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Sesame Street's Elmo Teaches Kids About Swine Flu

Sesame Street has joined forces with Health and Human Services and the departments of Homeland Security and Education to create educational videos for children about swine flu. The television spots feature Elmo...

Halong Bay

Halong Bay ranks 3rd in G Table.Voting results are updated weekly in the website www.new7wonders.com. " PANO – As of Feb. 10th, Halong Bay of Vietnam was in 3rd position among 25 natural beauty spots in the G Table of the vote for 7 new...

Witness Saw Maddie in Venezuela JUST WEEKS AGO "I Recognised the Eye Blemish"

A 64 year-old businessman Trevor Francis claims he spotted missing 3 year-old Madeleine McCann with a group of three women in a restaurant in the island of Margarita JUST WEEKS AGO.  Madeleine McCann was born...

Heckler interrupts Obama's Western Wall visit

Heckler interrupts Western Wall visit JERUSALEM — Barack Obama made a visit early Thursday morning to one of the most sacred spots in Jerusalem, the section of the western supporting wall of the Temple...

'Golden Girls' Estelle Getty Passes Away at age 84

Estelle Getty, the feisty mother hen to the famous Golden Girls series that ran throughout the 80's (and continues in reruns today) died today at the age of 84. Getty was long a supporter of gay rights and had...

"Smart Parking": Balm for San Francisco's Parking Woes

Parking in San Francisco sucks. That's not opinion, alas, but fact."Lack of parking is a serious issue in San Francisco. Donald Shoup, an urban planning expert at UCLA, says his research shows that drivers on the...

PHILIPPINES- the HIDDEN BEAUTY OF "SAGADA"

SAGADA, PHILIPPINES NATURE is truly ENCHANTING. Can't get eyes off some magnificent contributions. PHILIPPINES (onced pride as the ASIA's PARADISE) , has encouraged locals to promote its tourism activities....

Nine Inch Nails Tracks Downloads of 'The Slip' via Google Earth

This is the first time I've seen this done.  Pretty cool.  Fan geo-location."Over 1.4 million unique users have downloaded the free Nine Inch Nails album The Slip, according to the band, since they...

Spot the Spots: Biometric Penguin ID

All those penguins look pretty much the same. This problem has been baffling scientists who strive to track penguin migration and behavior without outwardly-visible tags. Their solution: computer-enhanced image...

Faces of Bali - Canggu

"Canggu, an extension of Kuta beach development as a beach resort, offers a perfect escape from the tourist crowd. Many private villas or Balinese style cottage built with a blend view of rice terrace and ocean....

Large Cat dubbed 'Beast of Bretton' spotted again

"Published Date: 07 June 2008 By Tara...

Milwaukee – “T-Team Ten” Fill Five Of The Top Ten Spots :: The EDJE

"Pit Lane at the ABC Supply/AJ Foyt Indy 225 - The Milwaukee Mile :: Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (The EDJE) 2008 Milwaukee – “T-Team Ten” Fill Five Of The Top Ten SpotsAt the race...

Japan's Sapporo Yuki Matsuri

"One of Japan's anticipated winter events, Sapporo's Yuki Matsuri (Snow Festival) was held in three venues: Odori Park, Susukino, and Sapporo Satoland. It's humble beginning started in 1950 when six local high...

US bats fall victim to mystery illness

" A mystery illness that has scientists baffled is wiping out tens of thousands of bats across the north-east of the US. White nose syndrome, as it is known, cannot even be categorised as a disease. The...

Ericsson predicts demise of wi-fi hotspots

I think most wi-fi users would agree, good riddance!"As mobile broadband takes off, Wi-Fi hotspots will become as irrelevant as telephone booths, Ericsson Chief Marketing Officer Johan Bergendahl said Monday....

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