LOTTOMIKE's Blog

bought two tickets last night in tennessee 5846 straight,could've won ten grand if my numbers came in but 5876 hit.close but no cigars here.i hope to hit soon.

WASHINGTON -- Whites are now in the minority in nearly one in 10 U.S. counties. And that increased diversity, fueled by immigration and higher birth rates among blacks and Hispanics, is straining race relations and sparking a backlash against immigrants in many communities.

"There's some culture shock," said Mark Mather of the Population Reference Bureau, a Washington-based research agency. "But I think there is a momentum building, and it is going to continue."

As of 2006, non-Hispanic whites made up less than half the population in 303 of the nation's 3,141 counties, according to figures the Census Bureau is releasing Thursday. Non-Hispanic whites were a minority in 262 counties in 2000, up from 183 in 1990.

The Census Bureau's report has population estimates by race and ethnicity for every county in the nation. They are the first such estimates since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, scattering hundreds of thousands of people.

The biggest changes in were in Orleans Parish, La., home to New Orleans. The share of non-Hispanic whites in Orleans Parish grew from 27 percent in 2005 to 34 percent in 2006, while the share of blacks dropped from about 68 percent to 59 percent.

Many of the nation's biggest counties have long had large minority populations. But that diversity is now spreading to the suburbs and beyond, causing resentment in some areas.

Many Latinos say they see it in the debate over illegal immigration.

In northern Virginia, Teresita Jacinto said she feels less welcome today than when she first arrived 30 years ago, when she was one of few Hispanics in the area.

"Not only are we feeling less welcome, we are feeling threatened," said Jacinto, a teacher in Woodbridge, Va., about 20 miles southwest of Washington.

Woodbridge is part of Prince William County, which recently passed a resolution seeking to deny public services to illegal immigrants. Similar measures have been approved or considered in dozens of communities across the nation. In all, state lawmakers have introduced more than 1,400 measures related to immigration this year, the National Conference of State Legislatures says.

Supporters say local laws are necessary because Congress has failed to crack down on the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. But many Hispanics legally in the U.S. say they feel targeted, too.

"I think across the board all of us feel like we're not welcome," said Jacinto, who was born in the U.S. and volunteers for an advocacy group called Mexicans Without Borders.

Prince William County has seen its Hispanic population more than double since 2000, to nearly 70,000 last year. Non-Hispanic whites account for a little more than half the population, down from about two-thirds in 2000.

Greg Letiecq recently helped form a group to fight illegal immigration in northern Virginia, called Help Save Manassas. The group is named for a city surrounded by Prince William County.

"It's not about ethnicity, it's not about race. It's about lawful behavior versus unlawful behavior," Letiecq said.

Still, he complained that many newcomers eschew American culture in favor of their Latino heritage.

"It's the folks who come in and try to maintain the culture of the country they came from," Letiecq said. "They don't seem to embrace the American culture, the English language, the social norms of American culture."

Nationally, the number of minorities topped 100 million for the first time in 2006 -- about a third of the population. By 2050, minorities will account for half of U.S. residents, according to Census Bureau projections.

"I don't think Latinos or any other so-called minority group are seeking to make white people a minority," Jacinto said. "It's just a reality."

 

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER--AP

at this very moment in time the war in iraq has cost......

 

bought a 1 dollar jumbo bucks and won 2 dollars.bought a 2 dollar jumbo bucks and won nothing.haven't played a scratch off in forever.don't know when i'll play daily games again.

A bridge has collapsed dramatically in Minneapolis, sending cars and people into the Mississippi river below.

US news channel Fox New reports that at least 20-30 people are injured and several drivers or pedestrians have been thrown into the water.

Dramatic TV pictures show several sections of the bridge in the river with cars and lorries hanging over the edge of the structure.

Cars and lorries are also in the river while a lorry is on fire on one section of the bridge that is upright.

One US news report says a school bus with children onboard stopped just feet away from abyss.

 i cross 1-40 a lot where the mississippi bridge seperates arkansas and tennessee and it too is under construction.

542 days  8 hours  31 minutes  2 sec left until bush leaves office...

 

01.20.09 Bush's Last Day

welp today is the first day in tennessee for RNG.does anyone know if these sham drawings will be televised?

the neighborhood i live in has been historically mostly white for over a century.it is now gaining mexicans,blacks and ahem muslims.there is a building in the area with a gold dome that i never really stop to notice until today.its a muslim building where they all meet to worshiop or do educational things.well my neighbor who is arabian well i noticed him in the parking lot and he looked away from my glance kind of quickly because i sort of nodded to him.my girlfriend says at certain times they are chanting next door and it sounds like they are moaning.she has even called the law because she felt uncomfortable.should i keep a close eye on it?

welp after tomorrow i won't have balls anymore.you heard right.your eyes aren't playing tricks on you.tennessee has decided to do away with the balls being drawn so our beloved state is going to the dreaded RNG.count us in now as the in joke for lottery circles.and we had such a good lottery.HAD.

i believe in karma.do you?   

i think however you do others affects you later.i also think if your mean then bad things could come your way.i think if you treat others with respect well respect comes your way......

if tennessee starts going to computerized draws then i'm done with the lottery in tennessee.........

well last year the online gambling law was passed shutting down my money flow in the online gambling.then i thought well i'll just concentrate on tennessee lottery and now i hear they are going computerized.how much more bad luck is going to come for me gambling wise.i like the dogs over in arkansas and now there are problems with them wanting to get rid of the dogs and turn it into a casino.i guess i might as well throw in the towel.

Some say love it is a river
that drowns the tender reed
Some say love it is a razor
that leaves your soul to bleed

Some say love it is a hunger
an endless aching need
I say love it is a flower
and you it's only seed

It's the heart afraid of breaking
that never learns to dance
It's the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance
It's the one who won't be taken
who cannot seem to give
and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely
and the road has been too long
and you think that love is only
for the lucky and the strong
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows
lies the seed
that with the sun's love
in the spring
becomes the rose

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