The purpose of the workshops is to receive public comment on the design (color, style, shape, locations) for the master wayfinding plan under development by AECOM and Friends of A1A.

The date, time, and location of the workshops are as follows. Stop by any time between the designated times listed.

Tuesday August 31, 2010
11 am to 1 pm
Beach House Beanery
202 S. Central Ave.
Flagler Beach, FL 32136

Wednesday September 1, 2010
11 am to 1 pm
Ponte Vedra Library
101 Library Road
Ponte Vedra, FL 32082

Tuesday August 31, 20101
4 pm to 6 pm
St. Johns County SE Branch Library
6670 US 1 South
St Augustine, FL 32086

Wednesday September 1, 2010
4 pm to 6pm
St. Augustine Beach City Hall
2200 A1A South
St. Augustine Beach, Fl 32080

A map of the general area and all intrinsic features can be found on the Friends of A1A website at: www.scenica1a.org along with other information regarding the A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway. Funding for the Wayfinding project is being provided by a grant from the Federal Highway Administration’s National Scenic Byway Program. Friends of A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway is a non-profit organization that protects, preserves, and enhances resources along the A1A National Scenic Byway. This citizen’s advocacy group partners with municipalities, governmental agencies and other civic groups to maintain and improve resources along the corridor. Designated in 2002, the Byway is rich in history, nature, archeology, culture, scenery and recreation. The Friends of A1A’s efforts benefit residents and travelers alike by maintaining the identified intrinsic resources while allowing economic development. For more information contact or special accommodations contact: Sallie O’Hara, Byway Program Administrator, Friends of A1A, 2175

Friday, September 10th, 2010, featuring School of Rock with a special performance by the South Woods Elementary Rock Band performing once at 7:15 pm and once during intermission. (Rated PG-13 Parental Discretion is Advised)

Saturday, October 30th, 2010, Halloween Double feature showing Addams Family and Carrie. Come dressed up for the 7:00 pm costume contest for a chance to win prizes from local businesses. Enjoy local area vendors. A guaranteed spine-chilling good time! (Addams Family rated PG, Carrie rated R Parental Discretion is Strongly Advised)

Gates open at 6:00 pm. Movie features start at 8:00 pm. Admission is free. No outside food or beverages. Concessions are available.

With 42 miles of pristine beaches, wonderful eco-tours, the Old World appeal of the nation’s oldest city, internationally-renowned golf courses, outstanding dining and endless opportunities for relaxation, Florida’s Historic Coast is the place to be for creating lasting memories of late-summer fun. The specials now being offered add “saving money” to the exciting list of things to do in this special destination.

End-of-Summer packages and getaways on Florida’s Historic Coast include golf packages starting at $169 per night, romantic bed and breakfast getaways starting at $99 per night, and week-long family seaside retreats starting at $635. For a complete list of End-of-Summer offers from Florida’s Historic Coast, visit
www.getaway4florida.com/cms/d/end-of-summer.php.

To learn more about “What’s Happening” on Florida’s Historic Coast, including this year’s spectacular September 4th re-enactment of the 1565 founding of St. Augustine, go to www.Florida’sHistoricCoast.com. While there, just click on the End of Summer Special Offers button for more great vacation getaways.

The use of steroids and other well-known drugs has been illegal in most athletic associations from the late 1970s. They were declared a controlled substance by the Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990, and are illegal to use without a prescription. Also illegal without a prescription due to the Anabolic Steroids Act of 2004 are steroid “precursors”–substances that, when they enter the body, turn themselves into steroids. Because steroids and steroid precursors are commonly used to treat conditions such as wasting away due to AIDS or cancer, the chances of a professional athlete having a prescription for them while still being in good enough shape to work are non-existent. Be advised that one kind of steroid precursor, DHEA, is still available as an over-the-counter product.

Commonly misused prescription and over-the-counter drugs as of 2010 include anti-allergy medications, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as Ibuprofen, anti-asthmatic medications, and oral antibiotics. A questionnaire study performed by the Finnish National Olympic Committee on over 400 Olympic athletes revealed that professional athletes use more than twice the amount of prescription drugs as the same number of non-athletes who were also polled. Over 18 percent of athletes in sports demanding speedy and powerful performances used NSAIDs heavily, and one in five reported side effects of the drugs as well. Those in fields demanding endurance took large amounts of anti-allergy medications –19 percent confessed to using them.

The major side effects of excessive use of NSAIDs are kidney and liver failure, ulcers, and a tendency toward internal bleeding, particularly after being injured (as often happens in sports.)

Any sport that involves projectile items needs the funds to buy them and other accessories, too. Basket balls, soccer balls, footballs, hockey sticks, tennis balls and rackets, badminton shuttlecocks and rackets…the list goes on and on. If the team travels, that adds yet more expense. Places to stay, meals for a team of people, and travel ticket costs must be taken into account. A college football team that plays internationally can rack up expenses as high as 18 million dollars per year. Fundraisers help support a team, but even with them, most teams usually operate in the red.

One way that sports teams have found to raise large amounts of money for their operation expenses is to advertise for sponsors who then donate funds to support them. Team members agree to wear company logos on their gear, to only use certain kinds of sports drinks, and to put product or company logos onto the sides of their carpool vans — all of which provides advertising for their sponsors. To ensure that their sponsors are legit, teams may subject them to an affiliate program review. Affiliate program reviewers investigate potential affiliates and sponsors to ensure that they are legitimate and aren’t ripping people off to advertise for them without paying up in the end.

Affiliating with sponsor companies accounts for a large amount of most college sports teams’ funds.

Everyone has heard about a coach pushing their players harder and longer than is healthy — sometimes to the breaking point. In team sports, there is a lot of social pressure placed upon members of the team to uphold the standard. Anybody who falls behind is the weak link, the one who brings the whole team down. Between this stigma and the high expectations of the coach, athletes are pressured to perform — and sometimes they turn to “quick fixes” like prescription drugs and stimulants.

Prescription drugs can relieve the pain and swelling of injuries that your body doesn’t have time to heal before getting back into the game. They can give bursts of energy when you’re feeling tired, and keep you awake for more hours per day so that you can get in more practice time. Unfortunately, when taken in excess, prescription drugs often have dangerous side effects. Some can cause failure of major organs such as the kidneys and liver. Some can become addictive, and then even when the side effects set in and you know they’re hurting you, you can’t stop taking them.

Before you use drugs and stimulants during sports, consider this: if the idea of losing a game sounds like it’ll upset your team, imagine what they would think if you had to go into prescription drug rehab.

Even better, why not go to our YouTube Channel? You can watch the Red Couch Chronicles in a larger format by simply going to the Uploads section at the top of the right column and clicking on “see all”. You’ll also find other new videos including an exceptional video produced by the St. Augustine Lighthouse. Of course, you can easily subscribe to our channel and be among the first to know when new videos are added. All you need is a free YouTube or Google account to be included.

I hope you enjoy the Red Couch Chronicles. The videos are high-quality, the acting is tremendous and the stories are fun and engaging. Best of all, they show just how beautiful and entertaining a visit to Florida’s Historic Coast can be and prove beyond any doubt that “Our History is Not the Same Old Story.”

WHAT: The St. Johns Cultural Events Division Presents “St. Augustine Beach’s 51st Anniversary, Party on the Pier” Saturday August 28th at the St. Augustine Beach Pier. The event is free to the public and will feature live music from St. Augustine Local 80’s Glam Rock Hair Metal Cover Band “Papercutt”, Sublime cover band “32oz to Freedom” & Local Rock Band “Slip Disc”.

Admission on to the pier will be waived August 28th only. Other Activities include a Dunk Tank, local craft vendors as well as food and beverage vendors. We encourage you to bring the whole family and to bring your own lawn chairs.

WHEN: SATURDAY, AUGUST 28th, 2010, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM

WHERE: ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH PIER 350 A1A Beach Blvd St Augustine, FL 32080

PRICES: Admission is free to the Public.

For more information, please contact:
Dan Larson – St. Johns Cultural Events Division 904 209 0366 dlarson@sjcfl.us

“The last time I saw my Father was June, 2007, just before my family and I came to the U.S. There are so many things I never finished with my Father and sadly, the best part of his life was still ahead. He was an amazing chef and pastry chef, a perfectionist who loved people and to share the pleasures of his food. He was a true Epicurean who was loved and respected by his colleagues. As one of France’s top chefs, he was known for his ‘cuisine and charisma’.

Unfortunately, for many years he was a different man from the Father I knew growing up, actually before his relationship with Guylene Collober. Somehow she isolated him from everyone he loved. It was a mystery to me and to our entire family why he seemed to always be under a spell, even seemed to be caught in a spider web of strange occurrences. We all recognized that she knew how to manipulate my Father and cut him from people who loved him. One by one, he lost communication with his friends, culinary colleagues and family members. In fact, for over a year when I came to America I kept my French phone # and hoped that one day he would call but it never happened. Even our children wrote him letters and cards with no replies. His birthday was May 5th and it was very difficult not to call him each year to wish him well.

We are very private people so I prefer not to go to France to his funeral. Once the gossip and spotlight have dimmed, I will go to pay my respects with my family. For now, I want to protect my children who are twelve and thirteen. I want to remember my Father as the incredible man who inspired me in my career”.

Chef Jean-Francois Poinard
Leigh Cort Publicity
904-806-3613
leighcort@bellsouth.net
Representing; Chef Jean-Stephane Poinard

Where to Stay
Accommodation can be found throughout the district; lining Central Park, in the intellectual playground of the Upper West Side, the artists’ hub of Greenwich Village or within SoHo’s trendy chic setting.

For visitors who would like a bit more independence or those staying longer term while still enjoying the bespoke and attentive service of an up-market hotel, the Manhattan luxury apartments scene is ideal, with stylish and opulent offerings to suit every need. Visitors staying in the area for a night or two will be spoilt for choice with high end hotels, with boutique, grand and every size in between being well represented.

Transportation
Getting around Manhattan can be done in a variety of ways. Hailing one of the thousands of yellow cabs is a convenient door to door service. The New York City public transport service comprises bus, rail and subway networks connecting all corners of the city morning through night. Unfamiliar visitors or new residents may find driving a little daunting at first, and it is a good idea to plan ahead to ensure a secure parking place while you are in Manhattan.

Whether it’s to be inspired by the glamor and wealth in abundance on the Upper East Side, or the cultural and ethnic diversity offered by the Lower East Side, with its resultant plethora of gastronomic delights, Manhattan is a must-visit on any trip to New York. There is so much to see and do that visitors and residents can fill endless days with the very best in art, culture and more.