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The Cake Boss is in town. You may know him from his cable TV show, the Cake Boss. Buddy Valastro stopped by the new Kroger on Midlothian Turnpike to sign cake boxes and his books.
There was a big crowd waiting or him when he walked in. He says people have been very friendly since he came to Chesterfield County and Richmond.
We also got the scoop on some highlights from next season.
"This season there's going to be a cake where I actually fail," said Buddy Valastro, 'Cake Boss'. "So, big cake's going to go down and they're not going to be able to fix it. "
The show is at the Landmark on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. At last check, tickets were still available.
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Seven Baptist groups travel to Baton Rouge to build 12 houses in two weeks
AMERICUS, Ga. (April 12, 2007) — Volunteers from the Baptist Builders, a disaster response collaboration of Baptist organizations, will be working together in Baton Rouge April 23 to May 5 to build 12 Habitat for Humanity houses in partnership with families who were impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
"It is so exciting and so energizing to know that people care," said Victoria Goff, national coordinator of volunteer ministries for National Ministries, American Baptist Churches USA. "The waters of Katrina washed away hope, but 450 volunteers are going to restore hope for 12 special families."
The Baptist Builders have funded a total of 15 houses in Baton Rouge. Three homes were built last year by local groups and, for the April project, more than 450 volunteers from teenagers to senior citizens are expected to travel to the city.
"We are extremely grateful to all the Baptist conventions who are making this incredible blitz build possible. Their financial generosity is allowing us to build 12 homes with hurricane impacted families who have chosen to stay in Baton Rouge," said Bob Slaven, executive director of the Baton Rouge Habitat affiliate. "Even more impressive is the fact that over 400 Baptist members from across the United States and Canada will be here lending their time and talents and enabling us to build these 12 homes in only two weeks."
The Baptist Builders is a joint venture between the American Baptist Churches USA, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, District of Columbia Baptist Convention, Progressive National Baptist Convention, Alliance of Baptists, Canadian Baptist Ministries and the Baptist World Aid.
"This partnership is a wonderful example of a Christ-like response to despair. It is an awesome, practical response to an awful, natural and human tragedy, when Christians partner in the name of Jesus to make God's love real and to exemplify Christian unity," said Raafat Zaki, director of Church Relations at Habitat for Humanity International. "Habitat for Humanity is grateful for generous and loving efforts like these to make a difference in the lives of many families still suffering two years after Katrina. By faith we urge more Christians to live out the hope of our salvation, to love God and our neighbors as we are loved in Christ."
About Habitat for Humanity International
Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Since its founding in Americus, Ga., in 1976, Habitat has built more than 200,000 houses in nearly 100 countries, providing simple, decent and affordable shelter for more than 1 million people. For more information, visit www.habitat.org.

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GIBSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, Sep. 2
Gibson County Fairgrounds in Princeton, Indiana will host the 128th LABOR DAY CELEBRATION. Entrance to the fairgrounds and parking are FREE and shuttle service from parking lot will be available each evening. This year's event includes free Backyard Blast Inflatables, free antique appraisals, and...read more


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The Jeep Overland Limited stroller is a fixed-wheel, multi-terrain stroller that's a great choice for the jogger or power walker, but runners who want to log serious miles may find it tiring to push for long distances. It's loaded with more features than strollers costing twice as much, and parents particularly love its built-in MP3 speakers. Because of its fixed wheel, it's a stroller for exercising, not an everyday stroller.
All the safety features of a high-end jogger. The Jeep Overland Limited's low price point doesn't affect its safety features. It has secure, one-touch, linked brakes; a wrist strap for added security and a slow-down brake on the handle. The adjustable, five-point harness is fully padded. There are reflectors in several places to help with nighttime visibility. It has a latch that securely locks it when folded.
Simple assembly, easy push. Reviewers say the Jeep Overland Limited assembles quickly and easily out of the box, and it gets good marks for other ease-of-use features as well. It's easy to push and maneuvers well. It weighs 26.4 pounds, so it may not be easy for some to lift in and out of car trunks. Many reviewers say it's big for their trunk when folded with the wheels on, but the wheels are simple to pop off and on, making a smaller footprint. The stroller wipes clean, and the parent tray is dishwasher-safe on the top rack.
Music to the ears. The Jeep Overland Limited includes a baby tray with cup holder, parent tray with two cup holders and the iBaby MP3 player hookup to play music through built-in speakers. The Overland Limited is weight rated from 6 months to 45 pounds, but children should be able to sit up unassisted before running with them. It is not car seat compatible. The handle is adjustable, so it's good for parents of differing sizes. It gets great reviews for its performance even on rough terrain and in off-road situations due to its 16-inch, air-filled tires. Owners say their babies are comfortable in the padded, ventilated seat, and the front wheel has a fender to keep the child's feet from touching the wheel. The canopy and basket are generous, and the canopy is fully adjustable with a peek-a-boo window.
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The Jeep Overland comes in seventh out of 10 strollers, with an overall rating of 58 out of 100. Mariana Seif likes its plethora of accessories, but says it's heavy and hard to maneuver. She says she would not recommend it to a friend as a jogging stroller.
Review: Jeep Overland Limited Review, Mariana Seif, Dec. 16, 2012
2. Baby Bargains
"Baby Bargains" covers jogging strollers in depth. Authors Denise and Alan Fields consider performance, ease of use and the brand's track record when making stroller recommendations. Reviews are comparative, thorough and unbiased and include reviews of the brand in general, and of specific jogging strollers.
Review: Strollers, Diaper Bags and other To Go Gear, Denise and Alan Fields, 2013, 10th edition
3. WalkingMama.net
Elena Filatova says the Jeep Overland gets the job done, but you can't expect it to perform as well as more expensive jogging strollers. She likes the "bells and whistles," and says the stroller exceeded her expectations. She gives it an overall rating of 4 stars out of 5.
Review: Jeep Overland Limited Stroller Review, Elena Filatova, March 30, 2013
4. Amazon.com
The Jeep Overland earns an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars in more than 155 customer reviews, but that would be higher if points weren't taken off for the fixed front wheel. It's praised for its many features, but some say it pulls to the left and the pedometer doesn't work.
Review: Jeep Overland Limited Jogging Stroller with Front Fixed Wheel, Fierce, Contributors to Amazon.com, As of October 2013
5. Walmart.com
More than 65 owners give the Jeep Overland Limited an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars. Joggers like the convenience features and easy push. It gets low marks for its fixed front wheel; if it had been accurately rated as a jogging stroller, its rating would be higher.
Review: Jeep - Overland Limited Music on the Move Jogging Stroller, Fierce Orange, Contributors to Walmart.com, As of October 2013
6. CityGrips.com
Editors of CityGrips.com round up the Top 5 jogging strollers for runners, including the Jeep Overland, which comes in at number four. One of the models is discontinued, and most are swivel-wheel strollers, which serious exercisers agree are not for the dedicated runner.
Review: Top 5 Jogging Strollers for Runners, Editors of CityGrips.com, Dec. 27, 2012
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The Board of Directors of the Rush County Community Foundation is very pleased to announce their Cycle III 2012 Community Grants awarded from the unrestricted funds endowed at the Foundation. This is the last of three annual cycles in which Rush County non-profit organizations can apply for funding for their projects in 2012. The next grant cycle for non-profit organizations wishing to apply for will be the Cycle I, 2013 grant cycle whose deadline for application will be at 4 p.m., Feb. 15, 2013.
These grants are made possible through the generosity of the founding contributors and donors of the following unrestricted funds endowed with the Foundation:
Laura May & Howard H. Brown Memorial Fund
H. N. (Doc) Thelma Jaggers Fund
Gerald W. and Anita J. Mohr Community Fund
Pioneer Hi-Bred Fund
Rush County Community Fund
George Patrick "Pat" Todd Memorial Fund
The following organizations received grants from the Cycle III, 2012 process:
Changing Footprints - to assist with purchase of two heavy duty washers to be installed in their warehouse for use in washing used shoes before their distribution.
Glenwood Volunteer Fire Department – to assist with the purchase of the Team Rescue Package related to their Grain Entrapment/Confined Space Rescue Initiative.
Gleaners Food Bank - toward the cost of providing BackSacks to Rush County students participating in the Nutrition Clubs at local elementary schools.
Thanks to the generous financial support of the Rush County community, the Rush County Community Foundation has now awarded more than 250 Community Fund grants to organizations throughout Rush County. These grants have totaled more than $755,000 since the first grant was awarded in 1994. If you are interested in learning about the grant process or would like an application, please stop by the Foundation office at 117 N. Main in Rushville of call the office at 765-938-1177.
Meeting the philanthropic needs of Rush County since 1991, The Rush County Community Foundation, Inc., the Foundation of Rush County's future, is a nonprofit public charity established to serve donors, award grants and scholarships, and provide leadership to enrich and enhance the quality of life in Rush County, not only today, but for our future generations. For more information please visit or contact Garry Cooley, executive director, or Terry VanNatta, assistant executive director and chief financial officer, at their office at 117 N. Main St., Rushville, IN 46173, or call them at (765) 938-1177.
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UACT Staff and Facilitators
GCO Facilitators 2013-2014
Jenny Lanza
Jenny is a junior at UMass Amherst studying Public Health Sciences. She works in the UMass Infant Cognition Laboratory and is especially interested in child and maternal health. She is excited to facilitate GCO for the 2013-2014 school year and is looking forward to growing the UACT community and learning more about effective community organizing.
Matt Lee
Matt is a senior at UMass Amherst majoring in Biochemistry. He's from Newton, MA. He loves minimalist/barefoot running, thinking about buddhist ideologies, and most of all, FOOD. He cares about conserving the environment and nature. He worked on campaigns with Alternatives for Community and Environment in Roxbury, MA during the summer of 2013.
Julia Legler
Julia is yet another student inspired by the pedagogy and practice of the UACT/GCO community. She is currently building her own major in the Bachelor's Degree with Individual Concentration program through UMass, which focuses on social justice, policy, and activism. She is also a Chinese minor, a language she accidently fell in love with in her junior year. The next piece to her personal curriculum is becoming a student facilitator for GCO in the Spring of 2014, so that she may lead other students in discovering the transformative powers of community organizing. Julia loves a good thrill, whether it comes from a rally or protest, a rollercoaster, or standing at the top of a mountain. You can often finding her sipping down mugs of coffee at Rao's, hiking the local trails, or napping on her couch.
Sarah Orsak
Sarah is a second year student at Smith College, studying gender, film, and archives. Sarah understands the importance of knowing one's shared history to building solidarity and lasting change, and is thus working to document and make accessible the rich history of student movements and activism at Smith College. Sarah spent last summer organizing with UACT's community partner Virginia Organizing in Charlottesville, Virginia. Some of Sarah's favorite things include pink bubblegum, earnings with googly eyes, and tart frozen yogurt. Sarah is an Aquarius.
Alina Ortiz Salvatierra
is a conceptual installation art and critical pedagogy education
Johannes Raatz
Johannes is a Social Thought and Political Economy (STPEC) and Economics major. His GCO class traveled to Boston to work with Alternatives for Community and Environment (ACE) to work on a transit justice campaign supporting funding for the MBTA. Johannes is active with student organizing with the Center for Education Policy and Advocacy. He will be the new Access and Affordability Core Team leader starting in the fall. This summer he is gaining experience in labor union organizing through Unite Here's Organizing Beyond Barriers internship.
GCO Trainers
MaryGrace Decotiis
Hi! My name's MaryGrace and I'm going into my last year as a student at Umass, graduating with a major in Social Justice and Organizing. After taking Grassroots Community Development as a freshman, I experienced what an honest, anti-oppressive learning community could look like. I realized my passion for social justice, that more spaces like this needed to exist, and that I wanted to be apart of that magic!
Kayla Goldberg
Kayla Goldberg is a senior Social Thought and Political Economy major at UMass. Her favorite things include chocolate, miniature dachshunds, 90's music, and silly dancing. She volunteers as a tutor at The Literacy Project and is very interested in what it means to educate for democracy and engaged citizenship. She believes in the unbounded influence of education and that incredible things can be accomplished with enough passion and positivity.
Outreach Coordinator
Sandra Llewellyn
Alo! Sandra Llewellyn is an Anthropology major, minoring Spanish and Education (a big 180 from her first two years as an Astronomy major!) Her experience in GCO has further inspired her to get involved and make change in whatever way she can, like co-founding the five-college empowerment group for women of color, Linkin' the Chain. Last year was such an amazing experience for her, that she is now making it her personal mission to spread the word that places like UACT, and classes like GCO really exist! Oh, and for fun, she likes to read, write, sew, design, procrastinate, and NETFLIX.
Student Administrator
Marcus Chiaretto
Marcus is a junior at UMass who had an awesome time as a member of the Virginia Organizing core group of Grassroots Community Organizing this past spring semester. He is incredibly excited to be working with GCO yet again, this time as student administrator. When he isn't busy doing organizing work with UACT, you can find him out running, hiking through the Vermont wilderness, or with his head buried in a good book. Also, if you cook him yummy vegan food, he'll be your friend for life!
Post-graduate Interns
Amanda Santos
Hey! I'm Amanda Santos and I'm a Critical Pedagogy Campus Trainer for UACT. I graduated UMASS in May of 2013 with a degree in Anthropology, a focus in the cultural field. In the Spring of 2012 I took Grassroots Community Organizing and felt I had found exactly what I had been looking for- a nice combination of Anthropology and Education that deviates from the norm. From there I went on to student -facilitate in the Spring of 2013. I loved it so much I decided to stick around extra long to continue on practicing this pedagogy with students who are facilitating their own classes all around UMass, as well as the other four colleges we share the Valley with. When I'm not around the Gordon office, I'm usually found pouring people coffee, running around Amherst or having a grand ol' time with wonderful people.
Jen Sandler, Ph.D.
Jen is a Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology. In her research, Jen focuses on the knowledge practices of activist organizations and movements, asking how those who are trying to change the structures of society learn and teach about the problems they aim to address. Jen has conducted research with urban educators, community organizers, policy activists, parent activist groups, and popular education organizations in several urban centers in the United States as well as in Mexico. She also engages as a participant in many organizations and collectives that work with people to understand their shared struggles and to gain the power to shape the institutions and policies that affect them.
Jen received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2008, and subsequently held visiting faculty positions at Trinity College and Bates College. As a professor, she has worked with many local community activists and organizers as partners to teach students, through engagement with both theory and practice, about different ways of understanding contemporary power, social inequalities, and diverse approaches to social change. Her classes have frequently involved efforts to disrupt the traditional power dynamics of the classroom to create collective environments for learning and community engagement. Jen comes to UMass this year ridiculously excited to work with the UACT staff along with graduate students, faculty, and community partners who are interested in thinking critically about engaged teaching and research on activism.


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12-31-2013 11:26:22 | More by seanchai
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If I want an entire case of beer this is where I go in Chambersburg. Small space but they really pack in good stuff. Just got the Founders variety pack which was awesome and fresh. The guys running the place sure do know their stuff, plus they'll even carry your case to the car. They always have what I want cold or warm so the inventory is always moving. They are always willing to answer questions about up-coming releases. Prices are very reasonable. They do have a good selection of craft beer (Founders, DFH, Flying Dog) along with all the normal big brewery stuff (Miller, In-BEV).
10-25-2011 19:40:08 | More by cps98
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First stop on my adventure in Chambersburg. Mostly designed as a drive through distributor, i decided to wander into the store to see their inventory. Pretty small space, but crammed with a wide variety of cases from different breweries. This included Bells, Founders, Troegs, Duck Rabbit and even quite a few Belgians. I was interested in Founders Breakfast Stout, but after talking with the guy (don't remember his name), they were having issues with the distributor. He seemed pretty pissed about it, as he knows people were waiting on this beer. Something i could appreciate as he seemed very passionate and knowledgeable about beer.
All in all, one of the better distributors in the area with obvious beer people at the helm. While i didn't buy anything, mostly because of no FBS and i wasn't ready to buy a case, this would definitely be my go to place to buy cases in the area.
09-06-2011 15:47:28 | More by bum732
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On my way back to MA from New Orleans. My wife and I switched and she drove for awhile. I woke up and saw a sign that said "Chambersburg 6 miles." Pulled out my Droid Phone and looked it up on BA and found In and OUt Beverage so I decided we should stop in.
It was shortly after 10am so I even questioned whether or not the place was open. We pulled into the lot and I saw a man standing by the door. He said "good morning" I asked if they were open and he said "yes, come on in." This was Charlie who was the beer manager. He was very pleasant and seemed to be quite knowledgeable about beer based on our short interaction.
He asked what I was looking for and I had asked for some Duck Rabbit, he had 2 cases, a mix case and a case of Brown Ale. I took the Mix. This unfortunately wasn't a planned stop so I was not able to purchase any more than just that case. Too bad because I was pretty impressed with the overall selection, and everything by the case. He said later that day they would be getting KBS in, too bad I couldn't have made it there a little later in the day for that, that would have been epic! Still a good selection of Founders, Bells, Terrapin, Victory, Stouts, and the big guys like Stone and Rogue as well Some Decent imports like Duvel as well. Any craft beer drinker could find something there. Prices were very good too. If by some odd reason I'm ever in the area again, I'll be stopping by.
04-01-2011 04:56:44 | More by AndyAvalanche
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Stopped in here to give it a look and man was I impressed. The showroom is a bit small, but they PACK the beers in there. They keep single cases of beer to show, but have multiples cold in the back. Charlie is a deal of a nice guy who is extremely knowledgeable about beer. Their inventory is quite very well stocked with many MANY craft brews as well as a great selection of imports. Everything from founders to troegs, victory to stone, ommegang to Clipper City, Stoudts and lancaster brewing, Bear Republic and Unibroue, Duvel, Youngs, Great Divide, the list goes on and on. Better yet, if they don't have what you want in stock, they will to their best to order if for you. Great place for beer in the area.
02-02-2009 23:41:48 | More by taylor714914
West Virginia
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Took a 1-hr road trip today to this store; While I had called ahead, it was well worth it. Been searching for Stoudt's Scarlet Lady ESB and just couldn't find any around here for miles; But she was @ In & Out Beverage and these guys kept her there til I went and picked her up. See the site for their lengthy Craft and Import list - separate pdf lists. Great drive-thru service - and, you can go in and shop the stacks too; If you're looking for something specific, it could very well be here.
12-20-2008 19:57:47 | More by radamson
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I travel from Fl. to Ct./Ny. once or twice a year so I'm always looking for places to score beers that aren't available in Fl.
This place is so convenient to I-81 I don't think I could ever pass by without stopping in again.
The service at this place is great, so good I'm guessing that the two gents I dealt with have a stake in ownership. They asked what styles I was looking for and pointed out everything they thought I may be interested in. They also gave an informed description of each beer. After making my selections (7 cases) and paying they brought the beer out to my ride and loaded it up
Selection was damn good and not congested with macro swill. They also told me if there was something specific I was looking for and was available from there distributors they would be happy to order if for me if I gave them a weeks notice.
Prices seemed reasonable, not anymore expensive as Fl. except for maybe the bottle deposits.
This place is certainly on my list as a must stop!!
12-30-2007 03:15:13 | More by 2thm8ker
In & Out Beverage in Chambersburg, PA
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Alum creates marathon, donates to hurricane victims
When he heard that the New York Marathon was canceled due to Hurricane Sandy, Linfield alum Tony Carpenter chose to run anyway. With the help of Facebook and the running community, he spread the word and donated the proceeds from his "No York Marathon" to victims of the hurricane.
"I didn't like the idea of training for a whole year. I needed to do something. I felt like if I ran Sunday, that would be like running my own NY Marathon," Carpenter, class of '98, said. "When I found out I couldn't do it, I thought, 'What should I do?' One of the first thoughts in my head was I could just run it locally, in the spirit of the marathon."
Running the marathon in New York is on Carpenter's bucket list. A lottery determines who will get to participate, and he has been trying to get into the race since 2008. If a runner isn't selected for three years in a row, they automatically get in. Unable to run last year, Carpenter got to extend his automatic bid to run in the 2012 marathon and began his training in January.
"I'm a runner. It took me awhile to come to that realization. This year I made a conscious decision to do it. It's something I've been trying to do because I've never been to New York," he said. "I've done the Portland Marathon eight times and it's gotten pretty stale for me."
Just two days before the race, his neighbor called to tell him it was canceled while he was packing to go to the airport.
"I turned on the news, and sure enough, it was canceled," Carpenter said. "There was some backlash when it was said it would still go on. There was debate about whether the resources could be put to better use, and whether the race should go on or not. I figured it would. I had friends there already. It was a last minute thing."
Carpenter didn't let his disappointment get in the way. On Friday, the day the race was canceled, a television station interviewed him as someone who was scheduled to run in New York. He then mentioned his idea of running for charity. By the time it aired, he had already made his decision. Facebook is what made his No York Marathon possible, he said.
"I was going viral from Friday through Sunday. I wanted input on Facebook. The response was overwhelming," he said. "I have a ton of Linfield connections, running connections and friends from high school. It was a big outpouring."
On the day of the race, people who saw it on postings and groups showed up to cheer Carpenter on at the Tigard High School track. Out of 105 laps, Carpenter didn't run a single lap alone.
"A kid I didn't know ran 15 miles with me," he said. "There were some Linfield folks I hadn't seen in a while, people I hadn't seen in a long time, and some I run with a lot. I had a cheering section the entire way. Typically in a marathon, you suffer alone."
Carpenter was hurt going into the race, so he knew it was going to be painful. But he was still intent in doing it and finishing the 105 laps around the track- equal to 26 miles.
"I usually start to break down at mile 15 or 18. At mile six I felt like I usually did at the halfway point. I remember thinking 'I'm in trouble. This might take longer than I thought,'" he said. "I wanted it to end, but I was really inspired and encouraged."
Carpenter didn't hold anyone to donations, but he encouraged everyone to give what they could. His friend Emily McKinzie set up the fundraiser website and helped keep track of the money. The No York Marathon donated $462 to the Red Cross for victims of Hurricane Sandy.
"It took perseverance and sticking with something I started a long time ago," he said. "You're looking at the sacrifices you made for it. You look forward to being able to finish with that, or looking to tackle something new. I was fed up with a lot of unfinished business. I didn't want to be defeated. All these people had their homes taken away. I still had my home, dogs, family. I figured their situation was worse."
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2013 Topps Baseball Series 1
It seems like it has already been six months since Topps started teasing Series 1 of the 2013 set. I'd like to say I'm excited by the pending release, but I'm not. Even if I wasn't sick of Topps continued emphasis of "The Chase" cards over the base cards, I would be fatigued with the current structure of the base set. Looking at the sell sheet and the early checklist, it looks like another variation on the same structure that has been in place since at least 2006. The diamond and gold parallels of the past two years look to be replaced with an emerald parallel set. There will be pink and desert camouflage parallels as well this year which simply screams boring at the collector. Instead of mini inserts based on the 1987 design, there will be mini inserts based on the 1972 design. Some collectors will continue to get screwed on their promised hits when they get a fake manufactured relic rather than actual game used material. Expect the usual variations like stupid animal cards and cards of players in street clothes and cards of players with shaving cream on their heads. (If there's an "infield fly rule" variation, I just may stop collecting forever.)
Of course, Topps sees little reason to innovate with the base set since they place little to no emphasis on selling it. According to the sell sheet for 2013, the emphasis is on "The Chase". Topps says, "Card-collecting is also about the chase – for the Rookie card, for the autograph, for the white whale." You see what's missing, right? There's nothing about chasing the set. It would be nice to see Topps actually promote the art of set building, but that won't happen. I'm starting to wonder how long it will be before there are more insert and parallel cards per pack than base cards. Funny thing though, Topps is actually doing a good job with the design and photography of the base set. The white bordered 2013 design looks good and continues a recent stretch of excellent designs by Topps. My only real complaint is the lack of the player's position on the front of the card. That's a minor complaint though. I like the 2013 design.
I'd like to think I was going to boycott the 2013 set like many of my fellow "old-time" collectors, but I still don't know if that's the case or not. Other than a few stray retail packs, I certainly won't be purchasing any unopened material. The guy I usually buy my base sets from typically ends up offering the 330 base cards at fifteen dollars after the initial rush of set buyers have purchased their cards at a small premium. Typically, I've been one of those early buyers. This year, I will wait. If he offers me the cards for fifteen bucks, it will be hard for me to say no.
As for Braves collectors, expect to be slightly disappointed by Series 1. Some of the team's better players will be included in the base set of Series 1, but the Braves are hardly represented in the early checklist of inserts and autographs. There will be a John Smoltz manufactured relic. There will be a Brandon Beachy autograph. There will be Jason Heyward and Dan Uggla relic cards. Currently, there's not a single Braves card scheduled for the insert sets. This isn't necessarily bad for Braves fans. It will keep the prices down for Braves Series 1 team sets and means that Series 2 should be loaded with Braves cards.
First Braves Cards
The Braves made a splash by signing free agent B.J. Upton to a five year, 75.25 million dollar contract and his first Topps card picturing him as a member of the Atlanta Braves will be the most anticipated base card of the year for most Braves fans. Upton isn't checklisted at the moment for Series 1, but there are lessons that can be learned from the inclusion of Jose Reyes and Albert Pujols in Series 1 last year. As anyone who collects Topps base sets knows, Series 1 is used to produce cards numbered 1 through 330. Well, Topps is never one to let a bad gimmick idea pass them by, so they airbrushed up a limited number of cards showing Jose Reyes as a Marlin and Albert Pujols as an Angel for inclusion in Series 1 packs. The cards were numbered 331 and 332. Now, these were not simply early release versions of their cards. Yes, they were included at the same spot in the checklist when Series 2 was released, but different photographs were used.
Topps, who was granted an exclusive license to remove confusion from the marketplace, made 2012 Series 1 more confusing and the job of completists more expensive and more difficult with the Reyes and Pujols decision. I don't expect anything to change in this regard in 2013. It is my hope that BJ Upton is simply checklisted in Series 2 with a nice picture of him in his Braves uniform. Still, no one should be surprised if a super short-print of Upton in a Braves uniform is included in Series 1.
It would be nice to think Topps would include cards of Jordan Walden and Gerald Laird in Series 2, but if they get cards from Topps this year, I would think it is more likely they get their cards in Update Series, which will be released after the conclusion of the season. Neither have been included on the pre-release checklist for Series 1, but the actual checklist usually differs, so there's always a chance. (Actually, if either were included in Series 1, I'd expect them to be pictured with their previous team since I doubt Topps would go to the trouble of airbrushing a Braves uniform on a backup catcher or a setup man, no matter how hard he throws.)
Braves Autographs
Andrelton Simmons has quickly become a favorite of a lot of Braves fan and Braves collectors, me included. Despite the splash he made during his injury-shortened rookie season, Simmons is woefully under-represented in Topps various autograph checklists. Tyler Pastornicky was seemingly included in every product, but Simmons was nowhere to be found. Topps should be working hard to get the young shortstop to sign for as many sets as possible in 2013.
There are other Braves who need to be better represented with inserted autograph cards. With his smashing performance in the starting rotation last year, I'd hope that Topps was all over Kris Medlen getting him to sign. It would also be amazing to see Eric O'Flaherty given an autograph card. EOF continues to put up great numbers for the Braves, and it would be nice to see him get an auto card in what will probably be his last season in a Braves uniform. Since Peter Moylan got two autographs, I'm hoping Cory Gearrin gets one and I know I'm not the only one who hopes Topps got Ben Sheets to sign a few on his way to retirement last year. I also hope Topps gets Evan Gattis signatures into Bowman this year, along with more of the recent international signees.
As for veteran autographs, I'd expect to see plenty of Jason Heyward, Craig Kimbrel, Brandon Beachy and Freddie Freeman cards across Topps products again this year. Tim Hudson, Brian McCann and Dan Uggla have always signed for Topps and I don't expect that to change this year as well. Hopefully, they'll be able to get Martin Prado to sign more this year. He's had several over the years, but I think his performance warrants more cards.


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Thomas Sowell: How multiculturalism harms minorities it was intended to help
Intellectuals who imagine that they are helping racial or ethnic groups that lag behind by redefining their lags out of existence with multicultural rhetoric are in fact leading them into a blind alley.
Multiculturalism is a tempting quick fix for groups that lag by simply pronouncing their cultures to be equal, or "equally valid," in some vague and lofty sense. Cultural features are just different, not better or worse, according to this dogma.
Yet the borrowing of particular features from other cultures - such as Arabic numerals that replaced Roman numerals, even in Western cultures that derived from Rome - implies that some features are not simply different but better, including numbers. Some of the most advanced cultures in history have borrowed from other cultures, because no given collection of human beings has created the best answers to all the questions of life.
Nevertheless, since multiculturalists see all cultures as equal or "equally valid," they see no justification for schools to insist that black children learn standard English, for example. Instead, each group is encouraged to cling to its own culture and to take pride in its own past glories, real or imaginary.
In other words, members of minority groups that lag educationally, economically or otherwise are to continue to behave in the future as they have in the past - and, if they do not get the same outcomes as others, it is society's fault. That is the bottom line message of multiculturalism.
George Orwell once said that some ideas are so foolish that only an intellectual could believe them. Multiculturalism is one of those ideas. The intelligentsia burst into indignation or outrage at "gaps" or "disparities" in educational, economic or other outcomes - and denounce any cultural explanation of these group differences as "blaming the victim."
There is no question that some races or whole nations have been victimized by others, any more than there is any question that cancers can cause death. But that is very different from saying that deaths can automatically be blamed on cancer. You might think that intellectuals could make that distinction. But many do not.
Yet intellectuals see themselves as friends, allies and defenders of racial minorities, even as they paint them into a corner of cultural stagnation. This allows the intelligentsia to flatter themselves that they are on the side of the angels against the forces of evil that are conspiring to keep minorities down.
When they cannot come up with hard evidence in any particular case to support this theory today, that just proves to the intelligentsia how fiendishly clever and covert these pervasive efforts to hold down minorities are.
Why people with high levels of mental skills and rhetorical talents would tie themselves into knots with such reasoning is a mystery. Perhaps it is just that they cannot give up a social vision that is so flattering to themselves, despite how detrimental it may be to the people they claim to be helping.
Multiculturalism, like the caste system, paints people into the corner where they happened to have been born. But at least the caste system does not claim to benefit those at the bottom.
Multiculturalism not only serves the ego interests of intellectuals, it serves the political interests of elected officials, who have every incentive to promote a sense of victimhood, and even paranoia, among groups whose votes they want, in exchange for both material and psychic support.
The multicultural vision of the world also serves the interests of those in the media, who thrive on moral melodramas. So do whole departments of ethnic "studies" in academia and a whole industry of "diversity" consultants, community organizers and miscellaneous other race hustlers.
The biggest losers in all this are those members of racial minorities who allow themselves to be led into the blind alley of resentment and rage, even when there are broad avenues of opportunity available. And we all lose when society is polarized.
Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. His website is www.tsowell.com.
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HEALTH leaders from across the West Midlands are to be given a say into an extensive plans to overhaul the three major hospitals in Worcestershire.
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Recent Moans from the Minions...
The other day I wrote about an unexpected visitor with a package for me. This is one of the books that was inside.
It's called Working Mummies illustrated by Drazen Kozjan and written by Joan Horton.
I've only had a few spare, quiet moments to read through it a number of times (love it!), my eyes trying to take in all the Halloween goodness, but it ticks all the right boxes for me: great images, strong female characters, and well written rhymes.
The book explores the different jobs of Mummies in the monster world, like Writers, Teachers, Dentists and even Real Estate Mummies:
"Other mums sell houses.
They're not the least bit daunted
By buyers who insist upon
Old dwellings that are haunted."
Time is stuck on fast forward. Days are busy. If I have free time, Yetch doesn't. If Yetch has free time...well, Yetch doesn't have free time. Not since...last winter?
I'm glad I decided to go with a more minimal (for me) party theme this year. I know it's really minimal when Yetch is having a work meeting online, turns his laptop around so people can see what I've done in the living room, and he's explaining how I "usually do much more" (ouch!). I also took advantage of using a number of store bought/classic decorations, to which he said "It looks nice, but it doesn't look like you" (double ouch!). The thing is, the theme doesn't lend itself to too many homemade props. I've barely had time to work on the bust I started (progress, yes, but not finished).
I'm ALSO trying to get ready for my show on Sunday. Balancing this whole art vs party-theme-build is not easy. Plus there's that pesky business of day jobs. And Monkey Boos (I love my pup but sheesh!). And trying to have a bit of a life. And sleep.
I'm a big fan of the site Doo Wacka Doodles (and Belle Dee's art) throughout the year, but during the Halloween Countdown it's an even better treat.
Spotted this post about a Mad Monster Party Art Show in Sherman Oaks, CA. Belle has put a link to the gallery and samples of what's being shown, what's for sale and all the details so please visit the links above.
Instead of repeating all of her post, I just wanted to highlight one piece for sale by Dan Szczepanski of a carved pumpkin (selling for $900). There's a video where you can see each side.
Dan Szczepanski has an entire collection of carved foam pumpkins which are quite stunning. Like the Haunted Mansion pumpkin, the Edgar Allen Poe pumpkin, the Headless Horseman pumpkin, and a whole lot of Disney, Universal Monsters, and Halloween goodness.
Snickers has come out with a Halloween commercial. It's pretty cute.
Gather round kiddies. Ol'Ghoul is going to tell you a tale that is like a teaching fairytale for adults: interesting characters, surprises, that moment where our protagonist gets into a bad situation because they didn't do what they should have...all the good stuff. The moral of my tale? Get dressed by 11 am even on your day off.
Once upon a time, there was a woman who'd had a whirlwind week (read: month). Her house was ramshackled. Her front lawn neglected. And she was expecting a visitor later in the day, a visitor who had never seen her home before and might be bringing a camera. The visitor - we'll call her Amy - was set to arrive around 5 pm.
The woman began cleaning her house early that morning. She had errands to run also, and thought about getting dressed. It was getting close to noon, after all. She decided to wait. She'd only be getting dirtier as the house got cleaner, and there was much left to do. And she wanted to make a good impression, of course.
It's important to make a good impression, isn't it?
Dusting, sweeping, sorting, washing, stopping only to brush her teeth (no time for the hair).
Doorbell rings.
The woman pauses her work, looks toward the sound, then looks down at her Popeye-themed pajama bottoms and oversized dress shirt she's wearing (she can't see the dirt, but she can feel it).
It's only 11 am. No packages expected. No visitors until later. Just leave it.
Doorbell rings again.
She throws on her red hoodie as she moves to the front door.
A man in a black helmet (no not Vader) and sun glasses is at her door, holding a large envelope.
A bike courier?
They share salutations and he asks if she is Ghoul Friday, which catches her off guard a little, but postal carriers do sometimes address her by that name.
She tells the man yes, and he hands her the large envelope, decorated with spooks and ghouls, her name in the branches, her address on the tombstone (blurred in the image so I could show it to you).
"Isn't that something!" she exclaims, remarking on the drawings.
Tonight is Creature Feature, the opening solo show of Toronto artist Andie Wolf. With subjects ranging from monsters to mammals, Owl Song (as she's known online) explores nature and the unnatural in equal parts. Always fun, and often beautiful, her work is a refreshing take on imagery we thought we knew.
Join Andie Wolf at Playful Grounds (in Little Italy) tonight at 8 pm for the opening. If you can't make it tonight, the show will run into November, and a second installment will continue until year end. Playful Grounds, 605 College St. (between Bathurst & Ossington) Toronto, Ontario 416-645-0484
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I had a grand theme planned for this year. Several large sculpting projects. One huge build.
When September 1st hit, I realized I wasn't going to have the time or the budget to execute the plan this year (but maybe next year). As the start of September crept closer to mid-September, I started to panic. I couldn't decide on what to do. Finally I asked myself "if you could incorporate any theme into your Halloween party decor, just for your own enjoyment (as opposed to what I think would look really cool), what would it be?"
Well, THAT'S easy. Twin Peaks.
And just like that, this year's theme was decided.
I'm a big Twin Peaks fan. I would drop everything and run away with Agent Dale Cooper in a heartbeat. I've been to the real Twin Peaks (twice), sat in the real Double R Diner, and had coffee black as midnight on a moonless night with a plate of cherry pie.
I've refined the theme a bit, of course. I could do a general Twin Peaks party, but I wanted to stay true to the Halloween element. I'm designing the decor around the Black Lodge/White Lodge concept (for those who never watched the show, basically it's believed there are good and bad realms the spirit must to pass through, and where evil/goodness presides).
Yesterday (our Thanksgiving Monday) while Canadians everywhere were chowing down on Turkey dinners, I was painting.
I was able to get a number of figures completed (and a few close to completion). As you may know, I'm having my Lucky 13 sale on Etsy up until October 13th, at which point I will put the shop in vacation mode until after my last show of the season.
Every year I try to come up with a new "thing" for shows, especially for the Bazaar of the Bizarre (Oct 21st in Toronto) where people tend to like my stuff vs my art if that makes any sense at all. One of the new items for this year is my Halloween in a Jar dioramas. I'd done a handful of prototypes for FanExpo and all sold.
This time around, I've picked up some fairly large jars and some very tiny jars. The pumpkins seen here are for the tiny jars. To put it into perspective, note the size of the penny beside the pumpkins. Teeny weenie!
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Morrisville wants to bring an indoor ice rink and sports complex to town. Holly Springs wants a sports stadium, tennis courts and a greenway.
The two are among 10 towns, nonprofits and private developers competing for $6million in grants from Wake County hotel and prepared-food tax money.
The requests total $19.5million. A majority of the proposals are for sports facilities, including tennis complexes, basketball courts and fields.
St. Augustine's University in Raleigh wants $3million to build phase two of its athletic complex, including bleachers, restrooms, concession stands, a practice field and parking.
The Centennial Authority, which runs PNC Arena, wants $1.2million for a digital ribbon board, and for upgrades to wireless Internet access.
But not all requests are sports-related.
The N.C. Museum of Art wants about $625,000 to restore its "PICTURE THIS" outdoor art exhibit and to upgrade the amphitheater's technology.
The county is working with the The Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau and consultants to evaluate the proposals and determine which projects would bring in new hotel stays and restaurant visits, said Denise Foreman, assistant to the county manager.
Foreman is leading the effort for the county and working with an advisory board to come up with a list of finalists by mid-December.
Originally, the Wake County Board of Commissioners was set to announce winners in December, but the process was delayed as commissioners dealt with transit presentations, Foreman said.
A decision is likely to come in January or February, she said.
"We have only $6million in funding, and we want to try to get as many projects as we can done," Foreman said.
Morrisville has made a big push this grant cycle to get a share of the money. It is one of the largest contributors to the hotel and food-tax fund but has never submitted a project for consideration.
Raleigh contributed about $9.3million last year, while Cary generated $3million and Morrisville $2.5million. Morrisville's contributions make up about 16percent of the fund revenues.
Developer Jeff Ammons has proposed a public-private partnership with Morrisville to build a complex that could include two ice rinks and volleyball courts with 1,500 to 2,000 seats for spectators.
The Carolina Hurricanes professional hockey team has expressed interest in using the complex as practice space.
Ammons is the developer and owner of Wake Forest's The Factory, which features an ice rink, a YMCA, sports-themed businesses and a toy store.
Holly Springs, meanwhile, has plans for a $10million, 1,800-seat stadium. The town already has a collegiate summer-league team interested as a possible tenant.
The North Main Athletic Complex, to be near Anchor Creek Way, also will host soccer fields, tennis courts and possibly a smaller special-needs field.
Some of the funding for the stadium would come from $1.5million in existing bond money and an estimated $4million in debt financing. Holly Springs also wants to sell naming rights to raise money.
All grant proposals require a 65percent noncounty match.
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The Tucson Fire Department responded to two fires early this
The first fire was at a local food bank near Craycroft Road
and Valencia Road. According to Capt. Chris Jurvig, multiple reports were made
about smoke and flames coming from a building.
Upon arrival, the firefighters immediately recognized that
the fire was exterior but up against the building and in danger of spreading
into the interior.
Fire crews were able to successfully stop the fire from
spreading into the interior of the structure. They were able to confine the
fire to the exterior several pallets had been burning.
Because food was being stored in the structure, Pima County
Health Department was notified and responded to the incident. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The second fire occurred in the 1100 block of South Osborne
Avenue near west 22nd street and Interstate 10.
Fire crews found flames and smoke coming from multiple
windows of the house. They were able to recognize that the house had been
abandoned because it had fencing and signs posted.
After gaining access, crews pulled hose lines into the
structure to search for occupants and extinguish the blaze. Crews were able to
knock the fire down quickly and ensure that there were no victims present.
There were no injuries and Building Safety responded to
secure the structure while fire investigators remained on scene to conduct
their investigation.
This was the second structure fire TFD firefighters
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Updated Nov 13, 2012 - 8:43 pm
Deputies ID body found in burning car in Tucson
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Originally published: Nov 13, 2012 - 8:42 pm
Originally published: Nov 13, 2012 - 8:42 pm
TUCSON, Ariz. Pima County Sheriff's deputies say they have identified a body that was found inside a burning car in a northwest Tucson neighborhood.
Sheriff's spokesman deputy Tom Peine (Py-NAH) says the body was that of 54-year-old Anthony Walker Patrick Basher. He was from California but Peine did not provide a hometown.
Peine says the man was a friend of the owner of the burned out vehicle.
Deputies were called to the neighborhood the evening of Nov. 9 and found the burning Mercedes-Benz sedan. Fire crews discovered the body after putting out the flames.
The cause of Basher's death and the fire are not yet known.
Peine says the investigation is ongoing.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
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Let him rot in his cell
So it appears as if the convicted killer Clive Derby-Lewis, who was sentenced to 25 years' in prison for his role in the killing of South African Communist Party general secretary Chris Hani in 1993, will remain in prison after an application for his medical parole has apparently been denied. In my view Derby-Lewis should die in prison. Read the rest of this entry »
How small the small claims court really is
Some time ago I vented my anger in this blog as well as on Face Book over the fact that I had not been paid for freelance word I had earlier been commissioned by the then news editor of The New Age, Terry van der Walt. When I enquired I was told that Van der Walt, who earlier on numerous occasions refused to respond to my calls, had suddenly left. Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome to our (third) world!
God help overseas visitors who happen to visit Primi Piatti's Cape Town Airport outlet. South Africans are at least used to terrible service but if this is the image we wish to portray to tourists, we will remain third world. This is what I wrote to Primi's head office. Read the rest of this entry »
Trying to block the hole in the hole in the wall.
Some time ago – under the headline A hole in the Hole in the Wall – I wrote 0n my blog how an Eastern Cape environmental treasure had been saved from an American invasion. It happened after a whistleblower told the authorities how an American tax lawyer tried to get his hands on one of the most pristine areas on the Wild Coast in the Eastern Cape, one of South Africa's provinces. The man, who faces criminal charges of alleged fraud may be back in SA! Read the rest of this entry »
My feeding hand resigns!
I cannot believe it. Yesterday I sensed that The New Age editor Ryland Fisher was on the verge of resigning as head of the ANC newspaper, under the guise of the Gupta family ownership. But Fisher assured me – that despite my fight with his newspaper over unpaid freelance fees and his unhappiness about it - he remained committed to the newspaper. (All our correspondence follows). Alas, that was yesterday. I now learnt that he has resigned!
Picking on the wrong guy
I don't believe in censorship although I was probably among the very few who thought Zapiro's recent cartoon of President Jacob Zuma (the penis one) went too far. Our's is a society where one has to tread carefully to protect at all costs the goodwill that still exists between various ethnic groups. It's still an abnormal society.
Today, after some serious though, I applied some self-censorship. Read the rest of this entry »
Food taken by the hand supposed to feed me!
As a veteran journalist I have often reported incidences where government departments – wilfully or inadvertently – neglected to pay its service providers and suppliers. As a result of this we, as the press, often have to intervene on behalf of those who have suffered financially. Never did I expect to suffer the same fate… by the hand that was supposed to feed me! Read the rest of this entry »
The voice of reason
If only for the sake of those abroad who may think we have all gone bonkers in this beautiful country I am pasting a copy of an opinion piece which appeared iun the Eastern Cape's Daily Dispatch today. It was written by Mpumelelo Mkhabela, the editor of the Sowetan, who also edited the Dispatch at the time I retired. This is, as my headline suggests, a voice of reason. Hopefully every South African will also read it. Enjoy! Read the rest of this entry »
The doctor has no remedy
The road has been quite rocky for former Walter Sisulu University (WSU) council chairman Somadoda Fikeni, since the Daily Dispatch, which serves a big area in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, stated he had been lying about a doctorate he claimed he received from a prominent American university in 2002. That was in 2008 when the story I wrote was headlined: Varsity's Dr Fake. The second banner stated: Top official caught out over US PhD.
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My apologies!!!!
I profusely apologise for having been so quiet. Call it old age creeping up on me, my changed circumstasnces since retirement etc or whatever you may accuser me of. I promise I will go for the wicked again. Watch this space!


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Google's Search by Voice Times Square Campaign
Googles newest ad campaign for the Motorola Droid is really big – as in tall. Google has rented ad space on the Reuters Sign and the NASDAQ sign in Times Square, NY between 12:30-2:00pm and 6:30-8:00pm. The screens display how their newly improved Search by Voice feature, which now comes with all Android devices such as the Motorola Droid, works.
Search by voice allows you to search for business information, like you would do via Google, without having to enter text. You just say the name of the business you are looking for, and the Google search results for that business show up. The Times Square campaign allows anyone to dial 888-376-4336, use the Search by Voice system, and then watch as their Google search results are displayed on one of the two digital signs.
The Search by Voice feature seems like a nice system, but I'm not really convinced that typing the name of the business that I need information about is really that difficult. I mean you have to look at the screen to read the search results anyway, so typing the information in eliminates the need to raise and lower that phone to your head, which you would need to do to use Search by Voice (nitpicking, I know). I'm just surprised that Google is proud enough of the feature to drop so much money on this type of campaign.
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Here is a look at how Saturday's Packers-Falcons divisional playoff game could unfold from a fantasy perspective:
When the Packers have the ball: QB Aaron Rodgers was very efficient at Philly last week with 180 yards and three TDs, but he'll probably have to throw it more than 27 times Saturday at Atlanta. In Week 12 vs. the Falcons, he tossed 35 passes for 344 yards and a score, and he also ran a team-high 12 times for 51 yards and a TD. WR Greg Jennings was a nonfactor last week but will be much busier this time around; he had 5-119-0 against the Falcons last meeting. Rodgers will also spread the ball out to WRs Donald Driver, James Jones and Jordy Nelson. Jones scored on his lone reception vs. the Eagles, and Nelson had 5-61-1 at the Georgia Dome. After barely using him since his Week 13 breakout, the Pack rediscovered rookie RB James Starks last week, as he had 23 carries for 123 yards. He might not see as big a workload in the divisional round, but Green Bay could lean on the bruiser if it gets a lead. Former lead dog Brandon Jackson is back to being mostly a passing-down specialist, while John Kuhn could get goal-line carries.
When the Falcons have the ball: The Atlanta offense starts with RB Michael Turner, who had another monster season and ran for 23-110-1 vs. the Packers in Week 12. Green Bay gave up 4.7 yards per carry in 2010, so expect "The Burner" to crank out plenty of yardage. RB Jason Snelling should also get some touches as a pass catcher. QB Matt Ryan completed 86 percent of his passes (24-of-28) for 197 yards and a TD against Green Bay, an impressive effort considering the tough pass "D" it possesses. He's unlikely to have a huge night, but a couple of scores are very possible. His production will obviously depend on his ability to get the ball to WR Roddy White, who led the league in receptions with 115. The Packers held White to one of his quietest games of 2010 last time (5-49-0), but that probably won't happen again. When Ryan isn't throwing the ball his way, he'll be looking for TE Tony Gonzalez, who caught a TD against the Pack and is difficult to defend in the red zone.


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KURE BEACH - Toshiko T. Nelms ("Tasha"), 80, of Kure Beach, NC, died Thursday, December 27, 2012. She was born in Kawasaki, Japan and migrated to the United States with her late husband, Lindsey ("Bud") Nelms in 1956. She was a devoted and beloved mother of five children: Albert (Joey) Nelms, of Indianapolis, IN, Jane Cannon of Charlotte, NC, Theresa Johns of Columbia, SC, Michael Nelms of Kure Beach, NC and Beverly St. George of Columbia, SC. Of the five children were born her grandchildren: Michael Richard Gilmore, Lindsey Nicole Johns, Stefanie Danielle Johns, Blake Tyler Cannon, Jonathan Bartlett Nelms, Richard James Nelms, Alexa Paige Cannon, and Jack David Cannon.
After traveling with the United States Armed Forces, stationed to Fort Fisher Air Force Station, the family made Kure Beach their home in 1971 when Bud retired. Tasha worked for the late Charles Smith, owner of "Smitty's" restaurant in the 1970s before establishing "Bud and Joe's Bait and Tackle" with her husband, Bud. A year later, the fish market became the well known "Bud and Joe's Tavern " for 35 years. The seaside tavern expanded its hospitality into Carolina Beach for years and ultimately downsized to its original location on "K" Avenue in the heart of Kure Beach.
A memorial service will be held at the Kure Beach Community Center, 118 N. 3rd Avenue, Kure Beach, NC, 28449 on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 2 pm. (http://www.townofkurebeach.org/community-center.aspx).
In lieu of flowers, please consider flowers or donations to Presbyterian Hospice Care, 324 N. McDowell Street, Charlotte, NC 28223.


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After KCTV5's Erika Tallan's first story about Make-A-Wish kid Connor Ohlson, the donations really started rolling in, but more importantly, it's brought his town of Raymore a little closer.
It's hard to miss the signs rallying for support for Connor as people drive through Raymore.
"I think this is something I have never experienced. I just thought it was going to be my school," the 9-year-old battling leukemia said.
First, just his school was working to help him out. Raymore Elementary took up the challenge of raising $25,000 to fulfill their classmate's wish to take his family to Disney World and help grant wishes of other kids.
"I was just trying to raise money, so we could get enough money for other kids to just have their wish like me," Connor said.
A meter placed at the school shows that the elementary has raised $2,600, and that's yet to be combined with money that has yet to be counted from other schools in the district and businesses in town.
"Between the staff, the students, the parents, the community, organizations, we've had a tremendous amount of donations of time, of gift certificates, packages for our auction that's coming up, and many other ways," Principal Michelle Hofmann said.
The tight-knit community rolled out the donations, starting from $5 stars, Sporting Kansas City tickets and gift certificates going up to $400.
"We have a kid in need and, whether it's Connor or another student, we are going to do whatever it takes to support a student, and I'm very fortunate to work with staff and other leaders in our district who feel the same way," Hofmann said.
The fundraising is an opportunity teachers are incorporating in lesson plans as the district transitions to Missouri's new teaching initiative.
"It's important that they have strong connections and relationships in school with each other and with stakeholders in our communities and parents," said Randy Randolf with Eagle Glen Intermediate School.
Teachers said they hope students carry the lesson surrounding Connor with them outside of school.
"We hope to fund this wish, but we hope to be able to instill in kids the idea, 'This is what you continue for the rest of your lives.' This is how you support your community and this is how you become involved," said Bridle Ridge Elementary School Principal Al Voelker.
"All I want to say is thank you for all your money and thank you for all kinds of other things," Connor said.
There is a big fundraiser coming up this weekend at Raymore Elementary, and on May 5, Sporting KC is inviting Connor, other students and principals on the field to honor their efforts.
Click here for more information on the fundraiser, which will be held Sunday from 1-5 p.m. and includes a carnival, auction and haircut-a-thon.
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Original post made by jimf01 on Sep 17, 2013
1 - 3rd District Court of Appeals found the Secretary of State had unconstitutionally placed Gov Brown's tax initiative Prop 30 at the top of the ballot
2 - Governor Brown and Democrats in the Legislature passed a budget trailer bill, SB 71, which included a provision to defund California's Public Records Act, removing the requirement for cities to provide information to the public. This would have greatly harmed public engagement, impact the ability of the press and private citizens to find out what government is doing
3 - AB 110 was signed by the Governor defunds ballot security in several key areas including the mandated second stage review of provisional ballots, and updating county absentee voter lists
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on Sep 17, 2013 at 4:36 pm
In Jimbo's own words from a previous post: "Residents of Pleasanton will be glad to learn that residents east of the Altamont Pass, in Tracy and beyond would no longer have a voice in their congressional representation, and vice versa, as in almost every draft version, the natural boundary of the hills east of Livermore divide the redrawn districts."
This has come to pass, which leads me to wonder why Jimbo still posts here in Pleasanton rather than in the county of his residency? If we're supposedly so pleased about political separation from you, why can't you just leave us alone?
on Sep 17, 2013 at 5:36 pm
Has it ever occurred to you that people have opinions that have nothing to do with where they live or with you? duh...
now...grow up missy trudy...how come you're commenting about a poster who does not live in your neighboorhood?
i rest my case...
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Wow, may be the 1st time I ever agreed w/ Mr lo - yeah Trudy, if you do not like this channel of the internet, feel free to find another one


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The Reserve - Luxury Mountain Ski Home - Minutes to Ski Area in Winter Park
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You can leave Reserve, a distinctive home in the signature community Lakota, and be in line at the chair lift in 10 minutes. Located only 67 miles from Denver, Colorado, Reserve is the ideal location to enjoy downhill skiing, snow boarding, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, sledding and tubing. Located at an elevation near 8,500 feet, the average temperature during the summer months is 75 degrees, perfect for hiking, mountain biking, rafting, fishing, golf, tennis, boating, hot air ballooning, and so much more.
This luxury home with over 4500 square feet offers many unique amenities and has stunning views of the Rocky Mountains. Reserve features a fully equipped gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances, 2 gas fireplaces, radiant (heated) floors throughout the cabin, wireless high speed internet, a private hot tub with mountain views, 2 decks, 2 patios, and a game room with a pool table and wet bar.
The dining table has seating for six and and there is additional seating at the island. The main floor living room has a 42' HD Plasma TV with a home theater sound system. The lower level family room has a 42' HD Flat Panel LCD TV. Upstairs, there is a loft room perfect for reading and games.
Four of the six bedrooms are king master suites with private baths and tiled, walk-in showers. The queen master suite also has its own bath and shower. In the sixth bedroom, there are six over-sized built-in bunk beds each with a wall mounted reading light. The bath for this room has large double sinks and a walk-in tiled shower. This home is high end, but very kid friendly.
During the ski season, Winter Park offers a free shuttle that operates from several free parking areas just outside Lakota . Guests can drive to the parking area and hop on a shuttle that runs a continuous circuit to the ski base and in to town. If you are in Winter Park on Christmas or New Year's Eve, be sure to watch the night time ski show down the front ski slopes!
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|Hockey's Two Main Rules
|Icing - Player 1 shoots the puck from behind the center line to a point beyond the opponent's goal line (into the offensive zone). When the puck crosses the thin red line that extends the goal line on the outside of the net and is touched first by a member of the defending team, icing is called.
Icing is not called when a team is shorthanded, when a defending player could have touched the puck before it crossed the goal line, or if the puck cut across part of the goal crease. The result of an icing violation is a face-off back in Player 1's defensive zone.
|Offside - A team is offside when any member of the attacking team precedes the puck over the defending team's blue line. Player A and Player B are on the same team. Player A has the puck in what is called the neutral zone. Player B crosses the defending team's blue line before the puck is in the offensive zone. Thus, Player B is off-side if Player A either passes the puck to Player B or crosses the defending team's blue line with possession of the puck after Player B has already entered the zone. Simply put, no player may precede the puck into the offensive zone. When the rule is violated, play stops and the puck is faced off in the neutral zone. A player can stay onside if he has one skate over the blue line, and one on it.
|Professor Hockey
|Frequently Asked Questions
|How thick is the ice?
The best ice for pro hockey is usually held at 16 degrees Fahrenheit for the proper hardness and is approximately three-quarters of an inch thick.
|What are hockey sticks made of?
Typical wood sticks are made of northern white ash or rock elm. The handle is one piece and the laminated blade is affixed to it. Recently, many players have switched to shafts made of composites, such as graphite or aluminum.
|How big is a rink?
The standard size is 200' x 85', although some do vary slightly in size.
|How big is the goal?
The goal is six feet wide by four feet tall, curving from one to three feet deep. Breakaway pins anchor it to the ice. For baseball fans the goal dimensions are the same as the batters box.
|Who gets credit for an assist?
The last player or players (not more than two) to touch the puck prior to scoring a goal, as long as it does not deflect off an opponent's stick or body.
|What is the puck made of?
The puck is made of vulcanized rubber, three inches in diameter and one inch thick. It is frozen before entering play to make it "bounce" resistant. It weighs about six ounces.
|How fast does the puck travel?
Some slapshots propel the puck between 80-100 mph. Speeds exceeding 100 mph have been recorded by some of the hardest shooters.
|Hockey Terms
|Attacking Zone
The area between the opponent's blue line and their goal.
An attempt by a player, on his way back to the defensive zone, to regain the puck from the opposition by checking or harassing an opponent who has the puck.
|Backhand Shot
A shot or pass made with the stick from the left side by a right-handed player or from the right side by a left-handed player.
|Blue Lines
Two blue lines, 12-inch wide running parallel across the ice, each 60 feet from the goal. They divide the rink into three zones called the attacking, defending and neutral zone.
|Body Check
When a hockey player bumps or slams into an opponent with either his hip or his shoulder to legally block his progress and to throw him off balance. It is allowed against the person who is in control of the puck or the last player who controlled it.
|Center Line
A red, 12-inch wide line across the ice midway between the two goals.
The goal crease is the blue area in front of the goal cage. Attacking players are not allowed to interfere with the goalie, but a bit of incidental contact is allowed.
|Cross Bar
The horizontal bar that connects the top of two goalposts.
A fake by a player with the puck used to get around an opponent or move a goalie out of position
|Developmental Rule
For each game, AHL clubs must dress 11 players (excluding goalies) who have played in fewer than 260 regular season games in the NHL, AHL, IHL, or European Elite Leagues. As a result, no more than five veterans may dress for any game, although more can be carried on the roster.
|Double Minor
A type of minor penalty (four minutes) given for certain accidental infractions that result in injury to another player.
|Empty Net Goal
A goal that is scored against a team that has pulled its goalie.
The dropping of the puck by an official between the sticks of two opposing players, standing one stick length apart. Used to begin play at the start of each period or to resume play when it has stopped.
A major penalty that occurs when two or more players drop their sticks and gloves and fight. If the referee deems one player to be the instigator, that player gets a game misconduct.
To check or harass an opponent who has the puck in his defensive zone, keeping the opponents in their end of the rink, while trying to regain control of the puck.
|Full Strength
When a team has its full complement of five players and a goaltender on the ice.
|Goal Crease
A semi-circular area with a six-foot radius in front of the opening of the goal. Marks the playing area of the goaltender into which no player without the puck may enter.
|Hat Trick
When a player scores three goals in one game. A natural hat trick is when someone scores three goals consecutively, without the opposing team scoring in between.
|Kick Save
When a goalie stops a shot on goal by extending his leg or using his skate to stop the puck.
Hitting the puck directly upon receiving a pass. The offensive player takes his backswing while the puck is on its way to him and attempts to time his swing with the arrival of the puck.
Making player changes or substitutions while the play is underway.
An additional sudden death period not lasting more than five minutes of play, with the team scoring first being declared the winner. The overtime period is played with four skaters and a goalie. Should no goal be scored, a shootout will follow until a winner is declared.
|Penalty Box
The area just behind the sideboards, across from the team benches, where penalized players serve their penalty time.
|Penalty Shot
A free shot awarded to a player who was illegally interfered with, preventing him from a clear scoring opportunity. The shot is taken with only the goalie guarding against it.
The left and right positions taken by the defensemen of the attacking team, just inside the blue line of the attacking zone.
|Poke Check
A quick jab or thrust to the puck or opponent¹s stick to knock the puck away from him, usually done by the goalie.
|Power Play
An attack by a team at full strength against a team playing one man (or two men) shorthanded because of a penalty (or penalties).
|Pulling the Goalie
Taking the goalkeeper off the ice and replacing him with a forward. Leaves the goal unguarded and is used during a delayed penalty call and as a last attempt to score in final minutes of game.
|Saucer Pass
A pass that flies just off the ice, over the stick of a defensive player. Gets its name from the way it spins off the stick like a Frisbee or flying saucer.
|Screen Shot
A shot on goal that the goalie cannot see because it was taken from behind one or more players from either team standing in front of the net.
A team with one or more players off the ice in the penalty box when the opponent has its full complement of players on the ice.
|Shot on Goal (SOG)
A scoring attempt that is successfully blocked or otherwise prevented by a goalie.
|Slap Shot
A shot in which the player raises his stick in a backswing, with his strong hand held low on the shaft and his other hand on the end as a pivot. As the stick comes down towards the puck, the player leans into the stick to put all his power behind the shot and to add velocity to the puck. Slap shots may travel between 80-100 mph.
Swinging a stick at an opponent, whether to dislodge the puck or to cause damage; this carries a two-minute penalty.
The area immediately in front of the goal crease. It is from this zone that most goals are scored and where the most furious activity takes place.
|Stick Handling
To control the puck along the ice with the blade of the stick.
The third man in a fight gets a game misconduct penalty and is out of the game for its duration; created to discourage players from jumping into a fight, even if they are only trying to break it up.
|Top Shelf
Term used to describe when an offensive player shoots high in an attempt to beat the goalie by shooting the puck into the top portion of the net.
When several players are in one area of the ice, a player often must maneuver through them, as when a car on a crowded highway must maneuver through other vehicles. Also refers to offensive players standing in front of the net to block the goalie's vision.
A player who follows his teammate on the attack seemingly out of the action, but actually in position to receive a backward or drop pass.
A player skates around behind the opposing goal and attempts to wrap the puck around the goal post and under the goalie.
|Wrist Shot
A shot made using a strong flicking of the wrist and forearm muscles, with the stick blade kept on the ice; it is slower but more accurate than a slap shot.


text: Toy Storage Ideas 15 Toy Storage Ideas to Declutter Your Home by Barbara Rockwell 5/15/13 61 Reactions 209 Shares Print 50 153 4 2 0 It can be tough to keep toys from accumulating in homes with kids, and keeping them organized is even harder! To help you keep the mess at bay, we've rounded up 15 smart ideas, from a clever stuffed animal "zoo" to a perfect storage solution for Legos! Source: Shutterstock Lego Boxes What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "I try to buy storage containers that are bright and good looking enough to stay out in the open so that the kids can find it easy to get toys out and put them away afterwards. Our favorites are the Lego-shaped boxes — perfect for all kinds of small pieces!" — Samantha Howe of The Renovation Diaries Source: The Container Store 1 / 15 Large Baskets What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "I use large baskets in general areas like the living room and kitchen to make clean-up a breeze." — Carrie of Making Lemonade 2 / 15 Clear Bins on Wheels What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "We have a few clear bins on wheels that work really well for storage. I love them because they're the perfect size for my boys to help clean up. Plus, they're mobile, so my 20-month-old twins love pushing them around the room. A toy bin that doubles as a toy . . . what more can you ask for than that?" — Holli of Full Hands, Full Hearts 3 / 15 Decorated Buckets What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "I try to teach them that everything has a home. I made these cute buckets to help them identify where things go and to make clean up more fun." — Danielle K. 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ChetMC 1 year The mainstays of our toy storage are colourful milk crates and laundry baskets. I found that wicker baskets, decorative pasteboard boxes and those fabric bins just didn't last. The kids would play with them and they just couldn't stand up, or they couldn't be cleaned very well when they eventually got dirty. I can fit a milk crate in the dishwasher or rinse off a laundry basket in the tub. Tuki14606126 1 year Tuki Tub was made for toys on the loose. Toys of all shapes and sizes find a home in the Tuki Tub. It is also portable with handles and soft, lightweight to go anywhere. Cute fabric prints to choose from for all ages. tukitub.com LauraDG 1 year separating Lego into colours is time consuming the first time, but the best way to find pieces when you are making something from a plan. LaraineDeSoto 1 year This idea of separating into colors has OCD written all over it! Looks like a weekend project for sure! Caroline25922 1 year Hi. Where do you get the rolling bins?... 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6 oz Swiss Gruyere, cut into thin slices, then 3/8-inch squares
6 oz Swiss Emmentaler, cut in to thin slices then 3/8 squares
1 cup rinsed, trimmed, thinly sliced radishes
3/4 cup diced spicy pickle spears, or French cornichons
3/4 cup diced red bell pepper
1 cup toasted croutons, made from baguette or other firm bread
1 tbsp finely snipped chives
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
2 tsp prepared horseradish
2 tsp Dijon mustards
Salt & freshly ground black pepper
1/3 cup sunflower or nut oil
2 tbsp finely cut scallions
1 tbsp chervil leaves or chopped flat-leafed parsley
1. For the salad, combine all ingredients except the croutons and chives in a mixing bowl, fold together
2. For the dressing, whisk vinegar, horseradish, mustard, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Whisk in oil gradually to make a smooth dressing. Stir in the scallions and chervil and fold into salad.
3. Right before serving, fold the salad together again and tip the bowl to drain it of any excess dressing. Fold in the croutons and scrape the salad into a serving bowl or onto individual plates. Sprinkle with chives.
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