Word: florida
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Havana. That life changed abruptly after he fled Fidel Castro's Cuba in 1961, an event he called the most significant in his life. He and his wife got out with a suitcase and 100 shares of Coca-Cola, which he never sold. He rejoined the company in Florida and progressed through the ranks. By 1974, as head of Coke's labs, he was one of only two top chemists allowed to memorize the soda's secret formula...
...seem like idle banter, but Rio Rancho High School's Pathfinder course, modeled after similar ones in Florida and Illinois, is all business. Chalked on the blackboard are criteria for a debate on careers, including salary, benefits and required training. Later in the semester the teens will log on to Internet chat groups to discuss different occupations, and they will shadow adults during their workday. Before they go on to 10th grade, students must present portfolios on a possible career, explore their own strengths in detailed resumes and outline a study program for three years and beyond. "This...
...beginning was the letter carrier. When the brand-new Florida Marlins held their first open tryout six years ago, a stout 36-year-old mailman named Joe Ciccarone showed up in a Cubs cap and a softball jersey to audition at shortstop. At the time, Ciccarone told Gordon Edes of the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, "When the Marlins win the World Series for the first time in the year 2011, I'll be able to tell my kids I was at their first tryout...
...going to quibble? Certainly nobody in South Florida, where residents are suddenly gaga over Bo(nilla), Co(nine) and Mo(ises Alou), and where readers of the Miami Herald were treated to a Wednesday, Oct. 15, front page devoted entirely to the Marlins...
...truth, the Marlins do deserve to represent the NL in the Series because they showed exemplary grit in defeating the Braves in six games. "They talk about the money we spent, that we bought a championship," said Florida ace Kevin Brown after beating the Braves 7-4 in Game 6 in Atlanta. "No, this was all heart and the relentless pursuit of a goal...