American Madness

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The Secret To Happiness: Baby Pandas

NPR is putting together a report about the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. The editor, David Gilkey, interviewed the center’s director, Zhang Zhihe and asked him “why he thought the giant panda bears are so popular. A simple answer from the director: ‘Because they make you smile!’
In advance of the full report, they [...]

One Man Dead Following Civil War Explosion

One might expect to read a story here about a recent bombing in Iraq, or perhaps about violence in Somalia.
Rather, the death toll from the U.S. Civil War, circa 1861 – 1865, increased by one recently when a Virginia civil war ordinance collector met an untimely demise cleaning a cannon ball in his driveway. From [...]

No Cake for Fat Kids

If you want to eat twinkies, washed down with Mountain Dew, while snorting Pixie Sticks you had better think twice if you work at the Bay County Florida Health Department.
There’s a new sheriff in town, and he is drawing a bead on junk food.
Bay County Health Department Director Jason Newsome believes his office should be [...]

Spidey the Tat

Some tattoos are too good not to share:

The arms and legs are after the jump.
(Found on Oh Gizmo!)

US Economy ≠ Recession

From today’s New York Times:
The gross domestic product grew at a 0.6 percent annual rate in the first quarter, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday, holding steady from the last three months of 2007.
The expansion, however slim, came as something of a relief to Wall Street, which had been bracing for a contraction. Many analysts [...]

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