Juxtaposition: To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.

The Denver Post - Boulder High students walk out during Pledge, recite own version

Seeded on Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:54 AM EDT (The Denver Post)

About 50 Boulder High School students walked out of class Thursday to protest the daily reading of the Pledge of Allegiance and recited their own version, omitting "one nation, under God."

us-news, denver, pledge-of-allegiance, students, protest, separation-of-church-and-state

Accident injures 11 on Cruise film shoot

Seeded on Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:59 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)

"We have no findings to suggest anyone famous was involved in the accident," said a police spokesman, adding he did not know whether it would affect the shoot this week. Phew, it could have been serious, but as long as no one famous was injured.

entertainment, poor-choice-of-words

Nessie makes a comeback

Seeded on Fri Jun 1, 2007 8:16 AM EDT (ABC News)

The Loch Ness monster is back and there's video. A man has captured what Nessie watchers say is possible footage of the supposed mythical creature beneath Scotland's most mysterious lake. Holmes said whatever it was moved at about 6 mph and kept a fairly straight course.

odd-news, loch-ness, monster, scotland, captured-new-footage

Kevorkian has served his sentence, but Attorney General wants more

Sun May 27, 2007 10:25 AM EDT

Dr. Jack Kevorkian is scheduled for release from prison June 1st of this year. He has stated that he will not advise nor counsel anyone regarding assisted suicide ever again.

Continue reading this entry ...

us-news, law, government

2004 Ohio Election Results Tallied on GOP Servers

Seeded on Wed Apr 25, 2007 1:41 PM EDT (The Free Press)

Seeded by indecent (Clipped by juxtaposition)

Yes, these are the same servers which hold the FIVE MILLION supposedly "lost" emails.

politics, 2004, election, ohio, fraud, rnc

I Love You, Madame Librarian -- In These Times

Seeded on Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:18 AM EDT ()

In memory of Kurt Vonnegut (Nov 11, 1922 - Apr 11, 2007)My last words? "Life is no way to treat an animal, not even a mouse."

arts, literature, kurt-vonnegut

Developing Intelligence : Octopus Consciousness

Seeded on Mon Apr 9, 2007 12:11 PM EDT (ScienceBlogs)

This article gives a fascinating run through on current knowledge of the cognitive capabilities of octopi in the interests of proposing that continued study of the neural structure and higher brain functions of these cephalopods may be able to contribute directly to our understan …

science, animal-behaviorism, primate-cognition, non-primate-cognition

TrustMe.com - The secret White House communication system

Seeded on Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:54 PM EDT (www.trustme.com)

This topic was first brought to my attention by LeahM here on NewsVine. It's being brought to light (albeit incrementally) that the White House is utilizing GOP servers and email accounts to circumvent the Presidential Records Act.

us-news, white-house, communications, email

Supreme Court hears arguments in faith-based initiative case - Los Angeles Times

Seeded on Fri Mar 16, 2007 1:37 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)

This is an older article I ran across while looking for updates on the Hein vs. Freedom from Religion Foundation case, being heard by the Supreme Court.

us-news

Priests to purify site after Bush visit - Yahoo! News

Seeded on Fri Mar 9, 2007 2:08 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

GUATEMALA CITY - Mayan priests will purify a sacred archaeological site to eliminate "bad spirits" after President Bush visits next week, an official with close ties to the group said Thursday.

world-news, mayans, bush, south-america

Speech given on the clash between 'Christian Democracy' and 'Islamic Terrorism'.

Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:33 AM EST

Ladies and gentlemen, tonight as we celebrate the one hundred forty-first birthday of one of the greatest men in American history, I would like to be able to talk about what a glorious day today is in the history of the world.

Continue reading this entry ...

politics, rhetoric

Challenge to Faith Based Initiatives

Seeded on Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:54 PM EST (cantonrep.com)

The Supreme Court's review of a lawsuit next week challenging President Bush's faith-based initiative is more critical to the future of church-state relations than it would first appear, attorneys involved in the case said Wednesday.

politics, law, government, us

Technology Review: 216 Million Americans Are Scientifically Illiterate (Part I)

Seeded on Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:17 PM EST (EW.com)

The good news: America's science literacy rate is up from a pathetic 10 percent in 1988. The bad news: it's still only 28 percent.

science

Scotland Yard hands Litvinenko file to CPS

Seeded on Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:17 PM EST (Telegraph)

Scotland Yard has sent a file to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on the murder of the Russian foreign spy, Alexander Litvinenko.

world-news, britain, russia, litvinenko, espionage

Woman Becomes Quadruple Amputee After Giving Birth, But Cannot Find Out Why

Seeded on Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:27 AM EST (wftv.com)

Claudia Mejia gave birth eight and a half months ago at Orlando Regional South Seminole. She was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center in Orlando where her arms and legs were amputated.

us-news, medical

The difference between Shia and Sunni

Seeded on Mon Jan 29, 2007 4:07 PM EST (3quarksdaily)

It all started hours after Mohammad's death: while his son-in-law (and first cousin) Ali was attending to Mohammad's burial, others were holding a little election to see who should succeed Mohammad as the chief of what was by now an Islamic state.

world-news, muslim, shia, sunni

STLtoday - News - Nation

Seeded on Wed Jan 17, 2007 3:13 PM EST (The St Louis Post Dispatch)

Frank D. Hargrove, a Virginia state legislator said black people "should get over" slavery and questioned whether Jews should apologize "for killing Christ."

us-news, virginia

Myth Sparks Rise In Car Radio Thefts

Seeded on Wed Dec 27, 2006 12:13 PM EST (theboltonnews.co.uk)

A month old story, I just stumbled across it. Apparently an urban myth circulated throughout Britain that a microchip in Ford model automobile radios was able to be used in digital television boxes to 'decode' premium channels.

odd-news, urban-legends, britain