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by Adobe
Table of contents
- Introducing stage video
- The StageVideo API
- Video encoding guidelines
- Video delivery guidelines
- Supporting legacy content on Google TV
- General optimizations for the Flash Platform
- Authoring content for multiple device types and screen sizes
- Video player and rendering optimizations
- User interface guidelines
- Content protection guidelines
- Customize based on target device for Flash Player
- Where to go from here
17 January 2011
|Prerequisite Knowledge
|Required products
You should have a solid understanding of delivering video using Flash,
including the ActionScript APIs for video delivery and playback. It would
also be helpful to know the basics of HTTP, video delivery network protocols,
and video encoding standards.
|User Level
The Adobe Flash Platform is the leading platform for video and rich interactive content on the web. Now Adobe is teaming up with companies like Google and Samsung to bring Adobe Flash Player 10.1 and Adobe AIR 2.5 to television sets so that consumers can enjoy this same video content in their living rooms. This article contains recommendations for adapting your content to perform optimally on televisions.
To help ensure that your video content performs optimally, you should do the following:
- Use the new StageVideo API
- Verify that your video stream is encoded in a format that is appropriate for televisions
- Optimize the performance of your video player and of your application, both for new and legacy content
- Ensure that the user interface of your application is appropriate for televisions
- Understand the content protection options for your video
- Add conditional logic to your website so that you can customize your video stream and video player depending on the target device
Up until now, video in Flash Player has been rendered using the Video object in ActionScript 3. The Video object is treated the same as any other object on the stage, which gives developers an unprecedented amount of creative control. For example, video can be displayed on each face of a spinning cube, or multiple videos can be blended together with one another.
To support that level of creative control, the Flash runtime must do a significant amount of processing for each video frame. Depending on the power of the underlying device, this increased processing may decrease the frame rate of the video, or it may increase the load that Flash places on the CPU.
To solve for this problem, Adobe has introduced a new way to render video. This new approach, called "stage video," takes full advantage of the underlying video hardware. The resulting much lower load on the CPU translates into higher frame rates on less-powerful devices and also less memory usage.
The performance benefits of stage video are especially pronounced for televisions and set-top boxes. Those devices do not have CPUs that are as powerful as desktop computers, but they do have very powerful video decoders capable of rendering high-quality video content with very little CPU usage.
With this new stage video approach, the video is rendered onto a StageVideo object instead of a Video object. The StageVideo object is always displayed in a window-aligned rectangular region of the screen. Although other graphics may be layered on top of the StageVideo object, you cannot layer objects behind the video. Furthermore, the following features are not available when the StageVideo object is used:
- The StageVideo object cannot be rotated.
- The StageVideo object may not have a colorTransform or 3D transformations transform applied to it. It may not have a matrix transform that skews the video.
- The StageVideo object cannot have an alpha channel, blendMode, filter, mask, or scale9Grid applied to it.
- The video data cannot be copied into a BitmapData object.
- The video data must not be embedded in the SWF file. Stage video can only be used with videos originating from a NetStream object.
- Depending on the underlying hardware, some color spaces may not be supported. In those cases, the Flash runtime will choose a substitute color space. The new StageVideo ActionScript API provides a means to query the color space that is being used.
- To ensure compatibility between Flash Player on desktop and on TV devices, use
- Avoid layering
wmode=transparentSWF files on top of each other. Platforms such as Google TV do not support
wmode=transparent. This means that all Flash instances are supported in
wmode=windowregardless of the embed tag parameters.
In practice, none of the above restrictions will affect the most common use case, which is a video player application. In cases where these restrictions are acceptable, developers are strongly encouraged to use the StageVideo object.
Stage video is supported on Flash Player 10.1 beta on Google TV, on all AIR for TV platforms, and it will soon be included on all platforms that support Flash Player. The API examples in this document are specific to those platforms, and the API is evolving and may change in future version of Flash Platform products.
Flash Player includes a new class called StageVideo which represents a single video display instance in the hardware video plane. StageVideo objects are created by the Flash runtime and cannot be instantiated on their own. StageVideo objects can be accessed from the Stage object as such:
var v:Vector.<StageVideo> = stage.stageVideos;
var stageVideo:StageVideo;
if ( v.length >= 1 ) {
stageVideo = v[0];
The length of the
Stage.stageVideos vector will vary depending on platform and hardware availability when the stageVideos property is accessed. The length of the vector will sometimes be zero. Developers are required to check for this condition, as content is sure to break otherwise. If a StageVideo object is not available, then the Video object should be used instead.
Once you have obtained a StageVideo object, you can move and resize it. Coordinates are always in Stage coordinate space as the StageVideo object essentially exists as a child of the Stage and is not part of the standard display list. Sample code:
stageVideo.viewPort = new Rectangle(10,10,320,240);
Before displaying a video stream, the developer should add a listener for the
StageVideoEvent.RENDER_STATE event. Here is the skeleton for an event handler:
function onStageVideoEvent(event:StageVideoEvent)
if ( event.status == StageVideoEvent.RENDER_STATUS_UNAVAILABLE ) {
// The video hardware stopped showing video. On the desktop you
// would want to fall back to use a normal Video object
// to continue rendering video at a cost of performance.
if ( event.status == StageVideoEvent.RENDER_STATUS_SOFTWARE) {
// The video is decoded using a software video decoder.
if ( event.status == StageVideoEvent.RENDER_STATUS_ACCELERATED ) {
// The video is decoded using a hardware based video decoder.
stageVideo.addEventListener(StageVideoEvent.RENDER_STATE, onStageVideoEvent);
To display a video stream in a StageVideo, use the
attachNetStream method; it is analogous to the
Video.attachNetStream method:
The StageVideo API offers a few methods to track capabilities before any of the above APIs are used. For example, we can query what video color spaces the StageVideo object is able to display. The API returns a vector of strings usually containing "BT.601" and "BT.709."
var colorSpaces:Vector.<String> = stageVideo.colorSpaces;
Here is an application fragment that uses the new StageVideo API:
public class SamplePlayer extends Sprite
public var netStream:NetStream;
public var netConnection:NetConnection;
public var video:Video;
public function SamplePlayer()
netConnection = new NetConnection();
netStream = new NetStream(netConnection);
video = new Video(320,240);
video.attachNetStream(netStream); // might be overridden later
// Set up normal display list properties
video.x = 100;
video.y = 100;
video.width = 320;
video.height = 240;
// Try to render as stage video
var v:Vector.<StageVideo> = stage.stageVideos;
if ( v.length >= 1 ) {
var stageVideo:StageVideo = v[0];
stageVideo.viewPort =
new Rectangle(100,100,320,240);
public function renderStateEventHandler(event:StageVideoEvent):void
// If video is not rendered properly let the
// video object in the display list try to render it.
if ( event.status == StageVideoEvent.RENDER_STATUS_UNAVAILABLE ) {
When streaming video to a TV device, Adobe recommends the following encoding guidelines:
- Video codec: H.264, Main or High profile, progressive encoding
- Resolution: 720i, 720p, 1080i, or 1080p
- Frame rate: 24 or 30 frames per second
- Audio codec: AAC-LC or AC3, 44.1 kHz, stereo
- Combined bit rate: up to 2Mbps (or higher depending on available bandwidth)
- Audio bit rate: up to 192 kbps
- Pixel aspect ratio: 1 × 1
Flash Player also supports video that is encoded using the Sorenson Spark or On2 VP6 codecs. However, those codecs are not fully supported by the video hardware, so they will play at a much lower frame rate. As a result, H.264 should be used if at all possible.
These video encoding guidelines are not appropriate for some of the other devices that support Flash Player, such as smartphones. Therefore, your website should include some conditional logic that delivers different video streams to different target devices. Additional detail is provided later in this document.
To read more about optimizing video with Flash Player, do not hesitate to check the document entitled Delivering video for Flash Player 10.1 on mobile devices. From mobile video encoding guidelines to video player optimizations, the document covers general optimizations interesting for any Flash developer working with video.
Given the largely unreliable quality of the Internet connections that run into your users' homes, your video delivery system needs to have some sort of an adaptive bitrate policy, regardless of device type. For different reasons, this applies for video to deliver to living room as it does on mobile. In the former case, as other users start to use the same Internet connection, network congestion increases; in the latter case, as users move around, the quality of the signal changes. In both cases, the available bandwidth changes throughout the time a video is playing back.
Technologies such as Adobe Flash Media Server 4 with adaptive bitrate capabilities, as well as recovery during network outages, allows for a high-quality user experience while the network capabilities vary during playback. Features in Flash Player on Google TV and AIR on Samsung devices enable this adaptive bitrate playback. In order to take advantage of the various technologies, as well as take advantage of extensive testing already accomplished, Adobe strongly recommends using the Open Source Media Framework (OSMF) for the basis of any video player going towards an embedded device. Adobe provides OSMF free of charge, enabling video players to be quickly enabled to take advantage of all the various Flash Platform capabilities, including adaptive bitrate and our content protection solutions.
For the delivery of the content, there are a variety of protocols that are available in the Flash Platform to enable you to move video over the network:
- HTTP Dynamic Streaming (F4F format)
- RTMP/e Streaming
- HTTP Progressive Download
- RTMFP Peer-to-Peer
- RTMFP Multicast
The choices above give you the flexibility to use your existing delivery infrastructure to target TV devices.
Going forward, Flash Player will support both the Video object and the StageVideo object. If a piece of conent displays video in a window-aligned rectangular region on the screen, then you should use the StageVideo object; if a piece of content performs complex transformations on the video, then the slower Video object should be used instead.
Because the StageVideo object is new, all existing content on the web uses the Video object. When that content is displayed on a high-resolution device using a less-powerful CPU, the result is sometimes less than ideal.
To solve for this problem, Adobe has decided to make a short-term trade-off. On the Google TV and AIR for TV platforms, the Video object will be rendered using the same code path that is used by the StageVideo object. As a result, the Video object will enjoy the same performance as the StageVideo object but it will be subject to the same restrictions. If any of the unsupported features (listed in the "Introducing stage video" section of this article) are applied to the Video object, then they are simply ignored. For example, if the Video object's
alpha property is set to 0.5, the video is rendered as if the
alpha property were set to 1.
If you attempt to simultaneously play multiple videos in multiple Video objects, then only one or two will play at a time. Each call to
NetStream.play() will cause a new video to begin playing, and other videos will just stop.
In future releases, Adobe intends to restore the original, intended behavior of the Video object. When the original behavior of the Video object is restored, it will render more slowly. StageVideo, on the other hand, will always maximize performance, maximize quality, and minimize power consumption on all platforms. Therefore, the StageVideo object should be used for any video content that does not depend on complex transformations or rendering effects.
This document covers specific optimizations for developers targeting Flash Player on Google TV or Adobe AIR on TV. Note that another document entitled Optimizing performance for the Adobe Flash Platform (PDF, 3.8 MB) contains a lot of general optimizations that are true in any embedded systems context. Do not hesitate to read it; several advanced techniques are covered, ranging from object pooling to manual bitmap caching. Those techniques will improve the performance of your content when viewed in Flash Player.
Flash Player and AIR on devices, such as Google TV or Samsung Internet-connected TVs, support hardware acceleration for H.264 video. As an ActionScript developer targeting GPU-accelerated devices, you should be aware of things to avoid in order to get the best performance possible. The document Flash Player 10.1 hardware acceleration for video and graphics sheds some light on the technical details of hardware acceleration in the Flash runtime.
Many resources are available to you to see how improve the performance of ActionScript. Adobe suggests to use ActionScript 3 on embedded platforms, as Flash can take advantage of the improved performance characteristics that ActionScript 3 enables:
As Flash Player and AIR proliferate to various screens and on to various kinds of devices, Flash content needs to be aware of the fact that it will run on any kind of screen, whatever its size. An AIR application can be designed to run on a mobile phone, a desktop computer, a TV, or a tablet. Someobody who visits your website may be visiting from an Android phone, a Google TV, or a desktop computer.
Being aware of the differences in all these devices, yet leveraging the Flash Platform, enables you to build a multiscreen application. These applications respect the soul of the device, but let you, the content developer, share much of your code in order to reduce the costs of optimizing to that device—or, at best case, do nothing at all.
Consider a TV screen. TVs offer a small number of screen resolutions for content to support, namely 960 × 540, 1280 × 720 (720p) or 1920 × 1080 (1080p). Even with three basic TV screen resolutions, there are many input methods (mouse, remote control, free motion wand, hybrid keyboards, and more) and CPU/GPU performance characteristics that mean that your content may need to address differences in order to be accessible to your users.
To make sure your video content for Flash handles different screen sizes and resizing common behaviors properly, make sure you read the document Authoring mobile Flash content for multiple screen sizes, which covers the essentials.
In addition to encoding your video stream properly, it is also important to optimize your video player and the content around it. If your video player uses too many CPU cycles, then it may affect the frame rate of the video playback, or it may cause the user interface to feel sluggish.
Inefficient video players are typically plagued by both excessive script execution and excessive rendering. The following sections describe a number of video player optimizations that may help to significantly improve performance on a television.
Reduce the number of objects on the Stage as much as possible. For instance, simplify the shape of essential buttons by using non-complex fill styles like simple, rectangular, solid-color shapes rather than gradients or multiple small lines. Be especially judicious using expensive rendering features such as filters. If shapes such as the playhead are changing shape or position, they should be updated as infrequently as possible—no more than once or twice per second.
This item applies when you are are targeting Google TV or any other platform that has Flash Player embedded in a TV class device. In that case, the video player SWF file is embedded in an HTML page using a combination of
<object> and
<embed> tags. If those tags contain a
wmode parameter, then ensure that the value of that parameter is set to
"direct" . Other values of
wmode may be supported on some platforms but they cannot be supported consistently. In particular, setting
wmode="transparent" will not work on these platforms. Overlapping SWF files will not layer correctly with each other, nor with other overlapping HTML elements.
The goal here is to minimize ActionScript processing intervals: enterFrame handlers, callback functions registered with NetStream, mouse event handlers, and other such functionality. When registering a timer function, it will be called as often as possible up to the rate requested; Flash Player may end up potentially spending all of its time executing script as opposed to drawing video frames. This is especially true for timer functions that update UI components, and hence trigger redraws, which are expensive operations.
If an object is hidden off Stage or behind another object, the Flash renderer will still waste time attempting to render the hidden object (computing its bounding box, for instance). If you want to make an object invisible, do not hide it behind another object, move it off Stage, set its
alpha property to zero, or set its visible property to
false . Instead, call
removeChild() to remove the object from the display list entirely. Also, be sure to stop the timeline of any hidden object.
If the video associated with a NetStream object has finished playing, call the
NetStream.close() method. This allows the Flash runtime to manage video resources better.
Avoid bitmap caching (via the
cacheAsBitmap property) on frequently updated objects. When bitmap caching is enabled, the bitmap needs to be recached—an expensive operation—each time the object is updated. For example, frequently updated text fields should not be bitmap cached, as this impacts video playback time.
Where possible, avoid transparency or limit transparent objects to smaller areas. For instance, it may be preferable to convert transparent overlay ads to pre- or post-roll ads.
Drawing API calls are particularly expensive because they usually create objects, such as the scroll bar, dynamically on the Stage before rendering them via the rasterizer. Furthermore, these objects are destroyed and recreated every time ActionScript is executed. If possible, create these objects statically in authoring time on the Stage; these reside in memory through different timelines.
Computer science coding optimizations apply to ActionScript; examples include avoiding large loops, reducing the depth of function calls, and simplifying the design of object-oriented classes. Adobe makes available best practices to improve ActionScript performance. Due to the behavior of many video players, they may be executing a large amount of script while video is playing back. It is possible that the amount of time consumed by the executing ActionScript can cause issues with video playback if the CPU is completely taxed with ActionScript execution.
Avoid using ActionScript timers with very short intervals (for example, shorter than a frame update) or spending significant time in any one handler. For Flash Player, calling from ActionScript to JavaScript can be expensive and should not be done at regular intervals during video playback. Further, avoid flushing LocalObjects more often than needed. This is only critical when communicating between SWF files on a page. If your goal is to communicate between SWF files on a page, LocalConnection is a higher performing option.
Consider the typical household. The television is in the center of the room, with various devices connecting to it. There may be one or many people in the living room, some watching the TV, others engaging in other activites, but also in the living room. Your application lives in a very unique context, unlike any other type of platform on which Flash runs. The television is the only consumer electronics device that is shared between various individuals and members of a family. Unlike a mobile phone or a desktop or laptop computer, the TV does not necessarily have an "owner"; the same person who turns it on may not be the same person who turns it off.
Thus, the user interface for your application and for your video player should be optimized for television sets and for the living room environment. Consider what happens if you're building a game and somebody picks up where somebody else has left off, or if you're building a video player and the play/pause state may be transient between users.
Your user is likely sitting 10–15 feet from the screen, and the device in the hand is probably not a mouse and QWERTY keyboard—it's likely a remote control. It may even be a hybrid remote control, or it may be a mobile phone. The room may be dark, so imagery needs to be crisp and fonts and colors need to be legible. Font sizes need to be readable from over 10 feet away, and often at a glance as somebody is pushing buttons on the remote quickly to get to the application.
A common practice for most UIs is to be responsive to button clicks in less than 200ms; as such, it's necessary to precache items that may be in the user's workflow to provide the most optimal experience for the user. It's easy to think of a television as another PC-class device, but it's also important to consider the history of television and the decades of behaviors adults and children have been trained in how a TV should behave and act. People expect TV to be an entertainment device, either as a lean-back device (in the case of video) or a sitting-upright device (in the case of gaming). For example, notifications that require dismissal get in the way of entertainment-oriented expectations, as consumers expect their TV to just work. Consider using as few modal dialog boxes as possible and simplifying the user experience to keep it entertainment-focused. All these factors should influence the design of your application and any user interface.
AIR for TV and Google TV devices support Flash Platform content protection for premium video content.
Many of the leading premium video providers use the Flash Platform to provide a seamless viewing experience. Streaming video securely from Flash Media Server (FMS) is possible by using technologies such as RTMPE (Real Time Media Protocol Encrypted) and SWF Verification. The content protection features in FMS are supported by the vast majority of content delivery networks (CDNs), enabling an easy content workflow and broad geographical reach. Protecting online video distribution with Adobe Flash media technology, a white paper on the Adobe Developer Connection, provides an overview of typical content protection workflows using RTMPE, SWF Verification, and related features.
Adobe also offers Flash Access, an end-to-end content protection and monetization solution that can provide an even higher level of protection, increased flexibility, and new opportunities for monetizing content. Flash Access works for both downloading and streaming use cases, with either FMS or the new HTTP Dynamic Streaming protocol from Adobe. This technology supports a broad range of business models including electronic sell-through (EST), video on demand (VOD), rental, subscription, and pay-per-view (PPV).
Flash Access support is included on desktops starting with Flash Player 10.1 and Adobe AIR 2. Starting with AIR for TV 2.5, Flash Access is also supported on Digital Home devices. By providing a common protection solution across different devices and screens, and integrating content protection into the Flash runtimes, Flash Access enables content providers to have a single workflow with the highest level of protection, bringing to consumers a rich, interactive experience around premium video content.
Developers can leverage the Flash Access server SDK or work with one of our hosted content protection partners to create solutions that integrate with your existing back end (such as a subscriber database or a payment processor). The white paper, Adobe Flash Access overview on protected streaming (PDF, 319 KB), describes using Flash Access in various workflows, while the Flash Access 2.0 Help Resource Center provides more detailed information and documentation about the server components.
On the client, Flash Access introduces a few ActionScript APIs that can be used to control the acquisition of content licenses, user authentication (where required), and other functionality. Silicon vendors and OEMs can use the Flash Access porting kit to leverage the native security hardware for the best user experience and highest level of protection.
For additional information, refer to the following resources:
- flash.net.drm package classes (API documentation)
- Rich media content: Using digital rights management (ActionScript 3 Developer's Guide)
To provide users an optimal experience while browsing on television sets, you may need to re-encode your video stream or customize the user interface of your video player. At the same time, you will want to continue providing an optimal experience on desktop computers and smartphones, which may each require a different video encoding or a different user interface.
Therefore, you need to add some conditional logic to your website so that the web page is tailored to the device on which is it displayed. This conditional logic could be included on your web server, in the JavaScript that runs in your HTML page, or in the ActionScript that runs in your SWF file.
When a web browser issues an HTTP request, it inserts some information in the header of the request. One of the inserted fields is called "user-agent." The user-agent field describes the device on which the browser is running.
By adding logic to your web server, you can serve a television-specific HTML page when you detect a television browser's user-agent string. A good way to handle redirecting a browser to a television-specific page on the server is by using an HTTP Redirect. There is more information on the "Redirect" directive in the Apache manual and on redirection in the Microsoft IIS documentation. Also, there are some sample scripts that perform device detection at John Boxall's mobile device detection site.
Note that the content of the user agent will vary from one device to the next and may change if the software on a device is updated. New devices and software updates appear very frequently, so you should plan to update your server-side logic accordingly.
A second option is to include the same user-agent logic in the JavaScript code within your HTML page. Depending on the user agent it detects, it can use the
document.write method to embed a SWF file tailored to the device. In this case, your site contains a single version of the HTML page, but a different version of the SWF file is delivered to each different target device.
To get around the static nature of saving user agents in your JavaScript code, you can use WURFL, a service that maps user agents to device capabilities. This might be useful if you're trying to use JavaScript to detect specific attributes of the device that is browsing your web site.
A third option is to include the detection logic in the ActionScript code within your SWF file. When this option is used, a single version of the HTML page and a single version of the SWF file is delivered to all devices. Within the SWF file, the ActionScript code determines the type of the target device, requests a video stream that is appropriate for that device, and customizes the video player user interface for that device.
Flash Player provides many useful ActionScript properties to gather information about the target device:
On Google TV, the Capabilities.os property is set to
GTV , and as such you could infer that an Intel-based Android device with a high-resolution screen and
Capabilities.os=="GTV" is a Google TV device.
On other TV platforms, including AIR for TV, the Capabilities class will vary in what data it returns based on the underlying hardware. You may be able to use information in the Capabilities class to make various playback and rendering decisions.
This strategy involves guesswork, and it does not always enable content to identify the exact model of the target device, but it is a bit more future-proof than a solution that hard-codes user-agent strings.
Flash Player is now available on Google TV, and AIR for TV will soon be available on Samsung TV and Blu-ray devices, so you can deliver the video experience that your users have come to love on yet another screen. While you will be able to leverage many of your assets from existing projects targeting Flash Player, you may want to customize your video stream and video player for television sets.
We'll be updating this document and the tips, techniques, and methods to optimize the Flash Platform on TV. Visit this document regularly to check out updates that Adobe posts.
Please consult the following resources for more information:


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Phra Phikanet or Phra Phikanesuan which is what Ganesh is called in Thailand. Ganesh is who you give offerings to for fortune and luck along with removing of obstacles. This was snapped out in front of a shop and to gain fortune and luck they have made many offerings to him.
Phra Phikanet
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Nice Picture. Good color. We all should have this Ganesh who brings us good fortunes. Looks like many believe and leave nice gifts. What happens to the gifts? Do they stay for good or do they take them away each day to make room for more to leave to bring them good fortunes.
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FAU's men's basketball team will play the University of Miami at the Bank Atlantic Center, one of four games against ACC, SEC and Big East opponents.
The schedule, announced today, features 13 home games in coach Mike Jarvis' second season.
"What we are trying to do is put together a schedule that gives us the necessary competitiveness to beat the top teams in the Sun Belt," Jarvis said. "That means we have to play a balanced national schedule, continuing to play some of the top teams in the country."
Besides facing the Hurricanes in the Orange Bowl Classic, the Owls also travel to Maryland, Georgia and South Florida along with games at American and Manhattan. The season opener is Nov. 13 at home against Florida Tech and the Sun Belt Conference opener is Dec. 12 at Louisiana-Lafayette.
The first meeting between Jarvis and Isiah Thomas, the new coach at FIU, is Jan. 30 in Boca Raton. The two teams play again Feb. 18 at FIU.
Season tickets purchased between Aug. 7 and Sept. 4 will include free admission to both games of the Orange Bowl Classic and a parking pass for all home games. Season ticket packages start at $120.
Renovated luxury suites at the FAU Arena can be leased on a yearly basis for $10,000, or for three years at $25,000. Per game pricing begins at $1,500 or three games for $2,500. For more information on luxury suites, contact Morgan Cyphers at 561-297-0408 or Dexter LaMont at 561-297-2953.
For more ticket information call 1-866-FAU-OWLS or visit http://www.fausports.com.
The schedule:
Nov. 10 LYNN (Exhibition), 7 p.m.; Nov. 13 FLORIDA TECH, 7 p.m.; Nov. 16 at Southeast Louisiana, 8 p.m.; Nov. 21 at American, Noon; Nov. 23 at Manhattan, 7 p.m.; Nov. 27 at USF, 7 p.m.; Nov. 30 ALBANY, 7 p.m.; Dec. 12 at Louisiana-Lafayette, TBA; Dec. 14 at New Orleans, 8 p.m.; Dec. 19 vs. Miami at Bank Atlantic Center, Sunrise, TBA; Dec. 23 at Georgia; TBA; Dec. 27 at Maryland, 8 p.m.; Dec. 29 HOFSTRA, 7 p.m.
Jan. 2 SOUTH ALABAMA, 7 p.m.; Jan. 7 TROY, 7 p.m.; Jan. 9 LOUISIANA-MONROE, 7 p.m.; Jan. 14 at Western Kentucky, TBA; Jan. 16 at Middle Tennessee State, TBA; Jan. 21 ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK, 7 p.m.; Jan. 23 ARKANSAS STATE, 7 p.m.; Jan. 28 at South Alabama, TBA; Jan. 30 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL, 7 p.m.
Feb. 4 at North Texas, TBA; Feb. 6 at Denver, TBA; Feb. 11 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE, 7 p.m.; Feb. 18 at Florida International, TBA; Feb. 20 at Troy, TBA; Feb. 25 WESTERN KENTUCKY, 7 p.m.; Feb. 27 MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE, 7 p.m.; Mar. 3-9 Sun Belt Conference Tournament.


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4 More Clerks of Court endorse Dave Aronberg for Attorney General
"I'm with Dave because he has shown, time and time again, a commitment to public safety and a desire to make a difference for Florida's consumers. As the Clerk of Court in Alachua County, I am proud to endorse Dave Aronberg."
-- Buddy Irby, Alachua County Clerk of Court
"I am supporting Dave Aronberg because of his experience and because he knows what it takes to keep the wheels of justice turning. Dave has been an outstanding Senator and I know he will be an equally outstanding Attorney General."
-- Brent Thurmond, Wakulla County Clerk of Court
"It is with great pleasure that I endorse Dave Aronberg for Attorney General. Dave's experience and his longstanding commitment to helping keep our courts running smoothly will serve the citizens of our state very well."
-- Richard Weiss, Polk County Clerk of Court
"Dave Aronberg has my support and my endorsement. His experience and understanding of our court system and how to keep it running smoothly makes him perfectly qualified to be our state's next Attorney General."
-- Tim Sanders, Madison County Clerk of Court
Senator Dave Aronberg receives the endorsements of five more Democratic Clerks of Court
Endorsements from these countywide elected officials are especially meaningful to me since Clerks have a great interest in supporting the Attorney General candidate with the best experience and motivation for doing the job.
These endorsements continue to show the widespread support we are receiving in our race to become Florida's next chief legal officer. Additionally, as of the last posted financial reports with the Secretary of State, our campaign is the financial frontrunner in the entire race - ahead of ALL other candidates from both sides of the aisle.
With this outstanding combination of financial strength and grassroots local support, we have the momentum in our effort to become Florida's next Attorney General.
We are pleased that the following Clerks are endorsing our campaign:
"I want my chief legal officer to exhibit the highest level of integrity, have the courage to take tough stands and be an advocate for the people. That is why I'm supporting and voting for Senator Dave Aronberg for Attorney General."
-- Bob Inzer, Leon County Clerk of Court
"I am proud to publicly endorse Dave Aronberg because he has the experience and the track record we need. Our Constitution calls the Attorney General the state's 'chief legal officer.' As Clerk, I am charged with making sure our courts run smoothly, and with Dave at the helm, I know he will remain firmly committed to seeing our courts open and accessible to all Floridians."
-- Dale Guthrie, Jackson County Clerk of Court
"As County Clerk, my job is to ensure smooth and efficient operation of our courts. I can think of no better partner than Attorney General candidate Dave Aronberg. As an experienced lawyer and Senator, Dave will be an outstanding guardian for the rights of Florida's citizens."
-- Joseph Smith, St. Lucie County Clerk of Court
"It is with great pleasure that I endorse Dave Aronberg for Attorney General. Dave's experience and his longstanding commitment to helping keep our courts running smoothly will serve the citizens of our state very well."
-- B. Hugh Bradley, Hardee County Clerk of Court
"I certainly and strongly endorse Dave Aronberg for Attorney General. Dave has the experience we need and the values we seek in our state's chief legal officer. As a clerk of the courts, that means a great deal to me."
-- Linda Cook, Washington County Clerk of Court
Union Members to Get Out the Vote for Broward County's Mayor–
Mayor Keechl has been on the forefront of 32BJ SEIU's campaign to boost wages and health care coverage for janitors and security officers. With this support, hundreds of janitors at Fort Lauderdale International Airport won a first-ever union contract with employer paid healthcare, paid vacation and job security.
"The Mayor is a long-standing supporter of SEIU's efforts to raise industry standards and improve the working conditions of low-wage workers," said Monica Russo, President of SEIU Healthcare Florida.
As part of its political program, 32BJ SEIU intends to mobilize its members to turn out voters in support of Mayor Keechl's reelection.
With more than 120,000 members in eight states, including Florida, 32BJ SEIU is the largest property service union in the country.
Florida 2010: Session Roundup
2010 Session Roundup
Confronting a mid-year deficit of $147 million and a projected $4.7 billion FY2011 shortfall, revenue and economic issues were a major focus for Florida lawmakers. The state's right-wing dominated Legislature also passed a series of divisive bills, including an extremely controversial effort endangering womens' reproductive rights, that will only serve to harm the state's working families and vulnerable populations.
Tax and Budget: Florida was hit disproportionately hard by the recession. Predominantly as a result of the burst of the housing bubble, the state lost almost 150,000 jobs and revenue plummeted 11.5 percent over the past year. As of April 2010, the state's unemployment rate reached 12.3 percent, one of the highest in the nation. The state's population and economic activity are decreasing as well.
Unfortunately, the $70.4 billion budget the Legislature approved does little to address the daunting economic and fiscal outlook. Legislators balanced the budget mainly through regressive cuts, federal Recovery funding, and gambling revenue.
- Cuts: The Legislature approved a wide array of cuts that mainly hit programs that assist low and moderate income Floridians, including: a 7 percent reduction in reimbursement rates to hospitals and nursing homes; the elimination of incentives to state workers to adopt foster children; cuts to funding for Health Start coalitions, which services at-risk infants and pregnant women, by $2.6 million; the reduction of the appropriation to Healthy Families, which aims to prevent child abuse, by $10 million; cuts of $10.5 million from state contributions to county health departments; a $5.6 million cut to development disabilities services; the reduction of public defender funding by 2.5 percent; the removal of almost $3 billion from the nonpartisan legislative office's budget; deep transportation trust fund cuts; and the reduction of state spending on a higher education scholarship program.
- Gambling: Gov. Charlie Crist signed SB 622, which allows the Seminole Tribe to operate card games in some of their facilities for the next 5 years and exclusive rights to operate slot machines outside of South Florida for the next 20 years. In return, the state will receive $435 million this year and approximately $1 billion over the next 5 years.
- Federal Funds: The budget relies on $2.3 billion in recovery funds and assumes $880 million in Medicaid assistance that the federal government has yet to enact. Ironically, while the Legislature seeks increased federal action on state fiscal relief, lawmakers advanced a resolution, SCR 10, that calls on Congress to amend the Constitution and add a requirement for a balanced federal budget.
- Corporate Tax Breaks: Conservative legislators successfully advanced SB 1752, dubiously entitled, "Jobs For Florida," which enacts $218.5 million in tax breaks and incentives to various industries over three years, including aerospace, biotechnology, entertainment, and boating. There are also credits in the legislation for companies that hire long-term unemployed state residents.
Health Care: In response to the exponential growth of unregulated pain management clinics and an effort to curb growing prescription drug abuse, lawmakers passed senator Dave Aronberg's "anti-pill mill" legislation, HB373, to prohibit a person from owning a pain clinic unless he or she is a physician with a license to practice in Florida, require clinic inspections, ban advertising of specific drugs, and limit the number of medications a clinic can distribute. As part of the budget agreement, state employees will now be required to contribute to health care plans.
Having cut health care funding for Florida families, the Legislature engaged in additional political posturing by approving HJR 37, which proposes a state constitutional amendment to prohibit laws "from compelling any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in any health care system." Floridians will consider this issue on the ballot in November.
Education: Education issues dominated this legislative session. SB 6, a radical effort to largely abolish teacher tenure was one of the most hotly debated bills this session. While Gov. Crist initially supported the idea, he eventually vetoed the legislation after tens of thousands of phone calls, letters and emails flooded his office. Other bills that were enacted included:
- SB 4 changes high school graduation requirements, shifts focus from current standardized testing to end-of-course assessments, and places tougher math and science standards as pre-requisites for graduation.
- Legislators considered higher education initiatives as well. Students in state colleges will experience a 7 percent tuition increase. SB 2126 expands tax credits to companies that offer college scholarships to low-income students.
- SB 2 proposes a constitutional amendment to ease classroom size mandates that were enacted in 2002. Voters will consider the measure on the ballot this fall.
- SB 206 permits school districts to have scholarship signing ceremonies to honor students that excel academically which are similar to events that are held for athletes.
Endangering Reproductive Rights: In the waning days of the session, Florida conservatives followed the lead of other right-leaning states and passed severe restrictions to womens' reproductive rights. HB 1143 would force a woman to pay for and view an ultrasound before seeking an abortion, unless she signs a form that states that the decision not to review the ultrasound was made of her own free will, without "undue influence from any third party." The bill would also ban most private insurance companies from funding abortions. Sen. Nan Rich stated, "It is actually... the ultimate insult to women. It is saying that women can't... use their own judgment as to what they want to do with their bodies." Gov. Crist still has the opportunity to veto the bill.
Homeless Hate Crime: Attacking a homeless person in Florida can now be deemed a hate crime and might get you a tougher sentence if you're found guilty.
Governor Charlie Crist signed the bill that increases penalties against attackers who target the homeless. Gov. Crist signed the bill (HB 11) on May 11th. It adds homeless people to an existing hate crimes law that increases penalties for attacks motivated by a victim's race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, mental or physical disability or advanced age.
Insurance: The Legislature additionally enacted legislation benefiting the commercial and property insurance industries. SB 2176 deregulates several insurance lines and excludes them from the rate filing and approval process. SB 2044 expedites the process in which property insurers apply for rate increases up to 10 percent and limits the time homeowners have to file a claim following a storm.
Traffic Safety: HB 325, a bill that sets guidelines for a network of red-light cameras to help enforce traffic laws, was the result of years of legislative attempts to address road safety.
Protecting Children: HB 119 places statewide restrictions on former sex offenders from loitering or prowling within 300 feet of a place where children congregate and approved controversial rules limiting where ex-offenders can live.
Protecting Seniors: The state's Chief Financial Officer, Alex Sink, has prioritized the financial security of Florida's seniors and created the Safeguard our Seniors (SOS) Task Force. The group recommended a bill that passed the Legislature this year. SB 2176 protects seniors against manipulative insurance practices and annuities fraud.
Campaign Finance: The Legislature approved a bill, HB 1207, to allow leaders in the House and Senate to operate campaign accounts to raise and spend unlimited amounts of cash, but the bill was ultimately vetoed by the Governor.
Notable Defeats:
- Ethics: Rep. Keith Fitzgerald remarked, "[t]he biggest problem we have in this state, after the economy, is the collapse of confidence... in the political system." After several political scandals in past years, Florida lawmakers considered a number of ethics bills, including HB 243, an effort to revamp legislative, lobbying, and consulting ethics rules, and HB 587, a bill that would have addressed certain conflict of interest issues, but the Legislature failed to act.
- Public Service Commission (PSC) Transparency: To add accountability to PSC operations and address close relationships that have developed between the commission and utilities that it is responsible for regulating, lawmakers introduced HB 565, but the bill died in committee.
Broward Property Appraiser Lori Parrish Endorses Galvin
"Councilman Galvin has a strong commitment to education, a passion for public service and will be a real fighter for women's rights and equality for everyone," said Parrish. "I am proud to endorse him and am confident he will represent us well in Washington, D.C."
"I am honored and humbled to have Lori's endorsement," Galvin said. "Her energy and attention to providing great public service are great examples to follow and are values I will take to Washington."
Lori Parrish was elected Broward County Property Appraiser in 2004 and re-elected in 2008. Before serving as Appraiser, Parrish served four years on the Broward County School Board and in 1988 was elected to the Broward County Commission where she served three times as Chair and was re-elected in 1992, 1996 and 2000.
Galvin is a City Commissioner in North Miami. He was first elected in 1999, was a classroom teacher in Miami schools and has a Bachelor's Degree in Education from Florida International University. Today Scott is Vice President of Education for the non-profit Junior Achievement of Greater Miami where he recruits and trains corporate volunteers to bring lessons of finance and community to area students.
Galvin also served two terms as President of the Greater North Miami Chamber of Commerce and currently serves on the Board of the Florida Marlins Foundation and the international Board of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation – the largest provider of HIV/AIDS healthcare.
Galvin faces eight other candidates in the August 24th Democratic primary to succeed Congressman Kendrick Meek who is running for the U.S. Senate. Nearly one in five voters in district 17 are in Broward County. The Broward County portion of the district includes the communities of Hollywood, Pembroke Pines and Hallandale.
Broward County Responds To Oil Spill
Broward County Mayor Ken Keechl, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ted Deutch held a public briefing Monday morning with County officials and scientists to get an update about the response to the oil spill.
Mayor Ken Keechl, created a group of county officials who are regularly meeting to prepare for and potentially respond to the oil spill in Broward.
The key question on politicians' minds: Will the spill reach South Florida shores?
The answer: It's anyone's guess.
Authorities and forecasters says the spill is still days away or may never get here. It all depends on the winds and Gulf currents.
``At this point we don't have a defined threat,'' U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Jim Fitton said.
While South Florida is bracing for the potential of oil reaching our shores -- which would be a major blow to tourism -- officials hope the oil spill is stopped before it hits Florida.
``Let's hope they can cut it off,'' Nelson said at the briefing, held at the Broward Emergency Operations Center in Plantation.
The massive oil spill erupted after the April 20 explosion on the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, killing 11 people. BP owns the leaking well in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
Monday, the spill was about 80 miles from the ``loop current,'' which gets its name from the fact that it loops around the eastern Gulf toward the Keys. The current then travels up South Florida's east coast.
If the oil enters the loop current, it could take about 10 days to hit the Keys and even longer to reach Miami-Dade and Broward, said Igor Kamenkovich, a professor at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
``It's highly unpredictable,'' said Kamenkovich. Any major changes in wind or weather patterns such as a cold front or a hurricane could change the forecast, he said.
Broward Emergency Management Director Chuck Lanza said he had been told by state emergency management officials that it could take 20 to 30 days to reach Florida.
Port Everglades has identified sites to set up booms if the oil reaches Broward.
Richard Dodge, professor and dean at Nova Southeastern University's Oceanographic Center, called for using dispersants to protect coral reefs even though that could hurt fish. Florida has about 84 percent of the nation's reefs.
``It's a trade-off,'' he said.
Broward's tourism director Nicki Grossman said hotels are fielding hundreds of calls a day, but so far only some dive groups have canceled reservations. But if perception becomes reality and oil reaches Broward's shores, it could translate into a loss of $10 million a day for hotel, boating and fishing businesses in the county.
``About one-third of the business we do every day we would lose because the beaches would be unavailable for recreational purposes,'' Grossman said in an interview.
The $10 million figure would probably rise if losses to restaurants and shops are factored in.
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U.S. Representative Ted Deutch swearing in in Tamarac
U.S. Representative Ted Deutch
19th District, Florida
Requests the honor of your presence
On the occasion of his ceremonial swearing in to the
111th Congress of the
U.S. House of Representatives
Monday, May 17, 2010
Tamarac City Hall
7525 NW 88th Avenue
Tamarac, FL 33321
9:30am Swearing In Ceremony
10:30am Tamarac Office Opening
Refreshments to be served
R.S.V.P. to Theresa Brier at Theresa.Brier@ mail.house. gov or at (954) 597-3990
Ken Keechl to make Oil Spill Announcement
Broward County Mayor Ken Keechl will talk later this afternoon about the county's plan to deal with the Gulf oil spill, should it threaten our shoreline.
Along with him will be staff from emergency management, Port Everglades, environmental protection and growth management.
Keechl had said Tuesday that he's monitoring the oil spill.
"At this point I think it's important that we recognize that there's not an exigent emergency facing Broward County, but we need to carefully monitor the situation, and that's what we're doing.''
Keechl said county emergency management staff are participating in daily statewide conference calls with state and federal agencies to discuss the status of federal efforts to contain the slick.
Tell Crist and Gelber No Special Session For Politics
We certainly agree with Mr. Crist and Mr. Gelber that anti-corruption laws need to be strengthened. But we can't embrace the idea of hauling legislators back to Tallahassee this year to do it in a special session. Politics and precedent argue against it.
Mr. Crist has made a dramatic break from the Republican Party to try to salvage his U.S. Senate campaign. A call now from the governor for the GOP-led Legislature to prove its commitment to fighting corruption would be considered a political stunt. Mr. Crist and Republican leaders might waste time trying to outmaneuver each other instead of collaborating on the most effective ways to crack down.
And Mr. Gelber is a Democrat running for attorney general. That would add another distracting political subtext to a special session on corruption.
Lawmakers did pass at least one anti-corruption bill — from a Democratic rival of Mr. Gelber's for attorney general, Sen. Dave Aronberg of Greenacres — that would let counties hike penalties for official misconduct. The Legislature should have done more, but it also neglected other critical issues.
Lawmakers didn't get started on slowing the unsustainable increase in the state's Medicaid program. They didn't impose a surcharge on cigarettes that would have raised tens of millions of badly needed dollars for health care. They didn't increase the state's commitment to renewable energy.
If special sessions were called every time the Legislature failed to act on important issues, its part-time members might never get out of Tallahassee.
Special sessions should be reserved for the most pressing matters. Last year legislators had little choice but to meet in one special session to close a huge budget gap that had opened up in midyear. They also were smart to meet in another to approve state funding for commuter rail ahead of a deadline to qualify for a federal high-speed rail grant.
As important as it is to target official misconduct, it doesn't rise to the same urgency. And a special session on corruption in a highly-charged election-year atmosphere could turn into a political circus.
We urge whoever succeeds Mr. Crist as governor next year to take up this crusade and press the passage of good ideas, including some from Mr. Gelber. We — and Florida's 20 state attorneys — especially like his bill that would make it a crime for officials to hide their financial interest in something they vote on.
By the time of the next regular legislative session, the election will be over, and the new governor will be setting the tone for his or her administration. The timing will be much better for making real headway on cleaning up government in Florida.
Copyright © 2010, Orlando Sentinel
Broward School Board: Cuts are OK but eliminations are not
The Broward School Board met yesterday. And if you guessed that they were talking about the budget, then you'd be right.
In lengthy budget workshops, the Board has—so far—come to a consensus on several money-saving ideas to help make up the $130 million budget shortfall expected next school year.
To summarize the consensus of what the board will do: cut costs at the central area office by $5 million; stop paying $2.9 million for employee gym memberships; eliminate the over the counter medication benefit, which costs $200,000 and eliminate life insurance payments, which costs $300, 000; and stop printing pay stubs.
Also, the Board wants to raise your local taxes by $25 per $100,000 of a property's taxable value or $50 per $250,000 in taxable value. The Legislature gave the district the ability to increase its local tax roll to make up the budget gap.
"We've got no revenue stream. None," School Board Chairwoman Jennifer Gottlieb said.
They said no to closing another area administrative office, which would save the district $284, 000 by eliminating an area superintendent and his or her secretary. Last year, the district cut one area office. Cutting another office so soon could hurt the services provided to the district's 260 schools, the board decided.
"I think they are being stretched very thin considering the amount of work for a district this size," board member Phyllis Hope said. Board member Kevin Tynan agreed but said it should considered for the 2011-2012 school year.
"Certainly perception is sometimes reality, and the perception is that government is top heavy," Tynan said. " But like everything, if you have to have a plan for slowly shrinking instead of drastically lopping off a department."
The board gave a thumbs up to eliminating printed paystubs moving instead to electronic notification. The savings: $35, 000.
And when it comes to cutting/reducing sports, the board told staff to do more research. The suggestions varied from eliminating all varsity sports to reducing all sports and extracurricular activities, to cutting high school boys and girls golf, tennis water polo, and boys volleyball.
A 20 percent cut across the board would save $660, 000. The other idea is to further reduce middle school sports, which were reduced from seven sports to four. Intramural sports and community athletics would take up some of the slack.
The consensus reached: Cuts are OK but eliminations are not. They don't want to end programs that kids can get scholarships through, as in debate programs, music programs or sports, regardless of how small the golf team is compared to football.They haven't gotten to the weighty issues of furloughs and high school scheduling changes.
Broward County responds to Deepwater Horizon Oil spill in the Florida Gulf
Broward County Mayor Ken Keechl has scheduled a news conference on Thursday, May 6th at 4:00 p.m. at the Broward County Emergency Operations Center located at 201 NW 84th Avenue in Plantation.
He will be addressing Broward County's contingency plan as it relates to the Deepwater Horizon Oil spill in the Florida Gulf. Mayor Keechl will be joined by members of Broward County Emergency Management Agency, Port Everglades, and Environmental Protection and Growth Management.
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Broward County, BPA + Baby Bottles: Oppenheim Takes Next Step, Presents Research
Wendi Oppenheim, South Florida teen and Pine Crest junior, takes recognized Bisphenol-A research to the Broward County League of Cities following meeting with Broward County Commission: Argues for Passage of The Broward County Toxin Free Toddlers and Baby
After presenting her findings to the Broward County Commission in April, Mayor Ken Keechl and District 8 Commissioner Diana Wasserman-Rubin advised Oppenheim to share her presentation with the League of Cities in an attempt to ensure each municipality's endorsement of passing The Broward County Toxin Free Toddlers and Baby Act.
Earlier this week, the Vermont House of Representatives approved legislation that would restrict the use of Bisphenol-A. Similar Toxin Free Toddlers and Baby Acts have also passed in Canada, three New York counties, the City of Chicago, as well as by the State Legislatures of Minnesota, Connecticut and Wisconsin. This bill is currently pending in three other states: California, Maryland and Washington.
Pine Crest student Wendi Oppenheim sat down with NBC 6 WTVJ right before presenting her recognized BPA scientific research to the Broward County Commission. Oppenheim argued for the passage of The Broward County Toxin Free Toddlers and Baby Act.
Research has shown BPA causes negative health effects, which include, but are not limited to, cancer, obesity, diabetes, reproductive health issues, and immune complications.
"I hope the League of Cities will consider my BPA research findings as well as other scientific data which support a ban on BPA, and begin to take the necessary steps to protecting the children of Broward County from this dangerous chemical," Oppenheim said.
Broward County joins a handful of counties in the Country that have created a comprehensive plan to address the damaging effects of climate change. Today, Broward County Commissioners approved the Broward County Climate Change Action Plan that provides recommendations for adapting to rising sea level changes, protecting water supplies from salt water intrusion and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Altogether, 126 recommendations are detailed in the plan. Sixty-five of those recommendations are initiatives that are already in place in Broward County. The complete report is available at www.broward.org/climatechange.
"The influence of climate change is already being realized, requiring aggressive mitigation in order to reduce the magnitude of these impacts and ready adaptation to respond to the changes that are occurring now," said Broward County Commissioner Kristin Jacobs, who chaired the Task Force. "We did not concern ourselves with why climate change is occurring or who is to blame. Instead we focused on finding solutions to the rising sea level, the threat of a contaminated water supply, the impact of climate change on building codes, insurance and a variety of scenarios that we will face going forward."
The report forecasts dramatic changes in sea level anywhere from 24 to 48 inches in Broward County by the end of the century. Hurricanes are expected to be less frequent, but stronger with more rainfall than what we've experienced in recent history. Planning experts calculate that a one foot rise in sea level would currently impact 1934 homeowners, 182 businesses, with a total property value worth $469 million.
Recommendations in the plan include:
· Create an Office of Sustainability (Sustainability/Climate Program.) Establish a Sustainability/Climate Program to oversee the implementation of County energy and climate change policies, initiatives, and sustainability programs.
· Support a Regional Collaborative Climate Action Plan consistent with the ratified Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact recently signed an agreed upon by Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe and Palm Beach Counties.
· Update the County Comprehensive Master Plan to address and adapt to climate change impact in the future including limiting density of development in low-lying areas, promotion of transit oriented corridors, incorporating climate change factors when approving land use changes.
· Incorporate Climate Change Adaptation into Public Infrastructure Planning. Ensure that adaptation to climate change impacts are incorporated into the planning, siting, construction, replacement and maintenance of public infrastructure.
· Protect Water Resources. The action plan includes a series of recommendations to ensure that the existing water resources and water infrastructure are protected including the development and implementation of alternative water supply strategies and programs to meet future demands and mitigate future water shortages.
· Provide Outreach and Education. Provide broad community outreach and education about climate change actions to include mitigation and adaptation strategies and the expected cost of inaction; and embrace allies in promoting green public education.
"Additional actions will be required if we are to demonstrate real effectiveness and climate preparedness over the next several decades. These actions will serve to ensure the economic vitality of the County, the livability of our community, and the preservation resources of our environmental resources that are so vital to our economy and general quality of life," Commissioner Jacobs said.
The Climate Change Task Force Plan is the work of the Broward County Climate Change Task Force, which was approved by Commissioners in June of 2008. The 25-member task force was made up of scientists, environmental experts, community members, business owners, and county staff. Their stated mission was to develop a countywide Climate Change program to mitigate the causes and adapt to the consequences of climate change and, if appropriate, advise on its implementation.
For more information please visit www.broward.org/climatechange.


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7 tips on how to look for work without falling for scams
New jobless claims in mid-August unexpectedly spiked to 500,000, the Labor Department said, an increase of 12,000 over the previous week. And a July report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics found nearly 45% of unemployed Americans had been out of work for more than 6 months.
"The dismal employment rate means that a lot of people are desperate for work and may be grasping for any job,which creates a great opportunity for scammers," Stephen A. Cox, President and CEO of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, said in a statement. "Not thoroughly researching a job opportunity can make a bad situation even worse and a victim can lose hundreds or even thousands of dollars to any number of job-related scams."
Fortunately, job hunters can protect themselves and their bank accounts from scammers by watching out for the following seven red flags when looking for work:
1. The employer offers the opportunity to become rich without leaving home
While many legitimate businesses allow employees to work from home, lots of scammers are trying to take advantage of senior citizens, stay-at-home moms, students and injured or handicapped people. Job hunters should use extreme caution when considering work-at-home offers and always research the company with their BBB first
2. The employer asks for money upfront
It's almost never advisable for an applicant to pay upfront fees or make a required purchase to get a job. BBB often hears from job hunters who paid a phony employer for background checks or training for jobs that didn't exist. Always research the job thoroughly before opening up your wallet. Also be wary of job placement companies that ask for large upfront fees to find you a job.
3. The salary and benefits offered seem too good to be true
The old adage holds true for job offers: if the deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Phony employers might brag about exceptionally high salary potential and excellent benefits for little work and no experience necessary in order to lure unsuspecting job hunters.
4. Employer emails are rife with grammatical and spelling errors
Online fraud is often perpetrated by scammers located outside the U.S. Their first language usually isn't English and this is often evident in their poor grasp of the language, which can include poor grammar and the misspelling of common words.
5. The employer requires you to check your credit report
After posting resumes online or responding to online job listings, many job hunters received what they thought was good news: an email from an interested employer. There's a catch, though: In order to be considered for the job, the applicant has to get a credit check through a recommended website. The truth is, the email is just an attempt to get the job hunter to divulge sensitive financial information or sign up for credit monitoring services.
6. The employer is quick to ask for personal information, such as Social Security or bank account numbers
Some job seekers have been surprised to learn they've been hired for a job without a single interview. However, when the employer then asked for personal information in order to fill out the necessary paperwork, suspicions were raised – and rightly so. Regardless of the reason, a job applicant should never give out his or her Social Security or bank account numbers over the phone or email and do so only after confirming the job is legitimate.
7. The job requires you to wire money through Western Union or MoneyGram, or receive and forward suspicious goods
Many phony jobs require cashing a check sent by the company through the mail, then wiring a portion of the money on to another entity. Reasons given for this requirement vary from scam to scam. Whatever the reason, the check might clear the employee's bank account but will eventually turn out to be fake. BBB also warns against receiving and mailing suspicious goods, such as electronics or luxury items, overseas.


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The role of the Ambassadors is wide ranging. They are active members of the School Council and contribute views on school events, policies and ideas. The Ambassadors observe lessons and provide feedback to the Senior Management Team and they sit on the interview panel for potential new members of staff. The Ambassadors have input into decisions that will make a difference to how we do things in the future and are helping to shape the future of the school.
The Ambassadors are the public face of Samuel Ward representing us at school functions, such as the Open Evening, and outside events and showing prospective parents and visitors around the school. They reinforce the positive image of the school in the local community. Perhaps the most important role they have is to provide a positive role model for other pupils.
The selection process is tough. Pupils have to complete a two-page application form detailing why they want to be an Ambassador and what they think they can bring to the position. Just as in a normal job application a reference is required from their tutor. The Head Boy and Head Girl for each house review the applications and all the applicants are invited to an interview. After the interview process, the Head Boy and Girl decide who to appoint. The Ambassadors are appointed for a one year term but they can reapply the following year.
There are many benefits to becoming an Ambassador. Pupils enjoy being able to express their views on the Student Council, represent the school at events, meet visitors and observe lessons. The role enhances their CV and helps them to develop their communication skills and confidence levels.


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Curating your own serendipity filters
Is social media in danger of creating little bubbles around us? A cozy merry-go-round, the same opinions, the same conversations, by the same people, day in and day out?
There is research (PDF) that shows that Twitter users Retweet in a partial political fashion. Older research shows that blogging and the consumption of blogs are highly partisan as well.
Push vs Pull
Two new trends in the consumption of media are clearly discernible. The early ascendancy of Google very much put pull, or actively looking for content, at the forefront of how we consume media. This was at the expense of the old push model: where others – usually pros – decided what content we should consume.
But now push is back with a vengeance. It is called the Facebook Newsfeed, or in the case of Twitter, the Timeline. Flipboard wraps this push in nice formatting for the iPad, while a slew of new video apps like Showyou are competing to make your social connections your TV channel controller.
Even when pulling, we now encounter the effects of push. Google now includes results from our social connections in our search queries, and that has just been extended worldwide.
But all these changes, whether pull or push have the same focal point. The erosion of the exclusive power of professional taste makers and curators in deciding what media we consume.
Lost serendipity
With users increasingly exposed to content via peers through social media, instead of through the choices of schedulers or editors, are we in danger of not seeing information we should? Jeff Jarvis, as per usual puts it well:
I constantly hear the fear that serendipity is among the many things we're supposedly set to lose as news moves out of newsrooms and off print to online. Serendipity, says The New York Times, is lost in the digital age. Serendipity, it is said, is something we get from that story we happen upon as we flip pages, the story we never would have searched for but find only or best in print. Serendipity, it is also said, is the province and value of editors, who pick the fluky and fortuitous for us. Without serendipity, as I hear it, we'll be less-well informed (all work, no play, makes Jack a dull boy; all relevance, not serendipity, makes Jill a predictable girl).
Today in the New York Times Eli Pariser founder of Moveon.org presented another argument that this new media ecosystem leads to a echo chamber with disastrous results for society.:
All of this is fairly harmless when information about consumer products is filtered into and out of your personal universe. But when personalization affects not just what you buy but how you think, different issues arise. Democracy depends on the citizen's ability to engage with multiple viewpoints; the Internet limits such engagement when it offers up only information that reflects your already established point of view. While it's sometimes convenient to see only what you want to see, it's critical at other times that you see things that you don't.
She He underscores her point with the following evidence:
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive, once told colleagues that "a squirrel dying in your front yard may be more relevant to your interests right now than people dying in Africa."
I can't argue with that statement put in those terms. But is it true?
What interests you
My personal experience is that it rings true, but that the argument can have exactly the opposite effect. I was one of the early people – that previously paid no mind – to be switched on to events in Tunisia. I followed the fall on Ben Ali. And then I was early onto Egypt. How come? It was Twitter's fault. I saw tweets about unrest in Tunisa in my timeline. These tweets piqued my interest. Would I have followed events so closely without Twitter? That is highly unlikely.
The odd thing is I can't even remember who in my timeline were responsible for those tweets.
This very article is the result of seeing a Tweet by @academicdave (Dave Parry) of Eli Pariser's article. I discovered @academicdave when I saw Tweets about @techsoc's brilliant blog posts about Tunisia. I followed her. I found out she and Dave are Twitter debating partners AND she recommended I follow him.
The key is that a dying squirrel in my front yard is unlikely to be of more interest to me than people dying in Africa in a revolution by young people, against a tyrant.
Serendipity is relevant surprises
Jeff Jarvis points out that serendipity is not to be confused with randomness. It is in fact unexpected relevance. And Jarvis reckons our friends, our social connections are best placed to deliver this relevance:
Can we still get serendipity online? Of course, we can and do — mostly on Twitter and Facebook. Serendipity comes from friends who find that story and — like an editor — pass it on. If we share their judgment, we may like what they share and call that serendipity. But there's plenty that passes me by on Twitter that I don't like; it's serendipitous by the usual definitions but it doesn't work for me because it has no value; it's not relevant.
Can an algorithm serve us serendipity? Maybe, if it has enough signals of what we and people we trust like, what interests us, what we need, our context. It can calculate and predict and try to serve our relevance and serendipity. I think serendipity comes not from one-size-fits-all editing but from better targeting across a larger pool of possibilities. If Google can intuit intent, I think it can also serve surprise and serendipity.
The generalist media provider can not deliver niche relevance, your friends, your peers are often more likely to. The real trouble then is us. The real problem is our thresholds of what we consider to be relevant.
The problem is not necessarily that new technologies insulate us from people that know better what we should pay attention to. The problem is that we get out of these technologies what we put into them. The responsibility for consuming and spreading media has fallen on us. Jake Levine points out that:
In the distributed social web, where every participant is a content producer, the audience must curate the curators!
And this is a constant process. On at least a weekly basis I adjust and tweak my Twitter graph.
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CREST (Clinical Research Enhancement through Supplemental Training) program is targeted to researchers from all disciplines, particularly physicians enrolled in fellowship training or starting their academic career. The curriculum provides comprehensive coverage of all dimensions of clinical research while allowing scholars to spend the majority of their time in research and clinical activities.
*Please note that "Core Courses" are offered twice a year but you only need to take them once!
Epidemiology I (CLRE-251) - Winter or Summer - 2 units
Epidemiology II (CLRE-257) - Spring or Fall - 2 units
Patient-Oriented Research I (CLRE-250) - Summer or Winter - 2 units
Patient-Oriented Research II (CLRE-256) - Fall or Spring - 2 units
Biostatistics I (CLRE-253) - Winter or Summer - 2 units
Biostatistics II (CLRE-254) - Spring or Fall - 2 units
Health Services Research (CLRE-252) - Summer or Winter - 2 units
Data Management and Informatics (CLRE-255) - Fall or Spring - 2 units
Scientific Communication Skills (CLRE-259) - Winter - 2 units
Professional Development Seminar Series (CLRE-258):
Group Coaching - Summer - 2 units
Personal Development Skills - Winter - 2 units
Project Management - Spring - 2 units
Research Budgeting and project management - Fall - 2 units
All applicants
must select one (2 unit) seminar from Professional Development Series above.
Details of the Master's Degree program curriculum can be found at the
MAS website
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Books of Interesting People Doing Interesting Things
If there is one genre I consistently read year to year, it is memoirs. I just love to hear other people's stories and learn from their experiences. Maybe that is why I ended up in this profession. Or maybe I am just very nosey. Toss up probably.
- The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss by Anderson Cooper – Things I am a little embarrassed to admit: 1. I am obsessed with Anderson Cooper because he was the host of the reality game show The Mole, long before he was a serious CNN talking head. 2. I thought Gloria Vanderbilt was just a made up brand name for the skin-tight, high-waisted mom jeans of my youth. I did not know Gloria Vanderbilt was actually a real person with an illustrious past. 3. I gobbled up all the gossip in this book in a record amount of time.
- Open by Andrew Agassi – Shaun White raved about this book on Tim Ferris's podcast, saying that it inspired him to be more disciplined about his off-snow regime. After reading the book, I am pretty sure I would never have the fortitude to be a pro athlete. (And yes, he also talks about her and this and that.)
- The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help by Amanda Palmer – I had no idea who Amanda Palmer was because my musical spectrum is limited whatever is on "90's on 9" on SiriusXM Radio. I am really not sure how I even happened upon this book (maybe her husband Neil Gaiman?) Anyways, even if you are not a member of a Brechtian Punk Cabaret band you can learn from Amanda's tales of stepping out of her comfort zone and asking for help.
- No Baggage: A Minimalist Tale of Love and Wandering by Clara Benson – I definitely would not spend three weeks in Europe without a change of clothes, or more importantly, deodorant. But the voyeur in me is interested in those who would. I just would not sit close to them on the subway.
- Four Season in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World by Anthony Doerr – While Doerr is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of All The Light We Cannot See, and I am hack blogger with virtually no readers beyond close relations, I found his tales from the parenting trenches very relatable. Baby puke, sleep deprivation, and feelings of ineptitude are universal new parent experiences.
This is the fourth installment in a series of my favorite books I read in 2016. I did a similar series for 2015 reads.
How does this worker-bee/soccer-mom/rickety-runner find time to read 50 books a year? This is my secret.


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Solomon Amuzu, Call To Nature Permaculture
Solomon Amuzu is the founder and managing director of Call To Nature Permaculture, a Ghana-based non-profit that uses permaculture ethics and principles to promote community development.
Working together with Samuel Adotey, and Rachael Yussif, Solomon is helping communities throughout Accra and Aburi organize tree planting campaigns and plant sustainable vegetable gardens. Over the past year, Samuel, Rachael and Solomon have already planted more than 20,000 trees and started two school gardens in Accra.
Over the course of summer 2015, they will begin their third school outreach effort, helping staff and students at the Oyarifa Basic School establish a sustainable, organic garden. Through the project Samuel and Solomon will teach students how to grow their own food, build rainwater harvesting systems, and build fencing to protect their crops.
While the majority of the produce from the garden will be used to feed school children, a small amount of surplus will be sold to provide financial support for students hoping to pursue higher education.
For more information, please visit Call to Nature Permaculture on GoFundMe or Facebook.
GRANT AWARD DATE: August 20, 2015


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Lowcountry Kettle
We don't have much information about this new company at the time of this addition, but this is what appears on their website:
Our thick, skin-on potato chips are cooked in true kettle fashion: small batched and hand-stirred for an incredible craft taste. Enjoy the flavors of South Carolina's lowcountry in each of our four original recipes: Spicy Pimento Cheese, Mustard BBQ Sauce, Bloody Mary, and State Fair Fried Pickle.
Local ingredients are important to us. Our chips are cooked in premium, non-GMO canola oil - sourced directly from family-owned farms in the Lowcountry and South East.
And if we're making a low country chip, we're making it with low country salt. We season every chip with local Bull's Bay Sea salt – harvested just 60 miles from our kitchen in Charleston.
Lowcountry Kettle Potato Chips
Address: 5600 Rivers Avenue, Charleston, SC 29406
Phone: 843-729-6509
Email: email@example.com
Website: www.lowcountrykettle.com


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I am not going to put the details of how I made this card on this page, as I don't feel that it is right as this is a paid class that I 'attended'. Christina is starting out a new venture with The Art Studio, where you make 3 different cards which are not on her card-making-magic site.
You register and pay a small amount to take part in the classes that Christina does. In the first class you make 3 cards, I have now completed all 3 of these cards which you can see in the blog and hope that you like.
As this is my first attempt, there are a couple of things that I am not happy with, so I will create them again until I am happy with what I produce. This card is going to be given to a friend who's birthday is in August, so I don't know what her reaction will be when she receives it, I will let you all know in time.


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I'm opening up a couple of slots on my commission list. These commissions, or what I like to call Personalized Illustrations, are one of a kind and unique to you and are great for gifts or special events.
So what are they? Really, they can be anything you want. It could be you and your loved one as characters from your favorite movie, or a superhero team from a popular comic book. They're not limited to just comic books or movies. They can be from video games, tv shows or even made up. I've done mash-ups like Doctor Who meets Willy Wonka. It can be an imagined meet up with Tiger Woods on the golf green, giving your dad a winner's jacket, while you and your family are in the background holding up a banner which celebrates his 60th birthday. Or it can just be you and your fiance, on a romantic date, sitting in your living room in front of the fire imagining your futures together. It really is anything.
The whole process of creating this personalized illustration is really quite easy and effortless for you. All I need is some moments of your time to go over any ideas you might have and from that I hope to create a composition that will blow you and your loved one's socks off! Once the composition is taken care of, then I go through my process, from rough sketch to finished drawing. This part of the process still involves you and so you get to see the illustration develop before your eyes.
So if this sounds like something you're interested in, and would like a booking, please contact me soon at email@example.com as slots are limited.


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Google Analytics
Zonos Checkout™ supports Google Analytics cross-domain tracking, which means you can follow customers from your website to your Zonos Checkout.
Decoding Google Analytics
To enable analytics tracking for your store, you will need follow the steps below.
Modify the tracking code.
To set up cross-domain tracking for multiple top-level domains, you must alter the Analytics tracking code for each domain.
You will need basic knowledge of HTML and JavaScript or work with a developer to set up cross-domain tracking.
The examples in this article use the Universal Analytics tracking code snippet - (
Set up a property in your Analytics account.
For cross-domain tracking, set up one property in your Analytics account. Use the same tracking code snippet and tracking ID from that property for all your domains.
You need to edit the tracking code snippet for cross-domain tracking to work.
If you haven't already included the snippet on all your web pages, you may want to copy and paste it into a text editor before continuing with these instructions. This way, you only have to make the changes once before including the modified snippet on all your web pages.
Edit the tracking code for the primary domain, then find the create line in the snippet.
For a website called example-1.com, it looks like this:
ga('create', 'UA-XXXXXXX-Y', 'example-1.com');
Make the following changes to the snippet (the changes you need to make are in bold red text):
ga('create', 'UA-XXXXXXX-Y', 'auto', {'allowLinker': true});
ga('require', 'linker');
ga('linker:autoLink', ['example-2.com'] );
Remember to replace the example tracking ID (UA-XXXXXX-Y) with your actual tracking ID, and replace the example secondary domain (example-2.com) with your actual secondary domain name.