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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Forget hotels: Ten cheaper places to stay

(MSNBC)
High Diver
Photo: ecstaticist

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Forget hotels: Ten cheaper places to stay = Yep: Lean-to, street, patch of grass, hole, etc.
(by Steve Allison)

Yasi: Monster Storm Sends Thousands Fleeing in Australia

(Pacific Free Press)
The Age, 4 February 2011
Photo: Gerard's World

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Monster cyclone Yasi bearing down on Australian coastline = Wet lunacy! It's only rainin' crocs 'n dingoes, mate! A bar soon... ale...
(by Steve Allison)

Hundreds of thousands jam Cairo square shouting 'He must leave!'

(USA Today)
Hosni Mubarak
Photo: robertxcadena

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Demonstrations in Cairo, Egypt = O, many incidents, top rage, riots!
(by Aronas Pinchas)

The Clash on Liberation Square

(The Wall Street Journal)
Revolutionary Pussy Cat in Tahrir Square
Photo: Frame Maker

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Liberation Square, Cairo, Egypt = Rarely quiet on a big riot space

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Liberation Square, Cairo, Egypt = Rarely a big riot on quiet space?
(by Adie Pena)

There Was a Loud Noise, Then the Top Floor Was Gone

(MSNBC)
Roof Collapse-54
Photo: pastorchrisbishop

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There Was a Loud Noise, Then the Top Floor Was Gone = Let it snow, ho ho ho! (fade...) settle... groan... snap! woe, rue :-(
(by Steve Allison)

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

With No Charlie Sheen, CBS Mulls Its Monday Lineup

(The New York Times)
Charlie Sheen
Photo: flashbacks.com

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Actor Charlie Sheen = Cocaine? He shalt err!
(by Adie Pena)

Life on other planets? Leading expert weighs in

(MSNBC)
Hubble Sees Pinwheel of Star Birth
Photo: NASA Goddard

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Life on other planets? Leading expert weighs in = Explains how to find E.T.: Peer... Seeing light, learn...
(by Steve Allison)

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Egyptian reform leader calls for Mubarak to resign

Hosni Mubarak
(Yahoo! News)
Photo: DonkeyHotey

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Demonstrations in Cairo, Egypt = Inept dictator may soon resign
(by Dharam Khalsa)

A royal flush for Firth

(The Sun Daily)
Colin Firth
Photo: Martin de Witte

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The English actor Colin Andrew Firth = For I'll win the enchanted Oscar, right?
(by Adie Pena)

Climber falls one thousand feet off cliff - and lives!

(MSNBC)
Climbing Silvermine - 2
Photo: Byron Rode Photography

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Climber falls one thousand feet off cliff - and lives! = Fall is a rush - fell, even faced end, in bottom of cliffs!
(by Steve Allison)

Did Vikings navigate by polarized light?

(Nature)
Viking boat
Photo: juhaperala

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Did Vikings navigate by polarized light? = Live vibrating aid, did help to sky-gazing!
(by Maurice Goddard)

'One with the sky': Funeral pyres in Colo. town

(MSNBC)
Funeral pyre
Photo: thecnote

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'One with the sky': Funeral pyres in Colorado town = 'Ash in the sky' - No yellow putrefaction - Order Now!
(by Steve Allison)

U.S. Begins Evacuation Flights From Cairo

(The New York Times)
P2011549
Photo: Al Jazeera English

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U.S. Begins Evacuation Flights From Cairo = Thus Americans leaving focus of big riot
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Sunday, January 30, 2011

'We are witnessing today an Arab people's revolution'

(CNN)
San Francisco Solidarity Demonstration with the Egyptian people 72
Photo: Steve Rhodes

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'We are witnessing today an Arab people's revolution' = Also seeing: A need to win over brutality appears now.
(by Maurice Goddard)

Obama admonishes Egypt's Mubarak on protests

(AP)
Elbaradei: "We are beginning a new era" in Egypt
Photo: jpquinlan

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Obama admonishes Egypt's Mubarak on protests = Go in, Arab, demonstrate - make US-boss most happy!
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Friday, January 28, 2011

Puzzle Of 'Washed Up' Grand Piano Solved

(Yahoo! News)
Beach Piano
Photo: Wyrmworld

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Puzzle Of 'Washed Up' Grand Piano Solved = Help son paddle - gave us Wizard of Oz pun!
(by Chris Sturdy)

It's National Chocolate Cake Day!

(Christian Science Monitor)
father's day chocolate cake
Photo: freakgirl

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National Chocolate Cake Day = OO! Cake! Any child can eat a lot!
(by Maurice Goddard)

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National Chocolate Cake Day = Ah, cocoa eaten today can kill!
(by Adie Pena)

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Winter storm impacts Amtrak service north of New York

(Boston Globe)
The day the Amtrak stood still
Photo: J. Paxon Reyes

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Winter storm impacts Amtrak service north of New York = Workers watch track from stop: "My train is NEVER on time!"
(by Dharam Khalsa)

HIV 'Whoonga' Drug Craze Grips South Africa

(Yahoo! News)
addiction
Photo: alancleaver_2000

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HIV 'Whoonga' Drug Craze Grips South Africa = A cravings war. Go out for such a prized high.
(by Chris Sturdy)

Sick of winter? Too bad! Another storm heads East

(AP)
snow angle
Photo: zophonias

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Sick of winter? Too bad! Another storm heads East = Snow! Dream of both artist and ice-skaters too, eh?