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Witches are out for revenge in "Salem," WGN America's retelling of the occult panic that swept 17th century Massachusetts and led to the infamous Salem witch trials.
But don't expect this new drama (9 p.m. Sunday, WGN America; 2.5 stars out of four) to be another allegorical tale about Puritan hypocrisy, closed-mindedness and repression or the dangers of a mob mentality. In the Salem of executive producers Brannon Braga and Adam Simon, witches are stirring up paranoia and fear to turn the townfolk against each other.
There's nothing wrong with WGN America, for its first foray into original scripted programming, tapping the popularity of supernatural TV. And "Salem" is your standard horror fest, complete with haggish demons, pig's-head-wearing seance participants and ceiling-walking, possessed women. There's a nifty trick involving a man in a wheelchair, a frog and Janet Montgomery's naked body, but that's about the extent of the haven't-seen-it-before content in the first hour.
The story begins in 1685 as minister George Sibley (Michael Mulheren) has two townspeople whipped for "committing the sin of self-pollution." John Alden (Shane West) challenges Sibley's literal interpretations of the Bible when he sears an "F"—for fornicator—into the man's forehead.
Not long after, Alden leaves Salem to fight in the Indian Wars, leaving his beloved Mary (Montgomery) to deal with her secret pregnancy on her own. Actually, she gets help from slave girl Tituba (Ashley Madekwe), who uses some reproductive voodoo to get rid of the baby. This act becomes Mary's gateway into witchery and fuels her desire to get even with her Puritan neighbors.
Seven years later, Alden returns to Salem in the midst of the witch panic being whipped up by the town's new minister, Cotton Mather (Seth Gabel). Mary has married another man, but Alden's return stirs up old feelings and makes her doubt the path Tituba has set her on.
Montgomery plays that conflict well, showing both vulnerability and resentment at the betrayals Mary has suffered. Other cast members, including Gabel and Xander Berkeley, who plays a local magistrate, capture the cadence and characteristics of the period.
West, however, seems to be in a completely different show. Alden's sarcastic quips are delivered with the same flat tone West used in "Nikita." Alden has plenty to be upset about, but the badly cast West offers only a grumbling, one-note depiction.
"Salem" as a whole reflects the difference in the work of West and Montgomery. Yet its wildly uneven premiere has enough going for it to make me watch at least another episode.
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Tornado Levels Woman's House, Spares Her Jeep
The tornado that struck the town of Dexter in Southeast Michigan last week took dead aim at a row of houses along Wilson Street in the Orchards River Hill subdivision. When the twister cleared, nearly everything was destroyed. Everything except this one Jeep Commander that miraculously appears untouched.

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BRISBANE, Australia — Torrential rains have left thousands of homes flooded in eastern Australia, with more rain and high winds expected in Queensland and New South Wales.
The disaster has claimed four lives, including a 3-year-old boy who was hit by a falling tree in the Queensland state capital, Brisbane, the Australian Associated Press said Monday.
It said officials were preparing for another day of evacuations along the eastern coast, where hundreds of homes have been cut off by floodwaters.
State Emergency Services Deputy Commissioner Steve Pearce told the AAP that some areas in northern New South Wales had been hit by more than half a meter (about 20 inches) of rain, with more than 2,000 people isolated by floodwaters.
"We're expecting flash flooding, we're expecting trees to be brought down, wires to be brought down by these winds," Pearce said. "We're expecting a very challenging 24 hours in front of us."
Floodwaters have also cut off all roads between New South Wales and Queensland.
More than 2,000 homes are underwater in the worst-affected city of Bundaberg, 240 miles to the north of Brisbane. The same area was hit by serious flooding two years ago, leaving 35 dead.
AAP said military helicopters with pilots using night vision equipment were being used to evacuate stranded residents.


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I have some really cute plastic pudding mold/cups (kind of like these: http://www.jbox.com/PRODUCT/NYH179) but I don't know how to make the kind of pudding that would mold like that. Does anyone know? I keep seeing recipes that look tasty but require baking or steaming. My little plastic cups wouldn't stand a chance in a steamer!
I made agar-agar jelly in them and it was cool, but it was mega-hard to un-mold and my (suddenly uncharacteristically picky) kid won't eat it :-(
Thanks! :D
Are you vegan? Ordinary gelatin jelly is easy enough to unmould from that sort of thing, because the edges melt slightly when you run the mould under hot water - which agar doesn't. Agarose (agar) is unusual in that it melts at a much higher temperature than it sets at - so two lots of agar can be the same temperature, but the one that is cooling down will be runny, while the one that is heating up is still solid. Peculiar, isn't it?
Anyway, any sort of gelatin thing should be fine, if you eat gelatin. There's a thing you can make with jelly (what you'd call Jello) where you dissolve the jelly and let it cool but not quite set - so it's syrupy, then mix it with UNsweetened condensed milk and whip it to a foam. Then you pour it into the moulds. It's been years since I made it though and I can't remember the specifics.
Update: Having remembered that unsweetened condensed milk is actually called evaporated milk, I found these:
You could do something like this:
or you could make blancmange (haven't eaten this since I was a child, even the name makes me shudder)
I may not like it, but many people do.
Of course, if you're vegan you won't want to do any of those. You could make blancmange with almond-, rice-, or soy milk though.
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A couple of years ago, I made a lemon "mousse" for a baby shower. The recipe was from Wilton, and you can get it here:
It was simple, and if you are not averse to eating gelatin, that would probably be a good one to use with your molds. I imagine you could use any flavor jello you liked!
You know...one reason why you do not see any agar-agar / kanten jelly recipes around these parts from me is that, I personally do not like the mouth feel of kanten on its own! It feels too...solid...to me. It needs to be mixed or diluted with other stuff, and that gets tricky. And if there is anything that tastes worse than cold kanten, which is edible, it's room temperature kanten as you see in many kyaraben and the like. Style over taste never flies with me. Sooo...yeah.
Purin (Japanese for what is called a flan in Spanish, or a caramel pudding or custard) is usually made with eggs and milk. Are your molds microwave-proof? If so (and you're not a vegan), I can try to dig up a recipe for you.
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now that's a surprise!! do you understand spanish, Maki? :)
I love flan *o*
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I love flan too!
So much so that amongst my list of planned food pilgrimages is a visit to a purin obsessive based in Haneda on the outskirts of Tokyo.
As I understand it, this man made it his mission to make the ultimate purin. He spent years devoted to this task, with a dedication and zeal that required him to eat 20 flans a day as part of his research. The change in his physique did not pass unnoticed by his clientele.
Should you find yourself in Haneda, or want to combine a trip there with a ride on the monorail which serves this area (change at Tenkubashi), the details are:
name of restaurant - 杜若亭 (might be pronounced 'Wakatei' not sure)
Address: Haneda 4-20-11, Ota Ward, Tokyo
Phone number: 03-5737-533
nearest station - Anamoriinari
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Sept 23, 2010
A Texas businessman who has worked extensively in Iraq claims that Blackwater paid him to purchase steroids and other drugs for its operatives in Baghdad, as well as more than 100 AK47s and massive amounts of ammunition on Baghdad's black market.
Howard Lowry, who worked in Iraq from 2003-2009, also claims that he personally attended Blackwater parties where company personnel had large amounts of cocaine and blocks of hashish and would run around naked. At some of these parties, Lowry alleges, Blackwater operatives would randomly fire automatic weapons from their balconies into buildings full of Iraqi civilians.
Lowry described the events as a "frat party gone wild" where "drug use was rampant." Lowry says he was told by Blackwater personnel that some of the men using the steroids he purchased were on the security detail of L. Paul Bremer, the original head of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA).
Lowry also claims that Blackwater's owner Erik Prince tried to enlist his help to win contracts for Blackwater with the Iraqi government using an off-shore security company, Greystone, which Prince owns. The purpose, Lowry says, was to conceal Greystone's relationship to Blackwater.


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Crossbow hunting is growing across the country. If you're thinking of joining the horizontal archery world, here are 10 things you need to know about crossbows.
By Al Raychard
Crossbows, by design, are not that complicated. In the simplest terms, a crossbow is nothing more than a smaller vertical bow attached to a stock. On a technical level, crossbows are different from vertical bows in several ways. The arrows used are shorter, and crossbows have a much shorter power stroke. Even though crossbow arrows and arrows shot from modern compounds travel at comparable speeds, the ballistic characteristics and attributes of the two are as different as night and day and bring their own their unique limitations and challenges to the hunting field.
Although gaining in popularity and acceptance, the modern crossbow remains somewhat of a novelty to the general hunting public. With that said, there are certain things about crossbows that should be understood to achieve optimum performance in the field.
1. They are Short-Range Tools
More so than vertical bows, crossbows are short-range hunting instruments. The maximum recommended range by just about every crossbow manufacturer is 40 yards, with 25 to 30 yards considered optimum. When hunting, that is a critical rule to live by. There are reasons for that, including the crossbows short power stroke and the short, light arrows used.
We could talk about specifics and comparisons all day long, but the bottom line is: Compared to heavier and longer arrows from vertical bows, crossbow arrows drop like a rock and lose energy quickly after leaving the rail. What's more, they do not stabilize well at long range. It takes energy to kill game at long distances, and crossbow arrows simply do not have it.
2. You Need to Uncock It
Theoretically, once cocked, crossbows could remain locked into firing position indefinitely. It is not unusual for some hunters to leave their crossbows cocked for days, even weeks. Bad idea. Leaving a crossbow cocked for extended periods of time increases stress on the limbs, strings, cables and trigger mechanism and shortens the life of all these components. It is best to fire the bow at the end of each day's hunt. The easiest way to do this while hunting is to carry a practice arrow with a field point and release the bow into soft ground when the day is done.
Keep in mind, too, most states and provinces have regulations stipulating when a bow is considered loaded or when and where crossbows must be uncocked, such as at the close of legal hunting hours or in a vehicle, for example. Whatever the case, releasing and reloading is the best medicine for long crossbow life.
3. They Can Withstand the Elements
I have used crossbows in the blistering heat of the Deep South and bone-chilling cold of the far North day after day with no visible affects on performance or accuracy. However, it is best not to leave crossbows for long periods of time in direct sun because excessive heat has a tendency to quickly dry strings shortening their life.
During normal hunting conditions, properly maintained crossbows will get the job done in heat, cold or adverse weather.
4. Maintenance is a Must
They're not just words, but words to live by. Regular maintenance plays a major roll in the overall performance, accuracy, effectiveness and life of a crossbow. The owner's manual that comes with every crossbow will be the best guide here, but under normal use cables and strings should be replaced every three years or so — sooner if needed.
Through time, strings and cable stretch, including steel cables, resulting in lower draw weight. This will affect arrow speed, range, trajectory and energy. Rails should be lubed with a high quality lube according to manufacturer's recommendation, and it is a good idea to wax strings, except the center serving, at the same time. Both will ensure longer string life. It is not unusual for quality strings to last 150 shots if not more, but lubing and waxing is the key.
From time to time, crossbows might require adjusting, or tuning, especially the braced height (the distance between a braced string and underside side of the riser measured from the string's center) and the tiller, the balance between the two limbs, which should be equal in pull length and weight. If a crossbow consistently shoots high or low, or if arrows show wear marks on the shaft from the rail, the problem might be improper brace height, or the bow is out of till.
5. You Need to Cock it Properly
This cannot be overemphasized. Most crossbow accuracy problems are caused by an improperly cocked bow. This is especially true with new bows and novice shooters (and when cocking by hand).
Other factors contribute to poor or unreliable accuracy but — before those are considered — concentrating and developing a proper cocking technique will generally cure the problem. To achieve accurate and consistent arrow flight, the string must be drawn and locked into position with an equal length of serving on each side of the rail. If not, the arrow is released with an uneven amount of energy, resulting in inconsistent downrange groups. As little as ⅛-inch can make the difference between hitting and missing the vitals on a deer at 25 yards.
If cocking by hand, the problem is easily remedied by indexing or marking the server with a permanent marker on each side of the rail when the bow is at rest. When the bow is drawn and locked, the index marks should be in the same position on each side of the rail. Cocking ropes also help keep the serving properly aligned while reducing the draw weight by as much as 50 percent and are one of the most beneficial and helpful crossbows aides to invest in.
6. Arrow Selection is Crucial
Crossbow arrow selection seems complex at times, or some folks make it seem that way. Easy solution: Always use arrows recommended by the manufacturer.
The arrows selected by manufacturers for their various models take shaft length, diameter, spine, mass weight, fletching specifications, type of nock and front of center (FOC) into consideration to achieve optimum performance and accuracy at normal hunting distances. If you deviate from what is recommended, performance might be sacrificed. Damage to the bow can also occur, resulting in voiding the factory warranty. Bodily harm to the shooter is also a possibility.
Don't make a simple decision into a complex dilemma. This isn't rocket science: Use arrows the builder recommends.
7. Safety is Important
Crossbows are not toys and should not be treated as such. Those are simple words, but they are extremely important just the same.
Consider the owner's manual as your crossbow bible. Read it, understand it and — if you have questions — contact the manufacturer. On a basic level, handle a crossbow as you would a firearm. But the crossbow is unique and, therefore, special safety considerations apply. For example, never carry a crossbow when locked and loaded with an arrow. When shooting, always keep fingers and thumbs below the shooting rail. If you don't, a surprise is coming, and it will hurt.
Before shooting, check the bow for damaged or loose parts, especially the limb bolts, retention spring and wear and tear on the string, serving and cables. Also, a crossbow should never be fired without an arrow.
When sighting in or practicing, bystanders should be positioned behind the shooter, not to the side. And, when hunting from elevated stands, crossbows should be cocked on the ground, elevated into the stand with a rope and loaded only when the hunter is safely seated, in position and ready to shoot. When hunting from ground blinds, ample room should be available for the bow limbs to expand.
8. You Need to Keep it Level
Cantering is when one limb of a crossbow is held lower than the other, and it is a common problem for novice shooters and even experienced shooters at times in hunting situations.
If you canter the bow to the left, the arrow will hit left and most likely high or low depending upon the range. If you canter to the right, the arrow will hit right, and again high or low depending upon range. For optimum and consistent accuracy, crossbow limbs must be level when the trigger is pulled. Cantering is rarely a problem while sighting in or practicing off a rest or bench, but off-hand shooting in hunting situations compounds this problem. This is especially true when sitting, because the inside limb has a natural tendency to drop as we swivel to get into shooting position.
To cure this problem, practice shooting as often as possible from different positions. Concentrating on keeping those limbs parallel with the ground is the best way to eliminate the problem.
9. Real-Life Practice is Important
This advice rings true for any type of deer hunting: Practice the way you hunt, and hunt the way you practice. Crossbow arrows equipped with fixed-blade or expandable broadheads do not fly as fast or on the same trajectory as arrows equipped with field points. Expandable heads are close, but there is still a difference. To be absolutely sure how a crossbow will perform with a hunting head, it is important to practice with that same head at various yardages. This means with the same exact arrows and broadheads of the same style and weight.
After sighting in with a field tip, changing to a hunting head will tell us whether adjustments have to be made. Some will be minor tweaks; others will be more complicated. It is best to make those corrections before hitting the deer woods. Also, keep in mind that crossbow arrows lose speed and drop quickly. If you will be hunting from elevated stands, practice shots from the same height.
10. You Need to Keep it Simple
You needn't give up your day job to crack the code for obtaining optimum crossbow accuracy and performance. Some folks would want you believe that it is an incredibly delicate science. It's not.
Manufacturers have done a great job in designing and testing today's horizontal bows, even noting what arrows to use with various makes and models for peak performance. With occasional care, today's crossbows are practically maintenance-free and — if we follow the manufacturer's recommendations — will provide years of serve. If there is a problem, dilemma or question, manufacturers are just a phone call away.
All the hard work is done. Our job is to understand the crossbow and its limitations. We should not expect the crossbow to do more than it was intended — and that is simply to be a reliable hunting companion.
— Al Raychard is a crossbow hunting expert from Maine.
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Puerta del Sol
The pulse of Madrid is at this semi-circular plaza, where all the main streets meet and is perpetually full of people going somewhere. Overlooking the crowds is the gracious Casa de Correos, the place of the Government of Madrid community. Also located here is the famous clock which New Year revellers wait to strike midnight (and according to local tradition, swallow a grape at each gong). Look for the statue of a bear reaching up a strawberry tree, which is the official symbol of the city.


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wondering if any of the MF shooters are using PC's at home and windows based laptops away from home with camera?
...had not been thinking tablet - but could be more useful in long run...
I would consider the macbookpro line, but with bootcamp. or parallels - vmware. You can have an excellent windows platform. The reason I mention this is I prefer the apple laptops mainly for built quality. In the field I have a 13" macbook air and at home/office a 15". If you stay on the windows only, here are some brands:Lenovo, they have come along way since they bought the PC line from IBM. They have machines with good graphics cards and have good ram capacitiesSony, in their lineup, some very nice 15" and 13" machines. Acer, has come on very strong in the past 2 years with some quality machines. Samsung, also has come out with some nice powerful unitsI would consider 8GB of ram minimum, and if possible 16GB, 512 to 750GB main drive solid state. USB 3 for connectivity at least 2 ports. optical options. Screens even the best one's from Apple macbook retina will not compare to a good NEC desktop 27" monitor. I would just look for a nice 13 or 15" with enough working resolution on the screen to get the job done and graphics card to run an external monitor. I would stay with win7 and not look for win8. I can't see any advantage to it right now. Paul Caldwell
I find that not using a keyboard is essential for me in the field. I can work standing up with the computer in my left hand and the stylus in my right. Most people wouldn't call the Toughbook a tablet, but it does meet the "do everything on the screen" part of a tablet's essence. It's a lot thicker than a standard tablet.Jim
I don't understand completely your workflow and your needs, but I think you can get away without spending a lot of money this time.First of all, D800E has great live view, have you tried using it (and getting used to it first), in those situation when you can't reach to the viewfinder?For just viewing purposes (to check sharpness, exposure etc) you can use older laptop with nice 17inch monitor like Toshiba Satellite from Ebay.
Better still a Tablet PC.Runs window 8, Lightroom and screen calibration. Really good screen. i5 processor.Samsung Slate 7
Tablet. You said MF, but you also said D800e. There are a few apps that will let you tether and control the DSLR from the tablet. Not so sure about the medium format.The other plus with the IPS panel is you get much better and more consistent viewing at angles without the colour or contrast shifts of lesser panels. Downside of a tablet is the glossy display which is highly reflective, but it's getting harder to find a laptop with a mat panel too.


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Lean Cuisine owner Nestle announced a voluntary recall of one of its ravioli dishes after three customers reportedly found broken glass in the prepared meals.
The customers were not injured, Nestle said in a press release.
In a press release, Nestle said the recall was limited to two days of production of the Lean Cuisine Culinary Collection Mushroom Mezzaluna Ravioli, with UPC codes 2311587812 and 2312587812. The "best before" date on the recalled items is December 2013.
Nestle said the recall applies to approximately 500,000 ravioli dishes produced and distributed in November.
"This is an unusual complaint for us because we don't have glass in our factories. We have a no-glass policy," said Nestle spokeswoman Roz O'Hearn, speaking to the Huffington Post. "We are very committed to food safety."
Nestle said the ravioli in question were produced back in November, and very few will still be on store shelves. Customers who may have purchased the ravioli should check their freezers.
If you purchased any of the recalled ravioli, Nestle has asked you call ((866) 586-9424 or contact email@example.com.
In 2011, Lean Cuisine recalled around 10,000 packages of spaghetti with meatballs after customers found bits of red plastic inside.


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Give Integrity to our Nation's Assistance Programs
Feeding the hungry is one of the ways in which we care for our neighbors, and we encourage you to support local food pantries and organizations which help the needy. As citizens and taxpayers we also support the needy and the programs designed to assist them through our taxes.
Although the federal food stamp program provides support to millions of Americans, well-documented abuses with the program highlight the need for strong and effective reforms to ensure those who truly need assistance are able to receive it. The program also needs to be strengthened in an effort to get employable adults into the workforce and off government assistance.
Unfortunately, ineffective policies in the program have resulted in an open-ended benefit with no requirement for work or job training for almost 4.5 million able-bodied adults without children. This comes at the expense of hard working taxpayers who are paying higher taxes to support this program.
You may have seen the recent report which highlighted a food stamp recipient's monthly benefit going to support his work-free lifestyle of surfing and playing in a garage band. Other examples abound of able-bodied adults without children using the food stamp program with no intention of looking for work or engaging in job training activities, being content to live off government programs paid for by their hardworking neighbors.
Before 2009, there were strict rules that required able-bodied adults without children to be engaged in work or employment training for a minimum of twenty hours per week in order to qualify for food stamps. These adults were required to take positive steps to break the welfare cycle and become employed and financially independent. The requirement was an effective tool that saved millions of dollars while helping people out of poverty.
Currently, however, there is no work requirement. After eliminating that important requirement, the number of able-bodied adults without children receiving food stamp benefits has grown by 163.7 percent and now accounts for 10.2 percent of the entire caseload. Rather than help these able-bodied adults obtain employment or build the skills necessary to get a job, the program provides an open-ended subsidy paid for by our tax dollars.
The best way to help a person in poverty is to provide the person with the tools, training, and incentive to get a job. Failure to provide the person with any incentive to look for work, engage in job training, or be involved in employment activities is a great disservice to both the person and the taxpayers. It is the wrong approach.
Those who truly care about low-income individuals and families want to help them out of poverty and become financially self-sufficient, not trap them in an unfair system.
The House of Representatives is working to implement needed reforms to make the program more accountable to both beneficiaries and taxpayers. The House will consider a bill to reauthorize the food stamp program and address inadequacies in the current system, including engaging able-bodied adults in work. These reforms will restore integrity to our assistance programs.
The current system is not a fair approach for anyone. Assisting people in obtaining employment helps them, reduces the cost to taxpayers, and supports economic growth. A rising tide lifts all ships, but the current welfare system leaves food stamp recipients treading water. We need to reform this program and the House bill is a giant step forward.
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Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 5:00 pm
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What do you think of Queen Sikrisit's position on this?For Thailand's Queen Sikrisit, the 2007 attack on a minibus in southern Thailand's Yala province -- in which suspected Muslim militants shot eight Buddhists through the head in broad daylight -- was simply further proof of what she'd been saying for more than three years.
"We have to help people there to survive. If they need to be trained, train them. If they need to be armed, arm them," she was quoted as saying by one of her military staff, according to media reports.
Meanwhile, Thailand was convulsed by demonstrations condemning the attack.
Her response was to boost her support for the Or Ror Bor or Village Protection Force, the militia the Royal Aide-de-Camp department, under Queen Sirikit's direction, established in 2004.
Unlike other militia in the strife-torn region, whose make up reflects the local demographic, the Or Ror Bor is exclusively Buddhist, is often stationed near temple compounds and is tasked with protecting Buddhist communities.


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Sundin is looking like a real possibility, if he's interested. You'd think he would cost at least $7M. Counting in Tanguay's $5.25M, and $12.25M is a lot to add without removing any salary. I wonder what this means for Andrei Kostitsyn. It took $5M per over 3 years for the Flyers to sign Carter, so is $4M an unreasonable number for AKost's cap hit? Adding Sundin at $7M and AKost at a generous $3M, they're sitting at $52.6M with two or three depth defensemen and a backup goalie yet to sign. That's tight.
Incidentally, check out the Canadiens contracts at nhlnumbers. Only four players are signed for 2009-10. Sundin or no, Gainey is swinging for the fences in 2009.
In the draft, the player I was watching was Jordan Eberle - a top goal scorer in the tight checking WHL at 17. I'm glad he was snatched before the #25 spot, and I think the Oilers got a great pick.
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Nelson Cruz: Why it's 'easy' not to let the PED allegations become a distraction
Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz joined Galloway & Company on ESPN Radio 103.3 FM earlier this week. Here are some highlights from the interview.
On his good offensive numbers:
"No matter how big your numbers are you always think you can have better numbers, or you can do better. But it is what it is. My main focus is to get a 'W' for the team. At the end of the day if I need to get a ground ball to move the runner or make a good play, or make a good throw, that's what the team needs from me, I'm happy with that. I look at the numbers as a team. I don't look at my numbers personally. At the end of the year they're going to be what they're going to be.
On net letting the PED allegations be a distraction:
"It's easy. You've got to be focused on whatever you have to be focused on. In that situation, there's a game and that's what I need to focus on. Whatever is going on outside the lines, there's going to be time to talk about or care about that stuff.
On the new lineup this year:
"We lost some good hitters. We lost Michael Young. We lost Napoli. We lost Josh Hamilton. But we're getting results with new guys. A.J. (Pierzynski), Berkman, the new guys coming up like Martin, Moreland now has a few years with team and he's a leader. The veteran guys like Beltre, myself, Elvis (Andrus), we bring to the table a lot of things. I think our main focus right now is pitching. I think we're doing a good job putting the young guys in. They've come in and done a really good job for us. When you build off our pitching and really good defense, good things come, and we have enough offense to get it going.


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Christmas is my all-time favorite holiday. In my house, we really go all out. For the whole month of December we bake, we cook, we drink, we laugh, we listen to Christmas music, and we make lots of memories. There are so many Christmas recipes to choose from out there that it makes me wish there were more days in the month so I could try them all. One thing is for sure, I will be making my famous (maybe just famous in my family, haha) bacon quiche for Christmas breakfast and then I'll try something new for dessert - cake balls! Wish me luck.
Back to my month of December traditions, I like to stalk my mailman daily. Sounds funny, but I'll tell you why. I love receiving Christmas cards from all the whole family and our friends. It's a tradition that I hope never goes out of style. Prior to having a little family of my own, I really didn't put much thought into Christmas cards. I used to purchase a cards pack at the store, sign my name inside and mail them. But now... I've definitely stepped it up. It's my one chance to send a photo of us, spread Christmas cheer and have some fun with our boys.
Last year, we decided to do something totally different. We thought it'd be fun to do a "Naughty and Nice" theme card. I baked a little red velvet cake and between all four of us we decorated it. We used candies and JET-PUFFED Marshmallows! I can't even tell you how much fun we had. Sweetest Christmas memory ever! We had everyone calling us telling us how much they loved the card and how they still have it up even after the holidays were over because it was cute and funny. I'm already thinking of doing something awesome for our cards this year.
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Prep Time: 30 minutes • Cook Time: 35 minutes • Serves: 12
2 - 6" round red velvet cakes, baked and cooled
½ cup butter, at room temperature
1 package (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, at room temperature
2 cups powder sugar, sifted
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Red, white, and green candies
WHIP cream cheese, butter and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Turn the mixer to low speed and slowly add sugar.
PLACE one cake layer on plate or cake stand. With spatula smear a thin layer of frosting over it and then place the second cake on top of it. Next, spread a very thin, almost transparent layer of frosting all over the cake.
PLACE cake in freezer for 15 minutes.
USING a spatula, smear the rest of the icing evenly on sides and top of cake.
DECORATE cake as you wish with candies and JET-PUFFED GINGERBREADMALLOWS.
Enjoy within 3 hours or cover with loose plastic wrap and keep refrigerated.
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A good day for the University of Miami athletic department turned into an even better night.
Hours after receiving a temporary reprieve of potential NCAA sanctions, the No. 25 Hurricanes went out and knocked off the nation's No. 1 team for the first time in school history with a 90-63 drubbing of top-ranked Duke at BankUnited Center.
Durand Scott scored 25 points and Kenny Kadji had 22 as Miami (14-3, 5-0 ACC), which had been 0-6 all-time against teams atop the polls, dominated the Blue Devils on both ends of the floor to record its sixth consecutive victory in surprisingly easy fashion.
"It's something that's never been done before, so this is a moment for us to enjoy as a team, as a university and as a program," said Scott. "I think the guys are very excited about it, but we know this is just now. We've got more to work on, there's more ahead for us."
The Hurricanes, ranked for the first time since January of 2010, made a sizzling 56.9 percent of their field goal attempts and knocked down 9-of-19 tries from 3-point range, while limiting the frazzled Blue Devils to a 29.7 percent shooting clip that included a woeful 4-of-23 performance from beyond the arc -- by far Duke's lowest numbers of the season.
Seth Curry, the Blue Devils' second-leading scorer at 16.9 points per game, did not register a point while going 0-for-10 from the floor.
"There's not much to say after that," Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski remarked. "They were men, we were boys for 40 minutes, and the score and the performance reflected that disparity. I thought [the Hurricanes] were terrific. We did not hold up our end of the bargain."
Shane Larkin added 18 points and 10 rebounds in the rout, with Julian Gamble also pulling down 10 boards for Miami.
The win came in the wake of the NCAA announcing on Wednesday that it would be suspending its investigation of the Hurricanes' athletic program for the time being after acknowledging that former enforcement staff members had previously worked with the criminal defense attorney for former Miami booster and convicted felon Nevin Shapiro, whose revelation of giving improper benefits to several Hurricane student-athletes triggered the inquiry.
Mason Plumlee finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds in Duke's most lopsided defeat since a 27-point setback at Clemson on Feb. 4, 2009.
Rasheed Sulaimon had a team-high 16 points for the Blue Devils (16-2, 3-2), now 0-2 in true road games this season. Duke was dealt an 84-76 loss at 18th- ranked North Carolina State on Jan. 12.
Duke's usually potent scoring attack was thrown completely out of sync by a suffocating Miami defense all throughout the night, with the Blue Devils shooting a woeful 18.8 percent (6-of-32) to begin the contest and being held without a field goal for a stretch of more than eight minutes in the first half.
The Hurricanes proceeded to go on a 25-1 run during that drought to build a convincing 38-15 lead.
Scott and Kadji drilled back-to-back treys to start the game-changing spurt and netted eight and nine points, respectively, over that stretch. Another Kadji triple extended Miami's advantage to 35-15 with 3:28 remaining in the half, and his layup and free throw on Miami's next possession accounted for a 23-point differential the Blue Devils were never able to overcome.
Scott finished with 15 points on a 6-of-8 success rate from the floor in the opening period, with Kadji tallying 11 to help send the Hurricanes into the break in front by a whopping 42-19 score.
Miami's margin would swell to 30 points shortly afterward, with the 'Canes starting the second half with a 7-0 burst capped by a Larkin layup to go up 49-19 less than two minutes into the session.
A 10-2 run in which Alex Murphy scored seven points brought Duke within 51-29 with under 16 1/2 minutes to go, but Miami countered with a 7-0 flurry to all but end any thoughts of a Blue Devils' comeback.
"We stayed with it with the same energy in the second half," said Larkin. "We played great the whole game."
Duke never cut its deficit under 23 points thereafter and shot less than 30 percent for the first time since a 67-55 win over Virginia Tech on Feb. 21, 2010, when the Devils made just 29 percent of their attempts.
Game Notes
Miami had lost nine straight encounters with opponents ranked in the top five of the Associated Press poll since a 96-95 triumph over No. 5 Duke on Feb. 20, 2008 ... Duke came into the contest shooting 42.2 percent from 3-point range ... Reggie Johnson, Miami's leading rebounder (10.1 rpg) on the season, returned from an eight-game absence caused by a broken left thumb on Dec. 21 and contributed two points and five boards in 16 minutes ... The Blue Devils played a third straight outing without starting forward Ryan Kelly, out indefinitely with a foot injury. Duke is 2-4 in the six games Kelly has missed over the past two seasons ... The Hurricanes moved to 5-0 in conference play for the first time since winning its first five tests while in the Big East in 1997-98.


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STOCKTON - There's something about the plates of food that come out of the kitchen at Stockton's S&B Home Cooking that just put us in a happy place on a recent visit.
STOCKTON - There's something about the plates of food that come out of the kitchen at Stockton's S&B Home Cooking that just put us in a happy place on a recent visit.
Is this gourmet fare? No. Is there an attention to detail on how the food is presented? No again. It just doesn't matter with the soul food this restaurant serves.
All you can think about is how great the seasoned green beans taste, and even how much better that first bite would be if you had just stepped out of the cold rain and took a seat at the dining room table.
S&B, on Fremont Street a few blocks from Stockton's arena and ballpark, hasn't spent too much time or money on frills. The building the restaurant is housed in looks less than inviting with covered windows and a security door, but rest assured that after an order of ribs, fried red snapper or fried chicken plus the sides that come with them, you'll feel right at home.
When our group of three walked in for lunch on a recent weekday it took a moment to be greeted by the lone waitress on duty. It didn't take long to realize that our waitress, Tracy, is visually impaired.
Once seated, however, she provided impeccable service and a down-home attitude that made us feel perfectly comfortable calling for her if we needed help.
Ordering from the lunch menu, diners at S&B can choose an entree and two side dishes for $8 or $9 depending on the order. A hot cornbread muffin also comes as a complimentary starter.
Each of us tried a different entree. First, we'll discuss the ribs.
It's our opinion that any barbecue joint worth its cornbread must serve tasty ribs, and that is exactly what S&B served up. Good. Barbecue.
The pork ribs were slathered in enough mildly tangy and slightly sweet sauce that the cloth towel the waitress offered was a needed accessory.
As good as the sauce was, lovers of spice will appreciate the squeeze bottle of vinegary hot sauce on the table that makes this delicious plate of meat even better.
And there was plenty of meat on three thick ribs. It slid easily off the bone and was just as tender as it needed to be.
With the ribs, we got a side of fried okra and cole slaw. The okra was breaded, fried, sliced and very good. Okra can be tricky. Overcooked okra turns to mush, but this okra maintained its structural integrity. It didn't taste greasy like something tossed into a deep fryer. It still felt like we got our serving of vegetables. There was just enough of the breading, which appeared to be cornmeal, to keep the flavor interesting.
The cole slaw was both creamy and crunchy.
Another entree we tried was fried red snapper, with sides of black-eyed peas and green beans.
The first thing we noticed was how the snapper was fried - lightly breaded and flaky. This was no fish stick, this was Southern cooking the way we remember grandma used to make it.
The peas were prepared over some white rice (a $0.20 added fee) and were prepared with grace. Not too stiff, but not mush. They were melt-in-your mouth tender. Our green beans were perfectly seasoned. One at our table thought the green beans could use a little extra snap. Another thought they were just soft enough to withstand their heat. Chomping on crispy vegetables when they are this hot might be uncomfortable.
The third entree we ordered was fried chicken. The meat was juicy with a crispy but light coating. We were impressed. With the chicken we ordered french fries and green beans. The fries had a little crunch and were a nice complement to the plate.
To finish our meal we ordered a piece of peach cobbler. We'd heard S&B's cobbler can't be beat.
It was very good, although we're not convinced it doesn't have rivals. We found the pastry portion a bit doughy and wet. But the flavor was more intricate than peaches drenched in sugar. There was some spice in there, too. We thought it was nutmeg. Grandma would have probably poured cream over this cobbler and revelled in it.
Our waitress Tracy said next time we should have the cobbler with S&B's homemade ice cream.
Done and done.
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New Orleans — The first thing the Rainville family did when they arrived by bus at the Hilton Riverside hotel around 4 a.m. on Friday with 2,000 of their fellow cruise ship passengers was take long, hot showers.
They were able to shower in their cabins aboard the ill-fated Carnival Triumph cruise ship, they said, but they weren't hot, and they had been instructed to also use the showers to urinate.
While they were lucky enough to have rooms with adjoining balconies, by the time the ship neared Mobile, the smell throughout the ship was pretty unbearable, Whitney Rainville said.
Rainville pulled out her phone and showed a photo taken of a sheet hung from their balcony with the words — written in mascara — "Help get us to Eunice, La."
Whitney Rainville was on the ship with her husband, Aaron Rainville, for their honeymoon, joined by Aaron's parents, Charlena and Patrick Rainville, all residents of Eunice.
The advantage to being on deck eight was that the lower floors had been inundated with smoke, and the lower down, the worse the smell, they said.
However with the elevators out, they said their calves had gotten into extremely good shape from climbing stairs.
Patrick Rainville dug around in his suitcase for the bags they were given for depositing their solid waste. They started with large red biohazard bags, Patrick Rainville said, holding up the one he kept for a souvenir. But once those ran out, he showed the thin plastic black bags — "When we got better at it, they gave us the smaller ones," Patrick Rainville said, of the trash-can turned toilet experience.
Instructed to place the bags in the hallway for collection, he said he kept offering to bring his own bag to where it needed to go, but the crew would not allow him.
"For us it was like indoor camping," Charlena Rainville said. "We're from south Louisiana."
Patrick Rainville said he was the morale booster — always making jokes when people started to get frustrated or depressed.
While waiting in food lines, sometimes for as much as four hours, Patrick Rainville said he would bust out jokes like, "I've been eating so much bread I think I have a yeast infection."
He said learned quickly to get in line for food early — usually when he woke up around 4 a.m.
Charlena Rainville said her husband was able to make just about everyone on the ship laugh. She said the people on the deck below them shared a lot of laughs, as the family spent most of their nearly four days stranded at sea on their balcony talking and playing cards.
They said the only other lines that were almost as long as the food lines were at the few spots people found to charge their phones, draining every last bit of power they could from the ship's computers and any other source they could find.
The crew continued to attempt to put on comedy shows, bingo and dance performances, but the family decided to spend most of their time in their rooms playing Go Fish. They learned what areas to stay away from — especially when the ship would list and toilets overflowed.
For a few hours at the beginning, the Rainvilles said they were provided with beer and wine, but speculated that the crew quickly decided that alcohol might be best left out of the scenario.
From their room, the Rainvilles said they had a good view of the tugboat's struggle to pull the massive ship. They said the first tugboat's rope snapped five or six times.
Sitting in the hotel lobby in matching Carnival shirts and waiting for a shuttle to the New Orleans airport, the Rainville family said they were already planning to book another Carnival cruise next year at the same time.
"That will be for our anniversary," Whitney Rainville said. She said she was not deterred from the cruise experience in the least. "It was a freak accident," she said. "If your car breaks down, it's not like you don't drive it again."
In addition, they said Carnival gave them each $500, reimbursed the cost of the cruise, plus any money spent on drinks and photographs, and gave them a free four-day cruise.
Whitney Rainville said she was supposed to start a new job Wednesday, but she'd been able to get a text through to her mother and was able to communicate with her new employer. She said the only time they could send texts or make calls was when another cruise ship was close by. She wasn't able to talk to her mother until Thursday, and by then her mother was worried and in tears, she said.
The family said they made lasting friendships with their fellow passengers, and for the most part, everyone pitched in to help each other. You could not find a better staff, said Patrick Rainville, describing them as "awesome." There were a few "rotten" passengers, they said, but overall, people remained calm and courteous.
Margaret and Scott Douglass, of Sugarland, Texas, also praised the staff as unfailingly helpful. As passengers were finally able to leave, crew members formed a human chain on the stairs to hand up people's baggage.
People cheered loudly for the crew, the Douglasses said, but when a Carnival vice president spoke to the passengers, he was roundly booed, they said.
In New Orleans, Hilton spokeswoman Lisa Cole said both the hotel and the Carnival staff on site handled the passengers' brief stay in 900 rooms.
Margaret Douglass said the Hilton's ballroom was full of chafing dishes with hot food awaiting the passengers, who had been given yet another cold sandwich for the motorcoach ride from Mobile to New Orleans. People passed the time waiting to leave by talking about what they would eat when they finally got away from the Triumph, Margaret Douglass said.
She and her husband planned to drive back to Galveston, Texas, after spending some time in New Orleans with their son.
The Rainvilles were to fly to Houston and then take a bus to Galveston to pick up their car.
"We met a lot of people and made a lot of friends," Charlena Rainville said. "We were all going through the same thing."
However Patrick Rainville admitted that by Thursday, he had run out of jokes.
Sara Pagones contributed to this story.


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I find Phyllis entertaining. Her character is anything but boring and a lot of that has to do with Michelle Stafford. I often wonder if the actress who plays Lauren (and Michael's character too) is ever drained because her story line has been quiet dramatic and depressing for a long time(after the Carmine affair). I miss Phyllis. I hope she comes back soon.
I found her entertaining too.. she was out there .. I love a character that is on the edge.. she was never boring.. opinionated and passionate.. perfect for a soap character.. I hope she comes back too. I used to love her and Michaels' friendship till the writers ended that..
She's a strong character but she has been vulnerable at times. When she loves, she loves hard and strong and when she hurts it's just as hard and strong. I think that's what makes her the perfect partner for Jack. I miss her friendship with Michael too. It was unusual for a soap opera in that it was an innocent male/female friendship. They sure could use each other right now.


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BLACKSBURG — When Virginia Tech quarterback Logan Thomas needed to find his new offensive coordinator in the 2 1/2 months that passed from the time Scot Loeffler was hired in January and the start of spring practice, Thomas never had to go far to run him down.
In past winter seasons, it wasn't unusual to walk down the hallway of assistant football coaches' offices at Tech and find doors open and coaches floating from room to room. In terms of communication between the coaches, there was just as much going on this past winter, but it happened for the new offensive staff in a lot of quiet meetings behind film room doors that would stay closed for up to eight hours a day.
That's where Thomas would find Loeffler. It became routine for Thomas to slip quietly into those meeting rooms and soak in what was being said.
"He's a gym rat," Loeffler said.
"He just wants to be around it. He's a grinding machine."
Thomas estimated he spent two-to-seven hours a day just hanging around Loeffler. The result was a set of tweaks to Thomas' throwing motion Thomas insists have already done wonders for his accuracy.
"I'm putting the ball where I want it, and I'm putting it (there) with a lot of velocity as well," said Thomas, who completed 7 of 17 passes for 164 yards and two interceptions Monday in Tech's first open scrimmage of the spring. "It's making it easier for the guys to catch, and then turn and run with it."
Loeffler didn't want to reinvent Thomas' throwing motion. Yet, there were certain mechanical traits that needed to be addressed after Thomas completed just 51 percent of his passes last season for 2,976 yards, 18 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. Loeffler likes what he's seen thus far from Thomas.
"I think he's got a really good sense of body position…getting his body in position to throw to the primary receiver," said Loeffler, who was Auburn's offensive coordinator last season. "His release is quicker. He's getting the ball out of his hands. He's upright in the pocket.
"Are we there yet with him? No, but we're making strides. He's improved in six days as fast as anyone I've ever been around."
Right now, Tech's offense is still very much in the getting-to-know-you stage with Loeffler. Defensive end James Gayle, a Bethel High graduate who had 3 1/2 of Tech's 10 "sacks" (merely touching the quarterback constituted a sack) in the scrimmage, said the offense has only shown about five or six plays.
It's more about Loeffler getting a feel for what he has at the inexperienced wide receiver spots, in the backfield, working with some formation looks and different personnel groupings.
There were flashes of potential things to come in the scrimmage, like wide receiver D.J. Coles being put in motion and operating in something resembling an H-back role, and No. 2 running back Trey Edmunds (seven carries for 29 yards in the scrimmage) splitting out wide right after breaking the huddle before moving to the backfield prior to the snap.
Thomas said his first interception in the scrimmage — a deep throw off his back foot that was picked off by safety Der'Woun Greene — was the result of Loeffler giving the offense an idea to try to execute on the fly.
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"A lot of the offense, which I like, is shifting and motion," Tech coach Frank Beamer said.
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As far as getting on the same page with Loeffler, Thomas insists that didn't take any time at all. Of course, the work is just getting started.
"He's a little bit more upbeat than (former Tech quarterbacks) coach (Mike) O'Cain was," Thomas said. "It's something good for me. I get a different view of things,s and it's a different way of teaching."


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|April 9, 2012, 09:15 PM
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10/22 ammo accuracy test
Recently bought a Carbine 10/22 18.5 inch stainless-synthetic model. This was sometime in january. I thought, after having so much affordable fun with the 22/45 pistol why not get a 10/22 for squirrels and jacks up north. Last gun show I'd gone to, I decided to save and ended up buying a few packs of various rounds. However when it came to bulking for the year- I spent 180 bucks for 5250 rds of CCI Blazer.
They actually work very well in my ruger pistol. On that note I've never gotten a dud to this day from CCI ammo.
Any ways I decided to run some tests- to see what my Ruger 10/22 liked the most. The rifle so far is all stock( no mods, except a compact 40 dollar Nc Star "2.5 x 30" scope) Rifle was rested, and I've had over 1000 rounds down the pipe to nicely break the rifle in.
Distance was 50 yards for 4 types of ammo
I felt that most budget/ non target .22lr rifles are 50 yard tools in the field, so this would be a good distance.:
1. CCI Blzr LRN/ rated 1235fps
2. CCI minmag-copperwashed RN/ rated 1235fps
3. CCI velocitor- copper washed HP/ rated 1430fps
4. Remington Viper- copper washed truncated -rated 1350 fps
I've really had good luck with CCI and their sure-fire priming- some of the other bulk ammo I used in the past just doesn't perform 100% So I guess the test will compose more of what velocities are of optimum peformance with the 10/22
Take a look at the pics and see for yourself-( 10 shot group with each ammo.) 5 rounds of each ammo shot to acclimate the barrel to that ammo before the 10 shot group was started:
As you can see- CCI Blazer normal high velocity did the best in this test with the first group at just an inch and a sub group on the bottom( if ya took ou the flyers- at a surprising .5 inch.
Biggest group which wasn't suprising was the Remington Viper hyper veloc. ammo. at Over " 3 inches"- very bad spread. The "Velocitors" didn't do as well as I expected either, with a grouping of 1 and 3/4 inches.
What I got most out of this was that the Higher velocities expand groupings. Bet if I used CCI standard or subsonic, I might even shrink the group a tad.
I recommend the CCI Blazers for the price-( 15 bucks a brick!).
Last pic is best groups so far to this day, done with the blazr ammo( at 25 & 50 yards) Besides the cheap Nc Star scope- This is my analysis on the accuracy level you can expect from a stock 10/22 carbine....Happy .22lr shootin....
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|April 9, 2012, 09:20 PM
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I agree with you regarding the CCI Blazers.
However Federal Bulk from Walmart ($22/box of 550rds after tax) yields almost the same accuracy (more like the accuracy you got from the Mini-mags) and is also quite inexpensive with a VERY low dud count. That's my choice .22lr ammo.
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|April 10, 2012, 02:20 AM
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The best cheap target ammo I've found for my 10/22 is CCI SV. Nothing else in the lower price range comes close to it in the accuracy dept. or reliability(not a single failure to fire in 3500+ rounds).
My 10/22 is heavily modified....actually not a single Ruger part left besides the magazine so the accuracy will be much better than a stock 10/22 however it can't make a bad round shoot good. CCI SV is a good round for sure.
50 yard five shot group with CCI SV-Pretty common..overall avg generally just under .5" CTC.
|April 10, 2012, 10:16 AM
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Damn Dr Heckel...- looks like ya can shoot marbles at 50....
Goddd... I grinned at my best groups, if I'd gotten those I'd feel like sniper man. Good shot!
Now out of all the modifications done, which one actually made the most improvements with tightening up the groupings???
Trigger/ hammer - Barrel swap, etc
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Really like to test and compare different subsonic brands to see which funtions the best.
on another note, I wished I had tried the CCI Stingers in this ammo last test. Got mixed answers on accuracy- n some said to me that ya need a different twist rte... Guess ya give up one thing for another.
Anyways- gotta get a better scope thats a solid 4x ... this Nc Star has such low magnification ( 2.5x ), that other shooters have still been impressed with results I've gotten
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Look for some Federal Automatch... So far it's been very accurate in my 10/22.
"If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." The Dalai Llama (5/15/01, The Seattle Times)
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When it comes to upgrading pretty much any part on your 10/22, the parts I always recommend are KIDD. They make the best stuff out there. Combine all their parts together and you will have a ridiculously good lookin', smooth accurate rifle...just bring yer wallet
Now add the best of the best ammo to their gear and...
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Thanks Dr Jeckel,
Next invest. will be the KIDD trigger job,.... all the reviews make it seem unbelievable.
I'm also thinking about changing the hammer to one with more surface area than the stock angled wedge- heard that it will eleviate variations in primer ignitions of the .22lr. If I can attain 2/3rds inch at 50y. normally with that- I'll be very-
|February 25, 2013, 05:44 PM
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Bull Barrel 10/22
I know this thread is a little old but thought I would toss in my 2c.
I built a couple of these 10/22's into target shooters as well. The one I built for my son has a green mountain stainless bull 18", Fajen stock, Timney trigger, Bushnell Elite 3200 6-12x scope. The barrel was very tight into the stock receiver and is free floated. I really like the Fajen thumbhole stock since it has adjustments for cheek and pull length. I also have a bull 20" installed in another one but have had scope issues with it and never got through a full match with it before the crosshairs jumped. That's a bushnell 4200 8-24x that needs a trip back to the factory.
The Timney was a great addition but the biggest change was from the ammo. I eventually settled on Wolf match ammo. Best I have shot at 22 benchrest is 21x-249 and I've also shot more than a few 20x-250's. Benchrest at my club is indoors at 15 yards. That might not seem like very long but remember the X is about 1/4 the size of a gnat - it's the size of the period at the end of this sentence. And the 10 ring is the size of the 22 round. I've shot the rifle at the 50 yard line too and I can use paintballs as targets at that range. A paintball is about 1/2 MOA so I would suspect with little wind this rifle would be MOA or better at 100 yards.
For those unfamiliar with indoor 22 benchrest: The score sheet is 25 individual bullseyes about 1.75" across, you have 30 minutes to engage all 25, one round per target. They're all on one large 11x17 page (or a bit larger) with a few practice 8 rings around the edges. The scoring targets are usually arranged in a 5 across by 5 down pattern. Shooting is usually from bags or a rest on a table/bench. 20X-250 means 20 x's (hit that period 20 times) and 25-10 rings were hit = 250, of course an x is automatically a 10.
When I use wolf to shoot a match I always use the same lot number for a session. With sight in, 5 to season the barrel, and then settle in, that can be almost a full box so I try to have two boxes of the same lot just in case. And I always shoot a tester when changing the 10 shot magazines.
About barrel break in - the 22 is so slow and the bullets so soft that it takes many hundreds of rounds to have any effect on the barrel. Not sure what the magic number is but it's gotta be high. This is one reason to buy the target barrels. A bit better rifling to begin with and not so long to settle them into that sweet spot. And as I've seen on other posts here, a bit tighter chamber is a must.
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I have owned several 10-22 over the years and concur. Slower speed = tighter groups. Standard velocity and target grade ammo is great.
Frankly speaking, When 10-22 first appeared, Stock out-of-the-box 10-22 accuracy never impressed me.
When aftermarket barrels started appearing, my opinion changed quickly. One hole groups became common.
|February 27, 2013, 09:55 AM
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My 10/22 liked Federal Hipower the best. My groups at 50 yards were 1" to 1 1/4". Match ammunition did not shrink the groups in the factory barrel.
I called Ruger and basically, the 10/22 barrels are plinking barrels. The chambers are huge so people who never clean their guns, can shoot and shoot and have the thing function.
I had a Volquartsen barrel put on and groups halved. Eley tennex shot within a dime at 50 yards.
Considering that most of my squirrel shots were at 25 yards, the better barrel did not make much of a difference hunting.
As a comparision, these are match targets from a $1700 M64 Anschutz and a 1971 M54 Anschutz that would probably go, used, for $1500 to $1700.
If I'm not shooting, I'm reloading.
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But for small game, plinking, rock busting, a barrel that shoots within 1.25" at fifty yards is fine. In fact it is better than many 22 LR's at that distance.
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Google has released more haunting Street View imagery of the areas affected by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Google were asked by the mayor of Namie-machi to record Street View imagery of his town which sits in the Fukushima 12-mile evacuation zone. He wanted the evacuated residents of the town to be able to take a virtual tour of the town that they can no longer visit in person.
You can view haunting imagery directly on Google Maps or on the Memories for the Future website.
At Kamaishi Municipal Toni Elementary School it is hard not to imagine students once studying radiation half-life in the physics lab of this abandoned school.
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