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An open letter to Newsvine
This is not an intervention, it’s a cry for help.

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How about those eight things, you said?
1. Post these rules before you give the facts.
2. Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
3. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
4.

FooBar poster – With Newsvine
EbOY is a small group of four people. The Berlin based group creates re-usable pixel objects and takes them to build complex and extensible artwork.

They’ve got a new FooBar poster, and guess what …. Newsvine is visible

Welcome to Style !
It’s all about steam
It’s all about stamp
It’s all about style
It’s all about style
I love the razzle-dazzle
To make a splash out in the street
It’s all about steam
It’s all about stamp and style *

Welcome to your new magazine about Style !

OldFogey needs a seal
Since we all pretty much support ‘our’ OldFogey, and he makes use of Newsvine for his campaign, I thought I’d make him a seal in cool Newsvine green. Helped by the official seal generator, hosted at ImageShack, he could e.g.

Divine hair
Constructed in the ninth century and lavishly extolled in ancient Hindu religious literature, the Venkateshwara temple of Tirumala is nestled 125 miles inland from Chennai, deep in the postcard beauty of South India’s Seshachalam mountains.

Zoomclouds
Zoomclouds is a service that lets you generate a tagcloud from an RSS feed:

Tag clouds are cool, informative, appealing representations about what’s happening in your blog, or anywhere else.

A brief history of the Netherlands – part 4
Continued from part 1, part 2 and part 3.

A brief history of the Netherlands – part 3
Continued from part 1 and part 2.

French Rule

The way to seed an article
When I seed an article, I always take the original title, at the most stripping away things like ‘the June 21st Edition’ or ‘page 1 from 2′. I usually post the first couple of paragraphs, also ‘as found’.

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French euthanasia-row woman dies
A French woman with an incurable facial tumour who lost a legal challenge seeking euthanasia has died at her home near Dijon at the age of 52.

Beverly Davis: Richardson to Musharraf: Step Down!
Democratic presidential hopeful and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson released a statement reacting to the asssassination of Pakistani former prime minister and opposition leader, Benazir Bhutto, saying “We mourn for Ms. Bhutto. She knew the dangers to her safety.

Statement by mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (New York) on the assassination of Be…
“Today all New Yorkers, including the more than 100,000 who can trace their heritage to Pakistan, are saddened to learn about the assassination of Pakistan’s Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

Slain Bhutto’s supporters take anger to the streets
Pakistan put its paramilitary forces on “red alert” across the country on Thursday after the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto sparked violent protests by her supporters.

Bhutto murder ‘could spark civil war’
The assassination of Benazir Bhutto threatens to plunge a nuclear armed Pakistan into civil war, opposition groups warned today.

The former prime minister was killed by a suicide bomber as she left a public rally in the city of Rawalpindi today.

Russian Woman Advertised for ‘Spouse’ on Craigslist.com
A West Los Angeles man and the Russian national who he married last year were arrested today by federal immigration officials after being charged with marriage fraud for allegedly entering into a sham marriage so the woman could obtain documents that would allow her to remain in  …

She was a fake wife and migrant cheat, but US spies let her into their secrets
A Lebanese woman who became an agent for the FBI and CIA after faking her US citizenship used her position to gain access to secret files on the terrorist group Hezbollah – the latest security breach to hit America’s top intelligence agencies.

Belgian is brain of paedophile ring,
The European paedophile ring that was targeted by police services across the European Union was led by a Belgian from Bruges (West Flanders).

Face it – oldies want chums, too
Social networking online is no longer the province of the young – more and more ’silver surfers’are joining in, Chris Stevens finds

Michal Prochazka – lightening Kundera’s unbearable burden of history
Last week the best-known living Czech author, Milan Kundera, was awarded the State Prize for Literature.

Tea rooms: a modern Czech phenomenon
Take some new age music, mix it with Turkish rugs, Moroccan tiles and Chinese lanterns and finally, add some tea – what you get is a typical Czech cajovna or tearoom, a place which has gradually won its place alongside Czech pubs.

Notes on the Looming Global Energy Crisis
With the world’s attention focused on energy problems, important developments have emerged in the Tehran meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Caspian Sea-area leaders.

Checkmate? MySpace, Bebo and SixApart To Join Google OpenSocial (confirmed)
MySpace and Six Apart will announce that they are joining Google’s OpenSocial initiative. Silicon Alley Insider reported the MySpace rumor earlier today. We’ve confirmed that from an independent source, as well as the fact that Six Apart is joining.

The Art of the Burning Man
The Burning Man Festival is much more than a temporary community, however. It is a city in the desert dedicated to radical self-reliance, creative self-expression and surreal art.

Strangers in Egypt
When Cardinal Roger Mahoney of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles gave his Ash Wednesday sermon in 2006, he called on Catholics to aid immigrants both legal and not.

Chaos is Good Business
Now comes Klein’s book The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, complete with a YouTube video from Alfonso “Children of Men” Cuaron.

How we went wrong on identity
After years working on identity and its protection, I’ve concluded that our identity infrastructure is fundamentally broken–and the Web is what ultimately broke it.

Christmas should be ‘downgraded’ to help race relations says Labour think tank
Christmas should be downgraded in favour of festivals from other religions to improve race relations, says an explosive report.

OpenSocial opens new can of worms
When Google announced that its new social-networking initiative would extend to any site that wanted to participate, the land grab for the social Web’s attention just got a whole lot more intense.

Unspeakable Eats
I’d told my friends that my favorite local Japanese place served something provocative.

“We’ve got to try it!” they exclaimed, to my horror.

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14 steps: Improve your Communication Skills
Previous: Promote Yourself

14 steps: Promote Yourself
Previous: Develop Your Talents

Directory of Twittering Viners
This is a living directory, so please add a comment if you know of anyone I have missed or if you spot any mistakes, or if you would just like to be added into the list yourself. Thank you kindly.

Aaron Ross Powell twitters here

Aine McDermot twitters here

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Needs

Earnings and International Payments
Earnings and International Payments

Please know that as of January 1, 2008 all payments to international users will require the payee to complete and return an IRS Form W-8BEN or 8233 (for non-U.S. individuals), related to country of residence.

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Know yourself

Face it – oldies want chums, too
Social networking online is no longer the province of the young – more and more ’silver surfers’are joining in, Chris Stevens finds

If you leave Newsvine today, how will you be remembered?
Many of us are coming up on two years of Newsvine participation.

Trivia for 2nd November
Robin is unable to do the trivia today, and Dennis is likewise unavailable, so I will ask the questions *grin*
I thought we’d go with a vaguely Halloween theme today, even though that day has passed…
The life of this 6th Century Welsh poet has become entwined in legend.

Checkmate? MySpace, Bebo and SixApart To Join Google OpenSocial (confirmed)
MySpace and Six Apart will announce that they are joining Google’s OpenSocial initiative. Silicon Alley Insider reported the MySpace rumor earlier today. We’ve confirmed that from an independent source, as well as the fact that Six Apart is joining.

What did you say?
I live in Eastwood near Nottingham , which is part of the East Midlands region of England. It has a very distinctive local accent and if you have ever read any of D H Lawrence’s work you have already been exposed to it.

14 steps: Self Esteem
Appreciate yourself

Will You Take the Newsvine International Challenge?
While Newsvine says it is international (and strives to be such) it been my experience that it is rare for stories that do not directly involve the United States to get much discussion or votes.

Relief at first coalition agreement
Four months after a general election took Belgium to the brink of constitutional crisis, parties in coalition talks reached their first agreement Tuesday on the issue of immigration.

Artist Breaks New Ground at London Gallery
Britain’s Tate Modern gallery revealed the latest addition to its collection Monday — a 500-foot (150 meter) crack running the length of the building’s ground-floor hall.

The Future of Newsvine and What it Means to You
I personally would like to thank all Newsvine users who have helped
make Newsvine what it is – the most vibrant and active community of
users on the digital news media landscape.

The Idea and Purpose of News First!
A Union of Viners who want Newsvine to better reflect its original news-focused vision and who advocate a specific set of changes as the way to attain that vision.

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‘Dinner Impossible’ does the improbable
It may not be impossible, but it seemed improbable.

Religion today
One of Lebanon’s sole remaining synagogues was set to get a restoration that has the rare blessing of all the factions in this divided country — even that of the anti-Israeli Hezbollah. But the global financial crisis has scuttled the effort for now, leaving the Magen Abraham chained, padlocked, badly damaged and rife with weeds.

Philips to launch drug detection device
Royal Philips Electronics NV said Thursday it has developed a handheld device that uses nanotechnology to detect marijuana, cocaine, Speed and other drugs in saliva within 2 minutes.

US raid kills Iraqi blamed in 2004 reservist death
An al-Qaida in Iraq leader blamed in the 2004 abduction and murder of an Army reservist and other deadly attacks over several years was killed in an American raid in Baghdad, the U.S. military said Thursday.

Strike threat hangs over La Scala gala opening
In dramatic costumes dripping with fake blood, La Scala workers took to the stage to vent their frustration after the last three performances of “The Merry Widow” were canceled by a strike.

Beaujolais Nouveau hits bars after poor crop
The 2008 edition of Beaujolais Nouveau wine is here, and vintners hope it will lift spirits despite the financial crisis and a dismal crop.

US says American troops attacked in Philippines
American troops traveling in a Philippine army convoy came under fire this week from suspected Muslim militants on southern Jolo island but there were no casualties, the U.S. Embassy reported Thursday.

euro20B fund to help French industries amid crisis
A euro20 billion ($25.27 billion) French government investment fund will help strategic industries struggling in the financial crisis.

Turkey’s Botas, Shell sign gas deal in Iraq
Turkey’s state-run gas company Botas and Royal Dutch Shell PLC signed a preliminary agreement on Thursday for natural gas exploration and marketing in Iraq.

Peugeot Citroen to cut at least 2,700 jobs
French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen said Thursday it plans to cut at least 2,700 jobs in response to the worsening economic crisis that has seen European car sales plummet.

Ahold 3Q earnings fall despite higher sales
Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch owner of U.S. grocery chains including Stop & Shop and Giant, on Thursday said third-quarter earnings fell 8.9 percent on higher taxes and a worse performance by a Scandinavian chain. But shares rose as the figures beat analyst expectations.

Air France-KLM profit plunges in second quarter
Air France-KLM Group said Thursday its profit plunged in the second quarter as higher oil prices and financial charges weighed on the airlines’ earnings.

Ind. inmates sneak through ceiling to have sex
Three male and three female inmates at a southern Indiana jail face charges that they devised a way to sneak between cell blocks to help pass their time behind bars by having sex.

Italy ties Greece 1-1; Lippi matches record
Coach Marcello Lippi equaled a record unbeaten streak Wednesday when Italy rallied to a 1-1 tie against Greece in an exhibition game.

Renault Trucks to partially shut French sites
Auto manufacturer Renault Trucks, a subsidiary of Sweden’s Volvo, said Wednesday it would temporarily close three sites in France for up to 90 days in 2009 due to falling demand amid an economic slowdown.

BNP Paribas denies capital increase plan
French bank BNP Paribas on Wednesday denied what it called “speculative rumors” that it was mulling a capital increase in order to bolster its ratio of ownership equity.

Woman: I have great sex, but no ‘Big O’
My partner and I have great sex, but I have a problem having an orgasm, so he thinks he’s not doing his job. He is awesome. It’s me, not him. I have ignored this in the past but I can’t ignore it any more. I need some help. What do I do?

Africa rejoices over Obama, but seeks own answers
Two weeks after Africans danced for joy to see a black man elected president of the United States, a Kenyan newspaper columnist delivered a crisp warning to this complex and troubled continent: “Obama is not the Great Black Hope.”

Gates, Rice defend US-Iraq security agreement
The security agreement between U.S. and Iraq provides both the time and authority needed for American troops to train Iraqi forces and pursue terrorists, senior Bush administration officials said Wednesday.

Cleveland Museum of Art to return art to Italy
The Cleveland Museum of Art agreed Wednesday to return 14 ancient treasures ranging from Etruscan jewelry to a Medieval cross that authorities say were looted or stolen from Italy.