An elderly woman of Fort Myer was bit on the ankle by an Alligator while working in her garden. She responded by hitting it on the nose with her garden hose.
“I just whacked him right in the snout with the nozzle,” she said. “After that, he took off,” Gittles told the News-Press of Fort Myers.
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Mary Carey kicks off her campaign for governor of Los Angeles after losing her first bid three years ago during the recall election.
She previously ran as a democrat, but is now running as an independent and needs 165,000 signatures to get on the ballot.
Story @ ABC

Charging $0.002 per gallon for $2.75 per gallon gas was a big mistake for an Indiana gas station.
Drivers pulled up to find the amazing discount and proceed to fill up as much as they could. The mistake at the Shell station in Plainfield was caught early on Tuesday morning, but not before many drivers […]

“Ninety-nine per cent of those who wear hoodies are law-abiding citizens.” said Yorks Archbishop Dr John Sentamu.
“In a rapidly changing culture, many are bewildered about how to communicate with young people,”
“There are a lot of young people here today and to me that is very telling - they play a major part in the life […]

Political correctness gone nuts or genuinely racist?
A maths final test question at Bellevue Community College read “Condoleezza holds a watermelon just over the edge of the roof of the 300-foot Federal Building, and tosses it up with a velocity of 20 feet per second.”. The question went on to ask when the watermelon hit the […]

News report from Reuters about an Australian operation to destroy a North Korean ship used to smuggle heroin into Australia.
Nice job by the F-111 pilot.

Artist Jing Yin Hua has taken 10 days in order to paint a panda on to a single strand of human hair.
The painting was done using a microscope and a rabbit hair as a paint brush
Viewers at a Chinese gallery can see the artwork through a microscope (50,000 times magnification).
BBC News

When you just have to get things done in the fastest (coolest) possible way.
You know how when you were little, guns that had Rambo-esque chainloading bullets were the coolest thing around? Well, now you can have one of your very own — sorta. The Makita Autofeed Screwdriver ($235) features adjustable screwing depths, can handle screws […]

Further to a previous story on supergun capable of delivering 240,000 rounds per minute, the makers, Metal Storm, have successful completed test firing of stacked configuration low velocity 40 mm electrically ignited munitions (EIM).
Other than being quite cool weaponry, they look quite hectic too - how about one of those roaming your front porch?!

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eHow has nice article on how to celebrate St Patrick’s day properly - with green food.
Tips include:

Bake a loaf of fresh green bread by adding a few drops of food coloring to your bread mix.
Make a traditional dessert more festive by preparing some green whipped cream as a topping. If you like, add a touch […]

A happy St. Patrick’s day to ye all, ya ejits!
For those who just think it’s about drinking copious amounts of alcohol - you’re right! But there’s also more to it then that.
St. Patrick is creditied for bringing Christianity to Ireland, as well as the story of him driving all the snakes out.
For an indepth look […]

Three men robbed a man at gunpoint in Cocoa, Fla., and then fled U.S. 1.
With authorities in hot pursuit, the robbers crashed their vehicle and proceeded to escape on foot. Unfortunately for one of them, former bodybuilding champion Iris Davis was working at a local All Space Storage and witnessed the men being pursued.
“I stood […]

Haldis Gundersen from Norway didn’t expect to be washing dishes with beer when she turned on her kitchen taps.
Workers at Big Tower Bar, two stories below, has mistakenly plumbed the beer to Gundersen’s apartment. “I turned on the tap to clean some knives and forks, and beer came out,” said Gundersen.
“The water and beer pipes […]

Yes, that’s right. The big man himself, Chuck Norris, is 66 today. Born 10th March, 1940, Chuck has achieved much - from martial arts championships, to television and movies, through to becoming a true humanitarian.
Read more about Chuck in this short biography.
For a list of Chuck’s powers and abilities, head over to our Chuck Norris […]

Very cool photos of an atomic bomb detonation by Harold Edgerton.
Automatic Camera situated 7 miles from blast with 10 foot focal length. Shutter speed equaled 100 microseconds.

View them here

Karima Adebibe is the new face for Eidos’ Lara Croft

Skiwear company Spyder, based in Colorado, have developed a new material that hardens on impact.
Skiers wear a suit made of a lightweight material, know as d3o, under their regular clothing instead of conventional bulky armour. The molecules in the suit are weakly bonded under normal conditions and maintain flexibility. However, sudden impact causes the molecular […]

“My father was police officer with the New York Police Department; I’ve always had a high respect for officers, […] I want to give back to the community, and I want to work with young kids, help then get off drugs.”
Lou was sworn in as a sheriff’s deputy on Monday. He’s completed trainging in firearms, […]

A good start for the Seahawks with a 47-yard field goal in the opening game wasn’t enough to stop the Steelers who, due to a controversial touchdown by Ben Roethlisberger, finished up the first half with a 10-3 lead.
The Steelers kept the pace for most of the second half and finished up with by a […]