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ASI Chicago 2014: Highlights and Trends from the Show Floor! [VIDEO]
If you've been following our blog for a while, then you probably know that every year around this time a lucky few of us get to ditch the office in favor of ASI's annual trade show. This year was no different, and on July 16 four of us hit the trade show floor at McCormick Place in downtown Chicago.
From new gadgets to updated versions of the classics, booths at ASI Chicago showcased every promotional product you could imagine – and then some! Before we get down to the nitty gritty, check out this video our media team put together of all of the highlights from the show.
2014 Promotional Product Trends
Tech, tech, tech!
You may have noticed in the video that tech was the word on everyone's tongues this year at the ASI Show. Since technology and gadgets rule the world, it's only fitting that the promotional products industry is staying on trend and adapting to all of the new opportunities tech presents.
Whether its keeping your phone charged on the go with a custom car charger, blasting some tunes at a party with a Bluetooth speaker, or listening to music at work with headphones, the promo product industry has you covered!
The best part about all of these technological promo items is that EVERYONE can use them! No matter what industry you're in, your customers are using smartphones and tablets that need charging!
You didn't ask, but I'm gonna tell you: the second best part about all these gadgets is that they're available in a wide variety of price points.
Mason Jars
In stark contrast to all of the technology innovations in our industry, old school mason jars are making a comeback. (Thanks, Pinterest!) Mason jars with handles, two-tone mason jars, ceramic mason jars – you name it, there's a perfect mason jar for your event. Planning your ~*RuStiC FaiRyTaLe*~ dream wedding? Oh man, has the promotional products industry got you covered. Tailgating? School spirit? Craft club? Yep! We've got mason jars for everything.
Custom Shapes
We all know that there are a bazillion brands advertising and marketing to try to get a piece of consumers' attention. With the airwaves more and more crowded with advertising and branding, the promotional products industry is offering complete customization with custom shapes to guarantee your brand has a truly unique marketing campaign.
From custom stress ball shapes to custom fans, mint tins, and sunglasses shapes your brand can create a one-of-a-kind promotion.
We saw all kinds of awesome things at ASI this year. However, one thing was notably missing. Which leads me to…
Tote Bag-gate 2k14
Even though the majority of the ASI Show was a smashing success, there was one tiny snafoo, which I am calling Tote Bag-gate 2k14 to be just as hyperbolic as everyone else who writes on the internet.
Every year at ASI after you register you are handed a convenient custom tote bag for the show. Like so:
Since this is a promotional products convention, these tote bags come in extremely handy for collecting all of the samples and catalogs your little heart desires.
However, when QLP checked in at registration around 10 a.m. there was not a staff member handing out ASI tote bags in sight! After doing a little investigating and trying to hunt down some tote bags, we overheard someone say, "I can't believe they're out of tote bags already!"
Upon further investigation, it was confirmed that all of the official ASI tote bags were gone. Yes, you read that correctly. One of the biggest – if not THE biggest – PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS CONFERENCES in the country ran out of tote bags.
Apparently there were more tote bags on deck, though we were not made aware of that.
"We did run out of our first set of tote bags, however we did have additional bags to give out so each attendee had something," said Catherine Vadino, senior copywriter for the ASI Show. "We had a great turnout at ASI Chicago this year."
Even though we didn't get official ASI tote bags, it was really only a minor problem considering we were at a promotional products convention, so it was pretty easy to find a tote bag or 12 on the show floor.
Once we found some tote bags, we were all set to get the scoop on the latest and greatest in the industry.
Overall ASI Chicago was a blast, and we had a great time learning about all of the cool new things the promotional products industry has to offer! See ya next year, ASI!
Were you at ASI Chicago this year? What do you think about the trends in the industry? Did I miss any important trends? DID YOU GET A TOTE BAG?? Sound off in the comments below!
Jenna Markowski
Jenna has a much easier time writing about the media and pop culture than she does writing about herself. She enjoys the simple things in life, like puns and typography. She is an avid fan of pop-punk, Halo 3, Spider-Man and origami, with a slight Taco Bell obsession. Her spirit animal is either a bulldog or a panda bear. You can also connect with Jenna on Google+.
I certainly don't think we'll see the tech trend die down any time soon. As it becomes more and more necessary to be constantly connected (for better or worse) there are more and more opportunities in the tech categories of promo goodies. Plus flash drives and on-the-go phone chargers look totally sweet with your name and logo on them!
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It definitely seems like the tech products are trending these days. It's interesting to see multiple vendors take their cut at the "Beats by Dre" speakers and create a cost effective alternative. As always, Kurt and Joe took it to a whole new level. Great video. Thanks again, guys!
Amazing! Tech is selling like hot cakes. Its amazing after seeing these videos year after year there is always a new trend. Last year it was all about full color printing now its tech. I wonder if next year it will be Hover boards? If so I can wait for next year!
The promo products industry is definitely a fun industry to be involved in; Looks like everyone had a blast!
I have been to this show myself a few times and I always enjoyed walking around and looking at all the promotional items. I thought I saw a customized pizza one time. The individual supplier booths are a hit and miss . . . some suppliers go all out and really do a great job of showcasing their products, and some acted like they could care less about being their or showcasing their product.
Another great article, Jenna! You guys look like you had so much fun (ahem, I'm jealous).
I'm so glad to see tech on the rise, as we're definitely getting more and more questions about these products. The price points can sometimes come with sticker shock, but the important part of buying tech promo items is the quality and SAFETY of them. Our vendors are highly reputable in the industry and spend countless hours (and dollars) putting together the right materials at the right cost. A fancy USB drive may be a few dollars more per item, but your customers will use them forever (and your company name will be right there in their face forever, too!).
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Looks like a ton of fun was had this year's convention. It never ceases to amaze me how much cool stuff there is for people to put their logo/name/information on. It's also crazy how affordable really nice tech items have gotten. From home and car chargers to cases and padfolios for your tablets. Lots of good stuff out there.
You guys KILLED it on the floor. Sounds like technology is a totally dying aspect of the promotional product world; thank GOODNESS for the mason jars. 🙂 Thoroughly enjoyed your commentary on the headphones, and the shout out to our fellow west coast QLP'r. Nice work media & content!
Sucks that ASI ran out of Tote Bags 🙁 Would of been pretty cool to see. Other than that, technology is trending all over the place so it doesn't surprise me that it was such a huge hit in the promotional product field. Everyone does business digitally in some shape or form so we do always need to charge up our devices!! Looks like a fun event!! Good post. 🙂
I nearly died watching this video. The headphones bit (referencing the overpriced beats) nearly got me.
As a tech guy myself I must say I am not surprised that tech is selling like mad! It's the "wave of the future" everyone wants technology! Even it is is pointless to have! It's that 'new gadget' feel!
Kurt, you can make me bread or row me home any day! I love you! XO
Right Back at You Lady Bird <3
Lots of great tech items – the power banks are one of my favorites and have been great sellers so far. Kurt & Joe – you cracked me up in the video!! Great work giving us the rundown on the hot new items at ASI this year!
Looks like it was a fun ASI show this year – as always, wish I could have been there 🙂
If you would have asked me the focus of this show based on my orders I would have said any Tech stuff, Cups that look like Solo Cups, and Mason Jars. Looks like I was 2 for 3.
As always, it looks like companies are putting a logo on anything that will allow for it – which is what I tell my customers I can do. If you ever are looking for something you don't see on our site (like the slap bracelet can koozie) just let me know and I will be glad to hunt it down and see if we can help you get your logo on a bunch of them.
You hit the nail right on the head. You cannot go wrong with a tech item. It can be used and a handout at the trade shows, which will definitely make you stand out from your competition or you can use them as employee or premier customer gifts, it's what everybody wants! Check out item# Q52677, its a personal fav of mine!
Mason Jars are EVERYWHERE!
Three different neighbors showed up to my house Friday night with these things.
None were logoed though, so my opportunity was there.
Alas, not a sale was made. But, many mason jars were refilled with deliciousness throughout the night. So, mission accomplished?
We obviously need to send you two to the ASI show in Las Vegas. I mean, what could go wrong?! It's no surprise that tech related items are the rage right now. Cell phones and tablets make the world go round right now. If you want to grab the attention of your customer, give them something that will work with the product they use throughout the day. Now we're talking serious R.O.I. Good stuff, gentlemen. It looks like you had a blast.
I think Kurt needed to talk even louder…throughout the entire duration of the video.
Fantastic job guys! Always a pleasure to watch your videos. We are definitely in the day and age were tech items are the way to go. They are great giveaways and will get you noticed!


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Orexo plans on acquiring PharmaKodex, a drug delivery company with expertise in the reformulation of small molecule prescription and consumer health medicines. The company reportedly has preclinical and early clinical projects focused on improving oral, sublingual, and transdermal medication.
Orexo will acquire the company for a consideration payable in two tranches, with the first tranche paid in new Orexo shares and the second tranche payable in August either in new Orexo shares or cash at Orexo's option. The transaction also provides for further payments based on the profits from licenses of existing PharmaKodex programs and technologies as well as certain milestones.
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> server socket and the connecting socket exist on the same computer (and
> even in the same process) it isn't really necessary to have some "well
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> occupied by some other application). So .... is there are way to let
> the system assign an arbitrary port number to my server socket and then
> calling some function to find out about that port number so I can
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Bind to port '0' to get a system assigned port, then call getsockname() to find
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While details are limited, reports have been released that say MINI's Global Brand Manager Dr. Wolfgang Armbrecht stated "We will come back to this (the Beachcomber concept) to see if there is a business basis, as we were overwhelmed by the reaction. MINI will never show a concept that won't make production." He went on to say "MINIs need authentic names" which could be a clue that the Beachcomber production version will wear the Moke badge when it is released.
What does "Moke" actually mean? It refers to an archaic British slang term for "donkey," which reflects the go-anywhere, utility ideals behind the basic design.
The Beachcomber concept was unveiled at the 2010 North American International Auto Show as a preview of the Countryman crossover. Looking like a Mini crossed with a Jeep Wrangler, the Beachcomber featured removable doors and a canvas roof. It proved popular and may still reach production.


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LCH.Clearnet has begun clearing single-name credit default swap contracts in a move that brings it into closer competition with IntercontinentalExchange.
LCH.Clearnet, which dominates the global interest-rate swap clearing market, said today that it had expanded its CDSClear service to process 187 single-name CDS contracts.
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Helper goes to a tool crib where it pick's out the needed tools for the experiment.
does Mr. Helper move around?
Mr. Helper has a small propeller in his back. It is part of its body and has a screen over it. The fan directs Mr. Helper.
does he know where the tool crib is?
He has an onboard mini-computer that is programmed to find the tool crib.
does it know where the docking bay is?
Mr. Helper has a computer homing device that takes it to its home (docking bay).
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The tool crib is computerized and has its own mini-robot arm that can run back and forth and up and down in the tool crib. The arm selects the needed tools (that Mr. Helper's computer requests) and puts them in Mr. Helper.
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Why are British Premium Bonds so Successful? The Effect of Saving With a Thrill
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April 2007
The British Premium Bond, which offers a monthly uncertain return solely based on a lottery, is an immense success. Why? We find that the bond bears relatively low risk in terms of CARA and CRRA utility. Since prizes are tax-free, the higher an individual's tax bracket, the more it pays to invest in the lottery bond. However, we demonstrate that the CARA and CRRA coefficients (before and after taxes) do not directly influence sales of the Premium Bond. Rather, our ARIMA model strongly suggests that prize skewness and the maximum holding amount are the salient influencing factors.
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Why I Never Want My Son to Play FootballSamantha Bee
My husband loves football, and I don't. I mean, I don't really hate it or anything, I just don't particularly notice or care in any way about its existence. Don't feel bad for football; it doesn't care about me either.
However, there is one thing I do know, and that is I hope my son will never play football with even the faintest whiff of any professional aspirations. As in, I intend to keep him away from football to the very best of my abilities. As in, maybe think about trying soccer instead? As in, over my dead body.
I don't want him to play football. I don't want him to think about playing football. I don't even want him to say the word football without just a hint of "meh" in it.
Why, you ask? Surely, the teamwork, the sportsmanship, the camaraderie would all be valuable learning tools and the physical nature of the sport would build strength and character. And did I mention that there's this thing that happens to your brain when it gets slammed against your skull over and over again? Did I also mention that you need your brain for other stuff, like living your life?
Why risk it?
(I also happen to think we should keep him out of flag football because I'm 20 percent sure that just leads to an appetite for regular football, which then leads to me crying all the time and losing all my hair from stress.)
And yes, I realize that you can get hurt playing other sports as well, and yes, I realize I'm being overprotective, among other words you could choose. BUT I DON'T CARE.
And anyway, aren't I supposed to protect my child from things that want to charge at him with intent to hurt? Isn't that my job? Yes, I'm actually 100 percent sure that it is my main, real-life job as his mother. Like, if an antelope charged at him, I would put myself in front of that antelope and fend it off, and I would tell him to run away from the antelope and then I would try to punch that antelope, or stab it, or however you protect yourself from random antelope attacks. It's visceral, and it's real, and if he ever does (for some godforsaken reason) hit the gridiron (against my explicit wishes), I am issuing fair warning that I am planning to run onto the field in my mom-jeans and get cray.
I get that he'll probably play some type of sportsball game as he gets older, and yes I said "sportsball." This is intended to communicate that I do not care in any way if my children play sports — like, at all.
I suppose I could get on board with a sport I just invented called "marshmallowball," which is a bunch of people bouncing around on pillows and not conking each other in the head. Or "featherball," which also sounds nice. Or chess.
And so this week in NYC, we have the football fever, to which I reply "meh." So, it's nice when it's on TV, or when it comes in the shape of cookies and ice cream cakes. But if it ever comes for my child, it gets a great big N. O. P. E. from me.
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Tired of being stuck in the back of the band, drummer Mike Minnick one day got frustrated and, well, mad.
Thus was born Mad Dog & The Smokin' Js, a Denver-based roots rock band making its Amarillo debut Thursday at Golden Light Cantina, 2906 S.W. Sixth Ave.
"I've just been in so many bands throughout my life," Minnick said. "A lot of people brought it to my attention and asked, 'Why don't you start your own thing?' It just came to me one time when I jammed with these other guys. Why not make it easy on me?"
Minnick said the drummer's life is rough in the world of regional bands.
"When you're a drummer and you're out soliciting yourself, you're going out on tour with a band and think you have another tour coming up and all of the sudden the band lets you know that their original drummer is going to come back in and take the reins," Minnick said. "I had been doing this professionally for 15 years, and it was really hard to figure out where the next buck is going to come from when you're drumming for other people."
He took inspiration from drummer-led big bands, like those of Louie Bellson, Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich.
"That was really a lot of my thinking about starting my own band," he said. "I wanted some direction that I knew was going to be happening, not just being the drummer in the back seat."
Minnick writes most of the band's songs, but vocal duties are split between guitarist Joe Clark and bass player Jay Shewman, the two "Js" of the band's name.
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Though he recorded his first two bogeys of the tournament, Bubba Watson continued his impressive play on Friday at Augusta National Golf Club. The 2012 Masters champion followed his opening bogey-free 69 with a 68 to reach 7-under 137.
The 35-year-old from Bagdad, Fla., had a birdie and a bogey - his first in 27 holes - on the par-4 ninth to make the turn in even-par 36. On the home half, however, Watson reeled off five straight birdies on Nos. 12-16 before closing with a par and his second bogey on the 18th after missing a short par putt for a 68.
Watson said Thursday that his strategy this week was to hit greens in regulation and leave himself a lot of 1- and 2-foot putts for par. So far, that plan has worked, as the long-hitting lefty has hit 28 of 36 greens in regulation.
"If I can hit greens, that means I've hit good tee shots, and I hit good irons shots and just trying to make par from there and throw in a birdie here and there," Watson said.
Watson, a five-time PGA Tour winner whose last victory came in February in the Northern Trust Open at another classic course, Riviera Country Club, seems to be rising to the occasion on another of the world's top layouts. That wasn't the case in 2013, however, when he had a difficult time in his return as the previous year's defending champion en route to tying for 50th.
"You're playing the best golf course in the world. So when you're out here, it's a little bit different. The emotions are different because I'm trying to get the green jacket again. I had it, there's so much you're doing when you're defending champ, and my mind can't handle it," Watson added.
"Adam [Scott] seems to be doing pretty well with it. But for me it was just overwhelming. The Champions Dinner, everybody still congratulating you, so I just never got the focus. I played really bad on Sunday last year.
"I'm coming back with the take that I want the jacket again. I'm coming back with a different mindset, full of energy. I haven't had any media [leading up to the tournament] because nobody cares about the guy a couple of years ago. So it's been good."
Australia's John Senden matched Watson's 68 for Friday's low round, moving into second at 4-under 140. Thomas Bjorn was the third player shooting 68, sending the 43-year-old Dane into third at 3-under with Sweden's Jonas Blixt (71), defending champion Adam Scott (72) of Australia, and Jordan Spieth (70).
"It was a good day," said Bjorn who carded eight birdies and four bogeys. Four of his birdies came on the final five holes.
"I hit two great shots on 13 and walked away with a five. I felt like I had to be a little bit more aggressive in my golf and I took on the shots on 14 and 16 and they paid off. And then it was good to get on the 18th and tap it in for a birdie and sign for 68. A good day's work."
After starting with a 69, the 33-year-old Scott struggled early Friday, carding three bogeys on the front nine to make the turn in 3-over 39. But the Adelaide native rebounded on the back with three birdies for his even-par round.
"Patience came through on the back nine, and I remembered what I did (in the first round) . . . Tomorrow's a big day for everyone," Scott said during a TV interview.
Fred Couples carded his second straight 71 to reach 2-under 142, the same total as fellow Americans Jimmy Walker (72) and Jim Furyk (74). The 54-year-old Couples, who earned a green jacket in 1992, always seems to play well at Augusta National, with 10 top-10 finishes and the victory in 29 previous appearances. On Friday, the Seattle native carded four birdies and three bogeys.
"I feel great about playing, I love playing here. I feel really comfortable at Augusta," Couples said in a TV interview. "A 71 with a 12:42 tee time is very satisfying."
As for Saturday, he added, "I have to putt well . . . I have so far."
First-round leader Bill Haas went 10 strokes higher than his opening 4-under 68. The 31-year-old North Carolinian never got untracked Friday, posting three birdies, seven bogeys and a double on the par-4 11th to reach 4-over 148.
The cut was set at 4-over 148. Among those qualifying right on the number are two-time major champion Rory McIlroy, who followed up his opening 71 with a 77, and Jason Day (75, 73), who won the Accenture Match Play Championship earlier this year.
Joining Couples among the veteran players also making the cut are 55-year-old Larry Mize, 1987 Masters champion; 51-year-old Vijay Singh, green jacket winner in 2000; 56-year-old and two-time Masters winner Bernhard Langer; 50-year-old Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez; 56-year-old and 1988 Masters winner Sandy Lyle; 48-year-old Spaniard, Jose Maria Olazabal, who won the Masters in 1994 and '99; 45-year-old Darren Clarke; and 47-year-old Steve Stricker.
Not making the weekend was an assortment of major winners and others. Heading home are former No. 1 Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Victor Dubuisson and past green jacket winners Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, Charl Schwartzel, Ian Woosnam, Zach Johnson, Mark O'Meara, Angel Cabrera, Trevor Immelman, Craig Stadler, Tom Watson and Ben Crenshaw.
Stadler's son, Kevin, followed up his opening 70 with a 73 and is at 1-under, six strokes behind Bubba Watson. This year the Stadlers became the first father-son duo to ever play in the same Masters.
Ryan Moore extended for another year the "jinx" of the winner of Wednesday's Par-3 Contest not going on to win the Masters the same year. The former U.S. Amateur champion shot rounds of 77 and 72.
Also over the cut line were major champions Webb Simpson, Graeme McDowell, Keegan Bradley, Y.E. Yang and Jason Dufner.
In addition, no amateurs made the weekend. Reigning U.S. Amateur champion Matthew Fitzpatrick of England needed a birdie on the par-4 last to get to 4-over, but he two-putted for par to miss out by a stroke and finish as the low amateur at 5-over 149.
Australia's Matt Jones, the last player to qualify for the Masters off his maiden Tour victory in last week's Shell Houston Open, carded rounds of 74 and 78. Playing in his first Masters, Jones' said his downfall was fatigue and a lack of familiarity with Augusta National's myriad nuances.
"I'll be better prepared next year as hopefully I'll be able to come out and prepare better before the tournament," the 33-year-old from Sydney said. "I'm tired, it's been a big two weeks and I'm looking forward to a couple of weeks off now. But it's been great to be here."
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As Portage grapples with the issue of teen substance abuse, I received a lengthy e-mail this week from a 38-year-old Portage Northern High School graduate who wants to inject "some reality into this discussion."
The writer, who describes himself as "someone who has been through the destructive path of addiction and come out the other side alive," says adults are looking in the wrong direction for solutions.
"I didn't start using drugs because I was an addict," wrote the man, who asked that his name not be used. "I started using drugs because I was miserable, depressed, ostracized by a group of peers who had been taught by their parents that material wealth is an accurate measure of intrinsic human value, ignored by my parents unless they were angry at me or needed something done around the house, and browbeaten by a court system that punished me for my parents' failures."
He criticizes the "reefer madness" approach to drug education.
"When authority figures engage in hyperbole, kids know you're full of it and you've lost whatever chance you may have had to hold their respect on those matters," he writes.
Another failed approach, he says, is authoritarianism: "Drug dogs in schools, 'closed' campuses that are more like prisons than schools, and 'taking a hard line' might make for nice headlines and warm, fuzzy feelings, but behind your back these kids are feeling violated, disrespected and distrusted.
"If your kid wants to get high, your kid's gonna get high. Instead of trying to stop them from getting high, try figuring out why they want to get high and stopping THAT," he writes.
"Here are some realities that, for whatever reason, the media, the 'experts,' the law, and the feel-good propaganda aren't telling you:
"If you lie to your kids, they will find the truth.
"If you ignore your kids, they will find attention elsewhere.
"If you treat your kid like a criminal, they'll act like one.
"If you try to chain them up, they will seek freedom."
In his opinion, he said, here's what parents really need to offer:
"Honesty, openness, unconditional love, the ability to deal in a straightforward manner with difficult or uncomfortable subjects, and above all else remembering that your child is a unique, individual human being -- NOT a clone of you! -- who deserves respect, honesty, straight dealing, tools to make good decisions, trust that they will do so, and tolerance and understanding when they make a mistake."
His e-mail concludes: "Best of luck to you, Portage. Your kids are gonna need it."
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Is the Social Security System on the Brink? This Expert Says No
"The most knowledgeable person in America about social security," according to Senator Edward Kennedy, is Robert M. Ball, 64. The son of a Methodist minister, Ball started out at the Social Security Administration 40 years ago and served as its Commissioner from 1962 until his retirement in 1973. He recently published Social Security Today and Tomorrow (Columbia University Press, $14.95) and is now a senior scholar at the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine in Washington. Ball gave his prognosis for the social security system to Clare Crawford of PEOPLE.
Are you worried about the future of social security?
I have a granddaughter who will be 65 in 2035; my grandson will be 65 in 2032. I care very much about their income security then, just as I do about older men and women, disabled people, widows and orphans today. I am not worried, but I am concerned.
What are the biggest misconceptions about social security?
One is that social security is an automatic annuity payable at a given age. If people continue to work after 65 and don't get a payment right away, they think it's unfair. But the point is, social security is an insurance against lost income when you retire, become disabled or die.
What's another misconception?
That there is going to be a big increase in contributions for everybody this year. Actually, the increase for the average worker—who in 1979 will earn about $10,000—will be $8. For a person earning $15,000, the increase will be $12. For the 10 percent who have earnings above $22,900, the maximum increase will be about $333. The increase for some citizens seems large now because of the way the collection system is set up: they don't have to contribute in the final months of the year. When January comes, deductions begin again—right along with the Christmas bills. That helps explain why these people are complaining so loudly now.
Will those who pay more eventually receive more?
Yes. An important point is that the earnings that are subject to social security tax are the same amount credited for benefits. So people paying on higher earnings will get higher benefits.
Do you approve of linking benefits to income earned?
Yes. Social security is a form of insurance, and it should reflect what your earnings have been whenever you face a loss of those earnings.
What will people receive in the future?
If a person of 43 continued to earn the average wage, he or she would receive about $15,000 annually upon retirement in the year 2000. If the person were in his 20s, he would get about $45,000—after making contributions throughout his career. A couple would receive about $67,500. That seems high, but of course by then the average wage would be over $100,000 at present inflation rates. This means the average single worker would be getting 41 percent of his salary and a couple 62 percent—the same as now. Benefits will keep up with the level of living in the U.S. wherever it goes.
What changes in the system would you make?
I would like to take the Social Security Administration out from under HEW so it can operate as a wholly independent, nonpartisan agency. I also want to give a better break to the couple where both parties work, to single workers and to widows. Women earn less in their working years, and that means they have lower benefits.
What about covering housewives?
There are a great many problems, because you would have to treat the housewife like a paid worker—make up a wage for her, decide who's going to be the "employer" and who pays the tax. Do you give the same wage credits to a woman with five children as opposed to one who takes care of a single child and has a maid? What if the husband helps around the house? Does he get credits, too? Finally I see a very real problem in how to deal with the estimated million and a half couples living in an apparently stable relationship, but not a formal marriage. I just don't know how to handle it.
Are you satisfied with the way the disability part of the system is working?
The increasing incidence of disability that gave many of us concern a few years ago has leveled off. What does concern us is that fewer and fewer people return to work after receiving disability benefits. We still have to worry about incentives—how to get these people back on the job. Clearly we ought not to pay them more disability than they got in earnings.
Do you think social security coverage is broad enough?
No. About 90 percent of the workers in the country are under the system. But federal civilian employees are not, nor are about 30 percent of state and local employees. Yet after they leave government, these people can pick up social security coverage with relatively short periods of employment in other jobs. Thus, the ratio of contribution to benefit is quite favorable for them. Everybody else has to pay in for their whole career. It's unfair.
Aren't you one of the people who would be subsidized in this fashion?
Yes. I probably will not take a benefit until I am age 70, and then I will get both my government pension and social security. I should have had to pay in my whole lifetime for the latter.
The Carter Administration wants to save $220 million annually by repealing the $255 lump-sum death benefit now paid to survivors. Is this a good idea?
On the contrary, I am in favor of raising the death benefit to $1,000. The $255 figure was set years ago, and today it is almost never enough to pay funeral expenses, let alone the expenses of a last illness.
Should people pay taxes on their social security benefits?
I would propose taxing one half of the social security benefit. I say one half because throughout your working life, you've paid income tax on your own contribution. So it wouldn't be fair to tax that again. But the half contributed by the employer should be taxable to the employee.
Do you favor gradually increasing the age at which workers become eligible for benefits from 65 to 70?
I am very much for the opportunity for older people to work. But if you raise the age at which people get full benefits, you've cut benefits for people who can't get or hold a job.
How are you going to finance the system when the baby-boom kids turn 65 in the year 2010?
There's no way if people retire at 65. Between 2010 and 2030, the number of people over 65 is going to leap from 35 to 55 million. One of the most important things our society can do is to increase the opportunities for older people to continue to work. The birth rate is so low today, we might even have a labor shortage in the year 2010. Firms might be much more interested in hiring and keeping 65-, 66-and 67-year-olds.
Right now nearly 50 percent of men aged 62 to 65 claim benefits. How do you reverse that trend?
The 1977 social security amendments provide something of an incentive. You now get 3 percent a year in increased benefits for every year you work after 65. It used to be just 1 percent. Still, we also have to change the attitudes of employers and unions to create the opportunity for older people to work longer.
Is the social security system in danger of collapsing?
Overall, the system as it's now written into law is soundly financed for the next 50 years. If anything, the Congress has somewhat over-financed the system for the next 25 years. I would be glad to have increases stop with the 1980 cutoff of $25,900. But Medicare is a problem. Over the long run I would like to see some general revenue funds used to beef up Medicare.
As an architect of social security, are you satisfied?
Social security is America's most successful program of social reform. It's very important that the whole system is based on the principle of earned rights—people knowing they'll receive this protection because they have paid toward it and it is based on their earnings. Without an earmarked contribution for social security, there would be proposals to turn it into a relief program—pay only those with very low incomes. It's your contribution that guarantees you the benefits as both a legal right and an earned right.
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- 1/4 c. Finely diced celery
- 3/4 c. Fish stock or possibly clam juice
- 2 Tbsp. Chopped cilantro Salt and pepper to taste
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- About it in a local cookbook called A Taste Of Park City Past & Present.
- Heat butter in saucepan over medium heat. When melted, stir in flour and cook, stirring constantly for 3 to 5 min till flour is golden.
- Add in onions, celery and garlic. Continue to stir 3 to 5 min more. Whisk in stock or possibly clam juice. When well blended, add in cilantro and seasonings.
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- Serve over rice or possibly pasta.
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John Cena came down to update us on Vince's condition after taking the F5. Saying Vince went to the hospital for observation. I don't know if he was really hurt but his leg was straight after taking it.
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Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson reported heavy traffic at Mooreville Elementary and Shannon Primary schools, but few problems came from it. Saltillo Police Capt. Prentice Brown echoed Johnson's assessment of the day's road congestion.
"Traffic did flow slowly because of the closed lanes," said Brown, referring to sections of Highway 45 north and south that were closed near the Saltillo Primary School. "But things went very well, considering it was the first day. It's going to be slow Friday too, but we'll get through it."
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Who: Detroit Tigers (9-8) at Los Angeles Angels (6-10).
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First pitch: 3:35 p.m.
Television: Live on Fox Sports Detroit.
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2. Torii Hunter, RF (7-for-29, 2 HR)
3. Miguel Cabrera, 3B (2-for-9)
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5. Victor Martinez, DH (3-for-17)
6. Matt Tuiasosopo, LF (0-for-5)
7. Jhonny Peralta, SS (1-for-17)
8. Brayan Pena, C (3-for-9)
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5. Mark Trumbo, 1B (1-for-7)
6. Howie Kendrick, 2B (5-for-17, 1 HR)
7. Brendan Harris, SS
8. Hank Conger, C (2-for-5)
9. Luis Jimenez, 3B
-- The Angels haven't won more than two games in a row this season, but they've outscored the Tigers, 18-1, in the first two of this series.
-- Angels leadoff hitter Peter Bourjos is 6-for-8 with four RBIs in the series and is 3-for-6 with a double against Doug Fister, who is looking for his fourth win in as many starts.
-- Tigers manager Jim Leyland told reporters that he planned to start Ramon Santiago at shortstop today, but Santiago went to the hospital Saturday with dehydration symptoms.
-- Don Kelly, who had his left forearm wrapped heavily after the game Saturday after being hit by a pitch, reportedly said he's good to go today.
-- Torii Hunter, who went 2-for-4 in the series opener, saw his 12-game hitting streak end Saturday after going 0-for-3. He's batting a team-high .400.
-- Hunter enters tonight's game two home runs shy of 300 in his Major League career. He would become the 17th active player with 300-plus home runs.
-- Today's weather forecast calls for sunny skies with temperatures falling into the mid- to upper 70s. Game time temperature of 79 degrees.
Looking for some light reading between now and first pitch? Check out these stories from the past day or so on MLive.com:
-- Three stars: Smyly stands out above rest following third shutout loss
-- Rick Porcello charged with nine runs, but lack of offense is bigger issue
-- Detroit Tigers' offense lifeless in third consecutive loss
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Detroit entered its series in Seattle leading the majors with a .307 batting average, having reached double-digit hits in six straight games.
Since then, the Tigers have gone 4-for-44 with runners in scoring position in their last five games and have been shut out twice. They would've had a third had Torii Hunter not scored a meaningless run with two outs in the ninth inning Friday.
In all, Detroit has scored one run during its three-game skid that followed a 4-1 start to their nine-game trip.
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The SEC boasts the most players on this year's watch list with eight, followed by the Big Ten, Big 12 and Mid-American with six.
Eligibility for the Rotary Lombardi Award is limited to down linemen and those defensive players who line up within five yards of the football. The candidates earned a place on the preliminary watch list by earning All-American honors or by being named to their respective all-conference first team as selected by the conference's head coaches. The Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List will be updated prior to the start of the 2008 season in order to identify those players who have been selected as pre-season honors candidates.
The complete Rotary Lombardi Award Preliminary Watch List for 2008 follows: Travis Beckum, TE, Wisconsin; Robert Brewster, OT, Ball St.; Diyral Briggs, DE, Bowling Green; Terrill Byrd, DT, Cincinnati; Ian Campbell, DE, Kansas St.; Solomon Elimimian, LB, Hawaii; Auston English, DE, Oklahoma; Larry English, DE, Northern Ill.; John Estes, OL, Hawaii; Maurice Evans, DE, Penn St.; Ray Feinga, OL, BYU; Andrew Gardner, OT, Georgia Tech; Dominic Green, OL, Nevada; Greg Hardy, DL, Ole Miss; Jason Harmon, TE, Fla. Atlantic; Darius Hill, TE, Ball St.; Daniel Holtzclaw, LB, Eastern Mich.; Phillip Hunt, DE, Houston; George Hypolite, DT, Colorado; Greg Isdaner, OL, West Va.; Herman Johnson, OL, LSU; Jan Jorgensen, DL, BYU; Frantz Joseph, LB, Fla. Atlantic; Mitch King, DL, Iowa; James Laurinaitis, LB, Ohio State; Boris Lee, LB, Troy; Adam Leonard, LB, Hawaii; Jonathan Luigs, C, Arkansas; Alex Mack, OL, California; Scott McKillop, LB, Pittsburgh; Gerald McRath, LB, Southern Miss.; Matt Mandich, OL, Arkansas St.; Rey Maualuga, LB, Southern Cal.; Greg Middleton, DE, Indiana; Joe Mortensen, LB, Kansas; Clayton Mullins, OB, Miami (Ohio); Eric Norwood, DE, South Carolina; Michael Oher, OT, Ole Miss; ANTHONY PARKER, OL, TENNESSEE; Brandon Pettigrew, TE, Oklahoma St.; Dennis Pitta, TE, BYU; Ryan Purvis, TE, Boston Col.; Nick Reed, DE, Oregon; Dallas Reynolds, OL, BYU; Duke Robinson, OL, Oklahoma; George Selvie, DL, South Fla.; A.Q. Shipley, C, Penn St.; Dion Small, OL, Troy; Andre Smith, OL, Alabama; Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida; Max Unger, OT, Oregon; David Veikune, DL, Hawaii; Vance Walker, DT, Georgia Tech; Eric Wood, C, Louisville.


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Three classmates at Northwestern's prestigious journalism school are catapulted into their darkest assignment yet: find a real killer. The Innocence Game is an ambitious stand-alone cold case with master plot-twisters and a gritty Midwestern setting that make this an irresistible, harrowing suspense.
From Michael Harvey, Chicago's best-known crime writer and author of the popular Michael Kelly series, comes something different: a leap forward into a dark world where the lines between innocence and guilt disappear altogether. They're young, brilliant, beautiful . . . and naïve enough to believe they can make a difference.
For three graduate students, the exclusive innocence seminar at the nation's most esteemed journalism school is supposed to teach them how to free the falsely accused from prison. Little do they know the most important lesson they'll learn is how to stay alive. The first day of class for Ian Joyce and Sarah Gold starts like any other, until a fellow student, Jake Havens, pulls a wrinkled envelope from his backpack. Inside is a bloodstained scrap of shirt from a boy murdered fourteen years ago and an anonymous note taking credit for the killing. The only problem is the alleged murderer is already dead. Suddenly, the class has a new assignment: find the real killer.
As the case unfolds, the bodies and questions begin to pile up. Why are innocent men being framed? Who's been getting away with murder? Drawn into a web of deceit and corruption, the students realize they, too, are being hunted. Ian, Sarah, and Jake are smart . . . but are they smart enough to stay alive? From Northwestern's idyllic campus, to the grittiest corners of Chicago, to the frigid depths of Lake Michigan, The Innocence Game is irresistible, harrowing suspense from a writer at the top of his form.
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In this ambitious stand-alone from Harvey (The Chicago Way and three other Mike Kelly PI novels), three Northwestern journalists—Ian Joyce, Jake Havens, and Sarah Gold—enroll in a special course that requires them to investigate cases that strongly suggest the accused were wrongfully convicted. One case concerns the murder of 10-year-old Skylar Wingate. The man convicted of the crime has long since died, but new evidence supports the theory the real killer is still alive. On a visit to the site where Skylar was found buried the three students discover the body of another boy in a cave. When their search for the killer brings them in contact with the corrupt underbelly of the Chicago police, they realize they must solve the crime—not only for the sake of justice but to save their own lives. Although Harvey makes some far-fetched connections in the wrap-up, the suspense remains high throughout. – Publishers Weekly


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Zephyrs prevail X-X to end 13-game slide
The Zephyrs finally stopped the losing insanity.
In what could have been a dreary night as a light rain fell throughout Sunday night's game with Memphis, the Zephyrs closed the door on their 13-game losing streak as they beat the Redbirds 9-4 at Zephyr Field.
The threatening weather became an added edge for the Zephyrs as the windy conditions made Zephyr Field play more like Wrigley Field. The jetstream allowed the Zephyrs to pound out five home runs within their 15 hits.
Combine the power surge with another solid outing from starter Willie Collazo and the Zephyrs found the once-lost equation of how to win a game.
Zs up 7-2 after six innings
The horrors of the Zephyrs' 13-game losing streak are on the brink of extinction as New Orleans leaves the sixth inning up 7-2.
Alejandro De Aza chalked up the Zs' fourth homer of the game with a solo shot in the bottom of the sixth inning to give New Orleans a five-run advantage.
Zephyrs lefty Willie Collazo did allow a two-run shot to Jarrett Hoffpauir in the top of the sixth, but Collazo has been dealing. Memphis only has four hits off the New Orleans starter.
Zs keep bopping
Michael Ryan's two-run shot and John Lindsey's solo homer extended the Zephyrs' lead to 6-0 after three innings.
Both homers were well hit, but both used the extra boost from the heavy winds blowing through Zephyr Field. And with those heavy winds could be thunderstorms as rain seems to be on its way.
For the Zephyrs' sake, they better hope starter Willie Collazo can breeze through the next two innings so New Orleans can pick up a rain-shortened win.
Finally a lead
The Zephyrs finally halted one of their unsavory streaks in the first inning.
New Orleans took its first lead in 74 innings jumping ahead of the Redbirds 3-0 after the first inning with the hopes to snap the Zephyrs' 13-game losing skid.
Alejandro De Aza scored on a John Lindsey sacrifice fly to take a 1-0 advantage. Andy Gonzalez followed right after with a two-run blast to the deepest part of Zephyr Field to score Manny Mayorson for the 3-0 advantage.
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measuredbrain activity in schizophrenic patients and healthy control subjects during3 oculomotor tasks using event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging. Patients engaged the frontal brain regions normally during saccadic inhibition. In contrast with controls, however, they did not activate the striatum, suggesting a frontostriatal abnormality rather than a selective frontal malfunction during inhibition.
Left temporal auditory P300 amplitude reduction is associated with reduced gray matter volume of the left posterior superior temporal gyms (LPSTG) in chronic schizophrenia. To determine whether this association was present at first episode and specific to schizophrenia, McCarley et al Article
evaluated healthy normal controls and patients with schizophrenia and affective (mainly manic) psychosis at first hospitalization. Specific to schizophrenia were findings of P300 left temporal amplitude reduction, LPSTG matter volume reduction, and LPSTG–left temporal P300 correlation. These data suggest that interrelated functional and structural temporal lobe abnormalities are specific and critical features of both early and chronic schizophrenia.
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havepreviously found in southern India that spontaneous dyskinesia is common in chronically ill, never-treated schizophrenic patients. They now report brain structure findings from magnetic resonance imaging. The left lenticular nucleus is larger in dyskinetic patients, and the lateral ventricle–hemisphere ratio is larger in nondyskinetic patients when compared with controls. In controls but not patients, increasing age was associated with decreased basal ganglia volume. The results suggest a subgroup of schizophrenia: dyskinetic patients with striatal pathology.
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reportedthat cortical inhibition is impaired in unmedicated patients with schizophrenia. In medicated patients cortical inhibition is increased compared with their unmedicated counterparts. Their results suggest that schizophrenia is associated with deficits in cortical inhibition that may be normalized with antipsychotic medications.
Fenton et al Article evaluated the cost-effectiveness of acute care in a crisis residential setting for patients with serious mental illness willing to accept voluntary treatment. Compared with usual treatment in a hospital psychiatric ward, the crisis residential model reduced episode and 6-month treatment costs while delivering comparable symptom reduction and days of community functioning. Access to acute care might be extended using a mix of hospital, crisis residential, and community support services.
In a community sample of adolescents and young adults, Lieb et al Article found that offspring of depressed parents have elevated rates of depressive disorders and other mental disorders, such as specific anxiety and substance use disorders. Offspring with 2 affected parents had an earlier onset of depression than those without affected parents. Offspring of affected parents also reported a more malignant course of depression, suggesting that parental depression seems to influence the natural course of depression in the early stages of manifestation.
Difficulty diagnosing major depressive disorder in alcohol- and drug-abusing patients has led to inconsistencies with the relationship of depression to substance outcome. Hasin et al Article present evidence of differential effects of major depression occurring under different temporal relationships to substance dependence. Research on the reasons for differences in the effects (for example, effects of different levels or types of disability) may yield clinically useful information.
Phillips et al Article studiedresponse to fluoxetine in the first placebo-controlled study of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). Fluoxetine was generally well tolerated and significantly more efficacious than placebo for BDD, beginning at week 8 and continuing at weeks 10 and 12. Symptoms were as likely to improve in patients with delusional BDD as in those who were nondelusional. This study indicates that fluoxetine is safe and effective for both delusional and nondelusional BDD.
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