Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell last week for the third time in four weeks but remain elevated. The Labor Department says first-time claims for unemployment insurance dropped by 11,000 to a seasonally adjusted 457,000. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters had expected a smaller drop.

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The military cargo plane went down during a training run at Elmendorf Air Force Base near downtown Anchorage, officials said. Witnesses said the crash sent a fireball rising hundreds of feet over the base.

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Hej allihopa. Sebastian Magnusson här, till vardags nätverkskonsult och frilansskribent, på nätterna desperat knackandes Drupal-kod.

Håller precis på att avsluta min första stora Drupalsajt (http://www.skillpoint.se/user är i stängd beta än så länge, så logga in med kontotest / bananer om ni vill kolla) och det har än så länge varit en... upplevelse ;)

Satt länge och valde mellan Drupal, Wordpress (som jag jobbat en hel del med tidigare) och Joomla inför projektet, men trots att det är lite tungrott och ologiskt på sina ställen så känner jag mig nöjd med mitt val av Drupal. Åtminstone flexibiliteten är ju enorm!

Har lurkat här ett bra tag, men det är ju artigast att presentera sig nu när jag ändå skall komma med en fråga eller två snart :P

In Senate and gubernatorial races, wealthy contenders have edges in latest poll. The primaries are Aug. 24.

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Meanwhile, back on planet Earth…

Scientists at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies reported recently that the average global temperature was higher over the past 12 months than during any other 12-month period in history. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released corroborating data, adding that the past four months, including June, have each individually been the hottest on record as well….

The average global temperature, computed over a 12-month period, reached a new record in May and held steady for the month of June, he said. This was despite the recent minimum in solar activity, which should have had a cooling effect on Earth. Apparently, Ruedy said, the solar cycle “has much less impact than the warming trend.”

But…but…Al Gore flies in planes and has a big house.

A senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials say the body of Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove was found by villagers Wednesday. His colleague, Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin McNeley, was found Sunday. The two went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan on Friday.

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