Saturday, June 09, 2012
Gulf Coast - Current Ft Rucker NEXRAD Radar Map | Weather Underground
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.
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.”
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.
Bad Week Aside, Female Voters Still Love Obama More Than Romney - The Daily Beast / Kirsten Powers - “One of the things we saw among independents is they see the Republican Party as much more extreme as they used to,” said Erickson of Third Way’s polling. “To the extent Obama can link Romney to congressional Republicans, those independent women will be with Obama. Romney needs to distance himself from some of the things that make the GOP seem so extreme” if he wants to win over these voters
Cost to lunch with Warren Buffett: $3.5 million – USATODAY.com - The annual auction for a private lunch with the Nebraska billionaire closed following a flurry of activity in the final hours. In the end, the highest bid was a record-breaking $3,456,789. The auction benefits the Glide Foundation, which helps the homeless in San Francisco. Buffett has raised more than $11.5 million for the group in 13 past auctions. The event provides a significant portion of Glide's roughly $17 million annual budget that pays for social services to the poor and homeless.
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