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OFDC Commercial Interiors Creates Solutions To Protect Office Workers During COVID-19
FORT MYERS, Fla. (July 27, 2020) – OFDC Commercial Interiors is now offering an extensive line of customizable desk dividers that provide an added layer of protection for employees who use shared workspaces. The Fort Myers-based company is able to supply and install desk partitions ideal for medical offices, law...
Age Gracefully With The Help Of Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy
By Deanna Catalano, RPh Millions of women in the United States suffer from hormonal imbalances. The good news is that hormone loss and imbalance is correctable. Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) has changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of women worldwide. Now women can stay healthy and vivacious throughout...
NASA always launches from Florida, but why?
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Seven decades have passed since the National Aeronautics and Space Administration made Florida the home of its launches. But what made NASA choose the Sunshine State? To answer that, you have to look back at the 1940s. Space travel was only a dream back then. Rockets...
Florida grasshopper sparrow will probably go extinct. A conservation effort may be the last hope.
Oteyza, a research scientist with the , smoothed down the feathers of his small, brown recruit. “There’s a lot riding on him,’’ he said. Original Post www.washingtonpost.com
Disc-shaped object on Florida beach identified as African fishing device
May 5 (UPI) — A mysterious disc-shaped object that washed up on a Florida beach was identified as a fish aggregation device that may have crossed the ocean from West Africa. The non-profit Friends of Palm Beach, which regularly holds clean-up events on Palm Beach County beaches, said a resident...
‘I hate Florida!’ How the coronavirus convinced one N.J. snowbird to fly back home
Joy Obade moved from New Jersey to Florida last summer, but the state’s response to the coronavirus was the final straw. She’s moving back. (AP Photo/Courtesy Joy Obade) We get dozens of tips here at NJ Advance Media, and during the coronavirus crisis, most of them are pretty darn depressing....
Florida’s rare blue bee rediscovered at Lake Wales Ridge
he Sunshine State’s iconic wildlife includes the American alligator, the Florida panther, the scrub jay and the manatee. But some species unique to Florida are less familiar, like the ultra-rare blue calamintha bee. First described in 2011, scientists weren’t sure the bee still existed. The species had only been recorded...
Florida governor cites DHS study on sunlight killing Covid-19 to justify the reopening of state parks
People flock to Jacksonville beaches as they reopen 02:43 (CNN)Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that state parks will reopen on Monday, citing a Department of Homeland Security study that he said shows sunlight, heat and humidity kill Covid-19. The reopening of state parks will include restrictions including social distancing, DeSantis...
Tennessee girl connected to ‘Zoom bombing’ of University of Florida meeting
Source: MGN GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WJHL) — University of Florida officials said they believe a 13-year-old Memphis girl is responsible for “Zoom bombing” a student government meeting. The university said FBI investigators were able to identify the girl who reportedly said the incident was meant to be a joke. “This is...
Man Charged With Driving Through Florida Keys Checkpoint During Pandemic
A Florida man drove his truck through a checkpoint set up to prevent non-residents from entering the Florida Keys in response to the coronavirus after being turned away by deputies, authorities said. Joao Ramon Perez, 56, was arrested Saturday evening and charged with a felony count of fleeing and eluding...
Wet wipes clog all four pumps at Florida wastewater facility
April 15 (UPI) — Utility officials in a Florida county are reminding residents not to flush wet wipes down the toilet after all four of the wastewater facility’s pumps clogged at the same time. The Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department said in a Facebook post that all four pumps...
Florida launch range remains open; Falcon 9 mission postponed
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Apollo 13’s astronauts still shun superstition 50 years after their harrowing moonshot. Mission commander Jim Lovell and Fred Haise say they never gave a thought to their mission number as they blasted off for the moon on April 11, 1970. Their mission was aborted when...
Coronavirus: Florida judge tells lawyers, clients to dress properly for Zoom court hearings
A Florida judge is urging lawyers and their clients to dress properly when arguing cases on Zoom. (Mark Lennihan/Associated Press) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It is common for lawyers and their clients to be attired in suits and dress clothes when court is in session. With the coronavirus pushing court...
Florida judge: Get out of bed, get dressed for Zoom hearings
Protecting yourself from coronavirus In this May 22, 2019 file photo, Broward Circuit Judge Dennis Bailey speaks to defense attorney Kevin Kulik in a sidebar discussion during closing arguments in the penalty phase of Pablo Ibar’s trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Bailey is asking attorneys...
Coronavirus projections show worst weeks ahead for Florida
TAMPA, Fla. — After a historic week for the United States in the fight against the coronavirus, public health leaders say they’re encouraged by promising signs showing numbers starting to level off in hard-hit metro areas like New York, Detroit, New Orleans and Denver. As compared to a week ago,...
‘The only thing Florida was prepared for was to fail:’ Jacksonville woman missed deadline to request benefits after weeks-long silence from state
JACKSONVILLE, Fla — Since businesses across Florida began shutting down and unemployment claims shot up starting early March, a massive influx of filings continues to inundate the state agency tasked with disbursing benefits. Tea Aaron is a 19-year TV production freelancer in Jacksonville. Aaron had filed and was approved for...
Coronavirus kills Florida crops, California farmers see issues too
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here . Mounds of harvested zucchini and yellow squash ripened and then rotted in the hot Florida sun. Juicy tomatoes were left to wither — unpicked — in farmers’ fields. Thousands of acres of...
Florida AG warns of stimulus scams
Attorney General Ashley Moody Consumer Alert TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WWSB) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is issuing a Consumer Alert to warn Floridians that scammers will try to take advantage of the unprecedented injection of cash into the U.S. economy as Americans receive their stimulus check. Americans with banking information...
Cable, Livestream Links For Easter Services In Florida
FLORIDA — With most of the country on pause amid the ongoing new coronavirus crisis, Floridians are preparing for a different kind of Easter or Passover celebration. The coronavirus outbreak may stop people from attending church or temple in person and celebrating with extended family, but technology has provided a...
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