‘Whiteout’ Buried Under Predictability
Being a U.S. Marshal overseeing scientists and other adventurous sorts in Antarctica is like being the mall cop of the tundra. Not all that much happens. But in “Whiteout,” Kate Beckinsale’s Marshal Carrie Stetko must contend with several grisly murders. She’s chased in bone-chilling wind by a hooded guy with a pickax in temperatures of [...]
Our Q&A With Senate Candidate Stan Jordan
OBSERVER: Tell us a little about your background. STAN JORDAN: I was born in Jacksonville, and graduated from Andrew Jackson High School and Jacksonville University after graduating from Jacksonville University I became a Danforth Fellow. During my formative years, I made a decision to devote much of my life to serving children. I proudly [...]
Beatles Rock Band: 9 Songs We Want, 4 We Don’t
Every so often you’ll see some site pop up with a “Most Wanted” list of tracks it’d like to see playable in “Rock Band.” These lists are always fun, and a great way to get a discussion going, but they always had one major problem as far as I was concerned: an overabundance of choice. [...]
Time to Sweep Out Bad Funds
Pretty soon, you’ll be getting a quarterly letter from your fund manager, bragging about how well he has done this year. He’ll talk about all the great stocks in the portfolio. He’ll promise to do his very best for you. You might want to dump him anyway. The fund industry is fond of promoting long-term [...]
Is a Roth Conversion Right for You?
Roth individual retirement accounts have emerged as a popular tax-sheltered way to invest, and they’ll only get better next year. Starting in January, Congress will drop the eligibility barriers so that any investor, regardless of income, will be able to transfer money from traditional, deductible IRAs to a Roth. Why do so? Because money in [...]
Lakeland Man Upset That Officials Took His Pythons
LAKELAND, Fla. – The owner of two pythons seized by state officials for allegedly failing to have the proper permit is not happy that he’s lost his snakes. For more than a decade, Michael Hall has been raising two Burmese pythons. His 17-foot long female he named Zena and the 11-foot long male he named [...]
Beatles: Remasters of the Universe
With a little help from their fans, The Beatles again rule the marketplace as Fab Four fever greeted Wednesday’s release of the band’s remastered catalog and The Beatles: Rock Band. Discs are moving steadily, with the $260 stereo and $299 mono box sets selling out at many outlets. Even the band’s website alerted buyers that [...]
Jobless Agency is Hiring
Florida’s unemployment rate is the highest in more than three decades, but at least someone is hiring. The state’s Agency for Workforce Innovation needs more workers to process rising unemployment claims and plans to ask lawmakers next week for the OK to hire another 150 temporary employees in coming months. AWI added 100 workers between [...]
Dash for Campaign Cash
Capitol watchers don’t need a calendar to tell when the end of some months is nearing. They can just watch the fund-raisers increase. Next week, a flurry of cash-calls is scheduled as the end of another fund-raising quarter approaches Sept. 30. Rep. David Rivera, R-Miami, leads off the list Tuesday when he looks to sweeten [...]
Gelber Unveils Open Record Amendment
Florida’s budget process is unduly fraught with secrecy and should be opened up to more public scrutiny, a Florida lawmaker said Thursday, unveiling a proposed constitutional amendment he says will do just that. Speaking to reporters, Sen. Dan Gelber, D-Miami Beach, proposed a joint resolution that would ask lawmakers to put an amendment to voters [...]
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