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The two candidates vying for the Republican nomination in next month's runoff stumped for votes in Enterprise.
The Republican Women of Coffee County sponsored a forum for the candidates involved in the July 15th runoff.
State Senator Harri Anne Smith and Montgomery Representative Jay Love survived a crowded primary field to fill the seat being vacated by the retirement of incumbent Congressman Terry Everett.
Besides his legislative background, Love touts his experience as a small businessman who operates a restaurant chain.
"As a small businessman, who has met payroll and with my legislative experience in dealing with, and working with a diverse group of people, I feel most qualified to hold the congressional seat," said Love.
With more than a decade in the legislature, Senator Smith says she would make the best choice for Congress.
Over the years, the Geneva County native has had one of the most conservative voting records in Montgomery.
"I have 10 years of experience in the Alabama Senate. I have served as mayor and I have been president of the Wiregrass United Way, showing leadership," said Smith.
With some 16-counties, the U.S. second congressional seat is the largest land district in the state.
The winner of the Love-Smith runoff will face Democratic Challenger and Montgomery Mayor Bobby Bright in the November general election.


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Breaking Stalin's Nose
by Eugene Yelchin
Winter Imagery
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
The novel clearly takes place in winter in Moscow, and the novel's chock full of cold, wintry imagery. Here are just a few frosty gems:
- "Red Square is deserted, layers of cobblestones under thick black ice." (8.1)
- "I chase after a streetcar white with frost, icicles hanging over the frozen windows." (11.3)
- "This streetcar is like an ice cave. The frost inside the glass makes the windows glow white. I lean in and breathe on the glass. A small circle opens like a peephole in a prison cell's door." (30.1)
In these examples, cold is associated with: isolation ("Red Square is deserted"); darkness ("thick black ice"); obscured vision ("icicles hanging over the frozen windows"); and imprisonment ("an ice cave...a peephole in a prison cell's door").
So, what might all of these things have in common? Well, they all seem to relate in some way to the effects of the political system in power in the 1950s USSR. People are isolated from each other because they're afraid. It's a dark time in which people can't get a good handle on what's going on. And lots of people are being locked up in prisons (some in the literally freezing wasteland of Siberia and the system of gulag prisons for which the Soviet Union was notorious).

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If no excursion planned I suggest just staying on ship. Nothing great to see in my opinion.
This is a very nice port to go to. However we didn't do anything but a little shopping and enjoy the ship. Plus that day was a rainy stormy day but that has no bearing on the Island.
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Highland Park celebrates 100th birthday
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Clockwise from background left: Bettina Hill and her 11-year old daughter Mia Hill, Maggie Kipp and her 11-month-old daughter Caroline, and Shona Gilbert with her 11-year-old daughter Daylyn Gilbert (far left) greeted each other during the birthday bash.
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"Online ordering is just another way for all of our restaurants to provide great customer service," says Roland Dickey, Jr., president of Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants Inc. "Time is a valuable commodity, and we want to make sure our customers have a great experience in a timely manner when they visit us – online ordering alleviates waiting times."
The new system simplifies the ordering process by allowing customers to place a pick-up order directly online. In addition, a group ordering feature allows customers to place multi-item orders under a single name, invite friends via email to add to the order and manage the process online. Account information can be saved for the next time customers order by creating a secure account.
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WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Sierra Club announced a national "Wind Week," urging Congress to renew the wind Production Tax Credit, a critical policy upon which 75,000 American jobs rely. November 12th will mark the beginning of Wind Week, as labor, environmental, and wind industry groups come together to advocate for renewal of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind energy. The PTC is a federal tax policy that helps level the playing field by providing the certainty the wind industry needs for continued growth.
To kick off Wind Week, the Sierra Club took over the Capitol South Metro Station with bold new ads that show the importance of renewing the wind Production Tax Credit. The ads will run for one month.
"The wind industry is hard at work - Congress should do the same," said Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club. "With Wind Week, we're taking it to the next level to show that Congress needs to protect tens of thousands of wind industry jobs. Every day that Congress delays action means more layoffs and job losses for American workers. The wind industry doesn't just support clean energy that keeps our air free of pollution, it also feeds the families of 75,000 workers."
The wind Production Tax Credit is set to expire at the end of this year. Already, the failure of Congress to renew the tax credit has led to over 3,534 jobs lost as companies delay or cancel plans for new wind installations and factories. The American Wind Energy Association estimates that approximately half of all existing American wind jobs - 37,000 jobs - will be lost if the PTC is not renewed by the end of the year.
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The Time Traveler's Wife
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The Time Traveler's Wife Quotes
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Love Quotes
[Clare:] "Do you love her?" [Henry:] "Very much" […] I'm astonished to see that tears are streaming across her face […] [Clare:] "It's just that I thought maybe you were married to me."...
Time Quotes
[Clare:] I keep myself busy. Time goes faster that way. (Prologue.2)
Fate vs. Free Will Quotes
[Henry:] I hate to be where [Clare] is not, when [Clare] is not. And yet, I am always going, and she cannot follow. (Prologue.15)
Family Quotes
[Sharon to Henry:] "I think you've got the only nice one." (1.9.100)
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[Clare to Henry:] "When I was a teenager I tried to get you to make love to me, and you never would, which of course made me much more determined about it. I think you thought you were going to war...
Marriage Quotes
[Grandma to Clare:] "Goodness, Clare, why in the world would you want to marry such a person? Think of the children you would have! Popping into next week and back before breakfast." (1.7.6.)
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[Clare:] I'm at a loss because I am in love with a man who is standing before me with no memories of me at all. [...] I'm flooded with years of knowledge of Henry, while he's looking at me, perplex...
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[Clare:] Henry is glancing around us, worrying that readers, co-workers are noticing us, searching his memory, realizing that some future self of his has met this radiantly happy girl standing in f...
Identity Quotes
[Henry:] When I am out there, in time, I am inverted, changed into a desperate version of myself. I become a thief, a vagrant, an animal who runs and hides. (Prologue.11)
Mortality Quotes
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Activists Occupy Gadhafi Mansion in London
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Activists say they have occupied a London mansion owned by a son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
A group calling itself Topple the Tyrants said it entered the house Wednesday. Spokesman Montgomery Jones says the squatters, who are not Libyan, will stay "until this property can be returned to the Libyan people."
Police say officers are monitoring the situation and no arrests had been made.
The eight-bedroom Georgian-style house with swimming-pool and sauna is reportedly owned by Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, who had put it on the market for more than 10 million pounds ($16 million). It was withdrawn from sale last month.
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Imperial measures are rather confusing, in general, yet there are still
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Fed Study: Low Mortgage Rates No Boon to Refinancing in 2010
One of the few potential marginal benefits of the Fed's policy decision yesterday could be to push mortgage rates lower, potentially fueling some more refinancing activity, which could put some cash back in people's pockets.
Sounds logical, but it could be harder than it looks, judging by a new Fed study released today, which found that, despite historically low mortgage rates last year, refinancing activity struggled.
In the study, the authors write:
Mortgage originations declined between 2009 and 2010 in the HMDA data from just under 9 million loans to fewer than 8 million loans. Most significant was the decline in the number of refinance loans despite historically low baseline mortgage interest rates throughout the year. Home-purchase loans also declined, but less so than the decline in refinance lending.
The trouble may not be rates, which have since fallen to fresh now lows, but the willingness of lenders to lend money, even to those who are already paying their mortgages without any trouble:
One explanation for subdued refinance activity is that lenders may be less willing or less able to take risk than earlier in the decade. The Federal Reserve's quarterly Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices indicates that lenders have tightened credit standards during the past few years.
Lenders could also be adjusting prices due to perceptions that borrowers with the same nominal characteristics (credit score, for example) pose more risk now than they did several years ago because of the substantially weaker and more uncertain conditions in employment and housing markets.
Lenders may also be pricing risk more stringently because they are passing on certain fees from the GSEs. In 2008, both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac started charging additional fees ("loan-level pricing adjustments") on loans to borrowers in credit score and LTV ranges in which they had not charged such fees before.
In addition to these factors, the increased fees and tighter underwriting by PMI companies noted earlier and the increased presence of junior-lien loans—which must be closed, refinanced, or resubordinated—relative to the past may also be impeding refinance activity.
Subdued refinance activity may also stem from the fact that the financial standing of many borrowers has been undermined by sharp house price declines and the associated loss of home equity, especially for those residing in Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, and Nevada, where home prices fell more than 20 percent from the end of 2006 to the end of 2009, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) home price index.
None of these factors have really changed much, suggesting a refi boom may have trouble getting liftoff.


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You can check out two of the area's biggest boat blessings in Dulac and Chauvin next month.
Holy Family Catholic Church's boat blessing is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 14 at the church, 6641 Grand Caillou Road, Dulac. The day begins with a fishermen's Mass at 10 a.m., followed by a luncheon at 11:30 a.m., then the blessing of the boats. For information, call the rectory at 563-2325.
In Chauvin, the boat blessing will be paired with the 2012 Chauvin Folk Art Festival. The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 21 at the Chauvin Sculpture Garden, 5337 Bayouside Drive.
You can watch the annual boat parade, sponsored by St. Joseph Catholic Church, from the bayouside. It starts in front of the church and proceeds down Bayou Little Caillou to Boudreaux Canal.
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Using positron emission tomography (PET) scans to identify certain patterns in brain metabolism may help clinicians determine whether a patient is likely to respond to cognitive behavioral therapy or an antidepressant, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health.
Physicians typically decide on the best course of treatment for depression based on their own judgment and the wishes of the patient, but it can take months to determine whether the selected treatment is having the desired effect. Such a delay in getting effective treatment can have dire consequences for patients with depression, who may attempt suicide. To help avoid such delays, Helen Mayberg, MD, of Emory University in Atlanta, and her colleagues probed whether pretreatment PET scans could distinguish patients who would respond best to cognitive behavioral therapy from those who would respond best to escitalopram (McGrath CL et al. JAMA Psychiatry. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.143 [published online June 12, 2013]).
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To hear the hype, you'd think that 529 savings accounts were the greatest invention since the GI Bill when it comes to covering college costs.
The hype is mostly right. The state-sponsored plans provide shelter from federal and state income taxes, give grandparents a good way to chip in for their grandkids' education, and do little damage to your chances for financial aid. In more than half of the states, they also deliver a state tax deduction or other tax benefits in exchange for your contributions.
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So enticing are the programs that savers have finally awakened to their appeal. Assets in 529 plans totaled almost $97 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2007, up 30% compared with the same period in 2006, according to the College Savings Foundation. The average account balance approaches $12,000, which is about equal to the total cost of one year at a public college or university.
Still, if you rely too heavily on 529s, you could end up with more money in the accounts than you have to pay in qualified college costs -- which would trigger the very tax you were trying to avoid. "The 529 is one great option, but it should be used in moderation," says Deborah Fox, of Fox College Funding, a network of financial planners.
Lots of pluses
Created by the section of the tax code that also gave life to prepaid-tuition plans, 529s let your savings grow tax-deferred and escape tax altogether if you use the money for qualified educational expenses, such as tuition, fees, books, and room and board. If your child takes a pass on higher ed, you can transfer the funds to another family member and preserve the tax benefits. Or you can withdraw the money yourself and pay income tax and a 10% penalty on the earnings. Unlike other education savings programs, 529s let families participate regardless of income, and the states set a high ceiling on contributions.
The plans also represent an opportunity to help the grandkids and move money out of your estate. You can put up to $12,000 annually into a 529 plan for each child (or $24,000 if your spouse joins in the gift) without incurring the federal gift tax. Or you can drop $60,000 ($120,000 per couple) into the account at one time and average the gift over five years. If one grandkid bails on college, no problem. You simply switch the money to another.
Parents don't have to worry that a 529 will seriously affect their financial-aid potential. The federal financial-aid formula assesses parent-owned accounts at 5.6%, a relatively painless hit compared with the 20% assessment on student savings. The federal financial-aid application (FAFSA) doesn't ask about grandparent-owned accounts at all.
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But when it's time to take money out of your 529, make sure your withdrawals match up with qualified college expenses, says Rick Darvis, a certified college financial planner in Plentywood, Mont. If withdrawals exceed expenses, the portion of the excess that represents earnings are considered unearned income to the beneficiary -- your student -- and are taxed accordingly. "Before, it didn't make much difference because you didn't withdraw the money until the student was in college and the student's presumably lower tax rates applied," says Darvis. "Now, the kiddie tax applies during the college years."


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Garden, Clean Up, Compost
About this time every year, I spend at least a couple of weekends "cleaning up" outdoors: gathering broken branches knocked down by winter winds, raking pine needles off perennial beds, vacuuming matted leaves that accumulated beneath shrubs. It's the part of gardening I least enjoy. I mean, after all — does nature really need us to "clean up" after her? I tend to believe she prefers things on the dirty side. I think she rather likes those twigs, leaves and pine needles.
My neighbors seem to accomplish their garden clean-ups effortlessly. How do they manage it, I wonder. I rarely see anyone outdoors, yet walking through the neighborhood last evening, I passed (mostly) perfectly green lawns, neatly sheared shrubs and tidy clumps of daffodils in newly mulched beds. I must admit, there is something very appealing about that look. Edged beds, clipped hedges and even-toned turf-grass do make us feel safe and secure, somehow.
But I have another motive for gathering, raking and shredding my landscape leftovers. I stash them in a nice, big pile beneath a pine in one corner of my backyard. It looks pretty awful, but I'm really the only one who sees it (and it smells just fine). And, later this summer, I'll dig down into my secret stash and unearth something fabulous: sweet, crumbly compost—the best possible treatment for plants and landscapes of all kinds.
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Definition of shochu in English:
noun[mass noun]
A rough Japanese spirit distilled from any of various ingredients, including sake dregs.
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- While it may be best known for flawless Japanese food, and as the natural habitat of international celebrities, we're more interested in the wonderful sake and shochu cocktails.
- Aside from all the sakes (brought to the table in pointy bamboo beakers), you can also dizzy yourself with shochu, the fierce Japanese vodka drink, which is newly in vogue in Tokyo.
- If you're not in the mood for a sake or a saketini - made with sake and shochu and graced with a spear of prettily cut cucumber - you can bring your own bottle for a $10 corkage fee.
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Earnings-Based and Accrual-Based Market Anomalies: One Effect or Two?
Daniel W. Collins
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting
Paul Hribar
University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business
May 25, 1999
This paper investigates whether the accrual pricing anomaly documented by Sloan (1996) for annual data holds for quarterly data and whether this form of market mispricing is distinct from the post-earnings announcement drift anomaly. We find that the market appears to overestimate (underestimate) the persistence of the accrual (cash flow) component of quarterly earnings and, therefore, tends to overprice (underprice) accruals (cash flows). Moreover, the accrual (cash flow) mispricing appears to be distinct from post-earnings announcement drift. A hedge portfolio trading strategy that exploits both forms of market mispricing generates abnormal returns in excess of those based on unexpected earnings, accruals, or cash flow information alone.
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3 Tips Every Parent Needs to Know Before School Starts0
Your kids may be headed back to school soon, but they're not the only ones who need to be prepared!
That's why we put together some great parent tips that will help get you organized and prepare you for your kids' first day back to school and every day after that, too!
Life is about to get crazy, so crazy in fact, that you'll feel as though you don't have a second to spare in your entire busy day.
That's why we suggest personalizing your very own "From the Mom of…" Notepad (at left) complete with all of your kids' names plus your contact information, including your name, cell phone number and email address.
These cute notepads are sure to come in handy the next time you need to write a quick note for the babysitter, teacher, coach or even another parent you're trying to schedule a play date with!
Think of it like your own personal mommy or daddy business card – it's sure to save you a ton of time and stress whether you have one child or a dozen!
Another way to reduce stress as you're preparing for the new school year is to update your own planner or home calendar with the entire school calendar, including all after-school activities your children may have.
You'll be happy to have everyone's schedule all in one spot that you can refer to throughout the year (especially parents who have children in different schools). However, in order to prevent you from feeling overwhelmed, we suggest personalizing our "Simply Organized" Calendar Pad which will help you keep your entire family's schedule organized on a week-to-week basis.
Your calendar will be much more manageable and much less intimidating so you'll be more likely to stick to it (we also offer Personalized Calendar Pads that your kids can use to help keep their individual schedules organized, too)!
While both of the above tips should help reduce stress, any realistic parent knows that stress is inevitable.
The best way to fight that back-to-school stress is to be at the top of your game, by making sure you've started the day off right with your morning coffee! Head over to our Personalized Coffee Mug Department and have fun picking out a new back-to-school mug or travel tumbler design that you can personalize with your favorite photos, colors and message!
The back-to-school stress and morning carpool will be much more manageable when you're facing it with a warm cup of coffee in your hand or cup holder!
5 Quick & Easy Tips for Throwing a Graduation Party0
Tip No. 1. First thing's first. If you're throwing a graduation party you need to send out invitations! PMall.com's Personalized Graduation Gifts Store has an entire Graduation Invitations & Party Accessories Department that's full of great designs that come in every color you can imagine. The Refined Graduate Personalized Graduation Invitations are one of our favorite designs because you not only get to share the graduate's senior photo, you also can personalize it with 3 additional photos of your choosing. This gives you the opportunity to use 3 photos of the graduate growing up giving all the guests a cute visual story of their journey to graduation! You can even personalize matching Refined Graduate Thank You Cards so your graduate can thank all of his or her family and friends for their lovely gifts!
Tip No. 2. On the day of the celebration you'll want to make sure people know where the party is located, which is why you'll want to personalize the School Spirit Photo Garden Flag and place it proudly on your front lawn! Our all-weather, double-sided flag will be custom personalized with their school name, class rank, year, and any sports or titles with special meanings plus you get to choose 2 colors from 8 different color options, upload any photo and add any 2-line message to appear above the photo for a personalized touch. As an added bonus, this garden flag is removable and can be interchanged with any of our other Personalized Garden Flag Designs. That way you can continue to swap out different garden flags for different holidays, celebrations and upcoming seasons.
Tip No. 3. You'll find lots of decorations and party favors in our Graduation Party Accessories Department, but our most popular gift is the Class Of Personalized Photo Banner. The banner is a great way to decorate any inside or outside space for the party and it also doubles as a great guest book! Leave out a couple of Sharpie markers and have the graduate's family and friends sign their names, write a message, or share an inspirational quote on the banner. Your graduate will love having a keepsake with notes from all their loved ones. It will be something they can look back on years from now and treasure forever.
Tip No. 4. It isn't a real party unless there's dessert! We came across these Graduation Dessert Pops (at right) on Pinterest and thought they were a great idea right away! Not only do they save you time from passing out and cleaning up a bunch of cake plates, napkins and forks, they're easier for everyone to eat, too! With high school graduation parties especially, there are bound to be friends and family who will have to attend more than one graduation party the same day as yours. Instead of missing out on cake because they have to leave early for another graduation party, your guests will love being able to take a cake pop with them whenever they need to leave because they can enjoy it on their way to the next party! Plus everyone will love them because they're just so darn cute! If you like the idea of a portable dessert, you should also check out our Way To Go Grad Personalized Candy Bar Wrappers or our You Picture It Personalized Photo Cupcake Wrappers.
Tip No. 5. Last but not least, you need a gift for the grad! The School Spirit Personalized Photo Frame is our No. 1 best-selling graduation gift and it's easy to see why. Our exclusive School Spirit design features an artistic splash of any 2 school colors and can be personalized with their school name, class rank, year, and any sports, inside jokes or titles with special meanings! So it's not only a great gift idea for the grad, it's also the perfect graduation gift high school seniors can give to their friends who are also graduating. They can personalize it with words the stand for their inside jokes or incredible moments they shared together for the past 4 years.
And there you have it – 5 quick and easy tips for throwing a graduation party! Make sure you check out our Personalized Graduation Gifts Store for all of the above gifts and more. We have great gift ideas for graduates of all ages!
We hope you enjoy your graduation celebrations – give extend a congratulations to the grad on our behalf!
Personalized Stationary is the New Popular Teacher Gift0
The school year is coming to an end and now is the perfect time to pick out something special for your children's teachers to show them how much you appreciated their hard work this past year.
No matter what your budget may be, PMall.com's Personalized Teacher Gifts Store is sure to have the perfect teacher gifts for the teachers in your life no matter what age they teach. We have designs tailor made for kindergarten teachers all the way up to college professors – after all, teachers at all levels deserve to be shown appreciation!
Based on what we've seen popping up on Pinterest, the new popular "thank you" gift for teachers is personalized stationary. It makes sense since teachers often find themselves writing notes for their students to take home to their parents or jotting down reminders about lesson plans.
PMall.com's Personalized Stationary Store is full of notepads and notebooks with all sorts of beautiful colors and patterns for everyday use but we also have an entire department of Personalized Teacher Stationary that's full of great teacher-themed stationary.
You'll find different types of notepads, note cubes, notebooks, note cards and more; including our popular new Calendar Desk Pads (the photo at left features an example of one of our teacher-themed notepads). These calendar note pads come in different sizes, colors and patterns and include colorful weekly schedules that make it fun to organize any busy schedule! They're perfect for teachers who have lots of lesson plans, after school activities, and meetings to plan throughout the week.
Calendar desk pads are becoming more and more popular and any teacher would love to have one, especially if it's personalized with his or her name! So head on over to our Personalized Teacher Stationary department to pick out the perfect design for the teacher you're shopping for and tell us what you think!
We'd love to hear from parents and teachers – which type of stationary do you prefer? Notepads, note cubes, or note cards? Let us know by commenting on this post.
Enjoy the rest of the school year!
And the 2012 Resolutions Contest Winner is …0
Leslie entered the "2012 Resolutions with A Personal Touch" Contest to tell us about the person she'd like to keep in touch with more in 2012 by using hand-written letters. Here is her winnng entry:
"The person I would like to be in touch with more is my sister-in-law Allison Miller. We live so far apart, I am in Illinois, she is in Florida. She is pregnant with her second child, and she frequently sends me hand-written notes from herself or from my nephew, and it ALWAYS brightens my day to receive them. I would love to be able to send a little sunshine into get busy life by doing the same for her.
Thanks for considering me,
Leslie Mirkes"
Thanks for submitting such a touching entry Leslie! For being named the winner, Leslie has won her own set of Personally Yours© Personalized Note Cards & Envelopes so she can keep in touch with her sister-in-law Allison!
Thank you to all the A Personal Touch readers who submitted entries – we loved them all!
Keep checking back here for more contests and chances to win great PersonalizationMall.com gifts!
Quick & Easy Ways to Get Organized!0
Whether you made a New Year's resolution to get organized or are just looking for a few ways to modify your normal routine, A Personal Touch has a couple tips to help you get a better handle on you and your family's busy lives!
One of the great benefits of personalized gifts is organization. When you're able to put someone's name on something, it can help keep things in their right place.
For example, PersonalizationMall.com can help you keep each family member's schedule straight with the Family Character Collection© Magnets. For just $4.95, you can personalize a magnet with a whimsical cartoon figure that looks just like each one of your loved ones – even your pets! You can customize the magnet with their name and then choose from male or female adult, youth, or baby figures, with light or dark complexions, and you can even choose to personalize one with a cat or dog. You can use the magnets to display your child's A+ paper, doctor appointment reminders, individual chore assignments and anything else you can think of! Your kids will get a kick out of seeing themselves as a cartoon and will look forward to checking their magnet each day for reminders or notes from Mom!
You can also keep your family organized by using the set of 3 Grocery List© Personalized Notepads. What's great about these notepads, which are priced at just $23.95 for the set of 3, is that you can personalize each of notepads however you'd like. So if you have family members with certain food allergies or special diets that require you to go to more than one grocery store, you can personalize a different notepad for your family member with the diet restrictions or you can designate the notepads for each of the stores you'll be shopping at. Instead of overlooking certain items on one big list in the store, you'll have 2 shorter lists that are easier to tackle – not to mention, with separate lists you can always hand off one of the lists to a family member so you can share the shopping and be done in half the time!
The notepads also come with a magnetic strip so you can place them right on the refrigerator door so they're always handy!
If you like the grocery store notepads but are looking to be more organized at work, you'll love the notepad set with the Dot To Dot© design! You can personalize each notepad for a different job responsibility, such as one notepad for things to go over in upcoming meetings, another notepad for your daily to-do list, and the final notepad to brainstorm or plan upcoming assignments. The Dot to Dot theme is so bright and cheery; you'll actually have fun writing out your checklists!
The A Year To Remember© Photo Wall Calendar is another great way for you to stay on top of things at home and at work! You have the opportunity to pick 12 of your most precious photos which will be printed in full size for each month. Then you can add any 2-line message you'd like on each month so you can feature special birthdays, anniversaries or whatever is most important for you. The calendar has a writable area for daily or month to-do's so you can leave yourself reminders and you can choose to start the calendar on any month so you don't waste money on months that have already passed. And as an organizational bonus, we've included a "Dates To Remember" page so you can list all the special holidays or occasions you need to remember throughout the year. Priced at only $19.95, you finally have the opportunity to stay on top of your schedule with a personal touch. After all, a calendar is a lot more fun to plan when you're looking at your favorite photographs!
We hope we've been able to offer some great tools to help you keep your New Year's Resolution. With all these little tips, just think of how much more time you'll have to spend with family and enjoy personal hobbies!
If you have any organizational tips you'd like to share, we'd love to hear them! Feel free to leave a comment below.
Have fun getting organized and check back here for Valentine's Day gift ideas soon!


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Computer-Aided Software Engineering, International Workshop on (2009)
Zhangjiajie, China
July 11, 2009 to July 12, 2009
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Development and Implementation of Software Gateways of Fire Fighting Subsystem Running on EBI (Abstract)
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Incremental Updating Algorithm Based on Partial Support Tree for Mining Association Rules (Abstract)
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The Application of Membership Degree Transformation New Algorithm in Military Transportation Performance Evaluation (Abstract)
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Resource Planning and Scheduling of Payload for Satellite with a Discrete Binary Version of Differential Evolution (Abstract)
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Design and Implementation of High Availability Distributed System Based on Multi-level Heartbeat Protocol (Abstract)
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Design of a New Magnetoelastic Stress Sensor (Abstract)
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Topology Optimization of a Three-Dimension Compliant Microgripper Using Multi-objective Compliance (Abstract)
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Design and Implementation of a Novel Embedded Real-Time Kernel Based on Hybrid Architecture (Abstract)
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Performance of Complex Orthogonal Wavelet Packet Based MC-CDMA System with Space-Time Coding over Rayleigh Fading Channel (Abstract)
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Research on Applying Unidirectional Loop Layout to Optimize Facility Layout in Workshop Based on Improved Genetic Algorithm (Abstract)
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The Problems of SMEs in E-commerce (Abstract)
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Cost Reduction for Automobile during Design Stage with Statistical Method and Tear Down Technique (Abstract)
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Design of Remote Data Acquisition and Communication Hardware Circuit System Based on Windows (Abstract)
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Image Reconstruction Algorithm Based on Algebraic Neural Network for Electrical Resistance Tomography (Abstract)
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Research and Application of PSO-Based BP Neural Network in the Project Estimate of Government Investment (Abstract)
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An Empirical Study on the Relationship between Entrepreneur's Traits and Entrepreneurial Success (Abstract)
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A Quick Efficiency-Optimized Scheme for Vector Controlled Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive (Abstract)
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Flux-Weakening Control Scheme Based on the Fuzzy Logic of PMSM Drive for Hybrid Electric Vehicle (Abstract)
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An IPv6 DNS Conformance Testing Framework (Abstract)
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Nonlinear Combination Forecasting Model and Application Based on Radial Basis Function Neural Networks (Abstract)
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An Algorithm of Data Fusion Using Artificial Neural Network and Dempster-Shafer Evidence Theory (Abstract)
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Measurement of Public Satisfaction Evaluation on E-government: Based on Structural Equation Model (Abstract)
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Bench Scale Study on the Adsorption and Regeneration of Clinoptilolite for Ammonia Removal (Abstract)
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Sliding Mode Control Design of Cleaning Robot's Mobile Manipulator Used in Large Condenser Based on Neural Networks (Abstract)
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Experimental Research on Dynamic Characters of SRC Frame-RC Shear Wall Hybrid Structure Main Building in Large Thermal Power Plants (Abstract)
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Topology Control Target Tracking-Oriented (Abstract)
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Resource-Constrained Multi-project Management with Activity Weights in Software Engineering (Abstract)
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Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with NH3 over Wire-Mesh Honeycomb Supported V2O5 -MoO3/TiO2/Al2O3 Catalyst (Abstract)
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Evaluation of Classroom Teaching Quality in Universities Based on Artificial Neural Network (Abstract)
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Comprehensive Evaluation on the Durability of Concrete Structure Base on Uncertain Measurements (Abstract)
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The Evaluation Model of Quality of High Performance Concrete Construction Based on the Unascertained Measure (Abstract)
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A Scheme's Synchronization of Chua Chaotic System with Oscillating Parameters under the Impulsive Control (Abstract)
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Marginal Partial Likelihood Approach in the Cox Model with Non-ignorable Missing Covariates (Abstract)
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Agent Based Container Terminal Optimization (Abstract)
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Wireless Networked Control Systems with Generalized Predictive Control and Novel Smith Predictor (Abstract)
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Wireless Networked Control Systems with Neuron Adaptive Control and Novel Smith Predictor (Abstract)
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Synonyms of remove in English:
4 police searched his flat, removing fifteen bags of clothing
take away, carry away, move, shift, convey, transport;
confiscate, take possession of
informal cart off
[Antonyms] replace, put back
6 Henry removed his coat
take off, pull off, peel off, shrug off, discard, divest oneself of, shed, fling off, fling aside, climb out of, slip out of;
dated doff
[Antonyms] don, put on
7 he was removed from his post as head of the security department
dismiss, discharge, get rid of, dislodge, displace, throw out, evict, eject, expel, oust, purge, unseat, depose, topple, supplant;
informal sack, fire, kick out, boot out, defenestrate, give someone the boot, give someone their marching orders, show someone the door
British informal turf out
dated out
[Antonyms] install, appoint
8 tax relief on life assurance premiums was removed
withdraw, abolish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with, take away, stop, put an end to, cut
informal axe
[Antonyms] introduce, bring in
9 Gabriel carefully removed the last two words
delete, erase, rub out, cross out, strike out, ink out, score out, block out, blue-pencil, cut out, eliminate, efface, obliterate
[Antonyms] add
12 dated in 1800 he removed to Edinburgh See move (sense 5 of the verb)
13 mobsters like that could simply have you removed if they didn't like you
kill, murder, put to death, get rid of, dispose of, assassinate, eliminate, execute, wipe out
informal bump off, do away with, do in, do for, knock off, take out, top, stiff, croak, liquidate, blow away, give someone the works, wipe off the face of the earth
North American euphemistic terminate with extreme prejudice
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Take your serger out of the closet! Learn the fundamental setup stitches, then make three posh projects: an exposed zipper bag, an ombré ruffled apron and a striped knit scarf.
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CHAT: Fighting the flu
This year's severe flu season has prompted Gov. Andrew Cuomo to declare a public health emergency for New York state.
Local hospitals have reported an increase in flu-related emergency-room visits.
And it's not over. Flu season generally peaks in January and February, but can linger through March.
Are you doing what you need to do to protect yourself and your family? How do you know if you have a bad cold or the flu? If you do get it, how do you know when it's OK to return to work or school? Is it too late for a flu shot?
To answer questions about the flu, the Times Herald-Record will hold an online chat from noon-1 p.m. Wednesday with two professionals from the Orange County Department of Health.
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A new book about President John F. Kennedy takes aim at one of the few pieces of evidence used by conspiracy theorists to argue that Lee Harvey Oswald wasn't the only gunman at Dealey Plaza on Nov. 22, 1963.
The book, The Kennedy Half Century: The Presidency, Assassination, and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy, is by Larry Sabato, a University of Virginia political scientist. Working with a team of researchers, Sabato used new technology to analyze the audio from a police radio transmission that appeared to show four shots being fired when the president was killed.
The acoustic analysis of the brief radio transmission — from a motorcycle officer's microphone that was stuck in the "on" position — became a key piece of evidence underpinning the 1979 report of the U.S. House Committee on Assassinations. That report was like a gift from heaven for conspiracy theorists. It concluded that JFK was "probably assassinated as the result of a conspiracy."
The finding contradicted the Warren Commission's conclusion that Oswald was the lone assassin. According to the commission, Oswald fired three shots at Kennedy from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository.
The House committee's supposed discovery of a fourth shot was taken by some as proof that another gunman, probably stationed on the grassy knoll, had fired at least once at the presidential motorcade.
However, Sabato and his team re-examined the audio and concluded that the alleged gunshots were only the sounds of an idling motorcycle and the rattling of a microphone.
Moreover, they said, the motorcycle was 2 miles from Dealey Plaza when the president was shot.
"There is simply no evidence for that fourth shot," Sabato said on a promotional tour for the book.
The debunking, if it's correct, follows a pattern of JFK conspiracy myths based on things that some people desperately want to hear or see.
Another example is the supposed photo of "badge man," snapped by a woman at Dealey Plaza on Nov. 22, 1963. It shows what appears to be a uniformed man firing a rifle on the grassy knoll. If one looks hard enough, there seems to be a puff of smoke emanating from the "rifle."
Serious researchers, however, have concluded the image is a chimera — an assembly of light and shadows that allows a viewer to see what he or she wants.
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Resiliency is the capacity to withstand stress and catastrophe. Humans have the capability to adapt and overcome risk and adversity. Individuals and communities are able to rebuild their lives even after devastating tragedies.
Being resilient doesn't mean going through life without experiencing stress and pain. People feel grief, sadness, and a range of other emotions after adversity and loss. The road to resilience lies in working through the emotions and effects of stress and painful events.
Resiliency is also not something that you're either born with or not. Resiliency develops as people grow up and gain better thinking and self-management skills and more knowledge. Resiliency also comes from supportive relationships with parents, peers and others, as well as cultural beliefs and traditions that help people cope with the inevitable bumps in life. Resilience is found in a variety of behaviors, thoughts, and actions that can be learned and developed across the life span.
Written by the late Peter Benson, this book offers many suggestions how to connect with young people.
The latest discussion topic at our recent Readiness Department Head Meeting
Written by the late Peter Benson, this book examines all the different ways that parents and teachers can ignite the SPARKS within todays youth.


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You won't necessarily know it yet but trust us when we say that owning a laptop or netbook at university is essential. At University your laptop is the centre of your work life and most importantly (ahem) your social life. When you're not with your friends in person you'll be going online and talking to them there instead, organising your next big night out or trying to find out if you actually had anything to do for that seminar tomorrow.
If you're living away from home a new laptop is also the best way of keeping in touch with all your old mates, and maybe your parents too if they ask nicely. Essentially, your laptop is going to be your work and entertainment hub; when it's not sat on your desk in your room as you browse Facebook it'll be up at the library with you as you work on that last minute essay. Of course, what you want from your new laptop depends on your budget and what you're going to be using it for. To help you decide, we've put together a collection of some of our best value laptop deals, so you can be sure your Uni life gets off to a great start.
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There is just nothing more precious than a new baby. Sometimes I just can't believe that I get to spend time cuddling with fresh new babies and call it my job. What a thrill. Baby Leam was such a joy to photograph. He is gorgeous, such a little gentleman and slept like a champ. I am a lucky lady to get to d what I do:)
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After 17 years and I have started to smoke this brand once again. I have found that it has not changed one bit from when I smoked them befor.
I enjoy the Dominican Light Cigar...a good smoke every time. They are very consistent from one to another. It is a good light cigar which burns evenly, with good taste and appearance.
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I first tried these many years ago and they were quickly one of my favorites for their unique fragrance. They are still exactly same as they were years ago and I still love them ,however, they used to be less than half the price they are now. I cant stand to spend that much knowing what I used to pay for them but every once in a while someone will get me a box for my birthday or Christmas and I savor every last one of them.00
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I've been enjoying cigars for over 10 years, and Black Jack was my first happy discover. It is a consistent, well constructed, dark beauty that I have never been afraid to smoke even around some of my boutique smoking brothers in arms. I knew I had picked the right go-to cigar, when walking through a humidor in New Orleans I spotted a solitary yellow box tucked a top a shelf of bundled custom handrolls. The humidor 5 pack can't be bear for convienence either. Keep up the good work.00
I used to buy these in 5 packs at the food store . Like a good many cigars with homogenized binder , they get that off taste at some point [ at least to me ] . However , the off taste appears far enough down while the majority of the cigar is pretty good ! It starts off kinda chocolaty and stays in one dimension till the end . All in all a good smoke , especially for the money ! The Black Arrow is good too as well as the Rigoletto Dominican , which are better .01
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Antonio Brown expects Mike Wallace to be a Steeler in 2012
Steelers Wide Receiver Antonio Brown was on NFL Total Access tonight. He was asked about Mike Wallace and what he thought about Wallace coming back to the Steelers in 2012. Brown was straight to the point and had no question that Wallace would be with him in 2012.
"I definitely expect it… I definitely look forward to him providing me help from the other side, rolling coverages… No doubt in my mind, he's coming back,"
Brown was directly affected by the coverage that Mike Wallace received. At the beginning of the season Wallace was averaging over 100 yards a game. As teams started to take Wallace away Brown took over. The more coverage Wallace saw the more productive Brown became. If Wallace is a Steeler in 2012 it should be the same way. No matter who teams see as the better receiver they will always have to double cover Wallace first because of his deep threat ability. Brown should thrive with the return of Wallace.
These two make a great tandem for the team. Th...
Source: Yardbarker: Pittsburgh Steelers
Brown Says No Doubt Wallace Will be with Steelers in 2012
There's still no conclusion to the Mike Wallace saga, though at this point it seems more than ever that he will remain in Pittsburgh.
One current Steeler that seems sure of it is WR Antonio Brown, who appeared on the NFL Network, and says he thinks Wallce will be on the other sie of him this year.
Steelers receiver Mike Wallace remains an unsigned restricted free agent, but Wallace's partner in the Pittsburgh receiving corps, Antonio Brown, says he's not worried about Wallace getting away.
Brown said on NFL Network's Total Access that he expects Wallace to sign with the Steelers, either the one-year tender offer or a long-term deal, and that the two of them will remain teammates.
"I definitely expect it," Brown said. "I definitely look forward to him providing me help from the other side, rolling coverages — he's a great teammate of mine."
"No doubt in my mind, he's coming back," Brown said.
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Antonio Brown: "No doubt" Mike Wallace will remain in Pittsburgh
Steelers receiver Mike Wallace remains an unsigned restricted free agent, but Wallace's partner in the Pittsburgh receiving corps, Antonio Brown, says he's not worried about Wallace getting away. Brown said on NFL Network's Total Access that he expects Wallace to sign with the Steelers, either the one-year tender offer or a long-term deal, and that…
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Steelers host Bills OT, two draft prospects
The team is meeting with Buffalo Bill offensive tackle Demetrius Bell as well as Miami (Ohio) guard Brandon Brooks and former Stanford long snapper Zachary Nolan.
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Steelers Free Agent WR Jerricho Cotchery making a visit to the Rams
Steelers Free Agent Wide Receiver Jerricho Cotchery is making a visit to St. Louis according to Manish Mehta. Cotchery has played for Rams offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer while in New York. Cotchery would give Sam Bradford a good possession receiver. The Rams look like they are headed for a ball control offense after adding Steve Smith to Danny Almendola in the receiving core. Cotchery would fit right in to that situation.
The Steelers are taking more of a risk the longer Cotchery sits on the market. Cotchery has received interest from the Chiefs and Jets as well. Sooner or later Cotchery is going to get tired of waiting even if he does really want to stay with the Steelers. Cotchery is that veteran presence the Steelers want in their locker room to help out the young receivers on the team. Their money situation while trying to keep Mike Wallace may be tight but it would be a big loss for the team to let Cotchery go.
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2012 Steelers Fan Blitz
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Rooney still hopes to expand the horse-collar rule
Pittsburgh's proposal to expand the prohibition against horse-collar tackles to protect quarterbacks in the pocket was voted down by the NFL owners on Wednesday. But the Steelers aren't giving up on it. Steelers President Art Rooney II told Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he still believes it should be illegal to yank down…
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History Shows Inside Linebackers Ignored By Steelers In First Round Of Drafts
You never know what will crop up in the comments section on this site, but I am proud to say that quite a few of the readers here are well informed when it comes to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The latest discussion centers around the Steelers potentially drafting Alabama inside linebacker Dont'a Hightower in the first round and as Greig eludes to in the comments section of another post, the Steelers have not drafted a true inside linebacker in the first round in the Super Bowl era.
Of course I know many of you will point to Lawrence Timmons, who the Steelers drafted in the first round of the 2007 Read more [...]
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BTSC 2012 Community Mock Draft Pick No. 2 — Washington Redskins Select Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor
The second pick of the 2012 BTSC Community Mock Draft is in, and no real surprises so far. Many thanks to BlueLoneWolf for the timely pick and enjoyable writeup. Next up: Minnesota Vikings represented by crosby87. -barnerburner-
With the second pick of the NFL draft, the Washington Redskins select Robert Griffin III from Baylor University.
This is it. The last roundup.
Robert, we're betting the farm on you. We are trading what is likely to be - but hopefully not - a top-ten pick next year and the year after that. Not to mention the second round pick this year, too. Cheers, gents. That's the future. All of it, centered on one quarterback from a small Baptist school in Texas. This is near unprecedented. But it was not unexpected.
Shall we, ladies and gentlemen, run down the list of quarterbacks that have started on the Redskins since we last won the Super Bowl with the immortal Mark Rypien? Names like Rich Gannon, Heath Shuler, Gus Frerotte, Jeff Hostetler, Trent Green, Brad Johnson, Jeff George, Patrick Ramsey, Mark Brunell, Jason Campbell, Donovan McNabb, Rex Grossman, and John Beck. Those are only the big or recent names in what has been a parade of misfires and misfits.
George, Hostetler, Brunell, Green, and Johnson were vagabonds or reclamation projects - and Johnson of course has a Super Bowl ring from Tampa of all places, and Gannon came close with the Raiders. Trent Green won a ring riding the pine while Kurt Warner Wally Pipped him, much like he got hurt with us. Green must have had frequent flier miles on ambulances, the poor guy. Brunell was shell-shocked and gun-shy by the time he was in Washington. Our memories of veteran quarterbacks are now further sullied by the bilking the Eagles putting on us for McNabb, who dirted more balls than I can count in his time in Washington. As for Grossman and Beck, which was the most awkward and miscast quarterback competition ever in the history of the NFL, we can only say that they were competing to see who was the least bad between the two of them. Shuler, Ramsey, and Campbell. First round draft picks that went nowhere for so many reasons. Shuler got beat out by Frerotte, which we should have seen coming after he held out of training camp. To Gus Frerotte's credit, he made the Pro Bowl and had some guts-if not a whole lot of regard for his own head. But that was a seventh rounder beating out a number three overall pick. Patrick Ramsey got utterly shelled behind a bad offensive line, Steve Spurrier, and a lack of skill position players. And poor Jason Campbell; I feel sorry for the kid. Offensive coordinators playing musical chairs must have really screwed with his head. At least every year he threw more touchdowns than interceptions, but he really never got a true foothold in our nation's capital and enough time with any one system to be markedly better than anyone else. I can only wonder what might have been. A slightly above average quarterback and a great defense got San Francisco to the NFC championship game this year.
But the biggest thing is that this is probably Mike Shanahan's last hurrah; his last chance to succeed. The past two years have 'offensive disaster' written all over them - heck, he hasn't even managed to do better than Jim Zorn in win-loss record. Granted, I still think the team is in better shape thanks to some decent drafting. Defensive upgrades are needed, certainly, but with our core, we're relatively solid.
But offensive struggles are just mounting in complexity and severity. Running back is a three-headed monster of a question. Roy Helu, Tim Hightower, Evan Royster: A and B? B and C? A and C? All of the above? The wide receivers got an upgrade of sortes with Pierre Garçon and Josh Morgan, and hopefully Leonard Hankerson comes back after a promising start to his career. Santana Moss is still functional, if not stellar anymore. Chris Cooley's a good tight end when healthy, and Fred Davis shows a lot of talent when he's not getting suspended for smoking illicit substances. However, this unit seems like a collection of twos and threes with no clear number one. At least RGIII's used to throwing to a lot of short, quick guys.
It's what's up front that I'm worried about. Will Montgomery's an alright center, and Trent Williams is alright at left tackle. Kory Lichtensteiger is not something to write home to mother about, and Jammal Brown wasn't exactly lighting the world on fire at right tackle. And Chris Chester? Again, alright. I'm sick of saying 'alright' and 'mediocre'. Mediocrity is giving up 41 sacks, which is about twice the number you want to see. I'd use the pick on Matt Kalil if he'd have someone worth blocking for. But we're desperate here in DC, desperate enough that we'd pay a national mint for four measly draft spaces.
Griffin, as a football player, is spectacular. His intelligence is evident - I watched him break down that play with Steve Mariucci and if that is to be taken as fact, he knows what he's talking about. Ken Starr, the president of Baylor, talked to him seriously about going into law school either immediately or after his career. As for football, his touch and accuracy on the deep ball is impeccable. Griffin's athleticism is almost unmatched or exceeded at the position - we haven't seen such a pure athletic talent at quarterback since Michael Vick. Who else at this position can run a 4.4 40 time? No one can doubt the gifts; no one can doubt the talent. There aren't even any nagging character concerns - I can't see Griffin pulling a Ryan Leaf and running off to Vegas with his signing bonus to play blackjack and get wrecked partying with friends. This past year was a tour-de-force as he torched almost every defense he played against. The TCU-Baylor shootout was one of the most memorable games of this past season, and it was one of the first games played. 'Human highlight reel' is overused as a cliché, but appropriate in this instance. Griffin can do it all. Accuracy. Arm Strength. Intelligence. Intangibles. Athleticism. Griffin's a five-tool quarterback with the game tape to back up the reputation. Everything you'd want and everything the Redskins need. The athleticism helps him fit into the offense with all the quarter-rollouts, half-rollouts, and full rollouts in Kyle Shanahan's system, along with the stretch running game that requires a quarterback to actually move. The only kind of rolling or moving Rex Grossman could do was downhill. The deep ball up the seam is an integral throw in the system, and Griffin can drop those in a hat. Grossman could drop them in the awaiting arm of a safety that was there when his receiver wasn't.
So you see, Robert, you don't have to worry about living up to high expectations: we expect failure because that's all we've known. You're not replacing a legend like Luck is in Indianapolis. You're going to BE the legend. At least, we hope. We've got the future of a tired, jaded franchise that wants to live up to its storied past once more riding on it.
We choose to draft Robert Griffin III.
Save us, Superman.
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Broncos hosting Dennis Dixon
ESPN.com's Bill Williamson reports that the Denver Broncos are currently hosting quarterback Dennis Dixon for a free-agent visit. The Broncos added Caleb Hanie as a backup option on Saturday, but Hanie won't get clipboard-holding rights without competition. Dixon is more athletic than Hanie and was more highly regarded coming out of college. Dixon, 27, has…
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Your time at sea should be a time of uninterrupted luxury and pleasure. Your yacht should do exactly that, nothing more. Everything else should be left to a support vessel to handle. That's what an increasing number of forward-thinking owners are realising, and that's why they want a DAMEN Yacht Support vessel. One day all superyacht owners will have one!


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I'm a teacher and my students and I participated in the Caps to the Capital project. It was a fantastic experience! I have been in contact with Save the Children since the project ended and they let me know about a neat way people can continue to help.
Visit the link below to see a video about our Caps to the Capital experience. At the end of the video, click the sponsor link and up to 49 cents will be donated to Save the Children. Also, another neat thing is the that the last picture in our video is of a baby in Bangladesh wearing one of the hats we made. It was sent to me by Save the Children. All of us knitters and crocheters, we really do make a difference in others lives! Keep it up!
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(ABC News) An attorney for a journalist reporting on last summer's theater massacre in Aurora, Colo., has accused the defense team for James Holmes of misleading the judge overseeing the case.
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Childhood Sports Injuries and Their Prevention (cont.)
And don't forget to include sunscreen and a hat (where possible) to reduce the chance of sunburn, which is actually an injury to the skin. Sun protection may also decrease the chances of malignant melanoma--a potentially deadly skin cancer--or other skin cancers that can occur later in life. It is also very important that your child has access to water or a sports drink to stay properly hydrated while playing.
Treat Injuries With "RICE"
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A strain is an injury to either a muscle or a tendon. A muscle is a tissue composed of bundles of specialized cells that, when stimulated by nerve impulses, contract and produce movement. A tendon is a tough, fibrous cord of tissue that connects muscle to bone. For more, please read the Strains and Sprains article.
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Growing up in Arkansas City, Kansas in the 1980s, artist Jamison Chas Banks experienced his fair share of American small town life. "It was all football and barbecues," he explained in a phone interview, recounting his younger years smack dab in the middle of the Great Plains. He continued to paint a picture of quintessential America: his father is a Vietnam veteran, his uncle served in combat during World War II and his late grandfather played semi-professional baseball in and around Oklahoma.
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