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Privacy Policy
1. Sources of Personal Information
We collect personal information about you from the following sources:
a. Directly From You. We may collect personal information during your access or use of the Properties and through other online and offline interactions, such as when you sign up for marketing, make purchases, create an account, contact us for customer service or other assistance, and participate in promotions.
b. Cookies and Tracking Technologies. When you access or use the Properties, we may collect data about your device, internet usage, cookies, tracking technologies such as web beacons, location, website activity, and other details of your use of the Properties. For further information on these practices, see Section 5 – "Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies."
c. Service Providers. We may collect personal information from service providers who are assisting us in the supply of our products and carrying out our business, such as to fulfill orders and provide customer assistance.
d. Other Third Parties and Publicly Available Information. We may collect personal information from other third parties that provide information to us, such as Business Partners, advertising networks, data brokers, government and other public sources, and social media platforms and networks.
We may combine information that we receive from the various sources described in this Privacy Policy, including third-party sources, and use or disclose it for the purposes identified below.
2. Types of Personal Information Collected
We may collect the following types of information about you:
a. Identifiers, characteristics, and other information you provide, such as your contact information (including your name, email address, postal address, and telephone number), gender and other demographic information, payment method and payment information, authentication information you create (such as account password), birthdays, professional and educational information, and device identifiers (such as advertising IDs, pixel and cookie IDs, IP address, ICCID). If you participate in our mobile messaging program we may also collect from you as part of that program your mobile phone number, your carrier's name, and the date, time and content of your messages, and other information you provide to Fanatics as part of that program.
b. Internet and other electronic activity that is gathered automatically when you visit our Properties or interact with our App or advertisements or messages, such as browsing and search history, browser information, device type, app, and OS version, or, if you are participating in our mobile messaging program whether you accessed your account information through the a mobile message.
c. Geolocation information, such as IP-based or precise geolocation information. This may be collected automatically (such as through our App) or based on information you provide.
d. Commercial information and preferences, such as purchase information, favorite teams and players, and other preferences.
e. Audio, visual, and similar information, such as when you call us or provide pictures or other content.
f. Inferences drawn from any of the information we collect to create a profile about you reflecting your preferences and characteristics.
3. How We Use Your Personal Information
We may use your personal information for the following purposes:
a. To provide you with products and services, such as to respond to your inquiries, process transactions and payments, fulfill your order, communicate with you, authenticate users, verify your eligibility for certain programs or benefits, and otherwise facilitate your relationship with us.
b. For marketing, such as to market goods and services. You can always unsubscribe from Stadium Art Gallery LLC and request the removal of contact information from marketing purposes. We may make additional methods available to you from time to time for you to unsubscribe from marketing. In addition, if you have provided us with a mobile phone number and we have separately obtained your consent to participate in our mobile messaging marketing campaigns on behalf of ourselves we may use such information in accordance with that separately obtained consent.
c. For insights, such as to identify trends and make inferences about you and your interactions with us or our affiliates and Business Partners, such as to analyze your behavior and preferences, and to evaluate and improve the products and services of our affiliates and Business Partners.
d. To comply with legal obligations, including keeping records required by law or to evidence our compliance with laws or to provide information to law enforcement.
e. For internal business and operational purposes, such as:
i. For our internal business administration, such as to manage customer accounts, including keeping general records of customers, sales, customer care, and other interactions;
ii. Auditing related to our interactions with you;
iii. For security purposes, such as to protect genuine customers and our business from fraud, to minimize the risk of false details being used, and to avoid abuse by fraudsters;
iv. To manage competitions or other promotions that you have chosen to participate in;
v. To comply with contractual obligations;
vi. To improve or develop our products and services (including our marketing activity more generally), including operating our Properties and improving or personalizing your experience (such as building profiles about you or how you interact with us); and
vii. For internal research and quality assurance.
We may use de-identified, anonymized, or aggregated versions of your personal information for any purpose.
4. How We Share Your Personal Information
a. Affiliates: We may share your personal information with our affiliates, parents, and subsidiaries.
b. Service Providers: We may permit our vendors and subcontractors to access your personal information in connection with performing services for us. For example, in order to process your transactions, we may share your personal information with certain third parties, such as your credit card issuer, a third-party credit verification company, the product handler, the delivery service, and vendors who may ship product to you directly from their warehouse (called drop-ship vendors). Other service provider examples include IT providers, internet service providers, and data analytics providers. We also use service providers to help us anticipate, prevent, and detect fraud. Before personal information is disclosed to such a party, we endeavor to require the party to agree to protect the privacy and confidentiality of your personal information.
c. With Third Parties to Provide You with Services or Communications: We may disclose your information to third parties to provide you with services or benefits. For example, if you participate in our Fan Cash program, we may share your personal information with Business Partners and other third parties to operate the program and allow you to acquire and redeem points.
d. With others for Legal, Security, or Safety Purposes: We may share your personal information: (a) as required by law or legal process; (b) to investigate suspected fraud, harassment, or other violations of any law, rule, or regulation; and (c) to investigate suspected violations of any terms or policies applicable to the Properties or the services provided by us or our third party providers or affiliates.
e. In Connection with a Corporate Transaction: We also may transfer your personal information in connection with a sale, merger, change of control, bankruptcy, or similar transaction. You will be notified via email (sent to the email address specified in your account) or notified by the posting of an updated Privacy Policy on our Website if such a transaction results in the transfer of control of your personal information to a non-affiliate.
f. With Business Partners for their Own Purposes: We may share your personal information with third parties for their own purposes ("Business Partners") (or their service providers), such as for marketing purposes. In many cases, such sharing is related to our operation of the Properties, such as sharing your personal information with a Business Partner (or their service provider) when you purchase that Business Partner's merchandise from us (eg a brand, sports league, team or university/college/athletic department). Other examples of Business Partners that might receive your information include social networks, partners who work with us on promotional or sponsorship opportunities available on our properties, data analytics companies and other companies that may use the data to help us drive advertising-related revenue (including those who may have registered in California as a "data broker"), and partners who advertise on our sites to measure advertising effectiveness. You may contact us to opt out of such sharing in some cases (See "Your Choices" below). However, we do not control how Business Partners use and share your information once they receive it. You will need to contact such Business Partners directly for information about their privacy practices or to exercise rights you may have (including if you would like to opt-out of receiving future emails from a Business Partner).
g. With other third parties with your consent.
5. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
Like many other websites and applications, we may automatically collect certain information regarding our Properties' users. Such information may include, without limitation, the Internet Protocol ("IP") address (which may be used to determine your geographic location) of your computer/internet service provider, your device ID your zip code, the date and time you access the Properties, the Internet address of a referring website, the operating system you are using, the sections or pages of the Properties that you visit, and the images and content viewed. Some of the ways in which we or the Properties may collect and use such information are further described below.
Clickstream Data. As you use the Internet, a trail of electronic information is left at each website you visit. This information, sometimes referred to as "clickstream data," can be collected and stored by a website's server. For example, clickstream data can tell the type of computer and browsing software you use and the address of the website from which you linked to the Properties. The Properties may collect and use clickstream data for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy and also as a form of aggregate information to anonymously determine how much time visitors spend on each page of our Properties, how visitors navigate throughout the Properties, and how we may tailor our Properties to better meet the needs of visitors. This information often will be used to improve our Properties and our services.
Cookies, Tracking Pixels, and Similar Technologies.
The Properties may use cookies, a type of technology that installs a small amount of information on a user's computer or other device when they visit a website. Cookies permit a website to, for example, recognize future visits using that computer or device. The Properties may use other similar technologies (including, without limitation, tracking pixels, as described further below, and other identifiers) to gather information. The Properties also may use cookies and similar technologies on the Properties to customize your visit, to enable us to enhance our service, or for other purposes. For example, information provided through cookies is used to recognize you as a previous user of the Properties so you do not have to enter your personal information every time and to offer personalized content. We may also use and share such information to personalize marketing (for Fanatics or for our affiliates, Business Partners, and other third parties, as further described in this policy), including as described in the section below regarding Interest-Based Advertising. You may choose to decline cookies by adjusting your browser preferences, but doing so may affect your use of the Website and your ability to access certain features of the Properties or engage in transactions through the Properties. If you delete your cookies, change browsers or change devices, cookies that the Properties may use (or an opt-out cookie) may no longer work. Cookies and similar technologies also may be used by our affiliates, a tracking utility company, and other parties to, for example, make it easier for you to navigate our Properties and other purposes, or to serve advertisements. We do not have access to or control over these cookies and technologies and we cannot state whether these parties will comply with this Privacy Policy.
Additionally, we may employ, either directly or through trusted third parties, tracking pixels. Tracking pixels are tiny, transparent graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to provide analytical information concerning the user experience as well as to support custom marketing activities for users of the Properties. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on a user's computer hard drive, tracking pixels are embedded invisibly on web pages. The Properties may use tracking pixels to help us better manage content, such as by improving the user interface or improving our marketing programs or the marketing of our affiliates, Business Partners, and other third parties (including for Interest-Based Advertising as described below). The Properties may use information to create aggregate tracking information reports regarding user demographics, traffic patterns and purchases. We may also link tracking information with personal information.
Location Information; Push Notifications. The Properties may be collecting your location, geo-IP, and other similar data. We use this information to help us maintain and enhance the efficiency and usefulness of the Properties and for other purposes described in this Privacy Policy (such as marketing). Additionally, we may also receive location data from other third parties. To the extent our Website has a corresponding App, we may use our App to obtain the user's precise location if the user of the App permits the App to request and collect this information from the applicable mobile device. We also may determine your zip code from the precise location data received from the mobile device of an App user. Users of the Properties also may elect to provide us with their zip code directly. We also may enable our App to offer automatic (or "push") notifications. We will provide push notifications only to those users who permit such notifications. If you would like to opt-out of location-based advertising and push notifications, please see the Choices section below.
Cross Device Matching. We may now or in the future have the ability to match your devices using the data collected, making educated predictions, and, in some cases, using deterministic data (e.g., unique identifiers) or other content across devices. We may then, subject to the limitations otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy and applicable law, display targeted advertisements to you across your devices unless it is an Opted-Out Device (as defined below) as further described in the Interest-Based Advertising Section below.
How We Use Information. Information collected by cookies and other tracking technologies may be collected and shared for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, such as for system administration purposes, analytics, and to improve the Properties and our marketing efforts. We may also use the data to build a better picture of the type of offers and products that you might be interested in, for "Interest-Based Advertising" (described below) and push notifications. We also may use general location data, preferences, or other information received from the Properties, including through your mobile device such as through the App, to send you tailored marketing messages, including making product recommendations. Additionally, we may use information to engage in interactive, real-time discussions with users, which we or the users may initiate. We may also anonymize or aggregate any information collected using cookies and other tracking technologies and may use and share such data for any lawful purpose.
6. Interest-Based Advertising
We may use information we collect (alone or in combination with information provided by third parties and service providers) to deliver targeted advertising (about Fanatics or other third party products and services) to you when you visit our Properties or other websites. Information about you (such as email address) as well as cookies and other tracking technologies (described above) may be used in this process. For example, if you are searching for information on a particular product, we may use that information to cause an advertisement to appear on other websites you view with information on that product. We may, now or in the future, have the ability to engage in "cross-device matching" to display targeted advertisements to you across browsers and devices (as described in Section 5 above).
To further clarify, we partner with third parties that collect information across various channels, including offline and online, for purposes of delivering more relevant advertising to you or your business. Our partners may place or recognize a cookie on your computer, device, or directly in our emails/communications, and we may share personal information with them if you have submitted such information to us, such as your name, postal address, email address, or device ID. Our partners use this information to recognize you across different channels and platforms, including but not limited to, computers, mobile devices, and Smart TVs, over time for advertising, analytics, attribution, and reporting purposes.
If you would like to opt-out of these interest-based advertisements or "cross-device matching," please see the Opt-Out Process/Options and Additional Terms below in Section 10.
7. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information for as long as your account is active (as determined by us) and for a reasonable time thereafter, or such other time period as prescribed by law. We also may retain your personal information for a longer period of time as needed to provide you services or as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements. Even if we delete some or all of your personal information, we may continue to retain and use aggregate, anonymous data previously collected and/or anonymize and aggregate your personal information.
8. Contests and Promotions
If contests or promotions are made available, the applicable contest or promotion rules may include rules regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information. To the extent that those specific rules conflict with this Privacy Policy, the contest or promotion rules will supersede this Privacy Policy with respect to the conflicting terms and the non-conflicting terms of this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use will continue to apply.
9. Third-Party Websites and Social Media Services
Third-Party Websites. The Properties may contain links to other websites or Internet resources. When you click on one of those links, you are contacting another website or Internet resource. We have no responsibility or liability for, or control over, those other websites or resources or their collection, use and disclosure of your information. We suggest that you read the privacy policy and terms of use of each such website.
Social Media, Widgets and Open Forums. Our Properties may allow you to engage with social media services, such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram ("Social Networks"), and widgets such as the "Share this" button, or interactive mini-programs that run on our Properties or which link from Social Networks to our Properties ("Social Functions"). These Social Functions may access, collect, and integrate with your Social Network accounts and information. For example, these Social Functions may collect your IP address, identify which page you are visiting on our Properties, or set a cookie. Social Functions may also be used to register you as a Properties user. For example, if you are not currently registered as a Website user and you use certain Social Functions, you will be asked to enter your Social Network credentials and then be given the option to register and join the Website. If you choose to use these Social Functions, you may be sharing certain Social Network profile elements with us, including your name, birthday (month/day), comments, contacts, email address, photos, or favorite teams. This sharing is subject to each Social Network's own privacy policy and terms of use. We do not control those Social Networks or your profiles on those services. Nor do we modify your privacy settings on those services or establish rules about how your personal information on those services will be used. Social Functions are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Properties. Your interactions with them are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing them. Please refer to the privacy settings in your Social Network account to manage the data that is shared with us through your account. Information you include and transmit online in a publicly accessible blog, chat room, or Social Network, or that you share in an open forum such as an in-person panel or survey, may be viewed and used by others without any restrictions. We do not control such uses of your personal information, and by using such services you assume the risk and acknowledge that the personal information provided by you may be viewed and used by us and/or third parties for any number of purposes and that the usage restrictions set forth in this Privacy Policy do not apply to such services. To request removal of your personal information from a blog, community forum or other publicly-accessible part of the Properties, contact us at email@example.com. In some cases, we may not be able to remove your personal information, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so.
10. Your Choices
We strive to offer you with choices about how information is used and shared. There are several ways in which you may opt out of the various programs and services we provide. Some of the ways in which you may opt out are described below.
Opting Out of Our Services. If you receive an email from us, you may (i) unsubscribe from all future unsolicited commercial emails from us through a link, typically at the bottom of the e-mail, or (ii) use our email preference center, also typically available through a link at the bottom of the e-mail, to opt out of receiving certain types of emails from us while continuing to receive other types of emails. If you have an account with us, you may opt-out of some or all future unsolicited commercial communications by updating your account's personal information settings. If you participate in our referral program, the friend you referred may contact us at email@example.com to opt out of future communications from us. On most devices, App users may opt out of mobile communications from us via their device settings (mobile browser cookies require a separate opt-out, as explained below). In addition, you may request that we delete your personal information by emailing your request to firstname.lastname@example.com and we will process your request within a reasonable time after receipt, subject to our rights under the Data Retention section above.
Direct Marketing Opt-Out. If you do not want your personal information shared with any third party who may use such information for direct marketing purposes, then you may opt-out of such disclosures by sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. However, we are not responsible for removing your personal information from the lists of any third party who has previously been provided with your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and any elections or privacy choices you may make with respect to receipt of certain types of e-mails or marketing communications from us will not apply to any such third parties. You should contact any third parties that send you communications directly with respect to choices that they may make available to you with respect to such communications.
Interest-Based Advertising Opt-Out and Do Not Track Signals. With respect to "do not track" (a/k/a "DNT") signals or similar mechanisms transmitted by web browsers, the Properties do not respond to or honor such signals or mechanisms. This means that third parties, such as ad networks, web analytics companies, and social networking platforms (some of whom are discussed elsewhere in this Privacy Policy), may collect information about your online activities over time and across our Properties and other third-party online properties or services. These companies may use information about your visits to our Properties and other sites, and general geographic information derived from your IP address, in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. For more information about third-party advertisers and how to prevent them from using your information, please visit http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/. This is a site offered by the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI") that includes information on how consumers can opt-out from receiving interest-based advertising from some or all of NAI's members. You can also visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices, which is a site offered by the Digital Advertising Alliance ("DAA") that includes information on how consumers can opt-out from receiving internet-based advertising from some or all of DAA's participating companies. Opting out of interest-based advertising does not mean that you will no longer see any advertisements; rather, you will still see advertisements that are general and not tailored to your specific interests and activities. Further, cookie-based opt-outs must be performed on each device and browser that you wish to have opted-out. For example, if you have opted out on your computer browser, that opt-out will not necessarily be effective on your mobile device. In the event we are performing cross-device matching (as described above), once you have opted out on one device ("Opted-Out Device"), we will not use any new data from the Opted-Out Device to identify you on another device for interest-based advertising purposes and we will not use data from another device for interest-based advertising purposes on the Opted-Out Device.
Mobile Application-Based Opt-Outs. To the extent we have launched an App, cookie-based opt-outs are not effective on mobile applications. You may opt out of certain advertisements on mobile applications or reset advertising identifiers via their device settings. To learn how to limit ad tracking or to reset the advertising identifier on your iOS and Android device, click on the following links:
iOS - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202074
Android - https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en
Location Data Opt-Out. In some cases, such as when using an App, you may also adjust the settings on your mobile device to allow or restrict the sharing of location information. For example, the "location" permissions on your mobile device may allow you to elect whether to never share location information with us, to share location information only while you are using the Properties or always share location information even if you are not using the Properties. If you elect to not share your location information, you may be unable to access some features of our services that are designed for mobile devices. Also, in the event that you prevent the sharing of location information, we may still estimate your general location based on the IP address you use to access our services.
Messaging Opt-Out. You may always opt out of or unsubscribe from text messages.
11. How to Access Your Personal Information
You may request access to your personal information by contacting firstname.lastname@example.com. Subject to certain exceptions prescribed by law, you will be given reasonable access to your personal information, entitlement to challenge the accuracy and completeness of the information, and the ability to have it amended as is appropriate. You may request that we deactivate your account at any time by contacting us at firstname.lastname@example.com. You can help us maintain the accuracy of your information by notifying us of any changes to your personal information.
12. Security of Your Personal Information
When you enter sensitive information, such as a credit card number on our order forms, we use reasonable security measures to protect the confidentiality of the personal information submitted to us both during transmission and after we receive it.
13. Children's Privacy
We are committed to the preservation of online privacy for all of our visitors, including children. We sell products intended for purchase by adults (i.e., those age 18 or older). If you make a purchase on our Properties, you are representing that you are an adult. We will not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 18 without the consent of that child's parent or guardian. If you are a child under the age of 18, you are not authorized to use the Properties without consent from your parent or legal guardian. If we become aware that personal information from a child under 18 has been collected without such child's parent or guardian's consent, we will use all reasonable efforts to delete such information from our database. If any parent, guardian or other responsible adult becomes aware that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 18, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
14. Other Notices and Important Information
Privacy Policy Changes. We have the sole discretion to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Privacy Policy from time to time. New versions of this Privacy Policy will be posted here. Our collection, use and disclosure of your information will be governed by the version of this Privacy Policy in effect at the time of such collection, use or disclosure. If we materially change the way that we collect, use or disclose your personal information, we will notify you through a notice, updated Privacy Policy on the Properties, or by email (sent to the email address specified in your account), prior to or upon the change(s) becoming effective. Accordingly, when you access or use the Properties, you should check the date of this Privacy Policy and be aware of any changes since the last version. Your continued use of the Properties following the posting of any changes to this Privacy Policy means that you accept such changes.
Servers in the United States of America. Our servers are maintained in the United States of America ("USA"). By using the Properties, you freely and specifically give us your consent to export your personal information to the USA and to store and use it in the USA as specified in this Privacy Policy. You understand that data stored in the USA may be subject to lawful requests by the courts or law enforcement authorities in the USA.
Terms and Conditions.
Use of the Website is governed by, and subject to, the Terms of Use, and this Privacy Policy is incorporated therein. Your use or accessing of the Website constitutes your agreement to be bound by the Terms of Use.
For questions relating to this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, we can be contacted at:
15. Your California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, this section applies. Pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, below is a summary of the personal information we collected from consumers, the sources from which we collected the personal information, the business or commercial purpose for which the personal information was collected, and the categories of third parties with whom we share consumer personal information. The section references relate to the sections above in this Privacy Policy.
The categories of sources of personal information from which we collect personal information are detailed in Sections 1, 5, and 6, and are summarized as follows: (a) directly from you, (b) from your friends, (c) cookies and tracking technologies, (d) service Providers, (e) other third parties and publicly available information, and (f) cookies and internet-based technologies.
The business and/or commercial purposes for which we collect personal information are detailed in Sections 3.a-e, 5, and 6, and are summarized as follows: (a) to provide you with products and services, (b) for marketing, (c) for insights, (d) to comply with legal obligations, (e) for internal business and operational purposes, and (f) to enable your experience on, and our provision of services and activities related to your use of, our website, applications, and other online platforms.
Although we do not "sell" your personal information for money, the CCPA has defined "sale" to include many of the routine ways that most websites share data. As a result, it is possible that some of our data sharing practices with affiliates and Business Partners could be considered a "sale" under the CCPA as further described below
Our data sharing practices are detailed in the chart below:
Categories of Personal Information We Collect | Categories of Third Parties to Which we Disclose Personal Information for a Business or Commercial Purpose | Categories of Third Parties to Which We May Sell Personal Information |
Identifiers such as real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, IP address, email address, account name, , or other similar identifiers | See Sections 4.a-e, 4.g, 5, and 6. | See Sections 4.a, 4.c, 4.f, 5, and 6. |
Characteristics of protected classifications under California or Federal Law, such as age and gender | See Sections 4.a-e, 4.g and 6. | See Sections 4.a, 4.c, 4.f, and 6. |
Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained or considered, or other purchasing or consumer history | See Sections 34.a-e, 4.g, 5, and 6. | See Sections 4.a, 4.c, 4.f,, 5, and 6. |
Internet or other electronic network activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an internet website, application or advertisement | See Sections 4.a-e,4.g, 5, and 6. | See Sections 4.a, 4.c, 4.f,, 5, and 6. |
Geolocation data such as your precise or approximate location derived from information from your mobile device | See Sections 4.a, b, d, e, g, and 6. | N/A |
Audio, visual, or similar information such as audio redording of customer service call. | See Sections 4.a-e and 4g | See Sections 4.a-g. |
Professional or employment-related information | See Sections 4.a-e, 4.g and 6. | See Sections 4.a, 4.c, 4.f, 5, and 6. |
Education information | See Sections 4.a-e, 4.g and 6. | See Sections 4.a, 4.c, 4.f 5 and 6. |
Inferences drawn from any of the information identified above to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumer's preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes | See Sections 4.a-e,4.g, 5, and 6. | See Sections 4.a, 4.c, 4.f, 5, and 6. |
To our knowledge, we do not sell the personal information of minors under 16 years of age
Your Rights
This section pertains specifically to the exercising of your individual rights with Fanatics and Fanatics Entities. In order to exercise your rights with the Partner Entities, please contact them directly.
California residents have certain rights, subject to legal limitations, regarding the collection, use, and sharing of your personal information. California residents may exercise the following rights regarding information collected by Fanatics and Fanatics Entities via our webform at California Data Subject Request or by calling 855.221.8883.
- Right to Know. You have the right to request information about the categories of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which we collected the personal information, the purposes for collecting the personal information, the categories of third parties with whom we have shared your personal information, and the purpose for which we shared your personal information ("Categories Report"). You may also request information about the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you ("Specific Pieces Report").
- Right to Delete. You have the right to request that we delete personal information that we have collected from you.
- Right to Opt Out. You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information.
We will not discriminate against you, in any manner prohibited by applicable law, for exercising these rights.
Verification: In order to exercise your rights, we will need to obtain information to locate you in our records or verify your identity depending on the nature of the request. If you are submitting a request on behalf of a household, we will need to verify each member of the household in the manner set forth above. More information about our verification process is available at California Data Subject Request or by calling 855.221.8883. .
Authorized Agents: Authorized agents may exercise rights on behalf of consumers. If you are an authorized agent, we will request written and signed authorization from the consumer and will seek to verify the consumer as described at California Data Subject Request or we will accept a legal Power of Attorney under the California Probate Code. We will also require evidence of the agent's identity and proof of registration with the California Secretary of State. To make a request as an authorized agent, use the webform California Data Subject Request and email documentation demonstrating you are authorized to exercise rights on a consumer's behalf to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Timing: We will process Requests to Opt Out within 15 business days. We will respond to Requests to Delete and Requests to Know within 45 calendar days, unless we need more time in which case we will notify you and may take up to 90 calendar days total to respond to your request.
Notice of Financial Incentive. For information about any current financial incentives click here.
Effective Date: January 1, 2022


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Random thoughts today while contemplating the awesome power of Baron Davis' beard...
Warriors Watch: I'm not sure that
Cavs sweep out Wiz: Thus ends the most entertaining Wizards season since the team defended its NBA title in the Finals in 1979.
As a Wiz fan, I'm focused more on the Wiz than the Cavs: If the Wizards can stay healthy, they can bounce back to the form that made them one of the Top 2 teams in the East in the first half of the season.
As for "what next?" for the Cavs, it'll either be the Nets or the Raptors. Based on the slovenly Cavs team I saw beat the Wiz, either would be a challenge.
Randy Moss to the Pats, Cont'd. Here is the closest analogue I could think of: When Dennis Rodman went to the Bulls.
The forceful personalities of Phil Jackson and Michael Jordan kept the Worm's natural anarchy in check externally, while the prospects of a career-balancing championship provided internal motivation. The result was that Rodman helped that Bulls team put together arguably the greatest season in NBA history.
Similarly, I see Belichick and Brady keeping Moss in line, while the potential of not just winning a Super Bowl ring -- and destroying everyone along the way in doing it -- providing Moss with the internal motivation to be a model citizen.
The near-universal agreement -- on May 1 -- that the Pats will win the next Super Bowl is like nothing I've ever seen before.
(Update: Apparently, from what I've heard from readers, Simmons wrote something along this vein about Moss. I assure you: I didn't see it before I posted.)
George Steinbrenner gave Joe Torre the dreaded quasi-vote of confidence. Translated, all that means is that he'll wait until the end of the season to fire him.
The Death of Josh Hancock: I'm not yet willing to buy-in to local reports that Hancock was drinking before his fatal car crash. It would certainly be a tragedy if that was the case.
Meanwhile, it was obvious that his teammates are struggling with the tragedy; they would have probably been better off forfeiting last night's 7-1 loss than playing with the heavy hearts they had.
MLB Stud: Roy Halladay. Second complete game of the season, including 8 Ks, 0 BBs and only 5 hits. He's 4-0 and surging.
Nats Mania: Don't look now, but after John Patterson beat Jake Peavy for his first win of '07 (and, more notably, in a year), the Nats have as many wins as... the Yankees. Great time to be a (new) Nats fan!
Gilbert Arenas on cover of NBA Live '08: In a season full of highlights, this might be the ultimate validation of Arenas' "Takeover."
Rockets up 3-2 on Jazz: Looks like it's coming down to home-court advantage on this one. That means Rockets in 7.
Spurs up 3-1 on Nuggets: Thanks in part to yet another big shot by "Big Shot Rob" Horry. Let's pretend it's Election Night and call this one now for
Rick Majerus to
If there has ever been a moment made for "all-access" coverage, it would be the pairing of Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan at the Wachovia Pro-Am this week.
Pac-Man Jones is going to appeal his suspension: Yeah, good luck with that.
Varsity Letters Reading Series: Tomorrow night! If you live in NYC, it's the monthly must-attend event for sports fans. This month's lineup is chock full of credibility: Jeremy Schaap, Mike Freeman and Michael Weinreb. Here's a link to info.
Speaking of books, DJ Gallo's long-awaited, much-anticipated book is finally out today. Head on over to his site, SportsPickle, to get the info and buy your copy.

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Next week, President Obama is going to Asia, where he'll talk up a proposed deal to increase U.S. trade with that region.
If he succeeds, he could open up huge new markets for U.S. farmers and manufacturers, strengthen U.S. influence in Asia and set a path to greater prosperity.
At least, that's what the White House says.
Critics say that cheery outlook is all wrong. They believe the Trans-Pacific Partnership would lead to environmental harm, more expensive prescription drugs and a less open Internet. Worst of all, the deal would have a "devastating impact" on U.S. jobs, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., says.
Everyone agrees on this: The TPP would be a big deal.
Such a trade pact would pull together the United States, Japan, Australia and nine other countries whose collective gross domestic product accounts for 40 percent of all the goods and services produced in the world. The deal would influence geopolitics, the economy and the future of global trade.
Could something that momentous really get approved in the Age of Gridlock? Why are critics and supporters so riled up — and far apart?
Let's break it down.
WHAT? The agreement would create a tariff-free trade zone where partners could enjoy much closer economic ties. For example, Japan could sell cars in this country without facing the current 2.5 percent tariff, and U.S. farmers could sell lots of chickens in Asia. Everything from Washington state apples to Australian zucchini could be affected.
WHO? The TPP would include Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam. And here's the big thing: The partnership does not include China. By pulling together the economic powerhouses of North America with Japan, the agreement would create an enormous counterweight to China's rising economic power.
WHY? Supporters say the pact would advance U.S. geopolitical aims by reminding smaller Asian nations that China is not the only attractive business partner.
Moreover, it would help U.S. companies expand, supporters argue. Currently, U.S. exports are limited because "a typical Southeast Asian country imposes tariffs that are five times higher than the U.S. average, while its duties on agricultural products soar into the triple digits," the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says. The TPP would eliminate such barriers.
Opponents say the pact would hurt U.S. workers.
"TPP would force Americans to compete against workers from nations such as Vietnam, where the minimum wage is $2.75 per day," DeLauro said on a press call this week. "It threatens to roll back financial regulations, environmental standards, and U.S. laws that protect the safety of drugs, and food and the toys we give to our kids."
WHERE ARE WE? Many issues have been settled, but several sticking points remain. For example, Japan has been insisting on keeping tariffs high on rice imports, and the U.S. has been trying to delay removal of tariffs on Japanese auto imports.
Formal negotiations kicked off in 2010, with the work heating up one year ago when Japan officially joined in.
The White House originally had hoped that Obama's trip to Tokyo and other Asian capitals would yield a big announcement about TPP. But the tour, which begins Wednesday, now looks less promising. Most analysts say it seems unlikely Obama will nail down even a broad agreement in principle, let alone a detailed pact.
HOW CAN THEY MOVE FORWARD? One important step would be for Congress to renew "fast-track authority," which expired in 2007. That authority sets up a legislative process wherein Congress can hold only yes-or-no votes on trade pacts, with no amendments.
Presidents always want such authority, saying they cannot negotiate trade deals only to have Congress tack on amendments after the fact. If all 12 countries in the TPP were to do that, the process might never end because the agreement would keep changing with each amendment in each country.
But in January, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he opposes renewal of fast-track authority and added that "everyone would be well-advised just not to push this right now."
Some members of Congress have complained that they don't even know what might be right or wrong with the deal because negotiations are being done behind closed doors.
For example, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., told the Senate that "the majority of Congress is being kept in the dark as to the substance of the TPP negotiations, while representatives of U.S. corporations — like Halliburton, Chevron, PhRMA, Comcast, and the Motion Picture Association of America — are being consulted and made privy to details of the agreement."
PROSPECTS? Obama has a tough battle ahead, but says he is hopeful about winning over Democrats. He says any final agreement would actually "raise the bar" for workers.
In his State of the Union address, Obama promised to support expanded trade that will "protect our workers, protect our environment and open new markets to new goods stamped 'Made in the USA.' "
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Hoarder, moneylender, tax dodger — it's not how we usually think of William Shakespeare.
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In 2013, researchers from Aberystwyth University in Wales argue that we can't fully understand Shakespeare unless we study his often-overlooked business savvy.
"Shakespeare the grain-hoarder has been redacted from history so that Shakespeare the creative genius could be born," the researchers say in a paper due to be delivered at the Hay literary festival in Wales in May.
Jayne Archer, a lecturer in medieval and Renaissance literature at Aberystwyth, said that oversight is the product of "a willful ignorance on behalf of critics and scholars who I think — perhaps through snobbery — cannot countenance the idea of a creative genius also being motivated by self-interest."
Archer and her colleagues Howard Thomas and Richard Marggraf Turley combed through historical archives to uncover details of the playwright's parallel life as a grain merchant and property owner in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon whose practices sometimes brought him into conflict with the law.
"Over a 15-year period he purchased and stored grain, malt and barley for resale at inflated prices to his neighbors and local tradesmen," they wrote, adding that Shakespeare "pursued those who could not (or would not) pay him in full for these staples and used the profits to further his own money-lending activities."
He was pursued by the authorities for tax evasion, and in 1598 was prosecuted for hoarding grain during a time of shortage.
The charge sheet against Shakespeare was not entirely unknown, though it may come as shock to some literature lovers. But the authors argue that modern readers and scholars are out of touch with the harsh realities the writer and his contemporaries faced.
He lived and wrote in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, during a period known as the "Little Ice Age," when unusual cold and heavy rain caused poor harvests and food shortages.
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Shakespeare scholar Jonathan Bate told the Sunday Times newspaper that Archer and her colleagues had done valuable work, saying their research had "given new force to an old argument about the contemporaneity of the protests over grain-hoarding in 'Coriolanus.'"
Archer said famine also informs "King Lear," in which an aging monarch's unjust distribution of his land among his three daughters sparks war.
"In the play there is a very subtle depiction of how dividing up land also involves impacts on the distribution of food," Archer said.
Archer said the idea of Shakespeare as a hardheaded businessman may not fit with romantic notions of the sensitive artist, but we shouldn't judge him too harshly. Hoarding grain was his way of ensuring that his family and neighbors would not go hungry if a harvest failed.
"Remembering Shakespeare as a man of hunger makes him much more human, much more understandable, much more complex," she said.
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She said the playwright's funeral monument in Stratford's Holy Trinity Church reflected this. The original monument erected after his death in 1616 showed Shakespeare holding a sack of grain. In the 18th century, it was replaced with a more "writerly" memorial depicting Shakespeare with a tasseled cushion and a quill pen.


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Floating: A favorite with do-it-yourselfers, floating floors sit above the subfloor without being secured to it. In most cases, wood glue is used between each plank's tongue and groove.
A Word about Finishes
For years, maintaining a hardwood floor meant a hefty commitment in both time and money. The initial cost notwithstanding, periodic sanding, buffing, and waxing was necessary to care for wood flooring. Modern advances in finishes have made great strides in the wear capabilities of wood floors, however. Buffing and waxing is, for the most part, a thing of the past. Specially designed urethane finishes offer advanced scratch, moisture, and stain resistance. Proper care is still necessary, but today's finishes greatly decrease the time spent in maintaining your floor.
Hardwood Floor Care
Today's finishes have made it easier, but there are still some basic procedures to follow to keep your new hardwood floor looking beautiful. Consider the following tips:
* Never wet mop your wood floors
* Vacuum regularly using a soft bristle brush attachment
* Use floor protectors on chair, table, and sofa legs
* Keep pet's nails clipped to prevent floor scratches
Always follow the manufacturer's instructions for cleaning and maintenance procedures. Failure to do so may void your warranties.
Hardwood Floors are more beautiful and easier to maintain than ever. A much sought-after asset, wood floors increase the value of a home and bring tradition, charm, and natural beauty for years to come.


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Denver's Montclair neighborhood was originally developed as a small suburban community east of Denver.
The land was purchased and developed in 1885. One of its founders, Matthias P. Cochrane, originally came from Montclair, New Jersey and named the community in its honor.
The other founder, Baron Walter von Richthofen, was a German nobleman and uncle to Manfred von Richthofen, the celebrated World War I flying ace known as the Red Baron. The famous Richthofen castle was recently sold.
The community became the incorporated town of Montclair in 1888. With the crash of the silver market in 1893, von Richthofen began to promote the town as a health retreat.
In 1903, Denver annexed the neighborhood. A system of parkways and boulevards were developed, and many trees were planted along with erecting fountains and monuments.
Jane Smith, a Montclair preservationist, began pushing the idea of a historic dist rict in 1973, and the central heart of the neighborhood was named a historic district in 1975.
Today, residents enjoy grand old trees, large lots, and distinctive homes, including 19th century Victorian architecture and Queen Anne style architecture. There are also bungalows, cottages, Tudor revival, and modern ranch-style homes.
Montclair Park is one of three community parks in the neighborhood, and schools include Montclair Elementary and St. James Catholic School.


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When it comes to hiring ex-offenders, employers will say one thing
but do another, researchers from Princeton and Northwestern
universities found in a new study.
More than 60 percent of employers in the study claimed to be willing to
hire an individual recently convicted of a drug crime. When actually
confronted with such an applicant, however, fewer than 20 percent even
offered that individual an interview, according to the study, published
in the June issue of the American Sociological Review. The paper's
authors — Devah Pager, an assistant professor at Princeton, and Lincoln
Quillian, an associate professor at Northwestern — also found that
black applicants were far less likely to receive call-backs than white
applicants, despite what employers' own reports indicated.
The study, performed in Milwaukee, was conducted in two stages. First a
group of male college students with fictitious resumes, some of which
bore evidence of a felony drug conviction, were sent out in pairs to
apply for a total of 350 similar entry-level jobs. Half the applicants
were white, and half were black. Their resumes gave them comparable
qualifications, which fit the advertised job descriptions.
In the second stage, which occurred several months later, the same 350
employers were asked in a telephone survey to rate their likelihood of
hiring an ex-offender. Some employers were asked about their likelihood
of hiring an ex-offender described as black, some described as white
(no direct racial comparisons were involved).
In the telephone survey, more than 60 percent of the employers said
they were somewhat or very likely to hire a drug offender irrespective
of the applicant's race, the study found. When actual job applicants
who appeared to be ex-offenders were involved, only 17 percent of the
white applicants and 5 percent of the black applicants received
call-backs for an interview or a job offer from the same employers.
In addition to pointing out discrimination in hiring practices, the
study shows the weaknesses of relying on self-reporting as a way to
evaluate people's actions. Pager advocates explicitly testing one's
assumptions by directly observing when and how attitudes match with
corresponding behavior.
"These results cast strong doubt on the accuracy of survey data for
indicating relative likelihoods of hiring," said Pager, who has been a
member of the Princeton sociology department since 2004. She studies
institutions affecting racial stratification, including education,
labor markets and the criminal justice system. Her book on
discrimination against minorities and ex-offenders will be published
next year by the University of Chicago Press.
Pager also is the co-author of a recent study of 1,500 private
employers in New York City that found that black applicants without
criminal records are no more likely to get a job than white applicants
just out of prison.


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Didn't expect to take this long to announce the winners of the cookbook giveaway but we had snow over the weekend. Snow! In Charleston! (which was gone by 9am the day after). Kind of – sort of – just about unheard of. I did not even know of B's existence the last time it snowed in Charleston. So yes…while everyone was glued to the tv weather report worrying about a ooplah of a inch accumulation, I was outside with the pups, dancing and playing in the streets, in the woods and by the marsh.
Anyways…Congratulations to Victoria N. winner of Amy's Bread and Rosa from Rosa's Yummy Yums, winner of Unforgettable Desserts. Email me at mytartelette{at}gmail{dot}com with your postal addresses please!
I wanted to hear that particular sound after the snow falls. A muffled breeze. The sound of silence soft as a cotton ball. The intense pleasure of snow falling on my face at midnight in immaculate quietness. Alone. The brightness of the moonlight bouncing off the snow. The dogs chasing snow and eating it as if it were cotton candy.
I know it sounds crazy but the evening was made complete by a loss of power. Right when the snow stopped for a moment. We never get this weather so our power lines probably got overwhelmed by a few flecks. Didn't bother me. The spectacle was outside. There are always reruns to watch the Olympics. Good thing I did not have a batch of macarons ready to go in the oven when we lost power. I did shortly after the power came back though!
I did make this Raspberry Mascarpone Macarons bouquet for my Valentine. Because we don't celebrate Valentine's Day. Hmmm…I need to backtrack there because I saw your eyebrows go up half an inch just then. We both dislike Valentine's Day. We've always had that knee-jerk reaction when the Hallmark labeled "sweetest day" of the year would roll in. Most years we were both at work that day, him in the front of the house serenading couples out on the town and me in the back of the house plating them the "de rigueur" chocolate lava cake or swan petit choux.
We don't celebrate the sweetest day because each day we are together is well, pretty darn sweet as it is. It is! We feel bad for the people experiencing all the pressure of an evening having to go perfectly. Perfect is not real people! It does not last. Perfectly wrapped up love is pretty but insipid. Love is messy. Love is jumps and loops. Not bows and boxes. We both joked that we might get our "on the sweet side of life" citizenship cards revoked given our sarcastic comments associated with the day.
We also know that for some folks it is a bunch of hopes all wrapped up in many emotions getting a chance to come out on V-Day. We get that. We love that. I get chills watching young men getting roses at the stores. I love watching couples roaming the isles planning a great meal by candlelight. I get that. I still couldn't tell you where the candles are in our house. Hurricane lamps I can. It was with this last thought that I turned to Bill and said "Oy! Time to do one fluffy puffy red or pink, smallish please, drippy sweet thing today. I fear it's bad juju now if we don't. I don't even know if we have candles anymore!!"
He went and got me roses. For the argument we have not had yet and which he already knows he is going to lose. His words. I made him a bouquet of macarons. Pink macarons with a mascarpone raspberry filling. His favorites.
I've been toying with the idea of putting a macaron on a stick for a while. I even mentioned to Bakerella, the Queen of cake pops, when she took my macaron workshop in Atlanta that I wouldn't be surprised if she came up with a macaron pop next. Then I thought, "eh, why can't I? Hope she won't mind!" I emailed Angie-Bakerella one night that I was making macarons pops for Valentine's Day inspired by all her fun cake and cookie pops. She emailed back with a couple of pictures of her latest creation: adorable macaron pops! Made me so happy that we had been on the same wave length with these. I felt largely vindicated in my macaron geekiness. Ha!
I think that more than love on Valentine's Day, I love when ideas come together completely by chance. Genuine coincidences. Not bad. Not bad at all.
Dear Angie-Bakerella, Bill said he'd share one of his macarons with you, because this Valentine's Day, you were the sweetest thing. Love from the both us…
Raspberry Mascarpone Macarons:
For the shells:
90 gr egg whites (use eggs whites that have been preferably left 3-5 days in the fridge)
25 gr granulated sugar
200 gr powdered sugar
110 gr almonds (slivered, blanched, sliced, whatever you like)
1 tablespoon cherry pink powdered food coloring
Prepare the macarons:
In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the egg whites to a foam, (think bubble bath foam) gradually add the sugar until you obtain a glossy meringue (think shaving cream). Do not overbeat your meringue or it will be too dry. Place the powdered sugar and almonds and powdered color in a food processor and give them a good pulse until the nuts are finely ground. Add them to the meringue, give it a quick fold to break some of the air and then fold the mass carefully until you obtain a batter that falls back on itself after counting to 10. Give quick strokes at first to break the mass and slow down. The whole process should not take more than 50 strokes. Test a small amount on a plate: if the tops flattens on its own you are good to go. If there is a small beak, give the batter a couple of turns.
Fill a pastry bag fitted with a plain tip (Ateco #807 or #809) with the batter and pipe small rounds (1.5 inches in diameter) onto parchment paper or silicone mats lined baking sheets. Let the macarons sit out for 30 minutes to an hour to harden their shells a bit. In the meantime, preheat the oven to 280F. When ready, bake for 15 to 20 minutes, depending on their size. Let cool. Once baked and if you are not using them right away, store them in an airtight container out of the fridge for a couple of days or in the freezer.
For the filling:
4 oz mascarpone, room temperature
2-3 tablespoon good quality raspberry preserves
In a small bowl, whisk together the mascarpone and preserves together until well incorporated. Fill a small piping bag with a large plain tip (Ateco #809) with it and pipe in the center of each shell. Let the shell mature at least 24 hours in the fridge so all the flavors have the chance to meld together.


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Vanilla Cream Cheese Cupcake Cones
I have seen cupcake cones starting to pop up on several blogs lately and reminded that it had been a while since I last made them, well…ok, about two months. Whenever my friends with children host a birthday party they always call me with large order for them. Truth is, adults and children alike go crazy over them, and I always have to make extras for B., my in-house cookie monster. This time, I had Sophie bake these with me and we had a blast frostig and decorating. I was really tickled to have her try cupcakes for the first time, but most importantly cream cheese frosting, and I think she could become another fan fast! I think I need to make another cake or cupcakes with it in the near future to be sure!
I have used different recipes for the cupcakes over the years and started using the one for the Magnolia Bakery vanilla cupcake on a regular basis because it is just darn good. Moist, vanilla-a plenty, nice crumbs, good base to play with different flavors and extract. I used a vanilla bean paste that I picked up at Trader Joe's during my visit to Lisa's home instead of vanilla extract which made the flavor even more intense. The cream cheese frosting is the one I used now all the time, since we (Daring Bakers) made the Red Velvet Cake back in March. It is so easy to make, does not taste too sweet and has nice little tang from the cream cheese.
I made these even though I did not have an order and delivered some (minus 4 for us) to the kids around the neighborhood. With their going back to school, scortching hot temperatures and the end of summer near by, I thought it would sweeten their plate a little. The cones were gobbled up in no time at all, accompanied with a "more please" that always makes me happy.
Vanilla Cream Cheese Cupcake Cones
Makes 24
Cupcake Batter, adapted from Magnolia Bakery
1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, at room temperature
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste.
24 ice cream cones
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place ice cream cones in the holes of a muffin pan so that they will be stable when you transport them to the oven.
In a small bowl, combine the flours. Set aside.
In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter until smooth. Add the sugar gradually and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the dry ingredients in three parts, alternating with the milk and vanilla. Do not overbeat. Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the batter in the bowl to make sure the ingredients are well blended. Carefully spoon the batter in the cones, leaving a two inch space to the top as the cupcake will rise. Bake for 20–25 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center of the cupcake comes out clean.
Cream Cheese Icing:
1 stick (115 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
8 ounces (227 grams) cream cheese, room temperature
2 cups (230 grams) powdered sugar, sifted
In bowl of electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter, on low speed, until very smooth with no lumps. Gradually add the sifted powdered sugar and beat, on low speed, until fully incorporated and smooth. Fill a pastry bag with a star tip with the frosting and pipe on the cupcake cones. Add sprinkles if desired.
In other news, The Traveling Eggs have made a stop in Ohio, check their temporary abode here.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — "Red Nose" just meant a reindeer named Rudolph to Karen Mallet until she bought a print by that name for $12.34 at a Goodwill store in Milwaukee. It turned out to be a lithograph by American artist Alexander Calder worth $9,000.
Mallet's good fortune is at least the fourth time in six months that valuable art has turned up at Goodwill, where bargain-hunters search for hidden treasure among the coffee cups, jewelry, lamps and other household cast-offs.
Last month, a Salvador Dali sketch found at a Goodwill shop in Tacoma, Wash., sold for $21,000. Last summer, a North Carolina woman pocketed more than $27,000 for a painting she bought for $9.99 at Goodwill. And last spring, a dusty jug donated in Buffalo, N.Y., was discovered to be a thousands-of-years-old American Indian artifact — it was returned to its tribe instead of being offered for sale.
When told of the Milwaukee woman's find, a Goodwill spokeswoman said workers at its 2,700 stores try to spot valuables and auction them on the organization's online auction site to net more money for the charitable group. But things slip through the cracks and the workers aren't art experts.
"That's kind of part of shopping at Goodwill — the thrill of the hunt," said Cheryl Lightholder, communications manager for Goodwill in southeastern Wisconsin. "You never know what you're going to find."
Mallet, a media relations specialist for Georgetown University and others, didn't even like "Red Nose" when she first spotted it during one of her frequent Goodwill shopping trips in May.
"The big find that day was this great set of steel knives, in a block, for $18.99" by Wolfgang Puck, she said.
But the graphic black-and-white picture was striking. In low-browed terms, it might be described as an abstract image of an ape with a hangover, with spiral swirls for eyes like the ones in cartoons when someone gets punched. A large red nose is the only color.
Then she saw the Calder signature.
"I thought, I don't know if it's real or not but it's $12.99. I've wasted more on worse things," she said. A discount for using her Goodwill loyalty card brought the price down to $12.34.
Once home, she searched the Internet and found similar lithographs by Calder, who died in 1976 and is widely known for his mobiles and abstract sculptures at airports, office towers and other public places. Mallet's piece was No. 55 of 75 lithographs and was made in 1969.
Jacob Fine Art Inc., in suburban Chicago, recently set its replacement value at $9,000.
"This happens very frequently — you can't imagine," the company's owner, Jane Jacob, said of treasures found at thrift stores. "They don't know what they have. They're just not set up to understand art history."
Lauren Lawson-Zilai, a spokeswoman for Goodwill Industries International Inc. in Rockville, Md., gave these examples of art that Goodwill staff spotted and sold through the auction site:
— In 2009, a painting by Utah artist Maynard Dixon donated in Santa Rosa, Calif., sold for $70,001.
— In 2008, a Baltimore-area Goodwill store netted $40,600 from a Parisian street scene painted by Impressionist Edouard-Leon Cortes.
— In 2006, a Frank Weston Benson oil painting donated anonymously in Portland, Ore., brought in $165,002 — Goodwill's top haul so far.
Mallet has no immediate plans to sell her "Red Nose."
"It grew on me," she said. "Now I love it."
Goodwill auction site: http://www.shopgoodwill.com
Marilynn Marchione can be followed at http://twitter.com/MMarchioneAP
Hope you enjoy the silly reading material!
Man Inadvertantly donates his Suit with his $13,000 Cash Savings
Okay, sidenote here but don't you notice how all of these stories are of MEN throwing away good stuff by mistake? Just sayin' guys, BE CAREFUL!
I'd better keep my mouth shut since I accidently left my purse in a Burger King and didn't realize it until I was an hour down the road! No kidding – and someone turned it in with all contents saved-ID, money, credit cards.
(Burger King Employee Julia is MY HERO!!)
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