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Murder, Astronomers, Intrigue - Is Tycho Ready for His Close-Up?

Seeded on Mon Nov 29, 2010 10:40 PM EST (The New York Times)

Seeded by luckydog (Clipped by Gwenny)

When Danish and Czech scientists exhumed the remains of the astronomer Tycho Brahe in Prague this month, they dug up much more than some bones and hairs. They found something that has eluded astronomers for thousands of years: a story with major box-office potential.

history, murder, intrigue, astronomers, brahe

Scammers using Newsvine

Sun Feb 14, 2010 4:04 PM EST

I got this last Sunday and Newsvine has not deigned to reply to my message so, as a precaution, I'm posting it here so everyone knows this is going on.

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newsvine

How to find someone on the Internet

Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:53 AM EST

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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internet-sleuthing, crazy-bigot-skanks

Sweden's Lutheran church names first lesbian bishop

Seeded on Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:40 PM EST (Gay365)

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.

sweden, religion, lutheran, glbt, lesbians-in-ministry

Reconstructed hymens are forbidden, Saudi religious scholars say

Seeded on Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:32 PM EST (Worldwide Religion News)

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.

religion, saudi-arabia, islam, virginity, haram, reconstructed-hymens, virginity-fetishes

Forming Tribalized Communities: Introduction

Seeded on Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:23 PM EST (We Change)

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.

community, future, change, tribes, sustainable-communities

Straight talk about Trader Joe's

Seeded on Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:27 PM EST (The San Francisco Chronicle)

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.)

green, organic, sustainable, trader-joes, faux-green

Feedback: A Righteous Lie?

Seeded on Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:46 PM EST (Answers in Genesis Articles)

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?

religion, bible, christianity, morons, fundy-freaks

Metrosexuals banned to curb violence

Seeded on Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:44 PM EST (Australian News Network)

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

discrimination, odd-news, redneck, metrosexual, austraila

Top 5 Most Innovative Green Bridges on the Planet

Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:48 PM EST (Inhabitat)

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.

technology, green, environment, bridges, innovation, sustainable, eco-friendly, inhabitat

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

Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:27 PM EST (the Mail online)

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.

pedophile, cybersex, chatrooms, sexual-predators-online, teenager-victims

Ex-soldier faces jail for handing in gun

Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:50 PM EST (This is Surrey Today)

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

england, world-news, uk, miscarriage-of-justice, gun-control-out-of-control

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

Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:34 AM EST (EW.com)

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.

odd-news, larry-king, slut, carrie-prejean

Shall We Wait While Others Get Killed?

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:43 PM EST (English pravda.ru: Russian news and analysis)

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.

politics, fort-hood, nidal-malik-hasan, every-thing-muslims-do-is-terrorism

Pfizer and Kelo's Ghost Town

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:14 PM EST (Wall Street Journal)

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.

politics, pfizer, eminent-domain, fail, kelo, supreme-court-decisions

Men More Likely To Abandon Partner During Illness

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:29 PM EST (Psych Central)

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

health, gender, gender-differences

Less Education = More Risk for Flu

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:22 PM EST (Psych Central)

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.

flu, health, medicine, flu-vaccine, stress, studies, statistics, income-and-health

The Psychology of Hasan: The Ft. Hood Shooter

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:19 PM EST (Psych Central)

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.

health, islam, fort-hood-shooting, nidal-malik-hasan

Schoolgirl suspended for cancer head shave

Seeded on Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:50 PM EST (The Sydney Morning Herald)

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.

cancer, australia, school, grieving, world-news

Google says Murdoch stories can be taken off

Seeded on Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:37 PM EST (The Sydney Morning Herald)

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.

google, technology, search-engine, rupert-murdock, greedy-bastards

Points system: Schoolies set to score

Seeded on Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:32 PM EST (The Age)

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.

australia, facebook, rites-of-passage

Third Coldest October on Record in United States

Seeded on Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:22 PM EST (NOAA)

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.

science, climate-change, united-states, statistics, noaa, record-cold, weather-records

Hot in the city: Melbourne heads for record November heat

Seeded on Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:19 PM EST (The Age)

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.

australia, science, climate-change, heat-wave

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

Seeded on Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:52 PM EST (The Sacramento Bee)

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.

insurance, politics, california, environment, car-insurance

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

Seeded on Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:21 AM EST (The Arizona Republic)

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

arizona, religion, food-programs, homeless-programs, city-zoning

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wondering what you found w/ your "cyst" that you described as containing

"fluid is the wrong word . . . contents of my cyst is clear and thick. . .like hair gel. It was really cool."

Find out anything? I had something like that on the inside of my wrist..
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