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Selloffs Raise Questions About 'Abenomics'
Tokyo stocks posted a gain Friday after highly volatile trading following the prior session's dramatic selloff. The WSJ's Michael Arnold and Jake Lee discuss whether the Japanese prime minister's 'Abenomics' is working.
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... the ... one old ride on Friday ... for Asia Today o Michael Arnold joining me is Jake Lee Asia Markets Editor for The Wall Street trouble ... Jake on Doctor fan of roller coasters but certainly that's what we seem to be experiencing here ... we hear talk that this is of due to hints that the Fed might wind down its bond buying ... also to some weak data from China to extend to me on rubble what's really behind all these was measurements ... fussed in the study of avenues at one point today will reach ten percent down on all the time and on Japan's Nikkei you have to grind it wild swings in the market reaction if I stay what's causing it to question ... the whole range of factors ... have been with the Fed absentee saying it might scale back on this um winds to see new upgrade to shop especially in Gigi piece this piece to be met with the US with actually been creeping up ... the myth of the yen's strength think you're a bit worried to gain back into favor safe haven currency ... that's bad news to Japanese stocks exports is consists of a car seat ... when you throw in the China days have a huge key trade on a Japan ... um boy you could go together a market did not like it this week ... plus what to what Japan for that yet this program called Abenomics and that it was supposed to bring down bond yields was to push up the Indian stock market and to bring down the yen ... in fact all those things Ofcom going the opposite direction this week ... are we looking at a failure of Abenomics tours of the fair to say that while he had to put things in perspective it is still the Reds and some some sixty percent of the seven percent for we seen this week it still focused a lot but just coming up to look at ... the same with the yen a ... huge drop in the yen fifteen to twenty percent say we believe the scenes of three or four central desert strengthening in the yen ... through seven on explaining who was quite saying that but it's so nice Boeing to have it not for consoles ... just so-so them doubts about how much of a Beazley's can go ... it feels like to think still on track ... the Japan's central bank is still coming in to buy bonds that for second a fascinating apps and movements that ... on the government is very keen saying that this is just profit taking when we seen such big lose the last six or seven months ... you can see the so the pullbacks I'm baffled as saying Saddam and an obese am amounts of track that Sania makes you wonder ... see Will the factors that they're behind this seemed to be still in place so ... the sixty four thousand dollar question leaders as it were to go from here what can we expect a leader in the later in the global day and perhaps on Monday ... what a fun mileage is this mom money I still saying look the fundamentals is still that he is saying stop should still go on my stoop according to most people is that still cling to the yen's ago though up ... so it looks like the big picture is the can get through this goal was to see and things should go back to where they were a ... lot ... depends on and pay no more The Fed doubts if this you'll still stock in a lot higher in Treasurys and to Gigi piece of the government Conch UVU is not what then back through everything ... out of deflation ... a move could be left looking apps that some will have the markets but we just have to wait and see when the Fed is can it be the key planners whole deflation not Japan ... I see Jake Lee thank you very much for input ... it's certainly been a while we typically is the weekend for Asia Today o Michael Arnold ...


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As we await a week filled with speculation about Ben Roethlisberger's playing status for Sunday's AFC North showdown between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens, it's pretty remarkable that the latest chapter in this rivalry could be played without Roethlisberger, Hines Ward and Ray Lewis on the field. It will be the first time since the final game of the 2007 regular season when none of the three have been in the game. That day, Lewis was sidelined with hand and back injuries while Roethlisberger and Ward were rested for the playoffs. That being said, I think it would be foolish to count out Roethlisberger from this game until Steelers coach Mike Tomlin officially declares him out. I think we've all seen this movie before with Roethlisberger to jump to any conclusions.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh will speak to reporters later today, and I'm sure he'll be asked about yesterday's signing of veteran cornerback Chris Johnson. I had two initial thoughts after learning of the signing: 1. The Ravens are increasingly concerned about the status of second-year corner Jimmy Smith, who didn't play Sunday because of a groin injury. Harbaugh acknowledged that Smith just couldn't get loose before or during the game and that was apparent watching him run at halftime. 2. Rookie cornerback Asa Jackson, a fifth-round draft pick out of Cal Poly who has been inactive all year, is a guy the Ravens still have high hopes for, but he's simply not ready to play meaningful possessions right now.
Johnson, by the way, is a guy that is certainly worth cheering for. Just two seasons ago, Johnson was a starting cornerback for the Oakland Raiders in the middle of a three-season span in which he had eight interceptions. However, his personal life took a tragic turn during the 2011 season when Johnson's sister and his mother were shot by his sister's estranged boyfriend. His sister was killed in the shooting while Johnson's mother survived. Johnson acknowledged in an SI.com story that he struggled to focus on football after his sister's death. He's been out of football since his release from the Raiders in March but the Ravens are giving him another chance. Good luck to him.
As poorly as he played Sunday against the Raiders and as much as he's struggled tackling over the past couple of years, I'd be very surprised if you don't see a much better Ed Reed on Sunday. One, Reed is a prideful guy who tends to respond when criticism about his play is at its loudest. Two, his best two games this season have come in the season-opener against the Cincinnati Bengals on "Monday Night Football" and two weeks later against the New England Patriots in a prime-time game on Sunday. Largely because of the physical issues that he's had over the years and the fact that he is 34 years old, Reed just isn't going to be the big-play presence that he once was on a weekly basis. But he can still dial it up on occasion and he certainly remains a guy that opposing teams are aware of and game plan against.
One of the biggest revelations over the past couple of weeks for the Ravens has been the play of rookie defensive tackle DeAngelo Tyson. The seventh-round pick out of Georgia was inactive for the Ravens' first six games, but he's made an impact in three games since. He had two tackles in his NFL debut against the Houston Texans, two more against the Cleveland Browns and he batted down two Carson Palmer passes Sunday against the Raiders. At a time where Pernell McPhee is injured and Arthur Jones, Ma'ake Kemoeatu and Terrence Cody have struggled to make meaningful contributions, Tyson emerging as a reliable member of the defensive line rotation is a nice development for the Ravens.
Because he's taken so much blame for the defense's struggles, it's probably a good week to give credit to defensive coordinator Dean Pees for some of the adjustments that he made. Pees has always had a reputation for being pretty creative and I think you saw a little of that this past week. Pees used rookie Courtney Upshaw at defensive tackle on occasion and also used a "dollar" package that included two defensive lineman, three linebackers and six defensive backs. The Ravens gave up a lot of yards to the Raiders, but the defense was much more active, albeit against a really bad football team. It was also good to see the Ravens knock down some passes against Carson Palmer. It sounds like common sense that if you're not getting to the passer much – and the Ravens clearly haven't – you might as well fill the passing lanes and get your hands up. So few teams, however, do it well.

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Tech-savvy women are building huge followings with their online businesses, redefining what it means to be working moms.
I recently sat in awe in a room full of women — most of them moms — who are powerful influencers reaching giant audiences. They are doing that through a variety of social media platforms and creating small media empires — from their homes.
Through Internet postings, vocal opinions and business acumen, these tech-savvy women have amassed millions of online followers and captured the attention of the big brands. They are doing it on their own schedules — in between scout meetings and soccer games — and redefining what it means to be working moms.
"These moms have actually made it acceptable to run businesses out of the home," said Maria Bailey, CEO of BSM Media and founder of the SheStreams conference I attended in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
As I listened to the women talk about their successes, I realized an evolution has occurred. A decade ago, the first phase of mom businesses began rolling out. Moms were starting Internet sites and blogs to stay connected to civilization as they dealt with diapers, temper tantrums, potty training and teething.
"The assumption was they were running little businesses from their bedrooms," Bailey says. But these pioneers found an audience among other mothers, a powerful demographic coveted by big consumer companies. Now these moms are running half-million dollar businesses out of their home and that's acceptable, even professional, Bailey says.
Today's home-based business owners are podcasting, vlogging, marketing through Facebook, holding Twitter parties, pinning on Pinterest, creating YouTube channels, publishing newsletters and reaching across the digital sphere. They have used social media and their relationship-building skills to catapult their careers to the next level. Brands like Disney, Hewlett Packard and Ford have taken notice.
"These moms are cyber celebrities selling their identities and endorsements," says Bailey, who personally connects with more than 8 million parents a month through her podcasts, radio show and websites. "They give advertisers the ability to reach moms through multiple channels."
Take Abbie Schiller, CEO and founder of The Mother Company, for example. Four years ago, she left her high-paying job in media relations at ABC News in Los Angeles to start her online parenting company. She actually funded the company with a mission — "helping parents raise good people" — by reaching out to 22 parents who she convinced to make an investment. Today, The Mother Company (www.themotherco.com) operates a parenting website and sells a line of children's products that includes books, shows (on DVD and download), dolls and apps. It reaches hundreds of thousands of mothers a month and has products in Whole Foods.
"Our investors saw the opportunity in creating media opportunities for parents and children. That's not something a corporation can do well. It's something a mom can do well," Schiller says. "Now we have companies clamoring to see how they can be involved in what we're doing." In only two years, The Mother Company has attracted Fortune 500 sponsors and advertisers including The Gap and Johnson & Johnson. Schiller plans to expand further by offering an interactive digital platform for children.
As social media explodes, these early adopters with legions of fans see the wave as an opportunity to not just hop on and ride, but to lead.
When Teana McDonald of Margate, Fla., became a mom, she began making adorable hair accessories for her young daughter. Soon after, she decided to start My Little Diva Accessories from her home, and later expanding into showrooms. To attract more customers, she created a Facebook page and became active on Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest. Within a few months, she had engaged thousands of other mothers online, and her audience still continues to grow. She's about to launch an online TV show, 3 Loud Women, too.
"People buy from people they like, moms especially," McDonald says. However, she says building an online brand has become competitive as more mothers have discovered the opportunities. "They're realizing it's a big bubble that's not going to burst."
Recently, McDonald began talking about her online success with other women business owners and that led to her new business, Get It Done Divas, as a social media marketing specialist. Her most common advice: "You have to figure out what platforms are good for your business."
Cristy Clavijo-Kish says the same phenomenon is sweeping through the Hispanic community of online moms. Not only does Clavijo-Kish run her own bilingual blog and resource site for multicultural parents of tweens, called Los Tweens, she also co-founded Latina Mom Bloggers. Latina Mom Bloggers is the go-to place for Hispanic online moms to learn new ways to leverage social media presence and partner with top brands for social media campaigns, product reviews, ambassador programs and advertising. Even more, Clavijo-Kish sits on the management team of Hispanicize.com, which offers services to social media marketers and bloggers.
"Latina moms are learning, from mainstream moms," Clavijo-Kish says. They are choosing niches for which they have a passion, using conferences for learning opportunities and figuring out how to find sponsorships and advertisers. "They are starting to make money."
Linda Carmona-Sanchez says she finally realized what these savvy online moms have figured out — anyone who wants the business of young parents must embrace the web. Last week, Carmona-Sanchez attended a Google sponsored workshop in Miami to create a website for her alliance of child-care providers (childcareflorida.org). She plans to take what she learned at the workshop and help day care operators build their websites. "The belief has been the best advertising is word of mouth," Carmona-Sanchez said. "Not anymore. Parents will talk to each other, but they are more tech savvy and will also look you up online."
As moms begin to see financial payoffs for online efforts, they're starting to understand the tradeoffs. While they have flexibility and time with their kids, most say they work late into the night and through weekends. Bailey says 80 percent of mom moguls work online regularly from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. The sacrifice, typically, is time to sleep and time spent with their spouse.
"Having ongoing, good content takes work," says Clavijo-Kish. "Sometimes though, I just have to learn to walk away."
MiamiHerald.com: Cindy Krischer Goodman


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Description: EFFEN® Vodka introduced EFFEN Salted Caramel Vodka, an extension of the brand's unique and carefully selected portfolio of flavors this summer. Inspired by the delicate combination of sweet and savory, EFFEN Salted Caramel Vodka evokes the perfect balance of sweetness enhanced with a touch of salt. EFFEN Salted Caramel Vodka offers a unique and unexpected twist to the cocktail experience. The warm and buttery flavor of caramelized sugar balanced with just a hint of salt is a welcome addition to a variety of cocktails, from the light and refreshing to the rich and decadent.
Price: $27.99 Visit the Website
Brix Collection Chocolate For Wine GiftSet
Description: A full pound of premium Brix Chocolate, each Brix Collection contains 4 4-ounce bars in each variety of Milk, Smooth Dark, Medium Dark & Extra Dark, as well as a full size tasting guide containing cutting/storage instructions and suggested wine pairings. Suggested wine pairings: Milk: Port, Rose, Dessert Wine, Burgundy SmoothDark: Champagne, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Vintage Port Medium Dark: Merlot, Shiraz, Zinfandel, Chianti, Rhone Extra Dark: Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Bordeaux, Barolo
Price: $25.99 Visit the Website
Dear Coco Chocolate's Around The World Truffle Collection
Description: This stunning signature assortment of Dear Coco Chocolate's most popular handcrafted, all natural truffles blends premium Belgian dark chocolate with bold global flavors, using ingredients sourced from around the world. Contains one piece of each of the following truffle flavors: • Belgian Chocolate Velvet • Kyoto Green Pearl • Mauna Loa Salted Caramel • Milano Double Espresso • Mumbai Masala Chai • New Orleans Bananas Foster • Peppermint Powerball • Peruvian Peanut • Polynesian Toasted Coconut • Puebla Hot Chocolate • Smoky Mountain • Tahiti Lime Dear Coco Chocolate transports you around the world through chocolate. Our blends of premium Belgian dark chocolate with bold global flavors allow your taste buds to embark on chocolate adventures from across the world, no passport required. Even our name Dear Coco is intended as a love letter to chocolate, written from abroad. Our award winning chocolates are all natural, dairy free, gluten free, vegan/beegan, kosher certified and 100% handcrafted in small batches without corn syrup, trans fats or preservatives.
Price: $25.50 Visit the Website
Vino Vault Wine Cryptex - Brain Teaser Puzzle
Description: Now a unique way to gift wine or spirits! Tired of the same old metallic paper bag? When giving a bottle, why not send them off on a treasure hunt adventure, ala Da Vinci Code style, where the prize is wine. Fun entertainment is in store for both you and the person receiving it. Vino Vault turns any ordinary gift of wine into a fun and memorable experience. Choose and set up your own personal five letter code word. Resetting the code is simple and our website has step by step video instructions as well as a CODE BANK of possible five letter words that you might consider. Lock your bottle inside. Be creative in designing your own clues. Deliver them by phone, email, or in any imaginative way you can think of. The game could last an evening, a month, or longer. Clues can be obscure or obvious. Time the delivery of an easy clue to allow the code to be cracked on a birthday or any special occasion. Vino Vault fits many standard wine bottles. The maximum bottle size is: 3-1/4" diameter by 11-3/4" height. Easy to read instructions and a Bottle Size Template are included.
Price: $25.00 Visit the Website
Glam Gift Packaging
Description: Corky Koutures "Glamour Galore Collection" is a fun, glam and surprising way to gift a bottle of wine, champagne, liquor, sparkling juices, gift cards, money, jewelry & more. Ones gifting and personalization options are bound only by ones imagination in Corky Koutures hassle free, customizable or regiftable all inclusive presentation package. No tape or scissors necessary, Corky Kouture is perfect for Anniversaries, Bachelorette Parties, Birthdays, Bridal (Bride & Groom Gift, Brides Maids, Maid Of Honor, Mothers Of Bride & Groom, Guest Gifts, Decorative Pieces,) Corporate Gifting,Christmas Gifts, Debutantes, Ladies Clubs, New Baby Girl Arrivals ,Sweet 16, Pampered Princess Parties, Proposals, and everything in between! Corky Kouture has got your celebration in the bag!
Price: $24.99 to $39.99 Visit the Website
Grace Hightower And Coffees Of Rwanda
Description: Rwanda is a place where the beautiful tapestry of its people and its land is woven together by determination and hope. It is a place where terraced hills and mountains stretch as far as the eye can see. It is a place where some 11 million individuals, most of them farmers, are working to build a sustainable future. It is from this place that we bring to you a collection of coffees that highlight coffee represent the promise of a better future; one that harnesses the inner strength of the Rwandan people and the fertility of the land on which they live. Motivated and inspired by its people's courageous spirit to succeed, it is Coffees of Rwanda's mission to enhance the lives of the Rwandan people by empowering them with the opportunity to market their unique products to the world. Grace Hightower & Coffees of Rwanda by Grace Hightower De Niro, is a company devoted to enhancing the lives of Rwandans by empowering them with the opportunity to market their unique products to the entire world.
Price: $24.99 to $79.99 Visit the Website
Tortuga Rum Cake
Description: Available from the Caribbean Shopping Channel, the world's premiere Caribbean shopping destination with a whole section full of Caribbean foods, coffees and spices, Tortuga Original Rum Cake, is baked in the Caribbean with only the finest ingredients, including imported walnuts. Each rum cake is hand-glazed with special 5-year-old, oak barrel aged Tortuga Gold Rum then vacuum sealed to lock in the delicious freshness. In addition to the beloved original flavor, this unique treat is also available in flavors such as Coconut, Key Lime Pie and Orange. The 6-Piece Variety Pack of 4oz miniature rum cakes is a wonderful stand-alone present, or great for stocking stuffers for everybody on your list!
Price: $24.95 Visit the Website
Arnaldo Caprai Montefalco Rosso DOC
Description: In addition to Tuscany, Umbria is also known for producing some of the best Sangiovese-based blends in Italy. Arnaldo Caprai Montefalco Rosso DOC is a delightful blend of Sangiovese, the indigenous Sagrantino grape, and Merlot. Winemaker Marco Caprai brought back the Sagrantino grape back from near extinction, and we're lucky he did - Caprai has successfully put Umbria on the map as a serious wine region with his award-winning wines. Rivaling even the best Chiantis, Caprai's Montefalco Rosso has a lovely nose of ripe, red fruit with delicate hints of vanilla that complements its full but unintimidating structure.
Price: $22.99 Visit the Website
Mrs. Prindable's Handmade Confections
Description: Known for its handmade, jumbo caramel apples, Mrs. Prindable's has stunning, artfully-designed chocolates, caramels and toffees for every occasion. With its elegant and innovative packaging, Mrs. Prindable's gourmet caramel apples are perfect for gift giving or entertaining, and offer a deliciously personal way to celebrate Mother's Day. Your mother, grandmother, wife, daughter, sister, or even friend would be delighted to receive one of these artfully created confections. Items can be ordered via mrsprindables.com and shipped within 2 days. Pricing for items start at $22.95 and go up from there with baskets and gift sets.
Price: $22.95 to $399.95 Visit the Website
Pheasant For Dinner Oven-Ready Pheasant Pot Pie With Wild Rice
Description: For a quick n' easy delicious dinner bring an Oven-Ready Pheasant Pot Pie with Wild Rice. This hearty pie is filled to the brim with flavorful pheasant breast meat and a colorful array of farm-fresh veggies. As the largest pheasant farm in North America, Wisconsin's very own, MacFarlane Pheasants produces a natural, lean, hearty meat sure to please. Choose from several gift packs that can be delivered to one's door.
Price: $19.98 to $45.50 Visit the Website
Mary Jo's Cuisine: A Cookbook
Description: Mary Jo's Cuisine: A Cookbook presents a farm to table restaurant in Oxford, Ohio, the home of Miami University. The book contains vivid stories about the life of the restaurant and shares one hundred user friendly recipes carefully scaled for the home kitchen. You will find some of the best soups you've ever tasted, an assortment of dishes for family suppers and dinner parties. The style is country French with an international flair. Here's a superb collection of recipes for the food you always want to eat, many preparations easy enough for amateur cooks. In the words of one Amazon reviewer: Mario Batali, Charlie Trotter, Gordon Ramsay. Terrific chefs. Lousy cookbook writers. Goodbye esoteric ingredients, inscrutable techniques and expensive equipment. Out with my chinois and in with Mary Jo's soulful, easy-to-follow recipes. No more store bought yogurt for me when Mary Jo's "couldn't be simpler": recipe is a revelation. Hellmann's? Never again with "a small quantity of mayonnaise only seconds away by hand." I've only had Mary Jo's Cuisine: A Cookbook for a month and it's already dog-eared and sauce-stained…the highest compliment I can pay any cookbook Available at Amazon, Orange Frazer Press, Dinner at Eight-Wilmette, IL
Price: $19.95 Visit the Website
"Native Foods Celebration Cookbook: Delicious Vegan Recipes To Celebrate Every Month Of The Year!"
Description: Native Foods Cafè, the nation's ruler of 100 percent plant-based, chef crafted fast casual fare, announces the release of its second cookbook, "Native Foods Celebration Cookbook: delicious vegan recipes to celebrate every month of the year!" (Native Foods Press, 2014) much to the delight of Native foodies, nationwide. The 362 page cookbook showcases unseen recipes and eater favorites developed by the Native Foods culinary team. Now, readers and loyal eaters can make 152 purely plant-based recipes in their own kitchens for holidays and everyday celebrations. Highlights from the new cookbook range from abundantly simple: Cheeseburger Pizza for finicky families, Extra Point 8-Layer Dip for Super Bowl Sunday, Shepherd's Pie for St. Patrick's Day, Soba Noodle Salad for spring and Orzo Stuffed Sweet Peppers — to more involved: Truffle Asparagus Risotto, Sriracha "Chicken," Spring Wellington, Artichoke Hearts with Meyer Lemon Cream Sauce, Raw Salted Caramel Cheesecake and Orange Dreamsicle Cupcakes. In addition to each straightforward and scrumptious recipe, Native Foods Cafè's culinary team delivers "Vegan Pantry" and "Glossary" sections for plant-eating beginners, as well as restaurant-goers' favorite dishes available at its 14 locations and counting, nationwide. Included, also, are a hefty serving of recipes for refreshing alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, including the Bloody Harry.
Price: $19.95 Visit the Website
Frescobaldi Nipozzano Riserva Chianti Rufina DOCG
Description: Frescobaldi Nipozzano 2009 from legendary Tuscan producer Marchesi de' Frescobaldi – a Chianti Rufina Riserva DOCG – has intense dark berry fruit and pepper on the nose that's enhanced by savory herbs, smoke and a certain meatiness on the palate. This fine Sangiovese would be a great pairing with a hearty winter beef stew but makes an equally fine partner at a spring barbecue. No matter what the season, Nipozzano is an elegantly structured red that deserves to be savored with the special someone in your life.
Price: $19.00 Visit the Website
Round Pond Estate Cabernet-Merlot Red Wine Vinegar
Description: Reflecting the grandeur and elegance of its mother varietals, Round Pond Estate's Cabernet & Merlot Red Wine Vinegar offers rich, nuanced flavors of dark fruit with a satisfying dry finish. The small amount of residual sugar that remains in this vinegar seamlessly bring the acidity into perfect balance, while oak barrel aging augments the naturally robust flavors. It pairs perfectly with Round Pond Estate's fresh extra virgin olive oils.
Price: $18.00 Visit the Website
Taste Of Home Bakeshop Favorites
Description: This Mother's Day give your Mom a taste of the bakery. Taste of Home, the number one food and entertaining magazine in the world, recently launched their latest cookbook – Taste of Home Bakeshop Favorites. The cookbook is filled to the brim with amazing, bakeshop-style treats that you and your mom will love to create, share and enjoy. Every recipe is the family-favorite of a home cook and includes easy-to-follow instructions, and ingredients that can be found at local grocery stores. Visit ShopTasteofHome.com to pick-up your copy of Bakeshop Favorites for $17.95.
Price: $17.95 Visit the Website
Description: Spooning Chocolate, The Espresso of Hot Chocolate....Dairy and Gluten Free! The espresso of hot chocolate is finally here! Cocoa Canard's new Spooning Chocolate is the first dairy and gluten free pure non-bitter dark chocolate to instantly dissolve in a cup of hot water water and taste and feel like it's in milk. It's a silky refined version of the pure melted hot chocolate drinks originally served for centuries in old world chocolate houses. Now you can enjoy a little cup of hot chocolate by itself as a wonderful afternoon delight or the perfect end to any meal. It's so luxurious you can eat it with a spoon and someone you love. When high quality chocolate is warmed and isn't overwhelmed by the presence of other ingredients, it's rich, earthy, sensual qualities magically come to the forefront. If you haven't had chocolate like this, you haven't had chocolate! The packaging is absolutely gorgeous and each can comes with a wooden mini-molinillo (South American whisk) to whip up a slight cocoa crema to bring out the flavors and enhance the ritual chocolate making experience. Put a few disks in a cup of coffee for a fabulous Cafe Mocha. A small amount of warm melted dark chocolate after a meal or anytime is perfect year round....not just for cold winters. Gift sets come with our hot chocolate, Spooning Mug, and our beautiful linen stationary gift card. The website testimonials say it all!
Price: $17.95 to $24.95 Visit the Website
Booze For Babes: The Smart Woman's Guide To Drinking Spirits Right
Description: Booze for Babes: the Smart Woman's Guide to Drinking Spirits Right is a manual for the woman who loves good food but is not yet spirits-savvy. The book works to blow the lid off of the women-don't-know-jack-about-liquor stereotype by celebrating lady bartenders, distillers and spirits experts, while also empowering tipplers to drink better in a fun and non-pandering way. Readers learn: • Why every lady should know her liquor • A short history of ladies' on-again, off-again relationship with the hard stuff • How to choose a quality gin, whiskey, rum, tequila, brandy, vodka or liqueur,and look like a badass doing it • How to tell a marketing ploy on a label from the real deal • How to train your palate and hone your taste • How to mix business and booze • How to build a well-equipped home bar • How to entertain with spirits in a way that honors old-fashioned traditions and impresses guests • Dozens of recipes for cocktails, bitters, vermouth, liqueurs, and more The foreword was written by Lynnette Marrero, co-founder of Speed Rack and NYC president of Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails.
Price: $14.95 Visit the Website
Sauza® Sparkling Margarita
Description: Sauza® Sparkling Margarita is a refreshing new way to enjoy the authentic taste of a margarita with the unique addition of effervescent bubbles. Available in three delicious flavors, including Original Lime, Wild Berry and Mango Peach, this fun, ready-to-serve cocktail captures the spirit of the traditional margarita paired with a unique twist of flavor. Each variety of Sauza® Sparkling Margarita begins with a Sauza® Silver Tequila base, which is enhanced with Triple Sec along with bubbly effervescence and refreshing flavors.
Price: $12.99 Visit the Website
Indian Recipes, Spices And Gifts Delivered To Your Door!
Description: We all love Indian food, but it can be such a hassle to make at home. First, you need to find a recipe. Then you need to buy dozens upon dozens of specialty ingredients. Ain't nobody got time for that! Tiffin Trove is changing the game. The "spice gurus" at Tiffin Trove offer specialty boxes with handpicked recipes, pre-measured ingredients, and even an extra set of spices in case you drop or lose anything! All you need to do is buy the staple items you can find at any grocery store, like tomatoes, onions and chicken. Don't worry about hunting through grocery store aisles. We do the heavy lifting. Tiffin Trove is an online delivery service specializing in all things India. From spices and food, to jewelry and accessories, let Tiffin Trove bring these items to your front door. And remember, shipping is, and always will be, FREE.
Price: $12.99 to $15.99 Visit the Website
Fun Foodie Journal!
Description: What Did I Eat Today? (Princeton Architectural Press) From the mind and pen of author Kate Bingaman-Burt (Obsessive Consumption, ,What Did I Buy Today?) comes this cheery guided journal for lovers of all things edible. Day by day, intrepid gastro-adventurers can track their favorite meals and recipes, record thoughts about the art of eating well, and list all their foodie aspirations, goals, and challenges. Packed with Bingaman-Burt's charming illustrations, What Did I Eat Today? will help journalers explore their own food passions in surprising ways.
Price: $12.95 Visit the Website
Spoonable Confectionery Sauces
Description: Spoonable, Brooklyn's Saucy Caramel!, handcrafts five decadent caramel sauces and one buttery Brooklyn Butterscotch. Our caramel sauces include classic Salty, Spicy Chili, Chewy Sesame, Peppered Orange and Flowery Lavender. We source the best quality ingredients possible, never adding any preservatives or thickeners. Spoonable's caramel sauces pair beautifully with both sweet and savory foods, as a glaze on slow-cooked Boston butt, as a cheese pairing or just as a dip for fruit. Spoonable is about creamy sweetness, fun, indulgence, exploration. Caramel is not just about ice cream anymore!
Price: $11.00 to $12.50 Visit the Website
Tattle Tea Spiced Chai Black Tea
Description: This isn't the sugar-loaded instant stuff, this is the real deal! We blend a multitude of fine black teas with six different spices (anise, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, fennel) to create a true spiced chai for real tea lovers. This tea is easily one of our most popular offerings. It is excellent hot or cold with cream and sugar to taste.
Price: $10.50 Visit the Website
Description: WinePlus is an online retailer of fine wines. Each of our Featured Wines is hand selected to offer you a great tasting wine from around the world at an incredible price. The inventory will change constantly. If you see something you like, buy it because once it's gone, it's gone. We offer $9.99 Flat Rate shipping for all orders. www.myWinePlus.com 800-200-1919
Price: $10.00 to $100.00 Visit the Website
Salba Chia Whole Seed And Premium Ground Pouches
Description: Salba Chia is the most nutritionally consistent and nutrient dense form of chia available. Salba is also the richest whole food source of Omega-3s (ALA) and Fiber found on the planet! It is used as a supplement to your daily diet and can be added into ANY recipe. Our products are all grown organically, are Non-GMO project verified, Vegan, Raw, Gluten-free and Kosher. Salba Chia Whole Seed Pouch is 12.7oz and Salba Chia Premium Ground Pouch is 6.4oz. "One small seed for your diet, one giant boost for your health!" -Smarter than your average chia.
Price: $9.99 to $15.99 Visit the Website
Linwoods SuperFoods
Description: The Linwoods range of delicious, nutritious 'Super Foods' is the perfect solution for those who want to ensure that their diet comprises the essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals that can add such quality to life and living. Linwoods range of ground seeds, nuts and berries sprinkled on any meal can add that healthy boost to almost everything you eat. Linwoods also has something for everyone. It is widely accepted for a diverse range of diets, Linwoods' products are gluten-free, sugar-free, vegan, and all natural and organic. Linwoods Nutritious Super Foods provides an easy and convenient way to include a wide range of nutrients, vitamins and minerals in your diet for optimum health. - Linwoods Ground Flax, Sunflower, Pumpkin & Sesame Seeds & Goji Berries - Linwoods Ground Flaxseed, Cocoa, Strawberries & Blueberries - Linwoods Ground Flaxseed, Almonds, Brazil Nuts, Walnuts & Q10 - Linwoods Ground Flaxseed & Goji Berries - Linwoods Ground Organic Flaxseed - Linwoods Shelled Organic Hemp
Price: $9.59 to $15.67 Visit the Website
Choctal Single-Origin Chocolate And Vanilla Ice Creams
Description: Chocolate. Vanilla. Together, the essence of Choctál's single-origin, indulgent ice creams. Intense, distinct, and with fully rounded flavors, Choctál's rich and luscious ice creams highlight differences among cacao and vanilla grown in the world's diverse rainforests. From the moment you taste Choctál, you will realize that this ice cream is decidedly different. Are we "the perfect chocolate ice cream" as proclaimed by Gourmet's Ruth Reichl? A single taste will tell you. Join us on our worldwide journey. From Mexico to Madagascar and beyond, we promise to delight your palate as we strive to make a positive impact on our planet.
Price: $9.00 to $11.00 Visit the Website
Pure Vanilla Extract
Description: Grandma's hometown pure vanilla extract. 75+ year old recipe from The Cincinnati Tea & Spice Company Contains pure vanilla seeds NO sugar or corn syrup added or any other ingredients you can't pronounce. 4oz glass bottle. Excellent for baking, cold dishes, pancakes, french toast, add to your hot chocolate, coffee or hot fudge sauce. Use the same amount as the recipe calls for. Gift wrap option available.
Price: $8.00 to $10.00 Visit the Website
Le Grand Courtâge Is A New, Award-winning, French Sparkling Wine, Which Is Designed To Excite And Encourage People To Live Their Most Effervescent Life.
Description: Embrace Life. Dream Big. Accept all Invitations. Le Grand Courtâge, an exquisitely designed award-winning bubbly offers an affordable luxury that is perfect for "courting life" and celebrating its special occasions, as well as all of the simple every day moments in between. The Blanc de Blanc-Brut, with undertones of Granny Smith apples, honeysuckle, strawberry & toasted brioche is available in full-size as well as a 'Courtâge cutie', a stylish 187ml bottle that's perfect for a gift-on-the go. With fresh and fruity with aromas of young strawberry, raspberry and notes of lilac and violets. The rosé compliments an array of foods.
Price: $7.00 to $25.00 Visit the Website
Hot Mama's
Description: The perfect gift for your "Hot Mama," Hot Mama Pickles from Lynnae's Gourmet Pickles! Lynnae's Gourmet Pickles manufactures high quality, all natural, gluten free pickles with unique flavor combinations. "Hot Mama's" are a sweet and sour dill with a kick of jalapeño. These pickles kick up classics like burgers, potato salad tuna fish or deviled eggs. They are delicious with crackers and cream cheese or even alone. Use the brine to make a deliciously unique Bloody Mary or Martini. Visit www.lynnaesgourmetpickles.com for more recipe ideas. Lynnae Schneller and Aly Cullinane founded the company in 2011 based on a 100 yer old secret family recipe. They were recently featured on ABC's TV show Shark Tank.
Price: $7.00 Visit the Website
No More 'to Go' Weekly Meal Planning Website
Description: After planning meals for 13 years for 3 kids, Mom Stacey Strout Stabenow developed a plan for other parents to eat well. With her "Shop, Cook, Save, Relax" motto view, No More 'to go' Weekly Meal Plans include recipes for 5 meals with sides and bonus recipe for the weekend (all recipes include a photograph). She has an easy A to Z list for groceries to help you get quickly in and out of the store you can print or use on your mobile device. She offers great variety of cuisines, proteins and seasonal ingredients, suggestions for modifications for vegetarian, gluten free and selective eaters.
Price: $7.00 to $64.00 Visit the Website
Outer Spice Seasoning Solution
Description: Outer Spice modernizes the spice industry with four highly versatile low salt and no salt seasoning solutions made from a unique blend of the finest quality ingredients. Each herb and spice is hand sourced from around the world, finely ground by a family-owned artisanal spice company in Austin, and packaged the same day to ensure freshness and quality. Each blend is all-natural, gluten-free, rich in anti-oxidants and contains no MSG or preservatives. Outer Spice provides four unique seasoning solutions, including: Outer Spice Original-Low Salt: A well-balanced seasoning that is high in flavor and low in Sodium. Only 95mg of sodium per serving. Outer Spice Spicy-Low Salt: A well-balanced seasoning designed to give any dish a little bit of kick without being too hot or eclipsing foods natural flavors. Outer Spice Spicy is high in flavor and low in Sodium. Only 95mg of sodium per serving. Outer Spice Original-No Salt: A unique combination of freshly ground herbs and spices to boost the flavor of any dish without the sodium. This is a great addition to diets requiring less sodium and really helps to bring foods to life with out the use of salt. Outer Spice Spicy-No Salt: A unique combination of freshly ground herbs and spices to boost the flavor of any dish without the sodium. SPICY No Salt, has a zesty flavor profile that is a great addition to diets requiring less sodium but desiring just a little more POW.
Price: $6.99 Visit the Website
Pure Taste, Less Waste With Flavrz
Description: Flavrz Organic Drink Mix is a liquid organic drink concentrate made with the real stuff - organic fruit juices, fruit flavors and botanical extracts. The result is a delicious, refreshing and organic drink made simply by adding Flavrz to still or sparkling water. Mix it strong or mix it light, at the table or on the go - it is totally up to you. All Flavrz are USDA Organic, Gluten-Free and Non-GMO. Recognizing that ninety-eight percent of Americans have easy access to plain old, yet healthy, tap water, it became obvious that making a drink concentrate to be mixed at home would be ideal. It would also be less packaging, less waste, and no tractor-trailers filled with heavy bottles. Flavrz is organically delicious with nothing artificial, ever -- the perfect alternative to high sugar sodas and fruit drinks that are loaded with the bad stuff. Flavrz 'pure taste, less waste' mission really is refreshing America, the healthy way. It's been a delicious, healthy drink journey at Flavrz. With the launch of Flavrz2Go, the great taste and organic goodness of Flavrz is now available in convenient and handy single serve packets. Ideally sized to make twelve to twenty ounces of organic refreshment when mixed with water, Flavrz2 Go is ideal for work, home, school or play. Available Flavrz2Go include Superfruit Sport with Electrolytes, Fruit Punch Energy, Citrus Hibiscus Immunity and our original fruit flavors, Cherry Berry, Lemon Lime and Tropical Peach available in Flavrz2Go packaging.
Price: $6.99 to $39.99 Visit the Website
Mighty Leaf Calypso Mango Iced Tea
Description: Indulge yourself with this luscious blend of mango, tropical fruit, and whole South Indian black tea leaves. Our all natural iced tea is free of sugar, calories, and artificial flavors. Mighty Leaf Calypso Mango Iced Tea comes in a pouch that is four times larger than a typical tea bag, perfectly portioned to make half a gallon of iced tea. Fresh brew your own iced tea – it is easy, frugal, and eco-friendly when compared to bottles.
Price: $6.25 Visit the Website
The Gourmet Grilled Cheese Cookbook
Description: Grilled cheese is the ultimate comfort food. It can be simply made from bread, cheese, and butter, or it can become a gourmet meal with the addition of more sophisticated ingredients. The Gourmet Grilled Cheese Cookbook transforms the humble grilled cheese into something 'more'. This full color cookbook features 20 original recipes for gourmet grilled cheese. These recipes are divided into four sections: Vegetarian, Meat, Seafood, and Add Ins. The Add Ins section is where cheese lovers will find stand-alone recipes for items that are used in some of the grilled cheese recipes. About the author: Kit Graham is the author of thekittchen.com, a food site focused on original and practical recipes. Kit's work has been featured on Refinery 29, Eater, The Frisky, 300 Sandwiches, One Woman Shop, Break Thru Radio and The Urbaness. Kit contributes to CheekyChicago and Career Girl Network. She is also a founding member of Cinq: A Chicago Food Wine + Social Club and the Windy City Blogger Collective.
Price: $5.99 to $20.00 Visit the Website
Garlic Gold
Description: Garlic Gold is a locally made, handcrafted, artisanal, gourmet garlic food line that you'll always want to have a spot for in your kitchen cabinet. Made from two of the original super foods, Organic Garlic and Extra Virgin Olive oil, their crunchy flavored nuggets, oils, spreads and vinaigrettes, are the perfect condiment(s) to sprinkle or drizzle onto your food! For those "grill masters" out there, Garlic Gold not only offers a tasty twist to the food being prepared, but will make your taste buds burst whether used to sauté, roast, scramble, or simply shake on your favorite treats! Aside from health benefits, one of the best things about Garlic Gold is that kids love it. There is no better way to get kids to eat their vegetables; just sprinkle some Garlic Gold on it and watch what happens - guaranteed to turn "Yuck" into "Wow. "Find and own your only little piece of Garlic Gold and turn any meal into a guest-pleasing culinary adventure.
Price: $5.95 to $52.95 Visit the Website
All Natural Chocolate
Description: Xan Confections tempt the taste buds and satisfy the soul. Unique, indulgent artisan chocolates, caramels and other handcrafted treats feature startling, distinctive flavors and the world's finest, all-natural ingredients. Collections of alternative functional confections accommodate dessert lovers with special dietary needs. Xan Confections ships worldwide, and are sold in nearly 300 locations in 37 states across the country. For specific locations and to place an order, visit our website at www.xanconfections.com or call 877-578-7267.
Price: $5.00 to $25.00 Visit the Website
Coolhaus Ice Cream
Description: Coolhaus Architecturally Inspired Ice Cream. WHAT IS COOLHAUS?OUR STORYHOW IT ALL HAPPENS COOLHAUS is a triple entendre – a play on three of our favorites: [1] Bauhaus, an influential modernist design movement of the 1920′s and 30′s. [2] Rem Koolhaas, the famous Dutch Architect and Theorist who challenged the mantra "Form follows function" [3] "Cool house," isn't that what you're eating – an ice cream sandwich deconstructed into a cookie roof and floor slab with ice cream walls?
Price: $5.00 to $60.00 Visit the Website
Foxy's Frozen Yogurt
Description: Foxy's Pash is a guilt-free alternative to fattening, high-calorie ice creams, and contains live cultures (which aid digestion and boost immunity). Made with real California milk, Foxy's Pash is rich and creamy, yet contains only half the calories, fat, and sugar of most name-brand ice creams. Nothing Like a Hot Pash! 'Pash' is an Australian term for smooching. Foxy's knows that not all pashes are the same-- some pashes are romantic, some are fun, and some are just downright naughty. Foxy's Frozen Yogurt puts the sensations of a pash into a delectable dessert. You can never have too many pashes in a day, or in your freezer! Feel the Love in These Flavors! For every fancy or feeling, Foxy's has a flavor (complete with cheeky advice on how to score a pash or two): Let spoonfuls of Sassy Pash (vanilla bean with real strawberries) melt in your mouth, or treat yourself to a Sneaky Pash (wild berry frozen yogurt with chocolate flakes) made with real berries and chocolate. Cheeky Pash (a blend of mango and passion fruit) is the perfect treat for bikini season or everyday indulgence, and Naughty Pash (honeycomb flavors with chunks of caramel) satiates sweet cravings guilt-free!
Price: $4.99 Visit the Website
Description: Stem $4.99 When life gives you lemons, you should hope to have Stem in hand. It sprays juice directly from any citrus fruit with the press of a finger. No cutting, no skinning... just liquid zest for your food and drink that comes straight from the source for any of your cocktail or cooking needs. Stem was invented by Tim Houle from Hazel Park, MI.
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Red Solo Cup Kooler - Tapered & Insulated Beverage Holder
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FTC's Overzealous Attempts To 'Protect The Children' May Do Serious Harm To The Internet
from the we-don't-need-the-ftc-to-act-as-our-parents dept
And yet... the FTC wants to expand COPPA, rather than fix its problems. While the new proposals are not as bad as some ideas that had originally been floated, there are still some significant problems with them. As CDT notes, the unintended consequences of the broad definitions could raise significant First Amendment issues:
...we are concerned that the updated definition of when a website is "directed to children" could expand COPPA's reach to general audience sites and confuse website owners as to whether these new rules apply to them. This uncertainty will likely prompt more sites to take advantage of the Commission's new age-screening safe harbor, which could lead to many more sites demanding age or identifying information from all users before allowing access. Requiring age verification from every user runs counter to the First Amendment right to access information anonymously and increases the collection of potentially sensitive information generally. The new rule's uncertainty is magnified for third party plug-in operators, who may now be liable for the decisions of publishers to embed their plug-in on sites directed to childrenSimilarly, TechFreedom notes some related potential problems with the new rules.
To start, by deeming persistent identifiers as personal information per se, the FTC's new rule runs contrary to established U.S. privacy law: federal courts have unanimously decided that IP addresses do not allow the contacting of a specific individual.Finally, we've got law professor Eric Goldman, who doesn't hold back his thoughts:
Further, as Commissioner Ohlhausen's dissent notes, the COPPA statute does not allow the FTC to impose liability on sites that do not collect children's information merely because the operator may somehow benefit from an ad network or plug-in operator collecting information—provided the third party neither targets children nor shares information with the site operator.
If a third party becomes liable once a single employee "recognizes the child-directed nature" of a website—whatever that means—COPPA will become the worst kind of notice-and-takedown system: Would a single complaint—or tweet—from a parent or activist group create "knowledge?" Faced with the impossible task of predicting how the FTC might characterize each of the millions of sites on which ads or plug-ins might appear, operators will have to try to block advertising or plug-ins on sites that appears to be child-oriented. If they can't do that effectively, this potential liability may effectively kill behavioral advertising on any site that can't prove it isn't child-oriented—in other words, on small sites.
Thus, COPPA will now impact adult sites, denying publishers revenue and adult users the functionality that is increasingly provided by embeds. Thus, the FTC invites not only a statutory challenge but also a constitutional challenge similar to that which led the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) to be struck down.
Yesterday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the FTC) promulgated new rules (effectively July 1, 2013) interpreting the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and the new rules are a real mess. They are riddled with innumerable ambiguities and questionable policy choices, and I could spend a decade or two trying to figure out how the new rules apply to different factual situations.That's not a good thing -- unless you're a lawyer. As he notes, once again, the intentions may have been good, but the implementation is a disaster:
The FTC wanted to crack down on these COPPA workarounds, but in typical FTC fashion, it did so in a ham-fisted and marble-mouthed way.Basically, we're talking about the usual "unintended consequences" of going overboard in trying to "protect the children!" It's a noble goal, obviously. But, speaking as a parent as well as someone who's aware of how these kinds of rules tend to limit innovation, I'd much prefer that the FTC actually stay out of the parenting business and leave that to me.


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ROME (Reuters) - Scientists have criticized an Italian government decree allowing a group of terminally-ill patients to continue using an unproven stem cell treatment, saying such therapies may cause harm and risk exploiting desperate people.
The treatment, created by the privately-owned Stamina Foundation, was banned by Italian medicines regulator AIFA last year after it inspected their laboratories, leading to a series of legal challenges by families of patients.
In early March, Health Minister Renato Balduzzi allowed a terminally ill child to continue using the Stamina treatment after hearing the emotional pleas of her parents.
The Health Ministry then issued an official decree on March 21 allowing 32 patients, mainly children, already using the treatment to continue it.
Scientists from around Europe released a statement on Thursday criticizing the decree, warning that Balduzzi was "riding roughshod over existing European licensing criteria", failing to protect patients from exploitation and ignoring the need for sound evidence that therapies are effective.
"These unproven and ill-prepared stem cell therapies, for which there is no scientific basis, will do nothing for patients and their families except make them poorer," said Charles French-Constant from the University of Edinburgh's Center for Regenerative Medicine.
Advocates of the therapy say strict regulations work in favor of big drug companies with their portfolio of blockbuster treatments, reducing the pool of potential competitors. But scientists said Stamina's treatment was unproven and risky.
"There is no rationale for this and no evidence that these procedures are not dangerous for patients," said Professor Michele De Luca of the University of Modena.
"This creates a dangerous precedent," he said, adding that anyone could use media pressure and take advantage of patients' hopes of skirting normal evidence-based procedures.
Stem cells are the body's mother cells and can self-renew or multiply while maintaining the ability to transform into any type of cell.
Stem cell therapy involves introducing new adult stem cells into damaged tissue to treat disease. A number of therapies exist but many remain at the experimental stage.
Several judges presiding over the cases brought by patients' families ruled the Stamina treatment should be available under a law that permits the use of unproven therapies for patients who are dying and have no other options.
Supporters of the therapy have held rallies calling for it to be made available to anyone with an incurable disease. One woman staging a near-naked protest in a Rome square with "yes to life, yes to Stamina" scrawled on her body.
Scientists warned that a complication or death as a result of such an untested therapy could become an obstacle for the advancement of all stem cell therapies.
"This would include some of the more promising therapies that have a strong scientific rationale for working in patients with certain types of disorders such as Parkinson's disease," said Roger Barker, Professor of Clinical Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge.
(Editing by Rosalind Russell)
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The MIT men's water polo team earned its first win of the 2009 campaign on Sunday, defeating George Washington, 10-7, in its final game of the Princeton Invitational. The Engineers (1-7) dropped the other three games in the tournament, falling to Santa Clara, Bucknell and Johns Hopkins, before downing the Colonials in the finale.
On Friday night, Tech fell behind Santa Clara early, trailing 11-0 at the half, before managing a pair of scores in the third period by Matt Perkins en route to a 16-2 loss. Columbus Leonard made four saves while allowing 11 goals.
The Cardinal and Grey returned to the pool early Saturday to face Bucknell and once again got off to a slow start. After being outscored, 7-1, in the first two periods, the Engineers held their own over the final two before falling, 12-5. Five different players would factor in the scoring, including Mark Artz, who recorded a goal and an assist, and Brian Gardiner who added four steals to his one score. Devin Lewis led the way for MIT in the nightcap against Johns Hopkins, scoring four goals during the 12-7 defeat. Leonard tied a season-high with 15 saves in the losing effort.
On Sunday, it was MIT that finally jumped out to the early lead, as a two-goal advantage during the crucial second period led the way to a 6-3 halftime lead that proved to be too much for George Washington to overcome. Four Engineers, Artz, Gardiner, Perkins and Lewis, each netted a pair of goals while Leonard stopped eight shots to earn his first win of the season in net.
The Engineers will now take on cross-town rival Harvard on Wednesday, September 16 at 7:30 p.m. The two teams split a pair of contests last season, with the Crimson taking the regular season match-up, 10-9, while MIT returned the favor in the first round of the CWPA Northern Division Championship.


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A Phoenix judge on Tuesday spared the life of a pit bull that mauled a 4-year-old boy last month and touched off a polarizing Internet debate on mercy, blame and animal violence.
PHOENIX (AP) ? A Phoenix judge on Tuesday spared the life of a pit bull that mauled a 4-year-old boy last month and touched off a polarizing Internet debate on mercy, blame and animal violence.
Municipal Court Judge Deborah Griffin ruled that the dog named Mickey must be neutered, defanged and microchipped. She declared the dog vicious earlier in the day and could have ordered euthanasia.
"There would be absolutely no possibility of the animal ever doing this to someone again," Griffin said, saying the dog must remain in a facility for the rest of its life and can't be adopted.
An animal rights group is the trustee for the dog and has 30 days to find a rehabilitation center or shelter to take Mickey. An animal advocate in court started to cry when hearing the dog would live.
The Feb. 20 attack left Kevin Vicente with a broken eye socket and jaw, and the boy has months, if not years, of reconstructive surgery ahead of him.
The question of whether the pit bull should live or die attracted a team of top death penalty lawyers, led to candlelight vigils and riled up thousands of animal lovers on social media who placed blame with the dog's owners and child's baby sitter.
Meanwhile, donations and gifts from around the world have flowed in for Kevin since the dog bit the boy in the face.
Floridalma Vicente, the boy's mother, said she is grateful for the outpouring of public support, but can't understand the support that emerged for the dog.
"It disturbed me at first that they placed more value on an animal than on a child, and that made me feel very bad," Vicente told The Arizona Republic through a Spanish interpreter. "If they don't care about (Kevin), well, I do."
Neither Vicente nor the man who owned the dog attended the court hearing.
Guadalupe Villa, whose boyfriend's mother was baby-sitting Kevin the day of the attack, filed the vicious-dog court petition that started the case. In her petition, she describes Mickey as a dog that has a history of acting without provocation and that killed one of her dogs.
Animal advocates hit back, saying both the dog and boy are victims and the baby sitter watching the child was negligent in letting him play near the animal. They also argued the owner was fostering aggression by keeping the dog chained up.
On Tuesday, Griffin said several adults shared some responsibility for the attack. The judge pointed out that there was a "Beware of Dog" sign on the property's fence but the gate was left open and children were allowed to play near the dog.
"This whole case has been very, very distressing to me," Griffin said, adding that Kevin will pay the price for the rest of his life.
A half dozen animal rights advocates attended the hearing in T-shirts that bore a paw mark and a slogan, "Save Mickey."
One of them, Veronica Lee, said the hearing showed that the baby sitter wasn't watching closely and that Mickey was kept chained.
"We were not here to put a dog above Kevin," Lee said. "We were just here to make sure justice was served."
Luis Acosta, who said he's not related to anyone involved in the case, disagreed with the judge's decision and questioned whether the government would really ensure the dog was never adopted.
"Who is going to see to it five years from now that this dog still hasn't been adopted out?" Acosta said.
Pit bulls are viewed by some as a dangerous breed, a reputation their fans dispute.
Those who had hoped to rescue Mickey took their cause to Facebook, where a "Save Mickey" page has garnered more than 59,000 likes. The dog's supporters recently used social media to organize a candlelight vigil and even a YouTube video plea.
"This is not Kevin versus Mickey," attorney John Schill, one of three attorneys representing the dog, has said. "Having Mickey killed is not going to take away Kevin's pain or injuries. The only thing this is going to do is kill a poor, innocent dog."
Schill was working pro bono at the request of the Lexus Project, a New York-based nonprofit that raised money for the dog's legal defense fund and is its trustee.
The same group fought earlier this year for the life of a dog that fatally mauled a toddler in Nevada. In that case, the mastiff-Rhodesian mix was turned over to an animal rescue after the city of Henderson gave up the court fight to euthanize the dog.
Mickey has been living in a cage away from other animals and from public view at the Maricopa County Animal Control and Care Center.


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In addition to the new Kinect and, of course, the new Xbox One, Microsoft also unveiled the new Xbox One controller. Design wise not much has been changed, other than to the D-pad but it also promises a bunch of new features.
Although the shape of it is pretty much the same, there are a couple of changes that starts off with moved Xbox button that is now located at the top of the controller. Microsoft also redesigned D-Pad as well as the thumbsticks that are now textured. The triggers will have a built-in rumble and Microsoft now calls the "Impulse Triggers". Of course, it still stayed true to its own version of ABXY buttons.
The backside battery compartment is much smaller now and although there have not been any specific info regarding it, we are quite sure that it will be much better than the previous one. Of course, we'll have to wait for the E3 show for more info.


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KINGS POINT, N.Y. – Just one day after dropping the series opener - a game in which the Greyhounds were clearly in control on both sides of the ball – the United States Merchant Marine Academy proved that their great start to the season was no fluke, taking two of three from Moravian College to pull into a two-way tie for first place in the Landmark Conference. The Mariners defeated Moravian 6-2 and 8-7 on Saturday as they improve to 15-8 overall and 9-3 in Landmark Conference play. The Greyhounds fell to 18-12 overall and 9-3 in conference matchups.
The Mariners were faced with a daunting matchup in the first game of the doubleheader, as the Greyhounds' staff leader, All-American senior Brendan Close took the mound. Close was 5-0 heading into Saturday's action and hadn't lost a game since the 2010 season. For the first four innings it seemed as if that trend would continue, as the Mariners came up empty against Close, and the Greyhounds amassed a two- run lead on an RBI single in the top of the second and an RBI double in the top of the fourth, both by senior Blake Shortall.
But the Mariners bats would come alive in the bottom of the fifth inning, as the United States Merchant Marine Academy would find a way to do something no team had accomplished in two years – defeat Brendan Close. Sophomore Danny Collins led off the inning with a single and junior Dustin Thomsen quickly followed with a double. Freshman Jacob Wood singled to right to drive in both runners and instantly tie the game at two. But the Mariners wouldn't be satisfied with a tie. Senior John Hubach reached on a bunt single and senior Andy Martin was hit by a pitch. With bases loaded and one out, sophomore Warren Hartmann came to the plate and crushed a double to deep left field, knocking in two and advancing Martin to third. Freshman Cameron Stadele followed with a sac fly RBI, and sophomore John Martin doubled to drive in Stadele. By the end of the inning, the Mariners had gotten to Close for six runs on six hits and only stranded one baserunner.
Andy Martin, who started the game for the Mariners, would only allow one hit to the Greyhounds for the remainder of the game as the United States Merchant Marine Academy went on to defeat Moravian College, 6-2. Andy Martin earned the win for the Mariners, allowing two runs on seven hits while striking out six over seven innings of work. Close took the loss for the Greyhounds, surrendering six runs on eight hits over six innings.
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The Mariners would take the lead with another four-run frame in the bottom of the third, highlighted by a three-run home run by Thomsen. But the Greyhounds would begin to chip away at the Mariners 8-4 lead, recording an RBI single from Rock in the top of the fourth. They would add two more runs in the top of the sixth inning on another hit from Rock, this time an RBI double down the left field line. Stadele came on in relief of Thomsen, but allowed another run to cross the plate as Ryan Luke knocked in Connell from third with a ground out to short. Stadele escaped the inning without allowing the greyhounds to tie the score, and shut them down again in the top of the seventh to nail down the win as the Mariners defeated the Greyhounds by a final score of 8-7.
Thomsen earned the win for the Mariners, allowing seven runs, four of the earned, on 15 hits over five innings of work. Tommy Mariano took the loss for the Greyhounds, allowing eight runs, seven earned, on nine hits over two and a third innings.
Next up for the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the Mariners will host Mount Saint Vincent on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.