Thursday, February 28, 2008

Global Warming Fact Or Myth?

Article Taken from;http://www.dailytech.com/Temperature...ticle10866.htm

Over the past year, anecdotal evidence for a cooling planet has exploded. China has its coldest winter in 100 years. Baghdad sees its first snow in all recorded history. North America has the most snowcover in 50 years, with places like Wisconsin the highest since record-keeping began. Record levels of Antarctic sea ice, record cold in Minnesota, Texas, Florida, Mexico, Australia, Iran, Greece, South Africa, Greenland, Argentina, Chile -- the list goes on and on.
No more than anecdotal evidence, to be sure. But now, that evidence has been supplanted by hard scientific fact. All four major global temperature tracking outlets (Hadley, NASA's GISS, UAH, RSS) have released updated data. All show that over the past year, global temperatures have dropped precipitously.

A compiled list of all the sources can be seen here. The total amount of cooling ranges from 0.65C up to 0.75C -- a value large enough to wipe out nearly all the warming recorded over the past 100 years. All in one year's time. For all four sources, it's the single fastest temperature change ever recorded, either up or down.

Scientists quoted in a past DailyTech article link the cooling to reduced solar activity which they claim is a much larger driver of climate change than man-made greenhouse gases. The dramatic cooling seen in just 12 months time seems to bear that out. While the data doesn't itself disprove that carbon dioxide is acting to warm the planet, it does demonstrate clearly that more powerful factors are now cooling it.

Let's hope those factors stop fast. Cold is more damaging than heat. The mean temperature of the planet is about 54 degrees. Humans -- and most of the crops and animals we depend on -- prefer a temperature closer to 70.


Historically, the warm periods such as the Medieval Climate Optimum were beneficial for civilization. Corresponding cooling events such as the Little Ice Age, though, were uniformly bad news.

While I think this provides mild evidence, I await what to see what happens over the course of the next few years to make any sort of conclusive decision.

Thanks
Jerry
Panama City Beach Condos for Rent

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Panama City Beach Pier Park

Has anyone been to the new shops? Living in Nashville I have been wondering if the new resrraunts are any good. Let us know.

Jerry

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Panama City Beach Airport

For now the new Bay County International Airport is moving forward. Despite the lawsuits, Randy Curtis, the airport's executive director, said it appears the construction schedule is on track for the new airport to open in early 2010.
The airport has withstood legal challenges from environmentalists, a local pilots group and others who have argued it is unnecessary and will destroy environmentally sensitive wetlands. The lawsuits continue but the future of the new airport — the first since Sept. 11, 2001 — appears increasingly certain to both supporters and opponents.
"We did our battle and we were unsuccessful," said Fred Werner, a Panama City pharmacist and amateur pilot whose organization, Friends of PFN — the FAA's designation for the existing Panama City airport — sued to block the new airport.
And the airport? More people can not enjoy the beauty of Panama City Beach if they can access the region. Currently, only 8 percent of the people that come to these beautiful beaches are flying. Millions of people come to the beach every year but most of them drive. Over the long-term the market will expand with the airport.

Jerry
Panama City Beach Condos for Rent

Friday, February 22, 2008

Panama City Beach's Ron Jon's Set to Open

Ron Jon’s surf shop is set to open in Panama City Beach sometime this spring. Developers hope that it will be ready during spring break. The shop is know for offering their own brands of t-shirts, swim suits, cargo pants and other brands of beach apparel as well as skate boarding equipment.
The store will be located on Front Beach road and those involved seemed very optimistic about their expectations. It is part of a new group of about 20 stores that have been opening in Pier Park hoping to generate some attention. The building will be located near the beach for convince, and is expected to not only do well, but also to attract attention to the community.

Thanks
Jerry
Panama City Beach Condos for Rent

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Panama City Beach - Tax Scams Beware

Florida Beware...

The State Attorney's Office is warning consumers to beware of a series of scams regarding tax returns:
Phony IRS emails: The IRS does not use email to contact taxpayers. You may receive an email which reads "IRS Notification" in the subject line and may include a realistic IRS logo. The claim is that a tax refund -- maybe from a prior year -- is due and that the consumer should complete and fax the attached form or click on a link to submit personal information directly to the IRS. This is a scam. Do not provide your personal or financial information in this manner.
False "bank" correspondence and phony forms: Mail or email claiming to be from the consumer's bank and requesting an update of records should raise a red flag. An area bank's logo and phone number were recently high-jacked in such an effort. Remember, your bank has your information -- including your account number -- and will not request that information by telephone or internet. If you are suspicious about any mail or email claiming to be from your bank, then call the bank! Do not share your personal or financial information with anyone you do not trust.
If you have any questions or suspect that you may have been targeted by such a scam, call your local law enforcement agency or the State Attorney's Office.

Jerry
Panama City Beach Condos for Rent

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Panama City Beach- Mascot Stolen from Magnolia Grill!

Residents be aware that a pudgy 5-foot 9 man with a Mediterranean features that has a pencil mustache and a funny hat has been stolen. Named “Luigi”, the mascot, made of fiberglass, was taken from Magnolia Grill on Sunday the 17th during the annual International Food and Wine Tasting Festival. This took place at Emerald Coast conference Center on Okaloosa Island.

Tom and Peggy Rice, Magnolia Girl owners, hope that Luigi will be returned soon in the same condition he left. This man has sentimental value to the restaurant owners, and was a birthday present that cost somewhere around 700 dollars.

Tips leading to the return of Luigi may warrant a reward!

Jerry

Panama City Beach Condos for Rent

Monday, February 18, 2008

Panama City Beach- Nascar

Congratulations to Ryan Newman for winning the Daytona 500. It was a great race, and I really enjoyed watching it. I was pulling for Jr. But it is fun to see Penske win the 500. I was also disapponted to see Gordon go down when as he did, bad luck for hendricks racing.

How did your favorite driver do?

Jerry

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Panama City Beach - Shopping

Here is another Pier Park Update.

New stores are opening in Pier Park in Panama City Beach almost daily. The new stores join Target, The Grand 16 Theatres, Panera Bread and LongHorn Steakhouse, which are already open.

The anchor stores opening in February/March include: Dillard’s, JC Penney and Old Navy.

Lots of specialty shops to are opening as well including : Alltel, Beach Scene, Bebo’z Gifts & Collectibles, Bootleg Barbeque, Buffalo Wild Wings, Camille’s Sidewalk CafĂ©, Candymaker, Del Sol, Emerald Coast Photography, Fish Tales, Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries, Gamestop, GNC, , Guglielmo’s Italian Restaurant, Hofbrau Beer Garden, Jake at the Beach, Kilwin's Chocolates & Ice Cream, Marble Slab Creamery, Margaritaville, Massage Envy, Merle Norman Cosmetics, Mermaid Trading Co., No Regrets Stationary and Gifts, Payless Shoes, Quizno's, Red Brick Pizza, Ron Jon Surf Shop, Smoothie King, Southern Water Outfitters, Starbucks, Sunglass World, TaToe Tots, The Back Porch, Trader Tom's, ULTA Cosmetics and Unique Boutique by Irene & Co.

Please make comments on the blog and let us know about your favorite stores!

Jerry
Panama City Beach Condos for Rent

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Panama City Beach Airport Update

Yea!! There was good news for those of us that support the new Panama City Beach Airport on Thursday because a federal judge in Jacksonville declined to issue a preliminary injunction against the new airport in West Bay. Several environmental groups requested the injunction as part of a lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers. The groups want to reverse a permit issued by the corps that allows the Airport Authority to build a new airport in West Bay.

Who knows what the environmental groups will try next. Hopefully the efforts to stop the airport construction will end and the construction will begin full force.

Jerry
Panama City Beach Condos for Rent

Friday, February 15, 2008

Panama City Beach - Mexico Beach Fun

It's gumbo time in Mexico Beach Saturday February 16th!!!

Saturday is the 10th anniversary of the Mexico Beach Mardi Gras Gumbo Cook-off in Sunset Park next to the El Governor on U.S. 98.

Festivities begin at 10:30 a.m. and last until the gumbo is sold out. People interested in gumbo, barbecue, stew and other offered dishes should arrive early, as food usually runs out quickly.

Enjoy the gumbo. If you go let us know what we missed.

Jerry
Panama City Beach Condos for Rent

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Panama City Beach Valentines Day Treats

Looking for a new place to treat your family on Valentines Day? Why not try Kilwins Chocolates and Ice Cream a brand new store at 821 Pier Park Drive in Panama City Beach.

The Grand Opening Celebration is slated for February 14th, 2008. Marc and Yvonne invite your entire family to join them in the opening festivities. Store hours for the Grand Opening are 11:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Normal operating hours will be Monday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 9:30, Friday and Saturday – 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 9:00 p.m. Every customer will be delighted with the long glass cases brimming with Kilwin’s famous handmade chocolates, the marble tables where fudge, peanut brittle, caramel corn, caramel apples and many other confections are created daily. Kilwin’s also has a wide variety of original recipe ice cream that will catch your eye as well as your taste buds. The ice cream is served in a conventional or a handmade waffle cone. The shoppe will feature gift baskets, trays and special occasion treats.

Enjoy!

After your visit post a comment and let us know about your visit and your favorite treats.

Jerry
Panama City Beach Condos for Rent

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Panama City Beach Golf with Bobby Bowden

Would you like to golf with Bobby Bowden?

Enjoy playing golf with Flordia State Football coach Bobby Bowden, at the FSU Golf Classic. Come down March 7, 2008 to play with Bobby, with both Morning and afternoon rounds avaliable at Hombre Golf Club. For more information please call 850-770-2153.

Jerry
Panama City Beach Condos for Rent

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Panama City Beach - Winter Festival Possible?

The Panama City Beach officials are considering an annual winter festival at Pier Park. Imagine outdoor ice-skating at Pier Park, horse-drawn carriage rides along Front Beach Road, gulf beachfront resorts festooned with Christmas lights and a massive fireworks display to ring in the New Year.
“I think it would be a very, very good thing for Panama City Beach,” Mayor Gayle Oberst said this week. “This would be a wonderful way to give the whole month of December over to celebrating the winter season, for tourists and for those of us who live here as well.”
As discussed by the TDC committee, a Pier Park and Front Beach Road festival could include hiring an outside company that would erect an ice-skating rink, install a snowfield for sledding and bring in other attractions such as horse-drawn carriages. Other possible elements include outdoor motion pictures at Aaron Bessant Park, a major Christmas lighting contest for Front Beach Road residences and businesses and a rocking fireworks show on New Year’s Eve. One TDC official even suggested that at midnight on New Year’s Eve there could be a beach ball drop.
What suggestions do you have for the chamber or TDC?
Jerry
Panama City Beach Condos for Rent

Saturday, February 9, 2008

Panama City Beach Fishing

Red Snapper decision made Thursday...The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted unanimously Thursday to maintain the Gulf of Mexico recreational red snapper season from April 15 to Oct. 31, but reduced the red snapper bag limit from four fish to two fish per person per day.
It is nice to have the opportunity to fish a longer season. The limit reduction seems like a good compromise.

Jerry
Panama City Beach Condos for Rent

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Mask Parade In Panama City

Panama City FL – Come aboard! We have been expecting you! Experience an ecstatic, fun- filled night of thrilling adventure and striking romance as you visit exotic ports of call and enjoy fantastic live performances. You are invited, by the Covenant Hospice Crew, to sail for the Sixth Annual Mask Parade Exhibit and Gala-love Boat style on Sat, March 22nd at 6 p.m. at the Edgewater Beach Resort.
The Mask Parade Gala features both live and silent auctions of stunning clay masks created by local artists as well as national celebrities, a full dinner and live entertainment from Todd Herendeen and the Follow That Dream Band. Covenant Hospice promises a globe-spanning one of a kind night of leisure cruising on the high seas as guests stroll down the lido deck enjoying vignettes of exotic locales, cultural dancers, fabulous lounge acts and much more.
There is something for everyone at the Mask Parade whether you are searching for a piece of art with deep figurative meaning and beauty or something whimsical and humorous. By night’s end, there are usually bidders on every mask – which is the decisive goal. The public is invited to attend an opening reception and guided walking tour of the Mask Exhibit at 3:00 pm, Friday, Feb. 29, 2008 beginning at the Visual Arts Center. Masks will be exhibited at participating downtown locations through March 22, 2008. There is no charge to attend.

Jerry
Panama City Beach Condos for Rent

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Panama City Beach - Airport

More Airport Drama...

The saga continues…just hours after construction crews began work at the new Panama City-Bay County International Airport site Monday morning; two Florida-based environmental groups launched a new legal attack on the project.
In a hearing in U.S. District Court in Jacksonville on Monday, attorneys for the Florida Clean Water Network Inc. and Citizens for the Bay Inc. sought to block the Section 404 permit and a “biological opinion” by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service that formed part of the permit approval. The named defendants were Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District Commander Col. Paul L. Grosskruger and USFWS Panama City Field Office project leader Gail Carmody and their respective organizations.
The presiding judge set a hearing for Feb. 14 on the request for a permanent injunction, but declined to issue an interim stay on the Section 404 permit prior to the hearing.

Jerry

Panama City Beach Condos for Rent

Pier Park @ Panama City Beach

According to The Greater Panama City Beaches Chamber of Commerce:

I dont know about you but I am getting interested in Pier Park opening some sotres this month. the developer is announcing more great places to shop and eat at Pier Park - Shoppers will delight in the new options including fine jewelry at Carlyle & Co, stylish women's apparel at Cache and the best in video game and entertainment software at GameStop. When the hunger pangs strike, Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries and Rocky’s South Philly Cheesesteaks will offer up their irresistible sandwiches.

Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries, the burger restaurant with a strong cult following, is set to open at the Boardwalk at Pier Park in February 2008. The menu at Five Guys is simple: burgers, hotdogs, fries, veggies, grilled cheese sandwiches and beverages. The burgers are hand pattied daily and made to order with 100% American Beef that is preservative free and never frozen. The fries are whole potatoes, cut daily, soaked in water and then cooked to order in no-trans-fat peanut oil and may be ordered with or without Cajun seasoning. The rolls are shipped in fresh from the Five Guys bakery and do not contain fillers or artificial preservatives. Kosher hot dogs are served split and grilled plain, or topped with cheese and bacon. I can’t wait to try Five Guys!

Investors and business owners are trying to make Pier Park be the premiere ‘lifestyle center’ for all retail, entertainment, and dining pleasures in Panama City Beach, and across the Emerald Coast. The Pier Park concept will clearly stand out as the number one ‘destination location’ for not only year-round local residents, but also for vacationing families.

Pier Park patrons will soon see why the GameStop store is unique in the video game and entertainment software retailing industry.

Stylish women will love visiting Cache again and again at Pier Park. Cache targets women between the ages of 25 and 45 who have a youthful attitude, are self-confident and fashion-conscious, and require a missy fit.

Rocky's South Philly Cheesesteaks will bring Panama City Beach a traditional steak sandwich which Philadelphians have been enjoying for many years. The management staff is actually moving from South Philadelphia to Panama City Beach to serve you your favorites - from the authentic cheesesteak, pizzasteaks, sausage and pepper hoagies to a Philadelphia TastyKake desert. Rocky’s will also be serving fresh boardwalk fries for a taste of neighboring Atlantic City.

Carlyle & Co. Jewelers will open a new store at Pier Park with brands such as Rolex, TAG Heuer, David Yurman, JB Star, Mikimoto, Roberto Coin and John Hardy.

Pier Park is sounding better all the time!!

Jerry
Panama City Beach Condos for Rent

Monday, February 4, 2008

New Airport @ Panama City

Panama City-Bay County International Airport Director Randy Curtis says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has reinstated the Section 404 permit and Phoenix Construction is onsite doing construction work.

How good is this!

Jerry
Panama City Beach Condos for Rent

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Panama City Beach - New Circus Fun

According to The Greater Panama City Beaches Chamber of Commerce:

New kid activity in Panama City Beach!! Learn to be a circus performer. The FSU Circus is coming to town. In June of 2008, Florida’s newest seasonal attraction – Circus by the Sea – will spring to life at Frank Brown Park in Panama City Beach, bringing a dazzling three-ring aerial and stage production to visitors and residents alike. Presented by Flying High, LLC, Circus by the Sea will showcase junior and senior performers from the renowned Florida State University Flying High Circus, celebrating 60 years of spellbinding entertainment. Circus by the Sea will also debut the area’s first children’s circus camp, which will include lessons in a wide variety of thrilling circus performance skills, entertaining games and fun activities. “I’m excited to bring the ‘Greatest Collegiate Show on Earth’ to the area” said Donald Hamrick, Circus Presenter. “Circus by the Sea will provide a wonderfully unique family entertainment option during one of Panama City Beach’s busiest seasons.” With seating for 2,000, the colorful, air-conditioned beachside Big Top will start to rise above the sandy shores at Frank Brown Park on May 12, 2008. Nightly performances will begin on June 13 and will run six days a week (Monday thru Saturday) through August 2. Audiences will enjoy a full evening of jaw-dropping routines rivaling any professional troupe, with occasional special guest intermission performances. Admission is $24 for adults, $16 for children (ages 4-16) and free for children under 4 years old. Beginning June 23, 2008, Circus by the Sea will hold week-long (Monday thru Thursday) Circus Camps* for children ages 7 to 12 through July 31. Working one-on-one with FSU performers, circus campers will learn to perform various basic circus performance skills, from balancing acts to juggling, and, yes, even flying high on the trapeze. According to Hamrick, there are sponsorship opportunities available to area businesses and organizations interested in partnering with Circus by the Sea. Sponsorship packages include advertising and promotional exposure, on-site signage, tickets, and ring announcements at various performances. For more information on Circus by the Sea and Circus Camp, please visit www.CircusByTheSea.com. For more information on FSU’s Flying High Circus, visit www.circus.fsu.edu. To purchase tickets for Circus by the Sea, or for specific information on performance times, call (866) 234-8895. Circus Camp runs $285/week for one child and includes a daily snack. -Circus by the Sea-

Jerry
Panama City Beach Condos for Rent

Super Bowl

Giants or Patriots?

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Panama City Beach - Pier Park

According to The Greater Panama City Beaches Chamber of Commerce

SIMON PROPERTY GROUP TO GIVE LIVE PRESENTATION ON PIER PARK

Pier Park News

Panama City Beach, FL (February 2008)—Simon Property Group will give an up-to-date overview of Pier Park on Friday, February 8th at The Greater Panama City Beaches Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Friday at the Beach breakfast at the Bay Point Marriott Golf Resort & Spa. Coffee, pastries and networking is from 7:00 to 8:00 AM, with the event program going from 8:00 to 9:00 AM. The Master of Ceremonies is Paris Janos of WJGH News Channel 7. The event is sponsored by Comcast; Tipton, Marler, Garner & Chastain; Ron Jon Surf Shop; Hofbrau Beer Garden; and Margaritaville. Friday at the Beach is designed to share ideas and opportunities that will affect the beaches area and local businesses. Each program presents community and business leaders in a casual, "face-to-face" setting. This event is open to the public at no charge, however, RSVP for this event is required. Please call The Greater Panama City Beaches Chamber of Commerce at (850) 235-1159.

Jerry
Panama City Beach Condos for Rent