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About Jorge Costales

- Cuban Exile [veni] - Raised in Miami [vidi] - American Citizen [vici]

Sydney Pollack, RIP

I was reminded recently that Sydney Pollack, one of the great film director’s passed away in 2008. A couple of my favorite movie scenes ever involved him in Tootsie with Dustin Hoffman. He also had a great scene in Eyes … Continue reading

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Carlito’s Way

One of my favorite movie scenes, at the beginning of Brian De Palma’s, Carlito’s Way. Courtroom Scene Pacino: Now I ain’t sayin’ that my way would have been different had my mother been alive when I was a kid, ’cause … Continue reading

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Good Call Alberto Riveron

What do these people have in common? Alfredo Amézaga – IF, Florida Marlins Steve Blake – NBA point guard, Portland Trail Blazers Jeff Coopwood – Emmy nominated Actor/Broadcaster/Singer Emilio Estefan – Music producer Bob Graham – Florida Governor and US … Continue reading

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Manny Pacquiao Preview

Miami Herald boxing article by Santos Perez on Manny Pacquiao. ———————————————————————————Manny Pacquiao to get shot at Oscar De La Hoya Posted on Mon, Dec. 01, 2008 BY SANTOS A. PEREZ Little did Manny Pacquiao envision when he walked up to … Continue reading

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How to Spot Aggressive Drivers

I was reading about the new High Occupancy Toll or HOT lanes on Interstate 95 and had the following thoughts: If the weekday commuters total between 250K and 300K on that I-95 stretch, then the typical commuters from Broward to … Continue reading

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Varsity High School Basketball – Joseph Garcia

Did you notice the Miami Herald’s high school basketball preview on Nov 25th? You might have easily missed it, it was on the last page of the last section [8D] of the paper that Tuesday. Roughly 40 teams were covered … Continue reading

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Classic Latin Songs Labeled as Insensitive

Preemptive Federal Administrative Ruling [AP-BHO Newswire] In a move sure to be controversial, especially across South Florida’s Latin communities, a Department of Justice Civil Rights Division ruling has issued a list of songs which have been deemed insufficiently deferential to … Continue reading

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New York Sting Nabs Tax Preparers

WSJ Tax article —————————————————————— New York Sting Nabs Tax Preparers NOVEMBER 26, 2008, 12:06 A.M. ET By TOM HERMAN New York State tax officials say they have uncovered evidence of significant fraud among professional tax-return preparers in a statewide sting … Continue reading

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Power and Blame Have Now Shifted

Something interesting happened over the past few days. The financial crisis ceased being a President Bush creation and became strictly a President Obama problem. The financial crisis exploded during Bush’s tenure and McCain and other Republicans paid the price at … Continue reading

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Our Ballpark and $3 Billion Extrapolations

In a Miami Today article, Michael Lewis argues that Miami-Dade Convention Development [MDCD] taxes would be better spent on upgrading existing convention facilities than being applied towards a ballpark for a MLB team. He does so under a splashy headline, … Continue reading

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