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01/03/2011

Razzie shortlist hits 'Burlesque,' but not as hard as possible

No, Burlesque didn't make the list, but “The Bounty Hunter,” “Clash of the Titans,” “The Expendables,” “Grown Ups,” “Jonah Hex,” “Killers,” “The Last Airbender,” “Little Fockers,” “Sex and the City 2,” “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” “Vampires Suck” and “Yogi Bear.” did...
No, I haven't seen any of them, but then I haven't seen any recent movies either, except for Dawn Treader. I usually see them when they hit HBOAsia.

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Yes, there is actually an island called Gotland, off the east coast of Sweden... and it is famous for it's roses and medieval houses/churches. More HERE.

It's located in the Baltic Sea, and the Wikipedia entry on the Baltic sea includes this item:

The land is still emerging isostatically from its subsident state, which was caused by the weight of the last glaciation. The phenomenon is known as post-glacial rebound. Consequently, the surface area and the depth of the sea are diminishing.

Illustration from Wikipedia shows that much of Finland was once underwater too...
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Anti Malarial medicine Artesunate might work against cancer. This is the injectable form of artemisin, and is also being used to fight shistosomiasis Haematobium.

more information at Wikipedia

This is an extract of a type of wormwood, long used by Chinese herbalists, but if you have cancer, don't go out and brew some wormwood tea...that herb has a lot of side effects...
and it comes from Sweet wormwood, not the common grey colored garden wormwood, which is used as an herbal medicine for stomach cramps and in Absinthe.

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MRSA is carried by some people, and often hides in areas where skin meets the skin (groin, armpits) or inside the nose.

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Good news of the day: Egyptian Muslims are protecting their Catholic neighbors.
it's Christmas in the Eastern and Coptic Christian churches.

Indonesian Muslims did the same thing for Christmas here in Asia.
in Pakistan, the Taliban death threats are ignored by thousands, but only the crazies get the headlines. Background HERE.

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And finally, rest assured: There is no bird "aflocolypse"