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On the radar
By TIMES WIRES
Published August 13, 2007
First possible hurricane could form The first potentially significant tropical system of the season is gathering strength in the distant Atlantic and could develop into the year's first hurricane this week. Likely to become a tropical depression today, the system is an immense distance from land - 2,200 miles from the outermost Caribbean islands and 3,600 miles from Florida - and poses no immediate danger. Similar systems are lining up behind it. If the system's sustained winds cross 39 mph, it will be named Tropical Storm Dean. Computer models predict its winds will reach 74 mph by the weekend, making it a hurricane. ST. PETERSBURG GOP candidates coming Nov. 28 It looks as if the Republican presidential candidates, at least most of them, will participate in a YouTube debate in St. Petersburg after all. The forum is now set for Nov. 28. The campaigns of Rudolph W. Giuliani and Sen. John McCain have signed on, according to CNN, which will broadcast the event. CNN said it had not heard from Mitt Romney, who has been critical of the format, in which the public poses questions via video sent to YouTube. The Republicans were supposed to hold the debate Sept. 17. TAMPA 'Zoo Poo' for sale The Lowry Park Zoo, 1101 W Sligh Ave., plans to offer $1-a-gallon "Zoo Poo" compost Saturday. It's a blend of straw bedding, hardwood chips, landscaping refuse and droppings from plant-eating animals. Distribution starts at noon, but if you reserve in advance e-mail zoopoo @lowryparkzoo.com) pickup is after 9:30 a.m. Bring your own container to the west end of the zoo's parking lot. Cash or check only. DUNEDIN Wearable art Expect the unexpected at Saturday's third Wearable Art Fashion Show at the Dunedin Fine Art Center, 1143 Michigan Blvd. Ten designers have assembled collections using paper, metal, corn husks, grape leaves, palm tree fibers, peppers and lentils. Pre-party begins at 7:30 p.m.; the runway show is at 9 p.m. Cost is $15; $55 reserved seating. Call (727) 298- 3322 or visit www.dfac.org. Tampabay.com People are talking about . . . Lou Pearlman (Money Talk) The suspected con man was hoping to get out of jail on bond. Here was one response: "Set bail at $460-million and let him out." Sean Daly's Do-Over (Pop Life) The Times' pop music critic confessed to a poor health screening - which elicited this poke in the ribs: "Bout time, Daly! If your head got any fatter, it wouldn't fit in the press photo. Even Barry Bonds was amazed at the size of your dome." Odes to Alstott (Bucs Beat) The popular Buc's career is likely over. Said the fans: "Bucs need to cut this guy. He can't play and sports are a business. What is he, 57 years old?" "Hopefully, Mike will go into broadcasting. He is really HOT!" "I live in Clearwater now, but I'm also born and raised in Joliet (Alstott's hometown in Illinois). You made us proud." Go to blogs.tampabay.com
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