Resort plans nude "anything goes" party

Seeded on Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:16 AM EST (Reuters)

"Tough economic times call for stiff measures," Tony Fox, the owner of the White Cockatoo resort in Mossman, in tropical Queensland state, told the Courier-Mail newspaper. Oh no he didn't...

odd-news, hedonism, resorts, nudists, humor

Argentina's soccer team photographed making 'slit-eyed' gesture

Seeded on Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:36 PM EDT (Telegraph)

The image shows players Maria Potassa, Eva Gonzalez, Fabiana Vallejos and Andrea Ojeda smiling broadly as they pull back the skin on the side of their eyes, in a crude impersonation of Chinese people.

sports, soccer, football, argentina, racism, olympics, beijing

According to the Numbers, Hillary's Situation Still Looks Bleak

Seeded on Wed Mar 5, 2008 10:00 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

It doesn't get any better for Clinton after Tuesday.

politics, hillary-clinton, barack-obama, election-2008, democratic-primaries, delegates, super-delegates

Jeff Mangum, the Salinger of indie rock

Seeded on Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:19 PM EST (Slate)

Ten years ago this month, a songwriter from nowhere and his ramshackle band brought out one of the few truly great albums of this generation, a musical curio so gloriously odd that it almost defies explanation.

entertainment, jeff-mangum, indie, music, best-albums

States urged to open adoption records

Seeded on Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:48 AM EST (CNN)

It is among the most divisive questions in the realm of adoption: Should adult adoptees have access to their birth records, and thus be able to learn the identity of their birth parents?

us-news, adoption, aclu, privacy, birth, parenting, parents

Sleuths Break Adobe's San Jose Puzzle, Find Pynchon Inside

Seeded on Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:31 AM EDT (Wired News)

I'm kind of a cipher and puzzle geek, so I found this pretty interesting.

technology, cipher, cryptography, adobe, puzzles, thomas-pynchon, public-art-challenge

Middle East Conflict Intensifies As Blah Blah Blah, Etc. Etc.

Seeded on Wed May 9, 2007 9:45 AM EDT (The Onion)

MIDDLE EAST—With the Iraq war in its fifth year, the war in Afghanistan in its sixth, and conflict between Israel and the rest of the region continuing unabated for more than half a century, intelligence sources are warning that a new wave of violence in the Middle East may …

world-news, humor, satire, middle-east, iraq, war, the-onion

Giuliani uses "Fuzzy Math" in his claims of adoption rates rising during his tenure

Seeded on Tue May 8, 2007 9:38 AM EDT (factcheck.org)

In an earlier article we criticized Rudy Giuliani for saying adoptions went up 65 to 70 percent when he was mayor, when in fact adoptions at the end of his tenure were only 17 percent higher than at the start, and falling.

politics, rudy-giuliani, adoption, abortion, spin, presidential-candidates, election-2008, new-york-city, republians

FDA tests human food and formula for deadly pet food chemical

Seeded on Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:50 PM EDT (The Detroit Free Press)

The U.S.

health, pet-food, baby-formula, fda, melamine, food-contamination, china

U.S. gun control laws criticized abroad

Seeded on Fri Apr 20, 2007 11:44 AM EDT (Kentucky.com: Homepage)

"Only the names change - And the numbers," read a headline in the Times of London.

politics, gun-control, guns, crime, murder, united-states, america, france, great-britain

Gun Control and Violent Crime - How Effective Has it Been in Other Countries?

Seeded on Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:41 AM EDT (tcsdaily.com)

Let me just start off by saying that I'm not seeding this article to support a certain viewpoint on gun control. I was searching online after reading the comments of Australia's Prime Minister about America's "gun culture".

us-news, gun-control, australia, violent-crime, virginia-tech, john-howard, guns

Hokies Form Petition in support of Virginia Tech President Steger and Police Chief Flinchum

Seeded on Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:40 AM EDT (wesupportvt.com)

Some Virginia Tech alumni and students have formed an online petition in support of the Police Chief and School President.

us-news, virginia-tech, petition, chief-flinchum, charles-steger, media, news-media

Request to Newsvine: Award Killfile with the RAoV

Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:01 AM EDT

When I first learned of the unfolding events on the campus of Virginia Tech, I immediately came to Newsvine in an attempt to sort through the different stories floating around.

Continue reading this entry ...

us-news, newsvine, random-act-of-vineness, virginia-tech, killfile

Patrice O'Neal Defends Imus on Hannity and Colmes

Seeded on Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:05 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)

This was a hilarious exchange between Patrice O'Neal and Sean Hannity about the Don Imus situation. He's actually got some good points and insights on the situation. Here's a few highlights: HANNITY: They've commented to NBC in New York, and they're furious.

entertainment, patrice-oneal, comedian, sean-hannity, don-imus, racism, sharpton, rutgers

Robert Kennedy Jr. applies his father's Vietnam speech to Iraq

Seeded on Fri Apr 6, 2007 9:04 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

In 1968, my father, running for President, addressed in a speech, the White House's proposal for a troop surge in Vietnam. Robert Kennedy had initially supported the U.S. intervention in Vietnam.

politics, iraq, iraq-war, foreign-policy, vietnam, robert-kennedys, robert-kennedy-jr, bobby-kennedy, speeches

A bird's eye view of mountaintop destruction with Google Earth

Seeded on Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:20 PM EDT (Google)

The first time I flew over southern West Virginia and saw mountaintop removal coal mining from the air, I knew that if everyone could see what I had seen—mountain after mountain blown up and then dumped into streams in the neighboring valleys—they would think twice about wher …

science, greenvine, google-earth, environment, coal-mining, mountaintop-removal, energy

Los Angeles Considers Using an 'Inland Port' to Combat Traffic, Pollution

Seeded on Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:56 PM EDT (dailybreeze.com)

Seeking a solution to L.A.'s congested freeways, a county official has proposed creating an "inland port" in the Antelope Valley where big-rigs would pick up goods transported there by rail instead of driving to seaside ports.

us-news, pollution, environment, greenvine, los-angeles, transportation, long-beach

Critics Fume over Marketing of 'Camel No. 9'

Seeded on Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:28 PM EDT (NPR)

But Camel No. 9 is attracting a lot of buzz among smokers because of its aggressive marketing. R.J. Reynolds is holding elaborate launch parties in bars and clubs around the country.

health, smoking, smokers, teen-smoking, camel, advertising, marketing, kids

What's fueling gas prices?

Seeded on Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:51 AM EDT (CNET News.com)

This is from a Detroit news website, but most of the questions and answers are applicable to all of the US. Consider it a primer in how oil companies rip us off. For example: Q : Wouldn't prices be lower if the oil companies weren't making record profits?

business, oil, exxon-mobil, gas, gas-prices, detroit

Hundreds Go Nuts Over Sheep Testicles

Seeded on Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:43 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)

"People think, `Oh sheep testicles, gross,' but it was pretty good," said Amanda Palmer, 21, of nearby Carson City.

odd-news, sheep-testicles, testicles, mountain-oysters, food, gastronomy, virginia

Masked Professional Wrestler Runs for Governor in Japan

Seeded on Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:05 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

"The Great Sasuke" claims that he will not remove his mask even if he is elected governor:

odd-news, japan, japanese-politics, the-great-sasuke, professional-wrestling

Soccer fans in trouble for 'Stalking' Players

Seeded on Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:55 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea warned their fans on Friday against throwing celery during matches, saying it was a criminal offence and that anyone caught lobbing the popular salad vegetable could be banned.

odd-news, football, soccer, soccer-fans, chelsea