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"The administrators of Woolworths have cut 450 jobs in support operations at Marylebone Road in London and Castleton in Rochdale. Woolworths employs more than 25,000 people but no jobs have yet gone in any of its shops or distribution centres. The firm, which collapsed last month, has also launched what administrators called its "biggest ever sale"." - April Russo via Bookmarklet

"We thought you might be interested to learn that the FDA has completed its “Device/Not a Device” determination and concluded the handgun will be listed as a Class I Medical Device, exempt from 510(k) Pre-Market Notification in accordance with 21 CFR 890.5050 “Daily Activity Assist Device.” We have now submitted an application to the CMS contractor Noridian for a DME (Durable Medical Equipment) Coding Verification in order to be assigned an HCPCS code. Once assigned , physicians will be able to prescribe the Palm Pistol for qualified patients who may seek reimbursement through Medicare or private health insurance companies." - April Russo via Bookmarklet

"Description: From the funky rap free-for-all that is “Cold Chillin’ Christmas” to the snow-free Miami booty bass of “What You Want For Christmas” by the 69 Boyz & Quad City DJs, Wolf has got your vintage hip-hop bases covered for Xmas. For the funk lovers, there’s the slept-on classic “Go Power At Christmas Time” by James Brown and a little-known Soul Saints Orchestra tune from the Poets of Rhythm archives called “Santa’s Got a Bag of Soul.” From there, the comp ranges stylistically from reggae to avant-garde robot singing. And check out the exclusive contributions by Stones Throw artists James Pants, Georgia Anne Muldrow and Baron Zen" - Jason Toney via Bookmarklet

Checking to see if this is up on eMusic right now... - Jason Toney

"2008 was a year of dark thoughts -- although very good reading -- in young adult books. There were a great many dystopian novels; authors seem to be feeling grim indeed about the state of the world." - Jason Toney via Bookmarklet

"FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2008: The Times' book staff offers 50 picks in fiction and nonfiction, as well as asking its online columnists to weigh in with their choices in mysteries, science fiction, children's and more." - Jason Toney via Bookmarklet

Don't want! - Michelle Marie Miller via Bookmarklet

ew - Lindsey

Yuck. However, I must say that when I first saw the picture, I thought the zipper was in the front and my first thought was, "Wow, that would be easy for breastfeeding..." - Rochelle

@rochelle that comment just made my Friday! - Michelle Marie Miller

I use this for work- I know, I know..its fundamentally lagging behind all the other calendar organizers out there, but I'm a loof! - Terence Washington

"We are falling off a cliff. To put these numbers into some perspective, the November losses alone are the worst in 34 years. A significant percentage of Americans are now jobless or underemployed -- far higher than the official rate of 6.7 percent. Simply in order to keep up with population growth, employment needs to increase by 125,000 jobs per month." - Ruth Ferguson via Bookmarklet

love! - Emma

"Eating blueberries can reverse memory loss and may have implications in the treatment of diseases like Alzheimer's, University of Reading scientists claim. Scientists found adding foods like blueberries to a regular diet, resulted in improvements in memory. The foods, known as flavonoids, were historically believed to act as antioxidants in human bodies. But the study indicates they also activate the part of the brain which controls learning and memory." - RAPatton via Bookmarklet

Blueberry tea FTW! - Lainie

So you're saying if I tweek people's nipples every morning I'll improve my memory?! Hell yeah I would improve my memory, I'd remember the ass-whuppings daily - Terence Washington

ooohhhhhhhhhh . . . I DO!! I love getting cards and mail ^-^ - Lindsey

Thanks :) - BeeLing

Merry Christmas BeeLing ;) - AJ Batac

One of the main reasons I loved Chungking Express so much was that they repeated this over and over and over and..... - Toby Graham

Happy Day of the Ninja! - Anika Malone via Bookmarklet

"The world maybe in meltdown but Beirut is booming. The country best known for wars, turmoil and instability has not just survived the global financial crisis, it seems to be thriving because of it. Deep down in the basement of Lebanon's Central bank treasury vaults are full. Cash has been flowing in like never before, Lebanese banks are posting record deposits and bankers say this is the best year in Lebanon's financial history. According to the country's chief banker all of this is because while the world was shocked when in September the banking giants began to wobble, Lebanon was prepared. "I saw the crisis coming and I told the commercial banks in 2007 to get out of all international investments related to the international markets", says Riad Salameh, the governor of Lebanon's Central Bank. There is a tradition of conservative regulation at the Central Bank in Lebanon, which kept the banks safe." - RAPatton via Bookmarklet

So far I've purchased four gift ideas for the Holidays because of my FFer's. It looks like this trend will continue - Terence Washington

Dating someone like that now. He is constantly working, but I don't mind it because it wasn't like my past relationship where I couldn't breath. - Shevonne Polastre

Akiva and I had a long-distance thing for the first 6 months. We lived 2 hours apart then. Every Friday, I would drive to Seattle and stay until Sunday and then drive back to college. It helped knowing that after the school year ended, that would be over. Having an end point would make things easier than being in a relationship where that sort of situation (or other long periods of separation) would continue for years. - Rochelle

Oh, definitely. I love love love my space. And reunions are always nice :P - Lainie