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Rest in Peace, Guido Sohne

The following message was posted to NV in a comment thread by Guido's sister in law. She has agreed to me giving it wider notice here. FYI, Guido passed away in Nairobi last week. He was only 34 years old. Here is a 5/6/08 facebook post from his sister Sandra:

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Breaking News: Noah Gets a RAV

Breaking News: Longtime Newsviner and RAV wannabee Noah Bradley finally has his long cherished Random Act of Vineness award. Paying $350 (12 EUROS), Bradley purchased his dreamed-of RAV on EBAY early this morning.

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McCann Evicted from Drollhouse

And then there were eleven. Today, Dennis P. McCann was the first to be evicted from The Drollhouse. 37 million votes were cast by fans of MSNBC's wildly popular internet reality show - The Drollhouse Twelve - and most agreed that painter-man had to go.

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The Strip Vine Drollhouse Prankster Contest

This is the fourth contest hosted by the Strip Vine Group. Entry is free and simple. All are welcome to join.

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A Valentine's Omen

I was cycling through the French Alps today. On a deserted road, I suddenly saw a Chamoix - basically a French mountain deer. Not that uncommon an event, although they usually quickly flee. But this beauty, made eye contact and let me approach a little closer.

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The Five Most Common Names for Newborns in 2008 - and other Campaign News

The Guinness Book Of World Records has now officially declared the 2008 US presidential campaign the longest of all time.** It seems like candidates have been debating since the last millennium.

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Bummer! Now It's Your Turn

This is a public service announcement. My (much missed) father died of Colon cancer 15 years ago.

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World Champions? A Giant Arrogance

Only in America. I can think of no other nation where - after a local sports championship - people would mindlessly run around declaring themselves World Champions.

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Will You Marry Me?

Dear Newsviners: Will You Marry Me? Yes I mean you. Oh, and you as well. Yes, and even YOU! Please enter your response in the comments and I'll add you to the list.

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No Parking Your Tank Here!

While cycling today in the Jura mountains, I reached the Col (mountain pass) du Mollendruz. Across from the Cross Country Ski area the little Auberge had an interesting sign in the parking lot. Translation: "Forbidden for tanks to park"

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Opinions Please: How Does This Paypal Fraud Work?

I have a cycling blog. I have posted several times a week for just over three years. I get about 300 page views a day - tiny. And quite a few of those are my wife, mom, and family. But I love my blog!

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Last Minute Christmas Shopping Help: Buy a Chicken!

I find Christmas shopping for my family pretty difficult. They all live in Canada, and I haven't lived there since 1994.

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The Geneva Escalade! - (Beware the Soup)

Last night Geneva celebrated their freedom with the annual running of the Escalade. Escalade means "to climb" in English.

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Your Favorite Ignored Article/Seed? 7th Edition

Back by popular demand - here is the 7th edition of Your Favorite Ignored Article/Seed. In Edition 6 - a week old article from OldFogey with zero votes and zero comments was reinvigorated and currently has 32 votes and 78 comments. Nice.

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Flat Stanley Comes to Visit

This morning I heard a loud knock. I opened the front door and there was Flat Stanley, coming to visit me from across the Ocean!

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New Study Confirms that Scientists that Conduct Studies Have No Clue

Cambridge, Nov. 8 - While restricting calories and being underweight will make you live longer than other weight classes, it will also kill you sooner. Similarly, being overweight will make you more likely to die of heart disease or cancer, yet will make you live longer.

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Your Favorite Ignored Article/Seed? 6th Edition

Back by popular demand (well Lauhal and Synthesis are pretty popular, right?) - here is the 6th version of Your Favorite Ignored Article/Seed. Most of us have written or seeded stuff that we wish got more attention. "What a great seed! Why is no-one reading it."

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Strip Vine: Contest #3

This is the third contest hosted by the Strip Vine Group. Entry is free and simple. All are welcome to join.

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Newsvine Feature Requests - My Great Ideas

Dear Newsvine I love your site. To make it even better I submit the following feature requests. There is no need to thank me, we are a team.

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Yahoooo Purchases Rights to Newsvine User's Articles

Geneva, Switzerland (OP) -- Minutes after the announcement of MSNBC's purchase of citizen journalism and social media website Newsvine.com, Yahoooo.com announced the purchase of the rights to all articles written by Newsvine member chill.

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Help, the Maid is Coming!

My Wife: "What are you doing?" Me: "Cleaning the Toilets." My Wife: "But The Cleaning Lady is coming today." Me: "Exactly!"

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Vinemeet Europe Day of Conception - A Proposal

There have been some successful Vinemeets in the USA, recently one out west. (A Vinemeet is where brave Newsviners agree to meet in person and reveal their secret identities).

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The Fat Cyclist, Fighting Cancer, and The Tour de France Cheats

I have had a enough of pro cycling. So let's talk about more important things

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About chill

Articles Posted: 115
Links Seeded: 879
Member Since: 11/2005

I Like to Bike - a lot - uphill