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Theres another newspaper in town, and we here at The Durango Herald are OK with that.
Its in that paper the Durango Telegraph that Clint Reids Chech it Out comic appears weekly. That cartoon is only a small part of what Reid does, personally and professionally.
I was eavesdropping and heard them talking about adding another comic. I had no clue what I was going to do but I raised my hand, Reid said of his audition for Telegraph editors.
He works as a graphic designer at J3 Media and shares office space with the Telegraph offices in the Smiley Building. Theres something to be said for location.
Reid will host his second solo show tonight as a working member of the Main Avenue arts collective Studio &. Hes not a painter in the traditional sense, opting for small pen and watercolor illustrations in his private artwork. But for tonight, hes going big.
I decided to get some big canvases and take what I do on a tiny scale with little brushes and pens and blow it up keep the same style and see if turned out OK. So far, its going alright, Reid said.
Unlike his day job, where Reid must cater to the tastes of his clients regardless of his own opinions about the work, working at & allows him to express himself without anyone looking over his shoulder. And not everything is what it seems; in fact, nothing is. For example, a viewer can see his drawing of an anchor and say, nice anchor. But theres more to it than that.
Most of what I draw is metaphorical, a symbol for somethings thats happened or is happening, Reid said. Its art therapy for myself that sometimes other people like. Everything means something to me, good or bad. The anchor could be a person, a thought, a motivation, but it probably means anything or everything else but an anchor.
Reid said he spends about equal time on his professional and personal art but hopes that eventually the latter will be possible without needing the former. His solo show tonight could be an indicator of which direction his career goes from here.
My job is serving other people, which is great and has its own challenges and rewards, Reid said. Illustration is to get everything out of my head and onto paper so I can make more sense of it in my life.


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Hey guys,
Just finished working on a clients website http://tinyurl.com/q7eb549
When I navigate to different pages, notice how the banner at the top reloads each time, along with the rest of the site.
Is there a way to stop this from happening?
Or am I just being too pedantic?
I should think its down to the page size; according to yslow:This page has 17 external Javascript scripts. Try combining them into one.This page has 8 external stylesheets. Try combining them into one.There are 10 images that are scaled down - I can understand scaling them down for mobile but why on a full screen?
Thanks Rubble, was hoping you wouldn't say that
As I say to people "The truth always hurts"
I had a similar problem a few years ago and it was worse on different browsers and part of the problem was different browsers load content in different ways. One browser loaded the images as they came and another loaded them after the rest of the content.I got around this by only loading the content with an include and left the main part of the page the same. The URL contained the name of the content to include but I do not think this method would work in your case.
Using another developers template, was not playing nice with my modifications
Finding a lot of answers at http://www.feedthebot.com/
That's an interesting link and I will check it out.
One thing I forgot is using this at the top of your page before everything else:
// php compressor
Thx Rubble, added php compiler and moved js to the bottom and website seems a lot better.
Can't figure out why my Hover isn't working on the capabilities page and projects page though
Ok fixed it
Twitter API feed is only thing I cant fix now


text: Just read that B&N is planning to thin the herd by closing up to a third of their stores over the next decade. I figured they'd do a little better since theyre the only game in town for large bookstores. I know the ones by me are usually busy when I visit. Even though I have an e-reader I still love going to the bookstore. http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2013/01/28/b-n-to-close-a-third-of-stores.html


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MRI Diagnostics: Uses and Limitations
- Jan 5, 2009
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A typical MRI examination produces hundreds of individual images to be reviewed and usually takes between one and two hours to complete.
Photo: Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an imaging technique that uses magnetic fields to create various types of cross-sectional and three-dimensional images. While commonly used by physicians, MRI has only been used in equine clinical cases for the past decade and has come into widespread use just within the past five years. This modality provides superior soft tissue and bone detail, allows detection of abnormalities in an earlier state of disease, and is considered the gold standard in many cases.
Magnetic field strength is measured in Tesla (T). The strength of the magnetic field varies between types of magnets but is typically between 0.3 T and 1.5 T for most magnets currently in routine equine clinical use. Increased magnetic field strength means that examinations can be obtained with higher resolution in a shorter time. The strong magnetic field causes the molecules in the body to align slightly differently than they do while under only the influence of the earth's magnetic field. This influence allows us to manipulate the molecules using targeted electromagnetic gradients and radiofrequency pulses in various ways to gain more information about the tissues.
A typical MRI examination produces hundreds of individual images to be reviewed and usually takes between one and two hours to complete. Specific sequences are optimized to highlight regions of inflammation, changes in anatomical structure, or areas of chronic damage.
Magnetic resonance imaging is often used when other imaging modalities such as radiography, ultrasonography, or nuclear scintigraphy have failed to provide a specific diagnosis. These failures may be due to the fact that the changes are very subtle and cannot be diagnosed using these methods. Since an MRI examination can be time consuming and often requires general anesthesia, it is extremely important for the area of interest be identified as specifically as possible, as it is not feasible to examine an entire limb. In lameness cases, a thorough lameness examination to localize the problem is essential.
Magnetic resonance imaging is not without limitations. Many systems require general anesthesia, and examinations can be expensive. The design of current equipment restricts the size of body regions that can be accommodated to the bore of the magnet. These limits can vary from the limbs distal to and including the carpus or tarsus and the head, to the level of the second cervical vertebra in most adult horses, to an entire foal (less than 500 lbs). Images of ponies are often limited to the feet, fetlocks, and head due to their short legs.
Navicular disease has long been classified as a group of clinical signs and typical responses to diagnostic local anesthesia. Using MRI , navicular cases actually are seen to have a diverse group of problems including lesions of the deep digital flexor tendon, inflammation or sclerosis of the navicular bone, or inflammation of the supporting ligaments of the navicular bone. The optimal treatment for each of these problems is not the same, so MRI allows therapy to be tailored to the specific disease process.
Imaging of the brain is essentially impossible without MRI or computed tomography. Since the brain is a soft tissue structure encased in a bony housing, ultrasound waves are unable to penetrate the bone, and radiography is insensitive to soft-tissue problems. By using MRI, we have been able to find mass lesions, hemorrhage, infection, and inflammation in the brain and make recommendations accordingly.
The upper airway is another region in which MRI has enabled us to refine our diagnoses prior to medical or surgical treatment. Masses or fluid within the sinus cavities appear very similar on radiographs, even if the disease processes have different etiologies, treatments, and prognoses. The ability to differentiate a tooth root abscess from primary sinusitis, an ethmoid hematoma, or a sinonasal cyst changes the approach to the case and a more targeted method can be used.
Magnetic resonance imaging is an exciting, rapidly evolving sector of equine medicine. As advances in technology and knowledge continue, we will hopefully continue to refine our diagnostic abilities.
Contact: Dr. Katherine Garrett, 859/233-037; Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital; Lexington, Ky.
This is an excerpt from the January 2009 issue of Equine Disease Quarterly, funded by Lloyd's of London underwriters, brokers, and their Kentucky agents
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WASHINGTON--A delegation of bipartisan congressional leaders will join Vice President Al Gore at "The Great Social Security Debate," a national forum cosponsored by AARP and the Concord Coalition, on Wednesday, July 1, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Rhodes on-the-Pawtuxet in Cranston, R.I.
The "Great Social Security Debate" series is designed to bring the public into the discussion over ways to ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program. The focus of the Rhode Island forum will be "Retirement in the 21st Century."
The members of Congress who will attend the event include:
- Sen. John Chafee (R-R.I.),
- Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.),
- Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.), and
- Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.).
Sens. Chafee, Sen. Reed, Rep. Sanford, and Rep. Rangel will make opening statements during the forum and participate in a dialogue with the participating audience and Vice President Gore.
Under the theme of "The Great Social Security Debate," this series of national forums are cosponsored by AARP and the Concord Coalition in collaboration with Americans Discuss Social Security, a project of the Pew Charitable Trusts.
To apply for "Great Social Security Debate" credentials, please fax name, media affiliation, date of birth, social security number, phone number, and fax number, on organization letterhead to (202) 434-2588. Effective Monday, June 29, the fax number for credential requests will be (401) 455-3072.


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Kate24 wrote:The only thing I worried about is how they do all the special effects stuff - like Edward's shiny skin and their vampire features. So hopefully they make them stand out and look different. Also I scared that they won't have my favourite parts from the book in the movie. I know it's hard to turn a book into a movie but hopefully they will have the key bits - I really hope they have the bit where Bella nearly gets attacked by those guys but Edward comes in at the knick of time and saves her and then they go to the restaurant and that girl is dazzled by Edward but Edward is too concerned about Bella to notice - That's one of the first cutest things between them. - But I'm not sure whether it will be in the movie which is sad
I think I'll be the most annoying person to go to the movies with because I'll just be sitting there being like I hate that bit or oh I love that - I'll probably be kicked out of the movies lol.
AgentCross wrote:They do have that scene, I saw pictures of them filming when the car fishtails around and the passenger door opens.
zeri95 wrote:Well I'm just worried that when I go to see it I'll be jumping up and down in my seat all throughout the previews and my friends will get annoyed at me...
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CBS News South Carolina Primary Call-Back Poll, January 2008 (ICPSR 26141)
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CBS News. CBS News South Carolina Primary Call-Back Poll, January 2008. ICPSR26141-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009-09-21. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR26141.v1
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Geographic Coverage: South Carolina, United States
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CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy will have a Landon Donovan-sized hole to fill in the midfield during the month of July, but who steps into the role remains to be seen.
One potential option is midfielder Pablo Mastroeni, who was acquired last month in a trade from the Colorado Rapids. A holding midfielder by trade, but he has experience playing at right back and central defense. Central defense is a longshot, but right back and midfield are options for the midfielder.
Should Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena slot him into central midfield, he'd likely move Marcelo Sarvas out wide right, but if he chooses to place Mastroeni at right back then it may allow Sean Franklin to push into midfield, where he spent some time earlier this season.
No matter where he plays, however, Mastroeni just wants to contribute.
"I'm here to be a part of this team. When the time is right, we have so many games. We have international games; my mindset is to contribute when I'm called upon," said Mastroeni. "It's not looking forward to blossoming a new career and a new image. It's to take my experience and the way that I can contribute in any facet that the coaches feel will help the team out."


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The only sign of drowsiness right now at The Golden Apple Dinner Theatre comes from the twin boys who are asleep in a playpen in Kyle Ennis Turoff's office.
The actress-turned-director's office is not located in the front of the Golden Apple, but in the back, near the dressing rooms.
Her boys, Avery and Kennedy, born October 2008, have clearly taken over Turoff's office.
Born just five days after the Turoff-directed "Golddiggers of 1633" opened at the Golden Apple, Turoff now brings her boys to work every day. Like a true supermom, she downplays this juggling act.
"It's great that I can be there for them," she says. "It's not so great when I'm trying to get other things done — like work."
Although the rest of Sarasota seems to have slowed down for the summer, Turoff has spent the last two months directing and performing in "The Drowsy Chaperone."
The musical, which opened June 4, has been such a runaway success the theater has extended the show twice. Turoff, the daughter of Golden Apple owners Roberta MacDonald and Bob Turoff, is the musical's director and title character — the drowsy chaperone.
"I'm drowsy-drunk, not drowsy-sleepy," Turoff says. "I play a character in the days of the prohibition, when there's a lot of alcohol around."
This isn't the first time Turoff has performed in and directed a show at the Golden Apple. In 2005, she donned both hats in "Footloose."
"It's tough, but it's also a lot easier," Turoff says. "If I'm directing a show and I'm not in it, I get extremely nervous. At least when I'm in the show, I can do something to help."
"The Drowsy Chaperone," which was originally written as a spoof on old musicals of the Jazz Age, is beloved for its score, which won a Tony Award in 2006.
It opens with a pitiful character, known simply as The Man in Chair, who puts on his favorite Broadway record to help snap him out of a funk. While the man listens to each song, larger-than-life characters from the musical — gangsters disguised as butlers, showgirls disguised as French temptresses — begin to take over his shoebox apartment.
"It's very layered," Turoff says. "You're not only playing the actor, you're playing the character who is playing the actor."
"The Drowsy Chaperone" is like the Russian nesting doll of musical theater. It's a show-within-a-show. And like Turoff herself, a likeable, well-rounded sensation.
dream project
'The Light in the Piazza'
Set in the summer of 1953, in Rome and Florence, Italy, "The Light in the Piazza" is about a young American tourist who falls in love with an Italian — to the dismay of her mother.
Based on a 1960 novella by Elizabeth Spencer, the musical opened on Broadway in 2005 and ran for 500 performances.
"It's a beautiful show," Kyle Ennis Turoff says. "(It's) a very simple, uncluttered piece, but I'm not sure anyone would come and see it."
if you go
"The Drowsy Chaperone" runs through Aug. 1, at the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre. Tickets are buy-one-get-one-free. For more information, call 366-5454 or visit www.thegoldenapple.com.


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To be honest, I didn't know what to call this post...
My husband has been working at DHS Backlot Tour for over a year now and I look forward for him to come back home and tell me "guest" stories...you know how he gets guests that want to exit backlot tour walking toward the back of the shuittle instead of going thru the AFI entrance, because you see everyone else going that way but you are so special you have a private area...
another is how people want to ride BT and see the tram parking for unloading, people naturally think that's where they load as well, so they wait by the benches next to the AFI store to be loaded only to be told that they have to walk toward the coke bottle to load (yeah, this really isn't the guests fault, I don't understand why they don't put an overhead sign that says, exit only, and a big arrow toward the entrance)
I tell you I've sat on those benches and in a matter of 5 min. I've seen around 20 people wanting to load right there, the CM has alot of patience to respond each and every time with a smile.
But these are my two favorite stories so far:
At the entrance to BT there are 3 posters that say "Lights, Camera, Action" he has had many guests that go on Backlot thinking that they will be dropped off at the entrance to "Lights, Motor, Action" this has happened multiple times, actually people have timed going on BL to be able to go see LMA. When they unload and are told that they need to walk to LMA, sometimes it's too late and they miss the show...
This one happened this past Monday:
As many of you know BT close at dusk, at this time of year that's 7pm. My husband was in the unloading area (the area where you have to explain that this is not the entrance, and that at this time 7:05pm BT is closed) and this family comes up to him, of course the want to ride BT, my husband explains that the attraction is closed, the guests get very upset because the want to ride BT so they ask, "Why is it closed?" he explains that they close at dusk. The guest replies "How are we able to get to #9 in time if you close early?" my husband has no clue what they are talking about...Guest: Backlot Tour is #9 on the map, they should change it to #4 or #5 if it closes early"
Yep...these guests had been doing the park in numerical order as it appears on the map...
Just thought I would share, this made me laugh so hard.
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Poor Unfortunate Souls
Posted 21 March 2012 - 12:37 PM
Por favor mantenganse alejados de las puertas
Posted 21 March 2012 - 05:09 PM
WOW!!! Guess they mever thought to look at the Times Guide......
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Defendant, 7-year-old son take stand
Final arguments are set to be heard by the prosecution and defense at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the case of State v. Thorpe Thomas Bradley.
Bradley is on trial for a charge of second-degree unintentional murder as a result of committing third-degree assault against Thomas Charles Hensel, 52, Menahga, on Sept. 16, 2006.
During the fourth day of trial, the prosecution called Bradley's 7-year-old son as a witness. He was with his father and his grandfather, Hensel, on Sept. 16, and recalled some details from that day. At that time, the boy was 6 years old.
He recalled going with his father and grandfather to the Mary Brown Bridge and said there was a fight. He told prosecutor Eric Schieferdecker that his dad kicked his grandpa. The son recalled later going to Yaerdly Lake and walking with his grandpa on a board walkway to the water. When asked if he saw his grandpa fall anywhere, he responded "no."
The boy thought people were drinking and remembered his grandpa, Thomas Hensel, drinking. He couldn't remember if his father, Thorpe Bradley, was drinking.
He remembered his father poured whiskey or something on him at one point, he said, but he didn't know why he had done that.
The next morning, he saw his grandpa Hensel passed out in the van and knew something was wrong, he said.
During cross examination, defense attorney Joe Parise asked if he remembered going to different houses on Sept. 16. He didn't remember going to some of the places. He remembered jumping in the sand near the river at the Mary Brown Bridge and going to Yaerdly Lake and holding his grandfather's hand while they walked.
The boy was read parts of a testimony he gave to an officer two days after his grandpa had died to refresh his memory of what he had said at that time.
He then said that helped his memory. He remembered his grandpa back-hand his dad and then he said he remembered his dad kicking his grandpa. The boy told an officer just after the incident that his dad hit his grandfather once.
The boy said his grandpa Hensel was the best grandpa ever. He then said he thought his dad tried to kick his grandpa but maybe he missed. He said he would never forget the funeral and when his grandpa died.
The prosecution then called Danielle Kopp and Rachel Sass to support the 7-year-old's testimony.
They each remembered seeing Bradley's son on Sept. 16, when they were at Robert Wagner's home. Kopp said the 7-year-old told her he saw his dad and grandpa fighting and demonstrated by rolling around on the ground, punching and kicking. Sass said the boy told her his dad beat up grandpa.
The prosecution then called Dr. Michael McGee to finish the testimony he started Friday afternoon. McGee performed the autopsy on Thomas Hensel.
Photos of Hensel's injuries and autopsy photos were shown to the jurors. He said when he first saw the body, it looked like an assault had occurred. McGee provided detailed information about where bleeding had occurred around the brain and said the autopsy report showed a right-to-left shift of the brain due to swelling on the right side.
Hensel's blood alcohol content was .141, according to a test performed during the autopsy. This was lower than the .314, according to a test performed at the Park Rapids hospital.
McGee attributed Hensel's cause of death to a multiple traumatic injury due to an assault.
Dr. McGee said he would have expected to see bruising on the extremities, such as a knee, if Hensel had fallen. The defense asked if Hensel could have fallen on softer ground, such as a swampy area near Yaerdly Lake, and not have had bruises. McGee said that was possible. There was nothing that led McGee believe the death was caused by something other than an assault, he said.
The prosecution then rested its case.
The defense then called three witnesses.
First, Robert Wagner of Menahga was called. Thorpe Bradley came to his house to see his daughter's baby on Sept. 16. Thomas Hensel arrived with Bradley and got out of the vehicle they were in and went to the driver's side.
A criminal investigator for the defense, John Edwards, was also called as a witness. He investigated the Yaeger Lake area, in particular the dock that extends from shore to the open water. He described there being planks with logs underneath, attached using nails and screws. There were also perpendicular posts underneath those logs, Edwards said. Those posts were longer and extended 2 feet on either side of the platform although they were not seen easily in photographs.
Thorpe Bradley then took the stand in his own defense. The 29-year-old described growing up with a lot of alcohol abuse in his family. He and his two sisters were placed in foster care. After graduating high school, he lived with his mother for a while and then with his father.
He met Anna Hensel in about 1999 and had two children with her. He said his father, Thomas Bradley, got along with the Hensel family and his sister, Gladys Hensel, also knew the family well.
Thorpe Bradley described the events of Sept. 16, 2006. He recalled going to the Thomas and Merrie Jo Hensel residence that morning with his sister and they started drinking beer. They then jumped into his sister, Gladys's truck and went to get diapers for his daughter and more beer.
Later, he went to Barb Hadler's home to see Anna Hensel and his 6-year-old son. Thorpe Bradley said he was told to leave and he left with his dad, Tom Hensel, Merrie Jo Hensel, his sister and his son. They returned to the Hensel home and continued drinking.
Bradley said at some point he decided it wasn't good to have his son there with everyone drinking and he wanted to take him to his aunt Josephine Thomas's home. On the way to her home, they met her vehicle in the road. She said she couldn't take the boy. Tom Hensel got out and started picking a fight and being rude with her, Thorpe Bradley said.
They kept the boy with them and went to the Mary Brown Bridge. Present there were Thorpe Bradley, his son, Merrie Jo Hensel, Thomas Hensel and Thomas Bradley. Thorpe Bradley recalled playing near the water with his son, getting his shoes wet and taking them off to put in the van. When he returned to the van, Bradley said he smarted off and Tom Hensel backhanded him. Thorpe Bradley said he then went off to finish a cigarette when Tom Hensel came up behind him and swung at him. Then, Thorpe Bradley punched Tom Hensel, he said. The man took a few steps back and grabbed the van for support, Bradley recalled.
The group continued drinking after that, he said. Tom Hensel was "pretty lit" at that point, Bradley said.
Then, the group drove to the Wagner home to see a baby. While there, Tom Hensel got out of the passenger seat and tried to drive. Thorpe Bradley said he saw his son pull the keys out of the ignition so his grandfather couldn't drive. Bradley said his son knew his grandpa was drunk.
Thorpe Bradley got in the driver's seat and they went to Yaeger Lake. While there, the group continued to drink and smoke. Tom Hensel got out of the vehicle and staggered around into the weeds, Bradley recalled. His son helped his grandpa walk around and at one point, came back and told his dad that grandpa had fallen down, Thorpe Bradley said.
Bradley remembered seeing a knot on Tom Hensel's face after he punched him at the Mary Brown Bridge area but didn't notice him drooling until they were at Yaeger Lake, he said.
After the group was at Yaeger Lake, they went to Barb Hadler's home again to see Anna Hensel, Bradley said. When they arrived, two guys came up and kicked the van and said they wanted to fight, Thorpe Bradley said.
He couldn't find one of his shoes in the van so he went to a friend's house to borrow some before fighting, he said. He returned and assaulted one of the men, Thorpe Bradley said. Then, they went back to the Hensel residence. At that point, Tom Hensel was passed out in the passenger seat, Thorpe Bradley said, so they left him there overnight.
At some point during the night, Bradley said he went to the van to check on him and look for more beer in the vehicle. He threw a coat on him and then went back inside, he said.
Thorpe Bradley then went to bed. The next morning, he woke up and spoke to his dad and Merrie Jo. When they left with his son to see his sister, he went back to bed. Thorpe Bradley then woke up when the police came and arrested him.
The prosecution, during cross examination, asked Thorpe Bradley about incidents in 2001 and 2002, when he was accused of beating up Merrie Jo Hensel and Anna Hensel. Bradley said Merrie Jo Hensel had scratched her own neck and said Anna Hensel had gotten hurt while he was fighting someone else.
He was asked to demonstrate how hard he hit Tom Hensel and how Tom Hensel had hit him. When asked why he poured booze on his son, Thorpe Bradley said it was an accident and happened while he was passing alcohol to his dad and his son was between them.
Bradley said he noticed Tom Hensel's face was hurt at the Wagner residence but he wasn't drooling until after they were at Yaeger Lake.
The defense rested after Thorpe Bradley's testimony.
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New from Big Bear Import Brokers is Eyeprize, a novel amusement machine combining a 21.5" touchscreen display with a bulk vender to create an interactive winner-every-time game. It dispenses 4" capsuled prizes.
Big Bear, famous for its Glow Machine and Web Glow Machine venders, conceived the machine in response to a perceived trend. "I developed the Eyeprize after watching my kids play games on my iPhone and iPad," said Big Bear managing broker Aaron Pelto. "I thought, why isn't there more redemption equipment that's touchscreen?"
Following that design philosophy, Eyeprize is supplied with games reminiscent of such popular mobile-device amusements as Rovio's Angry Birds, which are familiar to a very wide customer demographic, and thus intuitively playable.
"What we did was partner with people in game development who wanted the next Angry Birds, and who needed eyeballs on their games," Pelto explained.
"They design games that emulate the most popular iTunes games. Within four weeks of identifying a game we want to emulate, we can have it in the field. And machine owners no longer have to buy hardware to keep up with a trend. We can send them the game on a thumb drive or email it to them. The operator loads it through the game's USB port."
Pelto emphasized that the win-every-time attribute is essential to the machine's player appeal. "We designed the game so everybody walks away happy," he said. "They get high perceived value toys -- small electronics items, jewelry, inflatables or licensed plush figures. We want to provide value to the user." Prizes are vended in 4" capsules that may be used as piggy banks. The machine also has the option of issuing tickets in locations with redemption counters.
The Eyeprize cabinet occupies less than 5.5 square feet of floor space, measuring only 24" deep by 33" wide by 59" high. In addition to its 21.5" primary game monitor, which is protected by a transparent shield, it incorporates a second 15" high-definition "topper" monitor that displays a continuous loop illustrating the prizes available and promoting the company's innovative online redemption program. New promotional loops, like new games, are easily loaded into the machine using the game's USB connector and a flash memory drive. A built-in motion detector triggers the "topper" monitor's video and audio play while awakening the unit from its power-saving dormant status to attract mode.
Made in the United States, Eyeprize features all-steel construction, and is supplied with a Pyramid Technologies bill validator, high-quality, triple-lock theft prevention system, and locking casters as standard equipment. At this writing, the game is available in powder-coated blue finish; a red and yellow styling option will be available in the near future.
"We wanted to bring new technology to the industry," Pelto explained. "We have now raised the bar for the vending and gaming experience. Kids will be happy because there is a new, more exciting way for them to enjoy their favorite types of games. And parents will be happy because their children are getting better-quality prizes for their money."
The new Eyeprize also ties into the very successful online redemption program launched with Big Bear's Web Glow machine. Every prize capsule contains a redemption certificate, at no extra cost to the operator. Players can log onto the website -- webglowmachine.com -- and enter the unique code imprinted on the certificate to record the points earned by patronizing the game.
In addition to encouraging repeat play, the online redemption program can provide valuable marketing data for operators. Pelto reported that consumer information is updated with each patron login to update and deepen a database that the operator can mine for marketing information. It is accessible through the operator's merchant account wherever an Internet connection is available.
To date, the Web Glow online program has redeemed some 71 million points and compiled databases totaling tens of thousands of participants. Web Glow, introduced in 2009, is an update of the original 2006 Glow Machine. Upon its rollout at the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions show in 2009, the Web Glow machine won the award for Best New Product -- Coin Operated Arcade and Redemption Equipment.
Big Bear Import Brokers LLC is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA. In addition to the new Eyeprize, its product line includes the Original Glow Machine, the Web Glow Machine and the single-column Glow Machine. Information is available online at glowmachine.com or by calling (888) 219-8500.
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Defamer brother site Fleshbot shares their review of a spunk-filled tribute to a blockbuster that hasn't even been released yet. That's right— The Da Vinci Load may offer even more Vatican ire-raising intrigue and thrills than its source material. A synopsis:
Operatives of the Priory of Semen, including penile profiler Dr. Nadia Saint (Missy Monroe) discover that Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa using his own sperm. Determined to resurrect Da Vinci and overjoyed that the master s sperm was not all lost up a man s ass , they steal the painting and kill anyone who gets in their way.
Gripping stuff, and proof that you don't need A-list talent like Tom Hanks to sell your thousands-year-old penile-profiler conspiracy stories (though it never hurts). Meanwhile, in non-semen-painting-related Da Vinci Code news, a London judge in the copyright case accusing author Dan Brown of having stolen the ideas for his hit novel has promised a ruling by April 13. And finally, a Da Vinci trailer remix. No, no longing glances between Tom Hanks and Alfred Molina—just a hilarious amount of quick edits of symbol-laden imagery and thundering sound effects, letting you know just how much of an Important Movie this is.


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The owners of a dog that police say was killed Sunday morning by their neighbor are left with questions after reading about its death on the Internet.
"We thought he had run away," Rolanda Jackson said.
After reading a story Monday on the Jail Report, Jackson learned that Zuru, her family's Rottweiler-pit bull terrier mix, had died and that their neighbor, Pablo Cesar Chaves, 35, was facing charges.
According to a Richmond County Sheriff's Office incident report, police were called to 2006 Chester Ave. around 2 a.m. Sunday for trouble with a neighbor's dog. At the residence, police met with Chaves, who told them he did not make the call but did shoot his neighbor's dog twice with a 12-gauge shotgun.
Deputies found a red chain saw with dog hair and blood on it near the black dog's body, which had a large cut on its neck. Police said Chaves had blood on his pants and hands, the report stated.
According to the report, Chaves said he did not remember what happened after he shot the dog. The report did not say why Chaves shot the animal.
Animal control workers removed the dog after they were unable to reach the owner.
"I couldn't believe that he did it," Jackson said.
Jackson, who lives with her mother, said they had had the dog for protection for seven years, which was never an issue with neighbors.
An incident report was filed in 2008, however, after two "black Rottweiler dogs" jumped the fence into Chaves' backyard and fought with his Chihuahua. The report states the dogs were believed to belong to Chaves' neighbor.
A family member at Chaves' home said their lawyer had advised them not to comment.
Chaves was booked into Richmond County jail on charges of aggravated cruelty to animals, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and discharge of a firearm on or near a public highway.
Chaves has a hold on him from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.


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Logan~ There's really no line minimum, as long as your post is adding to the discussion & not too PM-y its all right.
What if Emmett had fallen in love with Alice when she came to the Cullens?
Impossible. I refuse to accept it. There's no way that coul dhave happend, Emm and Rose were meant to be. If Rose was there Emmett could not fall in love with anyone else. If I platy along & just say he did, then yeah, everybody would have been furious. It would have been all jumbled up, like A Midsummer Nights Dream!!


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Diddy's Secret Marriage and Van Morrison's Unborn Baby: The Real Rumors of Rock Stars
The internet causes all kinds of ruckus for rock stars. It can make people who aren't dead die! Or as is Diddy's case, married. Or, as is Van Morrison's case, born.
Sometime after we rang in the New Year, Diddy celebrated by—what else?—Twittering.
Diddy got married! Some of his 2,377,939 followers wanted to know things! To who? When? Where? But then, sadness. Diddy denies this ever took place.
In fact, he doesn't even know how the hell this rumor got started.
Oh, wait. He does. He was just kidding, you guys!
Maybe we should just blame it on the al-al-al-al-al-alcohol, just not The Goose. Seriously: Diddy was working heavy New Year's Eve promotion for his vokda, Ciroc, and what better proof of how well it works than getting shitfaced and Twittering to two million people a boldfaced lie. Unless it wasn't a lie.
Why would Diddy want to protect the fact that he's married, though?Well, if I accidentally Twittered the kind of news I wanted people to know through other venues than Twitter, I'd deny doing it, too, just to keep the lie at bay. And Diddy probably knows that erasing the Tweet—which he didn't do—would make it way worse a situation than it already was. Or he really was just being "ironic," in which case, it looks like the influence of Carles has spread wide, "ironic" bros. But Diddy's not the only one who has to deal with lies about them on the internet.
Question: What did Van Morrison—who never talks to the press about his personal life—do to piss off hackers who hacked his website? "Never," that is, until his hand....
Reclusive Irish singer Van Morrison said Thursday that a computer hacker planted a false report on his Web site claiming he had fathered a fourth child at the age of 64 with a new partner. The false report was disseminated Monday by a Los Angeles-based publicist for Morrison, Phil Lobel.
And the hand of his publicist....
Finally, a reporter visited the West Hollywood offices of his PR company, Lobeline Communications. A man who looks similar to Lobel answered the door and identified himself as a guest visiting from out of town. The man said he would check to see if Lobel was available, then reported that the publicist was on a plane. Minutes later, a person claiming to be an associate of Lobel's sent an e-mail message from the publicist's account to the reporter, saying that Lobel ''called us from his plane'' to issue a statement acknowledging that his office had ''passed along information from the official Web site of Van Morrison, which we are now told had been hacked.''
is forced, by phone calls from friends, family, and the report being picked up "by several news agencies, including The Associated Press, as well as celebrity sites and British newspapers."
Maybe some Van Fans were pissed by the utter unavailability of the "Moondance" studio cut on YouTube, instead making YouTube viewers suffer through awful cover after awful cover. Or maybe they just want everyone to, as Jackie Wilson said, "let it all hang out." Even the lies! Or maybe they were just bored and picked someone who traditionally doesn't interact with the media, so they knew they'd be able to spread a great, troublemaking lie, like troublemakers often do.
On that note, I eagerly await JD Salinger and Thomas Pynchon's first Tweets. Hackers, if you're gonna spread a lie, at least make it a good one.


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The world PC market has surged out of its recent doldrums and returned to sustained growth, according to research group IDC, which predicts double-digit gains through 2013.
"Beyond stabilizing their business, PC vendors are trying to position themselves for gains as the market recovers," said IDC's Jay Chou in a statement issued today.
"We're seeing aggressive promotions and expect innovations leveraging new technologies, including ultra-thin designs, touchscreens, and LED panels. The technology changes and efforts to stand out in an increasingly commoditized market will lead to further product and customer segmentation."
According to IDC's latest figures the PC market as a whole grew by 2.3 per cent in Q3 after three consecutive quarters of decline. The industry beancounters expect total shipments worldwide for 2009 to come in at 291.4 million, compared to 287.6 in 2008.
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"Once again, the PC market shows its resiliency," said IDC honcho Loren Loverde. "The speed of market stabilization and growth in key segments reflect the essential role of personal computing today. Technology evolution and falling prices remain a compelling combination... we expect to see robust growth over the next several years."
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text: I'm currently rewatching Enterprise on blu ray. It's the first time I have seen any episodes since the original broadcast. I was never a great fan of the series but so far it has been a real joy with many episodes being a lot better then I remembered. One of the few episodes I originally really did like was Dear Doctor and I was truly looking forward to watching it again. But what a surprise I got. It is 24 hours since I watched it and I am now convinced it is the most amoral episode ever conceived on Star Trek. The episode is quite sneaky about it as it is clad in a very gentle and low key presentation. Everything that is problematic is also saved until the last few minutes. It all comes down to Phlox suddenly throwing an utterly misconceived view of evolution into the debate. He does this out of the blue when the entire episode hasn't had anything to do with evolution in any specific way. He believes that the Valakians are suffering from a genetic disorder that is inherent to the whole species and will cause their extinction in 200 years. Based on that information everyone is motivated to help in any way possible. Then they encounter the Menk, a distinct humanoid species with less developed intelligence that peacefully co-exists with the Valakians. However, they are unaffected by the disease and according to Phlox's observations are showing signs of emerging intelligence. So far so good. Then Phlox suddenly conjures up the notion that the Menk will only get a real chance to "evolve" if the Valakians go extinct. His unwavering conclusion is that the Valakians should be left to their own fate because "evolution" should not be interfered with. No other options are discussed or considered. Thus hundreds of millions of innocent people are left to die. Now there is one fallacy here that makes Phlox's argument illogical from the outset. Evolution does not have a predetermined outcome. Even with the best possible simulation it remains an inherently random process as mutations occur by chance and natural selection of these mutations is then dependent on random occurrences in the environment (e.g. meteor impact, climate change etc.). What is disturbing about Dear Doctor is that the writers of the episode have no scientific understanding of evolution but have picked up certain slogans and attitudes about it (e.g. "evolution isn't just a theory") and then used those out of context to create a dramatic turning point in their story. When Archer challenges Phlox's hypothesis about the Menk Phlox doesn't even respond to that direct challenge. He merely obfuscates by haughtily retorting "evolution isn't just a theory". That's the end of the debate. Case closed. Evolution knows what its doing appears to be their answer. It's like a horrible caricature of the science vs creationism debate but this time round it's the scientists spouting unfounded dogma. What really gets to me is how coldly they condemn the Valakians to their fate just because of a belief. But what get's to me even more is that I didn't realise this when I first watched the episode. I must have bought into their mumbo jumbo. Now 12 years later I'm a practicing physician myself and also hold degrees in biology and other sciences and it is as clear as day what they did was utterly inhumane as well as morally and intellectually bankrupt.


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I agree with you eagerbeaver. Seriously, no point in having someone cumming in my pussy unless I'm going to be fucked insane.
just love fucking two guys at once ,one dick is not enough it is over to quick
Mmmm...I SO want that...and then a man to lick me clean. THAT would be a dream!!!
Still a great clip, but it doesn't seem right that a mature woman has a shaved beaver.
This is hot.....
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i would take sloppy thirds and then eat it all up!!!!
Damn shes gotta nice pussy
Busting a nut out of my cock again! I love Jean!
Her pussy is losse and it dosent even look right but the squirting was amasing and tallk about chod
I'd like to volunteer to be clean up guy. That looks so tasty!
love rubbing my cunt on another cunt full of cum after our hubbys have fucked us
thats the most beautiful thing i have ever heard!! ^_^ ;) :*
i will be her clean up boy anytime i would lick that clean
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Damn what I would do to fill you up 24 yes old full of cum
This video has inspired me to have my wife shared with my close friend, it was one of the hottest things we've ever done. He was on a 3 month dry streak and filled her pussy so full, LOVED feeling that real warm and slimey pussy slide onto my cock. Needless to say, my friend stops over a lot more now :)
My god...that sticky, sticky cum at the end! I'd love to have that soaking my panties!
my wife has taken as many as 25 loads back to back in one night from my friends.
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Disgusting should have only one
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I dont get the comments about 'She didn't get fucked, they only came in her'. Thats what sluts are for. Cum Recepticles. If she was deserving of pleasure she would have been offered it. Obviously the men have realized that she only really has 1 use. Wanking feels beter than her cunt. My missus is like that too.
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Shit that guys good...
Her pussy looks like my wife's did on Sunday night, she took on 2 guys at Lake Powell and they bent her over the side of the house boat and fucked her pussy good, and then no one believed that I would lick her clean afterwards but all she has to do is snap her fingers and point to her pussy and I was on my knees in a instant and I licked her perfect pussy clean.
can any 1 tel me if its normal that my gf likes me to slap her on the face when im fucking her and she likes me to punch her aswell does any 1 else have this with their gf a dont like doing it but do it to keep her happy
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The other day i was invited to this couple place for dinner and after we ate dinner we all headed to there bedroom were his wife was on there bed naked and i and his boyfriend took at turns fucking his wife and the good thing about the hole thing is she hate us wearing protection so we fuck her with out any and we both fill her up with are cum and we been doing this for sometime now. She love it when we cum in her pussy
I want to eat my buddy´s sperm out of my wife´s cunt
quiero coger a una vieja por el culo
I just love watching me dump my cum into my wife pussy like this
nothing beats being guy #2 and using the first guy's warm cum as lube
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Right there at the 3:45 mark I would like to plunge in and get started on giving her another load
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Mike P ... ultimate pleasure
pretty much the same when i get to fuck my mother at first time, god i filled that old cunt
I want to cum in her
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She needed both holes dripping, one up her ass, one up her pussy! that second guy lasted what 20 seconds?
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Ms desire: And my dream is to have a lady having your dream! Also, I do not care to share your pusy with another guy, if that makes you happy :=), just allow me to have that second girl to clean all that mess
i would love to have second and third creampies, that makes me drip thinking about it, but don't know a guy that would let me feel this desire. Then i would need a girl to lick me clean!
You guys make a mess clean it up for the girl, it's only good manners to. You should suck out all that juice and lick it all off her body. I know I would.
Not a sloppy seconds gind of guy, but I would be happy providing the lube.
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It's what we Victorian chaps call a 'buttered bun'.
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@ omg So, you have never cum in a girls pussy more than once? Or made a girl cum more than once? That warm slippery feeling of fucking her pussy after youve already cum inside her is amazing. And, honestly, when I make my gf cum by licking her and then put my cock in her pussy right after, she almost always cums just from the penetration. I guess I am just lucky to have a gf that enjoys sex and cums 3 or 4 times during sex. And THAT is no dream. Just ask her, her name is Tina and she has made plenty of comments on alot of these videos. We usually watch them together.
Only in your wet dreams, Tony
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anyone wanna fill me hubby pulls out everytime and i hate that ill let you fill my pussy let me know
My gfs cum-filled pussy feels great when I'm fucking it. I love to cum in my gf and then keep fucking her. It's all warm and gooey from my cum. Even if she's already cum once, she almost always cums again right after I cum inside her, so I love to keep fucking her after I cum so I can feel her cum on my cock.
wish i could get my wife to fuck another guy so i could have sloppy seconds
jake i wanna cum in your wifes cunt 2 i have a big cock
i wanna unload in jean!
omg, so tasteful :)
eagerbeaver is 100% right.
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|January 18, 2013, 09:25 PM
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Worst gun you ever owned?
This question was posed on another thread and got me to thinking. First of all, I go a long way back. As a kid, we could buy old top-break revolvers from second hand and junk shops, usually around $1.50 to $3.00. Many were old Iver Johnson, others unmarked. These guns were so near alike that parts usually were interchangable.
It was on these guns that I got my education on the workings of a revolver. We could replace a part or two, have a service station weld up worn frames, and make wooden grips, usually of pine or produce crates.
And blamed if we didn't get them into working condition. With .32 S&W or .38 S&W, the ammunition was forgivingly low powered.
It was not to be until I was about seventeen that I got my first real revolver, a Colt New Service in .45 Colt, though it was a rebored .455 Eley. Because of its age and service, it went sour on me pretty quickly, but having learned of the workings of revolvers, I was able to replace the part causing the problem.
Now, I look back on over sixty handguns I've owned over the years. Wouldn't trade places with anyone!
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|January 18, 2013, 10:12 PM
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Interesting history Bob, thanks for sharing.
My love for revolvers came while growing up in the 70's. One of my Dad's friends was a cop and he packed a model 19 4". His wife would take us kids for walks in the woods and we never left the house without her 6" model 19. I've been fascinated with revolvers ever since.
Well, back to the OP. My worst, with out a doubt, would be a 44 Taurus Tracker I purchased a couple years ago. Dang thing was brand spankin new, but performed like one of your $1.50 to $3.00 acquisitions (maybe even worse). Went back to the factory with no success so I fixed it myself then sold it. The bright side (if you want to call it that) I learned the ins and outs of Taurus revolvers.
Gun permit?? A bread crumb tossed to a sleeping society awoken by the sound of complacency. "They are for your own good", and "you will understand when you see all the lives they save". Yes master, what else will you toss me from your bag of infringements?? Do you want me to roll over and play dead? I do that very well. --skidder
|January 18, 2013, 10:24 PM
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I was given a Davis Derringer in 22 magnum. My ex wife dropped it on the wood floor one day and the hammer broke off. I guess I could of sent it back to be repaired, but I just threw it away.
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|January 18, 2013, 10:27 PM
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A Remington clone, '75 made by Uberti imported by Stoeger. I couldn't fire a stage without the gun locking up. I tried to get Stoeger to honor the warranty, no soap. After several attempts to get the Gun Shop to fix it they gave up and worked me a deal on a Cimarron/Pietta Colt clone. I've never buy a Stoeger again. Sad thing is that I loved the way that '75 handled.
|January 18, 2013, 10:34 PM
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Taurus 970 22lr revolver...locked up on the very first cylinder of ammo when it came out of the box and transfer bar had broken. Was returned for service on my dime and came back to me out of time and with a very stiff trigger.
Just a total piece of junk.
|January 18, 2013, 10:45 PM
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Ruger makes some good revolvers and I have owned several, but their quality control is sometimes terrible. So, yes, the worst revolvers I ever owned have been Rugers.
I recently purchased a Ruger single 10, .22 long rifle revolver and the chambers were too tight. I couldn't even get the bullets to go in the chambers, and I tried several brands of shells.
Another Ruger purchased brand new, Blackhawk 45 convertable gave all kinds of trouble when shooting 45ACP ammo. It was a headspace problem, and very ammo picky, and would jam up solid.
And that's not the only two, just the worst two. However, I still own a few good Rugers, but it is sad how many get out door with problems, to the point I am just about weaned off of them.
|January 18, 2013, 11:08 PM
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just noticed mikes reminder of revolvers. never really had a bad one, smith, ruger, uberti, Taurus, etc all good...fwiw bobn
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|January 18, 2013, 11:20 PM
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Worst revolver I ever owned is a Rohm .22 LR revolver.
I remember when I was a little boy (I'm 27 now) peering into my grandfather's nightstand and seeing his revolver. I never touched it, as I knew I couldn't without an adult. Back then, I thought it was probably the biggest, baddest revolver ever made.
My grandfather passed away last year. That old revolver was handed down to me. When I got it, the cylinder wouldn't turn when I pulled the trigger. I took it apart and figured out that a spring had gotten jammed up. I cleaned it and reassembled it correctly. Test fired it and it fired fine. I might only run a cylinder through it every couple years. Not really sure it's safe to fire much more than that, even with SV cartridges. His brother brought it over from Germany when he was in the service. It's probably worth about $20, and it's the worst revolver I own, but I'll never get rid of it. Anything that reminds me of my grandfather is a mighty damn good thing.
|January 19, 2013, 08:51 AM
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I've been really lucky. I buy used most of the time, and the guns I'm into are usually inexpensive, high quality for their price range types of guns - CZ's, com bloc handguns chambered in the Makarov round, Ruger DA revolvers, modern no frills S&W DA rovolvers, Dan Wesson revolvers, S&W 3rd Gen semi autos, cheap shotguns, surplus Sigs, etc. Usually most of my problems can be cured with a good cleaning, some new springs, and some quality hand loaded ammo.
|January 19, 2013, 12:11 PM
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worst gun
A Taurus revolver in 22mag.Would not hit target at 7 yards.Gunsmith checked it out and called Taurus.Had to threaten lawsuit to get money refunded.
|January 19, 2013, 12:30 PM
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AMT Automag. Got on a waiting list to get it and after several months it arrived. Had a twelve pound trigger and shot ten inch groups at 25 yds off sand bags. Total piece of you know what. Got rid of it the next day. I've had a couple of others almost as bad. They went just as fast. Just this week I received my second lever gun from the same manufacturer under warranty. It had the same problem as the first one, it wouldn't cycle or feed out of the mag tube. The gun was seventeen hundred dollars and didn't work right out of the box. Two in a row within three weeks time. It went back the same day I received it and I got a full refund. Guns, like everything else, suffer from poor quality control now days. Companies don't want to check the parts before going out the door or they want their money NOW and figure they'll fix them under warranty.
|January 19, 2013, 12:37 PM
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Easy. A Chiappa 1911 .22lr. Peeee-Shoooo.
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|January 20, 2013, 01:40 PM
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Not counting antiques and guns that were simply worn out, the worst pistol I own (or ever owned) is a Rogak. It is a licensed copy of the Steyr GB, which was not one of Steyr's better ideas, but the Rogak is total junk. It is so poorly made that the gas leakage keeps it from functioning when fired. That really doesn't matter, since the hammer spring is so weak the gun won't fire 90% of the time, so it only fails to feed 10% of the time.
When it came out some of the gunzines praised it to high heaven (though Soldier of Fortune was honest enough to say it was a "boat anchor").
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|January 20, 2013, 01:59 PM
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My worst was a High Standard Sentinel MK IV in .22 Mag. I bought it for a nice price, cleaned it up and went to the range.
With CCI Maxi-Mag 40-grain, it keyholed at 15 feet. With 3 other brands of ammo, it shot about about a 10-inch group, once again at 15 feet. DA trigger was horrendous, single action was still pretty stout.
Sold it with full disclosure to someone who wanted to load it up with snakeshot and use it for a trail gun.
|January 20, 2013, 03:25 PM
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Revolver forum, guys. Stick to revolvers.
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|January 20, 2013, 06:35 PM
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My worst that should have been better, a Ruger SSM 32 H&R.
A friend and I stopped in at the gun shop in Cheyenne Wyo years back , looked at the then new 32 H&r SSM, the dealer had two so we bought them both, consecutive serial numbers, took them out , shot them, his put all shots in a nice little circle the size of a small orange , from 20 yards.
Mine, well sighting it in took half a box of ammo, and ended up with the rear sight as far to the left as was possible and still was not centered, the front sight and the extractor rod housing were both canted after examining the gun, which I did not do at the dealers. And to top it off the thing will not put six rounds into a coffee can size group at 20 yards.
|January 20, 2013, 07:44 PM
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Hi-Point 9mm TRASH !
Edit... not a revolver. Sry
|January 20, 2013, 10:06 PM
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Well, seems we missed the gist of my post. My implication was, when you got hold of a lemon, what did you do to fix it? Replace parts, or make a new part, turn the barrel to fix a canted front sight? Things of that nature. And what did you learn from the experience?
Bob Wright
|January 21, 2013, 01:38 AM
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At the risk of again mentioning that a**o p****l, I kept it, part of the collection.
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|January 21, 2013, 10:06 AM
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If we're sticking to revolvers, I must say, I've had the best of luck.
Never a bad one.
|January 21, 2013, 10:31 AM
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Toss up between a Taurus 970 in 22lr and whatever the Rossi .357 I got in 1996 was.
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John's World:
Most farmers use Microsoft windows, but as more mapping technology utilizes iPads for displays, many are getting introduced to the sometimes strange world of Apple.
One recent quirk in the Apple operating system – IOS – is the recent addition of Apple Maps – software to compete with Google Maps. Apple Maps was so goofy it spawned a family of jokes, like "A man using Apple Maps walks into a bar…or maybe a church…or a school…ba-dump-bump."
Like others, I simply waited until Google rushed a new version of maps for IOS6. But Aaron pointed out one amazing plus for the much-derided Apple product. If you zoom down in the satellite view, you do not get FSA maps like Google Maps. Instead you get an image that was taken about mid-afternoon during September 2011. The reason I can tell with such accuracy is the image clearly shows our house, farm and combine with amazing detail. Not only can you see the machines in the field, you can tell the combine grain tank is about half-full, and the grain cart has the auger out. The tracks of the grain cart are easily visible. Down corn from a strong wind is obvious, as well as places where dry weather stunted the beans. In fact the whole image is amazingly detailed – especially when you think it's taken with a camera 22,000 miles away.
Rural America may not be as isolated as it seems any more. And always remember the closest eyes are often straight up.
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#1: Dear John, I had to chuckle this morning while watching your comments regarding Apple Maps and the similar Google Maps. I've had no experience with Apple Maps, but was similarly surprised a couple of years ago to see the detail in Google Maps of our farm. In 2011 the photo was taken sometime in late July because you could clearly see which parts of a wheat field had been harvested. The current photo was taken sometime in late September or early October because of the same situation with sugar beet fields. You can even see our lawn mower parked outside!
What has troubled me the most actually occurred several years ago when Google had their Street View van roaming the countryside. Apparently on the day it drove through our neighborhood we were in the process of cleaning some old junk out of the house, including some old furniture, which can clearly be seen sitting on the front lawn. I still find it amusingly embarrassing that our house has (apparently) forever been enshrined by Street View as a "white trash" home. The only thing missing is the pickup truck jacked up on blocks with the hood up! Looking forward to the reports on your Africa trip.
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#2: John, you are right on regarding the lack of privacy. You mentioned that the publicly available overhead pictures are from September of 2011. Those pictures are in plan view only. When I went on an AFROTC trip to Forbes Airforce Base in early 1998, we were shown the technicians using successive pictures to make 3D images.
Likewise, that satellite can make a trip around the earth every 90 minutes. just think how many potential 3D images of your activity are not available to you.
Also, when you go to that same website and click over a city street, you can move the little yellow man onto the street and rotate him around.
It is well known that the government records every transmission over the air. While not analyzed, that information is always available for snooping at will at any future date. The word is that a new storage site is under construction in Utah that will have the capacity to hold a century of electronic communication.
I have to laugh at the privacy statements that come with every financial account. What a joke! In the world today, if an investigator wants to determine every fuel stop you made on a two week vacation, I would speculate that he would be able to do so.
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New Black and Gold Cannas
Seven years ago a new canna lily from South Africa took the gardening world by storm. ?Tropicanna? canna features bright orange flowers and multicolored leaves with pink, yellow, red, orange, and green stripes.
Now two new versions of this popular tropical plant are on the scene. ?Tropicanna Black? and ?Tropicanna Gold? have the same growth characteristics as the original ?Tropicanna?, but different colored leaves and flowers. ?Tropicanna Black? features purple-black leaves and bright red flowers. ?Tropicanna Gold? has golden yellow flowers and leaves with green and yellow stripes.
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?Rita?s Gold? fern (Nephrolepis exaltata 'Rita's Gold') features chartreuse-green fronds that grow 18 to 24 inches long. While the frond size is slightly smaller than other Boston ferns, the color stays true all summer. ?Rita?s Gold? grows best in the shade but will tolerate some sun. It makes a great accent plant when grown in the shade with other annuals, such as orange impatiens and blue torenias.
'Rita's Gold' won the University of Georgia?s Classic City Award as a plant that outshines other similar plants in the garden. Its only downside is it?s only hardy to USDA zones 9 and 10. In colder regions, it can be grown in containers and brought indoors for the winter.
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Researchers at the University of Minnesota recently conducted experiments to find out. They grew green onions, corn, and cabbage in plots outdoors and in a greenhouse. They added small amounts of chlortetracycline and tylosin antibiotics to the soil and analyzed the vegetables three to six weeks later at harvest time. No tylosin was found in the plants, but small amounts of chlortetracycline were transferred to the plants.
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