East Hall is a very disciplined team. We played well but our inexperience showed. The big thing is we made too many turnovers.
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The Lady Green Wave and the Lady Swamp Foxes both finished in sixth place for their division at the tournament, which featured 64 teams.
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The author of an earlier letter to the editor suggested we just "ask God" to stop abortions. Should we not protest any laws imposed on this country by five U.S. Supreme Court justices?
T.A. SCHRICK, Topeka
The author of an earlier letter to the editor suggested we just "ask God" to stop abortions. Should we not protest any laws imposed on this country by five U.S. Supreme Court justices?
T.A. SCHRICK, Topeka
You are kidding aren't you? In case you did not know the founding fathers decreed three equal branches of government. EQUAL. Did you get that? The judges do not write bills, Congress does, that become laws. The judges do not sign bills, the President does, into law. The judges read laws and decide if they follow the constitution, that is all. Just because you do not like their decision does not matter any more than my not liking Bush Jr. lying to us and getting us in 2 unpaid for wars. Abortion is the law and most of us want it. I for one will not vote for any politician who votes to weaken or against abortion.
You are not serious are you? Activist judges do legislate. When the left wants a law that we American people don't, they file a case with the leftist appointed court to write it for them. This is government 101, you must have missed it.
is pretty bold. Gallup says 48% consider themselves pro abortion, 45% pro life. That difference is within the margin of error. So that in itself is no defense for killing unborn children. When our society declares that slightly over half of it's members approve so that justifies killing unwanted humans, that says our society is well on the way to it's demise.
Second, perhaps a small civics lesson is in order for our liberal friends. The founders did indeed create three separate branches of government. But they are not equal. Each is charged with a different duty. Congress makes laws. The courts determine the constitutionality of those laws.
The Supreme Court was indeed exceeding it's role. Abortion should be the sole domain of the states to legislate as they see fit. The Supreme Court muddied the waters and we have been fighting it ever since.
I will never vote for any politician who supports the murder of unborn children or strengthens any cause that supports it. I want my state legislators to stop abortion. I want abortion mills like planned parenthood to receive zero federal dollars. I will support any politician who furthers the pro life cause.
The result of Roe v Wade has excited and encouraged liberals for 41 years now. And it has resulted in extinguishing the lives of 55 million human beings. That is about the same number of people killed by Joseph Stalin. And we call him a mass murderer.
your position is that you do not agree with the constitution.
I'd call that un-American.
Wearing blinders to one's own mindset really exposes the serious flaws in your character.
I disagree with this, you disagree with that and then there are those that disagree with both of us.
Sometimes there are laws that work to smooth these things out to everyone's satisfaction.....sometimes.
But if you want to be an adult about life then you have to realize our country more or less operates within the old saying; 'you can't please all of the people all the time'.
If we had laws that did please all of the people all of the time we would not have a country because we would have laws contradicting each other around every corner and when we have people that want the laws only their way that leads to the inevitable - war.
I'll opt for compromise any day.
Or are you talking about the activist ruling that said killing a baby is a privacy issue? A totally activist ruling. Killing a,person in your own privacy is legal under that activist court. Sorry foot, times have changed from those days..... Keep saying "20 weeks" over and over and you might begin to understand that science, medicine, and finally the constitutionally sound courts are no longer on the pro baby killer's side.
I'll opt for compromise any day.
As earlier stated being an adult about things that we disagree with is the only real answer.
I do think abortion is a very difficult issue but that said a living, breathing woman's life and body is what you want to control and that is wrong.
Restrictions on how late in a pregnancy she can have an abortion is a compromise to that position and one that I support.
Her health is also a concern and is also something that should be considered regardless of what term she is in.
It will do no good to hold the position of opposing abortions completely because for the woman that does not want to be pregnant, where there's a will there's a way and making her a criminal for getting an abortion will not re-install that fetus into her womb no matter how many times you convict her.
Also laws made by a majority male decisions that imprison a female to their will for decisions that are constitutionally guaranteed to her (it's her body) are questionable at the least and dictatorial at their core. And if you don't agree with the fact that it is her body then you are again exposing yourself as opposed to equality for all.
Stating that you have the right to dictate to another person that they must do as you command with their body is a slippery slope that you just may wish to think through before jumping onto that bandwagon.
Pro-baby killers?
Now what exactly do you think you are doing by using such an inflammatory term?
How about when we have a discussion about gun controls if people referred to pro-gun people as pro-killers? Well because anyone that wants to walk around with a gun under their coat obviously wants the ability to pull that weapon and kill someone at any time.
Does that sound like something that would help people get laws that restrict guns?
You see when you have a subject where there are two polar opposite positions it always helps to have one side slinging derogatory terms at the other side.
How's that working for you american?
as seen by the pro abortion defenders is we'll just kill some babies but not all.
Bear in mind, the democrat party platform is no restriction on abortion for any reason at any time, but for the sake of argument we'll say there are moderately reasonable people who don't entirely support the party line.
So we'll compromise. We won't kill all the babies.
Doesn't sound like much of a compromise for the babies that get killed. Maybe it soothes the soul of the people who wish to kill the babies to believe they are compromising, but I call that a deal with the devil. Literally.
This is pretty much a black and white issue. You have an unborn baby. You want to kill it. Where is the compromise? You either kill it or you don't.
And the defense that it is the womans body so nobody else should have a say is as bogus as it gets. It's not the woman's body getting killed. It's the unborn child. If the liberals are so lacking in conscience they can kill unborn children and pretend it is not a human being, then it is up to the rest of us who still have a soul to defend the unborn children.
of the aborting, from the time an egg and sperm join. Most zygotes never become a living child.
do not make laws.
may be better spent volunteering at a preschool for children. Sit and read to kids a while. Children of people you don't even know, to help their abilities grow and have a better future.
Then you are stooping to Fred's level. Just think forgiving thoughts, and pray for them.
Your comparison makes absolutely zero sense. Supporting the second amendment defends innocence. The pro death crowd destroys innocent babies. Disgusting.
Top: you couldn't be more wrong... Activist courts do make law. Baby killing was one perfect example.
It is amazing.....................taking an unborn and treat it like trash, is insane.
Abortion of an unborn human being is murder.
It is, in fact a hideous, disgusting, savage murder.
Since we all will be accountable to God at the end of our life here on earth, then we should have that as our first and foremost thought. Whatever your false idols become when your are here on earth are but a blip on the radar screen. Nothing else will matter. Those who believe killing unborn innocent babies because of inconvenience or that is some how a human right will not answer to other humans, they will answer to God, our creator.
Since the beginning of time and the first sin, man has always gotten it wrong, because of his sinful nature and his want to be in control. All this gnashing of teeth and verbal back and forth ultimately means nothing. It just make for good reading and more and more moral depravity as sin goes unchecked until Jesus Christ return. If man lived like he was accountable to God and not his own depraved thinking then this would be a much better world to live in.
And with that logic, we would believe the Earth was the center of the Universe and was flat, and Jesus rode a dinosaur.
Most of these crazy mostly catholic, mostly male, right-wingers are only concerned about people who haven't been born yet! Otherwise, they are anti-equal rights, pro-war, pro-death penalty, and against anything that will make life better for people who are disabled or unemployed. Despite this, they have the audacity to call themselves "Pro-Life!" They claim that they have "God" on their side! They would hate to allow women to make decisions about what happens with their own bodies! Because I care about those issues, people like me are branded as "Liberals," as if that is a bad thing! Wow, what a bunch of nut jobs!!!
We all know of free will. God could have stopped Adam and Eve.
Religion has done a lot of damage over the years. But religion and relationship are not the same. Our abuse of it and the English language often make the issues more muddled.
I would agree that at one time all were created equal. Not sure when the original uprising occurred, but all equality was ended and the battle has been on since.
Face it we can't live the Constitution. Someone's "rights" get stomped. Most of us would say 2/3s is a majority. But we dehumanize a fetus, deny the rights of a father who may want to raise the child and 1/3 becomes the majority. We have the equality of the 3/5 rule that kept African-Americans from voting. That rule also courtesy of man's thinking.
I believe in the Father, Son and Spirit. But absolute equality is something that few societies have ever deluded themselves with. Even if created in man's image, man put the gods above self and worshiped them. They "obeyed" their gods or dealt with the consequences. Our concept of equality has no basis in any ancient or present writings. We all have a right to be treated with kindness, but that is not "equality". Humanism just eliminates the "middle-man", then wants no consequences.
Equating the theory of heliocentrism to equal rights is a "straw man" argument. By that argument all sin is done away with as I can rationalize even cold-blooded murder based on the fact Galileo was smarter than the Pope of the time and his advisers.
Many years ago there was a movie called "War Games". Mock nuclear launchings, turned out to be unreal, final conclusion, don't start a battle.
Following the "rules" in regards to sexual relationships would eliminate a lot of problems. Love wrote them.
satan used the "equal rights" argument in the garden.
Either don't have sex, or, if you do, use birth control of some form.
I appreciate your honesty. I do not agree with your view, but you seem sincere, direct, and consistent. AdAstra, I so agree, but would add the same goes for men. It takes two to tango.
If it were men that become pregnant there would be NO opposition to contraception, there would have been virtually 100% effective contraception decades if not centuries earlier, and laws for the results of failed (or failure to use) contraception would be far different from what they are now.
But it is not men who become pregnant. The woman and her doctor should be the only ones who make the painful decision whether or not a pregnancy should be terminated. It is not the man's body nor the man's health at stake, and therefore it should not ever be his decision.
The problem with emotional hypothesis is just that. You may be right, but to say that no opposition to contraception would occur is akin to saying something will never happen and then it does. I was one who was raised in the era when "real men" didn't cry. Created a lot of cold, callous men. And both genders have been known to be foolish or mean. Women are playing "catch up". Ultimately ,yes ,it is a woman's "decision", but as we have become a more "in touch" society, the emotional aspect in regards "pain" of the "father" should be an aspect taken into consideration.
Sadly it seems more of our "in touch" is directed toward self rather than others. I'm all for being "in touch" with self as long as it doesn't stay there. We're told to examine self. Are we thinking of others in all relevant decisions? We all fall at times. Hubris has total disregard.
I remember another movie called "Forbidden Planet". Id eventually destroyed the mind from which it came, but not until after it had caused a lot of pain and death. We have the written word, but I'm not thinking that God is restricted. As the Father and ultimate Master of all spirits, His messages are often subliminal.
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If Mitt Romney was harmed by the Etch A Sketch comment made by one of his advisers or by his loss in Louisiana over the weekend, it doesnt seem to be preventing him from being in position to win in Wisconsin, which holds its primary on Tuesday.
Mr. Romney now leads the polls in Wisconsin, a state that had once seemed relatively favorable for Rick Santorum. A survey from Marquette University, released on Tuesday, gave Mr. Romney an eight-point lead in the state. That is a slightly smaller margin than the one in an earlier Rasmussen Reports poll, which had put Mr. Romney 13 points ahead.
At an earlier stage in the nomination campaign, a lead of about 11 points as Mr. Romney now holds in the FiveThirtyEight forecast for Wisconsin might have seemed like a gap that Mr. Santorum could easily overcome. The past several weeks of the campaign have been fairly stable, however; the Gallup national tracking poll has put Mr. Romney ahead ever since he won Michigan and Arizona on Feb. 28.
If Mr. Romney has yet to consolidate every group within the Republican coalition, there are signs that some voters around the margins have come around to him. A recent poll in Pennsylvania, Mr. Santorums home state, now shows an essentially tied race, after Mr. Santorum had once held a clear lead there.
In Wisconsin, likewise, Mr. Santorum had held a clear lead in two polls conducted in February but has been at a deficit in the most recent ones. Wisconsin can have a rebellious political culture and would not necessarily be the first state to consolidate around an inevitable-seeming nominee, especially considering how poorly Mr. Romney did in neighboring Minnesota.
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Mr. Santorum has outperformed his polls in many states, including Louisiana last week, so there is still the chance of an upset. Otherwise, however, Tuesday could be a very strong night for Mr. Romney.
Wisconsin awards its delegates on a winner-take-all basis, although partly based on the statewide vote count and partly at the Congressional district level. The overall winner of the state receives 18 delegates; an additional 24 are awarded, 3 at a time, to the winner of each of the states eight Congressional districts.
Although Mr. Santorum could be more competitive in the Third, Seventh and Eighth Congressional Districts, which lie outside Milwaukee and Madison and their suburbs, winning those alone wouldnt get him very far, yielding him 9 delegates from Wisconsin to Mr. Romneys 33.
Wisconsin is off my list, I'll never visit there again!
Yes, we know. You want Romney but are afraid to come out and say it. So you hide behind the "I want Newt" baloney.
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I'll probably vote for none of the above.
But if you like Romney, why not just vote for the real rat?
So much for the theory that having Newt drop out, would hand it easily to Santorum. We pointed out that it would have an opposite effect, so they will have to blame us for something else I guess.
With Newt basically quitting (and having behind the scenes meetings with Romney) and polling behind Ru Paul, its pretty clear that Santorum is the only one with a snowballs chance of stopping Romney. At this point, every "reverend rick" and "little ricky" comment is simply support for mittens. The choice is clear- its either Rick or Mitt. Everything else is just noise.
Don't blame the Newt supporters, we tried to prevent this mess. Now you are going to live with the result of picking a loser like Santorum in the first place. You have nobody to blame but yourselves. And there is no way Santorum can win against Obama. This is the reality you chose. Now, we all have to live with it.
so saad....Obama so beatable...and the lame Mittster is all they can come up with....Pubbie turnout will be non existent this fall...think McCain....WITHOUT Palin!!!!
It's down to the tenacity and stamina of Santorum. For a very long time in this process, I publicly stated I would vote for Santorum OR Gingrich...whoever had the best chance of stopping Obamney. After Noot's Louisiana primary day morning visit and "kiss the ring" session with
Mittens, I can unequivocally say I now believe Gingrich is helping Myth the same way Paul is. And that is a rotten shame.
Oh...and did ya hear the one about the closing of the AMC Gremlin factory...made the world a more beautiful place. Vote for Obamney...
Romney approached Newt and tried to cut a deal. Newt told him, no way and pretty much walked out. So, don't try to demonize Newt any more than he already has been by your side.
Ahhh...a Mitten summoning. What happened to the word "no?" as in don't wanna meet with ya...I'm in it til Tampa...oh...wait, you'll pay some of my bills?
Sorry...GOP E set up and adoration of the Myth and it's "his turn" is REALLY transparent now.
And did ya hear the one about the AMC Pacer?
Newt is a statesman above all else. He is also an adult, and adults behave this way. They are not publicly rude or disrespectful. Newt did the right thing by at least hearing what Romney had to say on a personal level. And Newt did say NO.
Sounds to me like you have a personal problem you have been struggling with. You might want to get help for that.
No matter who reports it, the facts are the facts. This is a Times article, not an opinion. And if you actually read the article, you might find that is is rather truthful as well as honest about the facts.
No matter who reports it, the facts are the facts. This is a Times article, not an opinion. And if you actually read the article, you might find that is is rather truthful as well as honest about the facts.
Chill out.
Anyone reading my post knows I did not say anything about the report.
I read the article.
My post was just to remind FReepers that Nate is a Journolist member.
LOL, I know this is going to ruin your rant, but I voted for Newt in our Primary, and I would vote for him again because I think he is the best of those running.
If Romney is the nominee, I won't like it any more than you do. We should have, could have, and would have had much better, if ONLY the World would do everything I desire!
But it is what it is............Now we have to figure out what to do next. I has two possible outcomes. A brokered convention, or Romney. I would still prefer the BC.
I would prefer that as well.
It is a strange twist of irony indeed that, as many here prognosticated early on in the Obama regime on scenarios where he might suspend the 22nd, it appears elections in November are going to be canceled anyways due to the absence of a choice.
No Romney, ever, under any circumstances. Sooner Obama than Mitt because that will herald in the unpleasant SHTF scenario sooner rather than later, get it over with, and give us a fighting chance to restore the true liberty and opportunity that all Americans - not just the aristocracy - once knew and cherished.
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With a cool head and a big leap, Francesca Fisher-Eastwood, 8, escapes a fire
Flames engulfed the house, an Eastwood stood on the roof ready to jump, and it wasn't a movie. Caught in a Christmas morning fire at a rented home in North Vancouver, B.C., Francesca Fisher-Eastwood, Clint's 8-year-old daughter by former girlfriend Frances Fisher, felt her way though a smoke-filled second-floor bedroom and climbed out a window onto an adjoining garage. As flames shot 40 feet into the air, Fisher, 49, and a neighbor, Tim Charters, urged the child to jump. She did, knocking them to the ground. "The next thing I knew, I felt her in my arms," said Charters. "It was a miracle that she was okay." The young Eastwood, who had a small role in 1999's True Crime, was treated for smoke inhalation at a local hospital. Fisher, who had run screaming from the house moments before spotting her daughter on the roof, was treated for severe second-degree burns on her arms. The two were in Canada while Fisher filmed Glory Days, a new series for The WB TV.
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Plotting an Ally Revival
Back in 1997, when it made its debut with dancing babies and steamy story lines, Ally McBeal was hot. Lately, though, ratings have chilled (to just more than 10 million weekly viewers, 4 million less than its 1998-99 peak), and two new actors (James Marsden and Julianne Nicholson) were let go as producers began making plans to reboot. For starters, rocker Jon Bon Jovi will join the cast as Ally's latest love this month. "That's going to be a big charge," predicts Greg Germann, who plays Ally's boss. But might there be a better way? In the giving spirit of the season, Scoop came up with plot twists and asked readers to respond through an online poll.
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Peter Krause segued from a sexy sports anchor on ABC's Sports Night to a squeamish mortician on HBO's dark comedy Six Feet Under. Good career move? Apparently so. Krause, 36, just earned a Golden Globe nomination for best actor in a dramatic television series. Currently filming new episodes to air this spring, Krause took a break on the set to speak with Scoop about his new fan base and his views on the inevitable.
Get any feedback from funeral directors?
We were invited to the Newport Film Festival in June, and some morticians in the audience said they love the show. This is a group of people who never dreamed there would be a show about them.
Did they offer any tips?
They said there were a few things we weren't doing right, something about the embalming. I was not interested.
Morticians do have a lighter side, though. Right?
Every now and then a mortician will tell me a funny story. There was one who was transporting a body in a van. He was in the car-pool lane, and he thought, "There are two people here, me and the corpse." He got pulled over, and he got away with it.
Ever visit a morgue?
We actually shot the pilot at the morgue in Long Beach. It was suitably creepy.
Has the show made you contemplate mortality?
In some ways. It's made me think about what I want to do with the time I have left. Who knows when we're going to be taken away?
Are you afraid to die?
You cannot be cowed by the fear of your own demise. I'm more afraid of what I might not accomplish if I die tomorrow. There's so much undone.
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There are some pieces of material I'd like to produce, some writing I want to do. I want to be a good father. I'd like to travel. And I'd like to have a positive influence while I'm here.
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The tour involves traversing from tree platform to tree platform, 80' above the forest floor dangling from only a steel cable. There are 5 sections ranging from 105 - 500 feet of flying!
Upon arrival you will be given a safety briefing and then outfitted in the safety equipment consisting of a body harness, helmet and gloves. You will take a short jungle hike to the first platform, before heading into the jungle canopy to start this wild adventure.
After your zip line adventure, the cave tubing begins! With inner tube and headlamps in hand, you begin the one mile walk along a lush, tropical trail, which passes through a shallow portion of the river and two walk- through caves, before reaching a stunning lagoon surrounded by steep limestone walls. The moment you enter the cool waters, the mystery of "Xibalba" (pronounced "Shee-bal-ba") the underworld of the Maya takes hold. Float along the darkness, gently pushed by a current and led by your guide, into two large chambers, both impressive sanctuaries used by the Maya for sacrificial rituals. Plunge into darkness if you are brave enough to turn off your headlights, and listen to the sounds of the cascading waterfalls and bubbling rapids.
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Timetable: This tour is a part of our inclusive packages and can be booked on Mondays
Duration: Approximately 8 hours (Full Day)
Difficulty: Moderate
Departure: 8:00 am
Remember to bring: bug repellent, hiking boots or tennis shoe, hat, long pants, camera, binocular.
Snorkeling & Island Hopping
Xunantunich Mayan Ruin Tour
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