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29 Oct 2009 20:48

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U.S.: The U.S. was infected with swine flu on a wide scale this summer

  • 5.7 million likely H1N1 sufferers between May and July source
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29 Oct 2009 10:45

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Biz: Jolt Cola could get jolted out of the market by investors

Jolt Cola
  • Sad story, really. The generation-old ultra-caffeinated cola, which was a trailblazer for energy drinks across the board, is in danger of going away for good. The founder of the company, Carl J. Rapp, blames investors who damaged the company’s assets, pushed it into debt and are attempting to force it into liquidation. “The name will show up someplace else, but just that,” said William I. Kohn of the Cleveland firm of Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff. “I don’t see anybody buying the entire package.”source
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26 Oct 2009 10:20

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Offbeat: Flu vaccine + hot cheerleader = Dystonia + WTF is wrong with her?

  • We honestly have no idea what to make of this. It’s honestly very sad and unbelievable, but we’ve never seen anything like it before, so we’re just kind of awestruck. Dystonia sounds like the scariest disease ever, and Desiree Jennings got it from a flu shot. WTF?source
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21 Oct 2009 23:03

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U.S.: Father doesn’t know best: Iraq-born man attacks “Westernized” daughter

  • Classy, buddy. Police are looking for 48-year-old Arizona resident Faleh Hassan Almaleki after he allegedly ran over his daughter, Noor Faleh Almaleki, along with a friend. His apparent reason? He was angry that she had strayed from her traditional Iraqi values and “had become too ‘Westernized.'” Which is a classy way of responding to the situation, especially since Noor is suffering from life-threatening injuries. source
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20 Oct 2009 10:01

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Offbeat: It sucks being a pedestrian when someone’s reliving “Speed”

  • “THIS BUS CAN’T GO SLOWER THAN 50 MILES AN HOUR! There’s a bomb on the bus that will go off if we go slower than that. This guy crossing the street, we may hit him, but we can’t stop!”source
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17 Oct 2009 11:30

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Tech: If a Facebook app brings up a screen like this, don’t click on it

Facebook app attacks are becoming sophisticated enough that they can end up in an app by simply being on the app developer’s PC. And they look realistic. That’s scary. source
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17 Oct 2009 11:17

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U.S.: Your kids probably shouldn’t skip out on that swine flu vaccine

  • 86 children under 18 have died of swine flu since the outbreak first hit source
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12 Oct 2009 11:11

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Tech: Snow Leopard has teeth: Apple’s new OS has a really big bug.

  • Do not log into the guest account. Since last month, users have been reporting a major Snow Leopard flaw on Apple’s support forums. Essentially, if you log into a guest account after you upgrade, then log out and go to your regular account, everything’s gone. And you can’t get it back. Yikes. This is not the kind of thing that users run into every day, but it’s a common enough feature to freak us out. source
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07 Oct 2009 20:37

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World: The Vanuatu quake: Very good news, but still lots of bad news

  • The Vanuatu earthquake looked like it might hit a bunch of nearby South Pacific islands as far away as Australia. Those warnings have been canceled. source
  • There is a tsunami, however, and it will hit Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands, causing destruction. Fingers crossed for our South Pacific friends. source
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04 Oct 2009 12:24

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Biz: Daily Poll: On E. Coli and the dangers of eating meat

  • In today’s major E. Coli expose in the New York Times, we were stunned by this line: “A test by The Times found that the safe handling instructions are not enough to prevent the bacteria from spreading in the kitchen.” Which makes us feel like we need to pose this question. What do you think?source
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