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• Allergen-free peanuts on the way

  Published: July 27, 2007, 11:33 am

  Tags: Dr Mohamed Ahmedna, Dr Mohamedahmedna, Food Allergy, Foodallergy, North Carolina Agricultural And Technical State University, Northcarolinaagriculturalandtechnicalstateuniversity, Peanut, Peanut Allergies, Peanut Allergy, Peanutallergies, Peanutallergy, Peanuts

  to the work of a North Carolina food scientist, help is on the way for the more than half million U.S. residents who suffer from life-threatening peanut allergies.Dr. Mohamed Ahmedna of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has devised a way to deactivate peanut allergens. The allergens are removed by processing

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• Dept. Of Southern Grace: Old-Fashioned Southern Democrat Generously Gave Away His Bribes

  Published: July 31, 2007, 12:47 pm

  Tags: Crooks, Democrats, Dept Of Southern Grace, North Carolina

  Jim Black was the leader of the North Carolina house of representatives. Already convicted in federal court of various bribery giving/taking crimes, now he’s facing similar charges in the state...

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• Charming Stories Of Heartland Values Dept.: Hippies Beaten

  Published: August 1, 2007, 12:22 pm

  Tags: Charming Stories Of Heartland Values Dept, Flags, North Carolina, Police Brutality

  Out in rural North Carolina, life moves a little slower, and folks are a little more old fashioned. Yep, out in Buncombe County, things haven’t changed much since the days when America was...

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• Some small stores still sell recalled products

  Published: August 6, 2007, 12:30 pm

  Tags: Castleberry S, Food Recall, Foodrecall, North Carolina, Peanut Butter Recall, Pet Food Recall, Sara Lee Recall

  they're talking about in North Carolina this week, as inspectors have discovered several small stores that were still selling cans of Castleberry's products even after the major recall. Many small stores that don't get their products from major distributors are sometimes not even contacted by distributors or the company itself about a recall.

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• CollegeHumor.com vs PrincetonReview - Top Beer Drinking Schools

  Published: August 10, 2007, 5:42 am

  Tags: Princeton Review, College Humor, Maryland, North Carolina State, Ohio, Ohio State, Texas, Towson, Wisconsin

  Princeton Review ranks colleges in all sorts of categories, not the least important of which is Top Ten Beer Drinking Schools The top five are:  5. West Virginia University4. Ohio University - Athens3. University of Texas - Austin2. Washington and Lee University1. University of Wisconsin - Madison Hah! But, CollegeHumor.com doesn't

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• 7-year-old girl chases armed robber

  Published: August 9, 2007, 1:34 pm

  Tags: Alisha, Armed Robbery, Armedrobbery, Child, Children, Danger, Kids, Mom, Mother, North Carolina, Northcarolina, Police, Reidsville, Robber, Safety, Stealing, Theft

  store in Reidsville, North Carolina. Well, her mother works there and I guess Alisha was just hanging out when a robber came in. She says this robber had a shirt over his face and began to push buttons on the cash register, trying to open it. Now Alisha knows that is not how you act in a convenience store and so she told him to stop it.

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• Illegal immigration detention center coming to Charlotte, NC

  Published: August 15, 2007, 11:03 am

  Tags: North Carolina, Social Issues, Nc News, Immigration

  It’ll be the first of its kind in the nation: Federal immigration officials want to build a 1,500-bed detention facility in Mecklenburg County to house illegal immigrants before they’re deported. The facility would ease the strain on the county’s overcrowded jails, where 500 inmates sleep on the floor every night. The center

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• Next Safety developing nicotine-delivery device to curb smoking

  Published: August 14, 2007, 6:55 pm

  Tags: Cigarettes, Health, Medical, Next Safety, Nextsafety, Nicotine, North Carolina, Northcarolina, Rtp, Smoking, Startup, Tobacco

  the trick. Reportedly, this North Carolina-based startup plans to bring a "nicotine-delivery product" to market which would actually "deliver nicotine to the brain faster and safer than cigarettes," all while protecting children and nonsmokers from secondhand smoke. Interestingly, the pulmonary drug-deliverer (which works similarly to a medical

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• Big September

  Published: August 20, 2007, 3:49 pm

  Tags: 2008, Senate, Alaska, Ak Sen, Kentucky, Ky Sen, Nebraska, Ne Sen, New Hampshire, Nh Sen, New Mexico, Nm Sen, North Carolina, Nc Sen, Tennessee, Tn Sen, Virginia, Va Sen

  experience enters the mix. North Carolina Liddy Dole isn't an electoral tour de force, yet all's been quiet in this state this year. That's expected to change in September as we finally get the candidate who will make Dole fight for her life. Tennessee Has Sen. Lamar! Alexander even announced he's running for reelection? There's a persistent

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• 14 Year-Old Kid Electrocutes Himself While Trying To Cool Down His Xbox 360

  Published: August 22, 2007, 3:37 pm

  Tags: Microsoft, Apparently, Burns, Cool Down, Fortunately, Guess, Insanely, Knocked Unconscious, Laying On, Living Room, Lucky To Be Alive, North Carolina, Online Forum, Playing Game, Smart Idea, Xbox 360

  A North Carolina teen is lucky to be alive. Apparently, he was knocked unconscious attempting to cool down his Xbox 360 after discovering a new technique in an online forum. This technique should never be used but I find it strange that anyone of any age would actually think it would work. Apparently the insanely smart idea that was floating

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• News: Pete Wilson, North Carolina, Tom Brady, Grace Paley

  Published: August 23, 2007, 12:45 pm

  Tags: Big Brother, Catholic Church, Chip Arndt, Deaths, Film, Mariah Carey, News, Nick Lachey, North Carolina, Poland, Religion, Russia, San Diego, Tom Brady

  theater opens to host North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in Durham, beginning today. New England Patriot QB Tom Brady's former girlfriend Bridget Moynahan had a baby boy yesterday. Brady, as you may know, is the daddy. Gay Catholics want the term "family" back. A look at Christiane Amanpour's exploration of

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• NC pol's solicitation scandal parallels Vitter

  Published: September 1, 2007, 11:47 am

  Tags: Republican Sexual Hypocrites, North Carolina

  to represent the people of North Carolina. Your confessed conduct is dishonorable to yourself, your family, the people you represent, and our Party."Privette, btw, has said he will not step down.Betsy at Blue NC says this:I'm not sure I want Privette to resign. See, he and my BFF, Robin "Flipper" Hayes are tight. Coy's followers provide GOTV

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• Neglected Republican Sex Scandals Dept.: NC GOP Commissioner Pays Whores with Checks, Uses Obviously Fake Porn Name

  Published: September 4, 2007, 9:30 am

  Tags: Gop, Neglected Republican Sex Scandals Dept, North Carolina, Prostitutes, Republicans, Whores

  Hello? North Carolina would like you to know that they’ve got their very own GOP sex scandal, thank you very much! It seems that dashing family values aficionado Coy Privette, Cabarrus County Commissioner and 74 years young, pleaded guilty recently to some very naughty charges, indeed, in a story involving hookers, forged checks, motel

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• Neglected Republican Sex Scandals Dept.: NC GOP Commissioner Pays Whores with Checks, Uses Obviously Fake Porn Name

  Published: September 4, 2007, 9:30 am

  Tags: Gop, Neglected Republican Sex Scandals Dept, North Carolina, Prostitutes, Republicans, Whores

  Hello? North Carolina would like you to know that they’ve got their very own GOP sex scandal, thank you very much! It seems that dashing family values aficionado Coy Privette, Cabarrus County...

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• Google in Southern Village [A Blog Around The Clock]

  Published: September 8, 2007, 3:05 pm

  Tags: North Carolina

  Back in January, there were rumors around town about Google opening an office in Chapel Hill. Then, a couple of days ago, I went up to the John Edwards HQ to pick up some bumper stickers for my new car and I noticed there was construction in the offices next door. The sign on the door sported the "Google" logo. I told Paul about this and so

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