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Thursday, October 7, 2010

The Daily Drift

The Daily Drift

Today's horoscope says:
Your words will be ultra keen and sharp as razors now, whether you mean it or not, so you might want to go easy on your coworkers and the people you see on a daily basis -- unless, of course, they start it.
In that case, all bets are off, and the temptation to tell one and all that extremely juicy secret you've been holding onto for an interminably long time could suddenly start to become even more difficult than it already has.

Some of our readers today have been in:

Penrith, New South Wales, Australia

Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany

Moscow, Moskva, Russia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Delhi, Delhi, India

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Vienna, Wien, Austria

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Swindon, England, United Kingdom

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

as well as Belgium and in cities across the United States such as Chico, Mesa and more.

Today is:

Today is Thursday, October 7, the 279th day of 2010.

There are 85 days left in the year.

Today In History October 7

Today's unusual holidays or celebrations are:

There are none.

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Homecoming queen with football skills

A girl in Ohio pitches in on the gridiron before being crowned queen by her high school.

What she does well

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Ice Sculpture Mystery Cracked

Chicago's ice sculpture mystery solved

Stanley Cup replicas began appearing out of nowhere to mark the start of the NHL season.

Who's responsible

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Nobel's prized moments

What you may not know about Nobel Prizes

Linus Pauling's feat is unrivaled, and Barack Obama is not the first president to win.

Peacemaker snubbed

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The 'Blue' Danube is now 'Red'

Fears swirl as toxic red sludge hits Danube

The caustic torrent that wiped out life in smaller rivers could spread to several nations.

Crews pour in plaster, vinegar

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Roman helmet sold for $3.6 million

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This Roman helmet, dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD, sold at auction today for $3.6 million. I hope a biker bought it! From CNN:

The helmet is made of two sections: the tall pointed helmet and the face mask. The latter has openwork eyes, which would have allowed the wearer to see during the cavalry sports events -- known as hippika gymnasia -- when it would have been used. The face has incised eyelashes on the upper and lower lids, herringbone eyebrows, and pierced nostrils, all framed by three rows of corkscrew curls.
At the peak of the cap is a small griffin, seated with its wings outstretched, revealing the incised feather detail. Its right paw is raised and rests on the rim of a small amphora.
Colorful streamers may have been attached to the helmet when it was worn, Christie's says.

Ancient Roman helmet sells for 10 times estimated amount

Ziggy

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America's 'Walking Gap'

U.S. 'walking gap' may help explain obesity

The Japanese, Swiss, and Australians all take more than 7,000 steps per day on average.

Americans, a lot less

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Freaky Beats Pretty

Freaky beats pretty at pumpkin patches

The hunt for misshapen and ugly pumpkins has taken some farmers by surprise.

'By golly, they are for sale'

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Cafe by the pool

How much coffee Americans drink each day

Despite rising prices, java lovers consume enough to fill 31 Olympic-size swimming pools.

Number of cups

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Chocolate Is Good For Your Health

Want to cut your risk of heart disease in half? Try eating a little chocolate each day. Consuming moderate amounts of the popular treat is associated with reduced incidence of coronary heart disease, as reported in a study recently published in the journal Clinical Nutrition.

Chocolate - and dark chocolate in particular - contains high amounts of flavonoids, a major class of antioxidant plant chemicals called polyphenols. Previous research points to chocolate flavonoids reducing blood pressure and protecting against cardiovascular disease.

Depression can look different than you think

Low energy may signal depression, but so can aches, pains, and working too much.

Signs can be deceiving

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The truth be told

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Non Sequitur

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Greatest Global Warming Impact on Life in Tropics

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If you even only casually follow the issue of climate change, you're probably aware that the polar regions are warming significantly faster than the tropics. Now, a new report in Nature shows that even though this is the case, the greatest impact on life will still be in the tropics. It all has to do with metabolic rates.

Article continues: Greatest Global Warming Impact on Life in Tropics, Even Though Poles Have Higher Temperature Increase

Nature's 'secret kingdom'

A look inside nature's 'secret kingdom'

The island of Socotra is home to more than 800 species of rare animals and plants.

Its connection to Cleopatra

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Over 200 New Species Discovered in Papua New Guinea

This pink-eyed katydid lives in the forest canopy in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the over 200 new species discovered by the Conservation International expedition to the Muller Range mountains last year. See more of the new species of frogs, ants, spiders, mammals, and plants, and videos of the expedition at Conservation International.

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Photo: Piotr Naskrecki, Conservation International

When it comes to finding fascinating species previously unknown to science, it turns out that forests of Papua New Guinea are a darn good place to look. Researchers have recently disclosed their discoveries from a two-month long expedition to the country last year, in which they happened upon over two hundred species never before recorded -- like the tube-nosed fruit bat pictured above. Strangely familiar he is, though from where I know not.

Article continues: Fascinating New Species Found in Papua New Guinea