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Don’t it make your brown eyes blue? Doctor says he can

Wednesday, November 2, 2011 by:tracy.scott@chron.com (Tracy Scott)
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Jeepers, creepers … where’d ya get those peepers? (Fotolia)

If you’ve ever dreamed of having the big blue eyes of stars like Nicole Kidman or Kate Bosworth, you’re in luck – according to Dr. Gregg Homer you may be able to change your eye color from brown to blue.

His technique, which he claims he has been perfecting for the past 10 years, involves using a laser to degrade the brown pigment in the iris, leaving the blue pigment intact. The procedure is said to take about 20 seconds and the change from brown to blue takes 2-3 weeks.  Once you go blue though, you can never go back.

But here’s a warning – you’d better start saving your pennies. From CBSnews.com:

In any case, the technique isn’t quite ready for prime time. Dr. Homer told KTLA that he foresees another year or so of testing, with the technique becoming available outside the U.S. within 18 months and in the U.S. within three years.

But blue eyes will cost plenty of green. According to KTLA, the procedure is expected to run about $5,000.

George Bush memoir outsells Steve Jobs biography

Wednesday, November 2, 2011 by:tracy.scott@chron.com (Tracy Scott)
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George W. Bush signs copies of his memoir at a bookstore in Houston. (Julio Cortez/ Chronicle)

Maybe people prefer to read about a former president than a tech visionary. The Atlantic Wire reports the George Bush memoir Decision Points outsold the highly-anticipated Walter Isaacson Steve Jobs biography in the first week of sales.

From the article:

Selling 379,000 copies in just seven days, Steve Jobs sold better than any other book since last November, when both Bush’s Decision Points and Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth, which each sold more that 430,000 copies in their first seven days on sale, reports The Book Seller’s Philip Stone. Perhaps one had to do with the other? The anticipation for the Jobs book after his death pushed the release date up from a November release date to October 24. First day sales did so well, that Reuters speculated it would make Amazon’s best-seller of 2011 list.

Kardashian divorce prompts #thingslongerthanKimsmarriage

Monday, October 31, 2011 by:tracy.scott@chron.com (Tracy Scott)
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Let the jokes fly! Kardashian divorce is comedy gold on Twitter

Monday, October 31, 2011 by:tracy.scott@chron.com (Tracy Scott)
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The news of Kim Kardashian’s 72 day marriage and unexpected divorce has provided a stage for would-be comedians and those that just like to mock a Kardashian.

Here’s a taste of the tweets on the Kardashian-Kris Humphries quickie marriage and divorce.

@GeorgeTakei (of Star Trek fame)

Kim Kardashian files for divorce after 72 days. Another example of how same-sex marriage is destroying the sanctity of the very institution.

@questlove (of the group The Roots)

Kim Kardashian made huge $ on her nuptials, then dumped the stock and brought down the value of marriage. #occupykimkardashian

@DVNJr

Kim Kardashian sold the rights to her wedding for $17.9 million. Her marriage lasted 72 days. That comes to a nifty $10,358.80 per hour.

@Suga_Shane

I remember when Kevin Federline was Kim Kardashian before Kim Kardashian was Kim Kardashian. #COUNTTHEDIVORCEZZZ

@CalJur

+Kim Kardashian files for divorce from Kris Humphries after just 72 days. NBA lockout lasted longer than this marr…:

@bevysmith

I’m devastated I haven’t even finished watching the marathon of Kim K & Kris’ nuptials and it’s already over, way to ruin a cliff hanger!

@FITNESSmarianne

So how many hours will the Kim K Divorce Special be?

@nealbrennan

Kim Kardashian fails to pick up 2nd season of her own marriage.

@BradWollack

I wish we could all legally divorce Kim Kardashian.

@dbeltwrites

Kim Kardashian Divorce Papers Cite ‘Irreconcilable Differences’ Because ‘Show Me the Money’ Was Not an Option

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U.S. Capitol police investigate Onion Twitter joke

Thursday, September 29, 2011 by:tracy.scott@chron.com (Tracy Scott)
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One way to get on the radar of the U.S. Capitol police? Post a joke on Twitter about hostages at the Capitol building.

That’s what happened when faux news source The Onion tweeted the following message this morning:

That tweet was followed by hundreds of responses from people who felt they weren’t in on the joke or suggesting that maybe the Onion’s Twitter account had been hacked.

The Onion soon cleared up the confusion as just a prank when the following tweets were sent:

But the Twitterverse was still up in arms, with one person asking for The Onion to pull the tweets.

Gawker soon reported that Capitol police took an interest in the tweets as well, citing a USCP press release:

From: Schneider, Kimberly A.
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 11:01 AM
Subject: USCP Notice: False Reporting via Twitter

It has come to our attention that recents twitter feeds are reporting false information concerning current conditions at the U.S. Capitol. Conditions at the U.S. Capitol are currently normal. There is no credibility to these stories or the twitter feeds. The U.S. Capitol Police are currently investigating the reporting.

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