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12 Apr 2009 21:22

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Biz, Sports: One lucky Mets fan and Bernard Madoff hater got his eBay wish

  • $1040 the face value of two tickets for tomorrow’s season opener owned by jailed bad guy Bernard Madoff
  • $7,500 amount the tickets sold for on eBay; their value doubled in the final two hours of the auction source
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12 Apr 2009 21:10

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Sports: Kenny Perry on blowing his chance at winning the Masters

  • I may never get this opportunity ever again, but I had a lot of fun being in there. I had the tournament to win. I lost the tournament. But Angel hung in there. I was proud of him.
  • Golfer Kenny Perry • Whose lame final round allowed for Angel Cabrera to overtake him in the Masters. He says this now, but really, he’s probably ticked that he let it get away. • source
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12 Apr 2009 21:03

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Sports: Why the Masters ruled this year for golf fans

  • one Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson – a.k.a. the perennial expected winners – crept up near the top most of the day, but didn’t win.
  • two Despite leading the pack most of the day, 48-year-old Kenny Perry couldn’t keep up his lead, forcing a three-way playoff. (!)
  • three In a stunning fall from victory, Perry fumbled the playoff, giving Angel Cabrera the opening to win the Green jacket in Augusta. source
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12 Apr 2009 20:52

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Culture: If you ever doubted Hannah Montana’s popularity, stop

  • $34 million for Miley Cyrus’ new flick, way above lame estimates source
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12 Apr 2009 20:42

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Biz, Politics: Amazon apparently doesn’t like gay people anymore

  • one Author Mark R. Probst noticed recently that the sales rankings for his gay-themed novel plummeted on Amazon.
  • two He inquired with Amazon’s staff, and learned from a rep that they had deemed his book (and books like it) “adult material.”
  • three He wasn’t alone; other “adult” books include “Brokeback Mountain,” which became an Oscar-winning flick.
  • four So now the Internet is in an uproar/frenzy, and the mainstream press seems slow to respond. WTF, guys? source
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12 Apr 2009 18:09

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Offbeat, Politics, U.S.: Newt Gingrich hates the Obama family dog, America

  • I hope that the girls love the dog. I hope the family – and all the pressure they’re going to be in – finds it useful. And I think that this whole thing is fairly stupid.
  • Newt Gingrich • Saying what we were all thinking about the new Obama family dog, Bo. But but but but … he still shouldn’t have said it! Take it back! Bo doesn’t like your mean words! • source
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12 Apr 2009 14:01

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U.S., World: Yay! The captain is safe. (And most of his Somali captors are dead)

  • The U.S. Navy rescued him this morning. Capt. Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama, who was kidnapped in a failed pirate hijack, was spotted this morning by the Navy. In rescuing him from the little dinghy he was in, they killed three of the four pirates in the process. The fourth one is in custody. So yeah. Lesson of the day: If you’re going to take over a ship, make sure it isn’t an American one, OK? Karma will get you, duders. source
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12 Apr 2009 13:03

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Tech: A 17-year-old was behind the StalkDaily Twitter hack

  • I did this out of boredom, to be honest. I usually like to find vulnerabilities within websites and try not to cause too much damage, but start a worm or something to give the developers an insight on the problem and while doing so, promoting myself or my website.
  • Mikeyy Mooney • Who claims he basically did it for purposes of self-promotion, shooting himself in his 17-year-old foot. Good job, jerk. We hate you and your cruddy Web site. • source
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12 Apr 2009 11:18

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Culture, World: Never doubt the singing abilities of middle-aged British ladies

This 47-year-old woman wowed the audiences of “Britain’s Got Talent” recently. source
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12 Apr 2009 11:09

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Biz, Tech: Apple fans, have no fear: Steve Jobs still runs the Apple roost.

  • At least that’s what the Wall Street Journal says. Jobs, who took a medical leave in January (which immediately sent their stock tumbling initially), is apparently still running key parts of the company from home, even if he’s not so heavily focused on the day-to-day operations at the moment. He’s still on target for coming back in June, either way. source
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