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This edition was generated on Thu Dec 30 08:45:01 EST 2010

Table of Contents

General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
Miscellaneous Daily Information
Boston Area Weather

General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

Unemployment benefit applications drop sharply AP – 6 mins ago

WASHINGTON – The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, a positive sign that the job market is slowly improving. Full Story »

Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Russian tycoon Khodorkovsky gets 6 more years AP – 19 mins ago
Christine O'Donnell
O'Donnell: Spending accusations are 'thug' tactics AP – 9 mins ago

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Mike Krzyzewski AP

Coach K alone in 2nd on wins list; Duke romps

AP – Thu Dec 30, 2:03 am ET

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski moved past longtime rival Dean Smith into second place on the men's all-time wins list Wednesday night when the No. 1 Blue Devils routed North Carolina-Greensboro 108-62. Full Story »

Justin Blackmon

No. 16 Cowboys stomp Arizona for record 11th win

AP – Thu Dec 30, 1:14 am ET
Brett Favre

Favre nears expected end with $50k fine from NFL

AP – Thu Dec 30, 4:36 am ET

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

Jobless claims hit lowest level in more than two-years

Reuters – 6 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New claims for unemployment benefits dropped more than expected last week to touch their lowest level in more than two years, suggesting the labor market recovery was gaining strength. Full Story »

People walk past a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo

World stocks eye two-year high

Reuters – 1 hr 35 mins ago
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

Futures little changed before data

Reuters – 38 mins ago

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - December 30, 2010
I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting.
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Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
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I was the kid next door's imaginary friend.
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Emo Phillips
All science is either physics or stamp collecting.
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Ernest Rutherford (1871 - 1937), in J. B. Birks "Rutherford at Manchester" (1962)
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Procrastination isn't the problem, it's the solution. So procrastinate now, don't put it off.
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Ellen DeGeneres
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