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Harold Camping-October 21: Radio minister makes new end of days prediction.
Seeded on Tue Nov 1, 2011 3:50 PM EDT (Slate)
UPDATE: Just in case anyone missed it, the world hasn’t ended.
Is Mormonism a cult? Who cares? It's their weird and sinister beliefs we should be worried about. - Slate Magazine
Seeded on Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:23 PM EDT (Slate)
I have no clear idea whether Pastor Robert Jeffress is correct in referring to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more colloquially known as the Mormons, as “a cult.” There do seem to be one or two points of similarity.
Westboro Church Uses iPhone to Announce Steve Jobs Funeral Protest - ABC News
Seeded on Thu Oct 6, 2011 2:08 PM EDT (ABC News)
By Colleen Curry Oct 6, 2011 9:47am Westboro Church Uses iPhone to Announce Steve Jobs Funeral Protest Email 94 Smaller Font Text Larger Text | Print
Steven Pinker’s The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why should you believe in world peace? - Slate Magazine
Seeded on Mon Oct 3, 2011 9:01 AM EDT (Slate)
Is pessimism a biological trait, implanted in our ancestors by natural selection, or a learned, culturally inculcated propensity? Either way, it's awfully widespread these days. Almost everyone I know seems glum, especially about the prospects for a more peaceful world.
Pee power: Urine-loving bug churns out space fuel
Seeded on Mon Oct 3, 2011 8:46 AM EDT (PhysOrg.com)
Scientists on Sunday said they had gained insights into a remarkable bacterium that lives without oxygen and transforms ammonium, the ingredient of urine, into hydrazine, a rocket fuel.
Murdoch scandal: Is his domination of the British political class finally coming to an end? - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine
Seeded on Fri Jul 22, 2011 9:59 AM EDT (Slate)
Great White Leaps Onto Research Boat Off Coast of South Africa
Seeded on Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:24 PM EDT (Slate)
A group of marine researchers attempting to lure sharks close to their boat for a better look were a little too successful at the task earlier this week when a ten-foot-long great white leapt onto their boat.
The Liberty Scam
Seeded on Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:53 PM EDT (Slate)
Why even Robert Nozick, the philosophical father of libertarianism, gave up on the movement he inspired.
GOP to Palin: It's Over
Seeded on Thu Jun 9, 2011 6:11 AM EDT (Slate)
Why a Sarah Palin presidential campaign is hopeless. By John DickersonPosted Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at 6:41 PM ET Sarah PalinDES MOINES—Sarah Palin says George Washington is her favorite founder because he was reluctant to serve but answered the call of duty.
The man who changed Glenn Beck's life. Thanks....
Seeded on Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:13 AM EDT (Salon.com)
In reality, however, the so-called 912ers were summoned to D.C. by the man who changed Beck's life, and that helps explain why the movement is not the nonpartisan lovefest that Beck first sold on air with his trademark tears.
Body Language Expert Thinks Roethlisberger Telling Truth
Seeded on Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:19 PM EDT (wpxi.com)
Sally Chopping said she believes Roethlisberger is telling the truth about the allegations against him. "You can really tell he's finding this thing heavy going," she said after watching the statement.
American Conservative Union For Sale - Cheap
Seeded on Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:25 AM EDT (Politico)
The American Conservative Union asked FedEx for a $2 million check in return for the group's endorsement in a bitter legislative dispute, then flipped and sided with UPS after FedEx refused to pay.
Steelers Super Bowl XLIII Ring
Seeded on Tue Jun 9, 2009 7:12 PM EDT (Steelers.com)
The ring is cast in 14 karat yellow gold with black antique backgrounds to reflect the Steelers' colors. The Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XLIII ring weighs 104 grams (approximately 3.7 ounces) and incorporates 63 round, brilliant cut diamonds totaling 3.61 carats.
Live arguments before SC Sup Ct of use of stimulus $$
Seeded on Wed Jun 3, 2009 11:00 AM EDT (SCETV)
SC Supreme Court to decide whether the state of South Carolina can use $700 million in federal stimulus money.
Torture - The Final Frontier
Seeded on Fri May 8, 2009 8:14 AM EDT (Slate)
When Picard's comrades on the Enterprise learn of Picard's capture, they insist that the Cardassians abide by the terms of a Geneva-like "Solanis Convention." The Cardassians rebuff the request: "The Solanis Convention applies to prisoners of war … [Picard] will be treated as a …
Why Obama cited Churchill
Seeded on Tue May 5, 2009 6:15 AM EDT (Slate)
As Col. Stephens wrote, following the words quoted above about how "violence is taboo" and that it "lowers the standard of information": There is no room for a percentage assessment of reliability.
A Proud Moment In Ravens History...
Seeded on Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:44 PM EDT (The Red Zone)
"Source: Ravens ask NFL for no prime-time game in Pittsburgh Jamison Hensley of the Baltimore Sun reports that as part of their scheduling requests to the league, the Ravens asked not to play a prime-time game at Heinz Field this season, a team official told The Baltimore Sun. "
Hypocrisy, thy name is Jindal
Seeded on Mon Mar 2, 2009 6:32 PM EST (NOLA.com)
Jindal want his own train after calling the idea wasteful.
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