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Wind Chimes

Joe — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:59:09 +0000

Ive always wanted to learn how to tune my wind chimes so I went looking for help online. I found a great ebook, click here.

Many killed in Afghan bomb blasts

BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:26:19 +0000

At least 30 people have been killed in a series of suspected suicide bombings in the Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.

Google ‘99.9 Percent Certain’ To Shut China Search Engine

The Huffington Post News Editors — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:10:02 +0000

Google has drawn up detailed plans for the closure of its Chinese search engine and is now "99.9 per cent" certain to go ahead as talks over censorship with the Chinese authorities have reached an apparent impasse, according to a person familiar with the company's thinking.

Want To Be Successful? Major In Economics

The Huffington Post News Editors — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:52:41 +0000

A quick scan of the Forbes "Top 10 Most Lucrative College Majors" list, while disappointing to many an ambitious English major, shows that financial success lies in knowing about finances. An economics major came in second on the list, with the median income for zero to five years of experience being $48,100. But for many Macalester economics majors, the labor is for love, not money.

Josh Paulson '10, vice president of the Economics Honors Society and co-chair of the Macalester Investment Group, realized his passion for economics before coming to Macalester. He credits the Macalester classes and professors, however, for making him "love the department."

Daylight-Saving Time 2010: IT’S TONIGHT

The Huffington Post News Editors — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:50:43 +0000

WASHINGTON — America is springing forward.

Most Americans trade an hour's sleep this weekend for more evening sunshine to enjoy after work.

Officially the change to daylight saving time occurs at 2 a.m. Sunday, local time, though most folks set their clocks and watches ahead an hour before going to bed on Saturday.

In areas that observe the change, clocks fall back when standard time returns Nov. 7.

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On the Net:

National Institute of Standards and Technology: http://tinyurl.com/yke7zwn

Maliki leads Baghdad poll count

BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:46:10 +0000

Partial results for Iraq's elections show PM Nouri Maliki's coalition ahead in the crucial area of Baghdad, officials say.

Pro-Life Group Urges Congress To Pass Health Care Reform

The Huffington Post News Editors — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:16:12 +0000

Twenty-five pro-life Catholic theologians and Evangelical leaders yesterday sent letters to members of Congress urging them not to let misleading information about abortion provisions in the Senate health care bill block passage of sorely-needed reform.

Clegg ‘will not back early cuts’

BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:14:22 +0000

The Lib Dems would not support a government which proposes major spending cuts within the next year, leader Nick Clegg says.

Murray Hill, Inc: Campaign Stunt Launches Corporate ‘Candidate’ For Congress

The Huffington Post News Editors — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:04:10 +0000

Murray Hill might be the perfect candidate for this political moment: young, bold, media-savvy, a Washington outsider eager to reshape the way things are done in the nation's capital. And if these are cynical times, well, then, it's safe to say Murray Hill is by far the most cynical.

Hollies miss Hall of Fame honour

BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:59:50 +0000

The two remaining original members of pop group The Hollies are to miss the group's induction into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in New York.