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    Live Action Toy Story

    Live Action Toy Story - YouTube
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    France still bombing the hell out of Mali militants

    French warplanes have bombed the town of Gao in eastern Mali, extending their attacks deep into rebel-held territory. France's military has been in action against Islamist militants in Mali since Friday, helping government forces recapture the central town of Konna. A...
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    Don't bring a croc to a shark fight

    Shark blamed as decapitated crocodile found on beach in South Africa | Mail Online
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    Major change in UK Met Office global warming forecast

    Well...this is awkward. via sda: A forecast the Met Office hoped you wouldn't see. "...on Christmas Eve the Met Office sneaked on to its website a revised version of the graph it had posted a year earlier showing its prediction of global temperatures for the next five years. Not until...
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    Snowmobiler dead after collision with moose

    via Fark: The most Canadian headline ever: Snowmobiler dead after collision with moose
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    Former Army staff sergeant to receive Medal of Honor

    (CNN) – A former U.S. Army staff sergeant will be just the fourth living recipient of the nation’s highest award for combat valor for his actions in repelling an insurgent onslaught in Afghanistan in 2009. President Obama said on Friday that Clinton Romesha will receive the Medal of Honor...
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    Army opens Special Operations flying missions to women

    The Army will soon have women flying special operations missions. As part of a push by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno to open more combat roles for women, the Army is looking for women for pilot and crew chief billets for the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, according to...
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    A visit to Sheshatshui

    Take with a grain of blogger's salt. This blog post has been censored at the request of Randal Arsenault (Dr. Zoo) who threatened legal action against my chartered right to freely express my own views and opinions. While the laws in Canada do protect bloggers, and while the basis of his...
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    Ontario court grants same-sex divorce

    An Ontario Superior Court judge has taken the novel step of granting a divorce to a same-sex couple over legal objections from the federal Crown. Madam Justice Ruth Mesbur ruled that same-sex civil partnerships from foreign countries that don’t permit same-sex marriages can nonetheless...
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    Tarantino isn't a monkey

    or your slave or...whatever. Buddy is a self-promoter sure but a neo-whack job. Couple of halfway decent movies but geez. Promoting Oscar-nominated Django Unchained, which had its premiere in London last night, Quentin Tarantino refused to repeat his position on violence in movies during an...
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    HRSDC lost portable hard drive

    A portable hard drive containing personal information about more than half a million people who received student loans has gone missing, the federal government revealed Friday. Human Resources and Skills Development Canada says the device disappeared from an HRSDC office in Gatineau, Que...
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    Red Dust Storm Overtaking Australia’s Coast

    We’ve showed you the heartbreaking pictures of a family hunkered down in the water under a dock as they escaped raging wildfires in Australia earlier this week. And although the record temperatures dropped slightly, temporarily reducing the wildfire risks, a Category 3 cyclone is headed...
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    Lawmakers Release Documents on Wal-Mart Bribery

    via Fark Walmart spokesman: The e-mails released that show CEO was told about the bribes before they happened "leaves the wrong impression that our public statements {that we didn't know about the bribes} are contradicted" Baghdad Bob? Is that you?
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    "Ever heard of SB3341?"

    From sda: It's probably nothing. ...Provides that a person who is in the business of purchasing precious metal shall obtain a proof of ownership, create a record of the sale, and verify the identity of the seller. Provides that a person who is in the business of purchasing precious metal...
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    Legacy of a half century of Athabasca oil sands development

    via sda: .. as recorded by lake ecosystems; This clearly demonstrates that the [polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons] "pollution" associated with oil sands development is insignificant. The PAH concentrations in most of lakes in the study area are unremarkable when compared to remote lakes in...
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    THE BIBLE - Official Trailer

    See the Epic Trailer for ‘The Bible’ — History Channel’s Upcoming Mini-Series That Covers Genesis to Revelation THE BIBLE - Official Trailer - YouTube There’s less than two months until Mark Burnett (famed reality show producer) and Roma Downey (actress from “Touched by an Angel”) unveil...
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    58% Of Americans Believe Abortion Is “Morally Wrong,”

    Via Zip: 83% Favor Laws To Restrict Abortion… January 10, 2013, (National Right to Life News)—A new Marist poll conducted for the Knights of Columbus reveals that 83% of Americans favor significant limitations on what is now essentially abortion on demand. That is up 4 points from last...
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    BP settles lawsuit for more than $1 billion. Or about six days worth of profits

    via Fark NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Businesses and individuals who claim BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico cost them money have been paid more than $1 billion through the company's class-action settlement with a team of private plaintiffs' attorneys, court-supervised claims administrator Patrick...
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    Rogers: Widespread internet outage across Southern Ontario

    Many Rogers’ customers lost their wireless data and home Internet services in a widespread outage Wednesday evening that lasted at least three hours. Subscribers complaining on Twitter about the loss of service said the blackout...
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    Indiana Bill Would Require Teaching Cursive Writing

    via Fark Indiana Bill would require teaching cursive writing. Finally, someone will be able to read the Constitution INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers are again considering a push to require the teaching of cursive writing by the state’s schools. The issue first came up after the state...