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- Google Earth shows that cow and deer herds align like compass needles https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2008/08/25/google-earth-shows-that-cow-and-deer-herds-align-like-compass-needles/ 6 comments
- Scientists transform skin bacterium into a topical vaccine that you rub onto your skin, a needle-free approach that would eliminate reactions like fever, swelling and pain. Topical application generated enough antibodies to successfully protect mice from 6 times the lethal dose of tetanus toxin. https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2024/12/skin-bacteria-vaccine.html 11 comments science
- Riddle says Roman Reigns wasn't happy with his 'Needle-Mover' remark: "I thought it was hilarious but not everybody thinks like me." https://www.sescoops.com/2021/10/riddle-roman-reigns-wasnt-happy-with-needle-mover-remark/ 67 comments squaredcircle
- Flu vaccine patch ditches needles and side effects. A new needle-free flu vaccine patch revs up the immune system much like a traditional flu shot without any negative side effects, a study with mice shows. https://www.futurity.org/flu-vaccine-patch-immune-systems-2161352/ 4 comments technology
- Don’t like needles? A nasal spray for allergies could replace EpiPen https://globalnews.ca/news/10696191/nasal-spray-severe-allergic-reaction-epipen/ 3 comments health
- Wojnarowski: "Players like Harrison Barnes, Domantas Sabonis and John Collins are not moving the needle for Philadelphia in Ben Simmons trade talks" https://streamable.com/unkctn 742 comments nba
- Disgusting, it's like saying, "Hey, you can re-use Band-Aid's and needles" https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/21/politics/trump-sanitize-medical-masks/index.html 13 comments worldnews
- Larry Walker: Coors Field hurting chances of making Hall of Fame, "No needles went in my ass. I played the game clean, but I played in the ballpark and it's almost like Coors Field is my PED." http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/22273072/larry-walker-says-coors-field-hurting-chances-making-hall-fame 15 comments baseball
- A phase I clinical trial finds that influenza vaccination using Band-Aid-like patches with dissolvable microneedles is safe and well-tolerated by study participants. The patches were as effective in generating immunity against influenza, and were strongly preferred over vaccination with a needle. http://www.news.gatech.edu/2017/06/26/microneedle-patches-flu-vaccination-successful-first-human-clinical-trial 6 comments science
- Researchers have developed a needle that causes no bleeding via self-sealing gelation, preventing blood infections like HIV. http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nmat4758.html 8 comments science
- As New York prepares to vote on Tuesday, Senator Bernie Sanders has an ally trying to move the needle: renowned filmmaker Spike Lee, who, like Sanders, grew up in Brooklyn. http://www.vox.com/2016/4/18/11449936/bernie-sanders-spike-lee-new-york 10 comments politics
- India sterilisation deaths: Investigation finds needles shared, poor hygiene likely cause of 13 deaths. An independent investigation into deaths of 13 women after mass sterilisation surgeries found doctor & his staff used the same needles for all procedures and never changed their gloves. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-02/investigation-into-india-sterilisation-deaths-finds-needles-sha/5935474 8 comments india
- "Like threading a needle with a wet noodle" http://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=fdwmhxdkiqq&u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6eqbry3fuy8%26list%3Duupwy2q7bnjdlyu1km_oejvw%26feature%3Dshare 27 comments formula1
- At the next Republican debate, we would like to see a test of faith. All the candidates should be required to thread a camel through the eye of a needle. If they can't, they have to shut up about Jesus, Christianity and the bible. http://blog.buzzflash.com/node/12951 4 comments politics
- He said only gays and needle users are likely to get AIDS, that “Orientals” are “taking over,” that when cyclists are killed “it’s their own fault at the end of the day,” he was once charged with uttering a death threat, and was convicted of DUI. Oh, and he's also leading in Toronto's mayoral race! http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/ford-forgot-marijuana-charge-remembers-breath-test-guilty-plea/article1678316/ 28 comments politics
- Good news everyone! (or at least for those of you who don't like needles) - Vaccination via patch http://sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/61241/title/this_wont_hurt_a_bit 5 comments science
- Breaking the Law of Demeter is Like Looking for a Needle in a Haystack http://googletesting.blogspot.com/2008/07/breaking-law-of-demeter-is-like-looking.html 6 comments programming
- "There was a tall creature that looked like a praying mantis in a robe, over me, that put these needles in my legs. It didn’t hurt, and it was talking to me telepathically about the procedure, ‘helping me walk." https://youtu.be/9QfdKg5VaO8?si=w7jKTt_1dXTzfNzQ 2 comments aliens
- [Dumas] Paul George seemed like the only *realistic* pathway for the Warriors to acquire a needle moving, star player. I don’t expect them to make any type of big splash with the George news. https://twitter.com/JDumasReports/status/1807156786786652178 102 comments nba
- A Russian woman lived with an inch-long needle in her brain for 80 years, likely because her parents tried to kill her as an infant, doctors say https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/russian-woman-lived-inch-long-030120392.html 28 comments worldnews
- ‘It’s like finding needles in a haystack’: the mission to discover if Jupiter’s moons support life https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/mar/05/could-jupiters-icy-moons-support-life?CMP=fb_us#Echobox=1678022371 10 comments space
- Ricciardo asked if Monza was the shot in the arm Renault needed, replies: "I don't like needles!" (He has plenty of tattoos...) https://twitter.com/ChrisMedlandF1/status/1174664277753393158 3 comments formula1
- [Baldinger] Broncos DrewLock23 got almost 3/4 of action v Seahawks. They threw a variety of blitzes at him but he made 10 great throws. NFL Sunday afternoon throws into the eye of the needle. I will let the coaches fine tune but lots to like. #BaldysBreakdowns https://mobile.twitter.com/baldynfl/status/1160715792150859779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1160715792150859779&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.orangemane.com%2Fforum%2Forange-mane-discussion%2Forange-mane-central-discussion%2F2456180-drew-lock%2Fpage61 19 comments nfl
- "Romney's big immigration speech: Did he persuade Latinos? - "Casual lies," like the one about how Obama has ignored Hispanics, won't "move the needle much" sez The Daily Beast http://theweek.com/article/index/229684/romneys-big-immigration-speech-did-he-convince-latinos 21 comments politics
- While Russia grapples with HIV epidemic, Moscow’s addicts share their filthy needles: at least two million Russians are likely to be officially registered as HIV-positive within five years, and a total of three million will have the virus http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/24/putin-hiv-epidemic-moscow 27 comments europe
- [Dax FTR]: "Currently: Torn bicep, torn labrum from my groin to my hip, 3 inch needle in my right knee every couple of months, torn labrum in my shoulder. All for what? To try to make y’all happy. But it seems like, it doesn’t matter what we do, some of y’all never will be.Top Guys, out." https://twitter.com/DaxFTR/status/1639770186646540288?s=19&t=p9O9sXMhGI_wZceYoaAS4Q 424 comments squaredcircle
- [Dreger] Sounds like the IOC engaged this week. Not sure they’ve offered all the NHL needs to return to Olympic stage, but the needle moved. NHL still needs a CBA agreement with PA to move forward. https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger/status/1226321234226532353 56 comments hockey
- 'Like a toilet brush': anger in Rome over city's lacklustre Christmas tree - Tree has been dubbed ‘spelacchio’, meaning bald or mangy, after it lost most of its pine needles https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/20/toilet-brush-anger-rome-city-lacklustre-christmas-tree 5 comments europe
- [Woodyard] Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown said he played through blisters on his feet, hands and mouth during the MNF game. “It was tough,” he said. They got worse during the game when the blisters got swollen. “I feel like I was running on needles,” he said. “Catching the ball hurt a lot.” https://twitter.com/e_woodyard/status/1722715460276228600?s=46&t=IX8yKIxZkEL6TendVkcZZQ 165 comments nfl
- I’m obsessed with micron and it has been moving like molasses. How do I insert needles into my eyeballs to feel something https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/8owf5h/im_obsessed_with_micron_and_it_has_been_moving/ 46 comments wallstreetbets
- [Jackson] Per source, Heat has made an offer to Vincent similar to structure of Caleb Martin's 3-year deal but for bit more money (more than $7 M per year for Gabe). It did not move the needle. Vincent's return is looking less likely, unless Heat raises its offer. Free agency begins at 6pm https://twitter.com/flasportsbuzz/status/1674792102247669763 78 comments nba
- Magnetically controlled microrobot device removes brain hemorrhages due to strokes or aneurysms: "As you change the direction of the magnetic field, the microdevice moves like a compass needle with a magnet nearby” https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2022/Q2/microrobot-device-removes-brain-hemorrhages-due-to-strokes-or-aneurysms.html 16 comments science
- Riddle: “I’m trying not to talk too much trash anymore. I don’t want to upset the higher ups. I’m not going to mention exact names, but he’s a chief of tribes...I talked some trash about me moving the needle & selling merch...I thought it was hilarious, but not everybody thinks like me" https://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/matt-riddle-talks-goldberg-roman-reigns-not-being-happy-with-his-trash-talking-promising-brock-lesnar-to-not-call-him-out/ 164 comments squaredcircle