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Fins Radio: Fins Radio - TDMMC Saturday Night!! - Nov 22,2009

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0500

TDMMC Saturday Night!! 'Stroke and Lil_B are back to break down the Dolphins- matchup, along with the rest of the NFL action. Studs, duds, fantasy sleepers... Tune it in, crank it up and call us with your pigskin dreaming!

Miami Dolphins |' [...]

ipanemic.com: Time to reflect

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:18:15 -0500

I haven’t taken a photo in two weeks now. Broken camera, sent to a service center in Virginia to be repaired. They received it Tuesday. *Seven business Days it will take. Track the repair online. I need the fix. [...]

Photography is Not a Crime: Is Kurt Greenbaum laughing at himself?

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:08:06 -0500

By Carlos Miller
While Kurt Greenbaum at first came across as an anal-retentive nitpicker when it came to profanity, we are now seeing he is more of a hypocrite than anything else.

Aren’t all snitches hypocrites?

On September 17, two months before he got a man fired for writing the word [...]

The Phinsider: Jake Grove has high ankle sprain

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:04:20 -0500

Jake Grove has high ankle sprain

This is according to the PBP's Carlos Frias. But we don't know how severe it is. It sure seemed like Grove wanted back into that game on Thursday.

If I recall, didn't Jake Long play through a high ankle sprain last season? Grove is a tough [...]

Babalú Blog: Violent acto de repudio mob attacks Yoani’s husband

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:59:23 -0500

From Newsmax:

HAVANA -- The husband of an acclaimed dissident Cuban blogger was punched and shouted down by a pro-government mob Friday after he challenged the presumed state agents who earlier roughed up his wife to a street corner debate.

As he promised earlier on his blog, Reinaldo Escobar went to the [...]

Blogging Black Miami: Michelle Spence-Jones to run for commission seat; Is this a new reality TV show or what?

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:44:28 -0500

The madness continues in Miami politics with suspended City of Miami commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones' declaration that she will seek the seat from which she has been removed. She can seek the seat but should she is the question. MSJ has been on a media blitz with interviews and rallies of' [...]

The Phinsider: Week 11: Prediction Time

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00:13 -0500

As much as I love watching the Dolphins play prime time games, it's always a downer when there isn't any Dolphin football to watch on a Sunday afternoon. But there are plenty of other games to talk about. So I figured I'd post my usual "locks" - which have been [...]

FIU Golden Panthers Prowl: FIU/Florida Preview: Driving Home, Not Walking

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:59:00 -0500

OCALA -- On Friday, FIU was 2 for 2 with wins in volleyball and basketball. The FIU volleyball ladies reached the Sun Belt Conference Championship match against Middle Tennessee at 4 p.m. on Saturday.

The FIU men's basketball team defeated North Carolina Central 83-73 and play again on Sunday against [...]

Blogging Black Miami: Check out the FLORIDA CLASSIC on ESPN Classic! Kickoff at 2:30 pm! [VIDEO]

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:44:13 -0500

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It's Florida Classic Weekend! If you are not in the Land of Mickey, check out the game on ESPN Classic. You know the main drawback to not being there live is missing the half-time show!

The winning team will have bragging rights until next [...]

t u m i a m i b l o g: a grettel

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:34:00 -0500

Rosie Inguanzo los exámenes médicos revelan un tumor del tamaño de una naranja en el ovario izquierdo el lado del corazón la naranja exhibe sus medidas no su densidad -y ordena más pruebas- no su...

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Minimum Security: Covering All Bases

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

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Fish Chunks: Anatomy of an Impasse

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:31:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
The first news seemed to have come from ESPN.com...
'Agent Matt Sosnick told ESPN.com that negotiations between the Marlins and Johnson have reached an 'impasse," and Johnson expects to play under a one-year deal in 2010....
'"Based on our conversations, there's no chance of doing a long-term deal with [...]

Uncommon Sense: Cuban political prisoner: Don't set me free

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:25:50 -0500

Number of comments: 0

Hector Maseda

Being a free man in Cuba isn't easy, but some of the freest men in Cuba are those who are in prison because they know they are free men. They know their rights, and no bearded dictator or his brother or their goons will' [...]

On the Beat: Miami Heat: Postgame Breakdown: Raptors 120, Heat 113

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:12:00 -0500

TORONTO - By now, it's obvious. The Heat won't win too many shootouts this season. It's not built to do that. Dwyane Wade just doesn't have enough consistent help to outscore teams capable of putting up major points.

Another tough lesson was delivered at the Air [...]

Fin Heaven: GAME #10: Miami vs Carolina

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:11:17 -0500

BACK IN THE HUNT!

Ricky Runs Over the Panthers

MIAMI 24 CAROLINA 17

Ricky Williams wills his way to a touchdown

This has got to be the toughest most physical Miami Dolphin team since the early 70's. The Miami Dolphins traveled to Carolina and pulled out' [...]

Discourse.net: Jonathan Simon on the Real Target for California Protestors

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:01:00 -0500

Jonathan Simon writes that California's protesters should Strike Against Prisons not Education.

(Note: Jon wrote this before the latest round of protests.)

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On Frozen Pond: It Has Happened Before: Panthers win in Detroit 2-1 in Overtime ... Cory Stillman OUT with Left Knee

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:53:06 -0500

DETROIT -- The last time the Panthers beat the Red Wings in Detroit, Radek Dvorak was a still just a fresh-faced kid from the Czech Republic who helped the Panthers make it to the Stanley Cup Finals the season before as a rookie.

Dvorak potted the [...]

Atmosphere Bikes: More Sponsors.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:52:00 -0500

A few switch ups. But some good ones. [...]

t u m i a m i b l o g: En el NYTimes, Lolita, la "kinky ...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:51:00 -0500

En el NYTimes, Lolita, la "kinky lover".

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Florida Panthers: Florida Panthers: Stillman "out for a while" with knee injury

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:42:13 -0500

Big win for the Panthers tonight in many ways.

But they also suffered a loss. Winger Cory Stillman, who had been a major source of offense of late, injured his knee in the second period and coach Pete DeBoer said after the game he expects Stillman to be "out for a while." [...]

Discourse.net: A Problem for 'Plain-Meaning' Advocates

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:38:00 -0500

Advocates of a 'plain meaning' approach to constitutional interpretation may have to conclude that Texas accidentally banned all marriage, as described in this McClatchy report, Texas' gay marriage ban may have banned all marriages

Barbara Ann Radnofsky, a Houston' [...]

The South Florida Watershed Journal: Pioneer trail

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:00 -0500

Trips down Loop Road are few and far between,

Flights above are even rarer.

Here’s a view of that road and its main hamlet -- Pinecrest -- from the sky.

The back story on the 8-mile eastern spur of this lime rock road is that [...]

CUADERNO DE CUBA: Crece un 4% el número de turistas que han visitado Cuba en lo que va de 2009

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:29:00 -0500

El número de turistas que han visitado Cuba en lo que va de 2009 ha crecido un cuatro por ciento respecto al mismo periodo de 2008, declaró hoy la viceministra del ramo, María Elena López, al clausurar en La Habana una feria de agencias de [...]

Uncommon Sense: Castro mob attacks Yoani's husband

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:22:10 -0500

Number of comments: 0

Associated Press has the story and photos detailing how journalist/blogger Reinaldo Escobar and others were swarmed by a pro-Castro mob waiting at the same spot Escobar's wife Yoani Sanchez was kidnapped and assaulted by secret policemen two weeks ago.

Escobar had promised he would return after he challenged his wife's' [...]

Photography is Not a Crime: St. Louis news station reports on the Kurt Greenbaum affair

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:10:34 -0500

Number of comments: 11

By Carlos Miller
A St. Louis news station is the first mainstream media company to report on the Kurt Greenbaum affair.

The station, 4KMOV, did a good job on the story, interviewing Post-Dispatch deputy editor Bob Rose, who is supporting Greenbaum.

They also said it was unlikely that Greenbaum will resign.

And [...]

South Florida Daily Blog: Sign Our Books!

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
How fast they turn on their own...

Angry crowd shouts at Sarah Palin at her book signing in Noblesville, Indiana on November 19, 2009 after Palin quits and refuses to sign books for around 300 families that spent about 3+ hours getting wristband and another 3+ hours waiting in [...]

A Mom, a Blog, and the Life In-Between: Four or Forty Reasons I'm Stressed

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:55:00 -0500

The truth is, people, that I've been hating how I sit to write and all that comes out is the sad, depressing shit in my head. See how I just cursed there? That's how upset I am. Having a child (or rather, a child who was saying, "G-d damnit!" every' [...]

Miami Heat: Raptors 120, Heat 113

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:46:00 -0500

Observations from Friday's 120-113 loss to the Raptors at Air Canada Centre:

This was Michael Beasley as advertised. He was aggressive both in the scoring column and on the boards. Even more than that, he pushed through adversity after the Heat went down 23. Because of his play in [...]

t u m i a m i b l o g: Jerga cubana

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:45:00 -0500

Me cuadra la frescura de Iván García: La mu puta está pa’ partírsela en tres, pero si no la porta, es difícil que parta, le gusta hacerse la cabra, si no es con polvo y baro no mueve el botacaca,...

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South Beach Condos Blog: Miami Beach Real Estate: Luxury Waterfront Stats for 3Q 2009

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:39:11 -0500

Much like the high-end condos, Miami Beach waterfront homes had a tough go of it in the early part of this year. But, all tolled, the impact of the real estate correction will be most felt in the...

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FAU Sports: Preparing for a soggy Saturday in Bama

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:39:10 -0500

Yes, it is supposed to be wet.
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The forecast is hardening as kickoff approaches, and it looks like the rain will arrive between 6 and 9 a.m. and then blanket the area for the next 12 hours, at least according to this forecast.

But [...]

South Florida Daily Blog: Your Evening Sift

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:38:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0

A week before Thanksgiving, Panera Bread is playing Christmas music in their restaurants. Just shoot me. But not before you read your TGIF evening Sift...

A- Rakontur has Luther Campbell's title track from their new movie, The U, and it's catchy.

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Radio Or Not: What a Long, Strange Week It's Been

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:17:00 -0500

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This has been a strange, strange week.

It was the week of Palin. Sarah Palin who, by all rights, should have disappeared from the national discourse after she quit her job as governor of Alaska with 18 months left in her first term, is a phenomenon.

Palin is [...]

CUADERNO DE CUBA: ¿Pero este país está loco?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:11:00 -0500

O al menos quienes lo que lo gobiernan. Porque tiene que andar muy mal la [...]

Marlins Die-Hards: In Which We Are Already Penning JJ's Diaspora Post

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:51:00 -0500

If you haven't heard by now, tonight news broke via ESPN.com that negotiations between the Marlins and Josh Johnson have reached an impasse and that no long term deal figures to be signed soon. He will most likely sign a one year deal for 2010. He' [...]

Florida Marlins (Sun-Sentinel): Josh Johnson's days with Florida #Marlins appear numbered

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:39:00 -0500

As far as agent Matt Sosnick is concerned, the Marlins can add Josh Johnson to their list of burgeoning young talents they could not afford to keep long term.

Discussions this week between the Marlins and Sosnick on a multi-year contract for the club’s No. 1 starter and one of the premier young arms in [...]

JAABlog: JAABLOG WELCOME

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:00 -0500

LEAVE ALL FIELDS BLANK IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO POST YOUR COMMENTS ANONYMOUSLY
(except the security code; it stops spam, and is the only required field)
comments containing curse words will not post

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FIU Golden Panthers Prowl: Panthers In The Swamp

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:59:00 -0500

OCALA -- Will have your FIU/Florida game preview, prediction and Jackie's gameday forecast later tonight.

Been told the FIU ladies just swept New Orleans to get into the Sun Belt Volleyball Championship match on Saturday afternoon. Win, win, win, win.......it just gets boring with these ladies. [...]

Fish Bytes: Agent: No Long-Term Deal for Josh Johnson

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:47:26 -0500

It looks like Josh Johnson could be as good as gone after the 2010 season. That's because his agent said he and the Marlins couldn't reach agreement on a multiyear contract for the All-Star pitcher, meaning the Marlins might be forced to trade him after next season.

Johnson's agent, [...]

On Frozen Pond: Welcome to Hockeytown: Florida Panthers @ Detroit Red Wings

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:19:39 -0500

DETROIT -- Greetings and salutations from Joe Louis Arena, the longtime home of the Detroit Red Wings.

Was just informed that this building was built in 1979. Really? I would have said 1969. Maybe 1959. This place is great, but it has not aged well.

But there [...]

Florida Panthers: Florida Panthers: Kitchener Crew supports DeBoer

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:17:57 -0500

A group of about 50 people from Kitchener, including several kids wearing Kitchener Rangers jerseys, drove about three hours from Kitchener, Ontario to Detroit for tonight's game to support Pete DeBoer and the Panthers.

DeBoer coached Kitchener, a junior hockey team in the OHL, for seven years before accepting the Panthers' job' [...]

Gator Clause: (LIVE BLOG) Florida #Gators 47; #Troy 37; 13:51

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:10:35 -0500

GAINESVILLE -- The Gators scored 59 second-half points to defeat Troy 80-58 on Friday night at the O'Connell Center.

The Gators (3-0) trailed the Trojans 32-31 at halftime. After that, Florida played its best basketball of the young season. Freshman Kenny Boynton Jr. led the Gators with 23 points and [...]

Crossfade: The Bacon Brothers Perform at the Lyric Theatre Sunday

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:48:49 -0500

If you thought that the fact he's only 6 phone calls away from everyone in the world made Kevin Bacon cool, prepare to be blown away. He sings. He and brother Michael (can someone start a 7 d...

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Wax Impressions: Don’t touch that color

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:42:07 -0500

Quick quiz time! Fill in the blanks. The UPS slogan: “What can _____ do for you?” Computer giant IBM, also known as Big _____. Target’s bullseye logo is ____. My favorite gift box is Tiffany ___. The answers: Brown, Blue, Red, Blue—bonus points if you identified the PMS color of Tiffany Blue as 1837, the year [...]

Canespace: Break It Down: Miami vs Duke

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:46 -0500

HE'S BACK! Our good friend Esteban returns to Canespace with his latest video version of "Break it Down." This time: Miami vs Duke. Check it out!

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Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida: Gay nurses at Jackson Memorial Hospital personally apologize to lesbian whose partner died there

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:23:00 -0500

BY STEVE ROTHAUS, srothaus@MiamiHerald.com

Several Jackson Memorial Hospital nurses personally apologized to Janice Langbehn, a Washington state lesbian who said a Jackson social worker wouldn't allow her to be with her dying partner in 2007.

"We certainly are sorry for the [...]

Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida: Jackson Memorial Hospital nurses personally apologize to lesbian whose partner died there

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:23:00 -0500

BY STEVE ROTHAUS, srothaus@MiamiHerald.com

Several Jackson Memorial Hospital nurses personally apologized to Janice Langbehn, a Washington state lesbian who said a Jackson social worker wouldn't allow her to be with her dying partner in 2007.

"We certainly are [...]

Riptide 2.0: Around Town This Weekend

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:19:22 -0500

Glenn Beck is in town, so instead of shaking your fist at your '90s box, shake it at the man -- live and in person. We hear he has some wonderful things to say. For another form of battl...

Continue reading "Around Town This Weekend" > ' [...]

Riptide 2.0: Hurricanes vs Blue Devils: A Good Chance Not to Embarrass Ourselves

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:19:22 -0500

Duke Blue Devils @ Miami Hurricanes, Saturday at Noon, on ESPNU and WVUM 90.5Let's get real fucking excited about the Meineke Car Care Bowl! Because that's where the season might be headed ...agai...

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On the Beat: Miami Heat: Haslem, Richardson out vs. Raptors

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:12:00 -0500

TORONTO – Forwards Udonis Haslem and Quentin Richardson are getting close to returning from injuries that have left the Heat without two of its top defenders.

But they weren’t close enough to be cleared to play in Friday’s game against the Raptors. Haslem missed his second game in a row with [...]

Babalú Blog: Scumbags plead guilty to spying for castro

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:59:33 -0500

Number of comments: 7

Read all about it. Have a nice life in the Federal pen, dirtballs.

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Spokes 'n' Folks: Avoid Brickell Ave. on Saturday

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:59:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
One lane northbound and one southbound will be blocked at 1643 Brickell Ave., Miami, on Saturday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., the state Department of Transportation advises. If that's where you...

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CUADERNO DE CUBA: Temen en Washington que la reconstrucción de Irak sea un fracaso total

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:59:00 -0500

De acuerdo a una información de The New York Times, el gobierno de Estados Unidos ha gastado $53,000 millones en la reconstrucción y ayuda a Irak, desde la invasión de 2003.
Eso implica la contrucción de ''decenas de miles de hospitales, plantas para el [...]

Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida: Florida Competitive Workforce bill filed to add anti-discrimination protections statewide

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:54:00 -0500

News release from Equality Florida:

(TALLAHASSEE) Equality Florida applauds the filing of the Competitive Workforce bill in the Florida House of Representative. House bill 391, filed by Rep. Kelly Skidmore, would add sexual orientation and gender identity to Florida’s civil rights statues.

Currently, [...]

Miami-Dade Dems: So fine this evening

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:43:00 -0500

A corner of Biscayne Bay where Miami Beach meets Surfside. [...]

Sup: Dine Out Lauderdale extended

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:42:18 -0500

Dine Out Lauderdale, the annual promotion, where Broward County restaurants offer $35, three-course menus has been extended through Dec. 11.

Not all of the 35 original restaurants have extended the offer.

Click here for the list.

Most menus are offered Sunday-Thursday and are not valid on Thanksgiving [...]

me melodia: lovely weekday links

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:30:00 -0500

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Poppins awesomeness!
lovely day at the market a project I'll never start but would like todamn you handyFor you twilight crazies out there:epicly ridiculous cross-stitch
get loose & playful
one of those "T" necklaces
want this' [...]

On Frozen Pond: New Jerseys in Florida? One Artist* Gives 'er a Shot

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:23:16 -0500

DETROIT -- So many of you have been asking to see what these new third jerseys look like, well, this is pretty close.

I think.

The team has done a good job of being secretive about these jerseys and this is what I would call an [...]

The Juice: Assault, Car Theft Looks Suspiciously Like a Beer Commercial

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:19:11 -0500

Watch this video of an assault and car theft that occurred at a BP gas station in Pompano Beach. Maybe I'm jaded, but it's at least a little comical how the man in the wifebeater comes out...' [...]

The Phinsider: Ricky feels loss in the face of Dolphins win

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:14:52 -0500

Ricky feels loss in the face of Dolphins win

a very intresting look into the human side of Ricky Williams

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Scene in the Tropics: Rihanna and Chris Brown separated by a mere county line

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:28 -0500

Rihanna's in town for an appearance on the small floating country known as the Oasis of the Seas. Chris Brown's here, too, for a gig at the Best Buddies gala on Watson Island tonight. Rihanna's at the W Fort Lauderdale. Brown's at the Mondrian. Close enough, yet far enough and [...]

Mayo on the Side: Tony Villegas’ attorneys: We want to depose Rothstein, Debra Villegas

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:50:42 -0500

The defense lawyers for Tony Villegas came out firing on Friday, with co-counsel Al Milian telling me they would conduct “a parallel investigation” into attorney Melissa Britt Lewis’ March 2008 murder in the wake of the Ponzi scheme allegations involving Scott Rothstein and the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law firm, where [...]

::: Off the Radar :::: MillionYoung

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:00 -0500

Million Young is a new artist from our very own South Florida. I met him at the Junior Boys show recently were he gave me an artsy hand drawn CD of his in the DJ booth. I remember thinking how cool he does his [...]

Minimum Security: This week’s Code Green cartoon

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:59 -0500

You can see a new “Code Green” editorial cartoon every Monday at stephaniemcmillan.org/codegreen/

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Discourse.net: Super Lawyers Puts UM Law at #20

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:00 -0500

US News rankings are biased in ways that hurt the U. Miami Law; here's one I would guess is biased in our favor: 2010 Super Lawyers U.S. Law School Rankings by Super Lawyers magazine. They say we are #20 [...]

The Juice: Bank Robbery on Las Olas

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:35 -0500

No, this one didn't involve Scott Rothstein. It was the lonely, forlorn creature to the left, who came to the SunTrust at 501 E. Las Olas this morning, then waited patiently for other cust...' [...]

Juice: National politics: Sorensteam named to governor's physical fitness panel

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:21:23 -0500

Gov. Charlie Crist today appointed golfing legend and Orlando resident Annika Sorenstam to his council on physical fitness. Sorenstam, who retired from the game last year after notching 92 worldwide victories, has a foundation named after her that has a similar mission: encouraging exercise and good nutrition among [...]

Riptide 2.0: Panel of Experts to School Women on "Sex and a Healthier You"

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:19:16 -0500

When things dry up in the bedroom, our first instinct is often to blame it on our lover. Too boring, too monotonous, too too too used to the same ol' sex game. While the desert between your l...

Continue reading "Panel of Experts to School Women'" [...]

Riptide 2.0: MMA Madness Hits the BankUnited Center Tonight

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:19:16 -0500

Inside a mixed martial arts training studio just a block east of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Charles Champion takes a seat on the blue mat where for the past month h...

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Riptide 2.0: University of Miami on Lock Down After BB Gun Incident

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:19:16 -0500

This is pretty much all we know about the lock down of the University of Miami right now: BB GUN WAS USED.According to reports, two girls were shot by a BB gun in the school's gym parking lot, an...

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Riptide 2.0: 305 Photo of the Day: Beautiful Spit

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:19:16 -0500

Today's photo of a fountain on Granada Circle in Coral Gables comes from DKero's Flickr. If you'd like to see your photo here, join our Flickr group. ...

Continue reading "305 Photo of the Day: Beautiful Spit" > ' [...]

Riptide 2.0: Lockdown: UM Students Stuck in the Gym Have Places to Be, Damn it!

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:19:15 -0500

About 200 students are locked inside a gym at University of Miami as we speak, thanks to an alleged BB gun shooter. School President Donna Shalala sent text messages and e-mails around 3 p.m. to...

Continue reading "More on the UM Lockdown: Students Stuck in the" [...]

Phin Phanatic: The Question of Ronnie Brown

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:19:11 -0500

This is going to be debated for the next few months so I figured I may as well kick off the discussion right here and now while we have a full ten days to kick it around… What are the Miami Dolphins going to do about Ronnie Brown? Ronnie Brown has [...]

8th Street Gang Hunt Club: The Season Of Love

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:18:00 -0500

officially ends at 6:13am tommorrow.

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House Keys: PSC staff recommends higher energy conservation goals for FPL

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:15:13 -0500

The Florida Public Service Commission staff recommends that Florida Power & Light conserve more than two times the energy it wants to save by 2019. Commissioner Nathan Skop chastised staffers for recommending goals close to the utility's proposal this month and the panel unanimously voted to direct staff to redo the [...]

Coconut Grove Grapevine: A nice Grovey way to start the weekend

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:15:00 -0500

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The piano will be out front, stop by and sing-along with Niki and John or hop on the piano bench and play something, yourself.

There is wine, cheese, grapes, cookies and other nibblie things at the Mayfair outdoor Happy Hour at the Promenade, right outside the Antique Market.

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Babalú Blog: Global warming is a calculated sham

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:14:48 -0500

Number of comments: 3

So writes James Delingpole in "The final nail in the coffin of ‘Anthropogenic Global Warming’?":

If you own any shares in alternative energy companies I should start dumping them NOW. The conspiracy behind the Anthropogenic Global Warming myth aka AGW; aka ManBearPig has been suddenly, brutally and quite deliciously exposed [...]

On My Block: Busy Weekend

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:14:00 -0500

Lots going on this weekend, not enough time. Please refer to SFDB for the Weekend Widget located on the right hand side of the page. You will see highlighted in gray "What To Do This Weekend" with links to events and info. Hope you guys enjoy what the city [...]

The Business of Sports: See Florida Panthers' new jersey; meet new majority owners

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:09:25 -0500

The Florida Panthers are trying to hold their third jersey "hostage," sending the media a note saying it won’t be revealed until Monday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at BankAtlantic Center. See the letter at left sent to media members with the teaser jersey swatch.

Players [...]

Broward HS Sports: STA-Springs, Cypress Bay-Carol City playoff football on the radio

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:07:07 -0500

Three Broward County high school football teams will have their first playoff games of the 2008 postseason broadcast on the radio. The Vista Healthcare Broward County Game of the Week will feature Coral Springs taking on St. Thomas Aquinas, the nation's No. 1 ranked team. The broadcast kicks off at [...]

The Juice: Horse Traitor? Noted Florida Equestrian Sued for Fraud in Wellington Horse Deal

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:07 -0500

Jodie Kelly, a horse dressage rider from a well-known family in Destin, has been sued by a woman who says she relied upon Kelly's opinion in buying a $38,000 horse that proved to be lame.... [...]

On My Block: Cancun Grill Spices Up Your Dinner

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Now until 1/19/10 Cancun Grill is offering coupons to 3 different locations in South Florida. Specials include, FREE 2 house margaritas, free dessert, or appetizer with the purchase of 2 adult entrees. Also, a free entree with the purhcase of 1 adult entree. Coupons are 1 per table.

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Juice: National politics: Nelson: Time to move ahead on health-care reform

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:53:10 -0500

“Let the debate begin,” Florida Democratic Senator Bill Nelson said on the Senate floor on Friday. Nelson, no surprise, plans to vote on Saturday to overcome procedural delays and move toward Senate passage of a sweeping health-care reform bill.
Bill Nelson If the bill comes to the floor, Nelson [...]

South Florida Lawyers: SFL Friday -- "Mad Men" And Scott Rothstein

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:45:00 -0500

Number of comments: 10

To paraphrase Mark Harris, it seems that Scott Rothstein continues to rule our world.

Here's the latest:

1. Bill Scherer sues the firm he used to retain for collection matters.

Marc Nurik's reaction -- "This" [...]

Mambi Watch: Ileana Still Needs to Apologize

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:44:00 -0500

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So I was watching online yesterday's hearing at the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The Committee met to hear witnesses and discuss (and sometimes debate) current U.S. travel restrictions to Cuba, which currently prohibits American tourism. I haven't yet finished watching the entire three hour meeting, but had [...]

Florida Marlins (Sun-Sentinel): Florida Marlins: 40-man roster finalized

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:42:00 -0500

The Marlins have finalized their 40-man roster ahead of next month's Rule 5 Draft at the Winter Meetings. They used all five available spots in adding right-handers Jose Ceda, Jay Buente, Brett Sinkbeil and Kris Harvey, and outfielder Scott Cousins.

The Marlins opted to leave outfielder John Raynor and right-hander Graham [...]

afrobella: What’s a Piticure?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:40:54 -0500

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Let me tell you, bellas!

Last night I attended a special event, courtesy of Dove Visibly Smooth deodorant. At a gorgeous place called Spa Soak in the trendy Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago, I recieved a “piticure.” On my way back home, I tweeted the [...]

me melodia: ˈbɛləruːs

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:35:00 -0500

Things I learned from my google analytics today:
I hate reviewing my statsTwo Belarusian citizens have visited my pageI clearly never paid attention in geography because I've never heard of BelarusMinsk is the capital of BelarusThey have a really pretty national emblemThe Belarus Woman's prison' [...]

Terry Lenamon's Death Penalty Blog: Ohio First State in the Nation to Change Lethal Injection Execution Method to Single Drug - What Are the Consequences?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31:53 -0500

Last week, the State of Ohio announced that it was changing its method of execution from a lethal injection involving three drugs (sodium thiopental, pancuronium bromide and potassium chloride) to a single injection of the drug sodium thiopental.

Ohio changes to a single-drug form of execution [...]

Eat It, Miami: Don't Eat It - Dick's Last Resort, Anywhere, Wherever

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31:00 -0500

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If Dick's Last Resort comes to Florida, I hope it ends up in Orlando or at least Broward County. No offense, Broward.

If it does, this is my preemptive review -

Me: "May I have a Coke, please?"
Waiter: "NO!"

AHAHAHAHAHA! How irreverent! [...]

Crossfade: Herbieman's Last Show of the Year, This Saturday at Wallflower Gallery

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:19:18 -0500

Music fans around town are likely already familiar with Herbieman. He's been making a name for himself both around town and abroad since 2003. An Argentine-born singer-songwriter with a pen...

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