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Thursday, March 3, 2011

The Daily Drift

The Daily Drift

Today's horoscope says:
You don't have to be a poet, songwriter or novelist to know how to be creative with your words.
Creative writing is a gift everyone has -- and everyone should develop.
So today, try to do the unexpected in your written words.
Throw a rhyming scheme into your emails, achieve a lot of alliteration in an agenda, and see what happens if you begin a memo with 'Once upon a time.'
It might seem silly, but creativity is supposed to be fun!

Some of our readers today have been in:

Montreal, Quebec Canada
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
London, England, United Kingdom
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Bangkok, Krung Thep, Thailand
Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
North Bay, Ontario, Canada

as well as Slovakia, Malta, Bulgaria, Israel, Finland, Austria, Norway, Georgia, Mexico, Peru, Kuwait, Serbia, Bangladesh, Latvia, Greece, Scotland, Hong Kong, Denmark, Wales, Iran, Singapore, Poland, Taiwan, Sweden, Afghanistan, Belgium, Tibet, Croatia, Pakistan, Romania, Paraguay, Sudan, Vietnam, Argentina, Cambodia, Egypt, France, Estonia, Puerto Rico, Maldives, Qatar, Brazil, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Slovenia, China, Iraq, Ecuador, Nigeria, Colombia, Chile, Honduras, Paupa New Guinea, Moldova, Venezuela, Germany, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Czech Republic, Vietnam, Norway, Finland and in cities across the United States such as Rio Rico, Camp Pendelton, West Sacramento, Hickory and more.

Today is:

Today is Thursday, March 3, the 62nd day of 2011.

There are 303 days left in the year.

Today's unusual holidays or celebrations are:

I Want You To Be Happy Day
and
What If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs? Day.

Don't forget to visit our sister blog!

Tucson park renamed for youngest shooting victim

A park has been named in honor of the youngest victim of the Tucson shootings.

The Canada del Oro Christina-Taylor Green Memorial River Park was officially dedicated Monday.

Full Story

The Smithsonian's photography contest

Credit: Charles Littlewood (Silver Springs, Florida). Photographed June 2009, Micanopy, Florida.

The 8th Annual Photo Contest has just closed. That means you can view all the finalists, one of which is shown above.

It also means you can begin entering your own photos into the 9th Annual contest.

On The Job

How to qualify for the best jobs

These degrees can lead to work in seven growing fields where the pay is high and stress is low.

Pay of up to $94K

Also:

Why business cards won't die

Why business cards aren't going to die

To make a lasting impression, you'll still need more than email or social media.

But an old design may not cut it

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They tried to deduct what?!

Nuttiest deductions claimed on tax returns

One couple tried to write off the cost of feeding and maintaining a pair of emus.

Five more odd attempts

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Free ways to save money

Major money savers that don't cost a penny

Check your credit card's features before paying for a pricey extended warranty.

No-cost way to cut energy bills

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Generation Y may be too frugal

Gen Y may be too frugal for its own good

Fear of being in debt is holding many 20-somethings back, one expert says.

Other money habits of young adults

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It's all about the Benjamins

25 mindless ways to waste money

Most people hardly notice the little things that eat up their hard-earned cash.

Common habits that leak money

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The IRS may have a check for you

More than 1 million people are owed refunds for their 2007 taxes, and time's running out.

Deadline for claiming

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Family struggles with rough times

A family's painful struggle with rough times

Jobless for more than a year, this Nevada couple worries about foreclosure and their kids.

'I don't know what to do'

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Non Sequitur

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Senate repugicans push to oust Medicare chief

Unable to repeal the health care law, repugicans are trying to oust the official who is quarterbacking the overhaul of the nation's medical system.

Full Story

'Recall' effort grows in Wisconsin against repugican reps

Good.
And add the governor as well (though a recall effort can't be launched until next January, after he's served a year in office - you can still raise money now).

The Wisconsin Democratic Party has decided to throw its weight behind a nascent grassroots drive to recall a number of repugican state senators, a move that will considerably increase the pressure on them to break with Governor Scott Walker, the Democratic party chair confirms.

"The proposals and the policies that repugicans are pushing right now are not what they campaigned on, and they're extreme," the party chair, Mike Tate, said in an interview. "Something needs to be done about it now. We're happy to stand with citizens who are filling papers to recall these senators."

Previously, Wisconsin Democrats had not publicly supported talk about recalling repugican Senators, in hopes of privately reaching a negotiated solution to the crisis. The Wisconsin Democratic Party's decision to support the recall drives represents a significant ratcheting up of hostilities and in essence signals that all bets are off.

Eight repugican Senators are eligible to be recalled right now, and various groups around Wisconsin are beginning to file papers to make it happen. Tate told me that the party would throw its organization behind such efforts.

Those Wisconsin state Democrats appear to have balls that our national Democrats do not. As we (and others) noted earlier, nearly half of Wisconsinites would like to see their new repugican governor recalled.

Workers fucked in Ohio

Tougher anti-union bill speeds through Ohio

While Wisconsin steals the spotlight, a broader push three states away leaves public workers stunned.

'Travesty'

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Hatred in America

Muslims hold a fundraiser to raise money for the homeless and for women's shelters. Repugicans show up to protest, chant "go back home!", and call what they're doing "unadulterated evil".

YouTube link.

Just who is doing what 'unadulterated evil' here? Any sane person could answer that. However, those who are committing the 'unadulterated evil' in the video above aren't sane.
There is a discussion thread at Reddit.