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UCFAA files motion to appeal Attorneys also seek to lower ‘excessive’ verdict KATIE KUSTURA
tronically filed on July 11. The jury gave its verdict on June 30 in the case of Plancher, a wide receiver who died shortly after collapsing during an offseason conditioning drill on March 18, 2008. They awarded his parents, Enock and Gisele, $10 million. According to the motion, “The verdict is against the manifest
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The UCF Athletics Association has filed a motion for an appeal of the verdict in the Ereck Plancher wrongful death trial. The goal of the appeal is to reverse the charge of negligence in Plancher’s death, according to the 42page motion that was elec-
weight of the evidence. It is also excessive.” In a motion for judgment in accordance with motions for directed verdict, the appeal, filed by insurance company attorneys representing UCFAA, states that the jury could not have lawfully rendered a verdict based on the evidence presented. The section states that the claims made by a
To comment on this story visit: www.UCFNews.com few of the plaintiff’s witnesses, including three former players, that water and athletic trainers were removed from the Nicholson Fieldhouse were disputed by testimony from some of the defendant’s witnesses, including coach George O’Leary, two former players and a
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AUTHOR TO DISCUSS HER BOOK ABOUT LITTLE KNOWN ARTIST Judy Madsen Johnson will discuss her book about Central Florida artist Joy Postle Blackstone in the Library in Room 223 on Tuesday, July 19,from 6:30 p.m.to 8:30 p.m.
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OFFICIALS:ST.LUCIE INLET DANGEROUSLY SHALLOW Officials in Martin County have declared a local state of emergency over concern St.Lucie Inlet has become so shallow it may soon become impassable to most boats.
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Break Through Productions, a theatrical alliance formed to raise awareness about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues in society, put on a variety show at the downtown club, Revolution, for its first-ever fundraising event on Saturday. While Break Through Productions touts sponsors such as the Princeton Review and Equal (a UCF student organization), the fundraiser was to “… account for the minimal amount of funds needed to get the event off the ground and tie all the loose ends together,” according to Eden Wetherell, the marketing director and a performer of Break Through. The event will fund the upcoming shows August 26 and 27 that focus on body image. The variety show, which members called a “show behind the show,” highlighted members’ multiple talents, ranging from theatrical performances to drag routines to spoken word. The performers included Eden Wetherell, Jowy Ptashinski, Gorgeous Oranges, Daniel Haas, Megan Alfredson, Jason Gootner and Shannon Curran – many of whom being UCF
Duo a successful part of 54-hour team JORDAN SNYDER Senior Staff Writer
With just 54 hours to turn a website idea into a reality, UCF students Alexander Meng and Samuel Toriel spent virtually every hour in front of their computer screens. They worked at the Microsoft Corporation office in Tampa until being forced to leave and return to their hotel. Once there, they still kept at it. “Sam and I basically didn’t sleep, we worked through the whole weekend,” said Meng, a junior computer science major. “Just sat in front of our laptops.” On July 10, the hard work paid off as their team was awarded first place at the Startup Weekend competition. Startup Weekend brings together people from all backgrounds of business — entrepreneurs, startup enthusiasts, developers, designers and marketing gurus. Teams came together after hearing initial 60-second pitches. The duo met with Scott Kurland, a usability and technical consultant from Tampa, after hearing his ideas for checkoutmyurl.com, a website where web developers can get affordable feedback on their sites from average users. Kurland developed the thought from his personal frustration with finding feedback. “I just had the idea a few days before when I was a little bit
PLEASE SEE BREAK THROUGH ON A4 Eden Wetherell,marketing director for Break Through,performed at Revolution Nightclub on Friday night.
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Convention set to define the ideal man ANDY CEBALLOS Opinions Editor
Calling all males: there is a convention in Orlando that has been tailored just for you. The “21 Convention” will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Orlando from July 21 to July 25. Anthony Johnson, founder and architect of the 21 Convention, said that this convention is about being what he defines as the ideal
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man. “It’s becoming the best version of yourself,” Johnson said. “I think society pushes you towards becoming perfect so people want to tell you to become the best relative to everyone else. For me, I say become the best person you can by your own standards and your own highest potential.” Johnson is a former UCF student who was majoring in interdisciplinary studies
To comment on this story visit: www.UCFNews.com in 2006. He made the decision to drop out of UCF after consecutively failing a course on how to start a business. “That to me was kind of like that tipping point where I realized, ‘What am I doing here? I love this school, it’s been great to me,
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Jeopardy on drugs Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Programming and Intervention Services will be hosting a jeopardy-style game to teach students about alcohol, drugs and the effects. The game will be held in the Nike Programming Center on Tuesday, July 19, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact Stephanie Spies at Stephanie.spies@ucf.edu or 407-823-3652.
Author to discuss her book about little known artist Judy Madsen Johnson, will discuss little known Central Florida artist Joy Postle Blackstone's life and love of nature, who she discusses in her book Joy Cometh in the Morning: the Joy Postle Blackstone Story. Johnson’s private collection of Blackstone’s work will be on display in the Library through July 29.
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Officials:St.Lucie Inlet dangerously shallow STUART — Officials in Martin County have declared a local state of emergency over concern St. Lucie Inlet has become so shallow it may soon become impassable to most boats. The county administrator declared the emergency earlier in July, enabling officials to request that state and federal agencies expedite funds for a dredging project. The inlet is crucial to the county’s economy, as marine industries and recreational boaters pump hundreds of millions of dollars into local businesses.
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CHAMPion of fitness Student educator puts peers on path to wellness BRANDI BROXSON
In the July 14 issue of the Future, we incorrectly identified the pageant Kristina Janolo will attend as Miss USA. The correct pageant is Miss America.
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CFF: Describe a day in the life of a peer educator. Johns: I work [with] individual students to help motivate them as they work towards better health and wellness. I also facilitate a one-onone lifestyle and fitness assessment that allows students to identify their personal strengths and areas for improvement. I even consult with individual students on topics such as nutrition, fitness and sexual health, stress management and make referrals to appropriate health care providers when needed. CFF: What is CHAMP? Johns: The Comprehensive Health Assessment and Motivation Program provides a checklist of daily lifestyle and fitness choices that contribute to students’ personal and academic success at UCF. The program is also designed to assist students in planning steps towards reaching their goals. There is no charge, and freshmen can earn 1500 LINK points. CFF: What do you want to do with your degree? Johns: I plan to continue my education here at UCF and obtain my masters in sport and exercise science. From there, I plan to coach basketball starting at the high school level while teaching a subject in social sciences. In the future, I plan to open my own gym and have camps for the youth and do individual player training.
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bike, running, etc.). Also make sure to eat something within one hour of waking up to help start your metabolism for the day.
Have you taken the CHAMP program?: www.UCFNews.com CFF: What do you enjoy most about your job? Johns: The experience that I find is most rewarding with my job is knowing that I am a key component to helping my peers identify and fortify their source of motivation and to see them put their plan to action. CFF: Why do you feel it is important for UCF students to keep fit and healthy? Johns: I feel it is imperative as a UCF student to maintain proper health and fitness because having a workout routine and becoming fit not only creates a pattern that can be followed for a lifetime, but it helps boost the immune system. CFF: Why is nutrition and fitness important to you? Johns: Being nutritionally balanced and fit is important to me because I like being able to do what I want to, when I want to, and without proper fitness or nutrition, I could be limited. CFF: Any fitness or nutrition tips? Johns: Do cardio for at least 30 minutes per day (walking, riding a
CFF: How can students get involved at the Recreation and Wellness Center? Johns: I recommend attending a free fitness orientation because a RWC staff [member] will personally escort you around the gym and inform you of all we have to offer. CFF: What are your favorite fitness classes offered? Johns: Zumba class is my favorite because it is high energy, the music is great and you burn a lot of calories! CFF: What is special about the UCF gym? Johns: It has the best of the best equipment, and there are many classes and intramural sports for students to get involved with, and the staff makes you feel at home. CFF: How will your time at UCF help you prepare for your future job? Johns: Being here at UCF has taught me valuable lessons, such as time management, persistence and how to communicate effectively, which will all be key assets I will use when I start my career.
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‘First Generation’ students break barriers SHANNON SCHEIDELL Contributing Writer
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The First Generation Program recently awarded 33 UCF students with the 2010-2011 MASS First Generation College Student Scholarship.
It isn’t the scholarship money that motivates these students to fulfill their dreams. The companionship of the First Generation Program, in association with the Multicultural Academic and Support Services, creates a close-knit community for those who take advantage of its boundless resources. “Being part of the First Generation Program overall made me motivated to strive for more. The program does not do the work for you, but it enabled me with the steps to take and taught me how to go about net-
Event introduces self-defense topic FROM A1 but I don’t see a future despite being four years in of me being here,’” Johnson said. Johnson said he looks back in awe at how far he’s come, from his time as a student to where he is now, but he said he has no intention of returning to UCF to complete his degree. The event features a wide variety of speakers to help men improve their lives, covering topics such as dating and relationships, as well as health and nutrition. This year, Johnson said there will be some new topics covered at the event. “This is the first year we’ve officially and formally added entrepreneurship as a topic at the event,” Johnson said. Johnson also said the topic of self-defense will
be introduced, as well. He said a tactical self-defense instructor will be at the event, who will speak to attendees about martial arts, as well as weapons that can be carried in certain states without a permit, among other things. “It’s kind of a collage of different self-defense things,” Johnson said. “And that to me is an important topic.” Steve Mayeda, a dating, lifestyle and seduction coach, is one of the speakers that will be at the convention this year. Mayeda has been a coach in this field for five years, and was originally inspired to pursue this field after his own experience working with pickup artists. Mayeda said that working with the pickup artists improved his ability to meet women, as well as his relations with them. His personal growth inspired
him to become a coach, teaching what he had learned to others. He said one of the things that draws him to this convention is its unique ability to improve the lives of men. “In a lot of ways, the 21 Convention is the only convention that I see out there that is a total man convention, where any guy, from any background with whatever goals, can find something that is going to dramatically change his life,” Mayeda said. “I just don’t see anything else that well rounded.” Ticket prices for this year’s convention, purchased at the door, will be $700. People who purchase this ticket at the door are allowed to bring a friend with them for no extra charge. Johnson said the cost to attend the convention is well worth it. “It’s not cheap. I’m not
ashamed of that. I take pride in that, because the event, it’s the best in the world at what it does.” Johnson said. “Everyone that comes to it agrees that it is worth every penny you spend on it.” Although people must pay to attend the convention, Johnson provides the footage of his conventions for free on his company’s website. He charged for the footage in 2008, but after that year, he decided to provide the footage online for free because he felt he did not need to charge in order to cover his expenses. “I was more interested in making the event awesome, and I looked at the footage as a pathway to doing that.” To view footage of the convention or get more information on the event, go to www.the21convention.com.
working and using all the programs on campus to benefit me,” sophomore medical laboratory sciences major Danielle Abbitt said. She is one of the 33 students who won this year’s scholarship, given annually to students who come from parents who have not received a bachelor’s degree. “We want to help them through the philosophy of excellence,” Director Assistant of First Generation Natalia Leal said. There will be an increased amount of requirements to be met before a student qualifies to win the award during the 2011-2012 school year, but the paperwork remains in the draft stage as of now. In addition to the biographical essay and GPA requirement of 2.75, a recommendation letter from either a faculty or staff member is encouraged. “One of my favorite quotes from Mr. Wayne Jackson [director of MASS] is, ‘It’s not just what you know, or who you know, who knows you. It’s the relationships that count,’” scholarship winner and junior elementary education major Yanique Vaughn said. Scholarship applicants will attend six MASS Experiences throughout the following year, which include any number of Lunch and Learns, volunteer hours, roundtable sessions, workshops and other guest speaker events. Lunch and Learn is a part of the program that allows the students to build relationships with their professors; this brings them new mentors who can provide them with a connection to a
network outside of the UCF environment and help direct them toward a path in the direction of their desired career. The First Generation Program also highlights workshops and volunteer opportunities other organizations offer college-wide. Not only does the program bring people together from all over UCF, but offers workshops on topics touching different skills such as résumé writing tips, advice on how to interview well and shows them how to go about securing an informational interview with a potential employer. Abbitt and Laura Weissbaum are two of the many scholarship winners who have been highly proactive within the program. “Although I could not enjoy this program previously, it is preparing me so much for my future, as though I can go into graduate school and hit the ground running. I do not want the fact that I am a first generation student to hold me back ever again,” said Weissbaum, a psychology major who just joined the program last year. There are many motivations behind the reasons why these young adults strive for more of a better grasp on the keys to success. “The scholarship acts as an incentive for them to take the right steps to succeed,” Jackson said. “We try to use as many resources as possible to let them know what’s available to them.” Applications are due tentatively during the end of the spring semester next year.
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Heston: ‘Justice was not served’ in Plancher case FROM A1 student trainer. The section also states that fibromuscular dysplasia of the sinoatrial nodal artery was an “equally plausible cause of death.” The medical examiner for the case, Joshua Stephany, testified the cause of death was dysrhythmia due to acute exertional rhabdomyolysis with sickle cell trait.
The plaintiffs argued that Plancher’s death could have been prevented had he been aware of the trait and had UCFAA followed the proper procedures. When the medical examiner’s office in Central Florida released its autopsy report on July 17, 2008, UCF Athletic Director Keith Tribble released a statement regarding the report. “Our staff advised
Ereck of his sickle cell trait and monitored his physical condition at every practice and workout,” Tribble said in the statement he had released on the school’s website. UCF spokesperson Grant Heston said the school planned to file an appeal shortly after the jury gave its verdict. “We feel justice was not served today completely and that the wrong
decision was reached,” Heston said following the announcement of the verdict. “Rulings made during the trial and before the trial had really prevented the jury from being able to reach a full and just decision.” Heston said that the university believes a fair appeal will result in the jury’s decision being overturned. “It’s shameful,” Planch-
er family attorney Steve Yerrid said. Yerrid said he has no doubt that things will work out in the favor of the Plancher family, despite UCFAA’s appeal. The appeal also calls for a significant decrease in how much the Plancher parents can be awarded in the case. The appeal states, “The verdict amount should be remitted to an amount not
to exceed $500,000.00 to $1,000,000.00 per surviving parent, which should then subsequently be remitted to a reasonable total amount not to exceed $200,000.00, consistent with the provisions of Fla. Stat. Sec. 768.26, which provides sovereign immunity protection, including a recovery limit in tort actions, to UCFAA as an agency or subdivision of the state.”
Production seeks societal changes FROM A1 students. The emotionally charged variety segments gave a glimpse into what Break Through Productions is all about. “It’s great to see a group of students coming together for a cause that are so talented,” senior interdisciplinary studies major and variety show attendee Caroline Pollifrone said. Haas, a UCF student and choreographer, performed a dance number in the variety show and also choreographed a piece that the musical group Gorgeous Oranges performed. Haas’ performance began with him being masculine before gradually shedding the masculinity to become more feminine. This transformation was accompanied by jumping dance moves and flashing lights, giving the impression of his spirit coming out. The Gorgeous Oranges’ performance also embodied the male and female spirits, as demonstrated by two people acting as one person. Gootner, who not only helped in the initial writing process for Break Through but also acted in the first production, performed at the variety show, as well. His performance the traditional Maori art of poi — a choreographed dance accompanied by spinning objects. In his case, he held glow sticks and swung them in a circular motion. Gootner also performed a stand-up comedy routine to add some humor to the event. Alfredson, a senior communications major, performed a number of
cover songs on her acoustic guitar, including Alanis Morissette’s “You Oughta Know.” Break Through was written by Alexandre Wall and produced and directed by junior theatre studies major Gabrielle Shulruff. Ptashinski, a junior hospitality major, served as the social director and Wetherell, a UCF alumna, served as the marketing director. The two teamed up with Shulruff from the beginning to make Break Through come to life. “We were all personal friends and work well together as a group,” Ptashinski said. “We wanted to make something that you don’t see very often – a concept for theatre for social change.” “We were both a part of Equal. The idea of equal rights and social change followed over into theatre. There is a great supportive community that all believe in a cause,” Wetherell said. The fundraiser variety show helped push forward another series of Break Through shows that have proven to be successful on the UCF campus. “When we first introduced Break Through at UCF, there was an overwhelming response,” Wetherell said. “The show was sold out every night. We decided that we wanted a bigger venue and audience so we moved the show downtown to the Abbey Theatre.” The Break Through show donates 100 percent of its proceeds to The Zebra Coalition, a nonprofit organization that provides safe houses for LGBT youth. “Not only are they showing the community what it is really like to be
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Top: Madelyn Sovern,left,a senior interdisciplinary studies major,and Terri Baldwin,a UCF alumna,perform as members of the musical group Gorgeous Oranges at Revolution Nightclub on Friday. Above:Daniel Haas,a member of Break Through,performs an individual dance routine during the variety show.
LGBT, but they are also making an actual difference by donating to Zebra.
It is really inspiring,” psychology major Robin Koogle said.
To find out more information about Break Through Productions and
upcoming shows, visit their website at breakthroughproductions.org.
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Immediate feedback need inspires winning idea FROM A1 frustrated with a project I was working on where I couldn’t get good, immediate feedback and I wasn’t having any success going out and asking friends to check it out,” Kurland said. “So I thought, ‘There has got to be a better way to get some non-biased immediate feedback.’” When Kurland arrived to the competition, he hoped that his idea would be picked up and advanced. “The first couple of hours of competition were pitching the ideas, then you stood in front of your idea on a poster board and people came around. They were given three Post-it notes each, and if they liked your idea, they would give you a note,” Kurland said. “Ideas with the most Post-it notes were the ideas that continued on to the next round.” After his idea advanced to the next round, Kurland began forming a team to make his vision a reality. “We got a plan together, and then Saturday, we worked all day,” Kurland said. “The business team worked on the business side, checking out the competition. The tech team worked on starting to examine the APIs [Application Programming Interface] and the low-level stuff that they were going to need to do for the product, and then Sunday we tied it all together.” Toriel and Meng acted as the developers for the site, spending hours on end programming the website. “I worked with one other developer, Alexander Meng. We both handled the whole server side programming and basically we built the website,”
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Team CheckOutMyURL was awarded first place at Startup Weekend in Tampa for their web application pitch that gives users near-instant feedback on a website for a low cost.
said Toriel, a senior information technology major. “We didn’t actually do any of the design; we did all of the programming and all of the server side setup.” While their team did take home first place in the end, the road to victory was not without its setbacks. According to Toriel, checkoutmyurl.com was created using a combination of programs — Amazon’s feedback program Mechanical Turk, the online payment software PayPal, a programming language called Python and a framework called Django. Neither developer had ever used Mechanical Turk and PayPal together, and initial integration proved to be difficult for the duo.
“We were a little bit nervous that we wouldn’t be able to make it in the time allotted, but it all came together,” Toriel said. Once their team arrived on the final day to present their idea, Meng and Toriel expected to place relatively high. But neither expected to win. “We were exceptionally surprised,” Toriel said. “We knew we were a topthree contender just because all of the other teams didn’t have a working demo of the product, and we had a completely finished business idea and website so people could make orders right there.” According to Kurland, first place did not come with a cash prize, but it did come with numerous
packages from sponsors such as a year of free web hosting, free logo design and consultation from a media company. Despite both being full-time students with jobs, Meng and Toriel intend to continue working with checkoutmyurl.com. “We’re taking advantage of all of those packages,” Meng said. “There is definitely a chance for expansion and trying to turn it into a business.”
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Casey Anthony lies low on first day of freedom MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press
ORLANDO — This is what freedom looks like for Casey Anthony: $537.68 from her jail account, no job, estranged parents, a criminal record, lawsuits pending against her and the hatred of multitudes who think she got away with murder. She quickly gave reporters the slip after walking out of jail Sunday, but whatever life she manages to build for herself will be lived under a media microscope and the shadow of countless threats. Experts who have helped other notorious defendants through rough times say she will have opportunities as well, but it won’t be easy for the 25year-old, who was found not guilty of killing her 2year-old daughter, Caylee, but convicted of lying to investigators. With her hair in a bun, Casey Anthony walked out the front door of an Orlando-area jail shortly after midnight, wearing a pink Tshirt, blue jeans and sneakers, and escorted by sheriff’s deputies holding semi-automatic rifles. Protesters shouted “baby killer” and “you suck” as she climbed into an SUV. The vehicle sped away and darted into a parking garage at a building where one of her attorneys has offices. Where she went next is unknown. Soon after her release, there was police activity at Orlando Executive Airport as two vehicles pulled up to a twin-engine private jet bound for Columbus, Ohio, but no one saw Anthony get out and onto the plane. Ohio is the home state of Anthony’s parents, but an official at the Columbus airport said the aircraft was only carrying golfers back
from a Florida vacation. “Casey is in good hands,” said Todd Macaluso, a former member of Anthony’s defense team who declined to comment further. Her lead attorney, Jose Baez, did not respond Sunday to email and phone messages left by The Associated Press, nor did other lawyers on her defense team and those representing her father and mother. Another former Anthony lawyer, Terry Lenamon, said he had no clue where she was headed, and that probably only a few people close to her knew. “I wouldn’t want anyone to know,” he said. “I think she needs to go underground and I think she needs to spend some time to get her life back together.” Anthony’s July 5 acquittal shocked and enraged many around the country who had been following the case since Caylee’s 2008 disappearance. Anger has spilled onto social media sites and elsewhere. Her legal team said on Friday it had received an emailed death threat with a manipulated photo showing their client with a bullet hole in her forehead. Anthony did not report her daughter’s disappearance for a month and was arrested after telling a string of lies about the case to police. Caylee’s remains were found in December 2008 near the home Casey Anthony shared with her parents. Prosecutors alleged that Anthony suffocated her daughter with duct tape because motherhood interfered with her desire for a carefree life, but her lawyers said the girl drowned in an accident that snowballed out of control. Some of the jurors who acquitted Anthony said they believe she bears some responsibil-
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Casey Anthony,right,walks out of the Orange County Jail escorted by a sheriff’s deputy during her release in Orlando,early Sunday,July 17. Anthony was acquitted last week of murder in the death of her daughter,Caylee.
ity for her daughter’s death but that prosecutors failed to prove that she murdered the child. Anthony had remained in jail to finish a four-year sentence for lying to investigators. With credit for the nearly three years she’d spent in jail since August 2008 and good behavior, she had only days remaining when she was sentenced July 7. Her public vilification did not ease with her release from jail. “A baby killer was just set free!” Bree Thornton, 39, shouted as the SUV left the jail. “She is safer in jail than she is out here,” said Mike Quiroz, who drove from Miami to spend his 22nd birthday outside the jail. “She better watch her butt. She is known all over the world.” It won’t be impossible for Anthony to get a fresh start, though it will be difficult, said Los Angeles-based attorney Thomas Mesereau. His clients have included the late singer
Michael Jackson when he was charged with child molestation and actor Robert Blake when he was charged with murdering his wife. Anthony could accept requests for paid interviews, or a benefactor may be able to help her in the short term, Mesereau said. “When you have that degree of celebrity, there is usually somebody who would like to get involved,” Mesereau said. “The problem is trusting anyone. People are willing to leak things to the media. They’re willing to be paid off for information. It’s very difficult to find people whom you can trust.” As of Sunday, though, those closest to her had revealed little about her future plans. Baez said in a brief statement only that he hoped Anthony could “receive the counseling and treatment she needs to move forward with the rest of her life.” Other attorneys on her defense team have not hint-
ed at where she might go, and neither have her parents, whose relationship with Casey Anthony is strained. During trial, Anthony’s defense attorneys argued that her father, George Anthony, molested Casey as a child and covered up Caylee’s death. He has denied both claims, and neither has been substantiated. What is known is that Casey Anthony still faces a slew of legal problems even though the criminal charges have been resolved. She has been sued for hundreds of thousands of dollars by a Texas group that searched for Caylee in the weeks after she was reported missing, and prosecutors are seeking to recoup the cost of their investigation into Caylee’s disappearance. Anthony also is being sued for defamation by a woman named Zenaida Gonzalez who claims she has been harassed and unable to find work after Anthony said a baby sitter with her name kidnapped
Caylee. Gonzalez’s attorneys had wanted to depose Anthony before she left jail, but the deposition was rescheduled for October. Any of those civil cases could put a major dent in any money Anthony receives for writing a book, signing a movie deal or doing interviews. Anthony is broke, and her defense team was paid for with taxpayers’ money after $200,000 she received from ABC News was spent. Several book publishers contacted by The Associated Press said they knew of no memoir that was being shopped around and consider her too tainted to sign a deal. Anthony could avoid the potential liability of hundreds of thousands of dollars from the lawsuits by filing for bankruptcy, though plaintiffs would probably attempt to keep her on the hook for damages if she signs lucrative deals after filing, said R. Scott Shuker, an Orlando bankruptcy attorney. “There is a potentially huge upside to keep the income and not owe the debt, but you know these folks are going to challenge it so she would be having more trials,” Shuker said. An important step in building a new life is getting psychological help to cope with her notoriety, severed family ties and newfound freedom, said attorneys with clients in similar circumstances. “Everything she has been through, that’s more than most people can deal with in a lifetime,” said Daniel Meachum, an Atlanta attorney who has represented football player Michael Vick when he was convicted of dog fighting and actor Wesley Snipes when he was convicted of tax evasion.
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CAPE CANAVERAL — NASA’s mighty astronaut corps has become a shadow of what it once was. And it’s only going to get smaller. It’s down to 60 from an alltime high of 149 just a decade ago, with more departures coming once Atlantis returns this week from the very last space shuttle voyage. With no replacement on the horizon for the shuttle, astronauts are bailing fast, even though the International Space Station will need crews for at least another decade. The commander of Discovery’s last flight back in March, Steven Lindsey? Gone to a company whose proposed commercial spacecraft resembles a minishuttle; his last day at NASA was Friday. The skipper of Endeavour’s last mission in May, Mark Kelly? Retiring in another few months to write a memoir with his wounded congresswoman wife, Gabrielle Giffords. The captain of Atlantis, Christopher Ferguson, assured The Associated Press from orbit late last week that he’ll be sticking around after this final shuttle journey of them all. At least one of his crew, though, isn’t so sure. After spending her childhood wanting to be an astronaut — and achieving that goal in 1996 — Atlantis astronaut Sandra Magnus now has to figure out what the next chapter holds. “Now that I’m an astronaut, the whole idea of what I want to do when I grow up comes back full circle,” said Magnus, a scientist and former space station resident who’s flown in space three times. What a difference a decade makes. NASA’s fabled astronaut corps numbered 149 in 20002001, the biggest group ever. Then shuttles were zooming back and forth building the space station, and a crew was being groomed to fly aboard
Columbia to the Hubble Space Telescope. Now the space station is finished, Columbia is gone and the 30-year shuttle program is ending. These days, chief astronaut Peggy Whitson finds herself on overdrive, working hard to keep up the morale at Houston’s Johnson Space Center, astronaut headquarters, while trying to convince outsiders that America still needs a robust astronaut corps in the shuttle-less era. After all, she’s got a space station to staff. Two Americans usually are among the six people living on the orbiting lab at any given time, hitching rides up and down on Russian Soyuz capsules. Private U.S. companies hope to take over this taxi job in three to five years, freeing NASA up to explore true outer space. First the goal was the moon, now it’s an asteroid and Mars. “It’s a very dynamic time, and a lot of folks aren’t real comfortable with all the uncertainties,” Whitson said. “None of us are.” Ferguson observed from space Friday that former military pilots make up about one-third of the astronaut corps, so he’s not surprised so many commander types are departing. “Pilots like to do what pilots like to do, and that’s fly airplanes,” the retired Navy captain told the AP. Whitson — herself a twotime space station resident — figures she needs 55 to 60 active astronauts “at a bare minimum and for pretty much the duration.” She said she has to account for absences due to injury, illness, pregnancy, even maxedout exposure to cosmic radiation. The National Research Council is evaluating just how many astronauts America really needs. A report by a committee of retired NASA leaders, ex-astronauts and others is expected next month. Depending on the findings, NASA may start taking applications soon for a new, albeit small, astronaut class. No matter the
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Astronaut Mark Kelly prepares to discuss his decision to command the final flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavor during a news conference at Johnson Space Center in Houston,as his wife,U.S. Rep.Gabrielle Giffords,recuperates from a gunshot wound to the head in a Houston hospital. NASA’s mighty astronaut corps has become a shadow of what it once was.And it’s only going to get smaller.It’s down to 60 from an all-time high of 149 just a decade ago,with more departures coming once Atlantis returns this week from the very last space shuttle voyage.
size, there will be plenty of applicants, all eager to join this exclusive club. Only 330 Americans have been chosen by NASA to become astronauts, beginning with the seven original Mercury astronauts in 1959. The number of applicants over the decades: nearly 45,000. More than 3,500 applied for the nine slots in the 2009 astronaut class, the most recent, even though the shuttle’s fate was clear. Those selected were in
their 30s and 40s. The same thing happened after the Challenger and Columbia disasters in 1986 and 2003, said Duane Ross, NASA’s manager of astronaut candidate selection. He theorizes that the more NASA is in the news, the more the attention and, consequently, applicants. Ross said he told the 2009 hopefuls up front: “You guys are not going to be flying shuttle period, you guys are space sta-
tion astronauts.” Translation: as much as five years of training, Russian language immersion, half-year space stays. No more sprinting back and forth to orbit for a week or two. Plenty of desk duty, too, in between flights, assisting from Houston with future exploration projects and other matters. NASA’s first shuttle pilot, Robert Crippen, waited out the lengthy gap between Apollo and the space shuttle. Nearly 12 years passed from the time he became an astronaut in 1969 until his first spaceflight on Columbia in 1981 alongside moonwalker John Young. “I figured, well, it’s the best thing in town as far as I’m concerned, so I went in knowing it was going to be at least a decade before I had an opportunity to fly,” said Crippen, now 73. “I believe there will be people who still would want to stick around and do that.” Army Lt. Col. Mark Vande Hei, Class of 2009, is one of them. While he anticipates flying to the space station in the middle of this decade, he’d jump at the chance to fly to an asteroid in 2025. That’s the favored destination of the Obama administration, to be followed up with a trip to Mars in the 2030s. “It’s an adventurous, challenging, interesting job,” Vande Hei said last week, “and even if you’re not flying in space, you’re participating in a space program where somebody else is getting up into space.” But what if you’ve already flown in space? Then what? Andrew Feustel, Class of 2000 and a member of Endeavour’s last crew in May, said that’s the topic of conversation at home and in the hallways of the astronaut office at Johnson Space Center. “When I started with the program, I never realized there would need to be a third career,” said Feustel, a geophysicist who worked in mines once upon a time. “That’s the trick, is to figure out how do you top that,” he said. “I don’t think you can.”
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CLARKE WINS BRITISH OPEN SANDWICH, England - No matter how long it grows or even how quickly, the list of major champions from the tiny country of Northern Ireland just wouldn’t feel complete without Darren Clarke. He doesn’t have the majestic swing of Rory McIlroy or the putting prowess of Graeme McDowell, the last two U.S. Open champions. He hasn’t contended in a major for the last 10 years, wasn’t even eligible for the last three majors and was no longer among the top 100 in the world. No matter. Clarke’s three-shot victory in the British Open was met with unending applause Sunday, the loudest saved for the closing ceremony when he was introduced as the champion golfer of the year. More than that, Clarke is a man of the people. “I’m a bit of a normal bloke, aren’t I?” Clarke said, the claret jug at his side. “I like to go to the pub and have a pint, fly home, buy everybody a drink, just normal. There’s not many airs and graces about me. I was a little bit more difficult to deal with in my earlier years, and I’ve mellowed some. Just a little bit. But I’m just a normal guy playing golf, having a bit of fun.” He was extraordinary at Royal St. George’s. A cigarette curled under his fingers as he barreled down the fairways, Clarke held off brief challenges from Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson and held up under the pressure until no one could catch him. Mickelson, who needed only seven holes to made up a five-shot deficit, stepped aside by missing too many short putts. Johnson, in the final group of a major for the third time in the last six, made another blunder with a major at stake. This time, he was two shots behind on the par-5 14th, tried to lay up with a 2-iron and hit it out-ofbounds to make double bogey. They shared second place, stretching the American drought to six straight majors without winning. Despite meaningless bogeys on the last two holes, Clarke closed with an even-par 70. “Pretty amazing right now,” Clarke said. “It’s been a dream since I’ve been a kid to win the Open, like any kid’s dream is, and I’m able to do it, which just feels incredible.”
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Ryan Klosterman spent the past eight years chasing a dream, one that every UCF baseball player shares – the dream of becoming a Major League Baseball player. That dream didn’t pan out. A former member of the Toronto Blue Jays and the Florida Marlins organizations, Klosterman is the newest assistant baseball coach on UCF’s staff. He takes over as the infielders and defense coach. “I was trying to make it to the major leagues and came up a little bit short,” Klosterman said. “I played parts of three seasons in Triple-A, and for me, it was just a good time and transition into coaching and starting the next chapter in my life.” The coaching staff keeps changing, but one thing remains constant: the coaches all have the same goals and philosophies. While head coach Terry Rooney and new hitting coach Joe Mercadante have both led teams to the College World Series, Klosterman brings a different perspective to the UCF baseball team. The former Clemson and Vanderbilt shortstop played on two teams that qualified for super regionals. Though he missed out on Omaha twice, his skills helped push both teams a few steps further than the Knights have been. “I just feel like the experiences that I had in college will help me working with them to motivate them and keep their eyes on the goal of reaching Omaha and putting in the work every day in order to achieve that goal,” Kloster-
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Ryan Klosterman,shown during a Toronto Blue Jays spring game,will join the Knights’coaching staff as an assistant after eight seasons in the minor leagues.
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JAPAN WOMEN DEFEAT USA TO WIN FIRST WORLD CUP FRANKFURT, Germany — Japan wins Women’s World Cup, beating U.S. on penalty kicks. With the game level at 2-2 at the end of extra time, Japan converted on three out of four penalties to secure their first World Cup victory.
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First impressions can make all the difference. It seems the three newest additions to the UCF men’s basketball team have taken this to heart. Rod Days, Wayne Martin and Kasey Wilson have all arrived on campus as three-quarters of Donnie Jones’ first true recruiting class as the head of the Knights program. Michael Chandler, the fourth and highestrated member of the class, is still working to qualify academically before the fall semester starts. Since arriving, the three recruits have displayed a combination of
their work ethic and eagerness to learn to leave a good first impression with their teammates, who have taken notice. “The biggest thing for me is they’re humble,” senior point guard A.J. Rompza said. “I think that’s the key to freshmen when they come in.” Humble might be a good starting point for a class coming in with fairly high expectations. The three players, all forwards, fit the mold of what is expected to be a staple of future Jones recruiting classes. They’re tall, long and athletic. It’s an observation that has not been lost on their new teammates. “I know Wayne is coming back from his Achilles
injury, but he is a freak athlete,” sophomore forward Tristan Spurlock said. “Some of the stuff he can do, I think everybody will be really wild about.” During the summer, players are not allowed to work with the coaching staff per NCAA rules, barring a ten-day period before the team embarks on an exhibition tour in Canada in mid-August. Instead, players are allowed to use the facilities to play pick-up games on their own and train under supervision. To this point, the freshmen have taken advantage of the facilities available to them, only adding to the rave reviews from teammates.
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Forward Tristan Spurlock dunks during practice. ALEX SCHIERHOLTZ / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE
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Former Knight gives Orlando City a boost ERIKA ESOLA Sports Editor
Orlando City Soccer Club has turned to a former local star to give the Lions a boost for the remainder of the season. Just days after former Knights soccer standout Matt Luzunaris was loaned from the MLS’ San Jose Earthquakes, Luzunaris scored a goal in his Orlando City debut against the Rochester Rhinos, giving the Lions a 2-1 win. Now, Luzunaris will look to lead the Lions in two English Premier League exhibition games this month against the Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle United. “I hope that my abilities will help the team in the upcoming English Premier League games and the four regular season games left,” Luzunaris said in a release. “I have played against teams from the EPL, so I
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also bring in some experience as well." After spending the 2007-08 season with the Knights, Luzunaris signed a professional contract to play soccer in Austria for SC Schwanenstadt. Luzunaris played for Magna Wiener Neustadt and SV Wienerberg before signing with the San Jose Earthquakes this season. At press time, the score was not available for the match between Orlando City and the Bolton Wanderers. Check back at www.UCFnews.com for up-to-date coverage.
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Klosterman brings pro experience FROM A8 man said. The Knights’ former assistant, Jeff Palumbo, was named an assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth University on July 13; Klosterman was named to UCF’s staff on July 15. “We talk about, ‘you want to bring in winners,’” Rooney said. "You want kids that are winners, and you also want to have a coaching staff that has been at the highest level of college baseball, and he brings all of that to the table.” Klosterman, a member of the All-Southeast Conference First Team as a junior at Vanderbilt, was a fifth-round pick in the 2004 Major League Baseball draft and most recently played at the Triple-A level for the New Orleans Zephyrs, an affiliate of the Florida Marlins. Former assistant
coach Cliff Godwin spent 2004-2005, the season following Klosterman’s graduation, at Vanderbilt, and that sparked the initial contact between the Central Florida native and Rooney; Klosterman first met Rooney a few years ago when he worked at a holiday camp at UCF. “Coach Klosterman will come in and work with our infielders and lead our team defense, and he’ll also work handin-hand with Coach Mercadante and Coach [Brandon] Romans on our offense and our recruiting, so we’re excited to have somebody with his background,” Rooney said. “It’s a unique perspective when you’ve got somebody who’s played at the highest level of college baseball and played several years of professional baseball, so it’s an outstanding situation.” Klosterman, who is spending time getting
accustomed to the office and the administrative work that comes with coaching, has loved the game of baseball since he was very young. When the opportunity arose, he knew being a coach was the perfect way to continue his passion. “In the past few years, I’ll never forget being at that camp and talking to the campers and telling them the direction that this program was going to go, and chasing Omaha," Klosterman said. "And pretty much what [Rooney’s] done here the past few years is unbelievable. His vision is finally coming together and the goal is attainable.”
Notes Following the Knights’ first run to the NCAA Tournament since 2004, Rooney was named one of the top 20 collegiate baseball coaches of the year by Perfect Game USA on July 14. He’s the
Freshmen impress veterans FROM A8 “You can tell that they want to get better,” Rompza said. “Every time I come to the gym, they’re at the gym; just shooting and getting stuff up.” The tour, where the Knights will play three games against Canadian college teams, is expected to be beneficial to the whole team, but perhaps most beneficial to the new additions. “It [the practice time and games] gives us a chance to play guys in different situations and
spots and see how the freshmen respond to playing with certain guys,” Jones said in a release. Many of the returning players, remembering their experiences as incoming freshmen, noted that the biggest adjustment is the speed of the game. “For them, more so, it’s not lack of skill or lack of hard work, it’s just lack of experience,” Spurlock said. “They still have got to get used to the physicality. They’ve got to get used to how fast the game
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Matt Luzunaris was a standout with the Knights,left,for one season before going pro.Now,Luzunaris gives Orlando City Soccer Club,right,a new scoring threat.
is going to be. It’s going to be a big difference between high school speed and college speed; it’s not even close.” But because of good first impressions, the returning veterans seem eager to help out and welcome in Days, Martin and Wilson. “I’ve talked to them already and told them that if they need anything, whether it’s basketball or off-the-court stuff, just call me or text me,” said Rompza. “They’re fun to be around, and they’re cool to hang out with.”
only Conference USA coach on a list that includes the likes of national champion South Carolina’s Ray Tanner and national runner-up Florida’s Kevin O’Sullivan. The distinction is unimportant to UCF’s skipper, though. “The most important thing for me is that the program continues to grow and we continue to get better and better and closer and closer to our dream and goal of getting to Omaha,” Rooney said. Rooney also said that the Knights will name a new director of baseball operations this week.
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n the current budget debate, there’s one demographic that may suffer more than the rest of us: the poor. A recent proposal by the House Appropriations Committee would slash the budget of the Legal Services Corporation back to 1999 levels, according to Mother Jones — an organization that has been around for four decades and supports 163 legal-aid outposts all over the United States. The new proposal would take away $104 million from the program, which accounts for 26 percent of the program’s resources, according to Mother Jones. This move will not be helpful to anyone. The last thing the government needs to be doing is taking away from those that need help most in this bad economy. Legal-aid organizations are made up of volunteer attorneys who take up civil and criminal cases for those who cannot afford it. One example is the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association. The primary mission of this organization is to “provide quality legal services for the low-income residents, the working poor, children and disadvantaged groups with special legal needs in Orange County, Florida,” according to its website.
Many agencies are reporting that demand is soaring as their funds are decreasing. Cynthia Martinez, a spokeswoman for Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, said this is forcing their agency to turn people away who desperately need assistance, according to Mother Jones. “Last year, we had to turn away half of the people that came to us because we just don’t have the resources. And it’s not like when we say no, the legal problems just go away,” Martinez said. The article quotes Nan Heald, executive director of Pine Tree Legal Assistance, who said that the end result of these budget cuts are that people who do actually manage to get help from legal aid are getting limited services rather than full representation. This is due to trying to meet the increasing demand with a smaller staff. Heald’s agency has lost seven staffers since 2009, according to Mother Jones, and many forms of funding, such as state grants and individual donations, are dropping as well. We are living in harsh economic times. The government has desperately been looking at every possible avenue to cut spending. Cutting spending for legal aid, however, can actually have a counterproductive effect. According to Heald, housing a family in a homeless
shelter in Maine is five to 10 times more expensive than funding a lawyer that can ensure that this family stays in stable housing. If these cuts are implemented, the LSC estimates that 235,000 people who are eligible for assistance will be turned away, according to Mother Jones. Having this many people without proper legal representation and not being able to obtain stable housing could have a detrimental impact on our economy. These are individuals who might have an opportunity to climb the economic ladder by obtaining this stability. This could mean increased tax receipts for federal, state and local governments. An investment in their needs could very well be an investment in our country. Poverty is an issue that we should all be working to combat. Many people find themselves in poverty for a variety of reasons; they could have been laid off from a good job and found themselves upon hard times. People who depend on legal aid are not people looking for a handout; they are simply availing themselves of a service to which we all contribute through tax dollars. Funding this program should be an important priority for our federal government. Let’s work to preserve legal aid.
Caylee’s Law: genuine or a cry for attention? Grace Meng, a Demovengeance against Casey. crat assemblywoman in It should be about the Flushing, N.Y., is the first 800,000 kids that go to propose Caylee’s Law missing in the United in the wake of the highly States every year, and the publicized Casey Anthomany that go unreported ny trial. The mother of to the police. two young sons claims If done correctly, and she would notify authornot as a publicity stunt ities “within minutes” if for those who want to her own children went cash in at the expense of EMON REISER missing. At least three Caylee, this law could be Guest Columnist other states are working as effective as Code on legislation, including Adam and the Adam Florida. Walsh Child Protection and Safety The law would make it a felony Act, which requires sex offenders to instead of a misdemeanor if a parreport their whereabouts regularly ent, guardian or caregiver fails to and register to a national sex report a child missing within 48 offender database. hours. It also makes it a felony not Code Adam refers to helping lost to report the location of a child’s children in department stores. The corpse to police within two hours code and law were created in the of death, according to the Miami wake of six-year-old Adam Walsh’s Herald. The first 48 hours are vital- death, who was abducted from a ly important in missing children Florida mall and murdered. cases, according to the MetropoliCaylee’s Law would apply to any tan Police Department’s Missing child under the age of 12, but teens Persons Guide. Had Anthony should not be forgotten in this bill. reported her daughter missing after Rather than 48 hours, failure to two days rather than 31, it is likely report a teen after three or four her trial would have turned out days should also be a felony. With drastically different. half a million runaway teens in the I’m sure many lawmakers want U.S., according to connectwithto piggyback on this legislation to kids.com, the extended time is logibuild their résumés and get better cal and reporting a missing person acquainted with their voters. Simunder 18 should not be negated ply because Meng has children completely. automatically makes her relevant to With more than a million virtual the Anthony case and this proposed signatures on this bill on change.org legislation, in order to make her and 19,000 people joining the some sort of spokeswoman for Caylee’s Law Facebook group, pubCaylee. This legislation shouldn’t be lic support is there for this law and about more publicity for this case should not be taken advantage of. or the people involved in its afterThis case has stirred up emotion in math; live coverage for all 42 days the community because they see was enough. The additional 899 two-year-old Caylee in every little news reports of the trial trumped brother, sister, niece, nephew or Mitt Romney’s 764 and Michele cousin in their family. As much as Bachmann’s 609 reports, according the community wants to know to a study of Lexis-Nexis transcripts what happened to Caylee, there from CNN, FOX, MSNBC, ABC, may never be an answer. But with CBS and NPR. Yes, Casey Anthoits support, this bill will ensure that ny’s trial got more air time than the justice can be served for many Republican presidential candidates. other kids who are abducted and This legislation isn’t about jusunfortunately killed — ones who tice for Caylee; it isn’t about never make the news.
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Secondhand smoke is first-rate problem Secondhand smoke places like public parks, can be very dangerous this could mean increased and unpleasant, and peocosts to the American ple shouldn’t be forced to taxpayer. Some smokers be exposed to it. may no doubt choose to A recent poll conductignore designated smoked by Gallup finds that 59 ing areas and smoke percent of Americans where they please, which now support a ban on would increase the worksmoking in all public load of staff that work in places. This is the first public areas. ANDY CEBALLOS time the majority has Americans really only Opinions Editor voted this way since seem to get behind the Gallup first posed the idea of designated smokquestion in 2001. ing areas when presented with this This position is becoming more option versus banning smoking altoand more popular in the United gether or having no restrictions on States. According to the American smoking, according to Gallup. Lung Association, 27 states plus the Gallup’s data from last July indicates District of Columbia have passed that when presented with these comprehensive smoke-free laws. options, Americans were more likely Implementing a smoking ban in to choose setting aside areas for public places will help to keep areas smokers. This data shows that pubsuch as public parks clean, reduce lic support for the idea of designated litter caused by cigarette butts and smoking areas is there, but only help individuals avoid exposure to under these conditions. secondhand smoke. Florida’s enclosed workplaces, Secondhand smoke is much more including restaurants and public dangerous than people might think places, are smoke-free because of a it is. According to the American state constitutional amendment Lung Association, it is responsible passed in 2003, according to Amerifor an estimated 50,000 deaths each cans for Nonsmokers’ Rights. year, mostly resulting from lung canSmoking has a wide range of cer and coronary heart disease. The harmful effects, and has been associassociation finds that even shortated with multiple types of cancers, term exposure can increase the risk such as lung, oral and throat cancers. of heart attacks. A ban on smoking in public areas Secondhand smoke is also a seriwill decrease the likelihood that ous problem in the workplace. people are exposed to secondhand According to the American Lung smoke, which has significant harmAssociation, levels of secondhand ful effects of its own. It will help smoke in restaurants and bars are keep public places clean and prevent two to five times higher than in resi- workers from having to choose dences with smokers and two to six between being subjected to this times higher than in office worksmoke or having a safe work enviplaces. This is a big risk for a worker ronment. to have to take, considering that secSmoking is a personal choice, and ondhand smoke causes approxipeople should be allowed to decide mately 3,400 deaths from lung canon their own if the decision to cer and 22,700 to 69,600 deaths from smoke is right for them. We must heart disease each year, according to find a balance, however, between the the American Lung Association. rights of those that smoke and those Some people have proposed the that choose not to. A ban on smokidea of designated smoking areas as ing in all public places a fair method a possible solution. This would of regulating the use of a product require public locations to set up with harmful effects to people shelters that will need to be cleaned exposed to secondhand smoke. To on a regular basis. This could poten- do otherwise infringes upon the tially mean increased staffing needs rights of nonsmokers. This ban is in order to clean these new shelters, something other cities and states as well as to enforce this policy. In across the U.S. should consider.
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Q&A: Damarcus Smith talks future with UCF Exactly... take notes? Are you
crazy? Godfrey was basically first freshman Oleary allowed to be interviewed (during the season) because Jeff knew exactly what to say. With all the drama Smith created the past 6 months, im glad hes sticking with his choice and moving toward the future. Damarcus is a BEAST, but will still have big shoes to fill. Jeff moved this team and led it to programs first bowl win as a true freshmen, had top 15 passer rating, and broke many records as a true freshman QB. What Godfrey did is almost unmatchable and its only the beginning. Once his Tenure is done in 3 years, we will have Smith come in and continue the success for 1-2 more years. as KFS would say, its a great day to be a knight! — ANONYMOUS
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