A. Beanie Babies and baseball cards are a great example. When I first started, baseball cards were very popular, selling for a lot, specific ones, especially the game used ones. Contracts between colleges and apparel companies are rarely disclosed, so it difficult to determine how much schools receive from apparel companies. But one surfaced last spring on Paul Lukas's Uni Watch blog, which is devoted to all things sports uniform related. The contract between Nike and the University of Memphis, from 2008,is telling. "I see him ballin,' I also want to do it too. It's of kind of like we always heard about 'Bama safeties not stepping up to the plate, or DBs period. That kind of put a chip on our (shoulders) as well," Clinton Dix said. Before you jump on that bandwagon, go to the Albany Public Library Main Branch (2450 14th Ave. Check out and read "Securing Democracy: Why we have an Electoral College," (324.63 SECUR). Some may surprise you. As much a