Monday, February 25, 2008
Javier Bardem: This is for Spain!
Javier Bardem became the first Spanish actor to win an Oscar on Sunday by taking the best supporting actor award for his chilling portrait of a psychopathic killer in "No Country For Old Men."..........here "Mama, this is for you. This is for your grandparents and your parents, Rafael and Matilde, This is for the comedians of Spain who like you have brought dignity and pride to our profession.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
FLORIDA WATER DRYING UP BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE
It was recently decided that the base water rate in Broward County, Florida will be increased by $15.00. Part of the reason for this increase is money loss due to water conservation. This is a joke! The water district needs to implement better fiscal policies rather than tax responsible homeowners for observing conservation practices. If water is so expensive to purchase in Broward County, wouldn´t the better idea be to encourage less water use so the county does not have to buy water at high rates?......here Florida State Officials Take Advantage Of Loophole
Thousands of state workers -- including lawmakers, judges and top managers -- are receiving retirement benefits in addition to full-time paychecks because of a loophole in state law........here
Florida: Congressional Races Round 2
Florida has 25 representatives: 16 Republicans and 9 Democrats. Filing deadline is May 2, primary is Aug 26. Of the 22 districts with more than 17% veterans, 12 are in Florida; I think this makes Florida an excellent pickup ground - the veterans, traditionally a very solidly Republican group - are tired of the war and tired of being abused by the powers that be. Remember - Democrats support the troops, Republicans support the war.......here
Creationism Lecture At University Of Florida
Florida Theme Parks Building Ties With Political Parties
Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando are building ties with lawmakers through hundreds of thousands of dollars in free tickets, food, drinks and hotel rooms. Campaign records show the two theme parks gave Democrats and Republicans in-kind contributions worth more than $571,000 from 2001 through 2007..........here
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Florida Zoo Takes in Expunged Exotics
With alternately tearful goodbyes and barely contained impatience, more than 100 South Floridians surrendered their exotic animals Saturday at a zoo event designed to give owners an alternative to simply turning them loose........here
Pot Plant Operations In Southwest Florida
With a canal running by one side of his house, a large plot of brush and foliage on the other, and a front yard as big as a tree-filled football field, Joe Cook’s Golden Gate Estates home on 22nd Street Northeast offers a quiet respite from the hustle and bustle of modern life......here
FLORIDA KEYS’ SEVEN MILE BRIDGE RUN
The 27th annual run across the scenic Seven Mile Bridge in Marathon is set for Saturday, April 19, 2008, but interested runners need to act now to secure their participation.......here
Gay Teen Killed In Fort Lauderdale
The shooting death of a gay teenage boy who was dressed in women's clothing is being investigated as a possible hate crime, while detectives try to determine whether he was targeted because of his sexual orientation........here
Marine Major Brian Dennis And Nubs
This image provided by Marine Major Brian Dennis, of St. Pete Beach, Fl., shows Dennis holding his adopted dog, Nubs, near the Iraq-Jordan border Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. It began with a simple act of kindness to save an abused and injured dog from becoming one more victim in the war in Iraq. But what followed for Marine Maj. Brian Dennis and the mutt was a tale of friendship and loyalty that spanned miles, borders, and overcame long odds — a tale that takes a turn Friday Feb. 22, 2008 with the anticipated arrival here of the Marine's best friend........here
Friday, February 22, 2008
The Florida Cracker Trail
About 10 years ago, on assignment for a country music magazine, I accompanied the Bellamy Brothers on a bumpy stretch of the Florida Cracker Trail Ride, a 120-mile, cross-state horseback trip.......here
Central Florida Spring Could Be Sold To Water-Bottling Company
It's a rare natural treasure, but a Central Florida spring could be sold for millions to a water bottling company if no one intervenes. Paradise Springs is fed by two aquifers and if a bottling company has its way, it's going to pump millions of gallons of Central Florida water from the same aquifers that supply local residents........here
Historic South Florida Beach Reopens
Virginia Key Beach Park celebrated the grand opening of its historic beach and park after nine years of being closed. In 1945 Virginia Key Beach was known as Dade County's only black beach under the separate but equal laws of the first half of the twentieth century......here
Tampa Bay Teens Take Part In Famine To Help Homeless
Teens from the Bay Area will join hundreds of thousands of others nationwide to fight world hunger by taking part in a 30 hour famine starting today at noon. During the the 2008 World Vision Famine, the teens will serve and prepare food for the homeless and collect can goods. The teens will consume liquids only as they fast.......here
The Florida Black Bear Scenic Byway
The Florida Black Bear Scenic Byway received its official state Scenic Byway designation on February 20, 2008 by the Florida Scenic Highways Program’s Scenic Highways Advisory Committee. Connecting Silver Springs with the city of Ormond Beach, the Florida Black Bear Scenic Byway (SR 40) traverses some of Florida's most pristine ecosystems, centered on the Big Scrub, the world’s largest scrub forest. Providing access to a wide array of public lands......here
Student Shoots AP Florida Photo Of The Year
The Associated Press named photojournalism student Andrew Stanfill’s “Don’t Tase Me, Bro!” Florida Photo of the Year. It ran in The Independent Florida Alligator and in newspapers around the world after being transmitted by the AP........here
Nancy Pelosi In Ft. Lauderdale This Sunday
Pelosi is an embarrassment to the Democratic Party. She is deaf, dumb and blind. She obviously never read the Constitution, doesn't understand her oath of office, and certainly knows nothing of the Geneva Convention or International Laws of Humanity.....here
Iraqi 'Air Force' Plane Lands In Florida
No one knew what to make of it when a small propeller airplane stenciled with the words "Iraqi Air Force" made an emergency landing on a country road near the rural Florida community of Sebring.......here
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