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Dateline Florida
By TIMES WIRES
Published April 21, 2007
AVIATION PIONEER GROUNDED IN GREECE FOR NOW Where in the world is Barrington Irving? He's in Greece, his attempt to become the youngest person to fly around the world temporarily grounded by bad weather, his mind distracted by the Virginia Tech tragedy. The 23-year-old South Florida man, who also would be the first African-American to fly around the world, is blogging at experienceaviation.org. "Tragedy can make one weak and it can also make one stronger. For me, I am motivated by my mission to reach youth through aviation. ... I say this to encourage all of you to take the time to inspire and assist someone you may or may not know." Pinellas cousins appear in People They worked in obscurity for months, three Pinellas County cousins who wanted to clean up trash around Tampa Bay and formed a nonprofit group to get it done. Now the story of their Green Armada has gone national. Mark Maksimowicz and Vince and Jeff Albanese are featured in Friday's People magazine. The men, who have picked up 25 tons of litter from the coastline and inland waterways on a 24-foot military cargo boat, are part of the magazine's "Heroes Among Us" article. Their story was first told in the St. Petersburg Times in January. Since then, they have recruited large numbers of volunteers and secured a contract with St. Petersburg. New white tiger has new additions Lowry Park Zoo's new white tiger, Nikki (above), is also a new mother: She gave birth to two cubs early Monday. She and the cubs' father, Yala, arrived at the zoo in January. The birth surprised zookeepers, who didn't test her to avoid adding more stress to her arrival. Any questions were answered when zoo staff discovered Nikki had some new roommates. A third cub was stillborn, but the surviving cubs, a male and female, appear vigorous and active, according to the zoo veterinarian. Nikki and her cubs will not be on display for several months to ensure their health. So, no baby photos to show you yet. Senate to vote on license statements The state Senate is set to vote as early as next week on a bill that could give Floridians even more choices in license plates. The new proposed plates celebrate NASCAR, proclaim "Trees are Cool," urge protection for Florida springs and benefit the Corrections Foundation, a charity backing the Department of Corrections. Gold Star plates would honor families of military personnel killed in action. Plates honoring the Girl Scouts will disappear for lack of sales. It's your life - share it Blogs, photo galleries and news from your part of the world. Go to community.tampabay. com.
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