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29 Jul 2009 23:35

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Tech: Like URL shorteners but hate their randomness? Try ctxt.us

Cool little idea that, if it evolves the right way, could just give sites like Bit.ly a run for the money. *golf clap* source
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29 Jul 2009 23:25

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Biz: From thousands to $30: iStockPhoto and the cover of Time

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  • A great find from our friend Charles Apple (who wrote a great write-up on the site just as it was launching). This image was on the cover of Time, one of nation’s highest-circulation magazines, yet Robert Lam got paid just $30 for it. If a commissioned photographer took it, they would’ve gotten paid much more. It’s not the first time something like this has happened, but it’s becoming more prevalent due to the fact that some stock photo (and editorial content) sites tend to thin the value of content. Read the blog. It makes great points. source
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29 Jul 2009 22:56

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U.S.: Eric Holder: U.S. citizens becoming radical, but not in that cool ’90s way

  • I mean, that’s one of the things that’s particularly troubling: This whole notion of radicalization of Americans. Leaving this country and going to different parts of the world and then coming back, all, again, in aim of doing harm to the American people, is a great concern.
  • Attorney General Eric Holder • Discussing what he feels is one of the biggest threats to the U.S., Americans who become a radical threat to other Americans. This is obviously a big deal in the news at the moment in the wake of the arrest of Daniel Boyd and his associates. • source
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29 Jul 2009 22:29

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Biz: Cancer group: They should call frappuccinos “fatuccinos”

  • 561 calories number of calories a single Venti Dark Berry Mocha Frappuccino from Starbucks has – drinking a lot of these will make you very fat
  • 200+ calories calorie amounts that many iced coffee drinks have, according to the World Cancer Research Fund, acting as an obesity watchdog source
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29 Jul 2009 21:02

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U.S.: Wheelin’ + Dealin’: Concessions made to push through health care

  • one If your business makes less than $500,000, you don’t have to provide insurance for workers. Before, the barrier was $250,000.
  • two If you’re poor and paying premiums, you can now get subsidies after paying 12% of your income for premiums. Before, it was just 11%.
  • three Medical providers (like doctors) will work with the Secretary of Health and Human Services on rates, instead of rates being tied to Medicare.
  • four The public health plan won’t be the only option states can offer – a co-op medical plan is in the works. Details are currently being hashed out.
  • five Medicaid isn’t completely on the federal government’s back anymore – in the updated deal, states will help pay for it, too. source
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29 Jul 2009 19:52

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U.S.: Michelle Obama’s wax head is already finished, now she needs a body

Not do be outdone by her husband’s wax figure, Michelle Obama will have her very own in Washington this March. And lots of people will go to see it. source
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29 Jul 2009 19:03

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U.S.: Baclofen: A miracle drug to cure alcoholism, or a joke?

  • I never understood how people could leave liquor in a glass. Now you could give me a sip of champagne and I could leave it. That was impossible in my wildest dreams. And it’s effortless.
  • French cardiologist and alcoholic Dr. Olivier Amiesen • On the effects he felt when taking baclofen, an anticraving medication. Some alcoholics are raving about the drug, saying they can now hang out in social drinking situations or even have a single drink without suffering from a relapse. Sounds too good to be true? Maybe. There is little scientific data to show it really works.  • source
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29 Jul 2009 18:48

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Politics: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a Rorschach inkblot…on Wikipedia!

Psychologists are freakin’ out after someone posted the famous inkblots on Wikipedia, saying it defeats the purpose of the test. Others say, dude, it’s the internet. source
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29 Jul 2009 18:31

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World: Things aren’t looking so hot in Nigeria after three days of fighting

  • 4,000 Nigerians displaced after 3 days of civil violence source
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29 Jul 2009 18:15

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World: Not-so-breaking news: tanning beds and UV radiation cause cancer

  • Don’t fake+bake guys. Cancer researchers now have proof that radiation is carcinogenic – which isn’t so awesome. This puts it among the ranks of tobacco, chimney sweeping and all those fun and healthy things that are definite causes of cancer. No big deal, orange was so last year anyway. source
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