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CHICAGO -- The House Committee on Ways and Means is studying proposals to ease the burden of federal tax law compliance on small businesses, and the National Automatic Merchandising Association encourages industry members to make their voices heard.
Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), who chairs the committee, said that a measure providing this relief is important, as it would allow small businesses "to spend less time filling out forms and more time creating jobs.
"The current patchwork of complex rules is very difficult to navigate, and really leads to a disparate tax treatment," Camp continued. According to the National Federation of Independent Business, tax compliance costs are 65% higher for small businesses than for big businesses, costing small-business owners $18 billion to $19 billion a year. With about half of the private sector workforce employed by a small business -- a total of nearly 60 million Americans -- these costs, along with tax rates as high as 44.6%, are especially burdensome for a sector that has long been responsible for leading the nation out of economic downturns, NAMA pointed out.
The House Ways and Means Committee therefore is soliciting comments from stakeholders on two options, one that revises current tax rules and a second that replaces these rules with a unified pass-through regime. The first approach would revise rules pertaining to Subchapter S and Subchapter C corporations, as well as partnerships. The second would repeal Subchapter K and Subchapter S in current law, and provide a simple, uniform set of rules applying to non-publicly traded businesses for federal tax purposes without regard to the way a business is organized at the state level. Details may be at waysandmeans.house.gov/taxreform.
"NAMA supports comprehensive tax reform that benefits small business. In today's increasingly competitive business environment, it's important that policymakers continue to move forward in a pro-growth, pro-small business tax system," said Eric Dell, the association's senior vice-president of government affairs. "We encourage our members to offer comments to the committee to help shape the debate moving forward and to have their voices heard on this important issue."
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France's presidential campaign had already tilted anti-foreign, anti-Islam. Muslims worry about what will follow revelation that a Muslim was responsible for Jewish school shootings.
When French media flashed yesterday morning that a young Algerian Muslim holed up in his apartment had confessed to killing seven people, including three Jewish children earlier this week, French Muslims let out a collective cry: Oh no, this is not good.

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I would like to show you two minerals with fossils inside, 1 looks grey but its acutally yellow under the light,2 could it be amber??? or fossil in limestone? no idea- both findings are from North Berwick
Can you help to idenitfy them ?
Thanks a lot
I'm not quite sure how the two specimens you describe map to the three photos.
Photo 1 shows a dendrite - a mineral growth that looks somewhat organic. These usually are, or thought to be, a manganese oxide, but there are other compounds which can form dendrites as well.
See http://minerals.caltech.edu/FILES/DENDRITE/
Photo 2 looks to be flint; I don't really see anything of note.
Photo 3 looks to be a quartz-rich pebble. The form of the quartz is ambiguous; it may have originated as part of a vein. I can't tell what the tiny darkest bits are. The dark triangle in the 'core' may be a piece of host rock (adjacent to the possible vein), which may contain a tiny dark fossil. I don't see amber. That's a lot of guesswork, but it is difficutl to say without having the specimen on-hand to study under a microscope and run tests on.
Thanks, picture 1 and 2 show the same object
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OK so i went out on a limb and bought a arcam a19 based on WHFs reviews and i must say i am very disapointed,i am new to hifi and now i realise what they mean when they say laid back!.The drums have no energy and the bass has no drive,200 hz sounds like 400 hz,its ike there is a HP filter rolled off at 200 hzon it,i believe this amp is more for classical music,not for me as i love drums and driving bass!
I did think it could be my audiolab mdac source with foobar asio4all but its the same bypassed with my sony walkman straight into the amp,the mdac sounds fine with my sony earbuds!
I do know my wharfdale 122s (go down to 45 hz)are capable of what i want because they had lots of 50-200 hz clout with my denon m39 but just not the seperation and soundstage,the soustage is fantastic with the arcam but for me it is just losing that energy.
Could anybody recommend a amp for me in the same £600 - £700 budget,From what i have been reading the naim nait 5i sounds more to my taste,also thinking about listening to the marantz pearl lite and the roksan k2,altho nobody seems to stock the marantz and naim to listen!
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Cox Communications is the first video provider to sign on for new TV Everywhere services from Starz Entertainment.
With the deal in hand, Cox is now able to offer its authenticated subscribers Starz Play and Encore Play for free via Starz's Websites. Starz also said it would launch MoviePlex and MoviePlex Play with Cox and announce additional launch agreements with its distribution partners in the future. Combined, the Starz Play, Encore Play, and MoviePlex Play services offer approximately 1,500 movies, originals, and additional TV content each month.
"We are thrilled to be the first distributor to provide the Starz Play and Encore Play suite to our customers, extending the value of Cox TV Online across multiple platforms and adding tremendous value to our Advanced TV services," said Mark Greatrex, chief marketing and sales officer, Cox Communications.
Cox launched its TV Online Service last year via its own Web portal.
Along with the upcoming MoviePlex, Starz said today's launch marked the first suite of authenticated online services for pay TV subscribers to the Starz, Encore and MoviePlex premium channels and services. Through its distribution partners, the Play services offer Starz Entertainment premium subscribers in the United States portable and online access to its premium programming.
In addition, the Starz Play and Encore Play apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch are now available as free downloads from the iTunes app store. The Starz Play and Encore Play PC/Mac interfaces are available via Starz's Websites. Starz Play and Encore Play are accessible currently through Wi-Fi and broadband connections. Cellular connectivity and support for Android phones/tablets and gaming consoles are slated for launches at a later date.


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can i transfer a photo from my iphone 5 to this site?
can i transfer a photo from my iphone 5 to this site?
welcome aboard...I am going to move this question over to Forum Software issues
I know you can do it, but I don't have an Apple phone.
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I just tried it using my Android phone. I opened a new thread, used the picture management tool like usual, selected a picture from my phones gallery, but it failed to upload. I'm sure the iPhone would have the same features. So, it appears that you can't upload something directly from a smartphone. Maybe someone else has been successful...I was not.
Update: Actually, I take that back. I was able to upload a picture from my phone. So, if you go through the process by logging into the forum just as you would do on your home computer, uploading a picture can be done the same way.
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LAS VEGAS -- Intel Corp. caused a stir at this week's Consumer Electronics Show after unveiling RealSense, billed as the world's first integrated 3D depth and 2D camera module. The device is said to have wide-ranging applications and potential for the home market, including videogames.
Intel's new camera, which offers full-color 1080p, can recognize depth much like the human eye. It has onboard sensors for gesture and facial recognition. While the 3D feature can create an immersive gaming experience, the gesture-recognition capability will allow players to interact within a game in a more natural way. For example, simple hand movements can replace hardware controllers. By differentiating foregrounds and backgrounds, users and programmers can control augmented reality. Backgrounds, for instance, can be switched out without a chroma key "green screen."
"For decades, people have had to learn new languages, techniques and commands to get our devices to do what we want," said Mooly Eden, senior vice-president and general manager of Intel's Perceptual Computing Group. "Our vision with Intel RealSense technology is to reverse that, and make our devices learn and understand us. By equipping them with technologies that mimic human senses in a more genuine way, our everyday experiences such as learning, communication and gaming are transformed; and entirely new ones are possible."
The RealSense 3D camera is expected to appear in a number of diverse devices during the second half of 2014, including tablets, laptops and all-in-ones. Acer, ASUS, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo and NEC are among the manufacturers reportedly planning to integrate the device into their products. There are also third-party collaborations in the works with Autodesk, DreamWorks, Metaio and Microsoft Skype.
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August 6, 2009
KStew Cosmo Out-takes... seriously, she was 5th?!?!
How I heart you KStew - thanks TwiFans via Nejjie
- Lorabell
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- AnonymousAugust 6, 2009 at 5:15 PM
oh wow! she is absolutely stunning <33ReplyDelete
Ashley has always been the most beautiful Twilight girl for me with no one not even close to her but damn KStew is just as beautiful <33 gorgeous.
<3 I heart her <3 :)ReplyDelete
She has this little girl way about her. Very similar to Meg Ryan years ago.ReplyDelete
I love the sweater with the puffed sleeves.
- AnonymousAugust 6, 2009 at 5:51 PM
I agree Ashley is the most belle but Kristen does look pretty amazing hereReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 6, 2009 at 6:21 PM
I think why she's so appealing to people is that she can seem/look innocent or badassReplyDelete
=DD She looks like a Porcelain doll in the first one!!! She's gorgeous and so beautiful in both! Both i don't think that she's the 5th most beautiful woman in hollywood! =D Love twicrackaddict!ReplyDelete
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Bluetooth headsets, what to look for?
One of the most essential accessories for your cell phone is a Bluetooth headset — one of those little metal-bug-like things that fits in (and perhaps over) your ear, allowing you to chat without having to hold the phone up to the side of your face, or have a wire dangling between your head and one of your pockets.
Bluetooth headsets are useful for working with your mobile phone, tablet, or notebook computer and they cost anywhere from $15 to $150. Obviously, they're not the same. So what should you be looking for, feature wise?
Based on having tried/used a dozen or so over the past several years, here's my advice:
Staying Power
An earpiece that won't stay on your ear won't last long. If it's going to fall off and get lost, it's a bad investment. You're moving your head around as you walk, talk, get in and out of your car. If it falls out easily, it could be minutes or miles before you even notice it's missing.
My current favorite with this in mind are SoundID, which has a clear plastic earloop. I also like the Jawbone, but its earloop can come loose from the headset too easily. I'm partial to earloops, and to earloops that can't detach, or at least not without some effort.
If you're going to be wearing this for hours at a time, it's got to be comfortable enough, even if you wear glasses.
USB Charging Port
This isn't as much of a problem as it was even a year or two ago, when Jawbone, Plantronics and others had proprietary, and often annoying charging ports. Thankfully, now almost all mobile vendors (other than Apple) have standardized usage of smaller USB ports, so your tech travel kit is likely to include the right cable, and if it doesn't, you should be able to borrow or buy one easily enough.
Sound Quality at the Other End
How do you sound to whoever you're talking to? How's the sound cancellation — can you talk quietly in a crowded coffee shop, or as you walk by a leaf blower? You'll need a testing-buddy to check this with, and you may want to ask a friend to wear the headset so you can hear what they sound like.
The various vendors tout a range of continually evolving noise cancellation and other audio features. Whether they make a difference — and if they do, enough to override other considerations — only you can decide.
Bluetooth headsets don't have a lot of controls – basically, on/off, answer/end call, volume, and maybe sensitivity. Some have voice-control. Are the buttons/controls easy for you to reach up and use? Or are you making more mistakes than correct reaches?
For out-of-office use, you'll probably also want something relatively unobtrusive — small. In the office — or if you don't care — you may prefer a Bluetooth headset with a boom mike, either short or long, which can pick up your voice better. Similarly, you may look for one that really is a headset, meaning it has some over-the-head loop, rather than just stick-in-and-over-your-ear.
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Eching near Munich, 06 May 2014 – Kontron AG, the globally leading provider of Embedded Computer Technology (ECT), delivered a solid performance in the first quarter of 2014, in spite of a still challenging market environment. In accordance with the annual report 2013, the activities of the energy project business are reported as "discontinued operations".
Order entry for continued operations amounted to EUR 105.2 million (Q1 2013: EUR 117.9 million). Kontron generated revenues from continued operations of EUR 102.8 million, after EUR 107.2 million in the same quarter last year. As before, this development is a result of both the still difficult market and industry environment and one-off effects. The switch to a royalty model for two customers in 2013 for instance led to a negative impact of EUR 11 million. Currency fluctuations also had a negative effect. That said, the book-to-bill ratio exceeded 1 for the second consecutive quarter, and the gross margin increased by more than one percentage point to 25.75 percent compared to the first quarter of 2013 (Q1 2013: 24.7 percent).
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for continued operations and before one-off effects improved to EUR 1.2 million, after EUR -0.1 million in the year-earlier quarter. Earnings in this quarter were affected by restructuring costs of EUR 1.1 million. After these one-off effects, the reported EBIT for continued operations amounted to EUR 0.1 million compared with EUR -3.7 million in the year-earlier quarter.
"The gradual improvement of our results shows that, even in a challenging environment, we are developing compelling, innovative and intelligent ECT solutions with crucial added value for our clients," says Rolf Schwirz, Kontron AG's CEO. "With the determined implementation of the "New Kontron" measures, we are on course to become sustainably profitable once more."
Cash flow from continued operations in the first quarter increased by EUR 3.2 million year on year to EUR 4.5 million. With a sound equity ratio of 58 percent, Kontron retains a healthy financial base.
"New Kontron" measures are on schedule
The comprehensive cost-cutting and efficiency program hinges on the consolidation of Kontron's sites in Augsburg and Deggendorf. The first teams are about to relocate to these sites. Existing buildings in Augsburg have already been refurbished and refitted to accommodate them. All other relocation measures are scheduled to be completed by the end of November 2014.
Furthermore, about one third of the product portfolio is subject to review. The review's objective is to decrease complexity in development, production and distribution. This process has already identified 800 products for phase-out in the near future. Another 1,300 products are expected to follow over the next six months. This will conclude the review of the product portfolio for the time being.
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Katy Perry (Somewhat Hypocritically) Calls Out Rapper Chief Keef for His Hatred of Sobriety
Katy Perry called out rapper Chief Keef on Twitter indirectly upon hearing his track 'I Hate Being Sober.' She doesn't like that song or that message.
Except, you know, when she's the one delivering it.
Perry expressed her disgust in 140 characters or less, apparently expecting the apocalypse to be nigh upon hearing the song on the radio. (If Perry actually did some research into 17-year-old Chief Keef's other questionable life decisions, she'd probably even more depressed about the future than this song made her.)
Just heard a new song on the radio called "I hate being sober" I now have serious doubt for the world.
— Katy Perry (@katyperry) May 21, 2013
This would be kind of admirable — if the 'Firework' singer wasn't guilty of sending the same exact message and scoring a No. 1 hit with it herself.
Lest we forget, Perry has a song called 'Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)' about getting blackout drunk every weekend, so color us surprised when she called out a rapper for releasing a track about how much he loves being wasted.
Maybe it's just cuter when a girl dressed as a Smurf does it.
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Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne announced Wednesday that he will retire, effective Jan. 1.
Osborne, 75, said that he will stay around for an additional six months to help the new AD with the transition process. Chancellor Harvey Pearlman has already hired a consultant to assist in the search for a new athletic director and said Wednesday that he has also begun interviewing candidates.
Osborne has been the AD for the Cornhuskers since 2007, but his legacy as former coach of the Huskers goes well beyond that. Osborne was head football for 25 years and led Nebraska to national championships in 1994, 1995 and 1997. He left the position with a career coaching record of 255-49-3 and 13 conference championships.
MORE: What is Osborne's legacy?
Describing the aging process as "interesting," Osborne said: "Sometimes..the perception that you're getting old can get in the way."
Osborne is a former Congressman as well, serving from January 2001 to January 2007. Asked if he had any health issues that might have contributed to his decision to retire, Osborne quipped: "I'm probably healthier today than when I was a member of Congress."
Associate athletic director Jamie Williams, who played tight end for Osborne in the early 1980s, said, "They don't make a lot of Tom Osbornes. There aren't a lot of living legends left that you can rub elbows with every day. For him to say he's going off to pasture, I told him we have more dragons to slay. Sometimes fishing becomes more important."
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The Victoria County Genealogical Society will host a genealogy seminar on October 20 at 8:30 a.m. in the Victoria College Student Center, Room A, at 2200 E. Red River St., in Victoria, Texas.
Guest speaker Martha Jones, who teaches genealogy classes at Victoria College, researches family history and is a group leader for the Texas Tracers, who travel to Salt Lake City, Utah every year to pursue their ancestry.
Lectures offered during the day will include information about family history records available online, in local and state repositories and national genealogical archives.
Early registration is $35 and regular registration is $45. Box lunches will be served. To register, mail your name, address, phone number and email with payment (to the Victoria County Genealogical Society) to Victoria County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 413, Victoria, Texas, 77902-0413.


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Helen Mirren Swore Like a Sailor While Dressed as the Queen
Dame Helen Mirren acted decidedly un-royal during a weekend performance of her play 'The Audience' in London, storming onto the street to tell a group of street drummers to "shut the f— up."
Did we mention she was dressed as Queen Elizabeth at the time?
Mirren was in the middle of performing when a line of drummers promoting a music festival began marching the streets outside of the theater.
The Sun reports that the cacophony reached a point where no one in the theater could hear the stage performance, so the 67-year-old actress laid down the law (without parliamentary approval) by leaving the theater — in full monarch regalia — to disperse them.
"She said people had paid 'a lot of f—ing money' to watch her show and that we were 'f—ing ruining it'," said Joe O'Leary, one of the drummers. "It was strange to see this little woman in tiara and pearls shouting like that. It's not the behaviour you'd expect from the Queen."
Returning to the theater, Mirren apologized to the audience and the show went on. Witness Ben Scotchbrook recalled, "She laughed as she said she'd told them 'not too politely to go away.' She got a standing ovation at the end."
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Interleague success bodes well for WS
Rox 21-12 vs. AL in past two years, have eight days to prepare
By Jim Molony / MLB.com
The Rockies' recent history suggests they have a chance to keep the streak going.
Clint Hurdle's team is 21-12 in Interleague Play the last two years, including 5-1 vs. the Red Sox and Yankees this year. They did not face the Indians in 2007.
If Colorado's opponent is Cleveland, it will match a team that hasn't been to a World Series before against one that hasn't won one since 1948.
"It doesn't matter," Hurdle said. "We're going to enjoy the moment. We'll get ready for whatever."
The Rockies, caught up in the excitement of a pennant, expressed similar sentiments. There will be time to think about who is up next.
"It really doesn't matter to us who we play," Rockies third baseman Garrett Atkins said following the Rockies' 6-4 NLCS-clinching victory Monday night at Coors Field. "All that matters right now is we're going to the World Series."
Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki agreed.
"We're 25 guys that don't think about who we're playing or where the streak is or any of that," Tulowitzki said. "We're going to the World Series, and we're not going to go about it any differently than we have all along. We'll play the game the same way, whoever we play."
If the Rockies' opponent is Boston, they will be playing a team from which they took two of three in a series at Fenway Park, June 12-14.
In that series, the Rockies beat Red Sox ace Josh Beckett, who had entered the game 9-0 with a 2.88 ERA before giving up a season-high six runs to Colorado.
The Rockies also beat veteran right-hander Curt Schilling, while losing the game started by Boston knuckleballer Tim Wakefield. Jeff Francis beat Beckett, 7-1, Josh Fogg outpitched Schilling in a 12-2 Rockies win and Wakefield bested Aaron Cook, 2-1, in the opening game of the series.
The Rockies outscored Boston, 20-5, while batting .278 with three homers. The Colorado staff posted an ERA of 1.73 in the series, while the offense batted .278 (30-for-108) with a dozen extra-base hits.
Several Rockies fared well at Fenway, as Atkins hit .333 with a homer and five RBIs, NLCS MVP Matt Holliday hit .385 (5-for-13) and second baseman Kaz Matsui hit .357 (5-for-14). Tulowitzki batted .333 (3-for-9) and catcher Yorvit Torrealba hit .455 (5-for-11).
"We weren't supposed to get this far. We weren't supposed to beat the Phillies or [Arizona]," Tulowitzki said. "But here we are, going to the World Series. We probably won't be [favored] there either, but it really doesn't matter to us. We just play."
Jim Molony is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Pistachios, when eaten with high-carbohydrate foods, may result in lower than expected blood sugar levels, an important factor in reducing risk of diabetes.
1 cup Natural American pistachios
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I have a new project I want to start working on. It's a bargello.
In my quilting group, I do mostly flannel quilts. I don't think - in a years time that I have ever pieced anything other then flannel, I'm just not good enough to do anything else(I or I haven't been until recently) There was a box of fabrics that I think would make a AWESOME bargello. They are the same print, just different shades. I can tell the person in charge isn't too excited about me doing one, so I need to do a sample bargello to prove that I can do it. I think I'd like to try making a different bargello, or a simple one, whichever is easiest! I have a week and a few days to get it done, just needs to be a top.
I posted a bit about it on my blog, but this is kind of the longer version...
Are there any sites or tutorials that I could read that would help me learn how to design/make one? I really would like to meet this challenge - or at least I think of it as one!
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I was showering Sunday morning in the two stall bath house on the second floor North of the historic horse stable. A gentleman's watch was found. If you lost a watch please email me with a accurate description so that I could return it to you. Please email me at
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My guild is S. I. C. K. (Snape Is Cuter in a Kilt)
You are welcome to join that, too,
but watch out for those Neeps & Tatties!
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Predictions, in game discussions, and after game talk goes here.
I wanted to get a quick start to the game thread here.
Predictions, in game discussions, and after game talk goes here.
I just hope our boys are not too exhausted from last night's game.
But if they come with the same intensity - we will win.
Where there is hope, there can be faith
Where there is faith, miracles can occur
Doesn't look like Peja's going to be playing tonight....at least that's one thing in the Knicks favor....
it sucks that we got back2backs rite after one of our hardest games of the year. I hope the guys aren't too tired. But if we can handle Chris Paul, and if we come even close to waht we did last night, we win big.
Damn player-centric usernames straight to hell.
the key to tonight is gonna b shutting down chris paul. i would prolly have mardy collins on him for most of the nite and when collins is out of the game stephon should be covering him. no matter what nate should NOT be guarding him.
when i heard peja wasnt playing i thought tonite should be an ez win. then i saw the hornets only lost by 4 to the spurs n they didnt have peja in that one either. so tonight is definatly gonna be a fight. both teams are coming off tough loss' to 2 of the best teams in the league. and on top of that both teams r fightin for a playoff spot.
the key is keepn CP3 out the paint... he's a pg who likes to penetrate and get around the FT line n pass out from there...and i know its good peja isn't playin but last time we played them he didn't play and we still lost so dont focus on that. But if we just stay focused and play hard and we should frustrait this team n come out on top..
I was going to smack Nate for the three pointer he took to make us go into overtime but I guess not. L.O.L. The Knicks are so blessed its not even funny!
I dont think they are blessed at all they are cursed. They are just a curse.
now tell me ya dont miss crawford in these tight games
Ladies and Gentleman your New York Idiots!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!
The Knicks have sure been heeding the advice of Kenny Rogers......You've gotta know when to hold'em, know when to fold'em, know when to walk away, know when to run....
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this was about the stupidest thing that isaiah did this year-nate on cp!!!!!
Damn player-centric usernames straight to hell.
nate was covering chris paul the whole game and he was doing a good job until the end where chris paul kind of erupted, you have to give marbury some rest, u cant put marbury on paul cuz the knicks need his offense


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There are many strategies that can be employed to multiply and divide larger numbers. Students will deepen their conceptual knowledge of multiplication and division, starting with visual models like arrays and diagrams.Then students will then move to more abstract calculation methods like partial products, the distributive property and standard algorithms.
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The Edicaran Age
The discovery of blocks of gravel which sank to the bottom of the sea trapped in ancient icebergs has sparked a new understanding of a bizarre group of creatures. The research, published in the Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, has also forced a rethink of the conditions that existed more than 500 million years ago. 580 million years ago, the ancient oceans were flooded with enough oxygen that the way in which life was constructed was completely changed. This moment was the birth of multi-cellular organisms, and shortly preceded the burst of biological diversification called the Cambrian explosion. Recent evidence indicates that this was the last in a series of similar increases in oxygen availability that changed the world's climate and ecological conditions.
The Ediacaran Period named after the Ediacara Hills of South Australia) is the last geological period of the Neoproterozoic Era and of the Proterozoic Eon, immediately preceding the Cambrian Period. Its status as an official geological period was ratified in 2004 by the International Union of Geological Sciences, making it the first new geological period declared in 120 years.
The animal fossil record from this period is sparse, possibly because animals had yet to evolve hard shells, which make for easier fossilization. The Ediacaran biota include the oldest definite multi-cellular organisms with tissues, and the most common types resemble segmented worms, fronds, disks, or immobile bags. They bear little resemblance to modern lifeforms.
Associate Professor Victor Gostin and colleagues at the University of Adelaide found evidence of ancient icebergs mixed in with volcanic rocks which were spewed out when an asteroid hit the earth between 635-542 million years ago. The impact area is now known as Acraman Crater which is a deeply eroded impact crater in the Gawler Ranges of South Australia. Its location is marked by Lake Acraman, a circular ephemeral playa lake about 12 miles in diameter. The site is north of Adelaire in South Australia.
Gostin, who first discovered rocky traces of the asteroid "ejecta" almost 30 years ago, said the asteroid impact occurred during a period of extreme cold.
This contradicts previous ideas which suggest the impact of the asteroid actually precipitated a period of glaciations, Gostin says.
He said evidence of the ancient icebergs is embedded in the fine grained shale found several hundred miles from Lake Acraman.
"Icebergs carry coarse debris, boulders and grains," said Gostin. "As the iceberg melts it is dragged to the bottom by the weight of the debris, then the ice melts and the surrounding mud eventually buries the debris, creating this sort of fossilized iceblock.
"So when you find coarse boulders embedded in fine deposits, something must have rafted it there -- in this case, an iceberg," he added.
In a commentary to be published in the The Australian Geologist, Professor Malcolm Walter of the University of New South Wales says the research resolves issues around the timing and record of the glaciations, the impact and the rise of the Ediacaran biota.
He describes the effect of the icy climate and asteroid impact as a "double whammy" that paradoxically led to the "flourishing of exotic plankton and the first macroscopic animals".
"Did the Acraman impact and coincidentally coeval glaciation help trigger one of the great biological revolutions in earth history? Time will tell," writes Walter.
The Ediacaran fauna were a major change in earth life forms. An asteroid impact may have helped to trigger this change in evolution by a sudden change in climate conditions.
For further information: http://news.discovery.com/animals/early-life-iceblocks.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1


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© 2005 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. All rights reserved.
Garland wins AL Pitcher of the Month
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
CHICAGO -- In the fifth inning of Sunday's 8-0 White Sox victory over Detroit, the Tigers put runners on first and third with only one out and threatened to end Jon Garland's run of consecutive scoreless innings. According to manager Ozzie Guillen, the Jon Garland of the past three or four years not only would have allowed the one run to score but possibly two or three others along with it. It seemed to be one inning out of every start that did in the talented right-hander. But through five starts in 2005, Garland appears to have turned the corner in establishing himself as a top-of-the-rotation sort of starter. Instead of losing focus during precarious situations, Garland gets mentally tougher. The talent has always been there for the 25-year-old, but putting that ability together with his newfound composure has led to a 5-0 start and a microscopic 1.38 earned run average for Garland. His 4-0 effort and 1.80 ERA in April also earned Garland the Pitcher of the Month honors for the American League, the first time he has won such an award and the first time a White Sox player has achieved this goal since Mark Buehrle won in May of last year. That monthly award was just the beginning, though, for Garland on Monday. He also earned the AL's Co-Player of the Week with the Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, after throwing four-hit shutouts against the A's on Monday and the Tigers on Sunday. Yes, Garland escaped that one-out, fifth-inning jam against Detroit, inducing Ramon Martinez's line drive to second and striking out Jason Smith. Garland's scoreless inning streak sits at 23, the longest by a White Sox starter since Buehrle went 24 2/3 in 2001. With each start, Garland not only is making a believer of the skeptics who saw him as nothing more than a .500 pitcher. But he's also turning the heads of more than a few opposing hitters. "We've seen him twice now, and we haven't touched him," said Detroit manager Alan Trammell of Garland, who has thrown 14 straight scoreless innings this season against the Tigers. "In the past, we've had fairly good success against him. But he seems like a different pitcher this year." "He didn't make any mistakes," Detroit third baseman Brandon Inge added of Garland, who carried a 46-51 record and 4.68 ERA into this season. "Everything was on the corner, and even if it had the plate, it was sinking down and you couldn't do much with it. He did a great job mixing it up with fastballs, sliders and changeups. When you put the ball where he did, you can't do much with it, kind of like a Greg Maddux approach." The keys to Garland's turnaround have been talked about with great specificity this year. He's more aggressive within the strike zone. He's getting ahead of the hitters. He's trusting catchers A.J. Pierzynski and Chris Widger to call the game. Garland also has kept his pitches down, mixing in a dazzling changeup with one of the best sinkers in baseball. In 33 starts during the 2004 campaign, Garland allowed 223 hits and 76 walks. He also gave up a career-high 34 home runs. Through 39 innings during the 2005 campaign, opposing hitters have touched Garland for a mere 25 hits and only drawn six walks. And in five starts, Garland has yielded one home run. "I think some of that has to do with colder weather," said Garland of reducing his propensity to allow home runs. "We will find out when the weather heats up. But for the most part, I'm keeping my pitches down. "If I keep locating, the success hopefully will continue on. I might be a little surprised at the zeroes I keep putting up because of how much they put the ball in play against me. I'm not that power guy. But there's been some great defense behind me." The trust from Guillen also has pushed Garland to a higher level. Even last year, when Garland struggled at times, Guillen still left him to work out of trouble long enough where he pitched a single-season-high 217 innings. It's a confidence level that puts Garland at ease, not to mention, presenting him with greater leverage to work out of jams such as Sunday's fifth-inning situation. Guillen has been Garland's biggest supporter, as evidenced by the manager's pointed response Sunday when asked if he thought Garland would ever be this dominant. "Yep," said Guillen directly. "I told you guys last year. I never doubted him. It was a matter of time. Last year we gave him the opportunity to be a real pitcher. "We took the chance with him and I took a lot of heat from the people about, 'How long are you going to stay with Garland,' and, 'How long are you going to keep him there.' We did, and thank God we did. We gave him a chance to get better and he took advantage." Garland laughed when asked if he felt vindication over his numerous critics, pointing out that the nature of the business dictates the reaction to his success and his past failures. He also didn't seem overly moved by any awards coming his way. His biggest goal is to help the White Sox win. As the only five-victory pitcher in the American League, for a first-place team, Garland has reached his early target. "There's more confidence in me, as far as from my manager, my teammates and even the other team," Garland said. "They see the way I'm throwing, so in the back of their minds they know that they will scuffle to get a couple of runs. "But I'm still learning every time I go out there," Garland added.
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Bob Moffitt, a military veteran, summed up one of the few points of consensus among the 90 or so participants in last night's discussion.
"It seems to me that there is one thing that everyone in this room does agree with," Moffitt said, "and we want this war to end."
Everyone also seemed to agree that it won't be easy to end the bloodshed in Iraq, but there was no consensus on how to do so.
Some participants advocated pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq altogether. Others wanted to add troops to help stem raging sectarian violence. Still others said the solution won't just be military, but diplomatic, requiring regional powers like Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia to help stabilize Iraq.
Participants in the forum also spent a lot of time debating whether to allow Iraq to splinter, instead of trying to make the Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds live together under a strong central government.
Robert Delahunty, a law professor at the University of St. Thomas and a former Bush administration official, says he hasn't heard any better ideas for bringing an end to the conflict in Iraq.
"The country as I understand it is divided along ethnic and sectarian lines,and one way apparently to ease some of that is to divide it up, or if the people of Iraq so wish, to let them divide themselves," he said.
But others strongly disagreed. Mishaun Ahmad, who's originally from Iraq, says dividing up the country would be a disaster. He says that if that happens, the fighting won't stop, and Iraq's neighbors, including Turkey, Iran and Saudi Arabia, will take sides.
"We will have a regional war," Ahmad warned, "not just in Iraq, all over the region."
"That is a doomsday scenario, and it's important to put it on the table," said Michael Barnett, who holds the Harold Stassen chair in International Peace at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute. He shares some of Ahmad's concerns. But Barnett worries the Iraqis might carve up their country through civil war, whether the United States wants them to or not.
"When I think of this debate over partition, I ask myself: 'Is partition going to happen peacefully? Or, is there a way that we're going to let this happen through a very violent process that includes ethnic cleansing,'" Barnett said.
Col. Neal Loidolt, who served in Iraq and is now chief of staff for the National Guard Infantry Division based in Rosemount, says it's naive to think that Iraqis could agree on a way to divvy up their country, given the turmoil there now.
"I think it's nice to suggest that we might be able to talk our way into a partition, but perhaps if you believe that, we should have been able to talk our way into a better solution in Iraq and a better way forward," said Loidolt.
Loidolt says before the U.S. can decide what to do in Iraq, the president and Congress first need to agree on ultimate goal.
"We've said 'we should leave.' We've said 'we should stay, increase the troops, decrease the troops.' None of those are visions of Iraq for the future. And until the policy makers can determine what that is, it's very difficult for us to craft some strategy to try to get to that result," he said.
Brian Atwood, who headed up the U.S. Agency for International Development during the Clinton administration and now serves as dean of the Humphrey Institute, says he thinks Congress will take action soon. Atwood suspects Congress will establish a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops.
"And I know the White House is going to oppose it," Atwood said. "You're probably going to see a couple of vetoes on vital bills, probably the defense appropriations bill or whatever. But it's going to be real tension and my guess is that it's going to be bipartisan and that people are really at the point of reflecting what people in this room are reflecting and they want to see an end to this."
But with the Democrats now in control of Congress, and no obvious solutions in sight, the national debate over how to end the war in Iraq may produce no more consensus than the participants found in Tuesday night's forum.


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Last-Minute Ohio Directive Could Trash Legal Votes And Swing The Election — A last-minute directive issued by Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted (R) could invalidate legal provisional ballots. Ohio is widely viewed as the most critical state for both presidential campaigns and …
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Ohio's Provisional Ballot Order: The Biggest Legal Story of the Weekend — A late voting directive from Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted begets an "emergency motion" about how to count provisional ballots. — Associated Press — With just a few dozen hours left before polls open on Election Day …
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Ohio provisional ballot voting order criticized — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voter advocates on Saturday criticized an order by Ohio's elections chief dealing with the casting of provisional ballots, saying it increases the likelihood that votes could be wrongly rejected.
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Obama campaign struggles to explain 'revenge' remark — CINCINNATI — A seemingly offhand utterance from President Obama has turned into a major point of contention between the two campaigns, as Team Obama tries to explain what the president meant when he told a crowd of supporters that "Voting is the best revenge."
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Obama's November Blunder
Obama's November Blunder
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Sean Higgins / Washington Examiner: Paul Ryan urges Pennsylvania voters to vote out of love, not revenge
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Obama assails Romney on Jeep ads in Ohio
Obama assails Romney on Jeep ads in Ohio
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Obama leads in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — PPP's final polls of the 2012 election cycle in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin find Barack Obama favored to win both states, although by margins a good deal closer than he won them by in 2008. In Pennsylvania Obama leads 52-46, while in Wisconsin his advantage is 51-48.
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Obama up 8 in Minnesota, amendments may be going down — PPP's final Minnesota poll of the 2012 election cycle finds Barack Obama leading comfortably, 53-45. We've conducted four surveys of the state since Labor Day and found Obama leading by a margin in the 7-10 point range on each of them.
Discussion: MN Progressive Project
Alexander Burns / Politico:
AFF poll: Minnesota a toss-up — Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are separated by just 1 point in Minnesota, effectively making the race there a toss-up, according to polling taken for the conservative American Future Fund. — Romney takes 46 percent of the vote to Obama's 45 percent in the poll …
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Michael Hastings / BuzzFeed: The Dumb Politics Of Benghazi
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News Outlets Held Back Detail Of Benghazi Attack At CIA's Request
News Outlets Held Back Detail Of Benghazi Attack At CIA's Request
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Michael Kelley / Business Insider: There's A Reason Why All Of The Reports About Benghazi Are So Confusing
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The Fog of Benghazi — What we now know—and still don't—about President Obama's 9/11.
The Fog of Benghazi — What we now know—and still don't—about President Obama's 9/11.
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard: I'm OK, Mitt's OK — Last night, on Special Report …
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Iran suspends uranium enrichment — Move intended as gesture of goodwill before negotiations with US over nuclear programme begin next week — Iran has suspended the enrichment of uranium stockpiles to the 20% purity needed to bring it a short step from building a nuclear device, news services in the region have reported.
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Sandy death toll in US rises to 109; 'there could be more,' Bloomberg warns
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"Segregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people."
"Segregation in the South is honest, open and aboveboard. Of the two systems, or styles of segregation, the Northern and the Southern, there is no doubt whatever in my mind which is the better."
"Sadly, racial segregation in our community remains an issue. We continue to reach out to people of color, but I'm afraid it will take a long time to overcome the divisiveness of the past that is inherent in our culture."
"All murder comes from hate and all people need to be protected under the law. We're not going to segregate Americans for political ploys like the Democrats want us to do."
"(My dad) had a great time (umpiring). He lived through a lot. He lived through the woes of segregation, and there's not a drop of bitterness from him or the other men I've interviewed throughout the years."
"They have to be segregated from society to protect society, and get the best kind of treatment we can give them. And we should house them in a way that is humane, recognizing that what they did is different from those who killed for money or out of anger or whatever."
"As a matter of history, the Fourteenth Amendment was not understood to ban segregation on the basis of race."
"Brown does not mandate integrated schools. Instead, Brown mandates no segregated schools. Segregation may be chosen by residential patterns."


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Texas A&M officials announced today that KRLD-FM (105.3 FM, The Fan) will be the Dallas-Fort Worth affiliate for Aggies' football broadcasts this season. The all-sports station has a 100,000-watt signal and also is the flagship station for Dallas Cowboys' radio broadcasts. Terms of the deal were not announced. A&M's first game is Sept. 5 against New Mexico (6 p.m., Kyle Field).
_ Jimmy Burch


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[1]O Lord, we were estranged before from paradise, because of eating from the tree. Therefore, lead us into it again by Thy Cross and by Thy Passion, my Savior and my God. Fortify us therein that we may fulfill our fast with becoming purity, and worship Thy divine Resurrection and Passover of salvation, by the intercessions of Thy Mother.
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For those observing the Lenten Fast, Cheese-Fare Sunday is the last day on which eggs and dairy are eaten before Pascha.
On Cheese-Fare Sunday, we also commemorate the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise, entering into the Lenten fast in remembrance of mankind's separation from God through disobeying his commandment to fast from the fruit of the tree. Furthermore, many faithful attend Forgiveness Vespers on Sunday evening, asking forgiveness from each other in accordance with the Lord's words: If you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will forgive you; but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your heavenly Father forgive you your trespasses (Matt. 6:14).
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[2]Read more about Cheese-Fare Sunday [3], in an excerpt from Great Lent by Alexander Schmemann
How and Why Do We Fast? [4] by Fr. Steven Ritter
A Lenten Reflection: Christ, Our Model for Forgiveness [5] by Fr. George Morelli
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MECU Acquisition of Advance Bank Finalizes Thursday
The $1.2 billion Municipal Employees Credit Union in Baltimore will finalize its acquisition of the $62 million Advance Mutual Savings Bank in Baltimore by the end of Thursday's business day, according to an Advance Bank prepared statement.
"The voting members of Advance approved the related plan of dissolution at a special meeting of members held on Nov. 15, 2013," a statement on Advance's website reads. "As a result, at the close of business on Dec.12, 2013, MECU will assume all of Advance's deposits and essentially all of its assets subject to completion of certain closing requirements."
State and federal regulators approved the acquisition in October.
Though no purchase price was released, the deal calls for MECU to acquire all loans, investments, real estate, accrued interest receivables and other banking-related assets, as well as to assume all deposits, Federal Home Loan Bank advances and accrued interest payable.
Nineteen of Advance Bank's employees will continue to work for MECU and the bank's two branches will continue to operate as well, Bert Hash, president/CEO of MECU, has said.
Hash also has said more than two-thirds of Advance's 3,500 customers either live or work in the city of Baltimore, which makes them automatically eligible for MECU membership. MECU said it plans to pay the $5 membership fee for Advance members to become MECU members.
However, for the one-third of Advance's customers who don't already qualify to join the cooperative, MECU plans to pay their $5 fee to become members of the American Consumer Council, which would make them automatically eligible to become MECU members, Hash said.
MECU's first bank acquisition is part of what appears to be an emerging trend in the credit union industry.
In September, the $255 million, 23,000-member Five Star Credit Union in Dothan, Ala., signed a definitive agreement to purchase the $21 million Flint River National Bank in Camilla, Ga.
Other similar deals that have been finalized over the past two years include the $1.5 billion United Federal Credit Union in St. Joseph, Mich., acquiring Griffith Savings Bank; the $2.1 billion Landmark Credit Union in New Berlin, Wis., purchasing the $190 million Hartford Savings Bank, and the $352 million GFA Federal Credit Union of Gardner, Mass., buying Monadnock Community Bank.


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"Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be summed up by the phrases: 1- It's completely impossible. 2- It's possible, but it's not worth doing. 3- I said it was a good idea all along."
"It's a radical time for musicians, a really revolutionary time, and I believe revolutions are a lot more fun than cash, which by the way we don't have at major labels anyway, so we might as well get with it and get in the game."
"In art, all who have done something other than their predecessors have merited the epithet of revolutionary; and it is they alone who are masters."
"If the government is in jeopardy, it is not because we are unable to cope with revolutionary situations. Jeopardy means that either the leaders or the people do not realize they have all the tools required to make the revolution come true. The tools and the opportunity exist. Only the moral imagination is missing."
"Any revolutionary agitation exacts enormous sacrifices, not so much in terms of prison sentences and years of incarceration which have been raining down by the hundreds of years annually, as in terms of the manifold personal sacrifices sustained by"
"By the end, everybody had a label - pig, liberal, radical, revolutionary... If you had everything but a gun, you were a radical but not a revolutionary."
"Revolutionary movements attract those who are not good enough for established institutions as well as those who are too good for them"
"If you made a movie about (evolutionary biologist Charles) Darwin now, it would be revolutionary. If we did a documentary on Darwin, I'd get a thousand hate e-mails."


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While this British artist first became known as the bassist for legendary bands Magazine and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, he's since released many acclaimed solo albums and film scores for various real and imaginary films. His 10th solo album is a vibrant, edgy blend of noirish garage-rock, industrial funk, smoky jazz, moody soul and more, with well-crafted songs featuring bristling guitars, haunting organ, fuzzed-out bass and Adamson's stylish crooning. 1/27/2012 - Don Yates
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This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2012, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.
For a taxpayer-funded agency that has raised customers' rates, discussed abolishing free-fare zones and cut services, it's probably not good public relations to have a supervisor in a Utah Transit Authority van seen napping nearly every day, right next to the TRAX station at South Temple and West Temple.
But the same guy in UTA van 07606 often can be seen in a no-parking zone in front of the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel taking a good snooze, according to hotel employees.
He is seen sawing the logs in the morning and in the afternoon. Apparently, there is no set time for Mr. Sandman to pay a visit.
Joseph Littlewood, a driver who makes daily deliveries to the hotel, became miffed when he parked in Sleepy's spot one day and got a parking ticket. But Sleepy gets to take his naps apparently uninterrupted by Salt Lake City parking enforcers. Littlewood emailed photographs of Sleepy's adventures in dreamland to The Salt Lake Tribune.
Spokesman Steve Allnatt says UTA brass is not aware of the naps but will investigate the matter and take appropriate action.
Didn't get the memo • The Utah lieutenant governor's office is running public service announcements urging residents to log onto its site, vote.utah.gov, to get sample ballots, poll locations and other information about voting this year.
The tagline on the ad says, "Democracy: It's better when you participate."
That should cause some apoplexy in the Utah Legislature, which went to great pains during its 2011 session to mandate that schoolchildren be taught the United States is a republic, not a democracy.
Gov. Gary Herbert, Lt. Gov. Greg Bell's boss, even signed that bill.
Ignorance isn't bliss • Val Noni Hill says her family recently visited from Idaho and, while in downtown Salt Lake City, parked their car to do some sightseeing.
Not used to the 21st century solar-fueled kiosks installed for parking services, she looked around for a meter to plug but saw none. She scoured the area and figured she was in a free-parking zone.
Boy, was she wrong.
When they returned from their excursions, they found a "welcome to Salt Lake City" ticket on the windshield.
Selective enforcement • The Division of Air Quality is holding public hearings about regulations to reduce winter pollution, and under the Clear Air Act, must come up with an emissions-reduction plan. At the same time, The Tribune recently had a story about airport security cracking down to identify criminals with outstanding warrants trying to get jobs at the Salt Lake City International Airport.
So why is it, as any visitor to Salt Lake's airport will notice, that cars in the pick-up areas waiting for friends and loved ones are able to sit for several minutes idling their cars as airport security officers gleefully walk by, ignoring Salt Lake City's anti-idling ordinance.
Overzealous volunteers? • I wrote recently about a Gary Herbert/Greg Bell campaign sign that was on the Glover Lane overpass in Farmington, not far from a sign at the end of the overpass stating that it is illegal to put signs on the overpass.
I've since been alerted that signs for the governor and lieutenant governor have been placed on I-15 overpasses in Scipio and Holden.
Meanwhile, Salt Lake City code enforcement has been inundated with complaints of campaign signs from various candidates on utility poles and other public venues.
So politicians, it seems, have a tough time with rules.
Identity theft? • It appears some people in Utah just can't handle it when a Democrat is elected to public office. Or maybe someone is asleep at the wheel. But the 2012 Dex Directory, on page seven of the Salt Lake County government pages, lists Lohra Miller as the district attorney.
Miller, a Republican, was defeated in her bid for re-election by Democrat Sim Gill two years ago.


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List of Americans Abroad
Altidore records pair of goals, Alkmaar ties Ajax 2-2.
Granted a work permit, Cameron finalizes to EPL's Stoke City.
Boyd scores two, assists one for Rapid Wien to help opening victory.
Guzan signs 3-year deal with Aston Villa, will compete for starter's job.
Cameron to move from Houston to Stoke City of EPL, pending work permit.
Bradley moves up in Italian Serie A to AS Roma.
Boyd moves from Dortmund to Rapid Vienna on three-year-deal.
Training injury sends Dempsey to sideline for end of record season.
Nearing 41, Friedel excels, continues to fuel Tottenham Champions League hopes.
From trying start, Jones becomes major contributor to Schalke's run into Champions League.
Tottenham nears Champions League entry behind solid play from Friedel.
Friedel, Spurs must quickly reverse trend for chance at Champions League.
Weeks ahead of schedule, Onyewu returns from injury and helps Sporting Lisbon win.
Altidore's two goals allow AZ Alkmaar to tie Twente 2-2.
Dempsey scores three goals in Fulham victories; interest from EPL powers grows.
Bradley scores first goal with Chievo in 3-2 victory over Catania.
Lichaj returns to score one, assist another, but Aston Villa loses to Chelsea.
Bocanegra is sent off, but Rangers delay Celtic championship celebration 3-2.
Jones scores winner, adds assist to send Schalke past Twente to Europa quarterfinals.
Americans Abroad
By Robert Wagman (in Washington, D.C.)
(Wednesday, August 22, 2012) -- Things are not ending well for United States midfielder Clint Dempsey at Fulham, if in fact they are ending.
Dempsey, who was leading scorer last season for the English Premier League club, is in the final year of his current contract. He has turned down a new four-year contract with a substantial raise saying he wants to play for a team that has or will likely qualify for the European Champions League.
After much back and forth over the summer, it looked like Dempsey was heading for Liverpool and he might still wind up there. Dempsey has said that is where he is going and Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers told the media he wanted Dempsey.
However, Fulham has said it would not part with Dempsey unless it received a top-dollar transfer fee. So far, none has been agreed to.
Fulham manager Martin Jol lashed out at Liverpool on Friday for failing to follow up its initial interest in Dempsey with a firm bid for the player. Jol said the situation made it "impossible" for Dempsey to stay at Craven Cottage.
Fulham opened its season by thrashing visiting Norwich City 5-0 with Dempsey's likely replacement Mladen Petric getting a pair of goals. The media reported that Dempsey had reused to play and that he was fined by the club. Near the end, the crowd was chanting, "Are you watching Clint Dempsey?"
Afterward, Jol said that Dempsey had not refused to play and that he and the Dempsey had jointly decided it would be best if he didn't. "What if he were injured," Jol asked.
Jol also said the crowd should not turn against the American.
It seems that Jol is leaving the door open for Dempsey to remain with Fulham. "There is nothing on the table from Liverpool," he said. "Maybe, Clint knows more than us, but we feel he should stay if there is no other bid."
In other transfer news, it looks as if U.S. midfielder Maurice Edu will move to Ipswich Town of England's second-tier League Championship.
FC Rangers manager Ally McCoist confirmed that Ipswich had sent Edu a contract, but that he had not signed it yet, apparently still hoping for an offer from Valencia in Spain. None has been forthcoming and Edu seems headed south.
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text: Always stick to your believes (if they are good ones that is). If someone is racist to you, be nice to them. BUT if they hurt the ones closest to you.. Then don't let it go. But do not go for revenge instead only deal with that person not his/her close ones.


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Can't really fault Travis Wood too much in this one, he had a quality start on the mound and was the only Cubs offense in a 4-1 defeat. In the game preview I mentioned that the goal last night was to strike out less than ten times, goal failed. The Cubs struck out 11 times last night, the Cubs have struck out 65 times in the last five games against the Brewers, all losses. Back to Wood, he was solid going seven innings giving up three runs on five hits and striking out four. Wood's only mistake was a 3-0 fastball to Jeff Bianchi who launched his first major league home run into the left field bleachers to give the Brewers a 3-0 lead. The Cubs had no answer for Gallardo as they were only able to record three hits, one of which was a home run by Cubs starter Travis Wood that left the yard. Everyone on the Cubs seemed lost last night, a lot of that had to do with Gallardo's dominance, he had every hitter off-balance and guessing, it's not everyday that Rizzo stikes out three times. Luis Valbuena and Starlin Castro were the only Cubs to register base hits other than Wood, both singles. Game three of this four game series will be tonight, let's make contact!
Game Highlights:
Travis Wood Postgame
Valbuena's Great Play
Travis Wood Goes Deep
Thanks for reading,
– George


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Poems are "instruments for thinking" (Allen Grossman). The object of a poet's thought, however, is often unstated–especially in lyric poetry. Lyric poetry never speaks to an audience, and so–as it is when we are alone–the speaker does not feel compelled to explicitly state the object of thought but only the thoughts themselves. In this review, I want to try and discern these objects of thought in the works of two poets whose work seem directed at resolving particularly spiritual problems.
diatomhero: religious poems
The primary question about Lisa A Flowers' work is this: What spiritual universe does her poetry inhabit? What are its rules and how do those govern the assumptions and hence possibilities/ambitions of her work?
It seems to be a world in which incarnation is the rule, and yet there is also a kind of Heaven and Hell–locations that suggest some kind of finality. The figure of Justice speaks in one poem:
"…the Lord just takes all those who have died that day and consumes them.
The good ones are absorbed into His system,
And the bad ones pass right through it
And drop out into Hell,
Which is situated conveniently beneath Him as a toilet.
Some think they're getting away because they've existed
Inside the camera of the body for so long."
Heaven, here, I can understand as the escape of Nirvana, but not Hell–unless Hell is the earth, which I suspect is the case. What is the nature of this incarnation then? The images of the poems are constantly morphing, yet the syntax suggests stasis: it's possible to go many lines without encountering an independent clause. Even flesh itself undergoes a kind of reincarnation.
But more importantly, I suspect that reincarnation is itself a kind of metaphor for dualism: mind-body, but also the dualism of one's inner spiritual conflict. Reincarnation seems to be an image of the trauma of thwarted spiritual aspirations. The most compelling image of this metaphor is the "Rorschach" (from a poem of that title):
I was two places at once:
One side of my body bleeding indistinguishably into
Oneness, like an inkblot,
The other sketching the actual picture,
Past and present lives
Back to back, in a Star Wars trash compactor.
After awhile I opened my napkin and recognized myselves:
Two Versailles rivals turning fans to each other's disdain,
A flattened hydra peeling itself off a window,
"Beast turning human," like Nora Flood's lover.
I think trauma is the right word. Reincarnation, though natural, seems to be a constant tearing, disorientation–a surprisingly appropriate metaphor for the self of modern poetics.
This raises some more questions for me about Lisa's work: What is the relationship between trauma and time, between trauma and eternity? If trauma can stretch across eternity, then it is a fundamental aspect of the self. It seems to me that this is the question Flowers' writing attempts to answer; it is this conflict that she aspires to resolve.
Digressions on God
The title of Emily's chapbook is utterly perfect for these poems. "Digression" is almost a sustained method. One line in particular captures this movement:
Today I will have a conference with God,
And then I will boil a potato.
Many (not all) of the poems begin in an abstract thought on God or theology and eventually unwinds into an indiscernible particularity of Vogel's everyday life. For instance, Vogel often addresses a "you" without any qualification–a figure made poetically inscrutable by the particularity of reference.
As readers, we are quite used to the opposite model–the upward aim–its firm entrenchment in Romantic poetry, especially. Vogel's poetry is deliberately "downward aimed"; in this sense, the chapbook's dedication–"In honor of the Holy Spirit"–is entirely appropriate as the Holy Spirit is God's outpouring upon the world. This chapbook is not about man's ascent to God, but God's descent upon, His digression on man.
So what are the spiritual aspirations of Vogel's poems? I think Vogel states it fairly directly in her poem "Exile" when she says
One must find the most reasonable solution
to the problem of despair.
One must come to some conclusion about God
without upsetting
the order of ordinary miracles.
What is the spiritual universe of Vogel? In her poems, this problem of despair is the abstract, where the idea of good can overwhelm the good, yet it is enmeshed and arises in daily-ness:
I am not, like a Poet, walking alone on the street,
reovering lost memories in the stench
of fih markets, finding hidden meaning
in a city train.
I am consoling your busted heart
in a desperate attempt to dispel the terrible Pride
which plagues my spirit. I am mad
with the desire to go mad with desire.
Yet final line contains a conundrum, and I believe it is aspiration of these poems to resolve this conundrum: "desire" is used in both its senses here–both abstract ("the desire to go mad") and particular ("with desire" for the particular "you"). Vogel attempts to rectify both these senses of language by means of her digressions.