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Know This:
2011 Sendai Earthquake: Explosion at Fukushima Daichi’s No. 2 reactor damages suppression pool, several employees temporarily evacuated; Kyodo: Radiation tops legal limit following blast; nuclear energy scrutinized in wake of Japanese crisis; USGS upgrades earthquake magnitude to 9.0; Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara: Tsunami was divine punishment for selfish greed; The Big Picture: Japan - Vast Devastation; Above: Nagasaki bombing aftermath (bottom) vs. 2011 Sendai Earthquake (top). [via.]
Saudi troops, UAE police enter Bahrain to protect government facilities.
Glenn Beck’s The Blaze takes a closer look at James O’Keefe’s NPR sting video, finds key phrases edited out; NPR spokeswoman: Some of Schill’s statements still “egregious.”
United Space Alliance employee dies after falling off Space Shuttle Endeavour launch pad.
RIP: Joe Morello, Dave Brubeck drummer, dead at 82. Also: Blues musician Big Jack Johnson, at 70.
Read This:
iPad 2 sold out, 70% went to new purchasers.
Zune PMP to be phased out at Microsoft.
Etsy’s new People Search tool raises serious privacy concerns.
The Other:
NewsFeed: Dr. Snowboard: Priest Gets Advanced Degree in Snowboarding.
Tea x Time List: 18 Old-Timey Photos You Won’t Believe Aren’t Photoshopped.](http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li2o6ybOK71qzpwi0o1_500.jpg)
This x That:
Know This:
- 2011 Sendai Earthquake: Explosion at Fukushima Daichi’s No. 2 reactor damages suppression pool, several employees temporarily evacuated; Kyodo: Radiation tops legal limit following blast; nuclear energy scrutinized in wake of Japanese crisis; USGS upgrades earthquake magnitude to 9.0; Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara: Tsunami was divine punishment for selfish greed; The Big Picture: Japan - Vast Devastation; Above: Nagasaki bombing aftermath (bottom) vs. 2011 Sendai Earthquake (top). [via.]
- Saudi troops, UAE police enter Bahrain to protect government facilities.
- Glenn Beck’s The Blaze takes a closer look at James O’Keefe’s NPR sting video, finds key phrases edited out; NPR spokeswoman: Some of Schill’s statements still “egregious.”
- United Space Alliance employee dies after falling off Space Shuttle Endeavour launch pad.
- RIP: Joe Morello, Dave Brubeck drummer, dead at 82. Also: Blues musician Big Jack Johnson, at 70.
Read This:
- iPad 2 sold out, 70% went to new purchasers.
- Zune PMP to be phased out at Microsoft.
- Etsy’s new People Search tool raises serious privacy concerns.
The Other:
- NewsFeed: Dr. Snowboard: Priest Gets Advanced Degree in Snowboarding.
- Tea x Time List: 18 Old-Timey Photos You Won’t Believe Aren’t Photoshopped.
