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HAM radio still part of hurricane center arsenal
Amid the high-tech computers, satellite dishes and sophisticated equipment at the National Hurricane Center is a HAM radio operator station, somewhat hidden in a back office. It might seem like it's akin to placing a teletype on a space shuttle. But...
Tags: Weather Warnings, Radio Industry, Hurricane Andrew (1992), The Salvation Army, Coral Gables
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O'Malley lobbies EPA to ease cruise ship pollution rule
Gov. Martin O'Malley has interceded with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of Carnival Cruise Lines after the company threatened to pull its business from Baltimore over a pending air-quality regulation that would require large, ocean-...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Air Pollution, Royal Caribbean International, Carnival Cruise Lines, Diesel Fuel
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South Florida business with China grows
To succeed in business with China involves doing your homework, building trust with Chinese partners — and often drinking lots of alcohol. That was some of the advice offered by a panel of China experts at a seminar Thursday in Fort Lauderdale,...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Beijing (China), Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), China, Miami Hotels
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Plane from Fort Lauderdale skids off runway in Bahamas
Nobody was seriously hurt when a twin-propeller plane skidded off the runway near Nassau, Bahamas, aviation officials reported Thursday. The Sky Bahamas flight took off from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and was bound for Marsh Harbor,...
Tags: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County
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Chase on the seas: Migrant boat capsizes after border agents shoot out engine
Border agents fired shots at a fleeing boat loaded with 14 immigrants, boarded the vessel – which then capsized and hurled all aboard into the dark waters off Palm Beach County, according to federal court documents obtained by the Sun Sentinel....Tags: U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, National Security, U.S. Border Patrol, Lake Worth
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Dubai, Bahamas among potential future bowl game sites
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Dubai, Bahamas among potential future bowl game sites Seeking to give their bowl-eligible teams chances to play, college football's smaller conferences are exploring avenues to create additional bowl games next season, according to an...Tags: Big Ten Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Atlantic Coast Conference, Mountain West Conference, College Sports
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Lauderdale designer tapped to judge international superyacht design contest
Fort Lauderdale-based yacht interior designer Patrick Knowles has gained a worldwide reputation for creating one-of-a-kind interiors for some of the most luxurious yachts. The yacht interior design work created by his company is varied, and recent...
Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Lifestyle and Leisure, China, Key Largo, Interior Design
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$355 FINGER LAKES WINE FESTIVAL See the largest showcase of New York State wines with 80 wineries paired with regional artisans, music, culinary classes and breweries all in one beautiful location. Tour the Corning Glass Center and enjoy a dinner...
Tags: Royal Caribbean International, Rome (Italy), International Travel, National Parks, Cruises
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A full life of sailing continues to call them
South Bend TribuneVince and Debbie Poczik met on a sailboat ... honeymooned on a sailboat ... and even lived on a sailboat for almost a year. And with both of them now retired, they are about to embark on a dream trip on their own 45-foot sailboat. Their plan is to...Tags: Sailing, Hudson River, Around The World Sailing, Europe Sailing
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Bahamas Celebration crew member tried to smuggle bricks of cocaine, agents say
Federal agents arrested a crew member of the Bahamas Celebration cruise ship after he tried to smuggle two bricks of cocaine into the Port of Palm Beach, according to a criminal complaint. Dannys Daniel Sjogreen-Gutierrez was taken into custody by...Tags: Shipbuilding, National Security, Building Material, Organized Crime, Celebration Cruise Line
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Cruise canceled after fire aboard Royal Caribbean ship
Bang Warren dismissed the pounding on her cabin door early Monday morning as "children playing a prank." Then a horn blared and she heard people running through the halls of the Grandeur of the Seas A fire had broken out in the early morning hours...
Tags: Royal Caribbean International, White Marsh, Port Canaveral, Travel, Cruises
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First passengers from fire-stricken cruise ship return to Baltimore
The first flights carrying passengers from the Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur arrived in Baltimore on Tuesday after an on-board fire forced an end to the cruise. Almost 2,200 passengers were being flown into Baltimore on charter planes after a fire...
Tags: U.S. Coast Guard, Royal Caribbean International, National Transportation Safety Board, Travel, Caribbean Islands
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