January 2009
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The White House Website Then & Now
Today:
When Bush took office:
(thanks Jamie)
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One of these things is not like the other
Major news sites’ headlines at noon on Inauguration Day: CNN.com: Obama’s moment arrives BBC.com: Historic moment as Obama sworn in FOX.com: New York Girl, 13, Dies in Snow-Tubing Crash Into Tree NYT.com: Obama Is Sworn In as the 44th President Reuters.com: Huge crowds gather for Obama inauguration
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50 facts you might not know about Obama →
• He has read every Harry Potter book.
• El puede hablar Español
• He promised Michelle he would quit smoking before running for president – he didn’t. Tsk tsk
• He kept a pet ape called Tata while in Indonesia.
• Among his fave TV shows is The Wire. Oh hell yeah!
• While on the campaign trail he refused to watch CNN. Heartbreaking
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For all of my past Obama posts, including an...
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How well do you know the Middle East?
Test your knowledge with this drag-and-drop game. Click the map or this link
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Best thing you'll see all day →
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“We’ve been given permission to use these 2 photos on all networks &...”
– I don’t know why, but I love it whenever I get one of these e-mails from the legal department. ” …on all media in perpetuity” — sounds so sinister, like it should be followed by someone twirling his black, greasy moustache and letting out a loud...
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Police use Facebook to nab would-be burglar →
Police in southern New Zealand nabbed a would-be burglar after they posted security camera images of him trying to break into a safe on the popular social networking site, Facebook.
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Dear Thieves
People seem to correspond an awful lot with thieves who steal from them, if the photos of signs posted on this picture set are any indication.
Here’s a sampling of some of the better ones, using the Kubler-Ross grief cycle.
First comes the Shock/Denial phase -
then, Anger -
Next stage: Bargaining -
then, Depression -
and finally, Acceptance -
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How footnotes changed history →
We all know about great heroes and epic battles, but the course of history often hinges on small accidents of chance. The Independent selects the slip-ups and lucky escapes that changed the world.
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Funny story, terribly written! →
Whoever wrote this probably transcribed it word-for-word as the angry reporter whined to his/her boss
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Australian police hunt blow-up doll sex bandit
An Australian man broke into three adult shops, had sex with blow up dolls named “Jungle Jane” and then dumped his plastic conquests in a nearby alley, local media reported on Wednesday.
“It’s totally bizarre. It’s a real concern that someone like that is out on the street,” said one of the owners of the adult sex shops in Cairns in northern Queensland state.
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Sex in Bangladesh
During my nearly month-long trip across Bangladesh, the Lonely Planet: Bangladesh was my bible.
There are two passages in the book that really caught my eye.
First, this one addressed to ‘Gay & Lesbian Travellers’ which talks about how there is a “high degree of sexual repression (and frustration) in Bangladesh” and “authorities generally deny the existence of...
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