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2012 Volkswagen Passat: Germany's take on a big-ol' American car
An earthquake recently cracked the Washington Monument. Billionaire Warren Buffett wants to pay more taxes. Volkswagen is building a big-ol' American car.
If you're a believer in the apocalypse, this may be a good time to replenish the canned chili in your Y2K bunkers.
But whether or not you think it foretells of the end of days, VW's all-new 2012 Passat is the car they've never built for a segment they've never appreciated.
Until now.
The midsize class now holds Volkswagen's attention because it wants to be the world's No. 1 automaker by 2018. Because Americans buy piles of midsize cars, at the rate of about 250,000 a month, VW sees gold in them thar hills.
But to be successful, the 2012 Passat has to stand out among such sales-chart luminaries as the Toyota Camry, Nissan Altima, Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata, Ford Fusion and Chevrolet Malibu.
Its base price of $19,995 is a good starting point, especially since the Passat you get for this price is well-constructed and nicely masks the fact that VW had to cut costs judiciously to hit that target.
One has only to look at the company's smaller Jetta sedan that was redesigned last year to see that the strategy can work. That car was critically panned, but consumers responded to the lower base price, and so far the Jetta has been a sales success.
So you can bet your canned chili that VW is hoping American consumers take to the Passat with similar gusto.
The company's devotion to this goal can't be understated. For the first time in the Passat's history, the U.S. market gets its own version, which is built in an all-new, $1-billion plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. The rest of the world gets a smaller and more expensive Passat similar to the one we used to see on our shores.
It would seem that VW wised up to the fact that we Americans like our cars like we like our buckets of chicken or pallets of toilet paper: big and cheap. And this Passat is red, white and blue to its core.
The 2012 car's length and wheelbase are each four inches longer than the outgoing model. This growth means the Passat's rear legroom, trunk space and interior space rival or beat its peers.
Not only does the Passat have the space to take a family of five eating-contest enthusiasts home from the state fair, but it also offers them an appreciable amount of comfort when doing so. Occupants of the Passat will be impressed by the quality they are getting for their dollars.
The seats are wide and yielding, and surfaces like the dashboard and armrests are reassuringly pliable. Road, wind and tire noise are all but banished from the interior. As with the rest of the car, the construction of the cabin is first-rate, although the design and layout on lower-end models reflect a conservatism that almost topples into austerity.
Which might be expected on a car with the Passat's base price. Except there's more to that price than meets the eye. Literally.
When the ads for the 2012 Passat start tickling the airwaves, you'll probably hear a big fuss about that $19,995 starting price. It's sure to draw curious VW neophytes into a showroom they might not have otherwise considered. But once they're there, they'll learn about the additional $770 destination fee and the fact that this price is only for Passats with the five-speed manual transmission.
Because most Americans are as likely to get a manual transmission as they are a recreational root canal, the cheapest Passat that's actually relevant to consumers is the $23,460 Passat 2.5 S.
This model adds a six-speed automatic transmission and alloy wheels to the advertised car's standard dual-zone climate control, Bluetooth, steering-wheel-mounted stereo controls and that pesky destination charge.
The $24,495 Passat 2.5 SE piles on 17-inch alloy wheels, leatherette seats, power driver's seat, and a touch-screen audio system. The automatic transmission is an additional $1,100.
The upmarket 2.5 SEL trim starts at $29,165 and includes the automatic transmission, a navigation system, leather seats, keyless entry, a premium stereo system made by Fender (of guitar and amplifier fame), and wood-grain trim.
As you may have guessed, the 2.5 in these cars' monikers refers to the base engine in the Passat. It's a 2.5-liter, five-cylinder unit that's borrowed from the Jetta and produces 170 horsepower and 177 pound-feet of torque.
Although it's a highlight of the Jetta, when it's powering the larger Passat, it tends to get overwhelmed. It's remarkably refined and quiet, but the power deficiency is tedious when entering the freeway or passing. Fortunately some of these doldrums are relieved by putting the automatic transmission into sport mode.
Otherwise the Passat's complacent road manners err on the soft side — once the curse of American cars. Perhaps it really is a sign of the apocalypse when a Volkswagen handles like a Buick.
Volkswagen doesn't yet have the EPA fuel economy figures for the Passat 2.5, but in more than 440 miles of testing a preproduction 2.5 SEL, I averaged 25.2 miles per gallon.
If you're looking for more power or efficiency, VW has you covered. A 3.6-liter V-6 will be available, and it puts out 280 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. Figure on an additional $3,000 to $3,300 for this engine.
Also available when the Passat goes on sale this month will be a 2-liter turbo diesel, good for 140 horsepower and 236 pound-feet of torque. Volkswagen estimates that this engine will get 43 mpg on the highway. This engine will add about $2,300 to the 2.5 pricing.
All Passats come with a three-year, 36,000-mile warranty, which also includes no-charge maintenance for the duration. This is a nice touch, but keep in mind, automakers like Hyundai, Kia and Chevrolet offer powertrain warranties for up to 100,000 miles.
Unfortunately there's nothing in the warranty that mentions what buyers should do when they get maddeningly tired of how the Passat looks. Which should take about a week.
Boring is an understatement. Watching a C-SPAN marathon of transportation reauthorization roundtables — on mute — is more exciting than looking at this car.
The Passat is unoriginal to the point where one wonders whether designers lost the plans for the Passat, then grabbed a photo of the Jetta and said, "Magnify that by 20."
Still, the Jetta is selling like crazy, so maybe we're less automotively vain than I thought.
If so, the Passat could be poised to grab a solid slice of America's midsize-car pie. While dull to look at and a bit lazy on the road, the car is comfortable, well-made and competitively priced.
All that from a German automaker? Apocalypse indeed.
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Fast Food Health Halos
From oatmeal to smoothies, many nutritious-sounding menu items are actually packed with calories, fat, sugar, and sodium. Don't fall for these surprising fast-food health traps.
When New York Times blogger Mark Bittman recently attacked McDonald's oatmeal — an innocent-sounding healthy menu offering — for its high sugar content and unpronounceable ingredients, it made us question all the other supposedly good-for-you items on fast food and chain restaurant menus. We asked Diane Henderiks, RD, a nutritionist at dishwithdiane.com, for the skinny on the most popular menu items with undeserved health halos — and how to place a savvier order.
In theory, oatmeal is an ideal breakfast — you can't go wrong with whole grains and blood sugar-steadying fiber. But some super-sized fast food versions contain added sugar and excessive calories. McDonald's Fruit and Maple version, for example, packs 290 calories and 32 grams of sugar. Jamba Juice's Berry Cherry Pecan Oatmeal has 340 calories and 27 grams of sugar.
Order smarter: Watch for high-calorie toppings. Skip the brown sugar to shave off empty calories, and stick with filling fruits and nuts.
A seemingly smart snack pick — with a healthy dose of protein and calcium — yogurt isn't necessarily so at Starbucks, where a Strawberry and Blueberry Yogurt Parfait, a combo of vanilla yogurt, sweetened strawberries, and vanilla granola, contains 300 calories, 60 grams of carbs, and 39 grams of sugar. That's almost like eating an oversized bagel. A small Vanilla Yogurt with Blueberries from Au Bon Pain has 220 calories and 32 grams of sugar.
Order smarter: You're best off stashing store-bought yogurt in your desk at work than ordering the fast food kind. A 6-ounce plain nonfat yogurt contains anywhere from 80 to 150 calories and 12 grams of sugar. If you do order yogurt in a restaurant, pick the smallest available portion and avoid the granola, which often has added sugar.
Fruit Smoothies
Smoothies are synonymous with healthy, but the calorie contents of fast food versions will shock you. Many Jamba Juice Original fruit smoothies contain 300 or more calories each; many creamy original smoothies pack around 500 or more — much higher than the 100- to 150-calorie-limit many nutrition experts recommend for snacks. They're also loaded with extra sugar, up to 100 grams or more in some cases.
Order smarter: Avoid choices with "creamy" descriptions, which are less healthy than plain fruit. Ask if your smoothie can be made with low or nonfat yogurt.
Baked Potatoes
Boasting plenty of vitamin C, folate and other B vitamins, fiber, iron, and potassium, a plain-old baked potato is a pretty healthy side dish. But at Wendy's, the Broccoli and Cheese Potato contains 330 calories — pretty high for something you're probably eating along with a main meal — and 470 milligrams of sodium. To blame: the "cheese" sauce, which is actually a blend of more than 20 ingredients, including food starch, sugar, fillers, and colors.
Order smarter: Skip fast-food cheese and sour cream. If you're making a baked potato at home, top it with a quarter-cup of nonfat Greek yogurt for a mere 80 calories and a healthy protein punch.
Veggie Sandwiches
Surely a veggie sandwich must be healthier than one with sodium-, fat-, and preservative-filled deli meats. But even veggie sandwiches can be secret calorie, fat, or sodium bombs when they're loaded with cheese and oil. A foot-long Blimpie Veggie Supreme, for example, contains 1,106 calories, 56 grams of fat, 26 grams of saturated fat, and 2,330 milligrams of sodium (far more than the 1,500-milligram daily limit experts recommend).
Order smarter: Ask for mustard instead of mayo or oil-based dressings and stick to a sensible six-inch portion.
Gourmet Coffee Drinks
A cup of black coffee — linked to a myriad of health perks, including a lower risk of diabetes, heart disease, and Alzheimer's — contains a mere five to 10 calories. But be warned before you order from the fancier side of the menu. A small Dunkin' Donuts Coffee Coolatta made with cream contains 400 calories, 23 grams of fat, and 43 grams of sugar. Even the skim milk version has 210 calories and 49 grams of sugar. And while everyone knows Starbucks Frappucinos can pack major calories (we're talking 450 or more), even a simple Iced Flavored Latte with two percent milk has 250 calories, 6 grams of fat, and 34 grams of sugar.
Order smarter: Watch your order size (the jumbo sizes can double the calories and fat over a small cup), ask for skim milk, and avoid options with sugary syrups.
Turkey Burgers
The cholesterol conscious may select turkey burgers as a heart-healthy alternative to beef. But chain restaurant versions bring unwanted calories, fat, and sodium. Ruby Tuesday's Turkey Burger, for example, has 699 calories, 39 grams of fat, and more than 2,400 milligrams of sodium.
Order smarter: Try cutting your burger portion by a third for a more realistic meal size. You can also eat half the bun to cut unwanted calories. Also, consider a healthy frozen turkey burger as a restaurant alternative. One Applegate Farms Organic Turkey Burger patty contains just 140 calories, 7 grams of fat, and 55 milligrams of sodium.
Chicken Salads
Salads wear the ultimate health halo. But beware of crispy add-ins and fatty dressings, which can quickly turn a healthy meal into a waistline train wreck. Burger King's Tendercrisp Garden Salad, for example, has 410 calories, 22 grams of fat, and 1,060 milligrams of sodium. Measure for measure, you're better off with a regular burger, at 260 calories, 10 grams of fat, and 490 milligrams of sodium. Another example: Applebee's Oriental Chicken Salad with dressing, which contains a walloping 1,310 calories, 95 grams of fat, and 1,210 milligrams of sodium.
Order smarter: Choose an option with dark greens, such as spinach, lots of raw, vibrant vegetables, grilled protein (avoid words like "crispy"), and a vinegar-based dressing on the side — no fried tidbits or cheese. Set aside half the meal to take home, since most restaurant portions are too big to begin with.

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SAN JOSE — San Jose Fire Chief William McDonald, who took over a department demoralized by layoffs and bitter fights with City Hall, announced he will leave after three years to become chief in Las Vegas.
The announcement came as San Jose continues to search for a new police chief after Chris Moore's January departure two years into the job and the city struggles with tight budgets, labor strife, management turnover and growing public safety concerns.
"This is a great organization, the people are awesome and I really loved my time here," McDonald said. "But this is a unique professional opportunity for me."
City Manager Debra Figone said McDonald "successfully nurtured productive relationships both within the department and with our residents during a period of great challenge and change that have been very helpful to protect and serve the people of our city."
McDonald, 55, plans to leave for his new job some time in late summer, after the Las Vegas City Council's expected ratification of his appointment next month. There was no word who might lead the department in the interim if a new chief isn't named by then.
But Figone said, "I am very confident that we have a strong team in place to lead our department through this transition until we select our next fire chief." San Jose spokesman David Vossbrink said that while McDonald's announcement was not expected, Figone "was aware of the interest" in hiring him and "knew he was in play."
McDonald called it the "pinnacle of my career" when San Jose in June 2010 announced he would be the city's new fire chief. At the time, McDonald had been chief in Scottsdale, Ariz., where he had overseen development of a municipal fire department in a city where fire protection had been provided by a private contractor. He said he had been familiar with San Jose's department through previous work as the chief in San Mateo, Foster City and Fremont.
San Jose hired McDonald after the retirement of former Chief Darryl Von Raesfeld, a department veteran of 33 years who endured a rocky relationship with the San Jose firefighters union.
Several issues drove tensions. The city was struggling to maintain service with a thinly staffed department while soaring retirement costs for firefighters and other employees led San Jose leaders to seek citywide pay and benefit cuts to patch chronic budget deficits. The battles with firefighters peaked the summer McDonald started when the city laid off 49 firefighters after the union refused city demands for 10 percent pay cuts from all employees. Later that year, Mayor Chuck Reed won voter approval to limit arbitration awards he blamed for saddling the city with unaffordable firefighter pensions.
The firefighters union was criticized as well in a 2009 civil grand jury report that accused union leaders of being needlessly hostile with city management.
After McDonald took over the department, the city secured a federal grant that allowed San Jose to rehire or fill the positions of the laid-off firefighters. With the city's finances recovering, San Jose's newly approved budget provides $8 million to keep those firefighters on the job as the federal grants expire.
But tensions remain. Firefighters, who have since taken the citywide pay cuts, have joined other San Jose unions in suing to block a mayor-sponsored ballot measure voters approved last year to reduce pension benefits, the cost of which Reed argues is devouring the city's budget.
The firefighters union blamed McDonald's departure on Reed and Figone.
"We wish Chief McDonald the best as he joins the hundreds of talented and experienced city employees that have chosen to leave San Jose to work for jurisdictions that respect and value their commitment to serving the public," said San Jose Firefighters President Robert Sapien. "The dismantling of our public safety infrastructure continues under this mayor and city manager and it is a shame."
But McDonald said it was about the opportunity to work for a department he sees on the cutting edge of the fire service in the 21st century, where firefighters will take on more of a role in medical care that can keep patients out of expensive hospital treatment. That's something that San Jose has just begun to explore, but it will require more changes to the current countywide emergency medical structure.
McDonald, who was to be paid $211,000 when he took the job and had a $199,000 salary last year — taking home less pay than some battalion chiefs under him who can pad earnings with overtime — also said he's not leaving for a pay raise, and he expects a lower salary in Las Vegas.
Figone credited McDonald with helping to secure the federal grants to maintain staffing amid a deep recession while doing more with less, including using a smaller "squad" unit to provide more flexible and efficient response to medical calls.
"Although I'm sad we're losing Willie to Las Vegas," Figone said, "I am grateful for his service to San Jose and excited for him and his new opportunities."
Contact John Woolfolk at 408-975-9346. Follow him at Twitter.com/johnwoolfolk1.


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DETROIT -- U.S. safety regulators are investigating complaints that Honda Odyssey minivans and Pilot SUVs can roll away after drivers remove the ignition key.
The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration affects more than 577,000 older-model vehicles, which were big sellers with families because of their space and reputation for quality.
Here are details of the government investigation:
The 2003 and 2004 model years with automatic transmissions.
Failure of the mechanism that locks the key in the ignition. When that happens, drivers of the vans and SUVs are able to remove keys without shifting into park. Some have left the vehicles, and the vans or SUVs have rolled off unexpectedly. Owners have filed 43 complaints with NHTSA, including 16 that resulted in crashes.
Two people reported injuries, according to NHTSA's database. In the most serious case, the driver reported a broken leg after being run over by a 2003 Odyssey. The driver parked the van in a sloped driveway, and after leaving the Honda, it started to roll backward. The driver tripped while trying to stop the van. "I had an open fracture of my fibula (lower leg bone) and crush injuries on my shin area," the driver reported. NHTSA does not identify drivers who file complaints.
None yet. The safety agency will try to find out if the problem happens often enough to warrant a recall. Honda says it's cooperating with NHTSA. It says drivers should always make sure their vehicles are in park and use the parking brake when stopped.


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Tower defence has been done to death on iPhone, but the vast majority of these games are viewed from a top-down perspective.
Switch things to the side, like a traditional platformer or beat-'em-up, and suddenly the action feels more immediate and intuitive.
To see what this simple perspective twist can do for a genre, check out our Top 5 side-scrolling tower defence games on iPhone.
You'll never look at a tower defence game the same again.


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Government THINK! cycling campaign misses the bigger picture
Government THINK! cycling campaign misses the bigger picture
The campaign's main image shows twins, one of whom has a bike, the other a car. The message "drivers and cyclists are more alike than you think" aims to break down the feelings of animosity and is backed up by the figures which show that cyclists are just as likely to be car drivers than non-cyclists.
The message that road users should look out for one another is sensible, and welcome, but misses the point that the vast majority of cyclist injuries in crashes with cars are blamed by police on drivers, not cyclists.
Give cyclists space
Where the campaign is worst is in the accompanying advice to drivers. Early drafts included some utterly spurious advice to cyclists, which was only improved following considerable pressure from the cycling organisations. However, the final version now suggests drivers "give cyclists space – at least half a car's width." This is far less than that recommended in Highway Code Rule 163 which says: "give motorcyclists, cyclists and horse riders at least as much room as you would when overtaking a car" - ie far more than half a car's width in most cases.
£80k or £1.2m?
Any benefits of the campaign are likely to be extremely limited thanks to the very small budget behind it. Earlier this year a motorcycling safety campaign was launched with £1.2m behind it - 15 times the size of the budget made available for cycling. That campaign, aimed squarely at drivers only, claimed it would reach 92% of drivers an average of 8 times. By contrast, this campaign is likely to have barely any impact amongst the public at large.


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|Brian Karen
|By Joel Benjamin
|September 27, 2006
Hi Joel,
Congratulations on your new column.
Today some friends and I were having a debate regarding whether g/30 time controls should be given the same K as Standard time controls. The three opinions were that:
A: G/30 is not "real" chess. Its 25 minutes of maneuvering and a 5-minute blitz game. Real chess is a much deeper and better test of chess abilities.
B: G/30 is in many ways a better test of chess abilities than slower time controls in that it favors the person who has a deeper understanding of chess and can calculate quicker.
C: While neither game is intrinsically better than the other the differences between them are substantial and therefore it warps the rating system to measure two different games with the same system.
I'm wondering what your opinion is of these three arguments.
Best Regards,
Brian Karen
I would be lean more to "A" than "B." My heart says yes to "C" but my head says no.
When game/30 was first introduced, the USCF fielded a brisk debate over whether it should have a separate rating system. At the time, USCF officials contended (erroneously, as it transpired) that a separate rating system would be prohibitively expensive. So it was decided that G/30 would be rated the same as slower time controls.
In my experience, game/30 is a qualitatively different type of game. You cannot think for more than a few minutes on a move. You cannot fall too far behind on the clock. You have to accept that you will produce something less than quality chess. I don't like to have to speculate on my decisions, so I have found that G/30 on the whole tends to cost me rating points.
Recognizing the essential qualitative difference, the USCF instituted a rating system for games faster than G/30 called "quick chess." G/30 tournaments can be rated in both the quick and standard systems. For a player like me, more often looking to maintain my rating than augment it, quick chess can be quite attractive. [In one of the few G/29 tournaments I have played in, I lost to a very low-rated player that would have cost me a boatload of points in the standard system]
The problem is that most people play in tournaments largely because they want to try to gain rating points. The quick chess system has just not caught on. How many people even know their quick rating (no peeking at the MSA)? Who is the highest quick-rated player in the country? And when will Greg Shahade write a column on the top fifteen quick players in the country?
Game/30 enables people to get in a lot more rated games. Entire tournaments can be played in one evening. And more rated games seems to make more people happy. So even though I sometimes shudder when I think what a game/30 will do to my rating, it is probably for the best that they be rated under the same system.
I'll admit I don't know much about K factors. If the USCF can rate players of different ratings using different K factors, I suppose they could do the same for tournaments of different time controls. It may be proper to use a different K for G/30 (though it brings up a question: what about G/45 or G/60?) but would it be popular? I think more people like to bet their rating will go up than it will go down.
Joel Benjamin


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Samsung: We Have No Intention of Settling With Apple Like HTC
Shin Jong-kyun, Samsung's head of mobile and IT, told Yonhap News that the company has no intention to negotiate with Apple to reach a settlement like HTC did recently.
"It may be true that HTC may have agreed to pay 300 billion won (US$276 million) to Apple, but we don't intend to (negotiate) at all," Shin told reporters, according to the publication.
The Samsung executive's statement comes on the heels of a surprise announcement over the weekend that Apple and HTC had settled their global patent battle with a 10-year licensing agreement. One analyst has since reported hearing from industry sources that HTC agreed to pay Apple a licensing fee of $6-$8 for every Android phone it sells.
Apple has been engaged in patent fights around the world with multiple Android smartphone manufacturers, including HTC and Samsung, ever since 2010. This legal battle is part of the "thermonuclear war" that Apple's former CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs vowed to wage against Google's Android operating system and its manufacturing partners for allegedly ripping off the iPhone.
News of the patent settlement between HTC and Apple raised the prospect that Apple might be able to come to similar settlements with other companies, most notably Samsung. However, Samsung is in a much stronger position than HTC both because it has a much greater share of the smartphone market and because it has won several decisions against Apple already.


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Reports describe meteor, fireball object seen in sky
Sightings reported from Florida to Massachusetts
Friday night was apparently quite eventful in the sky.
Calls and emails bombarded the 11 Newsroom with reports of a meteor or a fireball streaking across the sky.
11 Insta-Weather PLUS Chief Meteorologist Tom Tasselmyer said what was seen Friday night was a fireball, a larger and brighter than normal meteor (several thousand occur each day).
Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environmental Office said the flash appears to be "a single meteor event." He said it "looks to be a fireball that moved roughly toward the southeast, going on visual reports."
"Judging from the brightness, we're dealing with something as bright as the full moon," Cooke said. "The thing is probably a yard across. We basically have (had) a boulder enter the atmosphere over the northeast."
He noted that the meteor was widely seen, with more than 350 reports on the website of the American Meteor Society alone.
"If you have something this bright carry over that heavily populated area, a lot of people are going to see it," he said. "It occurred around 8 tonight, there were a lot of people out, and you've got all those big cities out there."
Robert Lunsford of the American Meteor Society told USA Today "it basically looked like a super bright shooting star."
Pitts said meteors of varying sizes fall from the sky all the time, but that this one caught more eyes because it happened on a Friday evening -- and because Twitter has provided a way for people to share information on sightings.
He said experts "can't be 100 percent certain of what it was, unless it actually fell to the ground and we could actually track the trajectory." But he said the descriptions by so many people are "absolutely consistent" with those of a meteor.
Whatever it was certainly lit up social media, where sightings were reported from Florida to Massachusetts.
From the WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore facebook page:
Taylor Hose Heading east on I-68 west of Frostburg and saw it enter the atmosphere at 7:58, but it was traveling too fast to record it. It was a dim green/white light and as it struck across the sky it became increasingly intense until it encountered thick atmosphere and exploded/broke apart. At that point you could see several red pieces flying away from the bright white/green light. Amazing spectacle.
Kimberly Gross OMG I just posted as my status that I saw a shooting star ... so bright and so close and going right across the sky so low ... started out as a light, then it got brighter and turned a green color before it fizzled out, all the while it had this beautiful tail ... saw it while I was heading NE on Business Rte. 1 at the stop light of Rte. 1 and Tollgate Rd. in Bel Air ... it was AMAZING!!
Caryn Mitchell YES driving in carroll county on RT 31 toward westminster saw a bright light and it was traveling really fast . . . looked like is was fizzeling out!
Margaret Konstantas I definitely saw it! A meteor around 8pm coming onto the ramp to 695 from 895. Pretty big and BRIGHT stream of light - no pics- sorry - I was driving!
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James S. Campbell I was driving on Timonium Road near 83 when a green ball of light with a huge tail passed over head traveling northwest to southeast and seemed to burnout east of York Road.
Jeff in Parkton Any reports of a meteorite in Hereford Zone about 10 mins. ago? Saw something large burning up in the sky. Did not hear any noise.
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Dr. Teresa Ter Haar
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Ph.D., Theatre Pedagogy and Performance Studies, Bowling Green State University
M.A., Theatre, Bowling Green State University
B.A., Calvin College
In my time as a college professor I have taught at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Trinity Christian College, in Chicago, Illinois. At Dordt, I teach courses for the Theatre Arts Department, Education Department, and Core Program. I direct productions on the mainstage and serve as Chair of the Theatre Arts Department. In addition, I serve as the Area Leader for the Art, Music, and Theatre Arts Departments.
I graduated from Calvin College with an Education degree - emphasizing in Fine Arts. My long-term interest in Theatre Pedagogy, Educational Theatre, and directing Theatre for Youth stems from this formative time at Calvin. I continue to work in this area of specialization by teaching an Educational Theatre/Creative Drama course and teaching summer drama camps for the Sioux Center Arts Council. My research interests also include "a theatre of the cross," theatre practitioners as "prophets," and theatre pedagogy best practices.
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Cafe at Your Mother-in-Law, Uzbek and Korean in Brighton Beach
The marriage of Korean and Uzbek cuisine may seem like a bizarre combination, but it's a fusion with an actual ethnogeographic explanation. In the 1930's, Stalin forcefully moved the Koreo Saram population of far east Russia to what is now Uzbekistan and Kazahkstan. It figures then that Brighton Beach, Brooklyn's microcosm of the former Soviet Union, would be home to Cafe At Your Mother-In-Law, a small restaurant run by an ethnically Korean woman who only speaks Russian.
The bright orange sign that reads 'Elza Fancy Food Corp.' is the only indication that you've found Cafe At Your Mother-In-Law; allegedly, the restaurant is named so because your mother-in-law will feed you well after she has accepted you into her life.
Korean and Uzbek flavors only occasionally mingle though in Elza's dishes. Take the Lagman ($5.99) for instance, an Uzbek soup of gamey lamb and springy noodles in a light tomato broth scented with cumin and star anise; a mound of fermented chili paste gives a slight nod to the Korean fondness for heat.
Other dishes are strictly faithful to their home countries, but pair serendipitously well with each other. The Georgian Chicken Tabaka ($9.99), a butterflied brick chicken covered in garlic, dill, and paprika is nicely complemented by any of the Korean salads that are available by the pound. The Korean Carrot Salad ($3.69/lb) in particular adds sweetness and acidity to the chicken, also moistening the drier breast meat.
Salads like the fiery Eggplant Hye and the refreshing Cucumber Cha (both $4.29/lb) are best simply stuffed between pieces of the Uzbekistani non, an airy circular ring of bread sprinkled with sesame seeds. The Fish Hye ($7.99/lb), a salad of raw tilapia and onions marinated in chili and vinegar, has a chewy, springy texture that may be challenging for some.
Samsa ($3 each) stuffed with pumpkin is simultaneously buttery, sweet, and savory; its light flaky layers make it seem like a distant cousin of the croissant. On the other hand, the Begodya ($2.50 each), a dry steamed bun stuffed with under seasoned beef and cabbage is a far cry from the fresh bao found in Chinatown.
You won't find any brazen Korean-Russian hybrid dishes (kalbi beef stroganoff, perhaps?) but Elza does manage to offer a unique immigrant perspective in a stripped down setting that you won't find anywhere else in New York City. If you find yourself in Brighton Beach, and you're in search for something a little more casual than the glitzy joints on the boardwalk, it's worth giving Elza a shot.
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Michael T. Snyder is an extremely conservative Christian evangelist crank and conspiracy theorist who has started numerous blogs as a testament to his raging insane belief that the world is about to end. He started with The Economic Collapse Blog in 2007, with constant, fearmongering articles stating how the world is going to hell every single day since the economic meltdown started in 2007. It seems as though Snyder blames the government for every ill in the world, because without it everything would be great.
Like most doom-sayers, it doesn't seem to faze Snyder one bit that every one of his past predictions of economic collapse were dead wrong. This horrendous track record would cause most people to reevaluate their beliefs in the effort to one day be right. Yet, he simply refuses to even address or acknowledge that he has been wrong thousands of times, especially if you count each numbered item of his massive lists. He is hopelessly, cartoonishly insane, seeming to have explosive diarrhea of the mind that no amount of logic can slow or stop.
Who is this nut?[edit]
Michael T. Snyder states on his contact page that he is an undergraduate in Commerce from the University of Virginia, and possesses a law degree with an LLM (legal emphasis, not stated) from the University of Florida law school. He has supposedly worked in "numerous Washington DC law firms," but quit to live outside of Seattle and rage at the world through the internet. Or as Snyder puts it, "Now I mostly focus on trying to make a difference in the world."
He also states very clearly, "I am a Christian, but I believe that most of the churches in America have gotten way off track." Snyder has recently posted a statement of faith[1] in which he states that he believes that the Bible is literally true and that Jesus is coming down in person soon to start the end times to punish all the non-believers.[2] After which Jesus will start his thousand year reign over Earth.
Otherwise Snyder is very tight lipped about himself, which makes it hard to find out what drove him mad.
The Economic Collapse blog and clones[edit]
The Economic Collapse Blog plays to the heartstrings of every survivalist, tax protester, extreme libertarian, and rapture-ready nut that can access the internet. The unfortunate part is that many cranks post the articles far and wide, to the groans of many people who have pointed out that time itself has proven all of the blog posts over a year old (the longest time frame in Snyder's prediction range) dead wrong. Driving people insane with these unrelenting articles about global failure is highly encouraged by the author as well: "Please do not hesitate to spread these articles wherever you would like. I want as many people as possible to read them. Hopefully the things I write are helping a few more people to wake up."
The only ones who will survive are the ones believing in the mantra of 3 G's (Gold, Guns, and God). If you don't have enough of the products to survive the shit hitting the fan, you can always click any of the links at the top of the main page to buy it!
Recently, it seems apparent that Snyder has begun to realize his original blog has started to gain a long history of mocking reviews and refutations. He has created 2 clones of The Economic Collapse Blog called End of the American Dream and The Most Important News. These pages post the exact same pages and articles as The Economic Collapse Blog, just with different names and color schemes.
The contact pages[3] have started to include Snyder's StumpleUpon account with a user name called Matthew517,[4] which strangely posts his resident state as Virginia. The StumpleUpon account posts the exact same articles as The Economic Collapse Blog series of websites.
The interest area of this account is very amusing in that it links in very large and bold letters to subjects like aliens, alternative news, banking, Conservative Politics (Snyder has stated numerous times that he is "non-partisan"), end times, Survivalism, and Swine Flu.
Why is the economy going to collapse?[edit]
Well, because of everything. Literally everything can be distorted in Snyder's mind to cause the economy to go into a death spiral. Each "article" is a long list of points, often times a paragraph in length, along the lines of a Gish Gallop with a number of PRATTs mixed in just for fun.
Pay a tax? That will steal money away from your children and make the economy collapse.[5]
Believe anything the government says? They are corrupt and will collapse the economy as well.[6]
Think the Fed isn't a conspiracy? Silly sheeple.[7]
The mainstream media is lying to everyone![8]
The government needs to get their hands off of our light bulbs![9]
Think you will have enough food to live on, even if you can grow your own? YOU FOOL![10]
Christian blog[edit]
Snyder has recently created a new blog where he attempts to interpret the Bible, called What The Bible Says About.... Considering his older
signs of insanity claims to fame, this blog doesn't disappoint. It is filled with the same writing style and format, along with headers leading people to buy books by other fundamentalist cranks. Great topics include:
- Christians can drink, but if they feel any effects of alcohol it's a sin.[11]
- We are all lawbreakers of God's will. Including loving anything more than God at any time, doing anything on the sabbath, not honoring your mother/father completely, ever hating or holding anger towards anything/anyone, or lusting after a women (even thinking, including your own wife).[12]
- Those who haven't accepted the word of God like Snyder has are comparable to rapists, murderers, and child molesters.[13]
- Divorce is only acceptable if there is adultery or if one's spouse is not Christian. This does not include abuse. Snyder states that this is "because God knows best."[14] Except in cases of adultery, apparently.
Snyder is against homosexuality, and all sex outside of marriage. He does state first and foremost one thing that stands him out from the pack of fundamentalists, in that people should still love gays like every other one of God's creations.[15] So, y'know, at least there's that.
Support for Donald Trump[edit]
Not to anyone's surprise, Snyder is a diehard supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump and launched an unsuccessful campaign to win a seat in the House of Representatives representing Idaho's 1st congressional district in 2018, wanting to be his "best friend in Congress" (he received a puny 10,288 votes in the primary). Snyder has supported a vast majority of Trump's policies since he took office, including his most dangerous and cruel. Snyder shamelessly ignores virtually every negative of Trump from his numerous sexual assault allegations to his constant racism to his flagrant defence of (and even support for) far-right groups. He has also either ignored or outright denied absolutely all evidence of Trump's multitude of impeachable criminal offences uncovered by the Robert Mueller investigation, including evidence that is irrefutable. Even as Trump underwent an impeachment inquiry supported by the majority of U.S. citizens, Snyder was entirely convinced that Trump was completely and utterly innocent and that impeaching him and removing him from office would bring about the end of America as we know it (of course, it didn't, surprise, surprise). Trump's impeachment but subsequent acquittal by the U.S. Senate resulted in continued major support for Trump from Snyder.
See also[edit]
- ↑ Synder's statement of beliefs
- ↑ Not just everyone from other religions and atheists, but anyone who has not accepted Jesus as their Personal savior
- ↑ End of the American Dream - Contact Page
- ↑ Matthew 5:17: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them." We assume the user doesn't eat shrimp.
- ↑ 65 Ways that everything that you think that you own is being systematically taken away from you
- ↑ Corrupted! 5 shocking examples of government corruption that will blow your mind
- ↑ 19 reasons why the federal reserve is at the heart of our economic problems
- ↑ 27 signs that the nuclear crisis in Japan is much worse than either the mainstream media or the Japanese government have been telling us
- ↑ Federal bureaucrats get your dirty hands off of our light bulbs
- ↑ 20 signs that a horrific global food crisis is coming
- ↑ What Does The Bible Say About Drinking?
- ↑ What the Bible Says about Salvation
- ↑ What the Bible says about Judgement
- ↑ What Does the Bible say about Divorce
- ↑ What does the Bible say about Homosexuality.


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After digestion of pENTR I made PCR, and am sure my band is there but it seems that the problem occurs with ligation with the new plasmid. Any suggestions, or recommendation to better vectors, that will be expressed both in bacteria and plant.
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|Kaomai Lanna Hotel and Resort is a unique boutique
accommodation on the route from Chiangmai to Doi Inthanon, the
highest mountain in Thailand. Our rooms are renovated from the
former tobacco curing barns, decorated in contemporary Lanna style
with colonial style teak wood antique furniture.
Kaomai Lanna Resort is perfect for the true nature lover. Surrounded by a big, beautiful tropical garden in Chiang Mai, the resort features unique rooms converted from real tobacco curing barns and furnished with colonial style antique furniture.
50 years ago the tobacco industry in the northern part of Thailand reached its peak, and tobacco farms and curing barns flourished. But time passed and things changed. 30 years later other developments came; the tobacco curing barns faded from the northern part of Thailand, replaced by orchards and real-estate projects. Most of the barns were destroyed but it was decided that at least a few reminders from the old days should be remain. So 18 old barns were converted into 36 lively guestrooms in a peaceful garden and became known as the charming Kaomai Lanna Resort.
In the garden, swarms of butterflies fly around the flowers. Through the bushes, squirrels and small birds move along the branches.
On the ground, many varieties of palm trees abound along with wild orchids hanging from giant trees, big clumps of bamboo and several kinds of tropical plants.
Enjoy our uniquely relaxing swimming pool in the peaceful garden. Cycling around our natural area is also possible. Get relaxed by our Thai traditional massage service.
|Looking at these barns from the outside ,one can see
the roofs made of corrugated steel sheets and the old red-brick
walls, unchanged throughout the past 50 years. Step inside however,
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Kaomai Lanna is created as a community-based resort, operating under the principles of environmental and community sustainability. The resort was built based on the balance between the nature and the culture:
18 tobacco curing barns were nicely renovated from the total long aged 48 barns into 36 lively guestrooms. Inside the barn, the rooms are decorated in Post- Lanna style with antique Thai Burmese colonial antique furniture. The resort is surrounded with tropical shady towering trees, varieties of palms and bamboo, leafy fruit trees and wild flowers.
The upper and lower level rooms are furnished in 4 unique ways. While guests on upper floors will experience the Thai traditions of sleeping on a mattress set on a raised teak wooden floor, guests on the lowers floor will find their rooms furnished with authentic teak wood antique beds.
Superior Room (35-38 Sq.m.)
Deluxe Room (38-42 Sq.m.)
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The brick room was renovated in November 2013. The concept design was derived from the original tobacco curing barns . The walls in brick in style Duplex. The architecture and interiors design was bringing back to the feeling of the tobacco curing eras. Influence and reflects the beauty of outdoor living space into the interior rooms decorations.
Butterfly Suite
The butterfly ruin was renovated in November 2013. The concept design was derived from the original tobacco curing barns high ceiling. The interiors design is in contemporary style by influence and reflects the natural beauty of the premises.
|Herbs and vegetables are the mainstays of the
resort's agricultural output and in between these old buildings are
gardens of chilies, sweet basil and countless other herbs capable of
adding that famous bite to the sumptuous Thai and Lanna food served
from the kitchen located in one of the old kilns in the resort.
The tropical style restaurant, in the entrance area, entices passers by and guests alike with its decorated wooden furniture in rural style. The gorgeous restaurant serves delicious local northern cuisine. Enjoy a variety of Thai - Chinese menus and typical northern dishes in pleasant surroundings with a forest-cooled, open-air, relaxed atmosphere.
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Expertise at Biosecurity Research Institute a front line for future security
MANHATTAN -- Although tiny in size, many pathogens are an enormous threat to the food supply, economy and health of more than 300 million Americans.
Acting as a frontline offensive in this microscopic battlefield is Kansas State University's Biosecurity Research Institute at Pat Roberts Hall. The 113,000 square foot facility is equipped with 31,000 square feet of laboratories and training facilities -- all focused on securing the nation from infectious diseases.
Researchers at K-State, as well as those in industry and at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, are using the Biosecurity Research Institute, also known as the BRI, for projects focused controlling pathogens in livestock, insects and plants -- all of which threaten food supplies and can cause serious illness or even death in humans.
Currently, the Biosecurity Research Institute houses the following projects:
* Juergen Richt, a Regents distinguished professor and Kansas Bioscience Authority eminent scholar, and Wenjun Ma, assistant professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology, are studying emerging and zoonotic infectious disease, including influenza viruses and Rift Valley fever. They recently published their research on the H1N1 virus. An upcoming project will study H5 and H7, two pathogenic avian influenza viruses, and will focus on vaccine development.
* Randy Phebus, professor of food science, is conducting a study on a group of microorganisms, dubbed non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, or STEC. STEC produce the same toxins and pose similar health threats as E. coli O157:H7, and its presence in ground beef is now regulated in the industry. The project, which involves thousands of pounds of ground beef, is expected to benefit livestock production at all levels.
* Barbara Valent, university distinguished professor of plant pathology, and Jim Stack and Bill Bockus, both professors of plant pathology, are studying wheat blast, a serious wheat fungus found in South America. It accounted for 30 percent of the Brazilian wheat crop losses in 2009, although production areas with favorable climate conditions can experience 100 percent losses. Researchers are working to identify resistant varieties of wheat and develop rapid detection tools for the fungus, should it spread to other countries.
* Dick Hesse and Bob Rowland, virologists in the College of Veterinary Medicine, are focusing on infectious and emerging swine diseases, some of which can spread from animals to humans. Projects involve creating new diagnostic tools and vaccines.
* Jishu Shi, associate professor of anatomy and physiology, is developing a vaccine for strains of the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, or PRRS. The disease causes reproductive failure and respiratory illness in swine, costing the U.S. swine industry around $700 million annually. Shi is collaborating with Frank Blecha, university distinguished professor of immunophysiology, Hesse and Rowland.
* Dick Oberst, professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology, is working to keep deployed American troops safe from food-based threats like bacteria, pathogens and toxins. Because these agents can be added intentionally or unintentionally to food, he's validating some rapid diagnostic protocols and equipment that would allow soldiers to detect these treats in food rations.
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* A team of chemists and microbiologists from NanoScale Corp. is developing an Enhanced Contaminated Human Remains Pouch, or ECHRP, through funding from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. This novel pouch is intended to be a self-decontaminating, odor-proof, gastight, liquid-impervious system that would transport human remains contaminated by chemical or biological agents. NanoScale is a Manhattan-based company that manufactures, markets and commercializes advanced products and technologies.
Since opening in 2008, research in Kansas State University's Biosecurity Research Institute has been supported by more than $68 million in funding.


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New Search Begins For Natalee Holloway
The father of a U.S. teen who went missing nearly four years ago in Aruba said Sunday that a private investigator will scour a retention pond for answers that have eluded the family throughout numerous false leads and fruitless searches.
Dave Holloway Miss., said tracker dog specialist Fred Golba, from Chicopee, Massachusetts, will begin his latest search for evidence into Natalee Holloway's May 2005 disappearance early Monday. He said the tracker, who has searched for her eight times before, must be accompanied to the pond by Aruban police escorts, who delayed an anticipated weekend search.
Natalee Holloway, from Mountain Brook, Alabama, was 18 when she was last seen leaving a bar in the Aruban capital on the final night of a high school graduation trip. No trace of her has been found despite extensive searches involving hundreds of volunteers, Aruban soldiers, FBI agents and even Dutch F-16 jets with special equipment.
But Dave Holloway said a witness last year alleged that he saw the only remaining suspect, Joran van der Sloot, coming out of the brackish pond in northwest Aruba with only one sneaker on after Natalee's disappearance. He said the witness has passed a polygraph test.
"I've been looking for (nearly) four years and I intend to search all the evidence and every lead," said Holloway, speaking to The Associated Press from his home in Meridian, Mississippi. "(The witness) saw what he saw - or he believed he saw what he saw."
Sections of the remote pond area have been searched previously and no evidence was ever found.
Holloway said he had been waiting for the retention pond to dry up before commissioning this latest search, "but the weather has not been cooperative."
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"I have more confidence in this pond then anything I have done in eight trips to this island," Golba told the TV station.
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Camellia sinensis. Family: Theaceae
green tea, Chinese tea, green sencha tea, Japanese tea, Yame tea
Green tea comes from the plant Camellia sinensis. Black tea, green tea, and oolong tea are all made from the same plant but are prepared using different processing methods.
Green tea extract contains polyphenols. These include the most active type, epigallocatechin gallate. Green tea and oolong tea have the highest levels of polyphenols. This means they have the most health benefits. The fermentation and processing to make black tea decreases the polyphenols. It does this by converting them to theaflavins and thearubigins. All of the teas have catechins and tannins in different amounts.
Other significant parts of tea include caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline. The polyphenols of green tea are strong antioxidants.
Tea is the second most popular drink in the world. People drink it for its flavor and stimulant effect.
Studies suggest that the polyphenols in tea, especially green tea, may help reduce the risk of some cancers. Or it may slow the growth of certain types of cancers. Studies done in humans have shown mixed results.
Tea is used as a stimulant drink. The methylxanthines, specifically caffeine, increase alertness. It's also a mild stimulant.
Green tea extract ointment has been shown to cure external genital and perianal warts. This product is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It's available by prescription.
There may be benefits that have not yet been proven through research.
Green tea may be a mild diuretic. It may help lower cholesterol.
Green tea extract comes in oral capsules. It's available in different strengths. Follow the instructions on the package for the correct dose.
Green tea as loose, dried leaves or in tea bags should be steeped in hot water for a short time. Make sure the water isn't scalding. This is done to preserve important chemicals in the leaf.
Green tea can cause side effects due to caffeine. These can include anxiety, tremors, irritability, and sleeping problems. This is more likely if you're sensitive to caffeine or take large doses. Side effects are less common with green tea than with other drinks that have caffeine. This is because the leaves are steeped for a shorter time.
The fluoride content of green tea may help prevent tooth decay. But the tea also contains tannic acid. This can stain teeth.
Green tea extracts may cause liver problems. Symptoms can include yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes, nausea, and stomach pain. If you have these symptoms, stop using green tea and see your healthcare provider right away.
Green tea may change the effects of medicines such as nadolol, a beta-blocker used for high blood pressure and heart problems. It may keep nadolol from lowering your blood pressure as much as it should. Green tea contains small amounts of vitamin K. This means it may decrease how well blood thinner medicines work. Since green tea acts as a mild stimulant, you shouldn't use it with other stimulants. It may change the effects of other medicines.
Talk with your healthcare provider about the use of green tea. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should talk to their healthcare providers before taking any herbal medicines.
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Tiger Woods withdraws from Bridgestone with injury
AKRON, Ohio – Feeling uncomfortable all day, Tiger Woods "jarred" his back after jumping back into a bunker on the second hole following a shot from an awkward stance and then withdrew Sunday during the final World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational after hitting his tee shot on the ninth hole.
Woods, who earlier this year withdrew from the Honda Classic in the final round and then had back surgery on March 31, was driven from the ninth tee to his car in the parking lot.
He was grimacing as he got off the cart and then had a hard time changing his shoes. Within a few minutes he was being driven off the premises by his caddie Joe LaCava.
Woods drove his ball on the second hole into a plugged lie on the top of a steep bunker on the right side of the hole. After taking a free drop because of the plugged lie, Woods took an awkward stance where his feet were well below the ball and his balance was a challenge. After taking a hearty swing, he fell backward and then jumped into the bunker.
"It happened on the second hole when I hit my second shot, I fell back into the bunker. I just jarred it, and it's been spasming ever since," Woods told a PGA Tour official. "It's just the whole lower back. I don't know what happened."
From there his back and game got worse.
After making a par on the second, Woods left his second shot from 174 yards well short of the green as it ended up in a pond. On the 200-yard par-3 fifth hole, he chunked his tee shot and was 65 yards short of the green. On the next hole he hit his tee shot deep into trees on the right, then hit his second shot up against a concession stand well right of the hole.
He found the bunker on the par-3 seventh hole and then bladed his shot 25 yards long. After a par on the eighth hole, he hit his tee shot 315 yards on the ninth but then doubled over in pain. After taking a few steps, he called for an official and drove off the course.
Woods had planned on playing Monday afternoon at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, the host for this week's PGA Championship. But he flew to South Florida and will be evaluated and receive treatment on Monday and proceed from there, his agent, Mark Steinberg, said in an email late Sunday afternoon.
"I don't know," Woods said when asked about next week. "Just trying to get out of here."
Woods, who has won a record eight times at Firestone and was the defending champion, was 3 over for the round, 4 over for the tournament and 18 shots behind leader Sergio Garcia when he withdrew.
This was Woods' 10th competitive round since returning following back surgery to alleviate pain caused by a pinched nerve. While he missed the cut in his first tournament at the Quicken Loans Invitational in late June, he was encouraged because his back was fine. Since then, through four rounds in the British Open and the first three here at Firestone, he said he was getting stronger each day and his back still felt fine.
Woods said his back has been bothering him the past two years. Before his surgery, he played in just four tournaments this season. His best finish was a tie for 25th in the WGC-Cadillac Championship, where back spasms popped up in the final round and he shot a 78.
He needed two good weeks to make the FedExCup Playoffs and impress U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson enough to make him one of his three captain's picks.
Now that's up in the air.


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One of the most popular comics series in Egypt during the nineties was Flash, an Arabic comic magazine aimed at children. Other comic magazines originated from the GCC or USA and Europe, lacking Egyptian flair and local artistic capabilities.
Flash was different from other magazines because it was purely Egyptian and not affiliated with any foreign characters like Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck. The characters in Flash had Arabic names, such as Karim or A'laam, and were very specific to Egyptian culture.
Then there was a hiatus during which there were no new creations on the Egyptian comic scene. In 2011 a group of comic artists gathered to publish a new magazine, Toktok.
The magazine dubbed itself the home of Egyptian comics as it accepts submissions of comic artists of any age or genre. It sparked a renewed interest in the Egyptian comic scene and other initiatives followed in its wake. The main difference between the current magazines and Flash is that they are aimed at adults and not children.
The content varies from fictional sci-fi pieces to political satire to existential stories pondering the origin of life. And of course, the humorous comic strips poking fun at iconic Egyptian traits such as the street valet, the obnoxious merchant lady, or even the fat house cat.
Recently, an online comic magazine was created by Sherif Adel and named Barbatoze Comics. Barbatoze in Egyptian Arabic means the onesie often worn by babies. Adel is a dentist, but he attributes his interest in comics to his childhood. "I grew up reading a lot of comic books and I always had a deep passion for it as a medium for story-telling," he said.
In school, he developed his abilities as a comic artist by drawing comic strips, something he continued through college. Last year, he decided to create Barbatoze Comics to establish himself in the world of comics.
Adel's main objective is to make people laugh. "If you read my comics and it makes you laugh and if -maybe- it brightens up your day a little, then I'm definitely happy," he said.
His most famous piece to date is Spiderman and The Tears, where he reenacts Spiderman's origin story in the method of Egyptian soap TV shows. He aimed it to be humourously "cheesy with inappropriately aged actors and everything."
When asked about his sources of inspiration, Adel said "I try to expose myself to different forms of creativity, in the hopes of occasionally jump-starting mine." He also follows the works of other comic artists and continues to read comic books of different genres.
Adel posts a comic on his website every 10-14 days and is working on his first graphic novel. Barbatoze Comics includes satirical pieces on the Egyptian community and political scene, yet its main goal remains simply to brighten up the day for Egyptians.


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Ryan Stanton
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Free agent signing, 2010
205 lbs.
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Probability of Success
2008-09: Ryan Stanton skated in 69 of 72 games for Moose Jaw in his third WHL season and led all Warriors defensemen in assists (34). Stanton also scored five goals and was third on the team with 111 PMs. Stanton's plus/minus (-40) was at least partially attributable to the struggles of the team as a whole: Moose Jaw won just 19 games.
2009-10: showed some offense, scoring 40 points in 59 games to lead all team defensemen. He scored seven times on the power play and had 10 total goals on the year, more than he scored in his first three years combined. He dropped the gloves five times while earning 81 PIMs. In the playoffs, he registered six assists with a minus-six rating as Moose Jaw was ousted by the Calgary Hitmen in seven games. The overager played in all situations for Moose Jaw this season. Stanton dressed in two regular-season games in Rockford and got his first professional point with an assist.
2010-11: Stanton played his rookie pro season in the AHL with the Rockford IceHogs, scoring 3 goals, 14 assists for 17 points in 73 games. He finished third among the team's blueliners in points while leading the unit with a plus-9 rating on the season. Stanton, who emerged as a top-pairing defender alongside Brian Connelly, earned the team's Most Improved Player Award for his efforts.
2011-12: Stanton spent his second pro season with Chicago's AHL affiliate Rockford. The only player to play in all 76 games for the IceHogs, Stanton was a solid stay-at-home presence on the defensive end. He scored 3 goals with 14 assists and was minus-four. His 130 penalty minutes were second-most on the IceHogs behind forward Brandon Bollig (163). Rockford missed the AHL playoffs.
2012-13: Stanton made his NHL debut in Chicago's season finale against St. Louis following his third season with the Blackhawks AHL affiliate Rockford. He was +1 with 2 penalty minutes in just over 17 minutes of ice time in his first NHL game. Stanton provided both offensive support and toughness for the AHL's IceHogs. His 25 points (3 goals and 22 assists) were second only to rookie Adam Clendening amongst Rockford defensemen and his 126 penalty minutes were third-most on the team. Stanton finished +16 in 73 games. Rockford finished third in the Midwest Division, two points behind Milwaukee for the final Western Conference playoff spot. Stanton was re-signed by Chicago to a one-year contract as a restricted free agent in July 2013.
Talent Analysis
Stanton is a physical defenseman. Though he is known more for his tough defensive play, the 6'2 205-pound blueliner is not afraid to pitch in offensively. Does not possess a ton of skill, but plays a smart, steady game.
Stanton was claimed off of waivers by the Vancouver Canucks prior to the 2013-14 season.


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In this election cycle, the Monday morning quarterbacking that takes place after major political events consists less of determining a winner than it does exploring what new Internet memes were birthed.
Nowhere has that been more evident than after Tuesday's debate between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney — the second of three verbal contests between the two presidential candidates before the election on Nov. 6. (The final debate will be held next Monday, Oct. 22).
Second presidential debate: What did President Obama find "offensive"?
When Romney opted to use the unfortunate wording "binders full of women" to illustrate his efforts to create a diversified Cabinet when he was governor of Massachusetts, the Internet latched onto the phrase faster than Felix Baumgartner plummeted to earth earlier this week. By the time the debate was even over, Romney's description had spawned a Facebook page (which had more than 275,000 "Likes" by mid-morning on Wednesday), a Twitter handle and, perhaps best of all, the website bindersfullofwomen.tumblr.com, which features parody photos of everything from Paula Deen riding on a binder to Romney and Paul Ryan holding Carly Rae Jepsen hostage in a file folder.
But of course, that wasn't the only online response to the debate. The 90-minute event prompted more than 7.2 million tweets, according to official Twitter statistics, peaking at moments including a question on immigration reform, Obama discussing Romney's stance on China, and Romney's aforementioned binders comment. (See a minute-by-minute breakdown here.)
Here's a roundup of some of the best Twitter responses from celebrities:
Dane Cook (@DaneCook): "Obama & Romney walking around, talking over each other. This feels like I'm watching 8 Mile with rhyme-less free styling. #debate"
Jesse Williams (@iJesseWilliams): "Where does one find these "Binders full of women" who "need to be more flexible"? Asking for a friend."
Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler): "I hear @Bravotv is renaming The Real Housewives "Binder Full Of Women"."
Kate Walsh (@katewalsh): "And the Oscar goes to: Mitt Romney for his portrayal of someone who cares about the middle class."
Jessica Capshaw (@JessicaCapshaw): "It's the least you could do. Really. "@katewalsh: Fine. I'll get married to solve the gun problem...!""
Dean Cain (@RealDeanCain): "Me thinks Mr. Romney proved once again why he should be President."
Joshua Malina (@JoshMalina): "Binder? I hardly know 'er! Heh. Or something. Wait, what's happening? — Mitt Romney"
Keith Powell (@KeithPowell): "Something major happened last night, but all I can determine from twitter is that women like to be put in binders. We already KNEW that!"
Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack): "At least he didn't say "Binder full of black people.""
Eugene Mirman (@EugeneMirman): "Hopefully Romney will soon mend things with women voters by insisting they all have the potential to be amazing executive assistants."
Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump): "Debate showed--- these guys really hate each other. At one point it looked like they would come to blows."
Sherri Shepherd (@SherriEShepherd): "Whoever gave #POTUS the Red Bull...keep it coming! Pres Obama was on his game tonight.
Aisha Tyler (@aishatyler): "Oh, shiznat, Romney just got stuffed by Candy Crowley. That's like being dunked on by Jonah Hill."
Elizabeth Banks (@ElizabethBanks): "Romney really dislikes birds, Big and other."
Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt): ""Binders Full of Women" is my favorite Motley Crue album. #debate"


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T. D. Hilliard writing as dr. Theo. writes whimsical rhymes for children. His stories are designed to both entertain children and open up their imagination. He uses his words like a paint-brush to paint a picture in the child's mind.


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The Volvo L20F compact wheel loader is built to give your productivity a needed lift. The right power. The right performance. It's something you can depend on every day, no matter what the day's jobs have in store for you. Lifting, loading and moving swiftly, Volvo is ready to perform.
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First full-squad workout has Blue Jays pumped
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Spring Training is now officially in full swing as the Blue Jays held their first full-squad workout at the club's Bobby Mattick Training Center on Sunday.
Pitchers, who reported to camp on Tuesday, used the opportunity to throw batting practice. The likes of R.A. Dickey, Mark Buehrle, Esmil Rogers and Brett Cecil took the mound in the latest step toward getting ready for the start of the regular season.
Hitters were allowed to swing, but for the most part, they took only light cuts and tracked pitches through the strike zone. They then stuck around after the pitchers were done to go through a more traditional BP session.
"That's all for the pitchers," hitting coach Chad Mottola said of BP. "Spring Training in the first week is for the pitchers. It's one of those things that, 'Hey, guys, get what you can get out of it. Let the pitchers get their work in.'"
The day began with a speech from general manager Alex Anthopoulos and manager John Gibbons. It was a brief exchange with the players designed to outline the expectations of Spring Training and set a guideline for conduct and professionalism throughout the season.
A similar talk is given every season, but this one comes following a busy winter that has heightened the expectations not only outside of the clubhouse but inside it as well.
"It's a little orientation," Gibbons said. "I had a three-minute rah-rah speech -- 'Let's go, let's not get caught up with what [media] are saying, let's get our work done and play baseball.' Basically, if we're good enough, we'll get there. If we're not, we won't, but we should be."