| Palm Beach winds up locally light hurricane season with only two named ...
Palm Beach winds up locally light hurricane season with only two named systems Storm damage is limited to beach, retaining wall. By DAVID ROGERSDaily News Staff Writer Tuesday, November 27, 2007 The above-average Atlantic basin hurricane season predicted by top forecasters materialized this year — but fortunately for Florida, the state again was spared the widespread damage of the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Still, the 2007 season, which ends Friday, did not leave the island completely unscathed. Subtropical Storm Andrea, in early May, and Tropical Storm Noel, aided by a high-pressure system, eroded beaches throughout Palm Beach County. In late October, Noel ripped away sand behind the Imperial House condominium in South Palm Beach; the retaining wall there collapsed and some residents in the east building fled.
Florida Flashback
National security is the meeting ground between the ideologies of stalwart Republican McCain and Lieberman, who still votes alongside Democrats in most areas but holds this as his No. 1 issue. When it comes to the fight against terrorists and the war in Iraq, both men speak the same language.
"He knows that we're in a dangerous world," Lieberman told a Jewish group in Boynton Beach. "There are some people that will do the right thing only when you treat them with strength." He believes McCain has foreign-policy strength — the kind that Lieberman said he wished the Democrats still had, evoking the names of wartime leaders such as Roosevelt and Truman.
When Lieberman talks about McCain's qualifications, he describes somebody immediately ready to be commander-in-chief.
Low turnout for Collier MLK event
It was the music from a marching band that alerted Herma Campbell, who was inside her apartment working and remembered it was a holiday. “I love the bands," Campbell said. “I forgot it was Martin Luther King day." She didn't think King's work would be forgotten, despite the small turnout. “They will always remember him," she added. “For us black people, he showed you can accomplish things without being violent. He was a powerful motivator. He would have gone far because he had so many followers." The scene was quite different in Fort Myers where thousands showed for a 2-mile march and celebration. Florida Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp was one of the many dignitaries on hand for Monday's march, which culminated in the Dunbar Food Festival at Centennial Park. “Obviously it's an important day for us to reflect on how far we've come, and to remind ourselves how much further we have to go," Kottkamp said.
1908: Hickory Dickory Dock, News questions clock
UW System Board of Regents approves sabbaticals for eight University of Wisconsin-Stout faculty members in the 2007-08 academic year. Those on leave for the first semester are Desiree Budd, psychology; Brian Fitch, English and philosophy; and Mingshen Wu, mathematics, statistics and computer science. Ken Welty, education, was awarded a second semester sabbatical. Taking a full year sabbatical will be Rajiv Asthana, engineering and technology; Susan Eberhard, rehabilitation and counseling; Mahshid Jalilvand, social science; and Geoffrey Wheeler, art and design. Regents grant sabbaticals to recognize and enhance teaching efforts and excellence. To be eligible for a sabbatical, faculty members must have completed six or more years, or the equivalent, of full-time instructional service...Installed as officers of the Dunn County Northern Lights Barbershop Chorus are Gary Thorson, president; Dave McNaughton, music/performance VP; Randy Knaack, membership VP; Darrell Hoepner, marketing/PR; Dennis Webster, secretary; Art Harelstad, treasurer; and Juel Smith, board member.
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With Nigel's help, Andy squeezes into a size-four Chanel from the Runway wardrobe room. A sleek new haircut, some stiletto Jimmy Choos and suddenly Andy is indistinguishable from the rest of the Clackers at Runway, and becomes the best assistant Miranda ever had. "How do you know you're doing well working for Miranda?" Nigel asks. "Your personal life falls apart. When your whole life goes up in smoke, that's when it's time for a promotion." "Andy begins as a strong, grounded character, and as the story progresses, she becomes more and more preoccupied with success," says Hathaway. "All she can see is her job and doing it well. When you've imagined that you're going to save the world, and you find that the world isn't always willing to be saved, you need to rethink who you are." When she first falls under Miranda's control, Andy sees her boss as "a career-obsessed dragon lady," says Hathaway.
This Week In Schadenfreude: The Horrible Nacho Threat of Ohio
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Q&A: Silvestre Reyes
We've conducted more hearings in the first part of the session than in all the sessions of the previous Congress. We have put the [Bush] administration on notice that we are serious about oversight. We are serious about holding people and agencies accountable, which hadn't always been there. If we learned one thing in this situation with Iraq, it's that the administration has a very poor record of self-policing, and we are serious about making sure there is accountability there. .
Iran Initiated Israel Terror Attack, Hariri Assassination
Forcing Damascus out of Syria would put increased pressure on the already shaky Syrian economy, which survives in large part thanks to the resources it is able to siphon off from Lebanon, thanks to its occupation of the country. According to the source in Israel, there has been a major debate going on in both Jerusalem and Washington which country to target first, Syria or Iran. Supporters of the former course say that Syria, very much the junior partner of the Teheran-Damascus axis, is more vulnerable to pressure, and this increases the chances of being able to get Syria to renounce its alliance with Teheran without having to resort to military force. Such an outcome would spell the death knoll for the Iraqi insurgence, which could not survive without the logistical and financial support Syria has been providing.
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