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... and God created Angelina
She's become the world's number-one female celebrity – and it will take more than a scandalous new biography to bring the divine Miss Jolie down, writes Liz Hoggard Wednesday, 4 August 2010 So is this the moment Brangelina comes crashing down? Will the Jolie-Pitt union survive the latest revelations in Andrew Morton's new biography, just published in America? This week Jolie, voted the most powerful female celebrity in the world by Forbes magazine, may be holding her breath. Then again she may not...
August, 4 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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Video: How to Tackle San Francisco's Chinatown
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August, 2 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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Man faces jail for videotaping gun-waving cop | Boing Boing
Man faces jail for videotaping gun-waving cop Rob Beschizza at 7:51 AM Sunday, Aug 1, 2010 Police officer Joseph Uhler was caught on film charging out of his unmarked car and waving his gun at a unarmed motorcyclist pulled over for speeding. When the footage was uploaded to YouTube, authorities raided Anthony Graber's home, seized his computers, arrested him, and charged him with "wiretapping" offenses that could land him in jail for 16 years. Glyn writes in: The ACLU of Maryland is defending...
August, 2 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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The five stages of Facebook grief
Mike Elgan July 17, 2010 (Computerworld)[1] Facebook has a huge problem. No, it's not privacy, security, application spam or even horrible P.R. from the upcoming movie, "The Social Network[2]." These are short-term annoyances for the company, but not existential threats. Here's the real problem: Facebook[3]'s social network can't mirror the actual social networks, or social groups, that people have. Because of that, users are beginning to notice a curious effect: The more you use Facebook, the less usable it...
July, 23 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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10 Ways Facebook Can Ruin Your Life
This week Facebook will register its 500 millionth member. It's a milestone both significant and meaningless: yes, it's a reminder of just how big the social-media giant has become, but really—did we need reminding? That Facebook is a part of many Americans' daily lives is clear. But how it's affecting those lives is still being examined. We know that Facebook can be good for your health, and that it can make everything from networking to sharing photos easier. But there's also a potentially sinister side, even...
July, 23 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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Oooohhh, Mary... that outfit is never going to work at the Eagle...
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July, 21 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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Porcupine who thinks he is a puppy!
via youtube.com "This 5 year old male was a pet in a home, and now lives at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. This little guy had been given an apple to eat, and seems to act more like a puppy than a porcupine!"
July, 19 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
"God forbid the people who have bad luck, or even neutral luck, because even the luckiest, the most beautiful and brilliant, what have they got? A minuscule, meaningless life span in the grand scheme of things." -- Woody Allen
