June 2010
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newsweek:
andrewromano:
As NEWSWEEK awaits...
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“Well, this must be one of the most epic “I told you so” moments in...”
– iPhone antenna problems were predicted by Danish professor from Aalborg
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Rolling Stone broke interview ground rules with... →
soupsoup:
The command has concluded from its own review of events that McChrystal was betrayed when the journalist quoted banter among the general and his staff, much of which they thought was off the record. They contend that the magazine inaccurately depicted the attribution ground rules for the interviews.
“Many of the sessions were off-the-record and intended to give [reporter Michael...
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TIME: Top 10 World Cup moments...
No 8: Danish Delight
“After falling behind early on, the Danes equalized thanks to Nicklas Bendtner. His finish, from Dennis Rommedahl’s low cross, was merely perfunctory. But the sensational 60-yard (yes, 60-yard) ball from defender Simon Kjaer lit up the proceedings. You likely will not see a better pass in the entire tournament.”
Read the rest of the list (Time.com)
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Leno has lower ratings than Conan did →
“That put Leno’s Tonight Show two tenths of a ratings point below Conan O’Brien’s Tonight Show, comparing the ratings for each show’s fifteenth week.
(Leno) was 0.6 ratings points below the same calendar week of Conan’s Tonight Show ratings last summer.”
Via caseydonahue:
“Good job NBC!”
“What a shameful defeat!”
– Denmark 1, Japan 3
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Come on Denmark!
In 1 hour, there’s kickoff at Rustenburg versus Japan. It’s the final match in Group E and with a win we’re through to the relegation round.
And with my little brother home from Afghanistan for a week, arriving an hour ago at Aalborg Airport, it looks like a perfect evening. Now you better win!
Cheers and all that!
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WatchThe Daily Show: Day 62 - The Strife Aquatic
“Tony Hayward may have attended a yacht race while oil is still spewing into the Gulf, but he postponed his dolphin hunt.”
Clip features some England-bashing, Republicans contradicting themselves and Hayward being caught killing a mermaid. From Monday, June 21, 2010.
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China's White-Collar Underclass
via newsweek:
Melinda Liu and Marije Vlaskamp have a nice piece on the country’s ever-growing underclass of college grads:
Since the ’90s, Chinese universities have doubled their admissions, far outpacing the job market for college grads. This year China’s universities and tech institutes churned out roughly 6.3 million graduates. Many grew up in impoverished rural towns and villages and...
Portugal 7, North Korea 0.
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“Why all these cards today? Why are they written in crayon, seemingly by idiots?...”
– Russel Brand via Twitter
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Why Mario has become a household name
If you grew up in the 80’s and 90’s, it’d be hard to imagine never playing one of the Mario Bros. video games. Even today with the Nintendo Wii, Mario remains to be a character known in most households today and may even be more well known than Disney’s Mickey Mouse.
13 things worth knowing after the jump…
Via: Homeowners Insurance
Via: Homeowners Insurance
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Watch60 Minutes: Assault on Pelindaba
Scott Pelley investigates the boldest assault ever on a facility containing weapons-grade uranium in South Africa, a still-unsolved crime that could have had calamitous consequences.
The story raises serious questions whether the South Africans are capable of securing their uranium.
CBS is reairing the story tonight, probably to shine some light on their story...
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WatchSteve Carell on the Daily Show. Who is this guy?
From April 7, 2010
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Cameroon 1, Denmark 2
fuckyeahworldcup:
Cameroon: S. Eto´o ‘10
Denmark: N. Bendtner ‘33, D. Rommedahl ’61
Shots on target : 9 - 4
Shots off target : 12 - 6
Possession (%) : 55 - 45
Corner kicks : 7 - 2
Offsides : 1 - 1
Fouls : 8 - 13
Yellow cards : 2 - 2
Red cards : 0 - 0
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Football - Soccer Jersey Swap Tradition at FIFA... →
brain-food:
Jersey exchanges do not take place in hockey, baseball or basketball but they do in soccer. It’s a friendly part of a game.
The tradition of players exchanging football/soccer jerseys after a game has been a part of the game for 80 years. FIFA says this friendly shirt swap began after a 1931 match between, of all nations, intense rivals France and England. France did not then...
BP is Burning Sea Turtles Alive [VIDEO] →
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nedhepburn:
REALLY.
I’ll second that. Really?
“Cameroon knocked out as Denmark win puts Dutch into second round”
– CNN.com
Dutch people, you’re welcome!
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suicideblonde:
Pink Floyd - We Don’t Need No...
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“OH I read that 4,153,237 people got married last year. I don’t want to...”
– Caterina Fake, co-founder of Flickr on Twitter. Via Kaare Sørensen 