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Publishing Articles to Newsvine

From time to time we at Newsvine HQ like to remind the Community of certain rules that, if followed, help ensure that Newsvine remains a fair and equitable place for everyone.

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Good News: Check Out Our Great Newsvine Writers - Newsviner's Picks for Sept. 2009 Is Now Up

For each edition of this ongoing series my goal is to spotlight the best articles I've read in the last month or so. Seeds are great but I, for one, much prefer reading original writing. This is a way to give back to the newsvine community, the one I'm addicted to.

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The Paperless Trail to the New Jersey's Governer's Mansion

THE PAPERLESS TRAIL TO THE NEW JERSEY'S GOVERNER'S MANSION: THE VOTING MACHINE DILEMMA By Karen DeSoto In a press release last week, Jon Corzine was quick to point out that you need to vote because "every vote counts".

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My Proposal for a Smarter Front Page on Newsvine

My belief that the front page is cluttered with nonsense and crap is no secret. It's also no secret that I'm no stranger to publishing my fair share of nonsense and crap over the years.

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Lie to Me! A Survey and Dialog

In the TV show, "Lie to Me", the fictional firm "The Lightman Group" consults for law enforcement, businesses and individuals in the real life science of reading micro-expressions.

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What Swine Flu is like - First hand account

There have been a whole host of stories on the swine flu and the need to get vaccines. Most have been the "OHMYGOD WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!" type stories. Let me tell what the flu is like, first hand.

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Wingnuts, Thieves, Terrorists and Imbeciles Kill Social Sites

In recent months there has been a growing awareness among the citizens of on-line communities that social sites and other gathering places or waterholes are being attacked by various and sundry individuals and organisms that appear to bring detriment, discord and sometimes fatal …

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Michael Moore's Caritas*

Ever since Roger and Me (1989), I have loved the work of Michael Moore. No one else has chronicled the screwing of America by the rich and powerful as beautifully as the kid from Flint, Michigan.

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Anti-Spam Group Breakdown for September 2009

1814 spammers were reported via the Anti-Spam group in September 2009. Bear in mind that this is only the spam reported via the group and not the full extent of spam hitting Newsvine.

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I'm at that Awkward Age

Yesterday, I had a birthday, marking 59 years I have been on this earth. In the overall scheme of things, that's not even a flicker in the eye of the world. I don't live in the overall scheme of things, though, I live in the here and now.

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