recession depression
daily dos
wed 10/8/2008

(image by Bob Jagendorf via flickr)
- The International Monetary Fund is predicting a deep recession in the U.S.: "The world economy is now entering a major downturn in the face of the most dangerous shock in mature financial markets since the 1930s."
- Become a real-life superhero with just a photo of yourself and the website Make Me Super.
- After four years of hiding, former Guatemalan president Alfonso Portillo has been extradited from México to face charges of corruption.
- Check out three gameplay videos of the parkour-inspired video game Mirrors Edge, including one featuring free running star Sébastien Foucan.
- Weeks after suffering second and third-degree burns in a plane crash, Travis Barker tells Us Weekly he's lucky to be alive: "My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened ... well, I'm just thankful to be alive."

