Newsvine - Richard Farmer's Column - Articles and Seedshttp://richardfarner.newsvine.com/An eccentric mix of politics, health, sport & wineen-usCopyright 2012Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:04:23 +0000Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:42:10 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The myth of the eight-hour sleep http://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10479705-the-myth-of-the-eight-hour-sleephttp://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10479705-the-myth-of-the-eight-hour-sleephistorysleepWed, 22 Feb 2012 21:04:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark'Mademoiselle' banned on official French forms http://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10475226-mademoiselle-banned-on-official-french-formshttp://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10475226-mademoiselle-banned-on-official-french-formsodd-newssexismWed, 22 Feb 2012 09:42:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkFirst Man of Finland caught gawping at Danish princess's breasts http://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10475204-first-man-of-finland-caught-gawping-at-danish-princesss-breastshttp://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10475204-first-man-of-finland-caught-gawping-at-danish-princesss-breastsodd-newsbreastsWed, 22 Feb 2012 09:39:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark Countries rally against EU carbon tax on airlines http://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/21/10470503-countries-rally-against-eu-carbon-tax-on-airlineshttp://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/21/10470503-countries-rally-against-eu-carbon-tax-on-airlinesglobal-warmingenvironmentco2Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:31:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkDolphins deserve same rights as humans, say scientists http://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/21/10470413-dolphins-deserve-same-rights-as-humans-say-scientistshttp://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/21/10470413-dolphins-deserve-same-rights-as-humans-say-scientistsdolphinswhalesscienceethicscetaceansTue, 21 Feb 2012 23:25:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkTatt's enough: Hotel owners move to ban patrons with visible tattoos http://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/19/10446909-tatts-enough-hotel-owners-move-to-ban-patrons-with-visible-tattooshttp://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/19/10446909-tatts-enough-hotel-owners-move-to-ban-patrons-with-visible-tattoosodd-newstattoosSun, 19 Feb 2012 09:43:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkBBC News - Gay Ugandans flee fearing for their lives http://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/16/10428401-bbc-news-gay-ugandans-flee-fearing-for-their-liveshttp://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/16/10428401-bbc-news-gay-ugandans-flee-fearing-for-their-livesugandaworld-newshomosexualityThu, 16 Feb 2012 21:45:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark How Germany lost the WWI arms race http://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/16/10423504-how-germany-lost-the-wwi-arms-racehttp://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/16/10423504-how-germany-lost-the-wwi-arms-racehistorywold-war-1Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:24:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark India Supreme Court debates gay sex ruling http://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/16/10423481-india-supreme-court-debates-gay-sex-rulinghttp://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/16/10423481-india-supreme-court-debates-gay-sex-rulingworld-newsgay-sexThu, 16 Feb 2012 10:21:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark Top China football referee Lu Jun jailed over bribes http://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/16/10423461-top-china-football-referee-lu-jun-jailed-over-bribeshttp://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/16/10423461-top-china-football-referee-lu-jun-jailed-over-bribesfootballsportschinamatch-fixingThu, 16 Feb 2012 10:19:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkWhy Romney's Shaggy Dog Story Won't Die http://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/15/10419417-why-romneys-shaggy-dog-story-wont-diehttp://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/15/10419417-why-romneys-shaggy-dog-story-wont-dieelectionspoliticsdogsromneyWed, 15 Feb 2012 23:25:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark Crime chiefs agree to get tough on illegal tiger trade 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+0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkMormon Baptism Of Wiesenthal Kin Sparks Jewish Outrage : http://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/14/10405105-mormon-baptism-of-wiesenthal-kin-sparks-jewish-outragehttp://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/14/10405105-mormon-baptism-of-wiesenthal-kin-sparks-jewish-outragereligionprbaptismpmsTue, 14 Feb 2012 13:22:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkUS firm Monsanto 'guilty' in France poisoning case http://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/14/10404872-us-firm-monsanto-guilty-in-france-poisoning-casehttp://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/14/10404872-us-firm-monsanto-guilty-in-france-poisoning-caseenvironmentnonsantoTue, 14 Feb 2012 12:42:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkQld's top cop red-faced over speeding fine 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13 Feb 2012 21:16:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark The psychology behind war-time entertainers http://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/11/10385059-the-psychology-behind-war-time-entertainershttp://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/11/10385059-the-psychology-behind-war-time-entertainersentertainmentwarSun, 12 Feb 2012 02:37:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkThe double standards of teenage sex http://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/11/10384756-the-double-standards-of-teenage-sexhttp://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/11/10384756-the-double-standards-of-teenage-sexteenagershealthsexcontraceptivesSun, 12 Feb 2012 01:41:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkDemocracy is ending in the land where it began 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