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It's interesting that during the standoff over the federal government "shutdown," liberals never mentioned the people who really have a gigantic gun pointed at our heads....
problem is the non-payers don't care! If the car dealer didn't want paid I would buy the loaded Ferrari!
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"Liberal economists like to tell the rest of us we just don't understand. The national debt really shouldn't be thought of as a personal responsibility, they claim."
"You know, Paul, Reagan proved that deficits don't matter. We won the mid-term elections, this is our due." Dick Cheney to Paul O'Neill, then Treasury Secretary.
"On the deepest level, the vice president was echoing, in slightly exaggerated form, an idea put forward a few years ago by Irving Kristol, the Godfather of the neoconservatives who have had such a wide-ranging effect on Bush administration policy. Kristol wrote then, and still believes, that "We should figure out what we want before we calculate what we can afford, not the reverse."
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"Republicans have blasted the Affordable Care Act as "budget-busting." But health care reform actually reduces the deficit, according to the Congressional Budget Office."
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and the chinese are dumb enough to keep lending to us knowing they'll never get paid back.what was put up by our leaders for collateral?us commoners didn't build this.we know better.
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This editorial is "hogwash"!
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House GOP in early Oct:
We're angry because we don't want the ACA to work!
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Along with its previously-announced support for adding CarPlay technology to the 2016 Sonata, 2017 Elantra, and 2017 Ioniq, a leaked memo to dealers has revealed that CarPlay-supporting software updates will be available today that bring the infortainment tech to the 2015 and 2016 non-hybrid Sonata models, the 2016 hybrid Sonata, the 2015 and 2016 Genesis Sedan, the 2016 Tucson, the 2017 Santa Fe, and the 2017 Ioniq. Owners can upgrade the system themselves by visiting the Hyundai website, and will need a Mac or PC with either an SD card slot or SD card reader to transfer the update to the vehicle. http://bit.ly/1YZqkqS
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Google's Paris headquarters has been raided by dozens of French police. The Tuesday raid was part of an ongoing investigation into possible tax-avoidance practices, stoked by widespread dissatisfaction with the way multinationals like Google are structuring their business operations. Although trading in many countries around the globe, Google reports its international sales only in tax-friendly Ireland, similar to a practice adopted by Apple. According to French law, if it completes any of its sales contracts in France and not Ireland alone, it could be in breach of its laws. Google, for its part, denies any wrongdoing, and said that it is fully compliant with French law. http://reut.rs/1Udk2T9
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Flash Flooding is an often-overlooked, but seriously deadly type of weather. We got a serious dose of flash flooding in the DC Metro area on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, when a powerful cold front swept through. This moisture-laden system dumped between 1.5" and 4" of rain in a span of less than 8 hours, prompting Flood Warnings on many of our local creeks and streams. Flash Flood Warnings were issued on Wednesday night for much of the eastern slope of the Appalachians, as rainfall rates approached 1" per hour in some spots.
Some DC Metro residents, perhaps unprepared for this type of event, inadvertently drove into flood waters on our area roadways on Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. At least 8 high-water rescues were reported as a result. These folks were lucky that emergency personnel were able to save them-- in the United States, the average yearly death toll from flooding is 92 people. That is way more than the number of Americans who die due to lightning (55 people), tornadoes (56), and hurricanes (47).
This article on wusa9.com shows just how deadly flash flooding can be. Your car can quickly become a death trap if you drive into high water. It only takes about 18 inches of water to make a typical vehicle float; in some cases, even less water can cause the engine to stop working. The car will start to fill with water shortly after floating, making the situation even more dire.
On the surface, this situation might seem ridiculous. "How didn't these people know they were driving into a flood?", you might think. The problem is that when you're driving and you encounter a roadway that is completely covered in water, you have no way of knowing how deep that water is. Notice in the one picture above that the water is muddy, and in the other picture it is dark outside. Both of these are classic examples of why it's impossible to judge the water's depth before you try to drive into it. If you can't see the lines on the roadway (either the yellow line down the center or the white line on the side), DO NOT attempt to drive through!
Another important thing to keep in mind is that water can erode the dirt underneath a road. This is especially true on roadways near bridges and overpasses. If the water is flowing, it's even more likely that the road underneath has been compromised! The pavement might not be strong enough to support your vehicle, causing the road to cave in, and your car to plunge into the water underneath.
So, the important thing to keep in mind is that you can never tell how deep the water is in front of you, and it's way too risky to attempt. As per the National Weather Service motto, "Turn Around, Don't Drown"!


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New York, NY -- A full menu of fresh economic numbers often tips investors off as to what direction the stock market is headed next. But this week's flood of key data, ranging from the latest readings on manufacturing, factory orders, jobs and consumer confidence, might not move the stock market needle as much as usual even if the numbers impress Wall Street.
What's to blame? What else? The uncertainty related to the ongoing negotiations between Democrats and Republicans to avert the "fiscal cliff," argues David Kelly, chief global strategist at J.P. Morgan Funds. "It would be surprising to see a significant market trend emerge in either direction," he says. "For investors, the surplus of uncertainty makes it emotionally difficult to commit to long-term plans."
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There are a lot of wine tastings around the world throughout the year, but hands-down the best one is going on right now at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris.
Le Grand Tasting showcases the best of French wines from all over the country. It is a chance to try Champagne alongside the best of Bordeaux (though bring some coffee for the Chateaux pouring from Bordeaux, many of them are just returning from the UGCB trip to Asia).
Tickets to the event are only 20€ (25€ on site). The event runs today and tomorrow from 10h30 to 20h30 (today) and 10h30 to 19h00 (tomorrow). If you are anywhere near Paris, definitely check it out!
Once again, Château Coutet has made available a full menu, along with suggested Coutet pairings, for Thanksgiving. Each year The team at Château Coutet produces intriguing recipes, and shares them with their fans. Not only have these recipes given me the opportunity to expand my Thanksgiving horizons, they have also helped to make Château Coutet wines a staple of our Thanksgiving dinner. Details below:
In a few days, and for the third time in a row, Aline Baly and her family will be sending out their original Thanksgiving card. With her wishes, you also will be receiving their selected menu and recipes for an all-Château Coutet celebration dinner.
This super idea of pairing Château Coutet to Thanksgiving stemmed from the Baly family's personal experience of this holiday as newcomers to New England in the late 80s, when for the first time they faced the challenge of preparing a moist, flavorful turkey.
Since 2010, the Balys have commissioned a different chef to create a menu for this feast. This year, Chef Sarah Scott was selected specially for her original style, great sensitivity to food pairing and fine French flair, due to her numerous experiences in Michelin-star restaurants.
Featured for Thanksgiving 2012 will be a Sauternes and Butter Glazed Turkey with Chestnut and Leek Stuffing, recommended with Château Coutet 2002 or 2004, accompanied by Sweet Potato Pomme Dauphine and Château Coutet 1997 or 1998, a Twice-Baked Blue Cheese Soufflé with Quince Compote served with Château Coutet 2003 and, to conclude, a Pumpkin Crème Brulée with Château Coutet 2009.
These delicious recipes can be found on the estate's website: www.chateaucoutet.com and the matching wines at your local fine wine shop. For more information on wine prices and availability in your area, visit www.wine-searcher.com
Editor's Note: these wines were provided to us for write up. Because I am not a Port fan, I passed them off to our secret taster to write them up.
People either love port wine or dislike it. I am in the love category so was very excited when given the opportunity to taste three different ports.
There was a Croft Pink Rosé Port, a Taylor Fladgate 20 Year Tawny Port and a Fonseca Bin 27.
Since I had never seen a rosé port I decided to try that one first. I was having dinner with a friend and took the bottle over to share with her. She is in the category of not usually liking port. This port came with a little booklet attached to the neck of the bottle which provided recipes to try with the rose port. We first tried the port by itself. It had a much lighter flavor than other ports and was very food friendly. This is a port that you could easily have several glasses of at one time. I tried one of the recipes that came in the booklet but decided that I preferred it plain. My friend really enjoyed this rosé port. If you like to have a port but feel it is more a cold weather wine this is a good one to try for those warmer weather times.
The second port I tried was the 20 Year Tawny Port. I decided to have this one with a cheese plate . This is a very smooth port that doesn't leave a burning feeling on the back of your throat. The cheese enhanced the flavor but I can easily see enjoying this port by itself. This port is made to drink now.
The last port was the Fonseca Bin 27. I tried this one with some dark chocolate on one of the cold fall evenings we had recently. This is what I think of when you mention port. Rich, with a lingering finish. I enjoyed it by itself but having it with the dark chocolate made it my opinion so much better.
Each of these ports had individual characteristics that made them enjoyable in their own way. If you want to try port or retry port I would start with the rose or tawny and move your way up to a richer port.
Château Coutet has a new wine scheduled to be released in the United States later this week. The wine, called Opalie de Château Coutet, is a dry white wine that is a blend of 50% Sauvignon Blanc and 50% Sémillon from 40-year-old vines.
The inaugural vintage is 2010 and only 250 cases were produced. In the United States the wine is available exclusively from the The Wine House in San Francisco (don't worry, they ship to Virginia) for $42 a bottle.
Congratulations to Aline and the whole team at Château Coutet and good luck on your new venture!
Our friends at Château Gruaud Larose have released a beautiful video documenting the 2012 harvest. It is a great way to provide a harvest report and share images from the vineyard at the same time. Very much worth the watch.
Château Gruaud Larose Vendange 2012 VOSTEN from Benjamin Duvignac on Vimeo.
There's going to be another new entry to the list of vineyards in Loudoun County in 2014, and that would be Stone Tower Winery in Leesburg.Stone Tower Winery is the venture of Mike and Kristi Huber, which you may know of them through their other business venture, Belfort Furniture. They recently held a Groundbreaking Ceremony and Inaugural Vintage Release which I attended along with fellow bloggers Paul and Warren of Virginia Wine Time, and Kurt and Carol of Wine About Virginia.
Their family has owned approximately 1400 acres in Leesburg for several years, and have carved out approximately 200 acres of that land for a vineyard. They've scouted a beautiful location that will have some very scenic views for the buildings that will be constructed. They had some of the renderings of what the buildings will look like built on the property, and I must say that no one will complain about the size of their tasting room/space.
Lost Creek Winery recently came under new ownership and we decided to head out on Sunday to see if we could meet the new owners. Unfortunately, when we got there the tasting room was busy and the new owner seemed really stressed, so we did our tasting and left.
Lost Creek is an interesting winery, the previous owners considered it more of a hobby and ran it as such. This has left a bad taste in the mouth of many Virginia Wine Lovers who know that Virginia is capable of producing serious wines.
But, I think Lost Creek can be better. Since I did not get a chance to impart my thoughts (nor am I sure they would have been welcomed) to the new owners, I am going to do it here. Please understand this post is from a position of love, I want all Virginia Wineries to make great wine, but right now, you don't.
First, some things you are doing right: the rumor is you are bringing on Sébastien Marquet, from Doukenie Winery as a consulting winemaker. If this is true, fantastic. Sébastian is great at what he does and he is a perfectionist, his presence will instantly add gravitas to your wines.
Your facility and tasting room are beautifully designed and laid out. Lost Creek is one of my favorite places to spend time. I especially like the dual patios, so if we want to listen to music we can, but if we want to have a conversation we can sit on the other side.
That being said, there is a lot of room for improvement. I am going to give you five tips that I think will help improve Lost Creek, and it's wines:
Many people know some of my own personal favorites as far as vineyards go, and one of them is Hiddencroft. I've long appreciated all of their wines, and their offerings continue to get better and better. During this summer, they released a few new offerings that I feel are very much worth discussing.
The first new offering is aRoséspecifically 2011 ChambourcinRosé This is the first time they've done aone,and it was not initially planned. They had more Chambourcin fruit than they would use for the barrels, so they decided to take what was left over and produce this.What resulted was a very crisp and brightRoséwith a beautiful color. I'm really not normally aRoséperson, but I really do enjoy this. It's a dry styleRosé, but with great fruit up front and a burst of acidity.
It is harvest time in Bordeaux! After a challenging year in 2011, 2012 is looking to be a better year. Our good friends at Domaine de Chevalier sent us this early harvest report:
After a first pass to harvest early-ripening grapes, the fruit proved to be tasty, aromatic, and with the sort of beautiful acidity that befits great dry white wines. Reflecting substantial natural concentration, the yield was only 40 hectolitres per hectare.
The weather forecast for the next few days is excellent, and should ripen the remaining grapes beautifully. Maturity has been relatively spread out due to the prolonged flowering period. However, the way we harvest is ideally suited to this situation. Our experienced pickers and their supervisors undertake several passes, exclusively in the cool of the morning, to pick bunches at peak ripeness. Tastings of the freshly picked fruit and new wine, as well as laboratory analyses, show that that the hopes raised by the beautiful weather in Bordeaux since early August are fully justified.
We already have a general idea of 2012 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc's flavour profile: powerful and fresh, but also bright, complex and mineral.
After one of the coldest winters of the past thirty years, spring was very wet and replenished water supplies that might otherwise have been deficient after an historically dry 2012. While abundant rainfall meant that flowering was spread out, this nevertheless ensured good vine growth.
Summer was rather timid and cool in July, although there was little rain. Then, beautifully sunny weather set in starting in early August. This has virtually lasted nonstop until today and been conducive to rich, sweet grapes. The thermometer reached nearly 40°C form the 17th to the 19th of August, and then dropped to more reasonable levels. By this time, there was a big gap between daytime and night-time temperatures. At Chevalier, we very much like slightly cool evenings that enhance acidity and aromatic expression in our white wines.
When Notaviva Vineyards announced their Host a Wine Show last year I was intrigued. I have never been a big fan of "wine shows" like the Traveling Vineyard, but this is completely different.
I finally got to host one of their shows in July and it was an incredible event. The Notaviva "Host a Wine Show" brings Notaviva wines to your home or business along with Stephen or Shannon to tell you about the wines.
The cost is only $15 per person and not only do attendees get to taste the wonderful wines that Notaviva produces, but they get to hear about the wines and the winery from one of the owners. For those interested, they can even by wines (which a lot of people did).
Notaviva is a beautiful winery and worth the trip, but it is hard to beat the intimacy of an in-home wine tasting with a winery owner, it makes for a great event.
One of my favorite local events, Vintage Crystal is returning tomorrow and the weather could not be any better for this outdoor event:
Vintage Crystal: A Taste of Wine and Jazz – This Weekend
A convenient, metro-friendly addition to the Virginia wine festival scene, enjoy sips of wine provided by Jaleo and tempting tastes from local restaurants. Free Salsa dancing lessons from The Salsa Room, Latin Jazz from Trio Caliente and wine tasting classes from the Washington Wine Academy round out the sixth installment of this local favorite.
When: September 16, 2pm – 6pm.
Where: Courtyard at 220 20th Street, Arlington, Va.
METRO access via blue and yellow lines to Crystal City.
Admission: Tickets available day of event. $20 – food and wine (includes a tasting glass), $10 – food only.
"Gun Shy" is the word that appears to be defining the 2012 harvest in Virginia. I have heard that phrase from more than a dozen winemakers and vineyard managers around the state. After the difficult 2011 vintage many wineries are concerned about the September rains and their potential impact on the harvest. In fact, many wineries started their harvest a few weeks early in order to avoid a repeat.
The 2012 growing season started in 2011 with what turned out to be the mildest winter in recent memory. The mild winter lead to longer than usual growing season, and unfortunately, also lead to several frost scares. While there was some minor frost damage across the state, it was not nearly as bad as the damage from frost in 2010.
2012 was a dry year with only 14.43 inches of rain between April 1st and August 31st in Loudoun County and 17.82 inches during the same period in Charlottesville. Compare that to an average rainfall of 18.73 inches during the same time period over the previous 5 years in Loudoun and 16.94 over the same period in Charlottesville.
Loudoun County experienced 36 90+ degree days between April 1st and August 31st. Down from 42 and 46 in 2011 and 2010, respectively. This meant that in Loudoun there was a longer growing season that was dry an warm, but not too hot.
Charlottesville had 46 90+ degree days between April 1st and August 31st, including a stretch of 5 strait 100+ degree days between July 4th and 8th. This is also down from 47 in 2011 and 59 in 2010.
While it is never a good idea to make predictions about the wines from a harvest, this is definitely shaping up to be a good year for Virginia wines; provided we avoid the deluge of rain we experienced in 2011 and wineries don't jump the gun and harvest too soon.
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As the Sac-Joaquin Section football playoffs wind down, the matchups get more intense with each weekend.
Of the four teams that are in the hunt for a section crown from the coverage area of Placer Sports, which is most likely to claim a coveted section title?
Placer is the lone local team still standing in the Division IV tournament. The third-seeded Hillmen face No. 4 Sonora in the section semifinal Friday night in Auburn, with the winner to take on the winner of the other matchup between Central Catholic and Modesto Christian, the top two seeds in Division IV-B.
Will the Hillmen get past a Sonora team that has already knocked out PVL rivals Whitney and Lincoln? And if they do, can they handled a powerhouse in the section title game?
The other three are all vying for the same championship as Folsom, Del Oro and Rocklin are in the chase with Grant for the D-II crown.
No. 8 Del Oro already took out the top seed, St. Mary's of Stockton, and will now take a crack at another explosive spread offense as the Golden Eagles travel to Folsom this week. Who will win that battle?
The other semifinal will also be played in Folsom, where Rocklin draws powerful Grant as its next opponent. The Thunder would seem to be an underdog to the defending State Bowl winner, but neither team has lost a game this season.
Can Rocklin knock off Grant? And who will be the ultimate survivor from those four D-II juggernauts.
Today's poll question asks you to tell us which team is most likely to win a section title nine or 10 days from now.
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Video: 9News Super Fans Need Life-or-Death Help After Storm
CLIFTON, Va. (WUSA) - 9 News anchor Anita Brikman received an email from a loyal viewer in Clifton, Virginia, in the wake of Super Storm Sandy, that read, in part:
Dear Anita,
I want to personally thank you for being our beacon in every storm. My husband Steve waits for your telecast each evening before I get him ready for bed...
Steve has ALS. Lou Gehrig's disease. A top of the line disability. He does not move, does not speak.
But oh, that smile. He is ventilator dependent.
The machine breaths for him so that those of us who love him, have one more day, and the day after that.
We are waiting for our power to be restored, here in Clifton Virginia. We live alone. We are down to the last 300 customers in Fairfax County without power. We can not complain. We have a generator. But, it is a single point of failure.
Steve's ventilator has two backup batteries. We have power to last for approximately 15 hours without electricity. We are housebound in a storm.....
The email touched Anita and the rest of the newsroom so much that we had to go see what we could do for Steve and Helene Nichols. Reporter Debra Alfarone and Photographer Gene Yagle paid them a visit on Wednesday afternoon.
As soon as we pulled up, Helene came running out to say hello, but she had to run right back in, because Steve can never be left alone. Helene explains, "We've been married for 32 years, Steve is beginning year 19 with ALS. They say he is trapped in his body."
That means Helene has basically the equivalent of three fulltime jobs, providing round the clock care. There's nowhere else she'd rather be, she says. "I would not be me without Steve."
The Nicholses are using a generator right now, but if it goes down, they've only got a few batteries, and that means a few hours. As Helene explains, "If Steve loses power capability, he could live for 45 minutes, that's it."
Steve uses a special computer that recognizes his eye movements in order to communicate. These parents of a daughter, grandparents of four, watch 9News every night. That's why the Nichols reached out to us for help.
We called NOVEC, and told them about the life-or-death situation. They promised their crews were working on it and that they would look into making sure the Nicholses were on their medical priority list.
But Anita wanted the Nicholses to know they weren't alone, and mentioned our super fans on the 6 p.m. news Then she showed a picture of Steve, which delighted the couple, and brought them to tears. Steve, through his computer, said this: "I am humbled and quite honored by the recognition by my favorite team and especially Anita."
We asked why Steve why he liked our newscast so much, and found out that the former computer guru has a sweet spot for the ladies.
Steve: "I like all pretty women."
In full disclosure, he did offer that he liked Derek McGinty and Topper Shutt too. He even had praise for photographer Gene Yagle. Steve: "Gene did good."
And then, at 6:39 p.m. in the middle of our interview, the power came back on. How did Helene celebrate? By hugging Debra, and running to Steve to give him a kiss. "Now, I know we're safe,"she said.
In all fairness, NOVEC did promise us they'd get the power restored to the Nicholses' area by 7, so 9News may not have affected that outcome, but we did manage to make Steve and Helene Nichols' day a little bit more warm, a little more special, and a little more exciting.


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Bringing home truly green products can put a smile on the face of any eco-conscious consumer. Of course, we're talking about those "green" products that offer a real improvement in environmental impact over their counterparts. If these products serve their purpose well, too, these shoppers will keep smiling, all the way back to the store they got it from to buy it again and again. We might be considering anything from eco-friendly household cleaners to green fire logs, but the equation for success will remain the same: green and effective is the name of the game.
News from industry food companies.
The findings of Dartmouth researchers that some products contain arsenic at worrisome levels, including toddler formula, spurred a call for additional federal regulation.
Emeryville, CA—At mile 120 of a 175-mile bike ride in 1990, Clif Bar & Company founder, co-owner and co-CEO Gary Erickson came up with the idea for CLIF Bar. A short time later, he baked the first bar in his mother's kitchen, and the rest is company history. 2012 marks the company's 20-year anniversary, and it is marking the occasion with new product launches and events throughout the year for customers and retailers.
April. Your taxes are done. Flu season's over, and supplement sales are cooling down. Unless your store is located in a summer tourist area, you are facing relatively lower sales over the next few months. This might be a good time to take advantage of the lull and improve your merchandising plan.
There is a direct relationship between the business practices of certain mainstream toilet paper brands and the continually shrinking habitat of the endangered Sumatran tiger, according to a report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Entitled Don't Flush Tiger Forests: Toilet Paper, U.S. Supermarkets, and the Destruction of Indonesia's Last Tiger Habitats, the investigation puts a spotlight on the forest-clearing habits of Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), the company that provides the fiber for two U.S. toilet paper brands, Paseo and Livi.
Washington, D.C.—Multi-level marketer Amway may be slapped with a class action lawsuit because of what prosecutors say is misleading labeling on its Nutrilite supplements.
Brattleboro, VT—Supplement maker New Chapter will now exist under the wing of Procter & Gamble (P&G), its new owner. New Chapter, which was approached by P&G, will be a "wholly-owned subsidiary" of the mass market giant.
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Man charged with grand theft of model cars
Published: Friday, May 10, 2013 at 2:52 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, May 10, 2013 at 2:52 p.m.
A man seen pushing a shopping cart containing about 50 model cars stolen from a business was arrested Thursday and charged with commercial burglary and grand theft.
David B. Hedrington, 36, was taken to the Marion County Jail.
A witness told Marion County Sheriff's Office Deputy Philip Minton that on Wednesday he saw a man -- later identified as Hedrington -- come from behind the Model Car Emporium at 5361 E. Silver Springs Blvd. with a shopping cart full of model cars. He said when he saw the same man going behind the business with a shopping cart on Thursday, he called law enforcement.
Hedrington at first resisted commands issued by Minton, but eventually surrendered and was taken into custody.
The models in the cart were valued at $1,250.
State records show Hedrington left an Ocala re-entry center on April 1, prior to his release date of Oct. 12. He has been in and out of prison since 2006 for offenses including grand theft of a motor vehicle and burglary.
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October 20, 2008
Shopping For Black clothes
I may be starting advanced makeup classes soon for
airbrushing and black attire is MANDATORY. So
Saturday, I went shopping for black clothes.
Of course first I wandered around bright colors, but
eventually found a pair of pocket black leggings and
some tees. Here I am in the fitting room waiting for
another size because the size 26 was too BIG. So what
did I do? Pulled out my camera and started posing! XOXO
Shirt, Lux; Jeans, Cheap Monday; Sneakers, Chanel; Rayban sunglasses
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- Miss Karen said...
Ohh I have so much hair envy right now - you look just like Cat Power here!
And I love your outfit too - so effortlessly stylish :)
- October 20, 2008 at 6:27 PM
- Nina said...
hi! thanks for visiting my site. are u a make-up artist? how cool...i've always want to take cosmetology classes.
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- Anabel said...
oh you look so pretty!!!
26 too big???!!!!
oh btw, I'm absolutly in love with your blog's title hahahaha!
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- The Stylish Wanderer said...
omg I want those shoes.
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now i wish i have long hair again.
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- Celly Annabelle said...
Haha, thanks Maya.
No wonder you deleted your myspaz! I was hoping it wasn't over drama like you've mentioned before. How's your hand, btw?
I get you on FOTDs - I enjoyed yours most because you keep things simple yet it's bold. Me gusta :] But, yeah - your fit is so cute!
If I had a style, I'd follow it like yours...
Take care and good luck with school!
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- valerie said...
great hair! not many people can pull off those bangs, but you do it well.
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- Jillian said...
very cute outfit! the sneakers are awesome!
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- cassandre. said...
Love those shoes!! Any info on them??
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Who/s the outfitter? I spent 4 years guiding in the Frank... I left for a reason. . feel free to PM if you would rather.
I'm about ready to book a hunt with an outfitter in the frank church wilderness hunt, it would be a rifle hunt during the rut sept 23-29. Does anyone know how the elk herd is doing because of the wolve situation. Do I need to reconsider different place. The outfitter went 100% on mule deer and 75% on elk this last year. Any ideas or info would be greatly appreciated. With spending 5900 I want to get as much info abou the hunt as possible. Thanks guys
Who/s the outfitter? I spent 4 years guiding in the Frank... I left for a reason. . feel free to PM if you would rather.
Wolves have hit frank church area pretty hard form what I hear and elk have been affected more then the deer. I havent actually hunted it myself so I cant say first hand how bad it is but its not what it once was. I have also herd elk in wolf areas are pretty quiet in the rut and sometimes they will move away from calls because they are worried it will attract wolves. Still it sounds like the outfitter is having pretty good success rates. Frank church is awesome country and Im sure it would be a good time even if you didnt fill your tag!
I won't be going till 2015 so two years down the road are the elk numbers going to be even worse no one knows. That's the thing about if u want a spot u have to book two years in advance. That's why they call it hunting there's no garentee.
No advice, just have fun. Frank Church Wilderness is BADASS.
The outfitters have the advantage of tracking the animals through the summer months. The area is so big, I think a guy on his own could spend a week or more and a ton of foot miles just to find some animals.
The pilot we used last year said it is tough to hunt elk in sept because the weather hasn't pushed them out of the high country at all. If you are paying an outfitter a lot of money, it is likely because he has a substantial scouting staff to support him. It sounds like the guy you are talking to understands what it takes to make it happen for his customers.
I'm booked up with an outfitter for this fall (surprise Christmas gift from the wife - how sweet is that...) in Area 28. Looking at your dates I assume your looking at Area 27? I've done quite a bit of research and generally hear the Area 27 has been hit harder than 28... although I lack actually putting boots on the ground yet so can't write with first hand knowledge. Hunt dates for Area 28 are later than 27 - so you'd lose the prime rut dates. Also, most of the guides in the area you need to book up Dec the year before or perhaps as late as Jan. As many have non-refundable deposits I'd wait until later to book in your hunt.
outfitter is the only way to go in that country. will be a hunt of a lifetime for you. most beautifull crazy country you will ever see. lots of wolves but the wolves are being kept in check. those outffiters in that coutry are good ole boys from what ive heard.
thanks guys great info, i hear the country is awesome and a hunt to remember.
I have been wanting to elk hunt Idaho or any new state in the west. I live in Oregon. I own a plane. Have flown for decades in the back country. Have great power and big tundra tires. Have flown to Alaska to salmon fish. I have landed in most of the back country strips in the Frank Church Wilderness years ago. But I think the wolves have put the hurt on our elk there. Not sure. Do you know any areas that have elk where we could access them from a back country strip? Do you wanna go? It is very easy for me if you know where we can fly and access these elk. I got the bird and can get us there if you know where we can try.


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Weather officials reported Wednesday that 127 tornadoes have touched down in Illinois this year, eclipsing a nearly 30-year-old weather record.
The state averages 31 twisters a year, and saw its previous high in 1974, when 108 tornadoes roared across the state.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says Illinois' 127 tornadoes account for nearly 12 percent of the nation's 1,030 touchdowns for the year.
Thunderstorms continued across parts of the state Wednesday, bringing heavy rains and flash flood warnings.
Dry weather is expected to return Thursday as a stationary front that has hovered over the state finally moves out.
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While we are bullish on the long-term prospects for the Chinese consumer sector, the country's domestic demand rebalancing is likely to be a long, drawn-out process. An acceleration of household spending driven by sizeable personal savings and rising wages would compensate for a reduction in capital outlay, helping to keep the economy motoring along at its current rate of expansion. Indeed, the vast size of China's consumer base, the undeveloped nature of organised retail, the relatively low penetration of services, and the strong scope for premiumisation are all structural positives and underpin our view that private consumption will slowly rise as a share of nominal GDP over the next decade.
Headline Industry Data ¦ 2014 food consumption local currency = +9.7%; compound annual growth rate (CAGR) forecast between 2013 and 2018 = +9.4%. ¦ 2014 beer volume sales = +8.9%; CAGR forecast between 2013 and 2018 = +8.7%. ¦ 2014 soft drinks volume sales = +7.4%; CAGR forecast between 2013 and 2018 = +6.7%. ¦ 2014 mass grocery retail sales = +9%; CAGR forecast between 2013 and 2018 = +9%.
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Man and woman who were trapped in car remain hospitalized
Published: Thursday, July 11, 2013 at 4:43 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, July 11, 2013 at 4:43 p.m.
OCALA - Two people trapped inside an overturned vehicle for about three hours Tuesday remained hospitalized Thursday.
Suzanne Santangelo, a spokeswoman for Ocala Regional Medical Center, said Jennifer Naber was listed in stable condition and John Naber remained in critical condition.
According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers, Jennifer Naber is John Naber's sister-in-law.
Reports state that around 7:30 p.m. they were driving south on Marion Oaks Pass when the car left the road, went airborne, hit a tree and spun out before landing on its right side. The man and woman both said there were two other people in the car and that they ran away on foot.
Officials said the road where the crash occurred is a dead-end street and that the car could not easily be seen from the road. Dispatchers with 911 were alerted to the crash around 10 p.m. Marion County Fire Rescue officials arrived and extricated the man and woman from the car.
Anyone with information about the crash can call FHP at 732-1263 or Crime Stoppers at 368-STOP.
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Pastor Tony DeLaRossa is the KLEM Citizen of the Day for September 11, 2012. Pastor DeLaRossa is the new Pastor at Rejoice! Community Church. He may pick up a boutonniere from the Le Mars Flower House, pizza from Pizza Hut in Le Mars and car wash from Easy Clean car wash.
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PROCTOR — Because Gastar Exploration is pumping about 65 million cubic feet of Marshall County natural gas daily, the company plans to spend $60 million more this year to put 19 additional wells int......
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Economic good news. Now lets get about the task of stopping this, ruining this, keeping more people unemployed, preventing the extraction of the cleanest form of fossil fuel, keeping America from using clean burning gas. There must be a way to mess this up. Lets watch the people who want to stop this and remember them.
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Looks like very good so far. Some points though : the "salmon" color shows hardly on green and grey areas. All colors seems a bit flat/light imo I would prefer more contrats or more darker colors but it's a matter of personnal tast i guess
Since the map has a border, the map should not extend past that border.
That said, you're a wonder boy for populating your map with so many population centers. If you aren't careful, though, you'll give viewers the impression that it's an inhabited land mass.
My greatest lamentation about this map, with nary so much as a single thought about the rather rudimentary state of those mountains, is its assault upon the human eye. It is contrast played out in travesty.
Your water is light blue. Your land mass is light green. Even the forested regions are still a relatively light shade of green. Plus, your affinity for red text only exacerbates the core problem, from a contrast perspective.
All of the light colors run together, and they assail the senses. I recently viewed a map that had pale colors. However, that map also balanced its color palette by injecting a healthy dose of contrast into that map.
Your edges lack contrast, as well - and that's a true shame. The very same map that you have on display here, right now, would be all the better, if where water meets land, contrast ensued. My eye can clearly see the coastline that you have drawn. However, my eye doesn't appreciate that very same coastline. Why? Because the manner in which you depict is makes my eye sore. It makes me not want to sit and stare at your map.
And if I do not sit and stare at it, however will I - or anyone else who might likewise otherwise be inclined - truly appreciate the effort that you've put into it?
Your choice of fonts could stand revisiting. On the really small text, less embellishment is actually better, since even the most delicious of names in text form is of no value, if the end result is that no one can make out what it says. On the large text, though, even if I were inclined to forgive its rather glaring visual offense due to lack of good contrast (which I am not so inclined), it's just not a good choice. IT reminds me of a stencil, and I assure you, in cartographic terms, that's not a compliment.
And look at that key, if you want to call it that. Ack!! I choke, upon seeing it. Huge lettering that accomplishes nothing of note for your map.
I enthusiastically support your desire to work on this map, again. I just hope that you take the concept of contrast to heart, as you begin such an undertaking.
The world that your map depicts will be a more beautiful place, if you do.
Hey Max and GrimFinger,
thank you very much for your comments.
The map is in A2-format. The smallest labels have 6 Pt. That's okay for the print map, but I didn't want to go over 500 K with the file I uploaded here.
(btw: What's the limit of uploaded files in this forum?)
I was definitely aware about some things, but it is far better to hear it from someone with expertise.
Looks like I have to redo quite some things.
I will keep in mind contrast especially - and the fonts, too! ('Attic' is so nineties, meanwhile that font is definitely out)
Thank's again.
Hey there. Uplaod max size here is 4,77mb per file.
(btw I'm pming you)
Oh, good to know. The next map will be bigger.
That is good....
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City tales | The government took and destroyed the homes of Fort Trumbull, but so far the only thing to go up in their place is weeds
NEW LONDON, Conn.- Michael Cristofaro stood in a weed-flecked field here and pointed to a stretch of sand between two telephone poles: "The driveway used to go right in here." The driveway used to lead to a Victorian home where Cristofaro's mother cooked Italian dinners for her six children and a yard where Cristofaro's father grew grape vines for his homemade wine.
Now, almost three years after the United States Supreme Court allowed New London to raze the Cristofaros' home in the interests of economic development, there is just a barren acre of land where the neighborhood once thrived. In Kelo v. City of New London, the Supreme Court expanded the local government's power to take private land for public use, redefining "public use" to include the "public purpose" of economic revitalization.
The Supreme Court based its ruling on the "comprehensive character" and "thorough deliberation" of the developer's plan, but the developer has yet to saw a board or drive a nail. Corcoran Jennison has missed each construction deadline so far, and it now faces a May 29 deadline to start construction on the townhouses and apartments that were supposed to replace the Fort Trumbull neighborhood. "They just came right here and ripped everything out," Cristofaro said. "And what did they create? A dust bowl, a giant dust bowl."
Cristofaro's parents, Pasquale and Margherita, moved to New London from Italy in 1962. Less than 10 years after the Cristofaros arrived, New London took their first home by eminent domain to build a sea wall. The Cristofaros complied because they came from a country where you didn't question the local government. The city never built the sea wall, and a parking lot covers the lot where the Cristofaros' first house once stood.
They moved down the road to a four-bedroom Victorian house in Fort Trumbull, a working-class neighborhood with roots stretching back to the Revolutionary War and where people knew their neighbors and didn't lock their doors. Cristofaro said his father gardened every inch of their half-acre yard, including plants he dug up from their first home and carted to their second since they didn't have a car. When the Cristofaros threw a neighborhood party, they set up picnic tables in a back yard covered with Pasquale's grape vines and flowers. One brother took a birch tree from his own home and transplanted it in Pasquale's yard. "To my father, dirt was gold," Cristofaro said. "Land was very valuable to him."
The Fort Trumbull home housed three Cristofaro generations. Pasquale and Margherita lived there until their family outgrew it, but after they moved they kept the house as a family stepping stone. Two of Cristofaro's brothers lived there with their young families until they outgrew it, too.
In 1997, the Cristofaros gained a neighbor in Susette Kelo, a paramedic who was answering an emergency call when she saw a Victorian house facing the Thames River in the Fort Trumbull neighborhood. She walked in and later said, "It was like I had been there all my life." The house was for sale for 10 years-almost as if it were waiting, she said-so she bought it and began to refurbish it. "Everything in the house was new," she remembered, "from the concrete in the floor to the roof and the shingles."
In February 1998, Pfizer, Inc., announced that it was building a global research facility in an area adjacent to the Fort Trumbull neighborhood. In 2000, the New London City Council adopted a development plan to increase tax revenues and bring more jobs to the area. The private, nonprofit New London Development Corporation (NLDC) began to acquire the property it needed for development.
NLDC bought 90 acres and then encountered opposition-the Fort Trumbull neighborhood. The corporation offered to buy the Cristofaros' land, but the Cristofaros couldn't bring themselves to sell, even when the price reached $100,000: "It's not for sale for even a million dollars. This is not about money." Kelo felt the same way: "I just couldn't do it."
But the city council gave NLDC the power of eminent domain to take the land anyway. The day before Thanksgiving in 2000, Cristofaro said the sheriff showed up on their doorstep, handed his mother the condemnation papers, and said, "You no longer own this house."
"My mother sat down and she started crying," Cristofaro said. Since her son and his family were living in the Fort Trumbull home, her first question was, "What about my family? What about my son?" Then, "What about our neighbors?" Margherita said they had to fight the condemnation. This was their second tussle with eminent domain, and this time they knew the importance of property rights and also that the government's good plans didn't always come to pass.
Kelo, the Dery family, and others joined the fight. In December 2000, they sought declaratory and injunctive relief, arguing that NLDC's use of eminent domain for a private project violated the Constitution's Fifth Amendment, which says the government can't take private property for public use without just compensation. NLDC was a private corporation, they pointed out, and it was building not roads or schools but private buildings. (Plans varied from a fitness club to a hotel and finally townhouses and apartments.) New London argued that using land for economic development constituted a public use.
In March 2004, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled against Kelo and the Cristofaros, saying the Constitution allows the government to use eminent domain for economic development that will increase tax revenue and improve the economy. In July, the petitioners took it to the Supreme Court and on June 23, 2005, the Supreme Court ruled against them. Kelo was shocked: "We always thought we were going to win. Every time we said something, we did something, we thought it was going to be the end." She was also angry: "I was pretty mad, yeah. I'm still pretty mad."
After the Supreme Court decided against them, contract negotiations dragged on. Kelo asked that the city let her pick up her home and move it. The Cristofaros negotiated a contract that protected Pasquale's garden and allowed them to put up a plaque commemorating Margherita, who died five years ago.
A year ago in March-"they showed up on the coldest, rainiest day that they possibly could," said Cristofaro-the city finally tore down the Cristofaros' home. Despite the contract, they destroyed Pasquale's garden with its 45-year-old plants, and Cristofaro says they are quibbling over the wording for Margherita's plaque.
Today, all that's left of Fort Trumbull is a mound of dirt on an empty acre of weeds. A stairway of broken bricks leads to Kelo's house, now a trash-filled hole surrounded by a railway with chipping white paint. A rusty chair sits where the porch used to overlook the waterfront view. Next door, plywood covers the windows of empty houses with the words "Private Property-No Trespassing" scrawled across.
"The first time I came back I literally cried," Cristofaro said. "The second time it still hurt." Cristofaro is now moving from the town his family has called home for as long as they've lived in America: "I can't see New London as my home anymore. They've taken two homes away from my family." Kelo has moved, too, and says she'll never visit Fort Trumbull.
Kelo credits the homeowners for Fort Trumbull's empty field: "No developer wanted to come within a hundred miles of New London once we started making the racket we were making." When she met with developers before the fight began, she warned them, "'If you try to take my property from me, the whole world's gonna know.' They laughed at me. Let me tell you, in 2007 they were no longer laughing, and the whole world does know."


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An exhibition on the history of bling in Britain has opened, appropriately at Goldsmiths' Hall in the City of London.
Gold: Power and Allure runs until July 28, telling the previously untold 4,500-year story of Britain and its relationship with gold.
Sponsored by the World Gold Council, the event showcases more than 400 gold items ranging in date from 2500 BC to the present day.
The exhibition features all manner of gold items, including a gold hat, suit fit for a King and even the first Olympic gold medal, plus the earliest known piece of jewellery found in the British Isles.
All the exhibits, displayed over three floors at Goldsmiths' Hall, have been loaned from distinguished institutions and private collections and many have rarely been seen in public before.
The World Gold Council is also unveiling two new commissions of gold jewellery from leading British goldsmiths Wright & Teague and Polly Gasston.
The new piece by Wright & Teague is fashioned from fine sheets of 18ct gold. The piece consists of seven collars representing the Pleiades, the seven sisters of the constellation of Taurus.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – If styles make fights, as they used to say in the heyday of world championship boxing, Sunday's Super Bowl between the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks would be billed as the "Fight of the Century."
Call it the Irresistible Force vs the Immovable Object as Peyton Manning and the National Football League's top-ranked Denver offense go toe-to-toe against Richard Sherman and the No. 1 rated Seattle defense in an East Rutherford, New Jersey, winter setting at MetLife Stadium.
Manning, in the argument as professional football's greatest quarterback, set NFL records for most passing yards and most touchdown passes in a season for the 13-3 Broncos, who averaged 38 points a game.
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Sherman, the trash-talking cornerback who led the NFL in interceptions, is the face of a supremely effective Seattle defense that limited opposition offenses to a mere 14 points a game in the Seahawks' 13-3 campaign.
The points margin is the widest in 48 Super Bowls and fuels speculation on whether either team can impose their will.
Profiles of those impressive opposing units set up a fascinating study of strength against strength in a game where Denver is rated a slight favorite.
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Gunning to become the first starting quarterback to win Super Bowl titles with two different teams, following an NFL title with the Indianapolis Colts, Manning has a brilliant quartet of receivers to throw to.
The cerebral quarterback, renowned for figuring out the best options against a defense in the moments prior to the snap, has been an equal opportunity thrower.
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Targets Demaryius Thomas, Eric Decker, Wes Welker and tight end Julius Thomas have each caught at least 60 passes and registered at least 10 touchdowns.
As daunting as those combinations are, they are up against the most formidable part of Seattle's stifling defense.
Sherman and fellow Pro Bowlers Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor at safety, along with cornerback Byron Maxwell, often dare quarterbacks to throw their way with tight man-to-man coverage confident in their own ball-hawking skills.
A classic drop-back quarterback, Manning uses his quick mind and quick release to stay a beat ahead of pass-rushers and after Denver led the regular season in fewest sacks allowed, he has not been sacked once this postseason.
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Seattle uses a deep rotation of defensive linemen, including sack leaders Michael Bennett and Cliff Avril, to apply pressure.
Making Manning uncomfortable is a Seattle goal.
"It's really about his timing," said Seahawks coach Pete Carroll. "He's so quick with the football and his decision making is so precise, that the ball's just not in his hands long enough to get there, for the most part.
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"We can't give into that. We have to rush the passer, we have to try to get him off the spot, we have to try to move him, and to get that done, we're going to have to cover them (receivers) very well."
Weather conditions and officiating could impact the tantalizing clash.
While seasonable temperatures have been forecast for Sunday, the strength of winds that often swirl around the stadium built on swamplands is a wild card.
Gusting winds could impair Manning, whose arm strength is not of the highest order, drawing Sherman to comment on the wobbly "ducks" that the Broncos quarterback sometimes throws.
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A closely called game in which officials crack down on overly physical play, could cost the super aggressive play of Seattle defenders.
When Seattle has the ball, second-year quarterback Russell Wilson manages a ball-control attack but is capable of producing a big play with his skills as a scrambler and has tied for the most wins ever by an NFL quarterback in his first two seasons.
The go-to man is bruising running back Marshawn Lynch, who after an uncomfortable week fidgeting and ducking from the glare of media attention will finally get to do what comes naturally for him – run with the ball.
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Lynch's power runs set up throws by Russell to a solid crew of receivers including Golden Tate, Doug Baldwin, Jermaine Kearse and big-play threat Percy Harvin.
Harvin, signed to a $67 million contract before the season, has played in parts of just two games for Seattle due to injuries but is raring to go, and hopes to pay dividends in the Super Bowl as a receiver, runner and kick returner.
Both teams are dangerous on special teams, with Seattle holding an edge, and a long kickoff or punt return could sway the balance in what many observers expect to be a taut battle.
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"The number one scoring offense against the number one scoring defense. The running game of Seattle versus the passing of the Broncos," Gil Brandt, the former long-time personnel chief of the Dallas Cowboys, summarized when asked by Reuters to evaluate the game.
Brandt said chilled fans might get to see a Super Bowl first on Sunday.
"This might be the first overtime game we ever play," he concluded.
Look for the unexpected to determine the Super Bowl battle pitting the NFL's top-scoring Denver Broncos against the league-leading Seattle Seahawks defenders, the head coaches suggested on Friday.
Denver's John Fox and Seattle's Pete Carroll, sitting on either side of the Lombardi Trophy in their final media appearance before Sunday's game, said the hotly anticipated cold-weather game could hinge on unsung players.
"At the end of the day, it's a team game," Fox said. "I remind everybody that there's three phases of the game and my experience, in whether it's been one of these games or any big spot, is who executes the best and who performs the best."
Fox wanted to make sure he was including his defense and specials teams that cover punts and kickoffs, return them, and kick field goals as potential difference makers in the title game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
"There always seems to be the unknown guy that makes a critical play, whether it's in the kicking game, Lord knows where it's going to come from," the Denver coach said.
"My experience has been that there's (always) been one of those events. I think you express that to your team … I think it's going to be a total team effort, at least in my view."
Said Carroll: "I really couldn't agree more. It's obvious that there's an attraction to the defense and the offense, a logical match-up to look for, but this game is going to be involving so many different aspects of it.
"It will be interesting to see if that is the story. Is it our defense versus their offense? I really don't believe that's what it's going to be."
All that said, when each coach was asked what he envied about the other team, the conversation swung back to the Seattle defense and their shut-down secondary led by Richard Sherman, and the prolific Denver offense orchestrated by quarterback Peyton Manning.
"Being a defensive coach, I have a little preference to the defense," said Fox, a former defensive coordinator. "They have very good speed. They really have a stable of rushers that do an outstanding job, they cause havoc. On the back end, they probably have the most talented secondary in the league.
"They have great length, great speed. I think probably the length and athleticism of their defense is what I look at and it sticks out on tape."
Carroll, also a former defensive coordinator, thought wistfully about the record-setting scoring numbers put up by Manning and his outstanding crew of receivers.
"We'd like to have their points," he said.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some 80,000 football fans from around the world are set to pack into New Jersey's Met Life Stadium on Sunday for the first NFL Super Bowl championship played in the New York area, an event that has shone a fresh spotlight on the region.
The weather forecast is mild, rather than the below-freezing conditions that had been feared for the first outdoor cold-weather Super Bowl, and police have so far faced just one highly visible threat, a Friday hoax in which suspicious but harmless powder was sent to hotels around the region.
For fans from the New York area, the game presents a rare opportunity to see a Super Bowl without traveling to Florida, California or other warm-weather locations that often host what is typically the most-watched sporting event in the United States.
"I normally watch the game on TV and get wings and whatever, but the combination of the location and the fact that one of my coworkers could get the tickets at face value, meant we could go and pay only a moderately exorbitant amount of money," said Julia Lunetta, a 33-year-old tech worker from Dobbs Ferry, New York, who plans to attend the Denver Broncos-Seattle Seahawks matchup with friends from work.
The game's location, at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, some 10 miles west of New York City, has posed logistical challenges for organizers, with events in the week leading up to the 6:25 p.m. ET (2300 GMT) kickoff spread among New York City, Jersey City and Newark, New Jersey.
On Sunday, police will be out in force, inspecting fans even as they board the trains and buses that are expected to carry about 30,000 people to the stadium.
Officials from more than 100 state and federal law enforcement agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation, are monitoring the region from a command center located at an undisclosed site near the stadium.
"There's been a lot of planning for a lot of months and even years in making this Super Bowl successful, and that's in large part because of the broad metropolitan area that we're in," said Roger Goodell, commissioner of the National Football League. "It's more complex being in a larger area where you're crossing over states and different jurisdictions, but everyone has been fantastic.
Despite earlier expectations for bitter cold and possible snow at the 48th Super Bowl, Sunday brought mild temperatures, with a forecast high of 48 degrees Fahrenheit (9 degrees Celsius), with lows expected to drop to just about freezing. The National Weather Service warned there was a chance of rain.
Online ticket resellers showed seats starting at about $1,600 and rising above $2,000, up from opening prices of about $1,300 a week earlier.
While much of the focus has been on New York, where a 3/4-mile stretch of taken over by a four-day street fair where fans could try to kick a field goal, get a player's autograph or ride a 60-foot-high (18-meter-high) toboggan slide, the game has also been a boost to New Jersey.
The Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos both stayed in Jersey City, across the Hudson River from Manhattan, and fans could be seen roaming near the hotels the teams had taken over, trying to catch a glimpse of the players.
Troy Maragos, a 29-year-old pastor from Chicago, opted to spend a few nights in that city of 254,441 people ahead of the game.
"I'm impressed by how clean everything is," Maragos said as he boarded a train. "The subway system is great, it's been nice that it's so easy to get back and forth from New York."
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said having both teams stay had been a boost for local businesses.
"From an economic point of view, we won't have the full sense of it until sometime after the Super Bowl, but the restaurants are more full than usual, there are fans visiting here," Fulop said. "It's going to be a benefit to New York, it's going to be a benefit to New Jersey, it's going to benefit the whole region."
Even as the estimated 400,000 people who are believed to have traveled into the region for the game and related events geared up for kickoff, some New Yorkers were looking forward to seeing the crowds thin out on Monday.
At a United Parcel Service Inc store on Broadway that faced the Super Bowl Boulevard street fair, Mello Smith complained that the crowds slowed things down.
"This is hard for the customers, too," Smith said. "They are complaining. They want their deliveries or they want to drop off, and it's a hassle."
Likewise, Dustin Drankoski, a 27-year-old a photo editor, said the added crowds in an already congested area of Manhattan had made his commute to his office near Times Square even more difficult.
"The real annoyance is all the tourists and the lines of people," Drankoski said. "There are lines of people in the subway station waiting to go through the stalls and they don't know how to use their MetroCards, so you just have to wait," he said. "The people who are really impacted are the drivers. There's no way to get around this area."


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