Friday, August 9, 2013

LA MUD QUIERE TU OPINION FECHA: VIERNES 9 DE AGOSTO DE 2013 HORA: DE 6:00 A 9:00 p.m. (rogamos puntualidad) LUGAR: RICK CASE HONDA (Weston) 15700 Rick Case Honda Way, Davie, Florida, 33331

 LA MUD QUIERE TU OPINION

FECHA: VIERNES 9 DE AGOSTO DE 2013
HORA: DE 6:00 A 9:00 p.m. (rogamos puntualidad)
LUGAR: RICK CASE HONDA (Weston)
15700 Rick Case Honda Way, Davie, Florida, 33331

El Secretario Ejecutivo de la MUD de Venezuela, ha iniciado la reorganización de la MUD-VENEX Miami (correspondiente a la distribución geográfica del anterior Consulado General de Miami) y la designación de los dirigentes regionales para tal fin. 
A tales efectos ha sido designado un comité integrado por las siguientes personas: Raul Andres Leoni (coordinador), Nidia Villegas, Beatriz Olavarria, Gisela Parra, Raul Lopez Perez y Many Camargo. 
Dicha reorganización tiene como finalidad reunir a la mayor cantidad de representantes de la sociedad civil organizada, los partidos políticos, las organizaciones representativas de venezolanos y los ciudadanos independientes de: Weston, Miramar, Pembroke Pines, Southwest Ranches, Cooper City, Davie, Plantation, Lauderhill y Sunrise. 
La finalidad es poder designar a dos miembros principales y a dos miembros suplentes de nuestro nucleo, como representantes para la elección de la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la MUD-VENEX Miami, en su primera asamblea general a celebrarse el 17 de agosto del presente año. 
Para votar necesitas tu cédula de identidad o pasaporte venezolano, tu licencia de conducir o un comprobante de domicilio que demuestre tu residencia en las ciudades mencionadas. 
Si estas interesado en ser representante, por favor revisa los anexos para conocer los requisitos y obtener la planilla de postulación. 
Por favor reenvía este correo a tus amigos residentes en las ciudades de nuestro núcleo.

Gracias y te esperamos.   
 





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$1.1 MILLION PROJECT WILL ALLOW FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TO ADDRESS SINKHOLE VULNERABILITY


$1.1 MILLION PROJECT WILL ALLOW FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TO ADDRESS SINKHOLE VULNERABILITY


~Federal Emergency Management Agency grant will help form a statewide assessment of sinkhole vulnerability. ~


TALLAHASSEE – A $1.08 million federal grant will allow the Florida Geological Survey, in conjunction with the Florida Division of Emergency Management, to conduct a statewide assessment of sinkhole vulnerability in Florida starting this fall.
The grant was funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in conjunction with the Florida Division of Emergency Management. The three-year project will start with geologists conducting a one-year pilot study in Hamilton, Columbia and Suwannee counties.The results of the pilot study will culminate in the production of a model that will generate a map showing the relative vulnerability of these counties to potential sinkhole formation. The resulting model will then be used to produce a statewide map during the following two years.
“Florida’s geology is complex and this grant will allow the Florida Geological Survey to produce a predictive tool that will refine our understanding of sinkhole occurrence throughout the state,” said Dr. Jon Arthur, Director of the Florida Geological Survey. “Ultimately, this assessment will aid planners, builders and environmental regulators for the betterment of human health and safety as well as the economy.”
Sinkholes are a common, natural feature of Florida's landscape because Florida sits on several thousand feet of porous limestone. Porous limestone aquifers can produce billions of gallons of fresh water. Naturally acidic groundwater and rainwater dissolves limestone, leaving behind void spaces. The resulting void spaces can lead to the formation of sinkholes, caves, and springs, all of which are called karst features.
The information gathered will help improve the State of Florida Enhanced Hazard Mitigation Plan risk assessment section on sinkholes as well as its corresponding mitigation strategies. An appendix to the State Hazard Mitigation Plan will be added to the project’s full findings.
“The Florida Division of Emergency Management is pleased to be a part of this project,” said FDEM Director Bryan W. Koon. “Sinkholes present a potential hazard to many Floridians throughout the state. By better understanding sinkhole vulnerability in Florida, we will be better able to prevent loss of life and property and keep Florida’s families safe.”
The request was sparked by Tropical Storm Debby, which brought heavy rainfall to Florida in June 2012, triggering the formation of sinkholes. In the months leading up to Tropical Storm Debby’s record rainfall event, most of Florida had been experiencing extreme drought conditions, resulting in lowered water levels in our aquifers. The result was an outbreak of sinkholes when rainwater caused dry underground voids -- previously filled with water -- to collapse.
Benefits of the project include more effective mitigation planning to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of sinkholes on Florida’s population and infrastructure; better understanding of sinkhole susceptibility; an increased understanding of Florida's karst terrain and hydrogeology, and how that affects the state. The assessment will help environmental regulators, growth management planners, the construction industry and local governments in developing protective designs as additional information about Florida's geology will facilitate planning for possible sinkhole occurrences.
For more information about sinkholes, visit DEP's Online Newsroom or the Florida Geological Survey website.

Thursday, August 8, 2013

CITY OF MIAMI BEACH CULTURAL AFFAIRS

City of Miami Beach Cultural Affairs=August 8 - August 14, 2013

The City of Miami Beach provides this information to you as a courtesy. The inclusion of this information does not constitute an endorsement or a recommendation of any event. Although reasonable efforts are made to ensure the information is correct at the time of distribution, information is subject to change. The City of Miami Beach cannot be held liable for exchange of monies, ticket transactions or cancellations with the individual event producers/venues.
 
The Miami Beach Cultural Affairs Program, with guidance from the Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council, develops, coordinates and promotes the performing and visual arts groups in Miami Beach. To date, Cultural Affairs has awarded over $9 million in grants to approximately 130 diverse not-for-profit arts groups, which contribute so richly to the artistic landscape of the City, proving that the Council plays an integral leadership role in supporting, promoting and advocating the unique and extensive scope of cultural offerings in Miami Beach.
For more events visit:

     

BEFORE MIDNIGHT
Thursday, August 8, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 10 - Sunday, August 11, 9:00 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue
Nine years after their acclaimed, Oscar-nominated collaboration Before Sunset, director Richard Linklater and actors/screenwriters Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy update one of the most iconic love stories in contemporary cinema. 
ONLY GOD FORGIVES
Thursday, August 8, 9:10 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue
www.mbcinema.com
Julian, an American fugitive from justice, runs a boxing club in Bangkok as a front for his drug business. His mother, the head of a vast criminal organization, arrives from the US to collect the body of her favorite son, Billy. (In English and Thai w/ English subtitles).
MUSEUM HOURS
Friday, August 9, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 10 - Sunday, August 11, 5:00 p.m. and7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, August 14, 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue
www.mbcinema.com
Johann, a guard at the grand Kunsthistorisches Art Museum encounters Anne, a foreign visitor called to Austria because of a medical emergency. Never having been to Austria and with little money, she wanders the city in limbo, taking the museum as her refuge. In English and German w/ English subtitles.
Miami Children's Theatre presents: Beauty and the Beast
Friday, August 9, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 10, 7:00 p.m.
Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road
MCT has had a GREAT first summer on Miami Beach at the Colony Theater.  Our inaugural camp at the Colony has been met with rave reviews from the campers and their families. This group of young actors has been working hard for the past four weeks on this show and they can't wait to show off. Tickets $15.
hot nights cool jazz | south florida saxophonists
Friday, August 9, 7:00 p.m.
Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue
South Florida saxophonists Gary Keller, Gary Lindsay, Ed Calle, and Mike Brignolahave created a contemporary sound unique among saxophone quartets. The group performs both originals and their own arrangements of songs from a diverse array of musical legends, including John Coltrane, Paul Simon, Pat Metheny, James Taylor, Thad Jones, and Chucho Valdez.
Library Salon & Cocktail Series: Women in Motion FREE
Friday, August 9, 7:00 p.m.
The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave
Wolfsonian chief librarian, Dr. Frank Luca, and rare book cataloguer, Dr. Nicolae Harsanyi, host an evening of entertainment and enlightenment in conjunction with the exhibition Women in Motion. Tour starts promptly at 7:00pm. The conversation continues over cocktails from the collection period. Space is limited; advance reservation required.
Mat Collishaw
Opens August 10, 2013
Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue
The Bass Museum of Art is proud to present a solo exhibition by London-based artist Mat Collishaw. An artist whose wide-ranging practice includes sculpture, photography, and new media, Collishaw explores dark and subversive subject matter, often dealing with issues that are morally and politically charged.Exhibition continues through October 13, 2013. 
Museum Tours
Saturday, August 10, 2:00 p.m.
Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue
Docent led tours of the museum exhibitions. For more Info: www.bassmuseum.orgor call 305.673.7530 Members and Miami Beach Residents: free. Non-members: $8 (cost of museum admission).
Eve Sussman | Rufus Corporation
Continues through August 11, 2013
Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue
Eve Sussman | Rufus Corporation is a presentation of the video artist's recent projects. This exhibition will present two major video installations, including an entirely new exploration of her noted film The Rape of the Sabine Women. The exhibition continues through August 11, 2013. 
Modern Meals: Remaking American Foods from Farm to Kitchen
Continues through August 18, 2013
The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave
Modern Mealsexamines how people in the U.S. began eating foods that were mass-produced in the first half of the 20th century. Images and artifacts from The Wolfsonian's collection illustrate the movement of food from the field, to the factory, supermarket, and kitchen table, in order to explore how modern technology, design, and business practices created new meanings for food and eating in this era.
Women in Motion: Fitness, Sport, and the Female Figure
Continues through August 18, 2013
The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave
Women in Motiondisplays images of physically active women produced by governments, fitness advocates, advertisers, and artists in Europe and the United States during the first half of the twentieth century. Both exhibitions examine aspects of everyday culture in the early 20th century that are still of great concern today, from the methods through which our foods are produced, to equal access to athletic opportunities for women. 
Art Deco Inspired FREE
Continues through August 31, 2013
Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive
The Art Deco era spans the time period between the two World Wars.  During that time all genres of art were influenced by the frivolity of the 1920s, the austerity of the 1930s and drive of the 1940s. Art Deco Inspired will showcase several local artists who have been inspired by our local historic Art Deco. Visitors will see how a historic style has influenced contemporary artists.
Bat Mitzvah Comes Of Age
Continues through September 15, 2013
Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Avenue
On Saturday morning, March 18, 1922 - two years after American women received the right to vote - Judith Kaplan, daughter of Rabbi Mordecai M. Kaplan, became the first American girl to mark her bat mitzvah during a public worship service. In the decades that followed, many other girls and women became the "first" in their communities, helping to reshape American Judaism.
I-95 South FREE
Continues through September 29, 2013
ArtCenter South Florida, 800/810/924 Lincoln Road
I-95 South brings together seven emerging artists based in Miami and New York, two diverse and culturally rich metropolitan cities. The exhibition asserts the importance of place and how that influences medium, technique, narrative and iconography.Together, they have reinvented the "canvas," developed new languages and reinterpreted their heritages.
Chapungu artists--Fresh out of Fairchild FREE
Continues through November 16, 2013
Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive
These monolithic stone sculptures are carved by the Shona people of Zimbabwe. The pieces express human ecology at its core, and will be on display throughout the Garden.
Pleasure, Fear and the Pursuit of Happiness FREE
Ongoing
Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive
Nayda Collazo-Llorens will be installing 2D textual art along the meandering concrete pathways in the Garden. The text is based on thoughts and memories--both real and imagined--collected from Miami Beach locals and visitors. An opening reception will be held June 28, 5-7 p.m.
Untitled ([construction of good)]
Ongoing
The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave
305.531.1001 www.wolfsonian.org
The Wolfsonian-FIU presents a new site-specific exhibit, Untitled ([construction of good)] by artist Bhakti Baxter in The Wolfsonian Bridge Tender House beginning November 29th. The installation will take place in the steel structure created in the Art Deco style outside of the museum entrance. The focus of the exhibit will be on the construction of good for mankind, focusing on how the meanings of things are perpetually shaped by their human and historical contexts.
Egyptian Gallery
Ongoing
Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue
305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org
The Bass Museum of Art invites visitors to experience the ancient world at the only Egyptian Gallery in Florida.  The gallery offers a unique opportunity to learn about one of the world's oldest and most mysterious civilizations from its surviving objects, including an Egyptian sarcophagus and mummy.
Watercolors-English and American
Ongoing
World Erotic Art Museum, 1205 Washington Avenue
305.532.9336  www.weam.com
The extraordinary persona of Sylvie Jones, the famed London artist who has also written such popular children's books as "Who's in the Tub," will be on view. Tickets are $15 with no one under 18 admitted. 
Art and Design in the Modern Age: Selections from the Wolfsonian Collection
Ongoing
Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave.
305.531.1001 www.wolfsonian.org
The nearly 300 works on display, 1885 to 1945,  provide insight into the ways design has influenced and adapted to the modern world.
Artcenter/South Florida Artists-In-Residence Ongoing
FREE
 Artcenter/South Florida, 800, 810 and 924 Lincoln Road
305.674.2728 www.artcentersf.org
ArtCenter/South Florida ("ACSF") announces the arrival of four new Artists-in-Residence and welcomes visitors to their working studios. 
Selections from the Collection
Ongoing
Bass Museum of Art2100 Collins Avenue
305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org 
The permanent collection of the Bass Museum of Art spans more than five hundred years and four continents, including works from Renaissance and Baroque paintings; Rococo court painting and English portraiture; painting and sculpture of North America and much more.
MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida
OngoingJewish Museum of Florida301 Washington Avenue
305.672.5044    www.jewishmuseum.com
More than 500 photos and artifacts that depict the Jewish experience in Florida since 1763. The exhibit includes three films and a timeline wall of Jewish history.
Jazid
Nightly -- Varying Times
1342 Washington Avenue
305.673.9372 www.jazid.net
Jazid is proud to be the longest-running nightclub on Miami Beach with live music every night of the week. Jazid's diverse music includes a multi-cultural mix of Latin and American jazz, funk, cumbia, reggae, rock, and more.
Van Dyke Cafe
Live Jazz Nightly
846 Lincoln Road
305.534.3600 www.thevandykecafe.com
Join us Upstairs at the Van Dyke, the perfect place to enjoy live music, lounge and socialize. 
Free Fridays at the Wolf  FREE 
Fridays, 6:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. 
Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave.
305.535.1001 www.wolfsonian.org
FREE gallery admission with the support of The Miami Herald. Tours begin at 6:00 p.m. with innovative programming at 7:00 pm. 
Guided, Private and Self-Guided Tours of the Art Deco Historic District
Ongoing
Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive
305.672.2014 www.mdpl.org    
All tours take approximately 90 minutes. Prices vary.
Art Deco Bike and Segway Tours
Ongoing
Bike and Roll, 210 Tenth Street
305.604.0001 www.bikeandroll.com
$39 adults/$29 kids and students.

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

FBI ARRESTA A DOS ALCALDES DEL SUR DE FLORIDA POR CORRUPCION

FBI arresta a dos alcaldes del sur de Florida por corrupción 

 El Buró Federal de Investigaciones (FBI) de Estados Unidos arrestó hoy a dos alcaldes de ciudades del Sur de Florida bajo cargos relacionados con corrupción, informó una televisora local. El alcalde de la ciudad de Sweetwater, Manuel Maroño, y el de Miami Lakes, Michael Pizzi, fueron detenidos por agentes de la policía federal en sus oficinas la mañana de este martes, reportó el canal local CBS-4. Se esperaba que ambos comparecieran en una corte federal la tarde del martes. Pizzi se encuentra en su segundo término como alcalde. Fue elegido en 2008 y es un abogado que trabajó para una prominente firma de letrados en el sur de Florida. Maroño, miembro de la Comisión de Sweetwater desde 1995, fue elegido como alcalde en 2003. Actualmente ocupa el cargo de presidente de la Liga de Ciudades de la Florida, que tiene una membresía de más de 400 ciudades, municipios y villas de todo el estado. En el 2011 Maroño desempeñó un papel importante en el equipo de transición del gobernador Rick Scott. El gobernador se mostró decepcionado y dijo que ambos serían suspendidos de su cargos, de acuerdo con la CBS. La oficina de la Fiscalía Federal del sur de Florida se disponía a hacer públicos los cargos contra ambos servidores públicos.

Este contenido ha sido publicado originalmente por SINEMBARGO.MX en la siguiente dirección: http://www.sinembargo.mx/06-08-2013/712051

En un duro golpe que sorprendió a la casta política de Miami-Dade, agentes federales arrestaron el martes a los alcaldes de Sweetwater, Manuel Maroño, y de Miami Lakes, Michael Pizzi, acusándolos de aceptar miles de dólares en sobornos a cambio de presuntas subvenciones federales para sus ciudades que en realidad eran parte de una operación encubierta del FBI para atrapar a funcionarios locales corruptos.
Maroño, de 41 años, y Pizzi, de 51, comparecieron esposados y vistiendo camisetas deportivas ante una jueza en el tribunal federal del downtown y, separadamente, dijeron que entendían las acusaciones en su contra. No se declararon ni culpables ni inocentes porque eso ocurrirá el 27 de agosto durante una audiencia donde serán instruidos de cargos específicos.
Ambos acusados salieron libres luego de pagar las fianzas de $250,000 para Maroño y $100,000 para Pizzi. Los alcaldes accedieron a entregar sus pasaportes y otros documentos de viaje a las autoridades federales.
El caso también involucra a dos conocidos cabilderos: Jorge Forte, de 41 años, y Richard Candia, de 49. Según los fiscales federales, ambos se entregarían a las autoridades este miércoles.
A su salida de la sede federal, Maroño dijo brevemente a los medios: “Solo tengo algo que decir: mi ciudad no tiene nada que ver con esto. No he hecho nada incorrecto. Vamos a seguir adelante”.
La abogada de Pizzi, Amanda Maxwell, dijo que su cliente es un hombre público que iniciará una batalla legal para limpiar su imagen.
“A Michael Pizzi lo conocemos como abogado, funcionario público y hombre de integridad”, dijo Maxwell. “Hoy comienza su lucha por su vindicación”.
Las acusaciones contra Maroño y Pizzi de conspirar con la intención de extorsionar, causaron revuelo entre los círculos políticos del condado. El gobernador Rick Scott anunció la tarde del martes la suspensión de ambos alcaldes.
Los vicealcaldes de Sweetwater, José M. Díaz, y de Miami Lakes, Ceasar Mestre, asumieron el martes las riendas de sus respectivas ciudades.
“Estamos sorprendidos y tristes por esta situación”, dijo Díaz. “Pero tenemos que seguir adelante, trabajando”.
Por su parte Mestre llamó a los ciudadanos de Miami Lakes a mantener la calma.
“Yo voy a ser el alcalde interino y quiero decirles a los vecinos que lo que ha pasado no va a afectar los servicios que ofrecemos a la comunidad”, manifestó Mestre. “Estamos en medio de la elaboración del presupuesto y vamos a seguir haciendo todo lo mejor para Miami Lakes”.
El martes Mestre fue entrevistado por agentes del FBI que llegaron a la sede municipal de Miami Lakes. Los agentes se retiraron alrededor de las 3 p.m. sin realizar comentarios.
“Todo esto nos ha tomado por sorpresa. Es una situación difícil y triste, en especial para la familia [de Pizzi].”, dijo Mestre. “Hay que recordar que uno es inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario”.
La madre de Maroño y comisionada de Sweetwater, Isolina Maroño, defendió a su hijo en breves comentarios a la prensa.
“El va a aclarar las cosas y saldrá bien de todo esto”, dijo Isolina Maroño. “Solo puedo decir que todo de lo que están acusando a mi hijo es mentira, él no hizo nada”.
Fotografias cortesia news4.

Read more here: http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2013/08/07/1538706/fbi-arresta-a-alcaldes-de-sweetwater.html#storylink=cpy