Expelled Movie Review: From the content to the packaging

Ben Stein takes us along his intellectual journey to understand our country’s current state of expressive freedom by looking at Darwinism and how its rise has suppressed other ideas such as Intelligent Design.The movie felt like a cleverly crafted essay read aloud but...

Fidel Castro Dies Again!

There are rumors in Miami of Fidel Castro having died.  I first heard this from my mom who was with a client.  Her client's cell phone rang and it was the client's sister who works in the U.S....

South Florida pilot may be world's youngest

A pilot in Miami-Dade County is preparing to fly solo making him the youngest solo pilot in the world.Read the original story.

Illegal Immigrants may get residency through high school

Miami: Florida International University hosted a press conference this morning for two Miami lawmakers who encouraged the passage of a bill that would grant premanent residency to high school graduates. "Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., and his brother, Rep. Mario...

From hand-crafts to crafting news: The tale of Kathie Klarreich

Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Kathie Klarreich traveled to Haiti to find hand-crafts that would have been sold through a non-profit organization in 1986. As she detailed in her book Madame Dread: A Tale of...

Finally Lula and Bush agree on something

Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva agreed to export ethanol made from suger canes to the U.S. when U.S. President George W. Bush visited Brazil during his Latin American tour this week.This is one of...

Miami: Commute by boat instead of car

"Holy guacamole: it looks like they’re serious about building the Port of Miami tunnel. The contract may be awarded as soon as May; the construction could take 35 years.""Three teams have submitted bids to build...

It would be Jesus' tomb if it weren't for the...

"Here's the set-up. In 1980 a construction crew in the Jerusalem suburb of Talpiot chanced upon a first-century tomb, which are not uncommon in that city. The Israeli Antiquities Authority found 10 bone boxes...

Former President Bill Clinton visits University of Miami

The University of Miami's President Donna Shalala has been successful in bringing prominent speakers to the campus such as Supreme Court Justice John Roberts, former Vice-President Al Gore and former President...

Get trained to give Al Gore's presentation

Former Vice-President Al Gore presented a PowerPoint version of "An Inconvenient Truth" on Feb. 28 in the University of Miami's Convocation Center."Al Gore never gives up," said UM's President Donna Shalala, who...

Castro - Die Another Day

Fidel Castro, Cuba's dictator, gave a live conversation with Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela, to prove he is still alive and well. A joke heard among Miami residents is that Castro is like a cockroach...

Miami Art Museum

Here's quick info on the Miami Art Museum located in Miami, Fl that I got from a brief interview with the Membership Manager of the MAM, Angela Oxenburg. Are there any prominent members?"Prominent members include...

College students love Al Gore, a.k.a. Global Rock Star

Former Vice-President Al Gore's tour for his documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" is taking him to the University of Miami's Convocation Center on Feb. 28. The same place where President George Bush and Senator...

Inheritance fraud emailed to me

Last week, I received an email at my university address from Matthew Baker "ESQ" from the UK.  The email told the story of a family in India who died in a tsunami and left inheritance money but no one to collect it.  So, Baker asked for me to pretend I'm a "next of...

Samba School "Beija-FLor" wins 1st Place in Rio's Carnival

The carnival parade in Rio de Janeio, Brazil, puts the whole country to samba, in particular, samba schools, communities that prepare all year long for the next carnival.  Creativity, beauty, choreography...

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