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A Santa Cruz surfer is now a world record holder. Guinness has officially certified 30-year-old Shawn Dollar for riding the biggest wave ever by paddling in. Dollar caught a 61-foot wave last December at Cortes Bank -- a shallow island 100 miles west of San Diego and part of the Channel Islands. Dollar, who is a regular at Mavericks, said he was scared, but once he started paddling, there was no turning back. It's more difficult to catch big waves by paddling than with the help of jet skis. It ended up being the biggest wave anyone in the world rode last year. Load Comments

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Wednesday, 03 July 2013 03:00 Burglarized game shop receives incredible support Brenda and John Romero grew up in Ogensburg, NY which is a town of about 10,000 on the St Lawrence River. Both of them make video games, and have worked on such titles as Doom, Wolfenstein 3D and Quake. A Local game shop in Ogdensburg called "I Got Game" had only been open a month when it was burglarized and wiped out completely. Brenda and John wanted to do whatever they could do to get the shop back on their feet. Brenda made a plea on her Facebook page which read “Game Devs-HELP? Donate a signed copy of your game?. She also posted a picture of the burglarized shop. Epic Games, which is a powerhouse in the gaming world saw the post and reached out to donate games to the store, as well as others the Romeros knew offered to donate as well. The store said on their Facebook page “We would really like to thank everyone for being so kind and generous”. “We appreciate all the cash, items and time that have been donated to the shop in the past town days. When this incident happened we really had no idea how we were going to be able to stay open but with everyone’s support it looks like we will be okay.” Have a great day, and let the good news be yours! Jeremy Published in Business Read more... Friday, 15 February 2013 06:55 Teen Jeopardy contestant wins with awesome final answer Leonard Cooper, won the 'Teen Jeopardy' tournament this week with a $37,000 score and a $75,000 toal for first place. It wasn't just the impressive amount of money that he came away with, or the even cooler afro that he was sporting, but it was his answer to final Jeopardy that received mass attention. Closing out the second round, Leonard made a clutch daily double where he risked his $18,000 doubled it! The final Jeopardy category was "Military Men". The answer was "On June 6, 1944, he said, 'The eyes of the world are upon you.'" The question was: "Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?". Cooper was in the lead and didn't know the answer, so he said: "Who is some guy in Normandy. But I just won $75,000!" He received an hilarious uproar from the crowd and a huge laugh and smile from host Alex Trebek! "One of the things I love about this teen tournament is these guys have marvelous senses of humor!", Alex Trebek exclaimed :)

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A Colorado town has offered sanctuary to the frozen corpses of a French couple after a court ruled the continued refrigeration of the bodies is illegal. Nederland, 35 miles north-west of Denver, is already famed for housing one body frozen in the hope of future revival, and recently marked "Frozen Dead Guy Day". The town is open to consider anything we can do for any foreign frozen dead people in stiff circumstances Nederland Mayor Jim Miller On Wednesday the town's mayor, Jim Miller, offered asylum to the bodies of Raymond Martinot, who died last month aged 80, and his wife, who died in 1984. Dr Martinot, who believed advances in medical technology would one day enable the frozen dead to be brought back to life, had his wife's body frozen after she died of cancer and ordered his son Remy to freeze him too when he died. But a French court ruled on Wednesday that Remy Martinot must remove the bodies from their refrigerated chamber in the cellar of the family chateau in the western village of Nueil-sur-Layon and bury them. Remy Martinot's lawyer, Alain Fouquet, has said he will appeal the court's decision. Asylum offer Mr Miller said the couple could be stored with Bredo Morstoel, known as "Grandpa", who is kept on dry ice at -68C (-90F) in a storage shed in the town. Raymond Martinot by the cellar holding his wife "Anything that the town can do for any foreign frozen dead people under stiff circumstances, we certainly are open to trying to help," said Mr Miller. Mr Morstoel's body was frozen using cryogenics - the freezing of bodies for possible revival at a later date - after he died in 1989. Keeping corpses on private property has since been banned in Nederland - although the ruling has not been applied retrospectively to Bredo Morstoel. However, Mr Miller said he was willing to hold a special election to exempt the frozen French couple from the law. "We are trying to send a message to French officials that they shouldn't be so uptight," Miller said. "What's the difference between storing frozen loved ones in your basement as opposed to incinerating loved ones and putting their ashes on your mantel?" he asked. Moral debate In Wednesday's trial, the local authorities insisted that putting a body in a fridge could not be considered a burial, while Mr Fouquet argued that there was nothing in existing legislation expressly prohibiting the freezing of bodies. The ruling, he said, "flouts the scared principle of an absolute respect for a man's last wish". He criticised the court for not deliberating longer on a subject which he said needed the testimonies of "medical experts, and even philosophers". Many European countries have legislation in place restricting the preservation of dead bodies in such a way. TALKING POINT

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What do you really, REALLY want? Things may seem to be at a standstill in your life when you can’t answer this question with boldness. Are you afraid to put your foot down and decide on what you want to happen in your life? Do you flip flop between wanting more one day and being complacent the next day? Could it be that you don’t think you DESERVE what you want? Or maybe it’s not realistic? This is where I was several years ago, as a single mother trying to figure out how to work for myself so that I could spend more time with my son. I literally closed my eyes and decided I wanted to become my own boss. I can look back now and say that once I declared my decision and moved towards it, supportive people and resources FOUND me and everything came into alignment. Build the courage to make huge decisions by concisely making smaller decisions every day. (Tweet this) Or, eliminate the need to make some smaller decisions, so that you can save all of your mental power for making larger decisions. Mark Zuckerberg has a “life uniform“… he has a closet full of the same shirt and pants, so that he doesn’t waste time deciding what to wear. He’s got more important things to handle, like running Facebook. Watch the SAME thing happen for YOU. Make 1 choice in your life today and STAND by it. Share this post! Leave a Comment Cancel reply CommentName * Email * Website Is your potential is busting at the seams? Well, you've come to the right place! I'm here to inspire you to live the life you were called to live, and live that reality unapologetically!

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This home has so much to offer. Updated and perfectly maintained, this 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home has an eat-in kitchen that opens to a family room both overlooking the meticulously landscaped grounds. Formal dining and living rooms, 1st floor laundry and mudroom. Master bedroom with walk-in closet and updated bath. Many updates.

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Maths revision video to help with solving equations which contain algebraic fractions. Our full range of GCSE videos - algebra example finishes off with an application of the quadratic formula leaving the answer as a surd. Become a maths genius, get the basics correct. Essential GCSE maths revision. Also relevant for A-level Maths.

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About Kari Radasch was born and raised in coastal Maine. She received her BFA from the Maine College of Art in Portland, Maine, and her MFA from the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. She has been a resident at the IWCAT program in Tokoname Japan, and Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts. She was an Emerging Artist at the 2004 NCECA in Indianapolis and a demonstrator at the 2010 NCECA in Philadelphia. She was the first potter awarded the Evelyn Shapiro Fellowship at The Clay Studio in Philly. Kari has been a Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture at Bates College, a presenter at Utilitarian Clay V and taught workshops and been a visiting artist at Art Centers and Universities around the Country. Kari currently teaches adjunct at Southern Maine Community College in Portland, Maine. She lives and pots in Westbrook, Maine with her husband Ian Anderson, daughter Ruby May, son Heilo Blue and their dog Max. You can reach Kari at From my Blog Distractions and Inspirations. 26 June Instagram Feed Posted Only the floor and bench left to tile. #radasch #mosaic #showermosaic #customshower Read More 20 June Instagram Feed Posted Pirate ship sandcastle! #radasch #sandcastle #pinepoint Read More 18 June Instagram Feed Posted @ianworks making a run on tile. We are getting so close! #radasch #showermosaic #mosaic Read More Shop My 2014 holiday sale will go live on Wednesday December 10th at noon EST. It will run from the 10th- 14th at 11:59 p.m. This way I am sure to be able to pack and ship everything in time for the christmas holiday. This is my largest and most resolved body of work since my son Heilo was born 2.5 yrs ago. Large serving bowls, jars, ice cream dishes, specialty serving pieces and cozy, generous mugs. I am really thrilled to share them with you. You can follow this link over to my Etsy page. Whenever I get enough work, I have an online sale. I let people know through facebook, instagram, and this website. For those of you who bought something last year, thank you so much for a stellar 2014. My mothers day sale and pop up sales this past year were amazing and sold very quickly. I can only hope to be so lucky in the future. As always I will continue to bring your my very best pots directly from the kiln and ship them quickly to your door wherever that might be.

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Inside the BRD: Warhill's Alex Koon gets "discovered" and will play volleyball for Wichita State - Daily Press Sports HRVarsity Marty O'Brien's Inside The Brd Blog Inside the BRD: Warhill's Alex Koon gets "discovered" and will play volleyball for Wichita State It goes all the way back to the 1930s, when Lana Turner’s road to stardom began because a Hollywood heavyweight spotted her at a soda counter in a Sunset Boulevard restaurant. Sometimes it just helps for a girl to be in the right place at the right time. Such was the case for Warhill High junior Alex Koon when she appeared this winter in a volleyball tournament in Raleigh, N.C. Chris Lamb, the coach of national women’s volleyball power Wichita State, was there to scout another player and saw Koon, a 6-foot-4 hitter who led Warhill to the 2013 Group 3A state championship match. Shortly thereafter, Wichita State scouted Koon at a Williamsburg Volleyball Club practice conducted by Jamestown coach Tom Stephenson. Greg Koon, Alex’s father and the Warhill coach, said the practice was a “huge benefit” because of the intensity.Koon then received an invitation to visit the campus, and liked the program, players and Lamb so much that she committed. Wichita State has offered her a full scholarship to play there, Greg Koon said. Koon, a consensus all-state selection as a hitter at Warhill, will be joining one of the elite programs in Division I. the Shockers have won more than 20 matches in 11 consecutive seasons, reached seven consecutive NCAA tournaments and were in the 2012 Sweet 16.

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We are extremely pleased to announce that today, our exhibition of colour and black and white photographs from Scotland begins. It takes place in Cafe Velryba, Opatovicka 24, Prague 1 until September 30.You all are invited to come and see 39 images, of which 20 are hand made by Ota via his traditional darkroom process and the remaining 19 are not so much hand made, but beautifully printed by my Epson with love. The opening party starts in few hours, you can still join us if you're around.For those who can't join us today, here's the live coverage of the event. :-) Just arrived. Nice place for showcasing the photos. Even nicer inside! Ota reviewing the place... The place filled up quickly. :-) All done. Thank you for coming. Here's the interesting report from the opening by Kavarna Velryba: .

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You did not offer a time period for your Allard's but I did locate an Armand A. Allard, born c.1905 in Massachusetts whose parents were listed as French Canadian.

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Specific Type: Steel-Sit-downSeating: 1car, 2 rows each car, 2 riders per row, 4 riders totalHeight: 52 ft.​Drop: 49 ft.Speed: 35 mphDrops: 4Curves: 15Length: 1,312 ft.Duration: 1:30Designer: Mack RidesColor Scheme: yellow track, blue structure​Official Debut: 1999​ Situated in about the center of the popular Cedar Fair's park Canada's Wonderland and directly next to the park's Vekoma boomerang roller coaster,the Bat, lies Fly. Fly is a steel wild mouse roller coaster that has a little bit of everything from the popular 180 degree tight turns to a couple of hair rising drops that give riders some airtime. Fly is not the only of its type either. It has a clone at Kings Dominion known as Ricochet.As with all wild mouse roller coasters, trains consist of just one car. Each car on Fly has two rows, each row holding two people totally up to four people in each car. The Mack Rides built coaster has been in operation since 1999. Riders reach a maximum height of almost fifty-two feet on this yellow monster and reach a top speed of thirty-five miles an hour, all while being thrown around 1,312 feet of steel track.After loading, riders exit the station with an immediate roughly 160 degree turn to the right, and then are taken up the lift hill. After being taken around another 160 degree or so turn to the right, riders get a good view of Vortex in the short distance, which is Canada's Wonderland's suspended roller coaster, a clone of Flight Deck at Kings Island. A massive first hill is experienced right off the bat after the turn off the lift hill and the trains dive almost to ground level, then back up again, hitting the coaster's first break run, slowing it down for its next section. Once back up nice and high again, the ride starts a long stretch of tight 180 degree turns. The track gradually goes down after each turn, allowing it to keep going at the speed it is going. Riders sometimes get the feeling they will "fall out" due to the tight and fast motions around these tight turns. After eventually making the way across the main part of the coaster's footprint via the 180 degree turns, the trains make their way down a wide leftward turn, and into another drop, but not as near as big as the first one. After the drop, trains are slowed by a quick break run, and then immediately enter a quick 180 degree turn leftward. Another drop immediately follows afterwards, also leading into another break run. Two more 180 degree turns follow this third drop, and then the ride is over. The final breaks catch, and the trains are lured around an 80 degree turn to the left back into the station.

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Why collect signed books? For most collectors signed editions are important because they confer a direct and tangible connection between the author and his/her work. Not only is this desirable for personal and aesthetic reasons, but a signed book is often significant because it is more rare than an unsigned trade edition and therefore more valuable. Subscribe now for a chance to win $50 in free books! Go Search for inscribed or signed books Author Title Keywords / ISBN Hardcover First edition Signed Find Books Advanced search Signed books - FAQs How do I search for signed books? Searching for signed books is quite easy on Biblio. You can either check the box that indicates signed on most search forms, or - after you have done a search - you can look in the left hand column for the link that allows you to refine your search to show only signed copies. A word of caution: because computers are only so smart, they sometimes make mistakes. Biblio's search system is looking at millions of pieces of information from thousands of booksellers who each have their own way of saying things, so sometimes our search might inadvertently yield a false positive when searching for signed books. Therefore, we strongly encourage collectors to fully read the booksellers' descriptions before making a purchase on Biblio or any other site. Signed books vs. Inscribed books - What's the difference? An inscribed book contains a short note or inscription to another person and is usually accompanied by a signature of the author or previous owner. While the latter is of course a detractor from the book's value, the former tends to add to its value. However, unless the book is inscribed by the author to another person of note or significance, an inscribed copy is usually less desirable than a signed copy. See our glossary for more information on inscribed books or our blog. What is flatsigned? Coined by Stephen King, flatsigned merely indicates that the book contains a standalone signature without inscription or date. See flatsigned in our glossary. What is an association copy? A special type of signed book, an association copy is inscribed by the author to a person of historical or relative importance to the author's personal life or career. Association copies tend to be highly collectible, owing to their inherent rarity on the market. See association copy for more information. How much value/cost does an author's signature add to a book? The amount of value added by an author's signature varies widely, depending on the author, the collectibility of the book and scarcity of the signature. Some authors, such as Thomas Pynchon or Gabriel Garcia Marquez, are notably reclusive and as a result, their autographs are rare and worth a significant amount of money. If an author is no longer alive, this can drive up the value of their signature as well. Authors who frequently attend signings are likely to have less valuable signatures. How do I sell a signed book? While there are a number of online sites (such as eBay) that may allow you to try and sell your books, selling a signed book can be difficult for someone new to the trade. First and foremost is the problem of authenticity. There are numerous forgeries on the market, and most seasoned book collectors are aware of this. Hence, they may be reluctant to pay full value for a "signed" book from an unknown person - or, to purchase it at all. We highly recommend to most individuals that they find a local, professional bookseller who specializes in signed books and either approach them with an offer to sell their book or to request an appraisal of the item prior to selling it.

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City Silence is a weekly Holy Hour for young adults (aged 18-35) at St Mary’s Cathedral every Tuesday evening from 6:30-7:30pm (excluding January). City Silence is an opportunity to bring before the Lord – truly present on the altar – your joys, sorrows, hopes and intentions. Led by a different priest and animated by different musicians each week; City Silence includes times of silence, reflection, scripture, and song; confessions are always available. Following City Silence everyone is welcome to a casual dinner at a nearby restaurant.

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Puzzles and trivia make for an interesting team building activity. It's time you got your team ready to play some interesting games, amidst wild drinking and brawling. Buzzle brings to you funny team names that you can use for the next live trivia. Advertisement Did You Know?According to the Guinness Book of Records, the largest pub quiz―Quiz for Life―had 2,280 participants, and was held at the Flanders Expo Halls in Ghent, Belgium, on December 11, 2010.Pub quiz developed in the late 1970s, and is popularly held in public houses. The main objective behind organizing quiz nights or trivia nights is to attract customers to a pub on an otherwise dry night. Developed by Burns & Porter Associates, pub quizzes are weekly events that adhere to specific formats.Most often, participating teams have to write down answers on quiz papers or blank sheets of paper in response to questions announced by the quiz master. Teams are generally formed on the basis of pub tables; however you can form your own group and decide on a funny team name. As a tradition, people often have to pay to participate in a trivia league; however most pub quizzes are mere events to draw customers to the venue on less busy nights of the week.Funny Trivia Team NamesJolly DrinkersWhis-key barbariansBeer VikingsBeerded BrawlersCheesy BallersFizzy PopQuiztal WatersTiki TonicansWine QuackersWicked SmartinisHorny BeakersHi FlyersTipsy TomsHigh and DryWocka WockaKitten MittensTrivial PursuitsLil' drumma BoyzDemented ElvesBeer Hot-shotsBeer JugglersSpiced MoccasiansSchmo BallsHigh and Dry WinicansQuizzly BearsQuiztopher ColadaTequila MockingurdStiphend RockersRetobeeriansWobbly HoesBeer SparksFender BendersLes QuizarablesWine BogglersScrambled EggnogsDon QuizoteSmarty PintsYule LogsDizzy DatesNo BodiesScrum teamTwisted Tongue RascalsDrink NinjasBoof BuddiesGin and ToniBlumpkinsChum DrinkersGeorge and WheezkyJackwagonsThe MutantsFisticuffsDrunken DonutsRazzle DazzleBahama MamasWalking WillieHugh ReactionChicken McThuggetsCranium KrusherzBright InconsistentQuizlamic ExtremistsBarnardo's SpasticRummy BearsPint BustersUnderstanding the GameThe quiz is conducted by the quiz master, who is also responsible to mark and score answers submitted by teams.The questions are often set by the bar staff or landlord, and are taken from a specialist trivia company.The game consists of a factual round that includes questions on general knowledge, sports, entertainment, and facts.The quiz also includes puzzles, novelty, music, picture, and identity rounds, wherein the teams have to correctly identify the object.In addition to these rounds, there can also be a bonus round. Teams get to select one or two rounds as jokers, wherein their points double.Some quizzes, however, include either a spot prize or bonus points for a single difficult question.Like in all quizzes, team members are banned from using phones or other means of cheating during the quiz.Prizes include anything from a case of beer to cash, and from vouchers to novelty prizes.Apart from trivia nights, the best teams can also be nominated to participate in a regional or annual quiz championship. The National Trivia Association is known to run a nation-wide contest that involves various trivia games around the U.S. Do not forget to get creative when it comes to thinking up team names.

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There are monsters everywhere. Monsters are all around us all the time, but sometimes you have to look very closely to find them. I found Toby, the monster in the photo above, living inside of a foam mat. It's a foam mat that you place under your bed for extra comfort....So Toby is the monster under your bed. Can you see Toby? The swirly circles are his eyes, and he has a little triangle nose. I am going to draw a picture of Toby soon. Maybe i will give it to him for his birthday, I think it's in December. His birthday is close to X-mas, so I have to think of two gifts to get him. It's not so easy.My friend found this monster on the bottom of my t-shirt. I washed my hands and wiped them on the shirt, and this photo shows the wet spot. When the shirt is wet, it reveals the monster who lives inside it. His name is Motoaki. You can only see his right eye (the white dot) because he is closing his left eye to wink at you. the big white rectangle is his mouth. and he has tiny little legs. You can see his full right leg, but only half of his left. This is because he is bending part of his left leg and doing a yoga pose. It was morning, and he always does yoga in the morning. He is a very health conscious monster. I didn't even know that he was living in my shirt until my friend pointed him out to me. Now whenever I am wearing that t-shirt and feeling lonesome, I just moisten it and he comes out to visit me.Do you have photos of any monsters you have met? Please send them to me.

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ziggy.uk chapter 5 . 12/19/2016 Great story, awesome mystery and not just a supernatural evil, great injured Sam and loved Dean in fierce and protective mode. Nice that they finally put Juliette to rest too. mysteryc chapter 5 . 10/8/2013 loved this story! A real nice plot, hurt Sammy and freaked out Dean - perfect! Love how you always nail the characters of the boys! myapplemonkey chapter 5 . 9/18/2012 Ooher. I really like how the ghost thanked them for burning her bones. That doesn't happen very often. I could feel something creepy coming off that Cramer guy and the red-dressed woman right from the jump, so I was pleasantly (er) surprised when it was them causing all the mischief. I really liked this, t'was awesome! :D missingmikey chapter 5 . 7/13/2012 Really enjoyed this story - loved how you showed the brothers relationship and the ferocity of Dean when dealing with anyone who hurts his brother (miss that in the show). Impressed with the way you incorporated a murder mystery with the ghost story. sammynanci chapter 5 . 7/11/2012 Really I loved this history, so many parts it might detail that it would not reach the space because absolutely everything was perfect, the investigation, the mystery, the hotel, the storm, the ghost of the poor girl, the accomplices but the better of all this hurt Sammy that so much I like because it extracts the better of Dean, the most human, affectionate and tender part that only Sam can obtain but also the warrior, the overprotective furious soldier big brother who forgets his own pain or wounds so as to save his brother. Right goes to my favorites, as the video that It was precious, a marvel, I loved it, seriously! I cannot wait to read that other histories you give us. Thank you for writing! hotshow chapter 5 . 7/9/2012 I thought this story was very good. I was wondering - what season did you think this story would fall in? Thank you. Guest chapter 5 . 7/7/2012 Sorry to see the story end but a great ending nevertheless. Full of hurt boys (my favourite) but also some laughs too and I just love how you wrote their relationship. Great story CeCe Away chapter 5 . 7/8/2012 Both plots figured out, loads of hurt and comfort. What more could I ask for? I enjoyed this. BranchSuper chapter 5 . 7/8/2012 Very good story, nice mix of case and supernatural. KKBELVIS chapter 5 . 7/8/2012 I love how you say you cherish the brother's Winchester and about the song. Love that song as well. Loved Dean here: counting the time 'till Sammy woke: Two hours, thirty-three minutes and eight, nine, ten seconds later, Sam finally began to stir, so Dean picked up the remote, turned off the TV and turned his head to look at Sam as the younger man's eyes blinked open. You wrote: His hands kept grasping sticks and leaves and other not so delicious things LOL...great discription without a million words! Awesome! And yuck. LOL. This was just so much fun! Should be filmed award! In big gold block letters! Thanks much! Karen ChevyImpalla1967 chapter 5 . 7/7/2012 Yay I loved this story! It was really great! :) Lucydolly22 chapter 5 . 7/7/2012 Great ending. sammy's so cute when he's asleep. Keep up the awesome writing :) Ginnylove9990 chapter 5 . 7/7/2012 Great ending. Poor Dorothy. I am glad they took care of the Ghost. I am looking forward to your next story. Oh and I love your video. Please keep up the awesome work and pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee please keep the boys' relatinship just the why it is. Until next time. emebalia chapter 5 . 7/7/2012 You can't pick out your family. Great story, thanks. judyann chapter 5 . 7/7/2012 Loved it! Great story. And don't worry about having trouble posting. It was another great story!

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February 4, 2013 (CHICAGO) -- Although it wasn't a lot, Chicagoans were kept busy Monday by the latest snowfall to hit the city. PHOTOS: Snow photos from the Chicago area Though it wasn't as bad as Monday morning's slow-going commute, the slick roads did cause at least one accident during the evening rush hour: a truck lost its load on the Kennedy Expressway at Fulton. Anywhere between 1 and 4 inches fell across the Chicago area. The city's plows were on the job since Sunday night, plowing and salting main streets before hitting side streets. Nearly 3 inches of snow was recorded at O'Hare, making this the largest snowfall since February 24, 2012. "I started last night in the Hyde Park area, Stony Island area, salting up and down the streets, making sure everybody could have a nice, safe commute," said city snow plow driver Andre Swanson. Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Charles Williams told ABC7 Monday morning that snow plow trucks had been out clearing the streets since 10 p.m. Sunday. Williams also said residents could log onto to track snow plows in their areas. The Illinois Department of Transportation said its plows were out in force on all expressways Monday. In suburban Des Plaines, residents were scooping anywhere from 3 to 4 inches of snow that fell overnight while snow plow trucks worked on the side streets. "I heard the snowplows. I saw the snow. Now, I am out here," resident Ken Marek told ABC7 Chicago. Some commuters in Park Ridge, Ill., had to brush the snow off their cars before heading to work for the first time this winter. Most said they welcomed the blast. "This is just exercise instead of going to the gym," said Gina Tunar of Park Ridge. "I think everyone should be happy. This is almost the first snow of the season." The snow gave some private contractors a chance to cash in on the weather finally. "We have plowed this lot three times already. Instead of being able to go back and forth, we have to keep plowing," said snow plow driver David Steuer. The snow began falling Sunday night and continued through Monday morning's rush hour, making a mess of the commute. Drivers were urged to use caution on the roads and expressways. Since residents in the Chicago area have not had to deal with much snow this winter, there was some concern that motorists might not be used to driving in the snow. "People are still driving as though it were dry out," said motorist Robert Rush. "I was in the car sliding and skidding around, but if you're from the city, you understand what this means. You leave 15 minutes early, you give yourself a little extra time, and you are a little more careful," driver Craig El said. The snowfall also caused several crashes. In one morning incident downtown, a three-car accident was reported on the Ontario Ramp to the Kennedy Expressway. One man was transported to the hospital with injuries. Although the snow tapered off later Monday morning, motorists were warned travel could still be treacherous in some places. And if you don't have to drive, for the first time since last winter, there is enough snow to sled or build a snowman. Load Comments

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