(PCM) James Holmes, the man charged with the horrific killings at a screening of the “Dark Knight” in Aurora, CO last year, has entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.

A previous plea of not guilty was entered on Holmes behalf earlier this year by the court, as the lawyers for Holmes were still prepping his case an not prepared to enter a plea for him at that time.

Holmes is charged with killing 12 people and injuring 58 others in the massacre that took place at the movie theater back in July of last year.  He is currently charged with 24 1st degree murder counts and at least 116 counts of attempted murder, adding to the list of nearly 142 crimes in which he is charged. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty claiming Holmes deserves no mercy for the attack squashing a deal offered by Holmes’ legal team that would offer him life in prison.

The judge in the case will make the decision on whether or not to accept Holmes’ plea by May 28th.

(PCM) This new ad from Kmart is certainly pushing the envelope a bit, but it could just be a stroke of genius setting the retailer apart from their slightly more conservative counterparts such as Target and Walmart.

The ad is spotlighting the fact that Kmart will send items directly to shoppers’ homes for free if they can’t find what they need in the store. Shoppers can now quite easily “ship their pants”, furniture, bedding, and more! Gotta love this clever play on words.

The video has now ranked up millions of views on YouTube and has been shared countless times via various social media outlets such as Twitter and Facebook.

Check out the new ad spot below and let us know what you think!  Too funny or completely immature?

The famous Inverted Jenny postage stamp will be displayed at the DELPEX 2013 Stamp Show.

By Jean Woods

(PCM) The Inverted Jenny is the most famous US stamp error, with the airplane printed upside-down. A single sheet of 100 stamps was purchased by collector William T. Robey in Washington, D.C., on May 14, 1918 for $24. Robey sold the sheet on May 20 for $15,000 to Eugene Klein, a Philadelphia stamp dealer. Klein had already arranged its resale to Col. Edward H. R. Green of New York for $20,000. Green had the sheet broken up, and sold blocks and single stamps to collectors, saving a few key position blocks for himself. Over the years the value of the stamp has risen sharply, with single copies now selling for an average of $500,000.

The name “Inverted Jenny” comes from the plane shown on the stamp. This stamp was the first US Airmail stamp issued for use on letters sent via the first regular US airmail service between Washington, DC, Philadelphia, and New York. The plane used to carry the mail is shown on the stamp and is a Curtiss JN-4, popularly known by pilots in WWI as the “Jenny.”

The “Jenny” issue was somewhat unusual for the times because it was printed in two colors. This required sending the sheet of stamps through the printing press twice, with the risk that a sheet might accidentally be turned upside-down and causing an inversion error. The initial purchaser, William T. Robey, was a stamp collector and was on the lookout for just such an error when he went to the New York Avenue Branch Post Office in Washington, DC to purchase a sheet of the stamps. He is reported to have said “He brought forth a full sheet, and my heart stood still. It was a thrill that comes once in a lifetime.” The clerk didn’t notice the error and sold the sheet, although postal authorities later tried to buy it back. The clerk was reported to have later claimed “How was I to know – I’ve never even seen an airplane!”

Over the years four copies have been stolen, although two were recovered. The thieves damaged one of the stamps to make it less identifiable. Green’s wife mailed one to him, which is the only known used copy. One was reportedly damaged when it was sucked into a vacuum cleaner. Experts have tried to keep track of have been lost or destroyed over the last 95 years due to theft or mishandling.

The Inverted Jenny has showed up in the movies Brewster’s Millions and American Cousins as well as the TV show The Simpsons. DELPEX 2013 is the annual stamp show sponsored by the non-profit Brandywine Valley Stamp Club. The show features stamp exhibits, free stamps for kids, a silent auction, and dealers selling stamps and supplies.

The famous Inverted Jenny postage stamp will be displayed at the DELPEX 2013 Stamp Show.

From The Official Site:
One of the rarest US postage stamps, the Inverted Jenny, will be on display at the DELPEX Stamp Show on April 20, 2013. The show is sponsored by the Brandywine Valley Stamp Club and will be held at the Nur Shrine Center, 198 South Du Pont Highway (U.S. Routes 13 & 40), New Castle, Delaware. Hours are 10 am – 5pm and admission is free.

Groundhog Day is celebrated every year on February 2nd.

It is said on this day, when the groundhog comes out of his deep sleep, if he sees his shadow it means there will be six more weeks of winter. If there is no shadow to be seen, spring is near.

The idea of Groundhog Day roots from the comparable European tradition, Candlemas Day. February 2nd has always been a significant day since it marks the dead of winter. On this day, the clergy would bless candles and hand them out to the people. As an old English song went a little something like this:

“If Candlemas be fair and bright,

Come, Winter, have another flight;

If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,

Go Winter, and come not again.”

History goes that the Roman legions brought the Candlemas tradition to the Germans, who constructed the idea that if the sun was out and an animal, in their case a hedgehog, cast a shadow, there would be six more weeks of winter.

When the Germans came to Pennslyvania, they found groundhogs to be similar to the hedgehog used in their tradition. The groundhog was then adopted as the animal who determines the course of the winter season.

The official groundhog is named Punxsutawney Phil, who appears from his hole at Gobbler’s Knole in Pennsylvania every year. The first recorded celebration of Groundhog Day, then still known as Candlemas Day, was in the year 1841 in Morgantown, PA. However, the first official Groundhog Day at Gobbler’s Knole was in February of 1887.

The growing popularity of the groundhog since its first appearance in the 1800′s is astounding. Not only has Punxsutawney Phil traveled to meet President Regan in Washington, he’s also appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show and there is even a movie dedicated (kind of) to his special day!

In 1993, Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell starred in the Romantic Comedy, Groundhog Day. In the movie, a weather man (Murray) is reluctantly sent to cover a story about a weather forecasting “rat” (as he calls it). This is his fourth year on the story, and he makes no effort to hide his frustration. On awaking the ‘following’ day he discovers that it’s Groundhog Day again, and again, and again. First he uses this to his advantage, then comes the realisation that he is doomed to spend the rest of eternity in the same place, seeing the same people do the same thing EVERY day.

Every year, hundreds of people come from around the world to watch Punxsutawney Phil emerge from his little knole.
Why not be one of them? Click  HERE to get more information on attending the infamous Groundhog Day at Gobblers Knole.