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Pinch a pony
Pinch a pony is a wonderful learning game for your toddler to practice picking up small items. By encouraging the 'pincer' movement of picking up things between their thumb and first finger, toddlers develop their fine motor skills which allow them to write and pick up fine objects.
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What you need:
- 5 different coloured sheets of paper
- Pens and pencils
- Scissors
Cut the coloured sheets of paper into 10cm long strips. Fold the paper strips in half, so the fold is in the middle, like cards.
Draw a letter or image on the lower half of each strip of paper. For example: A cat, a dog or the letter D. Draw a pony on one of the strips.
Fold the strips closed and turn them upside down so the paper is in an upside down V with the ends of the paper are resting on the table (like an open card would).
Instruct the children to pick up one paper tent each turn and name the object they see or if it is a letter, name an object that starts with it. For the letter C, they could say Cat.
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Big Bang's G-Dragon collaborates with fashion label '8 SECONDS' in new photo shoot
Big Bang's G-Dragon recently collaborated with fashion label '8 SECONDS' for their latest summer photo shoot.
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Two-Day Celebration of 171st Anniversary of Texas Independence Slated for Washington-on-the-Brazos March 3-4
WASHINGTON, Texas — The birthplace of Texas will celebrate the 171st birthday of Texas independence from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 3 and 4 at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site.
The annual celebration brings Texas alive as the park is transformed into the early 1800s. The transformation is complete with costumed performers, period craft demonstrations, toe-tappin' Texas music and black-powder gun salutes by the Texas Army.
Highlighting the free, two-day celebration will be a 2 p.m. interactive program featuring noted Texas figures from 1836 and 2007, including U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, state Rep. Lois W. Kolkhorst and Sam Houston IV.
Entertainment will be provided by acclaimed Texas singer-songwriter Brian Burns. Burns will perform the state's top-rated school assembly program, "Once Upon a Time in Texas." The performer's engaging repertoire of songs and storytelling brings Texas' illustrious history, culture and folklore to life.
Houston television personality Ron Stone (Eyes of Texas) will once again emcee the Sunday afternoon ceremony that will conclude with the cutting of Texas' largest birthday cake for all to enjoy. Food and drink vendors also will be on hand during the two-day event.
The Star of the Republic Museum will feature a special exhibit that includes one of the few remaining printed broadsides of the Texas Declaration of Independence from the University of Texas' Center for American History. The historic document declaring Texas free from Mexican rule was written in an unfinished, frame building at Washington-on-the-Brazos in March of 1836.
Park visitors can tour a replica of the Independence Hall, replicated on the original cornerstones of the site where the Texas declaration was signed on March 2, 1836. All tour fees and park entry fees are waived during the special weekend. Also open to the public at no cost will be the Barrington Living History Farm, which brings to life a typical 1850s-era farm of the Brazos River valley. The farm contains a number of log and frame buildings, including the original clapboard home of Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas.
The Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park Association sponsors the Texas Independence Day Celebration.
The historic complex is open daily from 8 a.m. to sunset. Barrington Living History Farm is open to visitors from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. The Star of the Republic Museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site is located off Texas Highway 105 on FM 1155 between Brenham and Navasota, approximately an hour northwest of Houston. For additional details of the weekend celebration, please call (936) 878-2214.
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Texas Game Warden Arrests Murder Suspect
LITTLEFIELD – A Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game warden has arrested a 71-year-old man wanted in Colorado for first degree murder in the shooting death of his wife of 45 years.
Game Warden Lance May was on his way to a meeting with a group of Bailey County land owners to discuss deer hunting issues about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday when he saw a west-bound late model car swerving from lane to lane on U.S. Highway 84 and Loop 430 about a mile east of Littlefield.
Suspecting an intoxicated driver, the warden briefly followed the car as it continued to operate erratically, stopping it at the intersection of Wayland Jennings and Badger Streets in Littlefield. May routinely radioed in the plate number of the vehicle to obtain registration information and soon learned the driver was wanted on an assault warrant issued in Mecklenburg County, N.C. and arrested him.
The man was identified as Richard Paul Stewart of Independence, MO.
While talking with Stewart, who seemed to be confused and having difficulty remaining conscious, May became concerned for the man's health and called for an ambulance. The man was taken to Lamb County Health Care Center in Littlefield. About midnight, he was transferred to the intensive care unit at University Medical Center in Lubbock.
About the same time, May received notification that an arrest warrant for first degree murder and domestic violence had been issued for Stewart in connection with the fatal shooting of Norma Stewart, 71, about 7 a.m. Monday in Westminster, CO.
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Woman charged: Danica Jo Isenberg, 23, of 111 Bertram Ave., Bentleyville, was charged Monday with retail theft for allegedly stealing items from Family Dollar, 401 Washington St., Bentleyville, Jan. 8. The charge will be sent by summons from the office of District Judge Curtis Thompson.
Disorderly charge: Christian T. Leonard, 21, of Scottdale, was charged by California police with disorderly conduct and public drunkenness for allegedly urinating in public at Wood Street Bar, 135 Wood St., early Sunday, California police said.
LCE to be notified: Canonsburg police will notify the state Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement after being called early Monday to a disturbance at Canon Elks, 146 Murdock St. When police knocked on the door, police said someone inside yelled "5-0" and turned off the lights. Police said it was several minutes before anyone responded to the door.
Games stolen: Jean-Michael Bonner of 603 S. Central Ave. told Canonsburg police Sunday that two Xbox game systems, a controller and four games were stolen from his home.
Debit card stolen: Melissa Martin of 862 Vista Road told Chartiers police Thursday her debit card was stolen and used at two locations.
Harassment charges: Aleesha Rathway, 21, of Belle Vernon, and a 17-year-old Herminie girl each were charged with harassment by state police after the two reportedly got into a physical confrontation Friday night at 85 Ernest Ave., Fallowfield.
DUI charge: Igor Manokhin, 51, of Farmington, will be charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to drive at a safe speed stemming from a one-vehicle crash early Saturday on Old Route 71, Fallowfield, state police said.
Quick change artist: A customer at Taco Bell, 1340 W. Chestnut St., stole $54 in a quick change scam Friday, North Franklin police said. The suspect is black, about 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs about 160 pounds. He pulled the scam while buying three tacos.
Rings stolen: Lee Long of 540 Franklin Terrace told North Franklin police earlier this month that four rings were stolen from her jewelry box.
Woman charged: Jessica Benning was charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance and various drug violations, including possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance, after being found passed out in a parked vehicle with a hypodermic needle in her hand, township police said. Benning, 27, of Dairy Road, Charleroi, was found at 8:23 a.m. Sunday on Ridgeview Drive, police said. She passed a breath test but failed field sobriety tests, police said. Hypodermic needles were found in the console of her vehicle, along with a clear plastic bag with a white residue and a soft drink can with white residue, police said. When police found Benning, they said she was slumped over the wheel of her car with the engine running. Her foot was on the brake and the car was in park, police said. She was taken to Canonsburg General Hospital so that blood could be drawn for testing, and the white residue was sent to a laboratory, police said. Charges will be sent by summons through the mail.
One injured: Amanda Ross, 21, of 404 Old West Road, Bentleyville, was injured Thursday when the vehicle in which she was a passenger was hit from behind while stopped at a red light, South Strabane police said. Ross, who was taken to Washington Hospital for treatment, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Ernest Ross, 43, also of 404 Old West. The drivers of the other vehicles involved in the chain-reaction crash were identified as Heidi Leep, 49, of 3 Stonehenge Drive, Washington, and Sandra Bartosh, 53, of 133 Floral Hill Drive, South Strabane. Police said Bartosh's vehicle struck Leep's car, which then hit the Ross vehicle.
Disorderly charge: A 14-year-old Union boy was charged with disorderly conduct after Southwest Regional police found drug paraphernalia while investigating an argument at his Rankintown Road home earlier this month.
Truck, money stolen: Harley Clement, 38, of 740 1/2 Donnan Ave., Washington, was placed in the Washington County jail on a probation detainer after he was accused of stealing a tri-axle truck and cashing checks owned by his girlfriend's company Sunday. Bethany Bowman reported that he cashed the checks for $2,190 and used the company gas card. Police found the truck at the Red Roof Inn, Canton Township. Charges are pending against Clement for the thefts.
Faces charges: Anna Hart, 51, of 296 E. Prospect Ave., Washington, faces charges of driving under suspension and DUI after the pickup truck she was driving hit a parked van on East Prospect Sunday, Washington police said.
Two charged: Benjamin Giles, 28, and Brooke Faust, 26, both of 530 W. Chestnut St., will be charged with simple assault stemming from an incident Saturday at their home. Faust is accused of hitting Giles in the head with a decorative turtle, Washington police said. Giles is accused of knocking Faust to the ground and kicking her.
Cellphone stolen: Cathy O'Brien of 130 Maple Ave. told Washington police Friday her cellphone was stolen.
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TPWD News Release — Feb. 28, 2011
ATHENS—Just when you thought this Toyota ShareLunker season was going to be all about O.H. Ivie, along comes Lake Austin.
The urban lake on the northwest side of the state capital has produced three ShareLunkers so far this season. One, the 16.03-pound lake record, came January 27. Two more came this last weekend. Lake Austin has now produced 12 entries into the ShareLunker program, tying it with Lake Amistad and lagging Choke Canyon and Falcon International Reservoir by only one.
Billy Weems of Liberty Hill started the action Friday, February 25, with a 13.21-pound lunker caught about noon in 12 feet of 62-degree water on a swim bait.
Cody Erin Smith of New Braunfels followed up Saturday with a 14.28-pounder caught about 10:00 a.m. on a jig.
Both were fishing in the vicinity of the Loop 360 bridge. "This whole area is just one big spawning flat," said Weems. "The big fish are just starting to move up."
Weems's assessment that the best fishing for big bass may be yet to come is borne out by the record. Of the nine entries the lake had produced prior to this season, three were caught in February, five in March and one in April.
Making that seem even more likely is the fact that at least two more fish were reported this past weekend that barely missed making the 13-pound mark.
Last season the lake produced two ShareLunkers, the first time in its history it had more than one entry in a season.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheris biologist Stephan Magnelia manages the Lake Austin fishery, and he attributes the lake's production of big bass to several factors. "I believe it's a combination of an ongoing Florida bass stocking program, good habitat (aquatic vegetation) in the upper third of the reservoir, and catch-and-release by anglers," he said.
Since 1996 TPWD has stocked about 4.5 million Florida bass into Lake Austin, and in 2008 and 2010 it received stockings of ShareLunker offspring. Each lake that contributes a fish to the program receives a portion of that season's production of offspring.
TPWD's chief of research and management, Dave Terre, agrees. "We have been working to reduce hydrilla (an invasive plant) with timed water-level drawdowns and periodic stockings of triploid grass carp," he said. "Our goals are to reduce or eliminate hydrilla and also enhance native aquatic plants. We think aquatic vegetation is very important for habitat for bass in Lake Austin and is one reason this lake is so special for big fish. It also takes the Florida largemouth bass genetics and voluntary catch and release by anglers, because the fish need to live long enough to get that big."
Weems had caught a small fish prior to hooking his ShareLunker, and at first he thought he had hooked a two- or three-pounder. "She came right to the boat," he said. "She ran around the outside of my boat, and then she just took off for deep water. I was using a heavy action rod, and she just bowed that thing down and started stripping drag. The rest of the time she fought mainly under the boat. It took three or four minutes to get her in."
Anyone legally catching a 13-pound or bigger largemouth bass from Texas waters, public or private, between October 1 and April 30 may submit the fish to the Toyota ShareLunker program by calling program manager David Campbell at (903) 681-0550 or paging him at (888) 784-0600 and leaving a phone number including area code. Fish will be picked up by TPWD personnel within 12 hours.
ShareLunker entries are used in a selective breeding program at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens. Some of the offspring from these fish are stocked back into the water body from which they were caught. Other ShareLunker offspring are stocked in public waters around the state in an attempt to increase the overall size and growth rate of largemouth bass in Texas.
Anglers entering fish into the Toyota ShareLunker program receive a free replica of their fish, a certificate and ShareLunker clothing and are recognized at a banquet at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens.
The person who catches the season's largest entry will be named Angler of the Year and will receive a prize package from G. Loomis valued at $818. The package includes a G. Loomis NRX854C jig and worm rod, a Shimano ChronarchD1007 casting reel and 150 yards of moss green Power Pro super-braid fishing line.If a Texas angler catches the largest entry of the season, that person also receives a lifetime fishing license.
T.J. Nissen is currently in the lead for Angler of the Year with his 16.03-pound fish from Lake Austin.
For complete information and rules of the ShareLunker program, tips on caring for big bass, a list of official Toyota ShareLunker weigh and holding stations and a recap of last year's season, see tpwd.texas.gov/sharelunker. The site also includes a searchable database of all fish entered into the program along with pictures where available.
Information on current catches, including short videos of interviews with anglers when available, is posted on www.facebook.com/sharelunkerprogram.
The Toyota ShareLunker Program is made possible by a grant to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation from Gulf States Toyota. Toyota is a long-time supporter of the Foundation and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, providing major funding for a wide variety of education, fish, parks and wildlife projects.


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If you are an avid cyclist visiting the DC area, I would strongly recommend visiting WABA's website. There is a detailed list of fundraising events in races that take place throughout the year. WABA also offers safety classes for beginners or more experienced cyclists. This is a great way to meet people in the Washington, DC metro area with similar interests.
Please visit WABA's website for a list of events. The headquarters office is located in Adams Morgan off of Columbia Road. They also offer classes for adults that want to learn how to ride a bike. The fee includes a bike and helmet rental. Hurry up and register soon as classes fill up quickly!
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You're getting an authentic ESP Deck PLUS a DVD explaining some incredible magic tricks you can perform with the deck!
The ESP Test Deck is a regulation testing deck, consisting of 10 complete sets of the five standard ESP symbols (a total of 50 cards). With this deck, you can conduct any of the famous ESP tests you've read about.
Of course, since you are a magician, you can also perform some great ESP-themed magic tricks with the cards in this deck. To make sure you have everything you need, the deck also includes six numbered cards to use in various card tricks.
And what card tricks? On the DVD you will learn the most amazing ESP effects and routines! Accomplished mentalist Rudy T. Hunter, along with master magician Marty Grams, will teach you step-by-step everything you need to know about using the ESP Test Deck. This deck will enable you to perform mentalism, parapsychology "experiments", and even some incredible card magic tricks!
The ESP Test Deck is made up of 10 sets of cards, each set containing five symbols- the Star, the Circle, the Cross, the Square and the Wavy Lines. The cards are Poker size, with Bicycle backs.


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Grays Athletic 2, East Thurrock United 0
GEORGE Kamurasi's goalkeeping heroics and two super strikes from midfielders saw Grays Athletic triumph in a bizarre Thurrock derby.
Kamurasi made half a dozen unbelievable saves as long range efforts from Joao Carlos and Scott Dixon, on his Grays debut, gave Blues their fifth league win on the bounce.
The two sides met having found some form following a dismal couple of months over the Christmas period.
A resurgent Blues – with Andy Swallow having recently taken up the helm – had won their last four on the spin. While Rocks, having gone 11 games without a win between December and February had won two of their last three, inspired by the return of goal hero Sam Higgins.
The stage was set for a corking Thurrock derby as a chilling fog began to descend on Aveley's Mill Field ground.
And an important one with both sides languishing at the wrong end of the Ryman Premier League.
Having started stronger, Grays took the lead in the 15th minute.
Leroy Griffiths charged down the ball, pounced on it when it went loose and pinged the ball through to Joel Nouble.
George Kamurasi made several excellent saves to deny Rocks [Pic: Andy Smith]
He looked to have been fouled in the box by Tom Stephen as he turned inside, but as the penalty appeals were waved away, Nouble laid the ball to Carlos, who buried a rasping, 20 yard strike past Hughes into the net.
After that, Blues created few chances.
Rocks on the other hand created three and should of at least levelled the scores before the break. Had it not been for two super saves from George Kamurasi, they would have done.
In the 24th minute, Lewis Smith ended a driving run with a low, powerful shot which Kamurasi spilt. The forward had kept on running and got to the loose ball first. But Kamurasi quickly spread himself at Smith's feet and deflected the ball away from goal.
In stoppage time, Smith's clever reverse pass found Higgins, who having got in behind the defence should have done better than tamely shooting across goal and wide.
Seconds later, Higgins was released in the box once again. This time is fizzing shot was spectacularly kept out by Kamurasi who can't have known much about it.
In the second half, it was all Rocks. They created chance after chance, but on every occasion, they were denied by Kamurasi.
At the near post, at the far post, from distance, from point blank range; somehow the unconventional but highly effective stopper kept Rocks at bay.
After a double save, which saw Higgins prod the ball at goal twice in a matter of seconds, Blues went up the other end. Carlos earned a free kick, which Griffiths shot low at the wall.
The ball span loose to Scott Dixon – a first half sub for the injured Kenny Beaney – who took one touch before rifling a 30 yard belter into the goal.
And with 70 minutes gone, and having been under heaps of pressure since the interval, Blues were 2-0 up.
In the dying moments, Kamurasi again prevented Higgins getting on the score sheet. Rocks could have played all night, they probably wouldn't have scored.
The defeat leaves Rocks perilously close to the drop zone and at risk of becoming cut off from those above them.
For Grays, this was their fifth win in a row and they continue to climb clear of relegation.
Grays Athletic: Kamurasi; Pope, Flynn, Kirby (Anderson, 63'), Yala; Bunce (Mbamarah, 79'), Cruickshank, Beaney (Dixon), Carlos; Nouble, Griffiths
East Thurrock United: Hughes; Peddie, Stephen, Easterford, Sheehan; Sammons (Richmond 65'), Thurgood, Symons, Pinnock; Higgins, Smith.
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INDIANAPOLIS - A Pacers player was involved in a crash on Indianapolis' south side Monday night.
Lance Stephenson, 23, a guard, rear-ended another vehicle at U.S. 31 South and Shelby Street just after 6 p.m., police said.
Stephenson was taken to St. Francis Hospital to be checked out.
The other driver was cited for driving with a suspended license.
Stephenson, who is originally from New York, was drafted by the Pacers in 2010.


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I have a Shadowrun game that is now running, every other Friday night, in Nashville, TN. The next games are 07 & 21 March.
We have 3 players (in order of joining the game: Mage, Gunslinger Adept, and a St. Samurai) and all of us would like more to join. Urgently needed is a Rigger and possibly someone who is good with locks and security systems. I would like at least 4, and maybe as many as 6 players in the campaign.
Game starts around 530 or 6 pm and is normally
Trying to start a Face To Face game in Nashville, TN that will be played on Saturdays. Looking for a 4 to 6 person Group. (Just lost 2 players).
My game setting is Seattle 2074, and will be more of a "gray hat" maybe "Light Gray Hat" .vs. everyone's out to back stab you SR game. Balance will be about 60% Role Playing and 40% Combat.
Beginners welcomed!
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I am looking for a few players in the Nashville, TN area that want to join a SR game that's just starting. I prefer 4 to 6 players and right now only have 2 players that are working on building (creating) their PC's.
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Howdy, It has been a while since I posted an update about this Shadowrun 4th Ed campaign.
It is run by PeterDracos who is in the U.S. Air Force, and currently in the Republic of Korea. He is dedicated enough to the game that it starts at 6AM on Sunday where he is! (5PM Sat, (US) Eastern timezone/ 4PM Central). The game is "located" in Lagos (a Feral City) circa 2072AD.
Right now most of the "slots" are filled with 6 players. We have a Mage that's
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Howdy, This game will be in an area other than Seattle (in the Midwest), and you can be working for a Corp trying to go up to the Elite AA (i.e. MegaCorp, lower grade), and then onto AAA status ("The Big's). Or you can be doing the normal runner's for hire....One way you have backing, and the other you have more freedom
Day not "set in stone" and Friday and Sunday remain a possibility....
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1. The Jock Sniffer
This fan lives in a world where teams don't matter or even exist. They are fans of the individual. When LeBron left Cleveland for Miami, they were most upset about the fact that they had to buy a new jersey. Though some of these people can be intelligent and bring a unique perspective to sports (see: the late FreeDarko), many of them are trolls you can find in the comments section of most ESPN articles. And if you thought YouTube comments are annoying, you haven't spent enough time in the ESPN comment sections.
Alternatively, they could have grown up in a place without a team.
2. The Nerd
(Photo by Randy Stewart, blog.stewtopia.com.)
this fan tells you that his group is called "The Stat Head" but you and I know better. Though advanced statistics are an amazing tool that allow us to know more about the games we love than ever before, these guys also have a tendency to suck the fun out of everything. Is your favorite baseball player kicking ass every time he comes to the plate? That BABIP looks inflated. Regression is coming. A pitcher you like playing well? Check out that xFIP. Regression is coming. Your team on a magical run? Regression is coming.
If you've ever wondered why Tim Tebow is a thing, I think it's at least partially because he is a walking middle finger to advanced stats. Also because he's Jesus.
3. The Veteran
This guy was all-conference in high school, and might have even had a shot at playing D1 ball if his knee didn't give. So sure he's an insurance salesman now, but that doesn't mean that his experience doesn't make him way more knowledgeable than you. It must be true, he keeps saying it over and over and over and over and…
4. The Local Jingoist
The other day, I wrote a story about Andrew Bynum's recently haggard appearance, jokingly attributing the hangover eyes and suddenly gray hair to his move from LA to Philadelphia. You know how you know I was joking? Because it's nonsensical to believe that the city of Philadelphia turned Andrew Bynum into a homeless guy over the summer. That didn't stop the Philly fans from flooding my inbox with vitriol about how it was just a bad picture of him, and that their city was innocent. I actually had to write the phrase, "Obviously, Philadelphia didn't make him ugly" multiple times. The lesson? Don't make jokes about The Local Jingoist's city. He loves his town, and he's sensitive.
5. The Depressed Dude
Often aligned with the Local Jingoist, the Depressed Dude has been through it all. He's around to argue on every message board how his teams have it the worst and you don't even begin to understand his pain. Any column on tortured sports cities becomes the site of an epic battle for inferiority. Often from Buffalo, Chicago, Minnesota, Seattle, or in my case, Cleveland.
6. The Contrarian
This guy can't believe you think Michael Jordan is the best basketball player to ever live. And how can you possibly say that the Texans are the best team in football this year? The sky was blue? Fuck you, it was aqua. The Contrarian rarely (though occasionally) has actual evidence to support his argument, but who needs that when he has enough pure anger to fuel the robot that pretends to be Rush Limbaugh for an entire fortnight?
7. The Ironic Fan
The Ironic Fan spends long hours making YouTube mixtapes and image macros centered around "cult heroes." No one likes these guys because they're good. They like them because they suck, and isn't it funny to cheer for the goofy, sucky guy? (Yes it is.) They have Tumblrs dedicated to Brian Scalabrine, Jason Kapono, and (insert random white NBA player here). Yeah there is probably a little racism involved with this fandom when it comes to the NBA, but other sports keep it diverse. I'd still feel better about it if we can get an ironic DJ Mbenga Twitter account. That would be great.
8. The Fantasy First Fan
The Fantasy First Fan is a cousin of the Jock Sniffer. He cares less about the Cleveland Browns in the NFL than he does the Cleveland Bernie Blast in the Bob's Best Fantasy Football League #2 (Bob's Best Fantasy Football League #1 was an unmitigated disaster). He watches every game religiously but his affection is a mercenary. And unless he finishes in the money, he ends every year hating sports. He can be a sad, sad man.
9. The Football (Real Football!) Is Better Fan
"It's not called soccer! It's football. And your American football is shitty. And your NBA players don't dive as well as our players do! And promotion and relegation is the greatest…"
Okay, truthfully, more and more as the Premiership grows popular in America (as it should, because it's awesome), this guy is also a fan of American pro sports. But there is still the rare commenter, angry tweeter, or message board troll who accuses American sports fans of not paying enough attention to international sports. This archetype serves as a memorial to that troll.
10. The Message Board Czar
The Message Board Czar rules his kingdom with an iron fist. He wields the banhammer with all the delicacy and subtlety of the acting in porn movies. If you disagree with him, you better be ready to break out the statistics like you're John Hollinger (one of the greatest nerds of our generation), because if you can't convince the masses to follow you, they will attack to please their leader. Message boards are like cults, except without the cool sneakers or cruise ship.


text: Bento boxes tempt son's taste buds By Julie Robinson October 2, 2012 Story Share Chip Ellis Heather Smith, holding 1-year-old Liam, spends no more than 15 minutes daily making palate-pleasing and fun bento boxes for her son Landon, 5, to take to school for lunch. Note: Lists on what you need to make bentos can be found at the end of this story. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Heather Smith faced a daily dilemma last year as she considered what lunch to send with her young son to preschool. She knew Landon's leisurely and particular-eating habits would leave him hungry, so she got creative.She searched for suggestions online and discovered kid-friendly versions of bento boxes, a Japanese method for attractively packaging single portions of to-go food in divided boxes.Every day, Landon, 5, opens his lunch container for the big reveal. He might find a sandwich cut into the shape of a dinosaur or Mickey Mouse accompanied by green broccoli trees, colorful berries and grapes, bright red cherry tomatoes, a yellow banana or yogurt with bright sprinkles on top."It's kind of cool. The other kids like it," said Landon of the moment at lunchtime that he unveils his fun, colorful and sneakily healthy lunch. His preschool teachers last year looked forward to seeing his lunches.Landon attends kindergarten at Elk Valley Christian School, where the school lunch program consists of take-out meals or cold lunch because the school doesn't have an in-house hot lunch program. "I always take my lunch. I like my mom's lunches better," Landon said.That's music to Heather's ears because Landon's eating habits are erratic. He's not necessarily picky, but food just doesn't interest him. Heather made her own baby food when he was young and makes it now for her other son, Liam, 1, who "will eat anything," she said with relief. With Liam, she probably won't have to resort to adding pureed vegetables to a brownie mix to sneak vegetables into his diet as she did for a 2-year-old Landon.Before lunch-packing parents reading this get all "who has time for this," Heather said her lunches are relatively simple and require only about 15 minutes to assemble. Heather runs a photography business, Heather Smith Photography, from her home and cares for two young children. She doesn't have a lot of spare time.Using a dinosaur cookie cutter to cut a sandwich into an interesting shape doesn't take much longer than finding a knife to cut the sandwich in two. Landon eagerly eats them."It's a way to put together healthy meals that are inexpensive and cut down on the waste of packaged foods," Heather said in reference to popular products such as Lunchables. "I make sure there is something from each of the five food groups -- and they're bright and appealing."But does he eat them?"Yes! My favorite lunch is a dinosaur sandwich," he said.Heather slivers carrot sticks because whole baby carrots are too big for her son's loose teeth. He'll eat broccoli if it's steamed. She noticed years ago that a dusting of colored sprinkles on oatmeal enticed Landon to eat his breakfast, so now she adds them to yogurt in his lunch. "Kids will eat anything with sprinkles on it," she said.There are expensive Bento Box suppliers out there, but Heather makes do with plastic compartmentalized containers she bought in the baby food aisle of grocery stores, cookie cutters, fun food picks, silicone cupcake holders and a few accessories she had on hand from a cake decorating class.The lids of all the containers must fit tightly against the divider walls to keep the components separated during transport. She places yogurt or other viscous foods in smaller tightly sealed canisters and places cold packs around whole container. Because he closes all the contents back into the box after finishing his lunch, Heather can see what he's eaten when she unpacks it at home.Heather often assembles the lunch the night before to avoid a morning time crunch. If she's making a sandwich for the next day, she spreads a thin layer of mayo on the insides to keep the bread from getting soggy and refrigerates it.She sometimes incorporates new ideas she finds online. Heather admires, but usually ignores, the more elaborate and labor-intensive creations she sees and advises new bento box assemblers to do the same. "I keep it simple. If you want your kids to enjoy food and eat healthy, just do it," she said. "Make it fun. If it looks fun, they're going to eat it."Reach Julie Robinson at email@example.com or 304-348-1230. WHAT YOU NEED:Compartmentalized plastic containersSilicone cupcake holdersFood picksCookie cuttersBENTO-FRIENDLY FOODSAny sandwich, cut into any shapeRoll ups in any combination of meats, cheese and vegetables -- wrapped in a tortilla, if desired.Stacks of cheese cut in decreasing sizes of the same shape.Naturally small fruits such as blueberries and grapesGoldfish crackersVisually interesting food such as peeled clementines and sliced kiwisCerealDried fruitsVegetables in fun shapes: broccoli trees, halved cherry tomatoes with cheese centers on a pick, julienned red pepper or carrots, edamame Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Volunteers aid flood victims in Elkview, Clendenin 3 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 4 WVU hopes to get injured defenders back for TCU 5 Huggins, WVU tap South Florida hoops talent Food Notes: Oct. 3, 2012 Previous Story Haunting season Next Story


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Longtime Legislator Rutherford Sworn In As Treasurer
Illinois' new Treasurer is challenging all state officeholders to make their mark amid a massive budget deficit.
Longtime legislator Dan Rutherford was among the six officeholders sworn in Monday at the Prairie Capitol Convention Center. Rutherford reflected on coming to an inauguration as a young boy, when his grandfather was vice chairman of the Livingston County Democrats. The former Senator and House member from Pontiac said he will invest Illinois' money in the most secure way possible with solid business practices. But Rutherford said he will also base his work on prior experience.
"I intend to use this statewide stage and not be an obstructionist with my friends in the legislature in the executive branch of government," he said. "But I not going to be shy about articulating what I believe is necessary to help the economic standing of this great state of Illinois."
Rutherford served in the Illinois House from 1993 to 2002, and in the Senate from 2003 until resigning his seat Sunday night.


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Steven Stamkos insisted all along that he wanted to stay put in Tampa Bay to win the Stanley Cup.
The two-time Maurice Richard Trophy winner as the NHL's leading goal scorer gave himself that opportunity Wednesday, re-signing with the Lightning for eight years and foregoing a chance to test free agency.
The team confirmed the agreement, which is worth $68 million, meaning the 26-year-old captain will earn an average of $8.5 million per season.
The deal was reached two days before Stamkos had the opportunity to gauge his worth on the open market, where the four-time All-Star star with 312 goals was expected to command far more lucrative offers from numerous bidders,...


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LAKE COUNTY -- The county's jobless rate improved half a percent in March and stood well below the mark posted one year earlier, according to preliminary data released by the California Employment Development Department Friday.
Lake County unemployment registered at 14 percent last month, slightly lower than the final February rate of 14.5 percent and much better than the 16.7-percent rate of March 2012.
The county's rate remained well above state and national totals, which came in at 9.4 percent and 7.6 percent, respectively, in March.
Lake County improved its ranking statewide, moving from 43rd to 42nd out of 58 California counties.
Rates for neighboring counties included Mendocino at 9 percent, Sonoma at 7.3 percent and Napa at 6.7 percent. Marin County again retained the lowest rate in California at 5.2 percent while Colusa County, at 23.9 percent, remained the highest.


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Jared Wade: Controversy Masks What Was a Troubling Game – and Road Trip
Like the loss in Utah, the Pacers could have won this game. Given the back-to-back
controversial calls that favored the Nuggets on the game's final two possessions, it isn't
unreasonable to think the Pacers should have won this game.
But I'm not really hearing all that.
Indiana, again, did not play all that well in a building in which it is tough to win unless
you play well. From the outset, Denver's biggest key to the game was fulfilled as the
Nuggets forced the Pacers to play at their pace. Indiana was willing and went against
character by spreading the offense and launching shots from deep. They were making
'em, too, hitting 6 of their first 12 from long distance in the game's first 18 minutes.
They were up 45-41, but this team doesn't normally shoot like this (no team does), so
Denver had to feel good about its chances given how easily they were scoring in the
paint — a place that is usually a verboten scoring zone when playing this Indiana team.
The final six minutes of the half saw the score start to go Denver's way. The pace of
the game and Denver's insistence on bombarding the lane started to shape everything
that was happening on the court.
The Pacers stopped hitting shots (going 3-for-10 in the final six minutes of the half),
and the Nuggets kept diving to the hoop. They got to the line, first cutting into Indiana's
lead and then taking one of their own as their athletic wing players scored free points
at the charity stripe.
Of all the teams in the NBA, the Nuggets score far and away the most points per game
in the paint. It is a staggering disparity between them (56.2 points in the paint per
game) and the number-two Clippers (46.7). Meanwhile, no team in the NBA allows
fewer points in the paint than the Pacers (which allow a mere 35.7 points in the paint
per game).
Something had to give. Spoiler alert: It was Indiana's defense.
It tells us a lot that the Nuggets were able to score 30 points in the paint in the first
half. Not only is that more than half of what they normally produce, but it is nearly the
entire game-long total that the Pacers usually let up.
Looking at these numbers, there is little else to conclude than this: one team was
maintaining its normal identity in this game and one team was completely unable to
exert its game plan on the opponent.
The third quarter was more of the same.
The first numbers need no context: Indiana shot just 8-for-21 (38.1%) while Denver
made 12-for-22 (54.5%).
The more interesting aspect is not makes or misses; it is the quality of shots the two
teams got. Denver took 11 shots in the paint, including 8 in the restricted area. They
made 5 of these 8 at the rim, and 1 of these misses came only due to a spectacular
block by Paul George on what seemed to be a sure dunk for Danilo Gallinari on the
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A BUSES campaign group has today hit out at Worcestershire County Council's plans to axe £3 million off public transport - calling it "inconceivable".
Bus Users UK says the controversial bid to slash funding for 88 services across the county will increase isolation, worsen social hardship and cut people off from "essential services".
The body's deputy chief executive Stephen Morris has revealed Bus Users UK got involved in a now-closed public consultation which attracted a record 8,500 responses.
The organisation has also claimed the cuts breach the 1985 Transport Act, but the council has told your Worcester News it is confident the saga will not result in costly legal battles.
Mr Morris said: "If these cuts were to be fully implemented, many communities across Kidderminster, Droitwich, Redditch and even parts of Worcester would be cut off from essential services.
"The 1985 Transport Act places a clear responsibility on local authorities to provide transport for socially necessary services.
"Withdrawing bus subsidies across the whole county would leave many villages, even a number of larger towns, with no public transport at all.
"This would inevitably lead to increased social isolation among people already living in areas that are struggling economically.
"It is inconceivable that such sweeping cuts to subsidies in an area like Worcestershire, with its mix of rural communities and pockets of urban deprivation, will do anything but add to levels of social hardship."
Under the cuts, first revealed by your Worcester News in November, the council's entire £3 million-a-year subsidy for public transport will end in September.
Talks are ongoing with operators on the threatened routes about saving some by putting up fares, reducing service frequency, or both.
Services that cannot be made fully commercial face the chop unless community groups agree to take them over.
The funding withdrawal also means Worcester's two park and rides at Sixways and Perdiswell need to be made profitable or will end.
A report is due out within days to update the council's Conservative cabinet on what progress is being made.
The cuts will help plug some of the £103 million that needs to be slashed off budgets by 2018, largely due to falls in Government funding.
Councillor John Smith, cabinet member for highways and transportation, said: "The lawyers will crawl all over whatever we do to ensure it meets legal obligations.
"We will be assured that whatever happens there won't be an opportunity for a judicial review or claims (lost) under the act.
"We're aware of the difficulties these cuts will give people and will do whatever we can to find solutions - lots of people in the consultation said 'we don't want buses cut' but we don't either."


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Now that Google Plus is opening up invites at a fairly aggressive rate let's start a discussion about, what some are calling, a potential killer [or at least disruptor] of facebook. Others already dismiss it as another failed attempt to enter the market with something too tech focused, too similar and too late.
I think we can all agree that even someone the size of Google is going to have a tough time breaking 750 million users... Bing v Google, Apple v PC, there's dozens of examples of failed tries, even from those with huge checkbooks to make a move, and Google has certainly failed at this before... But then there was circles.
Circles that let you segment your connections into an infinite number of groups so that you can share something with whomever you want. And that's a whole new spin on privacy, an opportunity for many more people in just one place. It's a big divergence from Facebook's open approach and drawing a lot of commentary from early adopters and regular users alike.
So SPF, what do you think so far? What are the limitations or opportunities you see opening up?
i think google achieve target which is set by facebook's like button.But still facebook's like buttons are here to use
Although it's always much easier to critique than praise, it seems like the "Plus" is getting a lot of frowns at this stage in its existence. Granted it's still way too early to make snap judgments. However, you'll notice Facebook has only 1,401 plus one's - seems a tad light, no?
The idea is in the right place, just needs some more traction in order to make an accurate assessment of its value.
It probably won't catch on with the same force and intensity that the facebook "like" button has.
Google keeps trying to cash in on the social networking craze, but doesn't quite succeed because what they release is always a knockoff of something else which had already been established and was proven to stand on its own.
How about circles? It's a very different approach to privacy than Facebook... think that will give them any legs?
[to be clear, I'm talking about google plus, the social network from google, not just +1]
I think it will give them a leg-up in a way...people who start using it may be different from facebook users in that they may be more private and reserved. I like Google Circles' approach to privacy...think their main users may be a slightly older demographic...?
The Google bar is powerful. Really powerful.
Circles is cool and, if it works, I think it isn't because Facebook doesn't offer this functionality (which it essentially does), it is because Circles communicates it in a clearer, more visual way. It's not a list of settings.
I've tried all of google's products as they became available, including Wave and Buzz. Wave was sort of a fun way to essentially email, but nothing too spectacular, and it died quickly. Google hasn;t accepted my request to join Plus yet, but I'm very interested to see how it works out. Their marketing video is actually somewhat compelling. Having a decent alternative to facebook will be nice, though I like fb too. Just not crazy about monopolies.
I personally think Google plus has potential to get people attentions. Its really hard to say something now because Google+ is in initial stage.
It might be a great site but since they stopped accepting new signups almost immediately most people are currently unable to access it at all and those that are able to access it are complaining that they can't use it because none of their friends are able to sign up.
The paradox [or maybe just conflict] of the closed alpha.
On one hand Google loses a lot of buzz and momentum every day they dont open things up. As you said, early invitees are getting bored and the tech conversations only last so long.
On the other side you've got the risk of a site that isn't ready for primetime and scares of the general populous. Since there is clearly an alternative out there it's really a one shot, win or go home proposition.
While I don't have the benefit [or curse as the case may be] of all the feedback & usage data, my $0.02 is that the gates should be opened up while there's enough people pushing to get something going.... Usually the anticipation of slow acceptance works to build up traction but this isn't a small venture and the only way to get a user to stick is to be so much bolder and move entire social circles moving over in very short order.
Reasons not to do this would primarily be load [no uptime, no bueno], impending game changers [the feature that makes everything so far look unimportant] or the realization that the system as is is not a game changer [why blow your shot if you know you missed it].
Like any network, Plus fails if people are still checking the old site and preferring what they see so momentum is critical. Not to mention it gives Facebook even more time to launch and push features that rival, or supersede anything plus does.
although Google plus is trying to bring in new features....it will probably take a lot of time to beat or even compete with face-book...New features added in Google+ seem to be very boring and yet different...lets see...what happens to Google+ after its release!!
True. However, I remember when I got my Android phone about a year ago, all the chatter said that Android devices would never catch Apple because Apple just had too much of a head start (now people are saying that about the HP Touch Pad. Now look. FB is likely here to stay, but google may make significant inroads with plus. I hope they do: competition is good.
Well, the project is still under experimental phase. At this point of time we can just speculate things... I am sure this is going to be a tough competition for facebook.It seems Google is all set to beat major social networking websites because the project appears to have many interesting applications like, +circles, +spark, +hangout etc.
Facebook is pulling its socks up to match the new features g Google +.... I 've heard that facebook is collaborating with skype for providing video calling...
Facebook and Google + face-off is definitely going to be very interesting.
I think at this point Google+ has enough cool features to draw in techies and people looking for a Facebook alternative. It has been getting rave reviews from pretty much every sector, and people are fighting to get invitations. For that reason I don't think it's going to go the way of wave or buzz, both of which were essentially incomplete projects with bad execution. I don't think 750 million Facebook users are just going to switch to Google+, but certainly many with privacy concerns and those currently not using Facebook because of those concerns will try this out.
I think Google is entering the market too late, but that said, it might take off. Facebook is here to stay but Google+ might create some much needed competition and even rival Facebook (?).
Still as Zorro D said, all we can do is speculate at this point. Only time will tell. Has anyone from here been invited to try it?
It annoys me that every day I see a tweet that it's now open for subscriptions (from relatively reputable sources), and then I go to the site only to find it's not true. One of the reasons wave failed (IMO) is because they had this same very closed beta idea, and I really fail to see why they would do this again. I mean, what use is google+ to me if I'm on there but none of the people I know are ?
According to Google they are rolling it out in waves, like Gmail was originally, so it's not actually like Wave in execution. Also in Google+ you can share with people in your circle regardless of if they are actually in Google+ or not, another differentiator from Facebook. If you're not on the actual network and you're in someone's circle, you'll just get sent an email with the content.
Google has done this "invite only" beta model for many of their releases. That's how gmail started out. Not sure what their rationale is, but I suspect it's the simple marketing to scarcity technique. In any case, they have not accepted my request for an invite yet, but I've looked over the shoulder of firends who are in. It seems like a very nice alternative to fb, and as said above, much needed competition.
I have received invites to join but every time I try it is closed.
They are rapidly headed for failure if they don't let groups of people join up to try it out.
Not much point in a social network where the few that have access don't know anyone else who has access.


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'"I have to work my way back to the NHL," Pardy said after his first game. "Whether it's going to be here or in Buffalo or wherever else. Nobody knows what's going to happen so I just have to keep working. It was tough coming in here tonight but it was good to get the win."'
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Man slain; suspect is relative
A 30-year-old Salinas man was slain shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve at a home in the 1200 block of Second Avenue.
Police found Salvador Garcia lying unconscious in the driveway, suffering from a bullet wound to the upper torso. Officers started CPR, and were relieved by fire personnel, who determined a short time later that Garcia had died.
Investigators believe Garcia was shot after confronting another person in a family dispute. The shooter immediately fled, police said.
The assailant has been identified by family members as Francisco Navarro, 34, a brother-in-law of the victim. Navarro fled in an orange, 2002 Chevrolet Silverado truck, and his whereabouts are unknown at this time. He is considered to be armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact detective D. Poulin at 758-7270.
AA Family Groups plans open-speaker meeting
District 24 Alcoholics Anonymous Family Groups holds an open-speaker meeting at 7p.m. Jan. 4 in the Sun Room at the YMCA, 600 Camino El Estero, Monterey.
Learn more at www.ncwsa.org/d24/.
Talk set on keeping government honest
Gary Patton speaks on "Keeping Government Honest: How Do We Do This?" at the League of Women Voters of the Monterey Peninsula meeting Jan. 9.
Lunch is $15 and held at noon. Free presentation at 12:30p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church, 490 Aguajito Road.
For reservations call Lorita at 375-8301 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Testing offered for Mensa membership
The Monterey County Chapter of American Mensa will hold qualification testing at 1p.m. Jan. 12 at the Monterey Public Library, 625 Pacific St., Monterey. To learn more contact Lynne at 641-0393 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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What is really to blame for the rapid increase of autism? It's something we all want to know, and unfortunately it has not yet been answered. While we nail biting parents sit and watch our children for signs of the developmental disorder, scientists, mothers, pediatricians, fathers, and advocates scramble to find the cause and a cure. Until that day, it seems vaccines will be the target of controversy.
Believing that immunizations may be at the root, some parents still choose to vaccinate their children as they would rather take a risk than have their youngster contract a life threatening disease like the measles. Others simply do not see a connection between the two and have the shots administered as suggested by the American Academy of Pediatrics. To see a chart of the recommended timeline,
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yeah it is. c'mon Henry.
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yeah it is. c'mon Henry.
Damn. Should've went with the bubble screen on 3 & 7
cancel it out, jesus lol
helluva play from Isacc
can't say I know much about Cincy's d-line but Henry's getting a ton of protection early
Man this Blair guy is getting a little too excited. Doesn't he know we aren't supposed to be that good this year.
Good protection by the line there.
Offense is going to be a struggle for both teams today
Smothered Chicken!
the K's silent...I think
Etling should be the starting QB for they type of offense Purdue runs. Henry us a spread QB, Etling and Appleby are pro style QBs
Smothered Chicken!
Liking the way we're running the ball right now
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eh, I'd like either of Etling or Appleby to start but Henry's a smart dude that's been around a long time in a young locker room. When you're a new coach a guy like Henry's a pretty valuable resource, in the couple times I've interacted with him he really is a born leader type.
Henry's been OK. First pick was miscommunication (coulda been his fault or WR).
that's a first
********. go for it Hazell, it's a smart mathematical decision.
i'd go for it just b/c our kicking is so shaky
Darrell! my man!
Smothered Chicken!
we're 10.5 point dogs in this, this is a pretty encouraging possession
good lord Holmes, get a shoulder on him
Henry is screwing up this drive
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soooo red zone offense is something to work on
QB change would help
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Bro, we were first and five, running play failed, a DE got a free run on Henry, and then UC didn't bite on the screen. How is that on Henry
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Rico's little *** got beat bad on that, he's just too small


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Tribe inks second-round Draft pick Hockin
KANSAS CITY -- After coming to terms with four draftees earlier Tuesday, the Indians continued later that night by signing Grant Hockin, their second-round pick of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
Cleveland gave Hockin, a right-handed high school pitcher, a $1.1 million signing bonus on Tuesday, according to MLB Network analyst Jim Callis. That exceeds the $928,700 the Indians' second-round pick was valued for.
Jackson Alexander is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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"Ur checking account is overdrawn! Going to have to charge u $35. #Sorry #LOL"
You'll probably never see a tweet like this aimed at you, but banks are increasingly using social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook to market their products, communicate with customers and resolve complaints. JPMorgan Chase & Co. alone has 10 employees on its social customer service team whose primary responsibility looks to be helping customers over Twitter.
Regulators appear to have taken notice. Last week, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council issued a new set of guidelines designed to ensure that protections extended to consumers in a bank's use of traditional communications such as snail mail and phones also include social media.
To do that, it's created a set of preliminary guidelines for banks on how to apply consumer protection laws to social media interactions and asked for feedback from the public and affected industries. Overall, the guidelines seem to be more about opening a constructive dialogue than any kind of punitive action against banks, says Jonathan Cedarbaum, a partner at WilmerHale, a law firm that handles banking regulatory issues for many large financial institutions.
"I think this provides an important opportunity for both the regulated financial institutions and for the technology service providers to inform the regulatory agencies about the day-to-day realities of how these new technologies work and how they are reshaping how financial institutions interact with their customers," Cedarbaum says.
Here are some of the key proposed guidelines.
- Banks can use social media to market products like loans and bank accounts, but they're prohibited from presenting crucial numbers such as CD rates or mortgage rates in a way that's misleading or inaccurate.
- If a bank advertises a loan rate or a deposit rate on social media that has strings attached such as a teaser rate or minimum balance, they have to mention it in the post or provide a link to the fine print.
- Lenders can't make a statement on social media that could appear to discourage a certain group of people from applying for a loan, and they can't mine social media for information about you that they're not allowed to consider in lending decisions, such as race, religion or sex.
- Debt collectors can't disclose to the public that you have a debt by posting a reminder on your Facebook page, and they can't contact your friends and family over social media to ask them about the debt either.
- Banks and credit unions have to let you know they're a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. or the credit union equivalent, the National Credit Union Association, on their social media pages.
- The old catchall that banks can't employ unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices also applies to social media.
These guidelines aren't final and could change as regulators are confronted with some of the challenges of squeezing meaningful disclosures into 140 characters or less. But just their existence is proof that in a few short years, social media has come into its own as a place for banks and customers to do business, said Vidya Phalke, CTO of MetricStream, a governance, risk and compliance firm.
"The new guidance officially recognizes and legitimatizes social media as an acceptable form of communication, which is a victory for social media," Phalke said in an email. "However, for organizations around the world, this serves as a cautionary reminder of the many associated risks around rising social media usage, including data privacy and security risks, regulatory and compliance risks, and brand and reputation risks."
What do you think? Should regulators be looking at how banks deal with customers on Twitter and Facebook? Do you ever interact with your bank over social media?
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Well I played a lunchtime quicky with just my GL Core and I have to say that it may go back in the bag. I got some really good FH shots out of it and I was able to range it better than a Buzzz (BH). But like others have said it can be just weird.
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Posting this because it's interesting, even though part of it goes against something I've been preaching for a couple years now.
I still think I'm right... I think we're dealing with a small sample size. Still, pretty interesting. The whole article is worth reading. Head over there and check it out.Also, all of the concerns about Granger and George playing together may have some truth behind them. In 128 minutes with those two on the floor together, the Pacers have been outscored by 6.7 points per 100 possessions. The offense is the problem as the offensive rating is 82.8, while the defensive rating is 89.6.
Granger is the best wing off of the bench, and suggesting someone like Rasual Butler should get more minutes over Granger is silly, but the Granger-George pairing hasnt been effective.
The best overall two-man unit is Granger and Stephenson. The Pacers have outscored opponents by 24.5 points per 100 possessions in 114 minutes with that duo on the court.
In fact the top four defensive duos all include Granger. He is a part of eight different pairs that hold opponents to less than 90 points per 100 possessions.


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Study Comparing Onyx and TRUFILL in Brain Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs)
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|Brain Arteriovenous Malformations
|Device: Onyx Device: TRUFILL
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|U.S. Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Study Comparing the Performance fo Onyx(EVOH) and TRUFILL® (n-BCA)in Presurgical Embolization of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations (BAVMs)
- Angiographic reduction in AVM size (volume) of 50% or greater, where angiographic size reduction is defined as the change from the original AVM size prior to any embolization procedure, to the AVM size after the last embolization. [ Time Frame: Post final embolization ]
- Safety will be assessed by the nature and severity of adverse events [ Time Frame: 3 months post discharge ]
- Surgical blood loss
- Surgical resection time
|Study Start Date:
|May 2001
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2007
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2003 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Onyx
Device: Onyx
|Active Comparator: TRUFILL
Device: TRUFILL
Detailed Description:
Recent advances in the endovascular treatment of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) have increased the number of patients with brain AVMs for whom embolization therapy may be appropriate. The permanency of obliterated nidi and occurrence of procedural complications are thought to be at least partially influenced by the characteristics of the material used, with liquid agents more likely to reach and occlude the AVM nidus compared to particulate embolic agents.
The only liquid embolic agent approved in the U.S. for the presurgical embolization of AVMs is TRUFILL®. TRUFILL n-butyl cyanoacrylate (n-BCA) is a liquid adhesive that polymerizes into a solid material upon contact with blood fluids or tissue, via an anionic mechanism. TRUFILL Ethiodized Oil is mixed into the n-BCA monomer as a radiopaque polymerizing retardant. TRUFILL Tantalum Powder may also be added for radiopacity. The TRUFILL n-BCA Liquid Embolic System received U.S. FDA premarket approval on September 25, 2000 (P990040) for use in the embolization of cerebral AVMs, when presurgical devascularization is desired.
Onyx™ is a non-adhesive liquid embolic agent comprised of ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) copolymer dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and of micronized tantalum powder. Onyx precipitates into a solid on contact with blood fluids, due to rapid diffusion of the DMSO solvent. The Onyx Liquid Embolic System received the European "CE mark" in July 1999, and has been available outside of the U.S. since September 1999 for use in the embolization of AVMs.
The purpose of this randomized-controlled study is to obtain prospective clinical data on the performance of Onyx (investigational device) and TRUFILL (control device) in the presurgical embolization of brain AVMs. Device safety will be assessed by comparing overall and device-related morbidity and mortality. The primary efficacy endpoint is the angiographic reduction in AVM size (volume) achieved. The objective is to demonstrate that Onyx is no worse than TRUFILL within a specified clinical tolerance. Study results will be used to support a premarket approval application for Onyx in the presurgical embolization of brain AVMs.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- The patient or patient's guardian understands and will sign the informed consent for the procedure
- The patient has a confirmed diagnosis of a brain AVM in the cerebral cortex, cerebellum or dura mater as visualized by angiography or cross sectional imaging.
- The brain AVM has a Spetzler-Martin grade of I, II, III, or IV. If the brain AVM has a Spetzler-Martin grade of I or II, the anticipated benefit of embolization for surgical resection is greater than the risk of the embolization procedure (e.g., patient stability).
- The patient is a candidate for surgical resection of the AVM post embolization.
- The patient is clinically and neurologically stable, for a minimum of 24 hours prior to embolization.
- The patient agrees to have, and is capable of completing, all study-related exams and procedures.
- Patient of any age.
Exclusion Criteria:
- The patient is pregnant.
- The patient has a brain AVM with high flow arteriovenous fistulae that the investigator has determined to be unsuitable for embolization.
- The brain AVM has a Spetzler-Martin grade of V.
- The patient is participating in another research study involving another investigational device, procedure or drug.
- The brain AVM has been previously treated with another embolization agent
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00857662
|United States, California
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
|Principal Investigator:
|Gary Duckwiler, MD
|University of California, Los Angeles
|Responsible Party:
|Linda Simpson/Director of Clinical Affairs, Microtherapeutics, Inc dba ev3, Inc
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00857662 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|March 5, 2009
|Last Updated:
|March 1, 2017
Keywords provided by Medtronic Neurovascular Clinical Affairs:
US Multicenter
Brain Arteriovenous Malformation (BAVMs)
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Congenital Abnormalities
Arteriovenous Malformations
Vascular Malformations
Cardiovascular Abnormalities
Cardiovascular Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
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Topic: Don't know what to do
It has been 10 weeks since my beloved Dad passed away and the last 2 weeks have been really hard. Mom isn't coping too well emotionally, which is to be expected, but she is taking it out on me and I am now at my wits end. It seems that I am walking on eggshells and at times I dread going to see Mom incase I say something wrong. She seems to want to start an argument all the while. My Nan said she is the same with her too.
First example, she has a large garden and we have promised her we will help get the garden easier to manage, my Husband works 6 days a week so he has to fit it in around work, but Mom doesn't seem to have the patience to wait. She has hurt her muscles in her chest lifting heavy stones that my Husband was going to do the weekend, and everytime I go up or phone she is complaining about the garden. On Saturday she asked if I was coming to help and I said I will once I have done my washing and housework (I am back at work now and weekends are hectic catching up and also spending time with my son) to this she replied, "well don't bother then" I said my husband was still coming up and she said "I can do it", I admit I bit back and said "oh Mom do what you want" to which she put the phone down on me. She then text later to say she was going out for the day and didn't want any help of any of us!. She then said I don't understand how she feels and God forbid I don't for a long while. All I have done the past 10 weeks is help her out with everything that is possible. I was really upset, I feel like I haven't had time to grieve myself and each weekend gets worse. My husband went up Moms and let himself in with our spare key. Mom was really happy he'd helped and when I spoke to her acted like nothing had happened. Yesterday we went out for the day to Warwick Castle and I asked Mom to come but she wouldn't. I understand that she may want to be on her own but at times she says "you have your own little family now" and it's the tone she says it in that upsets me. I have said she is my family and we would love her to come, we always asked when Dad was alive so it's not as if we are taking pity on her. Then today she recieved another form to fill in and was getting upset, I told her she doesn't need to get upset as I always fill them in and don't mind doing it. She just snapped at me that I don't know how she feels.
I know I don't know how she feels, I can only imagine, I miss Dad so much but I still have company at home. She is having to adjust to living alone but we are all here to help. I know it's the grief she is feeling and you do take things out on the ones you are closer too but it is all starting to get to me and I don't know what to do. I feel guilty going on days out with my husband and son but I need this time too, and has I said I always ask Mom to come. We go away in 3 weeks to Florida and I am dreading going.
Thanks for listening, rant over x


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Early Antiretroviral Treatment and/or Early Isoniazid Prophylaxis Against Tuberculosis in HIV-infected Adults (ANRS 12136 TEMPRANO) (TEMPRANO)
This study has been completed.
French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis
Gilead Sciences
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
French National Institute for Health and Medical Research-French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis (Inserm-ANRS) ( French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis )
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: July 2, 2007
Last updated: June 1, 2015
Last verified: June 2015
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The Temprano trial is based on the following assumptions:
- ART initiation at CD4 counts <800/mm3 could significantly reduce the probability of severe HIV-related morbidity or death in the medium term.
- Tuberculosis and tuberculosis-related deaths are likely to represent a considerable proportion of morbidity and mortality among HIV-infected patients with high CD4 counts in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, 6-month Isoniazide Prophylaxis for Tuberculosis (IPT) and early ART could enhance each others efficacy.
|HIV Infections Tuberculosis
|Drug: Antiretroviral medications Drug: Antiretroviral medications+Isoniazid prophylaxis
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Benefits and Risks of Early Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV-infected Adults in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: Randomized Controlled Trial (ANRS 12136 TEMPRANO)
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MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDS Tuberculosis
Drug Information available for: IsoniazidU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by French National Institute for Health and Medical Research-French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis (Inserm-ANRS) ( French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis ):
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Death (all-cause), or severe HIV-related disease (AIDS-defining diseases, non-AIDS-defining malignancies, and non-AIDS-defining invasive bacterial diseases) [ Time Frame: 30 months ]
- Severe HIV-related disease are defined as AIDS-defining diseases, non-AIDS- defining malignancies, and non-AIDS-defining invasive bacterial diseases
- Invasive bacterial diseases are defined as: bacteremia, or bacterial infection of any solid organ or aseptic cavity (eg: pneumonia, pleurisy, meningitis,pyomyositis, pyelonephritis, prostatitis, orchitis, epididymitis, salpingitis, endometritis, endocarditis, cholecystitis, visceral abscesses).
- prevalence of HIV resistance (ANRS12253 associated study) [ Time Frame: 30 month after ARV initiation ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Grade 3 or 4 clinical events (including cardiovascular, renal and bone disease) and laboratory test results, as defined by the ANRS classification system of drug-related adverse events [ Time Frame: 30 months ]
- Tuberculosis disease or tuberculosis-related death [ Time Frame: 30 months ]
- Changes in CD4 counts [ Time Frame: 30 months ]
- Resistance to antiretroviral medications [ Time Frame: 30 months ]
- Adherence to treatment [ Time Frame: 30 months ]
- Individual socio-economic factors [ Time Frame: 30 months ]
- Quality of life [ Time Frame: 30 months ]
- Conversions and reversions of repeated QuantiFERON® TB Gold tests between inclusion and month 12 (M12)(ANRS12224 associated study) [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Cost-effectiveness of each trial arm in the short- and long-term [ Time Frame: 30 months ]
- Death [ Time Frame: 60 months ]
|Study Start Date:
|March 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: I
Standard of care
Drug: Antiretroviral medications
Antiretroviral medications initiation at any time during the trial if at least one WHO-recommended criterion for starting ART is observed.
Experimental: II
Standard of care+Isoniazid Prophylaxis:
Drug: Antiretroviral medications+Isoniazid prophylaxis
Experimental: III
Early Antiretroviral therapy
Drug: Antiretroviral medications
Early ART initiation on the day of inclusion, before reaching the current WHO criteria
Experimental: IV
Early Antiretroviral therapy + Isoniazid prophylaxis
Drug: Antiretroviral medications+Isoniazid prophylaxis
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV-1 or HIV-1 + HIV-2 infection
- Age >18 years
- No ongoing active tuberculosis
- Home address in any district of the greater Abidjan area
- Written informed consent before any clinic visit or laboratory test
- Clinical and immunologic status:CD4 counts <800/mm3 and no criteria for starting ART according to the most recent WHO guidelines
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- HIV-2 infection alone
- Clinical signs suggesting a severe disease (including tuberculosis) that has not yet been diagnosed, such as fever, wasting, diarrhea or unexplained cough (partial list)
- Previous ART initiation
- Known severe renal, cardiac or hepatic disease
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00495651
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00495651
|Côte D'Ivoire
|Centre de prise en charge de personnes vivant avec le VIH la pierre angulaire
|Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire
|Centre de Prise en Charge et de Formation ACONDA
|Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire
|Centre de Suivi des donneurs de sang, Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine
|Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire
|Centre Intégré de Recherches Biocliniques d'Abidjan
|Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire
|Centre médico-social El Rapha
|Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire
|Formation Sanitaire Urbaine Anonkoua Kouté
|Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire
|Hopital Général Felix Houphouet Boigny
|Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire
|Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, CHU de Treichville
|Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire
|Unité de Soins Ambulatoires et de Conseil, CHU de Treichville
|Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire
Sponsors and Collaborators
French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis
Gilead Sciences
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
|Principal Investigator:
|Xavier Anglaret, MD, PhD
|Université Bordeaux 2
|Principal Investigator:
|Serge Eholié, MD, MSc, Pr
|CHU de Treichville, Abidjan
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Additional Information:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Keywords provided by French National Institute for Health and Medical Research-French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis (Inserm-ANRS) ( French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis ):
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017
Additional Information:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
TEMPRANO ANRS 12136 Study Group, Danel C, Moh R, Gabillard D, Badje A, Le Carrou J, Ouassa T, Ouattara E, Anzian A, Ntakpé JB, Minga A, Kouame GM, Bouhoussou F, Emieme A, Kouamé A, Inwoley A, Toni TD, Ahiboh H, Kabran M, Rabe C, Sidibé B, Nzunetu G, Konan R, Gnokoro J, Gouesse P, Messou E, Dohoun L, Kamagate S, Yao A, Amon S, Kouame AB, Koua A, Kouamé E, Ndri Y, Ba-Gomis O, Daligou M, Ackoundzé S, Hawerlander D, Ani A, Dembélé F, Koné F, Guéhi C, Kanga C, Koule S, Séri J, Oyebi M, Mbakop N, Makaila O, Babatunde C, Babatounde N, Bleoué G, Tchoutedjem M, Kouadio AC, Sena G, Yededji SY, Assi R, Bakayoko A, Mahassadi A, Attia A, Oussou A, Mobio M, Bamba D, Koman M, Horo A, Deschamps N, Chenal H, Sassan-Morokro M, Konate S, Aka K, Aoussi E, Journot V, Nchot C, Karcher S, Chaix ML, Rouzioux C, Sow PS, Perronne C, Girard PM, Menan H, Bissagnene E, Kadio A, Ettiegne-Traore V, Moh-Semdé C, Kouame A, Massumbuko JM, Chêne G, Dosso M, Domoua SK, N'Dri-Yoman T, Salamon R, Eholié SP, Anglaret X. A Trial of Early Antiretrovirals and Isoniazid Preventive Therapy in Africa. N Engl J Med. 2015 Aug 27;373(9):808-22. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1507198. Epub 2015 Jul 20.
Danel C, Kabran M, Inwoley A, Badje A, Herrmann JL, Moh R, Lecarrou J, Gabillard D, Ntakpe JB, Deschamps N, Ouattara E, Perronne C, Eholie S, Anglaret X. Quantiferon-TB Gold: performance for ruling out active tuberculosis in HIV-infected adults with high CD4 count in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa. PLoS One. 2014 Oct 16;9(10):e107245. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107245. eCollection 2014.
Jean K, Gabillard D, Moh R, Danel C, Desgrées-du-Loû A, N'takpe JB, Le Carrou J, Badjé A, Eholié S, Lert F, Anglaret X, Dray-Spira R. Decrease in sexual risk behaviours after early initiation of antiretroviral therapy: a 24-month prospective study in Côte d'Ivoire. J Int AIDS Soc. 2014 Jun 30;17:18977. doi: 10.7448/IAS.17.1.18977. eCollection 2014.
Ouattara E, Danel C, Moh R, Gabillard D, Peytavin G, Konan R, Carrou JL, Bohoussou F, Eholie SP, Anglaret X. Early upper digestive tract side effects of zidovudine with tenofovir plus emtricitabine in West African adults with high CD4 counts. J Int AIDS Soc. 2013 Apr 30;16:18059. doi: 10.7448/IAS.16.1.18059.
|Responsible Party:
|French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00495651 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|July 2, 2007
|Last Updated:
|June 1, 2015
Keywords provided by French National Institute for Health and Medical Research-French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis (Inserm-ANRS) ( French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis ):
Early Intervention
Naive patients
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Mycobacterium Infections
Actinomycetales Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Bacterial Infections
Antitubercular Agents
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Fatty Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Hypolipidemic Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Lipid Regulating Agents
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Rick Santorum has distinguished himself among his GOP competitors as a "supply-sider for the working man," as a candidate who has tailored his economic plan to the needs of manufacturers and blue-collar workers. He calls, for example, for the complete elimination of corporate taxes for manufacturers.
He happens to believe "making things" creates wealth, he has said. He argues that the more protectionist and mercantilist aspects of his economic plan give him a unique and broader appeal among the GOP Final Four. The president's State of the Union address — in which the president highlighted some of the very same ideas Santorum has stumped, including the idea of easing the tax burden on manufacturers more so than on other businesses — gave him more evidence to support the theory that he can pick up swing states the other candidates couldn't. CNN Political Ticker reports:
"What did the president lead with[?]" Santorum asked the crowd. "Now remember we all know that this was a purely political speech. This was a speech designed to go after different voter groups that he thinks are key for him to win the election. We all agree with that? Okay, what was the first voter group that he went after, the one that he spent the most time on? The one he was going to do the most to help? Manufacturing. Blue collar workers."
Pointing to his previous electoral successes in largely blue-collar Pennsylvania, Santorum regularly makes the case that he's the only candidate who'd be able to attract those voters in a general election contest against the president. At many events he contrasts that record with Mitt Romney's success appealing to moderates in Massachusetts and Newt Gingrich's record of holding on to a conservative Congressional district in Georgia.
"Barack Obama knows the key to this election are the swing states in particular in the industrial heartland of our country," Santorum said. "The Reagan Democrats, those blue-collar democrats who swung for Ronald Reagan and provided a 49-state victory."
Santorum might have a point — but, as the manufacturing-oriented aspects of Santorum's platform aren't particularly conservative (and arguably the most concerning of his stances), his response to the president's SOTU address also raises the question as to whether Santorum might not be pandering to blue-collar workers, as well. That's not to say he doesn't believe in his own proposals — just to say they're likely to be more politically effective than economically effective in the long-term.
The contrasts Santorum has recently drawn with his competitors — his repeated reminders that he has never supported an individual health care mandate and that he unequivocally opposed the bailouts — are his biggest selling points with the GOP faithful, and, for now, he should stay focused on those.


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A New York Apartment with Amazing Modern Art and Stunning Details
Horn calls this space between the living room and formal dining room "the heart of the house" and uses it for everything from impromptu backgammon games to small family dinners. The muslin-covered Campanella chairs and chandelier, all from Niermann Weeks, are a nod to traditional Scandinavian style. The bowl on the table is one of many blue-and-white porcelain pieces in the house: "I think blue-and-white porcelain is at home anywhere," says Horn, whose mother collected it. Real palm trees echo the tole versions from Niermann Weeks.
A tropical motif brightens the living room. Heirlooms — a Gustavian corner cupboard, a chinoiserie chest of drawers — mix with new pieces, such as a shagreen coffee table and a pair of stools, coveredin Brentano's woven raffia, from Horn's shop, Palmyre. The fireplace, of Norwegian stone, is original to the house.
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See more details JJC - The Dow Jones-UBS Copper Subindex Total ReturnService Mark is a sub-index of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total ReturnService Mark and reflects the returns that are potentially available through an unleveraged investment in the futures contracts on physical commodities comprising the index plus the rate of interest that could be earned on cash collateral invested in specified Treasury Bills.
See more details DBC - The PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (Fund) is based on the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index -- Optimum Yield Diversified Excess Return¿ (Index) and managed by DB Commodity Services LLC. The Index is a rules-based index composed of futures contracts on 14 of the most heavily-traded and important physical commodities in the world. You cannot invest directly in an index. Ordinary brokerage commissions apply.
See more details USO - The United States Oil Fund, LP ("USO") is a domestic exchange traded security designed to track the movements of light, sweet crude oil ("West Texas Intermediate").
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