The Mystery of Steve Jobs's Public Giving - NYTimes.com

Surprisingly, there is one thing that Mr.

A New Year and New Direction

Well, I didn't think I'd do this, but I'm gonna go ahead and throw in the towel here on Newsvine.

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How to Drastically Increase the Life of Your Shaver Razor Blade Cartridges or Disposable Razors

Today I found out how to drastically increase the life of your shaver razor blades, such as Gillette or Schick Brand razors. This trick is incredibly simple and just as incredibly affective.

How to Survive Being Buried Alive in a Coffin

Today I found out how to survive being buried alive in a coffin.

A Call of Duty Story: Hardcore S&D Part1

For those of you who aren't in the know, Call of Duty: Black Ops is a megaselling FPS (First Person Shooter) military videogame.

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Coming Back from a Lull

I've always come and gone from Newsvine; never shouting my departure, more just quietly tapering off, but then again, I don't really consider newsvine a "lifestyle" as many of my fellow authors do.

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Oklahoma City homeowner confronts man trying to steal packages from porch

Oklahoma City police arrested a man they say was following a delivery truck and taking packages from people's front porches.

What causes a sore throat?

Many people see a sore throat as a harbinger of a more serious condition to come. A tickle in the throat is often the first sign of a head cold or a serious infection.

The New System (with pictures)

So I plan on writing some more casual walkthrough/instructional articles in a bit, but for now I figured I show off my newly built system.

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Troubleshooting a PC, Removing Malware: HDD Scan & Others

This weekend, my wife and I decided to earn a few extra dollars working at my mother-in-law's work. She's the manager at a local insurance agency; last week we spent our Saturday stuffing promotional calendars into envelopes, this week we would be doing data entry.

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I'd Rather Go Naked... Than See More of These PETA TSA Ads

PETA has long been known for offensive, weirdly sexist, and lazy advertising. Their sexism-is-OK-because-it's-for-animals tactics are tired as can be, yet they seem determined to stay the course.

California's largest health plans are fined nearly $5 million

California's seven largest health plans were fined nearly $5 million in total Monday for failing to properly pay medical claims submitted by thousands of doctors and hospitals over the last three years.

Tech Help Wanted: PCI-e 2.1 GPU Support M2R32-MVP

This will be a rather technical post, so I apologize for those less-inclined. Basically, I've done a lot of research, but cannot find the answer I am looking for.

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California Agriculture Part 1: Does the industry get a pass?

** For starters, I'm going to state that I readily admit ignorant the issue as a whole; better informed then some, but still, far from an expert who has worked in the area. Those that can shed some light, I whole-heartily recommend it. **

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Weekend Exposure: The Dogs

Figured this weekend I'd share some pictures of our dogs: Preston (the poodle) and Diesel (German Shepard/Shar Pei). Anyways, enjoy! Of course, can be viewed on Flickr as well:

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Unemployment, Immigration, and Other Issues in America Can Wait: "Defeating President Obama in 2012 is top priority"

So, two days now since the midterm elections. Republicans have gained majority control of the House, and have moved out of a distant minority in the Senate. Time to get to work, right?

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View Photos | Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

You took 'em, we posted 'em, Nation! See all the photos from Saturday's epic Rally.

Live Blog: 'Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear'

This is a summation of events via NY Times blogging as it happened live.

So I Enjoyed the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

I'm watching the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear wrap up on Comedy Central. I know there has been a lot of back and forth about the rally, what it would be, how partisan it would be, etc.

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World's largest solar project approved for Riverside County

What's the sunny equivalent of "when it rains, it pours"? Because that's what's happening in Southern California, as yet another massive solar plant cleared the permitting process Monday.

Weekend Exposure: Biding my Time

So not much going on, not any super great pictures to share, but I think a few came out decently enough. I'm excited about the Strawberry Tree.

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Weekend Exposure: My New Sony A230 (review plus pictures)

So I just received my new DSLR camera, the Sony A230. Purchased as a refurb from Sony Styles for under 300, this thing was a killer deal. I'm gonna start off with a slight review of the A230.

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Photojournal: Fort Bragg, CA

So, this was obviously taken in Fort Bragg, CA. I love Fort Bragg; the weather isn't always forgiving (it is often gloomy), but typically a nice place to relax and get away.

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Whitman and Brown's final debate a contentious one

In a blistering final debate, Democratic candidate for governor Jerry Brown apologized to his Republican counterpart Meg Whitman on Tuesday for a slur directed at her by an associate, an apology that Whitman did not explicitly accept as she cast his campaign as insulting to all C …

Investor groups balk at oil companies' support of Prop. 23

Institutional investor groups concerned about corporate funding of political campaigns are expected to announce shareholder resolutions Wednesday that will challenge three energy firms making big-dollar contributions to halt California's landmark law limiting greenhouse gas emiss …

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