Pope gives holy seal of approval to pop classics

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HEADLINE: Pope gives holy seal of approval to pop classics
SOURCE LINK: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article7026960.ece
CLIP:

... Yesterday, however, the Vatican gave its imprimatur not only to Santana and Oasis, but also to the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, U2, Pink Floyd and Fleetwood Mac in a list of approved pop albums published in L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper. ...

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HEADLINE: Britain's sexiest female farmer crowned
SOURCE LINK: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7222429/Britains-sexiest-female-farmer-crowned.html
CLIP:

Blonde Anna Simpson has been voted Britain's sexiest female farmer. Miss Simpson, 25, beat hundreds of rivals to be crowned the most attractive female farmer in the country.

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HEADLINE: Catholics get condoms with their roses
SOURCE LINK: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/wacky/free-condoms-with-valentines-flowers-in-the-philippines/story-e6frev20-1225830085509
CLIP:

MEN buying flowers for Valentine's Day were given something else for the weekend in the Philippines, Asia's staunchly Roman Catholic outpost -- free condoms.
The health department set up two tents and booths carrying the slogan "Are You Sexually Active?'' at Manila's Dangwa wholesale flower market on the day before St Valentine's.

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HEADLINE: School teacher replaced by a website
SOURCE LINK: http://www.news.com.au/national/teachers-replaced-with-a-dyi-website/story-e6frfkwi-1225830289226
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FURIOUS parents are demanding the New South Wales Education Department explain why their children have been abandoned without a qualified 2-unit maths teacher for the first month of Year 12.

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HEADLINE: U.K. Pastor: 'Wives, Submit to Your Husbands'
SOURCE LINK: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,585771,00.html?test=latestnews
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A pair of British church leaders are under fire for preaching in sermons that "modern women's" lack of obedience is to blame for the country's high divorce rate, The Daily Mail reported.

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HEADLINE: Asian Carp: If You Can't Beat 'em, Eat 'em
SOURCE LINK: http://abcnews.go.com/WN/asian-carp-endangering-great-lakes/story?id=9830667
CLIP:

At this week's National Grocers Association convention in Las Vegas, celebrity chef Philippe Parola was touting his new favorite fish. '[It has] 70-percent more Omega-3 than in catfish and tilapia," an animated Parola told an assembled crowd at his booth. "No mercury because it's a filter fish." Parola was talking about the Asian carp -- a slimy, boney fish that breeds quickly and is widely considered a pest. Parola's message: Eat the carp. Save the Great Lakes.

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HEADLINE: Man Wakes From Coma When Told He's a Grandfather
SOURCE LINK: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,585594,00.html
CLIP:

After David Russell spent two weeks in a coma, he proved some things are worth waking up for.
Russell finally opened his eyes when his wife whispered in his ear that he had just become a grandfather for the first time, the Daily Mail reported.
Doctors had cautioned Helen Russell that her 60-year-old husband did not have a good prognosis, and now against all odds he is making a full recovery after hearing about the new addition to the family.

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HEADLINE: Couple Celebrates 71 Years of Marriage
SOURCE LINK: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,585743,00.html
CLIP:

SEFFNER, Fla. — His hand brushed hers ever so lightly, and in that moment, Charlie Wellen's life changed.
"A big jolt of electricity went through me," he says. "Wow! I'll never forget that. And it's been that good ever since."
Her name was Barbara, a comely brunette with a quick wit. She lived with her folks two doors down from his family in the tiny town of Phillipsburg, N.J. — P-burg for short. They courted for about a year, then had a Catholic wedding ceremony.
On Thursday, the Seffner couple celebrated 71 years as husband and wife.

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HEADLINE: Five-foot-long crab goes on show
SOURCE LINK: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/8504132.stm
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A Japanese spider crab believed to be the biggest ever seen in Britain is set to go on show at Birmingham's National Sea Life Centre.

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HEADLINE: Sneakers! Burglars Favour Reebok Classics
SOURCE LINK: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Strange-News/Burglars-Favour-Reebok-Classics-Trainers-Are-Preferred-Footwear-Of-The-Thief-Says-University-Study/Article/201002215547709?lpos=Strange_News_Third_Home_Page_Article_Teaser_Region__3&lid=ARTICLE_15547709_Burglars_Favour_Reebok_Classics%3A_Trainers_Are_Preferred_Footwear_Of_The_Thief%2C_Says_University_Study
CLIP:

Burglars would beg, borrow or return to their defining habit and steal with a pair of Reebok Classics, researchers reckon.

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HEADLINE: Husband Says 'I Love You' in Manure
SOURCE LINK: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,585649,00.html
CLIP:

ALBERT LEA, Minn. — Nothing says "I love you" like a half-mile wide heart made out of manure.
A southern Minnesota man created the Valentine's Day gift for his wife of 37 years in their farm field about 12 miles southwest of Albert Lea.

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HEADLINE: 'Barefoot burglar' tiptoes in again
SOURCE LINK: http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/02/12/barefoot.teen.plane.thief/index.html?hpt=T2
CLIP:

Seattle, Washington (CNN) -- Authorities have a familiar suspect in the theft of a plane that violated a no-fly zone this week near the Vancouver Winter Olympics: They're looking for the "Barefoot Burglar."

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HEADLINE: Teen Kidnaps Own Dog to Save Pet from Euthanasia
SOURCE LINK: http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2010/02/11/crimesider/entry6197839.shtml?tag=cbsnewsSectionContent.5
CLIP:

This time Billy saved Lassie -- or to be more exact, Bronson Stewart saved Buck, and almost went to jail for it. Stewart was told by a veterinary clinic in New Zealand that unless he could afford $2,500 surgery for 5-month-old Buck, who was hit by a car, his pet would have to be put down

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HEADLINE: Cheese? Urine? Hurt Athletes Try It All
SOURCE LINK: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/02/12/sportsline/main6201828.shtml?tag=cbsnewsTwoColLowerPromoArea;morenews
CLIP:

Cheese wraps, urine poultices, cell cures — when it comes to injuries, elite athletes can be game for some pretty out-there therapies

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HEADLINE: Valentine's Day Condoms ... with a Message
SOURCE LINK: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/02/12/tech/main6201293.shtml
CLIP:

An environmental group plans to distribute 100,000 free condoms across the U.S. beginning on Valentine's Day to call attention to the impact of human overpopulation on endangered species.

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