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On November 2, 2010, Scott Walker was elected as Wisconsin's 45th Governor.
Walker was born on November 2, 1967, to Llew and Pat Walker in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He spent his earliest years in Plainfield, Iowa, where Llew served as pastor of a local church.
The Walker family knew nearly all of Plainfield's roughly 450 residents. In 1976, a patriotic young Scott, determined to purchase a flag for Plainfield City Hall, went door to door soliciting donations from his neighbors.
The family moved to Delavan, Wisconsin, in 1977 when Scott's father was called to pastor a church there. Scott was involved in sports, band, church, and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, remaining active in the Boy Scouts of America to this day.
While in high school, Scott was selected to attend the American Legion's Badger Boys State Program in Ripon. There, he was selected as one of two representatives to Boys Nation in Washington, D.C. Both of these programs teach young men that the American form of government is stronger and more vital in today's world of struggle and change than ever before. The experience opened Scott's eyes to public service.
In 1986, Scott moved to Milwaukee to attend Marquette University. While still in school, he worked for IBM before leaving to work full-time in financial development for the American Red Cross.
Scott was elected to the State Assembly in 1993. While there, he chaired several committees and authored pieces of legislation that include: Truth-in-Sentencing, photo identification requirements to vote, and the elimination of the statute of limitations in sexual assault cases. He was re-elected four times.
In 2002, Scott was elected Milwaukee County Executive. His election followed a recall campaign against then-Milwaukee County Executive Tom Ament as a result of a county pension scandal.
Scott is married to Tonette, and they have two sons, Matt and Alex. They are active in the community and their church. Matt and Alex play sports and are active within their church.
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Rattling off a litany of injustices imposed on minorities throughout the nation's history, Wright argued that God cannot be expected to bless America as the anthem requests unless it changes for the better. Until that day, he said, God will hold the nation accountable.
Not long after a Democratic front-runner emerged from the pews of Wright's church, the pastor's long-winded oratory found itself at odds with the sound-bite culture that feeds the 24-hour news cycle and YouTube. Thirty-second snippets of 30-minute sermons led pundits to question how Obama could remain a member of Wright's flock.
Examining the full content of Wright's sermons and delivery style yields a far more complex message, though it's one that some will still find objectionable. For more than 30 years every Sunday, Wright walked churchgoers along a winding road from rage to reconciliation, employing a style that validated both. "He's voicing a reality that those people experience six days a week," said Rev. Dwight Hopkins, a professor at the University of Chicago Divinity School and Trinity member. "In that sense, he's saying they're not insane. That helps them to function the other six days of the week."
Appearances canceledWright preached his last sermon at his "unashamedly black, unapologetically Christian" church in February but does not officially retire until May 31. Wright had been scheduled this week to speak publicly for the first time since debate over his remarks erupted this month, but those stops in Florida and Texas were canceled because of security concerns. Efforts to interview him for this story were unsuccessful.
Obama has denounced Wright's most provocative remarks, but in a speech on race last week he defended Wright as a person and refused to disown him as his pastor.
Wright's preaching, which mixes theology with the often-troubled history of race relations in America, is in the "prophetic" tradition, one of many that have evolved in black pulpits.
Shocking words like "God damn America" lie at the core of prophetic preaching, said Rev. Bernard Richardson, dean of the chapel at Howard University. "The prophets in Scripture . . . their language wasn't pleasing to hear, and sometimes we need to be reminded of that," he said.
Some pastors and scholars criticize Wright for not moving beyond the struggles of the civil rights era. Others say his messages are too divisive and political. Some say he just goes too far.
Wright "goes beyond the bounds. That's why it's so hard to translate and why excerpts don't do well," said Rev. Martin Marty, a retired professor at the University of Chicago Divinity School. "In today's world, where you can debate these things instead of blast away like the prophets did, it's sort of an alien language for most people."
But while the rhetoric may come across as harsh, experts say its goal is to convince bitter skeptics that reconciliation is indeed possible.
"The anger comes from compassion," Richardson said. "It can feel hard. It can sound hard. It's cutting. It cuts to make you whole and bruises to heal you."
Wright's sermons closely follow the prophetic formula. Taking a biblical text, he analyzes the history and language, highlights the personal pain likely shared by people in the pews, calls out similar injustices in today's society and emphasizes that God always provides. His delivery is often provocative, sometimes even raunchy.
But the most provocative passages often don't convey the entire point.
For example, on the Sunday after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Wright preached for the first time in three decades on the "brutally honest" last verses of Psalm 137, which he said "spotlight the insanity of the cycle of violence."
The sound bite taken from the sermon is something Wright on that day termed a "faith footnote," in which he used the phrase "chickens are coming home to roost" to sum up what U.S. diplomat Edward Peck had said in a TV interview. Malcolm X expressed the same sentiment after the John F. Kennedy assassination. But critique of foreign policy was not Wright's central topic.
In January, shortly after former President Bill Clinton referred to Obama's campaign as a fairy tale, Wright told his flock: "Bill did us, just like he did Monica Lewinsky. He was riding dirty."
Beyond that racy dig, however, the sermon seeks to admonish members who may vote for Hillary Clinton because they think a black candidate can't win. Wright likened their doubt to the doubt of Jesus' disciples who did not believe he could feed a crowd with five loaves and two fishes.Wright's recent comment that Hillary Clinton would never know what it feels like to be called the N-word also touched nerves. But Wright had his reasons for using that term, said Rev. Frederick Haynes III, a Wright protege.

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text: Tom, You'd need to say a bit more about the ActionTec modem before I could answer questions on it. Even the model name would allow a manual to be dragged up online. But your modem must be slightly different to mine because if I type my external (dynamic) IP address into IE it doesn't take me to the modem; the only way I can access the modem via IE is using 192.168.0.1. Also, when it comes to mind: Is the modem a DHCP server? The D-link router will be a DHCP server by default and you cannot have two DHCP servers on the same subnet or they will likely be issuing clashing IP addresses. So if both devices are DHCP servers the facility would have to be disabled in one or other of them. To me it makes more sense to have the router as the DHCP sever and thus deactivate the facility in the modem (if such a facility exists there). It's rarely enough just to quote an IP address; usually at least the sub-net mask but also the default gateway are necessary to get the whole picture (although in most small/home LANs the former can be guessed with almost complete certainty and the latter with a fair degree of certainty!) So when you say that you have moved the D-link over to the IP address 192.168.0.2 I assume you mean you've set the router IP address in the LAN-side set-up pages. I assume also that it is set to automatically acquire Default Gateway and DNS server information from the ISP; that will be how the D-link directs traffic that is not bound for its own sub-net out onto the Internet, I don't think it really cares too much about the fact it is going through the modem, it just dumps stuff out the default gateway as its only known route to the outside world. I must say there are things that get me excited ... but routers ain't one of 'em! :-) Looking forward to actually getting to the VNC bit!! ;-) Peter > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Knowlton [mailto:tom "at" buyersfund.com] > Sent: 26 March 2004 03:54 > To: coulter; vnc-list "at" realvnc.com > Subject: RE: router config to work with VNC > > > UPDATE: > > I moved my DLink router IP over to 192.168.0.2 > > Now when I type 192.168.0.2 it takes me to the DLink Router config (as > expected) > > When I type in my static IP address (205.208.XXX.XXX) it takes me to > my ActionTec broadband modem config....is that right? > > Now, there is still another IP address, isn't there? The one that my > DLink is using to connect to my ActionTec modem. > That is the part I am not sure about. > > So I need an answer to that part, plus I still need to get VNC > working. > > But the good news is that for the FIRST TIME....I can get to the > firewall config for both my DLink Router and my ActionTec broadband > modem WITHOUT having to disconnect any cables. I'm so excited. > > -----Original Message----- > From: coulter [mailto:coulter "at" coulter.ndo.co.uk] > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 6:36 AM > To: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com > Cc: Tom Knowlton > Subject: RE: router config to work with VNC > > > As noted by other posters your diagram is incomplete. > > However what if does tell me is that you have two devices - namely the > Actiontec modem and the D-link router - with the same IP address > namely 192.168.0.1 (you say it in words in some of the supporting text > but it is not shown in the diagrams). > > First you can't have two devices with the same IP address and not > expect problems. Plus your Dlink must be getting very confused -- it's > supposed to be a router, by definition a router routes! > Usually between different sub-nets!! :-) > But as it is seeing the same IP address 192.168.0.1 on each > of its port (both WAN-side and LAN-side) it's likely not a > happy bunny. > > For me the easiest way to solve this is to put the modem and the > router on different sub-nets as follows: leave the modem on > 192.168.0.1 (the 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0 sub-net) and put the router > on a completely different sub-net. So that it is very clear which > is which make them very different, thus I suggest putting the > router on the 10.0.0.0 / 255.255.255.0 (although really > anything other than 192.168.0.x will do). The router being > the DHCP server then dishes out LAN IP address to this > revised sub-net. The very first consequence of this will be > that you can access both devices via IE using their now > different IP addresses without having to be disconnect the > devices every now and again! ;-) > > Once you get this difficulty between modem and router sorted you may > be able to progress with VNC issues. Set up port-forwarding on each > device now as appropriate. > > Good luck, > P > > > --__--__-- > > > > Message: 14 > > Subject: RE: router config to work with VNC > > Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 17:13:21 -0700 > > From: "Tom Knowlton" <tom "at" buyersfund.com> > > To: "Scott C. Best" <sbest "at" best.com>, <vnc-list "at" realvnc.com> > > > > Does this diagram help any? (until I can get Kaboodle up > and running) > > > > > > http://www.knowltonfamily.com/config_port_forward.gif


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Ahh, memories of summer night drives up to the Snort' from the Air Force Academy,,,and a wild ride home down the winding mountain roads.
I have the same memories except leaving from Colorado College!
We walked in one time in our ripped t-shirts / pants from a great day of off-widths and cracks. Garnering some interesting looks from locals and tourists alike. With the girls in tow, we took over the pool table ran the game for hours, ate, drank, and left for the final fulfillment later that evening back at camp!!!! Yep, the good old days, these young kids don't know what they're missing!


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It was a problem in college yes and then he changed it but then it epically failed in pro day. so people are saying yes he changed it but he can't do it in a live game. so what? hasn't he shown that he has the ABILITY to change it? do you really think that McD, in my opinion probably one of the best QB coaches in the league right now if not ever, can't change that motion? don't we talk all the time about lineman linebackers corners who have bad technique or RBs and wide receivers with bad footwork or route running. they all get a chance to fix it, to develop a better technique and learn from the coaches. Tebow has all the raw talent, the smarts and the athleticism. everything else can be learned.
put it another way, for everyone that plays madden. in dynasty mode you can always develop the skills of certain players. catching, throwing accuracy, endurance etc they can all be built up. if your player shows higher potential? then the player will improve these skills at a faster rate. other things like speed, throwing power, kicking power, these are skills that cannot be improved and in my opinion these are the most important when looking at a draft. Al davis has this same idea, unfortunately he also has a tendency to draft players who have bad attitudes i.e. low potential so their imporovement by year is minimal or miniscule. Tebow: 84 speed, 91 throwing power, 85 acceleration, but with 99 potential :D lol. the future looks bright, give McD sometime to mold him


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Unsung hero: Katie Beckett babysits drunk teenagers by night and toddlers by day
7:50am Sunday 10th February 2013 in News By Laura Proto, Chief Reporter
A volunteer and street pastor who looks after partygoers who are worse for wear at night and toddlers by day has been nominated as a Surrey Comet unsung hero.
Katie Beckett, 67, of Cumberland Road, Chessington, takes to the streets of Kingston town centre once a month to help young people after a night on the tiles.
She puts in a six-hour shift from 10pm to 4am, fuelled only by a break for tea and biscuits, and was among the first to be trained when the Street Pastors' Kingston branch was set up eight years ago.
She said: "While I can I am enjoying it. I love meeting all the youngsters.
"It takes me a couple of days to recover afterwards. I was very apprehensive the first time I went out, but we have never had any problems.
"We are there to help the ones who are struggling.
"Sometimes the girls come out of the club and have lost their friends – occasionally we have to call mum and dad to come and collect them. Sometimes we meet some sober ones.
"We pick up empty bottles because they can be smashed and used as weapons."
Ms Beckett also volunteers at Surbiton Community Church's toddler group said she gets encouraging feedback from parents.
She said: "We had one mum say we were the best toddler group in the area.
"They are all very appreciative. Lots of them come with their friends, or meet people there and become friends, which is nice."
She said her fellow street pastors could all be considered unsung heroes.
She said: "You make new friends all the time. I would say they all make a difference.
"They're all willing to give up their time because they want to help the youngsters."
Paul Jacobs, Kingston Street Pastors co-ordinator, said: "All through her life she has given out to other people and cared for them."
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Johnny Hill scored 18 points, Jackie Carmichael added 16 and Illinois State rode a late run to a 60-58 victory over Indiana State on Wednesday night.
Hill was 6 of 9 from the floor. Carmichael grabbed nine rebounds for the Redbirds (11-9, 2-6 Missouri Valley), who avenged a 77-75 loss to Indiana State in Terre Haute, Ind., on Dec. 30.
Manny Arop led the Sycamores (12-7, 5-3) with 13 points. R.J. Mahurin added nine points and eight rebounds but missed a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Jake Odum put Indiana State ahead 53-51 on a jumper with 3:53 left, but that was the Sycamores' last lead. Illinois State scored the next seven points on a Hill layup, a John Wilkins tip-in and three free throws. Odum's two free throws with 6 seconds left pulled Indiana State within 59-58, but the Sycamores could get no closer.
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You can't say the Seattle Sounders didn't try in the first half. Despite holding the lion's share of possession in the first 45 minutes, the game remains scoreless, and Real Salt Lake are still leading on aggregate 3-0. While most of the action has been surrounding the Sounders so far tonight, RSL are doing what they need to in order to advance. They haven't held the ball much at all tonight, but they are pressuring Seattle relentlessly, even to the point that several Seattle players have been injured in the process. By mucking up the middle of the field and avoiding a red card to this point, RSL will be content to hold onto the lead.
Still, considering they have such a commanding lead, RSL are clearly aiming for a clean sheet in the series. While they struggled at times this season, they look like they are back in top shape and the return of Javier Morales to full fitness seems to have rejuvenated the team. If they can stop Seattle from scoring despite their best efforts, RSL will put the remaining surviving teams on alert: RSL can beat anyone on the way to the MLS Cup.


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During the special keynote event yesterday Apple announced all new versions of their productivity and creativity apps for Mac and iOS. All new versions of iWork and iLife which includes Pages, Keynote, Numbers, iPhoto, iMovie and Garage Band are now free with purchase of new Mac or iOS device. These … Read the Full Story →
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Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller pours make her contribution to the barreling of the Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum Prime Ministers' Reserve. The specially blended rum, comprising the current 2012 product and a 50 year old Reserve from 1962, will now be aged until 2062 to celebrate Jamaica's 100th anniversary of independence.
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Long time BYU season ticket holder here. Thought I'd share a few thoughts from the game on Saturday. I sit about 4 rows up in the northeast corner of the stadium, so I'm pretty close to the action and energy on the field. Here are a few observations from the game last night.
- Texas Fans - Class act! Walking over to the stadium across campus, that crazy monsoon wind/rain/lightning storm blew in, so we all stood around huddling under the stadium as a big mass of fans. Our end of the stands had the visitor's section, so there were a lot of Burnt Orange shirts in the mix. Great Texas friendliness all around. There was a confidence in almost every conversation with Texas fans that they were going to win, but very cool people - nothing "in your face." They were so confident that I was actually nervous we were going to get blown off the field if our offense from the Virginia game showed up. Once inside the stadium, I was surprised at how few UT fans here were relative to how big a national name UT is - very unlike when teams like Notre Dame have come to BYU to play - they fill their section and then buy up tons of other seats. A descent representation of UT fans by the numbers, but the visitor section wasn't even full. Maybe it was that crazy rain storm. When your team ran onto the field just before kick off with the cheerleaders running with the huge longhorn and TEXAS banners, I turned to my brother in the spirit of the moment and said, "You know, it would be kind of cool to be from Texas." He nodded while staring at the UT team and banners and said, "Yah." A funny side note, the only unruly fan I saw was a drunk guy being dragged past us by two cops while we were all under the stadium waiting out the rain - he had on an Oklahoma hat and shirt and was there harassing UT fans.
- Warm-Ups and Body Language - From my 4th row seats, I sit at the end where the visitors warm up. The BYU fans around me were commenting on the physical specimen of the UT players - they just looked big and athletic - almost intimidating to some degree. Very unlike the Mountain West Conference or WAC teams that traditionally used to roll into Provo. But these UT players even stood out among my memories of other big time schools who come to Provo each year. These were the best athletes in the country, and you could tell by looking at them. However, I noticed they just seemed calm and cool, but almost too calm. There wasn't any fire. One of the UT coaches was barking and getting into it with some lineman trying to fire them up, and there was some jumping around and yelling as a team at midfield for a bit, but they just looked flat emotionally. My pre-game impression was, "Man, these guys are so good, they even act cool, calm, and collected like this is just a simple business trip," and because I wasn't too confident after BYU's showing last week in Virginia, I thought UT was just going to come out and swat us aside all calm, cool, and collected. Then that same lack of fire and energy kept going through the game, and when BYU came out more fired up than I've ever seen them before, UT's energy couldn't match BYU's. I kept waiting for UT to finally wake up and say, "Enough!" and go nuts on us, but it never happened until finally, in the 4th quarter, you could just see UT wilt collectively. Really strange.
- Physicality - The BYU offense played with a physicality that I haven't seen in several years. Post game local radio interviews had players saying stuff like, "After the Virginia game last week, coaches told us that with this new Go fast, Go hard offense, the offense has to play with the same tenacity as the defense - be mean, and be physical. Get nasty!" Not a direct quote, but close. And they were. UT never seemed to get mean and nasty at any point in the game. Watching from 4 rows up, it seemed like UT players kept waiting for their superior athleticism and talent to just break some big plays (there were a few) and then the game would settle down and they'd win. If at any point the UT players had collectively matched the physicality of the BYU players, they could have asserted their will. BYU has first string talent to hang with big time schools, but they don't have 2-deep like UT. It was BYU knocking guys out of the game and asserting their will when UT should have been at least matching that and even surpassing it. That was one of the most hard-hitting games I've seen in LaVell Edwards Stadium - it was very physical. BYU was pissed about Virginia last week after going into the season expecting a special year with the unique talent they have this year. UT never seemed to get pissed. BYU seemed hell-bent on physically beating on UT until they broke, and I never saw anything like that same spirit ever emerge among the UT team. I spent 3 quarters with the BYU fans around me wondering out loud when UT was going to get pissed, too, and start fighting back. We were convinced until the end of the 3rd quarter, we needed an even bigger lead in case UT woke up. Never happened.


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POCATELLO ŌĆō At the end of SaturdayŌĆÖs first practice Idaho State volleyball head coach Chad Teichert asked his team who was going to win the Big Sky Championship.
The response, a resounding ŌĆ£we areŌĆØ.
POCATELLO ŌĆö There was an a theme to Idaho State head football coach Mike Kramer's pre-fall camp press conference Thursday afternoon and it was simple; the defense must get better.
Anyone who sat through an ISU football game last season knows that the Bengals defense was the poorest in the nation.
POCATELLO ŌĆö The last time the Idaho State soccer team was on the pitch at Davis Field they were celebrating a Big Sky Conference Championship.
During that weekend in November freshman goalie Sheridan Hapsic, helped propel the Bengals to the title after coming up with two huge saves during shoot out wins over Weber State in the semifinals and Montana in the finals.
CHUBBUCK ŌĆö A week ago the Snake River Lady Panthers softball team struggled to an 0-4 weekend at the Snake River Summer Smash in Idaho Falls.
Friday afternoon the Panthers took the field of Capell Park in Chubbuck for the opening day of the Poky Shootout softball tournament.
Early on in the day the results were much better as the team downed the Utah Aftershock 9-2 in the opening round of pool play.
Over the last few weeks in newspapers all over the state I have seen lists of the top high school football games for the 2013 season.
While each list was intriguing in its own way and offered views and opinions on why each game was important, each also had stipulations in which the authors limited themselves to only district games or some other inconsequential subject.
BLACKFOOT ŌĆö It is finally here.
After what seems like an eternity the 2013 high school football season will get underway next week as teams all over the state will lace up their cleats and don the pads and helmets to begin practice.
POCATELLO ŌĆō SaturdayŌĆÖs agenda for the Blackfoot Broncos was simple; win two games and advance to SundayŌĆÖs second place game and still have a chance to earn a spot in next weekŌĆÖs state tournament.
Any loss and the Broncos season would come to an end.
The summer has come to an end for the Shelley Russets.
In their return to American Legion baseball after a 10-year absence the Russets had their hopes of making it into next weekŌĆÖs American Legion ŌĆśAŌĆÖ state tournament dashed as the Idaho Falls Rangers defeated them 13-2 in five inning at Halliwell Park.
The Russets' downfall on Friday with their inability to get the third out of several innings.


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A fall in child referrals and the ageing of those currently being cared for have seen Broomhayes change into a much more adult-focused service. As such, we are looking to continue developing a smaller and more focused service for young adults.
We acknowledge that there are considerable improvements to be made at Broomhayes, and we are committed to working with CQC and other stakeholders in order to provide the very best support we can to the people in our care.


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SANTA CLARA Jim Harbaugh is the quarterback whisperer, the man who discovered Josh Johnson, who built Andrew Luck and who resurrected Alex Smith. His instincts regarding all things quarterback have been spot-on since he became a head coach.
By all accounts, the decision to sign John Skelton and expose rookie B.J. Daniels to the waiver wire this week was Harbaugh's. And since he's built up so much quarterback credit, we have to assume he's doing the right thing for the 49ers.
But we don't have to buy his explanation.
Harbaugh said Skelton was added to the mix because the 49ers needed a veteran backup with NFL starting experience, which Daniels, a seventh-round draft pick, did not have.
The 49ers, however, already had veteran backup Colt McCoy.
Most teams with three quarterbacks have a starter, a backup and a young player they try to develop. The 49ers had that in Colin Kaepernick, McCoy and Daniels, but Harbaugh wasn't content with the arrangement.
Harbaugh's issue wasn't with Daniels, the quarterback he jettisoned, but with McCoy, the guy who remains for now in the No. 2 spot.
The late-August quarterback competition between McCoy and Scott Tolzien, the sudden signing of Seneca Wallace late in the preseason, the restructuring of McCoy's contract and now this, the addition of Skelton, all point to one thing Harbaugh is uneasy with McCoy running the team if something happens to Kaepernick.
Harbaugh and the 49ers wanted to add Daniels to the practice squad before the Seahawks snatched him away Wednesday. And they would have given him his full, active-roster pay.
The plan appears to have been to allow Skelton to learn the offense, and once he did, have him compete for the No. 2 job. After that, either McCoy or Skelton would have been cut and Daniels added back to the 53-man roster.
Skelton's trip to Tennessee on Tuesday also may have prompted the 49ers to make a move sooner than they preferred.
"I had a workout with the Titans," Skelton said Wednesday. "And I think as soon as people (in Santa Clara) caught wind of that, they flew me back out."
If the 49ers had signed Skelton later in the season perhaps just before the bye week it would have given him more time to get comfortable with the offense. Under that scenario, they may have released McCoy, not Daniels.
Whether Harbaugh's move was shrewd or foolish will depend on Daniels' development.
During the preseason, Daniels seemed to be another one of Harbaugh's quarterback finds, someone with natural leadership skills who had the athleticism to run a multi-threat offense similar to the way Kaepernick operates.
He also fit the 49ers' strategy, which is to develop young passers and then parlay them into extra draft picks the way the Eagles and Packers used to do.
That's still the plan. The draft is expected to have plenty of quality quarterbacks, and the 49ers have an abundance of draft picks they can use to select the one they want.
But it was the Seahawks the 49ers' archnemesis who grabbed Daniels, adding more intrigue to the decisions.
Daniels will learn from Russell Wilson, one of the NFL's best young quarterbacks who has much in common with Daniels. Both are 5-foot-11 and they have similar skills.
The intensity of the 49ers-Seahawks rivalry means the decision to let Daniels go won't fade away like most ordinary early October transactions. If Daniels sticks with Seattle, every Seahawks-49ers game will be a reminder that San Francisco probably should have held onto Daniels and that Harbaugh got snookered by his division rival.
If Daniels succeeds, it will be a rare blemish on Harbaugh's quarterback record.
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Before I start writing, I want to start off by saying that this would never fly in America lmao…
Anywho, A Chinese man by the name of Jiang Feng divorced his wife for being UGLY. Not only did he divorce her, but he sued her as well (and won!). To make a long story short, he fell in love with his BEAUTIFUL wife, and after being married for a while, they had a baby girl together. Jiang Feng said that when he looked into his baby girls face, he was repulsed by the baby's looks. Jiang initially believed that his wife was having an affair because the baby did not look like either of them.
Because of the accusations, his WIFE was forced to come clean! She had spent over $100,000 in plastic surgery in South Korea, and admitted that she was born with very different looks. Jiang then sued his wife for marrying him under false pretense. Jiang Feng won $120,000 dollars because the judge agreed that she had mislead him.
My thing is that Jiang told the judge his daughter was HORRIFICALLY UGLY, but despite anything, that is still his daughter. So I am scared whether or not he is going to disown his daughter just because she looks ugly. If that is the case, that is extremely unfair and wrong because its not the baby's fault. The daughter will grow up wanting her Daddy.


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Great job and beautiful course. WAY TO GO! Nice legs too
I agree with everything she said! Congratulations on a great first half!
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4 years racing, 14 marathons, 14 BQs
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Way to go with your HM debut!! Great work.
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Yay! So happy to read this. =) Great job!!! Looks like it was a pretty course, and you are so sweet to have encouraged YankeeFan to go on without you.
Slow and steady wins the.... wait a second! I've been lied to!
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Thanks for this great RR! Your DH took some nice pics and the ones of you at mile 12 made me smile, you look very happy. I'm glad it went so well and best of luck on the next one!
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I would have felt sorry for her, because she hasn't seen a champion in her lifetime.
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Kenny Farris is about 6-feet tall and weighs about 200 pounds; has gray hair, brown eyes, and a gray beard.
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Over the next few days, Bloody Elbow is going to ask for your opinion on some of the best things that have happened in the MMA world over the first half of 2012. There will be a total of eight different categories you'll be asked to vote on. For simplicity's sake we're going to stick with high-level and relevant MMA stuff in these posts. While I'm sure there was a ludicrous knockout in an unscheduled MMA event at The Lumberyard strip club in Des Moines, or an insane pancreas lock submission on an obscure ZST! card in Japan, let's just stick to stuff a lot of us have seen, okay? (If that spiel looked familiar, it's because I just lifted it from last year's awards post.)
It's pretty simple. I'll post five or ten options in a category, you vote for what you think was the best. If you think I left something really important off my list, post it in the comments and we can add it to the poll if it's deemed worthy. I can almost guarantee you won't like all my suggestions, but narrowing down these lists is tough.
Now that we've got that out of the way, let's get onto the sixth poll - the best fighter of the first half of 2012.
Check out the options and make your pick after the jump.
Rick Hawn - After narrowly dropping Bellator's season five welterweight tourney, the judo fighter dropped to 155 and tore through the season six lightweight tourney. He'll take on Michael Chandler for the Bellator lightweight title later this year.
Matt Brown - How many guys have won three UFC bouts over the first half of 2012? One. Matt Brown.
Ronda Rousey - She only won one fight, but it was a huge one for herself and women's MMA in general. She took the bantamweight title from Meisha Tate in her 135 debut and now has a date with Sarah Kaufman in August.
Cub Swanson - After knocking out George Roop earlier in the year, Swanson came back and knocked out Ross Pearson at UFC on FX 4. Not a bad start to 2012 for the WEC vet.
Daniel Straus - He lost in the featherweight tournament finals in 2011, but he wouldn't be denied this year. Straus defeated top-10 fighter Marlon Sandro to claim the Bellator season six featherweight tourney.
Fabricio Werdum - His move back to the UFC has been very successful so far. He has picked up wins over Roy Nelson and Mike Russow over the first six months of the year.
Stefan Struve - Another UFC heavyweight with two wins in 2012, over Dave Herman and Lavar Johnson. He was also able to finish both fights.
Stipe Miocic -Lots of heavyweights here. Stipe knocked out Phil De Fries and worked over talented striker Shane Del Rosario to grab two wins early in 2012.
Martin Kampmann - After losing two in a row last year, Kampmann rebounded in style with two come-from-behind victories over Thiago Alves and Jake Ellenberger to earn himself a probable number one contender's bout.
Charles Oliveira - His drop to featherweight has been excellent so far. He followed up a sick calf slicer finish of Eric Wisely with another finish, this time over TUF winner Jonathan Brookins.


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Girls at Mansudae Fountain Park, Pyongyang – photo by Joseph A Ferris III
Gift Photos To The Girls Of The Rason Foreign Language Institute
I spent some time last spring practicing conversational English with the girls of the Rason Foreign Language Institute. On my return I gifted them photos from the first visit:
The girls checking out the photos.
The girls checking out the photos.
Gift photo from my first visit.
Gift photo from my first visit.
The children we interact with at the Rason Foreign Language Institute are aged 13-15, and are chosen to converse with us because they rank the top of their class. Shy at first, the girls quickly warm up by asking questions about family life in the United States, asking about our favorite colors, sports, hobbies, and animals. I keep it simple and ask them similar questions, learning that they enjoy swimming, reading, piano, and watching cartoons. Most of the girls want to be teachers when the grow up; they all hope to someday live in Pyongyang.
Pyongyang Traffic Girl Autograph
Friend and fellow Young Pioneer Tours guide, Chris White, had an epic encounter with a Pyongyang Traffic Girl last week in the DPRK:
Pics from Young Pioneer Tour's Facebook page – give the page a like and suggest to your friends for your chance to win our yearly free DPRK trip giveaway contest!
Super Cute Kindergarten Performance
Chongjin City kindergarten performance – photo by Joseph A Ferris III
Pyongyang Military Circus Trapeze
A trapeze artist prepares for the Pyongyang Military Circus finale – the inspiration for the film Comrade Kim Goes Flying?
Comrade Kim Yong Mi is a North Korean coal miner. Her dream of becoming a trapeze artist is crushed by the arrogant trapeze star Pak Jang Phil who believes miners belong underground and not in the air.
My friends at the Koryo Group continue showing the film around the world at select film festivals. Don't miss it at the Sydney Film Festival, June 5th – 16th, and the Edinburgh International Film Festival, June 19th – 30th.
With all the action just a blur I put my camera down to concentrate on enjoying the show; readers will just have to be content with more pics of the finale setup:
Pyongyang Traffic Girl
Pyongyang traffic girl at the intersection near the foreign language bookshop – photo by Joseph A Ferris III
Pyongyang Traffic Girl
I'm going to let you in on a little secret – I really like the traffic girls of Pyongyang.
When we asked our North Korean guides if the traffic girls are aware of their world wide fame we were told they do but don't really like the notoriety. Some of the girls fear the fame will go to their heads and distract them from their job of keeping the streets of Pyongyang safe.
Photo by Joseph A Ferris III
Dancing and Singing Waitresses of the Pyongyang Lamb BBQ Restaurant
My look behind the scenes of the DPRK tourist experience wouldn't be complete without introducing the famous singing and dancing waitresses of the Pyongyang lamb BBQ restaurant. The girls are also available for catering; long time readers might have seen them cooking and dancing at the Mt Taesong Amusement park in my Ultimate Frisbee tournament post.
Cute, flirty, and always ready for a little dancing, relaxing with these girls is always a highlight of any trip to Pyongyang (at least for the guys) – they serve up one of Pyongyang's tastiest lunches too!
More photos from the Mangyongdae Children's Palace
Gymnasts, dancers, and little stars perform at the Mangyongdae Children's Palace:
The Mangyongdae Children's Palace; a place for children of the privileged elite to spend time after school practicing sports, art, folk dance and music – and of course, show it all off with military like precision and forced smiles to groups of visiting foreign friends and tourists. More from this series linked below – all photos by Joseph A Ferris III
North Korean Panda Bears Dance on Kim Il Sung's Birthday
Young girls dressed in panda bear costumes relax between performances for foreigners at a folk fair held on the Day of the Sun, the April 15th, 2012 celebrations to honor the 100th year birthday of 'Eternal President' Kim Il Sung.
On this day there were many military parades and Kim Jong-un appearances throughout Pyongyang. Unfortunately visiting foreign friends were not invited to these events, and to keep us out of the way, western tourists, dignitaries, and cultural delegations were bused to the city outskirts and conveniently sequestered at a park in the Mangyongdae district. To keep everyone entertained, folk games and competitions (tug of war, three legged race, ect) had been arranged for the visiting cultural delegations. Having traveled so far, and with expectations of seeing military parades, many of the tourists did not appreciate the situation – watching Eastern European and Russian delegations bob for apples was a big disappointment for most, but I really enjoyed the experience – not the international folk competitions, but all the interactions I had with the North Korean children who were at the event and enjoying themselves in such a relaxed atmosphere. On arrival, little girls in traditional chosŏn-ot dresses grabbed us by the hand and led us into the park (they were fascinated with our bellies – notice the pokes!). Hanging out, dancing, playing, and taking photographs with the North Korean children who were participating in the cultural dance performances made this event a cherished experience from the trip.
North Korean Hairstyling
North Korean beauty and fashion has been in the news lately, apparently the western educated new young leader Kim Jung-un has recently allowed women to wear earrings, platform heels, and pants in an effort to maintain popularity with the nation's youth.
In a somewhat related article koreaBANG examines the North Korean hairstyling industry. My friends over at The North Korean Blog were stuck by the methods used by the state to select and nurture young candidates for careers in the hairdressing industry, and how it relates to insights we gleaned about the North Koran comedy profession:
In order to obtain the qualifications to become a hairdresser, those who receive recommendations as middle school graduates or from other workplaces are trained through education at a hairdressing or beauty school in each town or district more than once per year, and in September of every year they even hold a competition for the north's most skilled beauty salon, 'Nationwide Hairdressers' and Beauticians' Competition' in Pyongyang.
The koreaBANG article had me reminiscing about the afternoon we shared at the Hamhung flower park and pavilion along with couples on their wedding day. Deemed an auspicious day for tying the knot, the park was filled with newlywed couples having their formal pictures taken. Many of the women were dressed in their finest chosŏn-ot and had their hair done up in elaborate, yet tasteful, styles. We were more than welcome to take pictures of the couples and our presence actually created a bit of a sensation, North Korean wedding photographers snuck around to try to candidly fit us in their shots, and a few families actually thrust flowers in our hands and had us pose with the newlyweds!
Brides and their hairstyles in Hamhung flower park – all photos by Joseph A Ferris II
Pyongyang Traffic Girl Of The Month
I recently discovered that two of my pictures have the honor of being selected as the Pyongyang Traffic Girl Of The Month for May and June 2012 over at PyongyangTrafficGirls.com – it's a fun little site that honors some of my favorite girls, check it out while my picture for June is still profiled up on their main page!
June 2012 Traffic Girl of the Month.
May 2012 Traffic Girl of the Month – photos by Joseph A Ferris III
And while messing around at PyongyangTrafficGirls.com I came across this absolutely precious kindergarten musical traffic safety skit.
Related articles
- Return of the Pyongyang Traffic Girls – Picture Post (americaninnorthkorea.com)
- Pyongyang Traffic Girls Return! (americaninnorthkorea.com)
- Guns, Girls, and Beer – the Pyongyang Gun Range 2012 (americaninnorthkorea.com)
USS Pueblo Guide
Our lovely guide shares a laugh and smile during our return visit to the US spy ship Pueblo.
This wasn't our first time meeting this guide – Jordan, Josh, and I remembered her from last year (and she confessed to remembering us too), she was our guide during our 2011 visit to the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum. It was with her that we shared one of our favorite interactions of last year's trip:
After being told of our impending annihilation we split our group between our trip guides and the local museum guide to fit into a small elevator to return to the museum entrance. Stuffed in the elevator between 5 big western men our guide asked us where we were from – Michigan, Maine, California, and so on. The look on our guide's face was priceless, she was stuck in an elevator with 5 arch enemy Americans just moments after she predicted our impending annihilation by North Korean troops. The look of shock on her face changed into a big smile as our guide declared "I love American civilians!" and together we all all broke out into laughter – one of the best moments of the trip!
Related articles
- Thank You to Polaroid for Camera Sponsership (americaninnorthkorea.com)
Classroom Tour at the Mangyongdae Children's Palace
Last year we were late getting to the Pyongyang Children's Palace – we got to see most of the show but missed the tour of the classrooms. For this year's visit to the larger Mangyongdae Children's Palace I made it a point to arrive extra early so we could get the full tour – on a day when a major performance was scheduled for western tourists and foreign dignitaries we were the first group to arrive.
Below is just a portion of what we were shown on our tour. Child protegees and students work hard to perfect their studies in folk music, propaganda oration, drawing, and piano. How much of this was staged for us and how much was typical of what goes on, visiting tourists invading their classrooms or not, I cant really say.
Our student guide for the classroom portion of the Mangyongdae Children's Palace.
Related articles
- The Mangyongdae Children's Palace (americaninnorthkorea.com)
Guns, Girls, and Beer – the Pyongyang Gun Range 2012
Last week I wrote about my return to the Pyongyang gun range and how I shot my own breakfast, today I am presenting a simple photo post showing the remaining pictures from that visit – the ones that don't involve me killing something! You can find my post about my original 2011 visit to the gun range here.
Lovely Pyongyang gun range attendants.
I bought our North Korean guide Ms. Han a round of shots, she wasn't the best marksman but I was thrilled that she at least gave it a try.
The Pyongyang gun range bar – my favorite bar is the world!
Bagging Your Own Breakfast – The Pyongyang Gun Range Pheasant Shoot
Dubbing the experience guns, girls, and beer, last summer's visit to the Pyongyang gun range was one of my favorite experiences of the trip. Having had so much fun there last year I made it a point to include another visit when I wrote out the custom itinerary for my 2012 return to the DPRK – most standard North Korean tourist itineraries don't include the gun range.
Our visit was approved but this year the girls were prepared for us and remembered our tricks – no photos hugging the girls, beer in one hand and rifle in the other, while in the shooting area! But that was OK, we had other tricks up our sleeves! At 5 euros a round visitors are allowed to take a shots at live birds in a pen at the far end of the gun range. Nobody tried during last years visit, the pen was only stocked with one skinny chicken, but this year the pen was well stocked with plump pheasants, and to temp us further a North Korean man shot and bagged one before our eyes. I wasn't the first in our group to bag a pheasant, one of the guys hit one on his first shot and made a gift of the bird to our bus driver – the driver was thrilled. After getting a few drinks in me I purchased a 5 euro round for my lucky shot into the pheasant pen, then a 2nd, and a third round – eventually I bagged one!
North Korean gun range attendant with my pheasant.
Me and my pheasant at the Pyongyang gun range.
So you got drunk and shot a pheasant at Pyongyang gun range – now what? Bring the dead bird to the dining hall of your Pyongyang hotel restaurant, pull it out in front of a bunch of horrified western tourists while they eat their dinners, and pass it over to a North Korean waitress – she wont even bat an eye but only ask for instructions on how you want your bird soup prepared for the next morning's breakfast. Photo above – my pheasant being dished out for breakfast.
Me and my prize at the Pyongyang gun range.
Me and my pheasant at the Pyongyang gun range.
A North Korean man returning with his prize.
Walking out with the gun range attendant to get my bird.
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Twin Sisters Hamhung City, North Korea
Twin Sisters in the main square of Hamhung City, North Korea – photos by Joseph A Ferris III
Sneaking a Cell Call
Cell phones are all the rage in Pyongyang, North Korea this year (we hardly saw any during our Aug. 2011 trip) – here a traffic girl sneaks a call from behind a tree - photo by Joseph A Ferris III
Keeping Pyongyang Tidy
A Pyongyang traffic girl cleans broken glass – photo by Joseph A Ferris III
Reunion With a Friend
One of the best things about returning to North Korea was meeting up with the friends I made on my first visit. Below I get a hug from one of the singing waitresses that I danced with during the 2011 Ultimate Frisbee Tournament. I suppose I made a great impression during my first visit – that is one hell of a close hug, and I even got a kiss on the cheek when we made our goodbyes!
But of course I'm in trouble now, whenever my girlfriend is upset with me she points out these pictures and reminds me that "I know who your secret North Korean girlfriend is" and that "I know the real reason why you like going to North Korea" !
Well, I actually don't know this girl's name, but she is a real sweetheart, and if you ever pass through Pyongyang with a stop at the lamb BBQ restaurant on your itinerary, make sure to say hi to her for me – and be ready to dance!
Photo with my girl from 2011 Pyongyang Ultimate Frisbee Tournament.
Return of the Pyongyang Traffic Girls – Picture Post
Brought back from their Sept. 2010 retirement, these April 2012 photos posted below show Pyongyang traffic girls performing their classic signal direction routine - photos by Joseph A Ferris III
From a previous post: To our delight, the traffic girls of Pyongyang were brought out of retirement to help deal with the massive traffic congestion, and perhaps to add a little more color to the city for 'Eternal President' Kim Il Sung's 100th year birthday celebrations.
On my first visit (summer 2011) we had been saddened to learn that the girls had been replaced by a modern traffic light system. They could still be seen on occasion, running roadside signal lamp switches, working road construction sights, or directing traffic during the frequent power outages, but we missed their famous directing routines performed at the main city intersections. I'm happy to report that this April they were back directing traffic throughout Pyongyang, and although I have no idea how long this will last, I got some great pics during this special opportunity and will be sure to have a follow-up post sharing the best of them!
This is the follow-up picture post with those promised photos posted below!
Remaining photos show the Pyongyang traffic girls performing their normal post retirement duties: cross walk safety overloading and manual light phasing – all from April 2012.
Pyongyang Traffic Girls Return!
Pyongyang Traffic Girl – photo by Joseph A Ferris III
To our delight, the traffic girls of Pyongyang were brought out of retirement to help deal with the massive traffic congestion, and perhaps to add a little more color to the city for 'Eternal President' Kim Il Sung's 100th year birthday celebrations.
On my first visit (summer 2011) we had been saddened to learn that the girls had been replaced by a modern traffic light system. They could still be seen on occasion, running roadside signal lamp switches, working road construction sights, or directing traffic during the frequent power outages, but we missed their famous directing routines performed at the main city intersections. I'm happy to report that this April they were back directing traffic throughout Pyongyang, and although I have no idea how long this will last, I got some great pics during this special opportunity and will be sure to have a follow-up post sharing the best of them!
Happy Women's Day
Words of wisdom from a guide at Koryo Tours:
On this special day for women let us take a moment to ponder the words of the DPRK news agency: "Women in capitalist countries are in despair and get degenerate, deploring their miserable fate. This leads them to crimes." You have been warned!
North Korean sexy sailors – photo by Joseph A Ferris III
Beauty and Grace at the Arirang Mass Games
It's not all about high kicking sexy military girls and mass flip card human mosaics at the North Korean Arirang Mass Games; experience the more delicate side of the games with the following set of photos showcasing the beauty and grace of North Korean women in their traditional Korean chosŏn-ot dresses.


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Tara Glee: Host of birthday party speaks out about fatal shooting on Saturday night
Coley died after fatal shooting at birthday party
LAKE PARK, Fla. - 42-Year-Old Dane Wayne Coley has died after being shot at a child's birthday party Saturday night.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office says Coley died Sunday morning after being shot in the head outside of a home in Lake Park.
The host of the party, Tara Glee, said he had just stepped out of the party to smoke a cigarette in the car port, where they thought he was alone.
She says someone must have walked onto her property to shoot him.
Meanwhile, she says just family was inside, including about ten other children.
"We heard a pop, and we thought it was the kids that dropped something," said Glee.
She stopped the party to tend to Coley. "He was up and trying to breathe and stuff."
Glee says it's hard to imagine why someone would want to shoot Coley. She said he had moved to the area from Jamaica less than two years ago, and had only been to her house three times.
"You shot the wrong person. I don't know who you're looking for. I don't know why you came in my yard," Glee said.
Glee says Coley hasn't lived in the area long enough to make enemies. She says no one on her street would know who he is.
"Sad situation, you know. Dane didn't bother anybody. All my kids love him, he was real sweet."
Now hoping for information and answers, as she's confident Coley took someone else's bullet.
Glee said Coley also just started a new job.
The sheriff's office is still looking into a motive and suspects.
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Here is where things get tricky for SafeMama. Since my "job" here is to provide you with the safest options I can dig up, my list for these is limited. It's true, the thing most important to avoid is PVC in kids products (CHEJ will back me up on that – they have recommended brands that are PVC Free). But after doing some research I discovered that while some backpacks are PVC free, brands like LL Bean could not tell me their backpacks were phthalate free. LL Bean indicated to me that their backpacks "meet the standards set forth by the government" but would not say they are free of phthalates. When I pressed they said, there could be traces of phthalates (perhaps in the glues or sealants used to bind the seams?) in the backpacks but that they were below the legal limit. So here's where I leave the choice up to you. If "below the legal limit" is ok with you, then by all means. I just want to make it known so you can decide what's right for you. Brands in BOLD text would not claim Lead or Phthalate free. The rest, unless otherwise noted, are PVC, Lead, BPA and Phthalate free according to the companies.
PVC, BPA, Lead, Phthalate Free Backpacks
- Beatrix New York
- CBH Studios "Little Pack Rats" (PVC Free selection only)
- Dabbawalla Backpacks
- Dwell Studios Backpacks
- EcoGear Backpacks
- Fleurville Kids Messenger Bags
- Fluf Organic Backpacks
- Garnet Hill Kids Backpacks (PVC free and when asked about being free of Lead and Phthalates they simply said "yes". Take that for what it's worth. Update: "All of the children's products that Garnet Hill offers pass all mandatory CPSIA testing." according to them. Which means not lead free but lead safe. They did not provide me any testing information to indicate so.)
- High Sierra Backpacks
- Hannah Andersson: PVC Free but will not say lead or phthalate free, instead they say "All Hanna backpack products meet or exceed the Children's Product Safety Improvement Act limits for lead and phthalates. Also any lead content is on interior layers that would not contact the food or the child's skin."
- Jansport Backpacks: PVC Free and when asked if free of Lead and Phthalates rep said "to the best of my knowledge they are free of those things". Didn't sound official but, there you go.
- Kids Travel Zone Backpacks
- Fluf Messenger Bag
- Land's End: Meets or exceeds federal safety standards and said no detectable levels of lead were found when tested. Would not say lead free or phthalate free but claim they meet or exceed the limits.
- LL Bean: (PVC Free but only claims to meet/exceed the CPSIA standards – will not state that they are lead or phthalate free)
- Mimi the Sardine Backpacks (Oko Tek Certified fabrics)
- MilkDot Top Kat Backpacks (PVC-Free, BPA-Free and tested lead-safe by a CPSC accredited lab and CPSIA compliant)
- Pottery Barn Kids: After a few calls I was told that their kids products are all free of PVC, BPA, Phthalates and Lead. However none of the reps I spoke with could provide any solid information of testing practices. I felt a bit like they were placating me but there you have it. A reader (thank you dear readers!) forwarded a response to their questions about BPA, Phthalates and Lead and was told "We cannot guarantee 100% that they do not contain trace amounts of these chemicals." So perhaps Pottery Barn won't be a top choice. It's your call.
- SoYoung Backpacks Tested: PVC-free, phthalate-free, BPA Free
- WildKin Back Packs: Pack 'n Snack Backpack is PVC free. Others have some PVC that is phthalate free. Check product descriptions before buying.
Trusted places to shop for school gear:
- MightyNest (get 10% off with code "Safe10")
- My Little Green Shop
- The Glass Baby Bottle
- Wild Mint Shop
Looking for safer Lunch Gear options? SafeMama Lunch Gear Cheat Sheet to the rescue.
9 Responses to "2013 Safer Backpacks Cheat Sheet"
Anita meyer on
August 13th, 2013 9:47 am
Can you please tell me if the hasboro my little backpack purple sold at target is a safe backpack. I called target and they said it was made out of polyester. They gave the manufacturers phone, 212-244-4400. The woman who called me back said it was within the us guidelines and they are made overseas. She also said that she had no other information to give to me.
Of course this makes me concerned.
Please advise me. Thank you.
Anita Meyer 617-816-5033
Tamra on
August 21st, 2013 12:58 am
"The fabric for the backpacks and lunchboxes meet the standards set forth by the government. Although they may have traces, the materials have been tested by our manufacturer and are below the requirements. The lining of the lunchbox is free of everything."
Kids Travel Zone
Stephanie on
August 24th, 2013 9:27 am
Hi – the Crocodile Creek website does NOT say its backpacks are lead-free, only BPA and PVC free. I emailed them as a follow-up, but wondering if you got some reliable information directly from them that they are lead-free? Thanks!
MT on
August 27th, 2013 7:17 pm
I just received a High Sierra backpack and it has a proposition 65 warning label. I don't understand why they didn't mention this in the product information online. I wouldn't have ordered it. Now I have to return it!
Heather M on
August 28th, 2013 1:47 am
I had a couple questions –
1. Would you be able to share the info you received from Crocodile Creek that said its backpacks were lead free? I'm a little wary because their lunchboxes say on the tag, "lead-free lining" and as you have written, "meet lead requirements." The Crocodile Creek backpacks, meanwhile, do not make any claims of being lead-free on their labels or website. I'm feeling confused!
2. Have you ever looked into Stephen Joseph backpacks and lunch items? They just give a standard "meets requirements" note on their website. I'd love more information on their products.
Finally, Thank you so much for the wonderful list you've put together.
Heather M
Brit on
September 11th, 2013 3:33 pm
Sugarbooger backpacks are lead-free, pvc-free, phalytes-free, bpa-free. If this isn't correct please let me know. And what about Skip Hop backpacks? I'm in search of cute little kids backpacks – 2 years.
Deanna on
October 4th, 2013 9:23 pm
Talked with Skip Hop—their backpacks have been made of PVC for years & did not inform the buyers about the change. TI does not advertise on their site that they are free of PVC but they are on many sites listed as such. They said they would get the word to the companies who have been selling their product. I feel bad for all the parents that have bought them over the yrs! I almost bought one myself as I think they are the cutest.
Lynnae on
November 2nd, 2013 8:49 pm
HI there-
I am about to purchase a backback made by Lassig. The label on the backpack I saw in person said it was Free of PVC and Pthalates. Amazon also says its free of nickel, AZO dyes, cadmium, as well as pvc & phthalates. I found mine at a local store front known for wood and imported toys, but they are on amazon and other online retailers. I'll admit that they are not cheap..
Alisha on
March 22nd, 2014 11:26 am
I was wondering is the Herschel Supply Company had any concerning products on or in the make of the toddler backpacks. I am thinking about purchasing one.
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