Cape Haze, Florida - Destination Video - Travel Guide
Visit the Central West, Florida Travel Guide -
Gasparilla Island State Park, FL
The beautiful beach of Boca Grande.
The water is so clear that day.
There were people fishing, collecting shells, relaxing and enjoying the sunshine.
It was a very beautiful day..
MUSIC: Pat Metheny, First Circle
Authentic Island Living in Placida, Florida
Presented by Premier Sotheby's International Realty
For more information go to:
Experience authentic island living in this grand residence located in The Preserve on Don Pedro Beach. With its idyllic Gulf beach location this home masters the delicate balance between vintage Florida charm and state of the art construction methods. Leave your car and your worries behind; enjoy the golf cart drive to this home and let the serenity and privacy of this special place captivate you. Surrounded by native Florida vegetation and undeveloped preserve, prepare to greet your new neighbors; the osprey, dolphin and sea turtle, as you explore the seven miles of uninterrupted beach that could be your new front yard.
Property ID: 6T4W34
More info:
Puffer Fish Mote Aquarium Laboratory Sarasota Florida
Puffer Fish at the Mote Aquarium
Mote Marine Laboratory is an independent not-for-profit marine research organization based on City Island in Sarasota, FL. The laboratory aims to advance the science of the sea, both through its marine and estuarine research labs and through the public Mote Aquarium and its affiliated educational programs.
Founded by Dr. Eugenie Clark in 1955 in Cape Haze, Florida (and originally known as Cape Haze Marine Laboratory until its renaming in honor of William R. Mote, his wife Lenore and his sister, Betty Mote Rose, major benefactors of the Laboratory) Mote's early research was focused on sharks. Since 1978, Mote has been based in Sarasota, Florida.
Mote Marine Laboratory celebrated its 55th Anniversary throughout 2010. The Lab was recognized for its 55 years of marine science with a resolution in the Florida House and Senate in March 2010. Founder Clark was also recognized in March 2010 with an induction to the Florida Women's Hall of Fame.
As of winter 2009/2010, Mote employs over 200 staff members conducting research on sharks, red tide and other environmental toxins, marine mammals, sea turtles, coral reefs, fisheries, coastal ecology and aquaculture (sustainable fish farming). Since 1978 the Laboratory has expanded to include a 10.5-acre (4.2 ha) campus in Sarasota, with field stations and public exhibits in Key West, field stations in Summerland Key and Charlotte Harbor and Mote Aquaculture Research Park in eastern Sarasota County. Florida's extensive coastline and marine and estuarine environments have enabled Mote scientists to build a platform of marine research conducted in the near shore environment. Mote has about 1,400 volunteers who contribute more than 200,000 volunteer hours to the organization.
Mote has an education division specializing in school and public programs from all ages, including internships, summer camps, school visits, field trips, on-demand learning experiences for all ages, annual Special Lecture Series and a distance-learning program called SeaTrek, which connects Mote educators to students via live videoconferencing.
Mote Aquarium is the public outreach arm of Mote Marine Laboratory, displaying more than 100 marine species with a focus on local marine life. The Aquarium opened in 1980 on City Island in Sarasota Bay. Visitors can see sharks, manatees, dolphins, sea turtles, seahorses, rays, skates and invertebrates. Mote Aquarium also includes windows into Mote's working laboratories. The Aquarium hosts birthdays, weddings, corporate gatherings and other events, and can provide special group tours designed to show visitors how staff tend the animals and exhibits.
New exhibits at Mote Aquarium created in 2009 include the Seahorse Conservation Laboratory, which displays baby seahorses that Mote staff are raising for other aquariums throughout the United States, and Sea Turtles: Ancient Survivors - an exhibit with live sea turtles and displays highlighting the sea turtle conservation and research at Mote. The Aquarium now also has narrated shark feedings, in which large sharks are trained to go to specific targets for a food reward.
Vintage Television Commercials - 1980s - Part 1
This is a compilation of mostly national television ads that aired during the early and mid-1980s. They originate from off-the-air VHS recordings.
Some of these spots are masterpieces. They provide a glimpse into an era of TV broadcasting when the commercial breaks often were as interesting and well produced as the programs they interrupted.
All rights are acknowledged.