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World Holds its Breath for "Russian Scientists Drilling in Antarctic"
Sat Feb 4, 2012
- The plots of quite a few creepy sci fi movies keep coming to my mind as I read about this story....
Would-be Jedi jailed over lightsaber attack
Tue Jan 31, 2012
- Tasers vs Light Sabers.... What is this? Star Trek vs Star Wars?
Report: White House Pressured Scientists to Underestimate BP Spill Size | Mother Jones
Sat Jan 28, 2012
- I can hear those machines going beepbeepbeepbeep! With the politicians we have these days, the sound of those lie detectors, would be more like a ululating scream.
Since Newt Gingrich Believes All Liberals Worship Saul Alinsky, Who The Hell is Saul Alinsky?
Sat Jan 28, 2012
- Interesting... I checked out Alinsky on Wiki.. I can see why a conservative, ersatz or otherwise, like Gingrich would want to demonize the guy. They often fail to realize that there are two sides of the coin, of community organizing and activism.
Inmate Comes Home From Jail to Find Burglar
Sat Jan 28, 2012
- The story doesn't say what the victim was in jail for.. It could be for outstanding traffic tickets, or some other silly nonsense. People run afoul of the law, for all kinds of reasons, in all kinds of ways. I see no point in commenting, on the actions of this unlucky little thief.
Pastor Among Those Arrested in Sex Sting
Thu Jan 26, 2012
- In some hick towns, this is exactly what people mean, when they use the phrase: Taking a walk in the park. And it always turns up that one of the upstanding local preachers gets nailed. Gives one a whole new definition of Small Town Good Ol Boys....
NOW Lebanon -Egyptian Sheikh: Driving a Chevy is Haram
Wed Jan 25, 2012
- Don't worry, some nut in this country will issue something like a "fatwa", proclaiming that the hood ornament on Dodge Ram pickups is idolatry.. This is Planet Earth. We got Whack Jobs everywhere!
The Most Dangerous Man in China
Thu Jan 26, 2012
- This guy has some serious Guts.... China is not a good place to be butting heads with the Man{the authorities}. Nevertheless, I wish him good luck....
Poll: Concealed Handgun Carry, Open carry, or No Carry, Pros and Cons
Fri May 14, 2010
- Mike-1499840 I guess I'll be the one to break it to you, but my good friend Alphacentaur left the 'vine many months ago. I forgot if he left willingly, or was booted off..
Australia's Gillard dragged away from Aboriginal rights protest
Thu Jan 26, 2012
- Looks like she's in a firm headlock! I have a feeling, that she's going to have those pics hanging over her political career, for a long time... This is a head of government?

How the web (and Newsvine) helped get me into Princeton

Mon May 9, 2011 8:32 PM EDT

It was a small blurb in an unobtrusive sidebar in a 2006 issue of PC World. It advertised a citizen journalism site, where "anyone can write their own column". I loved technology, I loved writing, and I loved sharing my knowledge.

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AP IMPACT: BP buys Gulf Coast millions in gear

Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:25 AM EDT

By Michael Kunzelman, Mike Schneider , Associated Press (Clipped by Randilly)

In the year since the Gulf oil spill, officials along the coast have gone on a spending spree with BP money, dropping tens of millions of dollars on gadgets, vehicles and gear — much of which had little to do with the cleanup, an Associated Press investigation shows.

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World Holds its Breath for "Russian Scientists Drilling in Antarctic"
Source: the Mail online
The scientific community is holding its breath for a team of Russian scientists that has been out of contact with colleagues in the U.S for six days, as they drill into a lake buried beneath the Antarctic ice for 20 million years.
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Would-be Jedi jailed over lightsaber attack
Source: msnbc.com
33-year-old targeted shoppers, police with 'Star Wars' toys
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Report: White House Pressured Scientists to Underestimate BP Spill Size | Mother Jones
Source: MotherJones.com
Back at the height of the massive Gulf oil spill in 2010, there was quite a bit of controversy about just how much crude was blasting out of the well.
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Inmate Comes Home From Jail to Find Burglar
Source: St. Petersburg Times > Local News
HOLIDAY — At first, on Wednesday, she helped herself to some craft supplies. And a knife. A purse. One hundred CDs.
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Since Newt Gingrich Believes All Liberals Worship Saul Alinsky, Who The Hell is Saul Alinsky?
Source: mediaite.com
One of Newt Gingrich‘s most bizarre lines of attack against liberals and President Obama is that they’re basically working from the playbook of Saul Alinsky. This has been a rally cry of his for months now.
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