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According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Kevin Smith and Jahvid Best had overall rankings of 41 and 43, based on running backs that played in at least 25% of the season's snaps. Frank Gore, Chris Johnson, Shonn Greene, Reggie Bush, and Beanie Wells each ranked lower.
To narrow it down and put the numbers in focus, Smith and Best ranked 41st and 47th as runners, while Titans RB Chris Johnson finished the year ranked 53rd. Clearly, Jahvid Best's strength as a running back has been in the passing game, where he totes an overall ranking of 11. Kevin Smith's strength is as a blocker, where he finished the 2011 campaign with a blocker rank of 14. Smith did an above average job of picking up blitzes, and was productive leaking out of the backfield as a receiver.
It's also interesting to note that no Lions running back ranked in the top 56 in "breakaway percentage," based on 25% of snaps played. According to PFF, the breakaway percentage ranks tailbacks by the amount of carries that went for 15 yards or more. Furthermore, Smith and Best ranked 37th and 39th respectively in the "drop rate" category; PFF bases this on catchable balls that are dropped.
The numbers indicate that guard Stephen Peterman and tackle Gosder Cherilus, manning the right side of the offensive line, struggled opening up consistent running lanes for Lions backs. Peterman finished the season ranked 56th amongst offensive guards as a run blocker, and Cherilus ranked 61st amongst offensive tackles as a run blocker.
Jahvid Best's season was cut short, and his ability to make impact plays was sorely missed, though PFF's numbers indicate his breakaway runs were infrequent. Mikel Leshoure being injured in training camp left the Lions without what they imagined to be a workhorse back, and what may have been the ying to Best's yang. While Kevin Smith epitomizes will and toughness, his ability to stay on the field impacted his and the team's success as the season went on.
The question then becomes, what is the biggest factor for the Lions inability to consistently run the ball with effectiveness? Is it the offensive line? The running backs? A combination of both?
With Matthew Stafford under center, the Lions won't likely ever be a "running" team. Jim Schwartz made it clear earlier this season that the organization didn't draft #9 to hand the ball off all game. However, even Schwartz would agree that being more efficient in the running game would provide Stafford and the offense with an ability to keep the defense guessing.
As free agency and NFL draft fast approach, the Lions front office must address the run game, whether by adding offensive lineman, running backs, or both. Hopefully Mikel Leshoure fully recovers from a torn Achilles and Jahvid Best is able to play a full season, but each player remains a huge question mark. Bringing back Kevin Smith would provide depth, but the numbers indicate the team needs more.
It will be intriguing to see the approach the Lions take in addressing the running game woes.


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The Pittsburgh Steelers have finished nine consecutive seasons without a losing record and haven't had an 0-3 start since the 1986 season. After consecutive losses to the Tennessee Titans and Cincinnati Bengals, the Steelers are on the verge of snapping that 27-year streak, and it's largely due to an offense that has struggled to move the ball.
In fact, only the Jacksonville Jaguars have accumulated less yardage through two games than the Steelers. The New York Giants are the only team to have accumulated less rushing yardage, although their top-ranked pass attack has allowed New York to deflect concern.
There's been no such deflection available for the Steelers, as quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has already had to shoulder blame for the team's inability to score points. "The quarterback's got to play better. And he will," Roethlisberger told reporters following Monday's loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in which he completed 21-of-33 passes for 191 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
Despite all the struggles for the Steelers, the score never got out of hand during their Monday Night Football loss. While handily defeated by the Bengals in every statistical category, the two teams were tied at halftime, 10-10, and a fourth-quarter drive by the Steelers had the team in position to cut the score to 20-17. However, Roethlisberger threw an interception that essentially clinched the team's fate with five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
As is the case with every team that struggles to score points, the blame is instantly directed at the quarterback and offensive coordinator, but in the case of the Steelers that might be misplaced. Nothing has been more ineffective than the team's rushing attack which is tough to blame on Roethlisberger or Todd Haley.
To place the team's rushing struggles in perspective, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith has rushed for 82 yards on 12 attempts in 2013, while the Steelers have accumulated 75 rushing yards as a team (h/t NFL.com's Gregg Rosenthal). The 57 yards rushing gained by Smith are more than any Steelers player has a tallied in a game since a 24-20 defeat of the Giants in Week 10 of the 2012 season.
Will second-round pick, Le'Veon Bell, rescue the Steelers' rushing game when he returns from a foot injury? It's tough to say after the rookie carried the ball just four times in preseason for nine yards. If he does find success it would be behind an offensive line that hasn't given Felix Jones, Isaac Redman or even Roethlisberger much room to work with.
The Steelers have time to right the ship and lean on their top-10 defense for wins. The top priority has to be avoiding turnovers that have buried the team. Already at -4 on the turnover differential, the Steelers can't continue to put more pressure on their defense than already exists.
Things won't get any easier either. The Steelers will host the Chicago Bears in Week 3, a team that has already managed to force six turnovers in two games.
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Santa Fe County, New Mexico
Genealogy and History
Obituaries and Death Notices
Preston Beck, Jr.
Santa Fe, N.M., April 8, ae. ___, senior partner of the firm of Beck & Johnston, Santa Fe. The intelligence of his death occasioned profound sorrow in Philadelphia, and especially in the commercial community, by whom he was held in the highest estimation, as a gentleman and a merchant. At a meeting at the court house in Santa Fe, the citizens gave expression to their sorrow as follows, John B. Grayson presiding. Although a native of Ind., he had resided in Mo. for many years, and from thence he removed to New Mexico in 1845, where he has spent most of the days of his manhood. We have not met here to eulogize the dead, but to manifest in this public manner the position occupied by the deceased here, where he was best known. He came here one of the early pioneers of the west, to seek his fortune in a then foreign land. By his enterprise, industry, and liberal, enlightened views, he had acquired a fortune; by his virtues, his social qualities, his public spirit, and high-toned sentiments, he had endeared himself to all who knew him; by his upright, manly course, he has left an impress upon this community that he died as he had lived an honest man, the noblest work of God. In every patriotic, public-spirited work, Preston Beck, Jr., was always foremost; his hand was never shut to the needy and meritorious; and the young and enterprising always found in him a fast friend. He has left a blight upon New Mexico that will be felt throughout its entire extent. Finally, we feel that his place here can never be filled; for he occupied, as a merchant, as a man, and as a friend, all that any man can occupy in any community. He merited and had acquired the confidence, esteem and friendship of all. Be it therefore
Resolved, that in the death of Preston Beck, Jr., this community has lost one of its most useful, worthy, and highly esteemed citizens, which has left a void in our midst which can never be filled.
Resolved further, that by his death at this time, in the prime and vigor of manhood and usefulness, a blight has been cast over this community from which it will not soon recover. [Source: "Annual OBITUARY NOTICES OF EMINENT PERSONS who have died in the United States FOR 1858"; BY HON. NATHAN CROSBY; BOSTON: JOHN P. JEWETT AND COMPANY. 1859. Transcribed by Kim Mohler.]
Mrs. J. B. Beeres
Mrs. J. B. Beeres, who died on Thursday night, was burried yesterday at Fairview. The family were in destitute circumstances and several small children are motherless. The youngest, a babe of 10 months, will be taken care of by Mrs. B. B. Borden. [12/28/1893, The Santa Fe New Mexican]
Edward Donahue
Edward Donahue, aged 20, son of John Donahue, died yesterday morning at 3 o'clock and will be burried Friday at 10. Funeral takes place from Catholic Church. [12/28/1893, The Santa Fe New Mexican]
Juanita Duram
Juanita, the 8 months old daughter of Evaresto Duram, died yesterday afternoon. The family have much sympathy in their loss. [5/13/1893, The Santa Fe New Mexican]
Edith Lynn Flansburgh
Death of Mrs. Flansburgh -- Word has been received by friends here of the death of Mrs. Edith Lynn Flansburgh at Santa Fe, New Mexico, on December 7, 1949 and burial in the Fairview Cemetery at Santa Fe. Mrs. Flansburgh will be remembered here as the wife of J. D. Lynn; the family made their home here for several years until Mr. Lynn passed away. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Courtney. (Western Kansas World, January 5, 1950, page 1, Submitted by Peggy Thompson)
Mrs. Refugio J. Gonzales
Mrs. Refugio J. Gonzales died last night at her residence on the south side, after a long illness, aged 64 years. Deceased was a good woman in all the sense of the word, and the community extends its heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family. She leaves a husband, a daughter, three grandchildren and a large number of friends and relatives to mourn her demise. The funeral will take place from the Cathedral tomorrow morning. [1/5/1899, The Santa Fe New Mexican]
Harry L. Hopper
Harry L. Hopper died at the residence of Mrs. G. A. Smith yesterday morning at 8 O'clock. Mr Hopper was a young man who had not yet attained his majority. He graduated with distinquished honors in Richmond Ind. last summer, and had entered upon the study of law when the dread disease, consumption, displayed itself and accompnied by his mother he sought relief in the climate of Santa Fe last November. There was at no time any hope of his ultimate recovery entertained, and he gradually grew worse until he passed away yesterday morning. The remains were temporarily intered in the Fairview cemetery this afternoon at 3 o'clock. [1/3/1893, The Santa Fe New Mexican]
Catharina Mecke
Mrs. Catharina Mecke, mother-in-law of Chas. Probst; mother of Ernest Mecke and sister of august Kirchner, departed this life at 5:30 O'clock last evening, aged 68 years. The funeral will take place from the Probst residence tomorrow afternoon. [1/3/1893, The Santa Fe New Mexican]
Gerald B. Nelson
SANTA FE, N.M. -- Hancock County native Gerald B. Nelson, 76, of 1713 Santa Fe River Road, Santa Fe, N.M., died Thursday night at St. Vincent Hospital, Santa Fe, N.M.
There will be no funeral. The body will be cremated.
Mr. Wilson was born Jan. 10, 1912 in Hancock County to Howard and Opal (Shafer) Nelson. He married Margaret (Harmes) on June 12, 1938 and she survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Jean Nelson Barger, Silver City, N.M., and two grandchildren.
Mr. Nelson was chief pharmacist for the Santa Fe Drug Co., Santa Fe, N.M. He was previously a pharmacist for the former S&S Drug Store and managed Brookside Pharmacy, both in Findlay (Ohio). He moved to New Mexico about three years ago. [THE COURIER, Findlay, Oh., Sat. 3 Sep. 1988 - Sub. by William Ream]
Margaret Harmes Nelson
MARGARET (HARMES) NELSON, formerly of Findlay, (Ohio) died Wednesday, April 21, 1999, in Silver City, N.M. She and her late husband Gerald managed Brookside pharmacy while they resided in Findlay. Local survivors include one sister, Mrs. James E. (Norma) Dipert. [THE COURIER, Findlay, Oh., Mon., 26 Apr. 1999 - Sub. by William Ream]
Ernest Reiste
Ernest Reiste, son of Charles Reiste, 11 months old, died at the parents house, 1008 South Broadway, yesterday morning. Funeral services this morning at 9 O'clock. Burial at Santa Barbara Cemetery. Undertaker Montfort in charge of ceremonies. [4/15/1899, The Santa Fe New Mexican]
John Rhem
John Rhem, aged 52 years, died yesterday afternoon at 3o'clock at St. Vincent's Hospital. He had come from Albuqurque a few weeks ago, suffering from Heart disease and dropsey. He went to Albuqurque last fall from Logansport Ind. where he has a son and a daughter living. The funeral took place this morning at 8 o'clock. Interment was made in Cedar Hill Cemetery. [4/15/1899, The Santa Fe New Mexican]
Carlos Rivera
Carlos Rivera died at his home on the south side yesterday, aged 40 years. His wife died just 15 days ago. Both had been long in ill health. Mr. Rivera was a clever man, a good citizen and neighbor and the community regret his taking off. [5/13/1893, The Santa Fe New Mexican]
Nestor Robial
A telegram from Catskill was received at 10 o'clock this morning announcing the sudden death there last night of Nestor Robial, a former well known citizen of Santa Fe, and cousin to Cleto Robial, whose death occured there on Friday. Both were engaged at Catskill in filling a tie contract for the Union Pacific road, and both died of pneunomia. Nestor Robial was 27 years of age. He was a son-in-law of Benito Borrego, of Santa Fe and leaves a wife and one child. The body will probably be brought here for burial. [1/3/1893, The Santa Fe New Mexican]
Bob N. Sullivan
Bob N. Sullivan, 70, a resident of Santa Fe, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 1997. Mr. Sullivan was born in Hillsboro, New Mexico on January 2, 1927, to James and Lucy Bourguet Sullivan who have preceded him in death. Also preceding Mr. Sullivan in death was a brother, Andy Sullivan and a sister, Susie Garrison. Mr. Sullivan married Dolores Rodriguez in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on August 7, 1950. He was a graduate of Santa Fe High School. Mr. Sullivan retired after 33 years of service with the New Mexico Highway Department. He was recently employed with Rodeo Plaza Liquor. Mr. Sullivan was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He is survived by his loving wife, Dolores Sullivan of Santa Fe; daughters: Kathleen Ortiz and husband Ray of Santa Fe, Teresa Anaya and husband Chris of Tesuque, NM; son, Jim Sullivan and wife Jaymie of Santa Fe; grand daughters: Andrea Sandoval, Hillary Ortiz, Rachel Sullivan, Kathleen Roybal; grandsons: Derrick Roybal, Robert Sullivan, Raymond Ortiz, Jr.; sisters: Gwen Pitt, Mamie Sullivan, Eva Mead, Ethel Romero, Mable Gallegos, Mary Stone, Frances Quintana and husband Benny; sisters-in-law: Carlota Medina and husband Edward, Margaret Trull; numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Visitation will begin at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church where a rosary will be prayed at 7:00 p.m. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Santa Fe National Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Berardinelli Family Funeral Service. [Santa Fe New Mexican - February 8, 1997]
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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - A Lubbock businessman announced that he is seeking the office of County Judge. John Miller will be running as an Independent candidate against incumbent Tom Head in the November general election. Miller said he feels Lubbock County is running in the wrong direction and that fiscal restraint is the answer.
"The county continues to over spend the budget, raise taxes.The jail just opened, which was a good sign, but in the budget all along, it has been a 10 year process getting this jail built," says Miller.
Two years ago, Miller made an unsuccessful run for Commissioner's Court. At that time, he ran as a Democrat.
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DIY Valentine's Day Tic Tac Toe Card
January 22, 2014
Here is another fun kids crafts for Valentine. Make a tic tac toe Valentine's Card or use it to play game on it. Here's how.
- paper to make tic tac toe grid
- foam paper or felt to make the little hearts
- pen and ruler
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Cut out the heart for the tic tac toe grid.
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It will be 10 months before the trials begin for former Vanderbilt football players charged with raping an unconscious woman, and two of the defendants are now expected to testify against the other two.
Brandon Vandenburg and Corey Batey are both scheduled to stand trial for the alleged crime on Aug. 11, 2014. They were both in court Wednesday morning.
Their co-defendants Brandon Banks and Jaborian "Tip" McKenzie were somewhere in the courthouse but in an undisclosed location.
McKenzie's and Banks' cases will be separated, which means that Vandenburg and Batey will go to trial while McKenzie and Banks are expected to testify against them, according to one suspect's attorney.
All four suspects are still charged with aggravated rape and sexual battery.
Vandenburg faces additional charges of unlawful photography and tampering with evidence.
Vandenburg and his attorneys had no comment as they left the courtroom Wednesday, and there's still no word whether or not Banks and McKenzie will be given a plea deal.
All four are currently free on bond and have entered not guilty pleas.
The four football players were kicked off the team this summer after they were accused of being involved in the rape of an unconscious student inside an on-campus dorm room.
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As an "oldie" in the literal sense, but a "newbie" for posting, I thought I would share with those (most of you?) who weren't around back in the "good ole days".....When the Leafs celebrated on Bay St. back in '67, who would have thought that a drought (Stanley wise) would descend upon us? What a time to be a Leaf's fan and even the coming prospect of expansion did not damper our enthusiasm for what we believed would be a dynasty. What a time! (I was 21 then) Also, it was our Centennial...even though Montreal had Expo, we had the Stanley Cup CHAMPS! and that's what really mattered.
Oh, how time has taken it's toll....now, 43 years (and counting) I am feeling like an endangered species. In the early 60's there was always newspaper reports about the remaining few survivors of the US Civil War as their numbers dwindled and then, one day, the last one died.. Why is it that I am starting to feel like one of those vets?
So, as the years march by (too quickly now it seems) I would like to think that maybe, just maybe we on the right road for returning to glory...oh yes, the road is still long ahead of us but permit me an analogy: a few years ago, my wife and I renovated our kitchen and we went through a lot of grief as the renovation dragged on and on. During that time I had bloodlust against my contractor. Six months went by and I was arguing with the plumber. Eight months went by and there were still wires hanging down everywhere and then we had trouble with the building inspector. But enventually, the job got done and now we love the kitchen. I bake bread in the kitchen. My wife cooks great meals in that kitchen. The contractor's now a buddy of mine and I've had beers with him in that kitchen.
Right now the Leafs are beginning the renovation process: there's loose wires all over the place but Burkie and the crew have to finish that kitchen otherwise we won't experience any of the joy that will come from having it completed. I would like to think that he has the right blueprint in hand (we've had too many before him who for one reason or another) who were unable to complete the project. So, "FINISH THE KITCHEN" and GO LEAFS GO!


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Hedge funds are sinking their teeth into Apple (AAPL). The WSJ's MoneyBeat blog reports that hedge funds amassed position in the tech icon at a fast pace during the second quarter as a stock split and strong financial results fueled a sharp rise in the stock price.
As the WSJ reports:
Hedge funds purchased $855 million in new positions in the iPhone and iPad maker during the second quarter, the second-highest level of new buying activity among S&P 500 stocks, according to S&P Capital IQ.
The amount of new purchases stands in contrast with the first three months of the year, when hedge funds were both buying and selling Apple in droves. Apple ranked as both the second-biggest buy and second-biggest sell among hedge funds in the first quarter, according to S&P Capital IQ.
In the three months ended June 30, Apple wasn't among top 10 stocks sold the most by hedge funds, according to the data.
Last week, Apple hit a near record high, surpassing $100 on a split adjusted basis for the first time.
A little light reading to go along with your morning coffee break…
WSJ.com: Writer Steven Russolillo writes this morning about the ongoing debate over Apple's (AAPL) future growth prospects as fund managers and other investors grapple with the tech giant's share price, which fell below $500 a share mark this week. It seems that many investors are awaiting Apple's earnings report next week to make a decision on whether to buy or sell the stocks.
FT.com: Taking the plunge into distressed Greek assets has netted gains of more than 40% for Dromeus Capital in its first three months of operation. And according to writer Sam Jones, the hedge fund, dedicated solely to Greek opportunities, isn't alone in profiting from Greece's return to favor hedge. Third Point, run by Dan Loeb, doubled its $500 million bet on Greek government bonds. Meanwhile, Perry Capital, York Capital, Falcon Edge Capital and Blacksotone's GSO Capital Partners also profited.
IndexUniverse.com: In an interview with Managing Editor Olly Ludwig, Vanguard Chairman and CEO Bill McNabb says the fall in ETF fees isn't over yet.
Morningstar.com: Earlier this week, Legg Mason (LM) announced plans to merge the operations of its Legg Mason Capital Management subsidiary into another of its operating units, ClearBridge Investments. What does this mean for shareholders?
Motley Fool: Value investor Mohnish Pabrai sat down for an interview to talk about his approach and how he uses checklists in his investment process.
Bloomberg: MFP Investors Michael Price said he wouldn't add to his holdings in Goldman Sachs (GS) at the current price because the fifth-largest U.S. bank by assets is trading at fair value.
Yahoo Finance: A new study released by consulting firm Rothstein Kass finds that female hedge fund managers outperformed men through 2012.
Apple's (AAPL) role in helping or hurting mutual funds and exchange traded funds remains a big topic of conversation among investors. And it's little wonder given the recent pressure on the technology leviathan's stock price amid rumored cuts in iPhone production.
As our colleague Tiernan Ray pointed out last night, there's been a rash of reports from analysts defending Apple. And the stock has climbed 3.6% today to just over $503 a share.
Still, in September, Apple traded for a record high of just over $702 a share, a nearly 30% premium to today's price. And ETFs that rely heavily on Apple – Powershares QQQ (QQQ) has more than 16% in Apple while the Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) has invested 17% — have been punished.
The simple fact is that it is hard to find a large, diversified technology linked ETF that doesn't have 15% invested in Apple shares. As S&P Capital IQ ETF analysts Todd Rosenbluth points out, many ETFs "are passively managed products that track a benchmark and Apple is the 800-pound gorilla in the technology sector."
Granted, that's not a big concern for investors bullish on Apple. S&P Capital IQ rates the stock a Strong Buy. And Rosenbluth says he is comfortable with the big positions held by some ETFs, pointing out that it helped drive big gains for some stocks over the last 12 and 24 months.
But there are options for investors who feel they need to protect themselves from the Apple effect. Analysts at Zacks Equity Research recently highlighted a trio of technology funds that shun Apple. They include iShares S&L North Americans Technology-Software Index Fund (IGV), PowerShares S&P SmallCap Information Technology Portfolio (PSCT) and iShares MSCI ACWI ex-US Information Technology Sector Fund Index (AXIT).
And according to S&P Capital IQ's Rosenbluth, equal weight ETFs which spread out holdings more or less equally across the sector, such as the Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF (RYT).
All four funds have either gained or remained flat over the last four months, while the far bigger Powershares QQQ fund and Technology Select Sector SPDR have fallen 5% and 8% respectively.
But Ned Davis Research's Neil Leeson offers some interesting insight in a recent email. He writes….
There are nearly 100 ETFs that hold AAPL, investors should really only be concerned if AAPL has a large weight in their ETF, and they think AAPL is going to decline much further. Technology funds like IYW, which have nearly 20% allocated to AAPL, is under pressure from the stock's weakness. However, in aggregate less than 4% of AAPL's float is held by ETFs, so AAPL weakness will have little effect on the ETF market overall. In our stock selection service we are neutral on AAPL which was downgraded last week from a Buy.
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) is up a hair since the election. Pundits have been yakking nonstop about Washington's fiscal cliff since then. Clearly the two must be related.
Or not. Apple (AAPL) is down about 10% since the election. The stock makes up nearly 4% of the S&P 500 ETF, which is more than twice the size of either General Electric (GE) or Chevron (CVX) in the benchmark. If you're going to blame anything for the late-year stock-market lull, blame Apple.
Murray Coleman, formerly of this blog, makes all these points and more over at the WSJ. Murray also notes the poster-child for the Apple effect: The PowerShares QQQ (QQQ), with more than 18% Apple, and down 7%. The weighting is about equal to the next three biggest stocks in the index, Microsoft (MSFT), Google (GOOG), and Oracle (ORCL).
If you expect an Apple rebound, then load up. But here's something to warrant caution: What would the S&P ETF look like if and when the fiscal cliff takes its bite?
If we can infer that the market hasn't priced in anything but good news when it comes to the fiscal cliff — and yes, we can infer that — then this means things are all the likelier to get ugly if we do end up with bad news.
In a note yesterday, Cumberland Advisor's David Kotok explains that the S&P 500-stock index (SPY) has gained just 0.6% from election day through Dec. 21–a fact that has many pundits blaming the fiscal cliff. Not Kotok–he blames Apple (AAPL).
Why Apple? Kotok looked at a bunch of exchange-traded funds that track different versions of the S&P 500–with much less exposure than the market-cap-weighted version's 3.8% share of the portfolio–and finds that nearly all of them have outperformed.
The Guggenheim S&P 500 Pure Value ETF (RPV), for instance, has gained about 4% during the post-election period, Kotok says, while the RevenueShares Large Cap ETF (RWL), which weights stocks by sales instead of size, has gained 1.4%. The Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP), which does exactly what its name says it will, has gained 2.1%. Each holds a much smaller stake in Apple.
Of course, when Apple is flying, these ETFs can lag behind. Guggenheim Pure Value lost 1.2% last year when SPDR S&P 500 gained 1.9%, as Apple surged 26%. RevenueShares Large Cap gained just 0.3%, while Guggenheim Equal Weight fell 0.7%.
Apple's nearly 28% decline since mid-September hasn't been kind to investors who bought mutual funds with big stakes in the stock, reports Reuter's David Randall.
In a few months, fund managers' fourth-quarter portfolio disclosures may give a better idea what type of investor has been so fervently selling down Apple's (AAPL) stock. In the meantime, the lack of knowledge hasn't stopped people from pointing fingers.
A Monday story by the WSJ's Drew FitzGerald and Murray Coleman gives a flavor: "Many 'fast money' managers hold positions in Apple, according to Sam Katzman, chief investment officer at Constellation Wealth Advisors, which manages about $5 billion in assets. "If you look at the top holdings by leading hedge funds, Apple is at the top or near the top of most lists," he said. "As 2012 closes, it's not surprising to see a lot of the fast money crowd getting out to lock in gains."
Katzman is right about one thing: Apple was the number one holding of twenty-one of 30 huge hedge funds surveyed by Citigroup midyear. There's no doubt that many hedge funds love this stock. But the hedge-fund industry as a whole is only about $2.6 trillion in assets – or roughly five times the size of Apple's market cap. This money is spread across stocks, bonds, commodities, complex derivatives, and more. Can we really attribute Apple's stock woes to this one set of investors?
If you're going to blame hedge funds, you should note another factor in the same breath: The stock became the top holding of mutual funds this year.
Apple (AAPL): Saving investors' hides, just like it used to.
The S&P 500′s technology sector finished with a 0.64% gain today. Strip out Apple and it would have fallen 0.05%, notes S&P Dow Jones index analyst Howard Silverblatt just now. The Apple-free Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) finished with a 42-point loss; the Apple-rich PowerShares QQQ (QQQ) ended 0.4% higher.
Year to date, the S&P's tech sector is up 12.86%. Take out Apple and the lead shrinks to 6%, even after the stock's late-year losses, notes Silverblatt.
Julian Robertson's Tiger Management LLC held onto its Apple (AAPL) stake as of the end of the third quarter while building a bigger holding in Google (GOOG), a new regulatory filing shows.
The firm's Apple stake stayed at just under 101,000 shares, while Google increased by about 15% to 36,300. The disclosure shows what the firm was holding as of Sept. 30. (Goes without saying, this doesn't tell you what the company is holding right now.)
Other notable moves: Adding a 328,000-share stake in Blackstone Group (BX), trimming holdings in Goldman Sachs (GS) and J.P. Morgan Chase (JPM) and adding a new Priceline (PCLN) holding of 23,800 shares.
You can compare the third-quarter 13-F filing released today and the previous quarter for yourself here. Hedge funds and other money managers are required by law to disclose their portfolios four times a year, about six weeks after the quarter ends.
The Nasdaq Composite (ONEQ) this afternoon is just about 10% below its recent peak, which is the unofficial marker of a correction. The recent high was reached on Sept. 14, and it's been tough sledding ever since.
PowerShares QQQ (QQQ), tracking the Nasdaq 100 index, is already in correction territory, at about 11% below its own September high-water mark. This ETF has been weighed down by the roughly 23% slump in Apple's (AAPL) stock since mid-September. Apple is nearly 18% of the fund.
That's the gist of Margaret Collins' story at Bloomberg News this morning: Millionaires would rather own the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) than Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA, BKRB).
It's what a survey suggests, anyhow. The S&P 500 ETF "surged" to the number two spot in an annual survey of the Tiger 21 network's members, according to Bloomberg. Apple (AAPL) occupies the top spot. Berkshire is numero tres. The SPY wasn't even in the top 10 last year, according to the story.
Take it for what it is — a survey, which Bloomberg says covered 202 "entrepreneurs, inventors and executives" with at least $10 million in investable assets apiece. But it wouldn't be shocking. Stock picking is rough work the last few years. Meanwhile, passive investing is cheap and, at least recently, has proven very effective.
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While many of the blog's founding authors have gone on to other endeavors, there is still an interest in keeping this blog going. I would love to see it as an outlet for some of you who have thought about blogging but aren't quite ready to start your own blog. For me, blogging on Holy Protection gave me a way to find my writing voice and the confidence to begin other blogging adventures. I have ideas for starting another blog of my own, but until those ideas come to fruition I will still be blogging occasionally here.
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Some Greenville County voters will head to the polls on Tuesday but need to double check where to vote because some polling places have changed.
Greenville County Elections Director Conway Belangia said they have relocated several polling places out of caution for school safety in the wake of the Newtown, CT, school shooting in December. He said they don't want to cause worries or concern for parents, students or administrators.
The relocated polling sites are only for Tuesday's Republican Primary for the House District 17 seat and then for the March 12 special election. District 17 covers the areas of Travelers Rest, Slater-Marietta, Cleveland and Tigerville.
The special election will fill the empty state house seat after that was vacated by Tom Corbin, who resigned to become a state senator representing District 5. According to the TR Tribune, the candidates running in the primary are Mike Burns, Roy Harmon, Tom Kolarik, Chris Sullivan and Randall Young.
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Data Integration
Today, there may be real-time or near real-time availability of data in say three different systems, but they may not talk to each other. Thus, important customer signals are being missed in the ever-increasing amounts of data. Gaining visibility and reducing complexities transcends merely applying technology in silos. Making real-time decisions requires an optimal blend of predictive analytics from multiple data sources.
Customer Engagement
Firms that want to be proactive in reaching out to customers must analyze a great deal more information than ever before. The 'voice of the customer' is useless unless you are ready to take action. Real-time listening across channels may identify customer interactions - across technology platforms - that can lead to real-time decisions on taking action. The voice of the customer comes in different forms - and ends up generating volumes of quantitative and qualitative data.
Mobile access pairs naturally with your analytics, social and cloud strategies to provide an 'anytime, anywhere' element to making real-time business decisions. Mobility is a key component to completing your real-time engagement model. Viewed in a silo, mobility is not much more than a nifty gadget. When part of a connected analytics strategy, this a-z approach is changing the way business is done across the value chain - collaborative, distributed and virtualized.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) Business Analytics and Optimization Services draws on Mindstream's deep expertise in vertical industries, research, mathematics and information management. We help clients both improve the speed and quality of business decisions while better understanding the consequences and business outcomes of those decisions. The emergence of new smarter systems, which are interconnected, paired with the streaming of real time information, is presenting organizations with a unique opportunity to transform decision-making. In an exciting piece of recent research, the IBM Institute of Business Value surveyed 900 business and IT executives from 70 countries. The research identified nine levers that differentiate top performing organizations from their competitors. It also highlights how these levers work together to amplify the value delivered by analytics. The study also uncovers that analytic implementation strategies need to support business objectives, and the technology in place needs to support the analytics strategy. The IBM Big Data @ Work survey confirms that most organizations are currently in the early stages of big data planning and development efforts, with the majority focused either on understanding the concepts (24 percent) or defining a roadmap related to big data (47 percent). However, 28 percent of respondents are in leading-edge organizations that are implementing big data pilots, proofs of concepts or have already implemented big data solutions. For more information about IBM Business Analytics and Optimization solutions, please visit the MindStream Analytics IBM Showcase. Wherever you are on your journey, MindStream Analytics will assist with creating an Analytics Road Map from your vision, in support of your business objectives, so that the right technology will be in place to support your Analytics strategy.
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. MindStream is an Oracle Certified Platinum Partner and specializes in Oracle's Business Intelligence, Enterprise Performance Management, and Big Data Analytics solutions. Among a number of accolades, We are honored to be recognized as a leading Oracle partner in Managed Services and 'Drill-Back' to anything Oracle (and beyond). We are your 'hands-on' Oracle experts. There is more than one way to 'drill-back'. MindStream has also developed a customized, enhancement for Oracle's Hyperion FDQM to enable its clients to drill-back from Hyperion Applications into any source system. Our custom Source Adapter for Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management, Drill-into-anything (DIA), enhances and extends the functionality of Oracle's ERPi. As an innovator and market leader, Oracle's own ERPi development team, led by Michael Van der Merwe, has used MindStream's DIA code for validation testing of its most recent ERPi version. MindStream has also been recommended to clients by this Oracle team for our expertise, experience, and proficient delivery of our unique integration and drill back solutions. Oracle Exalytics is the industry's first engineered system for in-memory analytics that delivers extreme performance for Business Intelligence and Enterprise Performance Management applications. Built using best in class hardware, market- leading business intelligence software and in-memory database technology, Oracle Exalytics is an optimized system that delivers speed of thought analysis with unmatched intelligence, simplicity and manageability. For customers evaluating Oracle Exalytics, an engineered system for in-memory analytics, MindStream Analytics houses an Oracle Exalytics machine dedicated to 'sandbox' environment testing.
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Talvis Savant iPhone app that can submit a query to Essbase by asking a question or sending a text based question. It's like 'Siri' for Essbase. The query results can be returned as text and simply spoken to you. They will also appear in table and graph formats. Additional data points can then be added to modify the results set.
Savant is voice activated. Simply ask a question, and Savant takes it from there! You also have the option of typing in your question or selecting a prior question from your favorites. Here's how it works:
NUANCE VOICE RECOGNITION Your voice query is translated to a textual representation using best in class voice recognition provided by Nuance.
QUERY CODING Proprietary software is used to translate your question into XMLA, which provides universal data access to any standard multidimensional data.
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RESULTS SET Your query results are formatted into an interactive pivot table or graph and can be modified by adding, changing or deleting information, and it's all done with the power of your voice.
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Storm spotter training planned
Representatives of the National Weather Service Norman Forecast Office, in conjunction with local county emergency managers, will conduct storm spotter training in February and March throughout central and western Oklahoma and north Texas.
The basic information sessions are open to current spotters and the general public. National Weather Service (NWS) presenters will include Meteorologist-in-Charge Dennis McCarthy, Warning Coordination Meteorologist Jim Purpura and Forecasters Dave Floyd, Dan Miller and Doug Speheger.
Topics will include spotter safety, recognition of types of severe storms, and the importance of spotters to the National Weather Service's warning process.
"The purpose of this session is to train storm spotters and others in proper methods of observing and reporting storms to the National Weather Service," Purpura said.
The NWS Norman does not recruit storm spotters. Contact the emergency manager in your area for information on becoming a spotter, Purpura said.
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Promo images and preview clips for SUPERNATURAL, episode 8.03, "Heartache".
Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) investigate a string of unusual murders where the victims were all recipients of organs from the same donor. The killer is captured, but things become even more complicated when the brothers find their killer in a trance mumbling an ancient prayer.
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Sometimes I get home from work and decide based on a quick sniff if I need to have a shower before socialising. And I could do a quick breath check before chatting to girls (before I got married obviously)

Since women care a lot about smell could this inability to accurately self check explain these results?

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I spent alot of time before booking this cruise reading reviews, researching, etc..came to the conclusion that this would indeed not be what we are "used" to as far as beauty and luxury, so our expectations were not high in the first place, however since the price was relatively decent (approx. $1500 for 2 adults) and our friends had already booked it for themselves and we knew we "needed" a vacation soon (husband is in the military and always facing possible deployments at any time) we decided to book it with them and used their reservation agent from Carnival (who was actually the most helpful before & after our cruise than anyone else associated with Carnival).
So here are some "specifics" and advice:
1) If you have ANY Type of issue/complaint with ANYTHING while on board a Carnival ship, YOU must go to the Guest Services Desk and make it in writing no matter how big or small the problem is...Carnival told me that because nothing was documented while we were on board we are not entitled to receive any credits, certificates, etc..Just talking to the area "managers/boss" in that part of the ship where an issue could be addressed, does not make a valid complaint with Carnival..I cannot even count how many of "those" people myself and another member of our party talked too while on board, bar supervisors, buffet workers & supervisors, pit boss's in the casino, shore excursion managers (who by the way did take down our information and said they would "take care of it" but because we didn't follow up on it back on the ship, no credit was issued to our sail & sign account, so I had to wait over 30 days,& tons more hours on the phone explaining the situation over and over again to numerous reps, to finally get our "out of pocket cost" (which was not our fault) related to our excursion finally credited back to the credit card!!) It is absolutely ridiculous the amount of time I have had to spend dealing with something that they were supposed to take care of.. So I HIGHLY encourage visiting Guest services as soon as something should arise, make them document it, and yes this will probably result standing in line, I believe the average wait for us each time was about 45 min (and when we went there I think 3 different times, and times of day, all we wanted was to get a copy of our bill & see if my friend's son's swim shorts had been turned into lost and found, they were wrapped up in a towel in their room and yep you guessed it cabin steward)!
2) If you choose to visit the casino and play any table games, I suggest you ask to see the rules they have for each game you play (they are not posted anywhere near the table games and the dealers did not offer up any info on them), some are different than in stateside casinos...but then again that may depend on who your dealer is at that game at that time too, each day we learned a new rule but of course that was after we broke it & didn't know it, they informed us, thank goodness no big jackpots were at stake because I know they wouldn't have paid it out LOL!! During our time frame there was some really nice & good dealers but most of the time not so much. In fact on the very last night one dealer told my friend that if she cursed at the table one more time, she had to leave the table, even though none of the foul language was directed towards him or anyone else, it was just a slip of the mouth while we were having a personal conversation between us about our husbands!! He told us that was a "rule" even though many f-bombs were dropped at that table each and every other night by plenty of other people and no other dealers ever said anything about this "rule"! And you really have to pay attention to your game, I cant tell you how many times they "forgot" to pay out and had to call a pit boss over!! Oh and if you play late at night, be sure to ask what time they will be closing that particular night, after a couple of nights we figured it out every night they closed approx. 15 min earlier than the night before, yes even the table games, in fact the last night there were 3 of us on one table dropping quite a bit of money and having a good time since it was the last night, and they (pit boss & managers) told us we had to leave even when we asked to stay and play..
3) If you elect to NOT eat in the dining room (and if you do, plan on your meal lasting about 2 hrs!!) but if you don't (my husband & I didn't because he is wayyy too picky) so we ate at the buffet mostly for the hamburgers & fries, again plan on very long lines because of the wait, each time they only had 1 cook..he would cook the hamburgers in the back (maybe like 5 at a time) bring them out, serve those, so those people went on, so he would go in the back to cook more, bring those out and by that time the other foods on the line had run out so he would serve the hamburgers again and then go back and get more of the other foods and drop more fries and then we would wait in line now with cold hamburgers for the other foods. We saw this day after day so, half the time we would either skip the hamburgers and just eat what was ever left on the line or vice versa, we are not impatient people we can wait 10 min but this was like 20 min wait each time and trust me the cook was in no hurry no matter how many people were in line...I understand though because if I was the only person cooking/serving all those people I would be pissed!!! We thought about just ordering room service then to eat since most people would be in the dining rooms, room service surely wouldn't take that long..guess again!! Our average wait time for room service any time of the day was about an hour, and breakfast scheduled for a certain time was anywhere from 15 min- 1 hr late and half the food ordered missing, in fact my friend 2 doors down with 3 kids never even got their breakfast one morning, scheduled 1 1/2 hrs before they needed to leave for their excursion, even after call after call nothing ever came, we ended up giving them some Debbie snacks that we had brought with us so the kids would stop whining LOL...I suggest bringing additional food/snacks like that or stock up on fruit from the restaurants, if you don't have the flexibility of time and want to eat!! Overall the food was average to poor, again I wasn't expecting anything to "blow me away" and be delicious but I did expect a variety (which there wasn't), food at the right temps, and definitely not a hassle to just get something to eat and feel full...
4) Cabins-not too bad, for 2 of us we had plenty of room, nothing pretty or fancy about them, could compare to a Motel 6 or Days Inn type of room...not 100% clean, even the first day but at least everything worked in ours =) Cabin steward tried but pretty much dropped the ball on anything we asked for, never brought me sanitary bags, 4 out of 7 days took our ash tray and didn't leave a new one, we would call when we got in, said one would be brought to us immediately, would wait and wait again & nothing so we ended up just using a glass with water and the next day after cleaning, that icky glass would still be there. I am beginning to think they just come in the room, do a quick vacuum down the center, make the bed, spend too much time on a towel animal, and sometimes empty your trash can. I know that whole week our room was never cleaned thoroughly or even disinfected. So I suggest leaving a list/note/reminder of what you need or want done-just like I do for my housekeeper at home!!
I am on vacation I really shouldn't have to spend my time asking/waiting/ & stressing over minute things like this, that Cruise ships pride themselves on in providing for their guest & of course what we are paying for too!!!
This is sort of in relation to our excursion but more so about Carnival's customer service-or lack there of. The last port day in Cozumel once we were back on board the Triumph, my husband realizes he doesn't have his cell phone (we used it the entire trip to take all of our pictures) so here we go again...I wont go into all the details about this situation, it was his fault he didn't keep track of the phone, he did make report with Carnival immediately at Guest Services and asked them of course how we can contact the park and the tour operator (thinking it may have fell out of his pocket or our bag while we were on the bus or the water taxi) it was definitely in one of those 3 places as we did use it earlier that day in the park. Guest services made him a copy of the report and told him they would contact both places and let us know what they found out...Never heard another word on the phone situation so on debarkation morning he goes to the desk and ask again and they told him neither place has responded to their email!!! Are you kidding me, email??? Okay fine, its a ship, in the middle of the ocean, whatever!! Well I am done waiting on Carnival to get anything done in a timely manner so when we get home I start looking online right away for the contact info for these 2 places, find Xcaret no problem talk to lost and found, they were great, took my info, and said nothing has been found as of now but if they do find it or it gets turned in they would contact us...after probably calling every transportation company in Cozumel and Playa Del Carmen (on my dime again) that I could find info for and no luck I call Carnival next and just ask them for the NAME of the tour operator they use down there so I can contact them and ask them about the phone myself since they still hadn't "received" anything by email...well guest care dept. doesn't know who the company is, they need to email the ship and ask them, was told give it a few days...call back..nothing...wait...call back...nothing...wait and during these calls I am discussing all my other complaints as well...All I get is "I'm sorry there is nothing I can do for you." Along with the explanation of their policy that all complaints need to be made while on board. Keep in mind not a single person that works for Carnival on board that I "verbally" complained to ever said one thing about going to guest services to let them know.
However they would send my complaints/suggestions & request to the ship and will contact me within 10-14 days with an update/outcome and or tour company info..so 15 days later still without hearing anything not even the name of the tour company (by now we have to get a new cell phone, but would still like to track down the phone for our pictures and contacts info) so on 6/2 I call back and ask again and was told to give it 2-3 more days and they will have the rep that I originally spoke to contact me for a follow up...yep never happened, finally on 6/14 I received an email from a carnival rep that I have never spoken too, luckily I didn't delete the email, but she informs me that I have been issued my $31 credit and they would love to see me again!!
Not even ONE apology from ANYONE (except from our original reservation agent whom I also talked to when we returned) but not from ANYONE else associated with Carnival in regards to their service & actions that took place on the Triumph.
You would think that first time cruisers on Carnival, traveling with the amount of people that we did, a sail & sign account up over $8000, opening a new Carnival MasterCard account, and signing up for a future vaca that they would have perhaps done a little more to rectify the situation and keep us as Carnival customers-NOPE guess not...I told my husband if Carnival would have made this all okay with me, I was willing to give them another try, definitely not on the Triumph ever again, but we would consider another ship. But since Carnival issued me a $31.00 credit (remember that was our out of pocket cost for the transportation to the excursion that was already "owed" to us and told they would make it right with us, and then failing to do so on our on board acct, prompting me to inquire about it, then waiting 30 days and arguing to receive this credit) that they did not owe me anything else and now my disputes are closed & completed..What a joke from literally beginning to end!
So we will never be using Carnival again, never recommending them, telling our story, canceling our future vacation certificate, and closing the MasterCard account. Too bad because we are only in our 30's and Love to travel by cruise ship!! But they had no respect for my time, no consideration for my complaints and or suggestions, and didn't follow thru on what they said they would do, so apparently they don't value our business. So a company that does this and makes me feel that way will never receive another penny from myself & family..Again, I don't ask for anything unless I feel I am entitled to it, only one other company is "blacklisted" in our household, that's Sprint =) and that ordeal was over 5 yrs ago...But unfortunately Carnival will now be added to that list.
I sincerely hope if you decide to sail with Carnival, you can truly enjoy what you are paying for and have a nice vacation, unlike us =) I know there are thousands of people that are completely satisfied with Carnival and even The Triumph, unfortunately we are not one of them.Good Luck & Happy Sailing!!


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Lynchburg, VA - Recess was extra exciting for some elementary school kids in Lynchburg.
The kids at Heritage Elementary School got to see their old wooden playground come crashing down Wednesday afternoon.
Kids say the old playground gave them splinters, and they are eager for a new one.
The old wooden castle playground has been at the school for almost 20 years.
Recently, the school system received grant money to replace the playground. Building officials say they will start installing the new inclusive playground next week.


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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's associates spent Thursday calling Likud members and pleading with them to save the political careers of his closest allies in Sunday's party primary.
Polls will open at 9 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. in 132 sites across the country to enable the Likud's 123,351 members to choose among the 97 candidates for less than 30 realistic slots on the party's joint list with Yisrael Beytenu.
Netanyahu would like top slots on the list to go to Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz, Minister-without-Portfolio Bennie Begin and former minister Tzachi Hanegbi.
His associates said it is important to him that room be found on the crowded list for Intelligence Agencies Minister Dan Meridor, Home Front Defense Minister Avi Dichter, and economist Shlomo Maoz.
None of Netanyahu's candidates are expected to be supported by groups of Judea and Samaria residents who have flocked to the party in recent years. Internal groups in the party vowed to block supporters of a Palestinian state from the list.
The hawks in the Likud support the party's sole minister who lives in Judea and Samaria, Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs Minister Yuli Edelstein, as well as ministers Gideon Sa'ar and Gilad Erdan and MKs Danny Danon, Tzipi Hotovely, Yariv Levin and Vice Premier Silvan Shalom.
But much of the Likud's list is expected to be decided in political deals made by power-brokers in the party like MK Haim Katz, Transportation Minister Israel Katz, and supporters of party activist Moshe Feiglin. Party sources said that unlike past elections, Netanyahu is not working hard behind the scenes to prevent Feiglin from getting elected.
A group of Likud activists led by Eli Cornfeld of Ashkelon appealed to the party's internal court Thursday to try to postpone the primary due to Operation Pillar of Defense, which prevented them from campaigning, and ongoing worries of rocket fire on the South.
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With the looming demolition of the green bay packers this coming weekend, I figured I'd list just a few reasons why I hate them:
- Their colors are fugly - There are few things more disgusting than moldy cheese, but such are the colors and mascot of the green bay faithful. Red & Gold are marks of class, royalty, and champions...but green and yellow? moldy cheese
- They heart Brett Farrrrve - Only a packers fan could wax poetic about the all-time career leader in fumbles, interceptions, and sacks. Also, Favre's skill as a choke artist are well-chronicled. Compared to 'Joe Cool' ...I'll take Montana's clutch performances and 4 Super Bowl rings over a gun-slinging creeper any day.
- Aaron Rodgers' Douchedom - Who bets a year's salary that Ryan Braun is clean and fails to pay up? Who bets they'll beat the 49ers or wear a 49ers jersey and then fails to dress up? Aaron Rodgers - that's who. And if his reluctance to own up to a bet doesn't convince you of his douchedom, check out Rodgers getting PO'd about some fan mocking his height.
- Packers Stock = Worthless - I'm sick of packers fans lying about how they 'own' their team because they bought stock in it. The Wall Street Journal exposed this farce awhile ago in a piece called Are The Green Bay Packers The Worst Stock In America? Basically, any stock you own in the Packers pays NO dividends, isn't tradeable, and has NO security protections making it financially worthless. All you are doing is donating money to a pro football team. You have ZERO ownership rights in the team even if it's dissolved/liquidated.
I'd list even more reasons, but I'd love to hear some from you.


text: MARYLAND - When students across the country return to the classroom from the holiday break, they may be better protected against what's for lunch, and the allergic reactions the meals can cause.A federal law took effect January 1, and urges schools to stock epinephrine injectors - or EpiPens - for general use, not just for those with specific food allergies."The number one risk factor that occurs in death from a food allergy reaction is delayed administration of epinephrine," said Dr. David Stukus of Nationwide Children's Hospital. Experts say the number of children with food allergies has gone up 50 percent in just 17 years, and a growing number of children are having their first allergic reaction at school."There's no reason why we shouldn't have something in schools that could save a child's life," said Dr. Sarah Denny, whose child has a food allergy.Maryland already has a law that requires each county to establish a plan for using the medication, and Delaware has a similar policy. Virginia - however - does not.While experts say the move is helpful for those who may suffer an unexpected reaction, Dr. Stukus urges parents of children with known allergies to remain proactive in protecting their children."What we still want to impress upon every parent of a child who has a food allergy is - most important - to have an individualized food allergy treatment plan," Stukus said. "You need to communicate with your child's school, make sure their teachers are aware, and they have their own self-injectable epinephrine pen available."


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The Norton Police Department responded to several calls for service because of the storm.
The following is a summary:
Saturday, Dec. 29:
4:31 p.m. 162 Dean St. Vehicle drove off side of roadway and struck a tree and mailbox. No injuries reported. Vehicle was towed from scene.
5:15 p.m. Ellis Road. Vehicle drove off road and struck lamp post. National Grid was advised and responded to scene to repair damage. No injuries reported.
5:56 p.m. 166 Oak St. Crash involving two vehicles. No injuries reported. One vehicle towed from scene.
6:08 p.m. 15 South Washington St. Vehicle drove off road and struck mailbox. No injuries reported.
6:23 p.m. 200 Bay Road. Vehicle drove off road and struck fence. No injuries reported.
8:28 p.m. 81 Cobb St. Tree across roadway. Tree removed by Norton Highway Department.
8:42 p.m. Newland Street. Vehicle drove off roadway and struck utility pole. Pole was resting on vehicle. National Grid advised and responded to scene. National Grid secured utility pole and vehicle was removed. No injuries reported. Vehicle towed from scene. Newland Street was closed until 3:18 a.m. while crews repaired damage.
11:28 p.m. 314 East Main St. Tree across road. Tree removed by Norton Highway Department.
11:32 p.m. 60 North Worcester St. Wires down. Reported the wires were cable wires and moved to side of roadway.
Sunday, Dec. 30:
3:30 a.m. 98 South Washington St. Wire across road. Reported was cable wire and moved to side of road.


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December 24, 2010
In the Bay Area, the veneer of police impunity seems to be thinning even as high-profile cases of police shooting unarmed Black men – in Oakland and nearby Vallejo – continue to occur. Guy Jarreau Jr. was shot and killed by Vallejo police Saturday, Dec. 11. Facing the officer with his hands up, "Guy didn't have a gun," said witnesses.
November 13, 2010
The Frisco native and conscious rapper Sellassie has to be one of the hardest working men in independent Bay Area rap music. He has been a big promoter of unifying the Bay Area's rappers and he has started a campaign against "house nigga" rap. He also hosts a regional up and coming artists' showcase called "We All We Got."
October 27, 2010
The threat of impending rainfall did not deter hundreds of people from showing up and calling out for justice for Oscar Grant on Saturday, Oct. 23 in downtown Oakland.
October 10, 2009
To make KPFA's powerful signal work for us, the Black community is putting its faith in Adam Hudson, who is running for KPFA Local Station Board in an election that ends next week – ballots must be received at KPFA by midnight Thursday, Oct. 15. Call the Bay View at (415) 671-0789 if you need more info. Be sure to vote!
August 31, 2009
Very few things in life make me feel the way I feel when I come in contact with the work of a dope visual artist. It is amazing to me how, from a thought and a few strokes of the hand, a whole new world can be created that has crossed the dimension of the artist's mind to exist in tangible reality. What is even more striking to me is an artist with a social or political agenda that refuses to make art for art's sake.
July 14, 2009
The dynamic duo of the Bay Area's "green movement," Ambessa and Zakiya, have been organizing the Grind for the Green Festival for a few years in an effort to get Black and other youth of color interested in "sustainable" living practices. Mixing the music industry with environmental politics seems to be the ticket on how they have managed to get hundreds of youth from all over the Bay to be their captive audience. Past guests have included Bicasso of Living Legends, Charlie 2na, and Dj Backside. This year the keynote speaker will be M1 of dead prez. Check out what Ambessa and Zakiya have to say about this year's Grind for the Green conference, which kicks off July 18th at 10am in San Francisco.
June 29, 2009
If enough listeners become subscribers, and vote in the election, it's possible that "people power" will overcome "money power" and elect an LSB majority that isn't wedded to the status quo. The Bay Area deserves a KPFA that innovates. For example, isn't it about time for a program for the Black community, a program for the LGBT community and a program about California's injustice system? And KPFA workers, paid and unpaid, deserve management that respects them and the listener community.
June 8, 2009
Right now, Adimu is working on a new documentary called "Operation: Small Ax" about the POCC: Block Report Radio show and its role in organizing in the terrible but fine year of 2009 in the Bay Area in the eye of the storm of controversies like the murder of Oscar Grant, the Oakland Rebellions, the trials of the Oakland 100, the murder of Lovelle Mixon and four OPD and more. It also includes exclusive interviews with Emory Douglas of the Black Panther Party, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. of the POCC, Umar Bin Hassan of the Last Poets, rappers Beeda Weeda, J. Stalin, Mahasen and Chela Simone and an exclusive Block Report Radio interview with Angela Davis that was used to promote Mumia's new book.
June 6, 2009
In the Bayview, Experience Corps has partnered with Malcolm X Academy since 2004 and just expanded to Carver Elementary School at Oakdale and Keith. Of Carver's 285 students, only one in five are meeting the state standards in language arts and fewer than one in three meet standards in mathematics.


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The new IP-based service would bypass cable companies, although it appears to be a virtual cable service, bundling traditional channels together. Subscriptions would be sold to consumers for viewing over the Internet. In addition to a set-top box, Intel has also developed and demonstrated a user interface for viewers to browse programs.
Earlier, Intel produced chips for Google TV and the Boxee set-top box manufactured by D-Link. Now, the newspaper report said, Intel apparently wants to go it alone, marketing the service directly to end-users. It could launch the service by late 2012.
Intel had produced the CE4100 chipset used by Google and others. "GigaOM" reported that the high price of the chip was one of the reasons why Google TV wasn't able to find more users, and Google started to move its platform toward ARM-powered solutions earlier last year. ARM chips will power all of the second-generation Google TV devices from manufacturers like LG and Samsung.
Intel closed its Digital Home Group last year. At the time, the company said it would focus on semiconductors for the next generation of pay TV set-top boxes. No one suspected Intel wanted to run its own television service.
There were rumors earlier this year that Intel was in talks to buy Roku, a competing set-top box maker for Internet television. However, that deal apparently fell through and it appears Roku is trying to raise about $50 million in new financing for its own Internet television efforts.
Few specifics are known about the Intel effort and nothing is known about whose content the new service would offer. Apple, Amazon and Google, who are engaged in similar efforts, have had trouble getting programmers to sign on with content. The content owners are generally afraid of upsetting their traditional revenue streams and ceding control.
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Ball boys will want a victory
7:52am Friday 25th January 2013 in Sport By Andy Cryer, Blackburn Rovers reporter
BLACKBURN Rovers' head of the academy Phil Cannon admits it is "human nature" for ball boys to want their team to win – but insists all at Ewood Park are reminded of their responsibilities.
Rovers' ball boys are taken from their academy ranks, aged between 16-18, and in the wake of Wednesday night's Capital One Cup controversy are likely to be more in the spotlight over the next few weeks.
Chelsea's Eden Hazard was sent off for kicking out at a Swansea ball boy who was smothering the ball towards the end of the semi final defeat.
Cannon said: "We use our scholars as ball boys, so they are between 16 and 18. Their job is to throw the ball back and nothing more really.
"We had an incident last season a little bit similar from one of our lads who was a Blackburn Rovers fan. He wanted Rovers to win and human nature kicked in.
"We reprimanded him after the game because it nearly caused a riot. But it is human nature. We just tell the lads to be sensible and to get the ball back, don't mess about."
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8:06am Fri 25 Jan 13
greenscreener says...
10:14am Fri 25 Jan 13
Lord S says...
Sack the Ballboy and punish Hazard in accordance with the Football league rules, and lets get on with the football.
10:37am Fri 25 Jan 13
Stone Island: says...
10:42am Fri 25 Jan 13
ChrisDeBerg says...
Stone Island: wrote:Have you been hit by a Hazard at work?
I think the ball boys need to take a Hazard perception test.
You may be entitled to compensation!
4:30pm Fri 25 Jan 13
malkey18 says...
7:06pm Fri 25 Jan 13
johnny rover says...
8:11pm Sun 27 Jan 13
noddy57 says...
greenscreener wrote:The ball boys used to be respected but like the players of today they too are beginning to get spoiled and pampered, no time for cheats ,As Jimmy greaves said recently, when he played football the vast majority of them played hard but fair and it was a shame the way the game has gone,
Time-wasting is something that always winds everyone up. Whatever happened to the multi-ball system ?
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