tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84640640658464411152026-07-24T02:00:43.049-04:00360 DEGREES WORLDWIDEA journalistic blog with articles, stories and features to stay informed, vigilant, entertained; covering the world three hundred-sixty degrees at a time: art, music, science, history, sports, Conservative views, exposing Liberals, politics & economics, faith & religion, family, human character & values, travel, the media, reporting the strange, bizarre, & unknown. VIEWED COAST TO COAST IN THE AMERICAS & AROUND THE WORLD.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1688125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-78741601460036126992010-04-27T19:30:00.004-04:002010-04-29T18:37:02.106-04:00Snapshot: The Happiest People in The WorldRankCountries Amount# 1 Iceland:94% = 2 Sweden:91% = 2 Denmark:91% = 2 Netherlands:91% # 5 Australia:90% = 6 Ireland:89% = 6 Switzerland:89% # 8 Norway:88% = 9 United Kingdom:87% = 9 Venezuela:87% # 11 Belgium:86% # 12 Philippines:85% = 13 United States:84% = 13 France:84% # 15 Finland:83% # 16 Austria:81% # 17 Canada:75% # 18 Poland:74% # 19 Japan:72% # 20Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-78720820546513715592010-04-27T19:00:00.003-04:002010-04-27T19:12:56.647-04:00Armed Robbery Reported At Metro-Area HotelThe Winder Police Department said it is investigating an armed robbery that occurred Tuesday morning at a hotel.Police said an armed man entered the lobby of the Best Western located at 177 West Athens Street. The man approached the front desk and demanded the clerk gave him the register drawer containing an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect left Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-64025613047334870122010-04-27T18:00:00.002-04:002010-04-27T18:07:20.013-04:00Goldman Execs Deny WrongdoingBlistered by lawmakers for "unbridled greed," Goldman Sachs executives on Tuesday unflinchingly defended their conduct and denied the huge Wall Street investment bank helped cause the near-meltdown of the nation's financial system. While the famous firm fights for its reputation, senators said the company's behavior leading up to the financial crisis clearly Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-70640242563162807272010-04-27T16:30:00.002-04:002010-04-27T16:44:56.986-04:00Good Samaritan Left To Die On NYC SidewalkThe homeless man lay face down, unmoving, on the sidewalk outside an apartment building, blood from knife wounds pooling underneath his body. One person passed by in the early morning. Then another, and another. Video footage from a surveillance camera shows at least seven people going by, some turning their heads to look, others stopping to gawk. One even lifted the homeless man's body, exposingUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-21576745731596790012010-04-27T16:15:00.000-04:002010-04-27T16:48:57.415-04:00Paris-To-Atlanta Flight DivertedThe Transportation Security Administration said a flight from Paris to Atlanta has been diverted to an airport in Maine after federal air marshals responded to a passenger causing a disturbance. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters said Delta Air Lines Flight 273 is scheduled to land at the Bangor International Airport on Tuesday afternoon. He says the plane is an Airbus Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-84883698558675225002010-04-27T16:00:00.001-04:002010-04-27T16:29:53.373-04:00The Latest Research StudiesStudy Links Drug Enforcement To Violence The surge of gunbattles, beheadings and kidnappings that has accompanied Mexico's war on drug cartels is an entirely predictable escalation in violence based on decades of scientific literature, a new study contends. A systematic review published Tuesday of more than 300 international studies dating back 20 years found that when police crack down on drug Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-23626707313998148202010-04-27T14:11:00.000-04:002010-04-27T14:36:46.598-04:00The Quickening: Nevada Faces 125 MPH WindsWinds gusting in excess of 100 mph have downed power lines in northern Nevada, causing power outages for thousands of residents in Reno and wreaking havoc with travel.The California Highway Patrol closed a stretch of westbound of Interstate 80 north of Lake Tahoe on Tuesday morning after wind flipped a truck on its side.The National Weather Service said winds topped the 125 mph mark at the Mount Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-11948406446720161992010-04-27T13:30:00.005-04:002010-04-27T13:57:43.922-04:00Oil Leak From Sunken Rig Off La. Could Foul CoastCrews raced to protect the Gulf of Mexico coastline today as a remote sub tried to shut off an underwater oil well that's gushing 42,000 gallons a day from the site of a wrecked drilling platform. If crews cannot stop the leak quickly, they might need to drill another well to redirect the oil, a laborious process that could take about two months Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-240546390217680442010-04-27T13:00:00.001-04:002010-04-27T13:21:59.461-04:00AP Poll: Recession Boosts GOP Above DemocratsNotch one more victim of the recession: With crucial midterm elections nearing, Democrats have lost the advantage they've held for years as the party the public trusts to steer the economy. The timing could be fortunate for the Republicans. With jobs and the economy dominating voters' concerns, the GOP will wield the issue as a cudgel in the battle to grab control of at least one chamber of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-65404338945707517992010-04-27T12:04:00.001-04:002010-04-27T13:03:57.486-04:00Passings: Etiquette Expert Elizabeth PostElizabeth Post, who wrote more than a dozen books on etiquette and was spokeswoman for the Emily Post Institute in Vermont, has died. Post's daughter-in-law, Peggy Post, said the the 89-year-old died on Saturday in Naples, Fla. Elizabeth Post became the spokeswoman for the Emily Post Institute in 1965 and for decades, wrote a column on manners and etiquette for Good Housekeeping magazine. She wasUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-351845754385543472010-04-26T23:00:00.000-04:002010-04-26T23:00:03.757-04:00Parting Shot: Church Blesses More Than 100 MotorcyclesOn Sunday morning, more than 100 motorcycle riders took to the streets for the fifth annual Blessing of the Bikes, KIFI-TV in Pocatello, Idaho, reported. The riders met up at Calvary Alliance Church to have their bikes blessed before the upcoming riding season. The American Legion Riders, the POW/MIA, the Christian Motorcyclists Association and the Select Family Group all joined together to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-35938053344041734112010-04-26T18:00:00.000-04:002010-04-26T18:13:06.500-04:00Senate Probe: Goldman Planned To Profit From Bust A Senate investigation has found Goldman Sachs developed a strategy to profit from the housing meltdown and reaped billions at the expense of clients. Top Goldman executives misled investors in complex mortgage investments that became toxic, investigators say. They point to e-mails and other Goldman documents obtained in an 18-month Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-81866048967144797632010-04-26T14:00:00.003-04:002010-04-26T21:47:29.381-04:00Monday FinancialsWhirlpool 1Q Profit More Than Doubles, Sales RiseWhirlpool Corp. said Monday that its first-quarter profit more than doubled as sales of its appliances improved both domestically and overseas. Shares soared as the company also boosted its guidance. The strong quarter offers a strong indication that consumers are feeling comfortable enough economically to buy more big-ticket items. The world's Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-50640906424233480702010-04-26T13:00:00.003-04:002010-04-26T13:44:12.683-04:00Worried Obama Asks 2008 Coalition To Help In 2010Desperate to curtail expected widespread losses this fall, President Obama pleaded with supporters of his 2008 campaign Monday to help elect Democrats as his aides intensified their focus on re-energizing his broad coalition of backers. "I need your help once more," the president said in an online video sent to millions of his supporters. "If you help us make sure that first-time voters in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-53663127818242041702010-04-26T11:00:00.000-04:002010-04-26T12:08:37.576-04:00The Quickening: Astrophysicist Says Aliens May Pose RisksBritish astrophysicist Stephen Hawking says aliens are out there, but it could be too dangerous for humans to interact with extraterrestrial life. Hawking claims in a new documentary that intelligent alien lifeforms almost certainly exist, but warns that communicating with them could be "too risky." The 68-year-old scientist says a visit by extraterrestrials to Earth would be like Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-76449154210578399272010-04-25T23:00:00.002-04:002010-04-25T23:00:01.021-04:00Parting Shot: Woman Tries To Use 911 As Taxi ServicePolice in one Connecticut city have a warning for nightclub patrons: Don't call 911 for a ride home. New Haven police said that's what 28-year-old Quandria Bailey did, calling the emergency line six times to request a ride from a nightclub back to her Meriden home. Bailey was charged with six counts of misuse of the 911 system early Sunday. She was released on a $1,000 bond and is scheduled Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-7587861312989708802010-04-25T20:00:00.000-04:002010-04-25T20:02:11.963-04:00360 Degrees - Blog Sponsor Ad- April 2010Learn more about the series and watch a preview here.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-61009164562256648572010-04-25T19:00:00.005-04:002010-04-25T20:04:28.199-04:00UPDATE: Activists Call On Obama To Fight Arizona Immigrant LawCivil rights activists called on Obama & Company to fight a tough new Arizona law targeting illegal immigrants Sunday, promising to march in the streets and invite arrest by refusing to comply if the measure goes into effect. U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona told about 3,500 protesters gathered at the state Capitol that the Obama administration can help defeat the law by refusing to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-2418375343335330862010-04-25T18:00:00.002-04:002010-04-25T18:44:35.359-04:00Police: Robbery Near Georgia Tech Campus Police are investigating another crime near Georgia Tech's campus. It's the fourth robbery near the campus in one week. A woman told police a man robbed her at the Tavoli Tenside apartments on Northside Drive Sunday morning. She said the robber ambushed her from behind and grabbed her while she was walking from a parking garage. The robber took her Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-65270236926527382832010-04-25T15:00:00.001-04:002010-04-25T15:24:41.890-04:00The Health Care Law's Unfinished BusinessA 360 Degrees AnalysisThe single biggest unanswered question about Obama & Company's new health care overhaul law is What's it really going to cost us? - and its weak spot. Many experts believe the law falls short on taming costs, and that will force Congress to revisit health care in a few years. While it seems hard to believe now, Republicans might want to participate in a debate overUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-81555024101076570802010-04-25T14:00:00.000-04:002010-04-25T15:13:58.930-04:00Immigrant Law Opponents To Rally In Arizonia Out Of IgnoranceOpponents who fear that Arizona's tough new immigration law will lead to police harassment of legal immigrants and U.S. citizens who look Hispanic are set to demonstrate against the measure at the state Capitol this afternoon - little do they know, the law only reinforces the law already on the federal books. The rally comes two days after Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill that requires police toUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-22008960812276156682010-04-25T13:00:00.000-04:002010-04-25T13:00:00.220-04:00Airlines: Passengers Should Give Seats To StrandedA 360 Degrees PerspectiveAirlines appealed to passengers to give up their seats to stranded travelers this weekend, as carriers across Europe attempted to clear a backlog of thousands of tourists grounded by the ash cloud spewed from Iceland's volcano. British Airways and Virgin Atlantic appealed for passengers booked on long-haul flights next week to consider giving up their seat to make Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-3469391528796108102010-04-25T12:30:00.001-04:002010-04-25T13:00:28.867-04:00360 Sunday - The World TodayCoast Guard: Oil Leaking From Well At Blast Site The Coast Guard discovered Saturday that oil is leaking from the damaged well underneath a massive rig that exploded this week off Louisiana's coast, while bad weather halted efforts to clean up the mess that threatens the area's fragile marine ecosystem. For days, the Coast Guard has said no oil appeared to be escaping from the well head on Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-91301190316482912692010-04-25T11:50:00.000-04:002010-04-25T12:03:21.270-04:00Panoramic America in WidescreenUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464064065846441115.post-68077470499845875482010-04-25T11:00:00.002-04:002010-04-25T11:51:03.630-04:00Paul's Shipwreck on MaltaA 360 Degrees Historical Perspective of Acts 27 & 28 Tracing the Apostle Paul's missionary journeys, he was arrested in Judea, tried, and then transported as a prisoner to Rome. From the standpoint of historical evidence, the account found in the book of Acts recording Saint Paul's voyage and shipwreck is supported by a wealth of detail. History provides us with a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0