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1:24 PM Tukiyooo 0

I woke up late and found the boy sitting in the front room, again.<br /><br />I asked him what the fuck he was doing home.<br /><br />He told me to look outside.<br /><br />It's fucking snowing.<br /><br />Yay.<br /><br />I live on a hill with one way out and have to go to work.<br />It's not supposed to stop snowing until after I get off work tonight so there will be an accumulation.<br />Better yet, it's not supposed to get above freezing until Monday.<br /><br />Every weather forecast I saw said the snow wouldn't be here until tomorrow night at the earliest.<br /><br />It must be nice to get paid big bucks to be wrong all the time.<br /><br /><a href="http://robertsgunshop.blogspot.com/">Robert</a> commented on my last post and told me to quit whining.<br />It was -8 at the time and the high was supposed to be 8 above zero where he is at.<br /><br />I'm sorry.<br /><br />That sucks big time.<br /><br />Unfortunately now I have to go to work and we shall see how it works getting back home.<br /><br />I am going to go throw my Get Home Bag back in my rig and dig out my insulated coveralls.<br /><br />There is no point being another stupid fuck who isn't prepared.<br />

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I woke up late and found the boy sitting in the front room, again. I asked him what the fuck he was doing home. He told me to look outside. ...

Military delivered artifical polymer snow confirmed

11:13 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">*****WEATHER MODIFICATION ALERT*****</span> </b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The PSEUDO-SNOW study revealed</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The SNOW has now been examined...</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Reports are surfacing now that reveal ARTIFICIAL SNOW otherwise known as "MILITARY SNOW" is being released across the United States.  Some say the artificial snow is being induced in the atmosphere through specially constructed polymer fibers which appear to be acting as condensation nuclei for the snow.  </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WATCH THE VIDEOS BELOW TO LEARN MORE:</b></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/tmSn0na-i-w?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><b>They are trying to kill us!  Plead the blood of Jesus Christ warns this YOU TUBER:</b><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/cPFc0wXnnjA?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><b>OTHER LINKS:</b><br /><b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/02/geo-engineering-revealed-wake-up-people.html" style="color: red;">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/02/geo-engineering-revealed-wake-up-people.html</a></b><br /><br /><b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/01/fake-snow-is-being-reported-falling-on.html" style="color: red;">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/01/fake-snow-is-being-reported-falling-on.html</a> </b><br /><b><br /></b><b>There are SHILLS and TROLLS trying to debunk these reports.  They may be paid government shills such as "barnone11970" in this link</b>:<br /><b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/01/update-on-fake-snow-controversy.html" style="color: red;">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/01/update-on-fake-snow-controversy.html</a> </b><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/qYqsx2R2dUc?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe> <br /><b>...developing...</b></div>

Military delivered artifical polymer snow confirmed

*****WEATHER MODIFICATION ALERT***** The PSEUDO-SNOW study revealed The SNOW has now been examined... Reports are surfacing now that revea...

Arrests Made in Possible Connection to Phillip Seymour Hoffman Death

10:07 AM Anonymous 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYeIrA0jiand_83_-nu0NQdoR6BQ-kOCJFctpDRU3QjKiQWpIsEoGJaCcxQwXF2jnenksKCP2HwaWlkikhkKnan7wgHP91P6qPPrJrgURc7g6A4EBDsnsjtULo-9al9W3VUW45htbIQ73/s1600/71319438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYeIrA0jiand_83_-nu0NQdoR6BQ-kOCJFctpDRU3QjKiQWpIsEoGJaCcxQwXF2jnenksKCP2HwaWlkikhkKnan7wgHP91P6qPPrJrgURc7g6A4EBDsnsjtULo-9al9W3VUW45htbIQ73/s1600/71319438.jpg" /></a></div>According to New York law enforcement, four people believed to be connected to the drugs found in Philip Seymour Hoffman's apartment were arrested late Tuesday night. The suspects being investigated in connection with drugs sold to Hoffman were identified as Juliana Luchkiw, 22; Max Rosenblum, 22; Robert Vineberg, 57; and Thomas Cushman, 48.<br /><br />Luchkiw and Rosenblum were charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree which are considered misdemeanors and Vineberg was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree which is considered a felony.<br /><br />Vineberg was found to have the actor's phone number stored in his cell phone, a law enforcement explained. " Police discovered the largest amount of what is believed to be heroin in his apartment", the source continued.<br /><br />Vineberg's attorney, Edward Kratt, said that he hopes that prosecutors will not attempt use his client as a scapegoat. "These charges have absolutely nothing to do with Philip Seymour Hoffman's unfortunate death," he said.<br /><br />"The raid that led to the arrest of three men and one woman, recovered 350 small plastic bags of what is believed to be heroin."  officials said. The bags of alleged heroin that were found were branded "black list" and "red bull" and were not the same brands found in Hoffman's apartment sources said.<br /><br />Family and close friends of the actor will hold a private funeral service in New York. Plans are also under way for a memorial service later this month.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>On Wednesday night, the famed Broadway theater district will dim its marquees for one minute at 7:45 p.m. in Hoffman's memory.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Follow Brittnye Webb-Earl on Twitter <b>@BeeNoelle</b></div>

Arrests Made in Possible Connection to Phillip Seymour Hoffman Death

According to New York law enforcement, four people believed to be connected to the drugs found in Philip Seymour Hoffman's apartment wer...

"Affluenza" Kid Kills Four, Injures Two and is Only Sentenced to Probation and Rehab; Where is the Justice?

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pg_YPABpk0UlrUgkCoGFwzdOqY1pxNVtfj9Zv5MrjQh8lJl8X3xyHW48AXNov0g7dTko2pFbovYRgA3OtRH_flqn7xxlV66sKFctiy8mn4-PU5koUtzDCWpuhUzGRCQy67QZOSi9DoaW/s1600/0206_EthanCouch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pg_YPABpk0UlrUgkCoGFwzdOqY1pxNVtfj9Zv5MrjQh8lJl8X3xyHW48AXNov0g7dTko2pFbovYRgA3OtRH_flqn7xxlV66sKFctiy8mn4-PU5koUtzDCWpuhUzGRCQy67QZOSi9DoaW/s1600/0206_EthanCouch.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>State District Judge Jean Boyd ordered that Ethan Couch -- who drove drunk and caused a crash, killing four people and injuring two, to go to a $450,000 rehab center for drug and alcohol abuse to be paid for by his parents rather than serve any jail time on Wednesday in a Tarrant County courtroom in Texas. This new sentence is on top of his sentencing last year to 10 years' probation.<br /><br />Last June, Hollie and Shelby Boyles left their home to help Breanna Mitchell, whose SUV had broken down. Brian Jennings, a youth pastor, was driving past and also stopped to help.Sadly all four were killed when Couch's pickup truck plowed into the pedestrians on a road in Burleson, south of Fort Worth. Couch's vehicle also struck a parked car, which then slid into another vehicle headed in the opposite direction. To make the situation all the more heartbreaking there were two people riding in the bed of the pickup who were tossed in the crash and severely injured. One is no longer able to move or talk because of a brain injury, while the other suffered internal injuries and broken bones.<br /><br />According to prosecutors, three hours after the crash, tests showed Couch had a blood alcohol content of 0.24, three times the legal limit.<br /><br />According to attorney Reagan Wynn. "She (Boyd) heard all the evidence and she made what she thought was the appropriate disposition.<br /><br />"I think he can be rehabilitated given intensive therapy and I hope that he gets it," Wynn said about the teen. "The juvenile system is about rehabilitation and if it's going to be about rehabilitation, she (Boyd) absolutely made the right decision."<br /><br />As part of his probation, the teen must refrain from using drugs or alcohol. He will also not be allowed to drive and if Couch violates the terms of his probation, he could face up to 10 years behind bars.<br /><br />While the attorney believes the judge made the right decision, prosecutors were highly disappointed for they had asked for the maximum of 20 years behind bars. Prosecutor Richard Alpert said,"This has been a very frustrating experience for me." He continued, "I'm used to a system where the victims have a voice and their needs are strongly considered. The way the system down here is currently handled, the way the law is, almost all the focus is on the offender."<br /><br />Along with prosecutors, families of the victims have spoke out telling reporters they have "no doubt that money played a role in the case." After the proceedings on Wednesday, Husband and father to two of the victims (Holly and Shelby Boyles) expressed his outrage caused by the verdict stating, "Had Couch not had money to have the defense there, to also have the experts testify, and also offer to pay for the treatment, I think the results would have been different."<br /><br />There has been nothing from Ethan from these proceedings with regards to remorse on his part at all -- that I do think would have helped. It would have helped the victims. No doubt about it, it would have helped," said Boyles.<br /><br />During the trial a witness claimed Couch was a victim of "affluenza" -- the product of wealthy, privileged parents who never set limits for the boy.<br /><br />What does this say ruling, among many others deemed unjust say about the current status of the judicial system in our Country? Is justice only for the privileged, and if so is it actual justice or politics as usual?<br /><br />Follow Brittnye Webb-Earl on Twitter<b> @BeeNoelle</b>

"Affluenza" Kid Kills Four, Injures Two and is Only Sentenced to Probation and Rehab; Where is the Justice?

State District Judge Jean Boyd ordered that Ethan Couch -- who drove drunk and caused a crash, killing four people and injuring two, to go t...

Linear Trend Failure of the Day

9:06 AM Tukiyooo 0

Linear Trend Failure of the Day

Click to enlarge. It would seem that banks are not going to be paying people to take out mortgages after all. Who knew? Strike one more econ...

CVS to Stop the Sale of All Tobacco Products as of October 1st

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“Tobacco has no place in a setting where healthcare is delivered."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5iaTS3Ik6xfkzAAkCoIQ2L_A6sc_3cukbEtcoFwCHeZass2v7nQraX-thAyS-t980Soz1hPbbSo0EdbRQxm7c-G68CTkMi1gS-58xHchm1OH7X7J2eJfmVqQU7nES3ed2lFykU5SQt_Dd/s1600/370px-CVS_Pharmacy_Alt_Logo.svg.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5iaTS3Ik6xfkzAAkCoIQ2L_A6sc_3cukbEtcoFwCHeZass2v7nQraX-thAyS-t980Soz1hPbbSo0EdbRQxm7c-G68CTkMi1gS-58xHchm1OH7X7J2eJfmVqQU7nES3ed2lFykU5SQt_Dd/s1600/370px-CVS_Pharmacy_Alt_Logo.svg.png" width="200" /></a></div>This quote by CVS president and CEO Larry Merlo comes after the decision to rid the sales of tobacco products from their 7,600 stores in the U.S. by October 1st. They are the first national pharmacy chain to eliminate the sale of tobacco in all their stores.<br /><br />Merlo called the decision, “ a significant step toward promoting better health in helping people manage conditions that are worsened by smoking."<br /><br />Although the decision to stop selling tobacco will cost the nation’s second-largest pharmacy chain more than it will cigarette manufacturers Merlo said banning these products “is the right decision” for the company even though doing so would cost it some $2 billion annually in tobacco and related sales.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSebOGX2tmyEs5GsWhr0w_iz5YYZLQgrCqc_YaUAQIiIovpW8qqcE8Vkl6bQFadwoOql5cOr-FaMUMo_E8tsfiypeQWsF_xM-Ix5VZzndLZG0UiwJJJdU0TiGUugbe7wGGJiq79rPk7mv/s1600/1304984412_img2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSebOGX2tmyEs5GsWhr0w_iz5YYZLQgrCqc_YaUAQIiIovpW8qqcE8Vkl6bQFadwoOql5cOr-FaMUMo_E8tsfiypeQWsF_xM-Ix5VZzndLZG0UiwJJJdU0TiGUugbe7wGGJiq79rPk7mv/s1600/1304984412_img2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>CVS’s chief medical officer Troy Brennan says, "CVS and their employees should be helping patients manage their medications for diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease." He agreed with Merlo's decision saying, “It’s really antithetical, as a result, to have a product in our store, tobacco, which actually causes these kinds of diseases, so that’s why it’s so important that we eliminate the sale of tobacco products today."<br /><br />While CVS has made  a decision against tobacco, Walgreens, the nation’s largest drugstore chain, said it's still mulling the sale of tobacco at its stores.<br /><br />Emily Hartwig, a spokesperson for the chain said, "We have been evaluating this product category for some time to balance the choices our customers expect from us, with their ongoing health needs. We will continue to evaluate the choice of products our customers want, while also helping to educate them and providing smoking cessation products and alternatives that help to reduce the demand for tobacco products."<br /><br />Although Drugstores account for only 4 percent of cigarettes sold in the U.S., "selling tobacco in a pharmacy sends the wrong message about social acceptability", according to Steven Schroeder, MD, of the UCSF Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, as he explained in a viewpoint article online in the Journal of the American Medical Association.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>"Although the sale of tobacco products in CVS pharmacies produces more than $1.5 billion in revenues annually, the financial gain is outweighed by the paradox inherent in promoting health while contributing to tobacco-related deaths," He wrote.<br /><br />How do you feel about tobacco products being snatched off of the shelves of your local pharmacy? Do you feel that it is in the best interest of the consumers or do you think it is their choice to buy what they wish at their own peril?<br /><br />Follow Brittnye Webb-Earl on Twitter<b> @BeeNoelle</b>

CVS to Stop the Sale of All Tobacco Products as of October 1st

“Tobacco has no place in a setting where healthcare is delivered." This quote by CVS president and CEO Larry Merlo comes after the deci...

Interesting Divergence Between ADP and Establishment Survey

8:42 AM Tukiyooo 0

The following chart compares ADP's version of employment (in blue) with the government's establishment survey version (in red, minus government jobs).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWvR-z4rch1pwd9k4NbW7fJV-l_P0ZUR6Y7ellK_iw1U-LYGxQW5Qx8v7XPpB133I4hlqMufEZ-wWO4KrYaHVAs6nfGN0NzvKIRA4AXrhDZ6BaUoxKmWRIOFnDnJQvMLSUU3TKvj6tRU/s1600/ADP+vs.+Establishment.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWvR-z4rch1pwd9k4NbW7fJV-l_P0ZUR6Y7ellK_iw1U-LYGxQW5Qx8v7XPpB133I4hlqMufEZ-wWO4KrYaHVAs6nfGN0NzvKIRA4AXrhDZ6BaUoxKmWRIOFnDnJQvMLSUU3TKvj6tRU/s320/ADP+vs.+Establishment.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />There is a clear divergence lately. Let's take a closer look.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHRM8oN7raSPyUS2AFYvt_GGDuMlUGfNVqwkczHU_VvwdRNPLPBF3Ho4OHa2cWJKc0IvSHwWu4qVfZhx4KINNMgiV4oNsGn_jfApWyCJTUvve4Rdk-n_227fJLMpgjScBGhEIto1ir0U/s1600/ADP+vs.+Establishment+-+Short-Term.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHRM8oN7raSPyUS2AFYvt_GGDuMlUGfNVqwkczHU_VvwdRNPLPBF3Ho4OHa2cWJKc0IvSHwWu4qVfZhx4KINNMgiV4oNsGn_jfApWyCJTUvve4Rdk-n_227fJLMpgjScBGhEIto1ir0U/s320/ADP+vs.+Establishment+-+Short-Term.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />I haven't been following this divergence long enough to form a theory on why it is there, and without that it is difficult to offer useful commentary. Won't stop me from trying though! Here are two potential reasons off the top of my head.<br /><br />1. The divergence is always there but it gets revised away over time (the older data is corrected). If that's the case, no big deal.<br /><br />2. The divergence is valid and the establishment survey is coming down to close the gap. There was a weak establishment report in December and, as seen in the chart, that certainly closed the gap to some degree.<br /><br />In any event, I would suggest that there is headline risk for tomorrow's employment report. If the gap closes more, then the report will disappoint.<br /><br />Here's the most optimistic thing I've said on this blog in a long time. If the report is much weaker than expected (big if) and if everyone points out how exceedingly weak the report therefore is, then I would say that they may be overreacting. It might just be a correction to close a divergence and little more. It's not like the ADP report itself looks all that awful (not great either for that matter).<br /><br />That said, no single straw on a camel's back thinks it is responsible for the collapse. Things could get ugly. Real ugly. Perhaps all it takes is an illusionary straw to break the camel's illusionary prosperity? Who can say for sure?<br /><br />This is definitely not investment advice, nor is it a prediction of any sort. I can say that I have never been more interested in a government payroll report though. Never.<br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=rL7">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart</a>

Interesting Divergence Between ADP and Establishment Survey

The following chart compares ADP's version of employment (in blue) with the government's establishment survey version (in red, minus...

Shaun White Drops Out of Slopestyle Competition Right Before SoChi Olympics Start Amidst Safety Concerns

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0YWAh52l-qa5D1saHyicoBCBUto7g_OQgeE2uCtUdkaAshzXNvYWy3ONUgw5aKIPH9CJQZMIr9m3AXkPag8Jgru_nozG1Bf-faYPYcxfdi5OCUYdO-PSbNGCChUm0f_G6SmDGoyBeJzt/s1600/Shaun-White-201311-1-402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0YWAh52l-qa5D1saHyicoBCBUto7g_OQgeE2uCtUdkaAshzXNvYWy3ONUgw5aKIPH9CJQZMIr9m3AXkPag8Jgru_nozG1Bf-faYPYcxfdi5OCUYdO-PSbNGCChUm0f_G6SmDGoyBeJzt/s1600/Shaun-White-201311-1-402.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>On Wednesday afternoon,  two time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White dropped out of the slopestyle competition at this years SoChi Olympic games.<br /><br />Prior to officially dropping out there had been much speculation regarding the course that he'd be riding on. At Tuesday's practice White said,  “I’d have to say, there is some truth to it (that the course is dangerous),there’s a bit of danger anytime you step out on one of these courses … This one may have a little more than others."<br /><br />At 2:30 p.m. local time, White and his U.S. snowboard halfpipe teammates met with the media in a pre-competition news conference and unsurprisingly, majority of questions were fielded by two-time defending halfpipe champion White, the lone U.S. athlete competing in both halfpipe and slopestyle competitions in SoChi.<br /><br />At first, all questions asked were regarding slopestyle,  a winter sporting event where the goal is to perform the most difficult tricks while getting the highest amplitude off jumps. The size and safety of the slopestyle course had been a major topic of international discussion over the past few days and while White didn't shy away from the questions, he didn't tip his hand, either.<br /><br />"There are definitely concerns about the course," White said regarding its design. "It's been interesting to see how it's developed and changed over the past few days, and the question is if it will continue to change." He continued.<br /><br />As the conference continued, White was asked about how he would deal with his schedule on Saturday where he would have competed in both the slopestyle semifinals and finals on the same day as the first halfpipe practice. He half-answered the question by  talking in circles and saying he was still "mulling over what to do."<br /><br />His decision was apparent when the next day after the conference White released a statement through one of his publicists to the NBC "Today" show  which stated that he would be dropping out of slopestyle.<br /><br />White's full statement read: "After much deliberation with my team, I have made the decision to focus solely on trying to bring home the third straight gold medal in halfpipe for Team USA. The difficult decision to forego slopestyle is not one I take lightly as I know how much effort everyone has put into holding the slopestyle event for the first time in Olympic history, a history I had planned on being a part of. However, with the practice runs I have taken, even after course modifications and watching fellow athletes get hurt, the potential risk of injury is a bit too much for me to gamble my other Olympic goals on."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCO8cubmgRD8CBKO4L0RZOJe5zYfEJA_bpRMIWOm6EJXAVsLJv9A_Djv8L-3esszXXww_IZRwxB1kLpKP99jHH336Q6DYm1yIZMR_YqcSZTUnwfkygVTky7FNKLyQIQ7iRLi8Q2mm0KbXx/s1600/photo_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCO8cubmgRD8CBKO4L0RZOJe5zYfEJA_bpRMIWOm6EJXAVsLJv9A_Djv8L-3esszXXww_IZRwxB1kLpKP99jHH336Q6DYm1yIZMR_YqcSZTUnwfkygVTky7FNKLyQIQ7iRLi8Q2mm0KbXx/s1600/photo_4.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>The course in Sochi is about 2,000 feet long with a 500-foot drop and is not for the faint of heart.<br /><br />While White has chosen to back out of the competition, others such as women's favorite Jamie Anderson have said, "It’s a playground, that’s for sure. This course is a bit more challenging than other courses. (But) this is the Olympics. It should be the most challenging, huge course we’ve ever ridden.”<br /><br />U.S. rider Sage Kotsenburg said regarding the course, “I think the media blew it up more than it should have been, It’s a sick course (in a positive, snowboarding kind of way), and these guys did a really good job on this one.”<br /><br />Regardless of dropping out, we wish nothing but the best for all those over in SoChi during these 2014 Olympic games and hope to see them bring the gold back to the U.S.!<br /><div><br /></div><div>Follow Brittnye Webb-Earl on Twitter <b>@BeeNoelle</b></div>

Shaun White Drops Out of Slopestyle Competition Right Before SoChi Olympics Start Amidst Safety Concerns

On Wednesday afternoon, two time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White dropped out of the slopestyle competition at this years SoChi Olympic ga...

Ugly Chart of the Day

7:33 AM Tukiyooo 0

Ugly Chart of the Day

The following chart shows the quarterly average of civilian employment divided by those not in the labor force. Click to enlarge. Maybe it i...

China's Growth Is Slowing? Big Shocker.

7:14 AM Tukiyooo 0

The following chart shows the natural log of imports from China divided by disposable personal income. When using natural logs, constant exponential growth is seen as a straight line.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8B66tPGHE-VDgqM4zXUJzCwweGA8tccECNYMOurxSKOIyScj23qC0s4biwfvQkDlvxTW0x4IJ7YjGVPll7yc-Ku9Ye5ofXOeCIq48alb0FLZ2n-tMMUYTBL4KtcyL-CR2PzAkjsmzXx0/s1600/China+Imports+vs.+Disposable+Personal+Income.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8B66tPGHE-VDgqM4zXUJzCwweGA8tccECNYMOurxSKOIyScj23qC0s4biwfvQkDlvxTW0x4IJ7YjGVPll7yc-Ku9Ye5ofXOeCIq48alb0FLZ2n-tMMUYTBL4KtcyL-CR2PzAkjsmzXx0/s320/China+Imports+vs.+Disposable+Personal+Income.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />Can you say <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_saturation">market saturation</a>?<br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=rKV">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart</a>

China's Growth Is Slowing? Big Shocker.

The following chart shows the natural log of imports from China divided by disposable personal income. When using natural logs, constant exp...

DMX Set to fight George Zimmerman, but is it Helping or Hurting the Cause?

7:04 AM Anonymous 0

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJ0-KU1XJ651DzIkL4fmhTjOXLyyqubHkJAOhE3yfmegPTgdmysGENrSwYeuMwY8LD5cpa34EmGwHgYstGkRSBibtY6EEzrCCLAU3jRQ5QOWIeomp8_X5vK8kMSO5zJSE8iCfZt_DQmw1/s1600/zimmpic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJ0-KU1XJ651DzIkL4fmhTjOXLyyqubHkJAOhE3yfmegPTgdmysGENrSwYeuMwY8LD5cpa34EmGwHgYstGkRSBibtY6EEzrCCLAU3jRQ5QOWIeomp8_X5vK8kMSO5zJSE8iCfZt_DQmw1/s1600/zimmpic.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> "A mutual friend put me in contact with Damon and provided me with an opportunity and motivation to get back in shape and continue with my weight loss goals and also be able to help a charity out." - George Zimmerman to Radar Online<br /><br />For those curious the Damon that Zimmerman spoke of is none other than Damon Feldman, owner of Celebrity Boxing and self-described opportunist whose claim to fame is putting together bizarre matchups such as former rapper Vanilla Ice and child actor Todd Bridges.<br /><br />It was reported last week that Feldman was accepting offers for someone to step into the ring for a three-round, pay-per-view fight with Zimmerman. "The news has been out for an hour and my e-mail is overloaded with 8,000 people wanting to fight George," Feldman told CNN last Thursday.<br />Early Wednesday morning, news broke that a contender had been chosen and  out of more than 15,000 e-mailed requests, he's going with DMX.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-DEYcJQektCY6WyvMwgrBta0LzR7-vtovL331nyPi6jZmu6PnlgtU1UsBeAJ8cf3yRLFFe8YLzdIaizfAu3BquONuf9SqtzLRA82JNukkdY761o09V9ngnXlBq4bG4Z9QoJp3vMvb9zs/s1600/ruff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-DEYcJQektCY6WyvMwgrBta0LzR7-vtovL331nyPi6jZmu6PnlgtU1UsBeAJ8cf3yRLFFe8YLzdIaizfAu3BquONuf9SqtzLRA82JNukkdY761o09V9ngnXlBq4bG4Z9QoJp3vMvb9zs/s1600/ruff.jpg" width="196" /></a></div><br />Since the news broke rappers such as The Game as well as DMX have both come forward willing to accept the challenge and box Zimmerman. According to Feldman, though no contract has been signed quite yet, "a promoter is negotiating with rapper DMX to fight him." Spokesperson for the rapper, Domenick Nati confirmed this news by saying, "DMX has promised to 'beat his ass,' but no contract or paperwork has been signed or agreed to yet".<br /><br />In a news release by Feldman he has this to say regarding the Pay Per View event, "The match will be one of the Biggest Celebrity Boxing matches of all time."<br /><br />While some are looking forward to seeing the former watchman get what's coming to him, others believe this is not the answer. On Wednesday Rev. Al Sharpton told a Los Angeles group that he was concerned "about the precedent that it sets."<br /><br />"We must be very careful not to glorify or in any way sidestep the implications of making someone whose only claim to fame was killing an unarmed young man named Trayvon Martin into a cultural celebrity or hero," Sharpton said.<br /><br />A petition has even been launched on Change.org calling for the planned boxing event to be canceled. It reads, "This is a blatant show of disrespect and nothing positive or righteous would come from such a stunt."<br /><br />This fight raises many questions of justice and morality, just as the entire case and trial did.  At the end of it all, a child was murdered, senselessly and to add insult to injury his killer is now a celebrity, fighting another celebrity, and making money off of violence.<br /><br />Only in America.<br /><br />Follow Brittnye Webb-Earl on Twittter <b>@BeeNoelle</b>.

DMX Set to fight George Zimmerman, but is it Helping or Hurting the Cause?

"A mutual friend put me in contact with Damon and provided me with an opportunity and motivation to get back in shape and continue wit...

Bold Predictions

6:29 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">This is the point in the Blurb where I make fun of the overhyped athletes and all the attention they get. Well, kinda. This year I’m just going to make some bold predictions - most of which will involve those overhyped athletes. Enjoy!</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Russia will win hockey gold</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">After a couple of years of USA-Canada hype and dominance, it’s time for the Russians to return to their former glory. If Russia and the United States do play each other, the echoes of 1980 will thrive. (Oh, it was 34 years ago? Well have YOU stopped talking about it yet? No? I’ve made my point.)</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">The tandem from Canada will beat Charlie White and Meryl Davis in ice dancing.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir famously beat White and Davis in the 2010 Olympics, really ticking me off. Turns out the couples (who both train at the same rink in Michigan!) have been exchanging championships ever since. Moir/Virtue have won the world championshis in 2010 (Olympics) and 2012, and White/Davis won in 2011 and 2013. It’s an even year, so it’s going to be the Canadians. Which will once again really tick me off.</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">However</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, they will win gold.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">In the figure skating team event. U-S-A! U-S-A!</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">SJ Shaun White won’t medal.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">SJ Shaun White is in one event now: snowboard halfpipe. He’s going to come out with zero medals. Not only has he looked subpar in recent showings (knocking himself out in a slopestyle event a month ago, messing up his ankle in another competition in halfpipe), but the rest of the field has really become a formidable foe. No longer is it SJ Shaun White on top and everybody else on second tier; it’s SJ Shaun White vs. the world. And that’s not good for him.</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Ashley Wagner and Gracie Gold will falter.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">I struggled with this one, but this is where I’m going to be bold. With the target on their backs, neither one of these figure skaters will make it to the top of the podium.</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">U.S. Snowboard will wish they took Seth Wescott back to the Olympics and not Lindsay Jacobellis.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Wescott has won back-to-back golds in the event. Jacobellis has stunk it up in back-to-back Olympics. Even if Jacobellis doesn’t fall over (like she did in 2006 and 2010) she’s not going to win. Wescott narrowly missed out this year, with Nate Holland (who was in the final in 2010) taking his spot. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jeremy Abbott...will medal?!</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">The kid who can’t live up to expectations will experience an Evan Lysacek Moment in men’s figure skating and grab a medal. I didn’t say gold - just a medal. If he beats Pluschenko, all is right in the world. Of course, Abbott has won multiple U.S. Championships (like he did this year) only to be awful in the international competitions. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Something amazing will happen in the sport of curling. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Like, absolutely, once-in-a-lifetime amazing. Everyone will talk about it.</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lauryn Williams will win bobsled gold.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Technically this means in some scenario (4-man bobsled) Lolo Jones will also win bobsled gold. But Williams has won Summer Olympic gold and Jones hasn’t, so I am focusing on the woman who could </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">win</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in hot and cold weather. Good for her. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cross-country skiing will bore me yet again.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Wait - this isn’t a bold prediction. This is a definite outcome. Next topic.</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">No U.S. women will win gold in ski jumping.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">After spending years fighting to get the sport in to the Olympics, the U.S. women will need to settle for silver and bronze after getting upended by an unknown. Beware.</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">The Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and Spain will double their previous win totals.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">This is solely because I have chosen these three teams in my Olympic Medals Competition with my friends, and I’m reeeeeeally hoping I win. Go Orange!</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NBC will treat Mikaela Shiffrin like Lindsay Vonn...and she’ll hate it.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let’s say there’s someone you work with that is amazing, and everyone keeps talking about him/her. Then they get really sick and have to be out for a while. Then everyone turns to </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">you</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and says that you’re the next </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">insert name here</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and they tell you that 1000 times! How would you feel?</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Canada will keep up the medal count from 2010, but Russia will win the overall title.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I don’t really know if there’s an overall title, but it’s something of which people keep track, so I’m counting it. Canada really tore it up on their home turf in 2010, winning the most golds of any country. I’m thinking that resurgence isn’t going to let up; however, Russia will take advantage of </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">their</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> home turn and win a bunch. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">I will wake up at least once in the middle of the night to watch some event online.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">And it will be a school day. But it will totally be worth it. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My kiddos will be sick of this whole thing by the end.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">I really hope this one isn’t true - this is a great distraction from the February school doldrums, and anything to keep my kids going will be worthwhile. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Someone will find my blog and pay me to do it full time!</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></div><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Eh, a girl can dream, right?</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_qgZfyYKKKXMbnqcmfNBNPcNguKIGVhpNLmhEuAZBi6k76gSQIbH4ar3Q9uxKhbXubUR1ShDjYIVFcXUozff2avXrei77tpi0BamvtFlCQWk8JPYvsxAF7EpIYn9LFgllGRJr0nXBSI/s1600/olympic_rings_568.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_qgZfyYKKKXMbnqcmfNBNPcNguKIGVhpNLmhEuAZBi6k76gSQIbH4ar3Q9uxKhbXubUR1ShDjYIVFcXUozff2avXrei77tpi0BamvtFlCQWk8JPYvsxAF7EpIYn9LFgllGRJr0nXBSI/s1600/olympic_rings_568.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>

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Natural Chemical In Plants, Fruits and Vegetables Prevents Alzheimer's Disease

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="spotlight" height="400" src="https://scontent-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1/1899996_10151917206812499_508294165_n.png" style="height: 480px; width: 380px;" width="400" /></div><br /><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><span style="font-size: large;">'A little-known but potent flavonoid called fisetin is difficult to obtain in sufficient amounts through diet alone. It's found in fruits and vegetables from strawberries to cucumbers and stops memory loss that accompanies Alzheimer's disease, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> <span name="advenueINTEXT">In experiments on mice that normally develop <a href="http://preventdisease.com/GoogleSearchResults.shtml?q=Alzheimer%27s&sa.x=31&sa.y=12&cx=partner-pub-0663688274569192%3Ae1bgloqgmc2&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=ISO-8859-1&siteurl=preventdisease.com%2Findex.shtml&ref=preventdisease.com%2Fnews%2F14%2F020414_Natural-Chemical-In-Plants-Fruits-and-Vegetables-Prevents-Alzheimers-Disease.shtml&ss=96j9216j2" target="_blank">Alzheimer's</a> symptoms less than a year after birth, a daily dose of the compound  fisetin -- -prevented the progressive memory and   learning impairments.'</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span name="advenueINTEXT">Read <a href="http://preventdisease.com/news/14/020414_Natural-Chemical-In-Plants-Fruits-and-Vegetables-Prevents-Alzheimers-Disease.shtml">more... </a></span></span><br /><br />

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<img height="300" src="http://res.mindbodygreen.com/img/crp/FrenchGirlInLavenderField-850x400.jpg" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">'How the French eat, age, dress, raise their children and live in general is a real talking point these days. So, as an American mother of three half-French kids, I figured I'd add my two cents to the conversation.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">I lived in France before becoming a parent, but eventually it was my kids who taught me everything I need to know about eating like a French person: Eating, and staying slim and healthy, isn't just about what you eat, but also how, when and why. Yes, French people enjoy junk food occasionally, and sometimes they eat between meals, but people don’t just let loose every day. There's a code of conduct for food, for big people and little ones alike. Here, in 10 quick life lessons, is what my kids taught me about food.' </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-12268/10-eating-rules-french-children-know-but-most-americans-dont.html?utm_campaign=recommendation&utm_medium=popular&utm_source=feature">more... </a></span>

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3 Studies That Prove Vaporizers Are Good For Your Lungs

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitALcyUXwVxrLejzrrBl72E4xBogpC74uR5nuAAy9w8ZGE4iQTet1ldhwoGXmNafcxqb3tYOszu5rSq88Dj-j3J4swolRuwaeAm_WZAcbCTIrUaRKwi55kibE8KDYaTT2-MmV0flHi5xw/s320/why+vaporizer.png" class="decoded" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitALcyUXwVxrLejzrrBl72E4xBogpC74uR5nuAAy9w8ZGE4iQTet1ldhwoGXmNafcxqb3tYOszu5rSq88Dj-j3J4swolRuwaeAm_WZAcbCTIrUaRKwi55kibE8KDYaTT2-MmV0flHi5xw/s320/why+vaporizer.png" /></div>Photo Credit:<a class="_wf irc_hol" data-ved="0CAQQjB0" href="http://blog.torontovaporizer.ca/2012/08/health-benefits-of-vaporizers-sams.html"><span class="irc_ho" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">blog.torontovaporizer.ca</span></a><span class="_Bn"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">'When it comes to the healthiest way of consuming marijuana, vaporizers seem to be the top choice for doctors and patients alike.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Smoking marijuana, although not as harmful as cigarettes, can sometimes lead to a condition called chronic bronchitis, causing increased coughing and phlegm production.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">While research on vaporizing hasn’t been thorough, a few studies do provide scientific evidence of their benefits.' </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://www.leafscience.com/2014/01/11/3-studies-prove-vaporizers-good-lungs/">more... </a></span>

3 Studies That Prove Vaporizers Are Good For Your Lungs

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