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First Time
True Story, Blowjob, First Time, Interracial, Male/Teen Female, Oral Sex, Virginity, Written by women, Young
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Gender: female Age: N/A Location: N/A
Posted Wed 11th of November 2009
This is a true story of my first time
My name is Tiffany and this is my story. I was reading some of the others and thought I would give it a shot and tell my story. This website is great :P I guess getting the story started is the hard part, so here it goes:
I was 14 years old and living in upstate NY …way upstate near Watertown in military housing with my parents. It was cool because most of all the kids in the neighbor hood were military also and we all went to school together. So there were plenty of kids to hang out with. I have always been a thin skinny girl and then was no different. I was 5'1", about 90 to 95 lbs, blonde hair, and always had larger than average boobs for someone my size. At 14 I was a 32B. Not large, but not small for my size. I was on the JV cheerleading squad at my high school.
My soon best friend Quita lived next door to me and she was a year older than me in age and grade. I was a freshman. Her and her family was black, but being military, it didn't really matter who my friends were to me.
One night before the Christmas break she asked if I could stay the night and my parents were always really cool about it so it was no problem. Only thing different this time was that her parents were not going to be home but since it was right next door, my parents were right next door so it was all good.
The night started the same as always. We had pizza and were watching MTV….dancing around and all that stuff. Talking about boys and all that stuff, you know how teenage girls are right. That was when her brother Jamal called and said he was coming over. Jamal was 19 years old and in the Army also, but he lived on the fort in the barracks and was not around too much. He liked his freedom. Quita's dad had made some phone calls while Jamal was away in training to get him stationed where they were.
So Jamal is 19 like I said, pretty tall like 6'3" and really muscular. He played football and basketball in high school. He walked in the door and hugged Quita and called me neighbor girl. He was always friendly and cool. He said everyone from his unit had gone home on Leave and he didn't feel like staying at the barracks. Anyone who is familiar with the Army base Fort Drum knows that there is nothing around and the snow really piles up in the winter, so he came over to see what was up.
We kept watching TV and Jamal was eating everything left over from the pizza and drinking some of his dads beer. Then he made the suggestion for us all to play the drinking game Quarters. We had never played and said okay. He set up the table and got the glasses out. We were playing with what I think he said was Crown Royal.
It took a few tries to get the game going with the bouncing and the rules and stuff but we were having fun. Jamal was obviously better than us and he was picking on his sister making her drink. For every three times she drank, I probably had one shot. So we were getting buzzed and after about an hour or so she was starting to not feel well. She started feeling dizzy and stuff….went into the bathroom and was feeling sick. Big brother started taking care of her and put her to bed. I was feeling a little dizzy myself but not too bad. Jamal came back in the family room making fun of his sister who was laying in bed now saying the room was spinning.
Jamal came over and turned up the TV to get the music louder. He told me to show him my dance moves. So while watching the videos and listening to the music we started dancing. He was still giving me drinks too but they were mixed now and not straight shots. I was wearing a T-shirt, bra, panties, and my PJ pants. The pants were thin so when Jamal pulled me closer to do some bumping and grinding, I could feel everything. I had been to a couple school dances, but we weren't allowed to dance like this so feeling his cock pressing against me was a new experience. I had kissed a boy and had a boy feel my boobs and ass, but never anything else. I had rubbed myself and masturbated before so I knew that feeling. I had only seen a cock on the internet. So it was a pretty incredible feeling.
At this point, Jamal's hands were starting to touch me all over and I could feel myself grinding back against his leg. I was getting wet feeling his bulge grind against my pussy. Jamal started to kiss me and that is when he moved me to the couch. He had my shirt over my head in a second and was pushing my pants down. I had so many thoughts going through my head. I mean my parents were right next door and my best friend was passed out in her bed. As he kissed me, his big hand was rubbing my pussy and pushing my panties down around my knees. He had unsnapped my bra and moved his hands and mouth to my breasts to suck and squeeze. He started telling me how he was going to show me a few things.
He moved his knees up onto the couch and pulled his cock out of his pants……I was like OMG…..it was long, black and very thick. I was amazed how hard it looked. He put his hand on my head and pushed his cock toward my mouth. He told me to open my mouth as wide as I could. I did and he pushed his cock in. The head was enormous. He told me that he loved to have a white girl as cute as me sucking his cock…..I had never sucked before but he said I was doing okay. He was thrusting his cock into my mouth making me gag and choke. He held my head in one hand and started stroking the part of his cock not in my mouth….he was talking really nasty which was turning me on even more. That is when I felt his warm globby cum filling my mouth and spurting on my face. I didn't know what to do so I sat there and just let him do what he wanted.
After he came and rubbed his cock on my chest he went and got a towel to clean me off and then started rubbing my pussy again. He really liked squeezing and sucking on my tits also. I was so turned on listening to him say how he was going to fuck me and that I was going to be his white slut.
He sat on the couch and pulled me on top of him. I straddled him while he moved his hard cock under me and he slowly pushed me down. Nothing had ever been in my pussy before except my fingers and recently his fingers. His cock head was fat, pushed into me harder….I let out a gasp, and kept lowering my body onto it….that is when I felt the pop that made me scream and I looked at him and he was smiling. He smiled and said "that's right baby, pop that cherry on my chocolate dick" he was thrusting into me farther now…his hands on my hips moving me up and down. I was holding his shoulders and just riding his cock the way he wanted me to. I was so horny and wet. I had one orgasm while he was rubbing my pussy and I was now having my second one while riding him. He kept telling me I was doing good.
He rolled me over onto my back and put my spread my legs out wide to the side. He pushed his cock into me and started thrusting hard. Now he was grunting and I felt like I was getting beat up in a fight. I could feel his body weight coming down on me and his cock was so thrusting so hard. He said, "God Damn your pussy is so tight! I'm gonna fuck you all night long" I didn't know if I could take all night, but I wanted that cock in me.
After a few minutes, he moved me around to my knees and pushed my face into the couch cushion. He started fucking me doggy style and slapping my ass. The pain felt so good. He said I had a nice ass for a white girl and thrusted deeper, slapping me harder. He grabbed my hair and pushed my face into the cushion harder. He asked, "What you think your daddy next door will say about his little girl getting fucked by a nigga?" I didn't respond but I didn't care. He kept fucking like this until he pulled out and started to cum. He pulled my head up and around so he could cum on my face. As he came, he said I was a good white girl that was going to have more fun next time we got together.
After a while we fell asleep on the couch. I still managed to wake up before Quita did the next morning. Jamal woke up we fucked again. I was really starting to like this cock. After that Jamal got dressed and said he was going back on post to get some clothes. I gave him my cell phone number and he said he would call me later. Which he did. Long story short we fucked for the next year without anyone knowing. But those are different stories.
I hope you all enjoyed. Remember, it's my first time trying to tell this story. Thanks.
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anonymous reader
2012-10-31 14:52:52
One day all niggers will be back in slavery and lil nigger loving worthless sluts like you will be right besides them. I can't wait for that day to come so I dont have to pay for some little nigger kid or his lazy ass parents to sit on there nigger ass while the rest of us work. I hope the next nigger you fuck beats you like the dumb ass sluty blond your. Dumb ass worthless cunt!!!!
anonymous reader
2011-12-26 22:01:26
I have fucked one white.woman, and that too several times in an eight months period. One thing I found was that she easily agreed to be fucked in the ass and also willingly accepted to receive my cum in her mouth. Mind you she was not a slut or prostitute. I think white women are more accomodating in sex as all these interracial sex stories tell.
2011-11-17 12:30:41
i was 12 yrs . at my friends house . we were in his bed roomwhen his dad came home an run my off. he told me if i came back around he would make sure i got what i was after.i went back 3 days later knowinf my friend was not home.an u guested it i got more than u wanted
anonymous reader
2011-10-30 02:21:23
HOT story!! And a very, very lucky gal! Made me wet.
anonymous reader
2011-10-15 20:30:59
need more of the same just a little longer :) great first story though
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One Voice
One Voice Previous Broadcasts
KQED 9: Fri, May 10, 2013 -- 10:00 PM
This documentary tells the story of the Kamehameha Schools Song Contest through the eyes of the student song directors. Every year in Hawai'i, 2000 high school students compete in the Kamehameha Schools Song Contest where young leaders direct their peers in singing Hawaiian music in four-part harmony. It shares the thrill of the competition via the personal stories of the student song directors as they experience the trials and tribulations of competition in this annual high school event. Following the elected student song directors, the audience sees how the tradition creates an indelible experience that builds class unity, instills cultural pride and builds character. The film also explores their world outside of school by meeting their families, or 'ohana and revealing their hopes and dreams for the future. Through the stories and lives of these contemporary high school students, the audience will experience Hawaiian culture as it has survived, flourished, and grown through the universal power of music and song.
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St. Bonaventure
Franciscian theologian
Saint Bonaventure, O.F.M. , (Italian: San Bonaventura; 1221 – 15 July 1274), born John of Fidanza (Italian: Giovanni di Fidanza), was an Italian medieval scholastic theologian and philosopher. The seventh Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, he was also a Cardinal Bishop of Albano. He was canonized on 14 April 1482 by Pope Sixtus IV and declared a Doctor of the Church in the year 1588 by Pope Sixtus V. He is known as the "Seraphic Doctor".
Bagnoregio, Province of Viterbo, Latium, Papal States
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So who are the 15 best players? Well, let the controversy begin. This voting was a combination of fan input and the NCAA's panel of experts. Alphabetically listed, your All-Time tournament team/roster is ...
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So who are the 15 best players? Well, let the controversy begin. This voting was a combination of fan input and the NCAA's panel of experts. Alphabetically listed, your All-Time tournament team/roster is:
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A few people have asked me to post a comparison between these two headphones once I got the Pro 900's, so here goes. Keep in mind, I just got the Pro 900's delivered not even an hour ago, so these are only initial impressions and the heaphones have not had a chance to burn in. I'll post updated impressions once they have. The DT770's have been burned in. Both headphones are being tested on a Zune HD > Oyaide HPC-LL > Fiio E12 setup with no bass boost or equalization.
Initial Build Quality/Packaging Impressions:
The Pro 900's clearly come with better packaging. They arrive in a nice semi-soft zippered case with spare earpads, two cables, and instructions with a CD. Contrary to what they've written in some places, there is no 3.5mm to 1/4" adapter; rather, the coiled cable terminates in a quarter inch plug and the straight cable terminates in a mini plug. The DT770's just come in a cardboard box with a screw on adapter. The Pro 900's have a removable cable that screws in, which I really like. The provided mini cable is also much shorter than the DT770's cable, which is a little unwieldy for portable use.
Note the deeper earcups on the DT770's.
The headband and cups on the Pro 900's are made of rubberized plastic that feels good to the touch, but I'm not sure about its longevity compared to harder plastics. The yokes are made of a semi matte hard plastic that looks and feels kind of cheap. The DT770's yokes make an annoying popping sound every once in a while if they move while they're on your head; the Pro 900 doesn't do this, but the plastic creaks a little. The metal plates on the Pro 900's look much better in person than they do in the photos. The raised logo has some lines on it that look horizontal, but are actually gently curved (made using some kind of rotary tool, which would be easier). The clicks on the headband adjustment are more secure on the DT770's; the ones on the Pro 900's move around pretty easily. The DT770's are much more comfortable; the cups are bigger, the headband is padded over the whole thing instead of just a little part on the top, and the clamp is lower. The Pro 900's fold into a ball, but it's not as tight in real life as they show in the promo pics. Fortunately, it does not seem like the metal plates can scratch each other when folded like this. The DT770's are made in Germany, whereas the Pro 900's are made in Taiwan. Overall, I'd say that the Pro 900's have a build that suggests a more premium headphone, but I think the DT770's would be more durable, and I really like their utilitarian functionalism.
The Pro 900's have cups that fold up.
Sound Initial Impressions:
The Pro 900's have quite a bit more bass than the DT770's, both mid-bass and sub-bass. I'm actually not a bass head; I just like to have a variety of sound signatures to suit my mood. The Pro 900's would be much more satisfying to a bass head, I think. And as far as bass heavy headphones go, I think they do an excellent job at being both bassy and sounding good. The bass is very engaging and has nice texture, but doesn't completely ruin the rest of the spectrum. If I want to hear accurate, though, I'll turn to a different headphone in my stable. The 900's also sound quite a bit more forward compared to the more laid back DT770's. The DT770's also have a larger and more natural soundstage. The soundstage on the Pro 900's puts the bassy instruments right next to your ear, but the higher pitched instruments like drums sound like they're further away. I don't think this is just because the bass is emphasized; I think the soundstage is just oddly imaged. I don't think the Pro 900's are extremely sibilant (at least they aren't the worst I've heard). I do find their treble to be a little unrefined and artificial, however. Cymbals are present, but don't sound realistic. Rock recordings sound slightly distorted, but electronic recordings are more engaging than on the DT770's. The Pro 900's are at least as resolving and detailed as the DT770's. I'll have to compare the two after the 900's have burned in, though, since the treble does improve with burn in according to other users.
The 770's have a durable sheet metal headband and user replaceable padding.
Overall, I'm enjoying the Pro 900's. I believe part of the reason why they have been so hit and miss for many people is due to the price. Until very recently, the street price for these was not that much lower than the list price. At that price I don't feel they are worth it; the Sennheiser HD650's are better in that price bracket (very different headphones, I know, but it's hard to deny that they're better). Recently, though, they have been available at Amazon for under $300, and I got mine for under $220 with tax from one of their lightning deals. At those prices, the Pro 900's are much more competitive and stand a good chance at gaining a new following. As for how they stack up against the DT770's, I like both headphones. I think the DT770's would be more appealing to an audiophile looking for accuracy and realism, whereas the Pro 900's are better for a bass head or someone looking for a more fun sound signature.
Earcup size comparison.
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Mi Pueblo Camp
Mi Pueblo Latin American Culture Camp June 16-20, 2014. Planning is underway now, and registration begins shortly. Contact Bill Gruber if you can help with the planning, or fundraising, or if you want more information as to how to register your child. We have reserved rooms at the Embassy Suites - Beachwood for out of town families at a reduced rate.
Download the 2014 Camper Info Form here.
Download the 2014 Registration Form here.
Scholarships will be awarded by CFC for further study or personal growth and development in a college/university, technical, business, or specialty school, specialized camp or other training program. Students who have completed graduation requirements (including GED) during or before this academic year are eligible. Applicants must be an associate member of CFC, or family must be a current member of CFC. Applications must be postmarked no later than June 2, 2014, and send to Concern for Children, Claudia Madden, 1997 Deer Meadow Blvd., Streetsboro, Ohio 44241. Recipient(s) will be notified by July 1, 2013. To obtain an application or for any questions contact Claudia Madden at firstname.lastname@example.com for more details or directions.
The TIES Program…Adoptive Family Homeland Journeys
For more than 20 years, the Ties Program has assisted adoptees and their families to reconnect with people and places special to their adoptions, in addition to experiencing the culture, personality, and beauty of their motherland. Ties takes pride in offering a meaningful, memorable, and moving experience for the entire family. Their programs are led by adoption professionals and include their signature "Connect & Chat" sessions to help process as the journey unfolds. Visit TIES at www.AdoptiveFamilyTravel.com, 800 398-3676, or email@example.com.
Colombia Homeland Tour 2014
Coming up August 1-9, 2014
El Salvador Homeland Tour and Service Project
CFC's El Salvador Service Project and Homeland Tour VIII was held in January, 2013. Thirty-one people participated, arriving January 9, 2013. The group was led by medical director Dr. Joe Carter, ENT, and included six doctors, five nurses, an audiologist, five Salvadoran adoptees, eight parents or spouses of adoptees, and other friends of CFC. The team traveled to Ahuachapan in western El Salvador and Santa Tecla in central El Salvador. The medical team evaluated 385 children and identified 68 children in need of surgery. An additional 40 children were evaluated in the eastern zone in San Miguel. Surgeries were performed over two days at the local San Rafael Hospital where 40 children had tonsils and adenoids removed, ear tubes inserted, and foreign bodies extracted from their ears. In addition, the team, under the guidance of April Bleakney painted a large mural of the animals of the world. A "save the statues" project saved Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as well as numerous animal statues that had fallen into disrepair. Freshly repaired and painted, the statues now greet the children as they move around the Hogar Guirola. The team also took 19 children from the Hogar Guirola and 8 staff members on a field trip to a local water park. At the Hogar Moraga in Santa Ana where our sponsorship girls reside the group completed a painting project, played basketball, and gave dance lessons. The team also enjoyed one and a half days of sightseeing, exploring the city of San Salvador, visiting the fishing pier and beaches of La Libertad, and shopping in La Palma. Also a group of 8 extended their stay to spend the week-end in Perquin, Morazan visiting the War Museum and Encampment, El Mozote, and seeing the Murals of Hope Project. (wallsofhope.org)
The Hogar Guirola in Santa Tecla now houses only special needs children and the Sisters of Bethany no longer administrate or live at the children's home. New laws have reduced the population at the government run orphanages. Adoptions have become more difficult and international families seldom receive placements, even after years of waiting on the approved families' list.
While in El Salvador, CFC purchased a washing machine, fax machine, and, and microwave for the Hogar Guirola. A donation was made to the boys' orphanage in Ahuachapan and to the older girls' orphanage in Santa Ana. The intake center in San Miguel received much needed supplies, including flip flops for the many children who arrive shoeless and with only the clothes they are wearing. Each of the children that we saw received a beanie baby, compliments of the many CFC members who donated them throughout the year. The fill-a-bag project was again successful and the faces of the children were all smiles when they received one from a child in the US. Pat Burns, El Salvador Program Coordinator
CFC Elections 2014
In June CFC members will have the chance once again to vote for the officers and other trustees of CFC. Ballots will be sent out in late May. This year there are three open OFFICER positions on the CFC Board:
- President
- Vice President
- Corresponding Secretary
There are also 4 TRUSTEE AT LARGE positions to be filled. If you are willing to run for one of these positions please let us know. CFC depends upon its volunteer leadership to keep the organization running and achieving success in our ongoing programs here and in Latin America.
Bill Gruber
Chairperson, CFC Board of Trustees
Calendar 2014
- June 2-Scholarship Deadline
- June 5–CFC Board Election Ballot Deadline
- June 14-Set Up 9-12 noon
- June 15-Set Up 12-2 p.m. & Volunteer Mtg 6:30 p.m.
- June 16-20-Camp 9:30-4:00 P.M.
- June 20-Mi Pueblo Fiesta 7-9 p.m.
- June 21-Hinkley Lake Outing
CFC Board Meetings
Feb. 21, April 11, June 6 and August 15
Mi Pueblo Planning Meetings - 7PM at Bill Gruber's
Feb. 13, March 6, April 3, May 1 and June 5 (call to confirm)
Mi Pueblo Camp - at Forest Hill Church, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Chemistry
Diabetes mellitus is a disease characterized by the body's inability to regulate glucose levels. Glucose (a component of table sugar) is needed to provide biochemical energy for all the cells of the body. When this process is disrupted, the body begins to break down fat and protein to provide the needed energy, which can eventually lead to death. Diabetes is mediated by a protein called insulin. A key piece of our understanding of diabetes came when Frederick Sanger, a British biochemist, carried out experiments to determine the structure of the insulin molecule. Sanger (shown in the opening image) used basic chemistry techniques and reactions and took twelve years to complete his research. Today, automated instruments based on his approach can perform the same analysis in a matter of days. Sanger was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1958 for his insulin research. The chemical processes that won Sanger the Nobel Prize is pictured on the right in the opening image. In this chapter, we will look at the history of chemistry, see the many areas of our lives that are touched by chemistry, and develop a basic understanding of what is involved in the process of scientific discovery.
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Stroke: Life-Threatening Complications
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Complications that threaten a person's life may develop soon after stroke symptoms occur. Preventing these complications is a major focus of initial stroke treatment.
Life-threatening complications include:
- Increased pressure on the brain, which develops when the brain swells after a large stroke. Such swelling occurs quickly, becomes most severe within 3 to 5 days after the stroke, and can cause death. Pressure on the brain is more likely in people who have had a stroke caused by a bleeding blood vessel (hemorrhagic stroke).
- Fever. This may make a person's chance of recovery worse if the fever occurs at the same time as a stroke. Fever may be a sign of an infection, such as pneumonia or a urinary tract infection. Drugs that reduce fever (acetaminophen or aspirin) are often used. But if these do not work, a special blanket that circulates cool air or water may be needed.
- High blood sugar (glucose). This often occurs in people who have diabetes. Very high or low blood sugar immediately after a stroke interferes with proper brain cell function, increasing the risk of damage.
- Blood pressure changes. People who have a stroke usually will have higher blood pressure for at least 1 to 3 days after the stroke. This may represent an attempt by the body to increase blood flow to the part of the brain that is being affected by the stroke. Only very high blood pressure is treated. If it occurs, very high blood pressure usually is brought down slowly. A rapid drop in blood pressure can lead to more brain damage.
- Buildup of spinal fluid within the brain (hydrocephalus). Fluid on the brain is more likely to occur if the stroke was caused by bleeding (hemorrhagic stroke).
- Spasms of blood vessels (vasospasm). Vasospasm may occur if the stroke was caused by a subarachnoid hemorrhage from an aneurysm.
- A blood clot in the legs (deep vein thrombosis) that may travel to the lungs (pulmonary embolism).
- Seizures.
- Another stroke.
- Coma.
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Merrill Lowers Duane Reade to 'Sell'
Merrill Lynch downgraded Duane Reade (DRD ) to sell, from neutral.
Analyst Monica Aggarwal says she was perplexed by Duane Reade's most recent extensive reduction in forecasts. She says she had been hoping heavy gross margin erosion of the fourth quarter of 2002 was be behind company as front-end sales began to somewhat stabilize. Aggarwal says the model already had caution built in as she thought management guidance on a second-quarter call was overoptimistic.
However, front-end comparison at -1.1%, vs. her flat expectation, have huge detrimental impact on gross margins given the heavy reliance on this end of the business. She sees very little to be optimistic about. Aggarwal cut her 78 cents 2003 earnings per share estimate to 55 cents, and trimmed the $1.15 2004 estimate to 70 cents.


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Tied at 4-4 entering the bottom of the sixth inning, Florida batted around to score 10 runs on eight hits on the way to 14-5 victory over eighth ranked South Carolina on Saturday afternoon to sweep a three-game SEC series at McKethan Stadium. South Carolina is now 27-10 and 8-7 in the league with the Gators 19-18 and 8-7 in the SEC.
Trailing by three runs after the second inning, the Gamecocks mounted a comeback with a two-run homer by Max Schrock in the third inning and behind three scoreless innings by Jack Wynkoop and a RBI on a fielder's choice from LB Dantzler tied the game at 4-4 in the top of the sixth inning.
The Gators struck in the bottom half of the sixth though as 10 consecutive batters reached base to open the inning on the way to 10 runs. Vickash Ramjit led off with a double and Connor Mitchell singled to begin things for the Gators. With Evan Beal on in relief, Harrison Bader walked on four pitches to load the bases.
The Gamecocks would bring in left-hander Vince Fiori. The Gators counted with pinch hitter Josh Tobias who singled on the first pitch he saw from Fiori to score a run. Casey Turgeon followed with a bloop single to left field and Richie Martin drove in two more with a base hit. Taylor Gushue would be hit by a pitch to end the day for Fiori. With Curt Britt on in relief, the Gators tacked on three more hits as Justin Shafer drove in two runs with a double followed by a single by Zack Powers and a double by Ramjit, his second double of the inning. Mitchell's RBI ground out and a sac fly by Bader made 14-4 for the Gators. Carolina would score once in the eighth inning on a RBI fielder's choice off the bat of Max Schrock.
Schrock went 2-for-5 with a homer and three RBI to lead the Gamecocks. Chase Vergason and Grayson Greiner had two hits apiece as well. The Gators finished with 17 hits including three from Turgeon, Powers and Ramjit. Shafter and Martin had two apiece also.
Florida reliever Daniel Gibson earned the win in relief for the Gators. He is 2-0 on the year. South Carolina freshman left-hander Jack Wynkoop suffered the loss and is now 4-2 for the season. He allowed two runs on three hits in three innings of work.
South Carolina broke ahead 1-0 in the top of the second inning. Schrock led off with a base hit. A one-out single from Greiner followed by Joey Pankake plunked on a first pitch from UF starter Jay Carmichael loaded the bases for Carolina. With two outs, Schrock would score on a walk to Saiko.
Florida batted around and knocked Gamecock starter Colby Holmes from the game with four runs in the bottom of the second inning. Powers singled with one out and after a balk advanced to third on Ramjit's single. A Gamecock miscue resulted in momentum then for the Gators. Connor Mitchell set down a safety squeeze that Powers would score on. On the play first baseman LB Dantzler flipped home but the ball went past Gamecock catcher Grayson Greiner and allowed both Ramjit and Mitchell to move up to second and third base. Bader drove in Ramjit with a RBI single and Cody Dent had a sacrifice squeeze to push Florida ahead 4-1.
Carolina would answer in the top of the third to cut the deficit to one run. After Celek drew a one-out walk, Schrock launched a two-run homer to right field. Schrock knocked a 1-0 pitch from UF reliever Bobby Poyner over the wall in right field for his 3rd homer of the season. The Gamecocks tied it at 4-4 in the sixth inning. Pankake singled to lead off the inning with Saiko and Vergason reaching base with one-out singles to load the bases. Dantzler would drive in Pankake with a fielder's choice on a putout at second base.
The Gamecocks return home and will next be in action on Tuesday, April 16 hosting College of Charleston. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. with the game televised live on SportSouth and available on the Gamecock Radio Network from IMG College including flagship station, 107.5 FM, "The Game."
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I've been on a recent fingerless mitts binge so that the Reservoir Mitts by Allyson Dykhuizen caught my eye at first glance. I was immediately drawn to the interplay of pink and brown in an entrelac dance and thought "I want a pair in those same exact colors!"
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Next is the Aristida Shawl by Alexandra Beck. The pattern looks simple enough, but the way the diamonds and eyelets are arranged keeps bringing me back. And personally, I think the fringe is the icing on the cake. Also the grey color of the yarn used gives it an elegant, rustic feel compared to most shawls which have a more delicate, ethereal feel. I really, really, really hope I can make time to knit this shawl.
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I was both excited and sad when I first saw the Sea Legs Scarf by Allison Haas. "Why sad?" you ask. Because I had had a similar idea to make a traveling cables scarf. However, I'm still pretty young at knitting and designing and didn't have the chops to get the design out of my head onto paper and yarn. However Allison's version is soooooooooooooo much better than what I even imagined, and I'm so glad she got to it first. It's a unisex scarf so it will be a great last minute gift for a loved one. I also love that it's loooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggg! 92 inches long! Yes! And the traveling cables? Absolutely SEXY!(Yes, I'm currently into cables. I DIG cables.)
Sea Legs Scarf by Allison Haas. Picture Courtesy of Knitscene Accessories 2012. |
Another one I would like to try is the Orbs Cowl by Robin Ulrich, mainly because the way the model posed with it is very cool! No, that's not the reason. Sorry! :) I've actually wanted to learn how to knit welts and this cowl looks pretty awesome with all the welts moving up and down in that hypnotic chevron wave. And it looks like a quick project, which makes me even happier.
Orbs Cowl by Robin Ulrich. Picture courtesy of Knitscene Accessories 2012. |
Talking about quick projects, the Inishbofin Cowl by Heidi Todd Kozar keeps drawing my attention each time I flip through the magazine. As I said earlier, I currently dig cables, and this little cowl is awash with cables. Happiness! It's beautiful, simple, and looks to be quick. Watch out now, I might ACTUALLY cast on for this one.
Inishbofin Cowl by Heidi Todd Kozar. Picture courtesy of Knitscene Accessories 2012. |
Now these last two are for when I finally master my fear of colorwork. The Wellington Mitts by Rebecca Blair is the cover pattern, and is beautiful. Pink and grey together make a striking combination, and those zigzag stripes aren't playing around either. This pattern is so cute and just right for a hip young adult who wants to look cute but also wants to stay warm during the fall and winter (Right? I know a couple of those).
Wellington Mitts by Rebecca Blair. Picture courtesy of Knitscene Accessories 2012. |
The Equilibrium Cowl is one of those patterns that show me that I still have a long way to go. I couldn't figure out how Carolyn Kern got those two different patterns on both sides of the cowl while knitting in the round. I'll have to take a look at the pattern. This cowl is just stunning, and I will be very proud of myself if I ever make it.
Equilibrium Cowl by Carolyn Kern. Picture courtesy of Knitscene Accessories 2012. |


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Thanks for the response Hazz, I'm mulling it over in my head with some other stuff.
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The body can handle a lot more than what is typically seen and adaptive abilities do increase if you give them time. Your routine while crazy looking is do-able as long as you temper your enthusiasm initially. I really would suggest deload weeks if you're not good at holding back or working with percentages (as I am not) because pushing hard like that ALL the time will mess you up. C&Ps injury list is extensive, as well as the Bulgarians he likes. You know I love a good high frequency training routine but from the digging around that i've done injuries are relatively common. I really would stress every 3rd or 4th week be a light one.
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Donald Hoerstkamp is getting ready to deliver a C-182 airplane to Ecuador for the nonprofit organization Wings of Hope, but compared to his last international trip for the charity, "this one will feel local," he joked.
A 1965 graduate of Washington High School, Hoerstkamp, who now lives in Wildwood, spent six weeks this spring flying a Cessna 206 from the Wings of Hope headquarters at Spirit of St. Louis airport in Chesterfield to Tanzania on the east coast of Africa.
"It was a rare opportunity," said Hoerstkamp, which is why he volunteered to make the trip. "You don't get a chance to make a trip like this very often," he remarked. "But it also was a lot of work, and it was a long time."
Within a week of its delivery, the plane was being used by a mission group that Wings of Hope works with to fly doctors and nurses daily to clinics in the savannah where they mostly provide prenatal care to women and vaccinations to children in the Masaai tribe, said Hoerstkamp. They also treat more emergent care, like snake bites and injuries from accidents.
It had been three or four months since the mission in Tanzania had an operational airplane, which meant the clinics had not been open that long. The first clinic they set up using the new Cessna 206 was in excess of 200 people because the people had been waiting for the clinics to start up again, said Hoerstkamp.
Wings of Hope
Delivery of planes to places like Tanzania is only one aspect of what Wings of Hope does. The organization, which was founded in 1962 by four St. Louis businessmen and now has 157 bases in 47 countries around the world, "delivers humanitarian programs to the impoverished, to achieve a more peaceful world.
"We do whatever is needed, from guidance on requested subjects/services to providing and managing tangible resources designed to enable the poor and needy, or any marginalized citizens, to become active and productive participants in their societies," the Wings of Hope website reads.
Programs include health and education systems, sustainable food and water processes, opportunities for family income, community-building and human conflict resolution at regional and international levels.
Wings of Hope also is known across the United States for its MAT (medical relief and air transport) program, which delivers advanced health care to children with massive birth defects or who are dying from rare illnesses.
"We make sure they can access the medical care they need, as many times as they need. We also provide transportation to this medical care as often as required," the website reads. "We operate a fleet of Medical Air Ambulances, outfitted with equipment and Certified Airborne Medical Crews – all totally free of cost."
Very often how a family connects with Wings of Hope is through a phone call to say a relative is suffering with some serious medical condition and they don't know how to find a doctor to treat it, said Hoerstkamp, who, as a volunteer pilot for Wings of Hope, mostly works in the MAT program. The organization's researchers get to work to find the information the family needs and then helps them get to the treatment center, he said.
"We have relationships with every medical facility in the USA and know how to get things done," the website notes.
Hoerstkamp, who has been volunteering with Wings of Hope for the last three years, typically flies two trips a week for the organization. Most of his flights are one-day trips. Rarely are they overnight.
Flying is what Hoerstkamp has always loved to do, and as a child it was the only job he ever aspired to.
After graduating from WHS, Hoerstkamp enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, where he served from 1966-'70, before launching a career in aviation that has covered all aspects of the field, from pilot to flight instructor to manager of an FBO (fixed base operator).
Not an Easy Trip to Make, or Plan
Planning for the trip to Tanzania began three or four months before Hoerstkamp ever took off from Spirit airport.
"I had a rough idea of the route," said Hoerstkamp. "I knew I would hit the Azores (nearly 1,000 miles off the coast of Portugal), after that everything was up in the air."
There also was a good amount of paperwork to complete and permits to obtain from the many countries he would be flying over and landing in.
"Because the plane was tanked, that added to the requirements as far as the other countries were concerned," Hoerstkamp noted.
There were handlers all along the way, and everything had to be coordinated.
Delays brought on by maintenance issues that came up along the trip led to changes in the schedule which meant permits would expire and new ones had to be issued.
Other major issues Hoerstkamp had to consider were operating hours for the airports where he would be landing and taking off from — "They are not like here in America, where airports are always open essentially. If you hit an airport 10 minutes before it opens or 10 minutes after it closes, I think in the Azores it's like $1,800" — and whether these airports had the type of fuel the plane needed, 100 octane fuel, which is becoming more and more difficult to find in countries outside of the United States.
"So the first thing you have to check is the airport hours so that you hit it at the right time," said Hoerstkamp. "You have to check that it's an airport of entry. Then you have to check that it has 100 octane. Then you have to check that they really do have 100 octane . . . and you have to coordinate with the handler who is physically on the field who can say, 'Yes, we are not out. We do have it.' "
The plane Hoerstkamp delivered was a 1974 Cessna 206, which is configured for six people — two in front, four in back.
For the trip to Tanzania, however, the back seats were disassembled and stored in a cargo pod underneath the plane to make room for a fuel tank that was needed to get Hoerstkamp from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to the Azores.
"That was the biggest distance, about 17 hours," he said.
The Route
Hoerstkamp created a flight plan that made each leg as long as possible, taking into account the airport hours where he was taking off and landing.
"Every time you land it costs money, plus an overnight stay and all that," he said. "The shortest leg was maybe seven or eight hours."
From St. Louis, Hoerstkamp flew to Bangor, Maine, where the plane received some maintenance work. This also created the longest delay in the trip (12 days) because parts had to be shipped and the Fixed Base Operator didn't work on weekends.
Next he stopped in Halifax, Nova Scotia, mainly for safety purposes.
"The airplane was slower than anticipated and the winds weren't as strong as they were supposed to be," said Hoerstkamp.
There also was a concern about icing over the North Atlantic, which the Cessna 206 airplane can't handle.
After Nova Scotia, Hoerstkamp flew across the Atlantic Ocean landing at Santa Maria in Azores, Portugal, and from there to Rebat, Morocco; to Malta; across the Mediterranean Sea to Aqaba, Jordan; to Djibouti, Djibouti, the capital city of a tiny African country situated near the strait between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
From Djibouti, Hoerstkamp flew to Nairobi, Kenya, where he spent five days getting the plane "detanked" and removing an oiling system that had been installed so Hoerstkamp could add oil from the cockpit.
Here the airplane, because Hoerstkamp had put so many hours on it getting it to its destination, was given a 100-hour inspection.
From Nairobi, Hoerstkamp flew the plane to the airport at Mount Kilimanjaro where he could get a visa to stay in Tanzania for a week working with their flight department.
And from Mount Kilimanjaro, Hoerstkamp flew to Arusha, Tanzania, to deliver the plane. He returned home to America aboard commercial flights.
The route was a little different than initially planned, mainly due to terrorism threats.
"Kenya wanted me to fly at 14,000 feet, which the airplane I was in, at the weight I was flying it . . . and with the outside air temperatures, I just couldn't get it to 14,000 feet," said Hoerstkamp. "So we had to not get the Yemen overfly but instead cross the Red Sea and come down to Eritrea because they would allow us to fly lower.
"I later found out that the reason for the no overfly . . . was because of shoulder-launched rockets which have a ceiling of about 12,000 or 12,500 feet . . . So I was glad I went to Eritrea."
Political unrest also was one of the reasons why Hoerstkamp didn't fly down through Sudan and stay overnight in Khartoum, as originally planned.
"In Nairobi, they had the mall bombings while I was going," said Hoerstkamp. "In Djibouti, it didn't make the press here, but they had a bombing, it might have been while I was there or the day before or after I left."
Fueling Up in Djibouti
Hoerstkamp didn't need any reminders about how different things can be from America in other parts of the world, but a scenario that unfolded as he was getting the plane refueled in Djibouti drove it home.
First, it was a Saturday, which meant getting someone in who could fuel the plane was the first challenge.
After some phone calls, Hoerstkamp is told someone will meet him at the airport, but when he arrives, there is no one.
"And it's like 100 degrees out on the ramp. It was winter in Nairobi but in Djibouti, because it's on the coast, it was 20 degrees hotter," he recalled.
"Finally, out comes a truck pulling behind it a cart with two barrels of gas and a hand pump. You could not buy gas by the gallon, only by the barrel, and I believe each barrel was like 100 liters."
Hoerstkamp, who had figured out the night before how many liters he would need, found out that it was just a little bit more than one barrel — still, he would have to buy two.
"The price was about $6 or $7 per liter, so close to $30 a gallon for fuel," he recalled.
At first the men operating the hand pump seemed to be taking it slow, but they sped up the process when Hoerstkamp offered to help.
"It was just so much different than what we are used to here in the States," he remarked. "We really are blessed in this country. We forget that, but that sure drove it home for me."
'Interesting Trip'
Hoerstkamp had never been to parts of Africa before this trip.
"It was an interesting trip," he said.
"I sure met a wide variety of people, and everyone was helpful at all of the airports."
One of the sights Hoerstkamp was hopeful to see were the pyramids. He flew over a corner of Egypt and might have had a chance, but there was an undercast that day so they weren't visible.
Hoerstkamp said he tried to be prepared for whatever could happen to him on the trip. He carried with him both maritime and desert survival equipment.
On at least one occasion, he felt adventurous too at the dining table.
"I had a piece of meat in Morocco that still to this day I have no idea what it was," Hoerstkamp said with a grin. "They said it was beef, but it was not beef."
For more information on Wings of Hope, a Nobel Peace prize nominee, including how to donate to the charity, people can visit www.wings-of-hope.org.


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Love is patient. Love is kind. And often, love is denoted by the Greek root -phile.
Love a rainy day? You're a pluviophile.
This one's easier to do than to pronounce: A gynotikolobomassophile enjoys nibbling on women's earlobes.
Turophiles have never met a cheese plate they didn't like. They pair well with wine-loving oenophiles.
Someone who loves beards and possibly 2/3 of ZZ Top.
Cat lovers are technically called ailurophiles.
Cynophiles prefer dogs and are not to be confused with movie-loving cinephiles.
Look out, Ronald McDonald. Coulrophiles don't just find clowns, jesters, and mimes amusing. They're sexually attracted to them.
Don't call them workaholics. Ergophiles just love being productive.
A 30-year-old who collects teddy bears isn't weird. He or she's an arctophile.
Someone who's obsessed with tattoos or branding.
Lots of people love animals, but zoophiles want to really love animals, if you know what we mean.
A peristerophile would never call a pigeon a "flying rat." They adore the birds.
Alain Robert, known as the French Spider-Man, is a world famous stegophile. He's climbed the Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House, and the New York Times Building just for fun.
Clinophile literally translates to a person who loves beds. Psychiatrists associate the word with sleep disorders and the desire to stay in a reclining position.
File this one under "Words We'd Like To Hear In A Rap Song." Chrysophiles have a thing for bling, specifically gold.


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Slow growth continues for the greater Grand Rapids industrial economy, according to results of a monthly survey compiled by Brian G. Long, director of supply management research in the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University.
Survey results are based on data collected during the last two weeks of July. The survey�s index of business improvement, called new orders, eased to +18 from +23, while the production index tapered to +25 from +30. The employment index remained stable, unchanged at +15, and the index of purchases remained unchanged at +19.
The statistics for business optimism are showing signs of stabilization after last month�s unexpected drop, according to Long. He noted the short-term business outlook index rose to +27, up from last month�s +21. However, the long-term business outlook edged lower to +34, down from +36.
Long said the level of pessimism for this index has grown considerably, given the +64 reported less than a year ago.
The survey is a monthly survey of business conditions that includes 45 purchasing managers in the greater Grand Rapids area and 25 in Kalamazoo. It is patterned after a nationwide survey conducted by the Institute for Supply Management. Each month, the respondents are asked to rate eight factors as �same,� �up� or �down.�
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Zero Hedge, Kaus Note GM 'Channel Stuffing' Ahead of and After IPO; Press Ignores
A few weeks ago, just before GM's initial public offering went to the market (at the Washington Examiner; at BizzyBlog), I noted that Multi-Government/General Motors had spent the past several months shipping more cars than its dealers were selling, to the point where dealer stocks represented an unusually high number of days of dealers' sales.
GM's December 1 press release made that trend even more obvious, as month-end dealer inventory rose to 536,000 units, about 30% higher than May's level.
As seen below, the trend was already pretty obvious in October, and a vigilant press should have been alert enough to notice it and attempt to gauge its financial impact:
Mickey Kaus at Newsweek linked to Zero Hedge, which picked up on the point last week. Kaus's caustic comment:
General Motors' cars are piling up on dealers' lots again, the result of an apparent production surge designed to force sales during September and October in order to make the numbers look good for GM's November IPO … sorry, I mean in order to maximize shareholder value!
That is indeed the important takeaway, which Zero Hedge, in erroneously claiming that dealer sales to consumers have been misstated, strangely missed.
Kaus is right when he asserts that overstuffing dealers with vehicles improves GM's (but not dealers') "numbers," namely sales, gross profit and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), as I noted in mid-November:
… once a vehicle is on the truck and leaves the (GM) factory, it's a sale (on GM's books).
… You might be surprised at how much maximizing product shipped out the door — to heck with the long-term consequences — enhances reported profits. That's because the variable costs associated with producing a vehicle are fairly low when compared to its selling price.
The only truly direct costs involved in vehicle production are materials, direct labor, and directly-consumed energy. Virtually everything else is at least in the short run essentially fixed, i.e., they are costs that will be incurred anyway regardless of the level of production. For example, you're going to have a certain level of supervision no matter what; the costs of supervision don't increase much, if at all, if production increases within a certain range. Pretty much the same number of workers will be involved with maintenance whether you're producing 60 cars an hour or 80. Many fringe benefits, particularly health care costs, aren't affected by production levels. You're going to have to keep your factories' lights on no matter how many cars they produce. Property taxes don't change. Depreciation charges are fixed in the short run.
… in 2007, Forbes Magazine (reported that) "Strategy consultant AlixPartners estimates a manufacturer earns $8,000 to $14,000 variable profit on each pickup it sells, but zero to $6,000 on each car."
Thanks to cost reductions achieved in its encounter with bankruptcy, GM's variable profit is probably near the high end of both ranges; it wouldn't surprise me if its variable profits are even higher. But to be conservative in the accounting sense, let's assume that the variable profit numbers are $12,000 each for pickups (light trucks) and $5,000 for cars.
… (Considering that) GM's domestic product mix is currently about 36% cars and 64% light trucks … about $663 million of … sent-ahead profit has occurred since May's trough in dealers' days sales in inventory … Serious talk of the company going public began at about that time. Coincidence?
Shipped-ahead EBIT during the last four reported months (August, September, October, and November) has amounted to a similarly estimated $1.06 billion, which is surely a very significant percentage of the company's EBIT from its North American operations during that same period (since the analyzed months cross over quarters, it's not directly estimable):
To be fair to GM, Ford's days of sales in dealer inventory, based on data available in its quarterly 10-Q filings, has been as high as 85 days. But that was in June, ahead of plant shutdowns; GM made a big deal during the summer that many of its plants weren't shutting down. The number of days of sales in dealer inventory at Ford as of September 30 was about 75.
Ford has one other thing going for it which would justify higher dealer inventories, namely a defensible expectation that sales will continue to boom. Ford's U.S. year-to-date unit sales are up 21% through November, while GM's are up only 7%.
Memo to Tom Krisher and Dee-Ann Durbin, who are supposed to be covering the car industry beat at the Associated Press, along with many other potential establishment media reporters: A government-controlled car company overstuffing dealer inventories for the apparent purpose of goosing reported sales and profits to make its books look good just before and after its IPO is what people in journalism used to call "a story." Where have you been?
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The accident took place in the locality of Taltal, 300 kilometres from Santiago. Authorities said that the explosion occurred in a copper venture. The governor of Antofagasta, Pablo Tolosa, said that the accident occurred at the "Palo Blanco" mine, in Taltal city.
The incident left one dead and one wounded. The victim was identified as Jordan Araya, 19 years old.
Director of Work, María Cecilia Sánchez, described the venture as "illegal, since the company was now closed."
In addition, she indicated that staff from the ministry of work responsible for overseeing the venture.
Last year, a collapse in an exploration of copper and gold in the Atacama desert left 33 miners trapped underground for over 70 days. The incident occurred on 5th August.
The president of the Confederation of Copper Workers, Cristian Cuevas, said that the accident revealed "the precarious situation of workers in the copper industry in Chile."
The former Director of Work, María Ester Feres, said that between January and March last year there were 155 workers killed in their workplaces. Feres was the Director of Work during the government of Ricardo Lagos.
In a separate incident, last November two miners lost their lives. Another employee was injured in the same accident.
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Locals are living a little better since this placed opened up. A very nice selection of reasonably-priced Italian, French, and some Spanish and Australian wines. The customer consideration makes the big difference, though. For New Year's, they were full of advice (sometimes suggesting a less expensive champagne than you were holding!) and at Passover, they had a table full of Kosher wine that was not Maneschevitz! Even Nanny and Poppa could get into the Sangiovese we brought over, which cost under $15.


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Iván is leading the last stretch, we're almost there! The summit pyramid was a challenge at the end. Normally the route up to the summit is over a ridge from the south, but a crevasse was blocking that way. The west face of the pyramid was very steep and protected by a tricky bergshrund. We ended up climbing this ridge, which is from the northwest. Not too steep, but pretty loose powder. And the north face, to the left of the ridge, drops down dramatically for 1500m before leveling off ... The summit pyramid 4 June 2011. | Image Data
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Murder in Coweta County:
Movie producer revisits Pike 30 years after film was released.
Library's Summer Reading Program features live bees.
Animal control:
Commission studies initial concept plan for County Farm Road facility.
House fires:
Lightning may have caused blazes that, thankfully, resulted in no injuries.
Cats, kittens take center stage at Picture Purr-fect exhibit.


text: Printable Nanotube RFID Tags Could Make Wireless Checkout Aisles a RealityKyle VanHemert3/27/10 12:42pm89EditPromoteGo to permalinkWireless checkout is many a grocer's dream. It's like Amazon's one-click shopping in the real world, maximizing efficiency for the customer and cutting costs for the supermarket. A new printable RFID tag could make it a reality.