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Tomato Cage Holiday Tree
Diana Digs Dirt | December 14th 2009 by giftsforloss
Tomato cages can be reused/recycled into beautiful and affordable holiday decorations. The form is a perfect pyramid turned upside down and bound at the top with floral tape. Clean off the old tomato remnants and dirt and bring indoors to decorate. read more
FORE!
The Dreamin' Demon | December 14th 2009
Greensboro, N.C. – Way back, when I was merely half-jaded, my little brother and I were fucking around with a golf club we found lying on the side of the road. We invited a few of the neighborhood kids over and an impromptu game of ‘Hit t read more
New Orleans, Indianapolis Improve to 13-0
Sports 2000: How to Understand Sports in the Third Millenniu… | December 14th 2009 by Tyson Chaney
New Orleans held off Atlanta, 26-23, to remain undefeated. The Saints improved to 13-0. New Orleans had never won as many as 13 games in a season until today. Atlanta fell to 6-7. Indianapolis is still unbeaten also. The Colts (13-0) scored the f read more
Timothy Horrigan and Carol McGuire Want to Make Adultery Legal
Blue Moose Democrat | December 13th 2009 by Nathan Empsall
Celebrity affairs and sex scandals are in the news all the time - see Tiger Woods - but rarely do we hear about the mundane neighborhood stuff. Even less often do we hear about the legality of it all. And yet, the subject has popped up twice in the p read more
He said QUIET!
the Boiling Points | December 13th 2009 by Zach
North Carolina coach Roy Williams apparently prefers silence when his players shoot free throws, even in the closing minutes of a 39-point romp of Presbyterian College.UNC's Deon Thompson was at the free throw line with 6:45 remaining in th read more
Don't Root Against North Carolina On Their Home Court Or You Will…
Deadspin | December 13th 2009 by Mark Watson
Yesterday, scrappy Presbyterian College from Clinton, South Carolina waddled into the Dean Dome to get predictably stomped by the Tar Heels. That still didn't stop coach Roy Williams from tossing a Blue Hose fan for...yelling at his team during free- read more
2009: The year of Twitter and Facebook
Web Frog South Africa | December 13th 2009 by Yvonne Stack
Twitter soared to lofty heights over the past year while Facebook eclipsed MySpace to become the world’s leading social network Twitter, fueled by smartphones & read more
N.C. To Atheists: You Can’t Hold Office
Miscellanea Agnostica | December 12th 2009 by PsiCop
The election of an atheist, a month ago, to a municipal office in Asheville, North Carolina, has caused a ruckus and may result in a lawsuit, if North Carolinian religionists have any say in the matter. The AP reports (via CBS News): Asheville City read more
Amy Yarbrough, North Carolina
Female Sex Offenders | December 12th 2009
Amy Elizabeth Yarbrough, 32-year-old English teacher at Atkins High School, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, has been arrested for allegedly engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a student.School Superintendent Don Martin suspended Yarbrough w read more
Militant Charlotte pastor has ‘concerns’ over anti-gay Uganda…
InterstateQ.com | December 12th 2009 by Matt Comer
Dr. Michael Brown, founder of several Charlotte-area ministries including the activist Coalition of Conscience, says he has “serious concerns” about the anti-gay Ugandan law that would punish homosexuality by death. His statement was emai read more
Permits!
Real Mountain Values | December 12th 2009 by Real Mountain Values
My mother-in-law was out and about this week and came across someone who had a wonderful suggestion as a Christmas gift for McClain-a lifetime fishing/hunting license. For $200, anyone that is under the age of 1 can get a lifetime license to hunt/fis read more
Higher life forms must be laughing at us
The Atheist Missionary | December 12th 2009
The following 2 links convince me that if (as I believe is likely) there are life forms in the universe which are more advanced than humans and aware of our existence, they are either laughing or crying right now. The safe money is on the latter.http read more
CIA terminates contract with Blackwater: report
World latest news | December 12th 2009 by Aviz
WASHINGTON: The US Central Intelligence Agency has cancelled a contract with a security company formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide that allowed the company to load bombs on CIA drones in Pakistan and Afghanistan, The New York Times reported l read more
What Makes The DSCC Click? Who Knows-- But Let's Look At North Ca…
Breaking News Center | December 11th 2009 by Fatikhul Ihsan
Leaving David "Diapers" Vitter (R-LA) and his hypocrisy and ethical lapses aside for a moment-- in a state that seems to pride itself in ignoring hypocrisy and ethical lapses in its political elite-- there is one incumbent Republican senator up for r read more
Snow!
Blurt | December 11th 2009 by omawarisan
I have a lot of friends who live where it snows significantly. None of those people live close enough to me that we can call each other in the morning and agree to go have lunch. Early this week there was a forecast of a possibility of a wintry mix o read more
Holly Springs, NC: A Great Place to Live
All About Information | December 11th 2009 by Eko
Since appearing in 2007 on the Best Places to Live list in Money Magazine, the town of Holly Springs, NC has plenty of reason to brag. Nuzzled on the outskirts of capital city Raleigh and between the towns of Fuquay-Varina, Cary and Apex, the communi read more
Holly Springs, NC: A Wonderful Place to Call Home
Finance Article Directory | December 11th 2009 by LoveBlogEarn
Residents of Holly Springs, NC can rightfully brag about the merits of their town. In 2007, Holly Springs made the Money Magazine Best Places to Live list. Nosed between the towns of Cary, Apex and Fuquay-Varina, the town has very reasonable land pri read more
Ric Flair – Celebrity Mug Shots
Spy Gadgets vs Stupid Criminals | December 10th 2009 by Spy Gadget
Professional wrestler Ric Flair (whose real name is Richard Morgan Fliehr) turned himself in to North Carolina police after a road rage incident in November 2005. Also known as “The Nature Boy”, Flair was accused of grabbing a man from read more
Anti-gay pol to step down in N.C.
The MattHillNC.com Blog | December 10th 2009
North Carolina state Sen. David Hoyle (D-Gaston) announced Dec. 9 he’d step down at the end of his term in 2010. Hoyle, chairman of the Senate’s Finance Committee, had been considered the third most powerful member of the Senate’s l read more
Time for Another Supreme Court Case on Church and State!
100 Treatises | December 10th 2009
Great story, this one. It turns out that the North Carolina constitution (Article 6, section 8 ) prohibits anyone who denies the existence of god from serving in public office. The actual text reads: The following persons shall be disqualified for of read more
An Overview of Digital Compression
Video Production Charlotte-Episode XI Studios | December 10th 2009 by Episode XI Studios-Video Production Charlotte
As customers continue to demand a higher quality production, the demand for compressing that production onto DVD’s, CD’s, and streaming onto the Internet becomes more of consideration than ever before. TV screens, computer monitors, and e read more
Recall News: Toy Trucks Recalled Due to Violation of Lead Paint S…
Hardison & Associates Raleigh, North Carolina Injury Law Fir… | December 10th 2009 by William Campbell
The following is a press release from www.recalls.gov, the US Government's website to alert consumers of recalled products. With the Holidays right around the corner and the probability of this product being sold in North Carolina, this is a very tim read more
DOT Needs to Prioritize Projects - Robert Ruark Drive
Southport, NC Bed and Breakfast Blog | December 10th 2009 by jon clark
While the Robert Ruark bed and breakfast is not located on Robert Ruark Drive, I came across an interesting article on Star News Online. It was written by a member of the Brunswick County community and, as an active member of the community myself, I read more
Who manufactures Williams Sonoma Home furniture?
Furniture Know. This blog about furniture techniques used fu… | December 10th 2009 by Brendon J. Nero
❣I love the furniture in the WSH catalog but can’t really afford it. I know that i could find it in North Carolina…at a discount…if i just knew which company actually made the furniture for WSH (specifically the Baxter Dining Ch read more
Create Your Own Biltmore Christmas at Home
eJourna - Travel stories, news and reviews | December 10th 2009
Seminars by Biltmore’s staff available during Biltmore’s annual Christmas at Biltmore, now through Jan. 3, 2010 Before diving into your holiday decorating this year, consider immersing yourself in the enchanting world of Christmas at Biltmore to read more
Richmond Video Crew Shoots For Macy’s
Go To Team HD Video Production Services | December 10th 2009
With Thanksgiving over and the winter holidays around the corner, people across the nation are gearing up to gain a few pounds (see photo above) and shop till they drop. But three gentlemen in the Raleigh, North Carolina area decided to abandon the read more
Attempt To Bar Atheist From Taking Office In North Carolina Fails
Foolocracy | December 10th 2009 by Glenn Church
Asheville, North Carolina, faces a lawsuit because it just seated a city council member whose presence violates the state constitution. It really is ridiculous because this lawsuit was played out once before in 1961 and settled definitively. On Nove read more
Public prayer losing ground in North Carolina?
The MattHillNC.com Blog | December 10th 2009
County commissioners in the sleepy, liberal town of Asheville, N.C., have made a “consensus” decision to end public prayer at their meetings. The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners are set to bring the topic up for official discussion read more
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