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13 Jan 2010 09:58

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World: Why Haiti was an unfortunate disaster waiting to happen

  • neediness The small country of 9.8 million is one of the poorest in the Western hemisphere. Most people live on less than $2 a day. Plus, the country is still recovering from a devastating 2008 hurricane season. source
  • dangers Haiti is a country located in a seismically active area largely built on a fault. Plus, there is no national building code, which left many dwellings in severe danger of collapse when disaster struck. source
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13 Jan 2010 09:40

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World: Haiti is screwed and they need as much aid as they can get

  • 3 million people were affected by yesterday’s quake, according to the International Red Cross
  • 3,000 the number of families their supplies can assist; more help is coming today source
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12 Jan 2010 23:22

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Politics: Self-centered: Sarah Palin’s debut on Fox News tonight

  • This is analysis? Of who? Tonight’s debut of Sarah Palin as a Fox News commentator was a fail as a piece of commentary because the focus never really left the topic of Sarah Palin. We understand why Palin might want to use this opportunity to clear her throat, but if she really wants to be worthy of our time, she can’t spend fifteen minutes talking about herself. Who cares?
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12 Jan 2010 22:55

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Music: One-word album reviews: No Vampire Weekend sophomore slump

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12 Jan 2010 22:24

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Tech: Speaking of Google, their sucky tech support is catching up with them

  • They may have been clouded by their own personal experience and way of thinking about how they deal with technology.
  • Forrester Research analyst Charles S. Golvin • Regarding Google’s tech support troubles with the Nexus One. What’s the problem? Well, their support mechanism is designed to be an e-mail based process that takes a couple of days to answer, but people with $529 phones want a lot more than that. As a result, forums are flooded with people complaining about problems with the phone. The lesson for Google? A live person is more useful than an e-mail. Sometimes. Especially with hardware. source
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12 Jan 2010 21:39

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Tech, World: Who’s bigger, Google or China? We’re about to find out quickly

  • china The country, known for limiting free speech as well as economic power, was apparently behind a large cyber-attack that hit Google and many other companies, and tried to access sensitive information about human rights activists.
  • google They noticed the hack, did their research and found the hack went far beyond them. They’re uncensoring their search results and considering leaving China altogether. Pardon our French, but this is fucking massive. source
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12 Jan 2010 21:28

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World: YELE: Wyclef Jean’s asking for your help in Haiti via text message

  • 501501 text YELE and donate $5 source
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12 Jan 2010 21:21

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World: Details scarce on the 7.0 earthquake that leveled Haiti’s capital

  • A lot of houses [and] buildings went down, and people are still running all over the streets. People are looking for their wives, looking for their husbands and their kids. It’s scary.
  • Eyewitness Jean Bernard • On the earthquake in Haiti. While details are scarce and not forthcoming, word is that a lot of very terrible things – buildings collapsing (including a rumor of a HOSPITAL falling down), many dead, many hurt – took place. But little confirmation. We’ll keep you posted. source
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12 Jan 2010 15:49

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Culture: Conan O’Brien’s red hair, bold stance has Twitter talking

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12 Jan 2010 15:41

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Culture: Conan says “screw you, NBC, you guys suck” loudly, publicly

  • NO Conan won’t go back to 12:05 quietly source
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