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Grassroots set up Camp in DC for Darfur

Communities from America’s 50 States came together in Washington DC this last weekend. After a year of activism centered around their Tents of Hope tent, the Washington Mall became an unlikely refugee camp,...

Leanne - Project Runway

"Leanne - Project Runway Season...Leanne, 27-year-old Californian, has closed the show at the Bryant park tents this morning, as part of the Project Runway finale at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week New...

Inside The Tents - Fashion Week meets web 2.0

" InsideTheTents.com was born to provide a fresh look into the very exclusive Bryant Park Tents during Mercedes Benz Fashion week. As more and more independent new media journalists are getting access into behind...

Coke vs Pepsi at Thai boxer's home

Talk about decking it out head to head. Coke and Pepsi are competing for promotion opportunities outside the home of Worapoj Phetkum, the Thai Olympic boxing hopeful. Both companies have been allowed to...

Dozens of ravers partially blinded at Moscow party after their retinas are bu...

"Up to 30 partygoers at an outdoor rave have been partially blinded by a laser light show.Health officials confirmed 12 cases of laser-blindness from the event, with reports suggesting up to 17 more.Some of those...

5 million homeless in China after quake

5 million people in China are still homeless after the devastating quake.  More than 15 million have already relocated because of the quake.  There aren’t nearly enough tents or temporary housing units...

Internet backlash forces Japan to shelve plans to send relief planes to China

The troubled historical relationship between China and Japan appears to be preventing Japan from sending aid to China for earthquake relief efforts."A frenzied cyberspace backlash on China’s notoriously active...

Heavy rains expected to hamper China quake rescue

With five million homeless and a weather forecast calling for rain, tents in China are in very short supply." CHENGDU (Reuters) - Heavy rain over parts of mountainoussouthwest China on...

Earth Mother is speaking...

Xiang Xiao Wen is a student who survived the earthquake in China's Sichuan province. Like thousands of others, she is now living in a tent in the hard-hit city of Mianyang.   We are now sleeping in a...

Glamping sounds like a disease, Camping without the Hassles

I never heard of glamping until I stopped by Cool Travel Guide which paid me a visit recently.Glamping sounds like the name for a disease to me but is actually camping with the comforts.Hey! we are getting older.The word amounts to a mashup of glamor and camping.

Thousands of tsunami survivors still live in emergency tents

Banda Aceh (ANTARA News) - Thousands of families, who became victims of the 2004 tsunami, still lived in emergency tents and shelters in West Aceh District, Aceh Province, currently - almost three years after the deadly natural disaster. Data from the West Aceh District...

Peru Meteor: STATE OF EMERGENCY COULD BE DECLARED

"Authorities are considering placing the town of Carancas, Puno, Peru in a state of emergency  (LIP-ir) -- Puno, Peru's Regional Health Directorate reported yesterday that doctors and nurses found it...

Protester killed in 'neo-Nazi' attack on eco-camp

"Protester killed in 'neo-Nazi' attack on eco-camp | Russia | Guardian Unlimited: "One eco-activist was killed and five others were seriously injured at the weekend when a gang of young men shouting nationalist...

Tanzanian leader takes AIDS test

"The president and opposition leaders in Tanzania have launched a national campaign for voluntary HIV/Aids testing by being tested in public. It is one of the most high-profile campaigns by African leaders to...

This Summer Use Wind Power to Recharge your Mobile Phone

"Orange UK has shown off a mobile phone charger prototype which is powered by wind energy. The Orange Mobile Wind Charger is the result of months of research into a viable alternate energy source to power mobile phones during summer music festivals, where attendees more...

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