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Seeded on Fri Jan 6, 2012 11:21 PM EST (philstar.com - Breaking News)

The Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday it will start a year-round campaign to totally ban the “individual use of firecrackers” after it registered a total of 1,021 firecracker and stray bullet-related injuries when it closed the surveillance for its “ …

campaign, health, fire-crackers

==> Cops: Poisoned cat meat killed China billionaire - CBS News

Seeded on Wed Jan 4, 2012 10:19 AM EST (CBS News)

Long Liyuan, 49, died on Dec. 23 in wealthy Guangdong province after sharing a dish of slow boiled cat meat stew, a southern delicacy, with two men over a business lunch.

china, cat, odd-news, herb, delicacy, cat-meat

==> Duct Tape Goes From Fix-It to Dress-Up - Noticed - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Wed Jan 4, 2012 10:05 AM EST (The New York Times)

HERE was a time when Lady Gaga’s improvised pasties made out of duct tape might have been viewed as a creative, if painful, use of the handyman’s favorite fix-it.

fashion, DIY, style, not-news, duct-tape, etsy

--> EU astronomers find 16 "super-earths

Seeded on Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:57 PM EDT (GMA News)

European astronomers have claimed to discover at least 16 new so-called "Super-Earths" —planets similar to our own but many times denser— of which one is potentially habitable.

technology, new, harps, planets, astronomers, eso, habitable, european-southern-observatory, europian, michel-mayor

Freeze and desist: Disabling cardiac cells that can cause arrhythmia

Seeded on Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:08 AM EDT (Science Daily)

ScienceDaily (Sep. 12, 2011) — Many patients are responding to a new, minimally invasive way of treating irregular heartbeats by freezing out the bad cells.

surgery, science, invasive, heart, disorder, rhythm, freezing, technique, ablation, arrhythmia

One drink a day may be related to good overall health in women when older

Seeded on Tue Sep 6, 2011 8:11 PM EDT (Science Daily)

ScienceDaily (Sep.

science, benefits, alcohol, moderate, beneficial, midlife, a-shot

Cultured meat: Growing meat in the lab; no need for cattles

Seeded on Tue Sep 6, 2011 7:59 PM EDT (Science Daily)

ScienceDaily (Sep. 6, 2011) — Late last week, an international group of scientists took a step closer to their goal to produce cultured meat.

research, odd, news, meat, science, culture, funding, in-vitro, gmo, cattles

Bitcoin virtual money malware spreading via Twitter

Seeded on Tue Sep 6, 2011 7:39 PM EDT (GMA News)

A computer security firm warned malicious links are now spreading over micro-blogging site Twitter, leading to malware that can mine for Bitcoins, a virtual currency used in peer-to-peer sharing.

technology, indonesia, attack, currency, virtual, facebook, malware, twitter, bitcoins

German Ralf Souquet beats Dennis Orcullo to win World Pool Masters title

Seeded on Tue Sep 6, 2011 7:30 PM EDT (GMA News)

German Ralf Souquet put together a big comeback, winning the final five racks to beat Filipino Dennis Orcullo to capture the 2011 World Pool Masters Monday night at The Block at SM North EDSA in Quezon City.

sports, world, championship, masters, pool, dennis, billiards, sportsmanship, ralf, orcullo

Texas fires: Bastrop blaze prompts Rick Perry warning

Seeded on Mon Sep 5, 2011 8:52 PM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)

The huge and powerful Bastrop fire is concerning local officials, who are struggling to reach the flames Firefighters in drought-stricken Texas are struggling to contain a 16-mile-wide (26-km) wildfire that has destroyed almost 500 homes.

us, texas, fire, wild, bbc, world-news, top-news

Paraplegic 'sextortion' hacker sentenced to 6 years

Seeded on Mon Sep 5, 2011 8:44 PM EDT (GMA News)

A paraplegic Mexican hacker who used computer malware to spy on - then extort from - several female computer users in the United States was sentenced to six years in a US federal prison.

mexico, music, violence, female, video, hacker, computer, download, mexican, world-news

Marquez thanks Pinoys for warm welcome before leaving PHL

Seeded on Mon Sep 5, 2011 8:26 PM EDT (GMA News)

Shortly before he left Manila for the United States, Mexican boxing legend Juan Manuel Marquez thanked Filipinos Monday for the warm welcome they gave him during his stay.

sports, mexico, new-york, boxing, philippines, las-vegas, manny, pacquiao, pinoy, marquez

Facebook releases 'like' plugin for Google Chrome

Seeded on Mon Sep 5, 2011 8:08 PM EDT (GMA News)

Social networking giant Facebook has released a plugin that allows a users of the social networking site to like, share or recommend any page from anywhere in Google’s Chrome browser.

google, technology, browser, seed, facebook, like, chrome

Chile says no survivors in Pacific Ocean air crash

Seeded on Sun Sep 4, 2011 1:05 PM EDT (GMA News)

SANTIAGO — All 21 people aboard a military aircraft that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the remote Juan Fernandez islands perished, Chile's government said on Saturday, as rescuers and fishermen searched for bodies.

crash, airplane, chile, world-news, felipe-camiroaga

Vitamin A supplements for infants could save thousands of lives

Seeded on Sun Sep 4, 2011 4:43 AM EDT (Science Daily)

An international study suggests that giving vitamin A supplements to children in low and middle income countries could significantly cut rates of mortality, illnesses and blindness amongst those below the age of five.

philippines, asia, health, top-news, aga-khan-university, study-finds, vitamin-c-reference-b, micronutrient-dietary, children-could-save, review-finds

Canadian workers ill after eating cannabis brownie

Seeded on Sat Sep 3, 2011 12:01 PM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)

A woman brought brownies to the office that made 3 of his co-workers sick. Investigations show that the brownies were laced with cannabis which caused the poisoning of the 3 workers. The son of the woman admitted to baking the brownies with cannabis and forgot about it.

canada, investigation, victoria, world-news, cannabis, poison, brownies, colleague, foul-play, sativa

Brazil Kaxinawa Indian 'may be world's oldest woman'

Seeded on Sat Sep 3, 2011 11:49 AM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)

This would be great if Guinness will recognize her as the oldest woman. Documents were not yet sent to the Guinness people and they would like to know about her if they get enough evidence.

oldest, america, woman, indian, world-news, guinness, brazil-south

Manila's battle with Tobacco Companies and No Smoking

Seeded on Sat Sep 3, 2011 11:27 AM EDT (Manila Bulletin)

Strict implementation of "No Smoking" in Public areas in Manila caused uneasiness to smokers with two filing complaints.

tobacco, philippines, health, court, battle, ban, company, manila, resolution, no-smoking

Church ask for Filipinos to pray for World Peace

Seeded on Sat Sep 3, 2011 11:05 AM EDT (GMA News)

Catholic Church is asking a Million of Filipinos to join the crusade to pray for peace for 200 countries for 200 days.

church, world, philippines, asia, peace, australia, religion, united-states, catholic, uk

Oprah will conduct her first live chat on Facebook

Seeded on Sat Sep 3, 2011 10:52 AM EDT (GMA News)

Oprah will conduct a chat on Facebook on Sept. 8. Good news for Oprah fans who want to ask questions.

entertainment, philippines, oprah, california, video, united-states, live, chat, facebook

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