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4b times FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2006 DOG RESCUE OPERATION Crash fromlB A- -V Va Bellamy died later at Bayfront Medical Center. Traffic investigators analyzed several broken car parts left at the scene, as well as paint that was found on those parts. The analysis revealed that the third vehicle was a 1992-1993 Cadillac DeVille sedan. Police spokesman Kajtsa urged anyone with information about the crash to call the police at 893-7780. Whitfield grew up in Georgia and came to Florida decades ago.

He was married to Florine Whitfield for 28 years. They had six children, she said. front Medical Center. She was an active member of the Mount Zion AME Church and was a member of the Fruitland Heights Neighborhood Association. She was married to her husband Nathaniel Bellamy for 36 years and had five children.

"Their family, I'm sure, is feeling everything our family is going through," Florine Whitfield said. 'Tell them our prayers go out to them. Larry would have wanted to know they were okay, too." Graham Brink can be reached at (727) 893-8406 or brinksptimes.com. Whitfield, a church deacon, drove a truck for a fish bait company. He was taking courses through Life Christian University, Chance, the pastor, said.

"He was reaching for more," Chance said. "He was an inspiration. A model for us." Bellamy's family could not be reached. According to a funeral notice sent to the St. Petersburg Times, she came to the Tampa Bay area 48 years ago from her native Salt-ers, S.C.

She had retired after 25 years as a certified sterilization technician for Palms of Pasadena Hospital and five years with Bay- The driver then quickly changed lanes several times trying to find a way around Bellamy's Mercury. The driver changed lanes again, but this time the car struck the right rear of the Mercury, causing it to swerve into the path of Whitfield's Mazda. The two cars hit head on. The driver who caused the crash turned south and sped away on 21st Street witnesses said. Whitfield died at the scene.

J' 'r -vAA A 4. 4llA I 4 1 ....1 I 1 0 Ua Ak A' i4 4 WV i W1 X. XA AP 1 AV Polk County animal control Officer Pauline McCullough holds two pit bullterrier puppies as Officer Mary Kirkland receives a lick from an emaciated 3-year-old Thursday. They were among 136 pit bulls found on rural property near Mulberry, caged or chained with no food or water in sight, along with evidence they had been trained to fight. Officials said at least 13 would be euthanized.

Hewitt Grant, 38, was charged with maintaining and owning equipment and dogs for baiting or fighting and animal cruelty. i I' A I Ex-deputy sentenced for stalking co-worker By CHRIS TISCH Times Staff Writer Af i jiiir i mrrtnii nriii -iiWHif-iiiniii-i'iiiiiniiiii'iii LARGO A former Pinellas corrections deputy was sentenced to two years in prison Thursday for stalking and beating a fellow Sheriff Office employee. Jeffrey McCann, 30, pleaded no contest to charges of aggravat Times photos STEFANIE BOYAR At MOSI's new "Animal Grossology" exhibition, a display about feces encourages kids to match the poop to the animal it came from. The new exhibit, which also features interactive displays showcasing other gross stuff, is based on a series of books by science teacher Sylvia Branzei. Gross fromlB ed stalking, burglary, witness tampering and battery.

In a deal negotiated between prosecutors and McCann's attorney, McCann was sentenced to 10 woman, who worked at the jail as an information specialist. McCann's first arrest came after he choked and punched the woman at a restaurant, threatened to kill her and put her on his shoulders to carry her away. McCann was carrying a Glock handgun, two knives and a retractable night stick at the time, deputies reported. McCann posted $150 bail and was released from the jail, then went to the woman's home, pulled one of the knives and demanded she not testify against him, deputies reported. McCann resigned from the Sheriff Office in March.

In May, he was arrested again on charges he stalked the woman and demanded in phone calls that she not testify against him. In July, another jail deputy, Jason S. Frederick, was arrested after authorities say he slipped McCann co-workers' home phone numbers. Frederick entered into a pretrial intervention program on a charge of disclosing intellectual property. He remains employed by the Sheriffs Office.

McCann years in prison, though eight years of that sentence was suspended. McCann must serve eight years of probation upon his release from prison and must live in another state. He also can have no contact with the victim or her family. McCann, a two-year Sheriffs Office veteran who worked at the county jail, was arrested twice in February and once in May for aggressive behavior toward the this fascination with poop and the body that's just something they go through." Kids get their fill immediately when they walk through the door and see a huge fake cow passing gas. They get to play games where they match animals with their pile of dung and pump fat ticks full of blood.

They take whiffs of horrendously putrid smells like musk from a musk deer and urine markings. They observe owl pellets with tiny crushed bird bones in them. It's not "Bodies." It's not even close. But lots of kids, apparently, prefer plastic poop over cut-up bodies any day. "I'd say bring your kids to this and leave them home for Rivera said.

"You're not allowed to touch anything in Emily Nipps can be reached at (813) 269-5313 or nippssptimes.com. Youngsters are greeted by a burping cow and other interactive learning games at MOSI's new exhibit, which had a sneak preview Thursday night. posing next to a toilet with realistic-looking waste in it. It was a part of a lesson on tapeworms. It's not quite as sophisticated, and certainly won't be as controversial, as "Bodies," which attracted a record-breaking crowd of more than 6,500 the day it opened in August and still draws thousands daily.

But "Grossology" seems to prey on the same kind of odd fascination with bodies and what they do. "It doesn't really go away does it?" said Branzei, who showed up for the sneak preview and plans to be at Saturday's grand opening in the morning. "We're fascinated by our own bodies, or animals' bodies. We're fascinated by excretions. Our own and everybody else's." It was Branzei's own curiosity in body grossness that launched her book series, then a traveling museum exhibit.

The former schoolteacher and science major was clipping her toenails one day and wondered about the gunk under them. "I thought, 'I can totally find out what this is and how it she said. "It was like an Terry Fox, a Jefferson High School teacher from Tampa, saw a "Human Grossology" exhibit in Paris, "all about boogers and farts and burps," she said. So when she heard MOSI was bringing an animal one to town, she couldn't wait to take her 6-year-old son, Vincent Prieto. "They go through phases," she said.

"Scientists will tell you that Orlando woman still missing; car found Cflmgijedjrom stoft wire reports ORLANDO The discovery of a missing Orlando's woman car Fees fromlB Thursday morning raised hopes that she might still be found alive, three days after she vanished. Jennifer FEE INCREASE? The Board of Governors will ask state lawmakers to raise the cap on student fees for university athletics, activities and health programs, from 40 percent of tuition to 45 percent. Each university sets its own fees, so students could see dramatically different increases depending on where they study: Bo took a sniff of the driver's seat and pulled handler Sgt. Jeff Brown at a loping pace for a mile. The scent led straight to the front door of Kesse's home in Mosaic at Millenia, an upscale, gated and fenced condominium complex with 24-hour security.

The trail bypassed the complex's only entrance and led to a stretch of fence separating the public sidewalk from its private grounds. Once the 6-year-old bloodhound entered the grounds, the dog picked up the scent inside the fence and went directly to a staircase leading to Kesse's second-floor condo. Orlando homicide detectives would not speculate on who abandoned Kesse's Chevrolet Malibu nearby and then walked or ran back to her home. Jennifer Kesse Tampa and at. tended local schools since at least second grade, said childhood friends.

She graduated from Gaither High School in 1999. The mystery of her disappearance expanded within an hour of the car's recovery at 8:10 a.m. not far from Kesse's residence. Orange County sheriffs bloodhound UNIVERSITY CURRENT PROPOSED MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE FEE FEE INCREASE USF $25.66 $32.20 25.5 UF $18.98 $32.20 69.7 FSU $21.03 $32.20 53.1 FAMU $23.04 $32.20 39.8 FAU $26.75 $32.20 20.4 UWF $25.18 $32.20 27.9 UCF $27.06 $32.20 19.0 FIU $25.15 $32.20 28.0 UNF $27.05 $32.20 19.0 FGCU $25.30 $32.20 27.3 New College $20.54 $32.20 56.8 Source: Board of Governors Fair pushing hygiene to ease E. coli fears tuition for each fee, or $32.20 per credit hour.

That would leave USF students paying up to $6.54 more per credit hour for the three fees. Joe Goldberg, the University of Florida student body president, said he worries about students who aren't receiving Bright Futures. UF students now pay just $18.98 per credit hour for the fees, so they could see a 70 percent increase if the fee went up to the maximum. Goldberg said he also worries about students' ability to pay the technology fee, since it would fall outside of Bright Futures. USF president Judy Genshaft said she understands concerns about rising education costs.

But she noted that students were among the first to suggest a technology fee several years ago. "This thing has been swirling out there for a while," Genshaft said. Also Thursday, the board agreed to include an additional in its 2006-07 legislative budget request to cover rising utility costs. State universities spent $91-million for utilities in the 2004-05 budget year. They budgeted $104-million for the current budget year, but now anticipate they will need more than $122-million nearly $21-million of it for USF.

"This is a crisis, we think, on every campus in the state," said Ed Poppel, vice president for administration and finance at UF. Shannon Colavecchio-Van Sickler can be reached at (813) 226-3373 or svansicklersptimes.com. By ALEXANDRA ZAYAS Times Staff Writer essary to keep up with expenses particularly in the area of technology. "Students should have the technology of tomorrow at their hands, and we just don't have it," said University of South Florida provost Renu Khator. "It's a constant struggle." State law allows community colleges to collect a technology fee of up to $1.80 per credit hour for resident students and up to $5.40 for out-of-state students.

But Florida's four-year colleges don't have the same authority. So they rely each year on money within their annual budget, which is subject to approval by legislators. The 2006-07 budget proposal, for example, includes for technology. "Universities can plan for technology, but there is not a guaranteed funding source," Board of Governors spokesman Bill Edmonds said. The result is campuses lacking in the technologies that millennial-generation students expect, such as wireless connections and expanded broadband access for video conferencing.

"I have a sense of urgency on this," said university system Chancellor Mark Rosenberg. "We don't have adequate security, firewalls. We have limited wireless access. Our labs are in need of being refreshed." Based on the student credit ture Farms, based in Plant City. Since then, at least four lawsuits have been filed against Ag Venture, Hillsborough County-Schools temporarily stopped all petting zoo visits, and a number of petting zoo businesses in Florida have suffered economically.

This year, Ag-Venture Farms will not be at the fair, and fair officials will step up sanitation to keep guests from getting sick. I-ast year, there were 27 hand sanitizing stations inside animal contact zones, offering guests antibacterial lotion for their hands. This year, 15 more will be added. Also new this year are 13 soap and water sinks outside animal contact zones, so guests can wash their hands after touching barn doors to leave. hours generated statewide in the 2005-06 year, officials estimate a $1 per credit hour technology fee would generate $7-million.

The current proposal does not set a maximum technology fee, which made some board members uneasy. So Rosenberg and the board agreed to examine caps and other limitations in coming weeks. Moreover, each university would have a committee, half of it students, that decides whether to levy a fee and how much to charge. University officials say that will help keep the fee within reason. "If students don't approve it, it doesn't go anywhere," Edmonds said.

The university presidents also want state approval to collect more for activity, health and athletic fees. The flexibility, they argue, would allow each university to take on new projects that benefit students. But several board members expressed concern over the higher fees, which would add as much as to the cost of Bright Futures. The board put off a vote until next month. Universities now can charge up to $28.62 per credit hour, or 40 percent of tuition, for the three fees combined.

And fees can't go up by more than 5 percent each year. USF students pay $25.66 per credit hour, the fourth-highest rate in the state. The presidents want to be able to charge up to 45 percent of Wash your hands. Like a mantra, the message will be broadcast several times a day via loudspeaker at the Florida State Fair, on signs in English and Spanish and on the lips of every fair employee, in hopes that some soap and water will wash away concerns left by last year's petting zoo E. coli mess.

In March, health officials found that thirty people statewide were diagnosed with E. coli infection after visiting petting zoos at the State Fair, the Florida Strawberry Festival and the Central Florida Fair in Orlando. Spreading the bacteria were two sheep, two goats and two cows from Ag-Ven.