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Andy
I'm a designer for Netscape in New York City, and a rabid Mets fan. I am desperately seeking to avoid MySpace, and could really use some gold stars.
Website: http://andyfraley.com/
Member Since: April 19, 2006
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This story has mostly positive ratings. 7 votes / No sinks
Gene switch helps mice fix their own broken hearts
Science – Researchers have figured out how to switch on a gene in adult mice that repaired their hearts after a heart attack, a finding that may one day help fix heart damage in humans.
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(reuters.com)
Submitted and
Voted for on May 10, 2007 05:26pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 4 votes / 1 sink
Confessions of a Magazine Pervert
Art & Design – If magazines are meant to be fleeting, why do their faded pages remain so seductive? Currie indulges in some post-shelf-life appreciation.
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(aiga.org)
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Voted for on May 09, 2007 10:28am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 6 votes / No sinks
Bjork enlists worldwide help on new album
Music – A yearning for adventure after having a baby and a trip to Mali inspired Icelandic singer Bjork to make "Volta," her sixth studio album which will be released on Tuesday.
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(reuters.com)
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Voted for on May 08, 2007 10:45am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 13 votes / 1 sink
Postal rate hike causes owners to change mailing plans
Money – Most consumers will notice only a 2-cent increase in first-class stamps, to 41 cents. But extensive rate changes also will make it more expensive for businesses to send most of their letters and packages.
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(chicagotribune.com)
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Voted for on May 07, 2007 04:34pm
Report Andy’s Notes
There's a method behind my madness.
This story has mostly positive ratings. 7 votes / No sinks
I Can Quit You Babe
Health & Fitness – Though more than half of all New York CIty smokers tried to quit smoking in the past year, 80% of them (about half a million people) lit up again within three months. While the average smoker tries to quit about 8-9 times before actually succeeding, nicotine replacement therapy has been shown to double one's chances.
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(gothamist.com)
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Voted for on May 06, 2007 10:14pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 5 votes / No sinks
Couple Engaged During Zero-G Flight
Love & Personals – As the two were weightless, Loucopoulos proposed. He wasn't afraid he'd drop the ring -- a family heirloom first worn by his great-great-grandmother -- but he did fear it would float away.
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(nypost.com)
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Voted for on May 06, 2007 10:16am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 7 votes / No sinks
Airlines pile on the fees
Travel – Travel alert: You'll be paying more to fly this summer on planes that are more crowded than ever - even after you've bought your ticket. Airlines are set to fly with record full flights this summer, with air fares at their highest level since 2000.
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(money.cnn.com)
Submitted and
Voted for on May 03, 2007 08:10am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 7 votes / No sinks
Snowflakes promise faster chips, BBC News
Gadgets & Tech – Chips could run faster and be more energy efficient thanks to a process from IBM that copies nature's creation of seashells and snowflakes.
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(news.bbc.co.uk)
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Voted for on May 03, 2007 08:01am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 6 votes / No sinks
The strangest celebrity merchandise
Celebrities – As stars like Kate Moss cause a frenzy with their clothing lines, some singers and actors are turning their passions into more unusual products.
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(news.bbc.co.uk)
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Voted for on May 03, 2007 07:56am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 5 votes / No sinks
Presidential hopeful Obama has Irish roots
Politics – When the American presidential election is fought next year, a small corner of rural Ireland will be rooting for its man.
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(guardian.co.uk)
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Voted for on May 03, 2007 07:52am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 7 votes / No sinks
It's not easy being green: Apple on sustainability
Gadgets & Tech – Steve Jobs just broke Apple's relative silence about its environmental policies, a move that will either hearten or frustrate the company's critics, who contend that Apple is not sustainable enough.
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(blog.wired.com)
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Voted for on May 02, 2007 05:12pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 4 votes / No sinks
Red, white or vegetarian, madam?
Food – Who'd have thunk it? Animal by-products sometimes make their way into wine... How to pick the veggie ones?
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(lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk)
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Voted for on May 02, 2007 05:08pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 5 votes / No sinks
Murphy hopes to hit another home run
Sports – Long regarded as one of the baseball's biggest stand-up guys, Dale Murphy is working to rid sports on all levels of performance-enhancing drugs.
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(mlb.mlb.com)
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Voted for on May 02, 2007 12:06pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 5 votes / No sinks
Combatting Obesity, DDR-style
Health & Fitness – More than 1,500 schools are expected to be using the game by the end of the decade. Born nine years ago in the arcades of Japan, D.D.R. has become a small craze among a generation of young Americans who appear less enamored of traditional team sports than their parents were and more amenable to the personal pursuits enabled by modern technology.
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(nytimes.com)
Submitted and
Voted for on May 01, 2007 07:25am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 7 votes / No sinks
Dog owners finding pet-friendly buildings at a price
Pets – Renters are having an ever-harder time because they are facing one of the tightest markets in seven years, and building managers are becoming stricter about pets, particularly dogs.
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(nytimes.com)
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Voted for on May 01, 2007 07:20am
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