If her name is on a drink at CHILLY's Bar, the chances are, the lady's a star - Sinatra

Last Minute Christmas Shopping Help: Buy a Chicken!

I find Christmas shopping for my family pretty difficult. They all live in Canada, and I haven't lived there since 1994.

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The Geneva Escalade! - (Beware the Soup)

Last night Geneva celebrated their freedom with the annual running of the Escalade. Escalade means "to climb" in English.

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Your Favorite Ignored Article/Seed? 7th Edition

Back by popular demand - here is the 7th edition of Your Favorite Ignored Article/Seed. In Edition 6 - a week old article from OldFogey with zero votes and zero comments was reinvigorated and currently has 32 votes and 78 comments. Nice.

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Flat Stanley Comes to Visit

This morning I heard a loud knock. I opened the front door and there was Flat Stanley, coming to visit me from across the Ocean!

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New Study Confirms that Scientists that Conduct Studies Have No Clue

Cambridge, Nov. 8 - While restricting calories and being underweight will make you live longer than other weight classes, it will also kill you sooner. Similarly, being overweight will make you more likely to die of heart disease or cancer, yet will make you live longer.

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Your Favorite Ignored Article/Seed? 6th Edition

Back by popular demand (well Lauhal and Synthesis are pretty popular, right?) - here is the 6th version of Your Favorite Ignored Article/Seed. Most of us have written or seeded stuff that we wish got more attention. "What a great seed! Why is no-one reading it."

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Strip Vine: Contest #3

This is the third contest hosted by the Strip Vine Group. Entry is free and simple. All are welcome to join.

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Newsvine Feature Requests - My Great Ideas

Dear Newsvine I love your site. To make it even better I submit the following feature requests. There is no need to thank me, we are a team.

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Yahoooo Purchases Rights to Newsvine User's Articles

Geneva, Switzerland (OP) -- Minutes after the announcement of MSNBC's purchase of citizen journalism and social media website Newsvine.com, Yahoooo.com announced the purchase of the rights to all articles written by Newsvine member chill.

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Help, the Maid is Coming!

My Wife: "What are you doing?" Me: "Cleaning the Toilets." My Wife: "But The Cleaning Lady is coming today." Me: "Exactly!"

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Vinemeet Europe Day of Conception - A Proposal

There have been some successful Vinemeets in the USA, recently one out west. (A Vinemeet is where brave Newsviners agree to meet in person and reveal their secret identities).

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The Fat Cyclist, Fighting Cancer, and The Tour de France Cheats

I have had a enough of pro cycling. So let's talk about more important things

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Cycling / Watching the Tour de France Live

Last Saturday and Tuesday, I cycled up some Alps to watch two stages of the Tour de France. Watching the tour at rarefied altitudes is always the highlight of my cycling year.

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Chill Switches to the Third Person

Newsvine, The Internet - Longtime Newsviner "chill" announced today that he would begin referring to himself in the third person.

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Fox News to Televise Presidential Debate Between Chelsea Clinton and Bush Twins

New York, June 4th - Fox News today announced plans to televise a series of Presidential debates between Democrat candidate Chelsea Clinton and Republicans candidates Jenna and Barbara Bush - daughters of current President G.W. Bush.

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Newsvine Groups - Art Imitating Life

I love newsvine Groups. I remember when they launched. Viners were all excited - but then we didn't really know how to use them. Well, months later i am glad to report that the Vine has figured groups out and they're working just fine.

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What Would Make You Riot?

Caracas, Venezuela Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas into crowds protesting the closure of a popular TV station that had been accused by of being too critical of President Hugo Chavez.

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The Ten Commandments

In No Particular Order: 1. Thou shalt have no other Gods before Me Remember when you read this out loud to yourself that "Me" refers to "Him" and not "You." I think a few people get confused here

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Biased, Incomplete, and Unfair Defense of Israel (or Hamas)

This is response to the following article: Biased, Unfair and Incorrect Criticism of Israel (edit: written by Kerstin).

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Meta-Vine Launched, Lifeboat Survivors Found, and Other "News" of the day

A brief summary of today's Headlines: Newsvine Founders Announce the Launch of METAVINE.com Seattle - "We felt our Newsvine users were too afraid to discuss and write about anything but News. This will allow them to finally feel free to discuss Meta issues."

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Going to France This Summer? Skip Paris and Cycle up a Volcano

Summer is Near. The start of the annual invasion of France by American tourists.

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Your Favorite Ignored Article/Seed? 5th Edition

Most of us have written or seeded stuff that we wish got more attention. "What a great seed! Why is no-one reading it." So, here is a chance to "advertise" a favorite topic that was ignored by the masses. To avoid this being too silly, a few "guidelines":

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The Greatest Show on Earth

My Wife is Excited! Tonight is the biggest Saturday night of the Year - and no - my Viagra shipment arrives next week. The USA may have the Super Bowl, American Idol and Lost. But they don't have the greatest entertainment spectacle on the planet.

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