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Maybe this article ran a month early. It certainly sounds more appropriate to April 1st (Fool's Day). Jessica Day sent me this link about an upcoming healthy alternative to American soft drinks. Cow urine, anyone?

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This is a sweet idea from a kid who obviously has his heart in the right place - either that, or he was really thinking "fort" and repurposed his idea for the feel-good theme. Either way, I want one!
Thanks to Susan Conklin for submitting this link. Be sure to watch the video for the complete story.
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Just when you were thinking how popular you'd become if you were the fist kid on the block with a pet chimpanzee . . .

Thanks to Susan Conklin for the nightmares.

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Howard Fineman makes a case for "Why Obama should make New Orleans Exhibit A in his argument for economic recovery."
Thanks to Jessica Garcia for this link.

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Here's another New Orleans link from Jessica Garcia. A half dozen shootings in a single night? Who's counting?

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Kenn Tucker send me an interesting link dealing with a phenomenon I must confess I had not heard of: global dimming. PBS's Nova has several interesting articles on the topic. The Contrail Effect is a great place to start.

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What more can I say?

Another link from Susan Conklin makes me wonder what her research paper is going to be about :-)

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Shocking discoveries and sad stories are coming to light around a Florida reform school.

Thanks to Jess Day for this link.

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This article may not have everything you could possibly know, but it is guaranteed to teach you something.

Thanks to Brandon Censon for the the link.

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Apparently the financial crisis is over, terrorism is no more, and everything is right in the world. What's the most important breaking news? According to the article linked below, "The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Fox News point to recent pictures of" President Obama's graying hair. This is news?

Thanks to Brandon Censon for pointing out how slow a news day it was.

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On the surface, this looks like a case of a rotten doctor, but I'm sure the doctor has some explanation for the missed diagnosis. If this happened in the US, there would be a lawyer breaking down Ms. Edwards' door.

Thanks to Brandon Censon for this link.

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Australians are working to rescue dozens of beached whales and dolphins. The story (link by Brandon Censon) is HERE.

Hopefully it won't come to THIS.

Vampires are lurking in your home and office - energy vampires!

Thanks to Susan Conklin for sending in this link.

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All nighters used to be a normal part of my life when I was a student. As I've gotten older, I can't do as many hours straight (unless I'm running). Still, I relate to this article sent in by Kristina Marshall. 8 hours of sleep? Who gets that?

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Having lived in Greenville, I can attest to the lack of excitement that town experiences. Perhaps that's why an average guy decided to shake things up a bit with an old fashioned bank robbery.

Kristina Marshall sent in the link to this CNN video.

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I love that Kuniko Barnett sent in a link from NASA! I feel so authoritative :-)

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Jessica Day sent in this link to a TIME article about the sick practice of some Iraquis selling their daughters as prostitutes. This happens elsewhere as well, but nowhere is it excusable.

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I really don't want to comment on this one, except to say Michael Phelps will probably be happy.

Thanks to Jessica Day for sending in this link.

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Here's another good link from Jessica Day. She writes, "My husband and I actually held one of these parties at our house a few weeks back after hearing about it through friends. Everyone that came left with more than $100 dollars (2 ppl left with over $500) and we made $700 in just one hour of cocktails and socializing! Much fun and brings a nice bit of $$$$ in this down market."

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This is a mess. Congress gave AIG bail-out money without attaching strings. The public cried foul over the bonuses, so now Congress wants the money back as a tax. Why should we be surprised?

Thanks to Kristina Marshall for this link.
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What would you pay for your meal if the restaurant let you decide how much to pay? If you owned the restaurant, would you take that risk?

Thanks to Kristina Marshall for this link.
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SMU fought to be selected as the home of George W. Bush's Presidential Library, but now Bush himself is fighting to raise the money to make that library happen.

Kuniko Barnett submitted this link.

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. . . and it's in Singapore. Please, no one tell my daughter about this. I can't afford to take here there for Spring Break!

Thanks to Kuniko Barnett for this link.
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All 50 states reported January unemployment rates higher than January 2008.

Thanks to Brandon Censon for this link.
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President Obama apologized for his insensitive remark equating his bowling (in)ability to Special Olympians.

Thanks to Kristina Marshall for the link.

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An Alaskan volcano has disrupted air travel with eruptions in the last few weeks.
Thanks to Kristina Marshall for another great link.

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This isn't what you think. Catfighting in the retirement home.

Thanks to Kristina Marshall for the link to this news clip.

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Enjoy!

Here's a longer video with more of this amazing woman's music. It's worth watching all the way to the end!