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Beckerman CEO's furious milk memo to staff after finding empty office fridge Mail Online : "'The person that did this is either incredibly lazy, obnoxiously selfish or woefully devoid of intelligence - 3 traits that are consistent with the profile of FORMER Beckerman employees.'" 'via Blog this'

Revealed: How cell phone companies keep data on users for up to seven YEARS Mail Online : "A few data points from the sheet were known outside law enforcement circles, but wireless carriers have not been open about their policies. They aren't required to keep the data, and they keep the same information for varying lengths of time. Some don't keep data at all that other companies store. For instance, it says T-Mobile USA doesn't keep any information on Web browsing activity. Verizon, on the other hand, keeps some information for up to a year that can be used to ascertain if a particular phone visited a particular Web site." 'via Blog this'

Energy Department approves $1 billion in solar energy loan guarantees - The Hill's E2-Wire : "The decision comes several weeks after Solyndra, a California-based solar manufacturer that received a $535 million loan guarantee from the Obama administration in 2009, filed for bankruptcy and laid off 1,100 workers, setting off a firestorm in Washington." 'via Blog this'

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News from The Associated Press : "Wayne Simmonds of the Philadelphia Flyers escaped punishment by the NHL on Tuesday night because the league doesn't have conclusive evidence he directed a homophobic slur at the Rangers' Sean Avery." 'via Blog this'

BBC News - Hundreds injured after two subway trains collide in Shanghai : 'via Blog this'

Rihanna puffs on a cigarette while filming her new video in the Northern Ireland countryside Mail Online : 'via Blog this'

Sources: Marlins' Nunez faces ID issue - The Globe and Mail : "Florida Marlins closer Leo Nunez has been playing under an assumed name, and the issue prompted him to return Thursday to his native Dominican Republic, two people familiar with his immigration status said." 'via Blog this'

News from The Associated Press : "The developer of an Islamic cultural center that opened Wednesday evening near the site of the terrorist attacks that leveled the World Trade Center says the biggest error on the project was not involving the families of 9/11 victims from the start. People crowded into the center, where a small orchestra played traditional Middle Eastern instruments and a photo exhibit of New York children of different ethnicities lined the walls. The enthusiasm at the opening belied its troubled beginnings." 'via Blog this'

Welcome to Las Vegas, the most miserable city in America Mail Online : "8 Miami Unemployment: up 5.8% Employment: down 8.9% Gross Metropolitan Product: down 6.2% Home prices: down 52.5% " 'via Blog this'

FACT CHECK: Are rich taxed less than secretaries? - Yahoo! News : "On average, the wealthiest people in America pay a lot more taxes than the middle class or the poor, according to private and government data. They pay at a higher rate, and as a group, they contribute a much larger share of the overall taxes collected by the federal government." 'via Blog this'

News from The Associated Press : "The Texas governor provided a range for the number of shares he holds in each of 25 different stocks that together are worth between $108,000 and $319,000. His portfolio was well-diversified, with holdings in major corporations from the United States and Europe." 'via Blog this'

"Soccer Mom" Screened Porno For Teen Boys | The Smoking Gun : "According to cops, Susan Hammond, 47, recently hosted the quartet of 14-year-old boys at her Lexington home. She apparently met the juveniles at youth soccer games (Hammond’s Facebook page describes her as a “Domestic Diva and a WILD hot soccer mom”)." 'via Blog this'

News from The Associated Press : "Vietnam's government on Thursday rejected a U.S. State Department report criticizing religious freedom in the country as "biased." The State Department's report, which covers the period of July-December 2010, said there were continued reports of abuses of religious freedom in Vietnam and that despite areas of progress, significant problems remained" 'via Blog this'

News from The Associated Press : "A construction worker at the San Ysidro crossing between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, was in serious condition, said Maurice Luque, spokesman for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. The others were taken to hospitals with minor injuries, he said." 'via Blog this'

"Newly elected Republican Rep. Bob Turner says his shocking win in a heavily Democratic New York City district is a "loud and clear" message to Washington. Turner defeated Democratic Assemblyman David Weprin (WEHP'-rihn) on Tuesday to succeed Anthony Weiner (WEE'-nur), who resigned amid a sexting scandal. It's the first time a Republican has been elected in the district." 'via Blog this'

Chinese man has an eel enter his penis, then bladder after spa treatment : Hot Topics : "A Chinese man thought he would look years younger after bathing with live eels in a spa treatment designed to remove dead skin. Instead, one of the eels meant to eat the man's dead skin cells decided to enter his penis through the urethra. Yes, it swam up his penis and into his bladder. According to Metro.co, Zhang Nan, 56, tried to grab the six-inch eel before it could swim all the way up inside him, but the eel was too slippery for him." 'via Blog this'

Sun Sentinel Sports: Retired baseball superstar Manny Ramirez arrested in Weston. http://ping.fm/2g3Gy

Miss Colombia Catalina Robayo told to wear panties after going commando | Mail Online : "Colombia had to be spoken to and told she needed to wear underpants as what she was doing was totally inappropriate,' a source told Fox News. 'People have been pretty upset by it; there have been photos and media appearances where she has completely had her crotch out.' Along with the other Miss Universe hopefuls, Miss Robayo is in Sao Paolo, Brazil, for publicity events before the contest starts on Monday." 'via Blog this'

Secret Colombo US Embassy diplomatic cable (3/2009) says LTTE blocked civilians leaving battle zone | Asian Tribune : "The classified diplomatic cable sent from the American embassy in Sri Lanka under the signature of Ambassador Robert Blake to Washington state department dated 19 March 2009 very clearly said that the Tamil Tigers had refused to listen to Norway and other international community nations’ appeals to allow civilians to leave the battle zone “instead it has shot civilians who have tried to escape, and engaged in forcible recruitment of progressively younger and older civilians to augment its diminishing " 'via Blog this'

Gray blobs floating after Hurricane Irene identified as potato sponges : "But based on post-storm queries to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in Gloucester Point, Virginia, one impact remains a mystery -- what are all those "gray blobs" floating atop waterways and " 'via Blog this'

Portsmouth Daily Times - Woman hauls trash to mayor’s office Holiday puts cramp in pick up schedule : "A woman in the hilltop area of the city, who asked to remain anonymous, said she contacted the mayor’s office who told her they deliberately skipped her area and that the plan is to skip another area at the next holiday to prevent the need to pay overtime." 'via Blog this'

UFOs spotted over football stadium as game comes to a standstill | Mail Online : "'One of these objects was recorded going straight then suddenly made a sharp curve disappearing into the same cloud that a few seconds earlier shot lightning out.' The website raised the possibility that the UFOs either caused the lightning storm by accident or on purpose. Watch the video" 'via Blog this'

Andrea Mitchell reveals breast cancer, tells women to be screened - HealthPop - CBS News : 'via Blog this'

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Rick Perry draws ire from Tea Party in N.H. - BostonHerald.com : ""No, I don’t support a fence on the border," he said, while referring to the long border in Texas alone. "The fact is, it’s 1,200 miles from Brownsville to El Paso. Two things: How long you think it would take to build that? And then if you build a 30-foot wall from El Paso to Brownsville, the 35-foot ladder business gets real good."" 'via Blog this'

Gabrielle Union feels the Heat as she frolics in Miami with NBA boyfriend Dwayne Wade in tiny bikini | Mail Online : "Her confession garnered a slew of supportive tweets from followers and questions about the incident. ‘Stranger who robbed the store I worked at,’ she said, identifying her rapist. ‘He put his gun dwn durin the rape &asked me 2 [hand] it 2 him.’ Union went on to pledge her deepest support for Rihanna’s video: ‘Mandown video did a GREAT job of getting the ENTIRE world TALKING abt RAPE,' she tweeted. 'I hope that it leads 2 HEALING & PREVENTS RAPE.’" 'via Blog this'

Bangkok Post : The rise of the dog snatchers : "They arrested two Thais, and a Vietnamese man. ''Police believe all the dogs would have been transferred to a ship waiting in Ban Phaeng district before going across the Mekong River to be sold in Vietnam,'' said Nakhon Phanom's governor Rerngsak Mahavinitchaimontree, who was involved in the bust. The dogs can fetch prices of 500-1,000 baht. The dogs were taken to an animal shelter in Nakhon Phanom, where almost 1,000 of the animals have since died, from malnutrition _ the dogs would not eat the dried dog food provided, as they prefer rice _ and common dog diseases. The well-publicised plight of the dogs raised 20.7 million baht from the public. Many are probably unaware of the extent of the dog trade in Tha Rae, nor how it crosses national boundaries to also involve foreign nationals from Vietnam." 'via Blog this'

Palin speaks like a candidate in Iowa but keeps them guessing - latimes.com : "As she repeatedly condemned "crony capitalism" and the "permanent political class," Palin made it clear Saturday that she intended to use what political muscle she had in the 2012 campaign, even if she had to flex it from the sidelines." 'via Blog this'

USATODAY.com - Jury awards $11.3M over defamatory Internet posts : "A Florida woman has been awarded $11.3 million in a defamation lawsuit against a Louisiana woman who posted messages on the Internet accusing her of being a "crook," a "con artist" and a "fraud." Legal analysts say the Sept. 19 award by a jury in Broward County, Fla. — first reported Friday by the Daily Business Review — represents the largest such judgment over postings on an Internet blog or message board. Lyrissa Lidsky, a University of Florida law professor who specializes in free-speech issues, calls the award "astonishing."" 'via Blog this'

Chevy Volt retail stock hits 1,361 units : "General Motors execs say production of the Chevrolet Volt will not hit a level capable of satisfying demand until the second-quarter of 2012. Despite dismal August sales of only 302 units, GM insists it's not a lack of demand that's holding the Volt back." 'via Blog this'

Google pulls plug on Fast Flip, Aardvark : 'via Blog this'

Airport checks show the dark side of mooncakes | StarTribune.com : "Mooncakes -- golden-brown, sweet treats from China -- can also be trouble. Each year, especially in the fall, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agricultural specialists at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport seize hundreds of mooncakes containing egg yolks or other animal products prohibited because they come from countries considered at high risk for exotic Newcastle disease or avian influenza." 'via Blog this'

Minnesota Local News - minnlocal.com > Headlines > Travel agents are on the comeback trail, thank you Mr. President : "A remark President Barack Obama made at a town hall meeting in Atkinson, Ill., Aug. 17 drew howls of protests from travel agents and their representatives across the country. "Not so fast, Mr. President," said Barry Liden, CEO of Travel Leaders Group based in Plymouth. "While many components of travel may become commoditized, there's no commoditizing the human touch."" 'via Blog this'

News from The Associated Press : "The U.S. has sent a cargo plane of emergency supplies to North Korea as part of a modest but symbolically significant contribution to the impoverished country's flood relief effort. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland says the plane is carrying blankets, soap and hygiene kits. It will arrive in Pyongyang this weekend." 'via Blog this'