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12 Jan 2009 23:29

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Offbeat: One teenage girl sent an ungodly number of texts last month

  • 14,528 total text messages were sent by the Orange County, Calif. 13-year-old. source
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12 Jan 2009 22:45

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U.S., World: How long will Obama wait to close Guantanamo?

  • 1st day in office he orders it closed, sources say source
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12 Jan 2009 22:33

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Sports: Early retirement, in Dungy’s words

  • I’m at a point, kind of like the Apostle Paul. He said, ‘If I live, it’s good. If I die and go home with the Lord, it’s better.’
  • Tony Dungy • on leaving the NFL at a relatively young 53 years of age • source
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12 Jan 2009 22:28

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Sports: Dungy’s record as coach was solid, if imperfect

  • 148 career wins, good for 19th all-time source
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12 Jan 2009 22:24

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Sports: Tony Dungy: I’m retiring

The Colts coach is leaving his post for family reasons. source
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12 Jan 2009 22:14

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Biz, U.S.: The Seattle P-I tries being frank with its audience

  • Right now, I’m determinedly positive, but I’m not completely unrealistic. The chances of the arrival of a savior are not great.
  • David McCumber • Managing editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, which will likely close if it doesn’t find a buyer in the next 60 days. McCumber is starting a dialogue with the community online in an attempt to shed light on the possible shuttering of a big-city newspaper • source
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12 Jan 2009 20:09

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Music, Offbeat, Tech: The dumbest idea for a software program, ever

  • Microsoft Songsmith sucks Songsmith, which creates music based on your ability to sing, could be a cool idea. But its downfall is the uber-cheeseball MIDI backing music, straight out of a Casiotone circa 1985 (disclosure from the author: I own this keyboard). source
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12 Jan 2009 17:21

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Biz: Bernard Madoff gets to live the lavish life some more

  • $10 million The amount of Madoff’s bail. He remains free on bond. A judge declined a request to revoke bail source
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12 Jan 2009 13:41

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U.S.: Another republican senator retires

  • George Voinovich of Ohio to peace out. Voinovich will step down after the 2010 election, noting that, despite his desire to serve his country, he wants to spend more time with his family. He’s the fourth republican to say they’re stepping down at the end of their term. A number of names are cropping up to replace Voinovich in the U.S. Senate, most unlikely being Joe the Plumber. Isn’t it bad enough that Joe’s a war correspondent? source
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12 Jan 2009 13:30

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Offbeat, Tech: Attempting to build a classroom of dorks into flirts

  • 440 German übernerds got trained in basic social skills source
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