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Saturday, December 31, 2011

Fantasy baseball players in the news

By KFFL Staff

First Baseman

1B | Prince Fielder | free agent | Free Agents
The Baltimore Orioles are leery of pursuing free-agent 1B Prince Fielder (Brewers) because they don't want to be used as leverage for another team like the Washington Nationals. There is the sentiment that they will not pay him $20 million or more for eight years.

1B | Albert Pujols | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Fantasy
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1B Albert Pujols' 10-year, $250 million deal is backloaded, which allows the team to pay him significantly less in the first two years of the contract. He will make $12 million next year and $16 million in 2013, and then his salary will increase until it passes $30 million annually near the end of the deal. Pujols can make a total of $265 million if he reaches award and milestone bonuses.

1B | Josh Whitesell | Japanese League | Transaction
Washington Nationals 1B Josh Whitesell has signed with the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Japanese League.

Shortstop

SS | Asdrubal Cabrera | Cleveland Indians | Fantasy
Cleveland Indians SS Asdrubal Cabrera left his winter ball game in the fourth inning after being tagged out in a rundown Thursday, Dec. 29. It's unknown if he suffered an injury.

SS | Ryan Theriot | free agent | Free Agents, Fantasy
Free-agent 2B Ryan Theriot (Cardinals) is drawing attention from a number of teams including the Atlanta Braves, New York Mets and Tampa Bay Rays. The Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies are also said to be interested.

Third Baseman

3B | Melvin Mora | Retired Players | Transaction, Free Agents, Fantasy
Free-agent IF Melvin Mora retired on Thursday, Dec. 29, after 13 seasons played with the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks, according to Rafael Rojas of Meridiano Deportes. Mora hangs up the sneakers after appearing in 42 games with the Diamondbacks in 2011, hitting .228 with six doubles and 16 RBIs before being released in June.

3B | Alex Rodriguez | New York Yankees | Injury, Fantasy
The German doctor that worked on New York Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez (knee), Peter Wehling, claims to be the only one with a cure for arthritis. His treatment involves isolating growth factors and healing agents in his patient's blood that stop a destructive arthritic agent. "I am the only one to have found a way to cure arthritis," Wehling said. MLB's medical director said the Yankees did not receive permission from the league for Rodriguez to seek out this treatment, however. "I may be wrong, but I was under the impression that the FDA doesn't allow us to do this in our country," says Jim Bradley, the Pittsburgh Steelers team doctor and an orthopedist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

3B | Mark DeRosa | Washington Nationals | Injury, Fantasy
Washington Nationals skipper Davey Johnson is confident that 3B/OF Mark DeRosa (wrist) is over the wrist problems that plagued him for the past two years. "I know he is healthy," Johnson said. "I had him in the World Baseball Classic. What a great guy on the ballclub. With Chris Marrero down and maybe some question marks regarding Adam LaRoche, DeRosa just fits. (DeRosa) is not only a defensive asset, but an offensive asset. We have to have a little more offense off the bench. I reached out to him and it was a great sign by Rizzo."

Outfielder

OF | Lorenzo Cain | Kansas City Royals | Fantasy
Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost said OF Lorenzo Cain will enter the year as the team's starting center fielder.

OF | Ryan Kalish | Boston Red Sox | Injury, Fantasy
Updating a previous report, Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Kalish (shoulder) had surgery to fix a torn labrum in his left shoulder Nov. 8. In comparison, 1B Adrian Gonzalez had the same surgery on his shoulder Oct. 20, 2010, and didn't return to action until March 12.

OF | Ryan Sweeney | Boston Red Sox | Transaction, Fantasy
Boston Red Sox OFs Ryan Kalish and OF Ryan Sweeney are options for the right field job now that the team traded OF Josh Reddick away. "Ryan Sweeney we expect to be a big part of our outfield mix," general manager Ben Cherington said. "He can play right field. He's a good defender. His versatility is kind of like Reddick, really, both of them can play both outfield spots and play them well." OF Darnell McDonald and SS Mike Aviles could also be options in the outfield.

Starting Pitcher

SP | Alexi Ogando | Texas Rangers | Fantasy
Although the Texas Rangers have a plethora of starting pitching, manager Ron Washington is not likely to use a six-man rotation. He also said he considered SP Alexi Ogando a starter, although he has not named a rotation to build around Ogando.

SP | Joe Saunders | free agent | Free Agents, Fantasy,
The Baltimore Orioles are interested in free-agent SP Joe Saunders (Diamondbacks) and have had talks with his agent, according to a source.

SP | Clay Buchholz | Boston Red Sox | Injury, Fantasy,
Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said the team is confident that SP Clay Buchholz (back) will be completely healthy for the start of the 2012 season. "We are sure from his lips and our doctors' examinations that he's 100 percent healthy," Valentine said. "But he has not been time tested off the mound. He hasn't gone through the rigors of spring training, nor of a major league season. He's going to be watched closely, not only at the beginning, but at the end of 2012."

SP | Adam Wainwright | St. Louis Cardinals | Injury, Fantasy,
St. Louis Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright (elbow) is a full month into his throwing program and is already snapping off curveballs during his side sessions. The Cardinals expect Wainwright to be at full strength for spring training. He made 50 throws from 110 feet Tuesday, Dec. 27. Wainwright has been pushing himself during his workouts. The St. Louis right-hander had pitched more than 10 years with a slight tear in his elbow ligament, which finally snapped last year. Tommy John surgery on his elbow has given his arm a livelier feel and greater extension on his pitches that has resulted in a sharper sink on his fastball.

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Friday, December 30, 2011

Nelson retirement opens Neb.'s Senate seat to GOP

OMAHA, Neb. -- Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson survived nearly two decades representing heavily Republican Nebraska by carving a path down the political center. But faced with navigating that road in an increasingly polarizing climate, Nelson is stepping away -- and swinging the door wide open for the GOP.

Nelson, the lone Democrat in Nebraska's five-member congressional delegation, announced Tuesday that he wouldn't seek a third term. He was facing a tough campaign against several Republicans who've spent the past several months attacking his support for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and federal stimulus legislation.

"Who can blame him given the current political mood of the country?" said former state Democratic Party Chairman Steve Achelpohl.

Other Democrats lamented Nelson's decision to retire, fearing it sets up the GOP for an easy victory next year. Republicans need to net just four seats to reclaim control of the Senate, and Nebraska looks to be an easy pickup.

There are no Democrats in line to take Nelson's place in the increasingly conservative state. He joins several other Democrats to retire from the Senate, including Virginia's Jim Webb and North Dakota's Kent Conrad.

After months of speculation that he would leave office, the 70-year-old conservative Democrat told supporters in an emailed statement that he felt it was time he "step away from elective office, spend more time with my family, and look for new ways to serve our state and nation."

"Therefore, I am announcing today that I will not seek re-election," he said. "Simply put: It is time to move on."

The former two-term governor thrived in Nebraska politics partly because he was willing to support Republican ideas when he believed they were in the state's best interests, Achelpohl said.

"Nebraskans are generally independent thinkers, and he was certainly an independent thinker," Achelpohl said. "He just had his finger right on the pulse of the predominant political thinking right in our state and nationally."

Democrats banking on Nelson's ability to leverage those centrist stances and capture statewide races were left scrambling, and many state activists acknowledged being taken by surprise.

While some floated the names of state Sen. Steve Lathrop of Omaha and Nelson's former lieutenant governor, Kim Robak, as possible contenders, many said it was too early to know who might run. Messages seeking comment were left for Lathrop and Robak.

A dream candidate for Democrats: former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey. Traveling in India on Tuesday, Kerrey told The Washington Post, "Ben's retirement is a huge loss for Nebraska. I am very sad he's leaving. That is as far as I am going (right now)."

Democrats acknowledged the party will face a steep uphill fight to hold on to Nelson's seat, but pointed to a crowded GOP primary field with no obvious front-runner. The ticket includes Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning, state Treasurer Don Stenberg, state Sen. Deb Fischer, and investment adviser Pat Flynn.

"This virtually guarantees a Republican victory in 2012," said University of Nebraska Lincoln political scientist Mike Wagner. "There's almost no scenario in which a Democrat can win -- especially at this late stage."

National Republican party leaders also have encouraged Gov. Dave Heineman to join the race, but Heineman has said it would take a lot to persuade him.

The Senate's Democratic campaign chairman, Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, said she expected that Republicans would "have their hands full with a very divisive primary in the state, which will provide an opportunity for Democrats to remain competitive."

State Sen. Heath Mello, an Omaha Democrat who worked as an aide to Nelson, said he feared Nelson's retirement would inject more partisan politics into an already heated race.

"That is not the way Nebraskans have chosen their senators in the past," Mello said. "We've always elected independent-minded people to represent Nebraska's interests, ahead of the political parties."

Nelson has recently expressed dismay about a divided Congress' inability to pass meaningful legislation, frustration that echoed in his statement Tuesday.

"I encourage those who will follow in my footsteps to look for common ground and to work together in bipartisan ways to do what's best for the country, not just one political party," he said.

Even as Nelson wavered about a re-election bid, he piled up campaign cash, hired a campaign manager and watched his party spend more than $1 million on ads supporting him. The preparation left him with more than $3 million campaign cash on hand last month, about twice his nearest competitor.

The Democrats' Majority PAC alone spent more than $406,000 on media buys and production costs for Nelson's expected re-election campaign in seven separate expenditures between Sept. 9 and Dec. 9.

"I'm absolutely stunned," Kathleen Fahey, a Democratic super-delegate in 2008, said of Nelson's announcement. "Ben has been such a great senator for everybody. I'm not liking this."

Nelson first was elected to the Senate in 2000, defeating Stenberg, a Republican and currently the state treasurer, to replace the retired Kerrey. Nelson positioned himself as a centrist supporting both Democratic and Republican legislation.

He was among only two Senate Democrats to support a failed GOP bid to block new federal controls on power plant pollution that blows downwind into other states earlier this year, and he took great pride in his membership in the 2005 "Gang of 14," made up of Republicans and Democrats who brokered a deal to avoid a filibuster showdown over President George W. Bush's judicial nominees.

However, Nelson's vote in favor of Obama's signature health reform legislation left the GOP confident that they could beat him next year. The health reforms are strongly opposed by many Nebraska conservatives, and after the vote Nebraska Republicans immediately kicked off a "Give Ben the Boot" campaign.

Nelson also was one of five Democratic senators targeted by a national conservative group with ties to GOP strategist Karl Rove. The group, Crossroads GPS, spent $1.6 million on ads attacking Nelson as well as Sens. Bill Nelson of Florida, Clair McCaskill of Missouri, Jon Tester of Montana and Sherrod Brown of Ohio -- all considered top targets by national Republicans in 2012.

"For once Senator Nelson has listened to Nebraskans," Nebraska Republican Party Chairman Mark Fahleson said Tuesday. "The Nebraska Republican Party is more focused than ever on electing another conservative Republican to join Sen. Mike Johanns and recapturing the U.S. Senate so that we can reverse the damage done by Ben Nelson, Washington Democrats and the Obama Administration."

Nelson upset incumbent Nebraska Gov. Kay Orr in 1990 to earn his first statewide office and was re-elected governor in 1994 by a landslide. In 1996, he reneged on a campaign pledge that he wouldn't seek higher office while governor and announced his candidacy for the Senate seat vacated by the retiring Sen. Jim Exon.

Omaha millionaire businessman Chuck Hagel soundly defeated Nelson in that Senate race, but the two later served as colleagues when Nelson was elected in 2000.

Bruning on Tuesday wished Nelson well and praised him as "a dedicated public servant of the state of Nebraska for over two decades," while Fischer expressed confidence the GOP would now claim the seat.

"I think we have a strong group of Republicans, and I happen to believe the seat will go to a Republican," she said.

Stenberg thanked Nelson for his service, but said Nebraskans need "a genuine, lifelong conservative."

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Venezuela's Chavez: Did U.S. give Latin American leaders cancer? (Reuters)

CARACAS (Reuters) ? Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speculated on Wednesday that the United States might have developed a way to give Latin American leaders cancer, after Argentina's Cristina Fernandez joined the list of presidents diagnosed with the disease.

It was a typically controversial statement by Venezuela's socialist leader, who underwent surgery in June to remove a tumor from his pelvis. But he stressed that he was not making any accusations, just thinking aloud.

"It would not be strange if they had developed the technology to induce cancer and nobody knew about it until now ... I don't know. I'm just reflecting," he said in a televised speech to troops at a military base.

"But this is very, very, very strange ... it's a bit difficult to explain this, to reason it, including using the law of probabilities."

Chavez, Fernandez, Paraguay's Fernando Lugo, Brazil's Dilma Rousseff and former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have all been diagnosed recently with cancer. All of them are leftists.

Doctors say Fernandez has a very good chance of recovery and will not need chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Her diagnosis was made public on Tuesday.

Chavez said other regional leaders should beware, including his close ally, Bolivian President Evo Morales.

"We'll have to take good care of Evo. Take care Evo!" he said.

The 57-year-old is Latin America's loudest critic of U.S. foreign policy along with Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro, and he frequently lashes out at what he calls the "Yankee Empire".

CASTRO'S WARNING

"Fidel always told me, 'Chavez take care. These people have developed technology. You are very careless. Take care what you eat, what they give you to eat ... a little needle and they inject you with I don't know what,'" he said.

In his comments on Wednesday, Chavez also slammed Washington and its European allies for criticizing Russia's recent parliamentary elections - and said they were planning the same thing for Venezuela's presidential election in October, when he will seek re-election.

"They are crying fraud and saying the elections need to be re-run ... They're trying to destabilize no less than Russia, a nuclear power. That's the madness of the Empire," Chavez said.

"I say this because here in Venezuela, the Imperial Yankee, the local bourgeoisie, and a good part of what they call the opposition parties here, are preparing a similar plan," he said.

"I call on the armed forces to be alert, on the Venezuelan people to be alert. Because we are not going to let the Imperial Yankee destabilize Venezuela again like they did in the past."

Details about Chavez's health remain a closely guarded secret, although he now appears to be recovering and is making longer and longer televised appearances.

Earlier this month he made his first official foreign trip after his surgery, to a regional summit in Uruguay.

Since his return he has often appeared sporting something of a younger, new look: a dark sports coat over an open-necked maroon shirt, and is hair is growing back after chemotherapy.

It is far cry from the green fatigues and red beret that he became famous for wearing for much of his 13 years in power.

(Editing by Kieran Murray)

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Thursday, December 29, 2011

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Amid bloodshed, Hamas prepares to leave Syria (AP)

RAMALLAH, West Bank ? Alarmed by bloody unrest in Syria, the Hamas militant group has pulled out many of its lower-level cadres from its Damascus headquarters and made contingency plans to move its leadership to locations across the Middle East, senior Hamas members have told The Associated Press.

The Hamas members say the group remains appreciative of Syrian leader Bashar Assad and there is no immediate intention to abandon their base in Damascus. But they confirmed that dozens of low and midlevel members have already left Syria as the security situation grows increasingly precarious.

"Most of Hamas has left Damascus. We have a plan B for leaving if things deteriorate," said a senior Hamas official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was discussing the inner workings of the secretive group.

Hamas, an Iranian-backed Palestinian group, has been based in Syria for more than a decade. Assad has allowed Hamas, branded a terrorist group by Israel and the West, to use his territory for military training, and provided a valuable headquarters in the heart of the Arab world.

But the uprising in Syria has put Hamas in a difficult place. The U.N. estimates that more than 5,000 people have been killed in violence since March, and Hamas is wary of being associated with the government crackdown.

If Hamas does pull out completely, the move could force it to change the way it operates since the leaders would become dispersed across the region and their new hosts may not give them as much freedom. Hamas' supreme leader, Khaled Mashaal, for instance, is set to go to Qatar, a Gulf state with close ties to the U.S. Other leaders would go to Egypt, another American ally, while others would end up in Lebanon, Turkey or the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.

Fawzi Barhoum, a Hamas leader in the group's Gaza stronghold, says Hamas "hopes that Syria will get out of its difficult internal crisis through a political solution ending further bloodshed in the country." He said there has been "no decision" to leave Damascus.

The plan is the latest sign of change in the Islamic group amid the convulsions of the Arab Spring across the Middle East the past year. The uprisings have been a mixed blessing for Hamas. On one hand, allies like Syria are in trouble. On the other hand, Islamic groups have made strong gains through peaceful elections. While Hamas leaders say they haven't abandoned their dream of destroying Israel, they also seem to be realizing that they can advance their agenda through nonviolent means.

In recent days, Mashaal said Hamas would turn focus on nonviolent protests against Israel, though he refused to renounce violence.

He also signaled that Hamas might be willing to accept a Palestinian state alongside Israel in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the areas captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war. Hamas has in the past endorsed the 1967 lines as the first stage toward eliminating Israel.

Hamas also last week began the process of joining the Palestine Liberation Organization as it reconciles with the rival Fatah movement. The Fatah-dominated PLO has long sought a political settlement with Israel. Joining the PLO could give Hamas a voice, and possibly veto, in future peace efforts.

Israeli officials dismiss any suggestion that Hamas, which has killed hundreds of Israeli civilians in suicide bombings, rocket attacks and other violence, has changed. They cite the hardline speeches delivered at Hamas' 24th anniversary celebrations earlier this month, when speakers proudly called for "armed resistance" and the destruction of Israel.

"Unfortunately there is no evidence that Hamas has in any way moderated its extremist agenda," said government spokesman Mark Regev.

Barhoum said the group has not abandoned its ideology. Instead, he said it has merely changed its tactics as it adjusts to the times.

"There is a new environment around us," he said. "That doesn't mean Hamas is giving up its rights and its clear program as a resistance faction."

Hamas began its transformation into a political movement in 2006, when it defeated Fatah in Palestinian legislative elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

A brief power-sharing arrangement disintegrated into violence the following year, leaving Hamas in control of Gaza and the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority in charge of the West Bank. The sides are now holding reconciliation talks and hope to hold new elections next year.

In Gaza, Hamas on Tuesday marked the third anniversary of an Israeli military offensive in the seaside strip. The offensive, launched in response to months of intense rocket barrages, killed some 1,400 Palestinians, including hundreds of civilians, and caused widespread damage. Thirteen Israelis also died in the fighting.

At memorial ceremonies, speaker after speaker voiced their support for continued armed confrontation with Israel. After suffering heavy losses in the fighting, Hamas has largely maintained a cease-fire with Israel the past three years. Still, it is believed to have restocked its arsenal with more powerful weapons.

But Raed Nearat, a political science professor in the West Bank who is close to Hamas, said that behind the rhetoric, Hamas is in the midst of a significant change.

He said the revolutions across the Middle East, as well as elections that have voted heavily in favor of Islamic movements in Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco, have emboldened Hamas.

"The Arab Spring has made Hamas much more confident, pragmatic and open," he said. "It's much more confident now that it can lead."

This week, the prime minister of the Gaza government, Ismail Haniyeh, left the territory for the first time since the 2007 takeover on an official tour of the Muslim world. His first stop was Egypt, with planned visits to Sudan, Qatar, Bahrain, Tunisia and Turkey.

Hamas officials say the goal of the trip is to improve ties with Muslim countries swept up in the uprisings shaking the Arab world. In Egypt, Haniyeh met with the leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the biggest winner in the first parliamentary elections since the Feb. 11 fall of Hosni Mubarak.

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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

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China arrests suspect in murder that inspired film (omg!)

BEIJING (AP) ? Chinese police have arrested a suspect in the murder of an official 17 years ago that became the basis of a popular film about Tibetan antelope poaching

Ranger and government official Sonam Dargye was killed during a gunfight with poachers as he tried to protect endangered antelopes in western China in 1994.

Dargye's murder on the sparsely populated Qinghai-Tibet plateau inspired the 2004 film "Mountain Patrol" by Chinese director Lu Chuan. It also drew attention to the Tibetan antelope, which became endangered after being hunted for its wool that is used to make luxury shahtoosh shawls.

The official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday that a suspect in the group that allegedly shot Dargye was arrested in Qinghai province Sunday after six others surrendered.

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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Prince Philip in hospital as royals mark Christmas (omg!)

LONDON (AP) ? Britain's royal family gathered Sunday to celebrate Christmas with one notable absence ? Queen Elizabeth II's husband Prince Philip, who remains hospitalized following a heart procedure.

The 90-year-old prince is recovering from having a coronary stent put in after doctors determined that the heart pains which sent him to the hospital on Friday were caused by a blocked artery.

Buckingham Palace said "he's in good spirits" and family members will visit Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, in the hospital after lunch.

The palace has said the rest of the family's Christmas schedule will go ahead as planned ? including a traditional morning service at St. Mary Magdalene Church on the queen's sprawling Sandringham estate in Norfolk.

The huge crowds that gathered outside the church got an early peek when the royals made a quick private visit to the church ahead of the services. Less than two hours later, they were back ? in different clothes ? for the Christmas service.

The Queen arrived first ? dressed in a lavender-colored coat and hat ? in a royal limousine, leading the way into the church. Her oldest son, Prince Charles, and his wife, Camilla, trailed behind.

Prince Harry walked in with his brother William and new sister-in-law Kate? now known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Kate, whose style is closely watched around the world and sends dresses flying off the shelves in Britain, wore an eggplant-colored coat and matching hat.

Among the other royals present was the queen's granddaughter, Zara Philips, who was joined by her new husband Mike Tindall, an English rugby player.

After the service, children lined up to give bouquets of flowers to the queen. Thanking each well-wisher, the queen then handed the bouquets to her granddaughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.

The royal family then traveled back to the house for lunch, an integral part of their celebration.

Another key part of the royal family's Christmas festivities is the queen's annual message to the nation, which this year will focus on family and community.

The queen has made a prerecorded Christmas broadcast on radio since 1952 and on television since 1957. She writes the speeches herself, and the broadcasts mark the rare occasion on which the queen voices her own opinion without government consultation.

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Maccabee/Syrian 'Angry Birds'? You bet, at York's Jewish Community Center

York, PA - It was "Angry Birds" meets ancient Jewish history.

The battle between the Maccabee soldiers and the Syrian army that took place more than 2,000 years ago was re-enacted Sunday at York's Jewish Community Center -- in the style of the popular "Angry Birds" video game.

True to history, the Maccabees won, helping to preserve religious freedom.

Kids shot kickballs out of a life-size slingshot toward blow-up pigs and boxes -- the kickballs were marked with Jewish symbols, and the pigs represented the Syrian army.

Nine-year-old Leon Bellenbaum, of Springettsbury Township, said his family attends the Celebrate Chanukah event every year, but this year he was looking forward to the

From the left, Emma Ehrlich, age 4, is held in suspense as Emme Applefeld, age 8, is assisted by Lyn Mendlowitz with the Giant Maccabee Angry Bird shooter before she tries to hit the wall of boxes. (YORK DAILY RECORD/SUNDAY NEWS - PAUL KUEHNEL)

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Leon and his brother Simon, 5, raved about the latke-eating contest, too.

The event began with a social period and a menorah lighting, then broke off into other activities such as a dreidel hunt, Hanukkah "Jeopardy" and face-painting for all ages before the final battle.

Laura Merklin -- the youth, teen and family coordinator for the JCC -- said the event strives to provide Jewish children with meaningful experiences and educate the community about the Hanukkah season.

Merklin, of York Township, said she came up with the "Angry Birds" simulation from a YouTube video and decided it was a good way for kids and community members to visualize the complexities of the war between the Maccabees and the Syrians.

"We really wanted to do something fun and something that would get the kids going," Merklin said.

JCC Programming Director Bill Walter, of New Jersey, said the education hidden among the games and fun activities of the day was the most important part of the celebration.

"(The events) bring back old traditions of Hanukkah," Walter said.

DAILY RECORD/SUNDAY NEWS -- PAUL KUEHNEL

Emma Erhlich, 4, left, is tense with suspense as Emme Applefeld, 8, center, is helped by Lyn Mendlowitz with the 'Angry Bird' slingshot during a fun re-enactment of a more-than-2,000-year-old battle at Sunday's Celebrate Chanukah event at York's Jewish Community Center. Kids portraying Maccabbees shot kickballs at blow-up pigs and boxes -- representing the Syrian army -- in an educational game that helped teach children and community members the history of Hanukkah.

DAILY RECORD/SUNDAY NEWS -- PAUL KUEHNEL

Steven Astrachan, 13, builds up the Syrian army's wall of boxes again Sunday during an 'Angry Birds'-esque re-enactment of a historic battle against the Maccabbees.

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Monday, December 26, 2011

Holiday tribute to troops from Obama, first lady

(AP)? WASHINGTON ? President Barack Obama is wishing a Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all Americans in his weekly radio and Internet address, with a special message of thanks to the troops.

"Let's take a moment to give thanks for their service; for their families' service; for our veterans' service," the president said Saturday. "And let's say a prayer for all our troops standing post all over the world, especially our brave men and women in Afghanistan who are serving, even as we speak, in harm's way to protect the freedoms and security we hold dear."

The president was joined by his wife, first lady Michelle Obama, in recording the weekly address. Mrs. Obama added her own word of thanks, saying "let's make sure that all of them know just how much we appreciate everything they do."

The president noted that with the Iraq war over, the last troops from that conflict are home for the holidays. And the Obamas urged people to find a way to give back to the military, directing listeners to Joining Forces, the first lady's initiative to help military families.

Republicans also set aside talk of legislative and partisan battles in their weekly address, recorded by Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind.

Pence urged Americans to remember the troops and also to think of those who are less fortunate, struggling to make ends meet in the tough economy or unable to find work.

"This holiday season, let's all make a special effort to come alongside these families in their time of need and support local charities as they provide for the needs across our communities," Pence said. "Let's also make a point to personally reach out to that neighbor or friend who needs a helping hand, a kind greeting or an invitation ? it might be just the gift someone needed most."

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Tony Romo Injury: Cowboys QB Injures Passing Hand In Opening Series Against Eagles

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ? Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo banged his passing hand on a defender's helmet at the end of his first series Saturday, and wasn't likely to play the rest of the game.

X-rays showed no damage. He returned and threw a few wobbly warm-up passes on the sideline, got his hand wrapped and traded his helmet for a baseball cap. His injury was described as a bruise.

Stephen McGee replaced Romo at the start of the second series ? and probably would've soon or later anyway. When the Giants had just won their game, it made this one irrelevant to Dallas, whose postseason chances will be decided in the finale against the Giants in New York next weekend.

Other key players likely were to get the rest of the game off, too.

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Sunday, December 25, 2011

Video: Tech drives Calif. jobs growth

"Operation Gratitude" brings home to soldiers overseas

Eight years ago, Carolyn Blashek founded "Operation Gratitude," a volunteer organization that sends care packages to U.S. troops deployed overseas. Tracy Smith reports the remarkable story of one woman's mission to bring little bits of home to American soldiers in combat zones.

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Young Jeezy: The Real Is Back [36 Min Street DVD]

YOUNG JEEZY – THE REAL IS BACK DVD from J-STAR Multimedia on Vimeo.

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Saturday, December 24, 2011

Breastfeeding Reduces Childhood Obesity, Diabetes Risk (ContributorNetwork)

Children who are breastfed through age 18 months have healthier growth patterns and reduced incidence of diabetes and obesity, says a new study from Denmark. Here are findings from this study about breastfeeding child health benefits and implications for parenting.

Current maternal breastfeeding habits

The Center for Disease Control recommends that mothers breastfeed babies exclusively for at least the first six months of life. After that age, parents usually begin to supplement breast milk with solid foods or other milk. Only about 25 percent of mothers are breastfeeding exclusively after six months.

Breastfeeding and infant growth

The Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Copenhagen Professor study set out to determine if mothers who breastfed longer had babies with healthier weight gain patterns. Study author Dr. Kim Fleischer Michaelsen, explains, "It is well-known that children who are breastfed grow slightly more slowly than children who are given formula, and it looks as if this growth pattern is optimal because it reduces the risk of developing lifestyle diseases later in life."

Breastfeeding beyond six months

The study demonstrated that mothers who breastfed beyond age six months and up to 18 months were able to keep their children's' IGF-I growth hormone and insulin levels down. They found that the longer a mother breastfed her child, the lower the child's weight. Breastfed children had a lower risk of becoming obese as they grew older. Lower insulin levels in breastfed babies mean lower risk for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, too. Study authors concluded that mothers should consider breastfeeding children exclusively rather than supplementing with formula or other milk. They recommend that mothers breastfeed children beyond age six months and up to age 18 months healthy growth patterns.

Child sleep patterns affect weight gain

The study revealed that other parent habits affect weight gain in toddlers, too. Children who slept more had smaller waist sizes and less belly fat. Study authors suggested that parents should set healthy sleep schedules for children and encourage napping.

Maternal weight gain affects child weight gain

Mothers who gained a great deal of weight during pregnancy gave birth to children with thicker layers of fat than the children of mothers with normal weight gain, the study found. Mayo Clinic sets recommended weight gain for expectant women based on BMI (body mass index). Underweight women (BMI below 18.5) should gain 25-40 pounds. Women of normal weight (18.5-24.9 BMI) should gain 25-35 pounds. Overweight women (BMI 25-29.9) should gain 15-25 pounds and obese women with BMIs over 30 should only gain 11-20 pounds.

Marilisa Kinney Sachteleben writes about parenting from 23 years raising four children and 25 years teaching K-8, special needs, adult education and homeschool.

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Wedding Venue gone into liquidation

Wedding Venue gone into liquidation

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Hi today i found out, that the company ASPIRE VENUES..... have gone into liquidation. The wedding was to take place on May 17th, at Chewton Place, Aspire Venues, took full payment for the wedding breakfast and the evening buffet, and today we recieve a email saying the company is in liquidation, where do we stand....... We did not have wedding insurance, but we are devastated. They also own two more venues and i have just found out that the contract with one of them ended in November,

Aspire Venues do all types of events, today a christmas party that was due to go ahead tonight at Chewton Place keynsham, was told this morning that it was cancelled...... VIA EMAIL..... Surely, we as consumers have rights... we have paid in full thousands of pounds, and now have nothing for our money, Iam in shock, what can i do.... where do i start to retrieve my money, We saved for years for our only daughters wedding..... and in one EMAIL we have lost it all.......

CAN some one help. What are my rights, i have proof of payment, but i guess this means nothing if the company no longer exists.

I do not have thousands of pounds to book another venue, and only 5 months to the wedding day.

Please help, anyone else had similar circumstances.

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I'd post on the wedding board, I bet somebody there will have been in the same boat.

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How did you pay the company - cash, debit card, credit card?

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I hope you paid by credit card? Then you may have a chance (I hope!).

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Sorry if i posted in the wrong section, We paid the depoist of ?750.00 by cheque, and the full balance 8 weeks later also by Cheque. as they contacted us offering us 10% discount if we paid the balance in full. At the time, i thought cheque was best as i had proof of them cashing it. Now after reading all day, i see credit card would of been the best, Also Wedding Insurance, but you never ever think this will happen to you.

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Have you spoken to them? This link from today states that it is another venue and all the others are still ok. - Sorry, i've just double checked and this was from November

I've also checked on Companies House and the company 'Aspire Group Ltd' (company no 06894587) is not listed as being either in Liquidation or Administration.

HTH

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Have you spoken to them? Stroud news from today states that it is another venue and all the others are still ok. - Sorry, i've just double checked and this was from November

I've also checked on Companies House and the company 'Aspire Group Ltd' (company no 06894587) is not listed as being either in Liquidation or Administration.

HTH

WG x

ASPIRE VENUE LTD, and Lorraine Eddleston (the MD)

Yes i did the same, thinking the email was a prank...... but the last time it was updated was november, and when i rang the company, you get a voicemail telling you about the liquidation, and since i have recieved 4 emails, advising me to wait to see if they get bought out..... lets hope they do, and the new owners honour those that have paid in full.

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hun - I am so sorry this has happened! its a pity you paid by cheque, but it cant be helped. I am sorry I cannot be more upbeat - but you will probably have to find another venue and pay for it! unless you took out insurance?
if the venue has gone into liquidation it can take months, if not years, before creditors are repaid. Sorry!

If he business IS taken over by new owners they may honour prior bookings - check with them!

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If it's a limited company and it's being wound up because it's insolvent you will in all likelihood join the long list of creditors. Who may receive a few pennies to the pound or whatever depending on what assets there are. A company of that nature won't have any fixed-assets to speak of, it's all about their order book and goodwill.The request to pay the balance for a discount was very obviously and cynically done to improve their cash-flow in an attempt to stave off the liquidation. This is the sort of thing that businesses experience all the time, especially in the current economic climate but that's no comfort to you. Expect to get offers of alternative arrangements from the ex-directors' new company who still have your details and know that you'll need somewhere else now but make sure that you do not give these particular shysters your business. You can be confident that they will have got their wages out before the worst happened. It ruddy stinks, doesn't it? You have my sympathy for what it's worth. i.e. not very much under the circs.