A lack of money caused Rick Santorum's exit from the race
April 15, 2012

Rick Santorum said Thursday that he ended his presidential bid because he ran out of money, his campaign was in debt and he would have been unable to air any advertising in Pennsylvania.
"Money isn't everything in politics, but you do have to have enough to be successful and we were reaching a point where we were frankly not in the position," Santorum said in his first interview since suspending his campaign Tuesday, on the "Today's Issues" show on the American Family Radio Network. "We simply didn't have the resources to compete going forward."
The remarks were the most direct Santorum has made about why he dropped out of the race two weeks before a critical primary in his home state of Pennsylvania. Previously, he alluded to his seriously ill youngest child who was recently hospitalized, as well as the allocation of delegates in upcoming contests.
In the interview with Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, Santorum said his campaign organization had grown and had been "just burning through cash" in recent contests, while donations slowed to a "trickle," leaving the campaign in debt for the first time and for an amount that Santorum said he was not comfortable with.
"I'll be honest with you, Tony, in the last week after Wisconsin, we basically raised almost no money," Santorum said. "We had solicitations going out and people were just emailing back saying the race was over."

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'War over women' kicks off Obama-Romney race
April 14, 2012

President Barack Obama and his certain Republican opponent in November, Mitt Romney, shifted to full general election mode Wednesday, portraying each other as threats to future American progress as their campaigns engaged in a "war over women" indicative of what to expect for the next seven months.
A day after his path to the GOP nomination cleared by chief rival Rick Santorum's withdrawal, Romney sought to reverse a gender gap problem by attacking Obama's economic policies as bad for women.
According to a Washington Post/ABC News poll released Tuesday, Romney trails well behind Obama among women voters -- a result also seen in recent Gallup and CNN/ORC polls. Obama had the support of 57% of women, compared with 38% who said they backed Romney, while Romney had the backing of 52% of men, compared with 44% who backed Obama, the survey found.
In a speech in Delaware at a woman-owned small business, Romney referred Wednesday to a Democratic attack line that Republicans were waging a "war on women" through socially conservative policies involving abortion, health care and other issues by saying: "The real war on women is being waged by the president's failed economic policies."

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From Tom Parsons - Unseasonably Hot Airfares For Spring And Early Summer Travel!
April 13, 2012

The airfares are cheap and the beaches are warm, the flowers are in bloom and it is time to book you cheap airfare for spring travel. We have cheap airfares coast to coast, so check them out.
Many airlines such as American, Continental, Alaska, Delta, United and others have matched these sale airfares and have also started sales of their own. In doing so this means there are more cheap seats available for you to book at the bestfares!
Don't forget to check out our quick fare finder flexible calendars and also use our nearby airports feature to help you find the cheapest airfares.
Remember to be flexible if you want to travel on the Bestfares.

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Affidavit alleges George Zimmerman 'confronted' Trayvon Martin
April 13, 2012

A probable cause affidavit filed in the second-degree murder case against George Zimmerman provides some insight into why Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey chose to charge Zimmerman in the fatal shooting of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
The four-page document prepared by prosecutors says that "Zimmerman confronted Martin." Zimmerman had told police that he shot Martin in self-defense, fearing for his life after Martin punched him in the nose, knocked him down and then banged his head on the sidewalk.
The affidavit alleges Martin was "profiled by George Zimmerman." It also states Martin was "unarmed and was not committing a crime."
The affidavit says Martin's mother identified screams heard in the background of a 911 call as her son's. There had been some question as to whether Martin or Zimmerman was the one calling for help.

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Freebie Friday - Special Tax Day Edition!
April 13, 2012

Freebies For Tax Day (4/17)

Arby's: FREE curly fries with coupon, 11 am - 10 pm

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Cinnabon: 2 FREE Bites from 6 - 8 pm

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Marble Slab Creamery: FREE scoop of their new yogurt from 4-7 pm

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Office Depot - Stop by any Office Depot and they will shred up to five pounds of paper and make 25 single-sided black and white copies for free.

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Maggie Moos is giving away a scoop of their new yogurt from 4 to 7 p.m. The frozen yogurt flavors include lemon cr�me, decadent birthday cake and forest berry.

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Free HydroMassage - Free Massage on Tax Day 2012.

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Panda Express will give a free single serving of its newest premium entree, Shanghai Angus Steak, at all participating locations.

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Sonic is celebrating Tax Day by offering half-priced drinks and Slushies all day.

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Seattle's Best Coffee will mail a free sample of its Levels coffee to you if you visit the company's Facebook page and click on "Great American Coffee Refund."

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P.F. Chang's has a Tax Relief special: Get 15 percent off your dine-in or carry-out food bill. (Alcohol and happy hour items excluded).

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Send free Tax Day condolence e-cards at Hallmark.com and Regards.com.

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Chevy's will have a certificate on its Facebook page April 9 through 13 for a free order of chicken taquitos that can be redeemed April 13. From April 13 through 17, you can get two premium Herradura margaritas for $10.40. And Chevy's will pick up the tax on all guest meals April 17. (Special offers available in select locations.)

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AMC Theaters: Get a Free Small Popcorn at AMC Theatres between Friday 4/13/12 and Sunday 4/15/12.

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LA shelter hopes cats' iPad art draws in donations
April 13, 2012

A Los Angeles animal shelter that lets its cats chase toys on top of iPads hope the digital art created by the movement will encourage donations of money and tablet computers.

An Animal Planet crew visited the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles for the April 14 episode of "Must Love Cats," where they documented how four cats used an app called Paint for Cats.

The results were so compelling that the shelter turned them into notecards. The cards with drawings named "Study in Feather Toys" and "Movement in Catnip" are being sold online for $5.99 a pack.

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Who's Watching You On Facebook?
April 13, 2012

There can't be many Internet users who haven't heard of Facebook - the social network site, brainchild of U.S. college student Mark Zuckerberg. But worryingly, it's not just our friends who are keeping up with what we're doing online. Debt collectors, potential employers and even lawyers could be finding out much more than you'd want them to. Here we examine the worrying trends on the social network site and consider how you can take steps to avoid being spied on.
Debt Collector Watch
It seems that debt collectors have caught on to how difficult it is to hide on Facebook. According to MSN Money, debt collectors are infiltrating social network pages, contacting you, your friends and family through the site to force you to pay what you owe.
One debt collection agent, Michelle Dunn, confirms that this is a strategy used by debt collection agencies today. "If you look like a really good-looking girl, a lot of people would accept a friendship even if they don't really know the person," she explains. Luckily the The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, designed to protect consumers against abusive practices by the debt collection industry, does offer you some protection in this area. Although it is not forbidden for collectors to post on your Facebook wall or ask your contacts of your whereabouts, they cannot post about your debt, because that is a serious breach of privacy. Nevertheless, it should be common practice not to accept friend requests from people you don't know, and of course, if you do owe money, in order to avoid being found and potentially harassed on Facebook, you should answer mail or calls or from collection agencies in the first instance. Ignoring the problem will not make it go away.
Job hunting
When you're applying for a new job, polishing up your resume may not be enough anymore. Rather, you should check what information is out there about you on the web. Facebook profiles are routinely being checked by your future employers. According to a survey carried out by Careerbuilder in 2009, 45% of employers check your social media presence when hiring, and some 35% of employers reported that they have found content on social networking sites that meant they did not hire the candidate. As social media has only grown over the past few years, we can only imagine that this figure would be much higher today.
More than half of the employers questioned said that provocative photos were the biggest factor contributing to a decision not to hire a potential employee, while 44% of employers pinpointed references to drinking and drug use as no-go areas. While this might seem obvious, you can never know what a company might deem "provocative." It seems wise to keep all content absolutely clean, otherwise who knows what job prospects you are thwarting.
Passwords Please
In an even more worrying development in Maryland, a man has recently been asked to hand his Facebook login details over to his employee. He was outraged and made a complaint to the American Civil Liberties Union. As a result the updated policy at the Maryland Department of Corrections states that job candidates won't be asked to share their login or password information, but job applicants will be asked to log into Facebook "voluntarily" as an interviewer looks over their shoulders.
Legal Snooping
Beware what you post on the web, because, as a Staten Island woman recently discovered, the legal profession is snooping too. Dorothy McGurk claimed that she couldn't work, rarely left home and didn't socialize because of injuries from a 1996 car accident. The dancer, on disability, had been seeking lifetime alimony of $850 a month from her husband due to this accident. Unfortunately, Facebook revealed that all was not as it seemed, and showed that she was in fact working as a belly dancer. When the Facebook evidence came to light as evidence in court, the alimony was lost.

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Texas Hailstorm Leaves Panhandle Chest-High In Ice And Mud
April 13, 2012

For over two hours Wednesday afternoon, cities in the Texas panhandle were hammered by a hailstorm that left quarter-sized balls of ice stacked chest-high in some areas, Time NewsFeed reports.
The deluge began around 3:30 a.m. Over the next few hours, fast-moving hailstones pummeled the area north of Amarillo, Tex., which had lately been sitting in mud and dust due to a lack of precipitation, according to the news organization. The hail mixed with the mud and dust to create four-foot high mounds that shut down a major highway for the next 18 hours.
The National Service Office in Amarillo posted a striking picture on Facebook of a local fireman standing between the mounds and the floodwaters, accumulating due to melting ice and heavy rain.
Krissy Scotten, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service Office in Amarillo, told msnbc.com that the rain and floodwater cause the drifts, and chest-high mounds like the ones shown in the photo are uncommon.

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Alex Karras joins concussion lawsuit suing NFL
April 13, 2012

To a generation of TV and film fans, Alex Karras will forever be the loving adoptive dad on the 1980s sitcom "Webster" or the big guy who punched a horse in 1974's "Blazing Saddles." Before his acting days, he was a football star, a three-time All-Pro defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions in the 1960s.
Now 76, and diagnosed with dementia, Karras is taking on the role of lead plaintiff: He and his wife, Susan Clark, are two of 119 people who filed suit Thursday in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia, the latest complaint brought against the NFL by ex-players who say the league didn't do enough to protect them from head injuries.
"All through the time that I've been with him, he has suffered headaches and dizziness and high blood pressure and all kinds of things that are ... usually the result of multiple concussions," Clark said from Los Angeles in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.
"This physical beating that he took as a football player has impacted his life, and therefore, it has impacted his family life," Clark said. "He is interested in making the game of football safer and hoping that other families of retired players will have a healthier and happier retirement."

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Sugar: Is the Truth Really Bitter?
April 13, 2012

Sugar is all over headlines lately, whether it's complete shock about the "realities" of sugar from Sanjay Gupta's 60 Minutes segment with Dr. Robert Lustig, a California endocrinologist (and others), or that the sugar growers feel they are under attack by the Corn Refiners et al, lobbying to change the name of high fructose corn syrup; or the CDC exposing the amount of sugars kids are consuming today, sugar just can't catch a sweet break. And maybe it shouldn't...

Dr. Lustig believes that obesity, type II diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol issues, and heart disease are all related to the over-consumption of sugar. And over consume we do! The average American consumes over 130 pounds of sugar a year. Kids consume about 300 calories from added sugars daily, that's way over the American Heart Associations recommended intake of less than 150 calories for men and 100 calories for women- the numbers are even lower for kids.

Where is the sugar coming from? Well, according to a recent CDC data brief, reviewing information from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the majority of sugar consumption in adolescents occurs in the home. Slightly more than one-half of the added sugar calories from beverages were consumed at home (54%), while nearly two-thirds of the added sugars consumed from foods were consumed at home (66%). The majority of added sugars come from foods not beverages. It's a similar story for adults.

So where is the sugar hiding and how you be more in tune with your sugar intake?

According to Dr Lustig the obvious forms of sugar include table sugar, honey, syrup, sugary drinks and desserts, but also "just about every processed food you can imagine [contains added sugar including] yogurts and sauces, bread, and even peanut butter."

Unfortunately, according to Eric Stice, a neuroscientist at the Oregon Research Institute, also part of Dr. Gupta's 60 Minutes interview, sugar is addictive and activates the same regions of the brain as addictive substances like cocaine. Yikes!

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