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By IANS|Mar 11, 2017 08:12 am

New Delhi: Doing a quick U-turn in about 24 hours, digital payments firm Paytm on Friday suspended the two per cent charge it announced for adding money using credit cards. We are suspending the two per cent charge on credit cards for adding money to wallet, keeping users convenience in mind. We will introduce new features to prevent credit card misuse in adding money, Paytm said in a blog post here on Friday.

With an intent to prevent the misuse of transfer to bank facility at 0 per cent, Paytm had earlier applied a refundable fee of two per cent on add-money through credit cards.

At the same time, we are conscious that this move caused inconvenience to a large segment of our users, including those who are using their credit card for genuine transactions, it said, reports IANS.

The withdrawal of the two per cent charge apparently came in view of losing out to competition after mobile wallet major MobiKwik on Thursday announced that it would continue to offer free uploading of money.

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Boys in Surrey and Hampshire urged to seek help on suicidal feelings – Eagle Radio

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Young boys in Surrey and Hampshire are being urged to speak out about feeling suicidal.

Childline says government figures show the number of such deaths in 2015 was more than double that of girls.

In Surrey and Hampshire there were a combined 179 suicides in 2015, which are the most recent figures available.

The statistics show rates in girls and boys aged between 10 and 19.

The figures come as the charity urge boys to speak out about thoughts of ending their lives.

Emily Cherry from the NSPCC says it's extremely important to seek help:"When you're experiencing those depression and those dark thoughts, it can be almost like you get locked away in a prison that's your own mind.

"When you speak to somebody about it, when you reach out for support, it can be like that real unlocking and it can really help you then to put you back on the path to recovery."

"There's this terrible phrase that I hear constantly used that you should "man up" and somehow you're weaker, if you show your feelings.

"So what we really want to say there to boys and men out there is that actually, it is tough to talk but when you do, it's the right thing to do.

"You are deserving of support, the same of anyone else. You shouldn't feel guilty for speaking out about how you're feeling."

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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)East meets West in the world of medicineas more doctors are willing to help patients explore alternative treatments to deal with stress or pain through chakra healing.

Something released inside of me and I felt more connected to myself and the people around me and I feel like Im living my life again, said retired disabled Army veteran, Savannah Gentry.

She was tired of medications and turned to chakra healing as a last resort.

Im 100% disabled and they want to give me every pill imaginable and I cant live my life pilled out, Gentry said.

Pharmacist turned chakra practitioner Elena Bensonoff says she works with four Tampa doctors who refer her patients who are seeking alternative treatments.

It could be anything from anxiety it could be physical symptoms a person could be lost or overwhelmed with whats happening in life., said Bensonoff of Wholistic of Tampa.

Bensonoff also works with patients on how to deal with stress and pain, through exercises, foods and lifestyle practices.

So when things start to get stressful or chaotic in your life you go back to that moment of peaceful feeling and you have those gentle reminders., said Melissa Pierce who is a therapist who not only refers patients to Bensonoff, but found relief herself after several sessions.

The chakra trend is growing, and medicine merges and ancient practices are more accepted.

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Obituary: McGill’s Ted Percy was a sports medicine pioneer – Montreal Gazette

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A McGill University graduate, Edward "Ted" Percy joined classmate Dr. Hugh Brodie as the team physician for the Redmen and later worked with the Alouettes, the Expos and the Canadiens. Ross Outerbridge / Outerbridge Photography

Ted Percy, one of the pioneers in Canadian sports medicine, has died in Victoria after a decade-long battle with cancer. He was 92.

A McGill University graduate, Percy joined classmate Dr. Hugh Brodie as the team physician for the Redmen and later worked with the Alouettes, the Expos and the Canadiens.

He was involved with the Alouettes, but when BobBrodrick, who was with the Expos, or Doug Kinnear, who was with the Canadiens, needed a surgeon, they called on Ted, Brodie said.

Percys most famous patient mighthave been Canadiens defenceman Serge Savard, who broke his leg in five places in 1970 and then broke the same leg a year later.

Ted screwed his leg back together and he was able to play in the Canada-Russia series in 1972, Brodie recalled. Team Canada gave all the players a watch to commemorate the series and when Serge returned from Russia, he gave his watch to Ted and he wore it all the time.

Dr. Robert (Bobby) Berke, who was one of the stars of the 1969 McGill football team thatwent to the national final, recalled Percys work as the team physician and as a mentor in his medical studies.

He also remarked on Percys wit.

Berke had a patient who recounted an unfortunate incident in which he walked into an open manhole in Westmount. The man was able to avoid falling completely in the opening, but he suffered severe shoulder damage.

When the man presented himself to Percy, the doctor asked: Did you see Ed Norton down there.

Readers of certain age will understand the reference to the sewer worker portrayed by Art Carney in the classic comedy series The Honeymooners starring Jackie Gleason.

Percy was born in Montreal on Oct. 15, 1924, the youngest of four children of Irish immigrant parents. He attended Westmount High School and enrolled at McGill in theearly 1940s. His undergraduate education was interrupted by the Second World War and he served overseas as a pilot with the RCAF.

He returned to McGill and graduated with honours from the Faculty of Medicine in 1951. His residency and fellowship in orthopaedic surgery culminated in his appointment to the orthopaedic staff of six hospitals, including the Montreal General and the Montreal Childrens Hospital.

Percy played a pioneering role in the field of sports medicine. In addition to his work with McGill and professional teams, he set up the first medical team for international Canadian athletes in 1970, was chief medical officer with the Canadian Olympic, Canadian Commonwealth, and Canadian Pan American Games teams, was a member of the International Association of Medical Officers, and was elected vice-president of the Canadian Olympic Association.

Percy was also a co-founder and the first president of the Canadian Academy of Sports Medicine.

In 1978, Percy moved to Tucson, where he was recruited by the University of Arizonas Faculty of Medicine to establish their sports medicine program. He remained an active member of both the medical and academic team there until his retirement in 1991.

With his children settling in British Columbia, Percy and his wife, Myrne, spent many summers in Kelowna before moving to Victoria in 2011. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, four children, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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MARTINSVILLEA trial date has been set for a lawsuit against the Integrative Centers for Science and Medicine. At the same time, at least a portion of the claim appears to have been resolved.

Late last year, a former employee at ICSM filed suit against the organization and its president, Dr. Noel T. Boaz. ICSM is the nonprofit arm of the proposed College of Henricopolis School of Medicine.

At a hearing Friday in Martinsville Circuit Court, lawyers for both sides said that ICSM concedes that it owes Dr. Bozenna M. Liszka Howland a total of $26,983.59 for wages and continuing medical education expenses. However, ICSM contests that it owes Dr. Liszka a $5,000 bonus.

Judge G. Carter Greer denied a motion by Liszkas lawyer, Elizabeth Loflen, to go ahead and rule on whether ICSM owes Liszka the $5,000 bonus without holding a jury trial.

Judge Greer scheduled a jury trial for June 5 on the remaining claims against ICSM and all the claims against Boaz. All the hearing Friday dealt with claims against ICSM only, not the claims against Boaz.

After court, Gregory declined to comment. Loflen said remaining issues include the $5,000 bonus Liszka maintains she is owed, breach of contract, and any wages Liszka claims she is owed for alleged violation of the Virginia Minimum Wage Act. Loflen couldnt immediately estimate how much that might be.

As for the $26,983.59 that ICSM concedes it owes Liszka for wages and continuing medical education expenses, Loflen argues that if ICSM is unable to pay any of that, Boaz should be held responsible for paying it.

The original lawsuit sought a total of up to $36,475.59 as well as payment for Liszkas court costs, lawyers fees and any such other relief as the Court may allow.

Liszka was hired as a consulting physician of ICSM on a yearly basis.

Loflen argued during the hearing Friday that there was an implied renewal of Liszkas employment contract from 2015 to 2016 because she continued to perform her duties and ICSM continued to pay her medical malpractice insurance. The 2015 contract also included wages of $100 an hour, reimbursement for certain continuing medical education expenses, payment of a $5,000 bonus by a March 31 due date, and other provisions, Loflen argued. Loflen said ICSM paid the $5,000 bonus for 2015 by the March 31 due date.

John Gregory, ICSMs lawyer, argued that on Jan. 2, 2016, ICSM submitted a proposed contract to Liszka, including provision of a $5,000 bonus as soon as ICSM can pay but with no deadline date. He said Liszka declined the proposed contract, and she proposed hand-written changes, including payment of a $5,000 bonus no later than March 31, 2016. Gregory said no renewal contract was ever in place. He added that ICSM never intended to pay the $5,000 bonus in 2016 unless funds were available.

The lawsuit alleged that Liszka continued to work for Boaz and ICSM until the defendants refusal to compensate her for her services forced her to resign on June 30, 2016.

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A physician who graduated from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and his spouse are bequeathing their estate to the medical school, creating a new scholarship they hope will encourage future alumni to pay it forward.

The anonymous gift, valued at $12.3 million, will become the largest endowed scholarship fund at Pritzker. The gift comes as a result of the schools Legacy Challenge, a campaign to increase student scholarships.

This generous gift will ensurein perpetuitythat bright, deserving students who want to pursue degrees in medicine will be able to do so regardless of their financial ability, said Kenneth Polonsky, dean of the Biological Sciences Division and the Pritzker School of Medicine. Its a testament to the donors deep connection to Pritzker and their desire that future generations of physicians are able to come here and thrive.

The physician attended Pritzker thanks to financial aid provided by the school and arranged by the late Joseph Ceithaml, Pritzkers dean of students from 1951 to 1986. Without the scholarship, he said he would have been unable to attend the renowned medical school.

The donors feel privileged to be able to pay it forward to a school that gave them so much, said Holly Humphrey, Pritzkers dean of medical education. They hope this gift inspires current and future alumni to give back to Pritzker and ensure its legacy of medical education.

Known as one of the countrys best training grounds for future physicians, Pritzker is among the nations top medical schools for both research and primary care. Its the highest-ranking medical school for research in Illinois. A school with about 350 students, Pritzker places a strong emphasis on research and discovery while translating the most recent advances in biomedical science to the bedside.

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Why we’re being watched: Top 6 Learn Liberty resources for understanding the new CIA leaks – Learn Liberty (blog)

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Wikileaks has just published over 8,000 files they say were leaked from the CIA, explaining how the CIA developed the capacity to spy on you through your phone, your computer, and even your television. And Wikileakss Julian Assange claims these Vault 7 documents are just one percent of all the CIA documents they have.

The media will be combing through these for weeks or months, so now is a perfect moment for us to reconsider the role of privacy, transparency, and limited government in a free society.

Weve put together a quick list of the six best Learn Liberty resources on government spying and whistleblowing to help inform this discussion.

1. War Is Why Were Being Watched

Why is the US government spying on its citizens in the first place? Professor Abby Hall Blanco says that expansive state snooping at home is actually the result of Americas military interventionism abroad:

2. Is Privacy the Price of Security?

Yes, you may think, the government is snooping on us, but its doing that to keep us safe!

Thats the most common justification for sweeping and intrusive surveillance, so we held a debate between two experts to get right to the heart of it. Moderated by TK Coleman, this debate between Professor Ronald Sievert and Cindy Cohn, the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, was inspired in part by the revelations about NSA surveillance leaked by Edward Snowden in June 2013.

3. Freedom Requires Whistleblowers

People are already drawing parallels between the Snowden leaks and the Vault 7 revelations. If the leaks are indeed coming from a Snowden-like whistleblower, that will once again raise the issue of government prosecution of people who reveal classified information to the public.

Professor James Otteson argues that a free society requires a transparent government, and whistleblowers play a key role in creating that accountability. Otteson also sounds a warning that should resonate with many Americans today:

Maybe youre not concerned about the invasions of privacy that the federal government agencies are engaging in because you think, Well, I havent done anything wrong. What do I have to fear? Maybe you think, I like and support this president. I voted for him.

But what about the next president? The powers that we let the government have under one president are the same powers that the next president will have too.

What if the next president is one you dont support? He, too, will have all the power that you were willing to give the president you now support.

4. Encryption Is a Human Rights Issue

Documents from Vault 7 suggest that the CIA has been so stymied by encrypted-messaging apps, such as Signal and Whatsapp, that it has resorted to taking over entire smartphones to read messages before they are sent.

That turns out to be a costly, targeted, and time-consuming business that doesnt allow for mass data collection. But for decades, government officials have tried to require tech companies to give the government a backdoor into their encryption. In Encryption Is a Human Rights Issue, Amul Kalia argues that protecting encryption from government is essential to our safety and freedom.

5. The Police Know Where You Live

It turns out that its not just spy agencies that have access to detailed information about your life. Ordinary police officers have it, too, and they often face little supervision or accountability. As Cassie Whalenexplains, Across the United States, police officers abuse their access to confidential databases to look up information on neighbors, love interests, politicians, and others who had no connection to a criminal investigation.

Surveillance is a serious issue at every level of government.

6. Understanding NSA Surveillance

If youre ready to take your learning to the next level, check out ourcomplete video course on mass government surveillance with Professor Elizabeth Foley. In it, youll learn what you need to know to make sense of the NSA scandal in particular and mass surveillance in general.

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West Liberty to honor staff, first responders from school shooting – Springfield News Sun

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The West Liberty-Salem community will come together to show their gratitude to the school staff and first responders who were a part of the Jan. 20 shooting at the high school.

The community will hold the West Liberty-Salem Strong Appreciation Luncheon from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Champaign County Fairgrounds, featuring food, speakers and a kids zone.

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Ely Serna, 17, has been accused of sneaking a shotgun into West-Liberty Salem High School on Jan. 20 and shooting 16-year-old Logan Cole twice. Authorities said Logan was shot in the chest and the side in one of the schools bathrooms. He isstill recovering from the wounds but has returned to classes part-time.

The community has come together since then and decided to honor the schools staff and first responders with a luncheon.

We wanted to show the appreciation and the love that they deserve to have because of how they handled it, said Seth Merriman, a parent of two students in the district and member of West Liberty Strong.

They reached out and took care of the children during that stressful time, he said.

I have an 8-year-old son and a 10-year-old son, theyre in the third and fifth grades, said Merriman. They were shocked. They were kind of baffled that it had happened. Altogether they were pretty calm and everything was OK and I believe its because of the way the school handled the situation.

Merriman said school staff kept the childrens mind off it by keeping them in a safe environment and distracting them with movies until they were released to him.

He hopes the luncheon will show the staff and first responders how grateful he and others are.

The cost of the event is $10 and that includes four kids zone passes. Proceeds from the event will go to the staff and first responders and Merriman said from there they will decide how they would like to spend it.

Those passes will allow children access to games, face painting among other things while the luncheon is taking place.

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ANDERSON Last year, Dallas Burko had a really good view as Liberty Christian reeled off 12 straight wins down the stretch to claim the Class 1A state championship.

He was behind the camera.

Burko, who played for the Lions C Team last season, was tasked with filming the varsity teams games, usually from a vantage point as high up as he could go in whatever gymnasium they were playing in that night.

But today, as Liberty Christian takes on Seton Catholic in the first round of the Frankfort regional, Burko isnt the one doing the filming hes the one being filmed.

The junior has been a critical part of another successful postseason run for the Lions, averaging 14.3 points and shooting 60 percent from the field while adding 4.7 rebounds and 1.7 steals last week in their three sectional wins over Southern Wells, Cowan and Wes-Del.

Its unreal, Burko said after Liberty Christian defeated host Wes-Del, 66-44, last Saturday to claim the schools sixth straight sectional title. I never thought this would happen in my life. But its just unreal, man.

Burko, a forward, is one of two juniors on this years Lions team that have made the leap from C Team in 2015-16 to varsity starter this season, joining guard Isaiah Brees, who has also been able to step his game up during the postseason so far. After averaging 4.6 points per game during the regular season, Brees averaged 9.3 points per game in the sectional, shooting 53 percent from the field including converting 3 of 6 shots from 3-point range.

He had 11 points, two blocks and a steal in the sectional clincher against Wes-Del.

Brees is a kid, first game of the season hes in the bathroom puking because of his nerves. Hes so scared, Liberty Christian head coach Jason Chappell said after the game. And look at him tonight. Hes a gamer. So Im extremely proud.

The emergence of guys like Burko and Brees has allowed Liberty Christian to continue its recent run of postseason success; though this years squad is considerably different than last years, which averaged 73.2 points and had four players Franklin Nunn (20.2), Caleb Hardy (17.7), Ronny Williams (16.5) and Greg Dixon (13.1) average at least 13 points on their own.

Gone this year are Nunn, Hardy and Dixon, and while Williams has certainly picked up the pace averaging 23.2 points, 10.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.2 steals this season the Lions have had much more of a roller-coaster regular season, entering todays game with a 12-14 overall record and an average of just 61.9 points.

Williams said this years Lions squad makes up the difference by playing just a little bit harder, both on offense and on defense. It wasnt uncommon to see a huffing-and-puffing Liberty Christian player diving on the court or going coast-to-coast in sectional action last week.

We cant rely on our athleticism or our size like last year, Williams, a senior, said. This year, I feel like we have a lot more heart and more team bonding nothing against them but this year its just been about making the young guys better. Like Dallas, he went from being the video guy last year to starting center. Trey Davis, he went from being on the C Team at the beginning all the way to being in the rotation with us.

To tournament veterans like Chappell and Williams, however, the mission now is to convince the rest of the squad that simply winning another sectional title isnt good enough.

After cutting down the nets at Bankers Life Fieldhouse last year, they said getting back to that stage is the only acceptable outcome.

Its survive and advance, Chappell said. And thats what we have to do (today): survive and advance.

Standing in their way is a Seton Catholic (15-11) team that already defeated Liberty Christian, 66-63, on Jan. 13 in Anderson. North Vermillion (8-18) takes on Class 2A No. 1 Lafayette Central Catholic (19-6) in the other regional semifinal in Frankfort.

The team were playing next, they beat us by three in our house. So weve got to take that personal, Williams said.

They beat us by three, Chappell said. We want them. We want them bad.

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DELPHI,Ind. -- Who were Liberty German and Abigail Williams?

In a press conference on Thursday, Libertys grandfather gave the world a glimpse into the lives of the two slain Delphi teens.

Abby and Libby loved each other, said Mike Patty. This horrible crime has torn a hole in our families that will never heal.

Patty's remarks were the first public statements made by either family since the girls went missing on February 13 and were ultimately found dead the next day. Hethanked law enforcement and the community for their support.

There are too many ways to count how our lives will forever be impacted, said Patty. Its the small things that hurt the most.

Things like yelling that dinner is ready, or its time to get up for school calls he said now go unanswered.

Patty remembers his granddaughter and Abby as two close friends who enjoyed the outdoors and playing softball together.

Just the day before all of this happened they had their equipment out playing catch and working on their batting in the backyard, said Patty. They will never get to play a single inning again.

Because of their love for softball, a tournament has been organized in their memory.

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Patty said no one could break the bond the two girls shared even their killer.

They stuck together. I dont know exactly what happened out there that day, but I imagine there was probably an opportunity for one, or both, to separate and try to make a break different ways, but those girls loved each other, said Patty. They were good friends, neither one of them left each others side.

Patty recalled a phrase that Libby often used when asked to do something like pick up her shoes, I will in a minute, she would say.

Hes now asking the public togive her that one minuteand to study the photo and listen to the audio that police have released to help find the girls killer.

Someone out there knows this person or persons. Hes someones neighbor, coworker, family member, friend, husband or acquaintance, said Patty.

The photo and audio Patty referenced are two key pieces of evidence that Indiana State Police said Liberty German captured on her cell phone the day that she died: A photo of a man policehavelabeled a suspect in the girls' murders and audio of a man's voice saying "down the hill."You can listen to that recording below.

Patty said it doesnt surprise him that Liberty left police with that evidence because photography was one of her passions. It was the reason the girls were on the Monon High Bridge that Monday afternoon.

Shes kind of a photo buff anyway, thats why the girls were out there taking pictures, said Patty. Thats why they were out there in the first place to catch thescenery.

Police said more than 11,000 tips have been received by investigators and they are looking through each one. They are still encouraging people to submit any information they may have to the Delphitip lineat (844) 459-5786 or 1-800-225-5324 (800-Call FBI).

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No. 9 St. John’s edges Liberty, 5-4, in 10 innings – Augusta Free Press

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Despite overcoming two deficits, the Liberty Flames fell to the ninth-ranked St. Johns Red Storm, 5-4, in 10 innings, Friday afternoon at Liberty Baseball Stadium.

The Flames erased a 3-0 Red Storm advantage with three runs in the seventh and answered a run by St. Johns in the top of the eighth with a run of their own in the bottom half. However, the host Flames were never able to take a lead in the contest.

Flames catcher Matt Allen had a season-high three hits and two RBI in the contest.

Liberty drops to 8-5 on the year. St. Johns moves to 11-1.

The visiting Red Storm took a 1-0 lead in their opening at bat. First baseman John Valente, who had three hits in the contest, led off the first inning with a triple. Two batters later, right fielder Anthony Brocato lifted a fly ball to center field, plating Valente for an early advantage.

Liberty pitcher Evan Mitchell and St. Johns starting pitcher Sean Mooney held their opponents in check over the next four innings, allowing two hits each during the first five innings.

After Mitchell worked out of a bases loaded and one out jam in the fifth, St. Johns extended its advantage in the sixth. With one out, left fielder Michael Donadio doubled and third baseman Robbie Knightes reached on an error by Flames third baseman Dylan Allen. Both runners then moved into scoring position on a ground out by center fielder Jamie Galazin. Pinch hitter Gui Gingras followed with a two-out single, scoring both runners for a 3-0 edge.

In the seventh, Liberty struck for three runs to tie the contest. Center fielder Jack Morris opened the home half of the inning with a walk and moved to second on a fly out by left fielder D.J. Artis. Matt Allen followed with a single to plate Morris with the Flames first run of the game. Left fielder Jake Barbee then singled and later scored along with Allen on a two-out single by first baseman Sammy Taormina which knotted the game at 3-3.

The Red Storm and Flames exchanged single runs in the eighth. With two out in the top of the inning, Gingras, who had three hits in the contest, hit his second home run of the year, to give St. Johns a one-run edge at 4-3.

Trey McDyre, who entered the contest in the sixth inning as a pinch hitter, singled and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by shortstop Cam Locklear to open the home half of the eighth. Pinch hitter Jonathan Embry walked and Artis singled to load the bases with one out. Matt Allen followed with a run-scoring single to even the score for the second time at 4-4.

St. Johns scored what proved to be the winning run in the 10th. Donadio led off the inning with a single and stole second with one out. Two batters later, Gingras singled to left to score Donadio for a 5-4 edge.

In the bottom of the inning, Liberty tried to rally, moving the tying run into scoring position. With two outs, both Artis and Matt Allen were hit by a pitch. With Matt Allen at second, Red Storm reliever Aaron Herr retired the next batter to seal the 5-4 victory.

Liberty reliever Shane Quarterley, the last of three Flames to pitch in the contest, falls to 2-1 on the year. He gave up an unearned run on four hits. Quarterley struck out five.

Herr moves to 1-0. The fifth Red Storm pitcher, the right-hander pitched a scoreless 1 2/3 innings, striking out three.

Hits were even in the contest at 10 apiece. Liberty committed two errors, while St. Johns made one.

Up Next: St. Johns and Liberty will meet in a doubleheader, tomorrow at Liberty Baseball Stadium. The first game is scheduled to start at 12 p.m.

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It's always a good time for pizza. South Park's popular Italian eatery, Buona Forchetta, will expand into Liberty Station with a new location opening on March 15.

Eater San Diego shares the top stories of the week from San Diegos food and drink scene, including the upcoming expansion of a popular eatery headed to Liberty Station, plus the debut of a new distillery.

Buona Forchetta Sets Opening Date in Liberty Station After a long wait, the beloved South Park restaurant will officially open its new Liberty Station location on March 15. Open for lunch and dinner, the Italian eatery centers around two wood-fired pizza ovens, but the menu also features homemade pasta and Northern Italian specialties.

SoCal's First Female-Owned Distillery Opens in East Village Take a peek inside You & Yours Distilling Co., Southern California's first female-led distillery which just uncorked in East Village. Co-founder and head distiller Laura Johnson has created a stylish tasting room and bar to showcase her flagship vodka and gin through sample flights and cocktails.

Female-Led Distillery Opens in East Village

1920s Cuba & Mexico Inspires New Gaslamp Eateries Pairing up with downtown's Prohibition speakeasy are two new 5th Avenue restaurants influenced by the 1920s. Opening later this month, El Chingon will have a traditional Mexican taco shop menu, agave spirits and late-night DJs while the adjacent Havana 1920 will feature Cuban specialties and classic cocktails of the region.

Popular Japanese Eatery Expands in Kearny MesaWa Dining Okan, the Convoy Street eatery which specializes in Japanese home cooking and small plates, will open a second location later this month on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard. Called Okan Diner, the much-larger eatery will serve a similar menu, including udon noodle dishes and Japanese rice pots.

Karina's Launches New Fast-Casual Mexican Seafood Concept Locally-owned Karina's Mexican Seafood, which runs several full-service restaurants in the South Bay, will open a fresh fast-casual version of the eatery on restaurant's row on India Street. Primarily a takeout spot, Karina's Ceviches and more will offer ceviche, seafood cocktails, tacos and burritos.

Candice Woo is the founding editor of Eater San Diego, a leading source for news about San Diegos restaurant and bar scene. Keep up with the latest Eater San Diego content via Facebook or Twitter, and sign up for Eater San Diegos newsletter here.

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Definition of libertarian: 1) an advocate of the doctrine of free will. 2) A person who upholds the principles of individual liberty, especially of thought and action.

Ladies and gentleman there you have it, straight from Merriam-Webster. It is with a sad heart that I write this article, but I feel I must. Many of us liberty minded people need to be reminded of what and we stand for.

Libertarianism is non-aggressive. We dont steal, we dont bomb, and we dont forcefully impose our will on others. We are the only political group that can honestly say we support real liberty. I use the word group instead of party, because you dont need to support a party to support a principle. We can support a member of any party, or an independent. It is principle that matters. That same core principle, called non-aggression, is at the heart of every stance we take. While we make jokes about the N.A.P. and endlessly debate about how it applies to certain issues, on most issues it is quite clear.

So why is it, that some libertarians are so supportive of Trump? Sure, the TPP exit was a solid win for liberty, and the repeal of the ACA sounds great. Hell, Trump even supports an audit of the Federal Reserve. There is more too, like his Department of Education appointee. In fact, if you cherry pick certain issues he doesnt sound half bad. However, with that logic I can make any president or politician a libertarian. Small government is only a part of what libertarianism is about.

Some libertarian social media campaigns have even started using slogans like Are you tired of winning yet? when they post about these supposed victories that have come out of Trumps administration. But lets make something clear, we have not won anything at all.

By saying we have, you are further discrediting the libertarian movement and reinforcing the myth that we are pothead republicans. To be brutally honest, many of us are acting like that is true.

Authoritarian government, by nature, violates the core principle of libertarianism. Donald Trump is authoritarian, and there is no argument against that which holds any merit. That does not mean we cant give him some credit where it is due. Reducing regulations and government power is good. A handful of good things however is not winning.

By saying Trump is the most libertarian president ever, you are doing serious damage to the message that we are finally starting to get out.

Lets not lose sight of the core principles we stand for, or throw them away altogether. Dont sit back and talk about how you are happy with Trump. Not when he supports civil asset forfeiture, or appoints someone like Jeff Sessions. Dont talk up the same guy who already is dropping bombs, or the guy who appointed Mike Pompeo to head the CIA.

The conservative Trump wants to spend 20 billion dollars on a wall, rather than fix the issues that caused illegal immigration to be the problem it is. Isnt more government to fix government problems one of the things that Libertarians are against? How does this not qualify?

We should have the same outrage now that we had with Obama. You can make the argument that it is not as bad, but it really is no different. Authoritarian government is still authoritarian government. We are liberty minded, or at least we claim to be. Libertarianism and authoritarianism are polar opposites of each other.

It is almost scary how fast things went downhill. How can we lose sight of things so fast?

We complain about the inability for government to maintain roads, but expect them to maintain a wall? The Federal government cant even maintain the current fence that spans only a fraction of the border. Is eminent domain going to suddenly going to be acceptable when the construction of the wall begins, or will we still care about property rights?

How did we go from calling Edward Snowden a hero, to supporting someone who put an advocate of spying programs in charge of the CIA? How did we go from pointing out every flaw in the left, to ignoring flaws in the right? We are starting to ignore facts and issues that are hurting our cause, showing blind support to an authoritarian, and that makes us just as bad as the authoritarian regime.

To not stand up to injustice, is just as bad as causing injustice.

Maybe our memory is also a problem. We seem to have forgotten the support Trump has given to the progressive left, donating hundreds of thousands of dollars. In fact, from 1989-2010 he donated over $150,000 more to Democrats than he did to Republicans. Curiously that changed before he announced a potential run for the white house in 2011. Suddenly his donations went mainly to Republicans. Those Democrat donations included Hillary Clinton, who he swore would be in jail if he won, yet last I checked she is roaming free.

His other actions since the election have already proven to be contradictory to his campaign promises as well. I am still waiting for a big Ed McMahon style check for the price of the wall to be sent from Mexico. Instead, we will pay for it with a price increase in Mexicos products. Its okay though, because somehow we all decided that taxation isnt theft anymore and that taxes on companies arent passed onto the consumer, foreign or not. The laws of economics have been suspended so that the almighty Trump can be praised by libertarians for implementing a tax.

Perhaps it is time to reevaluate what being a libertarian actually means. Is it small authoritarian government or is it non-aggression and personal liberty. Are we suddenly a mix of left and right ideas, or are we really something different?

With all of the infighting and drama stirred up in Libertarian groups, we certainly are not acting like the logical and rational people we claim to be.

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I have had to undergo a great deal of rethinking on all of this this year [now] I want to shut down low-skill immigration for a while, Charles Murray told a D.C. event hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies.

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The thing that has gotten to me over this year has been the very simple idea that the citizens of a nation owe something to each other that is over and above our general obligation to other human beings outside the United States, Murray said Sept. 26.

A temporary end to low-skill immigration will allow a national test of various proposals to help the many Americans at the bottom end of the economic scale, Murray said. For example, amid high immigration, several million Americans prime age employable men are not even trying to work, at great long-term cost to themselves and society.

Once low-skilled immigration is ended, society may react in favorable directions to help lower-end Americans workers, he said. For example, the girlfriends of young men will be better able to prod their boyfriends into taking low-skill, low-paid jobs if their employers cant hire illegals, Murray said.

But Murray says he only wants a temporary moratorium on low-skill immigration in case the new policy proves counterproductive. I want to shut if down for a while because it may not work [currently] we will have no good way of knowing how employers will respond until the spigot is cut off, he said.

Murray is one of the most influential libertarian and conservative intellectuals in Washington D.C. His work helped create momentum for welfare reform in the 1990s, and hes now focusing attention on the widening gap between poor and wealthy Americans His 2012 book, Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010, has publicized the declining situation of low-skilled white workers.

American has been exceptional because Americans dont want to see their society divided by social and economic classes, Murray said Monday. The term American Exceptionalism came from Europeans visiting in 1800s [who saw that Americans] all wanting to see themselves as part of the same class, he said.

We need to reconstruct an American society in which people are part of one brotherhood, sisterhood, he said. In the recent past, the U.S. did have a sense of egalitarian equality, he said. It was never perfect, but but God, we did get a lot closer than any other society, he said, adding I want in to live in [that] America.

Murrays call for a halt to low-skill immigration comes as a prestigious think-tank in D.C. admitted that each low-skill migrant costs taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. Immigrants alsoshift roughly $500 billion wages from white-collar and blue-collar Americans to employers and investors, according to the Sept. 22 report issued by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

Each year, four million Americans turn 18 and begin looking for jobs. But the federal government also imports roughly 2 million foreign workers, including legal and illegal immigrants, refugees, temporary guest-workers and asylum seekers. More than 50 percent of the annual inflow of workers are lower-skilled.

Restrictions on low-skill immigration is an idea whose time has come, and will be recognized by ambitious Democratic and Republican politicians, he said. There is a sea-change in the [nations] mood, he said.

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STAUNTON Libertarian Will Hammer will take another crack at the House of Delegates 20 District seat this fall. The lifelong Staunton resident announced his candidacy on Friday evening, taking aim at the controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline, and advocating for marijuana legalization.

The incumbent, Del. Richard Dickie Bell, R-Staunton, has held the seat since 2010. He easily won election in 2009, and has cruised in his three successive bids, winning at least 70 percent of the vote each time.

Hammer will try to break Bells grip on the seat in the November election this year, but he will likely have an uphill climb to do it. He polled 24 percent of the vote in 2015, a respectable showing for a third-party candidate, though he was also the only challenger on the ballot that year. The Democratic Party did not put up a candidate against Bell in 2015.

Hammer hopes to capitalize on voters frustration with incumbents from both parties, something that helped propel outsider Donald Trump to the presidency last year. While the rhetoric from the 2016 campaign has cooled somewhat, still-simmering skepticism from the electorate could open the door for a third-party candidate or independent in local and state races this fall, analysts say.

I believe that my strong showing in 2015 and the growing distrust and distaste for the two major parties, specifically incumbents, represents a great opportunity to go to Richmond as a third-party candidate, Hammer said in a press release.

He also hopes the controversy of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline will buoy his chances this year. Property rights a key issue for the Libertarian Party has been one of the defining issues in protests against the pipeline.

I will fight against the Dominion pipeline because property rights are sacred, Hammer said, referring to the company heading up the effort to build the conduit.

In addition, he vows to end gerrymandering and corruption, and to bring transparency to Richmond, if elected. Gun rights and marijuana legalization are also planks on his platform. While the former will no doubt play well in the conservative district, particularly in its more rural precincts, the latter may turn some hard-line law-and-order voters, especially senior citizens, off from his candidacy.

But Hammer sees legalizing marijuana as an economic issue, more than anything else.

[It] will reduce government expenditure and create a booming new industry, which means thousands of jobs, he said in the release.

A 2009 graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, Hammer describes himself as an entrepreneur and libertarian activist.

He was awarded the Patrick Henry Award by the Libertarian Party in 2016 for the campaign he waged a year earlier against Bell, in which Hammer raised the profile of libertarian issues.

If you are tired of business as usual and the duopoly of the Republicans and Democrats, Hammer said, join me and lets seriously drain the swamp known as Richmond.

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The first of what may eventually be multiple Libertarian candidates for governor has stepped up.

Jason Carrier, whose candidacy was first noted by the Virginia Public Access Project,is collecting signatures to get on the ballot.

Libertarian Party of Virginia Chair Bo Brown confirmed his candidacy, saying the party is talking to several potential candidates and that Carrier is the first to decide he'll run.

"He's a great guy," Brown said. "He's got a military background."

Carrier's Facebook page indicates he's sent petition packets to volunteersexpected to help him get the 10,000 signatures he'll need to be on the ballot.

Brown said theparty expects to hold a convention later this year to nominate its slate of candidates, but a date has not been set. The party will start helping candidates gather signatures before then, though, he said, to get a jump on the process.

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WAYNESBORO Libertarian Will Hammer will take another crack at the House of Delegates 20th District seat this fall.

The incumbent, Del. Richard Dickie Bell, R-Staunton, has held the seat since 2010. He easily won election in 2009 and has cruised in his three successive bids, winning at least 70 percent of the vote each time.

Hammer will try to break Bells grip on the seat in the November election this year, but the Staunton resident likely will have an uphill climb once again. He got 24 percent of the vote in 2015 as a third-party candidate, and there was no Democratic challenger.

I believe that my strong showing in 2015 and the growing distrust and distaste for the two major parties, specifically incumbents, represents a great opportunity to go to Richmond as a third-party candidate, Hammer said in a news release Friday night.

He also hopes that the controversy over the Atlantic Coast Pipeline will buoy his chances this year. Property rights a key issue for the Libertarian Party has been one of the defining issues in protests against the pipeline.

In addition, he vows to end gerrymandering and corruption, and to bring transparency to Richmond, if elected. Gun rights and marijuana legalization also are planks on his platform.

A 2009 graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, Hammer describes himself as an entrepreneur and Libertarian activist.

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