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What If A Flu Breaks Out When CDC Can't Track It, How Much Is A 'Shark Tank' Appearance Worth?, Is This Another North Korean Photoshop Goof Up?, Am I Pretty Or Ugly? Exploring An Unfortunate YouTube Phenomenon, TED Talks Are Lying To You The Daily Digg Monday, October 14, 2013 NOT A GAME What If A Flu Breaks Out When CDC Can't Track It bloomberg.com As director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the last government shutdown, in 1995-1996, I can attest to the very real potential for unnecessary pain, suffering and death when the work of public-health officials is curtailed. A STUNT THAT WORKS How Much Is A 'Shark Tank' Appearance Worth? allthingsd.com Before the show aired, Scan's $1.99 app was No. 5 among Utilities apps in Apple's App Store, and No. 150 among all paid apps. After the show aired, Scan shot up to No. 1 AT LEAST THERE ARE NO HOVERCRAFTS Is This Another North Korean Photoshop Goof Up? petapixel.com The image above, which was published by Pyongyang's official news agency KCNA, seems to show Kim Jung-un and some of his underlings touring the site of a children's hospital. However, like so many of the photos released by KCNA in the past, its authenticity is being called into question. NOT AS BAD AS THINSPO, BUT CLOSE Am I Pretty Or Ugly? Exploring An Unfortunate YouTube Phenomenon wired.co.uk Live artist Louise Orwin has created a show -- Pretty Ugly -- based on her research into the phenomenon of teenage girls discussing body issues on social media. SOON TO BE THE SUBJECT OF A TED TALK TED Talks Are Lying To You salon.com The creative class has never been more screwed. Books about creativity have never been more popular. What gives? Read more on Digg.com → DOWN IN THE MOUTH Local villagers remove fallen trees from a Goddess Kali temple at Gopalpur Junction on October 13, 2013. Cyclone Phailin left a trail of destruction along India's east coast and up to seven people dead after the biggest evacuation in the country's history helped minimize casualties. Credit: MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2013 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014