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Drops of Jupiter?
Sangiovese dates back to 16th century Roman winemaking. It literally translates to "blood of Jove," in tribute to the Roman god Jupiter.
Jupiter was a pretty big deal. He was associated with governing bodies. Statesmanship. Rulers and kings. He was basically the equivalent, unoriginal version of Zeus.
The Romans called Jupiter "Optimus Maximus," a name later used for off-brand Transformer figurines and the budget edition of "Gladiator's" main character. "Optimus Maximus," for those who do not speak Latin, literally translates to "Big Daddy."
Jupiter had a long, flowing beard and a bicycle he called "Tiffany." His prize-winning topiaries were the envy of all the Romans. Jupiter perfected a recipe for Buffalo chicken. "It's the breading!" He used to proclaim.
Jupiter had a pet falcon named Kevin and a cat called Jarvis. Kevin and Jarvis used to join Jupiter whenever he rode Tiffany through the plaza. Remember, Tiffany is the name of a bicycle.
When Jupiter died, his beard was jettisoned into space, where it reacted with a bunch of celestial bodies and turned into the planet we know as Jupiter. Scientists everywhere praise the ancient Romans for their foresight and advanced knowledge of stellar beard sciences. And that is why you should by this Sangiovese.


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Regime Uncertainty
A number of intelligent economists appear to take the regime uncertainty argument seriously. As Russ Roberts notes there is probably some ideological component to this, but at its heart I suspect its what I think of as "real variable bias."
There is a tendency among a lot of economists to vastly over-estimate the importance of real versus nominal variables. Real things seem like they ought to matter more. After all they are real. Nominal things making all the difference means that these massive effects we are seeing are generated from what are ultimately mistakes.
I think that misses the true nature of what it means to be nominal and that nominal should be thought of as "keeping one's word." That is actually quite important in massive economy, even though it can cause problems when you run into a situation where everyone would be better off to accept a round of promise breaking.
Anyway I wanted to get to one of the reasons why I think regime uncertainty is highly unlikely to explain our current economic conditions. The idea here is that government policy has created an environment where companies are afraid to invest and hire.
The problem is that in most sectors of the economy you have to jump through a lot of hoops to explain exactly why it is that the current environment is so detrimental to hiring.
Oil and Gas Extraction
This issue is made worse once you look at resource extraction in general and oil in particular.
We are just coming off the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill. We had a Congress that passed Cap-And-Trade, a bill specifically designed to make it more expensive to operate as a greenhouse gas emitter. We have the possibility of the EPA regulating greenhouse gases. We have an administration which is openly hostile to fossil fuels and wants to promote industry which will put fossil fuel extractors out of business and we have protesters pushing the President to deny a crucial private infrastructure initiative to help develop fossil fuels – the Keystone XL project.
Yet, with all of that employment in oil and gas extraction is booming
If the government can't scare off the oil and gas extractors, when the government's stated goal is to replace them with solar or wind then is it reasonable to suspect other people are scared off.
That being said I do believe that loosening current day regulations on oil and gas extraction as well as working with industry on developing safe and easy to implement fracking regulations is a step in the right direction.
Our total employment numbers are still awful. We need to push for more jobs on all fronts. This includes looser monetary policy, simulative fiscal policy and easing restrictions on capital intensive sectors like oil and gas.
As I laid out I don't think regime uncertainty is stopping the oil and gas industry from expanding but ordinary regulatory impediment is. We need to encourage not discourage new off shore drilling. We need to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. We need to support not oppose new fracking projects in the Eastern United States.
Quite frankly I also believe we need to open up ANWR, though I understand this issue has already become such a hot button that it may not be a fight worth having.
Protecting the environment is an important long run goal. Human suffering, however, has to take priority. Around the globe humans are suffering from a lack of demand. This is one industry where the demand is there. We should let it prosper.

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HANSEL AND GRETEL WITCH HUNTERS-Germany/United States-2013
Written and Directed by Tommy Wirkola
I purchased Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters 2 weeks ago and I just now got around to watching. There's a simple reason for that in that my wife said the magic words, 'I want to watch Hansel and Gretel with you.' My wife and I keep different hours and therefore our schedules do not always merge as we desire. Alas, we watched the film and had agreeable but somewhat differing opinions about it. She liked the movie. However, she had to suspend her disbelief over some of the historical inaccuracies such as Hansel injecting himself with what appears to be insulin (technically not discovered until 1922); the sketches of missing village children on bottles of milk (Etan Patz, who disappeared in 1979, was the child upon which that 'honor' was first bestowed); and the use (albeit strangely) of a phonograph recording (invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison). I liked the movie also, even though I found it to be completely ridiculous despite being able to suspend my disbelief. What I couldn't understand was why the filmmakers had to lower themselves to such levels when there was some amazing action sequences and above average performances from its two stars Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker, The Avengers) and Gemma Arterton, Prince of Persia, Quantum of Solace).
After being kidnapped, and subsequently, killing a witch young Hansel and his sister Gretel grow up to become renowned witch hunter/killers. For some unknown reason, which you just know is going to be revealed in the final act of the movie, the two of them are immune to witch magic; therefore making their jobs easier. They encounter witch Muriel (Famke Janssen, X-Men, Hemlock Grove), who's preparing for the ritual of the Blood Moon by sacrificing the children in the village, six boys and five girls. One more girl is required for the ritual to work and therefore Hansel and Gretel must thwart her nefarious scheme. The siblings receive unlikely assistance; Hansel in the form of the wrongfully accused Mina (Pihla Viitala (Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre); and Gretel from Edward the Troll (Derek Mears, Friday the 13th, Hatchet III). Of course with great assistance comes great opposition and that comes in the form of Sheriff Berringer as played by the scenery chewing Peter Stormare (Pain & Gain, The Big Lebowski).
Despite its flaws Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters is a fun movie. Yes, it throws logic and historical accuracy out the window; I'm sure that's one of the reasons it angered so many critics upon its release. Let it be said that the majority of critics, this one excluded, have never been party hat wearing, whoopee cushion planting, beer drinking excitable boys. Maybe they just need to get their thumbs out of their collective sphincters and lighten up. It's okay to like a movie that doesn't make any sense. It's okay to like Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters.
Diane Kruger, Eva Green and Noomi Rapace were considered to play Gretel, but Gemma Arterton eventually got cast.
In an interview with Famke Janssen at Cannes 2011, she stated that she took her role as the head witch because she had to pay off her mortgage. Janssen has stated multiple times that since 2007, she was prepping her writing/directorial debut "Bringing up Bobby", where funding and distribution had gone through hard times, partly due to the 2008 economic crisis. She also had not done much acting in that period of time.
In the movie, Hansel is diabetic as a result of his experience in the gingerbread house as a child. In the original script, Gretel was also supposed to have an eating disorder as a result of her childhood trauma, but it was cut from the final version.
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Microsoft profit dips ahead of Office revamp
By Bill Rigby
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's quarterly profit edged lower as Office software sales slowed ahead of a new launch, offsetting a solid but unspectacular start for its Windows 8 operating system and sending the company's shares down 1.4 percent.
The results mark a stark change from the 1990s, when Microsoft was the unchallenged king of computing and the release of a new Windows operating system would supercharge sales, generate excitement and generally boost its stock.
None of that appears to be true now, as Microsoft has been overtaken by Apple Inc and Google Inc in the rush toward mobile computing, while sales of traditional desktop computers are in decline.
"There's still no sign that Windows 8 is a gangbuster," said Andrew Bartels, an analyst at Forrester Research. "Compared to prior periods, where you saw a big increase when a new one came out, you're not seeing that."
Profit at the world's largest software company slid to $6.4 billion, or 76 cents per share, in the fiscal second quarter, from $6.6 billion, or 78 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter.
Wall Street had expected 75 cents per share, on average, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Overall sales rose 3 percent to $21.5 billion, Microsoft said on Thursday, in line with analysts' estimates.
The biggest factor weighing on Microsoft was a 10 percent decline in sales at its Office unit to $5.7 billion, which took into account the loss of deferred revenue relating to discounted upgrades to the new version of the software, expected shortly. Continued...


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Judge approves move to Rankin County court in permit approval case
The West Rankin Utility Authority (WRUA) has scored a minor victory in its legal battle to come off of Jackson's sewer system.
Last week, Hinds County Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas approved West Rankin's motion to have Jackson's appeal of its permit for a wastewater treatment plant to Rankin County Chancery Court.
"We believe the court did the right thing. The statute was clear. The venue that is proper is Rankin County," said WRUA attorney Keith Turner.
Jackson is appealing a decision by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to grant West Rankin a permit to build a wastewater plant on the Pearl River.
The appeal was filed in Hinds County Chancery Court in September, and WRUA filed a motion to have the case transferred to Rankin County.
Thomas granted the request last week, citing Mississippi Code Section 49-17-29.
"The permit was granted to WRUA to construct a wastewater treatment facility in Rankin County, to collect Rankin County wastewater, to treat wastewater at the facility located in Rankin County, to monitor and measure the wastewater in Rankin County and to discharge the wastewater at an outfall point … in Rankin County," he wrote.
"While the city of Jackson asserts that this permit will have a greater impact on Hinds County, the (jurisdiction) of the subject matter is Rankin County."
It was unclear at press time whether Jackson city officials would appeal Thomas' decision. A further appeal would have to be decided by the Mississippi Supreme Court.
WRUA is planning to construct a wastewater treatment facility on approximately 58 acres along U.S. Highway 49 in Richland.
The facility would serve approximately 100,000 people living in Flowood, Brandon, Pearl, Richland, and along the Ross Barnett Reservoir.
Collections from those areas make up about a quarter of the flow into Jackson's sanitary sewer system.
If West Rankin comes off of Jackson wastewater, the city will lose around $5 million a year in revenue, but would not see a reduction in costs for treating the waste.
The new plant would cost between $100 million and $400 million to build, according to estimates provided to the Sun.
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(NEW YORK) — Long-time New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada will retire Tuesday, according to the Yankees.
The 40-year-old Posada played all 17 of his Major League seasons with the Bronx Bombers.
Last year, he hit .235 with 14 homers and 44 RBIs.
A five-time All-Star, Posada was part of five World Series championship teams and is second all-time in playoff games played.
He finishes his career with a .273 batting average, 275 home runs, and 1,065 RBIs.
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You can see now digitized versions of very old Sheboygan city and county directories that are part of Mead Public Library's Local History Collection on the Internet. The books include city/county directories from 1875-1898, plus a 1918 rural directory. Listings include residents, businesses, schools, churches and societies.
The directories, as well as other digitized local history materials, are available through the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. You may link (go to www.meadpubliclibrary.org/local/history) to an index of the directories and other local history materials, such as Sheboygan furniture catalogs, biographical information of prominent residents, and histories of the city and county.
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An argument between roommates ended up with one of them in jail and the other with injuries.
Police said the two men began arguing before 2 p.m. Wednesday at their Puunui home. The argument escalated with the suspect allegedly attacking his 35-year-old roommate. The victim took himself to the hospital to be treated.
Officers arrested the 39-year-old suspect on suspicion of second-degree assault.


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August 12, 2014 - Truro, Nova Scotia - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Member of Parliament Scott Armstrong (Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley) today announced an investment of $8 million for the Organic Federation of Canada (OFC) to lead an organic science cluster that will help the sector respond to market demand and capture new opportunities.
The cluster brings the best and brightest together, from academia, government and industry, to focus on cutting-edge research and development that will improve the organic sector's competitiveness, market potential, adaptability and sustainability. This will be accomplished through a series of activities focused on expanding organic production in response to market demand for hops, sprouts, ornamental potted plants and poultry.
Two hundred collaborating scientists will work on several priorities, including: crop breeding for improved cultivars; developing new reduced tillage systems for organic crops; enhancing soil to improve plant health; and developing new approaches to manage crop pests, diseases and livestock parasites.
Quick facts
- Founded in 2006, the OFC is a not-for-profit corporation that promotes the interests of all the stakeholders in the organic sector. This cluster will be managed by OFC with assistance from the Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada at Dalhousie University.
- Canada's organic exports have been valued at over $458 million, with most going to the U.S. and the European Union.
- This investment builds on previous research funding provided to the Organic Science Cluster under Growing Forward.
- This investment is made through the Industry-led Research and Development stream of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's AgriInnovation Program, a five-year, up to $698-million initiative under Growing Forward 2.
"The Canadian organic sector continues to grow at an impressive rate. Investments like this in research and development span the entire value chain, from production through to the consumer, and support the competitiveness, growth and prosperity of the organic sector and our overall economy."
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz
"The Organic Federation of Canada is privileged to collaborate with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada at Dalhousie University on this national project to advance the understanding and methodology of organic farming. This project involves researchers across the country working together to provide us with the tools needed to expand production to meet the ever-growing consumer demand for organic food."
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Some people never write a book. Now Grumpy Cat has written two.
The feline became an internet sensation after her scowling visage became synonymous with melancholic disenchantment.
Her first book, Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book, was a guide to attaining "true grumpiness" from the self-appointed "master of bad attitude".
Helpful tips included eating ice cream cones to get incurable brain freezes and reminding yourself that a kiss carries more germs than 100 toilet seats.
The follow-up, The Grumpy Guide to Life, promises to carry on where her first book left off.
Now a famous author, Grumpy Cat has rubbed shoulders with celebrities such as Ian Somerhalder, Johnny Knoxville and Seth Meyers since making the A-list.
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Hazelwood Elementary 5th grade students graduate from D.A.R.E.
Hazelwood Elementary 5th grade students participated in the D.A.R.E. program over the last several months with Officer Howell, a Waynesville Police Officer who teaches D.A.R.E. throughout the county.
Founded in 1983, D.A.R.E. stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education. It is a police-officer led program that gives students the skills to avoid drugs and bullying and make smart choices for their lives. D.A.R.E. is now in 75 percent of our nation's school districts and in more than 43 countries around the world. According the D.A.R.E. website, "D.A.R.E.'s primary mission is to provide children with the information and skills they need to live drug-and-violence-free lives. The mission is to equip kids with the tools that will enable them to avoid negative influences and instead, allow them to focus on their strengths and potential."
Part of Hazelwood's D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony included the announcement of four D.A.R.E. essay winners. These students wrote essays on what D.A.R.E. taught them and what skills they gained that can be used throughout their lives. Winners were: Molly Dorgan, Hailey Price, Sarah Clarke, and Abigail Souderes. Also recognized at the graduation ceremony was our Tommy Green award winner. Officer Green was a Hawood County Police Officer who showed great compassion for children and the teaching of D.A.R.E. This award is given to the student that shows leadership, strength, and perserverance throughout the 9 week program. Our winner this year is Casey Owen.
The graduation ceremony closed with all 5th grade students singing the D.A.R.E. theme song under the direction of Kaye Atwood, Hazelwood's music teacher.


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Chef Gordon Ramsay Was All Set To Have a Huge Restaurant Grand Opening…Until a Rival Chef Made 100 Fake Reservations So The Place Was Basically Empty
FB - It seems even world-famous chefs aren't immune to trolls, as Gordon Ramsay experienced, recently. The celebrity chef prepped his staff for the grand opening of his London-based Heddon Street Kitchen only to discover an almost empty restaurant. Of the 140 reservations booked, only 40 showed up to the restaurant, leaving 100 reservations unaccounted for. Chef Ramsay told Jonathan Ross in a recent interview that this led to a depressingly slow opening for the restaurant. The chef said that his staff will now have to personally reconfirm every reservation to avoid this happening again. While Ramsay did not specify who he believed to be behind this, he has strongly hinted that a competitor is the culprit. One doesn't become such a high-profile chef without making a few enemies.
That is a downright hilarious move. A ridiculously vindictive and spiteful move, but really funny. I'm sure once Ramsay realized what happened all he could do is laugh. It's just so mean but it also means he has so, so much land in someone's head. He has to actually end up feeling good about this happening, because this wouldn't happen to a nobody. He wouldn't go out of his way to do this to someone else, he doesn't have time for that. But someone hates him so much they used their time and effort to try to fuck up his restaurant grand-opening. That makes him the real winner and the troll the loser. Haters make you famous.


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It has been a real rollercoaster of a ride for "PostFlopAction" this week, in which he has been following up big wins with big losses and then clawing them back again. Well over the past few days he has yet again responded to some heavy losses by returning $406k back into his poker account.
He took this score whilst enjoying a number of sessions at the mixed games tables over on Full Tilt Poker; he played at three tables in total with his money mainly coming from the likes of "punting-peddler", "Poker KaMI" and the unpredictable "DealMeInFast".
The latter of those three actually went on to become two the biggest losers over this period, though the biggest was "good2cu". The player behind that screen name is Andrew Robl, with the regular high stakes player losing even more recently to take his weekly losses to around $560k.
He lost a combined total of $345k, with most of that going to "PostFlopAction" over on the $1,500/$3,000 tables, whilst a portion was also lost to "Sauce1234" on the lower stakes $300/$600 tables. 2013 started well for Robl, yet it is starting to turn into a real struggle for him recently.
Other Winners!
"Erik1223" was one of the other winners on the virtual felt recently, with his profits coming in many of the same sessions that "PostFlopAction" was playing in. He took $216.6k from those tables, with his biggest victim being "DealMeInFast".
"patpatpanda" also ended up securing profits of $91.8k, with this in spite of dropping $100k early on. He clawed all of that back and turned it into a healthy profit. "Sauce1234" also took down a respectable $84k, with high stakes Mr Consistency really starting to get into the swing of things in 2013.
The highest high stakes earner in 2012 started slowly this year and even dropped substantial amounts to Viktor Blom, yet in later confrontations between the pair he clawed all of that back and is now steadily doing what he does best, racking up the profits on the tables. It will be interesting to see if he can in fact get back to the top for 2013.
The Top Earners!
PostFlopAction – (+$405.9k)
Erik1223 – (+$216.6k)
patpatpanda – (+$91.8k)
Sauce1234 – (+$84k)
The action on the high stakes tables is really starting to pick up again after a bit of a quiet patch during the last week. We expect this action to pick up even more over the weekend, so if high stakes poker is your thing, be sure to keep checking with us for regular updates.


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The Sony Xperia P by all rights shouldn't really set anyone's heart aflutter. It doesn't, after all, have any single feature that really sets it apart from any other Android smartphone. But somehow the whole is better than the sum of its parts, making it a tempting mid-range handset.
Where the Sony Xperia P starts its assault is with its design. It's smart and sleek yet quirky too. It has the same overall vibe as the Xperia S, with the Xperia line's signature features of the curved back, pointy corners and the clear strip running through the bottom section. But while we felt the S fell short of expectations the P actually exceeds them. This is for two reasons. The first is it uses a more premium looking and feeling metal back, and the second is that our expectations are markedly lower to start with, this being a mid-range handset after all.
The design isn't perfect though. One thing we didn't like about the Xperia S that the Xperia P hasn't managed to fix is the bitty look and feel. The screen has an unsightly lip around it, the front facing camera really stands out and the pathetic flap that covers the SIM slot lets the side down. Nonetheless, overall the Xperia P is a handset we'd happily be seen with.
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What's more, it's not all about vanity either. The Xperia P's design appeals because it's actually easy to handle too. It has a modest 4in screen so its overall dimensions are a manageable 122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm. These proportions also put the side mounted power button cum screen lock switch directly under thumb or finger for easy one handed operation. Likewise the volume rocker, while the touch sensitive navigation buttons set into the plastic strip beneath the screen aren't a stretch either – and they work well too. Only the slightly uncomfortable pointy corners and slightly over-stiff buttons are an issue, and they're not much of one.
In contrast, the Xperia S is hardly the largest handset going but nevertheless it felt little bigger (and heavier) than we like, its buttons don't quite fall so nicely into place and its touch buttons are awful.
Added to these great basics the Xperia P has a shutter button for the camera and a microHDMI socket, so it's easy to take pictures and hook your phone up to a TV to look at said pictures. You don't, however, get expandable storage by way of a microSD slot (you get 16GB of built in storage), and in fact you can't remove the backplate to replace the batter either, or at least not without getting a screwdriver out.
On the wireless front you only get Blutooth v2.1 rather than v4.0 but this a relatively minor slip up. You also get everything else you should want with Wi-Fi n, NFC and quad band 3G all present and correct, so you can stream, sync, talk and text from just about anywhere.
Overall then we think the Xperia P has one of the most compelling combinations of ergonomics and features currently available, particularly if you're not into these really big phones.
Not dropping the baton is the screen, which although not up there with the biggest and best is only a step below. It's an LCD so suffers from a slightly grey look to dark images, and there's a little bit of contrast shift when viewed from an angle. What's more it has only 540 x 960 pixels, which is a fair few less than the 720 x 1280 panels of the top dogs. So, a Samsung Galaxy S3 or HTC One X beater it isn't.
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Exactly a month after it was set up, the panel headed by former chief justice of India JS Verma, with former high court chief justice Leila Seth and former solicitor general Gopal Subramanium as its members, is set to recommend updating criminal laws to make them women-friendly.
It is learnt to have concluded that effective enforcement of laws has to be ensured along with making fresh changes in them.
The panel had received nearly 80,000 suggestions and heard the views of more than 100 representatives of different organisations on how to make the legal framework stronger to deter heinous crimes against women.
The panel members are understood to be "extremely unhappy" with the general style of functioning of the Delhi Police, its lack of coordination with the city government and attempts by multiple political authorities to control it.
Though Justice Verma had refused to look into alleged lapses on the police's part in the case, his report is likely to make strong observations against the police force.
The change happened on account of strong views expressed by various women groups on how the entire case was handled and brutalities inflicted on young protesters.
The report, authored with active support from a team of 20 young lawyers, is set to cite women-friendly laws in major democracies and compare them with Indian laws to argue for more "gender sensitive" laws in the country.
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Sales of existing single-family homes jumped an unexpected 7% in December from November's seasonally adjusted annual rate, the National Association of Realtors said Jan. 26.
And the inventory of unsold homes at the end of December dropped 11.7 percent to a 9.3 month supply at the current sales pace.
The increase in sales is coming as both home prices and interest rates fall to affordable levels. The national median existing home was $175,000 in December, 15.3% lower than it was in December 2007, the Realtors said.
Bank-owned foreclosures in California, Florida, Nevada, Arizona and other speculative markets are largely behind the sales increases. Prices in those states have been falling fast but unemployment is spiking.
About 60.6% of homes for sale in the Las Vegas metro area during the third quarter of last year were affordable for people earning the area's median income, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index. A year earlier, just 18% of the homes for sale were affordable.
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On a recent trip to London, I bought a newspaper and sat on the train reading about the mounting worries surrounding the Olympic Games — with the U.K.'s transport infrastructure already struggling to cope with the influx of extra people.
Athletes visiting the U.K. have had to compete with slow-moving airport security and long queues, while a coach-load of Olympians was recently stuck for four hours in London traffic on its way to the Olympic Village. Onboard was American hurdler Kerron Clement, who tweeted, "Athletes are sleepy, hungry and need to pee." It seems that, where travel's concerned, we all have to deal with the same problems, no matter who we are.
This got me thinking of the trials we all face while traveling and made me wonder, could travel be a sport that I could actually compete in? Consider the potential events:
First up, weight lifting. Whether lugging a heavy suitcase from the car to the airport check-in or making the final heave into the overhead bin, we've all competed in this event before. It's familiar territory for the Olympic traveler, and the key is in the preparation. Packing light is one of the hardest things to do, but as the old adage goes, "You never use what you don't take."
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Next, the 100-meter sprint to meet check-in. Most airlines require passengers to be at the airport a couple of hours before take-off, which can sometimes catch travelers out, particularly early in the morning. The most successful competitors will have already mapped their route and will diligently avoid all fast food and souvenir concessions, passport and tickets in hand, to get to the desk on time. Some will need to slalom between other vacationers or even indulge in some light wrestling in order to get their times down. You've got to want it!
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Synchronised swimming could be my stumbling block. I hate overcrowded swimming pools! Sometimes it's nice when arriving at a destination, even before unpacking, to cool down with a dip. Faced with a jam-packed pool, though, I'd likely slink off with my towel to see if there were a quiet beach nearby. Synchronised swimming? Not for me.
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The relay is tough. I've been on trips where I've had to transfer trains six times. My budget "saver" tickets meant I had to make every transfer (with very narrow time margins) or risk not getting to my destination at all. The period between trains is always the most stressful, frantically checking platform displays, with one eye on your watch. This can be bad in huge international airports too, with terminals sometimes being up to 15 minutes' walk away from each other. Smooth transitions make for a smooth journey — it takes an expert traveler to score highly in the relay.
As is traditional, we should end with the marathon. I'll put my hand up and say that long-haul traveling's not something I enjoy. My longest trip started with 10 hours in a car, followed by 6 hours on a bus and another hour on a plane. The ultimate long-haul trip is Singapore Airlines' nonstop flight between Newark Airport and Singapore, which takes a whopping 18.5 hours. I just don't think I have the stamina.
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CRAIG MORTON isn't quite sure who to root for in the Super Bowl.
On one hand, his stepson is best friends with Cooper Helfet, a Redwood High School graduate who plays tight end for the Seattle Seahawks. So he has a personal connection there. On the other hand, Morton is a member of the Denver Broncos' Ring of Fame, a distinction bestowed on the franchise's most hallowed former players — an honor he earned by being the first quarterback to ever start in a Super Bowl for the Broncos.
"So I'm split," Morton said.
The Broncos and Seahawks face off Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., in the 48th edition of the Super Bowl.
Having been a member of three Super Bowl teams, including two for which he was the starting quarterback, Morton, who lives in Strawberry, can relate to the players competing Sunday in Super Bowl XLVIII like few can.
He is one of just 56 people to ever be a starting quarterback in a Super Bowl (Russell Wilson will become the 57th when the Seahawks offense takes the field Sunday), just one of 19 quarterbacks to start in multiple Super Bowls, and the first quarterback to start for two different teams in the biggest game of the year.
"I was very fortunate to be in three of them," Morton said.
Morton started for the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V, and was Dallas' backup quarterback in the next year's Super Bowl, when Roger Staubauch was the starter. After a stint with the New York Giants, Morton eventually made his way to Denver, leading the Broncos to Super Bowl XII.
Morton said he doesn't remember too much about the action on the field from his playing days. What sticks with him more are the camaraderie he shared with his teammates and some key moments — including a realization he had during his first Super Bowl experience.
That day, Morton's Cowboys faced off against the Baltimore Colts, who were led by all-time great quarterback Johnny Unitas.
"Unitas was a hero of mine growing up, and here he is finishing up his career," Morton said.
Before the game, two inflatable "character balloons" were floating in the stadium, each depicting one of the starting quarterbacks. Morton was mesmerized to see his likeness floating in the sky alongside his idol.
"I was thinking, 'Is this real? Could I really be here?'" Morton said.
More than four decades have passed since then, and the Super Bowl's popularity has exploded to the point that Super Bowl Sunday is practically a national holiday.
The viewing audience is so large, television ads cost $4 million for 30-second spots. The average ticket price to go to the game exceeds $2,000. More than a billion chicken wings are expected to be consumed by Super Bowl watchers this weekend.
That growth has been aided, in part, by the commercialization of and the exhaustive media analysis leading up to Super Bowl Sunday.
Despite all the hoopla, little has changed on the field, Morton said.
"The game is the same," he said. "I don't think (the spectacle surrounding the game) affects the players too much. The only thing they have to do is go to the press conference. Other than that, they're pretty much locked up (by a rigid team schedule)."
Sunday's game will mark Denver's seventh appearance in the Super Bowl. Besides the first one, when Morton was the quarterback, the other five trips were with Hall-of-Famer John Elway as the quarterback.
Elway is now the franchise's general manager, meaning he is responsible for assembling the team's roster — including bringing in quarterback Peyton Manning as a free agent two years ago.
"The decisions he's making are good," Morton said of Elway. "His decision to get Peyton was phenomenal."
This is Manning's third Super Bowl appearance, the first two coming while he was the quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts. The 37-year-old ranks second all-time in passing yards and touchdown passes, and this season he broke the single-season records in each of those categories. Yet, because Manning's win-loss record in playoff games (or, the record of teams for which he played quarterback in those games) is not overly impressive, and because many football analysts and fans measure a quarterback's legacy based on the number of Super Bowls he has won, some people say Manning needs to lead the Broncos to victory on Sunday in order to be considered one of the all-time great quarterbacks.
"That's a bunch of baloney," Morton said. "He'll be one of the greats, no matter whether he wins or loses."
Morton said "there are so many things that can go wrong" in a game, that an individual player's legacy should not hinge on the outcome of a team performance.
Morton can speak from personal experience. In that first Super Bowl he played in, the game turned on a controversial play.
With the Cowboys leading the Baltimore Colts 13-6 early in the game's second half, the Cowboys were a yard away from the end zone and in position to extend their lead to 20-6. But Dallas running back Duane Thomas fumbled the ball on a running play, and even though Cowboys players on the field for the play contend to this day that a Cowboy recovered the ball, the referees awarded possession of the ball to Baltimore.
The momentum of the game, some say, swung to the Colts, who went on to win 16-13.
"You don't have complete control over everything," Morton said.
That includes the weather, which, with the game being played in an outdoor stadium in New Jersey, has caused a frenzy among football enthusiasts who believe that the NFL championship game should not be influenced by inclement weather.
Super Bowls are usually played in warm-weather cities, such as Miami (where Morton played in his first Super Bowl), or in domed stadiums, such as the Superdome in New Orleans (where Morton played in his last Super Bowl).
If harsh conditions were to visit the stadium during the game, it could affect the play on the field.
"Especially if you've got a wind at 30 mph, a lot of things can happen to that football," Morton said. That could be particularly detrimental to a pass-heavy team such as the Broncos, since "their game plan isn't conservative. But if the weather is bad, they might have to go conservative."
Despite major snowfalls this winter along the eastern seaboard, weather is not likely to play a major factor on Sunday.
According to the National Weather Service, there is a 30 percent chance of rain prior to the Super Bowl, and a 30 percent chance of snow after the game. Winds are expected blow at less than 10 mph.
That leaves just the chilly air — the forecast calls for a low of 31 degrees — as a noticeable weather factor.
In which case, "I think Denver has a good chance of winning the game," Morton said.
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Re: st: How to implement Wald estimator (for IV that is a ratio of coefficients)?
Misha Spisok <email@example.com>
Re: st: How to implement Wald estimator (for IV that is a ratio of coefficients)?
Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:35:41 -0700
Thank you, Professor Nichols--this answers a question I didn't ask but
was at the back of my mind. The formula I noted neglected any
possible covariance--is this the problem that arises in the context of
using two separate estimations on a single dataset?
I have two follow-up questions, one statistics-related and one Stata-related.
1. If I follow the -suest- in your example with the following:
. nlcom [r1_mean]_b[nearc4]/[r2_mean]_b[nearc4]
Does this give me the "correct" standard error? If so, is the
difference (0.00001913) due to rounding? I attempted to use doubles
in the code you provided, e.g., local double b1=_b[nearc4], but then I
can't even find a workaround to the problem in my second question.
When I get to
. di `b1'/`b2'*sqrt((`s2'/`b2')^2+(`s1'/`b1')^2-2*`c'/`b1'/`b2')
I get the error,
1572375310669762 invalid name
2. When I "do" (i.e., highlight a line of the do-file and hit the "do
selected lines" button) each line of code from a do-file editor, then
when I get to
di `b1'/`b2'
I get the error
invalid syntax
I (obviously to you probably, but not to me) don't have this problem
if I either (i) do the entire do-file at once or (ii) enter contents
interactively, line-by-line. I do, however, have a similar problem,
as mentioned in my first question, if I change the local assignment to
a "local double" assignment.
I apologize for any imprecision or incorrect use in my terminology
about locals, doubles, etc.
Thank you again for your time and attention.
On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 6:22 AM, Austin Nichols <email@example.com> wrote:
> Misha--
> If both equations are estimated in the same data (i.e. you are not
> using a two-sample IV procedure), you should use -ivreg- or
> -ivregress- or -ivreg2- (on SSC) instead. The approximate standard
> error formula for the two separate estimations on one dataset is not a
> good substitute for the one given by an IV estimator:
> use http://pped.org/card.dta
> reg lwage exper nearc4, nohe r
> loc b1=_b[nearc4]
> loc s1=_se[nearc4]
> reg educ exper nearc4, nohe r
> loc b2=_b[nearc4]
> loc s2=_se[nearc4]
> ivreg lwage exper (educ=nearc4), nohe r
> di `b1'/`b2'
> di `b1'/`b2'*sqrt((`s2'/`b2')^2+(`s1'/`b1')^2)
> qui reg lwage exper nearc4
> est sto r1
> qui reg educ exper nearc4, nohe
> est sto r2
> suest r1 r2
> mat v=e(V)
> matrix cov=v["r1_mean:nearc4","r2_mean:nearc4"]
> loc c=cov[1,1]
> di `b1'/`b2'*sqrt((`s2'/`b2')^2+(`s1'/`b1')^2-2*`c'/`b1'/`b2')
> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Misha Spisok <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
>> Stas,
>> Many thanks (большое спасибо), not just for solving this problem but
>> introducing me to another command in Stata.
>> Misha
>> On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 9:39 PM, Stas Kolenikov <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
>>> See if you can get your standard error via -nlcom- after -reg3-. I
>>> would guess that's the most appropriate estimation method, and -nlcom-
>>> is certainly the most appropriate method to deal with the
>>> delta-method, Stata way.
>>> On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 8:21 PM, Misha Spisok <email@example.com> wrote:
>>>> Hello, Statalist!
>>>> In short, does -ivregress- (or -reg3-) include what I think is called
>>>> the Wald estimator? If so, how can I implement it for a problem like
>>>> the one below? I've searched for a command for the Wald estimator,
>>>> but can only find references to Wald _tests_.
>>>> I am considering a model similar to Ashenfelter and Greenstone (2004)
>>>> with two reduced-form equations, the estimates of which are used to
>>>> find an instrumental variable estimator in a third equation, the one
>>>> of primary interest.
>>>> My question is, how can I do this in Stata in one fell swoop?
>>>> The two equations are
>>>> F = lambda_F*VMT + PI_F*1(65mph limit in force) + epsilon
>>>> H = lambda_H*VMT + PI_H*1(65mph limit in force) + epsilon'
>>>> where 1(.) is an indicator variable which I'll call "65mph" below.
>>>> The equation of interest is
>>>> H = beta*VMT + theta*F + nu
>>>> The parameter of interest is theta. From the estimate of the reduced
>>>> form equations the IV for theta, theta_IV, is
>>>> theta_IV = (PI_H)/(PI_F)
>>>> Given estimates of PI_H and PI_F (as presented in the paper), one can
>>>> form the corresponding theta_IV. It seems that the authors use a
>>>> formula for the standard error of theta_IV like the following:
>>>> se_theta = theta_IV*sqrt((se_PI_H/PI_H)^2 + (se_PI_F/PI_F)^2)
>>>> I tried doing this in the following ways, but the results are not the
>>>> same. I wouldn't expect them to be, but I can't find a reference for
>>>> Wald estimator in Stata, so I thought I'd try it.
>>>> Method 1:
>>>> . reg F VMT 65mph
>>>> . reg H VMT 65mph
>>>> Calculate theta_IV from coefficients on 65mph in the above equations.
>>>> Method 2:
>>>> . ivregress 2sls H VMT (F 65mph)
>>>> Hope that theta_IV would be the coefficient on F.
>>>> Method 3:
>>>> . reg3 (F VMT 65mph) (H VMT F)
>>>> Hope that theta_IV would be the coefficient on F in the equation for H.
>>>> What is the correct way to get this ratio of coefficients (theta_IV =
>>>> (PI_H)/(PI_F)) and its standard error all at once in Stata?
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Misha
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The first attempt at a South Korean Cadillac, a Mercedes for the masses if you will, met with critical acclaim and so-so sales.
In response, Hyundai has polished up its Genesis luxury sedan for a relaunch as a 2012 model.
The debut Genesis earned plaudits as 2009 Canadian Car of The Year, North American Car of The Year, a Consumer Reports magazine top-rated vehicle in the upscale sedan category, a Top Safety Pick according to the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in 2009-10-11.
But Canadian sales topped out the first year around 1,200, and fell to about 1,000 last year.
"We do okay, we need to do better," Michael Ricciuto, Hyundai Canada's national manager, product and strategic planning, said of the car's share of luxury, rear-drive sales, responding to Globe Drive's Michael Vaughan questioning the car's significance at an introductory press conference.
"Our whole philosophy now is we can move people up," added Steve Kelleher, company president and CEO. "We look at this almost as a relaunch of Genesis. We're going to put a lot of effort into it. This now is a priority for us."
How different is the 2012 model from 2011? Hyundai uses both "redesigned" and "refreshed" to describe what it has rendered. Significant engine and transmission developments are the major advances, with styling sleight-of-hand revisions a minor, if appealing, part of the story.
Whatever your reaction to the still rather generic luxury car appearance, the revised Genesis proves to be a treat on the high desert two-laners outside Sin City as well as the freeways closer to town. At $39,999, Hyundai undeniably is successful in delivering luxury at a discount.
Comparisons with competing models from Cadillac, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Infiniti and Lexus are complimentary with Hyundai's V-6 now rated at 333 horsepower – an increase of 43 hp over the 2011 model – and its larger V-8 at 429 hp, up 44. The European luxury marques' base engines don't come close, although Infiniti and Lexus do fall just short of the Genesis V-6.
The new eight-speed automatic transmission also was developed in-house and tops the Mercedes-Benz E350's seven-speed in the race for more gears (contributing to highway fuel economy and, seemingly, luxury car cachet).
The V-6-powered model will be the better choice over the V-8 for most luxury buyers because its softer ride doesn't come at the cost of sloppy handling and the power is ample. And with premium and technology packages added, stepping up the price to $44,999 and $49,499, this Genesis need not lack any of the features of the $53,499 V-8 R-Spec.
That said, the R-Spec is fast and fascinating. This car represents Hyundai's first step toward developing a performance model brand, like BMW's M cars or Mercedes-Benz's AMG. R-Spec versions of other Hyundai vehicles, likely starting with Genesis coupe, are in the cards. This first R-Spec is inconsistent being partly committed to performance, partly to plushness, in its engineering.
Full marks go to the engine. Enlarged to 5.0 litres displacement from the previous V-8's 4.6 and optimized with direct injection, its output of 85.8 hp per litre is claimed to better all non-turbocharged competitors. With tons of torque at your bidding even at low engine speeds – 300 of its 376 lb-ft maximum at only 1,500 rpm – this engine just plain feels great.
Steering is the next best attribute. Response is right-now and road feel distinct. Credit goes to the stiffened suspension with Sachs shock absorbers and 19-inch wheels. Some colleagues complained of a rough ride, evidence that Hyundai still is at an early point in its learning curve of combining pliant ride and precise handling (as exemplified by BMW).
Now the inconsistency. Slow throttle response seems out of place in this otherwise hard-edged R-Spec. Jam the accelerator pedal to the floor and the transmission does indeed instantly shift down as many as four gears for a stormy response, but before that in its initial movement the pedal travels too far without effect. Hyundai's explanation is that the product planners wanted a luxury car feel in the throttle response, rather than the on-off characteristic of a Genesis coupe.
The absence of paddle shifters or a sport shift mode also may be explained by this being Hyundai's first attempt at a luxury hot rod.
Other desirable features are conspicuous by their absence in either the V-6 or V-8 models despite a long list of standard equipment. What's with only the driver's seat being ventilated and the passenger seat not in the top-priced Genesis? Is this not destined to cause quarrels between husbands and wives? This writer even got grouchy while riding shotgun in the 103 F heat, as my colleague, a long-time co-worker, crowed about the comfort afforded by the driver's seat's cool jets.
A lane-departure warning system is optional, not standard. Power-folding mirrors, optional. Heated rear seats, optional. Adaptive cruise control, standard only with the top-priced models.
The lack of all-wheel-drive is Genesis's greatest shortcoming because Canadian luxury buyers perceive its advantage in winter driving. AWD is under development, Hyundai says, it's coming soon, but no arrival date is given.
For now, price – or more exactly value – remains the major reason to choose Hyundai's luxury model over more established competitors. A BMW 528i commands nearly $8,000 more than a Genesis Premium, a Cadillac CTS more than $2,000.
The downside is in diminished badge appeal and dealership ambience. Buyers of Hyundai's flagship model, the Equus, have their cars picked up for service so they never have to consort with the likes of Sonatas and Accents at humble Hyundai dealerships, but the Genesis exists to elevate the Hyundai image and its buyers become part of the process. It's a work in progress.
Tech specs
2012 Hyundai Genesis
Type: Four-door sedan
Base Price: $39,999, R-Spec $53,499
Engine: 3.8-litre V-6 or 5.0-litre V-8, both DOHC, direct injection with variable valve timing
Horsepower/torque: 333 hp/291 lb-ft for V-6; 429 hp/376 lb-ft for V-8
Transmission: Eight -speed automatic with manual function
Drive: Rear-wheel
Fuel economy (litres/100 km): 11.1 city/6.9 highway for V-6, 13.1 city/8.1 highway for V-8; premium recommended
Alternatives: Cadillac CTS, Infiniti M37; BMW 528i; Buick Lucerne CXL Premium, Ford Taurus, Lexus GS 350, Mercedes-Benz E350Report Typo/Error


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First plan of attack is to make their closet more functional. Daddy shares a closet with them which needs to change. And, with the constant opening and closing of closet doors, they are always breaking. I've never liked exposed closets, but at this stage in their young life, we just need to be rid of the closet doors and have everything a bit more accessible. The good thing about that, it will force us to keep the closet clean and orderly because I am totally neurotic and refuse to look at messy clothes draping out of drawers or falling off of hangers.
So, a few weeks ago when I went to the Irvine Antique Market, I spotted an awesome 12-drawer, wood file cabinet. Immediately, I thought that this would be perfect in the girls exposed, door-less closet! 12 beautiful drawers for clothes, toys, and other odds and ends!
The only problem was the price and general condition. The ladies selling wanted well over $100 (which is waaay more than I like to pay for a piece that needs a lot of work) and the paint job on it was TERRIBLE! I mean, atrocious! I mean, it looked like a gigantic piece of blue poo!
I started perusing other things in their booth and another group of people started seriously examining the file cabinet. I was like, "HECK NO, THAT'S MINE!" That's how I know I really want something. When I get all possessive about it before I make a firm decision.
We rolled it out to the truck where it BARELY fit between the wheel wells. But, when there is a will, there is a way!
I didn't have the endurance to tackle this project right away, so it sat in my driveway for about two weeks. But this week, with 80 degree temperatures, clear skies and a gorgeous view of the mountains from my front yard, it was perfect for an outdoor project!
I took all of the hardware off of the drawers with the help of my next door neighbor and stripped the paint off of them....and the hardware.
Yep...each drawer had three pieces of hardware on it smothered in thick, goopy, blue latex paint. The patina on the original hardware was totally worth the effort of the stripping. (Oh..and I stripped the original screws too. Now that, my friends is plain madness!!!!)
Then, I sanded them all down to a smooth finish, added two coats of Dark Walnut stain and Annie Sloan Dark Wax.
Now...let's pause here for a moment! At this point, I have invested about 8+ hours, just on the drawers and pulls. I saw all 12 drawers sitting in a row on my driveway and thought, "Wow...those are really deep." I decided to measure the depth. At 28 inches deep, there is no way it is going to fit in the closet that is only 25 inches deep.
So here is a piece of friendly advice from a nimrod such as myself. When you plan a refinishing project for a certain spot in your home, it's generally a good idea to make sure that the piece you are working on will in fact fit BEFORE you invest oodles of time. Because, had I know that this wouldn't fit prior to the stripping, staining, waxing, I would have just done a quick and easy two-tone paint job.
At this point, the hard part was over and all that was left was painting the framework.
Since this wasn't going in the girls room anymore, I went with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint® in classic Old White and a very heavy Dark Wax.
And, this is how it turned out:
I spent a lot of time on this piece so you are just gonna have to suffer through all of the glorious pictures!
Don't those screws look great? Hardly any blue left on them and all that original worn patina still perfectly intact!
I lightly distressed the edges with a palm sander so that it would eat through the blue paint down to the original wood. But, you know me! I love some of the original color peeking through just to remind me of what it was!
The distressing and dark wax makes all of the little flaws pop!
I am bound and determined to find a place for this in my home, but in the meantime it's up for grabs at the shop!
Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to like us on facebook. My facebook followers all got the step by step progress of this particular project during the week!


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Atlanta, GA 30329, US
Reception Sites, Ceremony S...
4 ratings, 3 reviews, 13 weddings
The house looked so beautiful as it was that we didn't need to go over the top wi...
A Silverware Affair
6727 Heritage Business Court, Suite 119
Chattanooga, Tn 37421, USA
Caterers, Fountains/Sculptures
3 ratings, 3 reviews, 3 weddings
This company took such good care of us! They rocked! The food was so good, everyt...
Eileen Carter Creations
Duluth, GA 30096, USA
3 ratings, 2 reviews, 3 weddings
Eileen's cakes are the stuff dreams are made of! She offers a number of different...


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Mr Sunday is great for groups, families and dogs! The atmosphere is relax and friendly. The food is good but keep in mind the menu is small and various variations of tacos/quesadillas. The bar has a lot of local brews and the sangrias are perfect on a hot day. Last time I went they had an ice cream truck...yummy! My husband and I love going with our two young children who love to dance. So if your looking for a chill place to hang this is it. Imagine an empty lot along a canal with trees,christmas lights hanging, dance floor, disco ball sparkling, picnic tables and people posted around enjoying the music! All seem to be welcomed and the music is always on point! My favorite Mr Sunday was when they had Moodyman djing and I was 7 mths preggers! I love the fact that I can hang outside, listen to good tunes, watch my kids play and have an all around great sunday! Also for those who are neat freaks there are portajohns and they are decent!


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Justin Timberlake says 'N Sync and One Direction should form a super group.
The American singer-and-actor, who was reunited with his 'N Sync bandmates for a special performance at the MTV Video Music Awards last month, believes joining forces with the British boyband could lead to global domination.
'N Sync was a worldwide sensation during the 90s, but One Direction are now ruling the charts.
"I mean, really, come on. Can 10 of those kind of hairstyles really be on the same stage?" Timberlake told UK TV show Daybreak when asked if he would consider reforming 'N Sync to rival One Direction.
"I think we already know the answer to that question.
"We should just form some super group. It would be hilarious."
Timberlake admitted he didn't know much about the British boy band, but the 32-year-old had been impressed by how they had handled being in the spotlight.
"I haven't seen the One Direction lads too much just because I am constantly moving at probably the same pace they are," he said.
"But what I have seen is that they seem grounded to me and I like that about them."
Timberlake is currently promoting his new movie Runner Runner, which sees a poor college student crack an online poker game.
The star said he was different from his film character as he didn't enjoy gambling or taking risks in real life.
"No not really. I gambled in Vegas a few times, but I am not the gambling type," he said.
When asked if he saw his decision to marry Jessica Biel as a risk, Timberlake said: "No, I am happy with that one."