Sarah Palin: Internet Sensation

"The internet is buzzing with news about John McCain’s VP pick, Sarah Palin. Bloggers are struggling to figure out who the Alaskan governor really is. Twitter user Eamon 1916 claims that, “Sarah Palin taught...

Faces of Bali - The Bali Museum

"The Bali Museum was established in 1910 by the Dutch who invaded Hindia Belanda ( the old name of Indonesia before gained it’s freedom). The main function of the museum was to collect and preserve artifacts of the...

Hillside search continues after body parts found

"Civilian search-and-rescue specialists will join a suspicious death investigation started Wednesday morning when a passerby discovered dismembered human remains near the pathway system east of  Deerfoot Trail. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The search-and-rescue volunteers...

Pimp my rice paddy

This is a story about the farmers in an agricultural district in Japan called Aomori, who make brilliant land art installations using different varieties of flowering rice. It is reminiscent of Darko Friz and his...

Australia mulls kangaroo cull

"Australia's government is considering a request to cull more than 3,000 kangaroos on government properties on the outskirts of Canberra. Defence Department officials want to hire professional hunters to kill the...

Global warming may destroy Amazon rainforest

Global warming could wipe out the Amazon rainforest in less than a century say Brazilian researchers:"Jose Antonio Marengo, a meteorologist with Brazil's National Space Research Institute, said that global warming, if left unchecked, will reduce rainfall and raise...

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