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Lou Does It Right
by Paul on 02/24/08 at 11:04 AM ET
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from Bucky Gleason of the Buffalo News,
For all the grumbling around here about the Sabres losing Chris Drury and Daniel Briere — who, me? — the Devils endured much the same last summer with center Scott Gomez and defenseman Brian Rafalski.
No matter, the Devils entered the weekend a point from the Eastern Conference lead, tied with Montreal and Pittsburgh, with a retooled lineup and rookie coach Brent Sutter. Out with the old, in with the new, back in contention.
"What you do, in a sense, is structure your own market," Lamoriello said recently by telephone. "I've always said we have a five-year plan that changes every day." Some concept.
more and some trade talk too…
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Chatting With Lamoriello
by Alanah McGinley on 02/21/08 at 04:08 AM ET
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From Tom Gulitti at Fire & Ice,
Was there a sense of whether there's going to be an active market at the trade deadline?
"No, I didn't get a sense of that. I also saw statistics which were very interesting as far as the number of trades that transpired last year as compared to two, three, four, five years ago. (They were) very similar.
"But the trading deadline and (making) trades is always determined by who are buyers and who are sellers, but before you can be a buyer or a seller you have to have someone who has the potential of being out of the playoffs. And right now if you look at the points in each conference, you can see that if you go on a three-game winning streak or a four-game losing streak, you can find yourself on one side or the other. It think a lot will be determined very close to the trading deadline when those decisions have to be made with individual people with their free agency. Do I think there will be movement of players who are not free agents? Unless it's a pretty big deal for both sides, I would be surprised at this point. It would have happened already."
much more... of an interesting conversation with Lou Lamoriello Wednesday night, discussing everything from trade rumors to rule changes discussed at the GM meetings in Naples this week.
*with thanks to Steve for providing the heads-up on this interview
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Devils Could Use More From Gionta
by Paul on 02/15/08 at 10:31 AM ET
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from the NY Post,
Opposing scouts, who may be shopping for trade-deadline bargains, claim Gionta's struggle this season is the result of the loss of the tip-bait Brian Rafalski used to send his way. It doesn't explain last season, and Gionta doesn't clutch that crutch.
Gionta offers no remedy, just the desire to help the Devils any way he can, even if goals are scarce.
"Even when I was scoring, it was doing things I could do to help the team win," Gionta said. "When the team's not winning you feel more pressure."
He said he doesn't feel he's been helping enough.
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Lou Looking
by Paul on 02/08/08 at 11:15 AM ET
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from the NY Post,
Lamoriello confirmed that he will be a buyer, not a seller in this annual garage sale, but would not reveal his preferred positions to upgrade. Still, the Devils obviously have yet to fill the No. 1 center hole left by Scott Gomez's departure.
One source suggests that Chicago's Robert Lang may be Lamoriello's rental quarry, unless, of course, he can pry Martin Havlat from the Hawks, although Havlat would not be a rental. Others who may be considered include Ladislav Nagy of the Kings, Olli Jokinen and Jozef Stumpel of the Panthers, Mats Sundin of Toronto, Marian Hossa of Atlanta, and the Tampa stars, Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis and Brad Richards. No-trade clauses cloud the picture, but Lang may be the one.
Lamoriello is surely intent on adding a Top Four defenseman, too.
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How Will Devils Respond
by Paul on 02/04/08 at 06:46 PM ET
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from Stan Fischler at Game On,
With the Penguins returning to Prudential Center tonight, the challenge for New Jersey's coach is to demonstrate that he not only has complete control of his hockey club and the support of his captain, but that the men skating for him are behind him all the way.
The confrontation between coach and captain on the bench during the second period of Saturday night's victory over Los Angeles certainly didn't hurt the Devs short-term, but what effect it has long-term bears watching.
Sutter was correct—as a coach—in berating Langenbrunner for missing his assignment in a game New Jersey HAD to win
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Rob Blake Out With Stress Fracture
by Paul on 02/02/08 at 04:11 PM ET
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from Fire & Ice,
The Kings will be without defenseman Rob Blake tonight. He returned to Los Angeles because of a stress fracture in his ankle/foot and is expected to miss two weeks.
more on the Kings/Devils matchup…
added 2:25pm, More on Blake at Inside the Kings…
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Clutch Time
by Paul on 02/01/08 at 01:01 PM ET
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from Stan Fischler at Game On,
The clutch weeks have just begun.
Which is why tonight's melodrama also will indicate which goalie—Brodeur or Lundqvist—has more clutch-ability. That is, assuming that Renney opts for Henny.
In his past two games, Marty has allowed leads to dissipate—first to Montreal and then Pittsburgh—before the home fans. He needs a win for confidence to be restored.
more on the Rangers and Devils…
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Brodeur Dealing With Family Matter
by Paul on 01/22/08 at 08:02 PM ET
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via Fire & Ice,
Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur has pulled out of the Sunday's NHL's All-Star Game in Atlanta to deal with family matters. Brodeur said he informed Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello of his decision about a week ago, but it was not announced by the NHL until today. Brodeur will be replaced by Boston goaltender Tim Thomas.
"It's a tough decision," Brodeur said. "I've got some stuff going on with the family back home, so it's something I just wanted to make sure I was here to take care of. It's definitely a tough one. It's such a great weekend to miss. That's why I waited so long. I tried to avoid making that decision, but I think it's for the best."
Brodeur would not divulge the details of his "family" stuff other than to say, "health-wise everybody is OK."
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Devils Without Madden
by Alanah McGinley on 01/16/08 at 02:48 PM ET
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From Rich Chere at the Star-Ledger,
John Madden said it is very unlikely he will be in the lineup tonight at the Prudential Center because of the risk involved with the skate cut on his right ankle.
"It's just in a bad spot," Madden said yesterday after missing a second straight day of practice. "There would definitely be contact with my ankle. Where the cut is, it keeps rubbing. Who knows what could happen?"
If the cut is reopened and with sweat inside his skate boot, Madden's ankle could become infected and he would be lost for a much longer period of time. That's a risk the Devils would rather not take.
...and more on the race in the Atlantic Division.
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Best Out Of Three
by Paul on 01/09/08 at 01:57 PM ET
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from Michael Farber at Sports Illustrated,
With the Devils' Martin Brodeur, the Islanders' Rick DiPietro and the Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist all among the NHL's elite, the debate over who's the best hearkens back to the days of Willie, Mickey and the Duke.
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This year Sam Wiggins, SLA Europe's president-elect, was recognised as one of SLA's Rising Stars of 2014 alongside two other young professionals. Sam journeyed out to Vancouver, Canada, to receive his award and also to attend the 2014 conference.
How did it feel to receive the award?
Receiving the award was a great surprise – I initially found out via a telephone call from Kate Arnold – SLA's president – that I had not only been nominated, but also chosen to receive a Rising Star! It did not feel particularly real at first. I think this is partly due to the title of the award – I don't feel like a star! It was nice to be recognised within the profession though, especially alongside others who have done some great things so early in their careers.
Once at the conference, the surreal feeling continued. Seeing my face on a billboard outside of the main conference room was particularly odd, as were the many congratulations I received from the other conference attendees. The SLA conference is very different to UK conferences – primarily due to the scale of the event. As a result, receiving the award on stage in front of several thousand people was quite an experience.
You've attended the SLA Annual Conference before – did attending as a Rising Star change the feel that the conference had for you?
I think this year's conference had a different feel to it anyway due to being in Canada rather than the USA. The two countries have a very different culture, and that fed through to the conference. I really enjoyed this year's conference, and speaking to a range of people who had recognised me from the award was great. It meant that I was able to meet a lot of people from a wide range of sectors and geographies with whom I might not otherwise have had a conversation were it not for receiving the award.
Has the award helped with your career?
I don't think it has, and I don't necessarily think it should. I see the award as a recognition of what I have done so far in my career – not a foretelling of what I will do. Simply having received the award doesn't affect my volunteer work with SLA or my mentoring, although it is nice to have been recognised! The award was recognised in my workplace though – it served as a useful way to help integrate myself into a new position that I started in March this year, and to help win the trust of those who use the research services.
Are you worried that having received an award so soon in your career, are you likely to burn out?
I certainly hope not! At present, I volunteer in a number of capacities because I enjoy it, and feel energised from my involvement. Volunteering and giving one's time shouldn't feel onerous. I believe that as long as I enjoy volunteering and giving my time, then I'm not at risk of burning out.

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Kim Kardashian Kashes In On Kate Middleton Birthdayby Hilton Hater at . Comments
Kate Middleton turns 30 years old today, and Kim Kardashian is celebrating the milestone by doing what she does best:
Shilling for a company that pays her to stand around, read cue cards and accentuate her cleavage.
Indeed, Kim is featured in a random, stiff video that claims to wish the Duchess of Cambridge a very happy birthday... but is really exploiting the occasion by using it to release a special ShoeDazzle offer. The odds that Kim Kardashian has even heard of Kate Middleton?
Only slightly higher than the odds that Kris Jenner is standing immediately off-screen, telling her daughter exactly what to do and say.
Seriously she has obviously heared of her otherwise she wouldn't wish her a happy birthday. Kim doesn't need to do things for publicity as enough people like her for herself, you journalist are the people writing bullshit for publicity and whatever publicity u give to kim just makes her more money that you will NEVER have. Take a leaf out of Kims book.. She has several businesses, clothing lines, perfumes.. And something u obviously will never have. Class!
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"Chances that Kim has even heard of Kate Middleton...."
... except for the fact that she wanted her wedding to be bigger than the royal wedding.
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Last night for the first time I watched a full 1/2h of the show. What alot of garbage, I cannot believe that 3million of women are watching this garbage, obviously they are bored. It is completely scripted and still boring. Hopefully this will go the same way as the Gosselin woman. The sooner the better. To me she look like a retired porn star. Last night her and her mother were going on a camel ride with full make up and sky high heels. What is up with those heels anyway? One thing for sure money does not buy class. MB
I really used to like Kim K. but she has let fame get to her head and she acts like a frickin' baby most the time. Kris H will find
someone that is REAL and he will be happy. Kim, be like your sister Khloe and come down to our level. YOUR 15 MINUTES OF FAME IS ALMOST OVER!!!! JUST SAYIN'


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Glamorous Obama in Marbella
First lady Michelle Obama is taking a relaxing private holiday in Marbella Spain with her youngest daughter Sasha Obama. The Obamas brought a touch of glamour to the Spanish town that has a notorious reputation for crime.
|Day 2 of holiday - First Lady and First daughter walks around in Granada Spain
Mrs. Obama was out and about in the southern Spanish town of Granada today, wearing a brightly-colored floral top, belted at the waist and paired with cropped black leggings and Maison Martin Margiela sandals.
I have to say that Sasha is growing up by the day and she brought her own age appropriate glamour. The two Obama ladies left the president behind in the USA to celebrate his 49th birthday with none other than Oprah Winfrey.
|Day 3 of the holiday
The glamour contiues with another summery outfit for their walkabout in Ronda on day 3 of their trip
|Malia Obama - The White House won't change me
The other Obama lady, their eldest daughter Malia chose to spend her time in a summer camp – a touch of her normal life I see.
|Day 1 of holiday: Simple, elegant and glamorous
Michelle and Sasha Obama are in Spain for a 4-day holiday privately funded holiday. First Lady Mrs. Obama kicked off the holiday by going on a walkabout in Marbella, Spain yesterday. For the tour, Mrs. Obama wore a one-shoulder top by Jean Paul Gaultier, slim black trousers, classic black sunglasses and a stack of beaded bracelets. In 3 words - Simple, Elegang and Glamorous.
|Stand out in the crowd
Now as you would expect, the media have gone mad, claiming that the Obama's holiday is in poor taste because of the economic climate. I say, let the family rest. A rested and relaxed wife and children makes a rested and relaxed president who will do his job better. It's also not like the first lady can travel to Spain like anybody else. She needs a team around her, not out of choice but necessities.
Some people have been arguing about the cost to the American tax payers when she goes to meet the King and Queen of Spain. My response – well its an official visit. She could not exactly go to Spain and not go to see the Royal family. If she did that, then people will be up in arms accusing her of causing diplomatic mess. Its a case that she can't win. She is damned if she does and damned if she doesn't.
Why should she fund an official visit out of her private purse. How many of us would be happy to fund work related trips from our own private purse? Exactly, no one and so don't expect her to do the same then.
|Locals welcome the First Lady
The uproar has not stopped the locals from wishing the Obamas well. If the uproar is bothering the First Lady, then she is hiding it well. Maybe a spot to retail therepy was also helping.
|Mrs Obama window shops in Marbella
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Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra: Evicted!by Free Britney at . Comments
Teen Mom lovers/parents/step-siblings Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra have been evicted from their apartment in Marine City, Michigan.
The reason? Not paying rent. That'll do it.
The 19-year-olds, who gave their daughter Carly up for adoption, signed the lease last August. The big move was even featured on Teen Mom.
Ah, the wonderment of their own place ... it didn't last long.
But, according to court documents, they stopped paying rent in December, so their landlord gave them an eviction notice and took them to court.
It didn't turn out well for the pair. Catelynn and Tyler forfeited their $450 security deposit, paid an additional $450 in back rent and moved out.
No word on where Catelynn and Tyler plan to live next. Just hope they don't decide to bring on Jenelle Evans as a roommate. Talk about a mess!
hoper they work it out
Wow no they didnt really think janelle was going to move in.. do you know what sarcasm is? God what an idiot. Im embarrassed for you seriously.
FYI, it's lease not least
@pear tree. How are they stupid for saying that? Do you really think that they think there is even a chance they would invite her to be their roomate? It was clearly scarasm, a joke. I knew they wouldn't last long. They didn't understand what kind of bills they were gonna have to pay. They had no clue what they were doing.
@ the writer of the article do you really think they are going to bring janelle evens into the mix? You are stupid. These poor kids are just trying to get away from their crazy parents. Im surpise they turned out as normal as they did.


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Let me tell you about the time I went to a silent dating night. Yes, it's as bonkers as it sounds. But silent speed dating – or Shhh Dating, as it's officially called, is the latest trend sweeping over London singletons, and with a nationwide plan of attack, it'll soon be coming to a pub near you.To put this in context, I've never been one for single's nights. Forced politeness with strangers […]Read more... »
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Sunshine State News Blogs
A new poll shows Florida CFO Jeff Atwater routing Democratic businessman William Rankin.
The poll of likely voters from Viewpoint Florida finds Atwater taking 54 percent while Rankin garners 38 percent and 7 percent are undecided.
Atwater has the GOP base nailed down, taking 81 percent of Republicans while Rankin has the support of 69 percent of Democrats. Voters outside the two major parties break for Atwater, 56 percent to 35 percent.
The poll of 1,050 likely voters was taken on Oct. 12 and had a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.
After reports emerged that Amber Joy Vinson, the second health care worker who came down with Ebola in recent days, flew across the country on a Frontier Airlines flight on Monday, Gov. Rick Scott called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to contact passengers who were on that airplane that day.
"The CDC announced that they are contacting those passengers on the airplane with nurse Amber Joy Vinson, and I am asking them to expand their contacts today to include all passengers traveling on that plane for the full 24 hours after Amber's flight," Scott said in a statement released on Thursday morning. "Within 24 hours of Amber's flight with a low-grade fever, we know the plane made five additional stops – including one into and one out of our Fort Lauderdale Airport.
"The CDC has already admitted that they have been slow to respond to developing cases of Ebola, and we do not want to take any risk of Ebola coming to Florida," Scott continued. "Their immediate action to contact all these passengers today is essential to explaining any potential health risks to themselves and their family. I want all Florida passengers to have as much information as possible directly from the CDC to ease any of their fears and understand any way they could have made contact with the disease.
"We continue to hope we will never have a case of Ebola in Florida, but unfortunately, we have seen from the CDC's own admission that they have failed to get ahead of this disease's spread in America to date – and we will do everything we can in Florida to get the CDC's full engagement to protect our Florida health care workers, our citizens and our visitors," Scott added. "Yesterday, we also requested the CDC conduct health care worker training with all Florida hospitals by conference call. Friday morning, I will meet again with our Florida Department of Health leaders and notify the public of what, if any, action the CDC has taken on our Ebola preparedness requests following that meeting."
U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., cheered the news that Kent Fuchs, currently the provost of Cornell University, will be the next president of the University of Florida (UF). Yoho is certainly familiar with UF. Besides living in Gainesville for 35 years, Yoho did his undergraduate and graduate work at UF before embarking on his career as a large-animal veterinarian.
"As a University of Florida alumni (sic), I would like to congratulate Dr. Fuchs on being named president of the best university in the country," Yoho said. "His extensive experience at Cornell, as well as his 20 years of experience at land grant institutions, will surely be an asset to the University of Florida/IFAS.
"Dr. Fuchs' proven leadership will help ensure that the proud heritage and reputation that has been earned at UF/IFAS -- as one of the top leaders in the nation in higher academics and innovation -- will not only remain intact but flourish." Yoho added. "I am sure he and his wife will find Gainesville a great place to call home. Welcome to the Gator Nation!"
"We need to prevent the growing crisis in West Africa from leading to more cases in the United States," Rubio wrote. "The recent announcement of increased entry screening of those traveling from affected countries by Customs and Border Patrol at select points of entry in the United States is a good but, frankly, overdue first step. However, it will not be enough, and the State Department should institute a temporary ban on new visas to non-U.S. nationals seeking to travel to the United States from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea."
The op-ed can be read here.
Lost in the hoopla over Wednesday night's Florida gubernatorial debate -- and former Gov. Charlie Crist's fan -- was another debate impacting the politics of the Sunshine State.
U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., squared off in a debate with Gwen Graham in Tallahassee and the Democratic challenger is getting some national notice for her answers.
Despite being a darling of national Democrats, including a favorite of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DNCC), Graham said she would not back U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., for speaker. Earlier in the campaign, Graham refused to say if she would back Pelosi for speaker even as her campaign took money from the Democratic leader's PAC.
Graham's refusal to back Pelosi won her some national attention, including from the conservative Washington Times. Politico also looked at Graham's criticism of President Barack Obama, his federal health-care law and Democratic congressional leaders like Pelosi.
From his perch on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., weighed in on the Ebola threat on Wednesday night.
"I am deeply concerned about the threat Ebola poses to public health," Bilirakis said. "We must continue to provide diligent oversight of the response and preparedness efforts. The priority must be ensuring the safety of Americans, and stopping this outbreak in West Africa and around the world. In order to guarantee no further importation to the U.S., the Ebola virus must be immediately eradicated in West Africa.
"We must have a robust, consistent, and comprehensive strategy to protect the public and fight this devastating crisis, and all options – including a potential temporary travel ban to the affected areas – should be considered," Bilirakis added. "The federal government must coordinate with local governments and health care providers to ensure our doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals have the training and resources available to adequately diagnose and treat infected patients. We must also ensure members of the armed forces and first responders have the resources they need."
Fuchs has a lengthy history in higher education, having worked at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Purdue University and later as dean and provost at Cornell.
"Dr. Fuchs brings to the University of Florida all of the important qualities we have been seeking in our next president," said Dr. Steve M. Scott, chair of the board of trustees. "He is a distinguished academic who has very effectively served as provost and chief operating officer of the nation's 15th best institution among all universities."
Looking ahead, Fuchs promised he'd keep UF, Florida's largest university, on the right track.
"With the great privilege and responsibility you have given me, I will devote all of my energies, talents and abilities to helping move the University of Florida toward its pre-eminence goals," Fuchs said. "We won't be complacent. We will focus on being an even greater institution than we are today."
The appointment is effective Jan. 1, 2015, and must be confirmed by the Florida Board of Governors. They'll meet next month on Nov. 5 and 6.
Gov. Rick Scott said on Wednesday that the Florida Department of Health (DOH) is demanding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) instruct health care workers on how to handle Ebola patients. After the death of a Liberian national from Ebola in a Dallas hospital, two health care workers who tried to treat him were infected.
"Now that there is a second health care worker with Ebola in Dallas, we want Florida hospitals to hear directly from the CDC on how to best protect our health care workers on the front lines," Scott said. "While the CDC has existing guidance, there have been public reports from nurses in Texas that either that guidance was not followed, or the guidance for health care workers needs to be updated. Whatever the case may be, Florida hospitals must hear any new safety guidelines directly from the CDC in the next 48 hours so our hospitals are best prepared to protect the health of nurses, doctors and patients.
"We are asking the CDC to hold a conference call with Florida hospitals on the best training and personal protective equipment protocols in the next 48 hours because we have to act with a sense of urgency to ensure our hospitals are prepared," Scott added. "We have also informed the CDC of DOH's work to redirect federal grant funding, so we can purchase more personal protective equipment and other supplies to prepare for any case of Ebola in Florida. In light of this second case in Dallas today, we are asking the CDC to support our work to redirect these federal funds for Ebola preparedness, also within the next 48 hours."
The debate begins at 7 p.m. at Broward College and is hosted by Leadership Florida and the Florida Press Association. It will air in all media markets across the state.
The first debate between the two politicians focused primarily on each of the candidates' respective talking points, with several personal shots exchanged throughout the debate.
Polls continue to show a neck and neck race between Scott and Crist as the final weeks to Nov. 4 wind down.
The third and final debate will be held by CNN on Oct. 21 in Jacksonville.
U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., part of the U.S. House leadership as senior deputy majority whip, will launch a new TV ad which hits the air on Thursday as he runs for a third term in Congress.
Ross plays up his Florida roots, his opposition to amnesty and his commitment to securing the border in the new ad. The congressman also notes his work on helping veterans obtain access to better health-care.
"I understand the challenges we face," Ross says in the new ad. "Positive solutions for Florida's families. That's what it's all about."
Ross is favored to beat Democrat Alan Cohn, a former TV reporter, in the general election in November.
The Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) punched the ticket on Wednesday, announcing it was endorsing Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam for a second term. Putnam faces Democrat Thad Hamilton in November.
"Commissioner Putnam has demonstrated his commitment to the safety and protection of our citizens and our state, and the FPCA is proud to endorse his candidacy," said Amy Mercer, the executive director of the FPCA.
Mercer pointed to Putnam's work on the Keeping ID Safe (KIDS) Act and his efforts against fraudulent charities.
U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., sent a letter to President Barack Obama and members of his administration, asking what they plan to do to combat Ebola. Besides Obama, Rooney wrote U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden.
Rooney ripped Obama's handling of Ebola and the current crisis in the Middle East and called for Congress to return to Washington to tackle the matters.
"The United States now faces two very different but grave national security threats – the spread of Ebola from West Africa and the growth of IS in the Middle East," Rooney said on Tuesday. "President Obama should present comprehensive response plans and authorization requests to combat these crises to Congress and the American people, and we should return to D.C. promptly to debate and vote on them.
"My constituents are afraid, and few have confidence that the administration's response has been sufficient," Rooney added. "What's the next step to prevent exposing Americans to the disease? Why isn't the administration at least restricting tourist travel to and from Ebola-stricken countries? How do we account for individuals that aren't stopped for screening or pass airport screening procedures because they're not yet exhibiting symptoms? No one wants to stop humanitarian and medical assistance from reaching West Africa, but I fail to see any national security or humanitarian reason for allowing high-risk individuals – like Mr. Duncan – to enter our country for purely tourist reasons while the disease is uncontained."
Rooney called for limiting travel to Ebola-impacted nations in Africa and wanted answers on how the various federal agencies are handling matters.
"Rather than issuing an outright refusal on further travel restrictions to and from West Africa, the U.S. should explore every feasible and available option to restrict all non-essential travel," Rooney wrote.
There is little opposition to Amendment 1, according to a poll released on Tuesday. Needing 60 percent to pass on the November ballot, Amendment 1 would mandate the Legislature send 33 percent of funds generated from real estate document taxes to be used for environmental conservation efforts for the next 20 years. Estimates shows these funds would range from $700 million to $1.3 billion.
A WFLA/Survey USA shows 49 percent of likely voters support Amendment 1 and only 7 percent are opposed to it. But a large segment of voters -- 44 percent -- remain undecided on Amendment 1 with three weeks to go until the general election.
The WFLA/Survey USA poll of 566 likely voters was taken from Oct. 10-13 and had a margin of error of +/- 4.2 percent.
Florida TaxWatch noted on Wednesday that legislators will have a small surplus -- $336.2 million -- in the 2015 session. While this is the fourth year in a row there was a surplus, the projected surplus is less than half of what it was this year.
Dominic Calabro, the president and CEO of Florida TaxWatch, said the surplus was a result of job growth.
"More Floridians are working and paying their taxes, which has enabled our government to receive a budget surplus for the past four years," said Calabro on Wednesday. "However, even with a small surplus, it is crucial that lawmakers spend the hard-earned money of Florida taxpayers as carefully as they do for their own families."
"The $336 million surplus needs to be put into context," said Kurt Wenner, the vice president of tax research for Florida TaxWatch. "It is only 1.1 percent of projected general revenue spending. It is also based on leaving only $1 billion in reserves, much smaller than what recent legislatures have left. The budget process will again be very competitive and it is our hope that each project will be thoroughly vetted by the full Legislature."
"Florida has the opportunity to save hundreds of thousands more dollars through cost savings implementation, which would help put more money in the pockets of Floridians, or allow Florida to provide a higher level of service to its citizens," Calabro said.
The group also released its latest Budget Watch on Wednesday.
"In my experience as governor, I found that there are two kinds of politicians," Bush says in the ad. "Those that are driven by personal ambition and those that deliver results. Rick Scott delivers results. Under Rick Scott's leadership, our state is moving forward again. Unemployment has been cut in half. And more than 600,000 jobs have been created. And Rick is increasing our investment in education."
When looking at likely voters, the CNN/ORC poll has the race dead even with Scott and Crist taking 44 percent apiece. Libertarian Adrian Wyllie garners 9 percent of likely voters.
When the poll turns to registered voters, Crist holds a small lead, beating Scott 42 percent to 40 percent. Wyllie takes 10 percent of registered voters.
The poll of 850 registered voters was taken from Oct. 9-13 and had a margin of error of +/- 3.5 percent. The poll of 610 likely voters was taken during the same period and had a margin of error of +/- 4 percent.
Gravis Marketing released a poll on Monday which shows Obama remains underwater in the Sunshine State as a solid majority -- 56 percent -- of those surveyed disapprove of his performance in the White House. Only 37 percent approve of Obama's performance while 7 percent are undecided.
The poll of 1,023 registered voters in Florida, most of whom say they are very likely to vote, was taken from Oct. 11-12 and had a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.
Gravis Marketing released a survey which shows 55 percent say they will back Amendment 2 while 39 percent are opposed to it and 7 percent are undecided. For Amendment 2 to be added to the Florida Constitution, it needs 60 percent on the November ballot.
The poll of 1,023 registered voters in Florida, most of whom say they are very likely to vote, was taken from Oct. 11-12 and had a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.
A poll from Gravis Marketing finds Scott ahead with 44 percent, Crist on his heels with 42 percent and 14 percent undecided. Libertarian candidate Adrian Wyllie -- who has polled in the high single digits in most polls and has cracked double digits in a few -- was left out of the survey.
The poll of 1,023 registered voters in Florida was taken from Oct. 11-12 and had a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.
Bondi's filing comes on the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court decision last week when the justices rejected appeals to gay marriage rulings in five states --Virginia, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Utah and Indiana.
"Until recently, the issue was squarely before the United States Supreme Court, and it appeared that a definitive answer was coming," wrote Bondi. "Several certi-orari petitions from several states asked that court to take up the issue and rule. Even those who had prevailed below sought Supreme Court review. The United States Supreme Court had the opportunity to answer the question with a decision binding on all citizens. That decision -- had there been one -- would have ended these cases and all others like it."
Because of this decision, Bondi wrote, Florida's courts will have to rule on the issue without the U.S. Supreme Court's guidance.
Several Florida judges ruled earlier this year that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, but their rulings were stayed pending appeal.
The poll, commissioned by SaintPetersBlog and taken by St. Pete Polls, shows 52 percent of those surveyed support Amendment 2 while 39 percent oppose it and the remaining voters are undecided. When the undecided voters are asked if they are leaning one way or the other, opposition to Amendment 2 creeps up to 40 percent while support moves up to 54 percent.
For Amendment 2 to be added to the Florida Constitution, it will need 60 percent on the November ballot.
The poll of 3,128 Florida registered voters who said they were planning to vote in the election was taken from Oct. 8-11 and had a margin of error of +/- 1.8 percent.
St. Pete Polls took a survey on behalf of SaintPetersBlog which shows Gov. Rick Scott with the narrowest of leads, holding off Democratic challenger former Gov. Charlie Crist 44 percent to 43 percent. Libertarian Adrian Wyllie takes 8 percent while 5 percent are still undecided.
When the 5 percent who are undecided are asked if they have a preference, the numbers barely move. In that scenario, Scott moves up to 45 percent while Crist remains on his heels with 44 percent. Wyllie stays with 8 percent.
Both Scott and Crist are upside down in the poll. Scott is seen as favorable by 41 percent of those surveyed while 51 percent see him as unfavorable. Crist is seen as unfavorable by 52 percent of those surveyed while 40 percent view him as favorable.
The poll of 3,128 Florida registered voters who said they were planning to vote in the election was taken from Oct. 8-11 and had a margin of error of +/- 1.8 percent.
Well, as it turns out, the Tallahassee Police Department arrested Adeshina Monday on two counts of fraud for submitting false reports to the Department of State. Adeshina had been on a three-week-long vacation in Nigeria.
In her reports, Adeshina said she raised $182,000 for her election bid. But a quick background check on the donors she listed in her report yielded puzzling results -- many did not exist and the FDLE ultimately believes she simply made them up to show the Department of State she had raised more than $150,000. Under Florida law, any candidate who raises more than that amount is eligible for matching funds from taxpayers.
Although she never got the taxpayer cash, Adeshina did give the Department of State fake information to get the money.
She's currently being held on a $10,000 bail.
Keep it weird, Florida politics.
The UF Presidential Search Committee selected Dr. W. Kent Fuchs (provost, Cornell University), Dr. David W. McLaughlin (provost, New York University) and Dr. Sibrandes Poppema (president, University of Groningen, The Netherlands) as the final three candidates out of a pool of 15. They will each be interviewed on Tuesday.
The search committee will interview the candidates beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the UF Hilton Hotel and Conference Center in Gainesville. Once the interviews are completed, the committee will select the most highly qualified and refer them to the board of trustees for further interviews scheduled for Wednesday.
The university hopes to select a president by Wednesday, Oct. 15.
Rasmussen Reports released a poll which shows only 8 percent of adults think Columbus Day is one of the most important holidays while 45 percent say it is one of the least important and 43 percent of those surveyed think it ranks between the two extremes.
The poll of 1,000 American adults was taken from Oct. 10-11 and had a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.
Still, there's no rush to abolish the holiday. Last year, a Rasmussen poll found only 26 percent of those surveyed want to get rid of Columbus Day while 58 percent think it should still be celebrated.
"We've been talking to Turkey," MacCallum said. "Turkey now says that they will allow us to begin missions from Turkey. Do you think we should be pressuring them as well to put ground troops on the line in this fight?"
"Yeah," Rubio replied. "In fact, we shouldn't be pressuring them at all. They should be wanting to do this. Kobani is on their border. In essence, all of those refugees, and the people fleeing a certain massacre, they are all going to go into Turkey. The problem with Turkey is that this whole issue has become enmeshed into their own domestic politics. I mean, they view the Kurds on the other side of the border as equally bad. So, in their mind, they're not quite sure what to do from a domestic political perspective.
"But the bottom line is in the short term, the Turks have more at stake here than we do," Rubio added. "And they're members of NATO. They should act like a member of NATO."
"We are sending an assessment team to begin the training process," MacCallum said. "The belief is that there's about 4,000 fighters, perhaps, that are ready to be trained from the moderate forces in Syria. Are we really at this stage where we're beginning to assess how many people are available, and that we're going to send in an American assessment team to start working on this?"
"I support all those things," Rubio answered. "That would be great. The problem is that this conflict is moving much faster than our ability to identify, train, equip and place in the field these rebel elements, or anybody for that matter. IS is not going to sit around and wait for us to train the rebels. By the time they're ready to go, it may be too late. As you can see from the progress they have made. And it's not just in Kobani. It's the progress they've made now on the outskirts of Baghdad and other parts of the country.
"Let me tell you – if they succeed in Kobani, it will completely demoralize our ability to rally any sort of forces on the ground to confront them," Rubio continued. "That's when people strip off their uniforms, they abandon ship, they abandon their post. It has a psychological impact."
"Well, John Kerry is singing a very different tune," MacCallum noted before pointing to a quote from Kerry.
"Kobani does not define the strategy of the coalition with respect to Daesh," Kerry said. "Kobani is one community, and it's a tragedy what is happening there. And we don't diminish that. But we've said from day one it is going to take a period of time."
"Sounds to me like he is preparing everybody for failure there," MacCallum said.
"That's an absurd statement," Rubio answered. "I'll tell you why. Imagine for a moment if you are a Sunni or a Shia, for that matter, on the ground in Iraq, who's preparing to go out and fight and confront ISIS, and you're all fired up because the U.S. is hitting them from the air. And yet despite these airstrikes, they keep winning. Now you're thinking to yourself, 'You know, these guys are unbeatable. They're invincible. Despite airstrikes, they're taking major cities. Why would I join a losing side? It's better for me to flee into Turkey, or Jordan, or Lebanon or anywhere for that matter.' It would be deeply demoralizing to this effort to allow them to take territory. And for John Kerry to say that, proves to you how out of touch they are about this reality. They are doing anything they can to disengage us from this process by doing the least amount possible. And it's leading to this terrible outcome."
"America faces serious challenges in an increasingly uncertain world," said Southerland on Monday. "That's why I voted to end the Beltway bickering and secure our borders now. And it's why I voted to give the president the tools necessary to defeat ISIS in the Middle East. Now more than ever, we need leaders who are willing to put politics aside and work together to make the world a safer place for our children and grandchildren. There's too much at stake to do anything less."
Domino said he wanted to push solutions in Congress and pointed to his record in Tallahassee.
"In my eight years in the state Legislature, I produced solutions to problems," Domino said. "There's a lot of solutions to problems out there."
Asked by Berliner about President Barack Obama's federal health-care law, Domino called the law a disaster, insisting "there's a lot of progress" in health care due to the free market.
"You don't tear a house down because there's a leaky roof," Domino said, calling the law a "redistribution of wealth" while continuing to lash out against it.
"Did we really need the Affordable Care Act?" Domino asked, pointing toward advances in technology and insisting costs were going up.
Despite his jabs at Obama, Domino refused to blame the White House for the Ebola death in Dallas and backed travel restrictions to impacted African nations.
"AIF's board of directors opposes Amendment 2 because of the myriad known and unknown complications it will render to Florida businesses," said former U.S. Rep. Tom Feeney, R-Fla., the president and CEO of AIF. "The practical and legal inconsistencies that Amendment 2 will heft onto our current workers' compensation, drug testing, workplace safety, disability, discrimination and health care laws, to name a few, will create confusion that breeds litigation and increases the cost of doing business."
"Florida businesses cannot afford the tarnished image this amendment would bring to our business-friendly state, nor the negative consequences that increased marijuana use and availability will have in our neighborhoods and communities," Feeney added. "Simply put, Amendment 2 is bad for business and bad for Florida."
In a fundraising email sent out on Monday morning, the notoriously gaffe-proned Biden even insisted Crist was reminiscent of himself since the former governor "speaks from the heart."
"Charlie Crist and I have more in common than just our love of the beautiful state of Florida," Biden wrote. "Whether it'll help him out politically or not, the man always speaks from his heart. He cares deeply about the people he meets -- he listens to their stories and takes them into account when he's making decisions. His good heart is why I'm proud to join Charlie in Florida today. I know he'll be an incredible fighter for Florida's middle class."
Earlier on Monday, Scott linked Crist to President Barack Obama's economic policies.


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For businesses in New Hampshire that rely on snowfall to generate demand for their goods and services, Thursday's weather event was by all accounts a perfect storm.
The snow came as predicted, in the middle of school vacation so as not to disrupt bus schedules and family plans. It started white and fluffy, then turned wet and heavy, but did not cause any significant power outages or closures.
"We had a pole accident in Windham this morning, and that knocked out several hundred customers temporarily. Other than that, we've just had a handful of scattered outages in the southern part of the state but not amounting to significant problems," said Martin Murray, spokesman for Public Service of New Hampshire.
There were accidents associated with the storm, some serious, but nothing like the multi-car pileups or deadly road conditions in other parts of the Northeast and the Ohio Valley.
Owners of ski slopes, tire stores, hardware stores, plowing operations and sporting goods outlets in the Granite State can be forgiven for taking some delight in the first significant snowfall in more than a year, despite the hardship it may have caused in some quarters.
"It's like a green light for someone who's been sitting at a red light for 15 months," said Stefan Hausberger, owner of Zimmerman's Sports Shop on the Daniel Webster Highway in Nashua.
"Even though we knew the storm was coming for days, shoppers waited until they could see it with their own eyes," he said. "They just didn't want to get burned again ﺝ- burned by a lack of snow, if that's possible. People don't buy umbrellas until it rains."
The ski and sport shop was swamped with customers on Thursday, after a slow and snowless start to the ski season. Hausberger said last year was the worst year for sales in the 27 years he has either worked at or owned the ski shop. The first two months of this ski season were even worse than last year, he said.
"People usually see snow every six months, so when they go 15 months without seeing snow, it really has an effect," he said, alluding to the Snowtober event of 2011 which, for many people, was the last significant snowfall in the state.
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Conditions couldn't be better for the state's winter sports industry.
"It's nice to see snow instead of rain for a change," said Alice Pearce, president of Ski New Hampshire, the industry trade association. "The ski areas got off to a much better start this year in terms of snow-making temperatures, so the amount of terrain open this year was already ahead of last year, but nothing gets the ski season kick-started like a big snowstorm, especially one that's been touted in the media for several days."
As of midafternoon Thursday, Loon Mountain already had a foot of snow at the summit, she said, with 10 inches at Gunstock and nine at Waterville Valley.
All that fresh powder, combined with good travel weather today and several vacation days remaining, set the stage for a very busy weekend in ski country, with comfortable temperatures during the day and low temperatures for snowmaking at night.
"These conditions are made to order," said Pearce. "Everything looks like it's stacking up to be a great start to the ski season. Fans of cross-country skiing, who had to struggle to find open trails last winter, already have 11 to choose from as of Thursday, she said.
"This storm came at just the right time. Everyone wants to test out the new gear they received over the holidays, and the forecast for this weekend couldn't be better," said Greg Kwasnik, marketing director at Loon Mountain in Lincoln. "Loon will have 44 trails and 293 acres open this weekend. That's 88 percent of our total trail acreage and 35 percent more than at this time last year."
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Joe Gauci, owner of Gauci Landscaping and Plowing in Bedford, said last year was the worst for snow plowing that he can recall, after a great year for plowers in the winter of 2010-11. Predictions of this week's storm had him and his crew of 12 making preparations early.
"We were counting on it," he said. "We had everything ready to go."
Sheri Poire, office manager at Manchester Plowing, said the storm triggered a significant increase in new business. "We have more than 100 accounts," she said, "and I got 50 phone calls for new accounts today."
Many of the Manchester Plowing accounts are businesses, she said, all of which were open on Thursday. It was hard to find any business closures resulting from the storm. "We have Taco Bells and KFC franchises calling us at 8 a.m., and they don't even open until 10," she said.
Some people did think ahead. Snow tire sales were brisk on Wednesday, but slowed down Thursday as drivers stayed off the road, according to Ronald Harper, assistant manager at the Tire Warehouse in Portsmouth.
Hardware stores were doing a brisk business in storm-related merchandise, but had ample supplies.
"It's pretty busy right now," said Chris Delisle, head cashier at Home Depot on March Avenue in Manchester on Thursday afternoon. "We had a rush of people coming in this morning buying snowblowers and shovels, but right now it's just a steady pace. We are actually pretty well-stocked."
Although they welcomed the business, Thursday was a long day for plowers like Gauci, who started at 4 a.m. and expected to be going until about 8 p.m. "I have mixed emotions about it," he said. "I need the income, so I like the snow, and I ski, so I like that as well, but it's very stressful when you're plowing in a big storm."
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The nationwide implementation of IBANs is a good thing. But Precious de Leon thinks gaffes are bound to happen along the way, especially with only a month before the deadline.
October 18, 2011 3:59 by Precious de Leon
As I read the news today of the UAE Central Bank making International Bank Account Numbers (IBAN) mandatory by November 19, I had that feeling at the pit of my stomach. It was a feeling I get all too often when reading news like this–with exactly a month to implement IBANs, this is going to be a DISASTER.
The IBAN implementation is a good thing, of course. It can only help customers as account designations will finally be standardised, minimising possibilities of identity fraud and the like. But oh goodness, a month? Well I suppose it's great to see that the UAE Central Bank has a lot of faith in the sector's ability to execute this initiative without a hitch, that too despite seeing deadline after stop-start deadlines of other nationwide projects (the national ID project, comes to mind).
So they've got one month to assign every bank account in the UAE a unique IBAN. No one account shall have the same 23-digit sequence. Good luck.
I thought better of it and initially decided to give the UAE's banking sector the benefit of the doubt. There was a tiny bit of hope there that the implementation would run smoothly so I was going to opt not to write about my reservations on how worry-free this undertaking was going to be.
But before I could hang my hat, I saw an article in The National detailing how a major bank–a global one at that–has already made a security blunder by revealing personal email details of its high-income customers. And according to that article, HSBC said the privacy violation was because of the IBAN implementation. The National reports, however, that this is the second time in two years that 'the world's local bank' has committed this gaffe.
Let's set aside for a moment that banks in the UAE are not particularly popular for their customer relationship management. The fact that this blunder surfaced within less than a few days after the IBAN announcement does not bode well for the rest of the month. What other issues should we anticipate? Several people being given the same IBAN digits? Accounts swapped? Money transferred to the wrong accounts? Scary thought.
So buckle down, watch this all happen in front of you and hope that you (and your bank account) will come out of this in one piece…and one unique IBAN.
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Dear Precious de Leon:
Thank you for your faith in the UAE Banking industry. While we mortals have been tirelessly working on setting up IBAN on your accounts for the last six months, customers such as yourselves have just seen the IBAN blips on your radars this month.
Setting up a unique 23 digit numbers is really complex indeed; if you are in kindergarten. Heck even courier companies have unique 23 digit numbers for their AWB tracking. Anyway, its not complex if you see the composition of how the 23 digit number is made up.
So, we may not be the 'worlds local bank' or lay claim to the 'most secure bank' in the UAE, we would recommend you spend your precious reporting hours elsewhere on topics that are more realistic. Besides, stop making up juicy stories about THE email gaffe and correlating every moving thing with the word IBAN on it.
We readers would welcome more insightful reporting on what benefit will the IBAN bring to the common man. And if you could PLEASE explain how IBAN will reduce identity fraud, we meager oblivious bankers could use it to improve our marketing programs.
Best Regards,
Semi-Precious de Leon
Well, for the last 3 years I am getting SMS and calls from Mashrek bank informing me about widrawals and asking me if I am in that country of that city. The problem is that the guy they are trying to reach is not me and I never had anything to do with that bank. despite informing them several times that there is an error in phones and going to a Mashrek bank office, nothing changed. So I am aware about all kind of private purchase and many other details about someone who probably is not getting this needed information. This is a simple thing and they are not able to get it right for so many years. Imagine the IBAN implementation. It is going to be fun
Dear semi-precious
I am sure the real precious speaks for a multitude and am surprised the "world's local bank" employees decide they have to go on the defensive already.
As so much goes wrong continually with you locally, forewarned is forearmed and I am grateful for the heads up.
If their own employees feel they have to defend something that should be simple, that is worrying indeed!


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