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To swim or not to swim - the question for Alabama's Gulf Coast - Examiner

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has prompted ADPH to issue health advisories. In June, ADPH issued advisories against swimming in waters off Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Fort Morgan, Dauphin Island, and Mississippi Sound, and ...

BP remove boom from Alabama coast - Tuscaloosa News

MOBILE | With the Gulf gusher capped and little oil washing ashore in Alabama, BP said Friday it has removed more than 80,000 feet of oil- blocking boom from state waters, but not everyone is happy with the turn of ...

How would you like 2 absolutely free nights in Gulf Shores & Orange Beach, Alabama ? - Examiner

We need your help to get a feel for how the gulf oil spill has affected your vacation plans and your perception of Gulf Shores & Orange Beach . As the people who know us best, our e-Tidings subscribers provide us with ...

Photo Preview: Cast Of Signature Theatre's ANGELS IN AMERICA - Broadway World

Signature Theatre Company ( James Houghton , Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin , Executive Director) is pleased to announce casting for the first New York revival of Tony Kushner 's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award ...

Gators looking up at Alabama - St. Petersburg Times

No more Tim Tebow; it's John Brantley's time now in Gainesville. So how do you like the pressure cooker, kid? The first USA Today coaches' poll of the 2010 season was announced Friday, and the Gators are ...

Gagnon wins Maloof Money Cup vert title for 2nd time in 3 years - Chicago Tribune

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Pierre-Luc Gagnon has won the Maloof Money Cup vert skateboarding title for the second time in three years. The win Saturday night over Bob Burnquist and Andy Macdonald came eight ...

Alabama girl drowns in Gulf - WSFA

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL (AP) - A 9-year-old Alabama girl has died after swimming in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast. Rescue crews pulled Jada Grier from the water Tuesday after she became distressed and rushed her ...

Heading to Orange Beach or Gulf Shores, AL? Drop Off Cell Phones at the Beach Express ... - PRWeb

Today, the Beach Express (BEX) toll road at www.beachexpress.com , announced that they are participating in the “Cell Phones for Soldiers” program again at www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com . Now through September 12th ...

Alabama native Courteney Cox to do ad promoting beaches hit by oil from spill - Big Hollywood

The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Birmingham, Ala.-born actress Courteney Cox will do an ad touting the state's beaches that were hit by oil from the Gulf spill. Lee Sentell, director of the Alabama Tourism ...

Hot Shop in Orange Beach marks anniversary with glass blowing - Everything Alabama Blog

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — The Hot Shop at The Orange Beach Arts Center, a public-access glass studio, will celebrate its one-year anniversary with the “Hot Shop Birthday Bash” from 6 until 9 p.m. Aug. 20 at ...

Resolved Question: Best state for a student to live in?!?? Input is greatly appreciated!?

Ok, me and my best friend live in Green Bay, Wisconsin right now. Going to school. Granted its a very nice place to live, very safe here we just want to get out its boring, its more a family oriented town rather than a student area. Our goal is to be gone by next year. We need YOUR help with first off picking a state, once we have our state picked we'll ask to which areas to live in. We would prefer a place that is safe, stuff to do (beach, a clean bar atmosphere, etc.) Also most importantly affordable. We also wouldn't mind a more warm place, because lets face it Wisconsin winters are nothing to brag about. Her choices are: Washington, Texas, Nevada, North Carolina, Massachusets, Missouri, Virgina, New York, California. My choices are: Virgina, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Texas, Arizona, Georiga. If you could please please please read through this and pick the best state out of MY choices and HER choices. And then pick the overall best choice. THANK YOU so much! more

Voting Question: Sweet Home Alabama explanation?

In the beginning of the movie, the two kids are on teh beach during a thunderstorm. When the lightning hits, they go back to the spot to find a sort of smoking glass or something. Can anyone explain this to me? What is it? How does it work? All help would be appreciated. Thank-you in advance! more

Resolved Question: Day 1: Which of these bands, artists, composers and comedians do you like (ones that start with "A")?

a-ha ABBA ABC AC/DC Ace of Base The Adicts Aerosmith AFI Air Alabama The Alarm The Album Leaf Alice Cooper Alice In Chains Alien Ant Farm The All-American Rejects All Time Low Allison Weiss The Allman Brothers Band Amber Amiina Amon Amarth Amy Beach Amy Lee (solo) Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew W.K. Andy Snitzer Annette Brissett Anthrax Apache Indian ApologetiX The Aquabats Arch Enemy The Archies Arctic Monkeys Arrested Development AsaTheComic Attaboy Skip Audioslave Avenged Sevenfold The Average White Band Avril Lavigne more

Resolved Question: Which of these bands, artists, composers and comedians do you like (ones that start with "A")?

Resolved Question: Do you thank a World War II Veteran when you see one?

Old man wearing a red ball cap--"World War II Veteran"--under it the Globe and Anchor of the U.S. Marines. One of many. Do we remember to thank them? My father's generation--now in their 80's or 90's but just kids when world events changed their lives. Old man wearing a Navy blue ball cap--"USS Alabama"--and the Navy crest below it. Proud of his battleship, now on display in Mobile. Young man then who went to the nearest recruiter when another battleship, USS Arizona, was destroyed at Pearl Harbor. Old man wearing a green ball cap--"World War II Veteran, U.S. Infantry"--and the Infantryman's badge below it. Thanks, sir. Our country called--you answered. He might have served in North Africa, or landed on Omaha Beach. Maybe Guadalcanal. Listen to him and he might tell you about it. Old man wearing a blue ball cap--"Army Air Forces. 1944." Aircrew wings pinned underneath. If he flew bombers over Europe most of his buddies died. They once were young, full of everything a young man is supposed to be full of. Some did great deeds while others just served. Do we love them and cherish them? Do we thank them? Thousands pass on each and every day. In another decade or two most will be gone. They inspired me as a boy. Some led me as a young man. They shaped our nation. Eight of our Presidents served in this war. Do we remember to thank them? Will we thank them before they are all gone? (This was our total war. I was four years old when it ended. American servicemen, along with those of many allied countries, went to war, many not knowing much about who they were fighting or why. The world they leave is not a perfect world, but it is better for their service.)What will I do? I served in uniform 31 years, as a National Guardsman, active Air Force, and Air Force Reserve. I am now retired. Approaching age 70 I thank all veterans I meet, but I reserve a special honor to those old guys and a few gals who went off to war almost 30 years before I did. I am a Vietnam veteran and give special honors to all who served but especially to those who served in wartime.32 years ago, when I was stationed on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, there was a band made up entirely of World War I veterans. They played in every parade, but age had weakened them to the point they could no longer march in formation. So a special trailer was built for them allowing them to travel in formation, pulled by a tractor or other vehicle. These 30 or so men are all gone now, and few if any World War I veterans are still left--those that are would be well past 100 years old. Today we are seeing the demise of the World War II veteran. Thousands of them die each and every day. Eventually the number of those dying daily will decrease as fewer are left. We Vietnam veterans are aging but are healthy for the most part. We have a few decades left before we begin (in the words of the song) to "fade away." When I was a young boy there were even a handful of Civil War survivors still alive. World War II survivors were very abundant and quite youthful and vigorous then. more

Resolved Question: Any Small Beach Towns?

Alright, so I'm writing a book and I need a setting which would preferably be a small beach town. Maybe like in Florida, Texas, Alabama, anywhere is fine. more

Resolved Question: Is there still oil in Gulf shores/ orange beach alabama?

my familys planning on going next weekend. are the beaches still open? more

Resolved Question: Have you ever been this excited?

okay so i am leaving for the beach thursday, and im so excited because i am going with my best friend and her cousins are coming, and her cousins are 15 (my age) and he is a boy then my best friends 18 year old cousin but its a girl, so we will be hanging out, then first time i ever went to the beach with them which was this time last year, we met this guys and they were so cool, they had this great accent, and we got allong with them soo well, and they were guys, well then we went agian in may but no body was there becasue school was still in, but now its summer and i know their are going to be people and guys in orange beach, alabama, and im just excited, have you ever been this excited that nothing seems to make the time go by! i mean i had this feeling when i was about to get my braces off 6 weeks ago, like i have messed up like every word that i have been typing and i am having to go back and re type it :) i love it :) more

Resolved Question: Will the Gulf of Mexico burn in your car?

Oil Spill: Gulf Water Sample Explodes When Chemist Tests For Toxicity (VIDEO) In this video, WKRG News 5 investigates the toxicity levels of local public beaches that have been populated with people swimming and children playing in the water in Alabama. Their search ends with some explosive results. WKRG teams up with Bob Naman, an analytical chemist with almost 30 years in the field. Naman tested WKRG's various samples for petroleum, and said he expected to find no more than 5 parts per million (ppm). Instead, Naman finds results that far exceed his expectations: 16 ppm from waters at Katrina Key, and 29 ppm at Orange Beach. The most shocking results came from a sample of water collected near a boom at Dauphin Island Marina. When Naman combined the sample with an organic solvent that separates the oil from the water, which he did for all the other samples as well, it exploded in his lab, breaking the container and destroying the sample in the process. Naman thinks the reaction was caused by the presence of methane gas or Corexit, the dispersant that BP has been using in the Gulf. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/19/oil-spill-gulf-water-samp_n_651331.html Can the US just refine the Gulf of Mexico and forget about importing all that oil from places where they dress funny, have brown skins and aren't good Christians? more

Resolved Question: I need songs suggetions for a CD i am making.?

Does anyone know of songs that have to do with the topics. Rhode Island New England, Oceans. Beaches, Song about honeymoons. These are the songs I have so far Vacation By Connie Francis Kokomo the Beach Boys. Hometown Honeymoon Alabama Hot Rod Honeymoon Jeff beck Soak up the Sun I think its by Chery Crow. Walking on Sunshine ? Vacation I think its by the Go Gos its an 80s song Under the board walk Bette Midler Sitting on the Dock of the bay. MargaritaVille Jimmy Buffet. The Pina Colada Song. Beach Baby its an 50 or 60s song. Weekend in New England Barry Manilow Island Girl Elton John Abba Dabba Honey Moon Maria Muldar Beyond the Sea Bobby Darin Road Island is famous is for You Mandy Patinkin Only an Ocean Away Sarah Brightman The Ocean The Bravery Whos Ever in New England Reba Macintire Bottom of the Ocean Miley CyrusI need 3 and a half hours of muisc.Hingehead thanks for the song suggestions. I listen to some of them when i have a chance. more

Resolved Question: Would you like to go for vacations to Alabama's or Florida's beaches and swim in a black mushy and oily sludge?

Resolved Question: what to pack for the beach?

im a 15 year old girl. and im going with my best friend and her family to orange beach in alabama, i live in alabama so i know the climate, and its pretty hott down here now, so i know to wear shorts and t shirts. and i have started a packing list because i just had surgrey and had some extra time on my hands plus i like lists:) but please tell me if you think i left anything out. i am going from july 22 to july 26 i think, which is thursday to monday Clothing Shirts (dressy)-5 sweatshirt Shirts (sleeping)-6 Dresses - 3 to 6 Shorts (dressy)-2 Shorts (sleeping)-5 Bras-3 Thongs-5 Underwear-5 Socks-1 Sweatpants-1 baseball cap shoes-5 tennis shoes with socks Tank Top-1- white belt- white, brown, and silver jeans silver chain (for this outfit of mine) Bathroom Stuff Deodorant shampoo condishiner razor razor blades face wash fash wash wipes baby wipes eye makeup remover soap differin lotion sun screen cotton balls q-tips shaving cream tampons pads tooth brush tooth paste retainer case retainers udder cream (for my face) Getting Ready Items Blow drier brush straightner makeup perfume floss super floss (i have this bar behind my front teeth and i have to use super floss) mouthwash hair ties hair clips lip balm Beach Items Towel bathing suits-4 tanning oil Electronics Ipod Earphones camera phone camera charger phone charger ipod wall charger camera case phone case ipod case Extras Pillow wet bikini bag (its this bag i have) beach bag wallet id money prescriptions (med) hangers gum mints snacks keys lint roller ************ i put snacks on their because i just had surgrey on my wisedom teeth so i have to be careful what i eat, and im going to buy some snacks and put them in a bag in case i get hungrey and i cant eat the foods they bring.like if i get hungrey in the middle of the night or something. and i dont care if you use this for your own self :) thanks more

Resolved Question: How to find the floor plan to Phoenix Seven in Orange Beach, Alabama?

im staying at the Phoenix's next week. and we are staying at the 7th one, and i want to see the floor plan, i have been thier twice before, but i am having more people go with me this time so i want to see if their is any change, so do you know a website of somewhat that has all the floor plans, from like the smallest condo, to the biggest. because i might want to see if i can upgrade :) thanks and i want the floor plan not like pictures, i dont care what it looks like i just want to see how they have it layed out, and i looked on google and everything and i could not find anything. thanks again. :)so i kept doing reseach and i finally found it. all you have to do is pick what hotel you want then how big you want it then book it. haha. thanks myself :)so the first person to answer will get the 10 points, cause i dont want to delete this question for 5 points, so i want this question to be resolved so first answer is 10 points. :) more

Resolved Question: Property Devaluation, BP Oil Spill Questions?

Ok, I would probably need a realtor's opinion more on this one, or expertise rather. In a nutshell, I live 25 minutes from Gulf Shores Beach.....or the Alabama Coast. Which means all land value = plummeted. It would seem like a huge buyers market and it is really, but the citizens here have no jobs to buy these dirt cheap houses. Now comes my issue. My family owns a 14 acre plot of land with four houses situated on it. One of them being my late grandmother's which we have been trying to sell for a bit of time now. Given it's been some time on the market simply because the economy has been absolute crap for as long as I can remember no one could afford the property but now and especially now with the help of a coastline full of black oil that comes in waves and waves, would/could BP be held accountable for at least the devaluation that is destined to come with next years appraisal? It doesn't take a genius to know that the value a year ago would have been somewhat alright, although we've dropped the price by at least 20k so far, and to boot, it comes with a forth of the entire acreage. But now, with this oil bull**** there is no way in ____ that anyone is going to even consider buying this property, pristine land in a semi rural area about to have a road paved connected the town to a supposed living community in the future, which I'm sure is also canned now. So, even though this turned into a novel of sorts, I would never expect that BP would have to purchase the house or property but I do think that the extreme and sudden devaluation which will linger for years to come over our as well as my grandmother's house is a direct result from this spill. Now we are not looking for anything for our own property's although if we have a foothold we may, but the family is footing the bill for the other house that is basically just slowly draining everyone's pockets, more so now than ever and with this spill there 100% is no light near the end of any metaphorical tunnel lest a miracle presents itself. In anyone's opinion: Does BP have any financial accountability in the aforementioned situation in any way, shape, or form? Thanks for any and all advice! more

Resolved Question: BP Oil Spill Devaluation Inquiries.?

Resolved Question: Realty/BP Oil Spill Questions.?

Resolved Question: BP Oil Spill Help?!?!?

Resolved Question: where can i get my penis pierced in mississippi or alabama?

i want to get my dick pierced in either alabama or mississippi preforably at the beach in alabama or near meridian mississppi anyone know where i can get this done? more

Resolved Question: how do u find cheap hotels on the beach in gulf shores alabama i feel like iam looking in circles?

iam wanting to go to the beach in august and with the oil spill you would think i could find something cheap but i cant find anything there again i dont really know how to search it either lol can someone please tell me where to look or call to get a deal please more

Resolved Question: Planning a small road trip with my bff, where should we go?

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Mobile, Alabama Orange Beach, Foley, Gulf Shores, Alabama or a city in flordia but closer to alabama like panama city or closer more

Resolved Question: How much does it cost to get your naval pierced in alabama?

Im supposed to get it done next week and my i need to know how much it costs to get it done. Somewhere around mobile/daphne/orange beach ish area? Thanksalso where did you get it done at? more

Resolved Question: Are there any oil spill jobs in Alabama?

There are ruined beaches along the Gulf Coast. more

Voting Question: Why if the giant ship called the Whale operating in the Gulf of Mexico this morning?

Wasn't Obama supposed to waive the Jones Act for this to happen? As an avid follower of Fox News, I am disappointed. They told me that no foreign flagged ships could help with the BP Oil Spill because Obama refused to waive the Jones Act. So much for their credibility. They just made it up, as usual. And how about that Mexican ship I watched off Perdido Pass at Orange Beach, Alabama three weeks ago? Somebody forgot to tell them they needed a Jones Act Waiver to be working out there. I couldn't hear them from shore but I guess they were jabbering away in Spanish while they protected my beach from BP Oil. Probably didn't have Green Cards. What will Fox make up next? more

Resolved Question: Rate these bands/artists/entertainers on a scale of 1-10 (Bands/Entertainers that start with the letter A)?

Only rate the ones you know... a-ha ABBA ABC AC/DC The Adicts Aerosmith AFI Alabama The Alram The Album Leaf Alice Cooper Alice In Chains Alien Ant Farm The All-American Rejects All Time Low Allison Weiss The Allman Brothers Band Amiina Amy Beach Amy Lee Andrew W.K. Andy Snitzer Annette Brissett Apache Indian ApologetiX The Aquabats Arch Enemy The Archies Arctic Monkeys Arrested Development AsaTheComic Attaboy Skip Audioslave Avenged Sevenfold The Average White Band Avril Lavigne more

Resolved Question: Are the British and BP responsible for the oil pollution in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida & Louisiana beaches?

BP is a British corporation that employs Americans to drill in America.. more

Resolved Question: where should my family go this summer?

my family is planning on going somewhere next saturday for a week. we just dont know where. we live in alabama, and we want it to be at the most 6 hours away. weve been to myrtle beach, south caroline; savannah, georgia; and pretty much everywhere in tennessee. we dont want to go to texas because its too hot. we dont want to go anywhere thats blazing hot either. its really hard for us to choose a place to go. please help us decide. preferably not the beach. maybe somewhere with a beach nearby, but not JUST a beach. someone with some sightseeing and a fun place for the whole family. please keep in mind we dont want anywhere more than 6 hours away because we dont want to have a long drive. thank you :) more

Resolved Question: Some 70,000 turtle eggs to be whisked far from oil; your thoughts?

By BRIAN SKOLOFF, Associated Press Writer Brian Skoloff, Associated Press Writer – 51 mins ago PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. – An effort to save thousands of sea turtle hatchlings from dying in the oily Gulf of Mexico will begin in the coming weeks in a desperate attempt to keep an entire generation of threatened species from vanishing. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will coordinate the plan, which calls for collecting about 70,000 turtle eggs in up to 800 nests buried in the sand across Florida Panhandle and Alabama beaches. It's never been done on such a massive scale. But doing nothing, experts say, could lead to unprecedented deaths. There are fears the turtles would be coated in oil and poisoned by crude-soaked food. "This is an extraordinary effort under extraordinary conditions, but if we can save some of the hatchlings, it will be worth it as opposed to losing all of them," said Chuck Underwood of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100630/ap_on_re_us/us_oil_spill_saving_sea_turtles Edit: "This is sad. Very sad only." Excerpt from Neytiri, from the movie Avatar.It's good that 70,000 turtle eggs will be saved. It's sad that the oil spill has created this situation."Sure America. Save the turtle eggs, murder unborn babies. What is wrong here people?" Well CharChar...you try telling that to the women who say "It's my body and I have the right to do with it as I please." more

Voting Question: I need help with online dating! just read the rest below!?

I met a girl on myyearbook.com and i really like her even though ive never met her. I dont know why. We just sorta "clicked". We have stayed up all night every day for about a week just talking on the computer. Shes told me im really sweet and funny and stuff but im not really sure if any of that means she likes me. Me and two of my friends and one friends girlfriend were planning to take a trip to the beach. I really want this girl to come with me but the problem is.........i live in Mississippi, and she lives in Ohio. I am willing to drive all the way to get her, back to the beach in Alabama, and after a week at the beach, take her all the way back. How do i know if she likes me enough to go with me, or even likes me at all??? I would just tell her that i like her but she might think im a freak or just stupid for liking her when we have never even met.... i know this probably all sounds stupid to you but please help me. I would really appreciate it. and no rude comments please. more

Voting Question: cost and recomendations on belly button piercings?

I'm 16 almost 17 and my parents have finally agreed to let me get mine pierced. Does anyone know the cost in alabama? What are the rules on what kinda ring you get at first and what you should do after getting it done? I'm also going to the beach in 2 weeks,will it be okay to get it done before i go to the beach? any advice is appreciated(: more

Voting Question: Can you spot this '' ;-) '' down below? Type out the question i have put it in?

Only JOKER can do this. Why do superheros wear their underwear on the outside of their clothes? If you get cheated by the Better Business Bureau, who do you complain to? When sign makers go on strike, is anything written on their signs? Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet? Can you cry under water? Why Does Pluto Live in a dog house, eat dog food, etc. but Goofy, who is also a dog, lives in a condo and drives a car? If you blew a bubble in space would it pop? Are children who use sign language allowed to talk with their mouth full? How come all of the planets are spherical? How did the first women ever to shave their legs know that the skin wouldn't just peel right off? when a pregnant lady has twins, is there 1 or 2 umbilical cords? Why doesn't Winnie the Pooh ever get stung by the bees he messes with? Why do they put holes in crackers? Can you still say "Put it where the sun don't shine " on a nude beach? What do people in China call their good plates? How come toy hippos are always blue, or purple, when real hippos are brown? Why don't woodpeckers get headaches when they slam their head on a tree all day? If someone owns a piece of land, do they own it all the way to the center of the earth? If an escalotor breaks down, does it become stairs? Why do they call him Donkey Kong if he is not a donkey? Why do they say a football team is the 'world champion' when they don't play anybody outside the US? Do stuttering people stutter when they're thinking to themselves? If you put a chameleon in a room full of mirrors, what color would it turn? What are the handles for corn on the cob called? Why do British people never sound British when they sing? Why do we press the start button to turn off the computer? Do your eyes change color when you die? Were Mary and Joseph's surname Christ before Jesus was born? If a bunch of cats jump on top of each other, is it still called a dog pile? Silly Funny Questions Do sheep get static cling when they rub against one another? In libraries, do they put the bible in the fiction or non-fiction section? How old are you before it can be said you died of old age? If K.F.C Stands for Kentucky Fried Chicken, Why do they play sweet home Alabama on the comercials? If people with one arm go to get their nails done, do they pay half price? What type of animal is Snuffaluffagus? Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane? If a king is gay and marries another guy what is that guy to the royal family? Why do they call it "getting your dog fixed" if afterwards it doesn't work anymore? Does a 'Marks-A-Lot' marker, mark any more than a regular marker? What would you do if i pulled this face ;-) after i banged your Momma, Aunty, and Sister? I am the joker only i can bang a whole family. If you really could dig a hole to China, and you did, and you fell in, would you stop in the middle because of gravity? If the funeral procession is at night, do folks drive with their headlights off? What happens when you put a lightsaber in water? On Gilligan's Island, how did Ginger have so many different outfits when they were only going on a 3 hour tour? If I had my legs amputated, would I have to change my height and weight on my driver's license? If nobody buys a ticket to a movie do they still show it? How do you tell when you run out of invisible ink? Do movie producers still say lights, camera, and action when it is a dark scene? What do you call male ballerinas? How does Freddy Kruger wipe his butt? Why are the numbers on a calculator and a phone reversed? Why are plastic bears the only animal you can get honey from? Why can't you get honey from a plastic bee? Can bald men get lice? Stupid Funny Questions Do butterflies remember life as a caterpillar? If you undergo chemotherapy do you lose your pubic hairs? Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized? Does the postman deliver his own mail? Why does toilet bowl cleaner only come in the color blue? What happens when you put hand sanitizer on a place other then your hand? Why are women and men's shoe sizes different? Can you "stare off into space" when you're in space? Where do people in Hell tell other people to go? Is "vice-versa" to a dyslexic just plain redundant? How come you can kill a deer and put it up on your wall. but it's illegal to keep one as a pet? Why do we say we're head over heels when we're happy? Isn't that the way we normally are? If prunes are dehydrated plums, where does prune juice come from? Is it appropriate to say "good mourning" at a funeral? more

Resolved Question: Is the Federal Government really planning on evacuating up to 20 million Gulf Coast residents this summer?

Basically, if you live near the ocean in Florida (Gulf and Atlantic side), Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and parts of Texas, you will be forced from your home at gunpoint? when the oil washes on the beaches in larger quantities, claiming the fumes and general conditions will be dangerous? If they succeed in such an ungodly forced migration, will there be a sinister underlying agenda behind it? more

Resolved Question: Is the Administration actively making things WORSE in the Gulf? WHY?

Today's headline says it all. Berm dredging stopped by Feds.....see link: http://www.wdsu.com/news/23997498/detail.html So the beaches on the coasts of Louisiana, Miss, and Alabama get oiled for ten years. Those skimmers in Huston, refused on day 3 by the Feds, are now prohibited from Operating by the Coast Guard...BECAUSE THE CREWS DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT KIND OF LIFE VESTS!....and Florida was told they can't have any booms by the Obamabots....BECAUSE THEY MIGHT BE NEEDED ELSEWHERE! CAN THERE BE ANY DOUBT???? that obama intends to make the spill WORSE! and WHY????might you well ask? Does he hold a grudge against the Gulf states for voting for McCain? spelled V I N D I C T I V E, unlike Don Corleone...its only personal, not business. Or...why waste a perfectly good crisis...so lets ban oil drilling! Thank God a Fed Judge in Narle'ns overturned the mindless, wasteful Fed Moritorium on drilling. Way to go Judge! WHAT SAY YOU AMERICA? more

Resolved Question: Teach me how to duck hunt?

I want to learn how to duck hunt. Im 16 and have hunted whitetails, exotic's and dove. But I have been dieing to hunt ducks. So here's my dilemma. I dont have a boat or dog and dont have the money for either of them, like I said Im 16. :) haha So here are my questions How do I plan a trip? Where do i go? (State parks?, WMA's?, public land? what does it all mean?) What do I need? How do i hunt/RETRIEVE the ducks with no boat or dog? Im gonna have to hunt WITHOUT a dog or boat so how do I know where to go, so I walk out in the water? Im moving to Fort Walton beach, Florida this summer (around Pensacola) so wheres a good place around there? Wheres a good place to go in south alabama? I just want to know how to go out and hunt them without a guide. Im tired of having to do that, I just want to hunt! Please help or direct me to who can. thanks! more

Resolved Question: wheres a good place to go?

wed go for a couple days. and we cant fly and it cant be far away i live in alabama and we cant go to the beach anymore and i dont wanna go to new york city, but any suggestions about fun places to go? more

Resolved Question: Should the Federal government sue/interfere when States or Communities take over and do the Fed's job?

No, I'm not talking about Arizona, though I might as well be. I'm talking about the oil spill. "When brown clumps of tar began to wash up on the snow-white beaches around Destin last week, the mood in this sunny beach community shifted from optimistic denial to furious worry. Local ideas about how to protect the area clashed with plans from BP, state and federal agencies. Community volunteers struggling to cut through protocol cheered a decision by Okaloosa County to defy BP and the feds. They were done waiting. They'd use their own plans. "This is ridiculous. We'll take the heat. We would do whatever it took to stop the oil," said the county commission chairman, Wayne Harris. After months of wrangling with agencies responding to the spill, Harris wasn't willing to stake the county's ecology and economy only on boom that captures or absorbs oil. The commission authorized emergency management teams to add skimmers, barges and extra boom, and an air wall they hope will push the oil away. They plan to layer prevention measures in the pass that connects the Gulf to Choctawhatchee Bay, where fresh and salt water mix and dolphins play. Harris said the plan could cost up to $6 million per month, which he hopes will be covered by money from BP. The county developed its oil plan in the days after the disaster began to unfold, but it was plagued by miscommunications, disagreements and bureaucracy once it left local hands, Harris said. Communities along the Gulf Coast have made similar complaints. Mayors grilled a BP official about the response during a press conference earlier this month. In Magnolia Springs, Alabama, locals went outside the federal plan and risked incarceration by adding boom and barges to protect Weeks Bay. In Pointe Aux Chenes, Louisiana, Native Americans pitched in to string boom near an island where many of their ancestors are buried. Harris said some of his county's efforts may work; others may not. "Doing something is better than doing nothing," he said." ""I'm sure they're cussing. I'm sure they're cussing us bad," Harris said. "If we had waited, we'd still be waiting. Why did it take us giving an ultimatum?"" http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/06/21/oil.spill.okaloosa.county/index.html?hpt=C1 more

Resolved Question: Why are the beaches in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida so contaminated and polluted?

ugh! black waters! more

Resolved Question: How to deer camp/ duck hunt?

My dad is being stationed to Eglin AFB in fort walton beach this summer. They have 280,000 acres of hunting land that we may use. Now heres the thing Ive always dreamed about getting a tent, my gun, some supplies and going out for a couple of days during the season and makin a deer camp. Have a fire and hunt for deer. We currently live in Texas so Im used to stalking various animals(exotics) and sittin in a stand. But I think I would want to go old school and stalk. ANYWAY, How can I do that? I want most of the gear to be old school stuff. But besides that, How do I deer camp while still being legal? On eglin they have primitive camping sites so I thought that was a bonus for me. But I dont know. Also, I have always wanted to go duck hunting. Ive shot deer, dove, rams, exotic does. But Ive never been duck hunting. So I was wandering how the heck you go do that? I dont have a boat ot dog so how do I manage? Ive also thought it would be fun to drive up to alabama and go duck hunting sometime during the season. But again, I have no idea what Im doing and where to do it. Ive heard that public lands are crowded and all so that could be an issue with me not having a boat. Also how do I go out and hunt without a dog? I would have to know the depth of the water right? Like puddle duck hunts? I want to learn how to do that stuff. PLEASE HELP! more

Resolved Question: Who is responsible for getting the cleanup workers in the Gulf region the supplies they need?

This is unreal! I thought Obama said he was going to see to it that they had all the tools they needed to clean this stuff up. So...is it his responsibility or BPs responsibility to ensure supplies are well stocked so that there is no slow down in the clean up? MOBILE, Ala. – As countless tar balls washed ashore on a beach along Alabama's Gulf Coast, cleanup workers sat and watched because they didn't have the proper plastic covers to protect their shoes. Elsewhere, a crew using shovels and garden rakes worked for hours on a long stretch of sand that a machine could have cleaned in minutes. Almost two months after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, shortages of government-required protective gear and cleaning equipment are slowing work to remove the sticky mess and keep beaches and marshes along the Gulf Coast safe and oil-free.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100615/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill_supply_shortages more

Resolved Question: What are your opinions on the oil spill and is it going to effect my area?

I live in pensacola florida, close to alabama will the beaches be affected? and what do you think about this whole thing?i havent been able to go near the beaches to see or ask for myself.also do you think the US is going a little too hard on BP? more

Resolved Question: How can i help clean birds in the Oil Spill?

Ok i want to goto alabama or anywere. Help clean the birds and other animals in the oil spill. Can anyone give me some info on how i can do this. I googled but all i get is watchers i want to actually work with the birds. For at lease a few weeks or something. I need a website if possible. Age Limit. What minors can do. How to volunteer. Training? Can i help clean beaches/birds. Everything basically. Do i have to fill a online app or can i go directly to the place and tell them what i want. Either is fine Best answer will get 10points :) If you include everything or at least most of what i asked for! more

Resolved Question: Which beaches in the gulf coast have not been contaminated by the oil yet?

Every summer, My family and I go to a beach in Alabama, Texas, Mississippi, and Florida on the Gulf Coast and I'm from New Orleans. We were going to Pensacola Beach, but found out that the oil balls or something have been spotted there so can you help me find a different vacation spot, please? 10 points for best answer! more

Resolved Question: I need Help With Boy Scouts?

Im a boy scout and i need help with Requirement 4 4. Choose an issue that is important to the citizens of your community; then do the following: a. Find out which branch of local government is responsible for this issue. b. With your counselor's and a parent's approval, interview one person from the branch of government you identified in requirement 4a. Ask what is being done about this issue and how young people can help. c. Share what you have learned with your counselor. I living in Alabama, near the beach. Please help me. I dont know what to pick, or how to contact someone.I've tried google not a big help more

Resolved Question: Obama.... flip-flopper?

First he was going to make BP pay for the Gulf oil mess. Then he declared himself in charge. Now he's trying to find out "whose a$$ to kick" and making clear he'd fire BP's chief if only he could. Obama is talking ever tougher as the Gulf oil spill crisis drags on, the public's patience wears thin and the peril to his presidency increases. With pressure building on Obama to fix the crisis, the White House said he'll be heading back to the scene, spending next Monday and Tuesday inspecting oil damage in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. What does he think he's going to accomplish now?!?!? Stick a rake in his hand and let him clean up the beaches! This would be his only accomplishment thus far.... but no, he wants to look good when in fact, he's only digging a deeper hole for himself!!! more

Resolved Question: 2 questions about tanning !!!!?

I am a pale 15 year old girl that wants a tan, one thing i dont have a swimming pool, and my sister left for summer classes, so i have nobody to take me too a pool, and all my friends that are 16 have jobs, so im stuck at my house, none of my friends have pools, not many people do in alabama, well my city atleast, and i was wondering if i just put my bathing suit on and just get a beach chair and lay out in my front lawn, my back yard has to many trees to lay out back thier, but here are my questions, if i lay out of 3 hours a day will i have a tan in 3-4 days, and also if i lay out in the front yard, will peoople think im crazy and wierd, and stupid, i have a lot of hotttttt guys that live in my nieghborhood, but they live about a 10-15 minute walk away, and my street is not that busy even though i live on the main street. oh and bonus question- how can i not make my face red, but tan, if i dont put sunscreen on it frys and if i do its pale. so what to do, i get burnt in the main areas, forhead, and nose and under eyes or cheeks, . if you can answer these two questions plus the bonus, i will give you the best answer for 10 points, but it has to be good. haha :) thanks, oh the temp here lately have been 80 something but its been raining here lately, so im not sure what it will be tomorrow if its sunny, haha i want a tan because i get my braces off thursday and there taking a picture and im getting my permit friday. haha more

Resolved Question: What Are some your concerns about the OIL SPILL in the gulf of mexico?

I live in dauphin island alabama and the oil is not too far away from the shore here. I just bought a house on the beach so me and my family could enjoy the water and white sand. Now i guess you can say it was a waste of time and money. I am very frustrated with BP. But i do have one question though havent heard anyone on the news or any informative mention. What is going to happen when that big hole beneath the earths surface runs out of oil? is it going to collapse and reak more havoc opon the gulf coast, or cause more rigs to explode? Please share your thoughts and opinions? more

Resolved Question: was there a riot in tuscaloosa alabama...?

april 26th 1992? in the song april 26th 1992 it says that there was a riots in a list of citys. Riots on the streets of Miami oh, Riots on the streets of Chicago On the streets of Long Beach And San Francisco (Boise Idaho) Riots on the streets of Kansas City (Salt Lake, Hunnington Beach, CA) Tuscaloosa, Alabama ( Compton Michigan) and i asked my grandma if there was and she said she didnt remember one. i wasnt alive then so i dont know. but if there was or wasnt will you please tell me. thank you. :) more

Resolved Question: When will BP, with profits of $62million daily, be fined some amount that will actually have an impact?

They are not even sending 5% of their profits dealing with the oil spill. Now the beaches in Mississippi and Alabama are destroyed and the BP chairman is smug. Why not fine them $50 million a day and force them to pay for the clean-up. That would basically mean that they would cover expenses but not make a profit.Being from Biloxi, I am pissed to say the least. The beautiful beaches, the wild life. I am even more irate when I think of all the dead dauphins. I think it is time to cease the assets of BP and hold their management CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE. I think it is time for people to BOYCOTT BP! more

Resolved Question: Is it a bad time to vacation in Gulf Shores, AL?

Vacation in Gulf Shores Alabama? Although the oil spill has not reached the beaches in Gulf Shores Alabama to date and they have not closed the beaches I am still concerned with vacationing there. I have read articles that there is some funky smell in the area from it, I have read that there are sometimes "tarballs" on the beaches. I am concerned as well with a filmy residue that might wash up. Does anyone live in this area that can tell me the actual conditions of the beaches, not just if they are closed or not, but what the environment is. Is there an odor? Is there a film on the water? Any help is apprecaited. Thanks in advance. more

Resolved Question: Vacation in Gulf Shores Alabama?

Although the oil spill has not reached the beaches in Gulf Shores Alabama to date and they have not closed the beaches I am still concerned with vacationing there. I have read articles that there is some funky smell in the area from it, I have read that there are sometimes "tarballs" on the beaches. I am concerned as well with a filmy residue that might wash up. Does anyone live in this area that can tell me the actual conditions of the beaches, not just if they are closed or not, but what the environment is. Is there an odor? Is there a film on the water? Any help is apprecaited. Thanks in advance. more

Resolved Question: Can you name some other bands/artists than these that start with the letter A?

a-ha ABBA ABC AC/DC The Adicts Aerosmith AFI Alabama The Alarm The Album Leaf Alice Cooper Alice In Chains Alien Ant Farm The All-American Rejects All Time Low Allison Weiss Amiina Amy Beach Amy Lee Andrew W.K. Andy Snitzer Annette Brissett Apache Indian ApologetiX The Aquabats Arch Enemy Arctic Monkeys Arrested Development AsaTheComic Attaboy Skip Audioslave Avenged Sevenfold The Average White Band Avril Lavigne more