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The Life of Jim
Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:44 AM EDT
Jim is happy. In the last month he has dropped ten pounds, proposed to his beautiful girlfriend, and they just bought a house. Jim is smart, too. He fancies himself a bit of an inventor. He has made a breakthrough in his baby-translator device. He was abou …
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And then there were sixteen....There can be only one.
Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:47 AM EDT
The dance cards are set. The partners are known. Who is your pick ?
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Why I Like Atheists
Mon Apr 9, 2012 5:27 PM EDT
There is a suffocating amount of "enemy" articles flying around. Why Republicans do this. Why Atheists don't do that. Why Christians can't stop doing this. Why liberals think that. I keep thinking to myself, we all know this stuff already, …
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The Olivers at Home - Part 2
Mon Apr 9, 2012 11:08 AM EDT
He suddenly awakes. Though startled, he drifts back to sleep. Again, a strange noise. Was he dreaming? Possibly, but doubtful. His eyes grow heavy, he sinks into his pillow. Again! Honey, you hear that?! She is half asleep. Hear what? That sound. I keep he …
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To Fire a Handgun... or Not...
Wed Apr 4, 2012 9:24 AM EDT
No, this has NOTHING to do with recent news. And really not supposed to start a gun debate, who should or shouldn't be armed at what times, where, and when, how much death they cause and how much life they can save. I suppose you can go there if you wa …
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Steady Hands, Good Results
Mon Apr 2, 2012 9:00 AM EDT
Sweat trickles down the rookie's forehead. His hands shake, as does his breath. “Jackson. Stay focused.” His partner, also a rookie, watches his every move. The senior technician is away. Not sure where, but that is irrelevant. Jack …
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Man who voiced Admiral Ackbar never saw original 'Star Wars'
Seeded on Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:38 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
Its a Lie! Here is an msnbc article worth checking out. He sounds like a cool guy.
A Hard One... to um... Figure Out... (and Poll!)
Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:42 PM EDT
I have been trying ever so hard to be more grown up and mature than I really am on Newsvine. I have to revert for a couple minutes here. So bare with me. A question keeps popping up in my head. And not from experience (knock on wood), but because I am a gu …
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Macho Man?
Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:03 AM EDT
Bodies litter the street. Bullet casings outnumber the grass that grows along the curb. Blood trickles into the gutter from many places, flows down into a drain, out of sight. Pity the rats that dwell below. He looks in the mirror but doesn’t know what loo …
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Guys, What's So Funny? Video - NHL VideoCenter
Seeded on Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:22 AM EDT (NHL.com)
Eric Karlsson is the best, look at him busting a gut.
Announced Today - Celebrity Battle Royale!
Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:49 PM EDT
Inspired by the smashing success of the young adult trilogy "The Hunger Games," but more so by their (unexplainable, yet) fleeting celebrity, a few desperate reality show megastars are armoring up and taking to the arena. In what is being dubbed "The Hunger f …
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Police: Woman hid urine-filled bottle in vagina to beat drug test; still fails | wtsp.com
Seeded on Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:52 AM EDT (http://www.wtsp.com/)
The bottle was empty, but Salzgeber allegedly told police it had been filled with someone else's urine, which she tried to use in order to pass a drug test at the probation office. Unfortunately for Salzgeber, the urine that was in the vodka bottle had also failed the test, wh …
The Olivers at Home
Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:00 AM EDT
I screamed. It was like fire. But again it came, the waves of pain nearly rendering me unconscious. It was relentless. I screamed with every fresh slice of the blades. I tried to take it like a man but could not. The tears came to my eyes and l …
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Pull your 47 jerseys out, he’s back home… | Section 303
Seeded on Sun Mar 18, 2012 10:12 PM EDT (Cellblock 303)
Well hockey fans, fair or unfair, the much-maligned prodigal sheep is on his way.
Nearing, and (now added), Help for Oliver to Get Smarter Here.
Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:56 AM EDT
I just (blush blush) came across her fare thee well article from months ago. Does she have her blog going, and if so, can someone give me the address? I remember getting torn apart one time talking about vaccinations and Big Pharma. Needless to say, I think I wo …
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Femme Fatale
Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:00 AM EDT
She approaches the enemy, a savage. The task at hand staggering, seemingly insurmountable. She will die trying. She slams some Jack, and spits defiantly. Her goal total victory, her foe titanic, a monstrous, foreboding army. She is fericious, a …
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Ringo Starr was a great drummer, but... (Poll)
Fri Mar 9, 2012 12:29 AM EST
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Life is Beautiful, Give Someone a Hug Today.
Mon Mar 5, 2012 9:18 AM EST
The neighbourhood still full of the yellow tape. Police milled around, long after they needed to be, pecking for details, fiddling with pens, touched by the long unfolded scene. A small huddle, broken souls, longing for each other's comfort that would just not …
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Arby's robbed in west Nashville - WSMV Channel 4
Seeded on Thu Mar 1, 2012 9:58 AM EST (NBC Nashville)
Detectives said two men with guns robbed the Arby's on Hillwood Boulevard around 11 p.m. Authorities are still trying to find out what the robbers took. The men were wearing masks when the theft occurred.
Dad feeding baby with bottle stirs controversy
Seeded on Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:18 AM EST ( WSMV Channel 4)
After seeing the picture, breastfeeding advocates immediately put pressure on the government to pull the photo from the public health ad, which officials did. The move has led to an international backlash, with many saying that a select group should not have taken issue with a …
The Gauntlet
Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:36 AM EST
He approaches the gauntlet, baffled. Reading it carefully, skillfully, studying its intricacies, placing the puzzle pieces together in his mind. A woven mess, a cobweb of fabric, he dives in only to find himself tangled and twisted in elastic. He wiggles free an …
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Torture? Sometimes, yeah, it kind of is...
Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:28 PM EST
We sat face to face. He had been there a while. What surely felt to him like eternity. It wasn't. Just in his mind… "Whenever you're ready," I told him. He shook his head defiantly. That made me ill-tempered. "We can do this forever.&nbs …
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Consumer watchdog launches overdraft inquiry - The Washington Post
Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:32 AM EST (The Washington Post)
Thank Christ. That's all I can say. Thank Christ.
To Cut or Not to Cut?
Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:53 AM EST
Time to get all awkward up in this mother. The wife and I were talking about circumcision this morning on our way to work. She is a labour/delivery nurse that has done post partum in the past, I am a mere dad, and we have two boys, 3 and 9 months. …
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ERIC ANTHONY PHILLIPS 10/12/1966-5/3/2012 - A tearful goodbye to my baby brother
I am freshly back from a week's suspension. I would like to pour my heart out as to some events which happened the morning after my suspension was over. Around 10:15AM on the morning of May 3, 2012, I received a phone call from the cell phone of my baby brother Er …
Records detail George Zimmerman's medical injuries
Court records show George Zimmerman had a pair of black eyes, a nose fracture and two cuts to the back of his head after the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
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Winterhawks force Game 7 with Oil Kings in WHL finalAn epic Western Hockey League final will come down to a winner-take-all showdown. Oliver Gabriel scored his second goal of the game with 2:39 left in regulation to lift the Portland Winterhawks forced Game 7 in the WHL final with a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Saturd …
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