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May 23, 2012
Updated 7:11 PM

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Indelible Image of a Boy’s Pat on Obama’s Head Hangs in White House

nytimes.com — WASHINGTON - For decades at the White House, photographs of the president at work and at play have been hung throughout the West Wing, and each print soon gives way to a more recent shot. But one picture remains after three years, its staying power testifying to the thousand words it seems worth to those who see it.
The story behind a boy's curious request to the President. Love the photo and Axelrod's quote - http://t.co/XEMkA7eD
Obama shows importance of washing your hair frequently. If i were Prez, kids would say "Can I touch your hair? Eww." http://t.co/SDhNHaHh
Dare you not to smile reading this: A Head of State, and a Boy’s Touching Request http://t.co/uEsDlPSt
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Ban on plastic bags at L.A. markets is approved

latimesblogs.latimes.com — Los Angeles became the largest city in the nation Wednesday to adopt a ban on plastic bags at supermarket checkout lines, handing a major victory to clean-water advocates who sought to reduce the amount of trash clogging landfills, the region's waterways and the ocean.
LA bans plastic bags. Will Glendale be next? The city's been mulling over the option for a while>http://t.co/Fng6lTum
Los Angeles becomes the nation's largest city to approve a ban on plastic bags at supermarket checkout lines. http://t.co/aguuURCI
L.A. becomes largest city in the country to ban plastic bags from supermarkets http://t.co/FVaqSnat h/t @avitalb
Los Angeles city council bans plastic bags at supermarkets, approves 10-cent fee on paper bags - @latimes http://t.co/CWP8s8GZ
Check out the crazy photo: Ban on plastic bags at L.A. markets is approved http://t.co/fLroDvoE via @lanow
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‘Shits’ happens in downsized newsrooms

jimromenesko.com — "We're all horribly embarrassed" by this typo in Saturday's Register Citizen, says Emily Olson, managing editor of the Torrington, CT-based newspaper. "It's something that happens when we don't have enough people working here and we're in a hurry and slammed by nine publications coming out of here at one time.
Updated. RT @romenesko: Journal Register CT Group ed. says downsized newsroom not to blame for "shits" typo in headline http://t.co/KnEaj8n3
Whoopsies. RT @romenesko: Journal Register CT Group editor says downsized newsroom not to blame for "shits" typo in hed http://t.co/cpN26qGO
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Katharine Zaleski leaves Washington Post

poynter.org — Katharine Zaleski, The Washington Post's executive director of digital news. She joined the newspaper in 2009, leaving The Huffington Post. Executive Editor Marcus Brauchli announced her departure to staff today.
.@kzaleski, writes @abeaujon, "is not a fan of media-critic-generated meta-narratives," e.g. the WP print-Web divide. http://t.co/SWhPRDxZ
.@kzaleski would only leave the Post for a news org. named after Superman's. http://t.co/oqabJLOS (Here's to you, KZ! http://t.co/qJMZ4aVU)
So @kzaleski is leaving WaPo. Sad face. Make sure to follow her -- she's going to do big things. http://t.co/X232nZ7v
Congrats @kzaleski on becoming managing editor of Planet Daily. Will be fun to see what you do with video & social http://t.co/yPgH9LEj
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Facebook IPO: What went wrong?

money.cnn.com — Facebook's IPO was a mess from day one, with Nasdaq delays and trading issues. Now shareholders are suing and the stock has plunged. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Facebook's breathlessly hyped IPO on Friday has turned into a huge Wall Street debacle, with lots of confusion -- and now, lawsuits -- swirling around.
Facebook/Nasdaq; what the &*(&( happened. An awesome explainer from my colleague @julpepitone http://t.co/dne2rsZu
Confused about what the hell happened with Facebook's IPO? @julpepitone has a super-clear "explain it to me" story. http://t.co/1vkZt6As
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Jury: Google did not infringe Oracle patents with Android

theverge.com — Over a week after it began deliberations, the jury has returned a verdict in the patent infringement case between Oracle and Google, finding that the search giant did not infringe upon Oracle's...
Whoa, almost missed this: "Jury: Google did not infringe Oracle patents with Android" http://t.co/PCQCtEXw by @bcbishop
RT @BreakingNews: Jury finds Google innocent of infringing on Oracle patents with Android - @verge http://t.co/u8o4qG48
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Rickroll Meme Destroyed By Copyright Takedown

torrentfreak.com — Anyone who has spent much time online, especially on Internet message boards of any kind, will be aware of Rickrolling. It's an incredibly simple concept. The meme is based on a bait and switch, whereby someone posts a hyperlink which allegedly provides content relevant to the current discussion, but in fact leads to the 1987 Rick Astley song "Never Gonna Give You Up" instead.
So sad. Was fun while it lasted --Rickroll Meme Destroyed By Copyright Takedown http://t.co/73kF33sl
That link should be the ultimate Rickroll, but it's true :( RT @chrisgayomali: The Rickroll is dead. http://t.co/yjvFgd3Z (via @megancarol)
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Indelible Image of Boy’s Pat on Obama’s Head

nytimes.com — WASHINGTON - For decades at the White House, photographs of the president at work and at play have been hung throughout the West Wing, and each print soon gives way to a more recent shot. But one picture remains after three years, its staying power testifying to the thousand words it seems worth to those who see it.
Wow. RT @jodikantor One of the most important photographs of the Obama presidency and its touching backstory http://t.co/948aubZk
One of the most important photographs of the Obama presidency and its touching backstory, by @calmesnyt http://t.co/vG2rriyz
I found this article to be incredibly touching and had to share... http://t.co/iC1FQfYN
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Facebook: The List of Incompetents

blogs.reuters.com — It's going to be a long time before the various lawsuits shake themselves out, but one thing's already clear with respect to the Facebook IPO: absolutely no one has come out of it looking good.
Good insight regarding the Facebook IPO debacle: "Facebook: The List of Incompetents - Felix Salmon" http://t.co/GU2QJKHU
Good piece about Facebook by @FelixSalmon on the list of players & the role they do & should've played http://t.co/ndmY556Q #ipo #corpgov
Felix Salmon: FB IPO: a lot of extremely well-compensated people who, to use a tech. term, screwed the pooch on this 1. http://t.co/CHePuvXE
@felixsalmon provides the best analysis of the mess that was the Facebook IPO: "Facebook: The List of Incompetents" - http://t.co/ti546tgH
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Survey: NPR’s listeners best-informed, Fox viewers worst-informed

poynter.org — Fairleigh Dickinson University People who watch no news at all can answer more questions about international current events than people who watch cable news, a survey by Fairleigh Dickinson University'sPublicMind finds. NPR and Sunday morning political talk shows are the most informative news outlets, while exposure to partisan sources, such as Fox News and MSNBC, has a negative impact on people's current events knowledge.
That "Fox viewers are dumb!!" poll also says Sunday shows are highly informative. Does that sound right? http://t.co/6h4LWp56
Fox viewers did worse on a news quiz than people who watch *no news at all*. http://t.co/4Vmo8Gqz
Survey: NPR’s listeners best-informed, Fox viewers worst-informed http://t.co/4Vmo8Gqz Doesn't seem to bother Fox viewers at all.
Love this study: Survey: NPR’s listeners best-informed, Fox viewers worst-informed http://t.co/0XTVGagw
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