- SILICON BEACH EXPO November 20-22
- Okaloosa County Fair
- Virgin's Branson interested in Fla. bullet train
- Once-in-a-generation chance to see meteor shower
- "Just a Big Wet storm..."
- Local Movie Showings (Great Site)!
- Tired of being SPAMED to death? Forward your Spam to the FCC and report them to uce@fcc.gov
- Northwest Florida Track Club
- District 14 AA Meeting Schedule

Experience the excitement of communications and technology first hand at Radisson Beach Resort on Okaloosa Island November 20-22.  Seminars on business communications, community networking, wireless technology and more will be offered along with answers to help you learn more about why computers are such a prolific part of our daily lives in this day and age.  There will be exhibits by all those associated with the internet and computer technology.  Learn about what your local technology provider can do to move your home and business life into the computer age.   Contact Christina Yancy at (850) 244-8191

ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - British tycoon Richard Branson has expressed interest in running a Florida high-speed rail system that could ally itself with his Virgin Atlantic Airways, an official for Florida's rail consortium said Wednesday. "He (Branson) probably feels it would be a very natural fit," said Jim Moore, spokesman for Florida Overland eXpress, a consortium of European high-speed train companies picked by Florida to develop a bullet-train system connecting Orlando to Miami and Tampa Bay. Branson, founder and chairman of Virgin Group, already operates rail systems in Britain and Europe, some in cooperation with the Florida consortium's members: GEC Alsthom Transport SA, Bombardier and Fluor Corp.'s Fluor Daniel Inc.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sky-watchers get a once-in-a-generation chance to see a spectacular show of shooting stars next month, astronomers said Monday. Sky and Telescope magazine said a shower of meteors known as the Leonid stream, which comes about only every 33 years, should be at its peak this November. Usually, the Earth passes through a thin area, with little to see. But every 33 years, the Earth and the comet pass very close to one another and it is possible to see the meteoroids that accompany it.

"Just a Big Wet storm..."

Georges in its final death throws...

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Georges weakens but flooding continues.
(Tom Moore Sr. Meteorologist)
Mon Sep 28 1998 16:16 EDT

Hurricane Georges will be downgraded to a tropical storm at 5 PM but strong winds and torrential rain continues. Southern Mississippi, southern Alabama, and the western Florida Panhandle will continue to bear the brunt of Georges' fury through this evening. As of Monday afternoon, some areas east of Mobile Bay already had been inundated by almost 2 feet of rain since Georges began its assault.

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