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Saturday, April 24, 2010

The Daily Drift

The Daily Drift
Today's horoscope says:
It's not like you to (barely) wake up thinking about how to get out of work, but you might be there today.
It's also not like you to spend the day at work thinking about where else you'd rather be, but you may do that, too.
Don't be too hard on yourself -- your energy is making you restless -- and there's a good reason for it.
You need to meet someone, and you can't if you're where you're supposed to be.
Change your routine just a touch.  
Some of our readers today have been in:
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Thun, Bern, Switzerland
Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
London, England, United Kingdom
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Timisoara, Timis, Romania
Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
Linz, Oberosterreich, Austria
Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

as well as Japan, and the United States in such cities such as Charlotte, Casper, Mililani, Grand Blanc and more

Today is Saturday, April 24, the 114th day of 2010.
There are 251 days left in the year.

Today's unusual holidays and celebrations are:
Astronomy Day
Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day
Penguin Day
Sense of Smell Day
and
World Tai Chi and Qigong Day

President Obama's Weekly Address

The State Of The Nation

The State Of The Nation

Last of Idaho's legendary loners dies

Richard Zimmerman, 94, lived in caves and never owned a telephone or a TV. 
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Tornado tears through Mississippi

A twister leaves "utter obliteration" in its path, killing 10 people and injuring more than a dozen. 
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Local Hospitality

Local Hospitality

Carolina Panthers Draft Notre Dame Quarterback Jimmy Clausen


Carolina Panthers Draft Notre Dame Quarterback Jimmy Clausen
Claussen was taken with the Panthers first pick in the draft.  The team is looking for a long term replacement for released quarterback Jake Delhomme. 

How the Earth received its name

How the Earth received its name

When was our planet given its formal title, and what are the origins of the word?  
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Wild sky show above smoldering volcano

Wild sky show above smoldering volcano

The Northern Lights add a supernatural beauty to the already dramatic scenes out of Iceland.  
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Island In The Sun

Weezer

Jon Stewart wades into 'South Park' flap

Jon Stewart wades into 'South Park' flap

The host unleashes a searing 10-minute response to the censorship controversy.  
Thursday night, Jon Stewart defended his Comedy Central colleagues, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of "South Park," in a 10-minute segment bashing a radical Muslim group for issuing a death threat against the rude-humor duo.
You can watch the segment here (warning: some PG-13 language).
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Lunatic Fringe

Lunatic Fringe

Liars and Fools
Newt Gingrich (reptile-Georgia) says "tea party" protesters are "likely to end up as the militant wing of the repugican party". 
Likely too?! Here's a clue for ya Newt, they already are.

More treason from the deluded asshole. How much does it take to get him locked away?

Senate committee claims credit rating agencies were not accurate

It's nice to see that they confirmed what everyone knew.
A probe of the credit-rating industry by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations found that firms used outdated models, were influenced by their clients and waited too long to downgrade investments as the collapse in the housing market intensified in the year before the financial crisis.

The probe shows that some employees at the credit-rating companies were hungry for fees and apparently willing to compromise objective analysis of the quality of investments, according to material released Thursday.

One e-mail suggests that a Moody's employee explicitly agreed to negotiate ratings for investments based on a promise of future fees.

Oil leaking from sunken offshore rig

Oil leaking from sunken offshore rig

The Coast Guard says up to 42,000 gallons of oil are gushing into the Gulf each day.  
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Carry Me, Carrie

Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show

Famous job hunter finally finds work

Famous job hunter finally finds work

Paul Nawrocki can officially retire the sandwich board that made him a symbol of the recession.  
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It's The Economy Stupid

It's The Economy Stupid

What you should know about finance reform

These provisions in the bill will have the most impact in fixing the financial system.
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Ideas for great-paying summer jobs

Now is the time to start looking for fun seasonal work that's also very lucrative.
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Great pay without advanced degrees

Great pay without advanced degrees

The top 10% of earners in one career make six figures, but the job requires just two years of schooling.  
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Retire in style

8 excellent companies to retire from

One corporate giant contributes cash and stock worth up to 18 percent of pay to retirement accounts. 
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Manamana

Manamana

Cut your grocery bill

Smart tips to slice your grocery bill

Savvy merchants put the most profitable items at eye level, so stoop and bend to find better deals.  
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Easy Grillin'

Easy grilling tips for a tasty cookout

Whether you use charcoal or gas won't matter as much as how you prepare the grate.  
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The Haggis beast that roams Scotland

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According to a survey in the UK, one in five Britons believes that haggis, a traditional Scottish meal made from all the sheep bits the English didn't steal, is in fact "an animal that roams the highlands."

From Reuters:
Another 15 percent said it is a Scottish musical instrument while 4 percent admitted to thinking it was a character from Harry Potter.
Thus proving that not only are Americans ignorant of what is and what is not within their own country.