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God joins Twitter, rewrites Bible

Old version of Scripture “wasn't reaching people anymore,” so Lord shrinks psalms and other stories to 140 characters each and “live blogs” the Last Supper. added by: raulvalderrama 1 response

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God joins Twitter, rewrites Bible

World’s first carbon positive city will be in China

Yu Qun's journey into a low-carbon future began with a bad case of smelly fish. Scarcely had Mr.

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World’s first carbon positive city will be in China

Today’s fastest growing group: Indie Music [Your Group Here] — [Current.com blog]

It's the end of the week, and time for the last fastest growing groups top 5 of the week.

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Today’s fastest growing group: Indie Music [Your Group Here] — [Current.com blog]

Army wives recreate WWII Vargas Girls images for nude calendar

group of military wives launched this full-frontal assault today – bravely baring all in a nude calendar in honour of their husbands. The 'Garrison Girls' – wives of men from all three Armed services – have bared all in a tastefully-shot set of black and white photos. Each artistic picture depicts the girls – who are all between 19 and 40 and have no previous modelling experience – posing with flags and pieces of military uniform

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Owned: Stewart smacks down healthcare reform opponent McCaughey

Back in the early 1990's, Betsy McCaughey wrote “No Exit,” an article for The New Republic on the Clinton administration's healthcare reform plan.

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Owned: Stewart smacks down healthcare reform opponent McCaughey

Army wives recreate the WWII Vargas Girls images for nude calendar in honour of their husbands

group of military wives launched this full-frontal assault today – bravely baring all in a nude calendar in honour of their husbands. The 'Garrison Girls' – wives of men from all three Armed services – have bared all in a tastefully-shot set of black and white photos. Each artistic picture depicts the girls – who are all between 19 and 40 and have no previous modelling experience – posing with flags and pieces of military uniform.

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Army wives recreate the WWII Vargas Girls images for nude calendar in honour of their husbands

Robots evolve to deceive one another

In a Swiss laboratory, a group of ten robots is competing for food. Prowling around a small arena, the machines are part of an innovative study looking at the evolution of communication, from engineers Sara Mitri and Dario Floreano and evolutionary biologist Laurent Keller. They programmed robots with the task of finding a “food source” indicated by a light-coloured ring at one end of the arena, which they could “see” at close range with downward-facing sensors.

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Mexico legalizes possession of heroin, marijuana, LSD, and cocaine

Mexico decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin on Friday — a move that prosecutors say makes sense even in the midst of the government's grueling battle against drug traffickers. Prosecutors said the new law sets clear limits that keep Mexico's corruption-prone police from shaking down casual users and offers addicts free treatment to keep growing domestic drug use in check. “This is not legalization, this is regulating the issue and giving citizens greater legal certainty,” said Bernardo Espino del Castillo of the attorney general's office

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Mexico legalizes possession of heroin, marijuana, LSD, and cocaine

Crowley had 8 prior racial bias complaints

To quote my friend, because I couldn't say it any better, “That the bullshit media never ONCE reported this when Skip Gates was arrested. And they waited until the controversy died down until it was revealed

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Crowley had 8 prior racial bias complaints

Whole Foods’ rotten core: Its founder’s opposition to healthcare reform

Whole Foods' rotten core: Whole Foods organic food-loving customers are right to feel bruised by its founder's opposition to healthcare reform Whole Foods CEO John Mackey wrote a thunderous comment piece in which he derided the public option, Barack Obama's biggest campaign promise to progressives, and put forward a stridently conservative view of healthcare for America. Does Mackey know who his customer base is

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