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In Orlando, school's out for tourism
Sentinel Staff WriterTwo years ago, Florida's tourism industry -- with a little help from thousands of angry parents across the state -- scored one of its most significant political victories in recent memory: A new law ensuring that children don't go back to school too...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Heads of State, Georgia
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Jamaica plans to hire 150 scientists, more than tripling staff to help farmers boost output
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) _ Jamaica's government plans to hire 150 scientists to help farmers boost output, more than tripling its agronomy staff by 2010. Agriculture Minister Christopher Tufton says most of Jamaica's 200,000 farmers lack formal...Tags: Puerto Rico
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Maritime comeback
Special to The Baltimore SunThe Annapolis Maritime Museum in Eastport has learned a few lessons from the tropical storm that demolished its headquarters five years ago. Tropical Storm Isabel ripped off the piers and dock and tore gaping holes in the 90-year-old McNasby Oyster Co....Tags: Gardens and Parks, Floods, Tourism and Leisure, Oysters, Rivers
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Tropical Storn Fay led unrelenting barrage of storms
Sentinel Staff WriterFor Central Florida, the worst part of the 2008 hurricane season wasn't even a hurricane. Tropical Storm Fay drenched the region in late August, causing nearly $80 million in damages. Even today -- the last day of the official hurricane season -- some...Tags: Natural Disasters, Tornadoes, North Carolina, Louisiana, Fort Lauderdale
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2008 Hurricane season comes to end
The Associated PressSunday marks the final official day of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. This year's season saw 16 named storms, eight of which were hurricanes. Five of those hurricanes reached Category 3 strength or higher. State officials say the most devastating...Tags: Natural Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, Hurricanes, Florida, Disasters
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2008 hurricane season brought a few close calls for South Florida
South Florida Sun-SentinelHow best to describe the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season? In a word: Whew! For the third year in a row, South Florida escaped feeling the wrath of a hurricane yet had a number of close calls. Hurricane Ike threatened to strike as a Category 4 monster...Tags: Key West, Natural Disasters, North Carolina, Louisiana, Hurricane Paloma
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Months later, Tropical Storm Fay still lingers
Sentinel Staff WriterIt's been more than three months since Tropical Storm Fay drenched Central Florida, leaving a trail of flooded homes and washed-out roads. The water's gone, but as the hurricane season concludes, disrupted families are still trying to figure out what to...Tags: Hurricane Preparedness, Volusia County Sheriff's Office, Floods, North Carolina, Natural Disasters
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Prospect of uranium mining concerns Virginia Beach
The resort city of Virginia Beach is prepared to take a stand against uranium mining, fearful it could threaten its water supply. The city, as well as other Hampton Roads localities, draws its water from Lake Gaston. The lake on North Carolina's...Tags: Hampton Roads, North Carolina, Natural Disasters, Virginia, Meteorological Disasters
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Haitian-Americans honor storm and school victims, let loose in Voodoo festival of the dead
Associated Press WriterMIAMI (AP) _ Goat meat stewing on the stove and sweet potatoes baking in the oven. Cooked fish, complete with bones and eyeballs. Spicy peppers soaked in bottles of rum. The food is an offering to the spirits expected to dance among the revelers at...Tags: Economy, Festive Event, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Homestead
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Active Atlantic hurricane season ends on Sunday
247-4644The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Sunday, closing a stretch that churned up a record number of consecutive storms striking the United States. The season ranked as one of the most active in 64 years of comprehensive record-keeping,...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Natural Disasters, North Carolina, Louisiana, Disasters
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Tremendous volunteers
I want to thank Rachael Jackson for her article in Sunday's Sentinel on the outreach volunteers at the Community United Methodist Church in DeBary. What a great group of people who do a tremendous job helping others. I know firsthand, as we lost... -
Relentless Atlantic hurricane season sets records for repeatedly pounding US and Cuba
AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends Sunday, seemed to strike the United States and Cuba as if on redial, setting at least five weather records for persistence and repeatedly striking the same areas. "It was pretty...Tags: Floods, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Natural Disasters, Emergency Incidents, History
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