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Katrina Survivors Meet Miracle Dolphins
Nowhere are they more abundant than with the "Miracle 16" dolphins, giving reason to smile to some of the hurricane's human victims.As the hurricane approached, half of these dolphins were evacuated from their home at the Gulfport, Miss., Oceanarium to hotel pools on high ground.
Eight had to stay behind, and eventually they disappeared.
"From all the stories and accounts of the way the storm hit, we believe the water rose and a big wave knocked out their show pool," said Teri Corbett of the Marine Mammal Operations at the Atlantis hotel in the Bahamas.
"How they got out, who knows?"
Two weeks later, all eight dolphins, including two mothers and their babies, were spotted alive and together.
"A few of them got beat up," Corbett said.
The Blue Rose Moving Ahead Rapidly, Orlando's New Billion-Dollar ...
ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2006--CMA Companies, the developer of The Blue Rose, Orlando's tallest and most spectacular new condo hotel, has selected PCL Construction Services, Inc. to be the official general contractor for the 1,500-room property. PCL has built some of the world's most famous entertainment destinations, including: Toronto's Air Canada Center, The Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas, Minneapolis' Mall of the Americas, the world's largest mall, Edmonton's West Edmonton Mall, Niagara Falls Casino Resort and The Staples Center in Los Angeles. "We selected PCL because of their expertise in building world-class entertainment facilities," according to Camilo Aguirre, principal at CMA Companies. "We want to deliver the most unique and well-built resort hotel in Florida...
Dubai's Palm Island Homes Almost Ready
With 14,000 laborers toiling day and night, the first of Dubai's three palm-shaped islands is finally about to get its first residents.The Palm Jumeirah, a 12-square-mile island group, is part of what's billed as the largest land-reclamation project in the world, the product of five years of brute hauling of millions of tons of Persian Gulf sand and quarried rock.
On Nov. 30, the palm will open to some 4,000 residents, said Issam Kazim, a spokesman for Dubai's state-owned developer Nakheel.
When fully complete by 2010, the Palm Jumeirah will be an offshore city, with some 60,000 residents and at least 50,000 workers in 32 hotels and dozens of shops and attractions, Nakheel said.
Observers say they are surprised that the fledgling developer has been able to build such a complex project more or less as planned, albeit with several snags that delayed the opening from last year.
Prizes Added For Tomorrow's Paul Hannum Tournament
Tomorrow night, a great event is going to take place in Los Angeles, and many of our friends in the online poker community have come to the plate, and added some serious prizes to the event. You may have read my story about World Poker Tour cameraman Paul Hannum, and how the poker world lost one of its truly beloved members about a month ago. The Bicycle Casino is hosting the Paul Hannum memorial tournament at 7pm sharp tomorrow night. This event is sure to draw many of the elite of the poker world out to join in the celebration of a man who left us way too soon. Your host for the evening is Gavin Smith, and the field is certain to have more top players in it. .Tropical Storm Ernesto takes aim at U.S.
Florida braced for Tropical Storm Ernesto as it crept ever closer Tuesday and forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said the storm could reach hurricane strength by the time it makes landfall as early as Tuesday night. Muzi.com News 10018938-0 (muzi.com)At 5 a.m. EDT, Ernesto had top sustained winds of 45 mph, down from its Category 1 hurricane-strength of 75 mph Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said. It was about 230 miles southeast of Key West and 235 miles south-southeast of Miami and was moving west-northwest near 14 mph. Muzi.com News 10018938-1 (muzi.com)
Steve Saunders and his family drove seven hours from central Florida to the end of the Florida Keys, blissfully unaware they were heading the wrong way. Although tourists had been ordered to evacuate the Keys, Saunders, who spent Monday evening lying by a hotel pool, said his family planned to stay in Key West and ride it out.