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- November 16th, 2008
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Cybersex is linked to depression and anxiety
November 4, 2008 Think your real-life relationships are unsatisfying? Well, consider this before you look for love and companionship in the extra-human realm. A study last month by Australian researc…
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Thoughts about cybersex
Allow me to go off on a tangent about cybersex for a moment. My next post is going to be about that, so I thought I would take some time to jot down some thoughts. I really don't see the appeal. Reall…
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Thousands across US protest California gay marriage ban
6 hours ago LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Tens of thousands of gay rights advocates took to the streets across the United States on Saturday to protest California's recent vote to ban same-sex marriage. From…
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Images captured of 4 planets outside solar system
By SETH BORENSTEIN – 1 day ago WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth seems to have its first fuzzy photos of alien planets outside our solar system, images captured by two teams of astronomers. The pictures sho…
- November 15th, 2008
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Woman Loses $400,000 To Nigerian Email Scam
By Ben Popken, 1:22 PM on Fri Nov 14 2008 Why did this woman, a reverend and a nurse, give over $400,000 to Nigerian email scammers? It started with just $100. The emails told her a long-lost relative…
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Why Are People Finding DayQuil Inside Smarties Candy?
By Meg Marco, 1:32 PM on Thu Nov 13 2008 Well, this is a weird one. People in Canada are finding DayQuil capsules inside sealed boxes of Smarties candy. So far, seven small "Halloween sized" boxes of…
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'Pregnant man' Thomas Beatie and wife Nancy expecting second child
Daniel Nasaw in Washington guardian.co.uk, Thursday November 13 2008 18.24 GMT The world's first male mother is pregnant again, hoping to enlarge the family he started after giving birth in June to a…
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You Cannot Send A Drawing Of A Spider As Payment
By Chris Walters, 1:12 PM on Fri Nov 14 2008 David didn't have the money to pay his account (for some mystery service—we don't know what), so he decided to see if they'd accept a drawing instead. Tu…
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Holdup suspect complained bank had no cash
Published: Nov. 14, 2008 at 12:56 PM YORK, Pa., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A would-be bank robber threatened to file an official complaint after finding that a bank in Springettsbury Township, Pa., had no cash…
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Road to teen violence can begin early
Published: Nov. 14, 2008 at 12:50 PM DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Children with social and academic problems are more likely to have parents who withdrew from supervision and monitoring, U.S. resear…
- November 13th, 2008
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Adventures in Rechargeable Batteries
Editor's note: Unfortunately, I do use those batteries. I spent a small fortune this summer and converted all my rechargeable batteries (which were the Radio Shack brand, before they sold out to Circu…
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China Hijacks Popular BitTorrent Sites
Written by Ernesto on November 08, 2008 China is not new to censoring the Internet, but up until now, BitTorrent sites have never been blocked. Recently however, several reports came in from China, in…
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Washington Post Blog Shuts Down 75% of Online Spam
November 2008 Brian Krebs on Computer Security A U.S. based Web hosting firm that security experts say was responsible for facilitating more than 75 percent of the junk e-mail blasted out each day glo…
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Downloading guru seeks ruling on legality
Updated: Thu Nov. 06 2008 17:07:55 ctvbc.ca The Richmond, B.C. owner of one of the Internet's most popular sites for downloading everything from music to porn is pre-emptively asking the Supreme Court…
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Google to help CDC map flu outbreaks
Published: Nov. 12, 2008 at 11:13 AM ATLANTA, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Google is offering a service to help Web surfers make it through flu season and also assist U.S. health officials in monitoring the sprea…
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Brisk walk can help chocoholics cut back
Published: Nov. 12, 2008 at 1:10 PM EXETER, England, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- University of Exeter researchers say a walk of just 15 minutes can reduce chocolate cravings. Adrian Taylor said research has show…
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Study looks at viral and bacterial evolution
Published: Nov. 12, 2008 at 11:18 AM HOUSTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they've created the most comprehensive mathematical analysis to date of the mechanisms that drive viral and b…
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Norway has smallest gender gap
Published: Nov. 12, 2008 at 1:42 PM GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Norway leads the world in closing the gender gap between men and women, says a report released Wednesday by the World Economic…
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McCain says Palin will play a big role in future of U.S.
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 | 1:05 AM ET CBC News Former Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin is amongst the next generation of leaders for the party, and the United S…
- November 12th, 2008
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- November 10th, 2008
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Child-witches' of Nigeria seek refuge
Mary is a pretty five-year-old girl with big brown eyes and a father who kicked her out onto the streets in one of the most dangerous parts of the world. Her crime: the local priest had denounced her…
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Oregon town elects nation's first transgender mayor
The Associated Press Published: November 8, 2008 SILVERTON, Oregon: Plenty of politicians reinvent themselves, but few do it quite like Mayor-elect Stu Rasmussen. Rasmussen has been a fixture in Silve…
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Barack Obama's vision of a scientific America
After eight years of neglect, researchers are hoping the new president makes good on his promises, says Nobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse. By Sir Paul Nurse Last Updated: 9:40PM GMT 10 Nov 2008 In modern…
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Diamond Mobile Phones Sell Out In Three Days In Japan
A range of diamond-encrusted mobile phones has sold out in Japan within days of being unveiled in a sign of the nation's undiminished appetite for luxury goods despite the global economic downturn. By…
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Pledge dies at Delaware frat party
Published: Nov. 8, 2008 at 11:52 PM NEWARK, Del., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A University of Delaware freshman died early Saturday of apparent alcohol poisoning during a party at the fraternity where he was a pl…
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Schwarzenegger tells backers of gay marriage: Don't give up
The governor expresses hope that Proposition 8 would be overturned as protesters continued to march outside churches across California. By Michael Rothfeld and Tony Barboza November 10, 2008 Reporting…
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nathanrdotca has dugg: Schwarzenegger tells backers of gay marriage: Don't give up
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Prince Charles may never be King Charles
As the Prince of Wales prepares to celebrate his 60th birthday, Andrew Pierce examines the hopes and fears of the longest-serving heir to the throne By Andrew Pierce Last Updated: 10:00AM GMT 10 Nov 2…
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Barack Obama prepares to reverse hundreds of Bush directives
Barack Obama is preparing to overturn hundreds of rules and regulations on stem cell research, climate change and birth control introduced by the man he will replace in ten weeks. By Alex Spillius in…
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Sarah Palin blamed by the US Secret Service over death threats against Barack Obama
Sarah Palin's attacks on Barack Obama's patriotism provoked a spike in death threats against the future president, Secret Service agents revealed during the final weeks of the campaign. By Tim Shipman…
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How To Save Time With Website Registration and Profiles
November 10, 2008 - 5:32 pm PDT - by Torley I'm thrilled that websites are increasingly becoming aware that long registration forms discourage you from joining them. Like free drinks at a bar, there h…
- November 8th, 2008
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Wealthier shoppers begin cutting back
Published: Nov. 7, 2008 at 1:49 PM NEW YORK, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. consumers with incomes above $100,000 are beginning to cut back on spending, pinching here and saving there, a research group found. T…
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American power and the Obama presidency
Published: Nov. 6, 2008 at 5:52 PM WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The Obama administration will take office during a time when America is at war on two fronts, making national security a top priority, an…
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You Can Forget My Taxes
by Melissa Etheridge November 6, 2008 | 2:15pm Singer Melissa Etheridge rails against the passage of the gay-marriage ban in California—and she won't be paying the state a dime. Okay. So Prop 8…
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nathanrdotca has dugg: Prop. 8 Passed -- Gay, 2nd rate citizens don't owe taxes!
- November 7th, 2008
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Wireless at warp speed
Nov 7th 2008 From Economist.com White space promises to put WiFi on steroids How much would you pay for unlimited access to WiFi hotspots that stretched for miles instead of a few hundred feet, provid…
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Missing Canadian gaming teen found dead
Published: Nov. 6, 2008 at 7:45 AM BARRIE, Ontario, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The body of a Canadian teenager who ran away from home in a dispute over a computer game three weeks ago was found north of his Barr…
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Saudi King is condemned man's last hope
Published: Nov. 7, 2008 at 8:25 AM JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A Palestinian-born Canadian who faces beheading for murder in Saudi Arabia is hoping for a royal intervention to spare his life…
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nathanrdotca has dugg: Rick Astley Wins Best Act Ever!
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New figures indicate Obama faces deepening recession
Ewen MacAskill and Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington guardian.co.uk, Friday November 7 2008 18.48 GMT Barack Obama was confronted once again with the enormity of the economic crisis he will inherit fro…
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Jogger runs mile with rabid fox locked to arm
14 hours ago LOS ANGELES (AFP) — A woman jogger ran for a mile with a rabid fox clamped to her arm before locking the animal in the trunk of her car and racing to hospital for treatment, police said…
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How teens view sex needed in sex ed
Published: Nov. 6, 2008 at 12:44 PM SHEFFIELD, England, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Alcohol advice and an awareness of teen attitudes need to play a greater role in sex education for teenagers, British researcher…
- November 6th, 2008
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nathanrdotca has dugg: Internet black boxes to record every email and website visit
