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Dan Wesson Guardian in 9x23?
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I have built two fullsize 1911s in 9x23 (one an ancient AMT frame/Springfield 9mm slide/Nowlin barrel and one Rock Island 9mm/Bar-Sto barrel) and I think it is THE BEST 1911 caliber (yeah, I know I'll be flamed for that!)
I have a new DW Guardian in 9mm and am wanting to convert to 9x23. Two questions come up.
1. Most of the 9x23 pistolsmiths don't recommend ramped barrels for the 9x23but that is not an option as the Guardian came that way.
2. The 9x23 imparts about 50% more momentum to the slide/barrel assembly than a +P 45 ACP. I am worried about the stress on the aluminum frame.
Has anybody done this conversion or shot a lot of hot 45 ACP thru an aluminum frame DW/Kimber/Colt?
Anyone have a ramped 9x23 that runs well?
Thanks for any input you can provide.
I asked the same question about converting my Kimber Aegis to 9x23 a while back but didnt get many responses. I ended up just going part way and doing a .38 super conversion. I see no reason why a ramped 9x23 wouldnt run just as well as a ramped .38 super. As far as how well an aluminum frame would hold up to 9x23, I dont know. I know springfield produced a few light weight 9x23s in their custom shop about 10 years ago. I would assume its safe but it would probably be one of those carry alot but shoot a little guns.
To impart a clarification I assume 9x23 is the 9x23 Winchester round. Remember that the 38 Super is a 9x23SR where SR means semi rimmed, and yes the pressures are usually less than the 9x23 Winchester.
Now I am more of a 10mm guy in the non .45 ACP 1911 world, but my friends who play with 9x23 Winchester all reload it, so often there is not a set round to compare like Winchester 230 grain FMJ in .45 ACP in the .45 world.
Just my thoughts.
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Unless you are taking about pallets of 9x23 ammo, the aluminum frame will last at least 20k+.
The ramped barrel will work fine.
It's a weapon people, not just a shiny gadget to drool over and treat like a Ming Vase. Shoot more, do preventive maintenance, fix when broken parts eventually do happen, and shoot more. Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
Yes, I was referring to the Winchester 9x23. The standard factory loading is 124 grain Silvertip or 125 JSP at 1450 fps. I get right at 1440 to 1460 from the two 5 inch guns. And while the Silvertip may be old tech (no polymer tips or solid copper bullet) at these velocities it is a equal to most factory (lighter weight bullet) 357 mag ammo. It won't throw much over 147 grains well. But if I need something heavy, I have an RZ-10 to hunt with.
I would like to hear from anyone who has done a 9x23 on a lightweight frame, and I have seen several negative comments about ramped barrels in full length rounds like 45ACP or 9x23. Never had a ramped barrel before and have zero experience with them so I worry about hacking up such a nice piece. If the AMT had not run well, it would have made a great fishing sinker!
Thanks agin for any info.
Ive had a ramped .38 super kimber in the past. I put about 7k through it before I sold it. Never had a feed issue associated with the ramped barrel. Also a ramped barrel is going to give you a better supported chamber.
To add to your dilemna, IIRC Colt also chambered some 1911's in 9mm Steyr which is dimensionally the same as 9x23. Perhaps another route to consider.
What you're asking is how well an aluminum frame holds up to heavy recoil. The answer is: not as well/long as a steel frame. It will have a shorter life, but how much shorter is difficult to quantify. You can take measures to reduce the impact by using shock buffers or by some other methods (Sprinco guide rod) or reducing the recoil impulse by practicing with lower recoiling ammo and saving the heavy stuff for serious work.
The 9X23 does not require a ramped barrel when using Winchester brass as it was designed to handle the pressure with non-ramped barrels. Reliability wise I doubt that the 9X23 can tell the difference between ramped or unramped barrels. The exception being the shape of the non-ramped barrel's feed ramp. If properly throated it should run anything. I have a slight bias for ramped barrels for this reason. They are less picky (in my experience) to bullet nose shape issues when dealing with feeding. Keep in mind this is an opinion and reflects my experience.
I've built two aluminum frame guns for 9X23 / 38 SuperComp / 38 Super both intended for very heavy loads. But they don't have many rounds on them - carried a lot, shot little. They both have ramped barrels. Both run 100% reliable.
I've also run 9X23 through non-ramped guns with no feeding problems. To be honest, I don't know what to recommend. I've elected for ramped barrels due to experience and bias, but I can't say that a non-ramped barrel is less desirable, and I suspect that opinions vary on this.
I personally run Starline 38 SuperComp brass through my 9X23 chambered defensive guns - loaded to 9X23 or better performance levels. I use excess pressure 38 SuperComp loads only with ramped barrels for better support because that brass is not as thick as 9X23 Winchester brass and it requires a supported chamber when loaded to that performance level. The only real reason I chambered them for 9X23 was in case I wanted that level of high performance with a factory load.
Thanks for the reply. What little I know about the 9x23 I first learned at the old Pistolsmith website when Dane Burns still ran it. Burns was a great fan of the 9x23 round but thought that a ramped barrel was both unnecessary with Winchester brass and less reliable. He has sold the site and is not curently taking new work in his shop.
I have also seen several discussions on this forum where a lot of people felt ramped barrels were not reliable (and just as many who felt otherwise!)
I know that Brown uses a frame insert instead of a ramped barrel in his Lightweight Kobra Carry, however if that means anything is debatable, maybe he just wanted to save from having to make a different barrel from the steel version.
Anyway, I bought the DW with the intent of building a lightweight 9x23 for carry, I will practice with the steel guns. Its just that when I got the thing, it was so much nicer than the other two guns I converted (I am not a gunsmith but I do own a hacksaw and a vise!) that I began to find reasons to not do the project!
On another thread I will post some picture of what I had to do to get the old AMT to run in 9x23. The Rock Island was a rechambered barrel, cut ejector, check extractor, load and shoot. Both feed flawless with a mixed bag of 38 Super magazines and the AMT will even eat 9x19 with just a spring change (this isn't a good thing to do, as it is hard on the extractor but it does work.) I have a Springfield 9x19 barrel for the AMT for cheap(er) practice.
I am going to rechamber the DW barrel, fit an AFTEC extractor and modify the ejector. If it runs on WW 124 Silvertips, I can get a lot of weight off my old hip. If not, I will send it back to DW for a new barrel and ejector and either try to get comfortable with 9x19 for CCW or keep the old heavy AMT.
Thanks for helping me thru my anxiety attack!!
aluminum frames and some hollow point bullets are not compatible. I had teeth marks in my aluminum frame when i tried some factory loads with Barnes 45 ACP copper bullets. They have a sharp corner on their HP bullets, and they dug into the frame. Needless to say, the gun jammed as well. By the way, they hit below the ramped barrel cutout when feeding from a fully loaded 8 round magazine. I converted the gun to 38 Super because the Super does not nosedive as far and all the rounds stay on the ramped barrel's ramp even from a 10 round magazine (in my experience).
I am a bit confused, you first post states that the 9x23mm imparts about 150% more momentum to the slide/barrel assembly than a +p .45 ACP.
I do not believe this to be the case. While the pressure of the 9x23mm Winchester cartridge is much higher, the momentum imparted to the slide/barrel assembly is going to be similar.
125 x 1460 is not much different from 800 x 230. Now, the pressure of the burning gasses as they leave the muzzle will be much higher in the 9x23mm, and the slide/barrel assemblies of the two cartridges may vary slightly. Still, I think you will find them very close to one another. My 9x23mm runs quite well with a #16 recoil spring, as does my .45 ACP.
Since slide velocity is going to be similar, and the .45 aluminum frames provide a decent service life, (shorter than steel, but still pretty good), I would think that an aluminum frame 9x23mm would last about the same number of rounds also. (Not the barrel, the 9x23mm barrel will definitely have a shorter life).
I don't use ramped barrels, but I see no reason why one wouldn't work.
My 9x23mm will actually break 1500 FPS with factory Silvertips on a hot day. I think it is a great cartridge.
You are correct, I meant energy not momentum. Momentum between the parts going forward (bullet and gases) has to equal the momentum of the parts going backward. So, if you assume the only parts going backward are the slide and barrel (not really true as the frame and your hand also enter the equations) you can work out some relative energy numbers. Note that the claim was not 150 % more but 150 % (50 % more). Arent most commanders sprung about two to four pounds heavier than the same caliber five inch slide?
Again, my experience with the 9x23 was heavily biased by reading evevything Dane Burns wrote on the cartridge. Good or bad, his advice allowed me to build two five inch 9x23 that have both been flawless - at least in function. Their appearance a completely difference issue.
Dane wrote that a Commander was not a good platform as "The recoil impulse is very quick on the 5" 9x23 guns. That is controlled by barrel weight and slide weight and spring weight among other things. When the gun is shorter it cycles faster. Controlling the cycle is an issue with full house 9x23 loads." And, he really didn't like ramped barrels! Add to that the aluminum frame and I wonder if I am over my head.
Anyway, guess in about a month, I will know for sure if I can make it work. I ordered a new reamer, AFTEC extractor and both 18# and 20# Commander length springs.
I don't reload much anymore and generally use just the two Winchester loads for carry. I keep one extra magazine of the JSPs for God knows why, but it makes me feel better. Guess if I get into a fight with a large oak tree, the solids will come in handy!
I took the slide off, mounted just the (longer) 9x23 barrel with the slide stop and pushed some rounds out of the magazine by hand. Doing this rather simple test, the factory (Winchester) JHP and JSP do not seem to impact the frame but hit the ramp. What happens under recoil and with the round impacted by the slide may be very different.
If the frame below the ramp starts getting chewed up, I have an idea I have been wanting to try. I am going to drill out the area with a tapered drill, spinweld a round, matching tepered, high carbon steel pin into the hole, remachine for a non-ramped barrel and have the frame refinished in hard chrome. Sure wish I had an old aluminum AMT frame to practice on!
Wish me luck and I will post pictures - good or bad.
My fat fingers made me type 150%! 150% more momentum with an 125 grain bullet would put velocities well into traditional rifle range!
Now, the timing at which that impulse occurs would be different between the 2 cartridges. This might make the gun operate a bit different, but the impact to the frame should be similar.
I have a small radius EGW firing pin stop on my 9x23mm, and it seems to help tame the beast some what.
All my 9x23mm, and hot .38 Super experience has been with Gov't models and clones. I have an old .38 Super Lightweight Commander, which has been 100% reliable, but I only put reasonable loads through it.
Good luck with your project, the world needs more 9x23mms!
A good read on 9mms, although it does not have CUP pressures is:
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Probably a little out of date but I was searching for 9x23 data and came on this thread. I shoot a RIA 38 Super with the unsupported barrel and a Fusion kit gun in 38 Super with a ramped barrel. I load 38 Super, 38 Super Comp, and 9x23 cases for both guns. I load to the full 1.280 oal, and mostly load heavy 147-158 gr jacketed bullets. MY observation is that all cartridges nose dive and hit the feed ramp lower than you would think. The longer the oal the higher they hit, the higher they hit the better they feed. I have also removed the long ejectors on both my guns and run standard length ejectors. I also run flat bottom firing pin retainers, and Sprinco buffers. Both my guns shoot 9x23 loads in unmodified 38 Super chambers. The only problem I've had is the Fusion won't chamber the larger diameter 357 mag bullets when loaded to full 1.280 oal. I mostly shoot 9x23 in that gun and the inside taper won't let me load anything heavier than the 147 gr XTP. I'm having best succes with heavy handloads using Bluedot. I would think the biggest problem running an alloy frame would be feed ramp wear. I'm planning on building an alloy frame commander length gun myself, and it will have a ramped barrel. Small rifle primers are of course a necessity when loading hot Super or standard 9x23 loads. Primer protrusion into the firing pin hole is the major problem reloading for the 9x23. All the research I've done I've never read of anyone rupturing a real WInchester 9x23 casing weather ramped or unramped barrel, the brass is incredibly strong. I use a 9mm Luger resizing die for both Super and 9x23 brass. As long as they feed and chamber properly why work the brass more than you have to.
Grendelbane hit on one of my favorite "techniques" of taming fast moving slides. That is using the square-bottom (EGW) firing pin stop. I just LIGHTLY take the edge off of the leading edge and basically leave it squared. I find (and I realize this is subjective) that it greatly tames the felt recoil and should (again in my opinion) reduce possible battering of the frame and slide.
Someone suggested shok-buffs. I personally do not use them, as I feel that if your 1911 has springs which are consistent with your loads they are unnecessary.
CAUTION: HOWEVER if you do choose to use shok-buffs, only use them on the range, and NOT in a weapon you will need to depend on. Use them if you choose on the range, then remove the shok-buff for "serious possibilities". If a shok-buff comes apart, it can seriously lock up your weapon.
I have a few 9x23 1911s with ramped barrels and have experienced no negative effects whatsoever. It is a great round.
Enjoy and be careful,
FWIW Springfield's Custom Shop built a 4" 1911 for me with an alloy frame. Dave Williams insisted on a ramped barrel, and I think he was right. Never had any feeding problems with RN or Hornady XTP bullets (only hollow points I've tried) or Winchester Silvertips. Either that or a steel frame insert.
Also, even though they set the pistol up with a dual spring recoil system, Winchester white box (which hits 1,500 fps) brass goes a really L-O-N-G way. Like 20-30 feet. I've got an EGW over-sized FPS but haven't got around to shaping it yet. Silvertips clock in about 1,400 fps.
Sig will soon be offering 1911's available in .357 Sig. pretty close to 9X23?
9x23 blows the sig out of the water with reloading.
It's a weapon people, not just a shiny gadget to drool over and treat like a Ming Vase. Shoot more, do preventive maintenance, fix when broken parts eventually do happen, and shoot more. Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
Also, if you want to jump into something new I would consider the 10mm. You could fit another barrel and shoot 40 S&W. I have a Colt 1911 in 38 Super and fit a second barrel in 9mm (9x19). I was thinking yet another in 9x23, but went 10mm instead. Below is a 10mm Dan Wesson Classic of 2009 vintage. Nice.
After that I picked a barely shot Colt Delta Gold Cup. Next will be S&W revolvers in 10mm (610 and 310). If you reload 10mm is worth the look and I am amazed at how much ammo there is for it down here in the SW at least.
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According to video footage from Judge Ryan's courtroom, which can be viewed after the jump, Deputy County Attorney Lisa Andrus clearly asks that Susan Jayne Anderson, the kinky coach, be sentenced to one weekend in jail, plus lifetime probation.
That's exactly the sentence that Judge Ryan then handed down.
So the judge did exactly what the prosecutors asked -- yet the spokesman for the County Attorney's Office, Mike Anthony Scerbo, said this to the West Valley View: "The judge had total discretion of the sentencing. We did ask for more jail time than that."
This doesn't seem to be an error on the part of the West Valley View; the Republic's coverage of the matter contains a similar statement, albeit paraphrased.
Anderson, 29, was accused of kissing and sending text messages to a 16-year-old female student. The relationship apparently came to light when the girl's family found suspicious material on her myspace page.
Here's what Deputy County Attorney Andrus told Judge Ryan at Anderson's sentencing hearing: "We would ask that you sentence Miss Anderson to probation. I know the family wants no less than lifetime. ... We would also ask for initial jail time. Not a lot of jail time -- enough to make a point. Enough time not to punish her, but to make her understand how serious probation is."
So why did Scerbo blame Judge Ryan for going against his office's wishes? Two guesses: Either this office will say anything that's politically expedient, what with Andrew Thomas trying to mount a run for attorney general and all, or it just really, really hates Judge Ryan.
Maybe a little bit of both?
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It's no secret that I have a love affair with denim (um… I run a blog about jeans. Have you heard about it?), but one of the best parts of that love? It's always fresh and new when I get caught up in the whirlwind of a new line.
AllSaints, a UK brand that's come stateside (I've been to the beautiful store in Seattle and Paula wrote about her AllSaints experience in NYC) is probably better known for being an all-around lifestyle brand… but it's their jeans that really pique my interest.
Here's a little background about AllSaints Denim:
AllSaints jeans are made from the highest quality denim and are constructed using a vast range of techniques to create outstanding fits across both menswear and womenswear collections.
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Signature AllSaints shapes include slim, carrot, relaxed and runner fits but the collection also boasts some of the best straight and regular fit jeans available.
Attention to detail is paid to every pair. From unique worn-in washes, sand blasting, 3D resin creases, and twisted side seams to contract stitching, gun metal shanks and chipped finish rivets, every detail is carefully considered.
Still intrigued? I decided to pick my six favorite denim items – three for men and three for women – and share them with you. And it wouldn't be me if I didn't tell you why they were awesome!
Top 3 for Women:
- Carson Pipe Skinny in Indigo ($135): The best way for me to describe how these jeans look? Weathered. They're a perfect low rise for girls who are looking to elongate their torso, and the unique distressing means that you won't look like you're wearing the same jeans as every other girl out there.
- Kite Kari Short ($85): Short shorts are just hard to wear for every person, so adding a little length to your pair will help you feel more comfortable – and these cuffed shorts are just right.
- Boxgrove Shirt ($110): Every woman really should own a fantastic denim shirt. I'm not at all a fan of the double denim look but you can pair this denim darling with leggings, slim cargos and (dare I say it) even colored denim and avoid the blatant Canadian Tuxedo look.
Top 3 for Men:
- Waters Lynvall ($145): I'm all about clean stitching when it comes to guys' denim, but sometimes I like a little a bit of a dirty look for him. These jeans have a chocolate weft (the cotton thread that holds the primary thread – the warp – in place. With basic blue jeans, the weft is undyed, usually cream colored thread and the warp is the indigo), which gives them a really unique look. Think clean, sexy mechanic.
- NFL Runner ($130): Ignoring the fact that I can pretend that hot football players are wearing these jeans (I love you, Tom Brady!), the relaxed fit and heavy whiskering will make these his favorite fast. And you'll love them for the unique touches, like the twisted seam. Plus, the dark wash on these makes them ideal for the man looking for a stylish, high-quality pair of jeans.
- Enfield Iggy ($130): First thing's first: Japanese Selvedge. For $130. I mean, forgetting the fact that they're the perfect worn in pair of jeans, or that the slim fit looks amazing on guys with a smaller build. Heck, we can even overlook the hand distressing. Because it's 13.5oz Japanese Selvedge denim. A must if ever there was one.
Oh, and as a little bonus? I'm absolutely, totally and unrealistically in love with AllSaints' Jove Corset Dress… be still, my little shopaholic heart.
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Rory McIlroy has no regrets about deciding not to go to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics because of concerns over the Zika virus, saying he and other golfers do not consider Olympic golf to be the "pinnacle" of their sport compared to playing in majors.
"We dream of winning Claret Jugs and we dream of winning green jackets," the four-time major winner said Wednesday. "Whether that makes golf look insular in any way ... it's just the way it is."
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Bush might have left his mark, writes Anthony Bubalo, but the shake-ups in the Middle East are not all about the US.
Both sides of the Iraq debate have been scrambling to capture the high ground over the ferment in the Middle East. The US President, George Bush, has triumphantly declared the region's autocrats to be the "last gasp of a discredited past". And earlier this week, the Prime Minister, John Howard, argued the positive changes we are witnessing were, in large part, a result of the Iraq war.
Critics, among them the Federal Opposition Leader, Kim Beazley, have been quick to dismiss such claims as another desperate attempt to find an adequate justification for the war. But my recent travels around the Middle East have convinced me that Bush and Howard are right about one thing. It is niggardly - if not foolish - to claim that the Iraq war has not shaken the region from its politically stagnant state.
Of course, most Syrians, Jordanians and Egyptians will tell you that everything the Bush Administration is doing is bad for the region. Nonetheless, I was surprised by the number of reform advocates in these same countries who told me that while they had not supported the Iraq war and were still highly suspicious of US motives, they could not deny that Washington had thrown a giant stone into a politically stagnant Middle Eastern pond, causing ripples of change around the region.
The situation in Lebanon is a prime example of what happens when a regime is unsettled and its opponents feel emboldened enough to capitalise on its mistakes. If Syria was responsible for the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, it is highly likely that this stupendous miscalculation was a result of the regime's extreme nervousness about Washington's new assertiveness. This blunder could cost it its hegemony over Lebanon, if not see dramatic changes in Damascus.
But if I were Bush or Howard I would not be too quick to claim credit, either. For one thing, it is still not clear where all this upheaval will lead. In Lebanon, for example, Hezbollah has now entered the political fray, after weeks of sitting on the sidelines, to remind the Lebanese opponents of Syria that they should be careful about cosying up too closely to the West.
It is also evident that much of what is happening in the region, while a result of the Iraq war and Bush's elevation of democratisation in US policy rhetoric, is neither the product of a grand US design, nor something that the Bush Administration will be able to direct. Washington - with Canberra's modest help - may have set the dominoes falling but it has very little control over how and where they might land.
Take events in Egypt, where Hosni Mubarak's regime recently said it would allow other parties to contest this year's presidential elections - though don't expect Mubarak to lose. It is true that Mubarak would not be making such a decision if the Bush Administration was not slapping his wrist over the recent arrest of a leading Egyptian liberal activist, Ayman Nour.
But pressure on the regime has also come from the "kifaya" movement - literally "enough" in English. This popular movement was not inspired by Washington's democracy push, and grew out of opposition to US policies, emerging from among those groups that had taken to Cairo's streets to protest against the Iraq war.
What this illustrates is that arguing the rights and wrongs of US policy in the Middle East, while important, is ultimately not very illuminating. Indeed, our continued preoccupation with US policy risks blinding us to what is happening on the ground and limiting our understanding of what could well be a great, if probably messy, political transformation.
None of this is to say that the US can be removed from the Middle East picture completely. As the region's preponderant power, the US will be a significant factor in the success or failure of democratisation. As one liberal advocate remarked to me, the US does not have to impose democracy in the Middle East, but it does need to stop supporting imposed autocracies.
But what we must avoid is allowing any distaste for the Bush Administration to colour our appreciation for current events in the region. We need to stop viewing the Middle East exclusively through the prism of US policy. Indeed, we should be able to conceive of positive change in that part of the world without our analysis being taken hostage by the neo-cons or their ideological foes.
Anthony Bubalo is research fellow at the Lowy Institute for International Policy.
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Celeb Garbage: Captain Hook casting, Tracy Morgan suing & Pawn Stars dude loses the pounds!
Christopher Walken was chosen to play the role of Captain Hook on the NBC special Peter Pan Live! It's NBC's follow-up to the live performance of The Sound of Music.
Christopher Walken To Portray Hook In 'Peter Pan Live!' (via @NewsyVideos) http://t.co/ym9mhc9w7y
— Jasmine Bailey (@JasmineNBailey) July 14, 2014
Looks like Tracy Morgan is going to sue Wal-Mart for damages following his near death accident in a Wal-Mart parking lot. He also just left the rehabilitation clinic he was staying in!
Tracy Morgan -- Sues Walmart Over Crash ... You Overwork Your Drivers http://t.co/ucLxSmpESZ via @TMZ pic.twitter.com/bqWKnHL951
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Corey Harrison from the TV show "Pawn Stars" lost an amazing 192lbs!! He looks great!
'Pawn Stars' host Corey Harrison loses 192 pounds: http://t.co/ODkXW8iRBe He now weighs 210 (do the math!) pic.twitter.com/FFiBAqeWY1
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How does a man buy a leather briefcase?
With so many options out there, how can you make a smart purchasing decision.
I mean, this isn't like buying a drink. A good leather briefcase or satchel is going to cost at least $300 and the better quality ones easily break the $500 barrier. If you're in the market for a larger bag with
If you're in the market for a larger bag with special feature – you could be spending close to $1000.
If you make a buying mistake here – it's going to be an expensive one!
With this in mind I reached out to William Scott Forshaw of Maxwell Scott Italian Leather Bags. We spent 25 minutes discussing the details a man should look for shopping for a high quality leather briefcase.
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First – William walks you through the basics of understanding why a good leather bag costs at least $300 and the advantages of investing in a leather briefcase vs. a fake leather bag.
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Listen to minute 6 to hear the most common mistake buyers make when choosing a bag size, and how to select the right briefcase for your needs.
Listen closely at minute 3 as William will reveal to you what parts of the bag you need to inspect to ensure it's going to last.
He then lays out why you're going to need to spend at least $300 for a quality leather bag and unfortunately where some manufactures skimp to save money.
I also ask William to expand on which types of cases wear out sooner, and what styles a man should lean towards if he wants a briefcase that can take a heavy beating.
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September 4, 2008
Cedarville, Ohio—According to TIME magazine, total church membership in America now equals 60.3 percent of the population. With the recent rise in church attendance, the need for quality spiritual leaders increases daily. Cedarville University recognizes the need and looks to equip local church leaders through the STEPS program.
STEPS, which stands for Seminar Training to Equip People for Service, is an affordable, practical certificate program designed to walk bi-vocational ministers and lay leaders through the must-haves of successful ministry. Held one Saturday a month for eight months, STEPS focuses on topics such as leadership, discipleship, biblical foundations, shepherding care, small groups, effective teaching and conflict resolution.
Leading the program is Dr. Carl Smith, professor of Bible at Cedarville University. Smith centers his teachings on church history, theology and Christian worldview integration. "We are delighted to partner with local ministries to equip those who serve with the knowledge, skills and resources necessary to excel in their service to Christ."
He will lead a seminar titled "Biblical and Theological Foundations for Ministry"
Joining Smith is Joy Fagan, assistant professor of ministry and mission. Fagan concentrates her work on gender issues as well as spiritual formation and women's ministry. She will lead a seminar called "Male and Female in Biblical Perspective."
Adding to the list of topics is Don Humphreys, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning and associate professor of language and literature. He will teach a session titled "Ministry of Teaching."
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Obama Decision on Interrogating Suspect Draws Criticism
April 21 (Bloomberg) -- Obama administration's decision to interrogate Boston Marathon bombing suspect without first warning him of his rights sparked criticism from both sides of the political spectrum about best way to prosecute terrorism cases.
* Justice Dept. officials have said move to question Dzhokar
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has elizabeth barret browning received any awards for her poetry?
She was not widely acclaimed until after her death, although she was known in Poetry circles. She was not a social butterfly,but kept to herself her thoughts, but on paper put great flowing thoughts for all to read.
I know of no awards she won. Annually, in Poets Corner, Westminsiter Abby, a wreath is laid by the annual Browning Society awards winners. THose winners are young persons, usually 11 to 17, getting awards for their poetry, something neither Elizabeth nor Robert never received, albeit both wrote mighty poems in those years.


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Sony Says It's Investigating Two New Possible Attacks, Suspends Website
Sony Corp. (6758), targeted since April by hacker attacks that have compromised more than 100 million customer accounts, is investigating two new possible intrusions.
The company suspended its Brazilian music entertainment website while it looks into a possible breach, it said today. Sony also is investigating a hacker group's claim that it stole data related to the company's game operation.
Sony fell in Tokyo trading, extending declines amid attacks that the company has said may cost 14 billion yen ($174 million) this year. Japan's largest exporter of consumer electronics reported the new attacks two days after saying hackers had broken into its European unit's website. No customer information was accessed during that intrusion, Sony said yesterday.
"Sony may face a bigger expense to strengthen its security system if these hacking issues are prolonged," said Hideki Yasuda, a Tokyo-based analyst at Ace Securities Co., with a "neutral" rating on the company's shares. "The company's brand image may suffer, pressuring sales."
Sony dropped 1.5 percent to 2,031 yen at the 3 p.m. close of trading in Tokyo, reaching the lowest since March 2009 and extending its loss this year to 31 percent. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 0.7 percent today.
The possible attack on Sony's Brazilian website may have altered some content, Tomio Takizawa, a spokesman for the Tokyo- based company, said by phone today without elaborating.
LulzSec Claim
Separately, a group called LulzSec posted statements online yesterday saying it broke into Sony Computer Entertainment's system to obtain developer network information. Sony is investigating the claim, Satoshi Fukuoka, a company spokesman, said today by phone.
"It's like a cat-and-mouse game," Naoki Fujiwara, chief fund manager at Shinkin Asset Management Co., said of the repeated attacks, which also targeted Kyoto-based game maker Nintendo Co. on May 16. Companies like Sony and Nintendo will be forced to increase security costs for their online business, he said.
Sony said yesterday no protected data was accessed during the attack on its European website, which was discovered June 5.
Nintendo, the world's largest maker of handheld video-game players, said yesterday a server attacked May 16 didn't contain consumer information.
PlayStation Network Outage
LulzSec posted data on the Internet that it said was a "server configuration file," or data for programming purposes, from a Nintendo server, the Wall Street Journal reported June 5.
LulzSec posted statements online earlier this month saying it broke into the website of Sony's film unit and downloaded personal information including passwords, e-mail addresses and dates of birth from 1 million user accounts. Sony is investigating whether customer information was compromised during that intrusion, Mami Imada, a Tokyo-based spokeswoman, said by phone yesterday.
Sony resumed full operation last week of the PlayStation Network in the U.S. and Europe after suspending it for six weeks because of hacker attacks.
Jack Tretton, chief executive officer of Sony Computer Entertainment America, apologized yesterday "for any anxiety" online customers may have suffered because of the outage. Speaking at the E3 video-game trade show in Los Angeles, Tretton also acknowledged that game developers lost money during the shutdown.
The attack on the Brazilian website was reported earlier by Kyodo News. The latest possible intrusion by LulzSec was reported earlier by Reuters.
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Palo Alto committee recommends hotel-tax hike
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a resident of Embarcadero Oaks/Leland
on Jan 11, 2014 at 7:42 am
Seemingly this has become our city leader's and elected official's answer to every budgetary challenge. Raise taxes. After decades of irresponsible and frivolous spending on non-essential projects and services, they return once again to the public trough crying poor. They demonstrate zero accountability or any sense that sound financial priorities need to be implemented in order to pay for our vital and essential public works.
We voters need to draw the line in my opinion and say enough is enough. Maybe it will finally sink in when they hear a resounding no.
a resident of University South
on Jan 11, 2014 at 8:56 am
stephen levy is a registered user.
The city has been very responsible in managing city finances relative to infrastructure and investing for our future and quality of life. Additional funds have gone to annual street repair since 2010 greatly increasing the pace of paving and sidewalk repair. The city has devoted $8 million from the General Fund budget to build an infrastructure reserve in both 2013 and 2014.
As a result many of the important infrastructure needs with the exception of the public safety building, can now be financed with a much smaller tax increase than previously thought. Either a small increase in the hotel tax recommended yesterday or a small sales tax increase together with existing revenues can fund park, fire station, bikeway and parking garage improvements plus smaller catch up work on deferred maintenance.
In part this good news is the result of a strong economy boosting revenues BUT it is also the result of the city devoting substantially more existing funds to investing for our future.
The infrastructure committee yesterday was deciding which additional revenue source to recommend but all were excited that we are close to funding most of the projects identified by residents as important to them.
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July 19, 2008 – 17 Tammuz 5768
Annual: Numbers 25:10 – 30:1 (Etz Hayim, p. 918; Hertz p. 686)
Triennial: Numbers 25:10 – 26:51 (Etz Hayim, p. 918; Hertz p. 686)
Haftarah: I Kings 18:46 – 19:21 (Etz Hayim, p. 938; Hertz p. 699)
Prepared by Rabbi Joyce Newmark
Teaneck, New Jersey
God rewards Pinhas for his zealous action by granting him His pact of friendship (or covenant of peace) and His "pact of priesthood for all time." God then tells Moses to attack and defeat the Midianites for their role in enticing the Israelites into sin.
After the plague that killed some 24,000 Israelites, God tells Moses and Eleazar to take a census of the Israelite men who are 20 and older according to their ancestral houses. This census was to be used to apportion the land. The Levites are counted separately because they would not receive a share of the land.
Five sisters, the daughters of a man named Zelophehad, approach Moses and the other leaders. They explain that their father died without sons and they want to claim his share of the land. Moses asks God what to do, and God tells him that the women have made a just claim. Moreover, whenever a man dies without a son, his property shall be inherited by his daughters. If there is no daughter, the property will be inherited by other male relatives.
God tells Moses to ascend Mount Avarim, from which he will be able to see the land before he dies. Moses asks God to select a worthy successor and God tells Moses to appoint Joshua as the one who will lead the people after his death.
God instructs Moses concerning the daily sacrifices and the additional (musaf) offerings for Shabbat, Rosh Hodesh, and festivals.
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, "Pinhas, son of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, has turned back My wrath from the Israelites by displaying among them his passion for Me, so that I did not wipe out the Israelite people in My passion. Say, therefore, 'I grant him My pact of friendship. It shall be for him and his descendents after him a pact of priesthood for all time, because he took impassioned action for his God, thus making expiation for the Israelites.'" (Bamidbar 25:10-13)
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Today we are all too familiar with those who claim it is permitted, even admirable, to kill in the name of God. The rabbis enacted legal barriers to prevent others from emulating Pinhas. According to the Babylonian Talmud, if Pinhas had not acted at the precise moment he did, he would have been considered a murderer. The Torah Temima adds that Pinhas was held blameless only because his intentions were absolutely pure. Do you think it is ever possible for a human being to act from completely pure motives, with no hint of hatred, greed, desire for fame and glory, or the hope of Heaven? Is it even possible for a human being to be completely sure of his or her own motives?
Pinhas, Eleazar's son and Aaron's grandson, was already a kohein, a priest. How do you understand God granting him "a pact of priesthood for all time"? Was this, in fact, meant as a reward? Was it intended as a counterbalance to Pinhas's zealotry? Is Pinhas meant to serve as a role model or a warning?
The Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, "Take a census of the whole Israelite community from the age of twenty years up, by their ancestral houses, all Israelites able to bear arms." (Bamidbar 26:1-2)
Every community, shul, or school has a few members who do not quite fit in, whether because of age, family status, income, disability, or just personal quirks. What can the leaders of the community do to help these outsiders feel included and to help the "insiders" be more welcoming? What can individuals do to help outsiders fit in? When, if ever, is it acceptable for a community to stop trying to make accommodations for those who do not fit?


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Michael W. Norling, 58, of Brainerd, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at Good Samaritan Village-Bethany. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services.
Mike worked Clow Stamping for several years and was currently working at Grand Casino-Mille Lacs in security. He enjoyed his family and liked to watch them play sports. He liked hunting, fishing, snowmobiling and watching stock car racing.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Worrell and Norma Norling. He is survived by his children, Jacqueline (Damieon) Maupin, of Meridian, Idaho, Christopher (Jessica) Norling, of Brainerd, and Daniel Norling, of Boise, Idaho; sisters, Shelley (Ross) Potts, of Sauk Rapids, and Kelley (Tom) Eldien, of Duluth; three grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and many loving family and friends.
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Harry Edward Hostetler
November 5, 1950 to March 9, 2014
Harry Edward Hostetler, 63, died after a long struggle with multiple health issues on Sunday, March 19, 2014 in
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He was born on Nov. 25, 1950 in Oregon City, Ore. to Dale and Doris Hostetler. A lifelong resident of Lake Oswego, he attended
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In 1972, Harry joined the Lake Oswego Police Department where his career spanned 28 years from patrol to forensics. A man of honor and integrity, Harry was well known and respected within the law enforcement community.
Along with his career, Harrys greatest joys in life were his daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
An avid pilot, he loved taking to the skies in his plane.
Harry is preceded in death by his parents, Dale D. Hostetler and Doris M. (Shepherd) Hostetler.
He is survived by his sister, Kelly Cunningham of Tigard, Ore.; his daughters and their husbands: Linda Hostetler Scherbert and Chris Scherbert of Bakersfield, Calif., Cindy Hostetler Jenik of Milwaukie, Ore. and Sarah Hostetler Rosen and Eric Rosen of Tigard, Ore.; as well as seven grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren and nieces and nephews.
A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. Sunday, April 6 2014 at the Lake Oswego Masonic Lodge, 417 Second Street, Lake Oswego, Ore.


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Pastor Andrew Jordan was arrested this past July and charged with false imprisonment and simple assault stemming from a mock kidnapping in March that was intended to be a lesson in religious persecution.
Jordan has plead not guilty to the charges, which include allegations that interrogation and staged torture also took place. The church has also denied the allegations.
Jordan, 28, was the youth pastor of Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church, near Middletown. He has waived an appearance Thursday at an arraignment in the Dauphin County Court.
According to a grand jury report, some teenagers who were attending a youth group meeting at the church when someone turned off the lights. Then, men with weapons and flashlights ordered the teens to the floor, then bound their wrists and put pillow cases over their heads.
The they were hastily put in a van and driven around the neighborhood before being put into a basement without any windows. It was in that basement where the interrogation and simulated torture of Pastor Jordan took place.
The complaint was filed by the mother of one of the teenagers, who was not a member of the church. The young girl was fourteen years old.
Local news outlets reported that Attorney William A. DeStefano stated that the mock raid was intended to show the dangerous scenarios Christians can face on missionary trips, and that previous, similar lessons have been held by the church.


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If Martha Stewart were an insect she'd be a Brachycentrus. Their little homes are perfect. Most caddis grab a stick here or pebble there and glue together something that sort of resembles a tube and they call it home. The Brachycentrus (brack-ee-SENT-rus) will have none of that. They find the perfect stick and chew it down to the perfect size. In some creeks, pine needles are the building material of choice, in others it might be lodgepole bark and in still other waters it might be strips of sedge. Regardless what the material is, the Brachycentrus builds a perfect home. Their cases are shaped like chimneys that are slightly narrower at the base than at the mouth. The corners are mated to create impeccable right angles and the square profile is clean and neat. With all the power tools in the world I certainly couldn't make anything so flawless, how can a damn insect do it with only it's teeth?
Brachycentrus inhabit a wide variety of waters but seem to prefer rollicking waters punctuated with numerous back eddies and calm pools. Many authorities refer to them as strictly lotic (river) dwellers, but I have found them clambering along wave swept shorelines of high Sierra ponds.
Brachycentrus are not limited to moving on their own six feet. In our aquariums I've watched them over and again crawl up on the fizzing air stone to grab a bubble and hitch a ride on the ascending globe of air. When the bubble hits the surface, the larva envelops the bubble with its legs and somehow prevents it from breaking through the film and bursting. They will ride these bubbles for hours at a time.
I thought this was amusing but aberrant behavior caused by their unnatural environment until I saw the exact same thing on Rush Creek. The Brachycentrus were harvesting oxygen bubbles being released by aquatic vegetation. They would pluck the bubble (a byproduct of photosynthesis) and allow it to float them to the surface where they would drift round and round the slow eddy. This bubble harvesting technique must aid their dispersal drift. [Most aquatic insects drift downstream at periodic intervals. Called "behavioral drift", this practice spreads their numbers throughout a river system and insures their species won't be annihilated should some catastrophic event impact a section of the system.]
Brachycentrus gather much of their food by holding their legs outspread and filtering bits of debris from the current. These larvae are often found in tremendous numbers wafting amid clumps of filamentous algae with their second and third legs spread wide. They are also commonly found atop rocks with one lip of their house glued to the rock.
Thread spinning is well known among Brachycentrus. This thread is reportedly used as an anchor while the caddis rappels downstream, but I feel they use the thread more as a device to lower themselves into prime food collecting currents. On an eastern Sierra stream near June Lake I have observed several thousand Brachycentrus feeding while dangling by their silken threads. They would rappel into the confluence of two currents and while being buffeted about, would spread their second and third legs wide to gather drifting particles. After some amount of time (minutes to hours) these larvae would jug back up the threads to the point of attachment. I never once saw them rappel to a downstream perch.
The threads are strikingly visible and trout will swim through the tangle of threads with mouths wide open like baleen whales to inhale the hapless nymphs. The shiny thread is enough of a trigger that savvy anglers will brighten their tippet with white grease pen (Mean Streak brand) or typewriter correcting tape when fishing a Brachycentrus imitation.
As far as imitating the larvae in its log cabin case, I've never seen any specific imitation nor is one needed. A pheasant tail nymph seems to work just fine. The PT's concentrically wrapped body that mildly flares to an abdomen with a few scraggly legs is close enough. Lighten a foot or so of tippet with Mean Streak grease pen then add a hefty split shot just proximal to the rod of the marked line.
Flip the fly across and upstream and allow the shot to hit bottom so the nymph dangles downstream on the taught white line. This technique was perfected on Truckee River in the early forties by anglers mimicking the free roaming Rhyacophila caddis larva that shares the Brachycentrus rappelling trait. When first developed, white sewing thread was used instead of marked up monofilament.
When time comes to pupate the Brachycentrus glues the lip of its case to a rock and seals up the mouth of the case with a silk door that quickly hardens. Safely snug inside, the larvae transforms into a pupa that matures over a period on one to two months. Upon emergence, usually in spring or very early summer, the pupa chews through the door and swims and crawls along the riverbed.
Unlike many caddis, the Brachycentrus pupa doesn't seem to be a particularly strong and active swimmer. It allows the current to push it around at will and only occasionally will it attempt to reach some sort of destination. After an undetermined amount of time the pupa rises to the surface and drifts under the film. (It is frequently reported that Brachycentrus emerge from their cases then "shoot" to the surface. My observations indicate they can spend hours exploring the riverbed before ascending).
The Brachycentrus hatch can be incredible. This is the bug responsible for the famed "Mother's Day" caddis hatch on the Yellowstone. This is the first super hatch of the year and anglers from around the country descend on Livingston praying that spring melt won't blow out the fishing.
On selected rivers in California the Mother's Day caddis hatch occurs with all the strength of the Yellowstone. In May of 1998 record snowpack was turning into record run off and fishing was terrible. On a hunch, Lisa and I went to a small spring-fed creek on the off chance it might not be blown out. We call this Caddis Creek, the maps call it something else, and you can call it anything you like should you stumble across its waters. . . just don't write about it. Atop a hill in the meadow we looked down on the creek and from a hundred yards away could see working trout. Lots of them.
This creek creates wide blankets of foam in the oxbows and back eddies. The rising trout punched black holes in the foam as they rose to Brachycentrus emergers and ovipositors. The water was boiling with fish. Brachycentrus pupal husks formed ankle deep clots along the shoreline and windrows of drowned and drowning adults wafted in trailing streamers along the eddy seams. Beat up winged adults, returning from their egg laying chores, skittered across the surface towards shore. There wasn't a footprint in the sand.
As is common with heavy Brachycentrus hatches, individual trout were keying in on specific phases of the "hatch".
Some fish were gently tipping up with open mouths breaking the surface, then tilting back down. These fish were taking dead ovipositing adults as well as crippled and dying emergers. Size 14 E/C caddis and chocolate and green soft hackles were taken without hesitation as long as the drifts were absolutely drag free.
Another segment of trout were porpoising through the film. This rise is often characteristic of fish taking emergers just under the surface. Indeed, the soft hackles and crippled caddis patterns failed miserably on these fish, but a green and brown La Fontaine sparkle caddis drifted under a greased leader connected with regularity.
The third group of trout were not really rising, but golden flashes underwater indicated trout were either grabbing ovipositing adults or ascending pupae. Knowing that both the pupae and swimming adults were carrying packets of air and actively moving about, a #14 Bird's nests rubbed in powdered dry fly floatant, weighted with a split shot and given an active retrieve would have taken these fish. To be honest, we didn't try. Who wants to nymph while fish are eating dries?
These guys missed Mother's Day by a few weeks, but who cares. It couldn't have been more perfect. Martha Stewart would have been proud.


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President Obama issued a memorandum Tuesday requesting the heads of all federal agencies consult with scientists and other experts to determine if their actions could harm threatened and endangered species.
Consulting with experts at either the Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was required by law under the Endangered Species Act until December, when the Bush Administration issued a midnight ruling allowing agencies to skip scientific review.
Obama's memo doesn't officially rescind Bush's order; it asks the heads of the Commerce and Interior Departments to review the December ruling. Until that review is completed, Obama wants agency officials to return to the status quo ante-Bush in regard to the Endangered Species Act.
The best response to the memo came from Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), who in a statement said, "Today proves that, under an Obama administration, scientists are no longer an endangered species. Thankfully, ESA in the Obama Administration now means we are 'Ending the Scientific Aversion' that characterized the Bush Administration's tenure."
I'm happy about the ruling, too, but I have to wonder: Why do Ken Salazar and the yet-to-be-confirmed Gary Locke need the time to review Bush's rule? Why didn't Obama just issue an executive order rescinding it? Last month's omnibus spending bill required Obama to reissue or overturn the rule within 60 days, but this one's a no-brainer; it doesn't require review.


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I know it's been going around twitter and such that the stream for tonight's concert is only for those in South America, but if you wanted to and didn't know it, then you can change your internet proxy to a Brazilian one in order to see the concert http://www.proxynova.com/proxy-server-list/country-br/
hopefully it's ok for me to put that here Eric 🙂
really check this band out tho http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6EiRlzh7o8 i cant believe how like modern they sound.
Thanks for the Argentina videos!!! The airport ones are crazy. Where's Julian? Maybe a private arrangement this time. Hmmm.
@WoW, stop spamming this freaking band. it's annoying as shit.
@Kimdiy, thanks for the tip. Sneaky 😉
If you're like me and couldn't watch the live stream last night, here are some HQ videos. Another fantastic show! I really hope they come back to the east coast next time around.
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Watch this video of Hard to Explain in Buenos Aires…. it's pretty awesome!! Really good quality, and watch until the end for Julian talking, he's so amazing.
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Yesterday mommy and daddy took me out to the walking trail near our apartment. It was soooo fun! I kept running from one side of the path to the other just trying to see and smell everything! So many new smells! We saw a few people on the walk, and some of them were on these things with two big wheels that zoomed by. I think they call them bikes. Anyway, one man pet me and said I was really pretty! It was hot outside though, and when we got home I drank lots and lots of water. Mommy said she will buy me one of those portable doggy water bowls, that would be great! I love going for walks!
Hi fellow Dogsters! Wow, I can't believe my mommy made me my very own webpage! BTW, I love this bones feature, 'cause I am teething and I LOVE to chew!
Well, this weekend was fun. My mommy and daddy went to something they called an anniversary and they couldn't take me, so I got to stay with a nice lady and play with her dog. I think I finally met a dog with more energy than me, wow, I was tired when mommy and daddy picked me up yesterday! Mommy says I can't go to my puppy class today because it is a holiday, whatever that means. I am not so sure I like this "holiday" business, I wanna go play with my friends! Oh well, maybe I can get them to take me to Petco today, that would be awesome! Well, I am going to go find something to play with, bye! *ZOOM!*
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In 1990, The County Line Restaurants began shipping its savory meat products to all parts of the United States by Air Ribs. The same quality products that you've come to enjoy in the restaurants can be shipped right to your door. What better gift could you give your family or friends than to have The County Line cook for dinner.