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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

The Daily Drift

The Daily Drift

Today's horoscope says:
It's quite tempting to do something that feels good in the moment, but you need to consider the consequences of what is sure to happen later -- not to mention how you might feel following your actions.
If you know regret is in your future if you don't stop yourself, then why do it?
Refuse to jump into this hole and treat yourself with the respect you deserve.
Aren't you worth the best care around?

Some of our readers today have been in:

Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg City, Russia

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Paris, Ile-De-France, France

Bremen, Bremen, Germany

Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Vigo, Galicia, Spain

London, England, United Kingdom

Taiping, Perak, Malaysia

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Coffs Harbor, New South Wales, Australia

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Athens, Attiki, Greece

Livorno, Toscana, Italy

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

as well as Scotland, and the United States in such cities as Scotch Plains, Gowrie, Xenia, Wasilla and more

Today is Wednesday, June 16, the 167th day of 2010.

There are 198 days left in the year.

Today In History June 16

Today's unusual holidays or celebrations are:

Bloomsday

and

Fudge Day

As The World Turns

As The World Turns

Strong quakes in Indonesia kill 3, collapse homes

A series of powerful earthquakes rattled Indonesia on Wednesday, killing at least three people, triggering landslides and demolishing dozens of homes.

Full story

Shootout in Mexican tourist town of Taxco leaves 15 dead

Full story

Fifteen suspects were killed Tuesday in a shootout with soldiers in the tourist town of Taxco, Mexico, the national defense secretary said in a news release.

Local Hospitality

Local Hospitality

UNCC police chief who Posed for Playboy resigns

The police chief at UNCC – who had once appeared in Playboy and went through past issues of certification – has resigned, UNCC officials told WBTV exclusively on Tuesday.

Marlene Hall resigned her position as police chief and director of police and public safety on June 11, officials said. UNC Charlotte is determining the effective date of her resignation pending tabulation of sick leave balance.

In the meantime, she has been reassigned to other duties, reporting to Henry James, associate vice chancellor for risk, management, safety and security, officials said.

Hall joined UNC Charlotte in March 2006. In late 2006, WBTV's Steve Crump did a story about Hall's past – and the fact that she had appeared in a Playboy pictorial in the early 1980s.

Issues of her certification also came up during the story in 2006. Crump's story indicated that she was apparently on the job for UNCC for several months and had not been certified to run the police department.

At the time, the Attorney General's Office told WBTV that Hall had not applied for certification. After WBTV's story, the university took away her badge, gun and blue lights until she was eventually retrained and certified.

Major Jeff Baker has assumed the role of interim chief effective immediately, UNCC said.

Baker, a former Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department captain, joined UNC Charlotte in November, 2009 as deputy director, reporting to Hall. He oversees the daily management of police operations and support units. A decorated officer, Baker served CMPD for 29 years and received the Police Medal of Merit in 1984 for saving the life of a fellow officer.

UNC Charlotte will commence a search for a permanent replacement for Hall.

He almost found him

Despite being a religious whack-job he was closer than any of the 'official' ones seeking bin Laden have ever been.

The Hindu Kush mountain range near Chitral, in northwest Pakistan.
The area is thought to be a refuge of Osama bin Laden.

By now, you’ve probably heard the news: a middle-aged construction worker from Colorado was arrested in a forest in northwest Pakistan, carrying a samurai sword and a pistol, looking for Osama bin Laden.
He didn’t find him.

Before you chuckle, let me just say: Whatever else we might conclude about Gary Faulkner, our arrested American bounty hunter, we should give him this: He was looking in the right place.
Or at least the place where many intelligence analysts think he is: the mountainous high-altitude district of Chitral.

Full Story

Disabled comedian a huge Web hit

One hopeful's cerebral palsy hasn't stopped him from wowing millions in an online talent contest.

TV show next?

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A bit of humor

A man went to his dentist because his mouth felt funny. The dentist examined him and said, "That new upper plate I put in for you six months ago is eroding. What have you been eating?"

The man replied, "All I can think of is that about four months ago my wife made some asparagus and put some stuff on it that was delicious. Hollandaise sauce. I loved it so much I now put it on everything - meat, toast, fish, vegetables, everything."

"Well," said the dentist, "that's probably the problem. Hollandaise sauce is made with lots of lemon juice, which is highly corrosive. It's eaten away your upper plate. I'll make you a new plate, and this time I'll use chrome."

"Why chrome?" asked the patient.

To which the dentist replied, "It's simple. Everyone knows that there's no plate like chrome for the hollandaise!"

Teen sailor responds to critics

Abby Sunderland defends her thwarted attempt to sail alone around the world.

'They don't understand'

Also:

Five tourist destinations in turmoil

Despite recent news of unrest and oil spills, these hotspots can still make for a great trip.

Which cities are safe

Also:

Broom Hilda

Designer says plus-size models are 'a joke'

http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00394/pg-10-plus-size-mod_394385t.jpg

This 'guy' is an idiot and from the looks of it in the accompanying photo he has serious 'compensation' issues as well.

Man's quest to ID missing soldiers pays off

Ted Darcy's painstaking work has yielded a remarkable number of potential WWII matches.

How he did it

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Avoid those long waits

Best ways to avoid those long waits

Advance planning can help you prevent wasting time in line or in a waiting room.

What to do before you leave the house

Also:

Weight-loss myths

Weight-loss myths that can hold you back

A standard height and weight chart may not be the right way to set your fitness goal.

Other common misconceptions

Also:

Shoe

It's Only The Environment After All

It's Only The Environment After All

Photo via OSTC

With the gruesome pictures of oil-covered birds and soiled shorelines now rolling in, and the narrative of the spill split between BP's continued inability to get a handle on the flow from the source and the federal government's inability to get a handle on BP, an important element of this debacle has slid under the radar: BP has continued to deploy hundreds of thousands of toxic chemical dispersants into the Gulf -- despite repeated directives from the EPA demanding that they halt the practice. They've now passed the 1 million gallon mark.

Article continues: 1.1 Million Gallons of Toxic Chemical Dispersants Now in the Gulf

Doubts over safety tests on Gulf oil dispersants

We reveal serious flaws in toxicity tests on dispersants being used to break up spilt oil from Deepwater Horizon.

Scientific Minds Want To Know

Scientific Minds Want To Know

Icy world measured in star pass

Astronomers work out the size of a distant icy object by watching it pass in front of a bright star.

Dynamic Pluto in images

Family values: Why wolves belong together

Wolf packs are hard-working family enterprises and assets to their ecological communities – that's why we shouldn't treat them like outlaw gangs.
The biggest living thing with teeth

It hunts the largest squid in the world, and helps combat climate change in the process. How does the sperm whale do it?

American Airlines flight attendant helps land Boeing 767 at Chicago O'Hare

Full story

An American Airlines flight attendant helped land an American Boeing 767 at Chicago O'Hare on Monday after the co-pilot came down with "vicious stomach flu-like symptoms," the Chicago Tribune reports. After the ill co-pilot left the cockpit on American Flight 1612 from San Francisco, the pilot paged the flight to see if any off-duty pilots were on board.

Aircraft can change the weather

A new study confirms that jets punch holes in clouds, leaving trails of rain or snow in their wake.

How it works

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Baby's In Black

The Beatles Baby's In Black Cartoon

From 1965. When the Beatles visit a creepy Transylvanian castle, Paul falls down a secret passage, and meets a mad scientist and his latest experiment — a girl who is half human, half bat. Then the scientist decides that Paul will be the perfect husband for his new creation!