BBC News - Great Walls of America 'could stop tornadoes'

BBC News - Great Walls of America 'could stop tornadoes': "The barriers - 300m (980ft) high and up to 100 miles long - would act like hill ranges, softening winds before twisters can form.

They would cost $16bn (£9.6bn) to build but save billions of dollars of damage each year, said Prof Rongjia Tao, of Temple University, Philadelphia."



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Tiger Woods vaults into contention with his best round of the year | For The Win

Tiger Woods vaults into contention with his best round of the year | For The Win: "Tiger Woods put himself in a great position to challenge for the win at the WGC-Cadillac Championship, shooting the best round of any player this week with a 66. Just one week after withdrawing from the Honda Classic with back problems and one day after he holed a 91-foot putt, Tiger played what he would describe after the round as his “most complete” 18 of the year."



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How did a Pontiac woman's body go undetected for 6 years? | MLive.com

How did a Pontiac woman's body go undetected for 6 years? | MLive.com: "PONTIAC, MI -- A Pontiac woman's body was found "mummified" in her garage this week after she'd been missing for at least six years.

How did the woman's body go undetected for so long? And how was she found?"



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How Many Jobs Are Threatened by the EPA in YOUR District? - Conservative Byte

How Many Jobs Are Threatened by the EPA in YOUR District? - Conservative Byte: "It is amazing that there are any jobs with big government in the way.
Check it out:

The Obama Administration is trying to regulate Americans’ livelihoods away. Will Congress do anything to stop it?"



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State of Georgia Has Plans to Rein in Overreaching Federal Government | Vision to America

State of Georgia Has Plans to Rein in Overreaching Federal Government | Vision to America: "The plan to put the brakes on Washington’s expansion of the federal government is under way.

Convention of States confirmed that the Georgia legislature on Thursday passed the organization’s application “to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government.”"



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Palin Wows Crowd! Paul Wins Straw Poll - Conservative Byte

Palin Wows Crowd! Paul Wins Straw Poll - Conservative Byte:



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Hollywood Actress: Schools Brainwashing Kids With 'Progressive Agenda'

Hollywood Actress: Schools Brainwashing Kids With 'Progressive Agenda': "An actress who was formerly quiet about her political beliefs has come out against what she calls “a progressive agenda” in America’s public schools.
Sam Sorbo, the wife of “Hercules” actor Kevin Sorbo, homeschools her children and recently began publicly writing about the topic of education."



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Four Businesses Whose Owners Were Penalized for Their Religious Beliefs | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News from The Heritage Foundation

Four Businesses Whose Owners Were Penalized for Their Religious Beliefs | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News from The Heritage Foundation: "Editor’s note: Amid the heated debate over Arizona’s SB 1062 law, which aims to protect religious liberty, it’s worth looking back at some of the ways that religious beliefs have come under attack in the public square in recent years. The language in this post that is quoted originally appeared in a National Review Online article by Ryan T. Anderson and Leslie Ford. Kelsey Harris also contributed to this article."



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