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| LIRR connecting concourse at Penn Station. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Sandy: authorities suspended subway service, train and bus in New York
Super Storm Sandy to Hit East Coast
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Hurricane Sandy on Saturday threatened the eastern United
States with heavy rain, strong winds, heavy flooding and power outages, just
over a week before the presidential elections in the world's largest economy.
Experts anticipate that Sandy, a slow-moving storm whose
winds tropical extend 1,050 kilometers, could generate waves of 1.2 to 2.4
meters in Long Island Sound, the southern part of the bay of New York and
Delaware.
Is likely to accumulate in some areas up to 12 inches of
rain.
As is combined with a jet stream from the Arctic,
meteorologists say that Sandy has all the ingredients to become a so-called
"Super Storm", unlike what has been seen for decades in the eastern
United States.
Governors in several states along the East Coast declared
states of emergency and called on citizens to hold food, water and batteries.
The storm, which strengthened in the hectic run-up to the
U.S. presidential elections of November 6, presents a challenge to the
campaigns of President Barack Obama and his Republican rival, Mitt Romney.
Because Sandy, Romney rescheduled their planned campaign
events on Sunday in Virginia and moved to Ohio instead. Meanwhile, the Obama
campaign announced that Vice President Joe Biden canceled a trip scheduled for
Saturday at Virginia Beach.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Millions of Americans are taking advantage of the electoral
arrangements to cast their vote early. State officials said they have
implemented contingency plans in the event of extended power outages or other
problems could disrupt the vote.
The White House said the president convened a meeting with
Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, the director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Craig Fugate and other officials to discuss
the government's actions by storm.
In New York, the authorities considered suspending public
transportation-buses, subways and commuter railroads, and bridges and tunnels
close to the threat of Sandy.
Decisions related to the transport system is likely to be
taken on Sunday, said the director of state operations, Howard Glaser.
A potential closure could begin at 7 pm Sunday, when the
last departing trains. The whole system should be closed around 3 am on Monday,
officials said.
Sandy was centered about 540 kilometers southeast of
Charleston, South Carolina, and had maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers
per hour on Saturday afternoon, said the National Hurricane Center.
Sandy already made disasters in the Bahamas and eastern Cuba
during the past two days, with at least 41 dead. Now moving slowly north and
then on Sunday expected to turn to the United States.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Will and Kate’s First Anniversary “Quiet Night In”
No further details have been revealed but the first wedding anniversary is traditionally known as paper and the Duke and Duchess may exchange gifts or have plans for a romantic meal.
In a year in which the spotlight is well and truly on all things British and London related, British toy company, Arklu, and photographer Duncan Raban have imagined what this weekend, the anniversary of the Wedding of the Year that attracted a global audience of hundreds of millions, might entail.
On the weekend of their first anniversary, Will and Kate are seen doing normal, everyday activities – enjoying a bacon sandwich, getting muddy at a garden centre, on a train, out for a swim, enjoying a day at the Great British Seaside, eating fish ‘n’ chips, relaxing in each other’s company and making the most of being a young couple in love - all in the very best tradition of quirky and kitsch British humour.
Photographer Duncan Raban was inspired to take the photographs having first seen them in the home of a friend whose granddaughter had bought the dolls as a gift. With his offbeat sense of mischievous humour, Duncan thought it fun to take the dolls out for a trip to a café, and as he snapped away at the dolls posed by their cups of coffee and cake, he was taken aback by the sheer enjoyment and laughter of those around him. Duncan has since taken the miniature Royal Couple out for several such daytrips.
Duncan explains the motivation behind his photos: “I love to put children's toy characters into real life human everyday situations. I guess this fun concept seems to bring out the childhood in people’s hearts and it’s been so much fun watching people enjoy this kind of theatre on the streets.”
Arklu’s Royal Wedding Dolls have been created in accordance with official guidelines laid down by Clarence House, but also have a charitable element and are ‘authentic’ in that they have been dressed and accessorised by several leading British designers. Arklu have donated £1 from the sale of every doll to the RNLI.
Only a few of the Limited Edition, individually numbered Royal Wedding Dolls remain of the original production run of 10,000. Priced at £49.95 (US$69.95) they are available at www.arklu.com and on Amazon.
Monday, April 2, 2012
1940 Census Records Online
Are your looking to find out more information about your familiy history ? then have a look at the video is will get you started finding of al those little nuggets of information about your family.
The 1940 Census Introduction
From the Archives: The 1940 Census | The White House
The U.S. Census Bureau releases individual records from the 1940 Census.
1940 Census Records Released Online; U.S. Data On 132 Million ...
Don Drapers beware, the truth is now out there. The U.S. Census bureau released the 1940 census data of 132 million Americans at 8:30 a.m..
Publish Date: 04/02/2012 13:55
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/02/1940-census-records-released-online_n_1397142.html
1940 census: 22.5 million hits in three hours overloads website ...
The 1940 Census Introduction
From the Archives: The 1940 Census | The White House
The U.S. Census Bureau releases individual records from the 1940 Census.
1940 Census Records Released Online; U.S. Data On 132 Million ...
Don Drapers beware, the truth is now out there. The U.S. Census bureau released the 1940 census data of 132 million Americans at 8:30 a.m..
Publish Date: 04/02/2012 13:55
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/02/1940-census-records-released-online_n_1397142.html
1940 census: 22.5 million hits in three hours overloads website ...
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Three dead and 70 missing balance the sinking of the Italian cruise ship
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The dead are a Peruvian crew member and two French tourists whose bodies were recovered today from the sea by rescuers, continue even with the search effort around the hull of the vessel, of 114,500 tons and nearly 300 meters in length.
Besides the three who died, 40 passengers suffered injuries of varying degrees and two of them are in critical condition, one with a head injury and another in the spine.
Meanwhile, the commander of the "Costa Concordia", Francesco Schettino, has been arrested, according to the chief prosecutor of Siena (central Italy), Francesco Verusio, who questioned him for several hours.
Another crew member, whose identity was not disclosed, is also being investigated, according to Italian media.
On the boat traveled 177 Spanish, 107 Latin American (Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Cuba, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Dominican Republic and Uruguay) and Andorra, as well as nearly a thousand Italians, 569 Germans and 462 French, the three countries with the highest number of passengers ahead of Spain.
A group of nine Spanish in Majorca who was in the cruiser looking for today in Porto Santo Stefano (against Giglio) to one of their relatives, which had no news from the wreck.
Another young man from the same Spanish island, staying at a hotel in Rome, he had no news since last night the two friends who accompanied him.
The wreck occurred at 21.40 local time today (20.40 GMT) when the ship was heading from the port of Civitavecchia, 70 miles north of Rome to Savona (northwest Italy), stage of a Mediterranean cruise had stops in Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca (Spain) and Palermo and Cagliari (Italy) and Marseille (France).
So far, no known cause of the incident, although considering the possibility that the captain followed the wrong path, as the ship should not be in the spot where he was hit against the rocks on both sides of the boat, which has been heeled 80 degrees and stranded on a sandbank of 30 meters deep.
As told by the survivors of the tragedy, when most of the passengers were at dinner we heard a heavy blow at the same time the power went out, after which the ship captain called for calm, assuring that it was an electrical fault.
"It was a nightmare, like the Titanic, thought to die," said Silvana Caddeo Italians, Ignazio Corda Deidda and Mirella, who pointed out that when the accident occurred were having dinner and there was the blow that caused the fall of bottles and glasses tables, after which he heard the emergency sirens.
"People screamed and children cried in the midst of total darkness," he added, while said they immediately realized that the thing was more serious because the ship began to heel over and saw many people throw the cold waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Several Latin American and Spanish tourists, staying at a hotel near Rome's Fiumicino airport waiting to be repatriated, expressed outrage at the treatment received by those responsible for the cruise and the "chaos" that was experienced during the evacuation .
"The crew had no idea how to evacuate the ship and the captain lied to us. He said until the last minute everything was checked and it was just an electrical fault," said Claudia Fehlandt Chile.
In this sense, some travelers have complained that relief efforts were slow, that before leaving the ship spent an hour and a half and that the captain knew the gravity of the situation and "did what I had."
Passengers were transferred to lifeboats Giglio, whose mayor made available to travelers, "all that was indoors," so they were housed for a few hours at home, sports and church of the small island, which remained open throughout the night.
Most of the survivors were taken to Rome and Savona to be housed temporarily in hotels and later repatriated to their countries, including Spain, to where the cruise company responsible for the charter poses a charter flight for tomorrow.
The Italian Ministry of Transport has opened a formal investigation into the incident, as well as the Office of Grosseto (central Italy).
Friday, October 21, 2011
Craigslist Killer
Philip Markoff
| Born | Philip Haynes Markoff February 12, 1986 Sherrill, New York, U.S. |
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| Died | August 15, 2010 (aged 24)[1] Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Cause | Suicide[1] |
(This story was originally broadcast on Sept. 19, 2009. It was updated on Aug. 20, 2010.)
In the spring 2009, Boston was a city at peace.
But then, on April 10, everything changed. The "Craigslist Killer" began his seven-day crime spree.
His first victim was a woman from Las Vegas who was fleeing that city's crackdown on vice.
"I just picked a city and went to it. I've been doing it for the past two years," Leffler said of choosing Boston. Her line of work? "I was escorting."
In this case, a traveling escort. Trisha Leffler, 29, checked herself into the Westin Copley Place Hotel. No surprise, she went right to where the money is - the Back Bay area of the city, known for its fancy hotels, exclusive boutiques and hip restaurants.
When asked how much money she can make in this field, Tricia told "48 Hours Mystery" correspondent Peter Van Sant that being an escort is quite lucrative - she can make thousands of dollar a week...
Craigslist Killer' Philip Markoff Commits Suicide
Steve Tompkins, the chief of external affairs at the Suffolk County, Mass., Sheriff's Deptartment said Markoff died today of apparent suicide at the Nashua Street Jail. He was pronounced dead at 10:17 a.m., Tompkins said.
A statement from the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said Markoff was alone in his cell and all evidence indicated that he took his own life.
"A comprehensive investigation will be conducted...
Craigslist Killer' traced former fiancee's name on jailhouse wall in blood before his suicide
The
Craigslist Killer, who committed suicide on what would have been his
first wedding anniversary, traced his former fiance's name - Megan - on
the jailhouse wall in his blood before he died.
The Boston Globe reported that Philip Markoff also scrawled the bizarre word "pocket," baffling the officials who found his body Sunday.
Markoff, 24, a medical student who was going on trial in March for the murder of a Manhattan masseuse last year, cut open arteries in his neck and both ankles with a pen he had painstakingly sharpened into a scalpel, sources told the Daily News.
The Boston Globe reported that Philip Markoff also scrawled the bizarre word "pocket," baffling the officials who found his body Sunday.
Markoff, 24, a medical student who was going on trial in March for the murder of a Manhattan masseuse last year, cut open arteries in his neck and both ankles with a pen he had painstakingly sharpened into a scalpel, sources told the Daily News.
The Craigslist Killer: Seven Days of Rage
watch the full video report at the link above
How to Not Be the Next Victim of the Craigslist Killer
San Francisco Earthquake in Review
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Monday, August 8, 2011
World Stock Market Updates
Image by bransorem via FlickrThe world stock market bear has not even begun to growl…much less ...We are in a bear phase in the world's stock markets. This is not a correction. This is the genuine deal. Let me show novice day-trading geniuses what some bear markets in the past have looked like. The first chart is the ...
Publish Date: 08/07/2011 19:12
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Despite calls for calm, the world stock markets panic | Economics ...
by European Parliament Despite calls for calm, the world stock markets panic Posted at 09:50 Edited 08-08-11 at 23:14 by Le Nouvel Observateur 39.
Publish Date: 08/08/2011 17:32
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Interest rates cut tipped as world stock markets reel – Herald Sun ...
Interest rates cut tipped as world stock markets reel. Herald Sun INTEREST rates may be heading to a low of 3.75 per cent by Christmas after traders bet the global uncertainty would send the stock market into another ...
Publish Date: 08/08/2011 9:31
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Friday, April 29, 2011
Prince William at the Altar
Image by Getty Images via @daylifePrince William at the Altar: " | Prince William stands at the Altar with his best man, Prince Harry |
Catherine Middleton leaving Goring Hotel
Image by Getty Images via @daylifeCatherine Middleton leaving Goring Hotel: " | Catherine Middleton and her father leaving the Goring Hotel on their way to Westminster Abbey for the Royal Wedding ceremony |
Catherine Middleton walks down the aisle
Image by Pesky Library via FlickrCatherine Middleton walks down the aisle: " | Catherine Middleton enters Westminster Abbey and walks down the aisle with her father, Michael Middleton, led by the Dean of Westminster, the Very Rev Dr John Hall |
Crowds celebrate the Royal Marriage
Image by Getty Images via @daylifeCrowds celebrate the Royal Marriage: " | Crowds celebrate as the bride and bridegroom travel along the procession route |
The Royal Family exit Buckingham Palace
The Procession to Buckingham Palace (The Captain's Escort)
Image via WikipediaThe Procession to Buckingham Palace (The Captain's Escort): " | The Royal Family follow the procession route back to Buckingham Palace |
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge watch the fly past with their families
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge watch the fly past with their families: "
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The Lunchtime Reception
Image via WikipediaThe Lunchtime Reception: "The Queen is giving a lunchtime Reception at Buckingham Palace for around 650 guests drawn from the Wedding Service congregation, representing the Couple’s official and private lives.
Guests will be served a selection of canapés, including:
- Cornish Crab Salad on Lemon Blini
- Pressed Duck Terrine with Fruit Chutney
- Roulade of Goats Cheese with Caramelised Walnuts
- Assortment of Palmiers and Cheese Straws
- Scottish Smoked Salmon Rose on Beetroot Blini
- Miniature Watercress and Asparagus Tart
- Poached Asparagus spears with Hollandaise Sauce for Dipping
- Quails Eggs with Celery Salt
- Scottish Langoustines with Lemon Mayonnaise Pressed Confit of Pork Belly with Crayfish and Crackling
- Wild Mushroom and Celeriac Chausson
- Bubble and Squeak with Confit Shoulder of Lamb
- Grain Mustard and honey-glazed Chipolatas
- Smoked Haddock Fishcake with Pea Guacamole
- Miniature Yorkshire Pudding with Roast Fillet of Beef and Horseradish Mousse
- Gateau Opera
- Blood Orange Pate de Fruit
- Raspberry Financier
- Rhubarb Crème Brulee Tartlet
- Passion Fruit Praline
- White Chocolate Ganache Truffle
- Milk Chocolate Praline with Nuts
- Dark Chocolate Ganache Truffle
Guests will be served Pol Roger NV Brut Réserve Champagne with a selection of other soft and alcoholic drinks.
The wedding cake and a chocolate biscuit cake will also be served at the Reception. The wedding cake, designed by Fiona Cairns, is made from 17 individual fruit cakes (12 of which form the base) and has eight tiers. The cake has been decorated with cream and white icing using the Joseph Lambeth technique. There are up to 900 individually iced flowers and leaves of 17 different varieties decorated on the cake. A garland design around the middle of the cake matches the architectural garlands decorated around the top of the Picture Gallery in Buckingham Palace, the room in which the cake will be displayed. The chocolate biscuit cake was created by Mcvitie’s Cake Company using a Royal Family recipe at the special request of Prince William.
During the course of the Reception, Governors-General and Prime Ministers of Realm Countries will be presented to The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall and the Bridal Couple. The Reception will include the cutting of the wedding cake and some speeches.
Guests at the reception will be entertained by Claire Jones, the official Harpist to HRH The Prince of Wales.
Notes to Editors
All the ingredients for the canapés have been carefully sourced from Royal Warrant holding companies using UK-based ingredients. These include:
- Gressingham Duck
- English Goats cheese from Paxton and Whitfield
- English Asparagus
- Welsh organic Celery Salt
- Langoustines from the North West Coast of Scotland
- Pork from the Cotswolds
- English Crayfish
- Windsor Estate Lamb
- Smoked Haddock from the East Coast of Scotland
- Beef from the Castle of Mey Selections in the North Highlands of Scotland
- English Rhubarb
Approximately 10,000 canapés have been prepared by a team of 21 chefs, led by Royal Chef Mark Flanagan.
The Joseph Lambeth Method is derived from a style of decorating that was popular in England where chefs and decorators would use intricate piping to create 3-D scrollwork, leaves, flowers, and other decorations on a cake. A cake decorated in the Lambeth Method and accented with fresh fruit or flowers is the wedding cake of choice for anyone who wants a traditional looking, elegant wedding cake.
Each of the 17 different flower designs on the official wedding cake has their own individual meaning according to the Language of Flowers. They include:
- White Rose - National symbol of England
- Daffodil – National symbol of Wales, new beginnings
- Shamrock – National symbol of Ireland
- Thistle – National symbol of Scotland
- Acorns, Oak Leaf – Strength, endurance
- Myrtle – Love
- Ivy – Wedded Love, Marriage
- Lily-of-the-Valley – Sweetness, Humility
- Rose (Bridal) – Happiness, Love.
- Sweet William – Grant me one smile
- Honeysuckle – The Bond of Love
- Apple Blossom – Preference, Good Fortune
- White Heather – Protection, Wishes will come true
- Jasmine (White) – Amiability
- Daisy – Innocence, Beauty, Simplicity
- Orange Blossom – Marriage, Eternal Love, Fruitfulness
- Lavender – ardent attachment, devotion, success, and luck.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Disscussion on the Effects of Isitopes
What do you think is it as grim as this guy predicts . or is he just a fear monger ?
I think I personally will have a look at the video he is referring to and get back to you.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Saints Blitz Giants To Claim NFC Supremacy
by Ross Everett
Heading into last Sunday, there was a consensus that the New York Giants were the best team in the NFL with an undefeated record, a productive offense and the league's top ranked defense. The New Orleans Saints made a compelling case to the contrary, however, as they dismantled the Giants to win 48-27 behind yet another MVP-like performance from quarterback Drew Brees. Brees threw for 369 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions as New Orleans kept their record perfect on the season at 5-0. The Giants dropped to 5-1 with the defeat.
NFL betting enthusiasts who took New Orleans as -3 home favorites were confident that they'd be cashing a ticket by halftime as the Saints shot out to a 34-17 lead at the break. The Saints also remained perfect against the NFL pointspread at 5-0, while the Giants failed to cover for the first time this season and stand at 5-1 ATS. The 75 points scored sailed OVER the posted total of 47.
After the game, Brees explained his team's strategy:
"We wanted to really dictate the tempo of the game the whole way through. Seven different guys scored touchdowns. That's big. That's the type of rhythm that, when you get in, you feel like you can call anything and it's going to work."
The Saints are off to their best start since'93 and have yet to trail in a game this season. Still, head coach Sean Payton wasn't entertaining talk that his team had established themselves as the presumptive Superbowl favorite:
"I don't think you can talk about big pictures after game 5."
Giants' QB Eli Manning was looking forward to a homecoming of sorts-his father, Archie, played the same position for New Orleans during his NFL career. Suffice to say it didn't go as he had planned:
"It's not the way I imagined it during the week, but you're going to encounter all sorts of games and all sorts of situations. I look at it as a loss. We need to go back to work this week, fix some things and try to improve."
New York head coach Tom Coughlin marveled at the play of the Saints' offensive line who gave Brees great protection all day long:
"I don't know that we ever hit him. At this level, if you're going to stop the pass, you've got to get pressure. You've got to force the quarterback not to throw it on his tempo."
The Saints will now face the Miami Dolphins on the road, with New Orleans a -6 favorite and the total set at 47. After the trip to south Florida they'll return home for a game against longtime rival Atlanta on Monday night football. The Giants return home to play the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday night, with New York a -7 home favorite and the total set at 46. They'll head to Philadelphia to play the Eagles next week before returning home for a date against the San Diego Chargers on November 8.
About the Author:
Ross Everett is a freelance writer and respected authority on soccer betting. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sports news and sportsbook directory sites. He lives in Las Vegas with three Jack Russell Terriers and a kangaroo. He is currently working on an autobiography of former interior secretary James Watt.
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