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Michael O'Neill turns to Roy Hodgson in bid to ensure Northern Ireland are ready
Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill is hoping to benefit from the experience of England boss Roy Hodgson as he prepares for his country's first major tournament in 30 years.
O'Neill's side finish their triumphant Euro 2016 campaign in Finland on Sunday night, with top spot in Group F still up for grabs but qualification assured.
O'Neill's assistant Jimmy Nicholl played in the 1982 and 1986 World Cups, but it is new ground for most at the Irish FA.
So O'Neill plans to speak to Hodgson, who has managed at three tournaments with England and Switzerland and sent O'Neill a message of congratulations.
"It's a new experience for me as a coach, for the players and for the association," he said.
"I'll pick the brains of people like Roy Hodgson who have been to major tournaments, but maybe I'll have to do that before the draw because they might not help us if we're in the same group!
"Roy sent me a lovely message complimenting all the players. He's worked with five of our squad, and he named them and wished them all the best.
"There's a lot to do in terms of preparation and I'll use the period wisely."
O'Neill is also pondering the possibility of checking in with Ireland's rugby union team at the ongoing own World Cup.
He has already visited them in the past to share information and methods and would be interested in seeing how they operate in the throes of a competition.
"In the summer I spent the day with the Irish Rugby World Cup team. I looked at their preparations and how they do things at over Carton House," he explained.
"Maybe that's something I would consider revisiting now they're in the World Cup - their preparations and how they go about things.
"I told the players earlier the preparation starts now."
Those preparations include the selection process for training camps in France, a process O'Neill did not get involved with personally for fear of tempting fate.
Instead he deferred to the IFA's head of international administration, David Currie.
"It's already under way and has been for quite some time," said O'Neill.
"UEFA ask for your preferred venues in July, so David has already been to see the venues.
"I didn't take any part in that because I didn't want to get ahead of myself, b ut we have our selected venue and I'll obviously go and see that as soon as possible."
Having already made history as the first ever Northern Ireland squad to reach a European Championship, O'Neill has set his side the task of adding another feather in their caps.
No side has ever qualified having been drawn as a fifth seed but that both Northern Ireland and Iceland could now achieve such a feat.
A point in Helsinki would be enough for O'Neill's men to stay ahead of Romania at the Group F summit, and that means no experimental or sentimental team selections.
"It's been a great trip for us just to see the mood of the players since Thursday night, they've been in great form, but there is a focus in us as well," he said.
"We come wanting to win the game and the group - 23 points is an amazing tally to get to.
"I'll pick a team to win the game, simple as that. No one has said they could do with a rest and that's great because we want competition for places.
"We're not going to hand out starting places easily and that's what I've said to the players."
That means likely returns for seven-goal top-scorer Kyle Lafferty and midfielder Chris Baird, both suspended for the Greece match.
Gareth McAuley and Oliver Norwood are also in line to play, completing a full house of 10 starts in the famous campaign.
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" Manufacturer: Jolt / Type: Energydrinks "
No, it's not a new Dooyoo jokes category, but the intro for one of the most enjoyable energy drinks I've had in a while.
Jolt CX2 Wild Grape is the final caffeine packed wonder from the massive crate of imported American energy drinks that my loving (but possibly mad) girlfriend bought me for Christmas. I've been trying to hold off reviewing too many of them too soon so as to not bore you all with my carbonated odyssey!
Despite the fact that the claim to being grape flavoured (or flavored, if that's your flavour/flavor) is somewhat tenuous, I found this drink to be a worthwhile and delicious addition to the range. The North American love for supposedly grape flavoured treats is somewhat hard to fathom. The typical flavour returned by the food scientists at Jolt, Welches and the like is a cross between a red grape, bubblegum and a bottle of Shloer.
*Well worth buying a can (or twelve)*
The only website in the UK where I've seen this is www.americansoda.co.uk - a relatively small operation that manages to offer a good range of North American goodies. For those of you lucky enough to visit the US with any regularity I'm sure it's much more widely available there.
Sadly for myself and the rest of the caffeine addicts, 6 cans of this costs £18.10 (£3.02 each), or £26.60 for 12 (£2.22 each). You will usually be given a £5 off £20 or more voucher with each purchase, meaning that any further purchases of 12 cans would cost a more reasonable £1.80 each. Considering that this is only £0.50 more than a can of Red Bull in a station, it's probably not the worst deal ever.
Each can comes in at ~470 ml (the size has recently shrunk for some unknown reason) and this is enough for two regular sized glasses or one blast of energy on a bleary-eyed morning.
*Be sure to recycle once you get the can off the shelf*
I remain enthralled with the trendy battery shaped cans that these drinks came in and it's taken a lot of cajoling from aforementioned loving girlfriend to get me to recycle some of the hoard of ~24 or so cans that I was hiding in my cupboard for some unknown reason. Perhaps I had a planned modern art installation in mind? Joking aside, I really should recycle them all, as the food miles accrued during their trip from the States to my door are somewhat horrifying.
*Purplest of all the purple fruits*
Jolt CX2 Wild Grape is a wonderful rich purple colour and for those who like this flavour it is grape juice embodied. It makes me think of over ripe fruit, recently pressed wine (well, that is grape juice of a sort) and the colours used for costumes in a good Harry Potter film. I love the taste, which is fruity and incredibly sweet. Be warned, if you're not a fan of grape sweets/drinks, this one may be a bit much for your no doubt more refined palate.
The drink is particularly fizzy and this works well to stop the rich flavour becoming too cloying. Red grape Shloer (already mentioned) can be guilty of this in my opinion.
Despite the fact that there's a bit too much sugar in this for use as anything other than an occasional treat, it deserves its claim to be an energy drink. It contains the caffeine of two cups of coffee, ginseng and guarana (herbal stimulants) and added doses of B Vitamins and folic acid etc. On the 3-4 times that I was lucky enough to sup on this I definitely felt 'perkier', more awake and able to maintain exercise for longer.


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I got this tea as a sample when Adagio first started the "signature blend" thing, and it has become one of my absolute favorite teas! I brew it hot, I brew it iced, and I never let myself run out. It really does taste like birthday cake. And how could you not love a tea with sprinkles? :-)


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yes and no... buy a buzzz premium plastic then go to the dying thread, ship it to one of them to dye it for you and there you have it or maybe they can buy it and save you some shiping costs just a thought or start dyeing yoursef
or get dynamic do dyemax it for you
So if I learn how to dye it is possible to do it
yes and its a simple dye to do and a good one to learn with
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Ok, I'll try. Only like 3 weeks left for me at home so let's hope I can get it done by then.
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It's too late to edit my post above but how complex would it be to do logos like this:
Its a simple design which makes hand cutting the vinyl very easy. Try it
If you don't want to try it. I'll do it for you for just shipping charges.
This album has most of the dyes I've done.

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Helping to perpetuate Haida language and culture.
In many of the Haida oral histories, reference is made to supernatural powers
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bright powers in the human realm. Our name was chosen to reflect Raven Calling
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Terri-Lynn is a Haida musician, artist, and lawyer who has dedicated herself to the continuation of Haida culture. Born in Haida Gwaii off the west coast of Canada, Terri-Lynn has been a promoter of Haida music since the age of 13, when she was drawn to the songs her centurion great-grandmother and grandmother sang. Since then, she has sought out more of the music which she subsequently helped rescue from obscurity through her work with the Haida Gwaii Singers Society.
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Production chain shifts may favor American jobs
When Wal-Mart speaks, I usually listen.
Typically, when the big boy of Bentonville (or bad boy to some), announces a new initiative, it inevitably seems to impact retail in some manner, shape or form.
So, not surprisingly, my ears perked up when I heard Wal-Mart announce that it would buy $50 billion worth of American-made products over the next 10 years.
Obviously, any news of this sort is good for this country and hopefully, this news will help spur job growth.
Even better, similar announcements have come from other keystone companies including giants such as General Electric, Apple and Brooks Brothers, along with smaller companies like Minnesota-based Element Electronics, which recently shifted production of its TVs from China to Michigan.
And while these reports could justify someone waving an American flag, kissing Mom and eating a big slice of apple pie, there are a host of reasons why we are seeing a shift in production locations.
Granted, particularly with the economy still stuck in low gear, people are in tune to the connection between buying domestically made products and supporting the economy.
Similarly, manufacturers and suppliers are more than well aware that costs impacting just about every link of the production chain - such as labor, raw materials, shipping, etc., continue to spike.
Sources close to the action in Asia tell me that on average, wages in China have jumped anywhere from 10 to 20%.
At press time, I was also hearing about a jump in labor costs in Indonesia and by now, we all are aware of the higher labor costs coming out of Malaysia as a result of the new minimum wage that kicked in there as of the first of the year.
It's early in the year and early in the game for this seeming shift in production.
What this may (or may not mean) for the outdoor sector remains to be seen.
Either way, we do know this: The game is in play.
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The numbers are in for local tourism in Johnson and Sheridan Counties. Hannah Stepenoff has more.
The Wyoming Office of Tourism recently released a county-by-county report on tourism statistics across the state, and the prognosis is good for both Johnson and Sheridan Counties.
Buffalo Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Angela Jarvis said that tourism is on the rise in Buffalo and surrounding areas.
One reason is the popular event, Longmire Days, which is a festival that is based on local author Craig Johnson's novel series that has spawned an internationally popular television series. The event brought in 5,000 people in 2013, and she expects that number to swell this year.
Around 18,500 tourists checked into the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce on Main Street and the visitor's center on Hart Street in 2013—an increase of over one thousand from the over 17,000 visitors in 2012.
People may be passing through to other destinations, but when they stay in town, she said, those are tourism dollars that the city can count on. In August 2013, the city was up $5,000 in lodging taxes.
According to Jarvis, when that number is divided by the average hotel rate—around $100 per night--it equals out to an increase of over 2,500 rooms in one month.
Executive Director for Sheridan Travel & Tourism Office Shawn Buckley said tourism season is already under way, and though those at the office take into account visitor check-ins, he finds the lodging tax is more indicative of the growth of the tourism industry in the area.
The visitor's center brings in around 100,000 check-ins a year since 2007, he said, and and funds from lodging taxes have been on the rise over the past few years.
He said that roughly 60 percent of Sheridan's yearly budget is based on what the city brings in from tourism. Employment related to the tourism in the Sheridan area, is steadily increasing as well, according to statistics found in the tourism report.
In Sheridan, jobs in fields related to tourism have increased in from 980 jobs in 2012 to 1040 jobs in 2013.
Both Jarvis and Buckley said that the future of tourism will be focused on tapping into foreign markets.
Jarvis said the chamber has been spending the past few years working on bringing in those international markets. One of their most recent endeavors is developing bus tours marketed to foreigners who visit the area.
Both directors said they feel optimistic that with the boost from international tourism, this upswing will increase in the coming years.


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Starting Quarterback of the West Virginia Mountaineers, Geno Smith, Joins the show. Geno is one of the five finalists for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. Geno was asked about being up for the award and what he thought of Johnny Unitas and the legacy he left.
Geno Smith talked about the importance of his teammates and the disappointment that this season has been. He told the guys why he chose West Virginia, when there was so much pressure to stay in Florida from his family. He also talked about playing at the next level, but right now he is focused on his last home game.


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Villagers finds innocence writing about childhood
CULT singer-songwriter Villagers found his innocence again after writing about childhood.
I don't think there's any deeper meaning to it than that
Nominated for the Mercury Prize for his 2010 debut Becoming A Jackal, Villagers – real name Conor O'Brien – writes about birth and childhood on new album {Awayland}, out now.
Conor, 30, told me: "I became disillusioned touring my first album for so long that these new songs helped regain my sense of wonder at the world."
As for the curly brackets around the album title, Conor laughed: "It's because they look nice.
"I don't think there's any deeper meaning to it than that."
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Hollywood -- A walkout by Hollywood screenwriters may occur as early as Monday as the Writers Guild of America has called for a strike.
Officials said Friday that the boards of directors for both Writers Guild of America East and Writers Guild of America West made the recommendation to more than 3,000 of its members at a meeting in Los Angeles.
The contract for screenwriters expired on Wednesday. A strike mostly likely would hit prolific late-night talk shows first, which rely heavily on writers for topical material.
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As what could be considered the roughest part of the Orioles' schedule comes to an end this week, the good news is that the Orioles are going to finish with at least a winning record in 15 games versus the Rays, Red Sox, Yankees and Rangers.
Even if they lose Monday and Tuesday at home to the Yankees, the Orioles are proving that they are an improved team, one that believes they can win, no matter the circumstances. The near-comeback win, a 9-8 loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday, is a perfect example.
The Orioles have enough offense. Their bullpen is rock solid and one of the best in the American League. The only alarm is that going into Monday's game, the Orioles have had eight consecutive games without a quality start from their rotation.
Don't mean to harp on the obvious, but the bullpen and offense can only carry a team so far. The success of the Orioles depends on the stability of their rotation. A strong rotation takes pressure off the offense and keeps the bullpen strong.
Are the recent struggles a phase - all teams go through tough times - or a sign of what's to come the rest of the season?
Other thoughts:
* It's ridiculous that fans in Cincinnati had to wait out a rain delay of 3:36 only to watch the Reds and Nationals play a game in gloomy and drizzly conditions. The stadium was nearly empty when the Reds' Joey Votto hit his walk-off grand slam in a 9-6 win, his third home run of the day.
* The Orioles and Nationals will play their most meaningful interleague series this weekend in D.C., but it's still a tough call on whether interleague is good for baseball. Next season, when Houston moves to the American League West, there will be interleague games throughout the schedule, but no one knows details yet about how many will be played and how it will all work.
* There hasn't been a Triple Crown winner since Carl Yastrzemski of the Red Sox in 1967, but two strong candidates to win one some year are Votto and the Rangers' Josh Hamilton. Hamilton, 31 next week, goes into this week hitting .402 with 18 home runs and 44 RBIs, and the big question is whether the Rangers are going to sign him long-term. The question that is not answered is, how much fear do the Rangers have about Hamilton relapsing with his drug and alcohol addiction? Money shouldn't be an issue, given the Rangers' $121 million payroll and the fact that they gave $100 million to Yu Darvish, $80 million to Adrian Beltre and $75 million to Ian Kinsler.
* Maybe perfect games aren't such a good thing for every pitcher. The White Sox's Philip Humber has given up 21 runs in four games since late April when he became the 21st pitcher in history to throw a perfecto.
* Interesting that the White Sox are thinking about using former Nationals first baseman Adam Dunn in left field during interleague play this weekend in Wrigley Field. Dunn has 50 strikeouts in his first 35 games, but he's hitting .250 with 11 home runs. I don't imagine Nats fans are missing his lack of defensive range at first base.
* Congratulations to the Twins, who won Sunday to become a 10-game winner, the last of all teams to get into double digits for wins.
* How good are the Braves? Their pitching hasn't been as good as expected, but they are hitting well and they swept the Cardinals over the weekend in St. Louis. Are the Cardinals a true test? Maybe not. The Braves are one of three teams with a winning record the Cardinals have played this season.
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Jazz At DowntonLady Rose just can't help herself. This season, she's fraternized with the lower class on more than one occasion, even dressing as a maid to have a little fun. Then, during this week's episode she invited a jazz band led by a black singer to perform at Downton Abbey. Downton has proven itself to be a place that is growing more and more progressive, but Lady Rose had to have known her decision would not have pleased Lord Grantham. So, why surprise him with a performance he doesn't enjoy?
It must be tough for Lady Rose to be growing up during a time period that is equal parts freeing and inhibiting. She's still stuck in the confines of her social class, but you can tell she wants to go out into the world as a new woman, thoroughly modernized in both fashion and opinion. Eventually, she'll have to decide which world offers the stronger pull. As long as she's not dressing up as a servant and fooling the local lads, I'm all for it. Although, I don't think skulking in the servants quarters to make out with the lead singer in the band was her most graceful moment.
Changing Perceptions of the AristocracyDownton has been dealing with financial problems for years, but so far the Crawley family has been able to avoid any dire ramifications. Lord Grantham, Lady Mary and Tom Branson are working day and night to make changes to ensure that Downton will be able to survive in the future. However, it was only during this week's episode that the government's new attitude toward the upper class really hit home. The government is accomplishing a study to see which estates might falter and which might remain profitable. There will be no aid given, even in the form of advice, but apparently, making snide comments is in bounds for the government agents, despite the fact they're taking advantage of Downton's hospitality.
The best example of this comes when Lady Mary meets Mr. Blake, a socialist who only sees her as a woman who always has everything handed to her, rather than a woman who has already proven progressive by signing on to take care of the estate. The two clash horribly, making for a few nice zingers in an otherwise mostly zinger-free episode.
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OGDEN — A man who police say has been arrested nine times since 1992 for sneaking into girls locker rooms has been sentenced to prison.
Brian Richard Lee, 47, was arrested most recently in April after being found naked in the girls locker room at Sandridge Junior High in Roy. Due to new legislation police said was made specifically with Lee in mind, the man was charged with a felony.
Second District Judge Scott Hadley on Tuesday sentenced Lee to concurrent terms of up to five years in prison for one count each of lewdness and burglary, both third-degree felonies. Lee was given credit for time served and ordered to pay $716 in restitution to the Weber School District.
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A coach who was in her office spotted Lee, who was completely naked, police said. As the coach started yelling for help, Lee threw on his clothes and ran out of the locker room, he said. Several other faculty members and administrators chased after him. The man was soon cornered outside the school on the soccer field.
While Lee had an extensive history of similar behavior at schools in Salt Lake, Weber and Davis counties, he could only be convicted on misdemeanor charges. The change in the lewdness statute allowed law enforcement officers to charge repeat offenders like Lee — who is also a registered sex offender — with felonies.
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According the actual theme "Urban Space. Rural Space. Cyberspace! Innovations for a Digital World." we talked with Dr. Ralf Bremer, Head of Political PR and Company Spokesman for Google Germany GmbH, and Holger Lösch, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of "Germany – Land of Ideas", about digitalization and the digital revolution in Germany.Read moreto: Double interview: "What used to be a bold vision is now becoming reality"
25. September 2014
Young people from cities and the country learn how to tap nature for successful inventions - The project "NatuRaum – the innovative tech lab in the country", an Award Recipients in the competition "Landmarks in the Land of Ideas" 2014, invites you to a Science Workshop in Berlin on 16th of October 2014. NatuRaum is one of the 100 best ideas for improving rural regions in Germany.Read moreto: Save the Date - Ideas from Nature: A Science Workshop for Adults
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A young Warwick fundraisier has proven himself to be a wheel hero by taking part in a cycle ride in memory of his cousin.
Fraser Eades, seven, took part in the Wheel Heroes event held by Cyclists Fighting Cancer starting from Stratford Racecourse on Sunday.
Cycling on his mountain bike, bought for him as a Christmas present, Fraser completed the 26-mile route and has raised more than £1,000 for Brain Tumour Research.
He said: "It was very tiring but I'm very proud to have done it."
Fraser took on the challenge in memory of his cousin Scott Holden, 16, who died of an undetected brain tumour on Christmas Eve in 2011.
The two enjoyed family holidays together and Fraser's fondest memory of Scott is of them playing football together in the park while in Scotland.
A keen player, Scott has had a football centre named after him at Pershore High School where he would have finished his A level studies this year.
An annual fundraising match, for which Fraser owns a commemorative T-shirt with Scott's picture on it, is held in the town in his memory
Fraser's mother Holly Hockey said: "Scott was an amazing young man, we are so very proud of all he achieved, he was truly the most kindhearted of people and he is missed greatly, especially by Fraser."
Brain tumours are the biggest cancer killer of UK children and adults yet receive less than one per cent of the national spend on cancer research.
Brain Tumour Research is the only national charity in the UK funding sustainable and continuous research into brain tumours.
Mrs Hockey said: "As you will agree 26 miles is a very long way for a seven-year-old to ride.
"Even the smallest of donations will mean the world to Fraser."


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The seeds of contract growing at Timberline Nursery, Hillister, Texas, were planted long ago. General Manger Victor Vasquez helped his contract growers get their starts in the floriculture industry 15 years ago. When Vasquez joined Timberline, those growers decided they'd like to continue growing for him. Timberline, live goods supplier to Wal-Mart, The Home Depot and Kmart, saw the opportunity to supply niche products a volume grower can't usually cover.
"With seasonal sales, sometimes you don't have enough product to keep your area full, so that's how we decided to do contract growing, which we do only during the growing season, and that's it," Vasquez explains. "We're not obligated to maintain these places during the summer or fall." Mom and pop-type contract growers can raise crops that require more attention than a volume grower can give. The company now hires four contract growers, each located within three miles of the company's New Summerfield, Texas, satellite office, to help out during the spring season. They supply Timberline with 300,000 square feet of growing area. For two years now, each contract grower has brought its own special touches to the product mix.
"I specialize them in a program," Vasquez says. "They grow stuff that I don't have at any other location. At sale time, we know exactly where to pull from and there are no mistakes. This is the only person that has that particular program or particular item."
The contract growers are able to become specialists and Timberline was able to avoid spending the investment capital needed to build and maintain more greenhouses.
Business Perks
Timberline's contract growers see some business perks of helping Timberline deliver to its 450-mile-radius customer base. Contractors don't deliver direct to the customers. They ship to one of Timberline's locations, where orders are sorted and shipped. Timberline also takes care of marketing and sales, as well as negotiating a bulk rate for materials, including plastic and soil.
"Whatever deal I make with suppliers, whatever I pay, they pay," Vasquez says. "Whatever deal I get, they get."
Vasquez's expertise is also available to the growers. He says he visits growers twice a week, making suggestions and giving advice for production. There are big perks for Timberline as well.
"Nowadays, the big customer wants us to be like the milkman," Vasquez says. "We have to have the bread, the milk and everything that goes with it. The time is over when you used to bring nothing but jumbos and that was it. Now you have to bring every item to fill up the tables to make the garden center look good because you're in charge."
Open Lines Of Communication
Having known his contractors for so long, agreements between Vasquez and his contractors are sealed with a handshake. The same casual, comfortable attitude applies to the communications between the players. Vasquez speaks of the open lines of communication with his growers.
"We've known each other for a long time and we trust each other," he says. "We want to succeed. We want Timberline to succeed. We want them to succeed because we need each other. We know exactly what our margins are, they know what ours are, there are no secrets. We're open."


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Unreported Income, Education and Subjective Well-Being
There are two fairly widespread economic beliefs in Hungary that we investigate in this study and try to confirm or reject. People mostly see poverty and marginal labour market status as indicators of laziness and own tax evasion behaviour. People believe that the actual income of the poor and of people with disadvantageous labour market status is considerably more than that they declare. Analogous belief among highly educated people is that people with diploma have relatively less undeclared income than the others. In this study we make an attempt to identify relative unreported income of different social groups, using survey information on subjective well-being. In this attempt we apply the connection between reported satisfaction and actual income. We cannot exactly prove that the unreported income of the poor is relatively not higher than the unreported income of others, but our results make this statement very plausible. What we can show is that taking part in informal activity is not an option, but a forced choice for the majority of the poor. Unemployed, day-workers, public workers, and people living on welfare do not have considerable undeclared income, or if they had some this is accompanied by such self-exploitation that this offsets the effect of undeclared income on subjective well-being. We can also prove that people with diploma are in a much better and more advantageous situation than the others. Their economic, social and financial status has a considerable and positive effect on their subjective well-being. It is suggested and likely true that they have relatively more undeclared income than people without diploma. After controlling for income, activity, employment status, health state, social inclusion and relationships the education differences do not have an effect on subjective well-being, except higher education has a further, significant and considerable effect on subjective well-being.
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A Senate panel voted Tuesday to kill a GOP plan to change the way Virginia allocates electoral college votes.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections voted to bypass the bill indefinitely. The bill's sponsor, Charles W. Carrico Sr. (R-Grayson County), had proposed a substitute that he said would have made his proposal more fair.
Some opponents of the original legislation, including state Sen. Jill Vogel (R-Fauquier), said they might be open to that version, which would have divided electoral college votes in accordance with the popular vote.
But a majority of the committee voted to kill the bill.
There's been a lot of discussion over changing the way electoral votes are distributed in states (instead of the winner-take-all model that almost every state currently has), but as the Virginia experience shows, it's not going to be easy to change that system, with both Republicans and Democrats concerned abotu the wisdom of such a move.


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Our friends out at Anchor Bay sent out a little slice of pre-Christmas fun for us to review in the form of "Silent Night", and for those who like the thought of Santa Claus as a crazed killer, congratulations, tiger, you've just hit the jackpot.
"Silent Night" rejoins us with the murderous Santa Claus from the original "Silent Night, Deadly Night", who is still game for a whole lot of pre-Christmas killing. He's wound up in a sleepy little town in the Midwest, and he's still practicing his unusual brand of justice. Instead of presents, he's giving life, and instead of coal, well, he's just pulling the plug on the whole existence concept. The town, meanwhile, is gearing up for its annual parade, and the sheriff and his family are about to be the top of our killer Santa's naughty list.
Oddly, "Silent Night" has much the same feel as the earlier holiday release "My Bloody Valentine". There's a nice slow build of dread her just ahead of the primary rampage. Malcolm McDowell is back in fine form as the heavy of sorts, and in general, the movie does a nice job of putting out some nice red herrings in terms of just who the murderous Santa is, and throws in a pretty nice twist at the end, to boot. Special note: keep an eye out for Santa's customized brass knuckles. The key point here is that this is a pretty sharp bit of Christmas horror, which actually has a lot more entries in the class than you might think. Sure, they're not going to do anything particularly fancy with this one, but what they do will be reasonably well done, and put up something that's been in comparatively short supply of late: a high-end slasher film.
As for special features, there will be a goodish number in this one, including your choice of Spanish or English subtitles, a set of deleted scenes and a behind the scenes featurette describing some of the work that went into this. There will be a collection of trailers before the menu arrives, however they don't seem accessible from the DVD menu proper, a development I've never much cared for.
"Silent Night" isn't going to break a lot of new ground. While it defies classification fairly rapidly–is it a sequel? A reboot?–it also puts on a reasonably good show. That's good enough for virtually any movie, especially one that has such a past to it as the "Silent Night Deadly Night" series. While that particular series got plenty weird toward the end, this one is straightforward enough for anyone's taste, perhaps a bit too much so. Still though, as pedestrian fare goes, it's reasonably sound, just don't look for any fancy tricks thrown in.


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COMMERCE - In a dual match Tuesday, Commerce earned a 42-18 win over Clarke Central while losing 47-24 to Lumpkin County.
Commerce's dual meet record for the season is 4-20.
Against Clarke Central, Phillip Edwards (135), Jake Askey (145) and Josh Beauchamp (171) won by pinfall.
Justin Askey (125), Dustin McClain (130), Thomas Sears (145) and Jacon Lord (215) all won by forfeit.
Commerce's Doug Maloch lost to Tony Pullen 8-4 at 103, Cole Watson lost by pinfall to Anthony Wolff at 112 and Andrew Minish lost 14-13 to Michael Crow at 160.
Against Lumpkin County, Maloch defeated Wesley Forrester 11-10 at 103, Watson pinned Blake Dickinson at 112, Edwards beat Arven Trifka 7-1 at 135 and Minish won by pinfall over Charwilliam Alanez at 160.
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With a hurricane threatening the east coast and Top 25 matchups in the ACC and SEC, it could be a wild weekend of college football.
Tennessee got a Gator-sized chip off its shoulder, Wisconsin showed it will be a player in the Big Ten and Notre Dame's nightmare season continued.
While Week Two didn't feature any big-name matchups, it didn't lack for big plays and excitement. Here are some key takeaways from this week in college football...
Week One of the college football season is (almost) in the books and it certainly kicked off the season in a big way.
It's the most wonderful time of the year as college football returns to us this week.
Alabama will begin the season as the nation's top-ranked team, coming in at No. 1 in the AP preseason Top 25. The Crimson Tide is followed by Clemson, Oklahoma, Florida State and LSU, rounding out the Top 5.
Alabama rallied for a fourth quarter comeback to beat Clemson, 45-40, and secure the Crimson Tide's fourth national championship in seven years.
The nation's top two teams square off Monday night with the national championship on the line.
While the New Year's Six bowls turned out to be clunkers, the second week of bowl season brought us some of the wildest games of the year.
On the first snap of the game, Christian McCaffrey took a pass 75-yards for a score. That was just the beginning of a record-setting day for the Heisman runner-up.
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Flying with business class-only airline Silverjet to New York to be picked up by a chauffeur-driven limousine does not sound like your average package holiday. But for some 1,400 lucky customers of the now collapsed airline that's exactly how their trip is classified - meaning they get all their money back under the ATOL consumer protection scheme.
Bookings for flights where passengers are picked up by limousine or qualify for valet parking are treated under ATOL rules as a tour package.
ATOL was set up in the 1970s to protect holidaymakers whose tour operator went out of business. All tour operators and travel firms who sell packages including flights must hold an ATOL licence. A sum of £1 for each booking goes into the compensation pot.
Silverjet, which was set up in 2004, was understood to be the only airline that took part in this scheme. Customers who paid with credit card or have travel insurance are also covered.
The airline is the latest to fall victim to the rocketing oil price, which hit a new high of $139 on Friday, and weakening demand for air travel as the economic slowdown bites.
The administrators acting for Silverjet, Begbies Traynor, hope to announce a sale this week. Swiss investment company Heritage Cie and an unnamed airline have lodged offers.
Tour operators Thomson and First Choice, both owned by German group Tui, also admitted to The Observer last week that it had just doubled its surcharge for short and mid-haul charter flights, only one month after introducing the extra charge for the first time. Holidaymakers will now have to pay an extra £10 or £20.
Last week low-cost carrier Ryanair revealed that it planned to ground about 20 of its aircraft this winter to save on rising fuel costs and as a response to weakening demand from passengers. The airline's outspoken chief executive, Michael O'Leary, admitted that it would only break even this year if oil stayed at around $130 a barrel and if fares rose by 5 per cent.
Low-cost carriers such as Ryanair claim that they, rather than full-service airlines such as British Airways, are best equipped to cope with the downturn in the industry.
Gert Zonneveld, an analyst with Panmure Gordon, said: 'Because of the high oil price, average fares will have to go up. But this does not mean that we're witnessing the end of the low-cost model. As fares go up, lower cost carriers like Ryanair will have an advantage over carriers like BA.'


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The Evil Empire Strikes Back
Written by Joe Aiello, Posted in General
Pretty cheesy title huh? But I just couldn't resist. As you have all heard by now, the Yankees have traded Soriano and a player to be named later for A-Rod. What a way to stick it to the Red Sox. I got a kick out of The Bambino's Curse's take on it. I don't really care that much about this trade. A-Rod is awesome, but Soriano is no slouch himself. This leaves the Yankees with a hole at 2nd base. Maybe they would like to take Mark Grudzielanek off our hands. That sure would be nice because I am not looking forward to him and Walker splitting time. I really hope that is not what Dusty has in mind. Give one guy the job and let the other guy be a bench guy. Anyways, sorry about the lack of posts but like I have said before, I have just not had the time. I am working hard to get a second Head to Head Keeper league going for Baseball on yahoo. I have 8 people for the second league so I am looking for like 4 more. If you are interested, please leave me a comment on my site. For those of you who are already in, as soon as Yahoo opens the registration, our leagues will be registered and I will be sending out invitation e-mails. Until then, keep being patient and hope for Maddux.


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Indianapolis (Ind.) Ben Davis junior safety Antonio Allen has already posted several impressive performances this season, and the scholarship offers have rolled in as a result. His latest offer came this week from Cincinnati.
"Coach Kerry Coombs wanted me to call him, and he offered me over the phone," Allen said. "He said he knows a good DB when he sees one, and he liked the way I come downhill, I'm not scared to hit and I can cover.
"I really don't know that much about Cincinnati, but I am going to get to learn more and find out those things I am interested in."
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The offer from Cincinnati joins previous offers from Big Ten programs Iowa and Purdue. Allen had planned to visit West Lafayette this past weekend to see Purdue host Notre Dame, but was unable to find a ride to the game.
After the three schools that have offered, Allen said the programs showing the most interest at this time are Wisconsin and Oregon.
"Wisconsin has been sending letters to my house and I get them every Sunday. They are talking about making sure I have my grades right and take my SAT," Allen said. "Oregon is talking about the same thing. They have been sending a lot letters too."
Allen has been unable to attend any college games this fall, but he is hoping to see a couple schools before the season finishes up.
"I want to go to one of Purdue's games," Allen said. "I want to get out to Iowa too because I haven't have had the chance to check them out yet."
Iowa was the first school to extend an offer to Allen, and he has continued to build a relationship with the Hawkeye's coaches this fall.
"I talk to Coach Eric Johnson every Sunday. We talk about things going on with the family, what I did over the weekend - we talk like we've known each other for awhile."
The 5-11, 194-pound Allen is known as a hard-hitting strong safety. He has recorded 20 tackles in each of his last two games, including one against nationally ranked Warren Central. Allen also had an interception in the game against Warren Central.


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OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Spreading wildfires in Oklahoma prompted the governor Sunday to ask the White House to declare the state a disaster area.
Firefighters from surrounding states were being dispatched to Oklahoma to help embattled crews, and Gov. Brad Henry said state and local officials were moving now to get resources to front lines without waiting to receive federal money.
"We have wildfires that are raging all across the state," said Henry on CNN, "not just in Oklahoma City but in every county in the state."
Henry blamed most of the fires on "human carelessness," and urged Oklahomans to use extreme caution and common sense in handling fire and flammable materials. He said the combination of high temperatures, low humidity and high winds made for "literally perfect" conditions for fires in his state.
"We are literally at the mercy of the weather," said Henry. "We're going to be fighting these fires for days on end."
Henry said late Sunday he had not spoken directly with President George W. Bush, but he did talk with White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card.
"He promised me that they were going to move as quickly as they could to make an emergency disaster declaration," said Henry.
Weather forecasts also worried officials in Texas as they assess damage from grassfires and prepare for more fires to come.
Like Oklahoma, Texas is under a state of emergency. Texas Gov. Rick Perry asked Bush to declare a disaster, after more than 220 homes were destroyed.


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Singer Ricky Martin has finally confirmed the worst kept secret in pop - he's gay.
The Livin' La Vida Loca hitmaker has long been dogged by rumours he's a homosexual but he has never 'come out' as a gay man - until now.
Ironically, he attempted to brush off speculation about his sexuality in a candid interview almost a decade ago, stating: "I am a modern man, live a full life, do not feel any barriers inside myself. If I were gay, why not admit it? I am a normal man. I love women and sex. I am a real hot-blooded Puerto Rican, but I have never been attracted by sex with a man."
But Martin further fuelled the gay rumours in 2008 when he adopted twin baby boys, Matteo and Valentino, born to a surrogate mother.
And now the star has finally revealed all to fans in a post on his official website, confirming he is attracted to men.
He writes, "A few months ago I decided to write my memoirs, a project I knew was going to bring me closer to an amazing turning point in my life.
"From the moment I wrote the first phrase I was sure the book was the tool that was going to help me free myself from things I was carrying within me for a long time. Things that were too heavy for me to keep inside. Writing this account of my life, I got very close to my truth. And this is something worth celebrating."
He reveals many close aides and friends advised him against revealing the "entire truth," but he admits, "Allowing myself to be seduced by fear and insecurity became a self-fulfilling prophecy of sabotage. Today I take full responsibility for my decisions and my actions."
He adds, "These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn't even know existed.
"What will happen from now on? It doesn't matter. I can only focus on what's happening to me in this moment. The word 'happiness' takes on a new meaning for me as of today. It has been a very intense process. Every word that I write in this letter is born out of love, acceptance, detachment and real contentment. Writing this is a solid step towards my inner peace and vital part of my evolution.
"I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am."


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A DECADE on from the fatal Canberra firestorm, the community will gather for a low key commemoration service.
On January 18, 2003 a bushfire killed four people and destroyed more than 500 homes on the city's western edge.
In the shadow of the bushfires now burning at Cooma and Yass, the people of Canberra will come together on Friday to remember that disaster.
The commemoration will have the theme of Reflection, Inspiration, and Looking Forward.
It will involve speakers from the community, churches and emergency services as well as ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher.
ACT Emergency Services Minister Simon Corbell, who lives in the area affected by the fire, says he thinks people's recovery from 2003 has been mixed.
"Many people have very much responded to the confronting nature of the circumstances they faced ... in 2003," he told AAP.
"But for others the impact and the harm caused is still very real and very raw in their emotions."
But he thought the community overall had shown "extraordinary resilience and capacity to grow".
Mr Corbell said the ACT was much better prepared now to deal with "the ever-present threat" of bushfires.
The commemoration service will take place at 10am AEDT at the ACT Bushfire Memorial on the corner of Uriarra and Cotter Roads in Weston.
Originally published as Canberra community remembers 2003 fires


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Now that my boys are both teenagers, we've got a lot more YA stuff around the house. I've started on Alison Goodman's Eon--and, Wow. Great world-building, great use of Chinese mythology, really interesting exploration of gender roles and identities. It isn't just girl-pretending-to-be-boy. The main character has been pretending for so long, she no longer thinks or feels like a girl. And a secondary character is transgender--male dressing as female--who plays a special, unique role within the court, being able to serve as advisor to men, which other women can't, but also being able to spend time with the women of the harem without being a eunuch.
Some really fascinating themes that take it beyond typical action/adventure dragon fantasy.
Highly recommend it.


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NewYork-Presbyterian's Profit in FY 2012 Nearly Doubles to $326M
The major boost in NewYork-Presbyterian's profit stemmed from $99.4 million in investment income. The academic medical center lost $11.9 million from investments in FY 2011.
Total revenue jumped 6.5 percent, from $3.64 billion in FY 2011 to $3.88 billion in FY 2012. NewYork-Presbyterian also posted $173.9 million in cash and cash equivalents on hand for the year-long period ended Dec. 31, 2012.
NewYork-Presbyterian has five main hospital facilities in downtown New York and is the flagship of NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System, which includes 17 acute-care hospitals. In January, NewYork-Presbyterian submitted a certificate of need to New York's State Health Department to take over Manhattan-based New York Downtown Hospital as sole owner.
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Friday, Oct. 17, 2003 | 5:14 a.m.
Mike O'Callaghan is the Las Vegas Sun executive editor.
LAST MONTH Secretary of State Colin Powell visited the Kurds in northern Iraq. He went to Halabja where thousands were killed with poison gas by Saddam Hussein's military in 1988. It was an emotional Powell who told a cheering crowd of Kurds, "I can't tell you that choking mothers died holding choking babies. You know that. I can't say that the world should have acted sooner. You know that. What I can tell you is that what happened here in 1988 is never going to happen again."
Powell's words also pleased many of us who had publicized the butchering of the Kurds. In 1992 when the U.S. State Department tried to keep Americans from helping the Kurds hold an election, I offered my expertise. Four of us, Brian Brown, Richard Eisendorf, James Prince and I volunteered to oversee the election for the National Endowment on Democracy and the Iraq Foundation.
Our lengthy report on the election contained the following paragraph: "The world is continuing to uncover evidence of genocide, mass forced relocation, and political and physical repression perpetrated against the Kurds by the Iraqi army. Some delegation members visited newly discovered mass graves of some of the estimated 20,000 Kurds that were killed in the two years prior to the Gulf War. We viewed torture chambers and visited destroyed villages whose majority of male populations had been abducted by Iraqi forces 12 years ago. We saw razed villages and hospitals with depleted stocks of medicine full of amputees who had lost their limbs to land mines. We saw the strength and determination of the Kurdish people."
It is rewarding to have a man of Powell's stature again remind the world and our own policymakers of the suffering our friends the Kurds have suffered. We shouldn't forget that Saddam didn't personally go to kill the Kurds. His army and other Iraqis did the bloody deeds. How many of them are now taking part in forming a new government for Iraq, we don't know.
Powell wants a constitution produced in the next six months so the Iraqis can govern themselves. The sooner a new government can be formed the earlier our troops can come home. The task of writing a constitution for a country that is so badly torn apart by ethnic, cultural, economic and religious differences won't be accomplished in six months. A document written and acceptable to the governed will take at least a couple of years if it's going to last and provide a government for future generations.
Unlike America, Iraq has been put together by foreigners drawing lines on maps and held together by kings, dictators and tribal leaders. Democracy and republic are only words to a people who have no concept of their meaning. Iraq isn't blessed with writers and speakers who think like Thomas Paine, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, among others. Because of these thinkers, who had helped create both a revolution and new government, there were healthy conflicts which resulted in a practical living constitution.
Americans first learned that their Articles of Confederation weren't adequate for the new nation. It didn't take long for the thinkers to figure out that without an independent judiciary or an executive with power to raise revenue their new nation wouldn't survive. Even the weak Articles of Confederation took almost four years for all 13 states to ratify. This was a learning experience that provided a good basis for the approval of a constitution in 1787.
The Iraqi people have to be brought together as soon as possible in town hall meetings to learn the different possibilities available for a new and democratic form of government. Is it possible for them to have a strong central government with divisions or states that meet the acceptance of areas dominated by Shiites, Sunnis, Kurds, Christians and Turkmen? What will be the division of taxes and oil money between the central government and the local governments?
These are but a few of the problems that are difficult to draw the attention of people when acts of terrorism and survival are part of their daily lives. Nevertheless, the education process must start now and the leaders must understand that education also flows upward from the students. Only a constitution accepted by the people will provide the kind of democracy they deserve. This won't be accomplished in six months. How about two or three years?


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THE Broncos have denied they will join the hunt for five-eighth Johnathan Thurston.
North Queensland officials privately feared Brisbane was the club most likely to take Thurston off their books as they offered the champion playmaker a chance to return home.
The Broncos' recent signing of Scott Prince for two years appears to have scuppered thoughts of a raid on Thurston, who is off contract after next season. Thurston was spotted in meetings with his former club Canterbury this week.
The Bulldogs confirmed they wanted Thurston even though his reported asking price is $1 million a year.
Young Broncos halves Corey Norman and Ben Hunt are free agents in 2014, potentially creating room for Thurston.
However, Broncos chief executive Paul White left no doubt about the club's lack of interest in Thurston when quizzed yesterday.
"No, " White bluntly replied when asked if he would meet with Thurston.
"I'm giving the straightest answer I can. We have our squad settled. Preparations are going great for us. We don't need any distractions."
Penrith ruled themselves out of the race for Thurston this week.
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T-Mobile has officially launched the HTC One S in another color — Ceramic Black. The handset is available by way of the T-Mobile website and for a limited time — is available for free. Well, free, but with a two-year agreement and after a $50 mail-in rebate. Otherwise, nothing all that surprising in terms of the specs. As a recap, the HTC One S features include a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED display, dual-core 1.5GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and an 8 megapixel rear-facing camera. Additionally, the handset is running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and sporting T-Mobile HSPA+42 connectivity. All said and done, this is certainly not the newest handset and there will likely be some that complain about it not yet having been updated to Jelly Bean, however it seems like a pretty solid deal for a free phone.
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Tony got lucky when he met Arianne walking on the boardwalk. She had just broken up with her boyfriend and Tony and I both knew she was looking for some rebound sex. We played it cool and orchestrated the whole thing. From the offer to sun bathe back at our beach house where she would have more privacy and free drinks on us to the baby oil rubdown which we knew would give her just the right excuse to get into some heavy petting and eventually just shove Tonys cock right into her mouth. She fucked with a vengeance and even let out some aggression on Tony. Hey when you have the opportunity to fuck a chick like this you would put up with just about anything even a little roughness. Its like my dirty old grandpa used to say. Never look a gift ass in the hole and just ride that rump until the sun goes down.


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*photo cred from April Yost. Facebook. Taken in my hood.
October of 2013 and we are looking for where God would lead us next. I prayed that it would be a place with no tornadoes and a place where I could get back home to visit in a day in the car. I hate to fly almost as much as I hate tornadoes. So, these were my straightforward requests. Naturally, we packed up and left Ca to come to Missouri. 1800 miles away and on the edge of tornado alley. I asked and asked about the tornadoes and everyone was like, "oh, we barely deal with that here". Well last Wednesday, I apparently experienced the barely.
*Warning to anyone reading this of midwestern descent: I've tried to minimize the drama here. Keep your laughing to a minimum. Remember I'm newish and arrived with an intense fear of tornadoes. Thank you and please continue…
Two days ago, I was sitting in Panera, having dinner with a friend. I had a photo shoot at 8pm, so I had been watching the weather. I checked before I left the house at 5 pm and there was a small chance of thunderstorms, that was it. I met my friend for dinner and about 6:40 or so, I get an alert on my phone for a tornado watch. I looked at the window and all looked clear. I guess I am getting acclimated to life in the midwest, because the alert didn't really concern me. A couple of loud thunders later and I started to pay attention. Moments later multiple phones start beeping that intense alert sound all across the restaurant. I look down and my phone was flashing to seek shelter immediately. It was a different alert than I had ever seen. Being from California and new to all this business, I look around and study people to see if I should be concerned. Some were concerned, some were eating soup, and some were up looking out the window. My friend called her husband to see what we should do and he suggested we get to the church because it was close by and there was a basement. We walked outside and I heard it, my first tornado siren. Chilling as I imagined it would be. Did you know tornado sirens were NOT designed to be heard indoors? Only outdoors? Little bit of trivia.
So I'm standing there thinking what is worse? Try to get to a basement somewhere or go back in Panera where there was really no really good place to go for safety. We chose to go back in. Because as I told my friend, I've seen too many you tube videos of tornadoes where I am all, "why are those people driving during a tornado warning?". I didn't want to be one of them. It was a bit chaotic inside. Nobody really knew what to do, including the workers. We were asking them where we should go, what their plan was? Finally, about 6:55 we are instructed to get in the freezer. We shut the door and then the power goes out. It was surreal. I just kept thinking this can not be happening. The power flickered a few times, and came back on. That is when a lady entered that had been driving by and pulled in to take cover. She told us that there was a tornado on the ground about 2 miles away. Then she took selfies with her friends. (The tornado indeed touched down at 6:54, two miles away). Of course there is. I never panicked, but I did start wondering if this metal box that we were standing in would withstand anything. I realized my babies were at home with my husband, and my teens were at church. I knew they were all in basements and as safe as possible. I looked around at the 10 year old crying and hugging her mama next to me, the two little kids clinging to their parents from cold and playing the iPhone seemingly unaware of the impending danger, and I look at the shelves that were stalked with a freakish amount of mayonnaise. I start on a rabbit trail in my own head wondering just how much mayonaise does a restaurant really need. Maybe it was on sale wherever they purchase it from. There was all kinds of other food, but none in the quantity that the mayonnaise was. It was then I realized that my friend was tending to everyone around her. Meeting people, talking, smiling, at peace. I was numb and wondering if I was going to be in a tornado with my last thought contemplating Panera's mayonnaise quantity. Lord, how did I get here?
We were released from the freezer and some people left the restaurant. After looking at the weather, we decided to stay put. It was nasty. Then after a couple of minutes we were told to go back in the freezer as there was another warning just issued. After another 15 minutes or so, a fireman came in and said that there was going to be a small break in the storm and we were clear to get home. Panera informed us that they were closing for the night and we needed to leave. We asked to stay through 8 pm and the end of that tornado warning. They obliged and told us to help ourselves to a cookie on the way out. I was shocked at the lack of any kind of plan they had in an emergency situation, but let me tell you, their freezer? Spotless. So there's that and I don't really feel like a cookie, but thank you.
I have never seen it rain so hard in all my life. A short few feet to the car and I was drenched. I thank my friend for dinner as I run to my car. She yells "I love you". "I love you, too," I yell back and I was on my own. My next goal was to get to church about ten minutes away. I call my husband and ask him to call the teens and have them come to the door so they could jump in the car and we could all get home before the next storm arrived. Church was right on the way and it seemed smart so we wouldn't have to go back out later and get them. As I pull in to church, multiple people were leaving, so I felt a bit better about my decision to keep going home. As my daughter jumps in the car she says, "mom, the sirens are going off again we have to go back in side." I leave the car and we further added to our drowned rat appearance as we make our way in the building. There I find my son immediately. People are still leaving, so I tell the kids…let's go. We dash back to the car, tornado sirens blaring, lightening flashing, thunder crashing, and rain like I've never seen. We have about 7 or 8 minutes until home. In hindsight maybe not the smartest idea? But for whatever reason, it's what I did. The whole night was kinda like that. There really is not a thing that everybody was doing, so you have to figure it out.
As we are driving, it is obvious how bad the flooding is starting to get. Too late to turn back now. Not many people are on the roads and we pass several police with lights on. I wonder where they are going. I look to the right and the nastiest clouds I have ever seen are staring back. I wonder if that holds the end of the "break" in the storms that we were supposedly in. I hold my daughter's hand and tell her we are almost home. We just need to get home. That drive sucked, tbh. Bad.
It has never felt so fabulous to pull in my driveway. My husband met us and we headed to our basement. We did the normal things, I guess. Watched the news, texted, changed into dry clothes, lit candles, and said a billion times I can't believe we live somewhere where this stuff happens. Occasionally, we went upstairs to see what was going on. At one point it was green. I couldn't see the sidewalk. It looked like we were in a dust storm. Wind, rain, lightening, thunder, and then a tree branch blew by our window and we decided to go back downstairs and stay put.
I heard reports of 4-6 inches of rain, 8,000 lightening strikes per 5 minutes, 80mph winds. Not sure how accurate all that is. I don't need the stats. It was bad.
About ten thirty or so it was all over. Shawn went to the corner for crushed ice, cheap frozen pizzas, and sour cream and onion chips. It was everyone's requests. His report after returning home was lots of flooding, lots of trees down, and a trampoline in our neighbors tree. I live here.
After consuming the most unhealthy dinner in all the world at 11 pm, we all try and get some sleep. Morning couldn't come soon enough. Daylight please.
It was a reminder of the absolute reality of how out of control we are in our lives. At any given moment during a normal day I don't live like, hey that car could hit us on the freeway. What if I get cancer? What if an elephant runs me over at the zoo and kills me dead? I mean how absurd. Yet, when I was standing in that freezer with no options of where to go I imagined how tiny we were and what the skies looked like that were swirling above my head. I have never felt so small and helpless. It just reminds me how easy it is to have faith when faith isn't really required to get through your life. Having faith in the all too close for comfort moments? That is when it counts.
As soon as I woke up, we all got in the car to drive around and look at damage. We went and saw where the tornado touched down and drove around our neighborhood as well. I could not believe the amount of trees down in my neighborhood. Huge trees snapped in half. all. over. Knocked out of the ground roots and all. There were two trampolines crumpled up and sitting haphazardly in odd places. I exit our subdivision and drive the street that runs along the side of it, about a mile from my house. A roof was gone, a little barn was destroyed and scattered everywhere, and again more trees down. I read online that a tornado had been confirmed touched down here as well. Awesome. Two tornadoes, two hours apart, both within two miles of me. TOO MUCH.
So grateful it was not worse. Because it could have been SO much worse. F1. No injuries were reported from any of the damage. Hard to fathom the whole thing honestly. It was barely posted on Facebook. No one really has talked about it. I can only imagine that this is like when there is a 4.8 earthquake in Cali. It's a non issue really. Yeah it could have been worse, but it wasn't. It is the price you pay for living on the San Andreas Fault. Your heart beats a bit faster and you ask everyone around you, "Did you feel that?". Because of course they did but somehow you have to make sure. So I am still shaking days later, but I suppose I'll get used to it. Next time maybe I'll join the others and stand in the parking lot and take video.
Years ago, I had the pleasure of being miles from the epicenter of the Loma Prieta quake in '89. I've been asked by friends back home, "what's better? earthquakes or tornadoes??"
The answer? They are both scary.
I recommend neither.
Check out some pictures and video here.
This was shot by somebody from the parking lot right outside where I was. Unbelievable video.


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Congratulations to Josh Kerr (1st), John Florence (2nd), Clay Marzo (3rd), Pat Gudauskas (4ht), and Ozzie Wright (5th)! The five surfers made it through the "Summer Round" of the innersection.tv voting, and will go on to the next round of voting that will ultimately decide who stars in an upcoming Taylor Steele surf movie.
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(TOLEDO, Ohio - January 20, 2013) - Two-time ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards champion Benny Parsons accomplished a lot over his racing career, including championships in both ARCA and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. However, it was his first victory at Daytona that may have moved his career along the most.
After winning the 1969 Daytona ARCA 300, the same year he won his second consecutive ARCA driving title, his career took off like a rocket. Soon after, he found himself with a top ride in NASCAR, and established himself as an immediate contender, earning the Sprint Cup Series title in 1973. He answered that with one of stock car racing's ultimate prizes - a victory in the Daytona 500 in 1975.
Parsons, who worked as a taxi-cab driver in the Detroit area in the early 1960s, started his stock car career at Mt. Clemens (Mich.) Speedway in 1963 before earning the ARCA Rookie of the Year honors in 1965, finishing seventh in points that season.
In all, Parsons won 16 ARCA national events at a wide range of tracks on pavement and dirt during the 1968 and 1969 seasons, including the 300-miler at Daytona on February 16, the same date of this year's 50th Anniversary ARCA race at the 'World Center of Racing'.
His career-first ARCA win came on March 22, 1968 at Pan-American Speedway in San Antonio, Texas, and his final ARCA win came at ARCA's hometown track Toledo Speedway on August 2, 1969. Parsons also earned two other wins at Toledo in 1968 on May 5 and July 20.
As a testament to his driving talent, he had the most success at one of the circuit's most difficult tracks - on the high-banks of Dayton Speedway where he earned four wins, including a grueling 500-lapper on September 8, 1968. Parsons won his first race at Dayton on June 30, 1968, and two more in 1969 on May 4 and June 29.
Parsons could also get the job done on dirt, winning at the renowned Eldora Speedway on August 11, 1968 (right), the Clark County Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ohio on August 17, 1968 and at Williams Grove Speedway on June 1, 1969.
Other ARCA national victories for Parsons included two at Salem Speedway on April 28, 1968 and September 15, 1968, Heidelberg Speedway on May 10, 1968 and Lorain County Speedway on July 4, 1968.
Parsons accomplishments also include three consecutive ARCA pole awards at Daytona in '68, '69 and '70, the same year he moved into the Sprint Cup Series, where his success followed with 21 career wins and 20 pole awards before retiring following the 1988 season.
After retiring as an active driver following the 1988 season, Parsons joined ESPN as a race analyst, winning an Ace Award in 1989 and an Emmy in 1996. He moved over to NBC and TNT when those networks began NASCAR coverage in 2001.
Parsons was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1994, becoming the first-ever ARCA national champion inducted into the Hall of fame. He was also named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers in 1998.
When he was the Guest of Honor at the ARCA 50th Anniversary Awards Banquet in 2003, he asked if he could have a table for some VIPs-and invited his ARCA pit crew from the 1960s to sit with him. From his days racing figure-8s locally in Detroit, his demeanor never changed-enthusiastic, positive and friendly. A championship race car driver, Daytona 500 winner, internationally known TV broadcaster, he was all of those things, but always a nice guy.
This year's Lucas Oil 200 presented by MAVTV American Real will mark the 50th Anniversary race for the ARCA Racing Series at Daytona. As part of the celebration, past Daytona ARCA winners will be recognized/honored in pre-race ceremonies before the race goes live on SPEED at 4:30 p.m. Eastern. NASCAR's Sprint Unlimited follows ARCA's 50th Anniversary race.


text: Now if you all of a sudden read my topic and thought "OMG I'm not buying it anymore", please don't not buy it, it's a truly great game just please read on.'' Playing Medal of Honour when I came home from school on Wednesday, I found something quite odd. I joined a game with 17/32 players, it was a DM at the ports. Rated, and had an auto-balance enabled. That's fine...Wait a sec, *EDIT*! lol, just realized that a DM can't have auto-balance....disregard that. So anyway, I chose the axis, with the axis regular costume (Regular's ftw!:lol and an MP40 for a gun. That's fine as well. So right after I join, I like to look at the scoresheet to see who the stronger players are, and who some of the weaker ones might be. And I see a player by the name of...I think it was or was close to "MCGAVAT" or something along those lines. Anyway his score was 72-0. 72-0??? :crazy: I could take him, np. Left the round after going 1-5. All 5 coming from him. So I move on to a game called hillaryfor08, 32/32 people, CTF in the Village. Rated, with no auto-balance. Fair enough. As I'm customizing, I realize the teams are: "Allies: 8 Axis: 23". Meh, axis it is. So then this player comes in and his name is Surround. He's invincible. I was in the axis barn, and he was literally STANDING STILL WITH NO HELMET, and 4-7 axis were all shooting at him, using clip after clip, rocket after rocket, and we knew we were hitting him because you could hear, "UGH...RRGH!....AUGH", and plus he was making the little twitches players make when they are hit. After 1-2 minutes of that, we realized he couldn't die, and he killed almost all of us. So I left that game going 10-12. Not too bad I guess, but I wonder how anyone can be invincible like that? Did they hack? Was it an EA issue? Any help or thoughts on the subject would be appreciated.