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he's definitely helped me make lots of friends in our apartment complex. i just never thought people would actually be afraid of him enough to avoid us completely.
I kind of expected some fearful responses from people. I'm more surprised it doesn't happen with greater frequency. My mother-in-law said several times how afraid she is of GSDs, and I'd heard people make comments about their reactivity and being concerned about them, so I sort of assumed there was some fear out there. I think that's partly why the mobbing to my puppy on walks really took me by surprise!
Usually when it's just me and Atti I get a few reactions:
- most people LOVE him and go out of the way, even crossing the street sometimes, to ask me what he is, tell me how gorgeous he is and love all over him. these are usually the people who also tell me they have never seen a GSD puppy in person before and that he has completely changed their idea of a "scary" breed.
- then there are the people who go out of their way in the opposite direction to get away from us. even at 3 1/2 months old. i've had people almost pull into a parking space and then as soon as they see us walking down the sidewalk, they back up and move to the entirely opposite side of the parking lot. usually if i can catch it early enough that people are wary of him, especially if he starts talking (god forbid he wants to play hehe), i will go ahead and do the work for them and cross the street. i will almost always get a "thank you" and a relieved smile.
- the people who pick up their small dogs to walk past me because obviously he is crazy and rabid and will eat your dog.
- maybe 75% of the time i get asked if he's purebred, if he's a police dog or if i am training him to be one
- my personal favorite though are the ELEVEN people who have told me what a beautiful husky i have hehehe i usually cant help but giggle a little bit
when it's the two of us and my roommates pomeranian it's an entirely different story. i haven't had anyone change paths or even show signs of being intimidated by Atti. it's like he doesnt even exist when there's a tiny furball to gawk at. it's not even like the pom is the friendly one, he could care less if anyone looked at him. he's such a princess.
overall, most experiences have been positive. he's definitely helped me make lots of friends in our apartment complex. i just never thought people would actually be afraid of him enough to avoid us completely.
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I'm always surprised when people just let their dogs charge up to mine. That seems like an awful lot of trust to place in somebody (me) they've never met. I almost feel better about them when they're cautious or even wary. PuppyGirl is getting big, and lackadaisical toy breed owners perplex me.
I have this happen to me all the time!!!
I can't believe people let their dogs run up on Sinister, if I didn't know Sin I would be intimidated by him. He's very big, he's all black and he looks somewhat like a wolf, I would never let my dog near him without asking if he is friendly towards other dogs.
My Dalmatian is a bit of a jerk, he gets along with my friend's Min Pin and ACD mix as well as my friend's 2 Dobermans but he is a jerk towards my cousin's Doberman and all other dogs. He definitely doesn't like when other dogs run up at him and he will growl.
Originally Posted by Benny Boo's Mommy View Post
Some of the other owners were nervous, particularly the Yorkie owner, but again, once they realized he was just a big baby, everyone got comfortable with Ben.
|I get a lot of people saying "He's such a beautiful dog!" but no one ever asks to pet him.
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Most people around restaurants and pet stores love my Ben and are very eager to pet him or meet him. He's a friendly guy though. We've had our share of "fear responses" from folks, but not too many. I will say that he gets a lot of mistrust from the groomers and sometimes from vets--but only in the first five minutes. After that, they are ready to trust him.
We did our training at the Humane Society Basic Class. It was great-- the instructor is AMAZING. Ben was the noisiest (and biggest) dog there. Some of the other owners were nervous, particularly the Yorkie owner, but again, once they realized he was just a big baby, everyone got comfortable with Ben. He LOVES training, so we're going to try another class as he thinks learning is really a fun thing to do.
What else...yeah, we hear a lot of opinions/trivia about the breed from strangers. Everyone has a comment about hips. Also ask about breeder/rescue a lot. He's from the pound.
With Bianca mostly when out walking, people would either ignore her or cross the street to avoid us. Sometimes if we saw kids they would ask about her, and I'd let them pet her since she loved kids.
Most people assumed she was not friendly, even the staff (not during an exam, but the receptionists and stuff) at our vets office would not interact with her until once I told them how much she loved people. I think because she did not interact or try to go up to people unless I told her she was allowed to "go say hi" so people just assumed she didn't want to be petted even though she loved when people would pet her.
At pet stores or dog events mostly we'd get asked how old she was, and how much she weighed. People were always surprised to hear she wasn't a puppy for some reason even though she was actually tall for a female Shepherd.
A few people at festivals freaked out when they saw her, one lady screamed loudly and backed up into people. Another lady screamed when her toddler started running towards us, until I smiled at them and then she let the kid pet Bianca!
When at events we also had quite a few people assume she was a service dog, I guess because she was normally wearing her backpack plus some,times we were accompanied by my BIL and his guide dog.
Depends on the dog. My female Lena garners lots of "she's beautiful" but no approaches. My male Nix gets the people that stop and stare and then the hesitant "can I pet him". Not sure why. Lena is a love. Loves everyone. But she has a very very dignified air. Nix is still a pup, 19 months, so maybe he comes off a bit more approachable.
At Petsmart the other day, looking for chewies, turned to see a woman about on her knees 6 feet away staring at Nix. She was just slowly scooting towards us. I told her he was fine and let him to the end if his leash where he kissed at loved on her. She was from Germany and we talked a long time. She has a Wheaton now, allergic daughter, but she haaaaad to stop and say hi to my boy.
Walking down the street. Most people give us room.
|most folks were a bit taken back when near kyra, pure black, good size and those light brown eyes that seemed to stare though you.
|With Reagan I've had pretty mixed reactions. She has a tendency to bark if someone turns a corner and surprises her, and her bark is pretty intimidating. Some people are scared and try to avoid her. I've had other people come up and say she's beautiful, they love shepherds, etc. A lot of people are surprised that she's only a year and a half old because she acts older than that.
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So it looks like you pushed all the parts of the barrel including the handguard retainer and the rear sight base on the RPK barrel, then reinstalled the gas block in the 'normal' position and the front sight base inverted 180 degrees?
amazing work. take your time on the tut as every detail helps us builders who need to have our hands guided like a preschooler
in all honesty, this is by far the coolest build i have seen. I check this thread daily for updates
So it looks like you pushed all the parts of the barrel including the handguard retainer and the rear sight base on the RPK barrel, then reinstalled the gas block in the 'normal' position and the front sight base inverted 180 degrees?
Every thing on the barrel is as it comes from the factory including the front trunnion (except the front sight) and is installed onto the receiver upside down. (trunnion, barrel, gas block, piston, gas tube, rear sight, upper and lower hand guards and retainer are all inverted). The front sight is install pointing up when everything else is pointing down. Rear sight is pointing down and is removed. A new rear sight arrangement is installed on the top cover or off of the back of the receiver. MG47 uses a K98 rear sight on the top cover and the ES version uses a SLME jungle carbine rear sight mounted on the rear receiver bridge.
Cool, clever that you can keep everything and just flip or press of the front sight.
So what is the approximate length of pull from the trigger to buttstock? Looks to be a good 15-16" Considered using an MG42 type buttstock?
Some have used MG-42 style stocks, and the Length of Pull depends upon several important contributing factors.
1.) Receiver Length - which somewhat depends upon...
2.) Bolt Carrier Extension Length - which somewhat depends upon...
3.) Fire Control Group Location & Modifications - which somewhat depends upon...
Really, the Length of Pull is going to vary depending upon how you build other areas of this weapon as nearly everything is interrelated to one another...
SharpsShooter, Quick Question... My Trunion is 1.450" wide, and I can't get my bolt carrier rails cut down thin enough for it to fit into the receiver on the rail (like an AK build)...
Do you think I should just cut the rails short, and align the trunion as best I can within the receiver (without being on the rails), measure to ensure it's perfectly straight, and then lock it into place? Or do you think I should create some extremely thin sheet metal shims with a slightly bent 'rail' to further help align the trunion? I'm not sure I need to have it on rails when bolting it to the receiver, but what did you do?
This RPK-47 kit is REALLY messy and I've got to take more time cleaning the cosmoline off it, but it's in BEAUTIFUL shape! It's not a bulged trunion, but this sucker is WIDE! Wider than my other AK trunions are...
On the ES I just cut the rails short but left a very small projection on the upper rail surface that just fit into the BC slot about 1/8" to assure that they lined up. I then adjusted the rear of the rail so it lied parallel to the top of the receiver. Shim the sides of the trunnion as required to fit snug between the inside of the receiver. Assuming that the inside dimension of your receiver is 1 1/2", use .025" thick shim on each side.
AWESOME! Thanks for the advice... That's a good idea to leave part of the rail on for fit (but cut down). With that, I can align the other end of the trunion, clamp it in place with the shims, and then it'll be good to go!
I thought about doing what someone else mentioned and have the Ejector attached to the bottom of the feed tray, but when looking at things, I decided against this. With the lower 'J' area of the bolt carrier that holds the bolt centered - when dropping the feed tray straight down on top of the closed bolt/carrier, the ejector may not seat properly / deeply into the groove in the bolt, and may not eject right. I suppose I could ensure I have the bolt locked back when lifting the feed tray up to clear any malfunctions, but who wants to putz around with that headache? Not me.
I'll just attach the ejector to the right side plate. Any particular sheet steel you used for your ejector? Or just typical sheet steel of the usual thickness (and then hardened with a blow torch)???
I've got a looooooong way to go though!
The ejector need to be made out of at least 4130 or 4140. Steel with less than .03% carbon will not harden by just heat and quench. It must be case hardened. Just heating a piece of sheet you would by at Home Depot is most likely 1018/1020 or .018% to .02% carbon max and will not harden. Use an standard AK ejector, turn it upside down and mount it on the right side above the BC guide rail.
I don't know if a normal AK ejector will extend deep enough into the bolt / bolt face to eject rounds reliably... Could I buy an AK flat and cut the ejector rail shape out, bend it, attach it, and harden it (to make sure it'll reach all the way over into the ejector channel)? AK flats are made of 4130 or 4140, right? Just curious... Perhaps I'll just order a piece of 4140 or 4130 angle steel thin enough to fit the channel and extends far enough...
Or else I can buy a thicker piece and mill/grind it thin enough to fit, and harden it...
Thanks for the heads-up on that!
iNuhBad, you can get a small piece sheet steel in differnt thicknesses from menards or home depot that is 4140 or 4130. I used the section on mine with the sticker to build some lower rails because the ones that came with one of my kits was too thin for me to weld. No need to cut up a good flat.


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The following is an excerpt from a speech Wim Wenders presented at this year's PHOTO L.A.
In the March-April 1973 Action magazine, Clint Eastwood wrote about helming films in the 1970s.
Jerry London, Daniel Petrie and Gary Ross are three uncompromising filmmakers who, as someone once described, "know history is not contained in thick books but lives in our very blood."
From classics like Cabaret to recent successes such as Chicago and Moulin Rouge, musicals are a recurring theme in American moviemaking history.
Lately, Hollywood is throwing around the word epic. Lots of movies are coming out with the word attached. Thank Heaven there are people working to sell movies, so that we who love to make them can have better tools and bigger audiences.
Few locations can impact the look and feel of an indie film like shooting inside a prison. The process, and the product, often changes lives — filmmakers, actors, and audiences alike leave the experience transformed and affected.
In Chaplin's last film, A Countess From Hong Kong, he plays a steward in a scene which borders on self-effacement. Entering a room with his tray of drinks, he seems to stumble, but recovers with a grace that is charming to watch.
The business of trying to make people laugh, whether the medium be theatrical film, television sitcom or TV commercial, is surely no joke. It makes undergoing root canal work seem positively light and breezy by comparison.
A look at Chris Rock's first time in the director's chair.
Various colleges, universities, institutes, centers, museums, academies, and libraries in the U.S. house important materials of from historic directors that can be viewed on the premises.
There's commitment, and then there's real commitment. Ron Maxwell became so deeply involved in researching and realizing two authentically precise Civil War movies that they may end up as the legacy of his filmmaking life.
Harry Potter is one of the most successful series of books in recent memory. Taking those tales from printed word to motion picture screen was a formidable undertaking for director Chris Columbus.


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Dude! He's Getting a Dell! Fairbanks teen's wish includes tour of supercomputers
FAIRBANKS - Although Allen Bradley's new computer will be useful for tackling homework as a freshman at West Valley High School, he's really excited about being able to connect with friends and explore the Web.
The 14-year-old Fairbanks teen, who is battling end stage renal disease, asked the Make-A-Wish Foundation to grant his wish to have his very own computer. Little did Allen know that not only would he receive a top-of-the-line Dell and tons of accessories, but he'd get a computer enthusiast's dream come true\x85an interactive, behind-the-scenes tour of the Arctic Region Supercomputing Center (ARSC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
ARSC operates five supercomputers, and during his tour Allen will be given an overview of supercomputers, why we have them, and how they work. Allen will also get a sneak peak at one of the ARSC's most exciting 3-D design projects, the Body Language User Interface (BLUI), which he'll be able to test.
After the excitement at ARSC, Allen and his guests will be chauffered via limousine -- courtesy of the Regency Fairbanks Hotel -- to his favorite restaurant, the Pump House, for a late lunch. When Allen arrives at home, a Dell Dimension 4500S Desktop, Pentium 4 complete with internet access and Microsoft software, will be waiting for him!
Allen's wish was granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation\xae of Alaska, Montana, Northern Idaho and Washington, which grants wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Each year, hundreds of children throughout the Northwest receive a wish from the Make-A-Wish Foundation. For more information about the Foundation, including how you can help to share the power of a wish ", contact us at (877) 510-WISH, or visit our Web site at www.northwestwishes.org .


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MILPITAS, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/09/13 -- Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog, mixed signal and power management semiconductors, today introduced a family of boost converters delivering exceptional power density and efficiency. These new boost converters are ideal for single-cell Li-Ion powered products incorporating USB 'on-the-go' (OTG) capability.
Available with either a 5V fixed output voltage or an adjustable output, the ISL9113 is a fully-integrated synchronous boost converter that delivers an industry-leading current density of 460mA/mm2. Integrated 1.3A rated synchronous MOSFETs can deliver 5V at 500mA from a single-cell Li-ion battery. This capability is often required to power external peripherals attached to a smartphone's or tablet's USB port.
ISL9113 Features
- 1.8MHz switching frequency permits use of tiny, low-profile inductor and capacitors
- Low resistance MOSFETs deliver up to 95% efficiency to maximize battery life
- 20uA quiescent current delivers excellent efficiency under light load conditions
- Available in a tiny 0.8mm x 1.36mm WLCSP package or 2mm x 2mm DFN package
ISL9111 and ISL9111A
ISL9113 follows Intersil's popular low input voltage, synchronous boost converters; ISL9111 and ISL9111A. Their integrated 1A rated synchronous MOSFETs can deliver 100mA from a single-cell alkaline battery. The ISL9111 and ISL9111A address both rechargeable and non-rechargeable battery applications. The ISL9111 includes an under-voltage lockout (UVLO) feature, internally disabling the converter below 0.7V input voltage to prevent over-discharging an attached battery. The ISL9111A has this feature disabled to maximize the usable life of a non-rechargeable single-cell battery.
Pricing and Availability
The ISL9113 is available now in a compact 2mm x 2mm 8-lead DFN package and a 0.8mm x 1.36mm 6-bump WLSCP. Pricing starts at $1.39 each in 6,000-piece quantities. The ISL9111 and ISL9111A are available in a 6-lead SOT-23 package with prices starting at $1.20 each in 3,000-piece quantities.
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In a recent workshop held in Jakarta for gays and lesbians, men and women recounted the problems they encountered living in a Muslim society when they informed parents and other family members about their sexual orientation. Valen, a gay man, said: "if I told my mother that I had decided to become a heterosexual, she would certainly throw a party." He recounted to the audience how his partner had died in his house and he finally had to tell his mother that he was gay. "I got down on my knees and told her. I also said that even though our relationship is not deemed as normal, I treated my partner better than the way my heterosexual sister treated hers." Eventually, his mother came to accept who he was.
A mother came onto the stage named Pinta and spoke from her heart about her children and their sexual beliefs. "I have promised all of my children that I will accept them and their problems no matter what, as long as they don't hide anything from me, so I have to accept my son's sexuality as well."
Indonesia is the largest Muslim nation in the world and, unlike Muslim nations like Saudi Arabia, gays and lesbians can speak in public about their sexual identity without being punished.


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May 14th, 2010
As cargo pants and military styling make a come back we tell you how to do the utility look and keep it flattering and feminine. The key piece to this look are the trousers, but when we say cargo pants, we don't mean combat trousers à la the All Saints girls, we mean stiff woven cotton trousers in sophisticated neutrals. Khaki, beige, ivory, nude and grey tones work best for this look, plus crisp white to brighten the neutral colours. Pair your trousers with simple cotton basics for easy utility chic or dress them up with heels and an evening top for the glam factor. Our casual twill trousers in stone are the perfect pair for easy utility. The large pockets add just enough military detailing without being over the top and the tapered hem adds a modern fashion spin. Wear these with a basic tee for casual days or contrast the textures with a silk top and heels for an evening out.
Utility style shorts make an alternative to trousers and will help to keep you cool when summer really kicks off. Shorts can suit everyone it's merely a case of finding the right shape for your figure. If you're conscious of your tummy, opt for a high waist pair, these will cover your middle and define your waist. Be careful however not to wear a top that is too tight with anything high waist, this will draw too much attention to your boobs. Instead wear a loose fitting top in a light fabric such as silk or jersey to get a soft draping effect that will flatter your figure. If it's your hips you're concerned about try a longer pair, they will skim past your hips and thighs to create a flattering silhouette. Long shorts will also help to balance out a top heavy figure.
If cargo pants and utility shorts just aren't your thing then get the utility look into your wardrobe with our classic everyday shirt. The button detailing and slight puff-ball sleeve of this shirt make it a modern classic. And with sizes from curvy to super curvy, you won't find any gapping button holes here!
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Re: KITT-E
i love the concept and the design. super creative.
Re: The Painter
I'm a graphic designer at a Paints Manufacturing Plant, so this shirt would be an awesome piece to wear while working! GMV!
Re: DeCATpitated
So twisted.
Re: ...and I'll form the head, meow!
Our family as Voltron with our cat Finnegan forming the head.
If you look at the design from a distance it looks like Voltron but then once your friends come up to you, they'll be like WANT TO HUG!!?
Yep, find circle and red slash distracting. Otherwise gorgeous. The crown is a nice touch. Wish you would resubmit without the circle/slash. I think it might outdo this one.
Re: Soaring Feline
how do you vote?
Re: COPYCAT
Hilarious, dood! I'm not a cat person but I totally love this anyway!
squirlin wrote:The lightswitch over a breast has potential to encourage the more mature minded of us to demonstrate it's non functionality.
I don't think I'd call that "mature minded"
Re: Forward, Down, Down forward Paw
This..is actually pretty darn cool. Well done take on the meme and making it into a wearable shirt! I'd have to get this if it places...go go go!
Re: Dinner Time
Great composition. It really tells a story at a glance and when you look closer you can see the quality and details put into your work, great job.
aliciabeck wrote:Awesome
I don't get the yellow dot on the bat though?
I think it's supposed to be Batman and Catwoman.
deeelite wrote:very cute, but the placement of the silverware and especially the lightswitch isn't going to be favorable on a woman...
What she said. Otherwise, I love it.
Re: Babou
LOOOOOOVE Archer! :D great job man!
paigeg wrote:I am totally not seeing the same image you are. *scratches head*
Maybe I'm not seeing this the way it's supposed to be seen (or am just reading too much into it based on previous kdeuce submissions)- but the crown at the top looks like 2 skulls to me, flipped in opposite directions. It just seems out of place to me in this design, and maybe that visual was completely unintentional.
Re: I'm Stuck on You
Put this on the back of the shirt instead!
Re: Nyan's Dream
Would it be possible to see a larger version of this? I'm really curious to see how you created the orange, green and purple colors on the pillow.
that's ironic
Re: Catlas
You've got my vote.
I want this shirt so bad! LOVE it!
Re: things my cat brings me
Just have to tell you I LOVE that photo album. The cat I had growing up was an avid hunter. His favorite prey was chipmunks, though he did bring home an occasional baby rabbit or mouse. Never birds. His record was 7 chipmunks in 1 day. After he died there was a chipmunk population explosion around my parent's house.
BTW the loudest sound my mom ever heard was made when that cat carried a baby rabbit by the elementary school bus stop.
Re: The New King
There's not one shirt of yours I don't like. How can this be??
Re: Cave of Cuteness
The lighting on this is awesome.
this might be nitpicky, but... since the motion of the cat is apparently upwards, I feel like the arrow should be pointing up, and not down...
This'll be great as long as he doesn't shrug.
ramyb wrote:Would it be possible to see a larger version of this? I'm really curious to see how you created the orange, green and purple colors on the pillow.
Yeah, I was just thinking the same thing.
Re: seQRet message
I guess this would be the QRCat then. Very cool design.
Re: Kitty King
Wow this is really beautiful, such a great change from the cutesy stuff we see win over and over again. I love the abstract elements and colors you used.
Re: Early Bird Too!
cheryl's art rawls my world ... and this shirt deserves to WIN!
silverfox333 wrote:"no text" means any character that is found on a keyboard, and several that arent. "Incidental text only" means no slogan shirts. But this wont pass.
No text means no text of any kind and they are very picky about it. This will 100% be rejected as soon as the rejectionator sees it.
The sooner you think of a way to convey your joke without the words and resubmit this without the text the better off you'll be.
walmazan wrote:^Hehehe, I didn't see this idea before or the cat-scan.com. I was only playing with the words "copy cat" to illustrate a pun!
I always try to do some research and I didn't find similar existing work, but the idea is very simple, and it could have been used in the past. I hope mine is considered different enough!
People come up with similar ideas all the time, but I find it hard to believe that you've never seen this idea before, considering this shirt got 7th place in a derby where you printed. I also think there was an extremely similar shirt on teefury at some point.
Regardless though, this shirt is very cute and well executed- much better than a lot of the designs you have done recently, in my opinion.
you are one of the cleverest designers and the ability to create the design so simply and wonderfully. well done!
YES YES YES YES PLEASE WIN! Man I love lions so much, I need this shirt >:O
This is awesome!
This is amazing, but I really think the crown detracts from the piece.
Re: A patch of sun
Thank you muchly!
I tried to push myself with a more complicated design this week and take a little extra time than usual to finish it. Glad I did. ^_^
i LOVE all your stuff!!
Re: Rescue
Nice one, Robbie. The cat looks suitably unimpressed. Darned cats! So unappreciative about everything. :^)
Re: Artistic Expression
The creativity of this is through the roof. Amazing job!
anemality wrote:I LOVE this.
Thank you kindly!
cptgone wrote:lovely!
Thanks! Much appreciated.
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text: My friend? Someone I know perhaps, but while some of my friends are conservative, I can't imagine they'd go on some site and lecture people they don't know... You guys, this girl comes from a really conservative part of the world - even for Muslims - and her parents and community (and press) seem supportive. Let's celebrate that instead of "what if-ing" terrible scenarios.


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Whenever a puppy messes up inside, I consider it my fault, not theirs. They can't help it and don't know any better. My job is to see to it that they get the chance to get it right every time, not to try to force them to hold it as long as possible. It's not a puppy's responsibility. It's mine.
Puppies are a tremendous amount of work, and take a great deal of time and effort, and you are just getting started. If you are finding that this is too much trouble for you, I'd be happy to take the little one off your hands!
I live in an apartment with stairs as well. I got my puppy at 6 weeks which at that age, they can't really control anything yet. Luckily I work from home and could constantly watch her to make sure she wasn't about to use the bathroom. She's had tons of accidents, but now at 14 weeks, its rare for her to use the bathroom inside. When she needs to go out, she'll sit at the top of the stairs.
Watch for the signs:
Walking around and sniffing (this one is difficult to catch with a new puppy because they could just be investigating)
About 10 minutes after drinking water
Immediately after a nap
Immediately after playing. If the puppy is playing and then stops and starts walking around, pick it up, and go outside
Get the puppy used to going up and down stairs if you're not afraid of injury at the young age. Some owners like to limit stair usage while the puppy is growing, but in our case, there's really no way around it when they get bigger.
But good luck with the housebreaking. Its frustrating at first, but the puppy will gradually learn it if you stick with it and be consistent. Its not something that they will immediately pick up.
|My female threw a fit in the crate, she eventually grew out of that. I apologized to the neighbors daily. It's not very neighborly to have a screaming dog. You can get ear plugs for you but what about them? That was part of my frustration when I was potty training mine, her loud crying made me nervous. Once I got past that, using the crate was a beautiful thing
|Strangely enough mine wasn't taught that by me. He just knew where to go (outside). Except for the first night of course
|You stated she doesn't give you a "sign" that she needs to go out but did you teach her a sign or signal? If not, then she doesn't know how to signal you that she needs to go out. Mine will sit at the kitchen door, bark once and then lay down until I get to her. That's her way of letting me know she needs to go out to potty but I had to teach her. It wasn't automatic.
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Jax08 has provided very very good advice, and I will just elaborate a little w/ my experience because we lived on a 3rd floor apartment for the first 2 years of Janka's life.
I had a decent sized balcony, so I built a 'litter box' before my puppy came home. I used a 5x4 weather-proofed siding (had Home Depot cut to size) as the base and bought a couple of pine planks (cut to size) and nailed them to the sides of base to form a 3-sided wall. It looked ghetto, but it was all about functionality. I used pine shavings in there as bedding & cut a gallon jug in half and used the handle part as a scoop. I scrub the 'litter box' with cleaner and a deck broom & replace the shavings once a week.
That way, I don't have to carry my pup down and up the stairs for toilet duties. It was also to limit her exposure to potential disease while she built her immune system, as there was a surprisingly lack of courtesy from other dog owners in the complex to clean up after their dog. I felt better keeping her off those sort of 'high traffic' areas for a while.
She was potty trained within a week, with just 3 wee-wee accidents. But that was my fault for not reading her well enough and not anticipating. Training was made easier too because I was not working at that time, and being home full-time definitely helps with puppy training.
Even if you do not have a balcony, perhaps you can fashion something similar with a different kind of bedding for your puppy.
House-breaking comes with owning a puppy, and with that comes accidents. So accept that, enjoy your puppy, understand it is still learning, and not let it be an annoyance.
Good luck.
|I think Jax nailed it on the head. Don't give her the opportunity to pee inside. Invest in some good ear plugs and make the crate work for you. Other than that lots of treats and happy happy happy voice praise when she potties outside. Pottying outside has to be the best thing EVER for the pup.
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She pissed again on my floor today. I was so mad and frustrated. God, it's just so unbelievably annoying.
- She's either crated or leashed to you when loose.
- Take her out immediately after eating and drinking.
- If she doesn't go, take her out about 5-10 minutes after.
- Take her out immediately after playing. Playing seems to stimulate their bladder and bowels.
- Get Crate Games dvd and teach her there is value on the crate.
- If you let her out of the crate when she's crying and whining then you have taught her that behavior will get her attention.
- Control when she gets water so you can take her out. She doesn't need full access to it if you are making sure she's getting plenty.
- Carry lots of cookies when taking her out.
- Give going potty a command. "Get Busy" "Go Potty" "Pee" whatever.
- When you leave to take her out say Let's go (whatever your command is) so she starts to associate the door with going out.
I had to deal with this with 4 flights of stairs. In winter.
Don't get mad or frustrated, how many times of these 7-8 times that she has peed have you picked her up mid-stream and ran down the stairs and stuck her in the grass? If you are just finding the puddles later on you aren't paying enough attention. Not saying that's how it goes.
We got a bell for our back door. I taught her how to use it by pushing her nose into it and opening the door, then I'd shut it. we did it about 15 times in one sitting. Every time I picked her up to carry her down the stairs I'd squat down to push her nose into the bell a little bit and say "lets go outside to potty".
The very few times I saw her ready to pee on my floor I screeched ahhh no not here and grabbed her while she was squatting, same thing, poke the nose, run down the stairs etc.
She potty trained in less than a week, I can count the accidents on one hand - and they were all near the backdoor because I was too slow. You just have to be super fast, super watchful, and super consistent.
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Miami Herald news, editorial pages claimed Foley emails were "ambiguous" and "innocuous" but didn't note most suggestive content
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Miami Herald executive editor Tom Fiedler stated that the newspaper didn't pursue a story on emails allegedly written by former Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) to an underage male former page because they were "ambiguous" and "very innocuous" -- a claim similar to one made in a Miami Herald editorial. But in defending the decision not to report the alleged emails, neither Fiedler nor the Herald editorial gave readers the full information on their content.
In recent days, Miami Herald executive editor Tom Fiedler has stated that Herald editors had prior knowledge of emails allegedly written by former Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) to an underage male former page but didn't pursue a story on the emails because they were "ambiguous" and "very innocuous." A Miami Herald editorial also made a similar claim. But in defending the Herald's decision not to report the alleged emails, neither Fiedler nor the Miami Herald editorial gave readers the full information on their content.
On October 2, The Miami Herald reported that although the paper had prior knowledge of Foley's alleged emails, Fiedler said the editors found the messages to be "ambiguous" and they "didn't feel there was sufficient clarity in the e-mails to warrant a story." Similarly, on the October 2 edition of CNN's Newsroom, Fiedler said the language of the emails was "ambiguous" and "very innocuous," and that he didn't assign reporters to the story because "we thought that this was an isolated incident." An October 3 Herald editorial echoed Fiedler's remarks about the decision not to investigate the story, asserting that the paper was aware of "concerns about ... 'over friendly' e-mails" but that it was not "worthy of a news story because it seemed innocuous." Both the article and the editorial purported to explain the paper's decision not to pursue the Foley story, but, while noting the alleged email in which Foley requested a "pic" of the page, neither mentioned an email in which Foley allegedly referred to another page as "in really great shape."
Because the Herald never specifically noted which emails it received -- while characterizing them as "innocuous" -- and sometimes referred to its evidence as simply an "email," it is unclear exactly what emails its editors saw. However, the October 3 editorial noted that Hastert was aware of "e-mails that Mr. Foley had sent to a 16-year-old page -- including one requesting a photo" and that the Herald "knew of this message." Further, in his interview with CNN, Fiedler was asked about the "emails that are now described as 'overly friendly,' " and Fiedler responded that "that's right." The October 2 article in the Herald refers to what the paper saw as "emails," and Fiedler's comment addressed the "emails," which he thought "didn't warrant a story."
The Herald's reason for not investigating the emails is similar to that given by House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL), who, as Media Matters for America noted, has claimed that the emails he saw were "over friendly" but not "sexually explicit." By contrast, the St. Petersburg Times, which also had prior knowledge of the email communications between Foley and the page from Louisiana, assigned two reporters to the story but reported on October 2 that the paper decided not to publish the story "because the Louisiana teenager's parents did not want to pursue the issue, and because, despite our best efforts, we weren't able to track down any pages who had received inappropriate e-mails from the congressman."
Moreover, the page involved purportedly had a different view of the emails than that expressed by the Herald. On September 30, Hastert released a statement explaining that Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA) had first learned of the alleged email communications between Foley and the page in the fall of 2005, after the recipient forwarded the emails to an Alexander aide; in his correspondence with Alexander's office, the page described the alleged communications with Foley as "sick" 13 times. An October 2 Associated Press article quoted Fiedler as saying that the language of the email "was not sexually explicit and was subject to interpretation, from innocuous to 'sick,' as the page characterized it."
As Media Matters has noted, numerous Republicans and conservatives have rebutted the description of the emails as "over friendly" -- instead describing them as "not normal" and "not innocent" and as having "predator stamped all over" them.
From 11 a.m. hour of the October 2 edition of CNN Newsroom:
TONY HARRIS (anchor): With us in Miami is Tom Fiedler, executive editor at The Miami Herald. Tom, good to see you this morning. Thanks for your time.
FIEDLER: Sure. Glad to be here.
HARRIS: Your paper received or had a chance to look at the emails that are described now as "overly friendly." Is that correct?
FIEDLER: Yes, that's right, at least the initial email that went to the page who worked for Representative [Rodney] Alexander [R-LA]. We did not see the instant messages.
HARRIS: Yeah, and at the time, you decided, the paper decided not to write a piece based on the emails. Can you tell us what your concerns were?
FIEDLER: Several. I think that we felt, initially, that the language -- although I think it was probably inappropriate -- was also ambiguous in what it actually meant or what the message might be.
A big question for us is whether the email had been initiated by the page rather than the back and forth or initiated by Representative Foley, because I think you could read it as being very innocuous had it been initiated by the page, and he was simply responding in a way to be friendly, and it did come across as overly friendly, as the speaker has said.
HARRIS: Hey, Tom, did you think to put -- or maybe you did -- did you put more people on the story with the thought that perhaps there might be more there?
FIEDLER: At the time, we didn't. At the time, we thought that this was an isolated incident. In fact, it was the only one that had come to our attention. Obviously, in hindsight, when this resurfaced last Thursday on ABC's website, we went back and looked at it to see if there was something that we may have missed. And, of course, along with much of the rest of the country, we learned on Friday that there was these -- that a number of other conversations, including the very explicit -- the text messages.
HARRIS: Am I correct? Mark Foley was a state rep?
FIEDLER: Mark Foley started as a state representative from the town of Lakeworth, which is just south of Palm Beach, and very young. He was the first elected at the age of 23 to the statehouse. He was always considered something of a fast riser and extremely popular. I think, in many ways, if there is fault to be found here, both with the media and perhaps with the House Republicans, it's that he was so popular that in a situation where there were perhaps shades of gray, the tendency, I believe, was to err on his side, to see the situations from his point of view, rather than perhaps from the other.
From the October 2 Miami Herald article:
Hastert notes the messages were ''reportedly generated three years ago'' and ''it is important to know who may have had the communications and why they were not given to prosecutors before now. ``I request that the scope of your investigation include any and all individuals who may have been aware of this matter -- be they members of Congress, employees of the House of Representatives, or anyone outside the Congress,'' he wrote.
His letter drew a sharp distinction between the instant messaging sessions -- which Hastert said he was never made aware of -- and e-mails between Foley and a former House page, which top GOP leaders saw in 2005. Foley was told to cease contact with the page. Hastert noted that the same e-mails were viewed by editors at The St. Petersburg Times, which reviewed them, considered them ''friendly chit chat'' and declined to run a story.
Miami Herald Executive Editor Tom Fiedler said Sunday the newspaper also saw the same e-mails and ``didn't feel there was sufficient clarity in the e-mails to warrant a story.
''We determined after discussion among several senior editors, including myself, that the content of the messages was too ambiguous to lead to a news story,'' Fiedler said.
From the October 3 Miami Herald editorial:
Congressional leaders shouldn't wait for the outcome of the criminal probe to find out exactly what went on here. Because of Mr. Foley's apparent proclivity for making advances to pages, the teenage staffers were warned about steering clear of the congressman. But Rep. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., the speaker of the House, has acknowledged only that his staff had been made aware of concerns about what they termed ''over-friendly'' e-mails that Mr. Foley had sent to a 16-year-old page -- including one requesting a photo -- in the fall of 2005, and that his staff referred the matter to the House clerk.
Who knew what, when
Some newspapers -- including this one -- knew of this message as well and did not find it worthy of a news story because it seemed innocuous. Thus, Democratic charges of a ''cover up'' of Mr. Foley's activities by the Republican House leadership seem not only premature but crassly political. But the discovery of other, more explicit, messages and confusion over who knew what and when raise questions that require answers -- preferably, under oath and soon.
From the October 2 St. Petersburg Times article:
To bolster his argument, Hastert refers to an editor's note published on the St. Petersburg Times Web site Saturday that explains that the newspaper received copies of some of the e-mails to the Louisiana page in November 2005, but characterized them as "friendly chit-chat" and chose not to print a story about them after speaking to Foley.
But on Sunday night, St. Petersburg Times editors rebutted his statements.
"The speaker is inaccurate. Our decision not to publish last fall was not based on an explanation from Rep. Foley," managing editor Stephen Buckley said.
"We didn't publish because the Louisiana teenager's parents did not want to pursue the issue, and because, despite our best efforts, we weren't able to track down any pages who had received inappropriate e-mails from the congressman. We didn't know about any sexually explicit exchanges between Rep. Foley and any former pages until the instant messages became public on Friday."
From the October 2 AP article:
Meanwhile, Florida newspapers who were leaked copies of the e-mail with the Louisiana boy last year defended their decision not to run stories. Both The St. Petersburg Times and The Miami Herald were given copies of the e-mail, as were other news organizations, including Fox News.
"Our decision at the time was ... that because the language was not sexually explicit and was subject to interpretation, from innocuous to 'sick,' as the page characterized it, to be cautious," said Tom Fiedler, executive editor of the Herald. "Given the potentially devastating impact that a false suggestion of pedophilia could have on anyone, not to mention a congressman known to be gay, and lacking any corroborating information, we chose not to do a story."
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TutorialsDataObject as Pages: The Module
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It's been a while since we published the DataObject as Pages series of tutorials, which have proved to be particularly popular. At Aab Web we use those techniques regularly as a way to allow our clients to mange large amounts of flat content or content that is distributed in multiple places throughout a site. Although the final implementations in each project are often varied and bespoke, they all start with the basics outlined in those tutorials, so it made sense for us to build a starting point to work from (and include some more complex features at the same time). That starting point is this module, catchily entitled: DataObject as Pages.Continue reading...
TutorialsSetting and displaying custom messages in your site
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There is a method on SilverStripe's Form class to set a success or error message when the form is submitted. That's cool... but sometimes you need to display a message that is not related to a form. I've created a couple of simple controller methods to enable setting and displaying of message banners anytime.Continue reading...
TutorialsUsing a nested controller for generic URL handling
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In this tutorial we'll be taking a look at SilverStripes nested controller concept and how you can use it in your own projects. Keep in mind though that this tutorial is probably for the more advanced users and for those who whish to learn abit more about how SilverStripe works. I will be referencing Controllers Instead of Pages by Ty Barho and the nested controller we'll be building will be for handling his scenario.
I have also taken the liberty of including a zip file which contains all the code examples from Tys tutorial + the new controller and the new URL rule for it.Continue reading...
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SilverStripe is great for working with Pages in the CMS. But what if you need functionality without the need for content or all the "data fluff," like in Aram's tutorial about user registration and profile editing. Well, believe it or not, SilverStripe is a pretty solid MVC platform, even if you're working outside of the page data objects. It took me a while to understand how to implement true-ish MVC in SilverStripe, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to share.Continue reading...


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I sort of didn't know that one of my friends play SC II.
That I find out one of my friends plays the game and I was pretty thrill. I find online games to be pretty boring if I don't have someone IRL to play with.
What about you?
I sort of didn't know that one of my friends play SC II.
That I find out one of my friends plays the game and I was pretty thrill. I find online games to be pretty boring if I don't have someone IRL to play with.
What about you?
Non of my real life friends are pc gamers. So nope. But having friends does make the game better.
Not really mmorpg, but we sometimes get a group of 15 people and play on a minecraft server or something like that.
and drink. a lot.
Now that I think about it, I only really cycle through three mmo's if I'm playing any- MapleStory, Survival Project, and Audition. I only go back to MS if I have a friend ready to play with me, but for SP, I'm always playing on my own. I don't know anyone irl/online who's heard of it. Audition's more of a guilty pleasure so I play that on my own as well.
My wife is the only person I know in RL who plays Entropia Universe with me.
At any given time though there are over 100 people online from my ingame friend list. (more aquiantances than friends)
Of those 100+ I would call 15-30 friends.
Of those 30 'friends' either me or my wife keep in daily contact with 20+ either through skype of phone or text.
Play hard. Play smart. Win.
Work hard. Live smart. Prosper.
I don't play any, and when I did my friends were really awful about picking one and sticking with it. They'd get super hyped and play it like crazy for a week and then quit for 12 months.
Thats how I met you fine folks here...some of you played Maple Story with me for a long time (when nobody else would haha).
Join one of the thousand online gaming community i recommend joining one which is not Too big ... with moderate amount of players and which plays many different games and return to older games when they want to i did so like year ago and never regretted even once ... we play P2P , B2P ... card and etc games even F2P ... all the new games and we test betas and such being in an gaming community is awesome...
The only MMORPG I've ever consistently played was WoW and I played with a group of friends and my brother. I tried to play a year ago on my own, but I didn't even last a month. So yes, I def only play MMORPGs with people I know.


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Judge refuses to dismiss Michigan same-sex marriage case
U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman on July 1 denied the state's motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Michigan's ban on same-sex marriage.
The suit was brought by Hazel Park residents April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse, a lesbian couple hoping to marry legally so they can have joint custody of their three adopted children. Michigan law allows a single person to adopt, but not an unmarried couple, so the women's children are limited to one parent unless DeBoer and Rowse can wed legally.
Wayne State University's Distinguished Professor of Law Robert Sedler is consulting with attorneys Dana Nessel, a 1994 Wayne Law graduate, and Carole Stanyar, who represent DeBoer and Rowse.
"The judge reviewed the facts and the positions of both sides, and concluded that the constitutional challenge states a plausible claim," Sedler said. "He set a scheduling conference for Wednesday, July 10, at 3 p.m. to set the dates for further proceedings in this case."
In his opinion denying the state's motion to dismiss the DeBoer case, Friedman cited the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act that denies benefits enjoyed by opposite-sex married couples to same-sex couples who are legally married in 12 states.
"The Supreme Court has just invalidated a federal statute on equal protection grounds because it 'placed same-sex couples in an unstable position of being in a second-tier marriage,'" Friedman wrote. "Moreover, and of particular importance to this case, the justices expressed concern that the natural consequence of such discriminatory legislation would not only lead to the relegation of same-sex relationships to a form of second-tier status, but impair the rights of 'tens of thousands of children now being raised by same-sex couples,' as well. This is exactly the same type of harm plaintiffs seek to remedy in this case."
DeBoer and Rowse are entitled to have their day in court, the judge said.
To reach Sedler for comment, contact Shawn Starkey at 313-577-4629.


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|looks like if I go reflex(rocking triads now) I will have to go with a medium too. I run a 10.5 thirtytwo lashed and have always ran large burton bindings. to center the boot I always have to push the binding toward the toe side to get them to center. My heal hangs a tad bit out further but I never noticed a difference.
Originally Posted by Sick-Pow View Post
Buy aftermarket ultra cap straps in large or have Burton send you some.
Just saying if you fall in between the size ranges you may have issues so check it out before you buy and try them on in a shop.
why not Buy aftermarket ultra cap straps in large or have Burton send you some?
My bindings are all frankenstoked. I use women's large, because after EST came out, Mediums do not fit my boot ( the EST trays got larger).
Medium 08 cartels with straps off 2011 EST CO2 ankle straps, ultra straps ( the rubber caps)
Womens Large Lexa 2012, with straps 2011 EST CO2 ankle and ultra cap straps in medium
Originally Posted by East§ide View Post
weird..i have 10.5 Libertines with L Restricted Cartels with 0 problem centering the bindings at all and 0 fit issues.
|weird..i have 10.5 Libertines with L Restricted Cartels with 0 problem centering the bindings at all and 0 fit issues.
On my first run out with the medium bindings I ran into a small issue.
Now I am centered, but the medium toe straps pinch my little toes in the boots(size 11 29cm). The medium toe straps just do not fit, to the point where it was painful to ride. Fortunately Burton have been really cool and I now have some extra L size toe caps.
Just be aware at size 11 with reduced footprint there are sizing issues. Either you get centered with mediums or the toe caps are too small.
Always check and try on thoroughly before you buy.
I am really liking the bindings though. Super playful with enough response to do some serious riding.
Just to update this thread I managed to exchange for mediums.
My size 11 rulers are snug, but fit well.
If you run a size 11 with reduced footprint you will NEED MEDIUMS for most boots. Definitely check before you buy.
This is because the new reflex bindings don't allow for as much centering adjustment as the older non reflex binding disks.
My size 11s fit the straps just fine on the large, but I cannot center them on my proto CT.
Burton Japan totally helped me out with this and big props to their customer service.
I would personally like to see them go a step further and make a little note in their size chart about reduced footprint sizing.
Several people PM'd me with the same problem and they were previous (non reflex) burton binding owners.
Seems people don't worry (including me) about the fit, they assume the adjustments will be the same when buying the same brand binding for use on the same board with the same boots.
While this is a mistaken assumption its an easy one and obviously a fairly common mistake. Maybe a little note on the binding chart would be a good idea?
we actually can't make a re:flex disc with more toe/heel adjustment due to the material thickness to support the screw without peeling through the disc due to the inner ring or "claw" on the Re:Flex disc. The only reason for the "clawed" inner ring is a stop-gate so someone doesn't try to put the wrong disc in the wrong baseplate.
So our sizing chart is very general, shrinkage vs not shrinkage, vs. other brands; etc, we needed to be able to say sizes and not brands or even models. A lot of times, riders have no idea what shrinkage tech is let alone what model boot they riding. So I don't think it's a misleading size chart, i just think it's very general.
Honestly, you really should be in a size medium. In fact, Mikkel just switched over to Medium in a US size 11 Ion and Imperial.
Originally Posted by snowklinger View Post
GL with the mediums, but perhaps you would do well with a different set of discs.
Its not the best picture but you can see I have the adjustment holes parallel to the reflex bend. It allows for some centering adjustment just not enough, I need 1 more hole that isn't there. It is there on the 2011s which allow for further adjustment.
To Burton do you have any reflex disks available that will allow more front/ back adjustment?
That would be my preferred solution.
I have '12 Vitas wearing 9's (fairly high profile '09 32 Lashed) on Mediums.
To your original post even though you already have Burton's help, I will agree with your difficulties just so you realize you are in company here. I really like these bindings, but between the solid plastic design (which I love but makes the heel loop not move) and the reflex in the disc, there really is hardly any way to make this adjustment.
To their credit I spent some time on the phone with Burton (none on hold) and they sent me out a bag with like 8 discs for me to try(indeed one of those sets did work better, basically you have ones where the holes are parallel to the reflex bend, or perpendicular to it).
GL with the mediums, but perhaps you would do well with a different set of discs.
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With 1985's Primitive Love, Miami Sound Machine recorded their first English-language effort, scoring three Top Ten pop hits in the U.S. alone with the infectious "Conga," "Bad Boy," and "Words Get in the Way." For 1988's triple-platinum Let It Loose, the group was billed as Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine, reeling off four Top Ten hits -- "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You," "Can't Stay Away from You," the chart-topping "Anything for You," and "1-2-3." 1989's Cuts Both Ways was credited to Estefan alone and generated her second number one hit, "Don't Wanna Lose You"; however, while touring in support of the album, on March 20, 1990, her bus was struck by a tractor trailer. She suffered a broken vertebrae that required extensive surgery and kept her off the road for over a year. Emilio Estefan and the couple's son were injured in the crash as well, but all three recovered. Estefan resurfaced in 1991 with Into the Light, again topping the charts with "Coming Out of the Dark," a single inspired by her near-fatal accident; two more cuts from the album, "Can't Forget You" and "Live for Loving You," secured her foothold on the adult contemporary charts.
With 1993's Mi Tierra, Estefan returned to her roots, recording her first Spanish-language record in close to a decade and earning a Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album; on the follow-up, 1994's covers collection Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me, she also recalled her dance-pop origins with a rendition of the Vicki Sue Robinson disco classic "Turn the Beat Around." Another all-Spanish effort, Abriendo Puertas, earned the Grammy as well, while Destiny featured "Reach," named the official theme of the 1996 Summer Olympics. As Latin pop made new commercial headway thanks to the efforts of acts like Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias, Estefan reigned as the most successful crossover artist in Latin music history, with international record sales close to the 50 million mark. In 1999, she also made her feature film debut alongside Meryl Streep in Music of the Heart, recording the film's title song as a duet with *NSYNC and scoring both a massive pop hit and an Oscar nomination in the process.
A new Spanish-language album, Alma Caribeña, followed in the spring of 2000. Several months later, Estefan was awarded a Grammy for Best Music Video for "No Me Dehes de Querer" at the first annual Latin Grammy Awards. Her husband, Emilio, won for Producer of the Year. In 2003, she released Unwrapped, an English-language effort that met with a lukewarm reception from consumers and critics. She didn't return with another new album for several years, as stop-gap compilations such as Amor y Suerte: Exitos Romanticos (2004), The Essential Gloria Estefan (2006), and Oye Mi Canto: Los Éxitos (2006) were released from time to time. When she did return, with 90 Millas in 2007, it was with a splash. The Cuban-themed, Spanish-language effort hearkened back to Mi Tierra and was a big hit on the Latin music scene; its lead single, "No Llores," quickly scaled Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart, and the album itself was a chart-topper as well. Estefan returned to English-language pop with 2011's Miss Little Havana, a dance-pop album produced by Pharrell Williams of the Neptunes. Estefan went in the opposite direction for her next album, tackling the Great American Songbook on the aptly titled 2013 album The Standards. ~ Jason Ankeny
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I am not particularly sensitive to recoil. I say this not as a boast, just a statement of fact. My first handgun shooting as a youngster was with a .45 Colt, and I guess I just assumed recoil comes with the package.
I had a Colt New Service .45 Colt rebuilt to .44 Special, and did my first loading for this gun. Reading a lot of Elmer Keith, I went to his 250 gr Keith SWC and 18.0grs of Hercules (then) #2400 powder. This with the original plastic factory grips. My first outing with this combination left me with two bleeding gouges on my shooting had, one from the cylinder latch, the other of unknown origin. Then I learned about custom stocks.
Later, much later, I was introduced to the .45-70 in a Thompson Contender. This gun kicked hard, but it was fitted with those rubber grips that tried to skin the palm of my hand. Rubber grips and hard recoiling guns don't go together. They left the web of my shooting had raw and blistered. With decent wood grips, the kick is there, but my hand makes it just fine.
A few years back a shooter at the range asked if I would fire his double derringer, a .410 bored over/under that also took .45 Colt. The .410 wasn't bad, but my .45 Colts hurt my hand. The palm of my hand was sore the next day. This gun was stocked with Sambar stag, by the way. With my .45 Colt handloads, this has got to be my most memorable hard kicking gun. The .454 Cassul doesn't even come close.
What's gun lingers in your memory as kicking like a Missouri mule?
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