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• Iran Bans Santa
• Defying Gravity (PIC)
• Life with Hepatitis C for London's teenage 'It Girl'
• Snowy scenes (PICS)
• Awesome - North Ushba 4694m [pic]
• Study finds that air pollution doubles pneumonia risk
• Family 'Arrested' in Louisiana, Given Christmas Gifts
• A tiny miracle: Ray Ray goes home for the holidays
• Looking at the Holiday Economy (GRAPHIC)
• Tough Girl [PIC]
• Shot by sniper, US Army medic treats himself
• Burma to buy Russian MiG planes
• Dear Non-Jewish Kids: THERE IS NO SANTA
• Why Apple Can't Kill Cable
• Hot Water Treatment Eliminates Rhizoctonia from Azalea Cutti
• Tidings of Comfort
• APOD: 2009 December 25 - A Graceful Arc
• The 6 Stupidest Things Ever Done With Historic Treasures
• 50 Of The Biggest Moments Of 2009
• Internet Use Up Dramatically - Is Anyone Surprised?
• Sledding Kid Faceplants Hard on Ice
• Scientists 'decode' memory making
• A Christmas Carol: The Best & Worst Versions [w/ VIDs]
• Mind-Game Movies Mark ’00s Cinema of Paranoia
• Seriously Ridiculous Skills-Tricks with a Tape Measure [VID]
• Oldie But Goodie: Troops (Cops/Star Wars)
• Carter Offers Olive Branch To Jews On Israel
• Iraqi bomb blasts leave 23 dead
• That's unbelievable! That's impossible! That's---NO WAY!!!
• Sorry Fans, Mr. T Will Not Appear In The A-Team Remake
• Boy Reunited With U.S. Dad After 5-Year Court Battle
• The Best 30 Games of the Decade
• "Reason" Editor Suggests His Own Magazine Is Lying About HC
• Otters Cause Flight Delay In Houston
• xkcd: Christmas and Birthday!
• BBC Science news highlights of 2009 (w/VIDS)
• Is Kim Kardashian worth $10,000 per tweet?
• House Rep. stole voter data before defecting to GOP: Dems
• Challenge to all Hackers: Miracle on Thirty-Hack Street
• The sexiest Video Game babes of 2009

Iran Bans Santa Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:50 PM PST Ahmedinejad has declared Santa Claus a "Public Enemy" of Iran. In a statement to the people he said that no violation of Iran's borders would be tolerated.(satire)

Defying Gravity (PIC) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:40 PM PST *****

Life with Hepatitis C for London's teenage 'It Girl' Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:10 PM PST Recently named London's 'It Girl' by society magazine Vanity Fair, 18-year-old Jazzy de Lisser is said to have it all. She is beautiful and affluent, her best friends include Sting's daughter, Coco Sumner, and she is often compared to another famous British trend-setter, Kate Moss.

Snowy scenes (PICS) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:10 PM PST Last Monday was December 21st - the Winter Solstice, or the shortest day of the year (in the Northern Hemisphere). Collected here are a handful of recent photographs of these snowy days for those of us in the north.

Awesome - North Ushba 4694m [pic] Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST *****

Study finds that air pollution doubles pneumonia risk Posted: 25 Dec 2009 03:40 PM PST Researchers found that people living in the parts of the city with the highest levels of fine particulates and nitrogen dioxide had more than twice the chance of being hospitalized with pneumonia as people living in cleaner parts of the city. The results held up after the researchers controlled for other risk factors for pneumonia, such as smoking.

Family 'Arrested' in Louisiana, Given Christmas Gifts Posted: 25 Dec 2009 03:20 PM PST A South Carolina family passing through Jennings on their way to Texas was pulled over, hauled off to a church, "tried" for not stopping to enjoy local hospitality and "sentenced" to gumbo, presents and a tour. "We do this every year at Christmastime to some unsuspecting out-of-town person," said Gayle Jones, a member of the Jennings Optimist Club.

A tiny miracle: Ray Ray goes home for the holidays Posted: 25 Dec 2009 03:00 PM PST The walls of Ray Ray's home nursery were decorated, his draws filled with footed pajamas. But there was no crib, because 5 months into his young and uncommonly vulnerable life, his battery of doctors at Children's Hospital Boston had been unable to tell his parents when he could go home. ... Merry Christmas, Ray Ray. Merry Christmas, Mom and Dad.

Looking at the Holiday Economy (GRAPHIC) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 02:40 PM PST In honor of the rush of Christmas shopping most people are trying to cram in this week, let's take a stroll back through the GOOD archives to check out our infographic from last year on the economy of the holidays. For instance, did you know that we buy 35 million Christmas trees every year?

Tough Girl [PIC] Posted: 25 Dec 2009 02:20 PM PST *****

Shot by sniper, US Army medic treats himself Posted: 25 Dec 2009 02:01 PM PST Multi-National Force - Iraq official web site, BAGHDAD I was probably two feet from my door of my truck when I heard gun fire and it felt like someone just cracked me in the right shoulder blade with a hammer said Spc. Matthew Mortensen, of Olathe, Kan.

Burma to buy Russian MiG planes Posted: 25 Dec 2009 01:30 PM PST Russia has signed a contract to deliver 20 MiG-29 fighter planes to Burma, according to Russian media reports.

Dear Non-Jewish Kids: THERE IS NO SANTA Posted: 25 Dec 2009 01:10 PM PST Ouch.

Why Apple Can't Kill Cable Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:50 PM PST The hidden intent of the new TV plan

Hot Water Treatment Eliminates Rhizoctonia from Azalea Cutti Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:10 PM PST Rhizoctonia, a fungal disease that can be found in many ornamental plants, can be eliminated in azalea by placing plant cuttings in a hot water treatment, an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist and his university collaborator have found.

Tidings of Comfort Posted: 25 Dec 2009 11:50 AM PST Imperfect as it is, the health care reform bill, which will likely become a law, will make America a better country.

APOD: 2009 December 25 - A Graceful Arc Posted: 25 Dec 2009 11:30 AM PST A different astronomy and space sciencerelated image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

The 6 Stupidest Things Ever Done With Historic Treasures Posted: 25 Dec 2009 11:10 AM PST Hey, a mummy! We needed a paperweight, right?

50 Of The Biggest Moments Of 2009 Posted: 25 Dec 2009 10:50 AM PST One word, two meanings. Moment as in momentary, an event or passion that is here, now, quick — then gone. Bush's last press conference, Madoff's comeuppance, a presidential puppy, Tiger's bad lie. Steroid scandals, swine-flu panics, airplane pilots good and bad. Already these fragments have the memorial feeling of snapshots in an old shoe box.

Internet Use Up Dramatically - Is Anyone Surprised? Posted: 25 Dec 2009 10:30 AM PST Over the years the average hours spent online increased from 7 hours in 1999 - 2002, to between 8 and 9 hours in 2003 - 2006. In 2007, it increased to 11 hours. Last year (in October after the financial crisis broke and before the presidential election) Internet users were online for 14 hours a week, double what it was from 1999 to 2002.

Sledding Kid Faceplants Hard on Ice Posted: 25 Dec 2009 10:10 AM PST Sledding fails are one of the seasons greatest joys. Somebody should tell this kid that the 90s called and they want their neon jumpsuit back.

Scientists 'decode' memory making Posted: 25 Dec 2009 09:50 AM PST US scientists believe they have uncovered one of the mechanisms that enables the brain to form memories. Synapses - where brain cells connect with each other - have long been known to be the key site of information exchange and storage in the brain.

A Christmas Carol: The Best & Worst Versions [w/ VIDs] Posted: 25 Dec 2009 09:30 AM PST There's no use trying to hide it -- we're a sucker for A Christmas Carol. Any version of it can grab our attention; we've read the original countless times; the magic is always there. So on Christmas Eve, as you settle down to see whether you'll be visited by three spirits, let's take a look at the best and worst versions of "A Christmas Carol".

Mind-Game Movies Mark ’00s Cinema of Paranoia Posted: 25 Dec 2009 09:10 AM PST The decade defined first and foremost by 9/11 yielded a bitter, brilliant Cinema of Paranoia. A new breed of brooding, believable superheroes inhabited worlds ripped from the pages of comic books — worlds that seemed more believable on the strength of exponential advances in increasingly photorealistic CGI.

Seriously Ridiculous Skills-Tricks with a Tape Measure [VID] Posted: 25 Dec 2009 08:50 AM PST Not sure what value to building a house this contractor's tape measure tricks have but -- as far as tape measure tricks go -- they're awesome.

Oldie But Goodie: Troops (Cops/Star Wars) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 08:50 AM PST COPS gone Star Wars...

Carter Offers Olive Branch To Jews On Israel Posted: 25 Dec 2009 08:50 AM PST Former President Jimmy Carter apologized for any words or deeds that may have upset the Jewish community in an open letter meant to improve an often-tense relationship.

Iraqi bomb blasts leave 23 dead Posted: 25 Dec 2009 08:30 AM PST At least 23 people are killed and scores are wounded in a series of bomb blasts in Iraq, some targeting Shia Muslims.

That's unbelievable! That's impossible! That's---NO WAY!!! Posted: 25 Dec 2009 07:59 AM PST Photo taken in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

Sorry Fans, Mr. T Will Not Appear In The A-Team Remake Posted: 25 Dec 2009 07:58 AM PST I'm disappointed as well. Was hoping to see the original B.A. throw some punk through a sugar glass window one last time.

Boy Reunited With U.S. Dad After 5-Year Court Battle Posted: 25 Dec 2009 07:10 AM PST A Brazilian family has delivered a 9-year-old boy to his American father in Brazil. The boy was brought into the U.S. consulate Thursday by his maternal grandmother and his stepfather, making it into the compound's front door as scores of reporters and cameramen tried to get close.

The Best 30 Games of the Decade Posted: 25 Dec 2009 06:50 AM PST The DAMNLAG Team has decided to take you down memory lane, and rank the best thirty gaming experience to come from this great gaming decade.

"Reason" Editor Suggests His Own Magazine Is Lying About HC Posted: 25 Dec 2009 06:38 AM PST Health care reform opponents on the right have been a beacon of intellectual dishonesty.

Otters Cause Flight Delay In Houston Posted: 25 Dec 2009 06:30 AM PST Two otters are responsible for causing a one hour and 20 minute delay for a Continental Airlines flight that was heading from Houston to Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday. Yes, Otters.

xkcd: Christmas and Birthday! Posted: 25 Dec 2009 06:26 AM PST I know this feeling (mine is near). :(

BBC Science news highlights of 2009 (w/VIDS) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 05:40 AM PST It was the year we learned of a spectacular smash-up in space, and scientists working on the world's biggest physics experiment delighted at collisions of an entirely different sort. The BBC's science reporter Paul Rincon looks back at the twists and turns of a year in science and the environment.

Is Kim Kardashian worth $10,000 per tweet? Posted: 25 Dec 2009 05:00 AM PST Some might question her apparent celebrity status, however Kim Kardashian certainly seems to have acquired some pulling power. According to a report out this week, the U.S. socialite allegedly commands up to $10,000 for every tweet she posts on her Twitter account as part of her contract with in-stream advertising company Ad.ly.

House Rep. stole voter data before defecting to GOP: Dems Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:56 AM PST A US House representative from Alabama took voter registration information from Democratic Party offices before defecting to the GOP, the Alabama branch of the Democratic Party says.

Challenge to all Hackers: Miracle on Thirty-Hack Street Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:55 AM PST If you can hack, see if you can crack this. Christmas challenge Miracle on Thirty-Hack Street is in part from the classic 1947 movie, Miracle on 34th Street. Yet it has a modern-day twist. In this tale, you'll analyze some Facebook accounts to see if you can draw out the secrets needed to decrypt a file...

The sexiest Video Game babes of 2009 Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:55 AM PST Where we throw caution to the wind and post 56 pictures of sexy game-related babes

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