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
Monday, March 8, 2010
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Paris, Ile-De-France, France
London, England, United Kingdom
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Quito, Pichinca, Ecuador
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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.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Gunmen kill Pakistani Taliban leader in northwest
Pakistani intelligence officials and militants say gunmen have killed a Pakistani Taliban commander in the country's North Waziristan tribal area.
A local Taliban member says Maulvi Noor Mohammad was ambushed Saturday night near the main town of Miran Shah by relatives of a man he recently tortured and killed.
Gunmen kill Pakistani Taliban leader in northwest
A local Taliban member says Maulvi Noor Mohammad was ambushed Saturday night near the main town of Miran Shah by relatives of a man he recently tortured and killed.
Gunmen kill Pakistani Taliban leader in northwest
Poker Tournament Robbed
Gamblers ducked under tables at the city's Grand Hyatt Hotel as the five raiders burst in, armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles, grenades and machetes.
The thieves made off with 800,000 euros (about £719,000) in the pandemonium, according to local media reports.
America's wealthiest counties
America's wealthiest counties
Despite the weak economy, the median income in one high-end suburb tops $110,000 a year.
World's most beautiful hot springs
World's most beautiful hot springs
These sublime, and sometimes surreal, steaming pools of wellness are worth a dip.
Clear One Health Insurance Hooks Oregonians Up with Holistic Care
From Treehugger:
Photo via: Wonderlane/Flickr
Current events lead us to believe Obama's needed health care reform will finally come to pass. Being that both sides of the issue are interested in cutting costs, there's an independent, alternative and affordable health care company which provides a good model for progressive, preventative protection to residents of the state of Oregon. It's called the Natural Health Plan.
According to the insurance company, Clear One Health Plans, Inc., "The Natural Plan is ideal for individuals who have the desire to treat the whole person (mind, body, spirit), are focused on health and fitness, yoga and other fitness products, green living, personal development, and those who follow Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS)."
Article continues: Clear One Health Insurance Hooks Oregonians Up with Holistic Care
Secrets of the world's largest cruise ship
Secrets of the world's largest cruise ship
The Oasis of the Seas is almost five times the size of the Titanic.
How spoons give a reverse reflection
How spoons give a reverse reflection
Why do you appear upside-down when looking at the front side of a spoon but not at the back?
Popular Science has it's archives online
... and they're free!
Popular Science, in partnership with Google, just put its 137-year archive online, for free. You can't yet browse by issue; rather, the entry point is a keyword search box.Yes, the ads are all there too.
At left, Chatroulette, er, I mean "You See Your Party On New Video Phone" (September, 1950).
Careers that benefit your health
10 careers that benefit your health
These professions can help you stay fit while helping others do the same.
Ways grocers trick you into spending
6 ways grocers trick you into spending
Beware of a supermarket's "chill zone," which is designed to inspire impulse buys.
The truth behind debt settlements
The truth behind debt settlements
Yes, it's quite possible to get rid of credit card debt for less than you owe.
Al-Qaida calls on US Muslims to attack America
Al-Qaida's American-born spokesman on Sunday called on Muslims serving in the U.S. armed forces to emulate the Army major charged with killing 13 people in Fort Hood. In a 25-minute video posted on militant Web sites, Adam Gadahn described Maj. Nidal Hasan as a pioneer who should serve as a role model for other Muslims, especially those serving Western militaries.
More U.S. airports employ full-body scans
More U.S. airports employ full-body scans
Passengers who refuse the scan will go through a more intense traditional screening.
Top homeschool texts dismiss evolution
Beware the wingnut infiltrators ...
Top homeschool texts dismiss evolution
Books that dispute Darwin's theory dominate the market of more than 1.5 million students.
While the public schools aren't doing the best job of it - at least they are teaching the correct lessons!
Gas odor leads to $5 million drug bust
Police investigating the source of a gas odor at a northern New Jersey home instead found thousands of pills and other prescription medications worth $5 million.
Gas odor leads to $5 million drug bust
Cop News
In Cop News
Iowa cop quits after being charged with aggravated assault in road-rage incident
Florida cop is "bad" but not racist, says police chief after cop is finally arrested for targeting minorities with false tickets
Chicago pays $78K to settle lawsuit after cop illegally orders nurse to draw blood from drunken-driving suspect
"There were a couple of hundred drunk kids trying to walk home, and there were an equal number of cops trying to beat the [expletive] out of them."
Ohio police officer charged with online threats
Florida sheriff settles another Taser lawsuit for $95,000
Iowa cop quits after being charged with aggravated assault in road-rage incident
Florida cop is "bad" but not racist, says police chief after cop is finally arrested for targeting minorities with false tickets
Chicago pays $78K to settle lawsuit after cop illegally orders nurse to draw blood from drunken-driving suspect
"There were a couple of hundred drunk kids trying to walk home, and there were an equal number of cops trying to beat the [expletive] out of them."
Ohio police officer charged with online threats
Florida sheriff settles another Taser lawsuit for $95,000
Gays in the Military Ruling Creates Dilemma for Brass
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that, for a gay service member's discharge to be constitutional, the military must demonstrate the firing promotes "cohesion or discipline in the unit" in all Western States.
11-year-old hailed as bus crash hero
11-year-old hailed as bus crash hero
From a stretcher, Oscar Rodriguez translated for rescue workers and crash victims.
Chileans find hope in a photograph
Chileans find hope in a photograph
With the flash of a camera, Bruno Sandoval went from a quake survivor to a symbol of national strength.
Dictator's son winner of Togo election
Provisional results indicate President Faure Gnassingbe won 1.2 million votes, representing 60.9 percent of the roughly 2 million votes cast in the tiny country, said Issifou Tabiou, the head of the election body.
Leading Pakistani Taliban deputy believed killed
A top Pakistani Taliban commander close to al-Qaida is believed to have been killed in an army airstrike, officials said Saturday, in the latest apparent blow to insurgents who have attacked Pakistan and threatened U.S. forces in neighboring Afghanistan.
Big donor stops giving to repugicans over leaked fundraising document attacking Pelosi, Reid, Obama
More fallout over the 'secret' repugican fundraising document that recommended milking "ego driven" donors by playing on their fear that Obama, Reid and Pelosi were sending America into "socialism."
From Ben Smith:
A prominent evangelical figure and repugican donor says he will end his contributions to the organized repugican rarty in reaction to the leaked fundraising presentation that advised using "fear" to solicit contributions and displayed an image of President Obama as the Joker from Batman.
Mark DeMoss, who heads a two bit christian public relations firm in Atlanta and served as a liaison to the evangelical coven for Mitt Romney in 2008, wrote chairwimp Michael Steele yesterday that he was "ashamed" of the presentation, calling depictions of Obama, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Majority Leader Harry Reid "shameful, immature and uncivil, at best."
"I’m afraid the presentation is representative of a culture and mindset within the repugican national cabal," DeMoss, a past member of the rnc's "Eagle" program for top donors who gave the party $15,000 in 2008, wrote in the letter to Steele, which he shared with POLITICO. "Consequently, I will no longer contribute to any fundraising entity of our party—but will contribute only to individual candidates I choose to support."
This is good news for the American people.
When even the most lunatic fringe of your lunatic fringe base doesn't like you anymore - you're in trouble
When even the most lunatic fringe of your lunatic fringe base doesn't like you anymore - you're in trouble
Ahmadinejad: Sept. 11 attacks a 'big lie'
This man is deranged ...
Ahmadinejad: Sept. 11 attacks a 'big lie'
Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes a bold statement against the official U.S. version.
Today is ...
Today is Sunday, March 7, the 66th day of 2010.
There are 299 days left in the year.
There are 299 days left in the year.
Today's unusual holidays and celebrations are:
Daughters' and Sons' Day
National Be Heard Day
and
Namesake Day
Our Readers
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Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
London, England, United Kingdom
Middlebrough, England, United Kingdom
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Khartoum, Al Khartum, Sudan
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Middlekerk, Antwerpen, belgium
Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Krasnodar, Krasnodar, Russia
Jiddah, Al Jawf, Saudi Arabia
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Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
London, England, United Kingdom
Middlebrough, England, United Kingdom
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Khartoum, Al Khartum, Sudan
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Middlekerk, Antwerpen, belgium
Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Krasnodar, Krasnodar, Russia
Jiddah, Al Jawf, Saudi Arabia
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Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
For the past two days, you've been wooing and romancing -- not to mention being wooed and romanced -- and it hasn't been all that hard to handle.
But it's Sunday, which means tomorrow is Monday, and it's time to get to the heart of the matter.
You have something to say, and you won't be able to resist saying it any longer.
Not to worry.
They have something equally impulsive to say to you.
Really!
For the past two days, you've been wooing and romancing -- not to mention being wooed and romanced -- and it hasn't been all that hard to handle.
But it's Sunday, which means tomorrow is Monday, and it's time to get to the heart of the matter.
You have something to say, and you won't be able to resist saying it any longer.
Not to worry.
They have something equally impulsive to say to you.
Really!
Saturday, March 6, 2010
NFL team's bold free-agent gambles
NFL team's bold free-agent gambles
In one remarkable day, the Chicago Bears look to change their fortunes — immediately.
Uncovering strange ways drug smugglers hide their stash
Septic tanks, computer boxes and tires ...
Each year, drug smugglers get more inventive with places to hide their cargo.
Uncovering strange ways drug smugglers hide their stash
Each year, drug smugglers get more inventive with places to hide their cargo.
Uncovering strange ways drug smugglers hide their stash
A discovery of mammoth proportions
Woolly mammoth tusks have been uncovered in the Grande Ronde Valley in northeastern Oregon.
A discovery of mammoth proportions
Sumo wrestles cash machine
A sumo wrestler ripped a cash machine out of a Moscow store, walking off with the bulky 90kg machine on his shoulders, police said.
Sumo wrestles cash machine
Sumo wrestles cash machine
Bomb-Sniffing Rats Save Lives in Africa
Everyone knows that rats have a nose for garbage, but their sense of smell now serves another higher purpose -- sniffing out landmines to save lives.
Bomb-sniffing dogs are a common sight in airports and other public spaces, but an organization called APOPO says that rats can do similar work, sometimes even better than a dog.
Bomb-sniffing dogs are a common sight in airports and other public spaces, but an organization called APOPO says that rats can do similar work, sometimes even better than a dog.
Harsh realities of college savings plans
Harsh realities of college savings plans
Despite their tax benefits, much-hyped "529" plans also have big drawbacks.
The easy $35-a-month savings plan
The easy $35-a-month savings plan
Save just $35.86 more each month, and you'll be amazed at the results.
Manatee Cousins in Mideast Face Uncertain Future
From Treehugger:
A dugong in an aquarium in Sydney, Australia. Photo by jo3hug via Flickr.
It must have required many lonely months out to sea to mistake this face only a mother could love for that of a fair maiden, but encounters with dugongs are indeed said to have been the inspiration for the myth of the mermaid. While the fictional fish-human hybrids were believed to have "called sailors to their death by encouraging them to jump overboard from their ships," Green Prophet reports that it's humans who are threatening their real-life counterparts with extinction.
Article continues: Manatee Cousins in Mideast Face Uncertain Future
FDA orders food recalls
The problems are going to take time to correct after years of letting the factory food industry do whatever they like (and pushing expensive health care costs to consumers) but the change in attitude is impressive. Until Democrats in Congress started to change the rules, there were no recalls unless the company decided to recall a product. This tended to occur after serious problems including death, so getting ahead of the problem makes a lot of sense.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a recall of a common flavor enhancer that could be contaminated with salmonella bacteria.
The product, called hydrolyzed vegetable protein or HVP, is potentially in thousands of food products, including soups, sauces, chilis, stews, hot dogs, gravies, seasoned snack foods, dips and dressings. HVP is manufactured by a Las Vegas company.
FBI Indicts 26 MS-13 Gang Members
A federal indictment was unsealed Friday charging 26 members of the violent street gang called "Mara Salvatrucha"("MS-13") with federal racketeering and othe related crimes.FBI Indicts 26 MS-13 Gang Members
President Obama's Weekly Address
(The transcript is unavailable at this time)
Here are a few more points about how health insurance reform measures will benefit Americans this year:
Hold Insurance Companies Accountable:
- Eliminate lifetime limits and restrictive annual limits on benefits in all new plans;
- Prohibit rescissions of health insurance policies in all individual plans;
- Prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in all new plans;
- Require premium rebates to enrollees from insurers with high administrative expenditures and require public disclosure of the percent of premiums applied to overhead costs;
- Establish a process for the annual review of unreasonable increases in premiums, requiring State insurance commissioners to work with the HHS Secretary and States.
Protect Consumers:
- Provide grants to States to support health insurance consumer assistance and ombudsman programs to help consumers;
- Ensure consumers have access to an effective internal and external appeals process to appeal new insurance plan decisions;
- Require all insurance plans to use uniform coverage documents so consumers can make easy comparisons when shopping for health insurance;
- Establish an internet portal to assist Americans in identifying coverage options;
- Prohibit insurers from discriminating in favor of highly compensated employees by charging them lower premiums.
Ensure Affordable Choices and Quality Care:
- Provide immediate access to insurance for uninsured Americans who are uninsured because of a pre-existing condition through a temporary high-risk pool;
- Create a temporary re-insurance program for early retirees;
- Require new plans to cover an enrollee’s dependent children until age 26;
- Require new plans to cover preventive services and immunizations without cost-sharing;
- Offer tax credits to small businesses to purchase coverage;
- Facilitate administrative simplification to lower health system costs.
Today is ...
Today is Saturday, March 6, the 65th day of 2010.
There are 300 days left in the year.
There are 300 days left in the year.
There are no unusual holidays or celebrations today.
Our Readers
Some of our readers today have been in:
Coimatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfaln, Germany
Lincoln, England, United Kingdom
Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
as well as the United States in such cities as Johns Island, Defiance, Brighton, West Linn, Holland, Hammond and more
Coimatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfaln, Germany
Lincoln, England, United Kingdom
Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
as well as the United States in such cities as Johns Island, Defiance, Brighton, West Linn, Holland, Hammond and more
Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
You're oh, so ready for a break.
Sure, you're as familiar with stress as anyone, but this last run has lasted a bit too long.
So why not pretend it's Sunday all over again?
Get some friends together and talk about the higher meaning of things -- about life, love and relationships.
Okay, maybe you should leave out relationships.
(Oh, and politics and religion and maybe even sports, too. Just to be safe.)
What's a break?
You're oh, so ready for a break.
Sure, you're as familiar with stress as anyone, but this last run has lasted a bit too long.
So why not pretend it's Sunday all over again?
Get some friends together and talk about the higher meaning of things -- about life, love and relationships.
Okay, maybe you should leave out relationships.
(Oh, and politics and religion and maybe even sports, too. Just to be safe.)
What's a break?
Friday, March 5, 2010
Texas judge says death penalty unconstitutional
A Texas judge in the county that sends more inmates to death row than any other in the nation is apparently taking a stand.
Texas judge says death penalty unconstitutional
Jobless Rate Holds Steady, Raising Hopes of Recovery
Bolstering hopes that a still-sputtering recovery was beginning to gain momentum.
The government’s monthly snapshot of the job market found that another 36,000 jobs disappeared in February — hardly cause for a celebration.
Yet compared to the monthly losses of more than 650,000 jobs a year ago ...
A 62m cannabis gang facing prison
A gang believed to be Britain's most prolific importers of skunk cannabis are facing jail.
Full StoryThe junk food sellers aren't too happy with this development, you know.
Teen arrested listening to lewd lyrics
From the "Go do some real police work" Department:
A teen has been arrested for listening to what police deem offensive rap music.
Rap fan arrested listening to lewd lyrics
While rap is crap this is a bit on the stupid side.
OK, a way far bit on the stupid side!
A teen has been arrested for listening to what police deem offensive rap music.
Rap fan arrested listening to lewd lyrics
While rap is crap this is a bit on the stupid side.
OK, a way far bit on the stupid side!
More sick on virus-plagued cruise ship
Passengers have again fallen ill with a stomach bug aboard a cruise ship hit by a virus last month on its previous trip from South Carolina.
More sick on virus-plagued cruise ship
More sick on virus-plagued cruise ship
Police dog detects drugs in cheeseburger
Police say an alert drug-sniffing dog was not interested in a double cheeseburger but in the crack cocaine it concealed, leading to the arrest of three people Thursday night.
Police dog detects drugs in cheeseburger
Police dog detects drugs in cheeseburger
Man sent to prison for 15 years gets new trial after jury didn't take oath to be honest
A Michigan man sent to prison for 15 years is getting a new trial after the judge failed to do a routine procedure - ask the jury to take an oath.
Michigan man sent to prison for 15 years gets new trial after jury didn't take oath to be honest
Michigan man sent to prison for 15 years gets new trial after jury didn't take oath to be honest
Stock market psychic busted by SEC
Perhaps he should have seen it coming.
A man claiming to be a stock market psychic is charged with bilking $6 million from more than 100 investors.
Stock market psychic busted by SEC
A man claiming to be a stock market psychic is charged with bilking $6 million from more than 100 investors.
Stock market psychic busted by SEC
Ever Wonder What A $28M Apartment Looks Like?
It's a shocker even for New York City's posh Fifth Avenue.
At the former Stanhope Hotel, which has been revamped into a fancy residence over the past few years, the last apartment is for sale - and going for a whopping $28.5 million.
Ever Wonder What A $28M Apartment Looks Like?
At the former Stanhope Hotel, which has been revamped into a fancy residence over the past few years, the last apartment is for sale - and going for a whopping $28.5 million.
Ever Wonder What A $28M Apartment Looks Like?
Possible Meteor Citing Near Hudson
There are two meteor showers happening in the sky this week and one of the fiery rocks may have landed just across the river near Hudson.How to tap the 'secret' job market
How to tap the 'secret' job market
By one estimate, about 80% of all job openings aren't advertised online or anywhere else.
Things men wish women knew about them
Things men wish women knew about them
Guys like being reminded why their girlfriends chose them in the first place.
Woman quits to save coworker's job
Woman quits to save coworker's job
Patricia Overy volunteers to be laid off so another woman can remain employed.
Biggest free-agent prize has a new team
Biggest free-agent prize has a new team
Former Pro Bowl lineman Julius Peppers is leaving Carolina for a reported six-year deal.
Cash-strapped states delay tax refunds
Cash-strapped states delay tax refunds
Taxpayers in these states shouldn't expect a timely refund check this year.
Best and worst cities for auto repairs
Best and worst cities for auto repairs
Mystery shoppers investigate 600 repair shops across the country to find out how they rank.
11-year-old owns $44 million in real estate
11-year-old owns $44 million in real estate
The son of Azerbaijan's leader reportedly is tied to deals for nine Dubai mansions.
Abrupt fall of a onetime NFL star
Abrupt fall of a onetime NFL star
Just one year after getting a fat new contract, Carolina's Jake Delhomme is unemployed.
Intriguing figure looms over health fight
Intriguing figure looms over health fight
A relatively unknown congressman now suddenly wields huge power on Capitol Hill.
Finally: What really killed the dinosaurs
Finally: What really killed the dinosaurs
For decades, scientists debated if it was an asteroid or volcanic activity that caused the mass extinction.
Pentagon shooter 'distrubed'
Shooter had a history of mental illness
The parents of a man who opened fire outside the Pentagon tried to warn police that he was unstable.
The unhealthiest restaurant salads
The unhealthiest restaurant salads
You may not be making the best choice when you order a salad at these chains.
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