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Wash. Times' Kuhner Hypocritically Denounces Violent Rhetoric
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Washington Times columnists are rarely shy about using strong language to attack their opponents, from Democrats to the LGBT community to the Obama administration.
So it was somewhat surprising to read columnist Jeffrey Kuhner's August 4 op-ed, in which he attacked Democratic politicians and pundits for some of the inflammatory rhetoric they've been using to describe the tea party:
Vice President Joseph R. Biden believes Tea Party Republicans are right-wing jihadists. Following the debt-ceiling deal, in a private Democratic Caucus meeting, Mr. Biden joined several Democrats in accusing conservative House Republicans of behaving like "terrorists."
"We have negotiated with terrorists," said Rep. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, according to a report in Politico citing several sources in the room. "This small group of terrorists have made it impossible to spend any money."
According to Politico, Mr. Biden responded by saying: "They have acted like terrorists." The White House has tried to walk back those statements. Mr. Biden claims he never said them. President Obama's press spokesman eventually called such inflammatory rhetoric "inappropriate." For the record: I don't believe Mr. Biden. This is a man with a long, well-documented history of mendacity, plagiarism and making irresponsible statements. He said it, and he knows he said it. Multiple sources confirmed it.
Moreover, it is part of a larger liberal pattern of smearing the Tea Party movement during the debate about raising the debt limit. It was not just Mr. Biden and Mr. Doyle who declared small-government Republicans to be the American equivalent of the Taliban or Hezbollah. MSNBC host Chris Matthews likened Tea Partyers to "terrorists" and "hostage-takers." Newsweek's Tina Brown called them "suicide bombers." In short, for the Democratic left, the Tea Party is evil incarnate.
There's certainly a debate to be had about whether or not such name-calling crosses the line. However, Kuhner goes a step further and suggests not only are liberals being hypocritical, but that they also might be inciting violence with their strong words. Kuhner writes that such "degrading comments" are "slander[ing]" and "dehumaniz[ing]" tea party members and that "liberals ... are paving the way for potential political violence":
Contrast this to the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona Democrat, which triggered a huge -- and largely manufactured -- debate about the devastating effects of incendiary rhetoric. In particular, the media and political class blamed Sarah Palin, conservative talk radio and the American right for the tragedy -- especially their alleged over-the-top use of metaphors in excoriating opponents. Never mind that the act was perpetrated by a lone madman who hardly ever listened to Michael Savage, Rush Limbaugh or Mrs. Palin. He was driven by pathological malice, not politics. The liberals' narrative was clear: The Tea Party was somehow to blame. Mr. Obama even urged a new "national discourse" based on "civility." That was then; this is now.
Leftist expediency now requires that the most heinous, reckless and degrading comments be used. Tea Partyers are not simply being slandered, they are being dehumanized. Ironically, it is liberals who are paving the way for potential political violence. Terrorists, hostage-takers, suicide bombers, neo-Nazis, the Christian Taliban -- all of the epithets regularly thrown at Tea Party members by rabid progressives -- eventually foster one overriding emotion: hatred. It is not much of a leap for some deranged Democratic activist to conclude that the only way to defeat the phantom specter of marching right-wing jihadists is to slaughter them. The Black Panthers, the Weathermen, the Symbionese Liberation Army, the Unabomber -- the U.S. radical left has been littered with violent movements marked by the irrational loathing of a menacing Middle America.
Weird -- Kuhner is mocking the "largely manufactured" debate about "incendiary rhetoric" that followed the Tucson shootings, yet he's also claiming that such rhetoric can bring about dire consequences.
By his own logic, politicians and pundits of all stripes should stay away from such extreme verbal attacks, lest "deranged" activists decide the "only way to defeat" their opponents is "to slaughter them."
OK. Let's review some of the things Kuhner has written about those he labels his opponents.
Kuhner minces no words when talking about prominent Democrats: He's called Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi an "anti-American leftist" while wondering if she's "mentally stable." Last October, he wrote that liberal billionaire George Soros is an "enemy of democracy and America" who "undermines American values."
His attacks on the LGBT community have been especially vicious: He called the repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy an "act of national suicide" and responded to the Obama administration's decision to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act by claiming that it showed the "homosexual rights movement is on the verge of destroying marriage."
It's President Obama, however, who has been subject to some of Kuhner's harshest name-calling: He's called the president "an anti-American political thug," a "Machiavellian socialist," and a "radical leftist who seeks to dismantle capitalism." He called on Republicans to "wage an all-out assault on Mr. Obama's presidency." On a nationally syndicated radio show, he even claimed that Obama secretly wants "the Jews to be wiped off the face of the Earth."
Perhaps most ironically, Kuhner actually attacked Obama's memorial address following the Tuscon massacre, in which Obama urged caution over "sharply polarized" discourse, as a "surreal spectacle in narcissistic self-congratulation." Yes -- he politicized the president's performance at a memorial service for shooting victims.
I'm not sure Jeffrey Kuhner is in any place to be giving lectures about the possible consequences of "heinous, reckless and degrading comments."
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This article details a description of typical symptoms and their possible causes in younger adults. The next page details typical causes of lower back pain in adults older than age 60.
Symptoms: Severe or aching pain in the lower back that starts after activity, sudden movement, or lifting a heavy object.
These lower back pain symptoms include any combination of the following:
- Difficulty moving that can be severe enough to prevent walking or standing
- Pain that also moves around to the groin, buttock or upper thigh, but rarely travels below the knee
- Pain that tends to be achy and dull
- Muscle spasms, which can be severe
- Local soreness upon touch
Possible Causes: Back muscle strain
A back muscle strain or ligament strain is one of the most common causes of acute lower back pain. Lifting a heavy object, twisting, or a sudden movement can cause muscles or ligaments stretch or develop microscopic tears.
- Read more: Pulled Back Muscle and Lower Back Strain
With a lower back strain, the severity of the pain ranges from mild discomfort to severe, disabling pain, depending on the extent of strain and the lower back muscle spasms that result from the injury.
Symptoms: Low back pain that travels to the buttock, leg and foot (sciatica)
Sciatica includes any combination of the following symptoms:
- Pain typically is ongoing (as opposed to flaring up for a few days or weeks and then subsiding)
- Pain may be worse in the leg and foot than in the lower back
- Typically felt on one side the buttock or leg only
- Pain that is usually worse after long periods of standing still or sitting: relieved somewhat when walking
- More severe (burning, tingling) vs. dull, aching pain
- May be accompanied by weakness, numbness or difficulty moving the leg or foot
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Frequent cause: Lumbar herniated disc
Sciatica describes the symptoms caused when a nerve root in the lower spine is compressed, causing pain and numbness to travel along the large sciatic nerve that serves the buttocks, legs and feet.
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In younger adults, sciatica can be caused by a wide range of conditions, most commonly a lumbar herniated disc (may also be caused by degenerative disc disease, isthmic spondylolisthesis, and other conditions).
- For more information: Lumbar Herniated Disc
Symptoms: Chronic lower back pain worsened by certain positions and movements.
Symptoms may include any combination of the following:
- Low-level of constant lower back pain punctuated by episodes of severe pain/muscle spasms lasting a few days to a few months
- Chronic pain that can range from nagging to severe
- Back pain worsened by sitting
- Walking, even running, may feel better than sitting/standing
- Changing positions frequently relieves pain
Frequent cause: Degenerative disc disease
Lumbar degenerative disc disease can affect patients as young as 20. When the lumbar discs between the vertebrae begin to break down, the damaged disc can cause both inflammation and slight instability in the lower back, bringing about pain, muscle spasms, and sometimes sciatica.
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Degenerative disc disease is common and is often successfully treated.
Symptoms: Deep ache in the lower back that worsens when standing or walking
Symptoms may include any combination of the following:
- Pain that radiates into the buttocks and back of the thighs (also called sciatica or radicular pain)
- Pain that worsens when bending backward
- Pain that feels better with sitting, especially sitting in a reclining position
- Tired feeling in the legs, and possibly leg numbness or tingling, especially after walking
- Tight hamstrings, making it difficult to touch toes
Possible cause: Isthmic spondylolisthesis
Isthmic spondylolisthesis occurs when a vertebra in the low back slips forward on the disc space below it. It is most common at the L5-S1 level and can cause low back pain from instability and nerve root pain due to compression of the nerve root.
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The fracture occurs in childhood, but normally does not create a lot of pain until a patient is in young adulthood.
Symptoms: Lower back pain and/or buttock or groin pain
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- Pain may be felt in the hips, groin, thighs as well as the lower back
- Back pain worsened by sitting and may feel better when lying down or reclining
- Changing positions frequently relieves pain
Frequent cause: Sacroiliac Joint Disease
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The above are typical causes of lower back pain in younger adults, but not all. Younger adults can also be affected by arthritis and other conditions that are typical causes of back pain in older adults. Symptoms for each type of condition will vary based on a number of factors, such as the severity of the pathology, and the individual's unique anatomy and perception of pain.


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I have a program where I will read in a certain .txt file, such as "financial_data.txt" and I will be doing some sorting with this data.
I want my program to write out the sorted data to an output file and I want the name of the output file to be based off of the input name. For example, since my input file is "financial_data.txt", I want the output file name to be "financial_data_out.txt".
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DUNEDIN — Palm Harbor University players lined the opposite end zone as Dunedin and Countryside battled in overtime Monday. The Hurricanes watched intently, their postseason hopes on life support after losing their overtime game to Countryside 13-10 in the first matchup of a three-team tiebreaker to determine a winner and runnerup for Class 5A, District 9.
A Countryside victory over Dunedin would give PHU one more opportunity to lock down its first foray into the playoffs.
Dunedin's Darius Bellamy quickly dashed any hope.
Bellamy, out of the wildcat formation, faked a handoff to Kim Howard and bolted up the middle, running over a Countryside defender on his way into the end zone to give Dunedin a 12-9 victory and secure the Falcons' third straight district title.
"When the ball left the center's hands, I smelled the end zone," Bellamy said.
Countryside, which earned a playoff spot when Dawrence Roberts scored on a 6-yard carry in overtime moments after holding PHU to a field goal, finishes as district runnerup.
"It's 12 minutes. If somebody makes a mistake, you're probably going to get beat," Countryside coach John Davis said. "It's holding your breath the whole time."
Countryside nearly pulled off the district championship if not for a high snap on an extra point attempt. Two plays after Howard's 29-yard touchdown run put Dunedin ahead 6-0 (the extra point was blocked) with half a quarter remaining, Countryside's Jimbo Chmelik found receiver Jalen Goodloe in one-on-one coverage on a post pattern. Goodloe hauled in the throw and outraced the defense to tie the game.
A high snap allowed the Falcons' Ali Cheaib to get a hand on the extra-point attempt.


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Kamieniecki, 35, agreed to a two-year deal Thursday with an option for 2002. The first two years are worth about $3.8 million. If the option year is picked up, the deal is worth about $5.5 million through three years.
Last season with the Orioles, Kamieniecki was 2-4 with a 4.95 earned run average and two saves in 43 games. In his major league career with Baltimore and the New York Yankees, the right-hander is 50-55 with a 4.45 ERA.
"He will add depth to the middle part of our bullpen, which is currently an area of need for the 2000 club," said John Hart, the Indians general manager.
Philadelphia signed Jackson to a $3 million, one-year contract Wednesday, but with performance bonuses and possible extensions he could get $14.25 million over three years.
Jackson had 39 saves in 43 chances last season _ the third-highest percentage in the American League. He was 3-4 with a 4.06 ERA in 72 games.
The Jackson signing left the Indians without a proven closer. With the addition of Kamieniecki, Cleveland may try last season's setup relievers Paul Shuey or Steve Karsay in the closer role.
Kamieniecki, whose lives in Goodrich, Mich., said Thursday he had several solid offers, but chose the Indians because Cleveland is close to Michigan, he can continue to play in the American League and he believes the Indians will again be a contender.
"I know around baseball they are respected. With the runs they put up, they are a very dangerous team," he said.
He has been both a starter and reliever during his career. He said Hart wants to use him just in the bullpen.
"At this point of my career, being able to fill a role is well suited for me," Kamieniecki said. "When you come into a ballgame like I did last year, the situation dictates you have to get that first guy out. You have to throw strikes. I stayed sharper. That goes hand in hand with pitching maybe three times a week."


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Hi everyone,
I am running a PID loop to control temperature in a box. The counter closes a solid state relay and thus powers my heater. I use a PCI 6221 card.
I keep getting the following error:
Error - 200301 occurred at DAQmx Write (Counter Frequency 1Chan 1Samp).vi:1
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Measurements: Cannot update the Pulse Generation property.
The pulse generation with previous property settings must complete a full cycle before the property can be updated.
The code consists of a loop running every 100 msec which adjusts the duty cycle via a property node and then performs a DaqmxWrite on the same channel to force the new property settings to take effect. I have used a Daqmx Clear Task at the end of the vi, but the error occurs randomly every now and then. The pulsing is at 10Hz.
I believe it might have something to do with my computer, since any time I open another program (Firefox for example, or Origin) while the program is running, it gives the error. I think maybe the computer cant handle all the tasks at once?
Any ideas what could be wrong here? I've attached my vi below... it could be the PCI card...
Hi HessenMob,
It looks like your VI is based on an example from the example finder (help => find examples => browse => Hardware in and output => DAQmx => control => General => PWM counter output.vi ). With the example from the example finder they are synchronizing the counter to the AI sample clock. The while loop is waiting until the next sample from the sample clock, so also your loop runs at the specified rate.
The PWM will only be updated (so counter task is hardware timed single point) when the value of the PWM signal needs to be changed. With continuous you need to write fats enough values to the counter.
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GloFo, Samsung in race to 14nm
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Meanwhile a race to next-gen node continues. To accelerate progress the Common Platform partners agreed that starting this year technology developed at the group's Albany, New York, facility will be directly transferred to partners. Previously it went first to IBM's Yorktown, New York fab, then to partners.
"We just eliminated a step to market," said IBM's Patton.
Globalfoundries and Samsung are both running test shuttles this year for 14 nm with FinFETs. Both aim to have their first production wafers out by the end of the year if all goes well.
Globalfoundries reported more than 60 percent improvements in power or performance at 14 nm compared to 28 nm, based on a test chip using a dual-core ARM Cortex A9. In addition, it is working with Synopsys on an EDA flow and with Rambus on migrating 28 nm IP to the new node.
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K.H. Kim, executive vice president of Samsung's foundry business, said the company will run 14 nm test shuttles for select customers in April and September. It has 14 nm IP partnerships with ARM, Synopsys and Analog Bits.
Meanwhile, Samsung is converting its Austin, Texas fab from memory to logic, expecting the first 28 nm wafers from it this year. It also will produce 20 and 14 nm wafers starting as early as the end of 2014 in a new fab in Korea.
"We will have enough capacity to serve you," Kim told attendees in a keynote.
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It's not clear how much chip designers will demand the 14 nm FinFET process which carries significant costs and marginal advantages over a coming 20 nm node.
The 20 nm node is the first to require double patterning, a cost adder. The 14 nm node is essentially a 20 nm process with FinFETs, another cost, said IBM's Patton.
"It's not a true shrink, but when you get to 10 nm it is a true shrink and I expect significant cost benefits," Patton said. "Is there still a cost benefit [with 14 nm]? Absolutely, it just won't be as large as it was historically," he added.
"We believe 28 nm will be a very long node, a very cost competitive solution," said Kim.
Market watcher Handel Jones of International Business Strategies (Los Gatos, Calif.) said FinFETs present real challenges for mixed-signal designs, potentially delaying the node's ramp.
Nevertheless, he said Globalfoundries and Samsung have a significant opportunity to grab market share from TSMC. In addition, IBM's Burlington fab is doing "extremely well" in RF, he added.


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Holden convinces Lily to go pick up the girls at camp with him. At the same time, Jack, who is supposed to pick up Sage, tells Carly he's got a situation with Parker and she has to go. Carly arrives first and tries to get Sage to hurry, but Holden and Lily get there before they can leave. When the kids are off. Winkie sees Holden with Carly and Lily and jokes about his two wives, spilling to Lily that they shared a cabin on visitor's day. Lily is livid, gets the girls and drives off without Holden. Carly drives him home and its awkward with Sage in the car. Later, Holden confronts Lily but Lily, having heard from Faith about finding Holden and Carly on the floor together says he has a lot of nerve and tells him to get out.
Henry tries to convince Vienna not to leave him by proposing. She refuses him, says he hasn't changes but she has. She tells him she's going back to where she came from to find herself. She leaves and Henry is bereft.
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- 1951 - Fourth and final day of the Congrès Internationale de Philologie Moderne at the University of Liège, a conference in which J.R.R. Tolkien delivers the paper "Middle English 'Losenger'".
- 1951 - Bruce Phillips, who would play Grimbold in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, is born.
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How To Make Cheese
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Flow with events, because significant changes can be made in the year ahead that could carry you to new areas of opportunity that you might never find otherwise.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- A devious co-worker who picks up on your reluctance to make waves will try to use it against you. Stand up for your rights rather than be trampled upon.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Take extra care not to inadvertently butt into a conversation that isn't any of your business. Even if you have an excellent suggestion, they'll resent your interference.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Handle all involvements that could reflect on your reputation in as skillful a manner as you can muster. Improper behavior would leave stains difficult to eradicate.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- It behooves you to plan your day wisely so that you do not waste valuable time on things that could turn out to be of small or no consequence. Focus on meaningful activities.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- When you want to be, you can be shrewd in telling a good deal from a bum steer. Get your head out of the clouds in order to keep your vision clear.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- If you and your partner are not in accord over a major decision, a major battle could ensue. Hold off until the situation changes or one of you is ready to compromise.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Get your priorities in order, or you could be working rather hard at something that has little promise, while turning your back on a great opportunity.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You could have your priorities mixed up by ignoring a sure thing, while squandering your assets on something that is known to be a bad risk.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- If it seems like everyone is giving you a bad time, they could reacting to your behavior. It isn't likely you'll be lonely -- misery loves company.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- There are all kinds of warning signals surrounding you, concerning numerous complications of your own making. Be extra mindful of both what you do and what you fail to do.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- It behooves you to conduct all your financial affairs in a forthright, friendly manner. If you act too tough or display too much greed in business matters, you'll drive people away.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Although you're pretty good at making deals, you could run into someone who is better. Don't underestimate your competition in any circumstances.


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The Axis of Scoffers
In the shadow of the world's despicable silence the Syrian people puts forth an alternative to the defeatist Arabic proverb that should henceforth be expressed as follows: 'The hand will one day defeat the spike.'
Syrian Vice President Farouk Shara has finally turned up, ending weeks of uncertainty. The opposition had claimed that he defected, and the regime denied the charge. His silent, pale appearance on Sunday was proof that he was still vice president, but only God knows where he was being led, we hope not to prison in Mazeh, a Damascus suburb. No one steps down in Bashar Assad's special form of democracy: They are fired, or they defect, or they appear, pale and silent, on state television.
In a more romantic context the Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani wrote, "There is no middle ground between heaven and hell." The same goes for Assad. You are either a slave or a traitor. At present every Syrian is a traitor, collaborating with imperialism, Zionism and Arab reactionism, and traitors must be bombed with Russian MiG fighters. That way a new race of slaves will grow up in a few years, devoid of any desire for freedom.
At the moment, with the flood of defections from the ranks of the regime, it is easier to ask who has stayed rather than who has left. Maybe Assad will be next to defect, and it will be left to Vladimir Putin to turn off the lights on his way out, the Russian president who sent three young women to prison for mocking him in a childish act. Indeed, how dare they insult the emperor!
But before Assad exits the stage of history we must acknowledge his exceptional accomplishment for us, the Arabs. Finally there's an Arab state that scoffs at the whole world. Assad scoffed at the United Nations resolution, which passed by 133 votes to 12, with 31 abstentions, demanding that he stop the slaughter. And there's a malicious rumor going around that Assad's brother, Maher, Bashar, said in a closed meeting: "What matters is not what the goyim say, but what the Shabiha do," in a reference to the loyal irregular militia.
Assad knows that without the support of a super-thug he will lose the war. This principle worked in Chechnya, Tibet, Iraq, Afghanistan and ... Palestine. It turns out that the world is picky when it comes to the practice of justice. If you're the victim of a weakling (like when Iraq invaded Kuwait ), especially if you have lots of oil, then everyone will come to your aid. But if you are the victim of a bully, then you can rot alone. But don't worry, you will still be wrapped in a sea of tears and sympathy. Perhaps the time has come for a new world order, for and end to the axis of scoffers!
The secular Arabs, leftists and nationalists alike, have gone out of their way to warn us about the rise of the Islamic fanatics in a post-Assad Syria. As if Assad's alliance with Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas drip secularism and liberalism. But the oddest of all in this regard are the secular in Israel's Arabs community. The nationalists among them told their colleagues not to discuss the issue because it is controversial, as if discussion is only good when everyone agrees.
The revolutionary left, for its part, is already censoring articles condemning the Syrian regime from its organ. Stalinism at its best! Then they roll their eyes and ask why there have been, here and there, a few anti-democratic, even fascist, signs in the Syrian revolt. After all, if the secular decided from the get-go, to stay with the regime then why is it surprising that all the hypocrites among the Arab leaders are cozying up to the revolution? It's a good thing that there is something beyond the leaders of the Arabs in Israel and that there are independent Arab newspapers. It is good that there is a new generation, most of which opposes Assad's bloody regime.
When Tariq ibn Ziyad landed on the shores of Al Andalus, in 711 C.E., he told his soldiers: "Oh my warriors, whither would you flee? Behind you is the sea, before you, the enemy." Today the Syrian people, even if it is exhausted, cannot hide at home. The Shabiha will search for them to the last attic. Thus they have no choice but to prevail. Meanwhile, in the shadow of the world's despicable silence the Syrian people puts forth an alternative to the defeatist Arabic proverb that should henceforth be expressed as follows: "The hand will one day defeat the spike."
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NatWest customers have vented their fury after a third day of technical problems at the bank stopped their account balances updating.
Social media sites such as Twitter were swamped with angry messages from customers who have found themselves with insufficient funds, despite being paid.
The problems, which have also affected Ulster Bank customers and a "small number" of customers who use Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), persisted on Friday, although NatWest said many customers could now view account balance information.
In its last update at 9.55pm on Thursday, NatWest said: "We recognise this has caused significant inconvenience for our customers, and we continue to work to resolve these issues and restore a full service. Staff at our call centres are also ready to answer questions and help where they can."
More than 1,000 NatWest branches in major towns and cities were kept open until 7pm on Thursday night and opened early at 8am on Friday.
The problems started on Wednesday but a spokesman said customers would not be permanently out of pocket.
With the bank's advertising slogan Helpful Banking attracting the attention of many tweeters, there were numerous messages on the site about wages not appearing in accounts or the prospect of being hit with late payment charges.
One user wrote: "#natwest what are u doing! I'm off on holiday today meant to get paid today so where's my money? helpful banking ay!" Another said: "Due to complete on flat purchase today. All the money missing in cyberspace. Stressful enough without this, thanks #natwest."
A spokeswoman for UK Payments Administration, which oversees payments generally, said the problem was not a central one and therefore it did not appear to have affected other banks. But anyone expecting payments from people or businesses which bank with NatWest and RBS could encounter delays due to the technical issues at their end, she said.
Last week, RBS and NatWest, which has more than 7.5 million personal banking customers, launched a mobile banking app enabling customers to take money from an ATM by making a request on their mobile phone.


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Double Chocolate Bundt Cakes Recipe
Chocolate lovers will delight in this moist rich cake that's easy to prepare using handy mixes and canned frosting. "I only make this dessert if I'm taking it somewhere," reports Nancy Baker of Boonville, Missouri. "I don't want it sitting in my kitchen, where I might be tempted to eat it all!"
- 1 package yellow cake mix (regular size)
- 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup water
- 4 ounces German sweet chocolate, grated
- 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup chocolate frosting, melted
- Pecan halves
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the cake and pudding mixes, sour cream, eggs, oil and water; beat on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium 2 minutes. Fold in the grated chocolate, chocolate chips and pecans. Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan.
- 2. Bake 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Drizzle with frosting; garnish with pecan halves. Yield: 12-14 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 slice: 463 calories, 26g fat (9g saturated fat), 56mg cholesterol, 375mg sodium, 56g carbohydrate (39g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.
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The A3 has been closed between Tolworth and Hook after two incidents and a skip on fire.
Surrey Police tweeted at 4.51pm: "#A3 N/B Hook/Tolworth CLOSED x2 collisions and a skip on the back of a lorry on fire! Assisting Metpol. Traffic building #avoid"
#A3 N/B Hook/Tolworth CLOSED x2 collisions and a skip on the back of a lorry on fire! Assisting Metpol. Traffic building #avoid— Surrey Roads Police (@SurreyRoadCops) June 18, 2014
The A3 Kingston by-pass is currently closed n/b at A243 Hook Rise due to a vehicle fire, seek alternative route.— TfL Traffic News (@TfLTrafficNews) June 18, 2014
It is understood that one of the accidents is a motorbike crash near Tolworth with a person being treated.
A witness to the aftermath said: "All I could see was the bare legs and I got to guess it was a woman. I could see L plates."
He said: "The other incident was a bit closer to the Ace of Spades northbound, a skip caught fire. It is being towed and the Fire Brigade came."
Stationary for 15 mins so far on A3 northbound at New Malden - avoid!— Sarah Van der Noot (@SarahVanderNoot) June 18, 2014
Two lanes on the A3 were also closed this morning after an accident at New Malden.
For traffic and travel updates visit www.surreycomet.co.uk/li/traffic_and_travel.in.Kingston%20Upon%20Thames
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Have Finance Questions? Ask a Financial Expert Online.
Hi, as long as she forms an S-Corp, a sole proprietorship, a partnership, or an LLC (as you mention) these are all "pass-through" entities ... meaning that the PROFIT from the business will pass through to the personal taxes (via the schedule C for a sole proproetorship or through a k-1 if you elect S-corp treatment)
... neither the LLC nor the S-Corp are actually TAXED at the business level (although with the S-Corp you'll have to do a corporate 1120-S from in order to know how much to carry to the k-1, which then flows to the personal 1040)
SO, the answer to the estimates tax question is probably yes.... HOWEVER, if you think that the expenses will offset the income such that there qill be no (or negligible PROFITS) the first year, it may not add enough income to your personal return to warrant estimated payments
Generally speaking: taxpayers should consider prepaying tax through estimated tax payments so as to avoid the penalty for the underpayment of estimated taxes, whenever there IS gong to be income (again this means PROFIT for a business) that will not automatically have withholding against it, as with wages and a W-2.
Given that, again, what you're looking at there is how much Additional income this will add to your personal return ... I would start with a calculator that estimates in a fairly general fashion, so you can simply put in a gross income number (estimating, again how much extra income her business profits will add to your gross income), then add the withholding, itemized or standard deductions and then any personal exemptions and dependency exemptions to come to an additional tax owed, then divide that by four to get a quarterly estimated amount .... here's an excellent calculator for that : http://www.calcxml.com/calculators/federal-income-tax-calculator
If you'd like me to run through the numbers with you let me know ....
Also let me know if you have questions, at all
Lane, Thank you for such detailed answers! It seems that in my case the LLC itself does not make any profit because whatever income it receives, it all gets spent on expenses and the payment to its members - and that's how I will fill 1120-S form. As far as personal income tax, I understand that whatever K-1 indicates will flow to my wife's income and should be treated as her individual income, and therefore included into her 1040, and individual estimated taxes should be calculated respectfully. So, in regard to LLC, it seems there will be no profit as I explained above, so there is no need to pay estimated taxes. Am I right?
A side question: I heard that some of the LLC's gross income may stay within LLC as acquired capital (I may use an incorrect term), thus effectively reducing the pass-through portion. Am I right on this one?


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Johannesburg - Lawyers of Ludwick Mamabolo, the 2012 Comrades winner who subsequently tested positive for a banned substance, accused the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport (Saids) of "serious irregularities" on Tuesday.
In a statement, Mamabolo's high-powered team of lawyers said on Tuesday they had brought an application "requesting the adjudication panel to stop the disciplinary hearing because of a number of serious irregularities that took place during the urine sample collection process that occurred after Mr Mamabolo completed the Comrades Ultra Marathon on 3 June 2012."
Mamabolo tested positive for the stimulant methylhexaneamine, which, according to Saids CEO, Khalid Gelant, can give "the athlete a heightened sense of awareness, energy and euphoria and can mask fatigue levels in a race such as the Comrades".
There has been much conjecture as to how this substance may have been ingested by Mamabolo, but his legal team said that the "what" had been negated by the "why".
The process of taking a urine sample must be strictly adhered to, with witnesses for the athlete and Saids present to ensure this is followed. Mamabolo's legal team said they had based their application for the ending of the DC on what they had heard from the Saids witnesses.
"It is important to stress that in making this application for a cessation of the disciplinary hearing, Mr Mamabolo's legal representatives relied exclusively on the evidence of SAIDS' witnesses. No reliance whatever was placed on the aspects of their evidence, which will be disputed by Mamabolo if the application is unsuccessful and Mamabolo is required to give evidence.
"The evidence presented on the first day of the disciplinary hearing of Mamabolo established unequivocally that the entire testing process on the day of the Comrades 2012 was infected by fatal irregularity."
The hearing lasted two days, beginning on Thursday last week with Saids leading the evidence. On Friday afternoon, Mamabolo's team decided they had heard enough to suggest the process of collecting the urine was flawed.
"Counsel for Mr Mamabolo argued that, based on the evidence given by Saids' witnesses, it was clear that the entire testing process was fatally flawed and which should result in a nullity of the test results. The Saids' Anti-Doping Rules apply a principle of strict liability meaning that the athlete is guilty until proven innocent. If such a strict test is applied to Mr Mamabolo's actions, then the anti-doping organisation (SAIDS) should be expected to apply its own rules meticulously."
"Mr Mamabolo's lawyers argued that this did not take place and in the circumstances, the disciplinary hearing should stop immediately (and the doping charges withdrawn) because to proceed with the hearing would increase the unfairness already suffered by Mr Mamabolo."
The lawyers listed the irregularities as: "unaccredited person witnessing the production of urine samples for every male athlete that was tested for banned substances at Comrades 2012; unaccredited person witnessing the production of urine samples for every female athlete that was tested for banned substances at Comrades 2012; failure to comply with the requirements for the notification to be issued to an athlete that he/she has been selected for a drug test or for doping control; gap in supervision of Mamabolo after notification that he had been selected for a drug test; failure to conduct required background checks in relation to possible conflicts of interests; the majority of the persons who in fact chaperoned athletes selected for drug testing were not Saids trained or accredited; completion of the Athlete Log Forms; failure to report consumption of a beverage consumed by an athlete that was not taken from a fridge provided by Saids; all of the Athlete Log Forms were completed by Saids personnel yet not a single one of the Saids personnel played any role post notification in the process that followed; none of the DCOs were doctors as is required by the DCM; failure to Accurately Complete the Doping Control Form; complete lack of Control over the Doping Control Station; the hopeless inadequacy of the DCO Report; invasion of Athlete's rights."
Mamabolo remains suspensed until the adjudication panel has finished their proceedings. They are expected to make a decision in mid-January.
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Longtime Flash Pro, Flex, and AIR developer, Dmitriy Yukhanov, has written a new article for the Dev Center listing over 60 tips for efficient use of Flash Pro. Categories include:
- Improving performance
- Optimizing file size of project assets
- Developing Flash projects more elegantly
- Making project files easier to update
Most of the tips are illustrated and quite easy to understand. This is one of the most comprehensive articles on this topic that I have seen.
You can let Dmitriy know what you think in the comments on the article page.


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The minivan market may not seem like such an important vehicle segment these days, but Chrysler's stranglehold among the people-moving vehicles is so dominant that some competitors have dropped out altogether. While General Motors, Hyundai and Ford Motor Company have all taken a noticeable absence from the minivan segment, companies like Toyota, Honda and Kia are still looking for the perfect recipe to battle the dominance of the Chrysler Town & Country and the Dodge Grand Caravan.
For Toyota, the introduction of the third-generation Toyota Sienna takes a whole new approach at competing against Chrysler's 25-year-old minivans. To improve its popularity, the 2011 Toyota Sienna is restyled with more equipment and it seems to be going after a more luxury-oriented consumer rather than the entry-level Grand Caravan and Kia Sedona offerings.
Opposed to the bland styling of the previous two generations, the 2011 Toyota Sienna receives a more detail-oriented design that, in the end, is quite stylish, and it will definitely appeal to any consumers who ever wondered what a Dodge Grand Caravan would look like with the front end of a Toyota Camry and rear of a Toyota Venza. It's hard to get away from the boxy styling that has been associated with minivans since 1984, but Toyota tries to add in a little flair to the new Sienna without going overboard like the Nissan Quest. As a matter of fact, the area between the A- and D-pillars uses a conventional-looking shape for a minivan, and the front end is much less wedge shaped than the previous Sienna.
Up front, the hood, fascia and fenders give the 2011 Sienna about as sporty a look as a minivan can have with headlamps and grille design similar to the popular Camry. In the back of the Sienna, the shape and styling of the taillights and fascia better accent the body lines, while some of the subtle visual cues help to create a more attractive look including the slight upward kick (similar to BMW's Hofmeister kick) in the trailing edge of the rear side windows that matches up perfectly with the taillights.
In terms of trim levels, the base model is now the LE, as the CE has been dropped, but the XLE and Limited continue to stand as the upper trim levels. For those brave souls who might wish to add a sportier look to their minivan, Toyota will also offer the Sienna in a tricked-out SE trim level that should be priced between the LE and the XLE. Not just an exterior trim package, the Sienna SE is a true sport edition as it offers improved aerodynamics and a sport-tuned suspension. Visual cues do help differentiate the SE from other Sienna trim levels such as the unique front fascia, sporty sculpted side sills, smoked LED taillights and exclusive 19-inch, six-spoke alloy wheels with a chrome finish.
While the exterior design has a familiar, albeit daring, look, the interior focuses on a stylish configuration with luxurious amenities. The new shape and layout of the instrument panel is by far the most appealing design of the cabin where instead of housing a defined center stack, it uses accent trim to cut across the central and passenger side of the dash in a swoosh-like manner. All of the controls for HVAC, audio and navigation systems are packaged closely together above the gear selector. Storage compartments do seem to be lacking in Sienna especially compared to the Caravan's in-floor storage, but Toyota does equip its minivan with a reconfigurable front center console and a pair of large glove boxes on the instrument panel.
Unlike the Grand Caravan, the Sienna's middle row of seats cannot fold flat into the floor, but they do have the ability to tilt and slide forward on integrated floor tracks or be removed from the vehicle entirely. One unique characteristic of the Sienna's middle row seats is the availability of extendable footrests on the captain chairs. The Sienna's cabin can seat up to eight passengers, but the center seat of the middle row can easily be removed (similar to the center seat on the Highlander) and stored in the cargo area. With all of the seats removed, the Sienna's cargo area is about eight feet long and four feet wide.
Another trick feature of the 2011 Sienna's interior is the rear-seat Dual View Entertainment system that offers a 16-inch wide monitor that is able to display two movies side by side. The advantage of this wider, shorter screen is that although it drops down from the ceiling, it is less of an obstruction to the driver's view through the rearview mirror. Like the exterior, the cabin of the SE trim level also gets sportier treatments such as different coloring on the gauge cluster as well as unique interior colors and trim.
As is the case with the two crossovers that share the Sienna's underpinnings, the Toyota Highlander and the Toyota Venza, the base engine for the 2011 model is a 2.7-liter inline-4, while the bigger engine option is a 3.5-liter V-6. The inline-4 is new in the Sienna for 2011 and it will produce 187 horsepower and 186 lb-ft of torque, while the V-6 is carried over from the previous generation model and puts out 266 horsepower and 245 lb-ft of torque. Both engines utilize dual variable valve timing with intelligence (Dual VVT-i) and six-speed automatic transmissions to improve overall fuel economy. The base engine will return an EPA estimated 19 miles per gallon in the city and 26 mpg on the highway, and the optional V-6 is rated up to 18 mpg city and 24 mpg highway. Since the Chrysler minivans ditched all-wheel drive in favor of the ability to offer Stow 'n Go seats, the Toyota Sienna is the only remaining minivan to offer the option of all-wheel drive on its LE, XLE and Limited models equipped with the V-6.
Other than interior space, vehicle safety is probably the most important aspect desired in a minivan, and the all-new Sienna is likely not to disappoint. In the event that there is an accident, Toyota's Safety Connect system automatically notifies emergency responders or if the vehicle is stolen it will track the location of the vehicle. Unlike GM's OnStar system, though, Safety Connect is only standard on the top-of-the-line Limited and optional on the XLE and its stolen vehicle service can only track the vehicle, not remotely shut it down. For optimal safety, the 2011 Sienna comes standard with Toyota's Star Safety System which includes four-wheel anti-lock brake system, electronic brake-force distribution with brake assist, vehicle stability control and traction control.
The 2011 Toyota Sienna will go on sale in February, although official pricing has yet to be announced, but it should be close to the starting MSRP of the 2010 model which is $23,540.


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How to Create a Dynamic Blogroll in 5 Minutes
In the early days of blogging a blogroll was something cool, something everybody had to have installed. People blogging a while notice one thing though:
Conventional static blogrolls do not work. Nobody clicks the links.
Blogrolls are only important for egos and Google but rarely a user does indeed use them. Also often they are just hopelessly outdated linking to blogs that didn't publish stuff for months.
So why aren't dynamic blogrolls everywhere by now? Dynamic blogrolls that update by themselves and display only current postings? Well, I don't know. I only know that I rarely see something you might call a dynamic blogroll.
I wanted to implement a dynamic blogroll on my SEO 2.0 blog for a while already. Now I did. I tell you how:
As I wanted to introduce some ways to cooperate more efficiently among my peers I decided to make a dynamic blogroll for the blogs of friends and allies of the SEO 2.0 blog. For testing purposes I just took the 4 of them:
- Mine ;-)
- SEO Smarty by seosmarty
- Small Business SEM by pleeker
- BlogWell by Lid
I went to feedkiller
I entered "SEO 2.0 Friends" into the text box below the text
I put the feed URLs inside the inputs below the text
I clicked "add more" twice and then entered
I clicked on "build it!"
I clicked on the feed URL and after an ad ended up seeing the actual feed.
I copied the URL in the browser bar.
I headed over to my WordPress admin dashboard.
I went to "Widgets" in the Appearance menu.
I dragged and dropped the "RSS" widget on my sidebar.
I clicked on the "RSS" widget and
I entered "http://www.feedkiller.com/files/rss.php?id=15354" into the first input.
I entered "SEO 2.0 Friends" into the second input.
I saved it.
You can see it on the right in the sidebar of the homepage at the bottom.
Now does that sound complicated? Even if, it was not. Drop your useless static blogroll and get a dynamic one.
Last updated September 24th, 2014: Added meta description. Fixed typo. Added white space. Prior update November 17th, 2010: Removed broken feed and used feedkiller instead of Feedjumbler (RIP!).


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Type of Document Dissertation Author Jiang, Nan Author's Email Address firstname.lastname@example.com URN etd-04132009-162140 Title Genome-Wide Mapping of BEAF Binding Sites in Drosophila Links BEAF to Transcription Degree Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Department Biochemistry (Biological Sciences) Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Craig M. Hart Committee Chair Anne Grove Committee Member David Donze Committee Member Patrick DiMario Committee Member Fangneng Huang Dean's Representative Keywords
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Date of Defense 2009-03-27 Availability unrestricted AbstractGene expression is regulated by the chromatin environment and various cis-regulatory elements. Gene activators and repressors target specific regulatory elements in the genome to regulate nearby genes. But they function only in limited regions called domains. In each domain, genes are regulated independently without interference from outside. Boundary elements (insulators), binding sites for insulator proteins, are proposed to separate neighboring domains. One function of insulators is to block interactions between an enhancer and a promoter if positioned between them; the second function is to block the spreading of certain chromatin states along chromatin. BEAF-32 (with two 32 kDa variants: BEAF-32A and BEAF-32B) is one of insulator proteins. The binding of BEAF at the insulator scs', which was originally found at the edge of 87A heat shock puff on Drosophila polytene chromosome, is essential for the insulator activities. We examined the heat shock induced histone modifications at the region of the transgenic heat shock puff, and studied if the presence of a nearby 2scs' insulator can block these modifications from further spreading. On immunostaining Drosophila polytene chromosomes, hundreds of regions are seen to be associated with BEAF. To map BEAF binding sites in the Drosophila genome, we hybridized 32A and 32B ChIP DNA to genome-tiling microarrays. Different binding characteristics were observed for 32A and 32B. Nearly 2000 BEAF binding regions were identified. Most of these sites are located at gene promoters, and analysis of these target genes reveals a link between BEAF and gene expression. Files
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Official club photographer Ian Smith takes you right into the middle of the action with Warriors to ensure you never miss that crucial try or big hit.
To see Warriors in action all you simply need to do is click on the 'Rugby' section at our official website and then pick 'Action Gallery'. Then just pick the match of your choice from this season!


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Villa Marily is a cave house of the 50s, recently restored and originally decorated in an island style. Within a quiet summer residential area, it is conveniently located with restaurants and small shops nearby. Laptop with WiFi connection available.
It has 100m2 divided into two units within a large yard/terrace. The main house has one bedroom with double bed, living room with sofa bed, satellite TV and DVD, CD player, toilet with shower, fully equipped kitchen (stove, oven, fridge freezer, coffee maker, electric kettle). Private terrace furnished with chairs, table and umbrella.
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CNN's Wolf Blitzer asks presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul about reports he is short tempered with female reporters.
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I have seen many many posts mentioning how the Reds should be another 5 or 6 games over .500 for various reasons. Some people make the claim this team is underachieving, I for one cannot look at our team on paper and really have ever thought we would be 13 games over .500 this late in the season. We have definitely overachieved thus far.
This is my view of our lineup on paper
Phillips - meeting around his potential - Wash
OCab - playing about where we all expected him - Wash
Votto - taking the next step to the top tier of 1st baseman in the MLB - Over could be a wash depending on expectations
Rolen - playing like he did from 97-03 which I never ever expected - BIG OVER
Gomes - he was a minor league FA, already done more than I expected - Over
Bruce - was hoping for another step forward, underachieving so far - Under
Stubbs - career ops .765 in the minors, .686 in his rookie year - Under
Ramon - OPS is 60 points higher than last season, clutch hitting - Over
Hanigan - OBP over .400 with some big time hits - Over
Heisey - a rookie with a .955 OPS and many big pinch hits - Over (needs more pt)
Nix - about what he did last year, hot of late - Wash
Cairo - career year - definitely Over
Janish - just keeps hitting and making plays - Over (getting his chance now)
Arroyo - just being Arroyo - Wash
Harang - it's a blessing in disguise he is out - TBD
Leake - 7-3 3.86 ERA straight out of college - Over
Cueto - he is pitching like an Ace - Over
Bailey - didn't build off last year - Under
Wood - guy has a .87 WHIP! - OVER
LeCure/Volquez/Maloney - TBD
Masset - early struggles but is getting it together - Under
Rhodes - dude was an all-star - Over
Coco - 29/35 on saves which is ok, bad in non-save situations, definitely regressed this year - Under
Ondrusek/Smith - rookies throwing lights out - Over/Over
Herrera - didn't have the same effectiveness - Under
Owings - just being Owings - Wash
Lincoln - he just stiiinks - Wash
Bray - had higher hopes but has only thrown 11.2 innings - TBD
Overall numbers:
Wash - 6
Over - 14
Under - 6
Stubbs is really a hard one to gage what kinda expectations but i'll throw him in the Under category.
Combine this with our pre-season projected record of anywhere from 78-84 to 84-78 we are currently on pace for a 93 win season I would say we are definitely over achieving.
I am interested to see the opinions of those who agree we are overachieving and also those who think we are underachieving and why that is....


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Liberty Edged by Winthrop, 3-2
The Lady Flames fall to 1-2 in the Big South Conference and 2-8 overall with the setback. The Lady Eagles move to 2-0 in conference play and 3-4-4 overall.
Winthrop jumped on the scoreboard in the opening minutes of the contest. The first Eagle shot of the game by Katie Schrudenbach was batted away by Liberty keeper Ashley Nyholt (Fr., Brampton, Ont.). The batted ball fell at the feet of forward Chelsea White, who netted her fifth goal of the season to give Winthrop a 1-0 edge at 10:33.
After the goal, Liberty went on the attack with four shot attempts over the next 12 minutes of play, each of which sailed wide.
At 22:50, the Eagles added to their advantage. Michelle Butler picked up a loose ball at the top of the penalty area and lofted a shot over the keeper for a 2-0 edge. The marker was the midfielder's second on the year.
For the rest of the opening half, the squads exchanged shots, with no further scoring. In the 31st minute, a free kick by Maggie Woody (So., MF, Asheville, N.C.) from 20 yards out was stopped by Winthrop goalkeeper Dimitra Poulous. Later, a Brittney Bench (Sr., F, Orefield, Pa.) shot in the 36th minute forced a save by the Eagle keeper. Meanwhile, Nyholt corralled a Butler shot in the 33rd minute to prevent Winthrop from adding to its lead before intermission.
In the second half, Liberty pressured the Eagle net early. On a corner kick in the 54th minute, a shot by Amy Oberlin (Jr., MF, Ada, Mich.) got behind the Winthrop netminder and had to be cleared off the goal line by an Eagle defender to keep the Lady Flames from getting on the scoreboard.
On the counter attack, Winthrop upped its lead to 3-0 at 60:49. White fed Ashley Bader with a through ball into the penalty area for her first goal of the season.
The Lady Flames quickly cut into the deficit 54 seconds later. Midfielder Mallory Neff (Jr., Sunbury, Pa.) sent a long, bouncing shot in on the Winthrop goal, which Poulous tipped out into the penalty area. A pursuing Tanya Payne (Sr., F, Prescott, Ariz.) fired the ball past the out-of-position keeper for her second goal of the season. The marker at 70:43 cut the Liberty deficit to two at 3-1.
Over the next eight minutes, Liberty kept the pressure on the Winthrop net. A header by Suzanne Edwards (Sr., F, Waxhaw, N.C.) popped over the crossbar, while a shot off a corner kick from 20 yards by Christina McDonald (So., MF, Rosewell, Ga.) went just wide of the far post during the stretch.
At 78:40, the Lady Flames cut their deficit to a single goal. Edwards sent a crossing pass to the right side of the penalty box for Payne. The forward then dropped a pass to Bench, who fired a shot into the lower left corner of the net, to make it 3-2, Winthrop. The tally was Bench's second of the season.
In the last 10 minutes, Liberty pushed the ball deep into the Winthrop end on several occasions, forcing four corner kicks, but could not get the equalizer.
For the game, the Lady Flames outshot the Eagles, 18-6, while holding a 10-3 advantage in corner kicks.
Nyholt made two saves in the first half in the Liberty net, while Lauren Kamphuis recorded one in the second half. Poulos made four stops in the contest for Winthrop.
Liberty steps out of conference on Tuesday evening, as the Lady Flames host Southern Virginia at Liberty Soccer Field. Match time is scheduled for 7 p.m.


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There seem to be a number of people in business who are unclear on exactly what it means to make a profit. To me it's fairly simple.
Profit is money you have "left over" at the end of your job. After you have paid your rent and your utilities, after you have bought your materials and hardware and screws and sandpaper, after you have paid your help (and yourself!), and your taxes and the fees for your business license, after you have paid for your tool maintenance and sharpening and blades and special tooling needed for the job at hand, after you have covered every expense no matter how small or seemingly insignificant, after all of that, if you still have money left.
That's the profit. You can do whatever you want with the profit. Take a vacation. Pay for a second car or a rental property. Reinvest it in your business. Whatever you want. But if you need this money for anything having to do with the running of your business, it's not profit. And if this money that's left is needed for your personal expenses because you have not paid yourself a "living wage" … it's not profit.


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|Kagami Hiiragi
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|柊 かがみ
|Romaji Name
|Hiiragi Kagami
|Date of Birth
|July 7
|Blood Type
|157 cm (5 ft, 2 in)
|Shrine Maiden
|Emiri Kato
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- "You watch too much anime."
- ―Kagami to Konata
Kagami Hiiragi is one of the main characters in Lucky Star. She is the tsundere in the group and a stereotypical tsukkomi character.
Appearance and Personality
Kagami's physique is average. She has long, light purple hair tied into twin tails with brown ribbons. Unlike Tsukasa, she has sharp violet-blue eyes. Kagami is a bit egotistical and somewhat weak in common household chores, such as cooking and cleaning. She can be the straight and intolerant type. However, she is prone to become shy and lonely at times. Kagami is constantly attempting to hide the fact that she has a deep sense of attachment to her friends, especially Konata. She really does care about Konata, and is almost always willing to go places or do favors for her. Despite this, she seems to take a twisted delight in mocking Konata's smaller-than-average physique, her lack of motivation and her tendency to be a troublemaker, which usually results in Konata becoming very defensive. Kagami is usually annoyed by Konata's constant references to her otaku interests, but usually has an idea on what she is saying. Kagami is always talking about losing unwanted weight, but once she loses a few kilograms she always seems to gain them back again in the blink of an eye because of her eating habits. Konata always seems to make a joke out of it as well by offering Kagami a pocky stick or teasing her by saying her internal food alarm clock is broken. Kagami likes reading light novels unlike Konata, who is always reading manga. Kagami is a very good team leader and likes to get things done.
Kagami is Tsukasa's older twin sister and is occasionally referred to as "Kagamin" by Konata. In school, her grades are excellent because she studies very hard. When Kagami was in seventh grade she made it into Ryōō High School and was made the class president in her first year. Kagami always seems to be put in the same class as Misao Kusakabe, and Ayano Minegishi. She has been in the same class as those two since fifth grade. She is always in a different class than Konata and Tsukasa, but she frequently comes to their class during lunch time to eat with them, to the point where she is on a given name basis with their class but not with her own classmates. Kagami is often shown wishing she could be in the same class as Konata. Kagami chose the humanities course in her second year so that she could be with her, but she was separated into a different classroom; the same thing happened again in her third year. Much like Konata, Kagami likes video games, but plays a different genre than Konata: Kagami likes to play scrolling shooters. She loves to read light novels and is seen reading often with a stick of Pocky in her mouth. She is "lonely" due to no one around her sharing her interests.
Music Albums
Character song Vol. 002 Kagami Hiiragi features 4 songs performed by Kagami's voice actor, Emiri Kato. The songs are:
- Kenka Yoho no Jikan Dayo
- 100%? Nai nai nai
- In Japanese, Kagami means mirror. She was named so because in the Shinto religion, mirrors are believed to attract the gods' favor, and because old fashioned mirrors are round an resembles a well-rounded family.
- Unlike all other characters, Kagami like her sister is left handed.
- In episode 18 when Konata and her friends play the animal personality game, Kagami thinks that she would be a tiger or wolf, but Konata says that Kagami would be a rabbit because she's lonely, and that her twin tails look like rabbit ears.
- Kagami is the last main character to be introduced, since she does not appear until the second chapter of the manga.
- Kagami was also the winner of 2channel's 2008 Saimoe Tournament.
- In the anime, Kagami's favourite color is black, while in the manga (Volume 4) it is violet.
- Kagami has the same first name as the creator of Lucky Star, Kagami Yoshimizu, while her sister shares the creator's pen name, Tsukasa Suina.
- In the OVA episode, Kagami says "I want to ***** with Konata" while half asleep. the censored word is presumed to be "sleep" which could be the reason the former appears greatly embarrassed when her sister Tsukasa hears it.
|Main Characters
|Konata Izumi - Tsukasa Hiiragi - Miyuki Takara - Kagami Hiiragi - Ayano Minegishi - Misao Kusakabe - Yutaka Kobayakawa - Minami Iwasaki - Hiyori Tamura - Patricia Martin
|Minor Characters
|Sōjirō Izumi - Kanata Izumi - Yui Narumi - Tadao Hiiragi - Miki Hiiragi - Matsuri Hiiragi - Inori Hiiragi - Yukari Takara - Honoka Iwasaki - Nanako Kuroi - Hikaru Sakuraba - Hinata Miyakawa - Hikage Miyakawa - Akira Kogami
|Goldy - Cherry
|Anime Only Characters
|Minoru Shiraishi - Meito Anizawa - Daisuke Ono - Gotouza
|Manga Only Characters
|Kō Yasaka - Yamato Nagamori - Izumi Wakase - Fuyuki Amahara - Tamaki Yamanobe - Miku Busujima


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As with any piece of quality outdoor gear, your hiking boots will last longer and provide greater protection if you look after them.
Here are our tips on how to best care for your hiking boots before, during and after use.
Before hiking
When you first purchase hiking boots, it's important to wear them around the house with hiking socks until you are absolutely confident they are the right fit. Wearing them at home gives you the opportunity to spend a little time in them in case you need to go up or down a size before you venture outside.
It's also important to break-in your hiking boots by doing some short walks on hiking trails. This will help soften the leather to improve comfort and help avoid friction when you wear your boots for a longer hike. How quickly a boot takes to break in depends on the combination of sole unit and upper. Stiffer uppers and sole units provide greater stability and protection but take longer for your feet to become accustomed to.
Whether your hiking boots are waterproof or not, it's always a good idea to give new boots a water-repellent treatment before wearing them outside to help prolong the boot's life and performance.
During your multi-day hike
When you're hiking, it's important to clean your boots at the end of the day to get rid of dried mud, which can suck the moisture from leather, as well as grit and dirt, which may damage your boots if they get into the seams.
To give your boots a basic clean, first let wet and muddy boots dry naturally. Do not dry them in direct sun or by a fire, for example, as this will cause any leather or suede to shrink and stiffen-up and potentially peel away from the rand (or soul unit), and can also affect the adhesives used in some footwear. Then, brush off the dirt or gently bang the pair together to dust the dirt off. If your boots are really clogged, take out the laces to maximise drying the tongue and inside and to prevent odour.
It's also a good idea to remove the insoles at the end of the day to let them dry out too, which will help prevent odour-causing bacteria growth. Sunlight is a great deodoriser for insoles.
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After a big hiking adventure and when your boots are really dirty, give your boots a thorough clean. Removing the laces first, brush them clean and then use a cleaner to remove any ingrained contaminants, such as dirt and oils. Use a soft brush for the upper boot and a stiff brush for the sole. Again, let your boots dry naturally – away from direct heat source.
You can reduce odour build-up by rinsing the inside of your boot with lukewarm water mixed with a tiny amount of laundry detergent, but avoid soapy suds as this will affect glues and breathability of any waterproof liner in the boot.
It's a good idea to check the condition of your boots for any sign of wear and tear now, rather than just before your next hike. If you notice the suede or leather becoming scratched or looking dry, use a conditioner to maintain the suppleness of the leather to prevent cracking. Condition sparingly, as over-conditioning can be detrimental to the long-term performance of your boot.
After several wears, you may need to waterproof your boots again if you've noticed water starting to sink into the exterior layer rather than quickly beading off. If you frequently wear your boots in wet-weather conditions, you may need to apply a waterproof treatment several times a year.
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could someone tell me, just what these books are good for, stores on ship,stores in port or something else??
These are normally for things on the ship. They may be a discount off logo items in the gift shops, discount on spa treatments, match play casino, discount on wine package, etc. They come with a lot of small print so read carefully.
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Hi sailor john, just wanted to add a little. If you're looking for coupons for items in the ports, you can go to the port talks. They normally have coupons for free stuff as well as discounts at some of the stores.
They'll also run specials during port days, sometimes sea days, for spa and salon services.
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Mining Requirements Edit
Diamond ore can only be mined with a gold pickaxe or better, but increasing the tier of the pickaxe will significantly reduce the mining time. Diamond ore is considered a fairly end-game material, along with bloodstone.
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Jenny McCarthy's in no rush to find a new steady after she and Jim Carrey ended their five-year relationship earlier this year.
In May, about a month after she and Carrey, 48, announced their breakup, McCarthy was spotted making out with an unidentified man in Las Vegas; "yes, I kissed a mystery man in Vegas," she later Tweeted.
On Tuesday's Oprah Winfrey Show, McCarthy opens up about the split for the first time; Oprah even asks about the Vegas dude.
"I have been...diet dating," McCarthy, 37, says. "I'm not taking anything too serious right now."
The star adds that she wasn't bothered by Carrey's superstar level of fame: "My identification wasn't caught up on...being a celebrity's girlfriend...I did check on that, by the way...My ego's fine."
McCarthy is a single mom to Evan, her 7-year-old son with ex-husband John Asher.
"I'm a warrior mom!" she says.
Would she ever get back together with Carrey? Find out her answer in this clip (above).
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Carlton Cuse said they have no time to answer all questions but plan to explain the bird that sounds Hurley's name in the final season.
On Saturday, February 27, "Lost" took the baton from "Modern Family" that kicked off this year's Paley Festival on Friday. Several in attendance to support the sold-out panel were the show's producers, Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse as well as cast such as Terry O'Quinn, Michael Emerson, Zuleikha Robinson and Nester Carbonell.
Several spoilers came out during the panel that night, but first the team opened the discussion with a glimpse of the upcoming episode, "Sundown". Miles meets Sayid inside the temple and Sayid says he's leaving because he has been banished. Miles then tells him the truth, "They tried to save your life. You were a dead man for two hours." There's also a scene of Claire telling Dogen that "he" wants him out of the temple.
After the sneak peek, Cuse and Lindelof revealed that they were in the stage of writing the series' finale. Asked whether any last-minutes changes were made, Cuse admitted there were some adjustments to some characters but they are minor. Producers/writers Elizabeth Sarnoff, Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz meanwhile are writing and working on the penultimate episode.
Another important note is that not all questions will be answered. "We're not going to explain who The Economist is," Lindelof said about the unknown which Ben has asked Sayid to hunt for. Cuse chimed in, "There's a lot of little questioned that unfortunately we just don't have time to answer in the amount of time that we have left. Ultimately, the way we look at it is that if the characters don't care about that question, then we as storytellers don't care about that question. So, for instance, we're not going to stop in the finale and explain who the economist was who Sayid shot on the golf course."
In the next few episodes, the show will finally see an interaction between Richard and Ilana, reveal whom Jack was married to, explain Hurley and Libby's connection as well as the Hurley bird and bring back Charlie and Vincent.
The discussion was spiced with some jokes and light topics. At one point, the moderator wanted to ask "who's the best kisser?" to Evangeline Lilly, but since she was not present he switched to Emerson and asked "who's the best hitter?". To this the actor who plays punch-bag Ben said, "The younger the actor, the more inflamed the performance, the more likely they are to hit you."
There was also the idea of changing the Tom Sawyer island in Disney World to Lost Island. Lindelof said one of the rides could be a dark room where people are spun and smacked in the face. "You've just had the Lost experience!" Lindelof said with a laugh.


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It's Lea, again! I am now I on my way to Boston where I plan to indulge on some much-needed family time and some delicious donuts. Thank you all for reminding me how important it is to keep living life while I wait on a donor. (Which, btw, is an area where I have some VERY good news. Remember Ms. Claus? Perfect match! And our 28-year-old Youngin'? Well, he's not so young, actually—he's 42. But he did show up for his appointment! Things are really looking up!)
Now, on to another exciting subject: BABIES! (It just seems the right thing to talk about as I picture the remarkable Erin Zammett at home cooing over her little one.) When I was first diagnosed with CML, I was actually at my OB/GYN's office. I was there to talk to my doctor about trying to have a baby. The news I got was a little different.
Over the past 20 months, I have focused all of my attention on getting to a safe place with this disease. But as soon as this Marrow transplant comes through, I'll be getting some ridiculously high doses of chemo, which all but guarantee infertility. Oh, and another important note: a few years back I had one of my ovaries and fallopian tubes removed because of a cyst. So here I am, a 33-year-old woman who has cancer, is not responding to drug therapy, and is functioning with one ovary. But I just can't give up my dream to have a family. While my golden retriever "Kimo" (otherwise knows as the fur baby) is a fabulous substitute, my husband and I have made up our minds. We're going the IVF route.
So far, it's been great. My fertility appointments are like my "fun" appointments. My local oncologist and my fertility doctor are both at Stanford Medical, so I try to schedule the appointments on the same day. Although the two departments are across the road from one another, they feel like two totally different worlds.
Here's how my IVF is working: After I went through the initial consultation and set up, I gave myself daily injections for two and a half weeks. (We started out having my husband give me those injections but after a few bad pokes, we changed the plan.) Those daily injections were accompanied with emotional/hormonal mood swings, restricting all exercise (I love to run), and of course the "bloat" which made me feel like I had a balloon wrapped around my waist. Then came egg retrieval. I was so excited that I made it to the office early, dressed in ridiculously bright pink socks, comfy clothes and surrounded by the thoughts of little babies. A nurse escorted me into a peacefully decorated anesthesia room, with rainbows on the wall. My husband, on the other hand, was handed a small plastic cup and sent to the tiny public restroom to collect his "contribution". I've got to tell you—I felt for him. I really have married the best guy on earth!
This is not the plan that either of us had in mind. We never expected life to take us down this road, but it did. So we handle the situation in the best way we know now. Today, I handle it by thinking of the 26 little "Morrison Popsicles" that sit at the hospital, waiting for a cancer free day to be brought to life. I also handle it by looking to people like Erin, who fight this disease and live inspired, inspiring lives. (And today, I also handle it by indulging in a little Chocolate Munchkin' Therapy!) Thanks for listening, guys! I'll speak to you again soon!


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