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Weaving, fishing, and storytelling are all part of this spirited book that celebrates Native American traditions as it teaches young children to count from one to ten. Ideal for storytime or bedtime, and now perfectly sized for toddlers, Te...n Little Rabbits is sure to leave children counting rabbits instead of sheep. Read More
Every day 1,500 Bostonians can't resist buying sweet, simple treats such as Homemade Pop-Tarts, from an alumna of Harvard with a d...egree in economics. From Brioche au Chocolat and Lemon Raspberry Cake to perfect croissants, Flour Bakery-owner Joanne Chang's repertoire of baked goods is deep and satisfying. While at Harvard she discovered that nothing made her happier than baking cookies leading her on a path that eventually resulted in a sticky bun triumph over Bobby Flay on the Food Network'sThrowdown. Almost 150 Flour recipes such as Milky Way Tart and Dried Fruit Focaccia are included, plus Joanne's essential baking tips, making this mouthwatering collection an accessible, instant classic cookbook for the home baker. Read More
For the home or professional bread-maker, this is the book of the season. It comes from a man many consider to be the best bread b...aker in the United States: Chad Robertson, co-owner of Tartine Bakery in San Francisco, a city that knows its bread. To Chad, bread is the foundation of a meal, the center of daily life, and each loaf tells the story of the baker who shaped it. He developed his unique bread over two decades of apprenticeship with the finest artisan bakers in France and the United States, as well as experimentation in his own ovens. Readers will be astonished at how elemental it is. A hundred photographs from years of testing, teaching, and recipe development provide step-by-step inspiration, while additional recipes provide inspiration for using up every delicious morsel. Read More
Share your scribbles with the world! Taro Gomi's latest installment of the best-selling Scribbles and Doodles series invites you t...o doodle and draw in 30 mailable ways with playful prompts and open-endedartwork. Perfect for artists of every kindwhether at home or on the road! Read More
It's the Science Fair, and the second grade is all over it! Some kids are making man-eating robots. Some kids are holding their br...eath for a very, very long time. Some kids are doing interesting things with vacuum cleaners. The theme, obviously, is global warming. But what should Ivy and Bean do? Something involving explosions? Or ropes? Somethingwith ice cubes? Or maybe . . . maybe something different. Read More
In The Exquisite Book, one hundred indie artists play an ingenious version of the Exquisite Corpse drawing game. Each adorns a pag...e with artwork having seen only the page of the artist immediately prior and using a single horizon line to connect the two. Some continue the "story" quite literally while others build on the previous page in more fanciful ways. This astonishing volume's format is as unique as its content, with each of the book's ten chapters residing on a ten-page accordion pull-out, allowing readers to view the art continuously. With an illustrated foreword by Dave Eggers, and art from such luminaries as James Jean and Jill Bliss, this charming book is, simply, exquisite. Read More
As the hipster classic Craft, Inc. did for crafters, this book will teach all types of creatives?illustrators, photographers, grap...hic designers, animators, and more?how to build a successful business doing what they love. Freelancing pros Meg Mateo Ilasco and Joy Deangdeelert Cho explain everything?from creating a standout portfolio to navigating the legal issues of starting a business. Accessible, spunky, and packed with practical advice, Creative, Inc. is an essential for anyone ready to strike out on their own. Read More
Flower delivery! Featuring five amazing pop-up bouquets, Paper Blossoms brings floral cheer to any room. Display any of the bouque...ts--a garland of roses, a tropical arrangement, a lotus water garden, a springtime bouquet, or a vase of lilies as a beautiful centerpiece or room accent. A triumph of pop-up artistry and a sure conversation-starter, these bouquets burst forth with color, joy, and lasting beauty. Read More
This hip press-out family includes 5 people, a cat, a dog, a doghouse, and over 150 mix-and-match vinyl cling clothes! Combine thi...s with the MoMA Modern Play House for a completely modern experience. WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Read More
Paper crafting is the hot new craft, and in this delightful book, Minhee and Truman Chofounders of popular stationery company PAPE...R + CUPoffer 25 unique paper projects: vintage-inspired frames, hanging bird mobiles, pretty flower hair clips, personalized place cards, and many more. Each project is presented in a few easy, illustrated stepsall crafters need to get started is paper, scissors, glue, and a dash of creativity. With simple instructions, lovely color photographs, and downloadable templates, Paper + Craft makes it a cinch to turn a blank sheet into a pretty paper treat. Read More
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Banks and other businesses have long been outsourcing some of their IT operations in order to save time and money. One of the problems with outsourcing IT, though, is that it can make your business vulnerable. If you are a financial institution or other business that specializes in sensitive information, attacks like the Eurograbber can be devastating.
While outsourcing your IT can make sense, it's important to be savvy about your efforts, and take extra precautions to protect your customers' information. It's all about managing risks.
In light of the interest in social media, and its uses in public interactions, it is important to address some of the issues associated with social media integration. This is the third and final post in our series on how the Canadian government can mitigate social media risks. You can read the first part and the second part on our Bivium blog.
There are a number of advantages governments can enjoy by deciding to use social media to engage members of the public. While there are many types of risks involved in social media, from legal to privacy issues, this last post in our recent series on government and social media focuses on providing mitigating actions that departments and agencies can take to reduce the risk posed by IT security vulnerabilities.
This is the second of three posts on the subject of social media integration by Canada's federal government, and how to overcome the risks it entails.
Social media brings with it many opportunities for governments to engage with citizens, and provide valuable information. However, as with all good things, there are also risks. Government agencies must mitigate the risks presented by social media in any way they can.
This is the first of three posts on the subject of social media integration by the federal government, and how to overcome the risks it entails.
Recently, the Canadian federal government decided to allow departments to begin using social media as a tool to interact with citizens. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat released guidelines for the use of Web 2.0 tools by government departments and officials to connect externally.
Overall, this is a positive development. There are a number of good uses for social media by the government. So many people use social media now, and a majority of Canadians have Internet access, and use social media. Social media is becoming an increasingly popular source of news and information, and Web 2.0 tools can be used alert citizens to various situations, and provide guidance and direction. Additionally, social media can be used to connect with constituents. Politicians and bureaucrats can use social media as a tool to reconnect with the base. It offers a chance for citizens to share what they want from government, and provides civil servants with insights on how to improve public service.
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) has undertaken a complete review of professional services procurement with the objective of developing a national strategy.
This blog post provides you with a summary of the final Professional Services National Procurement Strategy prepared by the Acquisitions Branch of PWGSC.


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AUGUSTA, Ga. – For the second week in a row, the 11th-ranked North Georgia College & State University women's soccer team has claimed a weekly award from the Peach Belt Conference office. This week, sophomore defender Megan Morrow has been named the PBC Defender-of-the-Week.
Morrow led the nationally-ranked Saints' defense in a pair of wins last week that included the team's fifth shutout victory of the season in their PBC opener.
With the help of Morrow, North Georgia held Carson-Newman to just nine shots in an 8-2 road victory on Wednesday, Sept. 12. The Snellville, Ga. native then led both the offense and defense on the pitch against PBC newcomer Young Harris on Saturday, Sept. 15 as she recorded the game-winning goal and assisted on two more while also holding the Mountain Lions to just eight shots.
North Georgia is now second in the league in goals allowed average (0.43).
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Bernadette Peters, Cheyenne Jackson and More to Take Part in GLAAD Spirit Day
Viacom brands MTV, VH1, CMT, BET, Logo, TV Land, TeenNick and Paramount Pictures will join the hosts of Good Morning America, the cast of Days of Our Lives, Dianna Agron, Chaz Bono, Pauly D, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Jenni "JWoww" Farley, Fran Drescher, Paris Hilton, Jimmy Kimmel, Joel McHale, Reba McEntire, Sir Ian McKellen, Maria Menounos, the New York Stock Exchange, hosts of CNBC, Facebook and millions of Americans in 'going purple' for Spirit Day on October 19 in a stand against bullying and to show their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth, GLAAD announced today. The National Basketball Association (NBA), NASCAR Diversity, Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer and Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) will also participate through social media.
For a full list of participants, anti-bullying resource kit for students and parents as well as Spirit Day digital apps visit http://glaad.org/spiritday
Viacom's brands will be participating on-air, online, through social media and employee engagement efforts. MTV, VH1, Logo, TV Land and TeenNick will turn on-air logos purple on Spirit Day; MTV, VH1 and Logo will turn online logos purple as well and support through social media, VH1.com, LogoTV.com and NewNowNext.com, which will be posting feature stories and never-before-seen "It Gets Better" clips. MTV will turn its 44 ½ high-definition screen in Times Square purple for the day. The cast of TeenNick's 'Degrassi' and 'Victorious' star Avan Jogia will be wearing purple and Viacom, BET, CMT and Paramount Pictures will also support the day through social media.
Comcast and NBCUniversal will participate including NBC owned stations, Telemundo network and owned stations. Hosts of "Access Hollywood," CNBC, "Chelsea Lately," and E! News, among others, will wear purple.
The 'Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Sign' will be turned purple and several hotels on the Las Vegas strip will light their marquees purple with an anti-bullying message, GLAAD previously announced with R&R Partners Foundation. In addition, the Duke Energy Tower in Charlotte, NC will join the New York Stock Exchange, Thomson Reuters' Times Square screen, the LAX Pylon Lights and JFK traffic tower in lighting up purple for Spirit Day on October 19.
Hosts of 'Good Morning America' will wear purple on the October 19 show. 'Watch What Happens Live' host Andy Cohen will also wear purple for Spirit Day on the October 18 program. Hosts of "Access Hollywood," CNBC, "Chelsea Lately," "E! News," "Extra," "The Talk," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" and "The Wendy Williams Show" will also wear purple on the air for Spirit Day. Host of 'Extra,' Maria Menounos, will join previously announced celebrity participants including Dianna Agron, Perez Hilton, Avan Jogia, Shay Mitchell, Shaquille O'Neal, George Takei and Wendy Williams as a Spirit Day Ambassador.
American Apparel, the vertically integrated clothing manufacturer based in downtown Los Angeles, launched a Spirit Day store featuring the company's purple clothing items. Spirit Day supporters will receive a special 10% discount on the purple items by using the promo code 'SPIRIT' at check out. American Apparel will also donate 10% of all 'purple proceeds' to GLAAD.
Each year GLAAD coordinates hundreds of national and local organizations, schools, celebrities, media, sports leagues, corporations, parishes, faith groups and landmarks. GLAAD is also working with gay teen Katy Butler who is calling for President Obama and Governor Romney to wear purple on Friday. Her Change.org petition has garnered thousands of signatures: http://glaad.org/purple2012. Earlier this year, Katy launched a Change.org petition to call on the MPAA to change the rating of the documentary BULLY.


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Tesco in Poland: Local Profile, 2013
Report description
Product Synopsis
This is a detailed report covering Tesco's store formats, private labels, history, key employees, and key financial and operational metrics in Poland.
Introduction and Landscape
Why was the report written?
This is a comprehensive report covering Tesco's operations in Poland. It offers an insightful analysis of the company and details of its store formats, private labels, history, news, key employees, and key financial and operational metrics. The report also presents market shares and investment strategies of the company's key local competitors.
What is the current market landscape and what is changing?
Poland has been one of the prime investing destinations for foreign retailers in Europe. However, the current unstable macroeconomic conditions have negatively affected consumption rates, pushing retailers to adopt new strategies to promote growth as consumers continue to rationalize their spending.
What makes this report unique and essential to read?
The report provides detailed information on Tesco's operations and strategy in Poland. Additionally, it presents market shares and investment strategies of the company's key competitors in the country.
Key Features and Benefits
The report provides a comprehensive analysis of Tesco's operations in Poland and is an essential tool to gain a detailed understanding of the company's local operations.
The report presents Tesco's strategy, which is essential in understanding the direction of the company in the coming years.
A unique table that presents the information of major retailers in Poland. It provides information on the retailers' store banners, country of origin, store count, and the year of inception in Poland.
An insightful analysis of Tesco in Poland, providing details of its store formats, private labels, history, news, key employee biographies, and key financial and operational metrics.
The report provides market share data for Tesco and its key competitors in Poland. Additionally, it presents investment strategies of the company's key competitors, and this information is essential to gain an understanding of the market.
Key Market Issues
Unstable macroeconomic conditions and the global slowdown will continue to have an impact on retail sales in the country.
Increased unemployment will put pressure on the consumption rates, forcing consumers to focus on necessary spending, thereby impacting luxury purchases in the country.
Key Highlights
Tesco plans to expand its online presence in the country to eight new cities by the end of 2013.
The retailer plans to refurbish existing hypermarkets to accommodate food courts and clothing boutiques.
Table of contents
1 Introduction
1.1 What is the report about?
1.2 Scope
1.3 Methodology
2 Tesco Poland – Company Profile
2.1 Business Description
2.2 Store formats
2.3 Products
2.4 Services
3 Tesco Poland – Key Information
3.1 Financial Performance
3.2 Operational Performance
3.2.1 Store count
3.2.2 Sales per store
3.2.3 Revenue per employee
3.3 Key Employees
4 Tesco Poland – Corporate Strategy
4.1 Increased Focus on Online Segment to Boost Sales
5 Competitive Environment
5.1 Key Supermarkets, Hypermarkets and Hard-Discount Retailers in Poland
5.2 Market Shares of Key Supermarkets, Hypermarkets and Hard-Discount Retailers in Poland
6 Investment and Expansion Plans of Competitors
6.1 Jeronimo Martins
6.2 E.Leclerc
6.3 Lidl
6.4 Carrefour
7 Appendix
7.1 Tesco Poland – News
7.2 Events and History
7.3 Awards and Recognitions
7.4 About Canadean
7.5 Disclaimer
List of Tables
Table 1: Ratio Definitions
Table 2: Tesco Poland, Key Facts
Table 3: Tesco Poland, Store Formats
Table 4: Product Assortment in Store Formats
Table 5: Tesco Private Labels
Table 6: Tesco Poland, Key Employees
Table 7: Tesco Poland, Key Employee Biographies
Table 8: Key Supermarkets, Hypermarkets and Hard-Discount Retailers in Poland
Table 9: Market Shares of Key Supermarkets, Hypermarkets and Hard-Discount Retailers in Poland (USD Million), 2012
List of Figures
Figure 1: Tesco Extra Store
Figure 2: Tesco Poland– Revenues (US$ Million), 2008–2012
Figure 3: Tesco Poland – Store Count, 2008–2012
Figure 4: Tesco Poland – Sales Per Store (US$ Million), 2008–2012
Figure 5: Tesco Poland – Revenue Per Employee ('000 US$), 2008–2012
Figure 6: Market Shares of Key Supermarkets, Hypermarkets and Hard-Discount Retailers in Poland (%), 2012
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0verkill is a client-server 2D deathmatch-like game in ASCII art. It supports free connecting/disconnecting during the game, and runs well on modem lines. Graphics are in 16-color ASCII art with elaborate hero animations. 0verkill features 4 different weapons, grenades, invisibility, and armor. The package also contains reaperbot clients, a simple graphics editor, and a level editor.
A220 Mission 1 is an arcade game written as a Java Midlet for cellphones. It lets you fly through mountains and cave systems, eliminating multiple enemies before finally destroying the Pirate Base. You pick up weapons, shields, and fuel powerups along the way. There are multiple levels, terrains, and enemies.
Adventures on Planet Zephulor is a side scrolling action game written completely in python with the help of PyGame and SDL. Game play is simple and consists of finding power-ups, avoiding or killing monsters, and exploring various levels. There are a few hidden areas and branching paths.
Amoebax is a cute and addictive action-puzzle game where the objective is to beat your opponents in a battle by filling up their grid up to the top with garbage. Amoebax features a training mode for a single player, a normal mode for one player against the computer, and a tournament mode for one or two players.


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AUSTIN -- Sunday was a big night for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas. The charity held its 30th annual Bowl for Kid's Sake fundraiser at the Highland Lanes on Burnet Road in North Austin.
About 600 people took part in the event, which had an 80s theme.
Big Brothers Big Sisters helps find mentors for children between six and 18 years old.
"We are, like I said, supporting children in our community. The kids who live right here who could use a little extra boost [from] the mentors that we have. And we have about 1,000 mentors on any given day supporting children in Austin," Melanie Chasteen with BBBS said.
Organizers hoped to raise $175,000 over the weekend. KVUE was the media partner for the event.
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"PHP Web Security Monitor" is designed to protect Internet sites created with PHP from malicious queries from hackers and Web viruses. It filters common PHP variables via prepared security patterns and compares (unprotected) input variables against patterns of dangerous data, such as SQL injection, XSS injection, and PHP code compromising.
Fortools_dd is a set of forensic apps, created with zenity, for terminal commandos and bash scripts in Linux. It includes Mount_dd (a mounting images app), kijknekerap (a Dutch Terminal app), fgrep_dd (grep apps), convert_dd (a conversion app for aff > dd > EWF), shred_dd (a shredding app), filecopy_dd (a search-and-copy app), forensic_wine_dd (a Windows software with Wine app), reportmaker_dd (a small reportmaking app), Browserhistory_dd (a history app), and Offsetgrabber_dd (an offset viewing app).
Symbiose is a WebOS, a Web desktop which is accessible from any Web browser. It works like Linux, using the same filetree, UI management, software update system, and commands (ls, cd, etc.). It offers file management (sending/downloading, basic operations, copy-and-paste, drag-and-drop, etc.), a text editor with syntax highlighting and automatic indentation, a music and video player, a word processor, an archive manager, management of system parameters (such as appearance, users, quotas, interfaces, and software sources), a software center, an updates manager similar to apt-get, FTP server, DropBox, and Google Drive mounting (with integration of these services in Symbiose storage), and more.
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PHP Script Register, Login Users registers and logs users into a website, and shows the online users. It has options to log in with Facebook or with a Google account. It includes a "Remember" button which gives the ability to automatically log in the user on the next visit. If the user forgets the password, the script can send it by email. Each user has a personal page which contains an image uploaded by the user, the registration date, the last visit date, the number of visits/logins, and other personal data (name, pronoun, birthday, personal website, occupation, and hobby). On the personal page, the user can modify the password and the email address added to registration, then he/she will receive an email message with the new data. The script displays the total number of users, the last registered user, and the online users.
xlife is a laboratory for experimenting with cellular automata. It supports loadable rulesets and palettes, different topologies, and up to 256-state cellular automata. It has rules and patterns for Life, Brian's Brain, Perrier's Loops, Langton's Ants and Loops, Wireworld, E.F. Codd's 1975 UCC automaton, some Prisoner's Dilemma games, and many others. It is very fast for step-by-step mode, bounded grid, and chaotic patterns. It has several unique features: a historical mode, a pseudocolor mode, and n-state statistics. It has been developed since 1989. The modern version of Xlife began its history in 2011.
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Vintage Round Footed Platter
- Summary
Century-old wood finds new life in our handmade footed platters for serving breads and cheeses or placing under a steaming pot of stew. Salvaged from turn-of-the-20th-century buildings in Central Europe, the wood is carefully matched and finished to produce these one-of-a-kind servers.
- Crafted from solid European pine.
- The wood's natural beauty, burnished by a century of use, gives each piece of wood unique character.
- The vintage wood will change color over time, especially with exposure to sunlight, enhancing the wood's appealing patina.
- Finished with natural wax and food-grade mineral oil.
- 18" diam. x 2-1/2 thick, 3 1/2" high including feet.
- Made in Hungary.
- A Williams-Sonoma exclusive.
- Use & Care
- Hand-wash with soap and water.
- Oil the wood using food-grade mineral oil after every third use.
- Shipping
Shipping Information
This item is shipped from our warehouse by UPS to arrive within five business days of our receiving your order.
Shipping Rates
The shipping rate varies depending on your order total and shipping destination. View Shipping Options and Charges.
Rush Delivery
For an additional charge of $15 per address, we can rush delivery to most destinations. This service is not available for some oversize items, items shipped directly from the supplier (including perishable and custom-manufactured items), out-of-stock items and items to be shipped outside the contiguous 48 states.
Return Policy
At Williams-Sonoma, we take great pride in the quality and craftsmanship of our products. If, within 30 days, you are not completely satisfied with your purchase for any reason, please return the item for an exchange or refund of the merchandise value. View Full Return Policy.


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For decades, the average consumer wasn't getting a fair deal when buying insurance. That's why we created Consumer United — a modern, mission-driven model of insurance buying that gives consumers like you an advantage. We're changing the way people shop online for auto and home insurance by enabling consumers to quickly compare and find better coverage from companies that best fit their individual and family needs.
It would take hours on the computer and phone to do what we do in minutes.
Consumer United combines the personalized, comparison shopping experience of a local agent with the ease and convenience of buying directly from a carrier.
- Consumer United doesn't sell or push one brand of insurance — our priority is to find the right company for your particular situation.
- We provide you with personalized quotes from the nation's most respected insurance carriers to offer you the best coverage at the lowest price.
- All Consumer United representatives are licensed insurance agents, not salespeople. We're consultants who tailor each quote to fit your individual needs.
Justin Dangel: CEO & CO-FOUNDER
Justin Dangel created Consumer United in late 2007 and has cultivated its growth from just a few employees in a small office to over 300 employees across multiple locations. Consumer United was named one of the 'Top 10 Fastest Growing Companies in Insurance' by Inc. Magazine in 2012.
Prior to Consumer United, Justin was Founder and CEO of Voter.com where he helped create the most popular independent political channel on the Internet with more than 3.5 million monthly users and 500,000 newsletter subscriptions. He led a team that developed strategic partnerships with Microsoft, NBC, CNN, the AFL-CIO, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Democratic and Republican parties and several others.
Earlier in his career, as an analyst with Hambros Advanced Technology Trust in London, Justin evaluated hundreds of business plans and worked with dozens of portfolio management teams in early-stage venture capital such as the Russian Technology Fund in St. Petersburg, Russia, and The Ukraine Fund, in Kiev, Ukraine. His political and public service background includes both volunteer and work positions with the United States Treasury Department, Senator Edward Kennedy's office and Senator Joseph Biden's office.
Justin has spoken at numerous events and conferences across the country, including the World Economic Forum in Washington. Justin is a graduate of Duke University with a degree in Political Science.
Casey Gustus: COO
Casey Gustus has served as the Chief Operating Officer of Consumer United since 2010. As COO, he leads the sales, marketing, product and technology operations of the organization during its rapid growth. Under Casey's leadership the company has grown by more than 300% each year.
Casey has extensive experience as an entrepreneur, and working with many successful online companies including financialaid.com where his marketing and business development activities generated over $500M in student loans annually, CampusDirt.com the number one online college search site, EDLOAN, Climber.com a fast growing job search company, and many more. He is experienced in all aspects of digital operations, marketing and product development with a strong focus on direct-response marketing and user/consumer acquisition by leveraging technology in new and imaginative ways.
He is a graduate of Gettysburg College with a degree in Business Management.
Lou Geremia: PRESIDENT, INSURANCE
As President of Insurance at Consumer United, Lou Geremia leads the growth of the country's top online insurance agency. He came to Consumer United from Bankrate where he managed NetQuote, InsureMe, Insweb and other insurance brands totaling more than $200M in annual revenue and 20% growth per year.
Lou also co-founded and served as president of Insurance.com where he successfully managed the company's growth, profitability and sale. Assuming the position of Director after the sale, he managed all new business development, major marketing partnerships and other revenue generating relationships.
Prior to Insurance.com, Lou served as a Senior Vice President at both Fidelity Investments and Chase. At Fidelity, he developed the model and business plan for insurance.com. At Chase, he built and managed a new business development group that fostered long-term partnerships with banks, insurance companies, brokerage firms and other affinity groups to market credit cards to their customers.
Lou received his undergraduate degree from Colby College and earned an MBA from the Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business.
Joshua S. Levine: PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS
Joshua S. Levine joined Consumer United in 2013 as President of Operations. His primary responsibility is to execute the vision of the company.
Prior to joining Consumer United, Josh spent many years in financial services. From 1999 - 2006, he was the Chief Technology and Operations Officer of E*TRADE FINANCIAL, where he was responsible for global technology, operations and customer service. Prior to that, Josh was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and at Deutsche Bank.
Josh serves on several corporate and non-profit boards, including FreshDirect and DonorsChoose.org. He served as a member of the National Academies "Committee on Improving Processes and Policies for the Acquisition and Test of Information Technologies in the Department of Defense", is a former advisory board member to the National Counterterrorism Center in the Department of National Intelligence and a former member of the Georgia Technology Authority.
Josh's many industry awards include InfoWorld's "Top 25 most influential CTO's," CIO Magazine's "CIO 100," a "Webby" for the best banking and bill pay on the internet and a People's Choice award at the 2012 South by Southwest (SxSW) conference (previously awarded to Groupon).
"I had an extremely fantastic experience with [my representative] today. He didn't have me on the phone for hours. He obtained the necessary information from me and then did the research and called me back when he had the right product I was looking for."
- Tim Y.
"The agent that I talked to was great. He saved us a ton of money on our car insurance that we had been paying too much for, for too long. He cut our rates more than half by shopping around for us."
- John M.
"[My Agent] was super helpful getting my family an auto insurance policy with the coverage levels we wanted at a premium cost that literally saved us $1,110 per year. If anyone wants to avoid contacting multiple insurers, I would recommend contacting [Consumer United]."
- Elizabeth S.
"My old premiums kept sneaking up but I hated the thought of shopping for quotes. Consumer United did the shopping for me. I was paying $143 per month for my auto insurance. Now I'm paying $99.83 per month. I'm not a paid spokesperson…I'm simply writing because I discovered something really worthwhile."
- Barbara M.
- One of Inc. 500's Fastest Growing Private Companies in America
- Named the 4th-fastest-growing private business in the region by the Boston Business Journal
- Better Business Bureau accredited since 2008
|The Consumer United Advantage
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|Provides independent advice and guidance
|Offers several quotes for price comparison
|Works with multiple top-notch insurance companies
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Mark, welcome to the Southern Missouri Chapter of the Christian Crawlers 4x4 Club. Mark is from Greenwood, MO and drives a 2007 Toyata Cruiser on 35's
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People living with rare diseases often display unusual courage, tenacity, and grace in dealing with extraordinary challenges. We present a few of their stories here.
My husband, Robert, calls my rare disease a "brutal and unkind disease". But it all began with very mild symptoms … numbness in three toes on my left foot. Learn more about Lulu's story.
When my parents brought me home from the hospital as a newborn, my sister and grandmother were waiting for us to celebrate our homecoming. Everyone in the family was excited, but my parents couldn't help worrying about the fact that, even for a newborn, I seemed unusually sleepy and lethargic. Learn more about Ben's story.
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Paige was a healthy baby at birth, but an illness just before her first birthday resulted in seizures and the beginning of many trips to the hospital. Since then, Paige has had eight MRIs, two muscle biopsies, four spinal taps, hundreds of blood tests, numerous EEGs, and many other tests.
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It Was For Sale? The Nürburgring Has Been Sold
The famous Nürburgring racing circuit has just changed hands for the loft sum of €100 million Euros, or roughly $140 million USD. Many were not even aware that the uber-popular track was suffering insolvency. German auto firm Capricorn Group purchased the struggling circuit. It was strange to read that the Nürburgring had been sold, as I did not know it was for sale. The Capricorn Group became the proud new owners of the Nürburgring just over a year after the previous owners filed an insolvency application. While most do not notice when tracks are struggling, there are clearly companies monitoring for bargains! … Continue reading
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The Most Expensive Private Jets Provide a High
When it comes to expensive toys, exotic sports cars, superyachts and private jets tend to take the cake in the pricing arena. The following are among the most expensive private jets in the world, fitted with every amenity and a price tag to match! There are some out there who only need to use a private jet charter or exotic car rental company when they are too far from their own fleets. 3. The Gulfstream G550 owned by Lakshmi Mittal. This $38 million dollar private jet is a variation of the Gulfstream V with an extended range of 12,500 km. … Continue reading
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The $27 Million Dollar Setai South Beach Penthouse
There is a bit of confusion about which is the most expensive Miami penthouse. Last year, the Setai South Beach penthouse sold for a staggering $27 million USD. A few months later, a buyer picked up two penthouses at Ian Schrager's for a total of $34 million and then claimed they were the most expensive. Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't one penthouse for $27 million more expensive than two for $34 million? The Setai South Beach is one of the very best luxury hotels in the area. The penthouse in question is penthouse B, a full-floor unit … Continue reading
Want an Aston Martin One-77 Black Jack Edition?
They are gorgeous, powerful and nearly impossible to obtain—the Aston Martin One-77 fleet. Because a scant 77 units rolled off the production line, each one was lusted after and had a predetermined home anxiously awaiting their arrival. Like this (kinda) one-off One-77 Black Jack Edition, specially designed for the Guo family in China that is now for sale. All 77 units of the super-exclusive Aston Martin One-77 were pre-sold. One of them is for sale now, and it is certainly a looker. This Aston Martin One-77 Black Jack Edition boasts a pearl white coat and sporty red leather interior. The … Continue reading
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Fetching Bentley Furniture Parks the Brand Indoors
Just because luxury automaker Bentley is typically occupied with engines and upholstery does not mean it cannot shine headlights in other directions: Check out the lavish Bentley furniture collection. Every inch as high end as their automobiles, the fashionable furnishings are understated and overpriced. The collection is just as plain Jane as the Bentley handbag line, which lacked overall curb appeal. This is the Bentley butterfly sofa and accent chair. It is ensconced in ivory leather with that signature Bentley diamond design. The armchair is a classic pinstripe wool. Many automakers experiment with making different stuff, like Bugatti with its … Continue reading
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The Top 10 Most Expensive Restaurants of 2013
Looking to spend a bit more on a meal? While some places are known for one or two extravagant items, the following list of meals could be a bit hard to swallow and may not be the best place to take a complete stranger for a first date. Though, if you are in the market to test the limits of both the palate and bank account, here are (some of) the top 10 most expensive restaurants of 2013: 10. Schloss Schauenstein, Furstenau, Switzerland: $269 9. Michel Bras Toya, Toya, Japan: $287 8. Alain Ducasse at The Dorschester, London: $289 7. … Continue reading
Bugatti Belt Buckle Costs More Than Some Exotic Cars
The Bugatti Veyron currently reins king among supercars, holding tight to the title of the World's Fastest Production Car. Now it can also hold something else: a pair of pants. The Bugatti belt buckle will hold up any pair of pants for the bargain price $84,000 USD. For that price, one could purchase a 2013 Cadillac Escalade ESV, a Porsche 911 Carrera, a 2014 Jaguar XK and many other exotic sports cars. The new Bugatti belt buckle will leave jaws on the floor, but not pants at $84,000. The clip above gives a glimpse of the belt buckle and its … Continue reading
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The Laraki Motors Epitome Hypercar Breaks all the Rules
The Laraki Motors Epitome hypercar emerged at Pebble Beach this year, and it is far more than its unprecedented appearance. With a $2 million dollar price tag and the capacity to unleash 1,750 horses, it truly is the embodiment of what the future of a supercar should be. Is the Epitome ahead of its time in the styling arena or right on time? The Laraki Motors Epitome breaks the standard mold of how a supercar should look. It looks like it was pinched in the middle for a pronounced waistline that only serves to showcase the extreme air intakes and … Continue reading
Would You Pay $14 Million for a Number Plate?
Recently a Ferrari 250 LM sold for $14.3 million dollars. That is a high price for an exotic car, but a number plate in Abu Dhabi was purchased for the exact same amount: $14.3 million. The most expensive number plate sold for the staggering sum was number 1–the most desired digit in Abu Dhabi. The kicker is that the plate graces a mere million dollar ride, a 2006 Pagani Zonda roadster. Let us dive deeper into the subject in order to grasp the insanity. The most expensive number plate is the number 1 in Abu Dhabi. There is a tremendous … Continue reading
The $176 Quattroporte Fails to Make a Splash in New York
Now thirsty patrons can order a Quattroporte in a creative New York watering hole and hotel. When the $176 Quattroporte cocktail is requested–it comes with a complementary shuttle to any Manhattan destination in the real deal. The ingredients in the drink are quality, like the car. At $176, this is the cheapest Quattroporte on the planet. This is an exploding offer, however, so hurry to New York for the heady beverage and chauffeured trip in a Maserati Quattroporte. The hotel bar is running this special through November 24th. The number 176 is a nod to the top speed of the … Continue reading


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Prom season is in full swing for high schoolers - and students everywhere are busy trying to find a date. One gutsy high school senior, Jake Davidson, decided to ask Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Kate Upton to the prom via a YouTube video.
Her initial response?
"How could I turn down that video! I'll check my schedule ;)," she tweeted to the Los Angeles teen.
But, it looks like he'll have to make other arrangements: She's not going with him.
"I'm not sure if I'll be able to go with him or not, due to my schedule," Upton said in a statement. "I want to, but I just don't know if I can make it work. But I really appreciated being asked; it made me feel really great!"
She did pay him a great compliment, saying that a guy like him - with confidence and guts - is "attractive."
Poor guy. Maybe he should have asked these celebrities instead? They're the ones who were invited to a formal event - and accepted!
Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake seemed genuinely touched when Marine Corporal Kelsey De Santis invited him to the Marine Corps Ball in November 2011.
"I knew I would have an evening that I wouldn't forget... Something I could tell my friends about," he wrote in a blog post after the ball. "What I didn't know was how moved I would be by the whole experience."
But, that wasn't the end of their relationship. Timberlake later invited De Santis to attend Spike TV's 2012 Guy's Choice Awards with him in June 2012.
He even thanked her while accepting his award for Entertainer of the Year.
"He's a genuine person. There's no doubt in my mind [he deserves this award]," De Santis later said of her famous pal.
Mila Kunis
Timberlake's "Friends With Benefits" co-star Mila Kunis also received an invite to a 2011 Marine Corps Ball - and she also accepted. The 29-year-old actress went as the guest of Sgt. Scott Moore to the North Carolina event - and a good time was had by all.
"Everything went well. It was a great experience for everybody," Marina spokesperson Capt. Scott Sasser later told Access Hollywood.
And Sgt. Moore couldn't stop talking about her, either.
"[I was surprised] just how down to earth she was. She's just a normal person," he said, adding that she was interested in learning all about the Marines and the ball.
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian was in serious need of good publicity when she accepted Marine Sergeant Martin Gardner's invitation to the Marine Corp Ball in November 2012.
Better yet? Kardashian surprised the Marine by flying to North Carolina for the event.
"Sgt Gardner told us he had invited Kim Kardashian, but we thought he was kidding, we never expected her to actually come," a fellow guest told Splash.
"We were amazed to see her."
She only stayed for two hours, but it's better than nothing, right?
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A penny for your thoughts? I should've probably offered a quarter instead, since a penny won't incentivize anyone to share much of anything these days. Honestly, they aren't even worth the time you've wasted thinking about the proposition. So, let me suggest a more valuable proposition: let's dump the penny.
The penny has long been the ugly step child of our nation's currency. That's not even being very nice to ugly step-children because the penny is literally worthless. It's actually worse than worthless; it costs us 2.4 timesas much to mint a penny as the actual value of the currency. It's also practically useless. You can't buy anything for a penny and hardly anyone accepts them!
So, how much actual money does that add up to? It costs $120 million to mint approximately $50 million worth of the money sucking cent according to www.retirethepenny.com. Even conservative estimates put the annual cost to mint at $60 million. That's $60 million dollars we dump down the drain… each year! That can't be goodfor our drinking water. So aside from saving $60 million per year and more than half a billion dollars over 10 years, what else is wrong with the penny?
- Pennies are annoying - The time businesses and consumers spend handling, wrapping, and processing pennies is wasteful. Actually, this applies to all coin currency.
- Time is money - Robert Whaples, professor at Wake Forest University, argues that this lost time costs us $730 million a year. Ouch! Makes $60 million seem like pennies.
- Gross, pennies! - These dirty little mongrels carry bacteria, corrode easily, get swallowed by young children and pets alike, and are responsible for typhoid fever. Okay, I made that last part up, but you get the idea.
The only legitimate argument against stopping penny production is that the alternative is rounding to the nearest nickel. This "could" lead to a minimaland temporary bump in inflation. While there is potential for that, it didn't happen when we eliminated the half-cent in 1857, and that was when the half-cent was worth roughly 5 times as much as a penny is worth today.
The other argument is it will piss off deal savvy marketers that don't want to round to the nearest dollar to create a good deal. As a marketer, I must ask, why must we pander to these dopes? If they are bummed out that McDonald's won't be able to offer a 99 cent cheeseburger anymore, $1 for your own personal heart attack is just as convincing in my opinion. Plus, it encourages truth in advertising, which I am always in favor of.
Okay, so, how do we faze it out? Well, how about organizing a national penny drive and giving that money to charity. Is it that crazy? Time warp: when I was still a wee-little bugger, barely 7 years old, I used to save all my pennies in a little blue jar on my desk. I would run around my house picking up all the coins that had fallen to the floor, in between couch cushions, and that were littered across the teenage wasteland that was my sister's car floor. That car was practically a roving copper mine (early 80′s). I was a proud, diligent, and effective little saver. The idea was to save up my money so I could donate it anonymously to charity as Tzedakah. For those that aren't familiar with the term, it roughly translates to charity in Hebrew. All told, after two years of saving my pennies, I gathered $41 dollars and 37 grimy cents worth of pennies. Meanwhile, I used all the "real" coins to buy myself ice cream to feed my cavities. Most importantly, I learned a valuable life lesson to save, give to charity, and I helped some starving children in Africa while doing it. Is there a better lesson to teach our debt-strapped nation?
So, what's the problem? Who's holding our nation ransom?
It turns out, *shocked face*, lobbyists are. Not just any lobbyist, the most questionable kind of lobbyist; the zinc lobbyist. Since the penny is 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper (not including the plating), Jarden Zync, the company that owns an exclusive minting contract on the penny, also funds American for Common Cents. They've tried desperately to save the penny, and Jarden Zync is paying over $140,000 a year to retain a legal arm for it's lobby. What is our country coming to? Well, aside from going broke, Honey Boo-Boo qualifying as a modern day celebrity, and the impending zombie apocalypse, we're apparently being bullied by the zinc lobby.
My colleague, Mel Friedrichs, believes we should get rid of cash altogether. Which is a great idea, in theory. Can you imagine a cashless future? While, I'm not sure that's totally feasible due to the cost of inflation, removing the currency itself, destabilization of global markets, the strain on lower and middle income consumers, it's a noble goal that removing the penny would bring us one step closer to achieving. So, gather your pennies and donate them to a good cause. We've been penny-wise and a pound-foolish for too long.


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Gabriel's language neurons have connected and he over the past few months has become very adept at saying one word - "cake." And with reason - there has been a lot of cake at my house as of late. Birthday season ends always on a bittersweet note. I end up missing the cake baking and party planning, but it is nice to have it all done and especially see the faces of my kids at the celebration.
Gabriel has always loved sports and balls (rather amusing given the number of times football or any sports has been on the TV at my house lately). Plans for a ball cake were scrapped though when he developed a complete obsession for trains. His cake was all him, at least in decoration. The caboose, a hummingbird cake with cream cheese and pecan filling, was "filled" with chocolate sports balls. Gabriel felt that unwrapping them was an unnecessary time suck. The middle car was a brown butter almond cake with a lemon syrup, lemon curd, and white chocolate cream cheese frosting. The engine, a mixture of the two cakes, and topped with a monkey (George as Gabriel called him) for my little banana loving, always moving, and very curious monkey.
It was so hard for Gabriel to wait to eat the cake, and he tried plenty of marshmallow fondant before the cake was completed. You can even see his fingernail marks in parts of the cake or the loose engine cylinder where one of us turned our back at the party! He was so excited to get his plate, with cake and the modeling chocolate monkey just for him. Three minutes later, Gabriel came running back, mouth full, a small stream of chocolate coming out both sides of his mouth, with sparkling eyes he asked, "More George?" Apparently the monkey was tasty.
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- 3 cups all-purpose gluten-free flour blend*
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
- 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
- 2 - 2 1/2 cups finely chopped bananas
- Preheat oven to 350. Prepare a 9x13 baking pan or 3 8 inch round pans by buttering and lining with parchment.
- Mix together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and sugar in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- Whisk together eggs, oil and vanilla extract. Pour into flour mixture.
- Fold until just wet, then add pineapple with juice, pecans and bananas.
- Pour into pans (dividing the batter evenly if baking in round pans).
- Bake for 25-30 minute if in round pans and 45-55 minutes if in the rectangular pan, or until a toothpick comes out with only a few crumbs, and the middle springs back when pressed.
- Cool for 10 minutes in pans, then cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.
- 12 ounces white chocolate
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- 5 cups powdered sugar
- Melt white chocolate and cool to room temperature.
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Well-written and well-told. The characters were engaging and the scenes vivid, and I was definitely pulled in. But the protagonists' decisions at a certain point became disturbing, and I'm not convinced that the author didn't mean to endorse such decisions or the ideologies driving them.
A young journalist, Edward Malone, is looking for adventure. He meets with Professor Challenger who claims that a prehistoric lost world exists on a plateau in South America. During a raucous meeting at the Zoological Institute Hall, Challenger presents his controversial evidence. A fellow zoologist, Mr. Summerlee, refutes Challenger's claims and calls for an expedition to verify his assertions with two members of the audience volunteering to accompany Summerlee; Edward Malone and British sportsman Lord John Roxton. After arriving in the Amazon they are surprised by Challenger who bullies his way into the exploration party. Using drawings made by a lost American adventurer named Chapel White and Challenger's own recollections they find the plateau only to be stranded there by rebellious native porters.
The novel is written through the eyes of the young journalist. He writes letters home to his newspaper publisher. They are carried to civilization by trusted natives. The story is fast paced with a lot of action as they encounter one amazing creature after another.
Professor Challenger is the anti-thesis of Sherlock Holmes; Conan Doyle's other more widely known character. Where Sherlock is described as tall and angular Challenger is stocky and bullish. Challenger is as egotistical as Sherlock but the great detective is more quietly British whereas the Professor is brash and assertive. Conan Doyle has said that he preferred the Challenger character to his famous detective.
I have read some reviews that claim the book is too racist. The depiction of their loyal black assistant is racist, but again this novel was originally written in 1912 and does show the imperialism of that time. I didn't find it overly disturbing.
I enjoyed the novel and recommend it to anyone who is familiar with Arthur Conan Doyle's style of writing or enjoys H. Rider Haggard and other turn of the Twentieth Century adventure authors.
Most people when they think of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle think of his sleuth Sherlock Holmes and trusty sidekick Dr. Watson. (I'll admit that I do, too.) But, Doyle wrote more than just mysteries. The Lost World is about Professor Challenger finding what he believed to be a plateau in an unexplored region of South America which still held living dinosaurs.
Challenger returns to England where, of course, no one believes there are actually still dinosaurs roaming the Earth. He enlists the help of a reporter who is trying to prove the woman he is in love with that he is more than just a measly reporter, a professor of Anatomy by the name of Summerlee, and Lord John Roxton a sportsman and traveler. Shortly after the crew was assembled they began their journey from England to South America and down the Amazon River.
Eventually they reach the point at which Challenger points out the great plateau. There is however no way to get up there as they only way up had been blocked off. After trial and error they find themselves on top of the plateau, trapped no less because of unforeseen events. They find though that Challenger was indeed correct. There were dinosaurs living on the plateau. There were also creatures, a cross between an ape and a human, which were smart and managed to capture Challenger and Summerlee.
It was during this capture that the crew found that there also happened to be a tribe of natives who lived on the plateau as well. The natives claim not to know of a way off the plateau, or don't want to help the crew off (after many failed attempts). Eventually, a young native takes pity on them and shows them the way.
They make their way back to England with their findings and the reporter who wrote down an account of the entire trip to be put in to print. I think I'll leave out the ending and make you read it if you are curious enough to want to find out.
While I enjoyed reading this book, it wasn't quite different than what I was used to when reading Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. Challenger and Holmes have many of the same qualities. I would say, however, if you liked Holmes than you should giveThe Lost World a read.
Allllllllll of the racism. Alllllllllllllll of the colonialism. Allllllllllllllll of the imperialism.
ALLLLLLLLLLLL of it.
I don't even know how to react to this. Like, I kind of want to request a Lord John/Ned fic for Yuletide (that ending, omg, so slashy), but on the other hand, this has so many horrible vile awful assumptions embedded into it that frankly I don't think there's a way to write against them (and if there is, it would take a king hell lot of skill and care, and I would not inflict that on someone for Yuletide) and I can't bear to read slashy adventurefic with this kind of horribleness in it. So.
Basically: shenanigans in the South American rainforest, narrated by a British cub reporter, with a gentleman explorer (Lord John), and two zoology professors, who hate each others' guts more than a little, trying to prove if there is a sekrit pocket of prehistoric animals hidden deep in the Amazon. Spoiler: there is. Further spoiler: there are also savages. You can probably extrapolate from there.
ETA: Which is not to say the shenanigans are not hilarious; this is a rip-roaring adventure yarn.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0812967259, Paperback)Forget the Michael Crichton book (and Spielberg movie) that copied the title. This is the original: the terror-adventure tale of The Lost World. Writing not long after dinosaurs first invaded the popular imagination, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle spins a yarn about an expedition of two scientists, a big-game hunter, and a journalist (the narrator) to a volcanic plateau high over the vast Amazon rain forest. The bickering of the professors (a type Doyle knew well from his medical training) serves as witty contrast to the wonders of flora and fauna they encounter, building toward a dramatic moonlit chase scene with a Tyrannosaurus Rex. And the character of Professor George E. Challenger is second only to Sherlock Holmes in the outrageous force of his personality: he's a big man with an even bigger ego, and if you can grit your teeth through his racist behavior toward Native Americans, he's a lot of fun.
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Donald December 8, 2013 at 09:56 pm
As the "Welcome to Cooperstown" sign at the top of Matt's piece suggests, the village has…Read More a lot more to offer than just baseball, as great as that certainly is. There is the Fenimore Art Museum, one of the premier collections and exhibition venues for 19th-century American and Indian art. The Farmers Museum is a living-history site that contains several dozen original structures moved intact to Cooperstown, and also includes a working farm, which is a great place to bring young children. The NY State Historical Association is headquartered in the village, along with its excellent research library of 19th-century Americana; it is also the venue for the Cooperstown Graduate Program, one of the country's leading post-graduate programs in museum studies. Glimmerglass Opera is a leading regional opera, annually attracting world-class performers, as well as reviewers from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. The Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival offers a nice complement during the summer opera season. And according to The Wall Street Journal, Brewery Ommegang locally produces and serves three of the top ten beers in the United States; while the Cooperstown Diner grills up the best hamburgers in the country, according to noted author and travel writer Bill Bryson. Of course, Lake Otsego -- "Glimmerglass" of James Fenimore Cooper's novels -- provides the backdrop for some of the most scenic landscapes in the eastern Unites States. So those of you fortunate enough to visit the Hall of Fame should not miss out on the other great things Cooperstown has to offer. I have known many who didn't realize there is anything else there except the Hall, even after visiting the village.
If I Had a Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot 2014
BART FRAENKEL December 3, 2013 at 02:45 pm
I agree with your picks for eventual HOF entry, but out of the list I would only vote for Maddux as…Read More a first year pick. Frank Thomas is close, but I'd wait a year until he entered. First year entry has become an incredibly rare honor. You should do an article about how many of the all-time greats (the greatest of the great) were not chosen their first year.
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The article is about players who are first time eligible on the 2014 ballot and not about every…Read More player who is eligible this year.
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Most exciting game I remember as a kid, although Cards lost, was a game with Cincinnati. Reds…Read More jumped off to a 7-0 lead; then Wally Moon brought Cards back with a grand slam. Ted Klusewski (sp?) had three home runs, and the Reds won 19-14.
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Good choices, Matt. I would make a special category for Curt Flood, since he wasn't a HOF…Read More skills-wise but he did open the door for player free agency.
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You seem to have overlooked 1963!
Grumpy Old Man July 8, 2013 at 05:14 pm
You know Jimbo, the 75 Reds were a great team. Best ever? I don't know. I think the '27 Yankees…Read More would give them a run for the money on that one! Then again, these comparisons get like which was the greatest, Secretariat or Man O War? After all the comparisons, stats, rosters, and hoopla is over, they are all great and which one is the greatest remains in the eye of the beholder. But yah, those Reds were good.
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That's a sentiment echoed pretty closely by Spanish Springs Cal Ripken League President Rich Hutson, a local resident for the past 13 years. He likes giving back in his community.
"My thought is that's everyone's responsibility," Hutson said. "I look at myself. I received a lot in my youth sports experience and then into high school and even college. Without people that are willing to help you, whether that be through their time, money or knowledge, you can't get better at things. I think we -- as community, or we as adults, my generation -- need to provide that for our kids."
Hutson is a 1986 Carson High graduate and a 1993 University of Nevada graduate. Shortly after marrying his wife Ally, he moved into the Spanish Springs valley. He teaches sixth grade at Alyce Taylor Elementary School in the valley as well and doesn't plan to leave any time soon.
"It's quiet out here. There are good people," Hutson said. "We've made a lot of friends. The community has been good to us. We like it here most definitely. I told my wife when we moved out here, 'once they built the Home Depot, I won't have to leave this valley.' And for a exceptions, that pretty much holds true."
The Nevada Wolf Pack fan and San Francisco 49ers fan has three boys -- Jake (16), Nate (11) and Lukas (8) -- and a family that loves baseball, hence his devotion to Spanish Springs Cal Ripken League. He's been affiliated with the league in some capacity for the past nine years. He has sat on its board for the past three years and is wrapping up his second year as the league's president.
He admitted it's a labor of love.
"It's a tough job, but I was really kind of groomed for it by (past president) Damon O'Connell for a year before I took over," Hutson said. "It takes quite a bit of time. It takes a real good team and I think we've got a good team as far as our board, parents and the community as a whole. It takes that to make everything work for us. I'd say 99 percent of the things I take care of are enjoyable. There's always that one percent but it's been a good couple years.
"I like being out at the ball field. I think so many other people do so much more work within our league, whatever their job description is. I just kind of make sure things get done in a timely manner and properly. But when you have people who know what they're doing, that's a pretty easy thing for me to do."
Hutson believes there's a lot for him, and his board to be proud of. He pointed out improved facilities, successful fundraising efforts and a growth in league participation numbers as all positives.
"We've accomplished a lot in terms of improving our facility, creating funds and expanding the league," he said. "It's grown by about 50 kids compared to last season.
"Our main goal is we want to pay off the debt on the lights we put in on Field 3 last year. With such a generous community in terms of donations financially, we will probably be able to do that by next year. But, we'd also like to get, and I know this is pretty ambitious, a permanent snack bar and restroom building. If that's not something we can get accomplished in the next couple of years or as long as I'm involved, I'd really like to get the groundwork laid and have an option ready for the next group of people that take over."
The continued growth and success of Spanish Springs Cal Ripken is what is most rewarding for Hutson. More kids are playing for the organization and its all-star teams continue to advance further and further in the western region each summer.
"It feels real good," he said. "I remember when my oldest son first started playing. Our main fields, 1-2-3, we're not even built at that time. To go from the two little fields, 4-5, to see it expand with new fields, and then lights and then another set of lights, then batting cages, that's where want to have a top-notch facility to provide as many opportunities for kids as possible."
The Hutson family lives and breathes a lot of baseball. The family patriarch says there's not much time right now for much else. And yet, he still manages to keep his priorities in check.
"When I'm teaching, I say to my kids, 'I'm here to tell you what your priorities should be.' I just say 'they are this, family, school and then everything else.
"Our family doesn't have much free time. We pretty much do baseball-related activities about 10 months out of the year, whether it's Cal Ripken or our travel-ball team. Right now, we're actually trying to raise money to take our kids to Cooperstown, NY to go the Baseball Hall of Fame. If we do get some free time, we like to camp and hang with friends."
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HOME MLB Arizona Diamondbacks Gear Arizona Diamondbacks Kitchen & Bar (107 items) Product ID: 173051
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Stick this team magnet on any metal surface to show off your team pride! Great for the office, home or school lockers.
- Team logo and colors
- Clear-coated for durability
- Magnet attached to the back
- Approximately 1 1/2"x2"
- Officially licensed MLB product
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