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repost of To My Friend UptownChick

Via: loneranger01 • Other • 2 Comments • 9 years ago

Within my heart there happened a small miracle Not knowing when or how But just knowing the happiness it has brought me Is a special gift in of itself...

New Proposed Code of Conduct Update

Via: perrie-halpern • Other • 200 Comments • 9 years ago

Here is the second revised version of the proposed CoCCode of Conduct (CoC)1. No Personal Attacks: Treat others as you would like to be treated. Address issues and arguments, not individual...

The lessons of Spider Robinson. They work.

Via: neale-osborn • Other • 18 Comments • 9 years ago

I'm a fan of Spider Robinson. He's an un-repentant hippy, excellent science fiction author, and all around neat character. I've read his works for over 30 years. If you are interested, read "Time...

Rape for Revenge -- "A Woman in Berlin"

Via: dowser • Other • 8 Comments • 9 years ago

In keeping with my desire to 'understand' at least something about WWII, I thought the movie, "A Woman in Berlin", offered in Amazon Prime on my Kindle, would be just the thing to watch last...

With Growth and Apparent Success Comes the Need for Reflection and Reason and to React Intelligently

Via: a-macarthur • Other • 23 Comments • 9 years ago

If you've been a NewsTalkers Member for a while, doubtless you've noted the recent explosion in our membership. This surge of old and new friends to our site is the manifestation of more than one...

10 Ways to Show Your Love For Your Spouse

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Other • 4 Comments • 9 years ago

Looking through the Asia edition of Wall Street Journal I came across this article, and thought it was good advice. People Who Put Their Mates' Needs First Make Themselves Happier Too By...

Re-building Our Friends Lists-- One name at a time

Via: dowser • Other • 63 Comments • 9 years ago

Like some kind of awful spider, I lie in wait in the Members Section... Do I recognize that name? Was that a friend on the other side? With JOY, I pounce on the names, and shoot out a friend's...

Do You Know About Dialing 112? EVERYBODY SHOULD READ THIS! UPDATED!!!

Via: rodney-889389 • Other • 8 Comments • 9 years ago

This blog included a story that was sent to me by a friend. It suggested the dialing #112 from you cell phone would connect you to State Police dispatchers in the event an unmarked patrol car...

Whus Yer “Handle”…???..."Lost and Found"

Via: time-lord • Other • 68 Comments • 9 years ago

Many of you good folks have uprooted and recently transplanted yourselves in more fertile soil. As part of this transition, some have retained your previous Screen Name and Avatar and others have...

Deep Inside: A Study of 10,000 Porn Stars and Their Careers

Via: z • Other • 12 Comments • 9 years ago

"For the first time, a massive data set of 10,000 porn stars has been extracted from the worlds largest database of adult films and performers. Ive spent the last six months analyzing it to...

NewsTalkers Milestone...500 members and Counting!

Via: perrie-halpern • Other • 47 Comments • 9 years ago

How is the state of the union. Excellent! It's true! Within less than a month, NewsTalkers more than doubled it's membership! Not only that, we areaveraging more than 1,400 uniquevisitorsa day!...

Four-year-old girl saves 2-year-old sister after wreck

Via: stephanie-ostephanie • Other • 1 Comments • 9 years ago

http://news.yahoo.com/fishermen-acting-gut-crash-2-girls-220529931.html Sometimes there are guardian angels for Babes in the Woods. Great story. Make you cry in a good way.

IF MONEY WAS NO CONCERN

Via: leotie • Other • 42 Comments • 9 years ago

If you had all the money one could want, what would you do? Me? I'd have a room 12' X 12' with cabinets and drawers lining one wall, a big TV hanging on another wall and a long table with craft...

A Most Hearty and Sincere Welcome to All; Meet Our Groups!

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Other • 3 Comments • 9 years ago

A Most Hearty and Sincere Welcome to All A most hearty and sincere welcome to all NV refugees and other new members. Many of you have suffered the slings and arrows of outrageous Comcast...

How Reagan Promoted Genocide

Via: z • Other • 6 Comments • 9 years ago

Special Report: A newly discovered document reveals that President Reagan and his national security team in 1981 approved Guatemalas extermination of both leftist guerrillas and their civilian...

Finally Made It

Via: spikegary • Other • 15 Comments • 9 years ago

Well, a couple people have invited me over the last few years to come over, finally made it. Trying to find my way around and figure out the site. I've already seen a few of my old friends here and...

Hotmail change

Via: tsula • Other • 17 Comments • 9 years ago

Am I the only one having problems now with the supposed ugrade of Hotmail? In order for them to get more advertising into the site they list a whole bunch of advertisements down the right side of...

Everything in MODERATION … Including MODERATION ITSELF!

Via: a-macarthur • Other • 69 Comments • 9 years ago

Moderating human behavior is often like trying to accomplish the metaphorically impossible task known as putting the toothpaste back in the tube MODERATION defined moderation |mdr sh n| noun 1. the...

Meta: An Experiment with Heated Discussions

Via: perrie-halpern • Other • 33 Comments • 9 years ago

Hi all!During the running of Mike's article introducing the moderators and how we moderate, a sub-discussion came up about articles that are flamers. We have a group called "Heated Discussions",...

About Flameaway.....He needs our help.

Via: perrie-halpern • Other • 96 Comments • 9 years ago

Dear NT members,To those of you who are friends or friendenemiesof Flame, Flame has found himself in some trouble. He had gone to pick up his belongings and on the way home, his car broke down....

Towns With Numbers for Names

Via: ttga • Other • 2 Comments • 9 years ago

Interesting how some towns ended up with numbers for their names. If you know of any others, feel free to add them in comments along with any stories about how the names came about....

From Where the Next Daniel Schorr?

Via: broliver-thesquirrel-stagnasty • Other • 9 Comments • 9 years ago

For years he was on my radar screen as the Senior News Analyst for NPR, but his experience as a reporter from Eisenhower on eclipses that insufficient title. Daniel Schorr died July 23, 2010 three...

Morality and Legality: Something is Wrong With Money....

Via: broliver-thesquirrel-stagnasty • Other • 66 Comments • 9 years ago

Or maybe something is wrong with man.A few days ago I was reading an article about morality and legality, and I had one of those Dammit I am pissed off moments.Here is the comment I made:"This...

The NewsTalkers Survey Live and Working!

Via: perrie-halpern • Other • 70 Comments • 9 years ago

In an effort to try and understand our membership due to the large influx of new members, please take this survey to make this site a better place. The survey is totally private and only the...

Posting videos - Help?

Via: summer • Other • 9 Comments • 9 years ago

Ok, I've seen people post videos. I've been given instruction on how to do it - but, I still can never get it to work. Can anyone help me figure this out? ThanksI click on the "Media" above - it...

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