powerful turbo AWD rally car

Ken Block has done it again, and even though this particular dead horse has now 
suffered at least six beatings, it's always fun to see Block try to one-up himself in a wickedly powerful turbo AWD rally car.
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sure police guns are safe

A Massachusetts politician has put forth a proposal to allow local police to enter homes without a warrant in order to inspect whether gun owners are properly storing their firearms.The idea was floated by Swampsott Selectman Barry Greenfield, who expressed frustration about the Newtown school massacre in the neighboring state of Connecticut and in other cases where people have obtained their parents’ guns to carry out shootings.

“We need the ability to enforce the state law,” Greenfield said, according to theSwampscott Patch.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/11/11/police-entering-homes-to-make-sure-guns-are-stored-safely-if-this-politician-has-his-way/

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central Philippines storms

Typhoon Haiyan one of the strongest storms on record this year, came ashore in the central Philippines,winds of 147 miles per hour and forced more than 700,000 people from their homes.
details

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2013/11/typhoon_haiyan.html 

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Brits Love Their Local Design Talent

Last Friday, the British Fashion Council and luxury e-tailer stylebop.com invaded Los Angeles' iconic Chateau Marmont hotel to party down with Britain's best and brightest red carpet designers. The event was hosted by English fashion darling Poppy Delevingne and drew a crowd of famous faces that were quick to declare their love for the city's good vibes and even better grub. 

"I've been in L.A. for five weeks to audition for TV shows and work on my tan," said a sun-kissed Delevingne, who wore a fierce floral number by Mary Katrantzou for the night. "I miss home, but I'm going to miss L.A.'s In-N-Out cheeseburgers more!" (The fast food chain equally charms her superstar

details

http://on.elle.com/HJJrDq

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Birds avoid noise

Researchers from Boise State University in Idaho created a “phantom road” at a site in the Boise Foothills that is a stopover for migratory birds in the fall. They put up 15 speakers in Douglas fir trees and played recorded sounds of a road at intervals of four days — four days on, four days off. They then counted birds at three locations along their phantom road and three locations nearby where the road noises couldn’t be heard.
“When the noise was on,” they write, “fewer birds were present near the phantom road.” Bird abundance declined by more than a quarter near the make-believe road, and two species — thecedar waxwing and yellow warbler — almost completely avoided it. Only one species, theCassin’s finch, was more likely to be seen near the phantom road than in the quiet areas. 
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https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/wild-things/birds-avoid-sounds-roads

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Star War Episode VII Open auditions are being planned

The casting sessions for Star Wars: Episode VII will start later this week at locations around the UK and Ireland, including London, Dublin and Glasgow.The open auditions for a "major Hollywood Movie" were first published on the twitter account @UKopencall, which announced a "nationwide search for lead roles for a Disney movie".According to a casting notice the film-makers are looking to fill two roles.Star Wars: Episode VII is scheduled to begin shooting at Pinewood Studios in spring 2014, for an expected 2015 release.for more

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24828750

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