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Lebanon's 'Revolution' finally Arrived: Faster and cheaper Internet
Slow internet will be a thing of the dark ages of Lebanon's internet troubles, come September, 2011, when the country's users will have faster and cheaper internet.
Internet users are poised to see an 80 percent decrease in prices and a 4 to 8 times increase in speeds, a decree signed by the Council of Ministers stipulated Tuesday night.
Online tech communities have hailed the move as "the light at the end of the tunnel," and a breakthrough for the national economy, giving a much-needed boost to an ailing infrastructure.
Telecommunication Minister Nicholas Sahnaoui, who spearheaded the bill, said he expects ISPs to implement the new package by the end of September.
Questions have arisen about that timeline, however, after the Minister hinted that he would not enforce the decree until a controversial energy bill, sponsored by fellow FPM party member Energy Minister Jibran Bassil, came into effect.
The $1.2 billion electricity bill has been discussed over at least three cabinet sessions, polarizing cabinet officials as well as parliament after critics of the bill said it lacked financial oversight.
Still, many in the tech community are confident that the Internet decree will soon see the light of day. Some ISP companies have already quadrupled Internet speeds, though a reduction in bandwidth costs, which amounts to 84 percent according to the decree, has not yet materialized.


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Sinofksy wasn't seen as a team player according to reports
There seems to be something afoul in the tech industry in recent weeks, and the stench seems to be coming from the executive ranks of two of the computing industry's top players: Apple and Microsoft.
Earlier this month, we learned that Scott Forstall, Apple's Vice President of iOS Software,
was shown the door after 15 years of service
. According to reports, Forstall was the most "
" of Apple's executive team and was
notorious for being hard to deal with
. It was also reported that Forstall often butted heads with Apple design guru Jony Ive.
Now it appears that Microsoft has its own executive shakeup in the works. Steve Sinofsky, President of Microsoft's Windows and Windows Live division, left the company today. The move comes somewhat as a shock considering that
Windows 8 just launched last month
"It is impossible to count the blessings I have received over my years at Microsoft. I am humbled by the professionalism and generosity of everyone I have had the good fortune to work with at this awesome company," said Sinofsky of his departure in an
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I. First Forstall, Now Sinofsky
While the timing of Sinofsky's departure is a bit startling, the writing has been on the wall for some time with regards to his chemistry with other Microsoft employees. Sinofsky's inability to be a team player is cited as a major reason for his departure, and is reminiscent of Forstall's dismissal.
Sinofsky (left) shows off Microsoft Surface [Image Source: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images]
reported this afternoon that there was growing tension between Sinofsky and other top Microsoft executives. This news comes weeks after
ran a piece
detailing Sinofsky's rise to power at Microsoft, and his rather combative style of leadership.
Jay Greene had this to say about how former and current Microsoft execs viewed Sinofsky:
Most requested anonymity because they feared potential repercussions. They paint a picture of an executive who is incredibly smart and passionately driven to ship quality software on time. But some also say Sinofsky can create a toxic work environment that has chased talented employees away from a maturing company that's in desperate need of innovative thinking.
Sinofsky's leadership style and compartmentalization of tasks and "reporting lines" within the Windows division lead his approach to be labeled as "Soviet Central-Planning." In fact, the toxicity within Microsoft was humorously detailed in an organizational chart
comic by Manu Cornet
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II. Steve Ballmer heaps praise on Sinofsky, points to new leadership
Microsoft CEO Ballmer sent a memo to his staff regarding the departure, and praised Sinofsky's 20+ years of service:
As we enter this new era, and with the successful launch of Windows 8 and Surface behind us, Steven Sinofsky has decided to leave the company. Steven joined Microsoft in 1989 as a software development engineer and has contributed to the company in many ways from his work as a technical advisor to Bill Gates, to leading the evolution of the Microsoft Office business, to his direction and successful leadership of Windows and Windows Live as well as Surface. I am grateful for the work that Steven has delivered in his time at our company.
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Sinofsky will be replaced by
Julie Larson-Green
. Larson-Green has been with Microsoft since 1993 and has had a hand in program management, and UI design/research for Windows 7 and Windows 8.
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"Leading Windows engineering is an incredible challenge and opportunity, and as I looked at the technical and business skills required to continue our Windows trajectory — great communication skills, a proven ability to work across product groups, strong design, deep technical expertise, and a history of anticipating and meeting customer needs — it was clear to me that Julie is the best possible person for this job, and I'm excited to have her in this role," said Ballmer of Larson-Green.
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In the light of the new forum style we are doing a round of interview with various staff members in order to inject a greater sense of community back into SitePoint Forums.
After the first interview with @HAWK; , next up is @Paul_O_B; , our forums' CSS guru!
But, this is not the only reason we're interviewing Paul! There's another reason, Paul himself doesn't even know yet (I hope!). And that reason is that as of last Monday (November the 4th), Paul has overtaken @r937; in the rankings and is the member with the most posts on all of the SitePoint forums! For this occassion @spikeZ; has made a special badge for Paul which he will be able to show along with his avatar and other badges!
Congratulations Paul on such an amazing achievement, and we all hope you'll stick around for a long time to come!
Now, on to the interview.
Remon: Hi Paul, How are you?
Paul: I'm fine thanks.
Remon: So first of all, for the people who haven't had the pleasure of meeting you yet, could you tell a little bit about yourself?[B]Paul:There's not much to tell really:)
I'm in my early sixties, married for 40 years, and work from home mainly doing PSD to html conversions for some regular clients. I'm supposed to be semi-retired but end working more than I did before. We (my wife and I) live in a small quiet Hampshire village where we have been for about 35 years or so now. The children left home many years but we are often on call for grandparent duties as we have three grandchildren and another on the way.[/B]
Remon: Sounds like a good life!
Remon: So I heard there was a bad storm going over England this week. Did it hit your hometown? Was there a lot of damage done in England?
Paul:Luckily apart from a few trees and branches there were no real incidents around us although some of our friends were without power for a number of days. It wasn't anything like the storm of '87 which practically devastated the whole south of England but some areas were more badly hit than us.
Remon: Good to hear it! At least your intenet didn't break down again like it did a few years back, that would have made this interview so much harder!
Remon: About your hometown, @HAWK; wants to know where are you from and what do you like most about your hometown?[B]Paul:I was born in London but we moved down south quite early on and so spent most of my life around the Surrey/Hampshire borders. As I mentioned above we have been living in our quiet rural village for over 35 years now with no intention of moving soon. My parents retired to southern Spain about 35 years ago and we often thought that we might go follow them but with three grandchildren and a fourth on the way it would mean missing too much of them growing up as we are quite close with our grandchildren.
The village that we live in is quite small (about 800 population) but has a good sense of community, a good village hall and a good village Pub. It's a great place to bring up children and there are many lovely walks for dog walkers. We have a Jack Russell terrier so we have walked most of the paths around us for miles and miles over the years. The Jack Russell is 15 years old now so walks are quite short these days.[/B]
Remon: So, you've been around the forums for a long time, and a lot of people dig your style, so to speak. Do you remember how you ever got involved in CSS, and what your first project was?
[B]Paul: Like many others at the time CSS started making inroads into the scene (2001 approx) I was messing about with table layout and although I was only a beginner at the time I was always thinking "this can't be right". As soon as I saw some examples on CSS I was hooked and dropped tables almost instantly long before it became popular to do so. It's taken a long time for CSS to mature but there's so many things going on now its hard to keep up.
The first project I did was create a website for the Karate club that I ran (the site is no longer online as it was on free BT space which they discontinued). I had a lot of fun creating it but it in reality it was very bad.[/B]
Remon: Looking back at that very first project, how do you feel it went? What would you have differently if you were to take on that project today?
Paul: I wouldn't use tables for layout and I wouldn't use animated gifs
Remon: Do you remember what development stack (hardware and software) you were using back then?
Paul: Back then? Hmmm, It was probably a zx81, an abacus and pen and paper.
Remon: And what's your day-to-day development stack now (a question from @moretea; )?
[B]Paul: I use a basic PC Windows 7 machine as my main work horse but I also have a lovely 27" imac which I use for browser testing and as a back up if the PC goes down. I did install 'parallels' on the mac and had two versions of windows running on there but I still prefer the PC for main day to day tasks and it suits me to keep two systems running in case one breaks down. I also have some older machines just for browser testing as well as a laptop which has various browsers on it also. In that way I can usually track down any obscure problems that clients (or members from Sitepoint) are experiencing.
I do have most of the Adobe software Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks etc which I have just upgraded from when I started. I probably won't upgrade any more now that its subscription based - unless I get PSDs from clients that are incompatible with my version then I will need to think again. For small projects I love the Dreamweaver code editor but I wouldn't buy it if I didn't have it already. On large files it just hangs and is unusable.
I also use "Html Pad" which is quite adequate and does what I want. I've also recently been looking at Brackets and that could become quite nice.
Of course I also have the modern versions of the major browsers also - which is still a must for testing even these days as there will always be browser variations.[/B]
Remon: Since you've been around the forums for a long time, you remember a lot of people who aren't hanging around the forums any more. How do you feel about that? Do you sometimes look back with a bit of nostalgia, or are you completely happy with the status quo?
[B]Paul: I'm sad that some of the big names have disappeared as I learned a lot from them when I first started. People like [Redux, [URL="http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/member.php?15642-vgarcia"]Vinnie and of course [URL="http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/member.php?59436-AutisticCuckoo"]Tommy](http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/member.php?17799-redux) were immensely knowledgeable and have obviously gone on to better things.
It's a fact of life that things change and we all move on at some stage so I try not to be too nostalgic. The forums are different these days but so is the landscape and forums have to fit in with all the other social outlets. It's a bit like the music explosion of the sixties and that sort of thing will never happen now at that scale because the focus was very narrow in those days. These days everything happens at once but all in different places.[/B]
Remon: How did you discover Sitepoint (and the SitePoint Forums) and what made you decide to stay (a question from @ParkinT; )?
Paul: When I first got interested in the web I joined a couple of small forums and eventually by word of mouth and by searching for answers I would often come across SitePoint and it always seemed like one of the more friendlier forums. Gradually I started visiting SitePoint more and more and other forums less and less. In those days it was quite overwhelming to post an answer because there was a lot of talent around and you didn't want to give a wrong answer. I just hung around long enough and eventually I knew most of the answers and if I didn't know the answer I would make sure I looked it up; which is how I gained most of my knowledge of browser bugs and behaviours. The race isn't always won by the quickest but by the one that just hangs in there longer.
Remon: Back to the now, @cpradio; and @molona; want to know what resources you follow to keep up date. Could you elaborate on that?
Paul: I subscribe to a number of sites such ass CSS Tricks, Smashing Magazine and of course SitePoint and you soon get to see what's hot and what's not. I also visit the W3C site to see what's up and coming and I also follow a number of people on Twitter but to be honest I tend not to jump on the latest features in CSS until they are actually usable. Flex box for example has changed so much that only now is it time to start looking at it but will still be a couple of years before it can be used safely (or solely).
Remon: In the same vain, @molona; wonders who would you call a CSS expert or at least someone that deserves reading/following?
Paul: I love [Lea Verou whose demos always amaze me. I've recently been taking notice of [URL="http://demosthenes.info/blog/768/Web-Developer-Reading-List-Typography"]Dudley Storey](http://lea.verou.me/) who also has some very nice demos. There are a lot of many other talented people around and I am always being amazed at what can be done with CSS3.
Remon: Do you consider yourself to be a CSS expert, or do you feel you're not worthy of that title?[B]Paul: That's a good question:)
When I wrote the [Ultimate CSS Reference" with [URL="http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/member.php?59436-AutisticCuckoo"]Tommy](http://www.sitepoint.com/store/the-ultimate-css-reference/) I thought I had a pretty good grasp of CSS2.1 and although I wouldn't say I was an expert I certainly knew how to (ab)use CSS to do what I wanted. However, I still left the more technical aspects of the spec writing to Tommy and I concentrated on the "way things really worked" in the current browsers and in day to day projects. It's no good being an expert and knowing the spec if you don't know how things work in the real world. We did a lot of research for the book (and the site) and some of the information is invaluable. It's a shame that it hasn't been kept up to date though.
These days though with so much CSS3 to learn I feel like I am a beginner again. I tend not to use the new properties until they become widely usable so I end up playing catch up a little. As mentioned before I'm looking forward to getting my teeth into Flexbox.[/B]
Remon: I've been looking Flex Box over as well and it looks very promising. I'm looking forward to your findings once you get to it!
Remon: Over the years you have helped a lot of people on the forums with all sorts of questions large and small, and you do it in a very friendly way. Never belittling or being pedantic in any way. How did you become such an excellent teacher (a question from @ronpat; )? Related to that question, @myty; asks: Your way with people, is it something that came natural to you or is it something you had to take time and educate upon your self? How do you manage this extraordinary self?
[B]Paul:I'm a lot older than most of the people on the forums so I have calmed down a lot now and I try to bring that calmness into my posts. I always feel that if you can impart information in a friendly and polite manner it will do more good (who knows I may be wrong). Politeness costs nothing. I always learned more from the teachers I liked and nothing from the ones that were aggressive or just plain rude.
You have to remember that its never easy to tell someone their code is bad. It's a normal reaction to get immediately defensive when someone says "That's very bad" and is compounded on the web because the recipient can't see the tone in which the post is written. I know we have smilies but in some cases that makes it looks like you don't care. e.g. "Your code is rubbish "
So, its a bit of a tightrope to walk when you have to de-construct a members code and try not to make them look foolish or offended. I don't mean you should avoid the issue of saying the code is bad but structure it in a way that is polite and helpful. You don't have to be overly polite.
It's the same approach I take when teaching karate (which I have been doing for 40 years) and encouragement works better than beration. It's no use teaching a pupil something that is way above their ability so you have to tailor the lesson to the individual and try to get them to improve as best they can.[/B]
Remon: You have two children and three grandchildren with one more on the way (so far). Beside that you take on CSS jobs and take the time to visit the forums on regular basis. Do you ever feel overwhelmed by all the things you have to keep up with?
[B]Paul:Yes, good question and I am very poor at time management in some respects. One of the reasons I stepped down as Team Leader last year was because I was struggling with a balance between all the things that I juggle. However, nothing lasts forever and projects end then there is light at the end of the tunnel. I do still spend way too much time on the forums and indeed this Sunday morning I have 2 pages to code for a client but I haven't started coding them as I have been on here (the forums) for the last 6 hours.
I have lately decided to cut down a little on clients demands a little though; I am supposed to be semi retired after all!
The time to stop is when its no longer enjoyable but I haven't reached that point yet.[/B]
Remon: What time management advice do you have for people who want to get into web development (a question from @wc43870n; )?
[B]Paul: I'm not really the best one to ask as I don't always follow my own advice If you work from home then it can feel like you are working all day and clients can contact you at any time night or day and expect you to react immediately. You should set boundaries and working times and stick to them; for you and your clients. That applies to family as well and if you are at home working then you you shouldn't be asked to walk the dog, do the shopping, look after the kids etc.
It's not always possible to follow the above advice especially if you are chasing work and trying to pay the bills and sometimes you just need to work late. The main thing to ask yourself is if you are happy with the way things are going. If not do something about it. Life is that thing that passes you by while you are busy doing other things.[/B]
Remon: Good advice. And I don't think a lot of people follow their own advise, which is why we have the saying "Do as I say, not as I do", don't we?
We know you also do Karate in your free time. @ronpat; wonders what sparked your interest in karate. Do you remember when you first got interested in it and why?
We know you also do Karate in your free time. @ronpat; wonders what sparked your interest in karate. Do you remember when you first got interested in it and why?
[B]Paul: I remember my first Karate Lesson over 40 years ago and I was hooked from the first lesson. Indeed in a few years I was running the club and teaching the original instructor. The club is still going strong with me as Instructor but we don't teach beginners any more. We are just a handful of 40 - 60 year old black belts who like to kick the £$%$ out of each other
I reached Sandan (third dan) way back in 1992 but haven't graded any more due to 2 cruciate ligament repairs in my knees and countless cartilage operations. My knees are good enough for training but not for something as stressful as grading or competition. The consultant told me to give up Karate 10 years ago as he said I wouldn't last another year with my knees. He was wrong.
I got interested in Karate at about the time the Bruce Lee craze started but was not really influenced by that craze although I was inspired by Bruce as were many others. Being of slight build (5'7") [That's 1.70meter, Ed.] I always thought it would be useful to take care of myself and learn some self defence. Luckily a Karate Club started close by and I joined and never looked back. I loved the etiquette, discipline and respect that you get from training with other Kareteka and at the same time you learn how to handle and control yourself in stressful situations.
There is no guarantee that the skills you learn will help you if you get mugged but you can be sure you will have a better chance than if you had not learned anything. Indeed I've been punched in the face so many times at Karate that is no longer a shock and just shrug it off (if I'm still standing). Unlike beginners or non-trained individuals who crumple and give up at the first injury.[/B]
Remon: Besides Karate, do you have any other hobbies you enjoy?
[B]Paul:I used to be a keen water ski-er but stopped about ten years ago as it was too risky for my knees. My older brother still skis and runs a water ski club in Australia and he's 6 years older than me! He still managed a personal best last year so there is always time for improvement.
I don't really have any other hobbies apart from a couple of sessions at the gym a week. Between Karate, computer and grandchildren there isn't really much time left.[/B]
Remon: While talking about free time, @TechnoBear; wants to know: If somebody offered you an all-expenses-paid holiday, where would you go, and why?
Paul: I'd probably go and visit my brother in Australia as we have never been there. He moved to Australia about six years ago but he does visit the UK once a year so we do still see him. It would just be nice to get a taste of the Australian lifestyle. From what I can gather his life revolves around water ski-ing, barbecues and drinking
Remon: That sounds pretty good! Any particular reason you haven't been there yet?
Paul: It's difficult to find the time but the main problem is getting someone to look after the dog as it's not very friendly to strangers and won't go into kennels. Therefore I have to get my son to (baby) dogsit and he can only do 2 weeks at a time as its too awkward. Two weeks isn't long enough to go to Australia especially considering the cost.
Remon: That's a real bummer. I do hope you get to go some day!
Remon: What do you prefer, a few long vacations, or multiple long weekends away, and why?
Paul:I quite enjoy short breaks because you don't feel that you have to catch up when you get back. Two weeks holiday on the other hand is never enough to really unwind though and if money was no object I would like to take a month off in the sun somewhere.
Remon: Do you enjoy drinking in your free time (or even during work maybe? :shifty:). @Pullo; asks What's your favourite tipple is, and whether you are an ale drinker.Paul:I enjoy a glass of white wine with a meal but I'm not a big drinker as alcohol triggers my migraines. I do like a few lagers when I go out but I pay for it the next day.
Remon: And now for an assortment of random questions asked by our fellow SitePointers:
@ronpat; : Describe your siblings and your place in your family tree.Paul: I'm the third of four boys. The youngest is 58 and the oldest 68. I think my mum was after a girl but got landed with 4 boys instead.
@ronpat; : Describe your siblings and your place in your family tree.
@molona; : What inspires you?Paul: People.I'm always amazed by what some people can achieve no matter what the circumstances. That's why I try to be the best I can at what I do; that doesn't mean "be the best" but just be the best you can.
@Pullo; : Are you a sports fan?
[B]Paul:I enjoy watching Motor racing, Tennis, Football but I'm not a big fan, My main sport is Karate and as we all know that's not really a sport.
I would have loved to be involved in motor sport in my younger days as I always had the have the fastest car of my friends. I've owned many sporty cars over the years. (i.e. Lotus esprit, 4 ford cosworths (sierras and escort), Mitsubishi 300GT, Porsche 911 and others).[/B]
@Pullo; : Do you support a football club?
Paul: No not really although I do like to watch the big matches.
@Pullo; : Do you like cricket? (Hampshire was one of the birthplaces of cricket).
Paul: Cricket passed me by I'm afraid. It wasn't exciting enough for me.
@John_Betong; : Please explain why you chose your avatar.
Paul:Lol - It was given to me many years by a former Sitepoint Mentor who felt sorry for me because I didn't have an avatar. I fell in love with it and kept it the same ever since.
Remon: Now, this is not a MOTM interview, but since it is an interview, I hereby grant you the chance for blatant (self) promotion. Is there anything you'd like to promote?
Paul:I haven't got anything to promote really but I will make a concerted effort next year to bring the pmob.co.uk site up to date with a more modern look, more demos and CSS3 examples and archive the old stuff. It was never meant to be a real site but just a dumping ground for demos from questions I answered in the forum mainly.
Remon: Thanks Paul, I'm sure I will go check it out!
And thanks for the interview, I enjoyed it!
And thanks for the interview, I enjoyed it!
I'll leave it up to you all now to congratulate Paul in his now position of post leader
Very interesting Paul and congratulations for becoming the top poster! A feat that many find difficult to endure.
Very interesting, a good read to end the day And keep on posting!
Great interview, guys. It's always nice to get to know someone better—especially someone you see around a lot and respect.
teaching karate (which I have been doing for 40 years)
O dear. That means we really should have been calling you Sensei Paul all this time.
Great read. I have only been on the forum for a few weeks, and every answer has had Paul O'B involved, really good to read about your background!
Aww yeah! Sensei Paul it is from now on! You should really update your Custom Title Paul, that'd be awesome!
How about a badge crediting Paul with being the "CSS sensei" (as opposed to "guru") ?
Well done, Remon. Outstanding interview, Paul! It's a treat to get to know you better.
Awesome interview. I enjoyed getting some insight into your life Paul. It's amazing how little we know about people outside of the internet, even though we spend hours a week with them.Thanks for taking the time.
And a huge congratulations for your top poster status. That is awesome. I'm just trying to work out how to fit the badge into your already heavily blinged up profile!Thanks for all the time you've put in around this place. We're truly lucky to have you.
Amazing interview and well done to both of you.
I feel sorry that I didn't get to meet you in person when I was living in Hampshire though. Of course, I didn't know that we where living in the same place back then! :lol:
Thank you, CSS Sensei Paul
Thanks all.
Sitepoint is a great place to hang out. Here's to the next 40,000 posts - cheers:)
lol - I take it you didn't like living in Hampshire then.:lol:
:lol: Perhaps not, but nowadays she lives in Mudrid.
It seems that I didn't :lol:
Forgive me because I'm half-blind, dyslexic and I rarely take the time to review what I wrote. Because it doesn't make any difference. Whenever I do review it, I read what want to read so I never see the errors
Excellent interview guys. Nice to get to know a little more about you Paul. Don't know how to say it without sounding rude (or getting my butt kicked ), but I had no idea you were quite as, er, mature as you are. Kudos for staying at the cutting edge of dev - inspiring to me
Yeah, suck it up, whiz-kids. :lol:
I still look younger than most of you though
You look green
That's my avatar I'm not quite as handsome as that.
Guys, he's not joking. I've seen photos of Paul, and he looks like an Olympic athlete. [/ot]
Hi Paul,You played a good game in the Q-role of the Q&A interviews already.Now we can see you aren't afraid to be the A victim subject too. Nice to read, and interesting to know some more about you!
And your green hands :king: from the green Hants let the whiz-kid css greenhorns blush.
Great interview guys (kinda inspiring), I really enjoyed reading it.
Paul, I would also like to add my voice to the growing chorus demanding you rebrand yourself as a CSS Sensei.


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Gov. Rick Scott on Monday began a trade mission to Florida's second largest trading partner and planned a visit Tuesday with Colombian President Juan Manual Santos.
Trade between Florida and the South American nation amounted to more than $9 billion last year, with Florida exporting about $5.3 billion in goods and services and importing about $3.8 billion in Colombian items. Colombia is second only to Brazil as a Florida trading partner.
Colombian imports were up 20 percent in 2011 from the previous year, according to Enterprise Florida, the state's economic development and trade organization. Exports rose more than 18 percent during the same period.
Among Florida's leading exports to Colombia are telecommunications equipment, civilian aircraft parts, office machines, data processing equipment and fertilizer. Colombia in turn, is a major supplier of petroleum products, precious metals and, of course, coffee.
Given a new trade agreement between Colombia and the U.S., Florida's proximity and ongoing improvements to Florida port facilities, Scott said in a statement Sunday that he hopes the Colombian ties will only strengthen.
"With the recent ratification of the Free Trade Agreements, I am convinced that Florida and Colombia?s growing relationship will expand even more," Scott said.
Scott is leading an entourage of 190 government officials and representatives of 114 Florida companies. Scott is expected to meet with Colombian trade officials, U.S. Ambassador P. Michael McKinley and U.S. trade representatives. Scott is scheduled to return Wednesday.
Colombia is the latest stop in what has been an aggressive overseas marketing effort for Scott, who has also visited England, Spain, Israel, Brazil, Canada and Panama since he took office in 2010.
Scott had been scheduled to meet Monday with Santos, but the meeting was postponed.
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Coming off a football season where the team missed the playoffs for the third time in the last four years, with the second overall pick in the upcoming CFL draft, it is fair to say the Winnipeg Blue Bombers need to get this one right.
There are four players Bombers brass should be focused on: offensive lineman Matt Sewell and defensive linemen Linden Gaydosh, Stefan Charles and Ben D'Aguilar.
I would anoint them the Fantastic Four, but you have to earn your stripes in this column.
Selecting one of these projects is a consideration of not only their performance at the combine this past weekend but their game film as well as their potential to sign with the NFL.
Based solely on their measurables from the combine and the analysis of the football personnel that studied these players, it's easy to put together a cheat sheet for you on what they do and don't bring to the table.
Sewell is the biggest of the bunch at 6-8, 335 pounds. With only 17 repetitions on the bench press, though, a 40 time of almost 5.5 seconds and no indications of explosiveness in the vertical or broad jump, he literally and figuratively does not jump off the page as a player that fills an immediate need for the Bombers.
While selecting the No. 1-rated hoggie in the draft is always a safe pick and a high-percentage move, this team is already bringing along a number of young and green offensive linemen, and his selection would seem to be more of the same.
Under serious scrutiny and consideration by any team with a top-three pick in the draft are the two interior defensive tackles, Gaydosh and Charles.
According to TSN's Duane Ford, Charles has bonafide NFL potential, and if you look at his numbers, some of them are freakish enough to warrant such interest. He is either 6-4 or 6-5 and is listed at both 310 and 324 pounds.
Without having seen him play, the thing that will make this player attractive to the NFL is his mutant explosiveness. The fact that he tested a 37-inch vertical at this weight is the kind of statistic that makes scouts do silly things and blinds them to other things, which will be necessary at his current level of development. With only 15 repetitions in the bench press and a slow 40 time of 5.3, his one-on-one drills and game tape will have to cement his candidacy as an NFL flyer pick.
According to many sources, the most-impressive player this weekend was Gaydosh, and he does not appear to have many holes in his resumé. Once again, you can find him listed anywhere from 290 to 314, at either 6-3 or 6-4, and his numbers were fitting of what your expectations would be for a top-rated interior player. With 36 bench reps and a 33.5-inch vertical, he is well-balanced physically and he raised eyebrows in the most-important measurable of the weekend, the football part.
The only detraction with selecting either him or Charles is the risk you may have to wait on the NFL indefinitely to see a return on your investment. With the size these two candidates have put on and their relatively unimpressive 40 times, it is easy to see they are gearing up for NFL evaluations, where shear size and strength in the middle is emphasized far more than the running rigours of the CFL.
It is important to note, though, as defensive linemen, their 10-yard splits in their 40-yard dashes, which were not posted, are more telling of their speed relevant to the position.
Which leaves us with D'Aguilar, the player who won the top lineman award in the CIS last year and who Ford considers "the most athletic lineman in the draft."
At 6-2 and 240 pounds, the McMaster Marauders product is an undersized defensive end who would be considered a tweener in the NFL (a player that is in between positions).
Undersized and athletic are key components of the CFL and two adjectives that fit the kind of defence run by the Bombers.
With good speed for an edge player (4.7, 40) and a solid 21 reps on the bench, with over a month to go to the draft, he would seem to be the smart bet for a team that needs another non-import difference maker, sooner rather than later.
Doug Brown, once a hard-hitting defensive lineman and frequently a hard-hitting columnist, appears Tuesdays and game days in the Free Press.
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THE company behind the proposed wind farm off the Dorset coast has expressed "disappointment" at the opposition from Poole Conservative councillors and Dorset County Council.
In reply Mike Unsworth, project director at Navitus Bay has pointed up the benefits the £3billion project would bring.
"We are disappointed at the stance taken by Dorset County Council and the Conservative councillors of the Borough of Poole on the proposed wind park," he said.
"Polls conducted for Navitus Bay by independent researchers, combined with our own experience of talking to local residents, indicate majority support for the project and wind energy more generally across Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
"If the wind park is given planning permission, it will not only make an important contribution to renewable energy production in the UK, it will also have a significant positive impact on the local economy.
"According to latest independent projections, peak construction years could support a minimum of 1,700 jobs.
"The wind park's operations and maintenance (O&M) base – for which Poole, Portland and Yarmouth Harbours have been shortlisted as hosts – is expected to support 140 jobs annually.
"The O&M base alone is expected to provide an economic value to the region of £590 million over the 25-year lifespan of the project.
"We would urge local residents and organisations who want to see these benefits realised across the region to register their views with the Planning Inspectorate."
Poole's 19-strong Conservative group has issued a statement unanimously opposing the wind farm, stating that to "place an inefficient industrial complex" in an area of outstanding natural beauty "offends common sense".
Dorset County Council's cabinet upheld the planning committee's opposition to the application in its current form.
There were fears it could produce as little as 20 to 30 per cent of the one gigawatt estimated output quoted in the original application.


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A ROAD in north Dorset has reopened after a lorry and cars collided.
Emergency services were called to the scene, between the A350 and Tarrant Hinton, close to Pimperne.
A spokesman for Dorset Police said officers, along with Dorset Fire and Rescue Service and ambulance personnel, were called at 10.15am.
The crash involved a red Nissan Micra, registered to a Blandford woman, and a Mercedes articulated lorry, registered to a company from Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
A third vehicle, a Ford Mondeo registered to a Salisbury man, was also involved in the smash.
The spokesman added that it was not thought that the woman's injuries were serious or life-threatening, but fire crews were called to cut her free from the car.
No other serious injuries have been sustained, police said.
The A354 was shut between Blandford and Tarrant Hinton for around two hours.


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Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
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|Official Title:
|A Relative Bioavailability Study of Two Risperidone 1 mg Tablet Formulations Under Fed Conditions
- Bio-equivalence study of Dr Reddys Laboratories Risperidone Tablets 1 mg [ Time Frame: 3-4 months ]
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|October 2006
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|October 2006
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Randomized, single-dose, two-treatment, two-way, crossover study was conducted to compare the relative bioavailability of two risperidone 1 mg tablet formulations under Fed conditions.
The test formulation was Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited's 1 mg Risperidone tablet, and the reference formulation was Risperdal® (risperidone) 1 mg tablet (Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, L.P.).
The study was conducted with 26 healthy adults. In each study period, a single 1 mg dose was administered to the subjects following a standardized high-fat breakfast preceded by an overnight fast of at least 10 hours.
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- Female subjects of child bearing potential must either abstain from sexual intercourse or use a reliable method of contraception (e.g. condom with spermicide, IUD, hormonal contraceptives) for at least 30 days prior to dosing and during the duration of the study.
- A body mass index (BMI) of 18-30 kg/m² inclusive as calculated according to Novum Standard Operating Procedures.
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- Signed and dated informed consent form, which meets all criteria of current FDA regulations.
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- If female, pregnant, lactating or likely to become pregnant during the study.
- History of allergy or sensitivity to risperidone, or similar drugs, or history of any drug hypersensitivity or intolerance which, in the opinion of the Investigator, would compromise the safety of the subject or the study.
- Significant history or current evidence of chronic infectious disease, system disorder or organ dysfunction.
- Presence of gastrointestinal disease or history of malabsorption within the last year.
- History of psychiatric disorders occurring within the last two years that required hospitalization or medication.
- Presence of a medical condition requiring regular treatment with prescription drugs.
- Use of pharmacologic agents known to significantly induce or inhibit drug-metabolizing enzymes within 30 days prior to initial dosing.
- Receipt of any drug as part of a research study within 30 days prior to dosing.
- Drug or alcohol addiction requiring treatment in the past 12 months.
- Donation or significant loss of whole blood (480 ml or more) within 30 days or plasma within 14 days prior to dosing.
- Positive test results for HIV, Hepatitis B surface antigen, or Hepatitis C antibody.
- Positive test results for drugs of abuse at screening.
- Positive serum pregnancy test.
- Subjects who smoke more than 10 cigarettes/day or equivalent tobacco use.
- Subjects who have been on a special diet during the 28 days prior to dosing
- Subjects who consume on average more than 3 units of alcohol/day.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01064271
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|Novum Pharmaceutical Research Services, 5900 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-3817
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DUDLEY Council is inviting people to have their say on the future of redevelopment in the borough.
The authority is asking for residents and businesses to join a consultation on a proposed borough development strategy.
The strategy will identify potential sites for residential and business redevelopment as well as green projects.
Councillor Judy Foster, Dudley cabinet member for regeneration, said: "I hope lots of people will come forward and take part in this consultation as it will help to shape the development of our borough."
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IT'S a case of new year, same old problems for Wanderers who will still wonder just how they emerged empty-handed from Elland Road.
It was never a game that would allow you to forget about your hangover, but at least a point looked a certainty until a rash tackle from Tyrone Mears on Ross McCormack presented Leeds with a penalty out of the blue.
Luciano Becchio's spot kick was the only thing Neil Warnock's rather limited side got on target all afternoon and yet those harsh lessons just keep coming in the Championship, don't they?
Wanderers did all the hard work but failed to open up Leeds with any regularity, and, in the end, their lack of a killer pass or touch in front of goal meant they struggled to get back into the match after falling behind.
The first half wasn't a classic by any stretch of the imagination. An uneven pitch did not help, but the free-flowing football that blew Birmingham away on Saturday was replaced at first with stuff of function and effect.
Even though they were far from their best, Wanderers still looked a class apart and produced the few moments of genuine quality early on.
Chris Eagles came closest to breaking the deadlock when he shaved the post with a low left-footed effort and forced Paddy Kenny into action for the only time in the half with another ambitious shot from distance a few minutes later.
Darren Pratley continued his good work from the weekend, pressuring the Leeds back four into a variety of errors and putting a header on to the roof of Kenny's net.
Otherwise, it was rough and tumble stuff, concentrated mainly in the middle third of the pitch. With goalscoring chances so few and far between, the Whites fans had to find other aspects of the game to enjoy. Jay Spearing drew a song of appreciation for one thundering challenge on Leeds rough-house Rudi Austin, while both sets of fans rejoiced in a mutual dislike of a certain Manchester club.
Half time came as a release, not least to Elland Road legends Norman Hunter and Eddie Gray, whose tutting at the standard of football on show in the opening 45 minutes could be heard by anyone in the ground.
Things took a while to warm up after the break too, with little of note happening until a penalty shout for the home side on the hour as Mears tangled with Ross McCormack.
Referee Phil Gibbs was unconvinced and waved away the appeals, levelling things up a few moments later when the pair clashed again in the box.
Leeds has been completely predictable, the crowd quiet, right up until the 63rd minute when after their first spell of concerted pressure, they made the breakthrough.
Former Wanderers favourite El-Hadji Diouf and Paul Green put the ball into the danger zone and, as the Whites struggled to clear, Mears made a clumsy challenge on McCormack to gift Becchio a chance he gobbled up from the penalty spot.
It could have been two moments later as Eagles lost the ball on the edge of the Leeds box and Diouf exploited the space to feed McCormack, who should have done done much better with his shot at goal that failed to trouble Adam Bogdan.
Freedman threw on David Ngog and Benik Afobe to inject some pace into the game, later adding Jacob Butterfield into the mix for Spearing, who seemed to be nursing some sort of injury as he left the field.
A big chance fell for Ngog to be the super sub once more, as Davies squared for the Frenchman 10 yards out only for him to scoop his shot well over the bar.
Depressingly, the game petered out without any more drama in Kenny's penalty area. Even a late dash up the pitch by Bogdan was ultimately wasted with an awful delivery from the corner.


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UF lands JUCO defensive lineman
Published: Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 2:32 p.m.
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You can add Scooba, Miss., as another recruiting pipeline for Florida coach Will Muschamp.
For the second straight year, Muschamp has landed a highly rated defensive tackle from East Mississippi Community College.
Darious Cummings gave his verbal commitment to the Gators following his official visit to UF on Sunday. The 6-foot-2, 305-pounder was committed to Ole Miss heading into the trip and also held offers from Arkansas, Mississippi State and Texas A&M.
"I am officially a Florida Gator," Cummings said. "I love the coaches and the way they treat the players. And the opportunity I have to play there for the next two years is my best path to the NFL."
Cummings was hosted this weekend by junior defensive tackle Damien Jacobs, who also came to Florida from EMCC in the 2011 recruiting cycle.
Both signed with Florida State in 2010 and had a prior relationship from there. Cummings was a consensus four-star prospect and an ESPN150 member out of Astronaut High School in Titusville, Fla., and spent two years with the Seminoles, redshirting one.
The Gators now have 20 members in their 2013 recruiting class. Verbal commitments are not binding from JUCO players until they sign their national letters of intent on Dec. 19.
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Everybody loves travelling for pleasure, but a recent trend sees more and more people travelling with a purpose. One of the best ways to combine purpose and pleasure is gastronomic tourism. There are wine tours along the California coast and whisky tours of the Scottish highlands.
If Manitoba travel writer Doreen Pendgracs has her way, chocolate tourism will be the next big thing.
A professional freelance writer who focuses on travel, Pendgracs has just released her fourth book, Chocolatour: A Quest for the World's Best Chocolate. The independently published book chronicles a four-year chocolate odyssey that took her from the Amazon jungle to the Alps of Switzerland. And this is just the first volume.
"It became a massive project for me and one that I think will consume the next 10 years of my life," says the Winnipeg-born Pendgracs, who spoke to the Free Press from her home in Matlock. "And I willingly agree to that. I can't think of a more sumptuous topic to research and investigate and share." (You can follow her project at chocolatour.net.)
Pendgracs starts by looking at where cocoa is grown, which is always within 20 degrees of the equator. She explains why chocolate has historically been precious and expensive. "Growing cacao is extremely difficult," she points out. "It's all hand done."
"Everything is harvested by hand, and then the pods are cut open by hand, the beans are extracted by hand, then put into bins to ferment and then to roast. There's a lot of labour involved."
Then Pendgracs heads to Europe. (The second volume will deal with the Americas and the Caribbean, while the third volume will examine Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.) She looks at how chocolate is crafted by chocolatiers (who start with couverture chocolate made by companies like Ghirardelli, Callebaut or Valrhona) or by chocolate makers (who begin with unprocessed cocoa beans). She rhapsodizes over chocolates created with Piedmont hazelnuts, sea salt and extra-virgin olive oil, with lemon peel and chiles, with Iranian pistachios and Earl Grey tea.
After offering such tempting descriptions, it's only fair that Pendgracs advocates giving in to chocolate cravings (in moderation). In support, she cites the winningly titled book Why Women Need Chocolate by nutritionist Debra Waterhouse. It turns out that eating pure dark chocolate releases endorphins, a natural anti-depressant.
And there are other documented health benefits. "I was amazed at just how good chocolate is for us," Pendgracs relates. "As children we were always told chocolate is bad for our teeth, for our skin, for our weight." And while you don't want to gorge on sweet chocolate candy, if you stick to pure chocolate (70 per cent or higher cacao) and limit the quantity, chocolate can be part of a healthy diet.
"Chocolate has more antioxidants than any other power food on the planet," Pendgracs points out. It gives red wine a run for its money.
Speaking of wine, we're used to wine snobs talking about "terroir," that unique combination of soil, weather and grapes that gives a wine its specific character. Chocolate fanatics are starting to think this way, too, with a new emphasis on "origin chocolate" from specific growing regions. Cacao from Madagascar has fruity undertones, for example, while Caribbean beans tend to be lighter-bodied.
Each artisanal chocolate makers also brings his or her own style, something Pendgracs discovered as she was researching the book.
"I would be trying to understand the essence of what they're doing," she says, "and I soon came to realize that just like with chefs, they put a piece of their personality into what they're creating."
Pendgarcs offers lists to help readers find the right chocolate match. Are you "Sophisticated, Elegant?" Or "Exotic, Sensual?" Or maybe "Playful, Adventurous?" Pendgracs has a chocolate maker for you.
If you're looking for artisanal hand-made chocolate in Winnipeg, you can check out the work of Constance Popp. But you can also find good bar chocolate from some big-name labels, Pendgracs confirms.
"I just had a heyday at the Lindt store," she says, which offers "excellent quality at affordable prices." Pendgracs particularly loves the company's dark chocolate with sea salt.
Good-quality chocolate bars have a one-year shelf life, but when it comes to chocolate truffles or bonbons, "the good stuff only has a shelf life of one to three weeks."
And it's too fragile to be shipped. This is where the travel comes in. If you really want to get good great chocolate, Pendgracs says, "you have to go to the source." In March 2014, she'll be leading a real-life choco-tour, taking a group of 20 Winnipeg women to Switzerland, a country where each citizen patriotically consumes an average of 9.5 kilograms of chocolate a year.
Closer to home, Pendgracs is also helping to organize a chocolate dinner at McNally-Robinson's Prairie Ink on Nov. 2. Chef Karen Nielsen will use chocolate, savoury and sweet, in every course.
Pendgracs is careful to point out that Chocolatour is not a cookbook. She likes eating chocolate, she says, more than she likes cooking or baking with it. But there are a few standout recipes, as well as some sage advice on chocolate pairings.
Mostly the book is about love, Pendgracs says -- "my love for passionate people, my love for travel and my love for the gastronomical world," which all come together, deliciously, in chocolate.
The Simplest Chocolate Dessert Ever
Good-quality bar chocolate
Wine, beer, coffee or tea
Just serve together. This is a simple way to end a meal and encourage people to linger over coffee or wine. According to Pendrgracs, you want to pair like with like. Deep, dark chocolate goes well with a big, bold red wine like a Malbec or a Bordeaux. With milk chocolate, she advises a rosé or a white Zinfandel. With white chocolate, consider champagne or a sparkling white. To pair chocolate with coffee, look for coffee with chocolatey undertones, like a Tarrazu from Costa Rica.
Tester's notes: Absolute proof that sometimes the simplest things are the best.
Guinness Chocolate Truffles
1 kg (2 lbs) dark chocolate (O'Connor uses a 72 per cent cocoa Royal French chocolate), chopped
400 ml (1 3/4 cup) heavy cream
100 ml (7 tbsp) Guinness Extra Stout Beer
Zest of one orange, finely grated
Cocoa powder or desiccated coconut to coat the truffles
In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, add the cream and Guinness and bring just to a boil. Add the chocolate and grated orange zest. Mix together until the chocolate is fully melted. Leave the chocolate mixture until it is cool to the touch, but not set.
Take generous teaspoons of the mixture and roll in your hands to form small round truffles. Dust in cocoa powder or coconut. (O'Connor prefers the coconut as it adds a lovely flavour to the truffles.) Set in the fridge for 2-3 hours.
-- From executive chef Justin O'Connor, of the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, Ireland
Tester's notes: First of all, I halved the recipe, and even then I blew my food budget to buy 500 grams of good dark chocolate and ended up with a dangerous amount of truffle temptation. Unless you're making truffles for a crowd, you might want to do the same.
You can find an utterly charming how-to video in the recipe section of guinness-storehouse.com. The chef in the video uses a double boiler. If you opt to go without it, make sure to use a heavy-bottomed pot over low heat with constant stirring. I ended up chilling the melted chocolate mixture in the fridge for a little, and then letting it sit on the counter just a bit to finally get a ganache that was soft enough to work with but firm enough to hold its shape. And you do want to work quickly or your hands will end up covered in warm chocolate.
Pendgracs points out that the truffles will be as good as the chocolate you start with, so try to use good-quality chocolate, chopped quite fine. I used Godiva 72 per cent cacao.
Jade Mountain's Bittersweet Chocolate Rum Mousse
340 g (12 oz) bittersweet chocolate, chopped
30 ml (2 tbsp) spiced gold rum
60 ml (1/4 cup) butter
60 ml (1/4 cup) espresso coffee, divided
5 ml (1 tsp) granulated gelatin
400 ml (1 3/4 cups) whipping cream
In the top of a double boiler, combine chocolate, rum, butter and 30 ml (2 tbsp) espresso. Melt over barely simmering water, stirring constantly. Remove from heat while a couple of chunks are still visible. Cool, stirring occasionally, to just above body temperature. Pour remaining espresso into a metal measuring cup and sprinkle with the gelatin. Allow gelatin to "bloom" for 10 minutes, then carefully heat by swirling the measuring cup over a low heat. Do not boil or the gelatin will be damaged. Stir mixture into the cooled chocolate and set aside. In a chilled mixing bowl, beat cream to medium peaks. Stir one-quarter of the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture to lighten it. Fold in the remaining whipped cream in two batches. There may be streaks of whipped cream in the chocolate, and that's fine. Do not overwork the mousse. Spoon into martini glasses and chill for at least one hour. Garnish with chocolate swirls. (Serves 4.)
-- Courtesy of Chef Allen Susser
Tester's notes: Not a traditional mousse made with eggs, but it's nice and creamy, and the gelatin helps stabilize the whipping cream. Pendgracs reports that Chef Susser's key to making a dynamite chocolate mousse is spiced rum. He likes to use the Kweyol Spiced Rum, produced by adding whole pieces of local spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla.


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Clive Palmer, the maverick Queensland businessman whose attacks on the Liberal National Party state government have intensified, denies anyone pushed him to quit the party.
The long-time conservative party supporter and one-time major donor confirmed he had written to the LNP on Thursday night to immediately resign as a life member.
It came after LNP president Bruce McIver wrote to Mr Palmer on Wednesday advising him his suspension as a member of the merged conservative party had been lifted.
Premier Campbell Newman said Mr Palmer's departure was a chance for the party to turn over a new leaf.
''I am glad that we can now move on and focus on job creation and sorting out the economy of Queensland,'' Mr Newman told reporters in Brisbane on Friday.
Mr Palmer, who once worked for the Nationals party and was a spokesman for then-premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen, said he could no longer support the government of Campbell Newman ''due to an arrogant disregard for accountability which has made the LNP organisation redundant''.
On Friday the LNP was due to consider Mr Palmer's future in the LNP in light of his outspoken attacks on the Newman government and senior members including Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney and Treasurer Tim Nicholls.
Outside party headquarters at Spring Hill, Mr McIver told reporters the LNP had been in a legal battle with Mr Palmer over his suspension two weeks ago.
The party lifted Mr Palmer's suspension as part of a commercial settlement with the mining magnate, Mr McIver said, adding the LNP did not want to spend any more money on the court fight.
Asked whether Mr Palmer's resignation was part of the agreed settlement, Mr McIver said: ''We exchanged letters last evening.''
Earlier, Mr Palmer said it would be ''rubbish'' to suggest a deal was done to allow him to resign rather than be forced out of the party.
"No one suggested that to me,'' he said when asked whether any LNP figures had suggested he quit.
Mr Palmer said he had spoken to Mr McIver recently but it was about a personal health matter and they did not discuss party issues.
Mr Palmer said he had supported the conservative side of politics for 43 years and thought he had done all he could do to raise his concerns while remaining an LNP member.
He said his continued membership had prevented a proper debate of the issues.
Mr Palmer suggested he would reveal more about the workings of the Newman government in coming weeks, speaking out as a private citizen unrestrained by party membership.
''I'll be releasing a lot of information that you, the press, have been left out of,'' he told reporters at the media conference at his company headquarters in Brisbane.
Mr Seeney has previously characterised the mining magnate's attacks as sour grapes following a decision that did not go Mr Palmer's way regarding the Galilee basin rail corridor.
Palmer steps up his attacks
Mr Palmer's rhetoric has grown more extreme.
At his latest media conference he labelled the Premier ''Caesar'' and referred to ruthless Ugandan dictator Idi Amin when criticising a reported push by Mr Newman to extend LNP endorsement for all sitting LNP MPs for the next state election.
''I just want to say to you now that the current government is much worse than anything that was around at the time of the Fitzgerald inquiry,'' he said, referring to the landmark 1980s probe that exposed corruption and dodgy practices in Queensland.
Mr Palmer, who had been a spokesman for Sir Joh who was caught up in the controversy, said the rights of citizens were ''never so much in danger as they are at the current time''.
But asked to provide evidence to justify his claims, Mr Palmer simply referred to the general ''environment'' around the government.
Mr Palmer criticised the Newman government over the issue of access for lobbyists, undisclosed meetings with ministers and nepotism.
He claimed an unnamed LNP shadow minister, when the party was still in opposition, was approached by a company and offered $25,000 but the donation was rejected.
Asked how this allegation was evidence of poor practices given the person apparently turned down the offer, Mr Palmer said: ''It's evidence of the environment of what you're operating under in Queensland where people have an expectation of that's how you approach a minister.''
The premier refused to hit back at personal attacks levelled at him by Mr Palmer.
''I'm just not going to comment on anything that Mr Palmer has said," Mr Newman said.
Mr McIver said Mr Palmer's comments were unhelpful.
''I think Professor Palmer and the government need to sort out their differences,'' he said.
Mr McIver signalled that Mr Palmer would have to apologise for ''any unsubstantiated criticisms'' if he applied to re-join the LNP in the future.
Mr McIver said Mr Newman and Mr Seeney had both attended Friday's ''very constructive'' state executive council meeting at party headquarters.
The LNP president declined to offer a view on the re-endorsement of current MPs for the next election, saying the issue would be on the agenda on Friday afternoon.
Mr McIver said he and Mr Newman had ''agreed on certain protocols'', with the President being responsible for running the LNP organisation.
But Mr McIver denied this was triggered by concern over any particular issue. He rejected suggestions he may have lobbied LNP MPs on issues.
''No I have not,'' he said.
'Happy birthday party'
Earlier, Mr Palmer criticised the government over its treatment of elderly residents at the state-owned Eventide nursing home on Brisbane's northside, where two centres are set to close and occupants relocated elsewhere.
Mr Palmer attacked plans to develop The Spit on the Gold Coast, saying a memorial park for former Queensland MP Doug Jennings could be ''desecrated''.
''It shows and demonstrates the value the government stands for when they're prepared to take away memorial parks and open them up to expressions of interest for developers,'' he said.
Mr Palmer also attacked comments by Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie flagging a review of Right to Information access laws, with the mining magnate arguing the government was eroding openness.
He also accused Mr Newman of failing to implement policies approved at LNP conferences.
Mr Palmer tried to hose down suggestions he may now support other parties, such as Katter's Australian Party, saying he was a strong supporter of the LNP's policies but simply wanted to see them implemented.
"I'm interested in having a party and having a good time,'' he said when asked about the prospect of joining or creating another party.
Mr Palmer referred to a ''happy birthday party''.
''That's the sort of party I'm interested in.
''I'm pretty old ... It's good to have a break from it really.''
He said he would decide in the future whether to make further donations to the LNP.
- with AAP


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Data associated with museum specimens is found on tags, in handwritten catalogs and field notes, and increasingly, in relational databases. These databases let us to manage our collections, track use, map our specimens, add associated images and publications, and publish our holdings to larger data consortiums and portals. They also allow the public to search our extensive and historic collections.
DMNS vertebrate records (Birds and Mammals) are housed in Arctos, a powerful database that also publishes to a variety of data portals. Portals are clearing houses of information, and provide open access to tens of millions of museum records from dozens of institutions. These one-stop shopping portals include MaNIS, ORNIS, VertNet, and Gbif, among others.
Recently, the USGS unveiled a new database, BISON (Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation). It includes over 110,000,000 records and observations from approximately 72,500 unique species. This huge undertaking, which includes DMNS records and those from 252 other providers, allows users to track a multitude of records over space and time. In addition, specimen records can be overlaid upon over 50 layers of environmental information such as ecoregions, soil types, and climate.
An article in "The Verge" and a press release from the USGS summarizes the unveiling of this new tool. We are really excited to be part of the "Big Data" movement.


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State Fish-Art Contest Winners Announced
ATHENS, Texas—Winners in the Texas division of the 2007 State-Fish Art Contest have been announced by Wildlife Forever and the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, the sponsoring organizations.
First place in the grades 4-6 category went to Stanislav Nedzelskyi of Keller, Texas, a home-schooled sixth grader. His acrylic drawing of two Guadalupe bass is titled "The Underwater Meeting."
Nikita Samarin of Victoria won the grades 7-9 category with "Down in the Blue," a black-and-white pencil drawing of a catfish. Samarin attends Profit Magnet High School in Victoria. His art teacher is Melanie Burns.
Winner of the grades 10-12 category was Clayton Bowen of Eagle Lake. He attends Rice High School in Altair, where his art instructor is Debbie Christ. Bowen's watercolor shows a Guadalupe bass diving into the water and is titled "Splashin' Bass."
The Texas division of the national contest is headquartered at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens. Initial judging takes place at TFFC, and winning entries are sent to Wildlife Forever headquarters in Brooklyn Center, Minn, for judging at the national level. Results of the national contest will be announced at the State-Fish Art Expo July 21-22 at the Mall of America, where all winning artwork will be on display.
National awards to be announced at the July expo include Best of Show for the top three pieces of artwork in each grade category and the Art of Conservation Stamp Award. Winner of the Art of Conservation Stamp Award will be reproduced as a stamp for sale to collectors; proceeds will be used to fund conservation education and aquatic restoration projects across America.
"Wildlife Forever is pleased to honor the talented young artists, educators and parents who make the State-Fish Art Contest a memorable event," said Douglas H. Grann, president and CEO of Wildlife Forever. "Together, we are using art to empower a new generation of conservationists. By sharing their fish art with family, friends and the general public, our young people are becoming ambassadors for the good stewardship of fish and wildlife habitat."
Second place in the grades 4-6 category went to Jessica Zhuge of Pearland. Third place was won by Rama Imad of Houston. Earning honorable mentions were Elizabeth Donaldson, Athens; Stephanie Nguyen, Ft. Worth; Craig McCain, Kerrville; Mitchell Byrum, Spring; Mario Fernandez, Clint; Peter Young, Keller; and Ethan West, Fredericksburg.
In grades 7-9, the second-place winner was Amalie Arambula of Mabank. Third place went to Jesus Gudino of Pasadena. Honorable mentions were awarded to Keelye Smith, Waco; Matthew McMahon, Payne Springs; Taylor Walker, Sherman; Kristen Stock, Cuero; Billy Dyson, Winnsboro; Francisco Treviño, Pasadena; and Bobby Aschenbach, Pasadena.
In grades 10-12, Kenneth McDaniel of Angleton took second place, and Tiana Hargrave of Athens won third. Honorable mentions included Dean Quach, Houston; Miranda Hargrave, Athens; Laela Armstrong, Athens; Mario Reyna, Pasadena; Kaitlin Andress, Athens; William Brock, Bremond; and Kevin Hopper, Athens.
Educators and students in Texas have embraced the State-Fish Art Contest so enthusiastically that the number of entries from Texas alone, 570, amounts to about one-fourth of the entries for the entire country.
To enter the contest, students create an illustration of an officially recognized state fish and write a composition about its behavior, habitat and efforts to conserve it. The Texas state fish is the Guadalupe bass, but contestants may depict any state fish of their choice. Entries are due at TFFC March 31 of each year. For contest details visit the TFFC web site.
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Donovan's U.S. squad remains unbeaten
Published: Monday, July 1, 2013 at 5:20 p.m.
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Team USA survived a first-half scare to stay unblemished in the FIBA 19-under world championships.
The Billy Donovan-coached U.S. team pulled away in the second half to beat Brazil 91-66 in the Czech Republic.
Team USA led just 40-36 at halftime before receiving a lift from Duke guard Rasheed Sulaimon, who scored a team-high 15 points.
Florida rising sophomore guard Michael Frazier II had five points, three rebounds and a steal in 21 minutes off the bench. Frazier shot 2-of-12 from the floor and 1-of-9 from 3-point range. He's shooting 21.9 percent from 3-point range (7 of 32) in four Team USA games.
Team USA (4-0) next plays Tuesday afternoon against Australia.
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President King encourages women to "Lean In"
December 5th, 2013 | SMWC
Discussions and open dialogue about common experiences and controversial ideas – that is what Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) President Dottie King, Ph.D., hopes to initiate with "The Presidential Read." As a new program this year, "The Presidential Read" is designed to promote continued learning and leadership by encouraging current students to engage in an educational opportunity outside of the typical classroom environment. Faculty, staff, alums and friends are invited to participate in the conversation as well. King chose "Lean In" by Sheryl Sandberg as the inaugural book for "The Presidential Read." A #1 national best-seller, "Lean In" explores topics on women, work and the will to lead, making it very relevant to SMWC as a women's college.
"I hope students gain a bigger awareness of the psychology of women and what is distinct about how we lead," said King. "I also hope it becomes one of those things that we celebrate at The Woods, an inter-generational link. By having a dialogue across generations, we can strengthen the relationships we have."
The title, "Lean In," encourages women to lean in and not push back from the table when presented with professional opportunities. For "The Presidential Read," King will write a blog post each week from now through Dec. 23, 2013, about specific chapters in the book. The blog will be the avenue for discussion about the challenges women face including inequality in the workplace, leadership, confidence and support – inspiring women to achieve their goals.
King hopes the interaction will be insightful and empowering, she anticipates the dialogue to be organic. "We may expose some insecurities and vulnerabilities, and that's ok," explains King. "However, these conversations are too important to avoid."
The campus discussion of the book for students and local alums is scheduled for Jan. 23, 2014. Additionally, there will be a faculty/staff discussion on Feb. 6, an online discussion forum event on Feb. 11 and a national alumnae board discussion on Feb. 14. King recognizes several controversial topics in the book and she welcomes the opportunity to share different in perspectives a meaningful way.
"When I first heard about the book, the national news was picking up on the fact that the author was making an assertion that at least part of the reason that women aren't rising as high in corporate America and in other leadership positions lies within themselves," said King. "And there were feminist groups that didn't like that. They wanted to blame it all on the culture and stereotypes and so on. I decided to read it because I thought 'Wow, this is something that's really relevant to what I do everyday.'"
King also selected the book because the themes are important for men to understand as well. In the book, Sandberg discusses the differences between men and women when it comes to leadership, and King recognizes the importance these issues have for both women and men.
"I have a husband and four sons, and I would love for them to read the book," said King. "I hope to increase awareness with men and continue to find books like this one that men of The Woods would be interested in and find significant."
The book was not only relevant to King as a president of a women's college but also on a personal level. On more than one occasion, King found herself in the author's experiences, scenarios and stories.
"The author points out that when it comes to leadership, women have a different confidence in their own abilities to lead. They wait to be selected. They wait for somebody to tap them on the shoulder and say 'I think you can do this.' Perhaps that's cultural. Perhaps it's confidence," said King. "I thought about the times in my life that I thought about taking a step and how I waited for someone else to tell me I could do it. I think that's really important for us to recognize about ourselves, and I think it's important for men to recognize, especially men who are in positions to encourage female leadership."
King invites everyone to lean in with her as the SMWC community takes an introspective look at leadership, careers, and the balance of work and family.
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CBS' "60 Minutes," will air a story on Sunday, March 31 at 6 p.m. about an Arizona man who will be freed from prison next week after serving more than 40 years for a conviction based on flawed science. CBS Correspondant Steve Kroft recently interviewed Edward Novak, of national law firm Polsinelli Shughart, who worked with the Arizona Justice Project to free the man who is now in his late 50s.
Since 1998, The Justice Project has been helping to overturn — and prevent — wrongful convictions in the State of Arizona. The Justice Project examines claims of innocence and manifest injustice, and provides legal representation for inmates believed to have been failed by the criminal justice system. The Justice Project also works for policy reform, to strengthen the criminal justice system and minimize the likelihood that wrongful convictions will occur in the first place. For more info, visit www.arizonajustice.org.
Novak practices in the area of white collar crime/special matters. He has extensive jury, non-jury and appellate experience in criminal defense cases, complex civil litigation and government agency investigations in several areas including health care. He leads the Phoenix office of Polsinelli Shughart as office managing partner. For more info, visit www.polsinelli.com.


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Renowned for their fearless leadership and unmatched skill, Command Master Chief Sergeants are essential to the success of America's Air Force. Seasoned veterans, they provide invaluable advice to their commanders on a full range of technical and tactical matters, helping to shape the direction of Air Force strategy throughout the world. Leading with characteristic confidence and well-earned authority, they encourage and inspire all those in their command to advance the global defense mission of the U.S. Air Force. Masterfully managing the execution of a full range of complex operational tasks, they are an unmistakable asset to America's Armed Forces command. This coin is dedicated to the superbly skillful leadership of those who have risen to the rank of Command Master Chief Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. Minted in bold enamel on the coin's obverse is the Command Master Chief Sergeant rank insignia. The reverse bears the classic crest and shield of the U.S. Air Force. Struck in a copper nickel alloy, this coin's rich antique finish is accented by colorful enamel highlights. Each coin comes packaged with a detailed header card that describes the contributions of Command Master Chief Sergeants to the successful completion of the U.S. Air Force mission.


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inform members of the defense bar about the latest information on cases
emanating from the DPH/Hinton laboratory from 2003 to the present, and to
present information and practice tips on post-conviction litigation of these
Anne Goldbach, forensic services director of CPCS, and Nathan Tamulis,
forensic services attorney, will provide an update on discovery received in
connection with the state police investigation of the Hinton DPH Drug Lab and
Annie Dookhan. Debra Krupp, CPCS Training Coordinator, Terry Nagel, senior
appellate counsel at CPCS, and Attorney Michael Traft will address motions to
withdraw guilty pleas and motions for new trial, including the tactical
considerations and practical issues of litigating these post-conviction
The courts around the state are moving into the second phase of addressing
these cases and hearings on motions for new trial will commence shortly. It will
be a massive undertaking to ensure each client receives effective
representation. For this reason, it is imperative you attend if you have either
a Dookhan case or a case involving the DPH more generally -- whether past or
Also, before filing any motions on your client's behalf, you must meet
your client and make sure that filing a post-trial motion is in your client's
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- Prospective Medical Students
Mission and Values
The mission of Saint Louis University School of Medicine is to educate future professionals from diverse backgrounds to practice and advance knowledge in medicine and the sciences relevant to medicine. The educational approach embraces integrated activities in basic and clinical research, in provision of patient-centered, compassionate, culturally competent health care, and involvement with the community through public service. These diverse educational experiences prepare individuals for careers and leadership roles in medicine and the medical sciences through training grounded in an understanding of the scientific method and an appreciation for personal commitment and service to others.
In pursuit of its mission, the Saint Louis University School of Medicine seeks to impart to its students the following values:
- A concern for the sanctity of human life.
- A commitment to dignity and respect in the provision of medical care to all patients.
- A devotion to social justice, particularly as regards inequities in availability of and access to health care.
- Humility in awareness of medicine's inherent limitations in the cure of illness.
- An appreciation for all of the factors that affect a person's state of health or illness.
- A mature and well-balanced professional behavior that derives from comfortable relationships with members of the human family and one's Creator.


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Did you know?
Walter Battiss wrote and published 10 books, as well as numerous articles in both local and international publications.
The art works in the Walter Battiss Art Museum are testament to the skill and imagination of one of South Africa's great artists, Walter Battiss. His unique vision saw his style move from realism towards more abstract, symbolist work which he felt reflected his South African heritage.
This Eastern Cape Art Gallery in Somerset East is home to his largest collection of art work and represents his evolution as an artist. He was completely current with the thinking and art trends being explored by his international contemporaries, and way ahead of the art mindset in South Africa at the time.
Battiss worked in oils and watercolours, woodblock and silk-screen prints. Calligraphic forms, animal and human abstractions and the influence of Ndebele beadwork began to emerge in his art in the 1950s.
There are also echoes of San Rock art in his work, which draws on Expressionism both in style and colours. The influence of artists such as Oskar Kokoshka and Ernst Ludwig Kirschner, known for their thick applications of impasto paint, dramatic colours and dark outlines, is also evident.
Although the collection is valuable as a whole, there are several important works to look out for when visiting this Somerset East gallery. These include Figures and Rocks from1940. This piece references Matisse's painting's La Joie de Vivre (1905) and Luxe, Calme et Volupte (1904) both stylistically and thematically.
Another important work is Father and son in the rocks from 1949. It was controversial because of its style and subject matter which was unlike any other form of painting being produced at that time in South Africa. It also expresses the influences of San rock art on Battiss' art.
Coco de Mer, Seychelles and Liza Minnelli from the 1970's show how international and contemporary Battiss work had become, with its references to the Pop Art of Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg. The museum's collection of eight watercolours is also exceptional.
Battiss also created and participated in many different forms of interventionist, performances or art happenings and installations from the late '60's until his death in 1982.
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