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Two people found dead under advertising balloon in Lutz
Lutz, Florida – 21-year-old Sara Rytman and her friend Jason Ackerman were found dead Saturday morning underneath a deflated promotional balloon in front of the Lake View condos.
Major Bob Shrader of the Hillsborough County Sherrif’s Office said, “It’s my understanding that it is or was filled with some kind of gas. What it was I don’t know. We’ll have to determine that through further investigation.”
Investigators do not suspect foul play. Both victims were found fully clothed.
Christina Saunders, a neighbor, said the red balloon was put up Friday and described it as “100 feet [up] with string.”
Investigators are still trying to determine the exact cause of death, but anti-drug experts say that there is a growing trend of people inhaling helium and other gasses in an attempt to get high. “Sure, we’ve all inhaled [one small breath of] helium from a balloon, but when you do anything in extreme it can always be harmful,” said Dr. Preeti Jois-Bilowich of the emergency room at Tampa General.
“[…] the helium displaces all of the oxygen from the lung tissue and you actually have sudden death,” she went on to explain.
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Gov. Bush signs 'doggie dining' bill
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida restaurants are going to the dogs. Governor Bush signed the so called "doggie dining" bill today in Orlando. The new law lets local governments decide if they want to permit dogs to eat with their owners outside.
The measure would create a three year pilot program after which time the state would revisit the issue to determine whether it was a good idea.
Allowing dogs to dine would be up to the local city or county, and then even if local restrictions were waived to allow it, it would still be up to the restaurant owner as to whether to participate.
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DNA ties UM prof to Genghis Khan
Is Genghis Khan a UM accounting professor's forefather? The DNA says yes.
BY NOAH BIERMAN
nbierman@MiamiHerald.com
Web Vote If you were related to Genghis Khan, would you tell your friends?
A British research firm recently combed 25,000 DNA samples searching for a modern descendant of Genghis Khan from outside the Mongolian warlord's ancient empire.
They found the first one: a University of Miami accounting professor with a receding hairline.
Tom Robinson, a 48-year-old Palmetto Bay resident, has taken the odd news with amiable modesty. In some quarters, he's being treated like the guy who walks into a store and finds out he's the millionth customer. The Mongolian ambassador to the United States plans to invite him as an honored guest to his Washington embassy.
They're an unlikely pair, the emperor and the accountant. Genghis was known as the type of guy who would conquer villages across two continents, murder entire tribes and take thousands of female partners. Robinson, on the other hand, just returned from a cruise to Alaska with his wife of 25 years.
''I think I do have a certain number of administrative skills,'' Robinson said, noting he was once president of a local financial analyst society. ``I haven't done any conquering, per se.''
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Mama's girl
(SPiT)
Peggy Justus was always honest about what she did. And she always figured one of her daughters would follow in her high-heeled footsteps.
TAMPA - Tiffany punches something special on the jukebox. She and Peggy take the stage. They start off slow. Late on a Friday afternoon, there are hardly any customers at the Mons Venus.
Peggy, in faded jeans, holds the pole at the center of the stage and spins. Tiffany runs her hands up under her shirt and pulls off her top.
In this light they could be the same girl. Same long blond hair, same small breasts. Same slow, swaying motion. Some guys think they are sisters.
"It is obvious there is some kind of relation,'' says another dancer, watching from nearby. "You can tell what Peggy used to look like.''
Their song, the one playing on the jukebox, is by Kanye West. Tiffany loves to play it when she's onstage with her mom. She likes to sing the words, feel them, think about what they mean. Sometimes she plays the song even when her mom isn't working.
The Mons Venus sits on Dale Mabry Highway, tucked between a car wash and a Taco Bell, just down the street from Raymond James Stadium. The inside of the club is dark and clean. Mirrors cover the walls and ceiling. The stage swims in light cast by blinking traffic signals on the side and rotating beams of color from above.
Lutz, Florida – 21-year-old Sara Rytman and her friend Jason Ackerman were found dead Saturday morning underneath a deflated promotional balloon in front of the Lake View condos.
Major Bob Shrader of the Hillsborough County Sherrif’s Office said, “It’s my understanding that it is or was filled with some kind of gas. What it was I don’t know. We’ll have to determine that through further investigation.”
Investigators do not suspect foul play. Both victims were found fully clothed.
Christina Saunders, a neighbor, said the red balloon was put up Friday and described it as “100 feet [up] with string.”
Investigators are still trying to determine the exact cause of death, but anti-drug experts say that there is a growing trend of people inhaling helium and other gasses in an attempt to get high. “Sure, we’ve all inhaled [one small breath of] helium from a balloon, but when you do anything in extreme it can always be harmful,” said Dr. Preeti Jois-Bilowich of the emergency room at Tampa General.
“[…] the helium displaces all of the oxygen from the lung tissue and you actually have sudden death,” she went on to explain.
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Gov. Bush signs 'doggie dining' bill
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida restaurants are going to the dogs. Governor Bush signed the so called "doggie dining" bill today in Orlando. The new law lets local governments decide if they want to permit dogs to eat with their owners outside.
The measure would create a three year pilot program after which time the state would revisit the issue to determine whether it was a good idea.
Allowing dogs to dine would be up to the local city or county, and then even if local restrictions were waived to allow it, it would still be up to the restaurant owner as to whether to participate.
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DNA ties UM prof to Genghis Khan
Is Genghis Khan a UM accounting professor's forefather? The DNA says yes.
BY NOAH BIERMAN
nbierman@MiamiHerald.com
Web Vote If you were related to Genghis Khan, would you tell your friends?
A British research firm recently combed 25,000 DNA samples searching for a modern descendant of Genghis Khan from outside the Mongolian warlord's ancient empire.
They found the first one: a University of Miami accounting professor with a receding hairline.
Tom Robinson, a 48-year-old Palmetto Bay resident, has taken the odd news with amiable modesty. In some quarters, he's being treated like the guy who walks into a store and finds out he's the millionth customer. The Mongolian ambassador to the United States plans to invite him as an honored guest to his Washington embassy.
They're an unlikely pair, the emperor and the accountant. Genghis was known as the type of guy who would conquer villages across two continents, murder entire tribes and take thousands of female partners. Robinson, on the other hand, just returned from a cruise to Alaska with his wife of 25 years.
''I think I do have a certain number of administrative skills,'' Robinson said, noting he was once president of a local financial analyst society. ``I haven't done any conquering, per se.''
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Mama's girl
(SPiT)
Peggy Justus was always honest about what she did. And she always figured one of her daughters would follow in her high-heeled footsteps.
TAMPA - Tiffany punches something special on the jukebox. She and Peggy take the stage. They start off slow. Late on a Friday afternoon, there are hardly any customers at the Mons Venus.
Peggy, in faded jeans, holds the pole at the center of the stage and spins. Tiffany runs her hands up under her shirt and pulls off her top.
In this light they could be the same girl. Same long blond hair, same small breasts. Same slow, swaying motion. Some guys think they are sisters.
"It is obvious there is some kind of relation,'' says another dancer, watching from nearby. "You can tell what Peggy used to look like.''
Their song, the one playing on the jukebox, is by Kanye West. Tiffany loves to play it when she's onstage with her mom. She likes to sing the words, feel them, think about what they mean. Sometimes she plays the song even when her mom isn't working.
The Mons Venus sits on Dale Mabry Highway, tucked between a car wash and a Taco Bell, just down the street from Raymond James Stadium. The inside of the club is dark and clean. Mirrors cover the walls and ceiling. The stage swims in light cast by blinking traffic signals on the side and rotating beams of color from above.
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