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I also agree that the Glock was not as influential as people perceive. People just like saying Glock.
This is a discussion on The four most influential pistols of the 20th century within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I, for one, care. I'm a 1911 fanatic, and the history and influence is quite intriguing to me. I personally think the luger and the ...
I, for one, care. I'm a 1911 fanatic, and the history and influence is quite intriguing to me.
I personally think the luger and the 1911 are the most recognizable pistols out there. Can't say I like how the lugers look, but the 1911, to me, is a thing of beauty :) Both had a large impact on subsequent pistols, and still do.
Glocks are cool, I guess... But certainly haven't been around long enough in significant numbers to have the impact on the industry of some of the older platforms. Just my opinion of course :)
I also agree that the Glock was not as influential as people perceive. People just like saying Glock.
But even the idea of the trigger safety is not really original. For years revolvers have had passive hammer blocks or transfer bars that required the trigger to pulled for the weapon to fire. The classic Sig P series has a passive safety in the form of a firing pin block that must be moved by the trigger bar to enable firing. Both of these are passive safeties deactivated by pulling the trigger.
To me Glock just looks like a pistol designed from a chinese carryout menu. Pick a frame from column "A" a locking system from column "B" an igniton system from column "C" etc. Sort of a pistol built by Captain Obvious. It was a design that I feel was going to happen inevitably, Glock just happened to do it first. So I don't think of Glock as influential, I think of them as early adopters of what everyone was going to anyway. Evolution rather than Revolution.
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What is it about the P-08 Luger that you guys think would put it on the list?
The toggle system was a flop, it wasn't used after the Luger in any successful designs. It was a single action, and that wasn't anything unique to the Luger. The Luger did use a striker, but it wasn't the first... the Borchardt of the 1893 used a striker.
I can't think of anything the Luger brought to the table that directly inspired future pistol designs.
As for it not inspiring other designs, just about every polymer handgun that's popular today borrows directly from the Glock recipe. It's hard to deny the M&P copied it. That the XD copied it (and added some 1911 flavor). The Caracal copied it. The Steyr M9 copied it. The Sigma copied it.
I will say that the Glock didn't innovate any single feature (except the trigger dingus - not something too many people value) but they did mix the features together for the first time and set the trend for modern pistol designs.
Twentieth century revolver designs that could be considered influential would have to include the following.
Smith & Wesson N-Frame "New Century" Triple Lock - Introduced in 1907, this was the original incarnation of the N-Frame which spawned several really great revolver cartridges including the .44 Special, .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, and .41 Magnum; cartridges that were later chambered in many other brands of revolver but were developed by Smith & Wesson in their N-Frame revolver. The K-Frame and its .38 Special cartridge is a very important design but came to fruition during the year 1899 so can't properly be included unless one wishes to consider it a 20th century design by virtue of the fact that it came into general use during the year 1900.
Colt Detective Special - Though revolver models with shorter barrel options had been cataloged by Colt prior to 1927 and folks had previously modified their revolvers by hacking off barrel length, the Detective Special as a unique cataloged model ushered in the snubbie era. The factory snubbie concept and all makers current offerings hark back to this model.
Colt Army Special - The introduction of this Colt design in 1907 paved the way for a host of respected revolvers that armed lawmen, entertained sportsmen, and won the medal for competition shooters for much of the 20th Century. The Official Police was a renamed Army Special. The Officers Model was a fantastic target version of this revolver. The Python was only a minor revision of the basic design and size. It also formed the basis for other Colt models including the Marshall, Commando, 3 5 7, and Trooper.
Ruger Blackhawk - This is really the most important and influential Ruger revolver product. It re-energized enthusiasm for the single action revolver and formed a sturdy basis for chambering most any reasonable cartridge with ample strength for all. It offered affordability in addition to all its characteristic attributes. Never intended to gain sales in law enforcement or garner military contracts, it is unique among the four revolvers mentioned in this post because it made its name strictly within the sports shooter, hobbyist, and hunter, and celebrates the citizens' right to bear arms.
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Without the P-08 there is no 9mm Luger cartridge. With no 9mm Luger cartridge JMB may never have designed the Hi-Power. He may have just done a double action, single stack .45 auto. Without the 9mm cartridge what would the majority of SMG's in WWII have fired? Would "wonder nines" even exist? Would there have even been a market niche for Glock to jump into?
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"What is it about the P-08 Luger that you guys think would put it on the list?"
In the context of its time it was pretty amazing. When it was introduced it replaced the ungainly Borchardt's main spring design that hung "out back" with a simple leaf spring. It turned the Borchardt's ungainly grip angle into an ergonomic delight, still seen in the designs of automatic pistols. It was compact, sleek, elegant, well-balanced and modern looking by comparison with both the Borchardt or the Mauser C96. It was better balanced than the initial Colt service-pistol offerings as well, those being the Models 1900, 1902, 1903, and 1905. It was capable of great accuracy for the time perhaps due to its rigid, fixed barrel. The Luger saw immediate wide acceptance and was immediately adopted by a number of nations as a service handgun. Beginning in 1900, it ushered in the 20th century as far as acceptance of the self-loading pistol is concerned more than any other design. It caused firearms designers to get busy to bring out suitable competition. Competition which did later exceed the Luger's design features. It is a definite landmark design though and it outlasted several other competing yet goofy European designs that came along within the decade after its developement.
Sure the toggle action seems complicated for the required design task, like taking the long way to a destination, but it worked positively and proved to be sturdy. The typical Luger trigger is mushy but that could be forgiven it considering some of the triggers served up these days on some DAO models.
It is antiquated in this day and age but a Luger will still spit out 9mm bullets with the best of them. Perhaps not as many as we now consider necessary but the Luger even possesses a convenient button magazine release and may be recharged with spare magazines very rapidly.
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No possible rapidity of fire can atone for habitual carelessness of aim with the first shot.
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It was Georg Luger who in 1902 opened the bottleneck 7.65 Luger cartridge to a slightly tapered design that accepted a larger diameter and heavier bullet thus creating the 9mm. He did this to gain market shares for his pistol creation. Sure, someone else could have done it. There were other, now obscure, 9mm cartridges that came along that could have been tuned to give better performance. But the 9mm as we know it has a history firmly entwined with the Luger.
Charter Member of the DC .41 LC Society "Get heeled! No really"
No possible rapidity of fire can atone for habitual carelessness of aim with the first shot.
Theodore Roosevelt, The Wilderness Hunter, 1893
NATO was leaning on the U.S. to adopt a 9mm service pistol just like we got them to adopt the 5.56mm, 7.62x51, and .50BMG. Everybody supposed to be able to use everybody elses ammo to ease supply. LEO agencies in the U.S. were starting to look for higher capacity replacements for their six shooters because of the heavily armed drug dealers. It was no secret there was going to be a huge market for high capacity semi autos in 9mm
Polymer framed pistols first hit the scene about 1970 IIRC but people didn't buy into them. Folks didn't like that "plastic rifle" they were sending to Vietnam either.
Glock was smart enough to figure out that he could build a decent quality pistol with a polymer frame a lot cheaper than casting/forging/ machining them out of steel or alloy. The price point is actually what wins Glock most LEO contracts. I am not saying they are "cheap" guns. They meet the minimum standards for the agency tests. But when you are buying pistols for a thousand officers price is a significant factor. My own department first adopted Beretta when they went to 9mm because they had a plant in Maryland and we, the state police, and the county next to us (where the factory is) got a price break. When we went to .40 the Glock scored no better than Sig and I think HK but came in about $40 per gun cheaper than anybody else. That is how they are getting the LEO contracts. In some places they are even trading the departments one for one for their old pistols. They know that a lot of people buy what the local cops carry. They can easily give one away knowing it will likely result in multiple "civillian" sales. It is not about which is "best" it is about what meets or exceeds standards and has the lowest price tag.
Sure every polymer framed striker fired pistol is compared to Glock. That is the bench mark. But you could also say that all Ladas and Trabbis were compared to Yugos. Doesn't really speak to the quality of any of them out of that particular context. Not saying that Glocks are the Yugos of handguns just saying that it is a known quality in a specific class that others in that class are measured against. Could just as easily say it is an Audi or a BMW.
But getting back on track with the thread, I would agree that Glock has done a masterful job at recognizing where the market was going applying already existing technologies and techniques to produce a quality product at a price that took the industry by surprise. I thnk the other manufacturers were eventually heading down this path but had enough market share that they didn't see the need to rush into anything. Nobody saw anybody making great strides or investments in that direction. But as an outsider Glock went unnoticed until they caught the old school guys napping. S&W and the rest had a choice, take the polymer plunge or be willing to write off some segments of the market.
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Chapter OneA Naïve Purchase
It was July 25th, 1970, when I saw the real estate advertisement for a two-flat apartment building on the near-north side of Chicago. A "two-flat" is an apartment building with two separate residences. It was offered as an heir estate, which (to me) meant that they were liquidating the property and would be more flexible on the price and terms. It was also my 24th birthday and a Sunday, but I would skip any celebration and I would soon be on my way to appraise this property, for my wife and I were desperate to find a new place to call home.
The reason for my desperation was my wife, Marsha, was seven months pregnant, and we had been given an ultimatum to move by our landlady, the kindly Mrs. Newaski, who was a wonderful old woman that owned our apartment building. She was not so kind, however, when she coldly informed me that she didn't want kids in her apartments. This was a common attitude of landlords during this period of history. It was a time when landlords could dictate most anything and be within their rights. I will never forget driving to her home in a near suburb to pay the rent for the month of June. It was at that time that I happily announced the fact that I was about to become a new father. Instead of the expected congratulations, Mrs. Newaski, the dear old Polish lady, stared at me and flatly stated, "So you'll be moving out soon?" I understood perfectly what she meant. In her own way, she was stating that no children were allowed. My drive home was not very pleasant.
Looking for a new apartment was difficult and near impossible. As I scanned the classified section week after week, the best apartments clearly advertised for no children. This was absolutely legal in its day. We had been married three years, but had saved very little money, so purchasing a house would be near impossible, as a conventional mortgage required a 20% down payment. I was earning a meager salary as a computer programmer in the second year of my career. Computers were new at that time, and few companies could afford one. So I was fortunate to even have a job in my chosen field. Automation was not the lucrative field that it would become in a just a few more years with the explosion of new technology.
Yes, these were the "old" days, when a fax machine was the latest ground-breaking office tool, and people were beginning to talk about a new device called "calculators". We still had typewriters, comptometers, and cash registers that had numbered levers as keys. Secretaries still had to know short hand, because there were no hand held tape recorders-only bulky dictating machines. We used lots of carbon paper for copies, and record keeping was mostly done manually in various handwritten methods.
"Heir estate" clearly meant that someone had died, and the building was being liquidated by their heirs. I would proceed to go and take a look on my own, as Marsha didn't feel well and was suffering from symptoms of her pregnancy. She was barely five feet tall and already was as big as beach ball, with two more months yet to go. She was also still working as a keypunch operator. Keypunching was an early form of data entry. She typed data- little holes-into cards that were then fed to giant accounting machines, or to the original huge computers. This was long before video monitors, or "CRT's," became common in the workplace. Marsha was working 50 hours a week and was trying to continue right up to the last weeks of her pregnancy. She certainly was entitled to rest on this day. I had no qualms about making a commitment on my own, should the opportunity develop.
I called the real estate company and was told the building was having an open house and that I could proceed directly to the address. I kissed my wife goodbye and was off on my adventure. We lived on the far northwest side of Chicago, which meant that I had a 20 minute drive to the inner-city. I was somewhat familiar with the area, for at one time in my childhood, my family lived a half mile from the Campbell Street address. I knew it was within a short distance of the Catholic Church.
This neighborhood was just southeast of Logan Square, which was (then) primarily a Polish area of the city. As I drove through Logan Square, it brought back the memories of the trips I had taken with my Grandmother, who would shop at the various ethnic stores on Milwaukee Avenue. These were some of my fondest early-childhood memories.
The drive also brought back other childhood memories not so pleasant. I had grown up in Chicago, primarily in the inner-city. My mother and father were separated for most of their marriage; thus, I was shuttled between the two of them, living here and there throughout the city. Yes, I knew exactly where I was going. My destination was once a German/Polish neighborhood, and was now changing over to a racial mixing pot. This didn't bother me, but I worried about how Marsha would accept it. Marsha had grown up in Tulsa, Oklahoma; a clean, spacious modern City-quite different from Chicago, and this big city frightened her. As I drove, I knew that if I could acquire this building for a very small down payment, I would make it viable, one way or another.
I viewed it as a mere stepping stone. We could live there for five or six years and then move up to a better neighborhood or a nicer suburb. My plan was that if we could rent out one apartment, it would help pay the mortgage and we could live a much easier life, financially. In five or six years we would develop equity, and possibly the building would appreciate in value. Then we could add to our savings and allow the property to take us to the next level. This was the optimism I was armed with as I drove. I was prepared for anything. If the building needed work, I could fix it up. As I drove past the old Church, I soon made the turn onto Campbell Street.
Just a short distance from the Church was the Campbell Street apartment building. It was just down from the corner. On the corner was a frame two story building with a store front. Years before, it was common for every neighborhood to have a corner store where you could get a gallon of milk, morning paper, and a loaf of bread, plus the kids could buy candy. Those years had clearly passed. Quick and convenient stores had put the little mom & pop shops out of business. This one was deserted and boarded up.
A few doors down was a three story apartment building. Expensive in its day, it was a large, well kept brown brick structure. Wedged between these two buildings was the Campbell Street two-flat. Even on this sunny July day, the building looked gloomy. I attributed that to its dirty gray color, combined with the fact that it sat in the shade of a huge Elm tree that was positioned between the sidewalk and the street. It was also dwarfed by the larger brick three story.
It was a dirty, plain, old building. The architecture resembled something simple; it was as if it had been designed by a child. A tall rectangular box; functional, but not fancy. Had I known the term in that day, I would have described it as "Amish" in design. It was straight up and down, a few windows on each floor, and certainly nothing to brag about. It sat on cinder blocks, with a seven-step walk up to the first floor porch, which was a small, 5x6 ft area. Sitting on the steps was the real estate agent. He appeared as though he had lost the lottery, and earned this dismal field duty. Red faced and overweight, he sat, sweating on the front steps. As I approached, he spotted his potential victim, and greeted me in a friendly manner. "Hi, I'm Art. How are you?" We shook hands. I had never tried to purchase any real estate, and at age 24, I was inexperienced and fumbling for words.
"Could I see-er, look at the building?" I was clearly uncomfortable.
He sensed my inexperience and took command. I believe I was just the victim he had been waiting for; young, naïve, and desperate. "Sure! Let's start on the second floor, because a member of the family still lives on the first floor. She's as crazy as a loon, so don't pay any attention to her," he stated in a matter-of-fact manner.
We entered the hallway, and to the right was the door that led to the first floor apartment. It was a short jog to the left, and I was led to an enclosed stairway that took us to the second floor. As we started up the stairs, the door on the first floor flew open. Out pounced a dirty old woman that looked as if she hadn't bathed or washed her clothes in months. Her hair was a filthy, matted gray. The only thing dirtier in sight was the tiny poodle she cradled against her shoulder, like a baby. She appeared the perfect image of an evil, old witch, with the poodle as her familiar. She immediately started screaming. "Sons-a Bitches, you sons-a-bitches! Get out! What are you doing here? Sons-a-bitches, get out!"
I watched, dumbfounded, as she glared at us, also noticing the tiny poodle nipping at her filthy hair, as if biting at fleas.
Art was quick to respond with disrespect and authority. "Myra, get your ass back in there and shut up. You hear me? Get back in your apartment right now!"
As she slammed the door, I could still hear her muttering. "Sons-a-bitches! You sons-a-bitches ..."
"Don't pay any attention to her. If you buy this place, she'll be gone anyway." Art assured me. By his quick and deliberate reaction, it gave me the feeling that he had been through this routine with Myra more than a just few times. It also seemed by the tone of his voice that he was tiring of this familiar routine. I stayed quiet in a bit of shock, because I was brought up to never speak to a woman in that manner, much less an elder.
The staircase going to the second floor was steep, dimly lit, and looked ominous, for it appeared dead ended, but turned sharply to the right nearing the top, leading to a landing and the entrance to the second floor apartment. The entrance opened to the dining room. Once inside, I recognized what was a complete disaster. Still partially furnished, everything was torn apart as if having undergone some type of vandalism. There was debris strewn everywhere. The floor plan was as simple and straight forward as the design of the building. From front to back, there were three main rooms; a living room, dining room, and kitchen. Off to the side of each main room was a doorway leading to three tiny bedrooms. Right next to the entrance was a door that led to the closet. Additionally, there was a single bathroom off the dining room, and a small pantry off the kitchen.
All the plumbing fixtures were ancient. The bathtub was a free standing type, with clawed feet. Today it might be considered trendy, but in 1970 it was just plain old. The sinks in the bathroom and kitchen were porcelain and iron, and supported by legs. Today, they might be considered "chic", but in 1970 (again) just old fashioned. Other than a homemade cupboard that served as a counter and an all purpose cabinet, the kitchen was bare. There was not much to see. As I looked around, my optimism told me that it was nothing that paint, wallpaper, and carpeting couldn't solve. We exited to the enclosed back porch. As we walked out, I looked up to a trap door on the ceiling that led to the attic. I was assured there was nothing up there to see and of course, I believed.
We proceeded down the back stairs and out the back door to the outside basement entrance. We were met by a musty odor. I could tell by the concrete work that the basement was built sometime after the house. The house was originally set on cinder blocks, then the crawl space under the house was dug out and concrete poured to create the basement. It only had a 6 foot height, so being near 6'3", I hunched over a bit as we toured. I could smell the residue of coal. It was a familiar smell, as years ago many buildings were heated with coal, which was normally stored in the basement.
Besides a laundry tub sink, there were three rooms partitioned at the side. These were called sheds. They were made up of nothing more than boards nailed together as partitioned areas. One was padlocked, one was empty and clean, and the third was the one used for coal storage years ago, and was filled with soot. At the front of the basement was a finished room, containing a large pot belly stove stamped U.S. ARMY. The smell of burning wood filled the room. The odor was so strong that I opened the stove, checking for something smoldering. Examining it, I could see it hadn't been used for years. 'Curious ...' I thought. I took notice of the fact that it was very cool in the basement, but this was not all that unusual. Unfortunately, I didn't pay much attention to my goose bumps. Art seemed nervous and didn't talk much, which was a change. He allowed me to wander around, freely inspecting everything. I did notice his nervous feet always moving, as if ready to leave. I had the distinct impression that I was keeping him from something. I never noticed his nervousness was only apparent when inside the building.
We climbed the inside stairway leading directly up and into the dining room of the first floor apartment. Myra greeted us in the same manner as before. "Sons-a-bitches!" she yelled. Art yelled right back at her, and it seemed he had hit his limit of tolerance.
"Shut the fuck up, will you?" As they yelled back and forth at each other, I quietly continued my tour. Actually, I found the exchange to be almost humorous, as I went about examining her apartment. With the exception of the location of the front entrance door, which entered into the living room, the apartments were very much the same. I only took the time to peek into every room. I noticed that one bedroom was noticeably cooler than the rest. Again, I got a bad case of goose bumps, but it was dark in the room and I didn't think the temperature difference was significant at the time. In fact, given this hot July afternoon and in this un-air conditioned building, the cool air seemed a treat, if not a benefit.
We exited the back door of the apartment to the enclosed porch, and then we headed across the back yard and into the garage. It was completely filled with junk. "Needs work, but it could be a decent building." Art was now trying his best to sell me. What Art didn't know, was that he didn't need to expend the effort, for I was already sold. All I cared about was whether I could buy the building with practically nothing for a down payment. I didn't see anything that hard work couldn't solve.
The standard down payment for a conventional mortgage at $16,500.00 was a minimum of 20% down payment; so the odds of coming up with $3300.00 were zero. I wondered if the owners would sell it to me on a private contract, but Art explained getting all the heirs to agree was a definite impossibility. For an instant, I thought I was out of luck. Then Art began talking about a government mortgage program.
Within minutes, we were talking about an FHA loan for 5% down on a purchase price of 16,500.00. $825 for a down payment sure sounded more like reality. The only drawback, according to Art, was that FHA took four months or more to approve loans. I saw that as my advantage, not a drawback. I needed more money to close, for I only had about $200 to my name, aside from the money reserved to pay the hospital and doctor bills for our expected child, as we also had no insurance. If I could put the $200 down, I would have four months to get the balance by closing time. [FYI, I was earning $82 a week after taxes and deductions] I explained my situation, and Art felt it was not a problem. He told me the building had been for sale for a while now, and everyone would be flexible in putting a deal together. Even for the time, the building was priced right, but the question of why it was for sale for such a long period of time never entered my naïve mind. We quickly left for his office.
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Joseph E. Bixenman Sr., 81, of Amarillo died Friday, March 21, 2003.
Prayer services will be at 3 p.m. today in St. Mary's Catholic Church. Mass will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the church with Monsignor Joseph Bixenman Jr., Monsignor Harold Waldow, Monsignor Joseph Tash, Monsignor Francis A. Smyer and the Priests of the Diocese celebrating. Inurnment will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Llano Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.
Mr. Bixenman was born in Wein, Mo., on Feb. 10, 1922. He married Mary Anne Hundt in Aztec, Ariz., on Feb. 4, 1944. He served in the Army during World War II and retired from Santa Fe Railway as an engineer after 37 years.
He was a founding member of St. Laurence Parish and St. Thomas the Apostle Church and was most recently a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. He served as a Eucharistic Minister and was a fourth degree Knight of Columbus.
He was also a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. He was a volunteer at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center for eight years. He volunteered as a tax preparer for the senior citizens and worked as a floral delivery person for Scott's Flowers. He was president of the Phoenix Club.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Dr. Erwin J. Bixenman.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Monsignor Joseph Bixenman Jr. and Timothy H. Bixenman Sr., both of Amarillo; three sisters, Eileen Moser of Burlington, Iowa, Rita Pranger of Lacy, Wash., and Marjorie Dunn of Galesburg, Ill.; two brothers, Gerald Bixenman of Panama City Beach, Fla., and Robert Bixenman of Weaver, Iowa; family member, Vicki Bixenman of Amarillo; five grandchildren, Tim Bixenman Jr., Stacie Bixenman and fiance, Scott Sturgeon, Gina Pattie and husband, Duane, Sarah Bixenman and Trisha Goforth and husband, Mark, all of Amarillo; and seven great-grandchildren, Chase, Blake, Keaton, Kyla, Anson, Bailey and Kaitlyn.
The family suggests memorials be to St. Mary's Catholic Church, building fund, 1200 S. Washington St., Amarillo, TX 79102; or to Catholic Family Service, 200 S. Tyler St., Amarillo, TX 79101.
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Enjoy a relaxing getaway in the quiet, serene town of Minocqua, WI. Located on Minocqua Lake, the city has been nicknamed "The Island City," because a portion of the area is still considered an island. It connects to other towns in Oneida County by way of a bridge off highway 51. The entire county is surrounded by more than 3000 lakes, which is perfect for travelers looking to engage in various outdoor recreational activities. The Minocqua community is home to a variety of vacation rentals. There are many lakefront houses near Three Lakes with great views of the waters. You'll also find cozy cabins and cottages near the lake.
Minocqua is known for its beautiful lake sceneries and state parks. It's an excellent haven to enjoy year-round sports, such as canoeing, bicycling, fishing, swimming and skiing. The downtown area offers many shopping locations and restaurants. Visitors can enjoy fishing and canoeing along the shores of Minocqua Lake. Patricia Lake Campground and RV Park provides excellent camping sites and recreational areas for fishing, boating and other outdoor sports. There are also restaurants and gift boutiques nearby.
Wildwood Wildlife Park is an ideal attraction for family-friendly activities. Visitors get to explore thousands of different species of animals, from mammals to birds and reptiles. The park provides opportunities for people of all ages to feed some of the animals.Minocqua Winter Park
This park provides the perfect backdrop for winter sporting activities, like skiing, skijoring snowshoeing, ice skating and snow tubing. The area also includes a ski shop, ski school, café and a CXC adaptive center.Northwoods Wildlife Center
The Northwoods Wildlife Center provides visitors with an educational experience about many distinctive wildlife species. They offer several guided tours throughout the year.
Minocqua hosts many special events each year, like the Independence Day celebrations, beef festivals, craft shows and snowmobile racing. Visitors can learn more about the historical aspects of the town at the George W. Brown Museum and Cultural Center and Dr. Kate Museum.
Copper Peak is located in Bessemer, MI, and is about 55 miles from Minocqua, WI. The area is popular recreational park among travelers who visit the Minocqua town. It's considered a Michigan Historical Site and is home to the world's largest ski jump. Visitors can experience a chair lift ride to the crest of the hill. Copper Peak has many notable landmarks. The area is also an access point to Lake Superior.
Minocqua has an average temperature of 38.9 degrees. Minocqua has cold winters with an average total snowfall of 11.21 inches, which is great for skiing and other winter sports. The cold season begins in November and lasts until March. The average cold temperatures range between 6 degrees and 21 degrees. The coldest day of the year typically occurs in the month of January. The best time to visit Minocqua to enjoy summer outdoor sports is between the months of May and September. The hottest day of the year usually occurs in July.
Minoqua is situated in the northwestern portion of Wisconsin. You can fly to a local airport in Wisconsin or one of the nearby international airports, like Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay or General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, and rent a car. Some travelers fly to Minneapolis or Duluth, Minnesota before heading to Minocqua. If you're traveling by private car or rental car, you can get to Minocqua via Highway 51. Part of the town is still considered island and only accessible by bridge near Tomahawk.


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Lunches are served from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. at the Amarillo Senior Citizens Association, 1300 S. Polk St. The center is open to visitors.
Thursday: baked chicken breast, mashed potatoes and gravy, fiesta corn, spinach.
Friday: barbecue brisket, au gratin potatoes, baked beans, corn.
Saturday: catfish, Everything But The Kitchen Sink, assorted salads and desserts.
Sunday: smothered sirloin, chicken and dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green peas, squash.
Monday: smothered pork chops, new potatoes, green beans, fried squash.
Tuesday: hamburger steak, mashed potatoes, mushroom gravy, carrots, spinach.
Wednesday: honey glazed chicken breast, baked potato, zucchini and tomatoes, creamed corn.
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Let a crappy voice channel occupy 3kHz. To ensure no interefence between channels due to nonideal bandpass filters add a 0.3kHz spacing between channels.
How many simultaneous voice channels can you have if allocated a 46MHz bandwidth total? The first and last channel can be right on the band edge.


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Mary Robinette Kowal - 16/365
I attended a reading by Ms. Kowal and John Scalzi at Borderlands Books in San Francisco. They read some short stories and performed an improvised piece at the end, which was very funny. A good time was had by all.
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Visitation will take place Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer, starting at 5 p.m. with the family present from 5-8 p.m.
Interment will take place at North Lawn Memorial Park in Spencer.
Mr. Barglof passed away Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, at Longhouse Residence in Spencer.
Parker Fred Barglof, the son of Fred and Ellen (Parker) Barglof was born Aug. 11, 1920, in Douglous Township Clay County, Ia. He was raised in Sioux Rapids, Webb and Gillett Grove areas where he graduated from Gillett Grove High School, in 1941.
Parker served in the Navy, during World War II. He married Roselma Chatfield on Aug. 5, 1946 in Worthington, Minn. He worked as a farmer near Greenville, Ia., until moving to Spencer in 1977. He also worked as a mechanic at Spencer Farm Center until his retirement in 1983. Parker enjoyed woodworking, arrowhead hunting, nature, mechanics, and making birdhouses.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Ellen Barglof.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Roselma, of Spencer, Ia.; three sons: William (Pat) Barglof of Bennett, Ia., David (Cheryl) Barglof of Spencer, Ia., and Dale (Amy) Barglof of Waterloo, Ia.; seven grandchildren: Missy Johnson, David (Angie), Mark (Betsy), Scott, Heather, Ashley Barglof, and Erika (Patrick) Petticord; one step-grandson, Christopher Lyon; three great-grandchildren: Jacob and Ryan Barglof, and Siena Petticord; other relatives and many friends.
In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established by the family.
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More than seven weeks into its intervention to root out Islamist rebels in Mali, the French army keeps a tight lid on details of the operation -- a policy some call a public relations fumble.
Instead of using the chance to portray itself in a good light, the military is keeping the public in the dark and rubbing the media up the wrong way, say observers and industry commentators.
"The army is missing out on a chance to put itself forward at a time when it is doing something impressive all on its own, without our American allies," said Michel Goya of the IRSEM defence research institute, who described the information blackout as "counter-productive".
"The defence ministry and the army have always had a defensive take on communication, of which they only see those aspects that are negative, disruptive and need to be restricted," he added.
The French military has kept the area where the main fighting is taking place, around the city of Kidal in Mali's far north, virtually off-limits. Three television crews were allowed into Kidal early last month but were confined to the airport.
Press watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) last month criticised France for an "excessive" media lockout.
"We've never seen such unanimous frustration among reporters on the ground," said Ambroise Pierre, head of the RSF Africa desk, condemning a "serious attack on the freedom of the media".
Journalists say the French army's communications strategy has changed markedly since 1994, when it carried out Operation Turquoise amid the Rwandan genocide.
Then, the army provided a daily briefing in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo for international correspondents and took them along on regular helicopter missions.
But the operation became a public relations nightmare for the French military, which was later accused of supporting the genocidal regime and allowing murderers to escape along with refugees.
In the 2000s, the French military drew criticism for its communications in Afghanistan, where it blacklisted journalists for publishing articles deemed negative.
In Mali, press officers are not allowed to answer journalists' questions about "events" or ongoing operations.
"The army's communication is completely patronising," said Jean-Louis Le Touzet, special correspondent for the French daily Liberation.
"They offer us 'activities' as if we were hyperactive children who need to be kept occupied," like being allowed to follow military logistics convoys, he said.
Denouncing a "total lack of transparency", he said: "Journalists therefore have limited confidence in the army's communication, whereas at the onset the feeling was very positive."
French military spokesman Thierry Burkhard denied shutting out the press, saying that since France launched its Mali intervention on January 11, "we have welcomed 280 press crews onto the scene", or "370 journalists".
"They may not have seen everything that they wanted to, but we welcomed journalists into the units," he said.
Some of the restrictions have seemed over the top: an AFP photographer was prevented from taking a picture of a pilot's mascot, and another got into trouble for taking a picture of a soldier wearing a scarf with a skull printed on it.
Such measures are "counter-productive", said defence expert Goya.
"The French army often complains about not being recognised enough," he said, calling Mali a missed chance for good PR.
"The public knows nothing but the names of the dead and possibly of a general, but the soldiers remain anonymous."


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They say they first step in any recovery is admitting the situation at hand. So, let's all take a deep breath in, exhale, and say it together: the last few years have been pretty tough. Enough has been said about the global economic crisis to leave that thought there. The next step in recovery is usually acceptance, and part of acceptance is learning to focus on the positives, and the future. Give yourself a nice warm mental hug because you have much more confidence in your strength and resourcefulness than you did 5 years ago. That's the best thing about hard times, that the focus shifts to resourcefulness, and yes, that means creativity. Whether restauranteurs in need of lower overhead, or lovers of food with a shrinking budget for the luxury of eating out, in the world of food this creativity funneled itself into the boom of the supper club.
Vortex (Bringing It All Back Home), 2011
Jim Lambie's fifth solo exhibition at Anton Kern Gallery in New York has been conceived as "one living organism" that inhabits the gallery space and, as is usual in his work, the artist conceived the exhibition especially for it.
A pioneer in avant-garde and experimental fashion, Joseph Quartana, founder of the worldwide famous New York store Seven, takes us through what it means to work in fashion nowadays, and how to be respected for it.
FM: Who are you and what's your background?
JQ: My name is Joseph Quartana, and I co-founded the multi-label select shop Seven New York back in '99. I grew up in new Jersey, but I moved to New York as soon as possible. I got a scholarship for NYU and went there to study Economics and Social Psychology. I spent most of my time with fashion students from Parsons, who inspired me to get into the fashion business. My aim was to become a buyer, but no department stores would hire me, so i became a banker, i made a small fortune, and opened my own shop.
At the beginning of the month, cycling through a park, I came across a flash mob doing a silent rendition of Michael Jackson's Thriller. The movements — and in particular the "raised-monster-hand twist" move — have become so ubiquitous, that it took me about 5 seconds to recognize what they were doing. If that. Now that's what I call a case for Collective Memory! And maybe even Meme Theory…
With 7 days to go until All Hallows' Eve, and even fewer until the best parties this coming weekend, you could sit at home with a copy of this cocktail recipe list (you've never seen a Martini like an Eyeball-tini!), find the Thriller video on YouTube, and channel some sort of zombie-Tom Cruise from Cocktail – OR — you can just make that the pre-party and head out to some of the more interesting Halloween parties White Line Hotels destination cities have to offer.
In London? Maybe you've found yourself strolling down Mare Street and seen the Last Tuesday Society Shop. If you have, then you already know why any Halloween party they're throwing is probably pretty awesome. Their Danse Macabre is this coming Friday. The dress code: "the beautiful and the damned". The Venue: a forgotten Art Deco picture palace in Elephant and Castle. Need more persuading? Check out the video on their shop's website.
In New York? Spend at least one Halloween in your life at the famous vortex of artistic death and destruction that is the Hotel Chelsea. Once again this year you can pull up your bar stool next to the ghosts of Dylan Thomas and Nancy Spungen at the Chelsea Room for a $10 cover charge (and an open bar until 10pm). What night? Halloween itself, of course — the 31st.
In Vienna? Not so into going out drinking and dancing all night? Craving something frightfully refined? Then book for the Halloween dinner at Palais Esterházy. Enjoy a themed buffet dinner alongside music and readings.
Anything but frightening, at White Line Hotels picks The Ampersand Hotel, The Greenwich Hotel, and Hollmann Beletage you can lay your head down in peace.
Revel. What a great word. Delightfully dionysian. Given the choice, who wouldn't chose to revel rather than to simply be? Revel In New York — now in its second edition of guidebooks for those who are out to grab the city with both hands — shows the city through its people, inspiring us to discover new places and explore familiar ones with new perspectives. Now, that's a guidebook done right!
Whether you're a seasoned resident of the Big Apple, a brand new transplant, a frequent traveler, or an armchair dreamer, let this year's selection of artists, chefs, musicians, designers, filmmakers, and characters show you what you maybe didn't know existed, but now certainly won't be able to live without experiencing.
Revel In New York Guidebook Vol II is available now, and it's limited edition, so you know what that means…
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My program often deals with large quantities of data, and one particular component of it creates a subset of that data, based on a condition. You could view this as, having the string,
the problem is to return the first five (say) non-0 elements, that is to return:
In actual fact, each element of this string is a large data structure containing a sizeable amount of data, the entire dataset often being several gigabytes in size and comprising tens of thousands of elements, and to figure out if the element should be included (is not a '0') each element needs to be processed. I've phrased it as I have above both to try to explain it clearly, and also to try to keep this focused on algorithms or techniques, not our specific implementation and data.
- Edit: Thanks to those who have replied so far. All suggestions revolve around multithreading, which I agree is a good approach (and we do have a threaded task framework this would fit into.) I was hoping that the problem itself can be treated as an algorithmic problem - I suspect, though I don't know, that it's a general sort of problem applicable to searching through all sorts of data. In this light, an awesome reply would be "Schwarzenegger et al proposed algorithm X for this in 1995, google this term."
Our current approach is a single-threaded linear search from the first point we already know in the input data set, along the array, calculating if an element needs to be kept or not and building the results as we go. Often the requested data subset is not at the beginning - using the string example, you might need to know, say, elements 8-15 (if 15 exist, which you might not know until you've hit the end of the input data.) Of course, we don't know what element 8 of the output dataset is in the input dataset until we've processed that far from the beginning.
How else should we solve this problem?
I am seeking input on any completely different approaches or algorithms to solve this kind of problem.
What other approaches are there to this problem, ie quickly getting an arbitrary subset?
Knowing the current solution is computation-bound because of the amount of processing per element, or rather, because it requires each element to be generated in order to examine it to see if it's a '0', what algorithms or approaches might you suggest to tackle the problem? Is there any way to minimise the work the program does?
If it affects specific libraries or tools, we are using C++ (not managed; we use Embarcadero C++ Builder 2010.) For example, we can't use LINQ which, without having used it, I think could be a useful tool / language feature for this sort of problem. However, we can of course implement any algorithmic solutions that you might normally implement with less work in another environment.


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I am trying to add a custom ad into my word press site, but I can't figure out what is missing in my html code. I have some click through ads which are working fine, but this is my own ad I want to put on my own site.
Here is the html code I have added in my WPAds:
<img src="http://coloradohuntingclub.com/httpsdocs/wp-admin/images/chcRaffleBanner460x60.gif">
If I insert an alternate verbage, that shows up and the link works. I just can't get the image to show up.
If anyone can help, I would surely appreciate it.


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Cook pasta according to package directions. Keep warm. Meanwhile trim fat from beef steak. Cut steak lengthwise in half and then crosswise into 1/8 inch thick strips. In large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot. Add beef and garlic (1/2 at a time) and stir-fry 1-2 minutes or until outside surface is no longer pink. (Do not overcook). Season with salt. Remove to a large bowl; keep warm. In same skillet, combine vegetable mixture, beef broth and red pepper; cook 3-4 minutes or until vegetables are crsip-tender. Add vegetable mixture, pasta, tomatoes and basil to beef; toss to combine. Sprinkle with cheese; serve immediately. Makes 4 servings. Recipe by: North Carolina Cattlemens Beef Council Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Roberta Banghart
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He does sound great on paper, but 15.5 is an awful lot to spend on one player who is still somewhat of an unknown quantity isn't it? I could only find footage of him taking pks on youtube, nothing else really.
Hodgson confirmed the club has been tracking him for 5 years, prior to his arrival, however before making a commitment he would need to study and evaulate the player himself which is more than fair.
The team have far too many needs to take this gamble in my opinion, unless he turns into a 20 goal player. But still is that's what is needed? It could take away Torres' effectiveness, as he operates so much better alone with a support player. I prefer someone half the price that can start in support and occasionally lead the line and chip in 12 goals when torres breaks a fingernail.. (Personally from everything I've seen, read and heard I think Nemeth would be excellent, but I can't figure out what they don't see in him?) Maybe someone can enlighten me on him because it's a great mystery..Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
Seems like a very seriously expensive gamble for an unknown quantity,tracking him for 5 years-why has it taken so long to see if he has what it takes?? 15.5m could be spent elsewhere
seems like a lot of dosh to gamble considering we were all fearful of what kinda money we had to spend!! France under 21's anyone know of any other french under 21's we had??????
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If they are going to dish out that kind of money, with such tight budget constraints it has to be a winner!. They could get a proven commodity or two for that kind of money. And, if they are going to spend that kind of cash on a young "talent" they might as well move for Mario Ballotelli from Inter. He's big,strong, fast and had played and scored at the top levels for 2 years now and highly in demand by United and City.
Whatever the case may be, they have to find stiker cover immediately, David Ngog is the only experienced senior striker available for Europa League qualification in 2 weeks!! (Torres hurt, Kuyt unavailable, Nemeth on loan or cast on some mysterious island somewhere, Keane and Crouch oh wait....


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Thomas gave Charlotte a three-point lead with a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left and Stephen Jackson then stole the ball from Andrea Bargnani to clinch the Charlotte win.
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Rudy Fernandez scored 13 points off the bench and Brandon Roy added 11 in the romp, which was Portland's second consecutive victory.
Rodney Stuckey led Detroit with 17 points. Austin Daye chipped in 15 plus eight rebounds.
The loss ended a welcome two-game winning streak for the Pistons, who had lost their first five games of the season.
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David Moss scored the game-winner late in the third period and also had an assist in the win, which ended a four-game winless streak for the Flames.
Moss knocked in a rebound off a shot by Niklas Hagman at 15:45 of the third period to break a 2-2 tie at Pepsi Center. Glencross scored an empty net insurance goal at 19:26.
Miikka Kiprusoff made 29 saves in goal for the Flames. Colorado's Peter Budaj had 21 saves.
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Weeden completed 34-of-42 passes in a game in which the Cowboys (8-1, 4-1 Big 12) compiled an impressive 725 yards of total offense.
Justin Blackmon caught 13 passes for 173 yards and a touchdown. He also ran 69 yards for a touchdown. Bo Bowling caught nine balls for 101 yards.
Oklahoma State led 28-0 at halftime and kept on rolling despite four second-half touchdowns by the Bears (7-3, 4-2).
Robert Griffin was 30-of-48 for 267 yards and one interception for the Bears, whose three-game winning streak came to an end. Jay Finley and Terrance Ganaway each scored two rushing touchdowns.
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Edwards denied Busch his sixth Nationwide title and instead handed it to Keselowski with his first-place finish at the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge.
Edwards took over the lead after passing Trevor Bayne following a late-race restart. A green-white-checkered finish was set up after separate incidents involving Brian Scott and Clint Bowyer in the closing laps.
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Harper, who finished the game with 60 yards on 25 carries, broke through from 4 yards out to rally the Tigers (5-4, 3-3 ACC) with 6:18 to play.
Clemson frustrated the Wolfpack on their final two possessions of the game and won for the third time in their last four starts. North Carolina State has lost two of their last three.
Tigers quarterback Kyle Parker finished 20-of-29 for 214 yards, a touchdown and an interception. DeAndre Hopkins added 80 yards on five catches.
East Lansing, Mich. -- Edwin Baker ran for 179 yards and four touchdowns to lead 16th-ranked Michigan State to a comfortable 31-8 win over visiting Minnesota Saturday.
The Spartans (9-1, 5-1 Big Ten) held Minnesota (1-9, 0-6) to 267 total yards of offense and kept the Gophers off the scoreboard until the fourth quarter when Adam Weber threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to MarQueis Gray.
Michigan State generated 320 total yards and was an efficient 5-of-13 on third down conversions.
Kirk Cousins was 9-of-20 passing for 131 and Baker carried the ball 27 times. His three TDs in the first half staked the Spartans to a 21-0 lead at the break.
Minnesota's Weber finished with 167 yards on 15-of-22 passing. DeLeon Eskridge had 31 yards on 17 carries.
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