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Sharknado 2 Ratings: HUGE!!!!!

Sharknado 2 has official devoured the original Sharknado. According to a Syfy press release, the ridiculous(ly awesome) film was viewed by 3.9 million people last night, good enough for a 180% increase over the first version. Along with becoming the channel’s most-watched original movie, Sharknado 2 delivered one BILLION estimated impressions on Twitter. 11 Awesomely Terrible Quotes from Sharknado 2 1. Not Having Fun “Two of my friends were killed, I almost destroyed Los Angeles … And, oh yeah, I almost got eaten by a shark. How much ‘fun’ do you think that was?” Syfy will unleash Sharknado 2 in encore airings on Saturday, August 2 at 7PM and Sunday, August 3 at 9PM (ET/PT). The movie brings back Ian Ziering and Tara Reid and also features such special guest stars as Vivica A. Fox, Mark McGrath, Kari Wuhrer and Judah Friedlander. Those with cameos include Matt Lauer, Al Roker and Billy Ray Cyrus. Also, in case you were wondering: yes, Sharknado 3 is already in the works. Heck, we expect Sharknado 4 to be announced any hour now. Sharknado 2 on Twitter: Who Said What? 1. Vivica A. Fox Shout-Out

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Sharknado 2 Ratings: HUGE!!!!!

Sharknado 2 Ratings: HUGE!!!!!

Sharknado 2 has official devoured the original Sharknado. According to a Syfy press release, the ridiculous(ly awesome) film was viewed by 3.9 million people last night, good enough for a 180% increase over the first version. Along with becoming the channel’s most-watched original movie, Sharknado 2 delivered one BILLION estimated impressions on Twitter. 11 Awesomely Terrible Quotes from Sharknado 2 1. Not Having Fun “Two of my friends were killed, I almost destroyed Los Angeles … And, oh yeah, I almost got eaten by a shark. How much ‘fun’ do you think that was?” Syfy will unleash Sharknado 2 in encore airings on Saturday, August 2 at 7PM and Sunday, August 3 at 9PM (ET/PT). The movie brings back Ian Ziering and Tara Reid and also features such special guest stars as Vivica A. Fox, Mark McGrath, Kari Wuhrer and Judah Friedlander. Those with cameos include Matt Lauer, Al Roker and Billy Ray Cyrus. Also, in case you were wondering: yes, Sharknado 3 is already in the works. Heck, we expect Sharknado 4 to be announced any hour now. Sharknado 2 on Twitter: Who Said What? 1. Vivica A. Fox Shout-Out

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Sharknado 2 Ratings: HUGE!!!!!

Bigger bonuses for bankers! Up 17% in 2009

The NY Times is reporting that bankers had a plum year in 2009. While unemployment creeped above 10% and thousands of Americans saw significant reductions in their income, the big banks on Wall Street who helped kick off our exciting Great Recession paid out $20.3 billion in bonuses. A 17% increase over the previous year. Well that's exciting news for bankers (and for the state of New York, which has come to depend heavily on the taxes raised from Wall Street's bonuses). But what does it mean for the rest of us? Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/24/business/24bonus.html?ref=todayspaper added by: afitzgerald

23% of US students could earn C, at best, in first-year college courses

Even as high school graduates in recent years have grown increasingly better prepared for college, too many members of the class of 2009 cannot adequately perform all of the academic skills they will need to succeed, a report says. Just 23% of students, up from 22% last year, earned test scores suggesting they can earn at least a C in first-year college courses in English, math, reading and science, says the report, released today by the non-profit Iowa-based testing company ACT. It's based on scores of 1.48 million 2009 high school graduates who took the ACT's college entrance exam

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23% of US students could earn C, at best, in first-year college courses