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06 Apr 2009 08:54

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World: Historic buildings took the brunt of the Italy quake

  • Most of the buildings in the city center are more than a 100 years old, and so they have walls that are a lot weaker than other palazzi that are made of reinforced concrete. So there were a lot more damages actually inside the city.
  • Joshua Brothers • An American missionary in L’Aquila, Italy, near the epicenter of the deadly earthquake. Another resident, Maria Francesco, said it “was the apocalypse, our house collapsed. It’s destroyed, and there’s nothing left to recover.” • source
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06 Apr 2009 08:49

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World: A quake in Italy could leave a huge death toll

  • 6.3 The magnitude of the quake, which hit L’Aquila, in central Italy, earlier today source
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06 Apr 2009 08:44

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Tech: Sun and IBM can’t get together for some reason

  • Sun’s shares went down precipitously, -$6.44 in pre-market trading, this morning. source
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05 Apr 2009 11:31

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Music: M. Ward on making music that’s implicitly political

  • I’m not that interested in getting anything too heavy off my chest or complaining in some monumental way. I’m more interested in telling stories where people can make their own implicit connections.
  • M. Ward • The singer-songwriter whose profile has shot up in recent years in part due to his collaboration with Zooey Deschanel in She & Him. Since 2000, Ward has been making albums, but his most recent, “Hold Time,” is the first one he’s made outside of the era of George W. Bush. While his music doesn’t hint at his politics, he uses his songs to capture the political mood, he says. • source
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05 Apr 2009 11:30

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Offbeat: Fans of pillow fights in Detroit: You’re not welcome

  • Confiscated pillows. Really? A group of people looking to get into a pillow fight in a downtown park on Saturday were turned away, because that’s a cool thing to do, city of Detroit. Anyway, their fight was part of a larger organized campaign that was going to have pillow fights worldwide on Saturday. Police confiscated the group’s pillows but let them keep their pillowcases. source
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05 Apr 2009 11:19

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Culture: “Bruno” trailer: “You may find this very hard to believe, but I’m gay”

After Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen’s back for more hijinks. This flick currently carries (and might deserve) an NC-17 rating. source
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05 Apr 2009 11:04

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Politics, U.S.: Obama adviser: Bush a “statesman,” Cheney a jerk

  • [President Bush] has behaved like a statesman. And as I’ve said before, here and elsewhere, I just don’t think the memo got passed down to the vice president.
  • Top Obama adviser David Axelrod • On former President Bush’s relative silence on the Obama administration (Bush said last month that Obama “deserves my silence”), which contrasts with Dick Cheney’s increased public profile. It was like the dude just showed up after not being around for eight years to complain about Obama! • source
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05 Apr 2009 10:54

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U.S., World: Cuba might finally get a bit of a break from the U.S.

  • Restrictions loosened? Cuba, long a political hot potato, could see some loosened restrictions on the U.S.’ end, including Obama lifting a limitation on family travel to the country. The infamous trade embargo, which has been around for-freaking-ever, probably won’t go, but it could be the first step to easing relations with the communist nation. source
  • Restrictions loosened? Cuba, long a political hot potato, could see some loosened restrictions on the U.S.’ end, including Obama lifting a limitation on family travel to the country. The infamous trade embargo, which has been around for-freaking-ever, probably won’t go, but it could be the first step to easing relations with the communist nation.
  • Cuban-Americans want action It’s a bit of a carrot and stick situation for the country; they want Cuba to change along with their mood. “The Cuban-American community doesn’t want to give up everything for nothing in return,” said Andy S. Gomez, a senior fellow at the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies at the University of Miami. source
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05 Apr 2009 10:43

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Music: Metallica gets honored for being cool 25 years ago

The band was one of the headline acts of yesterday’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony; Run-DMC were cooler. source
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05 Apr 2009 10:26

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Biz: Online ad sales are up, but it’s deceptive growth

  • 6.7% expected rise in online ad sales, mostly worldwide source
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