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1. This man was the original host of "Jeopardy!"
2. This game show featured two contestants who had to make a tic-tac-toe using the nine celebrities seated before them.
3. Alex Trebek hosted this game show that used a couple of huge dice.
4. Can you name the host of "Wheel of Fortune" before Pat Sajak? Can you name his beautiful assistant? Hint: It was not Vanna White.
5. Before "Price Is Right," Bob Barker was one of the emcees of this game show that spanned the 1950s-1980s, and that's the truth.
6. Groucho Marx hosted this show, which featured more comedy than quizzes.
7. Kitty Carlisle Hart was a panelist for many, many years on this game show where three people claimed to be the same person.
8. The network had to announce this game show was pre-recorded the night panelist Dorothy Kilgallen died.
Answers: 1. Art Fleming. 2. "Hollywood Squares." 3. "High Rollers." 4. Chuck Woolery and Susan Stafford. 5. "Truth or Consequences." 6. "You Bet Your Life." 7. "To Tell the Truth." 8. "What's My Line?"


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The Minnesota Catholic hierarchy's strong support of the state's proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-gender marriage has prompted the government's campaign finance board to take an extraordinary measure to protect a Catholic contributor to the organization working for the amendment's defeat.
A blogger for the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports:
"A man, now known only as John Doe, told the Minnesota campaign finance board that he believes he would be fired from his Catholic employer if it became known that he gave money to the group opposing the marriage amendment.
"The campaign finance agency believed him and therefore, in an unusual move, granted him anonymity, despite his $600 contribution to Minnesota United for All Families.
"The agency's decision exposes the strong feelings rampant about the proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage and a rift about it even inside the Catholic Church.
"The Church has strongly supported the move to pass the amendment, collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars for the campaign backing it and told clergy not to dissent from its pro-amendment stance."
The campaign finance agency used the case of Trish Cameron from earlier this summer to support its decision:
"In making its decision, release Friday, the state campaign finance agency examined the case of Trish Cameron, a former teacher at a Catholic School in Moorhead. Cameron told agency officials that she had revealed to her supervisors during a private annual self-evaluation that she personally objected to the Church's opposition to same-sex marriage, although she would said she would not bring that belief into the classroom.
" 'A week later,' the campaign finance agency wrote, 'Ms. Cameron was asked to resign.'
"Doe, the contributor to Minnesota United for All Families, had similar reasons to fear, he said.
" 'Mr. Doe argues that because his job requires him to represent the Catholic organization's positions to others from time to time, if his opposition to the marriage amendment was known, it would cause immense strain in his working relationships. Mr. Doe believes that this strain may be enough that his employment would be terminated,' the agency wrote.
"Minnesota law allows exemptions from the requirement to disclose the names and employers of contributors if such disclosure would cause specific harm."
The full text of the campaign finance board decision is available here.
While it is praiseworthy that the campaign finance board has taken this measure to protect this man's employment, it is a sad commentary on the state of our church when a person is forced into anonymity to express a moral decision. Only free and open discussion will allow church leaders to be able to discern the voice of the Spirit moving in the community. The bishops should hold a moratorium on firing church employees who freely express their political decisions so that a true dialogue can happen in the church.
Trish Cameron's comments about her own case are worth citing here. The following is an excerpt from an interview with Minnesota Public Radio:
"Cameron believes she represents a segment of the Catholic Church no longer willing to simply accept what the church leaders say without discussion. Cameron said she has heard from many Catholics who tell her they are also struggling with the same-sex marriage issue.
" 'We want to talk. This matters in our life. To some of us it's extraordinarily painful. To some of us it's really confusing,' she said. 'I have teenagers with close friends that are openly gay and those friends matter to them.'
"Cameron also said that she and other parents are afraid that the battle over same-sex marriage will alienate their children from the church.
" 'After generations of being planted and rooted in the Catholic faith, we're afraid we can't hand this faith comfortably to them,' she said.
"Cameron said she is not asking the church to sanctify same sex-marriage. But she does want church officials to talk about the issue. She worries they have slammed the door on dialogue."
–Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry


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For the second year in a row, Viva Colorado has won an EPPY Award for Best Spanish-Language Newspaper Website. This national award, which is presented by Editor & Publisher, recognizes the best media-affiliated websites in a range of categories.
This year VivaColorado.com competed and won first place in the category "Best Spanish-Language Newspaper Website with under 1 million unique monthly visitors," a greater challenge over last year's cutoff of 250,000 unique monthly visitors.
In its fifth year, Viva Colorado has reached many milestones including a second EPPY Award and three Best of the West Awards. In June, the bilingual print publication began free home delivery.
Viva Colorado is published by The Denver Post, which won four 2012 EPPY Awards from Editor & Publisher for Best Crowd Sourcing/Citizen Journalism, Best Business Blog, Best Entertainment Blog and Best Sports Blog.
A panel of people in the media industry, chosen by the staff of Editor & Publisher, judged the entries from Sept. 20 to Oct.18, 2012. The winners were announced on Oct. 30.
Since its creation in 2006, Viva Colorado has strived to provide a gathering place for anyone who wants to be part of the Latino community in Colorado, no matter their language or country of origin.
The publication is produced by a diverse group of bilingual award-winning journalists who are part of the communities represented in the stories written and published by Viva Colorado.
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Officer Involved
Normally, people who write newspaper headlines are notorious for removing any word that they could possibly cut — often paring away so many words that they leave ambiguous or utterly cryptic headlines.[1] Not always, though:
Officer-involved shooting leaves 1 dead
Sometimes, anofficerisinvolved.Ever notice how far a newspaper writer will go, when anofficerisinvolved,just to avoid writingPolice killed a manin so many words?
Here's the story to go with the headline:
Metro Police are investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting Sunday morning near Buffalo and Alta Drives.
According to police, the incident was a neighbor dispute with possible shots fired on the 7000 block of Palmdale Avenue. SWAT teams were called out to assist as the barricaded male suspect was shot and transported to University Medical Center where he died of his injuries.
"At some point the individual came out carrying a rifle. Our hostage negotiators asked a number of times for the subject to put down the rifle and at some point raised the rifle in their direction, " Metro Capt. Matt McCarthy said. Several of our officers fired on our subject to stop the threat and the subject went down."
No officers were injured.
— Jonathan Cisowski and Mauricio Marin, Officer-involved shooting leaves 1 dead
LasVegasNOW.com (23 Sextilis 2015)
Metro Police have shot eight people in Las Vegas this year. They killed five of the eight people they've shot.
- GT 2010-01-08: Officer Involvement
- George Orwell (1946), Politics and the English Language


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Dollar BillsIn Cryptography teasers, a phrase or expressions has been encoded in some way (frequently by replacing letters with other letters). You need to figure out the encoding method and then decode the message to find the answer.
Can you decode the following phrases? They are NOT regular substitution cryptograms, but they all follow the same rules.
1) Ni lkna rfnim ajnebse xat dn ahta ed tp ecxenia, treceb otdia seb nacgn. ~ Ihtondlr Owsihtni
2) Nilkn arf nima j nebdae, de ram eh tfoo wtf iter. ~ Cesapeek Yameerht
3) No tg nihsaw eg roege no dabana htes u cxe onr. ~ Effoot Rettebsiti
HintIt is much simpler than you think.
Kn ih tuoy nahtrel pmis hcu msiti.
AnswerRead each quote backwards, keeping the same amount of letters in each word!
1) In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. ~ Benjamin Franklin
2) Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead. ~ Benjamin Franklin
3) It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. ~ George Washington
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LGBT political groups have, through the years, gotten used to having candidates for public office come a'courtin' for their votes.
Usually those candidates' basic message is, "I support you and I will vote with you on your issues, so please vote for me." Sometimes, though, the candidates' message is something like, "Well, I won't vote with you on the gay issues, but I still want you to vote for me."
But Tim McGhee's appearance at Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance's candidate forum in Virginia may have been a first.
As GayPolitics.com reports, instead of explaining his stance on the issues and asking for an endorsement or even individual votes, McGhee, a Republican running for the Virginia Senate, on Tuesday, Oct. 18, instead delivered a sermon to his LGBT audience, claiming God made some people gay, even though God hates gays, just so God could prove what a big deal He is:
"For some of you here this evening, your frustrations go way beyond a state senate candidate. Some of you are beyond frustrated with God right now. Some of you refuse to believe in him altogether. You've asked the question or perhaps given up asking a long time ago, 'Why? Why would God make me who I am and then tell me that's wrong?' May I put a question before you tonight? What if that's exactly what God did? What if that's exactly what God had to do to fully demonstrate who he is?"
Needless to say, the Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance folks were somewhat taken aback. In fact, GayPolitics.com notes, if you listen to the audio of McGhee's speech, you can hear alliance members "gasping in disbelief." Check it out for yourself by listening to the audio of McGhee's speech here at NotLarrySabato.com.
Just on a side note, when I went to McGhee's campaign website, I discovered that the candidate as a counter embedded on the page that not only tells you how old McGhee will be on Election Day 2011 ("12,674 days old, Lord willing"), but also lets you find out how old YOU will be next month on Election Day. I couldn't resist trying it out, and this is what I discovered:
• On Election Day, Nov. 8, 2011, I will be 18,649 days old.
• Election Day also marks 85,958 days since the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, and
• 143,265 days since Virginia's legislative body — "the oldest in the world" — began meeting on July 30, 1619.
Now, aren't you glad you know that? And don't you want to go to McGhee's website and find out how many days old you are?
Oh, and if his website doesn't tell you enough about him, check out this story on ARLNow.com to find out more about McGhee.


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Spyware and Adware FAQs
What is "spyware"?
What is "adware"?
How does spyware and adware get on my computer?
Why do people make spyware and adware?
Why isn't spyware and adware illegal?
Does spyware and adware hurt my computer?
How do I know which programs have spyware or adware?
Can I choose to not install the spyware or adware components?
Can I just delete these spyware/adware programs from my computer?
So how do I get rid of this stuff?
Okay, I think that my system is clean. How do I keep myself from
getting spyware and adware?
Also, be sure that you have virus protection software installed, and that it's being updated at least once a week. Although it varies by company, there will be a place somewhere in this software that indicates the date of the installed "definitions" or "DAT files". If the date indicated is more than one week past, the software is outdated. Although not technically a "virus", spyware and adware is sometimes detected as such, and may be able to be prevented or removed with antivirus software.
Finally, use the tools listed below to regularly scan your system. Like virus protection, you need to be sure that the program is updated regularly using the built-in "update" function of each.
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Carlsbad 3, Eastlake 0
Winter playoff schedules
Aside from two contests in the past five years, both won by Eastlake, Carlsbad coach Carl Higham was unfamiliar with the Metro Mesa League-winning Titans.
He didn't know what would happen in Wednesday's section Division I girls soccer semifinal, but a dominating 3-0 Lancers shutout certainly exceeded his expectations.
"We came out fired up," said Higham. "Honestly, it's one of the best games we've played all year. They were absolutely fantastic."
Carlsbad (17-4-1), which had 29 shots on goal, controlled the ball from the start. Senior forward Sami Kevill opened the scoring 15 minutes into the game for the Lancers.
Ten minutes later, senior Makaela Thompson, who is right-footed, beat the Eastlake defender and drilled it into the far corner with her left foot to put Carlsbad up 2-0 at the half.
Carlsbad, the No. 2 seed, which won its first Avocado West League title this season, was successful in applying defensive pressure against No. 3 Eastlake (13-4-3), allowing few shots on goals.
"I think our defense is one of the strongest in the league," said Higham.
Midway through the second half, Eastlake suffered an own goal that put the Lancers up 3-0 and solidified Carlsbad's first-ever spot in the finals.
"They find ways to win games," said Higham, in his eighth season at Carlsbad. "Not only did they win the game, they did it very, very pretty."
Higham said if his girls continue to play like this, his expectations will be high in Saturday's championship match against San Pasqual.
"I'm over the moon," he said.Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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By the end of 2008, unemployment rates throughout North America were reaching decade-long peaks, and analysts say that the outlook for 2009 isn't much more encouraging. For diligent jobseekers, there are always going to be opportunities to be found, but according to Carl Van Horn, director of the Heldrich Center for Workplace Development at Rutgers University, employees who are already in a stable role may find it more important to focus on job security for the time being.
Creating Your Own Job Security
In this age of layoffs, at-will employment, and economic uncertainty, job security may seem like a thing of the past. But believe it or not, there's actually a lot that employees can do to make sure that you can hang on to your paycheck -- even when the economy is going through a rough patch.
Career consultant and HR expert Alan Stafford says that across-the-board layoffs are largely a thing of the past. Even when a workforce reduction proves to be necessary to ensure a company's survival, today's savvy employers are bending over backwards to hang on to their most valuable team members. All you have to do is to make sure that you secure yourself a spot on your boss's MVP list.
Are you ready to supercharge your job security and significantly boost your chances of weathering the current economic storm? Use these simple tips and techniques to bolster your career prospects, even in the toughest of times.
When times are tough, employees and employers alike are often called upon to make unpleasant choices. By taking care to position yourself as an indispensable asset to the company, you can boost your job security and increase your chances of being able to make career decisions on your own terms.


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Standoff ends in one arrest
Sunday at approximately 1:24 a.m., Montgomery County Central Communications Center received a 911 call from a suspect on Ladoga Road south of County Road 150 south holding a hostage and making demands.
Crawfordsville Police Department started initial communications with the suspect John Blake Peterman, 37-years-old who appears to be homeless. Peterson advised he was holding a hostage and did not want to hurt anyone.
The Montgomery County/Crawfordsville SWAT Team was activated and a perimeter was established at the location which turned out to be storage units. A hostage negotiator talked with Peterman who advised that he was holding a hostage and that he was armed with weapons and had set explosive devices around the property and officers should not approach the units.
Officers were able to confirm that propane tanks with wires running from them had been placed around the storage unit. The Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Bomb Squad was called and responded with the Tippecanoe County SWAT Team. Also notified were the Indiana State Police Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team (EOD) and the Indiana State Police Central Emergency Response Services.
Negotiations continued and at approximately 5:30 a.m., the female hostage was released. It was also determined that a second female hostage was initially being held but had escaped the storage unit before the initial phone call was made to 911. They were taken to Franciscan St. Elizabeth Hospital in Crawfordsville, IN where they were treated and then were questioned by Montgomery County Detectives.
Negotiations continued with Peterman when at approximately 11:49 a.m. Sunday, he surrendered to authorities without incident. He is being held at the Montgomery County Jail on charges of Criminal Recklessness with a Weapon-Class C Felony and two counts of Criminal Confinement-Class B Felony. Bond has not been set at this time. Further charges are pending with the Montgomery County Prosecutor's Office.
The Tippecanoe County Robot was sent in to check for explosive devises in the storage unit. No explosive devises were found and the unit was secured. Other departments who assisted the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department were The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the Crawfordsville Fire Department.


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Fantasy Beat
Cano's Southpaw Struggles
Robinson Cano had a rather amazing 2012 season. In terms of his WARP, his 6.4 score was the best of his career. In fantasy dollars, it was his third consecutive season of earning $30 or more in AL-only leagues, further cementing his status as a first round pick in either AL-only or mixed-league formats.
Yet, Cano's 2012 season was not without flaw. It actually was not tough to find the major flaw in his season despite the overall numbers. It was his amazing .359/.423/.685 slash line against right-handed pitching that masked a batting average against lefties that was 61 points below his career average, an on-base percentage that fell 34 points, and a slugging percentage that fell 138 points. The .239/.309/.337 slash line Cano had versus left-handed pitching in 2012 was well below the .300/.343/.475 line he had established in his previous 1393 plate appearances against portsiders.
By no means should single-season splits be considered predictive, however; the bigger picture is still infinitely more important. If we look back at 2010, Wilson Betemit hit .312 against lefties after a career of futility from that side of the plate and proceeded to return to those doldrums each of the following two seasons. Cano's 269 plate appearances against left-handed pitchers in 2012 represent just 16 percent of his career total. So are his 2012 struggles against lefties just single-season noise or has the league picked up on something that Cano will have to adjust to? Let's review some obvious questions that come up when players pull a stinker out of their hat.
Has he gotten pull-happy?
Cano is indeed pulling the ball a bit more than he has in the past, but not that much higher than he did as a rookie. The dimensions in Yankee Stadium to his side of the field are nearly equal to what they were in the old building, so this is not, however, a matter of him changing his approach to take advantage of those very inviting seats in right field.
Is he being more selective?
Next, let's examine what parts of the strike zone Cano picked up his strikeouts when facing left-handed pitching.
For the most part, Cano's numbers in the small sample size of 2012 line up rather well to his overall rates, outside of striking out a bit more frequently taking strike three in the zone.
Lastly, let's examine which pitches from left-handed pitching entice Cano to swing in the same format:
Once again, the rates from 2012 hold up against his career rates. He did not become more of a free-swinger; in fact, he became a bit more selective in the strike zone, perhaps to a fault.
Are lefties pitching him differently? (Pitch data from TexasLeaguers.com)
For the sake of simplicity, let's group the pitches into hard stuff, breaking balls, and change-ups. Same-handed change-ups are a rarity; pitchers that throw them tend to use the pitch much more frequently to opposite handed hitters than same-handed hitters. Cano, historically, has swung at the pitch quite often, but he cut back in 2012 and made more contact on those pitches when he did so. This is not terribly surprising, as Cano is one of the better examples in the game of a hitter staying back on the ball. In terms of handling breaking balls, he swung at a smaller amount of them than he has in the past and made the same amount of contact as he has in past years. Even then, the league threw him slightly more breaking balls in 2012 than they had in the past.
A somewhat noticeable change is in how he handled the hard stuff. Cano swung less frequently at this group of pitches than he had in previous seasons but also made less overall contact. Before 2012, left-handed pitchers threw the hard stuff 51 percent of the time against Cano, but that usage spiked up to 64 percent last season as teams picked up him making less contact against those types of pitches than he was with breaking balls or off-speed offerings.
How was his production affected?
BaseballHeatMaps allows us to compare run value production for hitters across periods of time. The image below compares Cano's 2012 season against his production from 2007 to 2012. The blue zones represent areas in which Cano experienced a large decline in run value last season compared to previous seasons.
If we look back up at the selectiveness image, we recall that Cano did not change his approach in how he attacked pitches in nearly every part of the strike zone. His production in certain parts of the zone, however, did indeed decline. The largest of the blue zones also happens to be an area in which lefties tend to throw more two-seam fastballs, front-door sliders, and cut fastballs. The blue zones on the outer half represent areas in which pitchers will throw put-away sliders or cut fastballs off the plate to get weak contact.
In 2013, it will be interesting to watch how lefties attack Cano and if these 2012 issues are something the league has picked up on. If that is the case, it will also be interesting to see if Cano can adjust to the adversity. It has not affected his draft status in the slightest, though, as Cano's average draft position at MockDraftCentral.com still has him comfortably in the first round. Our own Derek Carty even took him fifth overall in a recent industry mock draft. This will be one of those games within the game to pay attention to in 2013 to see if 2012 was simple single-season split noise or the league adjusting to one of its best overall hitters.
Jason Collette is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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I was using this information for the dimensions.
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Chorionic villi sampling (CVS) is a procedure performed in the first trimester of pregnancy to detect to detect birth defects. Samples are taken from parts of the placenta called the chorion, which have the same genes as the fetus. CVS can detect most of the same defects as amniocentesis, but it cannot detect open neural tube defects. If you have CVS, you will want to consider having a blood alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) test later in your pregnancy to test for neural tube defects.
Here is some information about the test and the risks involved.
Your doctor will discuss the benefits and risks of the test with you based on your pregnancy. This test is only useful if the results will change the management of your pregnancy or change your desire to continue the pregnancy. If you are at higher risk for having a baby with birth defects, you may wish to have this test. Examples of things that may put you at higher risk are:
CVS is usually done about 10-12 weeks from a woman's last menstrual period and once the presence of a living pregnancy has been established. The procedure is performed in the doctor's office or hospital. Cells can be collected from the placenta in 2 ways—through the abdomen or through the vagina. If you have any bleeding during pregnancy, problems with your cervix, or a sexually transmitted disease, you may be offered CVS through the abdomen as the preferred route.
Your doctor will do an ultrasound exam to determine the baby's age and the position of the placenta. This will also help determine whether cells are collected through the abdomen or through the vagina. If collecting cells through the abdomen, a needle will be inserted through your abdomen, into your uterus, and into your placenta under local anesthesia. A sample of chorionic villi will be collected. If collecting cells through the vagina, a speculum will be inserted. A thin tube will be inserted into your vagina and up through your cervix. An ultrasound will be used to guide the tube to your placenta and a small sample of chorionic villi will be removed and sent to a lab. Results may take up to 2 weeks.
There is a risk of infection with CVS. Because the procedure is done earlier than amniocentesis, there is a slightly higher risk of miscarriage. You may also experience cramping or bleeding.
Most women do not need this test with every pregnancy. If you feel you fall into one of the categories listed above, or you have other concerns about prenatal testing, talk to your doctor.
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Prenatal care and tests. Office on Women's Health website. Available at: https://www.womenshealth.gov/pregnancy/you-are-pregnant/prenatal-care-tests.html. Updated September 27, 2010. Accessed October 24, 2016.
Prenatal diagnosis: Amniocentesis and CVS. Family Doctor—American Academy of Family Physicians website. Available at: http://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/pregnancy-newborns/fetal-health/prenatal-diagnosis-amniocentesis-and-cvs.html. Updated August 2010. Accessed October 24, 2016.
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This book includes descriptions of various places in the states of Australia and in New Zealand. These are quite detailed and usually start with the founding or naming of the place, and continue through their early history. A great read for all those interested in early colonial history of Australia and New Zealand.
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The Indianapolis Colts entered Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers without their head coach and uncertain of the direction this season was taking. Andrew Luck more than answered the call in the big moment, though, establishing the Colts as legitimate playoff contenders.
Luck, the first pick in April's NFL draft and a superstar coming out of Stanford, took on the responsibility and pressure of leading his teammates to a hard-fought victory, even in the absence of their coach.
Indianapolis head coach Chuck Pagano, who was recently diagnosed with leukemia, will miss at least six weeks to receive treatment for the disease, a devastating blow to a young, impressionable team. But even without Pagano on the sidelines, Luck excelled and instituted his own form of leadership on the field.
After falling behind the Packers 21-3 at the half, Luck helped interim coach Bruce Arians rally his troops in the locker room and made sure the team knew the game was far from decided. The result was a trio of scores from Luck and a 27-point turnaround that saw Indy knock off the mighty Packers and finally establish an identity for this Colts team.
The victory offered Indianapolis some solace in its pursuit of a
return to the postseason as Luck not only led a fourth-quarter
comeback but, even more importantly, also proved that he has the ever-coveted "clutch gene."
Luck's crowning accomplishment at this point in his young career was executing the two-minute drill to perfection against Green Bay. But while Luck's late-game heroics won over the crowd inside Lucas Oil Stadium, it was the creation of a reliable connection with veteran wide receiver Reggie Wayne that stood out most.
Wayne lit up Charles Woodson and the Packers defense for 13 catches and 212 yards, a monster day by any standards. And the 33-year-old, who many had written off after a subpar 2011, suddenly looked like the same guy who hauled in passes from Peyton Manning for so many years.
Still less than a season removed from the end of Manning's longstanding reign over the Colts franchise, a new sheriff is in town, and he's already offering many of the same skills Manning had perfected over the years. Luck has already established a firm grasp on Arians' offensive scheme, and he's developed important relationships with players like Wayne as he tries to get the transitioning offense in shape quickly.
But production has also been a big key in Indy's turnaround. Through his first four NFL games, Luck has now thrown for the second-most yards from a rookie quarterback ever — second only to Cam Newton — with 1,208. He's also thrown seven touchdowns with just five interceptions on the season, helping maintain a solid balance in the turnover game for the Colts.
Luck has now established himself as both a productive quarterback and a leader in this league, and his determination to guide the Colts to success in honor of Pagano is just another sign of his abilities as a leader.
With Luck under center, and hopefully Pagano back on the sidelines soon, Indianapolis is a dangerous team with the talent needed to win. The Super Bowl doesn't seem like a realistic option at any point this season for Indy, but the playoffs sure seem feasible.
Indy has the pieces to put together a postseason run and really push on from last year's league cellar-dwellers into this year's Cinderella story. But that result will require plenty of hard work, a great deal of dedication and a whole lot of Luck.
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Andrew Luck, QB, Colts
The Colts may have been down 21-3 at halftime to the visiting Green Bay Packers, but even that sort of demoralizing deficit couldn't keep Luck and Indy from channeling their "Chuckstrong" motto. The eventual 30-27 win was terrific, especially in honor of head coach Chuck Pagano as he battles leukemia. Luck not only paid homage to his coach with one of the best rookie performances of all time, but he also seems to have found a legit No. 1 target in Reggie Wayne. It was a good win for Indy and what could be only the tip of what is to come for Luck.
Drew Brees, QB, Saints
Sean Payton was in the house for some record-setting magic in New Orleans on Sunday night, and Drew Brees made sure to deliver. Brees connected with Devery Henderson on a 40-yard touchdown pass midway through the first quarter as the Saints notched their first win of the season over San Diego, 31-24. That touchdown broke the legendary record set by Johnny Unitas, giving Brees 48 consecutive games with a touchdown pass. The feat is an impressive one and can only be accurately compared to Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak in Major League Baseball. A tip of the cap to Brees as he made history, but what was even more impressive was the class and grace with which he did it. But I suppose that's expected at this point.
Buffalo Bills Defense
The Buffalo defense allowed 621 yards this week, the second week with 580-plus yards allowed. The Bills have given up 45 and
Kansas City Chiefs Fans
Now, it's not every Chiefs supporter who deserves the ire of fans, or Eric Winston, for that matter. But the Kansas City faithful who cheered when Matt Cassel went down with a head injury on Sunday should be ashamed. I understand that cheering for a quarterback who has already thrown two interceptions, adding to his already league-leading nine, isn't very enticing and that Brady Quinn may, for the time being at least, be the most popular man in Kansas City. But at least show some decency and respect for a guy when he's injured on the field.
Chicago Bears Defense
Almost opposite of Buffalo's struggles, Chicago has had one of the most dominating defensive performances in recent memory over the past two weeks. Lance Briggs and Charles "Peanut" Tillman — I love this nickname — combined to become the first pair of teammates to take interceptions back for touchdowns in consecutive weeks. That was only the start of an incredible defensive showing from the Bears, though, as they held Blaine Gabbert and Jacksonville to 189 yards of total offense and just three points in the 38-point rout. Bravo, gents.
Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Steelers
While Adrian Peterson and Jamaal Charles found immediate success in their return from ACL injuries, Mendenhall was forced to wait a few weeks before being given the green light. But once Mendenhall got out on the field on Sunday, he was just as sharp as ever. When the day was done, Mendenhall had gotten the ball 14 times and run for 81 yards and a touchdown to go along with a pair of catches in the Steelers' 16-14 win. Mendenhall should only continue to improve each week, but if Sunday's breakout was any indication of what to expect, then Pittsburgh fans are in for a treat. Simply said, Mendenhall looks as good as he ever has in black and gold.
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"I always believed the organization cared about me and valued what I bring to the team," he said. "Being part of this season was so inspirational. Who could ever script what happened with Coach (Chuck) Pagano and Coach (Bruce) Arians taking over. It was unbelievable the things that happened and how we came together as a team."
Harnish, a former Norwell High school standout, was part of the Colts' active roster early in the season, then released and signed to the practice squad. Other than dressing on game day, his role never changed. He practiced with the team, helping prepare fellow quarterbacks Andrew Luck and Drew Stanton and showing looks to the defense.
Harnish said he learned a lot about playing quarterback in the NFL, especially in reading defenses before the snap and making adjustments at the line of scrimmage. Calls that were made by the center in college are placed on the quarterback's shoulders in the NFL, he said.
Harnish traveled with the team, threw during the early warmups before every game and did everything except dress for the games. He could often be seen on the sidelines talking with Luck or quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen. He praised general manager Ryan Grigson, vice president of football operations Tom Telesco and the entire coaching staff for the way they treated him as a rookie.
Harnish said the season felt similar to his first year at Northern Illinois University where he was redshirted and watched on game day.
Harnish has aspirations of being a regular quarterback in the league in the future, although he hopes to compete for the backup spot to Luck next season.
"I don't think there's any special formula for how you become a starter in the NFL," Harnish said. "Everybody has different stories. I know the areas I have to work on now. I know what my weaknesses are more so than in the past and I learned from watching Drew Stanton and Andrew Luck on how to prepare to be better."
The Colts, like all NFL teams, will have turnover during the offseason, with players coming and going. Harnish hopes to return as part of a group of rookies who laid the foundation this season.
"We had someone speak at our final team meeting and they said how abruptly football comes to an end at the end of an NFL season," Harnish said. "In college, it doesn't stop. You go back to second semester, winter conditioning, spring ball. The NFL stops for three and a half months. It's definitely different."
Harnish plans to train in the offseason in Indianapolis and at his alma mater Northern Illinois.
"Never once did I feel like I wasn't part of the team," Harnish said. "I was traveling, I was right there in the middle of the action. I had a job on game day even though it wasn't revered by most. It was still important. It was one of those opportunities, as a player, that will be invaluable to my development."


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Hallo, eco-minded viewers,welcome to Planet Earth: Our Loving Home. Today on part two of our program we once again talk with Dr. Rebecca Lee, the founder of the Polar Museum Foundation.
The Foundation has the goal of conserving our environment by highlighting the importance of polar scientific exploration to the general public. Dr. Lee is renowned as the first woman to have explored the "Four Poles" of our planet – the North Pole, the South Pole Mount Everest and the Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon in Eastern Tibet
which features the deepest canyon in the world.
In 1970, carrying her backpack, sleeping bag and camera, Dr. Lee started her dream journey of traveling every corner of the globe. After nearly 40 years of exploration, she has seen the world's five oceans and touched the seven continents.
Dr. Lee joined the Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition team in 1985 to conduct polar research. Since then, she has traveled six times to the Antarctic, 10 times to Arctic, four times to Mount Everest, twice to Taklamakan, a large Central Asian desert, and once to Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon. Based on her wealth of experience and knowledge, Dr. Lee has written "The Poles Declaration" about her explorations of the poles and "Polar Power" regarding the energy of the poles and their influence on global climatic conditions.
Our Supreme Master Television correspondent in Hong Kong visited recently visited with with Dr. Rebecca Lee. In their our conversations with Dr. Lee, she shared her experiences of conducting research at the poles as well as her insights to spreading the message on the dangers of global warming.
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An Australian-owned and operated global games and media company has signed a deal to produce a party game based on the best-selling book Fifty Shades of Grey.
The game has been approved by author E L James and will be available in Australia, Canada, the UK, the US and New Zealand on December 14, Imagination has announced.
"We are delighted to be partnering with E L James on this project," Imagination's CEO Shane Yeend said.
"The Fifty Shades books are a bona fide cultural phenomenon, and they offer an exciting new play pattern for our range of party games that allows everyone to finally reveal their Inner Goddess," Yeend said.
Fifty Shades of Grey, which is often referred to as "mummy porn", has sold more than 1.28 million copies in combined physical and e-book formats in Australia, and more than 50 million copies worldwide.
The second and third books in the adult romance trilogy, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, have also sold well.
The story behind the book phenomenon started out as free: online fan fiction, largely inspired by Twilight, but definitely written for adults.
The dark romance became such a hit that James reworked it into three books, which were picked up by a small Sydney-based publisher, The Writer's Coffee Shop, in 2011. The trilogy was then acquired by Vintage Books in the US.


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My 13-year-old has pneumonia
My 13-year-old son was diagnosed today with pneumonia (I don`t know what kind) and prescribed the antibiotic Azithromycin. His illness began with a fever, chills, headache and occasional dizziness 7 days ago. I took him to the pediatrician two days later and was told it`s a viral illness. After four days of worsening symptoms (including a persistent cough), I took him back to the doctor today. We were sent for a chest x-ray and the diagnosis was made. The pediatrician said he expects my son to make a full recovery.
A friend told me tonight that contracting pneumonia as a youngster predisposes a person to recurrent bouts of it as he/she gets older. Is that true, and if so, how can my son protect himself from being especially vulnerable in the future?
For the vast majority of patients, having pneumonia once does not make one prone to having it repeatedly.Repetitive pneumonia can, of course, occur. There are rare cases in which the initial pneumonia causes some lingering damage that is then prone to infection. Also, rarely, a patient has an underlying immune problem that makes him/her prone to pneumonia - and contributed to the first episode. The most common reason I find in my practice for children with "recurrent pneumonia" is that they actually have asthma. (An infection, which contributes the fever, triggers an asthma flare, which contributes the chest symptoms.)The best way to prevent pneumonia is to be careful about good hand washing. Also, keep up to date on immunizations - including influenza vaccines.
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Morning Movers: Yellen Testimony Buoys Shares; Food Stocks Hit on Rotten Outlook
Stocks have ticked up as Janet Yellen's prepared testimony hinted that rates will remain low even as the jobless rate falls and that recent economic data would not bring tapering to a halt.
S&P 500 futures have gained 0.1%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures have risen 0.2%.
Get ready for rotten food stocks today. Dean Foods (DF) has fallen 11% to $13.50 after it met earnings expectations but said the first quarter of 2014 would be "difficult." Annie's (BNNY), meanwhile, has dropped 8.7% to $38.19 after it missed earnings forecasts and offered a disappointing 2014 outlook. ConAgra Foods (CAG) has declined 5.5% to $29.35, after it too cut its full year guidance.
Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) is off 2.1% at $182.98 after it beat earnings but said production would grow between 14% and 19% in 2014.
Steel Dynamics (STLD) has gained 3.6% to $16.31 after it was upgraded to Buy from Neural at BofA Merrill Lynch.


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For more than 40 years, Roberta "Bobbi" Hatheway Green was perhaps best known to the Julian community as the talent behind the Triangle Club's annual fall presentation of the Julian Melodrama — actress, assistant director, director and mistress of ceremonies.
Described by some as an icon of Julian, Mrs. Green died March 10 at age 77 from complications of a terminal illness, her family said. A memorial service is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Pine Hills Lodge Theater in Julian.
Born in Pennsylvania on June 21, 1935 and raised by her parents, Stewart and Dorothy Hatheway, Mrs. Green grew up on the family ranch, Oak Ridge Stock Farm in Julian, where she loved riding horses and tending to the animals. During World War II, she was selected to be the drum major for the first war bond rally in town.
She married Dallas "Monte" Green in 1955 and had three children. As a young couple they lived in Kailua, Hawaii, and Los Angeles County, but in 1978 they moved back to her beloved Julian ranch. She actively oversaw the operation of the main ranch, as well as others in the county and New Mexico.
Along with her contributions to the yearly melodrama, Mrs. Green also served as the Julian Chamber of Commerce president, the Triangle Club president, and held many positions in community clubs and organizations.
In 2011 she was chosen to be the Grand Marshal of the Julian Fourth of July "Greatest Little town Parade in America."
She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Dallas "Monte" Green; daughters, Tracy Lewis from Tempe, Ariz., Carolyn "Cari" Allured from Temecula; and son, Dallas H. Green from Pasco, Wash. She is also survived by her granddaughters, Shannon Lewis, Katherine Barnard and Laura Barnard.
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As more California cities struggle to reduce the amount of hazardous waste making it into landfills and recycle centers, Chula Vista has taken the lead on launching initiatives that make it easy for residents.
The latest of these is a pharmaceutical mail-back program, which furnishes each resident with up to five specially designed and postage-paid pouches per year to get rid of their old medicines. The expired or unused pharmaceuticals are sent to a special facility that incinerates them to create usable energy.
The mail-back program takes things a step further than the Drug Enforcement Agency-sanctioned Drug Take-Back Days, which have yielded 2,782 pounds in pharmaceuticals, and further even than the medicine disposal mailbox at the Chula Vista Police Department. Since that receptacle was installed in 2009, it has collected 1,914 pounds of prescription drugs from residents.
But now it's even easier to get rid of unwanted medicine. Chula Vista residents can pick up the envelopes from all the major pharmacies, including Rite Aid, Walgreens and CVS, along with some smaller local pharmacies.
It's great for residents, said Recycling Specialist Manuel Medrano, because they can dispose of their old or unwanted medicine from the comfort of their homes.
"How much more convenient can it be than getting a container at the same place you're picking up your medicine?" he asked.
It's good for the city, because getting rid of unwanted or unused drugs prevents their abuse.
It's also good for pharmacies, he added, because it's practically an automatic sale.
The city pays between $4 and $5 per pouch from Welldyne RX, the same company that provides medical equipment to pharmacies, and will pay for up to five pouches per resident per year.
Since the mail-back program launched in October, Chula Vista has distributed 1,056 medicine disposal pouches to its residents, a number that Medrano said is impressive, given how new the service is.
There are limitations on what residents can put in the envelopes. Controlled substances are off-limits, and pills need to be returned in their original bottles. There are still no federal guidelines for safe disposal of controlled substances, Medrano said.
The mail-back program is similar to the city's disposal program for medical sharps, which launched in 2009. Also through the major pharmacies, resident can obtain up to three 1-quart sharp disposal containers per year for needles, EpiPens and other hazardous sharps.
Through that program, the city has issued 2,315 sharps containers in the last four years, at about $15 a pop, which makes the recycling process safer for both residents and recycling workers.
Chula Vista's medical waste programs are not paid for out of the general fund, Medrano said; instead, a percentage of the money residents pay for trash and recycling pickup pays for them. The amount of city labor, though, is minimal, because the pharmacies do most of the work. His main job is making sure both people and the pharmacists know about the services and how to use them.
Chula Vista is the only city in the county and perhaps the region, Medrano said, with the mail-back programs. Other cities have drop-off sites like the one at the Police Department, he explained, but making it more a part of residents' lifestyle is a relatively new concept.
The next step in this city's effort to rid the trash and recycling stream of medical waste is to make the disposal containers available via home delivery. Medrano also hopes to promote the services in extended health care facilities, like retirement homes.
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London riots expose positive acts by Muslims, not highlighted enough in press
Muslims have showed their merits and best behavior during these UK riots- from Turks in London to the Pakistani victims of Birmingham. Even commending them now might be too little too late, given the bad press they get in relation to 'terror'.
BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron echoed thoughts of the political establishment and media when he blamed the London rioters as "criminality, pure and simple" and encouraged the use of batons and water cannons. He said parts of Britain weren't just "broken" but "sick". He expressed impatience with those civil libertarians who had "phony concerns about human rights" of looters.
He blamed the riots on "gangs" and spoke little of ordinary people's lives and the bitterness that lay behind the total disregard of life and property as shown by the rioters.
The Muslim HT website stated "the rioters and the bankers have a lot in common, greed and the utter disregard for society."
Among the first rioters brought to court was a mix of unemployed, university students, a teaching assistant, and a millionaire's daughter.
The rioters are to quite an extent a product of a society where politicians have been caught stealing thousands of pounds in the expenses fiasco; while at the same time they are behind policies which will take millions of pounds from ordinary people through severe social and economic cutbacks.
What confidence were these rioters inspired with when these same politicians and high-ranking police officers were caught liaising with the criminal activities of Murdoch's news empire?
John McDonnell, a Labour MP summarized the problem when he said: "MPs and their expenses, bankers and their bonuses, tax evading corporations" had created a "society of looters".
No one condones the actions of rioters; however when Cameron talks of a "sick" and "broken" society, is he also taking into account that this society was lied to by its "trusted" politicians less than eight years ago and taken into an illegal war to Iraq and later with Afghanistan and Libya which this "broken" society has to pay for through its taxes?
The biggest lie of all which divided society into an "us" and "them" situation, and dehumanized a whole community was the controversial "war on terror".
The war on terror had detrimental effects and helped further shape this "broken" and "sick" society. It justified discrimination and hatred and the vilification of a whole community. By perpetuating a climate of fear through this so called "war" it paved the way for the introduction of draconian measures and loss of civil liberties for all groups.
The war on terror was set into motion by US President George Bush's "you are either with us or you are with the terrorist's" rhetoric after 9/11. Muslim communities had to pay a price for the actions of a few (who, has yet to be verified when a proper investigation is allowed). Tony Farrell, a British intelligence officer, recently was sacked after a 12-year service when he wrote a report that he found no evidence of a Muslim terrorist threat.
Over the years police raid after raid were carried out against ordinary Muslims, many based on little evidence and silly assumptions like how long the man's beard was or how many times he visited the mosque.
After a decade of demonizing the Muslim community, the rioters learned early on how to stand by and accept the unjust treatment of a community based on their religion; their mere acceptance compromised their humanity.
The media worked in conjunction with the politicians sowing seeds of hatred. The first headlines when the Norway killings happened was that the "terrorist was Al-Qaeda linked".
Everyday headlines blared out Islamic terrorists planning to bomb and kill Britons. Police vans blared through streets of London looking for Muslims signaling them out in mosques, streets, underground stations and airports.
Cameron's statement on how the rioters will be dealt with no "phony concerns about human rights" was the same philosophy Tony Blair's government used when incarcerating Muslims in prisons without access to lawyers.
One also wonders whether the rioters are espousing the same "key British values" which Teresa May, the British home secretary believes Muslims should adhere to. Greed and thuggery?
Is it not strange that according to consecutive governments and media, many terror plots linked to Al-Qaeda have been foiled by the ever-vigilant police? If that is true than wouldn't it be a logical step for these extremists to take the opportunity of chaos created by riots, when police resources are stretched to limits, to detonate bombs and cause mayhem?
Instead, the "suspect" community not only tried to help the police but also to monitor and protect their and neighbors' homes and businesses, as seen in Birmingham and Southall West London.
According to initial reports, "Three men mowed down and killed by a hit-and-run driver as they tried to protect their community from looters".
It was quite unusual that the press and police did not mention that the men who died were Muslims, considering for the past decade after 9/11 when any incident happened the headlines first stated it was Muslims before they stated the incident.
Other initial reports in the media had indicated that communal warfare was breaking out among Turkish groups and the rioters. They did not state the real facts that Muslim Turkish shopkeepers had stood outside their shops armed with bats ready to ward off attempts by looters to rob the shops.
In Whitechapel, Muslims worshippers left evening prayers at the East London Mosque (mosque sited by right-wing think tanks as hot beds of extremism) to help prevent the looting of a bank and businesses nearby.
May be Cameron could learn from the father whose sons were killed protecting their area when he said, "we shouldn't blame other communities; rather it is time for everyone to work together for peace".
However, there is growing discontent from many sectors in Britain who have blamed government policies that has created this breakdown of society.
Many argue that they have set a precedent of lies and fabricated truths through ill judged policies aided and abetted by the media, which has led to youths who have grown up in these troubled times to have no respect or care for life or property. The corruption in the police is also to blame; no credible explanation has been given on many cases involving police brutality and deaths in police custody.
We are living in times where humanity has been taken out of the equation, where greed rules as our politicians have shown us, and discrimination is justified.
Seumas Milne writes in The Guardian: "What we're now seeing across the cities of England is the reflection of a society run on greed and a poisonous failure of politics and social solidarity. There is now a danger that rioting might feed into ethnic conflict. Meanwhile, the latest phase of the economic crisis lurching back and forth between the United States and Europe risks tipping austerity Britain into slump or prolonged stagnation. We're starting to see the devastating costs of refusing to change course."
It wouldn't be a surprise if the riots will now be used to further tighten state control; Cameron has already promised the introduction of water cannons, batons and a clampdown of the Internet with no considerations given to "phony concerns about human rights".
His statements reveal that the establishment is not interested in dealing with the root causes of the problem but is gearing up against the growing underclass that is mobilizing into mass protest movements of students, workers and unemployed.
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Hamilton County jurors deliberated about four hours over two days before convicting 40-year-old Mark Gerth on all 12 charges, including murder and vehicular homicide. Judge Norbert Nadel set sentencing for April 26. Gerth faces a minimum sentence of 15 years to life in prison.
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Sources claim that after less then five months into her marriage to singer Hani Adel, Egyptian actor Hala Shiha is already asking for a divorce.
If the rumors are true it will reflect negatively on Hala who re-committed herself to wearing an Islamic headdress, a Hijab, for the second time, according to the London based Elaph. Hala has presented herself to audiences as a religious woman who wears a Hijab and committed herself to the holy union of marriage.
Hala and Hani held a small wedding ceremony on February 23. Hani, head of the band "Wasat Al Balad" (Downtown), has increased his popularity two fold since the two were married.
Hala's father took responsibility for the wedding ceremony and guests were limited to close friends and family members.
The cast of the new film "Kamil El Awsaf" (Perfect Features) held a celebration now that filming has begun. The film, written by Ahmad Al Baih and directed by Ahmad Al Badri, stars young actor Hala, Amer Mounib, Ola Khanem, Raja AlJawadi, and Hassan Husni.
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The engine from Matt Kenseth's race-winning car Sunday has not passed NASCAR inspection, a source confirmed to Sporting News Wednesday.
ESPN.com first reported Wednesday that NASCAR is looking into possible violations, and a source confirmed an Associated Press report that one connecting rod failed to meet the minimum weight.
NASCAR typically confirms on Tuesday that the cars and engines have passed tech, but it issued no confirmation Tuesday on whether the cars and engines of Kenseth and Bobby Labonte and the engine of Kasey Kahne passed.
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NASCAR typically takes the winning car and a random car for further inspection at its Research and Development Center in Concord, N.C. It also takes the engine of the second-place car. Kenseth won the STP 400 at Kansas Speedway, with Kahne finishing second.
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U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann's decision to drop out of the contest for Republican presidential nominee brought mixed reviews from her constituents in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District, where voters are assessing her bid for the White House and weighing her future as their congresswoman.
Since announcing her candidacy in June, Bachmann has taken her message to national audiences on the road. But she's also managed to hold onto the support of some who put her into office.
Among them is Michelle Keller of Rice, Minn. who is sad that Bachmann is suspending her campaign.
"Michele Bachmann would have been a great president," Keller said. "She knows Minnesota. She knows the Midwest; of the United States. More than most of those politician's know. "
Keller said if Bachmann asked for her advice, she'd have an easy answer: "Try for vice president."
Bachmann can also count on Curt Brandon of Sartell, Minn. He said he's read Bachmann's book, "Core of Conviction: My Story," and supported her because she is a strong Christian.
"She tells the truth the way it is," Brandon said. "Sure she made some mistakes. She's not totally knowledgeable. Maybe she's not even qualified to be president, but she tried and she certainly has done a lot of good."
Others in her district are less supportive of Bachmann's president bid and even her future in politics.
Jim Meinz, who owns and manages real estate in St. Cloud, describes himself as politically independent and not a Bachmann supporter.
"You cringe when you hear some of the things that she says," Meinz said. "She doesn't make you proud."
Meinz said Bachmann might be better suited for a career outside of politics.
"I think that she's all over the board on the issues and I just think that there are better candidates out there," he said.
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She could run for re-election to Congress, decide to challenge Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, or use her exposure in the national spotlight to transition into a career outside of politics. There's also the chance that the eventual Republican presidential nominee might select her as a running mate.
Should Bachmann consider a run against Klobuchar, she'll have to consider polling data. One poll surveyed before Bachmann's presidential bid shows Klobuchar handily beating Bachmann in a statewide race.
If she decides to run for re-election in the 6th District, Bachmann will do so with new district boundaries that will most likely be assigned by a court. At this point, Bachmann also doesn't know who her Democratic challenger would be.
Stephen Frank, a political science professor at St. Cloud State University, said Bachmann, a prolific fundraiser, will also have to seek new political contributions.
"She had lots of money in her last election and she had millions that she left over," Frank said. "We think it was perfectly legal for her to use that money in her presidential campaign. But I'm thinking she's tapped out ... I'm not sure she has the money she had before."
By running for the presidency, Bachmann's elevated her profile and her views. That could help create more interest around her if she decided to run again for Congress, Frank said, but the opposite could also be true.
"About half of Americans can't name their own congressperson," he said. "A lot don't pay attention and now they've seen her in a national light ... And that may help or it could go against her."
GOP party leaders gave no indication what they want Bachmann to do next.
Minnesota Republican Party Chairman Pat Shortridge, who thanked Bachmann for running a strong campaign for the party's nomination, said she has some decisions to make.
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A KIND woman who helped a Royal Marine find his way when he was lost in a new town has celebrated being married to him for 70 years.
Christmas is a special time of year for any family, but in 2012 it was an even more memorable time for Dave Stiff, 90, his wife Beryl, 88, and their relatives.
They marked their platinum wedding anniversary on December 26 and shared the occasion with all their family and friends.
The couple, of Lawns Court, in Benfleet, have four children, seven grand children and three great-grand children.
They were married at St John's Church, in Southall, and first met outside Southall railway station.
Their eldest daughter, Pam Smith, explained her father was on leave from the Royal Marines and was looking for his family's new home in Scotts Road when he met her mum.
She said: "Their former home had been bombed and destroyed in Silvertown so he was new to the area. Mum showed him the way, and has done so ever since.
"I don't know what their secret is. They have always been a couple, enjoyed the same things and worked hard to keep the family together, especially during their early years when they had very little money.
"Their life centred around us children, and I suppose still does, even though three of us are senior citizens and the youngest is soon to be 61.
"They are like a couple of bookends."
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If you like French onion soup, you'll love this dish. It's perfect to serve with a Sunday roast beef dinner. -Beth Perry, Jacksonville, Florida.
- 2 tablespoons butter
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- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 8 slices French bread, buttered on both sides
- 1. In a large skillet, melt butter. Saute onions until translucent and slightly brown. Layer onions and two-thirds of the cheese in a 2-qt. baking dish, sprinkling pepper between layers.
- 2. In a saucepan, heat soup, milk and soy sauce; stir to blend. Pour over onions and stir gently. Top with bread. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 15 minutes. Push bread under sauce; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 15 minutes longer. Yield: 8 servings.
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