Barnes & Noble, one of the largest book retail companies in the world, operates their retail stores more like community centers than bookstores. They want customers to stay awhile and enjoy all that their store has to offer and B&N has more to offer than just books. Customers can enjoy food and beverage at […]
Nashville may have the Kentucky Derby, but here in Melbourne, FL we have the Crabtucky Derby. The Crabtucky Derby is crab racing! The National Crab Racing Association organizes hermit crab races every Tuesday night at Crickets Spirits Sports and Food located at 1942 N. Wickham Road. Bar patrons can participate for free in the […]
Visitors travelling over the Hubert Humphrey Bridge on 520 in Cocoa slow to a crawl when their eyes rest upon the “Queen” perched at her dock. The Indian River Queen is truly a majestic sight to see. The Queen stands out with her bright red paddle wheel and shiny black chimney. When visitors see […]
School is out for the summer. The time of year which parents dread. The kids are home all day and the parents have to work. Who is going to watch the children? They certainly can’t leave their children unsupervised. What are parents to do? Send the children to Surf Art Camp! Surf Art Camp […]
The Kennedy Space Station is opening their new Space Shuttle Atlantis Exhibit on June 29th to the general public. Visitors of the Space Station are in for an out this world experience! Greeting them upon entering the exhibit is the 150,000 pound Space Shuttle Atlantis hanging suspended 30 feet off the ground and tilted […]
“It’s raining. It’s pouring. The old man is snoring.” Not again – another rainy day. Passing the time on rainy days is torturous, especially when you have a house full of mutinous rambunctious children. Let’s face it. Movies may work for the first rain day, but by day two parents are in trouble. What […]
Who and what does the Florida Sunshine Law cover?
Florida’s Sunshine Law promotes the state’s policy towards open government. In fact, it is required by Article I, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution. Does the open policy apply to every government entity in Florida, does it apply to all members of the government, its agencies, etc., and does it cover every type of meeting? The Sunshine Law applies to “any board or commission of any state agency or authority or of any agency or authority of any county, municipal corporation or political subdivision.” Section 286.011, Florida Statutes. Notice that the Sunshine Law applies to state, county, municipal or political subdivisions; it does not apply to federal agencies or federal entities of any type.
By: Dan Pierron Nearly a year ago, the verdict in the patent infringement suit Apple v. Samsung came in, awarding Apple $1 billion in damages. Samsung has finally paid up, in comical fashion. I’m pretty sure everyone has thought of repaying an unpalatable debt in this fashion, but Samsung’s chutzpah in doing it is, if […]
In a dissent from the court opinion filed in CLS Bank v. Alice Corp, Federal Circuit Judges Linn and O’Malley unceremoniously burst the bubble of several Amici who urged the court to use this case to undermine software patents. In the process, the authors school their colleagues on the dangers of two judicial sirens: extra-record fact finding and legislating from the bench. […]
