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Posted by: juslivn, 03:38 AM GMT on Ιούλιος 12, 2012

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Hi all! As we get closer to the opening of the Olympic Games in London, I got the idea to do an Olympics Blog. (It will also take my mind off our drought for a while).
I admire all the youth who get off their couches, put down their video games and combine their talent with their PERSEVERANCE to master their sport and represent our Team U.S.A. Plus, the youth around the world who do the same to honor their home countries.
And, we applaud all the self-less parents who drive to and from the practices, the workouts, pay for the lessons and the tournaments and camps for their little (and big) super stars! The moments you all have trained so hard for are finally here! What better Country to hold these games than historic London town!

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
What's your favorite Olympic sport? What's your favorite Olympic memory or moment? -Please share-

Also, I am going to post about athletes who are from my area or from Illinois/Wisconsin, and watch them as we go through the games to cheer them on.
Please add any athletes you would like to cheer on and tell us where they are from in your community! We'll cheer them on, too.

"May the world be delivered from crime and killing and be free from the clash of arms."
—From the early Olympic truce

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201. juslivn 12:25 AM GMT on Αύγουστος 10, 2012
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 723 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN VERMILION COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 815 PM CDT. * AT 721 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MILFORD...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF WATSEKA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HOOPESTON...ROSSVILLE AND ALVIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. Member Since: Αύγουστος 20, 2009 Posts: 73 Comments: 9024

202. juslivn 12:28 AM GMT on Αύγουστος 10, 2012
Go Bears...snuck that in! "> Member Since: Αύγουστος 20, 2009 Posts: 73 Comments: 9024

203. juslivn 12:40 AM GMT on Αύγουστος 10, 2012
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 836 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN WHITE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA... * UNTIL 915 PM EDT/815 PM CDT/ * AT 834 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF REMINGTON...OR 15 MILES SOUTH OF RENSSELAER...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE STORM INCLUDE... BROOKSTON... OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE BADGER GROVE AND CHALMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS SEVERE STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY! Member Since: Αύγουστος 20, 2009 Posts: 73 Comments: 9024

204. juslivn 02:23 AM GMT on Αύγουστος 10, 2012
123 WFUS53 KIND 100221 TORIND INC081-145-100300- /O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0023.120810T0221Z-120810T0300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1021 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... * UNTIL 1100 PM EDT * AT 1020 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FRANKLIN...OR 13 MILES WEST OF SHELBYVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SHELBYVILLE... BOGGSTOWN... MARIETTA... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 88 AND 96. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 111 AND 117. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. Member Since: Αύγουστος 20, 2009 Posts: 73 Comments: 9024

205. juslivn 02:30 AM GMT on Αύγουστος 10, 2012
This is from our NWS in Chicago. They are serious about this storm coming in. Please listen and don't go by the water. .. Stay away from Lake Michigan... Lake Michigan will be a dangerous place for recreational boaters... swimmers... kayakers... and thrill seekers tonight through Saturday. Everyone is urged to stay away from the lake. Bikers... joggers... and walkers should use extreme caution along the Lakefront. Stay off of piers and break walls. North winds will increase to 20 to 30 mph over Southern Lake Michigan and nearby Lakeshore areas late tonight and continue through Friday. Gusts to near 40 mph are possible Friday. Winds will slowly diminish Friday night and Saturday. The strong winds will generate waves of up to 10 to 14 feet Friday. In addition... there will be a high risk for dangerous rip currents... especially along the Indiana beaches. Instability caused by unseasonably cool air moving over the very Warm Lake water will also make waterspouts likely over Southern Lake Michigan overnight into Friday morning. There will be numerous lake effect showers and even a few thunderstorms. The waterspout threat will diminish during the day Friday and showers will be moving out by Friday night. But dangerous waves and rip currents are likely to continue through Saturday. Anyone looking forward to boating or going to the beach should wait until Sunday... which will see partly sunny skies... light winds... .and temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. Allsopp Member Since: Αύγουστος 20, 2009 Posts: 73 Comments: 9024

206. juslivn 03:52 AM GMT on Αύγουστος 10, 2012
Night all ships :) img src=""> Member Since: Αύγουστος 20, 2009 Posts: 73 Comments: 9024

207. juslivn 07:11 PM GMT on Αύγουστος 10, 2012
That was a big en. Glad it was out in the ocean and not in a populated area. Appears from the first look, there is no tsunami warned (?) But I may have missed a bulletin. Please check the news. SEAK71 PAAQ 101840 EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1040 AM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012 ...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE - 6.3 TIME - 1038 AKDT AUG 10 2012 1138 PDT AUG 10 2012 1838 UTC AUG 10 2012 LOCATION - 52.6 NORTH 167.4 WEST 70 MILES/113 KM SE OF NIKOLSKI ALASKA 400 MILES/644 KM E OF ADAK ALASKA DEPTH - 19 MILES/31 KM THE LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE ARE BASED ON PRELIMINARY INFORMATION. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV - OR THE APPROPRIATE REGIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK. Member Since: Αύγουστος 20, 2009 Posts: 73 Comments: 9024

208. sandiquiz 12:04 PM GMT on Αύγουστος 11, 2012
Hi Jus, wishing you a great weekend.. The Pacific Ring of Fire is bubbling in its northern regions... hope it isn't the precursor to a "big-un" !! Member Since: Οκτώβριος 29, 2005 Posts: 252 Comments: 22395

209. juslivn 12:53 PM GMT on Αύγουστος 11, 2012
Hi Sandi, yes I see and while maybe it is good the energy is released (I'd like to think of it that way) can't help but worry about how active it is. Cool and downright chilly here in Chicago. Sort of like your summer, Sandi. But, clear skies and eventually it should warm up nicely today. Still a rip current warning out by Lake Michigan. Winds are calmer away from the Lake but still kicking out in the Lake and the waves won't subside for a while. It was fierce yesterday with 10 ft wave heights. Major, major back attack yesterday for me (it is possibly digestive fAnyway, the pain radiates to my back. Still recovering but at least I am able to walk today with a little less pain. The list of foods I cannot have is just awful. No coffee, no milk/milk products, no whole grain yet, no no no no no no NOTHING. I basically drink broth. But I'll tell you - I am scared of the pain so I do it. Hopefully when this flare up is over, I can begin gradually to figure out if food is the issue. We (Dr. and I) are working on it. Never have had any kind of chronic illness before, so this really stinks. And, omg is there a lot of garbage on the internet when trying to research these matters. Jus sayin. Ok rant off. Have a great Saturday. Member Since: Αύγουστος 20, 2009 Posts: 73 Comments: 9024

210. Barefootontherocks 01:10 AM GMT on Αύγουστος 13, 2012
Hi jus, Hope you are feeling better this eve. I see some rain on your regional radar. This is good. Olympics over now. But gosh, some good moments. Who doesn't love Missy Franklin? The athlete I watched all through and was so happy for, Louis Smith of Great Britain. If a man can be stunning, he is when he's on that pommel horse. So many good twists and turns in this year's games. What an experience and lifelong memory for all the athletes to take home with them! :) (T-1) Member Since: Απρίλιος 29, 2006 Posts: 135 Comments: 16245

211. juslivn 01:35 AM GMT on Αύγουστος 13, 2012
Hi Bf, hope the weather there in OK is better. T-1MillionK btw... Watching the show for the close. Have tears (maybe cause it's been a really indescribable week) but the music actually is amazing and so is the close of this magical time. The 2012 Olympics were just --WoW!-- Teardrop...it was awesome. Member Since: Αύγουστος 20, 2009 Posts: 73 Comments: 9024

212. juslivn 02:20 AM GMT on Αύγουστος 13, 2012
Yowza!!! We will ROCK YOU rocking the stage in front of THE BEST Athletes of the whole WORLD!!! Wild! Felt the world rock!! Oh Yes! Oh crud, now time for the protocol. Shoot. Take me back Clarence to the Rock n Roll Olympics Britain just put on! Very good show! Member Since: Αύγουστος 20, 2009 Posts: 73 Comments: 9024

213. juslivn 02:31 AM GMT on Αύγουστος 13, 2012
Oh ok the Protocol was awesome, too. And what a time to be Harry! It is a beautiful time. Thanks Great Britain and on to Rio in the future. Member Since: Αύγουστος 20, 2009 Posts: 73 Comments: 9024

214. NEwxguy 05:56 PM GMT on Αύγουστος 13, 2012
Hi,Jus,watched the closing last night,like watching a British pop concert,were a few things I could have done with out,Russell Brand,and Jessie J,but most of it was pretty cool,with history of British music. Congrats to the US women who really ran away with the show in these olympics. Member Since: Σεπτέμβριος 6, 2007 Posts: 815 Comments: 13069

215. juslivn 02:52 AM GMT on Αύγουστος 14, 2012
Hi NEw, got done working about 8:30 pm, what a Monday! Glad we were able to see the show last night though. It really was so creative and loved, loved the music. Pretty much the same music you liked, too. Glad to see on your blog the storms didn't cause much damage. (Except maybe white caps in the mall parking lot, whew!) Not much new here, it was a rainy, over-cast, humid, but chilly day. Hard to believe these temps in August are cooler then our temps in April! LOL Too weird. Very pretty sunset tonight. Certain someone had to capture it for WU. I was working and couldn't. Hope someone did. Off for the night, tomorrow should clear up and be a really beautiful day--stay well all ships. oops forgot to post my catfish I caught yesterday off the boat right in the marina. Niiice. Hubby caught one which was three times the size (the head was huge!) but it snapped the line! Darnit. These were a lot more fun than the drum fish we've been catching lately in the bay. Usually don't even go for catfish. Strange thing is, the carp who usually hang around in the marina waters have disappeared this summer. Maybe they died in the high temps of the water? ok ramble ramble again...night all "> "> Member Since: Αύγουστος 20, 2009 Posts: 73 Comments: 9024

216. sandiquiz 05:15 AM GMT on Αύγουστος 14, 2012
Hi Jus - Thanks for the kind things you have said about London2012 ..... it went a lot better than I thought it might, but I don't know why I doubted the organisers.... when the chips are down, us Brits put up a fight! The PM actaully gave a short speech today to thank the 10's of thousands of volunteers who gave up two weeks of their summer to help with the smooth running of the games, and the security firm who drafted in the army at the last cry to help out with security, have donated £1.5 million to the army benevolent fund! So, all in all - a 'Great Success' on the sports' field and off, so to speak :-) Member Since: Οκτώβριος 29, 2005 Posts: 252 Comments: 22395

217. NEwxguy 01:23 PM GMT on Αύγουστος 14, 2012
Love the way you sign off at night and then add 2 or 3 more paragraphs,but you obvuously had to add the catfish pictures.We use to catch something similar at our lake in New Hampshire,but they only came out at night,so we would fish in the evening. Anyway looks like a real strong cold front headed your way early next week.yep,cold fronts are going to start getting stronger as we head toward labor day. Member Since: Σεπτέμβριος 6, 2007 Posts: 815 Comments: 13069

218. juslivn 02:25 PM GMT on Αύγουστος 14, 2012
LOL I know NEw, it's a knack I have...just one more thing...one more thing. I can't even leave the house without going inside 3 more times for something 'else' I forgot to bring w/me. New blog soon. Tonight probably. Off to the rat race. Oh--I forgot the weather. It's really beautiful here in Chiland today. Fog in the outlying areas burned off. Nice day expected. (We'll gladly take cold fronts after this summer!) Have a good Tuesday! Member Since: Αύγουστος 20, 2009 Posts: 73 Comments: 9024

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