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29 Jul 2009 16:32

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Culture: Someone’s missing from this Saved by the Bell reunion

Screw it, might as well just have the reunion without the bastard. As you might notice from this "People" cover, Screech isn't in this Saved by the Bell reunion. And from the look of things, they've all aged well.

People Magazine

29 Jul 2009 15:50

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Biz, U.S.: A damn shame: Nearly one-fifth of Detroit is out of work

  • 17% percent of Detroiters are sitting at home doing nothing source

29 Jul 2009 11:17

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Sports: This is the greatest catch ever. (But the ump didn’t think so.)

  • Off his teammate’s foot, into the hands of Pittsburgh Pirate Delwyn Young. The only thing worse than the fact that this amazing catch wasn’t allowed by the ump (though it clearly didn’t touch the ground)? The fact that Delwyn Young is a Pittsburgh Pirate.source

29 Jul 2009 11:04

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Sports: Brett Favre accepts his fate as a retired guy in Mississippi

  • It was the hardest decision I’ve ever made. I didn’t feel like physically I could play at a level that was acceptable. I would like to thank everyone, including the Packers, Jets and Vikings – but, most importantly, the fans.
  • Quarterback Brett Favre • Describing his decision to stay retired as opposed to trying to play for the Minnesota Vikings. Favre is kind of an old guy and has already retired twice, only to return once and nearly return a second time. Regarding the surgery that he went through in hopes of coming back, he says he realized it was time. “I have legitimate reasons for my decision,” he said. “I’m 39 with a lot of sacks to my name.” • source

29 Jul 2009 10:54

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U.S.: The N.C. terror suspects: Muslims in the middle of the Bible Belt

Neighbors are shocked by the arrests of Daniel Boyd and his friends, but note their strong Muslim faith: “They just believed more than anyone else.” source

29 Jul 2009 10:45

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Culture: Michael Jackson’s live-in doc wasn’t doing well financially

  • $435,000 amount in judgments and liens Dr. Conrad Murray was on the hook for before he went to work for the King of Pop source

29 Jul 2009 10:40

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U.S.: Chicago seemed violent last night: Tons of overnight shootings

  • 15 shootings last night alone; that’s a pretty scary taste of Chicago source
 

29 Jul 2009 10:35

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Offbeat, Tech: The Onion: Apple invents a iPhone visible only to the loyal

  • Not only is this our lightest and slimmest model ever, but as any truly savvy Apple customer can clearly see, it’s also the most handsome product we’ve ever designed.
  • Apple CEO Steve Jobs • In an Onion parody, talking about the company’s new iPhone 3GI, which is invisible to everyone except Apple’s most loyal customers. This article came out right around the time of the invention of transparent aluminum, so you laugh now, but just wait a few years until it’s real! • source

29 Jul 2009 10:28

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Tech: Scientists say they’ve invented transparent aluminum. Kickin’ rad!

It was talked about in Star Trek, and now Oxford University geniuses have done it. X-ray lasers were used to create it – though it was fleeting. source

29 Jul 2009 10:12

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Biz: ConocoPhillips still makes bank with huge profit losses

  • 76% decline the loss in net income during the second quarter for oil giant ConocoPhillips source