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Automotive Addicts Cars and Coffee Turns into Refreshed Success Story

By Malcolm Hogan

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The city of Jacksonville, FL may not have had a playoff inspiring NFL football team last season but from the looks of the latest Automotive Addicts Cars and Coffee event, it has a strong historic and steadily growing automotive enthusiast culture.

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The latest Automotive Addicts Cars and Coffee finds its new location at the Times Union parking lot downtown Jacksonville off of Riverside Avenue. We started the event about 5 years ago with inspiring minds to bring the mixed automotive enthusiast culture of this big city in one centralized location. The Times Union recently posted a full synopsis on the events refreshed success and the direction we are headed in. We welcome you to visit the article in addition to other updates:

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Visit gym or take a pill? Drug mimics exercise

Science gets a lethargic cheer from lazy people around the world this week, as a study published in Nature magazine reveals that we may one day be able to take a compound that produces similar effects in the body as exercise. The study comes from researchers at the Scripps Institute in Jupiter, FL, who injected overweight mice with a compound they created… …read more

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Central Florida Sail Posts

By JackDaddy

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So glad to see this thread. I live in Orlando, FL and am hoping to use sails on my back yard paver patio. The patio is going in about two weeks from now so I am behind a little on my sail poles. Pilot Dane, you have asked about the yard in a previous post so I am hoping you can help me out given these details.

Our soil here is not as hard as the South Carolina clay I grew up with, so I am concerned about how it is somewhat sandy and easy to dig. My house was built in 1952 and the yard has not been disturbed during that time so it is pretty stable compared to new construction areas. I notice the 18″ by 48″ footer suggestion for a 12′ pole. Is this sufficient? If you can’t tell from this limited information, how would you suggest I find out? Thank you.

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Trane Model #: TWE040E13FBO Fan & Flow issues

By MYoung

I have a Trane Model No: TWE040E13FBO Motor: 1/2 F.L. Amps:4.30 Volts: 200-230
When we turn it on and run it the air flow is not consistent. It sort of “breathes”, the air blows strong then slacks off, then strong, then slacks off. When it does this it will not turn off without flipping the breaker switch off on the unit. What could be causing this and how could it be fixed? We are in FL and it was almost 90 degrees in the house yesterday even with windows open and fans blowing because we can’t run the A/C so we really need to figure out how to fix this. Thank you for any help you can offer.

From: http://www.doityourself.com/forum/air-conditioning-cooling-systems/493037-trane-model-twe040e13fbo-fan-flow-issues.html

PC Connection, Inc. (PCCC) To Release First Quarter Results-2013

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PC Connection, Inc. (PCCC) To Release First Quarter Results-2013

MERRIMACK, N.H.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– PC Connection, Inc. (NAS: PCCC) , a provider of a full range of information technology (IT) solutions to business, government, and education markets, will release its first quarter 2013 operating results after close of market on Thursday, May 2, 2013. At 4:30 p.m. ET on that date, management will review these results during their quarterly conference call. To access the conference call, please dial 877-776-4016 (US) or 973-638-3231 (International). The conference call will be available to the general public on a live webcast—in listen-only mode—on the Company’s website at http://ir.pcconnection.com. To access the replay of the call, please dial 855-859-2056 or 404-537-3406 and enter the access code 35470429.

About PC Connection, Inc.

PC Connection, Inc., a Fortune 1000 company, has three sales companies: PC Connection Sales Corporation, MoreDirect, Inc., and GovConnection, Inc., headquartered in Merrimack, NH; Boca Raton, FL; and Rockville, MD; respectively. All three companies can deliver custom-configured computer systems overnight from our ISO 9001:2008 certified technical configuration lab at our distribution center in Wilmington, OH. Investors and media can find more information about PC Connection, Inc. at http://ir.pcconnection.com.

PC Connection Sales Corporation (800-800-5555), the original business of PC Connection, Inc. serving primarily the small- and medium-sized business sector, is a rapid-response provider of IT products and services. It offers more than 300,000 brand-name products through its staff of technically trained sales account managers and telesales specialists, catalogs, publications, and its website at www.pcconnection.com. This company also serves consumer and small office users and is, under its MacConnection brand (800-800-2222), one of Apple’s largest authorized online resellers at www.macconnection.com.

MoreDirect, Inc. (561-237-3300), www.moredirect.com, provides corporate technology buyers with best-in-class IT solutions, in-depth IT supply-chain expertise, and access to over 300,000 products and 1,600 vendors through TRAXX™, a cloud-based eProcurement system. Backed by over 500 technical certifications, MoreDirect’s team of engineers, software licensing specialists, and project managers help reduce the cost and complexity of buying hardware, software, and services throughout the entire IT lifecycle.

GovConnection, Inc. (800-800-0019) is a rapid-response provider of IT products and services to federal, state, and local government agencies and educational institutions through specialized account managers, catalogs, publications, and online at www.govconnection.com.

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Kaplan's Colloquy Unit Taps Tim Gilbert as President

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Kaplan’s Colloquy Unit Taps Tim Gilbert as President


Veteran education executive will lead business’ expansion of online solutions for higher education institutions

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Kaplan, Inc., the leading global education provider and a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYS: WPO) , today announced that Timothy S. Gilbert has assumed leadership for Colloquy LLC, a business unit offering end-to-end online and distance education solutions to higher education. As Colloquy’s president, Gilbert will be based in the operation’s Delray Beach, FL headquarters and report to Darrell Splithoff, executive vice president of Strategy and Innovation at Kaplan, Inc.

Tim Gilbert is the new president of Colloquy, a division of Kaplan, Inc., offering online and distance education solutions to colleges and universities. (Photo: Business Wire)

Gilbert most recently served as senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Campus Management Corp. in Boca Raton, FL. During his eight years at Campus Management, he helped grow the company from a niche provider into a global industry leader, serving 1,700 colleges, universities, and not-for-profit institutions. Previously, Gilbert held senior management positions with IBM Life Sciences, The Raymond Corporation (a manufacturing division of Toyota Industries Corp.), and The Patriot Company, a consumer goods firm he co-founded and later sold.

“Colloquy will continue to focus and expand its services to all types of higher education institutions which want to take advantage of online capabilities to reach distant learners,” said Darrell Splithoff. “We are very pleased to have Tim lead those efforts. His combination of leadership qualities, experience, and vision will take Colloquy to its next phase of growth.”

Colloquy currently serves a number of U.S. colleges and universities, including the University of California at San Francisco, George Washington University (Washington, DC) and George Mason University (Fairfax, VA).

Gilbert earned an MBA from Regis University (Denver CO), a master’s degree from The John Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD), and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin—Madison.

Gilbert was named “Chief Marketing Officer of the Year” by the CMO Institute in 2010. A former board member of the South Florida Technology Alliance, he regularly speaks and writes about technology in education. His

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PV-10 Immunology Data Presented by Moffit Cancer Center Researchers at the American Association for

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PV-10 Immunology Data Presented by Moffit Cancer Center Researchers at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCQB: PVCT, http://www.pvct.com), a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, announced that a poster presentation detailing the induction of tumor specific immunity after intralesional PV-10 treatment was presented by researchers from the Moffitt Cancer Center at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.

The poster presentation, based on Abstract #1248 entitled, “Intralesional Injection with PV-10 Induces a Systemic Anti-tumor Immune Response in Murine Models of Breast Cancer and Melanoma,” was authored by Shari Pilon-Thomas1, Amy Weber1, Krithika Kodumudi1, Lisa Kuhn1, Paul Toomey2 and Amod A. Sarnaik1 of 1Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL and the 2University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Provectus’s PV-10, a 10% solution of Rose Bengal, is currently being examined as a novel cancer therapeutic. It is designed to selectively target and destroy cancer cells without harming surrounding healthy tissue, significantly reducing potential for systemic side effects. In melanoma patients, intralesional (IL) injection of PV-10 has led to regression of injected lesions as well as distant metastases.

The Moffitt Cancer Center investigational study, which examined the potential immune mechanism of PV-10 treatment in murine models of breast cancer and melanoma, demonstrated that injection of PV-10 led to regression of injected and untreated contralateral subcutaneous lesions, with a significant increase in survival in mice treated with PV-10. In related experiments using a melanoma lung metastasis model, mice that received PV-10 treatment of a cutaneous tumor had markedly fewer lung metastases compared to controls receiving saline. The poster was presented by Shari Pilon-Thomas, Ph.D, Immunology Program, Moffitt Cancer Center.

Dr. Pilon-Thomas commented, “We believe our findings are meaningful because they confirm the induction of tumor-specific immunity after single treatment with ILPV-10 in multiple tumor types. Our data show that T cells play a crucial roll in this response, and we are continuing our work to further elucidate the mechanisms that occur following PV-10 treatment.”

Dr. Amod Sarnaik observed, “The systemic response to intralesional PV-10 treatment observed in murine models was sufficiently compelling to warrant further clinical investigation. We look forward to additional insights from our current investigational study of the immune mechanism of PV-10 ablation in cutaneous melanoma patients.”

Additional details on the immunological mechanism of action of PV-10 being presented during the AACR Annual Meeting poster session will be forthcoming. Abstract #1248 can be accessed at the following link:

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Mintz Levin's Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Commercial Law Practice Receives Community Impact Award

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Mintz Levin’s Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Commercial Law Practice Receives Community Impact Award in 7 th Annual M&A Advisor Awards


Named Finalist in Two Sector Deal of the Year Awards

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Commercial Law Practice of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. was honored with the Community Impact Award by M&A Advisor at its 7th annual awards ceremony. The ceremony was held March 5th and 6th in Palm Beach, FL.

The firm was honored for its work in the acquisition of Manistique Paper by Watermill Group. Manistique Paper, a Michigan-based paper mill, filed for bankruptcy in 2011. Mintz Levin assisted Watermill Group in acquiring Manistique Paper, a major employer in the region, through a unique partnership with a local bank and a state development agency.

“This was a particularly gratifying matter to be involved with,” said Richard E. Mikels, Chair of Mintz Levin‘s Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Commercial Law Practice. “There was a shared commitment on the part of all parties involved to find a workable solution to ensure that the plant continued to operate.”

In addition to the Community Impact Award, the Practice was a finalist in two Sector “Deal of the Year” awards. The firm was recognized in the Healthcare/Life Sciences sector for its work on the restructuring of The Woodlands at Furman, led by Daniel Bleck and Leonard Weiser-Varon. It was also a finalist in the Industrial Goods and Basic Resources sector for its works on the Watermill Group‘s acquisition of Manistique Paper, led by Richard Mikels, Daniel Follansbee and Joseph Dunn.

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Bluegreen Corporation Completes Merger with Subsidiary of BFC Financial Corporation

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Bluegreen Corporation Completes Merger with Subsidiary of BFC Financial Corporation

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. & BOCA RATON, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– BFC Financial Corporation (“BFC” or the “Company”) (OTCQB: BFCF) and Bluegreen Corporation (“Bluegreen”) (NYS: BXG) today announced that the previously announced merger of Bluegreen into Woodbridge Holdings, LLC (“Woodbridge”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BFC, became effective as of the close of trading today.

Under the terms of the merger agreement, each outstanding share of Bluegreen’s Common Stock (other than those shares held directly or indirectly by BFC and shares owned by holders who exercised and perfected their appraisal rights in accordance with Massachusetts law) have been converted into the right to receive $10.00 in cash, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes. See “AdditionaI Information for Bluegreen Shareholders,” below.


Additional Information for Bluegreen Shareholders

If you are a shareholder of Bluegreen’s Common Stock as of the close of trading on April 2, 2013, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare, Inc. (collectively “Computershare”), the paying agent retained for purposes of the merger, will mail to you a letter of transmittal and instructions explaining how to surrender your shares of Bluegreen’s Common Stock for payment of the merger consideration to which you are entitled. After you return the proper documentation to the paying agent, Computershare will issue and deliver to you a check for the amount of cash you are entitled to receive. Bluegreen’s shareholders should not send in their stock certificates until they are requested to do so by Computershare. If your shares of Bluegreen’s Common Stock are held in “street name” by your bank, broker or other nominee, you will receive instructions from your bank, broker or other nominee on any actions you may need to take to receive the merger consideration for those shares.

ABOUT BLUEGREEN CORPORATION

Founded in 1966 and headquartered in Boca Raton, FL, Bluegreen Corporation (NYS: BXG) is a leading timeshare sales, marketing and resort management company. Bluegreen manages, markets and sells the Bluegreen Vacation Club, a flexible, points-based, deeded vacation ownership plan with more than 160,000 owners, …read more
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SAS and Teradata Recognized for Alliance Excellence, Market Impact

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SAS and Teradata Recognized for Alliance Excellence, Market Impact

Analytics powerhouses honored for six years of success, innovative programs, growth

CARY, N.C. & DAYTON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The SAS and Teradata partnership has earned the 2013 ASAP Alliance Excellence Award in the Individual Alliance Excellence category, which is awarded by the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (ASAP), the leading professional association dedicated to elevating and promoting the profession of alliance management. The award acknowledged the partnership’s innovation, with continued growth and success over six years. Key accomplishments highlighted by ASAP include: governance structure, market impact and innovative programming, including tight R&D integration, the League of Analytic Heroes initiative and a joint Product Advisory Council.

“The SAS and Teradata alliance embodies the spirit of the Alliance Excellence Awards. It has been exemplary not just in terms of the great results it has achieved, but in how it has achieved them,” said Art Canter, President and CEO of ASAP. “The companies have displayed a high degree of collaboration, obtained strong support from their CEOs and adeptly aligned themselves across major functional areas, including project management, R&D, product management, marketing, services and technical support.”

More than 300 alliance professionals from around the world gathered on March 6 at ASAP‘s annual Alliance Excellence Awards Recognition Dinner in Orlando, FL, part of the 2013 ASAP Global Alliance Summit, the world’s largest annual gathering of the alliance management profession’s prominent organizations and thought leaders.

“This recognition within the alliance management community validates the hard work SAS and Teradata have invested into growing a multilayered and productive partnership for both companies,” said Elishia Rousos, CA-AM, Director of the SAS® Alliance.

ASAP cited the deep mutual technical engagement between the two companies. In 2012, Teradata (NYSE: TDC), the data solutions leader focused on big data analytics platforms and data warehousing, released an analytic appliance solely for use with SAS software – a first for the company. Business analytics leader SAS worked with Teradata to effectively port its software on the appliance and install it during the manufacturing process – likewise, an unprecedented move. The alliance has handled more than 400 customer engagements, netting more than 250 joint customer wins.

“Managing a business-technology partnership between two strong, independent companies like ours – who in fact are the leaders in their respective fields – requires an exceptional strategy, focused teamwork, agility and human commitment,” said Rick Lower, CA-AM, …read more
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Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest Aboard Air Force One en route Miami, FL, 3/29/2013

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En Route Miami, Florida
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MR. EARNEST: Bienvenidos aboard Air Force One as we make our way to Miami today. Typically, at the beginning of gaggles like this, I’ll have a little presentation to preview for you the remarks of the President and give you a sense of the argument and the case the President will be making. Rather than doing that myself today, I’ve actually brought along an expert, Alan Krueger, who is the President’s chief economist.
Prior to working at the White House, Alan worked at the Treasury Department, where he was instrumental in putting together some of the administrations’ proposals related to the infrastructure bank and to the Build America Bonds that have proven to be so popular and helpful in stimulating economic growth and creating jobs all across the country. So I want to give Alan the opportunity to give you a sense of the case the President will make today about the infrastructure proposals that the President will be laying out, and the impact it would have on the economy and creating jobs. Alan can then take your questions about the event, and then we’ll open it up to other questions you may have on other topics today.
All right. So, Alan, do you want to give us a little opener here?
MR. KRUEGER: Sure. So why don’t I say a few words at 30,000 feet about how infrastructure is the right thing to invest in in the economy right now.
The U.S. is underinvested in our infrastructure. If we invest more in infrastructure, we’ll be more competitive — businesses tell us that. Businesses tell us, and the President cites this in his speech, that if we improve our infrastructure, that will bring more jobs back home to the U.S. Other countries that we compete with economically have been investing quite heavily in infrastructure.
On top of that, now is a particularly good time to invest in our infrastructure. No industry was harder hit by the downturn than construction. Fully 20 percent of the jobs that were lost from the end of 2007 to the end of 2009 were in the construction sector. The unemployment rate for construction has come down, but it still remains over 15 percent. So we have resources that we could put back to work today to improve our competitiveness tomorrow. It makes a great deal of economic sense.
The President today in Miami is going to discuss three proposals to make smarter, more leveraged investments in our infrastructure. And this builds on his previous announcement for the Fix it First initiative, and a good deal of research suggests that maintaining our existing infrastructure has a very high payoff.
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Maria Menounos to Induct Bob Backlund into WWE® Hall of Fame

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Maria Menounos to Induct Bob Backlund into WWE ® Hall of Fame

STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE (NYS: WWE) announced today that Extra Host Maria Menounos will induct Bob Backlund into the WWE Hall of Fame. The ceremony will be held at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 6, 2013 as part of WrestleMania® Week.

Maria Menounos competed at WrestleMania 28 in Miami, FL on April 1, 2012. She will induct Bob Backlund into the WWE Hall Of Fame Class of 2013 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 6, 2013. (Photo: Business Wire)

Menounos has made multiple appearances on WWE programming dating back to 2009 when she made her in-ring debut and co-hosted Monday Night Raw with Nancy O’Dell. In 2011, Menounos appeared at WWE Tribute to the Troops where she teamed with Eve Torres, Kelly Kelly and Alicia Fox to defeat the team of The Bella Twins and WWE Divas Natalya and Beth Phoenix. Menounos continued her feud after Phoenix and Eve Torres interrupted an interview segment with Kelly Kelly on Extra. This led to a tag team match at WrestleMania 28 where she teamed with Kelly Kelly to defeat Torres and Phoenix.

Menounos, a lifelong WWE fan, idolized Backlund while growing up and met him through partner Keven Undergaro, who as Head Writer of MTV’s Singled Out, cast Backlund to guest star alongside Jenny McCarthy and Chris Hardwick. Menounos then worked with Backlund on the comedy feature, In the Land of Merry Misfits, and the two have been close ever since. Backlund was present at Menounos Miss Massachusetts USA competition and ran alongside her at the Nike Celebrity Road Race.

“It is an honor to induct my good friend Bob Backlund into the WWE Hall of Fame,” said Maria Menounos. “Watching him carry the title for a since unmatched five years and then stage such an incredible comeback with a reinvented persona puts him in a class all his own. Add in his incredible work ethic and high moral caliber, and you have everything that defines the word champion. And astonishingly, he can still wrestle with guys a third his age! He’s my hero and my friend. I can’t wait for the ceremony on April 6.”

“I am truly humbled to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame,” said Bob Backlund. “Maria has been a friend for years and I can’t think of someone I would rather have induct me at Madison Square Garden.”

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Liberty Interactive Corporation to Present at Morgan Stanley Retail & Restaurant Conference & Field

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Liberty Interactive Corporation to Present at Morgan Stanley Retail & Restaurant Conference & Field Trip

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Liberty Interactive Corporation (Nasdaq: LINTA, LINTB, LVNTA, LVNTB) announced that Mike George, President and CEO of QVC, Inc., will be presenting at the Morgan Stanley Retail & Restaurant Conference & Field Trip, on Friday, April 5th at 8:40 a.m., Eastern Time at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, FL. During his presentation, Mr. George may make observations regarding the company’s financial performance and outlook.

The presentation will be broadcast live via the Internet. All interested persons should visit the Liberty Interactive Corporation website at http://www.libertyinteractive.com/events to register for the webcast. An archive of the webcast will also be available on this website for 30 days.

About Liberty Interactive Corporation

Liberty Interactive Corporation operates and owns interests in a broad range of digital commerce businesses. Those interests are currently attributed to two tracking stock groups: Liberty Interactive Group and Liberty Ventures Group. The Liberty Interactive Group (Nasdaq: LINTA, LINTB) is primarily focused on digital commerce and consists of Liberty Interactive Corporation’s subsidiaries Backcountry.com, Bodybuilding.com, Celebrate Interactive (including Evite and Liberty Advertising), CommerceHub, MotoSport, Provide Commerce, QVC and Right Start, and Liberty Interactive Corporation’s interests in HSN and Lockerz. The Liberty Ventures Group (Nasdaq: LVNTA, LVNTB) consists of Liberty Interactive Corporation’s interests in TripAdvisor, Expedia, Interval Leisure Group, Time Warner, Time Warner Cable, Tree.com (Lending Tree), AOL and various green energy investments.

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Exposed: “Sex Week” At America’s Colleges

By Suzanne Eovaldi

sex change Exposed: “Sex Week” at America’s colleges

Sex Week and Spring Break are two phenomena happening each year on America’s college campuses for which struggling parents pay hard-earned tuition dollars as alums glorify abject debauchery parading as the latest form of academia’s political correctness. The Sex Week displays at six major universities (including Yale and my alma mater, the University of Illinois, held this past February in Champaign) leave me utterly speechless.  When an undergrad degree is now criticized as being little more than an eighth grade diploma, why on earth would we support such decadence, decay, and destruction of the coming generations that will be tasked with running our country?

Scott Greer, writer for the web site Campus Reform says of the U of Illinois sex week speakers: “A residence hall at the University of Illinois has invited Annie Sprinkle, a famous  porn star from the 1970′s and 80′s, to conduct a sex education week, which is set to culminate with an “Orgasm Workshop” Thursday night.  Sprinkle was planning to show the “students” her documentary featuring interviews with orgasm experts and present herself as a “poetic homage” to the big O.”

The homosexual agenda is very popular in sex education seminars and curricula as described by authors Alan E. Sears and Craig Osten: ”Parents in Hayward, CA protested a school policy that allowed schoolteachers and staff to talk openly about their homosexual behavior with students during classroom instruction time without parental permission.”  But the law entitled “The CA Student Safety and Violence Prevention Act of 2000″ relieves schools from having to inform parents about such lesson plans to their underage children.

Required reading for every parent of college age students is the “Sex and God at Yale” book by Nathan Harden.  He gives a hard-hitting expose of political correctness and academic freedom gone horribly wrong.  “An art student received departmental approval–before the ensuing media attention alerted the public and Yale alumni–for an art project in which she claimed to have used the blood and tissue from repeated self-induced miscarriages.”  A reviewer of Harden’s book comments: “What passes for culture is the completely hookup culture, drunken parties, and occasional suicide.”  Along with naked parties for coed entertainment, topics at sex week may include golden rain, SM apparatus with techniques, grooming, and even the infamous hamster and concrete ER crisis an Illinois doctor and his assistants had to furiously work before the concrete hardened! The cutting edge science of human egg harvesting informs female students about the profits that can be had.

The reviewer of the Harden book points out that “Yale was founded for the sole purpose of spreading religious faith.”  (p. 226)

I emailed my journalism school and alumni contacts in Champaign this past week and cc’d my memo to the alumni club in Naples, FL.  Teaching college students how to have orgasms or find each other for gender-driven sex events somehow does not compete in my mind with teaching them the English composition, American Literature quotations, and the 50′s journalism that I was privileged to have been taught.

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Time Warner Cable Business Class Named 2013 CRN Channel Champion

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Time Warner Cable Business Class Named 2013 CRN Channel Champion

Honored as the Top Vendor in the Network Connectivity Category

HERNDON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Time Warner Cable Business Class was named a 2013 Channel Champion by CRN in the category of Network Connectivity Services at an awards ceremony during the XChange Solution Provider conference on March 12, 2013 in Orlando, FL. CRN‘s annual Channel Champions awards are based on the results of a series of surveys conducted with top solution providers; the awards are presented to vendors receiving the best ratings in the areas of technological satisfaction, support satisfaction and financial benefits.

The CRN Channel Champions survey is the largest and broadest-based technology integrator market study in the industry, measuring the overall perceptions of vendor products and services by IT solution providers. The end result is a list of the most partner-friendly vendors in the channel, serving as a valuable resource for technology integrators when evaluating vendors and their programs.

“Since our launch of the TWCBC Partner Program our goal has been to provide partners with an unmatched level of support and a full suite of services that would give their business customers a compelling choice,” said Jim Delis, Group Vice President of National Sales for Time Warner Cable Business Class. “We are thrilled to be recognized by our partners and CRN for ‘support satisfaction’, and we look forward to continued success and growth with our valued partners.”

“To receive a Channel Champion award is a distinct honor,” said Kelley Damore, Senior Vice President and Editorial Director, CRN. “The win is a testament to a vendor’s dedication to supporting and maintaining a strong channel program. As such, this award is a direct result of their ability to develop and grow solid, mutually beneficial relationships with partners. We congratulate these leading technology vendors on this recognition.”

A sample list of Channel Champions award winners and related study will be published in the April 2013 issue of CRN magazine and online at www.CRN.com.

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Waco A Stark Reminder Of Murderous Dictators

By Suzanne Eovaldi

320px SWAT team Waco a stark reminder of murderous dictators

Twenty years ago at this time we were in the midst of the federal government’s 51 day siege on a compound of Bible worshippers who with their 12 children were all snuffed out in a raid. “That’s torturing babies,” a U.S. Representative bemoaned at the Congressional hearings investigating the Waco siege during which CS gas vapor was spewed down a long arm of an armored tank onto the roof, into the rooms, and ultimately wafted down into the windowless tower where some of the women and their children were hiding in the Mount Carmel Church compound of the David Karesh (Vernon Howell) followers! “Gas masks don’t fit on babies,” one investigator in Washington, D.C. observed. So as former Attorney General Janet Reno suffers from Parkinson’s Disease in Stuart, FL, a lengthy, outstanding online video entitled “Waco-The Rules of Engagement (William Gazecki)” reminds us just what can happen when a federal government-gone-wild destroys citizens. Footage of Reno leaving to attend a speech while the Waco outrage was going on is a poignant reminder of the Democrat Presidency of William Jefferson Clinton.

The federal government’s siege on Waco began on February 28, 1993, and ended 51 days later during the orgy of gassing children, women, the elderly, and most of their congregation. “We put massive gas in there,” you can hear one agent acclaiming! “My skin was melting. . . (in) the mass of flames. . .horrible way to die,” says a crying man who lived only by diving at a hole in the otherwise pitch darkness of screaming voices.” Hard to watch toward the end of the long ordeal is the photo of the crisp charred body of a little 12 year old girl who died when the effects of the deadly gas back bowed her muscles and collapsed her entire frame. During negotiations with FBI agents, who got the handoff of the mission from the BATF, David Karesh is heard saying, “only one fire extinguisher in the building.” Former FBI forensic photographer Farris Rookstool calls the attempt to brand the Karesh followers victims of mass suicide “most irresponsible.” “Many of the residents were HOMICIDE victims,” he says. ( at 2:07:56 video time line)

Rookstool’s viewpoint is in stark contrast to that of now Vice President Joe Biden who declared, “There was no improper motive or intent… the Karesh followers set fire to themselves. . .the Government did not do that.” Senator Orin Hatch backed up Biden, saying, “No conspiracy to kill Branch Davidians.” Reno says the information given her was that the fire was set inside the building.

Today, the compound is leveled, the tapes and photos of local and state forensic investigators are missing, and the metal door with bullet holes bending inward from incoming fire is nowhere to be found. The disturbing FLEAR analysis of shots fired from the ramming tank are quite indisputable even to someone not familiar with infra red evidence. The fireball and flash fire from the fresh CS injected as shown by …read more
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Carmike Cinemas to Open Its Second Ovation Dining Club VIP Dining Experience at the Grand Boulevard

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Carmike Cinemas to Open Its Second Ovation Dining Club VIP Dining Experience at the Grand Boulevard 10 Entertainment Complex in Sandestin, FL on March 29

– Boulevard 10 Brings the Theatre-Going Entertainment Experience to a Dramatic New Level in Sandestin with the Ovation Dining Club –

COLUMBUS, Ga. & DESTIN, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NAS: CKEC) , a leading DIGITAL cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, announced today that its state-of-the-art Boulevard 10 entertainment complex, set to open March 29th, will be home to the theatre circuit’s second Ovation Dining Club, an upscale dining and movie-going experience that is the “dinner-and-a-movie” concept tweaked and enhanced for the 21st Century.

Located in Grand Boulevard at Sandestin, a beautifully landscaped retail center known for its high-end shopping and dining establishments, the Ovation Dining Club in the Boulevard 10 offers moviegoers a more intimate, sophisticated experience, replete with lush leather seating, swing around tables, a wall-to-wall movie screen, wide selection of premium beers and wine and a full-service restaurant experience.

Imagine immersing oneself in the latest Hollywood blockbuster while being served succulent dishes that range from a simple cheese plate of gruyere and brie with apple, dried and fresh fruit, compote, and toasted baguette; to seared bay scallops with grilled polenta, topped with micro greens and garnished with basil oil and red pepper drizzle; to a soy-glazed chicken breast wrapped in a tomato herb tortilla, with a sweet Asian sesame slaw, peppers, onion, garlic and carrots.

That is a long way from popcorn and candy. But then again, the Ovation Dining Club is for a different type of movie and dining experience. The luxury recliners and over-21 age policy create a perfect backdrop for a date night with that special someone. The drinks, appetizers, and dessert options make it a great spot for a girls’ night out; and the time saved by doing dinner with a movie produce the perfect venue for after-work social gatherings.

It’s a movie theatre. It’s a restaurant. It is the premiere place to watch the future of film and experience the future of film-going, all while enjoying delicious appetizers, entrees, desserts and your favorite wines and beers brought right to your seat.

Join Carmike Cinemas and Grand Boulevard at Sandestin as they celebrate the grand opening of the Boulevard 10 and its crown jewel: the Ovation Dining Club.

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SC man among leaders arrested in FL gambling probe

Authorities say a South Carolina man is among the leaders of a veterans charity accused of operating a $300 million illegal gambling ring.

Family members say Johnny Duncan is outgoing, friendly and did nothing wrong. But the former national commander for the veterans charity, Allied Veterans of the World, does have a checkered past.

Duncan pleaded no contest in Florida more than two decades ago to setting up a fake charity, called Army Navy Union, to sponsor bingo games. He was sentenced to six months of probation and ordered not to operate bingo games in Florida.

Duncan was among 50 people arrested last week. Allied Veterans is accused of running nearly 50 illegal gambling parlors. Authorities say group leaders gave little to charity and spent millions on themselves.

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