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Two questions:
1). What is the reason S&W gives for you having to pay over $300.00?
2). Is your 460 a Performance Center?
I had a thread earlier on this but wanted to start a new one. What would you do ( I want your advise) if you bought a new S&W 460 revolver from Gander Mtn. You shoot two boxes of Hornady 460's a box of 454's and a box of 45 long colts. The whole time you would shoot it, it would miss fire every 8th round or so, so you take it back to Gander Mtn and the gunsmith takes it in back to test fire it and tells you that the dam thing has a hell of a lot of blow back hitting your face. He even had a burn mark on his face. I thought it was an inherent thing from the 460 cartridge. He notes that too and sends it to Smith and Wesson. They replace the hammer and Cylinder and state the timing was off.
Now I'm happy and we buy a box of Hornady 460's for the next time we go to the range. We fill the gun with the Hornady 460 with witnesses around. We are at the outdoor pistol range and I shoot it once (about all I can handle) and hand it over to my son. He shoots the rest (4 rounds) and comes back to the table. We were in disbelief when we saw this hole in the barrel.
We tried to figure out when it happen and asked the others if every blast they heard from the gun was the same and all said the same. No difference. I have heard a squib before and was able to tell the person to ceasefire and I have seen pictures of gun blown up by a squib but never saw this before and each fired round was the same. With a 460 it is hard not to notice. Now I hit the target that was 20 feet away and my son did not hit a thing. He is an outstanding shooter much better than me so I think it happen when I shot it.
I send it back to S&W stating what happen and that I'm afraid to shoot that gun again. I was hoping that they would send me a new once with an apology for all the hassle that gun put me through.
Now they want me to pay over 300 dollars. I'm getting ready to call them but want to get advice and cool down from my anger. If I pay to have it fixed I end up with a gun I'm afraid to shoot and one I would not sell to others because of the history of the gun.
I want a brand new one. If they won't then I want to ask for my pistol back and post on a website that I will put together what I have been through with this pistol with pictures. I also will rent a table at the gun shows here in NE Texas to show off the gun and tell my story. I have plenty of time on my hands. Also I will be posting on all the gun forum I know and that right there is over a million people. I will be out of 1100 dollars but what the Hell. I don't know if I can take them to small claims but if I can I will. I refuse to use a lawyer because I have paid over 100k to them last year for services (business related)
What would you do in if you were in my place?
Would you want the pistol with the history it has??
Would you sell it to a friend and not tell them the history?
PS I might be selling all my S&W but don't let that get in your way on giving me advice.
I hit the edit button I can't tell you how mad I am. Right now I own 11 S&W firearms and over the years have bought close to 40 and I have given away to close friends 8 S&W firearms and they treat you like dirt.
Last edited by spacedoggy; 06-11-2007 at 06:31 PM.
Two questions:
1). What is the reason S&W gives for you having to pay over $300.00?
2). Is your 460 a Performance Center?
Would you want the pistol with the history it has??
wow, i have never seen anything like that before. i am a big fan of the s&w revolvers, but i have to say that i am really dissapointed that they are not jumping all over this issue. i haven't ever had a reason to contact them myself, but people i know of that have had to in the past, and they tell me that s&w are top notch in customer service and response. i don't think that i would be comfortable shooting that revolver again, even after it's fixed. supposedly they check and fire multiple rounds through every 460 prior to shipping. i don't know how this could have gotten through their system then. perhaps you could try to contact s&w yourself. i haven't been real impressed with gander mountain in the past. maybe you could get a better answer straight from the company?
I also think you should contact S&W directly. Sounds like to me Gander is part of the problem, not part of the solution. Smith will send you out a UPS shipping label to pay the freight. Include a note telling them the history and your concern about shooting the gun again. Wouldn't hurt to mention the 40 some odd other S&W guns you've purchased & been happy with. I believe Smith will make it right.
I've only had to send back one gun to Smith, and I was very pleased with the experience.
Keep us posted.
Just in the nick of time. This is my first post on this forum; Ive been on Glocktalk for some time now. My wife went with me today to take a look at a s n w xvr at docs guns. I was hoping to find some info on them here. The owner told me they had a recall but not to worry. He has it on sale for $850.00. My wife gave me the go ahead for fathers day. Im going to put it on hold until I hear what happens to you. Good luck.
S&W was having some barrel issues with the 460 performance center verision. I think I would deal with S&W direct on this one. I think you got a problem with the retail store. Be calm and cool till you give them a chance to work this out for you. There's plenty of time to protest later. Write down all your information like ammo and lot number sales receipt and anything else you can come up with. I don't think S&W would want that gun out in the public and I think GM is tring to make a buck on you. Good luck.
Question (cuz I'm not that familiar with this caliber): Do all these different calibers actually FIT this weapon? If so, then I learn something and this is a non-issue. If not, then there's where your problem started.Ok, so S&W has had the weapon in their hot & grubbies at least once before and they failed to see a problem with the barrel. However, this could be good for you in the event you want to file a small claims or civil action.The whole time you would shoot it, it would miss fire every 8th round or so, ... [we] send it to Smith and Wesson. They replace the hammer and Cylinder and state the timing was off.Ok, now S&W has the weapon and THEY are the ones who want to charge you for the repair? Or, is it GM who wants to charge you?I send it back to S&W stating what happen and that I'm afraid to shoot that gun again. I was hoping that they would send me a new once with an apology for all the hassle that gun put me through.
Now they want me to pay over 300 dollars.
Seems odd to me that a new weapon which malfunctions, is repaired under the warranty, and when it immediately malfunctions again it is, or should be, still under warranty.
There should be no charge for this repair BUT it will depend on the assessment from S&W on what/who caused the damage. THIS will be important as to determine who pays.
Perhaps the test fire by the gunsmith was done behind a squib? Prior to that you hadn't noticed any blowback yet HE was the one who mentioned it. If so, the GM may be responsible for the repair costs.
The metalurgy may have been defective. If so, then S&W pays.
You may wind up being responsible for the costs if you cannot prove that it was not YOU or your son who damaged the weapon.
I would not be afraid to use the weapon after it was repaired PROVIDED that I received a certificate of some sort from S&W stating that the weapon was checked and that all systems and components were within spec. AND it had been test fired more than once by S&W prior to such certification. I may use a test stand for the first several rounds and then have the weapon checked by a DIFFERENT 'smith than the one at GM but I would not be afraid of it. Prudence is not fear.
I could not sell the weapon unless I had personally fired it several times after the repair. You will also have to disclose the repair/defect issue to the buyer no matter what.
My 2 centavos.
Last edited by Rob P.; 06-12-2007 at 01:32 PM.
Rob P. this is all on S&W and they are the ones wanting to charge me. The guy's at Gander can't believe it and a few told me they will talk people out of them. Yes it does shoot all 3 rounds that's why I bought it. The 460 is to much for me and if they send me a new one all I'll shoot is 454's out of it. I'm getting ready to call them now.
Don't know where to start. I talked with the gunsmith at Gander mtn and he said that he believes the gun to be defective and remembers S&W calling him stating that they can't tell what happen and they are going to send the gun to upper management. I called S&W and gave my order number to the customer service rep who was very nice. I told him my complete story after he told me that S&W said it was a squib and I have to pay so I asked to speak with management. Told her my story and she inter upped and seemed like she was reading a script. Over and over again how they have the experience of so many years and how the warranty works and she said it was Hornady's fault. She kept saying how it is test fired before leaving. I then ask how did it get through the first time. I asked her if 300 hundred dollar was worth losing a life time customer and she could care less. I told her my plans that I will tell my story on the web and at gun shows and she said go ahead. Well I'm finished with S&W and for good reason. I told her to have it sent back in the same condition. I already sold my P99c to a guy who lives 3 house down and his brother is buying my 357. I'm looking forward to buying some Rugers. I'm selling these guns so that these people will not buy new ones. I know I'm not going to make a difference but I refuse to have anything S&W in my home.
I can see looking at the gun that it looks like a squib but everyone one who heard the gun go off said they did not hear any difference with any of the 5 rounds shot. That's why I think it must have been some kind of defect. It was hard to pull back the hammer and my son told me each time he fired it got harder. When we got it to Gander it was really hard. What caused that. I know S&W comes out with some great guns but beware.
Something I just thought of....
Have S&W ship the weapon back to you as-is. Take the weapon to a different gunsmith and ask that the barrel bore and forcing cone be checked for proper diameter/size. Also ask him to check the cylinder timing too.
The reason I bring this up is that the gun already had a timing problem once. IF, (and it's a big IF), the timing was still incorrect then the weapon could be shaving & depositing bullet fragments/lead at the forcing cone ahead of the cylinder. If it builds up enough it could make it harder and harder to operate. It could also possibly cause a failure in the barrel by causing the bullet to try to jam or get stuck from the deflection after hitting the forcing cone edge. Bullets aren't meant to travel sideways down the barrel.
The weapon could also do this if the barrel bore diameter is incorrect for the chambering size. Essentially the bullets would be too big and the pressures would be enormous until there is a failure of some part. Possibly the barrel, possibly the frame or cylinder. Again, this could also cause the hard revolver operation which increases in difficulty with each round fired due to depositing of bullet material between the forcing cone and the cylinder.
I would have an independent gunsmith check EVERYTHING to verify that the weapon is correctly manufactured. If it is, then the blame lies with either you, the gunsmith at Gander Mountain, or the ammo manufacturer. Tell the 'smith you do not care what the results are just that they be hard facts and numbers/specs that can be backed up and verified. This eliminates the possiblity that your "expert" will tell you what you want to hear because you are the one paying for it. You want verifiable facts not his personal opinion that things should be different than the mfg's specs "because its better".
Also, until you can verify that the weapon is incorrect, then you cannot blame S&W for the failure. You may believe the weapon to be defective but you cannot PROVE it. Without proof all you have is your opinion and there are too many other possibilites which cannot be eliminated (like there really was a squib fired by someone other than yourself who did not recognize it).
In the upcoming year I plan to buy at least 2 new revolvers. It's good to know I can scratch off at least one mfg.
To me, that looks like a squib, and I would not expect S&W to pay if I did that to a gun.
Yes, I know you say all the shots sounded the same, but can you say for 100% sure there were no squibs? You say your son shot the gun 4 times and did not hit anything, so how can you know none of those were squibs?
I understand your frustration, but I can also understand S&W not tripping over themselves to repair a gun that looks like a squib blew a hole in the barrel.
Just my thoughts on the matter...
I won't comment on a possible cause because I do not know for sure. But I can tell you my personal experience dealing with gun issues and S&W. In short, I wrote letters last fall directly to the president (very professionally written and reasonable I might add), quality control and newly hired Julie Goloski, the new production rep. I NEVER heard a word from any one of those persons. I traded away my S&W handguns and switched to SigSauer. Screw 'em. I feel we individual handgun owners are simply that...one small little lonely gun owner. If the military or a police agency had serious issues with them, they would correct it immediately. You know those serial numbers on your S&W guns...that's all you are to them, a number. I do hope you get the barrel repaired. If not, your plan to set up a booth at the gun show seems reasonable.
They said they would replace the barrel for 350. Would any of you trust this gun what use 460 round. squib or no squib they should of given me a new one. They even had to question that by sending the gun up to upper management. I post some new picture. I'll be right back.
new picks I'll get better ones when my son gets home. Looking forward to showing this at this weekends gun show in Tyler
One more thing. I could have had them fix it a sell it. Would you buy it knowing its history. I'm a responsible gun owner and I would never sell this gun fixed to anyone.
If you want to tell S&W what you think about this, this is a email I found on their site. They will tell you that it's a squid caused by the ammunition and it's their policy.
If you agree to the following you can cut and paste.
Why was this gun sent up to upper management by your gunsmiths?
How did this gun get through your quality control before leaving the plant the first time?
This person has been a very good customer and has over 10 S&W firearms in his collection and over the years bought at least 40 from you and what he has been through with this firearm and he's afraid to shoot it even if you fixed it, why would you not replace it with a new one?


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The types of steamed bun we found in Malaysia are very different in taste compared to those we found in the Asian supermarket here.
Our "Pau" (Steamed bun) back home looks similar in shape but the wrapping taste much sweeter, almost like a sweet bread, just steamed version.
I liked it both though, since the Malaysian version is not available here, I decided to make it at home to satisfied my home sick taste buds!
For dough:
2.5 cups Whole wheat flour
2-2.5 cups All Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tbsp Instant yeast
100gms Sugar
1 1/4 cup Water
3 tbsps Vegetable oil
1 tbsp Baking powder
For Filling:
300 gm Pork belly (Thinly slice)
300 gm Boneless chicken (Cubed)
300gms Jicama(Slice)
12 Dried Mushroom (Soaked)
3 tbsp Cooking oil
1 tsp Shredded Ginger
6 Hard boiled eggs (Shelled and halved)
2 tbsp Soy Sauce
2 tbsp Oyster Sauce
1 tbsp Cooking Wine
1/2 tsp Sesame oil
1/4 tsp Black pepper powder
1 tsp Sugar
1 1/2 tsp Corn Starch
Prepare the ingredients accordingly.
Marinates pork, chicken and mushroom with all seasoning for at least half an hour.
In a cooking pan/wok, add about 2 tbsp of oil, stir fry shredded ginger until fragrant, add marinated chicken and pork, stir well or until it changes color.
Add jicama pieces, stir well, cover with lid and cook at medium for 5 minutes.
Dish out, and let it cold down to room temperature, chill it in the fridge for 3 hours before using.
Boil the eggs at the same time.
Proceed working on the dough, knead together all ingredients but Baking Powder to form a soft dough, almost like bread dough's consistency.
Cover with a damp towel, and leave the dough in a warm place, let it raise to double its size.
Take the dough out and punch down dough, and sprinkle baking powder evenly on the surface, give it a good and thorough knead.
Divide dough into 12 equal parts.
Use a rolling pin to roll out a portion of dough in such a way that the edges are thinner than the center part.
Place some filling and quarter hard boiled egg in the center. Wrap and pleat the form a bun with flowery shape on top.
It is important to proof the buns for 15-20 minutes.
Boil water in a steamer/wok. Steam pau over high heat/rapid boiling water for 15 minutes. Remove the whole steamer immediately, DO NOT open the lid at this point of time.
Wait for at least 5-10 minutes before you check on your pau.
Here is my well raised, beautifully shaped BIG PAU!
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Triad gang's message service at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre exposed
Nine held after police officer poses as inmate to expose triads who passed on messages
A police officer went undercover as a prisoner to help bust a triad gang that sent in members posing as visitors to deliver messages and goods to inmates at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre.
Officers believe messages to inmates awaiting trial may have concerned their upcoming court cases, with one senior police officer saying the activities could pose a risk to the judicial system.
Four men and five women, including the gang's mastermind, were arrested in a series of raids yesterday. Officers are hunting at least six more people in connection with the case, described as the first of its type in the city.
But police said the content of the messages the gang arranged to have passed on remains a mystery. Officers will interview 150 inmates to try to find answers.
The reception centre in Cheung Sha Wan accommodates male prisoners awaiting trail, as well as men detained under the Immigration Ordinance.
Superintendent Lau Tat-keung, assistant district commander for Sham Shui Po, said the implications of the messages could be severe. He said: "This is a potential danger to our whole, entire judicial system, by telling an inmate what to do."
The gang, which ran a company in Cheung Sha Wan, had been operating for a year, police said. Lau said the gang's recruits made 353 paid visits to 152 inmates, with the shortest lasting just 30 seconds.
"The price [charged by the gang to pass on a message or hand over items] is about HK$130 to HK$150 per visit," he said.
Police said no banned items such as drugs entered the centre through the visits, with the main items delivered being cigarettes and daily necessities.
Sham Shui Po district crime squad began investigating after gang members handed out fliers to visitors and put up a banner to promote the delivery services outside the centre last August.
According to the Prisons Ordinance, only relatives and friends of an inmate are allowed to visit.
The department has a list of declared visitors for each inmate.
But a police source said officers at the reception centre had to handle many remand inmates each day and may have been unable able to put together the lists quickly enough. He said the gang made use of this grey area to pose as friends of the inmates.
The arrested members are being investigated for conspiracy to defraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in jail.
The reception centre's chief officer for administration, Sun Wai-yeung, said monitoring of visitors had been stepped up.
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After a trust has been broken it is always hard to think of trusting again. If you are forgiving him it is then you must try to let go of the past and move forward with an open mind. You both have to have open communication and try to learn from the mistake to make your relationship better together. This will take time of course it is no small feat but it can be done if your both willing to try. Counseling could also helps your boyfriend find the deep rooted reason for him cheating with prostitutes he could be a sex addict, the counselor can find that out.
Forgiveness is the most hardest things to give and it takes time to get over what he has done to your relationship but if both of you make an effort to make the relationship work and healthy again. I'm a firm believer that all people can change and I don't believe the saying once a cheater always a cheater I feel that with respect and self control people can change and be faithful to their mate but they have to truly want to change for the better and become a better person. Anger is the one emotion that keeps us from forgiven someone that has done us wrong. Don't do this just because you want your daughter to have her father in her life do it only if you are ready to forgive and give him another chance.
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Hello guys.
I have come here with hopes of seeking different opinions for a newbie painter. I have zero experience with automotive paint finishes although a house painter by trade. What I am doing it restoreing a pop up trailer and have done the body work and blocked down the 2K filler ready for paint.
The deepfreeze is what I am spraying to get to know how to use this paint. I have had nothing but bad luck here.
Ive read many things over the nett and watched videos but the thought of doing this is alot easier then actually doing it. Ive sprayed this deepfreeze four times now and it isn't getting to where id like to see it.
The paint is some new environmental Nason SS.
Mixing 4 - 1 2
Setting the inlet presure with trigger on air to 25 PSI
The trigger knob is wide open, the patten is two turns back from wide open. To my knowledge when shooting it on a peice of paper looks consistant and even from top to bottom.
I am spraying the surface with 50% overlap as best I can, in arm legths, keeping air comin out of the gun when letting off the trigger at the end of the strokes.
Im doing nnothing but sprayin money into thin air
What am I missing guys any ideas?
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More of the same – with added volatility
Written By Noel O' Halloran, Chief Investment Officer
During 2014 we recorded new highs for global equity indices as well as recording the sixth year in a row of positive returns from global equities. This was achieved despite many headline challenges be they geo-political or simply the ongoing challenges of the muddle through growth struggle for many of the world's economies. From my general perspective, this constant 'barrage of challenges' to the recovery scenario was to be expected and has been a feature of the global equity recovery since March 2009. Global bond markets have also continued to hit new highs confounding all negative predictions (including yours truly) once again.
For 2015, I believe we can expect more of the same, albeit with more volatility than recent years. While the global equities have been in a bull market now for six years and is therefore quite mature, I don't believe the bull market is over but do believe investors should expect more modest single digit returns for 2015. The lesson from recent years have been that while 'hits' have been many and frequent they are transient and eventually overcome by improving fundamentals and central banks that keep the recovery underpinned....so buy the equity dips!
Why more modest returns?
- The key reason is that equity valuations are no longer cheap and I believe that returns should be more in line with global earnings growth – which I expect to grow by 6%. Over recent years strong double digit returns were driven both by earnings growth and an upward revaluation of P/E multiples. Although this re-rating could continue, it's not my central expectation. This also underpins my strong preference for high but sustainable dividend yields as a component of total return.
- Earnings themselves have become more dependent on top line growth as the impact of significant margin improvements over recent years lessens. In a muddle through growth environment for many economies, robust top line growth is not to be expected
- One key reason to expect higher bonds and equity volatility is that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will change course and commence raising US interest rates this year. The US itself has been a strong driver of the market and economic recovery and low US interest rates have underpinned this. We don't expect the Fed will make a policy mistake but that's not to say that markets won't experience another one of their 'transient wobbles' when it happens
What will we be watching?
- Top of the list over the first quarter will be the euro (again). Click here to see our separate blog of Jan 7 for our views re same
- The dramatic oil price fall of late has been a significant market feature. I expect the majority of the fall is now complete and my running assumption is that the oil price stabilises around current levels in a range, perhaps for a number of quarters
- Global central banks have remained the bedrock of the global recovery and while the Fed may change direction in 2015, I don't expect the global central bank underpinning to change. While much negative energy will likely be expended worrying about the Fed, a corresponding positive may emerge in the form of the ECB embarking on a more radical quantitative easing programme, the Bank of Japan continuing to stimulate and many Emerging Market economies may surprise with more stimulative policies (both fiscal and monetary easing).
- The markets to date have had a very nervous and negative reaction to the rapid oil price fall. They haven't yet however put enough emphasis on the positive benefits of this fall.Over coming quarters, I expect we will see improved consumer spending, enhanced profitability in sectors such as transportation, and improved growth in countries (often Asian) which are large importers of oil. Lower inflation from lower oil prices will be written up as 'deflationary', but it is a benign deflation that actually benefits rather than hurts the beneficiaries. So while the damage to certain sectors such as oil stocks or countries such as Russia has been immediate, I think the beneficiaries haven't yet been properly rewarded. Indeed, from our perspective many sectors with little direct exposure to oil have been severely overly-punished we would argue, and provide opportunity for investors.
- At a regional level, having been hit with many concerns over recent years, Emerging Markets are increasingly off the radar of global investors. I feel that they are becoming a forgotten asset class. Against a background of attractive valuations, reasonable fundamentals and a real possibility of interest rate cuts, Emerging Markets could be a surprise winner for 2015.
- Another beaten up asset class for the contrarian investor to consider is broad commodity investments once more. They certainly could perform much better in an environment of increasing confidence surrounding global growth and a move to a more 'risk-on' environment. I'm not convinced at this point but perhaps one to revisit through the year.


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Anyone else guilty of this? (I am!)
My SO sent me this today and I nearly died laughing, As at the EXACT time he sent this to me from work, I was rushing to the store to get the dogs food so they had enough for the weekend. They'll be at my friends house while we are out of town.
His note to me "Us with the dogs":
And my boyfriend dumped me afterwards - Imgur
And yes, I completely forgot about OUR dinner. :o I didn't have anything out to cook, and didn't have anything planned to get. LOL! We ended up going out to get something after packing. :rolleyes:
..... He knows me way too well..... :D
Anyone else guilty of this?
ME!!! I about fell out of my chair after the first one lol.
You stop by McD's on the way home ;)
LOL, yep! Last night we had French toast for supper because I really didn't feel like cooking. The dogs had chicken, sweet potatoes, green beans and yogurt. :)
lol.... Glad I'm not the only one!! The dogs definitely take priority in our home. :p Lucky dogs!
I love RAW feeding night. I get 20 chicken leg quarters, pass out 16, and then take the remaining 4 and make chicken soup. That covers me for a few days too then.
Definitely me!! I don't cook period. That's hubby's job; but I definitely make sure the animals are fed and I'll cook for Rocco daily when needed. Lol.
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theres times when my fridge is empty with the exception of hot dogs (dog treats), my pantry has no human food, only dog treats and food, and when i only have time to stop either at the grocery store or the petco, guess where i stop? good thing theres pizza hut
I must be a bad mommy, I always eat very well, I LOVE cooking.... Glock always has dog food and like the bad person I am he typically shares my food a little bit too....
Problem solved - dog food is on standing order. Now, if only I could do the same with my grocery list :-)
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Let me put it this way, creativity is like a seed of an apple tree. You have to plant it and continuously water the sprout until you can pick the fruits after your hard work. For me, this watering is the observation of my surroundings — seeing details, which possibly go undetected by others. These small things could include a cosmos of ideas, just like a drop of water on a leaf.
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just wondering what people think of the JUDGE and
if you own one:
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Used to own one and in my opinion absolutely useless. Not strong enough to shoot any of the more powerful 45LC's and I couldn't get more than 5 or 6 #6 shot in a coke can @ 5' so worthless for snakes as well. From my experience 410 slugs were more accurate than any of the 45LC I shot through it but as usual every gun is different... Aaron
Looked interesting but didn't feel right in my hands.
Here's an article by a guy who tested one.
I have one and like it pretty good, shoots LC's good also, get some STANDARD Buffalo Bore or Georgia Arms 200g Gold-dots and you are set.
Have one and like it! See more comment on this in "passed up The Judge" higher up in this forum.
I think if I owned one of those I would use "000" buckshot load with five pellets. A single "000" pellet measures approximately 0.36" and weighs 70 to 72 grs. In my view, this is the preferred load for defensive shooting.
No sir you couldn't give me a Taurus Product. Checkout www.bondarms.com
I own a Judge and for what I bought it for, it is great.
It sits on the night stand on the side of the bed my wife sleeps on and is loaded with alternating OOO Buck Shot and .45 Long Colt Hollow Points.
She can shoot it well and has practiced with it at the range.
The recoil does not bother her at all, but she's been shooting other guns for years.
It's not for target shooting, but it make a hell of a close up and personal gun.
Most say they hate it, but I believe they are not understanding it's purpose - close work.
The Judge is selling like hot cakes and you can hardly find one to buy a few months ago - they increased production and they are easier to find now.
Of my shooting buddies four of them (including me) have bought the Judge and each of use like it for what it's meant to do.
Were you able to quickly re-cock, and get a fast second shot off?
How quickly can you reload the gun?
What's its effective range, with .410 shells? (That is, what's the greatest distance at which you can reliably keep all the shell's pellets on a man-torso target, when firing quickly?)
I don't own the judge but I have put several hundred rounds threw my buddies. My thoughts are for extreme close range it is deadly with the 410 loads. I did not find the 45 long colts to shoot very consistent with my self behind the gun but I'm not an ace marksman. For his intended purpose for his wife as a night stand gun for close personal defense when he is out of town I think it is perfect. Is it the gun for me no, but I have plenty of weapons better suited for my needs. If youre looking for a nice close quarters self defense gun and are not very familiar with shooting hand guns I think it would be perfect. Remember a lot of people will tell you it is junk and have no first hand knowledge of the weapon. My advice try and go shoot one with both the colts and 410 shells and make your own decision.


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This morning, the front is rolling through the Ohio Valley, spreading showers and thunderstorms along a narrow band as it advances eastward.
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I am building my first small block Chevy and I would appreciate the guidance and input from folks who have gone down this path before me. I can build you a Nissan L6 motor that puts out double the stock HP with my eyes closed, but I want to try something new and I'd like to get it right the first time.
I will be dropping a 350 block into a 1972 Datsun 240Z. 010 block from 1973.
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75% street/ 25% road course. Spirited street/canyon driving "for fun" (not a daily driver), non-competitive high performance driving events on road course race tracks.
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It would be nice to have 400 HP for bragging rights, but I think if I am anywhere in that area it will feel pretty darn good in a car that weighs 2400 lbs.
The idea is to show how much power can be put down by the venerable Chevy V8 without spending much money. I can wind the heck out of an L28ET and get 500 HP very reliably... for about $10K, done right. I believe I can put 400 HP in a SBC for under $2000.
Why a SBC in a 240Z?
I already have a very high strung 240Z that is 20% street/80% race (bad idle, obnoxiously firm suspension, very grippy racing clutch), so this car is intended to be more streetable. I figured the V8 motor will give me a much smoother powerband than the I6 does when it is built for 250+ HP.
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Whatever hydraulic cam the smart people at COMP recommend with this setup
Stock bottom end w/ stock forged, dished pistons
Will this work? I am choosing the cam last as I figure that is what the cam help line is for; they know their products after all.
Will the large runners on the 210cc heads match up with the intake? Any special gaskets I need to think about? Is that too much intake volume for 350 ci?
Any idea what CR this combo will yield? Looking to run California's lousy 91 octane at most; I don't want to have to put race gas in here all the time. 87 wouldn't be bad, either, because I'd love to beat my import buddies using Regular Unleaded.
No need to bash the ProComp heads in this thread. They are dirt cheap and my engine builder has put them in several race cars. Some of those race cars are winners, both in drag and dirt. He likes the 3rd gen ProComp head at the price, and he's willing to do the machine work to make them pretty. He says he refuses to use their assembled heads as he's seen too many assembly issues and doesn't trust their valvetrains. I trust the guy and he's always given me good motors, so...
What else? Will she make power?
Thanks all,
I think the port size of the heads you're thinking about using are too big for the engine and the RPM band needed to make 400 hp. Getting 400 HP out of a 350 is at the edge of a no-brainer; a set of Vortec heads and a comp 268 cam with a 650 cfm 4 barrel and 1-5/8's tube 36 inch headers will get you there with space to spare and run nicely on California premium.
Given it doesn't take a Whomper-Stomper cam to grind out 400 hp from a 350, you won't need to rev the motor to the moon to get power, so that's why I'd recommend port sizes more like 170-180cc to keep the velocity up and use what the engine will make tons of which is mid range torque. But I'd stick with aluminum heads as you're looking at as they take 50 pounds off the engine, which is off the front axle as well, so this will help handling. The aluminum head lets you push the compression another ratio or more than cast iron which will add to the engine's ability to avoid detonation on 91 octane fuel. Given you car is very light, you might push the comp ratio another point and get away with around 11 to 1 but certainly half again above 10 at 10.5 would be safe since you can't really bog this engine down with a ton and a quarter car.
I also don't think you need a 750 cfm carb, again it's too big for what little a 350 needs to get 400 horse, large begets more RPMs on a 350 say above 6500 and with a 268 cam a 350 just isn't going there 'cause it doesn't need to.
Chevy engines are very dependent upon the piston for compression selection and proper squish/quench. You need to pay attention to the crown height as many aftermarket pistons assume the block will be zero decked (cut .020-.025 inch) and these have a shorter pin to crown distance. If used with a standard height block, these pistons end up way down the hole .040 inch or so plus gasket, as a result compression, squish and quench go in the trash. A flat top with proper compression height is best with a small chamber head, but if compression needs to be trimmed to hit 10 to 10.5 to 1 then the next best choice is a D shaped dish as this keeps a flat piston surface against the head's squish/quench deck for very good anti-detonation characteristics and keeps the major mixture density jammed up against the spark plug for a fast burn, this lets you get by with less spark advance so the engine gains energy otherwise lost trying the drive the piston back from whence it came with excessively early ignition that open combustion chambers or circualr dish OEM style pistons need.
If you've never dropped an SBC or SBF into an old Z-car before, head on over to Jags that Run
and check out Mike Knells book on Chevy to Datsun swaps. It'll save you some bucks and sweat in the long run.
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"If your mother says she loves you, check it out" is certainly applicable to journalists. But it's also good advice for anyone building friendships and relationships online.
By now you've probably heard of the Manti Te'o scandal.
But for those of you who haven't, here's a recap: The Te'o saga began as a tear-jerking story of a Notre Dame linebacker who led his team to an undefeated regular season and the national championship game after enduring a series of personal tragedies: his beloved grandmother and girlfriend, Lennay Kekua, died within hours of each other in September.
Te'o's story had Disney written all over it. A boy falls in love with a girl he claimed to have met at a football game. They have an online, long-distance relationship until she is diagnosed with leukemia and dies. Hours after learning of her death, he leads his team to a victory. He reminisces about their relationship in interviews. He lands the cover of Sports Illustrated and gets nominated for the Heisman trophy.
His story tugged at your heartstrings and catapulted him into the national spotlight.
Even if you could care less about football, you were rooting for Te'o to succeed. He gained even more fans when he visited the family of a Michigan girl who had recently died of leukemia and loved Notre Dame football.
Yesterday, we learned it was all a hoax.
Te'o's girlfriend never existed.
Details about the entire scandal are still sketchy and Te'o's role in this still isn't clear.
But someone (several news organizations report it was Te'o's friend Ronaiah Tuiasosopo) created an Instagram and Twitter account in Kekua's name. Photos of Kekua are actually that of another girl, whose photos were used without her permission.
Whether he was duped or in on it the entire time is yet to be seen.
But Manti Te'o isn't the only one.
Each week, MTV's "Catfish" show chronicles stories of people falling in love online and being fooled when they discover the person they've been talking to for months –even years – isn't the person they thought it was.
These stories show just how easy it is to create a persona online: Pick a name. Find a photo of an attractive person online. Create an account on a social networking site.
In the time it takes to order a latte, you can become a whole new person online.
We can all learn lessons from these stories, regardless of whether you're in an online relationship.
The first lesson is to STOP. THINK. CONNECT. Use your critical thinking skills. Take a moment to really process the information and think things through before you jump headfirst into a relationship.
Here are some other tips:
In the unfortunate (and rare) situation that you become the victim of fraud, you can learn how to get your life back on track with our Victims of Cybercrime Tip Sheet.


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Map: Canada's Commercial Engagement in Africa and the Middle East. The map shows the locations of the Trade Commissioner Service offices in various African and Middle Eastern countries.
Canada has an office in Kuwait City, Kuwait; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the United Arab Emirates; Tehran, Iran; Tel Aviv, Israel; Amman, Jordan; Beirut, Lebanon; Damascus, Syria; Algiers, Algeria; Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Yaounde, Cameroon; Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; Cairo, Egypt; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Accra, Ghana; Nairobi, Kenya; Tripoli, Libya; Bamako, Mali; Rabat, Morocco; Maputo, Mozambique; Lagos, Nigeria; Dakar, Senegal; Johannesburg, South Africa; Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; Tunis, Tunisia; Lusaka, Zambia; and Harare, Zimbabwe.
Canada has free trade and science and technology cooperation agreements with Israel. Canada has a pending free trade agreement with Jordan. Canada has air transport agreements with Jordan, Lebanon, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and South Africa, as well as with the Gulf Cooperation Council, which comprises Bahrain, Kuwait, Quatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Canada has a trade and investment cooperation/enhancement agreement with South Africa.
Canada has foreign investment promotion and protection agreements with Lebanon, Egypt, and South Africa, and pending foreign investment promotion and protection agreements with Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zambia.
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For the first time in the Richt era, the Bulldogs will take the field today with a quarterback other than David Greene and a defensive coordinator other than Brian VanGorder. Plus, defensive end David Pollack, receivers Fred Gibson and Reggie Brown, linebacker Odell Thurman and safety Thomas Davis -- stalwarts all -- have moved on.
"We did lose some key players, but we only lost eight scholarship players out of 85," said Richt, who led the Bulldogs to a 10-2 season and final national ranking of No. 7 last year. "It's not like we're losing this huge amount of players. There's the feel that we've lost a lot more than maybe we did."
That's because of what those eight did. Greene took the NCAA record for games won with him, and Pollack carried off almost every piece of hardware a defensive lineman can win.
All the departures will make for a more interesting spring than in years past simply because Georgia has more questions to answer. The biggest is: How will D.J. Shockley do now that he finally gets to take over for Greene?
"I know there is going to be a lot of hype around," the senior said. "I've been excited since I got here, but it is a little more exciting knowing you are going to be the starting quarterback."
The Bulldogs won't be installing a new offense for Shockley. Eighty percent of the offense will look exactly the same to Georgia fans, Richt said. The other 20 percent will be plays that have been in the playbook but are more suited to Shockley's athletic style.
"I'd hate to have a guy learning an offense for four year and then change everything," Richt said.
There will be hardly any changes on the defense even though it will have a new coordinator. Willie Martinez was promoted from secondary coach to replace VanGorder, who was credited with turning Georgia's defense into one of the nation's best and moved on to a job in the NFL.
The Bulldogs hired two new coaches to replace VanGorder's linebacker coaching spot and the job left by running backs coach Ken Rucker, who went to Texas. John Jancek, who was the defensive coordinator at Central Michigan last year, will coach linebackers, and former Bulldog Kirby Smart, who coached defensive backs at LSU last year, will coach the running backs.
Adding new faces to the staff has helped the Bulldogs stay grounded, Richt said.
"It makes everybody revisit what we do and why," he said. "It keeps you from going too far in your scheming rather than watching your fundamentals. There will be some rough spots, but I would think a lot of the kinks will ge ironed out this spring."


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I think I have dry spray.
I think I have dry spray.
Im spraying 2K au ss, so far Ive only painted the jambs etc.
The paint was applied about a week ago over a few days.
Some of the finishes are smooth as glass others painted on different days feel sandy like 2000 grit paper but still looks glossy, all surfaces were prepared the same only differences were they were sprayed on different days and the gun was set each time, the weather hardener and reducer was the same.
All had mist coat plus two full coats. Almost no orange peel.
Does this read like to drier spray?
Can I fix the stuff already applied by buffing?
If I repaint do I need the sand?
Could it be overspray that settled back on the finish
that was sprayed earlier?
Either way, you should be able to buff it out.
Give it a try and see, you may not even need to sand it first
if it's just a mist that dried on top of good paint.
And sometimes a clay bar will work good for just a
light mist :pimp:
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Repairing water damaged shower entry
My first post here with 2 tiling projects under my belt. Thanks for bearing with me.
The visible water damage is along where the swinging shower (walk-in type shower) door closes. The shower is sunk in to the floor so its about a 6 inch step down into the shower (BTW-its tiled with all 4x4 ceramic). The bathroom floor is carpet-on-plywood which goes right up to the edge of the shower enclosure including the door. A couple inches of the plywood is damaged and the top edge of tiles right under the door have come completely loose. There is no sign of there having been any waterproof material in this area. I haven't yet begun striping back tiles to see the extent of the damage (I will begin that process in a couple of hours) though it appears at least the bottom two inches of the end of the side walls is rotted.
I also have noticed that there is some cracked tile in the floor of the shower. This is 2 separate cracks traveling right through the middle of tiles about a foot or more in length.
BTW-this is in earthquake prone Southern California.
Given the situation, should this shower be completely torn out or can it be saved? Its my mother and step dad's. He made it about 20 yrs ago and barely remembers what he did. I get the impression they would like to save it if at all possible. If it can be reasonably saved, what would be the best line of attack?
Sounds like the entire thing was done wrong. I'm sure you will find it's much worse than it now appears. Be prepared to rip out the whole thing. Let us know what you find and later ask how to build it right. Pics help.
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Got started tearing out the visibly bad area and found the tile was on backerboard and a plastic type liner tray was used on the floor which goes upthe side about 4 inches. attempting to attach pics taken with my Blackberry of what I have so far.
Yup, looks very typical. Who ever did that must have thought concrete backer board and ceramic tiles is all you need to waterproof a shower. :censored:
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I have gone back another row some of the backer came off too and showed a bit more water damage. It seems thats as far as it goes there. Does that justify having to redo the whole wall? Or worse yet the whole shower? I'm going to get a grout saw to make it easier to get the tiles out and hopefully save save as many as possible no matter what.
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Looks like they may have run a few fasteners through there to ice the cake:
Please, would you mind telling me something I don't know? I would like help, if at all possible to keep the job as small as possible. I would like to learn something in the process so please, please, please add your postings to be as helpful as you can. Thank you very much.
That's a crazy way to build a shower - for starters, the curb should rise above the exterior finished floor to contain water within the shower pan and the liner needs to extend a minimum of 3 inches above the curb at the walls. If those are in fact fastener holes that low on the liner, it's a strong indication that whoever built the shower did not understand how even the current attempt at a pan should be installed. Quite possibly there are other fundamental problems as well (missing pre-slope, etc).
Take a look at Diagram 1 here:
Why Shower Pans Leak – Paragon Inspection Services Chicago/Morton Grove/Buffalo Grove
For some information about how such pans should be constructed.
See Figure 8 for an example of the problems caused by fasteners through pan liners.
That looks like a tear-out and rebuild to me.
thank you! I like that. I will be doing more homework. My step dad isn't trusting my word (or yours) and is trying to get a friend of his son (who has not responded to this request for months). So I'm going to take pics with my good camera and print them for step dad to take to the sons friend. He is a strange character and has his own idea about everything and is hard to convince about anything. Tomorrow I will make a cut into the wood to peek under the floor. We'll see...:eek:
I was looking at another shower downstairs that he had started and the liner was put on the bare plywood without a slope built-in. So there we go. That might explain the cracks in the floor of this damaged shower...
I would be surprised if more than 5% of all the tiled showers are done correctly.
Your best bet is a complete tear-out. It's possible to spend lots of time and patch it, but it won't be waterproof and it'll look like hell cuz you won't be able to match the tiles.
I recommend you build or find someone who knows how to build a Kerdi shower. :thumbsup:
I agree with Jaz. There is nothing there worth salvaging. Sorry!:)
We would be happy to point you in the right direction if you want.
Can I get your permission to use one of your pictures in future versions of the document I linked to in post #8? (You can PM me by clicking on my user ID at the upper left of this post.)
The system here won't let me PM yet, but yes Michael, you can use whichever picture you want. Anything to help people learn something. I did take those with my phone. If you'd like I can send you some taken with with a camera that has better resolution.
So, I had a conversation with my step dad's #1 son last night (he knows how his dad built the shower). For a variety of reasons he has concerns about the project though I was able to leave him with a positive feeling of the whole situation. He is a very good and respected contractor. He has committed to coming over Friday night to evaluate the unintentional mess.
BTW: I cut back a small section of the floor so we could see what the damage to the floor joist might be. Thankfully, there is just a little surface stuff--mostly residue from the plywood that was on top of it. Can be easily cleaned and treated.
I'm guessing here, but to do this right, now that I have cut the floor, is it safe to assume I need to go back to adjacent support beams to install 1 large solid piece of plywood instead of trying to fit a small patch?
Next question: what is the best way to clean off the tiles I'm trying to save?
Thanks you guys. You are being very helpful.
My e-mail is mdt (@ goes here) paragoninspects.com
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Thin BBQ Sauce Recipe
Tags: BBQ Sauce
Have you ever heard of Thin BBQ Sauce? Depending on the region of the US you are from, it could also be called a mop sauce or wet sauce maybe even a marinade. Regardless of what you may call it, thin BBQ sauces are popular in many areas of the country and they all have certain ways of preparing it that is consistent with their region.
For instance, in the Kansas City area, you would not hear of a thin BBQ sauce. But if you were in the eastern parts of North Carolina, you would have it on your table as a staple ingredient with all of your meals practically.
The Thin sauces are great as they will soak into the meat rather than just lying on the top like a traditional thick BBQ sauce. Many cooks use these thin sauces with a mop while cooking and marinate the meat before grilling or smoking too so the meat is permeated with the sauce and flavor..
Here is an easy to make homemade thin BBQ sauce recipe that you can make your own by easily adding spice in the form of your favorite chili peppers or hot peppers or you can use it as is and adjust the sweetness level to your delight.
This recipe is great with pork butt, ribs, pulled pork, brisket, poultry or whatever your heart desires. Super easy to make and try today.
Homemade Thin BBQ Sauce Recipe
2 cups Big Bob Gibson Champion Red BBQ Sauce or Sweet Baby Ray's Original BBQ Sauce
1 cup Cider Vinegar
1 cup Apple Juice
1/4 to 1/2 cup Light Brown Sugar (according to your sweetness taste)
Combine all of the above ingredients in a large saucepan and simmer over medium heat, stirring often for 5-7 minutes. Use immediately or let it cool and store it in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
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We have been involved with this sacred land since 1988 when we first bought it. At that time, it was just a piece of jungle with no roads, no water, no electricity, mostly weeds and no support from the county. Up to this day, it remains secluded and "off the grid". After more than twenty years and with great vision, perseverance and many volunteer students, we have created a place that brings its visitors happiness and joy, and awakens a much-needed awareness of cultivating sustainability.
We host conscious eco-travelers, as well as people from all over the world who come to study the art of Embodied Spirituality and Sustainability with us. If you would like to find out more about our other activities as teachers, artists, and musicians, please click here. You may even be inspired to come back for a three-month internship program in exploring yourself and learning to live sustainably, where you are invited to stay with us and feel the spirit of the land and breathe in the "Aloha" of Hawaii.
We look forward to welcoming you and invite you to participate in the activities of our artistic spiritual community, or to simply be in your own quietness. We know you will have a fulfilling visit that nurtures your body and soul. The culture of Hawaii is rich, and the location you have chosen is in tune with the rhythm of the old ways.
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This thread is extremely helpful in explaining how to access these HVAC bulbs. I was able to get to the bulbs pretty easily.
But now, I have a different problem - I only intended to change the bottom bulb. I went to the auto parts store, found the GE #37 bulb, inserted it, and reassembled. NO WORKY! Not only that, but the other bulb - the one that is behind on the passenger side - doesn't work either! I checked fuses, none seem to be blown. Any suggestions as to what I did?
If you shorted the wiring, the headlight switch dimmer rheostat blows. Not a fuse.
Do you have dimmed lighting on the other items?
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posted by Dawn .
subtract these two rational expressions
(2x+3)/(x-1) - (x-1)/(x+1)
You need the same denominator for both fractions before you can subtract one from the other. Multiply top and bottom of the first one by the denominator of the second one, and multiply top and bottom of the second one by the denominator of the first one. You can then combine the pair of them into a single fraction with (x-1)(x+1) as the denominator. {Don't forget when you're simplifying the result that (x-1)(x+1) = (x²-1)}


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How to find directions online (and 50 other things you might want to teach your parents)
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Everything really is bigger in Texas, as my parents found out when they moved to Houston from Kansas in early November. Since moving, my mom - who openly admits that navigation isn't her strongest suit - was getting lost quite often as she settled into her new hometown. She found herself spending just as much time trying to find the grocery store as doing the actual shopping. So when I headed home for Thanksgiving, I gave her a quick lesson on how easy it is to find directions online using Google Maps.
With millions of people travelling across county and state lines for the holidays, my mom probably isn't the only one who could use a quick tutorial on how to get simple, easy to understand, and accurate turn-by-turn directions.
That's why a bunch of Googlers got together to create a website - TeachParentsTech.org - that enables kids to send basic how-to videos to mom, dad, or even grandma. Check out this video in which I show just how easy it is to get from Point A to Point B with the help of Google Maps.
To see more videos, or to send someone a tech support care package of your own, make sure to visit TeachParentsTech.org.


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Cory Booker's Dad Dies, 6 Days Before Election
(NEWSER) – Cory Booker has to temporarily put the brakes on his campaign for a Senate seat in New Jersey just six days before the special election. His father, Cary Booker, has died after suffering a stroke in Las Vegas, reports USA Today. The elder Booker also had Parkinson's disease. Cary Booker was a strong force in his own right, becoming one of the first black executives at IBM. His son frequently mentioned him in speeches and stories, notes the Star-Ledger.
One of those stories recounted how the Newark mayor's parents faced discrimination from a white realtor who didn't want to sell the black couple a home in Bergen County years ago. When Cary Booker returned to the office with a lawyer, the realtor got angry. "He sics a dog on my dad," Booker said recently at Stanford. "Now, the size of the dog has changed over the years. My father now insists it was spawn from Hell, it was Cujo. My mom will whisper to me it was just Toto ..." Booker faces Republican Steve Lonegan in the Oct. 16 election.
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Local and national media, especially CNN's HLN, which stars loudmouth court pundit Nancy Grace, had in Jodi Arias an enthusiastic volunteer star for a four-month reality series that earned record ratings. Arias' epic murder trial had everything that voyeurs, gossips, and just plain curious computer users could want, starting with the terrific decision by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens to allow the case to be televised. With the case's long prehistory — going back to June 4, 2008, the day Arias sliced, stabbed, and shot her 30-year-old former boyfriend Travis Alexander at his Mesa house — the media cannon was well primed by the time the trial started on January 2.
And so it went: Backstory TV interviews, nude and even X-rated shots of Arias and Alexander, blog posts and pictures by the victim and murderess (an amateur photographer), a marathon run of 18 business days on the witness stand by the smart-alecky, remorseless Arias, and the nightly rehash by Grace, Dr. Drew, and scores of amateur trial watchers. Arias finally was convicted of premeditated first-degree murder on May 8, followed by more frenetic TV coverage until the unsatisfying non-decision by the jury on May 23 regarding the death-penalty question. The Arias-obsessed might not have much longer until the sequel begins. Judge Stephens expects a new jury — which will decide only whether Arias should be executed or face life in prison — to be convened in late September.
Climate change will mean routine, human-killing temperatures of 130 and higher during the summer. All water sources will dry up, sparking extreme conservation efforts. Farming will become impossible. Wildfires will transform the state's forests and highlands into the ashen landscape depicted in The Road. Welcome to the vision of worrywarts like Will deBuys, author of a March piece on slate.com titled "Phoenix May Not Survive Climate Change," and Andrew Ross, who wrote the 2011 book Bird on Fire: Lessons from the World's Least Sustainable City.
But allow us to retort: Truth is, reports of Phoenix's impending demise are premature. State officials expect the population of the Phoenix area to nearly double by 2050 — to about 6 million. And no one should die of thirst: Phoenix and its suburbs have a multifaceted water supply more robust than any other major Southwest city. Sure, we'll have problems in the future. But it's the height of pessimism to claim that everyone will flee to perceived greener pastures rather than cope with the challenges. Don't you believe it.
We never turn down the opportunity to catch a rooftop view of the city, so when the chance to see Phoenix from the top of the Icehouse came up during an impromptu trip to the historic building now known for its contemporary art exhibitions, we bit. Little did we know it was going to take more than just a quick trip in an elevator to get to the roof.
Fair warning: This isn't a trip for the faint of heart — and by the time we publish this award, it might be a trip that's no longer an option for those who haven't signed some sort of waiver. Our guide took us up the stairs to the Icehouse's third floor. We climbed up the creaky ladder resting against the building's open elevator shaft (that's been out of commission for years), balanced on a metal beam that separates the open air about 10 feet off the third floor and 30 feet down the shaft, and jumped onto a platform that can best be described as unreliable.
From there, we navigated the building's attic, making sure to walk on supported ceiling beams, found a rusty chair under a manmade hold, and took another leap of faith up and onto the building's roof. A very untraditional view of Phoenix — warehouse tops, train tracks, high rises, and the quickly developing construction zone that will one day host Sheriff Joe Arpaio's fancy new offices — is the backdrop to this view. And, man, is it worth it — once you figure out how to get back down to tell the story.
We've had a culture crush on Alberto Rios for as long as we can remember, so we were delighted to see the ASU English professor and celebrated author honored with the position as the state's first poet laureate. Rios is a sweet, soft-spoken (both in person and in print) man with roots in Nogales. If anyone "gets" Arizona, it's him. But don't let us tell you that. We'll let Rios' words — from the conclusion of a poem called "In Us This Day" that he wrote on the occasion of former Governor Janet Napolitano's 2003 inauguration — show why he's the best:
We are in a border time,
The border between countries, between centuries,
The border between yesterday and tomorrow,
What we have been and what we are going to be.
We are a state of many languages, many cultures.
We must translate this into a state with many ideas.
Let us choose the best from this treasury of dreams.
Let us create a future
We would want to speak in any language.
We should not try to predict the future —
Instead, let us make it, and let us make it our own.
Thanks to Aidy Bryant, we'll never think of acupuncture or Mrs. Claus the same way again. Not since David Spade took his place as a cast member of Saturday Night Live have we had a hometown kid to wait up for (albeit only till 10:30). To be honest, our SNL viewing habits had waned. Then came Aidy — a Xavier High School graduate raised in Phoenix, fresh from a stint at Chicago's Second City, and Lorne Michaels' newest hire. This past year, we watched for her in every episode. We loved her in "Girlfriends' Talk Show" and teared up a bit when — as Candy Crowley — she got to yell, "Live from New York, it's Saturday night!" Yes, we are officially Aidy Bryant groupies. She's back on SNL for another season. Come Saturday night, you'll know where to find us: the couch.
We tried to see Grumpy Cat in person once. It was awful. And we say this only because the famous frowny feline of Internet fame wound up canceling. "Good," as we're sure she would say. The viewing was supposed to happen during an appearance by Tardar Sauce at last year's Great Southwest Scooter Fiesta in Gilbert before owner Tabatha Bundesen, who resides in the Valley, nixed the "interview" due to an overwhelming amount of media appearances at the time. And things haven't slowed down since. For the three of you not familiar with Tardar Sauce's backstory, the renowned sourpuss suffers from feline dwarfism, which causes her famous frown. Bundesen's brother posted a photo of Tardar to Reddit a year ago on a whim, and overnight fame ensued. The Internet found its newest hero, and Grumpy Cat's frown became the face that launched millions of memes. And make no mistake: Grumpy Cat was the biggest meme of 2012. (Sorry, Bad Luck Brian.) And this year looks to be even bigger. She's everywhere — on TV, in commercials, even in her own book. A movie reportedly is in the works, as is "Grumppucino" iced coffee beverages with her now-iconic mug on the label. And now a Best of Phoenix plaque to go along with it. Wonder what she'll say? Oh, yeah, that's right.