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"As parents we understand the need for kid friendly, fun and practical children's products. We also believe the need for kid friendly, fun and practical children's products. We also believe in the beauty and sophistication of clean, simple lines and minimalist design."-Jesseca Bellemareowner
Monday, April 13, 2009
The Modern Baby Company {giveaway!}
164 comments:
I love the Numbers changing mat.ReplyDelete
that is such a cool mobile!!ReplyDelete
I am loving the wall art.ReplyDelete
Heather W.
The mobiles are fantastic! I would love one.ReplyDelete
I want one of all the wall art. The animals are absolutely darling in their simplicity!ReplyDelete
Can I say everything? If you are making me choose, I would have to take the wall art - I love the chocolate elephants and the blue dinos! They are absolutely adorable!ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh, I love everything! And that is something that I rarely say. I'm tempted to try to make a onesie or two myself now and that wall art is just exactly what I want in our nursery. I'm going to have to scare up some money to go shopping!ReplyDelete
Love it! The little owl onesie is the best.ReplyDelete
- Stephanie M.April 14, 2009 at 4:49 AM
Love the wall art....specifically the baby giraffes...how sweet!ReplyDelete
I love the hanging wall art! So creative!ReplyDelete
I love all the art work. Especially the owls and the elephants!ReplyDelete
I love both the mobile and the blankets!! I love the modern design of it all!ReplyDelete
I cannot get enough of their onsies...each one is adorable. I do however love those blankies too and who can't always use a new blanket?ReplyDelete
I love everything in the cherry dots pattern...the plush blankies, bibs, burp cloths, you name it! Gorgeous!!ReplyDelete
I just adore their baby mobiles... so fun!ReplyDelete
It is so hard to choose. I love the wall art, especially the owls and also the elephants. The orange plush bird blanket is super cute. I can never have enough babyb blankets.ReplyDelete
I love the elephant onesie and the blanket. Cute, cute!ReplyDelete
I love the morning glory changing mat.ReplyDelete
I am such a fan of the mobiles!!ReplyDelete
I do adore the brown/orange blanket with the birds. Adorable!
oooh they are all just too lovely... but I am particularly drawn to the mobile and the wall art. The blanket looks oh so stylish and cozy too!ReplyDelete
That elephant wall art is calling my name.ReplyDelete
totally my kind of shopping spree!ReplyDelete
love the orange birds/chocolate birds...
... and the chocolate elephants are pretty darn sweet too!
i love the wall art. such a cute site.ReplyDelete
Loving the Blue Bird onesie! SO cute!ReplyDelete
Jen G.
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love the black dots bedding, very chic!ReplyDelete
Oooooh...hard to choose. I guess I'd say the wall art - either the chocolate owl or elephant. I love the onesies too, though!ReplyDelete
Those black and white pillows are screaming my name! Choose moi please!ReplyDelete
Katie S: I love EVERYTHING with the Orange Birds...particularly when coupled with Orange Burst.ReplyDelete
Love the mobiles and the toddler bedding - my son is sorely in need of his own bed!ReplyDelete
I love the plush BlanketReplyDelete
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I love the passion vine/slate dotsReplyDelete
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I am always a sucker for blankets. I love the sage full bloom pattern! -Kristin R.ReplyDelete
I love the chocolate owls wall art! Great company!ReplyDelete
That bird blanket is beautiful!ReplyDelete
Love the patterns of the fabric they use!ReplyDelete
I love the Sage Full Bloom for my goddaughter.ReplyDelete
I really love the black dots and numbers collection! So bold!ReplyDelete
I like the Elephant and Giraffe wall art pieces. They are great! I like this blanket too...ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness! The orange bird blanket has been on my wish list forever! I would LOVE to win!ReplyDelete
Everything is so cute- but especially the wall art!ReplyDelete
Ashley Isenbarger
I am in love with the morning glory plush blanket. It is adorable!!ReplyDelete
Jenny Dannels
Love the onesies. Too cute.ReplyDelete
I love the numbers wall art. The orange birds are lovely too.ReplyDelete
Definitely the wall art...it is so perfect.ReplyDelete
either the giraffe onesie or orange birds blanket.ReplyDelete
I love the Black dots plush blankie. So cool!ReplyDelete
oh, i must have the orange birds plush baby blanket! to die for cute!ReplyDelete
I love the owl onesie...I'm such a sucker for owls!ReplyDelete
Wow, it's a toss up, that wall art and blanket would both go great in my daughter's nursery as accent colors.ReplyDelete
I love the orange birds fabric!ReplyDelete
those orange bird burp cloths are calling my name!!ReplyDelete
What a great company, thanks for the heads up. Would love to win for baby girl coming this summer!ReplyDelete
I love the pink birds toddler bedding! LOVE IT!ReplyDelete
The orange birds/chocolate burst collection is my favorite!ReplyDelete
oh I love that mobile too!ReplyDelete
I love the wall art! Too cute!ReplyDelete
I have had my eye on one of their mobiles. They are darling!ReplyDelete
I love the owl shirt. Great giveaway. My first time to enter here.
VERY cute even with the birds :) my new little guy is in need of some updated blankets!ReplyDelete
AND I love the wall art...the owls are so cute.
cute stuff. i'm loving the pink/chocolate/white Baby Mobile.ReplyDelete
Heather J.
I LOVE the plush orange bird blanket! It is soooo cute! Gotta have it! =)ReplyDelete
Love the baby comforter, such great products!!ReplyDelete
Oh boy! Seriously, so darling. Just found out yesterday I'm having a girl! I do like the plush blanket in modern flower!ReplyDelete
I love the elephant wall art with the chocolate burst. Also, the modern flower collection. And the squirrel onesie is way cute!ReplyDelete
oh, i just LOVE that wall art! the owls or the elephants. i totally love the bird blanket, too. beautiful stuff.ReplyDelete
What cute products! The chocolate burst blanket would be so cuddly wrapped around the baby boy we're expecting in June.ReplyDelete
I love the pink birds crib bedding, so cute!ReplyDelete
I love the baby blanket, its so cute!ReplyDelete
The wall art. I adore adore adore the wall art!ReplyDelete
Carrie S.
Sage full bloom has always been one of my favorite patterns. I love the wall elephant wall art also!ReplyDelete
I love the wall art! It is amazing!ReplyDelete
I love the wall art or onesies! So cute!ReplyDelete
I love the wall art. My childs room is sadly devoid of any accessories as we are in an apartment and cant paint or do muchReplyDelete
The wall art of the owls is adorable!ReplyDelete
I love the squirrel onesie! Who knew a squirrel could be so darling?ReplyDelete
red/chocolate/white Baby Mobile is definitely my favorit!ReplyDelete
So many things to love! I love the morning glory blanket, the wall art, and those onesies are priceless.ReplyDelete
The mobiles are so fun. I'd love the blue chocolate and white for my son's room. Or maybe I'd hang it above my own bed...ReplyDelete
A little one can't have enough blankets. Love, love the orange polka dots pattern. Orange is such a cheerful color.ReplyDelete
I love the Black circles bib. So cute and modern!ReplyDelete
the entire orange birds set is so lovely. and i find the giraffe onesie absolutely adorable!ReplyDelete
I love the pink burst crib setReplyDelete
I love the Chocolate Birds decorative pillow! So cute!!ReplyDelete
love the morning glory changing mat!ReplyDelete
I love the pink birds baby comforter. So cute!ReplyDelete
- Louise SwiftApril 14, 2009 at 1:03 PM
I love all the nursery bedding in ORANGE (spots/birds)!!!not blue,not pink, no fluffy bunnies.......just modern funky design!PERFECT!ReplyDelete
Everything is so cute. Love the onesies.ReplyDelete
I absolutely LOVE the orange bird pattern on that blanket! As well as the wall art. I've been looking for something to spice up my daughters nursery.. that would be perfect!!ReplyDelete
The "Orange Elephants" in the wall art section are so fun!ReplyDelete
darling mobiles! and that blanket is so lovely...crossing my fingers!ReplyDelete
This is such a fun giveaway. I love the wall art.ReplyDelete
- tammy gApril 14, 2009 at 1:35 PM
The Passion Vine toddler bedding is just awesome. Love it!ReplyDelete
I love the yellow girrafe onsie, all the onsies are so cute though.ReplyDelete
Love this company, I particularly love their fabric choices, so yummy. Their mobiles are beautiful as well, thanks for the chance to win such a great blanket!ReplyDelete
I'm totally digging the orange elephants wall art.ReplyDelete
i love all the modern designs but the morning glory comforter is especially nice.ReplyDelete
I am loving the pink birds design for my toddler for a plush blanket!ReplyDelete
I really like the wall art. So cute! Thanks!ReplyDelete
Oooooh me likey it all!!ReplyDelete
Especially the orange birds!
I love the Orange Birds Floor Pillow. Lovely!ReplyDelete
I absolutely love the black dot blanket!ReplyDelete
I love the blanket.. It is so freakin cute.ReplyDelete
I just want one of their cute blankets! Love them~ReplyDelete
i've been lusting after the orange bird quilt for months! It would be perfect in my daughter's room!ReplyDelete
I love the Passion Vine blanket!ReplyDelete
i can't decide between the baby mobiles or the wall art! so beautiful!ReplyDelete
this reminds me! it's time to move the little one to a toddler bed : love orange birds, chocolate burstReplyDelete
I LOVE the Wall Art!ReplyDelete
Julie Summerhays
I love the Slate Dots plush blanket. Having a boy this summer and love finding great boyish items! Thanks for this chance to win!ReplyDelete
i love the bird blanketReplyDelete
We just lost our blanket today so this would be perfect. I also like the snazzy changing mats.ReplyDelete
So adorable! I'd love to winReplyDelete
The wall art is fantastic!ReplyDelete
Courtnie Cotterell--the passion vine blanket. So cute!ReplyDelete
I love all of the morning glory stuff- such fun colors!ReplyDelete
i love the pink elephant onesieReplyDelete
The wall art and mobiles are great! Most of the wall art would look good in any room.ReplyDelete
Everything is so cute. I am really in need of a changing mat. I love all the prints!ReplyDelete
I really love all of the blankets. They would look so great with my baby wrapped up in them. I hope I win.ReplyDelete
How could I choose just one thing! I really want the chocolate owlsReplyDelete
Nursery Wall Decor for my daughters room. Saradavis1 at gmail dot com
oh my, i love it all! pick me please.ReplyDelete
I can't decide if I like the mobile or the adorable owl onsie better. Both so cute!ReplyDelete
I love the orange bird wall art. I could use it in many rooms of my house!ReplyDelete
I love the Tangerine Dots Plush Baby Blanket. So bright and cheery, and orange is a great gender-neutral color!ReplyDelete
The wall art would look perfect in my son's room!ReplyDelete
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- Michelle SApril 15, 2009 at 5:55 AM
the wall art is amazing. I've been looking for something to fill the empty wall in my daughters room.ReplyDelete
michellejames04 at yahoo dot com
I love the appliqued onesies. Who doesn't love cute onesies?ReplyDelete
The yellow giraffe wall art is caling my name!ReplyDelete
I like the "Sage Full Bloom" baby blanket.ReplyDelete
I love the changing mats!ReplyDelete
Oh I love Quilt Baby. I love the blankets and can attest to the softness of them. I bought some of her scraps once and her fabric is delightful.ReplyDelete
I love the orange birds plush blanket too.ReplyDelete
The Passion Vine/ slate dots toddler bedding set is adorable! would love to fix up my tot's room with this set. Beautiful!ReplyDelete
I like the Slate Dots blanket. I think my son would love to cuddle something that cute.ReplyDelete
I love it all! The wall art and bibs are dreamy.ReplyDelete
~Eryn, Mama of 2
Of all the lovely goodies, the orange birdie blanket has to be one of my favourites!ReplyDelete
I adore the Sage Full Bloom plush baby blanket. It would be perfect for my first baby coming in June!ReplyDelete
Morning Glory/Cherry Blossom! So darn cute!ReplyDelete
Love anything in the Sage Full Bloom and Pink Burst print.ReplyDelete
Oh, I really love that blanket with the birds.ReplyDelete
Love passion vine /slate dots crib set. It matches the nursery.ReplyDelete
I love the orange bird bedding!ReplyDelete
I LOVE the pink owls and the chocolate birds wall art! And I love the orange birds / orange burst bedding!ReplyDelete
I really love the plush baby blanket. I love it so much I might just keep it for myself and not give it to the little babe.ReplyDelete
Hey Brit! My fave is the modern flower plush blankie! Although I don't have a girl I think that would be the perfect gift for a baby shower.ReplyDelete
I love the Tangerine Dots.ReplyDelete
I love the black dots/number design! Beautiful!ReplyDelete
Loving the Modern Flower in every form.ReplyDelete
My favorite design is the "numbers" pattern! So cute!!!ReplyDelete
-Kate Neale
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Everything is so adorable! I love the numbers changing mat. We could definitely use that!ReplyDelete
I love the blankets with the coordinating piggies.ReplyDelete
I love the wall art. Anything with owls make me happy.ReplyDelete
The orange birds plush baby blanket is my favorite!! I would love to win it!!ReplyDelete
The morning glory bedding would be so cute for my new baby girl come this summer.ReplyDelete
i love the mobiles!ReplyDelete
I love them all, but most especially the orange birds blanket...ReplyDelete
I am in love with the wall art...especially any of the bird motifs..it would match my daughter's nursery perfectly!ReplyDelete
The wall art is as darling as can be!!! I just love it!ReplyDelete
I've always love mobiles, so the orange/chocolate baby mobile is calling my name.ReplyDelete
The custom designed onesies are awesome!ReplyDelete
Samantha Wranosky
It is all so great. Love the mobile and the Joel Dewberry fabric blanket and I always find cute onesies so irresistible! It would be a hard choice, to be sure.ReplyDelete


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Stony Brook School coasts to Suffolk 'C' championship
They didn't forget. Not for a single moment.
"Every day since we lost," Marco Masakayan of the Stony Brook School said when asked how often he reflected on the buzzer-beating defeat against Pierson in last year's Suffolk C final.
In the rematch Thursday night, the results were dramatically different. The Stony Brook School held Pierson to five second-half points and rolled to a 57-27 victory to win the Suffolk C crown at Westhampton.
Stony Brook (15-3) will face Bridgehampton in the Suffolk C-D game Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Patchogue-Medford. The Bears also play for the Long Island crown against the Nassau Class C winner March 5.
"I was a starter and I was on the court when the shot went in," senior guard Tyler Abrahamsen said of Forrest Loesch's three-pointer with less than a second remaining to give the Whalers a 34-32 triumph. "It was the worst feeling of my life."
Abrahamsen and senior Masakayan were among the happiest of Bears this time. Masakayan, a slick point guard, scored 13 points and played a key role during a 17-0 run that spanned the third and fourth quarters and broke open a close game.
Loesch scored 13 of his 16 points in the first half as Pierson (11-8) closed to within 26-22 at halftime with a late flurry.
Leading 28-23 in the third, the Bears sank three three-pointers in a row -- two by Brandon Odom (11 points) and one by Abrahamsen -- to pull away. Masakayan closed the quarter with a hanging fadeaway in the lane and two free throws. He fed Max Pitsch for a layup, and after Michael Dingammadji converted a putback a minute into the fourth, Stony Brook had scored 17 straight points for a 45-27 lead.
"Coach always says the first four minutes of the third quarter is the most important part of the game," Masakayan said. "We knew what our strengths were and we played to them."
Those strengths included persistent man-to-man defense, a spread-the-wealth offense and a height advantage inside.
Andrew Daniel, one of Suffolk's leading rebounders, had five of his 13 points in the fourth. The Bears closed on a 12-0 run to outscore Pierson 31-5 in the half.
"I was so wrapped up in the game that it wasn't until there were three minutes left and I looked up and said to my assistant coach, 'We really have a 25-point lead?' " coach Mike Hickey said. "As good as Pierson is, it is astonishing for us to hold them to five points in the second half. After losing with point-five seconds to go last year, it's a very redemptive feeling to win so convincingly."


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Natalie Johnson downloaded an app on her phone to help her learn a new language.
Natalie Johnson downloaded an app on her phone to help her learn a new language. She will be spending part of her spring break overseas � her first voyage to a foreign country.
Havelock�s leading goal-scorer will showcase her soccer skills in Italy and Switzerland from April 16 to 24 as part of the Region III Olympic Development International team.
�This has been my dream, to play overseas,� said Johnson. �I�m just hoping to do well in front of the coaches.�
To make the illustrious squad, a team made up of girls from across the country, Johnson impressed at a tryout in Florida. She�s made the team, along with West Carteret�s Blair Pearce.
It�s a big step for Johnson, who has a goal of playing professional soccer overseas.
�This is a good start because I will be getting looked at by national coaches and will be training with some national coaches,� Johnson said. �They will see us and give us tips, and then maybe after college, they will hopefully remember me.�
Johnson, who signed to play college soccer at Old Dominion, said she is both excited and nervous about her new adventure.
Her trip will include training sessions and games against international opponents.
�It�s going to be exciting to see what it�s going to be like competing against European teams,� Johnson said. �It gives me a chance to make a national team or start playing at the next level or get looked at for overseas teams.
�I am hoping I can learn new tricks, new formations and new drills to bring back.�
Johnson�s long-term dream is to hear her name alongside United States soccer greats Alex Morgan, Abby Wambach and Christie Rampone.
It begins with this journey to Europe.
�That would definitely be the dream. That would be awesome,� Johnson said.
Johnson leads Havelock�s soccer team with five goals and five assists, and has 54 goals in her four-year varsity career. Havelock coach Amy McCutcheon is expecting Johnson to once again be the catalyst of the offense.
�I�m looking for leadership and to be strong on offense and be a team player,� McCutcheon said. �(Natalie) is really good at feeding everybody. She is good at moving the ball around.�
The Rams own a 4-2-1 overall record and a 2-2 record in the Coastal 3A Conference. Dominique Martinez has three goals. Lauren Seegel, Izabell Mingus, Taylor Self, Erica Quinn and Alexis Delacruz also have goals this season.
�I think we are capable of winning conference. It�s there. We just have to want it and have the desire,� Johnson said.
The defense has given up 13 goals in seven games behind the play of Emily Spink, Janae Mays, Aliyah Cruz and Kaitlyn Tripp. Amanda Alexander is Havelock�s senior goalkeeper.
�This team is working well together,� McCutcheon said. �We are learning what works for us and we are working hard. We are fighting strong this year. This team can win conference, definitely. That�s what I am expecting.�
Havelock plays at West Carteret on Thursday.
Adam Thompson is a reporter for the Sun Journal.


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+ IPOC chairman issues response to Key Club
Dear Editor:
Michael Welly's My View in the Aug. 27 Longboat Observer questioned the Islandside Property Owners Coalition figures that were calculated as 1.2 million square feet of gross building area for the Longboat Key Club and Resort's expansion project, claiming that it was inaccurate and misleading. As disclosed long ago, a professional engineer and planner certified the calculations. He also attempts to equate the footprint of the current facilities, which include the tennis courts, open space and driving range, as nearly the same as the footprint of the condos, hotel, villas and spa. The point of this comparison of apples and watermelons escapes me.
Welly contends that the daily traffic increase of 2,500 cars per day is unimportant and that peak-hour traffic will add only one car per minute in each direction. Yet the club's traffic study actually says, and I quote, "Trips generated by the project are estimated to be 262 net new two-way peak-hour trips. This represents approximately two trips to the north and three trips to the south on the adjacent road per minute during the peak hour."
(The total traffic at these intersections is projected by their study at 455 cars per hour or 7.6 cars per minute).
The column also acknowledges that the conference center will accommodate 700 people and that they anticipate 350 cars at special events. The club claims that these events will be infrequent and has maintained that its target meeting group will average 50 to 75 people. This defies believability! Why would they build this large facility with a 10,000-square-foot ballroom, 12,000 square feet of "pre-function" space and an 8,000-square-foot kitchen if they didn't plan on having frequent "special events"? They certainly don't need this facility for 50 to 75 people!
Mr. Welly also says that: "To assert that tourism is unimportant to this island's future is simply ridiculous."
This is a totally gratuitous statement because the Islandside Property Owners Coalition has never made this assertion. In fact, we have said repeatedly that we support the replacement of the 250 tourism units lost through conversions of tourism properties since the year 2000.
Mr. Welly continues to use the term "small number of detractors" despite the fact that the club's own survey has completely discredited this contention. Its survey indicates that 74% of Islandside residents oppose the currently proposed project and that fewer than half of Longboat residents outside the gates support it. I'm not sure if this is just spin or a failure to acknowledge reality. He also inaccurately states that L'Ambiance is where the majority of coalition supporters live. This is an absurd statement given that L'Ambiance residents make up only 17% of the Islandside residences and 74% of all Islandside residents oppose the club's plan, as noted above.
The column's gloom-and-doom scenario for Longboat Key implies that the expansion will help solve the town's financial problems and that more tourists are needed to save the Key from decline. But it fails to mention that voters have already acknowledged that some additional tourism units are desirable to replace those lost since 2000 by the Holiday Inn conversion. The Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort has applied for 85 of the 250 approved units.
Voters did not indicate that they wanted to increase the level of tourism beyond those in the referendum, which is exactly what the club's plan would do, adding 240 additional units — a total of 490 above the year 2000 level.
We support renovation of the Key Club, Hilton and the Colony resorts along with limited expansion, in keeping with the Key's essential character and zoning-and-building codes.
The debate on the merits as well as the legality of the club's proposal will come before the Planning and Zoning Board and Town Commission this fall.
We believe that they will agree that the proposal in its present form is inappropriate for Longboat Key and impermissible based upon the Outline Development Plan and town codes.
Bob White
Chairman of the Islandside
Property Owners Coalition
+ Public option is necessary for health care in the country
Dear Editor:
Choosing a public option for my health care is not socialized medicine. I am in favor of competition. This is why a public option is necessary to protect me from insurance companies who do not have my best interest at heart. Insurance companies have only one concern: their own profits!
Insurance companies are bamboozling the public with phony and flat-out lies about the proposed reform measures.
Barbara Fleisher
Longboat Key


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Chris Campbell
Max and Darrell walked up the path next to where a man steadied himself over a golf ball and then putted. They watched as the ball rolled by the cup. Darrell's mother, his grandma, his grandpa, and Kendra, his four-year-old sister, followed close behind. Darrell and Kendra carried plastic bags that they hoped to fill with golf balls.
"Here?" Darrell asked, as he followed Max up the hill, looking into the clumps of last year's grass. Max had picked up dozens of balls that spring, coming out on his lunch hour, and he had suggested to Darrell's grandma that she bring him out when she told him that Darrell collected golf balls. With Darrell along, this walk would be different—Max didn't want to disappoint Darrell, who seemed to be a boy who took things seriously, perhaps more than he needed to. Max remembered being like that when he was a boy.
Kendra, barely into the grass with her grandpa, found the first golf ball. This bothered Darrell. "She doesn't really care about finding them," he told Max. Then Max spotted one, half buried in the ground. Darrell picked it up and checked its marking. "It's all dirty," Darrell said. "I'll have to wash it."
When Darrell found one on his own, he put it in his bag and went looking for more. His mom and grandma stood by and chatted about the time Darrell, on a visit to a farm, picked up a chicken egg and dropped it into his bag—forgetting that, unlike a golf ball, it would break.
Half listening to their talk and half watching Darrell, Max recalled his trips to the chicken coop—nudging the hens aside with a board, then reaching to snatch the eggs from underneath. He had been pecked enough while doing that to put on gloves, but after he gathered the eggs, he would take the gloves off and hold a warm egg in his hand.
This was an experience he came to in his thirties, not as a boy. His landlord had built a chicken coop and ordered the chicks through the mail. Max and his family did the chores each day, and the landlord shared the eggs and meat with them. During an April blizzard, when they were without power for three days, there was as much warmth inside the coop, with the chickens huddled on their roosts, as there was in the house.
The memory pulled on Max. He thought back to the time when his children were young. The chickens, going about the yard in quick, jerky movements, pecking at the ground, were part of their life and provided more than just eggs and meat. But then he remembered an errand he needed to take care of, and realized he was tired and not much of a companion for Darrell. "You're here to help Darrell with his hunt," he chided himself.
Darrell was pleased with what he had found. Max dropped the few balls that were in his pocket into Darrell's bag, and Kendra, riding on her grandpa's back, told Darrell he could have all of the balls she found—she really didn't want them anyway.
Back in the parking lot, Max said good-bye to Darrell and asked him if he had enjoyed the hunt. Darrell said he had, and asked his mother when they could come back. "We have to wait for them to hit more up there," Max said.
"Why do they hit them up there anyway," Darrell asked, "and just leave them?"
Max was reminded of Darrell's question when he arrived at the store and realized he didn't have his wallet. He searched his van, and, when he didn't find it, drove back to the office, but it wasn't there, either. Other times when he had misplaced his wallet, he would retrace his steps and find it, but for some reason this time he didn't know that he would.
He went back to the hillside where they had been hunting for balls, but he wasn't sure which clump of grass he had bent over when Darrell slid off his back. The shadows grew, making the grass look different. Returning to the van, Max noticed a man who was leaning up against an SUV as he changed out of his golf shoes. That man could go home and relax, but Max had a lost wallet to find.
He called his wife and told her he wouldn't be able to run the errand; he would check once more for his wallet and then come home. She told him it would turn up, and said she was going outside to rake the grass she had mowed. He phoned Darrell's grandpa and grandma, but they were out, and as he was leaving his message, he wondered why he had called them. It had been his idea to invite Darrell out, and Max didn't want the evening to turn in a different direction.
He called his daughter, who happened to be shopping at a nearby thrift store with her younger sister. He told them what had happened, and added that he wasn't sure he could do anything more about it that evening, and that he would meet them at the thrift store. There he found his daughter walking to the changing room with several blouses draped over her arm. She was getting married at the end of May. She would finish school and have a few weeks to prepare for her wedding. It would be, she told them, a simple, country wedding. Her fiancé would arrive a few days before with his family, including his godmother from France and his groomsmen. They asked Max to read during the wedding ceremony the story of Abraham's servant, Rebekah, and Isaac. For their honeymoon, her fiancé would take her fishing, and then, after a few days of visiting, to their home in Canada.
Max enjoyed shopping on occasion at thrift shops, looking for clothes you wouldn't find in the department stores. His daughters enjoyed it as well, he knew, but as he looked at his daughter by the mirror, discussing the pros and cons of a blouse with her sister, he wondered how she might change when she moved to Canada with her husband.
This evening, looking through the clothes racks didn't interest him. He told his daughters he was going back to the golf course. They said they would come over when they were done.
When she arrived at the golf course, his younger daughter began walking aimlessly through the grass, even after Max explained the route that had been taken. "How would she know any better," Max thought. "She hadn't been here with us; how could she find her way now?" His older daughter, wearing sandals and not wanting to scratch her feet, stayed on the cart path. Her mind was on other things. He told them he would look for a while longer, and sent them off. "Hope you find it, Dad," the younger one said. It was easy for her to have a cheering effect on him, but this evening it wasn't that way, and he tried to keep himself from blaming her, or anyone else, for his mood.
His thoughts turned to his elderly mother—how she would become confused and search the house for something she might not need at that moment, but needed to find in order to put her mind at ease. On a bad day, her agitation could build into anger, as what was once in her grasp now eluded her.
He didn't live close to his mother, so he relied on his sisters and brothers to keep an eye on her. When they talked on the phone recently, he reviewed with her the lines from the Apostles' Creed—born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. On the third day, he rose from the dead. "Yes, I remember," she said. She enjoyed sitting at the table with a slice of tomato or the blueberries that a family friend picked and dropped off. She put them in the freezer and took them out a bowlful at a time.
Max walked to his car along with the last group of golfers, aware not only of his mother's feebleness, but of his own, and found himself thinking about how his daughters would come to view him.
That night he cancelled his credit card and went to bed. He didn't sleep well, walking in a dream through long grass, but realizing when he woke that it was an old farm he had walked to as a boy. In the dream, he arrived expecting a gathering and a chance to go inside the buildings, only to find that everyone had left. During his coffee break the next morning, he went to the hillside and looked once more, but soon decided it was best if he forgot about his wallet.
The days passed, and Max's thoughts turned to an older friend who had recently passed away. He had traveled to Canada with Max's family, and would take his daughter out of the car seat and carry her under his arm like a football—he was a large, kind man. He prayed for his friend's wife, now a widow. He thought about Job, a wealthy man, and how the Lord had taken all of his possessions. God took his family, too, and that was a greater hurt, and afflicted his body with boils, but it also hurt to lose his possessions.
Then there was the man Jesus told about who found a treasure in a field and sold all he had to buy that field. Just as a boy's heart moves on from one treasure to the next, there is a letting go—daughter, mother, husband, all that Job had. Max thought about the walks he took as a boy through the fields behind the abandoned farm. He had no wallet then—he had his troubles—and was ready to sell what he had, but didn't know what it was he needed to buy. He now could tell the boy to empty his wallet and buy the field Jesus talked about. Although much will fall away, what is lasting will remain.
The author is a member of Bethel OPC in Carson, N.Dak. New Horizons, Dec. 2012.
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Monday marked the first day that the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Board of Standards' large-scale Public Awareness Campaign officially launched on television and online, via such national channels as CNN, Fox News, ESPN, HGTV, MSNBC, and the Travel Channel. Print ads about the campaign have been appearing for the past couple weeks in Barron's, Kiplinger's, Money, SmartMoney, and The Wall Street Journal.
The CFP Board's goal in approving the $36 million campaign in November 2010 is partly in response to CFP professionals telling the Board that consumers need to be better informed about CFPs' role in helping them meet their financial goals. The campaign's message is "Let's Make a Plan," which is supported by www.LetsMakeaPlan.org.
Kevin Keller, CEO of the CFP Board, told reporters during a roundtable discussion at the CFP Board's headquarters in Washington on Monday, that as a 501c3 non-profit organization, the CFP Board is "advocating for the publics' interest, not the interests of financial planners, which from time to time causes some confusion." The CFP Board, Keller continued, is "working on those issues that impact the public at large, especially the elderly."
The Public Awareness Campaign will also provide clarity to consumers who are looking for guidance on how to choose a financial planner or advisor, which has become harder to do now that there are currently more than "200 designations" for consumers to sift through, Keller (left) said. The CFP Board, he said, wants the "CFP designation to be recognized as 'the gold standard.'" As of the end of March, 62,600 financial professionals held the CFP mark. The number of CFP certificants, Keller said, has "grown 24 of the last 25 years." Keller also pointed out that CFPs are business model neutral—that is, CFPs can be fee-only, paid hourly or by assets under management, etc. However, all CFPs must adhere to a fiduciary standard.
The hiking of CFP certificants' fees has been a somewhat controversial issue, however Tom Crowder, managing director of marketing and business development for the CFP Board, noted at the roundtable the August 2010 study that found 72% of CFP professionals were willing to pay $12 per month to support the Awareness campaign
sponsored by the Board, while the "vast majority" of the remaining percentage were "supportive of a public awareness campaign in general."
Crowder said the ad campaign is designed to reach consumers that fall into the mass affluent market, which are those with $100,000 to $1 million to invest.
The cost breakdown of the campaign, according to the CFP Board, is as follows:
- CFP Board will contribute $9.3 million over two years ($7 million in 2011/$2.3 million in 2012) from its unrestricted net assets (reserves) with additional funding coming from a fee increase.
- The fee increase for CFP certificants is $145 per year (about $12 per month). All proceeds from fee increase go directly to the campaign.
- CFP professionals would prefer to their certification fees annually, so the new annual fee of $325 is being introduced in July.
- Annualized funding for the Awareness Campaign would be approximately $9 million based on the reserve contributions and current number of CFP professionals.
- The Board of Directors has authorized the campaign for a four-year period, with a formal review at the two-year mark.
Keller noted, too, that the CFP Board—as part of the Financial Planning Coalition—is "working hard to make sure financial planning is a recognized, and regulated, profession."
Marilyn Mohrman-Gillis (left), managing director of public policy for the CFP Board, added during the roundtable discussion that despite the fact that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) study found that there was no need for an additional layer of regulation specific to financial planners at this time, the CFP Board, as a member of the Financial Planning Coalition, believes that "there is a need" for financial planners to be regulated.
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The Tireless Sexton
The old man serving as the volunteer sexton of a synagogue was very much appreciated by the worshippers, but they felt it was too much for a man of his age and tired to convince him to turn over his duties to a younger man. His stubborn refusal to retire had a most interesting background.
Before the Holocaust he had served as a sexton in the synagogue of his small European town. When the Nazis came he was sent to a death camp. Once he was caught by the Gestapo while performing a mitzvah and sentenced to death by hanging.
He was taken to the gallows in the camp courtyard where all the Jewish prisoners were gathered to witness his execution. The hangman placed him on the hanging platform and began tying the noose to place around his neck. Even at that moment he did not give up hope and made a vow that if he somehow survived he would devote the rest of his life to serving as a volunteer sexton.
Just as the noose was set to be put around his neck the rope came apart. The Nazis had never seen anything like this before and interpreted it as a sign that he should be freed from the gallows. Not long afterwards American soldiers liberated the camp.
The first thing he did was to find the nearest synagogue and offer his services as its sexton. His offer was gladly accepted and nothing could prevent him from continuing to fulfill his vow for as long as he lived.


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LA JOLLA, CA—The Salk Institute for Biological Studies announced the hiring of Anna-Marie Rooney as its Chief Communications Officer, to oversee all aspects of the world-renowned Institute's communications efforts including strategy, print publications, media relations, electronic/web communications, social media outreach, and multimedia resources.
"Anna-Marie is a gifted and skillful communicator with an outstanding combination of practical experience and strategic planning that brings great assets to this critical role. With her enthusiasm and professional background, we are extremely fortunate to have her lead our communications enterprise to the next level," states Salk President William R. Brody.
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Rooney most recently served as the Vice President/Chief Strategy and Brand Officer for The San Diego Foundation, the largest community foundation in the San Diego region. Over the course of six years, she created, organized, and implemented the marketing and communication strategies and tactics for the foundation, including the successful oversight and management of all promotional and public relations efforts for the Our Greater San Diego Vision initiative, which resulted in 30,000 participants, $3.5 million in media exposure, and 386 million media impressions.
Prior to coming to San Diego, Anna-Marie was the Senior Director of Marketing for the corporate office of KB HOME in Los Angeles, and before that, she served as the advertising and public relations manager for the global fashion retailer Guess, Inc.
She is a native of Denver, Colorado and earned her degree in Communications with an emphasis in Marketing and Public Speaking from the University of Denver.
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The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is one of the world's preeminent basic research institutions, where internationally renowned faculty probe fundamental life science questions in a unique, collaborative, and creative environment. Focused both on discovery and on mentoring future generations of researchers, Salk scientists make groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of cancer, aging, Alzheimer's, diabetes and infectious diseases by studying neuroscience, genetics, cell and plant biology, and related disciplines.
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Both the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat will be relying on three stars to carry most of the weight for their respective franchises during the 2013 NBA Finals.
For the Spurs, the combination of power forward Tim Duncan, point guard Tony Parker, and shooting guard Manu Ginobli. Duncan, Parker, and Ginobli combined to score just shy of 50 points per game during the regular season.
Duncan, a first-ballot Hall of Famer, is approaching 37-years-old, but has been playing like he is 25. He averaged 30.1 minutes, 17.8 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 2.7 blocks per game during the regular season.
During the Western Conference Finals, Duncan was routinely beating Memphis Grizzlies players up and down the court en route to averaging 15.5 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3.3 assists per contest. But Duncan isn't even the best player on the floor for the Spurs; that honor goes to Parker.
During the regular season, Parker averaged 32.9 minutes per game and had 20.3 points, 3 rebounds, and 7.6 assists per game. He shot 52.2 percent from the field and 35.3 percent from behind the three-point line while also shooting 84.5 percent from the free throw line per game.
Parker had a win shares per 48 minutes of .206, best on the entire Spurs team. Win shares per 48 minutes measures the estimated number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes, according to basketball-reference.com.
The final piece of the Spurs' Big Three is a point of debate between forward Kawhi Leonard and guard Manu Ginobli. Leonard has come on in recent months as a defensive stopper and solid all-around player, but Ginobli has been the scorer that keeps the Spurs rolling.
Ginobli dealt with injuries during the regular season and still averaged 11.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game on 42.5 percent shooting. During the Western Conference Finals, Ginobli had 10 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game during the four game sweep of the Grizzlies.
On the other side is the Heat's Big Three of LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade. While Wade and Bosh both struggled in the Eastern Conference Finals, both have played well for most of the season.
LeBron has been the one constant for the Heat during the regular season and the playoffs. LeBron averaged 26.8 points, 8 rebounds, 7.3 assists, and 1.7 steals per game during the regular season while shooting an astounding 56.5 percent from the field and 40.6 percent from behind the 3-point line.
In the just completed Eastern Conference Finals, LeBron upped his game to 29 points, 7.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game against the Indiana Pacers. Miami needed it too as Wade and Bosh were shells of themselves during the series.
Wade averaged 15.4 points per game and didn't get above 20 points until the deciding Game 7 Monday night. He shot just 44.1 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from behind the three-point line and turned the ball over nearly three times per game.
During the regular season, Wade averaged 21.2 points, 5 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.9 steals, and nearly 1 block per game on 52 percent shooting, but just 25.8 percent shooting from behind the three-point line.
Bosh in the regular season averaged 16.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.4 blocks per game on 53.5 percent shooting and had a win share per 48 minutes of .175, third best on the Miami Heat, and better than all but three Spurs players.
Still, during the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers, Bosh managed just 11 points, 4.3 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 1 block per game. Bosh struggled to find his shot throughout much of the series, but he played well against the Pacers during the regular season, including hitting a game wining shot in the second matchup of the two teams.
Still, the series could come down to which team's role players want it more. The Heat will rely on Mario Chalmers, Norris Cole, Ray Allen, Udonis Haslem, Chris Andersen, and likely Mike Miller. The Spurs counter with Tiago Splitter, Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green, Matt Bonner, and Boris Diaw.
The Heat and Spurs will tip-off the NBA Finals on Thursday night at the AmericanAirlines Arena at 9 p.m.
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Time to Win Again, He's Had His Phil of Losing
I'd prefer to ignore the details of last night's disappointing 5-0 shutout loss to the Royals and move on…the good news is that the Indians and Tigers both also lost and the White Sox remain just 2 1/2 games behind the first-place Tribe.
Since the Sox dropped to 16-18 on the season, today won't get us to .500 or beyond. That's what happens when you're flirting with .500–a loss makes it harder to catch up.
Aside from getting back on the road to .500 and winning the rubber game of the series with K.C., today's game is important as it relates to Philip Humber. Since his perfect game, he's spiraled downward. With Jake Peavy pitching as well as anyone in baseball, Gavin Floyd performing as well as he ever has, John Danks rebounding in his last outing and Chris Sale with a whole bunch of promise in his initial starts, a resurgent Humber would round out a pretty potent staff. What we don't need is a weak link.
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Selected as "One of the World's Top 10 Most Beautiful Skywalks and Viewpoints in the World" by the Culture Trip, U.K. The Kinzua Sky Walk is an engineering marvel with breathtaking views of the Kinzua Gorge. Located at the Kinzua Bridge State Park in northwestern Pennsylvania, the skywalk was constructed on six of the historic Kinzua Viaduct massive steel towers remaining after the tornado of 2003. The Kinzua Viaduct was once the highest and longest railroad viaduct in the world.
Due to COVID-19 precautions the Kinzua Bridge Visitors Center is currently closed. The Kinzua Sky Walk and trails are open.
The Kinzua Sky Walk extends out 624 feet into the Kinzua Gorge offering panoramic views. The skywalk features a walkway with a set of railroad tracks leading to the end of the overlook which has a partial glass floor. At a stunning height of 225 feet above the valley floor, visiting the Kinzua Sky Walk is an exciting opportunity to "Walk the Tracks across the Sky."
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Rachel Lila-Jane Sheets, 28, of Churubusco, passed away at 1:18 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. She was born on Feb. 25, 1984 in Columbia City, the daughter of Rodney Clayton Sheets and Jane Ellen (Fry) Goldwood.She spent her entire lifetime in Whitley County. She graduated from Columbia City High School with the class of 2002. She was baptized and attended Oak Grove Church of God, Columbia City. She received her associates degree in cosmetology from Ravenscroft Beauty College, Fort Wayne. She was first employed at Fiesta Hair Salon, then for the past two years she was a hairstylist and nail technician with Exotic Nails and Hair, Columbia City. She recently earned her motorcycle endorsement and was a member of ABATE. Surviving relatives include her two sons, Zavier Zickafoose, 6 and Zander Roberson, 4, both of Churubusco; mother, Jane E. (Max L. II) Goldwood, Columbia City; father, Rodney C. (Shelby) Sheets, Columbia City; two sisters, Melissa R. (Trent Pease) Stidams and Joslyn R. (Michael) George, both of Columbia City; brother, Connor C. Sheets, Columbia City; stepsister, Dana (Lyle) Baron, Columbia City; grandparents, Carl E. Sheets, Marilyn and Roger Fry, Max and Sharon Goldwood, all of Columbia City; numerous, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. She is preceded in death by her grandmother, Elizabeth Sheets, great-grandmother Lila Schlotterback and cousin, Adam Kolb.Visitation will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Dr., Columbia City. The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with Pastor Steve Johnson of Oak Grove Church of God officiating. The burial will follow at Thorn Cemetery, Ormas. Memorial gifts may be given in Rachel's memory to her children's educational fund. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Visit www.demoneygrimes.com to send a condolence to the family or to sign the guest register book.


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Cardinals complete sweep of Pirates
St. Louis next hosts Milwaukee
ST. LOUIS — The pressure of pitching in a pennant race in September does not seem to be affecting Michael Wacha.
The Cardinals' 22-year-old rookie made the sixth start of his career Sunday and worked seven scoreless innings in pitching the St. Louis Cardinals to a 9-2 victory and a sweep of their three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Cardinals came into the series a half-game behind the Pirates in the National League Central and finished it with a 1 1/2 game lead, thanks mainly to the performances of their three starting pitchers.
In the three-game set, St. Louis starters combined to allow the Pirates just one run in 20 innings. Joe Kelly allowed one run in six innings Friday and Adam Wainwright hurled seven shutout innings Saturday night.
The Cardinals staked Wacha to a 5-0 lead after the first two innings.
"I've played in some big-time games before, in college," said Wacha, who 16 months ago was still pitching for Texas A&M. "This is a little bit different, for sure, but playing in those big time games at A&M gets me prepared for it. I just try not to think too much and just go out there and trust my stuff. It worked out pretty well."
Wacha was never in trouble, allowing just two hits — a bloop double by Jordy Mercer that barely landed in fair territory with one out in the third and a one-out single by Andrew McCutchen in the seventh. Wacha walked two batters, one in the fourth and one in the fifth, but both were erased in double plays.
Wacha entered the game with a scoreless streak of 12 2/3 innings over his last four appearances, including six shutout innings in his last start against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, the other team the Cardinals are battling in the division. In Wacha's six career starts, he has allowed two runs or less five times. In his two September starts, Wacha has pitched 13 scoreless innings.
His current streak of 19 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings matches the longest streak by a Cardinal pitcher this year, accomplished by Kelly from July 12-Aug. 6.
"Today was just a phenomenal job by him," said second baseman Matt Carpenter. "To get a guy as young as he is, and pitching in such a big series with a sweep on the line, and to go out and just dominate was impressive. He's a special player. He's tough on hitters, and you saw that today."
The Pirates came into the series needing just one win for their 82nd victory of the season, and their first winning year since 1992, but could not get that win in St. Louis as their losing streak reached four games, tying their longest streak of the season. They were shut out for the first eight innings and finally ended a 17-inning streak without a run with two runs in the ninth.
"We weren't sharp in any particular area of the game all weekend," Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said. "They were much sharper than us across the board. The part of it that we hold onto is that we will be in Texas tomorrow and out of St. Louis. We've just got to go play. The season doesn't stop. We've got every opportunity to get things rolling back the way we want."
The Pirates also lost starting pitcher Charlie Morton, who was forced to leave the game with two outs in the second because of what was announced as discomfort in his left foot. He is returning to Pittsburgh to undergo further medical evaluation Monday.
NOTES: The Pirates had 2B Neil Walker hitting leadoff for only the second time this season and second time in his career. He also hit in that spot Sept. 1 against the Cardinals. The Pirates have used four players in the leadoff spot since Starling Marte was hurt Aug. 18. … Allen Craig, who has missed the Cardinals' last four games because of a sprained left foot, was walking without the boot in the clubhouse before the game. He was able to put some weight on the foot. There is no timetable on when he might be able to play. … The Cardinals will have Monday off before hosting Milwaukee on Tuesday, while the Pirates will open a three-game series in Texas against the Rangers. Gerrit Cole will pitch against Yu Darvish. The Pirates are 0-6 in games played at Arlington. … The Pirates have only one remaining day off this season, on Sept. 26.


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Fusing Plastic, is not so, fantastic!
Armed with my plastic bag supplies, which consist of Asda, Superdrug and Card Factory. Chosen mainly for their colours. Green and Pink =D . I followed the guides of the likes on youtube.com but it didn't really go all that well. I think I may have had my iron on too high. Although, some tutorials were saying you need 8 ply, others were saying that's not necessary, and that you can have the iron on full, others on a wool setting. Other than the slight difference in opinions, I thought that the general 'rules' of fusing the plastic were fairly easy.
I did start with a cool setting, such as the wool temp on my iron. I used the recommended baking paper and made sure the inked side of the plastic was always topped by another plastic to stop bleeding.
A few passes with the iron on Wool for about 15-20 seconds, but it seemed to do nothing at all. So I turned up the dial and it seemed as though the plastic just didn't want to fuse together.
Until… it all went horribly wrong and started to shrink at a rapid rate. You can see my results below. Any tips would be great. I really would like another crack at this. As I'd like to make myself a knitting bag using the 'plastic fabric'. But at the moment. I'm passing this one by. Like I said, any tips on where I may have gone wrong. Also, there doesn't seem to be much guide on whether some plastics don't like other plastics and just WON'T fuse together, rather melt upon each other leaving air pockets galore, like in my case. I was disappointed with the results overall, but I did like the composition. You live and learn!
I also wanted to experiment with yarn fibres fused inside. If anyone's had success with this (or not), please let me know.


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Pitching help is on the way in Rockies' talented system
MLB Pipeline checks in after Spring Training camp, unveils team's Top 20 Prospects
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Since their last playoff appearance in 2009, the Rockies have slid backward from third place to fourth to consecutive last-place finishes in the National League West. As the team has bottomed out, so has the pitching staff, which recorded the worst ERA in baseball in 2012 and the worst in the NL in '13.
Fortunately for Colorado, help is on the way, and fast. The Rockies have the game's top tandem of pitching prospects in right-handers Jon Gray and Eddie Butler.
Gray, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2013 Draft, can reach 100 mph with his fastball and wipe out batters with his slider. Butler, a supplemental first-rounder in '12, has a fastball and slider that are nearly as devastating as Gray's -- not to mention a better changeup and command. Both Gray and Butler could start the season at Double-A Tulsa and finish it at Coors Field.
"We certainly haven't had a pair of pitching prospects like that in the 10 years I've been here," senior director of player development Jeff Bridich said. "People talk about 2007 when Ubaldo Jimenez and Franklin Morales came up, but this external buzz definitely outweighs what they had. Obviously, we're very excited. Eddie is closer to helping us out, while Jonathan has a few things to do to get acclimated to the life of a professional."
While Gray and Butler dominate any discussion about Colorado's farm system, there's also a very prominent group of young hitters at the lower levels. Shortstop Rosell Herrera has average or better tools across the board and won last year's low Class A South Atlantic League MVP Award and batting title, hitting .343. He'll advance to high Class A Advanced Modesto to start the 2014 season.
Center fielder David Dahl, a 2012 first-rounder, has even better all-around tools and could join Herrera in Modesto or return to Class A Asheville after missing most of last year with a hamstring injury. If he heads to the latter destination, he'll team up with two other exceedingly toolsy players -- center fielder Raimel Tapia and third baseman Ryan McMahon. Tapia led the Rookie-level Pioneer League in hitting (.357) in '13, just as Dahl did the year before.
"We probably haven't had a group of position players like this since Matt Holliday, Brad Hawpe and Garrett Atkins," said Bridich, citing three 100-RBI guys from the Rockies' pennant-winning 2007 club. "I don't know how long any of these guys are going to start at the level stay at. Hopefully, they advance."
Three questions with Dahl
After being the No. 10 overall pick in the 2012 Draft, Dahl signed for $2.6 million and then hit .379/.423/.625 to win MVP honors in the Rookie-level Pioneer League. His first full year in pro ball didn't go anywhere near as smoothly, as he got suspended at the start of the season for missing a flight and played only 10 games before a right hamstring tear ended his season.
MLBPipeline.com: After all the initial success you had in 2012, how hard was it to deal with your hamstring injury in '13?
Dahl: When I got hurt and had an MRI, I knew I'd be out for a long time, but I didn't think it would be all year. I hoped to play in the final month, but it was a really slow rehab process. They sent me out to Arizona, I had to come out to the field in the morning, get my work in doing the rehab, then it was back to the hotel. It drove me crazy. I couldn't hit, I couldn't do too much. The first month, I could barely walk.
MLBPipeline.com: Can you find a silver lining in what you went through?
Dahl: It was really frustrating, but at the same time, it was actually a blessing. I know now what I have to do to get better, to stay on the field in terms of working out and eating better. It taught me how anything can happen to you in this game. Now it's like I never had the injury in the first place with the way I prepare. My whole body feels good. I get my sleep, eat properly and take care of myself a lot better. It's going to help me be a better ballplayers down the road.
MLBPipeline.com: What have you been working on this spring?
Dahl: I've been mainly trying to get stronger with my legs so they don't get sore. They used to get sore a lot. I'm trying to use my legs more in my swing. Also, I'm trying not to drift as much at the plate, and staying back more on the ball.
Camp standout: McMahon
With their second-round pick in the 2009 Draft, the Rockies took a California high schooler who became their starting third baseman. History may have repeated itself last June.
Four years after finding Nolan Arenado, Colorado grabbed McMahon. Though he also played quarterback at Mater Dei High in Santa Ana, Calif. -- which has sent four passers to the NFL, including two Heisman Trophy winners -- McMahon was firmly committed to baseball and signed for $1,327,600.
McMahon's hitting prowess earned him that bonus, and he lived up to his reputation by batting .321/.402/.583 as an 18-year-old in the Rookie-level Pioneer League. He also stood out with his solid play at third base and with his makeup.
"He has the ability at a young age to manipulate the barrel, adjust to the pitch and impact it," Bridich said. "That advanced feel for a teenager is very special. His ability to play third base and make plays in his first camp also stand out. He does things instinctually and naturally at a very high level."
Breakout candidate: Tapia
Tapia wasn't a big-money international signing, turning pro for $175,000 out of the Dominican Republic in November 2010. But he's on the verge of becoming a big-time player.
The Rockies have brought Tapia along slowly, keeping him in the Dominican Summer League for two seasons before he made his U.S. debut with a third year of Rookie ball in 2013. He batted .357/.399/.562, topping the Pioneer League in hitting as a 19-year-old. Tapia's 29-game hitting streak fell three short of the league record.
A well-rounded player, Tapia barrels balls easily and should have at least average power once he fills out his 6-foot-2 frame. He has the speed for center field and the arm strength for right, though he's still learning how to make the most out of his quickness on the basepaths.
"It's not just the tools you see," Bridich said. "It's the energy he brings, the type of teammate he is, the type of belief he has in himself. You add all these intangibles, and he's a very special young man. His hit tool is his best pure tool, but if you consider his intangibles a sixth tool, they could be the best."
Jim Callis is a reporter for MLB.com and writes a blog, Callis' Corner. Follow @jimcallisMLB on Twitter.


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MANCHESTER -- The South-West Conference flexed its muscles at the State Divisional Cross Country Championships at Wickham Park on Saturday.
In the first eight races of the 12-race event, the SWC claimed three state team titles and one runner-up honor, along with four individual state championships.
The Immaculate girls won their second straight Class S championship, the Brookfield boys won the Class M title and the New Fairfield boys won the Class MM crown, edging Guilford by a single point. The New Fairfield girls finished a close second in Class MM.
Immaculate's Carly Schuyler won the Class S girls race, completing the 5,000-meter course in 19:10. Brookfield's Parker Timmerman won the boys Class M race in 16:27. New Fairfield's Zach Anderson won the Class MM boys race in 16:31 and fellow Rebel Gabrielle Richichi won the Class MM girls race in 18:28.
For the Immaculate girls, this state championship is another milestone in what has been a special season. The Mustangs ran undefeated through the regular season, then captured the SWC title last week.
"It's amazing," Immaculate coach Brian Hayes said. "It's been a great season. Last year, we won the states but we didn't win the conference. This year, we won the conference and now we also won the states. We had a great race going forward for the Opens. Our goal has always been to make it as a team to the New Englands. Top six (in the State Open), and I think with the way we ran today, we have a chance to do that."
Immaculate won the title with only 36 points, leaving second-place Bolton (95 points) and third-place Thomaston (108) safely behind. Following Schuyler across the finish line were Jenna Gasparini in fourth (20:19), Jessica Wojnicki in sixth (20:24), freshman Danielle Marcone in 10th (20:29) and Maeve Reilly in 17th (21:20). Placing four runners in the top 10 -- including one freshman -- made the Mustangs nearly impossible to beat on Saturday.
"Every year, we seem to find someone new to pull in, and this year we found the freshman, Marcone," Hayes said, noting that Marcone trimmed two minutes off her time from the Wickham Invitational on Oct. 12.
Schuyler took the lead for good around the 1,000-meter mark and never took her foot off the gas pedal.
"I just couldn't be happier right now," Schuyler said. "This is really everything I wanted, especially for my senior season. It's petty awesome."
Also among the top 25 in the girls Class S race were Shepaug Valley's Clara Wolfe in eighth (20:26), Derby's Gabriella Prizio in ninth (20:28) and Derby's Kiley Rodriguez in 19th (21:20).
Richichi dominated the Class MM girls race, taking the lead just before the halfway point and winning by more than a minute (18:28) to defend the title she won last year. She won last year by only four seconds with a time of 19:34.
Richichi's big win wasn't nearly enough to lift the Rebels to the team title, however, as they finished 10 points behind state champion Branford, which scored 117 points. Barlow finished third with 153.
"I was really nervous because I wanted to defend my title from last year," Richichi said, "and there were a lot of great runners in the race this year. I was really nervous in the beginning, but then I started to relax more. I just tried to push as hard as I could."
Also finishing in the top 25 in the Class MM girls race were Barlow's Caitlin Neary in eighth (20:25), Barlow's Olivia Wilson in 15th (20:54), New Fairfield's Sabrina Rautter in 20th (21:04) and Barlow's Gabrielle Lemma in 22nd (21:15).
Fresh off their victory at the SWC meet last week, the Brookfield boys cruised to victory in the Class M race, placing their top five runners in the top 16. Following Timmerman were Tommy Consalvo in eighth (17:09), Tyler Mannion in 13th (17:27), Alexander Smith in 14th (17:29) and Christopher Rivas in 16th (17:37).
"I'm ecstatic for the kids because they all worked so hard," Brookfield coach Ed Butt said. "It's not me, there are seven pairs of legs that won that today."
This is the first state team championship for the Brookfield boys since coach Marty Sauer guided the Bobcats to back-to-back Class M crowns in 1986 and 1987.
"It's the culmination of these kids running three or four years together and training in the summer," Butt said.
Timmerman, who also had won the individual SWC title, took the lead for good about a mile into the race. He won by 12 seconds.
"I came in here trying to win," Timmerman said. "I knew it would be tough, and it was a tough race, but it was a good race."
Also in the Class M boys race, Weston took sixth in the team standings, led by James Murphy in 18th (17:40) and St. Joseph took 10th in the team standings, led by James Mas in fifth (17:05).
The New Fairfield boys, meanwhile, had finished second to Guilford in Class MM last year, but the Rebels turned the tables on the Indians this time around. Following Anderson for the Rebels were Matt DeLeon in seventh (17:10), Michael McGonnigle in eighth (17:11), Jake Nevins in 15th (17:43) and Evan Opsal in 16th (17:45).
"I knew they could do it," said New Fairfield coach John Warrington, whose team ran undefeated through the regular season, including close wins over New Milford and Brookfield, then placed third behind those two teams at the SWCs.
Anderson made his move with about a mile to go.
"I wanted to stay in second place for around the first mile and a half to two miles," he said. "I was feeling good, so I took it from there."
Also for the Class MM boys, Foran finished sixth in the team scoring, led by Kevin Mastriano in 19th (17:51); and Bunnell finished eighth, led by A'Hsantay Manning in 20th (17:52). Also finishing in the top 25 in the Class MM boys race was Michael Petrillo of Stratford in 17th (17:45).
The Shepaug boys finished third -- just two points out of second -- and the Immaculate boys tied for seventh in the Class S boys race.
Shepaug placed all of its top five runners in the top 25. Clayton Firmender finished 11th (17:37), Erik Quist placed 13th (17:53), Ed Wolfe followed in 14th (17:55), Joseph Freeland finished 18th (18:12) and freshman Sean Parker took 22nd (18:20). Mike Hudak led Immaculate in 24th place (18:21).
The Oxford girls finished fourth in the team standings in the Class SS race, led by Brianna Hoffner in eighth place (20:41). Also cracking the top 25 in the girls Class SS race was Oxford's Sara Ponce Tovar in 19th (21:28).
"Out of the seven girls I ran, five of them ran (personal records)," Oxford coach Ed Lucas said.
The Bethel girls finished sixth in Class M, led by Julia Fragomeli in 16th place (21:21).
Lucas said he will miss competing in the rough-and-tumble SWC, as the Wolverines will be moving to the Naugatuck Valley League beginning next year.


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A year before the "Oscar host double-act" concept was killed, buried, and exorcised by the disastrous pairing of James Franco and Anne Hathaway, it was successfully pulled off by Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. With the news that this year's Academy Award hosting duties have fallen upon the shoulders of first timer Eddie Murphy, Martin is reaching out via an "open letter" offering advice to the man with whom he co-starred in the 1999 comedy "Bowfinger."
Posted on Martin's official web site, the letter acknowledges that Murphy "didn't ask for my advice," but the veteran comedian and writer continues on unabated, with tongue firmly in cheek.
"Whatever you do, don't have a co-host," writes Martin. "They're a big pain and they just end up breaking your SNL hosting record."
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Other nuggets of advice from Martin include:
"Remember to relax and have a good time while 12,000 livebloggers rip you to shreds."
"Fortunately, only you and I can get away with smuggling out an Oscar in our pants."
"If you feel tired midway through, give Neil Patrick Harris a Red Bull and throw some sheet music at him."
Martin closes by saying that he and Murphy are "old friends" before joking that Murphy deserved a nomination for "Bowfinger."
The 84th annual Academy Awards will be shown live on February 26, 2012.
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In the past, i have had no problems using FileInputStream and OutputStream to copy files. This time is different even though I have copied the code from previous programs.
public void JapanesestudiesExcel(String Japaneseword){ //creates a new workbook File f = new File("C:\\Users\\Jamal\\Desktop\\Japaneseword1.xls"); Workbook wb = new HSSFWorkbook(); if (!f.exists());{ try { Sheet sheet1 = wb.createSheet("Japaneseword"); sheet1.createRow(0); FileOutputStream fileOut = new FileOutputStream(f); wb.write(fileOut); fileOut.close(); } catch (Exception e) { throw new IllegalStateException(e.getMessage()); } } try { System.out.println(f.getAbsoluteFile()); // FileInputStream input = new FileInputStream(f); FileInputStream inp = new FileInputStream("C:\\Users\\Jamal\\Desktop\\Japaneseword1.xls"); Workbook workbook = new HSSFWorkbook(inp); FileOutputStream output = new FileOutputStream("C:\\Users\\Jamal\\Desktop\\Japaneseword2.xls"); Sheet sheet2 = workbook.getSheet("Japaneseword"); int num = sheet2.getLastRowNum(); num=++; System.out.print(num); Row row = sheet2.createRow(num); Cell cell = row.createCell(0); cell.setCellValue(Japaneseword); Cell cell2 = row.createCell(1); cell2.setCellValue(Japaneseword); Cell cell3 = row.createCell(2); cell3.setCellValue(Japaneseword); Cell cell4 = row.createCell(3); cell4.setCellValue(Japaneseword); Cell cell5 = row.createCell(4); cell5.setCellValue(Japaneseword); Cell cellwebsite = row.createCell(5); workbook.write(output); } catch(Exception e){ e.printStackTrace(); } } }
The purpose of this code is just to save the contents,add a row, and add the user's input to the excel file. I used InputStream to attempt the save the previous entries,then add new entries, and use the outputstream to print out excel file. I have done this in the past with no problems, but for some reason inputstream is not saving correctly. I am very frustrated at this problem. Would love to know why this is happening.
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Okay, update, for some reason or another, it works occasionally. See if I create the file, using the above method it won't copy correctly. But if I change the file name in the constructor of the outputstream method to a different name on the excel document to something arbitrary it starts counting the rows. It then saves the data correctly and works as it is intended. Does this make sense?
Basically, after I create the file, I then have to go back, change the code, then it saves and copys the data, and I can continue to edit the file. This solution is not practical. I want to be able to send this file to Father in Law in Japan, but it would be nice for the program to work without me sending an excel document as an attachment.
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Many of you will now that I'm a big believer in wearing SPF everyday. Yep, even in this mostly dull, wet and grey English weather. My go to for the last year has been the Balance Me Natural Protection Moisturiser SPF 25, which I reviewed here. However, I am well aware that at £26 many people will find it too expensive for an SPF, especially if say you were purchasing one for each member of your family (I do end up purchasing my Mum and Sister's for them because they cannot be trusted left to their own devices!). This is exactly where the Altruist Dermatologist Sunscreen SPF 50* comes in. The founders actually created this SPF because they believe that a good sunscreen should be accessible to everyone, and not everyone has a lot of spare cash to spend on skincare and beauty products (I know I didn't as a student, and I know that there are a lot of people who have much less disposable income).
Before this turns into a speech about poverty and injustice in our society (I could go on!), I wanted to point out that Altruist was created by skin cancer specialist Dr Birnie. For every bottle purchased, Altruist also donates to charities supporting children with albinism. What a nice person, right?! I also feel like these small, ethical companies are exactly the type that we should be supporting. I mean it is nice to be acknowledged by the big brands every now and again, but sometimes you gotta think about the greater good.
These SPFs retail at £4 for the SPF 30 (200ml), and £3.75 for SPF 50 (100ml). The spray version costs £5 for both the SPF 30 and 50 (200ml). You can find them here on Amazon, although they only seem to be selling them in packs of two at the moment. I know that I said I preferred physical SPFs (for the debate on natural vs chemical sunscreens - see the Balance Me post here), however this one is a mixed one so I can live with that. It also has a 5 star ultra UVA protection, it's water resistant, and it's hypoallergenic and fragrance free; making is suitable for sensitive skin.
I think it's time I moved on to my thoughts on the product now. In terms of formula and consistency, I think it is one of the more lightweight SPFs I've used, it's definitely nowhere near the thickness of say Nivea/Garnier SPFs, and it's much more lightweight then the Balance Me SPF too. Although the Balance Me SPF is a moisturiser too so that one feels more like a base, whereas the Altruist isn't a combination product, however it can still be used as a moisturiser over a serum as it is quite hydrating and it creates a nice barrier between makeup/primers and the skincare underneath so to speak.
It absorbs well and quite quickly, it also isn't as greasy as many other SPFs I've used. On my body it doesn't leave any shine at all, not does it feel sticky upon the skin, once you've massaged it in you won't really be able to tell you have it on. On my face, there is a bit of a a visible shine on areas where my skin is a bit congested (cheeks, chin), but again it's not that bad that I wouldn't go out with it on alone. It doesn't feel hot or sticky on my face either, and it seems to go well with my beauty products.
During the day it fares well, it doesn't cause my makeup to go haywire, well that's more the sun melting it off. Although, at the end of the day I definitely do feel like I need to cleanse my face properly to remove it and it can start feeling a bit hot, but again that's probably a combination of the heat. I actually don't get along with the heat that well. I think I sometimes do get some symptoms of heat exhaustion, although it's not something I've been to the doctors about, but I do have an adversity to strong heat because of this. It also makes my skin go all hot and irritated, and I get those annoying under the surface breakouts. I have been testing out this Altruist SPF for the last 5-6 weeks, and around that time or even before I think my skin had been breaking out a lot more, and going from dry to congested, and back and forth. Therefore, I have stopped using this for brief periods so that I could isolate whether it's a single product that was causing the breakouts. Although, now my skin has calmed down a lot and I'm still using this without any breakouts. Therefore, I would say it was just my skin adapting to the rollercoaster weather, and not the Altruist.
Overall, I would say the Altruist Sunscreen SPF 50* is incredible value for money. It definitely beats a lot of the drugstore SPF brands that leave your skin feeling like a hot mess. I think the formula would be suitable for a lot of people, especially those that struggle with sensitive skin like me. Again, the price point and the ethical stance behind the brand is just amazing, it's definitely an SPF I will be recommending to people. It's worth bearing in mind most SPFs no longer retain their power after they have been opened for 12 months, and because we have such a short summer here anyway, sometimes it does feel like a waste buying SPFs for your body and not using them much, but atleast with Altruist it's not like you're throwing away a lot of money.


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