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Canada is to Climate what Japan is to Whaling Posted: 9 hours ago by chinook
Until now I believed that the nation that has done most to sabotage a new climate change agreement was the United States. I was wrong. The real villain is Canada.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 342 [+].
Italian doctor may have found surprisingly simple cure for Multiple Sclerosis Posted: 13 hours ago by Jerry520
It's generally accepted that there's no cure for MS, only treatments that mitigate the symptoms - but a new way of looking at the disease has opened the door to a simple treatment that is causing radical improvements in a small sample of sufferers.
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Wrong number miracle Posted: 18 hours ago by Nunkii
Just when you think the whole world has turned into darkness, you see a shining light.
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Dancing Ladies Outweigh Swimming Swans as Christmas Index Rises Posted: 1 day ago by suebe
In 2009, the total Christmas Price Index — the cost it would take to purchase all of the items — reached $21,465.56, which was the smallest increase since 2002." And once again, sex sells, "nine ladies dancing" are the most expensive gift on the list this year.
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Are you trying to illegally enter the United States? Posted: 1 day ago by hoosker
There's an app for that.
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Porn causes tsunamis and earthquakes Posted: 1 day ago by 2manyusernames
According to the Indonesian Minister of Communication and Information porn causes natural disasters such as the recent tsunamis and earthquakes. No, really. If you can't believe the Indonesian Minister of Communication and Information who can you believe? via
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Casket comes apart during funeral Posted: 1 day ago by hoosker
Ayala and Meza began slowly depositing the casket into the ground, when the lowering device near the head of the casket broke.
"The broken strap caused the casket to slide head-first at an angle into the grave, hit the side of the vault, and come to rest in the grave at approximately a 45-degree angle," "The impact of the casket into the side of the vault caused the casket lid to disconnect and exposed Robert Sr.'s body to the entire assembly."
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"Free" Teacher Posted: 1 day ago by suebe
A "retired" mathematics teacher decided to keep giving lessons at an LA middle school... FOR FREE. Why? Purely out of his love of teaching. Thank you.
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Baby's legs amputated after being admitted for burns on her hands. Posted: 1 day ago by monboddo
How can this Happen? Like I said: if you are coming to South-Africa for the 2010 World Cup, avoid state hospitals at all costs.
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When Geckos Get Constipated Posted: 1 day ago by suebe
"In explaining why I’d be late that day, I didn’t quite know what to tell my editor, so I told him the truth: I was taking my son’s gecko for what I presumed would be an enema."
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Stacy Horton Abandons Son to Save Drowning Wife Posted: 2 days ago by iamamaniac
As his wife floundered screaming for help in murky river water, a frantic New Zealand man was forced to abandon a bid to rescue his teenage son to save his partner from drowning, he said Monday.
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Cubicles Aren't Just For Working Posted: 2 days ago by suebe
At 81 Bowery, near NYC's Chinatown, dozens of immigrants live in ceiling-less cubicles. Some have been there for decades.
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The Wilderness Isn't Big Enough For Sheep and Recreation Posted: 2 days ago by suebe
A battle rages in Colorado over a sheepherder's guard dogs that attacked a cyclist.
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The Modern Meaning of "Pay Phone" Posted: 2 days ago by suebe
When a Los Angeles hairstylist accepted a collect call from a customer, she had no idea it would run more than $45. And no idea that's just what collect calls from pay phones cost in the mobile age.
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4 police officers killed in Wash. coffee shop Posted: 2 days ago by detectivebag
A gunman walked into a coffee shop and shot and killed four police officers Sunday morning in what sheriff's officials described as an "execution." Update:Suspect may have been killed
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Dubai: Just deserts Posted: 3 days ago by chinook
The country is paying the price for embarking on the world’s biggest spending spree – with other people’s money. Can it ever recover?
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15 Signs American Society Is Coming Apart at the Seams Posted: 3 days ago by Bornbad
The following is an edited excerpt from the Amped Status report, "The Critical Unraveling of U.S. Society."
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Here's to Beer Posted: 3 days ago by donteatpoop
Awesome beer site, lots of information, food pairings/suggestions, history, etc.
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Gibson Guitar plant in Nashville raided by feds Posted: 3 days ago by 2manyusernames
A crackdown on the use of endangered woods from the world's rain forests to make musical instruments resulted in a federal raid on Gibson Guitar 's manufacturing plant.
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One Vulgar Word Can Get You Fired Posted: 3 days ago by 2manyusernames
Kurt Greenbaum of the St Louis Dispatch moderates a forum on the newspaper's website. Comments often get a bit heated. When he saw one member made a 4-letter comment that starts with 'C' instead of just deleting it, he decided to look at the i.p address and contact the OP's place of business to complain. End result? The poster got fired.
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Biology of B-Movie Monsters Posted: 3 days ago by 2manyusernames
A classic scientific essay on the problems facing movie monsters be they giant, tiny, or even aliens.
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He has double-crossed us! Posted: 3 days ago by KerOBeroS32
When Bullwinkle goes bad!
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Patrick Stewart Speaks On The Legacy Of Domestic Violence Posted: 3 days ago by 2manyusernames
Patrick Stewart was a witness to his father's repeated acts of violence on his mother. Being a child he felt incapable of stopping it. Here he discusses how such horrors has stayed with him his adult life.
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The Dark Side of Facebook Posted: 3 days ago by KerOBeroS32
Hilarity ensues... Some NSFW
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Climate Czar Browner: What Conflict of Interest? Posted: 3 days ago by 2manyusernames
Carol Browner was appointed by Obama to be his Climate Czar - a position not subject to congressional approval. She is a co-founder of The Albright Group which often acts as an unofficial lobbying group. She was also on the board of a carbon credit company which should be a huge conflict of interest considering her duties including guiding Obama's administration's effort to force companies to purchase carbon credits.
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