” via the South Florida Sun-Sentinel editorial board — We understand that Republicans already have priorities for the session that begins in January. This includes the cessation of drainage and peat extraction in intact mire sites and the abandoning of current and planned groundwater extraction that may affect these sites. through canals[73]). It sponsors talks from other big-name conservatives like. raised $233,500 between his campaign and political committees last month and entered November with more than $1.86 million in the bank. In 2018, the Netherlands imported 2,252 million kg (2.482 million short tons; 2.216 million long tons) of peat (5.63 million m3 (199 million cu ft) (400 kg/m3 (670 lb/cu yd) dry peat[44]): 54.2% from Germany, 9.5% from Estonia, 7.8% from Latvia, 7.2% from Ireland, 7.1% from Sweden, 6.6% from Lithuania and 4.9% from Belgium); 1,185 million kg (1.306 million short tons; 1.166 million long tons) was exported. Then came Virginia.” via Natalia Allison of POLITICO — Democrats go into the midterm election with one advantage — a favorable map that gives some reason to think the party can hold its minuscule Senate majority next year. It was actually 483K, nearly half a million jobs (!). “Mysterious group that paid for attack ads in a key Senate race hires prominent Republican attorney” via Jason Garcia and Annie Martin of the Orlando Sentinel — A mysterious group that tried to influence the Democratic primary in a high-stakes Central Florida Senate race last year hired a prominent Republican attorney to defend it in a lawsuit aimed at forcing the group to reveal the source of its money. 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It takes centuries for a peat bog to recover from disturbance. A volunteer who worked with Stefano at the Santana Moss Foundation released records supporting the allegation that Stefano was selling about $24,000 of Feeding South Florida donations, prosecutors said. Jones filed the bill (SB 870) Monday. 2010. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay Saturday in a similar legal challenge. ” via Frances Stead Sellers of The Washington Post —. But Monday’s court document argues another stay needed to be issued because it’s unclear how long the Louisiana court ruling would be in effect. 488 p. and P.A. “I have faith in God, I have faith in her and I do have faith in the power of prayer,” DeSantis told reporters. As a Senator, he was a master at building coalitions; that is the leadership needed now. Demand for flights to Orlando has surged in recent weeks and experts are seeing encouraging travel bookings from the most enthusiastic visitors. This process is taking place all over the world. The free event, put together by the College Republicans at FSU and FSU’s Institute of Politics, will take place in the Tucker Civic Center’s Exhibition Hall at 7 p.m. That said, little effort is being made to achieve this. For private-sector workers, he wants those fired for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine to be eligible for unemployment benefits and anyone who does get a shot and suffers an adverse reaction to receive workers’ compensation benefits. 978-0-359-41313-3. Found inside – Page 5H.T. Odum , a climatologist at the University of Florida , and scientists from Colorado State University all contend that the elimination of wetlands around the Kissimmee River is to blame for the lack of rain . All rights reserved. On the Democratic side. And they’re there on the ground,” DeSantis said. Found inside – Page 93IN the spring of 1947 a race horse named Sky Skipper was shipped from Florida to Suffolk Downs in Massachusetts. ... Some of the horses destroyed in the swamp fever epidemic were doubtless infected by natural means, but many more, ... In a peat profile there is a fossilized record of changes over time in the vegetation, pollen, spores, animals (from microscopic to the giant elk), and archaeological remains that have been deposited in place, as well as pollen, spores and particles brought in by wind and weather. Brown, a University of Florida law school graduate, has been working in government affairs since the early 2000s when he served as a special assistant to former Gov. Maria Hernandez is a client of Metropolitan Ministries, and to say she’s had a tough year is an understatement. “This is going to save the day for a lot of workers,” DeSantis said. Wilcox stated he will stay on as provost as long as it takes to ensure a smooth transition. Thank you for the kindness. [11], Peat is used by gardeners and for horticulture in certain parts of the world,[12] but this is being banned in some places. Attorneys for the school boards argued during a two-day hearing last month that the health department improperly skirted normal rule-making processes when it issued the Sept. 22 emergency rule. And even now, experts say, the available numbers dramatically undercount the number of tenants being forced from their homes either through court-ordered evictions or informal ones, especially as rising rents make seeking new tenants increasingly profitable for landlords. “We must have lost … probably about 100 feet,” Carl said. 1 question he heard by far was “will Trump run again.” It appeared at the end of his spiel he was speaking for himself when he added, “I think the President’s gotta get better. [22], Peat material is either fibric, hemic, or sapric. Drawn behind the scenes by the committee’s staff just over two months after the U.S. Census released the data on which to draw them, the maps are supposed to follow the leadership-driven guidelines set by the committee with little discussion at its Oct. 18 meeting. “This is an exciting new chapter for me in my career in politics and law and these new roles are an incredible opportunity to service clients’ needs in and around state government,” Brown told Florida Politics. , another Trump pal on Judiciary — to reveal his thinking. , 4 p.m., JAFCO, 5100 North Nob Hill Road, Sunrise. Revisions are big in 2021, averaging 99K/month; press hasn’t managed it well. Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis has pushed forward the idea of the restaurant to make a move to Florida after fighting back against San Francisco’s vaccine passport policy. “I look forward to continuing to provide the insight, strategic counsel and advocacy it takes to achieve results in today’s complex political and legal environment though both my role as managing partner of Capital Advocates and as of counsel to the prestigious Shumaker law firm.”, Shumaker Advisors Florida President and CEO Ron Christaldi added, “Donovan is an extraordinary individual and a very talented advocate. “Alachua County COVID-19 vaccinations continue to rise as residents await pediatric doses” via Danielle Ivanov of The Gainesville Sun — The number of people getting vaccinated in Alachua County rose for the second week in a row over the past seven days. 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[67] Over the years, different dating models and technologies for measuring date sediments and peat profiles accumulated over the last 100–150 years, have been used, including the widely used vertical distribution of 210Pb, the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-SMS),[68] and more recently the initial penetration (IP). “I have faith in God, I have faith in her and I do have faith in the power of prayer,” DeSantis told reporters. The prehistoric relatives of the species first appeared 157 million years ago and inhabited many parts of the world. In addition to faith, DeSantis said fellowship is fueling the family of five’s resiliency. “DeSantis suspends Medley councilwoman facing fraud charges” via Andrea Torres of Local 10 News — DeSantis announced the suspension of Ana Lilia Stefano, a councilwoman for the Town of Medley. Peat "hags" are a form of erosion that occurs at the sides of gullies that cut into the peat or, sometimes, in isolation. “‘Betrayal’ book: Trump threatened to leave GOP before RNC threat” via Oriana Gonzalez of Axios — Trump told the RNC chair that he was leaving the GOP to create his own new political party, according to a new book by ABC’s Jonathan Karl. ” via David Goodhue and Michelle Marchante of the Miami Herald — Miami-Dade and Broward public schools will begin offering the newly authorized Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 pediatric vaccine to children ages 5 and up starting this week, school officials said Monday. Authorizing boosters for all adults would be an explicit recognition of what is already occurring: People are getting access to the shots by saying they are in one of the recommended categories; pharmacies are using the honor system. The Governor has been criticized for hosting news conferences with people stating vaccine misinformation. Found inside – Page 79Aesthetics Tourism development can have a negative impact on visual quality . ... Because wetlands are rich in plant and animal life , not only have the wetlands themselves been destroyed , but so has the habitat . RSVP to [email protected]. Please be respectful of copyright. Found inside – Page 53Politicians and bureaucratic decision makers are not incompetent or evil ; in general , quite the opposite is true . ... Environmental Destruction by the Government Destruction of Wetlands Wetlands are lands that often have standing ... This caused much destruction of the area during the 1980s. A veteran herself, Salzman said there are a variety of ways to celebrate veterans throughout the week. —@JaxPeel: Today’s a good day to mention that the @FLHouseDems are unified in their stance against 8:30 a.m. press conferences on non-committee week Mondays. In Quaternary Palaeoecology, first published in 1980, Birks and Birks described how paleoecological studies "of peat can be used to reveal what plant communities were present (locally and regionally), what time period each community occupied, how environmental conditions changed, and how the environment affected the ecosystem in that time and place."[64][66]. It is not unheard of to find a cottonmouth far from water but it is certainly not common. “City leaders eye fed funds to address climate impacts” via Florida Politics — The Florida League of Cities gathered last week in Orlando to discuss its upcoming state and federal legislative agenda. By the following week, Trump decided against leaving the GOP. On Oct. 14, the only In-N-Out in San Francisco was closed for several days after repeatedly refusing to follow that city’s public health mandate which required customers who wanted to dine indoors show their vaccination cards or proof they had tested negative for the virus in the past 72 hours. (For more on biological communities, see wetland, bog or fen. “On first day back in service, Brightline train hits car in Pompano Beach” via Rob Wile and Michelle Marchante of the Miami Herald — On Brightline’s first day of service after a 19-month pandemic hiatus, one of its trains struck a car in South Florida on Monday morning driven by a grandmother who was with her young grandchild. Found inside – Page 79Aesthetics Tourism development can have a negative impact on visual quality . ... Because wetlands are rich in plant and animal life , not only have the wetlands themselves been destroyed , but so has the habitat . It happened around 10 a.m. in Pompano Beach in the area of Northeast Third Street and North Flagler Avenue. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol 37, L13402. — Jason Mariner candidacy in CD 20 raises potential constitutional conundrum: When Mariner, who has a felony record won the Republican Primary last week to run for Florida’s 20th Congressional District, he put himself into position for a legal challenge that could open a door for felons to run for federal office. ” via David Bauerlein of The Florida Times-Union — An up-or-down vote on moving the Confederate monument from Springfield Park should be put on hold until March so city and community leaders can explore options such as how to pay for the relocation, City Council member. If you measure excess mortality for the whole of 2020, Sweden (according to Eurostat) will end up in 21st place out of 31 European countries. The UNEP is supporting peatland restoration in Indonesia. Unauthorized use is prohibited. Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. According to one study, increasing the average amount of wood in the fuel mixture from the current 2.6% to 12.5% would take the emissions down to 93 g CO2/MJ. Found inside – Page 473We try to realize each side has a right to an opinion , even if they are wrong . " The Friends of Fort George have the support of powerful environ mental organizations . Those groups include the Florida Defenders for the Environment ... But later this month, at DeSantis’ urging, they’re poised to pass a series of worker protections against employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates. How technology can bring us closer to nature and help protect it., Video Story, How a legendary camera changed our ocean view, Video Story, Copyright © 1996-2015 National Geographic Society, Copyright © 2015-2021 National Geographic Partners, LLC. In Charlie, I see a Governor with a modern approach to leadership that recognizes the varied perspectives and issues of this community.” Soto joins more than 100 other elected officials and community leaders in endorsing Crist, who is running against. “Calls grow for postponing vote on Confederate monument from Jacksonville park” via David Bauerlein of The Florida Times-Union — An up-or-down vote on moving the Confederate monument from Springfield Park should be put on hold until March so city and community leaders can explore options such as how to pay for the relocation, City Council member Matt Carlucci said Monday. Salzman pitched the idea in the 2020 Legislative Session. serving as managing principal of state affairs and leading Shumaker’s Tallahassee practice. [86], In the summer of 2010, an unusually high heat wave of up to 40 °C (104 °F) ignited large deposits of peat in Central Russia, burning thousands of houses and covering the capital of Moscow with a toxic smoke blanket. — The Highlands County legislative delegation holds a public meeting: Sen. , 9:30 a.m., Highlands County Government Center, 600 South Commerce Ave., Sebring. reoriented his administration to the center and saved his presidency. After more than a year of silence, Floridians for Equality and Justice said in court filings last week it hired attorneys from the Florida firm Shutts & Bowen, including, , a partner in the firm’s Tallahassee office who, according to his biography, served as the chief counsel to the Republican Party of Florida during the 2018 and 2020 election cycles and the general counsel of. But access may be challenging for some, as an estimated 53% of children throughout the nation lack a medical home. Because they are easily compressed under minimal weight, peat deposits pose major difficulties to builders of structures, roads, and railways. The Orange County School Board, which was part of the original lawsuit, did not join the appeal. Trump was the best-known GOP primary candidate in 2015. Damocles is a character who appears in an (likely apocryphal) anecdote commonly referred to as "the Sword of Damocles", an allusion to the imminent and ever-present peril faced by those in positions of power. [15], Peat is not a renewable source of energy, due to its extraction rate in industrialized countries far exceeding its slow regrowth rate of 1 mm (0.04 in) per year,[16] and as it is also reported that peat regrowth takes place only in 30–40% of peatlands. Ben "Zyklon Ben" Garrison (1957–) is a Libertarian In Name Only American far-right editorial cartoonist and QAnon conspiracy theorist from Montana whose stated goal is "to help raise awareness of the drift toward tyranny" by helpfully labeling everything in his drawings. In many countries, including Ireland and Scotland, peat was traditionally stacked to dry in rural areas and used for cooking and domestic heating. Monday marks the lifting of international travel restrictions for fully vaccinated visitors to the U.S. Travelers eager to return to their families, properties and vacations have watched for news of its return since September when the White House announced the new policies. Ian Underwood writes, Note that, unlike the journalists reporting this story, I used the word negligent instead of the word accidental. Demand for flights to Orlando has surged in recent weeks and experts are seeing encouraging travel bookings from the most enthusiastic visitors. The first round of votes in City Council committees last week showed most council members opposed the legislation and it was on track for defeat. should follow his lead, listen to centrists, push back on the left and reorient his policies to address the mounting economic issues people are facing. ’s gubernatorial bid added an endorsement from Osceola Clerk of Courts, during a small business tour in Kissimmee on Monday. ’s expanded child tax credit. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay Saturday in a similar legal challenge. The Floridian teed up his question on his podcast “Firebrand” by warning against “impeachment fever,” saying impeachment should only be based on “purposeful wrongdoing” by a POTUS. Most Americans consume more television than political news, so they see more actors than they do legislators. National Geographic stories take you on a journey that’s always enlightening, often surprising, and unfailingly fascinating. The tax credit is believed to be an incentive for work. to announce the city’s main power utility aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. [69] In some cases, naturally mummified human bodies, often called "bog bodies", such as the Tollund Man in Denmark, having been discovered in 1950 and dated to have lived during the 4th century BC after being mistaken for a recent murder victim, have been discovered and exhumed for scientific purposes; prior to that, another "bog body", the Elling Woman, had been discovered in 1938 in the same bog about 60 m (200 ft) from the Tollund Man. Adult alligator gars primarily prey on fish, but they are opportunistic feeders who also eat blue crabs, small turtles, waterfowl or other birds, and small mammals. “Republican wave builds to take back the House” via Ally Mutnik of POLITICO — Republicans could hardly be better poised to recapture the House majority. The express train’s service was halted in both directions for about an hour. This year, DeSantis and Republican leadership in the Legislature approved hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for local communities. Happening today — The Broward County legislative delegation holds a public meeting: Sens. Found inside – Page 224To strain the analogy further: just as in Tony Soprano's world, the wetland world has bad guys (Mr. Rapanos: “Destroy the records or I'll destroy you”), and federal law enforcement lurks in the background. Characters also get whacked ... , Anfield Consulting: Rookwood Holdings 2, MAPS Public Benefit Corporation, , PinPoint Results: Mount Sinai Eldercare, , Leath Consulting: First Step of Sarasota, Petland, , RSA Consulting Group: United Way Suncoast, , Sniffen & Spellman: Florida Justice Reform Institute, ” via Jason Delgado of Florida Politics —, is leaning on faith and fellowship as his wife, First Lady, , battles breast cancer. COVID-19 long-haulers inherited many of the challenges that have faced people like Sbrana for years, including a lack of understanding of the mechanisms that triggered their disabilities, leaving some doctors to view their symptoms as largely psychosomatic. For private-sector workers, he wants those fired for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine to be eligible for unemployment benefits and anyone who does get a shot and suffers an adverse reaction to receive workers’ compensation benefits. [70] Hags may result when flowing water cuts downwards into the peat and when fire or overgrazing exposes the peat surface. Copyright © 1996-2015 National Geographic SocietyCopyright © 2015-2021 National Geographic Partners, LLC. In this first comprehensive guide to the state's natural resources in sixty years, twenty-nine top scholars explain the character and importance of Florida's major ecosystems. [38] Plans are underway to increase peat output and increase peat's contribution to Russian energy generation. 2019. [53] Only lightly hand-dug, it is now a national nature reserve and is being restored to its natural condition. Peat forms in wetland conditions, where flooding or stagnant water obstructs the flow of oxygen from the atmosphere, slowing the rate of decomposition. “We can’t see a complete recovery until the full international market is back in Miami,” said Rolando Aedo, the COO of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau. ” via Jacqueline Alemany, Tom Hamburger and Josh Dawsey of The Washington Post — Those subpoenaed to provide testimony and documents include scholar, , who outlined a legal strategy in early January to delay or deny, the presidency, and former New York City police commissioner, , who led efforts to investigate voting fraud in key states. It processed the extracted peat into milled peat which was used in power stations[citation needed] and sold processed peat fuel in the form of peat briquettes which are used for domestic heating. Shumaker Advisors Florida President and CEO, added, “Donovan is an extraordinary individual and a very talented advocate. Latest news from around the globe, including the nuclear arms race, migration, North Korea, Brexit and more. Supported by the "Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS) under the [www.wetlands.org/projects/GPI/default.htm Global Peatland Initiative], managed by Wetlands International in co-operation with the IUCN – Netherlands Committee, Alterra, the International Mire Conservation Group and the International Peatland Society.". joined the Governor and those opposing the federal mandate. The list also includes three members of the Trump reelection campaign: campaign manager. Peat moss is a manufactured product for use in garden cultivation. Second St., Okeechobee. Better days, they believe, are on the horizon. Found inside – Page 670A sign of this is found in changing attitudes toward swamps , marshes , and tidal estuaries . ... The effects of this negative attitude have been apparent to sportsmen and wildlife scientists for many years . Marshes that once teemed ... It is not unheard of to find a cottonmouth far from water but it is certainly not common. Peat deposits are found in many places around the world, including northern Europe and North America. Even though the U.S. House would approve the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal (BID) just after the conference concluded, the BID was discussed in a number of the panels along with a variety of other state and federal funding streams for local resilience and sustainability initiatives. It is denser than many other types of peat. After more than a year of silence, Floridians for Equality and Justice said in court filings last week it hired attorneys from the Florida firm Shutts & Bowen, including Ben Gibson, a partner in the firm’s Tallahassee office who, according to his biography, served as the chief counsel to the Republican Party of Florida during the 2018 and 2020 election cycles and the general counsel of DeSantis’ transition team in 2018.
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