March 2009
“The oldest words in the English language include “I” and...”
– Computer Zeroes in on Oldest English Words: Discovery News
February 2009
“Caifornia’s unemployment rate hit 10.1 percent in January, the highest...”
– State unemployment reaches 10.1%
“A 23-year-old male from the Dominican Republic spent five days in hospital...”
– Dominican lad suffers six-day stiffy • The Register
“The study by Dr. Stephen Strittmatter and his Yale colleagues raises the...”
– Link found between Alzheimer’s, mad cow protein
“PROP 8 MAPS”
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“Of the nearly 52 million U.S. homeowners with a mortgage, about 13.8 million, or...”
– Obama unveils $75 billion mortgage relief plan
January 2009
“My final photo is made up of 220 Canon G10 images and the file is 59,783 X...”
– How I Made a 1,474-Megapixel Photo During President Obama’s Inaugural Address | David Bergman — ALL ACCESS — sports, concert, and music photographer
“Despite the Republican National Committee’s promise to donate Sarah Palin’s...”
– Palins 180 Grand Wardrobe? Stashed In Trash Bags! | NewsPirates
“I’m done. I’m finished. I can’t take the stupidity anymore, so...”
– FUCK YOU!
“Compared to caged birds, free-ranging hens had more bacterial infections (the...”
– Free Range Chicken: Disease-Prone?: Discovery News
“The state of Israel will completely back anyone that acted in its name,”...”
– Israel prepares legal defense of soldiers - CNN.com
“Meza, who is shown handcuffed and flanked by guards in video released by the...”
– Cartel ‘stewmaker’ says he dissolved 300 bodies - CNN.com
“Playboy announced Thursday that it would be fully merging its online and...”
– Even porn can’t keep a Playboy’s pockets lined
“Recognizing that about 85% of our employees have at least some stock options...”
– Official Google Blog: Announcing Google’s Employee Option Exchange Program
“And now we’re offering an opportunity to have your knol featured on...”
– Official Google Blog: How to become a Dummies.com author
“Producers from CBS and NBC are scheduling interviews for their Jobs obituaries.”
– Journalismism: TV Networks Prepping Steve Jobs’s Obituary
“Tice said on Wednesday that the NSA had vacuumed in all domestic communications...”
– NSA Whistleblower: Wiretaps Were Combined with Credit Card Records of U.S. Citizens | Threat Level from Wired.com
“sui generis PRONUNCIATION: (soo-ee JEN-uhr-is) MEANING: adjective: Of its own...”
– A.Word.A.Day —sui generis
“Obama will be able to keep his BlackBerry, though only a limited number of...”
– Confirmed: Obama gets his BlackBerry, no Sectera Edge in sight - Engadget
“Did you know that a 55 percent of new teachers hired by the Oakland school...”
– Oakland’s teacher turnover problem - The Education Report - Katy Murphy covers what’s going on in the Oakland schools
“What with Chinese New Year approaching, which officially begins Monday, SFPD are...”
– Police Warn of Lunar New Year Crime Wave - SFist: San Francisco
“In what could be seen as a sign that Coleman thinks his bid to return to the...”
– FiveThirtyEight.com: Politics Done Right: What is Coleman Fighting For?