Click through the great cereal spectrum to learn the surprising truth about your favorite breakfast food
If you’ve been an avid reader of Eat This, Not That, you should know by now that not all healthy-sounding foods are actually healthy. Case in point: Quaker Natural Granola Oats Honey and Raisins. This cereal may sound idyllic, but the combination of honey, brown sugar, and raisins teams up to give these oat clusters more sugar than you’ll find in three Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnuts. Watch the video “Which Breakfast is Best?” to see how one bowl compares to other breakfast items—such as an Egg McMuffin and a Starbucks’ smoothie. And read The 24 Best and Worst Cereals to see where Quaker Natural Oats falls on our great cereal spectrum—you might be surprised to learn which boxed breakfasts pass inspection and which ones you should leave on the supermarket shelf.
Rothstein pleads guilty to five charges, massive Ponzi
By Jon Burstein, Paula McMahon and Peter Franceschina, Sun Sentinel
January 27, 2010
Scott Rothstein admitted Wednesday morning that his empire was built on a lie — the biggest financial fraud in South Florida history.
He pleaded guilty to five federal charges, accepting responsibility for a massive Ponzi scheme, and faces a lengthy prison term at his sentencing in May.
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Sun Sentinel has a great compilation of videos about the recent events about Scott Rothstein.
Public hearing set on Broward school boundaries
By Kathy Bushouse, Sun Sentinel
January 26, 2010
The first of two public hearings on Broward public school boundary changes is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Plantation High School’s auditorium, 6901 NW 16th St., Plantation.
The second public hearing and final vote is set for 5:30 p.m. Feb. 24, also at Plantation High.
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FPL customers to receive refund from 2008 outage
Consumer advocates and utility dispute the amount
By Julie Patel, Sun Sentinel
January 26, 2010
Florida Power & Light Co. customers will receive a refund for costs related to a blackout that left millions of people without power in 2008.
That much is clear. But when and how much is up for debate.
- The company has proposed giving back $2 million.
- Consumer advocates say it should be closer to $15 million.
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Broward schools’ budget gap could force more layoffs
Broward School Board members are beginning to tackle proposed budget cuts for the next school year, with the possibility of layoffs.
BY PATRICIA MAZZEI – pmazzei@MiamiHerald.com
Planning for the next budget year is in its early stages at the Broward school district, but the financial picture already looks bleak.
Broward will have to cut $47 million from its construction, maintenance and technology budget — or lay off about 475 people from those departments, district budget directors said last week.
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Palm Beach County launches online auctions of foreclosed homes
By Paul Owers, Sun Sentinel
3:09 a.m. EST, January 21, 2010
Buying a foreclosed home at the courthouse becomes obsolete Thursday as Palm Beach County launches a new era with online auctions.
Broward County plans to begin online foreclosure sales by March. Miami-Dade County started using them earlier this month.
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Computer scammers solicit ‘donations’ for Haitian relief
By Jon Swartz, USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO — Scammers have descended on the Internet in an all-out effort to dupe people into sending them money intended for victims — this time, after the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
Cybercrooks are also manipulating online searches so that results for terms such as “Haiti relief fund” and “Haiti donations” direct people to phishing sites or pages laden with malware, Haley says.
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Most Broward government offices will close Friday
Many services will be suspended for a day to save money in county’s strained budget
By Scott Wyman, Sun Sentinel
January 13, 2010
Don’t plan to check out a library book, visit a regional park or dump an old television set Friday.
Broward County government will shut down as part of cost-cutting measures imposed last year to overcome a $106 million deficit.
These services will also be closed:
- All library branches
- Animal shelters
- Regional parks
- Nature centers
- Neighborhood parks
- The trash transfer stations and the Southwest Regional Landfill.
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