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"Cupcakes are bullshit. And everyone knows it. A cupcake is just a muffin with clown puke topping." -Charlie Brooker
Who wants to watch rich people eat pizza? They must have loved that in Bangladesh. - Randy Newman on the 2014 Oscars broadcast
Btw, Goop is Gwyneth's own site. A couple of posts here have talked about it as if it's some other site that hired her to put that column together. (I think one of mine might imply that though I wasn't thinking of it that way since I know Goop is her site-I was just writing unclearly. )
"Cupcakes are bullshit. And everyone knows it. A cupcake is just a muffin with clown puke topping." -Charlie Brooker
As insufferable as she can be due to her...distance from us common-folk, I don't really know if she's really out-of-touch with reality. Her reality is just totally different from ours and we can't relate. It's not just about her being an actress or even a celebrity, but just the way she has been brought up and what she was exposed to.
Anyway, I actually find her to be incredibly underrated as an actress actually despite her Oscar because her Oscar receives so much hate to this very day. IMO, her win is far from a robbery because I found her performance was excellent even if not up to the standard of Blanchett or Montenegro (I disagree about Blanchett because her performance wasn't as good as the myth of her "robbery" makes it out to be and Elizabeth was such a bad movie especially compared to other Elizabeth biopics out there much less to the well-written and acted Shakespeare in Love). IMO, if we're going to call Paltrow's great performance winning over Blanchett a robbery, then I'm going to say that Blanchett robbed Virginia Madsen, Laura Linney, and yes Natalie Portman when she won her Oscar for her middling Katharine Hepburn portrayal. BTW, I actually like Blanchett and thought her performance in Notes on a Scandal was just as Oscar-worthy, if not more so, than Jennifer Hudson's for Dreamgirls.
From the article linked above:
On the front cover, Paltrow goes to comical lengths to look relatable. She smiles toothily in front of rustic wooden crates piled with zucchini. Her blond hair is tousled and scraggly, her dark roots clearly visible. She wears little makeup, and her skin walks a precarious line between glowing and shiny."]On the front cover, Paltrow goes to comical lengths to look relatable. She smiles toothily in front of rustic wooden crates piled with zucchini. Her blond hair is tousled and scraggly, her dark roots clearly visible. She wears little makeup, and her skin walks a precarious line between glowing and shiny.
In my spare time, I like to interview figure skating legends.
This whole thread just cracked me up! Considering what Gwyneth wears and eats (and still manages to have panic attacks, Vitamin D deficiency and anemia!), I think I'll stick to my own rhythm, thankyouverymuch.
I just can't take Gwyneth seriously. She's not only out of touch with us peasants (I guess I should speak for myself here), she seems woefully out of touch with herself!
I got 99 problems but Gwynnie ain't one...
"Skating fans are not a patient bunch." Dragonlady
Wait, Goop is a thing? I just thought it was a nickname internet people came up with.
The only things I really know about her are that she was annoying in that movie where she had an English accent, Good as the big girl in Shallow Hal (annoying as the skinny version), she has a kid named Apple, she's married to someone in a post '90's band, and has questionable taste in girlfriends. (Courtney Love)
The clothes are ugly and frumpish. (Except the Victoria Beckham dress) Had I the funds, Goop would be on the bottom of my list.
Didn't she do a movie where she did Karaoke and then recorded some country music in real life?
It's obvious that I am not as up to date on all things Goop as I should be.
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Oh shut up :-P I am not. I just seem to find that the more I defend someone around the internet when I think they're being unfairly criticized, the more I ended up finding things about them that I like. And I do like her as an actress.
There are certainly celebrities I don't like that are popular to pick on, eg., Sandra Lee.
I agree with antmanb. Her English accent was near perfect in Sliding Doors; only a tiny nuance here and there told me she was not born here.
Be with me alwaystake any formdrive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you! Oh, God! it is unutterable! I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul!"
I am always shocked by actors' excellence in a foreign accent. For instance, for the longest time I didn't know Hugh Laurie wasn't an American. His American accent in House was perfect.
As to Gwyneth, I think she is a good actress, not the greatest but OK.
"Nature is a damp, inconvenient sort of place where birds and animals wander about uncooked."
from Speedy Death
Other than that, I don't care too much for her. But she seems pleased enough with herself that she could care less what others think of her.
I like her mother, Blythe Danner. She is older but I find her more attractive and a better actress.
"Nature is a damp, inconvenient sort of place where birds and animals wander about uncooked."
from Speedy Death
I heard some horrible American accents in a lot of UK television shows though.


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LINCOLN — Michigan preseason All-American Mitch McGary underwent season-ending back surgery Tuesday, complete with a photo posted to Instagram from the pre-operating room.
So why is Wolverines coach John Beilein still smiling?
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The 6-foot-10, 255-pound McGary, who used last spring's NCAA tournament as a launch pad into the NBA's first-round draft list, has been slowed since July with recurring back trouble.
The sophomore has been in and out of the lineup, playing in eight games and averaging 9.5 points and 8.3 rebounds — decent, but short of the numbers he posted in Michigan's run to the national championship game.
"He's a tremendous player," Beilein said by phone from Ann Arbor, Mich. "He showed signs this summer in our workouts — and we saw last March — of the ability to dominate games. Losing him is bad news."
But it's not the end of the world for Michigan (10-4, 2-0), which plays Nebraska (8-6, 0-2) on Thursday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
"At least we know he is out, and now we can go forward," Beilein said. "We had two plans going all fall, and we weren't great in either one of them because we didn't know which one to emphasize."
The Wolverines, whose 6-4 start included losses to three top-10 teams (Iowa State, Duke, Arizona), have won four in a row with a retooled rotation, including Big Ten games against Minnesota and Northwestern.
"Early-season wins are important, though they don't define your season," Beilein said. "But we're glad we could get out of the gate 2-0."
Michigan's roster is hardly bankrupt, even with McGary out and point guard Trey Burke having left early for the NBA.
Sophomore guard Nik Stauskas averages 17.8 points a game. Sophomore wing Glenn Robinson III, projected last spring as a first-round NBA pick, is at 13.4 points and 4.6 rebounds. And true freshman guard Zak Irvin, the 2013 Mr. Basketball from Indiana, is at 7.9 points and shooting 42 percent on 3-pointers.
The two splitting McGary's minutes — 6-10, 250-pound junior Jon Horford and 6-8, 250-pound senior Jordan Morgan — have combined for 16 points and 13.5 rebounds the past two games.
"There's a lot of talk about losing Mitch McGary," Nebraska coach Tim Miles said. "And I don't mean to dismiss it. You lose a sizable guy with a huge skill set.
"But as a team, they still have enough weapons. They shoot the 3 incredibly well and they don't turn the ball over. It reminds me of trying to play Creighton."
Nebraska is 7-0 in its new arena. The challenge to remain unbeaten there will be stiff.
"Our fans have been amazing," Miles said. "They show up, they are loud and proud, and we're going to need them against Michigan."


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3.84/5 rDev -12.7%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 3.75 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4 | $$$
Stub and Herbs had the atmosphere of a aged pub in a trendy location, featuring an above average tap list and one of the best music selections I've experienced in a long time. Bartender was boring, slow and depressing, and a below average happy hour takes away from an awesome pub. The company surrounding my party was superb and makes me interested in what a busier night would look like. One to check out but until I investigate further it is not a pub I will be frequenting.
10-20-2013 22:24:12 | More by gatornation
3.49/5 rDev -20.7%
vibe: 2.5 | quality: 3 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | $$
Located in Stadium Village - it's the best bar in the area. But, that isn't saying much still. Full of kids who don't know how to drink but it's stadium village so it's pretty quiet (in the summer, during the school year, ultra annoying). Cool lighting and seating - ol' fashion bar aesthetic.
The bartender gave me a free drink for not having any belgians in stock and he gave my friend a free beer since he was in the service.
Pretty good selection for the area. No one matches at least for a few miles.
But the people... Gah...
08-01-2013 15:21:33 | More by AnalScubaHive
5/5 rDev +13.6%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 5 | $$
My favorite Beer Bar. Rotating taps, and lots of them. Great Grub - Fries are out of this world, pretzel buns are fantastic. Burgers and Buff Chix Sammy are mouthwatering.
Busy on Gopher Game Days.
Reagan the bartender is a boss. Waitress that use to be there looked a lot like T. Swift, which was nice.
01-24-2013 15:23:06 | More by KayTeePee
4.29/5 rDev -2.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4.25 | $
Stub's is my favorite MN beer bar. They have a ton of rotating taps, beer savvy staff and they make a mean burger. Have had the opportunity to go there' for multiple release parties for things like Darkness and KBS among others. Their atmosphere is definitely that of a college bar but as long as you aren't expecting a fancy place, it is a lot of fun.
01-24-2013 03:28:40 | More by Hopsiam14
3.98/5 rDev -9.5%
vibe: 3 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | food: 2 | $$
Located in Dinkytown on the UM campus. This place is a top three beer establishment in the university area. However, if you are going to UM game this is a the place to go PERIOD.
The downtstairs is creepy, don't go there. The service is prompt and friendly. The food is stadium fare, but overall is good.
However, the beer is the real star here. They have a good selection of popular or hard to find kegs of craft beer. They have special events like DARKNESS EVE. Clean taps and lots of volume ensure fresh beer.
If you are in the MN University area, this is a must hit.
11-17-2011 19:40:50 | More by ndolover
2.76/5 rDev -37.3%
vibe: 3 | quality: 1 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4 | $$$
Stub and Herbs is a college bar with good beer. Thus, the clientele consists mostly of college kids who have discovered good beer. The upstairs area is inviting enough, however, the basement area is dingy and creepy. Something about it just screams date rape parlor. The beer selection is top notch with a wide variety of styles including malty beers, hoppy beers, wheat beers, and Belgian style beers. Within the past year they have stopped carrying the rotating rare/unique beers they used to. Prices have also gone up in the past year. They used to have some of the best prices in town, but now they have some of the worst. Most of the beers they charge $6 for can be found elsewhere in town for $5 or $5.50. Service is good for the most part, and generally pretty knowledgeable about beer.
I'm rating the quality of Stub and Herbs so low due to the fact that they have received numerous food-safety violations from state food-safety inspectors. I'm certain that most, if note all, dinning establishments receive some violations. However, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported last spring (April 30th to be exact) that of 771 food-related businesses inspected Stub and Herbs had the eighth most violations including nine critical violations and 22 total. The Star Tribune article listed some of Stub and Herbs violations, and the one that stood out to me was "person in charge not knowledgeable." How am I to believe they have corrected their problems when the person in charge doesn't know what they are doing? For this reason I will not eat at Stub and Herbs.
09-13-2011 21:01:09 | More by KarlHungus
3.95/5 rDev -10.2%
vibe: 2 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 1.5 | $$$
Stub & Herbs has the weirdest and grossest bathroom I have had the displeasure to use in a very long time. Down the semi steep steps to the creepy basement into a disgusting meeting room with low ceilings, 20 year old carpet and mysterious doors. The bathroom itself is cold, damp, dark and dirty. Icky, for real. BUT, I did not got there to use the bathroom.
My first experience was over two years ago with my boyfriend and his buddy. We played darts and pool in their game room, which is spacious, has abundant natural lighting and we had a fabulous time. The food was basically a heart attack, or at least heartburn on a plate, but if you have enough to drink it is palatable. Great 2 for 1's on beers, which my company unashamedly took advantage of.
My next experience was at the bar to try some of their GREAT on tap selection--that night I had Mercenary, and Sublimely Self Righteous. The bar area screams dive-bar, a little too dark and grungy for my liking, and no where to set my purse, but the bartender was super nice, gave me lots of free samples and was having a great time changing up songs overhead. The waitress sang "Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'" with me which made my night. Located on the U of M campus, there was a lot of juvenile flirting-lets hook-up kind of activity going on, which I could do without. I told some damn guy not to buy me a beer and he did anyway, so I walked off and left it on the counter. The food at the bar...how can it put this delicately...you want 10 bucks for an- I swear to god- artificially flavored spinach artichoke dip that looks and tastes like something I made when I was 9? And you give me ridiculous generic artificial crackers to dip? Dude, do you have any pride at all?
But alas, the reason why I will return to Stub & Herbs (aside from a very pleasant game room experience) --- excellent tap list. Frequently rotating taps, from Southern Tier, Goose Island, Avery, Stone and Founders to name a few.
09-04-2011 15:04:51 | More by Moon2Goddess
4.25/5 rDev -3.4%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4 | $$
Probably about time a put in my two cents after becoming a semi regular customer of the place over the past few years. Been lucky the last few times to nearly have the place to myself. Which is great, as they have board games set aside to play with your group while drinking the afternoon/night away. For when it gets busy, its busy as hell. Nuff said.
Depending on where you sit makes a bit of difference in lighting as there's dark lit booths in the middle, yet full window lit booths on the other side, which are all surrounding a standard square bar with about 4 to 5 seats on each side to sit. Then there's the back room which is made up mostly of tables and games. Plus a small patio out back for nicer weather. There has been a number of times however, when I've been in at slow times that it smells far too much like your average floor cleaner and the tables are damp from recent towel wipings. Same with the bar being damp. Needless to say, its unappealing. Dry them off please.
But Service here is pretty outstanding, very friendly and knowledgeable about all the great beers, specials, and overall staying on top of getting you your food and beers. When busy, they struggle a bit to keep up, but what place doesn't. Yet, even when busy, most times, I've still had pretty solid service for how busy it was. Heather is my favorite.
Awesome selection and turnover of speciality beers, with a ton of rotating taps of nearly every micro brewery that MN has available. Surly, Founders, Southern Tier, Alaskan, Flying Dog, Stone, Bell's, New Holland, and more. Perhaps a couple Belgian beers from time to time would help boost their selection right off the roof. Yet, its impressive when they get the special events going. Like nothing but Flat Earth with infusions of all their beers taking over all the taps. Or the Surly Darkness party. Wow! Great beers on-tap for those things! All with pretty damn good prices for what's offered, both on the beer and the food.
Overall, its a great establishment that knows how to keep anyone in the beer know very happy.
05-18-2011 20:47:47 | More by tavernjef
4.5/5 rDev +2.3%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 5 | food: 4 | $$
I stopped in here with my family on New Year's Day around 1pm. It was pretty empty, but I figured most people were still sleeping off the previous night (plus it was about 2 degrees). Atmosphere is fairly typical of a college-area eatery. Beautiful bar and a nice collection of growlers and other bottles are on display. Beers were all high quality. They offer flights of 5.5oz sample. A great option when confronted with numerous taps that are new to you. I had Schell's Wild Rice Farmhouse Ale, Summit Unchained Imperial Pumpkin Porter and a Flat Earth Tripel. All well-done beers that were worth a try. I also had a pint of Brau Bros Scotch Ale. The food is good but a little greasy - fries and onion rings, especially. My Bacon, Turkey Avocado sandwich was great and everyone else with me liked their food, too. Prices are pretty good. The one downer of the trip was that Surly Smoke was on the menu but the keg had kicked the previous night. All in all a great place to visit. The taps were so good that I didn't even ask about the bottle options!
01-03-2011 02:47:47 | More by zeff80
4.15/5 rDev -5.7%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4 | $$$
Located right off of campus, S&H looks for all the world like an old breakfast diner that has now been converted into a pretty impressive beer bar. The place boasts that it has been around for some 40 years and it's easy to believe. The dining area looks as if it has been around for a while, though if anything that just imparted an even more relaxed vibe I thought. This place is fairly good size, with a fairly large wrap around bar area in the middle of the place. Looked like they had around 6 or 7 TV's as well, turned to various sporting events on this particular friday.
The beer selection here is pretty damn good, with something like 30 different beers available on this particular day. The selection ranges from the sublime to the ridiculous, and included things like Grain Belt premium, Schell's firebrick and hopfenmalz, as well as GIBCS and Odell's IPA. Really seemed like they were trying to offer something for everyone at S&H.
Service here was OK. I gather this place is largely staffed by students from the U, and it appeared as if they were often more interested in socializing with one another than checking on customers in the dining room. This lead to an occasional short wait from time to time, but otherwise everyone was polite and pleasant.
Food here was pretty good I thought for what it was. There is an emphasis on pub grub here, but I have to say that what they do serve is still pretty darn tasty. We got the yummy blue balls (couldn't resist the name - turns out they're just hamburger sliders with a bit of blue cheese stuffed inside), as well as the stuffed jalapeno burger. Both were well prepared and as already noted, quite tasty.
Overall, I thought this a very solid place and I would stop by here again in a heartbeat. The only thing that kind of surprised me a bit was the pricing. On the one hand, I appreciate the fact that you can order beer here in a variety of sizes (for most beers). Generally, you can order a 7 ounce pour, a 12 ounce pour, a pint or a pitcher, and I think they have 4 different price points (there are numbers next to the beers on the menu, which correspond to the price list at the bottom of the menu). While I like that, the bad news is that a lot of the beers are really pretty spendy. A 7 ounce pour of GIBCS was $7, while a 10 ounce glass was $10. I think a pint of Odell's IPA was likewise in the $6 range. Granted, if you don't mind drinking grainbelt premium and/or Schell's Firebrick, you can keep costs down considerably here.
All that aside, and as already noted, this is a very solid place and one I'd likely visit anytime I'm in town.
11-27-2010 18:19:54 | More by johnmichaelsen
Stub & Herb's in Minneapolis, MN
97 out of 100 based on 80 ratings.


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Devon has long been epitomised as the archetypal British holiday destination with the promotion of Torbay as the English Riviera. Postcards of elegant Edwardian hotels, promenades and palm trees swaying under eternal blue skies. To some extent this is Devon, but only a very small part. There's no shortage of places to stay and a plethora of B&Bs, hotels and Devon cottages to rent to choose from. There are many facets to this beautiful, ecclectic county that make it such a wonderful place to spend any time.
On the one hand there is the rural idyl of south-east Devon and the South Hams with its red soil, rolling hills and picture postcard fishing towns such as Totnes, Salcombe and Dartmouth. A landscape of farms and vallies dotted with quaint olde villages with their traditional pubs and inns.
Then there are the moors - Exmoor and Dartmoor, with their desolate, romantic beauty. Windswept, heather strewn moorland and broken, granite tors which include some of the most remote places in England. The towns and village here such as Lynmouth, Chagford and Ashburton are rich in history and tradition.
Another region worthy of note is North Devon. A popular family holiday location owing largely to it's glorious coastline. A cluster of seaside and beach towns stretching from Clovelly, Croyde and Woolacombe to Ilfracombe and then Lynton provide both gret scenery and some of the regions best surfing.
But there is more to Devon than the rural Devonshire of holiday brochures. The county's two cities of Plymouth and Exeter are as rich in history as most in England. Both suffered in the Second World War and have had their city centres largely rebuilt in less than attractive 50s styles. However both retain certain treasures such as Exeter's Cathedral and Plymouth's water front.


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Fisher-Price Fisher-Price Laugh and Learn Learning Music Player
Fisher-Price Laugh and Learn Learning Music Player The Laugh and Learn Learning Music Player is babys very first portable music player that gets baby moving with lots of great music! There are four learning icons on the player; ABCs, 1-2-3s..., Shapes and Colors and Music. When baby presses the button, the screen will light-up and they will be rewarded with fun sung-songs, instrumentals and phrases. There is also a cute light-up character on the screen. On-the-go is easy with the perfectly sized handle just for baby! Product Measures: 2.25 x 6.5 x 6.75 Recommended Ages: 6 months-3 years Weight: 1 lb Read More
The Fisher-Price Elephant Doodler will get your childs creative juices flowing. Its designed with little ones in mind, featuring a... chunky peanut pen thats attached to the doodler so it wont get lost. Anything from scribbles to letters to pictures can be drawn on the magnetic screen, and then erased with one sweep of the mouse eraser. Ages 12 months and up. Manufacturer's Suggested Age: 12-18 Months: Washes OffEducational Focus: Creative Thinking, Motor SkillsActivity Surface: MagneticMaterial: PlasticIncludes: Pen, EraserNumber of Pieces: 1 Dimensions: 13.5 " L x 2.5 " W x 11.0 " H Care and Cleaning: Wipe Clean With a Damp ClothBattery: no battery usedsee shipping and returnsguest rating overall4 of 5 stars Value3 of 5 stars Entertaining2 of 5 stars Quality3.5 of 5 stars see guest reviews Read More
Help Thomas the Tank Engine get past obstacles like a bridge and gate so he can continue his busy workday on this Action Tracks ra...mp. Product Features Start-and-stop action gives you control Press down on the oil barrels to keep Thomas going Pull the lever to lower the bridge Twist the crossing sign to life the gate Product Details Includes: playset and Thomas engine 9.13"H x 18.5"W x 4.57"D Ages 18 months and up Assembly required Promotional offers available online at Kohls.com may vary from those offered in Kohl's stores. Read More
Your little one will love this realistic-looking phone. It has a multi-color LCD screen and color changing buttons that make it se...em like a real phone. See Full Details Read More
Develop and Learn 6 - 36 Months Like magic! - Lights, music and fun responses reward baby for every scan, teaching about cause and... effect Keys to development - Spinning roller, pressing keys and grasping shapes enhance fine motor skills Shop and discover - Scanning, sorting, weighing, making choices - so many ways to enjoy shopping role play! 1, 2, 3, uno, dos, tres - Helps develop language skills with numbers, words, songs and phrases in English and Spanish Teaches Letters, A - Z Numbers and Counting Colors Foods Spanish Let?s go shopping! And let?s learn about ABCs, numbers, foods, colors, opposites, greetings and even Spanish ... with the help of rewarding interaction, hands-on activities and fun accessories. 800-432-5437 Read More
Develop and Learn 6 - 36 Months Erupting action! - Encourages baby to pull up, stand, cruise and crawl, helping develop gross moto...r skills Making it happen - Rewarding sounds, lights and action help baby understand cause and effect Put and take play - Enhances eye-hand coordination as baby grasps and drops balls on top Music and movement - Full of lively music, bright colors and action to stimulate baby?s senses Watch the fun erupt with lights, music, sounds and motion to keep baby busy and active! The six colorful balls spew out of the Ballcano? over and over to keep baby?s attention and encourage standing. Baby will enjoy placing them back in and watching them roll down the ramps for fun surprises. Bat the roller for eruption action! 800-432-5437 Read More
There's lots of open space to play in, with four corners of fun, ten+ activities and up to 20 minutes of music! The open top means... easier access to baby. And there's plenty of stimulating ways to play, with a friendly giraffe, colorful palm tree, elephant mirror, bouncing bee and more. The zebra bolster provides comfy support to encourage tummy-time play, while the musical monkey and light-up pinwheel enhance auditory and visual skills. Linking toys are easy to move around as baby grows! Requires 3 AA batteries. 800-432-5437 Made in China Please Note: This item has been built to U.S. electronics specifications and may need additional modifications or converters to be used in countries other than the U.S. and Canada. Read More
Introduced in 1966, the Fisher-Price Two Tune Music Box TV has been stimulating the eyes and ears of children for generations. Two... classic melodies play while charming pictures scroll across the screen. Just as the original, the Fisher-Price Classics Two Tune Music Box TV recreates the sweet allure of Row, Row, Row Your Boat and London Bridge is Falling Down. Read More
Fisher-Price Go Baby Go Press and Crawl Turtle Fisher-Price Go Baby Go Press and Crawl Turtle is a new friend and fun toy for babi...es. It encourages baby to crawl by rolling along: when baby presses the baby turtle , a fun sound effect plays and the mother turtle begins to roll. When the turtle is pressed, its head pops out, helping baby to relate cause and effect. Why Youll Love It: Press and go for crawling fun. Age: 3 years and up Features Button pressing for cause and effect Rewarded with fun action, surprises and sounds Encourages baby to crawl and develop gross motor skills Funny sounds and musical tunes stimulate auditory skills Required Batteries: 2 AA batteries Recommended Ages:1 - 5 Weight: 1.44 lb Product Dimensions (inches): 4.9 (L) x 9.5 (W) x 8 (H) Product Weight: 1.2 lbs. Read More
Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics Boppin Activity Bugs Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics Boppin Activity Bugs is a classic toy that comes ...with four bugs for engaging pop-up fun. Kids can pull, toggle, turn or slide the colorful buttons to see the bugs pop up. Four cute bugs wobble and bounce around to keep them entertained. By batting at the buttons, kids are rewarded with bug action. Why Youll Love It: These bugs are a real blast. Age: 12 months to 5 years Features Develops motor skills and eye-hand coordination Helps stimulate senses while entertaining kids Gives pop-up rewards on the press of a button Enhances kids development through discovery Recommended Ages:1 ? 5 Dimensions:3.75in length x 11.5 in width x 6.25 in height Product Dimensions (inches): 11.7 (L) x 6.7 (W) x 5.6 (H) Product Weight: 4.8 oz. Read More
With a gentle squeeze, this cuddly friend glows and plays soft music, lullabies and soothing sounds of the ocean. After five minut...es the music fades, lights dim, and baby can drift off to dreamland ...?Recommended Ages: 0 Months and up Fisher-Price Ocean Wonders Soothe and Glow Seahorse Help tots sleep better with Fisher-Price Ocean Wonders Soothe and Glow Seahorse. With a gentle squeeze, this cuddly friend glows and plays soft music, lullabies and soothing sounds of the ocean. After five minutes the music fades, lights dim and the children drifts away to sleep. Its a soft and cuddly addition to any crib and will help children fall fast asleep. Why Youll Love It: It introduces kids to cause and effect, stimulates senses and offers a feeling of security. Age: Newborn and up Features ?8 lullabies and ocean sounds promote relaxation ?Enhances auditory skills ?Soft fabric is inviting for children to hold ?Helps children learn to fall asleep on their own ?Sized just right for children to snuggle Required Batteries: 3 AA Product Dimensions (inches): 5.5 (L) x 4.8 (W) x 11 (H) Product Weight: 8 oz. Read More
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Turn your tub into a classroom with these floating letters and numbers that can also stick to the sides.
Munchkin Bath Letters and Numbers Munchkin Bath Letters and Numbers stick to the bath tub to help little ones learn the alphabet a...nd counting while they splash in the tub. It has 26 floating letters and numbers in six colors that provide endless opportunities for learning. They are made from a soft, durable and nontoxic foam material. Why Youll Love It: Munchkin Bath Letters and Numbers toy is a classic and durable toy that encourages learning and helps children discover active, social and creative play. Age: 3 years and up Features Shapes stick to tub walls when wet 26 floating letters (A-Z) and 10 floating numbers (0-9) Soft and durable foam Encourages learning Dimensions: 10in length x 8in width x 2.5in height Product Dimensions (inches): 10.3 (L) x 8 (W) x 2.3 (H) Product Weight: 10.9 oz. Read More
Break out the pencils and crayons, and help the whale spout and the chameleon change colors! Draw the noodles in the soup and the ...toppings on the pizza with these giant coloring and doodling pads of 52 place mats each! Picky eaters and restless restaurant-goers of all ages will love Taro Gomi s signature humor and welcome the invitation to imagine and create at mealtime. Product Measures: 12.25 x 10.25 x 0.5 Recommended Ages: 0 years and up Read More
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Get your family in the holiday spirit--any time, any place--with this festive craft. Design your own snow globe, complete with mini figures and falling snow. It's a great homemade gift for the grandparents and a great way to keep the kids busy during the holiday break!
Seedling Paddleball w/ Your Own DesignPlay paddleball your way, with your very own design. Just draw it on and play! Includes: Woo...den Paddleball and 3 Craft Markers.Product Dimensions: 1.1 x 5.7 x 11.4Recommended Ages: 3 years and Up Seedling Design Your Own BirdhouseWhat do you think will attract birds? Paint or decorate your own birdhouse. Includes: Wooden Birdhouse, Acrylic Paints, Paint Brush and Instructions.Product Dimensions: 3.3 x 5 x 7Recommended Ages: 4 years and Up Seedling French Knitting SpoolCreate knitted cords great for cool bracelets and brooches. Includes: Yarn. Mushroom Knitting Doll and Instructions.Product Dimensions: 1.4 x 4.5 x 6.3Recommended Ages: 5 years and Up Seedling DIY Friendship BraceletsPopular with all the stars, now you and your friends can make your own! Includes: Embroidery Thread, Candy Colored Beads, Safety Pin and Instructions.Product Dimensions: 1.4 x 4.5 x 6.3Recommended Ages: 6 years and Up Seedling Paint It, Spin ItPaint your own spinning top ready for whipping into action! Includes: Wooden Spinning Top, Paints, Paint Brush and Instructions.Product Dimensions: 1.4 x 4.5 x 6.3Recommended Ages: 5 years and Up Seedling My Mini MasterpieceExhibit your own miniature painting fit for a gallery! Includes: Wooden Easel, Canvas, 3 Tubes of Paint and Paint BrushProduct Dimensions: 1.4 x 4.5 x 6.3Recommended Ages: 4 years and Up Seedling Make Your Own Indie BanglesExpress your own unique style by using fabric and ribbons woven around wooden bangles. Includes: Wooden Bangles, Embroidery Thread, Assorted Fabric, Assorted Ribbon, Craft Glue and Instructions.Product Dimensions: 1.3 x 6.7 x 9.6Recommended Ages: 6 years and Up Seedling Colour the Earth Inflates into a jumbo Earth 40cm in diameter. Ready to color and play! Includes: Seedling 40cm Inflatable World and Craft Markers. Product Dimensions: 1.3 x 6.7 x 9.6 Recommended Ages: 3 years and Up Seedling Explorer LED HeadlampAAA Batteries Included - Ready for adventure! With on/off and flash setting. Includes: LED Headlamp and Batteries.Product Dimensions: 2.3 by 4.7 by 5Recommended Ages: 4 years and Up Seedling Make Your Own Snow GlobeModel your own figurines, add water, glitter, and shake! Look its snowing! Includes: Plastic Globe, Make and Bake Polymer Clay, Snow Globe Stand, Glitter, EVA Sheet and Instructions.Product Dimensions: 4 x 4.5 x 8Recommended Ages: 6 years and Up Seedling Design Your Own Wooden ShieldDesign your own coat of arms and shield ready for adventure! Includes: Wooden Shield, Acrylic Paints,Paint Brushes and Instructions.Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 2.8 x 14.6Recommended Ages: 5 years and Up Seedling Design Your Own Tote BagInspire others with your unique back designed by you! Perfect for taking shopping, to school, or to the library! Includes: Cotton Tote Bag, Fabric Paints, Glitter Glue, Assorted Fabrics, Striped Ribbon, Craft Glue and Instructions.Product Dimensions: 3.1 x 10.8 x 14.8Recommended Ages: 4 years and Up Read More
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Your child can sweeten up her style with this color-in messenger bag that comes with a matching pouch to hold the markers or other accessories.
Color a sweet bag with Alex Crafts Color A Candy Bag. The bag measures 14 (W) x 11 (H) x 4 (D) (36 cm. x 28 cm. x 10 cm.), which i...s big enough for school books and binders. It includes 6 brightly colored permanent markers in a luggage tag pouch you can color, too. Product Dimensions (inches): 4 (L) x 14 (W) x 11 (H) Age: 7 years and up Recommended Ages:7 ? 12 Read More
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You might not have the fire pole to slide down from in your house, but this darling ride-on will make your preschooler feel like a real-life hero. It even comes with a working tank and hose that squirts water!
Little Tikes Spray and Rescue Fire Truck Kids can now role play heroes with Little Tikes Spray and Rescue Fire Truck. Kids just ho...p in this retro-styled fire truck and rush to the scene. This truck features a pressurized water tank and hose that can squirt water, giving the entire rescue mission a realistic ring. Why Youll Love It: This truck helps kids develop balance and coordination skills along with muscle strength. Age: 18 months to 5 years Features Retro style Upfront smiling face Pressurized water tank Detachable hose Adult assembly required NOTE: This item may ship in its original packaging and not in a Diapers.com box. Product contents may not be concealed. Dimensions: 31in length x 17in width x 16in height Product Dimensions (inches): 31 (L) x 17 (W) x 16 (H) Product Weight: 18.21 lbs. Read More
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Do the robot! Your preschooler can build a ?bot buddy by combining a variety of wooden pieces. Bonus: The faces all have different expressions to teach your child about emotions.
Plan Toys Build A Robot (9 pcs) Plan Toys Build A Robot helps build developing imaginations.Kids get the chance to think and build... a robot with nine pieces, including interchangeable heads. Once its built, the robot can even movie its hands and legs so kids can work on their motor skills. Why Youll Love It: Kids have the opportunity to not just build their own robot but play with it, too. Age: 3 years and up Features 9 robot building parts 4 interchangeablerobot heads Develop creative imagination ABOUT PLANTOYS Founded in southern Thailand in 1981, PlanToys was the first company in the world to manufacture wooden toys from rubberwood. We are always looking for new ways to improve and preserve our environment. PlanToys takes a step to go beyond Green by taking the concept of Sustainability into practice with the belief that everyone can contribute to a better world by playing sustainably. PlanToys uses a variety of materials, including; organic rubberwood, e-zero glue, water-based dyes, recycled and recyclable materials, soy and water-based ink and our proprietary PlanWood. PlanWood is a high density fiber composite wood made from reclaimed wood particles left from the manufacturing process of toys in the factory. This material allows toys to be made safe, stronger and more durable. PlanToys is again the first wooden toys company in the worlds been using this method to make toys since 2010. Recommended Ages:3 ? 7 Weight: 1 lb Product Dimensions (inches): 7.4 (L) x 3 (W) x 7.4 (H) Product Weight: 14.8 oz. Sustainable Materials: 100% rubberwood Rubberwood: Wood harvested from older rubber trees that no longer yield latex. These trees would otherwise be burned. Read More
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Hats off to LEGO for the genius idea of combining two toy-box must-haves: a shape sorter and building bricks. The starter kit guides kids through basic builds, such as an elephant or parrot, and the sorting lids sit on top of the storage container to make clean up fun.
LEGO DUPLO Creative Sorter 6784 LEGO DUPLO Creative Sorter 6784 contains assorted color-coded basic and rounded bricks that help c...hildren sort the shapes needed to build a cute parrot, elephant and giraffe. The sorting plates also double as a lid for the sturdy plastic storage box. Why Youll Love It: LEGO DUPLO Creative Sorter 6784 makes children aware of shapes, colors and different animals. Age: 18 months and up Features Assortment of color-coded basic and rounded bricks Sorting plates double as a storage box lid Cute animal theme Builds different animals Includes Eye decoration Sorting plates Recommended Ages:2 ? 5 Dimensions: 7.99in length x 7.56in width x 7.99in height Weight: 1.24lb Read More
LEGO Duplo My First Build 4631 Add some new fun with LEGO Duplo My First Build 4631. This playset is a modern option to keep kids ...engaged and active. This playset lets kids construct. The detailed crafting, bright colors, different shapes and sizes make it more attractive and approachable. Age: 18 months to 5 years Features Durable, colorful and attractive Features instruction building cards Sharpens visual abilities Offers endless build ideas Helps in early learning and identification Easy-to-build building through direction Includes: Guide to building Recommended Ages:2 ? 5 Dimensions: 15.03in length x 3.7in width x 10.31in height Weight: 1.95 lb Read More
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Play house any place, any time, with this portable wooden set. The darling poseable figures and variety of furniture will encourage your preschooler to use her imagination.
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Antihemophilic factor (recombinant)
Generic Name: antihemophilic factor (recombinant) (AN-tee-HEE-moe-FIL-ik FAK-tor)
Brand Name: Examples include Genarc and Kogenate FS
Antihemophilic factor (recombinant) is used for:
Preventing and controlling bleeding in patients with hemophilia A (Factor VIII deficiency), including surgical settings. It may also be used for certain other bleeding conditions.
Antihemophilic factor (recombinant) is a man-made clotting factor. It is identical to the naturally occurring protein in the body. It works by increasing the amount of clotting factor VIII in the blood, which helps the blood to clot normally.
Do NOT use antihemophilic factor (recombinant) if:
- you are allergic to any ingredient in antihemophilic factor (recombinant), including mouse, hamster, or bovine proteins
Contact your doctor or health care provider right away if any of these apply to you.
Before using antihemophilic factor (recombinant):
Some medical conditions may interact with antihemophilic factor (recombinant). Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have any medical conditions, especially if any of the following apply to you:
- if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding
- if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
- if you have allergies to medicines, foods, or other substances
- if you have inhibitors to clotting factor VIII
Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with antihemophilic factor (recombinant). However, no specific interactions with antihemophilic factor (recombinant) are known at this time.
Ask your health care provider if antihemophilic factor (recombinant) may interact with other medicines that you take. Check with your health care provider before you start, stop, or change the dose of any medicine.
How to use antihemophilic factor (recombinant):
Use antihemophilic factor (recombinant) as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.
- An extra patient leaflet is available with antihemophilic factor (recombinant). Talk to your pharmacist if you have questions about this information.
- Do not shake antihemophilic factor (recombinant).
- Antihemophilic factor (recombinant) is usually given as an injection at your doctor's office, hospital, or clinic. If you will be using antihemophilic factor (recombinant) at home, a health care provider will teach you how to use it. Be sure you understand how to use antihemophilic factor (recombinant). Follow the procedures you are taught when you use a dose. Contact your health care provider if you have any questions.
- Do not use antihemophilic factor (recombinant) if it contains particles, is cloudy or discolored, or if the vial is cracked or damaged.
- This product must be used within 3 hours after it has been prepared.
- When drawing a dose into a syringe, be sure to follow the procedure demonstrated to you by your doctor to prevent contamination of the vial, syringe, or medicine. Never touch the rubber stopper of the vial or the needle of the syringe with your fingers.
- Carefully check that you have drawn the correct dose before administration.
- Keep this product, as well as syringes and needles, out of the reach of children and pets. Do not reuse needles, syringes, or other materials. Ask your health care provider how to dispose of these materials after use. Follow all local rules for disposal.
- If you miss a dose of antihemophilic factor (recombinant), use it as soon as possible. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not use 2 doses at once. If more than one dose is missed, restart therapy as needed and contact your doctor at your next appointment.
Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use antihemophilic factor (recombinant).
Important safety information:
- Antihemophilic factor (recombinant) may cause dizziness or lightheadedness. These effects may be worse if you take it with alcohol or certain medicines. Use antihemophilic factor (recombinant) with caution. Do not drive or perform other possibly unsafe tasks until you know how you react to it.
- Patients receiving clotting factors sometimes develop antibodies or inhibitors to the medicine. This makes it less effective. If antihemophilic factor (recombinant) stops working or does not work as well as it has before, contact your doctor immediately for instructions.
- Tell your doctor or dentist that you take antihemophilic factor (recombinant) before you receive any medical or dental care, emergency care, or surgery.
- Lab tests, including factor VIII levels, may be performed while you use antihemophilic factor (recombinant). These tests may be used to monitor your condition or check for side effects. Be sure to keep all doctor and lab appointments.
- PREGNANCY and BREAST-FEEDING: It is not known if antihemophilic factor (recombinant) can cause harm to the fetus. If you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits and risks of using antihemophilic factor (recombinant) while you are pregnant. It is not known if antihemophilic factor (recombinant) is found in breast milk. If you are or will be breast-feeding while you use antihemophilic factor (recombinant), check with your doctor. Discuss any possible risks to your baby.
Possible side effects of antihemophilic factor (recombinant):
All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur:
Dizziness; flushing; lightheadedness; mild fever or chills; mild itching, burning, pain, or redness at the injection site; nausea; vomiting.
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue, unusual hoarseness); chest pain; cough; fainting; new or worsening bruising or bleeding; severe or persistent dizziness, fatigue, or lightheadedness; severe or persistent fever, chills, or sore throat; shortness of breath; wheezing.
This is not a complete list of all side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, contact your health care provider. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. To report side effects to the appropriate agency, please read the Guide to Reporting Problems to FDA.
If OVERDOSE is suspected:
Contact 1-800-222-1222 (the American Association of Poison Control Centers), your local poison control center, or emergency room immediately.Proper storage of antihemophilic factor (recombinant):
Store antihemophilic factor (recombinant) in the refrigerator, between 36 and 46 degrees F (2 and 8 degrees C), or at room temperature, up to 77 degrees F (25 degrees C), for up to 3 months. If stored at room temperature, do not return to the refrigerator. Store away from heat, moisture, and light. Do not freeze. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep antihemophilic factor (recombinant) out of the reach of children and away from pets.
General information:
- If you have any questions about antihemophilic factor (recombinant), please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
- Antihemophilic factor (recombinant) is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
- If your symptoms do not improve or if they become worse, check with your doctor.
- Check with your pharmacist about how to dispose of unused medicine.
This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take antihemophilic factor (recombinant) or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about antihemophilic factor (recombinant). It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to antihemophilic factor (recombinant). This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using antihemophilic factor (recombinant).
Disclaimer: This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take this medicine or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about this medicine. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to this medicine. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using this medicine.
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With all the talk about gun control since the latest atrocity involving school shootings, I would like to explain a few facts about the issue: The founding fathers knew what they were doing (based on their experience with kings rule) when they wrote the 2nd Amendments. The exact wording reads: "A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."
What does it mean and why do we still need it today - 200 plus years later? The first meaning and reason is easy to example: Prior to 1940, the Japanese had conquered and taken over the entire Pacific rim - except the west coast of the United States. Why not California, etc.?
After the U.S. won WWI (the war to end all wars), the U.S. military had become weak, untrained, poorly equipped and complacent. It would be easy to invade and conquer. But, the Japanese leadership, many of whom were educated in the U.S. knew more than half of U.S. men and women were gun owners (potential militia men) and knew how to shoot.
Even though Japan could have mounted an invasion force of over a million well trained and equipped warriors, they would still have been out numbered 100 to one by armed American civilians shooting at them from every direction. Wisely, they didn't try.
Second, we have a right to defend ourselves against imminent bodily harm with whatever means, including deadly force if necessary. Many states including West Virginia have "stand your ground" laws to protect a citizen from prosecution in defending those rights.
Armed I am a Citizen, unarmed by law I am a Subject. Too many politicians from the top on down to the local level want to convert us into easily managed unarmed defenseless subjects. Though well intentioned, they do this in the misguided belief that it will prevent senseless shootings. Nonsense! Remember, when guns are outlawed, the outlaws will still have guns.
Folks don't be fooled. Any gun control legislation (including a simple background check) no matter how much you think it makes sense, is nothing more than another crack in the dam holding back full blown gun confiscation. It's happened before too many times: study the politics of Marx, Lenin, Hitler, Stalin, Castro, Amin, etc.
Please don't be stupid enough to believe that these gun control zealots are not using the latest school shooting of 24 kids to forward their agenda of turning us into unarmed obedient subjects. Where is all that diarrhea of their mouth about the more than 100,000 kids that are murdered every year by abortion doctors? Why doesn't the media ever report the many cases where life and property were saved because an armed citizen intervened? Let us all do whatever is necessary to save the 2nd Amendment.


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One clue on his 2010 return suggests his 2008 and 2009 tax bills may have been extremely low.
Did he or didn't he? This is the oddly intriguing question swirling around Mitt Romney as critics contend that he may have paid no income tax for some portion of the last 10 years.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has become chief inquisitor in this weird populist trial, claiming that a "successful businessman" familiar with Romney's finances told him that the Republican presidential candidate paid no taxes for a decade. There's a McCarthyist air to Reid's charge--since there's no proof that it's true--yet it may also be politically effective, since Romney already struggles with an aristocratic, out-of-touch image.
If Romney has paid taxes, as he insists, he could clear up the whole controversy by simply releasing several years' worth of tax returns, beyond the 2010 return and the 2011 estimate he's already released. But he has refused, and there may be good reason for that. "I wouldn't be surprised if he paid nearly zero taxes in 2008 and 2009," says Brad Badertscher, an accounting professor at the University of Notre Dame. "It's going to look bad no matter what he does."
Theories about Romney's tax strategy tend to focus on offshore investment vehicles and secretive accounts, but basic investing and accounting scenarios could easily explain a low tax bill. The clue comes in Schedule D of his 2010 return, in which he claimed a $4.8 million loss carried over from prior years. That helped reduce his tax bill for 2010, in which he paid $3 million in taxes on $21.7 million of income, for an effective tax rate of 13.9 percent.
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The carryover means that Romney probably claimed a much bigger loss a year or two earlier, which could easily have pushed his tax rate for 2008 or 2009 down to the low single digits. Most investors lost money in 2008, the year that Lehman Brothers collapsed and the S&P 500 stock index fell by 37 percent. Romney was probably no different.
During bad years, wealthy investors often use a legal strategy called "tax harvesting" in which they sell weak investments at a loss, which they can use to offset the tax they'd need to pay on gains from better-performing investments. The loss can be carried forward, to help lower the tax bill in later years when investments might have done better. "It's very common for sophisticated investors," says Badertscher. "It's a good time to clean out your portfolio, sell the losers, and use the losses for tax purposes." Romney has said that his investments are in a blind trust, so if his advisors made such moves, they may have done so without his input.
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In 2010, all of Romney's income came from investments as capital gains, dividends and interest. He claimed no income from wages or salaries. So his maximum tax rate would have topped out at around 15 percent—the rate that applies to most investment income. The loss carryover, sizeable charitable donations and other deductions helped shave his effective rate to 13.9 percent.
About half of Romney's income in 2010 came from capital gains. If that were zeroed out in 2008, say, on account of the crumbling economy, it could have cut his income for that year to $10 million or less, with a huge deduction for a capital loss. Combined with the same sorts of charitable donations and other deductions he claimed in 2010, that could have pushed his tax burden close to zero. If Romney's losses were big enough in 2008, he could have carried a portion of the loss forward into 2009, helping lower his taxes then, too. The fact that the loss carryover appeared on his 2010 return suggests that may well have happened.
Romney, in response to Reid's claim, has insisted that he paid taxes every year, and paid "a lot of taxes" overall. If true, that means Romney never evaded taxes altogether. And it would be hard to fault Romney for abiding by a tax code that simply tends to favor wealthy investors like him. Still, a typical worker earning $50,000 faces a maximum tax rate of 25 percent, so Romney's tax rate could have been a fraction of what most middle-class earners pay. Nor do most workers employ complex strategies to whittle their tax rate down to single digits.
Reid may suspect that, and simply be baiting Romney because he knows the candidate has little to gain and plenty to lose by releasing further returns. Meanwhile, Romney the candidate wants to eliminate taxes on all types of investment income for middle-class families, which might be a pre-emptive way of saying that the tax advantages he enjoys should be extended to all taxpayers.
President Obama wants to do the opposite. He has proposed raising the tax on capital gains from 15 percent to 20 percent, and treating dividend and interest income the same as earned income, subject to whatever bracket the taxpayer happens to be in. If more of Romney's tax returns do become public, they might have the unintended effect of advancing his opponent's tax plan.
Rick Newman is the author of Rebounders: How Winners Pivot From Setback To Success. Follow him on Twitter: @rickjnewman.


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"IBM is a great partner for us and we use IBM products, IBM tools wherever it's applicable." - IT director, voice and data services provider
A voice and data services provider
Headquartered in the United States, this voice and data services provider employs approximately 80,000 people. A leader in wireless voice and data services, the company offers global voice and data services in more than 200 destinations around the world.
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This voice and data services provider strives to improve the service it offers its customers while enhancing efficiency, cutting costs and empowering its employees with the latest technology.
Teaming with IBM, the company created a mobile application platform that would help enable it to respond quickly to meet its customers' needs while supporting growing volumes of data.
The company reduced time to market for new mobile applications, cut call center costs and improved its customer satisfaction levels.
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Headquartered in the United States, this voice and data services provider employs approximately 80,000 people. A leader in wireless voice and data services, the company offers global voice and data services in more than 200 destinations around the world.
Staying ahead in a fast-paced industry
The communications industry is constantly changing. To stay ahead, the company strives to improve the service it offers its customers while enhancing efficiency, cutting costs and empowering its employees with the latest technology. In 2000, the company began providing self-service options to help better serve its customers. When smartphones became popular, the company created a rich client application for the Android and Apple iOS platforms. However, it can be challenging to stay on top of changing technologies and evolving customer needs. For example, the Apple iOS platform is updated every year, but the Android operating system is updated every quarter, so the company must update its application correspondingly. The company must also be able to accommodate growing numbers of customer self-service transactions and increasing amounts of data.
In addition to delivering excellent service to its customers, the company seeks to empower its employees by enabling them to work on the device of their choice. To meet these needs, it created a mobile application platform solution. According to an IT director at the company, cultivating the ability to keep up with change is essential to stay ahead in today's marketplace. "If we are not ready to face the change, if we are not ready to adopt, then there is no place for you in this dynamically changing world," he says.
Building a platform to reduce time to market
Teaming with IBM, the company created a mobile application platform that would help enable it to respond quickly to meet its customers' needs while supporting growing volumes of data. "IBM is a great partner for us and we use IBM products, IBM tools wherever it's applicable," says the IT director. The mobile application platform consists of three primary components: consumer applications, including an application, for self-service; commerce applications, such as a mobile accessory store that enables customers to purchase accessories from their mobile devices; and enterprise mobility, to empower its employees to work from the device and location of their choice.
The provider uses an IBM® WebSphere® DataPower® Integration Appliance X150 to filter network traffic based on business rules and to parse and route Extensible Markup Language (XML) messages. The appliance also helps provide network security. "You can define rules and you can filter certain requests, and you can use it as a security gateway," says the IT director. "It's reliable, it's easy to use and maintain, and it's continuously evolving to meet our next-generation needs."
Using IBM software, the company created a hybrid enterprise service bus (ESB) solution. IBM WebSphere Message Broker software is the core of the ESB, integrating several packaged and custom applications within the enterprise. The WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance X150 extends the ESB beyond the enterprise, providing a gateway through the demilitarized zone (DMZ) and off-loading XML processing and preprocessing to the WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance X150 XML processing engine. IBM WebSphere MQ software offers delivery that is designed for reliability among enterprise applications, which run on a range of platforms. The company uses IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale software to help enable scaling to handle increased volumes of transactions. In addition, the company implemented IBM WebSphere Application Server software to serve the platform for all mobile application development, and IBM Rational® Application Developer, IBM Rational AppScan® and IBM Rational ClearCase® software to support development.
Simplifying development and supporting growth
Using the mobile application platform, the provider re-created its application using hybrid HTML5, enabling it to create a common framework for multiple operating systems, including iOS, Android, Windows Mobile and Research in Motion (RIM). "For companies, it is challenging to adapt for the constantly changing world," says the IT director. "We made it as a cultural change. In other words, when you create the ecosystem that really helps each other, when you create five applications with a solid framework and solid foundation, then responding to the needs of the customers is not as difficult as it seems to the outside world. It's still a challenging exercise and requires continuous improvement over a period of time, but we love it; it provides new opportunities for us."
The new platform helped enable the company to accommodate growing numbers of transactions. For example, when the company launched the mobile application in 2003, it processed approximately 20,000 transactions per day. Today, the company processes four million per day. "That is the kind of growth we are talking about in almost every single aspect of the mobile industry," says the IT director. "It did not happen overnight, but it grew rapidly. So we set up our systems in the data centers, multisite data centers and failover redundancy systems, and we're always planning for twice the capacity in advance and continuously revisiting and improving."
Improving satisfaction levels for customers and employees
Ultimately, the new platform helped the company improve the service it offers its customers. For example, the company's commerce application captured up to 10 percent of the market online within the company in the first four months of its launch. And it has received great reviews and ratings from customers. By creating successful mobile applications and services, the company is able to reduce costs at its call centers by decreasing the numbers of incoming calls. Instead of having to call customer service, customers can access information about their accounts or purchase accessories for their devices from just about anywhere. "So we think that call deflection is beneficial for the company in the name of cost savings, but surprisingly, we have also found that the customers love it," says the IT director. "It improves customer satisfaction." The company is reinvesting the revenue it saves through call reduction to increase the coverage of its fourth-generation long-term evolution (4G LTE) network, improve its third-generation (3G) network and expand its employee training programs to further improve customer service.
The platform also helped enable the provider to create 20 mobile applications that approximately 330,000 employees use. The platform significantly reduced the company's time to market, allowing it to create e-commerce applications in just four weeks. "We are able to meet the challenges set by our executives and not only deliver a product; it is the best-in-class product," says the IT director. "That is the kind of confidence we have."
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IBM products and services that were used in this case study.
Rational ClearCase, WebSphere MQ, WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance XI50, WebSphere eXtreme Scale, Rational AppScan Standard Edition, WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Message Broker
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