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My apologizes, dear reader, for the sudden drop in posting and tweeting. I am fighting off an evil plague-like thing that has been haunting my various bodily humors for nigh on two weeks now. This dreadful crud has taken host in my head, ears, throat, nose and lungs, making it impossible to sniff for you as I wish to. The timing is terrible so close to the holidays, and it makes it hard to smell anything, but I soldier on for those of you who still have a few gifts left to purchase.
Here, for the final installment of 2011, are three last favorites of mine, scents I cannot imagine regretting ownership of that might make a good gift for someone in your life.
Olympic Orchids Carolina. One of my favorite smells in the world has got to be smell of baking banana bread, and Carolina holds an amalgamous hologram of that smell by combining the scents of piney woods and old men smoking out on the porch while aging magnolia blooms float from trees like snow flakes to the ground, where they turn to a sticky brown paste underfoot. It reminds me of half-remembered summers running barfoot along black tarred roads between my relatives houses, ideas so lost to time they seem more like a dream of something that happened to someone else. It's a great scent, and supremely reasonably priced.
Price: $.
Recommended for: those of who like warm homey scents; those who love Gone with the Wind.
L'Artisan Dzing!.L'Artisan says it is supposed to smell like a circus. Me? I think it smells like the best parts of a state fair and carnival on a warm day. Sweet hay, candied popcorn, funnel cakes, musky animals, oiled robber belts and gears grinding round and round on rides, and a heavy dose of incense wafting from a fortune teller's tent nearby. She wants you to come inside and hear your future. You say you don't believe in such things. Dzing! makes you want to go in anyway.
Price: $$-$$$.
Recommended for: those of adventurous spirit; those who like big, sweetly spicy foods.
Ayala Moriel L'Amour Immortelle. Sticky sweet amazing hot cocoa and maple syrup, one of the most delightfully realistic maples on the market. I was lucky enough to win a little bottle in a drawing, but I'd buy one even if I hadn't. It's delicate for all that sugar, a delightfully decadent experience. True bliss for lovers of gourmands.
Price: $$-$$$.
Recommended for: Your friend who always wants to go to brunch, your friend who thinks holidays should consist of hay rides, late nights, and big pancake laden breakfasts with family.
So that's it! Twelve wonderful scents for twelve days of seasonal giving. I hope you all get lovely scented things this winter, even if you get them for yourself. I know I got a lovely package in the mail just today...
Come back tomorrow for some thoughts on the Winter Solstice for those of us here north of the equator.
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For the Love of Perfume: A Reflection on Favorite Perfumes
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You poor soul - it's a pain when the lurgies take over in time for the holidays. Look after yourself.
Incidentally, the Winter Solstice is at 05:30 GMT on Thursday 22.12.11, just to catch us all on the hop.
cheerio, Anna in Edinburgh
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Wild scene here in Toledo as Felix Pie has to be restrained from going into stands. Brandon Inge plays peacemaker and gives fans baseballs
It seems that there is more to this story.
Fan was pelting Inge with peanuts during the game. it seems the entire bench wanted to jump into the stands.
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BOSTON, March 19, 2013—Two Rhode Island men were arraigned today for allegedly passing counterfeit bills at the bar of a downtown hotel, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.
FELIX PEREZ (D.O.B. 4/5/89) of Providence and DANA LEYLAND (D.O.B. 7/5/83) of Pawtucket were arraigned today in the Boston municipal Court on one count each of possessing counterfeit notes and uttering counterfeit currency. Leyland is additionally charged with providing a false name to arresting Boston Police officers – apparently because of outstanding warrants for related offenses.
Perez was held on $1000 cash bail. Leyland was held on $7500 cash bail and held without bail pending transport to two other Massachusetts courts in which he faces charges.
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The bartender said the two men – later identified as Perez and Leyland – had ordered two Coronas and a Hennessey cognac and paid with a $100 bill. Their missing associate also bought a drink for which he paid with a $100 bill. All three received change from the register. All three left the bar after finishing their drinks.
The bartender noticed that the bills did not seem genuine and appeared to have a "ghost image" of President Lincoln on them. The bartender followed Perez and Leyland to Solas, another bar a short distance away, where he told a responding Boston Police officer about his observations.
Boston Police spoke with both defendants and asked them for identification. Perez produced a Rhode Island driver's license but Leyland, who was drinking a club soda, said he had no identification. The officer asked to speak with the men outside, only to be joined moments later by the Solas bartender, who stated that two patrons had just turned in seven $100 bills found in the immediate vicinity of where the defendants had been. Those bills are also believed to be counterfeit.
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National statistics rank Florida as the third highest "human trafficking" destination in the Country.
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"Those children are victims and rescuing them from prostitution is kind of how we look at it now," said Department of Children and Families's Courtney Stanford.
The "Safe Harbor Act" went in to effect at the start of 2013.
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- 3/4 cup heavy cream
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- Add the leeks, garlic, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 3 to 4 minutes.
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- Fat 24g
- Sat Fat 13g
- Cholesterol 66mg
- Sodium 663mg
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- Iron 4mg
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A few months ago I asked, "Who's the best player in baseball?" I tried to come up with an objective method to answer the question, but when it came time to vote in the accompanying poll, a plurality of you ignored the evidence and went with your gut, like they do on the MLB Network.
Ha ha ha! No, what happened was, my method spit out the name of a pitcher, and we all had a nice laugh over that. A pitcher as the best player in baseball?! They don't even hit! Well, some of them do, but not very well. Well, Travis Wood seems like a pretty decent hitter, but that's not the point. The point is, we're not looking for the player who, when you add up all the little run elements in his stat line, is at the top of the ledger. We do that all the time. That's what WAR is good for. Hey, I just made that up!
No, we want to measure the breadth of a player's skills. We're not looking for the all-hit no-field base-clogger. We're looking for the guy who does everything well. We want the baseball equivalent of Dr. Christmas Jones, the brilliant nuclear physicist who also happens to be one of the most beautiful women in the world. Man, those Pierce Brosnan-era Bond movies sure hold up, don't they?
Anyway, my first idea was to simply multiply a player's batting, fielding, and baserunning runs above average, all of which you can find at Baseball-Reference.
Rk Player Rbat Rbaser Rfield All-Around
1 A. McCutchen 24 5 9 1080
2 C. Gonzalez 23 4 10 920
3 C. Gomez 19 1 25 475
4 J. Ellsbury 8 7 8 448
5 S. Marte 11 2 18 396
6 P. Goldschmidt 30 1 12 360
7 D. Wright 30 2 5 300
You can probably spot the critical flaw in my methodology. The baserunning numbers are so low that a single run over the course of the season can double a player's all-around total. I suppose we could weigh each run element differently, but ... why would we do that? A run is a run, whether it's created on the basepaths or saved in the field, is it not? Or, we could use runs above replacement rather than runs above average. The problem there is that we're really not interested in anyone who's below average in the field or on the bases. The whole point is to identify players who excel in all aspects of the game.
And we really should make some sort of positional adjustment, no? Intuitively, it seems wrong that Goldschmidt, a first baseman, is above, say, Manny Machado or Mike Trout.
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Lynn Wyatt is back on the Cote d'Azur and will give one of her legendary birthday parties on July 16. Wyatt didn't take a house there last year -- or have her famous party -- so she promises to make up for it this time. The theme is silver and gold.
"It makes sense, since so many clothes are that shade," drawled the exotic Texan, still talking about her recent trip to the Orient. Expected guests include Joan Collins, Roger and Luisa Moore, Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Josephine Hart and Maurice Saatchi.
Sao Schlumberger's old Rue Ferou home has languished on the market for months, but she's still been able to earn some pin money from it. While John Galliano borrowed the place to use as an atelier this spring, Schlumberger has been renting it out to others. Pamela Hanson shot a fashion spread for British Vogue in June, and a feature film will be made there this summer. The going rate? $1,500 a day.
Maryll and Bernard Lanvin chose an unusual time to celebrate the engagement of their son Jean-Yves to 18-year-old beauty Eleanore du Bos. The event was in the Lanvin chateau, 100 miles from Paris, and the fact that it was a Saturday lunch didn't stop David and Olimpia de Rothschild, Eric and Beatrice de Rothschild, Jean and Sandy d'Yturbe, Sao Schlumberger, Ann-Marie de Ganay and Gilles Dufour from flocking there. The party was decorated by Pierre Celeyron, who used geese as a theme. Each table had a bird covered in carnations, "to match the Lalanne sculptures in the garden," Celeyron explained.
Rumors have been spreading like wildfire that Linda Evangelista is expecting a child. The supermodel, who was dining at the trendy La Maison in Paris the other night with Michel Klein, flatly denied it.


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The Philadelphia 76ers had many questions to answer before the season started. How could the 76ers improve for their long term future? An anonymous NBA general manager believed the Phildelphia 76ers were one of the few teams planning to tank this year in order to gain a top pick in the star studded 2014 NBA draft.
The 76ers were and are continuing to have trouble on the defensive side, especially defending opponents from beyond the 3-point line. The 76ers are giving up 10.2 3-point shots per game, which is last in the league. In addition, opponents are shooting 27.6% from beyond the 3-point line, which is last in the league as well. The 76ers are giving up 111.1 points per game, which not surprisingly is last in the league as well.
The struggles of the 76ers lies partially on their offense behind the 3-point line. The 76ers are putting up the second most amount of threes per game, 89.0% attempted, but only hitting 33.0% per game, which is 28th in the league. The way that the 76ers are playing, the team will be picking between 2 and 4 in the draft in June. The team should try to acquire either a player who can shoot well, especially beyond the 3-point line or a player who can show the team how to play defense.
With the problems on the offensive side, the 76ers should consider Andrew Wiggins. Joel Embiid is looking like a great prospect, the 76ers should not consider Embiid. I believe Nerlens Noel can help on the defensive side, picking up rebounds and blocking shots. Through 14 games, Wiggins is averaging 15 points and 5 rebounds per game, while shooting 30% from beyond the 3-point line. If the 76ers do take Andrew Wiggins, the team would look great moving forward with Michael Carter-Williams, Evan Turner, Nerlens Noel, Spencer Hawes, along with Andrew Wiggins, in the starting five.


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News: Amber Rose Cuts Sex Tape Fantasies, "Didn't You See My T*tties On South Beach"
Tuesday, Mar 15, 2011 10:20PM
Video vixen Amber Rose recently weighed in on the spicy topic of sex tapes and why fans shouldn't expect to see more than her past topless Miami Beach pictures.
Talking with actor/radio host Jamie Foxx a few days ago, Rose said she has been offered money to show off more skin.
"Didn't you see my t*tties on South Beach? There ain't gonna be no sex tape, I'm not into that sh*t," Rose explained. "I've been offered a lot of money but I chose not to do it. I chose to take the high road and I feel like just because of my past and my profession and what I did in my past doesn't mean that I [would do that]. I was a stripper since I was 15 years-old. South Philly. I was a South Philly hood rat my whole life. I feel like I grew up. [I'm] more cultured. I've traveled the world now, I've learned more things [and] I've learned how to speak well." ("Foxxhole Radio")
Along with topless pictures, leaked nude photos of Rose hit the Internet last month.
Kanye West's curvy former girlfriend Amber Rose is in the center of a naked photo scandal as explicit pictures leak online purportedly showing her both topless and completely nude. The racy photos -- posted by the adult website worldstarhiphop.com on Tuesday -- show several photos of a woman with her breasts exposed through her clothes; other images show her completely naked. (Radar Online)
Leading into the weekend, Rose announced plans to launch a new radio show.
"Its official!!! I have my own radio show coming soon on FOXXHOLE radio!!!," she tweeted March 11th.
"Hey thx @iamjamiefoxx! Now ppl can finally get a dose of my spicyness. I'm so happy to be a part of the Foxxhole Family!#AmberNtheRoses," she tweeted March 12th. (Amber Rose's Twitter)
Jamie Foxx also confirmed Rose's new gig over the weekend.
"Shout out to @darealamberrose... Newest member of the Sirius/XM FoxxHole family... The FoxxHole just got sexier- listen for her new show...," Foxx tweeted March 12th. (Jamie Foxx's Twitter)
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A Master By Design: Tom Fazio
From Shadow Creek to Pinehurst, Tom Fazio Has Sculpted Some of America's Most Imaginative Golf Courses
Edward Kiersh
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Susan Lucci, Sep/Oct 99
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"It was shoot from the hip in those crazy days," says Fazio, "since with the lack of environmental and insurance limitations, there was a lot more room to improvise and to leave your mark."
Though paying the phone and credit card bills was still a juggling act, the Fazios soon became known for fashioning attractive courses that were profitable for their developers. As one of their early patrons says, "The Fazios came up with a budget, and no matter what, they stuck to it."
But the Fazios weren't only solving drainage problems and routing holes in the 1960s. Once the company started to show a profit, Tom, though still feeling he was "a country bumpkin," was dispatched around the United States to meet with well-known prospective clients. On one jaunt to Los Angeles, he joined his uncle at Hillcrest, and somehow managed to resist all sorts of "fancy cigars" in the company of George Burns, Milton Berle and the Marx Brothers. It wasn't until 1967, while in Las Vegas, that his cigar education finally took a more hands-on turn.
"Not knowing a thing about gambling, I ventured into a casino and stumbled across this tall Texan who was piling up the chips," Fazio delightedly recalls. "The guy kept winning, so I started to put my chips wherever he put his. I won, too, and feeling drunk on success, I immediately bought this big cigar in a glass tube. Up until then, I'd only been smoking those wooden-tip things, Hav-A-Tampas, so I wasn't too experienced in the finer things of life. I puffed and puffed, and nothing came out. This Texas guy, who undoubtedly thought I was crazy, then bumps me on the shoulder and says, 'Sonny, you're really making me nervous. Why don't you try biting off the end of that sucker?' "
Overcoming his embarrassment, Fazio went on to buy "real cigars" in drugstores (mostly glass-tubed maduro panetelas) and to turn down DeNobilis or other "small, Italian ropes" that were constantly offered to him by Philadelphia contractors. "A good cigar, whatever the brand, came to signify true relaxation to me, a wonderful, transcendental feeling which was always uplifting."
Though quickly dismissing any great knowledge about cigars, Fazio smoked at job sites, in his car on the way to meetings "to help me gather my thoughts," and invariably with friends over cocktails. His new, pricier cigar habit also reflected the Fazios's improving finances, as they parlayed their reputation for sticking to budgets into a thriving business.
"The course which really gave us a big lift and launched us into the 1970s was Jupiter Hills [north of Palm Beach]," says Fazio, who opened an office near the project in the late '60s that is still maintained today. "Along with the glamour of Palm Beach, which always captures widespread attention, my uncle did the course in collaboration with his friends Bob Hope and William Clay Ford, two great guys who gave us the freedom to sculpt, twist the land, to do real art."
Fazio has since styled masterpieces throughout Florida, including courses at Black Diamond Ranch, Pelican's Nest, Osprey Ridge, Pablo Creek, Jonathan's Landing and the Long Point Golf Club. But it was at Jupiter Hills, a 366-acre expanse with loblolly and sand pines, and sweeping elevation changes, where his bold imagination first flourished and dazzled a growing group of media golf course critics.
As Bradley Klein raved in Links magazine in 1996, "What remains most memorable about Jupiter Hills is how easily the bunkers fit. The Fazios built a number of shapes into their traps--butterflies, flashed ovals, and cloverleafs. By cutting the bunkers into the native slopes, the Fazios were able to soften the feel of uphill climbs while avoiding blind shots altogether. The design team also utilized native dunes vegetation to offset the dense tee areas, fairways and greens. Here was dramatic evidence of what has come to be called 'the Pine Valley look'," in tribute to the short course at Pine Valley in New Jersey that Tom Fazio designed in 1990.
The Fazios continued to score triumphs at Butler National near Chicago (1972), Bay Tree Golf Plantation in Myrtle Beach (1973) and the National Golf Course outside Toronto (1974). But since golf architecture lacked the mystique it holds today, George grew increasingly interested in real estate development, and left the design business to Tom.
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Miley Cyrus To Taylor Swift & Selena Gomez Fans: Back Off
Miley Cyrus is sick of all the haters and took to Twitter on Sunday (May 12) to call a few of them out.
In her rant, she specifically addressed the overzealous fans of Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez, who she says have been tweeting death threats at her.
Everyday someone with a Swift or Gomez in there name wishes terrible things upon me (death is popular) Please Smilers don't ever—
Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) May 12, 2013
Cyrus continued to stress her message of love instead of hate tweeting, "We are all friends. Why can't you all be?" She also remarked that certain fans should try to spend their time online more wisely.
Im sure these haters would make their idols much happier tweeting bout their music rather than wishing death upon their peers like psychos—
Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) May 12, 2013
Death threats have been a common thing in the Twitterverse. Last year, the LAPD launched an investigation after a man tweeted that he was going to murder actress Ellen Page. In 2011, Gomez received threats from Beliebers who were none too happy to hear that the Disney starlet was dating Justin Bieber. While last year, Swift also received threats after photos surfaced of her holding hands with One Direction's Harry Styles.
Other celebs have even stepped in to tell their fans to back off like Chris Brown, who last year told Team Breezy to lay off John Legend's fiancée, model Chrissy Teigen, after she criticized his performance at the Billboard Music Awards.
Cyrus admitted that she has her fair share of crazy fans who need to respect other artists as well.
Btw im not saying Smilers can't act cray cray too. #deaththreats #TOOOOFAR—
Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) May 12, 2013
think somehow you are supporting me by being hateful towards other artist. My fans make me proud by supporting my music & everything I do.—
Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) May 12, 2013
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Are we calling this from the dugout? Why is Homer shaking him off so much then?
Are we calling this from the dugout? Why is Homer shaking him off so much then?
Homer Volquez.
Zero chance the Reds miss the playoffs!
of course he gets ahead of every1 also
I thought I heard someone say the bench calls it. Maybe they don't.
Zero chance the Reds miss the playoffs!
40 pitches. Can I get a 50?
Zero chance the Reds miss the playoffs!
stupid -- just plain stupid
The older I get - the better I was
and yes - I hate the Cardinals (Reds fan since 1958)
hopefully he gets thru 1
took long enough
K. Thank you. Everyone in the bullpen put those hot dogs down. Looking like a bullpen night.
Zero chance the Reds miss the playoffs!
Good pitch by Homer on the 0-2 count. Not.
Bailey does not pitch smart...never really has. Has better than average stuff, below average brains. an 0-2 pitch right down the middle with the bases loaded....really?
Not this year...maybe a Wild Card
chance ludwick or rolen get a hit 2night?
Bailey is a headcase...he will never be a great pitcher with this coaching staff. Someplace else...maybe.
I don't think Homer and Mes were on the same page at all. That is the kinda thing that they need to figure out before the game starts, if you're shaking your catcher off 2 and 3 times per pitch there's going to be problems.
Mes deserves most of the blame.
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The Cleveland Browns are up next in SB Nation's 2011 NFL mock draft and with the sixth pick Dawgs By Nature has selected Alabama DT Marcell Dareus. We haven't seen this pick mocked to the Browns a lot because many have Dareus off the board before the sixth pick.
SB Nation's Dawgs By Nature explains the pick:
It was difficult to see Patrick Peterson and A.J. Green drafted in front of the Browns. Defensive line might be the biggest need that Cleveland has, but I think this class is deep enough that quality linemen would have still been available in the second round. With that said, after seeing the top two players on my draft board disappear, it isn't like I will be disappointed by the team grabbing an elite defensive lineman here in Marcell Dareus.
Check out Mocking The Draft for the entire explanation including where the Browns stand right now on the defensive line.
What other pick I might consider is WR Julio Jones. Personally, I don't see him that far behind Georgia's A.J. Green. I think it's important that, if the Browns are committing to Colt McCoy, that they give him the tools necessary to succeed.
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So pissed off with the IRS. I WANT MY TAX REFUND! Supposed to take three weeks and you get your money, I'm still waiting for it to process—
Loran (@loranlily) February 19, 2013
Has there been something going on with the IRS and taxes this year? It's been almost two weeks and still no refund :(—
Nate Gorby (@nategorby) February 22, 2013
But don't worry your pretty little heads about the Internal Revenue Services's involvement in implementing the Obamacare mandate. It'll go swimmingly.
The tax filing season was delayed this year as the IRS, tax preparers and software companies struggled to catch up with fiscal cliff-related tax code changes.
TAX CODE CRAZY; RETURNS DELAYED drudge.tw/VQiQen—
DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) February 21, 2013
The IRS didn't begin accepting individual taxpayer returns until Jan. 30, and now the agency is reportedly way behind on issuing refunds. That's not working out so well for retailers like Walmart.
Do u know? Wal-Mart: Tax refund delay, high gas prices to flatten sales – Los Angeles Times ow.ly/2v1o05—
Antonio (@FerriusUS) February 21, 2013
The IRS is so swamped by requests, the call center is unable to keep up with the demand.
IRS stinks. 3 hours and 4 different departments. Still on hold waiting for next department.—
Steven (@mmacrue) February 20, 2013
A HUGE shoutout to the IRS for putting me on hold for hours multiple times, wasting 4.5 hours, and not even answering my fucking question—
Gavi (@gavielaa) February 15, 2013
okay, IRS, please take me off hold & answer your damn phone…52 mins on hold. #aintnobodygottimefordat—
Chloe. (@_CBabyyy) February 19, 2013
Trying to get on the phone with the IRS is like waiting for rain in a drought…not possible.—
Danielle (@xoxo_dani94) February 20, 2013
Calling #IRS today? Expect delays during our busiest period for phone calls. Try IRS.gov instead. #IRScallwait—
IRS (@IRSnews) February 20, 2013
Great idea! Point frustrated taxpayers to the IRS website!
#IRS refund info is updated nightly. No need to check #refund more than once a day. go.usa.gov/4FQe—
IRS (@IRSnews) February 21, 2013
Irs kick me off they website cuz I kept checking to see when my money gon be here lmao—
B0$$_Lady (@lil_ms_B0SS) February 22, 2013
@Forbes #IRS Overwhelmed With #Refund Requests, Asks Taxpayers to Slow Down onforb.es/W5VBHE
Michael Rozbruch (@taxresolution) February 21, 2013
Many tax filers, already frustrated by higher payroll taxes and insurance premiums, are left wondering when they'll finally see those refunds they're expecting.
Got an IRS envelope. Got excited. It was only a letter telling me to expect my tax refund in 3-4 weeks. #great—
Eishah (@ESaidThis) February 20, 2013
Dear government, it has been 21 days. Where is my tax refund? Sincerely, pissed off student who needs her money.—
Chrystal Saccavino (@ccsacs) February 21, 2013
#Waiting for my Tax Refund , I think they are slow this year..#damn I got it in a week last year #wtf been like 3 weeks #FuckADuck #haha—
★The Cinema Fan ★ (@thecinemafan) February 22, 2013
WTF is taking my tax refund so long!!! I want my money!!!—
Joe Gonzalez (@JoeGon7) February 20, 2013
My tax refund is taking FOREVER to process.—
Jermaine Minor (@Born_2_Differ) February 21, 2013
Federal tax refund is still "pending". WHY? I received my state refund last week. Show me my money Uncle Sam!—
sharon tincher (@sharontincher) February 20, 2013
i'm still waiting on my tax refund. fts.—
ɋℓℓɩƐ (@alliex2oxenfree) February 22, 2013
I hate being broke, where the fuck is my refund?!? #IRS #EIC 💰💰💵💵—
Leigh Craft (@Leighbeeotch) February 22, 2013
I get up every morning at 7 to call the irs refund hotline as soon as they open. it never says anything new tho -__- back to bed!—
Lauren Slye (@Slyelauren) February 22, 2013
IRS be so quick to tax my checks but so slow to send my refund back , yall some hoes—
deveyUNO (@iKnoowDCit_) February 22, 2013
the IRS is sure taking their sweet time with my Tax Refund #IWantMyMoniesNAO—
Bobby (@therealRo_bear) February 22, 2013
Refund still processing.. IRS can suck my dick.—
Super McNasty (@LCFromTheNati) February 22, 2013
dear IRS… I'd really like my tax refund like right meowwwww. #takingforever #$$$—
kailen (@miss_starryeyed) February 22, 2013
Where is Benzino and @irs where is my refund? #QuestionsThatNeedAnswers—
LilAlbertinaWalker (@Court8311) February 22, 2013
According to the IRS I was supposed to receive my refund today…. I have yet to see a penny.—
Julian Villescas (@jjvillescas) February 22, 2013
Anyone receive their tax refund check yet?
It seems like IRS is not issuing tax refunds this year.—
Kevin Hayes (@taxdoc4u) February 21, 2013
The IRS is messing crap up. I'm pretty sure Jan 13 came before Feb 14, I should have gotten my refund before my coworker. But I didn't #IRS—
Mumble (@Andy_Rohani) February 21, 2013
Hi @whitehouse can you please have the IRS send my family's tax return? We were supposed to get it tomorrow but it says it's pending.—
Victoria ;Darling (@WEESHNAW) February 20, 2013
We're sure the White House will get right on that.


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Texas Saves the Day
And all it took was giving them the Longhorn Network! I really want to see how they double revenue for the stepchildren at the bottom of the ladder, but if the numbers are true it's easy to see why A&M and OU aren't going anywhere. Regardless, there are a lot of people exhaling in Lames, Columbia, Lawrence, and Manhattan. Excellent spin job and positioning the last week in Austin to make Darth Vader into the savior of the conference.


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Openings on the venerable En Fuego Fantasy League
Due to our transition from an in-person auction to an online auction, we have several openings in our football fantasy league, which is entering its ninth year of operation.
First up: There are no cash prizes. Entry fee is $20, which pays for the Sportsline website and eBay fees for auctioning off players. We have long decided that our league is so competitive already that playing for money would result in mafia hits, so we play for pride, fun, and a traveling trophy which is engraved with your name, team name, and year. It's about three feet tall and very cool looking.
We are looking for committed owners who love football and are willing to keep up on their rosters each week. While we ask anyone interested to email, it is not first-come, first-serve. We take a lot of pride in the friendly competition, and want to make sure we have good, committed, friendly owners that keep the integrity of the league up.
The original "Three Amigos†of the league are still intact, myself and two other guys who are very competitive. I am the league commissioner, and have been praised for my attention to detail and making of a fun interactive website. Message board use is highly encouraged, or the other owners will make fun of you on it. We have five other members who have joined in the last five years.
We have a $110 salary cap.
Lineup deadline is 5 minutes before gametime for each player.
Owners may set lineups.
Owners may make trades post season.
Add/drops are handled by a waivers process. The waivers process runs everyday until the season starts, at which time the process will run on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The waiver order resets after each weeks' games.
Dropped players remain on waivers for at least 1 day(s). Trades are subject to a 1-day voting period, where at most 2 objections are allowed. Trades receiving more the 2 objections are sent to the commissioner for approval.
No trades can be made after the trade deadline of 11/26/04.
Playoffs start in Week 15 and last for 2 Weeks. 4 teams will make the playoffs, while the other 8 teams will have their own playoffs in seperate brackets for pride.
The starting lineup/total players shall include
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Game scores shall be determined by a combination of offensive and defensive accumulated point totals. The team with the greater amount of points, shall be selected as the game winner. The following criteria shall be utilized in the scoring system:
Offensive Points:
TD's Passing / 3 points
TD's Rushing / 6 points
TD's Receiving / 6 points
Field Goal / 3 points
Extra Point / 1 point
2 point Conversion / 2 points rush/receiving, 1 point passing
Defensive Points
TD's by Defense / 6 points (Scored in any manner)
Safety / 2 points
Interception / 1 point
Fumble Recovery / 1 point
QB Sack / 1 point
Special Teams Points
TD on Kick Off or Punt Return / 6 points
Bonus Points
Each (50) yards Rushing / 1 point
Each (50) yards Receiving / 1 point
Each (100) yards Passing / 1 point
* Tie games during the regular season will remain a tie and be recorded as such.
This is the most innovative use of online auctioning I've come across.
We will be using eBay to auction off most of the players in our league.
We will be beginning on August 19, and continue through September 3.
Each day, ten players will be placed on the league eBay mypage and be up for three days of bidding. At the end of the auction, the player will be placed on the Sportsline page so everyone knows who has spots to fill and how much cap space they have left.
The first 12 days of auctioning will be scripted, unless we agree in advance to change one (injury, mystery retirement, etc.). The last day of auctions will be owner initiated players that are brought up to bid.
At the end of the 13 days of auctions, there will be about 72 players left to place on rosters. This will be handled through a waiver process where teams will rank their positions they need to fill on the waiver wire, and waivers will run each night until all rosters are filled.
You will want to be able to access the internet probably once per day from the 19th through the 8th. If you are away from the internet or don't like to go on that much, you may want to think against this league.
There is one injured reserve spot. It does count against the cap.
All owners will be required to create a new eBay user name that includes the name of their team in the names. All owners are also required to have Yahoo Messenger, the chat program we use with our league.
All team names are required to have a home city, which cannot be a present-day NFL city. We encourage creativity with your team names. Past names have included the Los Angeles Fighting Amish, the Khovd Marmots, the Titletown Owners, the Brooklyn Bombers, and the Jackson Hole Posse.
We will ask that the $20 is sent to me by August 6. I will be out of state from the 13th until the 25th, so the assistant commissioner will be handling any questions and contacting me if necessary.
If you have any questions, or would like to throw your hat into the ring, please contact me at [email protected] Serious inquiries only, please.


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UPDATE: First Selectman Steve Vavrek has since postponed trick or treating to Friday, Nov. 9.
Loose limbs, wobbly trees and low hanging power lines will still haunt Monroe on Halloween Night and the lingering threats from Hurricane Sandy has influenced First Selectman Steve Vavrek's decision to ask residents to refrain from trick or treating on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Vavrek said he highly recommends that people do not go out on Halloween Night as a safety precaution due to serious hazards posed by debris that could still come down.
Last year, Monroe cancelled trick or treating for the same reason after an early snowstorm in October and Trunk or Treat was held in the parking lot at Wolfe Park for a safe celebration of Halloween.
The second annual Trunk or Treat was held at Masuk last weekend and attracted a huge crowd and some speculated it was due to the forecast for Hurricane Sandy.


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Gig of the Week - The Vaccines
3:04pm Friday 18th January 2013 in Music News
SINCE The Vaccines burst onto the scene in 2011, they have gone from strength to strength. Their second album Come of Age stormed to number 1 and saw the band nominated for a host of awards. Despite this phenomenal success, which has seen them play major arenas, on Tuesday they will be back in more intimate surroundings, playing a sold out benefit gig for The Joiners.
Having opened back in the 60s, The Joiners has been host to many incredible acts including Coldplay, Oasis and Green Day and has been described as "a place you have to play to make it". Since falling on hard times and at risk of closure, bands are doing anything they can to help out, including Frank Turner playing two recordbreaking shows.
The Vaccines who have previously won the title of Britain's best new band, will treat audiences at the 150 capacity venue, to highlights from both of their albums including singles I always knew, Teenage Icon and If you wanna.
Having opened for some of the biggest acts in music including The Arctic Monkeys and Red Hot Chilli Peppers, the indie band has just announced a headlining tour including a date at the O2 arena.
Lead singer Justin Young, who hails from Hampshire, confirmed that all profit from the show will be donated to the Joiners.
Rich Levene will also be doing a DJ set. As part of the S.T.E. Collective he put on hundreds of punk gigs at the Joiners between 1988 and 2002 and gave Justin his first ever gig when he was a 14 year old.
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Updated 5:04pm Thursday 24th April 2014 in News By Chris Gregory, Senior Reporter
THREE people have been arrested in Basingstoke following an operation targeting drugs supply.
Officers stopped a car in Alexandra Road, Brookvale, yesterday afternoon and seized suspected Class A drugs.
Mohammed Sheikh, 24, of no fixed abode, and Sanik Gurung, 25, of Quantock Drive, Ashford, Kent, were arrested and charged with possession with intent to supply Class A drugs. They are due to appear at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court tomorrow.
Later that afternoon a 25-year-old man was arrested in Lilac Way, Winklebury, on suspicion of being involved in the supply of Class A drugs.
He was bailed pending further enquiries until July 1.
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After pulling off two consecutive wins, some now believe that the Dallas Cowboys are in the driver's seat in the NFC East. Both of those wins came at home, and this week they travel to face the Washington Redskins. Washington has lost five straight games, the worst skid in the NFL besides the Colts. Injuries have taken their toll, but some will wonder if Mike Shanahan can get his team up for a home game against a bitter division rival.
Peter King picks the Cowboys in his week 11 picks.
In the past -- oh, way back in the pre-DeMarco days -- I'd be picking Dallas to lose this game, because they just do weird things to lose games they certainly should win, particularly rivalry games. But with Murray, life is different in Dallas. The sun is warmer. The sky is bluer. Murray has changed everything with the Cowboys. Last four games: 150.3 rushing yards per game -- and a ridiculous eight yards per rush. Rest, Felix. Rest.
Most are predicting a one-sided win for Dallas, but Vinnie Iyer at the Sporting News sees a close game, ultimately won by the Cowboys. Pete Prisco picks Dallas to win a laugher. ESPN's panel all pick the Cowboys, so does CBS' group of experts.
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|Angel Cabrera builds momentum for British Open
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Angel Cabrera has some much-needed momentum heading to the British Open in his quest for a title in a third different major.
Cabrera snapped a 5-year drought on the PGA Tour and became its oldest winner this season, closing with his second straight 6-under 64 at the Greenbrier Classic to beat George McNeill by two strokes Sunday.
The 44-year-old Cabrera made good on his first visit to the historic venue in West Virginia that has put many players at ease with its laid-back environment and mountain views which the Argentine said reminded him of his home club in Cordoba.
"I had been told by my friends that this was a great place, a great golf course," Cabrera said.
One that gave him his first non-major win on the tour, to go along with the 2007 U.S. Open and 2009 Masters.
"After the 2009 Masters victory, I haven't been too consistent," Cabrera said. "But I've been working very hard of late to get back to where I think I should be."
With a combination of 330-yard drives, bold iron play and clutch putts, Cabrera finished with four rounds in the 60s for the first time since the 2010 Deutsche Bank Championship.
"I've been confident with my golf swing, and I feel confident mentally," Cabrera said. Entering the British Open, "I'm just going to go over there and play and it's a very important tournament and it's a different tournament, but I'm going to go play."
Cabrera, who didn't even have a top-10 finish previously this season, finished at 16-under 264. He won $1.17 million and improved from 158th to 54th in the FedEx Cup standings.
"I wanted it. I needed to win a tournament," Cabrera added. "I felt under control today out there and I didn't want to let it get away from me."
McNeill had four consecutive birdies, then a hole-in-one on the 220-yard 8th hole, during his season-best round of 61.
Afterward, he learned that his older sister, Michele McNeill, had died Sunday morning of breast cancer, Golf Channel reported.
"Golf doesn't really mean a whole lot," McNeill told reporters. "So it's hard."
McNeill was the clubhouse leader at 14 under well ahead of Cabrera, who still had the back nine to play.
Cabrera overtook McNeill with birdie putts of 17 and 7 feet on the 11th and 12th holes, then gave a fist pump after moving to 17 under with the highlight of his round — a 176-yard 8-iron up the hill on the par-4 13th, the hardest hole at Old White TPC, that settled into the cup for eagle.
Webb Simpson, who had flown home on Friday, learned upon landing that he made the cut, then rented a car and drove back to West Virginia, finished third after shooting 63 Sunday.
Third-round leader Billy Hurley III, playing alongside Cabrera, bogeyed four of the first six holes to fall out of contention. He shot 73 and finished in a 7-way tie for fourth at 9 under.
No third-round leader has hung on to win the Greenbrier Classic in its 5-year existence.
Joining Hurley at 9 under were Bud Cauley (64), Bradley (66), Brendon Todd (66), Chris Stroud (69), Cameron Tringale (69) and Will Wilcox (69).
The leading four players among the top 12 not already exempt for the British Open earned spots in the July 17-20 tournament at Royal Liverpool. Those spots went to McNeill, Stroud, Tringale and Hurley.
At age 64, U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson shot 69 to finish tied for 35th at 4 under. On the par-5 17th, Watson reached the green on his second shot from 271 yards out, surprising even himself because the group ahead was still putting.
In that group was Cauley, whose final shot of the day was a hole-in-one on the par-3 18th. Watson was one of the first to congratulate him. The ace triggered a $100 prize from the tournament to paying customers in the stands.
But Cauley narrowly missed out on a British Open nod, whose qualifying tie-breaker uses the world ranking. Cauley entered the week at No. 295.
Another spot will be handed out next weekend at the John Deere Classic.
Defending champ Dorn back again at Ohio Amateur
CINCINNATI — Four former champions plan to tee it up today in the opening round of the 108th Ohio Amateur at Coldstream Country Club.
Among them are 2-time winner Robert Gerwin and defending champ Andrew Dorn. Gerwin won his titles in 1996 and 2001, while Dorn, who plays at Coastal Carolina, held off Ohio State's Michael Bernard down the stretch to win a year ago at Brookside Country Club in Canton.
Dorn went on to qualify for the U.S. Open three weeks ago at Pinehurst, where he missed the cut.
Other past Ohio Am champs include Alan Fadel, who won the last time the event was held at Coldstream in 1995, and Peter Hammar (1987).
The 144-player field faces four rounds of medal play, with the final 18 holes set for Friday.


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A new $200 million deal will keep Wisconsin's ginseng producers busy over the next ten years.
"I think in the 100 plus years of the industry, it's probably the most significant thing that has happened to to us," said Ginseng Board of Wisconsin International Marketing Director, Butch Weege.
Weege said the deal will increase exports by 30,000 pounds a year.
Wisconsin produces about 90 percent of the U.S. crop and it's mostly grown in Marathon County.
"It's brought stability to the market and increased pricing for our product, the likes of which our industry hasn't seen before," said Weege.
The contract came together as part of Governor Walker's trade mission to China last month.
Ginseng is a popular health and medical product in southeast Asia.
Weege said the new contract is a big deal.
"85 percent of our crops that we raise in the state is exported to southeast Asia," said Weege.
Hsu's Ginseng Enterprises in Wausau is one of more than 140 producers in the state.
Will Hsu, the company's Vice President of Operations, went to China hoping to grow his exports.
"We need to find ways to innovate that adds value for the consumer and also drives demand for our product," said Hsu.
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Ginseng board leaders said by the end of the deal, more than 500,000 pounds of ginseng will be exported, only reinforcing confidence in the growing industry.
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Jay Cutler is a bum!
I hope you've been doing some upper body lifting, Mr. Cutler, because this loss (along with every loss from here on out) will be on your shoulders. Throwing interceptions is inexcusable and will not be tolerated in our city, where god-like quarterback play has been a staple of our team for years.
I don't care that you threw for 300 yards and 2TD's in this game. I couldn't possibly care any less that you've come in and provided life to a receiving group that came to Chicago so that they could happily die. And I really don't give a fat rats arse that, prior to this week, you were the first QB since Jack Concannon in 1970 to have a 100-plus passer rating in three straight games.
None of that matters if you cannot step up, be a man, and overcome the rest of the deficiencies we have as a team. We brought you in to cure all of our ills... you are (or were) our savior, whether you wanted to be or not!
Do you realize what we gave up for you? Two first round draft picks and a third. Maybe you're not aware of our rich history of evaluating first round draft talent, but then again... it's obvious you don't care about the Chicago Bears or it's fans.
On top of the draft selections, we also had to throw in our future first ballot QB in Kyle "Cousin It" Orton. Please tell me you're watching Denver's offense play, so that you can learn how to win games, which is all that KO does!
Brian was right, you really do put the "Jay" in va-jay-jay!
We are now 3-2 and the Vikings are 6-0. Despite only being six weeks into the regular season and still having two games to play against a Favre-led Minnesota team, our season is over. My life is over.
The trade... it was and is an obvious bust! Even more so of one than the Hershel Walker to the Vikings trade. Hey Jay, at least you win at something!
At this juncture, I'm ready to play let's make a deal with the wizard that is Josh McDaniels. Let's trade back, please... Take Cutler! You can keep our draft picks and we'll even throw in Knox since he's really yours after all. Just give us back Orton so we can, as a franchise, know what it feels like to be winners again.
Chicago - we payed top dollar for filet and McDaniels gave us ground chuck. The "Sizzle" is gone and all we're left with is the char from an overcooked and overpriced steak. It's official, we've been burned!
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Danville, VA- The Easter Bunny and children of all ages enjoyed hunting for eggs at the Danville YMCA.
It was a beautiful, but chilly morning, but no one cared about the temperatures, they were too busy having fun running around.
Tons of volunteers also came out and participated in the hunt, and helped with inside activities such as story time and a puppet show.
Wal-Mart donated the eggs and candy to the Danville Family YMCA and the staff made sure that no chocolate or peanut butter filling was in the eggs to prevent allergic reactions.
"Today we are bringing back to the community, we have 4,000 eggs to be found, they are stuffed with goodies, we thought it would be something nice for Easter" said Lindsey Johnson, Child Care Leader at the Y.
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Previously a Flash game, Hundreds has been ported to iOS with great success, incorporating intuitive multi-touch controls.
The idea is to tap a series of circles on the screen. With each tap, the number on the circle increases, until it reaches 100. As they grow, circles turn red, and if they collide, the game will end. Each level incorporates new challenges and gameplay elements. From the App Store description:
Simple in concept, deep in design, Hundreds is a puzzle game that requires quick fingers and deep thinking.
The goal of Hundreds: Grow at least 100 points between the circles in each puzzle. Circles turn red and volatile while being grown and if they collide, it's game over. It's that easy.
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Eisenberg Riley & Zimmerman SC Attorneys At Law
2228 W. Wells, Milwaukee, WI 53233
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