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Friday, April 30, 2010

ACTION REQUEST

South Florida Free Beaches / FNA, Inc. Gov't Affairs Cmte. 


Immediate Legislative Action Request



Florida Senate Bill 382 - SFFB supports the Sobel amendment.
Our subscribers are necessarily concerned with preserving water quality.
We have just become aware of a Florida bill including an exemption for lawn care companies from pollution laws, allowing fertilizer runoff to enter our canal systems, and eventually the ocean.  Fertilizer pollutants are contributors to harmful algae blooms commonly known as "Red Tide."
This exemption is buried in a 2121 line bill.  [bill text] 
The Sobel amendment will eliminate this exemption.
We include an announcment on this issue from the Sierra Club with news hyperlinks for your consideration and evaluation.


ACTION REQUEST:
Call or email the following legislators in support of the Sobel Amendment to SB 382:

 Larcenia Bullard (850) 487-5127 bullard.larcenia.web@flsenate.gov

 Alex Diaz De la Portilla  (850) 487-5109 portilla.alex.web@flsenate.gov


 Nan Rich  (850) 487-5103  rich.nan.web@flsenate.gov

 Alex Villalobos  (850) 487-5130 villalobos.alex.web@flsenate.gov

Forwarded Message from the Sierra Club on this issue
  Jon Ullman
  Senior Organizer
  Sierra Club
  (305) 860-9888

The House version of the bad fertilizer pollution bill, HB 1445, passed on Monday, April 26. If the companion SB 382 is passed into law with the two bad fertilizer preemption amendments, it would undo ordinances passed for dozens of municipalities and counties that limit lawn fertilizer pollution and it would make it virtually impossible for other communities to enact higher standards.

This pollution impacts rivers, bays, estuaries and beaches and is deadly to wildlife.
When nutrients in fertilizer pollute ground and surface waters, algae devour them causing a population explosion called a "harmful algae bloom" (HAB)..  These blooms cause:

  ·        Respiratory distress - Red Tide 
  ·        Nerve damage - Anabaena 
  ·        Liver damage - Microcystis /Cylindrospermopsis

  It would:


  ·       Invalidate existing and future rainy season bans on the application of lawn fertilizer
  ·       Preempt local governments from taking the most effective and least expensive steps to protect water quality until it is too late.


Here's a good blog about the state's preemption bill: http://environment.blogs.theledger.com/11214/the-fertilizer-pushers/

and a recent news story:

South Florida Free Beaches / FNA, Inc.
Richard Mason 
President
Chair, Gov't Affairs Committee

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

MAILONLINE: TURKEY'S FIRST HOTEL FOR NUDISTS WELCOMES FOREIGN GUESTS TO BARE ALL

INVITATION!


Madame, monsieur,

Suite à  l' ouverture de notre nouvelle E-Boutique,

vous êtes conviés à venir visiter celle-ci en cliquant

sur le lien ci-dessous:


Dans la boutique de Priscille, vous trouverez :

- Des produits 100% Français
- Naturels
- Bio

Des Produits:
- De beauté femme, homme, bébé.
- Pour rester en forme.
- Pour la maison.
- Des idées cadeaux.


Et de nombreuses promotions
Restant à votre entiére disposition, veuillez recevoir, madame, monsieur, l' expression
de mes sentiments les meilleurs.

Cordialement.

Pascal.
Theme de la rcherche "Naturistes". Si vous n'êtes pas concerné(es) par ce courriel ou si vous ne souhaitez plus recevoir de courriels de notre part, pascal.dubreuil@neuf.fr . Stop Courriels. Merci

Sunday, April 18, 2010

SOUTH FLORIDA FREE BEACHES / FNA, INC.


ACTION REQUEST FOR A CONCESSION
B
Y & FOR NATURISTS AT HAULOVER BEACH
Dear Angelos,


We are requesting mail/email to Miami-Dade County administrators in support of B.E.A.C.H.E.S. Foundation being granted concession rights at Haulover Beach.

This is a time-sensitive request.
Let's flex our "naked" power and get what we want for a change. Please write a brief, polite note today.

After nearly 19 years of Haulover naturists giving their money to for-profit, non-naturist concession owners who gave nothing back to benefit Haulover Beach, and 19 years of these same profit-driven owners never helping the organizations that worked so hard to keep its nude status legal, we say:

ENOUGH! After nearly 19 years of suffering at best mediocre food at South Beach prices, with no healthy selections from these same profit-driven owners, Haulover Beach goers can finally let their voices be heard and show their "naked" power by taking real ownership of "our" beach - "Green Power".

B.E.A.C.H.E.S. Foundation Institute is the 501 (c) 3 nonprofit naturist organization that brought you the nude beachside showers, the tiki huts for free shade and small organized social gatherings, the electric beach wheelchairs and the special beach events over the past ten years with music, food, fun, libations, etc. The latest event was the internationally recognized Nude Year's Festival and first overnight beach camp-out four months ago.


B.E.A.C.H.E.S. was founded and is headed by Shirley Mason, affectionately known as the "Mother of Haulover Beach," who has dedicated her volunteer efforts and resources to keeping our beaches bare. She arranged for B.E.A.C.H.E.S. to have the mini BeachMall concession through Miami-Dade Parks Program Partnership Agreement for nonprofits.  It operated at the main beach entrance under the middle tiki hut and at the light blue trailer on weekends with her staff of three.

Now that Toby's contract has been revoked, and before a long-term contract is awarded in six to nine months, B.E.A.C.H.E.S. has submitted a proposal to take over the food/beverage and beach equipment rental services for the interim period and pay Miami-Dade County a fair fixed price and percentage of its gross sales.

B.E.A.C.H.E.S. has wanted this opportunity to serve and treat Haulover Beach visitors like they deserve - with respect and dignity. It has also wanted to use these concession proceeds to fulfill its nonprofit mission and continue Haulover's capital improvements and user benefits.

B.E.A.C.H.E..S. Foundation has some stiff competition, especially from the Boucher Brothers - a large, wellknown, well-funded beach equipment rental concessionaire from South Beach, who may be partnering with owners of the Nikki Beach Club. Hello higher South Beach pricing!

In our nearly 19 years of working with Miami-Dade Parks, they're not known for rewarding hard work, honesty and loyalty, even when OUR beach has proven to be profitable. The bottom line: the parks department looks at what's easy, and having the right lobbyist seems to be the formula we've observed downtown.


Getting this beach concession will give naturists and B.E.A.C.H.E.S. the credibility and standing with other governments to establish and maintain new clothing-optional beaches in Florida and beyond.

The Turn Key "Free Beaches" initiative, a B.E.A.C.H.E.S. Project - www.beachesfoundation.org/freebeach.pdf - is already in process with the City of Key West and with the Florida DEP/ State Parks Division at select park-beaches.

Miami-Dade Park administrators will likely be making a decision this week, if they haven't already. They have not announced their decision, so minds can be changed. Therefore, your letter is critical and time is of the essence.



Please send your message today!

IN YOUR OWN WORDS, tell Parks Dept. and County administrators:

I want B.E.A.C.H.E.S. Foundation to have the concession for Haulover Beach.. They've earned it and Parks will profit.

Jack Kardys, Director Parks & Recreation:
kardys@miamidade.gov                Ph: 305-755-7903
Frank Faragalli, Assist. Director Operations:
faragal@miamidade.gov                Ph: 305-755-7950
Carlos Alvarez, Mayor Miami-Dade County:
mayor@miamidade.gov                 Ph: 305-375-5071
George Burgess, County Manager:
manager@miamidade.gov             Ph: 305-375-5311 With your help, we'll all win.
Thanks for your support!

Sincerely,

The Board of Directors
South Florida Free Beaches / FNA, Inc.

Friday, April 16, 2010

VENHA PARA A COLINA DO SOL NESTE FINAL DE SEMANA!!

 
NADA MAIS GOSTOSO DO QUE ESTAR ENTRE AMIGOS E CURTIR O FINAL DE SEMANA.
Programação para o final de semana.
  
  
ABRIL
Tempo Bom
Mau Tempo



Sáb17
10:00h Alongamento e Yoga Praia


11:00h Torneio de Remo de Duplas


16:00h Torneio de Remo de Duplas
Canastrão

17:00h Encontro no Vôlei


17:30h Sauna e Piscina Térmica


17:30h Grupo de Ritmos da Colina


20:00h Imagem & Ação no Rest. do Lago


21:00h Talentos da Colina




Dom 18
10:00h Alongamento e Yoga Praia


11:00h Torneio de Remo de Duplas


16:00h Torneio de Remo de Duplas
Imagem & Ação no Rest.

17:00h Encontro no Vôlei


20:00h Canastrão no Rest do Lago


21:00h Cinema

 
 
NO ESPAÇO NATURISTA  MAIS FREQÜENTADO DO BRASIL
 
XX 51 9959-3490
XX 51 9655-2139
VEM AI  01 DE MAIO 2010
                                                       SURPRESA NA COLINA DO SOL!!     
AGUARDE

Sunday, April 4, 2010

NAPORA NEWSLETTER APRIL 2010



Will continue on Sunday our Finnish sauna family meeting at the Zuglo Hotel (Budapest, XIV., Nagy Lajos király ut 103, www.zuglohotel.hu). Registration: e-mail address of the naturizmus@gmail.com, 06 20 9428265, phone 10 a.m. until Sunday.
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In recent years, according to tradition, we start the season opening at Balatonakali Camping. There is a limited number of reservations which now can be made.


DATE: April 30 - May 2.  If you bring a tent or motor caravan arrive at any time to join the program.

ACCOMMODATION mobile homes: 7,200 .- Ft (HUF) mobile home / night (up to 6 people) - Additional sheets 500 - Ft mind can provide. Cold nights, the heated mobile home! Caravan or tent when entering 850 - Ft / night for adults (over 14 years), 650 - Ft children (2-14 years). Children contribute in proportion to the cost.

The program is similar to previous years, walking, hiking, winter camps and observing the birds and animals, breakfast optional camping, running, good weather table tennis, beach volleyball, a sauna every day for a few hours and then dive in Lake Balaton.

The meals commonly taken care of materials.

MAY Season Opening on the application and the naturizmus@gmail.com + 36 20 9428265 and + 36 30 47097100 phone number no later than 20 April.
Warning! On Sunday, April 18 Zuglo Hotel 13:00 to 16:00 hours gathering to be held on-site assembly and the latest application
process will be combined with a discussion!
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Enough applicants are needed to organize the event bus trip on June 2 - 5 to Croatia. The Alps-Adriatic meeting which will take place in Poreč, at the Solaris naturist campsite.

Prices and programs are in the EEDC (Angelos Mimikopoulos) website, blog.
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This year I recommend Hungarian members should donate PERSONAL JÖVEDELEMADÓTOK 1%  to the Sun Club!
Tax number: 19010997-1-41. The amount earned last year helped us to hold events, and pay some office expenses.

Our new site for naturism welcomes you!

  https://gymnokratia.gr