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28 Apr 2009 22:12

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Offbeat, Sports: Amputee Kyle Maynard: Mixed martial arts’ newest fighter

  • This is impressive, but strange: We admire Kyle Maynard’s big spirit and fight, considering the odds we’re sure he’s fought against. He’s proof you can kick butt. source
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28 Apr 2009 21:44

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Music: This is like an indie kid’s dream tour … almost

  • one Dan Deacon: King of Wham City, Baltimore hipster freak, Casiotone supergenius, holding the Raymond Scott baton for a new generation of hipsters. Awesome.
  • two Deerhunter: Atlanta’s shoegazing innovators, creators of our favorite album of last year, complete with iconoclast lead singer Bradford Cox. Also pretty awesome.
  • three No Age: Pretty much the band responsible for bringing noise back to the forefront of indie rock. Leaders of the scene at L.A.’s Smell hipster dwelling. Overrated.
  • four The format: Round robin. All three bands set up at once. One band plays a song. The audience moves. Another band plays. The audience moves again. And so on. AWESOME! source
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28 Apr 2009 21:22

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Biz, Tech: Microsoft and Apple: Two suitors fighting for Verizon’s attention

  • MS has a phone of its own it’s trying to get Verizon to sell. As we’re sure you heard, then fawned over, Apple apparently has some cool new products that it’s offering exclusively to Verizon. But they’re not alone. Microsoft wants a piece of that vertical horizon action, because Verizon is everything they want and everything they need. MS has a cool phone, code-named “Pink,” which they want you to fawn over, too. Whoever wins, keep this in mind: If it doesn’t work out, we hear Lauren’s available, and a great catch … source
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28 Apr 2009 21:10

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U.S.: Swine flu gets headlines, but regular flu kills more people

  • 150 people have died of swine flu since the outbreak began this week
  • 36,000 people die from influenza yearly in the U.S. – hundreds per week source
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28 Apr 2009 20:52

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Politics, U.S.: Five reasons that NYC Air Force One blunder was so stupid

  • one Federal, state and local authorities knew of the “flying photo op” but didn’t tell the public it was happening. WTF guys?
  • two It was classified – so much so that NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg didn’t know about it. Yeah, that’s genius.
  • three It happened in the middle of the morning, when everyone was at work in skyscrapers. PANIC! Evacuate!! AHHHH!
  • four It’s a plane. Flying low. In New York City. In a part of the city where two planes famously hit two buildings. *forehead slap*
  • five It’s an example of how vanity can get in the way of public safety, and it’s safe to say that officials shouldn’t forget that. source
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28 Apr 2009 20:33

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World: Meet the unlucky kid who got swine flu first

Edgar Hernandez, 4, was victim No. 1 of the outbreak. He’s OK now; he just (unintentionally) got everyone else sick. source
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28 Apr 2009 12:30

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Politics, U.S.: See ya, GOP: Why Arlen Specter is now a Democrat

  • It has become clear to me that the stimulus vote caused a schism which makes our differences irreconcilable.
  • Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Spector • On why he’s switching parties. He claims that he always voted based on the issue, not the party line, but the Republicans aren’t happy with him in his state. His switching brings the Democrats closer to a two-thirds majority in the Senate. Less filibusters = more pushing stuff through. Liberals must be getting excited. • source
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28 Apr 2009 12:19

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Sports: The Nuggets made the Hornets cry, they beat them so bad

  • 58 points separated Denver from Nola in last night’s playoff win source
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28 Apr 2009 12:12

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U.S., World: The spread of the swine flu outbreak, shown visually

Red= Death. Blue = Cases. Light blue = Suspected. Yellow = Precautions. Together, they equal PANIC! source
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28 Apr 2009 11:59

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Culture, U.S.: &!*#*^% Supreme Court has to ruin everything, dammit

  • one Cher said a bad word in 2002. Nicole Ritchie said one in 2003.
  • two The FCC sued Fox for allowing said bad word to get on air.
  • three An appeals court turned down the decision against Fox.
  • four The Supreme Court sided with the FCC. !&%* them. source
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