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WALTHAM — He didn't say he was sorry. He didn't say he was wrong. He didn't say he wouldn't do it again. Rajon Rondo doesn't back down, and he doesn't back off. That's what makes the Celtics point guard one of the game's toughest players to define and decode.
If stubborn had a Hall of Fame, Rondo would be a shoo-in.
We're past the point where we can call Rondo's two-game stint in David Stern's hoops holding cell for coming to the defense of Kevin Garnett and tangling with Brooklyn Nets forward Kris Humphries a learning experience. If so, Rondo needs Adderall, considering it's his third league-imposed suspension in almost 10 months.
It's easy to think of Rondo as the Celtics' rambunctious kid brother, a youngster testing the limits of his talent and his boundaries in NBA existence. But he's now a seven-year veteran and an established All-Star. He'll be 27 in February. His intentions were admirable after Humphries dished out a devious foul on an off-balance KG late in the first half of the Celtics' 95-83 loss to Brooklyn Wednesday, but his execution wasn't.
The Celtics have anointed Rondo as their fearless leader in hopes that greater responsibility leads to a more responsible player. But this is just who he is — a mesmerizing, complicated package of playing ability and willful personality. He can add a jump shot, but he can't add an emotional filter to separate right from wrath. He's not going to change, and the Celtics shouldn't expect him to.
"This game is a contact sport, it's an emotional game. I play with an edge every night," said Rondo. "I think that's what separates me from a lot of guys. I'm not going to let that take away from my game.
"I didn't do anything dirty. This is a new day and era of the kind of style we play the game. Back in the day, the ball would have been checked up, some free throws made, and we would have kept going. But it's a new era, and we've got different rules now."
It was the essence of Rondo that he lost his 37-game assist streak because he was ejected, not because anyone could stop him.
He is a player who defies comparison and the NBA's caste system. He'll feud with Chris Paul. He'll go chest-to-chest with Dwyane Wade. He'll absorb Kobe Bryant's glare and stare right back. He doesn't play with a chip on his shoulder. He plays as though Plymouth Rock is resting on his right shoulder.
That same stubbornness is also what makes Rondo tough to rely on as a leader, a role bestowed upon him by Celtics coach Doc Rivers and president of basketball operations Danny Ainge. But leaders are forged, not forced.
Rondo is the car that's fun to drive but that you know at least once during the winter isn't going to start and is going to leave you stranded.
As Rondo said, he plays the game with an edge. It's just that sometimes he goes over it.
No. 9 has made strides. He handled the Paul trade rumors last year with class and equanimity. But Rondo is often at his best in a media scrum, when his superior intellect is on display. He can riposte a reporter's question with the best of them.
If Rondo had been as cool, calm, and detached Wednesday night, when he ended up tussling with the former Mr. Kim Kardashian in the TD Garden courtside seats, as he was Thursday at HealthPoint, then he wouldn't be suspended for the next two games.
Humphries's made-for-TV marital bliss lasted longer than any expression of wrongdoing from Rondo.
The closest Rondo, who spoke before his suspension was announced, came to penitence was admitting that his teammates pay the price when he's not able to take the court.
"I know I have to be out there for my teammates, that's the only thing about it," said Rondo. "But I was sticking up for my teammates. I'm not trying to start a fight. I'm not trying to be a bully."
The question is, would he have had the same overprotective-parent reaction if the Celtics had been up 16 instead of down 16 at the time of Humphries's foul?
Rondo said frustration had nothing to do with his reaction, calling Humphries's foul "a malicious play."
But he does have a reputation for petulance.
He went into a funk after the Celtics traded Kendrick Perkins two years ago. He threw the ball at referee Sean Wright in Detroit last February after not getting a foul call on a drive, earning a two-game suspension. He bumped official Marc Davis in the playoffs, after Davis made a dubious foul call on the Celtics with 41 seconds left in a loss to the Atlanta Hawks. That led to a one-game suspension.
Earlier this season, Rondo was accused of a questionable foul of his own after he collared Wade late in the Celtics' season-opening loss to the Miami Heat.
"I don't know," said Rivers. "You can always be frustrated. So, that can be part of it. It's probably everything. You never know what a reaction brings. It could be the guy — you might not like the guy who did it to Kevin. You're getting your butt kicked, it's Kris Humphries, Rondo wasn't playing great, it was Kevin of all the guys who went to the floor.
"It could have been all of those in one, the perfect storm."
"Storm" is the perfect word for Rondo because he is a force of nature that can't be controlled. That makes him a great point guard. It makes for a questionable leader.
It's hard to be a leader if you're unapologetically following your impulses.Christopher L. Gasper is a Globe columnist and the host of Boston Sports Live. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @cgasper


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After Neil Young left the California folk-rock band Buffalo Springfield in 1968, he slowly established himself as one of the most influential and idiosyncratic singer/songwriters of his generation. Young's body of work ranks second only to Bob Dylan in terms of depth, and he was able to sustain his critical reputation, as well as record sales, for a longer period of time than Dylan, partially because of his willfully perverse work ethic. From the beginning of his solo career in ... Read more

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This post is part of our annual Christmas Card-a-Day series! If you would like to submit your card, please click here for more details.
Thank you to Christina Carnoy, of Portland, Oregon, USA, for submitting her card to us for today's feature. Read on below for Christina's description of how to make this card:
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(Part 1 of 3) The Fleming name is believed to have originated in Flanders, but now DNA and some recorded history says its origin is from the north-west region of the Emerald Island. This Fleming story [dominated by DNA tribal marker R1b-L513, Subgroup C2] can trace their beginnings to the Finn Valley in Donegal, Ireland from 50 BCE. Perhaps the journey begins with the Clanna Dedad; Deda, son of Sen or Deda Mac Sin. The Fleming surname origin is possibly from the Dáirine [R1b-L513] who found the Kingdom of Brycheiniog, Wales around 300 CE.
(Part 2 of 3) According to research, the Kingdom of Brycheiniog will take part in an invasion of Brittany, France around 500 CE. But how could this be? Recent discoveries from DNA testing are unlocking the migration patterns of Celtic tribes as late as 800 CE to 1200 CE. The Fleming story begins in pre-history Ireland but this descendant will then move to Wales where the family can be traced back to their Welsh tribe Cydifor Fawr. This line and many of his kin will then travel to Brittany, France during the Dark Ages.
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Bangor Festival of Lights Parade [VIDEO]
The crowds lined Main Street in Bangor as the Festival of Lights Parade delighted children of all ages.
A lot of preparation and spirit went into the floats and decorations, and once again, the Bangor Rotary Club was the driving force behind the celebration.
Here are just a few video highlights from the Festival of Lights Parade.
I would have shared more, but my camera's been busy today, and the battery just couldn't take anymore.


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The alumni H-Club at Hope College will present its "Hope for Humanity Award" to 1979 Hope graduate Kathy Beauregard of Richland, who is in her 16th year as director of athletics at Western Michigan University, on Saturday, Dec. 8.
The "Hope for Humanity Award," first presented in 1990, recognizes Hope athletic alumni for consistent service to others and demonstrating the values of Christian commitment and service. The H-Club consists of Hope alumni who were athletic letter winners and other honorary letter winners.
The group will honor Beauregard during halftime of the 3 p.m. Hope men's basketball game taking place at the DeVos Fieldhouse as part of the annual Holland Sentinel/Russ DeVette Classic tournament. Tickets for the game will be available at the door, and cost $6 for adult bleacher general admission, $4 for under-18 bleacher general admission, $8 for stadium reserved seating and $10 for cushion reserved seating.
Beauregard has been director of athletics at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo since 1997, and is the longest-serving athletic director in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). When she took the role, she was one of only seven women nationwide serving as director of athletics at National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) I-A Institution.
Across her tenure, the university's teams and individual athletes have earned a variety honors, including numerous NCAA tournament appearances and All-America and Academic All-America recognition. The university's athletic facilities have greatly improved under her leadership, including through the addition of the Bill Brown Football Alumni Center and the Seelye Athletic Indoor Center.
Beauregard has been with Western Michigan University for more than 30 years. Prior to becoming director of athletics, she had served as associate athletic director and senior associate athletic director, and from 1979 through 1988 she was head women's gymnastics coach.
She has been active professionally beyond the university as well. Among other service, she chaired the NCAA Olympic Sports Liaison Committee for two years, represented Western Michigan University as a member of the NCAA Championship Cabinet and NCAA Football Bowl Certification Committee, and was on the NCAA Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
Beauregard has also been active in numerous community service organizations, including the American Cancer Society, Go Red for Women, the American Heart Association, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and the Glowing Embers Girl Scouts Council and the Boys & Girls Club. She is also a past member of the board of the Hope College Alumni H-Club.
She has received multiple awards in recognition of her outstanding service, including, most recently, the Gerald R. Ford Sportsman of the Year Award, presented by the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in October, and the Lifetime Woman of Achievement Award, presented by the YWCA of Kalamazoo in May. Other recognition she has received through the years has included the Under Armour Award from the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics; being named Athletic Director of the Year for the Football Subdivision in the Central Region by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics; the Athena Award from the Kalamazoo Chamber of Commerce; the "Glass Ceiling Award" from the Kalamazoo Network; and induction into the Kalamazoo Loy Norrix High School Athletic Hall of Fame. As gymnastics coach, she was twice named coach of the year in the MAC.
Hope presented her with a Distinguished Alumni Award in May 2000. In addition, she was featured in the college's alumni magazine, "News from Hope College," in April 1998, and in an alumni profile in the 1998-99 "Hope College Catalog."
She graduated from Hope with a major in physical education. She completed a master's in athletic administration at Western Michigan University in 1982.
Beauregard and her husband, Rick, have a grown son, Brad, who is a student at Western Michigan University.
The DeVos Fieldhouse is located at 222 Fairbanks Ave., between Ninth and 11th streets.


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As an English major, you also must complete either the Business Studies major (BSM) or minor.
Business Studies Major
The Business Studies major has six required courses and two electives. The required courses are the first six in the General Business Core, which must be completed by all of our students:
- Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
- Tools and Concepts in Accounting and Finance
- Practice and Applications in Accounting and Finance
- Business Statistics
- Marketing and Operations Fundamentals
- Human Behavior and Organizations
For your remaining two courses, you can select classes within a single discipline such as marketing, information design and corporate communication or management. You also can take courses in different disciplines but that focus on the same theme, such as nonprofits, technology or international business. This approach allows you to gain broad business skills, but tailor them to a particular field that matches your interests. In addition, you also can complete the BSM by taking two additional advanced General Business Core courses.
Business Studies Minor
The minor requires the following courses:
GB 110 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
GB 112 Tools and Concepts in Accounting & Finance
GB 212 Practice & Applications in Accounting & Finance
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The Wilmington City Council has voted to name a bridge on the Gary Shell Cross-City Trail in honor of Mike Alford.
Alford has been the region's representative to the N.C. Board of Transportation since his appointment on Feb. 4, 2010.
On Tuesday, Mayor Pro Tem Earl Sheridan said the council's naming committee met to discuss naming portions of the trail after people. Before they could finish deliberating, city staff said they were working to create a sponsorship policy governing when and where sponsors can be recognized. City staff advised the council to delay further naming of areas along the trail until that policy was completed, likely in April.
"However we did decide to make one exception," Sheridan said, adding that the naming is "time sensitive" because Alford is leaving the position.
On Feb. 4, Gov. Pat McCrory appointed Michael Lee, a Wilmington attorney, as the DOT's board member from Division 3, which covers Wilmington and surrounding counties.
Sheridan, reading Tuesday from the resolution, said Alford worked tirelessly on transportation projects benefiting the area.
Before the vote, Councilwoman Laura Padgett, the chairwoman of the area's Transportation Advisory Committee, which Alford served on, said it was a privilege to work with him.
"In spite of the fact that he lived in Jacksonville, he provided a great deal of his time and attention and sensitivity to our issues in this area and within our transportation planning area, so this is appropriate to thank him for that because he did go above and beyond in serving this area," Padgett said.
Mayor Bill Saffo added that Alford was an exceptional public servant. "We would not be able to have completed this trail without his work and efforts," Saffo said.
Alford's name will go on a 170-foot bridge and boardwalk across Bradley Creek in College
Acres. The bridge starts at the end of Teal Street, crosses the creek headwaters and ends at the edge of the Autumn Hall development.
The N.C. Department of Transportation contributed $250,000 for the project, which cost $267,000. The rest of the money came from the 2006 parks bond.
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It's the people's trail. It's not some political appointee's trail. Just more BS cronyism.


text: Joe Landman wrote on Friday 01 April 2005 17:20: > Mark Hahn wrote: > > [...] > > >> I am sure others will take issue with this, but I would strongly > >>advise against using a rolling beta OS (FC-x) as the basis for a > >>production cycle machine. If it is a purely experimental cluster, go > > > > calling a non-test FC release "beta" is just plain petty; > > all software is beta by that definition. > > Not at all. This is a direct quote from http://fedora.redhat.com > > "The Fedora Project is a Red-Hat-sponsored and community-supported open > source project. It is also a proving ground for new technology that may > eventually make its way into Red Hat products. It is not a supported > product of Red Hat, Inc." > > It is by Redhat's definition, a rolling beta (proving ground). It's somewhere between beta and a product. Like a beta: Proving ground; packages often upgraded within one release cycle; rapid lifecycles, cutting-edge packages (in part); no support; no guarantee of stability (in fact expect them to break things regularly :) Like a product: Has defined releases; effort is put into making those releases somewhat stable, at least more stable that pure devel code ("rawhide") or pure betas (FC4-test1) David


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Woman Who Got Shot In The Face With A Shotgun Show The First U.S. Face Transplant!
Ap reports "Connie Culp stepped forward Tuesday to show off the results of the nation's first face transplant. Five years ago, a shotgun blast left a hole where the middle of her face had been. Five months ago, she received a new face from a dead woman."
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UH Manoa professors co-author adolescent obesity studyUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Drs. Timothy Halliday and Sally Kwak, economics professors at UH Mānoa, recently published a paper in Economics and Human Biology titled, "Weight Gain in Adolescents and Their Peers." The article examines trends in adolescent body mass index (BMI) in a nationally representative dataset.
In their study, Halliday and Kwak document strong correlations in weight gain between adolescents and their friends, even after controlling for confounding factors such as race, sex and age. While these correlations may be indicative of pupils causing their peers to gain weight, the authors provide evidence that a substantial part of the correlations is a consequence of sorting on BMI.
In addition, they discuss many of the econometric issues in estimating such effects while accounting for growth spurts and difficulties in defining adolescent obesity. Halliday and Kwak discuss policy implications of such findings for school-based interventions to combat obesity. Their work contributes to a growing body of literature studying the impact of peers on student outcomes.
To view a copy of the abstract, visit http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2009.05.002.


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Each year, Joint Council publicly recognizes four individuals who have demonstrated the highest level of service to children and families. Whether they are volunteers, professionals or public servants, they have served as examples to us all. We will continue this tradition of honoring excellence by presenting these prestigious awards to the following individuals at our annual Conference & Medical Institute in New York City on April 11th and 12th. Please join us in congratulating our honorees and in recognizing their outstanding service to children and families.
Karen Eckert Award for Government Service to Children
Bill Bistransky
U.S. Department of State
In recognition of his untiring service during the Haiti Crisis of 2010, for his leadership of the Adoption Unit, Department of State, Office of Children's Issues; for his recognition that adoptions are not cases, but are children with dreams, hopes and love; for demonstrating that laws, regulations and rules can be used to not only govern but to truly serve families and children; for his integral role in negotiating a bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Russia; for giving meaning to the words 'public servant' and for his continuing efforts to ensure that all children live, grow and flourish in a safe, permanent and loving family.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Susan Soon-Keum Cox
Holt International
In recognition of a lifetime of service to children and families, for her leadership in bringing the exceptional value, perspective, knowledge and life experience of the adult adoptee to the field of intercountry adoption; for her uncompromised ethics and standards; for her leadership at Holt International, Joint Council and numerous other organizations; for her willingness, skill and success in the public arena; for her diplomacy around the world; and for a lifetime of protecting and advocating for the right of every child to a safe, permanent and loving family.
Maureen Evans Award for Outstanding Service to Children and Families
Chuck Johnson
National Council For Adoption
In recognition of his selfless and untiring service to ensure that Russian orphans retain their right to a family through intercountry adoption;, for his skilled diplomacy in leading our community; for his selfless approach and invaluable knowledge; and for his continuing efforts in "protecting and advocating for the right of every Russian child to a safe, permanent and loving family."
Outstanding Child Advocate
Kyrgyz Waiting Families
Represented by Pamela Allen, Ann Bates, Suzanne Boutilier, Teresa Edwards, and Lisa Brotherton
In recognition of a dedication to the rights of Kyrgyz children in a way that inspires us all; for leading us in what we hope is a brighter tomorrow for the children of Kyrgyzstan; for an unwavering commitment to the children you hope to adopt; for personal sacrifice that is extraordinary; and for advocacy that is exemplary.


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Mine is the flattened curve, no dimple, has the E and low mark, but is what seems to be a brown ? button.
Yes. It's a L48 survivor.
Brad (bc69)The picture you posted is that out of your 1967 Camaro? If so its the correct flat handle with the BROWN tip. The line from add to fill is shorter on those than the lines on the 68 pics that Chick posted. Hope that helps you out. Dave
Wow, thanks 1968RSZ28. I didn't find that forum string because I was spelling it as "dipstick" vice "dip stick" in my search. It looks like all my questions were answered with the other forum string...and that I have the correct 68 SB dipstick...round handle, no dimple, grey tip. Thanks everybody for the help and your time.Bernie___________________________68 NOR SS/RS L48/M35 ConvertibleCordovan Maroon - Special Paint Exterior (black stripes)Black Custom Interior


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Paul Voerman needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 155 designs submitted by 33 freelance designers.
EENMAAL ANDERMAAL.be
Since three years I work in the Real Estate Business and sell houses and appartments.
I am also a marketeer. I am always thinking; what can I do to attract more business?
But in first place, I am an entrepreneur. In our surrounding countries they have developped ONLINE Real estate auctions. I will be the first in Belgium.
To execute the Marketing Plan I have atttracted http://www.DUVALGUILLAUME.com
One the world's best offices. To tease them...I want this contest to be a success..and I will definitely pass your coordinates to them.
Market= REAL ESTATE MARKET
only residential, that means family houses and appartments.
Audience= consumer-market, no professionnal markets
EENMAAL ANDERMAAL is the term auctioneers use to call the last round before they close the auction. It is the last possibility to place a higher bid.
The lettertype must be clear, innovative and fresh
The webpage will be in colour white, so you can use colours
When the auctioneer calls EENMAAL ANDERMAAL they use an 'auction hammer' (historically)
I like the term "EENMAAL ANDERMAAL", because it teases the people to make a higher bid, so the logo can be teasing as well
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text: > On Tue, Mar 28, 2006 at 10:01:03PM -0600, Bruce Allen wrote: >> After discussions with some of their technical people, the conclusion was >> that the switch had enough buffer memory to run wire speed with MTU=1500 >> but not with MTU=9000. >> >> Our testing results are here: >> http://www.lsc-group.phys.uwm.edu/~parmor/Network-performance/netperf.html > > But according to that graph, the Dell 2716 switch gave performance > substantially below wire speed for ALL MTU sizes, including 1500. So > what's up with Dell's "wire speed but only at MTU=1500" story? You'll have to ask Dell! I agree that their explanation does not make sense, for exactly the reason that you gave. We didn't see wire speed performance even at MTU=1500. Cheers, Bruce


text: Hi Raul Can it be that console messages aren't being sent to VTY (standard PC monitor), but some other output line? I don't know what KVM you're using, but most KVMs keep an open line only to the server they are displaying at the moment (and will send back a signal if they get a probe from an another system they are connected to) and won't buffer display output from the other systems they are connected to. What I suggested is to connect a real serial terminal to the Linux system. Make sure that all console messages (including kernel) are sent to the serial console (the default is to send them to VTY which is the standard display in a PC. If you can't connect a real serial terminal than the closest thing to it would be a PC running putty (or any other terminal emulation software) listening on COM1 and is connected to the serial port of the server. -- ttyl Paolo Rahul Nabar wrote: > Hi Paolo, > > The funny thing is that the console remains blank. We have all these > systems connected to a KVM and the kvm shows the system as actually > disconnected post the crash. > > That is what makes it so hard to debug. No screen output at all. > > -Rahul > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 2:07 PM, Paolo Supino <paolo.supino at gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi Rahul >> >> Did you try to redirect console to a serial port? If a system crashes >> and all console messages (including kernel) will be sent to the serial >> console that will keep displaying the messages it received until the >> system is power cycled ... >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> ttyl >> Paolo >> >> >> >> Rahul Nabar wrote: >>> On my Centos system I installed kexec/kdump to investigate the cause of >>> some random system-crashes by getting access to a crash-dump. I installed >>> the rpm for kexec and then made the change to grub.conf that reserves the >>> additional memory for the new kernel. >>> >>> Also configured kdump.conf. I start the kexec service.and then I tried to >>> simulate a crash by echo c to sysrq-trigger. >>> >>> The system does crash and then after a while reboots itself. But I see no >>> vmcore when it coms back up. /var/crash is empty. This is when I tried to >>> write to local drive. >>> >>> I also tried a nfs write but then still no success. >>> >>> Any idea what could be missing in my steps? Or any other debug >>> suggestions? Any other kdump users on Beowulf? >>> >>


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Thanks for your thoughts.
You wrote: "...Distinguishing special guidance from front-loading from ordinary providence is not easy."
As I have such a difficult time taking front-loading seriously, I'd like to ask a question to improve my understanding of how others regard it. Namely, if God did everything through front-loading, would he have included a nearby supernova (Ordovician extinction) or an asteroid impact (K-T extinction) as an integral part of the process from before the Big Bang?
I suppose to ask the question is to answer it, but at the same time the thing boggles my mind. I really hope God doesn't have to deal with the amount of detail necessary to make something like that happen. If he does, I'm sorry. That's another reason why I prefer ongoing
"special guidance." It may not be philosophically or scientifically elegant, but it's so much more compatible with what I perceive as reality, so much easier for mortals to deal with.
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> In other words, while I agree with David C. that God is far more concerned
> with spiritual than physical attributes of his creatures--and his
> predestining may well not have included shapes of individual body
> parts--it's hard for me to imagine any form of marine life or invertebrate
> life becoming capable of satisfying God's larger (presumed) requirement.
> (Well, maybe if dolphins had arms and hands with opposable thumbs.... But
> how would they smelt ores under water? We can go into water and air and
> space; marine animals would have great difficulty doing much of anything out
> of water.)
Just to clarify: I do think that the spiritual aspects are more
important, but did not mean to take a stand either way as to whether
the physical attributes are important.
Theologically, I think all the details were predestined and "what
might have been" may not be a meaningful question, but as far as I
know there's no scientific way to assess those points.
There are various studies that support the idea that only a certain
range of forms and lifestyles are available, and that almost all of
them have been taken by organisms, though of course it's hard to prove
without either a large sample of planets with complex life forms that
arose independently or else the ability to run an experiment for a
billion years or so.
Also, a lot of the features of interest here are very hard to quantify
and analyze. For example, Gould was quite excited about the fact
that, whereas almost all known post-Cambrian arthropods (and all known
post-Paleozoic ones) fit into a few categories based on the number,
position, and type of appendages (e.g., 0-2 pairs of antennae, which
segment has which mouthparts, 6 or 8 or more legs), many of the
Cambrian ones do not fit into these groups. On the other hand, most
of the Cambrian arthropods are vaguely shrimplike, such that Walcott
thought that they could fit into the standard groups and only with the
detailed study of the past four decades or so did the anomalies gain
attention. In contrast, anyone quickly can tell the differences
between a butterfly, a beetle, a bee, and a flea, yet they are all
members of a single major group of insects, the holometabolous orders.
If the insects had a breathing system that allowed them to get
bigger, they might have been able to develop large brains.
> And while Gould may have exaggerated the randomness of evolution, from what
> I know of it, and most emphatically in acknowledgement of the effects of
> mass extinctions, it seems very likely that starting evolution at different
> times and places would lead to significantly different outcomes. While
> "changing one electron" should not have a major effect (unless it caused a
> crucial mutation!), even a minor extinction event should have a noticeable
> effect. For example, such extinction is likely to give some species a new
> competitive advantage that in turn may lead it to eliminate still other
> species.
> Many authors have pointed out that more than 99% of all species have gone
> extinct. Chances seem very good that, under conditions of randomness and
> without any special guidance, the species God wanted would not have
> survived.
> Don
Of course, distinguishing special guidance from front-loading from
ordinary providence is not easy.
Although mass extinctions are notoriously "random" in being
unpredictable and not necessarily sparing apparently successful groups
(it's hard to think of any organismal feature short of advanced
technological culture that would help avoid an incoming asteroid, for
example), often certain characteristics do seem to convey an
advantage. Conway Morris's work on the topic is probably the most
extensive available, though of course taking a particular stance
rather than merely summarizing the pros and cons of all options.
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There's trouble brewing for Democrats in this fall's South Dakota Senate race, according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
"We are going to lose in South Dakota, more than likely," the Nevada Democrat told reporters Monday.
And what does that mean for the Senate overall? Reid said he expects his party to keep control of the chamber — but said things can still change.
"If the election were held today, we'd be in the majority without any question, but the election is not today," Reid said, according to the Associated Press.
In South Dakota, Democrat Tim Johnson is stepping down and former Gov. Mike Rounds, a Republican, is favored over Democrat Rick Weiland. Also in the mix is former Sen. Larry Pressler, who's running as an independent.
Every seat is worth watching this fall, since Republicans need to pick up six seats to flip control of the Senate to their side. Democrats now control the chamber with 55 seats, including two independents who vote with the party. Republicans have 45 seats.
At least one forecaster disagrees with Reid's assessment of Democrats' chances. In its latest forecast, the Upshot gives Republicans a 58% chance of gaining the majority.
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The Blue Van
When I was about nine years old my parents bought a van. It was one of those popular things that was the ultimate family vehicle, blue, with tinted windows. It was more than adequate to hold our luggage, us, plus a table for food and games. What more would we need?
The first trip we took was a long one. Those were the days when gas was cheap. Mom says they thought it was expensive, but in comparison with today's prices, it was cheap. The trip started at North Platte, Nebraska and was planned through Wyoming, Montana, northern Idaho and into Washington. From there, we drove the van across the border into Canada and on to a boat that took us to Victoria Island. Those were the days that you didn't need a passport to get into Canada. Security was pretty loose in those days.
After our jaunt in Canada, we drove to Oregon to visit relatives and then into Nevada. This meant we were heading toward home. Mom's eyes would light up at the prospect of driving through Utah. She calculated the miles and told Dad that it appeared we would HAVE to stay overnight in Salt Lake City.
When we began this trip, Dad proclaimed, "This is a family vacation." That actually meant no dead relatives welcome. Even with the capacity of the van, Mom left the genealogy behind. That's something she never did again when we traveled.
Sure enough we crossed the Bonneville Salt Flats and ended up in Salt Lake City, just in time to secure a motel as close as we could to Temple Square. Mom was to have the next day at the Family History Library. What Dad did not realize was that she had been calculating this all along, so had written notes from memory, families she wanted to check, locations of research and her list went on and on. Those dead relatives were lurking in the van on paper!
Checking into the motel, we unloaded the van and parked right outside the door of the room. About an hour later we went outside and discovered that somebody had stolen the cover off the spare tire on the rear of the van. That was Dad's favorite thing about the van. Had we not come to Salt Lake City in the quest of dead relatives, it would have never been stolen.
Mom had her day in the library and Dad had his day of entertaining us. He grumbled all the way home about the spare tire cover, but it was replaced once we returned home. From that day forward Mom knew that she must take genealogy to-do lists regardless of how much room we had when traveling. Within a year or so Dad announced he never did like that van because he had problems parking it and backing it up. Those were things Mom could easily do. Only took out the side of the garage once, but not with the Van. I think they sold it because of gas prices...they always tend to go up, you know!
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Tom Madden lived the first 54 years of his life without ever having set foot on a sailboat.
But that didn't stop the retired 59-year-old Ingram Micro chief financial officer and longtime Newport Beach resident from taking Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club's top post Sunday, when he officially became the club's 2013 commodore.
After joining BCYC in 2008 "to become a better sailor," Madden was enlisted as the 54-year-old club's treasurer. Then, for the following three years, the Pittsburgh native rose through the club's ranks to serve as secretary, rear commodore and vice commodore before assuming the role of commodore, as is standard.
But, from the get-go, Madden's "aura" jibed well, said club member Bill Long.
"I knew someday he'd be the commodore," he said.
Club officials say Madden's business savvy and ease of making connections — not to mention the fact that he was a quick study as a sailor — make him a good fit for the job.
"He has a great business background, he knows how to interact with people, and he knows how to approach difficulties in a very mild manner," said Staff Commodore Mary Bacon, who served as commodore in 1999. "And he likes to have a drink with everybody at the bar. Nobody's a stranger to him. He's one of those kinds of people who knows how to reach out."
That will be important, Bacon said, as she and Madden work together to plan the club's biggest event in the upcoming year: the U.S. Junior Women's Doublehanded Championship in late June.
The event, which Bacon described as a sort of summer camp for 80 of the country's best young female sailors, has been in the works since January. Bacon is the event chairwoman.
"[Madden] asked me [to do it] last year when it was his vice commodore year. I said, 'I will, but you're going to be tied to my hip,'" she said. "It's going to be a lot to keep everybody positively focused, but if anybody can do it, he can."
Staff Commodore Marshall Caplan, who served as commodore in 2005, said that while the club "seems like it's all about fun," it's key to remember it's also a business.
"I think Tom's a brilliant guy," he said. "He serves on a number of boards, and he brings a tremendous amount of business acumen."
Furthermore, Caplan said, "He's not a long-time racer and boater — he's only been doing it four or five years, but it's amazing what he's been able to accomplish."
Madden has sailed more than 8,000 miles over the past four years and has traveled along the Mexican Baja coast five times, a club news release said.
Madden said he sailed his first race from Newport to Ensenada in 2009.
As a sailor, Madden said sailing and developing programs for kids "will be a continued emphasis," during his term — especially with the upcoming national event, the likes of which he said the club hosts only once every five or 10 years.
"It's a community event," he said. "We want to showcase our city."
Above all, though, Madden said he wants to prioritize "fun, friendship and family."
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ANNVILLE, Pa. – Police have opened a criminal investigation after a high school football player ripped the helmet off an opposing player and beat him over the head with it during a game in central Pennsylvania.
Video aired by WGAL-TV shows Hamburg quarterback Joey Cominsky tearing the helmet off Annville-Cleona lineman Josh Hartman, then hitting him with it at least twice, after a play in the third quarter of Friday night's game at Annville-Cleona Secondary School near Lebanon.
Several other players pushed and shoved each other, and Annville-Cleona player Taylor Prentice jumped in and threw several punches, the video shows.
Cominsky and Prentice were ejected from the game. Hartman suffered a cut on top of his head but was otherwise OK. Order was restored and Hamburg won the game 25-22.
The police investigation "will be a very lengthy process, I can tell you that," South Annville Township police chief Ben Sutcliffe told PennLive.com. "It is premature at this point to say anything about charges being filed or not being filed."
Sutcliffe did not immediately return a message left Wednesday.
Hamburg Principal Christopher J. Spohn declined to say whether any disciplinary action will be taken against Cominsky.
"We followed our board-approved policies and procedures dealing with this situation," Spohn told the Reading Eagle.
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I'm currently working on subwords of cube-free binary words.
A binary word is one composed of letters from a two-letter alphabet such as $\{0,1\}$. A word $y$ is a subword of $w$ if there exist words $x$ and $z$ (possibly empty) such that $w=xyz$. Thus, $01$ is a subword of $0110$, but $00$ is not a subword of $0110$. A word is cube-free if it does not contain subwords of the form $xxx$, where $x$ is a word of one or more letters.
I suspect that all sufficiently long cube-free binary words (those whose length is greater than a certain $n$) contain all the subwords $001$, $010$, $011$, $100$, $101$, and $110$. I know that $n\ge 21$ because the cube-free binary word $110011001101100110011$ has a length of 21 and does not contain the subword $010$.
Does anyone know the length of the longest cube-free binary word that does not contain all the three-letter subwords I mentioned above?


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Retirement planning has become a major source of anxiety for people today. It seems like a huge challenge for young individuals because there are so many variables. Will Social Security be around for me when I retire? How can I possibly know how much to put away for retirement when it seems so far down the road? Planning is equally challenging for individuals nearing retirement. In order to make this process a little simpler, here is a 4-step retirement planning strategy.
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Now that the charred rubble of Trace Adkins' old home has been cleared away, he and his family are anxious to move in to the new house that's being built on the same piece of Nashville property. It's been over five months since the Adkins were forced to relocate to a guest house when the main structure burned down.
Adkins tells Taste of Country that the blueprints don't call for a large, extravagant mansion. "We're just not into that," he says. "We want it to be warm and welcome. It's going to be reasonable. It's not going to be ridiculous."
While his wife Rhonda added a few modern conveniences to the final design, there will be nothing that will land him an episode of 'Cribs' any time soon. However, next summer, the Adkins' home may wind up as the hot place to cool down. "I've heard that the new one is going to have a pool, so I guess I'm finally going to be one of those snooty home owners that has a pool," the 'Million Dollar View' singer says, laughing.
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Images of riot police hitting student protesters occupying the Executive Yuan with their batons and shields on Monday have left a painful memory in the hearts of many doctors who risked their own safety to treat wounded students.
National Taiwan University Hospital physician Liu Lin-wei (柳林瑋) said the medical team of doctors and specialists originally stationed outside the Legislative Yuan rushed to the Executive Yuan building upon learning of the students' surprising occupation of the nation's highest administrative body on Sunday evening.
"When we arrived, we heard people shouting 'there are people injured' everywhere. About 40 to 60 people were sent to our makeshift medical station every hour during the government's forcible eviction of protesters," Liu said.
Liu said the police's use of violence against young students was unthinkable, particularly when the latter clearly did not treat the former as their enemies, as evidenced by their willingness to make way for a police officer who sustained neck injuries and required immediate medical attention.
The medical team offered treatment to anyone injured, including student protesters, police officers and bystanders, for humanitarian reasons, Liu said.
"However, when we told the police that we would like to set up a makeshift medical station outside the Executive Yuan before they carried out the forced eviction, they threatened to handcuff us if we did so," Liu said.
Liu said the medical team later decided to retreat from the protest scene due to safety concerns, to which the police responded with a sarcastic round of applause.
Another doctor, surnamed Chan (詹), said the students occupying the Executive Yuan were rational and calm until they were forcibly evicted by riot police.
"Some of them sustained chest contusions after being pushed around by riot shields, while others were hit on the heads with batons. A few of them were brought to tears and looked really terrified," Chan said.
Chan said the medical team was only equipped to treat minor injuries, which was why students who suffered severe wounds, such as fractured shanks, were directly carried out of the building through the back entrance by the police and taken to hospital in an ambulance.
"Paramedics had asked us to help assess the severity of the students' injuries so that they could determine more accurately whether they required hospital care, but the police flatly turned down their request," Chan said.
A medical worker who spoke on condition of anonymity described the forced eviction as a "tragedy beyond compare."
"I saw riot police attacking unarmed people with batons in front of me. They even forced an elderly man into a corner and beat him down. It felt like the Martial Law era all over again," the worker said.
Taiwanese metal band Chthonic's lead singer Freddy Lim (林昶佐), who joined student protesters in occupying the Executive Yuan, dismissed media reports that they had vandalized the building.
"Some media reported that we had taken down curtains in the building and thrown chair pads to the ground. What they did not know is that we did so in order to create a comfortable space where injured people could be treated since there were fragments of glass all over the floor," Lim said.
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Convicted killer Jodi Arias speaks during an interview at the Maricopa County Estrella Jail on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Phoenix. Arias was convicted recently of killing her former boyfriend Travis Alexander in his suburban Phoenix home back in 2008, made a plea in court on Tuesday for life in prison, instead of execution, saying she can contribute to society if allowed to live. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
PHOENIX (AP) — The Jodi Arias trial had all the ingredients of a circus the minute it started: sex and violence, a defendant more than willing to seek the spotlight, a judge who extended leniency in allowing lengthy testimony and cameras in court — and a media-savvy sheriff ready and willing to set up jailhouse interviews with his most famous inmate.
The spectacle surrounding the case reached new levels in the minutes after Arias was convicted of murder two weeks ago when she told the local Fox affiliate in a stunning interview that she wanted the death penalty. But the frenzy didn't stop there.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio, whose office runs the county jail system, later gave reporters a tour of Arias' cell. And on Tuesday night, his office allowed Arias to do a series of jailhouse interviews just hours after the jury began deliberating whether she should get the death penalty.
The sheriff and defendant's self-promotion added to a trial that many, including Arias' own attorneys, argue is a runaway train. Fans flock to the courthouse, seeking autographs from the prosecutor and bartering for seats in the gallery. There have been death threats against witnesses.
It's extremely rare for murder defendants to give interviews to reporters during a trial, or for jail officials to allow them. But this particular trial is different because it has willing participants: Arpaio and Arias.
"The media wanted to talk to her," Arpaio told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday explaining his decision. "She wanted to talk to them."
The jury on Tuesday began deliberating whether Arias should get a life sentence or the death penalty for murdering her lover Travis Alexander by stabbing and slashing him nearly 30 times in June 2008. Jurors indicated Wednesday that they were at odds in attempting to reach a unanimous decision, so the judge sent them back to continue deliberating. They left for the day without reaching a decision and plan to reconvene on Thursday.
Arpaio is no stranger to inserting himself into the news when a big story beckons, especially when it comes to celebrities and his jail system.
In 2007, he offered to house Paris Hilton in one of his jails after the hotel heiress and socialite was released early from a California lockup for a probation violation connected to her no contest plea to alcohol-related reckless driving. His offer was declined. He allowed country singer Glen Campbell to put on a concert for inmates after he was jailed on a drunken driving charge. And he made NASCAR star Kurt Busch an honorary deputy a year after the professional driver was pulled over on a reckless driving allegation in 2005.
Arpaio has made headlines for jail interviews in other capital murder cases, as well.
In 2006, his office arranged a jailhouse interview of a janitor who was later convicted of killing six people in a serial shooting spree. The interview ended minutes after it started when Dale Hausner's court-appointed attorney walked into the room and suggested he pull the plug.
A similar scenario occurred when Arias did her post-conviction interview. She said her court-appointed attorneys felt "betrayed" by the move. They allowed her to do the second round of interviews, but told her to be careful and not say anything that could complicate her appeals.
Arpaio defended the decision to make Arias available for interviews, saying he has regularly let reporters into his jails over the past 20 years to speak with inmates. The sheriff said he kept his mouth shut about the Arias case until questions were raised about the conditions Arias faces in jail. He said he felt he had to defend his get-tough jail policies, so he let reporters in to see her cell.
Arpaio rejected criticism that he inserts himself into cases to gain publicity.
"I don't need this for publicity. I go to the toilet, I can get publicity," Arpaio said.
Arias sought out the spotlight from the start.
As she sat in an interrogation room the day she was arrested in July 2008, she fretted about how she wasn't wearing makeup and asked a detective if she could fix herself up before being booked into the system. Arias later spoke to "48 Hours" and "Inside Edition" from jail in interviews that brought national attention to her case.
She also beat out several inmates to win an "American Idol"-style Christmas singing contest that was judged by Arpaio himself.
Arias sent out dozens of Tweets during her trial, did her now-famous post-conviction interview and spoke to reporters again Tuesday, hours after she pleaded with the jury to spare her life.
In an interview with the AP, Arias claimed she doesn't want public attention and would have preferred a trial with no news coverage whatsoever.
"The prosecutor has accused me of wanting to be famous, which is not true," Arias said.
As the trial began, Judge Sherry Stephens rejected a defense request to forbid cameras in the courtroom and sequester the jury. Arias said Tuesday she believes the jury should have been sequestered.
Loyola Law School professor Stanley Goldman said Arias' decision to provide interviews as the jury deliberates her fate is strange, but that she has a First Amendment right to speak if she chooses.
"Odd would probably be quite the understatement for Jodi Arias' behavior," Goldman said. "Normal people keep their mouths shut in these situations."
Associated Press writer Josh Hoffner contributed to this report.


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The Times claims the Citizens are set to focus their efforts on signing a centre back this summer, with the Portuguese star still on their transfer radar.
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Gary Bettman joined 590 The Fan in Toronto on HockeyCentral with Daren Millard, Nick Kypreos and Doug MacLean to discuss where the NHL is in terms of ownership with the Phoenix Coyotes, a deal between the city of Phoenix and the Coyotes getting done soon, working a realignment plan without knowing the fate of the Coyotes in Phoenix, getting negative calls from general managers around the NHL regarding the new discipline policy and rating the job that Brendan Shanahan has done so far with the new discipline policy.
Where are you guys with Phoenix? As long as Glendale continues to rent this team for $25 million a year are you okay with that?
"First of all I think we need to take a step back. Winnipeg is great and we are thrilled to be there, but this was never about saying which do we like better? Atlanta or Winnipeg? As with any time that we have had to relocate. We don't look at the alternatives until the team is dead in the water where it is. The measuring rod for that is does somebody not want to own the team they are owning anymore? That is why Winnipeg moved in the first place. That is why Quebec City moved. After it was clear that Atlanta was done that's when we said it was okay to go to Winnipeg and this will work and this will be great. We're not going to go on with Phoenix indefinitely. The fact of the matter is we do have a couple of groups that have understandings in a macro sense with the city of Glendale. We're going through a process of betting this and seeing if we can work it through. I still remain optimistic that the club will remain where it is, but going to your question the essential element is when you have a city that makes an investment in the building and then they are prepared to continue investing in the building to insure that they are going to be there. That is not something you take lightly. When you don't have an alternative you move. Now obviously we don't want to keep operating this club from the league standpoint then at some point there will be fatigue in this situation if we don't get it sold probably this season."
Are you getting to the point where you can't tolerate this from the city of Phoenix and the Coyotes ownership this much longer? Is it going to get done soon?
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It's tough to do a realignment plan when you do not know what is going to happen in Phoenix?
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Are you getting a lot of calls from general managers regarding the new discipline rules?
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How do you rate the job that Brendan Shanahan has done so far heading up the league's new player safety department?
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If you
filed for an extension you could still be in tax season or you might just be
preparing for the next one. Either way, boaters are using, or some are considering
using, their houseboat to conduct a business enterprise. What a great way to
claim a tax deduction for defraying some of those expenses associated with it,
the Internal Revenue Code is daunting and terms of depreciation for business
property, amortization, expensing limitations-well, it all make the eyes glaze
over, but here's an overview of selected tax regulations along with suggested ways
to keep track of expenses properly attributable to the business, red flags that
can trigger an audit, and tips on how best to avoid this unpleasant occurrence.
many boaters have known for years that recreational boats could, and still may,
qualify for the second home tax deduction (tax form 1098) with interest paid on
boat loans being deductible. Boats used for business
purposes also come with deductions if meeting certain requirements which need
to be understood to decrease the chance of audit. (As an aside, experienced tax
professionals advise not claiming the well known "home office" deduction if
your residence is a target for auditors and particularly if it provides only
minimal tax savings.)
to the American Institute of CPAs, improved overall financial reporting and
enhanced transparency has become the norm in the business world, and the IRS
computers certainly have them on their radar. And just as large corporate yachts
operators must prove business-related expenses in a manner acceptable to the
IRS, so must individuals keep accurate records of use of their recreational boat
for business purposes.
Write Offs-Real
Company Examples
One boat
owner takes customers of his small, yet prosperous, electric company out on
fishing excursions along with doing extensive wiring jobs on docks in marinas
and resorts in the area. At tax time the cost of mooring, fuel, crew (when
used), insurance, legal fees (if any), financing costs, repairs, equipment and
other legitimate business expenses are subtracted from company earnings. Vessel
depreciation further lowers his taxable business income.
who aren't customers that he takes for short fishing cruises pay a fee for the
angling trip (for food and fuel) which covers those expenses and makes sure
income can be shown against expenses. The tax advantage is that all expenses
are tax deductible against your other income, he explains. That includes
depreciation. It cost $23,000 just to paint the boat.
Whether a
sole proprietorship or, for instance, held as a limited liability company (and
mainly owned by individuals), U.S. Treasury Department officials advise the law
requires the `company' produce records establishing business use of the boat,
and any personal use by an individual must be reported as personal income. They
also readily admit luxury houseboats and yachts can catch the attention of
auditors the way a Rolls-Royce would draw attention versus a less luxurious
example of business use is a houseboater who uses his vessel to research
marinas and hidden bays for a cruising guide publisher, his vessel being the
primary tool of his business under an independent contract for services. And
yet another real estate seller utilizes his 92-footer which enables him to
deduct insurance, repairs, maintenance and other operational expenses (see IRS Pub.535
Other Business Expenses). So far both businesses have passed IRS muster with
both individuals noting that all allowable and appropriate expenses are written
off in conjunction with IRS regulations, the latter owner adding, "The boat
makes money because the boat makes money."
Entertainment Expense
category of expense is a frequent topic of inquiry. (See IRS Pub.463.) What
expenses are deductible is not an easy question to answer as what are
deductible is often determined by the kind of business and particular
activities. Plus an expense must be "reasonable considering the facts and
circumstances." A business purpose must be served among business acquaintances.
entertaining for example, a combination of business and non-business persons at
the same onboard occasion, the entertaining expense must be divided pro rata
subject to the 50 percent allowable only limitation. The IRS legal tests are
the expenses must be "directly related" test and the "associated-with" test. And
an expense for hosting a client or customer with a dinner aboard must be
separated from say tickets to a dance or auction at the local yacht club.
Logging in
your designated log book, diary or notebook (along with on your computer having
backup disk regularly updated on hand), grouping certain "expenses of a similar
nature" is acceptable to the IRS. Substantiation by the best evidence possible
is the requirement. Receipts, cancelled checks, bills and invoices, showing the
amount, date, place and essential character of the expense are generally
considered adequate documentary evidence to satisfy recordkeeping rules. Think
timely and accurate.
Deduction On Business Property
property used in a trade or profession or other income-producing activity can
be depreciated on your tax return. Depreciation can't be claimed on property
held for personal purposes such as your boat if not used for business. Some
kinds of business property that depreciate include machinery, equipment and
furniture. I write this with the caveat that `depreciation' and the rules
relating are a very complex subject in tax law.
For our
discussion, IRS Code Section 179 allows taxpayers to write-off a fixed amount
of capital expenditures on their return each year ($500,000 for 2010) rather
than depreciate them over multiple tax years. One limitation, however, is that
Section 179 expenses shouldn't be greater than the net income generated by the
business for which the property was acquired. (Goodwill, information databases,
customer lists, licenses and other intangibles can't be depreciated but could be amortizable over 15 years on
your return.)
Avoiding An
the IRS has a standard tax auditing program. It advises that most people are
picked based on a computer analysis (that's based upon a closely-guarded
formula) to determine which returns are most likely to be in error. Most
filings singled out for audit are what they have basically always been-types of
deductions claimed, deductions that appear too high in relationship to income,
erroneous tax items, items that require proof or an explanation, or are on the
tax man's list of hot tax issues.
our previous boat use examples, chances for audit are greater if: the business
receives cash in the ordinary course of business; there are complex business
expenses listed on the return; expenses are large in relation to the income
reported; a prior IRS audit resulted in a tax deficiency; a dockmate or other
informant has given information to the IRS; and unreported taxable income pops
up when the computers match with information gathered from banks and others
sources. (A common red flag are the traditional `self-employed.')
To learn
if your floating enterprise is listed on guides the government publishes for
auditors, call the IRS Freedom of Information Act Reading Room at 202-622-5164
or write to Box 793,
Ben Franklin Station, Washington,
These can help pinpoint what auditors are looking for and how to best protect
yourself. As with any information, visit a tax professional for your specific
The author is a long-time East Coast boater with
a law degree. Questions or comments are welcomed at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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publications mentioned go to www.irs.gov/formspubs or call 800-829-3676, or
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