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We’re pretty sure this new feature in the latest Photoshop is totally real (and not an April Fools’ joke like some have suggested), but man, is it ethically questionable. Worth1000 and Fark might enjoy it, along with a few ad firms, but for editorial photos, it’s like a minefield. Skip to about the 2:50 mark to see the dude remove an entire TREE.

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25 Mar 2010 08:53

I think we have found the golden path between Israel’s traditional policies and our desire to move forward toward peace.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu • On leaving the U.S. without an agreement on that whole settlement thing that really pissed off the U.S. In perhaps the strongest sign that this statement isn’t entirely accurate, the two countries didn’t issue a joint statement about their peace talks. In other news, yet another Jerusalem settlement in a Palestinian area is getting built. Because, hey, why the heck not? source

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A couple of minor parliamentarian rules were broken. Senate Republicans are going out of their way this week to kinda be total )&#&# about the health care reconciliation bill, with stalling tactics, crazy amendments and such. Late last night, they succeeded at turning the reconciliation process into a pain in the butt, finding minor parliamentary problems with the bill (regarding Pell grants) that force a new House vote. Great. source

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Over the last few weeks, Steve Jobs has been sending e-mails to random human beings left and right about Apple issues big and small. It’s bizarre and fascinating because his company is so secretive, and in the case of the “no,” it actually breaks big news (the guy who sent that was asking if he could tether his iPhone to his iPad, something which hadn’t been disclosed). “Almost every Mac Web site had picked it up,” said Jezper Söderlund, the music producer who asked the question, “and the biggest newspaper in town wrote about it. We had more visits to my Web site in 12 hours than we had all year. It was crazy.” Dear Steve: Do you like our blog? We hope you do. Your company makes good computers. Sincerely, Julius. source

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Babywearing is safe, but some slings and positions are not. While baby carriers are as old as civilization, modern babywearing has exploded in the last four years.
Mothering Magazine writer Elizabeth Carovillano • Giving some context to our earlier report on wearing babies like messenger bags. There’s a difference between the old-school approach holding a baby on your back or stomach and these new slings, which almost treat babies like laptops. The magazine offers some suggestions for choosing the best sling. Tip number one: “Only choose a sling that allows you to see your baby’s face.” Good idea. (hat tip Heather Denkmire) source

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