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DANVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Two men and one woman died Friday in Danville, Ky. during a robbery at a local pawn shop.
Police say three people were shot to death. Friends say one of the victims was a local youth pastor. For much of the day, Danville residents were on edge after police discovered three people shot to death at the ABC Gold, Games & More business. Authorities identified two of the victims as the co-owners, 38-year-old Angela and 34-year-old Michael Hockensmith from Lincoln County, and 60-year-old Daniel Smith, a Richmond resident who was inside at the time.
"The door was locked and we had to force entry into the business," said Tony Gray, chief of the Danville Police Department. "When we got inside the business we discovered that there were three people who were deceased. It appears that they suffered gunshot wounds." "That's not fair," said Melissa Morris, a family friend. "There are so many crappy people in the world and they were not anything like that. Mike wasn't like that. Angela was nothing like that." Friends of the family were visibly upset as they learned the news. WDRB has learned the couple was inside with their 9-year-old son and 14-month-old daughter at the time. The 9-year-old boy called 911 about a potential robbery. "Andrew, the son, hid in the closet and called 911," said Pastor Garvin Floyd.Police are still looking for a suspect, described as a white male, age 40-50, in a camo jacket and heavyset.The shootings temporarily put local schools, businesses, and Centre College on lockdown. Friends of the Hockensmiths say the husband was a local youth minister in the area. They are angry this has happened."This shouldn't have happened to them," said Floyd. "He could have asked them what they wanted and they would have given it to him.""I hope they catch whoever did this to them," said Morris. "There's nothing to steal out of there that's worth anything. What the hell are you thinking?"Police say the children found safe inside were given to their grandparents. Police are encouraging anyone with information to come forward.
Friends of the Hockensmith family say they leave behind two kids, and an exchange student. A fund has been set up under the "Michael and Angela Hockensmith Memorial Fund". You can donate at any PNC Bank location.
The Danville Police department says the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering $10,000 reward in this case. Copyright 2013 by WDRB News. All rights reserved.
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CLINTON, MS - The Clinton School Board is considering a policy that would require random drug testing of students involved in athletics and most extracurricular activities.
"This is something we're doing as a deterrent," said Dr. Clay Norton, athletic director. "We already have policies to address drug use on campus, but we want to give students more incentive not to use illegal drugs at all, anywhere."
The Board reviewed a draft of the policy at its regular April meeting. It will revisit the policy again in May.
"We looked at other school districts' policies as well as policies in place at colleges and universities," said Norton, who compiled the policy. "We also spoke with Clinton Junior High, Sumner Hill and Clinton High School. Each school formed a committee of coaches, sponsors and others involved in student extracurricular activities."
The proposed policy covers all sports and activities regulated by the Mississippi High School Activities Association, as well as choirs, student government and honor societies in grades 7-12. For junior high and high school students to participate in these things, Norton said, the policy would require that they submit to random drug testing.
The consequences of testing positive are based on percentages, so that punishment is equitable across the different sports and activities.
"On the first violation, the student would be suspended immediately from participating in the sport or activity in which they are currently participating for a minimum 25 percent of the total events for that season," Norton said. "If their season is over for the year, the punishment would carry over to the next academic year."
For instance, the cross country team has 12 competitions in its season, so a student testing positive would be suspended immediately for the next three cross country meets.
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Students who test positive would also be required to submit to periodic, unannounced re-tests each month for nine months. Refusal to submit to drug testing would be viewed as an automatic positive.
"On second violation the student would be suspended immediately for 50 percent of competitions or performances," Norton said.
A third violation would result in the student being suspended from activities for a full calendar year, and upon a fourth violation, the student would be permanently barred from participating in sports or activities in the Clinton Public School District.
The number of competitions and performances per sport or activity would be re-evaluated at the beginning of every year once each sport or activity released its schedule. Once the number of competitions and performances is determined, the appropriate number of suspensions will be determined based on percentages.
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Series Preview: Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers
It was about a week ago when pundits and fans alike were sticking a shiny fork in the Houston Astros. Everybody agreed -- Houston was a terrible, miserable team, and, with only 1 win against 9 losses, they weren't reaching the playoffs in 2010.
The Chicago Cubs are presently 6-10, only a half game better than the 5-10 Astros. Does that mean, logically, that the Cubs are half a game away from being done for in 2010 as well?
They sure as hell are playing like it. The Cubs are scoring runs in trickles, they are giving them up in droves, and most concerning of all: they have put their most expensive, most unpredictable, most talented starter in the bullpen due to their dire need for a righty reliever.
Actually, that whole mess in the bullpen led me to recently speculate that maybe the Cubs should have gone with a six man rotation, instead. Here's the logic: starters would be getting an extra day of rest, meaning they'd be able to go longer in games. In a six man rotation, it wouldn't matter if Carlos Zambrano needed 130 pitches to get through 7 innings -- and, not having a Carlos Zambrano to bridge the gap between Carlos Zambrano and Carlos Zambrano's most trusted closer, Carlos Zambra--er, Marmol, would not have been so big a deal.
Think about it. A six man rotation. Just slightly less crazy than moving the Big Moose to the bullpen, but still crazy enough to reek of desperation. Anyway, on with the preview:
Friday, April 23rd, 7:10PM - Ryan Dempster (1-0, 3.15 ERA) vs. Jeff Suppan (0-0, 7.20 ERA)
Jeff Suppan is the gift that keeps on giving. He's not a particularly effective pitcher, which means the bumbling Cubs offense might stand a chance.
Ryan Dempster, meanwhile, has 22 strikeouts to 8 walks in 20 innings of work. He has been, shockingly, a pretty good-ass pitcher.
Saturday, April 24th, 6:10PM - Ted Lilly (0-0, -.-- ERA) vs. Doug Davis (0-1, 11.25 ERA)
Davis, used to be known as the Dragon Slayer due to his ability to out-duel better pitchers. These days, he might now be known as the Dragon Chaser due to the how likely he is to cause Brewer fans to consume massive amounts of drugs in order for them to get through watching one of his starts.
He'll be facing Ted Lilly, in Ted's 2010 debut. Enjoy these Lilly starts while they last -- if the Cubs are 12-20 in a few weeks, Roosevelt will be on the shopping block along with half of the other guys on the Cubs.
Sunday, April 25th, 1:10PM - Randy Wells (1-0, 2.45 ERA) vs. Dave Bush (1-0, 2.41 ERA)
Wells and Bush have some early-season similarities. They've both made 3 starts, with Wells pitching 18.1 innings and Bush pitching 18.2. Wells has given up 22 hits, Bush has surrendered 14. Wells has walked 5, Bush has walked 6. Wells has struck out 13, Bush has KO'd 10.
But most similar of all -- both men have similar ERAs and offenses that have not supported their efforts.
As I write this, word in the ShoutBox is that Juan Cruz just got DFA'd by the Royals. While I shudder to think that the Cubs have fallen to the point where they need to take Kansas City's cast-offs, anything is better than Carlos Zambrano in the bullpen. Anything.
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Series Preview: Chicago Cubs at New York Mets
Picture Dennis Green, his bloodshot eyes glazed over, yelling into a microphone, "the Cubs are who we thought they were!" He wouldn't be wrong, and yet we are acting frustrated and angry to discover that the bullpen is a steaming pile of dog crap.
Consider the positives of this development -- would you rather a bunch of mediocre relievers got hot at the start of the season, put up respectable numbers for a while, and then fell off the planet? After all, even a crappy player can look great for a few weeks (just ask Neifi Perez). If the Cubs had started out the way we'd hoped, then we might've had to deal with who-knows-how-much suck once the pen's talent dissipated under the summer sun, and Lou and Jim held onto them out of hope that their talent would re-emerge. Instead, their soul-crushing mediocrity has already been revealed, and now Jim Hendry and Lou Piniella can start figuring out how to fix it.
But still. Holy Hell. The last few innings of the most recent games are almost certainly being played over and over on a loop in a masochist's basement somewhere. They were painful. The worst team in baseball beat the Cubs at Wrigley TWICE.
What this bodes for the upcoming series in New York remains to be seen, except that the Mets are coming off of a 20-inning mega game against the Cardinals. If our bullpen sucks worse, at least they are well-rested. The Mets are screwed. Let's take a closer look.
Monday, April 19th - Randy Wells (1-0, 2.92 ERA) vs. Jonathon Niese (0-1, 6.55 ERA)
The Cubs offense needs to have a killer's mentality here. Niese has lasted 11 innings in 2 starts, has surrendered 8 earned runs, and has looked worse than the Elijah Woods/Carrot Top hybrid that Johnny Depp plays in Alice in Wonderland.
Wells, meanwhile, has picked up from where he left off last year. He is not the most dominating pitcher to play the game, but he seems to pitch with efficiency and intelligence. New York might be the toughest offense he's faced this season -- keywords: might be -- but he should manage.
Tuesday, April 20th - Carlos Zambrano (1-1, 9.45 ERA) vs. Mike Pelfrey (2-0, 1.29 ERA)
In his first outing of the season, Carlos Zambrano pitched as though he was constructed entirely of ass. He gave up 8 earned runs. It wasn't ugly, it was ridiculous. Then, in his second game, the Moose went 7, struck out 9, and managed to shave about 43 points off of his ERA in one go. Finally, most recently, Carlos pitched 5, walked 3, struck out 8, gave up 4 runs (3 earned), and he did it on 121 pitches.
This is the reason Carlos Zambrano is never going to be a traditional ace. He has too many inconsistent games, where he's not locating a pitch, or his mechanics are screwed up. Maybe he physically can't always be successful on 4 days rest and can only be effective every other game. Maybe he's just too emotionally immature to master the thinking part of the pitching process. Who the hell knows? But if my every-other-game theory is true, he's due for a good one in New York, unless he'll be reeling from the 120+ pitches he tossed.
His opponent is Mike Pelfrey, a pitcher coming off of a 10-12 season and a 5.03 ERA, two years removed from going 13-11 with a 3.72 ERA. He's started out well in '10, but he had to pitch an inning of relief yesterday. If this doesn't jeopardize his start on Tuesday, then he should still be less-than at his best.
Wednesday, April 21st - Carlos Silva (1-0, 0.69 ERA) vs. Oliver Perez (0-1, 3.75 ERA)
Holy cow! Carlos Silva? A 0.69 ERA?! Doesn't he know that he's supposed to suck a tolerable amount of ass until Lilly's ready to return, at which point he's to be sent into the bullpen?!
Chances are, he's not really a 0.69 ERA pitcher. Odds are good that he will start giving up the hits and walks that he's known to surrender in droves. It's likely that, even if he has a year comparable to his '07 season (13-14, 4.19 ERA), he will take a thrashing now and again. I'm betting it happens sooner rather than later.
Oliver Perez is coming back from an '09-ending injury. He's 3 years removed from the best season of his career, but he's off to a decent start in 2010. Still, like Silva, he's probably closer to being a pitcher with an ERA in the mid 4's (or worse), and he'll take some beatings. Hear that, Cubs offense? He's due for a beating!
Thursday, April 22nd - Tom Gorzelanny (0-1, 1.93 ERA) vs. Johan Santana (1-1, 3.00 ERA)
Hmm. Tom Gorzelanny, who's been pitching his balls off, against Johan Santana, who's one of the greatest pitchers of this era of baseball.
Tom Gorzelanny, who's got a WHIP of 1.07 against Santana, who's allowed an unusual number of runs to score when compared to the amount of hits and walks he's given up.
Tom Gorzelanny, who looks like Sloth from Goonies, against Santana, who is a dominating lefty.
Yeah, let's just give this one to the Mets.
Despite their awful, horrendous, despicable bullpen, regardless of the fact that they just lost a home series against the ASTROS, ignoring the offensive and defensive struggles of some key players, it's hard to dispute that the bullpen-depleted Mets are in a position to defeat the bullpen-depleted Cubs.
I'd look -- at the very least -- for a road split. At the most, the Cubs have a legitimate shot at taking 3 of 4. Or, if you want to be a realist, you can say that they have a legitimate shot of being in position to take 3 of 4 before the bullpen squanders it. Either way.
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Series Preview: Houston Astros Vs. Chicago Cubs
God, I love it when the Brewers leave town. There is something about that team, whether it's Ryan Braun's general douchiness or my fear that Prince Fielder is gonna eat all my veggies, that just annoys me. One thing I love more than the Brewers leaving with their tails between their legs is a 1-8 team coming to town to hopefully pad the win totals, and hey, look! Here come the Houston Astros!
Make no mistake, the Astros are a bad team. There is no reason the Cubs shouldn't win this series, which means they will probably get swept. At which point Cubs fans will be screaming to bring up Sam Fuld to be brought up to play all 9 positions, because at least he has heart, damnit!
Before I get to the matchups, a quick note to my fellow followers of the Cubs: At what point does constantly booing Alfonso Soriano become self-defeating? I understand being unhappy with his play, who wouldn't be? But if Soriano can ever turn it around, is the constant booing going to help bring that about? Newsflash: If he cannot turn it around, the best the Cubs can do would be to eat the contract and release him. Nobody will trade for him with that contract. It will not happen. Just drop that idea right now. So, maybe instead of booing a guy who clearly needs some sort of confidence boost, just politely clap, and save the booing for Jim Hendry, the man most responsible for his contract. Just sayin'.
Game 1: Carlos Silva vs. Felipe Paulino
Carlos the Hutt makes his Wrigley debut after a best case scenario 1st start against the Reds. Few experts or fans would have predicted that, and with Silva coming up against a farily toothless Astros lineup, the chances for a 2nd quality start to begin the year look good.
Felipe Paulino makes his 2nd start of the year after getting roughed up by the Phillies to the tune of 4 walks, 4 hits and 4 runs over 5 innings. Please repeat that performance. Last year Paulino was 3-11 with a 6.27 ERA, and has that really awful chin patch of facial hair. What's the point of that? Just grow a damn beard or go home.
Game 2: Tom Gorzelanny vs. Roy Oswalt
Gorzo, like Silva, comes into his 1st home start of the year after a great opening start at the Reds without a win (Yet Jeff Gray has a win, which should tell you all you need to know about the value of wins as a useful statistic). Gorzo went 6 1/3 and gave up 1 run on 4 hits and struck out 7(!), and a repeat of that performance would be welcome, because the Cubs have the good fortune to be going up against the only good player on the Astros for game 2, Roy Oswalt.
Oswalt is probably feeling thankful for this start. His 1st two saw him up against some bums named Tim Lincecum and Roy Halladay, who have something like 53 Cy Youngs between them. Gorzelanny isn't quite on their level, despite what his lovely family may tell you. Oswalt is 0-2 with a 3.75 ERA to begin the year.
Game 3: Ryan Dempster vs. Wandy Rodriguez
Dempster comes off a bit of an off say despite getting his 1st win of the year. Class Clown gave up 5 runs on 7 hits and 4 walks over 6 1/3. His control was a bit off, which Dempster struggles with at times, but as he does, he kept fighting and giving the Cubs a chance to win. If he has his control, he should take care of teh Astros lineup without too many issues.
Wandy Rodriquez has struggled out of the gate, which you would expect from a player on a 1-8 squad. In his last start he got roughed up by Albert Pujols, giving up an RBI single and 3 run HR off the Clean and Virtuous slugger of the Cardinals, who is not bad at this baseball game. Wandy is a lefty, so hopefully the Cubs can put their many right handed bats to good use. (By the way, I love saying "Wandy". Try it, it's fun!)
Overall, I see the Cubs taking 2 of 3 without issue, and a sweep is within possibility (It's hard to sweep a team, no matter how awful they are). Anything less would be a good indication that this Cubs team just won't be serious contenders as currently constructed. Expect 2 wins, hope for 3, and go Cubs.
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Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago Cubs
Great news, Cub fans! The first home-stand of the season is about to begin!
After falling off to a 2-4 start, the Cubs head home to do battle with their inter-division rivals, the Milwaukee Brewers. This should be an extremely exciting series of high scoring games, agonizing defeats, and fan-felt rage and frustration. In other words, the Cubs are boned.
Or maybe not. But it's hard to miss the fact that Chicago is already falling into old, bad habits. Last year when they started out looking like a shined-up turd, this blog in general -- and this writer in particular -- took the cautious, realistic approach. I said that, sure, our hitters are struggling, but we all knew that players like Bradley, Soto, and Fontenot wouldn't continue to suck all year long.
Turns out I was sorta wrong about that.
Therefore, while I am extremely confident that Ryan Theriot, Aramis Ramirez, Alfonso Soriano, Marlon Byrd, and Geovany Soto are all better than sub-.200 hitters, and while I have little doubt that any offensive struggles so far are not reflective of how well the team will hit once those guys start putting wood to rubber, I will not play the cautious realist this time. If you want to tap dance on the ledge, and act all butt-hurt every time the team plays like they belong in an American Legion softball league, go right ahead. I've learned my lesson.
...but I'm not really worried just yet.
Anyway, I do not have time to write any of the match-ups for the coming series except for the first one. Either AJ can step in and write the latter two, or I'll do it when I get home tonight. But here's what's relevant to today:
The Match-Ups
Ryan Dempster (0-0, 1.50 ERA) vs. Doug Davis (0-0, 9.00 ERA)
If ever the Cubs had a chance to a) shut down their opponents and b) explode offensively, then today is the day. Dempster is probably not worth his big ol' contract, but he's got some good games left in his surgically-fortified arm.
Doug Davis, meanwhile, is 15-22 in his last 2 seasons, hasn't gotten his ERA to below 4 since his last tour of duty with Milwaukee back in 2005, got his ass kicked royally in his first game of the season, and is cruisin' for another bruisin' tonight against a hurting, hungry Cubs offense.
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Series Preview: Cubs at Reds
The Cubs leave Atlanta and head to Cincinnasty with a 1-2 record. Things could be worse, and they most certainly could be better.
The team lost on Opening Day, in a game where Carlos Zambrano decided to stop pitching and start throwing fastball after fastball. Presumably, the idea was to generate a bunch of contact early in counts, and hope batted balls turned into outs instead of towering home runs to right field.
We all know how that went.
Carlos will have a chance to bring his ERA down from 54.00 on Saturday, in Game 2 of this upcoming series with the Reds. In fact, if he manages to allow one or fewer runs in 7.2 or more innings pitched, it'll come all the way down to below 9.00. For what that's worth.
But we're getting ahead of ourselves.
Game 1: Carlos Silva vs. Homer Bailey
I thought all along that Silva would be stashed in the 'pen as a long reliever, and that Gorzo and Marshall would take over starting duties until Mr. L-to-the-Illy came back. But here we are on the fourth game of the 2010 season, with Silva the Hutt slated to start.
Whether he wins or loses, Silva will probably give up several hits -- maybe six or seven in six innings pitched. He won't strike many batters out, and the difference between winning and losing may come down to how many walks he gives up. We want singles and ground ball outs, not walks and fly balls. A lot like Randy Wells, actually.
Also, Alfonso Soriano has three hits in as many at-bats against Homer Bailey. Just saying.
I bet the final score is 6-4. One team will win and the other will not win.
Game 2: Carlos Zambrano vs. Aaron Harang
So like I was saying, Big Z gets a chance to redeem himself on Saturday, as he faces Aaron Harang for the billionth time in his career.
I'll predict Carlos gives up four in six, Harang gives up three in seven, and that Jeff Samardzija puts this one out of reach for the Cubs, allowing two or three runs himself in an inning of relief.
Game 3: Tom Gorzelanny vs. Mike Leake
Again, I find myself saying, "As long as he doesn't walk a bunch of batters he'll be fine." No doi, AJ. But it's really true of Gorzo, also. He's not gonna rack up strikeouts, and he has OK stuff. His problems always seem to happen when he walks five or six batters in the midst of a five or six inning start.
I'm gonna guess he walks three, and gives up several runs -- but that it won't matter, because the Cubs are facing a rookie right-hander, a class of pitcher that always seems to confound them. They might not score more than two runs against Leake.
For pessimism's sake, I'll suppose the Reds win the first game, giving the Cubs a second consecutive series loss and a 2-4 record by the time they get home.
I'll be especially pissed if Theriot strikes out four more times or Grabow issues three more walks, but I'll probably be able to forget absolutely everything bad about this series if Tyler Colvin stays hot and does some cool stuff.
I love Tyler Colvin. There, I said it.
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Series Preview: Cubs at Atlanta, opening day
Welcome to opening day, 2010! It feels as though last season was an eternity ago, when in fact it was just over half an eon.
Since then, the Cubs sale has been completed, the bullpen has been decimated, the cancer has been traded, but not a whole lot of upgrading has occurred. How will this spell success over the course of the new year? Who the hell knows! But for a while, at least, we'll play the optimists while the Cubs work out their kinks and move quickly to be rid of whatever puzzle piece does not fit.
Just one bit of caution for you all, and heed my prophetic words closely:
Some poor players will start out amazingly well. This does not mean they are the second coming of Babe Ruth. Remember Tuffy Rhodes and do not get too closely attached to these jamokes, because sure as anything you will see some of them working Full Service at your local ESSO come September.
Some amazing players will start out very poorly. Yes, Derrek Lee, Alfonso Soriano, I am looking at you both. Just because a few Cubs will enter May chasing after Mario Mendoza does not mean that they are washed up. Remember 1983 Ryne Sandberg and don't give up on these guys for career minor leaguers like Micah Hoffpauir, because sure as anything they will be smoking the baseball like it was a fat blunt come September.
In other words: in all circumstances, be they fantastic or dismal, exercise patience. The quality of the future cannot be predicted from the first few moments of the coming day.
Onward with the preview.
Monday, April 5th - Carlos Zambrano (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Derek Lowe (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Oooh, those scary Braves. So nerve-wracking! So ultimately meaningless! Carlos Zambrano enters 2010 with something to prove. He had, far-and-away, the worst year of his career in 2009, going 9-7 with a 3.77 ERA in 28 starts. He is now 2 seasons removed from his last fully healthy season. He has promised to stay calm, be brave, and wait for the signs (the one Canadian who reads this site and listens to CBC just snickered).
He faces off against Derek Lowe, a player who lives off the name value of once being a Boston Red Sock. Lowe played well in pitcher-friendly Los Angeles, but his first season in Atlanta was a lot like his last season in Boston - rife with a lot of runs scored against.
Say what you will about the Cubs and their pending bullpen woes, but the offense should be good. Lowe is just a touch better than a tin can. If Carlos Zambrano can stay calm, this is a very winnable game for Chicago.
Wednesday, April 7th - Ryan Dempster (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Jair Jurrjens (0-0, 0.00 ERA
Ryan Dempster had a chance to sign with Atlanta a few years ago, had the Cubs not pursued him and kept him in Chicago following his epic 17-win season. He is scheduled to face Jair Jurrjens, a 24-year-old who, based on his 2009 performance, deserves to pitch on opening day far more than the guy the Braves actually have tapped for the role. Only problem is that Jurrjens is trying to get (or stay) healthy and has had a nagging shoulder problem this Spring, according to ESPN.
Dempster, meanwhile, was a slow starter in 2009, but he really focused and pitched exceedingly well after tripping over the dugout and breaking a toe last year. Chances are he will try hard to get off on the right foot on Wednesday.
Thursday, April 8th - Randy Wells vs. Tommy Hanson
Wells, last year's one and only pleasant surprise, will be pitching under quite a bit of pressure for the next little while. After all, it's not so uncommon to see surprise successes flop. We won't know for sure how well Wells will wallop his woeful wopponents (ran out of words that start with "w") for a month or two. His first opponent of the new year is another sophomore looking to prove that 2009 wasn't a fluke, Tommy Hanson.
Hanson's a 23-year-old who went 11-4 with a 2.89 ERA in 21 starts last year. While it's ridiculous that the Braves continue to develop young, successful talent, particularly in pitchers, the Cubs have one thing they do not: Greg Maddux (HAH!). Maddux mentoring Wells will hopefully work in our favor.
The 2009 Cubs won on the road about as often as the Jonas Brothers score with their groupies. A fast start is important. But with the shaky bullpen and unanswered questions, it might be a bit much to assume a fast start from the Cubs this year.
Still, the Braves are throwing at them one veteran pitcher with a penchant for giving up runs and two young pitchers who may or may not have had fluky years in 2009. How the Cubs do in this series will tell us nothing about the rest of the year, but getting off on the right foot would be nice.
And so would avoiding a 14 game losing streak to start the year. I'm not expecting it, but c'mon. I'm a Cubs fan. It's something we worry about every freaking year.
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Series Preview: Cubs vs. Diamondbacks
Well it's finally here. The end of the season.
As tough as this season as been on some of us, I'm personally not looking forward to the winter. Do I want to see the Cubs win? Of course, but baseball is baseball. It's a great game that people all across the country can enjoy the same way. The weather is hot, the beers are cold, and the game is there for us almost everyday from April through September. I am going to miss it.
At the expense of getting sappy, it is time for this dogshitary of a season to end. We might not be able to watch baseball until the snow melts, but there will be plenty to talk about over the coming months.
But first, we have the D-Backs…
The Matchups
October 2nd - Billy Buckner vs. Tom Gorzelanny
Tommy GoGo will be on the team Opening Day next year, but it's just a matter of determining his role at this point. I'd say No. 5 starting spot is his job to lose at this point.
October 3rd - Daniel Cabrera vs. Randy Wells
Wells has fallen apart lately, and understandably so. Wells has never pitched this many innings in a season and there is no doubt in my mind fatigue is a factor. I'm just glad he's having his growing pains now rather than during a season when it matters.
October 4th - Doug Davis vs. Ryan Dempster
The man who leads this team in innings pitched will finish off the 2009 season for us. I think Dempster learned a little something about conditioning this season, but we also have learned something about Dempster: He's not a reliable top of the rotation pitcher.
I'll admit that I was filled with optimism going into this season, too much for my liking actually. Outside of a Milton Bradley trade and perhaps a new addition to the middle of the infield, you're already looking at your 2010 Cubs.
Will we be as optimistic next March as we were in the last one? I doubt it, but just keep this in mind folks: Almost every player on this team played below their career averages and preseason projections. Maybe we would like to place the blame on some combination injury, illness, pot, batshit craziness, or apathy, but I see the 2009 season as being the exception rather than the rule.
Baseball is a game of numbers. These numbers have been proven over and over again. For a whole team (outside of Derrek Lee) to play this bad all in the same season is…well…utterly ridiculous.
I'm not saying the team is cursed or that the manager needs to be fired or that a clubhouse cancer needs to be eradicated. No one reason (or combination of reasons) for failure exists. Naturally we want to find an answer, but the answer is simple: statistical anomaly.
I know the Cubs are far from perfect, but the window is still open and will still be open for a few years. You don't have to be optimistic going into next season, but don't expect such a subpar result either. Just saying.
Go Cubs. The end.
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Series Preview: Cubs vs. Pirates
Fall Training enters its final week starting with a four-game set against the 4A Pirates. Day games, doubleheaders, and beating up on the Pirates. You got to love it.
Some guys need this week to make a statement about where they belong next season. Some guys need this week so their manager remembers their name come March. Some guys need this week just so they can save whatever dignity they have left (Single-digit wins for Zambrano? Seriously?).
But for us fans, we need this week just to have some effing closure. Many of us came to terms with the crappiness of this team months ago, but now we need a sign that a Milton Bradley-free 2010 Cubs team will give us something to look forward to on the other side of a bitter winter.
And if the Cubs can't do well against teams like the Pirates and D-Backs…
The Matchups
September 29th – Kevin Hart vs. Ryan Dempster
Dempster has turned what looked like a disaster of a season into a something decent. His 3.68 ERA isn't awful, but I think we can all agree that this isn't the same pitcher we saw in 2008. Demp will be aiming to get to 200 innings pitched on the season. Hopefully he will be better conditioned for next season so he can do it again...but with a little thing I like to call "success."
September 30th – Charlie Morton vs. Ted Lilly (Game 1)
TRL has been by boy this year for one reason and one reason only: he does not walk batters. In his last start against the Cards, Lilly didn't walk a single batter over 7 2/3 innings. That was the 10th time he has done that this season. 10th! Is there any wonder why he is the ace of this staff?
September 30th – Jeff Karstens vs. Calros Zambrano (Game 2)
It might have been a few months late, but Zambrano finally pitched like a guy earning big money in his last start. He went the distance and shut out the Giants (a team that had something to play for) on the road. That's what an ace does. Too bad that will never be Big Z.
September 31st – Paul Maholm vs. Tom Gorzelanny
This will most likely be Tommy GoGo's last start of the season. Based on his play since joining the Cubs, I would say Gorzo has probably earned the fifth spot in the rotation next season. Then again, who knows what's going to happen with Harden, the Shark, and Zambrano. Either way, Gorzelanny will be on the 2010 roster.
Dear Cubs,
We have five months of freezing weather ahead of us. Please give me something to dream about while hibernating. Don't suck. Thank you in advance.
Go Cubs,
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Series Preview: Cubs at San Francisco
The season is winding down and the Cubs are on the road against one of the toughest teams in the west. But even the Giants look as if they are not playoff bound. Still, San Fran will be playing their asses off in this series, and if they have any pride the Cubs will be playing the role of spoiler. As Dusty would say, "you gotta respect the game enough to try to win, dude."
That Dusty was always one righteous dude.
Thursday, September 24th - Ryan Dempster vs. Bad Brad Penny
Clownsevelt has won managed to win his 10 games. So has Penny, who's been a lot worse. Considering who the Giants are turning to later in the series, if the Cubs want to even have a chance for a split this is a must-win game.
Friday, September 25th - Carlos Zambrano vs. Tim Lincecum
The Big Moosey looks like he's going to fall short of 10 wins this year. As Rob would point out, it's not what you'd expect from an ace. As I like to point out, from 1993 until 1996, Roger Clemens was a shell of himself, struggling to stay healthy, to pitch effectively, and to be the Ace everybody thought he was. In other words, Carlos is a shell of himself this year, but that doesn't mean he won't be the best pitcher on the team next year. He has my support and confidence, so long as the journos fail to chase him out of town.
Saturday, September 26th - Tom Gorzelanny vs. Barry Zito
One's a lefty who lost his zip (but has put up half-decent numbers). The other's a lefty with unmet potential. What happens in this game is a total toss-up, but if Gorzo wants to have a shot at starting with the Cubs in '09 then he must know he's under the microscope on Saturday.
Sunday, September 27th - Ted Lilly vs. Matt Cain
I love Ted Lilly with the fervor of a cupid-shot ass monkey (whatever that means), but not even I think he's favored to beat Cain. Still, stranger things have happened, like that time I came up with the cupid-shot ass monkey metaphor. What was I thinking?
Who the hell knows? The Cubs are toast, but have been playing better knowing that Milton Douchely is gone. Or maybe that's a coincidence. Either way, they're playing spoiler and will try to bust some San Francisco ass.
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Series Preview: Cubs at Milwaukee
Milton Bradley is suspended, Alfonso Soriano is hurt, and Kevin Gregg is a deadman walking. The three scapegoats of the season all seem to be getting their just desserts. Unfortunately, we are the ones that have to eat the crapcake they baked for us over these last 15 games.
Now we can sit here and eat it while trying to find something good to say about 2009, or we can start thinking about next season. It is usually at this point that I give you the matchups and what they mean for the upcoming series. However, I've decided to give a little analysis of where these starters are going to end up next season.
Sans Brewers pitchers of course. No one cares about Wisconsin.
The Matchups
September 21st - Tom Gorzelanny vs. Braden Looper
Tommy GoGo doesn't have the kind of stuff the guy (Rich Harden) he is replacing today, but he might be just non-crappy enough to take Harden's spot for 2010. What you lose in Harden (strikeouts, untapped potential) is replaced by a quality in Gorzelanny (reliability, durability) that Harden doesn't have. GoGo is a fifth starter at best, but the Cubs could do worse next year.
September 22nd - Randy Wells vs. Dave Bush
Wells has fallen off these last few weeks (he has only won two games since August 14), but we can all agree that Randy has pitched his way into next season's starting rotation. Depending on what happens with Zambrano, Wells will most likely be the future No. 4 guy. I personally think he deserves to be No. 3, but there is a pecking order and seniority blah blah blah.
September 23rd - Ted Lilly vs, Chris Narveson
He leads the team in wins (12). He has the lowest ERA (3.02) of all the starters. He has pitched more innings (170.0) than anyone not named Ryan Dempster. Ted Lilly did not pitch in the 2008 playoffs, nor was he the Opening Day starter of 2009, but he is the ace of this staff. Lou might refuse to give TRL the official title, but everyone knows it. He probably won't be the No. 1 guy next season either, but then again, there have been greater tragedies in the world.
We can all agree these remaining games are early tryouts. Some guys have already made it (Lee, Ramirez) and some are playing a spot next season (Fox, Gorzelanny). But there is also some pride involved here. The friggin Brewers are only 2.5 games behind the Cubs. That team has sucked all year and I refuse to let them finish in second place.
Yeah, it doesn't matter. I know. But do you know what does matter? The continued suppression of all things Wisconsin by the far superior people of Illinois.
Go Cubs.
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MADISON, WI (WSAU) For only the second time in nine years, the Wisconsin women's hockey team failed to get an N-C-A-A tournament berth. The Badgers – which made the national title game a year ago – was not part of an eight-team field announced last night.
The Badgers had the ninth-highest R-P-I score in the country, and the top-eight made the field.
Wisconsin ended its season at 23-10-and-2, after falling to North Dakota last Friday in the W-C-H-A semi-finals. The last time the Badgers failed to make the national women's tournament was in 2010, when coach Mark Johnson was away coaching the Americans in the Winter Olympics.
Before that, 2004 was the last time Wisconsin didn't make the nationals. Undefeated Minnesota was given the top seed in this year's tournament.
The Gophers – with Madison area native and W-C-H-A player-of-the-year Amanda Kessel – will play North Dakota in the quarter-finals. The Wisconsin men's hockey team will host Minnesota-Duluth in the first round of the W-C-H-A playoffs. The Badgers will open a best-of-three series against the Bulldogs on Friday night at the Kohl Center in Madison.
It's the first time in three years the Badgers have earned a first-round playoff series. The winner will advance to the W-C-H-A's Final Five next week in Saint Paul.
Wisconsin finished its regular season this past weekend in a three-way tie for fourth place, with 33 points. But the Badgers earned the tie-breaker over both Denver and Minnesota for the Number-four playoff seed.
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Sunday, January 16, 2011
Ring from a Quarter
46 comments:
- Jill
Pretty cool!! Love the tutorial too!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
- January 17, 2011 at 10:15 PM
- Traveling Thrifter
amazing tute!
- January 18, 2011 at 6:47 AM
- Mandy @ Sugar Bee Craft Edition
Thanks for linking up to Take-A-Look Tuesday over at Sugar Bee Craft Edition - I featured you today! And on top of that, it was the most viewed link - wahoo! Mandy, www.craftedition.blogspot.com
- January 19, 2011 at 1:25 PM
- Angie @ The Country Chic Cottage
Wow that is amazing!!! :)
- January 19, 2011 at 1:55 PM
- Cel
So cool!!
- January 20, 2011 at 11:59 AM
- TuckooandMooCow
These are so awesome! I used to make them all the time. They take some work, but they are a ton of fun!
- January 23, 2011 at 7:26 PM
- Amanda
I featured this today! Hooray! Swing by! :)
- January 25, 2011 at 12:32 PM
- Miranda
Soo.. What happens if you use a quarter with copper in it?
- January 30, 2011 at 5:09 PM
- Kitty
Well the copper ends up coming to the outside when you hammer it. So it will be a copper ring, but basically thats it!
- January 30, 2011 at 5:13 PM
- Morna Crites-Moore ~Wicked Waif ~
I love this! And I want to try it! But I feel like such a dummy - I don't understand what you mean by hammering the edges ... do you mean that you set the coin on edge and hammer on the outside of the edge?? Help?
- February 7, 2011 at 1:42 AM
- Kitty
It's okay, I can understand how it would be confusing. Yes, you turn the coin on its side and hammer the outside edge. Eventually (I promise!) it will begin to flatten out and round like a ring. ie- the more you hammer it, the wider your band becomes.
If you hammer hard, you can start to see results in 30 minutes
- February 7, 2011 at 7:31 AM
- feltsocute
VERY cool! Does it tarnish as you wear it?
- February 28, 2011 at 7:18 PM
I just put this on my C.R.A.F.T. facebook!
- February 28, 2011 at 7:36 PM
- Priscilla - Wheelchair Mommy
WAY cool. Found you from CRAFT (she posted just above me, heheH)
- February 28, 2011 at 8:50 PM
- Cowie Kaunweigh
- March 2, 2011 at 2:15 PM
- Carrie
My dad made my mom one of these back in the 70's before they were married (high school sweethearts). My mom, bless her heart, gave it to me when i was a teenager and i lost it. i still kick myself in the butt for losing something so cool and sentimental...and will never let her give me any jewelery of importance again.
- April 22, 2011 at 9:44 PM
- Fantacy so Sweet-n-Stuff...
My Papaw did this for my Mamaw as her wedding band (and his...only he used a Silver Dollar for his). They met on Dec. 1, 1954 on a blind date and were married on Dec. 15, 1954 (so exactly 2 weeks to come up with 2 rings on a meager income). When my Mamaw passed away I was given her ring and my Papaw made a matching one for my husband (these are our wedding bands now). Even after over 55 yrs you can read the words inside the band :) (or at least the top or bottom half of the words...the other got filed away during smoothing). Ours are very smooth on the outside. I like the "hammered silver" look of the one on your blog just as well!
- May 1, 2011 at 2:28 PM
- Aurora
SO COOL! i FIND MYSELF GETTING BORED TODAY AND ENDING UP BROWSING YOUR BLOG-i'M NOTGOING TO LIE, IT'S AWESOME! tHANKS! Oops caps issues :)
- June 21, 2011 at 9:42 PM
....just don't let the Feds catch on....this IS after all, a federal offense!!!
- July 18, 2011 at 4:30 PM
Haha, well they better arrest those penny presser machine makers too! Lol.
- July 30, 2011 at 1:03 AM
I just made this!!
- August 3, 2011 at 9:07 PM
- Rachael @ The Little Birdie
AWESOME!! I can't wait to try this! :)
- August 11, 2011 at 9:48 AM
- Rose :: FineCraftGuild.com
hai! we're new here at your blog.
pretty unique ring! I like it. makes me want to 'bang' things into the ring now... like words n jewels...
but .. not sure if we're up to all that hammering... i'll ask my readers...
if you have other great tutorials, we'd love to hear from you at our blog! Come on over for a visit.
- September 27, 2011 at 5:43 AM
- Lindsay @ Delighted Momma
WOW no way I loooove this!! You are so creative!
- October 6, 2011 at 12:50 AM
My Father made one for my mother... 55 yrs ago. She wore it every day until she passed away 5 yrs ago and now I wear it. There is no way a gold ring would have lasted this long. My wedding band is 25 yr old and it is getting mighty thin, I'll probably have to get it welded in a few yrs. This makes a great heirloom.
- November 18, 2011 at 9:48 AM
- Cris
Just found this via pinterest! And I'm 100% making one for my boyfriend and I :)
We were looking into matching promise rings and we couldn't find anything under like $100 a piece, so I'm really glad I found this tutorial.
Definitely making soon!
Thanks for sharing
- November 26, 2011 at 5:39 PM
- Andrea
This sounds familiar I think I remember it lol. I told my son about it he is going for te 30 minutes yo mention. He might make it but I foresee a finger getting smashed. OH BOY!
- November 27, 2011 at 11:37 PM
- Diamond
My husband made my engagement ring 14 years ago this way. He did use a spoon for the smushing and hand drilled and filed it.
In the end it was too big (I wasn't there to try it on). Now my engagement ring is a really cool, and loose, thumb ring. I LOVE it and receive a lot of compliments.
I liked reading about the bigger version made with a silver dollar. Maybe it's my turn to make one for him.
- November 30, 2011 at 11:34 AM
- Lacie @ Creative Attempts
this is brilliant I found it on Pinterest but I am now your newest follower :)
- November 30, 2011 at 1:33 PM
- TooShai Studios
That's so great! Thanks!
- December 3, 2011 at 7:19 PM
- Sasha Fitzgerald
This is a fantastic idea! I'll have to try it out one day!
- December 8, 2011 at 2:12 AM
- Brian and Heidi Mecham
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- December 15, 2011 at 6:33 PM
My father made me one of these for my 16th birthday from a quarter frim the year I was born. Yes, it was before 1958 so it is all silver.
- December 16, 2011 at 12:45 PM
- Fun. Fit. Chic.
Sounds like it will take forever! I am so not crafty. Perhaps I can give it to my bf to do in his mechanic shop. Im sure they can find the right tools to do it there.
- December 28, 2011 at 12:21 PM
- chiiiiing
omg.. sweetest thing ever!!
- December 29, 2011 at 2:33 AM
- tanya
My Dad used this technique to make my Mother's wedding band. The were both born in 1940 so he found a quarter from that year and on the inside of her ring you can still read the date and the words, "In God we trust".
Many years later he had the ring grooved and a solitaire set (he said he had trouble finding a jeweler who would set the diamond on a quarter).
A couple of years ago my Mom had an accident and the tips of her fingers were cut off - in the emergency room she was very forceful that they were NOT going to cut her ring off and they did find another way :)
I can not even tell you how many times my sister and I started to make one, always using a silver serving spoon to tap the edge. I think this summer when we get together, we will use your hammer method and see if we can not have a bit more success.
- December 30, 2011 at 4:07 PM
- AgentWoods
If you find a quarter old enough, look it up before bashing it! Washington Silver Quarters from 1932 – 1964 range in value from $2 - $160. These values are approximate, based on the average price with which US dealers sell these coins, and depend very strongly on the grade of the coins. If the grade is better than xf (extremely fine) the coin could be worth much more. The US Washington silver quarter coin was issued with Washington on the front and an eagle on the reverse from 1932 until 1964. After 1964 copper nickel composition was issued. The copper nickel version has, only in an excellent condition, a higher value. A listing of specific quarters and their worth can be found at: http://sammler.com/coins/wa...
- January 16, 2012 at 2:20 PM
- Mycatzluvme2
I used to make these too, but I used an old large Army spoon, it works a lot better than the hammer and makes a lot let dents. Also, when you get through use some emery cloth to on the inside to soften the edges.
- January 25, 2012 at 4:12 PM
- Judy
you're bad lol. you just dismantled government property
- January 27, 2012 at 12:42 PM
- Amanda
No worries anyone! You are free and it's legal to do this to a US coin. Here's why:
According to U.S.code Title 18, Chapter 17, Section 331:
Whoever fraudulently alters, defaces, mutilates, impairs, diminishes, falsifies, scales, or lightens any of the coins coined
at the mints of the United States, or any foreign coins which are by law made current or are in actual use or circulation
as money within the United States; or
Whoever fraudulently possesses, passes, utters, publishes, or sells, or attempts to pass, utter, publish, or sell, or brings
into the United States, any such coin, knowing the same to be altered, defaced, mutilated, impaired, diminished, falsified,
scaled, or lightened—
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
The answer to the defacement question is: it depends.
Essentially, the key word here is 'fraudulently'. You can legally drive a nail through a coin, paint it ultramarine, melt it, or bend it into a pretzel - but the moment you try and use that coin as currency, you're breaking the law. You can sell that altered coin as a collectable, but you can't use it to buy a Snickers. You can gold-plate your cent-less V-nickel, but you can't pass it with the intention of making the clerk think it's a gold piece. You can mash your pennies in the cent squisher at the zoo, but don't even think about buying penny candy with them ever again. Get the idea?
Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer and you should only accept legal advice from a licensed attorney.
- January 31, 2012 at 9:41 PM
- ronidfw
My dad's wedding band is one of this... his buddy made it for him since he didn't have much money and him and mom were eloping.. shortly after his friend who made it died.. he never would replace that ring and they will be married 52 years in April.. :)
- February 3, 2012 at 12:05 PM
- rsvance
My parents also made their wedding bands like this because they couldn't afford to buy them. They used the spoon method. They have the date of the year they were married and in God we trust on the inside, they are beautiful. My dad has passed but my mom still wears hers every day.
- May 7, 2012 at 9:27 AM
- Kristi Hawkins
Can this technique be used to make a size 12 ring? I have huge hands, my husband on the other hand (no pun intended) wears a 7. Please advise. Even if I can't make one for myself would love to make one for my husband :)
- October 18, 2012 at 9:50 PM
- Briana
My dad made one when he was in 8th grade- he used a half dollar, though. I wear it everyday now. My coin is from 1964 and you can read the year,"Half Dollar" and "Liberty." I love it! He's made more since for others. He's even used an AA coin and made one for a friend.
- October 23, 2012 at 9:23 PM
- Memoirs of Me & Mine
I love this and can't wait to make one!
- January 3, 2013 at 9:05 PM
- Shelley Chandler
My dad made one and wore it as his wedding band. :)
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What is more important, story or character?
Well I guess the story leads you to the discovery of the characters. But the characters are the essential vehicle for the storytelling.
What made you first want to explore the subject?
The moment I saw photographs of Pussy Riot in Red Square back in January 2012 I knew we had to make a film with them. Once they were arrested and put on trial we felt certain that this was a hugely important moment in Russian political history. No one could have predicted exactly how significant this story was to become and indeed it is still growing. And just wait till Nadia and Masha are released.
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A Grin Without a Cat – Chris Marker's masterpiece about the nature of revolution.
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Person you'd most like to interview (living or dead?)
Franz Kafka
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If it's not probably impossible it's not worth doing.
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My BlackBerry
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The complete history of mankind's struggle for freedom and justice – or something like that.
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The Battle of Algiers - Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo
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They're all difficult
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A Small Circus by Hans Fallada
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Tracey Mathews launched Trixie's Treats, a mobile cupcake truck, in January. While food trucks are a more common sight in larger cities, they're somewhat novel in the Lehigh Valley. Trixie's Treats appears to be a hit with customers. Lines and smiles form as soon as the cheerful green cupcake truck pulls up and parks outside a business.
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3574 Lindberg Ave., South Whitehall, PA 18103
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I also make chocolate-covered pretzel rods, brownies and dessert bars, chocolate-covered strawberries and assorted cheesecakes.
Q. What's your best-selling cupcake? What's in it?
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Q. Is there a history regarding your business you'd like to share?
A. I come from a long line of women who love to bake. My great grandmother was the head chef in a castle in Austria from the 1930s to 1950s. Her recipes were handed down through generations and I was always in the kitchen with my mom growing up. I always enjoyed it and decided to try doing it part-time which is how it started. When I found myself getting up at 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. to bake before going to work my full-time job I realized I had to make a decision. I heard about the cupcake trucks that are sweeping the large cities and decided to go that route!
Q. What are your plans for the future?
A. To pave the way for the mobile food truck industry in this area.
Q. Since you're a mobile business, how can customers find you?
A. Facebook and Twitter
Q. Have you won any awards or received special recognition?
A. Best Decoration for the Banana Fluffernutter cupcake at the Cupcake Bowl competition held at SteelStacks.
Q. Is this a family owned/operated business?
A.Owned by me but as I mentioned, I get help from my husband and mom.
Q. Is this a chain or franchise?
A. No
Q. Did you receive any type of special funding to start up your business?
A. No
Q. Is there anything else you'd like to share about your business?
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Dragon Reviews
This is London
There are good action sequences but it has been ham-fistedly cut for UK distribution.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5
Yen again proves one of the few martial artists equally adept with subtler emotional beats.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5
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Dragon roars.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5
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Chan's film may be derivative of plenty of other films (most notably David Cronenberg's A History of Violence) but it manages to keep things fresh and exciting.
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Full of blistering action sequences worthy of the Shaw Brothers legacy. A treat for martial arts fans.
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A superior martial arts film with excellent cinematography and a story to match.
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a mannered mix of detective story, morality tale, family tragedy and Buddhist allegory, all wrapped in virtuoso visuals and some very tricksy action choreography... The story may be familiar, but wuxia has never quite looked like this before.
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Peter Ho-Sun Chan's frenetic, high-kicking thriller runs a full 20 minutes shorter than it did at Cannes in 2011 and feels all the better for it.
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An exhilarating opening fight scene sets the stage for this otherwise cheesy chop-socky Hong Kong saga.
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Gracefully acted, brilliantly shot, and effortlessly combining both character study and superb butt kicking, Wu Xia is an excellent post-modern subgenre gem.
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"Dragon" has enough interesting left turns in style, mood and psychodrama to make it stand out.
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The movie hurtles along at a pitch of sentiment and melodrama that would make MGM blush, and it's mostly very diverting.
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As a whole, it does not quite work, especially at the end, when Mr. Chan tries for a Shakespearean climax of filial rebellion and paternal rage.
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The widescreen cinematography and mountain rain-forest locations retain their interest, as does the deftly incongruous score, which ranges from samba to hard rock.
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The large canvas and pseudo-superhero tactics work for a bit, but then the action gets sidetracked in place of myth-building.
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A martial-arts morality play as lithe as it is forceful.
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What it lacks in plot development, it gains in sheer momentum and an outstanding performance.
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Yen's strengths have never been in his expressiveness, and Dragon plods when it centers on dramatic struggles, then leaps exhilaratingly to life whenever the fighting begins.
Full Review | Original Score: B-
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Over feeling like I'm not good enough.. It's time for something new. Time for a whole new me.. I'm moving on to bigger and better things.
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Neumarkt, Germany, 7 July 2011 – RAIL.ONE GmbH has a new ownership structure since the beginning of July. The comprehensive financial reorganization of the RAIL.ONE Group is now completed.
A group of prior creditors led by DAM Capital Management Sarl., a subsidiary of Anschutz Corp. (Denver, USA), now forms the new ownership structure of the RAIL.ONE Group. An important component in the financial reorganization was that some of the creditors of the RAIL.ONE Group waived their claims, and in return received shares in the company. "This adjustment to the financing borne by all creditors, and the recently completed organizational restructuring, make it possible for us to clearly and vigorously shape the future once again," says Jochen Riepl, Chief Financial Officer of RAIL.ONE, about the agreement. "At the same time, the new ownership structure considerably strengthens the company."
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It is a day filled with music and speakers who want to get their message out.
Unlike last month's Blarney Blowout, which resulted in the arrest of nearly two dozen UMass students, organizers said it comes down to working with law enforcement.
"We get permission to do this," said Delaney Ratner, treasurer of the CRC. "We work with them and meet with them more than once a year. It's more amicable. But the fact that the whole Blarney thing and the consumption of alcohol is legal and this technically isn't kind of perplexes me and always has."
The big push at Saturday's event was the goal for federal legalization of marijuana.
Organizers are hopeful to have a question on the ballot in 2016.
They said they understand that not all parts of the country may be as liberal as Massachusetts.
One of Saturday's guest speakers said for them, it's all about getting younger people active.
"Mostly, I'll be talking about joining into the electoral process, making sure you're registered to vote, making sure you actually get out there and vote," said Terry Franklin, board member of Bay State Repeal, a group pushing to repeal the prohibition of marijuana. "In 2014, this year, we're going to have a number of local, public policy referendums, non-binding referendums all over the state, in a lot of different communities."
While attendance figures have not been released, last year's Extravaganja event drew approximately 6,000 people to Amherst.
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