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Facebook Status Generator Posted: 8 months ago by pocksucket
Too lazy to update your Facebook status with real details? Life too boring? Use this status generator to make it look like you're still joining in.
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Timely Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Insurance Status Posted: 2 years ago by mahler87
People who either have no health insurance or rely on Medicaid are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced cancers than people who have private health insurance, researchers from the American Cancer Society report.
We need a "No s**t?" category.
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Video game addicts may get sickness status Posted: 2 years ago by pjanaway
haha, this is crazy
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Rubik's cubers earn celebrity status Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
There's an old game in town that is creating a new class of celebrities: "speed cubers" who can solve the Rubik's Cube puzzle blindfolded, one-handed or even with their feet.
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Facebook is an Alibi Posted: 2 weeks ago by suebe
Imagine if the most important sentence you ever wrote was a Facebook status update that goes something like this: "ON THE PHONE WITH THIS FAT CHICK......WHERER MY IHOP." Now you know how it feels to be 19-year-old Rodney Bradford, who used that all-caps message to keep himself out of prison.
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British man who killed wife over 'single' Facebook status gets 18 years Posted: 10 months ago by coldbladed
Update to earlier story.
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Canada grants White South African refugee status, now called racist Posted: 3 months ago by Ankabout
Last week Canada granted a white man from South Africa refugee status. Now the leading ANC party in South Africa is saying this was a racist decision.
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Conman posing as Status Quo star enjoys free meals and trips in mayor's limousine Posted: 1 year ago by chappy
Conman posing as Status Quo star enjoys free meals and trips in mayor's limousine after tricking entire town for a year
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Catholics rally against gay unions Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
HUNDREDS of thousands of Italians, spurred by the Vatican and conservative politicians, have flooded central Rome to protest against a government plan to grant homosexual couples legal status.
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Indian tribes selling membership as way to avoid deportation Posted: 2 years ago by Bornbad
For prices starting at $50, two nonfederally recognized Indian tribes are offering membership to thousands of illegal immigrants, claiming they can achieve legal status by joining the groups.(I remember the pride my native American friends have, this sucks)
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Status Update: I'm Trapped In A Well Posted: 3 months ago by pocksucket
Two girls aged 10 and 12 got trapped in a storm water drain in Adelaide and were further imperilled as the water level began to rise. Not a problem though as they had at least one working mobile phone with battery power and a strong signal. Using their initiative they did the obvious and.... updated their Facebook profiles.
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Twas the night before solstice Posted: 2 years ago by gratheo
Twas the night before solstice and all through the co-op
Not a creature was messing the calm status quo up.
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The fattening rooms of Calabar Posted: 2 years ago by Bornbad
In some African societies being fat remains a symbol of status and power - despite the well-known problems connected to obesity.
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Top 50 movie special effects shots Posted: 11 months ago by Bornbad
There's more to a great visual effects shot than iconic status, and here are fifty that really paid their way...
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American Vice: Mapping the 7 Deadly Sins Posted: 3 months ago by nickcobb
We're gluttons for infographics, and a team at Kansas State just served up a feast: maps of sin created by plotting per-capita stats on things like theft (envy) and STDs (lust). Christian clergy, likely noting the Bible Belt's status as Wrath Central, question the "science." Valid point—or maybe it's just the pride talking.
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Memo: Bush's power trumps laws on torture Posted: 2 years ago by dollyllama
"It is no wonder that this memo ... could not withstand scrutiny and had to be withdrawn," said Leahy, D-Vermont. "This memo seeks to find ways to avoid legal restrictions and accountability on torture and threatens our country's status as a beacon of human rights around the world."
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New Portrait Made of Pluto and its Moons Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
New images of Pluto and its moons are among the sharpest ever made, astronomers announced today. Pluto, long called a planet, was downgraded last year to "dwarf planet" status by the International Astronomical Union. It is so far away that no clear pictures of it exist.
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Na na na na na - I'm the big sister and I'm smarter than you! Posted: 2 years ago by suebe
Firstborn sons have higher IQs than their younger brothers, and their social status within the family may explain why, researchers reported on Thursday.
But I'm the first born so I'm still smarter than all of you my dear siblings.
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21 Radical Rugs and Must-See Mat Designs Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus
There has never been anything simple about rugs. Once the highest sign of ostentation and one of the standard units of international trade, the status of rugs has been hit hard in the age of uncritical mass-production - little more than something to wipe your feet on.
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What's Up With Henry Earl? Posted: 1 year ago by doggylives
Current Status:
Henry is currently in jail. He was booked on 6/22/2008.
Keep up to date with Henry's current status with a Firefox extension, find out all his latest stats.
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