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If you want to see the prettiest painted communities in America, you're going to need a lot of time, several tanks of gas and a state-of-the-art GPS. The Paint Quality Institute has identified the nation's 12 most beautifully painted neighborhoods and towns, and many are little known and far from the beaten path.
Naming of the 12 "Prettiest Painted Places in America" comes after a rigorous four-month search by the Paint Quality Institute that involved thousands of contacts with state tourism departments, convention and visitors' bureaus, chambers of commerce and Main Street groups, all of which were invited to nominate communities.
The effort produced nearly 200 colorful nominees from 48 states and the District of Columbia that submitted color images of beautifully painted homes, buildings and exterior murals. A panel of judges with expertise in paint and exterior color schemes reviewed the entries and named two winners from each of six different geographic areas:
In the Northeast Region, the winners were Brookville, Pa., and Downtown Frederick, Md. Brookville is a beautiful historic western Pennsylvania town with hundreds of artfully painted Victorian homes and buildings. Downtown Frederick's Main Street area, home to a vibrant arts community, has beautifully painted architecture dating to the 1700s.
The Southeast Region winners were Historic Downtown Smithfield, Va., and Key West, Fla. The former is a quaint river town with many historic structures ranging in style from Colonial to Federal to Victorian. Key West, southernmost of the Florida Keys, has brightly painted "conch" homes and "shotgun-style" cottages constructed in the 1800s by shipbuilder-carpenters.
Winners in the North Central Region were Bay View Association, Mich., and Stillwater, Minn. Bay View, an 1800s Methodist camp meeting community of more than 400 small cottages, is now a charming and colorful Victorian resort designated a National Historic Landmark. Stillwater has colorful Victorian mansions built by lumber barons and a Main Street listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In the South Central Region, the winners were Old Arabi Neighborhood, St. Bernard Parish, La., and Lafayette Square, St. Louis, Mo. The former, located just five miles from New Orleans' French Quarter, has two historic districts full of beautifully painted structures. Lafayette Square is an elegant urban neighborhood comprised of stately Victorian-era homes with fine painted detailing.
The Northwest Region winners were The Victorian Village of Ferndale, Calif., and Eureka, Calif. Ferndale has a nationally recognized historic business district with beautifully detailed commercial buildings and Victorian homes. Eureka is a port city 100 miles south of the Oregon border with fantastic Victorian homes built by lumber magnates.
Winners in the Southwest Region were Tubac, Ariz., and Manhattan Beach, Calif. Established in 1752 as a Spanish fort, Tubac is an exquisite, brightly painted town with more than 100 galleries and businesses lining its meandering streets. Manhattan Beach is a colorful coastal community near Los Angeles, where the beautiful landscape is punctuated with artful, individualistic paint color.
In addition to the 12 winners, nine other places were cited as having "exceptional merit", meaning they were "just too pretty to go without recognition," according to Debbie Zimmer, paint and color expert for the Paint Quality Institute. They are: Cape May, N.J.; Crested Butte, Colo.; Old Louisville, Ky.; Ottawa and Franklin County, Kan.; Owego Historic District, N.Y.; Paducah, Ky.; Historic Park City, Utah; Richmond, Ind.; and Original Townsite Historic District, Victoria, Texas.
"The truth is, we had so many worthy nominees that we could have presented many more awards," said Zimmer. "The field of entries in this year's competition was truly exceptional, and selecting just a dozen winners and only nine exceptional merit communities was daunting."
This is the third time the Paint Quality Institute has conducted a search for the prettiest painted places in America. It held the first competition in the 1990s, and another in year 2000.
The purpose of the competition is to give recognition to places that use paint to express pride in their communities, and highlight how an attractive exterior paint treatment can enhance the curb appeal of virtually any home, building, or exterior structure.
"We hope that the exquisite exteriors from these 'prettiest painted places' will inspire others to beautify their properties with exterior paint," said Zimmer. "Painting is one of the most effective -- and cost effective -- ways to add color and style to our surroundings."
For a glimpse of the 12 Prettiest Painted Places in America, visit the Paint Quality Institute website at http://blog.paintquality.com/ppp/.


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When Anthony Vidales walked out of a lie detector test as part of his application process at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department earlier this month, he wanted to cry.
He failed the test, he said, due to irregular breathing, a condition he contracted from radiation, pollution and burn pits he was exposed to while fighting in Iraq.
"They told me come back with a doctor's note, and I'm going to do it. But I'm not stupid," he said. "I'm pretty sure my application process is over, or at least my application is being moved to the bottom of the pile."
Vidales, 27, has what he considers to be a major liability on his resume -- an honorable discharge from the U.S. Marines.
Vidales is part of a population that, according to some estimates, makes up 20 percent of all suicides, suffers from high rates of unemployment and has generally high death rates.
Recent studies from the Department of Defense and other sources highlight the difficulties of military life. Active-duty suicides dramatically peaked last year, according to research released this month. More members of the armed services die from suicide than from combat, the report found.
Veterans do even worse, according to advocacy groups. They often come home to broken relationships, bleak job prospects and a lifestyle that stands in stark contrast to the theater of war.
Vidales, who lives in Upland and grew up in East Los Angeles, Montebello and other Southland communities, says he has not found a decent job since he returned from combat last year.
He has turned to photography, his dog and his family for support and clarity while he studies at Citrus College in Glendora.
"I don't care what anybody says," he said. "There is a really negative stereotype about veterans. I see it every day."
The work available to veterans tends to be entry-level jobs, according to several experts and recent studies from advocacy groups, such as the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
The unemployment rate for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars is 10.8 percent for veterans compared with 7.8 percent for the general population, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate for veterans has been steadily dropping, in part due to government efforts to educate veterans and also because companies such as Walmart have committed to hiring veterans.
Vidales served in the Marines in Iraq from 2005 to 2006 and again in 2007, and said combat stress was severe.
He was an assistant platoon leader whose main duty was coordinating communication between Iraqis and his unit, he said.
His field interview notes and data were so accurate and informative, they were used for more than a year by other Marines after he left the Iraqi communities where the notes were generated, he said.
"When I went back for another tour, they were still using my notes from my first tour," he said.
Vidales said he's frustrated that his skills from Iraq seem to have almost no value to employers back home. The only jobs available so far are minimum wage security positions.
And the trouble doesn't stop with poor job prospects, experts said.
East Los Angeles-based Veterans Affairs mental health counselor Manuel Martinez said warriors come home with "battlemind," a set of behaviors and thoughts that are useful during war but that can become a liability at home.
Put simply, soldiers facing death are constantly paying attention to every tiny detail of their surroundings. They need to learn to relax and think through their decisions.
"In combat, you develop certain skills in a combat zone, but those skills are a liability in the United States," Martinez said. "With our population, we're seeing legal problems, a lot of relationship problems, a lot of isolating, which is another risk factor."
And veterans also seem to be involved in riskier behavior than the general population.
Although state-by-state data are hard to track, there are strong indicators that veterans trained to drive fast and aggressively at war are driving the same way at home and dying.
Death in a personal vehicle is the leading cause of death for active members of the military, according to a Department of Defense report to Congress.
Former warriors also must deal with the emotional and physical trauma of bomb blasts and bullets.
About one out of six veterans has post traumatic stress disorder, a rate attributed to the long tours of duty common to the post-9/11 wars.
Vidales said he definitely has post traumatic stress disorder.
"I'm one of the few veterans who admit I have PTSD," he said. "I know I have it. I am diagnosed. I treat it. I work to control it. I go above and beyond to control this disorder."
He knows the four letters -- PTSD -- scare employers.
He and other veterans said many employers don't understand that PTSD is a treatable condition.
A few types of therapy show promising outcomes, and former warriors, such as Vidales, show no signs of their trauma.
Citrus College history professor and veteran advocate Bruce Solheim said the United States is getting serious about making sure veterans fare better when they come home.
He said it is up to the public to welcome home veterans and to make sure they are faring well.
"I mean, these men and women are coming back to really hard situations," he said. "Some of them aren't even welcome with their own families. Their parents downsized their homes, and they really don't want them moving back in."
Vidales said he is confident he will find work. But he said the grind of looking for a job is discouraging.
"It's worse than one thing after another," he said. "For a lot of us, we're bombarded with things coming from all directions, whether it be jobs, what happened during the wars, our relationships. And you have to deal with everything at once."


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Plank's $1 billion company probably started on a college football field, where his sweat-soaked T-shirts drove the future CEO crazy. After graduation he found a fabric that would wick away moisture and stay light, so he produced a bunch of prototypes. Beginning with an impressive network of former teammates who had gone on to the pros, Plank gradually spread the word about his product. Soon he was outfitting entire teams. But within a couple of years, star players were asking to be paid to wear Under Armour. That meant Plank had to make some tough decisions. Only a few athletes are instantly recognizable--could the right personality make up for that? Was a number-one draft pick worth millions of dollars before he'd even dribbled a ball in the NBA? What's more, star athletes have everybody in the world coming after them. Could Plank break through the crowd and demonstrate that his company was a good fit? He managed to win endorsements from Barry Bonds, Tom Brady, Brandon Jennings, and many others.
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Craig Thomson's lawyer says the seizure of documents from two Sydney businesses and fraud charges over packets of cigarettes show police are on a "fishing expedition".
NSW police on Tuesday executed a search warrant and seized documents at an upmarket Sydney hotel, as well as serving a notice to produce on a financial institution in the CBD.
The operations were carried out by officers attached to Strike Force Carnarvon, formed in 2011 to investigate allegations relating to Health Services Union (HSU) figures including Thomson, who is a former national secretary of the union, and stood-aside HSU national president Michael Williamson.
The NSW State Crime Command says the raids on the hotel and financial institution were carried out on behalf of Operation Vespine, a Victorian fraud squad investigation into claims Thomson misused members' funds when he was HSU boss.
On Thursday, Thomson's lawyer Chris McArdle told AAP that investigators had no chance of finding documents that would incriminate his client.
"Our attitude all along is that this has been a fishing expedition," he said.
Mr McArdle said Thomson faced 155 charges, several of which involved using a union credit card to purchase cigarettes, even though Thomson does not smoke.
The charges detailed a total of about $45,000 in allegedly misused funds, Mr McArdle said.
"The fraud squad will not (normally) be interested if it's less than $1 million, but in this case 15 policemen have been working for months and months to come up with charges over $45,000 that include things like cigarettes, and now we've found they're still fishing," he said.
"Mr Thomson is not a smoker (and) if necessary we'll produce lung X-rays."
Thomson has denied any wrongdoing.
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WWE Patchwork at its finest!
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I have no problem with rematches, only a problem when the rematches suck or don't do much to continue the feud. This blog will dissect some rematches as well as some potential WM matches.
Most of the rumored matches will be rematches of some sort from years past. We know one of the main events is Cena Rock II. It is quite sad that even WWE subtly has to admit its mistake in saying Cena Rock "Once in a Lifetime" when announcers act like this match was always going to happen again. Their whole theme around the match at last year's WM was that it was only going to happen once and that is why it was supposed to be epic. It was epic, it was an epic disappointment from a wrestling perspective. Jabroni vs Fruity Pebble, you get the picture! I am not going to get hung up in the fact they are having a rematch as some, and by some, I mean a few people want this match, they are the same ones who enjoy being fed the same crap on a different venue or in this case, same venue different year. Rock Cena the match itself was not very good last year by almost everyone's standards, including those who don't have real standards (those are the ppl think Cena can pull of an interesting match). If you watched EC, you saw Punk carry the Rock through the entire match. I am not saying that as homer for Punk but because it is the truth. It was very slow paced and had all the spots Rock needed to look good, circa early 2000s Rock typical match (ref knocked out, foreign object). If you think Rock and Cena are going to wow you at WM, you are easily amused and enjoy watching paint dry. Cena cannot carry Rock as they are both the same worker, they need the talent in there to carry the match. Think of Cena's best matches, they are against stud performers (Jericho, Edge, SM, HHH, Ziggler, EG, Punk). Another interesting point is to watch the crowd. I presume that there will be real heat for Cena as NY/NJ crowds really do not like him and last night the crowd was not really behind the Rock. Punk had lots of supporters for him especially when he pinned the Rock for 10 secs with no ref. Rock will have more support but that is not saying much since most despise Cena (I mean as a wrestler, not judging his outside work for WWE which I respect as he does a lot of great things for the company). I really hope Punk sneaks his way into the match because they need a worker to carry those two but I know that won't happen. I am secretly hoping Cena wins but Ziggler cashes in (I know the briefcase is for Smackdown but Once in a Lifetime so enough said about making sense).
The WC title seems to be going Swagger vs ADR which I don't mind; however, I don't get why Swagger all of a sudden gets to jump to the front of the line. I guess the moral of the story is go away for many months and come back and you can get title shots aka Rock and now Swagger. I am a fan of Swagger in the ring as he can perform but I know he is a failed attempt at recreating KA, it's true, it's damn true. Both are decent workers so that match can be pulled off but how Swagger gets to go ahead of Rhoodes (just to name drop a worthy wrestler) who should be in this title picture. Even Barrett should be ahead of Swagger. I am presuming that ADR retains at WM and Zigg cashes in since there is no real point in holding onto the briefcase since WM is the biggest stage and you can steal the show.
HHH vs Lesnar will be on the card and that is rematch from a few months ago. Their match was not that great which says something since HHH usually can carry the other guy. I am assuming some sort of gimmic match to make the match worth while probably HITC since it is WM and HHH does a lot of those matches. They can build up the match as redemption for both HHH on two accounts: his previous loss and now to avenge his father in law. This match could be entertaining but needs a gimmic since a pure wrestling match did not perform up to expectations. Although HHH should be able to perform better with Lesnar in this second go about.
Punk vs Taker, again rumored, is also a rematch of a few years ago when they were feuding over the WC strap. This match made more sense when Punk was champ and could be streak vs streak. Now, being billed as respect match is lame as both have respect from everyone. Taker for his longevity and Punk for his tenure as Champ. The only way this match works is if Punk wins and ends the streak; thus, getting the respect as he did something that everyone else has failed and would have more prestige then being the championed. People can win titles, only one person can end the streak. I know that Punk will not win so he is going to be jobbed again, although losing to Taker at WM is far more respectable than to Rock, especially when he carries the Rock. This will be a decent match but it is too bad that the Taker is as banged up as he is for this match to parallel his orginial match with HBK.
Kane vs Bryan is a rematch of sorts as they feuded for the Title with Punk. These matches were good as Bryan and Punk are phenomonal in the ring. They have chemistry with whoever they wrestle. Team Hell No has run its course and these two will drop the titles, hopefully to the Shield who are a force in themselves. This match hopefully is redemption for Bryan as he got royally screwed last year on dropping the title in 18 secs. What a joke. This match could be a sleeper as Kane is alright in the ring and Bryan is a master.
That leaves WWE with the following wrestlers to be slotted in: Orton, Jericho, Ryback, Barrett, Kingston, Cesaro, Miz, Henry, Show, Ziggler, Rhoodes, Sandow, and Sheamus. There is no real history with any of them besides Orton-Sheamus, Miz-Cesaro so WWE has to be real ingenious with how to build these feuds. I think that Miz-Cesaro has run its course and another match just to put Miz over does not really do much as he does not have a lot of crowd support. There is time but seeing how well WWE has done to build feuds over the last little while I am sure that they will just patch it together and have most believe that this is what the WWE universe desired. Some of the names above have the star quality and in ring ability to pull it off but it still reinforces how bad this buildup to WM has been. As always, you're welcome.


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- Long-lost continent found under the Indian Ocean.
- Bees can sense the electric fields of flowers.
- Could human language have evolved from birdsong? And does Twitter therefore complete the cycle?
- Dan Brown encodes Pi into the release date of his new book.
- Does fear drive children's paranormal experiences?
- Does prophecy work?
- Attack of the Martian tree spiders.
- Declassified: America's secret flying saucer.
- Bigfoot DNA researcher uses April Fools Joke paper as a reference.
- Human skulls found near Mexico City baffle archeologists (video).
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- Ancient chompers were healthier than ours.
- All DNA leads to Rome: one million Brits are descended from ancient Romans.
- David Lynch is back…as a guru of transcendental meditation.
- What our brains can teach us.
- Mass fainting: eleven people faint during Catholic Mass.
- Japan's suicide volcano.
- The amazing story of the $300 glasses that correct colour-blindness.
- 130 years of parapsychology.
- Dalek designer (not Davros) dies aged 84.
- Relics of the Knights Templar.
- New analysis of Genesis reveals 'death sandwich' literary theme.
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I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
...this is the quote that got me through college art classes. If you ever read "Ways of the Lonely Ones" by Manly Hall, there is a story in there that is the "literal" interpretation of this. It just really rings true to what we artists try to do and can "see" with our art. We can see it there before it is there...
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IF Lucas Neill proves his fitness and he's happy to wait for a chance then Blackburn might be as well bringing him back until the end of the season.
But it would have to be as cover as it looks like Grant Hanley, as the club's new captain, looks like being the club's number one central defender with Matt Kilgallon.
There is still the need for specific cover, though, and Lucas is experienced and he has played there before for Australia.
I know a lot people say never go back to a club but there are a lot of players who have left Blackburn who have not gone on to the dizzy heights.
Lucas has come back, he's looking for a club, he's older, he's wiser and while I know people gave him stick for the way that he left Blackburn, I'm sure the fans enjoyed what he did for them before that and what he achieved.
So I don't think it will be any skin off Blackburn's nose if Lucas does come back for a three-month period provided he accepts it will be cover and as long as his wages are right.
He would certainly have a fight to get into the team as Blackburn are defending well.
Saturday's 0-0 draw at Middlesbrough was their 11th clean sheet of the season.
You could see they had improved defensively even at the start of the season when they had Jake Kean and then Simon Eastwood in goals.
But when you have someone as experienced as Paul Robinson behind you, your confidence is higher.
That's not to say you don't have to cover the goalkeeper as much, it's just that you don't have to think about covering him as much.
Robbo is an experienced guy and he knows exactly what he's doing. We might have lost our centre-half and captain in Scott Dann but we have got our goalkeeper back.
Robbo was in great form at Middlesbrough.
If you start with a clean sheet and come back with a clean sheet the least you have got is a point.
As I always say, there are a lot of teams in this league who I think Blackburn can be beating.
But at the end of the day it was a good away point and another clean sheet.


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City reports eighth victim of gun play
A man was reportedly wounded in a shooting shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday, the eighth shooting victim in the city in the past seven days.
The shooting happened in the 700 block of Garner Avenue. News outlets reported the man was flown to a San Francisco Bay Area hospital for treatment.
Soon after, police responded to Kings and East Alisal streets on the report of a burglary and shots fired.
Edmunds named Rotarian of the Year
Kristine Edmunds has been named the 2012-13 Rotarian of the Year for the Steinbeck Rotary Club of Salinas.
Edmunds was chosen for her fundraising leadership during her first year as chair of the club's Rotary Foundation. She has been a member of the club for five years.
Edmunds, a Salinas resident, is director of advancement for York School in Monterey.
City seeks members for Youth Commission
Salinas is looking for students ages 13 to 18 to serve on the city's Youth Commission.
The commission's 28 members are selected by the mayor and City Council to make recommendations regarding recreational programs and youth activities.
The commission meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of each month.
For an application, call 758-7381, stop by the city clerk's office, 200 Lincoln Ave, or see www.ci.salinas.ca.us.
Little Free Library to have grand opening
A Little Free Library will have its grand opening on Saturday.
The library acts like a book exchange. Readers can stop by and pick up a book, then return with others to contribute.
The library is at 1586 Mira Mar Ave. The grand opening is from 1 to 5 p.m.
For information, call 277-3262. For more about the Little Free Library movement, see www.littlefreelibrary.org.


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|February 3, 2013, 11:11 PM
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Barrel fouling question
I have a .308 H&R Ultra Hunter which takes three fouling shots before it is on target. Then it will shoot 2 to 3 inch groups at 100 yards. I thought it might have to do with the barrel warming up, but I shot it several times, left it dirty, and shot it several days later and it was still on target. The first shot after cleaning is several inches high, the second is a couple of inches high, and each preceding shot groups well. Any thoughts?
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Copper jackets, at centerfire rifle pressures will strip in the barrel. Meaning that friction at MV is melting copper into the grooves. This smooths and in essence laps the inconsistancies in the grooves, I believe that this reduces friction and makes subsequent shots more consistent and more accurate. Many rifles only require one fouling shot and then will group true to form.
Some use this argument to challenge the need for barrel break in. On my magnum rifles this principle is extreme. Too much copper builds up in the bore and accuracy diminishes, starting after about 20 rounds in a 300WBY. I spend more time removing copper than I do applying it.
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It's common for factory and standard service rifle barrels to scrape jacket material off the first few bullets. After the micro pits and grooves are full of copper, no more's washed off and they shoot decent. Bullets with jacket material wiped off are unbalanced; they don't shoot accurate.
Top quality match barrels won't do that; they shoot to point of aim starting with the first shot and do so for hundreds of rounds thereafter.
Leave that copper in the barrel; it won't hurt anything. Just do simple cleaning and nobody will know about it and your rifle will shoot well thereafter.
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|February 4, 2013, 07:47 AM
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I have a NEF/H&R in .223 that is about the same. Bore isn't the smoothest I've seen and it takes 3-5 shots for it to settle back to it's precleaning zero. Just a fact of life so I don't clean that rifle often.
|February 4, 2013, 09:42 PM
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Thanks for your responses. I posted this on another gun talk site and no one said anything about copper fouling. Most simply said, in some rifles you have to get the barrel "dirty" by shooting a couple of shots, before it will shoot accurately. Your copper explanation makes a lot more sense.
|February 5, 2013, 03:39 PM
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Each rifle barrel is an individual, and behaves slightly differently. However, there are some generalities that hold true.
Copper fouling smooths the barrel, to a point. Lead fouling is "lumpy".
A clean unfouled barrel usually shoots to a slightly different point of impact than a fouled barrel. Some rifles settle down after a single fouling shot, others take a few shots before they get consistant.
When fouling reaches a certain point, accuracy diminishes. So, for best accuracy, you need some, but not too much fouling. And what the right amount is, is different for every rifle.
I have known accuracy fanatics who clean bores completely after 20 rnds. Most of us only do it when accuracy starts to decrease. With .22s, it can take dozens, or sometimes even hundreds of rounds for a barrel to reach the point of max accuracy, but .22 rimfires are a bit different than centerfires in this regard.
I know hunters who will not clean the bores of their rifles at all during hunting season (unless they get dunked or something similar), simply because the cleaning will change that all important first round point of impact. They sight the gun in, and leave it (the bore) alone all season.
Another old timer trick is leaving the gun in the cold. Taking the gun into a warm cabin or tent at the end of the day means condensation (water) will form on the metal, and even inside the action. This is a bad thing, because it means the gun has to be taken down, wiped clean and oiled, or problems can result. And not just rust. Water in the mechanism will freeze when it goes back out in the cold, and causes trouble that way, as well.
What your .308 is doing is normal, if a bit on the upper end of the normal range. Now that you know, its easy to live with, just consider it a quirk of the gun.
We have a built in bias about cleaning our guns. This comes from the hundreds of years of shooting only black powder, where NOT cleaning the gun as soon as practical after use meant damage to the bore, and eventually the rest of the gun as well. And the military's phobia about a dirty weapon adds to it. Now, there are good, and sound reasons to clean everytime it is possible, but most situations ordinary folks have don't make it a necessity.
Enjoy your .308, and clean as you see fit. Maybe try differnt things and see what it does, and doesn't do. Once you know, its just a matter of doing (or not doing) what gives the best results for your use.
All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.
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44Amp, I appreciate your input. Good information.
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44AMP, the military's phobia about a dirty weapon was never based on accuracy with or without a copper fouled bore. 'Twas based on wanting weapon users to ensure their weapon was in good enough condition to shoot without a stoppage. There was more to keep clean and cared for than just the bore. Corrosion was the biggest concern.
Besides, a good centerfire sporting barrel will shoot several hundred shots without cleaning before accuracy gets worse than 1 MOA. And military combat rifle barrels will shoot 2 to 3 MOA for a thousand or more rounds of military ammo without cleaning; that's typically their accuracy spec.
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Sorry if I gave the impression I thought the military's obsession with cleaning was due to their concerns about accuracy. I know its not. I just meant that military training about keeping weapons clean is part of our built in firearms heritage.
I spent a few years working for our Uncle Sam, as a Small Arms Repairman, and I'm pretty well aquainted with the Army's concerns about accuracy in general (and standards for overseas shipment),as well as a few other things.
You're entirely right, concerns about accuracy and bore fouling are not the reason you clean your weapons every chance you get.
Got any idea the Army accuracy standard for overseas shipment for the M16A1 in the 1970s?
That's right, 8 MOA! IF a rifle wouldn't meet this standard, it was retained in the states for training use.
I was personally involved with several thousand M16A1s that were sent overseas. Got any idea how many were tested to ensure that they met the 8MOA standard?
With those guns, at that time, function was important. Accuracy wasn't.
I'm guessing, of course, but while I know many details have changed in the last 40 years, I doubt everything has...
All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.
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I like to keep my rifles clean to a point, (basic training) the bore fouling is the biggest problem I have, and now it's only minor. See copperfouling can build enough to impede accuracy, and what I learned was that until it diminished accuracy, there was no need to worry about it. But once accuracy left and copper fouling was the culprit then I started using a product called Eliminator from Bore Tech, and it works, I tested about five of the newest copper removers and this one won hands down.
Anyway if the accuracy hasn't suffered then don't work yourself to the bone, but when it does get the best copper fouling remover.
And AMP, Bart, a big part of cleaning rifles in the military was Discipline, and being able to do exactly as told.
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Replace the barrel. It would seem to be defective, if the best it can do is 2" to 3" @ 100 yds.
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I agree with .243win. If you're getting 3 inch groups at 100yrds there's something wrong. My M77 in .270win will put bullets on top of each other at that range, and Rugers aren't exactly known for their stellar accuracy.
I should note that I am anal about keeping the bore clean, I follow barrel break-in procedures. And my rifle does not need any "fouling shots" for it to shoot at it's best.
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It has shot 1 inch groups when I did my part by holding it steady over a sandbag. Most groups are slightly larger, but might be the shooters fault. The deer my son killed never asked what size a group the gun shot.LOL
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That was a great reply, AL45--
I know some folks hate Chuck Hawks, but this article from his web page is a good quick read on hunting rifle accuracy. "3 MOA is good enough for 100% kills out to at least 200 yards." He goes on to say that a rifle that shoots sub 1 inch groups isn't a bit deadlier than a gun that shoots three inch groups at 100 yards.
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Chuck Hawks is dead wrong. With a 1/2" MOA rifle I have a 1 " group at 200. If I make a 3 MOA mistake I now have missed by no less than 5 nor no more than 7 Inches. I hit vitals in the whitetail if only barely. If I have a 3 MOA rifle and I miss by 3 MOA, I might have a dead hit. I might also be 12" away from point of aim and flat miss the animal or the kill zone. If Chuck is right, we all need to get very inacurate rifles and hope the bullet strays toward what we intended to aim at.
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Good point Reynold
I certainly don't advocate ignoring accuracy of a hunting rifle. And Hawks suggesting that 3 MOA is adequate is contrary to my personal standards. He has his own opinion.
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Quote: He goes on to say that a rifle that shoots 1 inch groups isn't a bit deadlier than a rifle that shoots 3 inch groups at a hundred yards.
This sounds ridiculous to me, I must have (ocd's) sub moa accuracy from my rifle and my ammo before it goes afield, this is to make up for the 3 moa shooter that I am!! From a standing position (unsupported) like many cases during the hunting season, it takes evry bit of accuracy I can ring out of my rifle, cause you never know what position you will find yourself in, and frankly I love the very notion that my rifles shoot less than 3/4 moa from the bench!
I use Bore Tech Eliminator for my copper fouling issues, it works.
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A 2-3" group is unacceptable. But you are cleaning your barrrel too often. It is normal for a barrel to shoot much more accuately after being fouled. I clean mine only after 200-300 rounds, or if accuarcy starts to drop off. After a cleaning I won't hunt with any of mine until 10-12 more shots have been down the tube. It takes about that many for optimum accuracy to return.
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Some rifles need fouling shots to shoot to point of aim.
I have three rifles out of 8 that don't shoot the first rounds to point of aim after cleaning.
One takes 2 shots to stablize, the other two take 3 or 4.
The points of impact are high on one and low right on the other two.
My other rifles basically are pretty much at point of aim from the first shot.
Once the barrels are fouled, they are predictable and group well.
Accuracy for a hunting rifle:
I don't have any modern rifles that don't group under 1 MOA. One or two are just under. My .308 is a solid 1/2 MOA rifle with its 25 favorite hand loads.
Service rifles are a different matter as the posters have indicated.
I would agree that 2-3 inch groups at 100 yards with a hunting rifle would unacceptable if you are shooting off a rest or prone, especially with a .308.
If you are standing unsupported it would be different. Then it is probably the shooter more than the rifle that is causing the groups to open up.
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For practical puposes, Hawks is correct (unless you're shooting from a machine rest:
The accuracy at target is the root-mean square value of the combined rifle precision and the shooter's hold.
Unless tricked up with sandbags, normal hunting conditions will greatly overshadow all but the most inaccurate rifles:
to wit if you're really good with target hold in hunting conditions at 100 yards:
0.5" rifle/3" target hold => 3.04" CEP at the target
1.5" rifle/3" target hold => 3.35" CEP at the target
3.0" rifle/3" target hold => 4.24" CEP at the target
... little practical difference for anything but headshots at ground squirrels...
(which is not to say that I always want the more accurate rifle anyway)
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Couple thoughts: if you look at most factory barrels with a borescope, you will likely wish you hadn't. I've seen some that were so rough, they almost qualified as 'threaded'. Its no wonder they collect fouling like crazy.
If you chose not to clean your barrel after shooting, the powder ash sits in the bore, and collects moisture. Guns treated like that will commonly have a couple inches of severe pitting at the muzzle, from the ash/moisture. If you chose not to clean, you should at least patch out the loose powder fouling. A boresnake would even do that much.
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well said mehavey,
I was going to say something similar, but you said it better.
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Yeah that is well said. Another way to say it is: my rifle can out shoot me.
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Holiday reflections: What I'm thankful for
Looking back on 2012 during this post-election Thanksgiving season, there is much to be thankful for:
Thank you, John Roberts, for supplying the swing Supreme Court vote that has cemented Obamacare as the law of the land.
Thank you, Fox News blondette Megyn Kelly, for slam-dunking Karl Rove on election night. When Rove tried to scold Fox for rightfully awarding Ohio to President Obama, and when he insisted (via his pseudo stats) that Ohio was still in play for the GOP, Kelly oh so deliciously socked him in the kisser: "Is this just math you do as a Republican to make yourself feel better?"
Thank you, mystery videographer, whoever you are, for surreptitiously recording Mitt Romney at that infamous private fat-cat fundraiser, and exposing his authentic plutocratic 'tude to the outside world. The insults he hurled at virtually half the American people, during that May dinner, helped cement his (true) image as an out-of-touch Daddy Warbucks; indeed, the mystery videographer was further vindicated two weeks ago when Romney, still in the throes of sore-loseritis, repeated the same insults during a phoner with disappointed fat-cat donors.
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Thank you, voters in Florida's 18th congressional district, for ridding us of Allen West. The vote count took two weeks, but West finally conceded (at 3 am., on Facebook). It's deeply satisfying that the tea party's marquee wingnut will no longer foul the House, although part of me would've liked to have seen him return to the Hill and offer evidentiary proof for his recent claim that "78 to 81" House Democrats are communists.
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Thank you, voters in Arizona's 9th congressional district, for electing America's first openly bisexual House member. Kyrsten Sinema will join at least five other open gays in the chamber, an exhibition of 21st-century pluralism that is surely detonating many heads on the religious right.
Thank you, Freedom of Information Act, for enabling us to measure the chasm that often separates a politician's words from a politician's actions. Case in point, Paul Ryan. The right-wing ideologue kept insisting this summer that Obama's economic stimulus was evil and corrupt - until he was forced to explain why in 2009 he had written four letters seeking stimulus money for his Wisconsin constituents. (For instance, Dec. 18, 2009: He told the Obama administration that the Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corp. would use stimulus money to create "sustainable demand for green jobs" and "reduce greenhouse gas emissions.") The Wall Street Journal originally unearthed those letters, via the FOIA. Ryan's lame spin on his own hypocrisy: The letters "should have been handled differently."
Thank you, Ohio Art Company, for obtaining the U.S. rights to a magic-screen toy invented by Frenchman Andre Cassagnes and, in 1960, renaming it "Etch A Sketch" - thereby giving a Romney aide the unwittingly perfect household metaphor to describe the candidate's dearth of convictions. (When asked whether Romney was too conservative to win in November, Eric Fehrnstrom replied: "You hit a reset button for the fall campaign. Everything changes. It's almost like an Etch A Sketch. You can shake it up and restart all over again.") Would Romney's critics have gotten the same toy traction if Ohio Art had retained Cassagnes' original name - L'Ecran Magique?
And lastly, I'm especially thankful that election night didn't turn into election week, with all of us waiting for frickin Florida to get its tally together.
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OO: Ozfan's Opinion - UPDATED SummerSlam Predictions
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Hey everyone. I am back 48 hours before SummerSlam and will share with you my predictions for the event. Hope you all enjoy.
[B]Pre-Show match
United States Championship
Santino Marella (c) vs. Antonio Cesaro w/ Aksana [/B]
For this match, I think Santino's reign as US Champion is just about up. I think Cesaro will win the title with a little help from Aksana.
[B]Finish:[/B] Aksana distracts the referee as Antonio hits a thumb to Santino's eye, allowing him to hit the Neutralizer for the win.
[B]Winner and NEW United States Champion: Antonio Cesaro
Intercontinental Championship
The Miz (c) vs. Rey Mysterio
[/B]I think Mysterio's chance at winning the Intercontinental title for a third time is pretty big BUT I don't think Miz's reign will be this short. Miz will find a way to put Mysterio away to retain the title.
[B]Finish:[/B] Mysterio will hit the 619 kick on Miz and will go for the splash. Miz moves out of the way but Mysterio rolls on the mat. He charges at Miz in the corner but Miz moves and rolls Mysterio up and holds onto the tights for the three count.
[B]Winner and STILL Intercontinental Champion: The Miz[/B]
[B]Kane vs. Daniel Bryan [/B]
For this match, everyone predicts that Kane will dominate and win the match BUT I think Bryan will win somehow.
[B]Finish:[/B] Kane goes for the Chokeslam on Bryan but Bryan kicks Kane in the gut and then in the head. He slaps Kane and then hightails it out of the ring. Kane chases him around the ringside and catches him. He slams Bryan into the ring steps and then into the announcer table. He rips it apart and then knocks Bryan down with the TV Monitor, giving Bryan the DQ victory. He then grabs him by the throat and Chokeslams Bryan through the announcer table.
[B]Winner via Disqualification: Daniel Bryan [/B]
[B]WWE Tag Team Championship
Triple Threat Tag Team match [/B]
[B]Kofi Kingston and R-Truth (c) vs. Darren Young and Titus O'Neil vs. Primo and Epico w/ Rosa Mendes [/B]
For this match, I think we will have new tag team champions. I think the new champs will be The Prime Time Players (Young and Titus).
[B]Finish:[/B] Kingston hits Trouble in Paradise on Primo. Epico goes for the Backstabber on Kingston but Truth pulls him out of the ring and tosses him into the barrier. Titus hits the Big Boot on Kingston, taking him out. Truth tackles Titus out of the ring. They brawl as Darren Young covers Primo to steal the win and the tag titles.
[B]Winners and NEW WWE Tag Team Champions: Darren Young and Titus O'Neil[/B]
[B]World Heavyweight Championship
Sheamus (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio w/ Ricardo Rodriguez [/B]
On SmackDown, Booker T reinstated this match for the World Title. Even though Sheamus has an "injured" arm, I think he will retain against Del Rio.
[B]Finish:[/B] Ricardo tries to interfere by distracting the ref. Sheamus grabs Ricardo by the shirt. Del Rio tries to capitalize with the Running Enziguri but Sheamus ducks it and Del Rio ends up kicking Ricardo. Sheamus hits the Brogue Kick on Del Rio for the pin and the win.
[B]Winner and STILL World Heavyweight Champion: Sheamus[/B]
After the match, Del Rio gets up and low blows Sheamus. He locks in the Cross Armbar on the champion. He keeps it in tight as the ref tries to get him to let go. Del Rio finally does and then picks up the World Title belt. He puts it over his shoulder and then leaves. Randy Orton's music hits! He comes charging out and attacks Del Rio. He immediately hits the RKO on Del Rio and poses for the fans. Orton goes over and helps Sheamus up. He hands Sheamus the World Title and they stare down.
[B]Triple H w/ Shawn Michaels??? vs. Brock Lesnar w/ Paul Heyman [/B]
This match is 10 Years in the Making. After the storyline angle on RAW with HBK getting his arm broken by Lesnar, he might not be at SummerSlam in The Game's corner. Therefore, I will do two outcomes. One with HBK's appearance and the other without an appearance.
[B]No HBK Appearance:[/B] Lesnar hits the F5 on Triple H but The Game kicks out at two. Triple H fights back and hits the Pedigree on Lesnar and covers him but Heyman places Brock's foot on the bottom rope. Triple H goes after Heyman. He backs Heyman up the ramp. Just then...Stephanie McMahon's music hits! Out comes The Game's wife. She backs Heyman up until Heyman backs into Triple H. He turns around into Triple H and then turns around into a huge slap from Stephanie. Triple H tosses Heyman into the ring. Stephanie climbs onto the apron. Lesnar comes back up and shoves The Game into Steph, knocking her off the apron. The Game gets distracted and Lesnar hits the F5 out of nowhere a second time. He covers Triple H and gets the win.
[B]Winner: Brock Lesnar[/B]
[B]HBK Appearance:[/B] If HBK does not appear, I have a feeling Lesnar will win. Paul will try and interfere. Triple H tosses him in the ring and goes for the Pedigree. Lesnar makes the save and hits the F5 on Triple H. He covers him but The Game kicks out. He goes for it again but Triple H escapes and hits the Pedigree. He covers him but Heyman pulls the ref out of the ring before the three count. Triple H goes after Heyman as Heyman hightails it up the ramp. Just then...HBK's music hits. He comes out in an armbrace. Both HBK and The Game drag him to the ring. HBK takes him out with Sweet Chin Music. Lesnar gets back up and knocks The Game into Shawn. He picks Shawn up for the F5. Triple H low blows Lesnar. Shawn goes back into the corner and stomps his foot. He hits the Super Kick on Lesnar who falls into the path of another Pedigree from Triple H. Shawn goes outside and tosses the referee back into the ring. The Game covers Lesnar and the referee makes the three count.
[B]Winner: Triple H
[B]Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler [/B]
Jericho comes out with his ribs taped up a little to sell his rib injury from SmackDown. For this match, I think Jericho will win. Ziggler will pick up nearfalls but won't be able to put Jericho away.
[B]Finish:[/B] Ziggler will hit the Leg Drop Bulldog on Jericho. He'll go for the Sleeper Hold but Jericho flips him over and goes for the Walls of Jericho. Ziggler makes it to the ropes before Jericho locks it in all the way. He rakes Jericho in the eyes and then hits the Zig Zag. He covers him but Jericho kicks out just before the three count. Ziggler goes up to the top and waits for Jericho to stand up. He dives but Jericho catches him in mid-air with a Codebreaker for the pinfall win.
[B]Winner: Chris Jericho
WWE Championship
Triple Threat match
CM Punk (c) vs. John Cena vs. Big Show
[/B]For this match, I think Punk will retain. I think Punk will go on to Royal Rumble to face the Rock in a title match, lose the title which will set up Rock vs. Cena II at WrestleMania 29.
[B]Finish:[/B] Each man will hit their finishing move. Punk will hits Cena with the GTS but Show will break up the pin. Cena then hits the Attitude Adjustemtn on Show but Show kicks out at two. Punk hits a kick to Cena's head and then goes for a kick to Show but Show blocks it and hits the Chokeslam on Punk. He covers him but Punk gets his foot on the bottom rope. Show goes to get the WWE Title belt. He comes back into the ring but Cena knocks Show down with a Running Shoulder Block and then hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle. He goes for the STF on Show but Show is too big. Show elbows Cena and Punk scoops Cena up for the GTS again. Cena fights out of it and shoves Punk into Big Show. Show swings at Punk but Punk ducks the Weapon of Mass Destruction and it connects to Cena, knocking him out of the ring. Punk grabs the title belt and clocks Show with it. Show still stands and Punk runs at him and clocks him again. He covers Show and gets the win to retain the title.
[B]Winner and STILL WWE Champion: CM Punk[/B]


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Assistant D.A. Alexandra Cooper is deeply involved in a complicated, high-profile homicide case against defendant Brendan Quillian, a prominent young businessman charged with the brutal strangulation of his beautiful young wife. His conviction is not a certainty: Quillian was conveniently out of town on the day of the killing, and his defense attorney seems to be one step ahead of Cooper's effort to prove Quillian paid a hit man to commit the crime.
Halfway through the trial, a major catastrophe alters the course of Cooper's case. A cataclysmic explosion rips through New York City's Water Tunnel #3, a spectacular feat of modern engineering that will be completed years in the future. Was the blast caused by terrorism? Political retribution? Or was it merely an accident? Cooper is quickly drawn into the tragedy when she discovers a strange connection linking Brendan Quillian to the tunnel workers killed in the explosion.
Told with Linda Fairstein's trademark blend of brilliant detective work, cutting-edge forensics, and electrifying courtroom drama, Bad Blood is packed with the twists and turns that never fail to thrill her legions of devoted fans.
©2011 Linda Fairstein (P)2011 Simon & Schuster
"Fairstein tells it like it is." (Michael Connelly)
"A champion teller of detective tales." (USA Today)
"Fairstein really knows what she's writing about." (James Patterson)
I rarely give myself the time required to sit down and do nothing else except read a book. Thank goodness for Audible!!
"too many complications!"
I'd recommend it with a caveat: it's a good read/listen IF one enjoys lots of complications, especially within the final hour of the book.
I was able to follow the complicated plot until the final hour, or so, when far too many people and events took place.
Hard to label just one as a favorite - I like the interplay between Mercer and Cooper. He's an incredibly wonderful character, whom I wish I could know in real life!! Probably the most surprising and dramatic scene was the one that took place in the courtroom that had one of the characters snatching a loaded gun and using it.
Yes because of the numerous twists and turns.
I think Barbara Rosenblatt could read a phone book and have my rapt attention - she is definitely among the best narrators. Anything she reads is worth listening to !
I am a husband/dad/granddad who loves books. My reviews are my subjective opinions. My hope is they will help others make buying decisions.
"Great start then not so good"
The opening chapter is worth the cost of Bad Blood. The later technical discussions of getting fresh water into Manhattan is informative and entertaining. The discussions of DNA are very informative. The story itself becomes boring. Overall, this book has significant interest and value despite the weak story. 3 Stars for narration is being kind.
"Enjoyable narration"
I by far enjoy the books read by Barbara Rosenblat the most. Her narration of the 3 main characters has really given them their unique personalities. I can visualize them as she is narrating. With other narrators I cannot follow the story as well. I have to remind myself who's talking because I don't recognize the voice.
Natasha R Zar
"Wasn't Impressed"
No, I would not. The story was not original and the author went to great, far fetched lengths to throw in twists and turns to keep the reader interested. She even branched off with other, random characters that had nothing to do with the plot at all.
I was bored listening to the story and often found myself switching off all together.
The narrator, though expressive and able to narrate the voices of several different characters well, ruined it all with her loud, wet swallowing noises and gasping, It actually made me cringe and wrinkle in my nose in disgust every time I heard it, which was often.
Yes and no. I can deal with a story that may use the "same ol, same ol" idea of a murder, who did it, was it x, was it z. As long as the characters are real and I can relate to them I am happy. The characters in Bad Blood were all one dimensional, I couldn't relate to any of them, I didn't care about any of them.
None for me, no.
I really regret buying Bad Blood. It was a waste of money.
I enjoy listening to great detective mysterie & also great thrillers. I enjoy books also by Vince Flynn, David Baldaci including assasins.
"This is a great mystery!!!"
Yes. Great story and plot.
Mike Chapman. He always speaks his mind. He likes Jeopardy.
The wedding.
This listen was a great part of the series. Definitely better than Death Dance.
I have two rescue dogs. One Scottish born husband. And a love of books that goes back to childhood and bookmobiles!
"Does blood tell?"
I do like this series! really good characters.
This time we start in the court room with a man Alexander want to prove killed his wife.
During the story, I learned about the law and spousal abuse, the history of what lies below the city, how the city gets water...so much more...and it will end under the city!
Over the road truck driver and an avid fan of audiobooks.
"HORRIFIC reader"
If you want to listen to Barbara Rosenblat suck cough drops and swallow her saliva and gasp for breath during every pause; by all means feel free to waste a credit on this book.
It was so annoying that I stopped listening after 10 minutes.
While I love Linda Fairstein, and ordered her entire "Alex Cooper" series, the reader makes it impossible to listen to them.
Sorry to have wasted my $$$ and credits.
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I would love to see Plumlee to turn out something like Jeff Foster.
What some people don't realize is that Foster was a lot more than just rebounding. He was tough. He was very bright. He always knew where to be on the floor. He was spirited with his teammates, yelling at them, showing leadership, when necessary. He had good hands and was nifty at getting loose balls.
Plumlee might be a good leaper who has had a bit of success at getting offensive boards. But becoming Foster-esque will require many other skills.


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Even though everyone agrees Bird won't deal with Isiah, here's an interesting deal. Isiah has said he wants a point guard and loves JO.
this would let us drop 26 million off the cap next year from Marbury and Rose, and get us out of the two worst contracts we have in Murphy and Tinsley, while adding a young version of Jeff Foster.
New York gets JO and its point guard. We could also get a first rounder out of it because we're the only one giving up an allstar, where as they don't even let Marbury play.


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LONG BEACH — Niko Stanford, a doctor's medical marijuana authorization held in hand, gazed at the letter posted outside the Long Beach Green Room.
The message, taped to a blacked-out glass door below a green, Greek cross, announced unwelcome news.
The Green Room, located at 1735 E. Seventh St. and once one of the 22 city- approved medical marijuana operations, has been closed until further notice to comply with Long Beach's "gentle ban" on all collectives that took full effect on Monday.
"Back to the streets," Stanford said.
The Long Beach resident claimed cannabis helps quell inflammation and depression associated with his arthritis and neuropathy.
"People are only going to travel outside of their neighborhood, whereas this is a controlled environment," Stanford predicted.
Long Beach officials, however, said the inability to control the medical marijuana environment is what led to the ban.
Following months of public discussion, the City Council set up a lottery system in 2010 for collectives to win the right to legally operate while they were vetted for a formal permit.
More than $700,000 in fees were gathered, and 22 collectives were selected, among them the Long Beach Green Room. The money collected has been held for potential refunds, officials have said.
Then, in October last year - before permits were issued - the 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled that the city's regulations violated federal law prohibiting the sale and distribution of marijuana.
An at-times rowdy public debate ensued, with the council eventually voting for a citywide ban that included a six-month exemption for the lottery winners deemed in good standing with the city. The ban doesn't apply to collectives of three or fewer persons.
"The council felt that we don't have the ability to regulate, and you can't really have a situation where an industry is completely unregulated," said Assistant City Attorney Michael Mais.
"Despite what (advocates) will argue," he added, "They have had a lot of real crime associated with these facilities, even the ones that are exempted."
Mais couldn't provide crime statistics that law enforcement officials associate with Long Beach collectives.
However, Long Beach Police Department Deputy Chief William Blair, in a court declaration filed late last week, said that as of March 1, the LBPD has logged at least 170 calls for service directly linked to activities taking place in or near collective locations.
Of those incidents, 81 crime reports were taken, including 54 felonies and 27 misdemeanors, according to Blair.
"Although more recent accurate statistics have not yet been compiled, the City continues to experience significant serious criminal activity that can be directly related to the operation of storefront dispensaries. These crimes include, but are not limited to, illegal drug sales, armed robbery and burglaries," Blair wrote.
Carl Kemp, a spokesman for the Long Beach Collective Association - which includes the Green Room and about 10 other dispensaries - was skeptical that most of the calls involved his group's members.
He suggested that the crimes are caused by reductions to police staffing resulting from a decade of budget deficits for Long Beach.
Kemp said the LBCA doesn't want to be in an adversarial position with the city and that its members have closed down for now.
"We believe the best thing for everyone involved is for the city to reconsider exemption for those collectives ... and limit the cost and liability for lawsuits that are sure to come," said Kemp.
Some have already been filed, with the LBCA requesting a restraining order to stop enforcement of the ban, saying it violates state law allowing limited medical marijuana use.
One member, Eartheart of Long Beach, 1940 E. Del Amo Blvd., was granted court permission on Thursday to stay open after the exemption deadline, according to the LBCA. The order expires Aug. 30.
The LBCA is also working to get a measure on the ballot next year that would force the city to allow and regulate medical marijuana.
In the meantime, many collectives appeared to be complying with the ban Monday.
A Press-Telegram survey of 10 collectives eligible for permits under the old Long Beach law mostly found closed shops and confused patients.
At least one collective, Belmont Shore Natural Care, 5375 Second St., was still operating.
One employee who didn't want to be identified said collective managers are talking to their attorneys about closing.
While he agreed that there are some collectives that should be shut down, he said the onus of identifying patients truly in need ultimately rests with doctors.
High Rollers Smoke Shop, which also operates Long Beach Collective at 1731 E. Artesia Blvd., invited patrons into their shop to turn in voter registration forms to support the initiative, if it qualifies.
"We are ready to fight," said sales associate Ashley, who didn't want her last name used.
She added that the majority of the collective's patrons are above age 35.
"These are people who are working 9-to-5 jobs, who are living a life," she said.
"There is a higher cause than just them getting high. These are people who are refusing pills because there is a better way."
Long Beach is awaiting a state Supreme Court ruling, expected early next year, that could clarify its powers to regulate medical marijuana.
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The NFL has taken notice of just how many of its current players have been arrested for DUI and other incidents this offseason and is taking the necessary steps to cut down on the problem.
NFL.com confirmed a CBSSports.com report that commissioner Roger Goodell has issued a league-wide memo to all club personnel to serve as both a reminder about the dangers of drunken driving and a warning of the consequences that come with such an action.
"There have been several negative law enforcement incidents in recent months involving both players and non-player employees," Goodell's memo reads. "These incidents primarily have involved alcohol or drug-related offenses, specifically driving while impaired. Clearly, operating a vehicle under the influence of any substance poses a significant risk of injury to the driver and others. These risks are underscored by well-known tragedies within the NFL family.
Goodell also stressed the need for players, coaches and other team staff to "conduct themselves in a responsible manner" in accordance with the league's Personal Conduct Policy.
"Every negative incident undermines the respect we have earned from our fans, erodes the confidence of our business partners and threatens the continued success of the league," the memo continued. "As your club concludes its minicamp, it is essential that you take time to reinforce this message with your staff and players."
The NFL is also bringing out the reinforcements to make sure players entering the league are aware of their new professional responsibilities. Directly related to the DUI issue, FOXSports.com reports Mothers Against Drunken Driving will be represented during the league's rookie symposium to be held in Canton, Ohio from June 25-28.
Another important presence at the symposium will be Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones, who has had to overcome numerous off-field problems since being drafted sixth overall by the Tennessee Titans in 2005. They piled up to the point the league suspended him for a total of 22 games in 2007 and 2008.
Jones told Bengals.com he is committed to serving as the cautionary tale for this year's draft class by sharing the gravity of his past mistakes with the rookies.
"The message is, this is not a joke," Jones said. "At the end of the day you have to treat it like a business, And you're a business owner and every decision you make is a reflection of you."
Since January, eight NFL players have been arrested in relation to DUI, and four of those arrests come in the past month. Two Sundays ago, it was Jacksonville Jaguars first-round wide receiver Justin Blackmon. Last Sunday, it was New York Giants stalwart offensive lineman David Diehl.
While language in the collective bargaining agreement still clouds the extent to which the league can punish DUI defenders, it's important the NFL is pushing forward with its aggressive preventative measures.


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40th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain vase by Coalport. Hand painted Spitfire and Hurricane. Signed by Sir Douglas Bader.
Bader joined the RAF in 1928, and was commissioned in 1930. In December 1931, while attempting some aerobatics, he crashed and lost both his legs. Having been on the brink of death, he recovered, retook flight training, passed his check flights and then requested reactivation as a pilot. Although there were no regulations applicable to his situation, he was retired on medical grounds. After the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, however, Bader returned to the RAF and was accepted as a pilot. He scored his first victories over Dunkirk during the Battle of France in 1940. He then took part in the Battle of Britain


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A new InSpirit Praise & Prayer Healing Room is offered once a month, beginning 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday (Nov. 9) in the sanctuary at Union Presbyterian Church in Los Altos.
"All are welcome. If you are battling an illness or injury, or feeling discouraged, there is hope! We will pray with you for healing and for you to draw closer to God," said Laurie Kurgas, InSpirit Healing Room Director. The next InSpirit Healing Room is open Saturday, Dec. 14.
Union Presbyterian Church is located at 858 University Ave., Los Altos.


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OAKLAND — Port of Oakland commissioners have hired former Oakland City Councilman Danny Wan to be the port's new attorney.
Commissioners appointed Wan at their meeting Nov. 15 and he will begin work on Dec. 17.
As the port's attorney, Wan will be responsible for advising the port on a broad range of legal affairs involved in the conduct of the port's maritime, aviation, and commercial real estate businesses.
Port Commission President Gilda Gonzales said in a statement, "Mr. Wan brings to this position the ideal background — as a public agency legal counsel and executive manager, as a public servant, and as a former deputy port attorney. He will help us fulfill our legal duties and responsibilities as a state tidelands trustee in the highly regulated and competitive environment that we face."
Port Executive Director Deborah Ale Flint added, "Mr. Wan is an excellent addition to the port, and I look forward to working with him as part of our new leadership team as we make progress on our path to sustainability, restoring public trust, and continuing to serve our customers and community."
Wan currently is the City Attorney and Risk Manager for the City of Morgan Hill, where he also serves as part of the city's executive management team.
Wan served as a deputy attorney with the Port of Oakland from 2004 to 2008, being primarily responsible for land use, environmental regulatory compliance, city charter compliance and inter-agency agreements.
Wan entered public life in 1996 when he was elected to the East Bay Municipal Utility District's Board of Directors.
He was appointed to the Oakland City Council in 2000 when John Russo resigned after being elected city attorney.
Wan was elected to a four-year term in 2002, but on Jan. 6, 2005, only halfway through his term, he suddenly announced his resignation, saying he wanted to take care of his aging parents and return to practicing law.
His resignation left his District 2 constituents without representation for four months until a special election was held in May 2005 to choose his replacement.
In announcing his resignation, Wan said, "I find it more and more difficult to meet my obligations at City Hall while tending to my financial and family obligations."
Port of Oakland officials said Wan was selected after a six-month competitive recruitment process conducted by a global executive search firm that led to a diverse pool of nearly fifty applicants.
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The market continues its run of positive but very slow action. Apple (AAPL) grabbed most of the attention today but the market had a solid close with positive breadth and gains in the indices. Volume was light and buyers weren't tripping over each other to load up, but the bears are having little success and a foundation of support is building.
There isn't any big mystery as to why the market is acting this way. There is high degree of confidence that a fiscal-cliff deal will be made and market players want to make sure they have some long exposure so they don't miss out. On the other hand, there are doubts about our politician's ability to make a deal, and concerns about the economy even if the fiscal cliff is no longer an issue.
Tomorrow morning brings the monthly jobs news, which may add some urgency to the whole fiscal-cliff debate as there will be even more worries about the economy. Any softness is likely to be blamed on Hurricane Sandy; however, with the recent downturn in many of the economic numbers, confidence will remain shaky.
I wish I could tell you that I'm aggressively buying a slew of great-looking longs, but it continues to be tough to put money on the line. I'm not sure what is going to change that, but if we have to wait until the fiscal-cliff deal is done, it's going to drive many traders crazy.
Have a good evening. I'll see you tomorrow.