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10 Questions
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1. What’s the coolest thing to ever happen in your life?
Right here, right now.
2. What is your favorite guilty pleasure?
Baked goods, I love them all!!!!!
3. What is your biggest pet peeve?
Stupid people.
4. What do you like or hate about our area we live in?
Love the beach, love the boats, love the proximity of Houston, love the food and I love the people.
5. What Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year?
To spend as much time at the beach as possible.
6. What is your favorite pair of shoes?
Flip-flops.
7. Coffee, Tea, or soda?
Water.
8. What’s your favorite place to eat or just hang out?
Madison’s
9. What is the first thought you have when you wake up?
It’s too early! And then "it's time to feed the dogs."
10. What is your favorite weather condition?
Overcast right before it rains when you can smell it in the air and the wind is picking up.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Do Not Do This!!!
Tigers kill man who scaled fence at Danish zoo
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A man was killed by tigers at a zoo on Wednesday after he scaled a fence and crossed a moat to get into their enclosure in the Danish capital Copenhagen, police said.
The man, in his early 20s, was savaged by three tigers after he broke into Copenhagen Zoo in the early hours. He was dead when staff arrived for work.
"We received an emergency call at about 7:30 a.m. that a person had been found lying in the tiger pen and that three tigers were surrounding that person," police Superintendent Lars Borg told Reuters.
"The tigers attacked him and killed him. It is likely that a bite to the throat was the primary reason for his death," Borg said.
Police said the man, who had not yet been identified, may have entered the enclosure as a way of committing suicide.
They said he was not Danish but his nationality was not yet known. He had a Denmark resident's permit.
Psychologists have been called to the zoo to talk to staff who found the body, the zoo's chief executive Steffen Straede said.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
And You Thought Your Electric Bill Was High!!!
We all dread opening an electric bill, especially when air-conditioning drives up costs and maxes out a family budget.
But Kristin Harriger's recent electric bill was beyond shocking. Rather than a bill for $100 or so that the single mom from Abilene, Texas, was expecting, she was billed for $1,381,783.92, according to the Business Insider.
"I opened it. I read it. Then just went, 'Oh, my gosh. That's a lot of money," Harriger told the Abilene Reporter News.
She thought it was a joke at first, and even shared photos of the bill with her friends.
After contacting her utility company, Potentia Energy, she discovered it wasn't a joke, but a computing error. Rather than charging her the normal 9 cents per-kilowatt-hour rate, the utility charged her $1,000 per kilowatt hour.
The $1,000 per-kilowatt-hour rate is far above the best offer available to her. The Public Utility Commission of Texas website PowerToChoose.org shows that Abilene residents can get 8.2 to 12.1 cents per kilowatt hour, notes the Abilene newspaper.
"I'm glad I didn't have autopayments," Harriger told the Business Insider.
The utility company acknowledged the mistake and has told Harriger that a corrected bill would be sent to her.
In the meantime, she has set aside $150 to pay the bill when it comes.
"I work on a budget," she told the Business Insider. "I'm a single mom with an autistic child who tries to make ends meet. … I get my bills and I pay them."
Just not ones for over $1.3 million.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
10 Best Place To Retire!!
It’s time for our annual list of the Best Places to Retire. Reflecting what retirees say they want, there’s a slightly bigger bias toward warmer climates in states like Florida, New Mexico and Arizona. Only about a half-dozen Best Places are located in what could be called chilly parts of the country.This group includes Bloomington, Ind., Fargo, N.D. and Pittsburgh. [More from Forbes: 25 Best Places For A Working Retirement] But the bigger bias is the importance we place on day-to-day economic issues: the average price of a home, the cost of living and the tax burden on retirees. So there are no entries here from states where it costs a lot to get by, such as California, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. We reviewed data for hundreds of cities in all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia. Besides the usual financial factors, we looked at weather, availability of doctors, serious crime rates and encouragement for an active retirement. To do this, we considered evaluations by Bicycling Magazine and volunteeringinamerica.org. More and more retirees are working, at least initially. So we also took into account both unemployment rates and rankings of job and economic growth compiled by the Milken Institute. Nationwide, the average price of an existing single-family house is $163,500, according to the National Association of Realtors. Only four cities on our list have median prices above that, and none really by all that much. The priciest, at $198,000, is Asheville, N.C. At the other end, the average price of a home in Atlanta is only $91,000, followed by Cape Coral, Fla. at $116,000 and Boise, Idaho, at $118,000. [More from Forbes: 20 Ways To Lose Your Nest Egg] In some ways the tax issue is the trickiest to evaluate. A low tax burden might mean a lower level of services for retirees to tap. Nine states do not have a state income tax, which is generally the biggest levy of them all: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Texas, Tennessee, Washington and Wyoming. But before you race to any of them, remember that such states tend to have other taxes that are higher. For example, in Seattle, the largest city in income-tax-free Washington State, the sales tax is a whopping 9.5%. That’s the highest among major U.S. cities (and tied with Chicago). Also in these jurisdictions property taxes often are on the high aside as a percent of fair market value. The bills of government have to be paid somehow. However, many states afford tax breaks to retirees, such as light or no taxation on Social Security and pension benefits. In our view, the best states for retirees from a tax perspective are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah and West Virginia. The map in the June 25 issue of Forbes is color-coded for tax burden. We haven’t tried to take into account intangible factors like scenic beauty (although there are a number of very agreeable settings on the list, including Salt Lake City, Asheville, N.C. and Lynchburg, Va.). And it’s impossible to factor in individual family issues. The appeal of staying near children, other relatives and friends easily could easily outweigh the many factors we used to pick our best places. [Related: Picking a Place to Retire] We canvassed data to come up with a list of top U.S. cities for seniors. Factors included living and housing costs (both very important!), taxes, weather, doctor availability, serious crime rates and stay-active opportunities via paid or volunteer work and outdoor facilities. Albuquerque, New Mexico Fast Fact: World's largest hot-air balloon event staged each October Pros: Terrific weather, good air quality, low taxes, lot of doctors, below average cost of living, average home price $163,000, active-lifestyle encouragements Cons: Crime, high unemployment Alexandria, Louisiana Fast Fact: Sits at the geographic middle of Louisiana Pros: Warm climate and good air quality, solid economy, good tax situation, average home price $148,000 Cons: Crime [Related: Dreams of the Ideal Retirement Home] Boise, Idaho Fast Fact: Home of Boise State University’s famous blue football field Pros: Low crime, low cost of living, average home price $118,000, above-average air quality, attractive semi-arid climate Cons: Poor economy Columbia, South Carolina Fast fact: State capital Pros: Below average cost of living, typical home price $141,000, favorable state tax climate, good weather Cons: Poor economy, high crime rate Corpus Christi, Texas Fast fact: Home town of actress Farrah Fawcett Pros: Growing economy, low cost of living, average home price $136,000, good weather Cons: Crime rate Fargo, North Dakota Fast Fact: Named for a Wells Fargo cofounder Pros: Solid economy, low cost of living, average home price $154,000, active-lifestyle encouragements, low crime rate Cons: Cold winters Knoxville, Tennessee Fast fact: Site of 1982 world’s fair Pros: Good economy, low living costs, average home price $137,000, good medical staffing Cons: High crime Lynchburg, Virginia Fast fact: Self-styled “City of Seven Hills” Pros: Good economy, cost of living 6% below nation, average home price $134,000, good air quality, low crime Cons: So-so tax climate Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Fast Fact: George Washington was city’s co-founder Pros: Decent economy, below average cost of living, average cost of home $121,000, tax breaks for retirees Cons: Cold winters Salt Lake City, Utah Fast Fact: Most residents aren't Mormons Pros: Good economy, cheap living costs, average home price $183,000, Low living costs, low taxes, great mountain scenery, bracing but appealing climate, incentives for active retirement Cons: Crime rate Savannah, Georgia Fast fact: Girl Scouts founded here 1912 Pros: Low cost of living and favorable tax climate, average home price $137,000, good weather, high number of physicians per capita Cons: Sluggish economy Tulsa, Oklahoma Fast fact: Most inland river port in the U.S Pros: Decent economy and tax climate, low cost of living, average home price $129,000, good metrics for active retirement Cons: Crime Click here to see the full list of The 25 Best Places To Retire In 2012.
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Michael Jackson's Daughter.
I am really pulling for Michael Jackson's kids to have a normal life. Here is a link to the first interview with his daughter, Paris.
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
10 Most Dangerous Jobs!!!
Paper cuts are the worst. That is, until you put things in perspective and realize that for many of us, our jobs require very little actual physical danger. From the relatively exotic to the seemingly mundane, certain occupations carry an underlying danger that can reach up to 116 fatalities per 100,000 workers.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' most recent figures, there were 4,547 fatal occupational injuries in 2010, or four fewer than reported in 2009. The majority of these injuries occur in a handful of sectors representing the most dangerous ways to earn a living in the country.
[Related: Cool Jobs You’ve Never Heard Of]
But for the rest of us, we all know that getting a paper cut right where your finger bends is still pretty terrible.
Job: Fishing
Photo: Fotolia.comRisk factors: The producers of "Deadliest Catch" don't need to create much artificial drama, as fishers and fishing workers have -- on average -- the most dangerous jobs in the country. Malfunctioning gear, inclement weather and transportation incidents all factor into the fact that this profession has the country's highest fatality rate, a distinction it has held since 1992.
Fatality rate: 116 per 100,000 workers; 29 total
Average annual salary: $25,590
Job: Logging workers
Photo: Fotolia.comRisk factors: Total logging fatalities in the U.S. increased from 36 in 2009 to 59 in 2010, with more than half of the incidents resulting from being struck by an object. Dangers abound when you spend most of your days outside with heavy machinery, frequently bad weather and occasional high altitudes.
Fatality rate: 91.9 per 100,000 workers; 59 total
Average annual salary: $32,870
Job: Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
Photo: Fotolia.comRisk factors: Though pilots are often financially compensated for the inherent dangers and responsibilities of their jobs, no amount of money can change the fact that it's a long way down. It's no surprise transportation accidents, including crashes, were a leading factor in the rate.
Fatality rate: 70.6 per 100,000 workers; 78 total
Average annual salary: $118,070 for airline pilots and $76,050 for commercial pilots
Job: Farmers and ranchers
Photo: Fotolia.comRisk factors: Working the land may be one of the oldest professions, but new efficient technology has done little to make the job any safer. Long hours and close, consistent contact with heavy machinery and equipment represent the bulk of injuries and fatalities on the job, which is largely represented by transportation incidents.
Fatality rate: 41.4 per 100,000 workers; 300 total
Average annual salary: $60,750
[Related: $50K Jobs That Don’t Require a Degree]
Job: Mining
Photo: Fotolia.comRisk factors: Heavy machinery, close quarters and explosive materials all play into mining's high fatality rate, which took into account the 2010 incidents of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia. Mining machine operators have an even higher rate, at 38.7 per 100,000 workers, or 23 fatalities in total.
Fatality rate: 19.9 per 100,000 workers; 172 total
Average annual salary: $37,230 to $89,440
Job: Roofers
Photo: Fotolia.comRisk factors: It doesn't take a history in roofing to know the biggest danger is not a sunburn or a hammered finger. Falls are the leading culprit in fatal injuries, while other nonfatal injuries such as fractures make general construction work among the most injury-prone jobs.
Fatality rate: 32.4 per 100,000 workers; 57 total
Average annual salary: $34,220
Job: Refuse and recyclable material collectors
Photo: Fotolia.comRisk factors: Trash and recyclable collectors don't get enough credit for maintaining order in society. Trash collector strikes are never a pretty thing and neither is the high fatality rate, which is mostly due to transportation incidents. It also was the fourth most dangerous occupation for nonfatal injuries, primarily lacerations.
Fatality rate: 29.8 per 100,000 workers; 26 total
Average annual salary: $34,420
Job: Truck drivers
Photo: Fotolia.comRisk factors: Incredibly long hours and quick turnarounds complicate an already dangerous situation with a truck of up to 40 tons in highway settings. Highway crashes are the leading cause. Overexertion (23 percent of reported nonfatal injuries) from long-term poor posture contributes to additional health problems.
Fatality rate: 21.8 per 100,000 workers; 683 total
Average annual salary: $37,930 for heavy truck drivers and $29,080 for light truck drivers
Job: Stuntman
Photo: Fotolia.comRisk factors: Even with the increased use of computer-generated images, or CGI, in movies, the job is still regarded as one of the most dangerous in the country due to long hours and the obvious dangers of their stunts. Last summer, a stuntman on the set of "The Hangover Part II" allegedly suffered severe brain injuries after an accident on set.
Fatality rate: The last available figures reflected 2.5 fatalities per 1,000 stunt workers.
Average annual salary: $70,000
Job: Police and sheriff's patrol officers
Photo: Fotolia.comRisk factors: Law enforcement certainly has the figures to support the presumption of danger, as 134 police and sheriff's patrol officers lost their lives on the job in 2010, a 40 percent increase over 2009. Fifty-seven of the incidents were highway accidents, while 48 were reported as homicides. It also has the second-highest nonfatal injury rate.
Fatality rate: 18 per 100,000 workers; 133 total
Average annual salary: $56,250
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
