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The Minnesota league was started by Hershberger, Elton and Christina "Miss Claws" Igoe. Igoe and Elton were trying to put together a league when they heard that Hershberger was doing the same thing, so they decided to join forces.
"We heard about how big — huge, really — it was in Charlottesville," Igoe said. "I figured that it was something I could do for a good cause, and Liz was looking for something to empower women."
The league's reception has exceeded all expectations, Hershberger said.
"I was expecting family and friends and a handful of strangers," she said of the inaugural match, which was held at the Hexagon Bar in Minneapolis. "But we packed the Hexagon. And, hopefully, it will keep getting bigger."
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The only person not indulging her silly side during MAWLL matches is Hally Turner, the referee. While she watches to make sure that standard arm-wrestling rules are followed — "elbows on the table, knuckles up, feet on the floor, butt on the chair" — her primary focus is safety.
"I have the only serious role," she said, although she does sport a nickname: Hawkeye Hally. "People have broken their arms doing this. [To learn to be a ref] I had to watch some disturbing videos."
To avoid injury, the wrestler's body should lean the same way as her arm. If she sees anyone varying from that, she stops the match and makes the wrestler correct her form.
The other thing the wrestlers take seriously is the fundraising.
Nonprofit organizations can contact the league to ask to become a partner for an event, but there are three requirements: The charity should either serve women or have been started by women, it must be based in Minnesota and it has to be small. "If you host fund-raising galas, you are too big," the guidelines warn.
New wrestlers are welcome. They're told to come up with a character name, a back story for the character, costume, entourage, theme song and signature move. The more fanciful, the better. Helga Hammerfist was born in Norway more than 3,000 years ago. When she died she was "bjorn again" and became an emissary of Valhalla. Her theme song is Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song," and her signature move is the "Ruinstone."
Although they occasionally do exercises to strengthen their forearms, most of the wrestlers confessed that they don't spend much time training. They're more focused on having fun and raising money for charity.
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The Hon Tony Burke MP
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Joyce says no to spending on infrastructure upgrades in Murray-Darling
Media release
11 May 2012
Today in The Australian, the Shadow Minister for Water, Barnaby Joyce, reached new heights in the Opposition's obsession with saying no to everything.
Mr Joyce was quoted as saying that taxpayers were being "ripped off" by money spent to recover water under the Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure Program.
This program provides funding to farmers and irrigators to improve their infrastructure and become more water efficient. Water recovered is returned to the environment and counts towards bridging the gap in the final Plan for the Murray Darling Basin.
"For months the Opposition has said that they want less money spent on buybacks and more spent on irrigation infrastructure," Mr Burke said.
"Now that the Government has committed extra money for infrastructure, the Opposition is complaining that the money has been spent.
"Barnaby Joyce and the Opposition need to come clean on where they stand.
"Will they support water reform that supports regional communities or will they continue playing havoc with communities in the Basin?
"A combination of investing in irrigation infrastructure and buyback is the best way to deliver water reform that restores our rivers to health, supports regional communities and ensures sustainable food production.
"It is true that recovering water for the environment through infrastructure investment is more expensive than simply purchasing through buyback.
"But it has a better outcome for communities and I make absolutely no apology for that.
"When we acquire water through buyback the Opposition says no. Now when we invest in infrastructure the Opposition says no.
"The truth is the Opposition is saying no to a healthy Murray Darling Basin."


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The environmental impact of suburbanization
AbstractThe U.S. population is increasingly spreading out, moving to the suburbs, and migrating from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt. This paper uses recent household-level data sets to study some of the environmental consequences of population suburbanization. It measures the increase in household driving, home fuel consumption, and land consumption brought about by population dispersion. Suburban households drive 31 percent more than their urban counterparts, and western households drive 35 percent more miles than northeastern households. Despite increased vehicle dependence, local air quality has not been degraded in sprawling areas, thanks to emissions controls. Technological innovation can mitigate the environmental consequences of resource-intensive suburbanization. © 2000 by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.
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"I haven't really narrowed it down at all," Nagel said. "I haven't set up any visits yet and I'm still open. I was planning on committing before the season but that's not gonna happen. I'm not really set on any schools yet, but I won't wait too long."
Nagel, ranked No. 55 in the Midwest by Scout.com (No. 16 outside linebacker nationwide), still denies a favorite, but says he's strongly considering visiting Iowa, Boston College, Stanford, Purdue, Northwestern, Vanderbilt and Colorado. All of them have offered (13 total).
"I'd like to find a place where I'll be able to play and that's really the main thing for me," he said. "The location or distance don't really matter to me."
The only camp that Nagel attended this summer was Notre Dame's, however the Irish have not offered. "I'm not sure where I'm at with them," Nagel said. "I'm not gonna wait for them to offer."
The school that has been recruiting Nagel hardest over the summer was Purdue. "Since texting stopped, it's hard to tell who's recruiting the most, but before then I'd get a message from Purdue every day."
Text messages from coaches have been banned by the NCAA as of Aug. 1. "It was an effective way of communicating but it was also overwhelming. I'd be getting so many messages that I wasn't sure who I had replied to. It got pretty confusing."
Although he hasn't scheduled any official visits yet, he has already been to Iowa, Boston College, Stanford, Purdue and Northwestern unofficially.
"Iowa is recruiting me at tight end and they have great tight end tradition," he said. "They send a lot of tight ends to the NFL and I really like (tight end) coach Eric Johnson. He's a great guy and so is their head coach Kirk Ferentz. My dad and I both really liked him. I also like Iowa's fan base and the football games there are a big deal."
Another coach that made a positive impression on Nagel is Stanford's new head coach, Jim Harbaugh. "He's really intense and I like that a lot," he said. "Their education is second to none and they have a lot of young guys so they'll be getting better. This year is probably gonna be a rebuilding year for them."
The team that Nagel has the highest expectations for is Boston College. "I think they should do really well," he said. "Matt Ryan was awesome last year and he's a great quarterback, so I expect them to be a top team this year."
Township High School opens their season this Friday (Aug. 24) against Hope High School in Chicago.
Nagel reports a 4.2 core GPA and a 32 ACT.


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Wiregrass Ranch is a good school compared to others around the county. There's plenty of clubs and extracurricular activities to participate in. There's also in school resources the students can use to do things like homework, research, print homework, ect. After school there's even tutoring sessions. My personal favourite is how the school utilizes technology so much with learning. However, there are flaws as there would be to and school. Some teachers care more than others and it's highly evident most of them do care enough to want you to pass. The school only seems to fund to a football team that hardly ever wins. My friends in band as they can only get their uniforms washed once or twice a year(how gross). The gym is never actually used for PE only for basketball events/practices which sucks, especially in the summer. Students here like to start redundant trends but it's something that can be ignored. The school overall is a really good school and I wouldn't want to go anywhere else.
I do not feel this school is run well. I have called multiple times to meet with Guidance in reference to my child being in a class he did not belong in. The teacher was saying you don't belong here and would send him to guidance. He finally met with Guidance and they said, "you have been in the class too long you have to stay". They do not support first year teachers and leave them to, :"find a path". It's very discouraging when my child says, "you can tell the teacher cares but doesn't have control and doesn't cover the material he wants to". In one class my son has never had a teacher but a series of subsitutes?? They write the answers to the worksheets on the board daily. My son is concerned about learning. He is learning the material via a book and the internet. I think the staff has lost sight of the students being, "children" and treats them like widgets in a factory. Very upset with this school and it's performance.
Both of my sons graduated from Wiregrass, My son graduated in the first graduation and the other one a year later very positive experience. I know they both were highly motivated, they both are 22 and 21 and are pursuing higher education and goals. Thanks to the entire staff at wiregrass ranch.
My daughter is a senior at WRHS and we have been very pleased since day 1 of her freshman year. She plays varsity soccer and the team was 2 wins from a state championship. The school is very well run and we have been quite happy with her teachers. She is in all AP classes and a dual-enrollment class from Pasco-Hernando Community College. PHCC is presently building a campus next to WRHS, so there should be even more opportunities. The AP and honors classes probably are better than regular class. However, is that different elsewhere? Probably not. If you are looking for a school with more traditional values and less uptight "ideology" than most schools these days, Wiregrass is for you. In our experience, they have a focus on education. The administration still makes it a fun atmosphere, with various school spirit days throughout the year. Let me publicly thank the staff, teachers and students for their great work.
This is an excellent school. I have two children attending during 2010-2011. They have had nothing but good experiences there. The teachers, and faculty are excellent. In the past I have had them in Catholic, and private schools. The experience at WRHS has been on par with both. For a large public school, it is one of the best in the Metro area. Be confident in sending your children there. Their experiences will be comparable to a private school, IF your children are dedicated to learning and being part of a great educational community.
WRHS has one of the best principals in all of pasco county. He has really high school bride and ecpects nothing but the best of his staff and students. The school is still growing and changes are made every year. I graduated class of 09 and still have friends there. Many of them tell me that the school is geting better every year an di believe it. The opertunities that are open to you as a student attending WRHS is not comparable to other schools in the county.
I love my school the classes are great n I have gotten a good high school education so far. The principle is the best he allows learning to be fun and get a quality education at the same time. The school offers a wide variety for ap classes that provides you with plenty of oppertunities to succeed it is truly up to you if you want to succeed or not. I could not ask for a better enviorment to go to school.
Really hard to find a negative about Wirergass this year. We had the best FCAT scores in every catagory in every grade for Pasco County. Our sports team have vastly improved, espically the football team. And with a winning football team, school spirit has sky rocketed, which puts everybody, students, teachers, and staff in a better mood, and has caused the community to really embrace WRHS. The Tampa Tribune recently wrote an article on Wiregrass having the most diverse student body in Tampa Bay, and yet there's little to no issues. Now, WRHS is truly the pride of Pasco County.
This is an excellent school. Especially for the AP level courses. Just like the classes, if you're in a regular or even some honors, the students will reflect the level of the class. Seeing as my Honors and AP classes are balanced. I get the best of academics and people I want to be around.
I recently moved here from Bloomingdale high school and its no where near worth it. A lot of the teachers here have no control over any of their classes, and the maturity level of a student here is that of a 4 year old. If there are people who want to go back to elementary school, here is the place for you!
Wiregrass Ranch High School has many friendly staff members along with superior sports and extracurricular activities. There are a variety of clubs that fit the needs of any given person. I wish that this school got more recognition in our area. There is always an exciting atmosphere between the people that go here and the teachers. Wesley Chapel High School is no match for us!
I LOVE this school! There isn't much segregation or cliques, and I totally feel safe. All of the teachers are amazing! Before i went here, I always wanted to move and get out of Wesley Chapel. But now, I know I definetley want to graduate here
Wiregrass is pretty good. theres never fights usually. they offer alot of AP classes so thats pretty good. overall its way better than all the other schools because they seem like they really care most of the time.
i think this is an wonderful school ... i love my teachers and the students are great...
An amazing school, faculty, staff, administrators and students are all very hardworking and dedicated to the future of the student body.
it has no education techers do not know how to teach,programms are very poor in lack of vocabulary.
This school is severly lacking in leadership and discipline. The campus is not safe. As a matter of fact, the number of fights in the hallways each day rivals that of a school with 3x the amount of students. I am extremely disappointed with the way disciplinary problems are handled at this school, there is no accountability. The solution for even more serious infractions seems to be nothing more than a slap on the wrist. There is a very negative atmosphere on campus, the students do not seem to be able to get along and the lack of discipline and leadership only allows it to continue. This school has not been at all what I expected.
This school is safe and has amazing teachers. The people here are nice and the athletics are getting better even though we only have 9-11 grades.
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Must-Try Fourth of July Recipes
Written on July 2, 2014 at 10:01 am , by Bethany Cianciolo
Slurping on cocktails and enjoying some mouth-watering grub with friends and family underneath the fireworks are our Independence Day musts. Throw in some bikini-approved nutrition facts and you've got a "flawless" Fourth of July bash. (We're looking at you, Beyoncé.) We rounded up some super easy recipes that we know your taste buds will love and your body will appreciate, so go ahead and dig in.
Fourth of July Adult Snow Cone
Calories: 188 per serving
- 1 cup Clos du Bois Rouge
- 1 cup sugar
Mix 1 cup of Clos du Bois Rouge with 1 cup of sugar in a small saucepan over heat until the sugar has dissolved. Cool completely before pouring on crushed ice (your snow cone).
Recipe courtesy of Jung Lee
Photo courtesy of Clos du Bois Winery
Red Berry Sangria
Calories: 150 per serving
- 1 ounce CÎROC Red Berry
- 1 ounce rose wine
- 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 ounce simple syrup
- 2 ounces berry tea
Combine all ingredients and stir over ice in wine glass.
Recipe courtesy of CÎROC
Categories: Nutrition, The Fit Stop | Tags: 4th of July, cocktail recipes, Healthy Eating, low-cal cocktails
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All-American, Bikini-Friendly Spirits (4 Cocktails for the Fourth!)
Written on July 3, 2013 at 2:20 pm , by Lauren Cardarelli
The Fourth of July is full of fireworks, food, friends and patriotic festivities—all best accompanied by a cold alcoholic beverage in hand, right? That's if we can drink without the guilt. We want the fun frills of a cocktail, not a cheeseburger's-worth of calories! That's why we compiled four of our favorite recipes to sip in the sun (fingers crossed!) this Thursday and toast to the good ol' U.S. of A.
Independence Day Pucker
- 1 lemon
- ⅓ ounce orange liqueur
- 1 ½ ounces gin
- 1 ⅓ ounces ZICO natural
- ½ teaspoon sugar substitute
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- Add 1 tbsp blue caracao and garnish with maraschino cherries
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Halve the lemons, dip them in the sugar and roast in the oven for approximately 20 minutes or until the lemon's edges begin to take on a caramel color. Remove the lemons and allow to cool. Run the liquid from the roasting pan through a strainer. Roughly chop the lemons and strain, as well. In a separate pan heat your ZICO Natural and sugar substitute until melted and allow to cool. Combine the roasted lemon juice, orange liqueur, gin and ZICO "simple syrup" in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds. Strain into martini glass.
Recipe courtesy of ZICO
Calories: 220
Berry Explosive Raspado
- 4 ounces Milagro Silver Tequila
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice
- 2 ounces agave nectar
- 8 raspberries
- 12 blueberries
- 4 fresh mint leaves
- 6 dashes peach bitters
Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Fill two glasses with crushed or shaved ice and pour over. Garnish with fresh raspberries and blueberries.
Recipe courtesy of Milagro Tequila
Calories per serving: 250
Skinnygirl® The Firecracker
- 2 parts Skinnygirl™ Cucumber Vodka
- 2 parts low-sodium tomato juice
- Splash of fresh lemon juice
- Squeeze of fresh lime juice
- Dash of Worcestershire sauce (to taste)
- Dash of hot sauce
- Sprinkle of celery salt
Mix ingredients together and pour over ice. Garnish with lime, cucumber, celery salt and serve.
Recipe courtesy of Skinnygirl®
Calories: 134
Berry Peach Lemonade
- 1 bottle Van Gogh Cool Peach Vodka
- 1 ⅓ cups chilled, unsweetened iced tea
- 20 blackberries or raspberries
- 1 ⅓ cups lemonade
In a large pitcher, muddle the berries. Add remaining ingredients with ice and stir a bit to dilute and chill. Store in refrigerator until ready to serve. Serve over ice into rocks glass and garnish with a lemon wheel. Serves 15-20.
Recipe courtesy of Van Gogh Vodka
Calories per serving: 131
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Categories: Healthy Eating, Nutrition | Tags: 4th of July, Cockails, Independence Day, patriotic
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Summer Style: 4th of July!
Written on July 2, 2012 at 2:35 pm , by FITNESS Intern
Written by Andrea Alvarez, fashion intern
Summer's officially in full gear, and we are super excited for salt water in our hair, sun-kissed skin and most importantly, summer fashions. With the 4th of July on our heels, we have two perfect patriotic looks to satisfy the mood you're in, whether you're headed to a barbecue or hanging poolside with your friends.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE--Robert E. Lee's stunning victory at Chancellorsville capped a remarkable 11-month period during which he built the Army of Northern Virginia into a self-confident and formidable weapon. After defeating the Army of the Potomac at the Seven Days Battles, Second Bull Run, and Fredericksburg, the officers and men of Lee's army entered the spring of 1863 with abundant faith in their commander.
Their triumph at Chancellorsville cemented a bond with Lee unrivaled on either side during the Civil War. Even the costly defeat at Gettysburg two months later failed to weaken that bond, which sustained the Army of Northern Virginia for nearly two more years. Beyond its effect on the internal dynamics of the army, Chancellorsville contributed to a growing impression among the Confederate populace that the future of their incipient nation lay with Lee and his men in Virginia.
The comments of a British observer in March 1865 suggest that faith in Lee's ability--a legacy of Chancellorsville and other victories in 1862-1863--continued until the very end of the conflict. This man described Lee as "the idol of his soldiers & the Hope of His Country" and marveled at "the almost fanatical belief in his judgement & capacity."
Intimidating odds against Confederate success elevated Chancellorsville to a special position among Lee's victories. Union Gen. Joseph Hooker had rebuilt and re-inspirited the Army of the Potomac in the wake of Ambrose E. Burnside's removal from command in January 1863. Hooker entered the Chancellorsville campaign at the head of a force with ample equipment, strong discipline, and high morale.
During a difficult winter, Lee had dispersed his cavalry to secure sufficient fodder and detached two divisions under James Longstreet to Southside Virginia. Lee could count on the redoubtable spirit of his men, but he knew their ranks were dangerously thin. With more than 133,000 men to Lee's 61,000, Hooker enjoyed the widest margin of manpower of any Union general who had fought against the Army of Northern Virginia.
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Entering third decade in business, De-Elegant Model Truck Fleet goes the extra mile in perfecting rig replicas
In summer 2007 at the Walcott Truckers Jamboree, Iowa small fleet owner Mike Aschenbrenner met Chicago-based Kuenn McClinton, who spent an hour and a half photographing the interiors and exteriors of the Aschenbrenner fleet's flagship 1997 custom Peterbilt 379, ARI big bunk and step deck. But the photographer wasn't just any magazine shooter or garden-variety custom truck enthusiast. In 2006, his De-Elegant Model Truck Fleet company (de-elegantmodeltrucks.com) celebrated two decades in business building incredibly accurate, to-scale models of big rigs for their proud owners.
What started as "a hobby," McClinton says, De-Elegant's founder, is now a family business that got its start in part via the pages of Truckers News' sister magazine Overdrive.
McClinton was born in Chicago but spent most of his childhood in rural Alabama, where he gained an uncommon interest in the culture and equipment of long-haul owner-operators. Back in Chicago in the early 1980s, he went to engineering school and afterward became a city cop for a short period, in the process taking advantage of his time on the highway to build a budding association with vanguard big-bunk sleeper manufacturer Double Eagle Industries in Shipshewana, Ind.
Since the early 1970s, when he was still in Roanoke, Ala., McClinton had "pestered," by his estimation, Double Eagle founder Ray Miller for pictures of trucks and sleepers from which he would work. "Mr. Miller was very gracious," McClinton says, though at that time Miller "had no idea who this little kid from Alabama was."
Miller remembers many phone calls from McClinton and describes him as a young man uncommonly curious about the specifics of certain Double Eagle customers' rigs – and their jobs, too. "I remember so well asking myself, 'I wonder if this young man's curiosity is shared by his dad, or how else would it be that the young man would be allowed to get on the phone for such frequent and lengthy conversations with me?'" Miller says. "After all, it would seem someone would have to be getting concerned when they see his phone bill."
The intrigue continued as Miller and company began to hear stories from their customers about being pulled over by a young Chicago police officer on the highways into and out of the city. "The customer would begin by telling me how they were so upset and maybe wondering why in the heck they were even being pulled over in the first place," Miller says, "only to have this young cop simply ask them if he could see the inside of their truck and sleeper."
Miller would later learn, of course, that this young officer and the young man on the phone were one and the same.
By the early 1980s McClinton had also been on the phone with Overdrive founder Mike Parkhurst a few times asking if he'd consider featuring his work before an editor there told him, "'If I send you a picture of a truck and you build it, I'll put it in the magazine'," McClinton says. The editor made good on his promise, and after the model (of a semifamous '70s Southern Pride Peterbilt 359 with a 60-inch Double Eagle sleeper) was done, the magazine attracted the attention of Miller, to whom McClinton made a gift of several prototypes.
"Frankly," Miller says, "if I had anything to do with helping this young man develop his direction and character, later meeting and getting to know him as I now do has certainly been my reward. I simply could not thank Kuenn enough for [his models], as I will cherish them always."
McClinton was Double Eagle's guest at the 1986 Mid-America Trucking Show, and in subsequent years he's participated in the show with his own booth, a growing customer base and ever-growing pride in his custom-model work.
The rest, as they say, is history. In 2006, De-Elegant celebrated two decades in business.
Compare the level of detail in the De-Elegant model (right) and the real Mike Aschenbrenner Peterbilt 379. At the 2008 Mid-America Trucking Show, Iowa small fleet owner Aschenbrenner picked up the $2,600 model of his company's flagship show truck, and this year at Mid-America it no doubt helped him walk away with third place in Interior, Custom Aftermarket Sleeper, in the Pride & Polish competition. The model was part of his combo display.
In the De-Elegant process, builders make a master piece, then build an epoxy mold off of that, into which they pour liquid polyurethane plastic to build the base. "On average," says company founder Kuenn McClinton, "a tractor-trailer combination will start at $2,000″ and, depending on the level of detail in the interior, "can go up to as much as $10,000." De-Elegant will do scaled-back versions of their scaled replicas and exterior-only versions as well, for lesser cost.
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A. Have as its exclusive purpose teaching the social, psychological, and health gains to be realized by abstaining from sexual activity
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G. Teach young people how to reject sexual advances and how alcohol and drug use increases vulnerability to sexual advances
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Comprehensive sex education advocates oppose the teaching of any "values" related to sexual activity, since they regard sex as a "values-neutral" act in which the public has no compelling interest. However, according to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, teen child-bearing in the US costs taxpayers $9.1 Billion per year. I think we have an interest!
So, given the values espoused under abstinence education versus the "no values" approach of "comprehensive" sex education, which approach should we employ if the stated goal of both sides is to "reduce adolescent sexual activity and its consequences?"
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The only thing I've heard about OdysseyWare is that it is the secular version of SOS, so I would think that the interface would be similar. (And I'm not even 100% sure of that.)
The last time I heard from them, their classes were not available directly to homeschoolers. You can get them through Elkhart Cyber School (http://www.onlineecs.org/vnews/display.v/ART/466071bd2ffa8).Audrey :)
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It's an interesting unemployment report today.
The unemployment rate rose to 9.9 percent, but a lot more jobs were created in April — 290,000 — than economists had been predicting.
One of the reasons that the jobless rate may have risen from 9.7 percent is that more people are looking for work now, given that employers are hiring more.
What are you experiencing in the job market? Is it any easier now to find employment?
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May 7th, 2010
9:22 am
If my phone is any indicator of how the job market is doing, it's doing very well. It's been ringing off the hook from employers, which it hasn't been doing in some time. That said, I also expect the unemployment rate to rise at this time as employers are clearly starting to hire again. People are encouraged and are re-entering the job market.
May 7th, 2010
10:01 am
The burgeoning smash-and-grab industry here is Atlanta is booming, and "employment" opportunities are particularly strong right now for young, uninformed Obama worshippers and V-103 listeners.
May 7th, 2010
10:11 am
Question. How do you track people re-entering the job market. Do folks go down to the labor department and fill out a form for re-entering the job market? Does the labor department track new resumes on Monster or CareerBuilder? Do organizations call into the Commerce department and report the number of applications for their new positions? Is the administration tracking the hits and visits to jobs sites? Where does this statistic come from?
Quite frankly, the logic that the un-employment rate is higher because more people are looking for more new jobs just doesn't cut it. The fact is that most organizations that have shed jobs are not bringing these folks back. They're not rehiring. So, where are these new 290,000 jobs coming from.
I track employment figures for my work and granted there are more new job posting but interestingly these jobs appear to be trending for either the very experienced or entry level positions. I see many, many jobs opportunities for "intern" positions – get experience but no pay.
My take is this – yes, maybe 290,000 new jobs were created in April but layoffs continued to surge increasing the unemployed rate from 9.7 to 9.9 percent.
May 7th, 2010
10:13 am
Well lets see- Fake +290K Payrolls "Added", Real Number Is 36K After Census(66,000) And Birth-Death (188,000)=36,000 real jobs added! Unemployment Goes Back To 9.9%, Underemployment At 17.1%..how's that for the proganda spin! Nothing to see here-move along!
May 7th, 2010
10:51 am
@ Anita Job – you are keen to point out the spin on data. Being a Data Analyst myself I understand that 'data' presented in the news if often 'one sided' or certain variables are omited to make a situation worse or better than it may be.
With that said, so much of the economy is based on emotion. There have been some reports in the media that people are simply tired of the recession and are going to the mall to shop no matter what their personal economy may be like.
The economy needs some good news right now, even if it is half-truths.
May 7th, 2010
11:13 am
Government jobs, including census workers, are not real jobs. They are paid for by taking money from the productive sector. With that money gone, the productive sector has less ability to create real jobs.
It is of little consequence to the overall economy that there are new workers if they are employed by the government in that every penny flowing back into the productive economy was taken from it in the first place. And if it was not taken directly, it is the product of the Federal Reserve printing presses which ultimately lower the value of every dollar being returned anyway.
Nothing good ever comes from government action. The sooner everyone learns that, the sooner we can hopefully move towards solving things in a sustainable market-oriented fashion.
May 7th, 2010
11:34 am
David S, if you want to criticize government for its revenue structure, then criticize the state county, and municipality you live in as well. Better yet, try living with no police or security, no hospitals, no roads, no sidewalks, no potable water or stable sewer, and no regulation of what is sold to you, we'll see how your "market-oriented" model really works.
May 7th, 2010
1:17 pm
290K, WOW! Anyone that says the stimulus isn't working just isn't being honest. A good argument can be made though if it was worth it or not.
Look for a late afternoon rally. All the good news can't continue to be ignored.
May 7th, 2010
2:58 pm
Covington Newton Rockdale county 12-13% total unemp in the 20% range. Metro Atlanta 11% real unemp range 19-20% Teenage unemp 35% recent college grads 2009 60% unemp with parents/2010 35% employed 2mm new workers seeking jobs.
Major shifts in employment but temporary 6 week jobs will not sustain a household. Look for further reductions in households as more young migrate back home.
In metro Atlanta by 5/15/10 1500 teachers will lose jobs in New York 10,000 in California 15,000 if these states stick to their balanced budget shrinking reduction . nationwide about 200,000 teaching jobs will vanish.
Try getting hired if you are over 50 even with MBA degree in metro Atlanta you are one in 15 seeking a mid level position forget entry level will not hire and the so called executive level which has decimated most remaining American businesses forget it. Focus can only be on entrepeneurial and self owned business now.
Stock market now down another 150 almost 1000 from peak in late April 2010. will be along hot summer with oil going up , food prices skyrocketing and many restless youth out of work .
Look for riots such as sweeping Greece to erupt in America within 2 months along our border with Mexicao and in many major urban centers.
sorry no rose colored glasses for me!!!!
May 8th, 2010
12:15 pm
Richard, you are and intellegent,articulate,insightful thinker. And you are correct, look for some serious chit to hit the fan in 36 months. This will not turn out well for our country, maybe will learn something other than what Lindzie Lohan did last night. Good luck America
May 8th, 2010
12:16 pm
Sorry, thats 36 months.
May 8th, 2010
12:16 pm
I know several people that have been unable to get even and interview for almost a year. Nothing has changed for them. When one of my friends gets hired, then I will think the economy is turning around.
My college student daughter at 20, quit her job at a local amusement park and is looking for office/receptionist type employment. She can't even get an interview at retail jobs. BTW we live in Gwinnett.
From my perspective things are still going down, NOT up!
May 8th, 2010
12:16 pm
OK, one more time, 3-6 months.
May 8th, 2010
12:26 pm
I hear that governmental agencies have been told to get rid of independent contractors and hire permanent employees. This is just a ruse to make the employment numbers look better…
May 9th, 2010
7:54 am
Trillions of taxpayer dollars spent bailing out GM, Chrysler, a dozen mega-banks, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Sallie Mae, many mortgage companies and several insurance companies. We have piled debt on top of debt and then placed it in front of our children and our grand children. And what do we have to show for it? 9.9 percent unemployment, I hope Obama and the Democrats as well as any Republicans who voted with them get kicked to the curb. No wonder the Tea Party has ascended.
May 9th, 2010
10:08 am
if u are looking for a real job, u have the skills needed, then basically those jobs just aren't there.if u are looking for just a check u might and i say might find something. but then u have to decide do i take a job that pays just enough to get to work and back, or do i sit at home
May 10th, 2010
9:37 am
"I hope Obama and the Democrats as well as any Republicans who voted with them get kicked to the curb. No wonder the Tea Party has ascended."
You're an idiot and so are your tea party followers.
May 10th, 2010
10:00 am
The only change in my own personal job market is my own diaper.
May 10th, 2010
2:17 pm
I agree with shadow7071 – the statement in the introduction – "one of the reasons that the jobless rate may have risen from 9.7 percent is that more people are looking for work now, given that employers are hiring more" makes no sense.
@Henry – How would this be determined? Are you saying the definition of "unemployment" is changing from "those people receiving unemployment benefits" to "people who are unemployed"?
May 10th, 2010
5:08 pm
David – Government jobs are the ONLY real jobs left in this country. All the private sector has to offer is crap wages, insecurity and layoffs.
May 19th, 2010
8:54 am
What am I experiencing in the job market? I'm in it as of this month and it is a scary place. Thanks a lot *elta, nice merger. Real good for the economy.
June 2nd, 2010
8:00 pm
I'm not getting my hopes up too much but over the past couple of weeks I have had 2 second interviews. The only problem is that instead of multiple opening it has been an issue of multiple qualified applicants. I have however in the past 24 hours had contact from companies with great rate of pay and have seen a slight uptick in job postings. It does at least feel good that the phone is ringing again


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After a few interesting years (including the SAS storming
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However, in every other way she tries to be essentially
true to the great man. The designs are first sketched or
painted and then each part is worked many times on canvas
before the final shapes and colours are decided.
Beth hopes that her needlepoint kits and books might provide
a means by which people can exercise their talents and find
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Two days ago, state Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine put the cost of damage caused by the flooding of metro Atlanta at $250 million.
But I just finished talking with Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, who said she's been telling members of the Obama Administration that the final tally will be at least four times that high – beyond $1 billion.
That's a big difference, especially when one is asking for federal help.
In assessing the damage to the city, Franklin said authorities have counted nearly 475 homes hit by the flood. "We know that 60 were destroyed, and over 200 were severely damaged," she said.
If the average home has three residents, that's more than 1,200 displaced. The price tag on the destroyed homes is estimated at $100,000 each, for the sake of quick math.
The hardest hit was the Lincoln Homes/Proctor Creek area.
Repairing the R.M. Clayton sewage treatment plant on the banks of the Chattahoochee River will cost between $60 million and $100 million, she said. Maybe more.
"But here's the deal. It was every plant along the [Chattahoochee] river that was probably flooded. So it's not just R.M. Clayton. It's the Cobb plant right across the river.
"So what I have been describing to members of the administration, I have said unlike the number that's out there – this $250 million – I think the number is upwards of $1 billion," Franklin said.
"If we had 400 structures [damaged], not counting any commercial, including 60 that were destroyed, clearly the region has even more than that. There's no way that $250 million was ever the right number," she said.
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September 24th, 2009
5:35 pm
Oxendine swagged it, nobody has a clue yet as to how much it will be. Given Franklin's inability to count money in a budget, why is her guess any more reliable.
September 24th, 2009
5:39 pm
(In reality, we need to fund all those 'do nothing' administrators' salaries…)
September 24th, 2009
5:48 pm
@Mike…why is a SWAG (silly wild ass guess) any better?! :-/
September 24th, 2009
5:56 pm
What's a billion amongst friends??
Adgurl–technically a SWAG is scientific wild ass guess.
September 24th, 2009
6:00 pm
Surprising that Atlanta was not in the President's National Disater area. Only Cobb, Cherokee, Paulding and Douglas. No Gwinnett either.
September 24th, 2009
6:02 pm
I guess the cost depends on what they can find that's on sale. Plus, maybe they could look around for a few coupons.
September 24th, 2009
6:03 pm
Whatever happended to personal self-reliance and NOT reliance upon the Feds. Sam Olens, you disgust us with your whining and nitpicking! Show some individualism and roll up your sleeves! Who cares if the President or Vice-President show and when they show! We have Governor Perdue, Casey Cagle and Glenn Richardson!
September 24th, 2009
6:04 pm
This is the same Ms. Franklin that did nothing for us while SHE laid off police officers and firefighters…no thanks keep your mouth shut bi*#@!$%^^&
September 24th, 2009
6:09 pm
Anything for a hand out, huh Shirley.
The sooner you leave office and I am able to stop reading about your worthless, self-promoting government, the better I'll be.
I can't wait the mayoral election when I can vote for some real change I can believe in. Welcome, Mayor Norwood . . .
September 24th, 2009
6:18 pm
Actually it will be higher than 1 billion. Good luck dealing with Fema, they will make the experience much worse. And most of the insurance companies will not pay the valid claims either. State Farm? Good luck. Unlike their commercials, they will not be there. And they will fight the claims. Don't believe me? Ask a Katrina victim. Insurance is the biggest scam going. And that azz clown Oxendine is a crook.
September 24th, 2009
6:25 pm
Shirley Frankin is as outdated as that cheezy big flower on her business suit. She dresses like somebodys grandma.
September 24th, 2009
6:29 pm
John Oxendine represents the insurance industry. That's the reason he can think about another political office, but he'll never run.
John, please have your pollsters stop calling me about your chances for some political office.
September 24th, 2009
6:30 pm
the gov. prayed for rain, ask him to pray to pay help.
September 24th, 2009
6:32 pm
No matter the cost The tax payers will have to pay it in the end.
September 24th, 2009
6:37 pm
Say NO to federal aid. It's just socialism pure and simple!
September 24th, 2009
6:39 pm
why because your home is okay, #$%^&&
September 24th, 2009
6:47 pm
"Say NO to federal aid. It's just socialism pure and simple!"
No twit, you are. Go back to Bookman's you pos.
September 24th, 2009
6:47 pm
Why only 1 billion, Shirley? Why not go ahead and make it 10, hell even 100 billion. Just call the "savior" Obama and i'm sure he'll be more than happy to print off some more fresh bills for everyone.
September 24th, 2009
6:48 pm
When I first heard those figures I really felt it was too low and I was shocked that Fulton County was not apart of the estimate. I just don't understand how he was able to make an estimate that early. Don't try to say Shirley is trying to put her hands in the cookie jar either, she's not going to be around that long. And don't blame her for the economic fall out in Atlanta because the GREAT state of Georgia has an economic fallout. The state Educators will agree. The next mayor will get their chance at being corrupt. Elizabeth, are you serious? I mean are you genuinely serious? Think of that road you drive on, or that sidewalk you walk on or the water you shower in. ALL OF THAT IS THANKS TO FEDERAL AID. I really hope you aren't this stupid.
September 24th, 2009
7:28 pm
Hey my Republican friends! I thought you guys were all about self reliance, anti-govt., pull yourself up by your bootstraps? What happened to that? Get out there and rebuild your homes and roads with your bare hands. Call Bush or Cheney. Maybe they'll loan you a couple of bucks.
Hey, don't get mad at me. I'm just throwing your rhetoric back in your face.
When other people are hurting, you Republicans don't care. But when you hurt, oh brother, where is the govt. to take care of me (see all the Wall St. bankers as examples).
Compassion. Look up that word while you're put on hold by your unregulated, zombie insurance company.
September 24th, 2009
7:38 pm
Another mayor trying to get the federal money. Hey we are not Louisiana with KAtrina. How can damages be that high. I guess this is what government officials do whe that get "presidential declarations". This is their opportunity to get "bail out" money.
September 24th, 2009
7:39 pm
Republicans, why are you looking for a govt. handout?
I say, let's put Brownie, of Katrina fame, in charge of relief for every Republican household that was hit by the storm.
Hey, don't say that was mean. If McCain/Palin were elected they would have closed FEMA as soon as they took office.
September 24th, 2009
7:44 pm
I don't get it. Why is helping the poor and downtrodden being a Christian on Sunday, and a Socialist the rest of the week??
September 24th, 2009
7:45 pm
Why does it matter? All the feds will do is offer LOANS, they will not be giving the money away. Whatever the total is, someone will be on the hook for it (and yes, the taxpayer would be on the hook for defaulted loans)
And of course Franklin is going to up the ante, she's a fan of the welfare state and figures it times for her to get first in line at the taxpayer trough.
September 24th, 2009
7:53 pm
Given the Space Shuttle like flight from reality Shirley exhibited in her opinion piece this week, I don't know at this point if we could trust her to even tell us how many cans there are in a six-pack of soda.
September 24th, 2009
8:09 pm
People I just got back from the Austell area. It is bad! Seeing it on the news and seeing it in person is two different things. I saw cars and houses that had been completelu underwater. i pray for those people.
September 24th, 2009
8:18 pm
What are you, a bunch of junior high schoolers? This article was about a very serious, adult subject and immediately many of you start talking about how people dress and socialism and attacking our President (quite "anti-American", I'd say). What a bunch of sore-loser, racist, juvenile morons.
September 24th, 2009
8:18 pm
I never thought I'd think this…but I actually agree with Ox. 500 houses totaled at $100k, 2,000 houses damaged at $40k, 6,000 houses with $10k in damage (I'm just assuming some big time numbers here for the sake of the swag)….thats $190M. Assume another $100M in infrastructure damage (which I doubt is that high), we're under $300M. A far cry from $1B. Franklin….stop begging.
September 24th, 2009
8:20 pm
By the way, Federal money is "our" money, so why fight against using it to help out our own citizens in times of need like this? Dumb, self-centered followers!
September 24th, 2009
8:22 pm
September 24th, 2009
7:28 pm
Your crap is getting old quick. Just shut it.
September 24th, 2009
8:22 pm
One billion in damages . . . Was that from the flood or Shirly Girls eight years in office? Forgive me, I have sinned . . . If an elected official is Black it is inappropriate to be critical of them . . .
September 24th, 2009
8:23 pm
Actually, that federal money is really from "about 50% of us". And of that 50%, about 5% of "us" (yep, in that group) provide the bulk of that money. So it isn't really "our" money, probably not "your" money. Its mine. I worked for it. And I prefer to keep it.
September 24th, 2009
8:27 pm
Pardon my ignorance here, but I thought that Shirley Franklin was mayor of the city of Atlanta, not Georgia's Governor. Thusly, any concerns or happening outside of her city limits (i.e., the flooding), she should kindly shut her mouth and let our state elected officials do their jobs without impeding it.
September 24th, 2009
8:29 pm
Good Lord, what a bunch of hard hearted b@st@rds on this blog.
Washington has spewed trillions over the Wall St. fat cats this past year, and we can't get a measley billion to help out our fellow Atlantans?
Drive through Austell and see it for yourself and then decide whether we need the money or not.
September 24th, 2009
8:30 pm
And nothing is wrong with a little compassion. But its wrong to force it. Helping the poor, compassion, etc is a personal choice and shouldn't be regulated.
Why is it that individuals agree its wrong to take money from a person's wallet, but its ok to get a bunch of individuals together, and ask the government to do it for them?
I remember something about "democracy in its purest form is really nothing more than Mob rule".
"If you're in your 20's and not liberal, you have no heart. If you're in your 30's and not conservative, you have no brain". I think Churchill muttered something along those lines.
September 24th, 2009
8:31 pm
I cannot believe some of you on here. Just because your house(s) or land is ok does not mean that other are. Some of you people are selfish and unkind. Some of you are just out for youselves and this is very appauling. I just want to know why some of you are so selfish? I just do not understand. And Oxendine is a fool! Mayor Franklin sees reality unlike many of you idiots on here.
September 24th, 2009
8:32 pm
Adam, those houses were not 100k houses. I know we're talking averages here but isn't that a little low? I think there are things we haven't even thought of. I do agree though… Shirley Girl's estimates are not reliable.
September 24th, 2009
8:36 pm
You keep your money and let all your friends keep theirs too (as in why even PAY taxes?). I'm not so uncaring as to not let some of MINE (in the 5% too, pal), go to helping folks in need. It's called Christianity and I don't just practice it on Sundays. Somewhere along the line time to stop PRACTICING and get in the GAME. I'm sure you have a better use for your money, like putting it in some failed GA bank.
September 24th, 2009
8:40 pm
Someone earlier said they were in the top 5% of income earners and they did not want their tax dollars going to help out flood vicitims.
I am in the top 1% and pay millions in taxes and I am very happy my taxes are going to help my fellow man when he needs a hand. I had much rather see my tax dollars spent in Atlanta rebuilding houses than in Afghanistan blowing up rocks.
September 24th, 2009
8:44 pm
Well, I am in the top ..10% and I pay zillions in taxes. So there!
September 24th, 2009
8:45 pm
Adonis…are you a single, hetero male…? LOL.
September 24th, 2009
8:45 pm
.10% that's POINT ONE ZERO PERCENT.
September 24th, 2009
8:46 pm
as for a Billion dollars, that may be a little high, but you and I and OX himself knows that $250 mill aint it.
by the time you fix all those sewage treatment plants, pump stations, roads, bridges, etc, that's $250 mil easy. Add in homes that were destroyed (none of those I saw was a $100k house, more like double that (remember the selling point WAS riverfront property!). You know you're going to want the roads fixed quick as well as the water treatment plants (boiling and getting bottled get OLD really fast) probably splitting the difference and say HALF a billion. Or you could always just fix HALF your house. go back to ONE lane bridges, etc.
September 24th, 2009
8:48 pm
VR #1–I loves the women folk—yes I do.
September 24th, 2009
8:49 pm
if you're in the top .10% (that's tenth of a percent) and you're paying TAXES, you need to fire your accountant.
September 24th, 2009
8:50 pm
Dad, you are not funny. You are embarrasing the me and sis.
September 24th, 2009
9:04 pm
The average flood insurance policy costs $300. How much money do you suppose the folks in the flooded homes have spent on the "stupid tax", uh…I mean lottery? What are the chances their houses might flood vs. the chances of winning the lottery? I'd wager that, if you are in a "100 year flood plain", you have a 1% chance of having your house flood each year. So…1% of lets call it an average damage of $50,000, thats $500. So you're ahead $200 on that one.
Odds of winning mega millions: 1 in 175 MILLION. So… 0.00000000571 x ohhh….$50M or so after tax on average. $0.29. 29 cents. for a $1 ticket.
For poker players, thats bad pot odds.
September 24th, 2009
9:05 pm
the gov. that you all voted for, ask for rain from god, rememeber
September 24th, 2009
9:33 pm
There are people who lost their homes and everything they owned.
They didn't lose their jobs. They aren't collecting umemployment benefits.
They need help. It's one thing to be on welfare. It's another thing to have a flood take everything you worked hard for away in a flash. They don't want a handout. They don't need a handout. They need a home. They need a place to start over. Most are fellow taxpayers who need help.
September 24th, 2009
9:42 pm
A few years ago, we were a nation of Americans, not blind zealots with allegiance to political parties or political ideologies.
In case you've never read it, note that the Preamble to the Constitution has the line:
"… to promote the general welfare."
Presidents from both parties have taken action when Americans have been harmed by natural disasters or by acts of terror.
Please keep in mind that the Glenn Becks, Rush Limbaughs and Sean Hannity's make millions of dollars stirring up anger with their distortions.
Read the anger in the posts and you will see that these people are not helping our country, they are enriching themselves at our nations expense.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.


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One thing that may come up if they tie things to loyalty or "how long joe raider has been with the same guild".
I'm in a fun loving guild where for the most part we are all friends. Sometimes:
a) An officer or will not exactly be sober IRL and decide to playfully mess with a member and boot them for a moment
2) Joe Raider jokingly doesn't like something that happened and joke emo /gquits
iii) Joe Raider does something deserving of an epic /facepalm and gets /gkicked
It's all in good fun but if records were kept to see how long I've been in guild then I know there were a handful of blips on my record. Of course I've been a loyal member for heck almost 4 years now. Something hard pressed from Bliz on individual member loyalty might be a bit frustrating in these situations.
Of course sustainability of a guild over a course of years could reward guilds who have been at it for a long time. Something that makes anniversaries exciting (above and beyond our yearly celebration week) for members.


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Mom Finds Eggsactly Right Easter Egg Dyes
Easter egg dyeing is a tradition in so many families, but moms everywhere know picking the right decorating kit could result in two very different things; a fun-filled day of crafty kids or a huge, multi-colored mess all over your kitchen table. Holiday help has arrived!
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Dudley's Spin an Egg: I love this mess-free, salad spinner-style coloring kit. You drip the colors into the container, add the egg, then press the top to produce pretty swirls. I thought it might crack the egg, but it did not. Best of all, it comes with a plastic egg for testing. $5.99 at Target. ★★★★
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Dudley's Roll It: These miniature, Barbie-sized paint rollers are a bit messy, but they're exactly right for laying bright, shiny stripes of color on an egg. Each color has its own roller and dye-slot, and the paints dry quickly. $2.99 at Target. ★★★★
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Finished a 7-page paper!
Only 2 articles and 2 books to read, a response sheet to fill out, a study sheet to make for a test to study for, and an oral to prepare for to go! All before Monday? What am I, a homework robot?!
What is sleep? Seriously. I never get to experience it fully…
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New year, fresh start, I guess. Hope all goes well and tomorrow's not TOO much of a long day. Wish me luck! Purchase, here I come!