I have nothing to declare except my guinness

Unemployment, 2004 to Present "The Country is Bleeding"

Seeded on Sat Nov 7, 2009 4:22 AM EST (flowingdata.com)

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the most recent unemployment numbers last week. Things aren't looking good for the unemployed, I'm afraid. I showed my younger sister the maps. Her response: "It looks like the country is bleeding."

us-news, unemployment

Official US Air Force Document Reveals the True Intentions Behind the US-Colombia Military Agreement

Seeded on Fri Nov 6, 2009 7:18 PM EST (venezuelanalysis.com)

An official document from the Department of the US Air Force reveals that the military base in Palanquero, Colombia will provide the Pentagon with "…an opportunity for conducting full spectrum operations throughout South America…" This information contradicts the explaina …

world-news, colombia, imperialism, us-bases

Woman passes 950th driving test

Seeded on Fri Nov 6, 2009 12:31 PM EST (BBC News)

A South Korean woman is celebrating after passing the written exam for a driving licence - on her 950th attempt. After four years of trying, 68-year-old Cha Sa-soon finally managed to secure the 60 out of 100 points needed to pass the test.

odd-news, korea, driving-test

Meet Suzie Park, a real life Vampire

Seeded on Fri Nov 6, 2009 12:28 PM EST (The Sun Newspaper Online)

AS the clock strikes midnight Lady V raises a goblet to her lips and takes several hearty gulps. Finally her thirst is quenched - thanks to the warm human BLOOD she has just downed.

odd-news, blood, vampire, garlic, coffin, undead, lady-v

Awesome Photos of Movie Mashup Posters |

Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 6:33 PM EST (unrealitymag.com)

We here at Unreality like the world of the "unreal." So what better a way to be imaginative than to take two completely different ideas and mash them together to form a better, weirder, cooler idea?

entertainment, movies, posters, mashup

Microsoft sacks staff ahead of schedule

Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 5:40 PM EST (TechRadar: All Phone and communications feeds)

Microsoft has cut another 800 people from its workforce, taking the total tally to nearly 6,000 made redundant. The original plan was to only sack 5,000 staff before June 2010, but this number has been increased with the recent layoffs.

technology, microsoft, redundancies

Smart spectacles aid translation

Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 1:17 PM EST (BBC News)

Spectacles that can provide subtitles have been created by hi-tech firm NEC. Resembling glasses but lacking lenses, the headset uses a tiny projector to display images on a user's retina.

technology, translation, glasses, smart-specs

Sex, then amnesia

Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 1:14 PM EST (CNN)

It was either mind-blowing or completely forgettable. Either way, Alice doesn't remember. One August morning, Alice and her husband, Scott, had sex. That's when things became confusing. Rather than appearing pleased, Alice, 59, seemed disoriented.

odd-news, sex, amnesia

Dark Matter And Dark Energy Make Up 95 Percent Of Universe, Detailed Measurements Reveal

Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 1:12 PM EST (Science Daily)

A detailed picture of the seeds of structures in the universe has been unveiled by an international team co-led by Sarah Church of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, jointly located at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and S …

science, stanford, dark-matter

New Mac 'game' Plays Russian Roulette With Your Files

Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 7:12 PM EST (PC World)

Looking for an ideal holiday gift for that brooding philosophy student in your life? Check out Lose/Lose. It's reminiscent of classic arcade games like Space Invaders, but with a sobering twist: Each time you destroy an alien, the game deletes a file from your Mac. Forever.

technology, mac, game, arcade, files, space-invaders

Accord for National Reconciliation and the Strengthening of Democracy in Honduras

Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 1:31 PM EST (narconews.com)

We, Honduran citizens, men and women, convinced of the need to strengthen the rule of law, protect our Constitution and the laws of our Republic, deepen democracy and ensure a climate of peace and tranquility for our people, have carried out an intense and frank process of politi …

world-news, constitution, democracy, honduras

Colorado ski town legalizes pot

Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 1:27 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

The Colorado ski town of Breckenridge has voted overwhelmingly to legalize marijuana. Early returns Tuesday night showed the proposal winning with 72 percent of the vote. The measure would allow adults over 21 to have up to 1 ounce of marijuana.

us-news, marijuana, colorado, legalization, breckenridge

CIA agents guilty of Italy kidnap

Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 1:23 PM EST (BBC News)

An Italian judge has convicted 23 Americans - all but one of them CIA agents - and two Italian secret agents for the 2003 kidnap of a Muslim cleric.

world-news, human-rights, cia, kidnap, world-police

Terrible Teens Of T. Rex: Young Tyrannosaurs Did Serious Battle Against Each Other

Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 1:20 PM EST (Science Daily)

We all know adolescents get testy from time to time. Thank goodness we don't have young tyrannosaurs running around the neighborhood.

science, juvenile, t-rex, delinquent

Woman sues former employer after losing Facebook friends

Seeded on Tue Nov 3, 2009 6:57 PM EST (chicagonow.com)

A woman is suing her former employer for defamation after he told people she was "post-partum" and "delusional" and caused her to lose Facebook friends.

technology, facebook, realtor, post-partum

Experts cannot explain paranormal events in Czech house

Seeded on Tue Nov 3, 2009 3:02 PM EST (praguemonitor.com)

The inhabitants of a family house in Strasice, west Bohemia, have been for weeks disturbed by paranormal events, such as frequent small fires and cracked window panes, that experts have not been able to explain so far, the daily Lidove noviny (LN) reports Monday.

odd-news, haunting, bohemia, strasice

Anthropologist Levi-Strauss dies

Seeded on Tue Nov 3, 2009 2:59 PM EST (BBC News)

Renowned French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss has died, aged 100. One of the most influential French intellectuals of the 20th Century, he founded the structuralist school of anthropology in the 1950s.

science, france, anthropology, levi-strauss

Russian road roulette?

Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 1:39 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

Bulgarian prosecutors are investigating a new gambling game in which drivers defy death by speeding through red lights for bets of up to 5,000 euros ($7,400), the chief prosecutor's office said Thursday.

odd-news, russian, bulgaria, road-roulette

How to buy shoes - flowcharts

Seeded on Sun Nov 1, 2009 6:11 PM EST (CRACKED.com)

Shoes are hollow objects that humans enjoy sticking their feet into as a means to keep them warm and dry, and to protect them from rough terrain. Interestingly, men and women have widely differing opinions on such a simple invention.

fashion, women, men, shoes

Police quash nude pumpkin run

Seeded on Sun Nov 1, 2009 4:21 PM EST (BBC News)

A "zany" annual Halloween tradition has failed to materialise in Boulder, Colorado, with the threat of police action quashing the Nude Pumpkin Run. Each year, dozens have run down the city's streets wearing only shoes and a hollowed-out pumpkin on their heads.

odd-news, police, naked, boulder, pumpkins, prudes

Teenage girls earn extra cash for college -- as long as they don't get pregnant

Seeded on Sun Nov 1, 2009 4:19 PM EST (dailyfinance.com)

For six years, Hubbard has belonged to an adolescent girls' group called College Bound Sisters, which focuses on fellowship, goal-setting, age-appropriate sexual education and getting into college.

education, college, pregnancy, cash

Swedish judge to Pirate Bay admins: shut down or face fines

Seeded on Sun Nov 1, 2009 12:44 PM EST (Ars Technica)

The founders of The Pirate Bay could face fines in Sweden if the popular torrent tracker remains online. A court has banned them from continuing to operate the site at the risk of hefty daily fines.

technology, fines, pirate-bay, admins

Italian paparazzo Fabrizio Corona charged over blackmail photos

Seeded on Sat Oct 31, 2009 8:07 PM EDT (Telegraph)

It is a tangled tale of sex, greed, ambition and blackmail in Silvio Berlusconi's celebrity-obsessed Italy.

world-news, sex, italy, blackmail, paparazzo

The unromantic truth about why we kiss - to spread germs

Seeded on Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:58 PM EDT (the Mail online)

It is an international symbol of love and romance. But the kiss may have evolved for reasons that are far more practical - and less alluring. British scientists believe it developed to spread germs.

health, love, kiss, germs

McDonald's pulls out of Iceland

Seeded on Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:44 AM EDT (BBC News)

McDonald's is to close its business in Iceland because the country's financial crisis has made it too expensive to operate its franchise. The fast food giant said its three outlets in the country would shut - and that it had no plans to return.

business, mcdonalds, fast-food, iceland

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Tee Hee Hee. Making Homeless Jokes is absolutely hilarious. I laughed until I threw up thinking about losing my home, job, food, animals and car.

What fun.

— Kelan Putnam

"............a new report is generated based upon the current report request and then stored. .oOSourceOo. What about the sanity clause? "

I don't believe it's an option. It comes standard, or you do without. :)

— Jeffrey Merrill

Ill catch you later, DJD

— DSMc2gal

HEY! You cannot fool me! I know there is NO Sanatie Clause! I met my (now) ex-wife at a MENSA meeting. She impressed me in that she was the first female (out of a plethora of 'em) that I'd met who was smarter and more eclectically educated than I was! (AT THAT POINT IN MY LIFE)

— DSMc2gal

i like your Word Play.please continue.i want to participate and learn.thank you,djd...

— psdevards

Thanks for posting the Chomsky article. What can I add to Noam? I'm getting too old and lazy to hunt down the good stuff. You find the articles, I'll get the beer.

— UNCLEMIKE

well, its 2 degrees F right now. maybe I should walk the dogs down on the Susquehanna tonight. It is interesting how so many things in nature love a good circle. Thanks for showing us those amazing pictures. I was browsing your seeds and they all make me want to spend too much time on my little square laptop as well, but with the low tonight in the negative universe here, inside seems like a good time for some reading,

— Jane WIlder

djd is one of the finest writers on Newsvine. He is masterful with a pen..er, keyboard. He has a razor sharp wit and matching intellect. I am making it a point to visit his column more often, because it makes me smarter. Keep fighting the good fight, sir. :)

— lauhal

I've just noticed your new picture, djd! Very dignified you are! :)

— generaldecay

Thanks for seeding a hour's worth of quality reading material today. Great seeds, bro.

— St. Joseph the Worker

Thanks for the update on venezuelanalysis. I read it fairly often for a counter view from the US view that Chavez is an anti democratic dictator. Georgy boy stole his first election with less than 50% of the vote. Chavez in his last election won with 63% of the vote. Who is really anti democratic?
Please keep us updated with the new URL

Thanks Barry

— Barry Lipton

djd owes me a new keyboard and a new screen because he's made me blurt tea all over them on numerous occasions.

Great seeds, great comments...witty bloke. Now...if I could only unstick my function key....

— cartooncat

Union Jacks on his sunglasses, funny cracks on his news-pages. That's DJD. Coool dude.

— Oluseye

djd spends far too much of his time around computers. Newsvine isn't helping.

djd -- You nailed that right on the head! Keep up the good seeds and comments.

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