July 2010
339 posts
June 2010
352 posts
Recipe Finder: Rice Pudding Cake →
Lawsuit: Former Orlando priests gave boys alcohol →
How gastric bypass surgery works →
State high court considers Google age-bias case →
(05/27/2010) Google Inc.’s explanation for firing a 54-year-old manager - that he was a poor “cultural fit” - was a code phrase for age discrimination, his lawyer told the state Supreme Court on…
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And now for something completely different:...
As teenaged girls - and too many of their moms - squee at screenings of “Eclipse” all over the nation, it’s worth taking a look back at the evolution of this series from “fun Halloween reading” to international phenomenon.
Almost silently, the Twilight series crept up in the wake of the Harry Potter series. As the latter came to a close, the story of the sparkly...
Traditional Media Outlets Flocking to Tumblr →
Hey! Just remember who was here first.
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“The newspaper’s print circulation is currently around 400,000, and falling, as...”
– » ‘This could be very interesting’ – Kippreport.com (via interestingsnippets)
Is the live album dead? →
Breast density linked to cancer risk →
Maryland braces for heat and humidity →
PaidContent: where UK newspapers get their traffic →
Very interesting. Look how much traffic Drudge Report is giving UK newspaper sites! And BBC is No. 5, above Facebook, even. Definitely eye-opening. (No 5, if you discount direct traffic.)
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Early scallop season adds insurance for Florida's... →
“Msnbc.com is in the business of selling advertiser experiences, not ad units.”
– Touting Redesign, MSNBC Declares Pageviews ‘Dead’ | paidContent
Interesting - what think you all?
100 bullets, 5 months, zero answers: Why? →
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Six years of sovereignty in Iraq
It may seem hard to believe, but it’s been six long years since Iraq retook control of its affairs.
As the year opened, it seemed unlikely the U.S. would be able to get things organized in time for the July 1 deadline to turn sovereignty over to Iraqis. The United States turned to the United Nations for help, despite having denied the body a post-war role.
By February, Colin Powell...
Arts and physical education in schools:... →
All aboard: America by Amtrak train →
49ers' Smith making progress →
(06/18/2010) (06-18) 19:22 PDT Santa Clara, Calif. (AP) — Quarterback Alex Smith raised his arms Friday morning after connecting with Michael Crabtree down the field after the wide receiver got…
Summer's calling: An art of steam →
Polygraphs and Private Eyes: Inside the National... →
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“The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements”
– Thomas Jefferson (via jemofeba)
Et tu, TJ?
Spirit Airlines reports scattered cancellations,... →
GOP lawmaker defends BP, at his party's peril →