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Obama report set to clear staff in Senate seat drama
Barack Obama will Tuesday try to shrug off the distraction of an alleged bid to sell off his Senate seat by releasing a report clearing his aides of improper dealings with the accused Illinois governor.
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:47:14 GMT - (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Talkers: Man jumps into polar bear enclosure at Berlin zoo
BERLIN | A man jumped into a polar bear’s enclosure at the Berlin zoo Monday. Officials were able to keep the animal away from the intruder using a leg of beef as a distraction, police said.
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:32:53 GMT - (The Kansas City Star)

Holiday break comes at good time for IceHogs
The four-day Christmas break is a blessing and distraction for the Rockford IceHogs, says head coach Bill Peters.
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:07:01 GMT - (Rockford Register Star)

Prime Time for Crime
The hustle and bustle of the holiday season can easily create a distraction for people. However it's during this time, that it's important to pay special attention to the things going on around you.
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:29:06 GMT - (KQ2 St. Joseph)

Texting is a new distraction for drivers
HOUMA - Last year between Dec. 21 and Christmas Day, 465 auto crashes killed 18 people and injured nearly 7,650 across the state, according to LSU data.
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:15:54 GMT - (The Houma Courier)

And to all a...
...wonderful holiday season. I've been much distracted with family -- a good distraction. I'll return to blogging in the new year, with the conclusion of our disconnect discussion , or at least the conclusion for now; these things are ongoing.
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:57:12 GMT - (Arts Journal)

Object-Oriented Design
The value of Object-Oriented Design is in allowing major structural decisions to be made before being committed to code. This allows the relationships and responsibilities of classes to be worked out efficiently and with little distraction.
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:52:01 GMT - (Developer.com)

Report absolves Obama team in governor scandal
An internal probe has cleared Barack Obama and his transition team of any inappropriate contacts with the Illinois governor accused of plotting to sell off the president-elect's Senate seat.
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:30:47 GMT - (AFP via Yahoo! News)

WMD
Web sites of Mass Distraction
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:53:34 GMT - (The Columbus Dispatch)

Report finds no Obama team involvement in Governor scandal
An internal report Tuesday unearthed no inappropriate contacts between Barack Obama or his top aides and the Illinois governor accused of plotting to sell off the president-elect's Senate seat.
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:29:37 GMT - (AFP via Yahoo! News)

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Upgrades to ContentBlogger: Welcome Twitter Headlines - And More!
Well, along with launching a book, tweaking our Web site and keeping a business a going concern, why not redesign the blog? Hey, it's a living ... that the headlines were a bit of a distraction to people visiting the blog: they concealed the meaty
Posted on 2009-01-09 05:33:30 GMT

blog: ContentBlogger - Shore Communications Inc. - Commentary - WeblogsSharon Mesmer: Annoying Diabetic Bitch
In the closing years of the Bush era, poetry from the Flarf collective emerged as one of the most challenging creative responses to contemporary American culture. The era's key themes '� 9/11 and the subsequent wars, the ongoing occupation of Iraq, the rise of the religious right, tensions over immigration,
Posted on 2009-01-09 04:06:00 GMT

blog: Critical CitiesWasting away again in Twitterville
Twitter can be a major time waster. Don't get me wrong...I love the application.� However, if you don't know how to use it correctly it can be a serious distraction.� TwiTip covers the topic in a post here and they make some excellent points (except for batch Tweeting
Posted on 2009-01-09 03:58:21 GMT

blog: Paul Ten HakenTEMPTATION!
Psssttt...Go to Hayden Harnett's website and sign up for their mailing list...they've started their clearance sale. SUCH good deals to be had. ( ... Provocateur...here's a distraction. (NSFW-ish)
Posted on 2009-01-09 03:40:00 GMT

blog: Snow White's Legacy of Lies'�Practiconer'�
Oh, language.Somehow this word '�practice'�, as in '�daily practice'�, has become overused and simultaneously resisted ... tend to imagine. But we were raised by distraction and find 1 minute of utter selflessness difficult
Posted on 2009-01-09 03:18:30 GMT

blog: Growing Homemodern photography
(click on picture for larger view)Sometimes an image with to many distraction needs extra editing to make it become the top of the crop picture. Like i said in my eariler post, i am spending
Posted on 2009-01-09 03:17:00 GMT

blog: lighted darkroom photographyCORY DOCTOROW'S TIPS ON HOW TO WRITE AND AVOID DISTRACTIONS ON THE INTERNET
The single worst piece of writing advice I ever got was to stay away from the Internet because it would only waste my time and wouldn't help my ... to fill my every discretionary moment with distraction. so, if being online benefits creativity
Posted on 2009-01-09 02:43:56 GMT

blog: H E C T O R L I M A . C O M Quick and easy
With the summer heat and endless "things to do" over the Christmas/New Year I am really appreciating my stolen scrapping time as a relaxing distraction. I came the across Scrappin Kids challenge blog and created this layout based on the January sketch:I also did a spot of 'blind scrapping' based on an article by Jolene in Scrapbook
Posted on 2009-01-09 02:43:00 GMT

blog: Being KarenProcrastination is bad or is it?
#fullpost{display:inline;}Click image above to enlargeIf my life right now were to be flow charted it would look exactly like this. If you locked me in a padded cell with no lights (which is probably where I should be!) and told me to count to ten, I would probably get no further than # three before I found a distraction
Posted on 2009-01-09 02:23:00 GMT

blog: Paddy in Buenos AiresCan the Obama Administration Lead
It seems that the distraction of the Illinois Governor scandal has done more damage to the leadership capabilities of the Obama Team then first met the eye. The selection of Rahm Emauel as the Obama
Posted on 2009-01-09 02:18:00 GMT

blog: So High Above