What are the odds? Astronomical! However, sometimes people do beat them. In the case of Virginia Fike of Berryville, VA, she beat them good.
Really good.
“I picked numbers based on my parents’ anniversary and their ages at that time, divided by the year they were married,” said Ms. Fike. “I just love the jackpot games and I play when I can afford it.”
Two $1 million Powerball tickets, one recipient. Someone sure is smiling on this lucky lady!
What do you think she’ll be doing with all the money? What would *you* do with all that money?
Read all about her incredible lucky break here!
Many celebrities develop a taste for fine food. Given where they work, what they make, and the proximity to famous chefs and restaurants it’s pretty much a given and Mr. Pierce is no exception. As a native of New Orleans, LA he has always been around fantastic food. Oftentimes such celebrities open or become stakeholders in a new restaurant in order to continue their culinary adventures; who could blame them, really? But here is where Pierce is the exception to the rule: instead of haute cuisine, Pierce is helping his struggling community by giving them access to something many people take for granted: easy access to affordable fresh food. Since the Katrina disaster hit New Orleans in 2005 many of the established grocers have not re-opened in town or have relocated to wealthier neighborhoods. Enter Sterling Farms.
How many times have you gone into a business and thought to yourself “You know, I could run this place better than these guys.” Well, thinking that is all well and good by 52-year old James B. Summers took it one step further. It seems Mr. Summers walked into a local Denny’s, dressed in a maroon tie and trenchcoat holding a briefcase, declared he was the new manager and started to cook himself a burger.
The tiny village of Sobeto, Spain has only 250 people and has been struggling with the ravages of both Spain’s downturned economy and a severe drought. Despair was so high that many residents considered not taking part of Spain’s Christmas lottery – known as El Gordo or The Fat One – despite being a tradition. During trying times it’s easy to understand the frustration at putting the rare amount of coin you do have into something so unlikely as your country’s largest lottery. But they did it anyway and it seemed their time had come. Every household in this close-knit community got to share in the $950 million winnings, the largest pot ever.
How does one reconnect with nature while enjoying the comforts of modern living? Treehotel in Harads, a small village in northern Sweden, has the answer.
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It’s actually a bit more complicated than that. A six-man team of volunteer “astronauts” were sequestered for 520 days in a makeshift, bus-sized “ship” to study and determine just how an actual trip the red planet would affect people. The study, conducted by the European Space Agency, measured their abilities to cope with confinement and maintain daily activities on their year-and-a-half long trip there and back.
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