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‘The Florida Legislature is considering a specialty plate with a design that includes a Christian cross, a stained-glass window and the words “I Believe.”‘

“The high-frequency sound … can be heard by most people in their teens and early 20s who still have sensitive hair cells in their inner ears.”

‘Adam Sternbergh’s long investigative New York Magazine piece, “You Walk Wrong,” makes a compelling case for shoes as inherently damaging to your feet and spine.’ – via BoingBoing

“[T]he number of early humans may have shrunk as low as 2,000 before numbers began to expand again in the early Stone Age.”

“The victim, who is five months pregnant with twins, was conscious but in serious condition when she was taken from the scene to Methodist Hospital to undergo surgery. …The bullet did not strike the unborn children.”

“[‘Tapestry’] is an album of surpassing personal intimacy and musical accomplishment and a work infused with a sense of artistic purpose. It is also easy to listen to and easy to enjoy,”

‘A teacher sent him to the principal when she noticed him smelling the marker and his clothing.
“It smelled good,” [Eathan] Harris said. “They told me that’s wrong.” Eathan shyly shook his head “no” when a reporter asked if he knew about “huffing.”‘

‘Judd said the suspects showed no remorse when they were arrested and booked. “They were laughing and joking about, ‘I guess we won’t get to go to the beach during spring break.’ And one … asked whether she could go to cheerleading practice,” he said.’

“The teen mother, who is black, is a member of the Crips. Manzanares is Hispanic and belongs to the Westside Ballers gang.”

“Herrod suffers from a severe heat rash and needs to wear a skirt to ease the pain. However, while sitting on his lawn mower and his underwear shows, according to the ordinance, Herrod is breaking the law.”

“Obama also said he’s interested in ensuring that same-sex couples in civil unions get federal benefits.” Plus rights for the transgendered. I love this guy. He’s got my vote in a big way.