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She's being considered replacement to Katie Couric on The Today Show. I'd hate Jeras' near gaff squelch the deal. But, really - why are any of us in those situations? Just because a place, anyplace, is trying hard to live-down a long-held reputation, doesn't mean we can't have a little fun at their expense, does it? Yes, unfortunately, it does. Someone could take you to court and they would win. I miss the days of laughter, laughter at our own expense; especially, laughter at our own expense. Here on St. Simons Island you might see a sign or a bumper sticker proclaiming to one and all, ST. SIMONS, A DRINKING ISLAND WITH A GOLFING PROBLEM. We laugh. Tourists are amused because that's exactly why they vacation here; to drink a little and golf a lot. As a New Yorker, and I'll qualify all I say by acknowledging that, there is nothing you could say that would rile me up.
Eye on Asia
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YARA International Rolls Out IntelliSearch to 50 Countries
SAN FRANCISCO and OSLO, Norway, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- YARA International, the leading multi-national chemical and fertilizer producer, has entered into a global license contract with IntelliSearch. The agreement lets YARA use IntelliSearch Competitive Intelligence as their central market intelligence tool for surveillance and analysis of global market trends. YARA, has after a period of piloting and evaluation, entered into an agreement with IntelliSearch that gives them the right to use the IntelliSearch Competitive Intelligence as central surveillance tool for monitoring worldwide markets. YARA intends to use the tool to identify important global market trends and events in demand, prices, competitors and technology. "YARA chose IntelliSearch as their solution enables automatic collection and presentation of important market data.
Mt. Tam Body Could Be Missing Mill Valley Woman
A Marin County Sheriff's Office search and rescue team located a woman's body Sunday afternoon on the southeast side of Mount Tamalpais, the Sheriff's Office announced Sunday night. The discovery comes more than a month after the disappearance of 25-year-old Internal Revenue Service Agent Veronica Ruiz, of Mill Valley, who was last seen leaving for a hike on Mt. Tamalpais Dec. 3. SLIDESHOW: Search For Veronica Ruiz .
20 Billion in 30 Days
They are plugged in, wireless, blogging, podcasting and texting. That's today's holidays. The Postal Service has products and choices to help meet these growing and changing needs. "In the time it takes you to download a tune or a video for your iPod, you can create your own postage and design unique greeting cards online. You can order free, environmentally friendly packaging or find the nearest Post Office with late hours while you're watching the late, late show," said Delores Killette, vice president and consumer advocate. "That's today's mail." With 37,000 Post Offices around the country and a virtual Post Office only a click away, the Postal Service, like Santa, is everywhere during the holidays.
Best Answers to Sunday Question ...
1. The youths infatuation with tattoos shows that they don't recognize the concept of permanence, and they reject the idea of skin growing old on them. Tattoos are such a turn off. They scream "skank" or "trailer trash." Another fashion that needs to go: Wearing pants at half mast. Ugh -- Dang. 2. It has got to be the tongue piercing, when you are looking for a job, hired by my generation. I tant undtand a tang your thaying -- Gary Cuff. 3. I'd like to see the following cease: Spandex on overweight women, ganny Pouches worn on the rotund belly of sixtyish+ men. Please make it go awaaaaaay -- Stopthecrazygrowth. 4. I'm watching a women's volleyball game on TV right now, and if the 2-piece suits they're wearing get ANY SMALLER, they MIGHT AS WELL be wearing thongs! (Soft-porn meets network sports events?) (Volleyball cheesecake?) I don't know about you, but I'd get paranoid if I had to parade around, 75% nude, chasing volleyballs, not only in front of the crowd, but on network TV! -- CDADave.
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