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Sunday, September 30, 2012
National Organization of Women Joins Rights Groups Urging Mexico To Confront Wal-Mart On Labor Issues
?While it may be hard for some of these suppliers [to meet price demands], Wal-Mart is making huge profits. Money needs to come down from this mega-corporation so that small suppliers aren?t squeezed to provide ever more product at lower costs that can lead to forced labor and other severe labor exploitations,? said Jacob Horowitz of the New Orleans-based National Guestworker Alliance, which is helping organize the trip.
National Organization of Women President Terry O?Neill, head of Worker Rights Consortium Scott Nova and other civil and labor rights advocates are planning to meet with representatives from Mexico?s Foreign Relations Secretariat and rights groups south of the border on Sunday and Monday.
The meeting comes as Mexico is implementing a series of broad reforms to its labor law, including bolstering the government?s obligation to ensure its citizens working abroad are treated in compliance with local and international agreements on workers? rights. How Mexico would confront a major, publicly listed U.S. company is unclear. Wal-Mart?s largest foreign subsidiary is in Mexico and was faced earlier this year with a bribery scandal.
Foreign nationals are allowed to enter the United States on H-2 visas, allowing them to work legally as seasonal workers. The H-2B visa allows laborers to enter the non-agricultural job market in areas where employers claim they cannot find American citizens to perform the duties. Common jobs include seasonal hotel housekeeping work, landscaping, forestry and seafood processing.
?We know the Mexican government is concerned about the treatment of its citizens that work abroad, but they may not be aware of how egregious the extent to which labor practices affect Mexican guest workers,? Nova said. ?The primary focus is on Wal-Mart, which is by far the most powerful player. It claims to take responsibility with respect to the rights of the workers. All of this is part and parcel of a system that feeds into the Wal-Mart supply chain from which it profits.?
Wal-Mart would not comment on the story, but it says it holds its suppliers to ethical and legal standards. In June, with the help of rights advocates, seafood processors from Mexico complained to the Dept. of Labor
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My boyfriend and I started dating mid last year One day, I was playing games on his ipad when an email notification appeared, casually I clicked Inbox. I really wasn?t thinking when I started reading his email untl I got a rude shock. I was still emailing his ex who is in yankee. I know her cos we went to the school together. Like the email is nothing serious but he gave me the impression that they were no longer in touch. I remember recently when she came up in our conversation and I asked him when last he heard from her and he said last year sometime last year
Me, I don?t know how to keep things so I confronted him immediately. At first he was very mad that I shouldn?t be reading his email blab la bla?. Then he started saying he didn?t want to hurt me but they still keep in touch as casual friends. Efe, our relationship is no longer fun?What do you think?
Riri
Hello Riri,
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Relationships are basically about completely trusting and loving the person you are with.
Less than 100% love is like, less than 100% trust is suspicion.
Both of you violated one of the terms of a healthy happy relationship -Trust.? He lied, and you snooped.? And this has changed things for a very long time to come. He can?t say, ?I have never lied to you baby? and you can?t say ?Trust me baby?
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Efe, please advice me on how to handle my drama queen of a girlfriend. She?s very argumentative and aggressive. I am also a an aggressive person but I have mastered the art of calming myself down cos I tend to result to violence when I am upset.I sometimes tell her that if our roles were reversed, she the guy and my the babe in our relationship, I am sure she would be physically abusing me. And to make matters worse, when I try to calm her down or let her know that we aren?t exactly communicating during those heated moments, she starts saying condescending things like ?be a man and deal with your issues? or you are just looking for an escape route?.
It is just tough to be work things out in our relationship with this kind of behaviour. Bro, do you have any advice?
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Hello J,
I have been in such a relationship, to keep this sane during an argument, you try to say things in a way that will make your girlfriend calm down and have a dialogue> By communicating your feelings in very simple and honest terms, you expect her to not only hear you but also respond and reciprocate accordingly.
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By the time my relationship was ending, I learnt that my confusion on why my girlfriend at the time couldn?t just get it wasn?t necessary. I had come to learn that people like that do actually understand everything that was communicated to them but they don?t really care for the other person?s feeling. And a clear indication of this fact is that they continue to carry on their behaviour. Think about this, who wouldn?t really love to resolve their relationship problems in a quiet and matured way? Only that person who doesn?t care about the person they are in a relationship with.
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American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 91 66 .580 ?
Baltimore 90 67 .573 1
Tampa Bay 86 71 .548 5
Boston 69 88 .439 22
Toronto 69 88 .439 22
Central Division
Detroit 84 73 .535 ?
Chicago 83 74 .529 1
Kansas City 70 87 .446 14
Cleveland 66 91 .420 18
Minnesota 66 91 .420 18
West Division
Texas 92 65 .586 ?
Oakland 89 68 .567 3
Los Angeles 87 70 .554 5
Seattle 73 84 .465 19
Friday
Baltimore 9, Boston 1
Cleveland 8, Kansas City 5
N.Y. Yankees 11, Toronto 4
L.A. Angels 7, Texas 4
Minnesota 4, Detroit 2
Chicago White Sox 3, Tampa Bay 1
Oakland 8, Seattle 2
Today
N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 5-3) at Toronto (R.Romero 9-14), 7:07 a.m.
Detroit (Verlander 16-8) at Minnesota (Walters 2-4), 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (E.Santana 9-12) at Texas (D.Holland 11-6), 1:05 p.m.
Seattle (Vargas 14-11) at Oakland (Straily 2-1), 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (M.Moore 10-11) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 17-7), 1:05 p.m.
Boston (Doubront 11-9) at Baltimore (S.Johnson 4-0), 1:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Odorizzi 0-1) at Cleveland (J.Gomez 5-8), 1:05 p.m.
Angels 7, Rangers 4
Los Angeles Texas
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Trout cf-lf 5 1 2 1 Kinsler 2b 3 1 0 0
TrHntr rf 3 1 0 0 Andrus ss 4 0 1 0
Pujols 1b 3 0 0 0 Hamltn cf 4 1 1 0
KMorls dh 4 1 1 1 Beltre 3b 4 1 2 2
Calhon ph-dh 1 0 0 0 N.Cruz rf 3 1 3 2
Callasp 3b 5 0 1 0 MiYong 1b 3 0 0 0
HKndrc 2b 4 2 2 1 DvMrp lf 3 0 0 0
Aybar ss 5 1 1 0 Napoli dh 4 0 0 0
Trumo lf 4 0 3 3 Soto c 2 0 0 0
Bourjos pr-cf 0 0 0 0 LMartn ph 1 0 0 0
Iannett c 3 1 1 1 LMrtnz c 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 7 Totals 31 4 7 4
Los Angeles 101 101 300?7
Texas 000 100 120?4
DP?Texas 1. LOB?Los Angeles 9, Texas 4. 2B?K.Morales (25), Trumbo 2 (18), Hamilton (29), N.Cruz (43). 3B?Trout (7). HR?Trout (29), Iannetta (9), Beltre (36), N.Cruz (23). SB?H.Kendrick (14). SF?N.Cruz.
IP H R ER BB SO
Los Angeles
Weaver W,20-4 7 5 2 2 2 5
Jepsen 1 2 2 2 1 1
Frieri S,22-25 1 0 0 0 0 0
Texas
Dempster L,7-3 5 2-3 7 4 4 4 7
R.Ross 1 2 3 3 1 1
Scheppers 1-3 2 0 0 0 0
Font 1 0 0 0 1 1
Uehara 1 0 0 0 0 2
WP?Font.
Umpires?Home, Jim Reynolds; First, James Hoye; Second, Jim Joyce; Third, Alan Porter.
T?3:14. A?46,662 (48,194).
Athletics 8, Mariners 2
Seattle Oakland
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Ackley 2b 5 0 1 0 Crisp cf 5 3 3 1
C.Wells rf 2 0 0 0 Drew ss 3 2 1 2
Seager 3b 4 0 1 0 Cespds lf 3 1 0 1
JMontr dh 3 0 0 0 Moss 1b 3 0 0 0
Jaso c 3 0 1 0 Reddck rf 4 0 1 0
Smoak 1b 4 0 1 0 Dnldsn 3b 4 0 1 2
MSndrs cf 3 1 1 1 S.Smith dh 2 0 0 0
TRonsn lf 4 1 1 1 JGoms ph-dh 2 0 0 0
Ryan ss 4 0 0 0 Kottars c 4 0 0 0
Pnngtn 2b 3 2 1 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 Totals 33 8 7 6
Seattle 010 000 100?2
Oakland 102 010 40x?8
E?Ryan (10), Ackley (8). DP?Oakland 1. LOB?Seattle 8, Oakland 6. 2B?Crisp (22). HR?M.Saunders (18), T.Robinson (3), Crisp (11), Drew (5).
IP H R ER BB SO
Seattle
Beavan L,10-11 4 2-3 4 4 3 2 2
O.Perez 2-3 1 0 0 0 0
Kelley 2-3 0 0 0 0 2
Furbush 0 1 3 2 2 0
Pryor 1-3 1 1 1 1 0
Noesi 1 2-3 0 0 0 0 3
Oakland
Griffin W,7-1 5 2-3 4 1 1 2 4
Doolittle H,15 1 1-3 1 1 1 0 0
Blevins 1 0 0 0 1 0
J.Miller 1 1 0 0 1 1
Furbush pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
HBP?by Griffin (Jaso). WP?Furbush. PB?Jaso, Kottaras.
Umpires?Home, Eric Cooper; First, Marty Foster; Second, Jeff Kellogg; Third, Mike Winters.
T?3:00. A?16,376 (35,067).
Twins 4, Tigers 2
Detroit Minnesota
ab r h bi ab r h bi
AJcksn cf 4 1 0 0 Span cf 3 1 1 0
Infante 2b 4 1 1 2 Revere rf 3 0 0 0
MiCarr 3b 4 0 2 0 Mauer c 2 1 0 0
Fielder 1b 4 0 1 0 Mornea 1b 3 1 0 0
DYong dh 4 0 2 0 Doumit dh 4 1 2 4
JhPerlt ss 4 0 0 0 Mstrnn pr-dh 0 0 0 0
Dirks lf 4 0 0 0 Plouffe 3b 4 0 0 0
AGarci rf 3 0 0 0 JCarrll 3b 0 0 0 0
G.Laird c 3 0 0 0 MCarsn lf 4 0 0 0
EEscor 2b 2 0 1 0
ACasill 2b 0 0 0 0
Flormn ss 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2 Totals 28 4 4 4
Detroit 000 000 020?2
Minnesota 000 000 22x?4
E?Fielder (11), Morneau (6), Plouffe (17). LOB?Detroit 5, Minnesota 6. 2B?Doumit (34). HR?Infante (4), Doumit (17). SB?Span (17). S?Revere.
IP H R ER BB SO
Detroit
Smyly 5 1-3 2 0 0 1 5
Coke 2-3 1 2 1 0 1
Dotel 1 0 0 0 0 0
B.Villarreal L,3-5 1 1 2 2 3 2
Minnesota
Diamond 7 1-3 6 2 1 0 1
Burton W,3-1 2-3 0 0 0 0 1
Perkins S,16-19 1 0 0 0 0 0
Coke pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
HBP?by Dotel (E.Escobar).
Umpires?Home, Ron Kulpa; First, Wally Bell; Second, Jim Wolf; Third, Ted Barrett.
T?2:30. A?30,315 (39,500).
White Sox 3, Rays 1
Tampa Bay Chicago
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Fuld lf 2 0 0 0 De Aza cf-lf 4 0 1 0
CGmnz c 0 0 0 0 Youkils 3b 4 0 1 1
BUpton cf 4 0 0 0 A.Dunn dh 3 0 0 0
Zobrist ss 3 1 1 1 Konerk 1b 4 0 1 0
Longori 3b 3 0 0 0 Rios rf 4 2 3 1
Scott dh 3 0 1 0 Przyns c 4 0 0 0
SRdrgz ph-dh 0 0 0 0 Viciedo lf 3 0 0 0
Kppngr 2b 3 0 1 0 Wise cf 1 0 0 0
C.Pena 1b 2 0 0 0 AlRmrz ss 3 0 2 1
BFrncs ph 1 0 0 0 Bckhm 2b 3 1 2 0
Joyce rf 3 0 0 0
RRorts ph 1 0 0 0
Loaton c 2 0 0 0
DJnngs ph-lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1 Totals 33 3 10 3
Tampa Bay 100 000 000?1
Chicago 001 101 00x?3
E?Hellickson (2). DP?Tampa Bay 1, Chicago 1. LOB?Tampa Bay 8, Chicago 7. 2B?De Aza (29), Rios (37). HR?Zobrist (19), Rios (25).
IP H R ER BB SO
Tampa Bay
Hellickson L,9-11 5 2-3 9 3 2 1 2
Howell 1-3 0 0 0 0 1
W.Davis 1 0 0 0 0 3
Badenhop 0 1 0 0 0 0
C.Ramos 1 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago
Floyd W,11-11 5 2 1 1 5 6
Crain H,10 2 2-3 1 0 0 0 4
Thornton 0 0 0 0 1 0
N.Jones H,7 1-3 0 0 0 0 0
Veal H,4 1-3 0 0 0 0 1
A.Reed S,29-33 2-3 0 0 0 0 0
Thornton pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Badenhop pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
HBP?by Crain (Longoria). WP?Crain.
Umpires?Home, Chad Fairchild; First, Alfonso Marquez; Second, Tom Hallion; Third, Brian O?Nora.
T?3:08. A?25,264 (40,615).
Orioles 9, Red Sox 1
Boston Baltimore
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Pdsdnk cf 3 1 1 0 McLoth lf 4 1 1 0
Quiroz ph 1 0 0 0 Hardy ss 4 0 1 0
Ciriaco 3b 3 0 0 0 C.Davis rf 4 1 1 2
Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 1 AdJons cf 4 0 0 0
DeJess 2b 1 0 0 0 Thome dh 4 1 3 0
C.Ross rf 3 0 0 0 MrRynl 1b 3 2 1 0
Loney 1b 3 0 0 0 Machd 3b 4 2 2 1
Sltlmch dh 3 0 0 0 Flahrty 2b 4 2 2 5
Lvrnwy c 3 0 0 0 Tegrdn c 3 0 1 1
Nava lf 2 0 0 0
Iglesias ss 3 0 0 0
Totals 26 1 1 1 Totals 34 9 12 9
Boston 100 000 000?1
Baltimore 600 030 00x?9
E?Podsednik (1), Patton (1), Flaherty (3). DP?Boston 2, Baltimore 1. LOB?Boston 2, Baltimore 5. 2B?Mar.Reynolds (26), Machado (8), Flaherty (2). HR?C.Davis (29), Flaherty (6). SB?Pedroia (19). S?Ciriaco. SF?Pedroia.
IP H R ER BB SO
Boston
A.Cook L,4-11 1 5 6 6 3 0
Aceves 3 2-3 6 3 3 0 4
Beato 2 1-3 1 0 0 0 2
Bard 1 0 0 0 1 0
Baltimore
Tillman W,9-2 8 1 1 0 2 4
Patton 1 0 0 0 0 1
A.Cook pitched to 2 batters in the 2nd.
Balk?Aceves.
Umpires?Home, Manny Gonzalez; First, Greg Gibson; Second, Phil Cuzzi; Third, Gerry Davis.
T?2:23. A?33,518 (45,971).
Yankees 11, Blue Jays 4
New York Toronto
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Jeter ss 6 0 1 0 Lawrie 3b 3 0 1 0
ISuzuki rf 5 1 2 1 Rasms cf 5 1 1 1
Gardnr lf 0 0 0 0 Encrnc dh 3 1 0 0
AlRdrg 3b 5 1 1 0 Arencii c 5 0 1 0
Cano 2b 4 2 2 1 Lind 1b 4 1 2 2
Swisher 1b 4 2 2 2 YEscor ss 5 0 1 0
Grndrs cf 4 0 1 0 KJhnsn 2b 4 1 1 0
Ibanez lf 4 1 1 1 RDavis rf 4 0 4 0
Dickrsn lf-rf 0 1 0 0 Gose lf 4 0 1 1
RMartn c 4 1 2 3
ErChvz dh 3 2 1 2
Totals 39 11 13 10 Totals 37 4 12 4
New York 210 004 112?11
Toronto 000 011 200? 4
E?Carreno (1). DP?New York 2, Toronto 1. LOB?New York 8, Toronto 11. 2B?I.Suzuki (27), Swisher (34), Granderson (18), Lawrie (26), Y.Escobar (21), K.Johnson (19), R.Davis (24), Gose (7). HR?R.Martin (20), Er.Chavez (15), Rasmus (23), Lind (11). SB?I.Suzuki (28).
IP H R ER BB SO
New York
Kuroda W,15-11 5 1-3 10 2 2 2 4
D.Phelps 1 2-3 1 2 2 1 1
D.Robertson 1 1 0 0 1 1
Eppley 2-3 0 0 0 0 1
R.Soriano 1-3 0 0 0 1 0
Toronto
Jenkins L,0-3 3 2-3 4 3 3 3 2
Cecil 2 1 2 2 0 2
Frasor 0 3 2 2 1 0
Carreno 1 2 1 1 1 0
Beck 1 1 1 1 0 0
Loup 1-3 1 0 0 0 0
Korecky 1 1 2 2 1 0
Frasor pitched to 4 batters in the 6th.
HBP?by Cecil (Cano). WP?Kuroda.
Umpires?Home, Paul Schrieber; First, Mike Everitt; Second, Laz Diaz; Third, Tim Welke.
T?3:43. A?25,785 (49,260).
Indians 8, Royals 5
Kansas City Cleveland
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Bourgs cf 4 0 1 0 Choo rf 4 1 2 2
Lough ph 1 0 0 0 CPhlps dh 5 0 3 1
TAreu ss 5 0 0 0 Kipnis 2b 4 0 1 3
AGordn lf 4 2 3 0 CSantn c 4 0 0 0
Butler 1b 4 2 2 2 Canzler lf 5 1 2 0
S.Perez c 4 1 2 2 Rottino lf 0 0 0 0
Francr rf 4 0 0 0 Ktchm 1b 5 0 0 0
Mostks 3b 4 0 1 0 Chsnhll 3b 5 1 3 1
AMoore dh 3 0 1 1 Lillirdg ss 3 2 2 0
B.Pena ph-dh 1 0 0 0 Carrer cf 4 3 3 1
Giavtll 2b 4 0 1 0
Totals 38 5 11 5 Totals 39 8 16 8
Kansas City 010 002 020?5
Cleveland 031 220 00x?8
E?Moustakas (15), Kotchman (6). DP?Kansas City 2. LOB?Kansas City 6, Cleveland 11. 2B?Butler (31), A.Moore (1), Choo 2 (42), Chisenhall (4). HR?Butler (29). SB?Kipnis (31). CS?Bourgeois (4).
IP H R ER BB SO
Kansas City
W.Smith L,6-9 3 9 6 6 2 2
Teaford 3 6 2 2 0 1
Mazzaro 1 1-3 1 0 0 1 0
G.Holland 2-3 0 0 0 0 2
Cleveland
D.Huff W,3-0 6 8 3 3 0 5
C.Allen 1 0 0 0 0 0
Maine 0 3 2 2 0 0
J.Smith H,21 1 0 0 0 0 0
C.Perez S,39-43 1 0 0 0 0 0
Maine pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
W.Smith pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.
HBP?by Teaford (Lillibridge). PB?C.Santana.
Umpires?Home, Marvin Hudson; First, Toby Basner; Second, John Tumpane; Third, Tim McClelland.
T?3:00. A?14,850 (43,429).
National League
East Division
z-Washington 95 62 .605 ?
z-Atlanta 91 66 .580 4
Philadelphia 78 79 .497 17
New York 73 84 .465 22
Miami 67 90 .427 28
Central Division
x-Cincinnati 95 62 .605 ?
St. Louis 85 72 .541 10
Milwaukee 80 77 .510 15
Pittsburgh 76 81 .484 19
Chicago 59 98 .376 36
Houston 52 105 .331 43
West Division
x-San Francisco 92 65 .586 ?
Los Angeles 82 75 .522 10
Arizona 79 78 .503 13
San Diego 74 83 .471 18
Colorado 62 95 .395 30
z-clinched playoff berth
x-clinched division
Friday
Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 0
Miami 2, Philadelphia 1
N.Y. Mets 3, Atlanta 1
Houston 7, Milwaukee 6
St. Louis 12, Washington 2
Arizona 8, Chicago Cubs 3
San Francisco 3, San Diego 1
L.A. Dodgers 8, Colorado 0
Today
Cincinnati (Leake 8-9) at Pittsburgh (McPherson 0-2), 1:05 p.m.
Houston (Keuchel 3-7) at Milwaukee (Estrada 4-7), 1:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (C.Young 4-8) at Atlanta (Minor 10-10), 1:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Halladay 10-8) at Miami (Nolasco 12-12), 1:10 p.m.
Washington (Zimmermann 12-8) at St. Louis (Lohse 16-3), 1:15 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Germano 2-9) at Arizona (Cahill 12-12), 2:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Bumgarner 16-10) at San Diego (Stults 7-3), 2:35 p.m.
Colorado (Chatwood 5-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Blanton 9-13), 3:10 p.m.
Giants 3, Padres 1
San Francisco San Diego
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Pagan cf 5 0 0 0 EvCarr ss 4 0 0 0
Scutaro 2b 2 1 1 0 Venale rf 4 1 2 0
Theriot 2b 3 0 2 0 Headly 3b 4 0 1 0
Sandovl 3b 4 0 1 2 Alonso 1b 4 0 1 1
Arias pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Denorfi lf 3 0 0 0
Posey c 4 1 2 0 Kotsay ph 1 0 1 0
Pence rf 4 0 1 1 Maybin cf 3 0 0 0
Nady lf 3 0 1 0 Grandl ph 1 0 1 0
GBlanc pr-lf 0 0 0 0 JoBakr c 2 0 1 0
Belt 1b 4 0 0 0 Guzmn ph-2b 2 0 0 0
BCrwfr ss 4 0 1 0 Parrino 2b 2 0 0 0
Vglsng p 2 1 1 0 Thtchr p 0 0 0 0
Mijares p 0 0 0 0 Brach p 0 0 0 0
FPegur ph 0 0 0 0 Quentin ph 1 0 0 0
A.Huff ph 1 0 0 0 Werner p 0 0 0 0
Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 Bass p 1 0 0 0
JaLopz p 0 0 0 0 Thayer p 0 0 0 0
SCasill p 0 0 0 0 Solis ph-c 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3 Totals 33 1 7 1
San Francisco 012 000 000?3
San Diego 000 001 000?1
E_Belt (8), B.Crawford (18), Solis (1). DP_San Francisco 1, San Diego 1. LOB_San Francisco 10, San Diego 7. 2B_Sandoval (24), Posey (38), Jo.Baker (8). 3B_Posey (1), Nady (1). SB_Theriot (13), Arias (5), G.Blanco (25). CS_Denorfia (4). S_Werner.
IP H R ER BB SO
San Francisco
Vogelsong W,14-9 6 5 1 0 1 4
Mijares H,7 1 0 0 0 0 1
Affeldt H,16 1 0 0 0 0 1
Ja.Lopez H,17 1-3 0 0 0 0 0
S.Casilla S,25-31 2-3 2 0 0 0 0
San Diego
Werner L,2-3 4 2-3 8 3 3 1 2
Bass 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 1
Thayer 1 1 0 0 1 1
Thatcher 2-3 0 0 0 1 2
Brach 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 3
WP_Werner.
Umpires_Home, Fieldin Culbreth; First, Adrian Johnson; Second, Gary Cederstrom; Third, Lance Barksdale.
T_3:12. A_32,691 (42,691).
Astros 7, Brewers 6
Houston Milwaukee
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Altuve 2b 5 1 2 1 Aoki rf 4 0 0 0
SMoore rf 3 0 0 0 RWeks 2b 4 1 0 0
BBarns cf 1 0 0 0 Braun lf 4 1 1 2
Lowrie ss 5 0 1 0 ArRmr 3b 3 0 1 1
Maxwll cf-rf-lf 5 0 0 0 Hart 1b 4 0 0 0
Wallac 1b 4 2 2 1 Mldnd c 3 0 0 0
JCastro c 3 3 2 2 FrRdrg p 0 0 0 0
FMrtnz lf 4 1 1 0 Loe p 0 0 0 0
Wrght p 0 0 0 0 LSchfr ph 1 1 1 0
R.Cruz p 0 0 0 0 CGomz cf 4 1 1 1
WLopez p 0 0 0 0 Segura ss 4 1 3 1
Dmngz 3b 4 0 2 2 Gallard p 1 0 0 0
EGnzlz p 2 0 1 1 Ishikaw ph 1 1 1 0
Ambriz p 0 0 0 0 Hndrsn p 0 0 0 0
Bogsvc ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Lucroy ph-c 2 0 0 0
Farris pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 7 Totals 35 6 8 5
Houston 010 220 011?7
Milwaukee 001 002 012?6
E?Dominguez (1), Segura 2 (9). DP?Houston 1, Milwaukee 1. LOB?Houston 6, Milwaukee 4. 2B?F.Martinez (7), Braun (35), Segura (3). 3B?Ar.Ramirez (3). HR?Altuve (7), Wallace (9), J.Castro 2 (5), C.Gomez (18). SB?Braun (30), Segura (7).
IP H R ER BB SO
Houston
E.Gonzalez W,3-1 5 2-3 4 3 3 0 3
Ambriz H,3 1 1-3 1 0 0 1 0
W.Wright H,18 2-3 0 1 1 1 1
R.Cruz 0 1 0 0 0 0
W.Lopez S,9-12 1 1-3 2 2 1 0 1
Milwaukee
Gallardo L,16-9 6 8 5 4 3 5
Henderson 1 0 0 0 0 2
Fr.Rodriguez 1 2 1 1 0 0
Loe 1 1 1 1 0 1
R.Cruz pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
WP?E.Gonzalez.
Umpires?Home, Rob Drake; First, Andy Fletcher; Second, Joe West; Third, Mike Muchlinski.
T?3:15. A?41,716 (41,900).
Reds 1, Pirates 0
Cincinnati Pittsburgh
ab r h bi ab r h bi
BPhllps 2b 4 1 2 0 Presley lf 4 0 0 0
Cozart ss 4 0 2 0 Mercer 2b-ss 3 0 0 0
Votto 1b 3 0 1 0 AMcCt cf 2 0 0 0
Frazier lf 3 0 0 1 GJones 1b 3 0 0 0
Heisey lf 0 0 0 0 Tabata rf 2 0 0 0
Bruce rf 4 0 0 0 Snider ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 3 0 2 0 PAlvrz 3b 3 0 0 0
Stubbs cf 3 0 0 0 Barmes ss 2 0 0 0
Hanign c 3 0 0 0 Clemnt ph 1 0 0 0
HBaily p 3 0 0 0 dArnad 2b 0 0 0 0
Barajs c 2 0 0 0
Holt ph 1 0 0 0
AJBrnt p 2 0 0 0
Watson p 0 0 0 0
McKnr ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 7 1 Totals 27 0 0 0
Cincinnati 100 000 000?1
Pittsburgh 000 000 000?0
E?Rolen (10). DP?Pittsburgh 2. LOB?Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 1. SB?A.McCutchen (20). CS?A.McCutchen (12). SF?Frazier.
IP H R ER BB SO
Cincinnati
H.Bailey W,13-10 9 0 0 0 1 10
Pittsburgh
A.J.Burnett L,16-9 8 7 1 1 1 5
Watson 1 0 0 0 0 0
WP?A.J.Burnett.
Umpires?Home, Ed Hickox; First, Chris Conroy; Second, Mark Carlson; Third, Angel Hernandez.
T?2:28. A?34,796 (38,362).
Diamondbacks 8, Cubs 3
Chicago Arizona
ab r h bi ab r h bi
DeJess cf 3 1 0 0 Eaton cf 4 1 3 1
Sappelt rf 5 1 1 2 Pollock lf 4 0 1 1
Rizzo 1b 4 0 0 0 A.Hill 2b 4 2 2 1
ASorin lf 1 1 1 0 J.Upton rf 4 2 2 2
SCastro ss 4 0 3 1 Ransm 3b 4 1 1 1
Valuen 3b 4 0 1 0 Nieves c 4 0 0 0
WCastll c 4 0 0 0 Jacobs 1b 2 1 0 0
Barney 2b 3 0 0 0 JMcDnl ss 4 0 1 1
T.Wood p 2 0 0 0 IKnndy p 0 1 0 0
Cardns ph 1 0 0 0 Albers p 0 0 0 0
Corpas p 0 0 0 0 Lndstr p 0 0 0 0
Russell p 0 0 0 0 GParra ph 1 0 0 0
LaHair ph 1 0 0 0 DHrndz p 0 0 0 0
JChpm p 0 0 0 0 RWhelr ph 0 0 0 0
Belivea p 0 0 0 0 CYoung ph 0 0 0 0
Putz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3 Totals 31 8 10 7
Chicago 000 021 000?3
Arizona 100 130 03x?8
E?Barney (3). DP?Arizona 1. LOB?Chicago 9, Arizona 6. 2B?S.Castro (27), Valbuena (20), Eaton (3), Pollock (3), A.Hill 2 (42). HR?Sappelt (2), J.Upton (16), Ransom (11). SB?J.Upton (17). CS?Eaton (3). S?Eaton, Pollock.
IP H R ER BB SO
Chicago
T.Wood L,6-13 5 5 5 5 3 2
Corpas 1 0 0 0 0 1
Russell 1 1 0 0 0 0
J.Chapman 2-3 3 3 3 1 1
Beliveau 1-3 1 0 0 1 1
Arizona
I.Kennedy W,15-11 5 2-3 4 3 3 6 5
Albers H,2 1 2 0 0 1 0
Lindstrom H,3 1-3 0 0 0 0 1
D.Hernandez H,25 1 0 0 0 0 2
Putz 1 0 0 0 0 1
Umpires?Home, Mike Estabrook; First, Larry Vanover; Second, Dan Bellino; Third, Jerry Layne.
T?3:04. A?28,463 (48,633).
Marlins 2, Phillies 1
Philadelphia Miami
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Rollins ss 4 0 1 1 GHrndz cf 3 0 1 0
Frndsn 3b 4 0 0 0 Cousins ph 1 0 0 0
Utley 2b 4 0 0 0 Cishek p 0 0 0 0
Ruiz c 4 0 1 0 Petersn lf-cf 4 1 1 0
Wggntn 1b 3 0 2 0 Reyes ss 4 0 0 0
Howard ph 1 0 0 0 Stanton rf 3 1 2 1
Lindlm p 0 0 0 0 Ca.Lee 1b 4 0 1 1
Ruf lf 3 0 1 0 DSolan 2b 3 0 1 0
L.Nix ph-lf 0 0 0 0 J.Buck c 2 0 0 0
Mayrry rf-1b 4 1 1 0 Velazqz 3b 3 0 0 0
Mrtnz cf 3 0 1 0 Buehrle p 2 0 0 0
Cl.Lee p 2 0 0 0 Dobbs ph-lf 0 0 0 0
Kratz ph 1 0 0 0
Aumont p 0 0 0 0
Schrhlt rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1 Totals 29 2 6 2
Philadelphia 000 000 010?1
Miami 000 100 001?2
One out when winning run scored.
DP?Philadelphia 1. LOB?Philadelphia 6, Miami 5. 2B?Mayberry (24), Petersen (8), Stanton (30). HR?Stanton (35). S?J.Buck.
IP H R ER BB SO
Philadelphia
Cl.Lee 7 3 1 1 0 5
Aumont 1 1 0 0 1 1
Lindblom L,3-4 1-3 2 1 1 1 0
Miami
Buehrle 8 6 1 1 0 8
Cishek W,5-2 1 1 0 0 1 2
Umpires?Home, Brian Knight; First, Tim Timmons; Second, Dale Scott; Third, Mark Wegner.
T?2:22. A?28,201 (37,442).
Cardinals 12, Nationals 2
Washington St. Louis
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Werth rf 3 0 0 0 Jay cf 5 2 2 0
CBrwn rf 1 0 0 0 MCrpnt 3b-1b 3 3 1 1
Harper cf 3 1 2 0 Hollidy lf 3 1 0 1
DeRosa 3b 1 0 0 0 SRonsn pr-lf 1 1 1 2
Zmrmn 3b 3 0 1 0 Craig 1b 4 2 4 2
CGarci p 0 0 0 0 RJcksn ph-2b 1 0 0 0
TMoore lf 0 0 0 0 YMolin c 3 2 1 3
LaRoch 1b 3 0 1 1 Chamrs rf 1 0 0 0
Tracy 1b 1 0 0 0 Beltran rf 1 0 0 1
Morse lf 3 0 0 0 Rosnthl p 0 0 0 0
Duke p 0 0 0 0 Salas p 0 0 0 0
EPerez ph 1 0 0 0 Descals 2b-3b 3 0 0 1
McGnzl p 0 0 0 0 Kozma ss 4 0 1 1
Dsmnd ss 3 0 1 0 Wnwrg p 3 0 0 0
Lmrdzz 2b 1 0 0 0 J.Kelly p 0 0 0 0
Espinos 2b-ss 4 0 0 0 T.Cruz c 1 1 1 0
KSuzuk c 2 0 0 0
Flores c 2 0 0 0
EJcksn p 0 0 0 0
Grzlny p 0 0 0 0
Berndn ph-cf 2 1 1 1
Totals 33 2 6 2 Totals 33 12 11 12
Washington 100 000 100? 2
St. Louis 540 000 03x?12
E?Zimmerman (19). DP?Washington 3. LOB?Washington 8, St. Louis 5. 2B?Harper (24), Zimmerman (35), Jay (20), M.Carpenter (22), T.Cruz (9). HR?Bernadina (5), S.Robinson (3), Y.Molina (22). SF?Descalso.
IP H R ER BB SO
Washington
E.Jackson L,9-11 1 1-3 6 9 8 4 0
Gorzelanny 2 2-3 1 0 0 2 2
C.Garcia 2 1 0 0 0 2
Duke 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mic.Gonzalez 1 3 3 3 0 0
St. Louis
Wainwright W,14-13 6 5 1 1 1 5
J.Kelly 1 1 1 1 1 2
Rosenthal 1 0 0 0 1 0
Salas 1 0 0 0 1 1
HBP?by C.Garcia (Holliday). WP?E.Jackson 2.
Umpires?Home, Bill Welke; First, Cory Blaser; Second, Chris Guccione; Third, Jeff Nelson.
T?2:51. A?39,166 (43,975).
Dodgers 8, Rockies 0
Colorado Los Angeles
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Rutledg ss 4 0 1 0 M.Ellis 2b 5 0 2 0
Colvin cf 4 0 1 0 L.Cruz 3b 5 0 1 0
Pachec 1b 4 0 0 0 Kemp cf 3 0 0 0
WRosr c 4 0 1 0 AdGnzl 1b 4 1 1 0
Nelson 3b 4 0 1 0 HRmrz ss 3 1 0 0
McBrid rf 4 0 0 0 Ethier rf 4 3 3 1
ABrwn lf 1 0 0 0 Victorn lf 4 1 2 3
LeMahi 2b 3 0 1 0 A.Ellis c 3 1 2 1
Francis p 1 0 0 0 Kershw p 2 0 0 0
Blckmn ph 1 0 0 0 BAreu ph 1 1 1 2
Moscos p 1 0 0 0 Wall p 0 0 0 0
Roenck p 0 0 0 0
WHarrs p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0 Totals 34 8 12 7
Colorado 000 000 000?0
Los Angeles 040 100 03x?8
DP?Colorado 1, Los Angeles 1. LOB?Colorado 6, Los Angeles 6. 2B?W.Rosario (19), M.Ellis (20), Ethier (34), A.Ellis (20). HR?Victorino (11), B.Abreu (3). S?Kershaw.
IP H R ER BB SO
Colorado
Francis L,5-7 4 6 5 5 1 3
Moscoso 2 2 0 0 1 1
Roenicke 1 0 0 0 0 1
W.Harris 1 4 3 3 0 2
Los Angeles
Kershaw W,13-9 8 5 0 0 2 10
Wall 1 0 0 0 0 1
HBP?by Francis (A.Ellis). WP?W.Harris 2.
Umpires?Home, Todd Tichenor; First, Brian Gorman; Second, Vic Carapazza; Third, Tony Randazzo.
T?2:46. A?37,133 (56,000).
Mets 3, Braves 1
New York Atlanta
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Tejada ss 4 0 1 0 RJhnsn cf 4 0 0 0
DnMrp 2b 3 1 1 0 Prado lf 3 0 0 0
DWrght 3b 4 0 0 0 Heywrd rf 4 0 1 0
I.Davis 1b 3 1 1 0 C.Jones 3b 4 0 0 0
Hairstn cf-lf 4 0 0 0 FFrmn 1b 4 1 1 1
Bay lf 0 0 0 0 Uggla 2b 2 0 1 0
Duda lf 3 1 2 3 D.Ross c 4 0 0 0
Acosta p 0 0 0 0 Smmns ss 3 0 1 0
Hmpsn p 0 0 0 0 THudsn p 2 0 0 0
FLewis ph 1 0 0 0 Pstrnck ph 1 0 0 0
Parnell p 0 0 0 0 CMrtnz p 0 0 0 0
Baxter rf 3 0 1 0 Gearrin p 0 0 0 0
Thole c 3 0 0 0
Niese p 1 0 0 0
Vldspn ph 0 0 0 0
AnTrrs cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 6 3 Totals 31 1 4 1
New York 000 000 300?3
Atlanta 000 100 000?1
DP?Atlanta 2. LOB?New York 3, Atlanta 6. 2B?Tejada (25), Dan.Murphy (39). HR?Duda (15), F.Freeman (23). CS?Baxter (3). S?Niese.
IP H R ER BB SO
New York
Niese W,13-9 7 4 1 1 3 3
Acosta H,2 1-3 0 0 0 0 1
Hampson H,1 2-3 0 0 0 0 1
Parnell S,6-11 1 0 0 0 0 1
Atlanta
T.Hudson L,16-7 7 5 3 3 1 4
C.Martinez 1-3 1 0 0 2 0
Gearrin 1 2-3 0 0 0 0 1
Umpires?Home, Kerwin Danley; First, Paul Nauert; Second, Dana DeMuth; Third, Doug Eddings.
T?2:31. A?51,910 (49,586).
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The top 20 toys of all time
These 20 timeless childhood toys, from Barbies to LEGOs, ?were chosen by visitors and fans at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis as the cream of the crop. Which toy took the top spot?
The world's largest Etch A Sketch is shown in Boston in this 2006 commercial file photo. Etch a Sketch made the list of the top 20 toys of all time, but it didn't snag the top spot.
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If a Nintendo Entertainment System doesn?t count, I?d have to say LEGO or Lincoln Logs. I?d probably still play with them today if I had them around. And that?s just the kind of toy the?Children?s Museum of Indianapolis?was looking for when they chose the 100 most iconic toys of the past century ? toys with memories, stories, and intergenerational appeal.
Here?s the Top 20, as chosen by museum visitors and fans. We added a few tidbits ourselves ? like when they first became widely available (according to Wikipedia) and how much they cost today. For bonus nostalgia, click the toys? names to watch their classic TV commercials.
It?s worth noting there?s nothing more recent than 1984 at the top of the list, although new versions of many are still made today. And collector?s editions aside, they?re all pretty affordable today as well?
1.?G.I. Joe
- First widely available: 1964
- Cost: From?$4
2.?Transformers
- First widely available: 1984
- Cost: From?$2.50
3.?LEGO Toys
- First widely available: 1947
- Cost: From?1 cent
4.?Barbie
- First widely available: 1959
- Cost: From?$9
5.?View-Master
- First widely available: 1966
- Cost: From?$7
6.?Bicycle
- First widely available: 19th?century
- Cost: From?$40
7.?Cabbage Patch Kids
- First widely available: 1982
- Cost: From?$14
8.?Crayons
- First widely available: Crayola in 1903, but centuries ago
- Cost: From?$1.50
9.?Play-Doh
- First widely available: 1955
- Cost: From?70 cents
10.?MONOPOLY
- First widely available: 1934
- Cost: From?$10
11.?Raggedy Ann
- First widely available: 1918
- Cost: From?$8
12.?Spirograph
- First widely available: 1965
- Cost: From?$15
13.?Etch A Sketch
- First widely available: 1960
- Cost: From?$9
14.?Little Golden Books
- First widely available: 1942
- Cost: From?$4
?15.?Hot Wheels
- First widely available: 1968
- Cost: From?$5
?16.?Lincoln Logs
- First widely available: 1918
- Cost: From?$14
?17.?Candy Land
- First widely available: 1949
- Cost: From?$11
?18.?Roller skates
- First widely available: 1863
- Cost: From?$15
?19.?Silly Putty
- First widely available: 1949
- Cost: From?$3.50
?20.?Mr. Potato Head
- First widely available: 1952
- Cost: From?$9
Brandon Ballenger is a writer for?Money Talks News, a consumer/personal finance TV news feature that airs in about 80 cities and around the Web. This column first appeared in Money Talks News.
Source: http://rss.csmonitor.com/~r/feeds/csm/~3/YPqOiFlwHHo/The-top-20-toys-of-all-time
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Thousands pray for US at 'America for Jesus' rally
Dharma Bohall, 13, extends her arms in prayer during the America for Jesus prayer rally, Friday Sept. 28, 2012, on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. Christian conservatives who blame ?moral depravity? for everything from the recession to terrorism are converging on Philadelphia for a rally they hope will spark a religious revival as Election Day nears. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)
Dharma Bohall, 13, extends her arms in prayer during the America for Jesus prayer rally, Friday Sept. 28, 2012, on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. Christian conservatives who blame ?moral depravity? for everything from the recession to terrorism are converging on Philadelphia for a rally they hope will spark a religious revival as Election Day nears. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)
People participate in the America for Jesus prayer rally, Friday Sept. 28, 2012, on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. Christian conservatives who blame ?moral depravity? for everything from the recession to terrorism are converging on Philadelphia for a rally they hope will spark a religious revival as Election Day nears. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)
People participate in the America for Jesus pray rally, Friday Sept. 28, 2012, on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. Christian conservatives who blame ?moral depravity? for everything from the recession to terrorism are converging on Philadelphia for a rally they hope will spark a religious revival as Election Day nears. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)
People participate in the America for Jesus prayer rally, Friday Sept. 28, 2012, on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. Christian conservatives who blame ?moral depravity? for everything from the recession to terrorism are converging on Philadelphia for a rally they hope will spark a religious revival as Election Day nears. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)
Donna Shuler, center, participates in the America for Jesus prayer rally, Friday Sept. 28, 2012, on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. Christian conservatives who blame ?moral depravity? for everything from the recession to terrorism are converging on Philadelphia for a rally they hope will spark a religious revival as Election Day nears. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) ? Thousands of conservative Christians gathered Saturday on Independence Mall in Philadelphia to pray for the future of the United States in the weeks before the presidential election.
Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson and Family Research Council president Tony Perkins topped a full day of speakers at "The America for Jesus 2012" prayer rally.
Robertson, a former Republican candidate for president, called the election important, but didn't mention either major political party or candidate by name.
"I don't care what the ACLU says or any atheists say. This nation belongs to Jesus, and we're here today to reclaim his sovereignty," said Robertson, 82, who founded the Christian Coalition and Christian Broadcasting Network, and ran for president in 1988.
Organizers plan another prayer rally Oct. 20 in Washington, D.C., two weeks before President Barack Obama faces Republican Mitt Romney in the presidential election.
Perkins asked the crowd to pray for elected officials including Obama.
"We pray that his eyes will be open to the truth," Perkins said.
A number of event organizers, though, have been vocal critics of the Democratic president.
Steve Strang, the influential Pentecostal publisher of Charisma magazine, which was distributed at the rally, recently wrote in a blog post that America is under threat from a "radical homosexual agenda." He also said Obama "seems to be moving toward some form of European socialism."
And speaker Cindy Jacobs has blamed a mysterious Arkansas bird-kill last year on Obama's repeal of the policy known as "don't ask, don't tell," which allows gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military.
Speakers throughout the day condemned abortion, gay marriage and population control as practiced by Planned Parenthood. Christian rock music filled the historic mall as speakers challenged the crowd to overcome the seven deadly sins: pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and slothfulness.
The rally was held outside of Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed. Pennsylvania is also where evangelist George Whitefield preached during the first Great Awakening, the 18th-century religious revival that spread through the American colonies.
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US military deaths in Afghanistan hit 2,000
FILE- In this file photograph made on July 29, 2010, upon landing after a helicopter rescue mission, Tech. Sgt. Jeff Hedglin, right, an Air Force Pararescueman, or PJ, drapes an American flag over the remains of the first of two U.S. soldiers killed minutes earlier in an IED attack, assisted by fellow PJs, Senior Airman Robert Dieguez, center, and 1st Lt. Matthew Carlisle, in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan. U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan have surpassed 2,000, a grim reminder that a war which began nearly 11 years ago shows no signs of slowing down despite an American decision to begin the withdrawal of most of its combat forces. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)
FILE- In this file photograph made on July 29, 2010, upon landing after a helicopter rescue mission, Tech. Sgt. Jeff Hedglin, right, an Air Force Pararescueman, or PJ, drapes an American flag over the remains of the first of two U.S. soldiers killed minutes earlier in an IED attack, assisted by fellow PJs, Senior Airman Robert Dieguez, center, and 1st Lt. Matthew Carlisle, in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan. U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan have surpassed 2,000, a grim reminder that a war which began nearly 11 years ago shows no signs of slowing down despite an American decision to begin the withdrawal of most of its combat forces. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)
FILE - In this May 8, 2010 file photo, a tattoo on the back of U.S. Army Sgt. James Wilkes of Rochester, N.Y., is seen through his torn shirt after a foot patrol with 1st Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, of the 5th Styker Brigade, in Afghanistan's Kandahar province. The full tattoo reads, "Sacrifice. Without fear there is no courage." .U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan have surpassed 2,000, a grim reminder that a war which began nearly 11 years ago shows no signs of slowing down despite an American decision to begin the withdrawal of most of its combat forces. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
FILE - In this March 26, 2003 file photograph, U.S. Military personnel pray as they attend the memorial service for their their comerades in Kandahar, Afghanistan. .U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan have surpassed 2,000, a grim reminder that a war which began nearly 11 years ago shows no signs of slowing down despite an American decision to begin the withdrawal of most of its combat forces. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan, File)
FILE - In this Sept 11, 2008 file photograph, US soldiers attend a ceremony marking the 7th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, at the U.S Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan. .U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan have surpassed 2,000, a grim reminder that a war which began nearly 11 years ago shows no signs of slowing down despite an American decision to begin the withdrawal of most of its combat forces. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq, File)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ? U.S. military deaths in the Afghan war have reached 2,000, a cold reminder of the human cost of an 11-year-old conflict that now garners little public interest at home as the United States prepares to withdraw most of its combat forces by the end of 2014.
The toll has climbed steadily in recent months with a spate of attacks by Afghan army and police ? supposed allies ? against American and NATO troops. That has raised troubling questions about whether countries in the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan will achieve their aim of helping the government in Kabul and its forces stand on their own after most foreign troops depart in little more than two years.
On Sunday, a U.S. official confirmed the latest death, saying that an international service member killed in an apparent insider attack by Afghan forces in the east of the country late Saturday was American. A civilian contractor with NATO and at least two Afghan soldiers also died in the attack, according to a coalition statement and Afghan provincial officials. The U.S. official spoke on condition of anonymity because the nationality of those killed had not been formally released. Names of the dead are usually released after their families or next-of-kin are notified, a process that can take several days. The nationality of the civilian was also not disclosed.
In addition to the 2,000 Americans killed since the Afghan war began on Oct. 7, 2001, at least 1,190 more coalition troops from other countries have also died, according to iCasualties.org, an independent organization that tracks the deaths.
According to the Afghanistan index kept by the Washington-based research center Brookings Institution, about 40 percent of the American deaths were caused by improvised explosive devices. The majority of those were after 2009, when President Barack Obama ordered a surge that sent in 33,000 additional troops to combat heightened Taliban activity. The surge brought the total number of American troops to 101,000, the peak for the entire war.
According to Brookings, hostile fire was the second most common cause of death, accounting for nearly 31 percent of Americans killed.
Tracking deaths of Afghan civilians is much more difficult. According to the U.N., 13,431 civilians were killed in the Afghan conflict between 2007, when the U.N. began keeping statistics, and the end of August. Going back to the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, most estimates put the number of Afghan civilian deaths in the war at more than 20,000.
The number of American dead reflects an Associated Press count of those members of the armed services killed inside Afghanistan since the U.S.-led invasion began. Some other news organizations use a count that also includes those killed outside Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, the global anti-terror campaign led by then-President George W. Bush.
The 2001 invasion targeted al-Qaida and its Taliban allies shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, which claimed nearly 3,000 lives.
Victory in Afghanistan seemed to come quickly. Kabul fell within weeks, and the hardline Taliban regime was toppled with few U.S. casualties.
But the Bush administration's shift toward war with Iraq left the Western powers without enough resources on the ground, so by 2006 the Taliban had regrouped into a serious military threat.
Obama deployed more troops to Afghanistan, and casualties increased sharply in the last several years. But the American public grew weary of having its military in a perpetual state of conflict, especially after the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq at the end of last year. That war, which began with a U.S.-led invasion in 2003 to oust Saddam Hussein, cost the lives of nearly 4,500 U.S. troops, more than twice as many as have died in Afghanistan so far.
"The tally is modest by the standards of war historically, but every fatality is a tragedy and 11 years is too long," said Michael O'Hanlon, a fellow at the Brookings. "All that is internalized, however, in an American public that has been watching this campaign for a long time. More newsworthy right now are the insider attacks and the sense of hopelessness they convey to many. "
Attacks by Afghan soldiers or police ? or insurgents disguised in their uniforms ? have killed 52 American and other NATO troops so far this year.
The so-called insider attacks are considered one of the most serious threats to the U.S. exit strategy from the country. In its latest incarnation, that strategy has focused on training Afghan forces to take over security nationwide ? allowing most foreign troops to go home by the end of 2014.
Although Obama has pledged that most U.S. combat troops will leave by the end of 2014, American, NATO and allied troops are still dying in Afghanistan at a rate of one a day.
Even with 33,000 American troops back home, the U.S.-led coalition will still have 108,000 troops ? including 68,000 from the U.S. ? fighting in Afghanistan at the end of this year. Many of those will be training the Afghan National Security Forces that are to replace them.
"There is a challenge for the administration," O'Hanlon said, "to remind people in the face of such bad news why this campaign requires more perseverance."
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Associated Press writers Heidi Vogt and Rahim Faiez in Kabul and researcher Monika Mathour in Washington contributed to this report.
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Saturday, September 29, 2012
Black Keys, Neil Young, others to perform in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) ? More than 60,000 people are expected to descend upon Central Park on Saturday evening for a free concert featuring the Black Keys and Neil Young aimed at calling attention to poverty worldwide.
Dubbed the Global Citizen Festival, it also is slated to feature K'naan, Band of Horses and Foo Fighters. Video of the event is to be streamed worldwide.
The concert was scheduled around the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week and organizers used an innovative approach to ticket distribution so that many concert-goers had no choice but to learn about an array of global problems such as polio, malaria, child mortality and clean drinking water.
Anyone wanting free tickets had to register at globalcitizen.org, which then required users to watch videos or read information about poverty-related issues. Each time material was consumed, users could earn points toward a drawing for tickets. Points were also accumulated by sharing information via Twitter or Facebook.
"Our social media campaign has been off the charts," said Hugh Evans, CEO and co-founder of the Global Poverty Project. The approach demonstrates a new model for harnessing digital tools that may be repeated for other big events with political or social messages.
Organizers said more than 71,000 people had signed up online, resulting in more than 3.5 million page views. On average, they spent just over six minutes consuming content or sharing information. Nearly 200,000 pieces of information were shared on Facebook, and just a bit more than that on Twitter. About 170,000 people signed petitions via the site, and there were 98,000 videos viewed to completion.
Evans said the project achieved its goals, set out last year, of getting more than 100,000 people to take action related to extreme poverty while telling a new story about the challenges. To that end, the site conveys information in detailed, documentary-like accounts and uses an array of video, graphics and stories that are friendly for mobile and digital consumption.
Financially, he said, the project also achieved its yearlong goal ? working with an array of organizations like the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, the Earth Institute and Rotary International ? of garnering $500 million in commitments to help fight poverty.
So now what?
Evans said that he's hoping the audience, built online and at the concert, will continue efforts by tweeting President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney to halve extreme poverty by 2015. And Evans is working on an announcement in October or November about "a major rock band" getting involved with the anti-poverty efforts.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/black-keys-neil-young-others-perform-nyc-175125802.html
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FDA warns about risks of online pharmacies
By Linda A. Johnson, The Associated Press
The Food and Drug Administration is warning U.S. consumers that the vast majority of Internet pharmacies are fraudulent and likely are selling counterfeit drugs that could harm them.
The agency on Friday launched a national campaign, called BeSafeRx, to alert the public to the danger, amid evidence that more people are shopping for their medicine online, looking for savings and convenience.
Instead, they're likely to get fake drugs that are contaminated, are past their expiration date or contain no active ingredient, the wrong amount of active ingredient or even toxic substances such as arsenic and rat poison. They could sicken or kill people, cause them to develop a resistance to their real medicine, cause new side effects or trigger harmful interactions with other medications being taken.
"Our goal is to increase awareness," FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg told The Associated Press, "not to scare people away from online pharmacies. We want them to use appropriate pharmacies."
That means pharmacies that are located in the U.S., are licensed by the pharmacy board in the patient's state and have a licensed pharmacist available to answer questions. In addition, the pharmacy must require a valid doctor's prescription for the medicine. Online drugstores that claim none is needed, or that the site's doctor can write a prescription after the customer answers some questions, are breaking the law.
Research by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, which represents the state pharmacy boards, found that of thousands of online pharmacies it reviewed, only about 3 percent follow state and federal laws. In fact, the group's website lists only a few dozen Internet pharmacies that it has verified are legitimate and following the rules.
Most consumers don't know that. An Internet survey, conducted by the FDA in May, questioned 6,090 adults. It found that nearly one in four Internet shoppers has bought prescription drugs online, and nearly three in 10 said they weren't confident they could do so safely.
The campaign comes after some high-profile cases of counterfeit drugs reaching American patients earlier this year.
In February and again in April, the FDA warned doctors and cancer clinics around the country that it had determined they had bought fake Avastin, a pricey injectable cancer medicine, from a "gray market" wholesaler. The fake Avastin vials originated in Asia or Eastern Europe and were transferred through a network of shady wholesalers before being sold to clinics by a wholesaler claiming to be in Montana.
In another case, the FDA issued a warning in May after learning consumers shopping on the Internet had bought fake versions of generic Adderall, a popular medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
No deaths or serious injuries have been linked to those fakes, but Hamburg notes that when drugs don't help patients get better, doctors usually blame the disease or assume a different medicine is needed. That means most fakes aren't detected.
So the FDA, which has put increasing focus on the counterfeiting problem, on Friday launched a website, www.FDA.gov/BeSafeRx , that shows consumers how to determine if an online pharmacy is safe.
"Buying prescription medicine from a fake online pharmacy can be dangerous, or even deadly," the site warns.
It includes tips on how to spot illegal pharmacies, links to state databases of licensed pharmacies and explanations of all the dangers of rogue pharmacies. Besides likely getting fake drugs, that includes the risk that they will infect your computer with viruses, sell your personal and financial information to other rogue websites and Internet scammers, or charge you for products you never ordered or received.
Many rogue pharmacies claim to be in Canada ? because Americans know medicines are cheaper there and assume that's why they're getting a deal. Many fraudulent sites even put the word Canada in their name, or display the Canadian flag prominently on the site. Their web storefronts are slick and look professional. And they all offer prices that are unbelievably low.
"If the low prices seem too good to be true, they probably are,' Hamburg said.
The FDA is collaborating with several other federal agencies and departments and even Interpol in the campaign, Hamburg said, and it has asked medical and pharmaceutical industry groups to join in.
It's also reaching out to doctors, pharmacists and medical facilities to spread the word. They'll get access to materials they can download, from patient fact sheets and discussion guides to sample blog items and web banners for a practice's own website. There's also a list of tips to help doctors determine if a patient may be buying medicine online.
The agency will do a follow-up survey to see if the campaign's message is reaching the public.
"What's truly important to us is that consumers know how to look for an online pharmacy that's legitimate and safe," Hamburg said.
Related stories:?
Congressional investigators claim "fake pharmacies" are popping up around the country that purchase drugs in short supply, and then turn around and sell them at higher prices. NBC's senior investigative correspondent Lisa Myers reports.
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Norwegian mass killer's speech to hit German theatre
BERLIN (Reuters) - A Turkish-German actress will read out Norwegian mass-murderer Anders Behring Breivik's bizarre courtroom speech in German theatres next month in an effort to highlight the widespread prevalence of far-right ideology in Europe.
Swiss director Milo Rau adapted the script of "Breivik's Explanation" for the German stage from an audio recording of the hour-long speech the far-right nationalist gave in April before being sentenced by an Oslo court to 21 years in prison for killing 77 people last year.
Though Breivik's talk of an international underground of killers - latter-day Crusaders he called the Knights Templar - seemed to be mere fantasy, many of his beliefs are to be found within the fold of anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant populists.
"His ideological `manifesto' is a distilled representation of a cultural crisis that pervades the European continent and finds expression in an increasingly xenophobic populism," Kirsten Simonsen, a professor at Denmark's Roskilde University, wrote in "Bloodlands", a 2012 series of essays about Breivik.
Some notions touched on by Breivik in his justification for setting off a bomb in Oslo and shooting dozens of teenagers dead on an island retreat - that Europe and its indigenous cultures are being weakened by immigration and multiculturalism - have been helping reshape right-wing continental politics for years.
The theatre performances in Weimar and Berlin are intended to promote the view that while Breivik's actions were those of a madman, the ideology that drove him is shockingly widespread in democratic societies like Switzerland and Germany, the 35-year-old director told Reuters.
"It's merely a coincidence that Breivik was the one saying it," Rau said. "His words could just as well have come from 60 percent of the Swiss population."
Citing the language of far-right Swiss nationalists who enjoy wide support in his country, Rau added that issues such as a referendum banning the construction of minarets in Switzerland exposed the parallels between Breivik's hate speech and the xenophobia in European society.
Breivik's words will merely be read rather than dramatized and there will be no courtroom scene, Rau said. Turkish-German actress Sascha Soydan was chosen to distance the Breivik "character" and his actions from the ideology that drove him.
"It's not a good speech and it doesn't make for good theatre either," Rau said. "I want to show a text and an ideology, I don't want to depict the person behind them - that's why I opted for this extremely unauthentic portrayal and very dry way of doing it."
Only snippets of Breivik's speech were ever made public during the proceedings in April because judges thought publishing it in its entirety would only provide Breivik with a platform for his xenophobic views.
"There's a reason the speech wasn't allowed to leave the courtroom - so that no one tinkers around with it and makes it seem better than it was," Rau said.
Performances are scheduled to take place in Weimar on October 19 and in Berlin on October 27. A panel discussion will follow both performances.
(Reporting By Chris Cottrell)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/norwegian-mass-killers-speech-hit-german-theatre-152540905.html
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Torpedo Moscow kicked out of Russian Cup
Moscow, Sep 28
Torpedo Moscow have been kicked out of the Russian Football Cup after unruly fans caused Wednesday's match against Dynamo Moscow to be called off, the Russian FA announced Friday.
The FA's disciplinary body convened Friday to award Dynamo a 3-0 technical victory after the match was cancelled with both sets of fans throwing flares onto the pitch.
"In accordance with Article 102 of the Russian Football Union disciplinary rules, Torpedo Moscow are handed a defeat," said Vladimir Katkov, the head of the disciplinary committee.
The club also received a $10,000 fine, with Dynamo given a $6,300 penalty.
In addition, Torpedo, who play in the second tier, must play their next three games behind closed doors.
Dynamo had been leading 2-1 on a brace from defender Vladimir Rykov when the referee took the teams off the pitch on 51 minutes at the Eduard Streltsov stadium.
Before the game, scuffles between fans broke out, resulting in the detention of more than 25 supporters, who were later released.
The match had been interrupted for 10 minutes in the first half due to pyrotechnics, but was restarted after the team captains pleaded with the fans to behave.
Dynamo face FC Khimki, also of the second tier, in the round of 16.
Source: http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a330853.html
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Friday, September 28, 2012
Christina Aguilera's 'Your Body' Video: Watch It Now!
In brand-new clip, Aguilera takes her bad-girl image to delightfully dangerous new heights.
By James Montgomery
Christina Aguilera in her video for "Your Body"
Photo: RCA
Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1694624/christina-aguilera-your-body-video.jhtml
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NFL refs back; Ravens lead Browns 23-10 after 3
Referee Gene Steratore looks over the instant replay monitor before an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns in Baltimore, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Referee Gene Steratore looks over the instant replay monitor before an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns in Baltimore, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Referee Gene Steratore, left, talks with Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh before an NFL football game between the Ravens and the Cleveland Browns in Baltimore, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Head linesman Wayne Mackie tips his cap as he walks on the field before an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns in Baltimore, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
Side judge Jimmy DeBell (58) shakes hands with Baltimore Ravens punter Sam Koch (4) before an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Baltimore, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Cleveland Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden passes during the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
BALTIMORE (AP) ? The regular NFL officials returned to cheers Thursday night, and Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco delighted the crowd by throwing for one touchdown and running for another to help Baltimore take a 23-10 lead over the winless Cleveland Browns after three quarters.
A 63-yard interception return for a touchdown by Cary Williams with 15 seconds left in the third quarter turned a slim 16-10 lead into a 13-point cushion. The pass by rookie Brandon Weeden was intended for Travis Benjamin, but Williams jumped the out pattern and raced down the right sideline with his first career interception.
A lockout of the league's regular officials ended late Wednesday, bringing about the exit of the controversial replacement refs. And so, finally, the real officials were in place for Week 4, beginning with this matchup of AFC North rivals.
As they walked onto the field hours before the game, the officiating crew received a round of applause and shouts of encouragement from fans in the lower sections. Head linesman Wayne Mackie and line judge Jeff Seeman both tipped their caps to acknowledge the support.
And then, before the pregame coin flip, referee Gene Steratore greeted the players at midfield by saying, "Good evening, men, it's good to be back."
Many in the sellout crowd stood and roared their approval.
After a scoreless first quarter, Baltimore went up 6-0 on an 18-yard touchdown pass from Flacco to Torrey Smith. The conversion failed.
On the Ravens' next drive, rookie Justin Tucker kicked a 45-yard field goal.
Cleveland got back into the game with an 11-play, 94-yard march directed by Weeden, who connected with Greg Little for 43 yards before rookie Trent Richardson ran in from the 1.
A light rain turned heavier at halftime, but it did not immediately deter the Baltimore offense.
On the opening drive of the third quarter, Flacco took the Ravens 89 yards in 13 plays for a 16-7 lead. Flacco completed five passes during the march, including three to Anquan Boldin for 60 yards, before the quarterback ran in from the 1 on a third-and-goal.
Later in the quarter, Tucker missed the first field goal try of his career, a 47-yarder that sailed wide right.
The Browns were forced to play most of the game without wide receiver and punt returner Joshua Cribbs, who left with a head injury after absorbing a hard hit late in the first quarter. Cribbs was running back a punt when he lost his helmet while taking a shot from the shoulder of Dannell Ellerbe. Cribbs lay prone for several minutes before being helped from the field.
Cribbs lost the ball on the play, and Jameel McClain recovered the fumble. But Baltimore gave it back when Flacco's pass into the end zone was intercepted by linebacker Craig Robertson.
Flacco had thrown 125 passes without being picked off before Robertson stepped in front of Anquan Boldin.
During pregame practice, Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis spoke with Steratore and gave him a hug. Steratore turned around and shook hands with Ravens safety Ed Reed, who spoke out against the replacement refs.
Many of the fans filing into the stadium spoke delightedly about the demise of the replacements.
"It was very chaotic," 44-year-old Karen Riley said. "They couldn't control the players on either side. There were bad calls, constantly, and in some cases refs making different calls at the same time."
Eric Warthen, who attended the game with his son, said, "I grew up in a union family so I understand. We really didn't get the best product.
"I don't think they tarnished the NFL image. I think they tarnished (Commissioner) Roger Goodell's image," Warthen said. "When he came on a few years ago he had a no-nonsense attitude, a safety-first attitude. With the replacement refs there have been a lot of bad hits."
Hours before kickoff, as Steratore prepared for his first game in nearly a year, he said, "Very elated to be back. It feels like being back home."
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FALL 2012 DINING GUIDE: Beyond Restaurants | Food and More ...
Jesus and Dannia Balestena of Dough in the Box (credit: Becky Stein)
(Introduction by Jenny Turknett)
I remember the first time I stepped into Pine Street Market. Bacon. I stood rooted to my spot in the doorway, flooded with the heady scent. After I collected my white-paper-wrapped purchases and headed to the car ? with a glance behind for hounds attracted to the meaty perfume clinging to my clothes ? I reflected on this shop, so dedicated to perfecting its craft.
John Kessler, AJC chief dining critic and head of our Dining Team, writes about all cuisines.
AJC Dining Team member Jenny Turknett writes about Southern and neighborhood fare.
It?s the local producers like Pine Street that we feature in this, our Fall Dining Guide. In this year?s Spring Dining Guide, AJC chief dining critic John Kessler presented ?The Atlanta 50,? a guide to the top 50 restaurants defining metro Atlanta?s dining scene. In it, he noted white-linened dining no longer sets the standard, with many casual eateries stepping in to claim spots in the top 50.
We now spend a portion of our valuable dining dollars in places other than restaurants. We purchase handcrafted products sold in boutique shops, specialty grocers and at our local farmers markets. We seek out food trucks at their various weekly events throughout the city.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution?s Dining Team has put together a collection of where we spend our dollars picking up a batch of granola, a box of truffles, an espresso and more. We share our favorite food trucks to chase and our favorite shops to explore.
Tough choices were made. We weren?t able to include every specialty producer worthy of a mention. And that?s a good thing. For metro Atlanta.
We hope you enjoy this guide, where we answer the question we receive daily: ?Where?s your favorite place to get???
SWEET BAKED GOODS
The Bakery at Cakes & Ale (Becky Stein)
Alon?s
Everyone has a favorite item at this robust, ambitious bakery cafe. Perhaps the country French bread, the bite-sized cookies or the ginger-cinnamon scones. We think it makes the definitive chocolate cake. The Midnight Chocolate Cake combines dark layers of devil?s food with white chocolate mousse in lieu of icing. It?s the cake you want to buy for a birthday, then keep snacking on in the corner of the kitchen for the next three days. If no one is looking, try it for breakfast. ?John Kessler
1394 N. Highland Ave., Atlanta, 404-872-6000, and 4505 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, 678-397-1781
Alpine Bakery
Look for the silos. That?s how you know you?ve found Alpine Bakery in the Crabapple area of Alpharetta. Scan the rows upon rows of layer cakes, pies and pastries until you zero in on the tall red-crumb-dusted mammoth of a red velvet cake. If you like a cheesecake, you?ll strike red gold with the red velvet cake. Moist and perfectly smushy layers of cake alternate with smooth cheesecake-like layers of cream cheese frosting. The portions are fantastically large, yet you won?t wish to share a single morsel. ?Jenny Turknett
12315 Crabapple Road, Alpharetta, 770-410-9883
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Atlanta Cupcake Factory
As a self-confessed cupcake snob, I have one Atlanta spot I can recommend: Atlanta Cupcake Factory. While many cupcakes are either dry and crumbly or have grainy, overabundant frosting, the ones here avoid those common pitfalls. Chocolate- and cream cheese-based frostings swirled with flavorings dress the cakes in a range of flavors. Get your Girl Scout on with the minty chocolate grasshopper cupcake, spice it up with the diablo cupcake that packs a bit of heat, or go sweet and savory with the caramel cupcake complete with the crunch bits of salt. ?JT
624 N. Highland Ave. N.E., Atlanta, 678-358-9195
The Bakery at Cakes & Ale
When he assumed his post at The Bakery at Cakes & Ale last spring, pastry chef Eric Wolitzky set out to capture metro Atlanta?s sweet tooth with his no-fuss homey baking style. He?s succeeded with items like his zesty Chocolate Mandarin cookie and Banana S?more Nut Bar. Yet, you?ll also find more refined options like pistachio macarons that melt into a luscious filling or the croissants with a feathery crust concealing a soft interior with a buttery tang. ?JT
151 Sycamore St., Decatur, 404-377-7960
The Cake Hag
Everyone always wants to know where to get a great cheesecake. If I?m not going to make it myself, I?ll get it from The Cake Hag. Cheesecakes come in regular, low-carb, gluten-free and sugar-free versions. My favorite is a thick wedge of the perfectly simple New York cheesecake, speckled with crunchy vanilla bean seeds and bright specks of lemon zest. Another popular seller, the sweet potato cr?me br?l?e, is a fluffier and more decadent cheesecake with hints of orange and coconut, laced with caramel on top. The Cake Hag also prepares layer cakes (try the carrot!), pies and other treats, all by order only. ?JT
501 Grant Street S.E., Atlanta, 678-760-6300
The Cookie Studio
The fact that Barbara O?Neill donates proceeds from this bakery to support the Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children doesn?t make her cookies taste any better. The fact is, these huge, flat cookies stand on their own merits, with an irresistible chewy-crisp texture. The chocolate chippers are definitive, but we go nuts for the butterscotch oatmeal and cherry-ginger explosion varieties, as well as the dark chocolate walnut.?JK
747-C East College Ave., Decatur, 404-373-8527
Dough in the Box
Jesus Balestena spends his nights making the 29 flavors of doughnuts for Marietta?s Dough in the Box, while his wife Dannia manages the store by day. The shop?s yeast dough contains no sugar and is fried in soybean oil, resulting in a doughnut with a big yeasty flavor without the cloying sweetness. The light and exceedingly tender doughnuts come in traditional flavors, with old-fashioned sour cream, apple fritters and simple glazed among the top sellers. ?JT
3184 Austell Road, S.W., Marietta, 770-436-5155 (no website)
Pie Shop
Owner Mims Bledsoe left her graduate studies in philosophy to reinvigorate the craft of pie baking. She scours old cookbooks for inspiration and swears by all-butter crusts for the perfectly tender and flaky specimen. Pie Shop offers a weekly menu of both sweet and savory pies.In addition to traditional favorites like apple, key lime and Derby pie, look for playful flavors like watermelon chiffon (summer) and cherry chile. I?ve always been partial to the German chocolate pie and recently discovered a gooey banana-split-like banoffee (banana toffee) pie that could have you snarfing more than a single slice in one sitting. ?JT
3210 Roswell Road, Atlanta, 404-841-4512
- Piece of Cake (Becky Stein)
Piece of Cake
This local chain understands something fundamental about layer cakes. No matter how professionally they?re assembled, iced and boxed, they have to feel homemade at some level. We love them all, but wait each Valentine?s Day for the annual appearance of strawberry cake with strawberry icing. ?JK
Five area stores (Buckhead, Roswell, Decatur, Dunwoody and Vinings)
BREAD
Pure Knead Bakery (Becky Stein)
H&F Bread Co.
This wholesale bakery makes the city?s best European-style crusty bread, including a fine baguette that really stands apart in this city. While the bread has long been available in restaurants and at select farmers markets, it is now available daily at the small retail outlet fronting the bakery. Take a chance with the daily offerings or call a day in advance for your pick of the product line. ?JK
1401 Ellsworth Industrial Blvd., Atlanta, 404-350-8877 (Also available at area farmers markets and specialty shops.)
Nazifa?s Bakery
Nazifa Garib makes the large, floppy flatbreads called nan throughout the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. Her version is Iraqi, and it?s delectable. Large as a manhole cover and pocked with dark blisters, it has become a standard feature at Middle Eastern and Afghani restaurants around metro Atlanta and in local farmers markets, where it headlines her menu of sandwiches and dips. But to try this bread at its best, visit her small storefront and sample it fresh from the oven. ?JK
3711 N. Decatur Road, Decatur, 678-698-8871. (Also available at area farmers markets.)
Pure Knead
Pure Knead is an ?allergy-friendly? bakery with products free of gluten, dairy, soy, nuts and shellfish. These include breads, crackers, buns, cookies, bread pudding and cupcakes. The bakery hand-blends flours ? including millet, brown-rice flour, sorghum and tapioca ? which results in a remarkably elastic texture mimicking traditional wheat-flour breads in baked goods like the boule. The sliced sandwich bread and the olive boule, studded with Kalamata olives, are two of our household staples. ?JT
186 Rio Circle, Decatur, 404-377-5567. (Available at several locations, including Peachtree Road Farmers Market, many Kroger stores, Piece of Cake and The Cookie Studio.)
MEATS
Spotted Trotter owner Kevin Ouzts (Becky Stein)
Pine Street Market
Soprasseta from Pine Street Market
Some suggest the bacon fad is done. They haven?t tasted Pine Street?s thick-cut and smoky molasses-and-maple-rubbed version that reignited my bacon lust. And while I am a hopeless bacon fan-girl, I love Pine Street?s emulsified sausages as much or more. It?s the texture of the sausages that win my praise ? not too fine and free of gristle. My favorite flavors include roasted poblano with ancho chiles, traditional Italian and yeasty Wild Heaven, none overwhelming the natural porky goodness. ?JT
4A Pine Street, Avondale Estates, 404-296-9672. (Also available at several locations, including Dunwoody Green Market and Peachtree Road and Marietta Square farmers markets.)
The Spotted Trotter
The Spotted Trotter, which refers to itself as a boutique charcuterie house, offers a range of salumi, cured and smoked meats, p?t?s and terrines prepared with humanely raised, hormone-free meats. Local and organic spices are toasted and ground, chiles dried and spice packs created, all in-house. Owner Kevin Ouzts says he pays homage to Old World-style charcuterie while pushing the envelope to develop his own new American style. The Spotted Trotter is one of my first stops when entertaining. I pick up wet-brined coppa, nutty dried chorizo, beef bresaola smooth chicken liver p?t? and maybe a little veal mortadella. The shop also sells southern cheeses and H&F breads to complement charcuterie platters. ?JT
1610 Hosea L. Williams Drive N.E., Atlanta, 404-254-4958. (Also available at Peachtree Road, Grant Park and East Atlanta Village farmers markets.)
CHOCOLATE
The Chocolaterie (Becky Stein)
The Chocolaterie
Way up in Cumming there?s a little gem of a chocolate boutique owned by husband-and-wife team Michael and Elizabeth Ashworth. Michael shelved his doctorate in computer science in favor of crafting more than 150 flavors of truffles for The Chocolaterie that run the gamut from red velvet to habanero (youch!). Each gorgeous truffle is hand-painted with chocolate (no candy coatings or confectioner?s glaze) and will have you transfixed, paralyzed by indecision. Does your apple pie truffle taste just like apple pie? That?s because it is. The Chocolaterie makes all of its own fillings, including the pies, cakes and candies contained within each glossy bite. While you?re at it, add a little fudge to your ever-expanding take-home box. One of the 30-40 varieties available daily will surely test your willpower. ?JT
410 Peachtree Pkwy, Cumming, 678-513-2700
Cacao Atlanta Chocolate Co.
Cacao now has three Atlanta locations, each with its own character but all looking like a stunning (but interactive) chocolate museum. You?ll feel compelled to speak quietly so as not to disturb the chocolate gods, who must grin widely at the quality of the bean-to-bar chocolate produced here. The boutique menu includes a slew of truffles, chocolate bark, chocolate covered salted caramels and sipping chocolate (don?t even get me started on the sipping chocolate with Aztec spices). But it?s in the Love bars that you can truly taste the nuances of the chocolate ? and the love. My favorite is the single-estate, single-varietal 75 percent cacao Pantanemo Love bar with the characteristic dark chocolate bite and smooth notes of caramel. ?JT
Three locations (Buckhead, Inman Park and Virginia Highland)
DAIRY
High Road Craft Ice Cream (courtesy of High Road)
Atlanta Fresh Artisan Creamery
If you like Greek yogurt but find some of the commercial brands seem too much like sour cream ? pasty and chalky ? then search out this hometown treasure. This yogurt (both full- and reduced-fat varieties) offers a caressing creaminess that?s truly unique. The Tropical Sweet Heat, with pineapple, mango and a hint of chile pepper, is a standout. ?JK
(Available at several retail outlets, including Whole Foods.)
Decimal Place Farm
Some of our favorite goat?s milk cheese is produced on an 18-acre urban farm near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Farmer Mary Rigdon, a self-taught cheesemaker who pursued animal sciences at the University of Georgia, raises Saanen dairy goats and makes a range of goat?s milk cheeses. The chevre masters the delicate balance of tangy to creamy flavor and chalky to smooth texture. It also comes in a party-dip style garlic and dill or a lavender-fennel version. Look for flavored cheddars, one of which won the 2011 Goat Milk Cheese Competition last fall. ?JT
4314 Almach Ave., Conley, 404-363-0356. (Available at Peachtree Road, East Atlanta Village and Grant Park farmers markets.)
High Road Craft Ice Cream
In this day of increasingly ?inventive? ice cream flavors, the ice cream itself can be an afterthought. Create a quality product without any gimmicks, and you can distinguish yourself from the crowd. That?s High Road?s Valrhona chocolate ice cream. Concentrated chocolate and creaminess. Yet, that?s not to say High Road?s other small-batch-made ice creams like coffee and cream (my favorite) and peanut butter brittle won?t linger in your memory for lengthy stretches. Oh, did I mention the Aztec chocolate and caramel? And then there?s? ?JT
2241 Perimeter Park Drive, Chamblee, 678-701-7623. (Also available at several locations, including The Sweet Auburn Curb Market, Whole Foods and The Fresh Market.)
Izzy?s Cheese
Here?s a match made in stretchy cheese heaven. Mozzarella maker Antonio Lo Russo has teamed with Newborn dairy farmer Russell Johnston to turn fresh local milk into the city?s best mozzarella. The fior di latte cheese is gorgeous ? soft, with that gentle springiness that gives way to buttery waves of flavor. The creamery also makes an aged scamorza and a burrata. Look for wider distribution in coming months. ?JK
Johnston Family Farm, 2471 Broughton St., Newborn, 404-229-3086. (Also available at Peachtree Road and Decatur farmers markets.)
Orobianco
This artisanal mozzarella maker has just started to gear up. But if you can get your hands on its burrata, you?re in for bliss. This mozzarella filled with a tender stracciatella of cheese and cream is superlative. Cut it open and serve with nothing more than a drop or two of good olive oil or balsamic. Make sure to let it come to room temperature first to fully appreciate its buttery finish. ?JK
2296 Henry Clower Blvd., Snellville. (Available at the Snellville Farmers Market and some gourmet markets.)
COFFEE
Octane Coffee/Little Tart Bakery (Becky Stein)
Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters
Batdorf & Bronson, our own local coffee roaster, sources certified organic, fair-trade-certified and shade-grown coffees from farms around the world. The coffee is roasted in small batches at the company?s facility on Atlanta?s westside. Beans are roasted to each bean?s individual ?sweet spot,? highlighting its optimum flavor profile. The coffee is served at many of Atlanta?s upscale restaurants, including Miller Union, where I first discovered the intensely rich and chocolatey coffee. You can also find it at one of Batdorf & Bronson?s Dancing Goats Coffee Bar locations. ?JT
1530 Carroll Drive N.W., Atlanta, 404-351-0071. (Also available at several locations, including Peachtree Road Farmers Market, Alon?s Bakery and Artisan Foods.)
- Steady Hand Pour House (courtesy of business)
Steady Hand Pour House
The owners of this little spot in Emory Village have mastered the art of the pour over. Starting with beans from primo roaster Intelligensia, they prepare each cup by hand in a cone filter ? first letting the grounds bloom in a thin drizzle of hot water, then increasing the pour with a measured hand to get the desired extraction. If Ethiopian Debello is on the daily menu of bean varieties, don?t think about ordering anything else. ?JK
1593 North Decatur Road, Atlanta, 404-687-5177
Octane Coffee
There are a lot of milky, frothy, cinnamon-dusted coffee drinks that call themselves cappuccino. But if you want a cappuccino done right ? 1/3 coffee, 1/3 steamed milk, 1/3 froth ? then go to Octane. It?s a drink to savor, one that coats your tongue in soft milkiness before the bitter insistence of the espresso cuts through. The Grant Park location offers the added bonus of great sweets and savories from the attached Little Tart Bakery. ?JK
437 Memorial Drive, Atlanta, and 1009-B Marietta St., Atlanta; 404-815-9886
DRY GOODS AND PASTA
Storico Fresco Pasta (courtesy of Storico Fresco)
Storico Fresco Pasta
Mike Patrick apprenticed all across Italy to assemble his most idiosyncratic collection of fresh pasta recipes. He has a special interest in the stuffed pastas of Lombardy, such as Pi Fasacc, an intricately folded dumpling filled with herbed taleggio and other cheeses, and Casonsei, a half-moon stuffed with a hot pink paste of beets and smoked cheese. He also makes a full line of fresh dried pastas, including memorable nutmeg-scented garganelli that will best any factory penne in your cupboard. He plans to open a Buckhead storefront where you can buy the pastas and snack on Roman street food. Can?t wait. ?JK
3210 Roswell Road, Atlanta, 678-701-7537. (Available at the Peachtree Road Farmers Market and from the Farm Mobile delivery truck.)
Sweet Georgia Grains
This small-batch granola company, based in Carrollton, sources organic ingredients locally when possible. It prepares seven different varieties of granola, including the Good Morning, Granola, which it calls ?the original hippie granola from the 1960s.? Our family favorite is the Heirloom Oatmeal Cookie granola. Based on a family oatmeal cookie recipe, this variety mixes it up with organic rolled oats, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, maple and Georgia pecans. Hey, kids, here?s your best chance at eating cookies for breakfast. ?JT
477 Rome St., Carollton, 770-301-0616. (Also available at The Boxcar Grocer, Urban Cannibals and East Atlanta Village and Grant Park farmers markets.)
BOTTLED AND JARRED GOODS
Hope's Gardens Pesto (AJC staff)
Atlanta Bee Company
Beekeepers from throughout northeast Georgia supply this packager with all-natural honey, free of additives and artificial preservatives. Varieties include Wildflower, Orange Blossom and Tupelo, but what we really love is the Sourwood honey. Its rich flavor and perfume are unlike any other honey we?ve tried. ?JK
(Available at local markets, farmers markets and festivals.)
Hope?s Gardens Pesto
The freshly made basil pesto from Atlanta-based Hope?s Gardens is one of my ultimate comfort foods. It?s a simple harmony of ingredients: rich olive oil, nutty Parmigiano-Reggiano, sharp raw garlic, earthy pine nuts and sweet licorice-scented basil. Hope?s Gardens also prepares pestos like the tangy (and nut-free) sun-dried tomato (great on baked fish), jalape?o-cilantro and the mint, green pea and almond pesto (vegan). What a great way to celebrate the season?s bounty. ?JT
(Available at several locations, including Whole Foods and Peachtree Road Farmers Market.)
Fairywood Thicket
Fairywood Thicket, local producer of jellies, jams and chutneys, took inspiration for its name from the wild elderberry bushes growing on its Fairburn farm. Eclectic jars hold products containing only fruit, pectin, sugar and spices. Nothing artificial, no corn syrup here. The product list began with elderberry jelly and has grown to include a number of savory jellies and chutneys like the scorching hot inferno jelly to a mild cranberry and serrano pepper jelly. Images of fairies frolicking in the thicket will dance in your head as you sample the vanilla blackberry, strawberry lavender and the white peach fruit jellies. ?JT
4545 Cochran Mill Road, Fairburn, 678-278-5460. (Also available at several locations, including Peachtree Road Farmers Market.)
Phickles Pickles
Want a pickle with some pop? Try Phickles Pickles, an Athens-based pickled veggie company. Each jar of pickled local produce is hand-packed with vinegar, garlic, dill and peppers by owner Angie Tillman and company. Pickled snap beans will pucker you up, carrots pack some heat and the okra plays it just right ? smooth and crisp with a slow burn. Also look for pickled green tomatoes, jalape?os and asparagus. Anything can be crafted into a pickle, right? ?JT
100 Athens Town Blvd, Athens. 706-338-6957. (Also available at several locations, including Peachtree Road Farmers Market and Pine Street Market.)
FRESH PRODUCE
Crystal Organics farmer Nicholas Donck (AJC staff)
Crystal Organic Farm
So many great local farms now supply Atlanta restaurants and farmers markets with game-changing farm produce. But you can?t help but award special recognition to this Newborn farm headed by Nicholas Donck. Donck?s weekly stand at the year-round Morningside Farmers Market tells you all you need to know about the growing seasons, the trends in fresh produce and the state of the good food movement. Here?s where you go to try your first padron peppers, new varieties of endive, sweet baby roma tomatoes and torpedo onions. If you get there early enough to snag a dozen eggs from his mom?s chickens, you?re living large. ?JK
(Available at the Morningside Farmers Market, the Local Farmstead at Star Provisions and at Whole Foods throughout metro Atlanta.)
WINE AND SPIRITS
Wild Heaven Craft Beers (AJC staff)
H&F Bottleshop
You might find some of the bottles of wine and spirits on the shelves here cheaper by a dollar or three at your local liquor store. But you won?t find a better introduction to the contemporary cocktail scene. If you?re planning to build a home bar, this should be your first stop for bumping barware, bitters, mixers and craft spirits. We?re particularly smitten with the do-it-yourself cocktail kits for sale on the counter. ?JK
2357 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, 404-841-4070
Hop City
Kraig Torres?s store is a veritable beer wonderland. Craft brews from around the country and the globe come by the bottle or the case, and the staff are all too willing to go into full-tilt beer-geek mode as you explore the different styles. Every trip is an education. ?JK
1000 Marietta St., Atlanta, 404-350-9998
Le Caveau Fine Wines
If your wine taste skews Old World, then get thee to this small shop in Chamblee. The owners focus on wines from Burgundy, the Rhone Valley and the Loire Valley in France, as well as Tuscany, Austria and Germany. Here?s where you can find that $12 Rhone red with real character, that $30 Burgundy that tastes like one that could fetch three times the price, and that really weird chardonnay from the Jura region of France. ?JK
5256 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, 770-837-0710
Wild Heaven Craft Beers
After Paste publisher Nick Purdy found himself without a magazine to publish, he turned his attention from music to his other love ? beer. His microbrewery has caught on quickly, thanks to the distinctive character of his brews. His Ode To Mercy imperial brown ale, with its high alcohol content and touch of locally brewed coffee, is a hit with serious beer drinkers. But his home run may be Let There Be Light ? a hoppy, citrusy beef that goes down by the pint. ?JK
(Available at local craft beer shops and in many area pubs and restaurants.)
SPECIALTY GROCERS
Star Provision Cheese Counter (Becky Stein)
Buford Highway Farmers Market
If you need an unusual ingredient for a recipe, look no further. This outstanding international market arranges its department by global geography, so whether you?re cooking from a Nepalese, Czech, Peruvian, British or Filipino cookbook, all you could hope to find is right here. This place is a marvel. ?JK
5600 Buford Highway, Atlanta, 770-455-0770
Oli & Ve
Oli & Ve, the new olive oil and vinegar boutique and tasting room, is Roswell?s newest specialty shop. The shop works with a respected supplier who imports extra virgin olive oil from around the world and balsamic vinegars from Modena, Italy. All oils are tested both chemically and by professional tasters to ensure quality and claims of origin. The shop?s oils range in intensity from mild to robust and each are available for tasting. Owners Suzanne Davidson and Deborah Hardee train customers on proper tasting methods, much like wine. Look for a second location to open in Buckhead this October. ?JT
1003 Canton St., Roswell, 770-587-4244
Star Provisions Cheese Counter
There?s a lot to love at this west Atlanta market, from the bakery to the house-made sausages and p?t?s to the well-curated selection of dry goods. But there?s something world-class about the cheese department, where Tim Gaddis offers a mouthwatering selection. Gaddis smartly features farmstead cheeses from around the world, around the country and around the South. The latter seems his real love; he knows and supports the farmers, bringing them recognition. ?JK
1198 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, 404-365-0410
Also in our FALL 2012 DINING GUIDE: The Atlanta 50: Beyond Restaurants
? Great Eats ? A Visual Sampler
? A Dozen Top Food Trucks | Map: Where you?ll find them
Our most recent previous dining guides:
? Spring 2012: THE ATLANTA 50: Where To Eat
? Fall 2011: Distinctive Culinary Voices | Spring 2011: Where To Splurge!
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