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• Is Zimmerman attorney using social media to influence jury selection?

  George Zimmerman’s attorney has started a website, facebook page and Twitter account. Speaking to MSNBC, attorney Mark O’Mara said: “we feel part of our responsibility to our client is to provide a voice for Mr. Zimmerman, but only when it is appropriate to do so.” My guess is Mr. O’Mara [...]
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• Gov. Rick Scott should not ban concealed weapons at the RNC

  The Tampa City Council wants Gov. Rick Scott to temporarily ban concealed weapons for the Republican National Convention. Is the City Council worried about masses of armed-and-dangerous women’s rights protesters? Or is the Tampa City Council worried about armed delegates “Standing Their Ground?” I don’t understand why this is necessary, [...]
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• Florida’s most urgent issue being decided by popular vote right now

  It’s a battle of epic proportion. East Coast vs. West Coast via the Tamiami Trail. A few days ago, the Tampa City Council designated what we all know as a Cuban Sandwich as the ”Historic Tampa Cuban sandwich.” Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado immediately took to the airwaves with disparaging remarks about [...]
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• How to fit an 80′ sailboat mast beneath a 65′ bridge

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• LinkedIn infested with trolls?

  I am a member of the Network with Gators group on LinkedIn. So, once a week I receive an email digest of the activity in the group. Apparently, Jeremiah Jet Woodland and Mansfield E. Easton are also members of this group. The only difference is, I’m real and they are [...]
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• Florida panther takes out speeding biker

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  WSVN reporting about bike/panther collision out west on Tamiami Trail. TV reporter displays zero knowledge of wildlife, motorcycles or follow-up questions. So what happened to the panther? My guess is, the panther bolted across the roadway and the biker swerved to miss it, then lost control. Bike probably did not [...]
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• Nature-based tourism in Florida

  When nature lovers book vacations in the great outdoors, they want their dollars to help preserve the places they visit. UF research in Costa Rica, one of the world’s top destinations for nature-based tourism, showed that successful tour businesses usually invested in environmental protection and maintenance, and tour businesses of [...]
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• Pythons eating bird eggs

  In an ongoing study to better understand the impact of pythons in the Everglades, scientists from the Smithsonian Institution, the National Park Service and others have been examining the contents of the digestive tracts of pythons in the area. They have shown that Burmese pythons consume at least 25 different [...]
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