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Condom Experts Told That Size Matters
As the world's top condom experts convene this week to update international standards, one American entrepreneur has a simple message: Size matters. It's shaking up an industry that has generally taken a one-size-fits-all approach.
Turns Out, There's Racism Outside of Jena.
At Columbia University Tuesday, a noose was found hanging on the door of an African-American professor's office who works for the Teachers College wing at the University, located in New York.
Toyota Explores Japan Roots at Auto Show
Toyota is getting philosophical and exploring its Japanese roots at the Tokyo Motor Show, which opens later this month.
Japanese Automakers Getting Cute at Show
Cute, communicative and cubic seem to be the fashion statement as far as offerings from Japan's "Big Three" automakers Toyota, Honda and Nissan, debuting at the Tokyo auto show later this month.
Brain Found in Bag Near Richmond, Va.
A brain was found in a bag near an apartment complex Tuesday morning, but it wasn't clear if it was human or animal, police said. It was discovered in an area next to a suburban Richmond apartment complex under construction and near a mall, Richmond police spokeswoman Karla Peters said.
Progress Made on Tasmanian Devil Illness
Australian researchers have made a breakthrough discovery in understanding a rapidly spreading facial cancer that has decimated the country's Tasmanian Devil population.
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May you live in interesting times It had to happen sooner or later. Newsvine has always been a startup company funded by venture capital. That means, very often, the eventual buy-out by a bigger player. To quote myself from earlier this evening:
The Future of Newsvine and What it Means to You
I personally would like to thank all Newsvine users who have helped make Newsvine what it is - the most vibrant and active community of users on the digital news media landscape.
Bush to Veto Child Health Plan
President Bush is ready to escalate his battle with Congress over children's health insurance, planning a veto of a bipartisan bill that would have dramatically expanded the program.
The Right to a Good Death
We have the freedom of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." We have the freedom of speech. We have the freedom to do, within the law, whatever we truly please. We have the freedom to run for public office.
Severed leg found in BBQ smoker subject of custody dispute A man who stored his severed leg in a barbecue smoker that was later auction off is locked in a custody dispute with the man who found it.
- Depressed people crave chocolate - study
ALMOST half of people who suffer depression have chocolate cravings, and most say it improves their mood, an Australian study has found.
- Unbelievable photos: The world's tiniest baby survives - born at 24 weeks and weighing just 10oz
Tiny Kimberley Mueller weighed just over 10 ounces when she was born - making her the world's smallest surviving baby.
- Most Expensive and Most Affordable Housing Markets
Looks like California and Texas have it..."What's the difference between living in Beverly Hills, Calif., and Killeen, Texas? About $2 million, according to a new survey."
- U.S. Airport Screeners Are Watching What You Read
"International travelers concerned about being labeled a terrorist or drug runner by secret Homeland Security algorithms may want to be careful what books they read on the plane. Newly revealed records show the government is storing such information for years."
- Current Foreclosure Crisis Deemed the Worst in U.S. History
According to the most recent foreclosure numbers released by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), the U.S. is embroiled in the worst foreclosure crisis in recorded history.
Seattle to Allow Pygmy Goats As Pets
They have hoofs instead of paws and aren't known for fetching sticks or chasing mice, but pygmy goats are now legally pets in Seattle.
- Ken Burn's The War
Burns is quick to say that The War, his elegiac, exhaustive 15-hour documentary on World War II (PBS, debuts Sept. 23), is about that war, not today's. But he and co-director/producer Lynn Novick are not naive.
- "Dead" man wakes up under autopsy knife
Carlos Camejo, 33, was declared dead after a highway accident and taken to the morgue, where examiners began an autopsy only to realize something was amiss when he started bleeding. They quickly sought to stitch up the incision on his face.
A Month With Google Analytics - OR - Why Humanity is DOOMED
Heeding to public pressure (i.e. death threats), the Newsvine team allowed us all the extensive ability to analyze the visitors who make the foolhardy mistake of browsing our columns.
Study: Catalina Bison Aren't Purebred
Long thought to be purebred, the wild bison of Santa Catalina Island in fact have a little bit of cow in them, the first DNA analysis of the animals found. Nearly half of the 98 American bison shipped off the island in 2004 have cattle genes that were passed on through the mother. Catalina bison were believed to be purer than those on the mainland because they lived in isolation on the island since the 1920s.
- Spiritual and Elegiac: Into The Wild
Reviewing a film like Into The Wild is difficult because it's not so much interested in plot as it is in mood. I'll say this, though: this movie evokes feelings that most films shy away from.
- Biker's penis hit by lightning
A Croatian motorbiker's penis was zapped by lightning as he stopped beside the road to take a leak. Ante Djindjic, 29, from Zagreb, said: "I don't remember what happened. One minute I was taking a leak and the next thing I knew I was in hospital.
- Cash reward for Facebook programs
Software developers will be offered up to $250,000 (£125,000) to develop applications for popular social network Facebook, the site's founder has said. Mark Zuckerberg announced incentives to firms and individuals who create "innovative and disruptive programs".
George Lucas Lends Ken Burns Theater to Screen New Documentary on World War II
San Francisco State University (SFSU) has a Doc Film Institute which supports nonfiction-film makers. Moreover, the school provided students an opportunity to preview the new Ken Burns documentary about World War II, The War, in its entirety.
- Mother Nature's Restless Sons; Sean Penn Makes Movie Version of Into The Wild
Sean Penn finds a kindred spirit in the hero of "Into the Wild."
- Tom reveals a look at Myspace redesign.
So we've been working on a new home page design here. Thinking of launching this in a few weeks, but I wanted to see what people thought about.
- Traveling for Treatment: Soaring US health costs drive us abroad for treatment
'"An estimated 500,000 Americans treated abroad in 2006. As U.S. health care and insurance costs soar, more people are opting for medical and dental care in unfamiliar surroundings and thousands of miles from their families and doctors.
- Higher Gas Prices are Good for Us!
An insightful opinion piece about how a severe increase in the cost of oil could inspire positive economic and social reforms.
- How To Ride Your Bike To Work
When I tell people that I ride my bike to work they say "that's great" as they look at me like I might be a couple cards short of a deck.
Reptiles Smuggled in Garden Gnomes
What's in a gnome? For surprised Australian customs officials, the answer was snakes and lizards.
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