12/04/2008 -
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Exhibits 5 Di Suvero Sculptures
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Nestled among fields of flowering trees and the lush palms of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, lies a red painted 15,000-pound steel sculpture. Despite its large size, it moves with the wind. It can spin and even go up and down like a seesaw.
Source:
NBC 6 Miami
http://www.nbc6.net/news/18205118/detail.html?rss=ami&psp=news
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12/04/2008 -
Indian River grapefruit growers credit Tropical Storm Fay for best crop in years
Indian River citrus growers say they have produced a sizable crop of grapefruit for the first time since the 2004-2005 hurricane season, largely due to Tropical Storm Fay.
Source:
Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/treasurecoast/sfl-1204grapefruit,0,373828
1.story?track=rss
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12/04/2008 -
Tropical depression abates
Nhan Dan Online ? The tropical depression abated after moving to the sea area southwest of the Spratly Archipelago on the evening of December 3, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological.
Source:
Nhân Dân
http://www.nhandan.com.vn/english/life/041208/life_c.htm
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12/04/2008 -
North to see frost, as tropical pressure forms in East Sea
VietNamNet Bridge ? National forecasters have announced that cold weather will blanket northern Vietnam again on Dec. 4 while a new tropical pressure was forming in the East Sea on Dec. 2.
Source:
Vietnam Net
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2008/12/816838/
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12/04/2008 -
Martin County Schools get waiver for Tropical Storm Fay make-up day
The Florida Department of Education has approved the Martin County School District?s request to waive a second make-up day because of Tropical Storm Fay in August.
Source:
Stuart News
http://tcpalm.com/news/2008/dec/03/martin-county-schools-get-waiver-tropical-sto
rm-fa/?partner=yahoo_headlines
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12/05/2008 -
Di Suvero - heavy metal with airy concepts
Nestled among fields of flowering trees and the lush palms of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden lies a red painted 15,000-pound steel sculpture. Despite its large size, it moves with the wind. It can spin and even go up and down like a seesaw. This is Mark...
Source:
San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/05/DD8914I7MI.DTL&a
mp;feed=rss.entertainment
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12/03/2008 -
A Tropical Life article on Monday about a photo exhibit by Wynwood residents gave an incorrect address
A Tropical Life article on Monday about a photo exhibit by Wynwood residents gave an incorrect address. The opening reception for Galeria del Barrio is 6-10 p.m. Wednesday at 351 NW 31st St., Miami.
Source:
Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/corrections/story/796890.html
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12/05/2008 -
Trees can shelter homes from wind during big storms, experts say
Big trees around homes help buffer the structures against the vicious winds of hurricanes and tropical storms, one of the nation's leading engineers said Thursday on the final day of a national hurricane conference.
Source:
Orlando Sentinel
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-hurricane0508dec05,0,5263312.story?track=rss
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12/03/2008 -
Tropical depression on Eastern Sea
Nhan Dan Online ? At 7am today, the centre of the tropical depression was positioned at around 7 ? 8 north latitude and 110.5 ? 111.5 east longitude, 80 kilometres away from the Huyen Tran island in the south-east, with its strongest wind force of from 39 ? 49 kilometres an hour.
Source:
Nhân Dân
http://www.nhandan.com.vn/english/life/031208/life_tyr.htm
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12/03/2008 -
North to see frost, as tropical pressure forms in East Sea
Ha Noi ? National forecasters have announced that cold weather will blanket the north again tomorrow while a new tropical pressure was forming in the East Sea yesterday.
Source:
Vi?t Nam News
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=01MIS031208
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12/05/2008 -
Weather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region
Tropical Storm Seven will track westward toward southern India Saturday and continue to intensify with winds reaching 52 mph and gusting up to 63 mph.
Source:
AP via Yahoo! Singapore News
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20081205/tap-as-wea-asia-pacific-weather-d3b07b8.htm
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12/02/2008 -
Saving Tropical Trees to Stem Global Warming Leaves Out Tribes
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Preserving the world?s tropical forests to curb global warming will force tribes in Borneo and the Amazon to stop their centuries-old practice of living off the land, under proposals made to the United Nations.
Source:
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601130&sid=axAZ3cL4.FOI
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12/04/2008 -
Global warming's first mammal victim?
White lemuroid possums--otherwise known as Hemibelideus lemuroids--may have become the first mammal to disappear because of climate change, according to an Australian researcher. The cute marsupials restricted to certain mountaintops in the prehistoric "Lost World" of far northern tropical Queensland, Australia, may have fallen victim to an average temperature rise of at least 1.2 degrees ...
Source:
Scientific American
http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=global-warmings-first-ma
mmal-victim-2008-12-04
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12/03/2008 -
In the Know: Tropical Reef latest Naples restaurant to close
Friday night, all the lights were out and no one was home at the Tropical Reef on 41. I also noticed that it has dropped off the list of Naples Originals. Since you are Naples best source for in the know, can you tell me what?s going on? Will we ever get our favorite grouper dish again? How?s Bubba and his wife? I hope everyone is OK.
Source:
Naples Daily News
http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/02/know-tropical-reef-latest-naples-restaura
nt-close/?partner=yahoo_headlines
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12/05/2008 -
Sculptor Mark di Suvero's weighty work on display in Florida garden
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Nestled among fields of flowering trees and the lush palms of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, lies a red painted 6,800-kilogram steel sculpture. Despite its large size, it moves with the wind. It can spin and even go up and down like a seesaw.
Source:
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/081204/utravel/art_di_suvero_exhibit_1
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