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FST-201 In The Treatment of Acute Otitis Externa
This study has been terminated.
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First Posted: July 24, 2009
Last Update Posted: September 30, 2015
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The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of FST-201 compared to Ciprodex in the treatment of acute otitis externa. This trial is designed to enable filing of a New Drug Application in support of FST-201 for the indication of acute otitis externa.
|Acute Otitis Externa
|Drug: FST-201 (dexamethasone 0.1%) Otic Suspension Drug: ciprofloxacin 0.3%, dexamethasone 0.1%
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Masked Clinical Study Evaluating the Efficacy Of FST-201 (Dexamethasone 0.1%) Otic Suspension (Foresight Biotherapeutics, Inc.) Vs. Ciprodex (Ciprofloxacin 0.3%, Dexamethasone 0.1%) Otic Suspension (Alcon Laboratories, Inc.) in Subjects With Acute Otitis Externa
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Drug Information available for: Dexamethasone Dexamethasone sodium phosphate Dexamethasone acetate Ciprofloxacin Ciprofloxacin hydrochlorideU.S. FDA Resources
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Overall clinical cure as defined by absence of the signs and symptoms of AOE including ear inflammation, edema, tenderness and otic discharge. [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Microbiological resolution defined as elimination of pre-treatment pathogenic bacteria. [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
|Study Start Date:
|July 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: FST-201 (dexamethasone 0.1%) Otic Suspension
Drug: FST-201 (dexamethasone 0.1%) Otic Suspension
Instill four drops two times a day
|Active Comparator: ciprofloxacin 0.3%, dexamethasone 0.1%
Drug: ciprofloxacin 0.3%, dexamethasone 0.1%
Instill four drops two times a day
Other Name: Ciprodex
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Have a clinical diagnosis of AOE in one or both ears, defined as a clinical score of at least 1 for edema (0-3 scale), 2 for overall inflammation (0-3 scale) and 1 for tenderness (absent=0, present=1).
- Be at least 18 years of age at Visit 1 (Day 1, Screening/Baseline) of either sex and any race.
- Provide written informed consent or parental assent.
- Be willing and able to follow all instructions and attend all study visits
Exclusion Criteria:
All subjects must not:
- Have known sensitivity to any component of the study medications
- Have a current infection requiring systemic antimicrobial treatment
- Have used topical or systemic pain meds on the same day as Screening/Baseline Visit 1 and for the duration of the study.
- Take any systemic (within 30 days) or otic corticosteroids (within 1 days) prior to Screening/Baseline Visit 1
- Current use of topical or systemic non-steroidal or other anti-inflammatory drugs.
- Use any topical otic treatment with alcohol, vinegar, hydrogen peroxide or other astringent medication during the course of the study or on the same day as Screening/Baseline Visit 1
- Have taken any antibiotics within 3 days prior to Visit 1
- Have signs and symptoms of AOE for > 4 weeks at Screening/Baseline Visit 1
- Have a non-intact or perforated tympanic membrane in the enrolled ear
- Have a clinical diagnosis of chronic suppurative otitis media, acute otitis media or acute otorrhea in patients with tympanostomy tubes
- Have a clinical diagnosis of malignant otitis externa
- Have overt fungal AOE
- Have a viral infection of the pinna or tympanic membrane (i.e herpes zoster)
- Have congenital abnormalities of the external auditory canal in the enrolled ear(s)
- Have obstructive bony exostoses in the enrolled ear(s)
- Have mastoid or other suppurative, non-infectious ear disorders (e.g, cholesteatoma)
- Have malignant tumors of the external auditory canal
- Have a history of otologic surgery. Surgery performed more than 1 year prior to Screening/Baseline Visit 1and limited to the tympanic membrane is allowed
- Have seborrheic dermatitis of the external auditory canal
- Have a current or prior history of immunosuppressive disorders
- Have acute or chronic renal insufficiency, hepatitis or diabetes mellitus
- Be pregnant, nursing or planning a pregnancy.
Contacts and Locations
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To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00945802
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00945802
|United States, Florida
|ENT Associates of South Florida
|Boynton Beach, Florida, United States, 33426
|Sarasota, Florida, United States, 34239
|United States, Texas
|Austin Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic
|Austin, Texas, United States, 78705
|San Antonio Ear, Nose, and Throat Research
|San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78215
|San Antonio Ear, Nose, and Throat Research
|San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229
|Ear Institute of Texas
|San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78258
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|NCT00945802 History of Changes
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|First Submitted:
|July 23, 2009
|First Posted:
|July 24, 2009
|Last Update Posted:
|September 30, 2015
|Last Verified:
|September 2012
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Otitis Externa
Ear Diseases
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
Dexamethasone acetate
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Gastrointestinal Agents
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Antineoplastic Agents
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
Topoisomerase Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Inhibitors
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A 2009 study by Jeffrey Dew, faculty fellow at the National Marriage Project and an assistant professor of Family, Consumer, and Human Development at Utah State University, found that couples who argue about money once a week were 30 percent more likely to divorce over time than couples who reported disagreeing about finances just a few times per month.
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Staffing levels on Kyle Ward, where the patient was being looked after, will be investigated as part of the probe.
Health campaigner Rab Wilson, who caused a storm when he blew the whistle on the health board's failure to publish investigations into mistakes last year, worked as a psychiatric nurse in the hospital for more than 20 years.
He said he had raised concerns about staffing levels in the hospital at night during Christmas and New Year a year ago.
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He claimed of the qualified nurses left working in the hospital, many were bank or agency staff.
He said: "Mental health problems always become worse at Christmas and New Year."
Psychiatric hospitals provide a "community emergency service" and should be staffed appropriately throughout the year, he said.
Mr Wilson added: "There needs to be a serious look at the way NHS Ayrshire and Arran wards are staffed over Christmas and New Year."
He explained some patients admitted to the hospital would need to be under constant observation, which meant someone sitting in a chair at the door of their room.
This, he said, could have a significant impact on staffing resources.
Jim Crichton, director of primary care and mental health services for NHS Ayrshire and Arran, said: "Our deepest sympathies are with the family concerned. When a tragic event such as this occurs it is treated as a significant adverse event and our rigorous review procedure is activated.
"This includes support for staff and families to enable them to be involved in the review and mechanisms to ensure learning is shared."
Mr Wilson spent more than five years trying to obtain copies of serious incident reports from NHS Ayrshire and Arran hospitals. He took his battle to the Scottish Information Commissioner who heavily criticised the board for failing to release the documents last year.
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon went on to order an inquiry into the situation.
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Join talks or get isolated: Pillai's message to separatists (Lead, with Pillai interview)April 10th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Join the peace process to solve Kashmir's problems or get isolated - that is the message from union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai to separatist leaders in the terror-riven state who have so far refused to be part of the dialogue initiated by the government last year.
"It is up to them (separatists) if they want to be a part of the peace process; otherwise they will get isolated," Pillai told IANS in an exclusive interview.
Both the hardline and moderate separatist Hurriyat Conference groups headed respectively by Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq have so far refused to be part of the dialogue process the government set in motion last year after months of bloody street protests in the Kashmir Valley.
They even refused to meet the government-appointed interlocutors tasked to suggest a way forward on how to find a political solution to the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, a state battling an unending separatist war since 1989 that has left some 70,000 people dead.
The top official, responsible for managing the country's internal security related issues, said the government won't invite militant leaders for talks "unless and until they give up arms".
"Militancy is down in Kashmir, every day you must be reading reports that some militant leader or the other has been killed. I think the Hizbul Mujahideen has literally, almost, been wiped out, especially the Pakistan element of it has been wiped out," Pillai said.
The largest Kashmiri guerrilla group, the Hizbul Mujahideen, has been "almost" vanquished now and if the militant leadership based in Pakistani Kashmir wants to join the peace process, they can, Pillai said.
He said the government had no proposal as of now to extend talks offer to Kashmiri militant leadership based in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, especially to Syed Salahuddin, the Hizbul Mujahideen chief who also heads the United Jehad Council (UJC), a conglomerate of over a dozen terror groups operating in Jammu and Kashmir.
"If (he) Salahudin wants to come and talk, he is welcome if he gives up violence. We are not saying no to anybody. He has to come here and talk. Nobody is going there to talk to him," Pillai told IANS.
Asked why the government was reluctant to take militant leaders onboard the peace process, Pillai said: "There are less than a hundred local militants (in Kashmir). Nobody would even talk to them. They don't represent anybody."
Pillai said the interlocutors - Dileep Padgaonkar, Radha Kumar and M.M. Ansari - have so far submitted six reports to Home Minister P. Chidambaram outlining the political and social problems in the state.
"They will submit their final report after the state assembly elections," Pillai said, adding that once the final report is with the government they would again call all "shades of opinion", including those of separatists, for their view.
"We will call people when the report is out. Then there will be discussions and we will seek suggestions on the roadmap provided by the interlocutors.
"We will call them (separatists) also. It is up to them to come. They may not come and that is their choice. We will call all the groups," the home secretary said.
He said the state and central governments are taking suggestions of the interlocutors "seriously and are implementing the recommendations".
Asked if any separatist leader met the interlocutors secretly, Pillai said: "We will get to know who they (interlocutors) met, formally or informally, when they submit their report."
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- Join talks or get isolated: Pillai's message to separatists (Interview) - Apr 10, 2011
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- Time for dialogue to resolve Kashmir problem: Hurriyat - Feb 09, 2011
- Lashkar plans 'big strikes' in Kashmir, rest of India: Abu Jundal - Jul 13, 2012
- India, Pakistan should find solution to Kashmir issue: Geelani - Apr 28, 2011
- Ready to talk to New Delhi: Mirwaiz - Jul 25, 2011
- Kashmir report: Separatists dismissive, common man cynical - Oct 11, 2011
- To re-start dialogue, new Kashmir interlocutors named (Second Lead) - Oct 13, 2010
- India announces 25 percent troop reduction in Kashmir; Army demurs (Second Intro Roundup) - Jan 14, 2011
- Home secretary says 25 percent troop reduction in Kashmir; Army demurs (Intro Roundup) - Jan 14, 2011
- We will address people's aspirations: Kashmir interlocutors - Sep 21, 2011
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FARM, NUTRITION, AND BIOENERGY ACT OF 2007 -- (Senate - December 12, 2007)
Mr. COBURN. Mr. President, I wanted to speak for a few minutes on the Gregg amendment simply because I have unique personal experience with it. I am now somewhere close or over having delivered 4,000 children. The last one was an 8 pound, 9 ounce healthy baby, no problems that we know of. I also just signed a check to pay for my malpractice insurance, which next year will come to about $3,000 per baby I deliver--$3,000 per baby, per case. Now, that is excessive because I don't deliver that many babies anymore. But on average, it is $300 to $400 to $500 for every baby that is delivered in this country in terms of malpractice insurance.
Why is it important to fix this problem, not just for OB/GYNs but for all doctors? Well, there are a couple of reasons. The cost of defensive medicine today on the basis of the litigious aspect of medical malpractice causes us to spend $600 per person per year on tests nobody needs, except the doctor needs to be able to say he went the extra mile in case they get sued. That comes to about $150 billion a year of tests that were ordered. That doesn't include the cost of the malpractice insurance, which the year before last in Oklahoma rose 98 percent--a 1-year rise. There are significant problems with the tort system in Oklahoma that show the excessive costs. But more importantly, what about the women and children? The heck with the money. What about the women and children? What happens?
Well, we know we are not filling the spots for the OB/GYN residencies in this country anymore because you can't afford to pay the loans and get a job and earn enough and then pay for your malpractice to be able to pay off your loan and make a living. So people are opting not to go into obstetrics and gynecology. Why do they do that and what is the result of that? The result is we have fewer trained specialists to actually offer care. Who suffers the most--women in the large cities or women in the smaller rural cities? The reason this is offered on this bill is because it has tremendous direct application to the women who live in rural America. Access is denied. We are now talking an hour, 2-hour, 3-hour drives for OB care in Oklahoma because we don't have the available people who will do this service.
There are two other points I want to make as we consider this, thinking only about the women and children. One is that because of the tort system we have, if you are a woman who has a C-section--not because you can't physically deliver a baby, but because you had a sign that your baby may be in trouble--the next time you come to have a baby, there is an almost 80-percent chance that you could deliver that baby naturally, without having to undergo surgery. But because of the litigious environment, we now have hospitals all across the country that forbid vaginal delivery after cesarean section--not because it is that unsafe but because the risks associated with the procedure in terms of the legal consequences make it financially not a risk that hospitals want to take, let alone whether the doctor is capable of doing it and managing that patient at all.
So what does that mean? It means we expose women to a major surgical procedure, not because they need it but because the trial bar has forced them to do it. We are now making decisions not based on medical indications; we are making decisions based on legal implications. That is the wrong way to practice medicine.
Finally, the third point I will make is as we see this shortage of available obstetrical care in the rural areas, we say: We are going to give you care, but then we give you somebody who is great in terms of caring for you, and has some knowledge, and has some capability, but isn't a fully trained physician. We give you a nurse-midwife. But if you get in trouble, you are still going to have to have somebody come in. Well, what do we know about that? What we know is that time makes a significant amount of difference when we have a baby in trouble. So what we are going to do is we are going to continue to increase the costs of complicated deliveries, with children who get injured, when the whole goal of the tort bar in the first place was trying to prevent that, because we don't intercept and we don't interrupt a process that could have made a major difference in that child's life.
In my hospital, you can't deliver a baby unless you have the ability to do an operative procedure to handle every complication of obstetrics. But that is not true around the country anymore because we have decided we are going to do it in a less cost-efficient way.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for 3 additional minutes.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
Mr. HARKIN. On both sides.
Mr. COBURN. I am happy with that.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. COBURN. So our point is this: This isn't a perfect bill to be talking about this issue, but it truly has impact to our agricultural communities. They are the ones who live in the rural areas. What we have done is we have moved away from the ball where we now practice legal medicine, rather than medicine. We are offering a care that is not as good as what it could have been. We are putting women through procedures that they don't have to go through with a tremendous increase in cost, all because we can't say there ought to be some type of limitation so we can rebuild the medical structure.
If we really believe in women and children, we will grant the same equality in the rural areas that we grant around the rest of this country by making sure they have competent, well-qualified, certified obstetricians and gynecologists to take care of them at this great time of their life.
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Coronado students rewarded with bikes
Five Coronado K-8 School students received bicycles for their classroom accomplishments, courtesy of the Achieve Program sponsored by the Lions Club of Catalina/Oro Valley.
In the program, funded through a 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant, 246 students took part in before- and after-school classes on core academic subjects, as well as the arts.
Students who participated for more than 30 days had their names entered in a drawing for the bikes. The winning students were in the first through fifth grades.
Winners were Mason Denogean, Elvis Tello, Ansley Brito, Cesar Garcia and Teyha Ballesteros.
Delta Kappa Gamma recognizes teachers
Laura Mignon, a fourth-grade teacher at Picture Rocks Intermediate School, and Alia Christenson, kindergarten teacher at Desert Winds Elementary School, were lauded at Delta Kappa Gamma's Early Career Educator appreciation brunch last month.
The organization promotes the professional and personal growth of female teachers.
Honored teachers are in their first five years of teaching and were nominated by their school principals for going beyond basic job requirements to help students.
The teachers each received a certificate of appreciation and a one-year membership to Treasures 4 Teachers, a Tempe-based nonprofit that provides supplies, resources and training to educators.
CDO teams place in forensics contest
Canyon Del Oro High School's forensics teams succeeded at the Crime Scene Investigators State Challenge April 19 and 20 in Phoenix.
CDO's two teams placed first and third.
They evaluated mock crime scenes, collecting evidence and conducting interviews to reconstruct and solve the crimes by applying skills they learned in school.
The team is sponsored by the Oro Valley Police Department School Resource Officer Program and receives funding from the Oro Valley Optimist Club and the Oro Valley Community Foundation.
Tortolita pupils sweep contest
Tortolita Middle School's TV Broadcasting & Video Production students took the three top spots in the 2013 Step Up, Speak Out, End Bullying PSA Contest April 27 at the Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway.
The event showcased student-made public service announcements.
Mikayla Curcio won the grand prize, an iPad Mini, and the opportunity to have her video, titled "What if That Were You?" air on Cox Cable TV this fall.
Alison Plocki was runner-up for "What Will They Think?"
Cyan Cornett's video, "Don't Be Afraid," won the "radio ready" distinction. Her PSA will air on KMXZ 94.9-FM this fall.
Poetry prize for BASIS Oro Valley 8th-grader
Gloria Martinez, an eighth-grader at BASIS Oro Valley, won a national gold medal in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for her sci-fi short story "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark."
The only student in Arizona to win a gold medal for writing, she visited Carnegie Hall on May 31 to receive her award in a ceremony there.
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I've been in this kind of situation before and seen it happen first hand to a woman in her mid 20s. I was sitting in my truck waiting for my girlfriend in the parking structure as I watched these three guys follow her. I had my hand on the door handle, and gun drawn waiting, but they all got into a silver honda shortly after..unknown if they wanted to do something.
Last time I was in this situation was afew months ago. Well more like almost a year ago. There was snow on the ground. Parking lot, night time, I was wearing my heavy dress jacket, and like I always do, I take it off right before I get into my truck. This case I took off my jacket, placed it over my left arm so my firearm was exposed. The man behind me had a puffy black beanie on his head, and all black clothes, jacket. No bags comming out of the mall.
That is one thing to take notice, do these people have bags? how do they look? scruffy or clean cut? gang bangers, or business type? I always take notice to little things like that..
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2014 BMI Christian Music Awards honors songwriters, publishers
The 2014 Christian Music Awards were held Tuesday in Nashville at one of Broadcast Music, Inc.'s (BMI) corporate offices.
The award ceremony honors the Christian songs that were played the most on the radio in the past year.
Contemporary singer-songwriter Chris Tomlin was the big winner last night, taking home the Christian Song of the Year and one of the Songwriter of the Year awards for "Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)." The hit single was the first release from his latest studio album, "Burning Lights," and reached number one on the Billboard charts. "Whom Shall I Fear" was co-written by Ed Cash and Scott Cash.
Casting Crown's Mark Hall won a Songwriter of the Year award for "Already There," as did Aaron Lindsey for "It's Not Over (When God Is in It)," TobyMac for "Steal My Show," Brandon Heath for "Jesus in Disguise," and Matt Maher for his hit single "Lord, I Need You."
Christian Publisher of the Year honors went to Capitol CMG Publishing – a division of Capitol Christian Music Group.
BMI Writer/Publisher Relations Vice President Jody Williams was one of the Christian Music Awards' hosts, and expressed admiration for the power of spiritual music.
"I'm always amazed by the inspirational stories these songs provide to fans of Christian music and beyond," he told The Tennessean.
Contemporary Christian artist and "American Idol" finalist Danny Gokey stated before the awards dinner that he was looking forward to performing during the ceremony, and introducing the audience to songs from his upcoming album, "Hope in Front of Me."
"I'm excited to kind of be introduced into this world," said Gokey before the awards dinner. His first Christian album, "Hope in Front of Me," will be in stores next week.
"I feel like I've been out of pocket for a couple of years, and now people are talking about the song ('Hope in Front of Me') and trying to figure out who I am as an artist," he told The Tennessean.
Gokey signed to RCA Nashville as a country artist before transitioning to Christian music and a publishing deal with BMI.
"Tonight, I get to ... show them what I'm about while I sing the music, because the music explains itself."


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The Quakes had a surprise for thirteen-year-old Nicholas Dillon last week. After he received pevic fractures from a falling chimney during the Napa earthquakes, he underwent successful surgery and is now on the road to recovery.
The club heard that Nicholas was a big soccer fan, so we decided to cheer the Napa native up with a care package full of Quakes swag. He received a signed jersey, t-shirts and soccer ball from the team.
We just can't wait to have Nicholas visit one of our games when he is fully recovered. Get well soon, Nicholas!


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College Football Monday – Week 7
Team of the Week: Penn St.
Players of the Week
Offense: QB Marcus Mariota - Oregon
Defense: DT Chris Whaley - Texas
Upcoming Game of the Week: Clemson (6-0) at Florida St (5-0)
Penn St. & Missou Post Big Upsets
With 13 teams among the unbeaten, Saturday brought some key upsets with Missouri winning at Georgia 41-26 and Penn St winning in 4 OTs at home vs unbeaten Michigan. Missouri went into Athens and drilled a top ten Bulldog club that lost valuable ground in the tough SEC. The Tigers jumped to a big lead before Georgia came within 28-26 before Missouri scored the final points for their biggest SEC victory. The cost was high as they lost starting QB
Penn St. has performed remarkably under HC Bill O'Brien after the scandal that rocked the University last fall. The win over the unbeaten Michigan program elevated their record to 4-2 and into strong contention for the Big Ten divisional title. They will not be able to rest on their laurels as they travel to Ohio St this week vs the 6-0 Buckeyes.
There were other significant victories last Saturday with Oregon drilling a good Washington club, Utah shocks Stanford, LSU beat Florida and Texas crushed Oklahoma that shape the new Top 25 standings. Oregon is a club that continues to make a weekly statement and may be the team to beat for the national title.
The Ducks remained unbeaten behind Heisman Trophy candidate QB Marcus Mariota who completed 24-of-31 passes for 366 yards and 3 TDs while running for 88 yards and a score. The Ducks extended their winning streak against the Huskies to 10 games. Mariota has now thrown or run for a total of 25 TDs this season and has not committed a turnover through six games. He is probably the leading Heisman candidate in a competitive season at the midseason mark. He heads a strong QB class that features last year's Heisman winner Johnny Manziel, Tajh Boyd and Teddy Bridgewater.
Texas finally beat Oklahoma after three consecutive losses in the Red River Classic. The win probably earns a reprieve for HC Mack Brown temporally after heavy pressure entering this game at 3-2 including a few ugly performances and a win over Iowa St. that included a horrible call on a game changing goal line fumble returned for a TD.
The Longhorns enter their bye week this weekend before their final six Big 12 matchups, starting with a tough TCU club on Oct. 26th. Whether they can go better than .500 through the upcoming stretch remains to be seen and most likely the results will determine HC Brown's fate with the Longhorns.
Frank Coyle is a long time member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards - Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe etc for the past 20 years. He writes 'College Football Mondays' weekly during the season. He is a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation's premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for ESPN, CBS Sports, Fox Sports and Sporting News on a year round basis related to College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites.
College Football Monday – Week 5
Team of the Week: Georgia
Players of the Week
Offense: QB Aaron Murray - Georgia
Defense: DE Shayon Green - Miami
Upcoming Game of the Week: Ohio St (5-0) at Northwestern (4-0)
Southern Cal Fires HC Lane Kiffin
Southern Cal Athletic Director Pat Haden fired HC Lane Kiffin after an embarrassing 62-41 loss to Arizona St. The loss left the Trojans at 3-2 in the early action and only 4-7 over the last 11 games. That includes so-so wins over Hawaii and Utah St. His 10-8 record the past two seasons was done with basically his recruits while his marginal early success were players recruited by prior HC Pete Carroll.
Kiffin has been one of the youngest head coaches at his recent stops with the Oakland Raiders, Tennessee University prior to Southern Cal. All three tenures were a disaster especially with the Raiders where he proved he was over his head especially with people skills. He battled with legendary Raider owner Al Davis that led to an abrupt firing. His short tenure at Tennessee was a disgrace where he openly lied to UT officials and left abruptly in year two for the Southern Cal position.
His immaturity and arrogant attitude alienated many USC officials and alumni, not to mention the media in general and many at prior coaching stops. He is the perfect example of nepotism at high levels. He has been a self-promoted job hoppin coach whose success was marginal at best. His past three positions leave some serious questions about his ability to coach and motivate athletes. His lies at Tennessee did serious damage to one of the premier college programs in the nation.
His poor performance and maturity with the Raiders left a lingering negative image with NFL personnel men, though in a sport mired in nepotism, he will probably surface as an offensive coordinator or QB coach with some pro club.
2013 Season Insight:
Alabama drilled a young Ole Miss squad with a 25-0 shutout that keeps them as the #1 club in all the polls. Ole Miss is an up and coming program but was not able to handle the physical Bama team that can beat a club on all levels. The Tide might cruise into the LSU game on Nov. 9th undefeated with marginal challenges on their schedule. They could be headed to a showdown with Georgia in the SEC title game if both clubs continue their strong performances.
Georgia won a dramatic 44-41 shootout with LSU with QB Aaron Murray putting his signature on a major win for the program in a critical SEC matchup. Murray lead a game winning drills with 1:47 to play to defeat the unbeaten Tigers in a classic contest. Both QB Murray and LSU QB Zach Mettenberger put on a clinic matchup drive after drive until the former passer closed it out for the Bulldogs' victory.
Georgia has the roster to beat the champion Bama team especially if they meet later in the season after their young defense can gain valuable experience. The Bulldog's opening game loss to Clemson will hang over their head, though they are capable of running the table into the SEC title game. That can put them in a major bowl matchup and possible rematch with Clemson for national honors.
Wisconsin lost a tough game at Ohio St at 31-24 with a last second first half TD pass that was the ultimate difference. The Badgers young defense failed in critical spots that enabled the Buckeyes to get over a major hurdle in the Big Ten. They face an undefeated Northwestern club that enters the toughest part of their Big Ten schedule. This may be the biggest game in Evanston, Il in over a decade. The Wildcats have had good seasons recently, but continually fail in key Big Ten matchups.
Stanford faces a major test vs Washington at home this week in a contest of unbeaten before they face their toughest run vs Pac 12 opponents. Their young offense has gained valuable experience entering the strong midseason schedule. They look like a club building with each game and still have a month before battling Oregon at home in early November. The Stanford-Washington clash is one of three games this weekend of undefeated teams with Northwestern vs Ohio St and Florida St vs Maryland the others.
Upset of the Week – Utah knocks UCLA from the unbeaten ranks this Saturday.
Frank Coyle is a long time member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards - Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe etc for the past 20 years. He writes 'College Football Mondays' weekly during the season. He is a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation's premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for ESPN, CBS Sports, Fox Sports and Sporting News on a year round basis related to College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites.
College Football Monday – Week 4
Team of the Week: Fresno St.
Players of the Week
Offense: QB Tom Savage - Pittsburgh
Defense: LB C.J. Mosley - Alabama
Photo: LB Shayne Skov - Stanford
Upcoming Game of the Week: LSU (4-0) at Georgia (2-1)
With the first month of the college football season in the books, there are still 20 clubs undefeated with the top eight teams in the rankings showing perfect records. Coming off a soft overall weekend schedule, Alabama continues to hold their #1 ranking in every poll with the top five unchanged.
Though Bama holds the top spot in the national rankings, many feel that Oregon and Clemson will rise in the point totals over the next month. Both are legitimate national threats to upset the Bama club. Within the SEC, the Tide will face a huge test from LSU in November, though little else with a soft overall schedule with no Georgia, Florida or South Carolina on their regular season agenda.
The Tide faces a rejuvenated Ole Miss (3-0) club this week that comes off a bye week. Ole Miss is a very young club that had a great recruiting class and a potential force going forward in the SEC. This week's matchup is interesting to see how mature they are at this point of their development. Oregon faces Cal at home and Clemson hosts Wake Forest in two expected mismatches.
The Game of the Week is LSU at Georgia in a battle of two Top Ten clubs. The winner could vault themselves into the top five if any of the higher rank clubs struggle. LSU is a powerhouse, though another very young club after losing a record 11 underclassmen to the pro ranks after last season. Georgia is also a SEC power that reloads the cannon annually after sustaining huge losses to the NFL especially on the defensive side of the ball.
Both clubs have senior QBs in Georgia's Aaron Murray and LSU's Zach Mettenberger and strong ground games built around power backs Todd Gurley and Jeremy Hill. The two young defenses will be fully tested in this contest that can carry huge national impact through the year. The two clubs have not met in the regular season since 2009 in a SEC quirk in the schedule. The Tigers did pound the Bulldogs 42-10 in the SEC Championship after the 2011 season.
2013 Season Insight:
Pittsburgh senior QB Tom Savage had an impressive performance that earned him Offensive Player of the Week honors. Savage threw for a Pitt record 6 TDs for 424 yards on 23 of 33 passes with no interceptions. The TD passes tied an ACC record and the yardage was the 4th best in Pitt history. That is very impressive considering HOF QB Dan Marino played for the Panthers. Savage is a much travelled senior who began his career at Rutgers. He has NFL talent that may finally be maturing entering his critical final season. Ohio St. has not missed QB Braxton Miller much with backup QB Kenny Gulton setting a new Buckeye record with 6 TD passes vs Florida A&M.
Maryland is undefeated and off to their best start (4-0) since 2001. They were impressive Saturday when their shutout West Virginia 37-0. HC Randy Edsall was 4-8 last season and 6-18 over his short two year tenure. The Terps were highly criticized last season after going only 2-6 in the ACC and no postseason. They are winning with only a handful of seniors starting. Edsall's first recruiting class are only true juniors this season and it looks like blue skies ahead in the tough Atlantic division that features Florida St and Clemson.
UCLA is a hot club going into their bye weekend. They begin their Pac 12 schedule Oct 3rd at Utah. They face key midseason road games at Stanford and Oregon that could move them into the top ten rankings. They are a young club is gaining confidence under HC Jim Mora and emerging star QB Brett Hundley that made fast progress over his second starting season.
Rutgers won a big game at a home sellout vs Arkansas, coming back with 21 second half points for a 28-24 victory. Rutger's QB Gary Nova threw for 346 yards and 3 TDs. They go on the road to SMU and Louisville that will fully test a young club especially on defense. Their defense will be fully tested by QBs Teddy Bridgewater and Garrett Gilbert. If they survive those games they will be home for 4 of their final 6 contests with a strong chance for the postseason.
One of the remarkable coaching jobs over the past two seasons is by HC Bill O'Brien. After losing the first two games on the 2012 season, the Nittany Lions went 8-2 the rest of the season prior to their fast 3-1 start this fall. That is amazing considering the pressure the PSU program was under after the Jerry Sandusky tragedy/ scandal. Hopefully the institution continues to heal and rectify their mistakes within the community. They begin their Big Ten schedule at Indiana after a bye week this Saturday with tough conference opponents Michigan and Ohio St. to follow.
Frank Coyle is a long time member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards - Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe etc for the past 20 years. He writes 'College Football Mondays' weekly during the season. He is a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation's premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for ESPN, CBS Sports, Fox Sports and Sporting News on a year round basis related to College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites.
College Football Mondays – Week 3
Team of the Week: Alabama
Photo - QB A.J. McCarron - Alabama
Players of the Week
Offense: QB A.J. McCarron - Alabama
Defense: DE Shilique Calhoun - Michigan St.
After three weeks of the 2013 college football season, Alabama maintains their #1 ranking in all polls. The Tide looks to three-peat for the national championship behind a revamped club that has struggled defensively in the early action. They did avenge their only loss to Texas A&M from last season, though the recent Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel toasted them again for 464 yards passing and 5 TDs, in addition to 98 yards rushing. It was a great effort in a losing cause in a wild Texas shootout with Alabama prevailing 49-42. The Tides vaulted defense was humbled once again by Manziel with another big turnover of personnel. HC Nick Saban may be the best in the game but his dominant defense has lost impact defenders annually the past three years and retooling to past standards may take most of the 2013 season. The Bama offense carried the day with QB A.J. McCarron throwing for 334 yards and 4 TDs with no turnovers. It was another strong low key performance by the Bama passer who continues to look like a first round selection in April. He earned the Offensive Player of the week honors off a huge performance on the road.
Early 2013 Season Observations:
Ohio St. can run the table despite several suspensions and the key short term injury to QB Braxton Miller. There biggest test may come at Northwestern on October 5th. HC Pat Fitzgerald has the Wildcats playing well again at 3-0 currently. They have pointed to the Ohio St game this preseason, looking for a victory to push them into the top ten in the polls. The Buckeyes' young defense will benefit most from a soft schedule that provides only a few challenges after Northwestern in Penn St and Michigan, both marginal top 25 teams. The sleeper in the Big Ten may be Michigan St. who is off to a 3-0 start after a mediocre 7-6 record last season. They face a key matuhup vs Notre Dame this week that could push them into the top 15 with a win. Their defense ranks with any Big Ten, spearheaded by DE Shilique Calhoun, LB Max Bullough and corner Darqeze Dennard.
UCLA is a hot club who face key midseason road games at Utah, Stanford and Oregon that will determine if they can push themselves into the top ten rankings. They are a young club who has made fast development under HC Jim Mora especially star QB Brett Hundley. They will have to impress on the road if they want to rank with the elite teams in the Pac 12.
Notre Dame will struggle to win more than 7 games. Losing starting QB Everett Golson for the full season costs them 2-3 games at least. Their ordinary offense will probably come up short in several key games. The only thing that can save Nebraska's season is a soft schedule through the rest of the season. They do not face Ohio St. and the Big Ten may be only the third or fourth best conference in the nation this year.
Clemson returns to the action this Thursday night vs N.C. St. after a bye week. They have a favorable schedule with only Florida St. and South Carolina ranked among top 25 teams remaining. They lost to both of those clubs last season by ten points each. They may be the best club in the nation from a talent perspective, though they find ways to underachieve and lose to marginal teams.
Florida St will probably cruise into the Oct 19th Clemson game undefeated in a matchup that will probably determine the ACC Atlantic Division. Young Seminole QB Jameis Winston has been impressive in the early action replacing NFL rookie top pick starter E.J. Manuel. Winston has shown strong decision making and mobility in the early games. He benefits from a strong ground game and a tough fast defense that probably keeps them in the top ten into midseason when they face key ACC matchups vs Clemson and Miami.
Frank Coyle is a long time member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards - Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe etc for the past 18 years. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He is a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation's premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for ESPN, Fox Sports and Sporting News on a year round basis related to College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites.
DraftInsiders.com All-American Team
Photo – Linemen - Luke Joechel - Texas A&M, Barrett Jones - Alabama, Jonathan Cooper - North Carolina
Offensive Player of the Year
QB Johnny Manziel - Texas A&M University
Defensive Player of the Year
LB Monti Te'O – Notre Dame
Coach of the Year
Brian Kelly – Notre Dame (3rd season)
DraftInsiders.com All- American Team
Offensive Team
QB Johnny Manziel - Texas A&M University
RB Montee Ball - North Carolina
RB Kenjon Barner – Oregon
WR Marqise Lee - Southern Cal
WR Tavin Austin - West Virginia
TE Tyler Eifert - Notre Dame
OT Luke Joechel - Texas A&M
OG Chance Warmack – Alabama
OC Barrett Jones - Alabama
OG Jonathan Cooper - North Carolina
OT Ricky Wagner – Wisconsin
Heisman Trophy Vote - LB Monti Te'O – Notre Dame
Jim Thorpe Vote - CB Johnthan Banks – Mississippi St
Nagurski Vote - LB Monti Te'O – Notre Dame
Outland Vote - OT Luke Joechel - Texas A&M
Defensive Team
DE Jadeveon Clowney - South Carolina
DT Star Lotulelei - Utah
DT Kawann Short - Purdue
DE Damontre Moore – Texas A&M
LB Jarvis Jones - Georgia
LB Monti Te'O – Notre Dame
LB Chase Thomas - Stanford
CB Johnthan Banks – Mississippi St
CB Dee Milliner – Alabama
S Eric Reid - LSU
S T.J. McDonald - Southern Cal
P Ryan Allen – Louisiana Tech
PK Quinn Sharp - Oklahoma St.
RS De'Anthony Thomas - Oregon
2012-13 College Football Bowl Schedule
Undefeated #1 Notre Dame will meet defending national and SEC Champion #2 Alabama in the BCS title game on Monday, January 7th. The Crimson Tide has won two of the past three national titles and will look to continue the SEC dominance on the national scene. It will be the 7th consecutive BCS title game for the SEC Champion with the past six clubs winning the national championship. This will be the first national title game for Notre Dame since the late 1980's. In only head coach, Brian Kelly's third season, the Irish earned the title clash off an undefeated season behind a very tough defense and an efficient balanced offense. We will have a national title game matchup breakdown posted the first week of January.
Photo – CE Dee Milliner – Alabama
Complete Bowl Schedule
Date/time (all ET) / Bowl / Site / Matchup
National BCS Championship Mon., Jan. 7
8:30 p.m.
BCS title game Miami Gardens, Fla. Notre Dame vs. Alabama
Sat., Dec. 15
1 p.m. New Mexico Albuquerque Nevada vs. Arizona
Sat., Dec. 15
4:30 p.m. Idaho Potato Boise, Idaho Utah State vs. Toledo
Thu., Dec. 20
8 p.m. Poinsettia San Diego San Diego State vs. BYU
Fri., Dec. 21
7:30 p.m. Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg, Fla. Central Florida vs. Ball State
Sat., Dec. 22
noon New Orleans New Orleans Louisiana-Lafayette vs. East Carolina
Sat., Dec. 22
3:30 p.m. Las Vegas Las Vegas Boise State vs. Washington
Mon., Dec. 24
8 p.m. Hawaii Honolulu SMU vs. Fresno State
Wed., Dec. 26
7:30 p.m. Little Caesars Detroit Central Michigan vs. Western Kentucky
Thu., Dec. 27
3 p.m. Military Washington, D.C. San Jose State vs. Bowling Green
Thu., Dec. 27
6:30 p.m. Belk Charlotte, N.C. Duke vs. Cincinnati
Thu., Dec. 27
9:45 p.m. Holiday San Diego Baylor vs. UCLA
Fri., Dec. 28
2 p.m. Independence Shreveport, La. Louisiana-Monroe vs. Ohio
Fri., Dec. 28
5:30 p.m. Russell Athletic Orlando, Fla. Virginia Tech vs. Rutgers
Fri., Dec. 28
9 p.m. Meinke Car Care Houston Minnesota vs. Texas Tech
Sat., Dec. 29
11:45 a.m. Armed Forces Fort Worth, Texas Air Force vs. Rice
Sat., Dec. 29
3:15 p.m. Kraft Fight Hunger San Francisco Navy vs. Arizona State
Sat., Dec. 29
3:15 p.m. Pinstripe Bronx, N.Y. Syracuse vs. West Virginia
Sat., Dec. 29
6:45 p.m. Alamo San Antonio, Texas Texas vs. Oregon State
Sat., Dec. 29
10:15 p.m. Buffalo Wild Wings Tempe, Ariz. Michigan State vs. TCU
Mon., Dec. 31
noon Music City Nashville, Tenn. N.C. State vs. Vanderbilt
Mon, Dec. 31
2 p.m. Sun El Paso, Texas Georgia Tech vs. USC
Mon, Dec. 31
3:30 p.m. Liberty Memphis, Tenn. Tulsa vs. Iowa State
Mon, Dec. 31
7:30 p.m. Chick-fil-A Atlanta Clemson vs. LSU
Tue., Jan. 1
noon Heart of Dallas Dallas Purdue vs. Oklahoma State
Tue., Jan. 1
noon Gator Jacksonville, Fla. Northwestern vs. Mississippi State
Tue., Jan. 1
1 p.m. Outback Tampa, Fla. Michigan vs. South Carolina
Tue., Jan. 1
1 p.m. Capital One Orlando, Fla. Georgia vs. Nebraska
Tue., Jan. 1
5 p.m. Rose Pasadena, Calif. Stanford vs. Wisconsin
Tue., Jan. 1
8:30 p.m. Orange Miami Gardens, Fla. Florida State vs. Northern Illinois
Wed., Jan. 2
8:30 p.m. Sugar New Orleans Florida vs. Louisville
Thu., Jan. 3
8:30 p.m. Fiesta Glendale, Ariz. Kansas State vs. Oregon
Fri., Jan. 4
8 p.m. Cotton Arlington, Texas Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M
Sat., Jan. 5
1 p.m. BBVA Compass Birmingham, Ala. Mississippi vs. Pittsburgh
Sun., Jan. 6
8 p.m. Go Daddy Mobile, Ala. Arkansas State vs. Kent State
Mon., Jan. 7
8:30 p.m. BCS title game Miami Gardens, Fla. Notre Dame vs. Alabama
Notre Dame Earns BCS Championship Game vs SEC Title Game Winner - Alabama vs Georgia - Saturday Dec. 1st
Top 25 Team Polls – Coaches & AP
Photo - LB Monti Te'O – Notre Dame
Offensive Player of the Week - QB Johnny Manziel – Texas A&M
Defensive Player of the Week - LB Monti Te'O – Notre Dame
Team of the Week – Notre Dame
Coaches Poll - Top 25
Rank/ Team / Record / Votes
1 Notre Dame 12-0 – (56)
2 Alabama 11-1 – (2)
3 Georgia 11-1 – (1)
4 Oregon 11-1
5 Florida 11-1
7 Kansas St. 10-1
8 Texas A&M 10-2
9 Stanford 10-2
10 South Carolina 10-2
11 Oklahoma 9-2
12 Florida St. 10-2
13 Nebraska 10-2
14 Clemson 10-2
15 Boise St 9-2
17 Oregon St. 8-3
18 Northern Illinois11-1
19 Kent St 11-1
20 Northwestern 8-3
21 Texas 8-3
22 Utah St 10-2
23 Louisville 9-2
24 Michigan 8-4
25 Rutgers 9-2
Schools Dropped Out
No. 21 Oklahoma State (7-4), No. 24 Mississippi State (8-4)
Others Receiving Votes
Oklahoma State (7-4) 129; San Jose State (10-2) 105; Vanderbilt (8-4) 94; Fresno State (9-3) 39; TCU (7-4) 34; San Diego State (9-3) 28; Cincinnati (8-3) 17; Arizona State (7-5) 13; Arkansas State (8-3) 13; Mississippi State (8-4) 11; Middle Tennessee (8-3) 7; Central Florida (9-3) 5; Louisiana Tech (9-3) 5; Arizona (7-5) 3; Toledo (9-3) 2; Baylor (6-5) 1; Southern California (7-5) 1.
AP Top 25 Poll
Rank/ Team / Record / 1st Place Votes
1 Notre Dame 12-0 – (60)
2 Alabama 11-1
3 Georgia 11-1
4 Ohio St 12-0
5 Florida 11-1
6 Oregon 11-1
7 Kansas St. 10-1
8 Stanford 10-2
10 Texas A&M 10-2
11 South Carolina 10-2
12 Oklahoma 9-2
13 Florida St. 10-2
14 Nebraska 10-2
15 Clemson 10-2
16 Oregon St. 8-3
18 Kent St 11-1
19 Northern Illinois 11-1
20 Utah St 10-2
21 Michigan 8-4
22 Northwestern 9-3
23 Texas 8-3
24 Oklahoma St. 7-4
25 Boise St 9-2


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old variables set a USE_AUTOTOOLS_COMPAT variable, which is parsed in
exactly the same way as USE_AUTOTOOLS itself.
Moreover, USE_AUTOTOOLS has already been extensively tested by the GNOME
team -- all GNOME 2.12.x ports use it.
Preliminary documentation can be found at:
which is in the process of being SGMLized before introduction into the
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Light blue touch-paper. Run.
Bump PORTREVISION to chase the glib20 shared library update.
- libdata/pkgconfig is now included in mtree
Approved by: marcus (portmgr hat)
Bump PORTREVISION to chase the glib20 shared lib version change.
Bump PORTREVISIONS for all ports that depend on atk or pango to ease in the
big upgrade.
Fix location of pkg-config-file
PR: ports/69192
Submitted by: Konstantin Oznobihin
Approved by: maintainer timeout
Chase the glib20 update, and bump all affected ports' PORTREVISIONs.
SIZEify (maintainer timeout)
Whoa there, boy, that's a mighty big commit y'all have there...
Begin autotools sanitization sequence by requiring ports to explicitly
specify which version of {libtool,autoconf,automake} they need, erasing
the concept of a "system default".
For ports-in-waiting:
Ports attempting to use the old style system after June 1st 2004 will be
sorely disappointed.
Bump PORTREVISION on all ports that depend on gettext to aid with upgrading.
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Update to 0.5.1.
Unmark BROKEN for 5.x.
PR: ports/58110
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Don't wrap <assert.h> in #ifdef __FreeBSD__ because it's
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Best of South India, a tour which promises you to bring the best of southern region of India for you. The best of south India tour will start off with a sunny note from your visit to Goa, famous for its magnificent scenic beauty, ancient churches, thrilling beaches and old glory of Goa. Also explore magnificent chalulukyan history, capturing Badami- known for its four caves which hold great depth. We will also visit the other destinations of cultural and historical importance – Chikmagalur, Halebid, Hassan. Mysore is a wonderful city in south India known for culture and heritage, magnificent palaces, beautiful gardens and rich tradition. Fort Cochin: the architecture of the quiet streets in this enclave is very definitely European, with fine houses built by wealthy British traders, and Dutch cottages with split farm house doors. And there cannot be a better way of concluding this tour by relaxing in the lap of nature in serene backwaters of Kumarakom. Give us a chance to serve you, we ensure to give you much more when you will visit India on this tour.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival - Mumbai - Mumbai / Goa (9W479 – 63/73)
On arrival at Mumbai airport, our representative will greet you and will accompany you and will accompany you to your private car.
From there you will proceed towards the domestic airport and board the flight to Goa. On arrival in Goa, you will be greeted by our representative and will be transferred to your pre-booked hotel Fort Aguada Beach Resort.
Goa: East and west come together in this sun-soaked state, where the beaches have long served as a magnet for hedonists and Indian culture intertwines with Portuguese influences left over from a 500-year occupation. To the north, the tourist-centric scene is prevalent and south for stretches of unspoiled sand and an escape from large resorts. Temples, mosques and wildlife sanctuaries provide diversions from the beach.
When in Goa, you will absolutely be stunned by a series of attractions, the amazing beaches and palm grooves, the arty Old churches, people dressed in Portuguese apparels and a relaxing atmosphere.
Goa is a paradise for every water sport lover as it is enclosed by the admirable Arabian sea in its west. Your holiday becomes not only relaxing but thrilling too! Be it really fast ones like jet skiing and wind surfing or the tamer ones like scuba diving, there is something for everyone.
You are free for the remaining day which you can utilize according to your way.
Night stay: Fort Aguada Beach Resort (Superior Sea View Room / Cottage)
Day 2: Goa
The day is scheduled for local sightseeing. After having breakfast, move out to explore the sunny beauty of Goa on your own. Goa is famous for its churches and beaches; also you can visit the popular wildlife sanctuaries, the grand mosques and marvelous temples of Goa.
Additionally do some shopping arcade in any of beach-side bazaars or city markets. For shopaholics, Goa offers many places where you will find an ambit of items including handicrafts, electronic items and souvenirs like coral rings and sea shells.
You can enjoy the other tourist destinations of Goa, but these visits will be on your own expenses and are not included in the tour.
Night stay: Fort Aguada Beach Resort (Superior Sea View Room / Cottage)
Day 3: Goa/ Badami
A drive to Badami early in the morning. On arrival at Badami, check-in to the Hotel Badami Court.
After taking some rest, a scheduled tour of Badami. It is known for rock sculpture and temple architecture. Badami was also known Vatapi and was founded by a Chalukya ruler named Pulakesi in the 6th century.
Here, you can find many historic inscriptions which are very ancient and more than 18 inscriptions have been found written in Kannada script.
Night stay: Hotel Badami CourtDay 4: Badami / Hampi
Hampi is one of the World Heritage Sites and is the most charismatic of all the ruins of Karnataka. This was the capital of the Hindu empire, Vijayanagar, who ruled the south India during 14th to 16th century AD. Now the city is in ruins, but still ancient and glorious temples, grand monuments and palaces make it favourite among tourists.
Night stay: Hampi BouldersDay 5: Hampi
There are many famous temples in the city which we also visit like Lotus Mahal, pushkarni tank and Mahanavami Dibba, etc. These magnificent temples are inspired by scriptures of Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
Night stay: Hampi Boulders
Day 6: Hampi / Chikmagalur
Ride back to Goa after having breakfast. On arrival, check-in to hotel Taj Garden Retreat.
Night stay: Taj Garden Retreat
Day 7: Chikmagalur / Halebid / Belur / Hassan
After having breakfast, drive to Hassan. We will also visit Belur and Halebid on the way to Hassan. On arrival, get ready for an expedition to Belur and Halebid – the temple cities of Karnataka which are larger than villages. Here in the temples you can see artistic form of architecture which is inspired by Hoyasala.
Both these temples are masterpieces, with their exteriors adorned with horizontal friezes, sculptured in succession from the bottom. Stories from the Puranas, the Upanishads and other mythological sources have been executed in most exquisite and authentic detail, as have tales from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Each work has significance.
Proceed your journey towards Hassan, on reaching check-in to your Hotel Hassan Ashok.
Night stay: At Hassan AshokDay 8: Hassan / Sharavan Belagola / Mysore
Also visit the temple of Shri Chamundeshwari, which is situated on the Chamundi hills and is famous for Nandy temple which is Lord Shiva's vehicle. It is made up of single granite stone. Also on the top of the hill there is Goddess Chamundi temple.
In the afternoon, we will leave for Bangalore airport, from where you will board the flight to Cochin. On arrival in Cochin, you will be assisted by our representative and will be transferred to your hotel The Brunton Boatyard. The hotel is strategically situated right at the Fort Kochi in Cochin. The fort is built on the old Portuguese architecture.
During your stay at the hotel, you will not find a single dull moment as boats of every size and colour and the mammoth Ocean liners will keep you occupied as you see them right from your window.
The History restaurant is the most famous dining space of the hotel; you get a beautiful view of the pool garden and the sea while having your meal.
Night stay: Hotel Brunton Boatyard (Standard Room)
Day 10: Cochin
Have breakfast and get ready to explore Cochin. We start with Cochin Fort which is bounded by water front all sides and was constructed some 1000 years back.
One community of Cochin is very interesting and that is the fishing community. They use the ancient Chinese Fishing Nets called as cheenawala. The net is left for a short time, possibly just a few minutes, before it is raised by pulling on ropes. Sights of both photographic and cultural importance would be viewed by you.
Then, we will explore the Mattancherry Palace, widely known as the Dutch Palace. Though, it was built by the Portuguese in the middle of the 16th century. This structure was taken over in 1663 by the Dutch, who added some improvements before presenting it to the Rajas of Cochin.
Synagogue Jewish Monument is one of the ancient synagogues which are the epitome of mutual harmony. The interiors of the monument is made up of Chinese tiles and amazing Belgians chandeliers.
The famous shopping destination is Mattancherry also called Jew Street. Here, you can find crafts, jewellery and fashionable clothes.
Kathakali Dance : An appropriate amusement awaits us in the evening as we move forward to attend the backbone and ability of Kathakali, the dance drama of Kerala, as it enacts episodes from abundant Indian epics. The acutely majestic gestures, the intricate make-up, the masks and the extravagant apparels entice you.
Night stay: Hotel Brunton Boatyard (Standard Room)
Day 11: Cochin / Kumarakom
Have delicious and appetizing breakfast transfer to kumarakom. This place is known for its serene and calming Backwaters which awaits you with its bountiful natural beauty.
On arrival at Kumarakom, check-in to the Coconut Lagoon, this is one of the top heritage resorts. Coconut Lagoon Resort is an attempt to capture the essence of the Kerala experience and then offer it in a unique setting. The resort is reachable only over the water. It nestles along one shore of the Vembanad Lake.
Day 12: Kumarakom
The whole day is kept for you to relax, for individual activities. There are many options you can choose from, you can enjoy the relaxing ayurvedic body massage at the resort, you can also walk around the surrounding tribal villages or visit bird sanctuary. You can also relax in your houseboat enjoying ride through backwater.
Day 13: Kumarakom / Trivandrum / Trivandrum Departure
After a delightful breakfast, you will accompanied to the Trivandrum airport, from there you can proceed your journey back home.
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Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen had the 15km mass start biathlon locked up—until he raised his arms and nearly got caught by France's Martin Fourcade, lunging just beside him. How close was Svendsen to accomplishing one of the biggest Olympic boners of all time? Real freaking close:


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Answer: Fast(er) date parsingby fundflow (Chaplain)
|on Jul 20, 2000 at 02:08 UTC ( #23311=categorized answer: print w/replies, xml )
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Q&A > dates and times > Fast(er) date parsing - Answer contributed by fundflow
Thanks guys, maybe i wasn't clear. I want to get the unix timing (since epoch) from the data and was wondering if there is an inverse function to strftime(). I just realized that its not that hard and so here is my solution, following lhoward's suggestion:
I'd prefer not having to use any module but this seems reasonable


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I'm getting this sneak peek up early(ish) 'cuz I want y'all to have time to dig out those old prom pictures...can't WAIT to see what everyone wore! (Just wait until you see my get up.)
Spent the day with my girls...Belle had her 6 month follow-up appointment (prescription change) and we received FABULOUS news! (More on that in another post...too much to fill you in on!)
Okay, let's get busy. (AWK-ward.)
Welcome to Five Question Friday!! You've come to the right place if you want a fun, easy post or if you've suddenly discovered your muses have been MIA, enjoying the weather and refusing to come in from outside.
Rules for 5QF: Copy and paste the following questions to your blog post, answer them, then watch for the linky post to appear Friday morning and LINK UP!
Oh, and remember (pay close attention...this is the important one)...HAVE FUN!
1. What did you wear to prom? Include a picture if possible.
2. Would you rather be on the biggest loser or a food eating challenge?
3. Done fave sonic drink? Refreshing summer drink? (Hey, Kristina...was that a typo, or some "done good" Southern thing?)
4. What was your first car, and what did you call it?
5. What's one thing your child or spouse does that sends you over the edge?
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Ernest DuBester began his second term as a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) on November 12, 2013. Appointed by President Barack Obama and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate to both of his terms, Member DuBester has served as an FLRA Member since August 2009, and he also served as FLRA Chairman from January to November of 2013 and for a second time in January of 2017.
Member DuBester was previously nominated by President Clinton and served as Chairman and Member of the National Mediation Board (NMB) from 1993 to 2001. Subsequently, he served as a staff mediator with the NMB.
Member DuBester has over 40 years of experience in labor-management relations. He began his career at the National Labor Relations Board, serving as counsel to former Chairman and Member John Fanning. He also served as a Union attorney with the firm of Highsaw & Mahoney, and as legislative counsel to the AFL-CIO. He previously taught collective bargaining and arbitration at the Catholic University of America School of Law.
In addition, Member DuBester served as Professor and Director of the Dispute Resolution Program at George Mason University School of Law (now Antonin Scalia Law School). During his time at the Law School, he also worked as an arbitrator and mediator of labor and employment matters, including many federal-sector cases.
Member DuBester received his undergraduate degree from Boston College, his law degree from the Catholic University of America School of Law, where he was Recent Developments Editor of the Law Review, and his Masters of Law in Labor Law from the Georgetown University Law Center.


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There's a rumour that Melbourne hospitals lay on extra staff in the Emergency Department at this time of year.
Yes, it's tomato season and given our vast migrant population, there will invariably be a few home-bottling and canning disasters. Every Italian family will be firing up boiling vats of tomatoes in the backyard, and making a day of it. Think of Looking for Alibrandi. Young and old they'll all be there; along with food, wine, music and arguing, making the perfect passata, my dream family. As a guest poster on Tomato, it seems apt to have a go at this tomato tradition, although in the absence of Nonnas or a backyard I will make do with the Aga instead of the 44 gallon drum and blazing backyard fire.
While most of us might make a small quantity with our own home-grown produce or a trip to the market, there is another option. Just head North-West out of the city and there you will find a bounty of road-side boxes of tomatoes for sale. Marco was my man, and sold me a box for only $15. Apparently there are about 5000 varieties of tomatoes in the world, but in Melbourne's North-Western suburbs, Roma seems to be the tomato of choice.
I thought passsata was really an Italian thing, but my Greek neighbours look at me with new respect as I heave the polystyrene box of Romas out of the car.
I don't want to let Marco and the team down, but I am a busy woman, and apart from not wanting to alarm the neighbours by lighting a bonfire in the street, I am looking for an easier method.
This is what I came up with:
First I washed the tomatoes, and cut off any manky or bruised bits before cutting them in half and tossing them in my largest stock pot. The larger ones I quartered. Purists might skin the tomatoes first, but I have a lot of tomatoes and little patience. I chose to keep the heat low to avoid scorching the bottom, especially as stirring such a vast quantity proves to be a challenge. I am romantic – slow cooking almost always tastes better. Bung the lid on and leave them be. The temptation to throw in seasoning is strong, but instead I choose to stick with tradition, passata is simply tomato, nothing more.
Six hours later, and after some distraction from both Massimo Bottura on Art, Theatre, Politics, Food as a part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, and the annual Nude Bike Ride passing through my 'hood, the tomatoes finally reduce to this.
While waiting for the sauce to reduce, I sterilised the bottles, using the very hot wash of the dishwasher.
In the absence of a nonna to help sieve, I enlisted the help of my ancient Macina-Legumi, and the BF. This did not take as long as expected, although for backyard-bottling quantities a commercial food-mill would be a good idea.
From here on it was plain sailing. We reduced the resulting puree slightly to reach the desired thickness.
The thickened passata was then poured into a funnel into the bottles. Had my basil crop been a little healthier I would have dropped a few leaves in at this stage. It's important not to fill the bottles to the very top.
The lids were then lightly screwed on, allowing a little air to escape, and the bottles wrapped in tea towels to avoid breakage, before being placed into a large pot of simmering water for about 20 minutes.
Upon removing the bottles from the water we tightened the lids, which later 'popped' as they cooled, leaving an indented lid. If any fail to 'pop' they can be reheated and sealed again.
From Marco's single box of tomatoes I have produced ten large bottles of passata and two of a spicy tomato sauce without the loss of a finger, or setting fire to the street, and with the newly gained respect of my neighbours, and hopefully, Marco.


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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the 2018 Medicare: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs Final Rule with comment...more
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On July 1, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2016 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS)/ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system proposed rule that...more
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On July 1, CMS published proposed changes to the so-called "Two-Midnight Rule," which currently governs when inpatient hospital admissions are entitled to Medicare Part A payment. The proposed changes were announced in a...more
On June 11, 2015, CMS announced that it had entered into settlements with over 1,900 hospitals for over 300,000 disputed inpatient billing claims. CMS updated its website dedicated to inpatient hospital reviews, noting that...more
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Global Hope, American Dream
After graduating from high school in Sri Lanka, Nazran Baba, CAS/BA '12, knew that he wanted to go to college in the United States.
"My goal in coming here was to find myself," he says, "to do something practical with my life in order to better myself and my community back home."
He encountered American University (AU) at an international career fair in Sri Lanka, and found several compelling reasons to apply, including the university's highly rated Career Center and large international student body.
"I knew [AU's] high international population would provide me with a diverse campus," says Baba.
AU's student body includes over 1500 international students from over 130 countries.
"We take pride in that diversity," says Senem Bakar, director of the International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) office at AU.
ISSS offers comprehensive support for international students. The office guides students through the visa authorization process, assists with cultural and academic transitions, and provides advising services and information.
"We try to be a home away from home for them," says Bakar. "We tell them, 'We are here because you are here. We are your office.'"
Along with workshops, walk-in advising, and an annual on-campus event with an immigration lawyer, ISSS partners with the Career Center to help students maximize their chances for success. It can be difficult for international students to find positions that offer visa sponsorship, as the number of visas available each year is limited and competition for such jobs is often very high.
"We understand the unique challenges that international students face seeking employment in the U.S.," says Gihan Fernando, executive director of the Career Center. "There are many barriers, so it is doubly or triply important for international students to start early, seek out internships, and demonstrate value. The Career Center is here to help students identify opportunities and highlight their own potential."
Taking Initiative
For Baba, beating the odds meant starting early and taking advantage of every resource and opportunity at AU.
"I used career guides. I did mock interviews. I used the Career Center database. I would also go to the job fairs, attend international-specific career events, and networking panels." Of the resources available to students, he says, "I feel like I milked [the Career Center] dry for everything they offered."
His initiative and persistence paid off.
Baba won first place for best social sciences paper presented by a freshman or sophomore at the CAS Research Conference, received AU's prestigious Carlton Savage Award, and soon after graduation, was offered a job at ICF International, a management consulting firm in D.C.
Taking initiative and seeking out help can make all the difference, says Aljawharah Alassaf, SPA/BA '14. Coming to AU with work experience gave her a useful perspective on how to approach her job search.
"You can't expect things to be handed to you… that you will walk in and they will hand you a job," she says. "What you get out of it is equal to the time and the effort that you put in."
Alassaf visited the Career Center several times for help with her resume and cover letter. Her sophomore year she interned at The World Bank, and upon graduating last spring was deciding between a full-time job offer in the D.C. area and graduate school.
Like Alassaf, Jiao Yu, CAS/MA '13, sought out every available resource and opportunity at AU.
Her first summer at AU she supplemented her degree in statistics with an internship at a nonprofit, and simultaneously worked on a research project with her academic supervisor.
"I visited the Career Center a lot of times, and it was very helpful to me," says Yu. She gives special credit to Marie Spaulding, CAS career advisor. "I learned how to write and format resumes and cover letters, how to network, and how to follow up with applications from [Marie]. She cares about our special situations [as] international students."
Looking Back, Looking ForwardReflecting on their time at AU, all three graduates have something to say.
"Learn to network," says Yu. "Don't be afraid of talking to people, asking questions and sharing your opinions."
She says networking is one of the main reasons she got the full-time job she has now at American Institutes for Research.
"There are so many resources available, sometimes people just need the guidance or the knowledge to use them," says Alassaf. "Don't be shy with the language, just ask. Be confident. Get involved."
Baba seems to have found that confidence.
"I think AU helped me discover what I like and love, and to be honest with myself," says Baba. "To me, success means reaching a certain level of comfort, both material and spiritual, and then being able to give back and finding peace in that. That is probably my end career goal—to attain my kind of success."
Information and resources for international students can be found at the Career Center and the International Student & Scholar Services websites.