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WordPress Ecommerce solution for a small shop?
I am helping redesign a website. We will be moving it to a WordPress platform. The site needs some kind of simple shopping cart system for selling real world goods. What are the best options, both for cost as well as ease of use? [more inside]
Medical Marijuana Delivery Website Menu for Wordpress?
I'm helping some folks who run a medical marijuana delivery service, and would like an easy-to-maintain solution for their menu on a site running Wordpress. [more inside]
Shopping cart solution for physical goods without a subscription fee?
I'm a clothing reseller and would like to branch out from eBay to my own e-commerce site. I don't currently have the sales volume to justify a monthly subscription fee to a service like Shopify ($30/month). I do have a domain name, access to cheap webhosting with Wordpress and other CMS platforms, and a decent amount of tech knowledge. What are some free or very cheap solutions in 2015 for hosting a shopping cart on my own site and accepting credit card payments with per-transaction fees, preferably with a minimal amount of coding and fuss?
Pulling shopping carts not allowed?!?
Is there a reason a store would have a policy regarding pulling/versus pushing a shopping cart? Safety? Is this specifically a Trader Joe's policy? Details inside. [more inside]
Has paypal made selling more difficult?
After a five-year hiatus, I'm resurrectting my website (I make one-of-a-kind toys). I went to paypal to update my Add to Cart buttons and hit a wall. In the old days, I could change a couple variables (toy name and price) in the code - super easy. Five years later, it seems I can't do that anymore. This seems like a crazy reversal in functionality. Can you help? [more inside]
PRISM is watching you poop.
Amazon item showed up at work and at home. Please explain to me how this happened. [more inside]
Using a shopping cart with WordPress.com
Need a shopping cart that will work with the free version of WordPress. [more inside]
Shopping cart for a static website?
I have a completely hand-coded website. I want to start selling things on the website, but I don't want to change the site's design. How can I most easily accomplish this? [more inside]
online shopping cart for downloads
What is the best way to set up a shopping cart for downloaded software products from my site? [more inside]
Next stop, the mall
Is there a way to shop at multiple sites (e.g. Amazon, SwimOutlet, Otterbox, ThinkGeek) simultaneously using a single externally located shopping cart? [more inside]
How to sell EPUB books for programmers
Selling EPUB e-books, adding on to a custom shopping cart app: handle like any downloadable file? DRM? If DRM is a bad idea, good layperson-accessible article explaining clearly why not? If DRM is a good idea, how is it implemented? [more inside]
Faceted navigation for e-commerce
I'm going to be helping a friend set up a small web store. I'm already pretty comfortable with Wordpress, somewhat comfortable with Drupal, so I'd prefer to use one of those plus a shopping-cart plugin. I've got some particular requirements. [more inside]
Which online shopping cart provider should we use?
What's the best shopping cart solution for a professional musician who wants to sell various products from his own website? [more inside]
Flash flip book that links to cart?
We need to convert a pdf catalog to a flash flip book (ie this. No problem. however, the client wants to have it set up so that when the viewer clicks on an item, that item gets added to a cart, and then when the viewer is done, the cart list gets emailed to a distributor for a price quote. I've spent the afternoon searching, but I'm not finding anything that looks like what we need. Any ideas?
e-cart ala carte?
Can anyone recommend a scalable shopping cart solution? [more inside]
Give me advice on installing an ecommerce shopping cart.
Need advice on pitfulls/things to look for when installing a shopping cart on an ecommerce platform. [more inside]
Most popular E-Commerce/shopping cart software suites?
What are the most popular E-Commerce/shopping cart software suites? [more inside]
Where will the idiots be?
I would like to watch some of the Idiotarod this Saturday in NYC, but, since the route is semi-secret for nonparticipants, I'm not sure where to go to do this. Any tips? [more inside]
What's a good, rugged shopping cart?
What's a good, rugged shopping cart? [more inside]
Recommendations for shopping carts that don't use money?
Is there a shopping cart-like web application (hosted or not) that could work if I don't want to have prices or sell anything? Square peg - meet round hole. [more inside]
Help me find an ecommerce solution for digital products!
I need an ecommerce solution for digital products - something that will email my customers a download link to their orders the instant the purchase is complete. What service or software can you recommend? [more inside]
Open Source Shopping Cart
Simple e-commerce solutions. I have a fully built site, with individual webpages pointing to specific product items. I simply want to add a backend shopping cart functionality that resides on the server, without relying on PayPal. Whats the best opensource solution that allows me to pass a variable (ie, add a "Buy This" button to already-designed pages) to a shopping cart php function (inventory isn't necessary at this point) and allowing checkout/payment? [more inside]
How can I set up online registration on our web site for our non-profit's fundraising event?
How can I set up online registration on our web site for our non-profit's fundraising event? [more inside]
Supermarkets and Shopping Cart Liability
Why aren't supermarkets liable for damage as a result of their shopping carts? [more inside]
How can I get a shopping cart with ajax-based product previews?
If I wanted an ecommerce site powered by something like osCommerce and I wanted some additional functionality built that gave product previews via ajax, similar to what NetFlix does, where should I look for a programmer to set it all up and about how much should I expect to pay?
Paging Herbert Kornfeld - ecommerce with purchase orders
Is there an open-source ecommerce store system that has built-in support for purchase orders? [more inside]
Keep me out of internet shopping cart trouble
I'm building a website for a local store; they want a small catalog to sell a few of their products online. They already accept credit cards on-site and have a merchant ID#; can a pixel-pusher like me set up a shopping cart system out of the box for them, or do I need to find a web developer? [more inside]
Online sports league management?
Sports League Management Software, web based ... can this be done with a package like OSCommerce? [more inside]
Open source ecommerce software vs. something else, cheap
OSCommerceFilter: I need to find a new ecommerce site package for a small business client. OSCommerce has been fun, and that whole open source terrain is a real kick, but security problems have become serious, and it's time to consider something else. [more inside]
Know anything about online event planning or shopping carts?
Does anybody have any experience with online even management systems and or e-commerce shopping carts? [more inside]
super simple shopping cart
Looking for a super-simple, minimalist shopping cart that can handle electronic delivery and integrate with PayPal for payments. [more inside]
web design simpleton
How do people make websites do this fancy trick? The site sells something downloadable. You pay, then you get an automated email containing a link to download the same item or items you bought.
Tips on building a e-commerce site?
Tips on building an e-commerce site? [more inside]
ASP Shopping Cart Software?
Windows shopping cart software recommendation? [more inside]
Which of these software shopping cart possibilities is most user-friendly for a seller?
been roped into volunteered to design a website for my Mom's new business, as a means of selling her goods online. The hosting provider I chose offers CubeCart, OS Commerce, Zen Cart, Agora Cart, and Interchange. I do have PHP & Perl skills. Which will be the easiest for her to use and manipulate from time to time, (assuming she's only going to have 10-20 different items to sell)? Which one integrates easily to credit card, check, and P.O. processing, and what's the best way to get that ball rolling?
Does anyone here have experience with a bit of shopping cart software called MivaMerchant?
Does anyone here have experience with a bit of shopping cart software called MivaMerchant? I'm trying to integrate it into an existing website, but with mixed results, and I've been unable to find a quality, free support forum on the web (although I have read that they exist).
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- Devil is in the details in new farm policy discussions
- Does present complications
• The devil is in the details in discussions to shift farm policy from a traditional target price/direct payment program to revenue insurance for shallow losses.
• Areas of possible conflict or concern include disparities in shallow losses between regions and commodities, financing complications as seen by lenders and creditors and the need for commodity producers to better manage more types of risk.
• Shallow losses focus on paying producers for shallow losses of between 5 percent to 30 percent of expected revenue.
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Does present complications
There are some complications to a shallow loss risk program, according to Hudson. "In some areas, like south Texas, a drought may occur quite frequently, which means it pays out frequently, therefore the premiums are quite expensive. This is why we don't have a private sector version of this. It's too expensive for producers to have it. Other parts of the country may not experience shallow losses all that often. Their yields are more consistent. What they may be more worried about is the price component."
In essence, these regional differences "create a difference of opinion over how to construct the underlying policy."
Groups supporting the shallow loss proposals are hoping the government will subsidize the premium a producer is likely to pay, noted Hudson. "The money that would have been spent on direct payments can be shifted over into this. It gets around the political landmines associated with direct payments. It also means that the producer and the government are sharing the risk."
The structure of financing could also be affected by insurance-based farm policy, according to Hudson. "Existing policy provides a stable flow of cash, so your banker, or creditor or seed supplier can count on a certain amount of cash. The new proposals change the dynamic completely. It puts the onus on the producer to manage that risk.
"Banks and creditors are going to have to rethink how they are going to securitize loans. It may increase borrowing costs and reduce financing availability for some producers. It will ultimately have an impact because banks will do what banks do, protect their assets."
John Robinson, Extension economist with Texas A&M University, stressed that producers "should be focusing on the price discovery processes in these revenue products. We need to look where the market is telling us prices are going to be in the January-February period. That's the price discovery time frame for most of our insurance products.
"There is going to be an even greater importance on learning how to choose level of coverage, revenue and yield products tied to your marketing," Robinson said.
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To see policy ideas from the American Farm Bureau Federation, visit http://southeastfarmpress.com/government/afbf-submits-farm-bill-proposal.
Ideas from the American Soybean Association can be found at http://southeastfarmpress.com/soybeans/soybean-growers-announce-farm-bill-proposal.
The National Corn Growers Association has also presented ideas on the 2012 farm bill. These can be found at http://southeastfarmpress.com/grains/corn-growers-introduce-adap-proposal-2012-farm-bill.

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Taylor Schilling in Paul Johansson's film adaptation of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged
Russell Brand-Helen Mirren's ARTHUR Plummets on Friday: Box Office
Neither liberals nor libertarians (and the latter group's far-right cohorts) fared very well at the North American box office on Friday, April 15, according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo.
As mentioned in my previous post, Robert Redford's period political drama The Conspirator, which revolves around the trial of accused co-conspirator Mary Surratt (played by Robin Wright) following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, opened modestly with $1.09 million at 707 locations, averaging a just passable $1,542 per site despite a number of positive reviews (62 percent approval rating among Rotten Tomatoes' top critics), the fact that Oscar-winning legend Robert Redford directed it, and the presence of prestigious actors such as James McAvoy, Tom Wilkinson, Evan Rachel Wood, and Kevin Kline.
Opening at about the same level – despite a considerably higher per-theater average – was the Paul Johansson-directed, John Aglialoro-Brian Patrick O'Toole-scripted ode to anti-government ideology, Atlas Shrugged: Part I, based on Ayn Rand's 1957 novel in which a railroad tycoon discovers the wonders of self-determination. Taylor Schilling plays the central character (once "attached" to Angelina Jolie), while director Johansson, Jsu Garcia, Grant Bowler, Michael Marsden, and Academy Award nominees Michael O'Keefe (The Great Santini) and Michael Lerner (Barton Fink) have other key roles.
Atlas Shrugged scored $683,000 at 300 theaters; its per-theater average was $2,277 – or about 50 percent more than that of The Conspirator, but at about 40 percent fewer theaters. Remember: all things being equal, the fewer the number of theaters the higher the per-theater average should be.
In other words, those variables considered, on opening day Atlas Shrugged performed just as modestly as The Conspirator. In a way, that's actually quite a feat for Johansson's film: the low-budgeted Atlas Shrugged, which cost a reported $10m, has a dismal 8 percent approval rating among Rotten Tomatoes' top critics; compared to that, The Conspirator's 62 percent rating comes across as overwhelmingly enthusiastic.
Atlas Shrugged's middling (as opposed to dismal) box office performance is perhaps a result of the film's strong popularity among its target audience: the far-right members of the Republican party, the Tea Party crowd a.k.a. "Teabaggers," who have a hate-love relationship with the US government (They hate it when it comes to taxes, environmental regulations, the separation of Christianity/the State, etc.; they love it when it comes to the military, the enforcement of "traditional family values," etc.)


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I actually somewhat cooked last night for the first time in forever because grief makes you somewhat non-functional. Which is why the tradition of bringing food to those who have had a tragic loss is such a great one. Also, food is awesome, as I discovered yet again when my amazing friends and community mitzvah meal'd, sent loads of See's candies, and even had a chef prepare amazing gluten-free gourmet meals. Yes, I am #blessed to have people in my life who are ready and willing to take care of gluten-free me and my people in my hungry household.
Tag Archives: gluten free cookies
What To Give the Gluten-Free Grief Stricken
Filed under Celiac Disease, Reviews
Tagged as celiac disease, gluten free cookies, gluten-free gifts, gluten-free subscription box
Entertaining Your Gluten Eating Guests
Do you know what's super fun? Having a house load of guests that you love. Lots of eating, laughing and of course, karaoke. But you know what's not awesome? When you're gluten-free and you're secretly worried about what everyone will think since you're serving gluten-free bread and stuffs.
Luckily, I have amazoids friends and family and even more luckily I'm super into saving my intestines so I won't be serving up any gluten in my kitchen. (Bringing it in, and keeping it segregated is kind of okay, I just won't be the one slicing up those bagels.) Still, as the only person who has to eat gluten-free, I want to make damn sure everyone is too busy stuffing their faces to notice what may or may not be in their breakfast. Also, I try to get everyone liquored up so aren't as concerned about the food. That's a pro tip, and you are welcome.
So here's what I whipped up with visitors in town. Easy, breezy, yummy in all the gluten-y tummies. Continue reading →
Filed under Celiac Disease, Recipes, Reviews
Tagged as celiac disease, entertaining, gluten free cookies, gluten free recipes, houseguests
Oh Boy, I'm Going Gluten-Free Camping
Why do I do this to myself? I believe I've made it clear that camping and I are not the best terms. In fact, I'm pretty sure I have uttered the words, "Like hell," when asked if I would ever sleep in a tent outdoors ever again. This camping trip, however, does not involve tents, nor sleeping on the ground. Also, it seems I will be surrounded by food writers. Which as we know, are the best kind of writers. BECAUSE THEY FEED YOU.
Yep, I'm headed to the super rad food writing conference, Camp Blogaway this weekend to hang out in the hot tub with my fellow food writers. (It's not really camping if there's a hot tub, right?) And while I am very excited, of course I'm a little nervous as well. I mean, most of all I'm afraid of not having dessert, which is why it's almost midnight and I'm up finishing off a mega batch of gluten-free Monster Cookies.
I'm all set, guys. Of course I can live on gluten-free Monster Cookies all weekend, I mean, duh. But there are a few things I'm still a bit scared of up there in the mountains and cabins. Shall I do a countdown? Oh, I think I shall.
Filed under Celiac Disease, Recipes, Uncategorized
Tagged as gluten free cookies, gluten free travel, gluten-free camping
Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Hamantaschen for Purim!
Purim is such a weird holiday. I had heard of it randomly, but the first time I learned what it was actually about was when we moved to LA and my daughter's pre-school was celebrating. I always knew it was considered a "kid's holiday" but wow, the story behind Purim—so not kid-friendly.
You take a story of deception, planned genocide and murder and turn it into a kid's holiday (oh, and also one where adults get loaded). Ummm, OK. But hey, cookies! And clearly I don't get it because, as my daughter said when we were making the delicious cookie treat that accompanies Purim, "You're not the Jew here. I am."
No pressure to convert there, amiright? But let me show you the difference between MY gluten-free hamantaschen and hers (aka, the girl in Jewish Day School). Mine:
Which she did. Because, you know, it tastes exactly the same. The look, however, is supposed to resemble Haman's (Boo!!!) hat. The evil advisor who tried to kill off all of the Jews. Again, we're making a COOKIE that looks like this evil guy's HAT. Not sure how that happened to become a tradition, but it sure is yummy.
The best guide in folding up the hamantaschen can be found on another I-married-into-this gal's website, The Shiksa in the Kitchen. She made a first-timer's try very, very easy. (Do not ignore her advice to have everything prepared and to work quickly, the dough will get too sticky fast.) And the actual cookie is a sugar cookie, so I've got this. I also decided to fancy up our hamantaschen by using a chocolate almond filling and a pomegranate jelly (thanks to my G-Free Foodie Box!). See here –
Regardless, making gluten-free hamantaschen is super easy (unless you're an 8-year-old girl, apparently) if you follow The Shiksa's instructions and my recipe below substituting ATK gluten-free flour. I also decided to go dairy-free because when you're working with gluten-free dough, the butter just makes it less workable. So bonus!
One note, check the cookies after 18 minutes if you're using the dairy-free recipe, these babies cook fast!
Gluten-Free Tiramisu Is Kind of Blowing My Mind
First of all I'm going to admit that I had no idea tiramisu was a no-cook dessert. Secondly, rum? Really, I enjoyed this delight for years before being gluten-free and I had NO IDEA WHAT I WAS EATING. (Admittedly, that wasn't the only thing I ever ate that could be described the same way.) The other thing I learned during my schooling about this Italian dessert was that Schar offered gluten-free ladyfingers! So I went for it. It was goooood, you guys. Just like I remembered it. Creamy, dreamy, coffee-y and lightly chocolate-y.
I used the recipe on the package, as otherwise I would have had to have come home with more than one package because most tiramisu recipes are about twice as large. So if you've got a fab dinner party with lots of gluten-free boozy guests, double this recipe and go to town! It has also occurred to me that there's probably no other use for ladyfingers besides tiramisu. Is that right?
Since this is a no-cook, please buy great quality eggs so no one gets the salmonella. What with your propensity for diarrhea, you do NOT want salmonella on top of it all.
On that note –
Filed under Celiac Disease, Recipes
Tagged as gluten free cookies, gluten free dessert, gluten free junk food, gluten-free cake
Gluten-Free Product Round-Up
You guys, there is SO much amazing gluten-free stuff going on at the store. Sure we can all paleo it up and eat all whole, but sometimes we need a bar, a cookie we didn't make ourselves, and, of course, jerky. Or all of the above at once.
The nice people at Liz Lovely contacted me awhile ago about trying their delicious cookies. Between travel, and general insanity, I wound up eating all the cookies and not doing what I wanted to do, which was make a gluten-free peanut butter chocolate ice cream sandwich. I also just saw this ice cream sandwich trick, and was excited to get it all going. Luckily I discovered Mrs. Winston's sells Liz Lovely cookies so I picked up my fave—the previously mentioned peanut butter and chocolate—and got excited again. Then I dropped the cookies. Broke the cookies. I decided that rather than wait another six months to remember to buy a cookie, get a pint of vanilla ice cream, and do this thing, I plopped the ice cream in a bowl and sprinkled broken cookies over the top. Not as amazing looking, but just as unbelievably good. So, yeah, Liz Lovely makes some good gluten-free cookies, you guys. Soft, in many flavors, and delicious with ice cream.
Oh, yum. We demolished these bags of Brazi Bites in our house. The jalapeno was the fave, with bacon being a close second. My favorite thing to do with these gluten-free lumps of joy is to serve alongside a gluten-free sweet potato gnocchi, as seen above. Honestly, these Brazilian style of bread balls make every single family member drool. We'll be adding these to our table on the regular.
Nutty Steph's Gluten-Free Granola
First of all, this joint in Vermont has Bacon Thursday. So I was already won over before they shipped me two delicious flavors of gluten-free granola. As someone who loves granola that's simple, not too much fruit-ness, I LOVE their nut-filled maple version. The chocolate is a super treat when you're all, "Give me the chocolate!!!!" Which is often.
Did you know that every minute 1 in 50 people are eating a bar? Okay that's not true. But I heard some number like that and now I can't find the info to back up the claim. So my point is, a lot of people are eating bars. And there are a lot of crappy bars out there. Skout is NOT one of those bars. In fact, I just had one for breakfast (for the second time) and I'm feeling pretty good considering the Skouts are certified organic, gluten-free (duh-course), vegan and no-GMO. Also, they're from Portland, so awesome. I'm favoring the Chocolate-Peanut butter trail bar at the moment. Can you see a food theme in my life? Mmmmm, peanut butter.
Glutino Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Brownie Mix
I like to pimp my brownie mix, so I turned this Glutino box into my German Cream Cheese version. Uhhh, yum. I also brought it to a volunteer event and they were gone within seconds. So it's one of those things you can bring anywhere and no one will know if it's gluten-free or not. SCORE.
Wow, that's a lot of yumness with zero to small amounts of work on my part. Happy gf eating!
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Tagged as gluten free cookies, gluten free junk food, gluten-free brownies, gluten-free mix, gluten-free products
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Cream Cheese Ginger Whoopie Pies
Damn. Udi's sent me these soft & chewy ginger cookies and I was all, "You know what would go great with this? Something creamy and pumpkiny in the middle." Then I did it. Because it is not yet time to say goodbye to pumpkin treats, and I've got all this puree up in here to use, abuse, and suck down my pumpkin hole.
Because gluten-free pumpkin muffins, pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin maple bread pudding and pumpkin cheesecake is simply not enough. It's not! I also seem to be compelled to do this all in the span of 2 1/2 months, for some crazy reason (marketing, cough, marketing) so here comes another winner, winner, pumpkin dinner recipe. Luckily, this one is the easiest of the bunch and if you've got these cookies laying around you're more than halfway there.
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Cream Cheese Ginger Whoopie Pies
Prep time: 7 minutes
Udi's Soft & Chewy Ginger Cookies
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
3 Tablespoons pumpkin puree
1/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1. Beat cream cheese, pumpkin puree and powdered sugar until smooth.
2. Using a spatula, small knife, or whatever floats your icing boat, spread approximately 2 Tablespoons of mixture on the flat side of the Udi's cookie. Sandwich another on top, and go to town.
Makes: 8 cookie sandwiches
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Tagged as gluten free cookies, gluten free holidays, gluten free junk food, gluten-free products


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North Hunterdon United Methodist Church in Bethlehem Township will host an afternoon of fun, food, games and outstanding entertainment to raise money for Hurricane Sandy Relief efforts on Sunday, Nov. 3.
One hundred percent of the day's proceeds will go to a Future with Hope Inc., a nonprofit organization created by the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church to lead relief and recovery efforts. The goal is to repair 300 to 500 homes and provide case management to 300 to 500 families over the next five years.
The organization is projected to use 20,000 volunteers during that time, and the denomination is campaigning to raise $12 million dollars predominately to fund these efforts along with other mission activities.
Rev. Beth Caulfield of North Hunterdon UMC in Bethlehem Township states that the event will offer not only a significant opportunity to remember and help those still devastated by the storm, but it will also provide a chance to come together as a community and celebrate our solidarity in supporting one another and others.
The day will feature a special blend of entertainment sure to be enjoyed by all. Music will include the sounds of two popular church praise bands from the county — Big Fish (Bloomsbury UMC) and Second Chances (Clinton UMC) in addition to The Caribbean Steel Rythms out of Christ UMC in Easton. The 'Rythms is made up of players from both the Caribbean and the Lehigh Valley. They are the only known steel drum band in the area, bringing a unique musical sound to the region. Their genres include Pop, Jazz, Latin, R&B, Reggae, Calypso, Gospel, Classics and more and, the musical extravaganza they deliver is an unforgettable experience. North Hunterdon High School student duo Sarah Kim and Ross Monteith will also delight, as will the church's own worship team of Bob Thomas and Melinda Brooks.
Another special performance will be given by the Christian Love Baptist Church Praise Dancers out of Irvington. Caulfield explains, "If you have never experienced liturgical dance, this will be a great opportunity to see it done well!"
A silent auction will feature a 31" flat screen HD TV offered by a private donor, and several other items and services from local businesses. There will also be door prizes, including an emergency/disaster relief kit.
Children's games and food donated by area businesses will be offered, and Rev. Lou Strugala, the Sandy Relief Construction Coordinator for A Future with Hope will preach that morning at 10am and be on hand during the day. Finally, all proceeds from the church's Thrift Shop on Nov. 2nd will be donated to the cause.
"This is a major effort by a small church that we believe to be Spirit-driven and honoring to God, the community and the victims of Hurricane Sandy," says Caulfield.
The Fall Harvest of Hope will take place from noon-5 p.m. at North Hunterdon United Methodist Church, 50 County Road 635, Hampton. Located just 2 ½ miles off Exit 12 of I-78, North Hunterdon United Methodist Church has more than 200 years of history serving Bethlehem and Union townships, Hampton and Glen Gardner.
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Jan 21, 2013 7:18AM PST
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Bullet For My ValentinePosted: Jan 21, 2013 12:00AM PST by alex-c25
I used to really like that band about three years ago. Nowadays, I don't think they are bad, but they haven't aged well for me really. Too much corny and silly lyrics.
I thinkPosted: Jan 21, 2013 12:00AM PST by homelessrook
Scream, Aim, Fire was their best album.
That time again!Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:00AM PST by BrokenH
Been listening to Blind Guardian's "Valhalla" today. Guess it's "Metal Monday" for me too,Lar!
Hell yes! \m/Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:00AM PST by homelessrook
Let it be METAL MONDAY!
LarryPosted: Jan 22, 2013 12:00AM PST by Michael117
Bullet For My Valentine is my friend Justin's favorite band. Scream Aim Fire was a pretty good album, he plays that a lot. I listened to a lot of Maiden over the weekend. On their 2008 Live After Death dvd they have the 2nd part of their history of Iron Maiden documentary and I watched through that for like the 3rd time. I also have this dvd compilation from 2003 called Visions of The Beast which has all their music videos up till that point and I watched a lot of stuff on there again. I got into the song Virus from the Blaze Bailey era. I never listened to that song before even though I've had the dvd since it came out, I always passed it up till now. I finally heard it through and I love that song and learned to play along with it. It's very somber and uses clean guitars at the beginning but then explodes into some classic melodic Maiden riffing and chorus work. It's a lot of fun to play, I really love the Blaze Bailey era songs and raw depressed sound the band had at that time. I think Steve Harris was going through his divorce at the time and it shows in the music. I love everything Maiden though and all the singers.
MaidenPosted: Jan 22, 2013 12:00AM PST by homelessrook
has always been great IMO.


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A youth member of the Iao United Church of Christ welcomed 2,500 participants at the United Church of Christ National Youth Event at Purdue University earlier this month.
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The historical record around any subject is messy, complicating and occasionally disorienting. Take this excerpt from an article in the November 1938 edition of the English magazine Homes and Gardens about The Berghof , Adolph Hitler's mountain house . Anyone who has read similar magazines (Town and Country, House and Garden) understands that the people who write for them are not allowed to be critical of the people they cover. If you did not know who Hitler was, and the misery he and his followers imposed on millions of people whose only crime was to have been born in the wrong century, you might be forgiven for thinking that the subject of this article was the home of a relatively benign statesman. But for those who understand who it was who lived in the house and strolled in the gardens -all of it described in exceedingly guileless prose- the effect of reading this can be vertiginous.
Every morning at nine he goes out for a walk with his gardeners about their day's work. These men, like the chauffeur and air-pilot, are not so much servants as local friends. A life-long vegetarian at table, Hitler's kitchen plots are both varied and heavy in produce. Even in his meatless diet Hitler is something of a gourmet -- as Sir John Simon and Mr. Anthony Eden were surprised to note when they dined with him in the Presidial Palace at Berlin. His Bavarian chef, Herr Kannenberg, contrives an imposing array of vegetarian dishes, savoury and rich, pleasing to the eye as well as to the palate, and all conforming to the dietetic standards which Hitler exacts. But at Haus Wachenfeld he keeps a generous table for guests of normal tastes. Here bons viveurs like Field Marshals Göring and von Blomberg, and Joachim von Ribbentrop will forgather at dinner. Elaborate dishes like Caneton à la presse and truite saumoné à la Monseigneur will then be served, with fine wines and liqueurs of von Ribbentrop's expert choosing. Cigars and cigarettes are duly lighted at this terrace feast -- though Hitler himself never smokes, nor does he take alcohol in any form.
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Cooking with My Rat
The sauce is made with half-cooked and half-raw tomatoes. The basil is not cooked either, just tossed in with the linguine (tongues) of tomato fillets at the end, and warmed up a bit.
At this moment I would like to say something snide about a certain species of cook who likes to insist that anyone can cook great food very quickly. But since today is the Lord's day for some of them, I'll eschew the snark and simply say that even with the help of Remy -who is perhaps the greatest chef in the western world- this dinner took 90 minutes to prepare. Of course this does not include the time it took to make the bread and grow the tomatoes and basil etc.
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- The Foodist said...
lol cute.
I hate rush job tomato sauces.. its like a sin to me. My mother makes a all day red sauce that, in my humble opinion, is to die for.
Tomato sauce is one of those things, very much like chili, that only gets better as you slowly cook it.
btw did you bake that bread yourself?
- August 19, 2007 at 1:39 PM
Anyone CAN cook great food quickly - as long as they don't count on it STAYing great.
- August 19, 2007 at 2:23 PM
- Bob del Grosso said...
Yeah I made the bread Foodist. I hate store bought bread unless it's slow bread -which is very hard to find here in the sticks.
BTW, that loaf there was made in stages over 3 days without any added yeast.
Day 1: a biga of rye and graham flour
Day 2: 25% of the final amount hi-gluten flour is added plus flax seeds, wheat "berries" and bulghar wheat and a few oz of water
Day 3: 75% of the hi-gluten flour, water + salt; kneaded, fermented for 8 hours; shaped, proofed and baked
That's real fast food in geologic time. BAM!
The bread is nice and sour, and I think about as good as bread can be without loading it up with psychoactive drugs or a winning Powerball ticket.
- August 19, 2007 at 3:28 PM
- The Foodist said...
when you say no added yeast you mean other then the original starter dough amount?
I agree with home made bread. Im a freak about bread and am so glad to have walked away from Baking and Pastry Fundamentals with some really good basic recipies.
Now all I need is my own place to make bread lol
- August 19, 2007 at 3:42 PM
- Bob del Grosso said...
"no added yeast" means no yeast other than what is naturally present in the flour and the surrounding environment.
I could have added some dry yeast or whatever, but it isn't necessary. This dough ferments for so long that the indigenous yeast has plenty of time to reproduce.
I suppose if I was in production environment I'd add some to assure a consistent product, but I ain't so I didn't.
BTW: A lot of bakers say that the natural or wild yeast produces a better flavor. I don't believe this. I think it's the longer fermentation time that does it and regardless of whether or not you add yeast.
- August 19, 2007 at 3:54 PM
Have you ever tried any bread by "Adam last name unknown?"
I'm not sure if anything can taste as good as what I've imagined his bread tastes like, but I've a mind to rot some grapes, peppers and mushrooms and start up a bitch myself.
- August 19, 2007 at 5:22 PM
- The Foodist said...
Thats what I figured. Yeah I agree with the no added yeast feeling. We add yeast in the kitchens for production purposes.
We also had the chance to use some of Chef Higgins "5 year old" soudough starter. Def a far better flavor in that.
- August 19, 2007 at 6:37 PM
Found this link on wikipedia for Biga
- August 19, 2007 at 7:19 PM
- The Foodist said...
its funny you mention Adam Last Name Unknown. All through bake shop my partner and I kept looking at each other and saying
"Time to feed the bitch"
good stuff
- August 19, 2007 at 7:52 PM
- Bob del Grosso said...
It's funny that you refer to bread starter as "bitch." The only other time I heard it referred to it it that way was in Bourdain's book "Kitchen Confidential." If my memory serves me well at all it reminds me of an episode wherein TB writes about his anxiety over having to feed dough made from mushroom gwilf that was made by a guy who was wigged out and not able to take care of it himself. Am I wrong?
- August 19, 2007 at 8:29 PM
- The Foodist said...
your right bob thats who were talking about. Adam Lastnameunknown was the guy Bourdain was speaking of...
Whenever I think of starter dough all I can think of his the part in his book where he gets the call..
"Tony, can you feed the bitch please?! please dont let her die. Feed the bitch for me."
- August 19, 2007 at 9:43 PM
And it was Marion Barry that said "The bitch set me up." Who knew he was talking about bread?
- August 19, 2007 at 10:15 PM
- Jennie/Tikka said...
Did you also make the pasta??
When tallying up the time ot make something like this, I include the time it took to make and rest the pasta, too.
- August 20, 2007 at 2:04 PM
- Bob del Grosso said...
On this occasion I did not make the pasta. I used the Dececco pasta in the photo. It's great stuff and I've been eating it for over 30 years. It is one of the best widely available commercial types of pasta secchi.
- August 20, 2007 at 2:22 PM
- Don Luis said...
If I may humbly correct your spelling, it's De Cecco, not Dececco, and I've been eating it for 20+ years.
Would you be happy with Delgrosso? I thought not.
I certainly agree with your conclusion: it's the best out there.
- August 20, 2007 at 4:53 PM


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Immigrants Targeted: Extremist Rhetoric Moves into the Mainstream
Groups: The Dustin Inman Society - Georgia
Donald Arthur (D.A.) King is the founder and leader of the Marietta, Georgia-based Dustin Inman Society (DIS), a group that focuses entirely on opposing immigration of Hispanics to the United States (Dustin Inman was a 16-year-old boy who was killed when an alleged undocumented immigrant crashed into the back of the Inman family car in 2000). King has described the United States as a country "being invaded and colonized," and its "way of life" destroyed with the "Hispandering" of his state, which he has taken to calling "Georgiafornia."
He often uses rhetoric that depicts undocumented immigrants as a threat to the American way of life. In March 2008, a reader of King's blog suggested a "new word" for illegal aliens—"crimigrant." In response, King wrote, "Makes sense to me."
Promoting anti-immigrant 287(g) agreements
Since the defeat of the immigration reform bill in Congress in 2007, one of King's most widely-used tactics has been to promote section 287(g) of The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which was added to the INA by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act. Section 287(g) deputizes local law enforcement officers to enforce immigration law. In a February 17, 2008 article, published in Georgia's
Gwinnett Daily Post
, King discussed the "organized crime of illegal immigration" and described 287(g) as "the latest effort to rid Georgia of the taxpayer-subsidized illegal aliens who are lowering wages and straining our schools, hospitals, jails and common language."
King does not limit his rhetoric to immigrants; he also targets American Latino leaders. In a February 7, 2008 letter, published in the
Gainesville Times
, a Georgia-based newspaper, King made predictions about what life will be like if 287(g) is implemented in Hall County, Georgia. He stated, "Parasitic ethnic hustlers who encourage and feed on continued illegal immigration will begin to howl that any enforcement of the law that affects the illegals who are their golden goose is 'profiling' and, sooner or later, 'racist.'" On the Dustin Inman Society blog, King posted the letter and linked the words "ethnic hustlers" to the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) "Membership and Benefits" page and membership application.
In December 2007, he staged an event to honor Neil Warren, a Georgia sheriff, with the first DIS 'Sheriff of the Year' award. In the DIS blog, King explained that Warren is the "only sheriff in Georgia to have taken advantage of…section 287(g)." King also reported that "several elected officials were in attendance," and he anticipated honoring other sheriffs "in the process of following Sheriff Warren's leadership in using available federal tools to protect their citizens from the ravages of the crime of illegal immigration."
Demonizing language
Months earlier, in April 2007, King was more extreme in his use of anti-immigrant rhetoric. According to the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
, when speaking at a Newton County (Georgia) Republican Party meeting, he told attendees that undocumented immigrants are "not here to mow your lawn – they're here to blow up your buildings and kill your children, and you, and me."
King has expressed such strong sentiments in previous years, as well. He wrote in a July 2004 article:
We have become sadly acquainted with the absolute and brazen disregard for the law that comes from the third world horde that is allowed to swarm over our border with Mexico…It is clear that when the mostly Mexican mob illegally 'migrates' into our nation, it brings with it the culture of lawlessness and chaos that is responsible for the very conditions that they flee in the rapidly deteriorating example of Democracy without the rule of law that is Mexico.
Commenting on Hispanic immigrants in a May 2004 article, King asked, "Must the United States silently suffer the incursion of one million people a year because they are brown?"
Mainstream media acceptance
Despite King's numerous inflammatory statements, the national media has continued to provide King with a mainstream platform. He has toned down his rhetoric in mainstream television and print media and his statements and articles now reach millions of Americans. The
Marietta Daily Journal
regularly publishes King's "Guest Columnist" articles and refers to the DIS as a "Cobb based nonprofit coalition which advocates for English as the national official language," and "a Cobb-based non-profit coalition dedicated to educating the public on illegal immigration." The newspaper's Website also provides a link to the DIS Website after the publication of each of King's pieces.
An October 2007 National Public Radio segment included a quote from King, who was described as "a grassroots activist." Also in October 2007, King was a guest on CNN's
Headline News
. He was introduced as an "anti-illegal immigration activist" and a "columnist for the
Marietta Journal
." In May 2007, Anderson Cooper interviewed King on
CNN Today
, introducing him as a "columnist" and "activist." Twelve mainstream newspapers have printed King's articles, most notably
The Washington Times
, which neutrally describes the Dustin Inman Society as "a Georgia-based coalition of citizens with the goal of educating the public on the consequences of illegal immigration."
Contributor to racist Website
King also maintained a blog on VDare, a Website that publishes racist, anti-Semitic, and anti-immigrant articles, and has also posted many of his articles. In one blog entry, he discussed his experience at a March for Dignity, comprised of, in King's words, "mostly Hispanic demonstrators." He wrote, "I got the sense that I had left the country of my birth and been transported to some Mexican village, completely taken over by an angry, barely restrained mob….My first act on a safe return home was to take a shower."
King has also promoted conspiracy theories about the "Reconquista," an alleged plot by Mexicans to forcibly take control of the American Southwest. In a June 2006 article on VDare, he described the ABC network's airing of an award show hosted by the National Council of La Raza, a Hispanic advocacy group, as "Reconquista TV."
In September 2006, King attempted to distance himself from VDare. The Dustin Inman Society Website states, "D.A. King demanded that [VDare] remove his name from the VDARE Editorial Collective." However, he also requested the VDare "archive his writings along with other past authors."
Rallies and ties to the Minutemen
In addition to spreading his views in the media and online, King has organized public rallies. In March 2008, the DIS held a rally in front of a hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, to protest a "Georgians for McCain" reception, or, as King phrased it on the DIS Website, the "McCain/Kennedy legalization legislation and reward for illegal aliens – and amnesty for their campaign donating criminal employers." Specifically, the DIS was protesting legislation that would favor amnesty for undocumented immigrants, which the group argues has been supported by the two senators in past years.
The DIS rally reportedly attracted members of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps., a border vigilante group. On the DIS Website, King gave "many thanks" to "Just build the fence," an anti-immigrant blog that posted a story about the rally. The blog entry stated that "Local patriots from the Georgia Chapter of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps were also present in numbers." As of July 2008, the DIS Website continues to provide links to the Websites of Minuteman groups.
In April 2007, King organized a kick-off rally for "Hold Their Feet to the Fire," a series of anti-immigrant events held in Washington, D.C. He brought together anti-immigrant speakers from around the country, including his self-described "personal friend" Terry Anderson, Rick Oltman, and William Gheen, all prominent anti-immigrant activists. The Dustin Inman Society organized a similar rally in 2005, featuring
Chris Simcox
, currently the leader of the border vigilante Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, which encourages armed patrols and surveillance by volunteers to prevent Mexicans from crossing the border into the United States. In 2005, Simcox co-founded the
Minuteman Project
, which had a similar agenda. Today, the
are a loose network of local chapters around the country, whose primary goal is to keep undocumented immigrants from Mexico out of the United States. The more extreme Minutemen chapters continue to advocate patrols of the Mexican-American border by armed volunteers.
Testifying before the government committees
On the political front, in August 2006, King served as a witness at a Gainesville, Georgia, field hearing of the House of Representatives Education and the Workforce Subcommittee. As participants entered the building, Dustin Inman Society members greeted them. Though King softened his language during his testimony, he had secured a permit for his group to demonstrate. One person held up a sign saying "Stop the Invasion."
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A fractured wrist cut his 2009 season short, as the infielder was challenged with placement in the Midwest League.
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He struck out in 26.4 percent of his at-bats and was a woeful negative 7.4 in average runs above average and posted a .285 wOBA (weighted On-Base Average).
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He came back late in the year and hit .318 across 12 games for the AZL Padres with six RBI and six walks for a .400 on-base percentage.
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Valdez remains susceptible to the breaking pitch away. He is stiff in his upper body and grips the bat with an iron claw. A more relaxed feel would make for an easier time hitting. Instead, he is wound tight and rigid in his movements through the zone. Couple that with his lack of pitch recognition and Valdez is a strikeout or soft contact candidate that can be fooled. He lacks overall bat control.
His front side also opens up to the ball, taking him away from the outer part of the plate coverage. If he can keep his front side in longer, it will allow him to sit back on the ball to allow it to travel deeper and will result in less awkward swings.
A byproduct of poor swing mechanics, Valdez will get loopy in his swing and has a penchant for hitting high pop ups. Leveling his swing plane out and focusing on beating balls into the ground, with his speed, would allow his average to rise.
Conclusion: Valdez is still young at 20 and was placed above his experience level the past two years. He also dealt with playing in cold weather for the first time in Fort Wayne. He is healed from his wrist injury and the experience could do two things – either further expose flaws that need shoring up or push him to fix those issues in the coming season. The road taken will determine the path ahead.
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Chef Paz offers Peruvian taste of home
Food is a powerful thing. It nourishes, it brings people together, it makes a little corner restaurant in West Allis feel like a dining room in Peru.
It transports the diner even more so when many of the other guests at Chef Paz - named for its owner, Maritza Paz - appear to be Peruvian expats, looking for a taste of home. (One guest said he'd made the drive from Madison to have the chef's food.) »Read Full Article(2)
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- Get away from your tree to search. Absence makes the heart grow fonder and it also makes for a healthier family tree. Sure, go through those automated-hints-shaky-leaves. And then do some searches using the search function in your family tree. But then totally get out of your family tree and go to the Search tab. Enter some information manually -- like first name, surname, and place of death. See what comes up. Look at it. Evaluate it. Do another search with slightly different information. See what comes up. Look at that. Evaluate that. Rinse and repeat. {Do the hokey pokey. Shake it all about even.} Sometimes the information you've entered into your tree is wrong and it affects your search results. Or? There's too much information and it's confusing all those Ancestry.com elves inside trying to figure out what you're looking for. So? Do some searching outside of your Ancestry.com tree. {I'm just kidding about the elves. It's really algorithms trying to read your mind, but I'm allergic to math and elves seem friendlier, no?}
- Step back! Get away from that main search box on the Search Page. Give those elves a rest and tell them where what you're looking for just might be. Once you've narrowed your search down to a location, look in that location's records on Ancestry.com. Here, let me rock your world. Go to the Search Page, and scroll down. See that U.S. map? It's totally clickable. Click on the state you think your great grandmother was born in, perhaps lived in, or died in. Or did just about anything {that would have caused a document to be created or warrant a shout out in the newspaper or something}. Remember, when it comes to finding stuff about your family {and their many secrets}, it's usually organized by location. So? Stop sticking stuff in that main search page, hitting that enter button, and hoping for the best for the 1000th time. Stop the insanity and start searching for records based on location. {Location, location, location.}
- Guess what? Not everything you need to solve your family history mysteries is on Ancestry.com. In fact -- are you sitting down? Not everything you need to prove your Great Aunt Bernice ran away with that carny is even online. Shocking, I know. But there it is. So the next step after exhausting Ancestry.com elves and leaves is to look elsewhere online. And my number one place to go after Ancestry.com is FamilySearch.org which is another online database that has record indexes and record images. And the best part? Totally free. And? After registering for free, you can even see digitized records {like death certificates} and print them out {or save them to your hard drive or whatever}. And, over there, follow these steps again. Over and over. 'Cause it's funny that on their search page you have to scroll down for the map too. However, it's not clickable. You choose a country and then state from the menu on the left to start your location-based searching. So? Get off Ancestry.com and search elsewhere for elves to help you out. Oops. I mean search elsewhere for stuff to help you document your family history.
- So then you're probably thinking, "Where do I go after I exhaust those elves, I mean, those two places?" Don't worry. I've got you covered on my Research Resources Page where you'll find links to both free and subscription-based sites that have a range of indexes, records, and resources to help you solve your family history mysteries. {So? More elves to exhaust.}


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Nathan MacKinnon Rookie Card Guide
Nathan MacKinnon started his NHL career with lots of promise and fanfare. Following a tremendous junior career, he was taken first overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2013 draft. While there already were plenty of Nathan MacKinnon cards to chase at that point, his first NHL cards had to wait a little bit. Having cracked Colorado's opening night roster, the floodgate for Nathan MacKinnon rookie cards has opened.
While he didn't make Panini and Upper Deck's first sets of the year, collectors still have lots to choose from. Whether you're into autographs and memorabilia or you just want a (relatively) cheap card for your collection, they're all available. He is part of a loaded double-rookie crop that includes players who debuted this year and the shortened 2012-13 season.
Get a detailed look at all the Nathan MacKinnon rookie cards below. We've included his base cards and not inserts as these aren't considered to be official rookie cards.
Nathan MacKinnon Rookie Card Guide
Click on the card name or image to shop for singles on eBay.
2013-14 Fleer Showcase Nathan MacKinnon RC #207 Autographed Patch #/175
With both an autograph and a patch swatch, there are some high-end elements on display here. However, MacKinnon's wild signature does not lend itself well to stickers as it often gets cut off on the edges.
2013-14 O-Pee-Chee Nathan MacKinnon #620
Some may not consider this to be an official rookie card as it's an insert (of a base card) in 2013-14 Upper Deck Series 2. When O-Pee-Chee came out, MacKinnon hadn't made his NHL debut yet. As it has done in recent years, Upper Deck added Update cards to include key rookies.
2013-14 Panini Contenders Nathan MacKinnon RC #256
Contenders doesn't have the same history in hockey as it does in football. Still, as far as autographed rookie cards go, it's tough to pass on anything that comes with an on-card signature. Besides the basic version, the card also has a pair of rare variations.
2013-14 Panini Crown Royale Nathan MacKinnon RC #181 Autographed Memorabilia #/99
Silhouettes have become some of the most distinct cards in the hobby. Mixing an on-card signature, large jersey swatch (usually a patch or multi-color swatch) and a small print run of 99 copies, it's a pricey and tough-to-find card.
2013-14 Panini Dominion Nathan MacKinnon RC #201 Autographed Patch #/99
With features normally reserved for a late release, this card has both an on-card autograph and a patch from a player-worn jersey. It's not a game-used piece of memorabilia, though. Numbered to 99, this high-end card is one of the top Nathan MacKinnon rookies.
2013-14 Panini National Treasures Nathan MacKinnon RC # Autographed Patch #/99
The Cup might have tradition and brand recognition on its side, but for many the National Treasures Nathan MacKinnon is going to be the rookie to have. Besides the attractive design, the patch window is big and the serial numbering is low. Autographs are on-card and to top it off, it's all done on a milky sort of acetate to really make it pop. Most that sold on eBay during the first couple of months after the set's release have gone for more than $3,000.
2013-14 Panini Playbook Nathan MacKinnon RC #137 Autographed Dual-Memorabilia Book Card #/199
This card has no shortage of things going on. It's most distinct attribute is its format as a book card. Limited to 199 copies, there's an autograph and player-worn jersey strip on one side. The other side has a die-cut player image, a black and white portrait and a second jersey swatch.
2013-14 Panini Prime Nathan MacKinnon RC #178 Autographed Quad Memorabilia #/199
Prime is a relatively affordable option for those who have high-end tastes. It has four swatches, albeit small ones, and an on-card signature. The print run is modest however, it doesn't compare to top-tier cards.
2013-14 Panini Prizm Nathan MacKinnon #332
Similar to O-Pee-Chee, some might call it a stretch to call this a rookie card. It's an update to the early season set that was an insert in 2013-14 Panini Rookie Anthology. Although Panini didn't get a lot of time to develop the Prizm brand in hockey, its chromium look is distinct for the sport.
2013-14 Panini Rookie Anthology Nathan MacKinnon RC #126 Autographed Dual Memorabilia #/249
Part of the Rookie Selection subset, this Nathan MacKinnon rookie card has a nice design. However, the sticker signature hurts, particularly when the autograph itself is so bad. Even still, this is a modestly priced card for collectors not content with a simple base card.
2013-14 Panini Titanium Nathan MacKinnon RC #233 #/29
The 2013-14 Panini Titanium Nathan MacKinnon rookie card is all about scarcity. Official rookie cards from the set are limited to the player's jersey number. That means MacKinnon's is numbered to just 29. Titanium does have more plentiful parallels and inserts that some collectors might have to settle for instead.
There is also a separate retail version of the card that comes numbered to 299.
2013-14 Panini Totally Certified Nathan MacKinnon RC #229
Looking for something wild? Totally Certified takes no prisoners when it comes to bold designs. The basic version of the Nathan MacKinnon rookie doesn't have any enhancements beyond its look. As a result, it's relatively affordable. It's not the easiest card to find, though, as boxes don't have a lot of base cards. There's also and autographed jersey version that's more popular but also much more expensive.
2013-14 Score Nathan MacKinnon #686
This is another one of those update inserts that some call rookies while others consider them rookie-year cards. Either way, this is one of the cheapest 2013-14 Nathan MacKinnon cards you're going to find.
2013-14 Select Nathan MacKinnon RC #301 Autograph #/399
2013-14 Select Hockey is the first set to have an autographed Nathan MacKinnon rookie card. Numbered to 399, it's done on chromium stock. The sticker used for the signature is a bit of a detraction, but this could prove to be a solid value over the long-term.
2013-14 SP Authentic Nathan MacKinnon RC #312 Autograph #/999 - Redemption
Historically, SP Authentic Hockey autographs do very well over the long-term. Despite having a higher print run, they often sell for more than just about every other rookie, including many that also have memorabilia. The obvious drawback here is that the card is a redemption.
2013-14 SP Game-Used Nathan MacKinnon RC #152 #/29
Like Panini Titanium, this card is limited to 29 copies, matching his jersey number. Needless to say, it commands big prices on the secondary market despite being an otherwise plain card.
2013-14 SPx Nathan MacKinnon RC #208 Autographed Dual-Memorabilia #/249
The big draw here is the combination of an autograph and a pair of jersey swatches. The signature is on a sticker, which should keep the price down a little, especially once more high-end sets release towards season's end. That said, SPx is one of the sport's more respected brands so it should hold up well over the long-term.
2013-14 Upper Deck Nathan MacKinnon RC #238
Despite no serial numbers or even much of a premium feel, the 2013-14 Upper Deck Nathan MacKinnon is one of his most widely coveted cards. The Young Guns name has a massive hobby following, drawing in collectors who don't normally do much hockey.
2013-14 Upper Deck Black Diamond Nathan MacKinnon RC #229
Black Diamond's etched foil look is distinct. The tiered structure is also somewhat unique in that they're not serial numbered either. Like Upper Deck, player collectors and set builders compete for copies, giving it added crossover appeal.
2013-14 Upper Deck Ice Nathan MacKinnon RC #123 #/99
Included in 2013-14 Upper Deck Black Diamond bonus packs, this acetate card is limited to just 99 copies. Rarity alone will keep prices fairly high, although the brand has a solid following as well.
2013-14 Upper Deck The Cup Nathan MacKinnon RC #187 Autographed Patch #/99
This and National Treasures are the top end of the Nathan MacKinnon rookie card spectrum. The Cup has history and brand recognition on its side to go with the on-card autograph, patch and limited quantities. And while it's numbered to 99, there are actually only 98 of them. Upper Deck confirmed one of the cards wasn't packed out due to a smudged signature.
2013-14 Upper Deck Trilogy Nathan MacKinnon #201 Autograph
O-Pee-Chee, Score and Prizm are base update cards found in other products. Nathan MacKinnon's Trilogy card is included in 2013-14 SPx calling into question whether it's a rookie or insert. No matter your personal preference, it's a low-numbered card with an autograph. That alone makes it desirable. Unfortunately, his signature is cut off in a lot of the cards due to the sticker.
2013-14 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Nathan MacKinnon RC #171 Autograph #/99
Out of all of Nathan MacKinnon's premium rookie cards, Ultimate Collection could be a sleeper. It's rare, has an on-card signature and comes from a pricey product that doesn't have many cards per box. It won't reach the heights of The Cup or National Treasures, but it's definitely a key autograph.
2013-14 Upper Deck #238 Nathan MacKinnon YG RC
2013-14 Score Nathan MacKinnon
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Sixteen Pharr-San Juan-Alamo elementary and middle school teachers have taken the role of student once again as they participate in the Physics for Teachers Program at The University of Texas-Pan American.
The program focuses on sharpening the science skills of elementary and middle school physical science teachers.
"Some of these teachers have never even taken a physics class in college, yet they are expected to go out and teach the subject," said Dr. Harold Poelzer, associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at UTPA. "This program trains these teachers in the newest teaching methods as well as brings them up to date on the latest physics technology."
Physics for Teachers is funded through a $75,000 Eisenhower Grant awarded to UTPA.
"The need for this program is out there," said Dr. Mohammad Bhatti, assistant professor of physics. "When these teachers first came into the classroom, they were stumbling over the basics, but now they are flying."
According to Bhatti, there are multiple benefits to the program.
"These teachers are exposed to the latest physics technology like motion sensors and graphing calculators," Bhatti said. "Once these teachers are trained, they will in turn be able to teach their students in a better, more sufficient way."
The program began in June, with teachers spending 45 hours in the classroom during the summer. They are now signed up for 54 class hours throughout the academic year.
"It's a pretty intense program," Poelzer said. "These teachers are doing pretty good considering the class is high paced and they don't have that much experience with physics."
Marie Gower, a PSJA middle school teacher who has been in the program for about a year, said when she began the program her knowledge in the subject was very limited.
"I didn't have a clue about what was going on when I first started the program," Gower said. "I had only taken one physics class in college, so everything looked like it was in a foreign language."
Gower said that, although she felt a little lost in the beginning of the program, she has learned several new teaching techniques since.
"I've taught physics before entering this program, and the way I used to teach made it very difficult for the students to understand physics," Gower said. "The old traditional way of teaching was very abstract. Students need a hands-on kind of teaching - where they can actually get a first-hand look on how physics really works and not just memorizing facts."
George Cabrera, an Alamo Middle School teacher, agreed with Gower.
"This program teaches us how to challenge our students," Cabrera said. "If we can't challenge these students, we aren't going to be able to keep their attention long enough to teach them anything."


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Green Gary & Junior Ranger Day - Introducing the Nature Play Zone
Contact: Julie Larsen, 219-395-1821
INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Join in the celebration of Earth Day and National Park Week at the annual Green Gary and Junior Ranger Day at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore's Douglas Center on April 27, from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. Enjoy fun, nature-based, activities, explore the newly opened Nature Play Zone and hike the Miller Woods Trail extension to Lake Michigan.
At Marquette Park, the activities kick off at 10:15 am with a special hike starting at the Marquette Pavilion. Leading the hike will be local resident Marci Crozier who appeared on TV's "Biggest Loser." Marci will discuss the health benefits of walking and hiking outdoors. Visitors can also kayak in the Marquette Park Lagoon, fly a kite by Lake Michigan, join an Adopt-A-Beach Clean-up with the Charter School of the Dunes, and learn about the renovations that have made this Gary park a great place for families to get outdoors and get healthy.
A free shuttle bus will run between the Douglas Center and Marquette Park every 15 to 20 minutes. The shuttle will make its last run at 3:15 pm. The Douglas Center is located at 100 North Lake Street in the Miller section of Gary. For more information about the Nature Play Zone or Green Gary, call the Douglas Center at 219-395-1821 or check out the park's website in mid-April at: www.nps.gov/indu.
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is part of the National Park Service. More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 401 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.nps.gov.


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Where: Friendly Valley Community Church, 19246 Ave. of the Oaks, Newhall, CA 91321. Please enter at the Friendly Valley main gate off Sierra Highway on Friendly Valley Parkway.
Contact: 661-251-1311
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GAUTENG's R90m bid to create at least 100,000 new entrepreneurs by next year has been in limbo for 10 months, after the provincial government halted the allocation of funds to companies running the project.
Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane last month placed economic development department head Khulu Radebe on precautionary suspension pending an investigation, following "the collapse" of several entrepreneurship development programmes.
The Youth and Graduate Entrepreneurship Development programme (Y-Age) was the Gauteng government's contribution to President Jacob Zuma's target for South Africa to create 5-million jobs by 2020. The government's failure to create jobs was among factors that led to recent downgrades in South Africa's sovereign credit rating.
The project was launched in October 2011. According to the three partner companies, they had received R30m by last April for the first year of work. They had expected that the remaining R60m would be paid over a two-year period.
Each of the Y-Age entrepreneurs identified by the project were expected to hire at least five people with the funding they received, which would have created more than 500,000 jobs.
David Mashishi of the South African Centre for Organisational Development — which had been running Y-Age in a public-private partnership with Oresego Holdings and Hope Africa — said the unexpected end to funding from the Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP) had caused at least 680 business plans to stall.
The GEP was established in 2005 under the auspices of the Gauteng economic development department to provide support to small, medium and micro entrepreneurs.
"We are looking to the private sector and other government agencies for funding. At the moment, no training is taking place," Mr Mashishi said.
Ayanda Nkuhlu, a shareholder in Oresego Holdings — which is "temporarily not operational" — said the Gauteng government had queried Y-Age's finances, but an audited financial report had been provided and the government had "never formally came back to say they are unhappy".
"The set target was lowered, but the money had been properly spent," he said.
Hope Africa CEO Delene Mark said she was not sure what would happen to the project because no details had been forthcoming from the GEP.
"There is hope that we will have discussions soon," she said.
Mr Mashishi said discussions were continuing between the Y-Age partners and Gauteng economic development MEC Nkosiphendule Kolisile, who appeared to be "keen" to pick up the project.
It is understood that a new GEP board had questioned the rationale behind the public-private partnership. The GEP was seen to have outsourced its core mandate.
Mr Mashishi said Y-Age was on the verge of securing financial assistance from the private sector and that a major announcement was planned for June. There were plans to take the project to seven other provinces, he added.
GEP spokeswoman Mpho Shibambu on Thursday declined to provide reasons for why the funding had halted. She said matters discussed by the GEP board were confidential.
"Decisions taken at that level are always in the best interest of the organisation and good corporate governance," she said.
Ms Shibambu said that GEP and its partners on the youth entrepreneurship programme had agreed to an "amicable termination" and had both undertaken to maintain confidentiality on the details of their discussions.


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Dr. Dorie J. Gilbert, Associate Professor of Social Work and African, Women's and Gender Studies, at the University of Texas at Austin recently spoke on Women and Race in Galveston College's "Voices for Women" lecture series. Standing from left to right are Dr. Dayton Hall, Dean of Academics; Kenda Josselet, Faculty Chair of Communications, Fine Arts & Social Sciences; Dr. Gilbert and Dr. Dale Taylor, Associate Professor of English and coordinator of the 2007 Fall Lecture Series.
Lecture Series: Extraordinary Women Leaders and Their Stories
The third lecture in the Galveston College Fall 2007 lecture series will be held Thursday, November 8, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. on the main campus in the Fine Arts Building in room 207. The lecture, "Extraordinary Women Leaders and Their Stories" will include local women who have stories to share about their successes and their challenges. They will speak to circumstances for women in their field. Three women will speak to these issues with a question and answer period to follow. All lectures are free.
Dual Credit Tuition Assistance
Dual Credit tuition assistance is available to Galveston high school juniors and seniors on the recommendation of their high school counselors, principals or Galveston College Upward Bound staff. Students should express a need for financial assistance and be capable of success in dual credit classes.
Perspective students of the Galveston College Dual Credit Tuition Assistance program must fill our an application have it signed by the counselor, principal or College staff and turn the application in to the Galveston College Foundation Offices at 4015 Avenue Q on the second floor of Moody Hall.
Eligible students will receive a letter from Galveston College Foundation allowing them to enroll in one course per semester or session with tuition and fees paid by the Foundation. For more information please call (409)944-1302
Government and Control
The Galveston College Board of Regents is the legally constituted body representing the citizenry of the Galveston Community College District. The Board of Regents formulate and adopt policies that will effectively guide the organization and operation of the College District and continually evaluate the results of its policies and the effectiveness with which they are executed by College personnel. The Board consists of nine members elected by position at-large from the College District at regular elections. Members serve six-year terms.
Board of Regents Members: Carl E. Kelly, Chairman; Tino Gonzalez, Vice Chairman; George F. Black, Secretary; Barbara K. Crews; Paul J. Cunningham, M.D.; Ross Novelli, Jr.; F.A.Odom; Gregory R. Roof, Ph.D.; and Carroll G. Sunseri; President: W. Myles Shelton, Ed.D.
Early Registration
Galveston College will offer Early Registration November 26th through 30th and December 3rd through 7th for the spring 2008 semester. Classes for the Spring 2008 semester start Monday, January 14, 2008.
Leadership Galveston Spring 2008
The Leadership Galveston program was revived during 1995 as a project of Galveston College's Leadership Institute in partnership with the Galveston Chamber of Commerce. The Leadership Galveston members now boast over 300 former graduates of diverse backgrounds and experiences that studied the social and economic aspects of Galveston in previous leadership classes between 1984-1990 and 1995 - 2005. The purpose of Leadership Galveston is to develop leaders by providing an educational program on the needs, challenges, and service learning opportunities in the City of Galveston and to provide motivation for the leadership candidates to become involved in Galveston's future. Objectives: 1. Acquaint participants with Galveston's history, government, economy and resources along with the problems and challenges facing the City. 2. Offer participants the opportunity to meet and develop working relationships with current leaders and decision makers. 3. Encourage program participants to actively become involved in community leadership roles. Acceptance in the program is based upon potential leadership skills, involvement in community affairs and concern for the future of Galveston. As civic, business and government leaders tackle current issues, a new generation of leadership is training to overcome the obstacles that face Galveston and those that will arise in the coming years. Leadership Galveston is a training ground, providing participants with the necessary skills to meet the challenges. The Leadership Galveston Spring 2008 dates are Fridays, January 25, February 8, February 22, March 7 and April 4.The cost is $325.00 per registrant. For more information call Joe Huff, Director of Public Affairs and Galveston College Foundation at (409) 944-1302 or email email@example.com.


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Everyone has an agenda... It's just driving me to want to budget for local meats and to grow a larger garden next year (to include potatoes and other stuff I'm not growing now) to avoid anything that is mass produced. I find the practices in the food industry to be unscrupulous and wish I could 'stick it to the man', so to speak. I'm thoroughly disgusted. I think I'll make a trip to the farmer's market tomorrow instead of heading to Walmart and HyVee.
Going to be calling the grass fed farm again to see if she's got any cattle ready. Probably going to end up buying pork from Wallace Farms, a sustainable farm in northern Iowa. Brad wants us to buy it from a local guy ($100 a pig), but I believe he feeds corn and soy based feeds to his pigs. His small scale "hobby farm" (I say hobby b/c he has a full time job as a mechanic in an office furniture plant - works with FIL) is still miles better than a cafo farm, even if he does feed corn and soy b/c I'll be voting with my dollars.
I keep considering where I would pull the money from to buy a quarter beef or a pig right now... I keep coming back to the furlough fund and my argument for why that would be ok is b/c if I have a freezer full of meat and a garden full of veggies, I don't NEED a grocery budget. That won't help me come winter when my garden is dead and I'm back to the grocery stores again, though... but by then I'll be back to a full salary.
I'm so conflicted by this. I abhor Monsanto and everything they are doing and I want to completely step away from anything they produce or are affiliated with. Unfortunately, their reach is far b/c they've also got fingers in the clothing business with GMO cotton and such.