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13 Apr 2009 18:37

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Biz: Someone’s making money. Might as well be Goldman Sachs.

  • $1.66 billion in 1Q profits for the investment company source
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13 Apr 2009 18:31

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Offbeat: This judge is talking about a guy in a lengthy spat with his neighbor

  • Citizens of this country are not required to accept neighbours embedding injurious traps on their property, nor should they require guards of their home during temporary absences.
  • Ontario Superior Court Judge Paul Kane • Regarding the actions of Ahti and Maija Blick, who turned a dispute over a neighbor’s garage into a 30-year conflict that involved undermining the structure of the garage and basically recreating the plot of Grumpy Old Men. Lucien and Jacqueline Desjardins got more than $57,000 in damages for their trouble, which was so bad that they wanted to sell their home, but couldn’t because they had a reputation. • source
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13 Apr 2009 18:17

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Culture, Music: Phil Spector convicted of murder, terrible hair

  • If it feels like this case has dragged on, it has. Spector was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2003 death of actress Lana Clarkson. It’s his second trial; the first ended in a mistrial, so it took six years for justice to be served. Spector, if you forgot, is the guy behind the “Wall of Sound” which helped/hindered albums from artists ranging from the The Ramones to The Beatles. Clarkson was a B-movie actress who got caught up with the wrong guy, apparently. source
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13 Apr 2009 09:44

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Tech: The disabled, lazy can now turn book pages hands-free

Forget the Kindle – this is where the future of books lies. That eInk stuff doesn’t hold a candle to Book Time. source
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13 Apr 2009 09:34

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U.S.: “Frugal” is the word for how people will use tax refunds

  • 54% of people getting refunds plan to use them to pay off bills; that’s way up from a year ago source
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13 Apr 2009 09:24

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World: A lot of people have been injured in the Thai protests

  • 70+ have been injured, mostly from tear gas source
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13 Apr 2009 09:21

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World: That situation in Thailand is still pretty crazy, guys

The state of emergency, along with the heavy protests over the government, continues. And it’s escalating. source
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13 Apr 2009 09:08

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Culture, World: Madonna: Hey Malawi, here’s why you should let me adopt

  • Madonna wrote an e-mail to The Nation, a Malawian newspaper, on her reasons for adoption. source
  • She said she hoped that “Mercy,” like David, could grow up rich and come back to help Malawi. source
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13 Apr 2009 08:58

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U.S.: A N.H. blaze takes a massive toll on a conference center

  • 50 buildings were destroyed in a multiple-alarm blaze; 4 hurt source
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13 Apr 2009 08:51

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Culture, Tech: Some old lady who used to be in a popular band is complaining

  • I believe that computers have taken over the world. I believe that they have in many ways ruined our children. I believe that kids used to love to go out and play.
  • Stevie Nicks • On technology and the way that it’s taken over the world. Hey, Stevie, we thought the same thing about Fleetwood Mac, but we were powerless to stop it. So we think you should just keep quiet and let technology take over the world. You had your chance. • source
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