Opa-locka Executive Airport evacuated after depleted uranium discovered.

Portions of an airport in Miami, Florida were evacuated after depleted uranium was discovered early Today.
Firefighters cleared a 150-foot area of the Opa-locka Executive Airport in south Florida after a 55 gallon drum located either on or near part of a dismantled aircraft was discovered to be containing exposed, depleted uranium, NBC 6 South Florida reported.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Public Information Officer Arnold Piedrahita Jr tweeted that a haz-mat scene was dispatched to the scene to assess the severity of the situation and monitor the levels of radiation. 

The rescue team later reduced the size of the impacted "hotzone" to just a five-foot perimiter and declared that the depleted uranium posed minimal to no hazard.
As the investigation entered into the afternoon, the Department of Environmental Protection said someone had dismantled an old airplane, then placed some of the parts within the drum later determined to contain Uranium 238.

PHOTO: Hazmat crew inspecting drum containing depleted uranium at #Miami Opa-locka Airport http://on.rt.com/4hd3fh  pic.twitter.com/HM2GbdK3uz

According to a local NBC affiliate, a spokesperson for the DEP identified the depleted uranium as from aluminum parts that had been removed from the aircraft.
Opa-locka is a reliever airport which serves as a secondary landing field for aircraft normally going in and out of the larger Miami International Airport. It also is a hub used by the United States Coast Guard for air and sea rescue stations.

Depleted uranium is a radioactive product used in military munitions and fission bombs, and is regulated by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Earlier this week, RT reported that the US military’s use of depleted uranium during the war in Iraq has led to a sharp increase in cases of Leukemia and birth defects, according to some local doctors.

“After the start of the Iraq war, rates of cancer, leukemia and birth defects rose dramatically in Najaf. The areas affected by American attacks saw the biggest increases. We believe it’s because of the' illegal' weapons like depleted uranium that were used by the Americans. When you visit the hospital here you see that cancer is more common than the flu," Dr. Sundus Nsaif told RT.

According to a local NBC affiliate, officials at Opa-locka say there are no reported injuries.
The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department has asked the US Environmental Protection Agency for assistance.

Thanks to RT News.

A billboard ordered and paid for by the North Iowa Tea Party shows President Barack Obama, Adolf Hitler, left, and Vladimir Lenin, on South Federal Avenue in Mason City, Iowa, July 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Globe Gazette, Deb Nicklay)

Telemundo devoting day to issues surrounding immigration. 

NBC News is wading into an issue rife with hostility. Its own role in doing the stories will be watched as closely in some circles as the stories themselves, which will include release of a poll on American attitudes toward immigration.

NBC had been considering the concentrated look at immigration even before the latest flashpoint, the Arizona law requiring authorities to question people about their immigration status if they are suspected of being in the country illegally, said Alex Wallace, senior vice president of NBC News.

"The whole goal, honestly, is to show as much as possible the two strongly felt sides of this," she said.
"Nightly News" will look at the impact of the law, and at other states considering similar measures. The "Today" show will do stories on how immigration affects families, and "Dateline NBC" will show previews of an upcoming series on migrant children in the United States.

MSNBC will devote some portion of every show to immigration. Stories include following the U.S. Border Patrol as it looks for people entering the country illegally; a piece about a New York City neighborhood with 100 nationalities; and examples of municipalities both overburdened and transformed by immigrant populations. Experts on CNBC will talk about the economics of immigration.
Telemundo's morning program "Levantate" will broadcast from Arizona, the first time in its history the show has gone on location.

"The audience that we speak to lives with this subject 24-7," said Don Browne, president of Telemundo. "It is issue No. 1 for the Hispanics. It is the civil rights story of our time."
Although polls have shown the nation divided on the Arizona law, Browne said he's cognizant of the fact that opinions are more one-sided among Telemundo viewers.

Wallace said she isn't dictating how the individual stations and shows address the topic but wants them to be fair by presenting all points of view. NBC News management also sent out a memo advising people to take care in how they use words, saying that "illegal immigrants" or "undocumented workers" are preferred terms _ with a phrase like "illegal aliens" to be avoided.

People will be watching. Shortly after a news release on the immigration special was posted on the TVNewser Web site, comments popped up suggesting that NBC News would be one-sided because, in part, of the fact the word "illegal" wasn't used anywhere in the news release.

NBC News has been a frequent target of complaints by Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly, and the unabashedly liberal prime-time lineup on MSNBC affects what many people think of NBC News, said Tim Graham, director of media analysis for the conservative Media Research Center.
Yet Graham's organization recently did a study of network coverage of the Arizona law and found NBC to be more balanced in its presentation of views than ABC or CBS. One of the chief reasons was the work of Telemundo's Jose Diaz Balart, who has also reported on the issue for NBC News, he said.
Wallace urged people to judge NBC's work on Wednesday for what it is, and not anticipate what it might be.

"There are a lot of people of people who view these things through a political filter," said NBC News President Steve Capus. "If that's how you view life, you can find a political argument for everything."

 Courtesy: David Bauder/Associate Press.

Miami Beach's oceanfront hotels can't serve alcohol on beach

The days of enjoying a piña colada beneath an umbrella on the shores of Miami Beach may be over.


The city's attorney has advised officials that beach front hotels are not allowed to sell or serve alcoholic drinks to customers on the beach.


Although hotels regularly peddle tropical drinks through oceanfront concession stands and waiters ferrying libations to sunbathers on lounge chairs, City Attorney Jose Smith says that's against the law.


The city's laws grant alcohol sales on public land only if the city manager or city commission have given a vendor permission. Smith said he was not aware of any such exception.


However this policy will not affect the sale of alcohol on a hotel's property like poolside bars.


Anyways,with the economy touching bottom,...Miami Beach is the number one tourist attraction in South Florida,and source of million of dollars a year in revenue just because the tourism,not only from all over U.S but from around the world as well.


Now with this City Ordinance,Miami Beach are  telling the tourist,they can't drink at the beach...I don't get it,anyways if I decide to take a vacation i am gone to make sure not to go to South Beach,instead this are my options for pretty much the same money...(or less).

1-Naples,Florida.

2-Little Palm Island,Florida.

3-Clearwater Beach,Florida Keys.

On all these beautiful beaches besides the breathtaking locations,you can also enjoy your Piña Colada or Margarita,with no problems or be afraid to be arrested for drinking at the beach.


Well this only happens here...in Miami, and this is the way i see it.




Until the next time

Hacked construction signs read ‘No Latinos,’ ‘No Tacos’

NBC News

Miami-Dade police are looking into who hacked into an electronic construction advisory sign on the Palmetto Expressway and used it to display offensive remarks.

The sign, located on State Road 826 near the Northwest 25th Street exit, was flashing the messages “No Latinos” and “No Tacos” on it Monday night.

No one is sure how long the messages had been flashing. Tuesday morning the sign had been turned off and two police cars were stationed near it.

 Nothing…folks this things only happens here…in Miami.

Manny Paz