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06 Jan 2009 14:29

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Offbeat, Tech: A look at this man’s face is a look at nipples

  • An artistic protest against Facebook. In the wake of the breast-feeding saga rocking Facebook, one enterprising artistic type decided to make a collage of his face entirely out of nipples, just to see if it’d set off the censors. It’s still up as of this moment. We’d show you the photo, but it’s got a lot of nipples in it. source
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06 Jan 2009 13:37

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Music: Ron Asheton, Stooges guitarist. Dead at 60.

  • What happened? After not hearing from him for days, Asheton’s assistant contacted police, where they found him dead in his Ann Arbor, Mi. home. He appeared to have been dead for several days. Foul play was not expected.
  • Who was he? Asheton played in other bands, including The New Order (not the U.K. band) and Destroy All Monsters, but he was most notable for playing the guitar parts for the Stooges, the legendary Iggy Pop-led proto-punk band.
  • His recent activityAsheton played on Pop’s 2002 album Skull Ring and took part in a Stooges reunion that started in 2005 and led to the 2007 album The Weirdness. The band is nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year. source
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06 Jan 2009 13:13

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U.S.: The scene as Roland Burris was turned away

He wanted to sit. They wouldn’t let him. So now, he goes away. Maybe he’ll try later. source
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06 Jan 2009 12:45

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Tech: YouTube drives video’s, and Google’s, growth

  • 5.1 billion videos were watched on YouTube, 40 pecent of all online video viewing
  • 98% of Google’s traffic – which they have a lot of, by the way – is from YouTube source
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06 Jan 2009 12:39

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Tech: Watching people be idiots on YouTube just got more popular

  • 34% increase in online video viewing in 2008 source
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06 Jan 2009 12:14

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U.S.: Roland Burris, a man without a chair

  • This is all politics and theater, but I am the junior senator according to every law book in the nation.
  • Appointed Illinois senator Roland Burris • who was denied entry to the Senate chambers today. Burris was appointed by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was arrested for attempting to sell the seat. • source
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06 Jan 2009 12:06

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Tech: No Steve Jobs at the MacWorld keynote. So, how’s Phil gonna do?

  • Why isn’t Steve there? Health problems. While he remains the company’s CEO, he decided to take a break from this year’s busy keynote schedule to spend time with his family and recover from a hormonal imbalance which was making him lose weight.
  • Check out how Phil’s doing Phil Schiller, who’s a common face at Apple keynotes, will be taking the helm this year, and the keynote is starting just about … now. This year, Schiller’s performance on stage may be as notable as the products Apple announces. It’s starting … now! source
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06 Jan 2009 11:57

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Offbeat: Smoking doesn’t make you cool. It makes you fat.

  • But only if you’re a teenage girl. A new study from Finland finds that if you’re female and smoked when you were younger, you’re more likely to have a little flab when you’re older. The weird part: It didn’t seem to affect men’s weight. source
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06 Jan 2009 11:38

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Tech: It probably makes calls as well as a water bottle, too

Motorola tries for a “green” approach with their new recycled-from-bottles phone. source
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06 Jan 2009 11:15

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Sports: The objects of the Yankees’ desire

  • $180 million amount offered to slugger Mark Teixeira; they will publicly announce the eight-year deal today
  • $161 million amount offered to ace pitcher CC Sabathia, a five-year deal finalized late last month source
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