Indicted Senator Stevens wins Alaska primary... Aug 28, 2008
Republicans consider Foley's old district, which extends from Palm Beach County across the state to Charlotte County on the Gulf coast, their only chance to boot a sitting Democrat. Mahoney barely beat the Republicans' last-minute replacement for Foley there two years ago. (The Drudge Report)
Killer facing life or death apologizes to victim's family Aug 28, 2008
KIDNAPPING: After stealing jewelry from the home, authorities say Baker and Roosa, who targeted the house because of the 2004 Ford Crown Victoria parked in the front yard, took Uptagrafft to Palm Coast and made ATM withdrawals. THE KILLING: Baker told investigators he shot Uptagrafft as she ran on a dirt road in Flagler County. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Aggressive bees turn up in unlikely places Aug 28, 2008
"We're getting lots and lots of calls on bees, whether or not they're Africanized or not, there's no way we can tell," said Linda Seals, commercial horticulture agent with Brevard County Extension Service in Palm Bay. But tests last year show Brevard's European bees likely are breeding with the African variety. (Florida Today)
Your views: Letters to the editor Aug 28, 2008
At times during the storm, even Florida Highway Patrol was reporting only road closures north of Melbourne, nothing in Melbourne, West Melbourne, or Palm Bay. I think businesses and schools need a single point of contact to report their status. (Florida Today)
Trial services firms become networked in Bay area and beyond Aug 28, 2008
He employs a staff of 22 in Tampa and has plans to open an office in West Palm Beach. A network of integrated litigation support firms began to emerge with a notable concentration in the Tampa Bay area around the time Moore established his firm. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
LETTERS: The Californian, Aug. 27, 2008 Aug 28, 2008
The foreclosed homes in the area are beginning to look shabby with overgrown shrubs, dead palm fronds, weeds taking over planting beds, pools turning stagnant, etc. City staff and the City Council are supporting our pilot program. (North County Times)
Largest Fla. T.G.I. Fridays franchisee closes on sale Aug 28, 2008
One restaurant closed pre-filing, then we closed the one in West Palm Beach, said Adam Marshall, the attorney who handled the bankruptcy case. A T.G.I. Friday s in Jensen Beach, which closed earlier this month, was not part of the deal. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Levan taking a bite out of pizza market Aug 28, 2008
There are restaurants open in Deerfield Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Weston, Palm Beach Gardens and Wellington. New locations are set to open in Boca Raton, Jupiter, North Miami Beach and Pembroke Pines, according to the company s Web site. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
U.S. Gulf Coast braces for Gustav Aug 28, 2008
Gustav roared ashore Tuesday near the southern Haitian city of Jacmel with top winds near 145 kilometres an hour, toppling palm trees and flooding the city's Victorian wooden buildings. Flooding also was reported in coastal Les Cayes, where UN peacekeepers used tear gas to disperse demonstrators throwing rocks in a protest against rising food prices in the Western Hemisphere's poorest country. (Globe and Mail -- International)
ChangeWave Survey Shows Grim IT Spending Overall -- But Apple Boosts iPhone Share Among Businesses Aug 28, 2008
(See attached chart - Corporate Market: RIM vs. Palm vs. ). ChangeWave also picked up weaker visibility for RIM in its most recent consumer smart phone survey (June 2008). (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Kuyt spares Kop blushes as last-gasp strike kills off Belgians Aug 28, 2008
Reina had to show his class again to palm away Marouane Fellaini's hooked effort while Liverpool's best efforts came from set-pieces. Fabio Aurelio had a curling free-kick clawed away by Aragon Espinoza before the Liege goalkeeper denied him again from a quickly-taken free-kick. (Mirror.co.uk)
Surprising Things You Never Knew About Botox Aug 28, 2008
Other types of sweating, such as excessive palm sweating, can benefit from this treatment as well. Overactive Bladder. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Woman fails driving exam after hitting building Aug 28, 2008
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Potty humor alert: Mom survives rite of passage Aug 28, 2008
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Woman hurt when car hits light pole, lands 5 feet up on concrete pedestal Aug 28, 2008
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Aug. 28 edition: Obituaries Aug 28, 2008
A, Palm Desert, CA 92211. The Five Star Club is a daycare for those with Alzheimer s and dementia. (Acton Beacon, MA)
Archaeological adventures in Mexico Aug 28, 2008
To most people that means a week of rest and relaxation on the beach, sitting under a palm tree while sipping a pi;a colada. To Christi Veleta, it meant digging up 2 million-year-old fossils for research and education. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
The Sour State of Florida Citrus Aug 28, 2008
"We're in unchartered territory. I've never seen it this wet," says Bournique, executive director of the Indian River Citrus League, which includes 900 grower-members from Palm Beach County north to the Daytona Beach area. "It really was a one-in-100-year rainfall event for this region.". (Time.com)
More of this story Aug 28, 2008
Currently, Good Shepherd Hospice operates the George C. Forsythe Hospice House in Auburndale and a hospice unit at Palm Terrace of Lakeland. The Highlands County Hospice House will be only the second freestanding facility of this type within Polk, Highlands and Hardee counties, both of which Good Shepherd Hospice operates. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)
Survivors angry that pilot tried to land plane in monsoon storm Aug 27, 2008
Survivors of the Phuket air crash expressed disbelief and anger yesterday that their plane had been given permission to land despite a monsoon storm with winds so fierce that they bent back palm trees. Amid reports that the pilot aborted one approach because he could not see the runway through the driving rain, the question of why the airport remained open in such appalling weather looks likely to be a key issue for Thai accident investigators. (Yahoo News -- Thailand)
Georgia: With Shooting Over, the Spin War Rages Aug 27, 2008
Get Eurasianet for your Palm Pilot with AvantGo. (EurasiaNet.org)
County commission Aug 27, 2008
Fisher, a 49-year-old self- employed insurance agent from Titusville, is a former city councilman in Palm Bay and Titusville. During the primary campaign, he said he wanted to provide essential services and cut waste, but warned that some services would decline if voters continued to demand revenue cuts. (Florida Today)
Sharp unveils new anti-bird flu air purifier Aug 27, 2008
I loved my Palm Vx that when my first one died after years of great service I replaced it with another Vx - even in 2005 it w. ... Htc Diamond rips apart the palms. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Obituaries in the news Aug 27, 2008
---Ralph YoungPALM SPRINGS, Calif ... Young died Friday at his home in Palm Springs after a brief illness, his wife said ... Young moved to the California desert in 1983 and continued to sing with the "The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies." He also guest-starred and participated in charity concerts in California. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Hobbit-like Dwarfs: Bone Parts Don't Add Up Aug 27, 2008
A close-up view of the teeth shows their size as well as betel staining -- a red byproduct of chewing betel, an Areca palm nut along with slaked lime and leaf of the Piper betel vine. Betel has slight stimulant and medicinal qualities. (Science Daily)
Giants' Sanchez slated to start Monday Aug 27, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants cleared the way for Jonathan Sanchez to rejoin the starting rotation next Monday by optioning right-hander Matt Palmer to Triple-A Fresno after Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies. Palmer, who fell to 0-2 with an 8 ... The Giants replaced Palmer by recalling right-hander Osiris Matos, who was 0-2 with a 4. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Merdeka festivities Aug 27, 2008
There will be 30 music acts performing between the live and acoustic stages, echoing the spirit of the Jaya One music series Palm Square Presents Acoustic Jaya. Elsewhere, the short films theatre will screen narratives, documentaries and experimental work from a multi-cultural pool of local up-and-coming directors while the art exhibition gallery will run until October featuring works from 30 artists and art collectives. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Limbaugh attorneys unearth precedent Aug 27, 2008
Palm Beach Post: Palm Beach ure Coast news, sports, entertainment, jobs, cars, homes ... By SUSAN SPENCER-WENDEL Palm Beach Post Staff Writer ... Copyright 2008 The Palm Beach Post. (Yahoo News -- Rush Limbaugh)
Developers aim to repeat success in Holly Springs Aug 27, 2008
has hired , a North Palm Beach, Fla ... North Carolina State University's Centennial Campus course has been designed by Arnold Palmer's company but is not a signature course. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Dycom releases Q4 earnings, announces buyback plan Aug 27, 2008
The Palm Beach Gardens-based specialty contracting services company also announced that its board of directors has increased to $45 million from $30 million. Since August 2007, under the existing authorization, Dycom has purchased 1,693,500 shares for about $25. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
3 Killed as Unrelenting Storms Batter Southland Aug 27, 2008
Palmdale: Palmdale Boulevard is closed between 70th Street East and 90th Street East ... San Bernardino: California 330 is closed from Highland Avenue to Running Springs; the northbound lanes of Interstate 215 are closed from Palm Avenue to Interstate 15. (Yahoo News -- Severe U.S. Weather)
Tropical Storm Gustav heads for Cuba Aug 27, 2008
Heavy rains pelted the area as winds bent palm trees and kicked up surf along waterfronts of dilapidated wooden buildings. Stranded travelers mobbed the American Airlines counter at the airport after the airline canceled all flights. (KHOU.com, TX)
Obituaries for Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Aug 27, 2008
Survivors include his sister, Marni, and her husband, Charles of Palm Coast, Fla. his aunt, Judith Eliot of Edina, Minn. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Coen brothers bring Pitt-Clooney crime comedy to Venice Aug 27, 2008
A career Golden Lion has been reserved for Italian director Ermanno Olmi, 77, whose 1978 neo-realist epic "L'Albero degli Zoccoli" (The Tree of Wooden Clogs) won the Golden Palm at Cannes and many other awards. 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Southwest Airlines to cut 14 flights out of BWI Aug 27, 2008
Phoenix; San Diego; St. Louis; Tampa Bay and West Palm Beach, Fla. are also being cut. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Southwest Airlines cuts include flights at BWI, not Dulles Aug 27, 2008
The cuts include two daily flights from BWI to Chicago Midway and one daily flight each to Denver, Detroit, Hartford, Kansas City, Louisville, Manchester, Nashville, Orlando, Phoenix, San Diego, St. Louis, Tampa Bay and West Palm Beach. Southwest is eliminating a total of 196 one way flights, and adding six new flights for its winter schedule, beginning Jan. 11. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Aid workers killed in Guatemala crash Aug 26, 2008
The three survivors also are Americans, including a Utah businessman who was pulled from the wreckage by farmers shortly before it exploded Sunday in a field lined with palm trees. advertisement. (MSNBC -- International)
What's Your Juror Taking? Aug 26, 2008
The defense lawyer in a products liability trial in West Palm Beach, Fla. Kodsi asked whether anyone had health issues that could interfere with the trial. (Law.com)
Flagler man found guilty of home invasion, murder Aug 26, 2008
KIDNAPPING: After stealing jewelry from the home, authorities say Baker and Roosa, who targeted the house because of the 2004 Ford Crown Victoria parked in the front yard, took Elizabeth Uptagrafft to Palm Coast and made ATM withdrawals. THE KILLING: Baker in a confession told investigators he shot Elizabeth Uptagrafft as she ran from a dirt road in Flagler County. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Tenaga, BCHB, IOI Corp weigh on KLCI Aug 26, 2008
40 while crude palm oil futures fell RM115 to RM2,485 per tonne, off the intra-morning low of RM2,465. Reuters reported that Chinese buyers had secured 150,000 tonnes of refined, bleached and deodorised palm olein in the past few days at 8,500 to 8,800 yuan (RM4,213 to RM4,362) a tonne. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Gold medalist flips home in Wellington Aug 26, 2008
The property has an assessed value of a little more than $2 million, according to the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser s Web site. The 10,000-square-foot home in the Palm Beach Polo development sits on more than a half-acre and features five bedrooms and seven-and-a-half baths ... Donald P. Dufresne, of Greenspoon Marder in West Palm Beach, represented Lamaze, who has bought and sold about 20 properties in Florida. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Construction company owner pleads guilty to tax evasion Aug 26, 2008
Leroy Edward Felt Jr., 43, formerly of Palm Beach County, pleaded guilty on Friday for his participation in a long-term federal payroll tax evasion scheme in the operation of his Margate business, Woody s Construction, according to state and federal investigators. Felt, who was the company s owner, paid his employees in cash and under-reported his payroll taxes between 1997 and 2003, according to court documents. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Florida home sales up, prices continue to fall Aug 26, 2008
West Palm Beach/Boca Raton reported 652 homes sold in July compared with 605 homes a year ago ... In Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, home sales nudged up 4 percent, to 478 from 458 ... In West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, condo sales increased 16 percent, to 510 from 440. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Florida to reject State Farm rate hike Aug 26, 2008
And in Palm Beach County, the rate hike request was 56 percent, or $7,695 more. "The office thoroughly reviewed State Farm s filing and the testimony the company gave at the Aug. 12 public hearing," Deputy Commissioner Belinda Miller said. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Stars descend on Venice Aug 26, 2008
A career Golden Lion has been reserved for Italian director Ermanno Olmi (77) whose 1978 neo-realist epic 'L'Albero degli Zoccoli' ('The Tree of Wooden Clogs') won the Golden Palm at Cannes and many other awards. This year's event is the 65th Mostra. (iAfrica.com)
Shark bites surfer off Volusia coast Aug 26, 2008
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Fay's floods hit uninsured hard Aug 26, 2008
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Here he is, Mister USA Aug 25, 2008
At his six-course table: Metropolitan owner Kathy Sidell Trustman; sculptor David Hostetler and his wife, Susan; Franklyn deMarco, owner of Ta-boo in Palm Beach; philanthropist Sheila Palandjian; and Summer House chef Marc Orfaly. Landing roles Just in: Boston actress Christy Scott Cashman will play a detective in "Edge of Darkness," with Mel Gibson and Robert De Niro. (Boston Globe)
Word on the Street: Outside, looking in Aug 25, 2008
The agency moves Sept. 2 to an office near Palm and Nees avenues that is more than twice the size of the current space near Woodward Park, said operating partner leader Gayle Phillips. Keller Williams has added about 25 agents in the last year, including the most recent three: Gary, Zandra and Todd Steinhardt of Steinhardt Real Estate. (Fresno Bee)
Robert Joseph Maraist, M.D. Aug 25, 2008
Dr. Robert Joseph Maraist, of North Palm Beach, Fla ... He married Mary Anne Macintosh and settled in North Palm Beach, Fla. (New Iberia, LA)
Trial services firms become networked in Bay area and beyond Aug 25, 2008
He employs a staff of 22 in Tampa and has plans to open an office in West Palm Beach. This article is for Paid Print Subscribers ONLY.. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
A chip with a kick Aug 25, 2008
The West Palm Beach-based firm has developed a line of cocktail-inspired potato chips called Intoxi-Tators, although they contain no alcohol. The first three offerings in the snack line are Muy Mucho Margarita, Especially Spicy Bloody Mary and Designated Driver (plain) chips. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Skimboarder in Jupiter injured Aug 25, 2008
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Stepdad: 'I freaked out' when girl allegedly fell over Aug 25, 2008
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer ... One of the fights Jones recalled was in late May, when Sampson became angry over "some juice for Lakeicia," according to Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office documents ... He is being held at Palm Beach County Jail without bail. (The Palm Beach Post)
The need for squeeze Aug 25, 2008
Palm Beach Post Video Hub ... PBPost Features; PalmBeachPost; edpicks; Stefanie Woods may face adult charges ... PBPost News; PalmBeachPost; Local dog show participants get ready at a frantic pace. (The Palm Beach Post)
Public transit IT chiefs pursue savings through collaboration Aug 25, 2008
The group includes Fred De Palm, chief information officer at the Port of Oakland; Blake Pelletier, chief technology officer of ; and Robin Cody, chief information officer at BART.. We, fundamentally, have many common problems (at transportation agencies), but also solutions that can come out of a strong underpinning of technology, Payne said. (East Bay Business Times, CA)
It's all in your head: Opening wide can do more than help your teeth Aug 25, 2008
Evidence of this periodontal disease requires specific probing because the infections don t hurt even though they may be the equivalent of having an ulcer the size of your palm, Mailhot said. The education part is what we re working on now, is educating not only dentists to use physicians but also physicians to understand the role of the dentist. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
India's youngest premature baby Aug 25, 2008
At 850 grams, she was just the size of a palm at birth. Kuku had to be placed under the ventilator and nursed at the hospital for two whole months before she could be taken home. (Times Now.tv)
The Cardinals Minor League Notebook 08/25 Aug 25, 2008
Palm Beach Cardinals (High-A) - Lost to Brevard County 9-3 ... Catcher led the Palm Beach offense, going 2-for-4, including a double, driving in all three of Cardinals runs. (St. Louis, TheInsiders.com)
Survivors angry that pilot tried to land plane in monsoon storm Aug 24, 2008
Survivors of the Phuket air crash expressed disbelief and anger yesterday that their plane had been given permission to land despite a monsoon storm with winds so fierce that they bent back palm trees. Amid reports that the pilot aborted one approach because he could not see the runway through the driving rain, the question of why the airport remained open in such appalling weather looks likely to be a key issue for Thai accident investigators. (Yahoo News -- Thailand)
Office Ergonomics: Tips for Preventing Pains and Strains Aug 24, 2008
The line offers a variety of solutions including a Gliding Palm Support that relieves wrist pressure to help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome and the Executive Adjustable Keyboard Tray to promote neutral hand/wrist position. For more information on the principles of ergonomics and assessing your workspace, visit www. (Pekin Times, IL)
Early voting turnout disappointing; polls open Tuesday Aug 24, 2008
About 324 voters made their selections at sites in Palm Coast, Flagler Beach and at the supervisor's office, Border said. Overall, a total of 2,330 voters have participated in early voting, she said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Our view: Use extreme caution Aug 24, 2008
Those living in areas under boil water alerts because of water main breaks -- including streets in Rockledge, Cape Canaveral, Merritt Island, Palm Bay and Grant-Valkaria as of Friday -- should also follow safety guidelines available at floridatoday. com until they're told repairs are complete. (Florida Today)
Author Mercy Ama Anim Publishes Three Books Aug 24, 2008
Diasporian News of Friday, 22 August 2008. Diasporian News of Friday, 22 August 2008. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Shaq's divorce Aug 24, 2008
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer ... " Barrett and a brother have been on a campaign to get him to pay. They've called the show's advertisers and annoyed WRMF so much that the station Friday had a lawyer write Barrett that she'll be sued. Barrett told Page Two that some at WRMF have annoyed her, too. She says she's received a taunting middle-of-the-night phone call from the station's marketing director, Erika Ewald, and nasty text messages from Czekalinski. Neither commented. "I'm the victim, and... (The Palm Beach Post)
