this is pretty bad news, especially for the 16-25 demographic who are already facing over 50% unemployment.
CEOs still not ready to hire, spend-survey
The survey said 40 percent expect to cut U.S. jobs over the next six months, compared with 13 percent who expect to add them. Some 35 percent expect to lower U.S. capital spending, more than the 21 percent who plan to raise it.
thoughts on married or "taken" women:
just because there is a goalie, doesn't mean you can't score.
i liked "the wildcatters"
this is a picture of my buddy ryan from my hometown of tomball, tx. he found a kid wearing one of our high school t-shirts while overseas in iraq.
Bullet makers can't keep up with demand
NEW ORLEANS — Bullet-makers are working around the clock, seven days a week, and still can’t keep up with the nation’s demand for ammunition.
Shooting ranges, gun dealers and bullet manufacturers say they have never seen such shortages. Bullets, especially for handguns, have been scarce for months because gun enthusiasts are stocking up on ammo, in part because they fear President Barack Obama and the Democratic-controlled Congress will pass antigun legislation — even though nothing specific has been proposed and the president last month signed a law allowing people to carry loaded guns in national parks.
via chron.com
matthew mconaughey has been a paraplegic for years and we never had any idea. poor guy can't stand up by himself.
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Honda shows small light 'personal mobility' device
TOKYO – Honda's new "personal mobility" device looks like a unicycle, but all you need to do to zip around on it — sideways as well as forward and back — is lean your weight into the direction you want to go.
The U3-X — available for a test-run for reporters in Tokyo Thursday — was designed to be small, safe and unobtrusive enough to mingle with pedestrians, according to Honda Motor Co.
Mini REAL Working Vintage Lighter Cufflinks
They are REAL Working vintage cufflinks that were once dispensed in gumball machines approximately 50 years ago. The lighters are now collectors items. They are unused condition and in working order! I have attached them to matching cufflink findings and made sure the flint and wheel still works. The lighters have a screw bottom to (re)fill with lighter fluid. Sorry postal regulations say I have to ship them without fluid.
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i want to know what the exceptions are (see below)...
LA passes law limiting roosters to 1 per household
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The chickens have come home to roost for Los Angeles city dwellers who keep roosters. 
The City Council on Tuesday passed an ordinance that—with few exceptions—allows only one rooster per property. It was spurred by complaints over noise and hygiene and concerns over illegal cockfighting.
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Immortality only 20 years away says scientist
Scientist Ray Kurzweil claims humans could become immortal in as little as 20 years' time through nanotechnology and an increased understanding of how the body works.
The 61-year-old American, who has predicted new technologies arriving before, says our understanding of genes and computer technology is accelerating at an incredible rate.
full story here via telegraph.co.uk
this is going to be epic. on par with the jim cramer interview i would assume:
Rod Blagojevich and His Hair to Grace The Daily Show with their Presence Thursday
Sometimes you wake up in a good mood, only to discover that a lawnmower is destined to run over your foot by sundown. Other days, you wake up angry at the cat that's screaming outside your window, and then you find out that the funniest/corruptiest politician since Boss Tweed is gonna be on The Daily Show.
Guess which day today is.
The new Hemp car by lotus
Arrrrrr You Ready for International Talk Like a Pirate Day?
wtf..
Snake born with hand shocks scientists
Xiu Qiong Duan, 68, told the SINA Beijing news agency she woke up in the middle of the night to find the snake clinging to the wall of her bedroom.
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Desiderata
Max Ehrmann, 1920
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even to the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexatious to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
this is unreal. i try to give obama the benefit of the doubt most of the times, as i understand he knows a shit-ton more than i do. but this really worries me, i think when it comes to defense we should err on the side of caution. this just makes us look weak, and i don't see russia (or anyone other than Israel) ever helping us cull iran's nuclear ambitions.
East Europe: Rancor, relief on missile shield plan
PRAGUE – Czechs and Poles expressed rancor and relief Thursday that President Barack Obama had scrapped plans for a U.S. missile defense shield on their territories, reflecting deep divisions over a proposal that had angered Russia.
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Police Identify Two Suspects in McKelvin Incident
One day after his fumble lead to a loss against the Patriots, the lawn belonging to Buffalo Bills cornerback Leodis McKelvin was spray painted.
McKelvin fumbled a kickoff late in the fourth quarter of Monday's game against the New England Patriots. A short time later, New England scored a touchdown to complete a comeback and win the season opening game 25-24.
