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Saturday, January 9, 2010

Repugicans - it's so easy to make fun of them

The headline reads ...
GOP Strategist Todd Harris Can't Name One Thing Republicans Have Done for the Country in 20 Years.
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The jokes ... They just write themselves.

Solution to Airport Security, Health Care Woes

Full Body Scans to Double as Annual Checkups

In what some in the White House are calling a "win/win" solution to the nation's airport security and health care reform problems, starting next month U.S. airports will begin conducting full body scans that will double as annual physical checkups.

Best cities for home prices in 2010

5 best cities for home prices in 2010

Home prices are expected to drop 7.9% nationwide, but most of these cities will skip the slump.

Why iguana is asleep and crab is pink

Why iguana is asleep and crab is pink

Big lizards falling out of trees and crabs the color of dessert stir the Web.

Those things on the bottom of wings

Those things on the bottom of wings

Ever wonder what those torpedo-looking things on the bottom of jet wings are for?

Hawaii can't afford to hold election

Hawaii can't afford to hold election

600,000 Honolulu residents may go without representation in congress.

Six delicious foods for weight loss

Six delicious foods for weight loss

These healthy diet choices will satisfy your taste buds while also suppressing your appetite.

Deep freeze threatens zoo animals

Deep freeze threatens zoo animals

The arctic blast is stunning sea turtles, driving giraffes inside, and keeping one lion on his rock.

The most amazing views in the world

The most amazing views in the world

From the cliffs of Moher to the Matterhorn, these iconic vistas are must-sees for any traveler.

NYC man charged with getting al-Qaida training

A New York City man under investigation for his links to a terror suspect pleaded not guilty Saturday to charges that he flew to Pakistan to get military training from al-Qaida.
Adis Medunjanin entered the plea during a swift arraignment at a federal court in Brooklyn.

NYC man charged with getting al-Qaida training

15 Injured in Latest Hong Kong Acid Attack

News reports say an attacker has dropped a bottle of acid into a crowd in Hong Kong and injured at least 15 people.

Man gets 10 yrs for stealing $80 slab of meat

The defendant testified he was "massaging" the meat, not stealing it.
A South Carolina man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing an $80 slab of meat.

Man gets 10 yrs for stealing $80 slab of meat

Unraveling an old mummy mystery

A Worcester librarian and researcher believes she has found definitive proof that an urban legend - that American paper manufacturers once made paper from the linen wrappings of Egyptian mummies - is indeed true.

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Iguana Showers and Frozen Sea Turtle Rescue in Frigid Florida

From Treehugger:

sea turtle at seaworld photo
A cold stunned endangered green turtle is kept warm at SeaWorld Orlando. Photo by Jason Collier courtesy of PRNewsFoto/SeaWorld

The severe weather hitting the South has sent a cold snap to the Sunshine State, leaving iguanas paralyzed and falling out of trees. The prolonged freezing temps, down into the 20s, are causing these non-native reptiles to shut down, bringing their blood flow to a standstill which can kill them. Meanwhile farmers have scrambled to save strawberry fields and heat orange groves as icicles hang from the citrus orchards.Tourists bundle up, barely grateful it's not below zero, like back home. So who's wrapping Florida's endangered sea turtles in Snugglies?

Welcome New Readers

We here at Carolina Naturally would like to welcome our newest readers in our 176th country Uzbekistan.



Only 20 countries left to go and we will have readers in every nation on the planet.

Conservationists file piracy claim against whalers

A conservationist group that lost one of its ships in a clash with Japanese whalers off Antarctica has filed a piracy complaint in the Netherlands against the captain and crew of the whaling vessel, one of the group's leaders said Saturday.

Conservationists file piracy claim against whalers

California authorities told to return 60 lbs. of pot

From the "Only in California" Department:

A Los Angeles judge has ordered that 60 pounds of pot confiscated by the California Highway Patrol during an arrest be returned to the defendant.

California authorities told to return 60 lbs. of pot

President as pitchman

A larger-than-life President Barack Obama became a presidential pitchman Wednesday on a Times Square billboard that used his photo without permission.

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Skin care mistakes that make you look older

Skin care mistakes that make you look older

Making any of these five common errors can lead to premature aging, an expert says.

Prison inmates tattooing the whites of their eyes

From the "Some people are just idiots" Department:

Authorities were stunned to find that two prison inmates had undergone a painful and dangerous self-made tattoo procedure to permanently ink the whites of their eyes.

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