We've been having some interesting weather around here lately. Severe Thunderstorm Watches are practically a daily occurence and we hardly think anything of them. The Warnings, though, are more serious. And the only one in our household that really cares is me. Last night driving home from Agility Class there were numerous huge lightning flashes at a little distance. I jumped at each one. Hope sai
This trip report comes from Mambo Italiano:I don't know if I should be complaining about this past day or just be exited about what I just saw. Would you rather go to heaven and have a (mostly) miserable stay or not go to heaven at all?It all started last night when we booked a minibus and ferry package to Koh Phi Phi, questionably one of the nicest islands in the world. The total trip time would
You seem to turn the calendar pages with more and more frequency, and the storms of life may feel as if they rise ever higher. Newscasts and periodicals are little more than accounts of disasters and horrors.There are hurricanes in several regions, mudslides in others, and even volcanoes. earthquakes strike almost daily in diverse places, coming so often that if the Richter Scale doesn't read six
There have been warning about a massive spam campaign that tries to convince users to install the long-running Storm bot Trojan on their PCs.
This spam attack uses 40 different subject lines and is difficult to characterize, said researchers from MX Logic Inc. and F-Secure.
F-Secure has posted a text-only listing of the subject headings its researchers have seen in the wild. Among the more.
A furious storm slammed through our town on Thursday bringing with it lightening like I've never seen before. At one point the house was struck by a bolt of lightening that then traveled through our electrical system and as it made the circuit of the house it was sending electrical sparks out of every outlet in the house. The kids were all scared to death at both the site of the sparks and the fu
Monday June 16th, 2008 brought strong to severe storms to most of New York state. The primary threat with these storms was hail, sizes ranging from 3 quarters of an inch to an inch and a half. These storms left some of New York’s crops like apples, cherries and corn severely damaged. Here is a [...]
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While waiting for my turn at the barber shop about a week ago, I was amused to read an article by Kim Hart and Ellen Nakashima in the Washington Post about a family that evacuated their home in order to go to a hotel with internet access:
…the Rasch family packed a laptop Thursday evening and [...]
James Blake storms into second round in Halle
Second-seeded American James Blake enjoyed a comfortable start to his 2008 grass court campaign as he eased into the second round of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over German qualifier Bjorn Phau on Tuesday.
World No. 7 Blake, who has the seventh best record on the ATP circuit this season with 28 match wins, fired eight aces
It has been a busy day to say the least for many parts of the Midwest and for me in Central NY. Here in Rochester, severe storms moved through parts of Livingston, Monroe, Ontario and Wayne counties this morning and more is expected this afternoon. For those who don’t know I have maintained my WX-Man.com [...]
I don’t understand how he’s doing it, my dad, this thing, this whole thing, right now, down there. I don’t understand, my mind can’t stretch itself around, its arms reach out, fall short, grab air, grab nothing.
It’s not that he isn’t strong, he is. He is strong and good and brave, I know these things. [...]
A young naval student was being put through the paces by an old sea captain."What would you do if a sudden storm sprang up on the starboard?" asked the captain."Throw out an anchor, sir." replied the naval student."What would you do if another storm sprang up aft?" asked the captain."Throw out another anchor, sir." answered the student."And if another terrific storm sprang up forward, what would y
A young naval student was being put through the paces by an old sea captain."What would you do if a sudden storm sprang up on the starboard?" asked the captain."Throw out an anchor, sir." replied the naval student."What would you do if another storm sp...
Parts of the Midwest will once again be bracing for potentially severe storms that could produce heavy rains. This is bad news because there are flood watches and warnings stretching from Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, through Illinois, flood ravaged Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma. What we have is a very slow yet strong cold front slowly [...]
Rafael Nadal storms to first set of French Open final
Rafael Nadal made the perfect start to his bid for a fourth consecutive French Open title when he won the first set 6-1 in the final against Roger Federer at Roland Garros on Sunday.
The Spaniard, who has beaten Federer in the past two French Open finals, broke the world number one three times as he raced through the set in 32 minutes.
Severe storms once again developed over Northeast Iowa, bringing
tornadoes, strong winds, hail, and flooding rain. These photos were
taken while chasing in Mitchell County, IA while under a second
tornado warning. The intense rotation and turbulence formed in this
storm was some of the strongest I've witnessed. Which was literally
on top of me at times.
Photo 1: The leading edge of the thundersto
If you have a story or information you want to pass along please feel free to post it. Also, love to see any pictures from around Greenwood, Martinsville, Bloomington and surrounding communities. Also there has been reports of a Tornado on the ground in parts of Chicago. You can watch live coverage at Fox_Chicago.
Talking with [...]
THE powers-that-be at Channel 4 have finally realised that Coventry has star talent. It's taken nine years, but the new BB9 housemates include 21-year-old city extrovert Rebecca "Bex" Shiner. She was the 13th housemate to enter the Big Brother...
Last Monday, a couple from our church invited us out to their berry farm since they said the strawberries were a'plenty and getting squishy if someone didn't pick them.
So we hopped in the old van and beat it out there. To the tune of 90 mph?
Yeah, that freaked me out a little when I looked down at it. I like to get where I'm going pretty fast, but geez! Then people started passing us on the
Ernest Gulbis storms into quarters
Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis reached his first grand slam quarter-final after a 6-4 7-6 6-3 victory over Frenchman Michael Llodra at the French Open on Sunday.
The 19-year-old, the only Latvian to have played a major, used his big serve and driving groundstrokes to thwart the chipping and charging of Llodra and ran out the winner after two hours eight minutes on
Host Indonesia cruised into the final of the Uber Cup women team badminton championship on Thursday after trouncing Germany 3-1 in the semifinals.
Although losing the first single match, Indonesia bounced back by winning one double match and two singles matches against Germany.
Indonesia’s first single player Maria Kristin bowed out 20-21, 15-21 to Xu Huaiwen, but [...]
Sometimes you can the whole story of a game just by the numbers, that was the case in game five of the Eastern Conference Semi-Final series between the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers. If you follow the string this series of numbers will tell you everything you need to know; the Cavaliers led the [...]
Fan of Warcraft? Blizzard? Shows that promise news about each? BlizzCon tickets go on sale soon. For the Horde! Blizzard Entertainment announced today that its annual show, BlizzCon, will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center on October 10-11.Tickets to the perennially sold-out event will go on sale for $100 in the next couple of weeks, said a Blizzard press release. According to Blizzard, the
STATE COLLEGE, PA, May 12, 2008 - AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center meteorologists, led by Chief Long-Range and Hurricane Forecaster Joe Bastardi, have released an expanded hurricane season forecast for 2008. The forecast calls for a near average overall number of named storms but suggests a heightened risk for the eastern U.S. coastline.
“Although we are forecasting a [...]
PICHER, Okla. (AP) — Crews and search dogs hunted Sunday for survivors or bodies in piles of debris after tornados and storms rumbled across the region a day earlier and killed at least 22 people in three states.
Seven people died in Picher, once a bustling mining center of 20,000 that dwindled to about 800 people [...]
An argument kicked off by the Saxena family in Rock N Roll Family about the inclusion of wild card entries got Ajay Devgan enraged, ultimately leading to the Devgans walking out of the sets……………
Drama and reality shows go hand in hand. This time in focus is Zee’s reality show, Rock N Roll Family. In fact, [...]
We already knew ‘The Forbidden Kingdom’ was doing well in Asia during its opening weekend, but it’s now beating every expectation in China. With its $75 million budget it wasn’t expected to need the Asian audience and it wasn’t targeting it either. The story is written for the Western audience and a Hong Kong magazine [...]
Folks, I covered my first mixed martial arts event last weekend in Fairfax, Va. It's a little different from the baseball fare, but yet was exciting to see.It's not for the faint of heart.***It’s needless to say these days that the sport of mixed martial arts is on the rise and is part of the lexicon of the American sports landscape. In fact, it would probably be a gross understatement. On Saturday, the mixed martial arts world came to the Washington Metropolitan region as the Ultimate Warrior Challenge‘s “Invasion” was held at the Patriot Center on the campus of George Mason University. The event was only the second ever held at the Patriot Center, and drew a little under 5,000 people in spite of rainy conditions outside.The crowd was uniquely diverse, almost all adult; however
Pretty nasty ones, thankfully though for our area it’s not as bad as other near-ish areas.
Unfortunately, becdause of the storms I was unable to get a proper recording of Maury or Steve Wilcos today. Anyone know when the new episodes from today will re-air? I cannot figure out how to find an airing date list [...]
Brandon Republican Ronda Storms (right) was just the sole no vote on a Senate proposal to transfer the Johnnie Byrd Sr. Alzheimer's Center to USF, and to reduce the controversial-from-inception center's $13.5-million budget to $3.5-million. Instead, Storms proposed leaving the...
Well yeah. I was just sitting here, eating my muffin, drinking my coffee, when I had what alcoholics refer to as a moment of clarity. – Jules Winnfield (Pulp Fiction)Putting aside for the moment the definition of Epiphany-with-a-capital-E as a Christian feast celebrating the manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi, most dictionaries define epiphany as a sudden intuitive perception of or insight into reality or the essential meaning of something often initiated by a simple commonplace occurrence or something very similar.To my mind the most famous epiphany is the one later on in the Bible where Saul of Tarsus witnesses this blinding white light on the road to Damascus accompanied by the voice of the resurrected Jesus telling him to stop kicki
On Thursday, a powerful springtime storm pounded the Midwest with severe storms, flooding rains and in the Norther Plains and upper Midwest snow and blizzard conditions were occurring. At least 16 tornadoes were reported by the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center through Missouri, Iowa and Illinois. More information from AccuWeather.com:
One of the twisters destroyed [...]
(I will try to keep this site updated through out the day as severe weather threats change and move into Friday)
A strong potent spring storm system will move from West Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas Thursday, through the Ohio Valley Thursday night and toward the western Great Lakes by Friday, sweeping a strong cold front [...]
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Sen. Ronda Storms' "academic freedom" bill faces its next hurdle tomorrow in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill blew through the Senate education committee two weeks ago and, at first glance, it doesn't appear the judiciary committee is predisposed to...
Please call and email Senator Ronda Storms (R- Florida) who heads the committee that is responsible for a newly introduced bill to ease the Gay adoption ban in Florida. She maintains she will not allow the bill to come up for a vote in the committee.District Office:313 E. Robertson StreetBrandon, FL 33511Email: storms.ronda.web@flsenate.govPhone: (813) 651-2189
The Government’s efforts to put inflation under control, as well as the weakening of the external demand are expected make the growth in Viet Nam to moderate to 7% in 2008 while the growth rate can rebound to 8.1% in 2009, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a major report released today, April 2.
Viet Nam has a good prospect of maintaining or accelerating growth over medium to long term
It's easy to thank and praise God when times are good and things are dandy but can we praise Him in the storm. We are facing some challenges in our business this quarter and everyday, I pray with faith that a miracle will come our way and we'll hear good news for our biz. Sometimes I feel like God is saying 'Be Patient' and other times, I wonder if He's going to put us through a tough test. Waiting is never easy and no one likes to wait. We are by nature impatient and we want things done NOW, FAST and INSTANTLY. So, it's a test of our faith now - waiting, trusting and having faith - even in the midst of the storms of life.
The Senate's committee on K-12 education voted 4-1 Wednesday to approve Sen. Ronda Storms' bill to protect teachers who offer alternative theories to evolution and students who offer other theories. Only Sen. Ted. Deutch opposed it, despite criticism from some...
Will it be the The Clash in The Committee? The Donnybrook over Darwin? The Smackdown in Tally-town? Okay, we're putting the thesaurus down, but you can't blame us: Sen. Ronda Storm's "academic freedom" bill (SB 2692) goes before the Senate...
If Australia was a nightmare for Ferrari, Malaysia was a dream. Kimi Raikkonen toyed initially with polesitting team mate Felipe Massa, took the lead after their first pit stops, and sauntered into the distance to a victory that puts him back into contention for a second world title.Massa blotted his copybook by spinning out of an easy second place on the 31st lap, leaving Robert Kubica to take an excellent runner-up result for BMW Sauber. In the closing laps, though 22 seconds adrift, the Pole set a similar pace to Raikkonen.Heikki Kovalainen was McLaren’s leading runner in a distant third place, a similar distance in arrears.For Lewis Hamilton, it was a race spent playing catch-up. He made a great start to jump from ninth up to fifth place behind the Ferraris, Kubica and similarly fast
Actress Lindsay Lohan stormed out of a fashion show after she found out that Paris Hilton’s handbag range was one of the sponsors. Thesun.co.uk reports that organisers were so upset with Lohan’s tantrum that they have declined to pay her the 17,500-pound fee that she would have got for just two hours. She further upset them by taking a free bag with expensive items on her way out. The event was quickly forgotten when Hilton came in with her new boyfriend Benji Madden. Claus Hjelmbak, the party organiser, said: "I’m grossly disappointed in Lindsay for not fulfilling her contractual duties. But Paris truly saved the night. She was very gracious to everyone - and was the life of the party."Del.Icio.Us Tags: Lohan storms out of fashion showTechnorati Tags: Lohan sto
Risk appetite extremely fickle as JPY crosses as every new day seems to bring a new direction.MAJOR HEADLINES – PREVIOUS SESSIONOvernight developments:* Australia Jan. Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity fell 0.1 to an annualized rate of 4.1% vs. 4.9% in Dec.* Australia Feb. New Motor Vehicle Sales rose at a slower 3.1% YoY pace, compared with 7.2% in Jan.THEMES TO WATCH – UPCOMING SESSIONKey event risks today (all times GMT):* Germany Feb. Producer Prices (0700)* Switzerland Feb. Trade Balance (0715)* France Mar. Preliminary PMI Manufacturing and Services (0800)* Switzerland Feb. Producer and Import Prices (0815)* Germany Mar. Preliminary PMI Manufacturing and Services (0830)* EuroZone Mar. Preliminary PMI Manufacturing and Services (0900)* UK Feb. Retail Sa
Update: 5:15 pm EDT the Dallas Ground Delay Program was cancelled because over 550 flights were cancelled. Here's an update on the other Ground Delay Programs, plus new delays just issued for Midway Airport (MDW) in Chicago.ORD- Chicago Airport Flight DelaysFor arrivals: through 11 pm CDT.US airports affected: all contiguousCanadian airports: YHZ YOW YUL YYZ114 flights have been cancelled. MDW- Chicago Midway Airport Flight DelaysFor arrivals: through 10 pm CDT.US airports affected: all contiguousCanadian airports: YHZ YOW YUL YYZTake off delays to MDW: 56 minutes13 flights have been cancelled. IAH- Houston Airport Flight DelaysFor arrivals: through 11 pm CDT.US airports affected: all contiguousCanadian airports: noneTake off delays to IAH: 2 hours, 2 minutes284 flights have been cancelle
Thirty-seven members of the committee that drafted the state's new science standards have lined up against the recently filed "academic freedom" bills, saying in a statement this morning that the bills are a subterfuge for injecting the religious beliefs held...
Nature, awe inspiring, and at times, more than we, mere mortals, can control.We found clips of an ice storm, where SUV's find they're no match. A rain storm that acts more like a powerwasher, a quick glimpse of the blindingly destructive power of lightning, a lung congesting and face clogging sandstorm, an attack of hail stones, and the mighty force of a scouring wind.Ice StormRain stormLightningSandstormHail stormWind stormBy LBGDBKP.com - Bigger, Better!.Death by 1000 Papercuts Front Page.
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Severe thunderstorms are defined by the National Weather Service as downdraft winds in excess of 58 miles an hour and/or hail 3/4 inch in diameter or greater. Since 1986, severe thunderstorm winds have killed 310 people and injured over 4000 nationwide.
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I went out early this morning after storms swept through one after the other for the entire night , I just knew I'd find my little seedlings destroyed. After finding them nearly drowned I decided I needed to save them so one by one I transplanted 200 tomato plants. As I sit here tonight blogging away I once again hear the rain pinging away on our metal roof. Scrolling across the TV screen I see we are under a tornado watch until 2:00 AM. Stephen continues to remain on the ventilator in the hospital. The latest Dr. report is that they will attempt taking him off of it tomorrow. Hopefully the lung will not collapse. He is also spiking fevers so I know something is brewing.This afternoon I had a short chat with Ebony's therapist before our family session. They have decided that just
HE is worried about Singapore's future. Dr Ong Seh Hong whipped out this copy of The New Paper in Parliament. Picture: KUA CHEE SIONG Especially with the manner in which our children are being raised.Will Singaporeans be resilient enough to face the challenges ahead?These questions, raised by Dr Ong Seh Hong in Parliament yesterday, were prompted by a report in The New Paper last week.During the parliamentary sitting, the Member of Parliament of Marine Parade GRC whipped out a copy of The New Paper's report, 'Teacher, how to eat this?' (28 Feb), before proceeding with his speech. The report had pointed out that when food was rationed to commemorate Total Defence Day on 15 Feb, some students did not know how to eat a sweet potato.The electricity
By late afternoon our weather was starting to look rather ominous and the weather station had us on Tornado Watch until late this evening. At one point it was getting so windy that I ran outside to safely transport all my little seedlings indoors for the night. So far it looks like things are calming down out there with just showers on and off but just in case we will be leaving our tv on throughout the night so we can be sure to hear any tornado warnings. Bob's family is still in shock over his sisters death. it left them all wondering if this is just a bad dream and tomorrow they'll wake up and find it isn't so. Bob will be heading up north next week for the funeral service.Catherine and Tommy both had follow up doctor appointments today. Both have been doing really well since joini
Update: 11:45 am EST the FAA has issued a Ground Delay Program for San Francisco (SFO)SFO- San Francisco Airport Flight DelaysFor arrivals: through 12 pm PST.US airports affected: all contiguousCanadian airports: YEG YVR YYC Take off delays to SFO: 58 minutesA strong storm is developing in Texas and will head for the Plains over the weekend with a wide variety of weather to choose from.Severe thunderstorms are likely in parts of Texas. The Storm Prediction Center has outlined an area of moderate risk for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes from southeast Texas to western and southern Louisiana.Winter storm warnings and advisories stretch from New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle all the way north to Wisconsin and Michigan. A mixture of snow, sleet, freezing rain and pestilence will make road
Update: 4:45 pm EST adding Kennedy Airport (JFK) to the list of FAA Ground Delay ProgramsJFK- Kennedy Airport Flight DelaysFor arrivals: through 9 pm EST.US airports affected: all contiguousCanadian airports: YHZ YOW YUL YYZTake off delays to JFK: 58 minutesUpdate: 11:15 am EST to add New York City's White Plains Airport (HPN) to the list of FAA Ground Delay ProgramsHPN- White Plains Airport Flight DelaysFor arrivals: through 10 pm EST.US airports affected: all contiguousCanadian airports: YHZ YOW YUL YYZTake off delays to HPN: 19 minutes (could increase)Update: 11:05 am EST to add Phoenix and New York City's Teterboro airports to the list of FAA Ground Delay ProgramsTEB- Teterboro Airport Flight DelaysFor arrivals: through 10 pm EST.US airports affected: all contiguousCanadian airports: Y
It seems the groundhogs are in agreement. Punxsutawney Phil and Wiarton Willie are both predicting six more weeks of winter. We had another storm of grand, snowy proportions yesterday, and I suspect the famous rodents are excellent prognosticators and we can expect to need our woolies for some time to come! But as always, my work goes on, rain, shine, snow and all weather in between. I've just moments ago finished a commission piece destined for the UK. The collector requested a box frame rather than canvas and I am so happy that she did. Hubby had an excuse to buy his new air nailer and I now have a stack of box frames ready for gesso and paint. He used 1 1/2 in x 1/2 in wood for the frame, the painting surface is cut the same size as the outside dimensions of the frame, nailed down and
Panasonic has really come into CES with great products especially the 150″ plasma television. Of course, that is not the end.
Panasonic at CES today, presented what they call the “Life Wall” in which residents may interact with the virtual wall. It is an interesting concept indeed.
The wall does not only make a fun experience [...]
2007 Winter Storms - Video ft. Photos of Icy Winter Stormshttp://videosurfer.blogspot.com/Video montage of the winter storms that have coated much of the USA in ice. I don't know about you, but I am already sick of winter. Here are a bunch of photos taken during the winter storms set to the music of Crazy Frog.So if you were hit by winter storms, are sick of winter storms or wish you would never see a winter storm again...enjoy the video.http://thevideosurfer.blogspot.com/
For the past several days, going back to last weekend. There has been a “Parade of storms” moving out of Texas and the Gulf States into the Northeast. Most notably was the damage from ice storms earlier in the week through Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power and causing widespread damage. We only had the threat of ice and freezing rain Saturday night into Monday Morning. Since then here in Erie and most of region just saw rain on Tuesday.
These series of storms have been riding along the Jet Stream, which could be considered a very fast moving highway of air that guide and steer storms across the United States and even the world. This “Parade of Storms” is not done yet.
The next storm moves into the lower Great Lakes and the Northeast. We have a Winter Storm Warning for Erie, Crawford Counties in Pennsylvania from 5am to 6pm Thursday as well as Chautauqua County in New York. Winter Weat
1) Friday 12/7 - A short wave will swing through the region with limited moisture. BL temperatures below freezing and surface temperatures around 30 will create 15:1 ratios, with .01 to .20" QPF across New England. The NAM is rather dry, even with some areas getting nothing at all, however the GFS has maintained at least widepread trace amounts tomorrow, so could see a coating to maybe a half inch of snow through tomorrow night. A few places may pick up 2 to 3 inches towards the north. Temperatures warm as storm pulls north on Saturday. ---Updates in the Winter Weather Outlook2) Sunday 12/9 - Monday 12/10 - A thermal boundary will move south of southern New England on Sunday, bringing cooler temperatures south along with light snow. QPF light through Sunday Night, but could see an inch of
So we all know, yes , the Wii is great fun and is selling like hot cakes in Japan but...For the second week running the PS3 has outsold the Wii by quite a decent margin as well. PS3: 53,000Wii: 36,000360: 5,700 The 360 is still receiving no love in the land of the rising sun and I think it is pretty safe to say now that it will come stone last once again over there. The latest price cut seems to have been the kicker for the Japanese and there is no reason why this upturn in fortune should end any time soon.Posts LazyGamer
Tune into your favorite news station and you will see that majority of the news would have rains, floods, typhoons and hurricanes. In fact there are even some new ones called Tsunamis and some earthquakes. Add them all up and you get viewer’s choice of hearing about them.
That is perhaps the benefit of bringing these calamities to homes. People are interested. Take a look some more and you will see, the underlying factor is trying to look for the origin of it all. Global warming and climate change have a hand in it for sure.
We were warned about it from happening. Now the whole world has experienced the wrath of their fruits one after another. But the sad thing is, while we are all interested in seeing people suffer, we don’t even consider that it will eventually catch up with us. All thanks to global warming and climate change.
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My parting gift to Frances and George was two bulbs of garlic and about 900g of sugar. Being alone, and wanting to travel light, a single bulb and 100g of sugar were more than enough, but it's impossible to buy in such small quantities. I hope they appreciated the generous donation anyway.I filled up on baguette, jam, warm croissants, coffee and orange juice at breakfast. I was running dangerously low on porridge supplies and had yet to see any in the shops, but Frances assured me that it was available in some larger supermarkets, and should become more available as I got further south.One of the topics of discussion the previous evening had been the Puy-de-Dôme, a huge dormant volcano in the Auvergne region. A road leads all the way up to the summit, from which apparently the views are spectacular, and the mountain has occasionally been part of the Tour de France. I decided I had to climb it.I entered the Puy-de-Dôme departement and headed for Pontaumur to try to get campsite lists
My parting gift to Frances and George was two bulbs of garlic and about 900g of sugar. Being alone, and wanting to travel light, a single bulb and 100g of sugar were more than enough, but it's impossible to buy in such small quantities. I hope they appreciated the generous donation anyway.I filled up on baguette, jam, warm croissants, coffee and orange juice at breakfast. I was running dangerously low on porridge supplies and had yet to see any in the shops, but Frances assured me that it was available in some larger supermarkets, and should become more available as I got further south.One of the topics of discussion the previous evening had been the Puy-de-Dôme, a huge dormant volcano in the Auvergne region. A road leads all the way up to the summit, from which apparently the views are s
I think it’s safe to say that we have reached yet another turning point in the housing decline and its effect on the economy as a whole.Even with the tremendous mortgage-credit turmoil and the emergency Fed actions seen in August, traditional consensus held firmly to the notion of “containment”, unwilling to accept that the housing bust would impact the consumer to an extent that might prove recessionary.But as we can now see in the latest sentiment surveys, consumers are very clearly acknowledging pain specifically from declining housing wealth and more importantly, expecting more in the future.This represents the continuation of what has been a consistent downshift in confidence that after having, in many ways, reached a crescendo during the summer of 2004, declined precipitously ever since.This is a key point as it highlights the importance that people’s perception, sentiment and psychology has on a market and an economy.Remember that during the summer of 2004, although ther
Heavy rain leads to San Marco flooding.
Repeated Northeasters have led to some of the heaviest rain for some time.
As of last accounts over six inches have fallen which has led to streets & sidewalks being under water.
The good news is ...
Tonight on CBS, Lesley Stahl interviewed French President Nicolas Sarkozy on 60 Minutes. Sarkozy is a very impressive leader. Notably, he is pro-American, something America has not seen from a French President in decades. In fact, he is so supportive of America and American work ethic that the French people call him “Sarko the American.”
According to Sarkozy, people only get what they are...
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It's 11:47 p.m. I'm tired. I just ate some ice cream. I'm shivering.Did I mention I'm tired?I spent the evening at the hospital. Everything's fine -- just annoying more than anything else.On the plus side, the hospital had warmth, TV, and a nice nurse named Ruthie who told me I was the most sane person she had seen all night.That made me warm inside.I had no warmth, I had no TV. The power was out when I got home at 6, and it just came back on about 10 minutes ago. I'm so happy I can hardly control myself.The Seattle area had its first winter storm today -- mostly rain and wind. By midwest and east coast standards, these storms are not the worst things in the world. However, they make me nervous.... I'm mildly convinced that a gigantic tree is going to blow over and fall on my head.You see, I've had a bout of bad luck. Well, a life of bad luck, actually. So many bizarrely bad luckish I couldn't begin to describe them, and recounting them isn't worth my energy (why is it so
Tensions remained high Wednesday, September 19, in an area of the Indonesian city of Tangerang on the island of Java, after several Christians were injured when a congregation of the Protestant Batak Church was attacked by an angry Muslim mob, investigators said.Three suspects remain in police custody for allegedly participating in destroying church properties and injuring four Christians, added Open Doors International, a major Christian rights group, in a statement to BosNewsLife.Armed with pole-axes, knives and stones over 100 people marched September 2 towards a tent where about 200 church members had gathered for a worship service, Open Doors said. "They started throwing stones at the church members and destroyed the tent where they had gathered."Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
NASA scientists have developed a new climate model that indicates that the most violent severe storms and tornadoes may become more common as Earth’s climate warms.
Previous climate model studies have shown that heavy rainstorms will be more common in a warmer climate, but few global models have attempted to simulate the strength of updrafts in these storms. The model developed at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies by researchers Tony Del Genio, Mao-Sung Yao, and Jeff Jonas is the first to successfully simulate the observed difference in strength between land and ocean storms and is the first to estimate how the strength will change in a warming climate, including “severe thunderstorms” that also occur with significant wind shear and produce damaging winds at the ground.
This information can be derived from the temperatures and humidities predicted by a climate computer model, according to the new study published on August 17 in the American Geophysical
World ranked light heavyweight Tavoris Cloud scored a brutal fifth round knockout of Jose Luis Herrera this past Friday night in an outstanding battle that had the huge crowd at Chicagos Congress Theater on their feet for the duration. With the win, Cloud ran his perfect record to 16-0 with 15 knockouts while Herrera moved to 14-4 (14KOs.). The dominating performance by Cloud continued to show why he is amongst the hottest prospects in boxing as he was able to display his world class more…
By Worth GodwinNote: this was written on Monday August 13th, 2007 as Hurricane Flossie advanced on the Hawaiian islands.As I write this, it's a bright and sunny day outside, with nothing to hint at the fact that we're under a hurricane advisory. Hurricane Flossie is bearing down on us and could hit tomorrow or Wednesday, so people are scurrying around all over the island stocking up on bottled water, food and other supplies.But there's one thing they should have that most of them probably haven't thought of.It's called a UPS -- not to be confused with the shipping company of the same name -- which stands for "Uninterruptible Power Supply", and it's an important thing to have to protect your computer even if you're not being threatened by a hurricane.Let me explain what a UPS is, and what it does.First off, let me back up a step and make sure you know what a surge suppressor is, since the two things are related.A surge suppressor is a power strip with a bunch of power sockets in
Oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico had by Thursday night U.K. time evacuated 13 platforms and five drill rigs, as Hurricane Dean builds in strength in the wake of Tropical Storm Erin.While, Erin forced the shut-in of some oil and gas wells, the threat of Dean forced the evacuation of 1.6 percent of the 834 platforms and five percent of the 100 rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a survey by the U.S. Minerals Management Service.Just 2,563 barrels per day of the Gulf’s 1.3 million bpd of oil production has been shut in. Some 10.5 million cubic feet per day of gas of the Gulf’s 7.7 bcm/d is hemmed in.During Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the shut-in valves functioned 100 percent of the time, the MMS reported.Via: Scandinavian Oil & GasFound this post useful? Consider subscribing to The Energy Data Warehouse Feed/RSS.Labels[−]Technorati|Hurricane Dean,Gulf of Mexico,Hurricane Katrina,Hurricane Rita,North America,US Minerals Management Service,energyblogthis expanable content box
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Penpalling to me has kind of become the ultimate shoulder I share with my pal. I started pen palling sometime around 1992. My neighbor was off for six months to an outstation and I was given the responsibility to collect all his mailing correspondences. So like any other day I received a magazine from his mail box and took that to my home. In the evening I had nothing to do as such and I was bit inquisitive about the package. So after spending quite a few minutes drumming my fingers on the table I opened it up to thumb through. Little did I know that the favor was to bring me more support, friends, caring, and happiness lasting all this time and in the years to come.I found a penpals section there and wrote to the listed names. Today I still have one pal from the list although I've got some more during all these years. We had been through so many similar occasions, such as meeting our future spouses, our marriages, the births of our children and ill-fated termination of happy journeys
After several days of hot, humid weather in our region, some summer thunderstorms moved through yesterday.The light was amazing after the storm passed over. It cast a warm glow over us and reflected off the dark clouds that had already passed over. The conditions for this kind of light only come around a couple times a year, and it is always a beautiful sight.
How long have you been reading this blog? How many breaths have you taken? How long have I been reading this blog? How many breaths have I taken since I sat down to peruse and surf around the blogosphere?I recently read an interview with Sam Storms regarding his new book, Signs of the Spirit. As its subtitle reveals, this work is "an interpretation of Jonathan Edwards' Religious Affections." Though he recognizes the enduring nature of Edwards' original, Storms is burdened to 'translate' Edwards for a new generation. Storms confesses that Edwards' thought has greatly impacted him. But he also reveals that Edwards' life has had a similar effect:I don’t know if Edwards would cope well in today’s world. I certainly think most of us wouldn’t have coped well in his world. In any case, he is a standing rebuke to our wasting of time, our trivial pursuits, our failure to redeem each day for God’s glory, our lack of care in what we eat and drink, and our tendency to squander
Ok, I guess there can be storms of heat, which we've definitely had the last several days. But what I'm talking about is the kind of storm that you get in the middle of a summer day. Kind of intense, but doesn't usually last very long. Today's was more than kind of intense. It was intense. Back to the beginning, I guess, huh?Anna and I were just finishing up the day at work when we saw some thunderheads had formed. I figured, "No big deal, just a summer storm." Boy was I wrong. I decided to take the interstate because that doesn't go through Pantops and I just didn't feel like dealing with it today. By the time I got to the interstate, it was raining pretty hard and I was wondering if I shouldn't just take 250. It led to Pantops, but I wouldn't be on the interstate in all the rain.I made the mistake of choosing to stick with my first choice (enough choices for you?) and take the interstate. It was the longest five miles I remember from Keswick to Pantops. We were dr
"A professor of folklore opens a forbidden scroll and becomes possessed by the ancient Japanese demons of Thunder and Lightning, who seek to return and dominate our world. The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense sends Hellboy and a team of agents to investigate, but when Hellboy picks up a samurai sword, he literally disappears into a weird wonderland of Japanese legends, ghosts and monsters. Meanwhile, BPRD agents Kate Corrigan and Russell Thorne are on the trail of the possessed professor to bring Hellboy back." (source)Download Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms Now
Bloody hell, the weather has been rough lately, hasn’t it?
Basically, were suffering very unseasonal weather in the UK at the moment, with floods in some areas of the country. I think everywhere in the UK has seen a lot of rain in the past few days. It’s not global warming, oh no, it’s god telling us to cancel Wimbledon for the vain UK hope, television ruining, most pointless “sport” in the history of the world.
There were some casualties in the family due to the weather. My mum, who has never flown, decided that she didn’t want to spend her first trip on a plane (which was today) with a hell of a lot of turbulence, so cancelled her short break to Milan. Being in a similar position and still being a little apprehensive of flying even now, I can’t say I blame her. I can blame her for going to Chester with both my brothers, and going to the fabulous Temple Bar. The bastards. They do the nicest curry there, and spent the day drinking and playing i
Returning as the Invisible Woman, Alba reveals there's more to her than meets the eye.Hollywood actress Jessica Alba has avoided the path of self-destruction that has been walked by fellow celebrities Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan. While some A-list stars are all consumed with hitting the party scene on the sunset strip, Alba says she'd rather ditch the red carpet for a relaxing night in.However, the beautiful 26-year-old says she would never condemn her peers' actions because she believes their turbulent lifestyles are a way of experiencing life.In Australia to promote her latest film project Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer, Alba says:"I don't look at it as self-destructing. I have a moral zen attitude to it all. People go through things in life and normally it's not on a scale that is so visible, it's magnified because they are in the public eye."Alba is gracious and thoughtful as she answers questions about her crime-fighting role as Sue Storm/ Invisible Woman in
MEMPHIS (AP) — John Daly’s messy personal life overshadowed golf once again Friday, this time when he accused his wife of waking him up by attacking him with a steak knife.
Daly was the talk at the TPC Southwind on a day when thunderstorms forced a three-hour delay, and Adam Scott’s 4-under 66 gave him a one-stroke clubhouse lead when darkness suspended play Friday night in the Stanford St. Jude Championship.
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AUSTRALIAN Adam Scott seized sole possession of the lead at the St Jude Championship today in a second-round disrupted by rain.
Scott started the day sharing the lead with Sweden’s Frederik Jacobson.
But the Aussie was alone in front for a seven-under 133 total after a four-under 66.
Scott, who is the highest-ranked player in the field for this final US Open tune-up at No.4 in the world, had four birdies and was bogey-free today.
He was one shot in front of Brian Gay, who also more…
