Monday, February 4, 2008

Weekending In Florida? Thank Heavens For The Pollution

Nasa scientists have explained why the weekends in Florida are so nice and sunny: because industrial pollution causes bigger rainstoms during the week. Data from a Nasa climate satellite shows that summertime rainfall over the southeastern United States is significantly higher during the working week than at weekends, with 1.8 times more afternoon rain on a Tuesday, the wettest day, than on a Saturday, the driest........here

A Friend Of Stogie Is Running For Mayor

Meet William Hymes
I believe that the City of Natchitoches is ready for change. I graduated from Natchitoches Central High School in 1983 and attended Northwestern State University on a band scholarship. I graduated from Northwestern State University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts - Instrumental Music Education degree. I have taught instrumental music for 15 years in the Natchitoches Parish Public School System and in 2007 earned a Masters Degree in, Education Leadership-School Administration from Northwestern State University.......here
Mr. Hymes is also a gospel singer, for his free cd, click....here

DFA Tampa Bay Meeting

Wed, Feb 6th at Piccadilly Cafeteria, 11810 N Dale Mabry, Tampa, with Frank Sanchez as our guest speaker! 6:30 Social, 7 – 8:30 pm meeting . For more info, visit dfalink.com.

Maria Shriver Announces Her Support for Barack

Sunday, February 3, 2008

Tampa's Riverwalk Hits Stumbling Blocks

When the NFL announced three years ago that the Super Bowl would come to Tampa in 2009, Mayor Pam Iorio pledged to fast-track work on a downtown Riverwalk and get as much as possible done in time for the game. So how much is likely to be done by then? Not much......here

DaleMabryHwy.com

DNA Vertical, Inc., a Tampa, Florida-based consulting firm, today announced the January 2008 launch of DaleMabryHwy.com, an all new online business and information directory created exclusively for Dale Mabry Highway, located in Tampa, Florida........here

Are You A Dumb Down American?

Most Cuban Exiles Loop Through Mexico, Not Straits To Florida

During the past three fiscal years, 27,393 of the 32,251 Cubans who arrived in the United States seeking political asylum without prior permission crossed the border at Mexico, according to the Department of Homeland Security. That amounts to 85 percent. The Mexican route has contributed to one the largest spikes in Cubans coming to the U.S. in the 49 years since Fidel Castro took power......more

Leaders Warn Florida GOP To Unite

Worried about conservative unrest over Sen. John McCain's emergence as Republican presidential front-runner, Florida GOP leaders warned party activists Saturday a Democrat will win the White House unless Republicans put aside philosophical differences and unite......here
"Any Republican holding any public office is better than any Democrat, any day of the week.".......Republican Chairman Jim Greer

Florida Artist Creates New Entrance For The Central Florida Zoo

With chisels in hand and eyes focused on concrete, Eric McCarty barely seems to notice the cars that whiz past him at the entrance to the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Sanford.Commuters on U.S. Highway 17-92 beep their horns, lean out the window and shout to him: "It's lookin' good." "Great job.".........here