Monday, December 31, 2012

Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant lead surging Lakers to blowout of Portland, 104-87 | Essentials

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Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant lead surging Lakers to blowout of Portland, 104-87

Kobe Bryant and Manu Ginobili, two elder statesmen from the NBA
Kobe Bryant and Manu Ginobili, two elder statesmen from the NBA by ctsnow
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Portland Trail Blazers center J.J. Hickson, left, battles Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard (12) for a loose ball during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)The Associated Press Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard (12) shoots over Portland Trail Blazers small forward Victor Claver (18), of Spain, during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)The Associated Press Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak, right, holds the No. 52 jersey of former Laker Jamaal Wilkes during a jersey retirement ceremony at halftime of an NBA basketball game between the Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, in Los Angeles.

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Dwight Howard

Overall Sentiment: -0.109721

Relevance: 0.349926

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Jamaal Wilkes

Overall Sentiment: -0.11064

Relevance: 0.318248

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Pau Gasol

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.269464

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Steve Nash

Overall Sentiment: -0.0158868

Relevance: 0.255214

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LaMarcus Aldridge

Overall Sentiment: 0.167548

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Damian Lillard

Overall Sentiment: -0.17009

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Mitch Kupchak

Overall Sentiment: 0.139909

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J.J. Hickson

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Penny Marshall

Overall Sentiment: 0.0596468

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Victor Claver

Overall Sentiment: 0

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Kobe Bryant

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.183315

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Nicolas Batum

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Relevance: 0.173262

Will Barton

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.165483

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Overall Sentiment: 0.0913711

Relevance: 0.165156

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Wesley Matthews

Overall Sentiment: -0.0586429

Relevance: 0.16136

Elgin Baylor

Overall Sentiment: 0.445879

Relevance: 0.138394

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James Worthy

Overall Sentiment: 0.0389041

Relevance: 0.13532

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Jerry West

Overall Sentiment: 0.334131

Relevance: 0.131831

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Organization: Lakers

Overall Sentiment: -0.0947787

Relevance: 0.844482

Organization: Trail Blazers

Overall Sentiment: 0.0276907

Relevance: 0.626679

Organization: Los Angeles Lakers

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.508299

City: Portland

Overall Sentiment: -0.472614

Relevance: 0.306903

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City: Los Angeles.

Overall Sentiment: 0

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Rays trade righty reliever Burke Badenhop to Brewers for OF Raul Mondesi Jr | Synopsis

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Rays trade righty reliever Burke Badenhop to Brewers for OF Raul Mondesi Jr

Edwin rounds second after hitting a home run.
Edwin rounds second after hitting a home run. by james_in_to
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Badenhop turns 30 on Feb. 8. He was 3-2 with a 3. 03 ERA in 66 games last season. He has been a full-time reliever for the last three seasons and is 16-17 with two saves and a 4. 08 ERA in his career with the Marlins and Rays. The 20-year-old Mondesi, son of a former All-Star outfielder, hit. 231 with five home runs and 32 RBIs in 68 games at rookie league Helena.

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Marlins

Overall Sentiment: 0.0107409

Relevance: 0.755285

Badenhop

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Relevance: 0.577383

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Buccaneers add CB LaQuan Lewis to 53-man roster, released CB Brandon McDonald | Redux

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Buccaneers add CB LaQuan Lewis to 53-man roster, released CB Brandon McDonald

TE Orson Charles
TE Orson Charles by Navin75
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Lewis entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Tennessee last year. He has appeared in one game with Tampa Bay and three with Dallas this season. McDonald was let go Tuesday after appearing in all eight games this season. The Bucs also announced that tight end LaMark Brown has been signed to the practice squad.

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LaMark Brown

Overall Sentiment: 0.0679575

Relevance: 0.912796

Lewis

Overall Sentiment: 0.133855

Relevance: 0.744655

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Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.738771

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Overall Sentiment: 0.180017

Relevance: 0.579757

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Organization: Bucs

Overall Sentiment: 0.0600649

Relevance: 0.664673

Organization: Dallas

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.510344

Company: McDonald

Overall Sentiment: -0.0567382

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Tee to Green: Anchor ban just latest historic decision | Redux

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Tee to Green: Anchor ban just latest historic decision

Golf Digest January 2010 cover
Golf Digest January 2010 cover by allaboutgeorge
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Philadelphia, PA –  Wednesday's anchoring ban proposal by the USGA and R&A was viewed by many in the game of golf as a landmark announcement. While a final decision won't be made until spring 2013, the proposal has already reverberated throughout the community, with golfers and manufacturers of all sorts prepping for an official rules change in 2016. While this latest decision is sure to shape the game in the coming years, it is just that: the latest in a string of rulings and verdicts which have molded the ancient sport into its current form. Below are three relatively recent examples of other landmark golf decisions. But first thing's first: my opinion on the proposed anchoring ban... I'm for it.

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Casey Martin

Overall Sentiment: -0.0595704

Relevance: 0.887112

Phil Mickelson

Overall Sentiment: -0.261433

Relevance: 0.526619

Tiger Woods

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.443029

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Ted Rhodes

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.42294

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Jackie Robinson

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.415563

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Scott McCarron

Overall Sentiment: -0.411347

Relevance: 0.398734

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-0.442665Scott McCarron told the San Francisco Chronicle that he was "appalled Phil has put it in play," ...
-0.322582Scott McCarron told the San Francisco Chronicle that he was "appalled Phil has put it in play," and Mickelson responded with the claim that he had been "publicly slandered."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.765247
  • Mean: -0.3826235
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Joe Louis

Overall Sentiment: 0.192839

Relevance: 0.398261

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Bill Spiller

Overall Sentiment: -0.107982

Relevance: 0.396213

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Jack Nicklaus

Overall Sentiment: 0.093191

Relevance: 0.388986

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Bradley

Overall Sentiment: 0.0186083

Relevance: 0.383156

Joe Louis Barrow Sr.

Overall Sentiment: 0.272093

Relevance: 0.37553

John Shippen

Overall Sentiment: 0.0395825

Relevance: 0.374904

Karsten Manufacturing

Overall Sentiment: 0

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Spiller

Overall Sentiment: 0.291046

Relevance: 0.370566

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Webb Simpson

Overall Sentiment: 0.0371502

Relevance: 0.359811

legend

Overall Sentiment: 0.241095

Relevance: 0.338985

Phil

Overall Sentiment: -0.661201

Relevance: 0.308533

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  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

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Overall Sentiment: 0.0704278

Relevance: 0.819081

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Sport: boxing

Overall Sentiment: 0.253565

Relevance: 0.374432

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PrintMedia: San Francisco Chronicle

Overall Sentiment: -0.546965

Relevance: 0.405658

Country: U.S.

Overall Sentiment: -0.0961322

Relevance: 0.476832

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City: Philadelphia

Overall Sentiment: -0.0748924

Relevance: 0.459106

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City: Torrey Pines

Overall Sentiment: -0.0972219

Relevance: 0.403181

StateOrCounty: PA

Overall Sentiment: -0.0935293

Relevance: 0.424289

Continent: America

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.372028

Organization: USGA

Overall Sentiment: -0.0231476

Relevance: 0.949413

Organization: PGA

Overall Sentiment: 0.210884

Relevance: 0.836493

Organization: Olympic Club

Overall Sentiment: 0.112485

Relevance: 0.476421

Organization: Army

Overall Sentiment: -0.238338

Relevance: 0.397735

Organization: Major League Baseball

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.388918

Organization: University of Oregon

Overall Sentiment: 0.362382

Relevance: 0.369621

Organization: Dodgers

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.357233

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Overall Sentiment: -0.100878

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Sunday, December 30, 2012

Emergency apps for families | Redux

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Emergency apps for families

5th Avenue Apple Store - New Cube
5th Avenue Apple Store - New Cube by Rob Boudon
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iPhone, iPad and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc. , registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.

Emergency apps for families

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Technology: iPhone

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.643504

Facility: App Store

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.822303

Company: Apple Inc.

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.86464

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Company: CNN

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.465997

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Titans blow 4th-quarter lead, 2-game win streak ends with 19-13 overtime loss to Luck, Colts | Essentials

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Titans blow 4th-quarter lead, 2-game win streak ends with 19-13 overtime loss to Luck, Colts

Back to Football in Buffalo
Back to Football in Buffalo by MattBritt00
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With a chance to get to. 500 for the first time this season after a 1-4 start, the Titans couldn't protect a fourth-quarter lead against a rookie quarterback in losing 19-13 in overtime to the Indianapolis Colts. Tennessee (3-5) failed to hold a 13-6 lead, when the defense allowed Andrew Luck and the Colts to drive 80 yards for the tying touchdown late in regulation. The Titans' offense never got a chance in overtime as the Colts drove 80 yards again to win on Vick Ballard's acrobatic 16-yard touchdown off a screen pass from Luck. "We didn't make enough plays to win the game," Titans coach Mike Munchak said. "You have to score more than 13 points to win. We had plenty of opportunities to do that." The Titans had a chance to win on their final drive of regulation.

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Andrew Luck

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.38724

Matt Hasselbeck

Overall Sentiment: -0.379241

Relevance: 0.385961

SentimentQuote
0"If I had taken my time with the throw, I could have probably hit him," Hasselbeck said. ...
-0.192479"If I had taken my time with the throw, I could have probably hit him," Hasselbeck said. "But I didn't, and I wish I could have it back."
-0.466165"I don't really understand how we lost the game," Hasselbeck said. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 3
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.658644
  • Mean: -0.219548
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Mike Munchak

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.31594

SentimentQuote
0.471917"We didn't make enough plays to win the game," Titans coach Mike Munchak said. ...
0.264425"We didn't make enough plays to win the game," Titans coach Mike Munchak said. "You have to score more than 13 points to win. We had plenty of opportunities to do that."
-0.170669"I just thought it was too far at that point," Munchak said. ...
0.0104267"It's a huge play and huge time of the game," Munchak said. ...
0.0918967"It's a huge play and huge time of the game," Munchak said. "You wish it had gone the other way where you let the play go, and they can decide if the guy is down by contact. When you rule forward progress, then you can't review the play."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 5
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.6679964
  • Mean: 0.13359928
  • Standard Deviation: 0
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Bruce Arians

Overall Sentiment: 0.217711

Relevance: 0.249309

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0.17035"He is a big strong young man, and he can throw the football from any position accurately," Arians said. ...
0.0866541"He is a big strong young man, and he can throw the football from any position accurately," Arians said. "He did a good job of avoiding rushes and making completions, especially on third down."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.2570041
  • Mean: 0.12850205
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689
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Vick Ballard

Overall Sentiment: 0.365188

Relevance: 0.225209

Rob Bironas

Overall Sentiment: 0.150932

Relevance: 0.217463

Al Del Greco

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.191157

Donald Brown

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.180577

Adam Vinatieri

Overall Sentiment: -0.0879808

Relevance: 0.17767

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Dwayne Allen

Overall Sentiment: -0.0991703

Relevance: 0.176351

Vontae Davis

Overall Sentiment: -0.223671

Relevance: 0.175665

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Michael Roos

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.171873

Chris Johnson

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.171518

Jared Cook

Overall Sentiment: 0.0419789

Relevance: 0.171188

Coby Fleenor

Overall Sentiment: -0.147447

Relevance: 0.170558

Reggie Wayne

Overall Sentiment: 0.124321

Relevance: 0.170238

David Stewart

Overall Sentiment: 0.293677

Relevance: 0.169123

Jacob Ford

Overall Sentiment: -0.271925

Relevance: 0.168298

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Leroy Harris

Overall Sentiment: 0.302745

Relevance: 0.165901

Michael Griffin

Overall Sentiment: -0.108234

Relevance: 0.159669

Alterraun Verner

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.158759

Cassius Vaughn

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.150185

Key:

  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

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Organization: Indianapolis Colts

Overall Sentiment: -0.0662386

Relevance: 0.898608

Organization: Titans

Overall Sentiment: -0.0403647

Relevance: 0.719191

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StateOrCounty: Tennessee

Overall Sentiment: -0.140717

Relevance: 0.323379

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