Religion good or bad?

Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:24 AM EDT

Religion has affected civilizations and society in very important political, economic, and social ways. These range from coping with hardships, to bringing different people together on some common ground, to influencing political policy inside a society.

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religion, good, bad

The Patriots-Getting the Benefit of the Doubt Because They are the "Perfect Team"?

Tue Dec 4, 2007 12:16 AM EST

After watching the Baltimore-Patriots game I can't help but wonder if the Patriots are getting the benefit of the doubt when it comes to calls. I'm not talking the obvious penalties again Baltimore. I mean how everything just seems to go the Patriots way when they need it to.

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sports, patriots, football, perfect, team

Second Life - Members pay for sex with virtual children.

Seeded on Thu May 10, 2007 8:29 AM EDT (BBC News)

The investigation follows a report by a German TV news programme which uncovered the trading group and members who pay for sex with virtual children.

odd-news, second-life, under-germany, german-second-life

Viacom Sues Google, YouTube for $1 Billion Over Copyrighted Material on the Web

Seeded on Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:54 AM EDT (FOXNews.com)

Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. said Tuesday that it was suing Google Inc. and its Internet video-sharing site YouTube for more than $1 billion over unauthorized use of its programming online.

technology, google, youtube, viacom

The Problem with Prescription Drug Abuse

Mon Mar 5, 2007 11:38 AM EST

The abuse of prescription drugs is about to exceed the use of illegal street drugs worldwide. This shift has spawned a lethal new trade in counterfeit painkillers, sedatives and other medicines potent enough to kill.

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health, prescription, drug, abuse

John Edwards Second Life HQ vandalized.

Seeded on Fri Mar 2, 2007 10:48 AM EST (blog.johnedwards.com)

Shortly before midnight (CST) on Monday, February 26, a group of republican Second Life users, some sporting "Bush '08" tags, vandalized the John Edwards Second Life HQ.

politics, john, edwards, second, life

41-Year-Old Dates 12-Year Old.Parents OK with it. Calls Cops on Himself.

Seeded on Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:41 PM EST (dailybulletin.com)

ONTARIO - A 41-year-old Northern California man accused of molesting a 12-year-old Ontario girl he met over a phone chat line told police he was in love with the child and considered her his girlfriend, according to police reports contained in his court file.

odd-news, girl, 12, 41, arrested

Why We Need Gun Control

Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:30 AM EST

You may think how are firearms dangerous? Guns can't pick themselves up and shoot someone else but not having guns around would make everyone safer. Firearms were the major weapon type used in intimate partner homicides from 1981 to 1998 (Paulozzi et al. 2001).

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politics, gun, control

Woman Uses Daughter's Key to 'Steal' Car

Seeded on Wed Feb 7, 2007 12:58 AM EST (ABC News)

A college student who reported that his car was stolen got a surprise when he learned a woman had mistaken it for her daughter's car and taken it- using her key.

odd-news, car, theft, key

The Problem with the Cervical Cancer Vaccine

Tue Feb 6, 2007 11:32 AM EST

The cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil isn't being given as much as doctors would like. The problem is the $360 price tag for the three doses required and the small reimbursement from insurance companies. Insurers are paying $2 to $15 for each $120 vile of the vaccine.

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health, cervical, cancer, vaccine

PSP Firmware 3.1 Released

Seeded on Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:16 PM EST ()

[Conserve Memory] has been added as an option in [View Settings] under [Internet Browser]. [Dynamic Normalizer] has been added as a feature under [Sound Settings].

technology, psp, firmware, 3-1

Science Tackles Jack the Ripper Mystery

Seeded on Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:02 AM EST (ABC News)

British analysts have created a composite police drawing of Jack the Ripper, depicting the notorious Victorian serial killer with a mustache, a receding hairline and bushy eyebrows, the makers of a new television documentary said Monday.

history, jack-the-ripper, sketch

Macworld: News: ATI offers DirectX - OpenGL converter

Seeded on Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:53 PM EST (Macworld)

Graphics chip maker ATI Technologies has released HLSL2GLSL, an open source application designed to help programmers convert graphics code optimized for Windows' DirectX 9 Application Programming Interface (API) to OpenGL, which is used on the Mac.

technology, mac-os-x, directx-api, open-gl

Man Accused of Licking Woman's Toe

Seeded on Wed Nov 1, 2006 12:40 PM EST (ABC News)

A man with mischief afoot entered a home and licked the toe of a sleeping woman over the weekend, police said. The man reportedly licked the woman's left big toe while she was sleeping early Sunday.

odd-news, toe-licking, man, toe

Cops Say Florida Mom Duct-Taped Her Children, Left Them at Home All Day

Seeded on Wed Nov 1, 2006 12:34 PM EST (FOXNews.com)

Agla Nadia Vincent, 25, was arrested following a seven-month investigation into whether she left her two boys, then aged 2 and 3, taped to each other while she went to work.

odd-news, duct-tape, florida, left-alone

Penis-pump driver crashes into bus

Seeded on Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:20 PM EDT (The Register (UK))

A Slovak driver who ignored a give way sign and crashed into a bus was subsequently extracted from his car unconscious, half naked, and "with a vacuum pump on his penis"

odd-news, penis, pump, driving, accident

Analysts: Success of Nintendo's Wii Hinges on Games, Not Hardware

Seeded on Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:59 AM EDT (FOXNews.com)

But the novelty of Wii's one-hand controller may fade quickly if game makers are slow to come up with fresh titles, analysts say.

nintendo, wii

Skype Founder: Kazaa, Napster Help Music

Seeded on Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:31 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)

Kazaa, Napster Inc. and other creators of file-sharing applications have been good for the music industry, Niklas Zennstrom, founder of the now-defunct Kazaa and CEO of Skype, said Monday.

travel, kazaa, music

Maggot-Juice Solution Developed to Clean Wounds

Seeded on Mon Oct 9, 2006 1:40 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)

Scientists in England are developing new dressings for wounds designed to mimic maggots to clean away dead tissue and promote healing.

science, wounds, maggots

Will the Microsoft Zune succeed in dethroning the iPod?

Sat Sep 16, 2006 12:07 AM EDT

With this week's launch of Microsoft's Zune the portable music player market might be in for a change. The Zune has a lot of promising features but so far everything else has failed to take much market share away from the iPod.

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technology, ipod, creative, zune

Treating Kids' Ear Infections: Antibiotics vs. Waiting

Seeded on Wed Sep 13, 2006 6:53 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)

Ear infections are the most common reason for antibiotic use among U.S. children, with 15 million prescriptions written annually.

science, infections, ear, antibiotics

Judge warns victims' mother not to cry on stand - Sep 13, 2006

Seeded on Wed Sep 13, 2006 1:17 PM EDT (CNN)

Warned by the judge that tears could trigger a mistrial, a mother was stoic in front of a Florida jury Tuesday as she relived the day she discovered the bloodied bodies of her children. Pretty sad when showing emotion over your dead children will cause a mistrial.

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