Happy Thursday

Happy Thursday. Well, "The Dance" began a few minutes ago (@12noon ET). Let the "madness" begin..... Here are some things I saw on the net a few minutes ago...

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NCAA thinking about tinkering with its beloved, billion-dollar basketball spectacle? The organization is currently investigating the possibility of expanding the tournament field, to as many as 96 teams, as early as next year (for you non-bracket heads out there, 65 teams play in the current field).

Who lead's J.D. Power and Associates long-term vehicle dependability study? Nope, not Honda. Not Toyota. Not BMW. Porsche. The German sports car brand took the No. 1 spot in the annual study, which gave it ninth place last year. Lincoln came in second, while Buick and Lexus tied for third. Mercury and Toyota rounded out the top five.

In case you haven't heard. A Walmart store announcement ordering black people to leave brought chagrin and apologies Wednesday from leaders of the company, which has built a fragile trust among minority communities there. A few in teh community have predictabbly they plan to boycott the retailer until they're assured the issue has been addressed so it doesn't happen again.

Hackers have flooded the Internet with virus-tainted spam that targets Facebook's estimated 400 million users in an effort to steal banking passwords and gather other sensitive information.The emails tell recipients that the passwords on their Facebook accounts have been reset, urging them to click on an attachment to obtain new login credentials.

The government is announcing a recall of some 1.2 million Graco Harmony High Chairs saying they pose a fall hazard to children.

Sandra Bullock canceled her appearance at the London premiere of "The Blind Side" days after Internet reports alleged she was having trouble in her marriage and that she had left the couple's Southern California home

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gotta go and fill out my census form. I'm claiming the pomeranians like I did on my taxes this year......

J