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31 Aug 2009 10:57

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U.S.: The wildfires: A perfect opportunity for amateur photojournalism

Station Fire over La Cañada Flintridge
  • With a fire this big and menacing looking, it’s a natural draw to good photography. Nature’s destruction kind of allows for it. Here’s a Flickr array of all the recent shots: Smoke, fire, scariness, beauty in destruction. source
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31 Aug 2009 10:39

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Tech: Electronic Arts has to buy lots of ads to market a game

  • $10 million cost of creating an average Electronic Arts video game
  • $30 million cost of marketing the game – particularly on television source
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31 Aug 2009 10:30

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U.S.: Hmm: Jaycee Dugard’s family had an unremarkable public life

  • Her children went to a birthday party just two weeks ago. Obviously, there are many strange things about the Jaycee Dugard/Phillip Garrido saga, but the strangest is that from the outside, their lives seemed somewhat normal. One person who knows Garrido and his family, Cheyvonne Molino, says that the media “made it seem like these little girls were living like wolves or jungle kids in the backyard dungeon.” What did stand out: One of Garrido’s customers says that the teenage girls dressed “very conservatively.” Hmm. source
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31 Aug 2009 10:15

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Biz, U.S.: The U.S. actually made some money on the bailouts

  • $4 billion in profits – that’s just enough to buy Marvel Comics! source
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31 Aug 2009 10:12

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Politics: Cheney: That silly CIA investigation? Pssh, whatever!

  • I’m very proud of what we did in terms of defending the nation for the past eight years, successfully. And it won’t take a prosecutor to find out what I think. I’ve already expressed those views.
  • Dick Cheney • Defending the Bush administration’s record on detainee treatment. Regarding the CIA investigation, which he calls a “political act,” Cheney says “it will depend on the circumstances” whether he cooperates. Why didn’t Cheney talk this much when he was vice president? • source
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31 Aug 2009 10:01

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Culture: Daily poll: Is the Disney/Marvel deal good or bad for comics?

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31 Aug 2009 09:52

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Biz, Culture: Disney to buy Marvel: Cute heroes meet dark antiheroes

  • $4 billion Marvel’s going rate – a price raised, we’re sure, by the company’s recent box-office success
  • 5,000 number of characters Disney gets in the deal; personally, we want to see a Goofy origin story source
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31 Aug 2009 08:45

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Offbeat: Unfortunate headline of the day: We bet BJ Services gets this a lot

  • Baker Hughes to buy BJ Services for $5.5 billion
  • The Reuters headline for a business story • Wait, it gets better. “Baker Hughes Inc said it will … take advantage of BJ’s pressure pumping expertise.” AHAHAHAHAHAHA. The unfortunate headline company company called and said you’re paying too much. • source
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31 Aug 2009 08:35

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U.S.: If you’re a sex offender, you should move to Phillip Garrido’s town

  • 100+ sex offenders live in sunny Antioch, Calif. source
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