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« Reply #300 on: May 25, 2010, 05:40:52 AM »
That is one of the weirdest design choices I've ever seen. You can barely even read it!
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« Reply #301 on: May 25, 2010, 06:28:04 AM »
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WHO thought that typeface was a good idea?
Someone who thinks that owning Adobe Illustrator makes him a graphic designer.
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« Reply #302 on: May 25, 2010, 07:33:53 AM »
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WHO thought that typeface was a good idea?
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« Reply #303 on: May 25, 2010, 07:38:40 AM »
Well, it WAS the first issue. One can only pray it improves.

The content was fairly good.
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« Reply #304 on: May 25, 2010, 08:38:18 AM »
And to be fair, the design looks pretty good aside from the awful blackletter font.
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« Reply #305 on: May 25, 2010, 09:12:34 AM »
Indeed.
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« Reply #306 on: May 25, 2010, 09:27:17 AM »
That's hilarious that they wen't with a demonic theme because Pell rhymes with Hell.
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« Reply #307 on: May 25, 2010, 09:40:32 AM »
If you think THAT is why, you didn't read any of the article. :P

In general, I am for year-round Pell. But the implementation, the new regs, and the new requirements for schools are onerous and convoluted.
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« Reply #308 on: June 15, 2010, 05:37:45 AM »
Link.

Bragging rights to he/she who first finds the egregious spelling error within the article.
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« Reply #309 on: June 15, 2010, 08:58:27 AM »
I must admit that I'm not seeing anything.
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« Reply #310 on: June 15, 2010, 08:59:30 AM »
Oh, good. It's not just me.
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« Reply #311 on: June 15, 2010, 09:03:48 AM »
They forgot the exclamation mark on "inconceivable!"

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« Reply #312 on: June 15, 2010, 11:13:12 AM »
Maybe they fixed it.
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« Reply #313 on: June 15, 2010, 02:46:53 PM »
"Sebellius stumps for anti-childhood obesity program"

That one kind of cracked me up.  

Also, lynchpin.
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« Reply #314 on: June 15, 2010, 03:15:37 PM »
I thought about lynchpin, but apparently the first spelling listed in Merriam-Webster is linchpin.

But I suppose an obesity program would be pretty anti-childhood.
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« Reply #315 on: June 15, 2010, 04:09:47 PM »
Yeah they fixed it.  :cry:

It was the quote, "Each machine weighs about 4,000 pounds, he said, and will allow crews to collect more oil."

In the original article they had "weighs" spelled "ways."
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« Reply #316 on: June 15, 2010, 04:11:38 PM »
Ha! Yeah, that's pretty bad. But I'm glad to know I'm not crazy or a terrible proofreader.
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« Reply #317 on: June 15, 2010, 04:41:58 PM »
Ha! Yeah, that's pretty bad. But I'm glad to know I'm not crazy or a terrible proofreader.
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« Reply #318 on: June 15, 2010, 04:50:07 PM »
When I first saw a link with the headline "BP enlists help from Kevin Costner" I was sure it was from The Onion. I was very, very confused when it wasn't.
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« Reply #319 on: June 15, 2010, 05:35:21 PM »
James Cameron actually has poured a lot of his obscene fortune into deep water exploration toys, I wasn't as surprised to hear he was being consulted.  Unfortunately, he said something about "nuke the site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure." ;)
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« Reply #320 on: June 16, 2010, 11:40:57 PM »
You underestimate my ability to take things seriously!

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« Reply #321 on: July 05, 2010, 05:42:15 PM »
From here:

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But the review by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency claimed that none of the errors effected the fundamental conclusion by U.N. panel of scientists: that global warming caused by humans already is happening and is threatening the lives and well-being of millions of people.

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« Reply #322 on: July 13, 2010, 12:17:17 AM »
Link.

From the article,

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The beginning and end of Harris-Moore's two-year run as a wanted fugitive is the stuff of Hollywood. Indeed, one studio has optioned his story.

*rah rah shishk boom ba!*

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"I can understand on one level people being interested in his activities, but I think most thoughtful people, when they stop and think about it, realize he's a common criminal," said Bill Cummings, a sheriff who has been tracking Harris-Moore for years. "Those who see him as a folk hero aren't looking any deeper than the surface."

It's frustrating that people idolize criminals like this, and the press glamorizing him doesn't make things any easier.  Literally after that quote the article continues.

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The strapping 6-foot, 5-inch high school dropout was raised by a single mother in a trailer on Camano Island off the rugged coast of Washington state.

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As a thief, Harris-Moore started out small -- shoplifting and breaking into homes, police say.

He earned his nickname by living in the woods and leaving bare footprints at some of his alleged crime scenes. One detective called him "a feral child."

Helen Simmons, a store owner on Camano Island, told CNN affiliate KOMO what Harris-Moore allegedly stole from her: "Beef jerky, potato chips, food," she said. "Never beer, never wine, just food."

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He might have remained an obscure juvenile criminal, but he gained national fame after he took to the skies, allegedly stealing and crash-landing airplanes despite never having any formal flight training.

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« Reply #324 on: July 17, 2010, 12:16:52 AM »
Well duh, he's totally like Robin Hood, stealing from the rich and giving to... himself.  Or, you know, just trashing stuff.
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