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Students from the Maurice J. Tobin School make a human pi symbol at the school in Boston during a celebration of the official National Pi Day. (Photo by Chitose Suzuki / AP)

Are there 3.14 ways to celebrate National Pi Day?

It is National Pi Day, a special day reserved for math geeks to relish in the glory of pi, aka “3.14,” the first three digits of pi, which is equal to the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.

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Why do we celebrate Pi Day?

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NewsFeed

Lifelines for seniors threatened with state budget cuts

For the elderly, state budget cuts could mean no more daily hot meals and exercise classes to help prevent falls. At worst, some could even lose their beds at the nursing home.

CNNMoney

In Japan, 2nd blast raises nuclear fears

Soon after Prime Minister Naoto Kan said in a television address that the Fukushima plant, 93 miles north of Tokyo, was in an “alarming” state, its number three reactor erupted.

Asia Times Online

In northern quake zone there is little aid

ABC News

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Interactive Japan earthquake

Denver Post

2nd plant explosion in Japan

Reuters

Gas prices put the brake on spring break for many

For thousands of spring vacationers escalating fuel prices are putting the brakes on road trips, according to the motorist group AAA.

USA TODAY

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Feds’ 5-year drilling blueprint

(Houston Chronicle)

Fuel Fix

How to beat sleep apnea? Cut it out

Doctors are treating sleep apnea with a type of robotic surgery typically used to remove cancerous tumors at the back of the throat.

NPR

NATION

Police treat New York City bus crash as ‘criminal investigation’

Passengers and witnesses to the crash that killed 15 people told investigators that the driver’s account of getting clipped by a tractor-trailer didn’t match up to what they felt and saw.

CBS News

East Coast waterways recede

Rain-swollen waterways in northern New Jersey slowly receded after cresting overnight, causing fewer evacuations than expected but still flooding roadways around in the region.

San Francisco Chronicle

Bradley Manning comment costs State Department spokesman his job

State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley resigned over controversial comments he made about the treatment of alleged WikiLeaks source U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning.

Christian Science Monitor

POLITICS

Labor battle could be 2012 Obama theme

The ongoing labor battle in Wisconsin gives President Barack Obama a chance to test-drive what could emerge as a major 2012 campaign theme — that he’s the only man who can stop wild-eyed GOP radicals.

Politico

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Obama to reopen gun control debate

(USA TODAY)

The Oval

Sen. Durbin predicts GOP stopgap will pass, averting shutdown

Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, predicted a House GOP proposal to cut spending by $6 billion over three weeks would pass the upper chamber.

The Hill

EDUCATION

Educators see federal overreach

Higher education officials urged lawmakers to delay the planned implementation of regulations that would expand state authorization requirements and establish a federal definition of “credit hour.”

Inside Higher Ed

The it school for our next Einsteins

On a typical day at Harker School in San Jose, students are pondering special relativity and mastering multivariable calculus. They’re building circuits, splicing genes and, perhaps, dissecting a cat.

San Jose Mercury News

HEALTH

Sweet on sugar, but is it an addiction?

While much has been made about the addictive qualities of sugar, with some suggesting it’s as hard to kick as a heroin habit, research suggests most of us have little to fear.

Vancouver Sun

Researchers strive to perfect healthy ice cream

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

OxyContin abuse spreads across US

Ten years ago, OxyContin was being abused at alarming rates in the Appalachian area. A decade later, the level of pain pill abuse across the country is at epic levels, officials say.

McClatchy Newspapers

SPORTS

Top seeds offer interesting mix

Among the four No. 1 seeds in this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament, there are blue bloods in defending national champion Duke and Kansas and blue collar in Pittsburgh.

USA TODAY

OSU, KU, Pitt and Duke get top seeds

YouTube

Duke routs North Carolina in ACC duel

Add another Atlantic Coast Conference championship to fifth-ranked Duke’s record haul. Nolan Smith had 20 points and the Blue Devils ended No. 6 North Carolina’s run of big comebacks at the ACC tournament.

Sports Illustrated

Big East final wrap-up

YouTube

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

‘Love Wins’: Pastor’s book kindles firestorm over hell

One of the nation’s popular young pastors has stuck a pitchfork in how Christians talk about damnation. The book has pastors and theologians raging that he’s a hipster heretic.

USA TODAY

John Paul II gets Facebook page

The Vatican will unveil the latest installment in its social media transformation — a Facebook page dedicated to the upcoming beatification of Pope John Paul II.

New Zealand Herald

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Blog (Michael Falcone and Amy Walter):

Obama’s 3-front war

(ABC News)

The Note

Column (Jonathan Cohn):

Could GOP budget cuts make your grocery store a public health risk?

The New Republic

Blog (Alex Lickerman, M.D.):

The faulty premise of regret: Why is it never justified?

(Psychology Today)

Happiness in This World

Column (Dave Koga):

School property: Does it belong to the state or city?

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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A little perspective

San Francisco Examiner

Editorial:

High gas prices are no reason to hit national reserves

San Jose Mercury News

Blog (John Cassidy):

Europe gets it wrong (again)

(The New Yorker)

Rational Irrationality

Column (Judith J. Wurtman):

The catch-22 of taking antidepressants

Huffington Post

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GOOD NEWS

New York City plans $3.3B of improvements for waterfront

New York City will announce a $3.3 billion plan for new parks, housing, ferry service and environmental improvements for its 578 miles of shoreline to boost real estate development and recreation.

Bloomberg

Miraculous rescue: Japanese man saved after floating for 2 days

The tsunami swept away his home — and his wife — but it could not drown his hope as the 60-year-old man clung to his floating roof.

TIME

How cricket saved Sri Lanka

For Sri Lanka, cricket is much more than a game. After years of war and natural disaster, it’s still the only thing holding their chaotic country together.

Guardian

WORLD

Chinese premier calls for political reform

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao once again said China needs to carry out political reforms. He said the economic achievements of the last 30 years could be lost without “institutional” changes.

BBC

Germans piece together millions of lives spied on by Stasi

The East German secret police ripped up much of its archive, but a group is now assembling the scraps of the story.

Guardian

Gadhafi rebels pull morale to a new low

The optimism that Col. Moammar Gadhafi would be ousted by a flexing of people power similar to the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia is now a distant memory.

Christian Science Monitor

Keeping up with Arab world changes

NPR

BUSINESS

Japan stock prices plummet amid multiple disasters

The Tokyo stock market plunged on its first business day after an earthquake and tsunami of epic proportions laid waste to cities along Japan’s northeast coast. Other Asian markets were mostly down.

CBS News

GE’s Immelt sees ‘new economic era’

The world has entered “a new economic era” that will be more volatile and more dependent on the growth of emerging economies, says General Electric Chief Executive Jeff Immelt.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

How program applications are changing our phones — and us

Imagine the most exotic use for your cell phone you can think of. More than likely there’s an app for that — the word “app,” as you know, being short for application.

CBS News

Apple’s iPad 2 has ‘holy grail’ status

Fifteen million iPads later, Apple released its successor, the iPad 2. Many people predicted long lines and sellouts, just like last year. So did Apple deliver?

Computerworld

ENVIRONMENT

Taxonomy: the naming crisis

Researchers are now calling for more efforts and resources to be put into the science of taxonomy — the discipline of describing, defining and naming organisms.

The Independent

USGS launches butterfly, moth website

The United States Geologic Survey has launched a new website to help us appreciate the butterflies and moths of North America.

Environmental News Network

Group seeks replanting of oldest, biggest trees to cleanse environment

A nonprofit organization called Archangel Ancient Tree Archive is rushing to collect genetic tree material and replant clones in an audacious plan to restore the world’s ancient forests.

Star Tribune

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Travel deals on social media sites

Daily deals, local deals and group deals are flooding subscribers’ inboxes and changing the travel bargain landscape. Big travel names such as Expedia and Travelzoo are getting in the game.

Arizona Republic

Metro Detroit hails all things Irish at annual St. Patrick’s Day parade

From green beards to green tutus, every shade of the color green was on full display at the 53th annual Saint Patrick’s Day parade on Michigan Avenue near downtown Detroit.

Detroit News

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