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VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. — U.S. leaders monitored the progress of Libyan rebel forces as they moved on Tripoli and pounded on the doorstep of leader Muammar Qadhafi's home base Sunday.
"Qadhafi's days are numbered," a State Department spokeswoman said Sunday. "If Qadhafi cared about the welfare of the Libyan people, he would step down now."
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President Barack Obama told reporters Sunday night: "We're going to wait until we have full confirmation of what has happened. I'll make a statement when we do."
The White House said Obama was briefed Sunday morning on the latest developments by counterterrorism adviser John Brennan and heard reports from U.S. teams on the ground in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta also received updates on the rapidly unfolding situation.
Associated Press reporters with the Libyan rebels said they moved easily Sunday from the western outskirts of Tripoli into the regime stronghold. A rebel leader said the unit in charge of protecting Qadhafi had surrendered and joined the revolt.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said, "Clearly the offensive for Tripoli is under way." She said Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton are being briefed regularly, and the U.S. is in close communication with rebels' Transitional National Council.
For the past two days, senior U.S. diplomats have had intensive discussions with the Libyan opposition, and with European and NATO allies, about the evolving situation. The U.S. ambassador to NATO, Ivo Daalder, and the top American diplomat for Europe, Philip Gordon, have been consulting with their counterparts.
Assistant Secretary of State Jeffrey Feltman, the top American diplomat for the Mideast, returned to Cairo on Sunday after two days in Benghazi, the de facto capital for the rebels. On Saturday, while in Benghazi, Feltman warned that "the best-case scenario is for Qadhafi to step down now … that's the best protection for civilians."
Nuland said Feltman's trip underscores continuing U.S. efforts to encourage the rebels "to maintain broad outreach across all segments of Libyan society and to plan for post-Qadhafi Libya."
U.S. officials are poised to assist the opposition as the country moves toward democracy, although it wasn't clear Sunday how close such a transition might be.
Still, some lawmakers jumped to claim a rebel victory in the 6-month-old civil war. Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, wrote on Twitter: "Great wishes of hope for people of Libya. You won the civil war; all the best on winning the peace! Bless Libya's patriots."
Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) issued a statement calling the end of Qadhafi's rule "a victory for the Libyan people and for the broader cause of freedom in the Middle East and throughout the world."
But the GOP senators also criticized Obama's handling of the uprising. "Americans can be proud of the role our country has played … but we regret that this success was so long in coming due to the failure of the United States to employ the full weight of our airpower," they said.


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Gene mutation a factor in women's cancer risk
A MUTATION in a certain gene linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer could help with prevention measures, research has found.
A team of researchers led by the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) found that mutations in a gene called PPM1D is linked to an increased risk of the two cancers.
Women with PPM1D mutations have a 20pc chance of developing breast or ovarian cancer – double the breast cancer risk and more than 10 times the ovarian cancer risk of women in the general population. However, the discovery could help with genetic testing and prevention in particular for ovarian cancer, which is often diagnosed at an advanced stage.
The study, published in the journal 'Nature' this week, said that PPM1D seems to be working in a completely different way to other genes known to increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer, such as BRCA1 and BRCA2.
Study leader Professor Nazneen Rahman, head of genetics at the ICR and head of the cancer genetics clinical unit at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, said: "This is one of our most interesting and exciting discoveries. The results could also be useful in the clinic, particularly for ovarian cancer."
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Check out this excellent Plywood RasPi (or "PlyPi") shared with us by Stephen:
So small, and yet so full of potential. Certainly doesn't come with any instruction manual but there's plenty of opinion floating about online (and in forums a lot less scary than Mumsnet). This is my baby. And I'm already so so proud…
So here we have it – 3mm plywood layers cut carefully on my rusting, aged scroll saw. Honestly, it shook so much I expected it to fall apart. I will hopefully upgrade the machine at some point which would make the whole thing easier (poor cutting depth meant I could only cut one layer at a time). The eight layers were split 3/5 and glued to form the top and bottom. I 'temporarily' glued the two layers together with Tesco own brand pritt stick, only to find afterwards that it was the strongest glue in the world! With the case in one block I was able to sand it down to even up my poor cutting and, after drilling the four bolt holes, finish to 400grit. It was then (eventually) split into the two halves and coated with sanding sealer and wax to keep it looking as natural as possible. In the original design I'd been thinking about a flower press and had intended to use wing nuts on top. However when I fitted some temporary (too short at 25mm) machine screws, I was rather taken with the look. So the case was finished with 30mm M4 stainless button head bolts with stainless washers and dome head bolts (which then acted as feet). It's easy to undo the dome heads with your fingers and then gain access to the Pi.
Close-ups of nuts and bolts and an image showing the split PlyPi and fixings. I had thought about leaving a hole to view the LEDs, but as my initial use will be less experimental (globally speaking – it's pretty experimental to me!) I don't see this as a great problem. As it is, I like the simplicity. Frankly I think it's prettier than anything Apple could do.
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John Partridge is returning to EastEnders in the aftermath of Lucy Beale's murder.
The 42-year-old will reprise his role as Christian Clarke "for a short stint" on the show for the funeral scenes which have just begun shooting.
Viewers will see Christian pay his respects and support his elder sister Jane Beale (Laurie Brett) who was Lucy's stepmother.
It is the first time John has been seen in the show since leaving in November 2012 when Marc Elliott, who played his on-screen partner Syed Masood, decided to quit.
He previously dismissed any possible return, telling Metro: "I'm out of it forever. I didn't get killed or anything. We both left to lead a much better life out of the Square."
Lucy (Hetti Bywater) will be killed off in a whodunnit storyline set to run up until the show's 30th anniversary in February 2015 when the identity of the killer will be revealed.
New pictures released of the funeral, which airs in May, show mourners including her father Ian (Adam Woodyatt), brothers Peter (Ben Hardy) and Bobby (Rory Stroud) and sister Cindy Junior (Mimi Keene) gathering at the church to say their goodbyes.
Since leaving EastEnders, John has returned to his stage roots. He portrayed Zach in the West End revival of A Chorus Line and has been playing the Prince in a pantomime production of Snow White And The Seven Dwarves, a role he will reprise in the 2014/2015 season.


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GOLF; Reality Series Alumnus Seeks Biggest Break of All
By DAMON HACK
Published: July 18, 2006
There are crow's feet forming near the eyes of Warren Bladon, eyes that have guided him through odd jobs and dark pubs.
There was a stint laying tiles for a friend's plumbing company and another tending bar and totaling up receipts. There was a marriage, the birth of a daughter, and a divorce. There has been golf, sometimes at a high level, and there has been drifting.
''I'm a professional golfer in the loosest term,'' Bladon, who is from Coventry, England, said Monday at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, where he will compete in the British Open, which begins Thursday. ''I've had loads of highs and loads of lows. It's not been very steady.''
At age 40, Bladon is getting another chance on one of golf's largest stages after living a vagabond existence. Among the wealthy and the suntanned here, Bladon brings well-worn hands to this championship, hands that have failed to bring him sustained success in golf.
Since winning the British Amateur championship in 1996 at Turnberry, Bladon has played golf around the world, only to put down his clubs at times because of financial burdens or a loss of interest. During his 20's, he quit the game for five years.
At the 1997 Masters, during a practice round with Jack Nicklaus, Bladon walked off the course after nine holes because he said he was tired. Nicklaus, 57 at the time, wound up tying for 39th. Bladon, who was roughly half Nicklaus's age, missed the cut.
Last year, Bladon appeared on the Golf Channel reality series ''The Big Break IV,'' where he fell short of winning a batch of 2006 European Tour exemptions. He found a new job working at a picture-framing company; the pay was $11.50 an hour. With the bills coming nonstop, Bladon said he could not even afford to pay the 110-pound entry fee, or $196, into the British Open regional qualifier earlier this month. His companion used a credit card and offered some tough love.
''She said, 'On one condition, that you practice a little bit, so at least you give yourself a good chance of getting through the first stage,' '' Bladon said. ''One-hundred ten pounds for a round of golf is a lot of money.''
Bladon advanced to the local final qualifier in Conwy, North Wales, shot rounds of 70 and 72 and gained one of 12 spots into the British Open out of more than 300 finalists.
''I was a little surprised because they are decent players,'' Bladon said. ''You always think your score is never low enough, and it was.''
Bill Nicolson, one of Bladon's friends, said that Bladon should have been playing in the British Open every year and not making his third appearance after missing the cut in 1996 and 1997.
Instead, Bladon has traveled the world and put away his share of beers while keeping an on-again, off-again relationship with the concept of practice, Nicolson said in a telephone interview. When the 6-foot-3 Bladon steps on a scale, the dial reads 18 1/2 stone, or about 260 pounds.
''He's a natural talent who probably never performed to his full ability,'' said Nicolson, who captained and played with Bladon in Warwickshire County tournaments. ''He enjoys life. He's like a lot of people who enjoy a drink. He could sometimes be on the wrong thing of something at the end of the night, but he doesn't go looking for trouble.''
David Howell of England, who is this season's leading money winner on the European Tour, also recalled Bladon as a gifted player who has struggled to stay on top of his game.
''As you see him is how he is,'' Howell said Monday. ''At the end of the day, he's a normal guy who likes a beer and is trying to make a living.''
Bladon is beginning to gray at the temples, his opportunities for building a life through golf beginning to fade. He calls the game his passion and his dream, but he has also turned his back on it.
At Royal Liverpool, Bladon said he would grip it and rip it, echoing the words of John Daly, another rotund golfer who has seen hard times.
Bladon said it was not too late to make a life out of golf, to grasp an opportunity after the pubs and the picture frames and the plumbing on call.
''I want to come off the course knowing that I haven't been overcome by it and just control myself and hit the right shot at the right time,'' he said. ''And if I do that, then I'll be happy.''
Tiger Woods, the defending champion, is scheduled to tee off Thursday at 2:09 p.m. local time (or 9:09 a.m. Eastern) alongside Nick Faldo, a six-time major champion, and Shingo Katayama. They will begin play Friday at 3:58 a.m. Eastern. Phil Mickelson, bidding for his first British Open title, is scheduled to tee off Thursday at 4:20 a.m. Eastern with Darren Clarke and Yasuharu Imano. They will play Friday at 9:31 a.m.
Photo: Warren Bladon, who calls himself a ''professional golfer in the loosest term,'' qualified to play in the British Open. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)


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Attempting protocol discovery on single port – Most protocols use no flow control, one using RTS/CTS. Each protocol attempts connection, fails (because far end device turned off), then tries next protocol.
Test involves letting discovery fail through multiple cycles (ie test all available protocols) then eventually turn on device and see it get discovered when it's protocol cycles back around.
HOWEVER... test failed before first cycle completed, because first protocol using CTS/RTS flow control (via FlowControl.RTSCTS_OUT parameter to SerialAddress constructor) is the last one to successfully open the serial port.
While the protocol with RTS/CTS works (in that it properly fails), the next, and all following, protocols fail immediately as the port throws a PortInUseException on open attempt.
Changing FlowControl.RTSCTS_OUT to FlowControl.NONE makes this test run fine. It also, however, breaks that particular protocol because the far end device expects flow control that it does not see.
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Rats.... I see RC1 is out and does not include anything similar to:
Index: transport-serial/src/main/java/org/apache/mina/transport/serial/SerialSessionImpl.java
— transport-serial/src/main/java/org/apache/mina/transport/serial/SerialSessionImpl.java (revision 825265)
+++ transport-serial/src/main/java/org/apache/mina/transport/serial/SerialSessionImpl.java (working copy)
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
import gnu.io.SerialPort;
import gnu.io.SerialPortEvent;
import gnu.io.SerialPortEventListener;
+import gnu.io.UnsupportedCommOperationException;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
@@ -292,6 +293,11 @@
+ try{ // Turn flow control off right before close to avoid deadlock + port.setFlowControlMode(SerialPort.FLOWCONTROL_NONE); + }
catch (UnsupportedCommOperationException e){ + ExceptionMonitor.getInstance().exceptionCaught(e); + }
synchronized (readReadyMonitor) {
Any hope it'll land in RC2 ?? It does fix a known deadlock.
Woo hoo! A work around!!
private class SerialIoProcessor ... {
public void remove(SerialSessionImpl session)
The port.close() call is where my code dead locks.
catch (UnsupportedCommOperationException e){ System.out.println("Failed clearing flow control for close! " + e); }
Directly BEFORE the port.close() call stops the deadlock. Port gets reused by next device whether hardware flow control is turned on or off.
Any chance of getting something like this into the official code stream ???
Tracked it further down and it left the Mina library..... RXTX's gnu.io.CommPort.close() is not returning. I'm wondering if flow control is making it wait for some recognition from the far end that it's ready to be closed ( ie assuming there's something out there that isn't )...
Cleaned up my code and the re-discovery now won't happen until the session.close() has completed.
Now the heart of the problem is very apparent.... and still only happens on Windows machines with hardware flow control turned on.
After an IoSession (session) has been opened using hardware flow control ( Said driver sending a one-character command "V" and timing out with no response ), the
call never returns, and the thread making the call is never heard from again. Now no further attempts are made to open the port (just time out & watchdog threads chugging); but when they were, they were getting PortInUseExceptions – now quite predictably.
I turn off the hardware flow control on the first driver (does not match the device on the port) and restart my program – the first device times out, the second device opens the port, sees data it recognizes, and everything's golden.
Turn hardware flow control back on for the first device (property file setting) & restart – first device times out, then fails to close. The main thread hangs in session.close(true) and never returns.
I can go back and forth at will and control the problem with my flow control setting for the non-matching driver (which will always time out).
I've done the beginnings of a track through session.close(). It could block indefinitely based on synchronized () blocks based on AbstractIoSession.lock [ AbstractIoSession.close() ] or DefaultIoFuture.lock [ DefaultIoFuture.isDone() ] – neither of these blocks is logged, so there's no easy way to tell which we might be blocking on.
Found out a little bit more today ...
The problem does appear to be happening in the session.close process. And it's apparently two-fold, with issues both in our code and in the Mina layer.
First our code, which I'm looking at ways to fix, has several threads making things happen and shortly after one invalidates the connection and closes the port, a different thread attempts discovery on the next device which re-opens the port.
The second thread is not synchronized with the first and is attempting to open the port before the CloseFuture from session.close() has completed.
HOWEVER ... the root problem is that the code:
CloseFuture cf = session.close(true); // session is an IoSession
cf.await(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
Doesn't work. As far as I can tell, because the session.close(true) method has not returned.
Found out a little bit more today ...
The problem does appear to be happening in the session.close process. And it's apparently two-fold, with issues both in our code and in the Mina layer.
First our code, which I'm looking at ways to fix, has several threads making things happen and shortly after one invalidates the connection and closes the port, a different thread attempts discovery on the next device which re-opens the port.
The second thread is not synchronized with the first and is attempting to open the port before the CloseFuture from session.close() has completed.
HOWEVER ... the root problem is that the code:
I added this test into our code – prior to the first port discovery attempt:
try{ logger.info("HFCtest -- Opening port via RXTX w/ Datex parameters"); CommPortIdentifier portId = CommPortIdentifier.getPortIdentifier(address.getName()); SerialPort serialPort = (SerialPort) portId.open("Demo application", 5000); serialPort.setSerialPortParams(19200, SerialPort.DATABITS_8, SerialPort.STOPBITS_1, SerialPort.PARITY_EVEN); logger.info(" Setting hardware flow control"); serialPort.setFlowControlMode(SerialPort.FLOWCONTROL_RTSCTS_IN+SerialPort.FLOWCONTROL_RTSCTS_OUT); logger.info(" Port is open. Holding 5 seconds"); Thread.sleep(5000); logger.info(" Closing port and continuing"); serialPort.close(); }
catch (NoSuchPortException e){ logger.error("getPortIdentifier failure", e); }
catch (PortInUseException e){ logger.error("open failure", e); }
catch (UnsupportedCommOperationException e){ logger.error("setSerialPortParams() or setFlowControlMode() failure", e); }
catch (InterruptedException e){ logger.error("Sleep interrupted", e); }
My logs show the port being opened, hardware flow control being set, the 5-second pause, and the port being closed again. None of the catch clauses above is executed.
Discovery then proceeds normally with Flow control NONE devices and everything works fine.
Add in even one Hardware flow control (RTSCTS_IN_OUT) and the port is flagged "in use" on all subsequent attempts.
I have switched device drivers around – took a previously proven non-flow controlled device driver and set it to use hardware flow control – the results are exactly the same.
Once Mina opens a Windows serial port with hardware flow control, the port cannot be re-used until the program is exited and restarted.
Look like it's a RXTX problem. You should try to write a minimal RXTX program, open the port with HW flow control.
Retested with
DIRMINA-740 fixes. Unfortunately no change was detected.
Once a given COM port has been opened with hardware flow control, all future attempts to open it fail with a PortInUseException.
This behaviour is ONLY seen on Windows [ XP?] systems – same tests on Linux systems work as expected.
From our application log (whitespace added for legibility):
2009-10-13 11:43:37,156 [PM.1_COM5] INFO MonitorSupport - Opening session to port [COM5] from [WelchAllyn]
^^^^^ Matches our ConnectFuture cf = ioc.connect(address) call
2009-10-13 11:43:42,421 [PM.1_COM5] INFO MonitorSupport - Not connected after 5 seconds. Canceling connect.
^^^^^ After cf.await() times out, cf.isConnected() returned false
2009-10-13 11:43:42,421 [PM.1_COM5] ERROR MonitorSupport - Exception [PortInUseException] on open.
cf.getException().getClass().getSimpleName() ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
vvvvvvv This is cf.getException()'s stack trace
gnu.io.PortInUseException: Apache MINA
at gnu.io.CommPortIdentifier.open(CommPortIdentifier.java:452)
at org.apache.mina.transport.serial.SerialConnector.initializePort(SerialConnector.java:155)
at org.apache.mina.transport.serial.SerialConnector.connect0(SerialConnector.java:94)
at org.apache.mina.core.service.AbstractIoConnector.connect(AbstractIoConnector.java:262)
at org.apache.mina.core.service.AbstractIoConnector.connect(AbstractIoConnector.java:172)
at com.merge.frontiers.physio.monitors.MonitorSupport.open(MonitorSupport.java:330)
at com.merge.frontiers.physio.monitors.MonitorSupport.open(MonitorSupport.java:453)
at com.merge.frontiers.physio.framework.PortManager.establishConnection(PortManager.java:416)
at com.merge.frontiers.physio.framework.PortManager.tryOne(PortManager.java:351)
at com.merge.frontiers.physio.framework.PortManager.run(PortManager.java:244)
The port opening failure with RTSCTS_OUT is not happening on my Linux computer
Can you create me a test case, or try to extract the rxtx error/exception in SerialSessionImpl.java open method ?
Trying to put MINA logs in DEBUG level can worth a try too.
Yes, for each discovery attempt I open the session, (usually) send a request, (always) wait to see some data, try to parse it.
If either no data appears (timeout) or data appears that I cannot parse, I close the port, sleep a couple seconds and repeat the process with the next protocol.
The protocol list is circular. Eventually (given the nothing's out there scenario) each port times out for each protocol and tries them all again and again. One of our "smoke tests" is to stay in this state for awhile and then turn on external devices and see them get discovered.
The first time a protocol using hardware flow control is attempted, it operates normally (ie displays no errors other than time out). BUT the next protocol attempt (and every one thereafter) fails with the PortInUseException.
This MIGHT mean that the hardware flow controlled protocol's close() method failed; causing the subsequent exceptions.
Oh, almost forgot to add!
I have changed the order of the protocols around and turned on & off the hardware flow control to confirm that it all works fine with no flow control anywhere and breaks after the first protocol requiring hardware flow control.
you tried to .close the session after the sucessfull opening ? if no, it's normaly you got a port in use execption


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Chris Pontius thought he knew how to run.
And that seems obvious, given a glittering college career at UC Santa Barbara, the success he enjoyed in his first professional campaign with D.C. United last year and the US National Team call-up that followed in January.
But a persistent hamstring problem has insisted otherwise, sidetracking his season and forcing him to re-learn one of the most basic tools at a player's disposal.
What started out as a seemingly pedestrian knock in the US camp has subsequently proven to be symptomatic of a deeper issue, one that led to a serious strain in United's 2-0 loss to Chicago on April 17, robbing the Black-and-Red of one of their most dynamic attackers and prompting a deeper inquest by a training staff dismayed by the team's outbreak of hamstring injuries.
"We've noticed this from day one, that when he opens up and hits his stride, he's a very upright runner and he stops attacking the ground with his quads and kicks back, which is all hamstrings," explained Randy Rocha, D.C.'s head strength and conditioning coach. "So we're trying to change his mechanics.
"It's tough because you have a successful athlete like that that's done something his entire life a certain way. He's still young, but he's not getting younger. We tend to see these issues come about in their playing careers, and they don't heal as quickly as they used to."
The problem has deep roots. Since high school, Pontius has dealt with a recurring case of piraformis syndrome, an irritation of the nerves running in and around the area where the hamstring and gluteus muscles connect to the body's core. So he's spent the last month not only healing, but also trying to doctor his biomechanics to ensure a long-term solution – a truly difficult task.
"Yeah, it's a challenge because you've been doing something for 23 years of your life, so it's hard to change," said Pontius. "But I obviously need to change. I've had hamstring problems before so we had to stay on top of things. If you're thinking about it too much then you're not thinking about the game, obviously, but it's just repetition. The more repetition I get in of the right mechanics, then it'll come along eventually."
The Californian finally rejoined team training sessions this week and slotted in rapidly, a pleasant surprise for player and coaches alike.
"He looks sharp technically, which is a little surprising for being out for a while," D.C. assistant coach Kris Kelderman said on Wednesday. "Physically, he looks pretty good so we're excited about it."
United have keenly missed Pontius' work rate and versatility and though he is some distance short of full fitness, he's made the traveling squad for this weekend's trip to Houston. Kelderman nonetheless preached caution about Pontius' return.
"Prior to really hurting himself badly, that was a nagging injury and we want to be careful that we don't bring him back too quick so it's a step backwards," he added. "So we've got to be real smart with him make sure that when he steps on the field, he's ready to go full tilt."
As Rocha noted, "there are no quick fixes" for someone in Pontius' situation, but he hopes he can learn from his injury struggles and resume his integral role in the D.C. attack.
"I've been inside for long and to actually be out running and playing with these guys now feels good," Pontius said. "I'm very excited about it."


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Delinda Lombardo 8 a.m., Nov. 21
San Diego If state assemblyman Joe Coto has been looking particularly relaxed lately, maybe some credit should go to East County's Barona Indians, who anted up $105 for a massage he received while at the Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino on March 23. According to a lobbying disclosure statement filed by the tribe last month, Adriana Ruelas, the San Jose Democrat's chief of staff, also partook of a free rubdown; hers was worth $95. Minnie Santillan, Coto's legislative director, got an $85 facial. Both Coto and his former colleague Richard Alarcón, who left the assembly in March to take a seat on the Los Angeles City Council, got an "in-room Amenity -- Chocolate Covered Strawberries," worth $28.50.
Barona has also been up to some presidential politics, giving $1000 to Barack Obama's campaign on March 23. In addition, the tribe contributed $2500 to Montana Democratic senator Max Baucus, $1000 to Illinois Democratic senator Richard Durbin, and $1000 to California GOP congressman Devin Nunes. ... State politicos who get hungry for a free meal can always count on Sempra Energy, owner of San Diego Gas & Electric, among other ventures, to pick up the tab. In March, South Bay GOP assemblywoman Shirley Horton and chief of staff Nancy Taffet chowed down at the Oceanaire Seafood Room, downtown's gourmet fish house, for a total tab of $90.71. In February, Verizon, the big phone company, shelled out $42.65 for Democratic state senator Christine Kehoe, a loyal friend of the telecom industry, to dine at Sacramento's Lucca Restaurant. Pacific Gas & Electric paid $11.62 each for February "refreshments" consumed by Del Mar GOP assemblyman George Plescia and chief of staff Shaun Flanigan at the DarkHorse Golf Club in Auburn, a Sacramento suburb.
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Kumon Frome is Ofsted registered and we are able to accept childcare vouchers as a result. For more information on the childcare vouchers we accept, please do contact us via the contact information above.
The centre, which is based in the heart of the St Catherine's district of Frome, has been running since 2007.
There is a waiting area at the centre, although many parents prefer to take advantage of the text alert service available, which allows children to be dropped off and then the parent is informed by text when they are to be collected. There is a separate area in the centre for reading aloud, oral maths testing and supporting younger children.
Kumon welcomes children of all ages and abilities, whether they require further support to succeed academically or are seeking an additional challenge so they can fulfil their potential. We currently have students ranging in age from pre-schoolers to adult learners. All are working on an individualised programme towards targets which allow them to excel.
The unique Kumon Maths and English Programmes pursue the potential of each child by developing confident, independent learners through individualised, advanced study.
Similar to other tuition providers the Kumon programmes focus on essential academic skills, but we go one step further by developing a child's independent study skills, needed for school, university, employment and all other aspects of adult life.
At the Frome Study Centre, the Instructor is supported by five fully trained class assistants, including an experienced Senior Assistant. This allows all students to be supported one-to-one when they first enrol, to be observed at every class in order to actively build their study skills and to develop the confidence to reach their potential.


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Report: This Is Terry Francona's New 20-Something Girlfriend [UPDATE: Nope!]
A few months back, the Boston Globe wrote, more or less, that deposed Red Sox manager Terry Francona spent the 2011 season popping pills and wallowing in the wreckage of his failed marriage. The paper said he lived in a hotel all year.


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Steelers vs. Vikings Free Pick
WEMBLEY STADIUM, LONDON (The Spread) – The Vikings and Steelers will square off at Wembley Stadium today at 1:00PM ET in London. Will Minnesota cover with Matt Cassel under center?
NFL Odds: According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Steelers are 3-point favorites over the Vikings, while the over/under total is currently sitting at 41.5 points. Both teams are currently winless on the season at 0-3, respectively.
Line Movement: The Steelers opened as 1-point favorites but the line has been bet up to 3 at most online sports books. As for the total, it opened at 39.5 and has been bet up to 41.5 at most books.
Public Betting: Of the wagers currently placed on this game, 51% of NFL public bettors currently favor the Steelers. This information is subject to change leading up to kickoff, however, so make sure you click on the link provided for the most up-to-date NFL public betting numbers.
NFL Free Pick: Take Pittsburgh. According to latest NFL trends, the Steelers are 4-0 against the spread in their last four games following a double-digit loss at home, while the Vikings are 3-8-1 ATS in their last 12 games in Week 4. Don't look for Cassel to make much of a difference for a Minnesota offense that has been highly inconsistent through the first three weeks of the season. We can't see the Steelers falling to 0-4 with the veteran talent that they have on both sides of the ball. Look for Ben Roethlisberger to put together his best performance of the year, and for Dick LeBeau's defense to finally put together a decent game.
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A soft blanket can produce two types of warmth. The kind that surrounds you on a chilly night, and the kind that comes from the hearts of our special volunteers and supporters. Thanks to a recent soft and snuggly donation, wish children at the Village will be able to experience both.
Pat Dennett is the proud owner of P's and Q's Quilt Shop in Haines City, Florida. After receiving a large amount of excess flannel, Pat began making children's quilts for the purpose of donating them to Give Kids The World. Pat knew that this venture would be tedious so she began assembling fabric kits that her customers and students could take home and return when complete.
The compassionate spirits of Pat's customers shined through as many were eager to help assemble the quilts. One customer, Maxine Bednarz, created over twenty for the cause. The 40-inch by 40-inch quilts were each stitched with love and care by far the largest amount of quilts P's and Q's Quilt Shop has ever donated at once.
Within a few months, Pat had accumulated over 90 quilts for Give Kids The World with a variety of colorful designs including sunflowers, cowboy boots and bowling pins. Marilyn, the Village's cherished Gift Giving Angel, traveled to Haines City to retrieve this donation. The Village can now use these unique tokens of warmth for Gift Giving personalization and so much more.
P's and Q's Quilt Shop is already planning out how they can get their community involved in another round of quilt donations.
Thank you, Pat, for your kindness and generosity. Your efforts will bring added warmth to the Village while making our villas feel more like home for our special guests.


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May 4th, 2006 Author: Obituaries Filed Under: Obituaries
Doris Marie Smith, 86, of Milford, died April 27.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Ethel Beckelheimer.
She is survived by her daughters Iona, Joyce, Dora, Mary, and Connie; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
A graveside service and interment was held May 1 at the Mt. Orab Cemetery.


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cimetidine (cont.)
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking cimetidine (Tagamet, Tagamet HB)?
Heartburn can be confused with early symptoms of heart attack. Seek emergency medical attention if you have chest pain or heavy feeling, dizziness, pain spreading to the arm or shoulder, sweating, nausea or vomiting, and a general ill feeling.
Taking cimetidine may make you more susceptible to virus that causes pneumonia. You may be more likely to develop pneumonia if you have certain health problems.
Ask a doctor or pharmacist if it is safe for you to take cimetidine if you have:
Cimetidine is in the FDA pregnancy category B. This means that it is not expected to be harmful to an unborn baby. Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
Cimetidine passes into breast milk, and may be harmful to a nursing baby. Do not take cimetidine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
Do not give this medicine to a child younger than 16 years old unless your doctor has told you to.
How should I take cimetidine (Tagamet, Tagamet HB)?
Use this medication exactly as directed on the label, or as your doctor has prescribed it for you. Do not use more of the medication than recommended. Do not use the medication for longer than recommended.
Cimetidine is usually taken with meals or at bedtime.
Take this medicine with a full glass of water.
To be sure you get the correct dose of the oral solution (liquid), measure the liquid with a marked measuring spoon or medicine cup, not with a regular table spoon. If you do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist for one.
Do not stop taking cimetidine without first talking to your doctor. It may take up to 8 weeks for an ulcer to heal.
Your ulcer may take longer to heal if you smoke cigarettes.
Store cimetidine at room temperature away from moisture, heat, and light.
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