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19 Jan 2009 01:39

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U.S.: It’s MLK Day. How does Obama feel?

  • Certainly my presence is gonna reflect him, because if it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t be standing there.
  • Barack Obama • on whether Martin Luther King, Jr., will affect his inauguration speech on Tuesday, one day after MLK Day. He says that King’s influence is ingrained in him. • source
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19 Jan 2009 01:27

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Culture: Paul Blart: Money-making mall cop

  • $32.3 million for Kevin James’ post-“King of Queens” comedy flick source
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19 Jan 2009 01:16

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Tech: Polaroid photographs can be quite beautiful

Wanna see more instant-camera art? Check out Polanoid. source
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19 Jan 2009 01:08

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Tech: Save it like a Polaroid picture

  • Could instant camera film be saved? One investor wants to make sure that Polaroid doesn’t just turn into a footnote of popular culture. Florian Kaps, an Austrian artist and entrepreneur, bought the company and plans to start making the film once again, with hopes to bring it to market by the end of the year. “The project is more than a business plan,” Kaps said. “It’s a fight against the idea that everything has to die when it doesn’t create turnover.” source
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19 Jan 2009 00:54

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Sports: Who’s got the better Vegas odds for the Super Bowl?

  • 6½ points, the spread favoring the Steelers over the Cards source
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19 Jan 2009 00:48

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Sports: Kurt Warner, back in the Super Bowl again

  • I want to say Arizona Cardinals and Super Bowl in the same sentence. The Arizona Cardinals in the Super Bowl. How about it?
  • Kurt Warner • Arizona Cardinals quarterback. He was the Super Bowl MVP nearly a decade ago for another unlikely set of champs, the St. Louis Rams. • source
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19 Jan 2009 00:44

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Sports: Guess who’s going to the Super Bowl?

We know what you’re thinking: Where are the Lions? source
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19 Jan 2009 00:33

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Tech: Another attack on Microsoft by the European Union

  • IE’s the focus again The European Union, acting on a key part of Microsoft’s business, sent a statement of objections Microsoft for bundling Internet Explorer in copies of Windows. Sound familiar? It’s the same kind of antitrust fight that the U.S. fought against MS 12 years ago. This time, as opposed to Netscape being the victim of unfair practices, Opera’s making the complaint. source
  • IE’s the focus again The European Union, acting on a key part of Microsoft’s business, sent a statement of objections Microsoft for bundling Internet Explorer in copies of Windows. Sound familiar? It’s the same kind of antitrust fight that the U.S. fought against MS 12 years ago. This time, as opposed to Netscape being the victim of unfair practices, Opera’s making the complaint.
  • An open door for alternatives With this latest case, the quickly-declining market leader could be damaged more, and it’s all thanks to a 2007 EU decision which prevented Microsoft from “tying” its Media Player to Windows. Regulators aim to force the company to offer alternatives in its default installation, such as Opera, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, thereby giving customers a choice. source
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18 Jan 2009 10:50

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Sports: Mark Cuban’s got a fine to pay. So he might as well make a point.

  • Why in their names? As a reminder of what could have happened, and that not every retaliation attempt misses. Tragedy can be one swing or one elbow away.
  • Mark Cuban • Dallas Mavericks owner, who has to pay a $25,000 fine after an incident involving the Denver Nuggets’ J.R. Smith. Cuban wants to give a $25,000 charity donation in the names of of Todd Bertuzzi and Steve Moore, two NHL players involved in a physical encounter during a game that led to the end of Moore’s career. • source
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18 Jan 2009 10:30

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U.S.: Add tax cuts and we’ll love your plan even more, Obama

  • 58% public support for Obama’s economic stimulus plan, according to a new CNN survey source
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