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Briton swims at North Pole to show effects of global warming

Science – British adventurer Lewis Gordon Pugh on Sunday became the first person to swim in the icy waters of the North Pole, to raise awareness of global warming's effects on the polar ice cap. 'I hope I can inspire leaders to take climate change seriously. The decisions which they make over the next few years will determine the biodiversity of our world.'

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Voted for on July 16, 2007 07:36pm

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Cadbury fined £1 million over chocolate salmonella outbreak

Food – Cadbury was fined Ã;£1millon yesterday over a salmonella outbreak which left three people hospitalized and dozens of others ill. A court heard chocolate bars became contaminated when the Birmingham-based company changed its product testing system to save money and reduce wastage.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 16, 2007 07:35pm

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Literary Locales

Books – More than 1,000 picture links to places that figure in the lives and writings of famous authors

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Submitted and Voted for on July 16, 2007 11:14am

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Why can't we ditch the adjectives on book covers?

Books – "Luminous" has for some time been the most overworked short cut to saying that a book is to literature what "new and improved" is to deodorants.

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Women Aren't Delegating Wealth Management Decisions, They are Making Them

Women – It has now been officially documented (at least for Canadian women): "Women with a partner are less likely to delegate long-term-wealth-management decisions than before."

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Submitted and Voted for on July 16, 2007 10:32am

Bush Nominee would Resign rather than Push Aside Science
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Bush Nominee would Resign rather than Push Aside Science

Health & Fitness – President Bush's nominee to become the next surgeon general said Thursday he would resign rather than allow politics to push aside science.

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Voted for on July 16, 2007 10:28am

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Has science unearthed the Holy Grail of pain relief?

Science – Scientists studying one of nature's simplest organisms have helped to unravel the structure of a key molecule that controls pain in humans.

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Voted for on July 16, 2007 10:18am

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Open Legislation, Part 1: What If Everybody Got to Write Laws?

Politics – Wikis and other online tools make possible a level of collaboration that couldn't have been imagined a few decades ago, noted Peter Leyden, director of the New Politics Institute.

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Voted for on July 16, 2007 10:09am

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Internet making it tougher for China to block bad news

Gadgets & Tech – The Internet, mobile phones and other new technologies are making it harder for China's communist rulers to block negative news, a top government official said in comments published Monday.

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Breast-Feeding: Private Act or Public Right?

Women – It is an act millions of new moms do everyday. But when it comes to breast-feeding, some argue there is a time and a place for it. The topic is a provocative one for parents and even those without children.

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Voted for on July 16, 2007 09:57am

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Italy: Sausage and Heavy Cream Sauce

Food – Panna and Salsiccia is shunned by the modern world. No self-respecting woman would prepare this for her man. It is taboo, mothers do not teach their daughters how to make it. It is known only to those older and wiser matriarchs of the province and to all men.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 16, 2007 09:55am

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Interview: MichÃ;¨le Roberts

Women – MichÃ;¨le Roberts has enjoyed breaking conventions in both life and fiction. She tells Lucasta Miller about her bloodymindedness, her love of talk and her doubts about 'me, me, me' feminism

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Submitted and Voted for on July 16, 2007 09:50am

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Eating grapefruit can increase breast cancer by almost a third

Health & Fitness – Eating grapefruit can increase the risk of breast cancer by almost a third, a study suggests. It is thought the fruit boosts blood levels of oestrogen, the hormone associated with the risk of the disease. According to the research, eating as little as a quarter of a grapefruit a day raises the danger by 30 per cent among older women.

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Voted for on July 16, 2007 09:41am

L.A. Archdiocese to Pay $600M to Victims
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L.A. Archdiocese to Pay $600M to Victims

Religion – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles will settle its clergy abuse cases for at least $600 million, by far the largest payout in the church's sexual abuse scandal.

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Voted for on July 15, 2007 12:20pm

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Daily Kos: I Got Pregnant After Taking "Plan B"

Women – There is a lot of misinformation out there about the emergency contraception Plan B, which is in the news today because its sales have doubled since the FDA authorized its purchase without a prescription. I took Plan B. I writhed in misery. I got pregnant anyway.

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