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England remain two points behind Group H leaders Montenegro after conceding a late equaliser in their World Cup qualifier to draw 1-1 in Podgorica.
Wayne Rooney had given Roy Hodgson side's a seventh minute advantage with a header from captain Steven Gerrard's corner and it appeared the Manchester United striker would earn a form of redemption on the same ground where he was sent off in a 2-2 draw 17 months ago that ruled him out of two matches at Euro 2012.
But, in a repeat of their previous meeting here in October 2011, Montenegro staged a second-half comeback to force a deserved equaliser through substitute Dejan Damjanovic and maintain their advantage at the top of the group.
Hodgson's gameplan worked perfectly as England dominated the opening period and should have been further ahead. They spurned several opportunities and faded alarmingly as the game wore on, with Montenegro's attacking substitutions turning the game in their favour.
England made six changes to the team that routed San Marino 8-0 on Friday with Glen Johnson, Ashley Cole, Gerrard, James Milner, Danny Welbeck and Michael Carrick all returning and they began in authoritative fashion.
Mirko Vucinic beat Ashley Cole but overran the ball and suddenly Rooney found himself in space on the counter-attack. With little support, a shot was inevitable but instead of lashing the ball goalwards, the 27-year-old opted for an impudent chip that left goalkeeper Mladen Bozovic flailing.
Rooney's shot rebounded off the post but the tone was set. England were in the mood. Glen Johnson hit a rasping left-footed shot that Bozovic tipped over and from the resulting corner, Hodgson's side were ahead.
Steven Gerrard swung a ball to the back post and Rooney was there, unmarked to head his 35th goal for England.
It was the first goal Montenegro had conceded in four qualifiers in a run of eight internationals unbeaten yet this did not resemble a team with such a record; Rooney's movement was minimal and the absence of a man stationed on the goalline at the far post made his task even easier.
England were enthused, relishing the space afforded them by a surprising lack of urgency from the home side. James Milner was the next beneficiary of an opponent failing to press the ball, fizzing a shot just past the base of Bozovic's left-hand post.
Rooney then just failed to contort his body to convert Milner's far-post cross from a tight angle and the only concern for England was that they had not extended their advantage further during a period of almost complete control.
Montenegro captain Vucinic was furiously gesturing to his players not to yield so much ground and move higher up the pitch. Johnson was booked for a clumsy foul on Stefan Jovetic and Montenegro exerted some pressure as England defended deeply and resolutely but they failed to create anything of note.
England should have been awarded a penalty when Welbeck should have been awarded a penalty just before the interval when Stefan Savic brought the Manchester United forward down in the box. A yellow card for diving added insult to the injustice.
Just as 17 months ago, Montenegro began the second period with renewed vigour. Coach Branko Brnovic made an attacking change by introducing Damjanovic and his influence helped drive Montenegro forward.
Jovetic rose above Milner to head a good chance into the side netting before Vucinic volleyed over from 12 yards after a poor defensive header from Joloen Lescott.
Montenegro were rousing themselves. Rooney bent a free-kick goalwards but without sufficient pace or direction to beat Bozovic but England's threat become more sporadic as the hosts pushed for an equaliser.
Joe Hart nearly made a calamitous error when mishandling Vucinic's fierce drive but he recovered to pounce on the loose ball.
Lescott was then caught out of position and Vucinic found the space to curl a shot menacingly goalwards. Hart was relieved to see the ball drift narrowly wide.
The Manchester City goalkeeper was forced to act moments later to push Jovetic's volley wide and from the subsequent corner, Montenegro hit the post as England's defending became desperate.
They could not hold on. England failed to clear their lines in a frantic penalty-box exchange, allowing Damjanovic scrambled the ball home.
The Montenegro bench celebrated the full-time whistle with arms aloft and while the result keeps England in touching distance, Hodgson will rue letting slip an opportunity to take top spot and inflict a sizeable blow to their principal rivals in qualifying for Brazil.
Montenegro (4-4-1-1): M Bozovic; Savic, Dzudovic, Basa, V Bozovic; Vukcevic (Krkotic 63), Zverotic, Novakovic (Damjanovic 46), Volkov; Jovetic, Vucinic.
Subs Not Used: Blazic, Poleksic, Jovanovic, Kecojevic, Delibasic, Beciraj, Igumanovic, Kasalica.
Goal: Damjanovic 76
England (4-2-3-1): Hart; Johnson, Smalling, Lescott, Cole; Gerrard, Carrick; Milner, Cleverley (Young 77), Welbeck; Rooney.
Subs Not Used: Walker, Foster, Baines, Caulker, Lampard, Parker, Osman, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Defoe, Sturridge, Forster.
Goal: Rooney 7
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May 24, 2013 - From staff reportsFour Wyoming 4-Hers were chosen by the University of Wyoming Extension's 4-H Youth Development Program for the American Youth Leadership Program in Samoa this winter.
The Wyoming 4-Hers --along with 18 others from 10 other states --and three adults will travel to Samoa on a three-week cultural trip Dec. 11 to Jan. 1, 2014.
The Wyoming 4-Hers include LaQuisha Buffalo of Lander, Jaycey Lindsey of Wright, Quinton Migneault of Basin, and Mary Schwope of Cowley. JD Slagowski of Farson was chosen as one of five alternates.
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COACHELLA, Calif. - According to Coachella Valley Unified School District, parents were given a warning today about a man and a woman who might be trying to lure students into their car.
The Riverside County Sheriff released this statement on the incident:
"On 04-03-13 at about 8:30 AM, a 14 year-old kid and two friends were walking to Bobby Duke Middle School in Coachella. A couple (male and female) in a blue, older model Range Rover with chrome rims, approached the victims. The couple asked the victims if they knew anyone wanting a ride to San Bernardino and if so, they would get $100. The boys advised they did not and the couple offered the victims a ride to San Bernardino. The victims declined the offer and the couple in the Range Rover drove away. At this time we do not believe this incident is related to the La Quinta incidents."
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Pitcairn Island is impossibly remote, populated by descendants of a ship of British mutineers. Revelations that child molestation and rape had been a way of life for generations exposed them to the outside world.
Two men, separated by more than 150 years, discover the folly of attempting Western-style capitalism in Micronesia.
Two white security contractors set off into the remote interior. Within a week, a seemingly innocent man who crossed their path lay dead on the side of the road. The manhunt began.
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I own a 2006 WRX. It currently has just over 43,000 miles. During the past few months, I started to notice a significant oil smell following highway travel (i.e. coming to a stop at the end of an off-ramp after getting off an interstate highway).
After doing some research on here, I came to the conclusion that I might have some oil in the stock TMIC. I brought my car into a local Subaru dealer today to have somebody look at it. Sure enough, the mechanics found oil dripping off the intercooler hose and found oil in the intercooler.
On the invoice, the mechanics additionally stated "Turbo seals leaking needs turbo about 1600.00 to replace". When I arrived back home, I promptly took a look at my warranty paperwork. According to my records, my vehicle's 60,000-mile Powertrain Warranty expires 05/20/11. Is the turbocharger covered under this warranty?
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Have you ever met someone that just instantly repulsed you. Not an intellectual repulsion, but one from your core? Many times I have found that what is really upsetting me about the person is just a reflection of a character trait which I possess. A trait which I do not like or may not want to acknowledge I actually have.
As difficult and as infrequent as these interactions are, I relish them. While I always find it hard to engage these people, it is a personal challenge that is worth undertaking; these experiences provide me with an opportunity to explore a dark part of myself and to hopefully grow beyond it, allowing me to get to know another person, consciously unencumbered my own prejudice.


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LENNOX, S.D. – The Dakota State University baseball team faced the North Star Athletic Association's (NSAA) conference leader Jamestown (N.D.) Friday afternoon at the Westerman Park in a doubleheader action. The Jimmies swept the Trojans by the scores of 8-3 and 16-0 in seven innings.
Dakota State slipped to 17-22 overall record and 2-8 in NSAA conference play (6-8 NSAA/Frontier record). Jamestown, receiving votes in the latest NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top 25 national poll, won their 11th game in the last 12 games to raise their overall record to 25-6 and 10-2 NSAA (10-2 NSAA/Frontier record).
Game 1 – Jamestown (N.D.) 8, Dakota State (S.D.) 3 – FINAL
The Trojans grabbed the first lead of the game in the bottom second inning, highlighted by Jordan Entrikin's two-out double. JD Farley produced an RBI single to score Danny Lopiparo – courtesy runner for Entrikin – to give DSU a 1-0 lead.
Jamestown answered with five runs in the top third frame to overtake the lead from the Trojans. The Jimmies recorded back-to-back hits with one out (single by Rudy Strnad and double by Peterson). During UJ's scoring run, Jamestown had four walks (Erik Peterson, Mitch Stevens, Spencer Flaten and Landon Uetz) and a hit-by-pitch (Paul Sitkowski) for a 4-1 lead. Marcus Blackmon, Jr. added an RBI sacrifice fly to extend UJ's lead to 5-1.
DSU scored once in the bottom half of the third inning to cut their deficit to 5-2. After two outs were recorded, David Halstead reached on base by a walk. Danny Flahie added a single to advance Halstead to second base. Nick Serrata hit an RBI single to score Halstead as the Trojans reduced their deficit to three runs.
The Jimmies scored three runs in the top sixth inning by Stevens' RBI hit-by-pitch and Sitkowski's 2-RBI single. UJ's lead grew to 8-2.
Dakota State produced one run in the final inning. Joe Davis and Halstead hit back-to-back singles with one out. Serrata was hit-by-pitch to set up a bases loaded situation for DSU. A wild pitch by Jamestown allowed Davis to score and trimmed U's lead to 8-3. The Trojans were unable to add more runs as the Jimmies secured the victory.
Entrikin had a double for DSU. Flahie added two singles. Ian Barker, Andy Lee, Davis, Halstead, Serrata and Farley each had a hit. Serrata and Farley each produced an RBI. Davis, Halstead and Lopiparo each scored a run.
Nolan Skowronek was 3-for-4 at the plate with three singles for UJ. Sitkowski had a single and recorded three RBIs. Uetz and Strnad each added two hits. Stevens had two RBIs. Flaten, Uetz and Blackmon, Jr. each added an RBI.
Austin Weber (5-2) picked up the loss on the pitching mound for Dakota State. He pitched three innings and gave up five runs on four hits. Mike Chartier tossed three innings in relief and allowed three runs (one unearned) on five hits. He recorded four strikeouts. Jamie Jorgenson worked in a scoreless seventh inning.
Kyle McKay started the game for Jamestown, going for 2 2/3 innings. He allowed two runs on five hits. Ryan Sheely (3-1) earned the victory in relief as he pitched the last 4 1/3 innings of the game. He gave up one run on four hits. Sheely recorded five strikeouts.
Both teams had nine hits in the game. The Trojans left 10 runners on base compared to the Jimmies 9 runners left on base. DSU committed three defensive errors.
Game 2 – Jamestown (N.D.) 16, Dakota State (S.D.) 0 – FINAL
Jamestown opened the game with a 4-0 and exploded for nine runs in the top fifth inning to cruise past Dakota State 16-0 in a nine-inning game. The game ended in the seventh inning due to ten-run mercy rule.
The Jimmies scored four runs in the top first inning, all runs scored with two outs. UJ had four consecutive singles by Stevens (RBI), Sitkowski, Flaten (RBI) and Uetz (2 RBIs).
Jamestown added a pair of runs in the top second frame to extend their lead to 6-0, highlighted by Peterson's RBI single and Sitkowski's RBI sacrifice fly.
With a bases loaded and two outs situation in the top fourth inning, a passed ball committed by the Trojans allowed the Jimmies to add a run to increase their lead to 7-0.
Jamestown tallied a total of nine runs in the fifth inning, racing to a 16-0 lead. UJ had four hits in the inning, while Dakota State committed three defensive miscues.
The Trojans left one runner on base when the game ended in the seventh inning, sealing UJ's fifth straight victory.
Barker was perfect at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two singles for the Trojans. Davis, Entrikin and Wieneke each had a hit. Jake Ferdinand recorded two walks.
Uetz was 4-for-4 with a double, three singles and three RBIs for the Jimmies. Strnad added a double, two singles and three RBIs. He swiped two bases. Blackmon, Jr. had two singles. Peterson, Stevens, Sitkowski, Flaten and Matthew Achter each had a hit.
Jordan Sovich (1-7) recorded the loss for DSU. He pitched two innings and allowed six runs (four unearned) on seven hits. Ross Kortan worked for two innings in relief and gave up six runs (two unearned) on two hits. Evan Steemken tossed 1/3 inning and allowed four runs (one unearned) on two hits. Lopiparo came in for 2 2/3 scoreless innings, limiting the Jimmies to three hits.
Kyle Shaikoski (3-0) picked up the victory for Jamestown. He tossed five innings and gave up four hits. Jeffery Hamann and Scott Beever each pitched one scoreless inning in relief. Hamann allowed a hit.
UJ outhit DSU 14-5 in the game. The Jimmies left nine runners on base. The Trojans had eight runners left on base.
Both teams will meet again Saturday afternoon to conclude their NSAA's four-game series. The doubleheader takes place at Westerman Park in Lennox, S.D., starting at 12 noon with a pair of seven-inning games.
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UWS Spiritual Center Awaits Return of Leader Who Survived Plane Crash
Members of the Community Meditation Center on the Upper West side met for the first time Sunday without their leader, Allan Lokos, who survived a plane crash with his wife in Myanmar last month.
Lokos, 72, a world-renowned spiritual leader, sustained major burns to his legs, arms and head and has been in an intensive care unit in Singapore since shortly after the December 25 crash. His wife, Suzanna Weiss, 62, suffered broken vertebrae.
The couple is expected to return to New York City on Wednesday; Lokos will be medevaced to New York Presbyterian Hospital and his wife will take a commercial flight.
Members of the center gathered in a basement where Christmas decorations hung from the ceiling and stackable chairs were lined up waiting to hear updates on Lokos and his wife, Suzanna Weiss, 62.
One of the board members, Alyson McCormick, read a letter Weiss sent them:
"Dear sanga, Alan and I are in a strange land, with different languages, foreign customs and traditions, we've been in such difficult conditions and desperate circumstances with great physical, emotional and spiritual pain."
Lokos and his wife founded the center after September 11. It focuses on the practical aspects of Buddhism and meditation.
The couple was in Myanmar for the holidays. They left Mandalay on Christmas Day, heading north for a hiking trip, when their plane crash landed in a field near the airport, bursting into flames.
Speaking from Singapore last week, Weiss says more than 15 years of meditation has prepared them well for this.
"The only way we've survived is being so in the present moment," she said. "For now we have to put the future aside because it's going to be a long difficult road, and if you consider that, it would be just overwhelming."
On Sunday, Lokos' 38-year old daughter Samantha Koppelman told the standing room-only gathering at the Community Mediation Center that the first time she spoke to her father after the crash, he asked about how the center was doing.
"The most important gift you can give to my father and Suzanna right now, is to continue to show up here, and to bring here your love, your prayers, your kindness and your friendship that has overwhelmed me here from everyone," she said, fighting back tears.
Lokos has had two skin grafts and remains in good spirits, according to family and friends who've spoken with him.
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The Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) has decided to desert the Left Democratic Front (LDF) after 40 long years and return to the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF).
But if the Congress celebrated, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), which heads the LDF, hit back.
The Marxists have roped in Philipose Thomas, a staunch loyalist of Defence Minister A.K. Antony and state Congress president V.M. Sudheeran.
Thomas has been named the LDF-supported independent candidate in the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency.
For 15 long years, Thomas was the district Congress committee president at Pathanamthitta. The Congress fielded him thrice in assembly elections but he never won.
Thomas has already begun his campaign, now wearing the traditional red garland associated with the Left.
The CPI-M managed another coup when it named V. Abdurahman, a Congress leader and former vice chairman of the Ponnani municipality, at Ponnani in Malappuram, the stronghold of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
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SB 33: Zero-Based Budgeting Act
Zero-based budgeting implies that each year government agencies would be required to build their budgets from a starting point of $0. From this starting point, the agencies would need to justify the request for monies.
As of now, agencies begin with the previous year's budget and then justify any additional monies desired. By only justifying new requests for monies, the bulk of the budget remains untouched. Hence, the potential to uncover waste becomes exponentially difficult as this process continues through the years.
HB 861: Drug Testing for TANF Recipients
All people who request to receive TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) money, will be required to take a drug test. This is to ensure that taxpayer money is not supporting drug habits.
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Well today I get to spend my day and night indoors while from outside it is tramindously FREEZING!...I was soak and wet when I came in the spare room, but thankfully mommy blowed dryed me off:), But then again I was scared of that big noise! BOL...
After that mommy and I get to make a scrapbook of me and Krypto from are funny times to our sad times, to our good times, to our bad:)..Which I certainly dont know how shes going to do that but eventaully we figure out the problems by putting the peices together!!...also another cool thing is she will put our paws in these concreate stuff and let it last forever!!:), can't wait til I get to see mine..Its a good thing she gets to keep for memories when we've have passed away..
My days have been so great I cant bark out the words to explain it!..I've gone to the vet with mommny like a week ago and thankfully I had nothing wrong with me!, ain't that a relief!!! BOL...anyway me and mum are going to play..I heard she was going to dress me up in Snowflakes clothes if she can find them BOL, I just hope she doesnt take pictures and post them on my Dogster PLUS photo book...That will be embarassing if the pretty girl pups out there will see them *Blushes*
Well pup dogster friends!...Have a good day...More diarys will be heading your way!
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Lastnight I had been outside on the chain..Mommy didn't exspect there would be a storm acommin!!..But when my mom woke up at around 3:00 there was the worst storm I have ever been in...
Mommy was worried about me through the night and couldn't sleep...she says next time shes not leaving me out there....
So when mommy went to go round back to feed/water me..She noticed I was OFF the chain!!..She started freaking out...So she went to check if I was on the fron porch..."Nope"..Sooo she whistled becuase she thought I might be with Krypto...Luckly I was...She was shocked and Happy....Lastnight was the worst...Mommy fixxed my big dog house closer to my chain and chained me back on and then gave me my water, food, and loving!
Hopefully my day will get better tomorrow!!!!...Woofs all out!
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Hi Everyfur!..Been soooo long since I had a dairy entry!..But you know what?, That will change!!:D!.....
Okay first off I would like to talk about my visit to the "Vet Clinic" today!...I got all of my second month shots then next month or the end of this one, I will get my rabie shots! and ID tags!!**Finally!!**
Mommys dad told my mom everything about what happend!..Her dad said...That I was barky and curoius to um if you would say "Bite people" But thats just me..I don't know anyone except my family! that I protect!...Anyway...People said "You have handsome eyes", "You'll be a very good watch dog", "YOU ARE SOO HANDSOME!", etc...LOL!..I was "Flattered:)"..
I was good for the rest of the day!..Vet said I was ALLLL CLEAN!!......Bye everyfur!..More tomorrow!!...*walks to mum*.."Hey! Mum!!...I need a new collar!!!"..
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In June of 2009, much to my delight, Christoph finished his residency (this is the step all doctors must take after they complete medical school). After 11, yes 11 years of schooling to become a doctor, I found it fitting that we have a party. At the time, I came up with some fun, creative invitations and blogged about them HERE.
Christoph's Residency Graduation Party Invitation:Up until now, the invitations were never listed in my Etsy shop. I thought the invitations were cool and I got great feedback from guests but I didn't think there was a market for them.The posting that I did back in June 2009 continues to be one of my highest trafficked posts EVER! I've also had several people track down my email address or convo me on Etsy to purchase a set of these invitations!I've finally placed a listing on Etsy for you to purchase your own custom set of medical invitations HERE!
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I feel like this kid just woke up one morning and said to himself "Hey, I like magic…I'm socially awkward…let's make a career out of this." In most cases this would end in disaster. But in Kyle Eschen's case, it turned into comedy gold.
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Fix or Replace Porch Concrete Slab
I can't seem to get a straight answer on this, so I'm hoping someone here can help me.
My porch is a concrete slab that sits over my cold room.
It sits on a wood frame.
The cold room has about 1 foot of it above ground.
The slab has a crack in one corner.
Moisture also soaks into the top 3 to 4 inches or so of the cold room wall that is just below the slab.
So I'm wondering what to do.
Can I fix this? Or should I hire a contractor to completely replace it?
Here are the options I've been advised on so far:
- Replace the entire slab
- Cap the slab with a 1 inch layer or so of concrete. My uncle (civil engineer) recommended using SikaSeal brand concrete but said I would need to find the right type.
- Contractor suggested completely sealing the slab and any part of the cold room that is above ground with NuCrete.
Added bonus is that they can stamped it to our preferred style.
Below are pictures of the:
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- Portion of the cold room that is above ground (2)
- Soaked wood frame below the slab (2)
Thanks for any help anyone can give with this.
Chip out the top edges of the crack, caulk w/urethane caulk. There is even a flowing urethane caulk that will fill all gaps. It will allow movement along the crack and not harden. Simple, inexpensive.
I would keep an eye on the wood supporting structure. If it has been damp, watch out for rot. It would not hurt to spray it with a preservative.
That is obviously and older house, and replacing the slab would be expen$ive, tyr the easy way first.
Thanks for replying.
Ok on the urethane caulk. Also I think I remember someone saying to use an epoxy as well.
That only takes care of the crack though.
1) What about the sides? Water still comes through there somehow.
Basically the area between the slab and the foundation is the problem (where the wood frame rests).
When wet in some places, the mortar?! is firm but it rubs off easily using my fingers.
2) Also I don't know how to tell if the wood is still good or not.
When wet it's a bit soft but that is only on the ends of 2 or 3 of the beams?!
Sorry if I am getting some of the terminology mixed up. Hope my meaning comes across clearly though.
Thanks again!
PS: Yes it's an older home and I've been doing quite a bit of work on it. Most work I've done so far though is just simple landscaping stuff and other one person jobs.
Just an FYI for anyone wondering how this turns out.
I think I'm just going to get it "sealed" up.
The crack I can handle on my own.
But it's not just the crack. The sides have water coming in as well.
A contractor has offered to seal the top and the sides with NuCrete.
I assume it's this stuff: http://www.sonomastone.com/stoneinfo/nucrete.html
This will seal it and also be aesthetically pleasing. Added "curb" appeal and home value.
The damage for this though is about $1600.
Any thoughts?
It would seem to me that the corner where a stair post or other support is screwed into is cracked all the way through. I don't see what miracle coating (Nucrete) he is going to apply that will fix this. It will crack again IMO. Nucrete seems to be a concrete-based product and will likely perform like concrete in not expanding and contracting well, be exposed to freeze-thaw cycles, and crack again. Ask your contractor about how he sees this coating preventing future cracking. $1600 is a bunch to end up where you started.
fixing cracks in concrete is nearly impossible. if concrete wants to move, its gonna move. at this area where the crack is at, what is that post supporting? the wood below looks as it will need to be addressed also. sealing up the cracks with something like Sikaflex will help prevent future water from doing more damage but i feel this will that the structual issues will only get worse over time.
"Added "curb" appeal and home value."
I think we're watching too much HGTV.
Thanks, I've been told to use the SikaFlex for the cracks on the wall.
It's beginning to look more and more like a full replacement job.
My bad. You got me there :)
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Second story addition
I need to add on to my house to accomodate my ever growing family of five kids. I have a few questions concerning a second story addition.
As of now I have three cement pillars in my basement set 10' apart which hold up the main support beam which is four 2x8's bolted together then the floor is supported by the same 2x8's set 16" to center that are secured to the side of the main beam, not over it.
there is a load bearing wall that runs straight through the middle of the house on top of the main beam, and on top of the wall is another beam made from four 2x8's bolted togeter with the same 2x8 frame as the first floor.
Please note, the house is sixty years old and the 2x8's used are actualy 2" by 8". There are no foundation problems and the house sits straight.
My question is, could I use the existing ceiling as a floor? or would I have to rip it out and put 2x10's instead.
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This depends upon load bearing walls, size of the house, location, length of span for the 2x8's
I live in Quebec, the house is 26'x32', the main beam runs the 32' and the 2x8's span is 14' but they reach the foundation wall at 12'.
A good question for your local building inspector. :) Cheers
if your joist set on the wall at 12' then that is your span, 12' with a 2 foot cantalever im guessing. Depends upon the currant codes, before you tear them out, you may be able to double them up. 2x8 will cost less than 2x10, and i dont think there would be anything wrong with 4x8 16" o.c.
I doubt you will be able to use the 2x8's as a floor joist's.
Your existing foundation was most likely sized to support the load of the existing building adding onto will increase not only the dead load, but the live load as well.
Adding a second story is not as easy as one would think, you need to have a qualified structural engineer evaluate the situation.
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Does anyone have any issues repairing kohler commercial hand wash faucets with k30002 and k30004 stems. Ive tried the oem plastic and the wolverine brass repair kits and neither work very good. Am i missing something when i replace them, I repair a lot of faucets but these give me issues.
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look inside with the barrel removed and see if the inside valve bodies need a 1/2'' wire brushing and flushing of deposits to allow the snap in seat to seal properly.
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I normally don't have any trouble with them.... but let me tell you about a nightmare.
I gave a customer a quote to replace the valvet stems in her tub she agrees with the price I replace them with Wolverine Brass brand but they leak?? so I play and play with them... keeps leaking??? so I try another set of the WB valvet stems... same thing.... worked and worked for hours even tried a third set of WB valvets could not figure it out.... long story short Wolverine Brass had made them wrong.. they were just a fraction of an inch too short so when you tightened them it would leak but comparing them to the old they looked perfect... had to ask another plumber WTF am I doing wrong... he got a kohler brand out of his truck... worked fine! the WB rep took them back and told me they did have a little problem.... wished I knew that before.
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They buy from Plumbmasters. Not usually different on prices though. Some of their stems don't open as far either. Had one OEM and Plumbmasters, the OEM turned out several more times. Homeowner couldn't deal with it. It's rare though.AllurePlumbing.com
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Get the valves with the brass plungers or ceramic discs from Hodes Co. or The Faucet Shoppe. They are generic not OEM, but they work great. I quit using those plastic plunger pieces of junk years ago.
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I started using the ceramic disc version since I saw them. I hate those stems, I have had this problem before. I also notice that on the OEM ones sometimes the nylon washer on the bottom of the barrel comes with a big split down it. POS in my opinion.Ray
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Weird problem
So my car has been driving awesome for the last 2 years, but today something weird happened. I sped up in 2nd gear and got to around 6k rpms and when I put it in neutral to coast, the car died. I got some groceries, got in the car and tried it again thinking maybe I did something, but the exact same thing. I tried it in 1st gear and got my rpms to around 6k and it was fine.
Also, the car turns on fine right after it happens like nothing ever happened. It just dies, then coasts and I turn it back on real quick. Accelerates normal and drives fine
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Check the fuel pump.
It could be a lot of potential things. The fuel pump, the fuel filter (cheaper to replace!), dirty MAF, dirty throttle body, or a myriad of other things.
The fact that you say it runs fine, but will stall out, and then start up again fine like nothing happens makes me agree with wintuk. It is probably fuel related.
You should definitely look into replacing the fuel filter. They are generally in the $20 USD range.
According to my local auto parts stores costs, it falls closer around: $10.
You can also go to auto parts stores, and borrow (100% free! No tax) a fuel pressure tester, and use the schrader valve (if you have one) on your vehicle to check.
If it's running up to 6K then not fuel. He says it dies after letting off or going to neutral. Could be IAC or TB aircrack carboned up, which are supposed to take up idle throttle when letting off, or could be nothing. I used to hotrod both bikes and cars, sometimes dying after a hard pass was the norm, nothing wrong there at all other than whatever is supposed to maintain idle speed is not working as well as it should. The main reason for damping dashpots on oldschool carbs in the later '70s and '80s was this very thing. They simply made up a device that slowed the engine speed from dropping so fast, a 6000 to 700 rpm drop has a tendency to keep dropping, inertia, you know.
What a question. If you continue to zing the motor to 6k and let off, then expect the same result. Those things don't fix themselves.
My suggestion? Get one of these...........
'They simply made up a device that slowed the engine speed from dropping so fast'
It's called your right foot.................I've been doing it for 40+ years when the need shows. Basic physics, young jedi.
Could be one thing, or a combination of many - Not a "normal" driving pattern as mentioned - and not uncommon in the particular circumstances.
As amc mentioned, the engine is slowing fast and tends to keep doing so in this circumstance. It's got ONE chance to "catch" before continuing to a stop, and the slightest "misfire" for example would be enough that it dies at that point.
Plugs/boots not quite perfect, an injector a bit dirty, IAC a little slow to respond, you could chase the issue quite expensively without solving it if all possiible suggestions were followed. That's probably a major reason for a lack of suggestions to "solve" the problem.
Drive it as is, see if it does anything similar at other times, consider "tune up" type maint. if not done recently (plugs, fuel filter) and see how it goes for now.
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There are some pretty bright, experienced and insightful people on this forum and I thank Taco for facilitating it. You on the other hand are more interested in your localized, self absorbed perspectives which lack merit. Hmmmm, who might the bright poster choose?
You seem like a decent student of the game but your perspective is hyper-frequently antiquated with your opinion that holds no merit. The interesting thing is that you don't see that you're the void. Evaluate that and get back.
Thanks for your commentary. Unlike the other poster that choose to attack with no commentary.
As for Taco I have thanked him several times as well as suggested things to him on making this a better place to post.
Since I have been on several and have helped with the back end decision making of one as well as moderated one for over three years I think I have some coherent ideas to make this a better place for all.
Are ther some class posters here absolutely but IMO they are out numbered by lots of kiddies that learned football on madden or as FF players.
There are also some real punks that would never last at a tighter modded forum, one liner shots at other posters would not be tolerated long term on other places. If they had some thing to add to the forum that is another thing but just being rude or harrassing someone would not be. yet they are here in fact almost encouraged.
Perhaps that is the environment they are looking for so be it..
Befor dream chimes in with me being banned at a couple of forums yes that is true. One was the old mania. I got into a pm conversation with a. Mod about them going to a point system. telling them they should announce it before activating it.
They took exception to that.
I left soon after that taking a bunch of quality posters to a new forum. Which four others established where I was a mod.
After we were up and running I went back to the other forum and told everyone I was gone and the reasons for it. Which tightened the jaws of said mod and soon after I was banned for having several logins. Mostly because I had forgotten what they were when I first lent there.
The next forum after several years the direction of the forum changed and eventually got in a fight with the owner and was fired after I refused to buckle to the direction they were going.
Eventually was banned when I had belligerent posts towards the direction they were going. Was caustic in my posts and they banned me. Which frankly was no loss for me as they were IMO goingndownnhillmwith the original mission statement I was under the impression we started it for.
So yes I have been banned twice before. But think I have football knowledge that some ofthe kiddeies on here that could learn from ( btw that was a caustic comment I used a lot on the last forum) one of the reason I got banned. Ironic that on here it is used common place.
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The Inside Job
In May, 2004, Bob Bitz received a phone call from someone he'd been fortunate never to hear from before -- the Cherokee County Sheriff. The lawman was trying to track down Bitz on behalf of Citibank, which suspected fraud on Bitz's credit card. But Bitz, owner of Preferred Commercial Floor Covering in Canton, Ga., didn't have a Citi card. "I told them I didn't know what they were talking about," says Bitz. "I used to have a Citibank card, but when it expired I hadn't renewed it."
The sheriff told him that Citibank had mailed numerous inquiries to Bitz, using the address listed on his credit-card statement. Bitz said that the address wasn't his, although it sounded familiar. Then it hit him. The address belonged to his bookkeeper.
The sheriff wasted no time. He told Bitz not to say anything, then showed up at Bitz's office an hour later with a detective in tow. After 20 minutes of questioning, the bookkeeper packed her things, told Bitz she was sorry, and left.
By June, Bitz had discovered exactly how much the bookkeeper had to be sorry for. She and her husband, who both eventually pleaded guilty to three counts of identity fraud and one of theft-by-taking, had been running quite a scam. In early 2002, the bookkeeper had filled out a change of address form for Bitz's Citibank card without his knowledge, diverting all future correspondence about the card to her home. Then she and her husband racked up nearly $70,000 worth of charges -- from a vacation at a rental cottage in North Georgia to meals at the Hard Rock Café -- on the card. The bookkeeper paid the bill with money from the company's line of credit, doctoring QuickBooks entries to cover her tracks. When contacted for this story by BusinessWeek SmallBiz, the bookkeeper declined to comment. "I felt outraged and betrayed," Bitz says. "I was scared to death because I didn't know how else she'd used my identity fraudulently."
That was the beginning of a nightmare from which Bitz is just now emerging. To get his finances and his business back on track, he has had to hire two lawyers and a fraud examiner, pay thousands in late fees to his vendors, cancel his health insurance, mortgage his house, and of course, reexamine the way he manages his business.
Unfortunately, small companies like Bitz's get hit much harder by employee fraud than larger ones. A company with fewer than 100 employees that experiences employee fraud suffers a median loss of $98,000, according to a 2004 study from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. That's more than midsize businesses, and close to the $105,500 loss typical in companies with more than 10,000 employees. Fraud at small companies is more likely to involve cash skimming, payroll scams, expense reimbursement schemes, and check tampering than that at larger companies.
Frequently the theft starts small, as a trickle of money that easily slides under the radar. "It's often a mundane, almost plodding kind of theft, as little as $50 a week," says Boston-based Skelly Insurance President Thomas Skelly.
The ACFE estimates that nearly a third of frauds go unreported. Usually that's because the business owner is able to reach a private settlement with the perpetrator. In other cases crimes go unreported because the business owner is worried about bad publicity. "If fraud occurs at a small business, it goes to the reputation of the owner-manager," says Robert Dohrer, a partner with accountants McGladrey & Pullen in Bloomington, Minn. Occasionally business owners don't have the documentation they need to pursue a case in court or don't want to run up legal and accounting bills that generally average about a third of the amount recovered. Some owners simply can't accept that they've been swindled.
So it's imperative for owners to make sure they take a few simple steps to safeguard their businesses, from thinking twice about where blank checks are stored to making sure everyone takes a vacation (really). And if, despite your best efforts, you do encounter fraud, handling the situation prudently may help you recover your loss and win a court case with as little disruption to your business -- and your psyche -- as possible.
Like many crimes, embezzlement is often a matter of opportunity. Unwittingly, many small business owners are giving their employees plenty.
It's easy to understand how an entrepreneur, working long and stressful hours, might postpone the implementation of a proper accounting system. But without one, you may find yourself handing off financial tasks to a single trusted employee -- as Bitz did -- without providing proper oversight. Instead, set up a computerized system that generates cash flow and financial reports, then make yourself read them. Carefully. Hire an outside accountant, or, at the very least, ask different employees to look for discrepancies. Checks, account statements, and other financial information should be locked up, rather than sitting around in plain sight.
Next, train a few people in your company on the accounting system, so that more than one person is capable of using it. Then make sure everyone -- including the financial types -- takes regular vacations, and when they do, have different employees cover for them, suggests Edward Osbourne, professor of accounting at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio. It's also a good idea to use mystery shoppers to make purchases that will let you test your cash flow systems.
Although it may seem sensible to delegate mundane tasks such as opening mail or depositing checks, those are exactly the duties that let employees collect information or skim cash."A small business owner starving for someone who's going to take care of things that important is looking for trouble," says Talar Herculian, an attorney with Fisher & Phillips in Irvine, Calif. Instead, owners should countersign all checks, and even make bank deposits themselves. Randolph Hibben, chairman and CEO of Lake Forest Bank & Trust Co. in Lake Forest, Ill., suggests using Internet banking to cut down on the number of eyes viewing account information. He tells his small business customers to send an electronic file of all checks issued that day to the bank so it can compare the list with what has been clearing the account.
While some companies thrive on an "open books" policy when it comes to finance, it still pays to be discreet about some details. "Be careful how much information you give employees about forthcoming checks," says David Sawyer, senior managing director of Smith & Co. in Atlanta and Bitz's fraud examiner. Otherwise an employee can cut a dummy check first and empty an account.
But by far the greatest threat to a small businesses are the owners themselves: Most are far too trusting. Even longtime employees -- be they friends, neighbors, or family members -- can't be trusted absolutely. Yet they're often given carte blanche to handle company finances. That can be too tempting for someone going through a rough patch. After all, the ACFE estimates that 83% of employees who commit fraud have no criminal history. "It doesn't matter whether someone is 22 years old and has $4,500 in credit-card debt or if they're 55 and having a problem paying bills because of college tuition," says Skelly. "If someone gets into dire financial straits, they look for cash anywhere."
If you suspect an employee is stealing from your company, your first call isn't necessarily to the police. After all, you want to figure out what happened as best you can before calling in law enforcement. Get your accountant to help determine exactly where things went awry and to help tally how much may have been lost. Be sure to include amounts beyond any money that was stolen, such as interest payments or late fees, says Stephen T. Mikus, a Chicago attorney specializing in civil litigation. You'll also want to check with your insurance company, because some business owners' policies provide coverage for employee dishonesty. Among those that cover employee theft are multiperil insurance policies, commercial crime insurance, and some of the special versions of a business owner's policy.
Be careful not to accuse any of your employees before you're certain about what has happened. "If you confront an employee before you've done your spade work, the employee can disappear, cover his tracks, or destroy evidence," warns Skelly. And if you're wrong about your hunch, you don't want the employee to turn around and accuse you of slander, says Douglas Frazer, an attorney with DeWitt Ross & Stevens in Brookfield, Wis.
If you've experienced a sizable loss, then the police or your attorney can contact the district attorney's office to get the ball rolling on a criminal case. You'll generally have to show a much larger loss in an urban area to get a prosecutor's attention than you would in a rural one.
Even then, many district attorneys' offices are overwhelmed and may not have the time or resources to pursue your case. You'll need to be persistent. "A district attorney will be more aggressive when the victim expresses interest in the case and a willingness to support the prosecution," says Mikus.
When the D.A.'s office was slow to move on his case, a frustrated Bitz fired off e-mails to the media and the governor. The governor's office referred him to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which in turn gave him a list of forensic accounting firms in Atlanta. Bitz chose Smith & Co., which provided additional documentation to the district attorney. "The D.A.'s office doesn't have the manpower or capabilities to trace all the transactions and see who actually benefited," says Bitz. "It takes a specialist to connect the dots."
Another option is to file a civil suit. Because you're paying your attorney to guide the case, you will have more say over how much and what type of restitution to accept in a civil suit. Either way, your best hope of winning lies in providing strong evidence that can't be contradicted -- generally, a paper trail. In addition to his criminal case, Bitz plans to file a civil suit to reclaim some of the costs associated with the case, which so far total about $20,000 in attorneys' and accountants' fees.
Of course, any investigation will have an impact on your business. Fees can add up, but at least they're tax-deductible as business expenses. "For every dollar you want to recover, figure on spending 30 cents, divided between legal and forensic accounting fees," Sawyer estimates. In most cases, Sawyer says, those who win their cases can recover legal and investigative fees -- if the crooks or their families can come up with the money -- as well as payment for punitive damages.
You may want to put certain employees on leave while the case is being investigated. After all, you don't want to fire an employee who has done nothing wrong, but you don't want someone who may be guilty of fraud skulking around your company. "While the investigation is under way, tell your other employees as little as possible," advises Sawyer. "Just say: 'There are transactions we're looking into that are important to the success of our business. We're not sure there has been any wrongdoing. You may be contacted for an interview to provide us with more information."' Remind workers that any steps you take are to protect the company and its employees.
After the fraud at Preferred Commercial Floor Coverings was uncovered, Bitz hired a lawyer, who turned the case over to the district attorney. That was the easy part. Desperate to keep his credit rating intact, Bitz took out a home-equity loan so he could make the payments on his line of credit. He contacted his suppliers, hoping to reschedule payments, but was still hit with late fees. And though Bitz says the charges on his Citibank card are fraudulent, Citibank said it isn't liable because it didn't know that payments on the account were being made with stolen money. A Citigroup spokeswoman, Janis Tarter, says that when informed of the fraud, the bank forgave the existing balance on Bitz's account, "taking a loss of several thousand dollars." But, she says, "because the [earlier] payments of thousands of dollars were sent to us over the course of 18 months, were payable to us, and were never questioned or returned to us by Mr. Bitz or his bank, we had no way of knowing they were not legitimate. In this instance, we believe the responsibility for detecting this ongoing fraud rests with Mr. Bitz, and not with us."
The $2 million company that Bitz had founded in 1997 was hit hard, too. Since late 2003 the bookkeeper had been telling Bitz that money was tight -- so tight, she claimed, that the business could no longer afford health insurance for its 15 employees. Bitz cancelled the policy and alienated his workers. Over the next nine months the fallout from the fraud continued to be a distraction for Bitz, and sales at the 15-person company dropped by about 25%.
Bitz finally had his day in court on Mar. 21. About a month later, the bookkeeper and her husband, rounding up money from their extended families, paid Bitz $69,486.74 -- the exact amount certified by the forensic accountants -- and received 15 years' probation.
More than a year later, Bitz is still struggling to get back on track, and to understand why his bookkeeper betrayed him. "I treated her like she was my daughter. I can't imagine she could do this," he says. "You can't tell about people."
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We did it. My boy and I put together a "go now or miss out" hunt for a Bison,Cow/calf. He got the call from the Fish and game on Thursday and Saturday Morning at 3:00 am we headed to Gardner Mt. The area we could hunt is Very small and the bison have to come out of Yellowstone park AND get on Public land for IT to be able to hunt them. There is also a No Hunt zone a half mile around the Town of Gardner. We borrowed a snowmobile and trailer,a come along. He bought a Saws all and we had a bunch of asst ropes,cables and knifes,and sharping stuff. The plan was to use My 45/70 with a New load he came up with but he only had a chance to shoot 4 shells to sight in the gun,he took his CZ 375 too. As lick would have it we hunted all the areas we could scope with out seeing a bison, as we started to turn around we saw something that looked like Bison in the snow. YUP there they were . They Had to be 100 yards off a road, and 1/4 mile away from any buildings. The No hunt zone line was the road we where on ,they where on the open side. I grabbed the range finder and put it on the closest one 102 yards... There are some forest service out buildings right at 800 yards,good enough.We even had a turn around and a place to park with a small rocky ridge between us and the bison, PERFECT. Talk about the perfect storm. The only thing, a car load of Greenie bison people had followed us to the bison and where all out watching us. We stopped and RE checked all aspects in the regulations and determined we were GOOD to go. But he decided to use his tried and true 375. We walked over the ridge and started to examine the bison, it HAD to be a cow or calf... As luck would have it the close one was indeed a cow and still at 102 yards from the road and the same from us. After VERY careful aim he shot. A long silence and we had a cow bison on the ground WOW. Now what.?The FWP recommends 5 Big guys to handle a bison we say pooh on that ,two well equipped small guys can do a bison in only 3 hours. We started with skinning The top half down past the back bone, then cutting off the front and rear quarters. Then the back strap . We then gutted her out pulling the pile out of the way then we took the tenderloin out and used the saws all to cut the ribs off. We tucked the hide up close to the bison and flipped her over and continued to skin leaving it attached to the head. Took all the meat on this side the same way and finished out the neck and cut off the head rolled up the hide and there, we finished. the only thing left was the back bone and lower legs. The snow was about 2 feet deep and it took snow shoes to really get around well. We loaded ALL of it in to the big black sled and started the 102 yard trek to the road,got about 25 yards and said NOPE. Back and get the truck . I strung all out all our rope,straps and cables together and it just reached the trailer. With the help from the 6.0 V8 we drug the sled and beast to the road.There is also a No over the snow ban in the area we had to hunt. A little come a long action and we had her loaded in the sled on the trailed in just 3 hours, How cool is that. All that was left was the 4 hour trip back home, well not counting the flat we had on the trailer in Gardner. It was truly an adventure. how wonderful is it to be with you son when he gets his first of many Bison !!!!
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Today, I have added support for dynamically taking search index and type from the message itself. It works much like dynafiles do. If dynamic mode is selected (via config params), the index name and type given in the configuration are template names instead of literal ones. That means the rsyslog core will generate the actual name at runtime, based on actual message content. These dynamically generated values will then be used inside the request.
Here is a quick howto: you need to define the templates first, like this:
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In this example, the hostname (from the message) is used as name for the search index, and the programname (usually part of the syslog tag) is used as searchtype. The full power of templates, including all properties, can be used, so this is highly flexible.
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2. Elimination of the hassles of tracking sentiment. While Cruvee achieves this better than most through its wine-specific algorithm, the possibilities to improve exist. Through the creation of additional industry-specific algorithms that take into account the type of language used in a given industry's online conversations, confusion brought on by jargon, and possibly, sarcasm, might be greatly lessened. Mashable gives the example of the automotive industry and a commenters leaving a post about some "sick rims" and how easy it is for current platforms to miss the compliment.
3. Fast-track the process of identifying influencers. An interesting part of Cruvee's model is that it has decided for the user which digital influencers (as a starting point) should be tracked and then allows for customizable keywords within that ecosystem. This approach alleviates the pains of searching within a core set of influencers, and then allows for sharper focus on your brand through the insights gained by additional keyword selection.
4. Direct comparison to competitors. Since Cruvee operates in a set digital ecosystem that can be customized, the ability is there for users to find out how their competition is faring in relation to them using the same set of criteria. Cruvee currently allows their users to view some historical data on rival brands, but one can imagine the possibilities such a platform might produce in the future in terms of real-time tracking of brands, side-by-side in a "live" digital ecosystem.
It will be interesting to watch this space to see where social media monitoring goes from here. There are definitely advantages to be had in a vertical approach to listening, and they appear they might help solve some of the current issues facing the tech side of the equation. The importance of a highly trained staff of social media mavens that can identify and analyze conversations around your brand is always your best bet, however, with advances in the platforms for doing so, we may find ourselves being able to spend more time building a winning social media strategy and less time collecting the required data to do so.


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This is a discussion on S&W Airweight frame composition within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; In reading the Gun Digest Book of S&W I find this... "Aluminum is much lighter and softer than steel. What makes aluminum appear hard is ...
In reading the Gun Digest Book of S&W I find this...
"Aluminum is much lighter and softer than steel. What makes aluminum appear hard is anodizing. The hard coat anodizing we are all familiar with is a surface treatment, not a through hardening like heat treatment is. Once you either wear through the anodizing, or break it, the softer substrate will quickly peen or propogate the crack".
Is this true of the newer Airweight's or is the Airweight composed of an aluminum alloy that is hardened through? I ask because I recently cracked my 442-2 just forward of the thumb piece where the center pin rubs against the frame. S&W customer service came through for me and replaced it with a no lock 442.
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With the recent-production (since the late 90s) guns being "rated" for +P ammunition now, they are obviously doing something different.
The early AirWeight guns would stretch at the top strap when fired with a lot of high-pressure rounds.
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CHICAGO — American Library Association (ALA) President Courtney Young will partner with ALA Chapters to provide training for a national cohort of 22 librarians from a cross section of libraries to become certified Career Development Facilitators (CDF). President Young stated, "I am grateful for the strong interest from the chapters in partnering with me on this program. It was inspiring and heartwarming to read all of the applications.
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