Well at least we are number one at something--Atlanta Named Most Toxic U.S. City,

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Las Vegas has far from a clean reputation, but in Forbes' list of America's Most Toxic Cities, Las Vegas is named the least toxic of 40 major metropolitan areas.

Forbes ranked the cities based on the number of Superfund sites in the principal city, number of facilities that release toxic chemicals, amount of toxic chemicals released in the area and air quality ranking.

Following Las Vegas as the top 10 least toxic cities are Sacramento, Riverside, Austin, Seattle, San Diego, Virginia Beach, San Jose, New York and Phoenix.

Surprised to see a major city like New York in the top ten cleanest? Forbes explains:

Crowded urban areas are often thought of as the most polluted, but the latter isn't always caused by the former. While the Atlanta metro area takes top honors for toxicity, don't blame the city alone. The Atlanta metro includes the cities of Sandy Springs and Marietta, the sites of chemical plants, metal coaters and concrete factories. The cities have toxic-release levels equal at or higher than those Atlanta, in spite of populations that are 15% and 13% the size of Atlanta's, respectively.

The title of most toxic city goes to Atlanta, followed by Detroit, Houston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Jacksonville, Baltimore and Portland.

In some cases it's not the main city itself that is to blame for poor air or dirty water. As Forbes explains, much of the pollution for some cities comes from factories and plants in surrounding areas.

"...while the Philadelphia metro area is our fourth most toxic area, the City of Brotherly Love doesn't hold the bulk of the blame for the pollution. Factories in smaller Wilmington, Del., in the same metro area, reported releasing 57% more pounds of toxins than Philadelphia in 2007. Wilmington houses a Pepsi bottler and General Motors assembly plant, as well as the headquarters of chemical company Dupont."

The most toxic cities:
1. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta
2. Detroit-Warren-Livonia
3. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet
4. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
5. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
6. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor
7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
8. Jacksonville
9. Baltimore-Towson
10. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton

The least toxic cities:
1. Las Vegas-Paradise
2. Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville
3. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
4. Austin-Round Rock
5. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
6. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
7. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News
8. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
9. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
10. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale

NFL DRAFT PICK 2009!

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Major congrats, and confusion, to Matthew Stafford first round NUMBER ONE DRAFT PICK fresh from UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (daaah dah dah daaah dah dah dah BULL-DOGS!) also Congrats to the Five other Bulldogs ( college with the third most players drafted this year) Knowshon Moreno, Mohamed Massaquoi, Asher Allen, Corvey Irvin and Jaruis Wynn.

I'd also like to call attention to the SEC presents in the first round and throughout the draft pick!
S-E-C!

This years draft pick was not out of the ordinary less a few trades up. Everyone went where they were suppose to go, when they were suppose to go minus major notable Mark Sanchez of USCali who went to the NY Jets (who had B. Rrave for a year remember? No?...its ok, its not worth remembering) after the Jets traded their pick to the Cleveland Browns (who got Brady Quinn, quaterback out of N Dame, last year and who still have Anderson starting) for two second round picks and a handful of players.




here is the first round NFL 2009 draft pick...dirty Sanchez?

[+]		1 (1)	Lions	Stafford, Matthew	QB	6'2"	225	Georgia
[+]		2 (2)	Rams	Smith, Jason	OT	6'5"	309	Baylor
[+]		3 (3)	Chiefs	Jackson, Tyson	DE	6'4"	295	LSU
[+]		4 (4)	Seahawks	Curry, Aaron	OLB	6'2"	254	Wake Forest
[+]		5 (5)	Jets (From Browns)	Sanchez, Mark	QB	6'2"	227	Southern Cal
[+]		6 (6)	Bengals	Smith, Andre	OT	6'4"	332	Alabama
[+]		(7)	Raiders	Heyward-Bey, Darrius	WR	6'2"	210	Maryland
[+]		(8)	Jaguars	Monroe, Eugene	OT	6'5"	309	Virginia
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[+]		9 (9)	Packers	Raji, B.J.	DT	6'2"	337	Boston College
[+]		10 (10)	49ers	Crabtree, Michael	WR	6'2"	215	Texas Tech
[+]		11 (11)	Bills	Maybin, Aaron	DE	6'4"	249	Penn State
[+]		12 (12)	Broncos	Moreno, Knowshon	RB	5'11"	217	Georgia
[+]		13 (13)	Redskins	Orakpo, Brian	DE	6'3"	263	Texas
[+]		14 (14)	Saints	Jenkins, Malcolm	CB	6'0"	204	Ohio State
[+]		15 (15)	Texans	Cushing, Brian	OLB	6'3"	243	Southern Cal
[+]		16 (16)	Chargers	English, Larry	DE	6'2"	274	Northern Illinois
[+]		17 (17)	Buccaneers (From Jets through Browns)	Freeman, Josh	QB	6'6"	248	Kansas State
[+]		18 (18)	Broncos (From Bears)	Ayers, Robert	LB	6'3"	272	Tennessee
[+]		19 (19)	Eagles (From Buccaneers through Browns)	Maclin, Jeremy	WR	6'0"	198	Missouri
[+]		20 (20)	Lions (From Cowboys)	Pettigrew, Brandon	TE	6'5"	263	Oklahoma State
[+]		21 (21)	Browns (From Eagles)	Mack, Alex	C	6'4"	311	California
[+]		22 (22)	Vikings	Harvin, Percy	WR	5'11"	192	Florida
[+]		23 (23)	Ravens (From Patriots)	Oher, Michael	OT	6'5"	309	Mississippi
[+]		24 (24)	Falcons	Jerry, Peria	DT	6'2"	299	Mississippi
[+]		25 (25)	Dolphins	Davis, Vontae	CB	5'11"	203	Illinois
[+]		26 (26)	Packers (From Ravens through Patriots)	Matthews, Clay	OLB	6'3"	240	Southern Cal
[+]		27 (27)	Colts	Brown, Donald	RB	5'10"	210	Connecticut
[+]		28 (28)	Bills (From Panthers through Eagles)	Wood, Eric	C	6'4"	310	Louisville
[+]		29 (29)	Giants	Nicks, Hakeem	WR	6'1"	212	North Carolina
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[+]		30 (30)	Titans	Britt, Kenny	WR	6'3"	218	Rutgers
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[+]		31 (31)	Cardinals	Wells, Chris	RB	6'1"	235	Ohio State
[+]		32 (32)	Steelers	Hood, Evander	DT	6'3"	300	Missouri

"Thats what she said" GA talks of repealing Blue Law sets Christans off

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Sadie Field--In The Savannah Morning News

"Legalizing Sunday sales of alcohol in Georgia would burden taxpayers, cause more deaths and tear apart families.

In this economy, we all try to find ways to stretch the dollar and rein in spending. Government should do the same.

But when it comes to making dramatic change to public policy in the name of garnering a few extra dollars for state and local treasuries, we need to ask: Do we want to make Sundays a free-for-all when it comes to the sale of wine, alcohol and hard liquor?

The Georgia Senate is poised to vote on legislation that would allow our communities to legalize the sales of beer, wine and hard liquor on the first day of the week - Sunday.

We should stop and think about the pain that may be inflicted on innocent Georgians by making an endless supply of alcohol available on Sunday. If the legislature passes this bill, it will cost lives, burden taxpayers and tear apart families.

The consequences may be more than meet the eye. It could increase revenue for state government, but at what cost?

Consider this:

-- Fatal crashes increased 42 percent in New Mexico after the Sunday ban on alcohol sales was repealed in 1995. A study conducted over a 10-year period by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation attributed the increased number of crash fatalities directly to the lifting of the ban on Sunday sales.

It's one thing to have a few drinks at a football game or a restaurant, which is currently permitted in our state. In those cases, there is always a barrier, a bartender or waitress to stop the flow of booze. It's certainly different when you can load up a case of beer and hit the road.

-- Researchers at Notre Dame and MIT found that when blue laws are repealed, especially concerning the sale of alcohol, church attendance falls 15 percent and church donations fall 25 percent. Families need time together, and worshipping together is one of the best ways to maintain the family bond.

Their 2008 study published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics also found that those who attended church and stopped after the ban was lifted on Sundays had greater increase of substance abuse.

Despite projections that legalizing Sunday sales of beer, wine and hard liquor could bring almost $5 million in taxes to Georgia government, one has to wonder if it would be worth the tradeoff. Many of those crash victims would wind up the burden of state and local taxpayers through Medicaid or other entitlement programs. That could exceed the $5 million in new.taxes.

Legalizing Sunday sales would burden taxpayers and cause more deaths and more innocent victims of DUI accidents. Fewer families would spend time together worshipping on Sunday. Churches would lose revenue. And there is potential for more addiction.

If we follow the logic of lobbyists arguing that governments need the cash, then in this economy we would also legalize and tax prostitution, illegal drugs and gambling. At some point, we have to draw the line and say it's not about the money.

In our lightning-speed world of BlackBerries and extended work weeks, we need to maintain public policy that keeps families healthy and together - not tears them apart.

Sadie Fields is chairman of the Georgia Christian Alliance."

Blue Laws stem from the Christian belief that the Sabbath is Sunday and that we must recognize Sunday as the day of rest and worship that "He" demands. In some states blue laws apply to car sales, sporting events and gambling. Alcohol sales are prohibited on Sundays in Indiana, Connecticut, and Georgia; Sales were prohibited in Colorado until July 2008 (i moved from GA to CO in 2006...), and in Pennsylvania til 2003.
What Ms. Fields fails to call enough attention to, as do a majority of articles that i've read, is the loop hole of the Blue Laws: You can still go to a restaurant and purchase alcohol on Sundays, but you cannot buy a six pack and go to your friends house on Sundays. I can go to Taco Mac in Buckhead, watch the entire GA Florida game (three hours of drinking) and still have to drive home. Or i can have my friends come over and everyone crash until they are sober. Blue laws open the gates for DUIs, and statistics will fail to reflect this because most counties (Cobb, Dekalb, Fulton) reduce police presents on Sundays. Furthermore, a repeal of Blue laws will end up Costing counties money because they will have to waste resouces adding police forces on sunday.
I won't speak for the other states, and i know i will piss off a few of you but really Georgia does not need to repeal this law. Heck most people (true drinkers) have dealt with this law for years-and they stock up on saturday.

Pat Summit 1000 Wins

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Talk about Girl Power




anybody notice that the win is over Georgia?
This is the only time i'll say "WHO CARES?!"
Congratulations Coach Summit that is Amazing

what is going on?

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OK the Barbie Bandaits? That was enough , so I’m hearing this story about this girl who was beaten by five of her “friends”...... What you missed it?




OK OK you don’t have to watch the whole thing, its like 10 mins long.

SO the eight teens charged with committing this insane act are being charged as adults, with battery, kidnaping (a felony) the list goes on. And when I watch Nancy Grace and Glenn Beck get teary eyed about the issues and passionate about the charges i think, "hmm maybe this is a big deal, maybe something will come of this," but lets get real: These kids are white.

ewww I think I just stepped on a toe? awkward

Look at the Barbie Bandits, two perfect 7evens who ROBBED two separate banks in my hometown part two, Cobb County Georgia. These %#$% got probation? The black guy who “aided and assisted them” received 10 years in jail, but used little to none of the stolen money.
Ok its not a race thing, but if my best friends (of color) and I decided on a similar hair ball scheme our assess would be in jail! If you have a facial piercing, many tattoos, ears over 8g, maybe openly gay or just darker skin you’ve been discriminated against, I’m sure. Or maybe I am assuming to much.
But I’ll bet money to anyone ready to throw down, that at least four of the seven people involved in the beating serve Zero jail time. Anybody?
And what is the deal with Dr. Phil’s producer getting one of the girls out of jail? This society is SCREWED UP, what is going on?

Busted

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I totaled my truck today. I hit a (of all the cars in the world) 2005 ES330 Lexus, the Lexus hit the 2006 Expedetion in front of it, and the Expedetion hit the 2003 Accord in front of it! Yep, its possible all my Fault!

Insurance will pay for the other lives i held up today, but not mine. I'm banged up, esp my right side, probably because i drive a stick shift. Which, btw, i don't ever my seat belt because i drive a truck and Georgia law (use to) say[s] that you do not need to wear a seat belt if you are driving a passenger truck. I'd been worse Had i been wearing my seat belt!

Part of me is happy this happened...yes i just wasted 1600 bucks on a new engine for my truck, just got a new bummer, clutch driveshaft yadda yadda yadda.
Now i have the uncomfortable luxury of buying a new car. I'm sticking with CarMax and i'm thinking 04 FOrd Explorer , but i also have my eye on a 05 Jeep Laredo. Anyone have any other suggestions? I need space and decent mileage.

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Its come to my attention there are people in this world who've never seen Micheal Jackosn's Thriller Video ooooorrr this!


Life is Good.

Rain Rain Come and Stay

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I feel as if Georgia and perhaps the entire south east has taken a new approach to precipitation. We look forward to days where the Earth around us become saturated. We drive slower, and thank our higher Being for what is perceived as a blessing. Maybe in the back of our heads we blame ourselves for the drought across the land. We are understanding first hand the consequences of our parasitical behavior with Mother Nature. Could All of this really be are fault?
Is it to late for conservation?