Monday, March 8, 2010
When it makes sense to file taxes late
When it makes sense to file taxes late
In some cases, filing for an extension on your tax return is a smart financial plan.
Warren Buffett's amazing record
Warren Buffett's amazing record
Just $10,000 invested with Buffett in 1964 would now be worth $80 million.
Confusion over American al-Qaida arrest
Confusion over American al-Qaida arrest
Pakistani officials thought an American al-Qaida member they arrested was the terror group's spokesman.
Spreading ocean threat worries scientists
Spreading ocean threat worries scientists
An underwater phenomenon creeping toward shore may signal big changes.
Come to America ...
Australians traveling to America will be asked to pay a $US10 fee to help fund a program to boost US tourism - as well as the country's ailing economy.
... and pay the bills
... and pay the bills
Siberian Methane Could Fast-Track Global Warming
Unexpectedly huge quantities of Siberian methane are being released into the atmosphere, according to a new study.
The resulting feedback loop could dramatically outpace the climate models that scientists and policy makers have been using as they attempt to roll back emissions.
When it comes to climate change, methane is bad news: It is 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide in causing increased atmospheric temperatures.
The resulting feedback loop could dramatically outpace the climate models that scientists and policy makers have been using as they attempt to roll back emissions.
When it comes to climate change, methane is bad news: It is 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide in causing increased atmospheric temperatures.
Attack on Nigerian Town Kills Hundreds
The death toll from weekend violence in central Nigeria climbed to more than 200 Monday after members of a machete-wielding muslim group attacked mostly christian villages, officials said.
Earthquake hits eastern Turkey
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck eastern Turkey on Monday, killing 57 people as it knocked down stone or mud-brick houses and minarets in at least six villages, the government said.
6.0 earthquake hits eastern Turkey
Ma Nature is getting a wee bit restless right about now.
6.0 earthquake hits eastern Turkey
Ma Nature is getting a wee bit restless right about now.
Teacher pricked children with syringe
A kindergarten teacher in southwestern China has admitted she used an empty hypodermic needle to prick 63 of her students on the hands, feet and buttocks as punishment for bad behavior, state media reported Friday.
Man arrested for 'thinking of a cheeseburger'
A homeless Gastonia man who allegedly hoisted a sign reading, "I'm thinking of a cheeseburger," near an interstate off-ramp was charged with violating the city begging ordinance.
Sleep Habits Revealed
A survey of more than 1,000 Americans, divided into four ethnic groups, showed people are pretty busy during the one hour before going to bed.
Sleep Habits Revealed
Sleep Habits Revealed
Pothole Gardening for the Truly Compulsive
From Treehugger:
Image from P. Dungey
We have had match stick gardening and upside down plant holders and guerrilla gardening but this is one for the gardener who is truly compulsive. Potholes, filled with flowers... Why?
Pete Dungey has been patiently planting flowers in potholes to highlight "the problem of surface imperfections on Britain's roads." He says "If we planted one of those in every hole, it would be like a forest in the road". It's poetry of an urban kind.
Article continues: Pothole Gardening for the Truly Compulsive
Puffed-up planets are heated like toast
Wind-driven electrical currents could explain why some exoplanets are much bigger than expected – and account for Jupiter's stripes.Puffed-up planets are heated like toast
Adding oxygen to booze speeds sobriety
It sounds like a drinker's dream, but could end up being their downfall if it encourages heavy drinkers to consume even more.Adding oxygen to booze speeds sobriety
Bonobos opt to share their food
From BBC-Science:
 |  | One of our closest primate relatives, the bonobo, prefers to share its food rather than dine alone, scientists report. |
Accents Trump Skin Color
Children, like adults, use three visible cues--race, gender and age--to arrange their social world. They prefer to make friends with kids similar to them on these traits.
New research shows that verbal accents may be equally important in guiding youngsters’ social decisions--in fact, accents may be even more important than race.
Accents Trump Skin Color
And I Quote
Grandmother Camps Out 43 Hours For Ice Cream
Here's one Wisconsin grandmother who makes time for her grandson.
Grandmother Camps Out 43 Hours For Ice Cream
Grandmother Camps Out 43 Hours For Ice Cream
It's a Knockout: Granny vs. Shark Edition
You just can't make this stuff up!
A grandma enjoying a snorkeling holiday near the Whitsundays in Queensland Australia was the unfortunate victim of a vicious shark attack last week.
But rather than simply trying to make her escape, the 60 year old holiday maker decided to fight back - by literally punching the five foot shark in the face.
A grandma enjoying a snorkeling holiday near the Whitsundays in Queensland Australia was the unfortunate victim of a vicious shark attack last week.
But rather than simply trying to make her escape, the 60 year old holiday maker decided to fight back - by literally punching the five foot shark in the face.
World's Largest Tree House Stands 10-Stories Tall
From Treehugger:
Photo via Obvious
16 years ago, Horrace Burges had a divine vision, a calling from heaven. And, like the ark-crafting Noah before him, Horrace picked up a hammer and built a large wooden structure of his own--the world's largest tree house. At 10 stories tall, with roughly 10,000 square feet, the tree house may be more aptly called a 'tree mansion', but according Horrace, it's a work in progress.
Article continues: World's Largest Tree House Stands 10-Stories Tall
Healthiest housing markets in the U.S.
Healthiest housing markets in the U.S.
Find the right mix of affordability, stable home prices, and fewer foreclosures in these cities.
Lindsay Graham lies about reconciliation
Repugicans - They're liars, plain and simple.
The Democrats need to remind the American people, over and over, that the repugicans got us into the entire mess we are in, and that they are liars.
The Democrats need to remind the American people, over and over, that the repugicans got us into the entire mess we are in, and that they are liars.
Lindsay Graham is leading the pack - the following is an out-n-out lie:
GRAHAM: Well, reconciliation will be used to clean up the Senate bill to make House members happy. House members are going to vote for the Senate bill and they hate it. And the Senate and the president saying, OK, we’re going to change what you don’t like.
And when it comes to the Republicans, you all don’t matter anymore. You just need a simple majority. So reconciliation will empower a bill that was very partisan. We’ve had reconciliation votes, but all of them had received bipartisan support. The least was 12 when we did reconciliation with tax cuts.
Now the truth, from ThinkProgress:
Graham’s claim that “the least” amount of Democratic votes a GOP reconciliation bill received “was 12″ is flat out false. As The Wonk Room’s Igor Volsky has detailed, during the Bush presidency, the Republican-controlled Senate passed three reconciliation bills with three or less Democratic votes. The 2003 Bush tax cuts were supported by only two Democrats and needed Vice President Dick Cheney’s tie-breaking vote to pass.
The White House and the Democrats in Congress are dealing with bold-faced liars.
They need to start treating them like it.
They need to start treating them like it.
Woman again tries using cabs to steal TVs
In Dumb Crook News:
Police said a North Pole woman accused in December of stealing televisions and hiring a cabbie as her getaway driver is now accused of trying it again.Breakthrough Producing Hydrogen from Water + Sunlight
From Treehugger:
Image: Angewandte Chemie, Wiley
Sunlight + Water = Hydrogen Gas
Scientists at the University of East Anglia, led by Dr. Thomas Nann, report a breakthrough in the production of hydrogen from water using the energy of sunlight. Amidst all the hype about a potential hydrogen economy, which would rely upon the highly energetic and clean burning hydrogen atom, one of the big questions has been whether sufficient hydrogen can be produced without using yet more energy to create the hydrogen. Typical production methods include stripping hydrogen from other fuels like methane or using electrolysis to split the hydrogen out of water. But with efficiencies between 20 and 40% for producing energy from traditional photovoltaic processes, the hydrogen economy cannot be solar powered. Or can it?
Article continues: Breakthrough Producing Hydrogen from Water + Sunlight
Cop News
In Cop News
Wisconsin cop gets 18 months for beating suspect in squad car
Florida deputy charged with smuggling contraband into jail
Un-named Wisconsin deputy is suspended pending investigation of unspecified charges
Kentucky cop arrested for driving police cruiser while intoxicated
Illinois police lieutenant arrested for theft, official misconduct
Louisiana grandmother alleges police pepper-sprayed her unnecessarily
Wisconsin cop gets 18 months for beating suspect in squad car
Florida deputy charged with smuggling contraband into jail
Un-named Wisconsin deputy is suspended pending investigation of unspecified charges
Kentucky cop arrested for driving police cruiser while intoxicated
Illinois police lieutenant arrested for theft, official misconduct
Louisiana grandmother alleges police pepper-sprayed her unnecessarily
World's most expensive olive oils
World's most expensive olive oils
An "ultra premium" Greek oil costs $182 a bottle and boasts a vanilla aftertaste.
Defying logic ...
I received a letter from my bank the other day, telling me, "This is the last time we're going to spend a quarter to tell you that you have fifteen cents!"
Little tricks that add up to big savings
Little tricks that add up to big savings
Live a richer life without being wealthy by implementing these creative ideas.
Best freebies to get on your birthday
Best freebies to get on your birthday
There are plenty of places to find free meals and deals on your special day.
Bones Found
The bones of a 14-year-old Southern California girl who vanished more than a year ago while walking to school were discovered in a rugged, remote area, authorities said Sunday, less than a week after a registered sex offender was charged with murdering another Southern California girl, 17-year-old Chelsea King.
Police say bones of 14-Year-old have been found
Police say bones of 14-Year-old have been found
IT personnel placed on leave in school district spying case
More information continues to flow in about a Pennsylvania school district's alleged practice of "webcam spying" on students. The practice of the district remotely activating (school-provided) laptop webcams first emerged when the parents of Harriton High School tenth-grader Blake Robbins discovered that an assistant principal told their son that she had a picture that proved he “was engaged in improper behavior in his home.”
Afghan militants battling Taliban defect to government
Dozens of Islamist militants defected to Afghan government forces Sunday after armed clashes erupted between them and their one-time Taliban allies in a northeastern province, two police officials said.
Speaking of just that ...
Taliban, rival militants battle in Afghan province
The militants are apparently fighting for control of several villages where the central government has almost no presence.
Employers, consumers in standoff
Employers, consumers in standoff
Employers won't hire until customers spend, and customers won't spend until employers hire.
Pakistan detains American-born al-Qaida
Two Pakistani officers and a government official said Sunday that an American charged with treason for working with al-Qaida had been captured, a development that could deliver another significant blow in the U.S.-led battle against the terror network.UPDATED: Adam Gadahn may not be the Al Qaeda operative captured in Pakistan, the New York Times now reports. Senior U.S. officials told the Times that Pakistani security forces actually caught American Abu Yahya al-Adam, a Pennsylvania native linked to Al Qaeda's Afghan combat operations and a close aide to Osama Bin Laden.
Today is ...
Today is Monday, March 8, the 67th day of 2010.
There are 298 days left in the year.
There are 298 days left in the year.
Today's unusual holiday or celebrations is:
Fun Facts About Names Day
Fun Facts About Names Day
Our Readers
Some of our readers today have been in:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Paris, Ile-De-France, France
London, England, United Kingdom
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Quito, Pichinca, Ecuador
as well as Scotland, and the United States in such cities as Chepachet, Hialeah, Shrewsbury, Bokeelia, Cour D'Alene, Glastonbury, Sparta, Katy, Mammoth Lakes, Lodi and more
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Paris, Ile-De-France, France
London, England, United Kingdom
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Quito, Pichinca, Ecuador
as well as Scotland, and the United States in such cities as Chepachet, Hialeah, Shrewsbury, Bokeelia, Cour D'Alene, Glastonbury, Sparta, Katy, Mammoth Lakes, Lodi and more
Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
You've decided to give yourself exactly what you need -- which might be a change of scenery and some new people and experiences to enjoy.
Still, you're duty-bound to make sure everything at home will run without a hitch in your absence.
So before you board that plane or hop in your car, be sure the person you trust most is in charge of everything.
You won't be able to enjoy yourself or concentrate on the task at hand if you don't.
And away we go.
You've decided to give yourself exactly what you need -- which might be a change of scenery and some new people and experiences to enjoy.
Still, you're duty-bound to make sure everything at home will run without a hitch in your absence.
So before you board that plane or hop in your car, be sure the person you trust most is in charge of everything.
You won't be able to enjoy yourself or concentrate on the task at hand if you don't.
And away we go.
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