GOP convention protesters in Tampa say Isaac won't stop them; in it 'rain or shine'
Source: www.foxnews.com - Sunday, August 26, 2012
The few hundred protesters gathered under rainy skies in a park about a half-mile from the GOP convention on Sunday said an impending hurricane that is supposed to dump heavy rains on Tampa won't deter them from trying to get out their message that America needs to change, especially for the middle class. Giant blocks of ice spelling out the words "middle class" are melting on a warm, sticky days. Occupy protesters say it represents the melting away of the middle class in America. That message rings true for 52-year-old Tom Gaurapp and Cheryl Landecker from Freeport, Ill. Both worked for Sensata Technologies in the city of some 25,000 people and say 170 jobs there, including their own, were outsourced to China. Occupy is a left-leaning protest group of people in their mid-20s who generally believe that the financial system is stacked against a majority of people. Gaurapp and Landecker say that just a few years ago, they never would have considered joining such a protest. "But then again, we wouldn't have dreamed our jobs would have gone to China," Gaurapp said. Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to become a dangerous Category 2 hurricane by the time it makes land over the northern Gulf Coast sometime late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Tampa is expected to feel the brunt of the storm with heavy rainfall on Monday. The forecast caused Republicans to postpone their convention activities on Monday's opening day and not that many delegate
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Snooki: "So In Love" with New Son Lorenzo
Source: celebrity-gossip.net - Sunday, August 26, 2012
After giving birth to her first child this morning (August 26), it seems that Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi can't get enough of her newest guido baby boy, Lorenzo Dominic LaValle. Just hours after welcoming her "little man," the pint sized reality TV starlet tweeted, "I am so in love with my son Lorenzo Dominic! I had my little man last night, healthy at 6lbs! He's my world," later adding, "Being a mom is an amazing feeling! I love my little man to death! Jionni is such a cute dad." The 24-year-old wasn't the only one taking to social media to bask in the moment. New dad Jionni LaValle also wrote a few special words, tweeting, "I'll never forget old high school memories or the vacations I've been on with my boys, I will also never forget 8/26/12 the day my son was born!" Of course little Enzo's welcome to this world wouldn't be complete without a shout out from his fist pumping "Jersey Shore" aunts and uncles. Congratulating the new parents, Pauly D happily tweeted, "So happy for Snooks and Jionni. Can't wait to meet the newest addition to our Show family baby Lorenzo! Uncle Pauly is ready to teach the lil dude how to DJ!" Fellow meatball Deena Cortese also showed her joy, writing, "Congratulations meatball ! @snooki and@JLaValle love you both! <3 I can't wait to see him!!!" As previously reported by GossipCenter, Polizzi gave birth to her healthy 6 lbs, 5 oz son around 3 a.m. this morning (August 26) at Saint Barnabas Medical Center i
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