Why did Mitt Romney cancel appearance on 'The View'?

Mitt Romney has shown he can handle a tough televised situation: Remember the debate earlier this month? Instead, here are two other reasons that he's a no-show on 'The View.'

By Peter Grier,?Staff writer / October 15, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigns in front of The Golden Lamb Inn and Restaurant in Lebanon, Ohio, Saturday, Oct. 13.

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Mitt Romney is bailing on the women of ABC?s ?The View,? in case you haven?t heard. When the talk show aired Monday morning, co-host Barbara Walters ? the show?s empress of celebrity interviews ? announced that the GOP nominee had canceled his scheduled Thursday appearance.

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?Over the weekend, his people have said that he had scheduling problems and would not be coming on with us, nor at this point did he feel that he could reschedule,? Ms. Walters said.

Spouse Ann Romney had been booked along with her husband, and she?s still coming. Walters said ?The View? was happy to have her.

?We are sorry we won?t have Governor Romney, and that?s the situation,? said Walters. We won?t characterize her tone of voice when she said this, but if we did, ?peeved? is a word we?d consider.

So is Romney stiffing a show he doesn?t like? After all, the famous ?47 percent? video from a Romney fundraiser showed him saying in private that ?The View? was dangerous territory for him, full of liberals. Perhaps he?s giving it a miss because he?s figured out that Whoopi Goldberg would grill him about that, then Walters would get into the 47 percent numbers, and the next thing you know he?d be so low on the couch cushions that show nonliberal Elisabeth Hasselbeck wouldn?t be able to pull him out with an easy question.

Well, that?s possible. Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt is pushing that explanation: He tweeted this afternoon, ?The View was apparently too ?high risk? for Mitt Romney.?

But we don?t really think that?s what?s going on. Romney has shown he can handle a tough televised situation, after all ? remember the debate earlier this month? Instead, we?d posit two other reasons that Romney?s a no-show.

The first is that he doesn?t need ?The View? anymore.

For months, the Romney campaign has been desperately trying to humanize its candidate, and toward that end, appearances on talk shows can be useful. A kind of transference goes on, in which viewers associate some of the comfort and good feelings they get from familiar hosts with the guests, no matter how many car elevators they own. The campaign made "The View? booking for this reason.

But the debate seems to have transformed how at least part of the public sees the Massachusetts ex-governor. Suddenly, polls show he?s made gains in likability. For instance, a Politico/George Washington University battleground poll out Monday has 51 percent of respondents saying they now view Romney favorably as a person, while 44 percent say they view him unfavorably. That?s the first time this survey has shown Romney?s favorable rating as above water ? more positives then negatives.

In that context, "The View? does indeed look like a risk that Romney doesn?t have to run, because the level of voter approval has changed.

Second, this could be about Ann Romney as much as Mitt.

With only weeks to go before Election Day, Mrs. Romney's been stepping out more and more on her own. She semi-cohosted ?Good Morning America? the other day and did fine.

Her own likability ratings are higher than her husband?s. So why bother with Mitt? Just let Ann do it. She can exude warmth, distance herself when her husband?s policies are mentioned, and testify to his character. She?s the most effective Romney surrogate of all ? as first lady Michelle Obama is for her husband.

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five-numbers-to-know-for-breast-cancer-risk-reduction - Care2

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In 2012, nearly 40,000 women will die from breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). Only lung cancer tops the gender-biased blight as the primary cause of cancer death in American women.

There are a few things a lady can do to protect herself from the dangers posed by breast cancer. Getting to know your breasts by performing regular self-exams is one of the best ways to spot a potential problem before it becomes a major health concern.

Another way to cut your chances of developing this deadly disease is by adopting healthy lifestyle habits that include a nutritious diet and a regular exercise program.

But just how much do you need to work out every week? How much weight gain is too much?

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Water Feature Company Providing Total-Sensory Healing

Ocean Water Features provides Aqua Skin Care centre with soothing water features to help clients relax during treatment.

(PRWEB UK) 17 October 2012

Blackburn based Ocean Water Features is helping patients at the Aqua Skin Care centre in St. Ives relax and recover whilst they undergo treatment. The Lancashire Company provided the centre with a number of different soothing and relaxing features. Guests are benefitting from total sensory relaxation, helping them feel at ease with the treatment that they are receiving.

Bubble Walls were added throughout a number of rooms in the centre to help improve the aura and sense of relaxation throughout the building. Guests can enjoy the elegant ballet of the liquid orbs silently and majestically glide around them. The walls can be customised to allow for different colours and hues to be emitted creating different sensations. Different colours evoke a rainbow of emotions in patients so are carefully chosen to effectively aid relaxation and recovery.

The Bubble Walls also serve to distract the guests from often daunting treatments and allows them to concentrate on something painless and natural. Following the path and flight of bubbles can allay the fears within.

Bubbles penetrate a simplistic and natural part of our psyche that has been prevalent since childhood. The inoffensive and unpredictable nature of bubbles captures imaginations wherever they float. The surface of bubbles billow in and out as they move defying simple logic and reason; adding to the splendour of their existence.

Modern holistic therapy techniques stress the importance of relaxation upon the healing process. Without our minds being relaxed and concentrated on the healing process, it cannot completely accept the therapy or treatment that it is undergoing.

Water has long played a significant role in the psychological welfare of human beings. Waterfalls and fountains have been used in the art of relaxation for thousands and thousands of years. The first recorded fountain was built in approximately 2000BC in in the ancient Sumerian city of Lagash (now modern day Iraq) and have been present in all of the great ancient civilisations. The Chinese and Japanese famously draw inspiration from water features, both natural and man-made.

About The Company:

Ocean Water Features are harnessing the ancient and timeless belief that water has deep, effective benefits on everybody?s psychological and physiological welfare. They provide a range of products and services such as Bubble Tubes, Bubble Walls, Water Panels and many more. Their products have been used in a wide range of different mediums and venues such as spas, restaurants, bars, hotels and shops.

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Ocean Water Features
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Nintendo Wii console drops to $130 in two-game bundle -- Engadget

Nintendo Wii console drops to $130 in twogame bundle

With both the holidays and the Wii U fast approaching, Nintendo has decided to drop the price of its older Wii console to $130 when sold with Wii Sports Resort and Wii Sports. The cheaper package should arrive in the States by October 28th and will ship in black (alongside black Wii Remote Plus and Nunchuk controllers), thereby replacing the current New Super Mario Bros. bundle that sells for around $150.

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Yemen: Jetfighter crashes, killing pilot

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MARAUDER SAVILLE HONOURED AS BASEBALL OUA ALL-STAR

Hamilton, Ont. - McMaster Marauder Paul Saville (Dundas, Ont.) was honoured as an OUA All-Star this weekend at the OUA Championships.

The centre fielder was a staple in the Marauders lineup all season long. He had a batting average of .324 for the season with six RBI's, 20 runs and 23 hits in just 21 games. His best game came on October 5 against the Westenr Mustangs when he had four hits and three runs. The Marauders beat the Mustangs 10-6 that day.?

Below is a list of all OUA Baseball All-Stars and major award winners.?

2012 OUA BASEBALL ALL-STARS AND MAJOR AWARD WINNERS

Major Awards

OUA Top Hitter
Justin Interisano (Guelph, Ont.) - Guelph Gryphons

OUA Top Pitcher?
Adam Paish (Mississauga, Ont.) - Western Mustangs

Rookie of the Year
Nolan Anderson (London, Ont.) - Western Mustangs

Coach of the Year
Jeff Lounsbury - Brock Badgers

OUA All-star Team

Catcher?-??Justin Interisano (Guelph, Ont.) - Guelph Gryphons
First base - Ben Tinklin (Kitchener, Ont.) - Waterloo Warriors
Second base - Jamie Lekas (Toronto) - Toronto Varsity Blues
Third base - Paul Lytwynec (London, Ont.) - Western Mustangs
Shortstop - Shawn Robinson (Sarnia, Ont.) - Western Mustangs
Left field - Nathan Smith (Brampton, Ont.) - Brock Badgers
Right field - Evan Bagglieri (Chippawa, Ont.) - Brock Badgers
Centre field - Paul Saville (Dundas, Ont.) - McMaster Marauders
Designated hitter - Nolan Anderson (London, Ont.) - Western Mustangs
Starting pitcher - Adam Paish (Mississauga, Ont.) - Western Mustangs
Relief pitcher - Donny Marchione (Unionville, Ont.) - Brock Badgers

Source: http://www.marauders.ca/news/2012/10/15/BASEB_1015122149.aspx

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Medical College, UWM get brain-stimulation grant

Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee received a $100,000 grant to develop a brain-stimulation system. The one-year grant is for the John and Jeanne Byrnes CTSI Award to study novel technologies. The goal of the project is to design, assemble and test an integrated system for optogenic brain stimulation-fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) and demonstrate its use for exploring clinically relevant applications, the schools said Thursday. The? ... Read More

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