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Words "viral" and "epic" consigned to college trash (Reuters)

Posted on: Friday, December 31st, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - This story might be epic, and could even go viral, but not if Lake Superior State University has anything to do with it. Just sayin.’

Odd 2010: Sound the vuvuzela for year of the mystic mollusc (Reuters)

Posted on: Thursday, December 30th, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - The astounding predictions of an octopus, the perils of “chexting” and the pain of getting around on planes were the laughing matters of 2010.

"Science sense" list trashes celebrity health tips (Reuters)

Posted on: Thursday, December 30th, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - Science campaigners laid bare some of the most dubious celebrity-endorsed health tips on Wednesday, rubbishing ideas such as reabsorbing sperm and wearing silicone bracelets to boost energy.

Soccer scandals "shaping kids' view of marriage" (Reuters)

Posted on: Thursday, December 30th, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - Children are growing up thinking that marriages are not meant to last because so many football and pop stars have high profile affairs and bust-ups, an expert warned on Wednesday.

"Eat' em" stratagem for lionfish invasion in Florida (Reuters)

Posted on: Thursday, December 30th, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - Florida marine conservationists have come up with a simple recipe for fighting the invading lionfish that is gobbling up local reef life — eat them.

Huge Brazil oil field will bear Lula's name (Reuters)

Posted on: Thursday, December 30th, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - To the list of accolades for Brazil’s wildly popular outgoing President Luiz Inacio da Silva, add the following: one of the country’s biggest new offshore oil fields will bear his name.

Artificial Christmas trees get nod over fresh: poll (Reuters)

Posted on: Tuesday, December 28th, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - Far more Canadians, Americans and Britons will celebrate Christmas on Saturday with artificial Christmas trees in their houses than real ones, according to a survey released on Friday.

Kids tracking Santa get Michelle Obama surprise (Reuters)

Posted on: Tuesday, December 28th, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - Eight-year-old Juliana-Rose Hatcher had tracked Santa Claus all of Friday with the aid of NORAD’s Santa hotline, before she got some unexpected help from Michelle Obama.

Berlin police pepper spray snowballers (Reuters)

Posted on: Tuesday, December 28th, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - Two Berlin police officers were pelted by snowballs thrown by a group of about 40 youths but were able to fight them off with pepper spray, police said on Sunday.

UK tourists will have to wait for wax royal Kate (Reuters)

Posted on: Tuesday, December 28th, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - She may marry into Britain’s royal family in April, but Prince William’s fiancee Kate Middleton will not take her place alongside the royals at Madame Tussauds until later in 2011.