Pleas for dog food donations from Friends Forever.

THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER ARE HERE AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE MORE SURRENDERS AND DROP OFFS THAN WE HAVE ADOPTIONS. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE ARE A 100% NO KILL SHELTER. EVERY DOG THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CARE STAYS WITH US UNTIL THEY ARE ADOPTED DOG FOOD DONATIONS ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED AT OUR SHELTER AND FELIX VARELA HIGH SCHOOL. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DONATE ANY DOG FOOD THE DOGGIES AND ALL OF US VOLUNTEERS WOULD BE SO GRATEFUL FELIX VARELA : CONTACT YLEANA AT 305-283-7118 15255 SW 96TH STREET FFR SHELTER CONTACT SALLY: 305-798-2675 17455 SW 97TH AVENUE We have had dogs returned to us after being in their Forever Home for over five years, due to their owners losing their home. The surrenders are heartbreaking, but we take them back so we can try to find a new FOREVER home for them. Our Shelter, Felix Varela and our foster homes are busting with dogs with all kinds of medical and basic needs. Donations are not coming in to provide for these needs so we desperately need YOUR FINANCIAL or FOSTERING help. Please, please send any tax deductible donation you can to: Friends Forever Rescue P.O. Box 163455 Miami, FL 33116 or you can go to our website, friendsforeverrescue.com and make a paypal donation! All of us that volunteer and care for these dogs THANK YOU!!!!

EYE ON MIAMI: Against: mortgage reduction ... by gimleteye

EYE ON MIAMI: Against: mortgage reduction ... by gimleteye:

I agree with Gimleteye.  Click on the EYE ON MIAMI link above to read his entire article:

There are not enough four-letter words in the English language to express how I feel about "mortgage reduction".

Why should I bear the cost of others' mistakes? To keep the economy from sinking into a depression. Then why shouldn't renters, college students living at home who are old enough to vote or serve in the military, why shouldn't Americans who scrimped, saved and sacrificed to make their monthly mortgage payments be given the same deal as someone who would benefit from a reduced mortgage? Free money for a free market.

Gimleteye's comments should be viewed as a call to arms in a brewing storm in regards to where can the credit/housing industry and their unwitting accomplices, both the credit frenzied and the outright mortgage frauds, pin this financial mess.  

My family has always lived very conservatively in regards to credit, possibly too conservatively. We never enjoyed the (for the time being) many perks and toys that the no verification loans provided. Of course, we are presently rewarded by being relatively well positioned in this present economy.  Unless, of course, we suddenly have to tread water while having "mortgage reduction" for others firmly placed about our ankles.  

I recognize that there are those who did not create the downturn they they find themselves in, but everyone has always known about the risks. Those who acted in a fiscally conservative manner have better weathered the storm. We all make our own decisions and it should remain that way in a free market economy,  We should not be punished by having other make us the guarantors on bad loans.  That would be rewarding fiscally risky behavior.

In other words, can I now go out and overbuy, go up side down and now be subsidized by those who did not? Why I should I not also be considered for a "mortgage reduction"?

EYE ON MIAMI: Biscayne Bay: formal Public Meeting to receive input regarding the Draft Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves Management Plan

EYE ON MIAMI: Biscayne Bay: If you care about the Bay, go to thi...: The Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve is 67,000 acres with 48,255 acres of seagrass. If we don't support the 'preserve' status for our Bay it wi...

A formal Public Meeting to receive input regarding the Draft Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves Management Plan will be held on Wednesday, September 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Auditorium, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, FL. 

Click onto the link above to the Eye on Miami story about this Florida Department of Environmental Protection meeting (DEP) and link to the DEP website and draft plan.

Save the date- Friends Forever Rescue Casino Night

CASINO NIGHT

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2011

7:00-11:00 pm

Hosted by: WILLIAMSON CADILLAC

If you are interested in sponsorship or would like to be involved,

please contact Rita Schwartz 305 491 5651.

Contact Information

Friends Forever Rescue P.O Box 163455 Miami, FL 33116-3455 Call- 786-229.9002 ffrmimiami@aol.com friendsforeverrescue.com

CLICK HERE to read the latest Friends Forever e-news update.

Hurricane Irene moving to a more north track.

Hurricane Irene - South Florida outside the cone.
5:00 AM, Wednesday, 8/24/2011 update

7:21 AM Monday, 8/22 MIami-Dade EOM update on Irene - updates will be posted as relevant

Good morning:

The Department of Emergency Management is
monitoring Hurricane Irene (category 1) in the Atlantic Ocean.

Current Location: 977 miles southeast of Miami

Maximum Sustained Wind Speed: 75 MPH

Forward Speed: 14 MPH

Forward Direction: west northwest

Potential for further development or weakening:
ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO THIS MORNING...AND APPROACH THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.


Potential Impact for Miami-Dade County: Miami-Dade County is currently in the 5 day cone. Potential impacts could be Thursday PM or Friday; however, it is still too early to tell. We are monitoring and will continue to provide updates.

Current Miami-Dade County Actions: Monitoring

Current related watches and warnings for Miami-Dade County: None

The Department will continue to provide updates on this system as it evolves. Detailed information on this system can be found at www.nhc.noaa.gov (Mobile: www.nhc.noaa.gov/mobile) and www.weather.gov/miami.

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Jonathan Lord, FPEM
Deputy Director
Emergency Management
Miami-Dade County
305-468-5400
miamidade.gov/oem - readysouthflorida.org
"Delivering Excellence Every Day"

Tracking Irene

A threat of a significant storm.  Just what we needed the day before school starts.  Keep your eye on this storm through mainstream media and websites such as the National Hurricane Center and Weather Underground

CLICK HERE for a direct link to Weather Underground's Irene tracking page.

National Hurricane Center link is posted two posts down.  CLICK HERE to go to the National Hurricane Center's site.

I just returned from an end of the summer vacation

I returned home to a very full e-mail box.  Nice to know I was missed.  I was in upstate NY where my AT&T cell phone service was scarce (upstate NY is Verizon wireless country).  I will be catching up on my postings.

No, in response to one e-mail, I did not see Elvis.

Tracking storms

TROPICAL STORM / HURRICANE TRACKING LINKS:

The current storm has everyone's attention.  With no recent hurricane workshops having been presented in the area, I have pulled out some important numbers and links from my past personal e-news updates.  I have posted the information here for your convenience and use.

Feel free to e-mail me any of your useful links at eugene@eugeneflinn.com.  

When not following the storm on your local news, you can access several internet sites.  Two that I use are:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

http://www.weatherunderground.com/tropical/

Below are important numbers that will help you during threat of or post storms and remember to dial 3-1-1 on your phone for instant County information.

Miami-Dade Office of Emergency Management (very good website for information on school closings, offices, etc...)
Department Phone Number (305) 468-5400
http://www.miamidade.gov/oem/

Click "read more" to view additional agencies/utilities and organizations.