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UF expert: After drinking, blood-alcohol level drops by .015% per hour
Published: Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 2:13 p.m.
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A University of Florida expert on DUI cases says that if a driver were to register a .061 or .069 blood-alcohol level on a breath test four hours after an accident -- as Mayor Craig Lowe did -- that person most certainly would have posted a level higher than the legal limit at the time of the wreck.
"In a hypothetical situation, not Mayor Lowe's, if four hours passed, it's a certainty that the level would have been higher at a time previous," said Paul L. Doering, a professor emeritus in the Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. Doering is also co-director of the statewide Drug Information and Pharmacy Resource Center.
Doering, who has served as an expert in DUI trials, said he did not want to comment on the specifics of Lowe's arrest but did say that, on average, for every hour that passes from the time a person stops drinking, the blood-alcohol level drops by .015 percent.
Multiplying that figure by the approximately four hours between the time of the mayor's crash and the time of the blood-alcohol test he took at the jail, Lowe would have had an approximate blood-alcohol level of .129 or .121 at the time of the crash, well above the .08 legal limit.
"Other factors might come into play like what a person ate or when they ate, but there's no doubt in my mind that the level was higher four hours previous," Doering said.
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APS States Position on Public Access to Scientific Journals
By Joseph Serene
APS Journals & Open Access
Of the 10 APS journals, three are classified as pure Gold Open Access – journals that are free of charge and supported either by organizational contributions or by article processing charges paid by authors or their institutions. The remaining seven journals are deemed hybrids, with the option of open access under a "CC-BY" license, the most permissive of licenses standardized by Creative Commons, a nonprofit organization that facilitates the use of creative work. The "CC-BY" license enables a person to use the author's original work as long as attribution is provided.
APS supports the public access goals of the February OSTP memorandum that requires federal agencies to outline how they will provide free access to federally funded research. APS welcomes its encouragement of public-private collaboration to avoid unnecessary government duplication of existing mechanisms. These latter goals are of particular concern for APS and other scientific societies, because any funding agency resources unnecessarily spent on implementing public access will not be available for actually carrying out research.
At the same time, APS wants to re-emphasize the crucial contributions of scientific publishers to the research enterprise, and the need for sustainable funding to support these contributions.
Peer-reviewed journals are even more essential in our Internet-enabled environment, where a vast amount of un-refereed scientific literature is freely available on the Web. The importance of peer review is enhanced by the growth of interdisciplinary research and extends not only to the scientific community, but even more so to the general public, whose members have no other basis for discriminating reliable science from bogus claims. This is most apparent for the medical literature, but other examples, such as climate change, come readily to mind.
Peer-reviewed scientific journals represent a remarkable cooperative activity of the international scientific community. In 2012, APS – a midsized publisher – evaluated approximately 35,000 submissions, with the help of 25,000 volunteer peer reviewers. But in spite of the major contributions from volunteer referees, peer-reviewed journals are still expensive to produce. For example, APS hires full-time professional editors with Ph.D.s to edit its journal manuscripts.
Journal costs are now covered, primarily, by subscriptions from libraries in universities, colleges, and research organizations. APS would be happy to have these costs covered by article processing charges, if that could be accomplished without serious damage to research funding, but that does not appear to be a possibility in the United States at present. APS urges the federal funding agencies to exercise great caution in implementing public access in ways that minimize threats to existing subscription-based business models.
APS also warns those who favor funding agency repositories as the homes of our long-term archives to consider carefully the potential implications of recent threats of politically motivated discipline- or topic-specific congressional interference with NSF funding.
The Society strongly urges federal funding agencies not to duplicate the services and systems already provided by publishers, by building and maintaining their own repositories and platforms. Instead, APS hopes to collaborate with other publishers and with funding agencies to identify and index all government-supported papers that it publishes, to host public versions of these papers on our existing platforms, to continue to provide secure archiving through independent, non-governmental organizations such as Portico, LOCKKS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) and CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe), and to facilitate search and discovery of these papers, trusting the private sector to continue to be the hotbed of innovation in information technology. APS believes public access can be done at minimal cost to the government, saving scarce funds for research support.
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PHILADELPHIA - Despite leading by as many as 10 points in the second half, the University of Pennsylvania men's basketball team was plagued by turnovers in the critical moments of the contest on Saturday and fell, 71-69, to visiting Cornell at The Palestra. Penn was led by Patrick Lucas-Perry with 14 points.
Penn (4-16, 1-2 Ivy League) held a 51-41 lead with less than 15 minutes to play after a transition three from Lucas-Perry, but Cornell unleashed a 21-5 run over nearly eight minutes to take a 62-56 lead and set the stage for a dramatic ending.
The first half was a far different story for the Quakers. Jumping out to a fast start after connecting on its first four field goals, Penn led 8-3 in the opening minutes and by as many as eight after Tony Hicks scored on consecutive possessions. Absorbing contact and using the glass, the precocious freshman gave the Quakers a 15-8 advantage, and on the next trip down the floor found himself open on the wing and knocked down a trey to make it 18-10.
Cornell (9-11, 2-2 Ivy) rallied back and took its first lead of the game after back-to-back threes from Errick Peck and Dominick Scelfo, 22-21. The lead swung back and forth for the final few minutes of the opening half before Lucas-Perry hit consecutive treys to give Penn a 36-31 lead inside the final minute. A jumper from Nolan Cressler sent the teams into the locker room with the Quakers out in front, 36-33.
Some first half foul trouble came back to bite the Quakers as Darien Nelson-Henry picked up his third foul in the first 30 seconds of the second half. With Fran Dougherty on the bench to spell him, Penn didn't miss a beat. Dougherty posted up to open the scoring in the half and had three rebounds in quick succession on the defensive end. The last of those boards led to an open look from Steve Rennard who buried a three to push the Quaker lead back to eight, 41-33.
The Big Red hit a jumper to stifle the Penn run, but on Cornell's next offensive possession, a block from Henry Brooks caromed out to Miles Cartwright and led to a 3-on-2 opportunity. With Cartwright pushing the break, he passed left and found a streaking Dougherty who scored with contact, putting Penn ahead, 43-35. Unfortunately, Dougherty fell hard on the play and went to the locker room for treatment. He would not return to the contest.
With Nelson-Henry forced back into action, the freshman big man posted and scored the next trip down the floor, giving Penn its biggest lead of the contest, 45-35. The teams would trade three-pointers on the next four trips, the last of which came from Lucas-Perry for the 51-41 lead.
At that point, Cornell turned up the heat. A three from Cressler was an early warning sign of things to come and made it a 54-48 contest. That was followed by six straight points from Errick Peck to tie the game at 54-54. A three-pointer from Johnathan Gray then gave the Big Red their first lead of the second half with less than nine minutes remaining.
Nelson-Henry has grown into something of a security blanket in tight situations and Penn promptly went down low to him. He laid it in to earn Cartwright his ninth assist of the night, a career high. Though the lead was cut to one, Peck went back to work with five straight points, giving Cornell its largest lead of the night, 62-56, with 6:39 to play.
Undeterred by the moment, Hicks rallied the Quakers. A three off a feed from Camryn Crocker sliced the lead in half, and moments later the deficit was cut to one as he pulled up at the elbow in transition and found net, making it 62-61.
The Cornell lead was three as the contest reached the final media timeout, but Dau Jok found himself open and buried his second 3-pointer on the ensuing inbounds, tying it at 64-64. Cornell's lead was 67-66 until Cartwright gave Penn its final lead, burying a three as the game neared the two-minute mark and putting the Quakers up, 69-67.
The Red and Blue wouldn't be able to expand on that lead as they turned the ball over on each of their last three possessions. Two free throws from Peck tied it up for a fourth time as the clock rolled under 75 seconds, and Galal Cancer used his strength down low to give the Big Red a 71-69 lead with 10 seconds to play.
Penn worked the ball upcourt without calling timeout, but used its final stoppage with 2.7 seconds on the clock. Inbounding from underneath the Cornell basket, the Quakers couldn't find a target and were called for a five-second violation. Whistled for only three fouls up to that point, Penn couldn't send Cornell to the line and the Big Red were able to launch the ball downcourt to run out the clock.
Both Hicks and Nelson-Henry joined Lucas-Perry in double-digits with 10 points apiece. Cartwright scored eight along with his nine assists, while Dougherty had four points and tied for game-high honors with five boards.
Peck scored 20 points on 8-8 shooting to lead all scorers. Gray added 11 points and four rebounds for the Big Red, while Cancer scored nine points and handed out four assists.
Penn stays at home next weekend, welcoming in Yale and Brown on February 8-9. The Bulldogs pay a visit on Friday at 7 p.m., while the Bears and former Penn assistant Mike Martin come to town on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Game Notes: The loss snapped a five-game Ivy League home win streak Penn had dating back to last season ... Penn had 24 assists, a team high in the Jerome Allen coaching era, on its 28 baskets ... Penn had more assists (24) than turnovers (17) for the third time in four games; prior to that, the Quakers had accomplished the feat just twice in the first 16 games this season ... Penn shot 28-of-56 (50.0 percent) from the field, its third time shooting 50 percent or better in a game this season ... Penn shot 12-of-24 on three-pointers, its fourth time shooting 50 percent or better from beyond the arc in a game this season ... Penn's 12 treys were a season high, and one shy of the team best in the Allen era ... Penn outrebounded its opponent, 29-28, the first time in five games the Quakers won the battle of the boards ... Penn's bench was outscored, 46-30, the first time in nine games the Quakers lost that category ... One night after setting a season high in free throws made, Penn tied a low in the Allen era in free throws taken (3) and set a new low in the Allen era in free throws made (1) ... Sophomore Patrick Lucas-Perry had 14 points, one shy of his career high, and tied his season/career best with four three-pointers ... Of his 14 points, 11 came in the first half ... Lucas-Perry became the seventh different player to lead Penn in scoring in a game ... Freshman Darien Nelson-Henry had 10 points, his seventh straight double-figure scoring game (13.6 ppg in that span) ... Nelson-Henry also had three blocked shots, giving him seven for the weekend ... Freshman Tony Hicks had 10 points, his seventh double-figure scoring game this season ... Junior Miles Cartwright had eight points and dished off a career-high nine assists ... Sophomore Camryn Crocker had six assists and one turnover; in the last eight games his assist/turnover ratio is 3.57 (25/7) ... Crocker also set a season/career high with four rebounds and finished one point shy of a season/career high with six ... Junior Dau Jok had six points, his best scoring night in six games ... Sophomore Henry Brooks tied season/career highs in assists (2) and blocked shots (2).
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Flowering aloes
The Aloe ferox – also known as the red or bitter aloe – is a blessing in winter. With its crimson flowers, it brightens the scenery of the dry inland areas of the Eastern Cape. The medicinally potent sap is sustainably harvested to produce a wide range of cosmetics and health products. more
The Knersvlakte, about a three-hour drive north of Cape Town, is a particularly fascinating portion of that well-known biodiversity hotspot, the Succulent Karoo. Sprawling roughly between the towns of Vanrhynsdorp and Bitterfontein, the Knersvlakte's characteristic white quartzite gravel conceals plants with an indomitable instinct for survival. more
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South Africa's biodiversity springs from the wealth of its ecosystems. An incredibly long coastline, craggy mountains, species-rich deserts, elephant-friendly thickets, montane forests, treed savannahs along with the incomparable Cape Floral Kingdom makes this one of the world's naturally richest countries. more


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Putting Women's Health First
November 28th 2012
Status of Waikato DHB Women's Health - Putting Women's Health First
The NZ College of Midwives is very encouraged to read the Review Panels recommendations of the Status of Waikato DHB Women's Health and commends the DHB for commissioning the report.
"For many years now the College has reported its concerns about the staffing situation at Waikato Women's hospital', says Chief Executive Karen Guilliland. "The pressures on the entire midwifery workforce in the Waikato region has been longstanding and has disadvantaged both women and midwives"
The College has not understood the DHB structure which sees the mixing of non-maternity surgical and medical patients with pregnant and postpartum women, and agrees with the reviewers that this must be rectified. As a result of past staffing and structural decisions, midwife LMCs have had to carry an excessive responsibility when there have been no consultants on site for consultation. The College welcomes the DHBs commitment to support LMCs and its core midwives and registrars with a more appropriate staff number and mix. The College also believes some of the existing difficulties with seamless transfers from community to hospital care and back again will also be addressed by the changes recommended.
"Good referral pathways and communication channels are essential to a well run maternity service and the recommendations identify ways to assist the DHB to action any shortcomings. The DHBs acceptance of the need to review and restructure its leadership roles to provide supportive frameworks for its workforce is also very welcome" Karen Guilliland says.
The College looks forward to working with the DHB to help implement the recommendations.


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This device too late! That device too different! This one too big, that one too small, this OS too free, that OS too closed, ohmygosh run run run!
There's a rare layer of hysteria in much of the techblogging today. The nuttiness has been around forever, but now seems to be reaching a fever pitch.
Some ask if we're in a bubble. I don't know. But for every person who sells a share of stock above $300, there's a person who paid that steep a price for it. That's a lot of people, with lots of self-interest floating around out there. And the financial message boards have never been among the most civil examples of online discussion….
It's hot. But it won't persist. We're already seeing the patterns.
Connected interactive screens are coming in all sizes, with all types of operating systems and native-code environments, in all types of languages, with all types of business models connected to their use. No single brand dominates.
Everyday people in both Palo Alto and Peru, both San Francisco and Singapore, both Cupertino and Hyderabad — and everywhere else! — are all adopting these devices at torrid pace. No single social group dominates.
The technology to publish applications and content across all these devices will vary with device needs, audience needs and content needs. We usually need to blend technologies to reach wider audiences. No single technology dominates.
People delivering their ideas through such devices want a real connection with their audience, and not be intermediated by gatekeepers — few wish to be a mere sharecropper. Cross-device markets, cross-device analytics, cross-device frameworks, cross-device toolchains are the pickaxes and hardware of this gold rush.
In such an expansive world, those who see themselves as the only true path will likely fare not all that well. They'll rail at competition, scream and shout. Listen to what they say, but confirm the truth for yourself.
Cooperation and mutual benefit are, realistically, a better long-term approach. Just gotta deal with some of the screaming in the meantime…. 😉


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Maybe next summer I'll try grilling and serving some of the recipes in the same fashion that some of the famous places do.
Why wait until next summer? Grilling is a year round sport at my house. When it snows the grill get shoveled out before the vehicles do. Just dress warmer, adjust your flame to compensate for the drop in temperature, and use your side burner to keep sauces from freezing. I do reccomend eating indoors however you won't get bug bites like in the summer but frostbite is worse.
Good Luck and Enjoy!
Normally I do grill year round. Unfortunately, I've been confined to a wheel chair...looks like for about 6 months. If I can figure a way to get out there to enjoy the grill I certainly plan on it. It wan't that difficult in warm dry weather, but the snow may present another problem. In the meantime, I still enjoy the reading and planning for the next time. However, if there is a way, I'll be out there.
What I'm proposing is this: A new thread to brainstorm ideas to help our buddy Pete get through the next 6 month without giving up his grill. I know the members of this board are creative thinkers, grilling at its very nature is a creative sport. So let's put our collective heads together and see what ways we can think of to help out Pete (and potentially others) to help them enjoy the thrill of the BBQ! There's no reason to let something like this stop anyone, if a person in a wheelchair can drive a car they sure as heck should be able to grill a steak!!
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Strong surf and high tide could be a recipe for a big mess, especially for homes lining the coastline.
With nature's elements brewing on the horizon Friday, Seal Beach is preparing for the winter wave season when swell from the northwest brings big waves that slam on shore and have the potential to flood streets and houses that sit along the sand.
Seal Beach Director of Public Works Sean Crumby said that a large sand berm went up on the south side of the pier early this month and is in place in case of such a scenario.
The north-northwest swell is expected to bring waves of up to 10 feet in some spots along the coast Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
A city meeting was held with various departments Monday to discuss the upcoming swell and the response plan in case the water rises above the berms and spills over to homes, Crumby said.
The city owns pumps and equipment to quickly discard saltwater seeping onto dry land and also has a vendor on standby for emergencies.
"We're ready to respond as needed," he said. "We have staffing available no matter what happens."
The sand berm was designed by a coastal engineer to withstand the waves, and the city can move sand around as needed, Crumby said.
He said he couldn't comment on whether Seal Beach will get hit with flooding this week.
Crumby said the beach has plenty of sand from an Army Corps of Engineers project in 2009 that brought 80,000 cubic yards to that portion of the coastline, making for a wide area that helps keep the water from washing up on shore.
Lifeguard chief Joe Bailey said the city has about 15,000 to 20,000 sandbags on hand for emergencies. He said this particular swell is a bit steep for Seal Beach, so waves will be in the waist- to chest-high range.
"The Lifeguard Department will definitely be monitoring; we're not expecting any flooding, but we will be watching the situation," he said.
Bailey said the city departments have also discussed an extreme high tide coming on Dec. 13 at 7.3 feet, and will be watching for swell.
"It's routine; we get this kind of swell and size every year down here. It's one of the reasons that every year we try to perfect our preparedness," he said. "We try to be as prepared as best we can. That being said, we can't predict Mother Nature."
In April, an unexpected strong swell sent water to the boardwalk after the berm had been taken down. In 2010, water filled homes in Sunset Beach, and in 2008 streets flooded and Pacific Coast Highway had to be shut down.
Each winter season the city goes on alert as big waves hit the shore, just as parts of Newport Beach do during the summer season when south swells have been known to bring water to the streets.
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MORE than 40 houses in Burnley have been left without electricity since shortly after 8am.
Currently 45 homes in the town are affected including properties in Slaidburn Avenue, Brunshaw Avenue, Stonyhurst Avenue and Belmont grove.
Engineers from Electricity North West after receiving reports of a substation fault shortly after 8.15am.
A spokesman said that they hope that power would be restored as soon as possible and that they are looking at bringing in generators to restore power.


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My old Kenmore gasser is dying a painful death, so I've asked the missus for a new grill for Christmas. I'd like to move to charcoal instead of gas.
I typically grill on it, but I'd also like to have the ability to smoke. I was thinking about asking for a Char-Griller Smokin' Pro. Any recommendations as to what else I could direct her towards?


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Owners, it seems like the majority of owners who have voted want to reduce the number of players we keep from season to season.
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"They will break your boat!" an islander howled at me in Samoa, when I met him on a path near the beach and told him I had paddled there. "Or the boys will steal it!"
"Why would they do that?"
"Because you're a palangi and you're alone. You have no family here. Let's go—I'll help you."
It was true: A gang of boys was lurking near my kayak drawn up on the beach, looking eager (and the man confirmed this) to kick it to pieces. Because I didn't belong there, because I had no connection, no friend, except this man who took pity on me and volunteered to warn me to go away.
At the time I assumed I was one against the many, and that the islanders were unified, with a common consciousness that caused them to oppose the arrival of a palangi. Perhaps this was so, though Robert Louis Stevenson, resident in Samoa, wrote a whole book about Samoan civil war, A Footnote to History: Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa. I was well aware when writing a travel book about Pacific islands that, because I had no friends or relations on shore, I was never truly welcomed in any set of islands. At best, the islanders were simply putting up with me, waiting for me to paddle away.
These were mostly islands with a single culture and language. They were not xenophobic but rather suspicious or lacking in interest. Hawaii is another story, a set of islands with a highly diverse ethnicity, ranging from the Hawaiians who refer to themselves as kanaka maoli (original people), whose ancestry goes back 1,500 years (some say 2,000), to people who arrived just the other day. But the mainland United States can be described that way, too—many Native Americans can claim a pedigree of 10,000 years.
I have lived in Hawaii for 22 years, and in this time have also traveled the world, writing books and articles about Africa, Asia, South America, the Mediterranean, India and elsewhere. Though I have written a number of fictional pieces, including a novel, Hotel Honolulu, set in Hawaii, I have struggled as though against monster surf to write nonfiction about the islands. I seldom read anything that accurately portrayed in an analytical way the place in which I have chosen to live. I have been in Hawaii longer than anywhere else in my life. I'd hate to die here, I murmured to myself in Africa, Asia and Britain. But I wouldn't mind dying in Hawaii, which means I like living here.
Some years ago, I spent six months attempting to write an in-depth piece for a magazine describing how Hawaiian culture is passed from one generation to the other. I wrote the story, after a fashion, but the real tale was how difficult it was to get anyone to talk to me. I went to a charter school on the Big Island, in which the Hawaiian language was used exclusively, though everyone at the place was bilingual. Aware of the protocol, I gained an introduction from the headmaster of the adjoining school. After witnessing the morning assembly where a chant was offered, and a prayer, and a stirring song, I approached a teacher and asked if she would share with me a translation of the Hawaiian words I had just heard. She said she'd have to ask a higher authority. Never mind the translation, I said; couldn't she just write down the Hawaiian versions?
"We have to go through the proper channels," she said.
That was fine with me, but in the end permission to know the words was refused. I appealed to a Hawaiian language specialist, Hawaiian himself, who had been instrumental in the establishment of such Hawaiian language immersion schools. He did not answer my calls or messages, and in the end, when I pressed him, he left me with a testy, not to say xenophobic, reply.


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PENSACOLA, Fla. – The No. 9 West Florida women's tennis defeated No. 7 Saint Leo, 6-3, Friday at the Ralph Carson Tennis Complex in Florida's panhandle. It was the first loss the Lions suffered in over a month.
Ranked No. 2 in the South Region, Saint Leo fell to UWF, ranked No. 4 in the region, to drop to 14-3 on the season. Its only other losses are to the top two teams in the country, No. 1 Armstrong and No. 2 Barry.
After taking a 2-1 advantage in doubles, the host Argonauts went on to outscore the Lions 4-2 in singles. No. 27 Monika Kochanova picked up a win over No. 37 Coralie Pesenti at No. 1. South Region No. 15 Luiza Sonnervig defeated South Region No. 19 Pauline Helgesson at No. 2.
The Lions will look to rebound when they face South Region for Valdosta State in Pensacola. The match is scheduled to start at 11:00 a.m.
#9 West Florida 6, #7 Saint Leo 3
04/05/13 at Pensacola, Fla. (Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex)
|Singles competition
|1. #27 Monika Kochanova (UWF) def. #37 Coralie Pesenti (SLW) 6-4, 3-0, retired
|2. Luiza Sonnervig (UWF) def. Pauline Helgesson (SLW) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
|3. Adrianna Daszkiewicz (SLW) def. Nina Bubelova (UWF) 7-6 (7-0), 6-3
|4. Maria Benkirane (SLW) def. Mariana Sonnervig (UWF) 6-3, 6-2
|5. Giovana Patitucci (UWF) def. Emily Singleton (SLW) 6-4, 6-3
|6. Fernanda Amaral (UWF) def. Phoebe Di Leo (SLW) 6-2, 6-3
|Doubles competition
|1. Pauline Helgesson/Maria Benkirane (SLW) def. Monika Kochanova/Giovana Patitucci (UWF) 8-5
|2. Luiza Sonnervig/Mariana Sonnervig (UWF) def. Emily Singleton/Phoebe Di Leo (SLW) 8-6
|3. Nina Bubelova/Fernanda Amaral (UWF) def. Coralie Pesenti/Adrianna Daszkiewicz (SLW) 8-6
|Match Notes
|Saint Leo 14-3; National ranking #7; Regional ranking #2
|West Florida 12-4; National ranking #9; Regional ranking #4


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Wharfedale sports stars and politicians are celebrating the "fantastic" news that the opening stage of the 2014 Tour de France will start in Yorkshire.
And hopes are high the prestigious race's Grand Depart could include a stage through the streets of Otley.
Leeds has been named as the host city – beating challenges from Florence and Edinburgh – for the famous cycling challenge.
The tour will head through Yorkshire on July 5 and 6, 2014, before moving south for a third stage that will finish in London.
Full details of the route won't be announced until January 17 but speculation has already begun that the second stage – York to Sheffield – could incorp-orate several Wharfedale towns.
The announcement has been hailed by Otley's silver medal winning Olympic cyclist, Lizzie Armitstead. On Twitter, she said: "Pretty amazing that the Tour de France will start in Leeds in 2014! Always knew it was the centre of the universe!
"Have to wait and see if it goes through my home town, Otley."
MP Greg Mulholland (Lib Dem, Leeds North West) said the decision would give local cycling – already on a high following Lizzie's success at London 2012 – a further massive boost.
He said: "Otley has cemented itself as a cycling town and a nationally recognised centre for cycling with its annual town-centre bike race, Otley Cycling Festival and Otley Sportive – and, following the success of Lizzie Armitstead at London 2012 , the town's first ever Olympic medallist.
"The Tour de France coming through Otley would cement this, as well as being fantastic for the town, and be an incredible opportunity to promote to the 3.5 billion people that watch the race every year everything Otley and the surrounding area has to offer."
Mr Mulholland, along with fellow Yorkshire MPs Hilary Benn and Julian Smith, worked with Leeds City Council and Welcome to Yorkshire to convince tour organisers to choose the region.
He said: "This is absolutely fantastic news for Yorkshire.
"To have won the bid to be hosting a stage of the Tour de France in the same year as the first ever British winner, Bradley Wiggins, is sensational.
"The Back Le Bid team have done a quite superb job and I want to pay tribute to their excellent campaign to show the organisers what Yorkshire has to offer."
Councillor Sandy Lay (Lib Dem, Otley & Yeadon) said: "This is great news for the whole of Leeds and I am really hoping Otley will be involved.
"The town's heritage and commitment to cycling is unrivalled and I feel Otley deserves it.
"After all, we are the region's premier cycling hotspot."
Councillor Colin Campbell (Lib Dem, Otley & Yeadon) added: "I'm pleased this prestigious race will start in Yorkshire. It is a major boost to cycling and the county."


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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, is the main topic holding up approval of a new farm bill as Republicans and Democrats square off over budget cuts in the program which supplies food to people who qualify for the assistance. The SNAP program comprises about 80 percent of the farm bill's expected $500 billion cost.
Government spending on food stamps has been increasing steadily but especially over the last decade. From 2001 to 2006, spending on food stamps doubled. If the current growth rate continues, it will have quadrupled by 2013. Currently 46.6 million people receive benefits from the program, which costs about $80 billion per year.
In the Senate version of the farm bill, approved last summer, lawmakers avoided making cuts to the SNAP program while the version passed by the House Agriculture committee would cut around $16 billion. With the large difference, lawmakers are not likely to compromise unless the savings are needed for a deal necessary to avoid the "fiscal cliff."
"Odds are against a five-year farm bill in the lame duck (session) unless it's part of a budget agreement," and a budget deal is also unlikely, said Pat Westhoff of the think tank Food and Agricultural Policy Research, based at the University of Missouri. House Republicans have said that they will address the farm bill during the lame duck session which started Tuesday.
According to Democrats, the SNAP program, which provides assistance to about 1 in 7 Americans, should not be reduced. During deliberations before the Senate passed its version of the farm bill, an amendment to restore requirements for food stamp eligibility was defeated. Another amendment which was defeated would have stopped states from receiving federal bonus payments for enrolling people in the food stamp program, according to TheHill.com.
While there is some agreement between the two political parties on the federal crop insurance program, it is a very small percentage of the farm bill costing the government around $7 billion a year. The cost is expected to jump to $15 billion or more this year because the government will shoulder most of the losses due to the 2012 drought, according to Reuters.
While it is clear that House Republicans want to make cuts to SNAP, many Democrats refuse to back legislation that reduces the benefits. One thing that is certain however, is that absent an agreement on SNAP, the farm bill's passage could be delayed into the new year.
For more information on SNAP eligibility, click here.


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96 Guesthouse
Welcome to 96 Guesthouse. Our guesthouse is a budget guesthouse is located at the doorstep of convenience.....shopping, dining and entertainment, within easy reach.
96 guesthouse are surrounded by ATMs, restaurants, massage shop, medicine store, travel agencies and many more place that all of costumer could have special funny time, near pop street as well. Our location is within walking distance to Ben Thanh market, War Museum, the Notre Dame Church, Reunification Palace, Saigon River,Internal bus station, and 30 minutes driving to the airport
We offer safe, clean, comfortable room and real value for money.The 96 Guesthouse consists of 20 rooms which divided in to 4 types of room: Single room, Double / Twin bed room, family room & Triple room. All our rooms have private bathroom with hot/cold showers, air-conditioning, mini fridge, 64 channels cable TV, wifi in room.
We are friendly and helpfull. We will assist you with your day trips and travel bookings, and are pleased to offer free and honest advice about all of Vietnam
Guest s will be pleased by the cheap laundry service, helpful advice and tour-booking services
Free luggage storage when you are on trip
Free computer usage access internet at the lobby
Free WiFi in room
Free Map and Advice
Free Safe deposit box at reception desk
Laundry (25.000vnd/kg)
Airport pick- up 13usd
Currency exchange
Credit Card Accepted
Tour / bus / air ticket arrangement.
Check-in: 12:30 (or earlier subject to availability)
Check-out: 12:00
We will hold rooms for 2 hours after your stated arrival time.
Cancellations must be received at least 2 days in advance.
Credit cards are accepted (VISA, MasterCard, JCB)
Breakfast is not included in the price.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
B&B Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Air Conditioning
- Airport Transfers
- Bar
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cable TV
- Cots available
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Currency Exchange
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Hot Showers
- Internet Access
- Laundry Facilities
- Luggage Storage
- Mini Bar
- No Curfew
- Safe Deposit Box
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels Included
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 2 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Guesthouse InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
Check in time after 12:00 PM (afternoon).
You can check in before12:00 If we have available room.
Check out time before 12:00 PM (noon time).
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
From Tan Son Nhat Airport: If you catch taxi It will cost around 150.000 180.000 VND and take 30 45 minutes depending on the traffic.
From Railway Station: Bargain first then getting on, Journey time 15 minutes. Rate: approximately VND60,000 (roughly USD2.50).
If you arrive Ho Chi Minh City by bus from Cambodia or Nha Trang, the bus will be stopped on Pham Ngu Lao street. It takes only 5 minutes walking to 96 Guesthouse, so we do not recommend you to take a taxi.
Please do not let the taxi driver around the bus station help you with your luggage.They will drive you around and stop close to the your guesthouse and charge you a lot of money.
Come to the hotel first, you will pay them in font of our receptionist to be sure it is correct amount of money.
Hotel direction in Vietnamese
Vui lng đưa ti đến 96 Guesthouse , địa chỉ 96 Đường Bi Viện, phường Phạm Ngũ Lo, Quận 1.
Located Near
Located in the vibrant backpacker area in the heart of the city, the guesthouse is within walking distance of all local and national transport as well as all of the undiscovered gems, culture and nightlife that Saigon has to offer.
Walking times:
- Ben Thanh market (10 min)
- Opera House (15 min)
- Central Post Office (15 min)
- The Notre Dame (15 min)
- Reunification Palace (15 min)
- Saigon River Express (20 min)
- War Remnants Museum (15 min)
- Vietnam History Museum (20 min)


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With Christmas fast approaching and many households feeling a financial squeeze, keeping spending under control is more important than ever.
The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has joined forces with financial education charity the ifs School of Finance to issue some simple but effective consumer advice to help deliver an affordable Christmas:
• Work out a budget and stick to it. You can get help planning a budget from www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk or www.moneysavingexpert.com
• Spread the Cost: See if you are eligible for a 0% credit card or some other form of low-interest rate credit deal that could give you an interest-free period to pay off your purchases – making the festive season more affordable.
• Free gifts: At www.freecycle.org.uk you can get thousands of free items but if second-hand isn't your thing you can make use of the likes of www.smartfreestuff.co.uk which offer a range of free items from cosmetics to books.
• Always check prices: whether you go from store to store in person or search using internet sites, comparing prices is nearly always worthwhile and can save you significant sums of money.
• Think ahead: when planning for Christmas don't forget that costs and bills are likely to continue into the New Year so make sure you have put some money aside or have a repayment plan in place to deal with these. If you think you may have problems in making your repayments on a credit card, store card or loan, then talk to your lender straightaway, so you can discuss a sensible repayment plan.
One more piece of advice is offered to those who may already be facing financial difficulties:
• Seek debt advice and get help with your situation: If you are struggling to repay what you owe, contact a debt charity such as your local Citizens Advice Bureau, the StepChange Debt Charity or Money Advice Trust for free advice and support. Do not take on any further credit.
FLA Head of Consumer Finance, Fiona Hoyle, said: "We recognise the financial pressures that many will face in the run-up to Christmas. These pressures make careful financial planning essential.
"Consumer credit plays a key role in helping millions of consumers get through the festive period without finding themselves facing unmanageable debts. However, consumers must think very carefully about how much they can afford to spend, to avoid storing problems up for the future."
Rod McKee, Vice-Principal at the ifs, added: "We are providing financial education to tens of thousands of teenagers every year to help reduce the chances of future generations getting themselves into unmanageable debt but we recognise millions of adults are already struggling and that Christmas brings such challenges into sharper focus.
We urge all consumers to consider the tips we have provided in association with the FLA, especially in the run up to Christmas 2012 but also in the months and years ahead."


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Pizza Hut Singapore has released a monstrosity called their 'Double Sensation' pizza, which is really two pizzas in one. The outer pizza includes a crust that is stuffed to the brim with three melted cheeses and topped with turkey, ham, green peppers and, of course, salsa. The inner pizza also has a crust that is stuffed with chicken, sausage and cheese and is topped with smoked chicken, zucchini and Alfredo sauce. Want to know the weirdest part? The whole thing has an actual cherry on top. Not a cherry tomato. A treacly sweet cherry. Yum?
As assumed, you can only get this pizza in Singapore. If you happen to live there, the price won't break the bank. You can get a regular-sized pie for around $21 and a large for around $28. Keep on innovating Pizza Hut!


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Is there a way to adjust the colors for php code blocks by user? The default reds & oranges makes the code in this topic pretty hard for me to read. I looked around in my sitepoint settings but didn't see anything about color settings.
You could just use normal code tags. That way, you can color the code any way you like.
If you use a browser that supports user stylesheets, you could include this code
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Thanks Stevie. I misunderstood the question.
I meant the colors on these forums at sitepoint. I can't use normal code tags, I didn't make the post in question, and if I can add css to a page I'm viewing I don't know how. I found it difficult to read the post I quoted above on my display (a dell flatscreen) because of the reds & oranges.
Some browsers such as Firefox and Opera, let you use a custom CSS file that can override a site's CSS.
What browser(s) do you use here?
What browser(s) do you use here? I'm using firefox at the moment, I wasn't aware you could override .css in the browser. I'll spend some time with google. Thanks for the tip.
I love user style sheets. This forum looks quite different to me thanks to one of those. This might help:
It has a link to more Firefox instructions. FF is easy to set up.
Thank you.


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USPAP NYC (15-Hour Course & Examination):
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Q: I live in an apartment that I can't paint, but I'd really like to add some more color and style to my walls. Are there any temporary options around that would update the boring white walls?
A: Did you ask the landlord? Sometimes they'll allow paint with a deposit or if you repaint when you leave, though it's possible your landlord had problems in the past with well-intentioned tenants.
While paint is easy and inexpensive, there are other ways to be creative. Removable wallpaper and decals are great ways to add bold patterns and bright colors. Many paint stores also carry wallpaper or look online. Ask for self-adhesive, temporary papers. They are easy to apply, look nice and come right off when it's time to move.
Fabric is another option. If it's OK to drill a few small holes, hang small drapery rods at the top of the wall, and cut and hem colored fabric panels to the right size. Gather the fabric like drapes, or just hang flat.
Q: What about adding art? Any inexpensive ideas?
A: Art will brighten up your apartment without painting, especially if you're on a budget. Shop at thrift stores, hang vintage quilts or blankets, beautiful pieces of fabric or even scraps of wallpaper. Cut into large squares and hang in rows.
If you're artistic, you can make your own art. Go to an art supply store and get some inexpensive watercolor paper and either water-soluble acrylics, watercolors or gouache paints. Use brushes from a paint store to save money.
Big abstract landscapes are easy. For water, use wide horizontal stripes of blue or green, then lighter blue for the sky. Let the colors overlap and bleed into one another. For fields, use yellows, browns and greens. Or just paint big colorful squares on the paper, without trying to be too neat. Several with the same colors would have a big impact. Once they're dry, hang on the wall for instant effect.
Have fun! This is a creative activity for kids, too. They will love it, and so will you!


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Adıyaman Asu TV, 28 February 2011
• The assembly of the three hundred consists of 300 iblis. They have nothing to do with Judaism, Christianity or any other faith. They are also enemies of the Jews and enormously hostile to the Prophet Moses (pbuh). They are people who are enemies of the Torah and the Qur'an. A bunch of psychopaths. Someone in satan's team cannot have any links to any religion. May Allah forbid, they are enemies of Allah. So as it is told they are not entities that can be fully understood. They are a team consisting of the vilest people, 300 iblis. They occupy the world's most key positions; some are professors, some are businessmen and others are politicians. At the same time, they are a bunch of people who aim to eliminate all the Muslims, Christians and followers of the Prophet Moses (pbuh) in Israel. They are a pack of psychos who just want the irreligious to survive and even to gradually wear them down.
Kahraman Maraş Aksu TV; 28 February 2011
• Allah is making Turkey the model country. A country with the way of the Mahdi is in any case made a model country by Allah. The Turkish conception of living by Islam is a most perfect one. It has a very high quality and excellent conception of Islam. And that is adopted as a model by all countries. The model in Turkey is the ideal model for living by Islamic moral values. We do not tell them to adopt our buildings or economy as models; but the model in Turkey is the spirit of Turkish-Islamic Union. The model is thus the way of the Mahdi. Allah has set out the way of the Mahdi as the ideal model. He has set it out as the style and method to be preferred.
Surat ash-Shu'ara';
108- so have fear of Allah and obey me.
109- I do not ask you for any wage for it. My wage is the responsibility of no one but the Lord of all the worlds.
This is the most important quality of the preacher. Preaching for Allah's approval, and for no other gain. He says I do it solely for Allah's approval.
154- You are nothing but a human being like ourselves, so produce a Sign if you are telling the truth.'
They tell the prophets they are just ordinary people.
155- He said, 'Here is a she-camel. She has a time for drinking and you have a time for drinking – on specified days.
156- Do not do anything to harm her or the punishment of a terrible day will come down on you.'
157- But they hamstrung her and woke up full of remorse,
158- for the punishment did come down them. There is certainly a Sign in that, yet most of them are not believers.
When a society is immoral and lacks good conscience, Almighty Allah produces a natural cause to inflict a scourge upon it. For instance, Almighty Allah says; do not do this. They are obviously going to do it, but He tells them not to. And they do it. Then Allah will send an affliction. In that time, He says "Do not do anything to harm that camel." The camel is very nice and pleasant. He tells them not to harm it. But they still hamstrung her. The justification for Allah's revenge had arisen. And Allah sent them a punishment. Allah knows that they are cruel and immoral. This is a reflection of knowledge from the mind of Allah, insha'Allah.
Surat az-Zilzal;
The 99th surah. In one respect, this surah refers to an earthquake that happened in 1999.
1- When the earth is convulsed with its quaking
2- and the earth then disgorges its charges
3- and man asks, 'What is wrong with it?',
People usually wonder what is going on when an earthquake first strikes. That is the first thing. There is a tremor, but since they do not know what is happening they wonder what is going on. That is what Allah is referring to. As an initial reflex.
4- on that Day it will impart all its news
News of the earthquake on that day will be imparted in all the newspapers, on television and on the internet.
5- because your Lord has inspired it.
Allah shows that He creates all things.
6- That Day people will emerge segregated to see the results of their actions.
People will rush outside on the Day of Reckoning, but they also rush outside and run about when there is an earthquake.
7- Whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it.
8- Whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.
The words "whoever" and "an atom's weight" appear twice in these verses. The seventh verse refers to good and the eighth to evil. Verses 7 and 8. In 1999 there was an earthquake measuring 7.8. In addition, the abjad [calculation] value of the verse also gives the date of the earthquake. The 1999 quake was a very important one. The way it missed Istanbul is something quite extraordinary. It reached as far as the islands [in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul], but it missed Istanbul. It emerged from Avcılar [a town in the far-end of Istanbul]. This is a mystery that has not yet been resolved. They cannot understand it. They are baffled how it missed Istanbul. But I know. The reason is the presence of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). 1999 is a very key date. The next year is 2000. Hazrat Ali (as) makes a gesture with his hand indicating the number 9.
By the charging horses panting hard,
striking sparks from their flashing hooves,
raiding at full gallop in the early dawn,
leaving a trailing dust-cloud in their wake,
cleaving through the middle of the foe,
(Surat al-'Adiyat, 1-5)
In referring to them running about out of breath, the verse refers to something that sucks in the air as it moves. It means attacks by air forces. The language is in complete agreement with jets. It refers to those that move by sucking in the air, spreading fire everywhere, carrying out attacks in the early morning and covering everywhere with smoke and dust, which is what happens in that kind of operation.
cleaving through the middle of the foe,
truly man is ungrateful to his Lord
and indeed he bears witness to that. (Surat al-'Adiyat, 5-7)
People are generally ungrateful, meaning egotistical and selfish. The way of the dajjal (antichrist) has currently brought that about in the world. This verse has come about. The ungrateful have appeared in the world, people who are ungrateful to Allah. People have become selfish and egotistical.
And indeed he bears witness to that…he himself bears witness to this immorality, lack of conscience, egotism and selfishness.
Truly he is fierce in his love of wealth.…
So his real aim is love of possessions. Love of wealth means someone who regards his home, car, children, wife and everything as possessions. Look, the home, car, children and wife all turn into an extreme manifestation of selfishness and egotism. The result is a ruthless harshness and egotism.
Does he not know that when the graves are emptied out,
When people die they fall apart in their graves. Allah draws our attention to death. But He says they will fall apart in their graves as a separate matter. He says they will also be emptied out, graves will be emptied out.
and the heart's contents are brought into the open,
In other words, when everything you have hidden away, all the information you have concealed, is revealed.
that Day their Lord will certainly be aware of them.
Allah is saying that death will come. He says you will have to leave your belongings, your sons and wives, your children, the business you were afraid would be left unfinished and everything you regarded as so important and great.
Surat at-Takathur;
1- Fierce competition for this world [possessions and belongings] distracted you,
Allah says they were "distracted" by a huge and insane passion for their husbands, children, belongings, cars and jobs. So they lost control of themselves. They turn into beings that no longer listen to reason, unbalanced creatures. They become coarse, selfish, egotistical and crazed in spirit.
2- until you went down to the graves.
Until the moment of death. Allah says they persisted in this excess until the moment they died.
3- No indeed, you will soon know!
4- Again no indeed, you will soon know!
Allah states this twice.
5- No indeed, if you only knew with the Knowledge of Certainty,
6- you will certainly see the Blazing Fire!
Allah says because you are unaware of the Day of Reckoning and hell, because you have not seen them, have not fully seen hell…
7- Then you will certainly see it with the Eye of Certainty.
Allah says you will see hell in all clarity.
8- Then you will be asked that Day about the pleasures you enjoyed.
For example, what were the preferences that guided your actions in marriage? What was your purpose in having a car? What was your purpose at home, or with your children? What did you do to earn Allah's approval? Did you submit to Allah with all your heart and soul? Or did you make an idol out of your husband, or your children? Did you make an idol out of your education or job? Or did you live for Allah? Allah says you will have to account for yourselves.
Surat al-Ma'un;
Have you seen him who denies the religion?
He is the one who harshly rebuffs the orphan
and does not urge the feeding of the poor.
He says that Islam is a religion of affection and love. That is immediately apparent, is it not? For one thing. Almighty Allah does not want to see orphans ill-treated. He wants the poor to be fed and to live in comfort.
So woe to those who pray,
and are forgetful of their prayer,
There are some frauds and cheating bigots who adopt a totally different mindset, even if they actually pray. They are greedy for the things of this world and have close relations with unbelief.
Those who show off…
For example, some people have the skullcap, the robe and shawl and everything, but are devoid of anything to do with morality, affection, compassion, proper behavior, the global dominion of Islamic Union or spreading the good news of the way of the Mahdi. Instead, they are full of immorality, lies, fraud, theft and trickery.
And deny help to others …
They strive to prevent any help being given to Islam to prevent any aid reaching Muslims, Allah says.
Surat al-Masad;
Ruin to the hands of Abu Lahab and ruin to him!
His wealth has not helped him nor anything he has earned.
Allah always refers to people's hunger for worldly things in the Qur'an. Allah describes their obsession with money, assets, spouses, children, the world, their homes, work and interests as a scourge and says that these things will do them no good.
He will burn in a Flaming Fire.
And so will his wife, the firewood-carrier,
Allah particularly refers to the wife. Because they deify their spouses and regard them as gods, may Allah forbid. They regard them as above religion. Their wives are Christians or Buddhists so they become Christians or Buddhists. They behave in a fanatical way.
with a rope of twisted fibre round her neck.
Allah sets this out as a source of shame.
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Florida Studio Theatre Opens THE COLUMNIST, 2/1
Florida Studio Theatre presents David Auburn's The Columnist, the story of noted political writer Joseph Alsop's fall from power in the 1960s - opening in Florida Studio Theatre's (FST) Keating Theatre (1241 N. Palm Avenue) on Friday, February 1, 2013. Tickets for the intense political drama are on sale through April 7, 2013 and can be purchased online at FloridaStudioTheatre.org, by phone at (941) 366-9000 or by visiting the Box Office.
For decades, political columnist Joseph Alsop was beloved, feared and courted in equal measure by the people whose careers he determined. He sat at the center of Washington life as one of the most powerful journalists in the country. Based on the true events of his life, The Columnist explores the turmoil of the '60s, the Vietnam conflict and the profound personal cost of Joe Alsop's political involvement at a time of dizzying change.
David Auburn, whose Tony and Pulitzer Prize Award-winning Proof dazzled critics and audiences alike, brings this riveting story to the stage. Mr. Auburn has also been awarded the Helen Merrill Playwriting Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship. The show is being directed by FST Associate Director Kate Alexander. Ms. Alexander has directed over 25 shows at FST.
Ms. Alexander says, "The Columnist is a refreshing play, fully of intrigue and passion. It takes place during an unusual time in our history - on the cusp of the Camelot years through the riveting social changes that followed the Kennedy assignation. Every aspect of our lives changed: every institution, from the very personal such as marriage to our grand institutions such as our government. Powerful people and powerful organizations once thought sacrosanct were brought down. A quest for 'the truth' emerged from the youth generation and a new idea of 'truth' was born."
Ms. Alexander continued, "As the world changed, Joe Alsop struggled with his world view. And yet, what I like is that there are no clear protagonists or antagonists in this story. All the characters are heroic and flawed and very human as they strive for their idea of right. And we can find many parallels in today's world, as recently as our last elections. Both sides admit that the world is changing rapidly: the face of America is changing and we need to 'see this.' Our realities are fluid and change is necessary; this play explores the consequences if we don't change."
The cast includes returning Florida Studio Theatre favorites Jeff Plunkett as Joe Alsop, as well as Rachel Moulton playing Susan Mary Alsop, Rob Gomes appearing as Stewart Alsop and Seth Teegarden as Philip. New faces to the FST are John Keabler as Andrei, Marie Claire Roussel as Abigail and Michael Zlabinger as Halberstam.
Jeff Plunkett has appeared at FST previously in Permanent Collection, Pure Confidence, Opus, Sylvia, and Race. His Off-Broadway credits include Have Mercy and Concertina's Rainbow at The Cherry Lane Theatre, among others. Rachel Moulton returns to FST after last season's production of Jericho. Rob Gomes is no stranger to FST, as he portrayed Eric Weiss in Brooklyn Boy. He also spent time on the Broadway stage in shows The Last Night at Ballyhoo and Racing Demon. John Keabler has played in Off-Broadway productions of the comedy Psycho Therapy and Wonder of the World. Marie Claire Roussel has been in several shows at The Flea, an Off-Off-Broadway theatre, appearing in productions such as Anderson County and Victor Victorious and others. Michael Zlabinger has been in Off-Broadway productions of The Tempest and Five Women Wearing the Same Dress. Seth Teegarden is an Acting Apprentice at FST and is currently performing in The Playmakers Tour.
The Columnist also features a talented crew under the direction of Ms. Alexander. Brian Prather, a well seasoned Off-Broadway Designer, is new to FST as the Scenic Designer. Richard Chamblin returns as Lighting Director along with Sarah Bertolozzi as Costume Designer.
The Columnist will be playing in the Keating Theatre January 30, 2013 (with previews on Jan 30 & 31) and runs until April 7, 2013. Single tickets are $18 - $36. Season subscriptions are still available. Tickets may be purchased from the FST Box Office in person or by calling (941) 366-9000 or online at FloridStudioTheatre.org.


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GUELPH, Ont. — Well, you can't say Tim Burke didn't warn you.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach told reporters in Winnipeg earlier this week his decision to play mostly rookies in Thursday night's pre-season game versus the Hamilton Tiger-Cats could lead to the team getting "blasted."
By the end of a very long night at Alumni Stadium, there were probably more than a few Bombers fans who felt like getting blasted themselves Thursday night.
A 52-0 loss to the Ticats — in which Winnipeg failed, miserably, in all three aspects of the game — means the Bombers will head into their regular-season opener next Thursday against the Montreal Alouettes having been outscored in two pre-season losses by an eye-popping 76-6.
What worked?
Next question.
What didn't work?
Good Lord, where to begin?
Well, the offence turned the ball over nine times in all and four times in the first half, including a pair of Justin Goltz interceptions — one of which was returned 115 yards for a touchdown as time ran out in the second quarter. By night's end, the Bombers had thrown six interceptions, dropped two fumbles and turned the ball over on downs.
The special teams yielded a 76-yard punt return to end the first quarter.
The defence got shredded by Hamilton QB Henry Burris, who completed 13 of 17 attempts for 198 yards and two TDs in just two quarters of work.
Betcha Burke was thrilled
The always plain-spoken Bombers boss was blunt, as usual.
"If we were playing the little sisters of the poor, they'd have beat us."
Why shouldn't a Blue Bombers fan give up right now?
Do what you want. We all have our burdens to carry.
But before you write these guys off just yet, remember that at least 22 of the players who started for Winnipeg on offence and defence last night will not be starting at Investors Group Field versus Montreal next week. Heck, lots of them won't even be on the roster.
That's all you got?
Well, there's a few other things. Goltz — who will be Buck Pierce's backup to start this season — threw two terrible interceptions.
But if you take those two bad throws away, Goltz actually wasn't awful, putting together some drives, stringing some completions together and finishing his two quarters of work having completed 12 of 21 passes for 101 yards.
A few other things:
❚ The Bombers defence forced 12 two-and-outs.
❚ Bombers defensive linemen Jake Thomas and Freddie Harris both sacked Burris in the first half.
❚ Bombers receiver Jade Etienne continues to not look out of place, pulling down two more catches for 12 yards as he tries to wrestle a starting job away from Kito Poblah.
And Bombers receiver Brett Carter had three catches for 18 yards.
What about this Carter guy?
Good question. Burke said this week he doesn't have room on his roster for Carter, but the 20-year-old former Winnipeg Rifles receiver followed up a strong performance against the Argos in a pre-season loss in Winnipeg last week with another strong game in Guelph.
The Bombers could do worse. Lots worse.
How'd Max Hall and Chase Clement play?
Clement threw almost as many interceptions — three — as he did completions — four. He finished the night a miserable 4-of-11 for 21 yards.
Hall was a little better, but that ain't saying much, going 2-5 for 12 yards with on interception.


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HOUSTON - You may not have to wait in a drive-through line the next time you want Burger King. The fast-food chain is now coming to you.
The company is bringing its BK Delivers program to Houston. The restaurant will deliver a Whopper and fries, right to your door.
You can place your order online or call it in. The order must be $10 or more and most items will be delivered. As of now, Burger King will not deliver drinks, shakes or breakfast items.
Nine Houston area stores are expected to join the program by the end of this year.
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Website will contain a large databaseusers will be able to register, add comments and add info in that database
I am just a designer I don't have much experience in hosting, all I used before was shared hosting for my own website
Thanks in advanceBernadette
Hello, bernadette!
If you have really large database and want to have your site working fast, it is better to look for the dedicated server.
How big is this database?And how much traffic will the site get, do you expect?
That last question is key. If you have a shared hosting package for 25 GB space, then the database's size doesn't matter too much (unless it's huge, of course).
But it would be a waste of money to purchase dedicated hosting if you're receiving 100 visits a day.
So from your answers I assume I'd rather use a shared hosting at the start until the traffic passes 100 or 200 user?then when it exceeds that. a dedicated hosting would be better for faster performance
You qould move from shared to VPS and then to dedicated. A Virtual Private Server falls about half way between both in terms of resources and cost.
okay will read more about VPSthanks for the tip
Check out jaguarpc.com vps special , 2 months free right now, thats who i use with my blog.
yes, you can start small then upgrade as needed arises. Watch out for these three resources, disk space usage, bandwidth usage and cpu usage.
great info thanks
If your site contain large database and large traffic then first i will recommend a vps. After getting more popular then go to dedicated server. at the beginning you don't need dedicated server.
The nice thing about starting with a VPS is you can always install the same VPS software on a dedicated server and migrate the entire container. It makes growth much easier.
It seems to me VPS solution will be good for you.And you may start from low cost VPS deals which are available from the respectable companies such as hostgator, b2vps, etc. Just my point of view.
better to look for the dedicated server.
For that big of a site, I'd start off with VPS. A mid-range VPS will work just fine - As you grow, you'll want to keep upgrading the specifications to fit your needs until you get up to a high end VPS.
starts with shared hosting plan from any of the reliable service providers. You can move to VPS or Dedicated when its required.
Go with a Managed VPS
Just request the support team to optimize MySQL and Apache and you should be fine.
If you have a large website and it's going to take more space you should try VPS, dedicated server and off course should fast because people don't like slow sites.
There is lots of hosting sites that can provide you these thing. you only need to do is find according to your budget
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We've all been there. You have an hour or two to kill at the airport and you are famished. Your choices are limited to the chain places you see on the highway and the chain places you see at the mall. You end up eating something you regret and then your entire vacation is ruined. Luckily, airlines have been listening to your plaintive cries for help and adding tastier food options. Delta's Terminal 4 at JFK is the latest to hop on this trend (JetBlue's JFK terminal already offers steak, sushi and touch-screen ordering).
Delta's new wing — expected to open in May — will play host to a bevy of foodie-approved eateries, including Shake Shack, Blue Smoke, La Brea Bakery and more. All told, these delicious renovations will cost $28 million. But we can't complain about airlines trying to outdo each other's food.


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Among the organisations adding their tuppenceworth to the Digital Britain consultation is the Business Software Alliance, the industry body that represents software companies and tries to make sure they get paid all their licence fees.
Part of the suggestions about Digital Britain have been for there to be a clampdown on music and video piracy, especially peer to peer filesharing. The BSA wants to make sure software piracy is not forgotten. Read more


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You Might Be A Monster: And Other Stories I Made Up
This dude started as a toy designer who reinvented classic games (remember Cooties?) and then started his own gig to create his own vinyl toys, plush dolls, and gallery paintings. You would think publishing Hi Fructose magazine would be enough for him? Oh, no, not Attaboy. His neurons must be firing too fast and furious, since he's now written and illustrated his first "children's" book - which is really meant for adults who still like sarcastic and silly poems laced with psychedelic depictions of phantasmagoric beasties straight from a kid's wildest imagination.


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ONE of the Bolshoi ballet's best-known ballerinas has fled Russia for Canada after receiving threats, it has emerged, as the troubled company's chief prepares to leave for Germany to receive treatment for wounds sustained in an acid attack.
Svetlana Lunkina told the Izvestia newspaper she had taken leave from the theatre until the end of the season over troubles stemming from a business dispute concerning a film in which her husband was involved.
Lunkina said she had already been out of Russia for six months and there was no clear link between her problems and the acid attack this month on the Bolshoi ballet's artistic director, Sergei Filin.
But the flight from Russia of such a high-profile figure underlines the tense atmosphere at the Bolshoi after the attack on Filin, which the management has blamed on internal conflicts.
''I think we need to react to these threats,'' Lunkina told Izvestia, without making clear the nature of the threats.
''These people have no right to interfere in our private lives or my professional work.''
Lunkina, who has danced with the Bolshoi since 1997, is one of the company's most experienced stars and was this year to appear in a new work by British choreographer Wayne McGregor.
''I was supposed to be doing a lot of interesting work, including several premieres,'' she said.
Having wowed the public in the Bolshoi's landmark 2011 staging of McGregor's Chroma, Lunkina was expected to take a leading role in his eagerly awaited version of The Rite of Spring at the Bolshoi this year.
Her disappearance from the Bolshoi stage had already puzzled fans, who initially suspected she had suffered an injury before rumours spread that she was no longer in Russia.
Lunkina said the threats were linked to a film project her husband, producer Vladislav Moskalyev, had been working on about the great Russian imperial ballerina Matilda Kshesinskaya.
Moskalyev was dropped from the project after he fell out with his business partner, who is now suing him for $US3.7 million ($A3.5 million).
The Bolshoi's spokeswoman, Katerina Novikova, confirmed to Izvestia that Lunkina had requested leave and the company had approved it.
She said it was unclear how the company could help because the dispute was linked to the husband's work. ''Anna Pavlova also left Russia because of the activities of her husband,'' Ms Novikova said, referring to the great ballerina who quit her homeland in the early years of the 20th century.
Filin, 42, is in hospital in Moscow and has undergone several operations to save his sight after a masked attacker threw acid into his face and eyes on January 17.


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Hey SP,
I've never posted anything related to design on these forums because I never attempt to do any design. Normally I rely on designers that I work with to do that for me, but I'm working on a personal project (kind of like my own CMS) and I would like to be able to add some style flair to it. The catch is that I don't want to use any graphics, but if need be I will (custom logo, custom bullets etc). So I've been trying to scour the web looking for CSS templates and the like but all of them are quite image heavy and I figured some of you designers out there might know of some good websites that show off just how much CSS can do without images or perhaps have learned some tricks along the way to achieve this. My main goal is to make the majority of the website's layout and appearance customizable through the CMS itself. While this isn't difficult for me to program, it's difficult for me to design, so any tips in the right direction would be great. Ultimately I hope to end up with a website that isn't hideously ugly which for me is quite a challenge.
Thanks in advance.
Here is a good one I came across the other day http://nicolasgallagher.com/pure-css-gui-icons/demo/
Wow, that's super relevant to what I'm hoping to find! Thank you.
And another good one http://css-tricks.com/examples/ShapesOfCSS/
Wow this is a good resource I just found http://daneden.me/animate/
More awesomeness! Keep em coming!
May I ask, if you know, what is up with the "after" word that keeps appearing in these CSS examples?
This page will explain it better than I can:
Hrm, I'm very confused. Why would you want to render something after it's been rendered? I don't understand the point of it?
The pseudoclasses :before and :after create "generated" content. Stuff that can be rendered without adding more HTML.It's incredibly useful. The example in the middle of the page that Ralph suggested shows a simple application of :after. You might wonder why that couldn't have been done in the HTML, and indeed it could have. (Remember, this is just an example.) The point is that the additional piece is being rendered without having added it to the HTML. You'll catch the wave after you have seen it in action (small pun intended).
How is this useful? Can you give me a real world example of where / when this might be useful? I still don't quite understand. Putting content in a style sheet seems like a bad idea for all kinds of reasons.
Obviously it's not a great idea to use :before and :after for important content, but it's incredibly useful for a whole range of styling needs—saving you from needing extra elements in the HTML to do things that are merely presentational. This article has an interesting discussion:
One use he makes of these is to add tick marks to visited links.


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FAIRTRADE in Bromsgrove has been boosted by a charitable donation.
The Co-operative Membership Community Fund gave £500 to the cause.
Art Lavelle, from Fairtrade Bromsgrove Steering group, said: "This funding is crucial if Bromsgrove is to retain its newly won Fairtrade town status, awarded in August 2013."
The group is now focusing on recruiting more local business and cafes to the campaign.


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The World's Political Hot Spots series explains the basis of conflicts in some of the world's most politically sensitive areas. Many of these regions are in today's headlines, and tensions recently have become violent in virtually all of them. Each presentation covers up to 10 centuries of background, revealing how and why today's problems occur.
Don't miss other titles in the World's Political Hot Spots series.
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I am the author of two books on global issues, who listens to at least a hundred serious non-fiction books a year.
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The World Political Hot Spots Series is a mixed bag. On the one hand, few audiobooks cover many of these forgotten states in depth. On the other hand, they are very generic, lacking in the kind of authorial investment that makes deep books interesting.
What I wanted from this book was insight into the nature of the state, society, and economy of Chile and Argentina. What I got was a straight history. But it was too much territory to cover in too short a time. This meant that much of the history came at the price of understanding. Rather than explaining why some very important event happened - say the U.S. orchestrated coup that overthrew the democratically elected Allende in Chile, or else the rise of the post-WWII fascist-populist, Juan Peron, in Argentina - I instead got more facts. It is interesting history and we should know it - important transformations are afoot in Latin America. But if it is a history that is lacking in narrative and analysis, it is a history that will be too easy to forget - unless it is reinforced by more study from some other source. Since learning history usually requires a person to go over the same material repeatedly, this is not such a bad thing. And a little history is better than none. But this just felt too cursory and shallow to bring about understanding.
If you are interested in better understanding Latin America in general, consider Michael Reid's masterful "Forgotten Continent," which historically contextualizes the history of every state south of the U.S. and analyses the current political and economic changes in all of the big states. Or else try Felipe Fernandez-Armesto's brief but unbelievably insightful, "The Americas." This treats the history of the whole Western Hemisphere as being moved by common forces. Either book will serve as an excellent compliment to this incomplete source.
So far as the reading goes, you must be tolerant. Older audiobooks just don't have the quoting thing down. This one brings to each separate quote, of which there are numerous, a different, exaggerated, and ultimately silly accent. The Koran says, "seek knowledge as far as China," which was a distant place indeed to Muhammad. We should be willing to go at least as far as the guy with the comical voice.
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Ever wanted to stand next to an elephant? Now you can, well a life-sized photo of one that is.
Taronga Western Plains Zoo has transformed an elephant transport crate into a learning hub for visitors. Through its innovative design guests walk through a virtual elephant to enter the crate. Inside they discover the history of elephants at our Zoos' and the many ways we care for and protect elephants today. Explore the elephant transport crate for yourself!
Our History
Elephants have always been a part of our Zoos. In the early days there was more of a focus on recreation and entertainment.
Today, zoos and wildlife management have changed. Our Zoos are committed to wildlife conservation, education and research. We are part of important breeding and conservation programs for Asian Elephants. Taronga is working with other zoos and five calves have already been born in the region including three here at Taronga.
How we help elephants
Our elephants are important ambassadors for their wild cousins, helping to raise awareness about elephants and the threats to their survival. Logging, poaching and forest clearing must stop to leave wild habitat for elephants. We help elephants in the wild, providing funds and support to elephant conservation projects all around the world.
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- Logging and land clearing makes elephants increasingly vulnerable
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For more information about elephants and the conservation programs that we support visit this page.
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Taronga Western Plains Zoo is home to two Asian Elephants and one African Elephant. These elephants are in their twilight years. To maintain good health and a high quality of life as they grow older, keepers and vets have put in place a special care program to assist with age-related matters. This includes a daily bath, a variety of enrichment toys, an exercise regime, and daily foot care routine, regular check-ups and supplements, such as glucosamine.


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Schools are closed today and council services have been interrupted as workers take part in national strike action.
Six separate unions are involved in today's strike action with more than a million workers - including teachers, firefighters and civil servants - protest against a range of disputes including pay, pensions, working conditions and spending cuts.
Waste collections have been suspended in Sutton but the council said it will prioritise brown and green wheelie bin collections tomorrow.
The Kimpton Park Way Reuse and Recycling Centre is scheduled to remain open but Cheam library, Wallington library, the Phoenix library and Beddington library are closed.
There are pickets outside the council's civic offices in St Nicholas Way and its base in Therapia Lane.
Sutton Council's deputy leader Councillor Colin Hall said: ""We value our staff who all do a tremendous job but as a council we have all had to tighten our belts, like every other local authority in the country.
"We've understood the impact on our own lowest paid staff and that's why we've introducing the London Living Wage for them.
"We've recognised the pressure staff are under and that is why we've made a national pay offer of 1%.
"We have to be realistic. This is all local government can afford at a time when Sutton Council must find another £38m of savings."
Emily Brother's Labour's prospective parliamentary candidate for Sutton and Cheam said she supports the strikes.
She added: "I don't want a strike, not least because of the impact on children and parents, service users and the wider public.
Emily Brothers (second from right) with Carol Shorter, Sheila Cox & Kirsty Robertson of Unison
"Sadly, public sector workers have little option other than strike action in light of the coalition's austerity measures, as well as the way they have ill-treated the pay and conditions of employees, many working part-time and on low pay.
"Instead of ramping up the rhetoric, the Government should get round the table, because both sides have a responsibility to stop it happening.
"Sutton Council likewise needs to engage with all unions in a more constructive way."
Schools have also been affected with some closed and many partially open. Sutton's National Union of Teachers secretary Andy Gibbons said: "Michael Gove is presiding over an education system with thousands of teachers leaving the job early and families struggling to find a school place for their child.
"Constant changes to the curriculum and assessment without proper consultation, evidence or time are wearing teachers out and damaging children's education.
Teachers from Sutton on strike in London
"Teachers have seen the value of their pay go down and their working hours go up.
"Michael Gove is refusing to listen and so we have no choice but to take strike action again. We know many parents understand that we are standing up for education and that this strike is Michael Gove's fault."
For information on whether your school is open, visit www.opencheck.atomwide.com