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Vinegar Offers Miraculous And Mundane Uses

Wren's Nest from Witchvox - 27 min 24 sec ago
Research from around the world supports and commends Hippocrates, Father of Medicine, of ancient Greece, circa 400 B.C., for discovering that natural apple cider vinegar is a powerful cleansing and he
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New Light Shed On Life Of Alleged Auldearn Witch

Wren's Nest from Witchvox - 27 min 24 sec ago
A new book on the Highland's most famous witch trial - one of the best known and most controversial in British history - throws new light on the life of alleged witch Isobel Gowdie and the beliefs of
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Abbey Herb Hunts Stave Off Holiday Blues

Wren's Nest from Witchvox - 27 min 24 sec ago
English Heritage is offering an antidote to boredom over the school holidays with a medieval herb hunt being held every day at Rievaulx Abbey until August 30. Pots of traditional herbs will be hid
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'Sex And Witchcraft' Are Latest Problems At The Mount

Wren's Nest from Witchvox - 27 min 24 sec ago
People living around a beauty spot just outside Guildford town centre have complained the area is being blighted by drug-taking, public sex and witchcraft. In an e-mail seen by the Surrey Advertise
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Scientists say time travel is possible, just don't ask them how to do it

The Website at the End of the Universe - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 20:24
So is time travel even possible or is it just something that science fiction writers invented? If you ask the scientists, it may indeed be theoretically possible. The problem is, there are different theories as to how it could be done. Famous physicist Stephen Hawking has been speaking out on the subject recently, no longer afraid of being labelled a crank for his ideas on time travel. In this article, he looks at the idea of linking wormholes in space to travel to the past, but concludes that it is impossible to move backwards in time, but things by accelerating to a very fast speed we'd be able to travel to the future due to the effects of time dilation as you approach the speed of light. Unfortunately, it's a one-way trip. While Hawking isn't sold on travelling through wormholes, others have not dismissed the idea entirely. Another line of thinking is the quantum time machine. With such a device, you'd just change the variables in the mathematical equation defining time travel until one of them allowed it to be true. That sounds like a whole lot of theory. Don't ask anyone how that could actually be done. This article goes explains the idea of quantum time travel in a little more detail, but it still sounds as improbable as journeying through worm holes or accelerating to the speed of light. Let's just agree that the boffins believe that time travel is possible. It's just a long way from actually happening. For now the only way to travel into the future is to keep on doing what you're doing so that you will get there one minute at a time.
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Anne Rice Quits Christianity

Wren's Nest from Witchvox - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 18:18
Anne Rice is no longer a Christian. The best-selling author of Interview With a Vampire and mother to novelist Christopher Rice posted on her Facebook page that she’s left the religion because she
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Complaint About Religious Services At Sandy Beach

Wren's Nest from Witchvox - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 18:18
Selectmen gave short shrift this week to an anonymous letter they received from “Concerned Beachgoers” that was postmarked July 20 complaining about religious services being held at Sandy Beach. Th
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The Summer Boggle Season

Wren's Nest from Witchvox - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 10:17
Actually, that's rather unfair. There are big cat sightings all year round and, although he doesn't want to give his name, the peson who saw the Arlecdon cat last Monday morning seems a very reliable
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Va. Woman Fights 'Fortune Teller' Label

Wren's Nest from Witchvox - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 10:17
A Chesterfield County, Va., woman claims county officials have violated her religious rights by defining her as a fortune teller rather than a spiritual counselor. A hearing in Patricia Moore-King'
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What Do You Know Of The Green Man?

Wren's Nest from Witchvox - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 10:17
Local people with theories about some of the Derry's centuries- old street art are being urged to put them forward on Facebook. Explanations are being sought about the stone carving of the man's he
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Oregon: Make Merry As A Faerie

Wren's Nest from Witchvox - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 10:17
No matter your age, if your inner faerie has been itching to come out, Faerieworlds -- Friday-Sunday in Eugene -- may be the festival for you. "It's three days of live music, real arts and crafts,
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Nottingham Pagans Aim To Alter Misconceptions With 'Pride' Event

Wren's Nest from Witchvox - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 10:17
Esme Knight is a witch who is keen to put the record straight about paganism. She turned her back on a high-powered career in London to live a life in Nottingham more true to her pagan beliefs.
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Who needs the movie theatre when there's so much sci-fi online?

The Website at the End of the Universe - Wed, 07/28/2010 - 19:38
When I spotted a link to the science fiction movie Primer from IO9, I was going to urge you stop what you are doing and head over to Google Video to watch it where it had made it freely available for anyone to watch online. The only thing is the video isn't there so maybe it wasn't legit. I'm sure you can find it from other online sources if you do a bit of searching. It really is worth seeking out. I'm not surprised to find it on this recent list of the 16 most intelligent science fiction movies. I was also pleased to see Gattaca on the top of the list, which I was just mentioning the other day because it appeared on a list of underappreciated sci-fi movies. If you want to watch other science fiction movies online, you may not be aware that YouTube has a movies channel where you can watch full-length films. The usual categories are represented, including science fiction, although the pickings are slim and you won't find any of the titles on the aforementioned best-of lists. For even more schlocky online movie watching, here's a long list of 100 science fiction films, arranged by decade. It would take a long time, and a strong constitution, to wade through all of them.
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Federal Judge Blocks Parts Of Arizona Immigration Law

Wren's Nest from Witchvox - Wed, 07/28/2010 - 14:17
A federal judge has blocked one of the most controversial sections of a tough Arizona immigration law, granting a preliminary injunction Wednesday that prevents police from questioning people about th
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FBI Defends Guidelines For Domestic Surveillance

Wren's Nest from Witchvox - Wed, 07/28/2010 - 10:17
Under fire from civil liberties groups, the FBI is defending domestic surveillance guidelines that critics fear could unfairly target innocent Muslims in terrorism and other criminal investigations.
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Scotland: Hate Crimes Targeted Under Joint Initiative

Wren's Nest from Witchvox - Wed, 07/28/2010 - 10:17
An initiative to cut all types of hate crime has been launched. The plan is designed to help people who are victims of intimidation, harassment or physical assault because of their race, religion,
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Suit Filed Against Augusta State Univ, For Religious Discrimination

Wren's Nest from Witchvox - Wed, 07/28/2010 - 10:17
Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund filed suit against Augusta State University on July 28 on behalf of a graduate counseling student who, according to an ADF release, was told that her Christian
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FYI: Tips To Prevent Religious Bias Claims

Wren's Nest from Witchvox - Wed, 07/28/2010 - 10:17
Questions about religion in the workplace have increased as the number of religiously diverse applicants and employees has climbed. Complaints related to religion can put employers on a tightrope, esp
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Recipe For Longevity: No Smoking, Lots Of Friends

Wren's Nest from Witchvox - Wed, 07/28/2010 - 10:17
A healthy social life may be as good for your long-term health as avoiding cigarettes, according to a massive research review released Tuesday by the journal PLoS Medicine. Researchers at Brigham Y
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Chemical BPA Found On Cash Register Receipts

Wren's Nest from Witchvox - Wed, 07/28/2010 - 10:17
Laboratory tests found high levels of the estrogen-like chemical bisphenol A on 40% of cash register receipts from major U.S. businesses, the Environmental Working Group today reports. BPA levels h
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