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A new electric scooter is hardly worth a mention these days, but its a small bombshell when coming from German car giant Daimler, owner of Mercedes and AMG -- and also Smart, which is probably a better suited brand for it.
"We will soon present an electric scooter," Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche
told Zeit Matinee in a recent interview. Other than that little or no
details are known about the scooter, but Daimler PR tells Moto1203 they
think this is a "very interesting market", and that we can count on
seeing the prototype at the Paris autoshow in a few months.
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|April 17, 2013, 02:34 PM
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Range Report -- New Ruger Single Nine Revolver
Got my new Single Nine to the range after work. My goals was to zero the sights at 30 feet and also just generally check out the new gun to ensure full and good functioning. Went to my favorite range, Field Time Training & Target in Stanton.
For those of you who might be unfamiliar with the Single Nine, it is a Ruger single-action nine-shot .22WMR (not .22LR) revolver. The Single Nine does not feature interchangeable cylinders and is specifically designed for the .22WMR round. The barrel is 6.5" to accommodate the ballistics of the .22WMR round. The revolver comes standard with Williams Fire Sights as shown at the pictures below.
Out of the box the revolver was shooting a couple of inches left and slightly low. A couple of clicks on the Williams Fire Sights and it was shooting right on the money. The Williams sights really make getting a good sight picture easier. I really like these sights. My groups were a bit erratic; I will need to practice more with the Single Nine. It is sure a fun handgun to shoot!
FYI I was shooting Federal Game-Shok rounds.
Functioning was fine. No problem pushing the rounds out with the extractor. The rounds fit tight, but not excessively so. The trigger felt good and the action is nice, tight, and precise. It seemed to sort of "break in" after a couple of reloadings. Maybe that was my imagination; it just seemed to get a little smoother.
Going to really do some target shooting with it this weekend now that I have zeroed it.
Cleaning the Single Nine is a breeze. This is a very easy revolver to maintain.
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|April 19, 2013, 11:50 AM
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I recently purchased a blackhawk in .327 and installed a hi-viz front sight on the gun similar to yours. Much easier to pick up than the stock sight. Especially for those of us with experienced eyes
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|May 10, 2013, 11:50 AM
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That is a beautiful firearm. I've always wanted a 22 mag, but decided a while back that if I can't reload it, I don't want it.
I had a single six convertable 22 which I sold about 40 years ago. I kick myself at least once a day for doing that.
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|May 15, 2013, 08:25 AM
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that a mighty pretty single 9 there, i wonder if ruger is going to come out with a single 9 convert?
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|May 17, 2013, 06:13 PM
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Nice revolver. If you don't want all the noise and flash of the .22WMR try out a box of .22WRF. They are not quite a powerful but much more pleasent to shoot. I bought 2,000 rounds before the election. They were priced a little lower than the magnums. Also if you are using them for hunting they don't detroy as much meat as the magnums.
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|May 18, 2013, 09:57 AM
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Interesting idea about the .22 WRF. I have never seen that for sale anywhere but I will keep the idea in mind. I really like the .22WMR caliber. Nice combination of power and low recoil.
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|May 18, 2013, 03:36 PM
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For a really low flash signature...check out Hornady's "Self Defense" round in 22 WMR.
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|May 18, 2013, 05:54 PM
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I want one. I cant figure out why, I just want one . Its pretty, fills a category that is currently empty in my collection, and I've always been interested in the .22mag even though I've never shot one. Go figure. Hopefully it will make it to the top of the wish list one day.
Nice gun, and thanks for reviewing.
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I am finding that one of the really nice things about this revolver is the Williams Fire Sight system that it comes with. Really makes shooting it a pleasure.
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A troop of horses put on their dancing hooves when they performed a routine at Hampton Court Palace this week.
The horses and their riders came all the way from Hanover to shake their tails when they performed a 20-minute ballet in a German style at the palace this weekend.
The Hanoverian horses will dance twice daily over the Easter weekend, from April 18 to April 21, to mark 300 years since King George I, the first of the Hanoverian Kings.
When George I arrived in England fresh from Hanover, he was presented with a troop of prize Hanoverian horses by his new courtiers as a welcome gift, and reminder of his homeland as the horse is a sign of Hanover.
Visitors to the palace can watch the Hanoverian hooves do the moves at noon and 3.30pm in the East Front Gardens.
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I know the new rules don't allow us to make fun of people for past mistakes, but this is golden.
That's awesome. At least he owns it, referring to himself as "some fool."Which brings us to the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers were supposed to be on everyone's short list of Eastern Conference teams to possibly stop the Heat from making it to the Finals. Then, an 0-5 start to the preseason – before winning the final three games -- has everyone, outside of the 317 area code, backtracking.
Yes, Larry Bird has returned to his rightful place as president of basketball operations. Until the organization makes a concrete decision on what it's going to do with -- or without -- Danny Granger this season, the Pacers could be the team that is to 2013-14 what the Lakers were to the 2012-13 season: one of the most underachieving in history.
That whole second article is pretty great, actually.And some fool had the nerve to write in an NBA preview that this team could end up being "one of the most underachieving teams in [NBA] history."


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Today we kick off our Masters of the Universe Classics week with this month's "Club Eternia" figure, Moss Man. This brand new figure has caused a lot of debate among collectors and was once thought to be delayed. Regardless of all the issues there has been with this figure, Mattel has still managed to get it out just in time for this month's release.
A strong scent of pine will run up your nose from the moment you remove Moss Man's blister card package from the white mailer box. This is yet another example of how authenticly accurate Mattel is trying to make the MOTUC line to the classic toys.
The flocking is distributed all across the figure's body while avoiding the crucial articulation joints. The areas around the joints are bare and have a sculpted hair texture. The fur on Moss Man's body is attached very well to the body and does not shed when the figure is handled.
Moss Man is mainly composed of Beastman's body and head with an additional 200X-styled head, a vine harness with pouch and sheath which houses a removable dagger and a modified longer loincloth. Moss Man's bio reveals some additional background information from the 200X lore as it states that he was once an ally to King Grayskull.
This figure is a fantastic addition to the MOTUC collection and goes on sale today at noon on mattycollector.com. The figure will be available with flocked or unflocked ears while supplies last so for those who do not have a Club Eternia subscription.
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- Date: Feb. 20, 2013
- Time: 7 a.m.
- Place of Occurrence: 3800 block of West Hallandale Beach Boulevard, West Park.
- Jurisdiction: West Park
- Name withheld, male (DECEASED)
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A man taking his dog for a morning walk made a gruesome discovery Wednesday morning in West Park.
Around 7 a.m., the man was walking along the 3800 block of Hallandale Beach Boulevard when his dog alerted to something he found on the path. Initially, he thought it was a mannequin. As he got closer, he discovered it was a dead body.
The deceased male was transported to the Broward County Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy. His name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Broward Sheriff's Office homicide and crime scene detectives responded to the scene and are investigating the death.
Anyone with information is asked to contact BSO Homicide Detective Scott Champagne at 954-321-4210 or Broward County Crime Stoppers, anonymously, at 954-493-TIPS (8477) or www.browardcrimestoppers.org.
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HAINAN, China (AP) " China is turning to Greg Norman to help identify and coach its best players for the Olympics.
The China Golf Association has appointed Norman its advisory coach to the national golf team. The former No. 1 player in the world will help develop a golf program and identify China's best players for the 2016 Games in Brazil.
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I have been a practicing Buddhist for several years, but always at home since my town has no sangha or temple. This is the first time I have ventured online to find a Buddhist community and I am hoping to learn and gain some new insights. I love to read and practice, but my social experience when it comes to sharing my faith is quite pitiful.
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'Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs' comes to Breckenridge
April 5, 2012
Despite this theatrical reading's cancellation from "This American Life" due to fact checking not meeting the show's journalistic standards, the monologue "The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" remains an important commentary on humanitarian violations by Apple computers, and a fascinating insight into one of the greatest minds and personalities of our lifetime.
Breckenridge's Backstage Theatre was the only regional theater in Colorado to secure the rights to this controversial one-man show before it was essentially shut down. The theater will present four readings of a shortened version of the piece, as well as a discussion of the nature of theater-versus-truth, activist art and other issues raised by the monologue. Performances will take place tonight, Saturday and April 13-14 at 7:30 p.m., at the Backstage.
The reading will be performed and hosted by Backstage Theatre artistic director Christopher Willard, who has been with the company for seven years. Previously, Willard worked with the Arvada Center, Town Hall Arts Center, and Theatre on Broadway, as well as other Denver metro area theaters. Backstage Theatre produces eight main-stage shows per year.
"Agony and Ecstasy" was written by off-Broadway actor Mike Daisey, who was forced further than usual into the spotlight recently when the script came under fire for not holding up to rigorous fact checking regarding statements about working conditions at Foxconn, the primary facility in China responsible for manufacturing Apple iPhones and iPads. Human rights violations, unsafe working conditions, long work hours and employee suicides have been widely reported by other media sources. Daisey has since removed approximately six minutes of the script to adjust for the supposed inaccuracies, leaving the reading at just under two hours, according to Willard.
The story is based around Daisey himself, who allegedly acquires a new iPhone and finds on it pictures of workers at the Chinese factory where the device was made. He then travels to China to visit the factory and
discovers the working conditions, history of suicides, explosions and chemical poisonings, prompting him to write the stage monologue which was performed and picked up by several television and radio broadcasts. Not surprisingly, the story, which was presented as fact, was investigated; and at that point some inaccuracies were discovered and Daisey admitted to fabricating some of the details.
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In this way it became a story about the blurring of theater and reality and the impact of performance art on society, according to Willard. "He blurred his theatrical sensibilities with journalism and made some questionable claims of his own experience in the piece that he is now having to deal with in a very public trial by fire," Willard said in a recent interview with Westword magazine. "In a lot of ways, he's like Steve Jobs in that he created something marvelous in a less-than-transparent method and environment. Daisey must now come to terms with what he has done and to make amends to the public, and himself."
According to the Chicago Tribune, a live broadcast set to take place tonight from The Chicago Theatre has been cancelled due to, "the revelation of numerous fabrications in Daisey's story." Daisey has been widely lambasted by the media. And while he has issued several apologies, he stands by his words.
"Given the tenor of the condemnation, you would think I had concocted an elaborate, fanciful universe filled with furnaces in which babies are burned to make iPhone components, or that I never went to China, never stood outside the gates of Foxconn, never pretended to be a businessman to get inside of factories, never spoke to any workers," Daisey said recently on his personal blog. "Especially galling is how many are gleefully eager to dance on my grave expressly so they can return to ignoring everything about the circumstances under which their devices are made. Given the tone, you would think I had fabulated [stet] an elaborate hoax, filled with astonishing horrors that no one had ever seen before."
Willard's goal is to encourage discussion about the larger issue about how we as a society receive information, and, according to Willard, "The larger issues raised by this piece still lift above the fray." Daisey's blog also claimed that the transcript was made free for public use and was downloaded 27,000 times in one day. Since then, the script has been downloaded more than 60,000 times, according to Willard, demonstrating the enormous interest and impact of the monologue.
The reading and discussion is being offered as a fundraiser for the Backstage at $10 per ticket, which can be purchased in advance or at the door.


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Well, let me tell you what you can expect. Don't like the gas prices? Just wait, President Obama wants it higher. Don't like your electric bill? Just wait, President Obama said it'll go higher. Don't like the grocery prices? Just wait, they'll go higher, too. Think your health insurance, if you have it, is expensive now? Just wait, it's going up.
More and more employers are already saying they'll cut their insurance, or cut their employees back to part time because it'll be too expensive under Obamacare, which thanks to his re-election, will be in full force next year. What? Didn't know that? You thought it was going to be free?
Don't like your taxes? Just wait until your first paycheck next year, if you get a paycheck. Jan. 1, there's something like 14 new taxes that take effect just related to Obamacare, not to mention the 16,000 new IRS agents that are part of Obamacare. And just wait until you see how he stacks the Supreme Court. I hope you're not too much in love with the U.S. Constitution as it was written.
Want worse? The lower tax rates that went into effect during G.W. Bush are set to go back up Jan. 1, too, and this will affect everyone, and in all likelihood even the 47 percent who don't pay any federal income tax now.
Have a 401(k) where you work, if you're lucky enough to have a job? Well, its value took a big hit the day after the election when the U.S. stock market went down over 300 points. Hmmm, doesn't sound too promising, does it? This is barely the tip of the iceberg, and this is going to hurt those of us who didn't vote for him, too, you know.
What? You say you didn't know all this stuff before you voted? In part, you can thank the major news media outlets for intentionally keeping you in the dark, but there were many of us who tried to warn you. But, hey, don't get mad at me, I'm only the messenger, and I didn't vote for him, either time.
Ken Selking
DecaturMy letter is concerning Ronald G. Ross' letter published Nov. 8 entitled, "Who needs a handout?"
Ross must understand that the people of Indiana aren't asking for a handout, but when a candidate has a "Road Map" plan for the state of Indiana he has six district areas that as governor he will try and implement. But in researching the article, I found that Gov.-elect Pence voted against the very thing he said he was going to do for the people of this great state.
I was very clear that you must do your homework, Mr. Ross; I believe if you do this there isn't any surprise.
Instead of being an armchair Republican, get up and research the person who will be the next governor.
Mr. Ross, I want to thank your for your service to this great nation, but if you received benefits from the G.I. Bill then you did, in fact, receive that proverbial handout, because in reality we the American people paid the taxes that have sent thousands of men and women through school for their service to our great nation.
Just like our president recently said, and rightly so, "None of us gets there by our own, we have had help."
So let all of us show compassion to our fellow residents, whether a minority of not, everyone needs a helping hand, because once you do this, you turn the lives of those around and in turn they are the productive members of our city, and then their children will understand the value of giving back.
Charles A. Sizemore


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My wife, who uses windows, is a k-5 school teacher. She still has her Win XP machine for a backup, but it was slow and needed a faster machine. She works 60-70 h/wk and every minute she can save with the newer computer lets here sleep a minute more.


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Vocalist. Nicknamed the "Queen of Disco", she was a major figure of the genre's popularity as her songs echoed throughout nightclubs during the mid 1970s to early 1980s earning her multiple Grammy Awards and nominations. Born LaDonna Adrian Gaines, in Boston on New Year's Eve 1948, her father was a butcher her mother was a school teacher, she loved to sing as a child and experienced her first opportunity to perform in front of an audience by accident when she filled in for an absentee singer at her church when she was ten years old. While attending high school, she participated in staged musicals and following graduation she landed a role in the production of "Hair" which was performing in Germany. She remained in Europe and appeared in several more musicals, among them "Godspell" and "Porgy and Bess", prior to launching her recording career as a backup singer and in 1974, she released her first solo album "Lady of the Night". This was followed with "Love to Love You Baby" (1975) and the sexually-provocative single of the same title earned her gold record status and a number 2 placing on the US Charts securing her as a commercial artist. During this period, she married German actor Helmut Sommer (married in 1973 and divorced two years later) and changed the spelling of her last name to Summer. "I Feel Love", the single from her album "I Remember Yesterday" became her second gold record. What followed was a string of number one hits including gold and platinum records among them "McArthur Park" (1978), "Last Dance" (1978), "Heaven Knows" (1979), "Hot Stuff" (1979), "Bad Girls" (1979), "Dim All The Lights" (1979), "No More Tears" (1979, a duet with Barbra Streisand), "On the Radio" (1980), "The Wanderer" (1980) and "She Works Hard For the Money" (1983). Her final Top-Ten hit would be "This Time I Know It's For Real" (1989). Success did not come without controversy for her and during the 1980s she allegedly made remarks about gays and AIDS which had a negative affect on her career. In addition, she revealed that she had long suffered from severe depression. She died following a year- long battle with lung cancer. She left an indelible impression on the music industry and it would be difficult to think of Disco without remembering Donna Summer. She was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.
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A Davis School District teacher was released on bail Friday, a day after being arrested when police allegedly found heroin in her car, parked near the elementary school where she taught.
Claudia Reaney, 49, posted $5,000 bail and was released pending yet unscheduled court proceedings. She had been booked into Davis County Jail Thursday afternoon on suspicion of second-degree felony possession of a controlled substance, a jail staffer confirmed.
Syracuse police Lt. Tracy Jensen said Reaney was arrested by Syracuse police officers reportedly acting on an anonymous tip that her car, parked on a street outside Buffalo Point Elementary School (1924 S. Doral Drive), contained an unspecified amount of heroin.


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Wellington – England snatched a 24-19 victory in extra time over emerging rugby power Kenya to claim the fourth round of the IRB Sevens World Series in a cliffhanger showdown at Westpac Stadium on Saturday.
With regulation time up, and novice finalists Kenya clinging to a 19-12 lead, it looked as if the Sevens series in New Zealand was about to see its biggest upset.
However, yellow cards had reduced Kenya to five men allowing England flyer Christian Lewis-Pratt to capitalise on the two-man advantage with a converted try which levelled the scores.
Two minutes into extra time Sam Edgerley crossed for the winning try but the after-match focus was more on Kenya's growing reputation as a Sevens force than England's victory.
Kenya, who knocked series leaders New Zealand out of the semi-finals, have made huge strides in Sevens rugby after reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup in Dubai four years ago.
In the current world series, under new coach and former England mentor Mike Friday, they finished fourth in Australia and third in Dubai before breaking through to the finals here.
"The Kenyan team were incredible. It's one of the toughest games I've ever played in. The physical limits were pushed beyond today," England captain Mike Powell said.
"Kenya were outstanding," added England coach Ben Ryan.
"I didn't expect them to beat New Zealand. They've got a lot of passion. They play a simple game – high energy. Mike's given them cohesion and to get to a final here was an outstanding job for them."
The first four legs of the series have now produced four different tournament winners with Fiji, Samoa and New Zealand all claiming earlier rounds.
New Zealand, who lead the series, failed to make the final and had to be content with beating Samoa 17-7 in the play-off for third.
In the semi-finals, England and Kenya both had to come from behind with Kenya requiring extra time to beat New Zealand who led 14-0 at half-time.
Second half tries to Oscar Ouma and Collins Injera, converted by Biko Adema, brought Kenya level by the end of regulation time with Ouma scoring the match-winner 42 seconds into extra time.
England beat Samoa 21-19 in their dramatic semi-final after trailing 0-12 early in the match.
They recovered to lead 14-12, following two converted tries by Lewis-Pratt, and stretched the lead to 21-12 early in the second spell when Marcus Watson scored while Samoan playmaker Alatasi Tupou was in the sin bin.
Lio Lolo scored and converted a late try for Samoa but their hopes of a comeback were dashed when they lost their own lineout throw on fulltime.
Australia beat Scotland 22-7 to win the plate final while the bowl final was won by Canada with a 28-19 win over Fiji. – Sapa-AFP


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Name of Corresponding Unit Plan: Archaeological Documentation
Grade Level: 5-12
Common Core Standards:
RS9-10. 3. Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
M.6.RP 1. Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities.
Content Areas: Math, Science
Recommended Length/Duration: 45-60 minute period
Learning Goals: Students will learn to use scale to enlarge or reduce images.
- Discuss how archeologists frequently need to produce images of very large areas or objects on maps or diagrams. The maps and diagrams are much smaller than the actual objects, so a "scale" drawing must be made. A scale drawing is "similar" to the original in that it has the same proportions between its parts. It is not "congruent" because the image is smaller.
- Describe how scale drawings are expressed in ratios. A drawing that is half the size of the actual object would have a ratio of 1:2 which means that one unit of measure on the drawing is equal to 2 units of measure on the actual object. If an actual object is 30 cm long, its image would be 15 cm long using a 1:2 scale. Using a 1:30 scale, it would be 1 cm long. Discuss how ratios work like fractions.
Large scale drawings (e.g. 1:2, 1:3, 1:50) are usually of small objects or areas. Small scales (e.g. 1:1000, 1:250,000) are usually for maps of large areas. A typical globe of the Earth has a scale of 1:40,000,000.
- Have students look at the ship outline on their worksheet. Point out that the grid provides reference points to help measure the outline's shape.
- Have students use the grid and rulers to measure reference points to redraw the ship on the 1:2 scale grid below.
- Have students redraw the ship outline again in 1:4 scale.
- Informally ask students which parts of the drawing are more difficult to draw. What changes as the drawing is reduced?
Assessments: Check worksheets for accuracy.
Materials/Resources: Worksheets, Rulers
Special Considerations: Scientific measurements are generally easier to take and calculate in metric than in English units. Additional work may be needed if students are not familiar with metric measurements, or if the teacher chooses to use English units.
Interested students may want to make a scale drawings of more complicated objects.
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To keep the foods in my freezer organized, I use color-coded lids on my plastic freezer containers. I put green covers on containers of vegetables, red covers on meat and protein foods, and yellow covers on anything sweet. I also have white covers I use for items that don't fit in those categories. This makes it easy for me to find what I'm looking for. If you don't have different colored lids for your containers, use colored plastic tape to mark the lids. —Faye Hogenson, Gresham, Oregon
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We all secretly envy our favorite characters from our favorite baseball movies, the kids we wished we would have been or the adults we wished we had become.
I know I would love to throw batting practice to Shoeless Joe Jackson like Ray Kinsella did in "Field of Dreams," and wish that I had the same type of guts shown by Michael "Squints" Palledorous from "The Sandlot" when he pulled the million-dollar move on Wendy the lifeguard and kissed her long, and kissed her good. If only, eh?
Because of the way my brain works, I started thinking the other day about my favorite baseball movies, and what would happen if those scripted scenarios played out on the real baseball diamond. So, as we enter September's stretch run and prepare for playoff baseball in October, here are a few ways life could imitate art on the big screen.
The character: Willie Mays Hayes, Major League (Wesley Snipes)
The scenario: In the ninth inning of a winner-take-all game between the upstart Indians and the hated Yankees, Hayes leads off second base as creaky-kneed veteran catcher Jake Taylor stands at the plate and points to the bleachers. On the next pitch, Taylor stuns the Yankees by dropping down a bunt as Hayes takes off to steal third base.
The line: From announcer Harry Doyle (Bob Uecker) … "Hayes around third. He's gonna try to score! Here comes the throw. He slides. He is (safe) and the Indians win it! The Indians win it! Oh, my God, the Indians win it!"
The current player to fill the role: Billy Hamilton, Reds. Seriously, if the lightning-fast rookie pinch-runner is standing on second base with veteran catcher Corky Miller at the plate in a playoff game, expect the amazing to happen.
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The character: Crash Davis, Bull Durham (Kevin Costner)
The scenario: Brought in to mentor bonus baby Nuke LaLoosh, the righthander with the million-dollar arm and five-cent head, Davis offers lessons on and off the field. Sometimes, they're painful—like when he teaches LaLoosh to trust his pitch-calling by telling the batter what's coming after LaLoosh shakes him off—and sometimes they're insightful and sometimes they're just plain amusing.
The line: From Davis … "Relax. Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring, and besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls, they're more democratic."
The current player to fill the role: Russell Martin, Pirates. On a team full of pitchers with no postseason experience, it's not hard to imagine the veteran Pittsburgh catcher repeating this speech almost verbatim to youngsters like Gerrit Cole or Jeff Locke during a playoff game. Or, y'know, 36-year-old A.J. Burnett, who might need an October reminder.
The character: Roy Hobbs, The Natural (Robert Redford)
The scenario: In the most important at-bat of his life, Hobbs breaks Wonderboy, the cherished bat he carved from a tree felled by lightning. Down to his last strike against the tough young lefthander from Pittsburgh, with sweat pouring down his brow and blood seeping through his jersey, Hobbs delivers an epic home run that crashes into the outfield lights and sends a shower of sparks cascading down onto the field as he rounds the bases.
The line: From Hobbs, to the bat boy after Wonderboy breaks … "Go pick me out a winner, Bobby."
The current player to fill the role: Jason Giambi, Indians. Like Hobbs, Giambi is an aging lefthander slugger with a controversial past. If he comes to the plate late Cleveland's regular-season finale with the Indians needing to win at Minnesota to snag a wild-card berth, the folks sitting under the outfield lights at Target Field should probably switch seats.
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The character: Scotty Smalls, The Sandlot (Tom Guiry)
The scenario: Smalls, the new kid in the neighborhood, knows almost nothing about baseball. He can't hit, throw or catch, but he's desperate to make friends, so he's willing to try about anything. Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez, the best player on the sandlot, takes it upon himself to help the hapless Smalls feel like part of the team. Benny wants Smalls to catch a fly ball, so he positions him in the outfield and hits a drive directly into Smalls' glove.
The line: From Benny … "Just stand there and stick your glove out in the air and I'll take care of it."
The current player to fill the role: Matt Holliday, Cardinals. OK, so Holliday isn't exactly standing in the outfield with his glove up high and his eyes closed tight, but his routes to the baseball aren't remotely graceful, and his happy feet as the ball descends don't inspire confidence among Cardinals fans.
The character: Billy Chapel, For Love of the Game (Yep, Kevin Costner again)
The scenario: Chapel, a veteran pitcher near the end of a long, productive career in the majors, takes the mound for a late September game at Yankee Stadium. He finds long-lost life on his pitches and starts mowing down opposing batters, along the way reflecting on the moments in his life that have brought him to this point. He finishes off his perfect game in the ninth inning by summoning every last ounce of strength left in his arm—and in his heart.
The line: From Vin Scully, the announcer for the game … "Tonight, he's pitching against time. He's pitching against the future, against age, against ending. Tonight, he will make the fateful walk to the loneliest spot in the world, the pitching mound at Yankee Stadium to push the sun back up in the sky and give us one more day of summer."
The current player to fill the role: Andy Pettitte, Yankees. Really, it's almost too perfect. Yes, Chapel is righthanded and played for the Tigers in the movie (minor details), but like Chapel, Pettitte hasn't yet decided whether he'll retire or return for one more year, and nobody would be truly shocked if he has one last gem left in the tank.
The character: Skip, the Durham Bulls manager, Bull Durham (Trey Wilson)
The scenario: Frustrated by the less-than-stellar play of his minor-league team, Skip asks veteran catcher Crash Davis what he can do to get through to the players. "Scare 'em," Davis says. Skips laughs, then storms into the showers, tosses an armful of bats at the players and starts berating them about being lollygaggers who aren't playing good baseball.
The line: Skip: "What's our record, Larry?"
Larry, the assistant coach: "8-16."
Skip: "Eight and 16. How'd we ever win eight?"
Larry: "It's a miracle."
Skip: "It's a miracle. This … is a simple game. You throw the ball, you hit the ball, you catch the ball. You got it?"
The current manager to fill the role: Bo Porter, Astros. The rebuilding Astros were always going to be less than stellar this season, but losing is never easy, even when expected. And, we're not saying the young Astros are lollygaggers, but they're 47 games under .500, they have the worst ERA in baseball, they're tied for second-to-last in team on-base percentage and they've made more errors than 28 of the other 29 teams. Who could blame Porter for blowing off some steam in September?


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Experts in the art of stealing time, Travellers live on the edge of both mortal and immortal realms. But a few fight their outlaw instincts.… Gwenhwyfar Byron Owens learned everything she knows about potions and spells from her two Wiccan moms, who are forbidden by Otherworld laws to teach magic to mortals. But when their latest transgression results in the kidnapping of a mortal woman, Gwen figures the only place to hide them all is in Summerland, the Wiccan afterlife.… But Gregory Faa—a member of the Watch—is hot on their heels. A Traveller who has stolen time, he's eager to prove himself worthy of the Watch, only he has a past with the dark-eyed Welsh beauty he's been charged with bringing to justice. He's tempted to just let Gwen disappear into Summerland until he realizes that she's being pursued by a squad of goons and death's minions. Gwen is used to taking care of her moms and herself, so she can't give in to her heart's demand to trust Gregory, despite the fact that he's as handsome as the day is long—and the days in Summerland last centuries.…
Katie MacAlister lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and dogs, and can often be found lurking around online game sites.
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Praise for the Novels of Katie MacAlister "A humorous take on the dark and demonic."—USA Today "Will have you in stitches."—Smexy Books Romance Reviews"Full of witty dialogue and great romance."—Fresh Fiction
Jim's Club o' Really Hot Books
Hiya, name's Jim. . . well, Effrijim, really, but that name is so 1016, amiright? Anyhoo, I'm Jim, I'm a demon sixth class, and vital sidekick of a Guardian named Aisling Grey who is also a dragon's mate, but that's not what's important—that would be me, Jim, destroyer of. . . well, maybe not thousands, but some. . . and reader extraordinaire. 'Cause I love me some books! Especially since the other day when Ash, Drake, the spawn and I were all in Paris, and I found my beloved Cecile had taken to sleeping with a book under her blanky. If that's not a sign to start a book club, I don't know what is.
Also, the woman who writes my biographies is paying me to have a book club that talks about her books. But she said not to mention that, so mum's the word, OK?
Let's get this thing going with some chat about the book she slipped me a copy of Welsh Corgi Fanciers to talk about: The Art of Stealing Time. I haven't read it—Aisling keeps me busy these days ever since she caught me trying to teach the spawn Latin—but I did read the book that came before it, Time Thief, and I have a list of book club questions that I found on the Interwebs, so I figure if I hit any questions I can't answer, I'll just ask the biographer. She totally should know the answers.
Book Club Question 1: How did you experience the book?
Jim's Club o' Really Hot Books answer: Um? I "experience" books by holding them in my hands and running my eyeballs over the words. Well, OK, not literally. More like figuratively. But still, that's a really weird question. Moving on.
Book Club Question 2: Describe the main characters.
Jim's Club o' Really Hot Books answer: No clue. No clue at all. Wait, I know from Time Thief that the male protagonist, Gregory Faa, is blond and super-hot and stuff. And he's a Traveller, which is a time thief (I could totes do with that sort of skill, let me tell you!). But I don't know squat about Gwen, the female protag. Time for the biographer!
Katie Mac: Huh? What? Oh, lord, it's you again. What do you want?
Jim's Club o' Really Hot Books: Got me a book club question I can't answer, and since you insisted I write this thing, you can just help me out.
Katie Mac: For the love of all that's holy, Jim, can't you see I'm busy? Besides, I bought a very expensive magazine so you'd do this, and I wouldn't have to. Very expensive!
Jim's Club o' Really Hot Books: I like the centerfold. Hubba hubba.
Katie Mac: You are so weird. Go away and do the book club thing.
Jim's Club o' Really Hot Books: I can't until you tell me what Gwen is like.
Katie Mac: I'm busy!
Jim's Club o' Really Hot Books (tapping list of questions): Says here I have to describe her.
Katie Mac: Gah! Fine, but then you have to go away and let me write. Gwenhwyfar Byron Owens is Welsh, although she's lived in Denver so long that she doesn't really sound Welsh. She's the daughter of two Wiccan moms, and is an alchemist by trade. She's got dark hair, and doesn't take crap from anyone. She's also wanted by the Otherworld police for some stuff that comes out in the book.
Jim's Club o' Really Hot Books: Ta. OK, on to the next question.
Katie Mac: Honestly, I should have just done this myself. It would have been less trouble.
Jim's Club o' Really Hot Books: Love ya too, babe.
Book Club Question 3: Talk about the book's structure.
Jim's Club o' Really Hot Books answer: It's a paperback.
Book Club Question 4: What is the book's main theme?
Jim's Club o' Really Hot Books answer: Smokin' hot romance between the dude Gregory, who as I mentioned was in Time Thief, and who I thought was going to end up being the bad guy, but wasn't, and some chick with an unpronounceable name who has two witchy moms, and who, according to the back of the book, goes to Anwyn. Wait, Googling. . . 'K, that's some sort of afterlife. Haven't been to many of those, myself, since Aisling usually only takes me to Abaddon, but afterlifes are supposed to rock. I imagine the Anwyn place does as well, only in a Welsh kinda way.
Book Club Question 5: Has the novel changed you? Bettered your life in any way? Made you a better person?
Jim's Club o' Really Hot Books answer: Man, who writes these questions? *sigh* OK, let's think. . . um. . . it's changed me in that I'll read it aloud to Cecile, now that I know she's a bookish kinda Corgi. And it'll better my life 'cause I'll be with my widdle fuzzy-butt. And it's made me a better person—well, demon—by. . . um. . . by. . . hey, biographer!
Katie Mac: WHAT NOW?
Jim's Club o' Really Hot Books: Jeeze, you totally have that scary roar of legions of demons down pat, babe. You could give Ash lessons.
Katie Mac: So help me, Jim, I will write you out of the next book—
Jim's Club o' Really Hot Books: Calm down, calm down! No need to get your knickers in a bunch.
Katie Mac: Twist.
Jim's Club o' Really Hot Books: What, right now? There's no Chubby Checker music.
Katie Mac: The expression is "get your knickers in a twist." Not bunch. That's panties.
Jim's Club o' Really Hot Books: You are one weird chick, you know it? Who else talks to demons about panties, huh? Huh? No, no, it's not necessary to thank me for doing your book club. I was happy to do it because I liked the first book, and I wanted to see what was shakin' for Gregory. So it ends happily, right?
Katie Mac: Of course it ends happily!
Jim's Club o' Really Hot Books: That's all I wanted to know, chicky.
Katie Mac: Go away!
Jim's Club o' Really Hot Books: Smooches. Big wet ones.
Katie Mac: That's it. I'm going to talk to Aisling about you.
And that concludes Jim's Club o' Really Hot Books discussion of The Art of Stealing Time by my biographer. If you got questions, hit her with them, 'cause I'll be busy reading the book to Cecile.
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Butternut Squash Lasagna Rolls
The first time I had this meal was almost three years ago… You see, my friend Cara from Cara's Cravings had offered to host a freezer meal get together at her house. I think that was the first time we ever met in person. Cara got all the groceries and a handful of us girls made the meals together. Then we took meals home with us to put in our freezers. It was a lot of fun!
Since that first time I was introduced to this recipe, I have thoroughly enjoyed it. I made a HUGE batch of these rolls prior to our kitchen renovation. It was portioned into two rolls per container and froze them. Then Hubby and I reheated in the microwave for a quick healthy, delicious lunch or dinner while we had no kitchen.
Hubby and I both enjoy the flavors in these rolls. How can you really go wrong with butternut squash, goat cheese, shallots, and bacon? Just look at how pretty those shallots are…
This recipe is awesome and I feel bad that it took me this long to post about the recipe. I always make it into rolls, but you could also make it into a layered lasagna. I just think the rolls are fun and cute!
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Butternut Squash Lasagna
For the Filling
10 cup (1/2-inch) cubed butternut squash (about 4 pounds)
1/4 cup chopped shallots
2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage
Cooking spray
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1/2 cup Greek yogurt
1/4 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
For the Sauce
3 slices applewood smoked bacon, chopped
1/2 pound shallots, peeled and halved
6 garlic cloves, crushed
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 (14-ounce) can chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
16 cooked lasagna noodles
3/4 cup crumbled goat cheese
1/4 cup chopped toasted pecans
Prepare the Filling (this can be done a day in advance)
Preheat oven to 400°.
To prepare filling, combine first 3 ingredients on a jelly roll pan coated with cooking spray. Drizzle with butter; toss to coat. Bake at 400° for 25 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Place squash mixture in a large bowl; mash with a potato masher. Stir in greek yogurt, 1/4 cup milk, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
Prepare the sauce
To prepare sauce, cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving 2 teaspoons drippings in pan; set bacon aside. Add 1/2 pound shallots and garlic to drippings in pan; sauté 5 minutes or until browned. Bake at 400° for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Place pan on stovetop over medium-high heat. Add wine, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Add broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in salt and pepper.
Assemble the meal
Spread 1/4 cup filling over each noodle, leaving a 1/2-inch border on each short end. Beginning with a short end, roll up noodles jelly-roll fashion. Place rolls, seam sides down, in a 13 x 9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Pour sauce over noodles; sprinkle evenly with cheese. Bake at 400° for 25 minutes or until cheese is golden. Sprinkle with bacon and hazelnuts.
Recipe adapted from Cooking Light
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16 Responses to "Butternut Squash Lasagna Rolls"
These look great – I did a pumpkin lasagna a while ago and loved it so I know these have to be amazing!
Pam @ From Apples to Zucchini
the rolls are so cute!!! they look delicious!
I have been bookmarking all of your butternut squash recipes, but this one is going to the top of the list! The goat cheese is the perfect flavor accompaniment.
Yay! Another recipe to add to my to-make list. It's great that you can freeze this because my fiance doesn't like butternut squash. I can make the whole thing for myself and take it for lunches!
So delicious! I'm loving this week long butternut squash event…so many tasty recipes!
Awesome and delicious-looking idea! I love lasagna that's different from the typical and butternut squash is perfect!
I've never though of squash rolled up in lasagna noodles–love the idea!!
Delicious use of the squash. I love this lasagna rolls.
I like lasagna rolls too – so much more fun than a traditional lasagna. I like the simplicity of this recipe too. Sounds delicious. I'd love to see you improve Martha's butternut mac and cheese!!
These lasagna rolls look ADORABLE! I love the idea of a freezer meal party!
what a fabulous idea for freezer meals! and these sound DELISH 🙂
I made these again a few weeks ago – I almost forgot how delicious they are! I love that you subbed in the Greek yogurt and goat cheese, mmm 🙂
I'm making a meatless alternative with a spinach bechamel sauce… Although I do love bacon…
Do you have any idea of the calorie count in these? They look phenomenal!


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A new trial date has been set for Crystal Michelle Brinson, who faces a charge of first-degree murder for a crime dating back to the Christmas season of 2012.
Brinson, 38, of Brooksville, has been charged in connection with the 2012 death of DeAnna Lee Stires, 18, also of Brooksville.
Brinson was in Judge Richard Howard's court Thursday for a status conference. Based on the availability of all parties, Howard set the trial for Dec. 7 with a pre-trial date of Nov. 30.
A Chiefland man has been charged with attempted murder after striking his girlfriend with a car.
Police responded to the scene at Prairie Oaks Apartments in Chiefland on around 8:40 p.m. June 30 and noticed a woman lying in the roadway.
A Dixie County deputy stopped a car on June 29 at about 2 p.m. on Northeast Highway 349 for traveling 70 mph in a 60 mph speed zone. During the course of the traffic stop, the deputy noticed that a male passenger appeared to be acting nervously and was holding a black backpack.
The Levy County Sheriff's Office reports the following arrests:
•July 4, Otis Ray Bean Jr., 53, Inglis, stalking, damage property $1,000 or more, burglary. Bond $2,500.
•July 1, Galvester Daniels III, 33, Williston, flee/elude police at high speed, RW/OV, cocaine traffic 28 grams less than 150 KG. Bond $210,000.
•July 4, Dylan Wayne Davies, 18, Chiefland, marijuana possession not more than 20 grams, possession or use of drug equipment, smuggle contraband/introduce into detention facility. Bond $11,000.
•June 25, George Bailey, 38, Chiefland, DWLSR. Bond $500.
•June 22, Mark Broat, 25, Williston, VOP. Bond $10,000.
•June 23, Rusty Byrd, 47, Williston, drug possession.
•June 25, Jason Chism, 41, Williston, no motorcycle endorsement, DWLSR. Bond $500.
•June 28, Kristi Cooprider, 27, Inglis, VOP, failure to appear. No bond.
•June 22, Aimee Covey, 26, Trenton, out of county warrant. Bond $756.
After several weeks of investigation, Dixie County sheriff's investigators arrested a 44-year-old Chiefland resident in connection with a child abuse investigation that began in April of this year.
According to the complaint, Lisa M. Strat was an acquaintance of the family whose minor children were the alleged victims. During the course of the investigation, interviews along with medical exams were conducted and enough information was learned to obtain a warrant.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi joined federal authorities including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of Personnel Management and the Food and Drug Administration to announce the charges of 73 South Florida residents for their alleged participation in various schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid out of more than $262 million.
The Levy County Sheriff's Office reports the following arrests:
•June 21, Caroline Anne Argo, 49, Morriston, DUI. Bond $2,500.
•June 20, Lawrence Cody Cheshire, 26, Bronson, possession of not more than 20 grams marijuana, drug equipment possession and or use. ROR.
•June 17, Edward James Dial, 37, Morriston, out of county warrant. Bond $540.
•June 17, Amanda Lynn Hardesty, 23, Dunellon, out of county warrant. Bond $200,000.
Flags poles were cut down and flags left laying on the ground at AMVETS Post 88 in Bronson.
The vandalism occurred sometime after midnight and before 7 a.m. on Sunday, which also happened to be Flag Day.
First vice commander of the post, Dennis Blanke, said it makes him mad and sad someone would do that to them.
"Our goal is to help the community and veterans. I think we do a real good job with the limited funds we have," he said.
The Levy County Sheriff's ffice reports the following arrests:
•June 11, Tiki Monique Albritton, 31, Chiefland, DWLSR. Bond $5,000.
•June 9, Benny J. Battle, 36, Bell, DUI, fail to register motor vehicle, DWLSR.
•June 10, Jerrie Ann Bodden, 44, Williston, violation of protective order. Bond $50,000.
•June 10, Larry Joe Colson, 41, Fleming Isle, out of county warrant. Bond $2,000.
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Yahoo!: Buy the Dip, Says MKM, More Alibaba Payoff to Come
As I wrote earlier, analysts are adjusting their view of Yahoo! (YHOO) following a revised IPO filing yesterday morning by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding that showed a deceleration in sales growth for the March quarter relative to the December quarter, which impacts the value of Yahoo!'s 22.5% stake in the contain pending the offering of Alibaba shares.
Note that the 22.5% stake was itself a decline in Yahoo!'s interest from what had been 24% share in the company, which was itself a disappointment to Yahoo! bulls.
One party, however, stepped in to defend Yahoo! stock today, MKM Partners's Rob Sanderson, who maintains a Buy rating on Yahoo!, and a $45 price target.
Although Sanderson is cutting his estimates for Alibaba's results, and although he sees some impact to Yahoo!'s valuation, he still sees a big payoff for the search engine/media company, and urges investors to buy the dip:
The reduction in IPO valuation assumption implies about a $0.50 hit to our YHOO valuation framework (fully-taxed). This is immaterial in our view and we maintain our $45 price objective. We think much of the Alibaba trade for YHOO is "in the stock," but think there is another leg into the roadshow and on the public market valuation of YHOO's remaining stake. Any news on tax efficiencies (while seemingly unlikely for the IPO piece) are largely upside, and materially so. The difference between fully-taxed and tax-free proceeds from the portion not sold on the IPO is about $9 per share to YHOO shareholders. We would take advantage of the reactionary selloff to the Alibaba miss and expect this will recoup into the roadshow, which could begin as early as next month.
Sanderson writes that Alibaba is feeling a "deflationary impact" from an "aggressive ramp" in mobile computing, much like what U.S. Web giants have gone the through, but he also sees prospects for improved monetization over time:
A drop in take rate (revenue/ gross merchandise value) caused a revenue miss for the March quarter compared to our expectation. Expanded disclosures show that mobile take-rate is about one-third that of desktop. Mobile has quickly ramped to 27% of total GMV, dragging down revenue growth in China retail sales (the primary segment). While deflationary vs. desktop, mobile take rate doubled year-year. This is materially better than the Facebook story at IPO, where the mobile transition was highly cannibalistic and had no monetization model. Alibaba recently bought in the remaining stake of its mobile browser investment, UCWeb. We expect continued investments to further enhance mobile monetization.
Yahoo! stock today is down 41 cents, or 1%, at $34.40.