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Beauty and the Beak
Eagle wounded by poacher gets new beak, new look
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS,
AP
Posted: 2008-06-06 07:41:01
ST. MARIES, Idaho (AP) - More than three years after a poacher shot off her upper beak, a bald eagle named Beauty can finally live up to her name - with the help of volunteers.
Former Justin Timberlake manager Lou Pearlman exposed as a pedophile who ‘preyed on young men’
Atlanta, GA 10/03/2007 05:26 PM GMT (FINDITT) Lou Pearlman has been exposed as a pedophile who ‘preyed on young men’ he worked with. Pearlman managed Justin Timberlake’s early career and many popular boybands including *NSYNC (who Timberlake was apart of) and the Backstreet Boys. Pearlman tried to make Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys one of his victims.Who Killed California?
by Troy Senik http://nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/who-killed-california My apologies for having nothing originally in this post. The text was here but didn't show up. Apparently this article is too long to be printed here, at about 11 pages. It is nevertheless worth reading, unless, as someone has already done, you have made your mind up what to believe before reading.Spoilers from Movie Companion
**Quote from Chaske Spencer "I think Sam is a person that has been thrown into extraordinary circumstances. He's had to sacrifice a lot. Sam is like the chief of police.
Robert Pattinson in Joy Magazine: Writing music for Eclipse?
Robert is the perfect example of what the media and fame are capable of doing. It’s a huge stroke of luck, brutal and well-aimed that all of a sudden launches you to the highest peak of worldwide attention, away from good and evil. Something very tempting and rare.“I wasn’t expecting having this much success.
JD Robb: In Death Series
In honor of Reading Is Sexy's grand opening, I'm going to start off with the series that's has been holding me in a chockhold for going on 10 years now.
Nora Roberts, writing as JD Robb in her not so far distant future has captured my attention since my very good friend lend me a copy of the 1st of the series, Naked In Death. That copy started me on my 10 year journey of hunting and gathering mission to find and read every one of the books in the series.
Feeling Affection
One should never direct people towards happiness, because happiness too is an idol of the market-place. One should direct them towards mutual affection.
A beast gnawing at its prey can be happy too, but only human beings can feel affection for each other, and this is the highest achievement they can aspire to.
Giant Plant Eats Rodents
A giant plant that can gobble up bugs and even rodents has been discovered in Southeast Asia. The carnivorous plant (nepenthes attenboroughii) was found by researchers atop Mt. Victoria, a remote mountain in Palawan, Philippines.Montana Asserting their state rights re: guns
Montana gun law targets states' rights clash Kahrin Deines, Associated Press Sunday, May 10, 2009 (05-10) 04:00 PDT Helena, Mont. -- Montana is trying to trigger a battle over gun control - and perhaps make a larger point about what many folks in this ruggedly independent state regard as a meddlesome federal government. In a bill passed by the Legislature earlier this month, the state is asserting that guns manufactured in Montana and sold in Montana to people who intend to keep their weapons in Montana are exempt from federal gun registration, background check and dealer-licensing rules because no state lines are crossed.20 cat deaths leave Fla. communities worried
At first I thought they were talking about a poison or maybe contaminated cat food, then I read the story. There are some sick and twisted people in this world. MIAMI – The black cat's body was found in the grass, just feet from the hedges where she slept each day.
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