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...President is not a statistician." Scott McClellan, White House press secretary, after the George W. Bush Administration backed away from an earlier forecast that the economy would gain 2.6 million jobs this year...
...tell you something. Tonight’s forecast features a predicted wind chill factor that will make it feel like 20 degrees below zero. This week has set major Massachusetts records for The Coldest Time Ever, and we are in Massachusetts. Even running outside between your dorm and the dining hall feels like you are ripping the skin off of your face and slamming it into a bucket of ice water. You would be an idiot if you ran Primal Scream tonight. And you might be a dead person...
Even though today is forecast to be slightly warmer than yesterday, meteorologists are predicting that today’s cold will smash a record low set in 1920. As of last night, about 300 schools across Massachusetts had cancelled classes, rather than have children risk frostbite...
Dialing a number to hear a weather forecast is old news. Several new programs allow cell-phone users to see the weather as well. AccuWeather and the Weather Channel (TWC) both offer hourly and extended forecasts with loads of weather-nerd stats, like barometric-pressure readings, as well as animated Doppler radar views. AccuWeather's zippy charts are easier to flip through; TWC makes users scroll and slog through data. Another new weather program is the eye-catching Weathernews, which displays a photograph of a city of your choosing along with its temperature and conditions. Hit the Down arrow...
...billion for new schools (in Iraq), new hospitals (in Iraq), and a new energy grid (in Iraq) have made Bush a master magician of disappearing surpluses. As Baby Boomers approach retirement age in the next decade, rising costs of Medicare and Social Security exacerbate an already tenuous forecast...