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...Wilson's study provides that account of animal suicide and many others - that of a canvasback duck, a cat, pelicans, scorpions - but intentionally doesn't address the issue of whether these animals or any others are technically capable of ending their own lives. Thomas Joiner, a Florida State University psychologist, does take that stand. His new book, Myths About Suicide, links the suicidal tendencies of living creatures. "Across nature there seems to be the same kind of calculation," says Joiner. "Is my death worth more than my life? Suicides of all kinds involve this calculation, from bacteria and insects...
Honing their games in the Sunshine State over spring break, the two-time defending Ivy League champions kicked off the 2010 season in sparkling fashion Thursday afternoon, taking down Central Florida, 303-314, at the Red Tail Golf Club in Sorrento...
Just behind Fontaine was Sheldon, who shot a 78 to tie for fifth, along with two members of Central Florida...
...score, House Democrats also confirmed the changes they would make (which Obama had supported) to the underlying Senate bill, notably stripping out some sweetheart deals like a special Medicaid funding deal for Nebraska and a provision that would have given special treatment to Medicare Advantage recipients in Florida and a handful of other states. And the House package also makes some substantial changes to other policies in the Senate bill. Relative to the Senate bill, the House package would...
...desperate-looking attack ads, say many Florida political experts, Crist should emphasize a gubernatorial record that's more Republican-friendly than his foes admit. "Crist did preside over one of the largest tax reductions in Florida history," says Sean Foreman, a political scientist at Barry University in Miami, referring to Crist's multibillion-dollar property-tax cuts. "He needs to define Rubio, but he also needs to define himself better, especially his experience vs. Rubio's lack of it. If he does that, I still think Crist hasn't lost this...