Florida citrus growers may have dodged at least the worst of the crop damage that a major cold snap brought to the shivering Sunshine State. But it has snowed overnight in some areas in Florida. The bitter cold has enveloped many areas of the nation, with Louisiana going into emergency operations to save people from the cold weather blanketing that state. When temperatures get down to 28 degrees for four hours, a tree can be ruined. While forecasts said it could get that cold overnight, temperatures hovered in the 30s ... lire la suite
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Florida citrus growers may have dodged at least the worst of the crop damage that a major cold snap brought to the shivering Sunshine State. But it has snowed overnight in some areas in Florida. The bitter cold has enveloped many areas of the nation, with Louisiana going into emergency operations to save people from the cold weather blanketing that state. When temperatures get down to 28 degrees for four hours, a tree can be ruined. While forecasts said it could get that cold overnight, temperatures hovered in the 30s in central and South Florida where most orange and grapefruit growers are based. "Overall, this is preliminary, but it looks like we have dodged a bullet," said Rusty Wiygul, director of grower affairs for Florida Citrus Mutual. He said there will be pockets of minor damage. Temperatures in many areas of northern Florida dropped into the 20s early Thursday, following the 30-degree temperatures some northern parts of the state saw Wednesday. Cross City was 20. Farther south, Orlando was 31 and it was 39 in Miami. Snow flurries were reported near the Daytona Beach coastline, the first in Florida since 2006.
I grew up in New York City and dancing and walking were my only means of physical activity. I did fine in Gym Class but never excelled at any sport. I hadn't tried downhill skiing until I was over 21 and a friend took me. Okay, so it was my boyfriend at the time who had been on skis since he could walk. He proceeded to laugh at me as I got off the ski lift and went uncontrollably straight down the hill terrified.... Learning sports as an adult had always seemed intimidating to me. But when my husband and I decided we were moving to upstate NY I told him I HAD to start a winter sport like cross country skiing to keep my sanity during the long winters.
HIALEAH, Fla. - Rudolph W. Giuliani had a rally Thursday evening to celebrate some of that first-in-the-nation voting - here in Florida. “We’re here to tell you that I know the voting has already begun in Florida, the absentee balloting,’’ he said. That other contest, the one in Iowa, was not mentioned by name. But if Mr. Giuliani thought he could leave behind the cold weather of Iowa and New Hampshire, he was mistaken - he landed in the midst of a rare Florida freeze that prompted shivers in Miami and television news stories about citrus growers trying to save their oranges. Mr. Giuliani often speaks on the stump about the need for immigrants to learn English before they can become citizens. But here in Florida, his wife, Judith, addressed the crowd briefly in Spanish, and his campaign released a Spanish-language radio ad and passed out leaflets in Spanish about his “12 Commitments to the American People,’’ or, as they are known in Florida, “Mis 12 Compromisos con el Pueblo Americano.’’ Some political scientists and political consultants have expressed doubts that Mr. Giuliani can survive several weeks off losses and still go on to win Florida on Jan. 29 and then perform well on Feb. 5. But Mr. Giuliani said here Thursday that he sees Florida as being in the middle of things. “It feels like my second home to be here in Florida,’’ he said. “We’ve spent 37 days on Florida in 2007.’’
Apres le ski de printemps, le nouveau est arrive! Ca commence le 01 decembre par le col du longet dans le queyras: ca fait du bien de sortir les skis, le paysage est sympa, mais pour la qualite du ski on repassera.
La championne du monde de slalom des Mondiaux 2007 d'Are (Suede), la Tcheque Sarka Zahrobska s'est blessee a un oeil en sabrant le champagne lors de l'inauguration d'un centre d'entrainement de ski. La skieuse de 22 ans a du se faire poser quatre points de suture.
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In other NL news, Venezuelan infielder Jose Castillo signed a free-agent deal with the Florida Marlins on Monday, with the terms of his contract still undisclosed.
bonjour, je fais de la compet (10 km et semi dans en temps). Des potes sportifs me proposent 2 semaines de ski de fond dans les pyrenees. J'HESITE. Je ne pourrais pas courrir / m'entrainer en montagne... a votre avis, je vais regresser ou progresser avec le ski de fond pour la course a pied ? j'ai peur de perdre mon niveau...