Surprisingly, there is one thing that Mr.
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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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.
Today I found out how to survive being buried alive in a coffin.
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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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 police arrested a man they say was following a delivery truck and taking packages from people's front porches.
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.
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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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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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 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.
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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** 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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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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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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You took 'em, we posted 'em, Nation! See all the photos from Saturday's epic Rally.
This is a summation of events via NY Times blogging as it happened live.
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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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.
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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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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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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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 …
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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What a great idea for a group! Funvine seems to be loads of fun. I clipped an article about the influence of movies to it. Thanks and FR sent.
Great comments and seeds... Keep up the good work!
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