Where have they all gone

We here at Carolina Naturally have been sad to see the absence of our numerous faithful Chinese readers over the last few weeks - the last few days especially.
It is a sorry state of affairs when the exchange of ideas in stifled by someone scared of the truth.
Maybe sometime soon we shall see our Chinese readers return.

11-Year-Old Graduates From College

Moshe Kai Cavalin , 11, graduates with honors from East Los Angeles Community College this week, but just don't call him a genius.

11-Year-Old Graduates From College

Air France investigation focuses on sensors

Officials trying to determine why the jet broke apart over the Atlantic are looking into the possibility that speed sensors may have failed.

Investigation focuses on sensors

Also:

• Plane's final messages
• 4 travelers who missed the flight

Tiananmen Square, + 20

The most vivid symbol of 'Right Conquers Might' in the last fifty years!

Crunchberry Suit

From the "The (Funny) Farm called and your room is ready." Department:

A woman sued the Cap'n Crunch people because her cereal didn't contain any "crunchberries":

On May 21, a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California dismissed a complaint filed by a woman who said she had purchased "Cap'n Crunch with Crunchberries" because she believed "crunchberries" were real fruit. The plaintiff, Janine Sugawara, alleged that she had only recently learned to her dismay that said "berries" were in fact simply brightly-colored cereal balls, and that although the product did contain some strawberry fruit concentrate, it was not otherwise redeemed by fruit. She sued, on behalf of herself and all similarly situated consumers who also apparently believed that there are fields somewhere in our land thronged by crunchberry bushes.

Reasonable Consumer Would Know "Crunchberries" Are Not Real, Judge Rules

Media banned from Tiananmen Square

In this BBC news video, a reporter with all the necessary documentation tries to visit Tiananmen Square with a cameraperson, only to find himself surrounded by umbrella-wielding goons who use their unfurled bumbershoots to block every shot the camera-person tries to catch.

Media banned from Tiananmen Square

Sound Familiar?

Terrorists all sound the same.

Ancient warfare: Fighting for the greater good

Lethal warfare drove the evolution of altruistic behavior among ancient humans, claims a new study.

Ancient warfare

School's Out

This is for my grandkids who get out of school tomorrow!

Alice Cooper (with a little help from the Muppets)

Apes Laugh

From BBC-Science and National Geographic:

Tickled apes yield laughter clue Research carried out by tickling apes and infants suggests laughter evolved in a common ancestor of great apes and humans.

Laughter seems to be shared by all great apes – that would mean having a giggle dates back some 10 to 16 million years to our common ancestor.

Here's what it sounds like when apes laugh ...

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Hear Bonobo Laughter

Hear Chimp Laughter

Hear Gorilla Laughter

Hear Human-Baby Laughter

Hear Orangutan Laughter

Mapping the audible similarities and differences in laughs across the five species, the researchers created an acoustic family tree of human and great ape laughter.

Gun-loving Pastor To His Flock: Piece Be With You

This won't end well ...

A Kentucky pastor is inviting his flock to bring guns to church to celebrate the Fourth of July and the Second Amendment.

Gun-loving Pastor To His Flock: Piece Be With You

Ignorance still shines brightly in Kentucky I see.

Always check the gas gauge ...

... BEFORE robbing the bank!

Authorities say they've arrested two suspected bank robbers after their getaway vehicle ran out of gas.

Daytona Beach bank robbery suspects run out of gas during attempted getaway

'Witch bottle' containing finger nails hair and pins discovered

A 17th century "witch bottle" used to rid the sick of evil spells has been found intact, containing finger nail clippings, hair and pins.

Full Story

Nursing home fined for maggots found on patient

A Florida nursing home has been fined $16,000 by state regulators after a patient was found injured on the floor with maggots crawling out of his leg cast.

Full Story

Sneaky diet disasters in a glass

Even drinks with "zero" calories can sabotage your diet, according to this new health study.

Sneaky diet disasters in a glass

Also:

• Secrets to preserve your eyesight

Couple to wed in zero gravity

A Brooklyn couple will become the first on the planet to say "I do" while literally walking on air.

Couple to wed in zero gravity

Also:

• How zero-gravity flights work
• Record dive to ocean's deepest trench

5 red flags on a credit report

Late payments are just one of the things that lenders don't want to see on your credit report.

5 red flags

Also:

• Learn more about your credit
• Get a dirt-cheap mortgage

Muslims mixed on Obama's speech

The president's address in Cairo was powerful, but it's what he didn't say that disappointed.

Obama's speech

Also:

• Obama's promise
• Text of speech

Mystery of China's lone 'Tank Man' lingers

Play Video

Questions persist about the man who bravely confronted a line of tanks at Tiananmen Square 20 years ago.

Mystery of China's lone 'Tank Man' lingers

Also:

• China cracks down on coverage
• Photos: Emotional anniversary

Man invents 'tornado-proof' car

Former NASCAR driver and storm chaser Steve Greene hopes his tricked-out ride can help forecasters save lives.

'Tornado-proof' car

Also:

• Search: Hurricane season 2009
• 'Pop up' storms pose threat

Crews recover first wreckage from Air France flight

The plane disappeared Sunday night, the deadliest crash in Air France history and the world's worst commercial air accident since 2001.

Crews recover first wreckage from Air France flight

Also:

• Plane's final messages
• Speed a possible factor

And I Quote

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.

~ Voltaire

Our Readers

Some of our readers today have been in:

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Ploiesti, Prahova, Romania
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
Kingston Upon Hull, England United Kingdom
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Tyreso, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
London, England, United Kingdom

Daily Horoscope

Today's horoscope says:

The tricky part of the juicy secret that's about to be whispered into your ear is that you may need to keep it that way for at least a few more weeks -- and as wonderful as you'll be feeling once you've heard it, that may not be easy.
You're grinning already, aren't you?

How did you know?!