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Quotes: NOAA Scientist on Microbes Breaking Up the BP Oil Spill
“Has it hit the sweet spot? Yes. Was it by design? Partly,”
– STEVE MURAWSKI, Senior Scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, on the chemical dispersant used by BP to break up the Gulf of Mexico oil …
Google’s New Gray Logo: What It Could Mean
After a bouncy-ball extravaganza yesterday, Google’s doodle today is more subdued, but still cool. (via Techland)
Quotes: Gen. David Petraeus on Fla. Pastor’s Plans to Burn Korans on 9/11
“Were the actual burning to take place, the safety of our soldiers and civilians would be put in jeopardy and accomplishment of the mission would be made more difficult.”
– GEN. DAVID PETRAEUS, commander in Afghanistan, on the …
Report: Jenny Slate to Leave Saturday Night Live
First Will Forte, now this. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Jenny Slate, a relative newcomer to the cast, will not be returning to Saturday Night Live. She was best known for cursing on the air and starring as Tina-Tina in …
Are Your Pants Being Honest?
The only way some people know their waist measurement is by the size of their pants. But many manufacturers, out to flatter their customers, add a few extra inches of girth to a typical pair of slacks. Old Navy pants with a size …
Report: Men More Likely to Suffer Memory Loss in Old Age
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found that, in old age … wait, what were we saying?
Happy Days ‘Jump the Shark’ Writer Defends His Work
If you’re a TV watcher, you’ve probably heard the phrase “jump the shark” to explain a series’ demise. But the Happy Days writer who inspired the phrase isn’t too happy with its place in the pop-culture lexicon.
QUOTES: Rodney King to Marry
“We hadn’t spoken to each other for many years, and it just so happened that we reconnected. … It was like we were never apart from one another.”
–RODNEY KING, former symbol of police brutality, on his marriage to one of the …
Is Lil Wayne the New Nabokov?
In a nutshell: yes, he is.
Quotes: Colorado Wildfire Destroys Dozens of Homes
“I just drove through a wall of flames. The bumper is melted off in the front of the van.”
– TOM NEUR, who was forced to flee during a wildfire northwest of Boulder, Colorado; by Tuesday morning the fire had grown to more than …
How Twitter Helped Free a Hostage in Afghanistan
For five months, freedom never seemed fully tangible for Kosuke Tsuneoka. Leave it to social networking to break the brazen barricade of Taliban captivity.
