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Well,......It Could Be Worse......

Everyone and his brother posts 'Ain't it Awful' type articles (stuff like 'the awful things trolls say', etc.), especially this time of year (especially this part of the cycle of election years). Let's have some fun with 'It could be worse'. Some examples:  (Personal) My …

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The Neverending Story - One Line at a Time

 A couple years ago, this type article would make it onto Newsvine and take on a life of it's own.  It's a great way to exercise your imagination.  It will start with one line and then you get to add one line and someone else gets to add one line and so on. It's a …

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Here it is everybody... (A Continuation of Our Earlier Discussion)

...the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation shows EACH of us how we can help and make OURSELVES and EVERYONE else happy in the FUTURE!! While doing these articles: The Original Question One Possible Avenue I found a short test was available to point you in the right directio …

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Helping Make The World a Better Place - Want to Be a Part of it?

A little while ago, I wrote an article asking what each of us would do if we ruled the World, what would be the first thing we would change?  (Link to that story is here).  I was able to boil down many of the suggestions to a list of things that can and need to be appro …

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Challenge: If You Ruled The World, What's The First Thing You Would Change?

Heard this song the other day and thought this might be an interesting topic for discussion. It's pretty easy to criticize and condemn, but it's HARD to come up with real solutions. So, if you ruled the world, what would be the first thing you would change? Can be f …

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No Liberal Bias? Really? Do They Think We Are Blind?

I was reading a link form here to this story over on MSNBC....I know, I know, I should know better than to go over there to Troll City, but I did anyway.  The Story is titled "Santorum Supporters tell Occupy Protesters at Rally:  Get a Job".  Reading the stor …

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Daviess County Barbeque Sauce

I have looked and looked and looked and finally found a real, honest-to-goodness Daviess County Barbecue Mutton recipe, including the sauce, which is used on pork, beef, and chicken, too.  Owensboro, my hometown, is the home of the International Bluegrass Museum and Interna …

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So, You Think You're Funny? Prove It! (Rel. 3.0)

As we spool up for the elections this place is starting to see a lot of the silliness (Not funny, just silly) of the last presidential election cycle.  I'm already seeing the familiar animosity, the making up stories and using any POS internet sighting as a reliable source. …

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CoH Explained: The Next Step - Reporting Tools.

Newsvine has tools that the users can use to report Articles/Seeds or Comments that are in violation of The Code of Honor or User Agreement.

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The Code of Honor Explained: Article Six. A Proposed Revision.

It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

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The Code of Honor Explained: Article Five

In this exhaustive series exploring the history and meaning of the Code of Honor, we will now look at Article Five, the final article of the Newsvine Code of Honor. Article five of the Code of Honor first appeared in the 2008 revision.

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The Code of Honor Explained: Article Four

In this ongoing series exploring the history and meaning of the Code of Honor, we will now look at Article Four, which governs the proper methods for posting articles and seeds on Newsvine, as well as moderating your column. Many comments led to the formation of the rules of …

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The Code of Honor Explained: Article Three

In this continuing series exploring the history and meaning of the Code of Honor, we will now look at Article Three, which governs the proper methods for presenting information on Newsvine, covering such topics as headlines, clipping, tags, news types and classification.

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The Code of Honor Explained: Article Two

In this continuing series exploring the history and meaning of the Code of Honor, we will now look at Article Two, which is essentially a prohibition on advertising, but not just advertising in the traditional sense.

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The Code of Honor Explained: Article One

This is not an attempt to claim or assume any authority on Newsvine, and should not be construed as such. Rather, it is written with the goal of clarifying what I see everyday - misconceptions about the meaning and application of the First Article of the Newsvine Code of Honor.

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Shades of Gray? Or are we letting the media decide Politics?

The more I see what passes for the news these days, regardless of channel, it seems that the MSM has decided that there are two political groups in this country.  Liberals and Conservatives.  The more I consider this, the more I see wrong with it.  We discussed thi …

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Welcome to Spikegary's Video Music Blog and 'Say the Secret Word and Win the Admiration of Your Friends and fans'!

Lets have some FUN sharing our favorite music videos AND playing "Groucho's Say The Secret Word".

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When you think YOU aren't Being Treated Fairly.......

......Just think about our Canadian brothers and sisters-this is their view of Mt.

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It's Rottlady's Birthday! Everyone sing along!

What else can anyone say?  Happy Birthday to one of the very nicest Viners out there!  So, everyone join in and sing along!  P.S.

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The Adirondacks, The Family Place and the Next Generation - Foto Friday

  Well, we're at the Family pLace once again-beautiful day driving here, then got to spend some time with the great nieces (4) and the great nephew (1)  First time I met the twins......we are all dispersed thorughout the state.  I hope you have a great 4th of July …

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Mini-VineMeet Complete-the Next Chapter of Augur and Spike

Here we are in Willoughby, Ohio for my daughter's softball tournament and luckily enough for me, my friend Augur Well lives well, not exactly close, but not exactly far away and we were able to meet again this year.  One of those people that is just very easy to talk to and …

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North of the Border - Calgary in the Spring (Foto Friday)

I had the pleasure of attneding the 43rd Annual International Snowmobile Congress last week held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  We flew in form Tornto and saw the snow still deep in the Canadian Rockies before landing.  We were able to spend some time walking around Cal …

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The French think We're treating Strauss-Kahn Unfairly

My first thought-so what? He is being treated the same (well, he is in a private room at Rikers) as anyone else, hi born or low born, gets treated when accused of a violent crime in the United States.  The key:  being in the United States.  He does not have di …

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What Would Your Last Sentence Be?

Picked up this idea off the local morning radio show-if you were on your deathbed, what would your last sentence be?  What would you say to those around you?  Would it be profound?  Would it be funny?  Would it be mundane? So, here's the task: Sum up what you  …

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