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We have an exciting array of exhibitions coming up this year. Find out more about our future programme of exhibitions, including Dennis Hopper: The Lost Album, Anselm Kiefer and Allen Jones RA here.
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Renaissance Impressions: Chiaroscuro woodcuts from the Collections of Georg Baselitz and the Albertina, Vienna
The Sackler Wing of Galleries
15 March – 8 June 2014
Discover the lost art of Chiaroscuro woodcuts - pioneering 16th-century prints based on the exquisite designs of the Renaissance masters.
Radical Geometry: Modern Art of South America from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection
The Sackler Wing of Galleries
5 July – 28 September 2014
Radical Geometry will span a dynamic period in South American art, charting the emergence of several distinct artistic movements in the cities of Montevideo (Uruguay), Buenos Aires (Argentina), São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Caracas (Venezuela), from the 1930s to the 1970s.
Dennis Hopper: The Lost Album
Burlington Gardens
26 June – 19 October 2014
Dennis Hopper: The Lost Album at the Royal Academy of Arts will present more than four hundred original photographs taken between 1961 and 1967 by Dennis Hopper, the American actor, film director and artist. The photographs were personally selected and edited by Hopper for his first major exhibition at the Fort Worth Art Center in Texas in 1970, and the vintage prints were only re-discovered after his death in 2010.
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RA Schools Show
13 – 29 June 2014
Schools Studios
The RA Schools Show is the annual exhibition of works by final year students at the historic Royal Academy Schools. This year's show presents the work of sixteen artists and explores their distinctively individual practices, which include animation, collage, painting, performance, screen-printing, sculpture, sound, text and video. The RA Schools is Britain's first art school and the only art school to offer a three year postgraduate fine art course.
Anselm Kiefer
Main Galleries
27 September – 14 December 2014
In September 2014, the Royal Academy of Arts will present the first major retrospective of Anselm Kiefer's work to be held in the UK. Considered to be one of the most important artists of his generation, the exhibition will span over forty years from Kiefer's early career to the present time, bringing together artwork from international private and public collections.
Dream, Draw, Work: Architectural Drawings by Norman Shaw RA
Tennant Gallery
30 May – 14 September 2014
Considered the most brilliant and influential of their time, Norman Shaw's architectural drawings are exemplars of Victorian draughtsmanship and practice.
Summer Exhibition 2014
Main Galleries
9 June – 17 August 2014
The Royal Academy of Arts' annual Summer Exhibition heralds the start of the British summer season. As the world's largest open submission exhibition it provides a unique platform for emerging and established artists to showcase their works to an international audience, comprising a range of media from painting to printmaking, photography, sculpture, architecture and film.
News from the Academy
RA announces free access to exhibitions for under 16s
The Royal Academy of Arts today announced the introduction of a new policy offering free access to all exhibitions for young people under the age of 16. As part of the Royal Academy's commitment to nurturing young artists of the future, the RA is extending its current offer of free exhibition entry for children under 12 to include young adults under 16 years old.
Become a Friend of the Royal Academy of Arts and receive a free work of art by Grayson Perry RA
The Royal Academician Grayson Perry has created a special manifesto for the Royal Academy of Arts under the authorship of Red Alan, a ceramic sculpture of his famed childhood teddy bear, Alan Measles. Red Alan's Manifesto will be exclusively available as an edition of napkins, to anyone who buys a Friends of the RA Membership from the 1 May to 31 August 2014.
RA collaborates with BBC Arts in major partnership to celebrate the Summer Exhibition
This summer, the Royal Academy of Arts is collaborating with BBC Arts in a major partnership to celebrate the Summer Exhibition 2014. This will comprise coverage on BBC Arts Online, a BBC Two programme and an exhibition of works by the finalists from The One Show Summer Art Competition 2014.
Architecture at the RA - Summer 2014
We announce our summer programme. From the architectural drawings of Norman Shaw RA to a new series of talks Looking at London hosted by writer and broadcaster Patrick Wright.
RA takes part in Bicester Village's fifth annual British Designer's Collective Boutique in partnership with the British Fashion Council
For the first time the Royal Academy of Arts will feature work by artists from RA Editions at the British Designers' Collective at Bicester Village from 21 May – 17 August 2014. Now in its fifth year, the Collective teams up with the British Fashion Council to showcase rising design talent in a dedicated pop-up boutique.
The RA announces an artists exchange programme between the RA Schools, The Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing and practising artists in Hong Kong
The Royal Academy of Arts announced today the establishment of a three-year artist-in-residence exchange programme between Hong Kong, Beijing and London. The programme has been developed by Arts in Heritage Research Limited, Hong Kong (AHR), the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing (CAFA) and the Royal Academy of Arts, London (RA).
Stephen Chambers: The Big Country and Other Stories at Pera Museum, Istanbul
In May 2014 the Pera Museum, Istanbul, will exhibit The Big Country and Other Stories by the Royal Academician Stephen Chambers. This is the first time that the Royal Academy of Arts, London, has collaborated with the Pera Museum to curate an exhibition of work by a Royal Academician.
The RA exhibits courtyard installation of sculpture by Lynn Chadwick RA
The Royal Academy of Arts, in collaboration with Blain Southern gallery, London, presents a major installation in the RA Courtyard of four large-scale sculptures by Lynn Chadwick RA (1914 - 2003) to celebrate the centenary of his birth.
RA elects new Members and Fellows
The Royal Academy of Arts elects the architect Louisa Hutton and sculptor Rebecca Warren as new Royal Academicians; the artist El Anatsui and architect Peter Zumthor as Honorary Academicians; the theatre director Nicholas Hytner and author Svetlana Alpers as Honorary Fellows; and the artist Michael Landy RA as the new Eranda Professor of Drawing at the Royal Academy Schools.
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Treasures from the RA Collection travel to Australia for the first time.
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November 2, 2010 (Updated November 3, 2010) An interesting ODBC problem was brought to my attention yesterday regarding the Microsoft Access 2010 program and the Oracle Database 184.108.40.206 ODBC client. What is the problem? The person reported that they were trying to update a table in a 10.2.0.4 Oracle Database using values from a database [...]
So it has finally happened, the day many of you who patiently waited for. Amazon and other publishers are fulfilling pre-orders! The book I helped publish, Pro Oracle Database 11g RAC on Linux is out in print.
I received my author copies last week, and was very happy to see that after the book was out in the USA first, the "pre-order now" recommendation has been removed from Amazon's UK and German websites when I last checked.
I have to give great credit to all of those who helped me make this possible with extra input and pointers to related information. On the Linux part Steve has done an incredible job compiling all this useful information you don't find in this form anywhere else.
From now on, feedback and new research with specific reference to the book will appear on my wordpress blog (the one you are reading now), in a separate category-"RAC Book".
So thanks again for all your patience while we were working very hard to finish the book.
I woke up at about 04:00 this morning, which sounds kinda early, but I ended up going to bed at 17:00 yesterday. I'm still trying to adjust to the new timezone. Anyway, when I woke up there was a vague smell of natural gas. I blew my nose and then I noticed it was actually a very strong smell of gas. I walked down stairs, remembering not to turn on any lights. When I got to the kitchen I found one of the rings on the cooker was turned on about 1/4 of the way. I turned it off and opened every door and window I could. A few minutes later I was able to turn on the lights.
I'm taking this as a sign that cooking is an extremely deadly persuit. If I hadn't boiled that rice yesterday, I wouldn't have knocked the other ring by accident and I wouldn't have had a brush with death…
So next time you are watching Jamie Oliver, Gordon Ramsey or Nigella Lawson, I urge you to point a finger at the TV and scream, "Noooooo!", then open a can of baked beans and eat them cold, safe in the knowledge that you will not wake up dead.
Well I wasn't expecting such a response. Thinking it over :-
A) I have some very generous friends.
B) I have some very mischevious friends who are looking forward to 4 weeks of fun
C) Several donors mentioned pictures. Yes, definitely. It's all 'trust but verify' round here.
D) I kind of knew the ORA-DUDE would insist on side-burns.
Sincere thanks for all the donations. There's no going back now. But Lisa and Debra have yet to show me the colour of their money. Cut throat razor? Hall 1?!?
Final note. For you gentlemen who haven't hit Tuesday morning's shave yet, there's still time ...
I just applied PSU 3 for 18.104.22.168 on AIX 5.3 TL11. That would have been more straight forward, had there not been a host of errors when relinking oracle. There were loads of these:
SEVERE:OPatch invoked as follows: 'apply ' INFO: Oracle Home : /u01/app/oracle/product/18.104.22.168 Central Inventory : /u01/app/oracle/product/oraInventory from : /etc/oraInst.loc OPatch version : 18.104.22.168.3 OUI version : 18.104.22.168.0 OUI location : /u01/app/oracle/product/220.127.116.11/oui Log file location : /u01/app/oracle/product/220.127.116.11/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2010-11-01_09-28-22AM.log ... [more output] ... INFO:Running make for target ioracle INFO:Start invoking 'make' at Mon Nov 01 09:29:26 GMT 2010Mon Nov 01 09:29:26 GMT 2010 INFO:Finish invoking 'make' at Mon Nov 01 09:29:40 GMT 2010 WARNING:OUI-67215: OPatch found the word "error" in the stderr of the make command. Please look at this stderr. You can re-run this make command. Stderr output: ld: 0711-415 WARNING: Symbol ldxdts is already exported. ld: 0711-415 WARNING: Symbol ldxsto is already exported. ld: 0711-415 WARNING: Symbol lnxadd is already exported. ... ld: 0711-319 WARNING: Exported symbol not defined: cout__3std ... ld: 0711-224 WARNING: Duplicate symbol: .kotgscid ... ld: 0711-783 WARNING: TOC overflow. TOC size: 219488 Maximum size: 65536 Extra instructions are being generated for each reference to a TOC symbol if the symbol is in the TOC overflow area.
Wow, that looked like a completely corrupted installation of Oracle now, and I got ready to roll the change back. However, MOS had an answer to this!
These errors can be ignored as per this MOS document: Relinking causes many warning on AIX [ID 1189533.1]. See also MOS note Note 245372.1 TOC overflow Warning Can Safely Be Ignored and BUG:9828407 – TOO MANY WARNING MESSAGES WHEN INSTALLING ORACLE 11.2 for more information.
In November I'm scheduled to do 2 PL/SQL masterclasses in Europe:
As was shown by my recent class in Hong Kong, sometimes the number of people wanting to do the course is fine, but they don't register in time so the class gets cancelled. Luckily in the case of the Hong Kong class I was able to reschedule it in time, but it could easily not have happened.
It is only 3 weeks until these courses start, so Oracle University will have to confirm/cancel them soon. If you are interested in either of the classes, contact your local Oracle Education office to register your interest. If you leave it until 1 week before the class is scheduled to start, you may find it has already been cancelled and I'll be home watching day-time TV.


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Can Exercise Cause A.L.S.?
September 2, 2014
In a major study of smokers in which CT scans were found to reduce deaths from lung cancer by 20 percent, nearly 40 percent of patients receiving scans had a false-positive scare.
Hundreds of hospitals across the country needlessly exposed patients to radiation by scanning their chests twice on the same day, records indicate.
On Feb. 9, 1974, The New York Times reported about a patent for distinguishing normal from cancerous tissue by what was then called nuclear magnetic resonance.
A confidential review of a continuing lung cancer study involving more than 50,000 patients found that doctors could not locate 90 percent of the patients' consent forms.
An analysis finds that CT scans were performed in almost 6 percent of all children's emergency department visits in 2008, compared with about 1 percent in 1995.
A hospital overdosed patients for over a year after federal officials alerted hospitals to be careful, records show.
Radiation errors at a hospital in Brooklyn raise questions about the competence, training and oversight of technologists who operate powerful equipment.
Medical technology often blinds doctors to the needs of the sick.
There is growing concern about CT scans, which entail far more radiation and can raise the risk of cancer.
Rods, which are used for quality control purposes for CT scans, were found at FedEx's facility in Knoxville.


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What is the best way to find memory leaks in CW 3.0, without having the S60 source code or symbols? The emulator displays an ALLOC message at closing time, so what can one do about it?
All my old methods do not work anymore:
- note memory region from ALLOC message
- conditional breakpoint on ALLOC, look for register EAX value of address
- rerun App
- triggers on all allocs with wanted address
- note memory region from ALLOC message
- set memory watch on the region
- rerun app
- it breaks on all allocs with same address
Could CW not just record all alloc addresses and matching source code line numbers of a thread, so in case of a panic, one could search the list of allocs with the same address? There are gigabytes of memory lying around anyway...


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Students are being warned after an incident near UIC's Near West Side campus following an incident on Wednesday night in which a student had her iPhone taken by a man who said he had a gun.
The student was almost to the front door of her apartment in the 1400 block of West Lexington Street about 6:25 p.m., when she was approached by two men, an alert from the University of Illinois at Chicago said.
One of the men asked her for the time and suggested she check her cell phone, the alert said. He then told her he had a gun, reached into her pocket and took her iPhone. The men then ran southbound on Laflin Street. The student was not injured.
The robbers were described as black men, 18 to 22, one about 5-foot-10 to 6-feet tall,= with a thin build, dark complexion and short black hair, wearing a black college varsity jacket with red and white lettering and stripes, and blue jeans.
UIC Police strongly recommend complying with an armed offender whose intent appears to be property or valuables, as the victim did in this case.
The UIC Police/Chicago Police Joint Robbery Task Force and Area Central detectives are investigating. Anyone with information should call (312) 996-2830.
Police are investigating the murder of a homeless man who was beaten to death in an alley in Logan Square.
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The largest earthquake since 1989 shook the San Francisco Bay area early Sunday. Here's a look at the world's 10 largest earthquakes.
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After watching today, it appears that every team in the division has gotten instantly better from this past draft.Atlanta: Jerious Norwood looks to be the real deal, and they are playing well without the equivalent of their first round pick in Abraham.Carolina: Same with DeAngelo Williams.New Orleans: Obviously Reggie Bush is a big deal and will only be bigger once they perfect how to use him. That was bad enough, but now this kid Colston is killing people too!Tampa Bay: Uhhh...
I think we will be okay. We lost players right before the season. I think our defense will improve in the safety area immediately after Monte kicks their asses.
Boy would a guy like Johnathon Joseph or Kelly Jennings as a 3rd corner be great to have right around now..
I certainly was not bashing our draft class, it's just a little disheartening to see every other team in our division get instant contributions while we are left wondering what we have.
I do think our defense will improve. Unfortunately we have lost our starting QB so I don't think we'll be ok. But at least Gradkowski will get a year to develop.


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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The State Highway Patrol will be cracking down this holiday weekend.
Troopers say they will be aggressively pulling motorists over, not only for suspicion of drinking while driving, but any traffic violations that may lead to an OVI arrest.
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AN adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Nightingale will be at the Salisbury Arts Centre on Sunday.
The story, adapted for the stage by the award-winning Horse and Bamboo Theatre, is told through a blend of masks, puppetry, animation and original music. It tells the story of a selfish king who replaces his melodic songbird with an all mod-cons mechanical gizmo then wonders if something is missing from his life.
The show is suitable for children aged four and over, and their family and friends. There will also be a chance to meet the puppets after the performance.
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The home theater PC is still a thing for lots of people, and Lenovo has just announced a new IdeaCentre computer built with home theater in mind. The IdeaCentre Q190 is, according to Lenovo, the world's smallest full-function desktop PC at less than an inch wide, but there's a lot of power in the little box.
It supports 7.1 surround, an optional Blu-ray player (with 3D) and full high definition graphics. A wireless mouse and wireless multimedia remote with built-in mini (backlit) keyboard should make couch navigation easy.
Of course it runs Windows 8 (Professional Edition). You can outfit it with an Intel Core i3 processor, 1 TB of hard drive and 8GB of DDR RAM. It uses integrated Intel HD graphics. HDMI and optical audio outputs connect it to your TV or receiver. Unfortunately there are no 100-inch touchscreens to go with it.
It comes out in January for a starting price of $350.
A mix of new tech (OLED) and old tech (plasma) rule the day in side-by-side comparisons.
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Chargers RB Mathews fractures clavicle
Chargers RB Ryan Mathews fractured his left clavicle in Sunday's loss to the Panthers and is likely done for the season, the team announced.
Panthers run over Chargers 31-7
Mike Tolbert scored twice against his former team as the Panthers beat San Diego 31-7 Sunday.
Floyd, Chargers aim for strong finish to disappointing year
Chargers WR Malcom Floyd discussed some of the team's struggles this season and the outlook heading into the final three games.
Chargers-Panthers blacked out In San Diego
The Week 15 game between the Chargers and Panthers at Qualcomm Stadium will be blacked out on local television in San Diego.
Alexander compelling figure for fantasy playoffs, beyond
The emergence of Chargers WR Danario Alexander has been one of the most fascinating subplots of the fantasy season.
Chargers place DE Martin, S Stuckey on I.R.
The Chargers placed DE Vaughn Martin and S Darrell Stuckey on injured reserve and signed LB Gary Guyton and re-signed RB Curtis Brinkley.
Report: Chargers add LB Guyton
The Chargers signed LB Gary Guyton on Wednesday, according to Michael Gehlken of the San Diego Union-Tribune.
49ers-Seahawks flexed to SNF in Week 16
The 49ers-Seahawks game in Week 16 has been flexed to be on "Sunday Night Football" on NBC.
AFC West Spin cycle: Broncos stay hot, Chargers still fighting
The Broncos beat the Raiders to keep up their winning ways and the Chargers rallied for an upset win in Pittsburgh.
Chargers snap losing streak, rout Steelers
Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes, two to Danario Alexander, and the Chargers beat the Steelers 34-24 on Sunday.
Foles, Cousins join in on rookie QB fun
Kirk Cousins and Nick Foles are the two latest rookie-QB phenomenons; plus, are Norv Turner, Ron Rivera and Andy Reid too late?
Report: Chargers to fire Turner, Smith at end of season
Chargers team president Dean Spanos has reportedly decided to fire Norv Turner and A.J. Smith at the end of the season.
Steelers QB Roethlisberger to start Sunday
QB Ben Roethlisberger will start on Sunday against the Chargers, head coach Mike Tomlin announced.
Wednesday's 60-second rant: Another year to forget for Rivers
The Chargers haven't needed a quarterback for some time, but Philip Rivers' poor season should push them to go find one in 2013.
Chargers sign Wells, place Barnes on I.R.
The Chargers signed veteran OG Reggie Wells and placed LB Antwan Barnes on injured reserve.
The San Diego Chargers made deals with two running backs Friday, agreeing to a two-year contract with former New England Patriots Danny Woodhead and a one-year deal to bring back Brown.||||||| Brown played in 14 games for the Bolts last season, starting one. He rushed for 220 yards on 46 carries and tied for second on the team with 49 receptions for 371 yards.
Brown only recorded 17 yards on four carries against Cleveland on Sunday, but he also caught a season-high seven balls for 85 yards.||||||| Brown's seven catches were his most since making nine in another game against Cleveland in 2007. The 85 yards were also his second-highest career receiving total, as he racked up 99 receiving yards on Sept. 23, 2007, against the Jets. Brown is San Diego's second-leading receiver with 257 yards on 27 receptions.
The Chargers have agreed to a one-year deal with Brown.||||||| The 6-foot, 230-pound Brown ran for 136 yards and a touchdown last season while backing up LeSean McCoy with the Philadelphia Eagles. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft, Brown spent his first six seasons with the Miami Dolphins.
The Philadelphia Eagles traded Brown to the Detroit Lions for running back Jerome Harrison and an undisclosed draft pick in 2013.||||||| Brown had only 13 carries for 38 yards with the Eagles. His fumble against San Francisco cost last-place Philadelphia a win.
The Eagles agreed to contract terms Tuesday with Brown, who spent his first six seasons with the Dolphins.||||||| The 29-year-old Brown rushed for 4,815 yards and 36 touchdowns and caught 184 passes for 1,491 yards with Miami. He ran for 1,000 yards in 2006 and made his only Pro Bowl team in 2008. Before adding Brown, the Eagles' only experienced running backs were starter LeSean McCoy, who ran for 1,080 yards and caught 70 passes last year, and Eldra Buckley, who has just 36 carries in two years with the Eagles.


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The average stay for the Arab tourist — particularly GCC nationals — increased from 9.5 nights in 2013 to 11.6 nights in 2014.
A new IMF paper shows how subsidy reform has recently gained momentum in the Middle East and North Africa and outlines the elements of successful subsidy reform.
But reducing subsidies is hard in a country where a third of the population of 25 million lives on less than $2 a day, and this week's austerity package did not address subsidies.
Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Ali Tayyebnia says Iran will no longer promote an oil-based economy even if the economic sanctions which have been imposed against the country are totally lifted.
An oil ministry spokesman in Baghdad described the takeover as dangerous and irresponsible and called for the Kurdish forces to withdraw immediately.
Dues owed to foreign oil companies reached a total of $6.3bn this July, compared to $6bn at the end of April.
July 11, 2014
Breakthrough in the long-running crisis over public workers' salaries is expected next week, a ministerial source revealed to The Daily Star Thursday.
Rising housing costs has pushed Dubai up the rankings in an annual survey of the most expensive cities in the world for expatriates to live in.
Egypt purchased 3.7 million tonnes of local wheat and also bought 5.46 million tonnes of wheat from abroad during the 2013-2014.
Boeing's annual forecast, released in conjunction with the airshow, said single-aisle airplanes such as the 737 and A320 will garner the most orders.
July 10, 2014
Security officers in Saudi Arabia have arrested nearly 2,200 foreign workers in Madinah and Hail and Baha this month for allegedly violating the country's residency and labor regulations.
Brent crude oil traded at a one-month low below $109 a barrel on Wednesday after a Libyan oilfield restarted and supply worries faded
Dubai's Damac Properties has announced that it will be offering luxury cars to select property buyers as part of its Ramadan promotion.
Djibouti said it had started legal action against DP World, seeking to rescind the Dubai-owned port operator's concession in Africa's largest container terminal in a row over how the contract was awarded.
July 9, 2014
Boeing said the 777X will introduce the latest technologies including "the most advanced commercial engine ever".


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Men's Soccer Improves to 2-0 with Last Second Win
RICHMOND, Va. – In their opening contest at the Richmond Classic, the FGCU men's soccer used every last second of the double overtime match with host VCU to earn a 2-1 victory on Saturday evening in Richmond, Va. Senior Matthew O'Shaughnessy scored at 109:59 mark on a 60-yard free kick to claim victory in sudden death fashion.
In victory, the Eagles improve to 2-0 on the season while VCU drops to 0-1 this year. The win marks the first time FGCU has opened a season with back-to-back victories.
"Facing another quality opponent in their home opener, this was another tough game for our team," said FGCU head coach Bob Butehorn. "Coming off the win at USF, their high pressure and energy showed that VCU had scouted us well and they were really gunning for us. Although we didn't play our best overall game, I'm still proud of the guys for coming away with the victory."
Competing in their first contest of 2010, VCU jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the 16th minute of play. Registering the team's first goal of the season, Yoram Mwila found the back of the net from nine yards out following an entry pass to the front of the net by Jake Van Yahres from the left side of the pitch.
Coming off a one goal, one assist season opener at No. 13 USF on Wednesday, sophomore Deion Jones evened the game in the 40th minute off a free kick. After a foul on VCU, Jones connected on a set piece from 30 yards out and buried a shot past VCU keeper Josh Pantazelos to the lower left post.
With the game level at one apiece the teams headed to the intermission with VCU holding a slight 9-7 advantage in the shot tally.
In a more physical second half that saw three yellow cards (two on VCU), the schools played a scoreless 45 minutes to send the game to its first overtime. At the end of regulation play, VCU claimed a six-shot advantage with the count at 16-10.
The Eagles came out firing in the first extra frame, recording the opening five shots of the period. However, the Blue and Green would prove unable to send a shot past the VCU keeper, moving the contest to the second stage of overtime.
As time drew to a close in the second overtime, a foul by VCU allowed FGCU a free kick opportunity with just under 10 seconds left to play. With the ball laying just past midfield, O'Shaughnessy fired the shot of his life from nearly 60 yards out and, as the goalkeeper stepped forward to defend the play, the ball whizzed beyond him into upper ninety of the far post at the 109:59 mark, securing the 2-1 victory for the Eagles.
The last second goal was the latest goal scored in FGCU's four-year history, and secured the first double overtime win for the young program.
Redshirt junior keeper Adam Glick played the entire 110 minute match to pick up his 16th career victory in net, deflecting six shots from the VCU attack.
Also playing every minute in net, Pantazelos blocked five shots and allowed both goals for VCU, to pick up the loss.
Holding on to a 12-6 corner kick advantage, VCU also claimed the shot battle over the Eagles, 19-16.
The second of the Eagles' pair of contests at the Richmond Classic is set for Monday at 12 p.m. against the Old Dominion Monarchs. ODU used a penalty kick with 23 minutes left in the match to earn a 1-0 victory over Coastal Carolina in the first contest on Saturday evening. ODU dominated the match, outshooting Coastal Carolina, 12-2.
FGCU improves to 1-0 all-time against VCU and CAA opponents … sophomore Deion Jones brought his point total to five on the year with a goal … Jones becomes the first FGCU player to record goals in back-to-back outings to open a season … the win marks the first time FGCU has opened a season with back-to-back victories … senior Matthew O'Shughnessy scored in the final second at the 109:59 mark ... three cards (all yellows) were handed out in the match … redshirt junior Adam Glick picked up his 16th career win in net … first double overtime win in program history ... FGCU holds an all-time record of 4-2-4 in overtime matches (1-0-4 in double OT).


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Rob Cox
Greensburg Daily News
Greensburg —
On Wednesday, Decatur County volunteer firefighters David Israel and Andy Witkemper testified in a committee hearing at the Statehouse on a resolution authored by State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg).
The resolution urged legislatures to formally study whether serving simultaneously as a volunteer firefighter and an elected official in a body that makes financial decisions regarding the same fire district constitutes a conflict of interest.
Israel and Witkemper currently serve in both capacities in Burney-Clay and Marion Townships, respectively. Under a law passed last year (House Bill 1005) that takes effect with the 2014 elections, both will be forced to step down from one of their two positions.
Both men decry the law as unfair. Isreal told the Daily News that the law unfairly singles out volunteer firefighters, restricting no other group of volunteers at any level or from within any agency from holding public office.
Leising's resolution passed 8 to 0, meaning a legislative "Summer Study Committee" will likely be formed to consider the issue while the full legislature is out of session.
"Hopefully, we can ultimately get this law reversed during the 2014 legislative session," Isreal said.
District 67 Representative Randy Frye (R-Greensburg), himself a retired firefighter, voted against HB1005.
He agreed with Isreal that the law unduly singles out volunteer firefighters, calling it "unbalanced" in that regard.
"Volunteer firefighters aren't paid. They donate their time and, often, their own equipment," Frye said. "In some places, they might receive a small amount of reimbursement, but it's certainly nothing resembling a livable wage. That shouldn't disqualify you from public office."
Frye acknowledged that conflicts of interest involving government certainly do exist, but said this wasn't one of them.
"This law goes too far," he said. "It's very difficult, in this day and age, to recruit good volunteer firefighters and this law will make it even tougher."
Isreal said the law would affect some 500 volunteer firefighters throughout Indiana.
He and Frye both believe the law ultimately came about due to the bad behavior of one or two individuals and departments in Indiana.
"I think there was a department — I think somewhere near Vanderburgh County," Frye said, "where they approved a $3 million firehouse. Obviously, that's an excessive amount, and that supposedly came about because of the kind of conflict this law seeks to eliminate. It's entirely unfair, though, to punish the entire state and all these small communities that depend on their volunteer fire departments for a few bad actors. This law seems punitive to me."
Frye himself would jump at the chance to participate in a Summer Study Committee on the issue, but said that isn't his call.
"This issue is near and dear to my heart; a committee like this would be right up my alley," he said. "But it's up to [House] Speaker [Brian] Bosma to make that appointment. If he calls me, I won't hesitate to participate."
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This United States Air Force Academy purse is sure to make an impression at any Falcons event, whether it's a game, reunion or business meeting. Step out with this durable and handsome ladies purse and show your pride in the Falcons! Measures 10 x 6.5 x 1.
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We've all been touched by the devastation left behind by the Oklahoma tornado, and lots of FOX 5 viewers want to know how they can help. As it turns out, it can be as simple as sending a text message.You can make a donation to the victims in Moore in one of the following easy ways: Donate to the Red Cross by clicking here, or text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation. You can also donate by phone at (800) 733-2767.Donate to the Salvation Army online by clicking here, OR text STORM to 80888 to donate $10 to relief and recovery efforts. You can also donate by phone at (800) 725-2769.
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It was a setting that befit the occasion, honoring two of the Santa Clarita Valley's most generous philanthropists - Harold and Jacquie Petersen of Valencia.
It seems that the fans of daylight-saving time have prevailed over those of us who rather like standard time. I'm rather tired of changing my clocks forward and back all the time. Can't we just choose one time and stick with it? I hope everyone remembered to set their clocks back an hour and have arrived to where they need to be this morning on time.
The first national tour of the Tony Award nominated new Broadway production of "Grease" will feature Taylor Hicks in the role of "Teen Angel."
Steak lovers rejoice! Salt Creek Grille, always known for its "prime" beef, has added an "all-natural" New York Strip steak to the menu.
It was a cold and rainy evening on Town Center Drive in Valencia when Dr. Rap arrived at Bellasport, a sportswear store owned by Anna Ott.
For 18 years, Alexandra Crowder didn't know which side her bread was buttered. She learned the answer during an etiquette class held for the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Health Foundation Silver Rose Guild debutantes recently at Salt Creek Grille.
The cheerleaders of William S. Hart High School recently proved again why they are winners on and off the field. The cheer squad, which is made up of varsity, junior varsity and freshmen cheer leaders, recently completed a four month Cell Phones for Soldiers drive.
Is seems that spring has nearly sprung.
Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp and Gwen Stewart will reprise the roles they originated on Broadway in "Rent, The Broadway Tour," which will play a 14-performance engagement at the Pantages Theatre now through March 8.
Kabuki Japanese Restaurant describes itself as a "casual dining restaurant." However, there's nothing casual about the food.
It wasn't even close. Linda Candib of Valencia blew away the competition in Escape's annual Salt Creek Grille Oscar pickin' contest. She missed only four from the list of 24 awards handed out Sunday night during the 81st annual Academy Awards.
The stars and planets were in perfect alignment Saturday night as more than 300 costumed guests turned out to raise money to benefit the Adult Day Care Respite Program at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center.
The snow-capped mountains in the distance, the deep, clear blue sky, the soft breeze that ruffles the emerging green shoots of spring - can the past week in the Santa Clarita Valley have been more perfect? I will try to hold on to this memory when the temperatures reach 115 in August.
All Corked Up may be located off the beaten path, tucked in a corner of Centre Pointe off Diamond Place and around the bend from where All Corked Up's monument sign beckons customers.
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I would need to open it with a sol reader and copy paste its content as plain text.
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With new numbers from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control & Prevention showing a 48 percent increase in new HIV infections for young black gay and bisexual men between 2006-2009, activists and CDC officials are trying to find ways to halt the pandemic particularly within this community.
Today it was announced at the 2011 HIV Prevention Conference that the CDC is set to launch a "Testing Makes Us Stronger" campaign with black MSMs (men who have sex with men).
Featured in posters and in social media campaigns including Facebook and Twitter, the project will urge black gay and bisexual men to get tested and know their status. The campaign will also be advertised in black gay publications as well as mainstream black publications.
The conference is being held in Atlanta through Wednesday, Aug. 17.
The campaign kicks off Sept. 27 in Atlanta, Houston, New York, Baltimore and Oakland, said Richard Wolitski, deputy director of the Behavioral and Social Science, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention at the CDC. Wolitski spoke during a media roundtable today at the conference.
The campaign is part of the "Act Against AIDS" program initiated by the White House in 2009 and is a five-year, $45 million investment.
The campaign features positive images of black gay men, who are affectionate with each other, in an attempt to do away with the stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS, particularly within the black community.
"These men haven't seen each other represented in HIV campaigns in the past," Wolitski said. "I think this campaign is a huge step forward."
The "Testing Makes Us Stronger Campaign" includes these components:
- A series of national online and magazine print ads in outlets targeting black gay and bisexual men.
- Outreach through multiple social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter and blogs targeting black gay and bisexual men.
- Billboard and transit advertising, with a special focus on five key U.S. cities where black gay and bisexual men are heavily affected by HIV: Atlanta, Baltimore, Houston, New York, and Oakland.
- Promotional materials, such as posters, postcard and palm cards, for distribution at community venues. These will be available online for community-based organizations and health departments to download and use locally.
- Outreach activities and materials at Black Pride events across United States.
- Tailored campaign materials for use by health departments and community organizations across the nation.
-Story by Dyana Bagby, The Georgia Voice (Reprinted by permission of The Georgia Voice)


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Good nutrition of a population is central to national development
not only as a social good but also from an economic standpoint.
Coordinated sectoral actions are required to best address the
nutrition-related problems. This issue of Cajanus call attention to two important sectors agriculture and education and concludes with a presentation of the priorities and strategic aproaches required to improve nutrition, health and national development.
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HSL is supplying all the LED sources for the current series of the UK talent show X-Factor, with judges Simon Cowell and Sharon Osbourne.
Both lighting director/designer Dave Davey and set designer Christopher George wanted to explore various LED concepts in the show visuals. HSL provided six 10x2.5m high-resolution Soft-LED™ curtains that wrap around the entire back wall of the studio, 180 Color Kinetics iColor® tiles, 130 JTE PixelLine 1044 battens, and 120 lengths of Pulsar ChromaStrip. HSL also provided rigging for the Soft-LED.
The three onstage LED screens are an integrated part of the design (supplied by CT). They are used for the X-Factor logos, for close ups of performers, and for assorted HES Catalyst™ material.
For the set's LED floor, Davey and George removed the white plastic covers of the Color Kinetics iColor tiles, and replaced them with a slightly frosted floor covering, so the audience can see the definition of the LEDs through them.
A machine running PixelMAD pixel-mapping software outputs various video and digital images to the iColor tiles and the Soft-LED, so the images on screen and in the floor or around the perimeter of the viewing area can be independently controlled.
The PixelLines emphasize the shape of the large, over-stage "X." The X has a depth of 2m–giving it a 3D feel–so PixelLines are placed around the rear perimeter of the structure, kicking light onto the metalwork along the sides. The light also hits the Perspex border around the font edge of the X, creating a back-lit outline. PixelLines also line the front edge of the stage.
The ChromaStrips detail the left and right walkways down to the stage and border the left and right LED screens, matching them in color and texture with the other LED lighting.
Russell Grubbiak runs the LED lighting and the Catalyst system from a Compulite Vector console. Another Vector operated by Bill Peachment runs the moving lights supplied by PRG.
Davey and his team also work with digital animator Chris Plant, who makes animated graphics on site for them to use in the show. These also run through all the LED sources. As Davey says, "It's great for getting new looks aside from the standard digital media server effects, and it is a really lively and energizing way to work–creating media on the fly."
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Cabin big enough and good use of wardrobe space by not putting doors on.Ports good except we didnt get off at Dominica as we have been there before and I dont know why ships stop there.
Food excellent but the service was not.The waiters always deferred to the man in the party and were not very polite.In the buffet they tended to talk over your heads loudly in their own language.I thought this very rude.Not much smiling amongst the staff either,even the officers that we passed throughout the ship.On our last night in the restaurant the waiter actually poked me to get my attention!My husband told him that if he wants someones attention he should say Excuse me and for the rest of the meal the waiter made a point of going over the top with his Excuse me s-taking the Mick!It was not a good end to the holiday.
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Vivace ed eclettica, New York offre esperienze diverse ovunque Lei vada. Potrà scegliere tra i nostri hotel eccellenti a Midtown e Downtown Manhattan, Soho e nel Meatpacking District.
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New York è nota come la città che non dorme mai il che non sorprende con così tante cose da vedere e fare in questa scintillante metropoli. La Grande Mela è immediatamente riconoscibile in quanto vi sono stati ambientati innumerevoli film: vi sentirete come una star del cinema in vacanza a New York.
A bocca aperta davanti agli svettanti grattacieli. Visiti i suoi famosi musei, quindi assista a uno spettacolo a Broadway. Dopo una sessione di shopping sfrenato sulla Fifth Avenue, potrà sorseggiare un Cosmopolitan in un bar trendy di Manhattan. Per un 'city break' o per una vacanza più lunga, siamo sicuri che Lei vorrà sentirsi parte di New York.
August is bursting with events, so embrace the sunshine and go in search of outdoor activities taking place in the parks. Or retreat to nearby beaches on sizzling summer days and enjoy a much welcomed change of scenery and some alfresco socialising.
There is plenty of fun to be had for families, some of which is absolutely free. Head to Bryant Park and enjoy playing a selection of your favourite table top games, from Scrabble to dominoes and Jenga. Or if you're feeling more adventurous why not kayak on the Hudson
Enjoy a traffic-free NYC. Summer Streets takes place on three consecutive Saturdays, where seven miles of the city, from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central park, become a pedestrian paradise. Explore the activities at the five rest stops – which include a zip line, whole foods market and adventure zone - as well as a seven-block-long art installation in the Park Avenue Tunnel.
9 and 10 August brings the Dragon Boat Festival to Flushing Meadows Park. This celebration of culture and sport invites 170 teams from around the world to compete, come rain or shine. The sporting event will be accompanied by traditional Chinese performances and food.
The Museum of Modern Art introduces UNIQLO Free Fridays, between 4pm and 8pm. Don't miss Lygia Clark: The Abandonment of Art, 1948–1988, which runs until 24 August or Jasper Johns: Regrets, which ends on 1 September.
On 16 and 17 August you can embrace the elegance of the 1920's at the Jazz Age Lawn party. As antique gramophones bring to life original recordings, bathing beauties parade in their finest swimwear and contestants show off their best Charleston moves.
Escape the hustle and bustle of the city in the sweltering summer heat and seek out a little sanctuary at a rooftop bar. With trellises woven with flowers, weathered wooden tables and an antique railcar it's impossible to resist the charm of the terrace at Gallow Green. Why not enjoy a Bottomless Brunch – available on Sundays from 11:30am to 4pm?
Head to Prospect Park on the third Sunday of the month and sample treats from New York's best food trucks at the Food Truck Rally. Join the crowds as you eat like a New Yorker – from these city meals-on-wheels you'll certainly be spoilt for choice.
Or enjoy a Sunday Supper at North Brooklyn Farms – where farm-to-table dinners are made from the freshest produce and harvested just 20 feet away.
Calling all tennis lovers, the US Open Tennis Championships will be gracing New York from 25 August at the famous Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Enjoy free entry to the qualifying rounds before 23 August and open practice sessions on the 24 August.
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival is a two day event that takes place from 23 August – in celebration of musical genius Charlie Parker. This longstanding jazz festival happens every August in the neighbourhoods that Parker lived and worked in — Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem's historic district and Tompkins Square Park in the Lower East Side.
Over Labor Day weekend head over to Randall's Island Park and explore eight miles of pedestrian and bicycle pathways, accessible from points in Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens. On 29 August it's also the venue for the Electric Zoo Festival , so grab tickets if you can.
Escape the city heat and embrace the glorious beaches that can be found nearby. Rockaway Beach in Queens is a popular hangout for hip Brooklynites with its foodie eateries and artsy scene. This bohemian hotspot is the largest urban beach, with a huge surfing vibe. Or explore the miles of boardwalks and beach trails of Long Island, which is renowned for its irresistible white sands – you'll feel a million miles away from New York.
New York stands resolute this month – from fashion to film, food to festivals, this city is a hive of activity, determined to show the world what fabulous hosts they are. Daytime temperatures are balmy, carnivals are in full swing and the mood is upbeat and positively resilient.
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week takes place from 4 – 11 September at the Lincoln Center. You may not fulfil the guest list credentials, however you can still join the style-conscious and fashion forward, by picking up the latest trends as they emerge on Fifth Avenue.
Experience a different side of New York with Summer on the Hudson. Take the family along to West Side County Fair at Riverside Park South & 68th on 7 September from 1 to 6pm. The kids will love the carnival rides and the impressive aerialists, while live bands and the greenmarket stalls vie for your attention.
Brooklyn Academy of Music 2014 launches its Next Wave Festival on 9 September, featuring 30 theatre, music, dance and film productions, plus 13 music concerts from Nonesuch Records.
Each September, New York City continues its tradition of remembering and honouring the victims of the World Trade Center attacks. 911 Memorial hosts concerts and fundraisers throughout the month or you can book tickets to visit the eight-acre 9/11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center.
Enjoy a foodie night on the North Plaza of Union Square Park from 6 to 10pm on 18 September. Watch local chefs prepare signature dishes, while you sample microbrews or pair wines, listening to music at Harvest in the Square.
Named one of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals by MovieMaker Magazine, Coney Island Film Festival screens close to 100 innovative films from 9 - 21 September. Soak up the atmosphere in the heart of the boardwalk, at 1208 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn. Book early to avoid disappointment as many nights sell out.
It's worth planning ahead if you're looking for things to do in Manhattan on 27 September – from 1 August download and print a free ticket for two people to visit any of 27 New York City museums free of charge, courtesy of Museum Day Live.
Come rain or shine, one of the city's biggest and best street fairs – the 40th Annual Atlantic Antic takes over Brooklyn on 28 September. Atlantic Avenue fills with multiple stages playing host to jazz, rock, R&B and more, storytelling and pony rides occupy the kids and cuisine from every corner of the globe satisfies all tastes.
Temperatures have dropped and crowds have dispersed – leaving film buffs, architect enthusiasts and comic fanatics to thrive, before Halloween takes hold and puts on a frighteningly good show.
The New York Film Festival takes place from 1 to 12 October. See classics by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and full-length feature films including Howard Brookner's Burroughs: The Movie, Sergei Parajanov's The Color of Pomegranates and Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America.
Starting on the 7 October and running until 11 November, Lincoln Center hosts the White Light Festival. Showcasing world-class performances and films with a focus on music.
From 11 to 12 October gain access to many places and spaces that are usually closed to the public. Architecture open house invites you to visit the best of the city's architecturally and culturally significant buildings in New York.
Fans of comic books, animation, sci-fi, manga and more will enjoy a meeting of minds at the Pop culture convention. The exhibition from the New York Comic Con takes place from 9 to 12 October at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Midtown Manhattan.
The annual Oktoberfest is an experience not to be missed on the 19 October. Sample sausages of every kind, washed down with copious amounts of beer at the Garden at Studio Square in Queens. Tickets sell out fast, so be quick.
All budding scientists should attend the Family party at the museum on 21 October. The American Museum of Natural History offers a host of activities from digging for gems and peering into microscopes to speaking to museum scientists in the flesh.
Get into the Halloween mood with free entry to Pumpkin Fest at Central Park Bandshell on 26 October. There's a haunted house, Harry Potter-style quidditch matches and pumpkins to carve and take home.
Join The Village Halloween Parade on 31 October along 6th Avenue from Spring Street to 16th Street from 7pm to 10:30pm. The theme this year is 'Garden of Earthly Delights' so dress up for the occasion if you can and enjoy the long list of entertainment.
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Cool, eccentrica e meravigliosamente diversa, Downtown Manhattan è un melting pot multiculturale e l'avanguardia della moda. Le boutique high-end di Soho sono un 'must' per lo shopping durante una vacanza di lusso; in alternativa, si diriga a Chinatown per imitazioni e souvenir kitsch. Nel frattempo, può assaggiare la deliziosa 'dumpling soup' del ristorante Joe's Shanghai o addentare una gustosa pizza tradizionale a Little Italy. Soggiorni all'elegante hotel Ritz-Carlton New York e si goda la vista invidiabile sul porto fino alla Statua della Libertà.
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Interstate 395 Routing
Interstate 395 is a spur route from Interstate 95 in downtown Miami to the western edge of the MacArthur Causeway, serving downtown Miami and South Beach via the causeway. There are no reassurance shields anywhere along the short freeway except on overhead signs, and there are none to be found on adjacent surface streets. The Interstate 395 freeway directly connects to Toll Florida 836/Dolphin Expressway west of Interstate 95; east of U.S. 1, it directly connects to Florida A1A/MacArthur Causeway. For its short duration, Interstate 395 also carries a secret Florida 836 designation.
Interstate 395 is not routed over the MacArthur Causeway because the causeway was not constructed to Interstate standards. On the other hand, Interstate 195/Julia Tuttle Causeway was constructed to Interstate standards with Interstate Highway funds. In addition to the substandard causeway, which is designated as Florida A1A today (former U.S. 41), Interstate 395 was designed with left lane exits, some curves, and a few dips along the route.
The Interstate 95/Florida 836 interchange is a four-level stack, but all four flyover ramps all have left lane exits, which makes the connection difficult for slower vehicles such as trucks. To avoid the left lane, trucks may opt to use local streets to access Interstate 395. As noted by Justin Cozart, the left exits at this interchange is surprising, considering that Interstate 395 was built nine years after Interstate 195, which has a stack interchange with Interstate 95. Another interesting feature of Interstate 395 is its dual carriageway, which separates traffic originating from Florida 836 eastbound and that coming from Interstate 95. Each carriageway features a separate exit to Biscayne Boulevard (U.S. 1), which is Interstate 395's sole mainline interchange. The freeway used to continue straight ahead as U.S. 41, but U.S. 41 was retracted to terminate in downtown Miami. As a result, Florida A1A was extended east to rejoin U.S. 1 and Interstate 395/Florida 836 at the Biscayne Avenue interchange.
According to the Florida DOT Exit Numbering List, Interstate 395 has the following exits:
Interstate 395 History
Interstate 395 began construction in 1967 along with the last section of Interstate 95 to be completed from Flagler Street to N.W. 20th Street, and it was constructed at the same time as Florida 836, which was intended originally to be part of Interstate 75 (which was rerouted from U.S. 41 onto Florida 84/Alligator Alley). Interstate 395 and the Interstate 95/Florida 836 interchange were finished and opened in late 1969. No major changes have occurred to Interstate 395 since it was built, but some major changes are proposed.
Interstate 395 Future Aspirations
Currently, Miami's inner core is undergoing a slow but steady revitalization, and Interstate 395 is seen as an obstacle to continuing that. In November 2002, plans were made to tear down Interstate 395 and replace it with a cut open, below-grade freeway. The state initially considered the plan unfeasible, and wanted to simply rebuild the existing Interstate 395 twice as high as it is today on a sleek structure that was to undo some of the damage done when the original highway was built. They also figured that a below grade freeway would be more of a barrier than the existing one is today.
However, FDOT most likely wanted to avoid the tunnel plan for the reasons that the large sums of money needed to build it could be better allocated for other road projects in South Florida and the entire state. Yet it was assumed that if the tunnel is built, property values will soar and pay for some of its cost. This is pretty presumptuous, given the volatile nature of the real estate market, but it sounds good in theory. Despite the opposition, Miami mayor Manny Diaz supported the below grade plan, and the Miami-Dade Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) approved the cut open freeway plan in July 2003, providing FDOT an opportunity to continue the study. As yet, construction has not been planned for this massive conversion of the Interstate highway.
Florida 836 Routing
Florida 836, known as the Dolphin Expressway (or East-West Expressway) is the only full-length east-west expressway in Dade County. It is maintained by the Miami-Dade Expressway (MDX) Authority. It starts in the west (temporarily) at the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike and ends at Interstate 95 in downtown Miami, for a distance of 11.7 miles. The ultimate western terminus will be at N.W. 137th Avenue; the Five-Year Capital Improvements Program for MDX provides for this extension to be completed between April 2004 and July 2005. N.W. 137th Avenue will be converted into a six-lane expressway between the western terminus of Florida 836 and U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail/S.W. 8th Street) so that connection may be facilitated.
The Dolphin Expressway was originally named the generic East-West Expressway, but it was renamed as the Dolphin Expressway after the Miami Dolphins football team won their two consecutive Superbowl victories in 1973 and 1974.
East of Interstate 95, Florida 836 continues as Interstate 395; however, the Dolphin Expressway west of Interstate 95 is currently not Interstate standard and cannot be designated as such. The Five-Year Capital Improvements Program for MDX provides for expansion of Florida 836; this will result in bringing the freeway to Interstate standards. Nevertheless, it is very unlikely that the freeway will become part of the Interstate Highway System.
Currently, Florida 836 is tolled only in the eastbound direction. Originally Florida 836 had toll plazas in both directions. Increasing traffic on Florida 836 prompted the removal of the westbound toll in March 1983. The eastbound toll was increased from ten cents to a quarter. The physical toll booths were removed permanently a year later, in March 1984. The same thing also happened on Florida 112/Airport Expressway to the north during that timeframe.
Interchanges along Florida 836 from west to east are (there are no exit numbers in use on Florida 836 currently):
Florida 836 History
The Dolphin Expressway (East-West Expressway) across Central Miami has been planned since 1964, along with the then-proposed Interstate 395 freeway. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) had only granted funding for Interstate 395 from Interstate 95 to the MacArthur Causeway, so Dade County officials decided to build the Florida 836 section of the expressway with toll funding. It would be built as a toll road, with only one mainline toll plaza was planned, between N.W. 17th Avenue and N.W. 27th Avenue. Like Florida 112, none of the exit or entrance ramps would be tolled.
Florida 836/East-West Expressway was constructed between 1964 and 1968 as a six-lane freeway between Florida 826 and Interstate 95. In 1969, the Miami Transportation Study proposed a four-lane extension of Florida 836/Dolphin Expressway west from Florida 826/Palmetto Expressway to N.W. 137th Avenue. The plan also called for an interchange at Florida 973/N.W. 97th Avenue and at the proposed "West Dade Expressway," which is today known as the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike (HEFT/Florida 821). All things did not go according to the original plan: Florida 836 was indeed extended to Florida's Turnpike by 1972, but the further extension west to N.W. 137th Avenue will not be done until 2007.
By 1970, it was clear that the West Dade Expressway was going to be built, so work proceeded on the westward extension of Florida 836/Dolphin Expressway. The extension from Florida 821 to N.W. 137th Avenue would remain unconstructed until 2007, but the rest of the route to the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike (Florida 821/HEFT) was built in 1970. A yellow sign on westbound Florida 836 announced that the interchange with Florida 821/HEFT was a temporary terminus and implied that Florida 836 would someday extend further west.
Upon its completion in 1972, the Dolphin Expressway remained unchanged until the 1980s. The completion of the Dolphin, as well as the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike marked the beginning of growth in West Dade, and the Dolphin began a slow but steady rise in traffic volumes. By 1990 it carried nearly 190,000 vehicles at its busiest section!
In December, 1994, the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) was created, and two years later the Florida Legislature allowed MDX to assume operational and financial control of five expressways from FDOT, including the Dolphin Expressway. It immediately organized a comprehensive plan of projects to upgrade the road. MDX's first project consisted of the relocation of the ramp from westbound Florida 836/Dolphin Expressway to northbound Florida 821/HEFT. The ramp was moved south and west to allow more merging room for traffic entering Florida 821/HEFT from the Dolphin and traffic leaving Florida 821/HEFT on a new exit ramp at Northwest 12th Street, as well as to make room for the planned western extension of the Dolphin. This section was constructed between April 2000 and late 2003.
Shortly after construction began on that section of the Dolphin, another project began to widen the road from six to eight lanes on two segments: (1) between N.W. 57th Avenue and N.W. 72nd Avenue and (2) between N.W. 87th Avenue and N.W. 107th Avenue. This work was done between April 2000 and September 2000. Between July 2000 and January 2003, the eastbound toll plaza was replaced, the exit ramps at N.W. 17th Avenue were reconstructed, and the SunPass system (which was created in the mid-1990s by the Florida Department of Transportation) was allowed for the first time on Florida 836.
Florida 836: Future Aspirations
Between 2005 and 2010, several additional upgrade projects are planned for Florida 836, including a major widening project that will incorporate four express lanes in the center median, a new stack interchange at the junction of Florida 836 and Florida 826 with high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) connections, widening to 14 lanes between N.W. 57th Avenue and N.W. 107th Avenue, and several interchange reconstruction projects. Additionally, Florida 836 will be extended west to N.W. 137th Avenue by 2007.
Florida 836 and Interstate 75
In 1969, Interstate 75 was extended from its southern terminus in Tampa at Interstate 4 south to Miami. When it was planned, Interstate 75 was originally supposed to cross the Everglades via an upgraded U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) to West Dade. From there, it would hook up with the Dolphin Expressway and continue to the junction of Interstate 95 and Interstate 395 in downtown Miami.
At this time, there were concerns about routing Interstate 75 along this expressway corridor. First, the Dolphin Expressway had not been constructed to Interstate standard originally, so it would cost additional money for major upgrades to an expressway that was virtually brand new. In addition, there was opposition from the business owners along the Everglades Parkway/Alligator Alley and the Miccosukee Tribe, who would be bypassed from the route. The planned Port Everglades Expressway in Broward no doubt played a part; it was only part of a high-speed route from Fort Lauderdale to Naples, and a freeway upgraded Alligator Alley would complete the remaining portion of that route.
So in 1974, this plan was changed drastically. The routing of Interstate 75 was changed so that the superhighway would cross the Everglades via an upgraded Alligator Alley, and it would connect with the proposed Port Everglades Expressway in Broward County, which later became Interstate 595. At that junction, it would turn south and wind through what was then rural southwest Broward County and Northwest Miami-Dade County, with a terminus at the Palmetto Expressway (Florida 826) and Gratigny Parkway (Florida 924).
Many thanks to Justin Cozart and Jason Learned for the background information about Florida's Interstate 395 and Florida 836. This information was originally posted on TropicalTurnpikes.com and is reproduced with permission by Justin Cozart.
Page Updated March 4, 2005.


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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Flying over Europe: What do pilots do during a flight? (My sky-high life)
First Officer Thierry Beyeler
Three hours to go:
Moscow is quite a long flight for a short-haul pilot. On the ground we conduct the flight preparation. Weather consultation, fuel planning, take-off speed calculations, outside aircraft check, cockpit preparation and emergency briefings are just a few aspects of our ground duties.
It's true that a few minutes after take-off, we engage the autopilot. This, however, is not the end of our work! Our autopilot is unable to think, to see, to be creative, to react promptly or to talk to the air traffic controllers. That is our work. And the autopilot must be managed. It might be like handling twenty different cruise controls in a car. For instance, we talk to the controllers and are instructed to climb to 20,000 feet. At the same time we have to avoid a thundercloud and decrease speed due to traffic. We then turn different knobs that command the autopilot that steers the aircraft. The autopilot would not be able to react to these challenges independently. Those knobs tell the autopilot how high we want to fly, how fast we want to climb, which direction we want to go and at what speed we want to fly. So, we tell it during the whole flight what we want to do.
Two hours to go:
Once at cruising altitude, it is possible that our workload decreases a bit. This is the time to get the latest weather information of the en-route and destination airports. We reconsider any specialities we might expect on this flight. The instruments have to be checked periodically and a fuel check must be done to determine if we have lost any fuel. And of course, we do have time to eat some "Swiss"-chocolate or a small meal. We often drink a lot of coffee and talk about all possible topics – be it the new flight procedures, world politics or holiday plans. The cabin crew is also of utmost importance to us during such a flight. We want to know how they're doing in the cabin. How passenger-crew relations are developing and if they have noticed anthing unusual (either passenger behaviour or technical matters).
The last hour:
Moscow is known to be an airport with unforeseeable arrival routes. At many airports, we know more or less what we can expect. Not in Moscow though. Therefore, it is worth looking at the arrival charts early enough. We talk about all the different options. But usually we don't know which arrival route and runway we will be given until the very end of the flight. So we try to stay as flexible as possible. We expect the unexpected. Again, we get the latest weather information. Twenty minutes before landing, the pilot informs passengers about the remaining flight time and current weather conditions in Moscow. Now starts another considerably stressful phase of the flight – 15 minutes to go. We constantly calculate our vertical profile (too high? too low?) and talk to many different air traffic controllers. Finally, we are guided by them to a runway where the ILS (Instrument Landing System) has to be intercepted at the right altitude and heading. The flaps (on the wing) and the landing gear are extended. We disengage the autopilot. One of us (either the Commander or the First Officer) then lands the 74-ton Airbus A321 manually. Pedal breaking and reverse thrust slow down the aircraft. We taxi to the gate and say goodbye to our passengers. The return flight to Zurich departs 40 minutes later!
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Wow! Sounds amazing! I just thought that pilots set the auto-pilot controls and go to sleep for a while or something like that. There are even jokes about it in my country. But this story is very interesting and illustrative for we that use to road trip.ReplyDelete
Thank you very much for sharing.
Nice to read it! Very interesting, I envy You that job! ;) All the best!ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing! Great to know what pilots do to get us to our destinations safely. I love flying with Swiss and can't wait for me ORD - ZRH - ATH flights next Christmas.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous18 July, 2013 08:23
Thanks for sharing, I love to read this different articles ! Have a great dayReplyDelete
Thanks Thierry Beyeler. Its very intresting to read it. Have always good flights.ReplyDelete
Thank you THIERRY BEYELER for sharing this flight and also for the tips, it's very useful specially for me due to I am co-pilot but I still fresh.ReplyDelete
interesting article, i like this site.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous20 July, 2013 18:54
Wuensche alles Gute!!!ReplyDelete
if you arrive in Zurich at 6.25 a.m. is 55 minutes enough time to transfer to your connecting flight at 7.20 a.m.?ReplyDelete


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Once upon a time, Barry Zito won a Cy Young Award. He probably shouldn't have -- I'm not sure how anyone else ever won a Cy Young award when pitching in the same league as Pedro Martinez -- but he certainly was a distinguished pitcher. Then he signed one of the richest contracts in baseball history, flopped, and became a punchline.
The commonly believed reason for his precipitous decline: loss of velocity. The conventional wisdom was that he came into the league throwing 90/91, and slowly declined to Jamie Moyer levels. Something like this:
But the reality is that while Zito lost some velocity, he always sat in the upper 80s. In his Cy Young season, 2002, his average fastball velocity was 87 m.p.h.. The season before he was given $126 million by the Giants, his average fastball was 85.8 m.p.h.. His fastball actually got better in 2009. His performance did not.
In spring training this year, Zito allowed 44 runners in 19 innings. There was panic and outrage. I think I even heard one caller to a sports-talk show suggest a straight-up swap for Vernon Wells. And all of this came after Zito was so optimistic about the coming year, spending much of the offseason working with pitching guru Tom House:
"The skepticism is well-deserved," House said by phone from Los Angeles. "In any sport you're only as good as your last pitch, catch or throw. But I'm a firm believer that in today's world you can pitch into your 40s. Barry is 33. From what I know about him physiologically, there is no reason he can't be like Jamie Moyer and pitch into his 40s. What he has to do is optimize what he has as he goes through the aging process.
"I'm always optimistic. I think he'll be just fine. He might not be a Cy Young again, but he definitely can continue for the next 10 years."
Guffaws. Chortles. Well-deserved skepticism. And then Zito got better. Much better.
We're still talking about three starts, which mean about as much as his spring stats; that is, not much. But something's different. When Zito did well in the past, he did it with a fastball/curve combination. This year, he's relying on a revamped slider. Using linear weights, FanGraphs has the pitch as the most effective slider in baseball this season.
Which could be a sample-size fluke. But the early data at Brooks Baseball confirms that something is different. His release point is different for his slider this year compared to 2010 and earlier; the movement is different, too. And the difference in movement is that there's a little less break. Here's a slider from 2009:
And one from his last start against the Mets:
It's not faster now, but he took a bit of the hump out of his slider. And he's using it differently -- using it (and a cutter he developed this year) to bore in on the hands of right-handed hitters. He isn't just using it when he's ahead in the count, fishing for a strikeout; he's relying on it as his primary pitch:
Percentage of sliders thrown (rank compared to other pitches):
2012: 27% (1)
2011: 8% (5)
2010: 15% (5)
2009: 19% (2)
2008: 11% (5)
2007: 5% (4)
He's taken a pitch that he hardly threw in 2007 (or 2011, for that matter) and made it his primary pitch in 2012. The early returns are that the new Zito is better than the old Zito, who wasn't as good as the old old Zito.
Zito has a new personal catcher this year, Hector Sanchez, and he might be part of the reason things are different. And it might be that when the league knows to look for the slider, they'll make adjustments. We're talking about three starts, after all. But Zito made his $126 million on the back of his curveball. Six years later, he's looking to earn some of that money with his slider.


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