A $155K dog is the talk of SoFla mainstream media, if you can believe it. Details below, of course.
A- Sun-Sentinel: The hazards of living in South Florida.
LAKE WORTH - A man hired to clean around Lake Osborne in John Prince Memorial Park suffered injuries to his hand after he was attacked by an alligator this afternoon, authorities said.B- Sun-Sentinel: So did FPL make money or lose money? Which one is it?
The victim, Raymundo Velasco, 49, of Lake Worth, is in stable condition at Delray Medical Center. He was bitten on the left hand, on the index and middle fingers, said Investigator Jon Garzaniti of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, who spoke outside the hospital today.
Velasco was reaching into the lake to pick up a plastic container when the alligator bit him. He was able to fight off the alligator and get back on shore.
Despite the recession, FPL Group's profit soared 82 percent in the fourth quarter, Florida's largest utility said Tuesday.C- Sun-Sentinel: Chan Lowe.
Juno Beach-based FPL Group, parent company of Florida Power & Light, reported that net income for the October-through-December quarter increased from $224 million, or 56 cents per share, in 2007 to $408 million, or $1.01 per share, last year. Annual profit increased 25 percent, from $1.31 billion in 2007 to $1.64 billion last year.
FPL attributed the profit boost to its alternative energy arm, NextEra Energy. NextEra more than tripled its quarterly net income from $72 million in 2007 to $265 million last year as hedging contracts gained in value and expansion projects increased wind power capacity by about 1,300 megawatts.
The financial news was dim for Florida Power & Light amid "an unprecedented Florida economic downturn," FPL Group President Lew Hay III said. The power company, which has 4.5 million customers, reported a 13 percent drop in fourth-quarter earnings, from $173 million to $151 million, and its annual profit decreased almost 6 percent, from $836 million to $789 million.
D- Herald: Video, Palm Beach couple pays $155K for a cloned dog.
E- NBC6: Only in South Florida is it worth noting that drivers stop after running over people.
MIAMI -- An 80-year-old man was killed Tuesday after he was struck by a car while waiting for a bus.F- WPLG: Slideshow, sketches of the new Marlins stadium.
Police said the man was hit after the driver of the car made a u-turn on Southwest 8th Street and 29th Avenue in Little Havana.
The driver stopped after hitting the man, however its unclear if any charges will be filed.
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5 comments:
B - I may have read this wrong, but it sounds like the NextEra "arm" of FPL made tons of money while the FPL regular "arm" lost money. No surprise there, people can't get their power anywhere else in this state but if they see some alternative energy they may switch to that. In the end, I think it's just posturing to get some money from the government for having such huge "losses"
B - I thought that for a second too, Allen, but before they mention NextEra they say FPL had a boost in profit. Then later on they say they didnt. Its just really crappy reporting, period. Isnt there an editor to check articles to make sure they make sense?
D - Absurdity reaches new heights. What recession?
F - Ladies and gentlemen, your 2009 waste of taxpayer money!
D - I was completely appalled when I watched the news about the cloned dog last night. Granted, it's their money, they can do with it what they want. But come on...
$155,000 ?? For a dog???
Can you imagine how many dogs that type of money could've helped at the Humane Society/Adopt-A-Pet?
#B - Poorly written but it breaks out like this, parent company = FPL Group and they had a fabulous year soaring their overral profit by 82%
Not a surprise however.
They charge an arm and a leg for power to their hostage er I mean to their captive audience.
miaexile, their profits soared selling energy to someone else's cative customers.
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