Saturday, June 09, 2012

Union Rag Wins Belmont Stakes - The Daily Beast


http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2012/06/09/union-rag-wins-belmont-stakes.html


Heat survive Game 7, advance to NBA Finals vs. Thunder - USATODAY


http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/06/heat-survive-game-7-advance-to-nba-finals-vs-thunder/1#.T9QdIY6BA00


Obama’s data advantage - Lois Romano - POLITICO.com - The depth and breadth of the Obama campaign’s 2012 digital operation — from data mining to online organizing — reaches so far beyond anything politics has ever seen, experts maintain, that it could impact the outcome of a close presidential election. It makes the president’s much-heralded 2008 social media juggernaut — which raised half billion dollars and revolutionized politics — look like cavemen with stone tablets.

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0612/77213.html


In small-town USA, business as usual for Mexican cartels - CNN.com


http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/09/us/mexican-cartels-small-town-usa/index.html?hpt=hp_c1


Gulf Coast - Current Ft Rucker NEXRAD Radar Map | Weather Underground



http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?zoommode=pan&prevzoom=zoom&num=6&frame=0&delay=15&scale=1.000&noclutter=0&ID=EOX&type=N0R&showstorms=0&lat=31.25424004&lon=-85.39890289&label=Dothan, AL&map.x=400&map.y=240&scale=1.000¢erx=400¢ery=240&showlabels=1&rainsnow=0&lightning=0&lerror=20&num_stns_min=2&num_stns_max=9999&avg_off=9999&smooth=0


Gulf Coast Deluge Leads to Dangerous Flash Flooding - Weather.com - Flash flood emergencies have been declared for parts of the Gulf Coast region as thunderstorms with extremely heavy rainfall have dumped up to 18 inches of rain in less than 24 hours.

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http://www.weather.com/news/gulf-coast-flooding-rip-currents-20120609


After rough May, strong start to June for Braves pitchers, Heyward | David O'Brien AJC


http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/06/09/after-rough-may-good-june-start-for-braves-pitchers-heyward/?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_braves_blog


After LinkedIn: How to protect your password from hacks - CNN.com


http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/07/tech/web/password-protection-linkedin/index.html?hpt=hp_bn5


Parker McLeod: Alabama picks up Georgia QB | AJC College Sports Recruiting - Michael Carvell - Alabama coach Nick Saban finally landed one of Georgia’s top 2013 quarterbacks. Parker McLeod, a 6-foot-3, 185-pounder from Walton High School, committed to Alabama on Wednesday and finally went public with it on Friday. He had 10 offers, with Oklahoma State as his second favorite. - “Alabama was my dream school all along,” McLeod said. “I got a firm offer from them on Wednesday and I committed on the spot. They wanted me to wait a little bit, or until Friday, until I went public with it.”

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http://blogs.ajc.com/recruiting/2012/06/08/parker-mcleod-alabama-picks-up-georgia-qb/?cxntfid=blogs_recruiting


Texas highway could become the first U.S. road to have 85mph speed limit | Mail Online - A 41-mile stretch of highway under construction in Texas could be the first U.S. road to have an 85 mile per hour speed limit, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. Texas State Highway 130 will run between between Austin and Seguin, a town just east of San Antonio, with the aim of taking traffic loads off of Interstate 35.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2156417/Texas-highway-U-S-road-85mph-speed-limit.html


LeBron James: Game 7 celebration or bust? – USATODAY.com


http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/story/2012-06-09/LeBron-James-legacy-Miami-Heat/55479642/1