Best read in it's purest state (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,511470,00.html), but in case you're pressed for time:

I’m just not crazy about what [Obama's] doing and I heard all about this, and he’s gonna do that and change and change, so okay … I'm still dressing for a recession over here buddy and we've got unemployment at an all-time high ( Read more... )

I haven't actually sent this to Washington Gas. Yet. It's not even well-written, but god it felt good to get that out. I'm at home sick, and I'm cranky, both of which bode badly for writing decent complaints to companies I hate. So I'm going to wait until I'm not so annoyed, then attempt a re-write with a touch less sarcasm, then send it off to ( Read more... )

(http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/331735-231/c)
Development Professional

The broad responsibilities for this position include:
[ . . . ]
Develop detailed annual plans to ensure revenue growth in all streams, especially those with strategic significance;
[ . . . ]
Accurately forecast annual, quarterly, and monthly revenue [ . . . ]

Because ( Read more... )

So Michael Phelps was unfortunate enough to be in the same room as a camera and a bong. The 'uproar' (which appears to be largely the bleatings of the media) has resulted in Phelps losing numerous endorsement deals, including Kellogg's, who announced that they would not be renewing their sponsorship deal.

Brief digression: have I ever mentioned ( Read more... )

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7867661.stm

Four Oscar-winning Australian actors are to be immortalised in postage stamp form in their home country.

Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe and Geoffrey Rush will be mailed across Australia after they were named legends of the year by the post office.

They have each been presented ( Read more... )

Because our politicians represent we, the people and not some giant faceless political party:Barton led the push to scuttle the bill, which passed the Senate on Monday night after lawmakers in that chamber struck a bipartisan compromise. Senate Democrats won over Republican support by allowing broadcast stations to make the switch from analog to ( Read more... )

This really shits me.

'Cannabis has been reclassified by the government from a Class C to a Class B drug, carrying a higher maximum jail sentence for possession.

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said there was "uncertainty at the least" on the future impact on young people's mental health as a result of using cannabis'
From: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/ ( Read more... )

An internet cartoon showing characters modelled on Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson engaging in sex acts, is child pornography, a judge has ruled in a landmark case.

Rest here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/08/2441023.htm

LOLWUT. So some poor guy has been arrested, named and shamed, fined . . . basically had his career and social life ( Read more... )

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24767036-12335,00.html
A GUN company will market a pistol to elderly Americans that will be subsidised by the government in the same way as a wheelchair or walking frame.
The company, Constitution Arms, claims its gun, called a Palm Pistol, has won approval as a medical device for people with ( Read more... )

US PRESIDENT George Bush today will tell a meeting of world leaders, including Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, not to abandon principles of free-market capitalism as they seek a way out of the global financial crisis.

On the eve of this weekend's Group of 20 nations summit in Washington, Mr Bush will urge the leaders to "fix the problems we have rather ( Read more... )