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Folino had been in Newtown off and on since Dec. 15 and stayed overnight to help out at the Dec. 19 funeral of Charlotte Bacon, 6, who died in the killing spree visited upon Newtown. The final tally: 28 dead, including the shooter, Adam Lanza, and his mother, Nancy, who was the first victim, gunned down in her home.
Folino had been helping provide extra hands at Honan Funeral Home, the only such business in Newtown, as well as at other sites around northwestern Connecticut. As of Dec. 19, 160 funeral directors statewide had volunteered, and they were arriving in shifts of 20 per day, Folino said.
Honan alone was dealing with 11 funerals, all of them children.
Charlotte Bacon, a redhead who reportedly loved animals and was learning tae kwon do, was laid to rest at Newtown Village Cemetery after services at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Newtown. Other funerals were held the same day for elementary school students Daniel Barden and Caroline Previdi, teacher Victoria Soto – who reportedly saved several lives by hiding her students in a classroom closet – and Dawn Hochsprung, the Sandy Hook principal who confronted the gunman in a futile attempt to stop the massacre.
"It's a very, very hellacious week for everyone involved," Folino said.
Among the free services Folino has been able to provide, with support of the 220-member Connecticut Funeral Directors Association, were transportation of the deceased, funeral preparation services and assistance with the funerals themselves, including directing traffic.
Among the items and services being donated, he said, are caskets, vaults and hearses.
Folino said he personally helped prepare one of the victims for funeral services and transferred one child from the medical examiner's office to a funeral home.
Folino also has been in the limelight during a media onslaught that saw television trucks scattered throughout Newtown over the past few days, representing major networks from the United States and overseas. He has been interviews for, among others, National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" and CNN's "The Situation Room" with Wolf Blitzer.
The media, he said, has been "very respectful" and "sympathetic to the situation and to the victims."
Folino said he has been in direct contact with only one family, but his impression has been that the survivors are making sure the funerals are a celebration of life. Many caskets are being closed with teddy bears, dolls and pictures included inside, he said.
"They're trying to express how their child was in life."


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1:6th scale company Kaustik Plastic, best known for their historically accurate ancient Roman action figures (read our Roman Legionary review HERE), announces that they will be supporting the "la Biagiola" archaeological site and their research. The "la Biagiola" archaeological site is a unique treasure trove of history in that it is multi-layered: from a Roman villa to a Lombard necropolis. Who knows? Maybe, in the future a Kaustik Plastic action figure will be based on Biagiola's archaeological finds! It adds a whole new level to "historical research" for 1:6 scale collectibles.
In other historic news, some of Kaustic Plastik's museum displays (picture below) will be shown during August 2013 in Sovana, "Palazzo Pretorio" museum center.

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Excited for Man of Steel? Why Wouldn't I Be?
The cast, the scriptwriter, the producer, the composer (Yes, I am listening to snatches of Hans Zimmer's score as I write this!) It's the optimum mix of the right talent at the right time that can only lead to perfection, right? I am firm in the belief that Man of Steel could be the most epic superhero story ever told on the big screen.


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With gas prices headed higher and discounts on new cars in short supply, it's no surprise a new AAA survey shows the cost of owning and operating cars is going up:
AAA released the results of its annual 'Your Driving Costs' study today revealing a 3.4 percent rise in the yearly costs to own and operate a sedan in the U.S. The average costs rose 1.9 cents per mile to 58.5 cents per mile, or $8,776 per year, based upon 15,000 miles of annual driving.
"Despite seeing reduced costs for maintenance and insurance this year, there is an overall increase in the costs to own and operate a vehicle in the U.S. this year," said John Nielsen, AAA National Director of Auto Repair, Buying and Consumer Programs. "The 2011 rise in costs is due to relatively large increases in fuel, tire and depreciation costs as well as more moderate increases in other areas."
The 3.4 percent increase in overall costs the AAA study found would have likely been even higher if it had been able to take into account the stratospheric rise in gas prices we've seen in the first half of 2011. As it was, the study found an 8.6 percent rise in fuel costs for the average driver, and that was at $2.88 per gallon.
The cost category that saw the biggest percentage increase was tires, which rose 15.7 percent year-over-year. The biggest increase in absolute terms was in the category of vehicle depreciation, or the amount of value a car loses over time. The AAA study found the average sedan losing $3,728 per year worth of value, up 4.9 percent over last year.
This isn't the first time I've seen this annual study, but the price people, myself included, pay to drive never ceases to amaze me. Of course, they're getting a lot of significant things in return for their $8,776: convenient shopping, the ability to get to work on time, an easy way to go on vacation, among other things. I'm not immune to the charms of a beautiful new car, and new cars today are without a doubt the most luxurious and technologically advanced in history. But people should at least know the cost of buying into America's love of the automobile.
I mean, think of what you could buy for $8,776 per year. If you walked everywhere for one year, you could have a lavish vacation in Paris. If you rode a bike for 10 years, you could pay cash for a house in a lot of places. If you rode the bus for 30 years, our simple savings calculator says you'd be close to a fully funded retirement, with over a million bucks sitting in the bank! Maybe Harvey Pekar was on to something.
What do you think? Would you stop driving to fund your retirement? Or is the loss of convenience and freedom too high of a price to pay?


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By Orin Hargraves
It was a hot, dusty afternoon in late August. I had just returned to El Hajeb, the village where I had taught English for a year. I'd been away for the summer: a few weeks of being surrounded by Volunteers old and new at that year' omnibus training program in Rabat, the capital. El Hajeb was a big come-down after all that. I was the only American in town, and though I'd been quite happy with that for a year, coming back to it all at once was a shock. I hadn't yet rediscovered any of the parts about it that I liked.
I spent most of the afternoon writing letters, catching up on correspondence that had piled up in my mailbox while I was away. I was also conveniently avoiding the heat, and, to some degree, the village itself. At that moment it didn't feel like the place I wanted to be. I stayed inside the thick, cool, stuccoed walls of my fine house. You see, mine wasn't the mud-hut Peace Corps experience. I lived in the upstairs apartment of a beautiful colonial period villa in the part of the town that had been built by the French. Walnut trees lined the avenue outside, and I could hear boys throwing stones up into them, trying to knock down the ripening fruit.
A cool breeze from the mountains picked up late in the afternoon, intimating that it might bring some clouds our way, along with a shower or thunderstorm. I took advantage of the cooler air to get a little exercise and walked to the post office. I felt fortified now after the hours of seclusion, ready to withstand the stares of the children, and the cries of "Christian! Christian!" that often accompanied me on my walks in the village.
The post office offered the usual experience: a cluster of people mashed together in front of the sullen clerk, all thrusting their business in his face with the line of less determined off to one side, standing patiently in the belief that they would be waited on sometime. I joined the line, not yet feeling up to the cluster experience. It took ten minutes or so, but this way I could stay inside the thick American shell that I still wasn't willing to come out of.
When I started back, the rain was looking like a sure thing. The breeze had become a wind. Little dust devils were whirling around in the dirt streets, and withered leaves twirled down from the sycamore trees that formed an arcade over the wide, dilapidated street. Dark clouds were bearing down from the mountains to the south. I picked up my pace, thinking that now I'd have to hurry to get in before the rain.
Down the street, coming towards me, was a woman wrapped in a turquoise jellaba. I recognized her as my downstairs neighbor. She wasn't veiled and her hood was off: this was only a walk in the neighborhood and she wouldn't be subject to the prying eyes of students. As we continued towards each other, we were nearly jogging, trying to reach our destinations before the rain. Under these circumstances, the normal greeting rituals - which could run a few minutes of chattering even with someone you saw all the time - would be overlooked. We only exchanged smiles and hello, how-are-yous as we passed.
"Please tell Aisha to put the goats in the shed, it's going to rain," she shouted at me over her shoulder as she continued on her way.
"OK," I said.
In that moment, such a feeling of elation! And why, over something so small and trivial? Because she said it in Arabic, not in French. Because she didn't slow down or dress it up for speaking to a foreigner. Because she said it to me in the same way she would have said it to one of her own children, or one of her other neighbors: without formality, without any awareness that she was talking to someone from the other side of the world, but just saying it the way she normally would say it. Because after all I was only her neighbor, no one strange or special. I was just the guy who lived upstairs.
By Orin Hargraves (Morocco 1980-82)
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Ministerial MutteringsLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
In the purely fictitious land of Fiddledeboox, the Minister of Finance emerged from a top-level meeting. Reporters had gathered to hear his announcement about either an increase or a decrease in either wages, subsidies or tax levels.
It was widely known that this Minister [M] told the truth to reporters [R] only once in every three statements.
M: Well, I can tell you that it's about subsidies.
R: Are they going down again?
M: Nothing is going down.
R: So it's good news for the people?
M: Of course. Either subsidies are going down or there will be a wage increase.
While others jostled to ask the next question, one logically minded newshound was already leaving with the hot headline news.
From the Minister's three statements above, can you also deduce the truth?
HintAssume each statement, in turn, to be true. Then examine the truth or otherwise of the others.
Or check the statements in the light of each of the six possibilities.
AnswerIt was a tax increase.
Remember that only one statement can be true.
If (1) is true then either (2) or (3) will be true as well. So (1) is a lie.
If (3) is true, either (1) or (2) would be also true. So (3) is a lie.
If (2) is true, it must be either wages or taxes going up or (1) would be true. It cannot be wages, making (3) true, so taxes are increasing.
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A story headlined "A Jobless Dilemma: What's Wrong with Fort Wayne" pointed out that unemployment here is 6.8 percent, well below the national average, but many jobs are going unfilled.
The Journal story looked at two ends of the problem: Employers who can't find enough workers for relatively high-paying jobs calling for high skills and low-paying jobs that require few skills.
The Journal looked at C&A Tool Engineering and Fort Wayne Metals, high-precision manufacturers, and Sweetwater Sound, the national audio-gear retailer whose sales positions require both technical knowledge and strong communications savvy. The manufacturers reported that they have trouble finding enough capable workers. Making matters worse for manufacturers, young people aren't pursuing the kind of training they need for those jobs.
Jerrilee Mosier, chancellor of Ivy Tech's Fort Wayne campus, told the Journal that parents disillusioned by their own experiences as manufacturing employees aren't encouraging their children to work in that field.
At Sweetwater, too many applicants fall far short of the skills they need to communicate effectively. An example: Job applications filled with text-message abbreviations and smiley faces.
Among the low-skilled jobs that go unfilled, The Journal offered the example of classroom aides, part-time jobs without benefits that pay $8.65-$11.79 per hour and go unfilled, even though they require little beyond a high-school diploma, a clean drug test and a steady work history.
In the national jobs report, the Labor Department offered a mixed picture for the economy.
Hiring remained steady during the storm and in the face of looming tax increases. But the government said employers added 49,000 fewer jobs in October and September than initially estimated. And the unemployment rate fell from 7.9 percent in October mostly because more people stopped looking for work and weren't counted as unemployed.
The report "is something of a mixed bag but, on balance, it's a positive," said Paul Ashworth, an economist at Capital Economics.
Sandy's effect on the figures was much smaller many analysts had predicted. The government noted that as long as employees worked at least one day during a pay period – two weeks for most people – its survey would have counted them as employed.
Still, there were signs that the storm disrupted economic activity. Construction employment dropped 20,000. And weather prevented 369,000 people from getting to work – the most for any month in nearly two years. These workers were still counted as employed.
Stock futures jumped after the report. Dow Jones industrial average futures were down 20 points in the minutes before the report came out at 8:30 a.m., and just afterward were up 70 points.
As money shifted into stocks, it moved out of safer bonds. The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note, which moves opposite the price, rose to 1.63 percent from 1.58 percent just before the report was released.
Since July, the economy has added an average of 158,000 jobs a month. That's a modest pickup from 146,000 average in the first six months of the year.
The job growth suggests that most employers aren't yet delaying hiring because of the "fiscal cliff." That's the combination of sharp tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect next year unless the White House and Congress reach a budget deal before then.
There is "no obvious impact from the looming fiscal cliff yet," Ashworth added, "but it could still have a greater effect on December's figures."
Last month, retailers added 53,000 positions. Temporary help companies added 18,000 and education and health care also gained 18,000.
Auto manufacturers added nearly 10,000 jobs.
Still, overall manufacturing jobs fell 7,000. That was pushed down by a loss of 12,000 jobs in food manufacturing that likely reflects the layoff of workers at Hostess.
Sandy forced restaurants, retailers and other businesses to close in late October and early November in 24 states, particularly in the Northeast.
The U.S. grew at a solid 2.7 percent annual rate in the July-September quarter. But many economists say growth is slowing to a 1.5 percent rate in the October-December quarter, largely because of the storm and threat of the fiscal cliff. That's not enough growth to lower the unemployment rate.
The storm held back consumer spending and income, which drive economic growth. Consumer spending declined in October and work interruptions caused by Sandy reduced wages and salaries that month by about $18 billion at an annual rate, the government said.
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Skaggs still likely in rotation despite recent struggles
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Tyler Skaggs still looks primed to be the Angels' fifth starter out of Spring Training, but he hasn't necessarily impressed lately. Over his last 11 1/3 innings, the 22-year-old left-hander has allowed 11 runs. And on Wednesday against the White Sox, while giving up five runs in 4 1/3 innings, he admittedly didn't have command of anything.
"The command was definitely not what I wanted it to be," said Skaggs, who scattered seven hits, walked three and struck out two. "I made some good pitches in tough times, but one that you definitely build off as a learning experience today, kind of not going out there and having the command of any of my pitches."
The Angels scored eight runs in the first five innings, but Skaggs gave up three two-out runs in the third and two more in the fourth to put his Cactus League ERA at 6.14. As Angels manager Mike Scioscia said, "We're not looking for statistical production; we're looking for him to be able to repeat pitches."
That was an area Skaggs particularly struggled with on Wednesday -- and he has two spring starts to fix it.
"He struggled," Scioscia said. "Repeating pitches was tough for Tyler, but he definitely showed the stuff. Hopefully as he starts getting into his length, he'll refine some things and show a little better command."
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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How cold was it?
"It sucked," said Indians first baseman Mark Reynolds. "If you didn't hit it on the barrel of your bat you wouldn't feel your hands for a couple of innings."
Solution: hit the ball on the barrel.
That's what Reynolds did in the fifth inning Saturday as he smashed a grand slam, the biggest blow in a six-run Indians outburst that helped lift the Tribe to a 9-4 win over the White Sox at cold, wet and windy Progressive Field.
The Indians also got home runs from Nick Swisher and Yan Gomes as they hung a loss on Sox lefty Chris Sale, a 17-game winner last year.
"It was a tough, cold day, but it doesn't feel so bad when you win," said Tribe manager Terry Francona.
Zach McAllister, who spent most of last week watching his scheduled start keep getting pushed back by rainouts, finally was allowed to take the mound, and he made the most of it.
Working on seven days' rest, three more than usual, McAllister pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run while striking out six without walking a batter. He threw 89 pitches, 66 of them strikes.
"It wasn't just the strikes, it was the quality of the strikes," said Francona. "He threw them to both sides of the plate. Nothing down the middle."
McAllister gave up a couple of hits and two unearned runs in the first inning, but it was all Indians after that -- both pitching and hitting.
Swisher swatted a two-run homer in the bottom of the first to tie it at 2, and the Indians never trailed the rest of the way.
"That was huge for us to come right back and get two runs like that, especially off a guy like Sale, who is one of the elite pitchers in the game," said McAllister.
The Indians blew it open with the big fifth inning that featured Reynolds' grand slam.
"It was a hanging slider right over the plate. You're not getting away with that here or anywhere," said Sale.
"He's so strong," said Francona of Reynolds, "that when he hits the ball like that it's pretty to watch."
Things then got a little dicey when Sale hit the next batter, Michael Brantley, a reminder of Carlos Carrasco hitting Kevin Youkilis earlier in the week.
Francona was not amused.
"All I'm going to say is that when it happened to Carrasco, it cost him eight games," he said.
Saturday, home plate umpire Ed Hickox warned both benches, but did not eject Sale from the game.
"Each (umpiring) crew is different," said Francona.
"That was me being an idiot, honestly," said Sale. "Going out there and trying to overthrow and blow it by him. It got away and hit him. If you're going to hit a guy you don't do it there. Not only does that look bad on my part, it looks bad on my team, and that's not what we're about and that's not what I'm about."
Sale was removed from the game one batter later by Sox manager Robin Ventura. Sale was charged with a career-high eight runs.
"He seemed to be in the middle of the plate a lot," Ventura said. "When you get it over the middle of the plate they have some guys who can swing the bat. They didn't miss."
That includes Gomes, who said hello to reliever Deunte Heath by belting Heath's first pitch over the wall in center field, a majestic 415-foot two-run homer.
McAllister got the win, evening his record at 1-1 and lowering his ERA to 2.19. So at least the Indians now have two starting pitchers going in the right direction: McAllister and Justin Masterson.
The Indians have also stopped the bleeding from the pounding they took from the Yankees who won the two games of that series that were played, by a combined score of 25-7.
Carlos Santana, who hasn't played since suffering a bruised left thumb last Monday, almost made it into the game Saturday. Francona had Santana in his original lineup, but then chose to take him out. With Monday being a scheduled off day, Francona said he's leaning towards not playing Santana Sunday, which would give him two more days off to rest the thumb. ... Jason Kipnis was also a late scratch because of inflammation in his left elbow. He is listed as day to day. ... Swisher's first-inning home run extended his hitting streak at Progressive Field to 20 games, a streak that dates to Sept. 2, 2008, when Swisher was with the White Sox. Swisher is tied with Michael Young for the longest hitting streak in Progressive Field history. ... In today's series finale at 1:05 p.m., Brett Myers (0-1, 12.19) will face Jake Peavy (1-1, 5.56).


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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Amazon Fresh hasn't set the world on fire since its launch in 2007. Its home grocery delivery, run on a fleet of 15 to 20 trucks, is popular in the Seattle area. But it hasn't spread to new markets.
That could change soon, according to Tom Furphy, chief executive officer of Consumer Equity Partners. He also expects Wal-Mart eventually will offer shoppers pickup and delivery.
Furphy is a former vice president of consumables at Amazon Fresh, a job he left three years ago. He and Kevin Coupe, founder of MorningNewsBeat.com, explored the implications for brick-and-mortar retailers in a Fresh Summit 2012 workshop on "How to Survive the e-Revolution."
"We hear in the marketplace that they are laying out expansion plans to trading partners," Furphy said of Amazon Fresh. "Particularly the big national brands, because they're interested. 'This is a great little experiment (the brands say), but I need to see scale.' So Amazon will say, 'Here's the next couple of cities on the West Coast.'"
A move by Amazon Fresh into new markets, however few, would signal its confidence in solving the problem of scale.
"They feel like they've either hit the metrics or have a good path to it," Furphy said.
Minimum or average order size and optimal truck use, pricing and selection are the elements in a tricky profitability equation for delivery. Some companies that could do it, might not want to.
"There may be an opportunity (for Sysco) to build a direct consumer business," Furphy told an attendee in response to a question about that possibility. "It's probably the same margin for a lot more work. If I were Sysco, I'm not sure why I would do it. But I think you're going to see this local delivery battleground heat up."
"Wal-Mart has come out and said they will build a fulfillment center network like Amazon's," Furphy said. "They are going to have some hybrid of direct consumer delivery along with click-and-collect store pickup. They're doing some tests now and they will have local delivery as well."
Consumers are beginning to demand that kind of convenience, he said, which makes adding it a competitive imperative for others.
Another side of the e-revolution is virtual stores that allow passengers to order groceries from screens or smartphone apps and code scanners. Tesco and Peapod have had some success with these in subway and rail stations, Coupe said: Tesco in Seoul, South Korea, and Peapod in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Connecticut's Fairfield County.
Wal-Mart has operated virtual stores — albeit not for food items — in vacant mall spaces during Christmas season, Coupe said. "Retailers can do that too ... even with produce," he said.
Still, Coupe said, e-commerce is not the only way retailers can benefit from technology. Another is displaying produce information on screens or tablets in stores, since digital media, as he sees it, could outperform produce department personnel there.
Workshop participants said digital's power is far from fully realized, and its growth will hasten change.
By digital or whatever means, Coupe said, brick-and-mortar retailers must find ways to make shopping more appealing than looking at a cell phone.
For growers, digital offers a chance to bypass the traditional retail segment and reach consumers directly, Furphy said, a profitable strategy for locally grown. But growers can't expect companies like Amazon to ease up on the cost pressures they feel now from traditional retailers.


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Welcome to the Inside the Gators RoundTable. From time-to-time, we gather up the ITG staff along with special guests to talk about the important topics facing Gator athletics.
Of course, the question on every one's mind this time of the year is recruiting and this edition of the RoundTable features five burning questions surrounding the class of 2013. Blake Alderman is joined by Gainesville Sun recruiting writer Zach Abolverdi (The Gator Prospectus) and Rivals.com analysts Mike Farrell and Woody Wommack for this in-depth discussion of Gator football recruiting.
1) Who in your opinion is the most important prospect the Gators signed? Not necessarily the most highly-rated, but the one whose commitment is the most important to future Gator success?
Abolverdi: Florida State's 2013 season with Heisman Trophy Winner Jameis Winston was just another example of what an elite quarterback can do for a football team. It's been four years since the Gators had one, and they're in desperate need of another. Enter early enrollee Will Grier. He has all the ability and accolades, but we've seen highly-rated quarterbacks come to UF since Tim Tebow and not pan out for one reason or another. Though they have different skill sets, Grier needs to have a Winston-like impact on Florida's offense for it to be successful in the future.
Alderman: With the Gators' depth issues at the position, I don't see how Grier isn't Florida's most important signee in 2014. Grier prefers to redshirt his first season, but will be expected to do big things for the Gators down the road. Grier was the guy the UF coaches put the full court press on early on, so there is no denying he was coveted by the Florida staff in 2014.
Farrell: I'll say Treon Harris for a couple of reasons. First, he gives them a second quarterback option to Grier in this class and we all know how important landing top quarterbacks is to the Gators now. Second, he is versatile enough to play many roles on offense - he could be a slot receiver, he could be used as a running back in certain sets or he can be a wildcat quarterback if he doesn't win the job outright. Landing him on Signing Day gives Florida so many more options.
Wommack: "I think it's Jalen Tabor. Not only is he is the highest ranked kid in the class yes, but for him to flip to Florida after committing on national TV is big. They have a huge need at defensive back so he will be expected to come in and play right away. Plus, to get a guy from that area makes it apparent that despite a down season, Florida is still a national brand."
2) Which Florida signee in your opinion is the most underrated and overrated?
Abolverdi: Four-star offensive tackle David Sharpe isn't polished at the position and needs to refine a few areas of his game. But if he can put it all together with his attributes already, watch out. Sharpe may be out of the Rivals250, but if he realizes his potential, his name could be called in the first round of the NFL Draft one day. There's no doubting J.C. Jackson's athleticism and value at Florida. However, he hasn't played a lot of cornerback and needs time to learn the position. Jackson is also dynamic with the balls in his hands, and there's a chance he'll get a look at receiver. When and where he makes an impact can't be said for sure.
Alderman: As far as underrated, wide receiver Ryan Sousa is quarterback's best friend. During his senior season Sousa caught 100 passes for 1,664 yards and 23 touchdowns after also totaling over 1600 receiving yards as a junior. Though he is only ranked as a three-star Sousa has a chance to see the field early with his route running and reliable hands. As for overrated, Rivals250 wide receiver Moral Stephens is coming to Gainesville to play tight end. Though he is talented he is going to have to bulk up, rebuild his game, and learn how to block defensive ends and linebackers before he is able to make a contribution at his new position.
Farrell: Underrated to me would be Brandon Powell. Even though he's a four star and ranked at No. 200 I think he will surprise and do a lot of great things at Florida despite his lack of size. He's electric in space. Overrated I'd say Sharpe. I know he looks great and has amazing feet, but I don't think he's physical and I don't think he loves football. He'll need a fire lit under him to be as good as his four star ranking.
Wommack: In the eyes of the fan I think the most underrated guy is C.J. Worton. He isn't a guy that really moves the needle in term of excitement over his commitment, but he is a reliable slot receiver type of guy."
3) Which player did the Gators lose out on that you think hurts them the most?
Abolverdi: The departures of Dalvin Cook and Ermon Lane hurt simply because you don't want to lose offensive playmakers when you have them committed, especially if you're Florida. However, in 2013 UF signed two running backs and five receivers, some of whom could be special players if they continue to develop and the quarterback and offensive line play improves. Where the Gators came up a little short this year was at defensive end, and they led for the Rivals100 defensive end Lorenzo Carter in the summer. In the end Georgia might have landed Carter no matter what, but Florida's 4-8 record certainly contributed to that result.
Alderman: I think this one is Cook. The Gators were in dire need of a playmaker like him only to have him end up signing and enrolling early with their in-state rival Florida State - which makes losing him sting much more.
Farrell: I'd have to say Cook because I think he could really be a difference-maker the Gators need in their offense. He can do so many different things well and they haven't had a multi-purpose weapon like Cook in a long time. He's a bigger, better version of Powell and could have been the Gators best weapon since Percy Harvin - which is saying something.
Wommack: Damian Prince is a guy that they really needed. After the offensive woes suffered by Florida last year, caused in part by lackluster play and injuries along the line, Florida really needed a big time offensive lineman that can come in and make an impact next season. For them to miss out on him really hurt.
4) Which of the signees surprised you the most when they ended up inking with Florida?
Abolverdi: Tabor, without a doubt. When he spoke to Mike Farrell in late December, he had some harsh words for the Gators and their coaching staff about why he eliminated them. So it was a shock to see him flip to Florida just one week removed from announcing for Arizona at the Under Armour All-America Game.
Alderman: Not many people thought that Rivals100 defensive end Gerald Willis III was going to pick Florida over LSU at halftime of the 2014 Under Armour game. Landing Willis was not only a pleasant surprise for Florida, but the staff was able to pull him out of a state that has not been overly kind to the Gators in the past.
Farrell: I'd say Tabor. I thought for sure he was going to pick Maryland at the outset, then when I heard he was thinking about Arizona I suspected he'd pick them at the Under Armour Game. But then when I heard his parents wanted him closer, I expected Alabama. I thought the Gators were running fourth.
Wommack: "After looking around somewhat down the final stretch of his recruiting process, and with some of the things he said and did, I am kind of surprised J.C. Jackson signed with Florida. He was all over the place over the last couple of months and the writing was on the wall for him to end up with Miami, but Florida did a great job keeping him in the class. Honestly, he doesn't talk much, leaving others to do it for him, so I don't think really anyone had a solid idea where he was going until he faxed his letter in.
5) in 2013, on the field Florida was historically bad, posting a 4-8 record. Then, for most of the last two months of the cycle the Gators held on to a top 15 spot in the recruiting rankings before finishing 8th in the Team Recruiting Rankings. All things considered, overall, how would you grade the Gators' recruiting efforts this recruiting cycle? What do you expect of this staff moving forward?
Abolverdi: My grade is an A- for this class. Here is how I view it by position: QB (A+), RB (B), WR (C), TE (A), OL (A), DE (B+), DT (A+), LB (I), DB (A+). The most important needs in my opinion were quarterback, cornerback, defensive line, offensive line and tight end, and I feel like the Florida coaches added some quality prospects to those positions. To do that after a losing season is even more impressive. Next year they have to come up big at linebacker, safety, defensive end and receiver.
Alderman: When you take into consideration that Florida was coming off a 4-8 season, I would give the staff a 'A' on the recruiting trail in 2014. The Gators met a lot of their big needs, but also missed out on some key guys that were Florida leans before the season started to crumble. Going forward I think this staff will pull in a big time 2015 class because the state is loaded in areas which have traditionally been kind to Florida in the past.
Farrell: I think it is a great effort with some luck thrown in which always helps. They keep working and working on guys and it paid off. Tabor, Thomas Holley and to an extent Willis III all were expected to go elsewhere or committed elsewhere. But when you think of a 4-8 team that lost to an FCS team last year landing a top 10 class, that's impressive. I expect Florida to continue to use this momentum heading into the spring and summer and continue to overcome negative recruiting. However, all the work they do before the season could be undone if they have another bad year.
Wommack: I would give their efforts a B. They have a great class that is highly rated when taking into consideration all the teams across the country, but when you look at teams they compete against, Florida is really only kind of middle of the pack in their conference. They really needed a guys like Lorenzo Carter, Damian Prince, and Adoree' Jackson bad in this class to really turn things around after struggling last season.
6) In your opinion, which Florida rival did better and worse than you expected?
Abolverdi: You knew the Seminoles were going to sign a stellar class coming off their national championship, but the receiver haul they brought in was just ridiculous. Watching them face Florida's secondary down the road will be fun to watch. In a year where they beat Florida and had their NCAA sanctions come to an end, you would have expected the Miami Hurricanes to clean up on the recruiting trail. But they were outside the top-10 of the team rankings and missed on a handful of local guys.
Alderman: I would call it a win for Tennessee that they managed to pull off the fifth ranked recruiting class after finishing last season 5-7 and really being a bad team overall the past few seasons. I think it goes to show you that Butch Jones is a great recruiter. I think Miami was a disappointment if you take into account they had a much better season this past year, have their NCAA problems behind them and are located in the most talent rich area in the south. While I understand you can't land every big name recruit you want, there still is no excuse to miss guys in your own backyard like Cook, Lane, Sony Michel, and Khairi Clark to other schools.
Farrell: In hindsight you have to say that Tennessee did better than expected, there's really not a lot to explain there with a top five class. And I think South Carolina did a little worse than expected. They closed strong to finish 16th in the nation but that's 8th in the SEC and just ahead of Kentucky, that's an average year I'd say.
Wommack: In my opinion, the rival who I thought did better than expected is Miami, especially with a lot of their best guys in the area leaving to go elsewhere. They did a good job recruiting nationally and think they can have a good class now that their sanctions are over and if they can win some games.


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I know they're just rumors, but if he and Durant can't coexist, then what would you be willing to give up for him?
I love the team as it is and would hate to lose anyone, but just curious what your thoughts would be about acquiring him. I'm assuming that DG and DC would have to be involved.
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Unsafe stretch of Highway 29
MISS: Lloyd Lee Knight, killed Tuesday morning while riding his bicycle near Clayton Creek Road, was the fifth person in less than a year to die in a crash within a mile-long stretch of Highway 29 south of Lower Lake.
Man succumbs to crash injuries
MISS: Robert Roberts, 80, of Clearlake Oaks died in December from injuries he sustained in a Nov. 20 crash at the "Y" intersection of highways 20 and 53.
MISS: The Roberts crash occurred the day before two men were killed in crash in front of the Clearlake Oaks Moose Lodge.
Double murderer put away
HIT: A judge sentenced Robby Alan Beasley to life in prison without parole Tuesday for killing a Maine couple in Lower Lake almost three years ago.
MISS: Beasley, convicted by a jury Dec. 13, did not admit culpability during his sentencing and instead lashed out at his co-defendant ? the key prosecution witness.
New judge sworn in
HIT: More than 125 people crammed into a courtroom and crowded outside its doors to watch Michael S. Lunas take the oath of office to become superior court judge Monday.
Pot-law suit could resolve
HIT: A settlement could be on the horizon for a pending lawsuit challenging the county's interim marijuana ordinance.
Judge denies inmate release
MISS: Despite being in custody on two attempted-murder charges, Dennis Leroy Cato, 64, asked a judge to release him from jail for medical reasons Monday.
HIT: Judge Richard C. Martin denied the request, saying the allegations were "about as serious as charges can get."
Intoxicated drivers beware
HIT: The Lake County DA's Office received a $150,000 grant to fund a "vertical prosecution team" that will work DUI cases from arrest through sentencing.
MISS: Impaired motorists continue to plague unincorporated Lake County. Six deaths and 50 injuries occurred during DUI crashes in 2011 (the most recent year statistics are available).
HIT: Team DUI delivered anti-drunk driving messages to Eastlake Elementary seventh- and eighth-grade students.
HIT: About 60 students were present for the presentation.
HIT: Speakers Russ Perdock and Karen Petz shared personal stories about how drunk drivers affected their lives.
MISS: Teen alcohol use kills about 6,000 people each year, more than all illegal drugs combined.
Saving money and trees
HIT: California will save roughly $4.5 million per year by switching to electronic payment methods for Social Security and other federal benefits.
MISS: The state is ranked as the state with the largest number of paper checks distributed in the country.
Taking it to the streets
HIT: Congressman Mike Thompson hosted three town hall meetings for public input about how to prevent gun violence.
Changing of the chairs
HIT: Jeff Smith is the new chairman of the Board of Supervisors.
Shake, rattle and roll
MISS: Multiple earthquakes were felt Tuesday.
HIT: The quakes were of magnitude 3.0 or less.
HIT: Residents felt the shaking, but no damage was reported.
Imagination Library
HIT: The first 100 babies born at Sutter receive a scholarship for one year in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, made possible through a partnership of the Lake County Office of Education, the Lake County Literacy Task Force and Sutter Lakeside Hospital.
Quick response
HIT: The Lakeport Fire Protection District quickly responded to a small electrical fire Tuesday at the Lake County Record-Bee.
Walk in the park
HIT: Weekly Saturday morning walks at Rodman Preserve in north Lakeport have resumed, weather permitting.
HIT: Anderson Marsh State Historic Park remains open and the Interpretive Association hosts guided walks.


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I have to head to an appointment, so I am going to shut down early today. Frankly, I'm frustrated with this market, so it is probably a good idea for me to step away and regroup. The problem isn't that I have losing trades, but that I have just not been able to do much of substance. I am anxious to be more aggressive but I am simply not seeing the sort of opportunities I like.
I have suffered a few nicks by trying to force things and I'm not taking on big enough positions in the trades that have been winners. The net result is that I'm making little progress in building my account, which is always the primary goal.
The challenge is that the action has been downright random. Apple (AAPL) is being killed, many small-caps are acting poorly and the DJIA has suddenly blasted higher because a major bank is firing employees. The market is often quite illogical and that can persist for long periods. It is the randomness of the action that presents a much more severe obstacle.
The reason that traders like me follow trends is that they tend to persist. Trends are the opposite of randomness. When the market is trending strongly you can have a high level of confidence that it will continue for some period of time. In the present market, we simply don't have that. There are a few stocks with some follow-through but, for the most part, we can't be at all confident that a strong stock will stay strong.
The reason for this is obviously the macro news flow and the uncertainty it is creating. We know that any good news is likely to be followed by bad and the resolution of one problem will mean the creation of a new hone. Hence, the best way to deal with it is to take gains as soon as you have them, rather than hold on and hope for more.
Market participants continue to be optimistic that a fiscal cliff deal will come sooner or later and that is what is holding this market up. But it likely won't be as simple and easy as the bulls hope. We should definitely see a relief rally when a deal is done, but a major uptrend may be a totally different matter.
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Austin, Texas-based Stratfor is a very well-connected organization
described by WikiLeaks as "a company that fronts as an intelligence
publisher, but provides confidential intelligence services to large
corporations, such as Bhopal's Dow Chemical Co., Lockheed Martin,
Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and government agencies, including the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Defense
Intelligence Agency." The company's vice president for intelligence,
Fred Burton, a highly experienced counterterrorism expert with many
contacts in the U.S. government, was the originator of most of the
e-mails concerning the disposition of bin Laden's body in the hours
after his death.
Bin Laden was allegedly killed near Abbottabad, Pakistan, on May 2, 2011, just after 1:00 a.m. local time. President Barack Obama announced bin Laden's assassination on May 1 at 11:35 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (May 2 had not yet arrived in the United States).
At 5:26 a.m. Central Daylight Time on May 2, Burton sent out an e-mail with the subject "OBL" (Osama bin Laden) stating: "Reportedly, we took the body with us. Thank goodness."
Twenty-five minutes later he sent one with the subject "Body bound for Dover, DE on CIA plane." The text read: "Than [sic] onward to the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Bethesda." ("Technically this would have meant the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, since the AFIP operations were folded into Walter Reed as part of a consolidation plan," explained Jason Ditz of Antiwar.com, adding that if confirmed, "it would add yet more intrigue to Dover Air Force Base, already under enormous scrutiny for its mishandling of corpses and disposal of remains at a Virginia landfill.")
At 6:26 a.m. Burton stated that he "doubt[ed]" that bin Laden's body had been "dumped at sea," adding, "We would want to photograph, DNA, fingerprint, etc." "His body is a crime scene," he continued, "and I don't see the FBI nor DOJ letting that happen." He suggested that burying the body at sea would be reminiscent of the cremation of Nazi Adolf Eichmann's body following his capture, trial, and execution, the purpose of which was to prevent anyone from building a memorial to him.
Stratfor CEO George Friedman agreed but noted that "Eichmann was seen alive for many months on trial before being sentenced to death and executed," then cremated. "No comparison with suddenly burying him at sea without any chance to view him which i [sic] doubt happened," he added.
Obviously neither of these highly connected men with plenty of inside sources had yet bought into the idea that bin Laden had been sent to Davy Jones' locker. Indeed, at 1:36 p.m. Burton was still of the opinion that bin Laden's body was being taken to the United States, writing: "Body is Dover bound, should be here by now."
By 3:11 p.m., however, he appears to have changed his mind, e-mailing: "Down & dirty done, He already sleeps with the fish." But he noted the difficulties that this course of action would create, saying, "It seems to me that by dropping the corpse in the ocean, the body will come back to haunt us."
Although bin Laden's corpse hasn't haunted the United States much thus far, the release of the Stratfor e-mails will likely revive the debate over just what happened to bin Laden's body and, consequently, whether or not U.S. forces actually killed the terrorist mastermind in the first place. Secrecy prior to the raid is understandable; a refusal to produce the key piece of evidence that the raid was successful, on the other hand, is quite curious indeed.
The Obama administration claimed it had buried bin Laden at sea in an effort comply with Islamic tradition, which requires washing, shrouding, and burial within 24 hours of death. However, "a number of scholars have said such an action is appropriate only under 'extraordinary circumstances' — and that bin Laden's death did not qualify," CBS News reported at the time.
Moreover, observed the Guardian: "The 24-hour rule has not always been applied by the U.S. in the past. For example, the bodies of Uday and Qusay Hussein — sons of the Iraqi dictator — were held for 11 days before being released for burial."
Another theory behind the sea burial was that, as in the case of Eichmann's cremation, dumping the body into the deep would prevent his grave from becoming an inspiration to other terrorists.
This theory also seems to be applied selectively. "Saddam Hussein was treated to traditional Islamic burial rites and interred in a compound he had built for himself near his birthplace," Slate wrote. "When detainees die at Guantanamo Bay, either through suicide or natural causes, the Pentagon repatriates the remains to their home countries, where the funerals often become scenes of anti-American protest."
One might argue that bin Laden's was a special case likely to inspire devotion on the part of Islamic militants and that as a result, his burial at sea was appropriate. The Guardian, though, dismisses such notions: "Fears about Bin Laden's burial place turning into a shrine for Islamists were probably unfounded, since the Wahhabi/Salafi tradition rejects such things. Even Saudi kings are buried in unmarked graves."
Given all this, more people are likely to question whether bin Laden was killed on May 2 and whether his body was plopped into the Arabian Sea shortly thereafter. Very little evidence of a successful operation against bin Laden has been produced; and what evidence existed at the time continues to dwindle. Besides the mysteriously disappearing corpse, the compound in which bin Laden was supposedly killed was demolished last week.
The Obama administration apparently expects the world to accept its version of events on faith alone — a kind of trust it has hardly earned over the past three years. But with the release of the Stratfor e-mails, which suggest that bin Laden's body was not buried at sea (or at least not as quickly as the administration maintained), what many consider to be Obama's one certified foreign policy achievement may well be called into question just as he is seeking reelection. Then again, if dead people can vote in Chicago, why couldn't the supposed corpse of bin Laden play a role in the reelection or ouster of a President with roots in the Windy City's political machine?


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The NAACP welcomes Minnie Hadley-Hempstead and Steven T. Webb to the Presidency of the Los Angeles and Sacramento branches.?
Minnie Hadley-Hempstead is the new president of the Los Angeles NAACP. As a resident of Los Angeles for over 50 years Minnie Hadley-Hempstead has made a lifelong commitment to youth and education. Mrs. Hadley-Hempstead is a graduate of California State University Dominguez Hills with a Masters of Science in Public Administration. She also earned Teaching Credentials from the California State University Los Angeles. As the Chapter Chair for the United Teachers of Los Angeles she was often the spokesperson for educational issues. In addition to her role with the NAACP, Minnie also finds time to participate in the Laubach Literacy Action International and is an active member of her local church. Minnie has many achievements, but her family is the center of her world. Helping others is one of their most fulfilling life experiences. Ms. Hadley-Hempstead succeeds Leon Jenkins who resigned on May 1, 2014.?
Stephen T. Webb is the new president of the Sacramento NAACP. Mr. Webb is a member of the ALC (Agent Leadership Council) at Keller Williams Realty and is also the Past-President of the Sacramento Realtist Association 2008-2009 and Board of Directors from 2004-2011. In 2005 Mr. Webb became the Housing Chair for the NAACP and as of January, 2013 1st Vice-President. Stephen has been a Master Realtor three times with the (SAR) Sacramento Association of Realtors, and on the Board of Directors from 2008-2010. Mr. Webb succeeds Tyrone Netters who resigned on May 8, 2014.


text: Patty Cakes By Julie Robinson January 15, 2013 Story Share Lawrence Pierce Patricia Haddy bakes lots of Italian Cream Cakes, her most popular cake. She ices the cake, filled with nuts and coconut, with cream cheese frosting. Lawrence Pierce Patricia Haddy reads cookbooks cover to cover and especially likes those by Ina Garten like the one sitting on the table. She holds a much-used recipe that appeared in locally published cookbook. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Patricia Haddy has given up her late-night baking habit.She recently retired from her position as director of operations at the West Virginia Tax Department after working there for 50 years, a change that frees her to start mixing during daylight hours. An avid baker who sells her special cakes to family and friends, Haddy couldn't start baking on workdays until after dinner."I'd usually finish at around 12:30 a.m," she said. She won't consider the thought of baking on the weekends, and then freezing the cake until it's needed."You can always tell if a cake has been frozen. My cakes always take two days, and I wouldn't start them before that. They have to be fresh," she said. She bakes the cakes on the first day, then frosts and decorates on the second.Italian cream cake is by far her most popular cake, followed by carrot cake and German chocolate. "The Italian cream cake took off like wildfire when I started making it," she said.When a friend requested she bring the cake to a reception years ago at the Marriott, the chef tasted it and offered her a job. She turned him down, but sold her cakes to him for years as his job took him to local country clubs and restaurants.But mostly, she bakes for friends, family and others who request her cakes after they taste them. She plans to expand her little business, called Patty Cakes, now that her days are relatively free."I always want to bake. It relaxes me," she said.She bakes a lot for friends from St. George Orthodox Cathedral, where she is chairwoman of the pastry committee for the popular and well-attended annual Middle Eastern dinner. A wedding reception at the church launched her wedding cake business about 25 years ago.Tax Department employees look forward to the birthday cakes she faithfully provides for the employees there. Her friends at work wondered what they would do for birthdays after she retired."I told them I had a list of their birthday dates. I'll still bake their cakes," she said. "They're my work family. You spend so much of the day together."Today, she's baking for the children of some of her earlier clients and enjoys seeing the young families grow.Haddy attributes her love of baking to her spot in a long line of talented cooks and bakers in her food-centered Lebanese family. Her parents owned Haddy's Food Market, a small grocery store that operated on Washington Street East from the early 1930s until 1969. Her brother had a fine meats business that eventually merged with Buzz Foods.One of her aunts baked pound cakes for the store. Haddy has her recipe, which the aunt's daughter later used when she baked pies and cakes for the Trellis Room, a restaurant that formerly operated on Oakwood Road in Fort Hill.Haddy began baking when she was 10 years old while her parents were working in the store. She'd get out the mixer in their East End home and bake something. Her younger sister willingly sampled her wares. "She'd eat anything, even if it was burnt," Haddy said of her sister Loretta, who dines with her most evenings. Loretta Haddy developed an acute sense of taste and smell. Haddy still relies on her as a taster.Haddy began working in the Tax Department fresh out of high school when she was 18 years old. She didn't attend college because she stayed home to help her mother with the store. A woman named Mabel Moses in the Tax Department was her mentor and greatly influenced her life."She was so precise and specific. I was that way anyway, but I mimicked her and learned more," she said. "That was helpful to me in baking."Those personality traits serve bakers well. Without them, an unforgiving recipe will flop. Success depends on meticulous attention to detail. The use of quality ingredients also increases the odds of turning out beautiful and tasty cakes. She'll only use the giant pecans she orders from a fundraising company for her church, pure butter and buttermilk, Domino's sugar, McCormick vanilla and almond extracts and Hudson Cream flour. She switches to Swans Down cake flour for pound cakes."Hudson Cream has unbelievable silkiness," she said. She closely follows recipe in unflappable, steady style, except for Italian cream cake, which she could make in her sleep. She'll try just about any recipe, though."People give me recipes to make. I bake them first as a trial run before I'll sell them. Someone gave me a fresh apple cake and it was so dense and moist. I've made it again and again," she said.The one cake she hasn't made is fruitcake. It's nothing personal; she just hasn't had the opportunity. She might try it some day from a white fruitcake recipe of her aunt's. The closest she's come were miniature fruited pound cakes that were packaged in individual boxes, a tedious and time-consuming process.An album of photographs show cakes she's made and designed for varied occasions. She designs the cake decorations as she goes and often uses fresh flowers to enhance wedding cakes. The frosting is always buttercream. "I won't do fondant. I just don't think it tastes good."She pulls recipes from a variety of cookbooks. Ina Garten and Paula Deen are among her favorite culinary authors, but she found the Italian cream cake she makes faithfully from a local source, "Seasons and Celebrations" by former Gazette food contributor Rosalie Gaziano.The edges of the spattered and dog-eared page are covered with penciled calculations to make the cake in different sizes, such as for a 12-by-18 pan, which requires 1 1/4 times the original recipe. Adjusted baking times and temperatures are noted as well.As business picks up, Haddy plans to add a stainless steel kitchen in her basement. She'll be able to work efficiently in a space dedicated to her baking. She suspects that she might fall back into her long-term habits."I bake better at night," she said. "It's been fun. This started as a hobby, but I enjoy coming up with a delicious product that people enjoy." @tag:Email Patricia Haddy at email@example.com Julie Robinson at email@example.com or 304-348-1230. @recipe name: Italian Cream Cake@recipe ital: Yield: 3 9-inch round cakes@recipe:1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine2 cups sugar5 egg yolks2 cups sifted flour1 teaspoon baking soda1 cup buttermilk1 teaspoon vanilla1 small can coconut1 cup chopped pecans5 egg whites, beaten@recipe dir:CREAM butter and sugar well. Add egg yolks, one at a time.SIFT flour and soda together; add alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture. Add vanilla, coconut and pecans.FOLD in beaten egg whitesPOUR into three greased 9-inch cake pans. Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees. @recipe name: Frosting for Italian Cream Cake@recipe: 1 8-ounce package cream cheese1/2 cup butter or margarine (1 stick)1 pound confectioner's sugar1 teaspoon vanilla1/2 cup chopped nuts@recipe dir:CREAM together cream cheese and butter or margarine. Add sugar and vanilla, beating until smooth.SPREAD between layers and on top of cake. If frosting is stiff, add a little milk.SPRINKLE nuts on top of the cake.Source: "Seasons & Celebrations" by Rosalie Gaziano. 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5th Annual Cardinals Care 6K and One Mile Fun Run to Take Place Sept. 7th
ST. LOUIS, MO (April 01, 2014) - Registration is underway for the 5th annual Cardinals Care 6K (#CardsCare6K) and One Mile Fun Run set for Sunday, September 7, 2014. The yearly Cardinals Care fundraiser benefits area youth.
The 6K run - named in honor of the late Stan Musial - starts at 8:06 a.m. at the Stan Musial statue outside Busch Stadium's Gate 3, and winds around the city for a photographic finish on the field. Runners will be greeted by 6K honorary chair, Olympic medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee after the finish line. All run participants will receive a commemorative t-shirt and medal. The One Mile Fun Run begins immediately following the start of the 6K and finishes outside Busch Stadium at the Stan Musial statue on 8th Street. Participants and spectators are encouraged to show their support and join the crowd inside to watch the completion of the event for free.
In addition to the 6K and One Mile Fun Run, Cardinals Care is offering gifts for race participants to thank them for their fundraising efforts, including a chance for the top fundraising team to be recognized during an on-field ceremony prior to the September 16th game vs. the Milwaukee Brewers, while the top individual fundraiser will throw out a ceremonial pitch prior to the game.
All participants have until August 29, 2014, to raise $75. Participants can solicit donations to their online fundraising profile through email, Facebook, Twitter and other social media outlets. All proceeds from the fitness fundraising event that has raised more than $500,000 over the last four years go to help kids in our community. Those interested in participating are encouraged to learn more and register at cardinals.com/6K.
"The Cardinals Care 6K is a great way to stay fit while helping kids in our community," said Michael Hall, Vice President of Community Relations and Executive Director of Cardinals Care. "Thanks to the support of race participants, we've put more than a half million dollars back into our local community."
Cardinals Care was established to give fans a way of teaming up with Cardinals players and the organization to help children in our community - both on and off the baseball field. Since it was established in 1997, Cardinals Care has distributed nearly $20 million to support St. Louis area non-profit youth organizations and built 21 youth ball fields in local disadvantaged neighborhoods. 2014 marks the 11th year of Cardinals Care's innovative Redbird Rookies program, a free baseball league for kids who otherwise might not have the opportunity to play. In addition to providing all the uniforms, gloves, bats, balls and other equipment needed for each team, Redbird Rookies also provides extensive off-field support in the areas of health, education, mentoring and the cultural arts for each of the nearly 4,500 kids who participate in the program each year.


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I just installed Lucid Puppy on an Asus 2G netbook, replacing the original Xandros, to get more reliable wireless performance and a newer Firefox.
The Raspberry Pi also looks interesting - I would use it to power-cycle my home DSL modem whenever it lost sync and I am away so as to maintain access to my home server.
I have used Puppy Linux since v 105 and use puppy as my main computer and as a learning/teaching distro in my work as a Linux open source educator.
Puppy is a stable safe operating system and can be repaired with very little knowledge in 45 seconds.
Not clear about use case #1 - did you mean to boot into Puppy from CD or USB drive? Or running it as a VM in Virtualbox (or whatever)? In either case how are you going to restrict access to the hard drive partitions? In second case it's even worse - full access to host OS
Use case 1 is a guest stays over for a few days and wants to use the internet. Case 1 generally stops them downloading nasty programs and accessing your emails. I'd be concerned if a visitor who I trusted to stay at my house would then deliberately try and mount my hard drives and snoop around.Delete
Have you tried the Arcade with the MK802? Can you use it without having a mouse and/or keyboard?
That would make it perfect for a portable console.
No sorry I haven't tried the Mk802. In theory it should be possible to set up the MK802 or Raspberry PI so that you can control Arcade using an XBOX 360 controller or other games controller. There are guides online that show how to get both wired and wireless controllers to work with LINUX. I will give this a go and will write my own guide when I have had some successDelete
How many different versions of Linux are there?ReplyDelete
Hundreds. In reality many of them are variations of a theme.
If you visit http://www.distrowatch.org you can see a list of the top 50 on the right hand side or you can use the search button to search for a specific distro based on criteria such as
whether it is actively developed,
is it for a netbook or desktop,
is it an older pc requiring a lightweight distro,
what kind of gui you prefer (this takes some experimenting as each desktop environment is unique and only personal preference counts when trying them out)
is it for use as a server
is it a gaming pc
is it mainly for business use
is it for beginners or ex windows users
For me as an ordinary user my favourite is Zorin (http://everydaylinuxuser.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/zorin-6-best-operating-system-i-have.html) as it is easy to use and requires little to no command line knowledge.
Puppy is great for certain purposes as listed in this article.
Bodhi is my favourite lightweight linux.
Major distros include ubuntu, mint, debian, fedora, pclinuxos, mageia and opensuse.
I am also a Zorin fan, but there is another new distro I can also recommend and that is SolusOS. It is a stable Debian based distro, that is somewhat lightweight. It uses gnome right now but the developer is working on his own desktop environment. Like Zorin it is very easy to use for someone new to Linux. I have it on my laptop,and Zorin on my tower. The only unintuitive part I found is setting root on the installation. You need to right click the partition to set root, which would be the highest level. You might want to look at that if you are looking for a new distro. As far as Puppy, I have always found the wireless setup to a problem and don't use it.Delete
I have an emachines em250 netbook I tried every distrobution I could and puppy is the only only one that made setting up my wireless broadcom modem a snap, took 3 days ofPCLINUXOS (MY FAV) Debian and Ubunto and even Zorin non worked Puppy I click on frisbee and have internet. I iintalled it just to use lem POS program but have always liked puppy for it's simlicity I do own one small weird computer that I run puppy on all the time it is a robotics computer that is low end and small. Just fun for m and my daughter but now that I read this I need to install arcade!!!!
in section 4 you mention installing LAMP stack on puppy Linux. I've done some searching and I can't seem to find a way to do this. I have seen no pets for it and I can't find a "how to" anywhere. Any advice or direction would be appreciated.
IN section 4 you mention installing LAMP on puppy. I've done a lot of searching and can't seem to find out how to do this. Any directions would be much appreciated. Thanks!ReplyDelete
I think the best way to do this would be to use Lucid Puppy as it gives you instant access to the Debian repositories.
You could then install each debian package and go from there.
I will write a guide later this week.
I use a full install Lucid Puppy 5.2.8
with Google Chrome 19 & Wine 1.5 pets.
I (my family in fact) are using it on an 800 mhz celeron laptop with 160mb of RAM, along with an old barcode reader I have, to run some simple inventory management software I have written to keep track of best before/use by dates, suggest food to buy, that sort of thing. I think puppy is pretty good for stuff like as it's "pretty" and easy to use for the technologically challenged, and any nerd is going to have around spare computers they have no use for - I say make a use!ReplyDelete
Hey. Didn't know about that arcade thing, nor about that raspberry pi thingie. But i use Lucid Puppy as my main OS right now. I have a DELL 6400 inspiron which has 1GB of RAM, no HD, no DVD burner, no battery (i run it on DC directly) and i'm on top of my game as well as back then when i had WIN7 on HD.
Any way, i consider now buying a DeskTop and i never want to use a win os again. I may be putting something like miniXP on virtual machine just to be there :D
I started learning about CMSs these days, and puppy is great for it. :)
When I derailed my parcels I had no clue how to alter the issue. This is one region I have to get more educated up on. My just result was to reinstall LINUX yet my media for introducing LINUX is typically a USB drive audio video installation. Because of going for different adaptations of Puppy I didn't have what I might call a fundamental circulation to introduceReplyDelete
I was given two old laptops; 64MB dram, celeron 600; originally winME & 98. Puppy made these laptops fare more useful to me (writing, listening music, even comms (cisco ios console via rs232)) than original 98/me did; Pup would stream from devices 98/me couldn't.
I love how pup would install itself on these systems using existing partition (as limited hdd space).
Also an old piii (384mb ram) in garage runs Puppy; other distros (fedora/ubuntu/mint recognized card but) refused to use the [pci] SB AWE64 sound card (RedHat9 was only other distro tried that used sound card).
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alwayson wrote:Namdrol wrote:Not at all. Recall, all phenomena means all the five sense organs and sense objects, six consciousnesses, mental factors and unconditioned phenomena i.e. what is included in one skandha, one ayatana, and one dhātu.
One's own wisdom means that one encompasses all phenomena with omniscience.
Thus, no monism.
I see.
So it is more a realization of the nature of all phenomena.
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Fallout 3 Nexus launchesposted by Dark0ne Site NewsThis is just a quick one for all the users of TESNexus who are going to be buying Fallout 3 that I have just launched Fallout 3 Nexus to the public. The hope is for FO3Nexus to be to Fallout 3 modding what TESNexus is to Oblivion modding.
If you're going to be playing Fallout 3, hope to mod the game or if you're interested, head on over to the site now for a peek at what's to come. Of course the site is rather bare at the moment, what with the game not actually officially released for a few more hours and the lack of an SDK for the game, but give it some time. Oh, and go make yourself known in the Fallout 3 section of the forums too!
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A sampling of fail-proof, family-friendly recipes from Jamie Geller's new book, Joy of Kosher.
Millions have incorporated the tradition of kosher cooking into their lives, and in Jamie Geller's new book, Joy of Kosher, she stresses that if she can put really good food on the table, anyone can!
There is no slaving in the kitchen (no rabbi required!), and cooking kosher is really not as tedious or complicated as one might think.
From sharing her stories of struggling in the kitchen to her triumph when hearing the highest praise of all — "More please, Mommy" — Geller takes her family meal recipes and makes them worthy of entertaining by including a "Dress It Up" option or an everyday "Dress It Down" option for each.
Fail-proof, family-friendly and delicious, Joy of Kosher is stocked with more than 100 authentically kosher recipes for double-duty cooking.
Our Family Fricassee
2 cartons (8 oz. each) fresh mushrooms, sliced
1⁄2 red pepper, ribs and seeds removed, diced
1⁄2 green pepper, ribs and seeds removed, diced
1⁄2 yellow pepper, ribs and seeds removed, diced
1 medium onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 lb. ground beef
1⁄4 cup marinara sauce
2 Tbsps. seasoned dry bread crumbs
2 lbs. chicken wings (or a combo of necks, wings and gizzards)
1 and 1⁄4 tsps. hot sauce
1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
1 Tbsp. paprika
2 tsps. dried parsley
2 tsps. garlic powder
2 tsps. onion powder
2 tsps. kosher salt
1⁄2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 box (6 oz.) rice pilaf, cooked according to package directions, for serving
Pour 1 and 1⁄2 cups of water into a medium stock pot. Add the mushrooms, peppers, onion and garlic.
Place the ground beef, marinara and bread crumbs in a large bowl. Using your fingertips, lightly mix to combine. Form into 1-inch meatballs.
Add the meatballs to the vegetables along with the chicken, hot sauce, tomato sauce, paprika, parsley, garlic and onion powders, salt and pepper. Stir gently to combine.
Cook, covered, over low heat for 1 hour. Stir and continue cooking covered, until the chicken is falling off the bone, 1 hour more. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a plate of rice pilaf. Serve warm.
Serves 6 to 8.
Dress it down: Make Fricassee Sloppy Joes. Lose the bread crumbs and the rice. Replace the chicken parts with 2 pounds of ground chicken.
Brown the meats, using a wooden spoon to break them into very small pieces. Use chopped mushrooms.
Increase the marinara to 1⁄2 cup and add it to the pot. Add the rest of the ingredients to the meats and cook until the vegetables are tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
Pile the fricassee high on a bun and top it with coleslaw and a few slices of avocado and tomato.
Butternut Squash Mac 'n' Cheese
Cooking spray
3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1⁄2 cup panko bread crumbs
1⁄2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1⁄2 tsp. dried thyme
4 Tbsps. unsalted butter
1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups whole milk
1⁄2 cup vegetable broth
1 tsp. dry mustard
1⁄2 tsp. paprika
1⁄2 tsp. garlic powder
10 dashes hot sauce
1 egg, beaten
1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
1 box (10 oz.) frozen butternut or winter squash, thawed
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 lb. box cavatappi, spiral, elbow or similar pasta, cooked al dente and drained well
Preheat the oven to 400˚. Lightly spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
Combine 1 cup of the cheddar, the panko, Parmesan and thyme in a small bowl and set aside.
To make the sauce, melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Sprinkle in the flour and whisk constantly until smooth and melty, about 5 minutes.
In a slow, steady stream, pour in the milk, then the broth, whisking constantly. Add the dry mustard, paprika, garlic powder and hot sauce. Cook, whisking constantly, until thickened, about 5 minutes.
Temper the egg by slowly whisking in 1⁄4 cup of the warm sauce. Add the egg mixture to the sauce and whisk. Add the remaining 2 cups of cheddar and the Gruyere and whisk to melt and form a thick cheese sauce.
Remove from the heat. Stir in the squash until smooth and season to taste with salt and pepper. Add the pasta and toss to coat.
Pour the mixture into the prepared dish. Sprinkle the reserved cheddar-panko mixture over the pasta. Bake until golden and bubbly, about 20 minutes.
Serves 10.
Dress it down: Make Butternut Mac 'n' Cheese Muffin Cups. Spoon the mixture into muffin tins lined with lightly greased cupcake papers and sprinkle with the panko topping, if desired.
Bake at 400˚ for 15 minutes. Easy to eat — no utensils required!
Cannoli Egg Rolls With Chocolate Sauce
2 cups ricotta cheese
6 Tbsps. confectioners' sugar
grated or finely chopped Zest of 2 small lemons
1⁄2 cup coarsely chopped pistachios
2 tsps. pure vanilla extract
8 egg roll wrappers, thawed
canola oil, for frying
1 cup store-bought chocolate sauce, for serving
To make the filling: Combine the ricotta, sugar, lemon zest, pistachios and vanilla extract in a medium bowl and stir well.
Lay out the egg roll wrappers on a large work surface. Working with one wrapper at a time, spoon about 1⁄4 cup of the ricotta mixture across the middle of the wrapper, on the diagonal. Lightly brush all the edges with water.
Turn the wrapper so that one corner is directly in front of you. Fold that corner up just enough to cover the filling. Fold each side over to meet in the middle and roll up from the bottom.
Brush the final corner with water and press lightly to seal. Transfer to a baking sheet, seam side down.
Repeat with the remaining wrappers and filling.
Line a baking sheet with paper towels.
Heat about 1⁄4-inch of canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Fry the rolls, turning often, until golden brown on all sides, 5 to 6 minutes total. Remove the cannoli rolls with tongs and drain them on the prepared baking sheet.
Serve warm or at room temperature with chocolate sauce on the side for dipping.
Makes 8 egg rolls.
Dress it up: Dip the tops of 6 sugar cones in the chocolate sauce, letting the excess run down on the inside. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a wide tip, or a resealable plastic bag with a corner snipped off, with the ricotta filling.
Pipe the filling into the cone and sprinkle with extra chopped pistachios for garnish.
Variations: Finish some cannoli cones with a cherry on top. Also try filling sugar cones with fresh whipped cream and berries.
Olive Oil Dark Chocolate Mousse
Note that this mousse contains raw eggs. If you're concerned about the risks of eating raw eggs, you can use pasteurized eggs without affecting the results.
10 oz. high-quality 72 percent cacao bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped or chocolate chips
8 large eggs, separated, at room temperature
3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
1⁄2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp. instant coffee granules dissolved in 2 Tbsps. boiling water
grated zest of 1 small orange (optional)
1⁄4 tsp. kosher salt
Place the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and melt in a microwave, stirring after each 10-second increment, until smooth, about 11⁄2 minutes. Let cool slightly.
Place the egg yolks and 1⁄2 cup sugar in a medium bowl and whisk until pale yellow. Whisk in the olive oil, coffee, zest (if using) and salt until combined. Add the melted chocolate and whisk until smooth.
Beat the egg whites in the bowl of a stand mixer or with a hand mixer until soft peaks form. Gradually sprinkle in the remaining 1⁄4 cup sugar and beat just until stiff peaks form. Add a generous spoonful of the egg white mixture to the chocolate mixture. Stir firmly until completely incorporated.
Pour the chocolate mixture into the bowl of egg whites. Gently fold with a large spoon or rubber spatula until completed combined.
Divide the mousse into six 6-ounce ramekins and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.
Serves 6.
Dress it up: Serve the mousse with various toppings in individual shot glasses. Try whipped cream, orange zest curls, coarse-flake sea salt, fresh berries or crushed nuts.
For something really special, try making salted nut powder: By hand or in a mini-food processor or coffee grinder, combine 3 tablespoons shelled pistachios and 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt. Pulse until ground and slightly powdery but still with some rough chunks. Sprinkle on top of the mousse before serving.
Sweet Potato Cake
1 lb. sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
Cooking spray
1 and 1⁄2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1⁄2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1⁄2 tsp. kosher salt
1 cup sugar
1⁄2 cup canola oil
2 large eggs
Steam the sweet potatoes until tender, about 15 minutes. Mash them into a smooth texture and set aside a cup; reserve any remaining sweet potatoes for another use.
Preheat oven to 325˚. Spray a 9×5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
Combine the flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg and salt in a large bowl and whisk well. Combine the 1 cup of sweet potatoes, sugar and canola oil in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until smooth.
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well to incorporate after each addition. Add the flour mixture in two additions, mixing by hand just until combined. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, and then let cool completely on a wire rack.
Serves 6 to 8.
Dress it up: Cut the loaf horizontally in thirds. Spread the top of the bottom layer with raspberry jam, top with peach slices and then the middle layer of the cake. Repeat with more jam and peaches and place the top layer of the loaf on top.
Can be served immediately or prepared a few days in advance. (Store, wrapped tightly in plastic wrap, on a cake platter with a top, or in a container with a tight-fitting lid).
You can also try whipped cream in place of the jam and use different fruits like kiwis, strawberries or bananas (sliced lengthwise) in place of the peach slices.


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TelephoneyProbability puzzles require you to weigh all the possibilities and pick the most likely outcome.
One boring, rainy Madadian evening, Mad Ade sat waiting for the "Sweaty Chef Kebab" shop to open. He was staring aimlessly at the telephone. He began to wonder to himself, "If you were to dial any 7 digits on a telephone in random order, what is the probability that you will dial your own phone number?"
Assume that your telephone number is 7 digits.
AnswerThe answer is 1 in 9,000,000.
To my knowledge it is only dialing codes that can start with a zero. As the number is only 7 digits long let's assume no dialing code is present.
The first digit of the number is therefore 1-9.
The 2nd to 7th digit of the number could be 0-9.
Therefore the solution is:
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Mark Pyne! Three years in a row is surely a BBB record. Good luck and congrats!
Build a Better Burger Finalists Announced
Sutter Home Family Vineyards is proud to reveal the 10 finalist recipes of the 2012 Sutter Home Build a Better Burger® Recipe Contest, the Napa Valley winery's search for the nation's best burger recipe. Finalists from around the country will compete for the $100,000 grand prize for the most mouth-watering beef burger, and $15,000 will go to the winning alternative burger in a cook-off at the Sutter Home Winery in St. Helena, California, on May 18, 2013.
Sutter Home is excited to feature the sponsors of the 2012 Sutter Home Build a Better Burger® Recipe Contest, including KING'S HAWAIIAN®, Wholly Guacamole, The Beef Checkoff, a producer-funded marketing and research program designed to increase demand for beef; The California Milk Advisory Board, representing Real California dairy products with the Real California Milk and Real California Cheese seals; and Kitchen Aid. As new sponsors for the 2013 Sutter Home Build a Better Burger® Recipe Contest which begins on April 1, 2013, Weber-Stephen Products LLC and Kettle Brand® Chips will be present at the May 18, 2013 cook-off to help kick-off the 2013 contest.
Hi George! You are correct and we are SO excited about it! This year's contest opens on April 1, 2013, and California residents CAN ENTER! Start prepping that burger now...
For the 2013 contest, will California residents be allow to enter? I've heard that the law in California preventing us from entering has changed. Is that correct? Thank-you


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I saw a separate thread asking what position we should draft... I still beliebe a tackle and cb is a position we can fill from FA. But two spots we need to fulfill are wr and rb, definately need to come from the draft. We havent had a big dynamic receiver ever, and Justin hunter, DaRick Rogers fit that perfectly. both have shown flashes of brilliances in the sec, but hunter is coming off acknowledgments surgery. He is a 6 foot 6 wr who has Olympic quality track and field athleticism. He can go up and get it, and also make the easy catches. If he outs together a full injury free year in the sec (alog w his qb, tyler bray) he will be a top 5 pick.
If he isnt there, or we want a more posession receiver, I'd take a serious look at rogers, who , if he has the same type of yea he did last year (first team sec) he will be a early first rd pick. Hes incredibly strong, fast and smart, but does have an attitude problem. However, he has the most raw talent in the sec and could be a great player down the road. I think he will be a better NFL player.
Other choices at wr- Robert woods , really a good route runner and operates at a high level, looks the part. but how.will he be when he doesn't get 10 looks a game?
Now, say we draft in the middle of the early part of the first say 12th, we could look at lattimore from south Carolina. He has great vision, great footwork and is a smart runner along with 4.5 speed and a NFL body. However he has alot.of miles on those tires. Concern? Meh. They said the same about ray rice. We may wany.to go this route, don't forget, 18 had faulk to start his career. if we do this, and.Rogers falls to a mid 2nd, which some ppl have him mocked at, we could grab both. That would be a great draft, getting two players who were 5* recruits with massive talent.