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How did your morning start out?

Well let me tell you that mine started with a bang.... got up took the puppy out, got a cup of coffee. Cleaned up the down stairs, got another cup of coffee.

OMG! I just got another leaf....:)

I just looked at my Newsvine and OMG I have another leaf....:) I only need one more....

GMail down

Well it's evening here in the UK and I was hoping for an important email to allow me to finish an application to register a charity. Only trouble is that googlemail has died. Gmail help is stating:

Budget, Economy Outlook Darker And Grim Say Experts
Source: CNBC Top News and Analysis

U.S. congressional budget experts Friday offered a darker economic and budget outlook, projecting a breathtaking $1.8 trillion deficit this year, which could complicate President Barack Obama's efforts to win passage of his $3.55 trillion budget for 2010.

Man Attempts To Amputate Own Arm In Denny's
Source: cbs13.com

Modesto police say a local man who tried to cut off his own arm at a Denny's restaurant thought he had injected air into one of his veins while shooting cocaine and would die unless he took drastic action.

woman struck by lightning, films it
Source: Flickr

It wasn't he main trunk of the lightning but one of those finger offshoots and she was earthed by holding a metal rod but still, it's about a 15 second clip and interesting.

Technicolor dreamscape, and the money i lost in the couch

Technicolor dream scape, and the money i lost in the couch They say that the best things in life are free, and it kind of makes one wonder if "they" were rich.

R U Spending too much time online? [Take this test]
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A simple test to determine if you are spending too much time on-line.

Check out the music video tribute, "F A R E W E L L" by SAxlerod & DJ THUNDERMIXX
Source:

Check out the music video tribute to murdered hip hop artists cut down before and during their prime. If you can't see the video here, go to

God Hates The World
Source: warrenellis.com

The Westboro Baptist Church (that "God Hates Fags" crew from the heart of Jesusland USA) presents their cover "We Are the World," rewritten and retitled as "God Hates the World." The following spectacle managed to be both surreal and fleshcrawlingly creepy at the same …

Republican National Committee Unveils Hot New Logo Design, or Something
Source: Hot Cards.com

In anticipation of the 2008 Republican National Convention, to be held in St. Pauls, Minnesota from September 1- 4, 2008, the GOPs arsenal of graphic design geniuses has put together this little gem:

Ka-boom: Guy from Orlando Exchanges Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher for Reeboks
Source: Gizmodo

An anonymous guy exchanged a 4-foot-long surface-to-air missile launcher for size-3 Reebok sneakers. It happened at the Kicks for Guns 2007 program, in which Orlando citizens can turn in any weapon in exchange for sneakers or $50 in cash, no questions asked.

How To Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich.

Today, I was asked probably the stupidest question I have ever heard. Brandon, how do you make a peanut butter sandwich? Oh. My. Gosh.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a baby, 4Real!
Source: Yahoo! News

A New Zealand couple is looking to call their newborn son Superman -- but only because their chosen name of 4Real has been rejected by the government registry. ADVERTISEMENT

Making Light: The fluorosphere bends back in upon itself
Source: nielsenhayden.com

The fluorosphere bends back in upon itself Posted by Patrick at 09:26 PM * 1 comments From the current Open Thread: #237 ::: Teresa Nielsen Hayden ::: (view all by) ::: June 08, 2007, 05:49 PM:

PrismTech's Bob Kukura Elected to Object Management Group's (OMG) Architecture Board
Source: Business Wire

Will bring extensive experience in Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA), Data Distribution Service (DDS) and Model Driven Development (MDD) to the OMG Architecture Board.

Newsvine Should Be More Like Digg

It has come to my attention, by the aid of many notable and exemplary sources, that Digg -- that place that can't spell "dig" correctly -- is, in fact, completely awesome.

OMG With Support From PrismTech Conducts Survey On Use Of DDS Middleware Standard For Mission Critical Systems
Source: Business Wire

The Object Management Group (OMG), a software consortium responsible for establishing distributed computing specifications—with support from member company PrismTech, a leading provider of state-of-the-art middleware and development tools—is conducting a survey designed to pr …

Stock Market Commentary for 10/30/06

The US equity market continues to be very strong in spite of sharp declines in the major averages on Friday. Our market safety index for Friday was at 326, which is near the all-time high of 327 reached after Monday of last week.

Stock Market Commentary for 10/23/06

Friday the major US equity averages finished mixed to flat, which is good for a Friday. Fortunately, HRSH climbed another 7 1/2% to offset losses of less than 3% in SIM and OMG.

Stock Market Commentary for 10/18/06

Although US equity market averages fell on Tuesday, our market safety index rose again to another all-time high of 301 for Wednesday. Since Monday's posting, the following stocks have joined or rejoined the list above: LDF, CCF, UTG, EGLE, and KSW.

Stock Market Commentary for 10/6/06

Thursday was another phenomenal day in US equity markets. The Dow Jones Industrial average closed at yet another all-time high, and our market safety index for Friday stands at 275, which is the highest value ever attained since the inception of that index several years ago.

Myspace, what's the big deal?

Myspace.com, quite possibly among those of the most popular websites on the internet. However, just because it's popular doesn't mean anything.

$250 Wii coming November 19
Source: Gamespot

Nintendo's next-gen console will arrive two days after the PS3 with Wii Sports packed in, according to the New York Times; over 25 games available at launch, with first-party games costing $50; Web-surfing abilities, photo, and news channels reported as well.

Stock Market Commentary for 9/5/06

US Equity market conditions are currently as strong as I can remember at any time since the HHI Index has been recorded. For Tuesday, the HHI Index stands at 183, up from Friday's 166.

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