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The 23rd Island City Young Authors' Conference will take place at Cedar Key School on May 4, beginning at 8:30 a.m.. Michigan writer Lisa Wheeler will be visiting. Wheeler has written many children's books, including "Ugly Pie", "One Dark Night" and "Sailor Moo". During her workshop, she will share her love of writing and the process of publishing a book.
Florida storyteller Pat Nease will entertain with her assortment of made-up tales. Cedar Key elementary students will read their own "published" stories during The Author's Chair.
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Democrats caucus on Saturday
The Democratic Caucus will be held at the Dogan Cobb Municipal Building in Bronson on Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to select candidates to represent Levy County at the State Caucus in June.
Those wishing to vote must bring their voter registration card showing they are registered Democrats and a picture I.D.
For more information, call Charlie King at 493-4797.
Memorial ride benefits Haven
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Donations are appreciated and all proceeds will be donated to Haven Hospice. Sponsors of the motorcycle ride are Kubota, Custom Accessories, Brick Grill, Swamp Printing and the Chiefland Citizen.
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he Dixie County Historical Society will host the evening of Bluegrass and Bluegrass Gospel music at the "Old" Old Town Elementary School Auditorium located at State Road 349 and County Road 55A.
Woman's Club to present check
The Cedar Key Woman's Club has raised over $2,000 for the Gainesville Fisher House and on Tuesday, May 8, at noon, at the C.K. Woman's Club clubhouse on State Road 24 the club will be presenting the check to a guest representative of the Fisher House Foundation.
A luncheon will also be served.
Also, on May 8, the club will be raffling its patriotic quilt.
Energy Conservation Awards
On May 9, at 9 a.m. at the Community Center, the city will be hosting a program titled, " The City of Cedar Key Energy Conservation Grant Educational Outreach Program". A long title, but the meeting will be brief, less than an hour.
There will be awards given to businesses and there will be assets and information for businesses that will help to reduce energy usage. Plan to attend, it will be well worth your time.
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The Eagles Club in Cedar key is hosting a Lasagna Dinner on May 12, to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Tickets will be $7. Dinners will be served from 1-6 p.m.
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Help 4-H shooters go to competition
Levy County 4-H Shooting Sports is having a "Tuesday Spaghetti Dinner" at 5 p.m. at the Levy County Extension Office Pavilion in Bronson. Dinners include spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, dessert and tea. Cost is adults, $5; and children, $3.
All proceeds go to the four muzzle loading shooters who will be traveling to Grand Island, Neb., in June to represent Florida at the 4-H National shooting competition. Each child must raise about $800 to attend.
Dinners can be made to go, eaten at the pavilion or delivered in the town of Bronson to those who can't travel.
Tickets are being sold for pre-pay orders or can be paid for the night of the dinner.
For more information call Brenda Roberts at 486-4991 or 949-2839
May 30
Non-Fiction Book Bunch to meet
The Non-Fiction Book Bunch will meet on Wednesday, May 30, at 1:30 p.m. at the Cedar Key Library when Erik Larson's "Issac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History" will be discussed. Please bring suggestions for the October meeting with you. Proposed thus far are:
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•Cornell University's Legacy Project "Thirty Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans";
•and Candice Millard's "River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey".
The Book Bunch had its last meeting for the season several weeks ago. As the last turnout was small, we ask that you e-mail your suggestions for books to read in the fall to Maggi Funchion at firstname.lastname@example.com. One suggestion is that, as the group has read much historical fiction this year, perhaps memoirs or classic novels may be in order.
June 2
Chiefland Watermelon Festival, bike ride
The Chiefland Woman's Club is hosting the 58th Annual Chiefland Watermelon Festival in historic downtown Chiefland and partnering with the Suwannee Valley Rotary Club's 1st Tour De Melon. The Tour De Melon is a cycling event for cyclists of all ages on the Greenway Trail and local roadways.
The Watermelon Festival will include a parade, watermelon pageants for all ages, watermelon contest, family fun, fanfare, arts, crafts, food and much more.
For more information on the festival and ride visit: www.chieflandwomansclub.org and www.tourdemelon.com.
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Calif. GOP Gov Race Tightens as Attacks Intensify
There are 2652 comments on the FoxNews.com story from Jun 3, 2010, titled Calif. GOP Gov Race Tightens as Attacks Intensify. In it, FoxNews.com reports that:
Meg Whitman's shot at the Republican gubernatorial nomination looked as easy as an eBay bid: Plunk down nearly $81 million and wait for the clock to run out.
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#1 Jun 3, 2010
went with pozner, he is aggressive to debate brown,can you imagine haVING THE OLD BALD GAY JESUIT PRIEST BECOME GOV, AGAIN? NO GUN RIGHTS NO DEATH PENALTY, MASS GAY WEDDINGS WITH JERRY PRECIDING! scary!
#2 Jun 3, 2010
Meg Whitman is not qualified to run a state as large as some countries. What she thinks is an asset -- no experience in Sacramento -- is a failing. Oh, and the fact she's never voted.
"Fly low and avoid the penguins"
Since: Dec 09
#3 Jun 3, 2010
Campain:$71 mil
Sunday morning infomercial: Priceless!!!
#4 Jun 3, 2010
Just Sayin.
So you believe California is being run well now, with all the "experienced politicians" in charge?
Since: Apr 10
#5 Jun 3, 2010
California need a business savvy person to fix our screwed up taxation and spending habits.
Not another politician ready to sign blank checks.
#6 Jun 3, 2010
Can a Govenorship be bought?
Hell yes just watch!!!!
And she'll beat the old hippie too
#7 Jun 3, 2010
Meg Whitman claims she knows how to create jobs - cause she did so at EBay. What that really means is that she knows how to join a growing company and not completely run it into the ground. Um, how much she pay for Skype and how much did EBay investors lose on that deal? Should we vote for her just because she has a lot of money?
#8 Jun 3, 2010
Mass gay weddings... Yeah, that would be a travesty. Two people that love each other, it would be the end of the world.
I guess we would have turn to wholesome man/woman family values like Jon and Kate Plus 8 getting divorced live on tv. I want my kids watching that. lol
#9 Jun 3, 2010
I guess we would have turn to wholesome man/woman family values like Jon and Kate Plus 8 getting divorced live on tv. I want my kids watching that. lol[/QUOTE]
Dont get me started on those 2 clowns.
The only talent she has is that she can pop out 8 kids and him, the only talent he has
is that he found someone ignorant enough
to have his kids.
What's said is that there are people in this world that think that qualifies them to be celebrities.
#10 Jun 3, 2010
I meant SAD
What's SAD is that there are people in this world that think that qualifies them to be celebrities.
#11 Jun 3, 2010
Arnold's not doing so hot....The problem is that the state is too large to govern. Putting a rookie in charge isn't the solution.
"Fly low and avoid the penguins"
Since: Dec 09
#12 Jun 3, 2010
It doesn't matter who you put in there. The governer has no power.
#13 Jun 3, 2010
Meg Whitman is trying to win this election with private money like Obama did. Corruption danger like Obama is paying off contributions with government jobs.
#14 Jun 3, 2010
CA is doomed, it is ungovernable.
The only thing that can save it is an AZ-style immigration law or Prop 187.
Too many leftist spendocrats for CA to ever be a successful state again. They have NO plan for what to do when all of the people and companies who pay most of the PI taxes in this state get fed up and leave.(As they are doing right now)
You couldn't raise prop tax and assorted fees enough to compensate for this flight, even if you quintupled all of them. Even if you were to just double the property tax rate it would drive 95% of homeowners into bankruptcy and the state would completely collapse.
#15 Jun 3, 2010
I agree that under current conditions, the state is doomed, but history tells us that things can and do change, sometimes remarkably fast.
Something will inevitably happen that will start to tilt the scales in the other direction. It's impossible to say what that event will be, but as I said, history tells us that it will eventually happen
#16 Jun 3, 2010
Gotta go with illegal enforcement, may not be, but should be a one issue election at all levels.
#17 Jun 3, 2010
yep you got a lotttttttttt of people living off the state--they just take--don't try anything to turn their lives around--you people that pay taxes and have jobs better start getting together fore you lose it all
#18 Jun 3, 2010
I think you're being foolishly optimistic to make such assumptions that simply because the state is here today means it will be here in the future. That IS what you're saying, isn't it?
However, all things also come to an end. The state has never been in this situation before, with so many people, with the systems it it has, etc. Growth cannot be sustained forever. And all living things require sustenance. Thus we know that scarcity (of all consumables) is not some Dr Doom pessimism or paranoia; it is a mathematical certainty.
CA has reached what you might call a tipping point (if you haven't ever read the book, The Tipping Point, you might check it out). It explains basically (i am oversimplifying this immensely) why crises such as these can "suddenly" strike, because people are complacent until the signs are obvious and inescapable, but by then it is too late (past the tipping point).
#19 Jun 3, 2010
I'm planning to move out of CA soon. Not sure where, but nearly all Western states are in better shape and have a better 10 year outlook than CA.
#20 Jun 4, 2010
Nobody running can save California.
Meg's lack of experience running something like California would be reflected by our current President and his mess.
Too many propositions with mandatory funding, and too many politicians giving away taxpayer money so they can stay in power
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Face off on Facebook, anyone??
Am planning to watch 'The Social Network' all over again tonight.... just to catch those rapid fire dazzling one liners I missed the first time. The mood is somewhat low ( five out of six kids not in town). Besides, on the political front, I am seriously sick of the charade of 'nabbing' the wrong culprits.... and letting the big fish get away . Scamster Raja needs an interpreter. Why can't these chaps just stick to their mother tongue? I'd much rather read the ticker than strain to decipher what they are struggling to say in their brand of English. Kapil Sibal is an inspired choice - he is the new miracle guy on the block - the man for all seasons and portfolios. Meanwhile, no Chinese torture for Kalmadi in sight.....only patsies get caught in India. The others merely 'step down' and enjoy the spoils of their looting and cheating the nation. We deserve them!
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How many 'Friends' do you need….?
This is a sheepish confession: I do have a naam ke vaastey 'Facebook' presence. It was created by my canny publishers a few years ago since they believed it was important for their authors to have a presence on social networking sites (" It is the future…'' I was assured by the marketing team). I took their word for it and withdrew my protest. The children were aghast and alarmed (I was seen as an intruder into their space), till I assured them I had zero intention of being active on that site . Relieved but not totally convinced, they went back to FB, hoping and praying I'd stay out of their hair and turf. I did. But would my publishers have any of it? I was told my FB account would be managed by someone responsible… and that was that. Or so I thought. Weeks later I found myself in an elevator with people who were total strangers. One of them extended his hand and greeted me familiarly, adding " We are Facebook friends! You accepted my friends' request recently… thanks a lot." I gulped, recovered a little, smiled weakly and hastily got off on the wrong floor. This became a ridiculous routine till I asked for help. " Take me off the damn thing," I pleaded with my minders. But would they listen? I finally managed to access the home page only to discover to my absolute horror that I now had over 5,000 new 'friends' and several 'friends' waiting for a green signal to go ahead. There were hundreds of 'common friends' and God knows how many people in different categories pushing products, ideas, paintings, poetry, themselves!!! This was the world's biggest flea market… and I was one of the fleas!
Terrifying, right? Precisely . I was so traumatized by the discovery of all these newly minted friends, I promptly went into denial and refused to access my account after that. It's a terrible admission, because I know it is still there – active, alive and kicking. I meet people who tell me they've read my columns on Facebook… and I smile vaguely. Obviously those marketing chaps are on the job, updating, chopping, changing, responding, ignoring, 'unfriending', poking, gifting… and generally indulging in whatever it is Facebook addicts are hooked on to. I'm out of it…was never on it… and after watching the absolutely brilliant film ( 'The Social Network') currently running at a friendly neighbourhood multiplex, I am mighty glad I resisted the temptation to lose my mind and steered clear of what has become a global social disease that spares nobody. People my age coo and gurgle with delight after tracing some long lost creep from their youth or connecting with old school friends, decades later. "It's amazing! I've found soooo many long lost friends after years," they declare proudly. I don't have the heart to say , " If they'd meant anything to you , you wouldn't have lost contact in the first place."
And to think it was one crazy genius from Harvard named Mark Zuckerberg ( a billionaire at 25 – top that!) who started it all. Culprit? Devil? Angel?
'The Social Network' will do for Facebook what 'Wall Street' ( the original) did for insider trading. Move over Oliver Stone. David Fincher is the main man now. As for Jesse Eisenberg's eerily authentic performance as Zuckerberg – what can I say? Oscar??????
29 comments:
- cmpershad said...
` Kapil Sibal is an inspired choice - he is the new miracle guy on the block '
But most of the time he eats his own words ... the next day :)
- November 16, 2010 at 1:57 PM
- Rhett said...
He i sent you a FB friend request too which "you" didn't accept!! lol!! anyway i totally agree with your views on facebook and have taken my 2nd facebook break that was brought into effect last night, and but for a minor defect this morning it is quite in place!!
- November 16, 2010 at 2:30 PM
- goodluck said...
Very humorous and light hearted.
If it is minded by somebody else, so must be other celebrities's accounts.
As for Raja's English, we can have subtitles to understand the accent. People like Raja dont talk much. They act.
Our prime minister would have kept(Rakhel) him forever if not for the furore. Is it not a sort of abetment?
Our media are acting like watchdogs barking all the time. Let them bark and bite also.
What do you say about Anil Ambani's contribution to this ongoing telecom drama? Black Swan!
And Ratan Tata's missive on 15 crore bribe which looks like small change now. That minister Ibrahim has still not committed suicide. Diwali season, where bribes are given and accepted as gifts is still going on. From peons to CMDs, all get their cuts. Diwali circus and the tainted goddess Lakshmi.
- November 16, 2010 at 4:56 PM
- Neha said...
Have to watch the movie as you recommend it now!
I am one of your FB friends too :). Sad that it wasn't you who accepted my request! Thankfully, I am almost off FB, and go online for barely 5-10 mins in a few days.
- November 16, 2010 at 5:07 PM
- sarah said...
The Social Network is a brilliant film and the cast couldnt have been better. I read the book The Facebook Effect by David Kirkpatrick and followed his views on the movie's story. He seems to think that while the movie is brilliant and very well received it still doesn't give any insight on Mark Zuckerberg the person.
Zuckerberg has been underfire for a while now regarding the shady privacy policies and whether or not his ideology of privacy is ethically grounded. Moreover, some Instnant Messages were recovered sent by him calling people 'dumb *bleep*' for 'trusting' him. He later admitted he wrote them. His public image is hazy at best. Its ironic how someone who believes in transparency and open society has offered so little about himself to the world. He's completely upto interpretation and The social network is one such account.
- November 16, 2010 at 6:19 PM
- shrikant kumawat said...
That's a great article.
I hope this blog is maintained by yourself, unlike the facebook account.
- November 16, 2010 at 7:19 PM
- Kavita....: said...
I am in agreement with what you've voiced. On second thoughts though, it isn't that bad if the real WE maintain it..!! Don't let your decisions be taken by another..!
- November 16, 2010 at 7:26 PM
- Radhika Gupta said...
the whole facebook situation sounds really funny... especially the incident when you bumped into an "unknown" facebook friend in an elevator(as you had mentioned)!! i hope it's not the same case with your blogger and gmail account!!
- November 16, 2010 at 8:11 PM
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- November 16, 2010 at 8:39 PM
- nac said...
I hate facebook equally if not more, for the reason that some people cannot stop talking about their meal plans or the colour of each room they are painting. But, regarding lost friends, I'd lost touch with good friends at a time when I did not know how to stay in touch; 6th, 7th grades when not all of us had phones or even had heard of emails. Surely, friendships formed when still fairly innocent are worth to be found. It's another matter, the people change a lot meanwhile.
- November 16, 2010 at 8:41 PM
- obssesor said...
Nothing will ever happen in these corruption cases, a hogwosh at most!
- November 16, 2010 at 8:54 PM
- avidblogger said...
I so agree with you on this FB thing. Though I do admit I have an almost defunct and inactive account, I don't seem to understand what is the need to be so connected on a minute by minute basis. I think its totally ridiculous. Some people just bare their soul on FB. And you're right, friends I've wanted to be in touch with, I never lost contact with them. Am so glad you wrote a piece on this FB thing. Also, one request, can you please reassure us that you read and write your own blog. And that this is not maintained by someone else on your behalf. That would be a major let down.
- November 16, 2010 at 9:28 PM
- Pankaj said...
a really good article as always given by u by the way mam do u reply us//???? even i m a fb addict!!!!!!!! what about your other book on s'secrets will it be published???? do give your valuable thought 2 me
- November 16, 2010 at 10:07 PM
Facebook is the new frat party. As long as you get to brag about it and spam everybody's timelines with shaky pics just to show how cool you are, hanging out with all those "cool" people (who're doing the exact same thing), does it matter if you really don't know who you've met?
The PR guys handling celebrity FB accounts probably have the best jobs in the world: sitting on their asses all day, and Facebooking away to glory. Imagine Shobhaa De's wall full of requests for fertilizer and lost penguins wanting to be adopted!
I'm adding you right now, just to see what your Publicity Gremlins are doing there! :D
- November 17, 2010 at 12:04 AM
- NAT said...
The writings on the wall, and its plain enough to see (I am not penning the lines from the Jim Reeves hit)for each and every Indian to take note of what is taking place in our great parliment these past few days.
There is no constructive work taking place whatsoever, only firing out salvos between the ruling party and the opposition, and both are equally embroiled in their respective scams (kettle calling chatti black, and mind you they are paid heavily to do so), while the Nation is boiling with other issues like,
1. Raping and beating up women, even children are not spared. Senior policemen also involved in raping 15 year olds, and on the run.
2. Buildings collapsing, innocents dying and State and local muncipal authorities putting the ball in one another's court.
3. Stealing infants from hospitals.
There are countless other problems,(we are still shining) but we are moving on like zombies. We are enjoying life while shoving all our s... under the carpet.There is not a soul who is able to put his/her foot down and say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.God forbid one day that s... will (burst like a bubble)hit out at us and be thrown at our face, and we will never have a chance to voice our opinion.
They have not only milked the exchequer dry themselves, but also allowed the filthy rich to even get richer and bolder, while millions of our people go without a meal, education etc.
We cannot blame the Britishers any more, as we are now robbed by our own deshi Indians.
Remember God only helps those who help themselves.
- November 17, 2010 at 12:59 AM
- Divya Virmani said...
I so totally agree w/ you on FB. Even though I myself use FB on a daily basis, I do think it is a complete waste of time! Was a little amazed to find out, you were not handling your FB account! Aren't you a rich woman?!?! ... Wish I could hire someone to maintain my silly comments/pictures/tagging and what not?
- November 17, 2010 at 12:59 AM
- AKSHAY SINGH said...
he he he ...facebook addict anyone ? I plead guilty !
and all the while ...I was like , she is very wuite on fb.That's now exactly her nature ..to reamin wuite I mean ;-)
but you are here ma'am ...and we loooooooooooove you coz of what you give us here...on your private personal space . FB is for wanabe show-offs :-)
- November 17, 2010 at 7:10 AM
- Theyoginme said...
Shobhaa i totally understand the issues you have with FB but for some of us this has become an easy way to globally communicate with close friends and family. And it is addictive. I just walked a couple of miles and my Nike gps workout tracker on my iphone auto updated my status and suggested my friends cheer me through my run/walk Now how cool is that. :)I think the next generation will have facebook in their genes.
- November 17, 2010 at 8:41 AM
Shobhaa De is a Brand name created years ago maybe Active till-date.
The only importance of social networking is - an individual is having an opportunity to talk a little with The Brand And that helps Branding for sure. Isn't it?
- November 17, 2010 at 9:02 AM
You write so well. Aap se bhi khoobsurat aap ke andaaz hain. *hugs*
- November 17, 2010 at 12:08 PM
- rainboy said...
We have so many social networks ..now it's time for an Anti-Social Network :P
thanx for sharin the info
take care
- November 17, 2010 at 12:55 PM
- Pooja Rathore said...
I liked your column on face Book.Many of my friends requested me to be on face book i declined i never liked the idea . I have Email account thats enough.
I liked your insights on Amma(jayalalitha).
- November 17, 2010 at 3:11 PM
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- November 17, 2010 at 4:12 PM
- t O m S o N said...
dear sobhaaji,
....and all this time I thought you were my friend.!! :-( (sob,sob)..i am gonna chuck you out of my friends list..grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
- November 17, 2010 at 6:44 PM
- aboutmeandmylife said...
Shobhaa, your comments awaited on the Deepika Ranbir Katrina sage. The condom comment, the passport comment by Deepika etc.
- November 17, 2010 at 9:09 PM
- Subroto said...
About your comments on facebook friends, you must see this announcement about 'National Unfriend Day' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc5bbz5SB7M&feature=player_embedded
- November 20, 2010 at 2:45 AM
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- November 27, 2010 at 12:31 PM
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Several topics were at the forefront of Clayton Town Council's meeting on Tuesday, including a final site plan approval for Ovations, an agreement to enforce the building code, and recommendations addressing the parking concerns in town. However, there were several other items also discussed.
Paving projects
The town's overlay project that was approved in May started on Nov. 14.
"We've been working on this for a while but it's actually getting ready to start," Hurlock said. "They hope to be cleaned up and out of town by Thanksgiving."
The three streets are South Bassett Street between Smyrna Avenue and Wheatley's Pond Road, Smyrna Avenue between Reed Street and Dickerson Street, and Highland Avenue between West Street and Duck Creek Road. The three streets cost approximately $120,000.
Budget update
Clayton Town Council couldn't take action on the proposed 2013 budget at the Nov. 13 meeting. It will be put on the agenda for the December meeting to be voted on by council. At this point in time, there are no tax or fee increases included in the budget, which Councilman Dave Letterman previously said is a "basic balanced budget through cuts and maintaining the status quo."
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Hurlock said he held a preliminary subdivision meeting with St. Joe's and apparently they may sell the land in four different parcels. Hurlock said it was just a preliminary meeting and he hasn't received a formal application yet.Clayton Council approved the permit for the Smyrna-Clayton July 4th Association's Christmas Parade on Friday, Nov. 23. The parade will go down Main Street, turn left on Reed Street and breakup at Metal Master's.Hurlock asked council's permission to request Delaware Solid Waste Authority to remove the recycling bins at the town's water treatment plant. Since residents have recycling containers, Hurlock said the bins aren't really needed. Council approved the request.Council approved a recommendation to update the town clerk to office manager and to bring the part-time clerk on as full-time; both upgrades will take affect Jan. 1.Council approved the purchase of a used backhoe not to exceed $40,000. The purchase was discussed at a recent Budget Committee meeting; the backhoe will be purchased in the 2012 budget.Email Jennifer Dailey at email@example.com.


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Supposedly a state in the United States. In reality, wyoming does not exist. Nobody has ever met anybody from wyoming. It is a vast government conspiracy. If you think you are driving through wyoming, you are really unconscious in a secret government facility where scientists are implanting false memory engrams into your mind. This knowledge is commonly introduced to high school freshmen.
Blond chick: Hey, I'm going to wyoming for vacation!
Sexy red-haired dude: No, you're not. It doesn't exist.
by amckenzie April 09, 2008
Possibly the most ignored unpopulated state in America.
Wyoming? Where the fuck is Wyoming?
by Alicia July 01, 2003
A place where one car on the road is a "normal day", two cars on the road is "there's some traffic out there", three cars on the road is "it's pretty busy on the road", and four cars on the road is "rush hour."
by IwonderwhatIputhere February 03, 2007
The state with the lowest population. Home to towering mountains and spacious plains. Populated pre-Columbus by the Shoshone, Crow, and Lakota Indians. Currently populated with cowboys, roughneck oilfield workers, Indians, and generally nice people who love the outdoors, and hate the way the rest of America lives. 90 percent of said population could probably kick your ass in half. By the by, not a favorite place for homosexuals (remember Matt Shepard?). Yes, everyone in Wyoming has a gun, and really wants to shoot something.
"I love living in Wyoming, its so beautiful and peaceful."
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"I know numb-nuts, that's what makes it nice."
"Dude, its fucking empty, no one lives there!"
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by GetoutofLaramie April 12, 2007
A cult. This is evident whenever you go into the post office, Safeway, etc. and 90% of people are wearing shirts, hats and jackets saying "Wyoming." Everyone in Wyoming wears only Wyoming clothing and no one in any other state ever wears a "Wyoming" anything.
I went into the grocery store in Cheyenne, and I was the only one there who wasn't wearing something that said "Wyoming."
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"Any place we go where we have to drive far, I go in my husband's car," said Ring, as she filled up her own tank at the Petro Plus station on Princeton Street in North Chelmsford. "He can pay for his own gas."
Ring isn't the only one feeling the heat from gas prices. As of Wednesday, the national average price of gas had risen for 34 consecutive days, according to AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report. The average cost for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $3.769 in Massachusetts, up more than 30 cents in the past month and more than 13 cents from that day a year ago.
Gas prices usually peak in March and April, but the increase has been earlier and more dramatic this year.
"It has little relevance at this point," said DeHaan. "We're not even close to switching over, so that's not really on the radar until April."
But Mary Maguire, director of public and government affairs for AAA of Southern New England, said refineries, especially ones in the Northeast, have been making that switch earlier than ones in other states.
"We've been seeing it around now, in the February-March time frame," said Maguire.
Both agree, however, on the impact the closing of three refineries in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in the last couple years had on the oil supply on the East Coast. They also agreed on the effect of the rising price of crude oil, which has reached almost $100 a barrel.
"A lot of money is flowing into oil from speculators right now," said DeHaan. "An analogy would be that if you knew the new iPhone was coming out at some point in the future, you would buy Apple stock before the new model is even announced.
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Maguire listed other factors, including the demand from China, the ongoing uncertainty in the Middle East, and extreme weather events like Hurricane Sandy or even the recent blizzard.
"When there's greater demand as there was prior to the storm, that puts upward pressure on prices," said Maguire.
Neither Maguire nor DeHaan thinks Gov. Deval Patrick's proposed budget plan, which calls for a half-penny increase in the gas tax and annual increases tied to the inflation rate, has had an effect on prices yet. If it passes, that burden would eventually fall on consumers, but DeHaan thinks the price of gas would have to skyrocket to at least $5 for drivers to really curb their driving habits.
"I mostly just drive in local traffic, but you have to drive," said Ring, who's retired and lives in North Chelmsford. "We're picking up kids from school, we go to church. I'll walk sometimes, but I would never want to in this weather."
Maguire suggested tactics like keeping your speed under 60 mph to optimize fuel efficiency and looking out for the best deals to stretch your dollar.
"We tell people shop the low end of the range," said Maguire. "Massachusetts has a range from $3.59 to $3.87, so you should know $3.59 is your target and to look for $3.60s. It saves you money and puts downward pressure on the market for everyone."
The price of gas may start to come down soon, though. Over the course of Wednesday and Thursday, the price of crude oil decreased $4 to $92.91 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. DeHaan projected a couple more weeks of slow increase before the price starts to stabilize.
Ron Garber is hoping the drop comes soon. At the Mobil station on Middlesex Street in Lowell, it cost Garber, who works for J&L Cable TV Services in North Chelmsford, $143.15 to fill his tank with 33 gallons of diesel fuel -- and that was with a quarter of the tank still full.
"A lot of money goes into fuel," said Garber, a Tewksbury resident. "It'd be nice to see a break in the prices."
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The Amulet Series by Kazu Kibuishi was a series I started on a whim, the story told in graphic novel form starts with Book One: Stonekeeper and introduces you to the main characters Emily and Navin. After the death of their father, they find themselves uprooted from their home, and moved with their mother to her ancestral home. It is there that the kids discover that things are not always what they seem. Emily and Navin find a strange amulet hidden away in the library, and are awaken to find their mother being kidnapped through a mysterious door in the basement. The door leads them to an even more mysterious world. Is it a dream or reality? Will they be able to save their mom before it is too late? Why is that amulet glowing?
For a book, I noticed on a whim, it was instant love. The artwork is amazing. Kibuishi is a talented artist and great storywriter. From the start to end, you find that he is setting you up for an epic battle and you are already so invested in the main characters' journey that you can only hope it turns out good for them. The best part is with each installment he gives you a conclusion to one mystery while leaving you with more questions to a new mystery. Each installment in the series builds upon the story from the previous installment, making this series one you should read in sequence.
Kibuishi has already published five installments in this series, Stonekeeper, Stonekeeper's Curse, Cloud Searchers, The Last Council, and the Prince of the Elves. The intrigue and suspense found in this graphic novel series written for such a young crowd impresses me over and over again. I have yet to be disappointed in the level of detail in the artwork or the compelling story of Emily and Navin's adventures in this seemingly magical world.
I first discovered Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson in early 2009, but did not get around to reading it until later that year when I was fully immersed in school to become a Librarian. The irony of reading a book about a cult of evil Librarians was not lost on me as I pored over the book while sitting in the library on my school's campus.
The story sets up with Alcatraz Smedry inheriting a bag of sand on his 13th birthday, but Alcatraz is no ordinary boy. In and out of foster care homes, plagued with the unexplainable knack for destroying things, he is a unique boy destined for a unique adventure. When his paternal grandfather shows up unexpectedly Alcatraz is introduced into a war that has been happening for generations, and at the heart of it all are the librarians who rule all of the Hushlands (America).
Sanderson has a quirky style of writing, with false trails of foreshadowing and a knack for cliffhangers. This series is not for everyone, the plot is seemingly lost chapter after chapter in silliness but I couldn't help chuckle at Alcatraz's adventure as he is unwillingly pulled into a war to fight against that cult of evil Librarians, that for the record do not exist. I promise. This series includes Alcatraz versus the Shattered Lens, Alcatraz versus the Knights of the Chrystallia, and Alcatraz versus the Scrivener's Bones.
The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor is an excellent twist on a classic. Although who is to say which one is the true story of Alice in Wonderland? The premise of this book is that Lewis Carroll got it wrong, horribly wrong. The tale of Alyss (he even spelled her name wrong) is not a fairy tale meant to entertain children before bed. No, it is a story of familiar betrayal, love lost and an adventure to find oneself. The story begins on the day of Alyss' seventh birthday, the exact day her estranged aunt, Redd, decides to take back the crown of Wonderland. Aunt Redd crashes the party and starts dealing out death sentences. By the end of it, Alyss has lost both parents and is ripped from all she knows to end up worlds away, cold, wet, and alone. Forced to deny her past she grows up in a world that lacks warmth and knowledge of White Imagination, the core of her family's power. Meanwhile back in Wonderland Redd and Black Imagination suppress the inhabitants. However, there is a small group of Wonderlandians willing to fight in the name of the lost princess. By way of perfect timing, Alyss is brought back home, all grown up and unsure of herself or her abilities. The question soon becomes whether or not Alyss can become the Queen Wonderland needs.
I am one of those girls who have a love for the Alice in Wonderland story. It was one of the first stories I read as a kid and it continues to be one of my favorite childhood classics. Frank Beddor is a talented writer, a good mix of adventure, action and emotion finds its way throughout the whole novel. This is a great read and the story draws you in and compels you further into a world that makes the classic Wonderland look so tame. The Cat is spooky and a great supporting character and Redd is by far the cruelest Red Queen to date. Where others have chosen to portray her in a comical way, Beddor creates an evil queen that would scare even the manliest of man.
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After returning from the Second World War, a psychologically troubled drifter returns from the war and meets the charismatic leader of a new religion. The Master befriends the drifter to help him sort out his life and provide meaning. The drifter becomes his right-hand man and, after a while begins to question both his belief in the...
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After returning from the Second World War, a psychologically troubled drifter returns from the war and meets the charismatic leader of a new religion. The Master befriends the drifter to help him sort out his life and provide meaning. The drifter becomes his right-hand man and, after a while begins to question both his belief in the leader and his teachings as the organization grows and gains a fervent following.
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Promotion for The Master, the latest film from Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood), has emphasized a unique, technical fact: It is the first narrative film in 16 years to have been shot on 70mm film. The large format, utilized in movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Far and Away, and Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet, makes promises of an epically scaled experience. That's not exactly the case for The Master. The movie is grand, but the stunning photography serves to amplify an intense intimacy between Anderson's two leads. Sparring on screen are Philip Seymour Hoffman as the magnetic cult leader Lancaster Dodd and Joaquin Phoenix as Freddie Quell, a mentally ill war vet who can't control his carnal instincts. Anderson fills the widest frame imaginable with the electricity that sparks between the two. The Master may not be filled with scenic vistas or sweeping action, but it's nothing less than jaw-dropping.
In the early 1950s, Freddie finds himself displaced from the world. He can't hold a job — mostly because he keeps sleeping with his female coworkers and beating up irritable customers — he's plagued by his drinking problem, and the one girl he's ever loved is half his age. Post-war, little is working out. Driven by bipolar tendencies, Freddie stows away on a party yacht headed to New York and drinks himself to sleep. When he awakens, he meets Lancaster Dodd aka The Master, leader of a religious group dubbed ''The Cause.'' Dodd immediately takes to Freddie — he's a feral dog ready to be trained. Dodd is more than willing to domesticate him.
If you're looking for the definitive film on the history of Scientology, The Master isn't your film. Anderson does detail a bit of the inner-workings of Dodd's group — they listen to tapes of The Master's soothing voice preach the good word and Dodd ''processes'' his followers, helping them explore their spiritual histories through exploration of their past lives — but the meat of the story is Freddie's journey. The man's mind is stretched paper thin, instinct pulling him one way, Dodd's seductive promises pulling him in another. Phoenix is appropriately off-kilter, his snarled lip and dumb grin the centerpiece of his dazzling performance.
Hoffman makes for a worthy foil, turning Dodd into a powerful father figure with everything figured out. When he's entertaining the masses, Dodd dances with a fun-loving swagger. When he's ''processing,'' Dodd is hushed and never misses a beat. But when he's crossed, Dodd erupts with unimaginable force. The only person who can really pick him apart is his wife Peggy, a self-aware puppetmaster of the entire operation. Anderson compliments his actors with each scene, each setting, each camera angle. Every choice feels ultra-specific and intended. The director plays the action close up on his actors faces — as Dodd burrows his way into Freddie's mind, we're there.
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The Boulder County Coroner's Office has identified the man killed in a three-car accident on U.S. 36 on Jan. 22 near Davidson Mesa as Kenneth Oswandel, 44, of Boulder.
At around 8 a.m. Jan. 22, a Jeep driven by Oswandel hit the back of a Subaru station wagon while both were headed east on U.S. 36 in the right lane, according to Colorado State Patrol Trooper Nate Reid.
Oswandel lost control of the Jeep and began to flip and was ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Subaru slammed into the median and was then hit by a second Jeep. The drivers of the Subaru and the second Jeep -- both males -- were uninjured. There were no passengers in any of the three cars.
The accident initially shut down all lanes of U.S. 36.
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NEW YORK - Columbia University Athletics, in partnership with NeuLion, has extended its special introductory pricing package for its brand new channel on the first-ever Ivy League® Digital Network to August 28.
The Ivy League announced Wednesday that the launch of the Ivy League® Digital Network will now take place on August 28, extending fans the opportunity to purchase access to the SideLION channel at the 20 percent off introductory rate for another week.
Available now, until August 28, at ivyleaguedigitalnetwork.com, fans can purchase a discounted yearly package to the Columbia Athletics SideLION Pass at a special introductory price of $71.95. The package includes everything the channel has to offer from live home and selected away games in HD as well as on-demand programming and other premium content.
Starting with the 2013-14 season, the Columbia Athletics SideLION Pass on the Ivy League® Digital Network will offer a user experience unlike any other to give fans an entirely new way to interact with the Lions. The completely redesigned digital channel, featuring live video and audio coverage of Columbia Athletics contests in multiple sports, includes an easy-to-navigate interface with a League-wide network schedule and new interactive touch points to showcase the expanded content offerings available on computer, mobile and tablet devices all without the use of an app.
A special introductory 12-month, League-wide pass is also available now at a discounted price of $95.95 until August 21. At launch, multiple League-wide packages will be available, including a 12-month pass for $119.95, a four-month pass for $49.95 and a one-month pass for $15.95.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration appeared to be in the dark Thursday about a hostage situation at a natural gas plant in Algeria, where Algerian forces launched a military assault to free dozens of foreign hostages, including an unknown number of Americans, held by Islamist militants.
An administration official said the U.S. was not aware of the raid to free the hostages in advance. The administration was offering no details about how many American hostages had been taken and whether they were still in captivity or even alive.
Another U.S. official said late Thursday that while some Americans escaped, other Americans remained either held or unaccounted for. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
The U.S. condemned the militants for seizing the isolated plant 800 miles south of the capital, Algiers, in the Sahara Desert.
Militants with the Masked Brigade, a Mali-based al-Qaida offshoot that has been speaking through a Mauritanian news outlet, said the Algerians opened fire Thursday as the militants tried to leave the vast Ain Amenas energy complex with their hostages. They claimed that 35 hostages and 15 militants died but seven hostages survived when Algerian helicopters strafed their convoy.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said U.S. counterterrorism officials were in touch with their Algerian counterparts and that she planned to speak Thursday with Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal for the second time in as many days. She made a vague reference to ongoing U.S. "planning," without elaborating.
"The security of our Americans who are held hostage is our highest priority," Clinton told reporters. "Because of the fluidity and the fact that there is a lot of planning going on, I cannot give you any further details."
"This is a serious and sensitive situation," Pentagon spokesman George Little told reporters traveling with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in England. Little said military officials were actively seeking information, and that Panetta had been briefed by senior military officials.
Ahead of the raid, U.S. officials had been urging the Algerians to be cautious in their actions, but did not know a rescue mission was planned, said the administration official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
Militants earlier said they were holding seven Americans, but the administration confirmed only that Americans were among those taken.
"We are deeply concerned about any loss of innocent life and are seeking clarity from the government of Algeria," White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters.
During her conversation with Algeria's prime minister Wednesday, Clinton expressed Washington's "willingness to be helpful," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said. They also discussed what type of assistance might be needed, Nuland added, but declined to provide details.
A senior U.S. military official said the military offered Algeria hostage-rescue teams on Wednesdays, but the offer was refused. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to discuss the offer publicly.
Nuland said the United States also was in contact with American businesses across North Africa and the Middle East to help them guard against the possibility of copycat attacks.
Associated Press writers Lolita C. Baldor in London and Kimberly Dozier and Julie Pace in Washington contributed to this report.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration appeared to be in the dark Thursday about a hostage situation at a natural gas plant in Algeria, where Algerian forces launched a military assault to free dozens of foreign hostages, including an unknown number of Americans, held by Islamist militants.


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Britney Spears' boyfriend cheated on her, and her father has the video to prove it.
Why yes, that does sound particularly creepy.
A video has surfaced of David Lucado dancing with and kissing a woman a couple of weeks back, according to TMZ. A rep for Brit-Brit's dad said when Jamie Spears heard about the video, he swiftly contacted the agency offering it for sale and yakked up a substantial figure to keep it out of circulation.
Who is David Lucado and why would he blow up a gold mine, er, cheat on Britney Spears?
TMZ reports that Jamie -- who has been his daughter's conservator for six years because she hasn't always been the sane, responsible, thoughtful scholar we now know -- showed her the video. She then dumped said no-name boyfriend she had no business dating anyway, with so many hunky, easily-manipulated male backup dancers in the world.
Jamie's rep reportedly told TMZ he bought the video to protect his daughter, both from Lucado and from the embarrassment of the video going public. The video supposedly has been locked up and won't see the light of day.
Whether the person who made the video has copies isn't certain, but Team Brit-Brit is supposedly adamant that if other copies surface, lawsuits will follow.
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George Clooney isn't pleased.
You can tell by that one hair that's out of place.
Clooney went after Britain's Daily Mail in an editorial that ran Wednesday in USA Today. He accuses the paper of publishing a "completely fabricated" story that said his future mother-in-law opposes his upcoming marriage to human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin.
Of course. Because mothers all over the world don't want their daughters to marry George Clooney. I'm already married -- to a woman -- and my mother wants me to marry George Clooney.
The Mail Online story, posted on Monday, said Alamuddin's mother told family in Beirut she's unhappy about the wedding for religious reasons and that her daughter could do better by marrying within the family's Druze religion.
Of course she could.
"First of all, none of the story is factually true," Clooney wrote. "Amal's mother is not Druze. She has not been to Beirut since Amal and I have been dating and she is in no way against the marriage -- but none of that is the issue."
Clooney really didn't like the part of the story that said because his won't be a Druze wedding, Alamuddin could be cast out of the community. Women have been murdered for not abiding by the Druze religious rules, the Mail Online's story added.
"The irresponsibility in this day and age, to exploit religious differences where none exist is at the very least negligent and more appropriately dangerous," the 53-year-old Oscar winner wrote.
Clooney, whose father was a journalist, is usually pretty tolerant of the media. He added, "We have family members all over the world, and the idea that someone would inflame any part of that world for the sole reason of selling papers should be criminal."
The Mail Online tucked its tail between its legs and issued an apology to Clooney, Alamuddin, and her mother and has reportedly launched an investigation.
"We have removed the article from our website and will be contacting Mr. Clooney's representatives to discuss giving him the opportunity to set the record straight," the statement said, adding the story came from a trusted freelance journalist and was based on her contacts in the Lebanese community in Britain and Beirut.
The story wasn't published in the print version of the Daily Mail.
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Don't Overlook
These guys just missed out on the premium list but should not be dismissed this week.
Webb Simpson: He's quietly gone about his business this year and has used multiple caddies. I say quietly because he's only hit the top 10 twice in eight events so far. More is expected of the U.S. Open champion but putting things in perspective, his worst finish is only T26. He's close, folks! He's three out of six at API and his best finish is T11 in 2009 or he would be ranked higher.
Hunter Mahan: He's made seven of nine cuts here and his 10th time around Bay Hill might be the one. He's currently 11th in GIR and 14th in strokes-gained putting. Combine that with accuracy off the tee and he could contend this week. He's seven-for-seven on the year with six top 25s. Enough, I'm sold.
Phil Mickelson: Same Phil, different week. Good luck kids! In his last three tournaments here he has two rounds in the 60s yet his finishes are T30, T24 and T24 last year. So, um, yeah. He's already won and T3 this year along with being T51 and T60. He has to be on here somewhere!
Ryan Moore: Another puzzler this week, Moore has struggled on the early part of the "Florida Swing" as he has one round under par in six played. But once you put him on Bay Hill, look out! The last three seasons he's finished T40, T12 and T4 last year so if he's going to break out of a funk, this looks to be the place.
Jimmy Walker: He returned to action last week after taking some time off to be with his wife, Erin, who gave birth to their second child. He was only four off the lead heading to Sunday before a final round 73 knocked him back to T30. Not bad after taking three weeks off. He was T24 here last year and has been playing some solid golf.
Chris Kirk: He's fourth in the all-around ranking and eighth in strokes gained-putting and that's what has helped him post two top-five finishes in 2013. He's only teed it up here once, but if you can hit the ball in the fairway and putt like does, he can be in the mix come the weekend.
Jason Day: He's got bags of talent (this is a recording) but his next step is to get the big round off the card during the four days. His short game will come in handy this week around and on these greens. The faster, the better for him! It doesn't hurt that he eats up par-fives either!
Ernie Els: "The Big Easy's" form hasn't been off to the flying start that we saw at this time last year and his WD last week with a hip injury doesn't help. But his 2010 victory and his T4 finish last year shows me that this might be the week he puts it all together. He's won here twice so I'm expecting big things.
Lee Westwood: Here's another guy who has no problem making pars all day who strikes the golf ball consistently. I was disappointed on the way he finished at The Honda Classic but he should enough greens this week to factor come the weekend.
Graham DeLaet: He's made six cuts in eight events to start 2013 and five of those finishes have resulted in top 25s, including four straight. He finished up last Sunday with a very solid 67 at Tampa so I'll jump on the hot hand even though it's his first time at Bay Hill.
Boo Weekley: Speaking of the hot hand, Weekley blistered The Copperhead Course last Sunday to the tune of 63, the lowest round of the week at Tampa, to finish second. He has three top 25s in the last six years at Bay Hill so I wouldn't hesitate this week to include him.
Charles Howell III: He's having a very nice, steady start to 2013 and his play in Florida has been solid with T29 at The Honda and T12 at Doral. He's made 10 of 12 at Bay Hill including four straight of T38 or better. He sprays the ball off the tee but the generous landing areas can help with that this week!
Off the Beaten Path
Either "horse-for-course" or guys off the radar
Stewart Cink: This will be his 14th trip around this course so he should know all the nooks and crannies. He's looking to build on his 68-68-68 finish last week in Tampa as he was one of three players to fire both weekend rounds in the 60s. The other two were the winner and T4. Hot is hot.
Lucas Glover: He hasn't played here since 2009 but in the three events has teed it up, he's been over par in just two of 12 rounds. His finishes were T17 in 2006, T41 in 2008 and T11 in 2009. His T4 at The Honda and T38 last weekend haven't exactly scared me off.
Brian Davis: He's made six of seven cuts here in his career and has posted T24 (2010), T12 (2011) and T4 last year in his last three. The Orlando resident obviously likes this home game. He needs to jump-start a season where he's missed four of six cuts and has a WD. High risk, high reward here.
Bob Estes: He's made all six cuts here and four of those have resulted in T17 or better. He blew up with 79 in the first round at Tampa last week but he's 28th in scoring this year. Value.
Zach Johnson: Gulp. His last four rounds on TOUR in Florida are 77-75-77-76. The good news? This will be his 10th consecutive appearance at API and he's made the cut in eight of his previous nine attempts including T6, T8, third and T11 last year. I wouldn't overpay for him but I'm not writing him completely off either.
Deep Sleepers
I added this feature this week because with deep fields, you get deep sleepers. These are guys who are for entertainment purposes only and will be high risk for high reward in deep weekly drafts and salary games.
Ben Kohles: Every fairway and he can really putt it. He was T7 last week in Tampa.
Brendan Steele: He's made six cuts on the bounce and can also putt it a bit. He's rounding into shape for Valero in two weeks!
Brian Stuard: If you know that Brian Stuard is second on TOUR with three top 10 finishes, you've been reading this column. He's played seven events and made seven cuts.
Robert Streb: It's a big week for the ST boys (Steele, Stuard and Streb)! He's made three on the bounce and will learn from his 75 last Sunday in Tampa when he was just four shots out of first. His weakness is driving accuracy but that shouldn't be a huge factor this week.
Henrik Stenson: Two tournaments, all 68s and 69s minus two 73s. He's played four here and made four cuts including T12 last year.
Rookie of the Week Last Week
I keep an eye on the youngin's each week to see who is making the most noise.
Sony: Russell Henley WIN
Humana: David Lingmerth P2
Farmers: Brad Fritsch T9
WMPO: James Hahn T16
AT&T: James Hahn T3
NTO: Luke Guthrie T21
WGC-Match Play: Russell Henley 2nd round
Honda: Luke Guthrie 3rd
WGC-Cadillac: Russell Henley T28
Puerto Rico: Jordan Spieth 2nd
Tampa Bay: Jordan Spieth T7; Shawn Stefani T7; Ben Kohles T7
The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Master Card
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club and Lodge
Orlando, Fla.
Bay Hill Club and Lodge Course
Yards: 7,419 per the scorecard
Par: 72 (36-36)
Greens: Bermudagrass with Poa trivialis (6,500 square feet on average)
Rough: Bermudagrass with perennial ryegrass at 4"
Stimpmeter: 12'
Bunkers: 80
Water Hazards: 7
Course Architect: Dick Wilson and Joe Lee (1961); Arnold Palmer & Landscapes Unlimited (2009)
Purse: $6,200,000
Winner's Share: $1,116,000
FexExCup Points: 500 to the winner
Defending Champion: Tiger Woods defeated Graeme McDowell by five shots to win this event for the seventh time in his illustrious career.
Dates: March 21-24
Notes: 72 holes, stroke-play event with a field of 132 players.
History Lessons
This will be the 35th edition of a tournament at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge.
Tiger Woods has won this event seven times.
Tom Kite (1992; 1996), Loren Roberts (1994-95) and Ernie Els (1998; 2010) are the only TOUR players to win this event more than once.
Loren Roberts and Tiger Woods (2000-2003; 2008-2009) have successfully defended their championships.
Martin Laird (2011) is the only European winner in 34 editions of this tournament.
Ernie Els, Vijay Singh and Rod Pampling are the other international winners.
There have been 12 events on TOUR in 2013. American golfers have won all of them. It's the longest streak to open a season since 1991.
The former winners in the field this week in addition the aforementioned above are:
Chad Campbell
Tim Herron
Phil Mickelson
Robert Gamez
Rank and File
When "The King" calls, TOUR pros listen! Of the top 50 players in the OWGR, 34 of them are teeing it up this weekend at the API, including 24 of the top 30. Central Florida is known for its great bass fishing but you won't have to go too deep this week to find quality players.
Of Course
Arnold Palmer's layout has generous landing areas so the big boys will be able to use the big stick most of the time. They better take advantage of the large landing areas in the fairway as the Bermudagrass/Ryegrass rough is up to four inches. From the middle of the fairway they will be attacking well-bunkered and tiered greens that will be running around 12' or faster, depending on the wind. We heard during the telecast last weekend of "shiny" Bermudagrass greens at Innisbrook. I wouldn't be surprised to hear more of the same this week if the weather stays dry.
Over the last two years the bunkers have had a direct effect on the outcome on Sunday. In 2011 Steve Marino couldn't deal with a fried-egg lie and Martin Laird capitalized. Last year, Graeme McDowell had the same issue and that allowed Tiger Woods to comfortably separate himself on the back nine. Jim Furyk and Trevor Immelman, who both finished T11, each had 13 bunker shots to execute! Woods only had four.
You'll need to find guys who can bang GIR, get it up-and-down and are not afraid of Bermudagrass greens.
In 2010, the tournament was converted from par-71 to par-72 after Palmer's redesign.
In the three installments since being shifted to par-72, the average winning score has been just over 10-under-par. Last year, there were exactly 14 rounds in the 60s on the WEEKEND. I better find some guys who can avoid bogeys and take advantage of the par-fives.
Omitting the rankings of the majors, Bay Hill ranked eighth-most difficult in 2012 and fifth-most difficult in both 2011 and 2010 so the boys will have their hands full this week in Central Florida.
"The King's Court"
Tiger Woods: Seven times. That is all. Are you worried that Lindsey Vonn will be the issue of the day? I wouldn't think so if they released those pictures purposely, which they did. That tells me he's comfortable where he is in his life. He has two wins in four starts on U.S. soil. It doesn't mean he WILL win this week but there's no way I'm sitting on the sidelines like I stupidly did at Doral. Not the way he hit it there. Not the way he plays here.
Sergio Garcia: In 11 career events at Bay Hill, Garcia has racked up six, top 10 finishes so it's obvious that he is comfortable around "The King". He's played two events on the "Florida Swing" and has finished T3 at Doral and T7 last week at Tampa. He's been excellent on tough courses and easy courses so that shows me he's dialed in. He's on my very short list for my one-and-done player.
Justin Rose: The "Florida Swing" has always been good to Rose and this year is no different with T4 at The Honda Classic and T8 at Doral. His ball-striking is excellent and his confidence should be up after finishes of T15 last year and T3 in 2011. Any field he's in, he's on this list.
Graeme McDowell: GMAC had a busy weekend last weekend opening his new Nona Blue Tavern and with St. Patrick's Day on Sunday, he's looking to keep the luck of the Northern Irish flourishing this week. After hitting the quarterfinals of WGC-Match Play, GMAC has kept it rolling with a T9 finish at The Honda Classic and T3 at Doral his last time out. He was in the final group with Woods last year here and last time out at Doral so he's getting used to it. He'll have no problem grinding if the conditions require that. He was also T2 in 2005 so that's two top twos in five tries. Not bad at all. He's my other candidate for one-and-done. Stay tuned!
Keegan Bradley: After bowing out in the first round of Match Play, Bradley rebounded to finish T4 at The Honda Classic and T7 at Doral. Do you see a pattern developing here? Yep, guys who are playing well and playing well in Florida. The only knock on Bradley is that he shot 78-77 here as a rookie in 2011. He's accomplished quite a few things since that March back in 2011 so I'm not worried about it. He hits it a mile; he hits GIR and he putts and scrambles it. Oh, and he kills par-fives.
Ian Poulter: If you are worrying about his form entering the week, I wouldn't. He's proved over the years that he can flip the switch for his "home game" in Orlando. In 2011, he finished T36 at The Honda and T45 before his T12 at API. Last year, his best finish in his opening four events was T33 (first round loss) at Match Play. He backed that up with a third-place finish in Orlando. Don't look at his history beyond the last two years at API though as it's not what you would expect! Live in the kinda-now!
Jim Furyk: I never hesitate to include Furyk when tough courses are the order of the day. He's proven over the last couple of years that he'll be right there at the finish on the toughest tracks on TOUR. His last three starts at Bay Hill have been T11, T9 and T11. His T7 last week has done nothing to put me off this week either.
Bubba Watson: He's made the cut in four out of five to start 2013 while remodeling Woods' old house in Iselworth and trying to adopt another child. Last year, he bought the General Lee before he adopted his first child. Oh, and he made the "Golf Boyz" video. He's also done that again recently. Does this mean he's going to win the Masters again? All I know is distractions DO NOT BOTHER this man. His worst finish in the four cuts (of five) he's made in 2013 is T18. He was T4 here last year in the midst of all of that. #urwelcome.
Peter Hanson: Ever since posting 80 in the third round at Riviera the Swede has played six of his last eight rounds under par to finish T13 at The Honda Classic and T8 at Doral. He's only played once at Bay Hill and was MC in 2011. I'll ride the current Florida form over the history at the course.
Brandt Snedeker: If there is any golfer that you should not fear after returning from injury it is Brandt Snedeker. He opened 2012 after hip surgery by firing a first round 64 at the Humana en route to an eighth-place finish. The following week he won at Torrey Pines. Later in that same season, he WD from the Memorial with a rib issue. His first tournament back he fired three of four rounds under par and in his next tournament, The Open Championship, he was T3. He returns this week from another rib injury but the history says it shouldn't be a major factor.
HTOC: Steve Stricker (2nd; $665,000)
Sony: Charles Howell III (T3; $324,800)
Humana: Tim Clark (MC)
Farmers: Rickie Fowler (T6; $204,350)
WMPO: Jason Dufner (MC)
AT&T Pebble: Hunter Mahan (T16; $94,250)
Northern Trust: Bill Haas (T3; $343,200)
WGC-Match Play: Charl Schwartzel (T33; $46,000)
Honda: Lee Westwood (T9; $156,000)
WGC-Cadillac Championship: Matt Kuchar (T35; $68,500)
Tampa Bay: Jim Furyk (T7; $148,892)
Bay Hill: Sergio Garcia
GolfChannel.com Fantasy Challenge
Arnold Palmer Invitational
Mike Glasscott (Rank: 11,292; $5,713,329)
Group 1: Tiger Woods
Group 2: Jim Furyk
Group 3: Jimmy Walker
Group 4: Brian Stuard
Ryan O'Sullivan (Rank: 16,660; $4,956,290)
Group 3: Graham DeLaet
Group 4: Brian Davis
Ned Brown (Rank: 4,600; $6,932,261) "Pure Spin"
Group 3: K.J. Choi
Group 4: Lucas Glover
Rob Bolton (Rank: 13,513; $5,391,600)
Group 2: Webb Simpson
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Tiger Woods: The theme this year for Tiger is that he is winning on courses where he has multiple victories. He is a seven-time winner at Bay Hill and everyone is going to be playing him this weekend.
Graeme McDowell: Sergio Garcia or Phil Mickelson would be good picks here, but I'm going with Graeme McDowell because has been playing some great golf over the last month and he finished in second place at the API last year.
Sergio Garcia, Phil Mickelson, Brandt Snedeker, Bubba Watson
Justin Rose: Rose has notched three top 8 finishes in four worldwide stroke-play events this year and he has played well at Bay Hill recently with a T3 in '11 and a T15 last year.
Jim Furyk: I thought Furyk looked pretty good last week in his T7 finish in Tampa and he has a good recent history at the API with a T11 in '10. a T9 in '11 and a T11 last year.
Keegan Bradley: He has been hot recently with T4 at The Honda and a seventh place at Doral. He missed the cut in his only start at the API, so he is about playing the hot golfer.
Peter Hanson: Normally I would be using Ernie Els in this spot, but he is coming off a hip injury, so I'm going with Peter Hanson. Like Keegan Bradley, Hanson has missed the cut in his only start at Bay Hill, but he has played well in Florida with a T13 at The Honda and a T8 at Doral.
Hunter Mahan, Jimmy Walker, K.J. Choi, Webb Simpson
Lee Westwood: Westwood has top 25 finishes in his last three stroke-play events, including a T9 at The Honda Classic. In recent years, he hasn't played at Bay Hill, but in his second to last start here in '06 he did finish in fifth place.
Ian Poulter: He has played in only three tournaments this season, but he has played well and has recorded a pair of top 10 finishes. His recent history at the API has been very good with a T12 in '11 and a third place last year.
Francesco Molinari, Rickie Fowler, Kevin Streelman
"Pure Spin"
Points last week: 134
Points this year: 1704
Overall Ranking: 900 (99th percentile)
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Brandi Glanville Blind Item
"Up-and-coming comedian" who would become a household name. "He had the kind of face you remember," Glanville writes. "Sharp features, thick dark hair, and a goofy grin."
During their date, she says, "We laughed so hard … that my stomach was hurting and my jaw was sore (It sometimes ends up sore after a date, but not from giggling)."
"It only turned awkward," she says, "when I asked him why he still had photos of his ex-girlfriend, now a well-known actress, everywhere. He mumbled something and changed the subject."
Unfortunately, it got more awkward in the bedroom. "We had spent the entire evening laughing so much that I couldn't stop laughing when it was time to get serious," Glanville admits. "Every time I looked at him, I'd think of something funny he said or remember one of his characters and would burst into hysterics. It didn't help the mood." The relationship went nowhere after that.