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Now, that's one idea. And I'm willing to debate it, and campaignon it, and talk to people about it. And I expect the Congress to takeit seriously, just like I'll take every idea that they put outseriously. This is going to require a joint effort to get the jobdone. And I'm looking forward to working with these members. I've got-- there's some sympathetic ears here, which I appreciate. Othermembers are watching very carefully. They're listening carefully. Ifyou've got a concern about Social Security, you tell your people aboutit. Just let me remind you, if you're a senior, nothing changes. Andif you're a youngster, I'd be knocking on the members of the Congressand the Senate's door to say, what are you going to do about that chartto make sure I can grow up in a -- (applause.) ... [Read More]

NASA - Saharan Dust Affects Thunderstorm Behavior in Florida
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SOFIA Virtual Tour - Florida Bay and Florida Keys
(left) Looking out from Buttonwood Sound, over the open waters of Florida Bay. The various key islands on the horizon are dwarfed by the enormous storm clouds. ...

Looking south from Little Madeira Bay at a line of key islands in Florida Bay. ...

(right) Looking out from Buttonwood Sound, over Florida Bay. Beyond the short outcropping of mangroves, aquamarine waters and various island keys are seen on the horizon. ... [Read More]

Take Pride in America - Volunteer Event Form
Contact:   paul cummings 561-963-9906 Sponsor:  Various Location:  West Palm Beach, FL 33467 Stard/End Dates:  8/14/2005--8/14/2005 Description:  The Loxahatchee Chapter of the Florida Trail Association is looking for volunteers to assist club members in a day of trail maintenance along the Florida Trail in the Corbett Wildlife Management Area. Activities will include the clipping back of spring growth and helping explore and identify the many plants along the trail. ... [Read More]

SOFIA Virtual Tour - Alligator Alley
Looking west from US 27, just south of the US 27/I-75 (Alligator Alley) intersection, at a vast sawgrass expanse of Water Conservation Area 3 (WCA-3). Sawgrass is the most abundant plant in the Everglades' "River of Grass". It grows 100 miles north and south from Lake Okeechobee to the Gulf of Mexico and 50 - 70 miles east to west . ...

of Water Conservation Area 3 as seen looking north of I-75 (Alligator Alley), from a recreation area located about 2 miles west of the eastern end of I-75. Spatterdock are seen in the foreground. ... [Read More]

US Dept of State
to the fort at St. Augustine with many of them massacred by Indians along the way. The accounts areso similar that they most likely represent the same event, and indeed, looking at translations of the originalSpanish documents, that appears to be the case. A league is variously described as ranging between 2.4 and 4.6statute miles, therefore the wrecks may have occurred anywhere from 70 to 140 statute miles ( rounded off )from St. Augustine, and would appear to be outside this study area. A letter held by the St. Augustine HistoricalSociety, places the year in 1571. Late in that year St. Augustine had witnessed a catastrophe; “ ‘The sea hadrisen because of the wind, flooding the store houses and Dwellings’ and forcing the inhabitants to sustainthemselves ‘on herbs and roots’ ” ... [Read More]