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How to find someone on the Internet

As my last post here at Newsvine, I'm going to explain to you how to find someone on the Internet. Folks seem to think it's some sort of arcane trick, but it's really just knowing what tools you have.

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Sweden's Lutheran church names first lesbian bishop

Stockholm) Sweden's Lutheran church consecrated its first openly gay bishop, just two weeks after it gave clergy the right to wed same-sex couples.

Reconstructed hymens are forbidden, Saudi religious scholars say

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi religious scholars remain firm in their position that hymen-reconstruction surgery was "haram," or religiously forbidden, contradicting Egyptian clerics, the Saudi daily Okaz reported Thursday.

Forming Tribalized Communities: Introduction

Pragmatic Western industrial society, 'backs into' the future. Until an event, or act, occurs, no action is taken. The event determines the action to be taken, - usually based on a previous situation or assumed hallowed ideal, such as free enterprise.

Straight talk about Trader Joe's

When asked to supply organic milk for communal use at her flat, a friend bought Safeway's O brand organic milk. Her roommate was displeased, claiming it wasn't really organic. (Many greens question the substance of the USDA certification program.)

Feedback: A Righteous Lie?

If we love God, we should obey Him (John 14:15). To love God first means to obey Him first—before looking at our neighbor. So, is the greater good trusting God when He says not to lie or trusting in our fallible, sinful minds about the uncertain future?

Metrosexuals banned to curb violence

A PARTY promoter has banned "metrosexuals" from a popular club night in a bid to stamp out violence.

Top 5 Most Innovative Green Bridges on the Planet

Design and engineering innovations over the last two decades have had a dramatic impact on our ability to create beautiful, environmentally sensitive structures that help contribute to a more sustainable future.

Wife snares paedophile husband by posing as online schoolgirl using computer in room next door

A suspicious wife caught her pensioner husband chatting up girls for internet sex by posing online as a teenager, a court has heard. Cheryl Roberts, 61, suspected her husband David was logging on to chatrooms to lure schoolchildren into sex.

Ex-soldier faces jail for handing in gun

A former soldier who handed a discarded shotgun in to police faces at least five years imprisonment for "doing his duty".

Carry Prejean Threatens to walk out on "inappropirate" Larry King

Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean threatened to leave an interview with Larry King on Wednesday, going as far as removing her mic and sitting in silence on her satellite set in Washington.

Shall We Wait While Others Get Killed?

Let me make this clear to the simple minded and naive. Islamic terrorists hate Israel. America is a friend of Israel. Islamic terrorists hate America.

Pfizer and Kelo's Ghost Town

The Supreme Court's 2005 decision in Kelo v. City of New London stands as one of the worst in recent years, handing local governments carte blanche to seize private property in the name of economic development.

Men More Likely To Abandon Partner During Illness

A new study examines the role gender plays in partner abandonment after the diagnosis of a serious illness.

Less Education = More Risk for Flu

A new study suggests the flu vaccine is not as effective among less educated individuals as their immune system may be compromised by ongoing stress.

The Psychology of Hasan: The Ft. Hood Shooter

Major Nidal Malik Hasan is now apparently conscious and talking in his hospital bed, after being shot multiple times by Sgt. Kim Munley, a civilian police officer, who selflessly and heroically put herself in harm's way in order to save countless of others' lives.

Schoolgirl suspended for cancer head shave

The mother of a 15-year-old girl suspended from school for shaving her head to raise money for cancer charities says her leukemia-stricken husband is proud of her actions.

Google says Murdoch stories can be taken off

Google said on Tuesday, in response to threats by Rupert Murdoch to ban the search engine from listing content from his news empire, that any company could ask to have stories taken off.

Points system: Schoolies set to score

Ten points for making first base, 20 for waking up lost, 50 for stealing a policeman's hat. It is the point-scoring system that puts a light-hearted spin on the annual rite of passage for graduating high school students across the country: Schoolies.

Third Coldest October on Record in United States

For the nation as a whole, it was the third coolest October on record. The month was marked by an active weather pattern that reinforced unseasonably cold air behind a series of cold fronts.

Hot in the city: Melbourne heads for record November heat

Victoria's spring heatwave just got hotter with the Bureau of Meteorology now saying the predicted cool change won't arrive until early Monday morning.

Pay-by-the-mile auto insurance advances in California

Car insurance by the tankful? Not quite, but California moved a step closer last month to pay-as-you-drive policies that could allow motorists to buy insurance like they do gasoline – a little at a time.

CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix loses appeal; can't feed the poor

A Phoenix ordinance banning charity dining halls in residential neighborhoods withstood a challenge by a north-central Phoenix church.

Man paid woman to have sex with her teen daughter

A man who allegedly paid money to the mother of a 14-year-old girl so he could have sex with the child has been charged with sexual assault.

Neutered HIV Virus Delivers Treatment to Fatally Ill Boys

Researchers may have taken a step towards curing the rare, inherited brain disease made famous by the movie Lorenzo's Oil–and also towards ushering a new era of gene therapy.

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