Hell Houses - a miniature documentary

Seeded on Thu Mar 23, 2006 5:25 AM EST (vsocial.com)

It's about what's called hell houses, that are used on children (as in 12 years old) to make the believe that they are going to hell if they do not agree with what is said. We're talking literal hell with demons and fire. A truly terrifying thought.

health, religion, christianity, hell, hell-houses

RAF doctor was wrong to refuse to serve in Iraq

Seeded on Thu Mar 23, 2006 2:26 AM EST (The Times)

I think this is very interesting, considering the amount of protest and hullabaloo brought by the U.S.'s war (and the U.K.'s participation as an ally and coalition member) in Iraq.

iraq, trial, politics, protest, refusal-to-serve

Exploring Sex Crimes in Eastern Societies

Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:59 AM EST

This is a topic that has, in various ways, been on my mind for the past few years. Since I visited Japan a number of years ago, I was fascinated by the fascination that Japanese men have with groping women in subways or in other crowded areas.

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health, politics, sex, rape, society, repression, sex-crimes, social-pressure, east-vs-west

My 3 Points For Bush: A Tangle

Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:31 AM EST

I just posted my 3 points on Tangle. Check it out and tell me what you think.

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bush, politics, tangle, tangle001

Soliciting Suggestions #001: Books (Fiction)

Wed Mar 8, 2006 12:52 PM EST

Inspired by Mykola's thread profiling the demographics of Newsvine, I would like to start a series of posts for soliciting suggestion regarding various topics.

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books, suggestions, soliciting, exposure, new-material

VineChat Report 2: Using Adium on the Mac

Sat Mar 4, 2006 1:10 AM EST

This is hopefully an ongoing series of posts relating to the Newsvine chat, or as I have called it the VineChat.

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technology, newsvine, vinechat, newsvine-chat

Me! Me! Me! A Newsvine Ego page.

Fri Mar 3, 2006 11:57 AM EST

Ever since I arrived here on Newsvine, I've wanted to know more about my presence on the Vine. What do I mean? Well currently I have no way of seeing easily some of the stats regarding my presence here.

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technology, community, newsvine, statistics, watchlists, newsvine-features, ego, guilds, newsvine-guilds, newsvine-ego

Newsvine Guild Brainstorm: Structured and Roundtable Debates

Fri Mar 3, 2006 10:58 AM EST

With all the talk of the guilds (see Mykola's posts regarding guilds), there has been a number of suggestions regarding a how guilds should work. theannalog, having already pushed the guild idea from content and topic centric to principle and idea centric.

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technology, community, newsvine, guilds, newsvine-guilds

Newsvine's Chat feature and Accountability

Thu Mar 2, 2006 12:07 PM EST

This article was edited and co-authored by: Dreamweavr72, ZRC, Apollo, vinay

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technology, newsvine, rules, moderation, accountability, chatting, code-of-honor

Signs of a Public Launch? Are we ready for it?

Wed Mar 1, 2006 12:47 AM EST

Some of you may have noticed that the "Invite Friends" link on the left has disappeared. In fact, clicking on the "ad" in the header that advertises making 20 of your friends happy also leads to a non-existant page.

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newsvine, launch, world-news, invites, features

Newsvine enables voting for comments

Wed Feb 22, 2006 2:46 AM EST

The Newsvine team has added a much anticipated feature - voting for comments. You can vote for comments similar to how you might vote for articles. This, of course, represents a big step for the self moderation of Newsvine.

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voting, newsvine, comments, moderation

Misconceptions of Hinduism

Fri Feb 17, 2006 11:21 AM EST

Recently, I saw an article forwarded to me regarding the status of teaching American children about non-western cultures, and it bothered me, as well as struck a chord. Let me say that I don't agree with all of the conclusions or facts of the article, from experience.

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religion, culture, americans, u-s, world-news, opinion, hinduism, misconceptions

A guideline for posting, seeding, and commenting on Newsvine

Thu Feb 2, 2006 4:44 AM EST

Seeding, posting and commenting are essential to how Newsvine works. As an avid reader (I have yet to post many seeds and this is my first post), I have been on the receiving end of seeding and posting. I am the target audience.

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technology, general, newsvine, quality, comments, suggestions, posts, seeds, vine-wisdom, guidlines

Seton Hall: Have a Chat With 'Hot Girls'

Seeded on Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:21 AM EST (FOXNews.com)

One way to hit your college recruiting goals: phone sex.

odd-news, humor, seton-hall, phone-sex, college-application

15 Year old cheerleader has charges of terrorism dropped

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2006 9:11 AM EST (The Des Moines Register)

Waukee police arrested Ayers in October in connection with allegedly leaving three notes at the high school that threatened to kill specific groups of students, including cheerleaders.

iowa, terrorism, jail, us-news, cheerleader

CNN.com - Berlusconi: No sex until election - Jan 29, 2006

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:37 AM EST (CNN)

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is famous for his ambitious promises, but he is unlikely to be called to task if he breaks his latest pledge: not to have sex before the April 9 general election.

italy, election, politics, sex, world-news

Poor Nations Say Charity Eludes Disaster Victims

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2006 12:22 AM EST (The New York Times)

This is a topic that has always concerned me. I've seen many organizations raise money for a purpose and watched much of it dissappear into the ether of administration, etc.

charity, money, donation, world-news, famine, poltics, appropriation

Transparent OLEDs on the way

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:18 PM EST (fraunhofer.de)

This is some cool technology where OLED screens could be made as part of glass sheets and usable as HUDs or in windows or for various uses. Oddly enough I was contemplating how to put a screen for some data into my motorcycle helmet.

technology, germany, display, oled, glass

ABC News: Can Boys Really Not Sit Still in School?

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:55 AM EST (ABC News)

It's a really interesting article, though I wish it were longer with more facts. But it makes you think about it. As a male, who certainly had these symptoms when I was in school, I thought it was interesting.

education, us-news