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Not just tears - A cut onion may ease pain of bee sting
06/05 18:49
A world-renowned onion chemist Dr. Eric Block of the State University of New York at Albany agrees that a fresh-cut onion might ease the pain of an insect sting because an ingredient in onions breaks down the chemicals responsible for inflammation and discomfort. [articles.latimes.com] | Send on Yahoo IM | [more]

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Infamous Review (PS3)
06/05 03:01
The creators of the Sly Cooper franchise are back, and they have made an astonishing imprint with the release of Infamous. Sucker Punch has proven yet again why they are admired. The storyline revolves around the male central character known as Cole. His occupation is a deliveryman. One day, he was responsible for delivering an item. Regrettably, t [heroesofgaming.com] | Send on Yahoo IM | [more]

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UK to tax lap-dancers
02/24 03:47
In a decision that could have a chilling effect on the activities of young lap dancing women in the UK, the High Court ruled that the nude and semi-nude women who bump, grind and otherwise gyrate on the laps of paying males are responsible for the VAT (”value added tax”) on the fees that they collect. [independentsources.com] | Send on Yahoo IM | [more]

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NAACP calls for heads to roll
02/23 20:39
Organization demands that Murdoch impose strict consequences on those responsible for publishing the "Assassination" cartoon in the NYPost. [examiner.com] | Send on Yahoo IM | [more]

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Charles Rangel and the Harlem Tax Revolt of '09
02/23 07:48
From Brain-Terminal.com: Congressman Charles Rangel seems to be having trouble with his taxes. The thing is, he's the chairman of the committee responsible for writing the tax laws. If the tax code is too confusing for him, what hope to the rest of us have? [youtube.com] | Send on Yahoo IM | [more]

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Lingering Denial on Climate change
02/21 18:58
The majority of American journalists covering climate change, energy, and environment understand that human industry is primarily responsible for global warming," Unfortunately, "a small minority of pundits -- most of whom are talking heads and columnists, rather than hard news reporters" is "still trying to deny the well-established fact [cjr.org] | Send on Yahoo IM | [more]

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Kill for Me - NY Times Bestselling Author Karen Rose
02/21 08:12
Five teenage girls have been viciously attacked. Only one survives. Only she can reveal the secrets of those responsible for the crimes. And they will do whatever it takes to maintain her silence. [expandedbooks.com] | Send on Yahoo IM | [more]

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Who's responsible for all the concrete carbuncles?
02/20 02:14
"Many would have only the vaguest idea of who he was. He designed no buildings in Britain. But as a new exhibition celebrates the work of Le Corbusier, architect and writer Guy Booth argues that his legacy was monstrous." [news.bbc.co.uk] | Send on Yahoo IM | [more]

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The 10 Contrarian Rules for Effective Twitter Use
02/15 15:32
Now that you've begun to use Twitter, read these right-on suggestions by John Heaney for becoming a responsible contributor to the Twitter community. [orangeenvelopes.typepad.com] | Send on Yahoo IM | [more]

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Hampshire College Divests From Israel
02/15 03:32
The title is misleading; the article corrects the misinformation that the College divested from companies doing business with Israel while it did for socially responsible reasons. There seems to be a trend developing-every divestment of stocks in this climate will be linked to the long failed efforts to divest from those doing business with Israel. [huffingtonpost.com] | Send on Yahoo IM | [more]