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Yeah, I wanna move to FLORIDA!!
Yahoo! News - Giant Fla. Sinkhole Swallows 4-Lane Road DELTONA, Fla. - A growing sinkhole swallowed a four-lane road Saturday and forced the evacuation of 20 central Florida homes, officials said. One house was in imminent danger of falling into the hole,...
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The Yankee or Dixie quiz
The Yankee or Dixie quiz Yee-haw, or Yippee--depending on your score....the "Yankee or Dixie" Quiz is BACK!! "41% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category." Odd, considering I haven't been south except for short visits (during which "y'all" returned...
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Economist.com | Left-handedness
Hehehehe, don't mess with Mama Lefty!!! Good to know that I am more successful at something! While there is no suggestion that left-handed people are more violent than the right-handed, it looks as though they are more successfully violent. Perhaps that...
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The New York Times > AP > National > U.S. Pledges $350 Million to Help Tsunami Victims
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) -- The United States is pledging $350 million to help tsunami victims, a tenfold increase over its first wave of aid, President Bush announced Friday. ``Our contributions will continue to be revised as the full effects of this terrible...
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The Minister of Defense
Former NFL star Reggie White died Sunday morning at his home near Huntersville, N.C., ESPN's Chris Mortensen has learned. The former Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles defensive end, a lock for the Pro Football Hall of Fame who retired as the NFL's...
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MSNBC - Carson was everyman, with charisma
Carson "The day the music died was February 3, 1959, when Buddy Holly's plane crashed outside of Clear Lake, Iowa. The day television died was May 22, 1992, when Johnny Carson hustled out of a Burbank studio, leaving tear-soaked cheeks, 30 years of memories...
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Yahoo! News - Georgia Edges Wisconsin in Outback Bowl
TAMPA, Fla. - One last victory for David Greene, the winningest quarterback in NCAA (news - web sites) history. No. 8 Georgia closed the Greene era with a 24-21 win over No. 16 Wisconsin in Saturday's Outback Bowl. Greene threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns...
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West Virginia Lightning - Static Electricity at Home
Sparky Anyone can create simple electrostatic spark discharges at home. The human body can generate and carry tens of thousands of volts, and produce sparks identical to lightning, only smaller. And I am getting REALLY tired of doing just that. I feel...
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I barreled thru this one
Population: 485 : Meeting Your Neighbors One ... My rating: 4 out of 5 From the book jacket: "After a twelve-year absence, a real-life prodigal son returns to his hometown -- New Auburn, Wisconsin, population: 485 -- and joins the volunteer fire and rescue...
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Yahoo! News - U.S. Accuses Marine of Desertion Again
A Marine charged with desertion in Iraq after mysteriously disappearing from his post has again been declared a deserter - this time for failing to report to his U.S. base. Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, who claimed he was abducted by anti-coalition forces...
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Edwards? Clinton? Nah, 2008 could be Russ Feingold's year
Interesting article in today's Chicago Trib online about an election which is a long, long way off, about the possibility of a Feingold run for office in 2008. In Wisconsin, while John Kerry barely eked out a win in one of the most hotly contested battleground...
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The daily meme and formatting practice
bold the states you've been to, underline the states you've lived in and italicize the state you're in now... Alabama / Alaska / Arizona / Arkansas / California / Colorado / Connecticut / Delaware / Florida / Georgia / Hawaii / Idaho / Illinois / Indiana...
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Rachel always says it best......
Blue-Eyed Infidel: BATSHIT INSANE Humanity is seriously fucked up. That's all there is to it. Seriously, hopelessly, unforgivably fucked up. People are debating fine points of law about due process and states' rights and blah blah blah, but for the love...
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Bush, Congress Set to Act in Right-To-Die Case
Yahoo! News - Bush, Congress Set to Act in Right-To-Die Case WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush cut short a vacation to return to Washington and be ready to sign a bill that may keep a brain-damaged woman alive, in a case pitting Christian conservatives...
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Shakey
Shakey: Neil Young's Biography Hit the bookstore yesterday, after going to visit my orthopedic surgeon, since I figured I would need a little reading material for the next couple of days. I also mistakenly thought I would be able to wait until AFTER the...
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another post on gay marriage
Asymmetrical Information: A really, really, really long post about gay marriage that does not, in the end, support one side or the other My only request is that people try to be a leeetle more humble about their ability to imagine the subtle results of...
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mmmmmm.....guitar.......
Ever since I read about this guy on another blog, I have been playing his tunes......and iTunes has made a bit of $ off me as a result--great stuff. Bonamassa.com and then I read on his tour schedule page: 8/20/05 Wausau, WI Big Bull Falls Blues Fest...
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iCopulate
ThinkGeek :: iCopulate It's not easy being single. At ThinkGeek we believe everyone deserves a little lovin'... Geeks can't survive on technology and BAWLS® alone. But how about your iPod®? It's sleek and sexy, but has probably never had a date. If you...
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weekly horrorscope
This week April 4 through April 10 Libra Relationships are going through a very interesting phase this week, especially as the Solar Eclipse, in your opposite sign of Aries, takes place on Friday. You may have come to the conclusion that something was...
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Feingold Using Leadership PAC to Raise Profile - from TBO.com
Feingold Using Leadership PAC to Raise Profile - from TBO.com Russ Feingold, whose name has become synonymous with campaign finance reform, is raising both his profile and thousands of dollars with his new leadership political action committee. Feingold,...
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Tartan Day - About the Event
Tartan Day - About the Event Woodrow Wilson said of the Scots, "Every line of strength in American history is a line coloured with Scottish blood." The contribution of the immigrant Scots upon North America is massive and these people have remained proud...
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Interesting new Typology test
Pew Research Center Political Typology Upbeat Based on your answers to the questionnaire, you most closely resemble survey respondents within the Upbeat typology group. This does not mean that you necessarily fit every group characteristic or agree with...
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Strike Shuts Down Finnish Paper Industry
Strike Shuts Down Finnish Paper Industry National Conciliator Juhani Salonius, who mediated the talks, said major disagreements hinged on the use of temporary employees and production breaks during national holidays. The paper workers union said employees...
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Down the slippery slope..
WorldNetDaily: Granddaughter yanks grandma's feeding tube By Sarah Foster © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com In a situation recalling the recent death of Terri Schiavo in Florida, an 81-year-old widow, denied nourishment and fluids for nearly two weeks, is clinging...
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Draft Stuff
The New York Times > Sports > Pro Football > Very Different Calls to Arms, and Legs, in Round 1 of N.F.L. Draft It was a difficult day for Rodgers, rated the second-best quarterback in the draft by many scouts, just a shade behind Smith. But more than...