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Cigarettes harbor many pathogenic bacteria

Seeded on Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:52 AM EST (Science Daily)

Cigarettes are "widely contaminated" with bacteria, including some known to cause disease in people, concludes a new international study conducted by a University of Maryland environmental health researcher and microbial ecologists at the Ecole Centrale de Lyon in France.

health, cigarettes, microbes

The Hard Sell: Microsoft Windows 7

Seeded on Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:29 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

For the uninitiated, Windows 7 is Microsoft's latest version of an important computer technology that allows you to put a computerised photo of a cat into a virtual bin.

technology, windows-7, trashy-advertising, virtual-bin

Replies from Santa hit by US child abuse fears

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:18 PM EST (BBC News)

Children writing letters to Santa at the North Pole this Christmas are unlikely to get a reply because of child abuse fears. Letters sent to Santa Claus, North Pole, will now no longer be forwarded to the Alaskan town of the same name.

odd-news, alaska, santa, north-pole

Heather Ellis Takes Center Stage At Wal-Mart Trial

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:15 PM EST (sefermpost.com)

A jury Friday began deliberating the case of Heather Ellis who is accused of cutting in line in a Wal-Mart, shoving merchandise and assaulting police officers. Earlier Friday, Heather Ellis, 24, took the stand and denied all charges in the racially charged case.

us-news, wal-mart, 15-years, heather-ellis

Agents seize bongs at L.A. Harbor listed as Christmas ornaments

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:06 PM EST (The L.A. Times)

Customs officials at the Los Angeles Harbor received a shipment from China listed as Christmas ornaments. But when they opened the "presents" Tuesday, they found 316,000 bongs and pipes.

us-news, china, christmas, ornaments, bongs

Microsoft denies it built 'backdoor' in Windows 7

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:22 PM EST (Computerworld)

Microsoft today denied that it has built a backdoor into Windows 7, a concern that surfaced yesterday after a senior National Security Agency (NSA) official testified before Congress that the agency had worked on the operating system.

technology, microsoft, nsa, windows-7, backdoor

Woman tracked down nightclub attacker on Facebook

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:36 AM EST (Telegraph)

A woman nearly blinded in a nightclub attack tracked down her assailant on Facebook after police said they had no leads.

technology, facebook, attack, night-club

Twilight star Robert Pattinson recalls horror of making fan strip

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:33 AM EST (Telegraph)

Robert Pattinson, the star of the Twilight films, has recalled the horror he felt after jokingly instructing a fan to strip.

entertainment, robert-pattinson, fan, strip

UK's Terrifying Anti-Piracy Plans Leak

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:06 PM EST (torrentfreak.com)

Tomorrow morning Lord Mandelson will present the Digital Economy Bill to the public, which among other things is aimed at reducing illicit file-sharing.

technology, human-rights, mandy, corporate-whoring

Dad speaks only Klingon to child for three years

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:51 PM EST (holykaw.alltop.com)

Alright, I understand people love Star Trek. Heck, I even have a Trekkie brother who, despite a slight Spock obsession, I love dearly, but this story is just ridiculous.

odd-news, dad, klingon, trekkie

UK politician Harman to be charged with driving without due care

Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:29 PM EST

On July 3 Harriet Harman, deputy leader of the UK Labour Party and leader of the house of commons, was involved in a minor crash involving her vehicle and a parked car.

Continue reading this entry ...

world-news, london, harriet-harman, driving-offence, dulwich

Women 'should bare 40 per cent of their bodies to attract men'

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:00 PM EST (Telegraph)

Women should wear clothes that bare 40 per cent of their flesh to maximise their chances of attracting men, new scientific research indicates.

science, women, attraction, bare-flesh

Sting claims he once confronted a ghost

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:58 PM EST (Telegraph)

The singer, who famously sang Spirits In The Material World in the 1980s, said wife Trudie Styler also witnessed the figure, standing with a child in the corner of their bedroom.

odd-news, ghost, sting

UK MPs' expenses: fraud charges for six MPs and lords

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:08 AM EST (Telegraph)

Six MPs and peers are facing criminal charges of fraud following investigations by Scotland Yard into the abuse of the parliamentary expenses system, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.

world-news, uk-news, fraud, parliament, expenses

Highland tourists capture 'ghost' near old hanging tree

Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:28 PM EST (news.stv.tv)

A French couple touring the Highlands claim to have photographed a ghost on the former site of a hanging tree. The couple claim the spooky figure appears in a photograph they took in the High Street in Fort William, in the West Highlands.

odd-news, ghost, french-tourists, hanging-tree

Men married to smart women live longer

Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:04 PM EST (The Times)

There is a lingering suspicion among girls (as the unpopularity of science subjects demonstrates) that boys don't value cleverness as an essential quality in a life partner.

health, women, men, smart, logevity

15 Alcohol Advertisements That Define "Old School"

Seeded on Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:31 PM EST (cognac.com)

It's time for another compilation of classic alcohol ads. If you have been following us you probably have noticed we tend to compile vintage alcohol ads quite often.

fashion, alcohol, old-school

NME names top 50 albums of the decade

Seeded on Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:39 PM EST (Independent.co.uk)

Music magazine NME has published its list of the top 50 albums of the noughties, as voted for by leading figures in the music industry. British band The Libertines were among those acknowledged as creators of one of the greatest albums of the decade.

entertainment, albums, nme, top-50, noughties

How Hitler and the Nazi's tried to steal Christmas

Seeded on Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:45 PM EST (Telegraph)

The Nazi Party tried their best to remove Christ from Christmas by paganising carols, producing glittering swastika, iron cross and toy grenade baubles for the fir tree, research for a new exhibition has found.

history, christmas, nazi, hitler, swastika

French woman marries boyfriend one year after he died

Seeded on Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:30 PM EST (Telegraph)

A woman in France has married her boyfriend of six years - a year after he died.

odd-news, france, marriage, dead-groom

Windows 7 tool violates GPL; Microsoft will open source it

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:23 PM EST (Ars Technica)

After pulling the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool from its servers over reports that it might violate the GNU General Public License (GPL), Microsoft has decided to go open source with the tool.

technology, open-source, windows-7, snarf

'Doomsday' 2012 prediction explained: Mayan calendar was cyclical

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:31 PM EST (Science Daily)

The Mayan calendar was designed to be cyclical, so the fact that the long count comes to an end in December 2012 is really of no consequence, according to Martin.

science, cycle, millennium, mayan-calendar

Lesbians make 'better parents', says senior parenting official

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:25 AM EST (Telegraph)

Lesbians are better at raising children than conventional couples, a senior member of the Government's parenting academy has said.

home-garden, parenting, lesbians

The History of the Internet in a Nutshell

Seeded on Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:12 PM EST (sixrevisions.com)

If you're reading this article, it's likely that you spend a fair amount of time online. However, considering how much of an influence the Internet has in our daily lives, how many of us actually know the story of how it got its start?

technology, internet, key-dates

1,000 spiders found in Brit's suitcase

Seeded on Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:06 PM EST (The Sun Newspaper Online)

A BRIT faces a fine of more than £1million after trying to smuggle 1,000 SPIDERS on a plane. Lee Ardern, 26, was trying to take his haul - including the lethal Brazilian Wandering Spider - into the cabin.

odd-news, brazil, plane, spiders

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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.

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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,

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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

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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....

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

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