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Random DGUSA re-watch session:
Dragon Kid vs. Masato Yoshino (Dragon Gate USA, Open The Untouchable Gate)
This was a helluva match, the epitome of Dragon Gate's mid-card style between the two of the fastest wrestlers out there. This was their second match in DGUSA, and Yoshino is looking to even the score. The pace was typical where they build to a frenzy finishing stretch, but they managed to make everything look much faster and sooo smooth. Great, simple and effective storytelling about two athletes knowing everything about each other.
Rating: ****
Dragon Kid vs. Masato Yoshino (Dragon Gate USA, Open The Northern Gate)
2 out of 3 Falls, their last DGUSA match. While not as great as their previous encounter, this was still very good. It's not easy to work a 2/3 Falls match that goes under 20 minutes and make everything look credible and believable in the meantime, but they did a good job there. Two relatively quick falls were booked good and looked believeable, so they worked a little bit longer 3rd fall, and created an exciting finishing stretch. With 5-8 more minutes dedicated to the first two falls, this could've been an instant classic, but there's no reason to complain really, because this shit was good.
Rating: ***1/2
Naruki Doi vs. Bryan Danielson (Dragon Gate USA, Open The Untouchable Gate)
Good God, this is incredible, and even better every time I watch it. It's just an amazing match between the two of the best in the world, great modern Junior match. Simple and effective storytelling with a strategy focus, good selling, great counters, defensive and offensive moves, exciting finishing stretch, etc. This match was almost perfect. The Chicago crowd was fucking great here.
Rating: ****3/4
Bryan Danielson vs. SHINGO (Dragon Gate USA, Enter The Dragon 2010)
Although this felt little too formulatic, it's still a hell of a match, because they're so good, and they make it work, and since this is kind of a match that happens only once, it works very well. It was nothing special until the finishing stretch, tbh, you have your basic control segments from both, but the final 7-8 minutes are fantastic, and they make everything worth waiting. Great match after all.
Rating: ****1/4
Bryan Danielson vs. YAMATO (Dragon Gate USA, Untouchable 2010)
This classic is always overlooked by the Dragon/SHINGO match, and it's not really fair, because this match is better. Just greatness of a match with two strong characters. YAMATO is such an awesome wrestler, I miss his heel days. Such a prick, but somehow a loveable one. Anyway, this was a time when Dragon has already returned in WWE, and he was the US Champion here, so I was both shocked and impressed with the way he worked the match. He held nothing back, and was bumping around as it was 2006. Fucking A! Another fantastic, modern Junior match. One of my favorite modern matches. The post-match attack from Moxley did a good job in building their match tomorrow night (Danielson's last DGUSA match).
Rating: ****3/4
Bryan Danielson vs. Jon Moxley (Dragon Gate USA, Way Of The Ronin 2010)
Danielson's last DGUSA match, and it was a very good brawl against Moxley. They had a good mini feud filled with intensity, and it showed in this match, the storytelling was really good here. There's nothing like a badass match filled with the mix of stiff strikes and painful holds. This is Danielson's weakest DGUSA match, but it's still very good shit, which tells you how stellar his mini DGUSA run was. If WWE ever decides to fully invest in these two's potential rivarly down the road, it'll be a must-see TV.
Rating: ***3/4
SHINGO vs. Dragon Kid (Dragon Gate USA, Untouchable 2010)
Excellent match between the former tag team partners. You'll rarely find the speed vs. power story told and executed like here. Those two formulas (tag partners collide and speed vs. power) were simple, but showcased perfectly. The pace of the match was excellent, they built things slowly, with SHINGO dominating and Dragon Kid making comebacks, the finishing stretch was awesome, and the crowd was behind them all the time.
Rating: ****1/4
The Spiked Mohicans vs. Speed Muscle (Dragon Gate USA, Untouchable 2010)
The was the match where CIMA selected Ricochet as his tag team partner and the new Warriors member. This is were Ricochet became a legit star in Dragon Gate. They invested in him, and it paid off eventually. The match was good, it was your typical DG tag, but not a rollercoaster as you would expect given the names. The pace was mostly steady and the action was not balls-to-the walls crazy. It was simply a very good match with the story emphasis on Ricochet.
Rating: ***3/4
Speed Muscle vs. SHINGO & Dragon Kid (Dragon Gate USA, Open The Freedom Gate)
Okay, I used to have this match at ****1/2, but after few more re-watches, I give this a full boat. I just can't find anything wrong with this, and I know I might get few laughs for this rating. The key to the match's success were the subplots of Kid/Yoshino and SHINGO/Doi rivarlies. This match exploited the DG tag team style to perfection, and the second half was balls-to-the–walls frenzy, dramatic and exciting. Some awe inspiring sequences and super believable nearfalls. The selling was highly acceptable too. The best match in DGUSA history, and the best modern tag team match, together with GoBashi/K-Office, XXX/AMW, DemBoys/Steenerico and AngleBenoit/EdgeRey ( I feel like I'm missing one).
Rating: *****
YAMATO vs. Davey Richards (Dragon Gate USA, Open The Freedom Gate)
This match is overlooked by the more attractive, but not necessarily better SHINGO/Davey classic. The key difference, IMO, that makes this match better is YAMATO's superb work. Nothing against SHINGO, of course, I'm a huge fan, but YAMATO is simply better when it comes to small things. Both guys are an awesome watch, but I find YAMATO's cunning and methodic game plans and approaches more appealing and intelligent. He's one of the best storytellers out there. I miss his charismatic heel schtick, and I hope he turns again somewhere down the road. Oh yeah, this match had an obligatory Davey Richards' Crowd Killer suicide dive. God, that shit was insane, thank God he toned it down.
Rating: ****3/4
All those matches were sick, I can't fault you at all for giving Speed Muscle vs. Shingo/Kid 5 Stars, an absolutely incredible tag match that got overlooked in a sea of classic matches from that time period. All of Danielson's and Davey's matches were incredible no doubt and YAMATO has always been underrated in the DG pecking order (even I overlooked his run until his babyface turn admittedly). I got to go see Shingo vs. Dragon Kid again though, can't remember it as well as I'd like. Great reviews.
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The MMA Thread: DON'T ASK 4 STREAMS & NO GIFS- Huge Bellator Card: SAT 6/24 on Spike/PPV @5PM - Page 218
Like it's crazy he was the favorite going into the TUF finale. But it seems Gastulum turned out to be the real winner and is on his way to getting a title shot after the title shot after the title shot if he wins his next fight.
Hall doesn't seem to have that killer instinct and heart. It's like he has talent, especially in stand up (not so much in GnP and wrestling).
Like it's crazy he was the favorite going into the TUF finale. But it seems Gastulum turned out to be the real winner and is on his way to getting a title shot after the title shot after the title shot if he wins his next fight.
It was a Q and A session with Jose Aldo, where fans could ask him anything
It was a little ridiculous with all the stupid questions and weak troll attempts by McGregor fans
Basically Aldo said:
-He isn't looking or thinking about moving to lightweight and he wants to stick around at 145
-He said he's the King, Chad Mendes is the Prince and McGregor is the Court Jester Clown
-He wouldn't fight Barao
-He would beat McGregor in all 5 rounds if it came to it
-Whether or not McGregor wins or loses, Aldo wants to beat him up regardless
Overall Aldo wasn't really that emotional nor did it seem like he really let McGregor get in his head
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I'm a bit shocked the UFC submitted Aldo to this poor treatment. It's well-documented I'm not a Jose supporter by any margin. I'm assuming the organization flew him in from Brasil for PR duties, building the Conor fight in Dublin assuming McGregor gets past Siver.
Yet another issue I have. Aldo is champ. If not Brasil, the fight should be in the States like Vegas. Not Ireland, despite the money grab.
How do you not screen questions? The trolls with beers in their hands were extremely biased and lacked overall class.
Questions about jumping to 155, fighting Barao, defending against Conor. I get. The shining the belt stuff I can do without.
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The "Company" isn't really showing any respect toward Aldo. The dude has been the best featherweight for the last six years. He's not known for crack-laced partying, rehashing Billy Graham or Mohammed Ali promos, etc.
And CCT, you're right. Why would the champ go to the homeland of the challenger? I get the UFC's motivations, globalization of their brand, capitalizing on a hungry MMA market, etc.
Mind you, Jose, along with his team mate, have been complaining about his pay and now he's getting whored out.
He's publicly ready and willing to fight the man, win or lose against Siver. I firmly believe Aldo would beat Conor in 2015, by wide decision and perhaps even finish.
Aldo understands the business. He knows McGregor's brash talk and hype is largely good for the sport. The Boston card is going to sell great by all accounts. Conor greats exposure for himself, but also his opponent and sometimes the rest of the card. A casual fan may stick around to watch Bendo/Cowboy leading up to tonight's main event. Good for the sport.
Jose also understands this side of the business. Although he is champion and a fight with Conor should take place in the States (Vegas) if not Brasil, Aldo gets that money talks and a title bout in a Dublin soccer stadium would be cream of the crop financially. McGregor is a monster draw in his homeland and the money would be unprecedented. Jose Aldo seems prepared and ready to embrace a trip into hostile waters behind enemy lines, all to defend his 145 strap as king of the division.
He endured the Q&A session with grace despite the trolls, chant, and attempts to get under his skin. Took everything in stride as unfair as the situation seemed. Flying the featherweight champion from his Brasilian home to cold and wet Boston, Massachusetts. All to have the moderator, Megan Olivi, lack control and direction in the session.
The way he controls his emotions is indicative of a true champion. Unfazed by Conor's trash talk or shining the belt taunts. That was McGregor's largest advantage against "Diamond." He got into Poirier's head. Dustin was actually having a good first round with leg kicks, which would have impacted Conor's movement later in the fight (deeper rounds), but "Diamond" was too blinded by rage to see the process through. Aldo is maintaining his composure and very business-like.
He's very clear about his intent. Not to fight Barao as close teammates, with legitimate opposition at their respective divisions of 135 and 145. He's also not immediately eyeing Pettis at 155, which we all want to see eventually.
Read something yesterday with Dana saying that any title fight between Aldo and McGregor will be in Vegas not Ireland. McGregor supposedly isn't happy about the talk cause he was promised he'd get the fight in Ireland.
Leads me to believe that Aldo/McGregor probably happens Memorial Day weekend or 4th of July weekend. This way the card would have another title fight and other popular fighters on it to help carry it. Except for in Brazil, Ireland, and even Boston with its huge Irish population, I'm not sure that a Aldo/McGregor card necessarily sells on that Jones/DC level that UFC is expecting.
Oh so now you guys have a problem with the fight being in Ireland
Remember when I was saying this exact thing and all you guys were like "what's the big deal? It doesn't matter where a fight is"
Also, they're putting the fight on tonight so they can grab all the viewers from the football game, well, at least that's their plan
Last thing, that moderator chick is actually Benavidez' wife to be..
Yeah it's a risk. Also a huge risk by them having the ******* fight in Boston when the Patriots are playing a home game minutes away
I'm sure they had to be thinking this would have been a possibility when they were planning venues, they're lucky the show got sold out. I guess Irish fans flew out?
In the same story/video floating around with Dana saying Aldo/McGregor will be in Vegas I think he says about 12% are people from Ireland that flew in. The rest are from Boston I guess which is predominantly Irish. So it'll be like 90% Irish in there. I'm surprised they didn't drag Marcus Davis out to fight on this card too.
I don't have a problem with cards on Sunday. Just this Sunday seems like a **** up. After football is done, 8-11PM time slot on Sunday is wide open and they could do really well on those days ratings wise, especially if they could have Fox bump the Simpsons and Family Guy a few Sundays and have shows on Fox.
Pendred likely decisions Spencer, 29-28 by my estimation.
Parke is going to win, no surprise here but I doubt he submits Tibau and I'm not sure he'll get KO'ed either. For that reason I'll go Stormin' Norman, 30-27.

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Home > The Forgers by Bradford Morrow
Rare book collector, Adam Diehl, is found in his secluded home, his hands severed, his books and papers in disarray. Upon inspection, it appears he was a forger of long-dead author's signatures, which would increase the price of already valuable books many times over. Among the suspects are his sister's boyfriend, Will, who had been a prolific and talented forger and who is also our narrator.
Meghan, the deceased's sister and protagonist's girlfriend, is also in the book trade, as she owns an independent bookshop in Manhattan. She found out about Will's little hobby along with the rest of the world and stuck by him as he paid his penance. She's the best thing Will has ever had in his life, which is why, when someone starts threatening him, using Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting, no less, he keeps it a secret, in an effort to protect her.
He doesn't know who's sending the threats nor what they want nor why they want it, all he knows is he'll do what needs doing in order to keep safe the one bit of happiness he has, and to keep the promise he's made to Meghan, which is that he'd stay out of the the forging game. But someone is trying to force his hand.
On the surface this book should have been right up my street–it's about the book world and I worked in independent bookshops for years–but it fell a little flat. The main character was a criminal, but not a very interesting one. He kept saying how solid his relationship was with Meghan and how they fell for one another at first sight, but I didn't feel it. That could be because Will wasn't a real person–at one point he talks about forgers also forging who they are and not being true humans, which I interpreted as a type of sociopathy. He definitely has that flat affect going on and not seeming to really engage with the world, only being concerned with protecting his own hide, as well as being close to only one person. I definitely don't need to like a character–any of the characters of a novel, really–but they do need to be interesting. Will wasn't.
Writing-wise it was better than most books out there, but it wasn't up to par with Morrow's The Diviner's Tale, which was excellent. The text suffered from 'had I known-itis', which is where the narrator kept telling us that things were about to get a lot worse or that his bubble of happiness was to be short-lived. It's something of which lesser authors are often guilty but I found it surprising in this author.
The plot was what kept me reading–needing to know who did it and what was going to happen next, which is why I read it in two days. It moved at a clip, which is what you want in a thriller. I didn't know where things were going and, though I worked out some things before the end, I still didn't know the particulars.
I would recommend this one to fans of John Dunning's Bookman series and people interested in literary thrillers like Matthew Pearl's books. 4/5 stars.
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SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - People living overseas might forget to send a card or flowers for Mother's Day but they do remember to pick up the phone with a study finding international call volume is higher that day than on any other holiday.
The study, by U.S.-based international calling firm VIP Communications, found call volume on Mother's Day is 8 percent higher than at New Year, 11 percent higher than Valentine's Day and 62 percent up on Halloween.
"We analyzed the calling habits of more than 50,000 VIP Communications customers over the past year in order to determine which expats show the most loyalty to their mothers over the phone on Mother's Day in their respective countries," said Peter Rogers, senior vice president of VIP Communications.
"We found that Mother's Day is far and away the most popular day to place phone calls across the world, registering more calling traffic than any other holiday, including New Year's and Valentine's Day."
South African expats were the most likely to pick up the phone on Mother's Day, which is most commonly held on the second Sunday in May, with calls made that day rising 91 percent. This was a higher call volume increase than any other country.
South Africans also spend more time on the phone, with their average call on Mother's Day nearly 72 percent longer than during other days of the year.
Trailing South Africans on the list were Ghanians who make 82.7 percent more phone calls on Mother's Day than all other days in the year.
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This article was published 15/1/2014 (1253 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
City police officers drew their guns and considered shooting a man who confronted them with a knife.
Two police officers were faced with the possibility of taking the armed man's life when he continued to advance on them despite repeated orders to drop the blade, court has been told.
"They were considering lethal force," Crown attorney Grant Hughes said in Brandon provincial court as he shared details of the allegations during a bail hearing.
The confrontation came as police investigated a report that a trio of men had tried to steal beer from a downtown hotel in the evening of Jan. 8.
But the events that led to the incident were actually set in motion a few hours earlier, around 8:30 p.m., when a man parked a pickup truck on the 300-block of Lorne Avenue.
As the driver still sat in the vehicle, a man approached and asked for a cigarette, a request the driver denied prior to getting out of the truck.
The man whose request for a smoke was rejected then stared at the driver and told him he was taking his keys and that he had a knife.
The driver looked down to see what appeared to be a seven- to eight-inch knife in the would-be car thief's hand.
The victim, however, pushed the armed man away and ran.
The armed man then grabbed a partially full pack of cigarettes out of the pickup truck and briefly chased the victim before he gave up and walked away.
The victim, however, followed the suspect while on his cellphone with 911.
He briefly lost sight of the suspect, but was guided to an apartment on the 200-block of First Street by a witness.
Police knocked at the door but were denied entry by a man who answered. That man — and two others said to be in the apartment at the time, including the suspect in the attempted truck theft — were later arrested at the Crystal Hotel.
Police were called to a fight there around 10:27 p.m.
They were told that three men had tried to steal beer, and one was armed with a knife.
One of the men matched the description of the man said to be involved in the attempt to steal the truck earlier in the evening.
A witness directed police to the 00-block of Seventh Street and they arrested one man in an alley.
As police made that arrest, another man — the suspect in the attempted truck theft — approached from behind with a serrated steak knife in his hand.
"Police note that he looked intent on possibly using it," Hughes said.
Officers drew their guns and several times ordered the man to get back and drop the knife.
However, the armed suspect continued to advance on the two officers while the man they were initially trying to arrest struggled.
It's at that point police considered using lethal force, but the man dropped the knife and ran. He was caught and arrested nearby with the help of a couple of officers who arrived on scene.
Hughes said the suspect, who appeared intoxicated and was belligerent with officers, was taken to the Brandon jail.
The above allegations haven't been proven in court.
Dallas Carlisle McKinney, 22, is charged with numerous offences that include two counts of attempted robbery with a weapon.
He has been denied bail and will appear in court again on Jan. 20.
Donald Roy McKinney Sr., 45, was charged following the incident at the hotel and faces counts of attempted robbery and obstructing or resisting a peace officer. He remains in custody and his next court date is on Jan. 30.
There's no word of charges against a third man said to have been involved in the hotel incident.
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It's fair to say that Casey Batchelor is a woman scorned and she behaved accordingly when she got some time alone with Lee Ryan in the Celebrity Big Brother bolt hole last night.
The glamour model had just been fake evicted from the CBB house along with her former love interest but instead of going home, the pair were sent to the secret hideaway, where they will spend the next two days watching everything their fellow housemates get up to.
The eviction couldn't have come at a worse time. Earlier in the week, while the stars were still kissing and canoodling we imagine they would have both appreciated the chance to spend 48 hours all alone, but after Ryan discarded Batchelor and hooked up with US actress Jasmine Waltz a few days ago, it's fair to say that tensions were running high.
As soon as the pair entered the bolt hole Casey lashed out at Lee making it clear that she was upset over him 'disregarding' her feelings in the main CBB house.
Just hours after telling her he needed some space, the Blue singer was making out with Jasmine, first in the privacy of the bathroom but soon in front of the whole group in the living area.
Lee hit back insisted that he hadn't made any promises to either woman and insisted that he was just having a 'good laugh' when he was first handcuffed to Casey in the house.
Ryan claimed it was the booze that caused his canoodling with Batchelor, though admitted that he hasn't been drunk when kissing Waltz yet.
The conversation descended into bickering as the busty babe insisted that she didn't believe his claims and wasn't forgiving his actions.
Ryan pleaded:
"I didn't know that I'd have feelings for her…."
Casey hit back saying:
"You could've just waited until afterwards, instead of doing it in front of my face."
"I tried, I did try," Lee moaned. "But it is so hard when you do like someone. For f*ck's sake, what am I supposed to do about this?"
He continued making excuses saying:
"Me and you weren't together anyway…..I don't understand."
As he accused her of being dramatic the brunette beauty really lost her temper and shouted:
"You don't understand? I think everyone outside understands…..maybe you shouldn't have done what you did in bed, then Lee."
"You know what, I lay there all of last night and watched you both, next to me, holding hands and blowing kisses at each other!"
Referring to the romp in the toilet, during which Ryan turned on a water tap so that he couldn't be heard through his mic pack, she continued:
"I watched you in the toilet – tap on – you obviously knew what you were doing.
"I saw it all, I saw it all."
The singer is now worried about how he's being perceived in the outside world.
Clearly the jeers and boos from the crowd as he left the crowd unsettled the star and he insisted:
"I haven't done anything. God, I hate the way I'm being perceived."
"It's terrible, everyone hates me."
Lee and Casey have to spend the next two days alone in the bolt hole, before returning to the house on Friday.
On their return the pair will have a 'bombshell' to drop on their fellow housemates and we imagine Casey would love to aim it straight at Jasmine's prett head!
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Canis Minor
Abbreviation: CMi
Genitive: Canis Minoris
Right Ascension: 7.66 hours
Declination: 5.90 degrees
|Canis Minor, the Lesser Dog, can be seen from the Northen Hemisphere
from December until April, and from November until April in the Southern
Canis Minor, the 'little dog', stands on the back of the unicorn (Monoceros), it is the second of Orion's two hunting dogs. In legend the dogs (Canis Major and Canis Minor) were associated with the dogs which tore the unsuspecting Actaeon to pieces when he came upon Artemis, the virgin goddess of the hunt, while she was bathing in a woodland pool.
The dogs are also associated with the Egyptian god-headed god Anubis, the guide of souls.
Procyon and Gomesia are the two brightest stars in this constellation, Procyon is a greek word for 'Before the Dog', as Procyon rises before Canis Major, which contains the Dog-Star, Sirius. The Mesopotamians, called Procyon 'The Star of the Crossing Water-Dog', as it lies near their River of Heaven (the Milky-Way).
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The Biltmore Group Steve Hatzakorzian absolutely a gangster who does not pay vendors and talks ill of his residents and vendors. i worked three days at the Biltmore group to buy school supplies for my 5 children. steve refuses to pay and has no moral problem with this. he is a pos. Phoenix Arizona
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I performed work for The Biltmore Group last month to make money to buy my 5 children school supplies. Steve will not pay me the money earned andis very cavalier about it. I hope you feel good Steve robbing kids of their self esteem. You are a disgrace to property management. Digusting.
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Programming from the Ground Up Book - News
posted by johnnyb, Sun Feb 1 09:49:28 2004 - 1 reply
The book has finally been completed. You can download it from the "files" section or order a printed version online at http://www.cafeshops.com/bartlettpublish.8640017
In addition, this book is being used this semester in the Princeton University COS 217 course. You can read the syllabus at http://www.cs.princeton.edu/courses/archive/spring04/cos217/
posted by johnnyb, Fri Jan 23 06:14:59 2004 - 4 replies
Downloads from Savannah are now working! You can now download the official version from the "Filelist" on the main project page. I will also keep my alternate version up-to-date or redirected here for the next few months.
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posted by johnnyb, Mon Dec 29 22:21:40 2003 - 0 replies
Savannah is still working on it's file downloading service. Until it is fixed, you can find the latest Programming from the Ground Up at http://www.eskimo.com/~johnnyb/ProgrammingGroundUp.pdf
These will all be bleading-edge snapshots (not that it matters much for a book, but just know that I'm not assigning version numbers to these). Email me at email@example.com if you have any problems.
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Dominick and I are working hard to have a finalized release by mid-January. Progress is going very well. When it is released, it will be published at http://www.bartlettpublishing.com/
We are also waiting to hear back from a college to see if this book is going to be used in one of their classes. Stay tuned for more information!
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I finally took the time to figure out Savannah and what the requirements for the FDL were, and release PGU under the FDL. A PDF of version 0.5 which includes the FDL license is available in the file download area. To get the XML sources, just use CVS. Many thanks to GNU for providing such a place to host projects!


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Definition of wisp
1 : a small handful (as of hay or straw)
2a : a thin strip or fragmentb : a thready streak a wisp of smokec : something frail, slight, or fleeting a wisp of a girl a wisp of a smile
3 archaic : will-o'-the-wisp
wispilyplay \ˈwi-spə-lē\ adverb
wispinessplay \ˈwi-spē-nəs\ noun
wispyplay \ˈwi-spē\ adjective
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Wisps of steam rose up from the teapot.
Wisps of cotton candy clung to his mouth.
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Middle English
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transitive verb
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2 : to make wisps of a cigarette wisping smoke at the corner of his mouth — Raymond Chandler
intransitive verb
: to emerge or drift in wisps her hair began to wisp into her eyes — Mary Manning
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Advice about Toilet Troubles
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Toilet is clean but it stinks!Aug 2014
Thank goodness this is an anonymous forum! My toilet stinks some of the time (and I'm not talking about after someone poops). My husband doesn't seem to notice the smell, but I do and don't like it. Luckily, the smell is only noticeable in the toilet area. The toilet is cleaned weekly (alternatively by me and cleaners). When I clean I wash both the inside (with Bon Ami) and outside (with 7th generation All Purpose cleaner), and sometimes the floor around it too. The bowl generally looks clean but the inside rim seems to have poop stains. The stains are only noticeable when crouching down and looking inside the bowl. I work hard to scrub that area with the toilet brush, but don't seem to be making progress. I'd rather not use a scrub brush without a handle since there might be back spray, and I don't want that in my face! I know that I could try to clean it more frequently, but with two small children it just seems unlikely. Any ideas as to how can I get that inside rim cleaned? Any other suggestions? Thanks! senstive nose seeking fresh scent
We just went through this and it turned out there was sewer gas leaking from the wax seal under the toilet. It can also happen if the water level is too low. Get it looked at soon as it's not great to be breathing in all the time. Here's an article: http://homeguides.sfgate.com/stop-sewer-gas-entering-house-38627.html Best wishes! Kate
You should consider the possibility that there is a small leak in the wax seal between the toilet and the floor underneath it, and what you are really smelling is the result of the leak. The wide base of the toilet covers this was seal, which is only about 6 or 8'' wide, so these small leaks can remain completely hidden for a long time. Alas, the only good way to check is to have the plumber (or a handy friend) come in and lift the toilet and replace the seal. Might be an opportunity to have your toilet replaced with a low- or lower-flow one, or one that flushes better. Good luck! Old House Mom
It sounds like you might have a leak in your toilet that is causing soiled water to leak out and sit somewhere inside the porcelain casing, which will really stink. Might be time for a new toilet. hyper senstive nose too
Chances are the wax seal under your toilet is gone, washed away by years of use. Call a plumber to re-set your toilet. Careful Property Owner
Constantly clogged toiletApril 2014
I need advice on a more effective way of unclogging our toilet. Due to some medications that I take (or at least I THINK that's the reason), I am frequently constipated. As a result, I only have BM' s every 2-3 days and at that point they are enormous and very hard. As a result, our toilet is then clogged and no amount of plunging seems to work to dislodge the clog. We are forced to wait 2-3 days, until (I imagine) that the clog softens up and will go down. We are EXTREMELY lucky that we have more than one bathroom, but it is still inconvenient and disgusting in the meantime. Obviously, I need to solve the constipation problem (already eating lots of fiber, drinking lots of water, taking stool softeners and probiotics in yoghurt), but in the meantime, does anyone have any advice on how to get the clog to go down sooner than waiting 2 days? anon
I recommend a pressure assist toilet. We put one in my mothers house for a similar reason. It was a little pricey but does the trick every time. The plumber we used was great, she really took The time to explain everything so my Mom could understand. Big Blue Plumbing, ask for Danni. Barry
I can't believe I'm saying this in public, but it sometimes works to break up the, um, clog with a stick before flushing - sort of chop it into smaller pieces. Try it. Thank Goodness this is Anon
Your ''biggest'' problem isn't the toilet but the constipation. You need to get that in check first and then the secondary problem will dissolve. Senecot (Senna generic form-the cheaper kind is fine) helps if you drink enough water. Some is sold with a stimulant in it as well. From your description I would guess you are taking pain medications and not hydrating. Prescription Lactulose works, so does prune juice or stewed prunes. You can't imagine the health concerns chronic constipation can cause. Quitting the meds is another cure if possible. In the meantime you can use multiple flushes rather than waiting to fill the bowl with stool and paper. Flush each ''section'' of stool as it drops. You can modify the float in the toilet tank to give you more flushing water or use a bucket to supplement the toilet. Not pleasant but curative would be to chop the stool into manageable pieces with something like a wooden paint stir stick free from the paint store if you don't tell them what you are doing with it. A power wash toilet seat like ToTo and Panasonic make is heaven when you have your problem. It helps clear things out in manageable pieces and prevents hemorrhoids. They aren't cheap at $500 but once you have one you'll never go back to paper. Hope that helps get things moving along. gas man
To avoid clogs in our house we keep a package of stiff bamboo skewers in the bathroom and use them to break up the big ''pieces'' into smaller pieces. (Sorry for the visual, don't know how else to describe it. Break skewer in half, wipe off after use, wrap in tp, put in waste basket.) I think of this problem as the intersection of basic bodily functions, long-unchanged plumbing design, and modern life (changing diets, sedentary lifestyles). definitely anon
I found this great solution on-line. Wait until as much of the water can drain down the toilet as possible. Squeeze some Dawn dish washing liquid into the toilet (the directions called for a fairly large amount, but I've had success with a tablespoonful or so). Pour a kettle of boiling water into the toilet and wait an hour or so. You still have to plunge, and you may have to repeat this. I love this solution because after you're done, your toilet is also clean!
It does sound like a yucky problem to have. The most expensive solution to this would be to get a new toilet. There are ones that handle big poo better than others. The downside to the expensive solution (apart from money) is that your problem might be in your pipes after all, in which case getting a new toilet won't help. The cheap solution is to keep a little plastic stick next to your toilet. After you poo, break up your poo into smaller pieces with the stick. Then flush. Rinse the stick in the toilet water, and store it next to the toilet again. Gross, but better than a clogged toilet.
You poor thing!! Have you tried Miralax? That did the trick for my son. We did it under a gi's supervision. I think she had him on a dose that was a lot bigger than prescribed on the container. It really helped the clogging situation and helped him feel better! Good Luck!
Everyone will tell you this. Get a plumber's snake, make sure it's a toilet snake, not a sink snake. A plunger won't do anything for you.
We had this problem for a couple of years with our youngest who tended to be a witholder when he was around three and get really constipated. He would clog the toilet every single time he went.
The plumber's snake has a J-shaped tube that fits into the drain opening of your toilet bowl. Through it is threaded a flexible metal cable with a rotor shape on the toilet end. There is a handle on the other end for you to rotate the cable through the clog. There are many videos on YouTube. The whole thing will cost you about $15 at the hardware store. This is an easy problem to solve and you will be really happy with the results. Handy
I would not be so quick to assume that the plumbing problem is caused by your medical condition. Can you afford to consult with a plumber?
Meanwhile, I have found that my bowel function is aided greatly by taking probiotic capsules (Kyo-Dophilus-9) rather than relying on foods; also eating rice every day (rice cakes, brown rice with dinner, Rice-Krispies for breakfast) helps immensely. Gastro Girl
Hello ! I'm sorry about your clogging. Both of them. My Md. once told me :''number 1 bitchiness is constipation''.
Boy can I relate : i have to take narcotics on a regular basis, and constipation is a major side-effect. I have tried everything (EVERYTHING) from under the sun, and finally found a herbal formula that works. It is a gentle, non-habit forming Ayurvaedic formula : Trifala. You can find it at herbal stores (I get my capsules at Lhasa Karnak ) on any Indian herbal stores, although they tend to sell the much cheaper - and putrid - version, in powdered form. One can never take too much Trifala, as it is also cleansing and fortifying the colon wall. After a hospital stay, I once had to swallow about 15 capsules, which, in powdered formula, would be no more than 2 teaspoons. Nothing, really. Start with one capsule, and work your way up to as many as needed (at night, before going to bed). I know you'll get relief. ( I regularly take between 4-6 capsules a night)
In the meantime (and yes, I think that you should treat the core of the problem first as well...) 1/2 cup of baking soda with flushing down boiling water can help. Oh, and eating loads of blanched almonds (soaked overnight, then peeled....time consuming, but if you could, I KNOW you'd be grateful to me Good luck !
Make sure you have the right kind of plunger. An accordion plunger is what works best for toilets. The flat bottomed kind that most people have is pretty useless. See if that helps. It's worth a try.
Just echoing the comment that it may not be only your biological plumbing that's the issue. We had the same problem during my first pregnancy several years back, when unfortunately I was prone to the same pattern and we had the same kinds of clogs. Yuck yuck yuck. At the very end, I got so fed up (we weren't lucky enough to have a second bathroom!) that we called a plumber, who discovered that out old house had a toilet installed on an improperly sized waste pipe. $500 later, the plumber had torn out the old pipe, upgraded it to what it should have been from the start, and installed a new toilet. New toilet was great, but the baby was born two weeks later and the problems that had caused the clogs resolved, so we never really put it to the test. Fast forward to today--pregnant with second child, and same wonderful issues. We have not yet had one clog--whatever magic the plumber worked, it is amazing! Haven't had to use the plunger or snake since, and can't believe we didn't call to have it checked out sooner. Best house money we have spent!
Stinky ToiletSept 2013
Somehow, our toilet recently began smelling like a porta-potty and is getting worse. I don't think it is a cleanliness issue - we're quite regular in our cleanings of it, and despite a 'fresh' smell of cleaner, you can still smell the odor of rankness coming through. To put it mildly. We're wondering maybe if there is a plumbing problem... but before I call and pay for one to come to the house, I wanted to know if there might be some other simple explanation that we could manage on our own. Advice? Suggestions? Recommendations? We'll take them all. Plugged Nose
I think that warrants calling the plumber. We had that happen one time, and it turned out that the toilet needed a new wax gasket. Good luck!
I know how to fix this! Our new (2 year old) toilet was REEKING over the past 6 months or so (we have an 8 year old son who ''misses'' and hits the back of the seat/hinge area sometimes.) You need to DISASSEMBLE & clean the seat. The screws usually have plastic caps that pop off with a flat screwdriver wedged under them. Then unscrew the bolt (you may have to hold the nut under the porcelain while unscrewing the bolt from the top). Take off the seat and thoroughly clean the whole thing, especially in the back where it's hinged, (I did ours in the bathtub) with an old toothbrush and some Comet or other cleanser. Also clean the bolts, any other washers or parts, and the holes in the porcelain on the toilet. Dry, reassemble, and the smell should be gone!
I just experienced a similar issue. It could be the 'P' trap, (could be clogged or broken), or something clogging the main sewer line. In my situation, it was a combo of the two.Roots clogged the old pipe, and the P trap was beyond old and needed to be replaced. The new P trap, was $50.00, and the pipe cleaning was $175.00. No longer smells
check that nothing is blocking your plumbing vent for that toilet. this vent is a 2'' vertical pipe near your toilet... likely protrudes through roof oren
The water in the toilet bowl is there as a barrier between the drain odors and the air of the room, so if the toilet is not visibly cracked and leaking it is possible that the seal between the toilet and the drain has failed and the floor beneath the toilet is wet and causing the smell. it is also possible that there is a break in the drain pipe below the toilet and the smell is coming up from underneath the house. Yes - call a plumber or if you are a DIY-er pull the toilet out to investigate and do it soon since a major flooring repair could be necessary if you let this mystery go unsolved. Jim
Dear Nose, Your toilet - most any toilet in the US - is sealed to a waste line by a wax ring. Most likely, over time, that wax ring has been worn away by passing water, cleaning products, etc. Unless you've successfully replaced this simple wax ring before, it's easier to get a plumber to do it. Easy Peasy! Careful Property Owner
I have two little boys and have had this problem. Here's what I did: 1. Cleaned really well in the crevice between the tank and back of the bowl. This requires a very thin rag shimmied into the crack. Errant pee drops go in here to die. 2. Rolled up an old washcloth to put on the back of the toilet behind the hinges to catch spray. This also prevents drops from dripping down the bolt holes that hold the seat on the toilet. Stuff drips down here and dries on the underside where you are unlikely to see or clean it. 3. Cleaned really well where the toilet meets the floor. When it was dry, I caulked it well, preventing drips from sliding into that space. This solved my problem. Good luck! Stinky No More
This happened one or two times at our circa 1910 house back in the early days of our ownership in the 1990s. Each time it was because roots had invaded the outside sewer pipe and blocked the line. The gases get trapped and come back up the pipe, hence the smell. The first time we had a roto-rooter type company just root out the line, and it worked for a while. The second time, they found the original clay sewer pipe had cracked/broken, and the whole thing had to be replaced. However, our homeowner's insurance covered the replacement since it was due to tree roots. Not sure if they still cover that today. In any case, you can try snaking out the line, but the blockage could be way across your yard (ours was) and the snake might not reach it. Might be easiest to have one of the rooter companies come in and do a diagnosis. Stinky no more
Toilet Bowl RingJuly 2012
I purchased a new toilet, low flush, two years ago. Within a very short time I had that highly unattractive ring in the bowl. I have heard that buying the products that will self clean after every flush is bad for the sewers and environment. I clean with green cleaners and that's just not doing the job. Is there something that will do away with the ring without being harmful? lord of the ring
I heard that the capsules that disolve to clean dentures works great! U take the capsule, put some gloves on & scratch the stained ring. It should disappear almost immediately! Goodluck! momma said
A pumice stone has worked perfectly for me anon
Someone recommended using a pumice stone to clean a toilet ring. Don't do this! It will scratch off the enamelled surface of your toilet bowl and it will never be clean-able again. Use something with chlorine bleach in it. Or just put a bit of bleach in the bowl periodically. This will also kill bacteria and microbes, which you don't want, right?
Perpetually Smelly PottySept 2011
As water-conscious Californians, our household rule regarding potty use has always been ''if it's yellow, let it mellow''. That's worked just fine (in terms of a lack of smell) for the previous 2 places where we've lived. But now we have a situation where one of our potties stinks ALL the time. (The other one in the house is just fine in the smell department.) Short of reverting to flushing with every use, or scrubbing it every few days, what can we do? I do sprinkle borax powder (when I remember!) and that helps somewhat, but not even close to 100% of smell removal. Has anyone else ever encountered this before? What worked for you? Hoping to Smell Less
We had the same prolonged awful stinky problem with our toilet and it stemmed from leaving yellow over time. Do you have a low-flow toilet? What was happening in our case is that the bacteria from the urine was starting to create a stinky mold in the inner-under part of the toilet. Our toilet has a rim around the entire top where water flows down to flush. There is a lip that can't be reached by a normal toilet brush, but it is exposed to air. I tried everything, even spraying in the rim and leaving bleach in the bowl which I try not to use. So, it got so bad that I put my gloves on grabbed a toothbrush and really got up in the rim. I pulled out chunks of moldy black stuff. It was completely disgusting, BUT now it's fine and I just do regular maintenance cleaning
Do you have some males using this potty, by any chance? The hinge area where the seat attaches to the bowl is notorious for trapping wayward urine - and stinking up the place. Try removing the seat and see if there is tons of yellow crud in there. Clean that well and see if that helps. If it's an ongoing problem, consider getting one of the quick-release seats now available - it's helped at our house! R.K.
We had a stinky toilet one time in an old house we rented and it turned out the smell was sewer gas coming up from the sewer line because of a floor drain in the basement that had dried out. The water that sits in drains and traps under the sink and toilet prevent sewer gas from coming back in, so if there's no water, you get the stink. A plumber came out and just poured a bucket of water down the drain in the basement and that solved the problem. Does your toilet smell like an outhouse? If so, sewer gas fumes could be your problem. Google 'sewer gas' and you'll learn a lot about it! G.
Our perpetually smelly potty was due to my son peeing all over the place as he was learning to use the ''big potty''. Despite cleaning the floor tiles around the toilet, the men's urinal smell did not ever go away. I guess the pee was absorbed by the grout... Anyway I bought a steam cleaner and really gave the tiles a good scrub and steam. The smell disappeared. My son now has better aim. The stink has gone! Good luck. steam it
It could be that you have a very slow small leak. I have reseated a toilet, it's not that hard. Just go out and buy a new wax seal, flush first and turn the water off at the wall right after it goes down and before it fills back up again, and bail out the extra water. Undo the bolts that hold the toilet down (the big ones on either side) unscrew the water hoses, remove any old sealant where it meets the floor, lift the toilet off (might need 2 people, it can be stuck hard and toilets are heavy) place it on an old piece of cardboard next to the old spot while you clean up the old wax seal, put down the fresh one following directions on the package, place the toilet back down on it, tighten the bolts, and turn your water back on and you should be good to go. Hope this helps. Bonnie
I had this problem once, and being the mother of 2 boys, finally discovered that the urine smell seeped through the vinyl floor/toilet seam. Really gross. No amount of cleaning did any good. It went away when we replaced the vinyl. Deb


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Our custom category taxonomy has several entries that do not map to any of the 22,000+ entries in the ARIBA ACT/UNSPSC taxonomy. They tend to be company or industry specific categories. For example: Clinical Trials Patient Recruitment
The spend cube requires at leat one entry for each sub category in the UNSPSC dimension. Thus we are forced to map these custom categories to items in the ACT taxonomy that are totally non-logical such as 'Space Ships' - typically an item that would never be purchased is chosen as the mapped ACT item.
Can we get new codes added to the ACT/UNSPSC taxonomy that represent our company or industry specific categories?
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Battle Of The Blue Sapphire Rings: Bobbi Kristina vs Kate Middleton [PHOTOS]
Listen, I'll be the first to admit that I wear my faux blue sapphire ring at home while watching tv, reading books and washing the dishes. And though I applaud Nick Gordon's attempts to stay on trend and make Bobbi Kristina Brown, 18 feel just like a duchess/princess, I have to call him out.
That is the engagement equivalent of wearing a plastic tiara on your wedding day. Royals Only.
So, it appears that Gordon, 22 and his adopted sister are engaged, according to footage from their new reality show, The Houstons: On Our Own. New York Daily News reports that the two lovebirds made the announce to family members in a teaser.
"Engagement – this is unacceptable," Brown's aunt, Pat Houston said.
Whether or not this a publicity stunt is anyone's guess. Gordon did tweet a photo of the engagement ring on August 27th, and Brown was seen wearing it while filming in Hawaii on September 18th.
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Our Family Wedding
Way back in 1967, Hollywood released a "message picture" about the rapidly changing state of America's race relations, with Sidney Poitier playing a black doctor who causes a stir by attending dinner at his white girlfriend's parents' house, in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" America's a bigger melting pot than ever now. Yet tensions remain—often among minority populations struggling to carve out their fair share of the ever-dwindling American Dream. As a result, co-writer/director Rick Famuyiwa's new dramedy film Our Family Wedding should have its finger on the pulse of the tensions between Los Angeles' black and Latino populations. But despite some lively and touching performances from the immense cast headed by America Ferrera, Forest Whitaker and Carlos Mencia, and several boisterously funny moments, much of Wedding often feels muted and by-the-numbers.
The film follows the events that transpire when Lucia Ramirez (Ferrera) reveals to her traditional Roman Catholic parents, tow-truck-business owner Miguel (Mencia) and Sonia (Diana Maria Riva), that she's marrying her black boyfriend, Marcus Boyd (the immensely likable Lance Gross, from the TBS sitcom House of Payne). Marcus, meanwhile, hasn't told his playboy radio-DJ father Brad Boyd (Whitaker) the same news either.
As both families meet for the first time at a special dinner where the engagement is announced, the two family patriarchs (Mencia and Whitaker) immediately clash not only because of their respective racial biases, but also because Miguel towed Brad's luxury car earlier that day against his will. Soon the two alpha males are wreaking havoc with nearly every aspect of the wedding, making the couple question whether there can really be true love between their ethnicities.
Our Family Wedding is a small, character-based film that slides off the rails anytime a pair of characters engage in a serious discussion of their relationships. These moments are unfortunately repetitive and feel like time-fillers compared to the often-raucous quality of the comedic scenes, such as when someone in the Ramirez party accidentally unleashes a goat on the wedding grounds, leading to a series of well-staged moments of mayhem.
The film represents a big step up for Ferrera and Mencia in particular, as Ferrera attempts to regain her footing in the feature-film world now that her breakthrough ABC series Ugly Betty has been canceled and Mencia tries to show a sensitive side beyond the bluster that has made him a superstar standup comic. Both come through, turning in well-rounded performances that complement Whitaker's all-too-rarely shown comedic side.
Overall, Our Family Wedding likely won't be remembered for a lifetime, but it is a pleasantly diverting tale of successful minority Americans that portrays marriage, true love and hard work as the means to a happy life. In breaking through the stereotypes of garbage like Soul Plane to deliver a tale that's just plain entertaining without setting the world on fire like Precious, Wedding provides its own low-key push forward towards understanding and harmony in our ever-changing populace.
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I know that, if you can afford a purebred cat, that's great and I won't lecture about all the "moggies" who languish in shelters and need homes. If I were looking for a purebred, I would check the rescue sites, however. Many people in financial difficulties are surrendering purebred cats and dogs. If you have your heart set on a kitten, purchase a copy of Cat Fancy magazine. You can also find magazines that have lists of breeders at the big box pet stores. Many of them also list on the Internet if you google the specific breed you're interested in.
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Although carrot cake didn't appear in U.S. cookbooks until the second half of the twentieth century, today it is indisputably a classic and beloved American dessert. These delicious carrot-cake cookies incorporate the same ingredients into two wafers, which are sandwiched together with a layer of rich cream-cheese frosting.
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For The Filling
- 2 ounces bar cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
For The Cookies
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 3/4 cup packed, finely grated, peeled carrots
- 1/3 cup dried currants
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Make filling: With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add sugar and lemon juice; beat until combined. Cover; chill until firm, at least 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, make cookies: In a large bowl, whisk together butter, sugars, and egg yolk. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, ginger, and salt. Add flour mixture to butter mixture; stir until combined. Mix in oats, carrots, and currants.
Drop dough by level tablespoons, 2 inches apart, onto prepared baking sheets. Flatten with the palm of your hand. Bake until edges are crisp, rotating baking sheets halfway through, 15 to 18 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool.
Turn half the cookies over, bottom side up; dollop each with about 1 teaspoon chilled cream-cheese filling. Top with remaining cookies, pressing gently to spread filling to edges. Serve immediately.


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"When we got down there, there was no way for me to get in the water," said Stevens, who uses a wheelchair. A former sign hanger, 28 years ago he fell from a billboard and was paralyzed. "I had to transfer from my wife's shoulder to the concrete and I thought, 'This is crazy! There has to be a better way.' "
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Growing up, Stevens lived along the St. Clair River in Michigan, near where his company is based in Marine City. Though he never considered himself an exceptional swimmer, he was constantly in the water while growing up and values the memories of splashing around with his friends and family, including Dehenau. He wants others with injuries like his to have similar experiences.
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He and Dehenau built four prototypes before officially launching the company in 2009, bringing different incarnations of the ladder to trade shows along the way.
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This is a discussion on KingTuk Review, no pics within the Defensive Carry Holsters & Carry Options forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I woke up today and went outside to discover my new Galco KingTuk waiting at the door, so I decided I'd do a little review/comparison ...
I woke up today and went outside to discover my new Galco KingTuk waiting at the door, so I decided I'd do a little review/comparison in case anyone else here is looking at one. This is my second IWB holster, the first being a DeSantis Intruder, which is almost exactly like the Galco. They're both leather-backed hybrid type tuckable holsters and they were both about $50 ($45 + shipping for the Intruder, $55 and free shipping for the KingTuk.)
First impressions:
The smell. I don't know if anyone elses Intruder smells as strongly as mine, but I tell you after a few months wearing it, it still stinks to high heaven. If I get sweaty, it amplifies. I was pleased to find out the KingTuk has an acrid leathery smell to it, but its very faint. I had to actually smell it, whereas the DeSantis immediately made my house smell like new upholstery.
The clips. The clips on the Galco are thin, flat metal, the ones on the DeSantis molded kydex. They both have the same basic shape (I read somewhere that the Galcos have straight clips instead of having a bend to catch your belt, but this wasn't the case.) The Galco clips are definitely less conspicuous, because they don't say "HOLSTER.COM" on them in huge letters. Galco also offers "C-clips" that hook behind your belt, mostly for if you're tucking a shirt over the holster. The clips on both are adjustable for height/cant, but the KingTuk is held on with 2 screws instead of 1, and has more adjustment range than the Intruder.
The leather. The leather on the Intruder is very smooth with a noncolored back. The leather on the KingTuk is very attractive and black, and it also has an uncolored back. Between the two I'd say the Galco has the nicer leather. It appears slightly thicker than the DeSantis.
Retention. Out of the box the Galco can be held (steadily) upside down and hold in the gun it was designed for without dropping it. The DeSantis wasn't as tight and easily dropped my 1911 out of it. When put on the Desantis has alright retention, more than I thought an open top would have, but the Galco seems to be better so far, though this could change. The Intruder was designed for the Colt government model, so this may be why its loose, as my 1911 isn't a Colt.
Concealability. I was surprised. I thought these style of holsters did a lot for a 1911, I didn't think they could make Glocks disappear too. I prefer these kind with the wide paddle and spaced clips because they just feel more stable than holsters like the Summer Comfort, and they conceal very well. I don't actually use the tucking capability with these so I can't say much about that. With just a thin cover shirt, a G21 vanishes.
Comfort. I've been wearing the KingTuk around the house for a few hours now and its a very comfortable holster. I'd have to give the nod to the KingTuk because the Intruder has a little leather tab whose sole purpose is apparently to jab me in the side whenever I sit down, otherwise they're both very comfortable to wear for extended periods.
Overall: 7.5/10 KingTuk, 6.5/10 Intruder
Both holsters are very nice looking (not that it matters, they'll be stuck in your pants mostly) and they both function admirably. The stitching on both is nice and they both seem to be made with quality. For $50 bucks they're both a good buy, but I think if I bought another non-custom (read: mass produced) hybrid IWB, I'd go with the Galco.


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So for the first 30 years of my life i was always broke and even if I managed to save a few bucks something always blew up that cost double. Since my divorce however i've been doing better and better financially, including several raises/bonuses/etc.
I've been saving every spare dime and setting up a auto withdrawl to my savings account every time something changed financially so that i'd keep living off the salary I was making 5 years ago. Whats funny is I feel as if I have quite a lot to live on :)
My previous job I was paid on the 5th and 20th (weird huh?) so my autosave reflected that. I traveled about a week out of every month towards the end there, and my company was really bad about doing my expenses in a timely manner so i'd often borrow what I needed out of savings and put the check directly in savings when I received it (usually more than I moved over).
I started a new job in may and it pays me around 300 a paycheck more than the previous job, however I get paid biweekly so in nov/march/may/aug I will get 3 paychecks instead of two. Since majority of the money i spend is mortgage/bills/car/daycare that means i'll have a full paycheck of "excess"
my ex got paid the same way, however we were so broke and he made very little to begin with that the extra paycheck just ment I could put more towards bills or extra groceries. I didn't have to worry about how to save it!
Anyone have any advice for me?
I'm wondering should I just put one of the checks into savings? split the difference between 2 or 3 of them?
I got an "extra" check in aug, but with (still!) waiting on expense checks from my previous employer, and paying my sister (she drove down and watched the kids a few weeks because she was bored), paying for my mom to fly down, paying for my dad to fly down...and the increase in daycare (no school was double the daycare price) I didn't notice it then,
Start a second savings account. Is your first savings account for anything particular? Make it be the retirement fund or long term cash savings - something specific. And let the second one be for specific items or emergency (car?, vacation? in between savings?). So when you need extra money you are taking it from the 2nd account, rather then your main, long term/retirment cash savings account)
With my "extra" pay check, twice yearly, I still account for my food budget for those two weeks, daycare and then divvy the rest up between home maintenance savings, travel, and long term.
my savings is my emergency/whatever fund. I actually am waiting to call my broker at my bank however because i've hit the 20 mark again and need to move it over.
I also have 21 in my broker account. made me 1k in the last 5 months! whoo!
I have NO idea what to do with the darn stuff...LOL.
My concern is making sure I don't get used to making more money. my salary 5yrs ago was nearly half of what i'm making today...and it's what I'm trying to continue living on.
I don't have any advice, but I LOVE what you're doing! It's sure to make your future bountiful and much more comfortable (as long as you can get used to the idea of spending it one day! lol).
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I'm stuck in DFW because standard in divorces with kids i'm restricted to the 4 cont counties of DFW unless a judge decides its in the best interest of kids to move (exceedingly unlikely) or my ex agrees (even less likely). I am stuck in house ex likes because after looking at 150 homes (I kid you not...and thats with our second realtor! we looked at probably 20 or more before that!) and ex refusing to look at any of the style I liked....and finding fault with EVERY house we looked at....this one was "eh...ok I guess" so I said we'd take it. I was tired at looking at houses!
it's NOT AT ALL my style. 1980s brass and oak, open concept ranch. would sell/rent better, but I prefer 1950s or earlier style houses. I was required to put it for sale when we divorced, but after a year I got one offer of 80k, we paid 133, and to break even i'd need to sell for 140-145. ummm....no.
my mortgage payment is about half of what i'd be paying for a 2-3bdrm apartment and it's 2K sqft. I feel like a squatter and it really bothers me because I want to nest, but I know i'll be disappointed :(
I have no real plans for cash, but perhaps when the kids are older and I can leave DFW finally I can use it to buy a house I actually want....
but by then I won't really NEED a house anymore :(
I've also thought about renting out the current house and buying a new one, but the style of houses I like are kinda in the outlands and outside of the 4 counties....so I *might* get permission to move to one of those counties being just a few miles further, but it would be giant PITA arguing in court and costing me big bucks just to be allowed to move AND rent since technically ex still owns 50% of the house. I have exclusive rights to it however.
Whats sad is we lived there exactally 36m together and in joint comm states that means we each paid 18m of mortgage (follow me?)
in jan it'll mark the 5th year i've lived in the house, as i've been paying mortgage solo since jan 08.
Meaning i'll have paid 78 months and ex 18. Still own 50/50 however....*le sigh*
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ROME (Reuters) - As the liberation of Auschwitz approaches its 70th anniversary next year, descendants of Holocaust survivors face a dilemma that will deepen as time passes - how to transmit "received memory" to future generations.
In a book named "God, Faith and Identity from the Ashes: Reflections of Children and Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors," 88 of them tell how they inherited the memory and how they hope to pass it on.
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Okay...probably a no brainer question...but then...I have no brain.
Since Fall is upon us and Winter not far behind I am looking for things to work on during the cold months. I will hopefully be finish welding the chassis in the next couple of weeks and grinding it all nice and pretty. If it's not too cold I will attempt to shoot some primer on it. My question is...I realize you can't paint when it's cold (I"m working in an unheated shed), but at what point can't I use body filler? I can continue hammering out body panels during the Winter so I can keep busy, I just can't do a lot of sanding/grinding for fear of rust showing up before I can get it coated.
I have used heat lamps to warm enough to get a cure when very cold out..not the recomended practice but is a patch..I work in an un heated shed as well and I have used a space heater and got some primer on the metal just as a rust preventative till it warmed up..
There are some temp recommendations on the can so read the manual..
tis an issue..Grinn..can be worked around so some work can still go on..just not as much happens when it is real chilly..
Are we having fun yet..???
I have tried most all of it and now do what is known to work..
I have a very small catalytic heater that mounts to a five gallon propane tank. This set up only costs about $75.00 as I remember and works like a charm. You could bake a cake in that garage if you leave it on a few hours.
As far as "how much" heat to do you need? Any 2K product (polyester, urethane, epoxy, etc) is going to need 55 degrees mininum.
I myself have worked in many unheated bodyshops where we would do body work using heat lamps on the filler and that worked well.
But let me toss another idea by you. Go back and do a search for Randy Fergisons posts on metal finishing. I think now is a perfect time for you to learn metal finishing and not use the plastic body filler at all!
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