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'Chemical equator' keeps southern air clean Posted: 2 weeks ago by AutumnLotus
A boundary of air, wrapped like a belt around the earth's equator, is keeping the polluted atmosphere of the Northern Hemisphere separate from the relatively pristine south, say UK researchers.
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Oregon Hospital Tells Grandfather He's Pregnant Posted: 2 weeks ago by maxriter
A patient treated for agonizing abdominal pain received this news in the hospital's paperwork: "Based on your visit today, we know you are pregnant."
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Do We Live in a Giant Cosmic Bubble? Posted: 2 weeks ago by AutumnLotus
Earth may be trapped in an abnormal bubble of space-time that is particularly void of matter. Scientists say this condition could account for the apparent acceleration of the universe's expansion, for which dark energy currently is the leading explanation.
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The girl who bleeds without being cut baffles doctors Posted: 2 weeks ago by AutumnLotus
A girl who spontaneously bleeds from her pores has baffled doctors.
Twinkle Dwivedi, 13, has a disorder which means she loses blood through her skin without being cut or scratched.
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Zombie Teddy Bears Need Love Too (Pics) Posted: 2 weeks ago by cactushair
From the sinister mind of John Pinkerton these zombie teddy bears are sure to bring any toddler to tears.
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Falls Fall Posted: 2 weeks ago by cactushair
Albert Leichtfried and Markus Bendler climb waterfalls all over the world, by cheating... they wait until they are frozen. Hermann Erber was taking pictures of the dynamic duo, climbing this hundred meter high frozen falls in Japan, when the entire right side of the falls collapsed.
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MAIL-ORDER FRIENDS: The Comic Book Squirrel Monkeys Posted: 2 weeks ago by Bornbad
Who wants a monkey?
In the beginning, we comic book aficionados came upon these four-colored wonders looking for something that tickled our imagination for our pocket full of coins.
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Landlord used dead cats to push tenants out Posted: 2 weeks ago by Bornbad
Tenants of a Brooklyn building said their landlord came up with a new idea for how to kick them out: Let the smell of the cats out of the bag.
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NASA Mars Lander Sees Falling Snow Posted: 2 weeks ago by Bornbad
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has detected snow falling from Martian clouds. Spacecraft soil experiments also have provided evidence of past interaction between minerals and liquid water, processes that occur on Earth. Mars lander makes snow angels.
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The United States of Mind Posted: 2 weeks ago by Bornbad
Certain regional stereotypes have long since become cliches: The stressed-out New Yorker. The laid-back Californian.
But the conscientious Floridian? The neurotic Kentuckian?
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If Gods Were Drafted Like Fantasy Football Posted: 2 weeks ago by Bornbad
Ever wondered what it would be like if you had to draft your Lord and Savior the same way you drafted your fantasy football team.
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Muslim Children Gassed at Dayton Mosque After "Obsession" DVD Hits Ohio Posted: 2 weeks ago by Bornbad
In Ohio, a "chemical irritant" was sprayed through a window of the Islamic Society of Greater Dayton, where 300 people were gathered for a Ramadan prayer service
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RENT - The End of an Era Posted: 2 weeks ago by muppetmaker
On Sept 7, 2008 Rent sang its final tune, the past five days the nation was able to share the experience with a filmed live version. Now Rent is gone, a musical that helped shape and change the world. Here the current and the original cast share the experience that is Rent. A script can be found here and lyrics here
Thank You Jonathan Larson.
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Baby Watermelon! Posted: 2 weeks ago by maven
Want!
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Are you ready? Posted: 2 weeks ago by maven
October 1, World Vegetarian Day kicks off a month of parties, potluck, presentations, food tasting displays...and lots of friendly discussions.
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DreamWorks Assistant Thinks 'Rosh Hashanah' Is Newest Hollywood Power Broker Posted: 2 weeks ago by Bornbad
Is Rosh Hashanah a multi-day event commemorating the start of the Jewish New Year, meant to celebrate the creation of the world? Or is it what this DreamWorks assistant thinks it is?
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$1.1 Million Worth Of PLAYSTATION 3 Games Stolen... Twice! Posted: 2 weeks ago by punthe
£600,000 ($1.1 million) worth of PLAYSTATION 3 games are missing in the UK after being stolen twice -- first from their shipping driver, and then again from the Leeds police's "secure" depot.
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"Laid Off" by Odd Todd Posted: 2 weeks ago by suebe
The cartoonist/animator who helps reporters make sense of the news on ABC News.
His piece tonight on the economic crisis was terrific.
His home page. Loads of cool 'toons and games..
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Ketiva ve-chatima tovah - "May You Be Written and Sealed for a Good Year." Posted: 2 weeks ago by 2manyusernames
Rosh Hashanah, the first of the High Holidays of the Jewish faith starts today at sunset. It is the start of the New Year. It is a time to emphasize and concentrate on how well one has lived up to the goals that G_d has presented to them.
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Man Hugs Police Officer, Gets Arrested Posted: 2 weeks ago by Nateebiinature
Luke Schreder thought the police officer looked like he just "needed a hug."
The police officer disagreed.
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'666' road sign thefts bedeviling roadways Posted: 2 weeks ago by bingo
Is the Garden State Parkway the highway to hell? Or is the New Jersey Turnpike the road to damnation? Someone keeps stealing the metal signs at mile marker 66.6 along the heavily traveled toll roads, and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority is having a devil of a time keeping up with the thefts.
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Why Hollywood Gets Religion So, So Wrong Posted: 2 weeks ago by bingo
Usually, when Hollywood has a question of a holy nature, it calls a consultant. For Catholicism questions, for example, script writers, costume people and directing assistants ping a guy named Tod Tamberg, communications director of the Los Angeles Archdiocese.
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It is cheaper for a Londoner to fly to New York to purchase Adobe's CS4 Posted: 2 weeks ago by BernardBlack
Adobe's insane pricing policy means that it would be cheaper to fly from London to New York, grab a copy of the software, spend the night in a hotel, and fly back to London the next day!
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Bailout bill fails, Dow plunges Posted: 2 weeks ago by Moe
People start investing in canned food and shotguns
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Beer helps man walk again Posted: 2 weeks ago by Bornbad
The surgeon could see Mr Huckvale was struggling to stand and told him he had a spare leg lying under the desk in his surgery in America - and he could have it for nothing.
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