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Sunday, October 10, 2010

The Daily Drift

The Daily Drift
Today's horoscope says:
A long while ago, you discovered that the best way to make something as ethereal as a dream turn into reality is to tackle it practically and realistically.
That means you've got to work very hard now to make your current fantasy come true.
You're ready, willing and able, but you may not be entirely confident that you can make it come about.
Stop that.
You can, and you know it.
Doubt is fatal to power.
Get going, and don't stop until you're there.

Some of our readers today have been in:
The tracking service we use for a listing of our readers is still acting up.

However there is another service that lists our readers by their nation only so here is today's list of the countries reading Carolina Naturally:

United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Moldova, Canada, Pakistan, China, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Turkey, Czech Republic, New Zealand, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, India, Saudi Arabia, France, Australia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kuwait, Spain, and Ireland

Today is:
Today is Sunday, October 10, the 283rd day of 2010.
There are 82 days left in the year.

Today's unusual holiday or celebration is:
National Cake Decorating Day

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10/10/10 or 101010: Powers of Ten Day, and more

It is October 10, 2010, which is a good day for geeks and others who find numbers simply fascinating.

10-10-10: Vegas chapels busy on symmetrical date

Churches, banquet halls and other wedding venues across the country were extra busy Sunday as couples seeking a perfect 10 rushed to tie the knot on a once-in-a-century milestone.

Driller from U.S. a hero in mine rescue

Jeff Hart was drilling wells for the Army when he got the call to go to Chile.  
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Chilean miners to be freed by mid week
Everyone was hoping that it might be sooner, but at least it's near.
The evacuation of 33 miners trapped underground in Chile is likely to start on Wednesday, the country's mining minister has said.

Laurence Golborne was speaking after engineers had drilled through to the underground chamber where the miners are sheltering.

He said the top part of the shaft needed a steel casing that would take about a day and a half to assemble.

Chilean miners squabble as rescue nears

Officials draw up the order in which the 33 men will be pulled out but encounter resistance.  
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Seven cities on the verge of sinking

Bangkok may be engulfed by the Chao Phraya River in as little as seven years.  
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North Korea - The Nuke Option

"Nuke options" have been planned since the 1950s, declassified documents show. 
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China angry over jailed dissident receiving Nobel Peace Prize

Sounds like a personal problem. Get over it.
China has angrily condemned the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.

The Beijing government summoned the Norwegian ambassador in protest. It called Mr Liu a "criminal", saying the award violated Nobel principles and could damage relations with Norway.

The Norwegian Nobel committee said Mr Liu was "the foremost symbol" of the struggle for human rights in China.

US President Barack Obama called for Mr Liu's immediate release.

Here's a thought ...

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America's 10 youngest billionaires

Mark Zuckerberg's on the list, of course, but someone else from Facebook is actually No. 1.  
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Man who bought skeleton decoration for Halloween at yard sale discovers it is real

A Hillsborough County man thought he was buying a Halloween decoration when he spent $8 for a box of bones at a yard sale in Brandon. But when he and his wife got the box home, they realized it was an actual human skeleton. "I got looking at it and thought, gosh, this is the real thing," recalled Judith Fletcher, wife of Mitchell Fletcher, the retiree who bought the box of bones.

The couple called the Hillsborough County Sheriff's office. Detectives took the mystery bones to the medical examiner's office. Experts there determined it's a professionally prepared human anatomical skeleton, the kind used in college and university medical courses, like the example pictured here. They estimate it's worth more than $3,000.


"We did find a serial number on the femur," says sheriff's spokesperson Cristal Bermudez Nunez. She says detectives are contacting colleges and universities who may be missing a skeleton. The Fletchers can't remember the exact address where they attended the yard sale. They told deputies it was somewhere on Parsons Avenue in Brandon.

State law says individuals can't own human skeletons, so the Fletchers won't get their blockbuster find returned. "If I see any more, I'll report them to the sheriff's office," said Mitchell. "But I don't want them." The Fletchers say they will continue to search for deals at yard sales. "But, I don't know about anything that would be that spectacular," added Judith. "It's hard to top a human skeleton."

Two 'Vampires' Arrested For Stabbing

Two would-be vampires in Phoenix were arrested after allegedly stabbing a man when he refused to let them drink his blood.

Maryland man charged in murder-for-hire plot


Richard Bernard Boyd, Jr., a Rockville man in the process of divorce has been charged with a murder-for-hire plot to kill his wife.

Controversial Miss USA winner dies

Leona Gage was stripped of her crown the day after she won it when judges found out she'd lied to them.  
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One trick to instantly boost a home's value

New research shows that listings with professional-looking photos command much higher prices.  
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Culinary DeLites

A bit of the bean adds lots of flavor to recipes like candied espresso walnuts.  
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Dark Chocolate Prevents Damage From Strokes

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photo: Sara Novak
In the same way that I'm fond of scientific studies detailing the benefits of a glass of red wine, I'm also very open to the benefits of dark chocolate. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside to know that my little vice, isn't a vice at all (in moderation of course). A study at Johns Hopkins that I read about on Natural News says just that. Read on to find out about another new benefit to indulging in some organic, Fair Trade Certified dark chocolate.

The truth be told

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About Bloody Time don't you think ...

More than two years after financial collapse,FDIC seems to be considering legal action against officers and directors of failed banks ...

Credit card with 59.9% interest

One card's interest rate runs as high as 59.9%, and the other charges $119.40 in annual fees.  
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